Pool season has opened! Sophie was interviewed by our local TV station. She made it on the evening news!
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| Pool time with BFF Mariya! |
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| It's great to get some exercise after playing online so much... |
| Swimming is awesome. |
| Watch until the end to see Sophie on the news! |
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| Now that I have been interviewed about my pool experience, I'm ready to report on the Squishmallow situation at Costco! Where are the reporters when you need them?!? |
It has been so windy lately that it's difficult to squeeze in some fire pit time.
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| Marshmallow time! |
Last days of elementary schools for Sophie. Her class finished with a bang: 6th grader field trip, celebration with a baby picture slide show & movie, and clap out parade. Sophie said that she would rather start kindergarten all over again than going to middle school next year...
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| Coming back from Wildwood, all muddy & sweaty. |
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| 6th grader combined class. Such a well behaved & smart group of kids. |
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| Pizza, popcorn & candy for movie night. |
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| BFF Mariya & Sophie enjoying their snacks. |
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| Most of the girls were sobbing while watching their school mates baby pictures. |
| And the My Little Pony Award goes to... Sophie! |
| Parade to finish the school year and the end of an era. |
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| Selfies times with Mariya's family. |
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| Proud Maman. |
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| Mr. John Kashka: our neighbor but also 6th grade teacher extraordinaire. |
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| Avah, Joselyn, Mariya, Sophie & Ellie. |
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| Bye Tomahawk! Hello Indian Hills middle school! (a new elementary school will be built in 2023) |
Why relax in a hammock when you can climb up the pergola?!?
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| Alex & Sophie: night & day kids... |
Lovely mother's day: Loose Park to fly kites and climb trees. We also walked to the Country Club Plaza from the park.
Sophie celebrated her birthday with school friends on a beautiful spring day. We had so much fun we forgot the water balloons and candles!
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| Let's get started with the trampoline. |
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| Ice cream cake! |
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| School mates: Joselyn & Mariya. |
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| We had fun with the three hammocks. |
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| Driveway fun. |
| Going down! |
Last high school concert: love theme.
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| Freshman class. |
| "Accidentally in Love" |
| "Never my Love" |
Papa & Maman dropped off Alex & Sophie at Union Station for their youth group activity and decided to take a walk nearby. Beautiful view of downtown Kansas City on a Sunday evening.
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| World War I Museum with the newest heart in support of Ukraine. |
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| Union Station & downtown KC |
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| Skyline |
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| Sunny evenings are the best! |
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| What a view! |
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| Downtown KC from the Scout. |
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| Scout: "I'm seeing a bunch of pioneers coming our way". |
Boys working hard at church. Here is the church service where Alex participated (starting 13:43). Here is the memorial service where Papa spoke (starting 18:17). They both did a great job!
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| Papa is managing the sound board. |
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| Alex is doing story time now called moments of wonder. |
| "Milo imagines the world" |
