tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72069303528161749302024-02-19T16:55:04.818-06:00Momma MiaAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-19270983532406652102015-03-16T00:21:00.002-05:002015-03-17T11:16:46.140-05:002014...highlights! :)Time flies when you are having fun!! :) Can't believe it has been almost a year since I posted on my blog!! I've made many attempts throughout the year...but never finished any of my posts...shame on me!! This year I'm going to do better!! Having church at 8:30 helps too!! We get home from church before noon...so I have a whole afternoon waiting to be filled with good things!! :) <br />
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I just took a peek at the last entry to see where I ended...so I'll just do a quick post to highlight some of our favorite activities for the rest of the year. :)<br />
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The slide show was a fun blast from the past...Spring Break...like 6 years ago!! MY HOW THE KIDS HAVE GROWN!! :) I have been meaning to change the slide show for awhile now...but now I'm kind of glad I didn't!! So fun to see the kids little again!! :)<br />
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2014 HIGLIGHTS ~<br />
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In Louisiana, they have 4 seasons ~ Mardi Gras season, Crawfish season, Hurricane season (Snowball season), and Football season...in April it is <span style="color: #990000;"><b>CRAWFISH SEASON</b></span>! At our house though, April = <span style="color: blue;"><b>BIRTHDAY SEASON</b></span>!! We had a crawfish boil to celebrate all 3 birthdays!! :)<br />
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April is also <span style="color: #990000;"><b>TRACK SEASON</b></span> at our house!! :)</div>
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This is Aimee and her 4x400m relay team...they broke the school record at their last meet!! :)</div>
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We ended up coloring eggs on Thomas' real birthday!! He loves coloring eggs! This year, Thomas had his own technique to get the colors <i>JUST RIGHT</i>...he would rub the eggs on his shirt when they were done. He loves to eat them too!! </div>
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<span style="color: cyan;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">MAY</span></b> </span>was an exciting month! Now that Thomas is the magical age of 8, he was able to get <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">BAPTIZED</span></b>!! We had a great weekend with family...and even a surprise visit from Uncle Joe!! :)</div>
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The two Edds :)</div>
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Uncle Eldon recovering from the surprise of seeing Joe!! :)</div>
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Thomas sure loves his B!!</div>
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Grandpa & Grandma Cutler and Grandma and Grandpa Prince with Thomas!! </div>
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Swimming at the Greenwood's! Thomas <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><b><i>LOVES BEING IN WATER!!!</i></b></span> :)</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>THE LIVING MUSEUM</b> </span>~ presented by the <span style="color: red;"><b>WILLOW CREEK 2nd GRADE</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Captain Edward J. Smith</b></span> ~ the captain of the <span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>TITANIC</b></span></div>
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When someone approached and stepped on the red button, Captain Smith would "come alive" and tell you about his life growing up and becoming a ship captain. Thomas did a great job!! </div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND</span></div>
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We went up to Arlington to visit Patti & Scott and their family! While Edd and Scott rode in a bike race, the rest of us were enjoying some <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>BASEBALL</b></span>! </div>
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Quinn pitching</div>
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<b style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;">JUNE </b><i>finally made it!! </i>The kids were so glad to be done with school!!! Mattie especially!! She "graduated" from <span style="color: red;"><b>WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY</b> </span>and is super excited be a 6th grader at <span style="color: orange;"><b>RIVERWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL</b></span>! </div>
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The San Jacinto Monument...from across the way from the battleship</div>
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Sister Bratsman is our Stake Young Women's president! She is one of my good friends and thankfully a good sport! Her son, Chris, was leaving for his mission to Brazil the next week. I'm thankful that she stayed at camp all week...she was my right hand YW! :) </div>
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Here are some of the young women from our ward...they had just reached the look-out tower which was the end of their morning hike. Despite the rain and other challenges, we all had a great time!! :)</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">JULY </span>was<b> </b>filled with more summer fun!! Thomas planned a "decathlon" event one afternoon! Mattie's friend, Gabi was hanging out with us that day! Some of the events were the 3 legged race, football throw, egg relay, foot race, bike race, push-up contest, and a swim contest at the end! </div>
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Andrew's crazy version of a 3 legged race!</div>
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Summer is also <b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">ROAD TRIP </span></b>season! This year we drove to Southern Utah! Our first stop was <b style="color: #b45f06;">ARCHES</b>...what an amazing place! </div>
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<b style="color: blue;">PROVO </b>was our next stop, where we hung out with some of Edd's family for a few days! </div>
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The view from <b style="color: blue;">Y </b>trail.</div>
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Uncle John with Elizabeth on their way back down from the <b style="color: blue;">Y</b>.</div>
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Thomas couldn't wait to get back to "mining" with the cousins!! </div>
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The "treasure"</div>
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Ultimate frisbee :)</div>
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We climbed up to <b style="color: #38761d;">CECRET LAKE </b><span style="background-color: white;">the next day! Some of the kids tried it "Uncle John style"...barefoot! The scenery was so beautiful!! :)</span></div>
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Edd and John also took the big kids on a real hike up Mt Nebo...which is<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.24;"> "the southernmost and highest mountain in the Wasatch Range of Utah. </span><span class="_tWc" style="color: #1a0dab; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.24; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="_xdb" style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.24; white-space: normal;"><a class="fl" href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&biw=1899&bih=883&q=mt+nebo+utah+elevation&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgz4HnxCnfq6-gUlGeVWulkJ2spV-emp-elFiQUalfm5-aV5JYmaeVWpOalliSWZ-XoHH2ZanR7cbfLFbLe9QK5OZYu0oAABXtB53TAAAAA&sa=X&ei=aCsIVe3PK8LAgwTd-oAg&ved=0CJwBEOgTKAAwEA" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34) !important; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Elevation</a>: </span><span class="_Xbe kno-fv" style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.24; white-space: normal;">11,929' (3,636 m)" </span><a class="fl q _KCd" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nebo_(Utah)" style="color: #1a0dab; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.24; text-decoration: none;">Wikipedia</a></span></div>
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Our next stop ~ <b style="color: #990000;">ST GEORGE</b>...actually we stayed in Washington City, which is right outside of St George. :) Our first night, we found a park for the kids to play at! </div>
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Eliza trying to decide who to throw the frisbee to...guess who got it??</div>
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Of course there were some foot races too!!</div>
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The next morning, I went around the town and took some pictures...<br />
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This is the clock by the town hall...and a bust of George Washington, who the town was named after. </div>
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Next stop, was this old school. There were a ton of these plaques for different people who had helped establish the town of Washington. Look who I found...</div>
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This is Edd's 4th great-grandfather, George Prince! He and his family left their home in South Africa to come to Utah!<br />
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Here are a couple other cool buildings I saw on my walk...<br />
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The Relief Society building</div>
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An <i>old</i> rundown house</div>
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When I got back to the house we were staying in, I got to meet my sweet little niece, <b style="color: red;">MOLLY</b>! She is such a cutie!! She was only about 6 weeks old and just a smiley girl!! Such a sweetie! :)<br />
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Grandma & Molly</div>
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Beautiful sunset...taken from the bluffs across from the big <b style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">"D"</b>for Dixie College. It was really neat to see the St George temple lit up with lights. Earlier, in the morning, Edd brought the kids to the bluffs and they joined up with Edd's cousin Brian to do some repelling! The kids had a blast!! </div>
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Our last big activity was going to the <b style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">"THUNDER OVER UTAH" </b>air show with the <span style="color: blue; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">BLUE ANGELS</span>...I was super excited for the air show. I grew up going to air shows all the time with my dad and brothers!! I love to hear the roar of the jets as they fly over!! I also love to see all the different planes! </div>
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After the air show was over, some people next to Andrew told him they voted him the best big brother because he was so good to Lucy!! :) Those two have a special bond!! :)</div>
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Kate enjoying a snow cone while we wait for the <span style="color: blue; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">BLUE ANGELS </span>to perform!</div>
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Lily :)</div>
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The kids enjoying some Molly time! </div>
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While Edd was walking around taking pictures, he just happened to run into his cousin! Shawna and her husband, James, were at the air show with their family too. Shawna had seen Edd walking around but didn't realize it was actually him. She knew they guy she saw looked a lot like Edd, but Edd lived in Houston and she was in St George!! They eventually got each other's attention and sure enough, it was Edd!! :) </div>
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Edd and I went down to the end of the crowd where we got a good view of the runway! It was fun to see these planes...the red, white and blue plane was taxiing in when I took a picture of it.</div>
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Finally, it was time for the <span style="color: blue; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">BLUE ANGELS </span><span style="text-align: center;">to take off!! It was amazing to watch them!! It was pretty tricky to get pictures of them because the jets are going so fast, but I got a few good one, I think! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">August </span>was spent getting ready for school. :( Only Mattie was excited to go back to school! Our last hurrah of summer was the<b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> HHH weekend</b>, the last weekend before school started! We drove up to Arlington and hung out with the cousins! Edd, Eldon, Scott and Quinn all rode in the race. They did the 62 mile bike race. While they were gone, the kids had fun getting wet! </div>
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<b style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">LABOR DAY </b>we got together with Sara's family! They had been in Colorado for most of the summer, so we were glad we could get together with them again! :) We met up at Jesse Jones Park and went on a nature walk.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">OCTOBER</span> was busy with school, school, and more school. The kids were getting anxious for the temperatures to cool down and more importantly...our next vacation!! Aimee, <b style="font-style: italic;">LOVES </b><b style="color: #783f04;">THANKSGIVING </b>and was counting down the days! She and the other kids enjoyed carving their pumpkins, but Aimee was excited for <b>HALLOWEEN</b> to come and go because that meant </div>
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<b style="color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">NOVEMBER </b>was our month for big changes! Edd, after working at <span style="color: red;">EXXONMOBIL </span>for about 16 1/2 years, decided it was time for a change...</div>
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Edd's last day at <span style="color: red;">EXXONMOBIL</span>.</div>
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Edd's first day at <b style="color: #38761d;">HESS</b>! </div>
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When Edd woke up on his second morning at <b style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;">HESS </b><span style="text-align: center;">he told me that he was so excited to go to work, that he naturally woke up early! He was so excited, it was almost like Christmas morning! While I was ironing Edd's shirt, he was telling me all about his new job and the how the people were so nice and he went on and on! :) </span></div>
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Mattie has adjusted well to middle school! In her free time one night, she made these yummy oreo cake balls!! They were delicious!! </div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">THANKSGIVING </span>finally made it!! We had <b style="color: #783f04;">THANKSGIVING </b>dinner at our house. On Friday went out to Sara's house to let the kids play! </div>
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Aunt Paula was able to come down from Utah to spend <b style="color: #783f04; text-align: left;">THANKSGIVING </b>with us! </div>
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We spent Saturday back in our neck of the woods! Here is a picture of the gang!! :) All the kids had so much fun playing with each other! The weather was beautiful too!! <br />
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Bethany decided she wanted to be blonde again...Paige offered to help us! After a bunch of trips to SALLY'S, and a couple hours later, we finished working on B's hair. It isn't exactly blonde, but it was as close as we could get.</div>
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<b style="color: #38761d;">December 16th ~ </b>a milestone birthday for Mattie!! She is finally 12!! She was so excited to graduate from Primary and move up into the Young Women's program at church! She was also excited for a special birthday present that she had put on her list...<br />
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Aimee couldn't resist teasing Mattie that she'd have to wait one more year to get her phone! After Mattie read the note in the phone box and started to look a little disappointed, Aimee dialed Mattie's new phone and had it start ringing! Mattie was so glad when she found her new phone in it's special hiding place! </div>
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Aimee and I got to enjoy Thomas performing in the 3rd grade <b style="color: #660000;">"A Holiday Moosical" </b>which was a fun musical about a moose who wants to fly. The rest of the family was over at the middle school watching Mattie's choir do their Christmas performance. <br />
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Can you see Thomas? He is "<span style="color: red;">Comet</span>" the reindeer!</div>
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We had fun listing silly names for who the presents were from! :)</div>
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Edd trying to smile like Bethany! :)</div>
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Bethany smiling like her daddy!! :)</div>
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<b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Last adventure of 2014</span></b>...playing with the Jensons! :) These kids have been friends since Andrew and Ashton (McKay back then) were like 3 or 4 years old!! We spent a fun day playing outside, riding go-carts, shooting air soft guns, drinking hot chocolate and catching up with each other! :) <br />
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As you can see, we had a wonderful year! We are thankful for all that we have been blessed with <i><b>especially</b></i> our family and our friends! :) </div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Track season had its debut with a 1 1/2 mile race on February 19th. It was starting to actually warm up some!! :) There were a TON of girls running in this race...it was a district wide cross country meet...</b></span></span><br />
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<b style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">this is only about HALF OF THE KIDS! </b><br />
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<b style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">A little bit later, Aimee was coming around the final turn!! :) She had some stiff competition...</b><br />
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<b style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Look at her go!!! What a speedy girl...8:09! </b><br />
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<b style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">She came in 1st!!! Check out that smile!!! :)</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I was in charge of a booth about service for our Women's Conference. I was lucky enough to have one of my favorite people as my helper. Here is what our table looked like! </span></span></b><br />
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<br />Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-69822059710656180812014-02-14T10:57:00.005-06:002014-02-14T11:02:09.504-06:00January flew by!!Wow, time sure flies when you are having fun!! At least it has at our house recently!! Today is actually Valentine's Day...so <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!</span></b> <b> :)</b><br />
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Last year I ended up not post much here on the blog. I tried a few times to get caught up, but decided that all the events I'd blog about for the most part were spent with family anyway...and you witnessed them in "REAL TIME!" :) <br />
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We are hoping that 2014 is a little less chaotic than last year... :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">January is typically a pretty fun month at our house! We had Bethany around to entertain us for a couple of weeks, which was nice! Thomas, especially liked having Bethany home from <b><span style="color: #351c75;">L</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">S</span><span style="color: #351c75;">U</span></b>. Bethany's classes didn't start until January 15th! So she was able to be home to celebrate Andrew's birthday with us!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Andrew's birthday was on a Sunday this year...and we have church at 1pm...so we switched things up a bit! We usually open the family presents after dinner, but we did it after breakfast for Andrew! </span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy birthday Andrew!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 29px;">Once Bethany left, it was kind of quiet around the house! But luckily, I had my birthday to look forward to! My friend, Nikki, has her birthday on January 11th so we decided we would treat ourselves to lunch and invited all our friends to join us! We had our birthday lunch on Wednesday, the 15th. :) While I was getting ready, my visiting teaching partner left these on my porch! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 29px;">I had been craving some good BBQ since we moved back to TEXAS so that is what we had for lunch! It was yummy!! :) I also got these flowers from some friends! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 29px;">On my actual birthday, which was Thursday the 16th, I got treated to a movie with my friends Amy Sorensen and Paige Greenwood! We went and saw "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." It was a fun movie! Unfortunately, Paige had to leave in the middle of the movie...her house alarm had gone off and she needed to go make sure her house was ok! She came back to pick Amy and me up when she was done. Thankfully, the house was fine! The side door didn't get shut tight and had blown open in the wind. The police walked through the house though to make sure everything was fine! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 29px;">My family birthday party ended up being Saturday night! I had been gone all afternoon at a Priest & Laurel conference. While I was gone, Edd and the kids decorated for me and cooked up a yummy birthday meal! This is my birthday banner! :) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We finally made it to Aimee's birthday!! We actually ended up celebrating a bit early for her...Aimee's birthday was the 27th, which was a Monday. Normally we would have celebrated her birthday for FHE (Family Home Evening) but Aimee couldn't wait that long! So we started celebrating Sunday morning! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have 3 teenagers now!! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Happy birthday Aimee!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday morning, Aimee's actual birthday, Thomas gave her the last present to open! It was the backpack she wanted!! :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday morning,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the 28th, Aimee got another birthday present...NO SCHOOL!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 29px;">We were blessed with a "snow" day!! We had a lot of sleet and had teeny white ice particles falling...that were maybe trying to become snowflakes??? Anyway, it was good enough for these poor deprived SOUTHERN children!! :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mattie was jumping in the ice on the trampoline and it popped off it's legs!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thomas' snow angel! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Putting the finishing touches on our snowman! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aimee finished celebrating her birthday week by inviting a few of her friends from school over to the house. We had one of Aimee's favorites for dinner: Creole Chicken Alfredo...super yummy! :) Then we went to see "FROZEN" in 3D! :)</span></div>
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</span></b>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-24556576538524581192013-07-21T20:47:00.001-05:002013-07-21T23:11:50.341-05:00Louisiana LagniappeThe time we spent in Louisiana was quite a treat for our family! We quickly learned about<br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>"lagniappe"</b></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(lan yap) which is a little gift given, like when you get 13 doughnuts when you bought just a dozen or "something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure." </i></span><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagniappe</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Edd's work assignment at the Chalmette Refinery was a 3-5 year assignment. I think of our last year in Louisiana as our Lagniappe year! Although there were some tuff times, like Hurricane Isaac, we were blessed to enjoy Louisiana life for nearly 4 years! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As our time in Louisiana came to an end, it seemed like time just sped up for us like when you are nearing the end of a spool of something and it starts spinning faster and faster and faster until it is done...that's how life felt...at least for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We spent the month of <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>March</b></span> house hunting and getting our house ready to sell. There were some big projects that needed to get done like replace the crooked big gate, replace the rotting side door, replace the foggy windows, and paint, and of course clean the inside of the house too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Amazingly we got everything done! Check it out...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.trulia.com/homes/Louisiana/Madisonville/sold/1000334507-508-Royal-Palm-Ct-Madisonville-LA-70447</span><br />
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The kids were amazed that that was our house in the pictures!! :) <br />
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As March ended, so did our "normal" life...<br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">EASTER ~ March 31st </span></b></span><b style="color: #c27ba0;"> </b><br />
