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  • Water park fun

    Water park fun

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    Chip and Kim belong to the YMCA in Plainfield. Inside the YMCA there is a great water park which is the perfect place to have some family fun time. The water and air temperature is warm enough for even me. It has a range of water slides and sprayers along with my favorite — the…

  • Power of mad

    Power of mad

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    To be able to go down the large slides all kids had to pass a swimming test. The swimming test included jumping in at one end and swimming the whole length of an Olympic size pool. Monti at first did not want to do the test but she watched Gwendolyn go up and down the…

  • Party crafts

    Party crafts

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    Lesa would never have a party for young kids without including sometype of craft. Each of the kids beaded a necklace and then theydecorated a jewelry box to take their necklace home in. The boys,Lucas and Brecken, were especially patient and thoughtful when puttingtogether their beaded creation.

  • Wedding dress

    Wedding dress

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    I tried on my wedding dress for the girls today. They loved seeing itin person.

  • Snow Fest Chicago

    Snow Fest Chicago

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    In Grant Park the City of Chicago was holding an event called SnowDays. There were about 20 snow artists working on a variety ofintricate sculptures. Unfortunately Chicago had some unseasonably warmtemperatures earlier in the week. All the artists were extremelybehind on their work which needed to be done by noon the followingday. The artists told…

  • Meeting Willlow

    Meeting Willlow

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    Monti and Dahlia traveled a long way to meet their new cousin Willow.It was worth every penny. Monti kept saying, “She is just soadorable.” Dahlia was just in love. I asked her what she wanted to dowhile Brecken napped and she said , ” I just want to stand here andwatch Willow sleep.”

  • Father-Daughter dance outfit

    Father-Daughter dance outfit

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    There are times when I can allow Monti to put together her outfit. Idressed her for the Coraline premiere but the “green princess’ outfitshe wore for the Father-Daughter Dance was all Monti’s creation. Onceher wig and shimmery fabric remnants came off it looked as if she werewearing green pajamas. Some father and daughters came in…

  • IVE pancake breakfast

    IVE pancake breakfast

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    We made it back from Portland in time to go to the IVE pancakebreakfast Saturday morning. Even Junior supported Monti and Dahlia’sschool by attending the event and eating a couple pancakes.

  • OMSI

    OMSI

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    We love OMSI – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. It has greatactivities for all ages. I was surprised when I realized our previousfavorite area of the museum was filled with babies and toddlers. Mygirls looked like giants compared to all the young kids in theScientific Playground. It hit me that my little girls have…

  • Embassy Suites Portland

    Embassy Suites Portland

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    We had the whole pool, hot tub and sauna to ourselves at the EmbassySuites in Portland. We used all three.