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April 2023
April has been a fun-filled month. The weather has started warming up with fewer rainy days. It’s been nice to take walks around the block and play in the backyard more. We returned to our previous bible study “life group” from the fall that we had joined. It’s been nice to reconnect with the people…
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March 2023
Welcome to Russin Family West! We hope you enjoy our new site. I found it ironic that Shutterfly canceled their shared sites on March 27th, exactly on Cordelia’s birthday. We published blogs on Shutterfly monthly for the last 9 years! Let’s see where the next 9 years take us 😊 We have had so much…
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February 2023
In February we had a break from routine in the middle of the month with the kids out of school for winter “ski” week. Cordelia and Anthony went to visit Mimi and Papa for the week and we spent some one-on-one time with Lydia and Natalie. It has been raining a lot and in the…
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January 2023
January has started 2023 with lots of activity. Alicia had a weekend away on a homeschool moms’ retreat. Lydia has another round of sickness. We got back into the routine of school and extra sports activities. We switched life groups this year and are now hosting one at our home. We closed the month celebrating Anthony’s…
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December 2022
Happy 2023! It may be hard to believe, but 2022 has come to a close. We had a very eventful December. We had several holiday related events, including a date night event at the air and space museum. We also joined the Russin clan in Las Vegas for a week of fun. Now back at home…
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November 2022
A belated Happy Thanksgiving to all. In the business of life, it is so easy to forget what we have. As we reflect on the many gifts and blessings God has given us, it’s a great time to be thankful. We got to spend some fun family time together this month. We had a great…
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October 2022
Somehow, we have reached the end of another month. With our busy schedules and full days, the time seems to fly by. School is in full swing, AWANA is in full swing and Tim’s back into gear at his new/old job. As October comes to a close, we are starting to look towards the holidays…
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September 2022
September has come and gone with school being the main focus of the month. AWANA has begun along with some other activities. Natalie turned one this month! We didn’t have much of a party but we did celebrate with cake and ice cream, plus a trip to our favorite pizza place. We ended the month…
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August 2022
August started with summer camps and activities. Then the school year began. We also celebrated Alicia’s birthday and closed out the month preparing for Labor Day weekend. The weather was warmer, so the kids spent lots of time in the afternoons splashing in the blow-up pool. Cordelia was stretched out of her comfort zone this…
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July 2022
Lots of fun activities happened this July. We started the month with the 4th of July celebration. Then we took a family trip with the Powers clan to Palm Springs, where we enjoyed the 115 degree weather by spending most of our time in the pool. We had a small just (immediate) family birthday celebration for…