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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: megan

weekend and dolls

We mostly worked hard around the house this weekend.  Got lots of furniture moved and spaces cleaned out and organized.  We did do some fun things but didn’t take many pictures.
We delivered some birthday presents to friends today.  Kylie got Julie (an AG doll for her birthday) from her family and Keira got a doll,...

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time magazine project

Today Megan finished a school project – a Time Magazine cover from the future.
It’s supposed to be about something she will accomplish one day.  She wanted to make the cover of Time for being a pet photographer.  We talked about how it would need to be something a little more significant so she came up...

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citrus hot air balloon festival

Last night Megan and I went to the Citrus Hot Air Balloon Festival in Santa Paula with Melinda, Jay, Hayley, Sadie, and a bunch of their friends.  I’ve never been to anything like that before – it was so much fun!  First there was a carnival, band, booths, food, and an air show.
Guess who won...

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megan (and jen) at the beach

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“game” night

Today was the Hamby family monthly game night.  I go as often as I can but unfortunately, it’s not every month.  Megan and I went again and took Nathan for the first time.
playing in the water with Kai
Fred and baby Morgan
Kevin’s friend made Dodger cake pops
playing dolls….
On the way home, Nathan said, “I thought it’s...

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georgia, day 6

Last day in Georgia.    We went shopping with the Dana, Nena, and Nokie.
swam some more
Nena’s dog Violet
Nena wanted pics of me with her girls.  Natalie hopped right in.
Heidi was not loving that idea.
I tried to sneak in the shot. 

It took a million years to get home – didn’t get on our...

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georgia, day 5

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georgia, day 2

Dana’s front yard
spray park
nokie was smiling and laughing till I got out my camera….
Caryn’s trash can garden – no weeds and she doesn’t have to bend over to take care of it
purple and orange carrots
still cruising in the bug
more girl time

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georgia day 1

Our first day in Georgia was spent with my friend Dana, her little girl Makayla (Nokie), Dana’s sister Shanena and her two little girls, Natalie and Heidi.  Megan is in pink and purple girl heaven.
We’ve been driving around town in a convertible bug.
me and Dana
Nokie
Nokie and Heidi busting some serious moves
NatalieMeg

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cruising around Georgia in a convertible

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