tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293759662024-03-07T11:45:29.318-05:00Two Kids Plus Trips!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger706125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-59901557890224843392011-12-31T22:43:00.002-05:002011-12-31T22:49:40.271-05:00Blog Moving Time! Oh, And Happy New Year...At the start of 2012 I have decided to consolidate all my blogging into one site.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and please consider joining me at my new site:<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.dorindawrites.wordpress.com/">Dorinda Writes</a></strong><br /><br />I will still be sharing some of our family journey of life with two kids plus triplets but it will be taking a back burner to writing. Over the past five plus years I have enjoyed sharing my pregnancy, birth and growth of my triplet girls but find that its taking away from my real passion: writing Christian suspense fiction and I want to get back to it.<br /><br />Thank you for hanging out with me over the years and seeing how our family has grown from two children to five in just one day!<br /><br />I hope you will join me in my new journey...Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-42039938898631475222011-12-25T10:00:00.003-05:002011-12-26T11:21:59.655-05:00Merry Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxEyRs2dRNjULL4CAe6K9AOW1H_D233sDp-NWnix7E25gKfNuKrdeQYG_92pId6AfuosQDR9vCNHC5V76klwNfQZYhgE0tEOtsWLL2nBm05oNH006PCD6gD1Z27jZFlW4esxP/s1600/921380_merry_christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxEyRs2dRNjULL4CAe6K9AOW1H_D233sDp-NWnix7E25gKfNuKrdeQYG_92pId6AfuosQDR9vCNHC5V76klwNfQZYhgE0tEOtsWLL2nBm05oNH006PCD6gD1Z27jZFlW4esxP/s320/921380_merry_christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690472293834897506" /></a><br /><br />Here's wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!!<br /><br />We are celebrating with family and will be back in the New Year with some fun new things so please stay tuned.<br /><br />In the meantime, enjoy a picture of my brand new niece, Aubree Noelle who was born on December 23rd weighing 6 lbs 13 ounces and 18 inches long. I'm so excited to be an aunt and think she's just adorable :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rjDjt277dqHFUh5zNcMOxxcHgCUPMgzKvUagE2vQHd8oEJKXGnGNCekMRmhFcAVrtopfUBfd33b2p-_62qdJNzJ4JrOKzRlF3IwEIENzxj6MXOJz3d-3fpvFJJdoK5yIifhB/s1600/2011-12-23+11.34.58.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rjDjt277dqHFUh5zNcMOxxcHgCUPMgzKvUagE2vQHd8oEJKXGnGNCekMRmhFcAVrtopfUBfd33b2p-_62qdJNzJ4JrOKzRlF3IwEIENzxj6MXOJz3d-3fpvFJJdoK5yIifhB/s320/2011-12-23+11.34.58.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690472818220825954" /></a>Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-19566882404447645472011-12-08T23:27:00.022-05:002011-12-10T15:47:46.484-05:00Our Christmas TreeBy Kaitlyn (captions on bottom of pictures)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL6YRxFPh6yY3pgBHrZk1x0h_QwN6YX2c8htGSkcmLo7UUe9d75djiMqGHXEXDxhr8GxYwwCqKtWakhAwk_rf3vXHRqzYEiBf8BtjbnkQYFJvrpjpJcwzEj_AVjGOjbjyeQSn/s1600/DSC_1403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL6YRxFPh6yY3pgBHrZk1x0h_QwN6YX2c8htGSkcmLo7UUe9d75djiMqGHXEXDxhr8GxYwwCqKtWakhAwk_rf3vXHRqzYEiBf8BtjbnkQYFJvrpjpJcwzEj_AVjGOjbjyeQSn/s320/DSC_1403.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684586361970837682" /></a><br /><br />Now, I know that looks like a lot of work. It was, just not in decorating. Choosing it took two hours and a half! Here, I'll show you in pictures. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1IlM6RE8SyH43hDFrPY_wOvL9Z3qEpzE94JDDYJEAVtwo1nkrwAmVUsAPLRK8Vc3lt8kDvq3Zd_Dk8ezFFTMHTCwM-qkvvQoZmilKU27j3x9PXR4tSYLDMHnFgqK_ASTA8nD/s1600/DSC_1279.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1IlM6RE8SyH43hDFrPY_wOvL9Z3qEpzE94JDDYJEAVtwo1nkrwAmVUsAPLRK8Vc3lt8kDvq3Zd_Dk8ezFFTMHTCwM-qkvvQoZmilKU27j3x9PXR4tSYLDMHnFgqK_ASTA8nD/s320/DSC_1279.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684594726498893298" /></a><br />The little elves don't want to pick a tree just yet!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQsHte3XZN-cc4eXAhGVwKJCLryL1BXVbPrcTNWB2AyY6Ea2k28CaAP5ahrLVc8pVSYaCcERL3W_Tr-M7n0t3wn3OltMdGQGDzZk6JW63a7_AEhgJW31x1b_rs34pgT882RY6/s1600/DSC_1295.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQsHte3XZN-cc4eXAhGVwKJCLryL1BXVbPrcTNWB2AyY6Ea2k28CaAP5ahrLVc8pVSYaCcERL3W_Tr-M7n0t3wn3OltMdGQGDzZk6JW63a7_AEhgJW31x1b_rs34pgT882RY6/s320/DSC_1295.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684585736124276322" /></a><br />Can't go over it, can't go under it, can't go around it, got to go through it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr425d6nwOIJ6FRsMOWoFK1b4jeL5OD3cOz2UMdMNxfu8X71WX3AvwpHEMqAyev7WnlN9G5G328BcA6q-aBPEHFzdDuik6Q6ccbB0fDhc5e2nVECNMFwWZm9m_qW3V1DeixOj1/s1600/DSC_1290.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr425d6nwOIJ6FRsMOWoFK1b4jeL5OD3cOz2UMdMNxfu8X71WX3AvwpHEMqAyev7WnlN9G5G328BcA6q-aBPEHFzdDuik6Q6ccbB0fDhc5e2nVECNMFwWZm9m_qW3V1DeixOj1/s320/DSC_1290.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684587347052991970" /></a><br />Tractor rides to the trees.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BNFeze1WDu5p0vOqGtV0gXio32iKdiw8reFc_jYWKJXBA0Vji6-PTBMBMK2BuHbbsmjhp586Zmvh61v-pV0KY2rVUcdow7yJIIPZsua5_BL0pT50eYVWy4D9dLQ68rK6MiIj/s1600/DSC_1327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BNFeze1WDu5p0vOqGtV0gXio32iKdiw8reFc_jYWKJXBA0Vji6-PTBMBMK2BuHbbsmjhp586Zmvh61v-pV0KY2rVUcdow7yJIIPZsua5_BL0pT50eYVWy4D9dLQ68rK6MiIj/s320/DSC_1327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684587884397192114" /></a><br />Oh, boy! This looks hard!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZrqkF5TNOSZHls3q4WqaVpGNzcSW_7qR8bctMlLiP-MqbQgWtXWkAV3KxI508eTfJTWM9s_gqAhMC00kHdcPA8nQZcOtt7MkUNFCiQGmIj_Q5g76ThmthdO0JiDnGtbu_mRY/s1600/DSC_1282.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZrqkF5TNOSZHls3q4WqaVpGNzcSW_7qR8bctMlLiP-MqbQgWtXWkAV3KxI508eTfJTWM9s_gqAhMC00kHdcPA8nQZcOtt7MkUNFCiQGmIj_Q5g76ThmthdO0JiDnGtbu_mRY/s320/DSC_1282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684588277457368258" /></a><br />Already decorated wreaths, (can't we just get one of these instead?). You might recognize the big blue one, which we now have on our door.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-9XXzKuWlnD_UwtFS2WFb44U3PTzb_uEP6EKwOjaKFs-qMnRB23XkBaR_OHLyHyhxDmnRbldRzzWx64lA413VfhCVbe2ZhATaXXBqJ09nFxYZRy23vwwxlihyB9pdtTPYZxY/s1600/DSC_1312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-9XXzKuWlnD_UwtFS2WFb44U3PTzb_uEP6EKwOjaKFs-qMnRB23XkBaR_OHLyHyhxDmnRbldRzzWx64lA413VfhCVbe2ZhATaXXBqJ09nFxYZRy23vwwxlihyB9pdtTPYZxY/s320/DSC_1312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684589276189803618" /></a><br />Everyone wanted that one. (see it? The one on the hill, in the back?)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXUQqqdsWBxu0wDOwmRLmJQDEVFOGk5vjiMi7NGzyjGKe21DMptKnysowBi32xYfXuaeVf69_LV8EapiVpGEXB9krMLgbpq6JFAzLQ1tOoix3k2ys43VYh0d_FuCCMinaYh4_/s1600/DSC_1323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXUQqqdsWBxu0wDOwmRLmJQDEVFOGk5vjiMi7NGzyjGKe21DMptKnysowBi32xYfXuaeVf69_LV8EapiVpGEXB9krMLgbpq6JFAzLQ1tOoix3k2ys43VYh0d_FuCCMinaYh4_/s320/DSC_1323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684589751719439618" /></a><br />When dad said that we were going to get a smaller tree this year, this is actually what I thought of.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBjq4MweLG0RwIcXCd2OJjUhrye_WUP_y09ygcUBEdz7_ZNmYmsdddVAt3zIHWGsYjyuvbtt9NddtxyWK8M3DR-MMn2sppMlESHR8eEEJqyUSHKM5TrAcOCqYMva-BVyv7vOE/s1600/DSC_1317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBjq4MweLG0RwIcXCd2OJjUhrye_WUP_y09ygcUBEdz7_ZNmYmsdddVAt3zIHWGsYjyuvbtt9NddtxyWK8M3DR-MMn2sppMlESHR8eEEJqyUSHKM5TrAcOCqYMva-BVyv7vOE/s320/DSC_1317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684590394455032402" /></a><br />The holy tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcyceT5lvhRsN7m9Ey2RimO1VHoV2dakUHA_7BmzOCrF1ZKU2AJVe24obo3F9729NDFmvZlV_siwv_6O6oc_d70R9Qa050CySkV2X7XsqL84Ww6QMSLcFDkN_P-b1xCByQg51/s1600/DSC_1336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcyceT5lvhRsN7m9Ey2RimO1VHoV2dakUHA_7BmzOCrF1ZKU2AJVe24obo3F9729NDFmvZlV_siwv_6O6oc_d70R9Qa050CySkV2X7XsqL84Ww6QMSLcFDkN_P-b1xCByQg51/s320/DSC_1336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684591062250290370" /></a><br />The tree was saying "Don't pick me! Don't pick me!"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQf2c1_nwjjDs4skyEiPXP76iXlxbHD2MMuCBUQKDEoKs00b2m0QPTY3RNjObbdLIgmJwNasDvtZbhQwE2RvdMkQW2KMRUKQZvVa254Vdz1ABuLU_6MN4E4xZuhLks8Nbfejg/s1600/DSC_1322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQf2c1_nwjjDs4skyEiPXP76iXlxbHD2MMuCBUQKDEoKs00b2m0QPTY3RNjObbdLIgmJwNasDvtZbhQwE2RvdMkQW2KMRUKQZvVa254Vdz1ABuLU_6MN4E4xZuhLks8Nbfejg/s320/DSC_1322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684591488627905458" /></a><br />Yea, I was there to.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMQYlr3nqe4pnBXbWDxUDHBURrpIQLnyKj_bTy5vWxJeruvjs28T0zMqcEvt5NMdk6b8XjH73H2zV12lOtoWoromW4i4-DrKDRGsGERIajJmhEpNWxDq62kU0kitR52z3zb46/s1600/DSC_1309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMQYlr3nqe4pnBXbWDxUDHBURrpIQLnyKj_bTy5vWxJeruvjs28T0zMqcEvt5NMdk6b8XjH73H2zV12lOtoWoromW4i4-DrKDRGsGERIajJmhEpNWxDq62kU0kitR52z3zb46/s320/DSC_1309.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684591839588954866" /></a><br />Dad vs. Tree<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pMEfc3vH3NrrKWrBcCOzi_3nBhNdtYPKXPx8PxUlc2lgv2ftfu9Q2a6v56aKQ8-OiN8qfk_LC7Ny4f3f8bRDXHEti6mRgnGdOglRpBzw7zkqcbkeKjlCPBtDOoE5CtJmu7qO/s1600/DSC_1332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pMEfc3vH3NrrKWrBcCOzi_3nBhNdtYPKXPx8PxUlc2lgv2ftfu9Q2a6v56aKQ8-OiN8qfk_LC7Ny4f3f8bRDXHEti6mRgnGdOglRpBzw7zkqcbkeKjlCPBtDOoE5CtJmu7qO/s320/DSC_1332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684592097831093586" /></a><br />Julianna's barbie tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4Rx-m216SqMDrP9BikTQklgbbOAHZHzbuShUofuGdEk27znJK5QmDuqINwEXnJZeH_SG10rUEec4AgrCkJdizBPKnyXzjAdgFS80zCbWXn-dCF2ZYheHAOIDJsljdqsjT0oV/s1600/DSC_1349.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4Rx-m216SqMDrP9BikTQklgbbOAHZHzbuShUofuGdEk27znJK5QmDuqINwEXnJZeH_SG10rUEec4AgrCkJdizBPKnyXzjAdgFS80zCbWXn-dCF2ZYheHAOIDJsljdqsjT0oV/s320/DSC_1349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684592520483750754" /></a><br />Our final decision in mid-fall, (Look at the tree, it's saying "Darn! I got picked!")with Alyssa staying ten feet back, for once! ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3ZNFbqy77oZzOaZsNZyf2pVWPWChV463cM_ozDgDEA2wifaJ1Sm2CHmw-LNLFZ_i7sOlYdEA6neWip43gP-kcsfMGiaJZx3ABh8RcyY0VvVcfGqK8iyhIzZs4KVe8YShlsME/s1600/DSC_1359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3ZNFbqy77oZzOaZsNZyf2pVWPWChV463cM_ozDgDEA2wifaJ1Sm2CHmw-LNLFZ_i7sOlYdEA6neWip43gP-kcsfMGiaJZx3ABh8RcyY0VvVcfGqK8iyhIzZs4KVe8YShlsME/s320/DSC_1359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684595405345907490" /></a><br />Alyssa "helping"<br /><br />Well, Merry Christmas to all, and to all, happy tree hunting!Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-17682325872598868062011-12-01T00:16:00.003-05:002011-12-01T15:38:31.513-05:00At Least Some Of Us Are Ready For Christmas!!To be fair it's a little easier for them when they don't have to buy any gifts or get anything out and ready but I do love their enthusiasm!<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JZVnF84IO4w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful December and while you're shopping let's all remember what we're really celebrating!Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-55032271092883476082011-11-24T20:38:00.010-05:002011-11-24T23:41:28.329-05:00Nelsons Multiplied! Happy ThanksgivingWe have traveled to Tennessee to spend Thanksgiving with Kirk's side of the family - the entire Nelson clan to be exact.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOSbwv6dY7NechIHBX-tVCBTw3XhM0fO9u2lD4Wi9k6syPxZwoJYTZ4Xjm9esGW5txqPaCIvQXipCXLJpoSk8MM500rALa1ZV6rzEOlL1sOP4WLKXHToaH_m7K1Kaw8AYkJou/s1600/DSC_1133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOSbwv6dY7NechIHBX-tVCBTw3XhM0fO9u2lD4Wi9k6syPxZwoJYTZ4Xjm9esGW5txqPaCIvQXipCXLJpoSk8MM500rALa1ZV6rzEOlL1sOP4WLKXHToaH_m7K1Kaw8AYkJou/s320/DSC_1133.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678783262061680770" /></a><br /><br />You can see our Households represented here from left to right: Uncle Ross & Aunt Liz, Uncle Neil & Aunt Jess, Grandad, Us, Great-Grandpa & Great-Grandma, then Great-Uncle Larry & Great-Aunt Cheryl with Cousin Amanda. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSKhncpY9T3sADvUhDlvG6_RwW2FPsQNwxXUYP_fDIZ1mCsBFIh_xFV2iyZaGMwpqEVzKtDmkUoQN0HPdSGG1Dm3o1FAFoZi6bYkf5Aor4EdKSz51APP-82GqwoSO5TwMXsk7/s1600/DSC_1105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSKhncpY9T3sADvUhDlvG6_RwW2FPsQNwxXUYP_fDIZ1mCsBFIh_xFV2iyZaGMwpqEVzKtDmkUoQN0HPdSGG1Dm3o1FAFoZi6bYkf5Aor4EdKSz51APP-82GqwoSO5TwMXsk7/s320/DSC_1105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678784667851827938" /></a><br /><br />The Girls having fun picking out quilts in Great Grandma's Sewing Room!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-66kqW9t60x6cE1Xj5j9dE-g5AxG6NHd_kHZJVfzeNItcBvPnL2b-qY39OwBDnaYFa-Jr8qqDoUL-2n0maGg8OrrdmgEaONAb5-Dtbw_T2Xyx2F0Dn_a2sbQGgEU0ndGD1KWg/s1600/DSC_1106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-66kqW9t60x6cE1Xj5j9dE-g5AxG6NHd_kHZJVfzeNItcBvPnL2b-qY39OwBDnaYFa-Jr8qqDoUL-2n0maGg8OrrdmgEaONAb5-Dtbw_T2Xyx2F0Dn_a2sbQGgEU0ndGD1KWg/s320/DSC_1106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678785202480833266" /></a><br /><br />While Caleb cracks and shells pecans he gathered from Great-Grandpa's pecan trees for some delicious homemade pecan pie!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxSWuzl2-klTsG2LBgnc92FGIdM5nCh4OTiiiter93bkHk7i_ZFOpe33ox4FufCdhOeRiCvypky0hEQ4cWHo7C_rnJ8yjSkkS328hxYJrmmGbto7GCbLyY-XWbgF30uyhtaeZ/s1600/DSC_1175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxSWuzl2-klTsG2LBgnc92FGIdM5nCh4OTiiiter93bkHk7i_ZFOpe33ox4FufCdhOeRiCvypky0hEQ4cWHo7C_rnJ8yjSkkS328hxYJrmmGbto7GCbLyY-XWbgF30uyhtaeZ/s320/DSC_1175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678786718735469666" /></a><br />Kirk had fun riding the 4-wheeler around the farm. And yes, we all got rides!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZ3CtE7U52QX2sAO3IjpzzMBlXSH_ZupdA1XH20zBSrlZSzbBTRtC11Xnqf7GDzmczs0pYR-e-cjsVdiKsymLij7C0aiDPxii-P3cpM-t8W6u6td2MiA7nG9DWT-2uoyGzsdE/s1600/DSC_1115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZ3CtE7U52QX2sAO3IjpzzMBlXSH_ZupdA1XH20zBSrlZSzbBTRtC11Xnqf7GDzmczs0pYR-e-cjsVdiKsymLij7C0aiDPxii-P3cpM-t8W6u6td2MiA7nG9DWT-2uoyGzsdE/s320/DSC_1115.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678787267933925682" /></a><br />Four Generations of "Ralph Nelsons" Kevin Ralph, Kirk Ralph, Oliver Ralph, and Caleb Ralph.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKVUaWkbxZlAJ3MNvZIyzJFETmxE-ddAuDSefnpOY1yO06IPZmG5tPnsTohjYlqruWKMgZEna5bWg9b5U_bjGItfPHnxg8nyoVvCTtIqJrCBxQ0xIAQak7NGBZutQi4Vs5T1E/s1600/DSC_1123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKVUaWkbxZlAJ3MNvZIyzJFETmxE-ddAuDSefnpOY1yO06IPZmG5tPnsTohjYlqruWKMgZEna5bWg9b5U_bjGItfPHnxg8nyoVvCTtIqJrCBxQ0xIAQak7NGBZutQi4Vs5T1E/s320/DSC_1123.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678785771002815890" /></a><br /><br />There were so many Nelsons for Thanksgiving Dinner we had to hold the event in the fellowship hall of Great-Grandma's church! So much great farm cooked food thanks to the culinary skills of Aunt Cheryl! Mmmmmm...<br /><br />We certainly had a Happy Thanksgiving out on the old family farm. We hope you had one as well.Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-64437232889536277572011-11-20T22:31:00.017-05:002011-11-22T00:20:43.598-05:00Party Like Your Five Years OldBecause that's what we did this weekend! Our party included colored rice, perler bead crafts and lots and lots of coloring.<br /><br />To me turning 5 is a pretty big deal. Scary deal to mommy but a big deal to the girls. Still we went with the simple party. That's what happens when their birthday is all of 6 days after their brothers AND one week before Thanksgiving. Talking about small planning time and PRESSURE. I think I need to begin planning birthday party #6 right now. <br /><br />My birthday girls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8ZBPewpZk1WD2dIA8fAsOHtghHJvyLpNlpwnWDTT16oZ8tnGPNGoBuHT9-dxtqLiKEnBdLMy9wlXtH2ntkZ8djLOmYFPlzx2qe9LU7MjUoVPfpTKcTNNL2PJCR1RcbEjd72y/s1600/DSC_0994.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8ZBPewpZk1WD2dIA8fAsOHtghHJvyLpNlpwnWDTT16oZ8tnGPNGoBuHT9-dxtqLiKEnBdLMy9wlXtH2ntkZ8djLOmYFPlzx2qe9LU7MjUoVPfpTKcTNNL2PJCR1RcbEjd72y/s320/DSC_0994.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677675402074413858" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvrbf9eZhbv1icGTV6UnKQNKpfw41ouhPDMC9NPHTcd2qGCV6gwy9_uzSrGvsD0NByo6hJIiFRI1a0b3IbrcSfD4OVpu6G9jW1bJOP58vgTOUi1ekY2al5slKWGoGv0qxeYig/s1600/DSC_0997.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvrbf9eZhbv1icGTV6UnKQNKpfw41ouhPDMC9NPHTcd2qGCV6gwy9_uzSrGvsD0NByo6hJIiFRI1a0b3IbrcSfD4OVpu6G9jW1bJOP58vgTOUi1ekY2al5slKWGoGv0qxeYig/s320/DSC_0997.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677675628400664130" /></a><br /><br />Wondering what's so funny? Julianna is trying to show me how she can pick up Rachel. Julianna says she can pick up Rachel because she's so light but not Alyssa because Alyssa is bigger and if she falls over she could "squish me dead" - who thinks of these things?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2Y49_Wg0FQi75p3-95p1xIIY-ijWClnK-F9zw-HmUw_-hX3W1qr66wfEGrCXwkWbVJ36zqSA9t4sgvFojOwdeD5pgaNNULZmChwgTLWQ6ewc95ItKp57vvsk-vSm6pE74wCn/s1600/DSC_0998.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2Y49_Wg0FQi75p3-95p1xIIY-ijWClnK-F9zw-HmUw_-hX3W1qr66wfEGrCXwkWbVJ36zqSA9t4sgvFojOwdeD5pgaNNULZmChwgTLWQ6ewc95ItKp57vvsk-vSm6pE74wCn/s320/DSC_0998.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677676022862463074" /></a><br /><br />All their bears were ready to party too. They made sure that each of their bears had party hats on too. So cute!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3k_jMQhgfCNkZvRSPFndrd6t6sAntGSJthM_c-n-aEKQq_haKfbhSllldeJ95Cimje4Iw6XNN7tDWCDBGHP-mitgVsUZC4fg7CoqsLC9IKI7OcONxD5teuyIE3N7__al88Nj/s1600/DSC_1000.