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Olivia's Kindergarten Graduation
Here she comes!This blurry terrible photo is of Olivia playing Mrs. Holcombe in the class skit. She did a great job and was so excited to play "teacher"!Here she is again sporting her red sandals...
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Swimming lessons are underway. Olivia is just about swimming. Let's just say she can move independently in the water. With a little more practice she will be on her way. Solana is still dependent...
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Summer Memories
This summer we spent a day with the Zhangs. Ryan is growing so much it was fun to visit and watch the children enjoy toys together. At Christmas Ryan enjoyed some of our cars and the ramp but this...
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There were Jeep rides this summer. Ryan finally fixed the seat belts for the back seat so the car seats can be plugged in and the girls LOVE IT!!! I know it kills the "Man Ride" feel but I think even...
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We traveled and spend almost 3 weeks in New England. Grandma Jo and Aunt Dee visited us while we stayed with Mom and Dad. Lots of fun time together, shopping, swimming, and checking out Boston.
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We visited the Robert Family. We spent an afternoon chatting and swimming. Tanya has three wonderful children. It has been a good decade and a half or more since high school and we can still sit...
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Summer Memories 4
We visited Plymouth NH and a very special Aunt and Uncle that live there. We enjoyed a concert in the park, playtime at a park, exploring a pond, a production of "The Golden Bird" at the local college...
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Summer Memories 5
When Daddy joined us we headed to the Cape. There were family meals, swims in the lake, Kayak rides, and some shopping. We stayed with Nan and enjoyed cool night breezes and great company.
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Bop made arrangements for us to visit the local farm that provides their CSA share. Solana enjoyed seeing the baby cows, the girls loved feeding the chickens, and I personally enjoyed picking green...
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In Maine we enjoyed walks in the woods, canoe rides on the lake, and rides in Bop's boat.
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Summer Memories 8
On our way back from Maine the four of us stopped off in Portland for dinner. Ryan took the opportunity to search for a Vegan Restaurant and low and behold Portland had one "The Green Elephant"....
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Nana hosted a Tea. Lots of yummy food and tea to choose from. The girls enjoyed making a friend and as tradition has it, Solana received her first haircut from Jillian.
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On our last day in New England we took the commuter rail into Boston with Grammy, Grandpa, and the Aunties to visit the New England Aquarium. We then had lunch and pastry in the North End. Yum!!!!
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Olivia Starts First Grade
Liv started First Grade on August 16, 2012. She was so excited and looked really nice in her new uniform and headband. Daddy was in India and called to wish her well and get an update on how the day...
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Solana's First Day of Preschool
Solana started preschool last week. I feel we have chosen the school very carefully and so far all is going well. She enjoys 2 mornings a week playing on the playground, hearing stories, doing...
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The Girls
I am not exactly sure what this picture is of. Sometimes the girls enjoy what they are playing so much they bring me my camera and ask me to take their picture. I am pretty sure there was some...
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Triathlon Take 2
Ryan did the Tri Rock Triathlon with Nathan, Caleb and their Uncle Max for the second time last weekend. The girls and I loaded up with Ryan and were at San Diego Bay before 7 am with the athletes....
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Pluggin Along
We continue on our journey of eating a plant based diet. We are imperfect at best but try to eat vegan whole foods as much as possible. It isn't as hard as it was at first. When we started this...
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Happy Things
A few happy things from this morning:When I returned to get my cup of coffee this is what I found. A small one with blond bouncy curls announced that cup was hers. Things like this make me smile....
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Dresses from Daddy
After two weeks of working in the office in India this summer, Daddy returned with gifts for the girls of the Rich House. Here the girls are pictured with the outfits Daddy had bought for them....
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