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April 2024 - New Driveway

We extended the driveway and poured a sidewalk to the outbuilding.  It's so nice to be able to park 2 cars in the driveway now!  Here are some before / during / after photos:







Audrey has the most amazing hair.  With her double cowlick it goes straight up and we love it.  She did get a mysterious haircut and no one will fess up.  Everyone lost screens until someone owned up to it and it totally backfired.  No one came forward so after 2 weeks we lifted the punishment.  At one point, Tyler came to us and said he knew who did it...he said he asked Nathan if it was him and Nathan said, "Yes!"  We reminded Tyler that Nathan is 3, doesn't know how to use scissors, and would say yes to literally anything so don't throw him under the bus haha.




Tad got glasses!


Liam learned how to ride a pedal bike!

Audrey fell off a chair and split her chin open but Auntie Meggan (Hulme) came to the rescue and glued her back together again.



Tyler was just diagnosed with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), which is a genetic disorder that affects tooth development and jaw growth. His teeth are small, brittle, misshapen, and discolored.  We met with a specialist who confirmed that he will need crowns on ALL his teeth when he's older.  Yikes.  After his appointment where we learned all of this he chose a fake mustache as his prize from the dentist :)


In other dental news, Kyle and I both got invisalign to straighten up our teeth.

Misc Fun:


Nathan's preschool class photo turned out so cute!

Nathan goes everywhere all day with his "puppy and dino"




Funny Quotes:

Playing a word game. 

The word is “Geppetto”

Hint: The name of the guy who makes Pinocchio. 

Tyler: Jeffrey?


Liam: I don’t think Tad should be in our family. He’s too mean. 

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