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| Happy Birthday, Ben! |
The day beforehand, I coordinated with our DPS operations manager to give Ben the grand tour of all the DPS equipment before school. Ben was super annoyed at first because he thought I forcing him to go to a museum... he was pleasantly surprised to see all the snow plows, excavator, loader, grader, fire engine and police car! The DPS guys were so cool, and even let him move the loader and excavator buckets around (with supervision!).
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| Six = size of a loader bucket |
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| Tiny Operator |
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| Up in the bucket truck |
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| Pushing all the buttons, lights, horns on the fire engine |
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| He was very into the police car! |
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| So happy |
Here's Ben operating the excavator:
On Ben's birthday we opened presents and had pancakes for breakfast, then headed to the bowling alley to celebrate with family! He had a really lovely time and was a grateful little boy. We love him so much!
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| Ben got to have a couple buddies there too! |
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| Powerhouse! |
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| Make a wish |
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| Let me tell you something |
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| Three generations for Euchre |
Not to be outdone by me, Jamie had a special day taking Ben to the Pistons game along with Grandpa. Ben had a really great time and wants to go back asap.
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| Let's go Pistons! |
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| Ready for fun |
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| Is this kid ever not happy? |
Aunt Amy and Uncle Rex took Ben on a very special birthday date to Dino Land and to Target - this kid is way too spoiled!
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| Hanging with his cousins |
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| Spoiled rotten! |
Jamie surprised me with tickets to Vegas for Christmas this year. We went to see the Killers in late January, and also had a lot of fun together. The concert was amazing, I'm obsessed! We went to Red Rock Canyon and wow, it exceeded expectations!
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| Stayed at the Flamingo - with flamingos! |
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| Give me a shot at the night! |
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| Brandon Flowers - I have a crush on you |
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| Jamie made me stop at the fountains |
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| An awesome tiki bar with dangerous drinks! |
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| My favorite photo from the trip. Poor Minnie looks like she's on the wrong side of the tracks. |
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| Too cute |
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| Ugh, the view! |
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| Almost had a panic attack during this photo |
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| Lucky wife |
Evie soccer team had a fun outing at an ice tubing spot, so the whole family went. Cold, but a cool experience!
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| Donoghue family night |
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| Evie's team all bundled up |
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| Sister sister |
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| Ben was very brave, did everything himself! |
We had a very sporty January - our friend Mike was able to invite Jamie and the kids to a Red Wings game at his company suite, so it was a very special experience for the them! First hockey game too! (Jamie and I also went to the last Lions game... don't want to talk about it)
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| Let's go Red Wings! |
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| Baller |
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| Very into the game! |
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| Maggie looks so cool as a hockey player! |
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| Before our souls were crushed |
The Rabine clan got together after New Years this year for some fun family time. The foosball tournament continued!
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| Ben loved seeing Jody's guinea pigs! |
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| I failed to get a picture of Katy and her NEW ENGAGEMENT RING! So as a sad substitute, here is my sister trying to not drop champagne! |
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| Ben's finally tall enough to see |
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| Cuties |
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| We may all have back problems one day |
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| Solid competition right here |
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| Shocker, Zach was the top scorer this year... His name is on the Peg-Leg Trophy AGAIN |
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| Just imagining what it would be like if we won |
Some others:
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| Cutest little Lego set |
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| Officer on his beat |
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| Sledding with friends! |
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| Every now and then, all three work together and it's so sweet |
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