tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10281153303632094292023-11-15T22:22:53.777-08:00Schu NewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger440125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-74445354247666085002012-05-16T20:22:00.005-07:002012-05-16T20:22:55.330-07:00Season Finale I decided since so many TV shows were wrapping up their seasons, I would post about the many things we've been wrapping up lately. I think (I THINK) it's safe to say that we have wrapped up winter. There is still snow on the mountains, but the last of the ski resorts closed for good last weekend. I know last year, there was snow on Memorial Day weekend, but we are not having the same winter Utah had last year. Since my last post, we did have a couple of small snows and one large snow. So the pictures start with snow but end with the warm weather we've been having lately. In March, we had a visit from Jon's parents. Grandma and Grandad were able to see Brighton's ballet class and Will's soccer game. They also went to the Blooming Bash with us, which is a big fundraiser for Will's preschool. It was a great evening and one that we should have pictures from, but there are none! We got all dressed up and there is absolutely no photographic proof! We actually did not take a single picture of Grandma and Grandad while they visited, which is inexcusable! But they did visit, and we had a good time. We were able to get them to the tubing park and to a couple of restraunts from Triple D that we've been wanting to try. Will has since wrapped up his indoor soccer season, but Brighton won't be wrapping up ballet until June. So you can bet there will be a summer post of ballet and preschool graduation pics sooner rather than later. I have been wrapping up some lengthy projects that have kept me from blogging lately. I decided to participate in a consignment sale, so I went through 15+ boxes of baby, toddler, and maternity clothes that I've been hanging on to. It was a long project, but I was able to make some money so it was worth the work. Jon and I also started tackling our yard. I spent many days during spring break weeding and raking and organizing. Jon took a day off, and we had quite the haul of stuff in front of the house for the garbage man. We have a good-sized yard, so it wasn't easy to get it in the shape we wanted. I am happy with it now, but I'm anxious for the planting season to officially begin. I have tomato plants at the ready! During spring break, Will wrapped up having to use training wheels on his bike. He's loving his bike right now! Both Will and Brighton started playing outdoor soccer, and their season just ended last weekend. They each played eight games, which meant we were heading down to four soccer games a week! If you include Brighton's ballet and Will's swimming lessons, we were at Dimple Dell Rec center six times a week. I also run on the track there when the weather is bad, so let's just say we have lived there for the last month. Will wraps up swimming next week, and Jon and I run outside now as much as possible. Maybe we will get to be at home more often now. The weather has been so nice lately that we've started hiking again. We've gone on two different hikes now, and we are planning a hike each weekend if possible. The kids really love it, especially if I pack a lunch as a reward for making it to our planned destination. We went on a Mother's Day hike last weekend. I can honestly say, I wouldn't have minded just relaxing that day. I know, however, that I would only be able to relax if my energetic two, well three actually, had an outlet. It was a nice hike and a great day. So our season finale has not been too eventful, but before I sign off, I want to post for those who haven't seen it our fundraising website. Jon and I have been training to run a half marathon in December with Team Challenge in order to raise money for the CCFA. If you are interested, you can learn more here:<br />
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Enjoy the pictures and stay tuned for a summer teaser coming soon :)<br />
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In March, we had one last really big snow. The kids had a ball sledding!</div>
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Brighton was actually going down the hill backwards. She has finally become a little more adventerous and even tried the smaller tubing hills when Grandma and Grandad visited in March!</div>
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When Daddy got home, it was time for some night sledding!!</div>
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Once the snow melted, Brighton cleaned up the snowman accesories and modeled them herself!</div>
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While it was still cold out, Will played indoor soccer. He really enjoyed it, and one of his friends was on the team with him.</div>
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Once the weather started to warm up a bit, we started getting out to parks again. Will loves to bring his scooter, but I don't love that he doesn't know how to use the break and uses his shoe instead!<br />
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Brighton was given a scooter from Will's friend, Aveline., so now she is able to ride too.</div>
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We went for a picnic after church one Sunday at a park in the city. I really did have a good time despite my irritated appearance.</div>
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Will had an Easter hat parade before school let out for Easter break. He decorated his with snakes, alligators, and sharks. </div>
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The day he got out for break, he decided he wanted to take his training wheels off. He rode his bike like a pro!</div>
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After church on Easter Sunday, we had a family photo shoot followed by an egg hunt. We were happy to have a much better egg-hunting space this year!</div>
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Brighton loves to give kisses. She calls Will her "Prince" which of course, drives Will crazy. But I think he still gets a kick out of it!</div>
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The kids and I spent spring break cleaning up the yard and preparing clothes to sell in a consignment sale. It wasn't exactly the most fun we'd ever had, but we were very productive. I can blame all of these tasks for not having a blog post recently. I also blame soccer!</div>
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Organization day: heading to the fields to meet the coaches on a chilly Saturday morning!</div>
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These are the fields where the kids play soccer. This is also the rec center AKA our second home. Not only is this where we have soccer, but also swimming, ballet, and where we run indoors.Will's preschool is across the street.</div>
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Will did well this season, and we have pictures of several differnt games thanks to Jon.</div>
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Brighton suprised us in how much she enjoyed soccer. She never wanted to take a break during a game!</div>
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Our first hike of the spring: Rocky Mouth Trailhead, which is less than 2 miles from the house.</div>
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I was nervous about all of the caves, so I kept the kiddos close. </div>
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Great view of the valley and Sandy.</div>
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We waited and waited for the super moon, but it took a long time to rise over the Rockies. I got the kids out of bed because I knew they wouldn't want to miss it!</div>
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Brighton's Final soccer game...yay!!!</div>
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Brighton insisted on wearing a sparkly head band to play soccer!</div>
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Her favorite part of the game was the snack she got at the end.</div>
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I have an excessive amount of action shots from Will's last game. I posted so many because Will had so many friends from school on his team. Feel free to copy them from the blog, Hilltop friends!</div>
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Brighton had to jump in front of the camera a few times. And yes, she is wearing dress-up earrings to Will's soccer game.</div>
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Will's coach was a friend of ours, and he had two girls on the team. Will's other school friend was the son of a Real Salt Lake player, so he had some skills for a 5-year-old. Overall, there were quite a few good players on Will's team.</div>
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I think he had the most fun he has ever had playing soccer!</div>
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Instead of relaxing for Mother's Day, we took off on another hike. We headed for Ghost Falls this time.</div>
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We all love to hike, but we went a long way around to get to the falls, perhaps we need to spend some extra time mapping the route beforehand. The signs seemed a bit misleading too!</div>
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Looking back toward the Valley.</div>
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In the distance, (and also visible from space) is the Bingham Copper Mine. Utah produces copper and gold.</div>
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Ghost Falls was not overwhelming, but it was a great spot to stop for a picnic. We spotted this cactus near the falls.</div>
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Not the most restful Mother's Day, but we had a great time. Hiking that long did make for a restful night's sleep!</div>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-62861798558180905582012-02-20T16:18:00.005-08:002012-02-21T18:22:15.322-08:00Thaw Tactics<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkry37C0gYXJ159DvmnWplAyfVnkGgk9GZndJo2q3HnfgD040RdE_El3DVVL2-_NXN9LOmdI9UdE_HnpEImP_q7kuxjJleGWPBgRcENNDQaFLld-Mi9GeafUMu8F4wH26QQBvSVHjO7I/s1600/winter+2012+028.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711398519442493602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkry37C0gYXJ159DvmnWplAyfVnkGgk9GZndJo2q3HnfgD040RdE_El3DVVL2-_NXN9LOmdI9UdE_HnpEImP_q7kuxjJleGWPBgRcENNDQaFLld-Mi9GeafUMu8F4wH26QQBvSVHjO7I/s320/winter+2012+028.JPG" /></a><br />This winter has apparently been very dry and warm compared to Utah winters in the past. While I comprehend the dryness, I wouldn't exactly call our weather warm. We have had about one small snowstorm a week, and this past week we measured nine inches total at the house. The ski resorts often get twice as much snow. I don't see how this is supposed to be warm. Most days I'm packing snow clothes into Will's bookbag. I still can't believe I'm having to do this. I have gotten more use out of my stocking hats than I ever thought possible. While I love how pretty the snow is, and I love playing with the kids on fantastically bright white afternoons, I miss warmer weather. I catch myself thinking about green grass and planting things (although most everything I plant doesn't stay green for long), and being outside with the kids without having to bundle up. So in order to keep myself focused on each day as it comes, I have been trying to make the most out of our winter days and especially our winter holidays. And in case you haven't figured out, I am counting my own birthday as a winter holiday (this will not be news to my parents, sister, or husband). Actually my birthday was very low-key(one of the most exciting parts was buying some new corduroy pants at REI), and I celebrated with new friends during the day and Jon fixed me a nice dinner that evening. Will really got into Valentine's Day this year since he had two class parties. He spent a long time writing all of the names of his classmates on his valentine cards. Brighton had valentines to hand out too, but she was not happy about giving her princess cards away at first. She eventually got the concept. The kids loved getting Valentines in the mail from their grandparents, and we had a good time making Valentine cookies. My favorite Valentine tradition, however, is getting a card each year from my dad. He never fails to send me a card, and I never fail to cry like a baby when I read it. It is something he has always done and something I will always cherish. Thanks, Daddy. The last wintertime holiday we Schumachers celebrate is, of course, Mardi Gras. We couldn't have spent the last three years for our lives in Southeast Louisiana without putting an emphasis on this most fascinating time of year. I won't go into why Mardi Gras is so awesome or spend the time defending it as family-friendly because I have done that so many times already. We have missed being in Louisiana to celebrate this year, so we decided to throw our own Mardi Gras in Utah party. We were so happy about the turn-out we had this past Saturday night. Who knew we could have so many friends in six months?! We have decided to make it an annual event since it was such a hit. We did not take pictures of the party itself because we were a little busy, but we got some pictures of our weak attempt at decorating and the post-party snowfall that covered some of those decorations. It was a great evening and another fantastic way to warm up our cold Utah winter!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIG1-Y2Xh_0J85zXm97Okaa8pUMfe5BPrdSQk3l9o5Ozu03H1iklXQzZwmnrhodijZ59Ylkm0sw7lCtaX8toFjBpIgJYF_fEfycSBSoiSQzcePa-ancBfrpRpWNVFId9NWcFklLEZ3P4/s1600/winter+2012+016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711398097151762610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIG1-Y2Xh_0J85zXm97Okaa8pUMfe5BPrdSQk3l9o5Ozu03H1iklXQzZwmnrhodijZ59Ylkm0sw7lCtaX8toFjBpIgJYF_fEfycSBSoiSQzcePa-ancBfrpRpWNVFId9NWcFklLEZ3P4/s320/winter+2012+016.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpWiRRoRIwElctAnccCJSxASxiQNZXDONx8ItXzexVbWoWdt3usiT1Pw-AVq_LkAaQEUGcNQzylU2tMy98dXpL-yA_OkaMOttMqZuaMAWnMtz5F5bQAIgZk0Gm6mARtYp4PvTIllJ4y8/s1600/winter+2012+010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711397786860275314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpWiRRoRIwElctAnccCJSxASxiQNZXDONx8ItXzexVbWoWdt3usiT1Pw-AVq_LkAaQEUGcNQzylU2tMy98dXpL-yA_OkaMOttMqZuaMAWnMtz5F5bQAIgZk0Gm6mARtYp4PvTIllJ4y8/s320/winter+2012+010.JPG" /></a><br />My not-so-helpful snow-shovelers have a tendency to give up on their jobs and go hide in the playhouse.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvyMZEn6HjtDyHxVuSQgtYSzE-V0fJ3LWNBCfbjGhHvSz7671iXdKvK-HUmv8UoAnR_lQHtMVbIN-dpOpc-ttGA6_08w-QkSU7t63phZ0IRX1oX_JPcweCa9vD_I2lURlUZj_zux8SEk/s1600/winter+2012+019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711397177370628626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvyMZEn6HjtDyHxVuSQgtYSzE-V0fJ3LWNBCfbjGhHvSz7671iXdKvK-HUmv8UoAnR_lQHtMVbIN-dpOpc-ttGA6_08w-QkSU7t63phZ0IRX1oX_JPcweCa9vD_I2lURlUZj_zux8SEk/s320/winter+2012+019.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>Clouds along the western mountains.</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYY6RMbfm5WlMAnhbmjpZA3OGIYytJuKlN-UpU7Ve1UzCkcxucMdC9LGZ9N3PD7DwxfxGMYPpwQSmRm-swzle9zVu18FTJh68rDy-zY0BtmHnp2CzZuMu_Q5uMhoaRHyZXwLiX3Zj0sfM/s1600/winter+2012+046.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711396165617115042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYY6RMbfm5WlMAnhbmjpZA3OGIYytJuKlN-UpU7Ve1UzCkcxucMdC9LGZ9N3PD7DwxfxGMYPpwQSmRm-swzle9zVu18FTJh68rDy-zY0BtmHnp2CzZuMu_Q5uMhoaRHyZXwLiX3Zj0sfM/s320/winter+2012+046.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8K4-O-EVrMO5iUbJH3M6pd11RZF_T81gVButNSjY1WkIDPqbYc84ybylsBADBLpjavosmAWL7aUyXezq0xUbaTClHbkKRIM2vgTDoLiLn5NX9LiZ3VwdEUoBkc6qOK6De_jHmdOdG1g/s1600/winter+2012+045.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711396823851195602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8K4-O-EVrMO5iUbJH3M6pd11RZF_T81gVButNSjY1WkIDPqbYc84ybylsBADBLpjavosmAWL7aUyXezq0xUbaTClHbkKRIM2vgTDoLiLn5NX9LiZ3VwdEUoBkc6qOK6De_jHmdOdG1g/s320/winter+2012+045.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Clouds along the mountains to our east (Wasatch Front).I love to watch these crazy clouds that just hang out along the mountaintops. The kids and I do quite a bit of cloud watching and bird watching. Check out these California Quail(I know they are hard to see) that hide in the tree until I walk past it, at which time they all take flight, scaring me out of my wits:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tra8WgsxOmNFmlfBalL3gtAO6Jfu9VwPv58B7NL3hkvYUiuw3T6DtjA4Ke4xHdkonFion4RSC3W57-QRnQ63Iwcg2qoeOMuvCX0n8GA9mT77yDQUpTlPGUiOpethm9090tT0DTNgonc/s1600/winter+2012+093.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711758666074568898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tra8WgsxOmNFmlfBalL3gtAO6Jfu9VwPv58B7NL3hkvYUiuw3T6DtjA4Ke4xHdkonFion4RSC3W57-QRnQ63Iwcg2qoeOMuvCX0n8GA9mT77yDQUpTlPGUiOpethm9090tT0DTNgonc/s320/winter+2012+093.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat__Dd9glPp9r6krDx43R2UaqAKpTs15OJ_drgwLF5NwSqDRa4jpcBH3ZKi5YaonVlu-RxMxYt9Psrnp-Ji9i6TRuegw33ynZXBEGxAe263XWsJQEKVNpX0_ppPuoyLjtCNUdAcO1LPY/s1600/winter+2012+062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711393415986111026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat__Dd9glPp9r6krDx43R2UaqAKpTs15OJ_drgwLF5NwSqDRa4jpcBH3ZKi5YaonVlu-RxMxYt9Psrnp-Ji9i6TRuegw33ynZXBEGxAe263XWsJQEKVNpX0_ppPuoyLjtCNUdAcO1LPY/s320/winter+2012+062.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQ_To4zM1eGlcmJ4P_03NznofZsa65-sGHg4mDhafP1CX4tG0hptN-t0er5tMrnqQRYdYsUyJcRKZBTDa5T0_CVGMvCttohUIDzyrwnVaOAahyGZ8ZIcbpi7gHdQr7sd6FtmhMmrwDCk/s1600/winter+2012+053.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711395593910831698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQ_To4zM1eGlcmJ4P_03NznofZsa65-sGHg4mDhafP1CX4tG0hptN-t0er5tMrnqQRYdYsUyJcRKZBTDa5T0_CVGMvCttohUIDzyrwnVaOAahyGZ8ZIcbpi7gHdQr7sd6FtmhMmrwDCk/s320/winter+2012+053.JPG" /></a><br />I enjoyed a steak dinner and lots of love from my family for my birthday :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eQMc1ZLvY-HVLUNRCAzUrT-o6MHP1fy6ezsii7WyhutiEPi5djELQ41l73PxjaS5V3QwWjiUY_w_sx1CxitjTWSeNC9CQd4zewsC6cOO1m6euOUbYrd5XvSHbaqCQMyy-ztanWbb0Qc/s1600/winter+2012+065.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711392848048966706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eQMc1ZLvY-HVLUNRCAzUrT-o6MHP1fy6ezsii7WyhutiEPi5djELQ41l73PxjaS5V3QwWjiUY_w_sx1CxitjTWSeNC9CQd4zewsC6cOO1m6euOUbYrd5XvSHbaqCQMyy-ztanWbb0Qc/s320/winter+2012+065.JPG" /></a><br />We made a Mardi Gras snowman after one snow shower. He was definitely the only one of his kind on the block!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi9KbjtSHyOR_-RPOn02emBp08IfnH1XhwROhTSzVrkHsPFJY0D0N1g-PHW0uUK-p__Ms4A-Hqlo3GsQrHxPd5LtGcU48D_yiqmCKSVaK6u6KE0GlexFOij1Bb2gbDXnFmBAhqmkwoYg/s1600/winter+2012+073.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711392273896576050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCi9KbjtSHyOR_-RPOn02emBp08IfnH1XhwROhTSzVrkHsPFJY0D0N1g-PHW0uUK-p__Ms4A-Hqlo3GsQrHxPd5LtGcU48D_yiqmCKSVaK6u6KE0GlexFOij1Bb2gbDXnFmBAhqmkwoYg/s320/winter+2012+073.JPG" /></a><br />My little chefs decided to help me with some Valentine cookies.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz_y1zc9Dp_vGn5snLsDj64g9z233sRh4fK0b-jwPhChuZz1jUzFfquhVTx1FkEdZv0nwOIfjJH6xeFFmv0uEEInE7ZlIkOTUBuvT1r7po0cWD7SPQOXBWYL23e2Yrg1clMrJVB6r0Zs/s1600/winter+2012+090.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711390335806816562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz_y1zc9Dp_vGn5snLsDj64g9z233sRh4fK0b-jwPhChuZz1jUzFfquhVTx1FkEdZv0nwOIfjJH6xeFFmv0uEEInE7ZlIkOTUBuvT1r7po0cWD7SPQOXBWYL23e2Yrg1clMrJVB6r0Zs/s320/winter+2012+090.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ch9nnSSycBCaQVl8mWyTcIam0OgS7m_eZEnFAhL_mQNmTewnpgiV8sKhfo10wVPFk8MKpVzUR62yLbW8B8PWvh2MDOt-UidkRQkeuJAEYjl48fdx_TOSqJxA74A7cXGnaXp5mNQux9Y/s1600/winter+2012+084.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711391973711257762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ch9nnSSycBCaQVl8mWyTcIam0OgS7m_eZEnFAhL_mQNmTewnpgiV8sKhfo10wVPFk8MKpVzUR62yLbW8B8PWvh2MDOt-UidkRQkeuJAEYjl48fdx_TOSqJxA74A7cXGnaXp5mNQux9Y/s320/winter+2012+084.JPG" /></a><br />My children are extremely animated. </div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZioMgEPqyLu-moZUwy51niSNinf_DwRKnfP-ki2f9auiS_UQLZisp4DMcRjnV2QcqrCyWpJQfbwCdGbagtmlPzPralj0ZuKsXqMoZAY3WRMm4xEJ38PSkFl7l5x4SBaU-ZW4KpYEXpt4/s1600/winter+2012+123.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711389541031870130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZioMgEPqyLu-moZUwy51niSNinf_DwRKnfP-ki2f9auiS_UQLZisp4DMcRjnV2QcqrCyWpJQfbwCdGbagtmlPzPralj0ZuKsXqMoZAY3WRMm4xEJ38PSkFl7l5x4SBaU-ZW4KpYEXpt4/s320/winter+2012+123.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA8u9bUtRc8gJhOPgIP14_qCwjSAz5ahi_8s_62nQdDnRX2cmKpvmwiGFrIUBiTDakFP7p0oxxf1iyOKTdRRCCJa-OOU4M3DC3g2F6p_ps9ebXNACjc7wX0f0wr3aYFGnuzjPXzzxsvs/s1600/winter+2012+124.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711388457978638658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxA8u9bUtRc8gJhOPgIP14_qCwjSAz5ahi_8s_62nQdDnRX2cmKpvmwiGFrIUBiTDakFP7p0oxxf1iyOKTdRRCCJa-OOU4M3DC3g2F6p_ps9ebXNACjc7wX0f0wr3aYFGnuzjPXzzxsvs/s320/winter+2012+124.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaazGyq-3WlZ0XwLOTNjdCvLwpjLPREQClxmYIVwxEYEHXlWe9JQHsFu-FOzfusipoT6Ds6fYfqLFXOMBSostRJby8d2V_b27_J_yfRWCSJ3BpCSwvVVd6F9Xug6infTY7VPsaOEjUH8/s1600/winter+2012+127.JPG"></a><br />We broke out all of the beads we collected the last few years and decorated the house.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRi3hXloRSA4IOH-J53AVE05P54rORUNDujVos-rwleNmXQEIvq6imp-GuVAjNYmHHLIW2A_KAs2JOd6ugozLL0EYAb75F0Zwe0bia7ClDfgQTKkHVJ8Qt2xkRFA3-M-dt-pCYo6LhsY/s1600/winter+2012+120.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711387092262760306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRi3hXloRSA4IOH-J53AVE05P54rORUNDujVos-rwleNmXQEIvq6imp-GuVAjNYmHHLIW2A_KAs2JOd6ugozLL0EYAb75F0Zwe0bia7ClDfgQTKkHVJ8Qt2xkRFA3-M-dt-pCYo6LhsY/s320/winter+2012+120.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Some of our decorations got to experience Utah weather.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLnHWYCB7q8YLesdbBbu5XmveOsLsiRVP-MnWMuMNY6f-gkOZ8LIR0bl3FxF4fnR7jCkxlqSDEHQkU-IkDjzP6jbeCp5TGge_6-Fok29eyGEJLUbHT76JMZ7BaIw875vacD0vNQ7-z5w/s1600/winter+2012+119.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711386254024815762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLnHWYCB7q8YLesdbBbu5XmveOsLsiRVP-MnWMuMNY6f-gkOZ8LIR0bl3FxF4fnR7jCkxlqSDEHQkU-IkDjzP6jbeCp5TGge_6-Fok29eyGEJLUbHT76JMZ7BaIw875vacD0vNQ7-z5w/s320/winter+2012+119.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTTLrmDYByjFSM_6WhAOcVXyfeqeEg5J_81OgY9QNRGy36SV6flhY68qHgMXUmBtNm_hEQW6my3A4pc2E5QqLCxGOe358fIA7jXpy5TagTN8TEADDA0rbaBioA_F23GkhfMRGxj9Rjpk/s1600/winter+2012+116.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711386623862810738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTTLrmDYByjFSM_6WhAOcVXyfeqeEg5J_81OgY9QNRGy36SV6flhY68qHgMXUmBtNm_hEQW6my3A4pc2E5QqLCxGOe358fIA7jXpy5TagTN8TEADDA0rbaBioA_F23GkhfMRGxj9Rjpk/s320/winter+2012+116.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dZ_EB2GaCJZyWr4AoQgWMMUaqLPXlslRspkJKovTZ9ULL5DdP_XUlpf_LJd-DQIT0WropmAGad9dUyKuRaE-nvZzWa-CNLiF7UvNlIUcV72U9jNySsNa08CUTL9EvHJbpgYOxq7YMBg/s1600/winter+2012+142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711377916746792706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dZ_EB2GaCJZyWr4AoQgWMMUaqLPXlslRspkJKovTZ9ULL5DdP_XUlpf_LJd-DQIT0WropmAGad9dUyKuRaE-nvZzWa-CNLiF7UvNlIUcV72U9jNySsNa08CUTL9EvHJbpgYOxq7YMBg/s320/winter+2012+142.JPG" /></a><br />That's as far as Daddy got on the snow fort...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW8tc9GAmiBEsVGNmJa3yNQud51u7SNfTBnwffxSKTkf_he_pMlZYelTjY93Y82_rHRZ_E7nOcuvVY5m-VxNQgKlJ4XJFPUNk80PcBvBYcLYbGvZhWYeuuZTstI3Mhd0nuWfAONz2KCc/s1600/winter+2012+169.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711381356192676498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW8tc9GAmiBEsVGNmJa3yNQud51u7SNfTBnwffxSKTkf_he_pMlZYelTjY93Y82_rHRZ_E7nOcuvVY5m-VxNQgKlJ4XJFPUNk80PcBvBYcLYbGvZhWYeuuZTstI3Mhd0nuWfAONz2KCc/s320/winter+2012+169.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix83AmFZfJT3N2xAk187QV9yebeDDRw0Kaq3D0f48l2mrmiS28MjjC5gXXUd_9ujcKwqIwWt984Z1YoNC0RQPYecMf0pjGreLB4JP2B40np7NFBpNsWE8Q6FcApk0gCp8oMOLl7z151Wg/s1600/winter+2012+173.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711378643721820466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix83AmFZfJT3N2xAk187QV9yebeDDRw0Kaq3D0f48l2mrmiS28MjjC5gXXUd_9ujcKwqIwWt984Z1YoNC0RQPYecMf0pjGreLB4JP2B40np7NFBpNsWE8Q6FcApk0gCp8oMOLl7z151Wg/s320/winter+2012+173.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aqi6s_o2Gb7CJP2WmauLW0ht5UvhxezGUw_6jSUEnlGC_UNOsxkcRa4htJ4NLpsi3Qk9NpH0IV0NloMtUyK6kisvbJNJTU78stSU1jYUXDFbaFMnl_Qhdie9uGzaDnYvlb_ZTXVtATY/s1600/winter+2012+174.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711378264691238354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aqi6s_o2Gb7CJP2WmauLW0ht5UvhxezGUw_6jSUEnlGC_UNOsxkcRa4htJ4NLpsi3Qk9NpH0IV0NloMtUyK6kisvbJNJTU78stSU1jYUXDFbaFMnl_Qhdie9uGzaDnYvlb_ZTXVtATY/s320/winter+2012+174.JPG" /></a><br />...Will decided it should be knocked down.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDalhRHQUuXuHsEhiDB1OrpWslbcAJFDrSzo1eB8me_3tPkS69P8_hma8-7bjrPySvWQ_OKDorp1XqJe6505rUqQT9deWkFGOaipygTDPRes4Lt5nUR6vavq_RRlu4b-DomvlYiz1UKg/s1600/winter+2012+131.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711377085460040258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDalhRHQUuXuHsEhiDB1OrpWslbcAJFDrSzo1eB8me_3tPkS69P8_hma8-7bjrPySvWQ_OKDorp1XqJe6505rUqQT9deWkFGOaipygTDPRes4Lt5nUR6vavq_RRlu4b-DomvlYiz1UKg/s320/winter+2012+131.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcxw3GMqtKb5yMHhByOXuK_I8logGWCilrBOYGl_3z2tJUI7SmdJAYuMo2E4s3VXOArWJwYJ6AOWZ1VRjwY0W21gK3RIHA4ahZ-zIy6Sifg3K_vXN96QGm2zB5oLGnNb5ShYEJguwcWw/s1600/winter+2012+140.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711377520959567026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcxw3GMqtKb5yMHhByOXuK_I8logGWCilrBOYGl_3z2tJUI7SmdJAYuMo2E4s3VXOArWJwYJ6AOWZ1VRjwY0W21gK3RIHA4ahZ-zIy6Sifg3K_vXN96QGm2zB5oLGnNb5ShYEJguwcWw/s320/winter+2012+140.JPG" /></a><br />My little angels seem to like the snow.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-47191682579677200802012-01-17T14:04:00.000-08:002012-01-18T12:58:11.040-08:00Visitors and VictoriesI am finally able to blog again after having three rounds of visitors. Actually I can't really use that as an excuse because I did have some time between each of them. I was hoping to be able to blog after Christmas, but Jon bought me a Nook. I don't feel I need to explain any further other than to say that I have read more in the last few weeks than I have in the last whole year. I do love that thing!<br />Jon's parents were able to visit for Thanksgiving, so that is when our first round began. We immediately tried to do as much shopping before Thanksgiving as possible, so the first few days were spent rounding up Christmas gifts. It is much easier to buy the gifts here than to have to ship huge boxes full of presents. We also had to so a little grocery shopping to get ready for the big feasting day.<br />I had planned to cook a few things and Jon's mom was going to cook a few things, but I got sick with a stomach bug on Thanksgiving day and spent a majority of it in my room. Jon was able to come through on the turkey, and Jon's mom thankfully took over the rest of the meal. We also received the news that morning that Grandma Worley, my mom's mother, had passed away. Being so far away from family was really tough for me, but I was happy that Mom had Dad, Amanda, and all of Mom's siblings there for her. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many others that gave Mom peace of mind during that time: thank you to Steve and Dreama Spiers and Pastor Scheffer, especially. Mom is doing well now, but I know she is still grieving her mother so prayers are still very much appreciated.<br />During the rest of the visit with Jon's parents, we were able to check out the ski resorts as well as spend an afternoon in Park City. At the end of the week, Grandma and Grandad stayed with Brighton and Will while Jon and I escaped to Park City for a night at the Waldorf. It was a very nice getaway, and we were able to do some shopping as well. We had very nice visit and I think the grandparents liked their first visit to Schutah ;)<br />My parents were able to visit at the beginning of December. They were also able to stay for a week. We did many of the same things with them. They did some shopping for the kids and also watched the kids while we did some shopping. We visited the ski resorts and took a nice, long hike in the snow since the weather was nice. While we didn't tour Park City like we did with Jon's parents, we did take Mom and Dad tubing up there. We all had a blast, but I think Will enjoyed it the most. Brighton was still a little scared because those runs were incredibly fast, so we all had to take turns entertaining her while we went for rides. I was surpised at how fearless Will was. It will be an activity we will need to do again soon! Mom and Dad also got to see some of Will's Christmas pageant at his school. I say "some" because Nana had to also deal with a horrendously behaved Brighton while there. The minute Brighton realized that it was not her turn to be on stage, she turned into crazy person. But for the most part, the kids behaved while being spoiled by their grandparents, and we had a wonderful visit.<br />We spent a quiet Christmas with just the four of us. We had a good time sitting by the fire and watching the family room be covered in wrapping paper. Thanks again to the grandparents for all the wonderful gifts and thank you to the Aunts and Uncles who also sent presents. (We are still waiting on Aunnie's gifts to arrive on the mule that she apparently strapped them to.) heehee.<br />Our last visitors just left this past weekend. Jon's cousin, Josh and his friend, Rob came to stay with us for a week. While I think they enjoyed hanging out with us, they came here to take advantage of the country's best ski resorts. Unfortunately, Utah has had the driest start to a winter in fifty years, so the conditions were not as good as what they were hoping for. They still had a good time, and we enjoyed visiting with them.<br />As for the victories, they are small but worth mentioning. Brighton has officially started Ballet class and loves it. She has needed an outlet for her constant singing and dancing and so far Ballet has been that for her. She still sings along with every song in the car and breaks out into a song and dance at random moments, but we are happy that she has found some way to channel her energy. Will is doing very well in school. I was able to do some voluteering in his class during the visits with grandparents and one more time last week. It makes me happy to see him participating and behaving so well. He is doing some reading now, and we love that he loves learning so much. He will be starting indoor soccer next month, so we are looking forward to him having an energy outlet as well. Until then, the kids use a lot of energy outside playing whether in the snow or just in backyard. I am surprised at how much outside time they are still able to have in the winter. Speaking of our backyard, Jon's victory before Christmas was getting a really dead pine tree out of our yard. He also installed a new chandelier in the foyer, which was no small feat since it was really really high up.<br />Our other small victory is that Jon and I can offically call ourselves runners. We decided to get into running for the obvious reasons of health, but it is also quite popular here. Perhaps are biggest motivation though is to be able to participate in a half marathon at the end of this year in Las Vegas. We have joined Team Challenge, which is a group that runs the half in order to raise money for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. There are local Team Challenges in cities all over the country, so if you are a runner, I encourage you to get involved in this and maybe we can meet in Vegas! We will have to do quite a bit of fundraising, so be on the lookout for information in your mailbox or online. I hate asking people for money, but for this I have no problem with it. Each city's team picks two honored heroes as inspiration for the whole team. I am proud to say that one of the Salt Lake City's honored heroes for this racing season will be our very own little girl. Brigthon was asked to be an honoree, so we will be making some speeches and doing some appearances about our experience with her Ulcerative Colitis and how the CCFA has helped and will continue to help her and others with IBD. I am calling this a big victory. It always amazes me to see how God turns things that are at first, so overwhelmingly bad into good things. I feel as if this is just the beginning of how God is going to use Brighton's disease for good for our family and others. God is good--all the time! (And I totally had Miss Pam's voice in my head when I wrote that...we miss you, FPC!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDiLkmK4DTWvHyOcU72sc2uMNsfVBxps2eHDmXLxVxrvmcdKqcDh7oCBMx9yHOBT6xfMjid2hF-FN6FjF9BJwVsO4kku4BgKi3PBZg0CmogtperkmmbceEbB3xQBbHZCF5XWts-RkSHM/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+045.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699028449848265090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDiLkmK4DTWvHyOcU72sc2uMNsfVBxps2eHDmXLxVxrvmcdKqcDh7oCBMx9yHOBT6xfMjid2hF-FN6FjF9BJwVsO4kku4BgKi3PBZg0CmogtperkmmbceEbB3xQBbHZCF5XWts-RkSHM/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+045.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>All set for a day of sight-seeing!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HicnyVJYA7lIeT1mIdXzAp6dBNbB-5ucVr82VWLndD9dDgPG_G7k_vs-5rplebJcVhj_mvbzeVE_pHgVSn8Y622rqc_pkeCdvS1eo2wuWR2hjsADNkSgNOv3CCi9iMXVTxpIj2YAcmI/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699027801413738098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HicnyVJYA7lIeT1mIdXzAp6dBNbB-5ucVr82VWLndD9dDgPG_G7k_vs-5rplebJcVhj_mvbzeVE_pHgVSn8Y622rqc_pkeCdvS1eo2wuWR2hjsADNkSgNOv3CCi9iMXVTxpIj2YAcmI/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+077.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbf6r-oP0yp4kQfZ3GKX71qnzouRLYfof5Cxe3LWzNg_TBk5PIWuYVfrI9PAxZWfb74nvDRh-UzkLFOjIZbC5ykJaSFNqlqpTQeMUic55zHWI7pspUANSqq6CiVgql7-M4x1aV-XIOEg/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699028123247228354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbf6r-oP0yp4kQfZ3GKX71qnzouRLYfof5Cxe3LWzNg_TBk5PIWuYVfrI9PAxZWfb74nvDRh-UzkLFOjIZbC5ykJaSFNqlqpTQeMUic55zHWI7pspUANSqq6CiVgql7-M4x1aV-XIOEg/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+062.JPG" /></a><br />Downtown Park City, home of the Sundance Film Festival. We spotted these two celebrities on Main Street. You may remember them from previously on this blog ;) Although, Grandma did star as an extra on the movie Airport 77--true story.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIZ_CQNFKjfuTS8XnEuC5Gu_woZE6lL194EwreUVCMATzZfF8y-_951wqC1Le2ysLGd7EVWTR2Izcur1GcvrMMrAcsG88kFhxaEANkYeVPE7qxR2loO7f2v1QD318Bc7ylQU1UptMRqk/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+084.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699027566612754114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIZ_CQNFKjfuTS8XnEuC5Gu_woZE6lL194EwreUVCMATzZfF8y-_951wqC1Le2ysLGd7EVWTR2Izcur1GcvrMMrAcsG88kFhxaEANkYeVPE7qxR2loO7f2v1QD318Bc7ylQU1UptMRqk/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+084.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo67u8qJS3RMOcs54FBNNWloji9FoDac35DiUp9KvbKb-uH0RPJeymICh-vKbDQWXadCQWci3ejalR9qVJ-dF4ueIklun6XQ6z7M63B3oznzDRkTZF7VoTUJmKW27Um3-mRzm1oT8e88/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+088.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699027062721653890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo67u8qJS3RMOcs54FBNNWloji9FoDac35DiUp9KvbKb-uH0RPJeymICh-vKbDQWXadCQWci3ejalR9qVJ-dF4ueIklun6XQ6z7M63B3oznzDRkTZF7VoTUJmKW27Um3-mRzm1oT8e88/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+088.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>We rode the Vernicular at the St. Regis Hotel at Deer Valley Ski Resort to take in the view. Will was a bit disappointed that it wasn't more like a roller coaster. I was relieved.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eE89bF77som8ljd45VTi6RHPmAzmKJ0VyVRNxIdpwLvBZ9AZ649XJWqxvZ9T5TqUv_AKW0YCl9AYhBKPQmj8llr7DdjP4yzJlOseKmLzO9OTfxkR_40_gD6y4-gULd6NJOZTY0ONBkQ/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699025755486436978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eE89bF77som8ljd45VTi6RHPmAzmKJ0VyVRNxIdpwLvBZ9AZ649XJWqxvZ9T5TqUv_AKW0YCl9AYhBKPQmj8llr7DdjP4yzJlOseKmLzO9OTfxkR_40_gD6y4-gULd6NJOZTY0ONBkQ/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+094.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhKFfNIVIGPymnXTQcOJT22E0VdXBOeQGDUmM2zXpj9xkrib-YYEkd_e5b30-UGCO8lG4KFQevGj5NYkAGnzCMpNi4YhmA5K6p3TwRb7h46fWeaBqPun1Gbldw-rfGVnOPrFtk0SNL7Q/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+058.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699026774962295586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhKFfNIVIGPymnXTQcOJT22E0VdXBOeQGDUmM2zXpj9xkrib-YYEkd_e5b30-UGCO8lG4KFQevGj5NYkAGnzCMpNi4YhmA5K6p3TwRb7h46fWeaBqPun1Gbldw-rfGVnOPrFtk0SNL7Q/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+058.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>We drove up to the Olympic Park where the ski jump and bobsledding events were held in 2002. I love this sign with all of the other Olympic cities.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUMvNTbtVoAt6Kt3xRVyd7yQyv92hCwAfEzd0wQamO4g66JDyQmTOQc1P9GqTlncEj8tIWctEVRW9OP2XUFoRRgWNauQfKoIYQH6OGUh6csi21zrc32tcQLIKWJVd5qIVrfqI1knScRQ/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+107.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699025504680906578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUMvNTbtVoAt6Kt3xRVyd7yQyv92hCwAfEzd0wQamO4g66JDyQmTOQc1P9GqTlncEj8tIWctEVRW9OP2XUFoRRgWNauQfKoIYQH6OGUh6csi21zrc32tcQLIKWJVd5qIVrfqI1knScRQ/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+107.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3T7IuvpZXoXbhk81sgiN9nb4ikjPHjKi9hKD_Jg81awS8av-x8axgVnVkc-uzuaIBimnv7zcK1mtiPXSLA702KVNIf825FMwGs0ynkn1tY_RR5yCUQAlRWh5pjmIpjUCun4234JoqB8M/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+110.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699025261848478162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3T7IuvpZXoXbhk81sgiN9nb4ikjPHjKi9hKD_Jg81awS8av-x8axgVnVkc-uzuaIBimnv7zcK1mtiPXSLA702KVNIf825FMwGs0ynkn1tY_RR5yCUQAlRWh5pjmIpjUCun4234JoqB8M/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+110.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>We drove up to Snowbird to hike in the snow. Jon's mom volunteered to take our picture. One of these pictures was used on our Christmas card--I'll let you guess which one. Thanks to Grandma for putting up with us while we tried to get a good shot! </div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZERVBz1AdiPgIw-kftgaMUbjmV19noGXc9_fHNApl0xmjYBlaJQ-_Z1IxM8E3fHGyI3JI4Nju49hiZRQVp53MOX2RR4pagrrzDXaAxctovXcA-QcuTMe9LDnZZM0naSHZjcZhC_1-yE/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+119.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699025053245370882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZERVBz1AdiPgIw-kftgaMUbjmV19noGXc9_fHNApl0xmjYBlaJQ-_Z1IxM8E3fHGyI3JI4Nju49hiZRQVp53MOX2RR4pagrrzDXaAxctovXcA-QcuTMe9LDnZZM0naSHZjcZhC_1-yE/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+119.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECSRQMMFN2wurZUQTjhcLst050BZSgLNFPtoJ5MdzxHmEAP54mFclYFL9grU3NVC3EqXGtLJV_gP_7RH6pfGOOsQ4ChNZ9QnpcYi5QWoErgPV7PAmwfQLt8lc9OW9uMXMYHSm2mLnL08/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+122.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699024620805401122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECSRQMMFN2wurZUQTjhcLst050BZSgLNFPtoJ5MdzxHmEAP54mFclYFL9grU3NVC3EqXGtLJV_gP_7RH6pfGOOsQ4ChNZ9QnpcYi5QWoErgPV7PAmwfQLt8lc9OW9uMXMYHSm2mLnL08/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+122.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Getting back from the photo shoot was no easy feat. </div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzyJwt9fWa2i8xwpGZGQ79V4hArYPIohbWot7Av9ZroHhVRm8xKMldSG3Kvb1XyNa_0yyJnG7UOoT_KSI5pHvgE7EShoZjOoaCcp8acfElM0fjwBfhoRn7XBGOgAIk-tnfKuKb5COr2I/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+124.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FMpcZU6kd5HSpBc4rxW4MTiE7abYbsGMx2aogXVPAvZvanYJZAjMkDn1EoRd6GsoTIQUYBba6_4HY_C0lvaGEmi2ngT_C3sY9fzb2CvWA-3JFQQkfJk8jafVpj29DVWvFMY2FkfQxS0/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+130.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699023944109415650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FMpcZU6kd5HSpBc4rxW4MTiE7abYbsGMx2aogXVPAvZvanYJZAjMkDn1EoRd6GsoTIQUYBba6_4HY_C0lvaGEmi2ngT_C3sY9fzb2CvWA-3JFQQkfJk8jafVpj29DVWvFMY2FkfQxS0/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+130.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>We decided against a hike that day because of the extremely cold temperatures! We did walk down the path for a few more pictures.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW1F65w1g_Oa_WdzEqhlDmLnEZEx_jDVXxCoSKB1m21Riecd_x9KQRRBSVO7f7DEsRCdvhzfMkUilQeb3D8fDN37QkY_8mJ6SMGb0KGdIX6WAnxdXdbLrzXb30wcuR9ntE7FWmMv7O1w/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+162.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699023483091664450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW1F65w1g_Oa_WdzEqhlDmLnEZEx_jDVXxCoSKB1m21Riecd_x9KQRRBSVO7f7DEsRCdvhzfMkUilQeb3D8fDN37QkY_8mJ6SMGb0KGdIX6WAnxdXdbLrzXb30wcuR9ntE7FWmMv7O1w/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+162.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRSrh1p6G9reNdU9upiq0y1ouyniG3bwI56Ued-EfMaGRSh5Tom44kW3OTEGP15aceCi3yqjQkg6DdMHeCdtW6M4NkbPHiWSUblNmK6gTDVy2moA7FWSyfLhENkXd1EY471iDDlIYHbs/s1600/Thanksgiving+2011+166.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699023222681818626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRSrh1p6G9reNdU9upiq0y1ouyniG3bwI56Ued-EfMaGRSh5Tom44kW3OTEGP15aceCi3yqjQkg6DdMHeCdtW6M4NkbPHiWSUblNmK6gTDVy2moA7FWSyfLhENkXd1EY471iDDlIYHbs/s320/Thanksgiving+2011+166.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Thanks to Grandma and Grandad, Jon and I were able to go up to the Waldorf Astoria in Park City for one night away together.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAiQftl7YUcAXOVXa6llYFfYULyciOXWSYNwFttwTTDdvmge79esOl8_bgjmR_mZz9Hqxve4fSNcmsYe64wSlso_6Jc7Ud-917TXOQmnNLiHk60sweNKDF8a1Y7yFSmdTaOrCaIIm9yc/s1600/046.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698752575183582802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAiQftl7YUcAXOVXa6llYFfYULyciOXWSYNwFttwTTDdvmge79esOl8_bgjmR_mZz9Hqxve4fSNcmsYe64wSlso_6Jc7Ud-917TXOQmnNLiHk60sweNKDF8a1Y7yFSmdTaOrCaIIm9yc/s320/046.