Memorial weekend guests

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R turns 43

Well, it was kind of a low-key birthday for R because of work and Veronica having a three-hour play rehearsal in the evening. But the positive side of it being on a Tuesday was that we could celebrate at our regular Taco Tuesday night out with some friends. I brought cupcakes.

She seems pretty excited about her new Airpods:

We love you, R. Happy birthday!

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Mother's Day 2023

Our tweenager didn't make it to our bed for our usual Mother's Day tradition of bringing R coffee and taking a look at updates to the Mother's Day journal, so we went to her bed instead! (You can catch a glimpse of the new headboard Grandpa Rak built for V in this photo too.)

Flowers from the Oak Hill plant sale:

Everyone is dressed so nice and colorfully for church:

The day started off rainy but ended up being quite nice. We had a take-and-bake brunch from Colossal Cafe, planted some plants, cleaned a car, and relaxed a bit too. We are thankful for the Mother's in our lives, including our beloved R.

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Spring 2023 band concert

May is a month full of performances for Veronica. Here we have her playing the flute with her school's band. Love her mustache:

The second clip in this video compilation is of note because she is playing in a quartet with another flute and two clarinets. Check it out:

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A couple of shows

Hamilton with R and Super Mario Bros with Omri:

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Out for a run

This was obviously taken a bit ago... but not as long ago as one would think.

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