After our Easter morning we all went to church together. Once we were home from church, Edd packed up his car and we said good bye to him. Edd had to make the 5 hour drive to Houston for his new job which started on April 1st. We were all sad to see him go. After Edd left, I got some pictures of the kids and we colored eggs...<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b>APRIL~</b></span><br />
April was super busy!!! Our house was officially on the market! We had quite a few showings and had to leave, which the kids didn't like at all. We couldn't go very far because we had to take Missy with us. So we usually went to the neighborhood park. Funny how when you are forced to do something, it isn't fun at all...well that's how our time was at the park. Pure torture!! But we survived our first week! We spent the first weekend of April in Houston in our new house!! :)<br />
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While we were in Houston visiting Edd and checking out the new house, we got an offer on our Louisiana house!!! WOW!!! :) We were all super excited it went so quickly, but the people buying our house wanted to close at the beginning of May. We settled on May 17th. </div>
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Edd drove to Louisiana the next weekend and we had a triple birthday party!!! :) :) :) Thomas got to open his presents first, even though his birthday was last. He was super excited!!!</div>
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Check out the cool card from Grandma and Grandpa Cutler and the rest of the gang!! Thomas thought it was pretty cool! Bethany was next...she was on her Senior Trip in Disney World for her actual birthday! She was pretty excited for that, but plenty excited for some birthday presents too! <br />
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Bethany's birthday this year is her <span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><b>GOLDEN BIRTHDAY!!!</b></span> :) So she got a few golden presents! :) Edd got some interesting presents too...he especially liked the wrapping job on this one!! <br />
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It turns out that the present was a back massager and some goodies from Mattie!! :) After presents, it was time for the cake! We had candles for everyone. The total count was enough for Edd, but I split them up...7 for Thomas and 18 for Bethany. They each got to blow out their own side! <br />
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The rest of April was spent preparing for the BIG MOVE! And more birthday celebrating! Thomas wanted a <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>TITANIC</b></span> cake. So after church, on his real birthday, we made him this cake! I think he liked it! :)</div>
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I also made these cool worm cupcakes for Thomas to take to school. They didn't make it on his birthday, but soon after! Thomas told me that they were pretty good! :)<br />
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While we were busy getting ready for the move, there was a little time to enjoy things...Thomas loved playing with his stuff...this is a picture of <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"MEGALATOPIA!"</span></i></b> </span><br />
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This is a picture of the suns rays shining through the trees...on of my favorite views each morning. :)<br />
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Thomas <i>REALLY </i>wanted a <b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">TITANIC </span></b>birthday party! So we pulled it off!! We invited Thomas' whole school class, some of his friends from church and his neighbor friends. I think we had about 18 kids total. We based the games around the story of the <span style="color: #990000;">TITANIC</span>.<br />
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Here are the icebergs we made out of whip cream! I think the kids had a great time! I even heard from one of my friends, that her daughter was talking about the <span style="color: #990000;">TITANIC</span> to her dad...he asked where she'd learned all that stuff and she told him she learned it at Thomas' party! :)<br />
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Luckily, I had some special helpers...Grandma and Grandpa Cutler were in town for Bethany's graduation! :) We went to Fontainebleau State Park to enjoy the sunset one night. As you can see it was unseasonably cool...which was quite a blessing! :)<br />
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Thomas making his sand angel! :)</div>
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This is a picture of Bethany after she got home from her last day of Seminary! :) She was glad to be done! <br />
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Bethany is holding a picture of little Bethany's first day of Joy School back in the fall of 1998...<br />
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Finally, Bethany made it to the <span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>BIG DAY</b></span> she has been waiting for and dreaming of for so many years!! <br />
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Bethany will be heading to<b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #351c75;">L</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">S</span><span style="color: #351c75;">U</span></span></b> in the fall!</div>
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I think someone is super excited to be graduating!! Bethany's graduation ceremony was really nice! And super quick too!! The read through all name in 18 minutes...there were close to 400 names...I think it was 383 names. We are so proud of Bethany for doing such a great job in school all these years!! :)</div>
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The packers started on May 10th. They were so quick they packed my keys and Edd's keys too that were put away in the kitchen. They also packed up my camera bag, that had my battery recharger...so this is my only picture from the move with my camera...it died after that!<br />
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The packers packed all through the weekend. They had the truck all ready to go by Monday. It was really weird to see it pull away and walk back into an empty house. The Edd's went together to meet the moving truck at the new house. The rest of us camped out in the empty house until Andrew and Aimee were done taking their finals early, except Bethany. After one night of sleeping on the floor, she packed up her stuff and went to her friend Haley's where she'd plan on staying until she finished work at the end of May. Our last day in Madisonville was May 15th. <br />
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It was sad to leave Madisonville...it is such a neat town!! But we were excited to move back to Kingwood and see our friends that we've missed for 4 years. We've been back for 2 months now. It is kindof weird, almost like we've been asleep...like Sleeping Beauty...and just woke up 4 years later. Our life in Louisiana was such a neat experience!! I'm so glad we got to live there for so long! <br />
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After church today, we ran into one of our friends from our ward in Louisiana!!! She and her little family were her visiting...her husband grew up in Kingwood...I knew his mom way back when...<br />
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It has been rainy all week this week in Houston...a little different!! :) When I walked out of the church this afternoon and was hit by the post rain humidity...it almost felt like Louisiana!! :) We sure has some good times there!! :) Our life in Louisiana was a little bit of<span style="font-size: large;"> <b><span style="color: #351c75;"><i>LAGNIAPPE!!!</i></span></b></span><br />
<br />Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-1023626918521631682013-06-04T23:04:00.002-05:002013-06-04T23:04:29.617-05:00Trips to Texas<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
This spring we've had quite a few trips to Texas! <br />
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TRIP #1<br />
The first weekend of February we went to Houston to see Cousin George (Dan & Melissa's oldest) get baptized! The kids had so much fun playing together!! <br />
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It was so fun to see all of Dan's boys again! They have 5 now! <br />
Here are the youngest 3...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam :)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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Sometimes I could get away with holding Jack because I have curly hair like his momma! Henry and I played for a little while, then it was my turn to play with Sam! :)<br />
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We played at the park for a little while, then headed over to George and Ben's school for some Ultimate Frisbee and more play equipment! :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who can get to the frisbee first? Ben (Dan's 2nd oldest) gave our kids a run for their money!! :)</td></tr>
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Edd's brother Eldon and his family also came to play! :) Here is Eldon's youngest, Ellie, pushing Jack in his stroller! <br />
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Of course it wouldn't be a Prince get together without a little competition!! :)<br />
At the school, I think the boys were trying to touch the backboard... </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can Dan do it?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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While we were at the park, Andrew and Eldon tried to jump the fence...</div>
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We had a great time! <br />
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Here is a picture of George that I borrowed from his mom. I ended up not getting a picture of George this weekend...I guess he was moving way to fast for the camera!! :)</div>
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CONGRATULATIONS GEORGE!! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!! :)<br />
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TRIP #2<br />
This trip was to Austin. Another weekend with family...but this was a sad weekend. Edd's grandma, Pauline Neergaard Goodwin,<br />
passed away after 99 wonderful years!<br />
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Grandma Goodwin was such a sweet grandma!! :) <br />
She was a wonderful example to us all in many ways. <br />
Even though Grandma Goodwin wasn't very tall, she was a spiritual GIANT! <br />
Grandma Goodwin work hard even till the very end to learn as much as she could about the gospel. :)<br />
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I loved all the sweet notes she would send in the mail for birthdays and such and the fun Christmas presents she always prepared for us! :) <br />
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After the funeral, we had a different Grandma celebration...we celebrated Grandma Leah! Leah had spent many years making sure that Grandma Goodwin was well taken care of and sometimes wouldn't be able to do all the grandma things she wanted to do. So we gave her a little surprise party with some fun things that she could use for herself and with her grandkids!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Even Grandpa got some trains from Thomas! :)<br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One of Grandpa's brothers, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Uncle Warren and his wife Emmie </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">came for a visit...<br />! :)</span></td></tr>
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Here are some of Grandma's new toys being enjoyed...<br />
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It was fun seeing John and Melissa again and getting to know their little Elizabeth better! :)<br />
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It is great to spend time with family!! :)<br />
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TRIPS #3, #4, #5, #6...<br />
As of February 8th, it was official that we were moving back to TEXAS!<br />
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We made a bunch of trips back and forth between Houston and Madisonville...<br />
the last trip to TEXAS was driven May 30th! :)<br />
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Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-28389237009737109932013-04-29T14:50:00.001-05:002013-05-19T14:50:29.128-05:00Madisonville Jr High vs Pitcher Jr High The new year brought a new soccer season! Andrew made the team again this year! This was one of the only games I got pictures of. We had a few games in the rain. But this day, we had beautiful soccer weather!! :)<br />
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We played Pitcher Jr High, which usually has a really good team!<br />
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Andrew got to play a lot of this game, which was really fun to watch. Both teams had some good plays!! <br />
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Andrew had a few opportunities to steal the ball away, like in these next few pictures!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half time huddle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down field, waiting for the action!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to HEAD the ball!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#5 on Pitcher's team is Eldon Hendricks, who goes to church with us! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew looks super tall in his soccer uniform!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, some action down field!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's go Eagles!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eldon and Andrew chasing after the ball!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is that Andrew on the ground? Did Eldon get the best of him???</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew & Eldon back at it again! <br />
Looks like Andrew's about the HEAD the ball again!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eldon and Andrew sharing a more friendly moment together. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading back to the sideline.</td></tr>
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I don't remember the score, but it was a good game. Andrew said we won the game! :)<br />
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Our Madisonville Jr High Eagles fought a good fight all season long. Andrew enjoyed playing soccer with them again. :)<br />
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Yesterday, on our way home from church, the kids and I were talking about stuff. One of the topics that came up was how many days Bethany had till GRADUATION...<br />
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She has a countdown going on her phone! She pulled it out and announced, "100 more days...six hours, some minutes and a few seconds!!!" She is a little excited! :) <br />
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This is B's ID from school! It is tradition at her school for the seniors to dress up a nerds on picture day because the pictures don't go into the yearbook...just onto their ID! Their SENIOR PORTRAIT goes in the yearbook! Bethany's Sr portraits just arrived the other day! We will post them when it is graduation time! :)</div>
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On Friday, Thomas and Mattie had their 100th day of School celebration!! <br />
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Thomas took in 100 LEGOS for their classroom fun! <br />
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Mattie had a project about 100's. She made a poster with 4 different 100 activities.<br />
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She made a "100" with 100 Mardi Gras beads, she calculated how much money 100 QUARTERS equals, she figured out what year she would turn 100, she put who the US president was 100 years ago and that her Great-grandma Goodwin was born 100 years ago too!<br />
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As you can see we are in the middle of school and of course a whole bunch of other things too! <br />
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<br />Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-20415023630535259892012-11-25T12:13:00.001-06:002012-11-25T12:27:28.310-06:00Our trip to Tennessee :)<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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It's time to start getting caught up on what we've done this year! This summer was over practically before it even started!!</div>
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We were able to sneak away for a few days on a family vacation! We decided to do something we've never done and do a vacation with <i>just our family</i>...since this would probably be our last summer all together!<br />
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Edd and I realized that all our vacations in the past have been visiting family, which of course has always been a blast!! :) We felt like it was time to do something with just our kids before they start leaving us. <br />
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So we packed up and drove to the SMOKY MOUNTAINS!! :) What a beautiful place...turn after turn, we were totally amazed by the beauty!! </div>
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The night before we left, we were out running errands. When we arrived back home, we found these on our back porch!! My sweet visiting teachers had put these together for us!! </div>
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When we got to Tennessee, we drove through the areas where some of Edd's ancestors had lived!! Both of his mother's parents grew up in Tennessee! It was really neat to see some of the areas they used to call home!</div>
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Once we were checked into our cabin, we settled in for the night and admired the view...it had just been raining and we could see little puffs of "smoke" all around! </div>
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Our first adventure in the Smoky Mountains was to hike the trail to Laurel Falls! <i><b> It was so beautiful!!</b></i> :)</div>
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I took this on the trail on our way back down! Everything was so <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">green</span></b> and around every turn was another beautiful view!! :)</div>
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After our hike, we drove through Cade's Cove where there were quite a few neat old churches and houses to see! But the most exciting thing to see was this...</div>
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This is one of the cabins we drove past. Most of them were built around 1910, which was around the time Grandma Goodwin, Edd's grandma was born! It was amazing to see how people used to live when Grandma Goodwin was just a little girl!! </div>
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Sunrise on our second day! :) Our teenagers didn't want to get up with the sun!!</div>
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We drove up to the trailhead for the Clingman's Dome. We went on a ranger lead hike, which took us along the Appalachian Trail! It was really beautiful scenery and at times we were walking through the clouds!! At one point of the trail we were on the top of the ridge where one side was Tennessee and the other side was North Carolina!! Part of the time we were hiking on the N. Carolina side. The kids thought that was pretty cool!! :)</div>
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After our hike, we spent some time playing in on of the many rivers! Edd had gone out on a big rock to take some pictures and accidentally lost his balance!! Luckily only his one foot got wet!! :)</div>
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We finished the day with a horseback ride! Edd took the kids who wanted to go...and they ended up seeing another<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"> BEAR</span></b>!!! </div>
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Our last day started in Gatlinburg! We went to the ski resort, Ober Gatlinburg, and rode the alpine slide! Then we headed back into the Smoky Mountains for more adventures!! :) </div>
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This is where we stopped to have our picnic lunch! :)</div>
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Another old house that we stopped to explore! It was by a river that we went down an played in! We ended up running into another family from Louisiana there and talked to them for a little while! </div>
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On our way out of the park, we stopped and got a picture by the sign! </div>
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We all had a great time!! We were all sad to leave Tennessee!! <br />
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On our way home, we stopped at an old cemetary where some of Edd's ancestors were buried. It was really neat to spend some time in Tennessee and learn to love the land where they had lived!! :)</div>
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Life revolves around seasons...but in Louisiana the first hint of new leaves on the trees doesn't mean <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b>SPRING</b></span> IS ON THE WAY...</div>
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IT MEANS...it is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">MARDI</span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>GRAS</b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><b>SEASON</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>!</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>!</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><b>!</b></span></div>
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Here is our yard flag and you need a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">BIG BOW</span></b> for the mailbox!!!</div>
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You also need a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">MARDI GRAS</span></b> garland around your front door!!!</div>
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and some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>PURPLE</b></span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>GREEN</b></span> AND <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><b>GOLD</b></span> in the flower pots too!! :)</div>
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I'd have to say, the garland turned out pretty cute! :)</div>
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Our first Mardi Gras parades were a hit!! We ventured out to the Mandeville parades with some friends from church. We had a great time...sorry no pictures of the parade...it was too dark. You'll just have to come visit next year and see for yourself have cool it is!!! :)<br />
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Thomas and his <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">H</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">R</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">W</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">S</span></span></b> from the parade!! </div>
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Aimee scored this super long necklace...look it is almost as long as Aimee!! :)</div>
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Some of our beads sorted by color...</div>
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Some of our beads rainbow style!! :)</div>
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Some of our beads were still all bunched together like these!! :)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Mattie got some fun </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">H</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">R</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">W</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">S </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span">too!! :)</span></div>
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Bethany was at the end of the parade route with her friends. Here are all the bead she got!!! </div>
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It was also <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b><i>TOOTH FAIRY</i></b></span> season at our house!!! Mattie, Andrew & Aimee have been loosing teeth like crazy!!! </div>
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Oh and we had <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>VALENTINE'S DAY</b></span> too!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Unfortunately, Valentine's Day sort of takes a back seat in Louisiana!!! Most people are caught up with all the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">MARDI GRAS </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span">festivities!! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">The kids were excited for some </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>VALENTINE'S DAY </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span">candy!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Mattie & Aimee had fun going through Thomas' </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>VALENTINE'S DAY</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span"> box with him! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">This is what the top of Thomas'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>VALENTINE'S DAY </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span">box looked like it!! He designed it himself!! :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Here are some of our </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">MARDI GRAS</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"> inside! :)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">With a little </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>VALENTINE'S DAY</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span"> on the kitchen table! :)</span><br />
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The best way to celebrate the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">MARDI GRAS</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span>season is with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>KING CAKE!!!</b></span> :)<br />
