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Today is Charlie's birthday! Hard to believe she's 6 years old already... where has the time gone! She's become such a part of my life that it's hard to remember what life was like before her.
I talk to her, she understands a lot of my words, we walk and hike together like a team, she snuggles with me at night, and waits by the door for me to come home from work. She's my baby and I love her so much.
Today, we visited Culver's for frozen custard and drove to Big Eau Pleine Park... one of Charlie's favorite places. It was a gorgeous fall day... sunny, blue skies, warm breeze and colorful trees. An awesome day for a birthday!
Waiting in line at the drive-thru for ice cream... so much anticipation!
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It's almost here!
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Ahhh... sweetness!
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