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    Fall Photo Shoot

    Today I’m sharing my favorite photos that we had taken of the boys back in October. We plan to do family photos in the Spring, but I always like to do photos of just the boys in the fall. Someone please tell me why my seven year old looks seventeen. Some of these photos make an appearance on our Christmas card which I’ll show you once they go out in the mail. I ordered them last week from Shutterfly and they actually came in the mail last night. They are my favorite ones we’ve done so far, but I think I say that every year 🙂

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    Cavemen + Woman

    We didn’t take a big family vacation this Summer and instead vowed to see what our great state had to offer. When a local state park was offering cave tours we jumped at the chance to go on a mini adventure close to home. I honestly had no idea this park had a waterfall. Even if it is really really tiny. Listening intently to the rules of caving. The cave was pitch black inside and at one point we were all asked to turn our flashlights off to see just how dark it gets. Let’s just say I held onto the boys extra tight during those 5 seconds. Besides a…

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    MO State Fair

    I’m determined to recap the rest of our Summer before Fall is fully underway. A few weekends ago we did the quintessential Summer thing and went to our state fair with my mother and brother in law, and niece. We hadn’t been in several years and not much had changed except this time I was wise enough to steer clear of the corn dogs. Instead we settled on snow cones for the kids, “adult” snow cones for the grown ups, and lots of rides and memories. When your fake tattoo apparently hurts like a real tattoo 🙂 Of all the rides the Merry-Go-Round was his favorite. Neither Jack or daddy…

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    Berry Picking on the Farm

    If I could live on a farm it would be this one. Not only was there a big beautiful farm house and lots of furry farm animals running around, but there was also rows and rows of berries just waiting to be picked.  By the looks of their baskets I’ll let you guess which one ate more than he picked.