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Blueberry Bash 2010

We had a great time at the Blueberry Bash this year with Elaine and Sophie! It was hot and humid, but that didn’t stop the 3-year-olds from running around the farm like crazy.
Horsewoman Horsewoman
Sophie feeding the goat Sophie feeding the goat
Always happy Miranda Always happy Miranda
Tracter drivers Tracter drivers
Painted faces! Painted faces!
Fawning over Miranda Fawning over Miranda
Farm girls Farm girls
Friends Friends Amazing since this is only the 3rd time they’ve met in person–that’s the power of flickr!!!

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Terhune’s 6/11/10

Natalie, Miranda, and I had a great time last Friday introducing our friends Abby and Annabelle to Terhune’s. It was a picture-perfect day, although the girls’ sun hats make photographing their smiling faces difficult! I noticed that the old black goat and the old grey goat are gone, and there are two new kids the same breed of goat as Hans and Rupert. I’m kinda afraid to ask what happened to them.
C'mon Annabelle C’mon Annabelle Natalie wasn’t actually patient enough to walk with Annabelle, who is still learning.
Tractor girls Tractor girls
Farmer Natalie Farmer Natalie
Farmer Annabelle Farmer Annabelle
Hey where did the ducks go? Hey where did the ducks go?
Honk honk!! Honk honk!!
Showing Annabelle how it's done Showing Annabelle how it’s done
Don't let that goat kiss you, Annabelle! Don’t let that goat kiss you, Annabelle!
Abby and Annabelle Abby and Annabelle
Here's some corn for you, goat! Here’s some corn for you, goat!
Miranda Miranda Looks like teeth are on the way!
Beco Miranda with Mama Beco Miranda with Mama
Sisters Sisters

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A Great Adventure

I am so, so lucky to have a “marvelous” group of friends* who I met through a breastfeeding support group I went to when Natalie was just 8 weeks old. I definitely would not be surviving or enjoying motherhood as much if it weren’t for them. Since Natalie was about 3 months old, I’ve gone to a mom’s night out that I look forward to every single month. Our kids have become friends and have enjoyed playdates, birthday parties, and outings of all sorts throughout the last 3 ½ years. Last year I think we had a baby shower almost every month as friends prepared to have their second babies, and in turn my friends threw me a lovely baby shower before Miranda was born.

A lot of friends have season passes to Six Flags Great Adventure and I wanted to go with them once before I return to work next week. Since I get motion sick, other moms (and dad) were gracious enough to take Natalie on the rides that she couldn’t go on by herself. Although amusement parks are not my favorite, Natalie and I had such a great time with our friends that I’m sad that my work schedule will prevent us from joining in on the weekly great adventure outings!
Natalie and Mama Natalie and Mama Ready for fun!
Amy & Jen Amy & Jen Jen was nice enough to give me her "bring a friend free" coupons so I didn’t have to pay admission!!
Natalie and MacKenzie Natalie and MacKenzie
Miranda and Mama Miranda and Mama Luckily, Chad had this extra hat in his diaper bag to lend us….I pulled Miranda’s hat out of our diaper bag and it was covered in mysterious brown spots.
Big Red Car Big Red Car Maya, Robert, Nick, and Natalie
Bouncy ride Bouncy ride
Balloon Ride Balloon Ride
Chad, Laurel, and Natalie ride the airplanes Chad, Laurel, and Natalie ride the airplanes
Peyton, Maya, Heather, Jill, and Cameron Peyton, Maya, Heather, Jill, and Cameron
Caryn and Gabe Caryn and Gabe
Brenda and Liam Brenda and Liam
Jenn & Ben Jenn & Ben
Jill and Natlie Jill and Natlie Getting their groove on the wiggles show
Joanne, Alex, Jill, and Cameron Joanne, Alex, Jill, and Cameron
Amy & Jenn Amy & Jenn
With the wiggles guys With the wiggles guys Natalie, Robert, Olivia, Ryan, and MacKenzie
Natalie and Olivia Natalie and Olivia
Friends Friends Nick, Natalie, Olivia, Laurel
Andrea rockin' out! Andrea rockin’ out! She says, "how can anyone not dance to the shimmy-shake??"
Cooling off Cooling off
Charlie Charlie
Natalie and Olivia Natalie and Olivia

* We’ve named the group Marvelous Moms, and a Dad named Chad. Cause we’re cheesy like that!

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