Here are some of the highlights from the beginning of the year until now....
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| Daddy & his girls |
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| sisterly love |
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| naked baby |
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| {hugs} |
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| play-doh with Grandma |
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| so sweet! |
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| plastic bins are so much fun.... |
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| Mommy & the girls getting a little fresh air! |
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| Kenna |
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| Raelyn |
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| blanket fort |
Eloise's birthday party
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| swimming at Eloise's birthday party |
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| Raelyn & Easton eating at the Beckmans' |
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| Kenna & cousins after Eloise's birthday party |
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| Raelyn being cute! |
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| the girls loved hiding under the high chair together |
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| little daredevil |
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| Kenna loves her little animals |
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| our little climber |
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| sisters <3 |
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| falling asleep while playing |
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| Kenna & the Kumpula kids |
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| Caitlin & baby Chandler |
We all got hit by the flu (hopefully not Coronavirus?!), just before Valentine's Day, and it lasted until after Valentine's Day.
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| resting, trying to feel better |
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| Valentine's Day flowers from Dan |
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| starting to feel a little better... |
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| ...but still a little run down |
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| Kenna's flower from Daddy |
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| Raelyn's flower from Daddy |
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| playing at Grandpa & Grandma's house |
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| just hanging out |
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| "boop!" |
We needed to get out of the house, so we went to Fargo, and checked out the mall, then watched Frozen II at the Safari Theater.
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| fun at the mall playland |
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| the ladybug was so delightful |
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| "Elsa" |
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| "Anna" |
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| our little snow lover |
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| Raelyn is 100% a Mommy's girl |
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| Raelyn loves sitting on the trike, although she can't quite ride it yet |
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| and Kenna loves her pink car |
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| kisses |
The girls & I went with Dan to Austin, MN for a work trip....
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| eating at Kenny's Oak Grill |
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| just arrived at the hotel |
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| the girls took up the entire king size bed! |
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| "trout" |
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| playing at the nature center |
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| yum! ice cream at Pizza Ranch |
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| heading to the pool.... |
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| she was NOT impressed with the water |
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| but Kenna loves swimming! |
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| bath time! |
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| Kenna's curls <3 |
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| wiped out! |
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| making SPAM at the SPAM Museum |
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| the SPAM Museum has a super fun kid-sized kitchen |
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| playing in the playland at the SPAM Museum |
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| dinner at Grandpa & Grandma's |
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| strawberries and whipped cream |
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| yum! |
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| so sleepy |
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| Kenna & Elmo |
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| Mila |
Our last day of ECFE before we moved...we got to play in the preschool gym!
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| Kenna had a blast! |
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| "ball!" |
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| sisterly snuggles |
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| cherry cone at DQ |
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| sharing Mommy's blizzard |
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| practicing her scissor skills, and having a little fun too |
We closed on our new house on Friday, March 13 and spent the rest of the day cleaning while Dan worked. It was filthy!
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| dinner on the floor (after scrubbing it, of course) |
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| snuggles with Daddy...our last night at the cabin |
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| coloring in the new house |
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| Kenna's drawing of Olaf, Sven, and Kristoff from Frozen |
This girl...her little heart breaks at the drop of a hat.
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| "Yay, ice cream!" |
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| crushed because Daddy wasn't fast enough...? |
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| "Yay, ice cream!" |
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| ring around the rosies |
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| snuggles |
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| just reading my new book! |
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| snacktime (for some reason, we always have bedtime snack on the floor) |
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| Kenna & Mommy |
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| driving our cars |
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| our country road |
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| getting out for a quick walk |
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| almost done putting the living room together |
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| it's really small! |
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| coloring outside |
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| the kitchen is mostly organized now |
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| they really wanted to get into the truck |
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| believe it or not, it's a total coincidence that they have matching jackets |
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| Elsa doing her magic and freezing Mom |
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| playing with the rocks, so much fun |
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| tee ball |
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| the girls finally get to take baths together |
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| coloring eggs |
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| "egg!" |
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| the results |
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| cheese! |
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| Kenna in her element |
Kenna has been really interested in learning how to recognize letters, and she has even been practicing writing a few names, including her own.
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| Kenna |
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| so proud |
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| smoothies! |
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| snuggles with Elmo |
And there you have it! Our year in a nutshell.
We are now quarantined while we wait out the "stay at home" order (during the Coronavirus pandemic) and have gotten well acquainted with our new home. I need to get to the store and stock up on groceries again, which I'm really dreading even more than usual.
Easter is coming up, but unfortunately we won't be able to get together with family this year. And with the supply shortage, I'm not sure exactly what we'll end up having for Easter dinner. Whatever I can find at Walmart, I suppose. I tried ordering groceries for pick up, but everything keeps going out of stock, and I can't get an appointment time anyway -- absolutely no appointments are available -- so I'm forced to go there in person and see what I can find!
As always, I'll try to post more frequently, but we'll see. Between everything else I have going on, I have a hard time remembering..... :s
Ah, such a delightful catch-up of pictures! Thanks for posting such a great array!
ReplyDeleteYou’ll find groceries. Once you’re in the store, you’ll see that besides toilet paper, maybe paper towel, and cleaning wipes, most things are well stocked now. Just don’t bring the girls along, wash your hands good when you get home, and you’ll be just fine! (And if it was Coronavirus you had in February, you’re lucky! It’s all over for you already, then!)
Happy Easter!🐣