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbwbvhrYJK3bnaodpMRw2PubS_jBZWK5gQhIM52TzZNa4kij55AkpPrfxljLvlZ06cm5OzMbbUWIsdcGDygAhv9sfpFYPrWQ9jYxydg5oh2UoC4MpiNuB0OvYkBykaVyu3Um4_WLIxpo/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698752916625241522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbwbvhrYJK3bnaodpMRw2PubS_jBZWK5gQhIM52TzZNa4kij55AkpPrfxljLvlZ06cm5OzMbbUWIsdcGDygAhv9sfpFYPrWQ9jYxydg5oh2UoC4MpiNuB0OvYkBykaVyu3Um4_WLIxpo/s320/010.JPG" /></a><br />While we have some cute video of Will's performance, these were the best pictures we were able to get. His class did very well, and they are certainly a cute group!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJfGkE1xTNvcmhFarZcsqCIRfkI4MUSRwxC641aRePPeYKu6TCe9U2bctx3F1mvCHDs7yZ7hsiW9MYO4wIU-1c-_zz7QErykOU_4LEyScO2Jy3qzrbYbqSaYW3X_T4kjBV5VYRK53L1c/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698752190070427282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJfGkE1xTNvcmhFarZcsqCIRfkI4MUSRwxC641aRePPeYKu6TCe9U2bctx3F1mvCHDs7yZ7hsiW9MYO4wIU-1c-_zz7QErykOU_4LEyScO2Jy3qzrbYbqSaYW3X_T4kjBV5VYRK53L1c/s320/005.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraz_pSyWF2UqGnilIDqttONerUlEd9QBA3e4M3FNdqJ7RjzY3f_T2edyYuh7wusROQ7ghTwfMiwXu5MIzw1gJTRNE3miFLnIS1SWgjt-5ydSUPaP0-bZdXAngzeK3IwezGWRlYM3ZL0A/s1600/065.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698750119601937042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraz_pSyWF2UqGnilIDqttONerUlEd9QBA3e4M3FNdqJ7RjzY3f_T2edyYuh7wusROQ7ghTwfMiwXu5MIzw1gJTRNE3miFLnIS1SWgjt-5ydSUPaP0-bZdXAngzeK3IwezGWRlYM3ZL0A/s320/065.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton was quite proud of her new dress (thanks to Gma and Gdad) and her nail polish (thanks to Nana), but don't let the cuteness fool you. She was a terror at this pageant--she got very angry that she couldn't go to the stage and dance and sing!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5IWqqHe11cnvEPpGuQXzoUgxTvz5YuAHq-51NGNRg6_iiz_huSRZE66VtA2QoXLVvS-B7AadZA-mTllx1tQSOGwNPdU7wYZD82qAnkXFvlXak6u_lV13zjwAk-HFM6RSRYnYYMI6lyg/s1600/072.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698749946786426610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5IWqqHe11cnvEPpGuQXzoUgxTvz5YuAHq-51NGNRg6_iiz_huSRZE66VtA2QoXLVvS-B7AadZA-mTllx1tQSOGwNPdU7wYZD82qAnkXFvlXak6u_lV13zjwAk-HFM6RSRYnYYMI6lyg/s320/072.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOLVAf4iDuaGgYzaiVev5zhujC-Y_whwvI0i4Xkgbg1GpcIf8RO_Kryju4BYqmfAFsCznxCdL-DWhRMYXV6EiQvucyiocfnyU3fxG_ljd5Ys2YAtVHgztMe4NoBe8R5kjWg7wY4PvDaI/s1600/074.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698749646701656354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOLVAf4iDuaGgYzaiVev5zhujC-Y_whwvI0i4Xkgbg1GpcIf8RO_Kryju4BYqmfAFsCznxCdL-DWhRMYXV6EiQvucyiocfnyU3fxG_ljd5Ys2YAtVHgztMe4NoBe8R5kjWg7wY4PvDaI/s320/074.JPG" /></a><br />Off for a hike in the snow...<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYObZBSkbcogCM-KPR0hQ4UDi7lfyu0z1UUd-IXDfPLRsQt81It-E2ynMMh3o-FtcAvtVzKniOsTvdQLF_PCeJgpgAu0MNN-LC3khdHscg318gKQAi_P6_O4EggNW-cKIW8wXo6PqAB8/s1600/097.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698747917936471282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYObZBSkbcogCM-KPR0hQ4UDi7lfyu0z1UUd-IXDfPLRsQt81It-E2ynMMh3o-FtcAvtVzKniOsTvdQLF_PCeJgpgAu0MNN-LC3khdHscg318gKQAi_P6_O4EggNW-cKIW8wXo6PqAB8/s320/097.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHenPJaGQ9V3Z_yB9meSnaKscDEzqbVl9ELDMXy7W-yl65OokS6KByolj9zwaLGxYb9GDfCdDAk_W7n1RcbHJEtMihQsX__P_EBn4F_VegCF4VPYhHJRadXLSEk5sOs82cImnXbQRINh0/s1600/090.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698748142609964850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHenPJaGQ9V3Z_yB9meSnaKscDEzqbVl9ELDMXy7W-yl65OokS6KByolj9zwaLGxYb9GDfCdDAk_W7n1RcbHJEtMihQsX__P_EBn4F_VegCF4VPYhHJRadXLSEk5sOs82cImnXbQRINh0/s320/090.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFiY2L2oHIuhOx-wrHCkoALyRyakZJZpiMW4LxvU09IA4hVUiAHYDHLir8zgSGh_gxNQghB5W-O8IHBpuiCdp6zUeeKmCmzA8QQ9NAyfU45TRD2w4vktpMGhy9SXxY5_PfDMFy-HJD4w/s1600/120.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698747651237128818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFiY2L2oHIuhOx-wrHCkoALyRyakZJZpiMW4LxvU09IA4hVUiAHYDHLir8zgSGh_gxNQghB5W-O8IHBpuiCdp6zUeeKmCmzA8QQ9NAyfU45TRD2w4vktpMGhy9SXxY5_PfDMFy-HJD4w/s320/120.JPG" /></a><br />A quick break for a picture. Brighton can't stop looking at Papa's hat. (I hope it didn't hurt her eyes!) <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOxS8CN01e-rV_p8V9LPzo2EHD4ss85VA_IzLIRbid6UvTCGbaiO92-kvtbmR1Fq5oj2wvHHjSItt9dSA25s3eD4TuCs-9zJwdnYEJjHGrtHwj7vnGzUFy62bIEIh6QejYLbszxXLhFs/s1600/133.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698747390844738978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOxS8CN01e-rV_p8V9LPzo2EHD4ss85VA_IzLIRbid6UvTCGbaiO92-kvtbmR1Fq5oj2wvHHjSItt9dSA25s3eD4TuCs-9zJwdnYEJjHGrtHwj7vnGzUFy62bIEIh6QejYLbszxXLhFs/s320/133.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QVJnVKOSSokWZRAmWTpkD-G0ZFLimnHtXe6WwMs5D3ymJxBywLMyrMTDTUQeZ8RlFApV_v15bcsFmIVGqce5JbodDPdWWZjqK7FD8cdb7kgS1VJ_a0wuJxOE2jTziIFAmT7nhQ-9KrI/s1600/150.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698746760875656610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QVJnVKOSSokWZRAmWTpkD-G0ZFLimnHtXe6WwMs5D3ymJxBywLMyrMTDTUQeZ8RlFApV_v15bcsFmIVGqce5JbodDPdWWZjqK7FD8cdb7kgS1VJ_a0wuJxOE2jTziIFAmT7nhQ-9KrI/s320/150.JPG" /></a><br />I had to wear my sunglasses even in the shade due to Dad's radioactive hat.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcJIZImdIogvRGEqr2OixQOMyboDs-aI5shjdZDGqw1EJGOFBQ3WaMXmtfpj1XrtZrDgzeeA7AAlNba6jT68eWv0J9hheIqTVZ8B328QgMzbiUEzrabUp6jBdLpTgNpXMimG0ipQnxNo/s1600/167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698745051943272050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcJIZImdIogvRGEqr2OixQOMyboDs-aI5shjdZDGqw1EJGOFBQ3WaMXmtfpj1XrtZrDgzeeA7AAlNba6jT68eWv0J9hheIqTVZ8B328QgMzbiUEzrabUp6jBdLpTgNpXMimG0ipQnxNo/s320/167.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdlFykz2ThpFTrIkE5pZVZRMcyupHNaLzhbIgAmr47MWPE8JMHLJmqqbfAb9vgWSGY0Z5Sl5CoBtugrklNJLrvC5eCnPIZfZ62V4MmjCAcOfCvcWZin-hs61JVoBPuplOHTjsO-XPbUo/s1600/161.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698745529832499554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdlFykz2ThpFTrIkE5pZVZRMcyupHNaLzhbIgAmr47MWPE8JMHLJmqqbfAb9vgWSGY0Z5Sl5CoBtugrklNJLrvC5eCnPIZfZ62V4MmjCAcOfCvcWZin-hs61JVoBPuplOHTjsO-XPbUo/s320/161.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiat5e9DAwzJ4izw8S9UaitOZDTyznv6g3tP3ZdcStXGzi7f8WR65owrfWmWRWsuff6bQ3ev1vVpMgfqmfBBcfX2Y-nDR8hQG73OxRCcfwIdIN7GJ-YC6en_qOS968wxugNdaYZ7eAnIXI/s1600/181.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698744369422171922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiat5e9DAwzJ4izw8S9UaitOZDTyznv6g3tP3ZdcStXGzi7f8WR65owrfWmWRWsuff6bQ3ev1vVpMgfqmfBBcfX2Y-nDR8hQG73OxRCcfwIdIN7GJ-YC6en_qOS968wxugNdaYZ7eAnIXI/s320/181.JPG" /></a><br />Silly silly.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZA36easWurjSdSSRfBS3PobCLgvfeL2ZKzn1YX1Hqxls9A3I-yN-kjeZtJEz-zY8d0qchSr9cFqdMUf44DHpzWS4KrAB5hyphenhypheneUM4BUbdZI5Wp3GdAaFXXA5YcOOJa45TknJWgiJg7GQY/s1600/188.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698744001880365602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZA36easWurjSdSSRfBS3PobCLgvfeL2ZKzn1YX1Hqxls9A3I-yN-kjeZtJEz-zY8d0qchSr9cFqdMUf44DHpzWS4KrAB5hyphenhypheneUM4BUbdZI5Wp3GdAaFXXA5YcOOJa45TknJWgiJg7GQY/s320/188.JPG" /></a><br />The good thing about hiking with other people is that it's much easier to take family pictures!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8uSpWSbgG7bmigWs0q92E5SwfnuPswfII77Dst_NBbVSuP8hOKY6WLmUTcq5rpNKoDbxn4a86N9dmUTafd57wZvjk_T5omAI6unu5Z_IIY65ETgCD8vSUy9KEoMXb99X3C7zPRGKuQA/s1600/192.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698743564178171074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8uSpWSbgG7bmigWs0q92E5SwfnuPswfII77Dst_NBbVSuP8hOKY6WLmUTcq5rpNKoDbxn4a86N9dmUTafd57wZvjk_T5omAI6unu5Z_IIY65ETgCD8vSUy9KEoMXb99X3C7zPRGKuQA/s320/192.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>After a day of tubing in Park City, we drove up to the 2002 Olympic Ski Jump. No one was up to giving it a try! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjlA-689fmRMtHKY9w-Pt-us6wBhAui-8_XH_Ow_cfoUeSsYfcpLo9lUdt-x5xB12XRN8cCp8bR0mfo4qufA-0YyI7bdwLCbk0ZQmv8e2vMd82pGw8DMOBf9MLR9wYnOiF-Iclr4zRgk/s1600/221.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698742747235479458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjlA-689fmRMtHKY9w-Pt-us6wBhAui-8_XH_Ow_cfoUeSsYfcpLo9lUdt-x5xB12XRN8cCp8bR0mfo4qufA-0YyI7bdwLCbk0ZQmv8e2vMd82pGw8DMOBf9MLR9wYnOiF-Iclr4zRgk/s320/221.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTCz1x5Xke6HlazWzm-5qXKKCtfbbRRZvTHK5MEKr6Qp3nudA04Tk3N1iXaKpAJlThPRpLWiUGMZKY57pJfcjzcVEz71N8fO3_04jVxoA1xxBFfHt5jprCYuQLcOF7o9R_-I2shujlmY/s1600/215.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698743120796089938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTCz1x5Xke6HlazWzm-5qXKKCtfbbRRZvTHK5MEKr6Qp3nudA04Tk3N1iXaKpAJlThPRpLWiUGMZKY57pJfcjzcVEz71N8fO3_04jVxoA1xxBFfHt5jprCYuQLcOF7o9R_-I2shujlmY/s320/215.JPG" /></a><br />Nana was an excellent snowman builder. Papa shoveled the driveway while getting after Will about his attitude. It's hard to see Papa's expression, but it's one I remember well from childhood.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEk2Lga-hNY9H9qs3ywcUDXobOvUex3hpRMBA7zhpkYIv5WtOEV08EzPj4DUvZptZ1AEIUYh-wTp8AXXqOJh8P67r9mWTVSdLiUYY1EJY_XhyNQ45PSDTRdC1fBagkhmDzVjgBuOI1c0/s1600/230.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698742097839564050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEk2Lga-hNY9H9qs3ywcUDXobOvUex3hpRMBA7zhpkYIv5WtOEV08EzPj4DUvZptZ1AEIUYh-wTp8AXXqOJh8P67r9mWTVSdLiUYY1EJY_XhyNQ45PSDTRdC1fBagkhmDzVjgBuOI1c0/s320/230.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Thanks for visiting Nana and Papa, come back soon!!!!</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ATtH4ynemwvYsRNqaj-RJsHj4tZKaizY5KwigKuYit8wk6pQrhjXnPP37jo3FUuoTU8XI-byVaf6XxKJOORsoXssHg8-5pdEgDjjnau_ObZvwMypM6oQUJ6KhU1qczJ0tQvCA3FZYH4/s1600/234.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698736395820285746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ATtH4ynemwvYsRNqaj-RJsHj4tZKaizY5KwigKuYit8wk6pQrhjXnPP37jo3FUuoTU8XI-byVaf6XxKJOORsoXssHg8-5pdEgDjjnau_ObZvwMypM6oQUJ6KhU1qczJ0tQvCA3FZYH4/s320/234.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hIWFGXs6E3cddyLQkEA8DaI6HcPIomEVDaHa5bCA-FdW_YfcMK8KkB5fKvsDswqALJ9r9ZVGzfpnU7Pm62PPIRhEj4Pi1rctBnmZ4FSJplMopqUgz2iw8GyMtZcx4GoS1p9DTxaAgS0/s1600/236.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698736187492133266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hIWFGXs6E3cddyLQkEA8DaI6HcPIomEVDaHa5bCA-FdW_YfcMK8KkB5fKvsDswqALJ9r9ZVGzfpnU7Pm62PPIRhEj4Pi1rctBnmZ4FSJplMopqUgz2iw8GyMtZcx4GoS1p9DTxaAgS0/s320/236.JPG" /></a><br />One of Jon's victories was getting this dead tree out of our yard. He had some help from me, but our best help came from Will. He was a stick-breaking little machine! We are very pumped about the amount of firewood we now have!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAT1fvNyqBDXGDSw4f66kDnJqzq5LoQvMUtJ1FJ-qKMiu23iPPIBvpRGrgmjVA7FMUhjZLbkYxgeSt1ZWsP6RwsUU2kAUqjynj2Lz-gUq9BFfGY4_lhQpiwRTRvC2zq9UKvQcompi2Do/s1600/237.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698735263273272834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAT1fvNyqBDXGDSw4f66kDnJqzq5LoQvMUtJ1FJ-qKMiu23iPPIBvpRGrgmjVA7FMUhjZLbkYxgeSt1ZWsP6RwsUU2kAUqjynj2Lz-gUq9BFfGY4_lhQpiwRTRvC2zq9UKvQcompi2Do/s320/237.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsj8e3Pf8syscJo_VC5KNfjYPmJZ0UozYOuHcsqiH25zq_pbl17SUKZrQg5aoEJ0p3ManZTqrRAmlbZVnhJBk54heQo4EEsOKBPTW627IOO1qy8G1eCApFXyzN1yoDI-GxkZTifaCSQs/s1600/242.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698735856063226690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsj8e3Pf8syscJo_VC5KNfjYPmJZ0UozYOuHcsqiH25zq_pbl17SUKZrQg5aoEJ0p3ManZTqrRAmlbZVnhJBk54heQo4EEsOKBPTW627IOO1qy8G1eCApFXyzN1yoDI-GxkZTifaCSQs/s320/242.JPG" /></a><br />On Christmas Eve, we spent the day outside going to the park and taking a long walk. Our goal was to tire the kids out, so that we could get take advantage of an early bedtime!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qLd6ORF-BwCb56TPvwhmSV4jzkgmeuWDyO4mzIlnMLeIshc1Pg4j0_whlVcNW3c4snPRZ_O_zJUKKQ2S1iyamMu8_2s56z9jpUcCfEf2IgK7DUFDRJyBrpMNR2RqNG793UbK7CIyZSA/s1600/260.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698729591406624242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qLd6ORF-BwCb56TPvwhmSV4jzkgmeuWDyO4mzIlnMLeIshc1Pg4j0_whlVcNW3c4snPRZ_O_zJUKKQ2S1iyamMu8_2s56z9jpUcCfEf2IgK7DUFDRJyBrpMNR2RqNG793UbK7CIyZSA/s320/260.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>The Christmas Eve calm...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDDGoyS8D79g9O8NZKgfwO2V-DK3kTSyhyokYXblGsqN_pzuWL5L0mEgKi8A3MWUxR7fFo2VYaYUO48ElYM7PXg5dbRGerNiKl8RNOdxlj8Q_R-LZV98BUg6FcPay3qoQI_jZlnasu4w/s1600/283.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698729374257110898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDDGoyS8D79g9O8NZKgfwO2V-DK3kTSyhyokYXblGsqN_pzuWL5L0mEgKi8A3MWUxR7fFo2VYaYUO48ElYM7PXg5dbRGerNiKl8RNOdxlj8Q_R-LZV98BUg6FcPay3qoQI_jZlnasu4w/s320/283.JPG" /></a><br />And their off! It only took them about 30 minutes with us telling them to slow down to open all of their presents!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgds52PS3x0SQIBdLGlC-8cYhyphenhyphen0kZ0S6jYvO-fVcBmLY36gwZVCMY_2O5vhF9nWjQAwMOe_kaSI9nw1Y8Nb-vso9yU1nUYkScasfcq_SpHPxmJ6LRDHr3B8yIQk4QdFjoNzJ8-Q9cmY4rM/s1600/274.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698729166093319282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgds52PS3x0SQIBdLGlC-8cYhyphenhyphen0kZ0S6jYvO-fVcBmLY36gwZVCMY_2O5vhF9nWjQAwMOe_kaSI9nw1Y8Nb-vso9yU1nUYkScasfcq_SpHPxmJ6LRDHr3B8yIQk4QdFjoNzJ8-Q9cmY4rM/s320/274.JPG" /></a><br />Presents from Mommy and Daddy: a guitar for our artistic, determined little boy and a costume for our dramatic, sophisticated little girl.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEpWwb-39KfLIbmLcwa7CN0pjaYc-rroCdqoLvRUzYjdaHQQn_bsQQlAi17katZraMhnNmc1LnNmK1QB3RT92une1e5-LgdaJtfS1p5L8RnWb_1-AdaVX1iQVtVAI50SQEc8CSV9B0YQ/s1600/285.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698728639315682050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEpWwb-39KfLIbmLcwa7CN0pjaYc-rroCdqoLvRUzYjdaHQQn_bsQQlAi17katZraMhnNmc1LnNmK1QB3RT92une1e5-LgdaJtfS1p5L8RnWb_1-AdaVX1iQVtVAI50SQEc8CSV9B0YQ/s320/285.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-z5aoyn4yrsipkhIQvboh4I__IsNVcGAVsPXXrCHXC3ffkP6qpIYglc2L-j64Y2-KL0swZOg0vjTRt0AbGXAry5QcoL3kMVD_3P5YQPQC-2AspXnI82G1ZuEA8uMOCeHi7BPqCDnzw0/s1600/288.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698728900757522418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-z5aoyn4yrsipkhIQvboh4I__IsNVcGAVsPXXrCHXC3ffkP6qpIYglc2L-j64Y2-KL0swZOg0vjTRt0AbGXAry5QcoL3kMVD_3P5YQPQC-2AspXnI82G1ZuEA8uMOCeHi7BPqCDnzw0/s320/288.JPG" /></a><br />Will got several new games from Nana and Papa--he clearly is very fond of the Tractor Tipping one! Brighton is very happy with her many books, especially the ones that play music--Thanks Nana and Papa!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhET9Gg_3UKlu4mArTYT5Gyh02dBx9WAwyi2-osoGGQnydk3K7fkmZqdInRUYxfgNBgva_Lh9jW8RcQ_zigXIQfx_9aLK5yGL1uD93PQAdIOVr4xNKIcZUjvDKrhtMBoKYqOL9pUFoCE/s1600/300.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698728032024560274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhET9Gg_3UKlu4mArTYT5Gyh02dBx9WAwyi2-osoGGQnydk3K7fkmZqdInRUYxfgNBgva_Lh9jW8RcQ_zigXIQfx_9aLK5yGL1uD93PQAdIOVr4xNKIcZUjvDKrhtMBoKYqOL9pUFoCE/s320/300.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItrcFWtclJHbHTnNWt1LAKS1WkgWl_0ZLWphwGIRsuCrXMf7Hd7k2Vj6Nd3GqkDHEgAtV4zIEyER3dsWcmwNCPic2uNCwd_2cahmHUeBHCeqv-KR_ulV3YXslMe7RpW0N6P2otgIOfaA/s1600/357.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698728368985793938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItrcFWtclJHbHTnNWt1LAKS1WkgWl_0ZLWphwGIRsuCrXMf7Hd7k2Vj6Nd3GqkDHEgAtV4zIEyER3dsWcmwNCPic2uNCwd_2cahmHUeBHCeqv-KR_ulV3YXslMe7RpW0N6P2otgIOfaA/s320/357.JPG" /></a><br />Will loves his new Snoopy from Grandma! And SEVEN princesses for the Princess--Thanks Gma and Gdad!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xoN9CF7COKBYTzmKMqfHmwVwUGujuHk-CvFoqxoD-9pFxdFt2UjSiuR4IQ9MsZGpLwAAEirJvF8qIkE2rTzeBehPB_YFDKFrquPPO7QHWOodrlDA445JiyroKSE1kO2WWaDZE8fj-XM/s1600/382.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698726762064852626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xoN9CF7COKBYTzmKMqfHmwVwUGujuHk-CvFoqxoD-9pFxdFt2UjSiuR4IQ9MsZGpLwAAEirJvF8qIkE2rTzeBehPB_YFDKFrquPPO7QHWOodrlDA445JiyroKSE1kO2WWaDZE8fj-XM/s320/382.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>Post-presents Christmas bliss.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvlFv_SWaP9FFkgav9hla6NiXPySo_G3Xt6tNO8OisRcyPelsP562RGmSAZD89uvMUoq1T9E1Xu9bqQ2ex0vbnmo7nez0dN2WPdJYJVnw5CIwU5vPwT3aFf8BmvW63WD0e1kaBYv307U/s1600/423.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698725761812900994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvlFv_SWaP9FFkgav9hla6NiXPySo_G3Xt6tNO8OisRcyPelsP562RGmSAZD89uvMUoq1T9E1Xu9bqQ2ex0vbnmo7nez0dN2WPdJYJVnw5CIwU5vPwT3aFf8BmvW63WD0e1kaBYv307U/s320/423.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblc-RBSX8BaesBabDzQ7mJAaqsVFYE7RHY4YmD0wepsy0GzgjhyHKdpRTdEUCz9ADTpokhBLXZ7LRR1WY66mLeRdwLXe4e9yaUOvPWmXOyx709Xgx_0x6wSVMIsI7MeecRIh0I8fDwmc/s1600/397.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698725455228046370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblc-RBSX8BaesBabDzQ7mJAaqsVFYE7RHY4YmD0wepsy0GzgjhyHKdpRTdEUCz9ADTpokhBLXZ7LRR1WY66mLeRdwLXe4e9yaUOvPWmXOyx709Xgx_0x6wSVMIsI7MeecRIh0I8fDwmc/s320/397.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>We can still have lots of fun with our Christmas presents when the weather is dry!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-30657760512813441602011-11-08T14:20:00.000-08:002011-11-10T15:28:32.450-08:00Life Elevated<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP7xLHkfcG2B8rq9nV98WdF6LW_MpxD5VItpFN0LEuS1L6oaDg1E4qjkikPcu30ddRJDGaFMU7OqQyLXuIb45yNy3IwaSPbI6tJ-IJ_CWnb1Q5F5REN18wJbVXdl388Ug7Uh82lNlXHk/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+198.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673495736334836034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP7xLHkfcG2B8rq9nV98WdF6LW_MpxD5VItpFN0LEuS1L6oaDg1E4qjkikPcu30ddRJDGaFMU7OqQyLXuIb45yNy3IwaSPbI6tJ-IJ_CWnb1Q5F5REN18wJbVXdl388Ug7Uh82lNlXHk/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+198.JPG" /></a><br />Once again, I have stolen someone else's creativity for my blog post title. This time, I ripped off the state slogan. My Utah friends will recognize it from the Utah license plates, which by the way, we both actually have now on our cars! I used this blog title for many reasons. Obviously it alludes to the fact that we live at a much higher elevation now, but it also alludes to our lives here. Our last few weeks in Louisiana were extremely difficult. I think Jon and I can both say that that was one of the great trials of our lives. We are blessed in that it wasn't a trial like I know so many others are going through. But besides packing up and leaving our friends and moving even further from our family, we had to deal with Brighton's diagnosis, which seemed so huge and scary at the time. Dealing with it during a cross-country move definitely put our spirits at a new low. Sometimes, it's so difficult to think we will ever get out of the valley of sadness and despair, and even the hope of a new adventure can't bring us out of the funk. For this reason, I can confidently say that this particular time, right now, our lives have been elevated. We still miss our beautiful friends and long to see our families, but God has put us on top of a mountain now, pun intended. Will has a wonderful new school with so many new friends that Brighton has also enjoyed playing with, subsequently I have a great new group of Mommy friends, and Jon is getting along very well with his new coworkers. I cannot remember at time in my life when I have ever been so busy. I am blessed to be busy!!! We are out the door every morning for school, and Brighton and I go to the gym, MOPS, or she even has her own little class now-Music and Movement which of course she loves. Jon is working hard, but he secretly thrives on the daily stress. We have visited several churches, and I think we are nearing a decision. And what I am most thankful for is that Brighton just turned three and has had several weeks with not even a minor flare-up. This is a gift. To see our little girl happily being spoiled on her third birthday, playing in the snow, and scarfing down birthday cake made this blog title absolutely necessary. So enjoy the pictures of our many hikes (we try to go on at least one if not two each weekend), our birthday girl (and her equally entertaining brother), our Halloween, our spectacular views (God's creation at its most breathtaking), and our life, elevated.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wrvhqoDXZqOeIjUrhyZs9kXxxSNmupezYVaLPeOlQKh82q-oCJcGCl7oJACj0f5pEauvlZqz0WgYmI_vJxeylHqQgMzkC6lk3nFsC_dbew89j3K3ZHZs9Y4oUrifU9IkBB2Y3dlBZB8/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+044.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673495393667837154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wrvhqoDXZqOeIjUrhyZs9kXxxSNmupezYVaLPeOlQKh82q-oCJcGCl7oJACj0f5pEauvlZqz0WgYmI_vJxeylHqQgMzkC6lk3nFsC_dbew89j3K3ZHZs9Y4oUrifU9IkBB2Y3dlBZB8/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+044.JPG" /></a><br />And for our first hike...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTMLYFYuOBrXlIn_6rJniySqdOIeAtqfUHyi41txpVPJhxBYjGVBO_cpNnZASlS8DtupSezJT7-tElDd77-3aIcHlSq7d2SVq0VojPaMgJ2CST3VCEJ24ax5JKLnEny4OE5J0DdQW6Is/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+061.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673494849179441410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTMLYFYuOBrXlIn_6rJniySqdOIeAtqfUHyi41txpVPJhxBYjGVBO_cpNnZASlS8DtupSezJT7-tElDd77-3aIcHlSq7d2SVq0VojPaMgJ2CST3VCEJ24ax5JKLnEny4OE5J0DdQW6Is/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+061.JPG" /></a><br />There wasn't much snow at the beginning of the path, so we weren't expecting to see as much as we did at the top. You can barely see the ski lift in the background.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcYGRupS8ueGazmSRqbG3xF2bA8gm-XXmSwbzmkP-gjtpsaqOCW5vo8oZV0dsqBIYrbFsMnLJaxFrT2MlqXqOHU2DqEQBd3pxzYwAs8CpF8DZV1iJUxowM-IpSmMbnCYdUuMGCgrooYE/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+101.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673494297628002338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcYGRupS8ueGazmSRqbG3xF2bA8gm-XXmSwbzmkP-gjtpsaqOCW5vo8oZV0dsqBIYrbFsMnLJaxFrT2MlqXqOHU2DqEQBd3pxzYwAs8CpF8DZV1iJUxowM-IpSmMbnCYdUuMGCgrooYE/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+101.JPG" /></a><br />Daddy's turn to haul Miss Brighton.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyP-oCJU4SG9E8U7yKGhhMPyY-rw1LmayPF3TEDofcBlbinu8X55t4IVb_8LSKf0DGHwtotxiiImIsoJHCtAoBC5ESEi-67EZT0J3Zdhz8qp2WICj8CaVBrWNkC0kR2fi26W1vsWsDgQ/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+126.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673493078599602898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyP-oCJU4SG9E8U7yKGhhMPyY-rw1LmayPF3TEDofcBlbinu8X55t4IVb_8LSKf0DGHwtotxiiImIsoJHCtAoBC5ESEi-67EZT0J3Zdhz8qp2WICj8CaVBrWNkC0kR2fi26W1vsWsDgQ/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+126.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLed4ir1S_A8Krhkq_DlZY0lKe-lSm_Y429pvOQpZnkkEi8MKXU9WWvex77YzMJHk2-CsRvPYdCdSuVWiFAN5wVdCyc0sczjP6KldSTsblkPKy_a7gtfcjVkWKhbyNkGusCcAypiJo4Ug/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+114.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673493599977499570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLed4ir1S_A8Krhkq_DlZY0lKe-lSm_Y429pvOQpZnkkEi8MKXU9WWvex77YzMJHk2-CsRvPYdCdSuVWiFAN5wVdCyc0sczjP6KldSTsblkPKy_a7gtfcjVkWKhbyNkGusCcAypiJo4Ug/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+114.JPG" /></a><br />Will really loves to hike. It seems to bring out the best in him, and I'm always so proud of his determination.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIdxa6_IJmLXK4WIU9cTziT3Cb2bN83APJUrQ9Q4k_i1Ylz5yg91waYH_6YHcfJ10bpPB2RjIy8lNMzlrQHRu9tOzQAZ_tmSvqStv-ww6-8Uz6COIm7cS7TUwGNspkzTxF_98Mh8Qu3k/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673492830134020162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIdxa6_IJmLXK4WIU9cTziT3Cb2bN83APJUrQ9Q4k_i1Ylz5yg91waYH_6YHcfJ10bpPB2RjIy8lNMzlrQHRu9tOzQAZ_tmSvqStv-ww6-8Uz6COIm7cS7TUwGNspkzTxF_98Mh8Qu3k/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+142.JPG" /></a><br />It was a little cold for "made it to the top" celebration.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqXonOQG-e0a_YfRwmAxVNvWLwQ6f-n_twimdpI_fvaumhCjKIjb1I-wjAnv7iAJyaO9LIwL7BKmtEAkgdAeOiBXa7l2dh9hd8QXCf_UF70pyDxbaqz3mmh5BN7A394ilBOswKymkPDE/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+151.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673492639937471282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOqXonOQG-e0a_YfRwmAxVNvWLwQ6f-n_twimdpI_fvaumhCjKIjb1I-wjAnv7iAJyaO9LIwL7BKmtEAkgdAeOiBXa7l2dh9hd8QXCf_UF70pyDxbaqz3mmh5BN7A394ilBOswKymkPDE/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+151.JPG" /></a><br />Lake Mary.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgB9evUN9j8quEGHO4GreQ8zfer31AfzEV71CUZeD4u_5FSRjVmfiuWK-kyDU_WEEu04aiEanuKpqyK-eHDL32Hx7ob-1UCZ6V_ZAyGYM6pQCHEoZS90PRaPw-hrWrjGJLLCHLVv8VrEQ/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+207.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673492134267348978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgB9evUN9j8quEGHO4GreQ8zfer31AfzEV71CUZeD4u_5FSRjVmfiuWK-kyDU_WEEu04aiEanuKpqyK-eHDL32Hx7ob-1UCZ6V_ZAyGYM6pQCHEoZS90PRaPw-hrWrjGJLLCHLVv8VrEQ/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+207.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypeRsXFN6-JHa59womwdYEc2i3C_ebf8z9tG9G_TwtGUceOz75QD_pB-x6lYuy4oMW3e0QvCv0bD0LPy27ze1PcdYYuSEQc6lDnBPCSPdPjE7zjXDF53Y_8og1Rj9HaK7V4z6gUDZPE0/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+171.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673492412828531154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypeRsXFN6-JHa59womwdYEc2i3C_ebf8z9tG9G_TwtGUceOz75QD_pB-x6lYuy4oMW3e0QvCv0bD0LPy27ze1PcdYYuSEQc6lDnBPCSPdPjE7zjXDF53Y_8og1Rj9HaK7V4z6gUDZPE0/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+171.JPG" /></a><br />A rare shot of the family photographer. And once again, there are always cool rocks to climb and perch on.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkMv96tpssXpYdHwbYa_1dM_SruwzrAHMsEHa-el7oOsTIkrIgghUVhZMu3OG5BaAmsoEcJXxRp43mmCD4W488bbAOsCD7znD9xcp1jJgHaQDue_qRco1BLUhm8F1iN17Jn6iym7nd0Q/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+216.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673488361086354562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkMv96tpssXpYdHwbYa_1dM_SruwzrAHMsEHa-el7oOsTIkrIgghUVhZMu3OG5BaAmsoEcJXxRp43mmCD4W488bbAOsCD7znD9xcp1jJgHaQDue_qRco1BLUhm8F1iN17Jn6iym7nd0Q/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+216.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92hoaFx0m8lK0luPA4DnD48xrMfsz6He2zR7HDe6Ygx6_EetZKqyjdKknlfUlB6iVQ5V3zvgmY7kk2NLKyxfZtFtkCN0wnSTPPPJT9c-V-AtfTh3aNN-Q60AZnD1nWvOblSCQ5Imf4B8/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+215.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673488609651503122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92hoaFx0m8lK0luPA4DnD48xrMfsz6He2zR7HDe6Ygx6_EetZKqyjdKknlfUlB6iVQ5V3zvgmY7kk2NLKyxfZtFtkCN0wnSTPPPJT9c-V-AtfTh3aNN-Q60AZnD1nWvOblSCQ5Imf4B8/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+215.JPG" /></a><br />Don't eat these Moose Tracks.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yMRWC3t14HuUUj-iOlrjrB3kRAfJICBFUlwYCXO_7WvjEKqR-q9InV-r5l-sTIlW7WTvIg1zMCXQ27wktquvYOancple8TOZEJEQVKTAQ68467FSwMp01ivf-0Dd96m0Pjz24h5CfGc/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+225.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673487776574741570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yMRWC3t14HuUUj-iOlrjrB3kRAfJICBFUlwYCXO_7WvjEKqR-q9InV-r5l-sTIlW7WTvIg1zMCXQ27wktquvYOancple8TOZEJEQVKTAQ68467FSwMp01ivf-0Dd96m0Pjz24h5CfGc/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+225.JPG" /></a><br />I like this picture because right after he took this and put his camera down, I slipped. I was able to catch myself, and neither of us were hurt. It would've been an embarrassing shot though.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hQyXc2yTND-GvOkhV18GoGxS11rUZrcut3AebFLvWFeGyyD9CR2IDckK9IAESG_SdNvWX5KeKqZWMp1xCX80DBUgNROS6GvhoYyLxNe0TJ90BhGJacSVVuTHgxKLMKpWUuIAra8aCio/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+240.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673487463595297746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hQyXc2yTND-GvOkhV18GoGxS11rUZrcut3AebFLvWFeGyyD9CR2IDckK9IAESG_SdNvWX5KeKqZWMp1xCX80DBUgNROS6GvhoYyLxNe0TJ90BhGJacSVVuTHgxKLMKpWUuIAra8aCio/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+240.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>We stopped to pick up some Brighton junk before heading home.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInoB7IFKbX3rrBTILjXUsSumUVDgbQatmA1Rdlk7-KfIQiv4JZBXUroW_P32Rs2TvtHXnbdD2ewpOHFQ4o3BMSWzubEXYyvbvNGO_hEWjDBRJD61Q8ssz-R0f6gxaEenAETUnVIFBREk/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+251.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673486904862815506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInoB7IFKbX3rrBTILjXUsSumUVDgbQatmA1Rdlk7-KfIQiv4JZBXUroW_P32Rs2TvtHXnbdD2ewpOHFQ4o3BMSWzubEXYyvbvNGO_hEWjDBRJD61Q8ssz-R0f6gxaEenAETUnVIFBREk/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+251.JPG" /></a><br />Jon pulled over on the side of the road to take this picture. This is near our house, and I get to see this view everytime I drive home from Walmart too. It helps to calm me down after being there!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GM-9wsHUgPadW6HZrOICNSj8L8ag-o3pfjBkJuL4zH1yTpkCdk_xV6lhJW2Z60HP9VqkCQqusK0qAGqDIh5IxE5iFLPwNuCECPKM4OLaoCVNyZv5HrZwuT6V23DiZ0uewYilUEMoKKw/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+301.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673486306880000626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GM-9wsHUgPadW6HZrOICNSj8L8ag-o3pfjBkJuL4zH1yTpkCdk_xV6lhJW2Z60HP9VqkCQqusK0qAGqDIh5IxE5iFLPwNuCECPKM4OLaoCVNyZv5HrZwuT6V23DiZ0uewYilUEMoKKw/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+301.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>This hike the next week was not too difficult, so Brighton didn't have to ride in the backpack. Will was pretending to be an expert hiker showing his little sister the ropes.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOlhK_yKMXw-F-FEM_MjDOhCFXaAedYqXHkjViSgdNa1SNevIKPmtJxWve0I5f2sKwpM2EkFoiuqSihRBBNdFAcCnpqBRlWaBd-yu0mpboBc0XKLqDHPdBlYQGT4zV5kIA4FNwG6NDcA/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+320.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673485944805245906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOlhK_yKMXw-F-FEM_MjDOhCFXaAedYqXHkjViSgdNa1SNevIKPmtJxWve0I5f2sKwpM2EkFoiuqSihRBBNdFAcCnpqBRlWaBd-yu0mpboBc0XKLqDHPdBlYQGT4zV5kIA4FNwG6NDcA/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+320.JPG" /></a> Ilove Aspen trees! Their leaves have now turned the most beautiful shade of yellow.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62mcUapsd3yw8wTjKOFkDzqiSQtJDEIsXA-HO3NHY0WoJkAYM0Ib21K8Y4LdtKARZv-gT1EDjVLmvnxOt8_n1VWaL09p8YmWBl9rLEGh6rDiHiUOAeHQCSJsom8lqH9k2Ezi16QC_uRA/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+402.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673485381936718210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62mcUapsd3yw8wTjKOFkDzqiSQtJDEIsXA-HO3NHY0WoJkAYM0Ib21K8Y4LdtKARZv-gT1EDjVLmvnxOt8_n1VWaL09p8YmWBl9rLEGh6rDiHiUOAeHQCSJsom8lqH9k2Ezi16QC_uRA/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+402.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs_9eIopsC9MwjSetKGNsEDdTjUw-kNmth8i1DJwVdYTBp0nBYtXZISFjjT6_hBh217FCyQ3Unfs3yILUX3b-L7FwDVX-qipZpUahLcsrmBx3WS42K_skncG4b8W6tKEbc2QD7O43vQo/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+321.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673485615322512514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs_9eIopsC9MwjSetKGNsEDdTjUw-kNmth8i1DJwVdYTBp0nBYtXZISFjjT6_hBh217FCyQ3Unfs3yILUX3b-L7FwDVX-qipZpUahLcsrmBx3WS42K_skncG4b8W6tKEbc2QD7O43vQo/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+321.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb1-zYW8-wG7ZFbL6xg6gfuxRKmgspr3yyZRt75U00s4Xw5uJtm5qTwkQI8PaHLPCCi-0lTR9LMneRe5hDrkEu1nIGtNZ9NBYYhoVKAHjh3PRr8zs7n-xW0udhzzmyW8QpQrXnjC4TBU/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+391.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673114921110181890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb1-zYW8-wG7ZFbL6xg6gfuxRKmgspr3yyZRt75U00s4Xw5uJtm5qTwkQI8PaHLPCCi-0lTR9LMneRe5hDrkEu1nIGtNZ9NBYYhoVKAHjh3PRr8zs7n-xW0udhzzmyW8QpQrXnjC4TBU/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+391.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>Doughnut Falls-named for the hole in the rock that the water is pouring through. Nothing to do with real doughnuts...unfortunately.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGHPkHSe1Qq1ijBL2Ggs1d8ImwuLcxUtqzetYpGw3LZlDWivtpMvDC1QyNtp_2fuS_06QH023IxalKeQXefexP1nLYm6scaOnxTvXU1CbeCZgvQFTs-gQaUScylTBYbFNYtA3Aoj8vw4/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+413.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673114241845784114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGHPkHSe1Qq1ijBL2Ggs1d8ImwuLcxUtqzetYpGw3LZlDWivtpMvDC1QyNtp_2fuS_06QH023IxalKeQXefexP1nLYm6scaOnxTvXU1CbeCZgvQFTs-gQaUScylTBYbFNYtA3Aoj8vw4/s320/hiking+at+Brighton+413.JPG" /></a><br />Jon carved the pumpkins after our hike, and they barely lasted the rest of the week to Halloween.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_8LBYZKKsOOkxbD7BSPxXUT82Hi8pfOwCGAq1VfN2K8p1vyJp2CQH9fXmlzwdApWL6KKrd6WgTSl8b_ZQDAIsgC8AIRO6rCqDIXeCMG2yV25VLQIUXhyMnDzg9MwFOvr09u80P51wMg/s1600/hiking+at+Brighton+434.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; 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This was a quick Sunday afternoon hike in Little Cottonwood Canyon.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgqKvQGH6ikdstZPWanwq1MecFOkfqWqWo3Q4Ok4jUK20YUWqqFrPjVtMrfpee5Zdyglkh0KNX_PWGJsv5FJNSNp4yX0wq9Qahkmno33RoEyNGiARC4kn8AzZwognCZcYgUamkWUMBAY/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673105873170138210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgqKvQGH6ikdstZPWanwq1MecFOkfqWqWo3Q4Ok4jUK20YUWqqFrPjVtMrfpee5Zdyglkh0KNX_PWGJsv5FJNSNp4yX0wq9Qahkmno33RoEyNGiARC4kn8AzZwognCZcYgUamkWUMBAY/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+026.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnfYLpIIYTqtgqdE6nFPJ-AyA1dkmhUfgCKzaldukU2zdGMAV7bj770Q_2mWc-jKUifCyqcxN0wzHowq_O7gflcQxYQHK1u26uQcemxAn0j5i7J15i3BD3lYYlOgtU52UqofOC_x5k24/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673106321662319474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnfYLpIIYTqtgqdE6nFPJ-AyA1dkmhUfgCKzaldukU2zdGMAV7bj770Q_2mWc-jKUifCyqcxN0wzHowq_O7gflcQxYQHK1u26uQcemxAn0j5i7J15i3BD3lYYlOgtU52UqofOC_x5k24/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+014.JPG" /></a><br />You can see the canyon and through to the Salt Lake Valley. There are waterfalls everywhere hiding in the mountains.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFskMTPGI-9xWc8vHsCczo8ttEt8yGMS243DRd81MFy5EzbBGI122ufJQwy0gIuItTJ2-vrIU5WSJTSHqj9eMOoPrpyetpzkG8ssRl_jaVrnfGJxs99FFwroGYNQvs-hqt0nZdCvq5q5I/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+069.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673102132532332514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFskMTPGI-9xWc8vHsCczo8ttEt8yGMS243DRd81MFy5EzbBGI122ufJQwy0gIuItTJ2-vrIU5WSJTSHqj9eMOoPrpyetpzkG8ssRl_jaVrnfGJxs99FFwroGYNQvs-hqt0nZdCvq5q5I/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+069.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Will, of course, had to be Lightning McQueen this year. Brighton's princess of choice was Snow White this year. Brighton has no shortage of princess costumes to choose from now thanks to our friends, the Slatons!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoPstL07MFZtd7R39VLFqZHrD99CCy5vurGPdzQ-1I2kA9v82amdjGOSb2Ftjy0bu5rdv84CjOkv3vB4fQ7VyN_DRSkh5vp_WBpx2JaYWccaR4SsaRc-hSheNhaz6tRdjHEKRCTWoea0/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673101357659676450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoPstL07MFZtd7R39VLFqZHrD99CCy5vurGPdzQ-1I2kA9v82amdjGOSb2Ftjy0bu5rdv84CjOkv3vB4fQ7VyN_DRSkh5vp_WBpx2JaYWccaR4SsaRc-hSheNhaz6tRdjHEKRCTWoea0/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+085.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQW7TzsxNKxI-AIJHwNTbuBNwJxgCzLgt4IU1cE-lWHwrfdYrCbwrnI4XFyxjp3aGqQNvhdAr5bKWwDdJoh_vt1Aoo5c01za68H7YZMakCRzY17JB4tw0flNMeKw9gDTC_WPpOV4ybhU/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+082.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673101608638226898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQW7TzsxNKxI-AIJHwNTbuBNwJxgCzLgt4IU1cE-lWHwrfdYrCbwrnI4XFyxjp3aGqQNvhdAr5bKWwDdJoh_vt1Aoo5c01za68H7YZMakCRzY17JB4tw0flNMeKw9gDTC_WPpOV4ybhU/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+082.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>We were invited over to our neighbors' house for a pre-trick or treating party. Jon decided to dress up as Tom, the neighbor hosting the party. It was well received, and Tom has a good sense of humor. I went the easy route with the witch costume. And yes, it's the easy route because it's not much of a stretch--beat you to it!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq3-EQO8UmbzL2UL0jgVhMEo6JrhTqzRtH4k6ICNX0SGyPu6fetqGwuQ-Pk2HHTouwKjg-xoJgyFzfwuizVGi_lyT5jqpnhkwxieVsVL8DxmnPVHjZFOODh7fN02Lc3k_0lRhz_Grehw/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+086.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673099939087678674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq3-EQO8UmbzL2UL0jgVhMEo6JrhTqzRtH4k6ICNX0SGyPu6fetqGwuQ-Pk2HHTouwKjg-xoJgyFzfwuizVGi_lyT5jqpnhkwxieVsVL8DxmnPVHjZFOODh7fN02Lc3k_0lRhz_Grehw/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+086.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgxU9EfRdMgbGs7biT6L-yPcCloUJoA2V4Gs7qxkvnBerC7OLwNqHZUGjxa4kvR-yI1kyxBae_hB3K1e6Ov6KBTqPgY0OZXvn0FoS9Wm0nXJApgWApkKtV07Ve-IOQYzn6T_aV_XmrR8/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+109.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673100132730830434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgxU9EfRdMgbGs7biT6L-yPcCloUJoA2V4Gs7qxkvnBerC7OLwNqHZUGjxa4kvR-yI1kyxBae_hB3K1e6Ov6KBTqPgY0OZXvn0FoS9Wm0nXJApgWApkKtV07Ve-IOQYzn6T_aV_XmrR8/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+109.JPG" /></a><br />Halloween candy...ugh. Of course, the kids had a late night that night. Sorry, baby girl, no peanut butter for you :(<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdpm_k5qT2lsFeo8DTRj02y5HQplhqwJRyf16Pbut0YxXc1T2zJ_kf8s9BQoJNhvEdYaM-SAopNzF6XrWcfa9_dcUhpfcaTaulUP7yUcl1qenUIvRkVoggW_ju0SfNd4ZcvYUHhhi1kA/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+131.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673096984383745474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdpm_k5qT2lsFeo8DTRj02y5HQplhqwJRyf16Pbut0YxXc1T2zJ_kf8s9BQoJNhvEdYaM-SAopNzF6XrWcfa9_dcUhpfcaTaulUP7yUcl1qenUIvRkVoggW_ju0SfNd4ZcvYUHhhi1kA/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+131.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>I hosted a playdate the day before Brighton's birthday, so she could play with her new friends. She is particularly fond of Loralei, who is the sister of one of Will's friends. We have met a great group of people through Will's school, and I had a great time talking with my new friends while the kids played outside for hours.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnlohK2W3-Yi-ULPap-kBkeaRNcJI_nNSQiN8qicnuJtRjCb88BiKXhrdT3yIs7PhnAAjG-Agu0J6xoEqBGBR8ZDmGEYOvHrCAihzwVd25OuQS-dDeWC9u9NVRTmIEbbWmMLBccIfmpM/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+147.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673096776496653650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnlohK2W3-Yi-ULPap-kBkeaRNcJI_nNSQiN8qicnuJtRjCb88BiKXhrdT3yIs7PhnAAjG-Agu0J6xoEqBGBR8ZDmGEYOvHrCAihzwVd25OuQS-dDeWC9u9NVRTmIEbbWmMLBccIfmpM/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+147.JPG" /></a><br />One of the gifts Brighton received from a little girl in Will's class, Aveline, was a cupcake set. She decided when she woke up on her birthday that she wanted to make cupcakes and sing Happy Birthday to us. I actually caught her trying to put these in the real oven.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUSgNkmEy3GZJjoD_AOR3fu7zsm0_Fb6oh0euN1LN39YDK6TFS3hBWfIirH4YeRi_44dUVxpk-NcfqfqYOlVxfSs5hT-SO4zQjB8yjQizjQFFFPGBcv69hhyphenhyphenHZU5wecJ3JO7lKxFVJ-8/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+156.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 211px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673096474369198802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUSgNkmEy3GZJjoD_AOR3fu7zsm0_Fb6oh0euN1LN39YDK6TFS3hBWfIirH4YeRi_44dUVxpk-NcfqfqYOlVxfSs5hT-SO4zQjB8yjQizjQFFFPGBcv69hhyphenhyphenHZU5wecJ3JO7lKxFVJ-8/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+156.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnaTPl7MyYD37HeAml4y1epw7Miq03gtm7dCu1jFyrTpdm4N3RSr4jm9zbFrLW3QnriIWz_ap0RZIhEAirXOr2iSq7PTq0Gn9uqGDtq1ZWM_q7G0zxH8cP2DbLnITJ7FmhKKpJg-z0XM/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+153.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672780047074215250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnaTPl7MyYD37HeAml4y1epw7Miq03gtm7dCu1jFyrTpdm4N3RSr4jm9zbFrLW3QnriIWz_ap0RZIhEAirXOr2iSq7PTq0Gn9uqGDtq1ZWM_q7G0zxH8cP2DbLnITJ7FmhKKpJg-z0XM/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+153.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton loves dogs, and she has really missed having a dog in the house. Instead of a real puppy, we started her out with one that walks and barks--just doesn't make the messes of a real puppy. We spaced out her presents throughout the day to keep the birthday madness at a manageable level.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik63bJHqC372y0UXffQjFcO4eZ8b_Wz5fSsO5SxQwb5N-MkgffFBfaQ9NQVGg-OT5aVulwEbMX2QMLrufXWGfEljxxOwtOILnZL3d0Pz4vG_oV0WUqxBT9X3zmmb5k3_xOv-72Qz1wZn0/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+138.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672778280284204018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik63bJHqC372y0UXffQjFcO4eZ8b_Wz5fSsO5SxQwb5N-MkgffFBfaQ9NQVGg-OT5aVulwEbMX2QMLrufXWGfEljxxOwtOILnZL3d0Pz4vG_oV0WUqxBT9X3zmmb5k3_xOv-72Qz1wZn0/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+138.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHtAUwnc9UBxXuO02iou79_jEOQcAJx5iK8ZbCxAAeOs0oJohrOTqTiS26IqdfD1cO90Xb65ze-f_UqCZJ_TClAoFWghbVoF33Ml-7KNEyQ8Stv9P5Do1vIYgJU2bIRIWzqI6FIASgJE/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+139.