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3k_jMQhgfCNkZvRSPFndrd6t6sAntGSJthM_c-n-aEKQq_haKfbhSllldeJ95Cimje4Iw6XNN7tDWCDBGHP-mitgVsUZC4fg7CoqsLC9IKI7OcONxD5teuyIE3N7__al88Nj/s320/DSC_1000.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677676449343462802" /></a><br /><br />The biggest attraction of the night was the rainbow rice bucket Kirk and I made the night before. For instructions and photos check out my other blog <strong><a href="http://www.tightwadswithtriplets.blogspot.com">Tightwads with Triplets </a></strong><br /><br />The girls "patiently" waiting to mix up all the rice.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cUHEHc548CAbhK0hu8538OpE4aqEP5PZHWa9Mp870hyCQdFoYr4zXtxps5TzkA5FKD6cH1L5frmq2VCR_VnFUoapJp0Cmn4OIr4CmBtaV3tX1Rx4Q29FrUU6d8QJruMp5woi/s1600/DSC_1003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cUHEHc548CAbhK0hu8538OpE4aqEP5PZHWa9Mp870hyCQdFoYr4zXtxps5TzkA5FKD6cH1L5frmq2VCR_VnFUoapJp0Cmn4OIr4CmBtaV3tX1Rx4Q29FrUU6d8QJruMp5woi/s320/DSC_1003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677677562084976434" /></a><br /><br />It was a big hit with everyone. A little messy, sure, but so much fun (and honestly pretty easy to clean up).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9aml1ZCLp9TfSJX6dhz5mMV-U8A7QsrBcxlY9TZ7jrGjDZDr3ZcA7PG5uBabKN4FOQvZo93sgJxK4AP4nKn_fxWapQ-1ecK_-aqX8gou6ZKnsO-siQP-S_HELU84-U2mrQwT/s1600/DSC_1012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9aml1ZCLp9TfSJX6dhz5mMV-U8A7QsrBcxlY9TZ7jrGjDZDr3ZcA7PG5uBabKN4FOQvZo93sgJxK4AP4nKn_fxWapQ-1ecK_-aqX8gou6ZKnsO-siQP-S_HELU84-U2mrQwT/s320/DSC_1012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677678149209402338" /></a><br /><br />All the "littles" eating pizza (or pretending to).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVHb9WfyvNy4_aXOyM0F3eFVOCvAAav_LE5zFMMuzq7tyuhFjplFl7lllRlOMKTOwRk9x-GwRo7aD9fbvbX46BEbJcS6vHec41_I8dk8FuhpgZaLPW5CmEes4KVW58HXHWzMC/s1600/DSC_1015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVHb9WfyvNy4_aXOyM0F3eFVOCvAAav_LE5zFMMuzq7tyuhFjplFl7lllRlOMKTOwRk9x-GwRo7aD9fbvbX46BEbJcS6vHec41_I8dk8FuhpgZaLPW5CmEes4KVW58HXHWzMC/s320/DSC_1015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677678572200803714" /></a><br /><br />After dinner it was birthday cake time and thanks once again to my good friend, Kristy we had three awesome cakes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF9JARIjZXWR5njzZeVKKEp3VvW-zW_iD5VB0LKjXNoBLbdY3qZmHQd3uBPJy6KWaZFjgWS1gi0lQWRALnkVydlb-qLVjIy-UL9W8hv4qoV5IN9UpD-s7qNW0V5KYW6So2evB/s1600/DSC_1008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF9JARIjZXWR5njzZeVKKEp3VvW-zW_iD5VB0LKjXNoBLbdY3qZmHQd3uBPJy6KWaZFjgWS1gi0lQWRALnkVydlb-qLVjIy-UL9W8hv4qoV5IN9UpD-s7qNW0V5KYW6So2evB/s320/DSC_1008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677679572035594802" /></a><br /><br />I only had one 5 candle (sad right?) so we sung Happy Birthday to each girl one at a time. Seemed right though since they are individuals and not a unit.<br /><br />Happy 5th Birthday to Julianna Mabel born 11/16/06 at 2:12 PM weighing 5 lbs 2 oz<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-gtv-FlBFlocNVSFREdsH_6zHFdpPTud9dXCJYVF9cRkPZP0TShvNwFSoHxNqaEJHieOf18gYUqUSlRebV_oZJVWeg9mxRZtOuMWXB2tkDw1WnOgFr2QYDiM4EkoWTJOz_mU/s1600/100_0310.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-gtv-FlBFlocNVSFREdsH_6zHFdpPTud9dXCJYVF9cRkPZP0TShvNwFSoHxNqaEJHieOf18gYUqUSlRebV_oZJVWeg9mxRZtOuMWXB2tkDw1WnOgFr2QYDiM4EkoWTJOz_mU/s320/100_0310.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677685406091599826" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheErGHVXq7azNktupWQ5YJ5856t-coj3vakromGI_GNr1ozzkVmc2xaHkNiBCpsouo7ZmBxRuCdpeED7GMQx2hTpbxYb9gnFujw2UT1Z1PrRnHDQO5zsyHL_p1FlUirrjOiu1B/s1600/DSC_1009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheErGHVXq7azNktupWQ5YJ5856t-coj3vakromGI_GNr1ozzkVmc2xaHkNiBCpsouo7ZmBxRuCdpeED7GMQx2hTpbxYb9gnFujw2UT1Z1PrRnHDQO5zsyHL_p1FlUirrjOiu1B/s320/DSC_1009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677682328910814370" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaccg0mA27iq9naxRmOuNKKhmkHH-Lxc5YIboeeF7ldyLwfhUYoKgqU2yhjdUNkq-EbtRzTj4CEQg_FL3EO7IxvEzT69e7kepcRO1KlcdsDLs3iXFP73pufuYRQtXeptlCYvh/s1600/DSC_1021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaccg0mA27iq9naxRmOuNKKhmkHH-Lxc5YIboeeF7ldyLwfhUYoKgqU2yhjdUNkq-EbtRzTj4CEQg_FL3EO7IxvEzT69e7kepcRO1KlcdsDLs3iXFP73pufuYRQtXeptlCYvh/s320/DSC_1021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677682325007558114" /></a><br /><br />Happy 5th Birthday to Rachel Gabrielle born 11/16/06 at 2:13 PM weighing 4 lbs 8 oz<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85GmEjwAjp_uGoAZRdqT_ecBJW-YUb_pO6R6Xu-iaTEuZ_XXxnqWQ6_G2g550O7elzjY6PgalNjQ9qJQ91HfxYaHeCZqHYIUh0rSD_EWWkJRAvT4tHC3zda3cWjI9FNzkCM46/s1600/100_0311.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85GmEjwAjp_uGoAZRdqT_ecBJW-YUb_pO6R6Xu-iaTEuZ_XXxnqWQ6_G2g550O7elzjY6PgalNjQ9qJQ91HfxYaHeCZqHYIUh0rSD_EWWkJRAvT4tHC3zda3cWjI9FNzkCM46/s320/100_0311.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677685412492996306" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p2lmFYuzaXcwFwnTMBOG3fx4VNX92oj-SZQwp-IjC4vgsG9QrPfLD2RuvbjMkTllfkRxjZQAdykjY_5aY2di6u-gq6ShZwoSuOo8hru-aS-eC45ITleTV1Pc7MyGYTrOIhbp/s1600/DSC_1011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_p2lmFYuzaXcwFwnTMBOG3fx4VNX92oj-SZQwp-IjC4vgsG9QrPfLD2RuvbjMkTllfkRxjZQAdykjY_5aY2di6u-gq6ShZwoSuOo8hru-aS-eC45ITleTV1Pc7MyGYTrOIhbp/s320/DSC_1011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677683240004566770" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMQT-fFMoWgXl9kdj6oA8nwylnQdpDH6kbDyWCdaD7vmQmgiyptc31EGQV4LjsksoLUsB90viV0_I3b5bNOJm0-4Ta30Tll_RlOkPvZx_L35kzfWBpRVuQ7SvNaDT8gl4Kkjv/s1600/DSC_1027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMQT-fFMoWgXl9kdj6oA8nwylnQdpDH6kbDyWCdaD7vmQmgiyptc31EGQV4LjsksoLUsB90viV0_I3b5bNOJm0-4Ta30Tll_RlOkPvZx_L35kzfWBpRVuQ7SvNaDT8gl4Kkjv/s320/DSC_1027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677683232054347106" /></a><br /><br />Happy 5th Birthday to Alyssa Elaine born 11/16/06 at 2:16 PM weighing 4 lbs 12 oz<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2V8VXpBe9Jb2LlPdzX9g95Jeo6K_GZ5jPWgrC-vnzgTdcESz_UBVMIJxeVE4Lo1TtkR-leV2qqS8FELg6voEOJrSOIuxTyzCBTARRsSFJ_YYOVds_utGgPC-o9HVSdzn39EG/s1600/100_0312.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2V8VXpBe9Jb2LlPdzX9g95Jeo6K_GZ5jPWgrC-vnzgTdcESz_UBVMIJxeVE4Lo1TtkR-leV2qqS8FELg6voEOJrSOIuxTyzCBTARRsSFJ_YYOVds_utGgPC-o9HVSdzn39EG/s320/100_0312.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677685417609954802" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldNpz81rKFr4Igo2HlgQeyzGEmfXZuuFi-MnUPfW6Z3RvrM2OPo-lQ4c8J1uuyTAQpDO9Wm7lZbdluLOQvTbPRzwvQgpg7CyDQLA3t112N2zXxeBsD3Od5_fU5-CaUjYM6BJh/s1600/DSC_1010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldNpz81rKFr4Igo2HlgQeyzGEmfXZuuFi-MnUPfW6Z3RvrM2OPo-lQ4c8J1uuyTAQpDO9Wm7lZbdluLOQvTbPRzwvQgpg7CyDQLA3t112N2zXxeBsD3Od5_fU5-CaUjYM6BJh/s320/DSC_1010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677685152269533218" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdN9-5mI10y9NagcIPWPLorl-tmU7VlcWp7oWuGu1kAv7T7CLIE_Xw8ekwf-IIyeMpjOmOh9Of1xLWHbWyQZtWLGLj0OZ2GhPN0fK0clwf6dgtSlEXP_E_sBQhwY8AchbchKb/s1600/DSC_1030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdN9-5mI10y9NagcIPWPLorl-tmU7VlcWp7oWuGu1kAv7T7CLIE_Xw8ekwf-IIyeMpjOmOh9Of1xLWHbWyQZtWLGLj0OZ2GhPN0fK0clwf6dgtSlEXP_E_sBQhwY8AchbchKb/s320/DSC_1030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677683980569181458" /></a><br /><br />And what's a party without some presents?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzUjHX2oSvOUGAJzS0wj3K2Umlu1V6M_1q8yyxuJPpxDiV32ZyCbrAdyLGwflOvQmJVIMSyAUOcvibV3CT3CPSEtFitJMI06aDsgQzrEParkysdc2WfBJgqKKV34eVgs1Yxz-/s1600/DSC_1035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzUjHX2oSvOUGAJzS0wj3K2Umlu1V6M_1q8yyxuJPpxDiV32ZyCbrAdyLGwflOvQmJVIMSyAUOcvibV3CT3CPSEtFitJMI06aDsgQzrEParkysdc2WfBJgqKKV34eVgs1Yxz-/s320/DSC_1035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677684433088776034" /></a><br /><br />Happy 5th Birthday to the girls who five years ago changed my life forever!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ9QcaU6v7k0eVg9M4-SYBRgptJMoBWXm2Eyz5IFWfc85-_JsdIV2pbsA8diSoGgM3ieA2RYcTR4_snf9H_n0W163M7ED0lVHwzDPCOkeVj7c_HspL2bIsk9Rmfo8UxFEMJ0k/s1600/DSC_1056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ9QcaU6v7k0eVg9M4-SYBRgptJMoBWXm2Eyz5IFWfc85-_JsdIV2pbsA8diSoGgM3ieA2RYcTR4_snf9H_n0W163M7ED0lVHwzDPCOkeVj7c_HspL2bIsk9Rmfo8UxFEMJ0k/s320/DSC_1056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677684795101630466" /></a>Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-88844804348327367572011-11-16T19:18:00.003-05:002011-11-17T22:44:57.101-05:00Way Back When-esday: My Girls Were BornFive Years Ago Today my three princesses were born:<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vo4ewtHzIsHwSkBFrEDVYxXOCihSi5sAzGlUj11aXbHWoQH3NG1yzVuzr3HRHnjjTPa3y7FR9jJbzosoEROvw72P4aTluXVdCuglbVi8-HdffUMZNLR4Hi7C8JwgtJKnmb7Q/s1600/100_0309.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676170621105051842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Vo4ewtHzIsHwSkBFrEDVYxXOCihSi5sAzGlUj11aXbHWoQH3NG1yzVuzr3HRHnjjTPa3y7FR9jJbzosoEROvw72P4aTluXVdCuglbVi8-HdffUMZNLR4Hi7C8JwgtJKnmb7Q/s320/100_0309.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Date: November 16th, 2006<br />Triplets' Age: 1 day old (in this photo really just minutes old)<br /><br /><br />Happy 5th Birthday<br />Julianna, Rachel and Alyssa!!<br /><br />We celebrate with friends this weekend so I'll post more pictures then. For now I'm just grateful to have my three beautiful girls in my life for the past five years!Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-56850662939721151152011-11-10T13:16:00.007-05:002011-11-13T00:08:14.149-05:00Happy 8th Birthday Caleb!Today Caleb turned 8 years old! It's hard to believe my only son is getting so "old". He's turning into a young man right before my eyes. I'm just telling myself that 8 is still young and he's still my sweet little boy for a while longer.<br /><br />Of course his party was all about being a boy.<br /><br />It's not often that my girls are outnumbered by boys!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNP7sXVUtYzNph-9k3bwVMmoylrsHLH6MRJtbIiDHTFGIKCDuWnbdAroxUkSUC48YZe2Ak4XGjrNtAzx3ZzXW_VrfUBTsjtGq8LpZzULlMyTkdgbSiojsWLTb7G4YwkEvM63PL/s1600/DSC_0964.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNP7sXVUtYzNph-9k3bwVMmoylrsHLH6MRJtbIiDHTFGIKCDuWnbdAroxUkSUC48YZe2Ak4XGjrNtAzx3ZzXW_VrfUBTsjtGq8LpZzULlMyTkdgbSiojsWLTb7G4YwkEvM63PL/s320/DSC_0964.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674334426532372498" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqoDSiyq_-CsXE2TqnF3nMrgHhMTIBVkrXGq9rBUEaxZ6YN4fMsjYpym186CuNBU6vyJXj8ftElACbLZypxtmYX_mfx3e7bnR9d070VkM2ndCNq62Bkn4u7imEEAV1TvFd53-/s1600/DSC_0965.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqoDSiyq_-CsXE2TqnF3nMrgHhMTIBVkrXGq9rBUEaxZ6YN4fMsjYpym186CuNBU6vyJXj8ftElACbLZypxtmYX_mfx3e7bnR9d070VkM2ndCNq62Bkn4u7imEEAV1TvFd53-/s320/DSC_0965.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674336474383974834" /></a><br /><br />Present time! What to get an 8 year old boy? Legos! He got quite a few and he's been putting them together ever since. He got a bunch of other cool gifts making it an awesome birthday :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq0tB2wcIuzWsG5B0zVFLlWIr7R3fr4gAZqgxQRm5c43MG5i8mYprt3FOV9I-K2K3tT6Xs1GK7N1mAm9DK7W7lNPIeeWuJ1T_hHsJ7yWaI7vMItRerf54XweyxD-D3A9PaZOR/s1600/DSC_0969.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq0tB2wcIuzWsG5B0zVFLlWIr7R3fr4gAZqgxQRm5c43MG5i8mYprt3FOV9I-K2K3tT6Xs1GK7N1mAm9DK7W7lNPIeeWuJ1T_hHsJ7yWaI7vMItRerf54XweyxD-D3A9PaZOR/s320/DSC_0969.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674337338566160754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXkJOAoxssYYf70SCDEA3b1a6lRI1HlHC4xT1wF74XK8cCYVYV47BL9VzjWjhN12C-pAqxmmWrNopZIlsanxtRDnGmfoLuHDwlxqzm3Zwc4VvsshrDSAoRej7vvEjNz_xqkfx/s1600/DSC_0970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXkJOAoxssYYf70SCDEA3b1a6lRI1HlHC4xT1wF74XK8cCYVYV47BL9VzjWjhN12C-pAqxmmWrNopZIlsanxtRDnGmfoLuHDwlxqzm3Zwc4VvsshrDSAoRej7vvEjNz_xqkfx/s320/DSC_0970.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674339981492334034" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8uTlqEHtGF743otS0cEXTtUPjHj9x0lNEOGNyxm6Ui_RfbMnBUNzS3WLfS4z4t_PlBaLuDoC1SsjCN5YkDlbtCWQtqD16DoYbf3v5QoZixv58mj8_VOHINoso4MSThA7rC6F/s1600/DSC_0968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8uTlqEHtGF743otS0cEXTtUPjHj9x0lNEOGNyxm6Ui_RfbMnBUNzS3WLfS4z4t_PlBaLuDoC1SsjCN5YkDlbtCWQtqD16DoYbf3v5QoZixv58mj8_VOHINoso4MSThA7rC6F/s320/DSC_0968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674339975311604658" /></a><br /><br />We went with a Spider Man theme, built a make-shift movie theater in the backyard to watch Cars 2 and had Spider Man Spaghetti Pies for dinner!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbhXPH3TspGQ44W7IWMAjYo_I47_7Z0H-Au-q-u3l7fMAr-Laps_LjDMW97iQwZk0GcotLPCOP5z7eughUzHW9GLP0CXsa0W7kvPzFjELa_Xe9luIEs6lC2jvUOGh_cp_8LRr/s1600/DSC_0973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbhXPH3TspGQ44W7IWMAjYo_I47_7Z0H-Au-q-u3l7fMAr-Laps_LjDMW97iQwZk0GcotLPCOP5z7eughUzHW9GLP0CXsa0W7kvPzFjELa_Xe9luIEs6lC2jvUOGh_cp_8LRr/s320/DSC_0973.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674338089078667986" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjco7yx4b2gDyVeD4fS0mAz_ikhfn_0duwqBDYDH25JYtRwOvc3csYqDnZr0iYEEFGJotJw5Iv0cR_acLKvM9dAApia5w8ssaZlck0waxuEGywqilNumnPmtpzPB6iyqIdCJ_Wt/s1600/DSC_0982.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjco7yx4b2gDyVeD4fS0mAz_ikhfn_0duwqBDYDH25JYtRwOvc3csYqDnZr0iYEEFGJotJw5Iv0cR_acLKvM9dAApia5w8ssaZlck0waxuEGywqilNumnPmtpzPB6iyqIdCJ_Wt/s320/DSC_0982.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674339511853889378" /></a><br /><br />It was a whirlwind of boys, presents and Spider Man but overall I think it was a great birthday.<br /><br />As hard as it is to watch my little man grow up I enjoy seeing what he loves to do and who he's turning into. I pray every day that He grows up to glorify God and to follow wherever the Lord leads.<br /><br />I love you Caleb, Happy 8th Birthday!Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-40445500796366350342011-11-06T21:30:00.013-05:002011-11-07T00:03:32.016-05:00Visit From Grandpa and GrandmaBesides lots of pumpkins fall means lots of birthdays for us: Caleb, Julianna, Rachel and Alyssa (yikes!) Fortunately it also means my parents come for a visit! For the second year in a row my parents have chosen fall as the time to visit. We had a few warmer days so they didn't freeze completely :)<br /><br />And despite only having a few days we were able to do quite a few things together.<br /><br />Last Monday Grandma and Grandpa met us at Chuck E. Cheese where we were meeting friends for dinner.<br /><br />Looks like Grandpa was having lots of fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7brB3QaS5wEWVdW9DZ6ClviMXdFEjaci8yrcoQPID6UTNzW6j4DoB6PBgErra52JeHLW07cWKGMHQ4ubbxIVN4d914CCrVFkr4QzG70dHWDfPbFqXCYrELmo9NfE8Z7uHzAD/s1600/IMG_5413.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7brB3QaS5wEWVdW9DZ6ClviMXdFEjaci8yrcoQPID6UTNzW6j4DoB6PBgErra52JeHLW07cWKGMHQ4ubbxIVN4d914CCrVFkr4QzG70dHWDfPbFqXCYrELmo9NfE8Z7uHzAD/s320/IMG_5413.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672095485203279186" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoAvMn3KMRrk2fKy0lZSQN7eI2ynoOsxZZXvElDNy27CrAk-gP2rs9d7R9_rWftsuUAhMdE77if5UbwxT7gcp_v3SOaF4a_FAEWRIp2d5wkbnL84m5COdtVObIx11iFDlhb87/s1600/IMG_5410.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoAvMn3KMRrk2fKy0lZSQN7eI2ynoOsxZZXvElDNy27CrAk-gP2rs9d7R9_rWftsuUAhMdE77if5UbwxT7gcp_v3SOaF4a_FAEWRIp2d5wkbnL84m5COdtVObIx11iFDlhb87/s320/IMG_5410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672095478250440914" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOI4-OJKxpmaX1yphylin-ymXuuY6BFsx2ut9vBrgvpzziECfM0XqhL19Ajxg5ITcKVDd0yj8GZVIm-fRvXDT62N2VW8xsTIXi2d5iG10g84kBxW_346drbnMkf1BFdsPjMdl-/s1600/IMG_5407.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOI4-OJKxpmaX1yphylin-ymXuuY6BFsx2ut9vBrgvpzziECfM0XqhL19Ajxg5ITcKVDd0yj8GZVIm-fRvXDT62N2VW8xsTIXi2d5iG10g84kBxW_346drbnMkf1BFdsPjMdl-/s320/IMG_5407.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672095453625208674" /></a><br /><br />Grandma's enjoying herself too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE34iE8lx8yRsylS2x11nuVw13eaxMVJof4Gbb4iMxqVAKQUFHK0y-nUtDsd4tUS3kYnKE0Vs_W0X_U-YC3RcSu5o8xvWjRrQ3In-0jIUxhSxP3Z-wprOPjoUQ5v-zUrvXsTI/s1600/IMG_5411.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE34iE8lx8yRsylS2x11nuVw13eaxMVJof4Gbb4iMxqVAKQUFHK0y-nUtDsd4tUS3kYnKE0Vs_W0X_U-YC3RcSu5o8xvWjRrQ3In-0jIUxhSxP3Z-wprOPjoUQ5v-zUrvXsTI/s320/IMG_5411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672101598526661394" /></a><br /><br />Wednesday we all took an evening out to National Harbor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuyG2wL3GZmBEVFnZXIHU-jJVmkb3E-WZjP1kZRMgtxv50m6jB7pA1zzEVOsB33ssbCuUmbc8gjZtie4QZXVliyX5GMRm7t3KIyYJJ6RpA2dGnJfuXWmRtWOSyqZZTIFKHFUM/s1600/IMG_5422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuyG2wL3GZmBEVFnZXIHU-jJVmkb3E-WZjP1kZRMgtxv50m6jB7pA1zzEVOsB33ssbCuUmbc8gjZtie4QZXVliyX5GMRm7t3KIyYJJ6RpA2dGnJfuXWmRtWOSyqZZTIFKHFUM/s320/IMG_5422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672093947625425810" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fTiwDCAKviYA8HJ44y6-xMb0AQGlzwXK6E0UQrjWy7Hwz512sC0cTz_ncTxHM3EyCY82sL6Tf-yqducZZ-AbvwelosYUxTb3j1IUX2BqaeoGc1Rr8-OH4wa3-g59a3KRv1bX/s1600/IMG_5427.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fTiwDCAKviYA8HJ44y6-xMb0AQGlzwXK6E0UQrjWy7Hwz512sC0cTz_ncTxHM3EyCY82sL6Tf-yqducZZ-AbvwelosYUxTb3j1IUX2BqaeoGc1Rr8-OH4wa3-g59a3KRv1bX/s320/IMG_5427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672092962146517634" /></a><br /><br />And what's a trip to National Harbor without a stop at the Peep Store?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqACziUuSMgWU8z-1MRWfsAoysF7We6YeURhXzcrkxLztEPSxz5MPUU5USvjCCVEgdVCoiSZHkytXAi7Non0vaOHPTPYyHY0PEbqJea96W3RciZMdw6WMFL16ljfBSWQOM63QD/s1600/IMG_5428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqACziUuSMgWU8z-1MRWfsAoysF7We6YeURhXzcrkxLztEPSxz5MPUU5USvjCCVEgdVCoiSZHkytXAi7Non0vaOHPTPYyHY0PEbqJea96W3RciZMdw6WMFL16ljfBSWQOM63QD/s320/IMG_5428.