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Art Show & Dinner With Friends









Good friends and great family at the art show! Random photo layout, though!

Last night was the Branson Elementary Art Reception! Hays had two projects in the show. It was really fun. I think between Hays's fans and Emmy Pierson's fans we made up over half of the attendees! It was nice. My favorite part was seeing Hays beam about his projects and seeing him be there with his grandparents and his great-grandmother. That won't happen again once we move and it was very bitter sweet.

Maggie had her first emotional break down of the moving saga when we left the show. She cried and cried. I think she finally realizes that we're leaving and that she won't see those people again. She is really upset about leaving her teacher. That makes me smile that she had such a great teacher!

Then we headed to the Nimrods for a fun dinner! They had a huge sign on their front window that said "We (heart) BRANERS!" I loved it! Becca is so thoughtful and has been a super friend this year! What a fun surprise! And Andy and Johnathan are really good for eachother. The best is the kids. . .they all get along so well and they all really like one another! Thank you, God, for good friends!

Today is the last day of school for my kids. It is a crazy day of packing and errands for me. My to do list is indescribable! Yikes!

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Kari said…
Love the pics!! I can't imagine how hard these next few days will be. (Rog was sad having his last lunch with Andy)
It will be so much fun keeping up with the Braners on your blog. You do a fantastic job!!
Thanks for the fun post for my princess... You know all 4 of us are working on the little bursts! There's no ignoring it now:) It literally happened overnight. I love her spunk!! She definitely knows the word "NO" The kids keep asking...did we do that?? LOL Its such a blessing to have a baby again after all these years & doing all the training again from scratch. I love being a mom:))))
Have a super day...see ya Sat
May 1, 2009 at 8:16 AM
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