The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>KING CAKE </b></span>from Manny Randazzo (above) is one of the best in town!!! The kind with cream cheese filling is our favorite!!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>YUM</b></span> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">YUM</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">YUM</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">!</span> :)</span></b><br />
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This year we made our own!!! They turned out super yummy too!!! :)</div>
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Can't wait to do it all again next year!!! :)</div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-66251763300532077302012-04-22T23:05:00.000-05:002012-04-22T23:14:43.352-05:00MJH Successful Soccer Season...GO EAGLES!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">WAY BACK IN NOVEMBER, Andrew's school, Madisonville Jr High, had their soccer try-outs! </span>Andrew had been talking about trying out all year long. So when the time came, I held him to it!! <br />
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Andrew had spent one afternoon, just before try-outs, practicing with his friend, LOGAN, who is in our ward. Logan was on the MJH soccer team last year! After they were done practicing together, Logan assured Andrew that he would probably make the team! <br />
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So with that confidence booster fresh in Andrew's mind, he donned Edd's old soccer cleats and went for it!!<br />
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Once I saw the competition, I was a little skeptical about whether or not Andrew could make the team...there were some BIG GUYS out there on the field. There were also some pretty SERIOUS soccer players too!!<br />
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As I sat and watched Andrew run the drills and scrimmage, I began noticing that he would slip here and there while he was running. At first I didn't think anything of it, but as it kept happening, I started to get concerned!! </div>
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I was in total SHOCK when I saw what was left of the cleats!!!!!!! Andrew told me that with each step he took, more and more of the sole would just be gone!! POOR KID!!!! Man, I felt so bad!!! <br />
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I mentioned that these were Edd's old cleats that Andrew had worn...well let me tell you <b style="font-style: italic;">HOW OLD</b>...Edd bought these cleats after he brother, John, got home from his mission. John had just finished two years of being in SCOTLAND as a missionary. When he got home, he tried to convert all the brothers to the joys of soccer...since John had become quite skilled and wanted to share his new love with all the brothers. Thus, Edd was talked into buying some cleats, so Edd could be properly dressed for the friendly, brotherly games of soccer that they were bound to have!!! <br />
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Of course that was nearly 15 years ago and Edd's cleats spent most of their life "benched" on a dusty shelf in the garage!!! Until Andrew rescued them for one last glory day!! :)<br />
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So I did what any good mom would...I snapped this picture with my phone and sent it with a text about what had happened to Coach Breaux! Meanwhile, Bethany took Andrew to ACADEMY so he could get some NEW cleats!!! <br />
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This is DAY 2 of soccer try-outs...Coach Breaux is with the clip board checking out Andrew's moves in his new cleats!!! :) Most of the kids trying out were 8th graders and there were only a few 7th graders trying out....including Andrew.<br />
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Well, as you guessed, Andrew made the team!!! Andrew was one of the three 7th grader who made the team!!! :) They had a few practices and one scrimmage before Christmas. Then once we got back after Christmas break, it was our soccer whirlwind!! :) Here is their game schedule:<br />
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While all the good action was happening on the field, the other kids found ways to entertain themselves...</span></div>
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Here is some classic Louisiana soccer...Mr Breaux in his white shrimping boots!! :) It was threatening to rain during the whole game!! It had rained most the day, but stopped long enough to get the game in. The rain started again just as the game was almost finished. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-ipHx53j-3_VgSrvAOyyg4RymX338hrLPdOXYYfS-fN3vLL40WZntRzjrqYnSbTSaAnhNi7nPLA5XFyMUA1DhGPDHaEXebyijyIf9e_7RWI80DW50rwWwtZDB4WPVd6jUYQd_pBAbb4/s1600/IMG_8288.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-ipHx53j-3_VgSrvAOyyg4RymX338hrLPdOXYYfS-fN3vLL40WZntRzjrqYnSbTSaAnhNi7nPLA5XFyMUA1DhGPDHaEXebyijyIf9e_7RWI80DW50rwWwtZDB4WPVd6jUYQd_pBAbb4/s320/IMG_8288.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0;" /></a><br />
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This was the LAST SOCCER GAME...and that is ANDREW kicking in his <b><i>first</i></b> goal!!!! :) </div>
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Andrew was pretty excited that he made the goal!!! But he still had a pretty good game face as he ran back!! :)</div>
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Here is the team after the game is over!!! Of course it was another rainy day...both Coach Breaux and Mr Breaux have their shrimp boots on!! :)<br />
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Here is the team shot...they had a great season!! They only lost one game all season and were the DISTRICT CHAMPS!!! :)</div>
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Andrew only paused for a moment so I could get his official picture for the season!! :)</div>
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Here is their TROPHY!! It is on display in the front office....it is the center red one! They had a big assembly a few weeks after the season ended where the team was presented the trophy by one of the district officials! Of course we are all excited and proud of Andrew and his team for all of their hard work!! <br />
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Andrew's birthday was at the beginning of the month. He turned 13...an official teenager!!!! </div>
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Aimee had her birthday at the end of the month. She turned 11! :)</div>
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Aimee had some of her DADDY'S yummy chicken for her birthday!! </div>
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Of course my birthday was in January too!! I was surprised with this fun tulip plant from our Relief Society presidency. Unfortunately there are no pictures of me on my birthday from my camera! I'll have to hunt and see if I can find some from Edd's camera! <br />
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Here's one!! Aimee made me some delicious German Chocolate cupcakes with frosting...all from scratch!! :) <br />
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Of course, Thomas had to help me blow out the candles...one of his favorite birthday jobs...to help everyone blow out their candles!! :)</div>
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January was a good month! We had fun celebrating all the birthdays! Hopefully we are all a year wiser!! Thomas is anxiously awaiting his birthday...as of today (March 11th) there are 6 more Monday's untill his birthday week!Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-47309275792007102592012-02-27T09:51:00.000-06:002012-02-27T09:51:22.656-06:00Half Marathon Brothers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So for the next while they did various amounts of training for the race. Edd would get up early every Saturday morning to go running with his running partner, Kevin, who is in our ward.<br />
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Fast forward a little bit...Friday, October 28th was the day the brothers were coming into town! This was a special day because it turned out to be Stephanie's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"><b>GOLDEN</b></span> birthday!!! :)<br />
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Eldon and Stephanie and their two cute girls drove down from Arlington, Texas. When they arrived, we had a birthday party for Stephanie!! :)<br />
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Meanwhile, Joe and his wife Brittany and their little girl Stella were flying from Utah to New Orleans to join the party! Unfortunately, they had some airline difficulties with their connecting flight...and didn't arrive at our house until it was SUPER LATE!!! I think it was about 2:30 when they finally arrived in NOLA! They finally arrived at our house around 3:30!<br />
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Race Day came really early for Eldon and Edd. They got up at 5am...and were tempted to wake Joe and take him along...since he had paid to run! But they left Joe behind. The race started at 7am. The race route started at Lafayette Park in downtown New Orleans and went down St Charles Avenue and through Audubon Park and then back. Some of the best scenery in New Orleans, but not when you are running a half marathon...especially since the roads and sidewalks in that area are VERY BuMpY!!!<br />
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Here are all the brothers when Edd and Eldon got back from the race! <br />
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After the boys got cleaned up from their race, we went to Fontainebleau State Park. We waded in Lake Pontchartrain...<br />
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This is Eldon and Stephanie's little girl Sophie, who just turned 4.<br />
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This is Joe's wife, Brittany and their little girl, Stella! Stella turned 1 in December! This was the first time we got to see Stella! Aimee and Mattie had so much fun playing with her! :)<br />
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After we played on the beach for a while, we walked along the nature trail that takes you through Alligator Marsh.<br />
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We didn't see any alligators though because it is too cold in October for the alligators to be out...they were all hibernating somewhere near by!<br />
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When we got back to the house, Edd took advantage of a great photo opp and got some cute pictures of Eldon and Stephanie's girls. Ellie was about 9 months old. She just recently turned 1! :)<br />
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Later on, we all got all dressed up for our ward Halloween Party! All the kids looked great in their cosutmes!! :)<br />
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Sophie was a princess, Ellie was a fairy, Andrew was a hobo, Aimee was a get well package, Bethany was Kim Possible (a Disney character), and Mattie was SMARTY PANTS! Mattie was pretty excited because she won one of the awards handed out for best costumes!! :)<br />
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While we were at the party, I got this picture of Edd and Elder Gubler, who was serving in our ward at the time. Edd's Grandma is Beth <b>Gubler </b>Prince. After a few weeks of searching, I figured out how Edd and Elder Gubler are related!! Elder Gubler is Edd's 4th cousin once removed. Elder Gubler and our kids are 5th cousins! :)<br />
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A long time ago, there were two Gubler brothers, Johannes and his little brother Casper, who lived in Switzerland. They joined the church and came to America. Once they arrived in Utah, they helped to establish Santa Clara!! Casper Gubler is Beth's Grandpa and Edd's great great grandfather. Johannes Gubler is Elder Gubler's great great great grandfather.<br />
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Here are some pictures from the parking lot while the kids were Trunk-or-Treating!! :)<br />
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Stella was a mouse and Thomas was a puppy dog! :)<br />
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Sunday came too quickly! Eldon and Stephanie loaded up their van and headed back to Arlington. We were sad to see them go! We had a great time visiting with them and playing with their sweet girls!! :)<br />
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Joe, Brittany and Stella were able to go to church with us. While we were waiting for Edd to get home, I took some pictures of Joe and his cute little family!! It is so fun to see Joe as a dad!! :)<br />
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Once Edd got home from church, Joe and Brittany had a little time before they had to fly home so we took them down to see French Quarter! We started at St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square. Then we walked around the Quarter for a little while. <br />
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We had a great time playing with Eliza!! <br />
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It was perfect weather for playing at one of our favorite parks...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I tried to put captions on the pictures but it messed up their placement...I need to figure why!! Until then I'll just have to write about them! :)</span><br />
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While Eliza, Thomas and Mattie played over in the park area, the big kids played frisbee across the street in the field. While Eliza ate her lunch, Mattie and Thomas ran around together for a little bit playing their favorite game of <b style="color: #666666;">"GRUMPY OL' TROLL"</b> minus the troll...which was me! :) Of course, playing in the sand was a hi-light! When the BIG KIDS finished playing, they joined us on the playground, just in time for some pictures!! Aimee was more than thrilled! :)<br />
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Eliza, Andrew, Mattie, Thomas, Aimee and Bethany :)</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The house below the fireworks is across the street from us, where my friend Laura and her family live! :)</span><br />
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When I went outside at midnight to watch the fireworks, it was almost like a war zone!! It was so smokey, there were big booms and the whistle of fireworks shooting up into the sky that could be heard all around...even from outside of our neighborhood! But very beautiful with all the fireworks all around in the sky!! :)<br />
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On <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><b>New Year's Day</b></span>, Carolee, Tim and Eliza went to church with us. Then we headed home for some yummy dinner! After we ate, the kids went out to the trampoline to play a few more minutes before Eliza had to drive back home! Edd took a few pictures of Carolee, Tim and Eliza together on the trampoline...maybe I can stick one in!<br />
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Our week of <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><strong>CoUSiN CrAziNeSs</strong></span> started with a quick trip to <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Austin, TEXAS</b></span>! We decided last minute to drive up because Edd's brother John, and his familly had driven from <span style="color: blue;"><b>Provo, UTAH</b></span> to Austin for Christmas!! We don't get to see them very often, and there was one special cousin we were excited to see! John and his wife Melissa were blessed with a <span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><strong><u><em>GIRL</em></u></strong></span>, sweet Elizabeth, right before Halloween...after <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>5 BOYS</strong></span>...Elizabeth is a special treat!! :)<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">John married a Melissa...we call her Melissa Snow! Not because Melissa is from Utah, but that would work! :) Snow is Melissa's maiden name. </span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Edd's brother Dan married a Melissa too! We call her Melissa Z..."Z" is for Zabriskie, Dan's Melissa's maiden name. </span></i><br />
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So the Monday after Christmas, we drove to Austin to play with John's family and Uncle Dallan & Aunt Paula who were home from BYU for the holidays too!! :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Once in Austin, everyone PLAYED, PLAYED, PLAYED!!!!! :)</b></span><br />
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The BIG KIDS loved playing games over at the elementary school down the street!<br />
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The LITTLE KIDS liked playing in Grandma and Grandpa's back yard! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Uncle Dallan holding Baby Elizabeth :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Andrew and Josh doing dishes for Grandma! :) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Josh is John and Melissa's oldest...he will be 12 in the spring!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Aunt Paula on flute, Bethany on violin, Uncle Dallan on piano, and Melissa Z singing</span><br />
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Isn't she adorable!! And look at <strong><em>all</em></strong> that hair!! :)<br />
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Aimee had the special touch! Elizabeth didn't like many people holding her, but she sure liked Aimee!! :)<br />
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The kids played a game called<b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"SPIDER"</span></b> where the person who is it walks around with their eyes closed and tries to catch someone while they move around the play equipment!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watch out!!! Uncle Edd is the SPIDER!!! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George...Dan and Melissa's oldest. He just turned 7! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hyrum...<strike>Dan</strike> <b>John</b> and Melissa's 2nd oldest. <br />
I think he is 10! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh trying to get Andrew down from the roof!! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas trying to get away from the SPIDER!! :)</td></tr>
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Of course there is the traditional playground fun...<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>SWINGING :)</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mattie flying!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samuel swinging!!<br />
He is John and Melissa's youngest boy! He just turned 2! :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aimee doing what she loves...playing football!! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben...Dan and Melissa's 2nd oldest. He is 5! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam...Dan and Melissa's youngest. I think he is about 18 months! :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melissa Snow with Elizabeth walking around with their friends who came to play too!! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry...Dan and Melissa's 3rd boy. I think he is almost 3! :)</td></tr>
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</span></div>Back at Grandma and Grandpa's house we goofed off together!! :) Some of the big kids would go over to Grandma Goodwin's house to watch football and basketball! <br />
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We all had a great time playing with everyone!! <br />
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It was a fun week of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>CoUSiN CrAziNeSs!!!</b></span> <br />
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Looks like I didn't post many pictures of Eldon and Stephanie and their girls....I'll have to blog about your visit to Madisonville to make up for it!! :)<br />
Thanks John and Melissa for making the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b> LONG</b></span> drive so we could make some wonderful memories!! :) <br />
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Aunt Paula and Bethany :) :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Sorry for the crazy picture layout! I gave up trying to get the pictures in just the right spots. At one point I had them where I wanted them...but the captions messed them up... and I don't want to spend ALL DAY trying to get them just so!!</span> </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-62618171253047773232012-01-02T13:08:00.000-06:002012-01-02T13:08:09.541-06:00Catching Up, part 5: End of School! :)<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">****Didn't ever get this post published!!! I was waiting for a video clip to load...it never did...so I just deleted it! *****</span></b><br />
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After Spring Break was over, we had only <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600; font-size: large;"><b>3</b></span> weeks left of school!!! :) We were so excited!!! Here is what we did that last few weeks:<br />
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</div><div>We had <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;"><b>Mother's Day!</b></span> :) Edd and the kids treated me to some yummy breakfast food and to a yummy dinner! :) Here are my flowers from church...</div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648614676534027682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_lV_PABRBlvOxQW8vgJkacHWlrfb5lenxckUmqcJ41EFAFmIRX5ge3GHMD-9sPsgjuIaRB5Efn-FMkFD0CV7-J6AxXlIzK8NTeq_31Vb6zZNRHyrgjSm2zyA70dIUxAR20nDzPWN0TE/s200/IMG_3988.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /></div><div>Edd also cooked up a yummy shrimp dish...Andrew is showing off the midget and giant shrimp from the bunch!! One of our favorite things about Louisiana is the good, fresh seafood!! YUM YUM!! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DMEPl4duzIwROmz7OGEQeuadfcWO_qKtwM31Sz54k-rcnC8IXuVv74CXjpn44WPzKqqAJi2eeGNbd4abXSVInUaow-nuJDVIsBYMqv6rhyzRLMTCEdYb3khdi-HLgELQjfPcbmFctxI/s1600/IMG_3991.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648608345972248866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DMEPl4duzIwROmz7OGEQeuadfcWO_qKtwM31Sz54k-rcnC8IXuVv74CXjpn44WPzKqqAJi2eeGNbd4abXSVInUaow-nuJDVIsBYMqv6rhyzRLMTCEdYb3khdi-HLgELQjfPcbmFctxI/s200/IMG_3991.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /></a></div><div>Bethany had a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;"><b>bunch of finals </b></span>to study for!! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-2AtPTlnMqVaU71iUTsUDkTcAbn7M214Dslwk5fgZyyb5SCUCyKxIgVUdtkdx_nZ4AnkbQysrn8-wjtcyaHEGkf2Q7E4bwbuMONct6uDcePD3eVBg9SML4TLeFbxJxAHmmDhNo2Cgi8/s1600/IMG_3978.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648614675823149106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-2AtPTlnMqVaU71iUTsUDkTcAbn7M214Dslwk5fgZyyb5SCUCyKxIgVUdtkdx_nZ4AnkbQysrn8-wjtcyaHEGkf2Q7E4bwbuMONct6uDcePD3eVBg9SML4TLeFbxJxAHmmDhNo2Cgi8/s200/IMG_3978.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
We were blessed with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;"><b>toads </b></span>again!! :) Thomas was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the toads...every day he would go outside to check for them! He was so happy when he finally found the first toad of the summer!! </div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648608346877420418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhEACsUB_oWT3TudVMnV2wWm4-jeat7-doJRVhH64Gs0jRuevEDcTOmrTHsvTV5y5jiexs1N42Y_rSviQLI5ohisewH4d85uGOY6Km4BRpOjFUgKwFfi-p75hihv0j3JWzEAvMGBmTQc/s200/IMG_3993.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 134px;" /></div><div>Here are some of our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;"><b>flowers in the garden</b></span>...I finally finished planting in the flower beds. The lilies were here when we moved in, but I've been adding things. This year I planted a bunch of different flowers, but my favorites are the Zinnias! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMlSyvX6PudGcCyNmPSDL7PmZbRFyCMkWGvBsDW_q4mP75JQdIVYsnulLHQIZyDWbWBd4FbQgDasrd6gVJ9i89tCnZnYKbk482AjQjbVuogsERu9wejlPP_yMLvXrAnQ57gFZFYN_rrs/s1600/IMG_2001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648680561118649090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMlSyvX6PudGcCyNmPSDL7PmZbRFyCMkWGvBsDW_q4mP75JQdIVYsnulLHQIZyDWbWBd4FbQgDasrd6gVJ9i89tCnZnYKbk482AjQjbVuogsERu9wejlPP_yMLvXrAnQ57gFZFYN_rrs/s200/IMG_2001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 133px;" /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648608353008051634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUHcBW9gXLe3AhttyWAdnoNr4Vu6slki3JeIapilFgfrCtE2homgNx4FHUsUT3OvIMgF4N5L2DQC0-C88pe-MdEC0MCHWAEdOZ9PevaPEERuuyR7bdQYEGf0jDHLA5JBg-ZZSRcjk7pI/s200/IMG_3994.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648605428229165922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGBQhYyp94yOflx8g_CvRzUtoWr23Ldwx500D7qd0_o6zEEkTnKW1Y0Hz2-rRtYR51otkGDaV8HZvYOWbK1k14S4VSJKt2cL8wy92Vvr4Q9wZ5widhnxzbMC1w9NKHppyFvSqERP9B4o/s200/IMG_3996.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /><br />
Andrew had is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;"><b>Band Concert! </b></span> He was in the 6th grade band. They sounded great!! :)<br />