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672092950893738226" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjA-B8EDBf8nQdASZNBdsS4J4ObcPplXBOaknUR_EY15D5izuWXzTZ3GiGOjB52sWj8DPGPAMAA3YlIuxlN_pEeqjynsBmrxfL0m_Hgh47m2L_qrAH7qJ13DBaLnQGa_C4w9E/s1600/IMG_5429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjA-B8EDBf8nQdASZNBdsS4J4ObcPplXBOaknUR_EY15D5izuWXzTZ3GiGOjB52sWj8DPGPAMAA3YlIuxlN_pEeqjynsBmrxfL0m_Hgh47m2L_qrAH7qJ13DBaLnQGa_C4w9E/s320/IMG_5429.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672092938408092802" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAI2SomzPqj2H3xwe3oc8TV-MKtMkP1bhCTxsNMbqHnDrLBvotcmQ-B44ifkvH32QH6FHdIvXwHkP1nBXqS4JE10W8XE4GAsKb_UeWtKLR96Zguc9gu8cHvzZxj3pp6Ef6n15/s1600/IMG_5434.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAI2SomzPqj2H3xwe3oc8TV-MKtMkP1bhCTxsNMbqHnDrLBvotcmQ-B44ifkvH32QH6FHdIvXwHkP1nBXqS4JE10W8XE4GAsKb_UeWtKLR96Zguc9gu8cHvzZxj3pp6Ef6n15/s320/IMG_5434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672103298091672594" /></a><br /><br />Or a chance to "play" on the Awakening statue. I have no idea if this is what the artist intended but my kids sure do enjoy it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDBQFbQdBMmT7n_v76gNAc8hMH3T4KoC9Vk7ZNHJPhi8DotYMbifw_r_1_a9f8kZEso2AdP95w8PTlvx4U7N7QU67mBhO6X8qjGCG2CcVap-brw6z3e3_SuM2wD2pQjPJJGbI/s1600/IMG_5440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDBQFbQdBMmT7n_v76gNAc8hMH3T4KoC9Vk7ZNHJPhi8DotYMbifw_r_1_a9f8kZEso2AdP95w8PTlvx4U7N7QU67mBhO6X8qjGCG2CcVap-brw6z3e3_SuM2wD2pQjPJJGbI/s320/IMG_5440.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672104766381441490" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZBIkC3Lw01mOl3BZZdBFGpXYfCKdrFQIDKz7ZXh0Otz2vU3qJHjHOrte0TkTvR6TZenX8kq928B1zc2yUwahBIIuh4tguZHHiwOCf1H1BNXLTzPjIz6PO-Fk4qRa_aM2DEIE/s1600/IMG_5437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZBIkC3Lw01mOl3BZZdBFGpXYfCKdrFQIDKz7ZXh0Otz2vU3qJHjHOrte0TkTvR6TZenX8kq928B1zc2yUwahBIIuh4tguZHHiwOCf1H1BNXLTzPjIz6PO-Fk4qRa_aM2DEIE/s320/IMG_5437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672104759307180562" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eGCALLe7TI48AsKsz14JNo52ADaFflVf1GZdif-JtTFcepavU9TxqUMGlZKR33nxJW7HSIZFL69G49NifANrmcCNDSnXuLR_118WxNoJ1cSn2G0LpjwZ3nwU3DJVNZiKzh_P/s1600/IMG_5442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eGCALLe7TI48AsKsz14JNo52ADaFflVf1GZdif-JtTFcepavU9TxqUMGlZKR33nxJW7HSIZFL69G49NifANrmcCNDSnXuLR_118WxNoJ1cSn2G0LpjwZ3nwU3DJVNZiKzh_P/s320/IMG_5442.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672104744244116306" /></a><br /><br />Mom and Grandma looking on (and Kaitlyn taking a break):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZ454x41AOhqWqTw1ypVWjnZ97qzzWzWKw2R9WIoYEmgOmVB04j8Qa8yhGNmgTf5Y6cP59eAuf0Queilj8t3hj2MKqvmvLap-dCp8DHQ7nKlI5fiINEm1Vhj5eV9sX1I_YuVS/s1600/IMG_5441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZ454x41AOhqWqTw1ypVWjnZ97qzzWzWKw2R9WIoYEmgOmVB04j8Qa8yhGNmgTf5Y6cP59eAuf0Queilj8t3hj2MKqvmvLap-dCp8DHQ7nKlI5fiINEm1Vhj5eV9sX1I_YuVS/s320/IMG_5441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672092927754352018" /></a><br /><br />Me and my Dad :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2A6_CIr1RHa6Jj1dHBStDyDbttqM1kE6IY-Nl-m7rnnwN77FLZCTE8dCyv5A7fOIymSoH5LOdeiMiZZbxhk9HMYSVY2_wjzkEKw5xSxXFDFCtt9hQ0dvUnuS9bci3ML_t_f-/s1600/IMG_5430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2A6_CIr1RHa6Jj1dHBStDyDbttqM1kE6IY-Nl-m7rnnwN77FLZCTE8dCyv5A7fOIymSoH5LOdeiMiZZbxhk9HMYSVY2_wjzkEKw5xSxXFDFCtt9hQ0dvUnuS9bci3ML_t_f-/s320/IMG_5430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672104741469475378" /></a><br /><br />Even though my parents live about 900 miles away from me they are an essential part of our lives. My kids love their grandparents and look forward to every minute they get to spend with them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDGgY5ktPmv_i7xNeljPaPdLXK54Q3FW0RMmwfkmV70SeDHX1gSejgVb5ZTDSX6XuP6mRJRup7t5nyk6fqaYeN6KchXcUkOfO94cS3THwvo5O8IFPJ3mLyKcQGOkxgHnU9b90/s1600/IMG_5450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDGgY5ktPmv_i7xNeljPaPdLXK54Q3FW0RMmwfkmV70SeDHX1gSejgVb5ZTDSX6XuP6mRJRup7t5nyk6fqaYeN6KchXcUkOfO94cS3THwvo5O8IFPJ3mLyKcQGOkxgHnU9b90/s320/IMG_5450.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672092032020761442" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocsyeV_SfVeprT_3H3cUSKvHZPBw7ORJd02PKdupEfP7mMUFsewCQ3EBMb8RMi8xjg-hUzYG_6OBSErwcIMcjI6Xuvj1ljemqwm1drjsevp-pbf_ujM1b-FZNRx5lO6AMekzq/s1600/IMG_5449.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocsyeV_SfVeprT_3H3cUSKvHZPBw7ORJd02PKdupEfP7mMUFsewCQ3EBMb8RMi8xjg-hUzYG_6OBSErwcIMcjI6Xuvj1ljemqwm1drjsevp-pbf_ujM1b-FZNRx5lO6AMekzq/s320/IMG_5449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672092017837434914" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJd4LzWm72p4uDtJuQQRe0iLI8-HH1Kv5FRDkOpyIUuHKGTg-QplywMhxBCYhZvIY1uWvXW4AZb48heQ7if7oyslCi46qLBZTT_O-A_cQs87lRIJkFBjp8ijMYY-VYV8aR-50p/s1600/IMG_5448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJd4LzWm72p4uDtJuQQRe0iLI8-HH1Kv5FRDkOpyIUuHKGTg-QplywMhxBCYhZvIY1uWvXW4AZb48heQ7if7oyslCi46qLBZTT_O-A_cQs87lRIJkFBjp8ijMYY-VYV8aR-50p/s320/IMG_5448.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672092015920602114" /></a><br /><br />Out to dinner. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgm17g2e7kCeuSzcp8l6a4ZfnQ7cjPJjtuARInXE0_5037OPnZLgqepULsK-L5ZYWKoNxBykbZx-S9wRRTKDNBRDm7FvQu1Zh7cjXHHWmpIG2rRDmH_ru2Bx0RasCL3hF1FDvH/s1600/IMG_5460.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgm17g2e7kCeuSzcp8l6a4ZfnQ7cjPJjtuARInXE0_5037OPnZLgqepULsK-L5ZYWKoNxBykbZx-S9wRRTKDNBRDm7FvQu1Zh7cjXHHWmpIG2rRDmH_ru2Bx0RasCL3hF1FDvH/s320/IMG_5460.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672091982296236338" /></a><br /><br />Walking around the harbor, on our way to Grandma and Grandpa's special surprise...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4nz6OdSZ6NTEkXAR-wtnszxfG_ktyBZX-vkDdK01JMTdqflnyQ09A4RyiqNKj0UzYqiaqLTxavauV6zG6A5E0_UdGxMU1UOxaSWYp55FuZqC65ioOLj1EOy3PYA9UmM3TYg6/s1600/IMG_5459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4nz6OdSZ6NTEkXAR-wtnszxfG_ktyBZX-vkDdK01JMTdqflnyQ09A4RyiqNKj0UzYqiaqLTxavauV6zG6A5E0_UdGxMU1UOxaSWYp55FuZqC65ioOLj1EOy3PYA9UmM3TYg6/s320/IMG_5459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672091980711417266" /></a><br /><br />A birthday trip to Build-A-Bear! For their birthday gift, Grandma and Grandpa took all four of their November birthday grandkids to pick out their own bears. This was the first time the girls had ever had the chance to do anything like this and they were thrilled! (Kaitlyn didn't want to be left out so she used some allowance money to buy her own bear, er, owl)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLZ1LOHeslm89-F_7RnrLJxKB9HX4jM1a4Iky25Aexdtfyj64tRCD0_0RvI-bZSnWnfyr0WxDJpGpTsV5IYlAIdYLekFcsR4QYE_uOxy8TeFE7MiS_CGFtqUxL420reXwbJZH/s1600/IMG_5468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLZ1LOHeslm89-F_7RnrLJxKB9HX4jM1a4Iky25Aexdtfyj64tRCD0_0RvI-bZSnWnfyr0WxDJpGpTsV5IYlAIdYLekFcsR4QYE_uOxy8TeFE7MiS_CGFtqUxL420reXwbJZH/s320/IMG_5468.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086385629675138" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqubOHqzQgNBlyU4B06oLN3eRhLsOe0OQe-7jdvBm6gEahm6H2hKyRDiRVo_RNgaAbciBhLrPx59vaszX5qAZlPS_weAbSs9E2UhVS80LaD0B4kqbl9g98xShDxArbDdHIjt7L/s1600/IMG_5471.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqubOHqzQgNBlyU4B06oLN3eRhLsOe0OQe-7jdvBm6gEahm6H2hKyRDiRVo_RNgaAbciBhLrPx59vaszX5qAZlPS_weAbSs9E2UhVS80LaD0B4kqbl9g98xShDxArbDdHIjt7L/s320/IMG_5471.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086370630935746" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QLfsOQi5iQER66pNk-HXIGlhHotQm-I88OTDyPb2anHXkMtq0aALnF0l5IkX9_FxxaVuzm3gja-GDAjauKpo4_yHStB70uQ4X1eT11xoFI4HhRGukUoXcbgUkr-mwVN3eljl/s1600/IMG_5470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QLfsOQi5iQER66pNk-HXIGlhHotQm-I88OTDyPb2anHXkMtq0aALnF0l5IkX9_FxxaVuzm3gja-GDAjauKpo4_yHStB70uQ4X1eT11xoFI4HhRGukUoXcbgUkr-mwVN3eljl/s320/IMG_5470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086362210570210" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gXAMJeqlOtIjAdSafKF4oQwZn_BH4ZdUIfTpF-ilx1ZBj2rJFkr8WdGRhooSjcMuSfdVHsnPDQxxY20WcA4NSPTe5ZYGffFivHRG_FfEgMYPnKXD2e_IumzVP6FFhmoCkClg/s1600/IMG_5472.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gXAMJeqlOtIjAdSafKF4oQwZn_BH4ZdUIfTpF-ilx1ZBj2rJFkr8WdGRhooSjcMuSfdVHsnPDQxxY20WcA4NSPTe5ZYGffFivHRG_FfEgMYPnKXD2e_IumzVP6FFhmoCkClg/s320/IMG_5472.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086347136044754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYgUZU55xR5vnRFl7pkLvGgH4S2vmoO_z1-X9f9kLnS0Kfm2tjE6ymYVNvEl0x7lCuB4EsmiNrmpO4EFKPzmpVRnr7mY0h_hcAel8OdJr53pNsM1GLmwM6G-qhkcghyl3xtb0/s1600/IMG_5479.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYgUZU55xR5vnRFl7pkLvGgH4S2vmoO_z1-X9f9kLnS0Kfm2tjE6ymYVNvEl0x7lCuB4EsmiNrmpO4EFKPzmpVRnr7mY0h_hcAel8OdJr53pNsM1GLmwM6G-qhkcghyl3xtb0/s320/IMG_5479.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086344849194930" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHprrCa1RvhAahrS6Ba9_UpiRhOoSBqNUONH20s579O8Ct4neSPMmzRP-3PWL5XIxJIIWWR03ozwJ5x_13N3UHJ4PW1KqTUDmwqOH6anCHtqrer92yezGf40xWn-2AvxvbAFG/s1600/IMG_5483.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHprrCa1RvhAahrS6Ba9_UpiRhOoSBqNUONH20s579O8Ct4neSPMmzRP-3PWL5XIxJIIWWR03ozwJ5x_13N3UHJ4PW1KqTUDmwqOH6anCHtqrer92yezGf40xWn-2AvxvbAFG/s320/IMG_5483.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672083761983042866" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWi5Hz9GjjOaqFJ5jS8dKtgTebSGpJAm2ylhLEydmrUJJwirNbu1n4VboCxMRpDfj-U1MQrix477GJFpXnoF4g5UwQ-yK9BSC9HQHvmMccFqR_CC1mZCt1shBjk7agwmtSao9/s1600/IMG_5484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWi5Hz9GjjOaqFJ5jS8dKtgTebSGpJAm2ylhLEydmrUJJwirNbu1n4VboCxMRpDfj-U1MQrix477GJFpXnoF4g5UwQ-yK9BSC9HQHvmMccFqR_CC1mZCt1shBjk7agwmtSao9/s320/IMG_5484.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672083747988887218" /></a><br /><br />Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for coming to visit us! We love you and can't wait to see you again soon!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0p2WNVe9W5bsysyvkexSIvLTL6bjuRzzb_BDBPJxVaUdFLWh6JPfiVawWmx1F0Xtx9EKF8FrePQQNwppcKnxcRpqyAzaUmjFTkKgdZbWarewfi5MWxBFtHDQHDalPPkfKbdd/s1600/IMG_5486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0p2WNVe9W5bsysyvkexSIvLTL6bjuRzzb_BDBPJxVaUdFLWh6JPfiVawWmx1F0Xtx9EKF8FrePQQNwppcKnxcRpqyAzaUmjFTkKgdZbWarewfi5MWxBFtHDQHDalPPkfKbdd/s320/IMG_5486.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672083742468971842" /></a>Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-12569867444957001072011-10-23T21:36:00.024-04:002011-10-23T23:53:19.863-04:00And More Fall FunBecause who doesn't love even more photos of my kids and pumpkins?<br /><br />At least I'll start with a sneak peek at our new family photos:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKPjgapzYvN7T9bsQCNtU7Etef36GFkuo8A7A1P55Ehrr7VOt5k9NSOxDDegpZ6VC6wYY1IJrwEZqXr57HVkulQJsD2UfEVScviwOitcxaF91bCG0cQsdNfUvoiQXfwd8l6r2/s1600/314693_10150424613412994_60314007993_10230706_1904291937_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKPjgapzYvN7T9bsQCNtU7Etef36GFkuo8A7A1P55Ehrr7VOt5k9NSOxDDegpZ6VC6wYY1IJrwEZqXr57HVkulQJsD2UfEVScviwOitcxaF91bCG0cQsdNfUvoiQXfwd8l6r2/s320/314693_10150424613412994_60314007993_10230706_1904291937_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666879276904536642" /></a><br /><br />Can't wait to get more photos from my good friend, Kerri over at <strong><a href="http://withlovestudio.wordpress.com/">With Love Studios</a></strong><br /><br />I won't spoil any of the fun by showing you any more pictures - Kirk took a few good ones too but I'll wait to share those until after I get the rest of the pictures from Kerri.<br /><br />Last Sunday Kirk took the kids to a local animal park/pumpkin patch with my moms of multiples club. I wasn't able to go but the kids seemed to have a great time anyway!<br /><br />Slight obsession with the llama - they had just watched the Emperor's New Groove and were super excited to see one in person.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxONcVh4vmS87wvpmv_3iLZNQ4Ydw6R_yKzKlC3KgvXcBP4-SeUh017jNs4fVdM3oNzrBh3v_5Dc1_Ap13VmOr_D4XeVUz7oL2jQd6gXuKfwKr_cauGD8MNo5-yI5FO6PlrPG/s1600/DSC_0725.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxONcVh4vmS87wvpmv_3iLZNQ4Ydw6R_yKzKlC3KgvXcBP4-SeUh017jNs4fVdM3oNzrBh3v_5Dc1_Ap13VmOr_D4XeVUz7oL2jQd6gXuKfwKr_cauGD8MNo5-yI5FO6PlrPG/s320/DSC_0725.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666882511334606514" /></a><br /><br />Look out! Sliding triplets!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWzVgliJ53tOyryaAWzjW0VJON0jKxE-Ir3NFa3MlkZsz-XNVim17fKRlFcEd7_LUfzrYBziSCDzAeSt3HwkgYTFaGNkNQIUzN55H50bywnJwjInqQB0dXu2grjhbP5FtzI44/s1600/DSC_0735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWzVgliJ53tOyryaAWzjW0VJON0jKxE-Ir3NFa3MlkZsz-XNVim17fKRlFcEd7_LUfzrYBziSCDzAeSt3HwkgYTFaGNkNQIUzN55H50bywnJwjInqQB0dXu2grjhbP5FtzI44/s320/DSC_0735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666883407357896402" /></a><br /><br />Caleb loves it too :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzXryqcnk6OV2V0xd2qKOtjDPiviWrsel1LmdExVBqrcbDmvSTq1-ctN0iCysyj3s-DBFoX_B29vtdhtNnR6pdnWtuLMFw6GUOGr4ytoYHUTNzOUZ52VIl5cDZelzUfKOW6FU/s1600/DSC_0741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzXryqcnk6OV2V0xd2qKOtjDPiviWrsel1LmdExVBqrcbDmvSTq1-ctN0iCysyj3s-DBFoX_B29vtdhtNnR6pdnWtuLMFw6GUOGr4ytoYHUTNzOUZ52VIl5cDZelzUfKOW6FU/s320/DSC_0741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666883706175039890" /></a><br /><br />Don't get lost in there...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv499wbgDjsaTYi4BK2i-eu9-ZfuagDXFUondYn3jDwp76PocFsgAHxmLbquLDGVKJbZiePCd_Y8k1XlohT-lWrhd1WvjYgHrgztnw8g-nY4sRt1KMePi1P_9fSHyTdp7UMkhN/s1600/DSC_0746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv499wbgDjsaTYi4BK2i-eu9-ZfuagDXFUondYn3jDwp76PocFsgAHxmLbquLDGVKJbZiePCd_Y8k1XlohT-lWrhd1WvjYgHrgztnw8g-nY4sRt1KMePi1P_9fSHyTdp7UMkhN/s320/DSC_0746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666883988646542130" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-v0K0iEvvnfDckfM_7deBgg7QdnozClIWsg4MuUzsQBPT9kHNfrZ6t8003vxrb2xR36_qhIxXzWCbAAsmVX0bUJ_dAQERXfwYJ8qPnurDgTR3QoM6gsUrdrYGf-VkjTK9-hEZ/s1600/DSC_0749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-v0K0iEvvnfDckfM_7deBgg7QdnozClIWsg4MuUzsQBPT9kHNfrZ6t8003vxrb2xR36_qhIxXzWCbAAsmVX0bUJ_dAQERXfwYJ8qPnurDgTR3QoM6gsUrdrYGf-VkjTK9-hEZ/s320/DSC_0749.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666884169762596818" /></a><br /><br />My pumpkin family. Like I said, who gets tired of my kids and pumpkins?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZyoxxw_cb_38rRk3FOR9LOj9E5TFiZYJvdB4XTFFLy_ey5gIiyKxxl5BqQHKn8F5bv4MsspE86s3iTVUa9nN9_QzOyGRAhwOH6PnsIw5Nb40fK4Kmc-WGxN0rtkLBo8FM9k5/s1600/DSC_0756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZyoxxw_cb_38rRk3FOR9LOj9E5TFiZYJvdB4XTFFLy_ey5gIiyKxxl5BqQHKn8F5bv4MsspE86s3iTVUa9nN9_QzOyGRAhwOH6PnsIw5Nb40fK4Kmc-WGxN0rtkLBo8FM9k5/s320/DSC_0756.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666884660676993282" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P1d2HOaYDBkSXSVx3j_AMXk_PxCzBTBX6JJ5vlgM_aXvA0T_ihkvfA1XUyKCJz6OPC-Pp_PTUqN0r2YmoTxbfMB1uihPfubpdrYy443kl0Fqbt5aZeuO5NffBwuxvbVO1rGQ/s1600/DSC_0766.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P1d2HOaYDBkSXSVx3j_AMXk_PxCzBTBX6JJ5vlgM_aXvA0T_ihkvfA1XUyKCJz6OPC-Pp_PTUqN0r2YmoTxbfMB1uihPfubpdrYy443kl0Fqbt5aZeuO5NffBwuxvbVO1rGQ/s320/DSC_0766.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666890751089713698" /></a><br /><br />Hayriding triplets....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT55JWV22UWjAKlWZzhDev_ZVjtwNwaq1EdS-J-YaXHpAfg-Bwj4PoFxv79a3c9RFVPpBvP_Rn43j24T_Gi7uHg9MfKYuVU9HqjMepzPAO_Z4KHR_CnLglwgwhHJ419juDaVM/s1600/DSC_0770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT55JWV22UWjAKlWZzhDev_ZVjtwNwaq1EdS-J-YaXHpAfg-Bwj4PoFxv79a3c9RFVPpBvP_Rn43j24T_Gi7uHg9MfKYuVU9HqjMepzPAO_Z4KHR_CnLglwgwhHJ419juDaVM/s320/DSC_0770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666885007970559522" /></a><br /><br />Kaitlyn and Caleb like the hayride too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZMZA4XiSlzGhkWfiW6-RS9J3qilDJINhGeaycbgfUhle6V0A-T41zJw7CBMbvQhfr07k1SPhA_polfMebVpWg3lcaDvJRQ1OQfKIaylKs3E0B9P3UiWdkMBqbkFDX2ud5clP/s1600/DSC_0777.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZMZA4XiSlzGhkWfiW6-RS9J3qilDJINhGeaycbgfUhle6V0A-T41zJw7CBMbvQhfr07k1SPhA_polfMebVpWg3lcaDvJRQ1OQfKIaylKs3E0B9P3UiWdkMBqbkFDX2ud5clP/s320/DSC_0777.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666885355684163778" /></a><br /><br />Mountain-climbing triplets. Nope, it never gets old.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKv224rkvqVcHj1pXkyCxDuyzX3kCeDNi2d1OwldJVXNuedkPGEm_5mSULyO7FGCWeaBLxNRI4ApC964oPakCxsgU26mh5BPnlbxX8kaWhSUDQkcZeYL1Bhyure2k_E80jikE/s1600/DSC_0784.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKv224rkvqVcHj1pXkyCxDuyzX3kCeDNi2d1OwldJVXNuedkPGEm_5mSULyO7FGCWeaBLxNRI4ApC964oPakCxsgU26mh5BPnlbxX8kaWhSUDQkcZeYL1Bhyure2k_E80jikE/s320/DSC_0784.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666885756032643026" /></a><br /><br />This probably explains why my kids move so slowly (except when candy or dessert is involved):<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxoO3VANrPNT23d3b_zgSKXMBM-D5S2tddiKWS9KOyJbGEvTdJ9u4Hs2wV6SFbLIj_aMnkVMz1Xzx0iMoSF1HVeHNGtJrJjldNRq3c-sSoRB6lDS3_BEvHLjJkNgCWB2pSkT_/s1600/DSC_0707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxoO3VANrPNT23d3b_zgSKXMBM-D5S2tddiKWS9KOyJbGEvTdJ9u4Hs2wV6SFbLIj_aMnkVMz1Xzx0iMoSF1HVeHNGtJrJjldNRq3c-sSoRB6lDS3_BEvHLjJkNgCWB2pSkT_/s320/DSC_0707.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666889900093264834" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UzqoBvqySPJ4-j2E_3yOsk6CDvT85y8Ui309NcNbnxqPEMkqYUY28ptYs2L0Y3mMQ_hDDv2fVImELcVTYiZapO-JhUQx5djl0zDgKvlkyz-9tofca9L_NDTdLR5zHt-D2b9k/s1600/DSC_0713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UzqoBvqySPJ4-j2E_3yOsk6CDvT85y8Ui309NcNbnxqPEMkqYUY28ptYs2L0Y3mMQ_hDDv2fVImELcVTYiZapO-JhUQx5djl0zDgKvlkyz-9tofca9L_NDTdLR5zHt-D2b9k/s320/DSC_0713.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666889886742513714" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTMaGrtKYzQZgg3MOa1EzFLTGUYwbdiOwafAERZs5yU4xasZoMADsI2edJcMrtFGYXQ9aLoF26bH6X3aJHAQtS0-I93kKwU8-c9CWf-J366dyxROgI7UUwlEY9wlNV0caRMxH/s1600/DSC_0710.