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Kids

12 February 2010

Purely Picture Post

25 December 2009

Merry Christmas from the Alberts

Merry Christmas.

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21 December 2009

On Friday, Blake’s school had early release and we were told they’d have a large present that they’d need help with. I was thinking maybe some books that were too heavy for kids to carry. Instead, when the parents pulled up to the school, we saw this:

The school was sponsored by a church and when [...]

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16 December 2009

This too shall pass

Having a teenager is challenging. I protested this notion for a long time. If you tell me something is bad, I want to experience it to confirm for myself.
I have confirmed: the teenage years are rough.
The push for independence and knowing where to put boundaries is a confusing one. We’re trying to figure it out. [...]

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4 December 2009

Shannon’s tips on raising kids who win awards

Last Friday, we got together with some high school classmates for a couple of drinks and to get caught up on each others lives. It’s always a gamble how it’s going to go because we’ve all chosen different paths. Some never left towncontinue to love the small town charm, some have lived all over, various [...]

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1 October 2009

10 reasons why I like older kids more than younger ones

So if you’ve talked to me recently in any form, you’ll know that I’ve been on a bit of a “older kids rock” theme. I’ve lived my entire adult life with a little one to take care of and the liberation of having older kids who don’t require help them with basic needs has been [...]

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25 September 2009

P!nk concert with Payton

The first thing we did after Andy accepted the job in Texas? Bought tickets to see P!nk. Isn’t that what everybody does?
A bit of the back story:
Payton has loved P!nk since she can remember loving music. She’s cool and funky and a great singer. She’s Payton’s JT, if you will. Her favorite celebrity. When [...]

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22 September 2009

Payton Reed’s Fashion Show

We went homecoming dress shopping last weekend. Many good options here.

This is the one she chose:

So beautiful I can barely stand it.

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22 September 2009

Blake and I had SO MUCH FUN

As I wrote previously, Blake and I headed to Disneyland for about 3 days. He’s been to Disney World twice so much of Disneyland was familiar but it’s just small enough to be able to do it all in a couple of days.
We flew out of Wichita which meant that Blake and I drove Tuesday [...]

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13 September 2009

Amusement

I’ve always been a big fan of amusement type activities – amusement parks, water parks, arcades. One of the best things about having kids is having people to do those types of things with. Will be looking for some kids to borrow when mine get tired of it.
We’ve recently had some amusement style of fun. [...]

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