<div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648605424629689522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_GBvaGkyDZaqIyyuxb6qYG9WkOLM5sYZ9NswnoOGXbmmfQFu9u95oQfBhPoyr10qY3Ne5mqbbiClR3FpK-JCXHTXUqAbMiDajn1Kx_9-Ag16e-ZNfDhSkRZ5VdP7wAX2E52neMthx5I/s200/IMG_4000.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 134px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648605418192512386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd1X5u3mXMaZ9t9evswgitYFhbJClq2rGt-gIjrcrMKZojkKG0c_x5YeT-NO-sOkfK6hr4r02pObx0ycxXwHUAEItnFXqYuuRrWxiYBICDbx0-2J8jCz0h1kQiWu2hoSdmulXsjAvXVE/s200/IMG_4016.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /></div><div>Thomas had his <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;"><b>Graduation from Pre-school Day!</b></span> They sang some songs, each kid had a little speaking part. Thomas said his without any perfectly!! :) Yeah!!! He is growing up so much! Each of the kids got a medal too!!! :) Edd and I are so proud of all the hard work that Thomas did at his school! </div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648594540311574626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYkVFHfY56Emf4LGPoU2suPthihb2-aXfkR8HEzAdiYU9HoubyfWFWH3RgypxLV7cfNys3GoosA4WaBYB5E10YQUyy4eHkT1dSSZwWxUrtn7P8NiQ10GevYsLeJuSwP7NDl2mcpkymcg/s200/IMG_4057.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 134px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648594534284104466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjXpblhmbNl_ZJRVUxuYZROwJ4xcYjv2wC_2rbXHwudCLDNVsv74nBz-lG0Vubbz_pheh0CckexU17mPcHv8qA5NxBIw1Z1Qq6ZlzzyMuVHVfhmaICIa4cXxaIZD8bfXGvqD2fsRsqgs/s200/IMG_4060.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648594530378125026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9krlhRfgOZGsRM2QSVk2rrVewFwDkpVbrOFJ1uOT_39kjq_szjSyyrlPqAl1C5-0z6btDTa42IbiEwRF7AC2YOASBPZEl6WOYS4AMGxJhEMkDOwcQ0MyLcfKqBg-9AszPBrdJHTlpAKE/s200/IMG_4071.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 134px;" /></div><div>Of course the end of school always brings the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;">awards!</span></b> I went to see Aimee get her awards. I guess I didn't get a picture of Bethany's or Mattie's awards. Bethany, Andrew, Aimee and Mattie all worked really had and did well in school! Edd and I are very proud of them!! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmaedRox9zHmBGcUU6HKTMGo6LKxKO4j1xmcNfWRP22eT3mXP1U7HN-B8UMnR4QEGM8llzynRU3L09kW35EMCPmnUqrNT0R0F3GlMZu9p2tx2aYPq4-S_qEE56nivOlDisf6tUSH0AfY/s1600/IMG_4117.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648592694881639266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmaedRox9zHmBGcUU6HKTMGo6LKxKO4j1xmcNfWRP22eT3mXP1U7HN-B8UMnR4QEGM8llzynRU3L09kW35EMCPmnUqrNT0R0F3GlMZu9p2tx2aYPq4-S_qEE56nivOlDisf6tUSH0AfY/s200/IMG_4117.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; width: 134px;" /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648592697172962082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXJZ5lSTfy4Hxfx-1T7c9RCPbNsvyyZCK1hBcZyoQJLYH1VXRZkdDdP8GpDBYiSRbpPAEG_wC7NFV0n8LNRyOtOmHza_AqvReqaUgBEdZG6WgVx4DzTBzpxjucsyPD9PF8MIb7MESw9A/s200/IMG_4123.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /><br />
The last 3 weeks of school were a whirlwind of activities...we were all <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;">worn out</span></b> and ready for summer...here are a few pictures of some naps that snuck into the busy schedule!! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxs96e_BJLcEJURCH5PBee8hmSRK56XY4y2flQTEdgJaXcrT4X85Y3DsDQk_C-9yoqGh9MzSb8Kbjsk7F-YmkzXTzoANqANnj0kmblUme3FU0tRp-z2MyD_ehvm2bBKJ-YQw5EwONx6w/s1600/IMG_4127.jpg"> </a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648629740523626322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xcdQiagqx75dPNAlwC_1PCCgIF-S4pSe6XmpcxF3QVp5r-4ywZxVXIcXuiU86XCe9hSQ16EHF4Lu-EOAVt0f5jFyD9rQPOer1tFWWQW7HoFUkIPv9RTs3A8b173VvHb_LRO_bT8epJo/s200/IMG_3974.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648679024896583442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbpX5RH9LVY-nBA5MP4cVUb7TAPF3uBFsVJImKqmx-6B2c-0Kf2D6L4PCqunt8RkqxddeMPGLz8sgo9o5inh62EWWkRy0NFdIaSGP5HDicb8g5fsro6A0XNq8vv3ryazCL_g5gCbdCKU/s200/IMG_3979.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 134px; width: 200px;" /></div></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-15489036073547245062011-11-07T06:21:00.002-06:002011-11-07T08:30:08.502-06:00Sunday Pants<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQLBg27ayxfXS0e1TEqWUCKTOuyNI2w5VGwpCrRBl6aOvIFRbFJYBmPnkksexHbJhIicIcbeIGkPdJ_6xrJ5LaJY-pkBQFkIgcexMBxWMHytDVFQfRa9SsgaJE1myprEOVXGrxWf2bt4/s1600/IMG_6706.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">So I am still trying to get caught up. :) Life in the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#6633ff;"><i>BIG EASY</i></span></b> has been a little busier than I like during the month of <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#cc6600;">OCTOBER</span></b>...it was over almost before it started....crazy, I know, especially since it is a <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;">LONG</span></i></b> month!! </div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">Anyway, I'm back on the computer! :)</div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">So you are probably wondering why I'm doing a blog on Sunday pants...well, let me tell you why:</div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#6633ff;"><b>Have you ever wondered what your kids would do if you were not around??? </b></span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">How about a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#6633ff;"><i>SUNDAY MORNING</i></span></b> without Mom, Dad or oldest sister to help the kids get ready to leave by 9am...</div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">Yes, that actually happened at our house one Sunday! </div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">The weekend Bethany and I were in <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">NYC</span></b>, Andrew was the oldest at home! He was in charge of getting himself ready (he is 12) plus making sure Aimee (who is 10), Mattie (who is 8), and Thomas (who is 5) all get ready too! </div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">I have to say they all did a great job getting ready and out the door! :) </span></b></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">I was very proud of them!! :)</span></b></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">Bethany and I arrived back in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#6633ff;"><b>NOLA</b></span> Sunday just before noon. Of course I was excited to see the kids again! :)</div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">I was a little surprised to see that Thomas wasn't in the outfit I'd picked out but didn't think anything of it since he still had one of his Sunday shirts on. I had given Edd a note with instructions on what Thomas should wear. Thomas' clothes were all nicely ironed and hanging in the closet with his Sunday bag. </div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633ff;">Easy Peasy!! :)</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKj6b5A9BRdNpANiJvqtncPooU5TzBcfclsdO8x_mACZFofdpIv7LsHcXfA9UymBODq3h_CVuSn2zAhunO2NxwN8JemrEkyUMw8BSchERB4gJTquQxorJxeoAUdnOHBaJkcTsNv73Q7Y/s1600/IMG_6715.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKj6b5A9BRdNpANiJvqtncPooU5TzBcfclsdO8x_mACZFofdpIv7LsHcXfA9UymBODq3h_CVuSn2zAhunO2NxwN8JemrEkyUMw8BSchERB4gJTquQxorJxeoAUdnOHBaJkcTsNv73Q7Y/s320/IMG_6715.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">Sunday morning, Andrew went into my room to get Thomas' clothes. He saw Thomas' blue shirt folded and laying on top of what looked like a normal laundry pile. Next to it were some brown bottoms. So he got Thomas dressed in this:</div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRdyaG4vEyb2a_0N7Gxb0vCa81UThnHhhveI4nZLzi-Aa4wUEo5nhqE5jL1UhaoHHKRAaKVPs-RyysxYPslhhw0EWiGNCLX6095m3cYbSzPhG0GNG5esvY4vVt5863iYAirtU4WiVjVo/s1600/IMG_6714.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRdyaG4vEyb2a_0N7Gxb0vCa81UThnHhhveI4nZLzi-Aa4wUEo5nhqE5jL1UhaoHHKRAaKVPs-RyysxYPslhhw0EWiGNCLX6095m3cYbSzPhG0GNG5esvY4vVt5863iYAirtU4WiVjVo/s320/IMG_6714.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> </a></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#6633ff;"><i>Success!! :)</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#6633ff;"><i>All kids were dressed and ready for church on time!! :)</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">I was a happy Momma for sure! :)</span></b></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">After arriving home and being around the kids for a while, I realized there was something a little strange about the pants Thomas was wearing...the bottom of his pant leg looked like this:</div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQLBg27ayxfXS0e1TEqWUCKTOuyNI2w5VGwpCrRBl6aOvIFRbFJYBmPnkksexHbJhIicIcbeIGkPdJ_6xrJ5LaJY-pkBQFkIgcexMBxWMHytDVFQfRa9SsgaJE1myprEOVXGrxWf2bt4/s320/IMG_6706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672229718033253778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you see it?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the two pant legs of the brown pants together...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgECvKhU1KQt819gzX-H7IIECVDQKcKz0gZskwmE4yDjQZguHeK0dCErrxKTp6V_CllZ6O-OcitC2i-EfBG31o2r0ZFvT-TwyrCGnc82qGPdvJRXVzBuQ2-wjBgUlADkgrzrpRbH2B-Jg/s1600/IMG_6713.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgECvKhU1KQt819gzX-H7IIECVDQKcKz0gZskwmE4yDjQZguHeK0dCErrxKTp6V_CllZ6O-OcitC2i-EfBG31o2r0ZFvT-TwyrCGnc82qGPdvJRXVzBuQ2-wjBgUlADkgrzrpRbH2B-Jg/s320/IMG_6713.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pant leg on left is Thomas' pair of Sunday pants and pant leg on right belongs to a pair of capris the girls had grown out of! The capris have a slit in the hem! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After I'd been home for awhile, I was holding Thomas in my lap, I realized that his pant leg had a split in the hem! </div><div style="text-align: center;">We all had a good laugh when we realized the mix-up!! :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The "laundry pile" Andrew got the clothes from was actually my pile of clothes that were getting<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;color:#6600cc;"><b> too small</b></span> that were on their way to the garage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Andrew didn't know about the note I'd left saying that Thomas' Sunday clothes were hanging up in my closet. I was glad that Andrew was able to get Thomas ready! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a good <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#6633ff;">BIG BROTHER!! </span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBHAyk8OJrCdA8U5t0Sb_1b-csbCdy0UvHfQnZnuAX1aJXglh6ljYa7dlzs8TAsJIhanksvcoEJNZjFCQCYK2hFnpmnsc8fkYRp_56eZDwRoONio7QouvTbL5RnDALteiYj-G2Zuie98/s1600/IMG_6709.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBHAyk8OJrCdA8U5t0Sb_1b-csbCdy0UvHfQnZnuAX1aJXglh6ljYa7dlzs8TAsJIhanksvcoEJNZjFCQCYK2hFnpmnsc8fkYRp_56eZDwRoONio7QouvTbL5RnDALteiYj-G2Zuie98/s320/IMG_6709.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#6633ff;">:)</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><br /></div><div style="clear:both; text-align:CENTER"><br /></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-7226615301738691072011-09-17T21:01:00.004-05:002011-09-18T22:55:05.121-05:00Catching Up, part 3: Little Miracles :)One beautiful, Spring morning in April, my services were needed in our family dig. Apparently, our in-house paleontologist, Thomas, could not find 3 dinosaur skulls.<br /><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNk5tCbSX95eWBQzzafaGGG0Lp2i_G7twlhXYySCELY3oI1KZz0ejJjmjiZA7RnIEJFIRRg18Wua8WrfaBcViMzZoUCgkgnATZ12TYoBm2QQZQISIA8O08AyT2lrzOC4HHUZfhBSusPo/s200/IMG_2025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653891710122104386" /></div><div>The day before, Thomas had taken his set of dinosaur skulls out to the sandy section, "the dig," in the front lawn and buried <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">ALL 12</span></i></b> of them. I'm sure Thomas had fun digging in the sand trying to uncover the hiding treasures! Unfortunately, 3 of the dinosaur skulls were really good at hiding!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, Thomas had forgotten over night exactly where he had hidden the bones...he was able to give me one clue...he pointed to one section and said he thought they were here...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNP6k5Z1Z8exkoEzjkVaM3WRsol98p4dJfWxM7AO85mB-0vFLWmkA1EV3X0PSo_sfId2hfjtZiezcRnMsByKPnmM0Ee1dLnVpNZIKOohCtzu33z9Cfy30kJ2hQzVwTMXpvHFGGRBG0iw/s1600/IMG_2024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNP6k5Z1Z8exkoEzjkVaM3WRsol98p4dJfWxM7AO85mB-0vFLWmkA1EV3X0PSo_sfId2hfjtZiezcRnMsByKPnmM0Ee1dLnVpNZIKOohCtzu33z9Cfy30kJ2hQzVwTMXpvHFGGRBG0iw/s200/IMG_2024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653893259583869250" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></a></div><div>Great!! No Problem!! You may be thinking...Thomas told me right where to look, it shouldn't be <i>that</i> hard!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, this picture just doesn't do the story justice...so I'm adding a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><b><i>bigger picture...</i></b></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3Qlm9juMvNPS1K2XuDTOwiT5PzksUdIfJFOnTbb9mVKE1ccwlsJjAZTiS9zV6PZpgCfYsnPEumRLBsV_zYEgnJWDkbYWi4xlDxVz95mKWAht1bh9Uy2inpOsw6k-HWt2FxcT8r6f7wk/s400/IMG_2024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653896227739074258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">this section of sand was about 2 feet across and maybe 3 feet long...about 1/3 of the entire sandy area...</span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">NOTE THE SMALL SHINEY OBJECT ON THE LEFT</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">...this was a AA battery I placed on the sand to give some perspective! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">The missing dinosaur skulls were about as long as the battery. So I got my trusty rake... </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PGRbYScXWMsjfkjhlz7CIZLp7cF4z03Nqc-Vba8G0ihaOQixyU_PpMXXr6gmO8viPclMdSHMlYHXuLk8ybzVVuq-CgVeMvJGUCkD0odQk9g-4nIt2lX8q56ab-LsymRSqU3rPobYgPk/s400/rake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653896527388452418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">and started raking through the sand, hoping that I could find the dinosaur skulls pretty quickly. Well, I didn't realize how much sand there was!!! The sand was about 2-3 inches deep in most parts. After a few minutes of raking and finding nothing, I was starting to realize I was looking for a "needle in a haystack!!" </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">After raking the little section Thomas had showed me and finding NOTHING, I realized I would have to rake the whole sandy section, which was about 8-9 feet long. After awhile, my rake hit something hard...it was a dino skull!! :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">A little while later, I found another dino skull!! But after raking through ALL the sand quite a few times, I was starting to wonder if there was indeed a 3rd skull hiding. Sure enough, Thomas assured me that it was his Brachiosaurus head that was still missing. So I kept raking and raking and raking and raking....</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>As I raked, I had a flash back of another "needle in the haystack" I'd been looking for!!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Another day, a few months earlier, during the winter, Thomas came running into the house, in tears!!! He'd lost his <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-size:130%;">brand new, most favorite shark!!! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">This time the "needle" and the "haystack" were much bigger! Thomas had taken his shark next door and was playing with it by the neighbor's play set, which is surrounded by a </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">TON</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"> of pea gravel!! </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Think 8ft x 16ft of gravel!!!</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;">Thomas had buried his shark in the gravel, ran off and played for a few minutes, then went to get the shark, but he'd forgotten where he buried it and couldn't find the shark!! So being the nice mom that I am, I got my trusty shovel...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PGRbYScXWMsjfkjhlz7CIZLp7cF4z03Nqc-Vba8G0ihaOQixyU_PpMXXr6gmO8viPclMdSHMlYHXuLk8ybzVVuq-CgVeMvJGUCkD0odQk9g-4nIt2lX8q56ab-LsymRSqU3rPobYgPk/s400/rake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653896527388452418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">and started digging in the gravel. After digging </span> a while, I<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "> was getting pretty discouraged. So I realized that I needed some help finding the shark. I knew that Heavenly Father knew where the shark was so I said a little prayer and asked him to help me find the shark. When I finished my prayer, I kept digging for a few minutes, but stopped and walked around to the other side of the play set. There was the shark!!! Sticking out of a mound of gravel!!! It was almost perfectly camouflaged, but even in the fading sunlight I could see it!! :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">This memory reminded me to pray for help! So I paused and said a quick prayer. Then continued to rake the sand, looking & hoping I'd find the Brachiosaurus head soon!! A couple of minutes later, my rake hit something hard!!! I was so excited!!! I bent over and poked my fingers into the sand and retrieved a </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">ROCK!!! </span></b></i> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">Boy, was I disappointed!!! I was so ready to be done raking!!! I asked Thomas if we could just paint the rock to look like a Brachiosaurus head...it was about the right shape and size...but Thomas wouldn't go for that. He wanted the real thing so I went back to raking. I'd lost track of the number of times I'd been up and down the whole sandy area, but I knew I had to keep looking. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ">Finally, my rake hit something else hard!!! This time my fingers pulled out the missing Brachiosaurus skull!!! :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div>Here is the Brachiosaurus head and the rock next to the battery...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyhLhz-hgLQkEPR44HrqWmpFOJX7CSsee87XnJc4-kMuLxjHmQR-tSoh2wbvC5QMuxJv30Bo973auuW2fPxE9ssxha_2gDFNEkrA_zJmAarYmBNeeTevMKzxNKQUhC8kKUXMS-HlES64/s1600/IMG_6298.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyhLhz-hgLQkEPR44HrqWmpFOJX7CSsee87XnJc4-kMuLxjHmQR-tSoh2wbvC5QMuxJv30Bo973auuW2fPxE9ssxha_2gDFNEkrA_zJmAarYmBNeeTevMKzxNKQUhC8kKUXMS-HlES64/s200/IMG_6298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653893870630850754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ic9BaZk6SzmAWUjjzRIrTEfyWzm4pxcGkWXJZGu8woDYsolak5K2jQ5w_I_7HpoTrp_JL_WUUc6-k0RbrnL7LEDJvPPFBEgBfuYLwZSrRQh7pGSJxpzp5HZsRwQOepYn1cAAznyMgSk/s200/IMG_6302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653894591627583842" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></div><div>Needless to say, I was <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">VERY THANKFUL</span></b> Heavenly Father heard and answered my prayers!! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>This post is very fitting for today!! In Primary, our lesson was about prayer. I told my class this story about trying to find the Brachiosaurus skull and how I couldn't find it until I prayed for Heavenly Father's help!! </div><div><br /></div><div>As I was typing this up, I started thinking about that little rock I found!! I'd been through that sand so many times and didn't feel it there at all...was it there the <i style="font-weight: bold; ">WHOLE </i>time I raked that area and I missed is each time??? It was a test of my faith...which is another thing that was talked about in church today. </div><div><br /></div><div>What if I'd settled for the rock? I never would have found the Brachiosaurus head!! How often do we short-change ourselves because the going gets rough and we want to quit and just settle for what we have...or achieved thus far???</div><div><br /></div><div>Another talk today was about the prophet President Gordon B. Hinckley and how he was such a hard worker, even when he was in his 90's!!! If we work hard, we can endure the trials of our faith and obtain our goals. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm thankful for the little miracles that come along my way to remind me that Heavenly Father loves me and will help me! I'm thankful for trails and hard work too!! :)</div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-6453592230333412632011-08-18T11:04:00.073-05:002011-09-03T00:18:16.563-05:00Catching Up, part 2: SWEET 16<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#33ccff;"><b><i>Once upon a time...</i></b></span> two very special girls were born within a day of each other! Bethany Prince was born, Tuesday, April 18th at 4:59 MST...Annie Howell was born, Wednesday, April 19th at 12:43am MST. </span><div>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Their paths finally met at the Goodwill parking lot in </span>Covington, Louisiana, of all places!! The Young Women of our ward were meeting there to head off to Girls Camp for the week. We were anxiously awaiting the arrival of two new girls...Lexi and Annie Howell, who had just barely moved into the ward...like days before! <span class="Apple-style-span"> Be</span>thany & Annie became instant friends! :)</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUN2J5b5XLxk91tSzDrLhE53i-ioZhz23BLi8SAdXcyaR45iJFe6cdonFZRc5psSG5QsOP9j6TWk2_XF-mLZU4fDgdezp8WmkEMXiByhzlO0NSV0Bb2uPfpaXVElzt1p-1kViTGD9LhA/s400/DSC07040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647886939959732002" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Angel, BETHANY, Faith, Lexi, ANNIE, Laura, Aubrey, & Tiffany</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">As their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;"><b>16th</b></span> birthdays approached, Annie's mom, Jen, and I tried to think up a fun way to celebrate their birthdays together. One night as we were brainstorming, it hit us...although it was a little <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;"><b>cRaZy</b></span></i>...we thought it would be a blast to take the girls to...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size:180%;"><b>NEW YORK CITY!!!</b></span></div><div>
<br />We decided to go for it!!! :) We took the girls during our Spring Break...</div><div>
<br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><b>THURSDAY ~ April 28th</b></span></div><div>Thursday morning started <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;"><b><i>SUPER E</i><i>ARLY</i></b></span>...like before 5am! Edd offered to drive all of us to the airport so we picked up Jen and Annie around 4:40! Our flight left at 7am so we had to be on the road to the airport by 5am!! </div></span><div>
<br /></div>After we checked in at the airport, we grabbed a quick breakfast, then boarded the plane and away we went...<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">SO</span></b> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">EXCITING!!! :)</span></b>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-family:georgia;font-size:x-large;"><b><i><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2oJX4KO6E7O1FKD1KZrdQ6WUv5k0-q13TsxCLS3Pir4uo4K0MBdcXjVz2KxJPI4VesVrnOoncFMt5OwmUf2VS0ZFDOCAPyLN0n-Tzwc_elU80GwK5SuUdHfnue9DW-qTdM6fhuaK-7I/s200/IMG_2762.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647990849076399602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></i></b></span></div><div>We arrived in <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">NEW</span></b> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">YORK</span></b> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">CITY</span></b> around 11am. Carlynne, my sweet sister, took off from work so she could be our personal tour guide!! :) We did some people watching while we waited for her to meet us at the airport. Once Carlynne found us, we headed to her apartment.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGRNFgziZS5yVTJKsRsEQh3Bqbb3SGX_UOr5VuLVpW8zQe-WRYS1zle8gdpkErfatYMaI8INqtAy1jAofTTvM_aDbrsuFrZMMvX7SPP_gAfD7UWMThWRFfu4PUXHElxxSr8Xt7Pwpvd0/s200/IMG_2769.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647990851816887650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></div><div>Carlynne had to show us the proper way to take a suitcase through the subway gate!! :)</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpLWNaM_quLbmm_cuZKIxph2IdEfCPV8D8keebaXZDAHUTJh6rlICi70aqaCYnz2NmEjN1B1g2qokEKFXanJ5teeLKFZFIPQMQlJGcvhkFFlrGiUsv9Lv_WGzTOZOrmoAvC6HvJU1quE/s200/IMG_2776.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647988792208087330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpA3Lq998wuUuZnu-CzL0ukpfn1HNJUYA45fhiVyrIlBfo_FBHrO4YnHHWT2S1iziqGlS42tmHdpREuin4dc9Zmri4VQYgPY0CmBTFnTEfzlUnS2DxyETtw3syiXje970XzwwO9MDTbA/s1600/IMG_2782.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpA3Lq998wuUuZnu-CzL0ukpfn1HNJUYA45fhiVyrIlBfo_FBHrO4YnHHWT2S1iziqGlS42tmHdpREuin4dc9Zmri4VQYgPY0CmBTFnTEfzlUnS2DxyETtw3syiXje970XzwwO9MDTbA/s200/IMG_2782.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647991521678994162" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>After hopping onto our second subway, we walked a few blocks to Carlynne's place!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6f4Funx4W2_kOCDp8ifiRQJ9NZ7OIINJHP6xv2iVQD5IXXHalNMDBNx2LzrVfUKDyqo_Nai6qAOJuf4dlfl60-R1theks6Fqjvr-Y8UutJ_RjXKv6zqJsXqhAUGd-W-odkwlTD9T0-g/s200/IMG_2774.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647989472710365794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqJiY4pNFI9x_Fwtpdgu3oakIqa8aoXvyX6AXeKQnz-ew33_HvIsYzp0wj4ffggmcjOuthJb5iZjmVCCKz6kl0S-CDpIRoffmON1UsiuEALhK0TZUzN0GeF2VdSSCBAAIIhYaIr6IPS0/s200/IMG_2785.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647986600064486242" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_qz0EbkLC_njORNvvYS_0-avudzAlkFApWuRckcxWAmCEtPkvAGhqqkONzY3qmcr4APhk0Zo9U1GdCQxmo-tKdfXLAbThW-SjalzduX3jLPTtm8VgFfnDRrBvI1Wh1_jQtfWzuWs9oo/s200/IMG_2791.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647984958248815138" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></div><div>Carlynne moved to NYC in 2004. She was a student at F.I.T., Fashion Institute of Technoloiges, which i<span class="Apple-style-span">s a part of S.U.N.Y., State University of New York. Carlynne's dream is to design wedding gowns! :)</span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOy0RT2wDG0zHwj4P4jJIuDuleyOH6HHstJP2Xck99AejUmNTKEjcE6ucZrp-cTxWdATjaysO_Zj_5WhfEg1hgUpbCZXEMGAMejhKv9a2n233oZtKKmHV8El8p3w380xnTcK8HWhRnU4c/s200/IMG_2799.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647984958801038258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></div><div>We were treated to a yummy lunch that Carlynne made us! It was fun to see Carlynne's "new apartment!" She's been living in this apartment for 2 1/2 years. The last time Bethany and I visited Carlynne, she was living in her "old apartment."