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTMaGrtKYzQZgg3MOa1EzFLTGUYwbdiOwafAERZs5yU4xasZoMADsI2edJcMrtFGYXQ9aLoF26bH6X3aJHAQtS0-I93kKwU8-c9CWf-J366dyxROgI7UUwlEY9wlNV0caRMxH/s320/DSC_0710.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666889879560627266" /></a><br /><br />Oh yeah, Kaitlyn was there! Seems Kirk didn't get many pictures of her :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12i0Upp46jKTvb69wo7G36Vx2IhwnVeoCX-p6PXmKxG_2W3xTkCZHXOjh8HmB7VP2C975GQVKFsGWtYjRpacV3QDSa8Z7Kg0ge6KSIBcrlxNybKnahI9Nxdk7pf3b_kGXf_M0/s1600/DSC_0719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12i0Upp46jKTvb69wo7G36Vx2IhwnVeoCX-p6PXmKxG_2W3xTkCZHXOjh8HmB7VP2C975GQVKFsGWtYjRpacV3QDSa8Z7Kg0ge6KSIBcrlxNybKnahI9Nxdk7pf3b_kGXf_M0/s320/DSC_0719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666890328167333122" /></a><br /><br />If you were wondering the girls have been there before but they don't remember because they were this little (not yet 2 years old). How cute were they??<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulVj0kGCu-xO4lNgTP90C2_cfy3antHC55NI5JflatCNJ1jum4RPfe7poqTCEthZxL3B9tRUBPJVVsynNdugQQrnhAEBdfG4YJlcHkbJgR_s0_SyCbT7nHVwF1oWJ4QPkIE7U/s1600/100_1496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulVj0kGCu-xO4lNgTP90C2_cfy3antHC55NI5JflatCNJ1jum4RPfe7poqTCEthZxL3B9tRUBPJVVsynNdugQQrnhAEBdfG4YJlcHkbJgR_s0_SyCbT7nHVwF1oWJ4QPkIE7U/s320/100_1496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666901035970409042" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8CrETyf_AHLVyjvEjG2iM_DqN2SuU8Jgo9OStfmKL_7Jf8e8v5yWW5YuXIBBYnWmKP_N5bLvCQXYG2NMMXkeyr9K7OY-feW7jn045boWVZaBYgBKYnfRfrWd7Y_gfdLT-2Rd/s1600/100_1542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8CrETyf_AHLVyjvEjG2iM_DqN2SuU8Jgo9OStfmKL_7Jf8e8v5yWW5YuXIBBYnWmKP_N5bLvCQXYG2NMMXkeyr9K7OY-feW7jn045boWVZaBYgBKYnfRfrWd7Y_gfdLT-2Rd/s320/100_1542.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666901032793915682" /></a><br /><br />Today we had another picnic of sorts to go to. Kirk's division at work held their own company picnic and we took the family - the kids had another afternoon of pumpkin fun - though this time they were painting them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2v97fjkicvhsj3laE-rpnfHl_0wDDAwEa5IXM-kuJIMrHn6wK_CvKxjTJD13lB-qF2yfP43IWlEFJX4BNy-I3BR_tnZAuUYleH-KwHZl_X_LGmBqhtBDBeDz9ulCQhqpQbA-/s1600/DSC_0846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2v97fjkicvhsj3laE-rpnfHl_0wDDAwEa5IXM-kuJIMrHn6wK_CvKxjTJD13lB-qF2yfP43IWlEFJX4BNy-I3BR_tnZAuUYleH-KwHZl_X_LGmBqhtBDBeDz9ulCQhqpQbA-/s320/DSC_0846.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666891520463327074" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEG2S4UTKTaBN0YiFmnIwaYv5z1O0WEFkvd-mj_8IRsVAbFyQuJu4C-cUxhPUMJLIg0nwLNquNGQySMLBlxHcoDNlJpk-RHo5LjyvF55qwoId4rlcXTtejp6rkMpt3ISFFJom1/s1600/DSC_0848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEG2S4UTKTaBN0YiFmnIwaYv5z1O0WEFkvd-mj_8IRsVAbFyQuJu4C-cUxhPUMJLIg0nwLNquNGQySMLBlxHcoDNlJpk-RHo5LjyvF55qwoId4rlcXTtejp6rkMpt3ISFFJom1/s320/DSC_0848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666891679597908146" /></a><br /><br />Did a little bit of running around - looking for a place to feed ducks - sadly we found none. But they sure looked cute looking!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoWTuW3KskwgyMsaLWx26ILsRh84eOt8XbOMOyqIXqZ-CJhgNdK5d0x-_TmQEkwjvyuhgXF-1s5G_dMQbymaxYJQ0guGwYeQEpQyK7m8pICDlSg_1I7peF0wqm5s4wjF5QNoP/s1600/DSC_0854.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoWTuW3KskwgyMsaLWx26ILsRh84eOt8XbOMOyqIXqZ-CJhgNdK5d0x-_TmQEkwjvyuhgXF-1s5G_dMQbymaxYJQ0guGwYeQEpQyK7m8pICDlSg_1I7peF0wqm5s4wjF5QNoP/s320/DSC_0854.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666892197114739202" /></a><br /><br />Ooohh, scary girls!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURrkN1iQ7UismX4JB21hkOQE0cTV2nRdtuHuX_MX9U4WX7fo4DaxcshO1VNmwqoeRjKYOpu1Lfa-qeMmiZUVGjo3Oh4EGEx4ZKSuzyd6U_lQxUrFm2keq_RQ8GLICgAzoXBUx/s1600/DSC_0857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURrkN1iQ7UismX4JB21hkOQE0cTV2nRdtuHuX_MX9U4WX7fo4DaxcshO1VNmwqoeRjKYOpu1Lfa-qeMmiZUVGjo3Oh4EGEx4ZKSuzyd6U_lQxUrFm2keq_RQ8GLICgAzoXBUx/s320/DSC_0857.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666892193448425090" /></a><br /><br />Seems something has happened to all my kids teeth :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rXAkoFtFqqurn9Z_qRYoCtywUY953vaSAFYtO7DLmE7PByV5RaHMOalQMt9CuAuhNbynI_vV3BwTchwO2ANAwERpnJVavkQ5C9idV0nazrxZ_6VQR2TnvZ0HhroBMHCDDe9v/s1600/DSC_0858.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rXAkoFtFqqurn9Z_qRYoCtywUY953vaSAFYtO7DLmE7PByV5RaHMOalQMt9CuAuhNbynI_vV3BwTchwO2ANAwERpnJVavkQ5C9idV0nazrxZ_6VQR2TnvZ0HhroBMHCDDe9v/s320/DSC_0858.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666892920550453650" /></a><br /><br />Oh yeah, we did a little bit of eating too. At least some of us did - it has yet to be said that my girls ate too much.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhgkWc1KvHRJ1vAk-7lWEo6zmRJ5YUq_RU-mlEhDyuluTNv89SWqpx0uUaz_dv6Rcxz4bC49qtbWrH6AAiWidKW1cuDH288EK5Fn9dwgPlC6Od7ICd67QSFcwC_VnbqjduvTu/s1600/DSC_0839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhgkWc1KvHRJ1vAk-7lWEo6zmRJ5YUq_RU-mlEhDyuluTNv89SWqpx0uUaz_dv6Rcxz4bC49qtbWrH6AAiWidKW1cuDH288EK5Fn9dwgPlC6Od7ICd67QSFcwC_VnbqjduvTu/s320/DSC_0839.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666894066150350066" /></a><br /><br />Yep, they would prefer to color than eat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplf5bFyi6aiJV_Wceuv0GLCsayGp-Ozk2-_JxvMsK9vGF7MTZk1d01cNsAaCDxgOpR-U9rKI1-ruu23YbeEiS_Sp_GKUD0c4rrMdvQSezYIAV_FfDGBFIMR1MWeILbFaIcSR0/s1600/DSC_0840.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplf5bFyi6aiJV_Wceuv0GLCsayGp-Ozk2-_JxvMsK9vGF7MTZk1d01cNsAaCDxgOpR-U9rKI1-ruu23YbeEiS_Sp_GKUD0c4rrMdvQSezYIAV_FfDGBFIMR1MWeILbFaIcSR0/s320/DSC_0840.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666894055244551698" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoEe0m2IdzyLNlXEDZfRw16WiM7r-wxzXSGFaxKRJSD4fhx7EagXvoWtFGHkoEEQpN-sakXmAMV5XP9bqgqh_nc5mvFc0jW7_yfz-Mr4H6uQhE4I5BxOV76itcj7ESaUc3dA0/s1600/DSC_0841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoEe0m2IdzyLNlXEDZfRw16WiM7r-wxzXSGFaxKRJSD4fhx7EagXvoWtFGHkoEEQpN-sakXmAMV5XP9bqgqh_nc5mvFc0jW7_yfz-Mr4H6uQhE4I5BxOV76itcj7ESaUc3dA0/s320/DSC_0841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666894046263810994" /></a><br /><br />Alyssa's duck - can't tell if she drew it but she definitely signed her name!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8Xc-3ZeHXhZPvGW6lDnj8P8PCXPCcTs4gIy6WYmllBsfTw90V7JlVGjQDbdOswKaY67NhJ27B0lYVC2eDpG9Gd-Ym3xVExN9Aqv4NL0Mdy-5haGEIfhMnyL_brCzV-zVossl/s1600/DSC_0842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8Xc-3ZeHXhZPvGW6lDnj8P8PCXPCcTs4gIy6WYmllBsfTw90V7JlVGjQDbdOswKaY67NhJ27B0lYVC2eDpG9Gd-Ym3xVExN9Aqv4NL0Mdy-5haGEIfhMnyL_brCzV-zVossl/s320/DSC_0842.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666894684847160146" /></a><br /><br />Silly girls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqGJVzCaoXUg2fyDdtQUaMyAVSAnef1O5u2CtMGTXUvwmp9W0Ha9yW-ELzKgamgzvrFHWjDsyPh7Fxj3rSSU4U9SYELXKgyIu1YCKv-kITDxVddp0vLonQNupjP7W96QwkQcv/s1600/DSC_0843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqGJVzCaoXUg2fyDdtQUaMyAVSAnef1O5u2CtMGTXUvwmp9W0Ha9yW-ELzKgamgzvrFHWjDsyPh7Fxj3rSSU4U9SYELXKgyIu1YCKv-kITDxVddp0vLonQNupjP7W96QwkQcv/s320/DSC_0843.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666897169626277298" /></a><br /><br />Isn't Fall just the best time of year? We still have so much more fall fun to go! We haven't even started raking leaves yet...Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-26648127993618791422011-10-07T23:15:00.024-04:002011-10-08T22:33:30.660-04:00You Know It's Fall When You've Been To the Pumpkin Patch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmT5CbsuZxG5xzwBfOaq1_GhYiRO0SFIoOnPlCKZ17gSzFd_kzHzHOmLTZt82k13_A9jefcMRt7e731uGH1skMW-NmUscRNlpxPoogMrjMXoS_U6l-Wtylzeirw3yfr69VKTdJ/s1600/DSC_0434.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmT5CbsuZxG5xzwBfOaq1_GhYiRO0SFIoOnPlCKZ17gSzFd_kzHzHOmLTZt82k13_A9jefcMRt7e731uGH1skMW-NmUscRNlpxPoogMrjMXoS_U6l-Wtylzeirw3yfr69VKTdJ/s320/DSC_0434.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660963378748613378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80q8Gx5ovET5niXItPAYjNYSTG2KT1BPGu9v_vaclmdBofXgnMFYc1HyCVlfv8Zti_v9B4CxidAU7eZlF-bu2KJB5H-AFB3bVK_InX3D9Natqd7ICkp9XvYSOUmYKn9fAQcEC/s1600/DSC_0411.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80q8Gx5ovET5niXItPAYjNYSTG2KT1BPGu9v_vaclmdBofXgnMFYc1HyCVlfv8Zti_v9B4CxidAU7eZlF-bu2KJB5H-AFB3bVK_InX3D9Natqd7ICkp9XvYSOUmYKn9fAQcEC/s320/DSC_0411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660960076735855858" /></a><br />We're ready to go!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD2ljipCgtTny6ONx-o2hBNPKma42IAtGvGKKpiwX9Wi3FPgiDaz6qDKlAUSSZg-gHzSt31LFq_Kx5NWDO3QIXGcGtkScfhmSs5d6TervsrMw0dFKf15ny668rnlkF_cQYqPv/s1600/DSC_0355.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD2ljipCgtTny6ONx-o2hBNPKma42IAtGvGKKpiwX9Wi3FPgiDaz6qDKlAUSSZg-gHzSt31LFq_Kx5NWDO3QIXGcGtkScfhmSs5d6TervsrMw0dFKf15ny668rnlkF_cQYqPv/s320/DSC_0355.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660955397004226306" /></a><br /><br />First stop: picking pumpkins<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO16eqMr_DvhFcqwFjwhEMC_M8NEyV12BZKhH2XmU3eZCWvRK0vAyVKnOkrRrKWIFaBrqe0Wakwhc6bdiooOVfg-DJXGRvjdlu-OVrbe3A9SWWpYkinuIFD5_23b82yIXUUxYR/s1600/DSC_0383.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Kn6gzVxoPeQz764dfd-6GBKs6VI70Lt6fpxRF4Pttync8sB6iEcK3yMr9tFVzppKRkFh0Mz3eU01SLBSlyaAmbXHx9YL_74y5wlWSiLMzlqN5i7rgTQzgOdMOhDtlXEoLo5i/s320/DSC_0422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660960461475862418" /></a><br /><br />The kids learned how bees pollinate flowers and practiced being bees and ladybugs to bring pollen from one flower to another.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHMFEKiCcXFzIpRi5tbqejJc8xq0uVX3DBhtTQ1iJgzbiYnyK6jEgYTvGjleFyd2LPPO0ApTEHUB264SiXUU2NPYfRlD6lnn97FOK8qAGYTAwpcVbtYowC9tpOX9syJQVBYL3/s1600/DSC_0441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHMFEKiCcXFzIpRi5tbqejJc8xq0uVX3DBhtTQ1iJgzbiYnyK6jEgYTvGjleFyd2LPPO0ApTEHUB264SiXUU2NPYfRlD6lnn97FOK8qAGYTAwpcVbtYowC9tpOX9syJQVBYL3/s320/DSC_0441.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660963865942034562" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28WjxROFJwsP6FfttJI5YoiNvPIFZi3XtICaQfak58UWEHtKoOqnRc1rjDzuuicHw8WYEwSfnMjYhx_f4nYrMK5y6NONcYBJ2BqDHWjLkZ8PgLGyDFnl10z0f6O4-UAJGXGIp/s1600/DSC_0452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28WjxROFJwsP6FfttJI5YoiNvPIFZi3XtICaQfak58UWEHtKoOqnRc1rjDzuuicHw8WYEwSfnMjYhx_f4nYrMK5y6NONcYBJ2BqDHWjLkZ8PgLGyDFnl10z0f6O4-UAJGXGIp/s320/DSC_0452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660964687812620450" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfTenUmNARh2ZJJw_c48VgN_X3gE3ADA9RqTtrHK5BZORDslX9crVEfyMlTrEU62PnqccgJmc9hHO3xtCY1YkjbqW9-CTk479AfVY2QLzNlo10Ne0CBPlcjjdEes6LOIGoIkO/s1600/DSC_0448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfTenUmNARh2ZJJw_c48VgN_X3gE3ADA9RqTtrHK5BZORDslX9crVEfyMlTrEU62PnqccgJmc9hHO3xtCY1YkjbqW9-CTk479AfVY2QLzNlo10Ne0CBPlcjjdEes6LOIGoIkO/s320/DSC_0448.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660964556378686866" /></a><br /><br />Fancy meeting you here! While we were eating lunch I actually got to spend a little time with Caleb who spent the rest of his day with his class and his teacher.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWtkqkRb_z0MibX4DK2FiWYGHIJ9PjwnINKEofKVsqJOCROOPi3ZF7Xk00kGQZv5zawfnqWXAx8fzRr9SOFqyQuc39HXt9oJbPGUsTck1pSbWMtMWBpvTotNIeQV4F7mEaGX8/s1600/DSC_0463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWtkqkRb_z0MibX4DK2FiWYGHIJ9PjwnINKEofKVsqJOCROOPi3ZF7Xk00kGQZv5zawfnqWXAx8fzRr9SOFqyQuc39HXt9oJbPGUsTck1pSbWMtMWBpvTotNIeQV4F7mEaGX8/s320/DSC_0463.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660964874756082130" /></a><br /><br />After lunch we went to feed the animals (the day was getting a lot warmer so Julianna and Rachel took off their sweaters - Alyssa still wanted to wear hers - hard to believe given the heat!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS81AQiFpH0tTblgupXS560DFf_B6rxclgoFW5bpXyEBo8wZlhsMOkOWzY5beq_aaIupU6kuYgePsnQxMXpEee4c0mLYn34su35n7mVULfb_zk5Jcyh_boj13s5HgV2hnd3d7p/s1600/DSC_0498.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS81AQiFpH0tTblgupXS560DFf_B6rxclgoFW5bpXyEBo8wZlhsMOkOWzY5beq_aaIupU6kuYgePsnQxMXpEee4c0mLYn34su35n7mVULfb_zk5Jcyh_boj13s5HgV2hnd3d7p/s320/DSC_0498.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661308874365020242" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsBfgS6u61A98uJ9SMP_EwQ-77o7jfWrwKIjfWWI0gFgrGElj_JRC9q-HPID7kC94KNwuH1LgWqroLWgUe_J4jMw6NQpJVPoXdN2h3QdMEZbZeVqFEcsABTdzKZS_zXgtiTKG/s1600/DSC_0496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsBfgS6u61A98uJ9SMP_EwQ-77o7jfWrwKIjfWWI0gFgrGElj_JRC9q-HPID7kC94KNwuH1LgWqroLWgUe_J4jMw6NQpJVPoXdN2h3QdMEZbZeVqFEcsABTdzKZS_zXgtiTKG/s320/DSC_0496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661308771502306258" /></a><br /><br />Alyssa is telling me all about the goats she fed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpjiuwtdAqacsgFvTZ8sIXxyEI7XNFAzvqBLenYhkeudobhfwqNVX4SQbSrvxldY2REpFTInQ13C4_R3tPCX8aZDznaTuLSikBd3fq7jSbvqutSH0Y0HtDQrMy3KsTbgo6teF/s1600/DSC_0502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpjiuwtdAqacsgFvTZ8sIXxyEI7XNFAzvqBLenYhkeudobhfwqNVX4SQbSrvxldY2REpFTInQ13C4_R3tPCX8aZDznaTuLSikBd3fq7jSbvqutSH0Y0HtDQrMy3KsTbgo6teF/s320/DSC_0502.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661309423893755330" /></a><br /><br />"What? That's it. I'm done."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm557gtgZhOMSRB7mzvKDlGikAcI5EQBnu2WxAqUMdGPyN_VQfW37pq3iZVIuaPFPKipqk-IWgoiZQxKJZwOOzqXfg1tgi1raW6U3Mc1Eri-Gr5FCXeQKzLuAPuJyMK1i13Wd/s1600/DSC_0507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXm557gtgZhOMSRB7mzvKDlGikAcI5EQBnu2WxAqUMdGPyN_VQfW37pq3iZVIuaPFPKipqk-IWgoiZQxKJZwOOzqXfg1tgi1raW6U3Mc1Eri-Gr5FCXeQKzLuAPuJyMK1i13Wd/s320/DSC_0507.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661309878953259298" /></a><br /><br />"Please can I have more food to feed the goats and sheep??"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuG54zMHjsT8QNnQj72KclBgd-iZxCgCmwxQc345hj8P9Bd9iwK02_l0RkFyuc7bjfdFWjuQzP0oJEp2O9pPSseyKsBeR9h5KPpDIvNbglFnE4eOneXJmiwo9sU-nR2CMvP6-g/s1600/DSC_0509.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuG54zMHjsT8QNnQj72KclBgd-iZxCgCmwxQc345hj8P9Bd9iwK02_l0RkFyuc7bjfdFWjuQzP0oJEp2O9pPSseyKsBeR9h5KPpDIvNbglFnE4eOneXJmiwo9sU-nR2CMvP6-g/s320/DSC_0509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661310214754804338" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLjnWGzfYeF2QLlr4zUFafsFE_85Cux1MwmZh6TUWltstaOxtrFjoqMZdRnmu3hwM4gMWKRQVxFFQHo7bc_kJsy91xz1M_-6PVFuZMNdaxGEvQoUHjNC89yuU_3QVgwxEqiOG/s1600/DSC_0511.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLjnWGzfYeF2QLlr4zUFafsFE_85Cux1MwmZh6TUWltstaOxtrFjoqMZdRnmu3hwM4gMWKRQVxFFQHo7bc_kJsy91xz1M_-6PVFuZMNdaxGEvQoUHjNC89yuU_3QVgwxEqiOG/s320/DSC_0511.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661310695712278034" /></a><br /><br />From feeding animals to swinging in a barn - this day is great fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQSK8mHleKaZAZfV8UvAx3DJCQ6AHqo6jJ4qOKHf1FeqjAXSaKhIriEgKguLdiV6WdbMWaxSrjVzR7dzEpdpJhpphb3HKeiR6liDe-jSG1bqNVBRpJsi9vKH1g910BZxrLqKQ/s1600/DSC_0547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQSK8mHleKaZAZfV8UvAx3DJCQ6AHqo6jJ4qOKHf1FeqjAXSaKhIriEgKguLdiV6WdbMWaxSrjVzR7dzEpdpJhpphb3HKeiR6liDe-jSG1bqNVBRpJsi9vKH1g910BZxrLqKQ/s320/DSC_0547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661311024944344386" /></a><br /><br />We had a great time at the pumpkin patch but we sure were exhausted when the night was over!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80KH1rtHuztvoyxSreWPDHtu-2rAbfXNjSVV5Yt8evtdMqjZwh91a4LEWrBJKef2WsK2IjQol1dCCrCZ-Jd7mdw8CQxk1Nve3ecaxLKV3JPwH0UDN6KVdgTPx4fLHo6EMNB8g/s1600/DSC_0562.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80KH1rtHuztvoyxSreWPDHtu-2rAbfXNjSVV5Yt8evtdMqjZwh91a4LEWrBJKef2WsK2IjQol1dCCrCZ-Jd7mdw8CQxk1Nve3ecaxLKV3JPwH0UDN6KVdgTPx4fLHo6EMNB8g/s320/DSC_0562.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661312307805017250" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWaaFmFDslwwLSEOvtX3aGTWe4MTvXM1WdUqfvFeCXkV-Px5wECxDrzVvDhbso4P8p1kyY_VGkIrqCAVklJaxUfjtkYAaB4inOXdbiGEadTydMf5E_QBp2zrywFh82h3cRvJj/s1600/DSC_0566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWaaFmFDslwwLSEOvtX3aGTWe4MTvXM1WdUqfvFeCXkV-Px5wECxDrzVvDhbso4P8p1kyY_VGkIrqCAVklJaxUfjtkYAaB4inOXdbiGEadTydMf5E_QBp2zrywFh82h3cRvJj/s320/DSC_0566.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661312304886569874" /></a><br /><br />6th grade on up didn't get to go on this field trip and I missed Kaitlyn though I can't even be in 2 places at once let alone 3!! I got to spend my day with the girls but that meant I couldn't hang out with Caleb. Fortunately, he did just fine without me and got to do and learn a bunch of great stuff.Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-38013606023381862092011-10-03T14:30:00.009-04:002011-10-03T22:24:02.254-04:00Funny FacesMy kids make LOTS of funny faces. No one makes more funny or interesting faces than Alyssa but recently Kirk took the kids to Burger King for dinner and it so happened that that evening they had a face painter. And not just any face painter - check this out - she was pretty darn good!<br /><br />Kaitlyn got a dragon:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF20BDTfesJWYoRYj7ZEIQsgLvDbqzuKcXYSO7zNYmL2j1Iu6z7gfqr5H1TakP87bbZykSRTFibxf-Awl_HBwiP-x-97l_hYdi99JKaZ7VB9q5wlcZiGUyYxJ02XPlMvufnsu/s1600/DSC_0878.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF20BDTfesJWYoRYj7ZEIQsgLvDbqzuKcXYSO7zNYmL2j1Iu6z7gfqr5H1TakP87bbZykSRTFibxf-Awl_HBwiP-x-97l_hYdi99JKaZ7VB9q5wlcZiGUyYxJ02XPlMvufnsu/s320/DSC_0878.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659451299368031282" /></a><br /><br />And Caleb a snake:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisqKj0a1q4CoxM4XzPD1qs9s1u8e6-30b76SvnaHEBsrDGLTr36WchR5sjWRF7tNwDKjIvZV-shfbRDSG74YsYlLDY6t_gaLizgQXnkiKd9j960yjUXLffCNfDVjqx5vp5hZ9/s1600/DSC_0879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisqKj0a1q4CoxM4XzPD1qs9s1u8e6-30b76SvnaHEBsrDGLTr36WchR5sjWRF7tNwDKjIvZV-shfbRDSG74YsYlLDY6t_gaLizgQXnkiKd9j960yjUXLffCNfDVjqx5vp5hZ9/s320/DSC_0879.