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672779215477883554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHtAUwnc9UBxXuO02iou79_jEOQcAJx5iK8ZbCxAAeOs0oJohrOTqTiS26IqdfD1cO90Xb65ze-f_UqCZJ_TClAoFWghbVoF33Ml-7KNEyQ8Stv9P5Do1vIYgJU2bIRIWzqI6FIASgJE/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+139.JPG" /></a><br />This is a pretty cool birthday present too--a snowy paradise!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS4A4vnxI0Yi3Dis_jOwpVVn7jnL60ZiTzKWWtH2aw5pMQmAwl-yqJfBmhf_SJli_RGt4TBrB3iBdEnSrTT-4V-d2cfh3jOurk3e8fe52wt85pKpdI_2YDLNUUnhTN1jBIBqgwuLNniE/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672777473799546962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS4A4vnxI0Yi3Dis_jOwpVVn7jnL60ZiTzKWWtH2aw5pMQmAwl-yqJfBmhf_SJli_RGt4TBrB3iBdEnSrTT-4V-d2cfh3jOurk3e8fe52wt85pKpdI_2YDLNUUnhTN1jBIBqgwuLNniE/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+167.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Let the snow fun begin!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMRqOpfgnlYnuJG2tJ276hmPZUetYcemhZvdoz06sqikEFh1S_7vZym52X4Pekyb9BlKO4tddZekO1oDMm7ZaYQLnxC5iIkaeCq72qXYk97NPPxZI49OqnxTH0aSW2cX08aNsA1DWB6E/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+216.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; 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She was a bit overdressed, but she didn't seem to care ;)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzL_BESe3aIe27NFNUBPkQ0k-l551EnLJnDmrQIy6tPHgpOuZZQ92TjWfClG8wAUmS-xFZDkdwAzsnsraq1JMjm1Guev2RWNMex2oQF1PdU1cCQYvTc_W2b1cZbZYENK8Unj06NY9YgM/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+304.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672766528807853362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzL_BESe3aIe27NFNUBPkQ0k-l551EnLJnDmrQIy6tPHgpOuZZQ92TjWfClG8wAUmS-xFZDkdwAzsnsraq1JMjm1Guev2RWNMex2oQF1PdU1cCQYvTc_W2b1cZbZYENK8Unj06NY9YgM/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+304.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ER9mArDzgfU5gKGHDfGtjzHGbQq35OYGez5aOn3-C1HRFEnJuoz-lSo-1TeOQIkXEDDeuILJMXGU7JRItSUeMXtaMbwap9F2uoh8qAiEGTWZjygSdzRkyVnT71Dkh2LjCT90ehUSTnA/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+309.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672762960905669698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ER9mArDzgfU5gKGHDfGtjzHGbQq35OYGez5aOn3-C1HRFEnJuoz-lSo-1TeOQIkXEDDeuILJMXGU7JRItSUeMXtaMbwap9F2uoh8qAiEGTWZjygSdzRkyVnT71Dkh2LjCT90ehUSTnA/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+309.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtPYPlHQDX1UM1Fdste7PrMuMWzl_FTERuQPkZafxigEl6Fl3LzkNhgBy9iP7G8fp2aBffysYUyeNVIXM9s3WmRCiqDjc6Q3CoBis0uXKCfFx1IvMLKFB_BzQPBPVZK3t8Zo4yFXkTTI/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+315.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672762705421136338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtPYPlHQDX1UM1Fdste7PrMuMWzl_FTERuQPkZafxigEl6Fl3LzkNhgBy9iP7G8fp2aBffysYUyeNVIXM9s3WmRCiqDjc6Q3CoBis0uXKCfFx1IvMLKFB_BzQPBPVZK3t8Zo4yFXkTTI/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+315.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>After opening her presents from Nana, Papa, Grandma and Grandad via skype, we moved the mess downstairs to continue the spoiling from Mommy, Daddy, and Will.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacNit4bKVds4Um1NFZHAEoUd66J-qTBxAwXyxga9IMHlEZFAj5ybce4hZSpW-B8nPyJsWuem0cfYCcXOHyKhpsNhHYqWxKMNpD7OEfKl-GRPOBlppK_FLEUbGXX5uYY2EYWIWWjlNU7k/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+325.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672762064287404322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacNit4bKVds4Um1NFZHAEoUd66J-qTBxAwXyxga9IMHlEZFAj5ybce4hZSpW-B8nPyJsWuem0cfYCcXOHyKhpsNhHYqWxKMNpD7OEfKl-GRPOBlppK_FLEUbGXX5uYY2EYWIWWjlNU7k/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+325.JPG" /></a><br />We bought her an inexpensive drumset, and she will no doubt need an upgrade eventually. For now, she loves it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJok6hgRYgvgqz2gfotqDRI-1DWIJiEiwf__HZrevOy8VWk7BgS1QxdxKyMBfNpMzepklkx73YgDT-k5N0e0MMRXhgclAZVw_ZC5YMoEk8J7ipEQMUCPMtLBjF1R7VmHa46TqlyxRDx8/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+342.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672761700511779490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJok6hgRYgvgqz2gfotqDRI-1DWIJiEiwf__HZrevOy8VWk7BgS1QxdxKyMBfNpMzepklkx73YgDT-k5N0e0MMRXhgclAZVw_ZC5YMoEk8J7ipEQMUCPMtLBjF1R7VmHa46TqlyxRDx8/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+342.JPG" /></a><br />Princesses for our Princess.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUGUnLjFheJ0VAiLVxKA3mCrGm6TbePQNFu7xiR-gbS03xrIujGe_QuXzxrIaBYvk1zf67jWFQ0GMUl6FU8-rLWMsCZ0YUiLMOsLG03k-WzltnnCCLTnpvE1jxak3PRSKk9M0uPKKAdI/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+348.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672761143539118914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUGUnLjFheJ0VAiLVxKA3mCrGm6TbePQNFu7xiR-gbS03xrIujGe_QuXzxrIaBYvk1zf67jWFQ0GMUl6FU8-rLWMsCZ0YUiLMOsLG03k-WzltnnCCLTnpvE1jxak3PRSKk9M0uPKKAdI/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+348.JPG" /></a><br />We had our neighbors over to sing Happy Birthday to her since she has become very fond of her "friends."<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIECZg4j3C0Wtxm1f7uom4vSEb28gs9FNNtNXR43PfmGx5mf1FqxN5pJcPqM07_J5yDtFv1Yae2AT1XTJznO5kg3G1EEiMuTAnnDC2Uom1SgNTctUPqUUoYw8iZEobrnY3MTsWfDBAOVs/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+380.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672758725915739826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIECZg4j3C0Wtxm1f7uom4vSEb28gs9FNNtNXR43PfmGx5mf1FqxN5pJcPqM07_J5yDtFv1Yae2AT1XTJznO5kg3G1EEiMuTAnnDC2Uom1SgNTctUPqUUoYw8iZEobrnY3MTsWfDBAOVs/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+380.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWljmEjQ3lJZCXjLFQNSUzbo8hCbBiN4sPKNHmyPhOhquHlaHuR8s2jmrBAw83W0ysteOEaoCYhmjzReU8I8HXz7nZS7xmwipv32mQnZj4dkfSr0wdnNHIwiYmCSbV4ejS7sbe7JVH-7Q/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+362.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672759042452866626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWljmEjQ3lJZCXjLFQNSUzbo8hCbBiN4sPKNHmyPhOhquHlaHuR8s2jmrBAw83W0ysteOEaoCYhmjzReU8I8HXz7nZS7xmwipv32mQnZj4dkfSr0wdnNHIwiYmCSbV4ejS7sbe7JVH-7Q/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+362.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ivWkGN33S2VdlndLZw7uJ3-n3TXCixNMrBTY7Tg7qtFk4avhJfOFlQp53nig4yEnaaBnvgnKGEp0MwEWKcdTKVcVi1Miv_2w6OA387z0w8rRNoT-GPF3BGoan_meghdta7xNFy1RuGk/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+354.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672760677213857698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ivWkGN33S2VdlndLZw7uJ3-n3TXCixNMrBTY7Tg7qtFk4avhJfOFlQp53nig4yEnaaBnvgnKGEp0MwEWKcdTKVcVi1Miv_2w6OA387z0w8rRNoT-GPF3BGoan_meghdta7xNFy1RuGk/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+354.JPG" /></a><br />We decided to take a hike in the snow on Sunday. Alta ski resort is not open yet, so it was eerily quiet that afternoon.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_OS7P49WOshdWwDbkcLHbVMaohfy-JKL2PsjTqH2VzPfuFwVhwSAbh9CO_Q-CuS02r7D5JR6dB9qihAKqWiyeyTX14RqJoxPZmvZ18a-2k_sGeuJSi2n9ON8AjBMo5z2Rl5bkVO1o4o/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+367.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672758322579948034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_OS7P49WOshdWwDbkcLHbVMaohfy-JKL2PsjTqH2VzPfuFwVhwSAbh9CO_Q-CuS02r7D5JR6dB9qihAKqWiyeyTX14RqJoxPZmvZ18a-2k_sGeuJSi2n9ON8AjBMo5z2Rl5bkVO1o4o/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+367.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqVmHlXvtPG3VsC2k6hyphenhyphenciaRxx7UdsnQJ5lvxRkAONyHGxgxtdVgkDZVbgWrFjqfKGpWQXOFl0GTJZvMFR29oEoafvfggfZImXxvBFKrX5rTGHuspalC-3BKNb_YMCbxlpFPRR-xClSo/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+369.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672758118886208978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqVmHlXvtPG3VsC2k6hyphenhyphenciaRxx7UdsnQJ5lvxRkAONyHGxgxtdVgkDZVbgWrFjqfKGpWQXOFl0GTJZvMFR29oEoafvfggfZImXxvBFKrX5rTGHuspalC-3BKNb_YMCbxlpFPRR-xClSo/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+369.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpei1TjAQVU9br_qXH7LNbwx4NwA9Wf5BJHQaokyDdsdb4FEfDqfauahQMx4a2_XGIP3Fw4MCPGsYDSMXhTHTE7yjKLcGFyp8zyZNrKnrLrs0UTYWlYUvXtO4qGXt1QxCGHELkZnqttZg/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+390.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672757222567185522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpei1TjAQVU9br_qXH7LNbwx4NwA9Wf5BJHQaokyDdsdb4FEfDqfauahQMx4a2_XGIP3Fw4MCPGsYDSMXhTHTE7yjKLcGFyp8zyZNrKnrLrs0UTYWlYUvXtO4qGXt1QxCGHELkZnqttZg/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+390.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR71Gk2kYS-UizQQbFPW7ejrx7xDO2hP252iKuGC-VNb30TCdJDRTr1UGLfdX2YcoCmVTHhVKEht-_iLVPNEqfC3a0DWkz-5ljlfHjcfxKnsq4qDKPqVO_4gNgWBQAdqP5NZfhbs0Xyqs/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+389.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672756969119066802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR71Gk2kYS-UizQQbFPW7ejrx7xDO2hP252iKuGC-VNb30TCdJDRTr1UGLfdX2YcoCmVTHhVKEht-_iLVPNEqfC3a0DWkz-5ljlfHjcfxKnsq4qDKPqVO_4gNgWBQAdqP5NZfhbs0Xyqs/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+389.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Looking back at the picture of the trail sign on my previous post, it's amazing how fast the weather has changed!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwfZlMNH6WHlvQsDWQlkFhimnf1LNSppCd-WDEeVg5S4NalIr0gmPlXKxTx_mlXDo1nTdXoBCUSArPhtsHWIsUBWfCXEUlmKifVLTXGCHIyKiL4snx_DRSpa6qT1wkuni81KierKwsLg/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+401.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672756680045873538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwfZlMNH6WHlvQsDWQlkFhimnf1LNSppCd-WDEeVg5S4NalIr0gmPlXKxTx_mlXDo1nTdXoBCUSArPhtsHWIsUBWfCXEUlmKifVLTXGCHIyKiL4snx_DRSpa6qT1wkuni81KierKwsLg/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+401.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>Slightly different experience, hiking in the snow.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWeRVC8_nCk8vSIYUzUAnDNDXnoh8idivuLJENFjUCHscNtg6kotDhk24FSylLU4BlC8x5JGKzniiJTrufeeMDWhNggGlsPwTbTeiHgGNFCDzijvffuLLUid-ntLdHYdNSGxxV1bQfRw/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+441.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672755867066401890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWeRVC8_nCk8vSIYUzUAnDNDXnoh8idivuLJENFjUCHscNtg6kotDhk24FSylLU4BlC8x5JGKzniiJTrufeeMDWhNggGlsPwTbTeiHgGNFCDzijvffuLLUid-ntLdHYdNSGxxV1bQfRw/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+441.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW1quzzsbXvibDReGm4f0IIhdKWSUsPErD_tVpfsOtnEISHbTIePUr8u47wGpxMpAkVxN1I0IM8E5uhzrVnUdyn7o8W5STZ6_GIbTvkkOQLiq7AuNKafUfPar7I0ul_8eIt3A4KH54oU/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+443.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672755367616183954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW1quzzsbXvibDReGm4f0IIhdKWSUsPErD_tVpfsOtnEISHbTIePUr8u47wGpxMpAkVxN1I0IM8E5uhzrVnUdyn7o8W5STZ6_GIbTvkkOQLiq7AuNKafUfPar7I0ul_8eIt3A4KH54oU/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+443.JPG" /></a><br />Griswold family Christmas tree? If only we had a Ford Taurus to tie it too ;)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCgIMZ1xtikJ2wqvJaXy0a1H4nBzE0sTW0GdImZpQ-VhVhPbav9M02PEsaLbmt4TEpBsRut1QHywiGzx04aCn1aQCTcwzGJWYCyYRZHobIgnUcPLHJXz-26qaxptHeBLqnE2_JlLcR0Y/s1600/Brighton%2527s+Bday+428.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672753767461785698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCgIMZ1xtikJ2wqvJaXy0a1H4nBzE0sTW0GdImZpQ-VhVhPbav9M02PEsaLbmt4TEpBsRut1QHywiGzx04aCn1aQCTcwzGJWYCyYRZHobIgnUcPLHJXz-26qaxptHeBLqnE2_JlLcR0Y/s320/Brighton%2527s+Bday+428.JPG" /></a><br />With all her sassiness, Brighton Rae has such a remarkably sweet demeanor. I have probably only witnessed that kind of constant genuine care in one other person, another special lady born on November 5-my mom.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-61494905468966779432011-10-03T14:07:00.000-07:002011-10-04T15:04:11.270-07:00SCHUTAHWe've decided to take the liberty and rename our new state of residence since we're such big stuff around here. I'm sure everybody knows us by now, especially since we've been getting out so much and everything. Actually, this is the first opportunity I've had to blog since we moved because we've been so busy, well, moving! I think I can officially say we're moved in now. The house is unpacked and decorated, and we're establishing a schedule and a regular rhythm to our lives here in Utah. I must give credit to my oh-so-clever husband for coming up with the term "Schutah." I'm a sucker for made-up nominal terms.<br />We love our new house. It comes with tons of storage space, and the backyard is fantastic. We have a two-story barn, a two-story playhouse, a koi pond, a playground, and a gazebo with a view! The house has new carpet and flooring and plenty of rooms and bathrooms, so start planning your visit. And what a place to see! Someone told us that Utah is America's best kept secret, and I believe they were right. The weather is perfect, and the sights are breathtaking. I'm in awe looking out the window each morning, much less driving a few minutes up the road to one of the country's best ski resorts. We actually got to take advantage of our proximity to the resorts this past Saturday when we went for a family hike at Alta. We hiked in the Albion Basin to a place called Cecret Lake. It was beautiful and a fantastic way to get exercise as a family. The weekdays are very busy for us. Will has started a new school, Hilltop Christian School, where he is in a Pre-k class five days a week. Brighton and I get out in the mornings on walks, shopping, and we've joined a local MOPS group. I have plenty of housework, and I volunteer at Will's school too. We had a good time at the Fall Festival on Friday night. We are slowly getting to know people, and we have finally gotten to visit a church after several weekends of sinus infections for everyone but Jon (the dry air and altitude have been working on us!) Brighton also had a little flare-up with her UC when she had the infection, but we are all on the mend now and feeling incredibly blessed. Enjoy the pictures of our new home (or at least the backyard) and our new home state!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVOp65bsY3wQngWTvBs-zZmUNWWYndYfxklChrlJm4rmWTf0IkdC8552O9TJnlrAVv4jUjgZfbdTd1HD9urqevcZvTcscAigSsbk_325LT20lpdAB9zzj6S5ISmZP-tHzlRqEQOF72IY/s1600/410.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659408135354390658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVOp65bsY3wQngWTvBs-zZmUNWWYndYfxklChrlJm4rmWTf0IkdC8552O9TJnlrAVv4jUjgZfbdTd1HD9urqevcZvTcscAigSsbk_325LT20lpdAB9zzj6S5ISmZP-tHzlRqEQOF72IY/s320/410.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiA0mDOQ48HxnMYTVSiC7hZGw99eN3DYXUWI7UeKBvT8LuVaJXOPJRkD9KAghS642zHrXXMjTyzz8n4TXDh7wmtPDJpp8aR0eoAApD7yRjoejX3LEIwMz7MlEtfKhWNiaxX90yXxbL28/s1600/092.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659407808706510946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiA0mDOQ48HxnMYTVSiC7hZGw99eN3DYXUWI7UeKBvT8LuVaJXOPJRkD9KAghS642zHrXXMjTyzz8n4TXDh7wmtPDJpp8aR0eoAApD7yRjoejX3LEIwMz7MlEtfKhWNiaxX90yXxbL28/s320/092.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfJ2zTiuXvEHf8Gfk_HP4J7lN2mKo6p6n9AdF_rvjteU00MK_c_rY4PRENAyPvsyWoIgDMozJb67CtfGT2gNerJKig3O6uqlaTSMCqY9-6I7dvdBon5-NnT_I6wE17E7xO-l9uTr02uQ/s1600/093.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659407580756088066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfJ2zTiuXvEHf8Gfk_HP4J7lN2mKo6p6n9AdF_rvjteU00MK_c_rY4PRENAyPvsyWoIgDMozJb67CtfGT2gNerJKig3O6uqlaTSMCqY9-6I7dvdBon5-NnT_I6wE17E7xO-l9uTr02uQ/s320/093.JPG" /></a><br />Good morning sunshine! Time to hit the trail!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_m4Th5-aBrVq5KeCRViEf0QYu5XA44rOo6WX1rAmxhy3E2h760iEETtJj7cFHxfRcKoJgZjX7EIJ8nHpqQBw0lIkpUF7Gk2jvJPJxEcK-skbgnxBSylyze4Da6PDQbO9gwZ2ZMdr31M/s1600/111.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659407249042565074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_m4Th5-aBrVq5KeCRViEf0QYu5XA44rOo6WX1rAmxhy3E2h760iEETtJj7cFHxfRcKoJgZjX7EIJ8nHpqQBw0lIkpUF7Gk2jvJPJxEcK-skbgnxBSylyze4Da6PDQbO9gwZ2ZMdr31M/s320/111.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4p5HUcuJftM_abxoYGLLAVIoUpwvEdxKhZGrbQMP8kmBcWpino0LvZXlpPEn-L9OIIb3bPC3-h6tCOxv567NJtESXKTdzo-_KHDyvp3DWgd3CZFWwCFelnZJY0hzueQ1oWBv6ahCuRBU/s1600/114.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659406888856057170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4p5HUcuJftM_abxoYGLLAVIoUpwvEdxKhZGrbQMP8kmBcWpino0LvZXlpPEn-L9OIIb3bPC3-h6tCOxv567NJtESXKTdzo-_KHDyvp3DWgd3CZFWwCFelnZJY0hzueQ1oWBv6ahCuRBU/s320/114.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoVn5JshEDCgvWbqNsJqEA8VUniPw2PQo4HWjZGJMcwTJGxOiayRC57cS2nO_p7JxnDyTfrOrOFi2fzJ5kgR4N8FtE7OPS81aPBeNnEeqoE3Q7kHV7O6Iy2gzUFBs693hRzihEqtRuiE/s1600/129.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659404981052406722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoVn5JshEDCgvWbqNsJqEA8VUniPw2PQo4HWjZGJMcwTJGxOiayRC57cS2nO_p7JxnDyTfrOrOFi2fzJ5kgR4N8FtE7OPS81aPBeNnEeqoE3Q7kHV7O6Iy2gzUFBs693hRzihEqtRuiE/s320/129.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0QylRY5qz1EQHhoY9o-r_ak3VMvoWEK2QObN9SRBufbK9XcS8crjUZfb8SnHuXfI0oLtwkJw1bYqne9KBWCBECptrXPFmL4fnvqkZVB-pUaA1NxfWToeGnPd3xYlywQy0Uq4d79RYPE/s1600/186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659405503899931266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0QylRY5qz1EQHhoY9o-r_ak3VMvoWEK2QObN9SRBufbK9XcS8crjUZfb8SnHuXfI0oLtwkJw1bYqne9KBWCBECptrXPFmL4fnvqkZVB-pUaA1NxfWToeGnPd3xYlywQy0Uq4d79RYPE/s320/186.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton rode some, but we did letter hit the trail. She and Will stopped to look at just about everything along the way and to throw rocks, of course.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_FUPgR_VrI1x7UzW-WLRXm3kfFrQM4Q14Y19K4QSJGsQH_ntAu1QFTGedYyKfqbTLxJnjYyXLnvQZ4cr7jvKr0wGqKiGSCPz63yz5qK5-uvkpIc9RPLjUT_opdOaXTAPTDnWNfwOjhY/s1600/167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659404417713947714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_FUPgR_VrI1x7UzW-WLRXm3kfFrQM4Q14Y19K4QSJGsQH_ntAu1QFTGedYyKfqbTLxJnjYyXLnvQZ4cr7jvKr0wGqKiGSCPz63yz5qK5-uvkpIc9RPLjUT_opdOaXTAPTDnWNfwOjhY/s320/167.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ezr66YR999xb8NBwJfPGqPlVv7v7gYi5GsYZUTDT6J86S-h0ZeslFDAmgNgOQyv-Z-GsaCX7ewgr_YAuPSe6Ixk03pFrxxNwsu7OkQAZrcnDpijdQWdHX7VAAyivEYN2UghqM8bibsM/s1600/320.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659400936743709170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ezr66YR999xb8NBwJfPGqPlVv7v7gYi5GsYZUTDT6J86S-h0ZeslFDAmgNgOQyv-Z-GsaCX7ewgr_YAuPSe6Ixk03pFrxxNwsu7OkQAZrcnDpijdQWdHX7VAAyivEYN2UghqM8bibsM/s320/320.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDWZ6DnnpxIML3E7ZscXvDIVxfKcA8RaVo0jEfgKWvRkcdNdXPe7suDnlR3qqMpdsip7v-jGfeTyypd3XHbODfXrK9EG5vXKiHddabYygY-DMgulMv3q4EMNSFwAq1_pF3VaU650iMFQ/s1600/259.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659402417918845938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDWZ6DnnpxIML3E7ZscXvDIVxfKcA8RaVo0jEfgKWvRkcdNdXPe7suDnlR3qqMpdsip7v-jGfeTyypd3XHbODfXrK9EG5vXKiHddabYygY-DMgulMv3q4EMNSFwAq1_pF3VaU650iMFQ/s320/259.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>So proud of my little man who kept on walking.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMw6Y6oL5yXkg7v7XasIrcZpdzkNti0DncBEkh6QKdLgG2Z00HGOGHNaDkpvoZE-V_DC4FsUASV04brST9OGsqvQKuDYCrZ8XGHuSNVxIzeBdIBXKImgw51k-DPSZpChXyM_KN-sI5os/s1600/301.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659399984941250242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMw6Y6oL5yXkg7v7XasIrcZpdzkNti0DncBEkh6QKdLgG2Z00HGOGHNaDkpvoZE-V_DC4FsUASV04brST9OGsqvQKuDYCrZ8XGHuSNVxIzeBdIBXKImgw51k-DPSZpChXyM_KN-sI5os/s320/301.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4RqHYSDFFvOeNVRtj3vwHvIYAgiXE0leKX_61g9ouG7CHtqNrSuq3GUNDNCesUVeDJ5qj_mPUqt3u0GR7kNcTudpcEX5-Z8HoPnCBGiDz4EKP6UyjpRvdn3KNRkGWsC3KCRQGXbGZGs/s1600/325.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659400332703296642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4RqHYSDFFvOeNVRtj3vwHvIYAgiXE0leKX_61g9ouG7CHtqNrSuq3GUNDNCesUVeDJ5qj_mPUqt3u0GR7kNcTudpcEX5-Z8HoPnCBGiDz4EKP6UyjpRvdn3KNRkGWsC3KCRQGXbGZGs/s320/325.JPG" /></a><br />We made it to the lake--9750 ft above sea level. Time for a rest!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6UMtsT7xfR3Y_q_FOxkUvP2Q03Dy-I_1RXu603Vn-s0Iom53KswWk9EOn_prOBQhToWoEY869dku5DbqmUAddUYV88pvMDqPuRPOBPbDWo8UOAWZo_6BY_O7Ka6FlsfguGFsXK5AjPI/s1600/233.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659397680213712994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6UMtsT7xfR3Y_q_FOxkUvP2Q03Dy-I_1RXu603Vn-s0Iom53KswWk9EOn_prOBQhToWoEY869dku5DbqmUAddUYV88pvMDqPuRPOBPbDWo8UOAWZo_6BY_O7Ka6FlsfguGFsXK5AjPI/s320/233.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2V4kN3M6NkZ3Pi7IRcCe4nS16yfvQ8orH_r7LyNSz1kRA5lPBekbidrbub6MDEVjG0uYTboIS_bLzPBQm86-5qJC8sjIigWO4HuX9VfDTqXRmM6zgB61T8nhO4HTL6h0MM7nT7oPpPc8/s1600/235.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659397989317529442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2V4kN3M6NkZ3Pi7IRcCe4nS16yfvQ8orH_r7LyNSz1kRA5lPBekbidrbub6MDEVjG0uYTboIS_bLzPBQm86-5qJC8sjIigWO4HuX9VfDTqXRmM6zgB61T8nhO4HTL6h0MM7nT7oPpPc8/s320/235.JPG" /></a><br />During the summer months, the basin is full of wildflowers. We got to see a little bit of that, but we also got to see some beautiful fall foliage.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8JQqsZN7faaxE-eScLSnMqHVO_EmM2GXBUXZLIXD1VetuEwSXmEkAoN7KZGKnaVtyKFHvXCFKd68UK3PJ6gM2Zv1eIZqVrTBgGHFf2VkR2fTAhcTQK-qYqLRxz-U8JO1Vw1N-dcJeJc/s1600/364.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659395776854380402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8JQqsZN7faaxE-eScLSnMqHVO_EmM2GXBUXZLIXD1VetuEwSXmEkAoN7KZGKnaVtyKFHvXCFKd68UK3PJ6gM2Zv1eIZqVrTBgGHFf2VkR2fTAhcTQK-qYqLRxz-U8JO1Vw1N-dcJeJc/s320/364.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Show-off.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD91m_9_AFjUar61sh5VID3SD1m_hn3V8zZrYXRtgQ9-ibww1J3Mhlnd3yTSgOz3hyV7dB09cS6RDJs7F4SEgKILrGUj5HQaie8ooGKl6KPvfoMoE_t-lvvNEX2iQQ05DnPZWCapXL0oY/s1600/278.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659393902464842658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD91m_9_AFjUar61sh5VID3SD1m_hn3V8zZrYXRtgQ9-ibww1J3Mhlnd3yTSgOz3hyV7dB09cS6RDJs7F4SEgKILrGUj5HQaie8ooGKl6KPvfoMoE_t-lvvNEX2iQQ05DnPZWCapXL0oY/s320/278.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>Fearless.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1bMhXbQDpN1PyhWlDg_ybLO0G-ekkJtlrbywF7rUjXqmFjVdyy5_T9B5bCjr6RFIAcesXKn3iHgCHFXQBkRw0NvI_YImLja7qpYaeB88RQKhogYlp6sSdEtpc2MGga4ewz1DVu8fQRM/s1600/295.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659393171030295410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1bMhXbQDpN1PyhWlDg_ybLO0G-ekkJtlrbywF7rUjXqmFjVdyy5_T9B5bCjr6RFIAcesXKn3iHgCHFXQBkRw0NvI_YImLja7qpYaeB88RQKhogYlp6sSdEtpc2MGga4ewz1DVu8fQRM/s320/295.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>And what do we do when we make it to the top? Why, a climbing dance, of course! Get down wich yo bad self!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHEqjqw-C2adiuhnx98qnU2pb8M7xkSI_w39lF1t76HQiyLPfuiTY3UtbGAT8TnYo2vv_qieQ-b05ChwSVLaQz2vN3TitT0B7MZFh9BmhdFJDPw0CAgf9Pd5paw5xwIAPdZsHm-7Go0s/s1600/291.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659392759784821330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHEqjqw-C2adiuhnx98qnU2pb8M7xkSI_w39lF1t76HQiyLPfuiTY3UtbGAT8TnYo2vv_qieQ-b05ChwSVLaQz2vN3TitT0B7MZFh9BmhdFJDPw0CAgf9Pd5paw5xwIAPdZsHm-7Go0s/s320/291.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>My little rock climbers :)<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_i8SiPxPk7kTJSVhyfjMmEJM1G7oSI21qOfwMd572_PbHRNDwJWTLDyXooPfXyO3LGrXs-o6WAlLEpnl_t2qG272kRsCqS-q6VwsPsEV_ksjQF4spRIZQD5LI4c3HngwbQGtINtxhR-A/s1600/249.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659391841725651314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_i8SiPxPk7kTJSVhyfjMmEJM1G7oSI21qOfwMd572_PbHRNDwJWTLDyXooPfXyO3LGrXs-o6WAlLEpnl_t2qG272kRsCqS-q6VwsPsEV_ksjQF4spRIZQD5LI4c3HngwbQGtINtxhR-A/s320/249.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>Jon hiked a little further to get some better views. The kids and I are in this picture, but we're the teeny tiny specks next to the rock on the left side...that's how far up he hiked!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSI3-3mhMNM1eEL8t5PpmCF44cMeijlCx0nzrZ2m8MHxLO2QkJHDRgI0NTjHR0A8mqHkiwpcRiRmPniaqPRfNUQQnSFFrUqxa1_p4gjLYnw6iORk4YSdn9zC4-s2-hTVf0weBFEkRIpA/s1600/326.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659390538945493922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSI3-3mhMNM1eEL8t5PpmCF44cMeijlCx0nzrZ2m8MHxLO2QkJHDRgI0NTjHR0A8mqHkiwpcRiRmPniaqPRfNUQQnSFFrUqxa1_p4gjLYnw6iORk4YSdn9zC4-s2-hTVf0weBFEkRIpA/s320/326.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Time to head down the mountain with some tired kiddos.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIsDsjUK_kaP-YvUmXFfSLFvM1ZSAKU1PBn7O-SKVn6cBrOYsiylS7qJHurLcBgkLdSjkUBh5TkV0jDYR9l551fVBqny-ZM0SfaLgzK-k3suuq73YnoJdduGRLL5BLha73k67p5f_H-o/s1600/391.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659389546746133154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIsDsjUK_kaP-YvUmXFfSLFvM1ZSAKU1PBn7O-SKVn6cBrOYsiylS7qJHurLcBgkLdSjkUBh5TkV0jDYR9l551fVBqny-ZM0SfaLgzK-k3suuq73YnoJdduGRLL5BLha73k67p5f_H-o/s320/391.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Yep, that's snow. It must never melt. While it was a little chilly once we made it to the lake, it wasn't that cold!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiGlpsLys-WVjIl3f7EXQAwzgaNfQMnKn6oeSYpdoxVlTz60cnH80JTmLyAMagCb6LdBelnmellAJleKgFfqBDK-LvppRhouQXaqwZYkmh-ebvjJPdUL9gCmvpAzVFcvF7lQpn76d1cA/s1600/399.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659387144442962274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiGlpsLys-WVjIl3f7EXQAwzgaNfQMnKn6oeSYpdoxVlTz60cnH80JTmLyAMagCb6LdBelnmellAJleKgFfqBDK-LvppRhouQXaqwZYkmh-ebvjJPdUL9gCmvpAzVFcvF7lQpn76d1cA/s320/399.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>And back down we go. Jon is always bringing up the rear, so he can stop and take pictures...</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqLE6ey0PmVMRaJtdG78sNQtavgcGH18LdPjDhyAucPubo8vaOXqgToywB5AzMlnOxmT-LPKMXJqYvKRm5ntr0rpVZvEsca5p5yEhZsZ_QStOnodie593trIts6gV4lijNThyphenhyphenKJyihHU/s1600/385.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659387983084997874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqLE6ey0PmVMRaJtdG78sNQtavgcGH18LdPjDhyAucPubo8vaOXqgToywB5AzMlnOxmT-LPKMXJqYvKRm5ntr0rpVZvEsca5p5yEhZsZ_QStOnodie593trIts6gV4lijNThyphenhyphenKJyihHU/s320/385.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18FlL3xpLqxQbdZpJhjGH63GNqfkUdGVZijpvWoqQGYkMHdcs3upruK498XeVkiYIZwTJ4cY3ohsVRt3YWQk_fs4R2TQmmRxH1Q51Xn7MdPIkW4K6TKZW1_n-ZRyJvV-3Qq4t_VEWwPg/s1600/396.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659387758760915666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18FlL3xpLqxQbdZpJhjGH63GNqfkUdGVZijpvWoqQGYkMHdcs3upruK498XeVkiYIZwTJ4cY3ohsVRt3YWQk_fs4R2TQmmRxH1Q51Xn7MdPIkW4K6TKZW1_n-ZRyJvV-3Qq4t_VEWwPg/s320/396.JPG" /></a><br />...like these.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignacHvw147c9VQhapMYMWn0ghmh3VCc63mP-iIamq4lXZfx5ihqTzpL-gbNCGt5hpomdWEXU6_DzfEknv_Jz4v394sd5bZdPAPWE3Q81FnwJUsVcX7yQFZ1HIzhh0tVXBvDBjK9nLLYU/s1600/390.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659386259848820290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignacHvw147c9VQhapMYMWn0ghmh3VCc63mP-iIamq4lXZfx5ihqTzpL-gbNCGt5hpomdWEXU6_DzfEknv_Jz4v394sd5bZdPAPWE3Q81FnwJUsVcX7yQFZ1HIzhh0tVXBvDBjK9nLLYU/s320/390.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>That's what my back felt like after having Brighton on it--Oye. And Jon carried her for the steepest part of the hike!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHu6C2KRxxTQqKcIyAp9EY4bjC-vkcIjphP8Z7baEm2UK6DCMYWxsm2ggech1CnL4rCN-qCw6-CLoOGOzm1oUNjkRBjeJ_1Rzx61mfoEjFqQBZZv7ewRh7xH_yH87kcCt9TL4Mjz2aJ3I/s1600/402.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659385720128066530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHu6C2KRxxTQqKcIyAp9EY4bjC-vkcIjphP8Z7baEm2UK6DCMYWxsm2ggech1CnL4rCN-qCw6-CLoOGOzm1oUNjkRBjeJ_1Rzx61mfoEjFqQBZZv7ewRh7xH_yH87kcCt9TL4Mjz2aJ3I/s320/402.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Hmmm...perhaps we take the easy route next time!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnXvHumoRxrwEYYh3uqe5jb8s-2Bwy9_tcS4niycW3tH2z4I1zPUbgGUaHLKiL2K5u7jbWmOqtgYg8ZxfFJ1Blvyap3kCaX7eoY1m35zblN5EtFM4-awNKhDYyeeG3f_K6XgiFO6DcbI/s1600/072.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659383893361567650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnXvHumoRxrwEYYh3uqe5jb8s-2Bwy9_tcS4niycW3tH2z4I1zPUbgGUaHLKiL2K5u7jbWmOqtgYg8ZxfFJ1Blvyap3kCaX7eoY1m35zblN5EtFM4-awNKhDYyeeG3f_K6XgiFO6DcbI/s320/072.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ahjzXKXaWIbJBSIzRC5NryvLAgv_d2IOe8zKxqVIwYIMiYc9uy__gKstPoHIzoU02yQ0H3gxrr6hAZ6BmfoQGHYts4vUf1pyudLaB0cC8psKQLhTw5mqOt_rQPYTx-fe3Yt8h_DVlHE/s1600/081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659383515407256482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ahjzXKXaWIbJBSIzRC5NryvLAgv_d2IOe8zKxqVIwYIMiYc9uy__gKstPoHIzoU02yQ0H3gxrr6hAZ6BmfoQGHYts4vUf1pyudLaB0cC8psKQLhTw5mqOt_rQPYTx-fe3Yt8h_DVlHE/s320/081.JPG" /></a><br />We do stay inside every once in a while. I had two little helpers bake pumpkin cookies with me last week for the fall festival at Will's school. They made quite a mess, but they really loved helping --especially when it was time to put in the chocolate chips, which is what they were getting ready to do in the left picture, and we were getting ready to put them in the oven in the right picture.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8S53wYyBK2l-awk4Z_N6s0BnIfyzeT-S5Y1mLnSyFzqjHCQd50L9R-8WD3Vd8ugyWfYdpUSd-_f_zNWBCVJeWNgAmy1Kyif2ETDnnt4U445joi4cKXq_ZEq5naKM0NHRjjkXS8J5vrQ/s1600/076.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659382966813892194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8S53wYyBK2l-awk4Z_N6s0BnIfyzeT-S5Y1mLnSyFzqjHCQd50L9R-8WD3Vd8ugyWfYdpUSd-_f_zNWBCVJeWNgAmy1Kyif2ETDnnt4U445joi4cKXq_ZEq5naKM0NHRjjkXS8J5vrQ/s320/076.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>And what do we do while we wait for the cookies to bake? Why, do a cookie dance, of course!!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaRksJPurTQuogFRlWqi2cBn5_Wj7UMs2PQeew02-wD75ejFWhYJ3l4-Bt_G78erIOBbHfdJGsIOv-JACn-Wc8q2phECqyeLA0VdQHL0H9u0zsB2d_zQB1fEOVF6iQ0-14K7OdofpqkM/s1600/061.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659381735121917122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaRksJPurTQuogFRlWqi2cBn5_Wj7UMs2PQeew02-wD75ejFWhYJ3l4-Bt_G78erIOBbHfdJGsIOv-JACn-Wc8q2phECqyeLA0VdQHL0H9u0zsB2d_zQB1fEOVF6iQ0-14K7OdofpqkM/s320/061.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>Brighton's favorite indoor activity is getting all dressed up in her costumes and having a tea party or just twirling around. Her room came with a large wall-mounted mirror and a chandalier. It was move-in ready for our little princess. But don't let the costume fool you, Brighton still loves to play drums and sing "rock and roll" into her microphone.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx-OTz5Xun7a6sq4IpWvXxIcVL1UsyMYTUFyp5QQTgToy_TXfya54pne3Xgz0K5s-cM9an-EPVvrMWO6k-tok0sKl1PTJfxJwIOMwSLXjytu_ODXqO44zmCflGo1sFv14JvKYcbpcaFk/s1600/048.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659379930425979266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx-OTz5Xun7a6sq4IpWvXxIcVL1UsyMYTUFyp5QQTgToy_TXfya54pne3Xgz0K5s-cM9an-EPVvrMWO6k-tok0sKl1PTJfxJwIOMwSLXjytu_ODXqO44zmCflGo1sFv14JvKYcbpcaFk/s320/048.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>I caught Will and Brighton having a "picnic" next to the pond (the pond is behind that short wall). Will only has school until 11:30 each day, so he and Brighton spend the afternoon playing outside and in their playhouse together. We have actually finished furnishing the playhouse too. It houses Will's tool bench, Brighton's kitchen, a table and chairs as well as some comfy chairs upstairs and little adirondak chairs on the balcony. The view from that playhouse balcony is incredible--too bad it's designed for short people!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgJrsJ2uqrtFH82wXZsv67Jewlk0hZ71LWDm3ZIAJshv63bTVrwG1f9GcxcXZowBASkgbrmHpXyrlYQ_L16Q_L2aPBxt_btW6_mpZQCjKtA6uaOBGgFPXLBwnxIN5MkAL38duLi0EFNI/s1600/054.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659379432223331282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgJrsJ2uqrtFH82wXZsv67Jewlk0hZ71LWDm3ZIAJshv63bTVrwG1f9GcxcXZowBASkgbrmHpXyrlYQ_L16Q_L2aPBxt_btW6_mpZQCjKtA6uaOBGgFPXLBwnxIN5MkAL38duLi0EFNI/s320/054.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>The kids are really enjoying the backyard. There never seems to be a shortage of things to do.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgJIFSVoKnEW17JxTETydy6egACOTnauHevSzwNE5jzF369_bpX6ug2cx428zp1ThxkX5U7IQVRb-bE4OpAy2fdZlmRkKrZAQie1XuXogoBgpikHArkROzlEfOKfxD-GT4gGoqmlUgNM/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659378766769021458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgJIFSVoKnEW17JxTETydy6egACOTnauHevSzwNE5jzF369_bpX6ug2cx428zp1ThxkX5U7IQVRb-bE4OpAy2fdZlmRkKrZAQie1XuXogoBgpikHArkROzlEfOKfxD-GT4gGoqmlUgNM/s320/030.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div>From our gazebo looking West. You can also see straight into our bedroom. Note to self: always close curtains at night.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pW_6Bd5sMwI9ZonEl0HWsa7wXUnHaNUutDttq2DSemglQ0NorLqBiTMEFXWNLGjL2rAj85PeVz9hDAnclvlsz7-ijTyr_FrImDy55LxZiM_3-sVnMEIG1Dc3837NP6HBYcKyihhYNaY/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659378021023527778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pW_6Bd5sMwI9ZonEl0HWsa7wXUnHaNUutDttq2DSemglQ0NorLqBiTMEFXWNLGjL2rAj85PeVz9hDAnclvlsz7-ijTyr_FrImDy55LxZiM_3-sVnMEIG1Dc3837NP6HBYcKyihhYNaY/s320/027.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Harvest moon over the mountains. Jon took this from the backyard looking East.</div><br /><br /><div>Goodnight Schutah...I mean, Utah ;)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-36069775509314747762011-08-25T15:21:00.000-07:002011-08-25T16:49:32.073-07:00Leaving LouisianaI am currently sitting in our house full of boxes worrying about things I cannot control. For instance, I am worried about Brighton's health, worried about getting all of our stuff on the big truck tomorrow and whether it will all make it to Salt Lake City unscathed, worried about flying again, worried about the hurricane threatning Eastern VA and the outerbanks, worried about being sad (yes, I worry about my own emotions sometimes). I hate worrying and I hate pity parties. I decided to blog our recent beach trip, but then I realized I loaded all of the pictures on the other computer and not on the notebook. So I will have to blog about our wonderful trip to the Outerbanks where we stayed at Wendy and Geoff's (Jon's sis and BIL) new beach house, which I hope and pray stays completely intact, after we get to Utah and get the computer set up. Brighton's health problems have definitely gotten me worked up. She did very well through her colonoscopy, but she was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, which is an autoimmune disease that she will have to deal with for the rest of her life. We are very thankful that the biopsy did not show anything more serious, and I am currently gathering as much information on a daily basis that I can about managing her disease. She does not act sick and the new medication seems to be working. We already have an appointment with her new doctor on Monday. She will see her new pediatric gasterontologist before she even has a chance to get into our new house! So, for now, I know I need to stop worrying. I am going to try and turn my thoughts to happy thoughts. Instead of thinking about how sad I am to leave Louisiana, I'm going to think about how happy I am that I had the opportunity to live here. I will say it again--this place is unlike any other on earth and we have absolutely been more blessed than I could have ever imagined in the last three years. So because of this, I've decided to make a list--not of things we will miss most, but things we will take with us because we have been so blessed. And so, WE WILL TAKE...
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<br />...an appreciation for food prepared by people who yes love to eat, and yes love to cook, but also who cook for the purpose of bringing people together--for hours and hours and hours because the food is so good!
<br />...along with the appreciation for good food comes a subsequent disdain for all chain restraunts, especially those serving what is falsely marketed as "seafood." I realize how haughty this sounds but it's unfortunately true.
<br />...scars, both emotional and physical: the physical scars come from old mosquito bites received from mosquitos that are so evil and huge, they bite through jeans, and ant bites from the most vile creatures on the earth--fire ants. The emotional scars come from living in fear that the tickling sensation going down my back is most likely a cockroach of prehistoric proportion that has fallen off of the ceiling and down my shirt. Fear and dread for three years=scars.
<br />...a surprising love of NFL football, or mainly just a love for the Saints. While Jon grew up a Redskins fan, I never paid attention to pro football until moving down here. Enthusiasm for Saints football is absolutely infectious! WHO DAT!
<br />...mental pictures of green frog and green lizard bellies that stick to the doors and windows on steamy nights.
<br />...an appreciation for excellent music, and sitting in a public park listening to excellent music, and drinking adult beverages while sitting in a public park listening to excellent music.
<br />....the belief that the holidays do not end until the last parade stops rolling on Fat Tuesday. I don't think I will be able to live without king cake and Abita Mardi Gras bock--just can't do it. We might be the only ones celebrating but Salt Lake City will have Mardi Gras next year!
<br />...memories of some fun-loving ladies that showed me how to loosen up a little now and then.
<br />...a friendship with Nikki and James Slaton that I hope will continue for years to come. Will is definitely going to need to see his girlfriend from time to time :) We have loved spending time with you all--thanks for so so many good times!
<br />...the love of a church family that was just what we needed with our family so far away. I will so miss the friendships we have made with you all. You are a blessed and very special church. I will be thinking about you, especially on Sunday and Wednesday mornings. I cannot think of a more fantastic group of ladies than my Bible study ladies. I will miss the study and the conversations!Thank you thank you thank you for welcoming us into your church family. Pam and May, thank you for loving my children and teaching them about Jesus. Thank you for making it that much harder for me to leave. ;)
<br />...the desire to return to this place soon.
<br />...the best thing we will leave with is our own little Louisianian, Brighton Rae. She has to come back to her swamp roots from time to time so please keep in touch because we'd love to see you again!
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<br />Goodbye Louisiana, we love you!
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-87885625650725814982011-08-16T09:52:00.001-07:002011-08-16T15:40:20.068-07:00A Break at the LakeWe have so much going on right now. I am currently calling utility companies to stop service in Louisiana and begin them for our new home in Utah. We got back this past Sunday from a house-hunting trip that was very stressful but successful. Now the move preparations have to be finalized and all of our goodbyes said. On top of that, I am also currently prepping Brighton for a colonoscopy on Thursday. She continues to have problems with her digestion, so we've decided to go through with the procedure to make sure that there are no serious problems. Please pray for her and us this week. With all that going on, I decided the best use of my time was to blog. Actually, I just thought blogging would take my mind off of things. So here is the first installment of our Virginia Vacation starting with our trip to Mom and Dad's house. We had a great time as usual, but while we were enjoying our break, Nana suffered a break of her own. Mom was walking down the outdoor deck steps, when she slipped and fell. She broke three bones in her ankle which required surgery to fix. She is doing well now and seems to be healing nicely. Although the injury took her out of commission to do many of the active things she typically enjoys, I think she enjoyed spending some extra special time with her grandkids that she may not have had if she wasn't forced to sit still. Amanda and I picked up the slack at their house along with Dad who has gotten pretty good with housework and even some cooking! It was actually nice to be able to wait on my mom for a change because she has always waited on me and the kids so much. We had a wonderful visit, and so today I am reliving it by taking this break from the stress! Stay tuned for the second half of vacation pictures that I will post when I can take another break :)
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<br />Nana and Papa's house...notice the little red wheelbarrow on the boat launch. It was full of fireworks!
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<br />Dad is known throughout the cove for his excellent fireworks show! Happy Independence Day!
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<br />We also had an early birthday celebration at Nana and Papa's for Will.
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<br />There was plenty of cousin bonding time. Callie and Brighton play very well together and seem to really like to do many of the same things...
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<br />...like being completely mischevious!
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<br />Will, Brighton, and Callie had many good hours playing inside...
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<br /><div>...and OUTSIDE!
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<br />While Amanda and I have been requesting a slide since we were kids, Papa decides that he should build one for the next generation. Believe me, it did not stop us from trying it out too--even if it was too narrow for our butts!
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<br />Once again, we enjoyed floating and swimming...
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<br />during the day and night!
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<br />We got in a few good boat rides too. Papa even gave up the Captain's chair a few times ;)
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<br />While I enjoy sharing the Captain's seat...I also enjoy not sharing it :)
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<br />God bless America...and Nillas...and old wire colanders that Nana uses to get grass out of the baby pool...YAY!
