The end of July brought Sören's 9th birthday! He just requested a peach pie, a pal to come play, and a pond swim. A couple days later Eeott and Great-Grandma arrived for a couple days!
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| Sören ready to open the first---and biggest gift! |
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| Dartboard! |
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| Jude's ready to eat his strawberry whipped cream french toast! |
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| 9 years old!!! |
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| Dad at his usual position on birthday mornings, making Danish custard per the birthday kid's request. |
How to blow out a candle in 4 simple steps:
1. Eye the candle
2. Open your mouth wide
3. Lean toward the candle and slowly close your mouth
4. And blow!
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| Bacon!!! |
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| This is good! |
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| Jude was thrilled to give Sören an "ubeway" (Chinese for "turtle") movie! |
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| Rolling out pie dough! |
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| Adding the peach/nectarine filling to the crust |
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| Anchors away! |
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| My handsome birthday brother |
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| The Birthday Boy with Wesley, Jude, and David |
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| The girls: Me, Naomi, Lillian, and Monica |
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| Dad, Sören, and Mom |
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| Siblings! |
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| Birthday celebration with Grandma and Eeott---Birthday money!! |
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| Baseball fanatic |
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| Jude felt the need to "help" |
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| Smiles |
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| Grampy came too! |
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| Funny photo with Eeott and Grandma |
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| Happy 9th Birthday Sören!!!!! |