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659451294983746242" /></a><br /><br />Julianna went very girly (did you get a look at the detail in the face paint??)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HkfLsi_JvjJ4DRzAW_sOxgO0C1IbyxUFFBwJVIydFPiGSUEOhCAhpbSqfYHW__W8v5mmIL4df59XR4RYWqg8bJ7CHL5ke03JnuaIiwIjmMuG3gwRDmy1tscMNbdlKMNCaedi/s1600/DSC_0881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HkfLsi_JvjJ4DRzAW_sOxgO0C1IbyxUFFBwJVIydFPiGSUEOhCAhpbSqfYHW__W8v5mmIL4df59XR4RYWqg8bJ7CHL5ke03JnuaIiwIjmMuG3gwRDmy1tscMNbdlKMNCaedi/s320/DSC_0881.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659451983943011986" /></a><br /><br />Alyssa went with her favorite, fish. Boy does she love fish. Of course hers is already a little smeared...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZ-kGETW4uOpHWViIeTLVkCY5A74VlISeRzTWBU12Iedwdl9saMwJWIQalfV1OP7GT19z4dbNF69df0sZ42VBahNVcRMUoy6IRDgrMMDp3ufCe3hwNjydHguGRN6MCw2yMaRq/s1600/DSC_0880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZ-kGETW4uOpHWViIeTLVkCY5A74VlISeRzTWBU12Iedwdl9saMwJWIQalfV1OP7GT19z4dbNF69df0sZ42VBahNVcRMUoy6IRDgrMMDp3ufCe3hwNjydHguGRN6MCw2yMaRq/s320/DSC_0880.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659452208265998978" /></a><br /><br />But Rachel wanted to be different. She literally became a zebra. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q5c_19HV5de5C91Q8aLweh9OzAvuVRdrx5N_z1graf-4zc4WnfZQpo8XIlGDIPtTUDG577EBEeOgG9OdtLPFsZGfdY2abYuNTVmKIkRo-hI8Ptw_9argB8vRvyfvtkslbEhM/s1600/DSC_0877.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q5c_19HV5de5C91Q8aLweh9OzAvuVRdrx5N_z1graf-4zc4WnfZQpo8XIlGDIPtTUDG577EBEeOgG9OdtLPFsZGfdY2abYuNTVmKIkRo-hI8Ptw_9argB8vRvyfvtkslbEhM/s320/DSC_0877.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659452406129571698" /></a><br /><br />I did mention that Alyssa has a few crazy faces right?<br /><br />There's this one. This is the look she gave me when I told her to look at the camera and smile. It's not the look she had, it's the one she put on when I asked her to look at me. I have no idea what she was thinking.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RHMgEnlf5fCJ2ai7PBBmvt30LrkZHQXBcBA1Tnz1NMcODKHl3tH4Q5To8a-qhzmoejQR0mjXfg-N05VhOGPkJ4VCY_9PWAfl2KhXTEX9omhEfD56EZIObSXvEQdMAnTiRbJ6/s1600/DSC_0332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RHMgEnlf5fCJ2ai7PBBmvt30LrkZHQXBcBA1Tnz1NMcODKHl3tH4Q5To8a-qhzmoejQR0mjXfg-N05VhOGPkJ4VCY_9PWAfl2KhXTEX9omhEfD56EZIObSXvEQdMAnTiRbJ6/s320/DSC_0332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659453944252597906" /></a><br /><br />This is the smile I usually get. She was wearing her necklace that a blog reader made and sent me and I wanted to get a picture. Thus, the smile.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUJhwcoc6M29XjUAgqOlIRH5sd72L1DeWaafa-nUyvp8182BCuVZbgZLm8cXu47YUr-_O0QwhXlelwRO30AdRKhsB7YCjVJ94sy1KxmwFbFdc8xQscNbntZFyRnDl74H6JdBh/s1600/DSC_0319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUJhwcoc6M29XjUAgqOlIRH5sd72L1DeWaafa-nUyvp8182BCuVZbgZLm8cXu47YUr-_O0QwhXlelwRO30AdRKhsB7YCjVJ94sy1KxmwFbFdc8xQscNbntZFyRnDl74H6JdBh/s320/DSC_0319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659454981895681522" /></a><br /><br />Trying to do a little better with the smile.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaCODTKsUSF03T3ZmEQc4_ozhC2V4A3PaD_7XQUDOscNNw0t1xwZeTgu3PyZuoudWkxE5T8lQ5isF9EH6unThk7XaUrOjLqImICVFttJwydWKT_5bWmlMg4vso56Rez600s2E/s1600/DSC_0321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaCODTKsUSF03T3ZmEQc4_ozhC2V4A3PaD_7XQUDOscNNw0t1xwZeTgu3PyZuoudWkxE5T8lQ5isF9EH6unThk7XaUrOjLqImICVFttJwydWKT_5bWmlMg4vso56Rez600s2E/s320/DSC_0321.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659455726335573410" /></a><br /><br />Now here's a real smile.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzADQj93kyAwZKwWNskj2nwVKP3SQz52Aeibtz1HCMkUnra_K_OBnHVxM590-ZdKRkoSdwRl6tpUQXMqQ9jlQzT3wqc5j0XJrq6dEH34fvQ2qfLTCgMpqzzipNNv2zDo9aPlKf/s1600/DSC_0336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzADQj93kyAwZKwWNskj2nwVKP3SQz52Aeibtz1HCMkUnra_K_OBnHVxM590-ZdKRkoSdwRl6tpUQXMqQ9jlQzT3wqc5j0XJrq6dEH34fvQ2qfLTCgMpqzzipNNv2zDo9aPlKf/s320/DSC_0336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659455999380846546" /></a><br /><br />It's because she was quite pleased with herself for "feeding" her elephants. You know how much elephants like peanuts!! Apparantly, they like Planters :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9-ngGX8SlAYIX2AWXs_qG4QYRMMknzljF7A908r-NpOCxUJV23ooPgouTvv8nrqJeOQrvGELdKUX-DB0LN3s7ycV4H-8Az0FvVcGLBVmrZL1NoAK0rTOxEkaixRX9-_HxmKW/s1600/DSC_0335.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9-ngGX8SlAYIX2AWXs_qG4QYRMMknzljF7A908r-NpOCxUJV23ooPgouTvv8nrqJeOQrvGELdKUX-DB0LN3s7ycV4H-8Az0FvVcGLBVmrZL1NoAK0rTOxEkaixRX9-_HxmKW/s320/DSC_0335.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659456470197345138" /></a><br /><br />Seems funny faces are easier for me to capture than funny sayings. I guess I need to start following them around with a recorder now.Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-42640469001328141352011-09-21T22:33:00.012-04:002011-09-21T23:33:11.175-04:00We LOVE Six FlagsMy favorite ride that I got to ride once. I know, I'm sad too but it's so hard to juggle an 11-year-old who can ride everything; a 7-year-old who wants to ride everything but can't yet and three 4-year-olds who can only ride the small kid rides.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n3phrWwP10nraT8zzt3GFjbGRJlFBoQCU_MePXDHBzyPx6jllZQCXewVqXHCPCJj2feXp5H3RoaxXkV_cukSu4CMjqvWZO_UyGXJvJrx-_HRT8TCDKpr3uTZIbPS6YA5xGkZ/s1600/DSC_0684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n3phrWwP10nraT8zzt3GFjbGRJlFBoQCU_MePXDHBzyPx6jllZQCXewVqXHCPCJj2feXp5H3RoaxXkV_cukSu4CMjqvWZO_UyGXJvJrx-_HRT8TCDKpr3uTZIbPS6YA5xGkZ/s320/DSC_0684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655012051097380930" /></a><br /><br />Isn't this drop awesome?! I LOVE the Superman ride. Only ride better (that I've been on thus far) is the Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21qTh7rgxLF_qupBwRzUbSJg6fqLF-EnRC9Z-GM72zD0WbOmd3ov7FCTgJmBFa0804m7oCD1ohAKHoycyS6LYKarQ_jllbopCY9ux9BraVIb1bN6Fu3IcSoSyJXK-vixHVxft/s1600/DSC_0640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21qTh7rgxLF_qupBwRzUbSJg6fqLF-EnRC9Z-GM72zD0WbOmd3ov7FCTgJmBFa0804m7oCD1ohAKHoycyS6LYKarQ_jllbopCY9ux9BraVIb1bN6Fu3IcSoSyJXK-vixHVxft/s320/DSC_0640.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655012051239580082" /></a><br /><br />I think this was the kids favorite ride - well the little ones anyway though the big kids found it surprisingly fun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshMbb37UVStbGqW6LofPjyOGS1Z9Wj9gD21GiPeTplLAekHsdBzHgJsSvcmp_nPEEKPd9YFlzUvGyW4gi7xGOWoc2ZnOw8_oDyM4bLrgoIdEdpVhdb_bWhB3GQsmGL7_xt6IJ/s1600/DSC_0652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshMbb37UVStbGqW6LofPjyOGS1Z9Wj9gD21GiPeTplLAekHsdBzHgJsSvcmp_nPEEKPd9YFlzUvGyW4gi7xGOWoc2ZnOw8_oDyM4bLrgoIdEdpVhdb_bWhB3GQsmGL7_xt6IJ/s320/DSC_0652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655006783620634130" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx26C7eg02bpomGmR4BM9MQ51DyQ4gd1Fjdi8QDIEtPUmfZl5xXABfXmDtPwMbzNyjWtIiUph1RKhKOSbRMcLO476vaXEidU3gYfpLXE2ObiMw1ICxs5xgZyo_GjRlZhRq4pH4/s1600/DSC_0656.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx26C7eg02bpomGmR4BM9MQ51DyQ4gd1Fjdi8QDIEtPUmfZl5xXABfXmDtPwMbzNyjWtIiUph1RKhKOSbRMcLO476vaXEidU3gYfpLXE2ObiMw1ICxs5xgZyo_GjRlZhRq4pH4/s320/DSC_0656.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655013081116478226" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXSC1Mxyb57fVACcMUFe1cfC4Cfn9u4fPtfLXnEHT3u3eX1vnJhF6dMdeTEW8xTynSITGZZJOkPbEbE82YskLQDQ7KuboIbRhGt8PpajCOmbGhLGWq-zPcKoz5Zpwe_VYKZO0/s1600/DSC_0655.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXSC1Mxyb57fVACcMUFe1cfC4Cfn9u4fPtfLXnEHT3u3eX1vnJhF6dMdeTEW8xTynSITGZZJOkPbEbE82YskLQDQ7KuboIbRhGt8PpajCOmbGhLGWq-zPcKoz5Zpwe_VYKZO0/s320/DSC_0655.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655013078714379362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75rMnpv1R_PSYK9-3ADK2rQKrioY_-4eLVMG4FxP3mDzyB_HFYP6tjafV1-y0ZV12kL1rTLLVfSd2yw8tulDll1hrrt2IpvCn6OujTAHdhiUTjSbw_wNuooAYs_9xTt5bTN_8/s1600/DSC_0659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75rMnpv1R_PSYK9-3ADK2rQKrioY_-4eLVMG4FxP3mDzyB_HFYP6tjafV1-y0ZV12kL1rTLLVfSd2yw8tulDll1hrrt2IpvCn6OujTAHdhiUTjSbw_wNuooAYs_9xTt5bTN_8/s320/DSC_0659.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655013078598009442" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61gQBn4N_6frMyI6A4YZ4b6IltSrB2HqroqX_VV8TznK-3gOTZ-KYWT6kPV8Ythy3bIUjO38ev6YDBXiF10DpJ2DsBgx4lWLv36UAt7wuS8wtGX0kHBqyn-bXc7dllc7Dzw2K/s1600/DSC_0657.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61gQBn4N_6frMyI6A4YZ4b6IltSrB2HqroqX_VV8TznK-3gOTZ-KYWT6kPV8Ythy3bIUjO38ev6YDBXiF10DpJ2DsBgx4lWLv36UAt7wuS8wtGX0kHBqyn-bXc7dllc7Dzw2K/s320/DSC_0657.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655013072366276434" /></a><br /><br />I took Kaitlyn on the Joker. Had to take her almost kicking and screaming. Up until the ride started she was trying to talk me into letting her off but I knew she'd be okay and she was. Halfway through the ride she yells "I love you mom! This is awesome!" Can't get any better than that :)<br /><br />My big 11-year-old looking so proud at surviving the ride behind her!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyJAIeIuroqmiUWGlOSAfv8mZ-TkSz5WvFYqEo_CdwNw5rclXp1ytl8FYHB333kj-Oq0mOcYw6iVN6gFhTpyWt_qdCeZy_2bKH6F55742B3hmyBiEk9VgH-mkE9cDMrZIlPjf/s1600/DSC_0636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyJAIeIuroqmiUWGlOSAfv8mZ-TkSz5WvFYqEo_CdwNw5rclXp1ytl8FYHB333kj-Oq0mOcYw6iVN6gFhTpyWt_qdCeZy_2bKH6F55742B3hmyBiEk9VgH-mkE9cDMrZIlPjf/s320/DSC_0636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655006587709359842" /></a><br /><br />Her second favorite rides are the wooden coasters. She and Caleb really enjoy going on these. Dad takes them to the wooden ones - I just can't handle them - way to much shaking for me. Guess that means I'm getting old.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgKd8Z8bNivYQPf1RULfp8sduPqpLTs3-zBnqR3f8q3X730MIctdQmfJptd6wAadcZFPuIAagTvn7Iku9iuKVC0eNFNhwsicjcn4Eprz0qRJEkP32nIPJj1fUO5kk1EQn6AHN/s1600/DSC_0745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgKd8Z8bNivYQPf1RULfp8sduPqpLTs3-zBnqR3f8q3X730MIctdQmfJptd6wAadcZFPuIAagTvn7Iku9iuKVC0eNFNhwsicjcn4Eprz0qRJEkP32nIPJj1fUO5kk1EQn6AHN/s320/DSC_0745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655007588561680482" /></a><br /><br />Here's Kirk taking the kids to get wet. Alyssa especially liked getting soaked - a lot. Seemed she didn't even want to get dry. Not sure if you can see her face here but she is LOVING this ride. Kirk on the other hand lost his hat. It flew right off his head as the ride came down. Funny thing it was his Superman hat. Probably should have lost it on the Superman ride instead.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGszube_Bz2cTL5fGKRnXcggByRvYnC0DjyTZNn8okuQ4KllbrS0ENRJB0Vn2UWUPUnPZoAHxGfjGcxo2aM51uzWFQiW2_sO7rKKBQYii0Ydnbqb0SA7wL4aGygD7UcexhTKpe/s1600/DSC_0787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGszube_Bz2cTL5fGKRnXcggByRvYnC0DjyTZNn8okuQ4KllbrS0ENRJB0Vn2UWUPUnPZoAHxGfjGcxo2aM51uzWFQiW2_sO7rKKBQYii0Ydnbqb0SA7wL4aGygD7UcexhTKpe/s320/DSC_0787.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655007590592412802" /></a><br /><br />Most of our day was spent in the Thomas the Train Engine kids section. The kids got to enjoy rides like a train:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBEDUEz1uk7dSRg43rRe1z4LYabY6cU2_eVXQTpHxjjoYLCh2VxZvFnkm4Ok-YXk3_bp8x7vbGMySue4vdIev_bKrOhmO4LdqmRgo-4O7oNFVgFRZAHpMT7KkQMDBIVX5vVyk/s1600/DSC_0679.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBEDUEz1uk7dSRg43rRe1z4LYabY6cU2_eVXQTpHxjjoYLCh2VxZvFnkm4Ok-YXk3_bp8x7vbGMySue4vdIev_bKrOhmO4LdqmRgo-4O7oNFVgFRZAHpMT7KkQMDBIVX5vVyk/s320/DSC_0679.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655015953360090402" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNO9xbKMfcumiS5wH3dO7VkwA0BGG2GmOMC96UB6lE79zr_5BTRQH8iCurGGG5EROEjE82RKk0diG4eMZoaaJGtIA8K7g5bKpsLflE4_zb5BFTjUn4ETllHPtcL_PQdjubM-B/s1600/DSC_0673.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNO9xbKMfcumiS5wH3dO7VkwA0BGG2GmOMC96UB6lE79zr_5BTRQH8iCurGGG5EROEjE82RKk0diG4eMZoaaJGtIA8K7g5bKpsLflE4_zb5BFTjUn4ETllHPtcL_PQdjubM-B/s320/DSC_0673.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655015950087982914" /></a><br /><br />Helicopter:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxQBt_rMAdqx_kZRRYc7NkXoFb-hJuHyL7V8c-bh2UmznlHY3j7PrwVphYSsooYyUharRZ67urANoum9zUxalpwiRcezwVar7PBKEsNVEoatXHdyNpomAlB3qFhhgzLvGn4_h/s1600/DSC_0635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxQBt_rMAdqx_kZRRYc7NkXoFb-hJuHyL7V8c-bh2UmznlHY3j7PrwVphYSsooYyUharRZ67urANoum9zUxalpwiRcezwVar7PBKEsNVEoatXHdyNpomAlB3qFhhgzLvGn4_h/s320/DSC_0635.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655020429364005474" /></a><br /><br />Hot air balloons:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHD-CSpm2BmGfs515JgQOOlDo6PbfSu2P87bEjRRGpbPiEZ_48Tah_HSVG6B6ua1KNGxSqiVYbX5_LD-Mc4v4mJcIdEUX9GFa5-zJMyiqNtPNh3x7D35x5eRY10dZT-Xp0FyA/s1600/DSC_0699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHD-CSpm2BmGfs515JgQOOlDo6PbfSu2P87bEjRRGpbPiEZ_48Tah_HSVG6B6ua1KNGxSqiVYbX5_LD-Mc4v4mJcIdEUX9GFa5-zJMyiqNtPNh3x7D35x5eRY10dZT-Xp0FyA/s320/DSC_0699.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655021230973596530" /></a><br /><br />And a bus that goes in circles:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAS68BkZwpb9-Ff57xxVEt8lcmLSOycuO-ZEbT1P_N2vj3QajUcyIErJF5jSGYDhz74RBXiqZyY9aarfK3DjDjiSawBAqoAeEsNRRj6NhWL80_NS9_7C_Z3a3fUmVpNySFbEt/s1600/DSC_0664.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAS68BkZwpb9-Ff57xxVEt8lcmLSOycuO-ZEbT1P_N2vj3QajUcyIErJF5jSGYDhz74RBXiqZyY9aarfK3DjDjiSawBAqoAeEsNRRj6NhWL80_NS9_7C_Z3a3fUmVpNySFbEt/s320/DSC_0664.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655020682688973218" /></a><br /><br />You know that looks like fun!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jl3x8StyRGmp58jSx7QznkHT30fcbJbrXnT3u6-XuDA9EH6dRpkqRgFujj_yAcYZOdW86fVd__a2t76yI8dTVSCjcnbLfp38WG03cU8lmcmZxdbCSIQWlT1P3xmTVBmHk8F2/s1600/DSC_0667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jl3x8StyRGmp58jSx7QznkHT30fcbJbrXnT3u6-XuDA9EH6dRpkqRgFujj_yAcYZOdW86fVd__a2t76yI8dTVSCjcnbLfp38WG03cU8lmcmZxdbCSIQWlT1P3xmTVBmHk8F2/s320/DSC_0667.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655020877457480866" /></a><br /><br />All in all we had a great day and we didn't have enough time to do everything we wanted to do. Our day there always seems to end too soon and we're already looking forward to next year. Though I think next year we'll give the water park a try. That and Six Flags is adding a new ride. Can't wait for that either :)Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-82193700896691310182011-09-18T22:01:00.020-04:002011-09-18T23:21:49.791-04:00Half A Month Gone, Too Busy To Slow DownThe kids have already completed 3 weeks of school and I have been in full volunteering mode with all five kids attending essentially full time. Believe it or not free time has been scarce. So scarce it has made blogging difficult!<br /><br />But I thought the least I could do was put up a few pictures of my so very cute kids :)<br /><br />Sisterly love! In chapel uniform.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxxyE_LG9yn-wM_9N9mx_X7HsqfhJSXkiz_8QmEzBKhzimuCbSkx9exUSCjzmJBXa5NmQLFMS7O97RjnsgjfByiTraMtuAoocMaogD-CWYp9DvYDMc7i7CNJvE2Zt01oPDWK_/s1600/DSC_0596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxxyE_LG9yn-wM_9N9mx_X7HsqfhJSXkiz_8QmEzBKhzimuCbSkx9exUSCjzmJBXa5NmQLFMS7O97RjnsgjfByiTraMtuAoocMaogD-CWYp9DvYDMc7i7CNJvE2Zt01oPDWK_/s320/DSC_0596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653889215117536034" /></a><br /><br />Rachel loves modeling.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQgVhEFRmUk3fcm8SD1J_WuBPhN3-E7jCdb8lU5-eY3goLkEpq77PGMiP3UZyQ9Ml-10K3kKZxZ-_QDhMlFXfKwKQK98yDD3KoDShkM0nC_Zvy48F2cHwxzaKefz01RgLRICS/s1600/DSC_0603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQgVhEFRmUk3fcm8SD1J_WuBPhN3-E7jCdb8lU5-eY3goLkEpq77PGMiP3UZyQ9Ml-10K3kKZxZ-_QDhMlFXfKwKQK98yDD3KoDShkM0nC_Zvy48F2cHwxzaKefz01RgLRICS/s320/DSC_0603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653891762574641906" /></a><br /><br />Kaitlyn does too :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqki7AY6iw96vCYdd6RgsKMPlXwqMMvQyRtnAmluxuNUWeZEeiFf7IWYUCUgEn76JXOriyiU1VMC1R3QWP-VWF3IzSq134qocbOE7cNBIVqKPYyXKIZQNXbCPZNXtdZsQMoWy3/s1600/DSC_0586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqki7AY6iw96vCYdd6RgsKMPlXwqMMvQyRtnAmluxuNUWeZEeiFf7IWYUCUgEn76JXOriyiU1VMC1R3QWP-VWF3IzSq134qocbOE7cNBIVqKPYyXKIZQNXbCPZNXtdZsQMoWy3/s320/DSC_0586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653892205906335154" /></a><br /><br />Handsome boy. Less into modeling...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqJQhlinFtMHS3uInGuiwnNDQNXDPCZ0RZaUc91HoeXMI2Bfj5wJxesKraUHEKqrZg9BySj-prQolFO6CYAQroRs7Xaw39rxEO0L2h96Bg4HK1OqGE7HaICH2le1L6C80vuOy/s1600/DSC_0590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqJQhlinFtMHS3uInGuiwnNDQNXDPCZ0RZaUc91HoeXMI2Bfj5wJxesKraUHEKqrZg9BySj-prQolFO6CYAQroRs7Xaw39rxEO0L2h96Bg4HK1OqGE7HaICH2le1L6C80vuOy/s320/DSC_0590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653892474604986482" /></a><br /><br />And my whole clan in full chapel dress. I know they all hate it but they certainly look adorable to me! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGSbOnnTm7ZdNXxMk8F2naGBAPeuSM6qH1QgJfOqdO6hH10ANZVJkwRaqBA_PLQLMAiX7-cBFeM7Cgf9YyWA6mHRTEJ3O1b9hnDUu3JX1pOSlWrHdw7EkeDS9pLPJyZw3ugge/s1600/DSC_0610.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGSbOnnTm7ZdNXxMk8F2naGBAPeuSM6qH1QgJfOqdO6hH10ANZVJkwRaqBA_PLQLMAiX7-cBFeM7Cgf9YyWA6mHRTEJ3O1b9hnDUu3JX1pOSlWrHdw7EkeDS9pLPJyZw3ugge/s320/DSC_0610.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653892861335450930" /></a><br /><br />They all say hi! At least I think that's what they're doing. Maybe they're just doing the wave. Hard to know :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9fLjdDAyp-S880tnNPN-JXZb7LZS_IcNjimHQHBv1hUhsK_tYki3f5GtmN9aVKjrZneIbS1HWQ0ELDWrW2qqcLJ6Zz_eMYZ_LE739GWACVr-yWc7S6ob1tl4O4Z3JFhY0otE/s1600/DSC_0624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9fLjdDAyp-S880tnNPN-JXZb7LZS_IcNjimHQHBv1hUhsK_tYki3f5GtmN9aVKjrZneIbS1HWQ0ELDWrW2qqcLJ6Zz_eMYZ_LE739GWACVr-yWc7S6ob1tl4O4Z3JFhY0otE/s320/DSC_0624.