American Girl store!

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Never too late!

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Gonna get back in the blog groove,...it's never too late, right!  Bridget down by the river at Leatherlips park.  
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Hot Air Balloon Festival

Bridget's first "Talent Show"!

Tonight, Bridget announced that she was having a Talent Show.  She brought out a little music box, propped a stick in a bucket of sand and called it a flower, and brought her bag of special things.  She twirled around in her crinolins, lifting her leg now and then and had a moment of sweetness.  So cute, had to capture it.

Mom's first day back to school...

It's the last weekend of summer break - man, it went fast! Charlie, you and dad are camping with the cub scout group and Will, you are also camping with scouts and helping with a triathlon. A nice end to the summer but you're both excited for school to start. Today was my first day back - back to full time after three years of glorious part time home as a mom. It was undeniably the best of both worlds - I loved going to work 2 or 3 days a week and I loved being home. It's time for B and H to go to preschool and be around other kids and learn the routine of school. I know you two are going to love it at Smoky Row. I am going to miss the heck out of spending the majority of my days with you, but our time together will be all the sweeter. You must know that your dad was and is my hero in all our time together. Your dad never flinched at the three years I was home. He never said a thing about the money that wasn't made or the dinners I didn't get together - but he did say "Team Brandol" a lot, a reminder that we were in it together. I thank my lucky stars every day.

So, off to school we go. I hope it all gets done and that we get through the year intact!
It was a wonderful summer!