Erin and Mira drove from Chicago and stayed for nigh about a week. Their visit intersected with that of my parents, who drove from East Tennessee to celebrate Chip's first birthday. Jim and I threw a party, of course. During this same period of time, we took our former tenants to court (winning judgment against them) and started working with our tenant-to-be. I was on the hustle even with house guests: taking and editing photos to help the family stay afloat. And I don't even want to talk about our four days without Internet.
So here I am, having taken (quite by accident) my longest blog break in the history of my blogging, which in four days, will be three years.
I have so very much to say and intend to say it all, but for now, I'm just going to share some favorite photos from the last couple weeks (so hard to narrow them down!) so as to catch up in a sloppy sort of way.
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| Charleigh's First Experience on the Podium |
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| Charleigh: Leaves in the Yard |
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| Chip: Acorn in the Yard. I love everything about this photo, including his mismatched socks and Christmas jacket (prior to halloween), but especially the wonder on his face. |
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| Clementine with a Kitty from Rachel's Barn |
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| Clementine: Corn Kernels at Chesterfield Berry Farm |
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| Charleigh and Mira: Hay Ride at Chesterfield Berry Farm |
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| Chip at Chesterfield Berry Farm |
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| Clementine Painting Her Pumpkin (and painting it some more!) |
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| Clementine as Snow White in the Yard |
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| Mira as Alice in Wonderland in the Yard |
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| Charleigh at Maymont |
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| Charleigh, Mira, and Clementine at Maymont |
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| Mira, Clementine, and Charleigh after Trick-or-Treating |
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| Chip Covered in Smash Cake (Jim in Background) |