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653894460534676514" /></a><br /><br />Kirk is in "charge" of the school's website and part of what they've asked of him is to put up pictures of kids in proper uniform. Of course, I am quick to oblige just about anything that involves taking pictures of the kids.<br /><br />Here they are modeling their casual uniforms.<br /><br />When in the world did she get so grown up?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7AlIx-zKhm-tF2NIL9Zi6EoEnDQ_rXjLK_d4asa8khqcMykSoVbB1Ck-hVM6RzVFYWFdvUBNeqnUGrSW6JPHN4BxqnxnbtJKR5UOOaqJg1be1-OW9ErAmkvgWEiCIAEPiVoS/s1600/DSC_0816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7AlIx-zKhm-tF2NIL9Zi6EoEnDQ_rXjLK_d4asa8khqcMykSoVbB1Ck-hVM6RzVFYWFdvUBNeqnUGrSW6JPHN4BxqnxnbtJKR5UOOaqJg1be1-OW9ErAmkvgWEiCIAEPiVoS/s320/DSC_0816.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653895926827006290" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3yrx40tzPan9w1jRIVH2SclErFlxbPyuhByzIxUkB3OvTu0LwysswWxN1JE7SvhI0Zzq9nFr_vUNSxs6FHE2IYgSSNjAXojsCAXJ5PT-ln7OnhXtsv8QQnpWttmFzhsrHpMi/s1600/DSC_0819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3yrx40tzPan9w1jRIVH2SclErFlxbPyuhByzIxUkB3OvTu0LwysswWxN1JE7SvhI0Zzq9nFr_vUNSxs6FHE2IYgSSNjAXojsCAXJ5PT-ln7OnhXtsv8QQnpWttmFzhsrHpMi/s320/DSC_0819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653896254880102402" /></a><br /><br />Caleb goes a little more for the stiff approach:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT05byPIvkkuGzjj400WBq_G7YBm6CFfz72OuCH77hNvoRQlzoJNxyEpZ5itMGy5oZBs0IsWhwinR927upYe_NxLgiRFEKGbkYgv_CAhaKsaKQ8FBW1ig7j7DFs3_KDaXwhRVR/s1600/DSC_0824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT05byPIvkkuGzjj400WBq_G7YBm6CFfz72OuCH77hNvoRQlzoJNxyEpZ5itMGy5oZBs0IsWhwinR927upYe_NxLgiRFEKGbkYgv_CAhaKsaKQ8FBW1ig7j7DFs3_KDaXwhRVR/s320/DSC_0824.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653896718393782098" /></a><br /><br />But he's still a handsome boy :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVTFekSY5Kj9Wp2r1VvjxtC9yPX4d8Rj7Aam81NdmsVrZmTUcUtbIRx0fxplrcmSaNw_52ZcfopFXFRfgz8krFxwTUiD_nVJM3hxUiwCaU9FvyIBlT6kjfk285qJst95q7zXc/s1600/DSC_0827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVTFekSY5Kj9Wp2r1VvjxtC9yPX4d8Rj7Aam81NdmsVrZmTUcUtbIRx0fxplrcmSaNw_52ZcfopFXFRfgz8krFxwTUiD_nVJM3hxUiwCaU9FvyIBlT6kjfk285qJst95q7zXc/s320/DSC_0827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653897093514535618" /></a><br /><br />Julianna:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoolC2X6HfwVe8sxJ_nvGy3aPy6MQhLepT48YdTYX8Etqat5mlSBl7KFtI3i7q0GeM0NQhb-4EY_6OiaAERvYWtu0q7XIpp4Mi2psENlf6XmeKGZZY_bvEOawo73_UjvAPn5M_/s1600/DSC_0830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoolC2X6HfwVe8sxJ_nvGy3aPy6MQhLepT48YdTYX8Etqat5mlSBl7KFtI3i7q0GeM0NQhb-4EY_6OiaAERvYWtu0q7XIpp4Mi2psENlf6XmeKGZZY_bvEOawo73_UjvAPn5M_/s320/DSC_0830.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653897412370475234" /></a><br /><br />She's all about taking pictures in different place - it was her idea to sit on the bench and have me take her picture. The girls really love to be the subject of any and all photos!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGd7Pq7KLpBSK2ey87LMq9ceULlH9JiaT6_HV-O0Dk0GBOY-dzOyqdCzg4zJ2g8FidV9FncgyMhINgmtcBNSogmCoUfznZ9YaMGGOEAvrOM9_TtvhWjfC14K6rFhn9r7SW12F/s1600/DSC_0838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGd7Pq7KLpBSK2ey87LMq9ceULlH9JiaT6_HV-O0Dk0GBOY-dzOyqdCzg4zJ2g8FidV9FncgyMhINgmtcBNSogmCoUfznZ9YaMGGOEAvrOM9_TtvhWjfC14K6rFhn9r7SW12F/s320/DSC_0838.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653898399068612226" /></a><br /><br />I know, I know about the bangs but I'm trying to grow them out - just seems to be taking forever!! Rachel does all her own posing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUt8RgzwDTq5E3Es0l3_wUgJaXVCm6Gyz4TI48cQCcCpkt5VcdiguJ1hCi95msAB24A9cymLd9XfTEJ91shlHycVOCcqzG0t3AvX572C5a9NGC7BujPA9UjbL_SR5ccb5JXlL/s1600/DSC_0845.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUt8RgzwDTq5E3Es0l3_wUgJaXVCm6Gyz4TI48cQCcCpkt5VcdiguJ1hCi95msAB24A9cymLd9XfTEJ91shlHycVOCcqzG0t3AvX572C5a9NGC7BujPA9UjbL_SR5ccb5JXlL/s320/DSC_0845.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653898633132820946" /></a><br /><br />A great picture that I'm going to have to work with in Photoshop when I post about Rachel.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoW6KTyw3wDRP_2ZmXtdjudFm2TzEEKv51E2lAKk0iXzagdO89KSz3NF0EzN5jTIlCcPVwubvdURAHGVwX2FSEYtlV8Nanr1xptfm7cE9WmN44v-qCw6U94DDAPHwcmZcS40V/s1600/DSC_0855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoW6KTyw3wDRP_2ZmXtdjudFm2TzEEKv51E2lAKk0iXzagdO89KSz3NF0EzN5jTIlCcPVwubvdURAHGVwX2FSEYtlV8Nanr1xptfm7cE9WmN44v-qCw6U94DDAPHwcmZcS40V/s320/DSC_0855.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653901449091135826" /></a><br /><br />I have no idea what to do about Alyssa and her smile.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbHNmoIuk09E28HnI0X9sUUH5Z9SYx9kaw0cO6YRLjOZQNz_dENlZeNUeyxs9GK7lsPUTUgrrpVaBJTo0bUhQX7EuNByW5frbuOWoUr083mbU_o7dI6XEHLgZXDGoKRMZFfUn/s1600/DSC_0866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbHNmoIuk09E28HnI0X9sUUH5Z9SYx9kaw0cO6YRLjOZQNz_dENlZeNUeyxs9GK7lsPUTUgrrpVaBJTo0bUhQX7EuNByW5frbuOWoUr083mbU_o7dI6XEHLgZXDGoKRMZFfUn/s320/DSC_0866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653903543443447522" /></a><br /><br />It's not much better on the bench. Hopefully she'll grow out of it and I'll get a real one soon :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2y53jIwrN6xZ6Y4ipZrMKMIg0Dpdx3Rfn5yTTj4nKd348GjiIzd9IaCPAAniGVjw55BkDN2LGrxB4nAG0bZXCoBmjda3NRfdegcaD1E5ibCcpmOvXwklyTv3WulSJ8pb9VYnt/s1600/DSC_0872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2y53jIwrN6xZ6Y4ipZrMKMIg0Dpdx3Rfn5yTTj4nKd348GjiIzd9IaCPAAniGVjw55BkDN2LGrxB4nAG0bZXCoBmjda3NRfdegcaD1E5ibCcpmOvXwklyTv3WulSJ8pb9VYnt/s320/DSC_0872.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653904649291609170" /></a><br /><br />And a sweet reader made necklaces for all my kids and sent them to me. The kids loved them and I have been trying to get pictures of them with them on. Two down, three to go. Thank you for the great gift!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-4A1GyDR-vWeDORI0O-xYrQs7uEA_7RqR6L92eCPW54eGRZX3niqYlPT5QCFtiFA8kVmIc5fLtWP0tDrYxpjYuBDo5AS8NZouKYnvY1Jfgnc_aaD_XiemT2wIioV-oo-ghTs/s1600/DSC_0861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-4A1GyDR-vWeDORI0O-xYrQs7uEA_7RqR6L92eCPW54eGRZX3niqYlPT5QCFtiFA8kVmIc5fLtWP0tDrYxpjYuBDo5AS8NZouKYnvY1Jfgnc_aaD_XiemT2wIioV-oo-ghTs/s320/DSC_0861.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653902411560972322" /></a><br /><br />I have more to blog about soon - our trip to Six Flags for one but I think that's enough for now. I'm just a bit exhausted...Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-79191671835899791682011-08-31T23:55:00.000-04:002011-08-31T23:55:32.273-04:00School's In: Off To A Rocky StartToday marks day 3 of school but for Kaitlyn she's only been in one day! Fevers have hit our house hard and while Kaitlyn made it to the first day of school she managed to pick up her sister's fever. Alyssa started it, then Julianna had it higher and for longer than Alyssa did so I kept the girls home on Monday.
At least we got Kaitlyn's first-day-of-middle-school picture! Doesn't she look so excited to be going??
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Caleb started 2nd grade on Monday and he has been doing great. I think he secretly likes school though he won't admit it to his big sister :)
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Kaitlyn seems a little more excited when she gets to school and has the joy of having her own locker:
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I can't tell if this is the "I'm happy about this" look or her "I have no other choice but to be here" look...
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At least Caleb's ready to get started!
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The little girls started K4 on Tuesday. Because their birthday falls in November they have another year of preschool before Kindergarten. While they feel like they are ready for Kindergarten, I'm really glad they aren't there yet!
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Some sisterly love (they did this on their own!)
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So eager to get to class that they don't even wait for mom or wave goodbye.
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Miss Miles has a whole basket full of apples this year :)
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Alyssa doesn't miss a beat as she gets right back into the swing of things.
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And Rachel got right back to playing with her favorite friend, Cody - we talk about him often at our house! So cute, that she has a crush at her age :)
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Looks like the girls will be going five full days a week so that I can work a few mornings a week at the school. I'm a little nervous about my duties but the girls couldn't be more excited to be going every day. They LOVE school and for now even their big sister can't talk them out of it!
We are praying for a great year. It's certainly going to be really busy around here.
Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-1719468353618952582011-08-29T05:31:00.002-04:002011-08-29T05:36:48.560-04:00Happy Birthday Dorinda!I know this post is a day late, but we were gone all weekend at a church retreat, so I'm just now getting it up. Anyway, for those who couldn't join us lat week for Dorinda's surprise party, please help me in wishing the love of my life a very Happy Birthday!
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-33866864271731042242011-08-23T23:30:00.005-04:002011-08-24T00:16:33.948-04:00Life Is Full Of SurprisesLike today, for example, when I was sitting at lunch with the kids and Kirk and the table begins to shake.
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<br />I was *this close* to turning to yell at the kids to stop shaking the table because really it wasn't funny to be shaking the table so hard when I realize the entire building is shaking. And not just our building but the building next door!
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<br />Kirk says, "It's an earthquake."
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<br />But despite all the evidence that he's right I'm still thinking, "No way, we live in Virginia, how could this be an earthquake?"
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<br />I'm sure if you've seen the news you know it was in fact an earthquake. Details <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/strongest-quake-since-44-jars-east-coast-004452163.html">HERE</a> - so while I thought it was the kids shaking the table and the kids thought it was daddy shaking the table it was actually, well God, shaking the table :)
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<br />For me, this was my second surprise of the week.
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<br />On Saturday evening Kirk through me a surprise party for my 35th birthday. He very sweetly invited my friends, ordered the food and picked up the decorations. He arranged for my SIL to take me out to a movie to get me out of the house, cleaned everything up and pulled it all together.
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<br />"Surprise!!"
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<br />Yummy spread!
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<br />Could I really be that old??!!
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<br />Thank you sweetheart for giving me one of life's good surprises!Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-48567640062523638412011-08-18T16:29:00.008-04:002011-08-21T23:48:39.894-04:00A Night At The FairTwo years ago to the day we took all the kids to the county fair - the triplets for the first time. Last year we missed it (I think we were out of town) but this year thanks to a Certifikid deal (like Groupon) we were able to take all of us plus a few more to the fair - rides included! And oh how they rode and rode and rode.
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<br />Two years ago they didn't get a chance to ride the ferris wheel - this year it's the first thing we did :)
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<br />Waiting on line with Aunt Liz.
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<br />Riding the wheel - don't they look excited?
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<br />After that we made our way around the fair from one ride to the next.
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<br />First it was the little red roller coaster:
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<br />Then it was the elephant ride that went up and down in a circle:
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<br />And the boat ride - went up and down in a circle (lots of circles here) - this was a favorite and the girls begged to go again and again. After two times around I encouraged them to another ride. That one was and I quote "boring!" Had to laugh though they were right - compared to the boat ride, it was boring :)
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<br />More circles in a construction vehicle:
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<br />And then in a go-kart (the sad face is because she's in the blue truck):
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<br />And the big kids? They were all with dad so they could ride the big rides rather than the little kid ones :)
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<br />Pretty much the only thing we could go together on was the big slide in the middle of the park. Funny thing it's pretty much the only one that didn't go in a circle!
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<br />The big kids did their fair share of circles too:
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<br />Besides rides we also checked out the animals - the girls pet sheep, saw baby goats, big cows, little pigs and lots of roosters and chickens.
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<br />We also saw some bees - which doesn't sound hugely fascinating to me but the girls loved every second and asked all kinds of questions. Who knew?
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<br />Know who this is? It's Alyssa! You knew that right? :) Our good friend and favorite babysitter drew it - and look at that - she one first place!
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<br />I think she got Alyssa's expression spot on - don't you?
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<br />We had a great time at the fair and I'm so glad we went! We're already looking forward to next year!
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<br />Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-56706524427441060872011-08-11T23:35:00.009-04:002011-08-13T14:21:11.142-04:00My Girls: JuliannaEvery day we inch closer to 5 years old. I can hardly believe that it's this close! The girls have all requested that they not turn 5 because they know they will get shots at the doctors. It cracks me up because they will actually catch themselves asking for birthday gifts and realize it means they will have a birthday so then they will say, "not for my birthday mommy, for Christmas because I don't want those shots!" Too funny.
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<br />I still get asked from time to time how I tell the girls apart. While everyone still knows which one is Rachel (the blonde one) many people still have trouble telling who is who between Julianna and Alyssa. This always makes me smile because the two of them couldn't be more different than night and day.
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<br />To prove my point I thought I would share a little bit about my girls. Julianna is my girly-girl; the one who loves to dress up, to wear make-up, to pretend she's an adult, to get her nails done. So, it doesn't surprise me one bit when new clothes come in the mail (the ones I picked out for our professional fall pictures later this year) that she would want to try them on immediately!
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<br />And like a good mother how could I refuse? Besides, I've been anxious to begin learning Photoshop. Yes, me! After all, I'm married to one of the best graphics artists every (yes, I'm a little bias but that doesn't mean it's not the truth!) - on top of which he's a very good teacher so I thought maybe he could show me some things to spruce up some of my photos.
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<br />Here's to giving it a try!
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<br />My before photo:
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<br />And my touch-ups (with Kirk's help of course!)
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<br />(yes, I know her bangs are a little long - we're growing them out - hopefully by picture time they will stay back!)
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<br />And the whole outfit - my lighting wasn't that great and a little shadowy but she really wanted to pose by the tree.
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<br />Before:
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<br />I did most of the work on this one though Kirk did some work lightening up her face - hopefully I will find time to improve my skills soon!
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<br />After:
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<br />And just because she's so cute and having fun and I love the photos of the girls on the steps (you'll see when I get to a post about Alyssa)
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<br />Before:
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<br />After:
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<br />And as if you needed to see more to remind us how much of a girl she is - she also sings and has absolutely no camera shyness! I hope you can hear all the words she says - I couldn't help but laugh at one point - sorry about that!
