swimtom

swimtom
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sarah congratulates tom on a great swim.

Pups and boys

Pups and boys
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mike and tom are attempting to hold the puppies.
rufus, harry, winston and oliver are now 10 days old. our adorable bundles are starting to become more vocal and mobile- even starting to resemble dogs.

pile up

pile up
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day two: the puppies are growing exponentially! this is their favorite sleeping arrangement.

mama and her boys

mama and her boys
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duffy and her pups. she has been such a devoted and concerned mother- puts many humans i know to shame.

puppy 1-red ribbon

puppy 1-red ribbon
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a 4 a.m. delivery for duffy. our first puppy is a male weighing 15 ounces. duffy did an amazing job with delivery!

puppy 2- orange ribbon

puppy 2- orange ribbon
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another male. he weighs in at 16 ounces. his right ear has a black patch.

puppy 3- purple ribbon-

puppy 3- purple ribbon-
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yet another male. he weighs 17 ounces. still wet from mama's licking

puppy 4- blue ribbon

puppy 4- blue ribbon
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our final little guy weighed in at 16 ounces. all in all, a successful morning!

snacktime

snacktime
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the tell-tale sign that will and bob have been in the kitchen.

first timers

first timers
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mike and tom have finally come of age- joining summer swim team fun. they just finished their first 25. across the pool in just under 30 seconds.
wasn't pretty, but they made it.

the bathing beauties

the bathing beauties
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madeline (far left) lounges with amy, natasha,allie and lauren between races.

ms. coach

ms. coach
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sarah splits her time between coaching and swimming. a busy summer.

mr. referee

mr. referee
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even john joins in the fun- running a great meet.

duffy

duffy
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a very pregnant duffy awaits the big day. we are hoping that we can announce the happy event by sunday. of course, john conveniently has a conference from sat- wed., so i am alone in this venture. stay tuned.

ziggy

ziggy
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here is duffy's mate, ziggy. he is the father of her puppies.

the happy graduate

the happy graduate
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sarah graduated today- a very happy girl! madeline albreit gave the commencement address and she was spectacular-humorous,poignant and wise. a wonderful event!

PUPPIES

duffy's pregnancy is confirmed!!! we will be having at least 4 puppies in two weeks!

ferry ride

ferry ride
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sarah and i went for one of our favorite rides- through the farmland, over the potomac via white's ferry and into leesburg. here is the General Jubal Early ferry, named for that famous confederate general. just a bit of a reminder that we are below the mason-dixon line.

flags at white's ferry

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and the flags confirm that we are, indeed, in the southland. yes, that is the flag of treason, the flag of the confederacy, flying.

a quick photo op and they're off to prom

a quick photo op and they're off to prom
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on the stairs of laura's house they pose for the doting parents and then quickly make their getaways in limos.

clare,sarah, eleanor and brett

clare,sarah, eleanor and brett
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brett and his mermaids

ready to go

ready to go
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well, sarah looks a bit more done up than usual. no baggy t-shirt and pajama pants for prom- but will people recognize her???

the ride to prom

the ride to prom
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sarah has always wanted to ride in a limo! here she is with clare and jeff.