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A little pre-4th fun at the park. Am I blessed with gorgeous kids or what???

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There is nothing more peaceful than a sleeping baby...or more rotten. I will always know by the sheets that she she was insisting on sleeping in our bed for this one. The worst of it is that she wasn't even really sleeping. The next photo is of her with eyes wide open, grinning because she knew she had me right where she wanted.

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Gemma at 8 months

She was attempting to climb out of the chair the whole time. Little rascal! Regardless, I thought this captured her more serious side very well.

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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!

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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.

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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???

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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.