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The Frenzy of Fall Part 3 - Kayla's Visit

Posted by Aprille D on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, In : Army Life

Meet Kayla...

The story of our friendship is very unique, and honestly makes me think that God has quite a sense of humor. Kayla and I went to the same Christian school growing up. But we were five years apart, so never interacted. At all. I vaguely remember hearing her name once or twice, and her same with me. She remembers my little brother, and I remember her inlaws as her brothers-in-law were closer to my age and that of my brothers. But that's it.

Here's us in 1998 - Kayla in first grade, ...
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Ezra's First Independence Day (part 2)

Posted by Aprille D on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, In : Holidays

On July 4th, we woke up and I tried be domestic and made red, white, and blue pancakes.

Topped with blueberries:

Ezra wasn't quite sure what to make of them:

Ezra and I both got dressed in patriotic clothes and I took a bunch of random photos:

Then in the evening we went on-post for their festival.
There wasn't much to do for little ones like Ezra but we found a few things!

Like the swing ride:

And the fishy ride:

And of course some normal swings!

We ended the day watching fireworks with some friend...

Ezra's First Independence Day (part 1)

Posted by Aprille D on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, In : Holidays

On July 3rd, we went to a local church for their Independence Day Festival. They had a LOT going on, but here's just a few things we were able to do!

Ezra got to sit in a firetruck for the first time:

We hung out on blankets in the grass and tried to stay cool:

Hung out with friends:

Took cover while the fireworks almost got rained out!

After waiting an hour inside, the storm blew over and the show went on!
(although by that time Ezra was half asleep...the colors mesmerized him and he was aslee...

The Yellow Ribbon Sisterhood

Posted by Aprille on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, In : Army Life

Check out this guest post I wrote for my friend's blog: http://www.singingthroughtherain.com/2011/03/yellow-ribbon-sisterhood.html

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My Facebook Friends (and other life decisions)

Posted by Aprille on Sunday, November 21, 2010, In : Miscellaneous

A late-night comedian/talk show host named Jimmy Kimmel declared November 17, 2010 to be "National Unfriend Day"..."a new holiday he hopes will inspire Facebook users to unfriend the social networking contacts that aren’t real friends."

While I do not support this man, or his show, I was impressed by the idea behind his newly-created holiday. I have been struggling with Facebook so much recently. There are many nuances to Facebook relationships that really irk me...from "friends" criticizing...
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~ FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, AND LOVE ~

Posted by Aprille on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, In : Photo blogs

Last night we got to drive up to Springfield, Ohio to see one of my bestest friends graduate from high school...again one of "those friends" who I met via the internet. This was our first time meeting "IRL" (in real life), after knowing each other for two long years in an online FRIENDSHIP!