My fifth high five in a High Five for Friday post is usually Happiness Highlight(s): a collection of unrelated photos that snapshot happy moments in time that were happy. I haven't had an opportunity to share as many of these as I usually would these last couple of months, so I'm turning today's HFFF post into an exclusively Happiness Highlights post.
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Hallie recently started reading Chasing Roots (neither kid has spent much time here prior to this development), so that, along with the fact that Will is quickly approaching moving on to the next stage of life, makes it feels more important than ever to document our Midwestern-turned-Texan lives so they can one day "walk" through this journey.
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My apologies if I accidentally share a pic here that I've already shared. I sorted through them all, but... |
My new favorite from Buff City Soap.
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Reunited after six LONG weeks apart. |
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In the 12+ years these three have been besties, this is the longest they've gone without seeing each other. |
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Friends dancing at KC Ballet this summer went on a field trip to a professional soccer game. I told them all I wanted was a photo of them smiling in front of the field - they delivered! |
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Hallie recently discovered the wonder that is this kind of mouthwash dispenser. She is forever changed and her joyful realization was fabulous. |
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Preparing for hurricane season. |
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My niece and nephew found my bestie's daughter at Disney World! I love it when different branches of life collide. |
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Tom's summer garden did fairly well this year! |
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Swimming/mascara eyes. |
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My new profile picture? |
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Missing my Ferris ladies, but don't they look fabulous? |
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After our week in Oklahoma, Tom headed to Nebraska to see his parents, siblings, and extended family, most of whom were in Omaha for his cousin's wedding (that we missed, since we were still caddying for/watching Will's disc golf tournament). |
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Ah, Wisconsin cheese... 😍 |
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She was so happy to see him...but done being held. |
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We've been playing A LOT of mini disc golf this summer, and Will is - unsurprisingly - really good. This was an ace, shot across the entire living room and part of the dining room. |
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This is how we roll in the car now - parents in the back, kids driving and navigating up front. |
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Hallie's dessert creation included homemade cheesecake dip and whipped cream with cookies and fruit for dipping. |
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Plié and Popeye LOVE to play hide-and-seek. |
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Plié is always the hider, and Popeye is always the seeker. |
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I watched from the cover of my closet as he got his claw stuck in the rug. He tried - not frantically but patiently - for about two minutes to remove it, and just as I was about to come out of hiding to unhook him, he gave up. Not in a defeated way, but in a "oh well, I guess I live here now" kind of way. He then dozed off, still attached to the rug. 😂 |
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I tried to make my way to him quietly (thinking I'd unhook him while he slept and then he'd awake to find himself a free cat), but I accidentally kicked the closet door and woke him up. He "smiled" at me, and then I obviously separated him from the rug. |
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She knows how to open doors (no, really), so sometimes she greets us when we pull into the garage. |
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Ferris siblings, together again. |
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University of Iowa Engineering for the win! |
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On the other side of the fence (which I couldn't access without security screaming at me) was the Columbian men's national soccer team practicing ahead of their Copa tournament games a couple of weeks back. I rooted for them from this point forward. |
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Tom's 3D printing skills are expanding. |
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No caption necessary. |
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Go Team Mom & Dad. |
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I now have two narcan kits on hand. I pray I never have to use them, but just like I always have an epi-pen on hand, I think it's important to have this medicine on hand too. Shout out to the Rotary Clubs of BCS for hosting a free distribution event, my friend who coordinated the effort, her daughter who grabbed kits for me even though I missed the distribution window, and her son - also a friend of Will's - who delivered my kits right to my door! |
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Um, Will just gave me the proof of and order form for his soccer pictures. These were taken in like September and the order window closed nine months ago. |
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Loving Will's new patriotic disc. |
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Hallie and I recently discovered the sport of dog diving. |
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It's impressive from an athletic standpoint and surprisingly entertaining! |
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This is a level of preparedness and organization to which I aspire. |
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Yes? No? |
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She tried to catch that leaf (blown onto the window during a windy rain) for 30 minutes. Poor baby never got it but she worked so hard. |
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Shopping with Mr. John and Ms. Aya. |
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New glasses! |
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They still build forts together. 😊 |
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Happy 1st birthday to this handsome boy! |
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Tom and Will with Tom's Uncle Joel - my boys were in Dallas for a tournament and made a pitstop for dinner. |
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Exciting vacations ahead for the Ferris family! |
Happy weekend, friends!
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