August in pictures! I love capturing moments in our normal every day lives because I feel like those moments are the most memorable. I also like capturing the events, festivals, birthday parties, outings, etc. we do because that's important too.
August means back to work for me and this year I was especially sad to leave the boys. Paxton started his first year at WeCare pre-school in the Stable Room with 13 other students and his teachers Ms Mary and Ms Ann. Ashley, along with her 4 year old daughter, came over and watched the boys.
The pictures below are of part of August everyday life and the special events too!
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| Auntie won tickets to Sporting KC and she gave the tickets to Bob and I. It was such a cool experience. It turned me into a soccer fan and I feel like I have a better understanding of the game. |
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| Madilyn turned 5 and hosted a Frozen Birthday Party at GAGE. |
The next few pictures are at a Balloon Festival in KS. It was awesome. Everything about it. Tons of kids activities, festival food and hot air balloons that inflated took flight or stayed around for the Balloon Glow. This was our first Ballon Glow and it was breathtaking. At night the inflated balloons would light their fires and glow! The shapes of the balloons were incredible, balloons shaped like Darth Vader, Elvis and a shoe from the "Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe."
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| Balloon Glow!! |
Jess Bixler encouraged me to check out her Yoga Instructor Debra and I am thankful I did for many reasons. One of the reasons is the retreat Debra hosted and I attended. It was a day of learning about yoga, being reflective and time with good friends.
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| Jess and Sarah at the Yoga Retreat! |
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| Me, Pat and Ang at the Retreat. |
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| We had lunch with Auntie and visited her new office at FreightQuote. |
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| Paxton has such an imagination and loves to pretend play. I love, enjoy and encourage this so much! On a trip to Target he was a fireman and he played the role the entire trip, pretending to put out fires, and introducing himself as fireman. I would also describe Paxton has confident and this is a good example of his confidence and the the fact that he wears a clip on tie most of the time. He is pretty comfortable in his own skin. |
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| HUGE popsicle from the Ice Cream Truck! |
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| Playing dress up with B! He loves to be in my closet. My closet is the first place I go to look for him and usually he is sitting in there, just hanging out. |
