a few firsts

my first time shooting our 45.

truth be told, im a pretty darn good shot.

so much so, that chris has started calling me "lethal lisa".

thats a first for me.

it was an awesome date!

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charlie's first haircut

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ellie's first time on stage and she loved it!

she was a narrator for their preschool program that was based on eric carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

she was very nervous ahead of time to say her three lines, so i bribed her with a chick-fil-a milkshake if she could do it. and she did! without any problems. in fact, she loved it and i believe she may have an inner thespian waiting to bloom :)

her teachers

miss jean

and miss annie

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my first attempt at cinnamon rolls in almost 9 years.... 

and they were delicious!

i attempted making cinnamon rolls the first month we were married because i thought thats what good wives do. well, they looked and smelled great, and they were hard as a rock! we threw them against the wall and they didnt even make any crumbs. i swore i would never make cinnamon rolls again because they failed me. ive been scared to attempt them again ever since. well, our new countertops were just begging for some dough to be rolled out on their surface, and i felt emboldened enough to face my fears.

im so glad i did.

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jacks first time golfing 18 holes

and his first ever shout out to his mama

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this is my view on my morning runs now that the kids are home from school...

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our first tropical storm this year came last week.

we were so tired of staying in doors that we still went to the beach in the rain one day.

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we had our dear friends the tucketts over for one last time before they move this weekend. words cant express how sad we are about their move, but are also so excited that they have finished this phase in their life and that they get to start a new chapter.

i love you melissa!

all 7 kids were wrestling and it took me a minute to realize that chris was the instigator of the wild romp

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jack has a new favorite hobby:

roller skating :)

chris took the kids and after tripping over ellie and falling on top of her, she gave up. but jack is getting pretty good.

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last friday was national donut day, which of course we celebrated :)

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on saturday our primary had their first 

Articles of Faith

Scavenger Hunt

and it was so much fun! the only pic i took was of their treat bags with popcorn and water for them to take home. 

we had several of the kids tell us how much fun they had, and that made blowing up over 50 balloons totally worth it!