Our year in pictures.
This picture is technically December of 2011 but I found it just today. This is my Grandma and Naomi on Christmas day. My Grandma passed away at the beginning of December 2012. What a wonderful picture to find!
January
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| There was snow! |
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| and snowball fights. |
February- somehow all the photos I took in Feb are of rabbits. You don't need to see any more rabbits. Maybe next year I should take more pictures of people. :)
March
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| Rainbow! |
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| Meet Larry |
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| Someone turned 9. |
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| The birthday boy. |
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| Someone turned 4. This is her tower of cupcakes before I dropped them. :) They still tasted good. |
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| Pink Legos! |
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| The birthday girl! |
April
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| Surprise! |
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| A birthday bike! |
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| Someone turned 6! |
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| Sisters |
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| There were lots of seedlings. |
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| And lots of eggs! |
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| Someone still likes to play at the park. |
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| Reserve Champion Junior Poultry Showmanship. You know, I was sure I'd never be a "soccer mom" but I sure never thought I'd be a "chicken mom" |
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| There were sunny days at the park |
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| and underdogs |
May
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| There were tulips in bloom at my Grandma's house. Joe and I got married here 11 years ago this March! |
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| Grandma's swing |
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| There were newborn baby bunnies |
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| and baby chicks delivered by mail |
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| We shot rockets with cub scouts |
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| First word someone ever wrote by herself |
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| We went to the Canby Rabbit and Poultry Show |
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| She still cuddles, occasionally. |
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| I got caught capturing the moment. |
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| We raised and butchered out own meat birds for the first time You can read more about that here. |
June
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| Baby bunnies grew |
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| There was a lot of canning |
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| No matter how much they fight, they really do love each other. |
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| I have big helpers now |
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| There was hiking at the bird park. |
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| Lots of playing with my camera |
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| and more cub scout activities |
July
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| There was even more hiking |
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| and playing in the waterfall |
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| Friends for 4 years now |
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| Cousin Thomas visited, they are all actually looking! |
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| Most pictures looked like this :) |
August
August is fair month for our family. We gear up most of our 4-H year for the kids participation at Skamania County Fair. You can read about our fair years here 2012 and here 2011 and here 2009. I never blogged 2010 as we had dial up internet and blogging was just taking too much time.
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| 6 year olds are not very patient |
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| Rabbit showmanship |
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| Good thing her bird is well trained |
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| Junior Poultry Champion |
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| 2012 Master Poultry Showman. There were tears, she was so excited. |
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| Small Animal Round Robin |
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| She took third place in the small animal round robin |
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| More ribbons |
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| Love her smile |
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| There were garden boxes |
September
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| 6 people + 1 mini van + 3 days of camping = this (There are 3 other kids back there) |
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| There was beach fun |
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| And playing in the waves |
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| and Daddy time |
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| There was sand, lots of sand |
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| More hiking |
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| There was a civil war reenactment |
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| The women wore the most beautiful dresses |
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| We visited Fort Stevens |
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| Lots of stairs! |
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| Lots of digging |
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| There was fishing with Grandma Karen while she was camping |
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| and watermelon eating |
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| and more fishing |
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| There were crafts at Puyallup Fair ~ WA Jr. Poultry Exposition |
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| and photography exhibits |
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| 2012 Poultry Person of the Year ~ WA Jr Poultry Exposition |
October
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| There was a fire at the bird park |
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| and a 4-H scavenger hunt |
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| and lots of Lego building |
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| Yes, more poultry shows. |
November
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| There was Thanksgiving at Grandma's hosue |
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| and skipbo playing |
December
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| There was present opening |
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| lots of candles |
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| Someone turned 12. |
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| And isn't this the most important. |
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