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| The girls and I on our walk in the arboretum. |
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| Silly sisters - one is a "snail" |
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| pure contentment while getting a foot massage from Oma |
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| enjoying popovers and each other at the Archer House |
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| The girls loved this sculpture of sea creatures in downtown Northfield |
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| good times on the front porch |
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| pretty hair :-) |
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| Decorating pine cones |
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| this large bouncy area was the girls' fave at Good Times indoor park |
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| Natalie climbing the spiderweb |
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| Aunt Julie and Ashton at the top |
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| Sweet cousins |
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| the Good Times Park crew - it was a blast! |
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| movie time |
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| We did lots of reading :-) this was the girl's "bedroom" in the dining room. |
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| We spent a day enjoying perfect weather at Nerstrand State Park |
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| "This is SO heavy" says Weston about his giant marshmallow barbell |
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| The girl's favorite part about going to Nerstrand was wading through the creek |
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| waterfall! |
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| 4.5 years old |
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| 6.5 years old |
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| Paul making a s'more with a GIANT marshmallow. |
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| They got to go wading a 2nd time with Daddy! |
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| Ice cream from Hogan Bros. |
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| Snitching the strawberries we just picked from Oma. |
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| Grandma worked hard cleaning berries |
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| We prepared a scavenger hunt for the kids. They had to find specific locations all over the campus of Carleton College. |
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| scavenging... |
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| July 3, 2014 |
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| A special beading craft with Oma |
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| freshly picked strawberries = pie!!! |
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| tradition! a July 4th tea party! with cake and homeade ice cream. |
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| another tradition - a chalk flag :-) |
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| All 4 cousins leaping in the "fireworks" |
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| Weston traced Natalie :-) |
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| After a beautiful fireworks display we enjoyed sparklers, popcorn and some storytime. |
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| The girls are wearing old clown costumes that Oma made for Julie and Paul when they were little. Here they are putting on a circus for us. |
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| Natalie "reading" the Gingerbread Man to Oma |
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| the girls helped Oma get dinner ready one night |
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| Opa and Hannah |
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| Oh! how she loves to create new looks! |
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| oh man....stubborn kiddos, such expressions! |
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| Grandma was reading to the girls out of the dictionary...at their request! |
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| sweet Grandma hosted us on the way up to Minnesota AND on the way back. It was such a fun and memorable week. We are thankful for every minute that we spent together. Thank you, Oma and Opa for such a special time! We love and miss you! |
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