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The Splash Pad was a Splash!

Played a little afternoon hooky last Friday and took the boys to a local splash pad and park. Andrew couldn’t get enough (as evidenced by the videos below) however Teddy was far more skeptical. But we laughed, had fun and enjoyed the last few days of summer together. Mission accomplished!

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Blessing

He just came home from school one day and said ‘let’s say the blessing, Mommy’. But then Teddy wanted to make a video so….

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Happy Easter

We spent Easter weekend with Grandma and Grandpa and managed to pack in lots of fun to a few days. We visited Grandpa’s relatives in Watchung, went to the Leonard Buck Gardens, visited the Liberty Science Museum, went to church on Easter Sunday, hunted for eggs and were blessed with treats from the Easter bunny! First a visit to the…

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Hakuna Matata

Andrew’s been OBSESSED with the Lion King recently. We listen to the sound track and sing ALL the songs on an hourly basis. With limited radio options on Kauai, he decided to give us some live music to pass the time!

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5 Years!

It’s official!  As of last Friday we’ve been married for 5 years or 1,825 days or 43,800 hours! Whether you’re counting in years or hours, it FLEW by! I know I say this every time I write a post about the boys’ age but I truly can’t fathom that it’s already been 5 years. It feels like just last week…

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Camp Coco

When the Palmer School is closed for summer vacation, we head to Camp Coco! On Monday morning I packed up the boys and headed to LBI for the week. Aunt Bonnie joined Coco for the fun/chaos this year as they played, swam, ate donuts, drove trucks at the bay, rode bikes and ran around the beach. It was REALLY hot most…

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Dinner & Dancing

Here’s a glimpse into our evenings. We sing, we dance, we use kitchen utensils as props and we boss around Alexa. Just your average night in the Phillips household. We Will Rock You, YMCA, Bob the Builder Theme Song and Baby Shark are fan faves in this house!