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  I was born at 8:17, weighing 7'4" and 19.5 inches long.
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  Took my first vacation to Florida to visit grandma and grandpa with the family.
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  I got baptized at Heritage CRC church.
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  Family decided to get a pet goat as a pet and named him Francis.
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  Grandma and grandpa took the whole family to Disney World, This is the first family vacation of many and many memories were made here.
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  I started kindergarden at Brown Elementary and had Mrs. Grovsner as a teacher.
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  Two planes crashed into the twin towers and several lives were lost as the buildings crashed to the ground.
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  My mom signed me up to play AYSO soccer and she was my coach. Soccer became my favorite sport and I played it every year until 8th grade.
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  Grandma and grandpa took the family on a trip to Mexico. I tried sushi for the first time.
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  My bestfriends Mallory and Morgan got transferred to Wayland from Byron Center. I was really sad but we still continued to hangout after school and on weekends.
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  Grandma and Grandpa took the family on a trip to Jamaica. We made grandma go down the waterslide and she needed to be saved when she got down to the bottom.
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  Parents took me and my brother to the Upper Penninsula to visit Mackinaw Island and lots of lighthouses for a family trip.
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  Banks were borrowing too much money and as a result there were over 3 million foreclosures by 2008.
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  Grandma and grandpa took the family on a trip to Dominican Republic. Over the week my favorite part was swimming in the huge pool and spending time with my family.
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  Barack Obama was inaugurated and became the first black president of the United States
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  My mom signed me up for Far Out volleyball when I was 14 and I played several years of club volleyball, but changed where I played to to Impact Volleyball.
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  During the last point in the last game of volleyball, I broke my pinky and had to go straight from my game to the hospital after I shook hands(with my opposite hand) with the other team.
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  Uncle got put in jail for treated younger girls inappropriately.
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  Grandma and Grandpa took me and my whole family to Turks and Caicos over my birthday week. To celebrate I layed out on the beach, went snorkeling, and played beach volleyball.