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Couldn't find him anywhere. Looked inside. Looked outside. This is where I found him.
On the stage. On the drums.

Best flowers in the world. Picked by a 2 year old.

Date night. Much needed. Much fun.

Date night ended with a date with the tow truck driver.
Mommy waited too long to fill up.
Oops!

Hurt his finger in Trader Joe's.
"Can't put it down."

Sad, sick baby.
Roseola. Boo.

My alarm clock. Goes off too early!
At least he's cute.

Potty Training. Enough said.

Scaring Mommy with bugs is funny. Thanks, guys!

First baseball game.

Got to join the YMCA! Yes.
Thank you, Kid Zone, for letting me run by MYSELF.

Juice boxing it with one of his best buds.

I can't get enough of this one.

Breast feeding is done. Mexican food, I'm back!
Bean and Cheese burrito with sauce and cheese on top. Boom.

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Congratulations to Jess Ferini! 

You won a School Memory Book.

 Lucky duck!

Insta-Friday.

I dream of waffle sandwiches now.

Bowling with bumpers.

Archer caught his first "blue belly" without Daddy's help. He was SO PROUD!

Not the typical face painting request for Snow White.

Yum!

Big boys and baby boys.

I looked over the top of the stroller and saw this... it melted my heart.

Technology.

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Insta-Friday.

We decided to take a quick family getaway last weekend.
Complete with Ninjago Wrestling.

Baby time in the pool.

Big boy time in the pool.

My good friend from college comes to CA every summer. I am so lucky!
We get to hang out with them for a day.
I am secretly planning Archer and Bridget's wedding.

Potty Training started on Monday. Enough said.

My dad went into the ER on Monday night. Ended up staying for 2 nights.
Scary! But...all is well!
Archer took his Get Well Card Making very seriously!

My sister, Kristi, lives in Chicago. We miss her and her family a lot!
I haven't seen her in almost a year. Until... Wednesday night!
She surprised us and brought her and her two boys to town. (We miss you, Eric.)

Family day at the beach.

Yes, I ran out of gas. Not fun.

Siblings. It's not very often that we are all in one place.
So glad we were tonight!

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Insta-Friday.

Group hug.

Have you eaten here? You should.

My view every night getting into bed... {yes, I know it's time for the crib}

Cinnamon Toast Cupcakes. Enough said.

This is how my Monday went.
The diaper bag and Summer Ale were going to help us through the evening.

Getting them all to look and smile is nearly impossible.
Can you tell which one is the restless 2 1/2 year old?

I had 6 surprise passengers in my car when I turned around.

Have you read this? You should do this too.

Boy laundry. There is a lot of this in my house!

Taco Tuesday.

Running from waves. Realizing how lucky we are that we can do this anytime we want.

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Insta-Friday.

On the road again.
After a few days of camping in Rock Creek...
we headed up to Angels Camp to spend time with family.

The little one in the middle. Popular.
Enough said.

One of my favorite pictures ever taken.
I'm one happy mamma.

We spent the day at Utica Lake. Everything about it was wonderful.
Except the mosquitos.

Mommy time.

Monday car ride home. 9 hours.
Way too long.

Unpacking is my most un-favorite thing to do.
He wouldn't let me.
I was okay with it.

7-11 Day. Free Slurpees. We were there.

Archer went to VBS at my parents' church this week.
He loved it!

Big decisions are being made around here.
What to wear. What to wear.

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