Magic and Mayhem

From yesterday and today!

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We’re back from our overnight trip to Mankato and packed in lots of wonderful stuff.
We started out attending a homeschool potluck picnic, where we all ate great food and played/yapped with friends until well after dark….

We got to Grandma and Grandpa’s house pretty late, with just enough time to play a little and listen to […]

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Sick of these yet?!  Here’s my baby in Sioux Falls.  Again, some are blurry but they just capture his spirit so well they are some of my favorites.  A lot of these pictures were taken by me running in front of him and holding my camera down at his level because he literally never stays […]

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Here’s some of my favorite shots of Victoria from our trip to Sioux Falls last week.

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Anna’s turn for a photo spread!  Here’s my little girl in Sioux Falls last week.

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Since our kids don’t go to SOTH (school outside the home) they don’t get the annual school pictures.  They have to settle for Mama always having the camera pointed at them out in the world.  Here’s a few pics of my sweetie Jack from our trip to Sioux Falls.   The last one is out of […]

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Daryl and I have a tradition of getting married again every year on or around our wedding anniversary.  It started when we first got married and couldn’t decide on a theme/style.  We said we’d just have a new wedding every year and we have! 
It’s generally just a small, private thing where we renew […]

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According to Alex anyway!  So he can climb up, steal apples….

and dance!

Victoria claimed it to read my library copy of “Positive Discipline A to Z.”  Odd child!

This shot is blurry since he was in mid-dance, but I love this face. 

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The kids and I spent a wonderful day Wednesday with Daryl’s mom.  I am so lucky to have in-laws I like so much!  My own parents are both deceased, so I feel especially blessed to have Daryl’s parents.  They are good people, and the kids adore them too.  Even better, Daryl’s mom shares my love […]

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My fabulously fun homeschooling friend Lonni set up a NBTS pajama party in the park yesterday.  She scheduled it for 8 a.m. (!!!) so she announced that people could come in pajamas to save getting ready time and to celebrate the fact that we don’t have to be all dressed and ready for school.  Isn’t […]

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