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| These guys raced down this hill so many times this summer |
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| Got his racing goggles on |
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| practicing face paint |
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| Dahlia patch |
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| Jamir wants to add a water feature here. The boys love to play in the water. |
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| Getting Halloween set up |
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| Thought of these myself. I thought I was pretty clever |
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| Danny races again |
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| hot dogs on the front porch |
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| October is the best month for dahlias |
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| restained the deck for winter |
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| not sure why, only that he gets babied too much |
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| added some witch hats and bats. And purple solar lights |
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| giant dahlias! |
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| another round of juice |
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| ready for winter |
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| he's really enjoying those grapes |
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| walk around the lake. Definitely on our summer camping list |
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| so pretty |
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| wild apple tree. and blackberries. |
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| we don't see that many turtles |
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| all you walk around the lake, there are campsites along the way. |
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| in the treehouse with Smokey |
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| mums and lavender and a volunteer morning glory |
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| first fire of the season. |
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| mini pumpkins on the trellis |
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| rustic corn tassel wreath |
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| too many bubbles |
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| smores inside |
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| turkeys frequented the yard |
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| this space has changed a lot in just a year. Hopefully this next season the wisteria will start to cover the arbor |
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| moved the lime tree inside (this space will be next on the project list!) |
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| hybiscus standard, petunias I dug up (that randomly grew in the yard) |
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| more turkey friends |
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| park climber |
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| Halloween bat pinata |
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| the silver maple was beautiful yellow |
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| spaghetti squash given from a friend's garden. It was really yummy! |
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| One day I heard screaming outside from both the boys. they had gotten into a hornets nest and had several stings. It was funny after the scare was gone |
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| amaranth. first time growing and it's cool! |
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| my happy things |
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| I took this apart and gave the neighbors each a nice bouquet |
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| more harvested before the freeze, plus the marigolds |
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| first time peeing in the potty. he has yet to do it again |
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| visiting trees of mystery for Jamir's birthday. We stayed at the coast in a cute motel and walked on the beach in the morning (pictures at bottom) |
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| these tree walks were pretty cool. |
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| the boys loved this ride. |
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| Ben was thrilled that it was decorated for Halloween. Another car had the top half of the skeleton. |
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| Ben took our picture |
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| last stop at the coast for fish n chips |
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| park after church for a picnic |
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| posing for abercrombie |
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| finishing Papa's cake leftovers |
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| sparklers on the deck |
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| fall color out my kitchen window |
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| poor Smokey |
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| they thought it was warm enough for swimsuits |
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| giant limes off our tree |
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| luckily this came off or Danny would have been in real trouble. He would be the one to draw on the couch |
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| We rode our bikes around the neighborhood to see all the Halloween. Ben kept up in his little balance bike |
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| glorious fall |
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| Ben insisted on being a bat |
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| Danny didn't really have a costume. On Halloween night we put a spiderman on him |
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| The neighbors were so nice. Each house had a gift bag made for them. They got soo much stuff before we even left for trick or treating |
