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		<title>Christmas 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know it is embarrassingly late to be posting anything from Christmas, but my sister specifically asked for some pictures.  Sadly, I barely took any pictures at our family gatherings (and December in general) due to being so sick all month. I wish there were better representation of all the people and events (so sorry, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2012/01/29/christmas-2011/</link>
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		<title>Pre-Christmas Festivities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been busy around here with all the Christmas activities that December brings. Hopefully some truly meaningful stuff is sinking in, along with all the fun traditions! Unfortunately my camera was broken/in the shop for a couple weeks, so I had to rely on my iPhone to document all the fun times! Thanks to Instagram [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/12/18/pre-christmas-festivities/</link>
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		<title>Halloween 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our kids were Violet and Dash from the movie &#8220;The Incredibles&#8221; this year.  We are getting a lot of use out of these costumes, since the kids have been acting out the movie for weeks!  They even introduce themselves to strangers and friends alike as Violet and Dash. Unfortunately Violet&#8217;s mask disappeared the week before [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/11/06/halloween-2011/</link>
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		<title>So Many Pumpkins!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[October means hitting every pumpkin patch in town, and I love it! I have a ton of pictures to share. This is a foggy morning at the adorable McGrath Farms with Natalie&#8217;s preschool, Little Lights. Ben had to be front and center (and asking questions) when the farmer was talking about organic farming.  Maybe a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/10/27/so-many-pumpkins/</link>
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		<title>A Light and Airy Living Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never loved the wall color in our living room.  In fact, the whole house used to be painted the same basic tan, and I&#8217;ve been slowly changing it to better reflect my taste.  The problem with the living room was those high ceilings&#8230; I needed a lot of motivation to tackle those! Then I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/10/10/a-light-and-airy-living-room/</link>
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		<title>Catching Up: The End of Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I guess we have been enjoying life too much to blog lately! It has been a while.  Thanks to Andy for the last post comparing our kids in the morning&#8230; that cracked me up, and I can vouch that it is a very accurate portrayal of our mornings!  After our super busy June/July/early August, complete [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/09/25/catching-up-the-end-of-summer/</link>
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		<title>Morning People</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people are born morning people: Some people&#8230; aren&#8217;t: Brought to you from the files of &#8220;trying to get the kids used to waking up earlier for preschool&#8221;.]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/09/09/morning-people/</link>
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		<title>My Funny Kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One morning Ben came running into the house, very excited and shouting &#8220;Mommy mommy! A snake in our yard! Come an&#8217; look!&#8221;  I was pretty confident that he had NOT seen a snake, but figured I&#8217;d better check out whatever he was so worked up about. Apparently he had never observed a snail before and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/09/01/my-funny-kids/</link>
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		<title>Wilkinson Camping Trip, Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Camping Day 2 was the most eventful, because the rest of the day-campers arrived and joined us for lunch, taco salad dinner, and a little birthday celebration! &#160; {how fun is Mike and Argelia&#8217;s bike?} {a walk across the street to the water. we would have loved to rent a kayak but it didn&#8217;t work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/08/19/wilkinson-camping-trip-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Wilkinson Camping Trip 2011, Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a great time at this year&#8217;s Wilkinson Family Campout&#8211; the 2nd annual of the 2nd generation!  Getting the family (and I&#8217;m talking just the four of us) organized and prepared for 4 days and 3 nights of tent camping with small children is no easy task, but we made it through with only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2011/08/12/wilkinson-camping-trip-2011-part-1/</link>
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