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1. Someone forgot to pack clothes (or rather they were packed and he unpacked them to fit in all the toys he wanted to bring) so he got to wear these shorts all reunion weekend. Including to church.
2. Purdue grad student on vacation and reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid
3. She's a fan of corn
4. Just took the right incentive to get Bentley to tie his shoes. New shoes and not being allowed to wear them until he could tie them was all it took.
5. Rough group.
6-7. We visited every bull on Main Street in downtown. The boys loved it.
8. First Day of Second grade and the beginning of dual immersion.
9. Big check mark next to my visiting teaching.

Bentley's 1st Day of 2nd Grade

 Today Bentley started 2nd grade, and Portuguese Dual Immersion.

He is kind of excited about it.

Super Stephens Reunion 2013

The Stephens Reunion had the theme of "Super Stephens" and the kids had so much fun at Super Hero training.

They had to be lightning fast through the obstacle course, dead on with the marshmallow guns, destroy kryptonite, have stellar x-ray vision, and agile with Wiggle-Lo.

At the end Grandma and Grandpa told each grandkid what their super power was.

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Lincoln-courage
Gracie-cheerful

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1. Chocolate cake and spaghetti = bathtime for this girl!
2. The annual horseride with Grandpa Stephens turned into a rodeo and Grandpa and Bentley both got bucked off. Bentley's horse came down on his arm, but he escaped with little more than a gnarly bruise and some scrapes. Grandpa's fall was a little harder.
3. Washi tape makes an excellent quiet toy.
4. You don't have to have all your ducks in a row, you just have to have a duck to start.
5. Swimming lessons, round 2.
6. All summer they begged to have a lemonade stand. This day their dreams came true. Business was slow, and they spilled the lemonade twice.
7. I can never find my name on pencils or keychains, let alone a tanker truck.
8. This kid. Didn't pack any pants/shorts and jumped in the river with his only pair of shoes. Life is always an adventure with Lincoln. #superstephens #stephensreunion
9. Sometimes my best ideas come at the last minute. And then I stay up all night sewing super suits. And it ends up being so worth it. 5 more supers not pictured. #superstephens

Stephens Reunion-Part 1

 The Stephens Reunion was held at Aunt Kay's cabin in Island Park.

Just outside of Ashton, as we start to climb and enter the trees I always start getting excited because I know we are getting close to Island Park.

 We took the RAZR's for a drive and ended up at the river.

As we were standing on the shore talking, Lincoln swung both arms back and jumped in with both feet with his shoes on and all. When I asked him why he had done that he answered, "Because I thought it would be fun."

"Well, was it?"

"Not that much."

But it looked like enough fun that Bentley joined him.

 What a good way to start a reunion!

Chickens and Trampolines

 Summer nights. Chickens. Trampolines. And nakie babies.

 Gracie had just got out of the bath, but loved joining the brothers outside.

  

 Lincoln and his ladies