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Family Day! We aren't too fond of the term "Gotcha Day!" Seems a bit too much like you captured a bug.

Family Day is the day we first had Will. We celebrated this year by dropping Gemma off with a babysitter, eating Chinese, and going to the movies to see Cars 2. He's sporting his Cars 2 shirt and puppets from China. What a wonderful 3 years we've had with our boy. How fast the time has flown!

Day 179

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Swim party! Gemma wasn't too sure about the water play. See her blotchy face? She's not too fond of cold water.

Day 178

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I found this bear at a friend's yard sale. She was really happy to be rid of it and I was really happy to find it. What a great photo prop. I have a wonderful baby picture dreamed up in my head, but my baby is too big. Any takers???

Day 177

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Kumquats

At a college retreat, I heard Billy Sprague sing, "Life is curious, kumquat may." I may have sung that line more than any other. Long story short, I had to try kumquats. FYI...they are like a miniature tart oranges, unfortunately with seeds. Just in case you are worried about them being too healthy, they are quite delicious with sugar on them. Otherwise, too tart for even me. But definitely worth a try.

Day 176

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Our friend Hailey had her birthday party at Kinder Musik. Unfortunately we don't get to see Hailey's family very often, so Will didn't remember her at first. Now they are best buds and he's asking for her to come over to the house.

It's so easy to make friends as a kid, especially for Will. Perhaps it's a sense of guardedness, but I sure wish grown-ups could make friends that easily.

Day 175

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Will and Landon are best buddies. His mom and I taught together and now we are both in Mom's Club. Landon and Will were in the same 3 year old preschool class. This photo is from Bible School at Landon's church. You can see that he always keeps Will in stitches!

Day 174

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The last time I took a bath picture of Will, he was so little. Look at this big guy now! Guess there won't be too many more bath photos in his future. But here he is one last time, mugging with something he made at VBS.

Day 173

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This is one of my oldest and best friends, Linda. We haven known each other since college. She is quite the math teacher, so it's fitting that she be the first to let Gemma play with a calculator! (Although it's not pictured here, she let her eat it too!)

Day 172

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One of the first times we have captured proof in pictures that Will loves to aggravate his sister. I guess that's what big brothers are for.

Day 171

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Tonight I crawled into bed and found this little friend waiting here for me. I know some day I am going to miss sleeping with lions and walking on cars, but for now, I just try to view life as one tiny adventure after another.

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Happy Father's Day to a wonderful Daddy! Before I ever met John someone told me to marry someone you would want to have raise your children if you weren't around. At the time, I was dating someone I would definitely not want raising my kids. When I met John I knew from the start that he was the kind of man I could trust to raise my children as I would, someone who would take care of them, love them, and teach them to love Jesus. Thanks for all you do for our kiddos, John. I love you!