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Welcome to the Mandel 5!

Thanks for stopping by our little world.  There is never a dull moment in this house with Rob's teaching jobs, my part-time teaching and part-time photography, three busy kids, and more pets than we need.  Check out the links above to read my friends' blogs, find old posts, or get in touch with me.

Category Archives: 3 kids

art at the library

Since the kids did their homework at the library more than four times last month, they got to pick a prize today! 
After homework, they took an art class at the library.
Nathan’s was the first piece of art that the teacher shared with the entire class.  He was so proud.  They drew desert animals and...

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first day of school

This year we are in 1st, 3rd, and 5th.  At the last minute, Nathan decided he needed a new outfit so here they are in clothes carefully chosen themselves.
Mr. 3rd Grader
Mr. All-day, lunch-at-school, big-kid-playground 1st Grader
BFFs (not in the same class) 5th graders – ruling the school
next year: middle school!!

So sometimes I go back and...

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last night of summer :(

Today the kids and I went furniture shopping and then to meet their teachers and see their classrooms.  Everyone is pleased who/what they have.   Rob went back to work yesterday.  Tomorrow is the first day of school for students.  We went out to eat tonight to celebrate the new year.  I told the...

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hurricane harbor

Rob fished today and I took five kids to Hurricane Harbor.  Nathan got stung by a bee.  I need a nap.

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library

Not too exciting, I know.  Nathan started a summer reading program at a local college today and I had an afternoon session so we stayed close to home.  I told the kids they had 45 minutes for the library and they all groaned with disappointment.  They LOVE our library.
they “wore” their babies
boys got their own...

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wheels and hoops

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weekend wrap

I made it through three days as a single mom while Rob was on a fishing trip.  Yesterday I had two newborn sessions so the kids went to Brady’s and the Bartels.  It ended up being a very long day – the second family was driving from really far away (they moved since I photographed...

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disneyland

This is not from today.  I am way behind on the blog.

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beautiful day

This morning we picked up Megan from her camping adventure.  It was such a gorgeous day – blue skies, white puffy clouds, and cool.  We decided to go to Descanso Gardens after lunch.
The boys took lots of pictures.
Then we went to Shave It! for a treat.
That’s what a cherry Shave It will do to you!

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more baseball

This was a rain make up game.  Still looking good at catcher.
got some hits
In this level, there are no walks.  When you reach 4 balls, the coach pitches to you.  And that’s Rob’s job.
I told them I wanted a shot of Nathan’s devoted fans.  lol

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