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Our Last Trip to the Science Center
This was our last trip to the Science Center. The whole family has loved this place and will really miss it. You can see that the kids all have fun there.
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Our Last Trip to the Rain Forrest
This was our last trip to the Cleveland Zoo's Rain Forrest. The rain forrest was the best thing ever in the long, cold Cleveland winters. You could go from frigid temperatures into the balmy, humid 80º...
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Our Last Trip to the Cleveland Children's Museum
This was our last trip to the Cleveland Children's Museum. We have loved this place. The sand was always our favorite when they had that exhibit there. Nothing like an entire room full of sand to play...
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We love the Arts!
Here are mom and Rhyan at Playhouse Square watching Harold and the Purple Crayon. We sure are going to miss this place! We have seen some really great shows here.Here is Mayson singing in the spring...
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Easter 2011
We had a fun Easter as usual. The kids decoraed eggs, we had an egg hunt, and of course the Easter Bunny made a visit. Doesn't Kaleb look excited to be dying eggs with the family...
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Mayson's 8th Birthday
Mayson's birthday was extra special this year. Not only because it was a big one, she turned eight, but also because it landed on Easter this year. She loved that she got to get Easter goodies and...
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Oxford Talent Show
Mayson and Brooklyn did a tap dance routine for the talent show at Oxford this year. We were so proud of them both and they did such a great job... to say nothing of looking adorable
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Rhyan and Asher's Dance Recital
Rhyan and Asher did such a great job at their dance recital. Rhyan has gotten to be a great little dancer over the last two years, and Asher is so cute to watch. He is enthusiastic and full of energy....
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The Circus at Playhouse Square
Mayson and mom went to Playhouse Square to watch 49 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes. It was so much fun! It was probably my favorite kids show I've been to there. They did some crazy stuff, and Mayson was...
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Mother's Day 2011
Mother's day was great! Larry made me a fabulous dinner of steak, shrimp and homemade french fries. All the kids got to pick out a bouquet of flowers for me, so I had more flowers than I knew what to...
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Our New House
I took a trip to Texas to find a new house for the family. As much as it's kind of hard to go by myself and pick with no input from Larry, I think we found a good one. It's a brand new house that they...
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Kaleb's Orchestra Concert
Kaleb did a great job in the concert that the Oxford Orchestra did. He has gotten a lot better over the last two years, and is planning to take orchestra again next year.
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Urs Visits Cleveland... for the last time
Urs came out to spend some time with us before we leave Cleveland. She wanted to be here for Mayson's baptism, and she stayed with the kids for us while we were in New York. She is such a wonderful...
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Mayson's Baptism
Mayson on baptized on May 22nd. She looked absolutely beautiful in her long white dress that Grandma Ursi got her for her birthday, and we are very proud of her and what a sweet, wonderful young woman...
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New York City
The end of May we went to New York City for the annual Pediatric Dental Conference. Larry had to present his research at the conference, and we decided it would make for a fun vacation if I went too....
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Kaleb's 11th Birthday
We got back from New York just in time for Kaleb's 11th Birthday. He too got a new DSi, and once again the long car ride to texas was considered when we were trying to decide what to get him. Kaleb...
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Rhyan's Un-Birthday
Since Rhyan's birthday falls in July her teachers at school let the summer birthday kids pick a day to celebrate during the school year. Rhyan decided to take in cupcakes right before school got out...
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Rhyan's End of Year Picnic
Rhyan's school had a fun end of year picnic on he playground. We had dinner and the ice cream man came, and all the kids spent the night playing and having fun. Rhyan had a great time with her friends...
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Mayson's Dance Recital
Mayson had her dance recital the 5th of June and she did amazing. I can't believe how much progress she has made over the last two years. She's been taking classes in tap and ballet at The Dance Studio...
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Asher's 3rd Birthday
Asher is such a cutie, and after the last year with him we are so glad he is healthy and doing well. He is growing and has tons of energy and is a total boy. He's into anything that includes a ball, he...
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5th Grade Promotion
It's official, Kaleb has been officially promoted to middle school. I can't believe he is really that old. Does that make me old too? They got certificates and got to walk across and shake everyones...
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Last Day of School
The kids finished out school for the year, and this time it was with mixed emotions. Everyone is glad to be done for the summer and excited for our move, but we're really sad to be leaving Oxford. We...
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Some last memories from Cleveland...
So it's finally time for us to move on. Our four years in Cleveland grew to seven, but we truly enjoyed out time here. I remember when Larry and I were looking at schools and we were talking about...
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Top 17 Things We Will Miss About Cleveland
(yep, it's 17 because we couldn't condense it to just 10)17. Costco - there's not Costco in College Station :(16. Fall and spring... some of the most beautiful times in Cleveland.15. The fantastic...
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Top 10 Things We Will NOT Miss About Cleveland
10. Family as far away as they were. 9. Driving in Cleveland... people parked in the middle of the street, the fact that you can't take an unplanned turn around a block without getting lost, the pot...
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