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Backyard project

March 26, 2019

Last summer we ended up getting some new neighbors – GJ and Daddo! The house directly behind us went on the market and, even though they weren’t planning on buying a house here, the situation was too perfect to resist! With them right next door, it made sense to finally do something to our backyard so we could connect the two houses and clean up all the unusable parts of our yard. Here are the befores:

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Some pics during…

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See that pole up there? Yea, that pole delayed our project by several weeks because we could NOT get the comcast people out to remove it. It was the most frustrating part of the entire process.

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There was a lot of dirt around for a long time and, yes, this is when we had our awesome mud party!

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and the afters! We gutted out an entire area of yard that was nothing but poison ivy and sticks and put in an awesome parking pad. Now we’ll have plenty of space for 16 year old drivers to park their car someday! πŸ™‚ We also took out the beds and put down more sod, got rid of the falling down fence, and put up an entrance between our yard and GJ and Daddo’s new house! We have a gate that we will hang there eventually, but it’s nice for the kids right now to just have it open.

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We love our new backyard…and our new neighbors!

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perfect playground day

March 25, 2019

St. Patrick’s Day was a beautiful spring day here so we definitely hit up the playground!

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Her ponytail and this vest…I die.

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The boys were there too – just hooping it up on the basketball court and then hitting baseballs with Dad.

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Also, this little lady mastered the big kid monkey bars! Best day!

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Play ball!

March 22, 2019

We are full swing into the baseball season and loving it! Seems like that sweet little Cardinals team was just yesterday!

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Maxwell is on the Orioles and is turning out to have a really strong team. Their first practice game of the year was a disaster so we weren’t sure how the season would go, but that must have been a fluke because they have played great ever since. Of course, turns out Maxwell had the flu that practice game so…that explains some of it! Maxwell is playing first base and doing fantastic. He can stretch out to catch those balls and keep that foot on the base! His hitting is strong and it is really SO fun to watch him and this team play!

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They actually lost their first game but it was only by one run in the bottom of the 6th. It was a GREAT game all around despite the loss. Maxwell even got the game ball for an impressive double play!

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They’ve won all of their games since! Woohoo!

Spencer is on the Red Sox with his same coach from fall ball and having a great time. They get to play on the big fields this year so he and Maxwell’s games are at the same place which is great. Spencer is a big hitter and an awesome player.

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Samantha is the very best baseball sibling…most of the time! ha! She’s thoroughly enjoying the Icees that come with the games and loves being outside.

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She’s a trooper…even if she does look like this after a full day at the ballpark!

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Let’s play ball!

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Gooo Orioles! Gooo Red Sox!

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Green goodness

March 19, 2019

We were all decked out for St. Patrick’s Day!

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Real life…

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Love this crew so much.

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Pinewood Derby

March 15, 2019

Maxwell went into the Pinewood Derby this year as the reigning champ and, while he didn’t bring home the gold this year, he still had a great time! He worked so hard on his emoji car and really did it all by himself!

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He named it “In Your Face”! love it!

Ready for a fun night!

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All the cars lined up and ready to race!

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Maxwell’s car came in either 2nd or 3rd in all his races. He did take his AL car from last year with him and raced it against his car from this year and his AL car smoked “In Your Face”! You win some… I don’t think it bothered Maxwell too much. He got to hang with his buddies and eat about 8 cookies! Best night ever!

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A super fun night all around!

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Go speed racer go!

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