And what an adventure it has been!!
Gosh, how does one go about writing this type of post? Okay - more like how does one go about it without crying?? Trying to put all these photos in a book to sit on a shelf just seemed so inadequate! Here's my attempt at summing up the last 3.5 years
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Our first Halloween together....Ft. Benning, GA.
Not only did we meet Mia & Braxton, Liam & Troy...but Nana too! |
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Look at these cuties!!! They're so tiny!!!
Troy, Ethan, Liam |
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| Ft. Benning USMC Birthday Ball. |
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Graduation.
I have one of Jon too....but he's not moving. |
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A few photos of the Marine Corps wives...
Jon & I rushed off to our first ultrasound for Eleanor.
Then back to the apartment to finish packing for our big trip west! |
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Troy! (I'm 99.5% positive)
Enjoying some 1st birthday oreo cake in California! |
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Ethan showing off his new truck to his first pals, Liam & Troy!
(crying just writing that....these 3 really have been through a lot together) |
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| Celebrating Mother's Day the easiest way we could while the hubbies were in the field! |
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| LIAM! (gosh, I hope I'm right. It's so much easier now!!) |
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Play time at the little playground behind our house.
Many laughs (and a few tears) have been shared at this location! |
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Bye-bye hugs....ALWAYS!
(MFM - look at that hair!!) |
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Mommy & Daddy are #1!!
On our way to watch Mia & Braxton finish the 2012 Laguna Hills Half Marathon |
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| Enjoying the inside of something from 3/5 at the static display. |
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| San Clemente 2/4 parade, welcoming home those Marines & Sailors |
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3/5 Family Day
Jamming out with Mia while Daddy & his team won the flag football game! |
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| A rather impromptu July 4th potluck. The first of 3! |
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| Playing lacrosse with the big boys!! |
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Touring the MEU ships with Jon...
Braxton was in NOLA (I think), so Jon played tour guide for both the Mashburns and the Landers |
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| Checking out where the Marines workout while on board |
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The deck of the Pel.
Still cannot get over how tiny these guys all are! |
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| Photos for their Daddy |
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| Photo stop #2 |
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Taking a rest in Jon's rack. Ooomph!
6'2" and this bed...doesn't sound too comfy! |
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Leaving the ships and on our way for some Greek food!
Buddies for life!! |
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| A couple daddy snuggles, while mommy.... |
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| Snuggles baby Eleanor!! |
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Flash forward a couple weeks....the daddies are gone.
Ethan sporting his first super hero shirt, just like L&T. |
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| Taking El's vitals! |
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| I love seeing photos like this one....the boys just playing! |
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Bum-legged Mashburn was in charge of the bebes.
She's holding baby Jack!. El's in the carrier on the right. |
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"The Dude" holding a Navy cheerleader
(little Kylie in the background) |
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| Man....that first Halloween run participation was a bit lacking! |
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| A spider robot trying to hug a Navy footballer! |
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| 3/5 ladies night out....dinner cruise to celebrate the birthday. |
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A rather cute pose with some pumpkins
(Troy) |
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| Fire Truck fun! |
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| Liam woke up just in time for a few photos! |
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3/5 Christmas craft event.
I still have the "pieces" for my craft. Maybe I'll get to making it sometime this year! |
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| Enjoying a show at the Mashburn's joint! |
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Thanksgiving 2012
Liam
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Awww....baby Aja is in that belly!!
Watching the parade for a bit! |
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Teddy wanted to sit with George!
Troy! |
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Danielle, Mia, Elena
Jack & Eleanor
Go Irish!! |
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Enjoying some book time with some of my favorite little guys
(no judging on the hair/outfit....it was a run day!) |
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Liam got to visit with us for a few days.
Troy, unfortunately, wasn't able to hang with us! |
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| Just look at that happiness!!! |
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Hanging out in the back of my Jeep while the mommies collect Hurricane Sandy relief donations
Such amazing little troupers! |
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| Check out those eyes! |
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| Just looking out the window....can't remember at what! |
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Ethan pancake!!
Look at that tree!! Pretty sad, eh?!! |
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| Happy Birthday, Mia!! |
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| Kicking off 2013 with an 80s party with some pretty sweet 3/5 ladies |
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| Sharing the blue bucket with a noble knight! |
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| Multi-tasking at its best!! |
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| Enjoying some cheese during play time. |
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| One of many hand washing trains! |
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| We all love reading!! |
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| I'll never forget taking this picture. E wasn't talking too well yet but all I kept thinking was how he was trying to tell Liam about his daddy. |
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| Swing time after a SW run |
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| March 2013 - first ever race. Dana Point Grunion Run 10K |
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| Post race meal at Schwak Beach Grill |
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| SWCP first Couch 2 5K graduates! |
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| Dualing piano bar night out with some lovelies from 3/5 |
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| Lunch with the min-mash's |
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| Enjoying their score from the egg hunt |
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| THE PICTURE! |
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| Catching the local HS softball game |
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| Happy Birthday, Ethan!!! |
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| Mia & Danielle |
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| Enjoying some big boy play after dinner |
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| Tickles for Ethan! |
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E's birthday party....moved inside.
Silly SC rain in April! |
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Happy Birthday, L&T
Probably a good thing daddy was deployed! |
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| Oh my gosh.....so crazy!! |
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| HOORAY!!! Today is the day we get the daddies back! |
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| So thankful that we got to share these moments together! |
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| The boys together as usual! |
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| The lady next to me and the one behind the lens.....my original deployment family! |
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Costco field trip
Not too bad of a picture either! |
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First half marathon complete!
