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Play volleyball: The club volleyball team headed to the east coast together to play in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.  I really really wanted to go with Kate & Hubby and the team but looking at the calendar made me feel like there was just too much going on at home to get away.  That first night some of the girls got to try out sand volleyball while they waited for their food to be ready at a restaurant.  Seemed like a great start to the trip to me!  They played their matches well and had plenty of time to hang out together as a team.  Sounds like great memories were made with both lots of hard work and plenty of laughs.  I am so grateful for the wonderful players, coaches, and parents that were involved with this team.  I am sad to see the season end but I have hope for next year! Play baseball: Danny had a pretty busy week!  On Monday they beat the Falcons 11-7 after taking an early lead and keeping the other team from being able to catch up. ...

When my parents came over to help celebrate Natalie’s birthday they got to see the results of Michelle and Natalie’s hard work: a strawberry and vanilla checkered cake with The Golden Trio on top. As we discussed ages Natalie was sad that she is STILL the only one in the family in the single digits. Hang in there, girl. Just one more year.  One of the highlights of the evening for me was the girls making my dad take a sorting hat quiz when all he knows about Harry Potter is what he gleaned from watching the first movie. Hearing M & N explain everything was wonderful. Turns  out he’s a Ravenclaw like my mom!   Speaking of Harry Potter, of course that’s the theme of Natalie’s party this year.  She had an absolutely wonderful time being with her favorite friends being sorted, playing an HP card game, playing Quidditch, playing Kahoot, drinking Butterbeer, + eating pizza and Hogwarts house cupcakes we made together in the morning, watching the first movie accompanied...

I was so excited to watch Danny’s first scrimmage of the season.  Although I missed the first inning where his team scored a lot of runs while taking Kate to volleyball practice, I got there in time to see Danny hit a beautiful double.  After the game the boys got new uniforms and another practice shirt.  Those jerseys are so nice!  We were close to Cafe Rio so I thought I would pick up dinner for the family but Danny had the great idea to eat there.  It was a blast to hear stories from school and sports and friends.  This reminded me we have gotten out of the habit of having dates with all the kids so that tradition is going back on the calendar asap.  He was also super polite to the employee when we dashed into Dick’s to see what kind of cleats they had in stock  but there was nothing we liked.  I commented on how polite he was and Danny responded, “I get it from somewhere” and looked at me.  How did this kid grow up so fast?  I f...