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<br />Will caught a few fish and he particularly loved the addition of Papa's slide.
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<br />Brighton and Will rode in Daddy's lap for their first turn in the new tube.
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<br />We all got a turn on the viper tube. Will was the only one who didn't seem to enjoy it the first time, but he did like it once he tried it again. Nana opted to stay on the boat, having had a little too much fun on Papa's slide the day before. Unfortunately, she will have to wait to try out the new tube until her ankle heals now.
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<br />A worn-out baby girl and a very patient Nana.
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<br /><div>And now...The Number 1 ankle-breaker! Nana still managed to enjoy our visit, but she was downgraded to spectator status for the more adventerous fun.
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<br />Noseholding is an important skill that every Taylor heir must learn.
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<br /><div>Will loved sliding into the lake once he overcame his fear.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-70024449413126178352011-06-30T09:54:00.000-07:002011-06-30T10:58:31.774-07:00Some roller-coasters aren't that fun...June has been quite the emotional roller-coaster for us! In May, Jon was approached about a possible promotion opportunity in Salt Lake City. He interviewed during the first week of June and received an offer. We wrestled with the decision for quite some time. Jon and I discussed, prayed, asked advice, and finally came to the decision that he should take the position. So I am happy to announce that Jon will be the next Operations Manager for Ferguson Salt Lake City, which is a HUGE branch out west. It is a great honor, and I, along with our extended family, am very proud of him. We will be moving during the last week in August, so that he can begin work the day after Labor day. Ferguson will do all of the moving and packing for us, which is wonderful!<br />Speaking of packing, I am actually taking a break from that right now. We are heading up for our annual summer visit. All four of us are driving up to Smith Mountain Lake. Jon gets to stay for a whole week before flying home to work some more. The kids and I will stay on at Nana and Papa's for two more weeks before Jon flies back into Richmond. We will be heading to Williamsburg to Grandma and Grandad's before proceeding to the outerbanks for a Schumacher family beach week. This year, we will be staying at the new home of Jon's sister Wendy and brother-in-law Geoff, who recently purchased a vacation home in Duck. We are very excited about our vacation!!! We were almost afraid it wasn't going to happen.<br />Brighton has been sick for a couple of weeks. Without getting into too many details, her little stomach was very messed up. We took her to the doctor after a few days of not getting better. Her pediatrician sent her to a Pediatric Gastorentolgist on the southshore for more tests. He at once, suspected C-diff (a superbug that people get following a course of antibiotics). However, she tested negative for the C-diff toxin. After many many phone calls to the doctor, many sleepless nights, and hours of prayer, I am happy to say that our little girl seems to be getting better. She has been taking a probiotic, and the doctors seem to think that her body was lacking good bacteria causing inflammation in the colon. Thank you so much for all of the prayers. She has truly been wrapped in prayer, and it's so amazing to know that so many people have been praying for her--even people we've never met!<br />I have posted the only pictures that we really took in June. During the middle of the month, the kids and I participated in Vacation Bible School at our church. It was sad to think of this as our last one in Louisiana and with our church family. We have truly been blessed at Faith Presbyterian Church, and VBS was another huge blessing for the kids and me. I was given the opportunity to do some acting. I played Mary, and each day I was able to teach the children the lesson for the day by telling stories about Jesus and interacting with my neighbor in Nazareth, Eugene (aka Charles). It was a lot of work, but it was very rewarding. Brighton spend the mornings with her best friend, and favorite 84 year old, May May. She was able to participate in a few of the activities, but May May kept her and a couple other two-year-olds plenty busy. Will loved VBS! He learned so much, and he never gave away that Mary was actually his Mommy except once ;) On Thursday during the week, Ms. Pam had a reptile expert come to the church to show the kids turtles and snakes. Will and Brighton both got to join in on that fun. Will had some mixed emotions and seemed more scared of the turtles than the huge snake! This month has been full of ups and downs for sure, and we are sooooo ready to take a vacation!!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzEup99P0c04y6jVs4P9DVkraAiE2G6wsKYIesrog4-5o46250TvHJ8kQXJFDc0rkpulWySbRwpWLSopiw3IyZQ9RoFK-1phed8Qy4tXXLu6yZrw4jNTwnQGcUvtcRfw4mj0XzCEBtd0/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624063741995923442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzEup99P0c04y6jVs4P9DVkraAiE2G6wsKYIesrog4-5o46250TvHJ8kQXJFDc0rkpulWySbRwpWLSopiw3IyZQ9RoFK-1phed8Qy4tXXLu6yZrw4jNTwnQGcUvtcRfw4mj0XzCEBtd0/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+018.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Brighton LOVES her May May! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl490bWGFd2P65cq_VcGc59sGjJGUOOipeFUHz8VV5luibyEnE2DAoDFEhSZGpquQXvEX8sGemcd66szOk4OuT4P4fSseikHTJffR40CqD0VpIacreX0Pn2toC3hMthD_5kg5gIsaEIM/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624062814209872866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl490bWGFd2P65cq_VcGc59sGjJGUOOipeFUHz8VV5luibyEnE2DAoDFEhSZGpquQXvEX8sGemcd66szOk4OuT4P4fSseikHTJffR40CqD0VpIacreX0Pn2toC3hMthD_5kg5gIsaEIM/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+035.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzQKT1SRXgZEC7PeK7pGJMCkg_KOJMell05sVmPe1eTo7ew0NVAIIy2nldPeTcwGbYMtUkIYuo_d90XmsWNSUWDErY-4Xc1d0_xNTUFbBvW_isYgfHnURsj6QHJzxzJ0fJQkgu4Y7qMY/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+033.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624063261186985426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzQKT1SRXgZEC7PeK7pGJMCkg_KOJMell05sVmPe1eTo7ew0NVAIIy2nldPeTcwGbYMtUkIYuo_d90XmsWNSUWDErY-4Xc1d0_xNTUFbBvW_isYgfHnURsj6QHJzxzJ0fJQkgu4Y7qMY/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+033.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Brighton walked right up to the turtles to try and feed them. Will was more hesitant, so my friend, Nikki helped him find some courage.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7fV9G2OcAQz14nvHndgeefV6GFjK30Iyw8i8l8SbChJIGu4UViSPJlx0iDQoDwWUSV6XySLu1akJqY61034NKaw_gfEp8z5ydMGJ5aC-O8zl6iDsonqWjefvfZ-gdvgI4u8Yseicy40/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+037.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624062305298589874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7fV9G2OcAQz14nvHndgeefV6GFjK30Iyw8i8l8SbChJIGu4UViSPJlx0iDQoDwWUSV6XySLu1akJqY61034NKaw_gfEp8z5ydMGJ5aC-O8zl6iDsonqWjefvfZ-gdvgI4u8Yseicy40/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+037.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>But when the big ones came out, he was back in Nikki's arms!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsgx08SSJjIGfCSfd7e0lnZuGp8rPhuoc1WrelzgiuVWVOmRE17UuM5bDjLOUfhobxvnRsfj61e8y8NRcqtN2VS6ikVFhzr2nWBSR9O9IuYqZeNFgDgoFyNMEW8dfqvMxDM3LG8V_ZUI/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+046.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624061745117288098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsgx08SSJjIGfCSfd7e0lnZuGp8rPhuoc1WrelzgiuVWVOmRE17UuM5bDjLOUfhobxvnRsfj61e8y8NRcqtN2VS6ikVFhzr2nWBSR9O9IuYqZeNFgDgoFyNMEW8dfqvMxDM3LG8V_ZUI/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+046.JPG" /></a><br />The kids got to see how long an anaconda is by lying next to a real anaconda skin...gross!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSL_Kt6O9rSyCDQ0jcKnwaeCe2DwkCLX69eCjCjrayNHsJpV8SVuKQsgSqQJBsh6PRRBYTM2-m0jKT94Rd3XKpjDOrt0FFuAIgfXYZnDt_JgV_qMtXJ32ne5NALT_kVQQ-adDzdhPSxw/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+068.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624060944311217490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSL_Kt6O9rSyCDQ0jcKnwaeCe2DwkCLX69eCjCjrayNHsJpV8SVuKQsgSqQJBsh6PRRBYTM2-m0jKT94Rd3XKpjDOrt0FFuAIgfXYZnDt_JgV_qMtXJ32ne5NALT_kVQQ-adDzdhPSxw/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+068.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfrGeBkcLEdV5KUHjtPrRIGNBZrHOVrFWMzt50Mb75oowOpf2PjAVtNFhWfLR_3WePNW8hYoOGnTW9cqXj52qCWeN9_zXlSosyhoByrxDHSt1CZQX7xNPeyINZnnTFBwd3JndfF67Wqs/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624061306189325666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfrGeBkcLEdV5KUHjtPrRIGNBZrHOVrFWMzt50Mb75oowOpf2PjAVtNFhWfLR_3WePNW8hYoOGnTW9cqXj52qCWeN9_zXlSosyhoByrxDHSt1CZQX7xNPeyINZnnTFBwd3JndfF67Wqs/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+062.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Ms. Pam (children's ministry director) helped Will pet the python--I couldn't go near it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1C45PU1XyVLrlWLMfcGlJBn5C48dOvi8YbFS0pBkXWF_-OXE1J7EqI_SDqBOgH0I87tBp_hsgyiHYxssaBgDmypcoAZR7K8DWMnW2KGIPKC9tr_HjSvAlaDr-28jh5rWRYioymScWow/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+082.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624059979441859954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1C45PU1XyVLrlWLMfcGlJBn5C48dOvi8YbFS0pBkXWF_-OXE1J7EqI_SDqBOgH0I87tBp_hsgyiHYxssaBgDmypcoAZR7K8DWMnW2KGIPKC9tr_HjSvAlaDr-28jh5rWRYioymScWow/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+082.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyfTLu3CzjUeX5tA7QpuUejGlpC71QCRSIRUGjQmTIrDhgTrGcgcjDYSfHT7-0DE_qqfKhcx4BQI4aJNr_oC0AcI74gFOIgIbAu940VJJlf6u_mkLfE1j4zm04dC6K9k3PticfdO_HHk/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624060589340526962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyfTLu3CzjUeX5tA7QpuUejGlpC71QCRSIRUGjQmTIrDhgTrGcgcjDYSfHT7-0DE_qqfKhcx4BQI4aJNr_oC0AcI74gFOIgIbAu940VJJlf6u_mkLfE1j4zm04dC6K9k3PticfdO_HHk/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+094.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Mary and Eugene (me and Charles) stayed very busy rehearsing and teaching the kids. In the next picture are some of my favorite church people, Flora Neff, and Frank and Lynn Fury. Charles Macgowan is in the background too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr5EKNn4WKg_OHA5qjuDLNTNWg6ORXzOFYiolII1aTfxIJbR5a3Vf9dUQrbXbvs9K4nnqfr0-y9N2c_KVb7fz1FuPDdhnccMmV48aP797NP21W_c41nGvjnopZ5rqWHcU4gvggbM19sM/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+115.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624058997694895138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr5EKNn4WKg_OHA5qjuDLNTNWg6ORXzOFYiolII1aTfxIJbR5a3Vf9dUQrbXbvs9K4nnqfr0-y9N2c_KVb7fz1FuPDdhnccMmV48aP797NP21W_c41nGvjnopZ5rqWHcU4gvggbM19sM/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+115.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEDSkyAese-GYTZ6XMPz_1ysPSw9N828jnEeprznpk_9q5KTT3EXrZnBFUDIgkHreS2DqWTCA4oGLYdfzwSavx3HUtmcZBS52Wrf7qVcC4zfhWtS_yZrDABeSgeQNo7-F2RdNnM2HsH4/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+100.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624059508096571170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEDSkyAese-GYTZ6XMPz_1ysPSw9N828jnEeprznpk_9q5KTT3EXrZnBFUDIgkHreS2DqWTCA4oGLYdfzwSavx3HUtmcZBS52Wrf7qVcC4zfhWtS_yZrDABeSgeQNo7-F2RdNnM2HsH4/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+100.JPG" /></a><br />There was a program for parents on the final day of VBS. I didn't get the best pictures since I was hiding in my Mary costume at the back of the church.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YlWanvuZXLkLbcek1EvwfCl2dmkPp42IFS9TeYzJRa8aGCUnyYlDnCP_1SyTGuA0ynQKv2heJibfnjgryKckWJc95REZ73zsoSxH_yBd8f-NQiVgCECs5KO4C0dzMRZ7Jkb1c2aX4iA/s1600/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+122.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624058368085675650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YlWanvuZXLkLbcek1EvwfCl2dmkPp42IFS9TeYzJRa8aGCUnyYlDnCP_1SyTGuA0ynQKv2heJibfnjgryKckWJc95REZ73zsoSxH_yBd8f-NQiVgCECs5KO4C0dzMRZ7Jkb1c2aX4iA/s320/Vacation+Bible+School+2011+122.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>It was a very rewarding week, and we had a great time with our church family!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-37380782833494415702011-06-07T15:40:00.000-07:002011-06-07T16:49:55.190-07:00The Schus hit the beach!For Memorial Day weekend, I convinced Jon that we needed to take a vacation with just the four of us to one of the gulf coast beaches. Other than a day trip to Biloxi, we had never been to a beach nearby. Last year, we didn't try to go because of the oil spill, and the previous year, it just seemed too difficult with our little ones. But this year we packed up and headed to Orange Beach, Alabama. Orange beach is very close to the Florida border, so it took about three hours to get there. It was an absolutely beautiful beach. The first day we just found public beach access, and settled in for the day, but the second day we found the State Park where there is miles of untouched beautiful sand and surf. It was such a relaxing time, and the kids have been asking to go to the beach every day since. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qD3XylDp4FfNsQeRJXGhCh4Wp_GuxE2CGgqImnxdVsVQjmkJETOf1ebrB2twp8ESHtRYvjS7itliTveZRgoiS2OzfcH8A_KItMZ2rsKTwGQbawGF89gp-N8Q18G-tG4oWxDNm8ZBjAc/s1600/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+034.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615621389566225602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qD3XylDp4FfNsQeRJXGhCh4Wp_GuxE2CGgqImnxdVsVQjmkJETOf1ebrB2twp8ESHtRYvjS7itliTveZRgoiS2OzfcH8A_KItMZ2rsKTwGQbawGF89gp-N8Q18G-tG4oWxDNm8ZBjAc/s320/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+034.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaroWC1gYMVzLj-ktLkQqrVBo6qLPmMOee_vslDaUlnDZTrLcVW1804UnvZbNW0E54papjYUL4VnU-RxoyDzF-fojETQhdEBnh5kD-htoXqIr0BiKtSGRPTvLWaCAmhoZwlewyEmNg3M/s1600/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+028.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615621839205965730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaroWC1gYMVzLj-ktLkQqrVBo6qLPmMOee_vslDaUlnDZTrLcVW1804UnvZbNW0E54papjYUL4VnU-RxoyDzF-fojETQhdEBnh5kD-htoXqIr0BiKtSGRPTvLWaCAmhoZwlewyEmNg3M/s320/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+028.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8R_nVeqw2ivdGdBL5SG9Ly48ipRUVwawy-49KNgKU3HY1p9IMF_aeujQ455Tvz6GiKqdRkb33x0jhWbSG3MzSYioBawWllgXXWWYvK5J-ujlndu5LEEK_uGb6HUm6YGCmFG_Xz1vvBY/s1600/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+047.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615620228166206242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8R_nVeqw2ivdGdBL5SG9Ly48ipRUVwawy-49KNgKU3HY1p9IMF_aeujQ455Tvz6GiKqdRkb33x0jhWbSG3MzSYioBawWllgXXWWYvK5J-ujlndu5LEEK_uGb6HUm6YGCmFG_Xz1vvBY/s320/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+047.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEljv9LiEsN1uyw1TeGqfw_a8weHaZs1nlL8c4Rje0fxNaWmlmthRr9agAcZxtoQ4b-Z0jdE9liXxfrz2VE3nRoNlJAF6zErcbVuHaWlaFvLuPUV3MlLkKOobU0zgUkbfKBY4yQ1mT3vI/s1600/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+045.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615620671152943474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEljv9LiEsN1uyw1TeGqfw_a8weHaZs1nlL8c4Rje0fxNaWmlmthRr9agAcZxtoQ4b-Z0jdE9liXxfrz2VE3nRoNlJAF6zErcbVuHaWlaFvLuPUV3MlLkKOobU0zgUkbfKBY4yQ1mT3vI/s320/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+045.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Brighton and Will played in the sand quite a bit. Brighton played in the water a little while we had to force Will out of the ocean for a break. Brighton had fun pouring water on herself as evidenced in the next series of photos I like to call "Brighton Rae: Beach Beauty and sandy bologna sandwich eater."</div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEaXF8XjBlb1TNDSCFz4pgUnsGiCv8kJXHik3P7YNSvmYEeayCXFK2ItRoo2Ns_SVEWcntGz_jnMU9lXE-fPaG4xJmG_E3o9OAA94MKYcTUXRUcCSYiq7GHkG3sX77s8jeyEXnq9BonY/s1600/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+073.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615618387674093314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEaXF8XjBlb1TNDSCFz4pgUnsGiCv8kJXHik3P7YNSvmYEeayCXFK2ItRoo2Ns_SVEWcntGz_jnMU9lXE-fPaG4xJmG_E3o9OAA94MKYcTUXRUcCSYiq7GHkG3sX77s8jeyEXnq9BonY/s320/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+073.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShUKZKsRKR-h5nHn_43RiWJj4CQ0ER1RiBT5CAqMB51d-OwobIuvGuwYtZadapo5Nr92TsJaho9GO1WU2UMpiuZntNOLq1PRJVWgL4olC8TH8Sme_ft7XLlRv9orRdsk4LGqrwPWifjI/s1600/Memorial+Day+at+the+Beach+075.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; 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So I decided to take this afternoon and blog our goings on from May. Will finished his soccer season at the beginning of the month. He seemed to improve from the first of the season, and I think he learned some things about teamwork and not being a sore loser, although we have to remind him of these lessons occasionally ;). Both Brighton and Will took swimming lessons this month, and they did very well. They are both swimming like little fish, but I still keep their life jackets on in the pool because I inherited my Dad's David Hasslehoff-water-safety gene. I had a wonderful Mother's Day where I was waited on by my husband and sung to by my kiddos. Jon bought me a watch and the kids bought me flowers and made cards. We also got outside as much as possible this month. Besides going to the pool, we took a few hikes through the swamp to encounter as much of Louisiana's wildlife as possible (at a safe distance, of course.)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0pb7TRO-Z5eFkGMG7a0DwyC_Soh4cCGDTxnSvnLZwIXgk-K5S9SYVmxnebE5sFDPhu0mLOgQAVeqZVHgqZoxzVfRZEhHDpdyvjUrWUQrH-0IwV4J4wjBTya4SQ7a4GY1f9JoIzqQm4Y/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+067.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615605293896922434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0pb7TRO-Z5eFkGMG7a0DwyC_Soh4cCGDTxnSvnLZwIXgk-K5S9SYVmxnebE5sFDPhu0mLOgQAVeqZVHgqZoxzVfRZEhHDpdyvjUrWUQrH-0IwV4J4wjBTya4SQ7a4GY1f9JoIzqQm4Y/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+067.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0_gQVSS0GGHaG23E_XvSm5ZFMyKyZ2HCsNEaq7gw6wIS_Cp2IADeWuInPXL8xfKX5qR7QMLKAI6G63zSVmTk35AcqZtCzbrDZGjl9jVZdVDjtdljbw1BGHvPhbbIRiJ2G51gfIYVmrs/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+055.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615605733636461154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0_gQVSS0GGHaG23E_XvSm5ZFMyKyZ2HCsNEaq7gw6wIS_Cp2IADeWuInPXL8xfKX5qR7QMLKAI6G63zSVmTk35AcqZtCzbrDZGjl9jVZdVDjtdljbw1BGHvPhbbIRiJ2G51gfIYVmrs/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+055.JPG" /></a><br />He may not have been the best player on the field, but at times, he was certainly the happiest!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8S93f6PwfPEobYW2gBaNKfgYr6oG74NN3rw1eVroTkj-G4RKK3c4Mil3pFeOfOBS0rwwVmA0Tg9Kz_UgskUcHExUJRa5RJbHPWiSu1PAdQ-KlOyJ66X4Ol-UOthZycv9jnzfs0RuxT8/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615604893591222354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8S93f6PwfPEobYW2gBaNKfgYr6oG74NN3rw1eVroTkj-G4RKK3c4Mil3pFeOfOBS0rwwVmA0Tg9Kz_UgskUcHExUJRa5RJbHPWiSu1PAdQ-KlOyJ66X4Ol-UOthZycv9jnzfs0RuxT8/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+085.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTqCDkvSetkzVh-3FPiZOMfbM7G-xdxOhKTwNwh49FnIktTIG_njojzG8C1O-sgvJNQ0TzsLHrLG8faMwhoNxmCYhsN-i68W886EX8jTWjCKzlDILiaB2rvAMlCz-3iGoXJvyoba9tEY/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+090.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615604484620406658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTqCDkvSetkzVh-3FPiZOMfbM7G-xdxOhKTwNwh49FnIktTIG_njojzG8C1O-sgvJNQ0TzsLHrLG8faMwhoNxmCYhsN-i68W886EX8jTWjCKzlDILiaB2rvAMlCz-3iGoXJvyoba9tEY/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+090.JPG" /></a><br />Will was so happy to get another medal!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTNEdFCebfEO0SUaF9laLxCiqXS6Fghm50ekyRqpSdYkb2wzniWwDdSArxR3FV52ubG-fazIQwwABW4IlBzJic5pN03rBBRhbOAgqw1hO4cHkl8edyN_mzCL-ytJaM2E8x_rYcZ7BH0s/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+093.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615603531150391314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTNEdFCebfEO0SUaF9laLxCiqXS6Fghm50ekyRqpSdYkb2wzniWwDdSArxR3FV52ubG-fazIQwwABW4IlBzJic5pN03rBBRhbOAgqw1hO4cHkl8edyN_mzCL-ytJaM2E8x_rYcZ7BH0s/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+093.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwrzSlztK52f7amvvWU0s6Iz3ZDgzTFi3BMwtsxXMAR412voVWM0ODk2quQWK_ywG29gJ2ON_CSft2AjQ9st7NYleA6JywXYYFj9n4VpF6NcL1Wakebfun3BzWNUkhoVv_WaJbkQDdKM/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+092.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615603930833904594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwrzSlztK52f7amvvWU0s6Iz3ZDgzTFi3BMwtsxXMAR412voVWM0ODk2quQWK_ywG29gJ2ON_CSft2AjQ9st7NYleA6JywXYYFj9n4VpF6NcL1Wakebfun3BzWNUkhoVv_WaJbkQDdKM/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+092.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>We are so proud of you, Will!!!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TPLfxfYgj5BCQKwpbgOGUC_CPWqvd3A6LQlM2Y94m_p148gBNfWaYK3360ssIgeJ_-00pm8KzfBHGyfAMQcrbqld4bk7a4S7k1KiB93eQcZEj_c3G2MXy72IYNuJ3n-sIG7otnDTh6I/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+143.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615603108719238850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TPLfxfYgj5BCQKwpbgOGUC_CPWqvd3A6LQlM2Y94m_p148gBNfWaYK3360ssIgeJ_-00pm8KzfBHGyfAMQcrbqld4bk7a4S7k1KiB93eQcZEj_c3G2MXy72IYNuJ3n-sIG7otnDTh6I/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+143.JPG" /></a><br />After soccer ended, the kids took swimming lessons together. Jon took this picture after their first lesson. You can imagine how tired the teacher must've been! They actually did very with the last few lessons. They are crazy about the water, so we go to the pool at least twice a week now.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MJR8MIbUiAfV1pJbkapVWiCV15iCjBKMqwv1rHlqWtk-HrBN22HLMeTLN1bV_dsXvmD2RvCJ8sTOAXeywMdUDSxKLHE0uT8nU-qf0SArtM24vJLLucAj6IkEdsjGBLTdSye6aP4TTkk/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+104.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615602811327245330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MJR8MIbUiAfV1pJbkapVWiCV15iCjBKMqwv1rHlqWtk-HrBN22HLMeTLN1bV_dsXvmD2RvCJ8sTOAXeywMdUDSxKLHE0uT8nU-qf0SArtM24vJLLucAj6IkEdsjGBLTdSye6aP4TTkk/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+104.JPG" /></a><br />This was our Mother's Day celebration at church. The kids sang "Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho" and "When the Saints Go Marching In." Brighton was old enough to participate this year, and both she and Will did a very good job singing. I was a proud Mommy!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjI-JlmJGV6SwDDfgzBA89kp6Df5r5SObLuivRwmPpJnxTj-GtHs0iQmaIO6EUJYza_RAvfZdl0Q7oYk61_c4zwyjM19LP-rZRNBcp_GPUzrClpprJdozAPz5nFcqG0t8UDM_KeRDgfxQ/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+042.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615600813532189298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjI-JlmJGV6SwDDfgzBA89kp6Df5r5SObLuivRwmPpJnxTj-GtHs0iQmaIO6EUJYza_RAvfZdl0Q7oYk61_c4zwyjM19LP-rZRNBcp_GPUzrClpprJdozAPz5nFcqG0t8UDM_KeRDgfxQ/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+042.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>One Saturday afternoon, we headed to one of our favorite spots...Fontainebleu State Park.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeUq9r1uvK7GezOQ6lfW3EMbwMopttcBXrj3RZx3_X1d4uTQRYI7QsaanQGVgQ_6RZbnqmnyIjgIf_0V3YsKBDe6r7G3-W0RRmcDvfdxzYT0uhPkfeFZ_aqjV9Tix_UkY8REaYMwmhRs/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615600571468160738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeUq9r1uvK7GezOQ6lfW3EMbwMopttcBXrj3RZx3_X1d4uTQRYI7QsaanQGVgQ_6RZbnqmnyIjgIf_0V3YsKBDe6r7G3-W0RRmcDvfdxzYT0uhPkfeFZ_aqjV9Tix_UkY8REaYMwmhRs/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+002.JPG" /></a><br />It takes a little while to get to the wetlands because we move at Brighton's pace.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGsey_YIxgElei57waMxkwr5j_FL-8NefOZoW3V2hxe3QerPXJ-8GowQv9nBrE4n6KcXL4jRFt22D9UNHg1IAp_P1SP775ZsC4ZmNU4nWwV_3ig7IRtejFT_INxOQJ2BqKvZTl7MPreM/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615600117984652066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGsey_YIxgElei57waMxkwr5j_FL-8NefOZoW3V2hxe3QerPXJ-8GowQv9nBrE4n6KcXL4jRFt22D9UNHg1IAp_P1SP775ZsC4ZmNU4nWwV_3ig7IRtejFT_INxOQJ2BqKvZTl7MPreM/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+026.JPG" /></a><br />Will spots something!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSFDQwMm7vBC0lTx07Dm7fFgY_w5cOa47KAPaK1q85_ObCoNiJ41lgoFtj6nZKloqG-1m2ERXLqxPob9JahNaBe4dt7sC9XH5G2Dxnvp-KQg2rGN9kmuDx63yeYU3tJVfzRfQ52UKHDg/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+017.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615599203045641842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSFDQwMm7vBC0lTx07Dm7fFgY_w5cOa47KAPaK1q85_ObCoNiJ41lgoFtj6nZKloqG-1m2ERXLqxPob9JahNaBe4dt7sC9XH5G2Dxnvp-KQg2rGN9kmuDx63yeYU3tJVfzRfQ52UKHDg/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+017.JPG" /></a><br />Look closely, and you can see a little alligator. It was probably about three feet long and while we were there it slowly swam closer and closer to us and then CHOMPED down on an unsuspecting blue crab. Very cool!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUPiQo54QXJsRif6GcNQ7EL3bnPw5bjK-ZLA39RKT3ji7GmtVKBLAOvZVERvYWAOpaMI3_w28WjJl777JmZKF7MP6hAeKVOMtP1SqjoWYU2Db_eiceaL2s5v4uCAyh_gQwRMphZc1_vU/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615598899242062034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUPiQo54QXJsRif6GcNQ7EL3bnPw5bjK-ZLA39RKT3ji7GmtVKBLAOvZVERvYWAOpaMI3_w28WjJl777JmZKF7MP6hAeKVOMtP1SqjoWYU2Db_eiceaL2s5v4uCAyh_gQwRMphZc1_vU/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+030.JPG" /></a><br />This is Will's reenactment of the alligator eating the crab. (He's also wearing his alligator shirt, which he chose in the hopes that it would lure a a gator to us.) <br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0Kj76dBOP31fNx_tMtOBqG8HZrYDRUxkYloDs_c3n0kWWUUJHEErI0wZHcLmKJuGp4t_mL4E6z6ORUNBuYmyBsSqF4VXQXQjGZ9BLcWmFIZTNVUPZqWrjiB-u18Gmw67HKfUeujBJXZm/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+036.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615598173866650034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0Kj76dBOP31fNx_tMtOBqG8HZrYDRUxkYloDs_c3n0kWWUUJHEErI0wZHcLmKJuGp4t_mL4E6z6ORUNBuYmyBsSqF4VXQXQjGZ9BLcWmFIZTNVUPZqWrjiB-u18Gmw67HKfUeujBJXZm/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+036.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsBR1b2ztlt7EBpy4K_DPlT8vIbXKfXuQBrYGE8ZtdBXQ9X1Crp25n6f-Q_Pwcx2X3cEWhqghmG-x_sr6KjVfjYhjScNMaLasA2tiNZFpkRK4tWdCGc7JKyuGBo2ts0RVlbqflfiP76j7/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+022.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615598454700809042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsBR1b2ztlt7EBpy4K_DPlT8vIbXKfXuQBrYGE8ZtdBXQ9X1Crp25n6f-Q_Pwcx2X3cEWhqghmG-x_sr6KjVfjYhjScNMaLasA2tiNZFpkRK4tWdCGc7JKyuGBo2ts0RVlbqflfiP76j7/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+022.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYuz7qaiPSPeCGi10RX_LpkClJzujEEM4Sf7kqNGU43RFfLeqSRrJ3r-TPX7mSq2zj3APrCg6PgZiTgXOblyLkOie64EnGqVhpfgZI3vtnPM7fRVE76PJ1Ao7pkEUIqxeBAh-bBMQf1kT/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+114.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615596427456804674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYuz7qaiPSPeCGi10RX_LpkClJzujEEM4Sf7kqNGU43RFfLeqSRrJ3r-TPX7mSq2zj3APrCg6PgZiTgXOblyLkOie64EnGqVhpfgZI3vtnPM7fRVE76PJ1Ao7pkEUIqxeBAh-bBMQf1kT/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+114.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>On a different Sunday afternoon, we went to a swamp we had never been to before. This one had hiking paths that were much more narrow. We had heard that to hike the entire trail would be about five miles, so we decided to break out the double jogging stroller that we haven't used in quite a while. At one point, as Jon was trying to maneuver over a fallen tree, he fell and took the stoller with him. Other than some scratches on Jon, no one was hurt, but we were left carrying two shaken up little ones AND pushing an empty stroller for the rest of the hike! We still managed to get a few good pictures.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRncBZzT9P5M1YM4oEApTIqXQqFscS4XaSIpWyLU1ieDb2xhcS5n0ssRKjLAP_fb3UWpU_yYamHUUlhwS-SZ45D3PFg7auqpxFeqxrTgpCw0iqv7gSsBJSRUqVv1HeNaOEndOxpT9Mfk4/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+132.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615595287268069970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRncBZzT9P5M1YM4oEApTIqXQqFscS4XaSIpWyLU1ieDb2xhcS5n0ssRKjLAP_fb3UWpU_yYamHUUlhwS-SZ45D3PFg7auqpxFeqxrTgpCw0iqv7gSsBJSRUqVv1HeNaOEndOxpT9Mfk4/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+132.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>Cute baby gator--this one was not much bigger than a hatchling.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIsx0JVQjrFQ-zxskZDBmADFUWkk2VfcL1dy8M1xJOi0aXceOZqgX9i7dBTMe3ssuwHGiOHr8lEaiFEC9qdcFE7D7SPZz2LlKwgEn9udv2oa1RY-ghsn0aC0QxjmvGVQKZOZrv1XQ7pwe/s1600/Swamp+pics+2011+142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615594574126315090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIsx0JVQjrFQ-zxskZDBmADFUWkk2VfcL1dy8M1xJOi0aXceOZqgX9i7dBTMe3ssuwHGiOHr8lEaiFEC9qdcFE7D7SPZz2LlKwgEn9udv2oa1RY-ghsn0aC0QxjmvGVQKZOZrv1XQ7pwe/s320/Swamp+pics+2011+142.JPG" /></a><br />There's always something interesting to be seen in the swamp!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-78045883250513096092011-05-05T09:21:00.000-07:002011-05-05T13:02:11.847-07:00Been to Louisiana lately?Jon's parents came for a visit over the Easter holiday, and we used this visit to do some sight-seeing around our neck of the woods. Jon was armed with his new camera and so after weeding through about 600 photos, I posted the ones I thought best showed off our area. We love having visits from our family. Both sets of grandparents make it a point to visit a few times a year. We would LOVE to host people more often, so I am using this blog post to officially invite anyone who has ever wanted to visit New Orleans to start planning your trip! If you have never wanted to visit this area of the country--you have no idea what you're missing! We live on the Northshore of Lake Ponchartrain, which is about an hour outside of the city of New Orleans. Our area is worth the trip even if you never make it to the French Quarter (but I would suggest you make it to the French Quarter). The Northshore offers beautifully, quaint small-town sights, and fantastic eating. It is extremely family friendly, and the natural beauty is like nothing you will see in any other part of the country. In the Spring and Fall, the weather is fabulous, and there are free festivals with art, music, and food almost every weekend. It would take days to explore all that the Northshore has to offer, but at some point, you would have to make it to the city. New Orleans is the most unique city in the country. Jon and I often tell people that visiting is like visiting Europe without ever leaving the US. And don't believe the hype--you can bring your children to the city of New Orleans! It's not all about naked women and drunks. If you visited during one of Tech's trips to the Sugar Bowl, you missed out on what this city is really all about. So I'm declaring an open invitation to come to Southeast Louisiana, see the sights, enjoy the food and music, and experience a place like no other!!!<br /><br />Just don't visit in the summer unless you really enjoy the most intense heat and humidity you've ever felt. Take a gander at Grandma and Grandad's exciting time:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-OfibDl7CDkS2tdvfGo77mvYbP0pomgH-WCWSMpQQxcKq3mhpjwGsDOlQpkORKbYTGDFD6WU857rrdZdp-6Pl3Z9NYwQBmnuOBsycCy9grJz6MPYBVsI6lCnkfZxS2g81xy3yfgIIFiG/s1600/114.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603315989783234114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-OfibDl7CDkS2tdvfGo77mvYbP0pomgH-WCWSMpQQxcKq3mhpjwGsDOlQpkORKbYTGDFD6WU857rrdZdp-6Pl3Z9NYwQBmnuOBsycCy9grJz6MPYBVsI6lCnkfZxS2g81xy3yfgIIFiG/s320/114.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNULjPXUafQfAbHKLmYJn9srlpplTIPl_mO4q9f7YCq7LskIFFwI415FZIMaseZ5R2tI1AJ_qgxrKu_v5rSPs9qsBJ9iy7CSzh9uBzBJAxgLCy1UVGa1tUiJL6T3aLoQjHInQ5ZnRzUPwh/s1600/121.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603315330480362818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNULjPXUafQfAbHKLmYJn9srlpplTIPl_mO4q9f7YCq7LskIFFwI415FZIMaseZ5R2tI1AJ_qgxrKu_v5rSPs9qsBJ9iy7CSzh9uBzBJAxgLCy1UVGa1tUiJL6T3aLoQjHInQ5ZnRzUPwh/s320/121.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>After a fabulous breakfast at Louie and the Redhead Lady Too (the Mandeville Location can be seen on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives), we set out for a walk around Covington. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaV6yQZM1edtjNcauuXVELhqjBeNfe1HX0x_MkTb9agIu7pxC3sE4X8-isZe16aE8tCF0Q20cCEACvABtaiAWqcUAy7COjLbFcAScEHPKi2f_u9KPwJwkyD2G0seGorYrifoB8NmsqULRs/s1600/119.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603315620044886706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaV6yQZM1edtjNcauuXVELhqjBeNfe1HX0x_MkTb9agIu7pxC3sE4X8-isZe16aE8tCF0Q20cCEACvABtaiAWqcUAy7COjLbFcAScEHPKi2f_u9KPwJwkyD2G0seGorYrifoB8NmsqULRs/s320/119.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeXTaYxbyrLgTn4l-ezz7D-HgJ-1CkZnjAv6C23h7XJKL6GG85QL-tuypXkmoF7XsZXp4uiCutJk90rRGjD6r8QjvzsPwU0mnLcGxqkS7F6iq1nVjqLm2jaVcuSVWXi5-5eRMJbXFCJAx/s1600/122.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603314404404266354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeXTaYxbyrLgTn4l-ezz7D-HgJ-1CkZnjAv6C23h7XJKL6GG85QL-tuypXkmoF7XsZXp4uiCutJk90rRGjD6r8QjvzsPwU0mnLcGxqkS7F6iq1nVjqLm2jaVcuSVWXi5-5eRMJbXFCJAx/s320/122.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYK_mrSWxxepfGRlqNI-OHjAKSdlXFzF_pNTGcWgb2FPbrhF7-6eYjnKnL4WT31cuiJyAFz96sqHmhpYFvE___anGZTDePgl7ojmif0CwE3Ksul6SgQd3U-bcrWrTUfGZ3d7rJj1mFNxC/s1600/134.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603313983362975234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYK_mrSWxxepfGRlqNI-OHjAKSdlXFzF_pNTGcWgb2FPbrhF7-6eYjnKnL4WT31cuiJyAFz96sqHmhpYFvE___anGZTDePgl7ojmif0CwE3Ksul6SgQd3U-bcrWrTUfGZ3d7rJj1mFNxC/s320/134.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDFwMMiZRU1KD36id6NP6XyzPJw4qHe_LfgkdtolmUMP-_Dx6vpNflzeIvQUeTRC5XeAUWUqBOGzVXwhzxGHfHjnNp7mXinN2ooVpL_FgjhpWNr3eY36OuDKtPAouneGhseRkTldmdN_b/s1600/136.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603313165972513810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDFwMMiZRU1KD36id6NP6XyzPJw4qHe_LfgkdtolmUMP-_Dx6vpNflzeIvQUeTRC5XeAUWUqBOGzVXwhzxGHfHjnNp7mXinN2ooVpL_FgjhpWNr3eY36OuDKtPAouneGhseRkTldmdN_b/s320/136.JPG" /></a><br />We stopped for a few pictures at the Columbia Street Landing where the city holds free concerts by the river once a month.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpjpxlrmiOWwGxDDMCsC5T_XjwuKZemtwxEwYpPjZCJJ1mUKiCCcv1zmxnDvSBFWHbJpgA9livJeR2gZw1E_9cVv6_7wocaIS_Ja9hNsEaBf_xKv1PmIZfYH0KOwVjPJZejBJhJELD1RF/s1600/142.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603312144111173586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpjpxlrmiOWwGxDDMCsC5T_XjwuKZemtwxEwYpPjZCJJ1mUKiCCcv1zmxnDvSBFWHbJpgA9livJeR2gZw1E_9cVv6_7wocaIS_Ja9hNsEaBf_xKv1PmIZfYH0KOwVjPJZejBJhJELD1RF/s320/142.JPG" /></a><br />Grandma and Grandad posed for this unknowingly with some of Covington's "colorful" graffiti. Bad Jon.<br />Then, we headed to Lee Lane for some shopping.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0X6l-9Rgqfo_pI2dGewOtJkbHMxvArtZCCj4JE9zV57DG-3zMpAr4f32ss3_nejQS7HJ9ck-xH3VijedqvaevOXLOa2pnkRlJQ7kG_W8j_5ja_GBZnGMILnHbaAsGQ9qhH6CDh2Ejb1J/s1600/164.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603311784120250850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0X6l-9Rgqfo_pI2dGewOtJkbHMxvArtZCCj4JE9zV57DG-3zMpAr4f32ss3_nejQS7HJ9ck-xH3VijedqvaevOXLOa2pnkRlJQ7kG_W8j_5ja_GBZnGMILnHbaAsGQ9qhH6CDh2Ejb1J/s320/164.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>and some posing with Grandad...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7ki_qpZR7YShBI3fXsEP1n3BR21tpXkzQCSqYAZYotAmW9s_CG2aMc08mE6wSh9_yyPNncQ_yTui1P1JFmulMMz43mxxj9_QdBafNaLq22UR6R7Xsob8IRhPNy9z3RSGFmMd0BraxsSO/s1600/172.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603310740493291186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7ki_qpZR7YShBI3fXsEP1n3BR21tpXkzQCSqYAZYotAmW9s_CG2aMc08mE6wSh9_yyPNncQ_yTui1P1JFmulMMz43mxxj9_QdBafNaLq22UR6R7Xsob8IRhPNy9z3RSGFmMd0BraxsSO/s320/172.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jA_9vLXXP9edRMBcrEoqoBKUarJcxseC0KMZBgHWWF9uEbgqEfTMLZc55KcZaMsgW7o8_zRx2MLryslchuUKjoZSJBk_JHzt0KEZ-sjS75Kvz3B-TwLmcTRB1ZK2C1tndfZNBbQ-GxY3/s1600/167.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603308457041225106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jA_9vLXXP9edRMBcrEoqoBKUarJcxseC0KMZBgHWWF9uEbgqEfTMLZc55KcZaMsgW7o8_zRx2MLryslchuUKjoZSJBk_JHzt0KEZ-sjS75Kvz3B-TwLmcTRB1ZK2C1tndfZNBbQ-GxY3/s320/167.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>For dinner, we went to an outdoor restaurant in Mandeville to enjoy crawfish and bbq before taking a sunset stroll along the lakefront.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7zizP8wmWrRHXYAPGgc4yEz5PRC7IT9eiU1vKzzyIn4YAJjPFlYI5AYu9gXRnao1jnhxUJtv6Ht_2Dd-b-EZc_2zDrwYFrCwn2l4sb7rVrS3R8g_om3JIwD9b2TQqoiqV4dPci6qEGMI/s1600/186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603307269251303474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7zizP8wmWrRHXYAPGgc4yEz5PRC7IT9eiU1vKzzyIn4YAJjPFlYI5AYu9gXRnao1jnhxUJtv6Ht_2Dd-b-EZc_2zDrwYFrCwn2l4sb7rVrS3R8g_om3JIwD9b2TQqoiqV4dPci6qEGMI/s320/186.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J_vZttMDFVmO1KzcXmuWDBX7EXxBrC93l2HUYAd6cynaVrgK_SAkOi8H1XuIirTxRnKzgg-0iF-hZ6hb_qL2I-HmDhfJ4xgP-R0YaSX5IY_iUjX4inM3NUs_-BEPaavFEqIKKLJlY_94/s1600/188.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603306990243939826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5J_vZttMDFVmO1KzcXmuWDBX7EXxBrC93l2HUYAd6cynaVrgK_SAkOi8H1XuIirTxRnKzgg-0iF-hZ6hb_qL2I-HmDhfJ4xgP-R0YaSX5IY_iUjX4inM3NUs_-BEPaavFEqIKKLJlY_94/s320/188.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgd9ETwhca_2SEL58TzJZ6nmexyBGuX98UmPZjqhIeGTU308C8RjMPHZuwWoG-skfkDTt_sWe2ftFm0YpqfthYo8nUWc-s3liRblS73YmUxmwKl6ISKC2MeEtFxQT_dxwF0qa39_iqTvI/s1600/200.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603306569520878402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgd9ETwhca_2SEL58TzJZ6nmexyBGuX98UmPZjqhIeGTU308C8RjMPHZuwWoG-skfkDTt_sWe2ftFm0YpqfthYo8nUWc-s3liRblS73YmUxmwKl6ISKC2MeEtFxQT_dxwF0qa39_iqTvI/s320/200.JPG" /></a><br />The sunset over Lake Ponchartrain. The causeway is in the distance.