the withers family four

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

princess sophia...

sophia was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the six junior royalty finalists this year for water carnival. Her week was jam-packed with lots of events and tons of fun. Here are some of the photos from her remarkable and memorable week!

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PIE IN THE PARK

(Flag Day - Red, White, and Blue Theme)

here are all the junior royalty finalists, queen candidates, their jaycee escorts, and royal family

being introduced to the public for the first time

sophia and her escort, david

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BOAT PARADE

(Hawaiian Theme)

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TEDDY BEAR BAND

pageant practice

ready for the pageant in her formal gown...she looks so grown up!

getting a little silly before the pageant begins!

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KIDDIE DAY PARADE and CORONATION

getting her hair done at genesis for the special event - "before"

"after"

look at her cheering section!

ready for the kiddie day parade!

queen shanel asking her some questions before the crowning...

excited for the new junior queen, lily

princess sophia

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QUEEN'S DANCE

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GRANDE DAY PARADE

riding on her float for the parade

livia even got in the action at the parade!

what a memorable week for sophia...

thank you, hutchinson jaycees, for another successful water carnival!

Sunday, June 7, 2015

so, what have you been up to?

so, what have you been up to? Us? Well, here are just a few things we have been doing the last month. We are excited to see what the summer will bring.

Enjoy the pics!

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WATER CARNIVAL

Sophia was selected as one of the Water Carnival Junior Royalty finalist. We were surprised to say the least, but overwhelmingly proud of our little Sophia. Here we go again...

pictures for the Water Carnival poster

button night

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TRAVELING SOCCER

livia participated in spring traveling soccer. The team travels to nearby communities and plays against girls in grades 4-6. It was another fun season with 2 wins to end the season!

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FAVORITE THINGS PARTY

I hosted a "Favorite Things"party at my house in May. It is always a fun event where girlfriends bring 3 of their favorite items and an appetizer to share. Here are a few of their favorite things...

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MINNESOTA ZOO

We FINALLY made it to the Minnesota Zoo in May. We always want to visit in April to see the Farm Babies at the farm, but it always seems our schedule never allows for it. That's okay because we had a beautiful day at the zoo.

livia's favorite part of the zoo - the underwater feeding!

The man in the scuba suit could talk to the kids and answer questions. I foresee Livia doing something like this in her future for a career.

sophia's favorite part of the zoo - the camel ride!

awwww....baby camels!

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LIVIA'S 10th BIRTHDAY

Livia celebrated her birthday with a weekend long celebration. First. we went out to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant, Carlitos with Grandma Pam and Grandpa Mike. Next, we headed to the Mall of America to spend the day with friends. Lastly, we spent Livia's actual birthday together as a family.

livia's gift from grandma and grandpa - inside the balloons!

opening her gifts!

livia was able to take home a pinata from Carlito's - priceless!

on our way to moa!

madelyn, livia, claire, and sophia

fun at benihana's

happy 10th birthday, sweetie!

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LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

one perk of my job was being able to walk sophia to the bus stop most mornings. She and 2 other teacher's daughters caught a bus from Park Elementary that took them to West Elementary. I am going to miss our walks (okay, maybe not so much in the middle of winter), but, I am going to miss our walks together (Gina, Sophia, and Kyleigh).

i called them the "4 musketeers" (sam, claire, livia, and madelyn).

4th grade creates t-shirts for the last day of school.

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JOYFUL NOISE FEST

We celebrated Saturday with the Sederholm Family. The weather was beautiful this year (last year it rained the entire time!). The girls love spending time with Kaytlin and Elana, as well as partaking in all the inflatables and fabulous music! Thanks, Sederholm Family!