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Sports

A Season of Soccer

By Leslie Parks - Friday, April 22, 2016
I've watched this kid play soccer for 10 years now. He went from a little tyke whose jersey came past his knees to this annoying little speeding danger on the soccer field. I'm not just saying that as a mother. I've watched him pull the ball back just when the defender goes for the ball and zipping around them to go up the...

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Sports

A Boy in Pink

By Leslie Parks - Thursday, April 21, 2016
He walked confidently into the gym wearing a pink t-shirt.  He strutted over to his team, they were all girls and wearing pink. It didn't faze him. I wondered when he agreed how he would feel. I knew Lona's response - "NO WAY. HE IS NOT PLAYING WITH US!" The girls passed it around the court and he jumped in like he was...

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Activity

Hammock Time

By Leslie Parks - Thursday, April 14, 2016
It was warm that day, extremely warm, like summer time. I was hunched over the vegetable bed pulling weeds and turning over the soil getting it ready to plant. They were outside talking and scheming, busy running in and out of the house, gathering their supplies. Tent stakes, and straps, pillows and sleeping bags. She had a system and was getting it set...

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Exploring

An Outing: Artist Point

By Leslie Parks - Thursday, April 14, 2016
Our family has finally all gone to Artist Point via snowshoes.  Isaac went with his friend Taylor once and again once with Ben.  Then John and I took Job and Lona up there. It seems as though these kids make every outing an adventure. We can't just snowshoe we have to jump off overhangs, over and over again filming it as we go....

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