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Then there's the small fry. Rather than crash into the "terrible twos," she is still doling out the naughtiness in small, yet creative, ways. Let this post serve as a little get to know you again post. She's a firecracker : ) These pictures were by her request. The instructions were quite specific. "Take these pictures of me in the tub and then send them to Mimi." Okay, easy enough. I think she looks like she's in clear jello. She is a crack up!

So, it's been a while....but we're still here (!) and still experiencing some capers. As happens with children, ours have grown! Our eldest daughter has started Tae Kwon Do- I just googled it and the definition of TKD read "A particularly aggressive form of karate....." sounds like a disease. Perhaps I should have looked that up first! They do have the children make a Tiger promise not to use their TKD to cause trouble.... She is in a group called Tiger Cubs- brand newbies. She recently tested for her first belt- from white to yellow stripe. I was surprised when she told me why she was so happy to have a colored belt- you see, she felt kind of left out without some color on her belt! It's a great energy-burner/exercise program and she loves it. Her confidence has really blossomed. This is when she got a black stripe on her belt which meant she was qualified to test for her first color stripe. Here she is with her teacher. This is after her belt ceremony. ...