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469.   Covered in sawdust Saturdays...refinishing our kitchen table & chairs.  I'm in my happy place when doing this sort of stuff...love it!  Just need to find more time for it! 470.   Memories made around a  kitchen table.  We bought this kitchen table when we were first married - it has had a lot of wear and tear - fondue pot burn marks from our first Christmas together, paint stains and scribbles from the girls' art endeavors, scratches from setting the girls' baby bouncers on top of it...  I hate to get rid of those marks - but it was desperately in need of a little TLC.  Thankful the structure is in great shape - looking forward to many more years sitting around that table with family and friends...eating, laughing, sharing, being a family and making memories.
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468. My little conductors!  Ava was listening to one of her piano book CD's and following music.  They grabbed chopsticks and conducted the orchestra!
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467.  Little sisters who steal big sister's school project.  She looks up to Ava & Kate.  And we all adore our Boo!
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466. Help from dad.
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464.  Earth day projects - they had to make an animal out of recyclables...Ava wanted to make a Polar Bear of course!  Here's Bean with her Polar Bear - her first official school project.  I am a proud mama! 465. Growth.  It has been so much fun to watch Ava grow in school this year.  I pray that her interest, enthusiasm, determination, sweetness continues throughout her days.
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461. Doug's 35th birthday! 462. For the 11 years he's spent making me the happiest girl on the planet.  Here's to a lifetime more!  I love my Doug. 463. For best friends that drive two hours North to celebrate.  Mancy's + Venturas + cab services (aka...my dad and blue minivan) = great night.  I think we all thought we were 24 again....:-)
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458. Cousins. 459.  Sweet Mattingly smiles.  Her smiles are seriously the. best. 460. Jet and Lou.
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453. Easter Bunny evidence (he's very messy and dropped carrots on the floor on the way out)...    454. Excited little girls running down to check out their baskets and hunt down Easter eggs... 455. Easter breakfast!   456.  Three little girls dressed in their Sunday best... 457. My family. 458. Grace.