{"id":10095,"date":"2016-07-20T20:39:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T01:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=10095"},"modified":"2016-07-20T20:39:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T01:39:56","slug":"emma-and-eli-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=10095","title":{"rendered":"Emma and Eli: 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our family loves summer! \u00a0We love to be outside. \u00a0We love to swim. \u00a0We love to travel. We love to be together. \u00a0All of those things happened a lot in June. \u00a0I don\u2019t think that we could have squeezed in even one more second of fun! \u00a0We officially closed on our house in June and are all settled in our rental home as we seek the Lord\u2019s guidance on whether we should build or buy an existing home here in Acworth. \u00a0Eli got his first black eye\u2026he was so proud! \u00a0Clint and Emma went to see Ninja Turtles. \u00a0We all made several trips to Whitewater. \u00a0Eli got a fresh new haircut\u2026slick and Emma and Mommy got pedicures. \u00a0Then…<\/div>\n
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We went to the Dominican Republic! \u00a0All of us got one more stamp on our passports and we had an amazing trip! \u00a0We stayed at the Grand Bahai Principe and would highly recommend it. \u00a0We booked through Southwest Vacations and everything was smooth and exactly as advertised. \u00a0We made some really fun memories during our week on the island. \u00a0We got up early every day, enjoyed amazing food, played at the kid\u2019s waterpark, mini-golfed, hung out at the beach, swam in all of the pools, cheered Clint on as he got certified in SCUBA, read several books, napped when we wanted to, stayed up late some nights, and just had a lot of fun. \u00a0It was exactly what our family needed to rest and reconnect. \u00a0It was a great vacation because we enjoyed every minute of it\u2026and then were happy to be home!<\/div>\n
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We were home in time for Father\u2019s Day and we had a great time celebrating Clint. \u00a0He is the best dad and serves and loves our family so well! \u00a0After church he wanted to go to Canyon Burger in Woodstock and then we went to the outlets to help him pick out some new shoes. \u00a0We are a wild and crazy bunch! \u00a0Then\u2026he took the kids to see Finding Dory and gave me the afternoon to myself. \u00a0What a treat! \u00a0We had friends spend the night, we celebrated Jack\u2019s birthday party, we went to Whitewater, and celebrated Emma Kate\u2019s birthday with family, and then…<\/div>\n
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We went to Seagrove! \u00a0My incredibly generous sister and her family invited us to spend a week with them at a beach house they rented in Seagrove and we had a great time! \u00a0JD and Katie have three sweet kids and we love getting to spend time with all five of them! \u00a0The distance between Memphis and Atlanta seems even farther when we are watching our kids grow up in pictures! \u00a0All of the kids had so much fun playing, swimming, eating, running around, and just making lots of noise like kids should. \u00a0I think we were all exhausted once it was all said and done\u2026but we had a great time! \u00a0One of the last days that we were there, my mom treated all of the adults to a Deep Sea Fishing Trip and it was so much fun! \u00a0We caught lots of fish and laughed a lot! \u00a0We celebrated the Fourth by going to the 30A parade that ended in Seaside. \u00a0I had always heard that was a lot of fun and we loved it!<\/div>\n
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Grateful for every moment. \u00a0One of my closest friends suddenly lost her dad the other day and it reminded me of how much I have to be grateful for. \u00a0The Lord has blessed us with the gift of our family and precious friends that are like family. \u00a0June was a gift for sure!<\/div>\n
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