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoum9efHS1pv04XcNsjdXL9sEmB_gYa6vQI1zsT9oRNFMUIZPtepLPVrG1vQ8fEbZuQmCWvcXLXZw4fHKuO57E6Hv2MXD4eOFjbG2zxKOUOYnwEOeoVGgrAdiehHUn5Ub4t5AM3jUwH8Ht/s1600/205.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603306103290415426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoum9efHS1pv04XcNsjdXL9sEmB_gYa6vQI1zsT9oRNFMUIZPtepLPVrG1vQ8fEbZuQmCWvcXLXZw4fHKuO57E6Hv2MXD4eOFjbG2zxKOUOYnwEOeoVGgrAdiehHUn5Ub4t5AM3jUwH8Ht/s320/205.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqyoxTUTW0IlD8pPBt4WKccsWKjo7BaG_ViAqQFFTMbEsluno2-6c0_iqbIAOCUGNX1duKJZ2OZUK_Y6DErEaA-sTsQ_5ZdEMtnu4PWR26L75PDxu2LKQ22OUL7hpmP8efOP6DcpO2dDw/s1600/206.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603305827935434402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqyoxTUTW0IlD8pPBt4WKccsWKjo7BaG_ViAqQFFTMbEsluno2-6c0_iqbIAOCUGNX1duKJZ2OZUK_Y6DErEaA-sTsQ_5ZdEMtnu4PWR26L75PDxu2LKQ22OUL7hpmP8efOP6DcpO2dDw/s320/206.JPG" /></a><br />Sunset kisses ;)<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeT3LlIxkgewCmeS6VIHOL_QlXGWqwQes4efIruAegxNwW0kB-UMN_-x6sv9UmvBkyOXB8i5GOUlz2rx_AQuoKxLtEnnhBlN71puAP6UbEq8s3BDFvnTSBsNYUd1oofSmzwMwkNGwEYAiF/s1600/212.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603305292786187874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeT3LlIxkgewCmeS6VIHOL_QlXGWqwQes4efIruAegxNwW0kB-UMN_-x6sv9UmvBkyOXB8i5GOUlz2rx_AQuoKxLtEnnhBlN71puAP6UbEq8s3BDFvnTSBsNYUd1oofSmzwMwkNGwEYAiF/s320/212.JPG" /></a><br />A rare shot of Jon since he always has the camera.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Saturday, we headed to the Covington Farmer's Market and then did a little shopping before enjoying a nice dinner at home.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Can anyone tell me why there is a statue of Ronald Regan at the Covington Trailhead?</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhlvY225JoVRgi4GGp5dkdQYJYbLKqO0qnsfTYyk2uePI0Egembt_N_dtF-DCU-UWff1kNDQappUwQW2X5hnv0JCvQ0WxJsVG5amDV-YMa7dlrrQJJ95ECgIpmS29sVhBWFn10F_aTv2Z/s1600/243.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603303291054275714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhlvY225JoVRgi4GGp5dkdQYJYbLKqO0qnsfTYyk2uePI0Egembt_N_dtF-DCU-UWff1kNDQappUwQW2X5hnv0JCvQ0WxJsVG5amDV-YMa7dlrrQJJ95ECgIpmS29sVhBWFn10F_aTv2Z/s320/243.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1Gf06JTxlFRN9pc_useOtlNbsQpu6E-8yi3Pfc7PSCeHHRvpdhv6jRrvwOCrC2-fG1it4WCqvb21vD2wTjxSh-FIWS0llvtIYW4ZYTGEZS8J68d4Q7Wwr9QPT-0SPZgqjhRYsAEq0WSR/s1600/241.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603303766013221346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1Gf06JTxlFRN9pc_useOtlNbsQpu6E-8yi3Pfc7PSCeHHRvpdhv6jRrvwOCrC2-fG1it4WCqvb21vD2wTjxSh-FIWS0llvtIYW4ZYTGEZS8J68d4Q7Wwr9QPT-0SPZgqjhRYsAEq0WSR/s320/241.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ2kKKB0OF9fASv-ogZJFhYkg4swwhAxmQTu6HBM7fcGu73bXXNiYvMATin4ISjDaFvRD5r7P7DTAjFJDUts9mIdL3Jqyg6aQLQ-PYcNMamazIzPIjkvs7n5k5OutocoSL6DiNKTLW0YL/s1600/248.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603302859664449794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ2kKKB0OF9fASv-ogZJFhYkg4swwhAxmQTu6HBM7fcGu73bXXNiYvMATin4ISjDaFvRD5r7P7DTAjFJDUts9mIdL3Jqyg6aQLQ-PYcNMamazIzPIjkvs7n5k5OutocoSL6DiNKTLW0YL/s320/248.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuu9q0px0Y7VoPB2GzTNvMo_bdveAOsyiBFTQu1dXeQxuOXyHIVGFf9cyfbuViQA0_jMxMP3e7fJ172MIfhmD0x7-iaxQKxeT5_7JMve1BboGRHlMI-gNFbgt1X8DI7EV38b4L9isRVmT/s1600/255.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603302019263973570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuu9q0px0Y7VoPB2GzTNvMo_bdveAOsyiBFTQu1dXeQxuOXyHIVGFf9cyfbuViQA0_jMxMP3e7fJ172MIfhmD0x7-iaxQKxeT5_7JMve1BboGRHlMI-gNFbgt1X8DI7EV38b4L9isRVmT/s320/255.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Apparently, working the farmer's market is hard work and sometimes requires a farmer nap. It is also an occasion to dress up...you never know where the paparazzi will be, right Brighton or should I say Suri Cruise?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4GuJpyZE0CE9IwMBzFbPoEFkLShtMwEkUCnyuKumF3zCtijYggQjoxbHm10gZJBNxmi0hMkO6ZAQezPrUchJBWtOtI-w00oal_aWqXzcaF9HKAvv0U41c4tNcHJ_GAOoD4U92S1EAFd6/s1600/247.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603301632280980066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4GuJpyZE0CE9IwMBzFbPoEFkLShtMwEkUCnyuKumF3zCtijYggQjoxbHm10gZJBNxmi0hMkO6ZAQezPrUchJBWtOtI-w00oal_aWqXzcaF9HKAvv0U41c4tNcHJ_GAOoD4U92S1EAFd6/s320/247.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyOjB2ygz0XkrcPNdAI6a4b5pVDygJkF0yhrVhgdGMoq6CClO7X5SaIRNcEdr3UG_P6oBGlBrzVnL5iCgr14yAzgdc-mVSU8KCi7ULdWBB6agYrXW39UPJYlq2B4icYVrGE5h97z0N2YL/s1600/240.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603301226338637586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyOjB2ygz0XkrcPNdAI6a4b5pVDygJkF0yhrVhgdGMoq6CClO7X5SaIRNcEdr3UG_P6oBGlBrzVnL5iCgr14yAzgdc-mVSU8KCi7ULdWBB6agYrXW39UPJYlq2B4icYVrGE5h97z0N2YL/s320/240.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Sunday was Easter Sunday.We attempted a photo shoot after church. This is the best we could do:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISfIFuuKjeH3ansWA7VH-Aiq0PLx0NU6ifeorcAQPb-GiGHrkLnEbk-yBCdrLCit_CxQ5lfG4Ehv6KelW3U4GFNNOBKI2uY4EKV2ZFfuhrVNh1E4k52LwuytwY7wEhS5VsVcvuKLFZXLm/s1600/298.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603298048382916370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISfIFuuKjeH3ansWA7VH-Aiq0PLx0NU6ifeorcAQPb-GiGHrkLnEbk-yBCdrLCit_CxQ5lfG4Ehv6KelW3U4GFNNOBKI2uY4EKV2ZFfuhrVNh1E4k52LwuytwY7wEhS5VsVcvuKLFZXLm/s320/298.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3aCSvNGOeUzcyDUj9DAd9V8fIaobfTXnLjZXv9T7C11IgdpLyiQR8Lrn7GC8W5Kq25GLLoegjFNvSweaTZA-1k43gp5JqsoK_PAp6V6l2F1R1s5jwPHVJbWzRg0tRt4TwbSwCAMhOjL_/s1600/293.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603298441914658690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3aCSvNGOeUzcyDUj9DAd9V8fIaobfTXnLjZXv9T7C11IgdpLyiQR8Lrn7GC8W5Kq25GLLoegjFNvSweaTZA-1k43gp5JqsoK_PAp6V6l2F1R1s5jwPHVJbWzRg0tRt4TwbSwCAMhOjL_/s320/293.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj120EgcNZqT7xiN1AJ_jfSfPPqfkrTGcbidi6FwOAG6DzuVSRP-guOxgnowGQxLJccc6pPFgIl5wxeJ0WDTOI2096slDyPxLeXZgR-4FTnYuofvomHXTyEdfrG8gMzAhsZ3jWxr4DhEjbs/s1600/301.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; 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She was given bandaids and kisses, but she insisted that she could no longer walk. 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Will had a blast, but Brighton decided she did not want to be wet (perhaps the trauma of having booboos was too much for her). 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I scrounged around and found three candles--I figured 30 might be a fire hazard.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB39EuKvMk-NkgLPAfgaKSaP1goB5tOUBPzZG6SIQERrSbrtKPoJZn2TqNzayPl_o7VKbqM7tRst9uQq1Bhe2erpIwcFHXomrk2YMg9Uc9QQ7Gcr1HzurqW2D968Jblc7g3TzfDX05xX6o/s1600/525.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603285843917089106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB39EuKvMk-NkgLPAfgaKSaP1goB5tOUBPzZG6SIQERrSbrtKPoJZn2TqNzayPl_o7VKbqM7tRst9uQq1Bhe2erpIwcFHXomrk2YMg9Uc9QQ7Gcr1HzurqW2D968Jblc7g3TzfDX05xX6o/s320/525.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy65O7AIYTVjnQnL8TKPvw1szqoxXD6tMOc2yPOugYVcn-49RhaqqvR89TO37IrYqWiZ212mewXTkzqWwdlcDr7GNtwxa1PDGjjW-Uosvhf_n_-UM8qvQs3eZGaNa4rllD8TFyhxCmXjs9/s1600/531.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603285015702553490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy65O7AIYTVjnQnL8TKPvw1szqoxXD6tMOc2yPOugYVcn-49RhaqqvR89TO37IrYqWiZ212mewXTkzqWwdlcDr7GNtwxa1PDGjjW-Uosvhf_n_-UM8qvQs3eZGaNa4rllD8TFyhxCmXjs9/s320/531.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>On Monday, we spent the afternoon in the quarter. We ate lunch at one of our favorite spots, Oceana grill, where we all (including the kids) pigged out on alligator sausage and eggplant sticks. Of course we had chargrilled oysters and various other Louisiana specialties. After all of that eating, we needed to walk off that super-full feeling. We ended the afternoon with a trip to the airport where we dropped off Grandma and Grandad. It was a great visit! 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HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595881041937382946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAfYcNM0J8xbZZzUEs69APkR3ajiprVmzF_bEEtn1fJvXcykmkgqicYNPyD54vZaBu7XVtwlD0pVMayI-Cce_oJgM4xyd5BO07-XbtIXgQ0tqRcBGZADmilNu1pYwdhMup8h0mWHQnapN/s320/310.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgcAX0mK2AwW2WaOA4dg24fpC11Nd9dy33pV3dRMIR_fc0pchCkAZ_6iqvFYFwIm9IfbJ6IIbjPeh4QJj-84-AeCvot23NYdSjGv8j9T2QBeMzvTPFg1fXGmS6l6SpioLO8ic_WorZkk_/s1600/330.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595881278398108418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgcAX0mK2AwW2WaOA4dg24fpC11Nd9dy33pV3dRMIR_fc0pchCkAZ_6iqvFYFwIm9IfbJ6IIbjPeh4QJj-84-AeCvot23NYdSjGv8j9T2QBeMzvTPFg1fXGmS6l6SpioLO8ic_WorZkk_/s320/330.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>We've had some major changes around here lately. The weather has changed from warm to hot, so for that reason, I decided to change the blog background to the summertime theme. Our pool opens tomorrow, and we are already dealing with the heat and humidity. April is really the last month before summer where it is still somewhat pleasent outside, so Louisiana packs all of its festivals in one month. We have already been to a couple, but we are headed to quite a few more festivals and outdoor concerts this weekend. Our kiddos are changing so much! They are growing so big. Brighton is now potty trained and sleeping in a big girl bed. Will is playing soccer and riding his bike like a big boy, and I can't believe my little babies aren't babies anymore! We've had some changes around the house with some new items thanks to a nice tax refund. We bought the kids some new bikes, Brighton a new bed, Will some new goldfish, and Jon got a new camera. We are not the only ones celebrating new "things." Our church has finally found a new pastor. We have not had a head pastor since we started attending Faith Presbyterian, so we are very excited that God has brought us a new man for the job. We are thanking God for all of these changes and blessings even if it means are little ones are not so little anymore. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjfN9d8PRGDE01ox3RROD3lLFoYwdD-skfu8MV3XWkyAgMy17JxFYaCmdzSjMj9uwn1yq4aj0sn71zFYe15Xm2xlGuH2SjkJjzL45SQtkVsq82HSc1eRPtkT4Qdl7CGfsfPGeOfgse9cu/s1600/323.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595873923416605714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjfN9d8PRGDE01ox3RROD3lLFoYwdD-skfu8MV3XWkyAgMy17JxFYaCmdzSjMj9uwn1yq4aj0sn71zFYe15Xm2xlGuH2SjkJjzL45SQtkVsq82HSc1eRPtkT4Qdl7CGfsfPGeOfgse9cu/s320/323.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRffFxLOSf9ilVMXwOy_qDZttushVrjqv8kmWMe8Qji00EnuJaUhQgtO6Y7JVMdYYyEXdzejLP1Q598OQdKJS-5XWalrG-_J5JS_BgkclHTmaXtQ_ys7C3ay-Nl-VrUMoymRnUULMW-K2/s1600/324.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595873655507662978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRffFxLOSf9ilVMXwOy_qDZttushVrjqv8kmWMe8Qji00EnuJaUhQgtO6Y7JVMdYYyEXdzejLP1Q598OQdKJS-5XWalrG-_J5JS_BgkclHTmaXtQ_ys7C3ay-Nl-VrUMoymRnUULMW-K2/s320/324.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6hwE5_TpZCQrHiRYOA_Bvrl2iZ8yentHeXxoXlhPlXsYZoN9OHiLrdgE3qk_WF6i5jj4xd1yqOJUTf0xMsACG9M4YbMqWWqjEUhkgsiqhsiAAbfORkpaU9lpgvz-uflk7LOrBSVNQ9U_/s1600/328.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595873374146953954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6hwE5_TpZCQrHiRYOA_Bvrl2iZ8yentHeXxoXlhPlXsYZoN9OHiLrdgE3qk_WF6i5jj4xd1yqOJUTf0xMsACG9M4YbMqWWqjEUhkgsiqhsiAAbfORkpaU9lpgvz-uflk7LOrBSVNQ9U_/s320/328.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div>Brighton Rae</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dWjW_AXvOB0NK5bJx6HICJj__fUp5keQDcadPtI5CW34Pl2TAWZcO4G8u-gwmHaq6DX5yoLaTxIi8eG9Lv56T_dDL7KdnWR8_x4HUJc00ZAxMbjDSsi-DQ25qBZ09rSyHjvmWN2JoJ9X/s1600/311.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595872193996733138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dWjW_AXvOB0NK5bJx6HICJj__fUp5keQDcadPtI5CW34Pl2TAWZcO4G8u-gwmHaq6DX5yoLaTxIi8eG9Lv56T_dDL7KdnWR8_x4HUJc00ZAxMbjDSsi-DQ25qBZ09rSyHjvmWN2JoJ9X/s320/311.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSxlw0P2aBpw3xu4_2u8aYOSLHKSRmjwIwhFPTTOQHAY_C_n6x1TJkKKNih2QGLFR9ErOJWhm7jHSz-hcZcB-51rMRJqO9_Mqi39-89WCS8blfM8zKXavNkSsUo7N7X_bNZoCn4lajHoq/s1600/312.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595871779524543218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSxlw0P2aBpw3xu4_2u8aYOSLHKSRmjwIwhFPTTOQHAY_C_n6x1TJkKKNih2QGLFR9ErOJWhm7jHSz-hcZcB-51rMRJqO9_Mqi39-89WCS8blfM8zKXavNkSsUo7N7X_bNZoCn4lajHoq/s320/312.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1RHjIGjw1fAbqTAErF2AKizYJdon_cknNl8avEaUgatMw6ladRzE7vRlMkB-meML7R5bROQ0EokjUtzn2qyS1SFboQImqSOiC8hDw-hpdU0JLljdTpt5UYpgWYXkt8RcmHGRfrUnsCyy/s1600/313.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595871470770978130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1RHjIGjw1fAbqTAErF2AKizYJdon_cknNl8avEaUgatMw6ladRzE7vRlMkB-meML7R5bROQ0EokjUtzn2qyS1SFboQImqSOiC8hDw-hpdU0JLljdTpt5UYpgWYXkt8RcmHGRfrUnsCyy/s320/313.JPG" /></a> William Craig</div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>A new camera for Jon...</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM5_-ZaY2cka-lFqVNJ_g8b19icTchWOvWl51gN6Hv682mIgbGCBTPqWkiPQkWMNzlrqRW2LqEp2_WqItqNT88Me1Cz1vSTUrHwyrSjPLZ837GyNpFKldfXCc8CLGrP4lIjAjIT296Z1p/s1600/345.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595869521258449490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPM5_-ZaY2cka-lFqVNJ_g8b19icTchWOvWl51gN6Hv682mIgbGCBTPqWkiPQkWMNzlrqRW2LqEp2_WqItqNT88Me1Cz1vSTUrHwyrSjPLZ837GyNpFKldfXCc8CLGrP4lIjAjIT296Z1p/s320/345.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG7NXGkJ989uE5uFlvd0a4ZBmCAbwfTKM-ZE5Lke9IjXntUf3eq1S09p9WlsP4QhdF2Gku9UzWHVDX11nJowWHIq2COF59n4cNssnV0CR7TC-OwEp3TJr0jHsVmuIevxtOXuxEDUWuC8g/s1600/356.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595870109562548114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivG7NXGkJ989uE5uFlvd0a4ZBmCAbwfTKM-ZE5Lke9IjXntUf3eq1S09p9WlsP4QhdF2Gku9UzWHVDX11nJowWHIq2COF59n4cNssnV0CR7TC-OwEp3TJr0jHsVmuIevxtOXuxEDUWuC8g/s320/356.JPG" /></a> Jon seems to have an eye for photography, and he's always wanted a really nice camera. We were finally able to get him one thanks to generous donations from family for his 30th birthday that is coming up at the end of this month. I'm not sure how to upload them in high resolution, so some of the quality is taken away by blogger :(</div><br /><div><br /><div>New Bikes... <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH1UFpDmj8AINxa-YX4_D9CbbZJZiJSxpVoxxEO_J9kXBp69V1cZeowTlxaZiJFiX4yVBAAgpBpHccSugfdbieColM4ouGzN91yXeo29K6aA654-FYRdeSroAiwZoXjctJUGaeuUV8yYH/s1600/331.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595868377517177090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH1UFpDmj8AINxa-YX4_D9CbbZJZiJSxpVoxxEO_J9kXBp69V1cZeowTlxaZiJFiX4yVBAAgpBpHccSugfdbieColM4ouGzN91yXeo29K6aA654-FYRdeSroAiwZoXjctJUGaeuUV8yYH/s320/331.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnK7QToFpEkCBcmOzvLRCsGv2HQqjACyMPty1HXST66mTWHmucmLAZVNucj2eDOUDh7bMRQtMyXxIH5YgugQd0EefJ1wd9i0amdbAX7IhyuOA1deYxcdcAcNusMHhAhc5empO4re3y8Qt/s1600/319.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595868634848623986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnK7QToFpEkCBcmOzvLRCsGv2HQqjACyMPty1HXST66mTWHmucmLAZVNucj2eDOUDh7bMRQtMyXxIH5YgugQd0EefJ1wd9i0amdbAX7IhyuOA1deYxcdcAcNusMHhAhc5empO4re3y8Qt/s320/319.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>New goldfish... <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnQOGDFSosiRsmSR9dWEm7qbjqn1SmmyGrG1Uc3Oq_MEzwNQWbfmSuRwHc_ebkjYs7TxrkRnOhbZ_fyjurTvp7Byo_zExS-WchDaTHPO5c6egkeTcA61K1mZNCGdfdBKtabLogV7Bmk1K/s1600/New+Bed%2521+010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595866997205476770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnQOGDFSosiRsmSR9dWEm7qbjqn1SmmyGrG1Uc3Oq_MEzwNQWbfmSuRwHc_ebkjYs7TxrkRnOhbZ_fyjurTvp7Byo_zExS-WchDaTHPO5c6egkeTcA61K1mZNCGdfdBKtabLogV7Bmk1K/s320/New+Bed%2521+010.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjMiJZALfZ4ZMjwinrnihwW7CcM_ti9gFL6WKSWiUxNIc-hVZUwVJPcmbhJ4ssfu0BVfoS69UE_UnsEf00o47MEOHZOrC0mZqoHEtTvMEPvwpLNp04O7uPwsuUPHk-csOeynQawmv0O_g/s1600/New+Bed%2521+012.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595866619979922450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjMiJZALfZ4ZMjwinrnihwW7CcM_ti9gFL6WKSWiUxNIc-hVZUwVJPcmbhJ4ssfu0BVfoS69UE_UnsEf00o47MEOHZOrC0mZqoHEtTvMEPvwpLNp04O7uPwsuUPHk-csOeynQawmv0O_g/s320/New+Bed%2521+012.JPG" /></a><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595867363585878722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRVCyLmSxfa4aQ7-qBlXP24JbXjuRXmk8fEV3SP7Bnx-b_a3vvbXQggJ0luK-gZA7yli4Xfyx_tRvgArWQfgDevH7MdfsBm6GzxzhfYTzRn-gfkzR5nZCzOX-wckR8cgHPPdSRne923bw/s320/New+Bed%2521+013.JPG" />As you can see, he is quite proud of the fact that he can feed his little pets on his own. We have already warned him that goldfish do not last too long, so consequently, everytime we go out he asked if I think his goldfish will be dead when we return...I blame myself.</div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>A new bed... <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWNzbEpQdGH8z1sXaYiw8JCCLl0kTj-Ni9TziMRhsZ12v6lbmpsPIezBpHYXGBjmqhJbGdcdWOG_0BsY40_0vG7M5cZUaLLT4EdLEgdK8IlSMxrs7ErQwsGpreFY8VKcf8DTpZmcXYeRd/s1600/New+Bed%2521+002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595863175773188162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWNzbEpQdGH8z1sXaYiw8JCCLl0kTj-Ni9TziMRhsZ12v6lbmpsPIezBpHYXGBjmqhJbGdcdWOG_0BsY40_0vG7M5cZUaLLT4EdLEgdK8IlSMxrs7ErQwsGpreFY8VKcf8DTpZmcXYeRd/s320/New+Bed%2521+002.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2z30aWVLwiezL3WY8U2-hPY9mqBG-6BBm4ViRwUHksoMP1mPn6olDL0CIYKzUlOuaXkJsvVsZJQE5fcoZ-nn6x6zt7EsxuhkObLmY91xDDfhIDLl4IXjgsRM3s4lh9IGXOSAqaFMZ60E/s1600/New+Bed%2521+003.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595864037674925314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2z30aWVLwiezL3WY8U2-hPY9mqBG-6BBm4ViRwUHksoMP1mPn6olDL0CIYKzUlOuaXkJsvVsZJQE5fcoZ-nn6x6zt7EsxuhkObLmY91xDDfhIDLl4IXjgsRM3s4lh9IGXOSAqaFMZ60E/s320/New+Bed%2521+003.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfFNXKdzOC2pLSmjigaxG-_ZLZS8sOcmUI9eY0w8MDk6ZL3pZxe66exToRAoz56dRhOcP-vfH8jd5Kg-ubVk_-qHJjvwu2K-hQFpM-g45B_Fs9jvC6UnPJxFYKV7RUlkD1fdFmWrfS0YS/s1600/New+Bed%2521+008.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595863584375939682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfFNXKdzOC2pLSmjigaxG-_ZLZS8sOcmUI9eY0w8MDk6ZL3pZxe66exToRAoz56dRhOcP-vfH8jd5Kg-ubVk_-qHJjvwu2K-hQFpM-g45B_Fs9jvC6UnPJxFYKV7RUlkD1fdFmWrfS0YS/s320/New+Bed%2521+008.JPG" /></a> Since Brighton is now potty trained, I really wanted her to be able to get out of her bed to go potty. Her crib converts to a full bed, but we decided to just use the headboard and put her new mattress and box springs right on the floor, so she doesn't have too far to climb. She LOVES it! And no I do not leave the window open while she's asleep. She was just getting some fresh air while she looked at books. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrutUgd7q0zf7XdeligTZEhA7y_1b7mYCps-YK_FLT8f1RrLHSzBDiNQLX9UTQqwhG8aFuYpcQevA7BsVQ5rK5D6-F6PzNhZO6PawQff4eSKqzR94PJAyQ_Bbb3JipuDfA6Fs-fnRluyX/s1600/290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595860413713138722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrutUgd7q0zf7XdeligTZEhA7y_1b7mYCps-YK_FLT8f1RrLHSzBDiNQLX9UTQqwhG8aFuYpcQevA7BsVQ5rK5D6-F6PzNhZO6PawQff4eSKqzR94PJAyQ_Bbb3JipuDfA6Fs-fnRluyX/s320/290.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>At the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, the kids got to ride the little rides and play some games (which is where the goldfish came from). While Brigthon enjoyed the little slow rides, Will was not so sure... </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvB9-tnVuWjl5DuEmiDiXstYg6QW5qGhGieeXAeMkkq_993gobKyGpe9T-W3AsSqatzMeF4dQJVUo5Fa1wUZp_A1a2qguZIaWZhdGzA-9-wRPMH7zJ3PBIZB-axZgBvxVPWPWss_B57rf/s1600/122.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595859506368604082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvB9-tnVuWjl5DuEmiDiXstYg6QW5qGhGieeXAeMkkq_993gobKyGpe9T-W3AsSqatzMeF4dQJVUo5Fa1wUZp_A1a2qguZIaWZhdGzA-9-wRPMH7zJ3PBIZB-axZgBvxVPWPWss_B57rf/s320/122.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxitTAZFGfXbxWc4xFBODHjDXes4u539PPSEGhvmg1rSAUzZwK1VMUrzD5iZwfAZ7a6aTs_Lzc-4x0-fkIW84yJ63wTkn0PfAeTqBsWpaXCdmizI7NJ_kWYuMrKlYR_XZ4n1hrkVzURR-/s1600/147.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595859166643231826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxitTAZFGfXbxWc4xFBODHjDXes4u539PPSEGhvmg1rSAUzZwK1VMUrzD5iZwfAZ7a6aTs_Lzc-4x0-fkIW84yJ63wTkn0PfAeTqBsWpaXCdmizI7NJ_kWYuMrKlYR_XZ4n1hrkVzURR-/s320/147.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>He was clearly unimpressed with these until Daddy took him on this... <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SX_PL9txM_fM64YCwAuliLBvYSC515sH9qVay1G40zohVEOcYPfVCZtPkOOMnMdFvIf0EQMQPkNi2YIS9Lzo0ZWokNB-ZA387Y9ePQzwCtvhXTnFEDHvLHEjy8uNTtUfcJaMvmhpdVjf/s1600/248.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595856918761903794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SX_PL9txM_fM64YCwAuliLBvYSC515sH9qVay1G40zohVEOcYPfVCZtPkOOMnMdFvIf0EQMQPkNi2YIS9Lzo0ZWokNB-ZA387Y9ePQzwCtvhXTnFEDHvLHEjy8uNTtUfcJaMvmhpdVjf/s320/248.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>his very first "roller coaster." They are three people back (Jon's wearing pink). <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtouRlDGBXqtwZgb9u33XyMzEFbhbr3uRh7zkwAMeYbh3AnOZ3pR3tOFvoXFoGgY9vC-WcGG4jnzz92fzsD3lUPO7KXfgzW9yOnh8pN2o-sbrFE0sT3_YJR6aPqC8Q0iJMbWptpNgNkmxv/s1600/094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595854906812115218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtouRlDGBXqtwZgb9u33XyMzEFbhbr3uRh7zkwAMeYbh3AnOZ3pR3tOFvoXFoGgY9vC-WcGG4jnzz92fzsD3lUPO7KXfgzW9yOnh8pN2o-sbrFE0sT3_YJR6aPqC8Q0iJMbWptpNgNkmxv/s320/094.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxqsNPiXaO2hNBklOwFtCrKOsWrcQjSOXFJQWeI6qiEp4oV4ARQJgdXn1-OilK1FNLcTyKFSnuBD6kfR6xJkTE11bGXW49XALxGfZQ0KfsSihYP1hU3A9cehprmja_DAqirQpcDZ0d2Oi/s1600/118.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595855409963071874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxqsNPiXaO2hNBklOwFtCrKOsWrcQjSOXFJQWeI6qiEp4oV4ARQJgdXn1-OilK1FNLcTyKFSnuBD6kfR6xJkTE11bGXW49XALxGfZQ0KfsSihYP1hU3A9cehprmja_DAqirQpcDZ0d2Oi/s320/118.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Will is terrified of dogs and cats, but he will touch anything scaly or slimy. At the strawberry festival, we all get to sample some delicious strawberry daiquiris. (The kids' obviously had no alcohol in them.) <br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxf9SRPszYFh8HlPUdl9unzuSOKIRh0KL7Z6qjQnEaf3T78Mcdtl1Oc5-4FzPQvuV9edw0s_9B7Qx2j_z2Gx4FznPndZ0l8Slkk8hWiySBpbqJ2OfbMEm_QDNFq7nRY2UnA-2ahZ4SQxW/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595852611684532354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxf9SRPszYFh8HlPUdl9unzuSOKIRh0KL7Z6qjQnEaf3T78Mcdtl1Oc5-4FzPQvuV9edw0s_9B7Qx2j_z2Gx4FznPndZ0l8Slkk8hWiySBpbqJ2OfbMEm_QDNFq7nRY2UnA-2ahZ4SQxW/s320/023.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJooo5725mVehsP3489pSSsxAfmVwTtyZHLZls2szs-O4CysQVgZwhlsaiWiZVLSd6XlhKa1Lx_8g9uUF-qDweO0LI6q62Yk_mgOt40WPiFLJWNjRnQboLetU-0pGBqVnw7Nj8onRixZ_/s1600/057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595852835636579010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJooo5725mVehsP3489pSSsxAfmVwTtyZHLZls2szs-O4CysQVgZwhlsaiWiZVLSd6XlhKa1Lx_8g9uUF-qDweO0LI6q62Yk_mgOt40WPiFLJWNjRnQboLetU-0pGBqVnw7Nj8onRixZ_/s320/057.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cCCu6OgU0ZHZVNArIx0ql_QX4PHHbmIwlc6kiBZ253R9LowOfpcT6tC_8W1Jv9wsWynbT77RIxOSQu9p1Zv9m6F7GfgVc4ilwSD2l7dsx_lIXl047-q51tCxqJmilhkG2kHr_2J2iJJB/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595851989687136562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cCCu6OgU0ZHZVNArIx0ql_QX4PHHbmIwlc6kiBZ253R9LowOfpcT6tC_8W1Jv9wsWynbT77RIxOSQu9p1Zv9m6F7GfgVc4ilwSD2l7dsx_lIXl047-q51tCxqJmilhkG2kHr_2J2iJJB/s320/016.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>He is actually starting to get it. At first, he just ran around the field (sometimes pretending to be an airplane). But now, he is trying to go after the ball and kick it in the goal although sometimes it's the wrong goal.</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcAbR5LjhOirSnLk8DI5OuyWE0-EKjIge0fEMbegWrp-vds86vBwMmXsXVwHDo2H-HbjAsHRHtMqy-SEgCnvz-8McprmUsTUKMTv-xEgsEiZkH_L4sEQXcSxDdFyJi-VGUGneq619n8CD/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+225.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595839432259375010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcAbR5LjhOirSnLk8DI5OuyWE0-EKjIge0fEMbegWrp-vds86vBwMmXsXVwHDo2H-HbjAsHRHtMqy-SEgCnvz-8McprmUsTUKMTv-xEgsEiZkH_L4sEQXcSxDdFyJi-VGUGneq619n8CD/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+225.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2E4AQlFlWiOUNcCBid-ca35TTb7c5Abl2x9Egw0aRgFmnXA08e_roMVyjm6lR46oQ6bM5X6nwLhVzzfKnsvuejUJLGIRir6FoMQaEPiiPh2rDzj8qGd39TBgGRSAp4TipgQ5zNRhABNN/s1600/Cute+Brighton+022.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595843279748412498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2E4AQlFlWiOUNcCBid-ca35TTb7c5Abl2x9Egw0aRgFmnXA08e_roMVyjm6lR46oQ6bM5X6nwLhVzzfKnsvuejUJLGIRir6FoMQaEPiiPh2rDzj8qGd39TBgGRSAp4TipgQ5zNRhABNN/s320/Cute+Brighton+022.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div>I love to put Brighton's hair in pigtails...she's just so darn cute!</div><br /><div>We all love to go to free outdoor concerts. Will claims it's his favorite thing to do (when asked by our new Pastor, he responded that his favorite song was, "Cheeseburger in Paradise." These pics were taken at Sunset At The Landing which is a free monthly concert on the banks of one of the rivers in our neighborhood. Our house is one block from the Little Tchefuncte River and two blocks from the Bogue Falaya River. </div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M2wCCoQKztA4e57aw8Mpgr3WLZo_otmdj72bXmeiZIGgZ_tHAwUfmaKjkneFNrAi7mAMw9KNPKA4YMHNi3pnin3pqzdqrEAqSXX2KtTR5zMr7UpvUm5RKGAn1xYU_K1jIMyYNX5Wd1ZL/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+270.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595830767608409218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M2wCCoQKztA4e57aw8Mpgr3WLZo_otmdj72bXmeiZIGgZ_tHAwUfmaKjkneFNrAi7mAMw9KNPKA4YMHNi3pnin3pqzdqrEAqSXX2KtTR5zMr7UpvUm5RKGAn1xYU_K1jIMyYNX5Wd1ZL/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+270.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5BbvIl4Qrb1WGcGoekQEEDyVRaZKcl60XYkqlxC9yTh1pwAc1KJFhdKIa38UUhVrQGmu2-cIrgaij7_1m-XwFOyHJwNGPEzceRI_A3Yb2fldUv-6FGKt4kmBY92_hXxd4v4gACZXassQ/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+233.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595831139138007058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5BbvIl4Qrb1WGcGoekQEEDyVRaZKcl60XYkqlxC9yTh1pwAc1KJFhdKIa38UUhVrQGmu2-cIrgaij7_1m-XwFOyHJwNGPEzceRI_A3Yb2fldUv-6FGKt4kmBY92_hXxd4v4gACZXassQ/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+233.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Will knows how to get the camera aka Daddy's attention. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DGpE5tl3Cc9ah_HVruyeRC2kamsAOHNvWa7BVLf_s_3M8-4k9_mVDWM7hpU7s_7I4s64Fm_-Po-DHYun_NdsF6sTKwkEzSIZsLPz4yV0L8wl8u7Ps-fTy5jx299nXsqfUJVKaQ2_TsTp/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+218.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595828997671845250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DGpE5tl3Cc9ah_HVruyeRC2kamsAOHNvWa7BVLf_s_3M8-4k9_mVDWM7hpU7s_7I4s64Fm_-Po-DHYun_NdsF6sTKwkEzSIZsLPz4yV0L8wl8u7Ps-fTy5jx299nXsqfUJVKaQ2_TsTp/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+218.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoCb773rbTxlOlY3EM7QWfT7XoYmLFvZFCDjqbP_e-j5ofaMg6kTWsxjyawSbOsY-EecU2SxEllaeLgrnD4KPHQiayyP-EKFLWt5oUF-5Ow5DDlSoh0OSFaT-L2UyneMEMX-RuHtldIzz/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+248.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595829835559467410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoCb773rbTxlOlY3EM7QWfT7XoYmLFvZFCDjqbP_e-j5ofaMg6kTWsxjyawSbOsY-EecU2SxEllaeLgrnD4KPHQiayyP-EKFLWt5oUF-5Ow5DDlSoh0OSFaT-L2UyneMEMX-RuHtldIzz/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+248.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Princess Brighton. She LOVES playing dress-up! She is also VERY dramatic. I sometimes cannot believe the faces and emotions she can "put on" at the drop of a hat. Brighton has a very zany imagination.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-56764829680258416792011-04-01T13:31:00.000-07:002011-04-01T14:02:37.050-07:00The Lost ArchiveI realized I never actually posted any pictures taken while my parents were here staying with the kids. We really didn't have a chance to take many pics since we were on our trip. When we got home, we did get out for a short outing to the Louisiana Children's Discovery Center in Hammond. Then we went to Middendorf's which is a fantastic seafood restaurant nearby. The kids were having a blast, and we were getting worn out following them from one exhibit to the next. Papa was there to keep a close eye out for possible safety violations while Nana was a bit more hands-on with some of the exhibits. I will be posting more pics of what we've been up to lately, but here are the missing pictures of early March. Brighton started feeling bad around the time my parents were about to leave, and she has just now gotten back to her old self. She has had croup, a cold or allergies, and pneumonia. I am happy to say she is back to her happy self and has made major strides in potty training. Will has been well for the most part, and I will be posting soccer pics ASAP. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNlqLznYTT6dSqIq7C3xNQcfzHos_o-o3ULDiPvC1DbQqIOJ25wgCXh5OkrUkL2LqfQItzRgEJXFdqb__c8LKHRCgMjGOgRQiGWDHI2gpty45g_ZenYLK-PMvlGZWhD9ynhZgTuRSjgkR/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590721273950818882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNlqLznYTT6dSqIq7C3xNQcfzHos_o-o3ULDiPvC1DbQqIOJ25wgCXh5OkrUkL2LqfQItzRgEJXFdqb__c8LKHRCgMjGOgRQiGWDHI2gpty45g_ZenYLK-PMvlGZWhD9ynhZgTuRSjgkR/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+052.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGylIk2W3LgEWjx6RyH7eT4VjIXkij_MA7_XxIWV7JjY028u_K1VfFGtyx5YumsYwfSRNO0KQaPbdKxad571Nf_Mj-9kzak8RRt0CKO-P5k7sJkhFEsL72EK6LG-HTVUAvUo2tqNU1zWvC/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+054.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590720996844851458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGylIk2W3LgEWjx6RyH7eT4VjIXkij_MA7_XxIWV7JjY028u_K1VfFGtyx5YumsYwfSRNO0KQaPbdKxad571Nf_Mj-9kzak8RRt0CKO-P5k7sJkhFEsL72EK6LG-HTVUAvUo2tqNU1zWvC/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+054.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJrulUhEp0X_xaTuS2f71UympcZCrg8OlvPpZpMT28UwZsmMPUAF4YxVuppoo7AaRy8N3si6Vb1Zi6XUsusN8QsH1L_ZWt6oCS5AYm8PgQv4I94L173YYG2ymNT17DNzT7RTK2ckpdOeP/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590718703584091970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJrulUhEp0X_xaTuS2f71UympcZCrg8OlvPpZpMT28UwZsmMPUAF4YxVuppoo7AaRy8N3si6Vb1Zi6XUsusN8QsH1L_ZWt6oCS5AYm8PgQv4I94L173YYG2ymNT17DNzT7RTK2ckpdOeP/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+014.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Bubbles are a hit with Brightons and Nanas alike. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxPUxZJJVPQNu6OJjEQbX3fxYCr-ghHmfv_hquAIjcphM2k57ITdSQkTOyaVNZbtNkDCjalAIbZxr-oXlsbKv735usoMlYmrtEA62cGYrpfpIeMpE4CsfMd4OECqxQklWUEIs0vEoNl-r/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+025.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590717472073590978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxPUxZJJVPQNu6OJjEQbX3fxYCr-ghHmfv_hquAIjcphM2k57ITdSQkTOyaVNZbtNkDCjalAIbZxr-oXlsbKv735usoMlYmrtEA62cGYrpfpIeMpE4CsfMd4OECqxQklWUEIs0vEoNl-r/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+025.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD2M5vThNt8sO5oImfldwD21G9HF28chjBobw_eMqn6OWxv3i7LgqqB9jVkX-RzxSPE9pAgZwQkK6o8bxFcxMRsCj3tvxpCUGPxzjRjdtlBctmwbmfwFAqJkwZnslPxHJ7CobNhKvE0ev/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590717788590886482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD2M5vThNt8sO5oImfldwD21G9HF28chjBobw_eMqn6OWxv3i7LgqqB9jVkX-RzxSPE9pAgZwQkK6o8bxFcxMRsCj3tvxpCUGPxzjRjdtlBctmwbmfwFAqJkwZnslPxHJ7CobNhKvE0ev/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+085.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Will really liked playing in the ambulance and operating on the animals. He told the employee there that it didn't hurt the stuffed animals because "they didn't actually have brains."</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe1dTe6eaVWAcdqVE14ubSTTsFo-d-YHab1S15varGLHGS5lLAR5VNQdiFhGEElYYjCcPY03N_DOOC5sTXw90A7Ajs0JgBXDtTDxCaiO2x374gxs7cLEE43T2lhVlC_1WADt7TS2BP1Kr/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+096.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590716788761278786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe1dTe6eaVWAcdqVE14ubSTTsFo-d-YHab1S15varGLHGS5lLAR5VNQdiFhGEElYYjCcPY03N_DOOC5sTXw90A7Ajs0JgBXDtTDxCaiO2x374gxs7cLEE43T2lhVlC_1WADt7TS2BP1Kr/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+096.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Brighton got tired very quickly...it was soon very clear she was not feeling well :( <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZVFEPaXqjtgt-1YX-lwE-zgNAqYE-wyi-dcRNhqbkkAXEQ-LaAXsXGwbbreJ4kutMwyhZEMgI8RqanANQzCyOXOOe4eTLpptdhWaVAptNA1LiK7MvaHpiFamDJAnCQzAsUkayOSQVRDY/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+100.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590716012252378194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZVFEPaXqjtgt-1YX-lwE-zgNAqYE-wyi-dcRNhqbkkAXEQ-LaAXsXGwbbreJ4kutMwyhZEMgI8RqanANQzCyOXOOe4eTLpptdhWaVAptNA1LiK7MvaHpiFamDJAnCQzAsUkayOSQVRDY/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+100.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje15IDLVzTU77wJacS1JfgR32kRo3Tb4wfHWgZr_SvpI2LhubflkyKbrH9UWRo2hJQ4-6c7s_Hy39rabARm68Lekrq_wrIzh6BqFUrk3q6UJE0pebCWbSVfENWQyI9boWPBTxoaV-kKiw_/s1600/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+088.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590716270552743698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje15IDLVzTU77wJacS1JfgR32kRo3Tb4wfHWgZr_SvpI2LhubflkyKbrH9UWRo2hJQ4-6c7s_Hy39rabARm68Lekrq_wrIzh6BqFUrk3q6UJE0pebCWbSVfENWQyI9boWPBTxoaV-kKiw_/s320/Spring+2011+%2526+Soccer+088.JPG" /></a> <br /><div>Here are two pictures that prove that Papa was in Louisiana...lurking. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-34788907497842704992011-03-11T12:40:00.000-08:002011-03-11T13:25:05.647-08:00Our trip to Punta Cana that almost wasn't...through the lens of a camera phone.We have returned from our trip to the Dominican Republic slightly worse for wear but a bit more relaxed. On the Sunday before we left, Mom and Dad arrived to begin their week as babysitters for Will and Brighton. Unfortunately they got more than they bargained for when I started coming down with a stomach bug a few hours after they walked in the door. I managed to rest and get some medication, so that I could still make the trip which we left for early Wednesday morning. As we were checking in at the airport, we were unpleasantly surprised again when we realized that Jon had picked up my old passport instead of HIS passport by mistake. We were pretty convinced that things were not looking so good to make it to Punta Cana that day, but Dad did the impossible and drove Jon's passport to him all the way from Covington. This is about an hour drive over the causeway and through some very tricky road construction. Dad had never driven that way before and had to rely on his Garmin and nerves of steel (if you know my Dad, you will detect the sarcasm) :) He pulled it off, and we checked in for our 6:15 flight at 5:55. We cut to the front of the security line, and made it to our gate with seconds to spare. Once we got on the plane we realized another important item had been forgotton--the camera! Jon was very disappointed since he had been looking forward to taking some great pics. (We ended up using his cell phone camera, which explains the poor picture quality.) Great start to a relaxing trip, huh? We were VERY VERY grateful to my dad for making that awful trek and thankful that we at least had some sort of camera. I was still not feeling well on the flights, so I was very relieved to get to the resort by about 2pm. I continued to have some stomach trouble, but Jon was thankfully healthy for the duration of the trip. We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The resort was very nice, and we had a fabulous room. We had two dinners with the other Ferguson guests, but we were able to do whatever we wanted other than that. We met some other couples our age and had a great time visiting with fellow Ferguson employees and their wives. We spent a lot of time on the beach because it was so beautiful and the breeze was so pleasant. The breeze was a little too pleasant because I did not realize just how sunburned I was getting until I left the beach. We spent some time by the pool too enjoying fruity drinks at the swim-up bars. There were several restaurants and shops in the main building and along the beach, so we weren't in the sun for the entire trip. We also spent some time just relaxing in our room, especially since I still needed some recovery from the flu. We were able to Skype with the kids, and we called them quite a bit. They did very well, and Nana and Papa seemed to really have a special time with them. I have to admit, I was very very excited to get home and squeeze my babies. I was thankful for the time to relax and glad that Jon was able to reap the benefits of his hard work over the past three years, but there's just no place like home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeM77qoK_Y8X96qI_AlNrQZmKpv-gDRC8q6QSXuuhyXtpBZr_hoGjxqlpLT904HTsc-J_WQRUEf5mVmvFMOzzdYog9xsi-77HHBZ1LUinthYygxhYD8hpb0dseDb1K80KEkOs-xjtvgiCJ/s1600/IMAGE_206.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582928477417441858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeM77qoK_Y8X96qI_AlNrQZmKpv-gDRC8q6QSXuuhyXtpBZr_hoGjxqlpLT904HTsc-J_WQRUEf5mVmvFMOzzdYog9xsi-77HHBZ1LUinthYygxhYD8hpb0dseDb1K80KEkOs-xjtvgiCJ/s320/IMAGE_206.jpg" /></a><br /><div>This was the view from our room. One, two, three pools and then beach. The breezes were incredible!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWNizKqODANjaT2mk3r-m-Wa3V_sPeqZooO8rea615eLG8EFMhJAq0JZEWJQhTqsjt2ea1nV81qR46b5Q0w9h0DJyMyEPsepiDZDHIWrb-S6rymY9Md8rOIhR0HP_5uN9f663bZkTdHhC/s1600/IMAGE_204.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582928306107624482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWNizKqODANjaT2mk3r-m-Wa3V_sPeqZooO8rea615eLG8EFMhJAq0JZEWJQhTqsjt2ea1nV81qR46b5Q0w9h0DJyMyEPsepiDZDHIWrb-S6rymY9Md8rOIhR0HP_5uN9f663bZkTdHhC/s320/IMAGE_204.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjax6eCEeOwRkCJeG2R_vdl3ricNHzqZUtmaz3m1EqRllt9Yv7yOaJ2KLlj0-UWsnV0QpNyiDgZ9Ll8gs5FUSugwR20D4FCaSllCoKSmT-Oh1WRJgKIx4jPnz3x585HS_1BgJIZt7zxANbI/s1600/IMAGE_205.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582928187989253810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjax6eCEeOwRkCJeG2R_vdl3ricNHzqZUtmaz3m1EqRllt9Yv7yOaJ2KLlj0-UWsnV0QpNyiDgZ9Ll8gs5FUSugwR20D4FCaSllCoKSmT-Oh1WRJgKIx4jPnz3x585HS_1BgJIZt7zxANbI/s320/IMAGE_205.jpg" /></a><br />Our room was so nice. We had a huge jacuzzi tub and a table set for two overlooking the balcony.