All in a Month

Reverse Chronological Order.

This one loves the piano. Can play for 30 minutes on his own.
Sounds surprisingly like modern jazz.

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Mistake in the Lake 2013: 2 mile swim, 15 mile bike (up and over Juanita Drive), 3 mile run.

Beautiful weather for it.

Most of the finishers. Any girls want to join me next year?

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Sleepover with Betty Kate. In which Nory did Almost No Sleeping At All and was cranky for days afterwards. Next sleepover: 2020.

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Enjoying clear October skies.

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Taking the kids to the dentist. This one had a cavity :(.

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BK's half birthday. Just because.

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4/2 Wellness Checks! Better late than never. 

Nory: almost 40 inches, the report says 25-50% but the doctor told us it was more like 27%. Weighs 35 pounds.

Elliott: 34 1/4" - That's right 11%!! First time over the 10% mark in his entire life. Great growing Elliott! Weighed about 28 pounds.

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Preparing for ski lessons.

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Adventuring at the unexpectedly cool Gates Foundation visitor center.

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Making bread.

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"Push Fight" 

(in which the kids shove each other back and forth laughing like crazy while mama goes nuts trying to get them to stop)

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First dress up costume that isn't a sister's-hand-me-down tutu.

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Boating to Bainbridge to visit Amara (and her parents).

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At the zoo: Baby Jaguars

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Saying goodbye to the best intern we ever had (back left).

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"Sleep Training"

In which we teach Elliott to fall asleep without laying on top of a grownup.

And, in which Elliott surprised us by being totally fine with this setup,

and reduced bedtime from 1 hour to 15 minutes.

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At the Puyallup Fair

Abby and Julie

Nory Elliott Susanna and Lydia

Milking a cow

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Happy birthday to me.

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Biking with Auntie Elsa and Uncle Lindy

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These girls.

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School lunches. 

From back when I used to pack them the night before instead of the morning of.

(That phase lasted 2 weeks)