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<br />Once we had our tummies filled, it was time to hit the town!! Our first stop for the afternoon was the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>MET</b></span>, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. There was so much to see!! Here are some of my favorites...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkgcX7-h3j6Y2l9fTXYFjGeYbXwE_wFpJhoER-CtI6K_SaLJQIgE2-8JVcKiOmx3Lpi-pD7uJHx3TwcwpXx0LjksrTfusObkex_nTE6II-BZMc6MBhv5XTaHv-6yU3AsxDIpJ6pw9aZE/s1600/IMG_2890.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkgcX7-h3j6Y2l9fTXYFjGeYbXwE_wFpJhoER-CtI6K_SaLJQIgE2-8JVcKiOmx3Lpi-pD7uJHx3TwcwpXx0LjksrTfusObkex_nTE6II-BZMc6MBhv5XTaHv-6yU3AsxDIpJ6pw9aZE/s200/IMG_2890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647981988378160258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkgcX7-h3j6Y2l9fTXYFjGeYbXwE_wFpJhoER-CtI6K_SaLJQIgE2-8JVcKiOmx3Lpi-pD7uJHx3TwcwpXx0LjksrTfusObkex_nTE6II-BZMc6MBhv5XTaHv-6yU3AsxDIpJ6pw9aZE/s1600/IMG_2890.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87Ztzc2O2IBnbuMCUn1OgBHDk53RUuzzU2oYSpbFptHCtJen0ys_adEvFdPzCi51k4hWGFzFjXutJH297cS5yJe6w759gOMS58uydCPRTQj0D4JUoAdYZrDX1-D6cap65lSpFcHZZhzQ/s1600/IMG_2903.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87Ztzc2O2IBnbuMCUn1OgBHDk53RUuzzU2oYSpbFptHCtJen0ys_adEvFdPzCi51k4hWGFzFjXutJH297cS5yJe6w759gOMS58uydCPRTQj0D4JUoAdYZrDX1-D6cap65lSpFcHZZhzQ/s200/IMG_2903.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647981992944346258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YlIufuvtQZdkoo7fUVnUXBw4iXDbMop7mUN39OBAUm0VFqW3v4u2CWV5muVuu8o_3ErrRSspuA6n2Otwl-_naRf9yWPFG3990775BTBEI0PQ-vr-ZCla0YWcWmWishHJn_-DyInUAvk/s200/IMG_2824.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647983586974664546" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncD9bpHsgohVxyq5TIFaLUH-d5cK2B6jzUYO7KwEHXC20cHvWIF8XsTTFSWtilDgi_aGtinQllOjWzM82tcPCnTAyB9wNwkjAnoxowfhWbKQ0zL1lvWy5jhNI85bN-awTCN5SzbcHdyY/s200/IMG_2885.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647983588470574946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></div><div>We also had to stop at<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;"> <b>FAO SCHWARZ</b></span> toy store and look around!! Bethany and Annie had fun playing on the <b>BIG PIANO!!!</b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjl6twiSKoYdJ5Act1tqolC-J7SJs19YKMi28nhD9YNoRqMFmPzULP7PVmgEPUJSnp_BhLRef1IIDQhz4oJPha3E17LTcHKsDU5VMDrAJ5reJIBVTqW93eIPBJIno0bSbsMwT93Aiu7hg/s1600/IMG_2959.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjl6twiSKoYdJ5Act1tqolC-J7SJs19YKMi28nhD9YNoRqMFmPzULP7PVmgEPUJSnp_BhLRef1IIDQhz4oJPha3E17LTcHKsDU5VMDrAJ5reJIBVTqW93eIPBJIno0bSbsMwT93Aiu7hg/s200/IMG_2959.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647960549653953378" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-1boWQxWNTmFHRKfTFK68HHCDE37OG2kmMwfqIwWS3xYW2EX7c6LRep8fpiCUS5oEwjoIRyRYE6bfKf7AcRbl75_YqCT56XVJw7reJTIDSCXEppsjyLpFdGoe0ERwNTQkCStx3kkiKk/s1600/IMG_2961.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-1boWQxWNTmFHRKfTFK68HHCDE37OG2kmMwfqIwWS3xYW2EX7c6LRep8fpiCUS5oEwjoIRyRYE6bfKf7AcRbl75_YqCT56XVJw7reJTIDSCXEppsjyLpFdGoe0ERwNTQkCStx3kkiKk/s200/IMG_2961.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647960558911359442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAr8RQtuO-K1ce9FSBH3FmT5ygkcMnalFEGNo7J9lZfV2zK-U9Anm3oykgYEwulo570J9kDrnH0hl0gA4nliS4-jm0yDvH4VLvaNaVDnv76xoPRO_jDA_NBAFE7r1sR_e12Ei_NADJCA/s200/IMG_2981.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647955217173971810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-1boWQxWNTmFHRKfTFK68HHCDE37OG2kmMwfqIwWS3xYW2EX7c6LRep8fpiCUS5oEwjoIRyRYE6bfKf7AcRbl75_YqCT56XVJw7reJTIDSCXEppsjyLpFdGoe0ERwNTQkCStx3kkiKk/s1600/IMG_2961.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a></div><div>We went to eat dinner at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff6600;"><b>CARNEGIE DELI! </b></span> Bethany's violin teacher highly recommended it!! She was right, the diner and food was amazing!! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkX7JuysgNvgwxrCAdp1MjZLfbQvp5h7BT4i1MhqMIjFCHWoHbIp8IsE3nvrKPw2msA2uJb74oV4QjqsfSCsl-6-Qo7Yig647j1_qE3btvSPA8q15OpOpYj5qt_evAwnsrWceEUlzSEN0/s1600/IMG_2988.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkX7JuysgNvgwxrCAdp1MjZLfbQvp5h7BT4i1MhqMIjFCHWoHbIp8IsE3nvrKPw2msA2uJb74oV4QjqsfSCsl-6-Qo7Yig647j1_qE3btvSPA8q15OpOpYj5qt_evAwnsrWceEUlzSEN0/s200/IMG_2988.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647955222526521554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqyAo8G2bwooZqRcQI6yWEX0bUeBUmeBeMQheF2NjRQmlA1sB-huHw5hlLKrdTNP8fxSV9JKJ0o2BOjpq2Eh6lL-fa_94xY6fTpcEEPC8yCzUq74ZMMgYsj2EeJu1_z2eBaD4SNtXNOc/s1600/IMG_2990.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqyAo8G2bwooZqRcQI6yWEX0bUeBUmeBeMQheF2NjRQmlA1sB-huHw5hlLKrdTNP8fxSV9JKJ0o2BOjpq2Eh6lL-fa_94xY6fTpcEEPC8yCzUq74ZMMgYsj2EeJu1_z2eBaD4SNtXNOc/s200/IMG_2990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647953594665246466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqyAo8G2bwooZqRcQI6yWEX0bUeBUmeBeMQheF2NjRQmlA1sB-huHw5hlLKrdTNP8fxSV9JKJ0o2BOjpq2Eh6lL-fa_94xY6fTpcEEPC8yCzUq74ZMMgYsj2EeJu1_z2eBaD4SNtXNOc/s1600/IMG_2990.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a></div><div>Then we were off to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff9900;"><b>BROADWAY</b></span> to see <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b>WICKED!!!</b></span> What an incredible experience!!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b>WICKED</b></span> tells the story about Elphaba, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West and Galinda, who becomes Glinda, the Good Witch of the North before Dorothy drops into Munchkinland. Of course it was an amazing production!!! :)</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6cD-XdnLz_vlJSUWXqjRZtBRG_dzlSUgQi9GBTdzg1qu26EoRtdcsBGLcd7N_A2oP4p_BRuFHmR3aN8fbkuD105g5r_G1RUJK97dJ34y02ipqJg-IaNNEHmWihbGX2SlK_xue8xLhfw/s200/IMG_2998.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647953599568077602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJIqWbdhqA15v2uaBAU4AYQKDYtj7VO5vVqRkrLFlcGUNb0WYmaEpx90vyaCoemm1As8tbDAE-wA9jxCh0O2zQnMkF3V0m3U7BXynXPw6E3522J7jbQfaX4rhBK9DyMfGDgohtHco44g/s200/IMG_3013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647930138017501810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggP5Nfyl24mTfgibtXpII1ehYxK4cPg4C-zE8zQLgYm-jM5au6YDJDntAGXFy4ZlZ9PgiAKmABSHR18nhCiQMhksYZ9c_jvaHMi0LL0X61t-DYW0zWg5D9RSV6qoj6Tl6nhFmhEVoo1Ow/s200/IMG_3026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647930143404618882" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHPQIjLsVJvAprqkA5jV61ONqqthUMHfU0RtJHNlgJcd666NBUG-PB53fobwkc6XJqV8qDOFcy5uCLWMB-sErW9NM7SAxejNIFolD13rFh_442h2fCVhlkWRmd0kY9Pw0Omv6sIl7Kig/s200/IMG_3007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647930132912098530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></div><div>After <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">WICKED</span></b> we walked around <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;"><b>TIME SQUARE</b></span> for a little while and did some window shopping! We asked one employee how late they stay open...because it was already really late...about 11:30pm! Our answer: 1am!!! cRaZy!!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynXEk7eHjnTyjLKMiJzKQRAUFWDVJMK7fx0aSRvawHQYrzQMw9RgJwZ0MuY9aut6q3IV39aaeSxuz12T-IQEHrgWmA_H2GfGZIV9jNrcrYWw5TriV4M1SUI9pSodfM1VCO1or6jxFRcI/s200/IMG_3031.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647892202024990450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EsnpiPV-xOW0WSaP_YIr5Xk2YXvqHweP-w3vW-8p8G70CqX4R4Q9A3VyOXKj-Rg3Lc3K64267_uqjYiz4CfAIPYNX9_V3mPkcc-Ex0qVQMqQaW6rS9pzUml4e8aK164I1KyNpiuzqdY/s200/IMG_3035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647892206958887122" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYl267Wr4UdCkTXNvcCcSizBjzS8xGPJc1SIka5NW9hZbcETNBTjFL6sejFt9ZH05hyphenhyphenoVrXZ6lIFSqNZomZQi9G0hvjNU5FA1M0hfGtwRMpzIkyE35BFnZdPe0GCy6W5mSYV5qkQTy-I/s200/IMG_3040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647892194748155026" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"> </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">
<br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">FRIDAY ~ April 29th</span></b></div><div><div><div>Our morning started off with festivities for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><b>THE</b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><b>ROYAL WEDDING of Prince William and Kate!</b></span> We went down to <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;">TIME SQUARE</span></b> to watch a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33cc00;"><b>DANCE FLASH MOB</b></span> perform. You can watch the performance here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkJknTNGW-0&feature=player_embedded#at=74">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkJknTNGW-0&feature=player_embedded#at=74</a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div>
<br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div>One of the dancers, Amber, is a friend of Carlynne! Carlynne helped her coordinate the Dance Flash Mob, which was part of National Dance Week in NYC! Carlynne and Amber have been friends for years!! They met at Ricks, way back when, they were in the MTC together, and Amber found Carlynne at church right after Carlynne moved to NYC!! :)</div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTslnY58rOljDf8lf7_jx_TiQ6nsPY0oyW-nYhjBgWt-TNNswabqqSfodRJKTbJ2UiZ2kZTEY_TqaoRB3mziTgMq_1VQsiToRicp_GdrtunFAE89za3jJUDwUlhfjW5IfZY553_VigKA/s200/IMG_3081.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647231213996193410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span>We watched a live fashion show for the TV show<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc33cc;"><b> "SAY YES TO THE DRESS"</b></span> here are some of our favoritedresses...</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7STm40XyhytslaoEwyJEnGanDwwumCX9teiBM_zzwGKeiFTHsknR4RxsOJi85F2z36258dp1bYF-E4AyVNbDZomknUYWDSsxqBUVC2PNZPlb3wKfhhAM27DzBrcj9CqI9WPfhIx4YA48/s200/IMG_3077.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647386439129905698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSpfJNnwG9sLgVzbdn5BcVBhHqPn3R4I7azAeTq2035VRo4x8eDz8znxieUVoGJimyS2F_G_AauPEnIODXW3ObtPv7fYzcivhuiUZAGijHaVeVnUtcXvSeYXhLJOuAKhTLDPw0kQ2BEQ/s200/IMG_3063.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647447038888584866" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqOwZ-HZY-uwWIX0K21Z6GUtRasc0khNygjtcqFvAoPLN66MlFTeuWKRQSw-FvVi1eFj6rulbuhuVzQlwjkdePvD-C5ggrzpxnZpennOuLN8yiQ4Lcp84BFZPg_3ulWU_1qJMBluLg8o/s200/IMG_3069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647398342298519618" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4eaXNYrhkMQG54NTFcT2MF-td3VGz3uwHMSnNkFax7yJ2wO0-MZFZkhygqM5p_2YKtJYIwcIZfPJrhT2FQSH3QKkKRte3cbm_74Fjp2r96y1pWfOYZdM7KxeVDGIWrL6lYm_KIIU9RM/s200/IMG_3079.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647386444022883730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></div><div>Before we left the wedding celebration, we had our picture taken by the carriage and guards!</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuiheXOznG7SYXjMzyPg8FeqUOk3u98toLWYOM2wZZSCTV0N9OmI02U3GixtqUm-yU6apY0fDnh2WPt6NmTB7lwbR1EokIZKx3DqbcY_lvlakIbq9oQIiDB9QHDiC4SSbKK_eUWGGOd0/s200/IMG_3082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647231208529359506" /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div>Then we walked around <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;">TIME SQUARE</span></b> for a little while. We were trying to find the Yankee's Clubhouse store so we could do some souvenir shopping!</div></div></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUpXm8X8i0G08Exum6-0FI0IJP7gvWCQhvXR8hcUkYWC4Ea_PV7anZs2yg4bNmXYLat5pY4PrppagnSkZ04IOV0a9xsAkFP2Zo3NI_vq_tvM6rjKSUomPAKlkP60v9P941kYoWBOjaG4/s200/IMG_3089.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647231216077982066" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqIBPymG6guuv1PU10cHsz80rI5S4gJeaWs9Ur8ANND6Di3i-yz_pAiedtt0GhFe4aiXZiLGIH0_BeQxlFoPhgaF5oYmZzqdeGuf8CmSLvddKDAbxvFpcqiIxV18en-Ax-qUOep_y0xY/s200/IMG_3091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647992596397181714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span>After that, we took a boat tour to see some of the famous land marks in NYC. Here we are on our tour boat...it was nice to get a rest from all the walking we'd be doing!! :)<span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCrUCh40w5-OOB7V6sb36s8h333IQXxvoJSEMF2cntkOcvV4G-SCS8QcHXmRLFJOIenIUBRelnpwFefjGDgdtQcUvtIA1ssFAdueyOgf2CR-H0Hm95hUftCjNu0psAb8b-lTKT5sLm8Y/s200/IMG_3098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647118440514753554" /></div><div>ELLIS ISLAND</div></div></div></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitffpBjymr0eT5Bf_uqldRxNpuf5rWS8ifkTJ__kG-tcb7wXQQU41GQBDXIzNJBGZ2lggHQ4tcN8Jx_qFhENC1araCmHFcBsZkoNPC5Rq1ESzpGR_MGNZe7tg7rLBgCL_-ip8kJpu4KXg/s200/IMG_3115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647118453427302082" />
<br />STATUE OF LIBERTY
<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU4rhs3g2IHwqvFEr6niVdnZ3YfUFiVGpvrj_dCSMFuKFar1CG4oe58V_zwSsy0Sd-nbmSPtwCvs8G2cWV1ELfVk42f6fX3JmlB2thoWNqzpaTB8zeCLBK1xejL8PTI9FGhRLDdnH1_E/s200/IMG_3135.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647096275852598434" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqHFlyj6gW_CeFHtQtjcCfoSiYyAe6mPCfrNTBBa71kiGDry1_HolhqZNoCr1J__Jdf6lrj_q1IdvVoyVdPF8-TEeOmEyfHgZ7ZcT4lEaPh8JjyWTRBA5X4V9Y9SS6e5gKq8vt_g3GAs/s200/IMG_3133.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647096275568090482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJJEyAIIAvyqsQgjTX0nLE-su36Oe65IAcrhqrEwBm_LmdE8L__loHy-3Xi1Y-xYNBklAx7aFIV3i2Wmd65RjGFkKphhyphenhyphenmhoM5jK6e_iwN0O198hF9TSc8yM5zWI5R8KHIkJ2FzaSsJ0/s200/IMG_3132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647096277411993186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></div><div>SKYLINE
<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT-0k8t5-6l7Bae_A76FHWaRvV5IBEDPMTMfEEA4bDUwcqMGQ_VKk6Sp8V2EeAZoPYTZPnG_upOpReAQPhRfCVs5j-QwssiO0_nkRhkOpXmIagDG4zUiCtSSx8fwTHEDbOEYuW4DeiCE/s200/IMG_3103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647118451315834562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSdIbOa-UMHsHfD50jeXtFKP2uDekd9J5-e5RxdCgtTOVvmjWP7qUPtYIiHywcja64yuiOzqzxy-tUhmJBolJzbqzL4Rqr2c6L_1Gx9P00AypCExzRVVeZnZMq5Zflux-oiNUJCROqJE/s200/IMG_3145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647081625384483202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwuBQaZLrO38IIcHORW4_kMPi_cGzguooSQOBs0OHCJVLh3EVUwR4xbkPDqLRHx-O5jnlT9w4L6uxj__hgritMY43_gdmVBjVunAwQU1nm6RU0yfV0ueqRJIECB0TuWiYfQ-_gXK6BN4/s200/IMG_3164.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647077820003331426" /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div>
<br /></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div>EMPIRE STATE BLDG AND CHRYSLER BLDG</div></div></div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh03GFymuEtZdOsxn1sFO11FnjdFutuXNaRCQW0_ky4WrUidyBbM_4uGMpNG7aSvyJn-wO7l-uE_bPZctM8zRFkzSnluicZHrnzeeVxODxhhYNvAlDv8Z-Nm8oaqcZGFFtgrAGf9Qr70/s200/IMG_3147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647081635406754002" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div>BROOKLYN BRIDGE</div></div></div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBgZ-yc8xrzwzbAeIfP1h0tcI5P5zyzfU1kwMDXaUpIZJ_L51d3BzkXRRsPUEvcFVDH6Th4v1yPaKCo9d9ktDu5nLsOA2eowGU6-1eVUrsAJ8-QgPvC68X2VUR8f1_KlaqWzYmpwSwXE/s200/IMG_3149.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647077826313568978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1bsrnNYEXlRH54p9zC4TgjSqDeXtCsH9icDp1c4dsTnVlMmfnIG3idxbzKLvzC837ggkoNTLiPjp4ZmTvUz89Dj3ldd0gWdQWauIPpXYSgf7HP0px691dh7ZtAmYhSr_WmGAX5Sq-Qg/s200/IMG_3159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647081629464168818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mSVd6wchwkCX3Leqm_kL4lWIr5CCMlQhoV0UasoDb3d6afhomiRcN4qUq5YhJHmyvIG0BVIQvOO2sHW1wAQThAPvfrH5Lb78t33FgmcrwtKWJkaRpicnHPM_NkSlrrHpxd-eTYHOGHc/s200/IMG_3161.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647077818504126050" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div>
<br /></div><div>After our boat tour, we walled along <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b>WALL STREET</b></span>! </div></div></div></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA1sjeVvQtSemiaN1YnnpZ6dbBYpO45bA6o9lZAkTphnjcTN3gaElJPJyWVf6bi4QoYQdENQG_RulVjO8mM5iyNtnfh-vw6YS5q_RLNj2xrpZLDF094BTxjhkqgKyIzK0Ut7Yu86oIAo/s200/IMG_3165.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647075437268690418" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7rbEG07cfExPlH6xXjRBfnTBE2FxMZ5LanUlnZvpLO05UW-RpQ5jSXsWG52bXEN0qIkOKyg5eCpknQfN-O14RURRxQSIwWcSMkHj9djv2k0TMetUlrYYn9eztNqiBcdf2I92k_VGfzs/s200/IMG_3176.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647075429948125698" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMVRE-HunXFQwBqY9l8WPMV2p4Wyl6kvNOvrOZ3jO2I4cS2LqZdticbvVNhIqvXP8-fNxDyfmwCQL8_vPjnVMR_AmgudlN_7TZHT9J2Mp9QnZYY04_Lt8sIryVOVIQnTzVQ2pmN-v4ME/s200/IMG_3173.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647075427618362802" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VUxDg97CxtoTbwtBJvkEbrTUzwwcft4qkgcyWw5PAl6C0hKQa63_4u6QBYmyA9YZqOc_I5DJLIPMJ6eAg8u35fpSPrfo6xuVWA4P1NQg_F-I7QwmdccPfqEdTcNInXnphAn8iVPq2fY/s200/IMG_3183.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647073035831756290" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcOW82DWtCOOazMksGD_r1u5_k-LyNf8q9Xjrvy85K4U0auWFpFp7lFjlB5KbbQHrC8ceIh-bmXi_NSRtw-YnuUhubJ4qBOWEJdes0YF9EGOzFPi8GFwde80K_x5hMnBOsABkD6aa7BQ/s200/IMG_3181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647073030259342914" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span>We stopped at a diner and grabbed some lunch, which we ate outside of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b>TRINITY CHURCH</b></span>. This was the 3rd building built for the Trinity Church, the first two were destroyed by fire. When it was finished, in 1846, it was the highest point in NYC!<span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5xn7tdOBYO3ClpftokDpDGangNBVKUPtXNFClfRC5_otNQCIRrGTlIz_OXsLrk3dpCeBWQ6jhMknVm0x8O4j_iHs5wKW2inzD2qy-u5q32WVr9-zWl-ooHFIi4j13mnyEX-qeMUh0Ew/s200/IMG_3185.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647071412056406338" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqsLhxRWjuPoKOL5nO5gPYxk1xzFVbMtxqtY71Nwh7VvQmCn736LNRd-1wTno8nInEveReIRM-bIqZMqNZ6azEaCNwms5gOmUQSrnZAGw7-uPvTWlr7ydDFkr4kqX3tcFsqEotGWgQ48w/s200/IMG_3197.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647067093917697346" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHELyUSVQ1E3Pk2PrLhyphenhyphenWZlKkcjBL5u9fwhgvn1XvJJ4OSfq1GGj6KKI1IHl8acNgO2a6CoK4Q8xXQ6zy7EvFHW1xZ46FXf62f0bnKDTEjMZGsYgB3d2WzPPO4UZJqVLoZHI-0HV2eP00/s200/IMG_3199.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647071418523531922" /></div><div>The grounds of the church were beautiful! We even found a tombstone for William Bradford...I'm trying to figure out if we are related to this William Bradford. <div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT3h0KvzfA9TvW0NcQITa0HXXknMvPKHGQO13sSmhq__xKDfqY1BSx7Sd6xfW1U1YPKTe5YQKIGixuIZ546Mv42qkovy6y7NlfzU5zfkNqwRo6lJdi1w69uxBD25FVw63S8ghPRUQDdI/s200/IMG_3203.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647067104847782930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></div><div>We also saw <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;"><b>ST </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;"><b>PAU</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;"><b>L'S CHAPEL</b></span>! George Washington worshiped at St Paul's' on his inauguration day, April 30, 1789 and continued to worship there the two years that NYC was our nation's capitol.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78Ru1zfJLUfcZIR5plNgaZe0luqfiF8VN5ssdDY2LVykvZZCW0FP2Vp5L936NZxE5zG0G6V4jrGk4WD4-zFBHRKTUocUZSaf5HXrOXzajrDazf4Ai0NX7afS_o0Hq0BGoulPm41JtJUA/s200/IMG_3228.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647064300541918994" /></span></span></div><div><div><div>We walked past <b>GROUND ZERO</b>, where they are building the 9/11 Memorial. We saw the cross made out of beams from the towers.</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-aMhNi-h_Q78ijdQyOqxDYWsAQ8iS1fiDTgqiof4aqi658-MTAGbOjp_R5U24G0HQZlpX5R-rSa6qdJYYFRM_hf9clvXo5DhNgHzREG6TA0c346_JgUlKUtiX5F9bVqzmRXVNYOTx64/s200/IMG_3223.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647064294825455954" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXv7aAdhg7eIj9y6OrVLumisd5AQdvlaVaPkPYQQMeeSkodYMflZx5BOyjeTU2r_hPcVYpGHAku_ZqG-40IXC23TB6xFuFukdisLSC0FM7zcVBAHcAFsOJgyqQCM5KNNkC-EacPKr6uIc/s200/IMG_3250.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647041080979430418" /></div><div>We also got to see the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, where Jen and Annie found a flag with all the names of those who died that day in the attacks. Annie's uncle, BRADY K. HOWELL, lost his life in the Pentagon attack. </div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVToHy646WLXwb3L_8peF4PXFfoIjcbqap3tA5ftClkmHGHPNCkThhBYUzII4BHiIgAfLzIAeBeChoaM3iuyDCJcO0_apE5fDE8Oun_e6VlHs9Gnb-2Wns3FyvLXZK5qUUeQZQrn7CzJQ/s200/IMG_3264.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647041099360793650" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik09xY-aBBpMAdBPJIMfq_-0IZ8U7VZ6DuqGVDc-4YShrqa2l4enFD2MHrX265d0EvDH7YDfq07B1Tp-Vi8gVsQ8HLCV3F1xWz9FWp1zMlsbPNv2VG8UTHzKg9F2Y1XnuAm2I-WnhK7N0/s200/IMG_3268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647062159826097730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>
<br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b>EVENING STOP: Yankees vs Blue Jays @ Yankee Stadium</b></span>
<br />On our way from the subway to the stadium, we ran into some missionaries and talked to them for a few minutes! The tall missionary was from S America somewhere and the other missionary was from Italy!!<div><div>
<br /></div><div>Bethany finally made it to <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;">YANKEE STADIUM!!!</span></b><div>
<br /></div><div>Before the game started, we were able to walk through Monument Park...at first we didn't think we would get to see it. When we got to the entrance, this is what we found...</div><div>
<br /></div><div>We just barely missed getting in. But Jen worked her magic and one of the security guys led us through some halls to the back entrance of Monument Park!
