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| How Cora sleeps. In a neck pillow from Uncle Dan, wrapped in a Twins fuzzy blanket from Uncle Dan. |
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| Modeling her new swimsuit from Grammy which she LOVES. |
Kellan has started throwing himself down on the floor lately and throwing "fits." They last about 30 seconds, and his "throwing" is very gentle so as not to hurt his head, so it makes me laugh every time. I've tried to get pictures and videos when it happens, so now you can enjoy too!
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| A fit in the back porch. In black and white. |
Another fit, this time inside.
Our new love: the pool
So, when we unpacked the old pool this spring we discovered mice had eaten through it (?!??!?!!?). Therefore, a new pool was required. And so we upgraded. Oh, YES. Yes, we did. The old pool was 12 feet wide and 32 or 36 inches deep. This one is 15 feet wide and 48 inches deep, or JUST over Cora's head. It's awesome.
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| Fill 'er up!! (3 days later...) |
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| It was a FREEZING day, but as the pool was done, they had to get in it... |
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| Kellan, reading a BIG TRUCK book. |
Layla played a new song for me the other day: Minuet #1 by Bach.
Our regular routine is to go down to the parking lot for exercise in the afternoons, but sometimes Jonas and the kids like to switch it up and go down to the lake. They explore around the edges, wade in, get all wet and then come home.
May the 4th.
Photo proof we were INTO IT by watching a movie and dressing up!
Are we shocked that he loves water just as much as his siblings?
Nope. Not one bit.
Come on, summer! Just 2 more weeks to go for us!
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| Trying to make fire... |
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| Jonas gave him an inch, and look right where it went...haha. |
Kellan doing some computer work in Papa's office.
Kellan reading a new book from Grammy at bedtime:
It was totally freezing this day, but Finn and Cora still went IN the water. They all had great fun burying each other in sand.
I came home from a walk one day and Jonas told me to go check on Finn, because he wasn't feeling well. I found him on the couch looking like this, haha. Papa helped him with the eye makeup! Cora wanted to take a picture too, but she can't act or keep a straight face to save her life...
Another walk around the lake/near a lake:
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| Any tree with a large "sitting area," and Kellan HAS to be there... so Cora is never left out of course. |
Lots of warm baths to warm up from COLD pool lately!
Kellan wanted in on the elbow pad / knee pad / wrist guards fun!
Jonas got new part for the inside of our grill (which we have had for 7 summers anyway, so it has served us well, but we'll likely get loads more out of it now). Marrying a handy person is life-changing, haha!
More pool fun. The two of them could NOT figure out how to row together. Not once.
Good times!
Kellan BEGGS to be in the pool every day. We just need it to warm up so I can grant his wishes!
I let him get in for the first time this day and he was in for almost 15 minutes. SHIVERING in his entire body, but boy did he not want to get out!
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| To save us the trouble, Jonas removed the bottom rung on the pool ladder. He was INSULTED! |
Layla had me try a new hairstyle on her called "silly buns." They looked...silly.
But we had fun!
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| She took a picture of herself after she took out the buns because her hair was "poofy and wavy!" |
I saved this screenshot because it made me laugh. A LOT. So classic! 😂😂
