an unusual birthday party

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Daddy ~ Sloane
super creative kids ~ Relyn
great friends like the ones who surprised me tonight ~ Jeffrey

pattern play

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Bone, number 8, from Daddy ~ Sloane
my wonderful, perfect, amazing husband! Happy birthday, sweetheart! ~ Relyn
a very profitable bookfair ~ Jeffrey

blue skies, smiling at me

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Daddy bought me Vet Emergencies 24/7 ~ Sloane
new friends ~ Relyn
time with my two sweet girls ~ Jeffrey

JD, meet Sloane

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the vet book I'm reading ~ Sloane
a great field trip ~ Relyn
high sales at the book fair ~ Jeffrey

if you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden

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getting started on my book report ~ Sloane
absolutely gorgeous weather ~ Relyn
the book fair seemed to go well today ~ Jeffrey

at the dance

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Daddy's book fair ~ Sloane
our family works together ~ Relyn
all the hard work my girls did ~ Jeffrey

beauty by the handful

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this funny book Momma showed me ~ Sloane
laughing till my stomach hurts ~ Relyn
thunderstorms ~ Jeffrey

the day a cat came to second grade

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getting to spend the night again ~ Lauren
this campsite play set ~ Sloane
Sloane's adorable new haircut ~ Relyn
kids who love history ~ Jeffrey

Angel with petals in her hair

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my new Liv doll, Alexis ~ Sloane
I have a husband who will drop everything to come help me when I need it ~ Relyn
a productive day ~ Jeffrey

broke but happy

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Momma's new camera ~ Sloane
my new camera, JD ~ Relyn
Relyn's new camera ~ Jeffrey

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loving spring

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the book fair ~ Sloane
Jeffrey had a wonderful MASL conference ~ Relyn
Dr. J.B. Petty and Dr. Linda Esser ~ Jeffrey

the old springhouse

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a fun game you come up with at recess ~ Sloane
Sloane's teacher and grandparents all came to her Alert night when they didn't have to ~ Relyn

Have you ever noticed how, in spring, everything just glows?

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the puppies I'm going to get this summer ~ Sloane
lots of unphotographable moments today ~ Relyn
a scholarship for grad school ~ Jeffrey

dancing queen

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the new Puzzlemania magazine my Momma gave me ~ Sloane
hammock time today, thanks to Jeffrey ~ Relyn
budgets ~ Jeffrey

my sunshine girl

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good friends ~ Sloane
testing is OVER! ~ Relyn
getting my sub plans done ~ Jeffrey

the sky on fire

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the Bible ~ Sloane
a good night's sleep ~ Relyn
my principal always challenges me toward excellence ~ Jeffrey

sunlight makes everything beautiful

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Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew - April Fool's Day ~ Sloane
beautiful sunsets ~ Relyn
Greene County library system ~ Jeffrey

Montana isn't the only big sky country

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I have parents that love each other. ~ Levi
Geronimo Stilton ~ Sloane
company ~ Relyn
Levi Lowther ~ Jeffrey

sweet baby girl

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school ~ Sloane
good shows like Christy, The Waltons, and Little House ~ Relyn
young people who can write well ~ Jeffrey

dogwoods

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Stanford testing is almost over ~ Sloane
you guys all came with me when I had to go to work today ~ Relyn
someone to mow the grass ~ Jeffrey

the colors of spring make my heart light

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going to the play with you guys ~ Lauren
Lauren gets to spend the night ~ Sloane
living here, in this small community ~ Relyn
my seniors ~ Jeffrey

she greets the world with arms flung wide

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all the cool things I made at Clever Elementary's Art Night ~ Sloane
an encouraging friend ~ Relyn
Worldfest at Silver Dollar City ~ Jeffrey

what eight looks like

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getting to go to Art Night with Lauren tomorrow ~ Sloane
New Orleans Jazz ~ Relyn
beautiful, sunny, cool days ~ Jeffrey

Missouri spring

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my family ~ Sloane
baking banana bread with my daughter ~ Relyn
$500 grant for my library ~ Jeffrey

Sloane, April 2010

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good friends ~ Sloane
good books ~ Relyn
ee cummings ~ Jeffrey

the coming of spring

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Legos ~ Sloane
the peaceful feeling I get when I arrive home each evening ~ Relyn
I am getting to work on my Masters degree ~ Jeffrey

my own little Marilyn

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my new ZhuZhu pet named Nugget ~ Sloane
Bapak (Relyn's Dad) ~ Jeffrey
He is. ~ Relyn

He lives.

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family Bible study ~ Sloane
I serve a risen Savior ~ Relyn
Sabbath, the Word, salvation ~ Jeffrey

Treebeard

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my new Lego City fire boat ~ Sloane
my precious family ~ Relyn
Sabbath ~ Jeffrey

at the playground

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this day and all our blessings ~ Hannah
Hannah gets to spend the night ~ Sloane
no school tomorrow ~ Relyn
kids that love poetry ~ Jeffrey