<br /><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UQLSkVY_j0PJIJUFQPHamf8H4nv6bqodcWlVxZP4LKCbGZCEdxcJvn4rmtm_Jl-7w3-zcfgeQV2uu7ew8YUM3Xx5890XA2Z1BjrsLX7iUJhkZxdai3Wjz2k-b3J665nM2M83Wg19Lgc/s200/IMG_3305.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645399272510644658" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTW3PnPAm22NtC8sPycyhw6bVDGSXGKX45Abyv1MY1WduTdDlkyjluHQqUpfBrYVvchko8Thokr_730RX5C9TmKizis1ydTt9y4VSn_sZouC_8zmKsKzvIYf4g1X4_qXcKVWFgVYfIYDU/s200/IMG_3327.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645399263547343650" />
<br />Our view of the field...
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6bZaOhKY34kJ3ad-504PIWU3nyuLZqaCgtjtTJro9lkW3ThrxAaIiPeiInZ1zAGhzUdcLCB9HrVeTee7lEAUQqy0CsCwuM7LBmGLDjbc-xdpQdQcFf2cS19vihVYDFSWxt-hSRDQPZQ/s1600/IMG_3342.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6bZaOhKY34kJ3ad-504PIWU3nyuLZqaCgtjtTJro9lkW3ThrxAaIiPeiInZ1zAGhzUdcLCB9HrVeTee7lEAUQqy0CsCwuM7LBmGLDjbc-xdpQdQcFf2cS19vihVYDFSWxt-hSRDQPZQ/s200/IMG_3342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645392998918863986" /></a>
<br />Annie & Bethany :) </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8KKK71i-ULHKUNLuGA3D3zbQDMAmJWM0Mo9o30TouH9PnTrOnDycQRVNmYStJUbSSoNpGCC6LLQ_bK2uaX9Urd0l8-lPG2qyd4xPaOf0M7s22aZsOWl24mqZTDXE1L2t5ZmKJbl7Z0I/s200/IMG_3344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645391036847000194" /></div><div>Bethany & Carlynne :) </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SuwtOZYoU_DL4jXKI8_2meMdaxK17UVjZvn62kmdTsj9adR5wzb8J3nrrh9LKhdW_3sLfHiXrir7ExnMcE3LhXlaFqICpjIK8flxUg3H4hL3mo4jlgFF2yu3FwUFxnJSTzdpIXXSECc/s200/IMG_3345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645386498469811282" /></div><div>Jen & Anne :)
<br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslT92ApukPIgLuaZ2gseqJxV-_8xQhDkYN-Z0B682OD3bFkaPehWIkH9oZ_bReDh6NOGV2Gi8eG9nStD-ZboM3aN-zebORaPMtqWpzeNVo1tbDoBi3rTcnfx13EROT7JwTnXaqHYgxYs/s200/IMG_3348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645384172566513986" />
<br /><div>Bethany, intently watching the game! </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gMga8590ZCUHv88D5AqViXYtPzOCVgKxdVs-DE4FfZEXYzM7rCMpB7ihz6M6ivx3vEwMkE_r92-poAaukQtvA_dGqGxOAdtKOra5cALkBj0BErESgt0ETxDMZmvbVLABAIJfZkESWNk/s200/IMG_3382.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645384169727987538" /></div><div>Bethany loved being in Yankee Stadium!! It was pretty incredible to be there watching the Yankees play!! :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo3yJBFLkoaBZPs5ZogZRBxQbSHXjOn4yQ3rerm-oAbbeyGS3UiZ4C32A6TT5deExi4I0oOM3-4uDMosSOfmRRx-oftnghr2WXTDIzu6Ep_Cd1YOR9k7BoTr68QMyUoeBH2HWsLQh0Jg/s1600/IMG_3414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo3yJBFLkoaBZPs5ZogZRBxQbSHXjOn4yQ3rerm-oAbbeyGS3UiZ4C32A6TT5deExi4I0oOM3-4uDMosSOfmRRx-oftnghr2WXTDIzu6Ep_Cd1YOR9k7BoTr68QMyUoeBH2HWsLQh0Jg/s200/IMG_3414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645376064708076290" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RPJjKE8ziDwzg7s6LT648Fkt9vA1wTroGAeL1A2Bpx68mdFeUgFEq5afGL5m82H-NU9HteA7tyb8002zYKGgw18mDjAmKSrtheQuK4UBH2iyl0ujOU2yBe17mFEwk6MC1_6gn_b_Ht0/s200/IMG_3386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645376053666389426" /></div><div>What a great way to spend <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330099;">FRIDAY NIGHT</span></b> in NYC!!! :)
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<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><b>SATURDAY</b></span>
<br />Saturday morning, we went headed over to Central Park with Carlynne to go walking. Carlynne <i>LOVES</i> walking through the park every Saturday morning!! She wanted to share it with us!
<br /><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjka9wC-9mTIL5nCx6b7ejmT2n8uGq3kk4bmkOln0fJCx5iHGOwaxsEgaAj6JX-ny1qJwYj3LkcVK2uE3LZoiTe16LxbKCW2GPLoyEErZATi_qeaPw-swZf-LOruuNRkDzLAPYOnntCMrI/s200/IMG_3420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645366708632455458" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1NeaLXZau9wIc1VL0jAMrsUAHNO_BKyDs-8w7TpkNZelLYqT9uZDDKQm3XHnIP7dX-06w8nCcrU6a8BC0tbsFFmu0pc_CmFVOIBkZZfONEASDMppPhyQu-QunTKdk77Y0gSPxJfEpmU/s200/IMG_3422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645391042956037506" /></div><div>A few minutes into our walk, we had to stop. Bethany was already getting blisters from the shoes she'd borrowed from Carlynne. I let her borrow my socks!!</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sABzqepfVb2N4uWeqjWvjmFwmuMaiZ9aG59p1e7eDQ3e-VZzLWC9G4TjgGnzFRIgfiSY0O3bhmig6gNXNgFU3AUkcjZdh-rWTj2daAUGCw8pAZSPZpF4Tm3FZckk0VdN3HDl1ET1kWg/s200/IMG_3460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645382288862347842" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><i><b>BLACK SOCKS</b></i></span></div><div><i><b>Black Socks</b></i></div><div><i><b>They never get dirty</b></i></div><div><i><b>The longer you wear them</b></i></div><div><i><b>The stronger they get</b></i></div><div><i><b>Sometimes I think I might wash them</b></i></div><div><i><b>But something inside me says,</b></i></div><div><i><b>"NO, NO, NOT YET!!!"</b></i></div><div>
<br /></div><div>We could have traded, but after hearing Bethany's poem about black socks, I decided to pass!! For further blister protection, Bethany tucked her leggings into her shoes. :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-OLRB2xdqcd4fH_7fUiGENkLo5fvAaxUNVGVOtwI77KnHFDHRw9kwAuiUVvf2YaRPOU1NqyoAgnK4pXj_EReRsv1dm7kb0teJ4TY-FDzxVzX0gHi1ZJpxIEGLQKqOgFc8xbZpcHyZUA/s200/IMG_3468.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645382297362952066" /></div><div>The park was so beautiful!! All the trees were in bloom and the leaves were starting to come out!!</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRjObu2if_MgqneZkwxeOwFceZDQMnrez8oOX13-BHtqWC0ElMXkWX_vlDGM9YU_QJHegT-OqgSk6mjIrkyywXETvR04hLX4BUGQomYhn9dA5zZj4TZjr0oQ9UXvFDIG1vByx1_t_yY0/s200/IMG_3548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645338034910117058" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29TiJ5EufOtKODlp1qhDks5Hpizrri4CmE3Z_I9YA9IC9TBf9n-F2Y6LSbCqOKgxXOmAhnEUdTfvpZdDKOL1y0hxZNxfWmec8jGKrYud_3oFpHTmqXFUfONphv0vqhjXSF7gf9nV15l4/s200/IMG_3485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645386504527078818" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEu5Eqp2QMiaoBIUWZhsyCawLXxpo2tjJWUUpd-0uuVneG0l5UXmPfWuCV-zwNvg1vNSLhLjAEwSxVxWu6uw-WvpCjPZ_jg1CSJXei2QuRU-fOk_YCRiIM0oVjW_9HT9NJCmxFSHIPi8/s200/IMG_3631.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645393005800757042" /></div><div>Every now and then, we would stop to enjoy the view...</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkm7zuEcUaDDky4DwchfTLqIl9u-zvO_RRkpbgmDiRfp5p6uQ-W0jUYj1b7JQNQ7XNcZFuoJoeLXh-1kEW9z0ewbu7zM0ZOiqxb0L5kZxzAC3oVqL9n2JrtsVXiU_3Cn2p_A-ZaoajE-E/s200/IMG_3635.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645338040180414210" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /></div><div>Annie and Bethany tried to get lost while we were in the park!! We were all doing a great job keeping together, but I got busy taking pictures, Jen and Carlynne got busy talking and before we knew it, Bethany and Annie were no where to be seen!! We tried to call them, but they didn't answer their phones. So we stopped and waited...</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyCI5UtxHUfr769TAbyN1M0x_sEHCAKShA9x-gjJXQ7WpVHckTVld1_MJzaF-gNe0oy_yLSjjD-DYIIX4dHWThWUb66_vlw3hweb7rk60wP9u4rTsQ2o-8H_qdwvS0OOY_MVZX4qYkiA/s200/IMG_3489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645364323661738242" /></div><div><i>Finally</i>, they came around the corner!! After that, we did a better job sticking together!! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Along our way, we happened upon this swing set...of course we had to stop and swing for a few minutes!! :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheldRFEYBS46uPsD6EksFcoCrLx8CwtYJvTXtLHccj1CP91po8sN3wyoxYtljzanYjoYNsTBXlaa4WjsIT_VE9uARlTEG_dznEBSC-HmSLF2vyyFPyVA-ZdlwsSnfcC0x5-ZA19v1q-sg/s200/IMG_3518.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645364330121066370" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>After walking through the park for a while, we started talking about how crazy it would be if we actually found someone in the park that we knew!! A few minutes later, as we were about to enter the Central Park Zoo, Bethany was doing a double take...</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM4xX195QND6ZiEOIvIh6LfIwaI_RzYB5mXMSl7xNnQcAQZG-nPqB6dOKBPjTM-m3sOBi03KFl0pXMwe-qbd9lUmAayXMfc9IXkjJECn0KCMVqyu0nFbfVJBLPEmNUSMY5-41DgGy9Lo/s200/IMG_3745.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645370477105774866" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Isn't that guy over there the same one who painted our faces for <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;">Mardi Gras</span></i></b>???</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3IEtVy7o75y1R4oTZY3xXCF3FLaD0b7Xipg88-sp8u8rKAxDsEFCmhTWjPLllQYvVh5OjjnCbfmuQ386CRm87RZokOfJ7jE2cBL4Is7K7Dkm_DovPL4-9wzgfqup5WHEylLeFyIDTTA/s200/IMG_1556.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645366713469876962" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hmmm..he sort of looked like the guy...so I went up to ask him.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWThUZFiYS58c1LP83w9HhwBiFc3rLHx-XtfrRMVV3VczzpJ22TdyCB7xhdprcImmP2-brmUopPBoy9aI9X40UmEkOBaa6x_aT_X7lxbDAx6OlGBaC3Aica323PMCKf0IIOj3VzoMe_n4/s200/IMG_3744.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645335762997761650" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Sure enough, it <b><i>WAS</i></b> the same guy!!!! We chatted with him for a few minutes. Turns out he used to live in New Orleans! After Katr</div><div>ina, he had moved to NYC!!! He goes back every year to paint faces for Mardi Gras. The rest of the time, he paints faces right outside of the Central Park Zoo!!!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>We loved walking all around the park! There were so many different places to see! One of my favorites was the BELVEDERE CASTLE! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQn8NAvnD-ulc4FGiNC1-xnxborVChP9UlsnOmf3ljp6FmeUGAPYpWBDbgvwxpQoiWGkYsEzqPo_KI8OAudtNFxqE5KiN-oi-jAy2PgnTExMQDlZgjMenCDpUPHO6QETxGSfoqXV4GKw/s200/IMG_3619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647994842739835522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_Wwe5ETg12SQZ3bhSx4M1_DurLq_cRH9plkj92uO_rvgYNtNAeo21tPb8UfdlOBmYPL5KdsicDGhe2NMAWZzEd84O5FYyv5ZSVC0O5G8ubWBJjSqTN0y3H3hG2-RrlfXPOVPZW4VY9M/s200/IMG_3610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647994838126414226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1Sjgf6sdL1uAKv79XkyuZw1powYVyazpx1oK7wR7nemNgDHepL6dsRUorgRrBLNtMapx1QFLyNFpaDp1YTZ-94w-G_6tTL3jCLhdK_gSJHNnuB6xezH5mBY_flnBMjpb-vKQuoyrnmw/s200/IMG_3622.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645395118665540178" style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span"></span>When we got to THE MALL area of the park, we saw a pretzel vendor! Bethany <b><i>HAD</i></b> to have another <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff9900;"><b>CHEESE PRETZEL!!!</b></span> They are delicious, especially when the pretzel is still warm...definitely one of Bethany's favorite things in NYC!!!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4_-CQu1Th0zNdx1h7Dewj1aji_JWqJOQQtLgGBgUKfLWgT3r1ZznfNRoPGxTlXnruXL6U6_aozW9Q4gMKAPYNz9iQWgqD6-xRSnT5kqcD9UCIfL3owzABQ36RkvNRpGURtPKXQRPXBI/s200/IMG_3703.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645335760818840562" /></div><div>After our pretzel stop, we kept walking and found this lady playing her violin. We stopped and listend to her play for a minute. She was an amazing violinist!! </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_e80OtMUnAYEM9sOHM8ZRzpXGaAcjnhe6jT_wIYhO-EvjJc5bY1HWNVx2nsg_BlXlZ_0nwaCkR1yt-wGd2tXKx_a_1F1CLr1Me9vFvoX12T7fgQ8w-bp9v-16oqodHHoMJdZa3mqlIQ/s200/IMG_3720.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645370485042465138" /></div><div>We stopped at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366ff;"><b>ALICE IN WONDERLAND</b></span> statue...<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUhZXvPoVJuHZ4AYqL6qYJG2UiJ3_sL2tWP1WoSowYr2nITUqBoBQbzXwiYnzyxmptn6r6vpTHflPPxm8QkbIsCg_ClIUluvSQtkx0IGovxHTQtld-K8PESLl9JEWNujsM92KJc3o6js/s200/IMG_3779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642277113994753554" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5Bd9m_k-w_oD_rziu0Q9_r-xO4LX9uOR0LRzWXzccf8VpB5hv9XMq0_8qOcnSrTGQz-FYl6OWOmiSMRliLJcY_UiGZi0nRLff6xlQbBK4UhZBrha2n0Y63-pkzseUujMB_LS27goiNc/s200/IMG_3777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642277119152855442" /></div><div>Annie and Bethany were most excited to see <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"><b>BALTO!!!</b></span>
<br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMpR4OShjHbhKtiJIee6hnAwn8fOZyIf4RuieUozyVyNZNIWkHCy0bKBQ3cG6vFFV67pmAhs3IefupABCZEWBi5vhL4WLSymjFyriUX-gh0GbNSggCx7dU-oyO4o6zpXmtB55DZPZ9EU/s200/IMG_3768.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642277902475480002" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQOFQPhwZU7TUgQnA7AQoLPUWohlB2TFNIW3feaH7hCHLLmOKN60gQ2xZtaCiow827z-jRlC5wuseOeKKrGRzov_3p5-336rXqHXQmG3SPYvJmt_a31msINDolQKjL09H1WhTHEpyUr8/s320/IMG_3759.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642280435042848274" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2NVRhhBWJ2Q4ahaqEbzEp0XH90F52htrICvvEwqQaLtXoN_AfOXQHsfQWUoe8zO3hMO-r-4p0VIsaUFX-ZNcNL1c3munTyoLGO-FKQ9ikZ7gGMjcOgUKPLHXO0foSYFcaJTHW7lEbPk/s200/IMG_3756.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642281342698268370" />
<br />After walking through Central Park for<b><i> 5 HOURS</i></b> we were starving!!! So we headed to the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">SHAKE SHACK</span></b> for some delicious hamburgers! <div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaplLYnKNsiUCoyrdhLy1LZLZRAcPxtPXCh2erpyqhP7PvldlD8TVWPOEPsucJ6_enqWNknAzCDlAdrao-vE8Q4ImCNkbRmAGFghfy10ucD5AowOAfcf5nGwoKfhLgP3g8tWeelRChA2s/s320/IMG_3819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642275438383184002" /></div><div>We ate our lunch outside of the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;">AMERICAN MUSEUM OF</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;">NATURAL HISTORY</span></b>...where the movie "Night At The Museum" takes place!! </div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKV6DTB_C1ft0iEt7qw_2ZjKcimJ0e6J0I4lmG88sGxL9hKvV-UQd2Z5hkFbllzenulAtV9nmq4uv7FJWxJJ5NvEnpcU2geKALb5yJidkXAJjSYpu0knyPTufD6xCOsb8A7uFQ9CHTsxk/s320/IMG_3828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642274396078605026" /></div><div>For our last night on the town, we were planning on going to the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">TOP OF THE ROCK</span></b> to get a bird's eye view of the NYC at night! Before we left, we got some pictures in front of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b>MAGGIE'S GARDEN</b></span>, next door to Carlynne's apartment building.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Here's a link about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><b>MAGGIE'S GARDEN</b></span>: http://www.nyrp.org/Parks_and_Gardens/Community_Gardens/Manhattan/Maggies_Garden
<br /><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGytNXVbsxWRNUx65uxOlDaBs47NMLCvimbWXRKcv-cNgZ69yDJB91qbVCsKSyh6EeTcTX6BtUwRJh2nu9H9nB9haQHZL5AdbdCtLjjifQRf5CAYGx7UHMUE0riJVDsR-MUnqE7VR-dUY/s320/IMG_3847.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642272873674667186" /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiE75w3kX90ttT52F73up82Mmgw-lLucDr-7U5n7dqBo-tbcDRCa3K_iz8dcXthX9VsK3aEcJuR22xYFPNcreL4ywIXQxN6CMaykX-MyfrnUxmG4yyekG4JB5TKInlFkA_M-qF3WS27I/s320/IMG_3857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642279327623762738" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZXvaIwt6XnmIf83NM4gsO8FR6NBBXBeZCUcaQ3x4i8ooWpY91umZjkG04aLW98f_j-dRgW9NciVw18a_72c0LWicbzaVB1PDxlmpD1Xy7pq3ww8QHZ9kTs6Qzg0AFJ8qrW_4rD0exQE/s320/IMG_3848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642271402950263586" /></div><div>On our way to the Rockefeller Center, we had these 2 Lamborghinis zoom past us! We were across the street from <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">MACY'S</span></b>! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3hk6a-a3_8gPpUoS7d9Lg6H0Y40euBFhs0BrP82AunDgelgW8hVNsGsPxslbUkCV6d-BWoIpILt9N5LoYiLXiU5nTTOy3AbnYekzso9S689HL0WT_8yhHPZtb_eFmF0MuYV_iAqBzz8/s320/IMG_3868.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642268818196921330" />
<br />We had to wait a while for our turn to go to the top ~ so since we were hungry...we went on a hunt looking for a diner! On our journey, we walked past Radio City!
