First day of freshman year versus last day of freshman year! First day of 6th grade versus last day of 6th grade! First day of 4th grade versus last day of 4th grade! Last day of 4th and 6th versus last day of 5th and 3rd grade And then a throw back to last day of school 2024! Claudia's last day of 8th grade! Natalie's last day of 5th grade! And Maddie's last day of 3rd grade! They are growing up! :)
We probably end up shopping at Target at least once a week. But last weekend we ended up at the Cedar Falls Target and the girls decided it warranted a brief photo shoot. Aren't they so adorable. CJ was with us too but she opted out. Brown Bottle dinner to celebrate Grandpa Craft's 75 birthday! Maddie has been having fun creating faux fingernails out of paper. They don't last long but they sure are cute. This photo is just one pair she made. Mike and I ran a 5K a few weeks ago. He has run a lot of 5Ks in the past few years and I am just now making my return to running. I was not at all fast but I am proud that I'm getting back out there.
Matt and I typically take the girls places within driving distance for spring break. We've been to both St. Louis and Kansas City a couple of times each so we decided to try out someplace fresh. We settled on Mall of America for a few days which likely ended up costing just as much as flying someplace, but we had a lot of fun in the process. The trip began with a stop for breakfast at a new place in Clear Lake. The girls thought this sign was fun so we just had to snap a photo. We didn't necessarily take a ton of photos because we mostly shopped and played games at the arcade. Matt and Maddie spent almost a full day at the Mall of American amusement park. Maddie lived her very best life in that place! We ate at Rainforest Cafe. Natalie and Maddie were walking around looking at and snapping pics of the animatronic gorillas and snakes when they grabbed this quick pic of Matt, CJ and me. In the words of teenagers and Matt, the food was mid. (That means not all that good.) I though...
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Kate looks like a pro!