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^^ That boy has loved the water shooters at the splash pad this summer! ^^

^^ She's always the sweetest after a good nursing session. :) ^^

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^^ Finding out where the sidewalk really ends! ^^

^^ When life gives you cracked eggs, make a hair mask. ^^ 

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^^ He went #2 on the potty! We celebrating my fist bumping and dancing in the hall! ^^

^^ Our own Little Miss Sunshine. ^^

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^^ Stopping to smell the wild sunflowers. ^^

^^ Her smile. ^^

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^^ All smiles "fishing" at the Stum Family Reunion. ;) ^^

^^ I just love that girl and her little shadow. ^^

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** Due to breaking my phone, I lost photos from the month of July, so I'm skipping weeks 25-28 of this little series.

^^ Puddle jumping! ^^

^^ Exploring at our favorite park. ^^

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^^ Sweet dreaming. ^^

^^ Those eyes. ^^

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^^ Brooks and his duck friend at Liberty Park. ^^

^^ All smiles with her popsicle in hand. That Ava is our little sunshine girl. ^^

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^^ My little boxer-brief wearing baller. Our sweet neighbors gave us that hoop! Now to get an actual basketball. ;) ^^

^^ So fresh and so clean! ^^ 

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^^ My little Indian Chief. ^^

^^ My little flower child. ^^

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^^ Brooks started potty training! Waldo was here to help in this photo. ;) He's done great! Now to figure out how to go on big toilets so we can have him wear his cute underwear out when we go places. ;) ^^

^^ Adam taught Ava to sign "more" last week! Too cute to watch, I can hardly stand it. ^^

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{ Chocolate covered strawberry remnants on his cheeks, and swinging in the sunshine at Grandpa and Grandma Kjar's...he was a happy boy. }

{ Swinging at our favorite Castle Park. Love that sunshine girl. }

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{ Brooks dancing. Times three. }

{ She loooved the polar bear at the zoo. }

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{ Pop rocks! }

{ Little lovely. }

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{ My own little drummer boy. }

{ That face, combined with the soapy alfalfa...lethal I tell ya. }

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{ Sweet dreaming in his big boy bed. }

{ Baby steps!! }

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{ Hands in his pockets at the coast. }

{ Sink bath babe. }

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{ I was stretching on the ground, and he grabbed a few blankets to cuddle in my lap...that upside down smile and those happy eyes about turned me into a puddle. }

{ Happy Ava! }

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{ Helping me prep rainbow pancakes for a St. Patrick's Day brunch }

{ That cutie turned ONE. }

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{ The first lighting of his 3 birthday candles...he blew them out at least seven more times. ;) }

{ Ava is the ultimate un-doer. Daily she can be found pulling everything out of Mama's wallet and bag. And her little hands are in her newest signature move..."Hold me please?" } 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."