HOCO 2025

I got these before she left for the Homecoming dance. What a gorgeous girl!

And here she is with some friends (iPhone photos by R). The school keeps things pretty informal for this dance. Their outfits were apparently loosely inspired by Strawberry Shortcake characters!

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In memory of Omri's plasma ball

...which shattered upon impact by a yard stick about a week after he received it.

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Omri's 11th birthday party

We had seven boys over on Saturday to celebrate Omri's birthday. It was a little crazy!

Chipwich cake success!

Everybody met up at a playground to use up some energy (photo by R):

And then walked to our backyard for burgers:

And gifts:

And a showing of Tommy Boy, which entranced them for a while:

It was a perfect night for the party, weather-wise. A fire helped with the ambience.

Once again, happy birthday to Omri!

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Omri turns 11

Omri's party is coming up this weekend, but we celebrated as a family on his actual birthday with a stop at Parlour for a burger that is considered one of the best in the Twin Cities!

 

It was pretty good.

Thank you to those who sent cards/gifts. Omri opened them after dinner.

Opening his rock tumbler:

Love this guy so much. Excited for him to celebrate with some friends soon!

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Happy 11th birthday, Omri!

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Exterior refresh

The whole process took about a year, but we were able to get new siding, new windows, a new roof, and solar panels (not pictured) on the house!

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First of 5th

Excited for this guy on his first day! This was also the first year he biked on the first day!

Off he goes (with a friend):

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