<br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF7pKms8N5JVPXtygpvpd8DWcjKzmvpzjVe5P6b2PgHLtZMxU4bwZqRgSFUgCI1micc01on90PvGopv2Fnooe_2uvVomJqOFGVY0O2Dq8TwX5ttCOY-IShtRb35dWoNvdbrdAp57PPS1n/s1600/IMAG0190.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582928077361479714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF7pKms8N5JVPXtygpvpd8DWcjKzmvpzjVe5P6b2PgHLtZMxU4bwZqRgSFUgCI1micc01on90PvGopv2Fnooe_2uvVomJqOFGVY0O2Dq8TwX5ttCOY-IShtRb35dWoNvdbrdAp57PPS1n/s320/IMAG0190.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcDhHEKGrMsssZhoGjXIL3xoGffhx9VRIEd3kzAqqB3OlpkXvEdIA0J3-M6bZTv0suyu3AegxMYCNGzDzstcmxvpwBD4j1_YGMVV3o9tioJOBPjYQi8dxe2swQWSNXo-AlxiUfTA3oeH-/s1600/IMAGE_219.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 190px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582927827299036322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcDhHEKGrMsssZhoGjXIL3xoGffhx9VRIEd3kzAqqB3OlpkXvEdIA0J3-M6bZTv0suyu3AegxMYCNGzDzstcmxvpwBD4j1_YGMVV3o9tioJOBPjYQi8dxe2swQWSNXo-AlxiUfTA3oeH-/s320/IMAGE_219.jpg" /></a><br />Some unflattering pics of me and Jon pre-sunburn.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LjLVz6hDKGp4F73u45Wr_SBKtFEw_-eljxjXzxQzyGMk4hDgmcy_SNhtkcFyjPLZDwizg0_ILz4p5d37GjwNpxJXA18kkstfyLxQSNdZzWVtrEHmillDfDeVstVGpvsT_TssY0hjoPp0/s1600/IMAGE_225.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 190px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582927672388813570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LjLVz6hDKGp4F73u45Wr_SBKtFEw_-eljxjXzxQzyGMk4hDgmcy_SNhtkcFyjPLZDwizg0_ILz4p5d37GjwNpxJXA18kkstfyLxQSNdZzWVtrEHmillDfDeVstVGpvsT_TssY0hjoPp0/s320/IMAGE_225.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa_lH4dxXtOmrf2nW0S5TXJjOfSnmvJkPO6IVJP0SsLD4AuWDFPvLh8HTOGKU9B6tNVOMkGSQXSdZ0qq-GMLUn2pD54WZA1OPEPQxzVD_NHj6t1qdgHOXJ1wbwlvrduGWCxjGMEc8MHR9/s1600/IMAGE_232.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582927528896915634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa_lH4dxXtOmrf2nW0S5TXJjOfSnmvJkPO6IVJP0SsLD4AuWDFPvLh8HTOGKU9B6tNVOMkGSQXSdZ0qq-GMLUn2pD54WZA1OPEPQxzVD_NHj6t1qdgHOXJ1wbwlvrduGWCxjGMEc8MHR9/s320/IMAGE_232.jpg" /></a><br /><div> The Hard Rock touches-instruments painted on the buildings and various rock paraphernalia. This limo was in the "Music" video by Madonna.<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod7WfxvFu3WsCYVTB4oUHJoq4fkYzobszxoYonGxt0afBAT7MydQldIevu63q3C2Wkia0WJ28QN9cfCjMChCImrplYalzaVQ5lOA1rLLe-L1FNM4n0BKu03JXFO_XVcyv7tiCER-oTSYW/s1600/IMAGE_242.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582927368817523426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiod7WfxvFu3WsCYVTB4oUHJoq4fkYzobszxoYonGxt0afBAT7MydQldIevu63q3C2Wkia0WJ28QN9cfCjMChCImrplYalzaVQ5lOA1rLLe-L1FNM4n0BKu03JXFO_XVcyv7tiCER-oTSYW/s320/IMAGE_242.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExMncWDYWRFmZPwmEJfd_TwnHaHaUsqZVz0_2o95P8XD4sEYi4079sP6fErOfzgpF3F_4yGUW_9XMRBGSLoQHDPkLqe8Z5RimLQl1kHVn8L1b6n6aTCKdyDEBTHZxHx34qRA1TjKpdPEd/s1600/IMAGE_241.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582927011953096354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExMncWDYWRFmZPwmEJfd_TwnHaHaUsqZVz0_2o95P8XD4sEYi4079sP6fErOfzgpF3F_4yGUW_9XMRBGSLoQHDPkLqe8Z5RimLQl1kHVn8L1b6n6aTCKdyDEBTHZxHx34qRA1TjKpdPEd/s320/IMAGE_241.jpg" /></a><br />The beach was the best part!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RF3KpOZHF3V9FxhxMBwjTskbVMI-5oZx8EjJ6GmVWSh4gMg5R6qiuDbcLHbsMqjt7nHF9HsBNuFq-wjDCTEgRQPBBm0OqFUT8RHjkDg5i1HXzxDN-jTS-FRt5OlRhRXq9Yb5NYjsf4q-/s1600/IMAGE_248.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582926809466947986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RF3KpOZHF3V9FxhxMBwjTskbVMI-5oZx8EjJ6GmVWSh4gMg5R6qiuDbcLHbsMqjt7nHF9HsBNuFq-wjDCTEgRQPBBm0OqFUT8RHjkDg5i1HXzxDN-jTS-FRt5OlRhRXq9Yb5NYjsf4q-/s320/IMAGE_248.jpg" /></a><br />We stayed in a room with the thatching on the roof like this one on the third floor.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xIpeVErEU3e4nVskMk74WdFPhBhibIk0pnhIwvP2EpyALwmtjEeH9EWF-ir8-uzUYYFDf7FF_JJNb-mtkDc-8WtD916waiUKf0SKN0ChuKS3x8IEVI9JCvqcre9DA1k_IdgmrEQTSYLW/s1600/IMAGE_249.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 190px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582926399941625826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xIpeVErEU3e4nVskMk74WdFPhBhibIk0pnhIwvP2EpyALwmtjEeH9EWF-ir8-uzUYYFDf7FF_JJNb-mtkDc-8WtD916waiUKf0SKN0ChuKS3x8IEVI9JCvqcre9DA1k_IdgmrEQTSYLW/s320/IMAGE_249.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6W51hcx9sVMpRbX36Ctw4dZ52DvJt1YrQga2_xGgpsq6IV4PbDUx7gIx47zkiX-wCHAldV8DxgtVHr5IRkxgklt4_aCIqyUCk-bOQhzyTq0iQ-fScUcNgIimoc_8qsBY_2xZJTl08AzC/s1600/IMAGE_257.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 190px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582925835251855634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6W51hcx9sVMpRbX36Ctw4dZ52DvJt1YrQga2_xGgpsq6IV4PbDUx7gIx47zkiX-wCHAldV8DxgtVHr5IRkxgklt4_aCIqyUCk-bOQhzyTq0iQ-fScUcNgIimoc_8qsBY_2xZJTl08AzC/s320/IMAGE_257.jpg" /></a><br />Here you can see my horrendous sunburn, the evidence of stomach flu (by my exhausted look and the unfinished drink) as well as the beginnings of some eye trouble that I am still dealing with. The second pic is one of Jon's favorite things in life: the swim-up bar.</div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmGf_bcHKhm48y-yuTWoAVWWeut0TLpvlxQsYv39d-x8O_G1hrwTRfYXJOa4CalENqJIjC5vdGQNi5tYOojbEQ7B3hHdhnZQfMHNeIq2Zr6vAcN0u34L5d7jwaLw32mmEwennRhi4Vnln/s1600/IMAGE_251.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582926198349988162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmGf_bcHKhm48y-yuTWoAVWWeut0TLpvlxQsYv39d-x8O_G1hrwTRfYXJOa4CalENqJIjC5vdGQNi5tYOojbEQ7B3hHdhnZQfMHNeIq2Zr6vAcN0u34L5d7jwaLw32mmEwennRhi4Vnln/s320/IMAGE_251.jpg" /></a><br />The pools were absolutely beautiful. I think we counted 12 or 13 different pools on the resort, but there may have been more!<br /><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582926048947742082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcXGHL352Xxmy5a6-xWASzjxd8Qy-LTp982IoUTdn1NTtyCMPMvCi3E0K1PDrtcb2HbrpIKBQk52DbNhJvWQMSm0qCtcqnHMEmQ-v-rjFRpxClYjmsHvQaw42IG8v0VhKqxJfXJ36B4i5/s320/IMAGE_254.jpg" /><br />I loved that the chairs were set on a ledge in the water. It was very nice to cool your feet or the third degree sunburn.</div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWKCVml6HqJTZmqEIN6gYffxORQKqbXL2rm0FuSmNSjD9T0PhRKiy4eV_hvvFO_zihC6hX_fEwISw-H2_Jv7hEYw3JD4WA8JTtQuM2X5BU5zqf-zLp7KXEYZzWo_5KD9UODsG-K2e4lUl/s1600/IMAGE_259.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 190px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582925417982585938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWKCVml6HqJTZmqEIN6gYffxORQKqbXL2rm0FuSmNSjD9T0PhRKiy4eV_hvvFO_zihC6hX_fEwISw-H2_Jv7hEYw3JD4WA8JTtQuM2X5BU5zqf-zLp7KXEYZzWo_5KD9UODsG-K2e4lUl/s320/IMAGE_259.jpg" /></a><br /><div>We had a great time despite our troubles. And we were both able to relax for a change. Congratulations, Operations Manager of the Year! Nice bathrobe ;)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-22992486779978418872011-03-11T12:20:00.000-08:002011-03-11T12:40:18.122-08:00Mardi Gras 2011Our trip fell right during the last weekend of Carnival, but we made it back in time for Mardi Gras. We went to two parades before we left and then one more on Fat Tuesday. Of course, our plane into New Orleans was packed with people coming into town to celebrate. I know I have said this before, but I always feel the need to emphasize that Mardi Gras is not the crazy drunkfest where women go around flashing their chests that most people think of. On the Northshore, Mardi Gras is very family oriented. While we didn't make it to any Southshore parades, most of them are family-friendly as well. The kids have a great time, and I love that they are getting to experience such a unique cultural phenomenon. We didn't take any pictures on Fat Tuesday, but here are some pictures from the Krewe of Eve and Krewe of Olympia. I want to thank our friends the Slatons for including us in some VIP spots for the parades this year! It was fun to be with friends and be close to a bathroom!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVH0_OvBuopkr5z0waaB6TRvOpQ7Q7X7RKRX99ed2YjAs1LiWbLv-0r3fYBJ8p0As-G8FFkcoCbnMz0w3B1Ph_tbMo0AJ8MT1nHadod-RCMC8odlNiCMP8Om3ialb6WTr5sx0oDIPQcY2/s1600/Parade+Fun+2011+029.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582921792914291970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVH0_OvBuopkr5z0waaB6TRvOpQ7Q7X7RKRX99ed2YjAs1LiWbLv-0r3fYBJ8p0As-G8FFkcoCbnMz0w3B1Ph_tbMo0AJ8MT1nHadod-RCMC8odlNiCMP8Om3ialb6WTr5sx0oDIPQcY2/s320/Parade+Fun+2011+029.JPG" /></a><br />This is a Mardi Gras ladder. These are a traditional way for kids to watch the parades over the crowds of people. Will and Brighton ate their dinner and watched the floats go by...what a life!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaXJW0UE1vSQfFt5rVZuV8oIR55o-XqFiTv6DpToYAYgMt8i0UHfHH4NcQne6cdNMu6Ff_6bpY5wLwShk-hovm4aSrYeUOvJkbADs2Up8BnHolL6Fsb6r6D0gKAfX28-AxfEIxT-j9-Ir/s1600/Parade+Fun+2011+048.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582921543227814978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaXJW0UE1vSQfFt5rVZuV8oIR55o-XqFiTv6DpToYAYgMt8i0UHfHH4NcQne6cdNMu6Ff_6bpY5wLwShk-hovm4aSrYeUOvJkbADs2Up8BnHolL6Fsb6r6D0gKAfX28-AxfEIxT-j9-Ir/s320/Parade+Fun+2011+048.JPG" /></a><br />King and Queen of Eve.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZdKBdTEry7p5ywEAti_IWr0nMWXDP1_UOdM0d7Z3OsCl28bvxdwjippf57alpkJR86OHE3AMgP4SG8oUiismyqVY5fQ1E9pzcD6SeDXmcDz9mXuA9ZOENgX961thY7zZK2zfK72rXBUI/s1600/Parade+Fun+2011+057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582921310652517730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZdKBdTEry7p5ywEAti_IWr0nMWXDP1_UOdM0d7Z3OsCl28bvxdwjippf57alpkJR86OHE3AMgP4SG8oUiismyqVY5fQ1E9pzcD6SeDXmcDz9mXuA9ZOENgX961thY7zZK2zfK72rXBUI/s320/Parade+Fun+2011+057.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPwFF9fuZNA_iHw66PXunbb800BmNtSE8JSc_xvSNHA2pp2quDSA_9zYU7OjlBiR4zJnfzCY9VOLBndNTyV2i_XsFMOT8q8G3Hd2-vQxouaQx5XpHzhkI4ig0LNvej7H-oJV4Og-kKx1_/s1600/Parade+Fun+2011+081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582921043991032098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPwFF9fuZNA_iHw66PXunbb800BmNtSE8JSc_xvSNHA2pp2quDSA_9zYU7OjlBiR4zJnfzCY9VOLBndNTyV2i_XsFMOT8q8G3Hd2-vQxouaQx5XpHzhkI4ig0LNvej7H-oJV4Og-kKx1_/s320/Parade+Fun+2011+081.JPG" /></a><br />"Throw me something Mister!" Brighton has already mastered the proper call, which is not surprising since this is Mardi Gras number three for her. Her first one she spent in the Baby Bjorn asleep...our little bayou baby is getting so big!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYwW_0PHwHFQiBowBJpzRNJ5vKYUtbymSTvrA-rL6vYgZQocjUM8x_D8c0aP02Ev-IdEsBWy5Ddvr283ki-euOFPDv7zkuCiQskceg0A9N9VbpvJjoal-qhJnyNvQKC5dJyxYUMg0mm2H/s1600/Parade+Fun+2011+112.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582920769752759714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYwW_0PHwHFQiBowBJpzRNJ5vKYUtbymSTvrA-rL6vYgZQocjUM8x_D8c0aP02Ev-IdEsBWy5Ddvr283ki-euOFPDv7zkuCiQskceg0A9N9VbpvJjoal-qhJnyNvQKC5dJyxYUMg0mm2H/s320/Parade+Fun+2011+112.JPG" /></a><br />Will was happy with his loot. I dread trying to find places for all of the "junk" every year!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodkEOUANkb_hotCKT5Yk70mXFXeUUR6wO3UhVXjke6PlEOQIZ1AOfWpbgidGcbM30MGbcFzRdLQsDDa5QO3RZpUIw091I3VM8Tzn5Di_1IpTkJ62tpf-WXVxwHykOV7bU97v1tktyUJQQ/s1600/Parade+Fun+2011+100.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582920517114697314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodkEOUANkb_hotCKT5Yk70mXFXeUUR6wO3UhVXjke6PlEOQIZ1AOfWpbgidGcbM30MGbcFzRdLQsDDa5QO3RZpUIw091I3VM8Tzn5Di_1IpTkJ62tpf-WXVxwHykOV7bU97v1tktyUJQQ/s320/Parade+Fun+2011+100.JPG" /></a><br />Happy Mardi Gras!!!!!</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-23979597252747124862011-02-22T13:14:00.000-08:002011-02-22T16:34:52.187-08:00January Journies and February FrustrationsI can't believe I haven't blogged in almost two months! I do have, what I believe, are good reasons or excuses depending on which way you perceive them. Right after Christmas, the four of us took our first journey to Eastern Virginia to be with the Schumacher clan for New Year's. Jon's Uncle Glen and Aunt Cecile flew in from Minnesota, and Jon's parents graciously offered to fly us up so that we wouldn't miss the New Year's family fun. And we did have fun! Williamsburg had just been hit with a large snow storm, so there was still snow on the ground for the kids to play in. The kids LOVED playing in the snow. We spent time at Grandma and Grandad's, Uncle Geoff and Aunt Wendy's, and Uncle Eric and Aunt Victoria's homes, and we enjoyed several delicious meals at each ;) Jon's Aunt Vicky and cousin Joanna joined us for New Year's too, so it was quite a Schumacher family event. After the weekend, Jon flew back home, and the kids and I stayed on for some more time in Virginia. We spent a week doing some sight-seeing(The VA Living Museum was excellent) with Grandma, visiting with Jake and Sophia, and going to Brady and Zach's basketball games. The kids and I drove up to Fredericksburg one morning to visit my friend Gray, who was spending her birthday in the hospital on bedrest. She ended up having baby Matthew a few days later. While I was sad to miss out on seeing the new baby, it was nice to see Gray again! I also stopped by my old school, Ni River Middle, to see some of my teacher buddies for the first time in years! It was very nice to see them again as well. On Saturday, Grandma and Grandad drove us to Virginia Beach where we met up with Amanda, Matt, and Callie and made a visit to the aquarium. The kids had a great time, especially at the Komodo Dragon exhibit and submarine. We ended our week in Williamsburg with a stop at the Great Wolf Lodge where Grandma and Grandad treated me to a haircut for my upcoming birthday. My sister picked the kids and me up later that morning, and Aunnie, Callie, Mommy, Will, and Brighton journied across the state to the lake to spend a week with Nana and Papa. It snowed a little the day after we arrived at my parents', so once again, we spend a couple hours sledding and playing in the snow. The rest of the week, we mainly stayed around the house since the roads were a little slick. Papa took the kids on tractor rides, Nana had craft time with Will and music time with the girls, and we played games and worked more word puzzles out of the newspaper than I care to admit. Amanda and I did go see a movie together while Nana and Papa contained all three beasts, I mean grandchildren. We took the kids to visit Grandma Worley as well as had dinner with one of our cousins and his new baby. We made one trip to the mall together, where we had a pleasent meal but then a not-so-pleasent shopping experience trying to keep all three sleepy kiddos happy. We had a fun time, and it was very nice being together for the first time in years during the winter in Virginia. Amanda drove us back to Williamsburg on Monday, and the kids and I flew out of Richmond on a Tuesday. The journey back to New Orleans took a turn for the worse due to some storms. Our plane had to make an emergency landing in Mobile, where we waited to get more gas before trying to make into New Orleans again. The kids did remarkably well on the flight, but I have never been so happy to be on the ground as I was that night. We were all happy to be safe and back with Jon. We all missed being together, and while we loved our time in Virginia, it was difficult having our little family apart for three weeks. The last journey I made by myself at the end of January. This was the journey into my thirties :( I have dreaded turning thirty for a long time, but now that it has come...well, I still feel old. I had a very quiet and pleasent birthday with my kids and Jon, and I am thankful for making it to this ripe old age.<br /><br />As for the February Frustrations, we lost our second laptop at the beginning of the month which explains the lack of blogging. We are very very grateful to now have a beautiful second-hand desktop donated to the Schumacher family from Uncle Glen and Aunt Cecile. We really really appreciate having this computer as it is proving to be much more Will-friendly. The other frustration we encountered this month was in preparing for next year. We had to make some quick long-term decisions regarding Will's school for next year, but we are all set and very happy that he will be attending a pre-K program at a private school in Covington, that is of course, unless we are no longer Louisiana residents. But as for now, we are still happily enjoying our life in Louisiana, and there has been no news to the contrary. My next post will hopefully come sooner than the last. My parents will be coming for a visit on Sunday the purpose of which will be to watch Will and Brighton as Jon and I head to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for a few days. Jon won Operations Manager of the Year for Ferguson, so he is being rewarded for his hard work (and I am being awarded for tolerating his hard work) :) I am, of course, anxious about leaving the kids. Please pray for our safety and my nerves as we head out on March 2 and return to our little nest March 5 just in time for Mardi Gras!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1SJYwivbZtzW2yYIP5maBxc3vq5PEC84saUo3M2ZKjU2W95Imqv1JzUs7FE-Ro5GB9TSF2ZSEVfQXvTzb7eh1h1QDqgYdKfsmSjezukL3vIHQOH8jrciKzj4uitjGWxuAUzxqHnumneP/s1600/winter+2010-11+116.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576641802179933906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1SJYwivbZtzW2yYIP5maBxc3vq5PEC84saUo3M2ZKjU2W95Imqv1JzUs7FE-Ro5GB9TSF2ZSEVfQXvTzb7eh1h1QDqgYdKfsmSjezukL3vIHQOH8jrciKzj4uitjGWxuAUzxqHnumneP/s320/winter+2010-11+116.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SJmYZT8o1S73y3zACLdEumY0O7QNhy7EQwizvZkaELF8SAv09GVhDqlW1CT2yAT7orhiIE_5hNR-hG89X7kAV_G4rSP90PCEjuTt111VKzMedbsqzgVnoI9qt-BBkxSRG6JPiqXgmZtI/s1600/winter+2010-11+154.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576641417584553666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SJmYZT8o1S73y3zACLdEumY0O7QNhy7EQwizvZkaELF8SAv09GVhDqlW1CT2yAT7orhiIE_5hNR-hG89X7kAV_G4rSP90PCEjuTt111VKzMedbsqzgVnoI9qt-BBkxSRG6JPiqXgmZtI/s320/winter+2010-11+154.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXJ6IXhSiaTcgNJOBDMQWhY13Jxo8H7WymGjeUqRkFDYQ38MzALtwSmGCn-sssd0y860lkLd9VSi8Y9bJD6j-hmkMfV0KxjwNcrMtXYt1odWjvJct-GUUV4LwgI5-mnP6a2nc-vC6pDHv/s1600/winter+2010-11+149.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576641062794724370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXJ6IXhSiaTcgNJOBDMQWhY13Jxo8H7WymGjeUqRkFDYQ38MzALtwSmGCn-sssd0y860lkLd9VSi8Y9bJD6j-hmkMfV0KxjwNcrMtXYt1odWjvJct-GUUV4LwgI5-mnP6a2nc-vC6pDHv/s320/winter+2010-11+149.JPG" /></a><br />Playing in the snow consisted of snowball fights, putting snow down Daddy's pants, <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UJffcgl_mkQiK81uifyYnwUdKA_PJQOwwiI05VUTNPBrA_XQXG5r6o9wu7UtwFUNEYF7qjQM3KTRcS-5kVQ7V9K476K12M2nNKfs3txBU4-4s-cC-6c5_hhrxKICl-giU6PjHzzeJYDc/s1600/winter+2010-11+180.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576640758164109714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UJffcgl_mkQiK81uifyYnwUdKA_PJQOwwiI05VUTNPBrA_XQXG5r6o9wu7UtwFUNEYF7qjQM3KTRcS-5kVQ7V9K476K12M2nNKfs3txBU4-4s-cC-6c5_hhrxKICl-giU6PjHzzeJYDc/s320/winter+2010-11+180.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagrSjCBQFyHQqBz4Wqldy4vH4Dxplrmif9GqUIiMMD57Sxo7QCFUfetQB2AVowbqxMEmgWbEZmcD2vMz4Je0y_zvFYkHJbtNMEeo0EveGRH3zinQpm4lT-UgfqIY9EurwNqY8162r61vR/s1600/winter+2010-11+188.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576640432605132914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagrSjCBQFyHQqBz4Wqldy4vH4Dxplrmif9GqUIiMMD57Sxo7QCFUfetQB2AVowbqxMEmgWbEZmcD2vMz4Je0y_zvFYkHJbtNMEeo0EveGRH3zinQpm4lT-UgfqIY9EurwNqY8162r61vR/s320/winter+2010-11+188.JPG" /></a><br />eating snow,family pics,</div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighDdqObEqZLWAXnT9nF2Oos7B3FGSUK04AhanM3HdmbU63lHARwrFcxLc-rUHO54_-7IdK6cP4GrgnJjQiuTFiofxAMy8EvAggU3KbQECt2_7PI-E9mDRXPivr2ARtiBznyuLDqGYXrig/s1600/winter+2010-11+194.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576640191186263426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighDdqObEqZLWAXnT9nF2Oos7B3FGSUK04AhanM3HdmbU63lHARwrFcxLc-rUHO54_-7IdK6cP4GrgnJjQiuTFiofxAMy8EvAggU3KbQECt2_7PI-E9mDRXPivr2ARtiBznyuLDqGYXrig/s320/winter+2010-11+194.JPG" /></a><br />and playing in Uncle Eric's igloo.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCM_e8alCMvU_ICmyDkDP602cftWqH4FA2bv1pJBdRKTIMPl8TABJNnhbwUUS3Xyg6HDtrc5m-pTzCbI7I9wNyCc_87qDDVycsG74OBa83P36j5OXK4GIA_IFpem6W_b5wCgaSqtVcbG1/s1600/winter+2010-11+221.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576639977052901042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCM_e8alCMvU_ICmyDkDP602cftWqH4FA2bv1pJBdRKTIMPl8TABJNnhbwUUS3Xyg6HDtrc5m-pTzCbI7I9wNyCc_87qDDVycsG74OBa83P36j5OXK4GIA_IFpem6W_b5wCgaSqtVcbG1/s320/winter+2010-11+221.JPG" /></a><br />The kids would not stay out of the snow even when they weren't dressed for it!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVREL7IczbprQ4S2qC6PZj7lSq9NO-8wgYf766ul-vR7BmkvAFOwhqRrQEs4BLZRl_RYT_NAcU2zZAHMEyRXS__5d-jVZoOGIjLa7TBovSUrApv0HUPC8Pj_fnB1hk-o4-L7vuqWnKx7h/s1600/winter+2010-11+243.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576639252576180162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVREL7IczbprQ4S2qC6PZj7lSq9NO-8wgYf766ul-vR7BmkvAFOwhqRrQEs4BLZRl_RYT_NAcU2zZAHMEyRXS__5d-jVZoOGIjLa7TBovSUrApv0HUPC8Pj_fnB1hk-o4-L7vuqWnKx7h/s320/winter+2010-11+243.JPG" /></a><br />Grandma and Uncle Glen spending some quality time with Grandma's princesses.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier2DQQtrRPHRlQYnyw_ouMLwIzWsBRQS9IXOBwE4BPq6A75N0f5SL9PUqkJ2se9nCFPXFT92t7v-pM-canyHaAeKhx_CUAjxWSa0Iiy5WZ8RxSNKQ4t2lP-c3Zd2X97h7dqUOdljockzP/s1600/winter+2010-11+263.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576638744329998498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier2DQQtrRPHRlQYnyw_ouMLwIzWsBRQS9IXOBwE4BPq6A75N0f5SL9PUqkJ2se9nCFPXFT92t7v-pM-canyHaAeKhx_CUAjxWSa0Iiy5WZ8RxSNKQ4t2lP-c3Zd2X97h7dqUOdljockzP/s320/winter+2010-11+263.JPG" /></a><br />New Year's Eve at Wendy and Geoff's house was a great time. We did some Wii dancing, ate fabulous food, and spent some time at Hokie House II (aka Wendy and Geoff's downstairs bar).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNVEL0W16CekQWVmu1Ol72cwXBeqSFwVJeyQH8Ynu2zNIFyRsuaDaai5HolZmPHO1AKdRYB_C3z-zYVPq9O7atp96DwqCWbeq4uzfOo2hajvdt-5zGRV3jkOQFrgfkOYJg9N68NbD7Ohj/s1600/winter+2010-11+301.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576638384811826178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNVEL0W16CekQWVmu1Ol72cwXBeqSFwVJeyQH8Ynu2zNIFyRsuaDaai5HolZmPHO1AKdRYB_C3z-zYVPq9O7atp96DwqCWbeq4uzfOo2hajvdt-5zGRV3jkOQFrgfkOYJg9N68NbD7Ohj/s320/winter+2010-11+301.JPG" /></a><br />I took this pic of a fox at the Virginia Living Museum. Will asked me what the fox was chewing on, and because I can't resist teasing him sometimes, I told him the fox was chewing on little boy bones...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVg-SllpxcPTBYIcY0CZjC3vgk84fnrca3ne1cBpDBp9EgRnX0hX_5cu-xdCH5540zc1fUmbl2ltNo-fcTRwC4557lsbXvIQac92Xeu5V05vxC7I1GAt6wjrgmY8ydfjsBBz3Gkc8JIF6/s1600/winter+2010-11+308.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576637867830801906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVg-SllpxcPTBYIcY0CZjC3vgk84fnrca3ne1cBpDBp9EgRnX0hX_5cu-xdCH5540zc1fUmbl2ltNo-fcTRwC4557lsbXvIQac92Xeu5V05vxC7I1GAt6wjrgmY8ydfjsBBz3Gkc8JIF6/s320/winter+2010-11+308.JPG" /></a><br />He spent the rest of the outside walk riding in Brighton's stroller. I'm such a mean Mommy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKnHJl3CqlgpO3s49JDT6JLMqLaPSMHW2-pvF8aUEubjsNOsoAhbHXqyR4fdoCc1mvnsgfitJGG0uOd4bUlRjdhKwF0t5nsy-6LAvyX0NkFo6o3_4Bsw6kV2Ff6S8FDdYQXV3-Mld_pwE/s1600/winter+2010-11+312.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576637439027796914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKnHJl3CqlgpO3s49JDT6JLMqLaPSMHW2-pvF8aUEubjsNOsoAhbHXqyR4fdoCc1mvnsgfitJGG0uOd4bUlRjdhKwF0t5nsy-6LAvyX0NkFo6o3_4Bsw6kV2Ff6S8FDdYQXV3-Mld_pwE/s320/winter+2010-11+312.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eIsWhk3zcyAbd_b4MHjhB_vMu_vxEk-6FmwB5G5KhRxH1XaU8Ksc1bOCfc8UxkJp0a6VSdf_ioBJNmD444cT5mC_yz5JeMiKxdTY5PUbXgTZWId9YwaIidnFRNfYZt2WLPg3Ky1tmZld/s1600/winter+2010-11+329.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576636907945669282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eIsWhk3zcyAbd_b4MHjhB_vMu_vxEk-6FmwB5G5KhRxH1XaU8Ksc1bOCfc8UxkJp0a6VSdf_ioBJNmD444cT5mC_yz5JeMiKxdTY5PUbXgTZWId9YwaIidnFRNfYZt2WLPg3Ky1tmZld/s320/winter+2010-11+329.JPG" /></a><br /><div>The Museum was great. The otters were especially playful, and the kids were facinated by the foxes and wolves.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAV9_B2Dwu3zsBrGTE5PK1Yk4KFofKhrx2o5OyOYYHEeY5nPMhMYB0Ilm5g6M2rBu37KKLmWTtBz5qX_8PlmkkTByYYwbxuVE_6x3ohAQfa9xGf25-HCpLVXkW2SO2tcJeFYQghrQ1ArfG/s1600/winter+2010-11+332.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576636370011018482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAV9_B2Dwu3zsBrGTE5PK1Yk4KFofKhrx2o5OyOYYHEeY5nPMhMYB0Ilm5g6M2rBu37KKLmWTtBz5qX_8PlmkkTByYYwbxuVE_6x3ohAQfa9xGf25-HCpLVXkW2SO2tcJeFYQghrQ1ArfG/s320/winter+2010-11+332.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mz2K4UPWF_mC2agGDUUmCkR4jI0v1ItInlPoVkyLbveziDpUHZfqfK2De15Kh8Q0tHAw5N6oJ5RFhiByMbVgHAq_eVGdyFLichL320Z5jABmD8m15fsIHzgHyVXRY971M07kmaZ8IAYd/s1600/winter+2010-11+354.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635840221516338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mz2K4UPWF_mC2agGDUUmCkR4jI0v1ItInlPoVkyLbveziDpUHZfqfK2De15Kh8Q0tHAw5N6oJ5RFhiByMbVgHAq_eVGdyFLichL320Z5jABmD8m15fsIHzgHyVXRY971M07kmaZ8IAYd/s320/winter+2010-11+354.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N8Q3c0ghKdWVAfKVSYDeJ7RhxOhJt6oHgz5rTl6zZHfxWkDQb-PpWJNsVedMFuWwARavKoCsDeRQ3jfu-l9ieJwt8m3_DcduTyd3UFYiuzSUrxM-ns6S3Fv-W2BDVQOjSvhzigeMok7q/s1600/winter+2010-11+396.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635468475820786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N8Q3c0ghKdWVAfKVSYDeJ7RhxOhJt6oHgz5rTl6zZHfxWkDQb-PpWJNsVedMFuWwARavKoCsDeRQ3jfu-l9ieJwt8m3_DcduTyd3UFYiuzSUrxM-ns6S3Fv-W2BDVQOjSvhzigeMok7q/s320/winter+2010-11+396.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6B2wEN7CBsUBX0FWc9Dz5mwMMFzITNu1s7O3TqBnSxTMQHXUWmG_xEZaN8Bb91RteD4upGnzu_sBI_RVbQd49rZnocSMdiYmCAyUjBYq1_YwRYY4ZWsrcnRypp_zJ304mrfvlGmKhkCoF/s1600/winter+2010-11+408.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635140216168786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6B2wEN7CBsUBX0FWc9Dz5mwMMFzITNu1s7O3TqBnSxTMQHXUWmG_xEZaN8Bb91RteD4upGnzu_sBI_RVbQd49rZnocSMdiYmCAyUjBYq1_YwRYY4ZWsrcnRypp_zJ304mrfvlGmKhkCoF/s320/winter+2010-11+408.JPG" /></a><br />We also had a great time at the aquarium in VA beach.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69uZVCNrYlaZgyoIzmkBCeYZTIyuaRnUB-ODXdsMDMQnNeZ17dnF4TFObY4XL62CpCwBlqKwRuy1z-nAGXV0WW73ZKu5o2x_0cbNGzQEsjwxZ89zJy6yOBeRzKrvRMPRK3H2LhjEilo7Y/s1600/winter+2010-11+429.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576633978134552306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69uZVCNrYlaZgyoIzmkBCeYZTIyuaRnUB-ODXdsMDMQnNeZ17dnF4TFObY4XL62CpCwBlqKwRuy1z-nAGXV0WW73ZKu5o2x_0cbNGzQEsjwxZ89zJy6yOBeRzKrvRMPRK3H2LhjEilo7Y/s320/winter+2010-11+429.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1WkRyAnh04jxNkglYtdNTZnBswJdxL1EiT5VP3ieahC_H1QtSGmQGqcFFUasGEQ9ngvscSQU-mYuZFd3c_HIASjRtjHobg6qpyoByZ_PfpTcS1SoB185ZOG3BHgwXqp7RJ_LSElO-19V/s1600/winter+2010-11+435.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576633197729278258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1WkRyAnh04jxNkglYtdNTZnBswJdxL1EiT5VP3ieahC_H1QtSGmQGqcFFUasGEQ9ngvscSQU-mYuZFd3c_HIASjRtjHobg6qpyoByZ_PfpTcS1SoB185ZOG3BHgwXqp7RJ_LSElO-19V/s320/winter+2010-11+435.JPG" /></a><br />Watch out for the giant shark!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9vzcGNWOGwCurnfTrkmVq3BcwSMhncsjgu6l1OpBe8Ac-Hex629MRrz9bgh8fGKN7vS4yT9rsir_9NBErZkeXx3SM98CKxVQRHeq_K9qT0SHsJzMgy5nqDBy7yT2Bebbg65QZQznVAPx/s1600/winter+2010-11+453.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576632664228746418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9vzcGNWOGwCurnfTrkmVq3BcwSMhncsjgu6l1OpBe8Ac-Hex629MRrz9bgh8fGKN7vS4yT9rsir_9NBErZkeXx3SM98CKxVQRHeq_K9qT0SHsJzMgy5nqDBy7yT2Bebbg65QZQznVAPx/s320/winter+2010-11+453.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0Tog6734IP3K_x6syF1QXpQrFito271sYm2IjykQ9LRy3UuESVQip2r9bpHVnhzF79MFZH5s-FqFadIOVnvmel9bBW6YYQVYeuEMUtoHp9ebELSeaRcfsB0jx8AQpy9xUf3OG2hxd_7X/s1600/winter+2010-11+457.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576632350014844738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0Tog6734IP3K_x6syF1QXpQrFito271sYm2IjykQ9LRy3UuESVQip2r9bpHVnhzF79MFZH5s-FqFadIOVnvmel9bBW6YYQVYeuEMUtoHp9ebELSeaRcfsB0jx8AQpy9xUf3OG2hxd_7X/s320/winter+2010-11+457.JPG" /></a><br />More snow at Nana and Papa's house. Brighton tried to show Callie just how yummy snow could be.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RbxwPU06UIJxFxlmDkcCqBpq7Rm5UIxmMZBZG3rrp0-zQSjzRIvJ-RyOF8OU4iD79V0B2uUJS4vfhw-2LRqlC9fBO_Q-44G5IgXi0BhOL4R11ehQQrYFYuxAEVeWASvcLlOxvadmG2kl/s1600/winter+2010-11+468.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576631873419728834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RbxwPU06UIJxFxlmDkcCqBpq7Rm5UIxmMZBZG3rrp0-zQSjzRIvJ-RyOF8OU4iD79V0B2uUJS4vfhw-2LRqlC9fBO_Q-44G5IgXi0BhOL4R11ehQQrYFYuxAEVeWASvcLlOxvadmG2kl/s320/winter+2010-11+468.JPG" /></a><br />Let the sledding begin...<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ye8KMUz_zWIQ294BdubV3gBTSxqMif9yL1SN74o28iREVsg9SvXfa60w-EMOD1Fh_gyxHhj0IpGz7vfU558qDngPu6qmBV-597yTLKuSSJmQrs8mdDG_QmytMzK6U71iHRSuexulXpRh/s1600/winter+2010-11+471.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576631120815165490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ye8KMUz_zWIQ294BdubV3gBTSxqMif9yL1SN74o28iREVsg9SvXfa60w-EMOD1Fh_gyxHhj0IpGz7vfU558qDngPu6qmBV-597yTLKuSSJmQrs8mdDG_QmytMzK6U71iHRSuexulXpRh/s320/winter+2010-11+471.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hs6yst5LbreuqbJJvJIpKh0ZdNf5Ck_F5vr2HW6TRqgwYg8fARk4YHHIXSAnc6n8H_m5jlZhMmcrucAEZHFUU9_EmYSd5DfAHh7L4rCkApJh3ngobmZf_BYxS8Bc_kVr_VKU-p_kZu1W/s1600/winter+2010-11+472.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576630154628131090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hs6yst5LbreuqbJJvJIpKh0ZdNf5Ck_F5vr2HW6TRqgwYg8fARk4YHHIXSAnc6n8H_m5jlZhMmcrucAEZHFUU9_EmYSd5DfAHh7L4rCkApJh3ngobmZf_BYxS8Bc_kVr_VKU-p_kZu1W/s320/winter+2010-11+472.JPG" /></a><br />We also visited my Grandma. She is our only surving Grandmother and my kids only great-grandmother. Will was little frightened this time, but the girls were happy to oblige for a picture.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1h_9AWzA_iKGeCsHK1QsqChfQtAyPGs_0A84vR8Rm2WdZ0Qsvc66JSAd3gpjfetmnlIrVdosZZ0SmFheodZ71RmsruSW7BC3bm25Yqp4c0_JtzEhMXTVriZcSJDsBlub-bsyTDF-vyo6/s1600/winter+2010-11+475.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576629092171443714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1h_9AWzA_iKGeCsHK1QsqChfQtAyPGs_0A84vR8Rm2WdZ0Qsvc66JSAd3gpjfetmnlIrVdosZZ0SmFheodZ71RmsruSW7BC3bm25Yqp4c0_JtzEhMXTVriZcSJDsBlub-bsyTDF-vyo6/s320/winter+2010-11+475.JPG" /></a><br />Grandchildren trio.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWPjckBhkHABe4OTbOCz0n3s8Ii3KabtL6BcUW203YQWLfdX5e8lMBjLrqBZkyQE-aPUVXP53jAJlp_8MKkGmCDBj7S0wSzWxJFnyL_eooFiCXopnPlKffc7YAKocvRiQXDFAMzACFVd3/s1600/winter+2010-11+489.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576628575655044562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWPjckBhkHABe4OTbOCz0n3s8Ii3KabtL6BcUW203YQWLfdX5e8lMBjLrqBZkyQE-aPUVXP53jAJlp_8MKkGmCDBj7S0wSzWxJFnyL_eooFiCXopnPlKffc7YAKocvRiQXDFAMzACFVd3/s320/winter+2010-11+489.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfONGQHIs0JoZGebtB3CvRKnx3jgsuvGtqgJHJGcN7sY5vFIzb6a8PNzpICCHZEO1UTnz9kl8s4e_2oL-yoWhnRk5al7eJb0YQWl6dceE4HUBHZFNQnpqxqno_8xzhUj1BDypXgs3bo70/s1600/winter+2010-11+492.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576627455498712050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfONGQHIs0JoZGebtB3CvRKnx3jgsuvGtqgJHJGcN7sY5vFIzb6a8PNzpICCHZEO1UTnz9kl8s4e_2oL-yoWhnRk5al7eJb0YQWl6dceE4HUBHZFNQnpqxqno_8xzhUj1BDypXgs3bo70/s320/winter+2010-11+492.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Tractor fun. Obviously, my parents don't get much winter-time traffic at the lake.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTveXjNsJir_X0uvvHLPm0VE7me2qNO2d4mTys6SFNN9rfBjV0lnp8PiXxZYy9y7OV3SPiRJZy_U9xvl5HPcHtlmdLo-uDVNXB3PmIql14PYSJx93oWdSSwkaSS0LHy9H0IpBnZak_48oo/s1600/winter+2010-11+495.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576626868417451490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTveXjNsJir_X0uvvHLPm0VE7me2qNO2d4mTys6SFNN9rfBjV0lnp8PiXxZYy9y7OV3SPiRJZy_U9xvl5HPcHtlmdLo-uDVNXB3PmIql14PYSJx93oWdSSwkaSS0LHy9H0IpBnZak_48oo/s320/winter+2010-11+495.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxpLBcXWAsGH3qIupOQ2WQPm1uHlWGP65duOmagmfIGIAG9kvslPJbksqbzWBqD5hcMbWsKRNUX4b57xA3dmXyZbGvtNXPrrMnE487wRqxaFLhah9-l157m3VoUc1yobKY-L7iSbsZxjl/s1600/winter+2010-11+498.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576625853283473778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxpLBcXWAsGH3qIupOQ2WQPm1uHlWGP65duOmagmfIGIAG9kvslPJbksqbzWBqD5hcMbWsKRNUX4b57xA3dmXyZbGvtNXPrrMnE487wRqxaFLhah9-l157m3VoUc1yobKY-L7iSbsZxjl/s320/winter+2010-11+498.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Happy 30th Mommy!! I had a great day with my birthday buddies! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-38166012739846464012010-12-28T12:00:00.000-08:002010-12-28T13:22:35.592-08:00Our ChristmasMerry Christmas from the Schumachers! After a very nice, quiet, Christmas, we are heading North to Virginia, but before we head out, I wanted to share our Christmas pics. We really enjoyed spending time with each other, and of course, the kids loved their presents. Jon was almost completely headache-free! Although we missed not seeing our extended families, I really cherish the times we get to do things with just the four of us. This is our third Christmas with just us, and each year, I have loved Christmas more and more. We do get to spend New Year's with extended family for a change. We are flying tomorrow to Richmond, where Jon's parents will pick us up. We are excited about seeing grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, and neices. Jon will be heading home after the weekend, and the kids and I will be spending about ten days with the Grandma and Grandad. My sister is going to pick me up, along with my two little travel buddies, and we are all going to spend a week together with my parents before flying home mid-January. We are looking forward to the trip, and we are really hoping for some snow while we're there! Brighton has never experienced the white stuff and I'm pretty sure Will doesn't remember it very well. It has been three years since we were in VA during the winter. I must cease blogging now and get back to packing...now where did I put our snow clothes? :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3E3vk_AXRkaSBGx4HYabjMURI9mT8Oaonix5pmZV3Xd7tNRqBuqhfnX_GqxMf9L-DfIKkVR_kggPUqIEBi87u4qw_xKyKgfpHw6y_084d9ccIat2cToyW8TkOsdWzuuVti8zagd_iXMex/s1600/P1130265.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555837608671293714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3E3vk_AXRkaSBGx4HYabjMURI9mT8Oaonix5pmZV3Xd7tNRqBuqhfnX_GqxMf9L-DfIKkVR_kggPUqIEBi87u4qw_xKyKgfpHw6y_084d9ccIat2cToyW8TkOsdWzuuVti8zagd_iXMex/s320/P1130265.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton was really unsure about the break from her usual morning routine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2P5STSP4AGmY5MGgtJUi0-t-uNSQzp0pwMEH_bH6DuePOzC0Nm_I0Pq71D_S_phJqiMG-FZU5eEvdxEZWc7LKpaV9j4b64DK5ZOv6stu31K_Kmd4673Fl1ZxACOo7yrRNm7IgAWYi_rc/s1600/P1130290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555837095733167330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2P5STSP4AGmY5MGgtJUi0-t-uNSQzp0pwMEH_bH6DuePOzC0Nm_I0Pq71D_S_phJqiMG-FZU5eEvdxEZWc7LKpaV9j4b64DK5ZOv6stu31K_Kmd4673Fl1ZxACOo7yrRNm7IgAWYi_rc/s320/P1130290.JPG" /></a><br />Thanks Nana and Papa!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNymocSDsj9VmsF_I5rIn5kuvmTqWB-f1Duq99jjfV9e-D_14_Vlqt7wP8XA-CZZOBUcKpoXkZtmNCtosB9MPfjfyEgxwMZ_s9m-Bc-3Vvdd85hEB-PM6BeHIHcsbErlpI3V6rCFOPNx4/s1600/P1130291.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555836454211787874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNymocSDsj9VmsF_I5rIn5kuvmTqWB-f1Duq99jjfV9e-D_14_Vlqt7wP8XA-CZZOBUcKpoXkZtmNCtosB9MPfjfyEgxwMZ_s9m-Bc-3Vvdd85hEB-PM6BeHIHcsbErlpI3V6rCFOPNx4/s320/P1130291.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXY9qAgl5dEBjMmBjA7B4o4L9dGxNLC55sDc34hGujz2AMPUolvCOrNwLzZoNDhZEfAFeD_NT8qwCYFWHhFL8MvkOLzDxaTcpXyZk0wr0rfeLLdIJguX4dgBibtOxwIugs-fbNsgWX3DS/s1600/P1130318.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555836081200011202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXY9qAgl5dEBjMmBjA7B4o4L9dGxNLC55sDc34hGujz2AMPUolvCOrNwLzZoNDhZEfAFeD_NT8qwCYFWHhFL8MvkOLzDxaTcpXyZk0wr0rfeLLdIJguX4dgBibtOxwIugs-fbNsgWX3DS/s320/P1130318.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Thanks Grandma and Grandad!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDe-pkS5Fx1K9mnciIYRgkhMhH1OB-72i8PiubsmBqt1zc3ilekDCPH0tT6FAw_a9LNGEG27WRM1-YiHgB33RLceoMvuJe1_nlfDf_3FqHYTUnioZQ4F3QHy3JgLdciCOB5zLXABEs92U/s1600/P1130304.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835835698913842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDe-pkS5Fx1K9mnciIYRgkhMhH1OB-72i8PiubsmBqt1zc3ilekDCPH0tT6FAw_a9LNGEG27WRM1-YiHgB33RLceoMvuJe1_nlfDf_3FqHYTUnioZQ4F3QHy3JgLdciCOB5zLXABEs92U/s320/P1130304.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKtrY_209zCdQLAwsyyKS9Gi2LO4Zkg8E9SYk9mSalnoX6j7-Qj35vK0yBmpfx0_nLilU6t2jl-vIkt-5Nv0O6QzAgYO9h5CB9H7L18cgNQLwQEogzn0RqmY3805_RrasxJ0apmMWzTte/s1600/P1130298.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835415984282658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKtrY_209zCdQLAwsyyKS9Gi2LO4Zkg8E9SYk9mSalnoX6j7-Qj35vK0yBmpfx0_nLilU6t2jl-vIkt-5Nv0O6QzAgYO9h5CB9H7L18cgNQLwQEogzn0RqmY3805_RrasxJ0apmMWzTte/s320/P1130298.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nUjCt1MOYx2QMlA2X-b-J9ck56TnPkzaJd79vGZjKXFOaZT38hztvblC1WcLUdg3FAuJnNJoxL-vM4mwY1pCo-3B1PjEyd8T62tfJsa6OyfcVvR-6i2QB0P-9fJeSZuW-m19rKu2x2aP/s1600/P1130276.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835101839411570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nUjCt1MOYx2QMlA2X-b-J9ck56TnPkzaJd79vGZjKXFOaZT38hztvblC1WcLUdg3FAuJnNJoxL-vM4mwY1pCo-3B1PjEyd8T62tfJsa6OyfcVvR-6i2QB0P-9fJeSZuW-m19rKu2x2aP/s320/P1130276.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWIn9CMl3Ts8hj85BoYKnwtPtk_qgJXs1_oIsjNdvgg3JhhUQBEJhWX2Go4S2rgejcWafTkEGKkrTC2Xm2_y7HNQqJ46wJZKA7X19lCxHoHz_HbzJqL6YWlC3Zp2TTqq-bP6Q-5-rcvKA/s1600/P1130272.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834474472155554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWIn9CMl3Ts8hj85BoYKnwtPtk_qgJXs1_oIsjNdvgg3JhhUQBEJhWX2Go4S2rgejcWafTkEGKkrTC2Xm2_y7HNQqJ46wJZKA7X19lCxHoHz_HbzJqL6YWlC3Zp2TTqq-bP6Q-5-rcvKA/s320/P1130272.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXLflx28hPVCMOm6enNUDCGEQnt48cGHiFjvMURzFTfNaBx6Gmt5tFB2XirWkf6JXGLegFPKrpTnLmxs73VmaX7yaGPEG2X-HZIUx2cyKtr5PI_4_XcMJ7Iz3vdWeuBF4Be3cvYY4ul6G/s1600/P1130266.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555833877961922562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXLflx28hPVCMOm6enNUDCGEQnt48cGHiFjvMURzFTfNaBx6Gmt5tFB2XirWkf6JXGLegFPKrpTnLmxs73VmaX7yaGPEG2X-HZIUx2cyKtr5PI_4_XcMJ7Iz3vdWeuBF4Be3cvYY4ul6G/s320/P1130266.