Dancing Shoes Come Out

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Seriousness

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Flight School

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Another Member Added

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The family grew by one.

Bray married his lady over the Memorial Day weekend with the ceremony and reception taking place at the Patuxent Naval Air Station in southern Maryland.

Welcome to the family Samantha, glad you could join the crazies.









Wedding Prep, Beach Style

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Before heading to Bray and Samantha's wedding, the entire Dunaway / Coon family took some time to relax and enjoy the sun on the beach.

Even though it wasn't the ocean beach, this particular spot is at the mouth of the Patuxent River and the Chesapeake Bay, any beach is a good beach.

Kayaks, fishing, paddle-boards, and some good old rock skipping.







Carried Away

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New Hobby??

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The family has discovered a new "hobby."  

Saturday afternoons will now be spent driving the Virginia country side discovering wineries tucked away in the hills; if they all turn out as cool as Notaviva Vineyards, then we some goodiness to look forward too.







Friday Night Fire

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The wife, the kids, me, and a few cold beverages; throw in some Smore's (made with Resse's Peanut Butter Cups - yep) and a great way to wind down from the brutal work week.

Nights like these should happen more often.  We get caught up in the day-to-day minutia and forget about these little moments that truly count.  Sometimes you have to force yourself to slow down and just chill.






Caps Cap

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Wine-o Momma

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Sunshine and wine makes momma happy, so, we enjoyed both on Mother's Day.

Celebrated having a kick-ass mom of my two kids by going for a early afternoon hike then hitting Sugarloaf winery on the way home.






Front Yard Joy

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Really hard to find something sweeter in this world than my little lady (boots on) swinging in the front yard, just enjoying the sunshine.


 

Best Seat In The House

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Official Hiking Sticks...A Must Have

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To The Top Of The World...

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One of our absolute favorite spots, Sugarloaf Mountain.

It's even better when, after reaching the summit, you head to the winery a few miles away for some post-hike refreshment.




Easter Morning

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Neighborhood Hunters

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The annual neighborhood egg hunt; highlights and low-lights:

Highlight #1 - Absolutely perfect weather.
Highlight #2 - Lots of kids, eggs, and candy.

Low-light #1 - Annabelle taking a golf ball, to the forhead, from a neighborhood devil child just minutes before heading to the hunt.  However, she was a trooper and participated (at a bare minimum) in the hunt.  Jaxson stepped up his game and hunted and delivered eggs for AB.





Pre-Season For Easter

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We hosted a Parent's Night Out last weekend at Annabelle's school; 75-degree weather for an egg hunt was a little warm, but we were able to send the kids outside for awhile - so that worked out well.




Easter Bunny Early Arrival

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The bunny from down south (Boo & Pops), made and early arrival at our house this week.  Always happy to see a package arrive at the house, even if it is for the kids and not me.

A box full of stuffed animals, Easter goodies, cash (for the kids), and some candy (sadly, also for the kids); and Frozen...Annabelle's obsession.