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<br />Yes, yes, I'm in trouble when she grows up and the fact that I have three of them isn't lost on me!! Can't help but love them all though :)Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-47023344634146360482011-08-01T19:39:00.007-04:002011-08-02T22:53:50.973-04:00Still Celebrating Kaitlyn's Birthday!Kaitlyn turned 11 on July 19th but that doesn't mean we stopped celebrating. We have, in fact, been celebrating for over a month. In June while we were in Florida we celebrated with Aunt Kim and Uncle Daniel. Then two days before her birthday as a family, then on her birthday in Luray with our close friends and finally this past weekend with a few of her closest friends spending the night.<br /><br />Boy did Caleb feel like the odd man out with SOO many girls here! Add all the girls to girly things like make-up and nails and I know Caleb was wishing he could have found a place to hide :)<br /><br />The girls on the other hand seemed to have a lot of fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxQ65t3phz7l_4TO3Zcx1TQw4sb5ZEJc7lOBc57tY97KcxanldbeQ6f4hrpi-vGERG2UbBWtRwI3rl_FfsxgH6n10bTIHKm6AS03_7-BSrgdZFPnOz2jQdGJr0QdHbdXlm0C9/s1600/DSC_0070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxQ65t3phz7l_4TO3Zcx1TQw4sb5ZEJc7lOBc57tY97KcxanldbeQ6f4hrpi-vGERG2UbBWtRwI3rl_FfsxgH6n10bTIHKm6AS03_7-BSrgdZFPnOz2jQdGJr0QdHbdXlm0C9/s320/DSC_0070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636453643629781570" /></a><br /><br />They got their nails and make-up done with special help from my sister-in-law, Liz (on make-up) and my good friend Lisa (who does an awesome job on nails!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHDMSoG3-uToU6Nmk11QwdW9q9Mr5oGHaSGLMLMZgc7LJp92IGJlX_0rv25J8WwoO8ouP1UfcPptkg61aq5DUJ46tZboe7N8LpghEL-Eb6VQa5q969D80OHzIotQO2uwTWZ3x/s1600/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHDMSoG3-uToU6Nmk11QwdW9q9Mr5oGHaSGLMLMZgc7LJp92IGJlX_0rv25J8WwoO8ouP1UfcPptkg61aq5DUJ46tZboe7N8LpghEL-Eb6VQa5q969D80OHzIotQO2uwTWZ3x/s320/DSC_0063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636454162872006802" /></a><br /><br />Because the big girls chose to play outside in the sprinkler the little girls cut in line to get their fingers and toes done. The best part for them? The color doesn't come off in the bath! (they had some little girl "nail polish" that wiped right off and they were so disappointed)<br /><br />The "drying chair" - seemed to be the perfect place for the girls to wait for their nails to dry...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wZS98kS_3EfJrjUd3RBTUbSBTaUA_reaPcnjmOE7AtKapVz2mbnNTF8rB2gTBk77_ivjgkenReaNCvkBsGyBNjTdV6k-0-FIIdbf4yjsQ3dSdEHDK_kqoLnGMzhishVWTV38/s1600/DSC_0061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wZS98kS_3EfJrjUd3RBTUbSBTaUA_reaPcnjmOE7AtKapVz2mbnNTF8rB2gTBk77_ivjgkenReaNCvkBsGyBNjTdV6k-0-FIIdbf4yjsQ3dSdEHDK_kqoLnGMzhishVWTV38/s320/DSC_0061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636455202999095730" /></a><br /><br />(Sorry about the yellowish color - our flash still isn't working so inside pictures aren't that great - sadly all the other pictures we got of the big girls are too blurry to see)<br /><br />But the biggest highlight of the night?<br /><br />The cake!<br /><br />The before picture: a candyland cake FULL of candy thanks to <strong><a href="http://theshepherdtimes.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Shepherd</a></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIJUOpsABaTueQYl6uD4xYFZJPE9ttIZGpW86iDqnrjs-0t74UO_VRaBFpnYz5HKUMbGagHd0ybCZcx0BQanxzd907g8hG-tjFgwqnvV7N-qMt4COPQDkgr5uedcqprS3iLyH/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIJUOpsABaTueQYl6uD4xYFZJPE9ttIZGpW86iDqnrjs-0t74UO_VRaBFpnYz5HKUMbGagHd0ybCZcx0BQanxzd907g8hG-tjFgwqnvV7N-qMt4COPQDkgr5uedcqprS3iLyH/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636455885915544322" /></a><br /><br />The after picture: the cake is completely destroyed but their bellys were all full and happy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnkIjknM-233NogFBVDiw18TSU8WKHsa1xtsryOiDKJCx0tiEhqd2nrcQvNuNmHoLBq0fvQ0Vsk_6N1X57-mo19TQaLHrRDcOPNBn4a2LGmnnrYTLlO8joV9YPFIGS0XgNSlw/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnkIjknM-233NogFBVDiw18TSU8WKHsa1xtsryOiDKJCx0tiEhqd2nrcQvNuNmHoLBq0fvQ0Vsk_6N1X57-mo19TQaLHrRDcOPNBn4a2LGmnnrYTLlO8joV9YPFIGS0XgNSlw/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636457029037537522" /></a><br /><br />Now that it's August Kaitlyn is officially officially 11 and I think we can stop celebrating now... at least until next year!Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-84720897101853678262011-07-25T18:36:00.003-04:002011-07-29T12:02:09.045-04:00Time Away In LurayLast week was our annual trip to Luray, VA. With our good friends of 14 years and their 4 children (yes, 13 people in one house) we headed out to 80 acres, cows and just being in the middle of nowhere. Other than some fights over electronics everything went smoothly and we had a lot of fun.<br /><br />Check out these great shots Kirk took.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzjOP89zcYcbVtnk1kGC4JkSjSoFy7QQpVNvQmWEH4psm2t26vKTCDObxyexTLQ6ov2QLH5siZsVHEhcxAYiL_IbBH_vUNm2vzGqocPj3J47r-nvinh6Gg9uyXw1P7mTDAVd9/s1600/ToolShedHDR2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzjOP89zcYcbVtnk1kGC4JkSjSoFy7QQpVNvQmWEH4psm2t26vKTCDObxyexTLQ6ov2QLH5siZsVHEhcxAYiL_IbBH_vUNm2vzGqocPj3J47r-nvinh6Gg9uyXw1P7mTDAVd9/s320/ToolShedHDR2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634804641581798402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTITB91J-ZJeR-CxjjsHS0nA4s-Je8b3rpqVSr_uUgHWq9rCHSGJ2MdXSLaieBxbwabn4guZMWA_GIh_2_rrFcvOv2TyyrMWtstPyqB9z9TZh9Q3n0j2yR12NssaEuKYKylTSQ/s1600/RachelonFence.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTITB91J-ZJeR-CxjjsHS0nA4s-Je8b3rpqVSr_uUgHWq9rCHSGJ2MdXSLaieBxbwabn4guZMWA_GIh_2_rrFcvOv2TyyrMWtstPyqB9z9TZh9Q3n0j2yR12NssaEuKYKylTSQ/s320/RachelonFence.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634804635753578946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lt6QkNPZ_0TYdUv2j2fF8U2S1GKkrAKfb577rfv3fKcUBcVmC4mMmsxnN3FcshqE6kSfJg-WctcXjtjSUbpW9jfpdBFVsGldcN_AJleF4xJ7ojIqGwU2mXlL8unedutd4d93/s1600/PondOverview.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lt6QkNPZ_0TYdUv2j2fF8U2S1GKkrAKfb577rfv3fKcUBcVmC4mMmsxnN3FcshqE6kSfJg-WctcXjtjSUbpW9jfpdBFVsGldcN_AJleF4xJ7ojIqGwU2mXlL8unedutd4d93/s320/PondOverview.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634804630773943362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoguXkaV4omtLKE1__ZtIuD4ZweLXjMiOIn_hxYobQkAcdRIHNPRnhZEwi0WoCw6TFQHtu1T8AkZerpfc5S1xUV0QLFcYBW3uz_yjbG40HJW2Fxbna0kKLe2qjfkMs23fJt8F5/s1600/Gateway.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoguXkaV4omtLKE1__ZtIuD4ZweLXjMiOIn_hxYobQkAcdRIHNPRnhZEwi0WoCw6TFQHtu1T8AkZerpfc5S1xUV0QLFcYBW3uz_yjbG40HJW2Fxbna0kKLe2qjfkMs23fJt8F5/s320/Gateway.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634804630103100338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaK-lT3xp7kVGOgYUPnOsQzNzOPn2Mlocb1M2Xlj-eWNT9sPCYJC1kElGd0pleF3kfno_0YhaodbiP8vfFd9AAOSY5innaayzAWawv9c7v0cnf96wDZjohmm3a7XLbL1GAprpg/s1600/Firewood.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaK-lT3xp7kVGOgYUPnOsQzNzOPn2Mlocb1M2Xlj-eWNT9sPCYJC1kElGd0pleF3kfno_0YhaodbiP8vfFd9AAOSY5innaayzAWawv9c7v0cnf96wDZjohmm3a7XLbL1GAprpg/s320/Firewood.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634804625189498226" /></a><br /><br />I apologize for yet another delay but between being out of town last week, preparing for Kaitlyn's birthday party this weekend and having my computer break on me I'm a little behind. And now I'm adjusting to a new laptop. Seems my computers only last 2 years before something goes terribly wrong. Here's hoping the new one will last a little longer!<br /><br />Thanks for your patience :)Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-70233547996348455642011-07-17T22:28:00.013-04:002011-07-18T00:19:31.698-04:00Where Have You Been?Yikes! Seems we got back from vacation and instead of settling down things seem to have revved up. Isn't summer supposed to be relaxing?<br /><br />So, what have we been up to?<br /><br />Well, after our fiasco on the trip home my dad did NOT have time to re-do the kids bathroom but since he brought his work clothes he so kindly and sweetly (I love you dad!) offered to re-paint my living room. Soo happy :)<br /><br />He had a few helpers:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagnDb1_WUMX-hskIYDqb2s8zw30LWkSdxEVyXhblTtBGFIeuGeU_xYpXdM-SZEvurEgxftXdKvdCtZslbIcDae4aVTrVQzBOQPS7KMlKa66N7t_NMrqoag86d1aBzXO4nei4R/s1600/2011-06-30+19.17.03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagnDb1_WUMX-hskIYDqb2s8zw30LWkSdxEVyXhblTtBGFIeuGeU_xYpXdM-SZEvurEgxftXdKvdCtZslbIcDae4aVTrVQzBOQPS7KMlKa66N7t_NMrqoag86d1aBzXO4nei4R/s320/2011-06-30+19.17.03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630532334948116962" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduIwJQmU9h2zQHwSp0_KYmZ2Og4IlB_qY6R5W2Wgi0Z4W8jBHaKeQo3f3SBFFyhalnph-XQOzIP8jWwDaA8Fq2dFXi_KCbR0ghc3hnJJM6x3cZgsKvhXZMbVdPcU1PAgZz6mx/s1600/2011-06-30+19.18.13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduIwJQmU9h2zQHwSp0_KYmZ2Og4IlB_qY6R5W2Wgi0Z4W8jBHaKeQo3f3SBFFyhalnph-XQOzIP8jWwDaA8Fq2dFXi_KCbR0ghc3hnJJM6x3cZgsKvhXZMbVdPcU1PAgZz6mx/s320/2011-06-30+19.18.13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630532598306009042" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONkvjZ8Gj3cn7Vumdn7PbUT0DwKgYnXVHDaC3DA3xNq0OMWf681mUmx_wE_-7ZrpBoY_YzKj1UJtcA8V5_I41ZhWGf1cZYsIYRIm92HA1yDEuRBQeqM5nmzFv30AusyTOn-vc/s1600/2011-06-30+19.14.27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONkvjZ8Gj3cn7Vumdn7PbUT0DwKgYnXVHDaC3DA3xNq0OMWf681mUmx_wE_-7ZrpBoY_YzKj1UJtcA8V5_I41ZhWGf1cZYsIYRIm92HA1yDEuRBQeqM5nmzFv30AusyTOn-vc/s320/2011-06-30+19.14.27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630532331498863842" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJTkilFhKtm_Etx7JbMBjpavMgdsBUcxCA3OMJVm87k5bnzFEA-jg4ErJVdoU1502CzjhfE5v44DZ9XcHAvTC9FcHIdIx0sWPc2ug4RY_RiaUy3If8rLXgW6RReWQ8W4cV2So/s1600/2011-06-30+19.14.57.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJTkilFhKtm_Etx7JbMBjpavMgdsBUcxCA3OMJVm87k5bnzFEA-jg4ErJVdoU1502CzjhfE5v44DZ9XcHAvTC9FcHIdIx0sWPc2ug4RY_RiaUy3If8rLXgW6RReWQ8W4cV2So/s320/2011-06-30+19.14.57.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630532324145251010" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8FSJoNX3pm_kqT-ut51bC0izBwu5wdBu5pXaD9wlKgTDXyKi44hxrxSLx34m5XJIhpVDLfieCp6oRM7ocod2lHdrhioDhd0Zhqm3HwoZMIQyDrVx7KJMV00VWBXKb88NxdZ_/s1600/2011-06-30+19.16.00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8FSJoNX3pm_kqT-ut51bC0izBwu5wdBu5pXaD9wlKgTDXyKi44hxrxSLx34m5XJIhpVDLfieCp6oRM7ocod2lHdrhioDhd0Zhqm3HwoZMIQyDrVx7KJMV00VWBXKb88NxdZ_/s320/2011-06-30+19.16.00.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630532321986457362" /></a><br /><br />It's a good thing I don't have any more kids or my dad may never have gotten started!!<br /><br />The transformation from green to orange (yes, orange!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh33gWhCLE2K2o74uxLgrUyGlBE0ot4NTepqRKXp9TjALZYTaEraU8_BvievRVamWKPzsGIo84wefrlg9QJCDKE7d9c2Mbjwk-j2lbvhNujuQBO9s11UpRZWlnIpS0h6_viHnv/s1600/2011-06-30+20.20.31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh33gWhCLE2K2o74uxLgrUyGlBE0ot4NTepqRKXp9TjALZYTaEraU8_BvievRVamWKPzsGIo84wefrlg9QJCDKE7d9c2Mbjwk-j2lbvhNujuQBO9s11UpRZWlnIpS0h6_viHnv/s320/2011-06-30+20.20.31.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630533228403813794" /></a><br /><br />The real painter:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5s-vUm_3It5N4IHNRRClGUDMDSNjZ4HmaH8wtm95Oef-UrGNcuwEd2_IxOVEr_J3Wzirkr6MaiDWwsjdnmdnOXxFKseTpFjg5kOq6EqAaerQFw9loKCUYITsEpB5Dj7cci8M/s1600/2011-06-30+20.32.44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5s-vUm_3It5N4IHNRRClGUDMDSNjZ4HmaH8wtm95Oef-UrGNcuwEd2_IxOVEr_J3Wzirkr6MaiDWwsjdnmdnOXxFKseTpFjg5kOq6EqAaerQFw9loKCUYITsEpB5Dj7cci8M/s320/2011-06-30+20.32.44.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630533453626131922" /></a><br /><br />And the orange with some rearranged furniture:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX0ceNowFOAGRyJ1NPg1P5ubr7mK_ffXfAZfXzPwjTwbCGtG6eQ0sgKGLz9roVWqvHGb-mIVjV1IDT1u0R-TgL2oYjrbnAZU78c0lHl2ksvTJvp5ACtYF-0wUM5DmfeQMuwAb/s1600/2011-07-01+20.28.58.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnX0ceNowFOAGRyJ1NPg1P5ubr7mK_ffXfAZfXzPwjTwbCGtG6eQ0sgKGLz9roVWqvHGb-mIVjV1IDT1u0R-TgL2oYjrbnAZU78c0lHl2ksvTJvp5ACtYF-0wUM5DmfeQMuwAb/s320/2011-07-01+20.28.58.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630534051676945778" /></a><br /><br />The completed room after a trip to Ikea - I love, love, love it and am already planning out my next room. A hint: it's the dining room but believe it or not I'm NOT repainting. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA-TH6Ynypc1gZaARZZFOSmvzFsdov3hkvaJ_Ltm6MmAH_Td3F2FpIiH6flb3bBK4l-ruwjaXdgrn_ugj3vrielAT3XzLcNb89kcXQiEcwxQrFHHOiLl_7sZp-7LDN0RJD6f5/s1600/2011-07-02+15.13.08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA-TH6Ynypc1gZaARZZFOSmvzFsdov3hkvaJ_Ltm6MmAH_Td3F2FpIiH6flb3bBK4l-ruwjaXdgrn_ugj3vrielAT3XzLcNb89kcXQiEcwxQrFHHOiLl_7sZp-7LDN0RJD6f5/s320/2011-07-02+15.13.08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630534733143745874" /></a><br /><br />What else?<br /><br />Building a cereal tower with Caleb - I think we hit somewhere around 30 boxes of cereal. (Mostly free - hey, couponing is what I do!!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kqTyoZvWgcDtXMKg-w9whvQD_OEo9JENFtXN2n6wgCsEO0orqrZvkgCNMXZKCW1wBJIX9YACYghQSn5-aL3QuRZ7H5vVPwc00Nnbj2viL9KiAAnKOA_H5a9sSzYXg0WJSWyn/s1600/2011-07-09+11.48.15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kqTyoZvWgcDtXMKg-w9whvQD_OEo9JENFtXN2n6wgCsEO0orqrZvkgCNMXZKCW1wBJIX9YACYghQSn5-aL3QuRZ7H5vVPwc00Nnbj2viL9KiAAnKOA_H5a9sSzYXg0WJSWyn/s320/2011-07-09+11.48.15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630535671081871490" /></a><br /><br />And celebrating Kaitlyn's birthday. She will be 11 in just TWO days!! Can't believe she's turning into such a big girl and a beautiful young lady. Since we'll be out with friends on her birthday we decided to surprise her with a special family dinner out last night.<br /><br />We also surprised her with her birthday gift. This is the look that says "I already know what my gift is."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w3laHgBu-eWVGtLQsxdVGEo6smr84Yo3CuRmh_cMJX4fC4DiOWdnDVQj1DCEcUC7YdlkLVoMDMcHRGSNmG0uXA7HAmds2DezbRkIBTtNDfIUVW5EMjvTSNmHf2MSUTB47_Cy/s1600/2011-07-16+20.21.49.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w3laHgBu-eWVGtLQsxdVGEo6smr84Yo3CuRmh_cMJX4fC4DiOWdnDVQj1DCEcUC7YdlkLVoMDMcHRGSNmG0uXA7HAmds2DezbRkIBTtNDfIUVW5EMjvTSNmHf2MSUTB47_Cy/s320/2011-07-16+20.21.49.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630537824226037554" /></a><br /><br />This is the look that says, "Oh my word, it's not what I thought it was!! It's waaaayy better!" (she was expecting her iPod to be fixed and gift wrapped - instead we (along with Grandma and Grandpa) upgraded her to an iPod Touch. Yes, she loves her gift.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG3qJR7bSILwABujLahQOfI1YOhO7_6zwbOux9lGIEuK2DBTmQyg8-2xdJo5Q_yQ4do8LfweYYFG3jBiOurHt-F_q0D3BblwXo5dPgACdC9p7HkoBeieBdYdOAnMAqHjFkT83/s1600/2011-07-16+20.22.25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPG3qJR7bSILwABujLahQOfI1YOhO7_6zwbOux9lGIEuK2DBTmQyg8-2xdJo5Q_yQ4do8LfweYYFG3jBiOurHt-F_q0D3BblwXo5dPgACdC9p7HkoBeieBdYdOAnMAqHjFkT83/s320/2011-07-16+20.22.25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630538076070471746" /></a><br /><br />My beautiful 11 (almost) year-old. Happy Birthday Baby Girl! I love you so much and so glad that you made me a mother 11 years ago.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPxncdZSKHTkVNjyNfxJLNL4LpoH3asHR8iGgGgsRhLtwqZwzEq58vO_sW-_cUi8TcNtGVli_TI01axR8PBFzCv9S5tegJjjjCdasVfi-uL91lV1GwSgWtjVsSaoCMDG1JiDz/s1600/2011-07-16+20.22.48.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPxncdZSKHTkVNjyNfxJLNL4LpoH3asHR8iGgGgsRhLtwqZwzEq58vO_sW-_cUi8TcNtGVli_TI01axR8PBFzCv9S5tegJjjjCdasVfi-uL91lV1GwSgWtjVsSaoCMDG1JiDz/s320/2011-07-16+20.22.48.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630539014787356274" /></a>Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-53213555003511659932011-07-03T18:37:00.005-04:002011-07-03T23:44:50.250-04:00The Long Journey Home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SEAY-_jrutHlbNl3KUeZE1MMyhQQgWB0egMSyAAMPa2XlIjVjhcyzCsgTA4g4oh9RKclo3y0KiOTQtoquaDn78jmAJ5nsf9dvzAnC0bzyttin-J_IyxoJHJV2Z46SKyCv8Ep/s1600/712836_flags_3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SEAY-_jrutHlbNl3KUeZE1MMyhQQgWB0egMSyAAMPa2XlIjVjhcyzCsgTA4g4oh9RKclo3y0KiOTQtoquaDn78jmAJ5nsf9dvzAnC0bzyttin-J_IyxoJHJV2Z46SKyCv8Ep/s320/712836_flags_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625332181264865858" /></a>We made it home! No, it hasn't taken us a whole week but I swear it felt like it :) We were planning to leave on Monday but pushed it to Tuesday so that we could be more prepared.<br /><br />On Tuesday we were making great time. Didn't even stop for our first break for 5 hours! That's great for us. We stopped for a quick lunch, gas and potty break and were back on the road not to stop again until dinner. Seriously, we were doing that great! We were on track to make it home by 10:30 in the evening and since we left at 7:30 in the morning it would have made the trip a "short" 15 hours. With 5 kids that is great time.<br /><br />But in Virginia we hit quite a storm. Lots and lots of rain and very high winds. Of course, this meant someone had to go to the bathroom and we found a rest area to make a quick stop. I opted not to take all the girls in while my dad took Caleb (thanks Dad!). They were quick - the rain helped :) and we were back on the road.<br /><br />We weren't ten minutes down the road in the POURING rain when our windshield wipers stopped working. My dad was driving blind, literally, on 95. We pulled over quickly out of the rain but were sitting on the side of 95 with no way to drive and the inability to see! Thankfully the car was still running so the kids were happily watching TV all while I'm trying to figure out what to do when someone says they have to go potty. I won't share all the ways I considered.<br /><br />I called Kirk and we discussed our options including his driving down and picking us up but that still would have been a problem for the van. Towing seemed pointless since everything worked but the wipers but of course the rain was NOT letting up.<br /><br />After 30 to 45 minutes on the side of the road the rain let up a tiny bit - at least enough for my dad to slowly inch us to the next exit - mind you, it was still raining, he was still driving blind and basically trusting me to see the white line. Praise God we made it the half mile to the next exit being missed my a few cars and a semi.<br /><br />No gas station has ever looked sweeter. I didn't care if the bathroom was a small hole it was WAY better than figuring it out in the driving rain on the side of the road. <br /><br />Out of other options we spent the night at a local motel praying for the rain to end. The kids LOVED it. Julianna said and I quote, "this place is beautiful" - at least her standards are low. They just loved sleeping in the same room as me with a TV right there.<br /><br />Fortunately, the rain cleared overnight and we were able to safely drive home on Wednesday morning. Turns out the wipers just needed a little tightening and everything is fine. Go figure.