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2013: A Look Back

2013 was a great year, complete with a few big milestones for the girls.

In February they turned 5.  For the first time we had a party with just their friends, now that they are old enough to care and we can't fit all of our family plus their friends and their parents in our house and can't afford to have it elsewhere (like Kidz Bounce or someplace).




In June they graduated from preschool and in July we had a fun family vacation to Lake Coeur D'Alene and Silverwood Theme Park.  Of course, there were also multiple trips to Crescent Bar where the girls were able to hone their swimming skills.




September marked the start of a whole new era--elementary school.  They started Kindergarten!  I can remember thinking back when they were babies how far away September of 2013 seemed and now it has come and gone!



We dealt with strep throat and head lice.  Good times.


Christmas 2013


2014 should be another big year.  We will take our first trip to Disneyland and I will go back to work (or at least start looking)!  Yikes!

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