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The girls had fun making the soda fountain experiment in the backyard. Emersyn’s class did a science experiment with this last year. The class determined diet coke works better than regular coke and regular mentos works better than flavor mentos. First, the girls drilled holes in the mentos. We always joke that Eleri […]
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Every summer we take photos with Grandpa’s truck. Eleri was having fun posing for the photos! Soon, to soon, Emersyn is going to be ready to take the truck for a spin around town! Average Rating: 4.9 out of 5 based on 259 user reviews. […]
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When we arrived home to California, Eleri told me she had a wiggle tooth. Hum, she didn’t tell me in Shanghai. When, Jim and Emersyn arrived home from their dive trip, I had Jim print out a letter from the Tooth Fairy to send home with Emerysn. I was trying to stay one step […]
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For our summer fun in Nebraska, we flew to Denver. Grandpa rented a Tahoe truck big enough for all seven of us plus our luggage. We piled into the big red truck to drive home. Our first stop was pizza in Ft Collins. We love BeauJo’s pizza. Our timing was perfect to get a […]
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As part of my birthday celebration, we planned a road trip to Napa Valley for a fun day of wine tasting and shopping. At the last minute, we changed the road trip to Sutter Creek. Terri and Andy like the small wineries in Sutter Creek. We started the day off with lunch in Amador […]
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It is Father’s Day. We haven’t spent Father’s Day with Jim since we moved to Shanghai. School is out at the beginning of June and we are back in America. This year, Eleri and I spent Father’s Day in California to celebrate the day with Papa. Emersyn was with Jim on the dive trip […]
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The photos of free dress for the year is always a fun recap of the year to see how much the girls have changed. Emersyn has finished 7th grade and Eleri finished 3rd grade. How quickly the school year has gone, again. June 11: Last Day of School […]
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The 3rd grade was working on persuasive speeches for their final presentation at school. It is good practice for them to stand before a crowd and present. Eleri was nervous, but she presented well. Eleri’s persuasive speech was on why you should not smoke. The students typed their speeches and put together a slide […]
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Eleri has decided this year to celebrate her birthday in August because she wants a swim party. However, she wanted to share cupcakes with her classmates she has spent time with this year. Since it is the end of the school year, life is just busy. Ms Burns picked Wednesday as the day for […]
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Planting time to make the deck look nice for Faith and Dan’s going away party on Saturday. Eleri and Jim ventured to the flower market. They spent less 100rmb for flowers for the pots. When they returned home, Eleri was ready to help plant. […] |