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Year 2023, Day 84. Keeping Goals. My natural athlete, Stella, is back on the field. It’s a great place to focus her endless energy and natural aggression (other than at her baby sister, Hazel). She tried her hand at goalkeeping today for the first time during their first game. Got a save. When her mom asked her how it felt after the game, she said it made her sad. . . .apparently Caity had cheered loudly, and she didn’t like it. Today’s score: Parenting 0, Complicated Children 1. @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC (at Owens Field Soccer Complex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPKJA0OFIz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 82. Award Winning Professional Photographer, Kevin Fields. Cait encouraged me to enter my first photo competition, and I just won first place in the reportage category of the Professional Photographers of South Carolina (PPSC) photo contest with this one, the photo I used for the 2020 Fields family Christmas card! When being introduced to anyone from now on, I want to be referred to as the questionable yet technically true title, “award winning professional photographer, Kevin Fields”. I mean, I am proud of my academic achievements, some patents, my company, my marriage to a super model, and my four wonderful kids, but somehow this award means so much more. Some caveats: 1. I don’t technically get paid to take photos even though it’s a huge part of my job. I did, however, charge some friends a quarter to take a few family photos. . . so, you know, getting paid means professional. 2. When entering said contest, I was surprised to see I had to title my entry. SO, this one is called “Feral Children During Pandemic”. 3. However, in my haste, I misspelled feral as “ferral” . . . I recognized my mistake immediately but could not get the system to let me correct it and I had no idea I had won until today. . .. so, I have a nice plaque commemorating my spelling error as they put the title exactly as I submitted it. 4. It was an annual statewide contest, but I have no idea how many people entered this category. . . for the sake of my ego, I refuse to check and will just assume it was “a lot”. 5. I am happy to autograph photos on Thursdays between 2-3:30PM for $17.25 each. @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC (at Shandon Neighborhood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJ3MAcu3qO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 80. Number Four is One. Some kids get WAY too many gifts for their birthday. Cait and I take a different approach with our kids because we want them to stay grounded. So, Silas got hand, foot, and mouth for his first birthday. No spoiled kids here! Check back often for more parenting tips. @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC (at Shandon Neighborhood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqEvnKOO1ej/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 77. Future Problem. Today, I saw my four year old holding hands with a boy @stpatsinfivepoints . I’ll let it slide off of my shoulders and worry about this in about 9 years (or more if I’m lucky). In other news, Cait woke me up to tell me Stella wanted to be in the parade . . . so I rolled out of bed, put on clothes, and, a few minutes later, I was being dropped off with my two girls and no way home but our feet. As I was waking up in the van, I had asked Cait how long this parade was and she said, “I don’t know, a few blocks . . . there was a map or something” . . . after an hour and twenty minutes of continuous walking (the last mile with a four year old on my shoulders), I finally walked into our house with two exhausted girls. But, they got to see friends and play in the street, so they were pretty pumped. I got to take 2 rounds of decongestant, a squirt of Flonase, and a Xyzal . . . so I think I’ll live. If you’ve never experienced pollen season in the South, you may not understand that last statement. #stpatricksday @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC (at Five Points, Columbia, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp9K6SXOzCO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 61. Time Travels. This stage is so freaking short . . . and this time, no more do overs. @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern (at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpt-qlWOkbb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 63. Zoo Much. Despite the cute look of interest in this photo, Silas has been to the zoo way too many times this week and is now over it. Our other kids though. . . @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC (at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpZHTN7u8VH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 60. Pacified. The only one of our four to take a pacifier. . .Cait sprinkles several into his crib when he sleeps so that he can find one easily if he wakes up in the middle of the night (and hopefully go back to sleep). When you pick him up after he wakes from a nap, he will have one in his mouth and one in each hand. (at Shandon Neighborhood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpRjO-FOHhF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 55. Blue Skies and Busted Plugs. If you’re looking for Columbia’s famous 40’ tall “Busted Plug” by local artist, Blue Sky, you’re out of luck! It was last seen yesterday traveling horizontally down the streets of Columbia’s downtown. Hopefully it will make a triumphant return in the near future. #BustedPlug #BlueSky @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC (at Columbia, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDrsZquG1V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 54. Happy Feet. One time, I was at a party, and a lady asked me what Caity did to stay in such incredible shape. I think she was looking for some sort of secret or shortcut. I said you don’t want to know what Caitlin does to stay in shape. I have never met a more disciplined person. So, life is full of trade offs. On the one hand, I have this smoking hot trophy wife . . . but, on the other hand, I may need therapy after living with someone whose discipline is unobtainable for mere mortals. (at Shandon Neighborhood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpB7z3DOWuW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 54. Infestation. This is the fourth one of these I’ve found crawling around in our cabinets and among our containers . . . can’t seem to get rid of them after all these years. @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC (at Shandon Neighborhood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpB4r-PuZWz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 54. Tea Time. I once told Hazel and Stella, back when Hazel was 2 or maybe 3, that you point your pinky if your fancy. . . seems she took it to heart. (at Shandon Neighborhood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpB3Xs-u3km/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 40. Silas Comes Around. @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC https://www.instagram.com/p/Cod1i61OtfI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 40. New Perspectives. @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC https://www.instagram.com/p/Cod1QTRuDzv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 40. Hazel With Boo Being Led by Bucket. Random, not so timely photo I found. @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC https://www.instagram.com/p/Cod1F9yOQF2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 40. Too Soon? @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC https://www.instagram.com/p/Cod0qMwOhZa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year 2023, Day 32. Golden Girl. February 14th is rapidly approaching. . . that will be my 17th Valentines Day with the smoke show and 16th full year of being joined at the hip. . . and somehow she hasn't aged at all! I need her to age a little or people are going to start thinking I'm rich or famous . . . which, unfortunately, I am neither! @colonelfields #NoLongerTheThursday5 #lifesouthern #Columbia #ColumbiaSC #SouthCarolina #SC (at Shandon Neighborhood) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJg5YVuTbQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=