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Merry Christmas!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-76951814999709398792010-12-23T07:58:00.000-08:002010-12-23T09:20:02.764-08:00Christmas Pageants and PS prayer requestsWe have two aspiring actors in the family. Will has been participating in two different Christmas programs this year, and Brighton made her debut in one program too. Will has been in the annual live nativity at our church, but this year he got to be Joseph. Brighton was old enough to be an angel in the program as well. Will also was a shepherd in his <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">preschool's</span> Christmas program. He did very well in both programs! We were <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">pleasantly</span> surprised how well he knew what to do because if we ask him what he is going to be doing, he usually has no idea. Brighton was quite the little ham. She did not want to do what she was supposed to do, but she LOVED the attention. I think we may have a problem with that one! The best part of the church program was the kids' costumes. My mom made both kids' outfits, and they turned out beautifully! They were the subjects of many many compliments. Thank you, Nana, for making them the cutest angel and Joseph ever!! Enjoy the pics below, and please read my comments at the bottom of the page about Jon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPGUKaabt4o2aEgR6xllbLdg_Zbvdtfisrmyzd_HIf_gBpD1cpRVUjp6csTUztuvvmsno0JSOXWNMipEyZVioFE-E-t8D-gjxXkbEjTo5obgehk_rgo_R16tYiAh8KxTtidCxsj3bbOw8/s1600/P1130211.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553923635670478354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPGUKaabt4o2aEgR6xllbLdg_Zbvdtfisrmyzd_HIf_gBpD1cpRVUjp6csTUztuvvmsno0JSOXWNMipEyZVioFE-E-t8D-gjxXkbEjTo5obgehk_rgo_R16tYiAh8KxTtidCxsj3bbOw8/s320/P1130211.JPG" /></a><br /><div>They made an awfully cute angel and Joseph!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WddAMKsSJi6yKDKOvU5k2dDlCzkbANA2BBc5tqBDY53T7Fya595FOfs0YSS8zcbheeL-croV97C4fUbBBTnoJmfuEaKtaMCO1UgKxr0oDbl5nUGHbbfQDOaCw42wyLZ9-bAMtTrHOxRZ/s1600/P1130199.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553922092074540226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WddAMKsSJi6yKDKOvU5k2dDlCzkbANA2BBc5tqBDY53T7Fya595FOfs0YSS8zcbheeL-croV97C4fUbBBTnoJmfuEaKtaMCO1UgKxr0oDbl5nUGHbbfQDOaCw42wyLZ9-bAMtTrHOxRZ/s320/P1130199.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKi4-3y9u4WoAh0Qr_6A4N21T5qcTRicKqzOjpOMyD3VbQ8dPDn8qoRIfJn0WX12FE4OEolEkJyLa8ghiMPw632Li2Y3LWRxkBNOhcXaoHb0XVStunZGbpqq9WcPYcfJ3FIcyRjUrQ_hB/s1600/P1130192.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553922325388556898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKi4-3y9u4WoAh0Qr_6A4N21T5qcTRicKqzOjpOMyD3VbQ8dPDn8qoRIfJn0WX12FE4OEolEkJyLa8ghiMPw632Li2Y3LWRxkBNOhcXaoHb0XVStunZGbpqq9WcPYcfJ3FIcyRjUrQ_hB/s320/P1130192.JPG" /></a><br />Getting them dressed was no easy feat...I was afraid Will was going to give us a repeat performance of Mother's day where he just laid on the floor during the program. Eventually he settled down.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PKDn8kC_pdWZtenQAVXWPhvHjFJTRPly7Sy64gOl7sq7uFipmTpTgdWgSJZjWTs4eEWe0H3O2pBnJ57dd09RRklTQGu827D_v9rKEMyQUgQZpdSx2OYTi3NRvi29eQ1hY1IIPyczccCH/s1600/P1130186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553921806134357250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PKDn8kC_pdWZtenQAVXWPhvHjFJTRPly7Sy64gOl7sq7uFipmTpTgdWgSJZjWTs4eEWe0H3O2pBnJ57dd09RRklTQGu827D_v9rKEMyQUgQZpdSx2OYTi3NRvi29eQ1hY1IIPyczccCH/s320/P1130186.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton was not so thrilled about getting her costume on over her Christmas dress, but she got used to it.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pE9gC8dakDhZEWs6N9KR1_BAeGptGjBjCCMGJSkGN3F4B8zI99ke-YyVl-b4yXOATlu22FZMGd7VrkKCnGO1LrgP5sRI6DBBSqh67Ei-mMJDl_0YU4s7UpcHSOT87i9Nqa0MlTBeeMyV/s1600/P1130222.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553920035338638882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pE9gC8dakDhZEWs6N9KR1_BAeGptGjBjCCMGJSkGN3F4B8zI99ke-YyVl-b4yXOATlu22FZMGd7VrkKCnGO1LrgP5sRI6DBBSqh67Ei-mMJDl_0YU4s7UpcHSOT87i9Nqa0MlTBeeMyV/s320/P1130222.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg177HqDVRNrie_5_MnVypsv4imeL2IPGi6tSjxhL6n6GSIUVFUCNHIfSw5Zx1veVqwI8yRhd1qkkHH4sVgKoZ87uqPlZoyEZlOn4gRtGDBprJNVOEFqrDZoc9WZHOz2sIVYTBW35MnUMyD/s1600/P1130207.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553920269295863026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg177HqDVRNrie_5_MnVypsv4imeL2IPGi6tSjxhL6n6GSIUVFUCNHIfSw5Zx1veVqwI8yRhd1qkkHH4sVgKoZ87uqPlZoyEZlOn4gRtGDBprJNVOEFqrDZoc9WZHOz2sIVYTBW35MnUMyD/s320/P1130207.JPG" /></a><br />Cornering them behind the door made it easy for me to finish getting them dressed for the "show."<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZDQ2AR7V2w5ctGS2sd_dO83GVwN1A0enC57OXMVKZM2CXJiEI0tnN1Xp4r6pCFL3I8XjiD-xGFQh5d_HXnRPqVqBFCEeAcRbBHcdLMvHk9yw6-scmD0eaEO_iG9aVsQ8yGuXkcfMdwSp/s1600/P1130224.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553919348254262242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZDQ2AR7V2w5ctGS2sd_dO83GVwN1A0enC57OXMVKZM2CXJiEI0tnN1Xp4r6pCFL3I8XjiD-xGFQh5d_HXnRPqVqBFCEeAcRbBHcdLMvHk9yw6-scmD0eaEO_iG9aVsQ8yGuXkcfMdwSp/s320/P1130224.JPG" /></a><br />Don't let the wings fool you, she was a little stinker before it was time to go on. I stayed very busy keeping her away from the church Christmas tree.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQf7UCSchmJR3CtIuohAxg6rwf58lQyxHBkkRkcOHPneIW5ddRDE-KYv7GAemg3e7MmhW3ovU5o2C7bR_6M4OJ0Jn-JuFMR0Y7nVyNzRTt9t-Q8OsDM5VeODLcHBlaO9Ad7t3x4z6KIRF/s1600/P1130231.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553918378157115122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQf7UCSchmJR3CtIuohAxg6rwf58lQyxHBkkRkcOHPneIW5ddRDE-KYv7GAemg3e7MmhW3ovU5o2C7bR_6M4OJ0Jn-JuFMR0Y7nVyNzRTt9t-Q8OsDM5VeODLcHBlaO9Ad7t3x4z6KIRF/s320/P1130231.JPG" /></a><br /><div>The live nativity for our church is for all the little kids (with big-kid helpers). They walk down the aisle, sing a few songs, play <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hand bells</span>, and then are dismissed to go have a birthday party for Jesus (which was Will's motivation for being so good).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOA_J6BFQ381W5AeGeY82-bwwiNgZqiY4Ae5NoWSh5NFimTO98-69rkGEKxqdZq9gwnuSQRE5N-RC8IuquJr2-AZuoQM4_IGFXO5u_hWo_z6T0eNR5t1Deii392ho8IUb19aIILoUjnJP/s1600/P1130233.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553917213964717170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOA_J6BFQ381W5AeGeY82-bwwiNgZqiY4Ae5NoWSh5NFimTO98-69rkGEKxqdZq9gwnuSQRE5N-RC8IuquJr2-AZuoQM4_IGFXO5u_hWo_z6T0eNR5t1Deii392ho8IUb19aIILoUjnJP/s320/P1130233.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WpmoqoSSRuO0xbvixUi10osGXlpbgULzWjVWWSBiOSM_MSP_p2RIeD2QRvu03s2Swp5494GWZiDV1JJ1ZLE4Q7q3O0mBL4n5GHFo7qifvXNsQJAJTvlEEQ6hPO0_B_v3HqcGpQuMU6C6/s1600/P1130232.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553917567468170946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WpmoqoSSRuO0xbvixUi10osGXlpbgULzWjVWWSBiOSM_MSP_p2RIeD2QRvu03s2Swp5494GWZiDV1JJ1ZLE4Q7q3O0mBL4n5GHFo7qifvXNsQJAJTvlEEQ6hPO0_B_v3HqcGpQuMU6C6/s320/P1130232.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton and Ava were the little angels. They walked down the aisle and were then supposed to stand near the stage with the other kids. However, Brighton proceeded to run around the sanctuary, find a hymnal to start beating like a drum, and have her own private dance party to "Joy to the World." It's a good thing that it was a very informal little program.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b5N_qZq9WJSyJbnFCAak6nr77d70A1EZEOaynSZ-tbk551GY3h1jhT4x_R_lHamgQmJCRkvXic7NVWkS2awpxA-kyOoo1Q9DLRko2ACZyKBI64GS-dgdZLlGmcyHtHQr6fU6gvGehXdc/s1600/P1130236.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553915884595869266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b5N_qZq9WJSyJbnFCAak6nr77d70A1EZEOaynSZ-tbk551GY3h1jhT4x_R_lHamgQmJCRkvXic7NVWkS2awpxA-kyOoo1Q9DLRko2ACZyKBI64GS-dgdZLlGmcyHtHQr6fU6gvGehXdc/s320/P1130236.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J_-I_s7eIHLHreZilXqtx_2cTgS5ZN6MvyqFlx7Hmgi3qnDCNrzPfgLEY18MLdM5qSN-kIVDIkfBtAU7CEuOFIcFOtg8Jo-05FVwWaT2WaUxXiYocz9Ww4PIEP0COY75mZoxX3VfoEek/s1600/P1130245.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553915511603715426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J_-I_s7eIHLHreZilXqtx_2cTgS5ZN6MvyqFlx7Hmgi3qnDCNrzPfgLEY18MLdM5qSN-kIVDIkfBtAU7CEuOFIcFOtg8Jo-05FVwWaT2WaUxXiYocz9Ww4PIEP0COY75mZoxX3VfoEek/s320/P1130245.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Will and Laurel (aka Mary and Joseph) came down the aisle last. I'm pretty sure baby Jesus should not be carried like that, but that's a boy for you! Will did very well playing the bells this year. He has had some onstage <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fiascoes</span> in the past, but he might have finally figured out what to do now.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7mWov5e6Pac3IHXB6sa4Oy9nKmQJcIr9aO_AUehscdUmHO9TxvxSj9CpksHUsrOVIOeBBn20UtoqkdIFbgz3HjjYcuA8S0Q5dTd4ztjRJ4jgSiUtbJ_d4QZqTg3BrBN3z82Rwp9ixJCn/s1600/P1130247.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553915251394962178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7mWov5e6Pac3IHXB6sa4Oy9nKmQJcIr9aO_AUehscdUmHO9TxvxSj9CpksHUsrOVIOeBBn20UtoqkdIFbgz3HjjYcuA8S0Q5dTd4ztjRJ4jgSiUtbJ_d4QZqTg3BrBN3z82Rwp9ixJCn/s320/P1130247.JPG" /></a><br />Will was the youngest little one on stage, but he seems to be able to hold his own.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWC3IQ3gFhUwHJ2U4ZuHLfFjv6bdLBLZERAcpKwV0H9r1xetCRWe-I3HBxjEa7qkmQR4czxgdTBglNHgNPP8F-SUbKVZ-cBNtbdeJ9-8xAtH5Yw_TE5MG_o4z52ep5IOU3qh_tqFF4CBV/s1600/P1130146.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553911831888361122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWC3IQ3gFhUwHJ2U4ZuHLfFjv6bdLBLZERAcpKwV0H9r1xetCRWe-I3HBxjEa7qkmQR4czxgdTBglNHgNPP8F-SUbKVZ-cBNtbdeJ9-8xAtH5Yw_TE5MG_o4z52ep5IOU3qh_tqFF4CBV/s320/P1130146.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Will was a shepherd for his preschool program. He goes to preschool at a large Baptist church in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Covington</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcduSBCY51cRQ4kvvGFEGaU0_v7yIy012h9WZaeTTkMqz5r4fXU6eCJkCMPIA0argXk_B3Jzz8hoFyBixt7hmRiPktHmrJvJ_2M2aaeJhVw794HvQCqJqoLcUhYXFSf30aZ8M1c4oCpyw/s1600/P1130158.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553910865087133042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcduSBCY51cRQ4kvvGFEGaU0_v7yIy012h9WZaeTTkMqz5r4fXU6eCJkCMPIA0argXk_B3Jzz8hoFyBixt7hmRiPktHmrJvJ_2M2aaeJhVw794HvQCqJqoLcUhYXFSf30aZ8M1c4oCpyw/s320/P1130158.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO99IFjNgY-c8n7NJTeaQDx7Rgqq4YEQbh16CVM5Bf6UHXtJhevOGHDFy4snQMvTNB_Ct2RydulLZjId-g6P8UZbZohyMkIUechrNF9m5X-Q1t8U9BrAapPw2RYBOLlizCUxCEQqdzGyBI/s1600/P1130159.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553911138027497042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO99IFjNgY-c8n7NJTeaQDx7Rgqq4YEQbh16CVM5Bf6UHXtJhevOGHDFy4snQMvTNB_Ct2RydulLZjId-g6P8UZbZohyMkIUechrNF9m5X-Q1t8U9BrAapPw2RYBOLlizCUxCEQqdzGyBI/s320/P1130159.JPG" /></a><br />Will knew all of his hand motions, and he sang every word.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeTYSp656RY3G9hzoD8ZA6BhssM60sla_14wFk1GLKh38W1CijGWcwQalUX-nsqP1XcignKAQlwMTNPSMuQCp2dSOiwfT5bYSOw1v8SBwE7dZAAE6g2srBN1GqEzJgvc5NmdtCX5mITEU/s1600/P1130177.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553909534357810354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeTYSp656RY3G9hzoD8ZA6BhssM60sla_14wFk1GLKh38W1CijGWcwQalUX-nsqP1XcignKAQlwMTNPSMuQCp2dSOiwfT5bYSOw1v8SBwE7dZAAE6g2srBN1GqEzJgvc5NmdtCX5mITEU/s320/P1130177.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57q-2PlIV9RXWj9bBIUHA5RhpG6PGqzTXnjQY-jsSO421iGylKy2POoMtrsfBSo5II0S6nTcxy8YBiASa9SewAmDLVXihjA-MfLdDM7kQ976k-gVEqKa-kel3Rsp-H-PSBaHaNAyCcpKL/s1600/P1130172.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553910154367910834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57q-2PlIV9RXWj9bBIUHA5RhpG6PGqzTXnjQY-jsSO421iGylKy2POoMtrsfBSo5II0S6nTcxy8YBiASa9SewAmDLVXihjA-MfLdDM7kQ976k-gVEqKa-kel3Rsp-H-PSBaHaNAyCcpKL/s320/P1130172.JPG" /></a><br />A thumbs-up and a wave for Mommy and Daddy. We're so proud of you, Will!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I'm including in this post a request for prayer. Jon has been diagnosed with cluster headaches. These are headaches that are extremely painful, and come in "clusters" of time, usually weeks but sometimes months. Jon has been having headaches for over three weeks now. At first, we thought he had a very bad sinus infection, but after two rounds of antibiotics, he went to the ER for a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cat scan</span>. The emergency room doctor <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">diagnosed</span> him and our regular doctor confirmed it. He is trying various drugs to help prevent and treat the headaches. So far, he has had one day without a headache, but last night he had another very bad one. There is no real cure for the headaches, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">treatments</span> usually vary from person to person. It is also not know what exactly causes the headaches. They will go away for months or years at a time before he has another attack, but during the cluster headache, life is miserable. Please pray for Jon. These headaches have affected his work and his life. We've had some difficult times this month, and we appreciate those who are praying <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">consistently</span> for us. With that, I would like to add one more request: Jon's dad, Ed, had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Please pray for guidance for him and his doctors on how to best treat it as well as prayer for both Caren and Ed as they deal with this news. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-20203445494923386092010-12-16T06:09:00.000-08:002010-12-16T06:50:19.061-08:00A tribute to BooI was going to wait to write anything until after Saturday, but I think it would be therapeutic for me to write something now. On Saturday, I will have to do <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">undoubtedly</span> the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I have to say goodbye to our sweet dog, Boo. She has not been a healthy dog for some time now, but in the last five weeks, her health has really <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">deteriorated</span>. She has been plagued by several tumors for a while that sometimes make it difficult for her to drink water and go "potty," but recently her legs seem to be the biggest problem. Since 2008, she has had what the vet described as a torn <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">doggie</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ACL</span>. The surgery was extremely expensive and not guaranteed to help her. So we gave her pain <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">meds</span> and anti-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">inflammatory</span> pills for a long time, and it seemed to actually stop bothering her. However, at this point, she is almost unable to walk, and compounded with being mostly blind and deaf, she is not leading a happy life. I feel it is my responsibility to give Boo what she needs most now, relief.<br /><br />I adopted Boo from the Roanoke SPCA ten years ago when she was around three years old. I was a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sophomore</span> at Virginia Tech, and I was living by myself in a studio apartment. Boo was a great <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">roommate</span>. She slept on the bed, curled up on the couch, acted as a little barking burglar alarm, and loved to go on walks. I bought <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hair bows</span>, dresses, outfits, and costumes for her. She put up with it all! Because I was always driving somewhere, I bought her a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">seat belt</span>, so that she would be safe in the car. Boo loved going to the lake. I think she was happiest there. Even as recently as this summer, she seemed to rehabilitate at the lake. After I got married, Boo had some adjustments. She was no longer allowed to get up on the bed or the other furniture once we bought "real" furniture. I still took her on walks, and she enjoyed the big backyard at our house in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Fredericksburg</span>. The biggest adjustment for her came when Will was born in 2006. She was unsure what to think about him or about the fact that she was no longer our only baby. But Will loved Boo. "Boo Boo" was his first word (as well as Brighton's two years later!) Boo provided the motivation for my kids to start moving. She put up with them pulling her tail and tackling her because she has always had the absolute sweetest <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">temperament</span>. She has gotten fatter from sitting underneath their chairs at dinner and following them as closely as possible when they are walking around with a snack. Boo hasn't gotten as much attention in the last years as she did when she was my little princess dog, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Boogenvillia</span> the Exquisite Beast (yes, that is her full name). But she has always remained my loyal companion. I could not have asked for a better dog for me or our family. I am so thankful that I got to share the last ten years with one of God's most special creatures. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Booboo</span>, you are loved, and I will never forget you.<br /><br />Please, please pray for me on Saturday and our family as we adjust to life without her.<br /><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqGOL-qGK1LlcSZ0SppqVzyqNYZLIMEVvNiYERiCmay-v7l_M8lehGAveByf3x7qPkJk0tKeNY3TVvvaZj6qh0hITY2GAztJfuaOjt1UBDKLL24-NduVm3HniJnxfRHqD4JAL56EZQQ9j/s1600/P1080846-1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 322px; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551284041470194114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqGOL-qGK1LlcSZ0SppqVzyqNYZLIMEVvNiYERiCmay-v7l_M8lehGAveByf3x7qPkJk0tKeNY3TVvvaZj6qh0hITY2GAztJfuaOjt1UBDKLL24-NduVm3HniJnxfRHqD4JAL56EZQQ9j/s320/P1080846-1.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYVro4QRu0oS7PZXrCsk8IfwG_vGdIwCNKu8GJ8wG30zIa0fuEeh_xbvAtUy-EzbKqKINPlwmdB4bd8GzhRYD90DXBvuWBNX0B8RGhS6kPqW1V8u9Md72vEbNlaFxEVkL1oQqR4XrDQSq/s1600/Wendy+and+Zach+visit+001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551284744207829314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYVro4QRu0oS7PZXrCsk8IfwG_vGdIwCNKu8GJ8wG30zIa0fuEeh_xbvAtUy-EzbKqKINPlwmdB4bd8GzhRYD90DXBvuWBNX0B8RGhS6kPqW1V8u9Md72vEbNlaFxEVkL1oQqR4XrDQSq/s320/Wendy+and+Zach+visit+001.JPG" /></a><br />Some of my favorite pictures of Boo taken in the last few years.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCErx8lV21h0bOECWfnStrfLV0jS9SacGkb-M7R4ywoaOJpzz1OoXAnAz8ZnwUgN1_XF6I09kkgAvNqExM2by9zsj1WntNmkk8z5ymasuKjTTwLGH5Eqvd5Q7QJ-xwONkN7GCwH54L8noQ/s1600/pics+from+old+computer+1810.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551283256037570098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCErx8lV21h0bOECWfnStrfLV0jS9SacGkb-M7R4ywoaOJpzz1OoXAnAz8ZnwUgN1_XF6I09kkgAvNqExM2by9zsj1WntNmkk8z5ymasuKjTTwLGH5Eqvd5Q7QJ-xwONkN7GCwH54L8noQ/s320/pics+from+old+computer+1810.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s43kJNk_CAECiryW1NSV-XkrlgaWaQiCjEluv2HGjWutHXnTGKF6khet5ltPw2mxTSKNXyyLFsNqq5BbAfxUL2T1_otjFsVSpiWtlcI2vB6kVNXZX4YSTG17U441I0WCNsspQNT_BGF8/s1600/pics+from+old+computer+1337.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551282890404847586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0s43kJNk_CAECiryW1NSV-XkrlgaWaQiCjEluv2HGjWutHXnTGKF6khet5ltPw2mxTSKNXyyLFsNqq5BbAfxUL2T1_otjFsVSpiWtlcI2vB6kVNXZX4YSTG17U441I0WCNsspQNT_BGF8/s320/pics+from+old+computer+1337.JPG" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-91290170778476222692010-12-06T09:54:00.000-08:002010-12-06T11:12:41.625-08:00Thanksgiving in the SwampThis Thanksgiving, my parents decided to make the trek down to Louisiana for a Cajun-themed feast. I was very excited to have my parents this year. It has actually been five years since I spent Thanksgiving with them. We decided to make the most of our current state of residence, so I ordered several seafood dishes from a local seafood deli as well as a Cajun deep-fried turkey. We ate crabmeat au gratin, shrimp and mirliton casserole, oyster dressing, and a couple of the more traditional sides. While Mom and Dad were here, we also did some Christmas shopping, went to the park a few times, took some walks, and got to experience our first afternoon on the swamp. Dad treated everyone to a swamp tour at Honey Island Swamp in Slidell (about a 25 min drive from Covington.) It was one of the first chilly days we've had down here, so we were afraid that we wouldn't get to see any alligators. However, one lonesome alligator stayed out just for us--I think he knew Will was coming ;) The tour was fantastic, and it was really cool to see local wildlife in the WILD like that. We learned so much and the scenes were spectacular. It was the highlight of a great visit with Nana and Papa, and we were sad to see them go. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJPZOVYVscwPl1IuLj2q8kAedyk50FbbCNNfAcBvXHKJEkoRhEvEQjvcT4mmAh5pa0WSWOn2cFa_Y0_wUcjoUmhZf7toc6LmCoJfFJpvvHj7Mn61oCaTotvfobA6UXpF_TW3Snr6nK__-/s1600/P1120991.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547642237233274210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJPZOVYVscwPl1IuLj2q8kAedyk50FbbCNNfAcBvXHKJEkoRhEvEQjvcT4mmAh5pa0WSWOn2cFa_Y0_wUcjoUmhZf7toc6LmCoJfFJpvvHj7Mn61oCaTotvfobA6UXpF_TW3Snr6nK__-/s320/P1120991.JPG" /></a><br />Calm before the storm...food storm.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Bd9BXywcCrdcEv6omINFPzli0MM_dvat3Fipyzcwz-vq96iJhkxsKholeUjV83OMFmvX1dRXe54te9o9-1EkeogWYVaMJfE0wyPEGUAnQPH_Uts2PuoPbnxyt4F3nczyD8gZ0AOeQudi/s1600/P1120914.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547641939445151746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Bd9BXywcCrdcEv6omINFPzli0MM_dvat3Fipyzcwz-vq96iJhkxsKholeUjV83OMFmvX1dRXe54te9o9-1EkeogWYVaMJfE0wyPEGUAnQPH_Uts2PuoPbnxyt4F3nczyD8gZ0AOeQudi/s320/P1120914.JPG" /></a><br />Will was so happy to have his favorite playmate in his little tree house.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoSExsKH7xg1GiLov3Ha6LLkbvcSMA4983oRt2Yut9G8khnPk9HD_s58h5RPxUVDRB46dOj3WJkq7Vdb2fV-MjY7ayG1HcSKiq_16M-ME6sDxielvCwcqDK1oVz3mjJsFGz-iP0bOxVTh/s1600/P1120990.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547641756457630178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoSExsKH7xg1GiLov3Ha6LLkbvcSMA4983oRt2Yut9G8khnPk9HD_s58h5RPxUVDRB46dOj3WJkq7Vdb2fV-MjY7ayG1HcSKiq_16M-ME6sDxielvCwcqDK1oVz3mjJsFGz-iP0bOxVTh/s320/P1120990.JPG" /></a><br />Will and Brighton's early Christmas present from Nana and Papa. THANK YOU!!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifqtG0uJflYRzJ8pawZH0nQEGWpeHNYegrmWivnzeynGhqQ1J5DSMckFtMAhbN46d5jffb09K2iVY_AvZ2B5EY8zKCtPzQ3Tz8rV5bgkhaxdXv2wTrU99c4gTP64f6x2rHG6pY7G_XXEX/s1600/P1120930.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547641433958324530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifqtG0uJflYRzJ8pawZH0nQEGWpeHNYegrmWivnzeynGhqQ1J5DSMckFtMAhbN46d5jffb09K2iVY_AvZ2B5EY8zKCtPzQ3Tz8rV5bgkhaxdXv2wTrU99c4gTP64f6x2rHG6pY7G_XXEX/s320/P1120930.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton has all the body guards she needs.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11TfbQ_FxqT8P8F7HQdlCJENBOgsUDPsM-EYqQ1Xjg-1UGahRcWYHgJtjU_oUhE7ejhk5hdhYu7E1LhcDTFufRgKJPfbhlRygjEq6QCNDLOwvR-grYSYUIbM6kuNVq9Ci0T9MDG19Fc9C/s1600/P1120951.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547641055250688626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11TfbQ_FxqT8P8F7HQdlCJENBOgsUDPsM-EYqQ1Xjg-1UGahRcWYHgJtjU_oUhE7ejhk5hdhYu7E1LhcDTFufRgKJPfbhlRygjEq6QCNDLOwvR-grYSYUIbM6kuNVq9Ci0T9MDG19Fc9C/s320/P1120951.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3cHDGdEuYMgCWOIbjCsX2Te9aha6TzbpXkDj7jEmw2LWnlk89-9hT12vjRD1xmosORbelGPcIc7a2HpOBYDBJrAnzkpDNTvbuunQmhcTX97swvO-o9-XZ5v1BF1_9MLu7X76qYZmZAER/s1600/P1120954.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547640836029034402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3cHDGdEuYMgCWOIbjCsX2Te9aha6TzbpXkDj7jEmw2LWnlk89-9hT12vjRD1xmosORbelGPcIc7a2HpOBYDBJrAnzkpDNTvbuunQmhcTX97swvO-o9-XZ5v1BF1_9MLu7X76qYZmZAER/s320/P1120954.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmxevOkO1Jra6r9tanStPJUeBfMboFF8yYakiJtdIU5Y8MZNo-R13rhQrbBEYI4-egiFfK-TR2-V-C3CFffazqaeyLM30d_Fmpcp76Jl6T-uNbSqMtDEBwwN1lFAg1Du9wxgRKDB42Ayx/s1600/P1120964.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547640578383848194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmxevOkO1Jra6r9tanStPJUeBfMboFF8yYakiJtdIU5Y8MZNo-R13rhQrbBEYI4-egiFfK-TR2-V-C3CFffazqaeyLM30d_Fmpcp76Jl6T-uNbSqMtDEBwwN1lFAg1Du9wxgRKDB42Ayx/s320/P1120964.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_sjtI3qQ9LuzDTx0f6uhRMt2HJ2x1LuqSys2M_O8AN0TOrtRM5KsU5wVV7OSDWdRsf-6oOliIVu1s98yH5w9Q6Co2GX4e3JJssouzJoUI_521ffaQh78t9QfWAW-1h22cFJTBFR6HdBh/s1600/P1120976.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547640356590203826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_sjtI3qQ9LuzDTx0f6uhRMt2HJ2x1LuqSys2M_O8AN0TOrtRM5KsU5wVV7OSDWdRsf-6oOliIVu1s98yH5w9Q6Co2GX4e3JJssouzJoUI_521ffaQh78t9QfWAW-1h22cFJTBFR6HdBh/s320/P1120976.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Stop! That crazy woman has my kids!!!! (Mom and I trying to work off the extra Thanksgiving calories.)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntBP048BNCgWhPyh5fc_vsmC9ukcO85YdT5KOa-ju2alGGoXVN6tw43yC0x4BVh4X8N2Z5-w8GF1d1OYlAfcLZeVQ-wbuJlh8FvCY7A4r0xG2wWRNQiKglKY1N9-5IMzPHPXH7wsfLnKo/s1600/P1120983.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547640053875870482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntBP048BNCgWhPyh5fc_vsmC9ukcO85YdT5KOa-ju2alGGoXVN6tw43yC0x4BVh4X8N2Z5-w8GF1d1OYlAfcLZeVQ-wbuJlh8FvCY7A4r0xG2wWRNQiKglKY1N9-5IMzPHPXH7wsfLnKo/s320/P1120983.JPG" /></a><br />Nana wants YOU to have a Happy Thanksgiving! (Sorry, Mom, I just couldn't resist!)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSz8HMFK2EtwOXIIuNxue4s55VewG_Es6TLSb7GmSt8YVJx2ZTz9sFZ5g-lxerAq8W39-eYmNgUq-GD1AFDqYXQ1bejYN7yWp2-SPl3db6XNhftdp9jb4N3HA6vw1PskPczQoYcdo4tAQn/s1600/P1120985.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547639525525978594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSz8HMFK2EtwOXIIuNxue4s55VewG_Es6TLSb7GmSt8YVJx2ZTz9sFZ5g-lxerAq8W39-eYmNgUq-GD1AFDqYXQ1bejYN7yWp2-SPl3db6XNhftdp9jb4N3HA6vw1PskPczQoYcdo4tAQn/s320/P1120985.JPG" /></a><br />It's too warm to be Thanksgiving day!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7zFj4j5qSqW_tlKocZ__1dTRt4k7LhSloh44aUmvMgjTyjZDwlKrSVc8-cuZiQz6h84V4Ba9hU7S3LwPZ4dowc1qZ84puvpmF2MNu3LOW4JNKpaQQRFhppE4XAxzuXH2l8GON-S8Uz1C/s1600/P1130008.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547644055177408882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7zFj4j5qSqW_tlKocZ__1dTRt4k7LhSloh44aUmvMgjTyjZDwlKrSVc8-cuZiQz6h84V4Ba9hU7S3LwPZ4dowc1qZ84puvpmF2MNu3LOW4JNKpaQQRFhppE4XAxzuXH2l8GON-S8Uz1C/s320/P1130008.JPG" /></a></div><div>A much happier Will waiting for the swamp tour to begin on a much cooler day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECtBs5RiPeqXIfwDrYkwIWrKcRfz_SD_oc7i8y4mimk0obSxqkxSRI3C5dXRdChSivgrzU7qB0bncdg5Ui_JTwCwCW6pMqubSt3kVnRywfr9q2Za1Xu61fGW6-wcvEnhmrz49bG3B75yQ/s1600/P1130012.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547636259870426594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECtBs5RiPeqXIfwDrYkwIWrKcRfz_SD_oc7i8y4mimk0obSxqkxSRI3C5dXRdChSivgrzU7qB0bncdg5Ui_JTwCwCW6pMqubSt3kVnRywfr9q2Za1Xu61fGW6-wcvEnhmrz49bG3B75yQ/s320/P1130012.JPG" /></a><br />Be patient Will! The tour will start soon!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcTmhjkaHIoQlqgm92mskzuAjQQidsNpEnhbqao-nbEMRlVDcDk8gt1vmmfztZnKI2FrF9h6lDgtqreZbCZy2RafaxEw-SWFf79e_B5BSUK49_pxrakwbYK1fXlMMFJ6JebsU7rxVXpaZ/s1600/P1130013.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547635937607708546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcTmhjkaHIoQlqgm92mskzuAjQQidsNpEnhbqao-nbEMRlVDcDk8gt1vmmfztZnKI2FrF9h6lDgtqreZbCZy2RafaxEw-SWFf79e_B5BSUK49_pxrakwbYK1fXlMMFJ6JebsU7rxVXpaZ/s320/P1130013.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton couldn't understand why she had to sit down. I got pretty worn out trying to keep her from becoming gator bait.<br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4YR6UjeD4TNijnDSBzrQT7ecm_IRB6KY6SP05BHx8W6B16pMom0H-H3JbBcHRb0NBH8Tf9gyHL8pUMSu7gjoKStDSCmvcnGHjxFoTiW8P039tg7lrt594p6ZWKAc8FU8McK3PxGz8Fkv/s1600/P1130018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547635640044792818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4YR6UjeD4TNijnDSBzrQT7ecm_IRB6KY6SP05BHx8W6B16pMom0H-H3JbBcHRb0NBH8Tf9gyHL8pUMSu7gjoKStDSCmvcnGHjxFoTiW8P039tg7lrt594p6ZWKAc8FU8McK3PxGz8Fkv/s320/P1130018.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqf2B0tGfgZG21H4fIqYVNRTn4I7-aOCi8yiLnTzGbc3XmFUinwsn3LsJT-ORmNo9Q64UPXzeoqIhiRdO01Ax35MgVSg8vZMiO4G7NuL-OPtlIh84YTpYn7UVv3pf-WmZHhY0-a9dGNafo/s1600/P1130014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547635357057949874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqf2B0tGfgZG21H4fIqYVNRTn4I7-aOCi8yiLnTzGbc3XmFUinwsn3LsJT-ORmNo9Q64UPXzeoqIhiRdO01Ax35MgVSg8vZMiO4G7NuL-OPtlIh84YTpYn7UVv3pf-WmZHhY0-a9dGNafo/s320/P1130014.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oygdWZ_nQmcD44YyRERxYC80MDbXUWfYn0XlB6ChwrB-rwt9MPZRgdeqRo1mW0x7oTp2JSEO88WUnZ2T0_GTO3M4pDybMviUeQtSQVRi6HAPq5mdMAcGTgCa2L6hxDzp9W5u81JaQStR/s1600/P1130020.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547635115371900098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oygdWZ_nQmcD44YyRERxYC80MDbXUWfYn0XlB6ChwrB-rwt9MPZRgdeqRo1mW0x7oTp2JSEO88WUnZ2T0_GTO3M4pDybMviUeQtSQVRi6HAPq5mdMAcGTgCa2L6hxDzp9W5u81JaQStR/s320/P1130020.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NGQymn8qA9CFlXQnQt8v9bu8yoMIbvrLbVs2B4DB-wYLfMbd2Jf8rQmJBcVHi7a0AFA69xladFo6m9-exObrewEgtxZ6LZU8A0_aeQO7biGW_HVHo-IgKkySoC6NqLj9BlhyRtVzonBm/s1600/P1130039.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547634735288963506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NGQymn8qA9CFlXQnQt8v9bu8yoMIbvrLbVs2B4DB-wYLfMbd2Jf8rQmJBcVHi7a0AFA69xladFo6m9-exObrewEgtxZ6LZU8A0_aeQO7biGW_HVHo-IgKkySoC6NqLj9BlhyRtVzonBm/s320/P1130039.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GMRK74pjAPg0f0w0EIhWdIPvJS0oO1qCd_d5NOapWqK8oIlTr4JJaajGR-kezx62Vm3ZatDEGVl-eBgAAEy_ZVwf5FQCBEj4Myd2GBFHbf8D31cKFAqFTcIIKGXo_ydjoTqfikE_ZW9P/s1600/P1130045.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547634395315268962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GMRK74pjAPg0f0w0EIhWdIPvJS0oO1qCd_d5NOapWqK8oIlTr4JJaajGR-kezx62Vm3ZatDEGVl-eBgAAEy_ZVwf5FQCBEj4Myd2GBFHbf8D31cKFAqFTcIIKGXo_ydjoTqfikE_ZW9P/s320/P1130045.JPG" /></a><br />We saw a huge owl. We were supposed to be quiet, but Brighton kept shoutig "Hoo, Hoo!"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrhVhiU06ZI3qJbKqbh9UdILXvfWSsqsfsIucodVGCxXgFzyDAOmzDN_-0DDULWUuQlabdOdm8UNVethnE3pUIyeWmkzKN-sQCoSHvPxIGbH2pfXgbVrxKTQ8uVWObISOgMVPF0a52SAR/s1600/P1130077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547634103926812738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrhVhiU06ZI3qJbKqbh9UdILXvfWSsqsfsIucodVGCxXgFzyDAOmzDN_-0DDULWUuQlabdOdm8UNVethnE3pUIyeWmkzKN-sQCoSHvPxIGbH2pfXgbVrxKTQ8uVWObISOgMVPF0a52SAR/s320/P1130077.JPG" /></a><br />We found an alligator much to the delight of Will and Brighton!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-sT_kf3C-NxVWAc0-qugz6yx80rTKUP0t9hrOBPYCThgBVHZaeLkue4DzXf8YzzRQE7IaG_zFJ_jmh3hYdMjefsQ5aMj6zR1YAG4x5c3dXeHJZEcDb-TqMd-kYG17vHO9lIra1bZ3QZm/s1600/P1130068.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547633863895881490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-sT_kf3C-NxVWAc0-qugz6yx80rTKUP0t9hrOBPYCThgBVHZaeLkue4DzXf8YzzRQE7IaG_zFJ_jmh3hYdMjefsQ5aMj6zR1YAG4x5c3dXeHJZEcDb-TqMd-kYG17vHO9lIra1bZ3QZm/s320/P1130068.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MHV8WKrozWAiR5KwlApNnuuFfoB41CM30tkbSDBAP8fRPIELnT4ENoJpRyohf6YmHdPM0VCdKXG0OyId1yO0GSJxZXX6_TarF2e8y9TMEYm1GWh9Wh5fohteFDPQnrxfFJ8SYqt5YFhR/s1600/P1130084.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547633588060603618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MHV8WKrozWAiR5KwlApNnuuFfoB41CM30tkbSDBAP8fRPIELnT4ENoJpRyohf6YmHdPM0VCdKXG0OyId1yO0GSJxZXX6_TarF2e8y9TMEYm1GWh9Wh5fohteFDPQnrxfFJ8SYqt5YFhR/s320/P1130084.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgbKC_PKvpOCF48YVc2xdiXeVbyeHIxGGIeVW4vZy1Gnu8EBj59noi9sbEhx8B5lZHfVDWLNm4vfXyG0DMShzw4FKjfxBCpgPGYtut6upNVzIt9iIaV_lW7aoH_YFZQ_fJrMzyRIPML0g/s1600/P1130091.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547633264289427682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgbKC_PKvpOCF48YVc2xdiXeVbyeHIxGGIeVW4vZy1Gnu8EBj59noi9sbEhx8B5lZHfVDWLNm4vfXyG0DMShzw4FKjfxBCpgPGYtut6upNVzIt9iIaV_lW7aoH_YFZQ_fJrMzyRIPML0g/s320/P1130091.JPG" /></a></div><div>Shrimp boat</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LwmM6Mk9zMg8uzh20hqtxhnj9Xs2YIxGDO4_KDoH8RMAm7nAmIB2mFeVraJ2pgB1GYTZg_crP8rp6EwtMkXmiLlqACPbDx3Fksh2Rx_qxLDpdUreo9Se2aglcGs94yg51fDsW63GyJC8/s1600/P1130093.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547632735840419538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LwmM6Mk9zMg8uzh20hqtxhnj9Xs2YIxGDO4_KDoH8RMAm7nAmIB2mFeVraJ2pgB1GYTZg_crP8rp6EwtMkXmiLlqACPbDx3Fksh2Rx_qxLDpdUreo9Se2aglcGs94yg51fDsW63GyJC8/s320/P1130093.JPG" /></a><br />The tub says "Cajun Hot Tub." The stacked red baskets are for catching blue crabs.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnqFVlRsuenp6IAZGFulYjxOzCx1rmktNQDVVxyOFFXknVu5MfyWP8u_uArwG1vpPBXd_J70SexH2KoAK32e5ijxVetRyxczcNiHDv7tWFU-wL_hxJXPGM3TLKKYqvBY6uwT3AryxYfHg/s1600/P1130113.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547632356848227554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnqFVlRsuenp6IAZGFulYjxOzCx1rmktNQDVVxyOFFXknVu5MfyWP8u_uArwG1vpPBXd_J70SexH2KoAK32e5ijxVetRyxczcNiHDv7tWFU-wL_hxJXPGM3TLKKYqvBY6uwT3AryxYfHg/s320/P1130113.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksHYaCCkCmStyQMC03WsmN4lD_DDwZUlB3U4SXxz4zFDG34_dJulbbG6y-8WFWyKgwdo6IjfAxa5LvPocjAwfEidet9wRf0YiV4OOQdzD_-0GG59au2AZ_SBSwvcVpvDkywWhnNlNYdEv/s1600/P1130104.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547632091882798002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksHYaCCkCmStyQMC03WsmN4lD_DDwZUlB3U4SXxz4zFDG34_dJulbbG6y-8WFWyKgwdo6IjfAxa5LvPocjAwfEidet9wRf0YiV4OOQdzD_-0GG59au2AZ_SBSwvcVpvDkywWhnNlNYdEv/s320/P1130104.JPG" /></a></div><div>The caution sign says "Don't drink the water...fish crap in it!" Lovely.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6q6UtLcWt9tcWb5OV81G2rtEtahUt4utA-OaxuUQHpWrrHOaV2k7TLgzwi3YL2xXIMck_OnkA612M121h5XlXbC_20N9PgEEJkRv_ZlPPUWisEIvmu9bTaXzwe654AGJw6M7YJXnZbiJ/s1600/P1130116.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547631818550079058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6q6UtLcWt9tcWb5OV81G2rtEtahUt4utA-OaxuUQHpWrrHOaV2k7TLgzwi3YL2xXIMck_OnkA612M121h5XlXbC_20N9PgEEJkRv_ZlPPUWisEIvmu9bTaXzwe654AGJw6M7YJXnZbiJ/s320/P1130116.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGoaRn7vBNHGnbI2Z8srxXzKE7tMRRHKAvH7yy4EleixNV9qTRNjp0vX2zQc8mBYUsMACwpQi5oPNrDXoInwPWyFxL30XuZGeLAIM6n5T_guST70q-F4Tgdy3yaE9IOCBSyPgVUAMjJ84/s1600/P1130133.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547631583826793634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGoaRn7vBNHGnbI2Z8srxXzKE7tMRRHKAvH7yy4EleixNV9qTRNjp0vX2zQc8mBYUsMACwpQi5oPNrDXoInwPWyFxL30XuZGeLAIM6n5T_guST70q-F4Tgdy3yaE9IOCBSyPgVUAMjJ84/s320/P1130133.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA4NBCxSE6cBdFjIW76GgxqKA61YDznT77CxhRlLH6i-Pr8jYKEcTAuCkp9uW0myOI8mVmKNaZZ97wnWc5agjXiLdUIFMNXMoI4IMXjVlFZImlpyFKUgQHphKGiqHPGWvuheDAPYQcXkg/s1600/P1130126.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 204px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547631050116183218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA4NBCxSE6cBdFjIW76GgxqKA61YDznT77CxhRlLH6i-Pr8jYKEcTAuCkp9uW0myOI8mVmKNaZZ97wnWc5agjXiLdUIFMNXMoI4IMXjVlFZImlpyFKUgQHphKGiqHPGWvuheDAPYQcXkg/s320/P1130126.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Brighton decided to sport a new do on the way back--actually the boat was moving pretty fast.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK853mYV34FLUxwqRKXBs8KTtv0gYVGX8YkKNDZmgJ_ul0-x-ODTZAyPvJRiSbzxwPm7YBEC26CILtDg2ytQi2upde3UcYivqDxIweWXip-MT_T1sY7xAcrrs851pQmVu2TB44C5OlD1f/s1600/P1130119.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547630629973273922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK853mYV34FLUxwqRKXBs8KTtv0gYVGX8YkKNDZmgJ_ul0-x-ODTZAyPvJRiSbzxwPm7YBEC26CILtDg2ytQi2upde3UcYivqDxIweWXip-MT_T1sY7xAcrrs851pQmVu2TB44C5OlD1f/s320/P1130119.JPG" /></a> </div><div>The ride back to the dock was a little chilly since the sun has started going down.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0pDxjJrLbtJD7MRf_IxqsGIt3NPwwTm8KueG0JAPwI6KKkLJLbN49rJbMe2we0w_brJHsvbxh0TlTu-G-s542MxenFb8Hp94M9-G-SVEchjqqs0y9QxVXyZZaUc9JFY4_z7Kvg4WoBa7/s1600/P1120988.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547629821966557250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0pDxjJrLbtJD7MRf_IxqsGIt3NPwwTm8KueG0JAPwI6KKkLJLbN49rJbMe2we0w_brJHsvbxh0TlTu-G-s542MxenFb8Hp94M9-G-SVEchjqqs0y9QxVXyZZaUc9JFY4_z7Kvg4WoBa7/s320/P1120988.JPG" /></a><br /><div>We had a great visit with Nana and Papa! Thanks for a very special Thanksgiving!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-17956242130599350282010-11-21T11:11:00.000-08:002010-11-21T12:31:43.038-08:00What a Big Girl!!!Brighton Rae turned two on November 5. I still can't believe she is already two years old! Where does the time go? She is growing up so fast. I don't have her physical measurements since our two year check-up got postponed due to the doctor being sick, but I believe she is taller than average (and probably heavier than average too!) She is speaking quite well now. Although at first she did not put sentences together as quickly as Will, she seems to be putting new ones together everyday now. Brighton is definitely a unique little girl. She does the most bizarre things sometimes like grabbing Daddy's Tech hat, shoving Ming Ming Duckling inside the hat, and running around with it on her head (duck feet protruding out the front.) She also takes all of her clothes off (and her diaper), gets out her xylophone with mallets, and proceeds to count out a beat before banging with all of her might on the poor wooden instrument. Brighton loves to color, loves to dance, and loves music. She also loves to say, "I love you." She is also a very sweet little girl, who is takes care of her babies and Boo like she is a tiny little mommy. We are constantly giggling and wondering at what a beautiful little girl she is turning out to be. Here are some pictures from her special day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI15tq4syoEp089Ktd9LFoxaly6VFtdvvtrgQXsympgorJvrLFRCVf7kbui4WuaMDtrlbTvh4AYSsoMw3h2AmgTDaRlAe_3d9h8C9-s0aUhHqUVlNjw5QR3ZL3yIDSi0bQSNtEAQOmFMBC/s1600/P1120754.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542099326760750290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI15tq4syoEp089Ktd9LFoxaly6VFtdvvtrgQXsympgorJvrLFRCVf7kbui4WuaMDtrlbTvh4AYSsoMw3h2AmgTDaRlAe_3d9h8C9-s0aUhHqUVlNjw5QR3ZL3yIDSi0bQSNtEAQOmFMBC/s320/P1120754.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton definitely knew it was her birthday, and she loved all of the special attention!