In Memory of Twinkie

This is in memory of our wonderful cockatoo that passed away this week. We loved you so and are so thankful to have had a few awesome years together.

Twinkie

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We miss you little one.

Clapotis, Derbies and Flurries

This week we started our Watership Down Unit.

I'm really loving this book.

https://secure.layingthefoundation.org/english/vocab/novels/Watership%20Down.pdf

http://www.lyric.co.uk/images/page/1158232360.pdf

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The Warren

Beautiful Book

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Derby Time!!!

Kailen's car is on the bottom, 5th one in. He worked very hard and did it all by himself.

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Flag Ceremony

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Great race!

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Knitting News

I finished the Clapotis I was making for Cindy.

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Such beautiful colors

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Love, Love, Love.

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I also started on "Sunshine"

Lace cabled socks.

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Knitting saved my life.

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Snow Flurries

The kids had so much fun!

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Snow Balls

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Snow is so pretty.

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Sledding

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Snow at dusk.

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Randomosity

What I am reading.

Excellent Book.

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Me and Ryan

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Mark came to visit the kids.

Has been a nice winter so far.

The Years End

Lots of pictures to share.

Night before Christmas.

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Christmas morning is always chaos at our house.

We always start with the "Pickle" first. We hide the pickle ornament in the tree and the first kid to find it, gets to open the family gift. This year it was a popcorn maker with all kinds of different popcorn.

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Cookies for Santa

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Let the opening begin!

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Daryn did get another lap top.

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An ice cream maker for Ryan

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An my crazy son, a cotton candy maker.

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It was an army toy year for us.

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My man in his Yule jammies.

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Daryn looks really young in this picture.

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The Aftermath....

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Randomosity Time!

Me....

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It was cold on Christmas Day.

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Christmas at my sister's house.

I love seeing my nieces and nephew together! Chyna, Erik and Cassidy!

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Kailen's first model car.

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He is really enjoying putting it together.

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This is what we accomplished before we figured out you have to paint each piece.

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Moon Sand!

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A bit more randomosity!

I have been listening to a lot of audio books while I knit.

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And making fires.

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Daddy came to visit.

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Took the kids to the mall.

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A bit blurry.

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Knitting News!

Ya, I finally made a sweater for the rat dog.

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Some gloves for mom.

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Fingerless for Kent

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A cowl for my sister. Ryan trying it on before it's finished.

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I will end the post with some homemade fried doughnuts!