<br /><br />But hey, Kirk was supposed to fly back home on Tuesday 2 weeks before we drove home but his plane got cancelled and he too spent the night in a hotel (nicer than ours) and had to fly on home on Wednesday. Ultimately he flew from Tampa to Buffalo, NY to Chicago to VA. Eeek! I think it may have taken him longer to get home then us :)<br /><br />Praise God we all made it home safely! And thank you Dad very much for taking care of us and getting us home safely! I've already said it but I'll repeat myself, you're the best dad a girl could ever have :)<br /><br />And since tomorrow if the 4th of July it seems quite appropriate to wish you a very happy 4th of July and may you stay even more safe than we were driving home :)Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-58271570231980640532011-06-26T23:33:00.032-04:002011-06-27T23:18:50.067-04:00Florida Photos: SOOO Busy!We have been blessed with a great trip to Florida this year. Grandma and Grandpa have provided us with lots of fun. That along with playdates and parties have kept us incredibly busy. So busy, in fact, that we have postponed our return trip by a day so we can actually get prepared instead of just throwing our stuff in the van and taking off.<br /><br />Of course there's been lots of pool time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNHGjoCEUzJGKkmnAlYpmnkdw7gJVm_rrJ28GeOCLqRnQnLnWrtI3wOCk61zG8kayf4XCQuYIJszwopSPnMIHCoYz5v5uer4ANWIwWD_5GOICwOJ9fz_qunoNky4VzUxVZIyT/s1600/IMG_5020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNHGjoCEUzJGKkmnAlYpmnkdw7gJVm_rrJ28GeOCLqRnQnLnWrtI3wOCk61zG8kayf4XCQuYIJszwopSPnMIHCoYz5v5uer4ANWIwWD_5GOICwOJ9fz_qunoNky4VzUxVZIyT/s320/IMG_5020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622743998855274706" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlqaoJM9KkjlWj_vY75QO0CumLjOLSsu1mkhGr2weVPz4EO7PqFQGNyCv8_74YDieQJtA_94dgpZ3g_kMjuSmfq8pXgAqrQk861a0MlAb0lmGN8zJLNpn6FLXOaqtI5P5nzQg/s1600/IMG_5021.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-uV7Js9uwSyvV7B045f8Fj6dFAqwypP2gESmZRq4ni6Ttklywfvn3v9NBjy-JOH3AHPYVQFXnZNH_M2Wuj5Y4J74lO1x2cHazd6HQt3cFQ4ubUevM4v721B8XRXwBCXshtOR/s320/IMG_5030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622745498842361682" /></a><br /><br />The girls actually fell asleep on the beach after playing in the water and the sand!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmm7GlydzAPBSfEDr4h-gnnongk-rVdlJzwGOoBnyMfxc5Kau-7PhqT5MNVTWZZBj-TCgmKSMATePjVPyqx81fb7ntK-zQc6-_m3Mm-_1LrjL9uZEolwNkdgMRl4b6VJeXaeh/s1600/IMG_5047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmm7GlydzAPBSfEDr4h-gnnongk-rVdlJzwGOoBnyMfxc5Kau-7PhqT5MNVTWZZBj-TCgmKSMATePjVPyqx81fb7ntK-zQc6-_m3Mm-_1LrjL9uZEolwNkdgMRl4b6VJeXaeh/s320/IMG_5047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622745516066063442" /></a><br /><br />Kirk's birthday - we had a chance to celebrate with family and friends:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtPDUy0pH27fails-VCiQHdrvLqfv8vO34aFXANb1T0fWALngmG5FoYefYWOqGQbOGRk5cUyGFB8MW0TcPOoh5MjPU5Jk48AU2eKuzd3bH7IDK9_LUkqh0S6fZTvIpJWRA9NA/s1600/IMG_5136.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_Jse6QTopUej2xxUzMC5WPl9Rmn2e12Ze0qzO3XQq8LMovu8tO7dwV-_GRF-O069INNo7cNLZXbJuoRFADsBUwRda8YX1BObLBg_cV3U3aXMOwB65QK65VZc3oGL-uiwV86g/s320/IMG_5145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623094071681012658" /></a><br /><br />Saying goodbye to Daddy is ALWAYS hard!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaeF8RFFABUnSgKwrYkpAGZxAUI1MeP1NuL9M-Sihu2V3qXDYhUNA8zsgllA9ypT-8MUtJxHWvTPW4pOVzJZnyYJ4vjJaVJdA6lx109PEdHbK60nxeUX5_zXw4nlF-BCszFe6/s1600/IMG_5167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaeF8RFFABUnSgKwrYkpAGZxAUI1MeP1NuL9M-Sihu2V3qXDYhUNA8zsgllA9ypT-8MUtJxHWvTPW4pOVzJZnyYJ4vjJaVJdA6lx109PEdHbK60nxeUX5_zXw4nlF-BCszFe6/s320/IMG_5167.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623094688175027522" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Zcc8CKFPaWuKwHiV6mulip8Akt2T1-i4I1skC9dxJHLH5ydWyuFMVhQo3XLdPsCMgEnxMLNhl_UkHo7S_xIFQA-JAGERnlSTha3XOnE-UCMiidBNM0HWeuWHwqI2Gd1Abk23/s1600/IMG_5171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Zcc8CKFPaWuKwHiV6mulip8Akt2T1-i4I1skC9dxJHLH5ydWyuFMVhQo3XLdPsCMgEnxMLNhl_UkHo7S_xIFQA-JAGERnlSTha3XOnE-UCMiidBNM0HWeuWHwqI2Gd1Abk23/s320/IMG_5171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623094963337920146" /></a><br /><br />Father's Day at Church:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtNiT3sz5p7XY-44-HfG66vaBKyzBrP8qSuhl_cYVBQptCLLdRDUpk1saR_XhSBQZ1PtfOfU9sfdeZUn7QkpBQhyAVorbEa-5V8Dmjy7xFH7KDUx8EsRn9F99I3TzgpfOsc-V/s1600/IMG_5194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtNiT3sz5p7XY-44-HfG66vaBKyzBrP8qSuhl_cYVBQptCLLdRDUpk1saR_XhSBQZ1PtfOfU9sfdeZUn7QkpBQhyAVorbEa-5V8Dmjy7xFH7KDUx8EsRn9F99I3TzgpfOsc-V/s320/IMG_5194.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623103749417089074" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwi9zvgUDJFa1TtFU1K99nRT7uAnHTcUTc6HNXtX0QzT8AXz_HwBxNgK081NORsS_XR93FDv6X-Pagt9QP2C391qIdkjCXXyGNPRCinhlJhQsdMPsffiLrR_711ly2sUiO6DM/s1600/IMG_5196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwi9zvgUDJFa1TtFU1K99nRT7uAnHTcUTc6HNXtX0QzT8AXz_HwBxNgK081NORsS_XR93FDv6X-Pagt9QP2C391qIdkjCXXyGNPRCinhlJhQsdMPsffiLrR_711ly2sUiO6DM/s320/IMG_5196.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623103746607717794" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c6FKYvEUE_nuyHksqvd8ar66l7Sl4Fur9y98NcLtNjfUq_Dxtbhmx4gHFaWl0EiXccYx9Gdpnpm_dDg11WnyJy6l1QkSWw1x7FJ4ZbXaIGdmXu8uFm9X3JdbDRiZxBkZs2ST/s1600/IMG_5192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c6FKYvEUE_nuyHksqvd8ar66l7Sl4Fur9y98NcLtNjfUq_Dxtbhmx4gHFaWl0EiXccYx9Gdpnpm_dDg11WnyJy6l1QkSWw1x7FJ4ZbXaIGdmXu8uFm9X3JdbDRiZxBkZs2ST/s320/IMG_5192.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623103736666131506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoy5Yp3fRlZGWNxEX640mlo4IprCzWqgP5EimVD7-1KWBy7FyWyYvAiTWrdRmUkhhXVKqcq7LNKHnu_syS7EsRFdDjhsNQPODzApXvflWN3oYF2vrXFiKz2rog_SVJSNMjVMV/s1600/IMG_5188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoy5Yp3fRlZGWNxEX640mlo4IprCzWqgP5EimVD7-1KWBy7FyWyYvAiTWrdRmUkhhXVKqcq7LNKHnu_syS7EsRFdDjhsNQPODzApXvflWN3oYF2vrXFiKz2rog_SVJSNMjVMV/s320/IMG_5188.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623103726882001474" /></a><br /><br />Last Saturday we visited Celebration Station (thanks Grandpa and Grandpa we had a GREAT time!!)<br /><br />The girls on the little roller coaster - they loved it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A-EqRpwKvW8IC5Zts0DItcHmiOXMIZilYS8UsG-JVLINBZW12V4nlFZSXUdL_l8X_96Wk8XrRm5KqSnYqL_FejeOfoBfpADa5m8fp7vyRhs3vrUUsl4eZL1WsuwEtkrSuHok/s1600/2011-06-25+16.10.46.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A-EqRpwKvW8IC5Zts0DItcHmiOXMIZilYS8UsG-JVLINBZW12V4nlFZSXUdL_l8X_96Wk8XrRm5KqSnYqL_FejeOfoBfpADa5m8fp7vyRhs3vrUUsl4eZL1WsuwEtkrSuHok/s320/2011-06-25+16.10.46.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623087878677822674" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFsdh4_nuCYZWSUxpo1mBWEyWQobDjHXnOlhX6oiQy3HwIRw0Iw5ZLKB0hFmf0aOqYH6ILDFO152VtDa3ybexvQVe7DvnfTSAXgY-I0jLoXYN25Y9hnLNPFeEuahqMgfbEEO7/s1600/2011-06-25+17.11.58.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFsdh4_nuCYZWSUxpo1mBWEyWQobDjHXnOlhX6oiQy3HwIRw0Iw5ZLKB0hFmf0aOqYH6ILDFO152VtDa3ybexvQVe7DvnfTSAXgY-I0jLoXYN25Y9hnLNPFeEuahqMgfbEEO7/s320/2011-06-25+17.11.58.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623088667880232274" /></a><br /><br />Bumper boats - it was pretty hot so I was asking the kids to spray me while I watched them :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcDgCxoARkjoecEE6rFUe4LHmmk2YxjQ4wu-GoYD5BK4ZoDmr3sXlfkRhfz-G5Cqi5hCew1xtVrfb4qRaptHMDwejS-Sh863vY9VyF4yMgJr_-Z1fDGDWWB9CrEuyjxbkvIJh/s1600/2011-06-25+16.33.58.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcDgCxoARkjoecEE6rFUe4LHmmk2YxjQ4wu-GoYD5BK4ZoDmr3sXlfkRhfz-G5Cqi5hCew1xtVrfb4qRaptHMDwejS-Sh863vY9VyF4yMgJr_-Z1fDGDWWB9CrEuyjxbkvIJh/s320/2011-06-25+16.33.58.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623088229727840338" /></a><br /><br />Kaitlyn got to drive her own go-kart and apparantly she had a lead foot :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoygt33JuJ_f1_GYyLovsgvzJU6hsRuDBsctTV2KDnU9e3I2c5JDQt7t-3UZZHYoDUxeb36Kj7L-TYlO_qUlz9TdCOc2yAxNogPC6bd0nQdDzVt2vWz9WgferG5y3pK8m_Omk/s1600/IMG_5228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoygt33JuJ_f1_GYyLovsgvzJU6hsRuDBsctTV2KDnU9e3I2c5JDQt7t-3UZZHYoDUxeb36Kj7L-TYlO_qUlz9TdCOc2yAxNogPC6bd0nQdDzVt2vWz9WgferG5y3pK8m_Omk/s320/IMG_5228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623096360418983378" /></a><br /><br />Grandpa and Caleb had to ride together but I still think they had fun!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITknCQtKzpZCarxwKPuAO5HHxlxU-A63r4KnBXyje2_opdcjGW-unhXbGP9UnquDUiNRRs-UiqbeMWfgmYMKT6pejRQRzTC2VjBmcUy2Fncx8m2tKDMg3jC5n1rDNvTM0XvcY/s1600/IMG_5218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITknCQtKzpZCarxwKPuAO5HHxlxU-A63r4KnBXyje2_opdcjGW-unhXbGP9UnquDUiNRRs-UiqbeMWfgmYMKT6pejRQRzTC2VjBmcUy2Fncx8m2tKDMg3jC5n1rDNvTM0XvcY/s320/IMG_5218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623096218112097794" /></a><br />Mini-golfing. Watching the girls "golf" is a riot. Mostly it involves them slowly shoving the ball into the hole :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83NdLExwlSTryvMffR1ZuJkU5coRKLqMNbnIINKbOLnau6p_LcV1KBO6QDp_k1vldT8OS57vUG8FLQmoMGyPsyKdQm1OC_eztj0rEebXMbm8ru7oaA4vwhINiGKtk-cmkdd7d/s1600/2011-06-25+18.15.52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83NdLExwlSTryvMffR1ZuJkU5coRKLqMNbnIINKbOLnau6p_LcV1KBO6QDp_k1vldT8OS57vUG8FLQmoMGyPsyKdQm1OC_eztj0rEebXMbm8ru7oaA4vwhINiGKtk-cmkdd7d/s320/2011-06-25+18.15.52.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623089708557544770" /></a><br /><br />They needed a lot of help from Grandpa!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2JWAKeinqsxglHnWhfkb6LS6EGXKsQVrfmgLHTG0b76vOsaQcMXcOqSJDA9QZyvZs-7K7g9aB_AkjrYAIXeu_w8xP-e2JMmYeZIEA617knc52vJkFmBsxlS6PCzjspv39wWa/s1600/2011-06-25+18.00.45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2JWAKeinqsxglHnWhfkb6LS6EGXKsQVrfmgLHTG0b76vOsaQcMXcOqSJDA9QZyvZs-7K7g9aB_AkjrYAIXeu_w8xP-e2JMmYeZIEA617knc52vJkFmBsxlS6PCzjspv39wWa/s320/2011-06-25+18.00.45.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623089712652699922" /></a><br /><br />And since the big kids were so much quicker (Caleb even got a hole in one!) Grandma got to go on ahead.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8lncFuElVpDZnftv6cU6QEB_Iz3w2QbTCZa9KnhnZDNlpbFYQH6xOKuq1fmEOATjEFLYKvhBL4etpaBR663csAs1iC43oa0xcln7_cMQB-iyd3wWK_-XeSmS2yjCJZddQsTa/s1600/2011-06-25+18.25.36.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8lncFuElVpDZnftv6cU6QEB_Iz3w2QbTCZa9KnhnZDNlpbFYQH6xOKuq1fmEOATjEFLYKvhBL4etpaBR663csAs1iC43oa0xcln7_cMQB-iyd3wWK_-XeSmS2yjCJZddQsTa/s320/2011-06-25+18.25.36.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623089720055308674" /></a><br /><br />Alyssa was pretty sick of pictues so she was done smiling by this point.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBTATojXv3RFTcnp_B1gfISX6mi7tO3wvvYsyLrJjNEYlL_YmOqPTQOZn-ve6TEou2LzDM6kxj2JlJnTf29-mnhMMOgPQHxVanPaV9wmBsVPPcQ68Lx-6DQgV6NOzlMvCimsU/s1600/2011-06-25+18.14.58.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBTATojXv3RFTcnp_B1gfISX6mi7tO3wvvYsyLrJjNEYlL_YmOqPTQOZn-ve6TEou2LzDM6kxj2JlJnTf29-mnhMMOgPQHxVanPaV9wmBsVPPcQ68Lx-6DQgV6NOzlMvCimsU/s320/2011-06-25+18.14.58.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623089703698042306" /></a><br /><br />We're done! Happy, tired and HOT!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVrInlfsCSdFkJzIjwbZlN20mDuNMlPYOxbrW7rjTJnUf3I6DliBehOmSOvShel_u9iqvjRj-1vhY5NSNUvpslQiMlInEa_UAvGNdoWoKlxl9oJ2tboSXNbdwY5rgLEI8T9bS/s1600/2011-06-25+18.42.36.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVrInlfsCSdFkJzIjwbZlN20mDuNMlPYOxbrW7rjTJnUf3I6DliBehOmSOvShel_u9iqvjRj-1vhY5NSNUvpslQiMlInEa_UAvGNdoWoKlxl9oJ2tboSXNbdwY5rgLEI8T9bS/s320/2011-06-25+18.42.36.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623091058732231154" /></a><br /><br />And today, an awesome Star Wars birthday party!<br /><br />My Jedi knights:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1Mb8YiTBv_71ydfgQ9nNJcnp3oMI_UB7dppY5BUe4mzVUhNH_cMYxnpqkmjjQ5f4OjrGpJeBrDtg3HMKsixhX5WHRkpz_UGyv765L414kNUWAkdeRbGouRxaGi2zbkP1s3V6/s1600/2011-06-26+15.30.05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1Mb8YiTBv_71ydfgQ9nNJcnp3oMI_UB7dppY5BUe4mzVUhNH_cMYxnpqkmjjQ5f4OjrGpJeBrDtg3HMKsixhX5WHRkpz_UGyv765L414kNUWAkdeRbGouRxaGi2zbkP1s3V6/s320/2011-06-26+15.30.05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623097211178166930" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmgQ9AqJtKTGTPVHF40pcpd5s25e1KHI2wXmXWJd284bmyuFQBExHcIIwAZrjjAWGAE3w7ViP5xMhSXYIDdYs4PdeaxsbIh_XDLZuchAxjGrQdvHn4AdNK4mFQqsC_L0WCQOO/s1600/2011-06-26+15.30.16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmgQ9AqJtKTGTPVHF40pcpd5s25e1KHI2wXmXWJd284bmyuFQBExHcIIwAZrjjAWGAE3w7ViP5xMhSXYIDdYs4PdeaxsbIh_XDLZuchAxjGrQdvHn4AdNK4mFQqsC_L0WCQOO/s320/2011-06-26+15.30.16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623097448613821794" /></a><br /><br />Fun, balloon popping game - Kaitlyn won :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7_G07yTiRQhiYUzel6hTB2s3rMjAamzpkCX8YmsM5jZ70LzBmfQlMaV2yIMmvRwousvFPtGzlaQFRYoIJzVIwhUEximoZTU_eerPk53KCn_5kasJzuqEzzmU_YgsGKo1L-lH/s1600/2011-06-26+15.40.52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7_G07yTiRQhiYUzel6hTB2s3rMjAamzpkCX8YmsM5jZ70LzBmfQlMaV2yIMmvRwousvFPtGzlaQFRYoIJzVIwhUEximoZTU_eerPk53KCn_5kasJzuqEzzmU_YgsGKo1L-lH/s320/2011-06-26+15.40.52.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623097881729420434" /></a><br /><br />And then we were visited by Storm Troopers!<br /><br />Kaitlyn seems quite comfortable holding that gun...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iyHGgmOg-o8DpLIZq6QHWth7xhAuDquybxftZxFax8-F3RUZ0bykL4iHRZVCqTu7YBbiCB0xZV35nODetf9DZhw42crAFPMBiKwLFz6IfInPzbDcgiJ7eJt5a7VeYDYDmdpA/s1600/2011-06-26+16.14.54.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iyHGgmOg-o8DpLIZq6QHWth7xhAuDquybxftZxFax8-F3RUZ0bykL4iHRZVCqTu7YBbiCB0xZV35nODetf9DZhw42crAFPMBiKwLFz6IfInPzbDcgiJ7eJt5a7VeYDYDmdpA/s320/2011-06-26+16.14.54.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623098138437387186" /></a><br /><br />Alyssa's got it a little backwards:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXdH1CbPP8UqpuksKidvVmetP3xm0AKHblEJPRXU8fOXqvnxb5HWBYTge8mOhQNukF3LN1mqtCd1yRd_Y_JmmKLeTYZn1FKXr8eUh9wMSWuetY57QFq2Zj2CwZVp_C4peKhJ4/s1600/2011-06-26+16.15.10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXdH1CbPP8UqpuksKidvVmetP3xm0AKHblEJPRXU8fOXqvnxb5HWBYTge8mOhQNukF3LN1mqtCd1yRd_Y_JmmKLeTYZn1FKXr8eUh9wMSWuetY57QFq2Zj2CwZVp_C4peKhJ4/s320/2011-06-26+16.15.10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623098442326058674" /></a><br /><br />But Julianna has no problem with it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfcToC2hEM4iYsAX8G8802pywPDjuVC38gUAcgl_txSnUny-up7iMJkN5j3oAbOL84mnyLQEH-b_TLLckwsazrYsw89zK3CLnn2ux_KCYOZfR3MPJ3rwiT5svyFM2mQDR0r4c/s1600/2011-06-26+16.17.15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfcToC2hEM4iYsAX8G8802pywPDjuVC38gUAcgl_txSnUny-up7iMJkN5j3oAbOL84mnyLQEH-b_TLLckwsazrYsw89zK3CLnn2ux_KCYOZfR3MPJ3rwiT5svyFM2mQDR0r4c/s320/2011-06-26+16.17.15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623098660538464738" /></a><br /><br />Rachel need convincing to even get near the Troopers - sister love to the rescue!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCr6TTO4UZwXEtIDvFwJlLVV_FHQHCwSX1iOLTAwJYqyeIMR9PpeIASRq7gFP4m7UJqwlByEMd-XG0isyQk7Ug3VH5MmRi6GU3jc5eb8uur3cDKa1GUckTPOLiv6FODOsts0l/s1600/2011-06-26+16.22.52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCr6TTO4UZwXEtIDvFwJlLVV_FHQHCwSX1iOLTAwJYqyeIMR9PpeIASRq7gFP4m7UJqwlByEMd-XG0isyQk7Ug3VH5MmRi6GU3jc5eb8uur3cDKa1GUckTPOLiv6FODOsts0l/s320/2011-06-26+16.22.52.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623099055462420162" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Br5V4YQ2ilKmmJCmAGsIi947bn7_9uF1WKZRx2ZiE_1UqzbYOHXGMBRtvnXxsNjkk96fih6twql1cvSJXLhZ-YPlrXRGW2H0vdgsvKnmiO-xHKs0P4qwoCL3KtHuw9-FaMy9/s1600/2011-06-26+16.19.00.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Br5V4YQ2ilKmmJCmAGsIi947bn7_9uF1WKZRx2ZiE_1UqzbYOHXGMBRtvnXxsNjkk96fih6twql1cvSJXLhZ-YPlrXRGW2H0vdgsvKnmiO-xHKs0P4qwoCL3KtHuw9-FaMy9/s320/2011-06-26+16.19.00.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623099405387552658" /></a><br /><br />Now Caleb, on the other hand, got a little different treatment... Hmmm... I did tell him I never want to see this again :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gvYmb6qSkMp53_fiik_lleNO-5iLmn3tDlKc1Eay1d_RaV3fl6_faM1F2eoLKxxowHpHlFSq_ZIrrtJuCwRlf1jrUImitUvkVaQFCp56uWTAKrpBG57s9FSTDt32K0Vn2R1e/s1600/2011-06-26+16.19.28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gvYmb6qSkMp53_fiik_lleNO-5iLmn3tDlKc1Eay1d_RaV3fl6_faM1F2eoLKxxowHpHlFSq_ZIrrtJuCwRlf1jrUImitUvkVaQFCp56uWTAKrpBG57s9FSTDt32K0Vn2R1e/s320/2011-06-26+16.19.28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623099640473761010" /></a><br /><br />We had a really good trip to Florida this year and we will miss our family and friends as we return home to Virginia.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfLpHrfqjRIMXa5-EinQxv1GSHaH-s7Giwd-ey2cvQptnaByJPUXvnIsyz0Lh9n8XA1JEaBOFLdZTHOCQ501yE5F-4r6_KaivzXM9AUkJ0dRU2htQAOv2UCBU5J8ybYA68A0H/s1600/IMG_5142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfLpHrfqjRIMXa5-EinQxv1GSHaH-s7Giwd-ey2cvQptnaByJPUXvnIsyz0Lh9n8XA1JEaBOFLdZTHOCQ501yE5F-4r6_KaivzXM9AUkJ0dRU2htQAOv2UCBU5J8ybYA68A0H/s320/IMG_5142.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623100500260392594" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajlSI_P8aWcuTMLFfTlMzchjEL0Pc2_fST9tNFv9Gjd_yopUHld3jsEiPrHyd5mQ5xvlYBTMOA0o1QN-rULfSxSm4e94O3Qm8ubo837DyWmMXfbhNEE6FV_sSsEJdiIMKYxnt/s1600/IMG_4993.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajlSI_P8aWcuTMLFfTlMzchjEL0Pc2_fST9tNFv9Gjd_yopUHld3jsEiPrHyd5mQ5xvlYBTMOA0o1QN-rULfSxSm4e94O3Qm8ubo837DyWmMXfbhNEE6FV_sSsEJdiIMKYxnt/s320/IMG_4993.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623100499928562658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cQ8qTkKs6IseTvgbbcYaEutIS6SmhvybEaTNeY08AM8eTGxJiNXqnrd6zk230iNcZqUEmHTUam5liuscxcYb_7BgzNnjP-UQhXuytZZuEiIa66GM3oOgxgW_PdItEGkwHAvY/s1600/IMG_4990.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cQ8qTkKs6IseTvgbbcYaEutIS6SmhvybEaTNeY08AM8eTGxJiNXqnrd6zk230iNcZqUEmHTUam5liuscxcYb_7BgzNnjP-UQhXuytZZuEiIa66GM3oOgxgW_PdItEGkwHAvY/s320/IMG_4990.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623101992213835986" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLkac9te43trDUkuQ0NPWQFQw37U5NiyJI_DDVRIflgGHRfs_XsquqK3jdc6PQfYAgDNu15f0QMaKXpRPctKzf5GknhbRKV4u3E5iX2knL94JXtrhG8Z2sXeRNPaKXTS23hDz/s1600/IMG_5019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLkac9te43trDUkuQ0NPWQFQw37U5NiyJI_DDVRIflgGHRfs_XsquqK3jdc6PQfYAgDNu15f0QMaKXpRPctKzf5GknhbRKV4u3E5iX2knL94JXtrhG8Z2sXeRNPaKXTS23hDz/s320/IMG_5019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623102395585142082" /></a><br /><br />Wow, we had a LOT of fun and it's soo hard to believe that our vacation is already over. Thank you so much Grandma and Grandpa for everything! We will miss you sooo much and can't wait to see you again soon. Love you!<br /><br />Goodbye Florida, we'll see you soon...Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29375966.post-4024177353256374362011-06-19T00:36:00.002-04:002011-06-19T00:45:31.986-04:00Happy Father's Day From The PoolFor the second year in a row, we are in Florida for Father's Day. It's hard to be apart from Kirk on this special day and the kids certainly miss him but we're excited to share Father's Day with Grandpa :)<br /><br />Because it's Father's Day and because Kirk isn't here he's missed out on a few things the kids have been doing which of course, involve the pool. So, in their own special way the kids show off their "talents" and wish their dad a Happy Father's Day. (sorry for the length - they LOVED to be filmed and even asked for more filming after this so I could get video of Alyssa "swimming up" - whatever that means!)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fxTMwUBKYE4?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fxTMwUBKYE4?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Have a great day daddy, we love you!!<br /><br />And Happy Father's Day to my dad, you're the best dad and Grandpa the kids and I could have!Dorindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.com2