Thanks to these training partners! |
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| Captured a sweet moment after Mash's marathon |
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| These two!! Love them!! |
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Mumford & Son's...that same night.
AWESOME! |
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First ever SWCP relay in support of the Memory Miles campaign
31 miles from south side to north side |
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| We loved switching kids around in our cars after a run. |
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Oh man....the green tractor!
Snacks and a story! Life is good! |
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Enjoying the circus
BLAKE! |
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| Love all these ladies! |
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| Racing cars up & down the race track |
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| Popcorn & Sesame Street....life is good! |
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It's Baptism day!!
And the day we switched to "Aunt" and "Uncle" |
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I cannot get over the amount of cuteness in this picture!!
OVERLOAD! |
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| El - hanging out with the ladies, as usual! |
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| Happy 1st Birthday, Eleanor! |
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| So much water fun!! |
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I cannot help but laugh over this photo because Troy rode his bike down to our house without his parents knowing.
He just wanted to be a part of the gift opening! |
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| Enjoying some milk and bananas for snack! |
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| Snoopy snuggle fest |
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| That Snoopy was a HUGE hit for the longest time! |
Skip ahead a couple months - "Aunt Meee" and the boys went back east for a bit.
We were so ecstatic when they came back!
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SWCP 1st Turkey Trot.
Wolfpack |
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| Thanksgiving day dessert with the deployment family! (dads were there too) |
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A Christmas Eve brunch!!
CHEERS! |
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| A favorite reading spot! |
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| Cleaning up after a delicious Christmas prime rib dinner! |
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| Fabulous after dinner conversation! |
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| Uncle Braxton taking the baby doll jogging stroller for a spin around the court! |
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| Enjoying a much needed pedicure! |
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| Painting with our friends! |
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| Bowling with some friends!! |
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| RAGNAR 2014! |
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| Couch 2 5K graduation |
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| 2014 - just waiting for baby reid! |
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| Grabbing a bite of food at Los Patios! |
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| Some silly boys celebrating Bobby's birthday |
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| Not too bad!!! |
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And two days later, baby Reid made his appearance!
Again - Eleanor hanging with the ladies! |
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Road Runner Sports night out!!
Hehehehe |
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Let's discuss Troy's war cry and Eleanor's devilish face.
Liam looks like he's gonna conquer the world!
Ethan's just along for the ride. |
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| Padre's game with SWCP |
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| Classic MFM! |
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| 2nd SWCP relay - in support of Semper Fi Fund |
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| Handing over the check to SFF |
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Ethan receiving his min-miles medal!
He ran a 5K over 2 months - in quarter mile increments |
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Jon's change of command.
Never a dull moment with this lady! |
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Opening her present before her pool party
Magne-tiles. So much fun!! |
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This kids photos have gotten worse and worse the older they've gotten...
We'll get back to some keepers, some day! |
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Surf City 10K
Wolf Pack sporting some pretty sweet SW gear!! |
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| Rachel's no run, fun day potluck! |
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| 2014 Turkey Trot |
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| My how these kids have grown! |
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| Enjoying a soak after Mia's half-ironman! |
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| So happy to share in her accomplishment! |
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| Getting our run on! |
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| Happy New Year!! |
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My birthday present....Surf City half marathon
News Team - Assemble! |
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| Missing our "Red" at the Hot Chocolate 15K |
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| Ragnar 2015 - leg #2 night time running buddies! |
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| Happy Birthday, Ethan!! |
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| Cuz we're the three best friends.... |
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God Bless, Reid
What a wonderful bunch of kiddos! |
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Our first (and only) adventure run.
Why did we not do more of these?? Oh wait, because we're too competitive.
GET ALL THE TICKETS!! |
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| Sleepover fun |
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| Thank goodness for lots of space! |
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| Jack!! |
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The morning after pancakes.
Did you notice how much sleeping space was in Ethan's room? Yes? Well, the 3 oldest slept in there. One on the trundle and two on the floor. Sarah, Reid & Jack slept in Eleanor's room. Mia slept on the couch. E, El & I sleep in our bed.
Next time....movies all night & then we transfer the kids to beds!! |
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J-FATs where the bartender was a long time friend of Kyla.
SHOTS!! (j/k) |
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There are so many "firsts" we experienced together.
It's makes me so sad to know that we'll be missing out on so many more. Yes, it comes with the life but it doesn't make it easy. |
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Pre-race photo op.
Man...we make that gear look good!! |
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| That's it. The last one. |
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| What a long, strange trips it's been! |
One last day....getting in as much playtime and funness as possible!
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| Enjoying some grub while the loaders put the stuff on the truck |
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| One last Nana-led game! |
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| About as good as we're gonna get! |
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| Sometimes they just know that everyone needs some extra loving! |
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| Don't cry, Uncle Brax! I'll see you again! |
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| I feel the same way, Ethan! |
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"We'll be friends forever, won't we Pooh?," asked Piglet.
"Even longer.," Pooh answered. |
Alan, Brick, Thor...whatever your name is....know that you are loved!!
God has big plans for the Mashburn family! And I know I'm being dramatic....phones, skype, fb, instagram....but life will never be the same!
"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."
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