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What a whirlwind year it's been! Addison and Bryn have both excelled in school this year. Bryn is a real live reader now, and Addison learned to devour books this year. He averages one chapter book a day or so these days. They loved their teachers, made lots of friends, colored hundreds of pictures, and made their mom and dad proud this year. Waiting for the bus. Bryn got to have a special show and tell when she was student of the week. She chose to have us bring in our pet birds for her to show to her class. She tried so very hard not to smile when we walked into her classroom, but it was just too much for her. It was fun to watch her tell her class about the birds and to listen to her answer her classmates' questions. Addison invited me to come to his field trip to the Nature Center. I was so flattered, and Nate made it happen. We had a good time and it was fun to see him interacting with his friends. Here he is by an eagle's nest. Bryn's 100 day rodeo They made Cinco...

On May 7, Leah turned three! She was so excited for her birthday this year. It was so fun to tell her that morning that her birthday had finally come! We baked her cake during breakfast. She picked a polka dot one and we dyed it pink. Asa had a doctor appointment that morning and had to get shots. When the nurse learned that Leah was a birthday girl, she gave Leah two suckers and four stickers! She was so excited to get a card from Gramps and Grammie and co in the mail. Leah went crazy when Daddy came home from work carrying these balloons. She was ecstatic, and squealed accordingly. We made pineapple pizza for her birthday supper. Here she is hamming it up for the camera. She chose to do presents before cake, so we headed into the family room to unwrap them. She was totally thrilled with every last thing she opened. It makes me just want to give her presents daily, because it's so gratifying to see her open them. Can you tell she loves pink? Leah loves to ride the scooter to the b...