Quick update; Lots of pictures

I have been meaning to blog lots of moments from the last couple of months. And I know that if I don't hurry and get them done, it will never happen. So in no particular order, here is our family update.

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My Parents had a Robin's nest in their pine tree with 4 baby birds in it. It was pretty amazing to see. Russton thought they were pretty cool too. These Pictures are from their house.

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Russton potty trained himself not long ago. (I really mean that, I didn't do anything. So, don't ask me for any advice because I don't have any!) So now he wears big boy undies. In fact, he's doing so good that he likes to sit in privacy on the potty when he can. One day I left him to finish his business on his own, and 2 minutes later when I came back to check on him this is what I found:

Ha ha ha ha ha!! Kids can fall asleep anywhere, huh?!

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We went to a dog show and saw a grand total of three dogs being shown. Well, at least we can say we went. Plus we went the next day and saw a lot more dogs. Russton's favorite was the ENORMOUS Great Dane. I think that thing was as wide as Russton is tall. Too bad I forgot to replace the memory card in the camera, or we could have had some better pictures.

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Hanging out with cousins, Cambree and Brycen, at grampa's.

For those attending the Howe Family Olympics you better watch out; Jesse, Brycen and I have been working on our trampoline tricks that are sure to beat anything you can do! :)

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Following in daddy's footsteps: A Superman enthusiast in the making!!

Actually, I was trying to convince Russton that it was OKAY to wear his Superman jammies because all of his Thomas the Tank Engine jammies, his Elmo jammies, his Cookie Monster jammies, and his Buzz Lightyear jammies were in the washing machine. I got out everything Superman that we own (including the movies) and endeavored to show him how exciting Superman is. He finally realized that wearing Superman jammies wasn't the end of the world. But he still thinks that wearing a cape is!

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Our niece Rio is a great soccer player. We got to watch her last game of the season. Would you look at that form in the top right corner picture of the collage!! Great job Rio! We hope we get to see you playing in more games in the future.

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Trever and Morgan's baptism was a good time to see our family. We are so proud of these two kids. They are such wonderful kids and we are so glad that they are part of our family. You two are a wonderful example to all of your siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents.
We love you Morgan and Trever!!

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Easter was a delightful time with my brother, Doug, and his family there. Russton loves hanging out with his cousins. The boys (Russton, John and Aaron) got to do an Easter egg hunt. We had one big egg, one extra extra large egg and one ABSOLUTELY ENORMOUS egg, plus a bunch of normal eggs for the boys to search and find. They had a really fun time. We hope we can see them again soon.

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Baby Animal days at the American West Heritage Center is quickly becoming one of my favorite activities. Russton and I got to share this excursion with my sister Kayla, Russton's cousin Baylee, and Russton's buddy Benjamin. We enjoyed looking at all the babies, getting balloons, and riding the train.


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