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Violet was at a celebration of life where they also celebrated a birthday. They went to lunch as a family and got to sing karaoke. Violet got to sing twice and had so much fun even though there was some sadness surrounding the weekend. Makenna (9) and her brother Maddox (12) went to Crystal Springs to swim with manatees. It was so cool and there were so many manatees. Makenna said the best part was the manatee touching her and loved it when one of the manatees unzipped her mom’s wetsuit. They said the water wasn’t too cold either thanks to the wetsuits. Madeleine (11) went to London for Christmas. She said her favorite part was walking through Harrods and admiring everything. They had lunch inside and had delicious pizza. Her family also enjoyed walking through downtown London and admiring the different streets display of Christmas lights. Every street had a different type of angel.
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Bruiser is playing basketball and their team is currently undefeated! It’s been a great way to stay fit during football’s off season. Maggie-Lee, his sister, toured and registered for high school. So exciting.
Emma turned 9 a couple weeks ago. She had her favorite chicken with cheese dip. They got a birthday cake from Publix. It was vanilla with a pink balloon on it. She also got her recorder in school! She’s been practicing and her dad is going to teach her how to play Hot Cross Buns. In March they’re going on a trip to see snow! She’s never seen snow before! Lilah and her brother Carter are fostering a puppy. He’s about a year old and is a Great Pyranese. He’s a great companion to their older dog, Barry. It’s been an adjustment but they’re he is fitting in so nicely.
Marilyn went to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama with her fifth grade class. It was so exciting and fun.
with her brothers. She sent her mom a photo of her bloody mouth while she was at work. It had been loose for quite a while.
Daniel just graduated from a 5 point harness to a booster seat! He and his brother David went to see a hockey game with their dad! David loved taking pictures of the hockey players and editing the photos.
Baby Oakes isn’t losing teeth yet, but he did get his first two teeth! He is a drooling machine and has two tiny little pearly whites on the bottom. He’s also getting really good at sitting up in the high chairs and eating food at the table.
Julian had his first job interview and got the job! He’s excited and nervous for his first day in a couple of weeks.
Kirie (9) auditioned for the lead part of Cruella in her theater’s presentation of 101 Dalmatians. She landed the part and is so pumped to finally play a villain. Carter and his good friend Drew were able to go to North Carolina to see some snow and go skiing and snowboarding for Drew’s birthday! Carter was super responsible and completed his homework that he would miss due to the trip and had a lot of fun. It was definitely a trip that neither of them will soon forget.
discovered that borax wasn’t necessary when washing soda, castille soap and lavender essential oils were present. Way to go, Lillian.
LIllian (12) was in the Classical Conversations science fair. Her challenge group A had three participants. The other two experiments were on popping boba and electrolytes. Lillian did hers on homemade laundry soap and whether the ingredient borax was a necessary component. In her experiment she
The Williams boys, Pierce, Beck and Nash went on a super fun vacation to New Hampshire. They snowboarded all day and then surfed all night at the indoor waterpark. None of the boys wanted to go come home but they made it back! AND NOW ONTO THE LOST TEETH… Hayden (6) from Mississippi lost three teeth while on vacation. He was watching a movie and pulled out the top tooth. Three days later he lost a bottom tooth. The tooth fairy was able to locate him even while he was on vacation. Emilia (9) lost a tooth while she was playing games
Kendall (8) is getting braces! They’re going to start with hardware in her mouth and she gets to pick out rubber band colors. Her first choices are light blue and green. After she gets her braces her mom told her that she would take her to get ice cream. Daniel has lost so many teeth! The tooth fairy comes every time. His brother David has also lost a bunch of teeth.