<br /><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Bpwor1E9UEvyVbKTlEpPQvj8yhFSgDu_zvHd2J6GPPMvfV8bePhzHMLZounTggTmsx3f_flIwzobE8hpTAoPGMYKHYlZb6hAsMQd5MCgks6bfg0kvOqxrNwKZYJeVVUNSKKIY3qR20Q/s320/IMG_3898.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642247331836084434" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span>Here is the view from observation deck of the Rockefeller Center!! We are 70 floors up! Pretty spectacular!! :) Great way to end our whirlwind trip!! :)<span class="Apple-style-span"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtENbFpPWY07gV8HgOBXLiriAZH24gKePNlXiegXBphz8f8cpb0Yo8F5_jWv1MAZAd1SN2qg3m-uojwD9CL1rVxAUnG4UuKrQiouvSjupTkI95T9YJ4t0dHsLS4ljljgPQa4LtpXleCA/s320/IMG_3941.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642246130592930738" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPYRyn-736TyFyLc_PgKCk0oWsFUi7g24ZKqWF1Egr7738iZx3U42IkcSFgVwmyL7-QJPLX43xrCpZfTLEJhIUajWWDIP8T9Fx0cZ6o2NH1Ba32ZK4sZ3z6scFbuGyKwE7qfjmOoBFY8/s320/IMG_3948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642240482241734658" /></div><div>
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;">BETHANY & ANNIE!!! :)</span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>
<br /></div></span><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-90041233892823904702011-08-14T14:32:00.015-05:002011-08-14T17:45:12.418-05:00Catching up...Part 1Now that school has started again, I'm hoping that I can get caught up on my blog! Andrew just said, "Wow you are way behind. That is from way last year. It's scary how behind you are!!! :)
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<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><b>Sprin</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><b>g 20</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><b>11 :)</b></span></div><div>
<br /></div><div>Here are some of our highlights...</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Spring=yard work. We had a bunch of sand delivered...why do we buy so much work for ourselves???? The sand was to fill in some of our low spots in our lawn, especially our mini swamp!! Of course the kids had a blast playing on the huge sand pile! There was even enough sand to make a little sand pile in the back once the low spots were filled in. If only we could get the grass to grow back!!!</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-dHRUutN9rqZ7rsEOWKDABn9Jv5Ht4qjhT3OmVOP3d7HahIkXjxva6SeSoZxUFypuX8CFXU9qr4y6ZC-1G_Xs3deMGXi67k4Ap_HNUBxw1YIgMGia2jzPbMIPXr2IK4ovo0e1EPB5PU/s320/IMG_1219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640831205466382722" /></div><div>I had some pansies, tulips and daffodils in my pots out front. One day, Thomas decided that they needed a little more color...</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_L2nNsusFtqLVcV3WV0ZYYxushmVs9_rGiilSLD1BiV3s_GKNHgXIbuUi3bqQlSvfgvAkaH17ipN06JYmQsCbkpBiG1iw9gu8hmVBbIN-_0YLkFKL44Vx5rlKYiEhgYZ3MHs6u8XjFk/s320/IMG_2038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640834039899879058" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3GsknUP2AQoHCpibrufaW0_V8iGsee5kwDLow6e7Jup666Tcxc5WXl_qh2tKU0zJh6A6wLekjW19ARMKsEWMyiDA1x9sx-H_yrRpspYUYW4ipmxy0OuQ0wtjJ_TLcK72jrss1_8imaE/s320/IMG_2046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640800104475403250" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EjbFMwEcG6gbIFxlQ6WaqLq2uKFmpVB8IpuknjC2_EuqmngEKeO6B6w5FXJVFReVkz1-k7eAK-5711hjiJZqsMsTiMSlXCZXK0MuZUCEVoG62MrlhttPvfdBWuNhNYXx-Izm-C9NY3o/s320/IMG_2048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640833184505016642" /></div><div>On Tuesdays and Thursdays...non school days...Thomas loved helping me in the garden after the kids left for school. Each morning, once we got started with our gardening Thomas' agenda would soon change...he would quickly shift gears to creating a RIVER!!! He would turn the hose on and fill the trench around my flower bed where we were working!!! Of course this was never a very clean activity!! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyqa0Z0Ck0pkkoZ5YMmw_Zw3cp9sA5juLq5Xs1iEuFSrBscKUBIjwAaHMmgOmpuAEy5h6Red7HC19O3uwpRQ5-Yn9eras7BARH5vj72bNpZ-MXyWF0y8aOQ9XqxwbD1XYTvBLpJlCNL8/s320/IMG_2026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640832534926403794" /></div><div>Mattie and the whole 2nd grade did a President's day Program! They did an amazing job!!! Mattie had a speaking part too! </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJzPQXCfGQrKe6UTqgGLtnj96aUU6kh4UHc6nq_ZD-6cq2jRSNJagbCh5jARnuu3gM2RX788BPXsws66bdheDX4Gh9W1yDjM_-9e1YEnGQUlSc4q0QEM05ojR_dRXwMat6zO893MGdwM/s320/IMG_1300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640801842707944882" /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwzSk34C2avJzfCB0IHPdjb2dYMQ0ZIcOZTtMrmV1W9pSiEkAZ8uos3iy3QPjvxP2HstlecSOjrt-MzbDTi7g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div>Thomas had a "show off" day at pre-school where they displayed all the skills they had mastered. :) Thomas went to Tiny Tumbler's Pre-school...which was run by Northshore Gymnastics.</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_K95GRa5oe3jiKgsWmKWBbOZ5qw3833K6Yt9N9tbDwJEKLcsWuRzMs6ZcQb43gChTDS1-IfxaLiZiYuRW-t_puQp-JyUw9WxKbOONlpF-wsgPC7QZDmpgAVbrSac5GIk6ByB0L2T5Rw/s320/IMG_2132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640800103610320914" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexbRXuxV6w0SB1gpkkRgx33ktRAmQRDcYELTdJchi5yL98HWgUkmbR1BEkIaGTNr6EtNxxDvlL9AXrBElGuV3QqM0Ko5VkV2Dmzim8fikw8N7M-qLZqtr3zwrqXAJs0YYwGjgdlKHUTI/s320/IMG_2103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640843468159931602" /></div><div>Thomas also decided it was time to take the training wheels off his bike! He did it!!! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-K1d_dEYOB2eHGr-Q5E9LzgKCFMELu0fJW6ZDsKLeLE1viTrZQWi3KiTAaNWDz7PehSdJjc3gYuZjlqkOJSwJTu0XmUdkWIZY-CLyDd4qak8i7scRusqbTbk4zCtsphX6s9wVgtlh58/s320/IMG_2185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640800082052297602" /></div><div>Andrew had a party after his reading class finished studying about Greek Mythology! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcD83zlE-1cxreUqGwLW30WzXdR9Vk_ND0wAzwYf8l99dOlZerdlCYspNqqkvJ0CJs866rtfsJVat_Bk5x5FBdRA2qC5xhXHEJqNiVS0oG3zxI6op_J33LwU36135__nmH_7zeDXl8lw/s320/IMG_1392.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640801851672237970" /></div><div>Aimee supported the Texas Rangers for favorite team t-shirt day! :) Since the kids have to wear uniforms to school everyday, when they get a day off it is pretty exciting!! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnkHP06SBRsrgYPYM1wdUBFINfJVBkFSVcF6mslZNf63mO8VcEHrYEnSbeFcsYSPDkxMncKX9S9RpiP37zE9X0fwFlt-Zs8iBZLYf4xaGM6uXv2_jAxMRAQqnVMr6MI8TuOkTzT-Xcho/s320/IMG_1995.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640801852679989250" /></div><div>Spring=more daylight and warmer evenings!! Which lead to fun times!!! Including a fun family five hundred game...of course Missy had to play too!! :)<img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XxxpPmPYn1EQKq218GHYzvi-69fYxJklywCI4ICH3aei7cNIF9juJ0tzfzsLnKHMkpOgLOtNZVqSqnv7Id6xvt8Ewk52aLW9ifWgeHIuXSJmgM7nVywBhKXQlovgvHujgyCGoO6PoR4/s320/IMG_2217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640843474249812370" /></div><div>
<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#3333ff;"><b>And of course we had our Spring/April birthdays!!! :) :) :)</b></span></div><div>April 15th:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRfqJJtB-BTaRSwBFngSn7uZrLFE7172P3q4ECaRbdjlIdX7K2FaJFF8P8ORnFhm06U4BqI8ZjYfnvkKCDz_7AURDHGapZktxxVuI8MHoNazDK9Ne5kyeRMfTfwX6a8h4Gwry6cWn1dM/s320/IMG_2394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640805764088381906" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMtBnavWxBqNMVLupB-3YKlIsMHIzKp8wrc4rHKrD5RRysprEh3_zRInQ7XEr9Re43G5ocLIS6GbUi4jF0OiaoFGWzZsaSSDELEiPLqQZLpIam2m16jH_kNnKmPMjkpfkzrk1eONvGiA/s320/IMG_2374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640844561852308610" /></div><div>April 18th:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWsNZ-b6Kg54vxHC9FAq5KNxYw6xll5j-BpoopyJM80LFXd3pwQ79CA3LOOBkzxIO8EmqUgY1VJFIxzYLOsHms3RVMWGSmVJrjaJ55lgzsd8FhVPvnI_SzbYIjE4s6MJ-dpt5BQ-i-mM/s320/IMG_2419.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640805762878749586" /></div><div>April 21st:</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWeKZHKutuToHjtlTlNU896NsMBTkKm9ZokyVbB_k2kgK4ZNaQbaa4vBnWOxweHK46785vXQ-5lSxanmH8KpVuufMYYZfl8sP9H4UHv2hLHpSF7GPK50VYHElP4b8ZbYWGAUPsumkzHU/s320/IMG_2582.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640844557262412514" /></div><div>
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<br />Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-60811253369455383612011-06-05T21:16:00.004-05:002011-06-05T21:41:43.689-05:00SuRpRisE!!!One night there was a young girl who was feeling a little depressed. There was nothing to do and no one to hang out with...so she decided to go to her room, turn off the light and do what teenagers do best...<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">S</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">u</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">R</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">p</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">R</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">i</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">s</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">E</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">A blast from her past entered the room...</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"The Girls" were standing right in front of her!!! </span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">WHAT!!!!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">HOW DID THIS HAPPEN???</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES!!!</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">It is Brooke and Raegan!!! :) :) :)</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPNZMHMmqgahczd8ZOfAVncJd-W6bJNAF8CvTDsOrWhpW77L6YuW1-tDC_fqEIgqNqKm4XxxWyINl3hvUv8enoTebH2wBCKBklufQMRH89P6MCcoZHLajzqKie-Unkic2LndomuXRIms/s320/IMG_1006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614926932704180882" /></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Our old neighbors, Brooke and Raegan and Amy Knight drove down from Houston to hang out with us for a quick weekend! Amy, who is an accountant, had a job in the area, so the girls tagged along so they could surprise Bethany!!! Oh what a surprise it was!!! :) :) :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div>We were supposed to be across the lake at the Pinewood Derby & Blue & Gold Banquet...where all of Bethany's Louisiana friends were....that's why Bethany was depressed...but not for long!!! </div><div><br /></div><div>The girls quickly cheered up Bethany and they spent the night enjoying beignets and catching up on all girl stuff!! :) </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFEpBy2Ao3jKVg1mNUwsspRGecWGozwGYcfqx9Es-f73PdYlss-TMHf-yq1kQfWu7REum2ZLB10aiwxGy7EHrImuRDcmrqVnv-ZrM2pswqddnwqj1hUiEy98BBCyepqKx1Om7YT8wIVU/s320/IMG_1007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614926940242873570" /></div><div>We all went to church together on Sunday and hung out for a while, then it was time for the Knights to head back home!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for such a fun weekend <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">S</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">u</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">R</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">p</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">R</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">i</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">s</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">E</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">!</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">!</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; ">!</span></b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>:) </b></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>:) </b></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>:)</b></span></span></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-21826400777788450022011-06-05T12:56:00.009-05:002011-06-05T21:01:20.615-05:00Family Time :)One of our goals this year is to spend more quality time together as a family. Each month we try to do something fun together as a family. About once a quarter we end up doing some BIG activity. Our first BIG activity, back in February, was to go explore Northlake Nature Center.<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVVy784LBcQSL3RAz_K2mHWPH0unKxKzcS4vBVvKkAG_un1ApjeU-UJdurMBaSKNqfe3yozI4qqT4sAuw2rDvYlKL1_8oEfCNZWjwp0g-pZ9EoRA3qB16PT1RGz6ZBeRw9mvZnQI-uvo/s320/IMG_1183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614857140294817474" /></div>We had a great time walking along the trail through the swamp.<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpaS26Dm43dCR4V3k1lTqR7kFR5u8VEBlBOPR8HdfLAbbJivWvArCFZbDyul2N7WY7tMaONSGZMt8nbfUX3BjAD25tNLsrAlXt3QM3vifAPdvo-hPM74BgWvuWebLpVejG-ECheWQ34Y/s320/IMG_1083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614854417983002930" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabB5_09Zro9xZDJr0iG5BILMosx0MsDe-kSNdpO3bMXs8TUsTN6YstLCdVyfPd26xxaumesKXLoLvWjJRwigenXDtodr8iT-smwouDpfWOKmMwNKxccvKvpNx6h7ENInQAzFAxMB-lso/s320/IMG_1095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614861670736542898" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOKoERH1EId3I_qrvnfjt7TRce0n3hgbzydzWmZnxYW4EndA4Z1aIdgX_GNl7bWfWbslfkG7ajHAZoFo7mz6cq_f9dvVSRJ4ULufe_l6aamcovVt0cWUJbEtVhDdRhL2L0384iJhEXgI/s320/IMG_1088.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614857147216193922" /></div><div>Sometimes we would check out the map to figure out where we were.</div><div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBo36Egx56xOwtZeaI5LJhlNwAnvonwDGF7kfE7gg4KN9DBO5lTEwN-GMrSPqrqHbHTe6H5yFMCSkiQvgjm8VHtWqBnRJ1PfeO5_aZEYMQ0SSD4bx3rn0Ycu413h_hZ-u5HIXfX-rZBAs/s320/IMG_1103.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614842852467927682" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9G_6BknmF00AWgLsb7M37yB8ckLHfjVdxd54kPzJAaSKNf-AspydcipKnthov-MdKZf1btsoE8NtBvG9JpfowysXK1540tIgbVs3t_RN_X2jfD27C8H1j8mKy61RPvXA3JwgYdA8kcA/s320/IMG_1100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614905000104602466" /></div><div>Sometimes we were a little crazy!! </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLo-VCxPqQCsHHNacK0d7dpN8-AP-q87ZKVr8xBbG-Bkafxjvj_w1XRJPo4K3ljRxKkpQn4vrTmD_0ah6AlVjXkd8g5m88m2NxGHvKg3sAikz5PyEOZbV-DInEXUBe6O1hwwOIjcqD6Ds/s320/IMG_1107.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614844375621204914" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WL_b9lBI5ZRyV8rMDieEpWpD7AVt5_Duq3z5MozG7KG7pNzhShGZrZytKWdc-XdkD2i8P5Egq06NCHel2H5QHhuqndDZaTjC2PuQ6fXLtGzorEAmPqc6CSWy80BE8BMQpGw4dXwCAbc/s320/IMG_1120.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614844382308159298" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0wOjVSE_4fiMG3m02PTTtAjtw7eozhIZ0XJM9LS3V00BWU4ZTtRAqfFTbDqe03_SOBP9vSY8_58gh3jL8OtqF8ZeazVNjmfI3AZ1oEUdWWGqXm7WES2UCVkOOBznFWXAJ5hQX4CUo1Q/s320/IMG_1126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614861672399130306" /></div><div>End of the trail...time to head back.</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RNu043kfykezXzzBIZV0K1wW8_nLswXG7YJm471wsp90cPM9gPYG6wIj1BxIpu6L9dolBxo9Gxnu2-6xJBCg5zHHDXwM6xivGCv2oavniXaLnbx5gR4KAmS2tWIBmDecdLRF6ZXYktE/s320/IMG_1113.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614841406800629842" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnQLNJkRHXQY7Gfz_-9ERr9XEVsA6kk6wDpetR1vlgPxxnFJbrHl4wkjuor_nvTx3dgmpCGs4pj32JbURn3dNkxiFPLht0q8eeQa2-BWEpR-LlFdYxG31XroT6MixbhIhKns6-40q-Jk/s320/IMG_1104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614841419269113810" /></div><div>There was also a burned out building there that was pretty cool to look at. </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWj2FD2cdNqWSQxJtfK8_MBFvZMdj1lhE-GeJkuZfc4I-GtU_J33Z4jt6PhawmrfuqhHU95vg2YYKWKlk7H_UursFsleUprz9y8O9VAcwlLr3BxLDrXwqknYh_Uh6IDFLe3W4W5S_4_s/s320/IMG_1156.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614888868412502226" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrabRsfBk-0u3UTaqq7tHDVOJ2UQPID8b8kdci6qRH6Tonvys11F7dGcb8SWOzZKi7O5Eia0WKFohL79EF1bw9uvB32BPH5jX_1k23DTb4DH3MPe9bjeiOUv67VuPtYyP0gvL_lsrlb20/s320/IMG_1165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614888876510352786" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPc2jJ-_4cOyYHMrZT4G7nRSCUDTa9lsqy-md9DmIuIsIhCRaSI3DnG7weyrck3PANSYsp-v8Z1H89Vrr5RYYivFI6pTuUT3N3X9SlLgIzVoraOd_eRslqcl0UFjgkG4ojK_m8jFwYU8/s320/IMG_1174.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614920127884566498" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS2sEYWDWLsm7VIt7Wzm62MnqrtnUNO_2mlUhofLwONWR8xg9AKXbg-LCPnf7NzqebMGwNGq9Yth0jxy-Vf3CCK63qMvQ1UicW-R1p-VDJzvRLJ4Lv58gLX015dfauEUmNhRMy7Txuiw/s320/IMG_1173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614920132169726978" /></div><div>The kids had a good time and found a few cool things along the way! </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwVN34R-WOh01niIn-itw26nRxn7OtJXAogxJwtbQpIu1LTJMXjxSdenh1RziSA5s_SdIBm_CcSiq4QslricJWmjqf4r2D3xzUkjCswi-bLvlEBuRyWZZzYPvL9NNblIJqzB5o_7s6Uk/s320/IMG_1142.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614904992540698354" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dJojaoYG-P2_2pSrofjuUgdvBl7Q66mQpzo7Lh41lEUoFi3KlLIQO1Q_5T1o-XpmmTxwpM5IPLznjP1m-8p9u3DJIfBsQGzJhWkQ9RFQKXdmhcvqrOWUMe2Z1e1jmwj-naNo9DystZE/s320/IMG_1154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614908849913789794" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnU3b81pmNvqo3xB5PpU5Rq14vUkWpOFdAjFMZiOmvlIa2aN6zjzNAkbo6Vkj2MH9SfjinlCC3cSRlN-TlJjZBlgWtObGYG3hBT4xqxoZi7tciTc1fNi_ml37IXLrK3sKZNZughGlQATU/s320/IMG_1101.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614842862323949378" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfvBDFAA7Lz0JIFcEhSEu-xClMBdC7MA7V4aZp63WOPUcJQ6KRT2c-HMJfiUHE3slQd2LO0OZw3k4f9MBvkt86suM-B4xGqUVMDrrfbBpR_fwFqSpiUJ9ffEbaZ13q8WUuXRYv_BNdM0/s320/IMG_1203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614848094229587426" /></div><div>Mattie found leaves with holes all over them and Andrew found a thorn that looked like a mini sword!!</div><div><br /></div><div>We caught a few cool sunset shots too! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SH5apvaah4aTimAOjBWmqYyHVA35pqzluJ6y52TXaBDSbgxz8jdym0ehThTDE9nPl_LmqesLKlxZLO_YUTXYeEbshvEh1zzg4gVxzWjAxMKCmyglFRiXIkmQSf9B_mszWf4siPOB35s/s320/IMG_1152.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614917674344061154" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpcfDNz7pGOkiIaaF8GT3c2-VsldaeoBvh7udoG2NQgBvzMQTqXjsleZPRqoxlNWZnKqupdezu5qEYijjORkkisEgRAP_4JUtnQkS3ag9rNIPdoXkRxNW87WDqLON2RgmVcVESU3Jhrw/s320/IMG_1155.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614885659435864770" /></div><div>Of course it wouldn't be a Prince outing without a little challenge!! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfoOs1DaTLpoGX5jL6jXJzo0xOYgSMowpphyphenhyphenrbBBHZyOC1jMyDh-OlwsC2ZwDCTolLiG7kBYfrc-xmGze3XtWlxEp8LngdA4Fo5Q7pe1072zxNanEfftFzyntM6A80ZItObRwVW6NPlU/s320/IMG_1181.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614852497038341474" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtJBHKW2QOwRcwax9xMRQYoYN3WZ2VMvlZyLUM6DaqLrfHtz3qE6XA6t4ZGhV-HRhPalIiPQaCbZvVnvm-PgerX3e4q_nJwkvWPdZq_EjHqshsTY8Hg3hic-ZU2pVc5ha5enBsio45xU/s320/IMG_1184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614917672287974450" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQmI9orPn2raCgAnHjdk961GfOq1orQbOiIUrZaRC-XF6kun0POJRR77Igs7Z2yGrCd_1duGvLit-_qW0CAlDMWS3LrcB_vm3p-57r4R0pL82YgrMTXYo4M-vNwSsVDESmR3TMzWMYB4/s320/IMG_1185.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614848086381034738" /></div><div>One last picture...our souvenirs of the day...</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjH386YasHZkzxoowH5Chbj37kQt_ZwsDUlNN67JWz51wSfnMKcp-S9-lxgqhMWNNyH-oqyo86L_0DTu1gtaXVQzu_XWNvXeUnzJ6LcXDjyK7Mi5k_gDdZPaJaspby4k3M70UspbcqRZE/s320/IMG_1204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614852490049425346" /></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-24569391677921328072011-05-15T21:00:00.006-05:002011-05-31T18:53:18.002-05:00Rainboots<div style="text-align: left;">One Sunday night a while back, Aimee wanted me to take her picture with her rainboots on. We had fun taking these. I had fun playing around with my camera too! <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bbTK2buxbNJolLduBVB1G0EpJpSpkWdp7pB9vyHntpHIDcv75zmhny3b05AAXKDrcx3UOc0cpioPdK9A91VxiZXtI-Jru-FFIoZ660gdJLpknJ9xJer-89NAtgi2YDveBE4-qdg4qaA/s320/IMG_1044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607410937791713890" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Even though I didn't have the settings just right, I think these pictures are cool!