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uJt2lpnRshDxiyXWEOVNkvM_jR6dYNs3i5chdiPtPlJuFHEXirPkO8MszkpoDTnlbf9ITTXAipTW88EygrCZXGeEhJud1ZhLj3nN-eVvWkv9t5DX_eO8wt72zrGZqbyEJR59ESrklVMf/s1600/P1120760.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542098533638843922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uJt2lpnRshDxiyXWEOVNkvM_jR6dYNs3i5chdiPtPlJuFHEXirPkO8MszkpoDTnlbf9ITTXAipTW88EygrCZXGeEhJud1ZhLj3nN-eVvWkv9t5DX_eO8wt72zrGZqbyEJR59ESrklVMf/s320/P1120760.JPG" /></a><br />We took the birthday girl to The Pizza Man restraunt. She LOVES to eat pizza (I have no idea where she got that from ;) ) The restraunt is great for kids because you get to watch your pizza being made, and the chefs hand toss the dough very high into the air.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinh5Srq78QjblXYfeiKLBmvJldLKNYLWXcXMf7nr2dx5bJh8UGQGfxuy2uoQTSFJoPgHvIBD4lWmEf7oUu7sik3ZcvOg6iQlO6_hZuRP0tUq2Et2gMH_XifLksdqcywmWpThPIQetz6oqL/s1600/P1120765.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542097782580561122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinh5Srq78QjblXYfeiKLBmvJldLKNYLWXcXMf7nr2dx5bJh8UGQGfxuy2uoQTSFJoPgHvIBD4lWmEf7oUu7sik3ZcvOg6iQlO6_hZuRP0tUq2Et2gMH_XifLksdqcywmWpThPIQetz6oqL/s320/P1120765.JPG" /></a><br />Time to eat! Stop looking at my "bubby!" (Brighton's word for belly)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtqPMgMYwc6zz0r5MpgvG_TXhwOlHjiwPUidmBs6UEY34s1aJKgBe-LUWAxFmmjZK0L8eNvjIqDuXa9UkbRBxZHhIxeQskXw1PvF4bFJGsDgakBj6tdfIXAo3hTnCoeNBn6Qt2uGwb9Du/s1600/P1120775.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542097269766041890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtqPMgMYwc6zz0r5MpgvG_TXhwOlHjiwPUidmBs6UEY34s1aJKgBe-LUWAxFmmjZK0L8eNvjIqDuXa9UkbRBxZHhIxeQskXw1PvF4bFJGsDgakBj6tdfIXAo3hTnCoeNBn6Qt2uGwb9Du/s320/P1120775.JPG" /></a><br />The waitress put a candle in the pizza. Brighton was not happy about this, but Daddy helped her out by blowing it out for her.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf5JkgrJqzUpxyEVJJNoSiZHKt8DBwANF6oc7PL7grTDx-6s-p6pxWkhfmj2USLIx8aOPohpKfvqMmd2OsB822k_onZ488lj9Ed1VB0uKs5gHkvnTgNzW9DgcifPetkB_giltCEJhyphenhyphenPR0/s1600/P1120780.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542096903734649474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtf5JkgrJqzUpxyEVJJNoSiZHKt8DBwANF6oc7PL7grTDx-6s-p6pxWkhfmj2USLIx8aOPohpKfvqMmd2OsB822k_onZ488lj9Ed1VB0uKs5gHkvnTgNzW9DgcifPetkB_giltCEJhyphenhyphenPR0/s320/P1120780.JPG" /></a><br />Mmmmm pizza!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXr8MoHQX-TYYmxJReUBWzqW7_HLSXnturQ1Fwpsyyj1rc8bKvZrvl3BoHaDDl0KQWndmRPbXczpIOCcwWsJPTzIFjS0kHEwFx4ibfGC7P4rnWg5Z7wXRtOuXBsbNW0qEpWd4op_YIJFz/s1600/P1120783.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542096491884269538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXr8MoHQX-TYYmxJReUBWzqW7_HLSXnturQ1Fwpsyyj1rc8bKvZrvl3BoHaDDl0KQWndmRPbXczpIOCcwWsJPTzIFjS0kHEwFx4ibfGC7P4rnWg5Z7wXRtOuXBsbNW0qEpWd4op_YIJFz/s320/P1120783.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Big Birthday Hug from Will!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WEm1uOu5n69IhUU7EHjsXvvWljwyrsbcmXNaWM7mWXgPzrvaOq8-YDuzIrrIQw5cJ7lOFVcqSBBTL5Zpbf5kIydukaYoRNUvWFVMLWyAxGXp-4I-xPxIvnYA7BIJ0M7c-iGke_qbemF_/s1600/P1120784.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542095806086270002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WEm1uOu5n69IhUU7EHjsXvvWljwyrsbcmXNaWM7mWXgPzrvaOq8-YDuzIrrIQw5cJ7lOFVcqSBBTL5Zpbf5kIydukaYoRNUvWFVMLWyAxGXp-4I-xPxIvnYA7BIJ0M7c-iGke_qbemF_/s320/P1120784.JPG" /></a></div><div>Brighton thinks hugs are so fun, especially from Will. Will loves to hug her as long as she isn't messy. He hates getting food on his clothes, hands, or face!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6evyCVyp6NjlbOSvqAAfSG63T_QM9JJfWf6TZo4G0HbWMvBk3EYgiPZIiAnx67MQ84yY2fmqbxnyEowlXHgHrGOXGNnOWMQXgsiSvFzwlU06D6lSysuTFXQvrVz1Pw6YkonS18JN5WJa/s1600/P1120785.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542095375493616098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6evyCVyp6NjlbOSvqAAfSG63T_QM9JJfWf6TZo4G0HbWMvBk3EYgiPZIiAnx67MQ84yY2fmqbxnyEowlXHgHrGOXGNnOWMQXgsiSvFzwlU06D6lSysuTFXQvrVz1Pw6YkonS18JN5WJa/s320/P1120785.JPG" /></a></div><div>Yep, pizza's good, now let me eat in peace.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSSg-9ozKUXeFqEmQ6O1bAhLO_HiF7aeEefkctk0CXagoi-lZ3Z3GSiyfzbuZAy-qpbDDyqkfxTj5zSlb9ThaI1hXRq4wgkHkAi7HFtal1N0AEkjt-C5v8zLXENyXTCDZaR3Ekcm1q8IZ/s1600/P1120807.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542093085370785986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSSg-9ozKUXeFqEmQ6O1bAhLO_HiF7aeEefkctk0CXagoi-lZ3Z3GSiyfzbuZAy-qpbDDyqkfxTj5zSlb9ThaI1hXRq4wgkHkAi7HFtal1N0AEkjt-C5v8zLXENyXTCDZaR3Ekcm1q8IZ/s320/P1120807.JPG" /></a></div><div>Once we got home, Brighton got to get the mail where she found cards from both sets of granparents!!! Here's a fun fact about our kids' birthdays that you may not know: Brighton shares a birthday with my mom (Nov 5), and Jon's mom's birthday is two days after that (Nov 7). Will's birthday (Aug 23) is a day before Jon's dad's birthday (Aug 24), and five days after my dad's birthday (Aug 18). This makes it almost impossible for them to forget Will and Brighton's birthdays...not that they ever would!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncdH2BPbTddJTrV7Pf_oelaKZsxdTSEtNiKXQSZZgiAgDEUvXBlfqhINViJKhLNpFbExiGLFWv3Gr1yUHaLq0-yw07AIzgjWYPXpQXgY7_21ZR0Mw4pXFEIpnvnakE2fe_LfjhvG5DcCm/s1600/P1120800.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542092661435531314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncdH2BPbTddJTrV7Pf_oelaKZsxdTSEtNiKXQSZZgiAgDEUvXBlfqhINViJKhLNpFbExiGLFWv3Gr1yUHaLq0-yw07AIzgjWYPXpQXgY7_21ZR0Mw4pXFEIpnvnakE2fe_LfjhvG5DcCm/s320/P1120800.JPG" /></a><br />One of her presents from Nana and Papa was a Hello Kitty ride-on that goes on its own!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC52MQVj0BUe5GvX0m8-N9ZdpHMp8GelHJ1mHaxVM9z04DLfrbRKSHW8Li_9wOzWjr5U_eMX68KPQtkZ37-3E5rFT3QG5iPQ6kjNNqlWtn39rkhB0fOk0RsbqpDBElQcGeCotydVy_O7hD/s1600/P1120801.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542091854805500946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC52MQVj0BUe5GvX0m8-N9ZdpHMp8GelHJ1mHaxVM9z04DLfrbRKSHW8Li_9wOzWjr5U_eMX68KPQtkZ37-3E5rFT3QG5iPQ6kjNNqlWtn39rkhB0fOk0RsbqpDBElQcGeCotydVy_O7hD/s320/P1120801.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>She was happy to ride on it until she hit the button and realized it could go on its own...I think she's going to have to warm up to it!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hOToH8AEh-1JIvlko1C8NTTsmmEBCfU-MqjM0lR0yp95sOJUvRzvGaazAd48emmbWaf2OrXUNoRlYEImYdO_OSE2d1lozZmdPdbTst5G0J4D-jMBxRL6q9xhRQTjNLUDQRs5RA0GjHkL/s1600/P1120823.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542090748595300178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hOToH8AEh-1JIvlko1C8NTTsmmEBCfU-MqjM0lR0yp95sOJUvRzvGaazAd48emmbWaf2OrXUNoRlYEImYdO_OSE2d1lozZmdPdbTst5G0J4D-jMBxRL6q9xhRQTjNLUDQRs5RA0GjHkL/s320/P1120823.JPG" /></a> </div><div>I loved getting balloons for my birthday when I was a kid, so I tend to go a little overboard with the balloons on the kids' birthdays. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRwzcscf5cRzgCq9i-3N6yMf3aMRsEnO4Tz96Q49oVSCwV9Kybgl4pMrGIgJHMnFAazDUuS2ESlv3X__6I9Mb1ItB1obXskNehhMv1RtsdsdpX11IdMg12-PcotqeNgUUXVQXrZsZhhYJ/s1600/P1120830.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542089387098982498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRwzcscf5cRzgCq9i-3N6yMf3aMRsEnO4Tz96Q49oVSCwV9Kybgl4pMrGIgJHMnFAazDUuS2ESlv3X__6I9Mb1ItB1obXskNehhMv1RtsdsdpX11IdMg12-PcotqeNgUUXVQXrZsZhhYJ/s320/P1120830.JPG" /></a></div><div>One of us was having a hard time with all the attention that Brighton was getting.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTFiOV47_yeEmOOCvVBYTCxFYqu1V9gjjy1gjWVFcV5i5UHeQorrB0iRgXXlOTbsrRk8nl5mhupumttjAxPjJR7C0WV_CgEgYIn5ZVO9rjMujUtS7awqDKhn0hlx-_hHe4_GGYrayTHSw/s1600/P1120846.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542089005374673426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTFiOV47_yeEmOOCvVBYTCxFYqu1V9gjjy1gjWVFcV5i5UHeQorrB0iRgXXlOTbsrRk8nl5mhupumttjAxPjJR7C0WV_CgEgYIn5ZVO9rjMujUtS7awqDKhn0hlx-_hHe4_GGYrayTHSw/s320/P1120846.JPG" /></a><br />He did straighten up enough to give her his present.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQq3ydw_FmRuzSfcGVZEL3HAJ-oLCt7lHa879DZO_4WmKHJSxSVM0aa425tKzM0SwDCyFfxfwRlUZcTOioTSvaudG7OoYJ9vb8ko5eHtFKPw_qwM5YmGikT0q_1SFGQL7adbJE9L0e1EB/s1600/P1120874.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542088188906068194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQq3ydw_FmRuzSfcGVZEL3HAJ-oLCt7lHa879DZO_4WmKHJSxSVM0aa425tKzM0SwDCyFfxfwRlUZcTOioTSvaudG7OoYJ9vb8ko5eHtFKPw_qwM5YmGikT0q_1SFGQL7adbJE9L0e1EB/s320/P1120874.JPG" /></a></div><div>Nana sent Brighton her very own Vera Bradley bag full of Hello Kitty nail polish and new hair bows. Brighton also thought it was a great place to put her new markers.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-R5UweVSp4A7ofTzXRApENuz_ehv0gB3QPONHKqeXeFXdv5UVcN6otqSdkixqMl6XRWiq6ovMvGRFvTDpp5ieuuyEsNAQdNEyOsnqXBKQztJBPlnSYvyMvfQtm8xKD6cYdmWlB_1vpT_/s1600/P1120883.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542087287505621858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-R5UweVSp4A7ofTzXRApENuz_ehv0gB3QPONHKqeXeFXdv5UVcN6otqSdkixqMl6XRWiq6ovMvGRFvTDpp5ieuuyEsNAQdNEyOsnqXBKQztJBPlnSYvyMvfQtm8xKD6cYdmWlB_1vpT_/s320/P1120883.JPG" /></a></div><div>Daddy and Will brought out the final gift of the night--a baby bed and changing table for all of Brighton's babies.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7Yh-cW8ZOLRRYeKdqfyY6SmFGz94YB3UYdI0WKTWLeXzcHt9kk4c7HAPlNAmr2Uz6NzlTD5m3f8hUljjYAtYyUVS5ODpvYSRiWhbRusuYCaMxsaLNrK33raz99b_vcBYz9dhg0CFds_Z/s1600/P1120891.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542086060638814626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7Yh-cW8ZOLRRYeKdqfyY6SmFGz94YB3UYdI0WKTWLeXzcHt9kk4c7HAPlNAmr2Uz6NzlTD5m3f8hUljjYAtYyUVS5ODpvYSRiWhbRusuYCaMxsaLNrK33raz99b_vcBYz9dhg0CFds_Z/s320/P1120891.JPG" /></a> </div><div>She knew exactly what to do. Brighton has the mommy thing down. She loves dolls, and she loves to copy me. I'm amazed how quickly she picks up things that I didn't even realize I was teaching her.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIZC-A9s-s_jqbWhvqKn9ihr52zNwyRf14sirvRj1bs-0f09p7tu8-ok8Bv4SLUr1jGvUZbbQox6IoTeZc99ggTFP5IeCH2mnlSslQ3LnwA_MLle8kAT3lRvBRYJ5KZSfg52vye43NHuG/s1600/P1120892.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542085266295084034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIZC-A9s-s_jqbWhvqKn9ihr52zNwyRf14sirvRj1bs-0f09p7tu8-ok8Bv4SLUr1jGvUZbbQox6IoTeZc99ggTFP5IeCH2mnlSslQ3LnwA_MLle8kAT3lRvBRYJ5KZSfg52vye43NHuG/s320/P1120892.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Night night Baby, I need to go eat some birthday cake!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYySKqgwEbs1ks_9ZpMK0bH5lj-di52U0P5m4KoY-09Ju9Ikys27NIzWpKBIfr4fE8CzbBwkifWcgqps0jdmuykhxiJFEmiW1GaTuauh6MO_xYqAUIqF0S83YKNAsOLnty_K0_9_xixpcx/s1600/P1120903.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542084498143027730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYySKqgwEbs1ks_9ZpMK0bH5lj-di52U0P5m4KoY-09Ju9Ikys27NIzWpKBIfr4fE8CzbBwkifWcgqps0jdmuykhxiJFEmiW1GaTuauh6MO_xYqAUIqF0S83YKNAsOLnty_K0_9_xixpcx/s320/P1120903.JPG" /></a> </div><div>We got her a Belle cake since she got the "Beauty and the Beast" movie from Will and a Belle costume dress from the Raniellas. ;)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sRTLYv2qPSJ3bVreKVnBDf57wjvam60vH07DmSGXfNg7q-GPWrgFF8qIqQN_Uw4TCshd5RWIXhmOG-Ku6AODNhiIqb-Bgtwbnze5JGDcycsm2Bwkkn57uNA19WjCMEx-0k35c0u9v_GQ/s1600/P1120907.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542083964258922306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sRTLYv2qPSJ3bVreKVnBDf57wjvam60vH07DmSGXfNg7q-GPWrgFF8qIqQN_Uw4TCshd5RWIXhmOG-Ku6AODNhiIqb-Bgtwbnze5JGDcycsm2Bwkkn57uNA19WjCMEx-0k35c0u9v_GQ/s320/P1120907.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Forks are completely overrated.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtJ0n6_q7Np2F5kZNHhNfYcxkOCbr3EJWQ_N4ZtOIBMGI7_N-5cbpmBSiyjf324gHTCcfLd9QGvFOdV78NHunbbX2gAnrVv7r598I5BHKbYbIdH46Qat7B-uYcNXnTXEsV2Aayjau9AJX/s1600/P1120908.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542083588776708546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtJ0n6_q7Np2F5kZNHhNfYcxkOCbr3EJWQ_N4ZtOIBMGI7_N-5cbpmBSiyjf324gHTCcfLd9QGvFOdV78NHunbbX2gAnrVv7r598I5BHKbYbIdH46Qat7B-uYcNXnTXEsV2Aayjau9AJX/s320/P1120908.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZMdSYrPu1rFfObLzNk24UzeXqolNNbJfNLXXqR8W5HHX2ZCTAF_4ZvgHstwN8bd0fVhZbVvPTAaNrzcW7rkqcaTGr62WfuVqw-gII4kHu3S2snWGtR8pMeIczWO_ROmQHbpuqJDnIdkY/s1600/P1120913.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542083079914166738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZMdSYrPu1rFfObLzNk24UzeXqolNNbJfNLXXqR8W5HHX2ZCTAF_4ZvgHstwN8bd0fVhZbVvPTAaNrzcW7rkqcaTGr62WfuVqw-gII4kHu3S2snWGtR8pMeIczWO_ROmQHbpuqJDnIdkY/s320/P1120913.JPG" /></a><br />We're very proud of our sweet little lady!</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-14754357744522351172010-11-02T15:09:00.000-07:002010-11-02T15:28:34.049-07:00Can you guess what Will and Brighton were for Halloween?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5-c03FeJp42zFfpzp82gudoSB9r2WQEoDkOgwyuK2vIL-1al8PAKqODoFcXsjhZ8TZ2h7SyyFcp6sjJoGdOPAKic5CJFGxPIPL5A5w8p0uLMcWQT8y8f52pbcq1FPW9rOJMs8sqBpmY6/s1600/P1120669.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535082265530655778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5-c03FeJp42zFfpzp82gudoSB9r2WQEoDkOgwyuK2vIL-1al8PAKqODoFcXsjhZ8TZ2h7SyyFcp6sjJoGdOPAKic5CJFGxPIPL5A5w8p0uLMcWQT8y8f52pbcq1FPW9rOJMs8sqBpmY6/s320/P1120669.JPG" /></a><br />Were we firemen?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRt0KUZbpb7a9RBK0saP_khQFio9KJNnUCCbnXmP38M3wJsV6rXIQq0xDq8LJRIjuNYoGM3IQlFiS2p8EibDh_WRMzPemU0RDjDEMHd5qeTXGB2u9N3-IKPh6CaIizXLUtgFTOrLAP5ay/s1600/P1120684.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535081021778656658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRt0KUZbpb7a9RBK0saP_khQFio9KJNnUCCbnXmP38M3wJsV6rXIQq0xDq8LJRIjuNYoGM3IQlFiS2p8EibDh_WRMzPemU0RDjDEMHd5qeTXGB2u9N3-IKPh6CaIizXLUtgFTOrLAP5ay/s320/P1120684.JPG" /></a><br />An inappropriately dressed baby-pop star?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRqsg0nodXzzOHFZ0IwLt7nvIsK_wEomxtJHwWMTiB-Neoe9rW1KSsqgI0kjRSrx3SIyUfBFZXuddcswf6KsOHHCcRDasIiocAvIqRdB4lH2hR5dltlF6OiD5dnF0R_CfjJxkFjt2NsIT/s1600/P1120701.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535080555881120098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRqsg0nodXzzOHFZ0IwLt7nvIsK_wEomxtJHwWMTiB-Neoe9rW1KSsqgI0kjRSrx3SIyUfBFZXuddcswf6KsOHHCcRDasIiocAvIqRdB4lH2hR5dltlF6OiD5dnF0R_CfjJxkFjt2NsIT/s320/P1120701.JPG" /></a><br />A speedbump?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LTCUnErC2C1Iu4fx7RL8VL8x9Y_7Hto4yZH9ZXKsE7LIavlIaqwD4qYPHjmrWpofHjX8yZW3vgsgTs5_UN6m5wPX2pT_6aMeB8wJCnX7wxpeAwPQbbPWKY8hVusUNkgCtiMFhaJyK8ai/s1600/P1120748.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535079910801173362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LTCUnErC2C1Iu4fx7RL8VL8x9Y_7Hto4yZH9ZXKsE7LIavlIaqwD4qYPHjmrWpofHjX8yZW3vgsgTs5_UN6m5wPX2pT_6aMeB8wJCnX7wxpeAwPQbbPWKY8hVusUNkgCtiMFhaJyK8ai/s320/P1120748.JPG" /></a><br />A crazy spaghettio monster?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX47O-uFqtJROUNRGu_KZ0xX3UhacnCtefSCgHpniG0hORWlDyk__8ix4jtjjl0Sk-QR3MKS5JSTgAij2B6twt7hyOjVenkbllPL1tkr_IiLY_zQltxci-POB-lM929lzAM3m7e1EDzxHc/s1600/P1120720.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535079005840031042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX47O-uFqtJROUNRGu_KZ0xX3UhacnCtefSCgHpniG0hORWlDyk__8ix4jtjjl0Sk-QR3MKS5JSTgAij2B6twt7hyOjVenkbllPL1tkr_IiLY_zQltxci-POB-lM929lzAM3m7e1EDzxHc/s320/P1120720.JPG" /></a><br />NO!!! Although we did do all of those things over Halloween weekend, but<br />We were A ROBOT......<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ1zp1A25USxDsyOkJA83RWliR2gM4DP0HxW2mK12d4YRgr-Qw2pVTHEPHU98HwevZKtu0El6f7en5hzovwCQl8uOX0F6X_v2YPgcf0MU1ZXfzfZ85Bd-TcSOiYPD3srI33ZFhXBtiNqj/s1600/P1120735.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535078434072884066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ1zp1A25USxDsyOkJA83RWliR2gM4DP0HxW2mK12d4YRgr-Qw2pVTHEPHU98HwevZKtu0El6f7en5hzovwCQl8uOX0F6X_v2YPgcf0MU1ZXfzfZ85Bd-TcSOiYPD3srI33ZFhXBtiNqj/s320/P1120735.JPG" /></a><br />AND A BUMBLEBEE!!!<br />We had a fun Halloween, hope you did too!!! And stay tuned because this little bumble bee is turning two on Friday!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-3306340367126188482010-11-02T13:10:00.000-07:002010-11-02T15:06:13.729-07:00Wild WeekendGrandma and Grandad came for a visit the weekend before Halloween. We had a very full weekend. The first day out we headed to Folsom to the Global Wildlife Center. We had a great time! We got to take a safari through several miles of open fields where animals can walk right up to you to be fed. I think it's safe to say that this was the highlight of the weekend for the kids and even the adults! What a fantastic place to visit and get up close with wild animlas :) The second day out we went to the annual Monster Mash festival in the park in our neighborhood. This is a huge festival with food, drinks, games, crafts, moonbounces, music, vendors, and a trick or treat village. The kids got to debut their costumes and sample some candy. On Sunday, we went to church and then headed to the Madisonville Wooden Boat festival. This is also a fun festival, and Grandma, Brighton, and I enjoyed doing some shopping while the boys waited with Will to get his face painted. We got to see some really neat boats before the skies let loose with a thunderstorm. Grandma and Grandad stayed one more day, so they could see Will's preschool and do a little shopping for Christmas and Brighton's upcoming birthday. It was a fun visit, and we are very blessed to have family that enjoys visiting as often as they can!<br /><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535072975425737298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMr2PrAVbk-s6J6eOOo9IIBV6RPx90TWCU4hguzw-LCGYAGPSvikFZ1eCQVspton6y9PEfPKq2-JWKizocGRFRC6zjDKgR0P-qgY_oHAR_Fhnh54EdFrjFuu7mSRk8nxz864R5Y2ZckKk0/s320/P1120452.JPG" /><br />This is what we rode on to see the animals up close.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdw655red6Cdzz5N8uZCERkKlWBSUjgyrNl1fI1yxRIk_nM_xwmmVqlDLjM3Qce9t5_z-l4NYvSJsSpxK34q3l7pIHC5dNbmwoNJ-VpEqGHWTR9gBlJMc7VGQL1VknpxlK7IzXz9tLoiPS/s1600/P1120298.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535072584091420898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdw655red6Cdzz5N8uZCERkKlWBSUjgyrNl1fI1yxRIk_nM_xwmmVqlDLjM3Qce9t5_z-l4NYvSJsSpxK34q3l7pIHC5dNbmwoNJ-VpEqGHWTR9gBlJMc7VGQL1VknpxlK7IzXz9tLoiPS/s320/P1120298.JPG" /></a><br />You get a bucket of feed and several cups, and you can feed some animals from your cup and some by hand, but every once in a while...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvyC2NzXX6ndqImIgUEPspttfCjyfIYTzC2He2gOCMMio7rn0TxEyb5S1F3Sseq1-0SAyp0m1BFp3troVGgsU46EJwUlfdWBDwwb-mrFbovGj52vYJJRgGf5MUm1nTR54DON5GpqT_ksu/s1600/P1120302.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; 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Fortunately he had Grandad aka Ed-O-Lantern to help him navigate the tricky Covington sidewalks. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG5t8Iajd1y7Ai5fDz1l7Ob7gHiCTSwdmECiqc5A3gP7Lpg8veUe0jtUA-L7iJ0HzQhxPU1GI57QO9L5wY_ygLczMA46tOrGKDkfuxZdMm6UTjASd7YnnAYvyUuFAPYLAey8ZNHszgsLA/s1600/P1120503.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535053944175605458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG5t8Iajd1y7Ai5fDz1l7Ob7gHiCTSwdmECiqc5A3gP7Lpg8veUe0jtUA-L7iJ0HzQhxPU1GI57QO9L5wY_ygLczMA46tOrGKDkfuxZdMm6UTjASd7YnnAYvyUuFAPYLAey8ZNHszgsLA/s320/P1120503.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygVd95qP7vobP-w0CAbo_B8b10eJ_ztGAFA7QVv8pqCdNziQH773j7gmYEgsCEQQeJVJadCa-GFFW6f07FI8DyBHp3pduQaeT_ywzF6wkL8_BD2-N4byR8xgkDG-s3nceN-kGVA70_5HQ/s1600/P1120521.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535053352646113282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygVd95qP7vobP-w0CAbo_B8b10eJ_ztGAFA7QVv8pqCdNziQH773j7gmYEgsCEQQeJVJadCa-GFFW6f07FI8DyBHp3pduQaeT_ywzF6wkL8_BD2-N4byR8xgkDG-s3nceN-kGVA70_5HQ/s320/P1120521.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Super Bee!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzrZ7oT-WbIMdOOiGPabqmiHzqsF63N4eBWUh5j4-KAvtwnBWmBO6kN8lk9P2XtBY_JbNwjXD5oDQc-4qnVwSz39L36XxHYZo3WUxtyYNH0Kr36bh50SHRDi08LiYz-7EFZYyOl6_Kp_Z/s1600/P1120525.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535052189501533250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzrZ7oT-WbIMdOOiGPabqmiHzqsF63N4eBWUh5j4-KAvtwnBWmBO6kN8lk9P2XtBY_JbNwjXD5oDQc-4qnVwSz39L36XxHYZo3WUxtyYNH0Kr36bh50SHRDi08LiYz-7EFZYyOl6_Kp_Z/s320/P1120525.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Brighton decided we had stayed too long, and it was time to eat her candy!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lB3NmRhQhyOrp5gEQ8urYITWCu8tie7ZH7Utl7kxU9DfgdQ9JnjAzPks6qOYUW62T-cUux0bWlm7EremeUxN7VGE8-RKX52xOEaFkjZygRK4i7ksZWhV5k6XQQKrVLGJbMJM2s9vCqVC/s1600/P1120594.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535050959740317154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lB3NmRhQhyOrp5gEQ8urYITWCu8tie7ZH7Utl7kxU9DfgdQ9JnjAzPks6qOYUW62T-cUux0bWlm7EremeUxN7VGE8-RKX52xOEaFkjZygRK4i7ksZWhV5k6XQQKrVLGJbMJM2s9vCqVC/s320/P1120594.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>We made it to the Boat Festival on Sunday after church for just a little while before it started to rain...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKL2kLPXNVhz98AJ-u-I0kDVzzCwqa6sBo7miIkZgrbHywlFHOsNLU2KRwLeE-sMv87CvSi02mq9wCMyb5_NsfDvr38Sz7WsbQLrJvDBLG6D0VdvnVIkKAECD-tFwNxDB9HSi0aPWUO9d/s1600/P1120574.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535049911990291090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKL2kLPXNVhz98AJ-u-I0kDVzzCwqa6sBo7miIkZgrbHywlFHOsNLU2KRwLeE-sMv87CvSi02mq9wCMyb5_NsfDvr38Sz7WsbQLrJvDBLG6D0VdvnVIkKAECD-tFwNxDB9HSi0aPWUO9d/s320/P1120574.JPG" /></a></div><div>Will loves to get his face painted! Daddy and Grandad were good sports waiting in line in the rain, so he could have it done.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje04IRN155eUgx36OY7OkC0aNkaPZKjhTiynoGsosIkHDtf1qHriP32y92nC6QGH9eaOZEVnGIK5EjIV6U8zEWjXvSNa3LeMQ4BCZINYDeCU5wwAiml1muRYub__abyCgriAXJN5Qo0YG9/s1600/P1120354.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535048115874030226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje04IRN155eUgx36OY7OkC0aNkaPZKjhTiynoGsosIkHDtf1qHriP32y92nC6QGH9eaOZEVnGIK5EjIV6U8zEWjXvSNa3LeMQ4BCZINYDeCU5wwAiml1muRYub__abyCgriAXJN5Qo0YG9/s320/P1120354.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Thanks for the "Wild" weekend Grandma and Grandad!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-28209669780006467592010-10-19T19:54:00.000-07:002010-10-19T21:23:42.842-07:00Pumpkin Hunting!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKboD-JvhwSvPpudBdLSZvBbqZBWtuYDNFN5U5kTaM8z5yfI0N4UfDlpTJ86ldg6GASxfyhnJPIEtUamLjDZRthpn7fbvCGnsMC4vsNeY3TEy3cW8qZcfk6ALbv2E9Qx0nJtdY2V7lzQDi/s1600/P1120143.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529976992069767234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKboD-JvhwSvPpudBdLSZvBbqZBWtuYDNFN5U5kTaM8z5yfI0N4UfDlpTJ86ldg6GASxfyhnJPIEtUamLjDZRthpn7fbvCGnsMC4vsNeY3TEy3cW8qZcfk6ALbv2E9Qx0nJtdY2V7lzQDi/s320/P1120143.JPG" /></a><br />Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeQAYLDGOen53W7BgXeSXEoRFVcOOSA-4T0N4r3Dj2sLyD1TjLADQ4lotSAhFYIUAb4Diq-XDI354S80YrvvMKc9MjZvt7Glb6JbVnCO4Lg_aj16LPOLjnzUsk6166bOkfSAq9pmA_gV9/s1600/P1120111.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529974812617694258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeQAYLDGOen53W7BgXeSXEoRFVcOOSA-4T0N4r3Dj2sLyD1TjLADQ4lotSAhFYIUAb4Diq-XDI354S80YrvvMKc9MjZvt7Glb6JbVnCO4Lg_aj16LPOLjnzUsk6166bOkfSAq9pmA_gV9/s320/P1120111.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton exploring her roots.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduwIZdqX-1kK4n0quvBfCfDkBIdLEUIvjFQSO8XhPUL583rzhpAr9F7yf8h7KfqROouIoFLitm-4tULrMv0XB7FRJLV_bEJqTgtGt4t6UWCif9S_oJRTYzGUu7zfdD4GizG8WS7MtzbnJ/s1600/P1120120.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529974245384336418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduwIZdqX-1kK4n0quvBfCfDkBIdLEUIvjFQSO8XhPUL583rzhpAr9F7yf8h7KfqROouIoFLitm-4tULrMv0XB7FRJLV_bEJqTgtGt4t6UWCif9S_oJRTYzGUu7zfdD4GizG8WS7MtzbnJ/s320/P1120120.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton loved the cows, but Will said they were too stinky.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgvxRFVUoRLASXeLcHe7QwELa692u1_U85hzMFH1p3VaMvQIlJVJPpzYDZUdCsuJT-1tos3F0zdpzrzdQatqGfLzB_6YpiAJYMbQW22kFgyIT14SkQvdawYIXxONg0vKUNK_5T8N-zDgo/s1600/P1120139.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529972986029793202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgvxRFVUoRLASXeLcHe7QwELa692u1_U85hzMFH1p3VaMvQIlJVJPpzYDZUdCsuJT-1tos3F0zdpzrzdQatqGfLzB_6YpiAJYMbQW22kFgyIT14SkQvdawYIXxONg0vKUNK_5T8N-zDgo/s320/P1120139.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwJqf6ft76W3fprUDCLVM8ChXH5ceYtZPpyo_k0GwFs0kWe7dXSGeBkrxBWrpws_BQx9x8JKdtVTVjLcRsKEvBClQtNS_ZNaD1RHk2JVKbYiwH5WvCfhq_PgYTLYni3AsGSmSaUWz9npF/s1600/P1120148.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529971849258454594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwJqf6ft76W3fprUDCLVM8ChXH5ceYtZPpyo_k0GwFs0kWe7dXSGeBkrxBWrpws_BQx9x8JKdtVTVjLcRsKEvBClQtNS_ZNaD1RHk2JVKbYiwH5WvCfhq_PgYTLYni3AsGSmSaUWz9npF/s320/P1120148.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPbDqvrsA5S3h5e-c8KUmHeVrAycfRzd8rgybJqAdqNkywc6HlysRgTZdmKjsxyfuLAFW_0sXI_CEr0FIDWkVhr2SRfEZ7dMc-OpSBQLI8EjEagAJy8Lxxb4QdIqVq_SPNqAOQNrA5SkN/s1600/P1120144.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529969573605570290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPbDqvrsA5S3h5e-c8KUmHeVrAycfRzd8rgybJqAdqNkywc6HlysRgTZdmKjsxyfuLAFW_0sXI_CEr0FIDWkVhr2SRfEZ7dMc-OpSBQLI8EjEagAJy8Lxxb4QdIqVq_SPNqAOQNrA5SkN/s320/P1120144.JPG" /></a></div><div>Much more fun to just stomp on the pumpkins :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_DRrUVMcHMO5yOtJemqgn0OX6GFrgg55fcHgM4_RbQf9_VyBYhn4meqXsWsnKUwaY6q3M0QbRDpnuazyxTvUtwbviknC4IpeFhA5Tsn97zqt-7ViCmqRax_gs8iQEdhI_XSaK1oP4R5T/s1600/P1120155.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529968905220908738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_DRrUVMcHMO5yOtJemqgn0OX6GFrgg55fcHgM4_RbQf9_VyBYhn4meqXsWsnKUwaY6q3M0QbRDpnuazyxTvUtwbviknC4IpeFhA5Tsn97zqt-7ViCmqRax_gs8iQEdhI_XSaK1oP4R5T/s320/P1120155.JPG" /></a><br />Whew, farmin is tough work!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw6IcRqkSOR85Sp6hI2JGFSo34xnnrCaRdw1hI0RpNymEvhTriJwWkaAZOJlLwtLpqv2azyvwKEmMLnNWwrvvgSnzwIbLGamny6QVa2d6MoyT1UZ6ylM0MPwgMldKUhsrvPZFlkiZamTU/s1600/P1120170.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529968004696582994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvw6IcRqkSOR85Sp6hI2JGFSo34xnnrCaRdw1hI0RpNymEvhTriJwWkaAZOJlLwtLpqv2azyvwKEmMLnNWwrvvgSnzwIbLGamny6QVa2d6MoyT1UZ6ylM0MPwgMldKUhsrvPZFlkiZamTU/s320/P1120170.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYme0tNBX_U-KMbLn8kf6vTXPHwAw1gp2D0UNewbB9BrczDFsGKocffpzOP6fwWQIgrySGxgGz7oo2W_Prb9pv_CdnWO1sajE2P9Q69M_MYXinMzcP24uYjl44FeJIDm87q7lqB3z2-7AQ/s1600/P1120183.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; 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HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529961782614809698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizds8GkfPUHK-A9zKkdYQtywoFFWVUH5mIC16yIh0c4OKfLyQPG67BFzzgWEiZAHbslKaRjgFZDsxPS6ITA17cHtERUxANYL4AhM3jLO_7dNMcss1RTbBny-nuAsZy01DdMplJ38b45Bb8/s320/P1120197.JPG" /></a><br />There is a little girl under there somewhere...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52i3lPmEP1b5ApuOmztG1-41RNIKaQP27E1lYIdjnh5tZrZWqUBTze_tEScTvKAfI_5Kjm954f-wIFJF0-eYLKVYZsXcdDFxAZJGSu6e8Ms5hG9ou0jgDzDthswzgDooa2oSdbYb4ju70/s1600/P1120198.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529961276715449410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52i3lPmEP1b5ApuOmztG1-41RNIKaQP27E1lYIdjnh5tZrZWqUBTze_tEScTvKAfI_5Kjm954f-wIFJF0-eYLKVYZsXcdDFxAZJGSu6e8Ms5hG9ou0jgDzDthswzgDooa2oSdbYb4ju70/s320/P1120198.JPG" /></a></div><div>Will loved piling hay on Brighton, and Brighton loved every minute of it! Who knew a trailer full of hay would be such a hit!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRVVSRMu-7cdyfn1wrrsU80KweA1opdVqqVs2orNJdtK_jhZSkG_VKcfcYx6plOhv65mjU4tpankK5_kSDMbPAsL__F0DeeDBVAwIrRj2l0e1bQmV66dY2KyBl2jBZtXHzu02FAuEUTSl/s1600/P1120208.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529960185437912418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRVVSRMu-7cdyfn1wrrsU80KweA1opdVqqVs2orNJdtK_jhZSkG_VKcfcYx6plOhv65mjU4tpankK5_kSDMbPAsL__F0DeeDBVAwIrRj2l0e1bQmV66dY2KyBl2jBZtXHzu02FAuEUTSl/s320/P1120208.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Will ran up and down the hay bales several times.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylKqwXKlop4vRS8_QXETuNMCCFL7Ir62wuX6qE4LfQJE90AkSwpgeEi5H4iK7rF2-m8GGNZrmNJ6fJdfjs_aWbIFPZymv-dYi23MuPIjyWOecKr_6WzBYX63WnU97DHsTc__KWpJ2DBVG/s1600/P1120245.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529959074462001602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylKqwXKlop4vRS8_QXETuNMCCFL7Ir62wuX6qE4LfQJE90AkSwpgeEi5H4iK7rF2-m8GGNZrmNJ6fJdfjs_aWbIFPZymv-dYi23MuPIjyWOecKr_6WzBYX63WnU97DHsTc__KWpJ2DBVG/s320/P1120245.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62kwTfJxe6NE4zGuyQCa30YsFzm8R8IKhIS4SAFCC9_XI4eX_q-VpSAP9_lflCw7GjPQalp4zFJaXWfCuhEhQ1rDEED22ALvj6SODBH8CxEMb35SBaecZI7mS12UNa5NmvQ_rqreAYR0x/s1600/P1120246.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529957679323844466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62kwTfJxe6NE4zGuyQCa30YsFzm8R8IKhIS4SAFCC9_XI4eX_q-VpSAP9_lflCw7GjPQalp4zFJaXWfCuhEhQ1rDEED22ALvj6SODBH8CxEMb35SBaecZI7mS12UNa5NmvQ_rqreAYR0x/s320/P1120246.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Little Miss Independent</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-6QyQaxhGq9ThVCuViLVFG7_4cD_NH9R-OPiYyiAsQC5qkcwRX09wolsaRv-hT2vOx_R9LshflBGDNEqfhd5klddh2YCaXW3wVtKkEp256Fug6aJAOITnbW9T7JvlDYuzpqvsE7FNAU7/s1600/P1120247.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529957230309387922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-6QyQaxhGq9ThVCuViLVFG7_4cD_NH9R-OPiYyiAsQC5qkcwRX09wolsaRv-hT2vOx_R9LshflBGDNEqfhd5klddh2YCaXW3wVtKkEp256Fug6aJAOITnbW9T7JvlDYuzpqvsE7FNAU7/s320/P1120247.JPG" /></a> </div><div>Time to wash up--farm style.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgrKCF59o7OcsCKmI6lzm-jV06JKgwzHy6SlsAx_6DE895KIxSAJl8XJFsCZheO2XmEylcNEZ7m-07iPiMWoXZJQwJpdX0rqW59155qWfrQL8ZRjTvFNMt3LN8W73_4r_aLKOMJXg7WVp/s1600/P1120265.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529956667723141218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgrKCF59o7OcsCKmI6lzm-jV06JKgwzHy6SlsAx_6DE895KIxSAJl8XJFsCZheO2XmEylcNEZ7m-07iPiMWoXZJQwJpdX0rqW59155qWfrQL8ZRjTvFNMt3LN8W73_4r_aLKOMJXg7WVp/s320/P1120265.JPG" /></a><br /><div>All tuckered out...time to hit the hay!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028115330363209429.post-65152894061924074582010-10-05T12:04:00.000-07:002010-10-05T13:14:09.013-07:00Short hair and Gators!September was not really the busiest of months for us despite Will starting preschool. We have adjusted to our schedule now, and Will continues to do really well in school. It has finally started to cool down a little here, but September was very hot and muggy. Here are some pictures of a Gator festival we went to a few weeks ago. The kids had a good time getting to touch some of Louisiana's wildlife. There were some pictures I left out on purpose because they involved my children touching snakes, and I decided I did not want snakes on my blog because I am terrified of them. One snake that Brighton and Will were playing with (a large one) wrapped around Brighton's little arm, and Will immediately tried to yank it off. The whole incident made me want to puke as I watched it from a safe distance. Jon was with them, but I couldn't get within 20 feet of the snakes! So only the alligator pictures are on this post. I also included pictures from this past Saturday. The kids (and Jon) went to get some badly-needed haircuts. It was Brighton's first actual haircut, so we took some pictures, and I snagged a small curl or two to save. She looks much better even though it wasn't a great haircut, and I can still put her hair up in pigtails. Brighton still has a little bit of a mullet, but I think she is just taking after me at that age--or maybe she's just proud to be a Louisianian, born and bred. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGgueEH9NDm2SLjVk1P0L-wHBCNwwPuwVsbFd0CgH9pz4fzdpFyk34rq3Kofu5CD8tRgbS0t17hokIenKgJiq7asxx02UccyGjsoHKDBu0xOt1czFKURIWy_9Ls_FU3sDHX9AzdkxauSe/s1600/P1120030.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524653953389439026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGgueEH9NDm2SLjVk1P0L-wHBCNwwPuwVsbFd0CgH9pz4fzdpFyk34rq3Kofu5CD8tRgbS0t17hokIenKgJiq7asxx02UccyGjsoHKDBu0xOt1czFKURIWy_9Ls_FU3sDHX9AzdkxauSe/s320/P1120030.JPG" /></a><br />Not his first time holding a baby gator...he's a pro!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0tamRT3PS0E7w5noxS966qug-cbHtuIHdSVOorbPm23k3dVqXb2YYlpwYKpPnALP_aFRnnJ_YP2DvxntypaAZ7fsC_IN7TezUUiooANRLgGQedxEVLAGn0poLWIdXaT7W8emVHhmI8FZ/s1600/P1120035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524653165093383698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0tamRT3PS0E7w5noxS966qug-cbHtuIHdSVOorbPm23k3dVqXb2YYlpwYKpPnALP_aFRnnJ_YP2DvxntypaAZ7fsC_IN7TezUUiooANRLgGQedxEVLAGn0poLWIdXaT7W8emVHhmI8FZ/s320/P1120035.JPG" /></a><br />Not sure about this...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqVk30eFv9gCn1pjWBSKWM9U2GO3ZYZeEl4ffV6wBdkzyZnuC__btIaJrlIlE0yRb-49h8XV1cZgINTOJ7otXEEMgVShhpWxd1p_j2ByodrskoaIe80TYJB1LQADXySgJHEW40mmXQGx4/s1600/P1120034.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524652328603590482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqVk30eFv9gCn1pjWBSKWM9U2GO3ZYZeEl4ffV6wBdkzyZnuC__btIaJrlIlE0yRb-49h8XV1cZgINTOJ7otXEEMgVShhpWxd1p_j2ByodrskoaIe80TYJB1LQADXySgJHEW40mmXQGx4/s320/P1120034.JPG" /></a><br />I think the smile says it all...she's a little gator gal, true to her birthplace!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoCEYTpXyaToKfyK6EM_9xh2uH5ocady4ugKRLpVOLurVBChY9WzogXCHEKQn8ibpzpg5ydA0UIBgaqRQbiGTGPnsiirhvmadFjV7gxAnBGTHECeh9rn7SlDw0Gk2LHLxmqrY6AFBOGDg/s1600/P1120041.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524649884253316258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoCEYTpXyaToKfyK6EM_9xh2uH5ocady4ugKRLpVOLurVBChY9WzogXCHEKQn8ibpzpg5ydA0UIBgaqRQbiGTGPnsiirhvmadFjV7gxAnBGTHECeh9rn7SlDw0Gk2LHLxmqrY6AFBOGDg/s320/P1120041.JPG" /></a><br />Will got to pet the little (but not a baby) alligator too. I'm not sure about that tape around the mouth though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JPyxfgNvJNPVh2K6ju1dauDPlYR-am_ZpDOzfjSzCE0hJhVqXs8H1ZHW6CMkCWLqM91Wmh9Tn-JBXvPh3xWNNZJi8rAV80ZdsPIwJJ18PGliQtT1BCskdZPw-jDBKGZIVFHbeOHxuByD/s1600/P1120044.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524648677768260706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JPyxfgNvJNPVh2K6ju1dauDPlYR-am_ZpDOzfjSzCE0hJhVqXs8H1ZHW6CMkCWLqM91Wmh9Tn-JBXvPh3xWNNZJi8rAV80ZdsPIwJJ18PGliQtT1BCskdZPw-jDBKGZIVFHbeOHxuByD/s320/P1120044.JPG" /></a><br />Will got to ride some little rides.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftzwhbGUCJmInhHwZ6h34AbKaXyB0zEOwhCQ5QofBRPXJ1oWsSkOorDKePvjdDgMpEmAgsS_PO-7p6DKjcDn6RujCgZTuLNd-8ZwtWgrS_TSh3_Kat1pYid9macfhK21u-5ngrWiSfxgr/s1600/P1120051.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524647202358787586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftzwhbGUCJmInhHwZ6h34AbKaXyB0zEOwhCQ5QofBRPXJ1oWsSkOorDKePvjdDgMpEmAgsS_PO-7p6DKjcDn6RujCgZTuLNd-8ZwtWgrS_TSh3_Kat1pYid9macfhK21u-5ngrWiSfxgr/s320/P1120051.JPG" /></a><br />Mommy and Brighton stayed off of the rides since I can't handle going around and around in circles. Daddy rode with Will on a one ride, but Will rode most of them by himself!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FPeVeCQMubwg4Hlhv5ilpc26TXIESFa9VAB42XQezTJGEc5z2ymvBIMQCeoxXsyJAKlltECfrYPkUrpTF0sooAQYZm7GJ9B29yugSKfEBRcHrJz0-oTz1evqBgtyn6HrWLl39V3YMNzO/s1600/P1120050.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524646415942231554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FPeVeCQMubwg4Hlhv5ilpc26TXIESFa9VAB42XQezTJGEc5z2ymvBIMQCeoxXsyJAKlltECfrYPkUrpTF0sooAQYZm7GJ9B29yugSKfEBRcHrJz0-oTz1evqBgtyn6HrWLl39V3YMNzO/s320/P1120050.JPG" /></a><br />Brighton did have the important job of holding Lightning McQueen while Will got to ride.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsONUihYeU6gGXP0eHOh0aAeo3UPLEQ8qZ8Z7NBHw9eBGIVBoZcHJM3dvijyu1H76MshaYEo_59vmSLWL2jo4T8wEteWzZRWXqiRUA9R4dTXtui5PyBd8iDn0_wOjWiiVzG8j4AvBazULB/s1600/P1120057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524645075455915522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsONUihYeU6gGXP0eHOh0aAeo3UPLEQ8qZ8Z7NBHw9eBGIVBoZcHJM3dvijyu1H76MshaYEo_59vmSLWL2jo4T8wEteWzZRWXqiRUA9R4dTXtui5PyBd8iDn0_wOjWiiVzG8j4AvBazULB/s320/P1120057.JPG" /></a><br />Happy Haircut Day! We both need one!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vUbdmlVmiZq-otVHC02oNdCfF8FdOUBEhiG2jOJhQZKJNjO_las1pUUr6w5XL2we-ZrXLAfgfCwA6eOsIRYju_JYiUhDsqbdhOGmdCD1Mu7IcPzDFbc4hsZF1QD72FBVycqXwTVwltaV/s1600/P1120061.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524644523674638690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vUbdmlVmiZq-otVHC02oNdCfF8FdOUBEhiG2jOJhQZKJNjO_las1pUUr6w5XL2we-ZrXLAfgfCwA6eOsIRYju_JYiUhDsqbdhOGmdCD1Mu7IcPzDFbc4hsZF1QD72FBVycqXwTVwltaV/s320/P1120061.JPG" /></a><br />Clearly, a BEFORE picture...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6fgps4IDlM27sORUb4Qs9uJjGx_h91L5FlA7ybvzdxYKNVOqEMFQmIpU0AS2u-I6CnqqN5bbi99aQBjKphl8Ytnpd8JR23nwiA1KwvIQWPF5PI3U4ARLiUkzKi4TFGGKyNQRTS1mGSHI/s1600/P1120063.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524643488578729378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6fgps4IDlM27sORUb4Qs9uJjGx_h91L5FlA7ybvzdxYKNVOqEMFQmIpU0AS2u-I6CnqqN5bbi99aQBjKphl8Ytnpd8JR23nwiA1KwvIQWPF5PI3U4ARLiUkzKi4TFGGKyNQRTS1mGSHI/s320/P1120063.JPG" /></a><br />She did not stay very still, and the hairdresser wasn't exactly the best, but she lost the rat-tail/mullet combo with a little help from a lollipop.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYZDY1rHN6KfsINoZaQBx0CwGBbG9BMYLDUY_sLH8t-aYBHmpOq8XPJLW4AVRIQLPsXiBJ7fK0kncq7i9Dge_6A3nuA3MRuHKeSHYz0lv6NrotPAzxP06cFEbXqFbbGYkmtvs2xmLp3pP/s1600/P1120068.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524641814685425826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYZDY1rHN6KfsINoZaQBx0CwGBbG9BMYLDUY_sLH8t-aYBHmpOq8XPJLW4AVRIQLPsXiBJ7fK0kncq7i9Dge_6A3nuA3MRuHKeSHYz0lv6NrotPAzxP06cFEbXqFbbGYkmtvs2xmLp3pP/s320/P1120068.JPG" /></a><br />Will is always very good for haircuts. He never stops talking to the hairdresser.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrRo6j2NEqat3gQal5wOoxLsfmHksuQoTuIFOMSfscQN5T0LsSRdRoXgLbWkHNPDpkcw2a8mZ6615waA4C6WzBjABH7ZA0YVyST03SVLC5lv6i89CRXsMwn-x5FHBwAf2guj-qz2H-UVT/s1600/P1120079.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524640945924467874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrRo6j2NEqat3gQal5wOoxLsfmHksuQoTuIFOMSfscQN5T0LsSRdRoXgLbWkHNPDpkcw2a8mZ6615waA4C6WzBjABH7ZA0YVyST03SVLC5lv6i89CRXsMwn-x5FHBwAf2guj-qz2H-UVT/s320/P1120079.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I think she's happy with the haircut despite some tears. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0