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Grace had her first real trick-or-treating experience last night. OK, so maybe it wasn’t that "real" – we visited all of the merchants along Main Street in Freeport. But it was safe, and fun, and certainly preferable to parading down our own dark, long, rural road. We were invited to do this with Grace’s best…
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I remember the first time Gracie played with clay. She was two years old, and we were at our first toddler art class. The teacher gave each child play-doh and cookie cutters, and all of the other kids grabbed the clay and started to create masterpieces – but Gracie had never even seen the stuff…
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A puppy and a baby leopard. So sweet. I thank my lucky stars that I have managed to avoid a princess-themed costume for one more year (those tomboy genes sure come in handy!). I am also thankful that Gracie has forgotten that for several months prior to October, she insisted that she was going to…
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I know, this is just too sweet for words. The moment didn’t last very long, but it did happen, and it was adorable. I hope the future holds many more moments of sweet, quiet togetherness for them. Of course, the sisters have fun together every day, but it is usually more rambunctious, like this: …
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In case you haven’t figured it out, we love to go to Toots for ice cream. So last Sunday was very bittersweet for us, as we enjoyed our last visit of the season. I suppose I can understand why they closed down – most of the people were eating their ice cream in their cars…
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Grace: "Mommy, I love raking leaves because you can jump in them." Mommy: "I love raking leaves because I can do it together with you." Grace: "Yeah, and then you can jump in them."
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Two sisters in a tub. How cute is that?!
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Maybe it was the 30 degree drop in temperature from Saturday to Sunday, or maybe it was the onslaught of rain, or the fact that I walked on wet leaves this morning, but I have definitely started feeling like fall is here. I like fall, but a new reality set in this afternoon – when…
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