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Motorcycle boys
Posted in Daily baby O2, Jacob stories
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Tagged 17 months, bop, boys, brothers, four, Harley, jackson, jacob, kids, motorcycle, one
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Some recent pictures from preschool
Posted in Creative Playtime, Jacob stories
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Tagged building, Ca, jacob, learning, mud, outdoor classroom, patterns, preschool, st. paul's, TK, transitional kindergarten, Tustin
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Jacob’s Thanksgiving Feast
Posted in Daily baby O2, Jacob stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged boys, craft, cute, feast, jackson, jacob, kids, maching, placemat, plaid, preschool, puddle, rain, selfie, st. paul's, Thanksgiving, Tustin
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The best jelly
Jacob loves Grandma’s homemade jelly! I think he charmed her, because she let him take home the rest of the jar from Thanksgiving! He had two pieces of toast with jelly when we got home from thanksgiving, and woke … Continue reading →
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Tagged delicious, grandma, homemade, jacob, jelly, Nielsen, verla
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Vote!
I loved taking the kids to the polling place with me. It was a great way to foster a conversation about how our democracy works. Jacob and I went through the ballot this morning and (with one exception) read each … Continue reading →
Posted in daily baby, Daily baby O2, Jackson's Milestones, Jacob stories
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Tagged 2016, Education, election, family, kids, presidential, U.S., united states, vote, voting, women
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More Halloween
Posted in Daily baby O2, Halloween, Jacob stories
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Tagged decorate, Halloween, non-carved, party, pumpkin
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Roger’s Gardens with Mimé
It’s pretty well-known that Roger’s Gardens nursery store in Newport Beach is a wonderful place to go at Christmas time, but did you know they do some awesome and creative decorating for Halloween? This year’s theme was “Grimm Tales” and … Continue reading →
Posted in Daily baby O2, Halloween, Jacob stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged 2016, boys, creepy, decor, decorations, eerie, fairy tale, great, grim tales, Halloween, ideas, newport beach, pumpkins, roger's gardens, smart
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Jacob writes the snack menu
See if you can spot his name at the top (the first three letters are backward) and third line from the bottom, the word “apples.” On the side he has drawn pictures of goldfish crackers, an apple in the middle, … Continue reading →
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Tagged handwriting, jacob, menu, preschool, snack, writing
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Pumpkin patch with Selah
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Tagged boys, brothers, fall, Friends, Halloween, irvine park, matching, michelle, patch, plaid, pumpkin, selah
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The final OTH night
You can see that summer is coming to an end in my posts. The final Over the Hump race has come and gone, and even though Josh has hurt his knee and didn’t race, he still ended up coming in … Continue reading →
