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Broken Bow 2016

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This year's Broken Bow trip was a little different because, at the last minute, Zane had to go work in Florida. He wasn't able to go with us, which was a huge bummer. We still went, and we had a great time, but we missed him. Luckily, Monique was also sans-hubby, so we were work-widows together. Of course, all the other guys did whatever they could to help us (which was a huge blessing because we kept them busy!). It was a great break and we enjoyed lots of outdoor activities.  Our house was awesome....we rented through Big Bend Creative Escapes (the same people that own Girls Gone Wine). Greta's 1st time to Oklahoma. We was spoiled rotten. tons of kiddos! The Percival girls was big helpers. We are just here for a few days.....i promise! The creek behind the house provided tons of hours of fun. Of course we had to do the train ride. About to go down the hill..... The guys were nice enough to watch all 3 of my kid...

Easter Festivities

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We celebrated Easter, celebrated it some more, and then a little more after that! We were studying the crucifixion in Matthew at this exact time (our bible studies don't always line up with the holidays/time of year, but it happened to this year), so it was cool. the boys got it - they totally got it - and understood that the bunny thing is something we do to celebrate Christ's resurrection. It was fun. We had lots of discussions about Jesus, Easter, Peter, "the bad duys", the rooster that crowed...you name it.  First up was the school celebrations....  They only had a half day of school, so I stayed at the school and helped both their classrooms.   The weather was much cooler than the forecast said. The kids didn't mind - they were ready to hunt!  Garrett class did a fruit salad snack, with each color of fruit representing something about Easter.  Joshua and Garrett  Garrett turns to hu...