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My name is Easton White, I am an identical twin, and have a family of 5. I am the older than my twin by one minute, and we were born 3 months early. We were born at Mckay Dee hospital in Ogden. Our parents said we were tiny, and they could hold us in one hand. We are all boys in my family except my mom. We are Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and are super close as a family. When I was super young we lived in a house in Layton, and then a rental house, and then we moved here to Kaysville when I was 4.

My favorite hobbies our hiking, baseball, snowboarding, Frisbee golf, and playing games with my family. I pretty much like to play any sport, but baseball is my favorite. We had a Comp. baseball team called the DC Sox that I have been on since I was 8. My older brother had an older team called that too. Our dad coached both our teams, but it ended this year so we can play high school. Me and my family have went on lots of vacations over the years. We’ve been to New York, Boston, California, and all around Utah. My favorite vacation was either this past year at Disneyland, or Cooperstown, which is a big baseball tournament, close to New York.

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You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

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The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

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