Fall Activities Keep us on our TOES!

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What did I so with my time before after school activities?  Flag football, ballet, & tap practice make afternoons all the more fun. I'm pretty sure the only time we sit down is to eat dinner & sleep. I have to say, seeing Avery tap her way across the room or doing a ballet twirl...right after watching Tyler catch a football in the crisp cool sunshine, makes fall feel like, well...fall!




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