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 Four sweet cousins wearing purple...without planning to "match."

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So many cousins waiting to watch the Aquatic Show (Caroline was asleep on Freeman's lap elsewhere).   These were front row seats!

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The look on their faces, combined with the (real) sharks in the background, cracks me up.


 This is super under exposed since it was so backlit, but isn't that a great expression.  We were so happy to spend a day at the aquarium with our Aurora cousins.

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 Check out Hamilton's face while trying some of our homemade jello (that he "insisted" on buying ingredients for with some treat money).  Oh, he was so disappointed in the end result!  I think there's a lesson in there somewhere.

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Let's just pretend it's Thursday, yes?

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Veronica loves doing her own hair!

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So out of focus, but she was this happy to get her own cup.

I actually have a video that shows this better, but I cannot figure out how to edit it.  If I figure it out soon, there may be an additional post.  No promises.  During a family movie night (yay, Winnie the Pooh), Freeman popped some of his special popcorn.  For the first time, Caroline got her very own little cup full (and by little, I think the cup was able to hold maybe 7 kernels).  She couldn't have been happier to be just like Hamilton and Veronica.

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I was showing Hamilton and Veronica a Mr. Roger's song on Youtube the other day.  Hamilton, already wearing a tie with his t-shirt, asked if he had a zip-up sweater like Mr. Rogers.  Sure enough! Before I knew it, both he and Veronica were in character.

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We're thankfully just about through a cold around here.  There were several days this week where none of us were up to much.  Which means...building a fort and hanging out in it watching some TV.

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Since I am obviously not up to blogging right now, I thought I might try something a little different.  A blog recommended to me by a friend (thanks, Emily), does a {pretty, happy, funny, real} link-up every Thursday, where people are encouraged to post...well...something pretty, happy, funny, and real from the past week.  Since this can be pretty much all pictures and very little text--I thought I might give it a try.  Here we go:

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This guy may not look pretty to you, but I say a Frogfish is a good example of God's awesome creativity.  These guys can completely change color within a few days/weeks to match their surroundings and although you can't tell from this photo--he really does blend into the coral behind him.

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You may remember my story of Hamilton asking Veronica to "be spiderman" while accompanying him to the bathroom (he was quite afraid to be by himself for a while).  Well, Grammy made an awesome thift store find in this Spiderman body-costume and a dear friend from church (who did not know he liked Spiderman or had just received the costume) gave him a mask.  Now we have a Spiderman transformation several times a week.

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 Caroline wins two funny slots this week.  First, just check out her expression.  I tell ya, she is one for a really expressive face.   I love this picture because the colors remind me of pictures taken in Central and South America, even though it's just a room at an area childrens museum.

 And here's her other submission for this category (just taken and not cropped yet).  The others were dressing up (see the "happy" picture) and she couldn't stand to be left out.  Notice her favorite purse, Elmer Fudd hat and golden heart bangle.  And yes, she did climb up the overturned "Dress Up Clothes Bin" by herself.  She's fearless.

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Yesterday, Hamilton had $4 to choose a treat to buy on behalf of our children.  He insisted on some juice because he wanted to make some jello (I think Veronica was hoping for chocolate).  After the anticipation of waiting ALL NIGHT to try it, here is his expression after his first try.  It wasn't to his liking.  Thankfully, Veronica and Caroline enjoyed it and everyone had fun with some cookie cutters.