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yIurENy_DU9dYhltzQDO2zmJ161SaCI2NwhrteS8wzxCUmU0aVh5QGHVu5HPDi4f-Ih-Q4OmIeVr-DGsxqqIyMcFrc2UlrbaFUyApP0R18H3zzyN_Al9Z2rtbTqYcaSLKSGgG2tDJyQ/s320/IMG_1053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607410920615408786" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_nLljZ6hKCUoNVv1JvfbM0DuF-fTx__93orU5Ppb2bPGIcRCqRQAx_5_5RAg5xnLJy6fouLpkiVXuAULhqOhptFXBRLdvcGvoB0yR-Gn2PKAys7VgiXLGDfVa4Ne_kewIUXwU2P3cPI/s320/IMG_1048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607410924302388642" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These turned out better:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQRcgSry5azjioyKp95ffCrbA8O9byh7WgGnIOYBiULd5R8cBNMv3HdA6LpIyGUvgjzDgFkT378mERbi4P-zrg2vIWgIs6XQpcJnx7RyzT7kCnXudvrHZYzp0sPeltu_aJsgorl0Y8B0/s320/IMG_1055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607385811864007362" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJAXyxpkiqEStCEzJ5aMG-gAZk3QEnBohT6dMpAItqBrqxqFnGL9_mwwYkSCP5icmK3zWdlkFmo6u69WzFA6FUaNnm83uyV1y_FhYyEB6vgC8L7y47x-z3Mnq39Yf8SR2ohdG3JwTM3o/s320/IMG_1054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607385814329857362" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Aimee loves rainboots! These are the boots we got her when we first moved here, but they are getting too small. She has some new ones picked out and is wondering why it is taking so long for them to arrive!! :) </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMhZHlJ0WdBczxGSSIIkUoWlY2F5Ban8SWpVyIt0c2kAC0DsssrUTiTFAVmLOySaYJXHkrEiqfb3Vw0t5QwlSLV2beAOkwJmCaXe5icfplbWtUGqO7o9Ix2cmbeeSW6DFv7J1Q4e9ETE/s1600/IMG_1057.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMhZHlJ0WdBczxGSSIIkUoWlY2F5Ban8SWpVyIt0c2kAC0DsssrUTiTFAVmLOySaYJXHkrEiqfb3Vw0t5QwlSLV2beAOkwJmCaXe5icfplbWtUGqO7o9Ix2cmbeeSW6DFv7J1Q4e9ETE/s320/IMG_1057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607385804613571250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KpGd0sIPPOxCdhi30-ZQbk2P7TsXhUW5__8rNksFWTllM1txOqcMil75cKNz_Fv2vCOhZoSbwRp3htChYLZcApgl_Uk2W1R_j_9nkc3QoYy1Un78zDkojU0IXq3dYw16SyHVWKHTsh8/s1600/IMG_1058.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEEIMqMitdfn9_u4PEc45lLWqsD8HrX6HX46NH2z-rSIC4QZbOdzrC8wPR66Q4vQdu99QU5mFNhP5zockvigXACSXi9iAntMi9lkSVmjOR7os5oSeotfaZvfTxgnYdqXFVxtD3BiMghw/s320/IMG_1066.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607134352483160770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPqr_Cf4voSSHSTuonslHfPikEMWxQxgxQzI_ZRfIB4j-6qznlfjd-qFo8I4mBOSt5WGINByTU9IvbFrWDzQBVOdTHHWKU4LVQeAetAnGGz4gvUP9_Z12M6aNN-iRfLOrBa8zHeoZ__c/s1600/IMG_1067.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPqr_Cf4voSSHSTuonslHfPikEMWxQxgxQzI_ZRfIB4j-6qznlfjd-qFo8I4mBOSt5WGINByTU9IvbFrWDzQBVOdTHHWKU4LVQeAetAnGGz4gvUP9_Z12M6aNN-iRfLOrBa8zHeoZ__c/s320/IMG_1067.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607134348809386546" /></a><br /></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-87248630788878358622011-05-08T17:50:00.009-05:002011-05-15T20:58:09.081-05:00BROTHERS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">BROTHERS</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:webdings;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> best friends</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">buddies </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">=</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thomas</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Andrew :) :)</span></b></span><div><br /></div><div>One weekend in March ~ March 18th, the weekend after Mardi Gras, Andrew decided that he and Thomas were going to have a campout in the backyard! So Andrew got everything all ready...he got the sleeping bags out, the tent, and even the camping food...marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate! </div><div><br /></div><div>These two boys had the time of their lives!!!</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhOvTuk23CfQuXtXtlt2bHCvNVw9K2RTBUWErEWZ_vCOU0oZraeSlXw4vq89Z_h-HypkQ1eW0jnxQz2ZLGOjmyDJ4bSyiOn4OFfL4YQ43JqQfYxTCFPQpPs5sgE7q3rH72RwaUETnxig/s320/IMG_1873.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604483377149001298" /></div><div>Especially Thomas!! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't remember what they had for dinner...but Andrew had it all under control! He even built the fire all by himself! </div><div><br /></div><div>I had fun watching from inside, but had to come out and get a few pictures of their fun! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin093ttJgF8XRyUVDsHEIe6rYcjasKQQbhFLGiWSLGg0hod9zQbmeDeJ50GkPpe67_-zGfkjrON8qrGIgNXU9JIr2J9ePyt8L_R3w_7iuCV5UmomZ0nbehgqvzxNWbMd4n9TXuiaEDSFg/s320/IMG_1864.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604483370839382146" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_cqYmYt6S_7PXyndM2XiGBmlw0cqHFqob4w2mCM3kOFGhB4DKAVjNDc6T6CVSX38OnnkrFVDY3_-Ccf5p4ZMDYp9SYce6sELGqUvLXiK3EdkpI5u7y3PqI35r-mw9p3RqCCUPGM8q_U/s320/IMG_1870.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604483373771471074" /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpTy-Q-YA9ZWkVy6Og-HXyQ9TMo663cYhia63Kbkn9B3mjX0J71D0n7VJJf4rFYR3QXN4H6I0O_H_Vdq9x3EGLJR1tYrxbEPegcgGihxnWekdlL4iCb4BsEfkJyQ53YL2ruqrrqk10BI/s320/IMG_1877.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604486367118498626" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCrsjxvKRaR_CS3D_WV2kVl80ZWRQeiYFv42i9T7Uhp44JuW5wFVUGo5GEWeGEeYAgruy8Zbp3gmoPCr4wY5QSQo5lnL-CtgjwxglipAc_Ng1Af7VJO6bknBE8rM8qnEp4uEIRshC7m0/s320/IMG_1874.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604486360247639554" /></div><div>Once the "S'MORES" were gone...it was time for the LOUP GAROU hunt...is that a loup garou foot print???</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6C5nbwOUzstdZiJnm-zr_Wg1w5f4saNzP55IedizIZKxlhmTv1bY-74PqUlpX0Rx2JBKGdu15y-WqKi46Kti5wwENeXutwlNeV1gV5r5h-EVkVh5TDaAosJblOnY1_p9OoaewDLlxWF8/s320/IMG_1883.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604489355296798066" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBS8rYwXu8qYTtyiS-xhEtZA01I3p8LkRMTW9DZZivADSzyWK7qE4P9GN5fOL-mTlDkZURgYDs7eBMloWCxq9QePpGUSWgYK7wjwPg-OC0nr-F09gl8WNi-64VBjIsfs9-UgIoxz7cAU/s320/IMG_1886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604492312352879666" /></div><div>There was a full moon that night, and Thomas was a little nervous about sleeping in the tent, but he and Andrew were fast asleep, almost before I knew it!! :)</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pVcpikJtTi0MOR8GVm3U3cfPE6YPeh7Z1Qa9Y8FRFkJykXroqBsQKwSBQDvYSi4SKn65CobZhvZ02YbdhuUibqcdhyphenhyphen4m5SsoMVSQmfXAx3Qyg3G5tJNuUASDcz5ufJYhrJmYzZClZEE/s320/IMG_1881.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604544456464012018" /></div><div>It is so fun to see Andrew and Thomas have so much fun together! </div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew had to wait <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">7 LONG years</span>...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">enduring 3 sisters</span></i></b></span>...before he was blessed with a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">baby brother!! </span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3366FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">He's been in BOY HEAVEN ever since!!</span></b></span> </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn4sCAbuR55qw8UUp6RYjz0KCs0xR9duqFDNyosw__HF6PY5FI16ODU_BeFP-XK_p7mZdhzku5OyayGQ9DaC4lq-b15hwBZ5gpLYiWOpv5EsIj-BJ6bOF_y0vadpTxIbP1YkZtDR-_4I/s320/100_6953.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604492322958234802" /></div><div>Andrew is such a great big brother!!! He has helped take care of Thomas since we came home from the hospital! </div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NQaKffOl-0aTRP0bS9tHNBJnvVQCGBnF4D9bl_neomEJneVMEkIBo6GhzjrDpxDBFhuPcHKCLhanDsZ3Lj7K5smLN2WhcHI9W6uf5MTz1Bd9uZCz6y_92ytn6XtdKlvpsrQMLi3-QEg/s320/100_6850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604540297106116402" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUoo1wIX2wjvtveBq9YBewiPicaivKG5mNhAWWmJKMNZT1WLuDeaZgKzRfvs3Be8u_9lB9FSXUwICprcgZyqxfe7DxxWcVcQ9Z9uqFLx1gZc5efWhfSpReIdC37_qgDH0wHbk-SkPAPA/s320/100_6851.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604540297041940690" /></div><div>Andrew has always been willing to do anything for Thomas! Andrew will usually help Thomas get ready for bed each night, and they head upstairs together! Thomas likes to do what ever Andrew will do...even get up early on school mornings! It is so fun to watch them together! </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">BROTHERS</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:webdings;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> best friends</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">buddies </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">=</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thomas</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Andrew :) :)</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-78665149796633958602011-04-17T18:17:00.013-05:002011-05-08T17:31:40.332-05:00Mardi Gras with the COUSINS!!! :)Our second weekend of<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Mardi</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Gras</span></b></span> fun started on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Friday,</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">March</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> 4th</span></b></span> when Edd's brother Dan and Melissa's family to visit! We had hoped to take them to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ORPHEUS PARADE</span></b></span> in Mandeville, but it was pouring rain and it took <i><b>FOREVER</b></i> for Dan and Melissa and their boys to arrive. So we just played around at the house Friday night. It was also just <b><i>POURING</i></b> rain outside so it wouldn't be any fun to go parading.<div><br /></div><div>Saturday, Bethany went across the lake to help park cars and go parading! The rest of us went to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Maritime Museum</span></b></span> in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Madisonville</span></b></span>. It was really cool!! The kids thought it was a lot of fun! When we first arrived, we had to get a picture of the kids on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">HUGE ANCHOR!!</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6UzVHRnE9vFJswpyHnxXbI-xeAUzW7jJGTxHIG-oVXyEaPFBEj7uL4EwVtdOTO64_YPQc_qBs1ZBGKWH65NQ_XnrVcUZ6vunP54OhqMT52BjqV4_eO7QLuzozlqx12UTa0tcR0H14nhc/s320/IMG_1395.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596697344844187890" /></div><div>Then the was a contest to see who could pick up the most<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">GIANT LINKS!!</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0PdDEu5dgYQ8VxJFXuW9JA7i7PPlotSol-JgE8amfIBCW02idjJVOsv5CzW20rBHhRvvWya9Qpvm1DZsuhTue9AFXAHzZ_pzGW50CL82jo588KF5KvwmiOgKsHVbNC8Cx5mOqWAuZ9JY/s320/IMG_1398.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596697349819986594" /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I think Uncle Dan won, but Andrew came pretty close! </span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZxcSMcQ1ELmWQ65ovLrzdaf7K8N1mULaobEfyj1CXs39Sergf4z3WfGGiHQFuWR1Yh4574-JTykJM9D4H4zujgR0VoeunyOzqwy6U5c4xsoA5H-CWr5DmQ88kkqE2aUfWfsebfFHUHOK/s320/IMG_1399.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596698635090339554" /></span></span></b></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9gKHIPMfu073MQz9CqAnWqXHLcIgLUszmbuoqP69gydeHz_Wmjc8V8Ww6V6HOJUlukIOMFaL_K3BbdC_9HBee-06hxsFUSMsEbMuNt7NvBwNi_DV8YsOU4nqDEjrep6chCdLVVgZ44ao/s320/IMG_1400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596698643364268914" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MgqsUSp5OOdwngI3TTBgJ_NqLyH8BUgg3as_h-XzZrmpnTcgSKwxyf2z2nekCpvUree-qcIy-3LyfswuRS1a4RW26ledaRDGuLOfWG9byWZz8S4EKP-STARGCgBG_QfuM-xWmDjPn0ww/s320/IMG_1401.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596699684046087842" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We enjoyed looking at all the different light house models...</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDq-YTD-IOOHmJ5QWf6Cml36XjFBjxVfb7hctzlROdZu-H8Hp2iHI8y32NNR2HqaWVAyAJ4jKzKOe4bAesYxoSSn9nWd1ykkAM9QVzl5o9zKN_wg9CVsGvABTSOvIPSwn-aMpv2yztue6/s320/IMG_1415.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596699686704301762" /></span></span></b></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMaK9V9eAXUE6HTegN23wVAXPYfI_33DnGxgbBMfM0Wrw4krADHpokVKfXeN-GYnONCDgJfFOsutuQ1r8OULN95DUVPvy3vSktAy1uhSqLLXJJhC3HBhE52x_olyn44f18jvJDcoD7XVG/s320/IMG_1413.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596701147712041154" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and learning about life in the early days of Madisonville!!</span></span></b></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcQZQNr5Bg-S3Z3jRrpPF0GncsizlmmmQk3Jw6kK6z_Pzno4r5jh5yGc4NiRIf1ZiESZsnUxcQonby_Yx6RkvpBcMHkwFfrk1j0u8_XNZf_0J5ZmE4ckeSK6aHePsOdZkkDs9_G5TCnUB/s320/IMG_1441.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596703548482345218" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ-O7lbvn_i8GKRD0Wxe_Tk9bW61XmYWEbavi7j16jx56LHk81CGc8jvHxi4zUKVbW6_SKh3TKgF5Myc4IRUKUniPFDlMajzo2mHgxvNvIEVVuSIHTNQSZGmdCPRBWKeoaab-fyLmaBfK/s320/IMG_1442.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596703551825429874" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; ">There was even a cool submarine like boat!!</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFmor1weWfpwrGL4EdISI49tItMJQBK74s2lsIE3EjibU15GuVm7zA7s6b7DS1qSAHDnpjOCFV38QI-V3UzOrNmUG90xPCrMJEgeWr1DZJ7CSpJcKxb1nPn3i09Lnf7lrAZfqQFhZS192/s320/IMG_1430.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596701162452030066" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjMpqKdU096tCIMnEg0ABZOtYMVRtTiRB6cnB3QpUNgeSsXQtj2EfhYGWiq8PCaHRSaEdpEtgN-CfZ4eY_XZyy0wh1fTwUubOXfWm61xehkXUAeHzluENcUhcgK5G8G_JHOIuSuML0Mzb/s320/IMG_1427.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596701150031900866" /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; ">We lucked out and found a few </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;">SWAMP MONSTERS</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-size:16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">outside!! :)</span></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FF99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-size:16px;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ayz6a3axtF_LsJC1OqhkiSVpj2v0GwE3r4w9djPLUFU56eyPp4WmnaYlvI7pLzNuN7TiHRj04BQEBj-KfsCck7BSgvquvt6bGISuGEXbrkX1WbCkAFhrhSKamYj7dag12AbfvPYApGhs/s320/IMG_1451.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596705547571127938" /></span></b></span></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SRKdvE1uIdu0sFXqou5iYwex2bZtp9jyskHzlpykeGSwf_EpONwra_prgh-Dx-mg2vld7miAdr4s8ROeYmTqCpUCoH6j8nhA02Hg0xbVuvkjSDPRUtmpUBAgEAChldw6Xr80S_MuxnOv/s320/IMG_1452.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596705555442309794" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yCk7FlO-OuHkmjhco7B_aoBb_GM48Wu5LfJceAv6htLo6dW1GVd9CpRZ-O7snwVG4-GH_5DR8nedmBOgrG5dWNanuk2-O9zThhBPIzpW6xRvM6NaI7qtYmt5G25Gua_TgjLg3LNxqapB/s320/IMG_1455.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596705550033621346" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2BDOXDgcBO3Hprwe4LDi4RmPOMyM2DNICkuYyWctfcSQaAvphZ9xasKCk0mOYh1tCFHV_Nr5z39pjbbIMwEznEQ2Cdh6_o4o87ysuyBHkW5xTjZBamH3DgNRsvBQgCo0i1WHTgHq2rDd/s320/IMG_1449.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596703558637625330" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">For lunch we headed to our </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">favorite spot: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">BEAR'S!!</span></b></span> What a treat to have those delicious Po-Boys again!! :</span></span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>The rain caught up to us again! It was <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">WORSE THAN POURING</span></span></i></b> when we got done with lunch!! So the dads ran as fast as they could to get our cars and pick us up. We all ended up pretty wet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our next stop was the bowling alley!! The kids had a blast trying to knock the pins down! Sometimes they even got some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">STRIKES!!</span></b></span></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucReDrmj2I3tCDV9Jj5d7cYx9Onaz0CredNSL4SMk9CNbjr5xefQSzqCcJ5_jIYAdpvij5Stp5yP2AeUgG2Ul3vUd7xmU3_6HCINvCaeOOg0_DKhnod4oFlA16cGUYNrzUHyUmEmrfPkg/s320/IMG_1459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599604502853395858" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bVCg7MHhhM51Wqwwluz_an6zM4HDU_x3aqa2FsJRa9XhUrZK6aMGXA5gjcGdvTw2jjqcPRt1C8c_zzUbB8-qiX-5gdokve06qgsmTgG4SG2zORiJlHOauu_k70qSwiS5rdUdwhnQcbNm/s320/IMG_1464.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599604507200980146" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Our last stop was to get a treat at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">POPCORN BISTRO!!</span></b></span> Yum!!! :) Sorry no pictures...but just imagine, bucket after bucket of popcorn...flavored any way you can imagine!! Our picks for the day were: Nerds, Mississippi Mud Pie, Rainbow, King Cake, Rainbow, Peanut Butter Chocolate. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">YUM, YUM, YUM!!! :)</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>It was so fun to visit with all Dan and Melissa's boys and get to know them better, especially little SAM!</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXv3mrH0cIWOPmHvRAW7XyGH3lNoCHd-FBMlKYsItMCYlLwxmSYP3E8RqAiOYBgXCL_WK6LNku9b7aaTqDOBknLO9I9h-bQfO1a182Kj1jvn1gI5XmeEL5pkQI9MYunhX_hZNv2ObZ4Cti/s320/IMG_1488.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599604512763201490" /></div><div> Thomas had so much fun playing with George, Ben and Henry!! He had been waiting <i>FOREVER </i>to play with them! </div><div><br /></div><div>All the cousins had a blast playing together!! :)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>Thanks for coming to visit us!!! :)</b></span></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206930352816174930.post-52130274335925217092011-03-31T08:24:00.027-05:002011-04-17T18:17:12.778-05:00MARDI GRAS SEASON<div style="text-align: left;">Once the holiday season is over, most people take all the decorations down and put the tree away...here in NOLA, people just change the decorations!! It is quite common to see Christmas trees with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GREEN</span></b></span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PURPLE</span></b></span>, AND <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GOLD</span></b></span> ribbons, fleur de lis, jesters, masks and all sorts of Mardi Gras things decorating the trees! I've seen these decorated trees at the grocery store, the bank and even at the dentist office!!</div><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplD3mNzUw6Qe2qUhEGI0rSR2PrCIaUO4FTos_liiN-6VhyR6Y0bC13C2PVilAg6HxtLDSF_IK8TvURXZYf-7H4vn3g9SYOAdR2ub44o_PrDstwhkTbDiFVtu6_TdfbaLNmlVQ0XZePekr/s400/mardigras-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590349711058090258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">MARDI GRAS TREE:</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;">is a Christmas tree decorated in a Mardi Gras motif. Some Louisianians set up a tree with enough decorations to establish the Mardi Gras theme shortly after Twelfth Night, the beginning of Mardi Gras season. When they return from the parades and parties with bags of throws, they add to the decorations on the tree. By the time Fat Tuesday arrives, the tree has become a beautiful display representing all of their Mardi Gras memories for the season.</span></div><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "></p><h4 style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">And, having a real tree indoors is an excellent reminder that Spring is just around the corner.</span></h4><div style="text-align: right; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">~Shady Pond Tree Farm, Pearl River, Louisiana</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">Our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;">Mardi Gras festivites</span></b></span> began with the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Eve Parade</span></b></span> that rolled through Mandeville on <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Friday, February 25th.</span></b></span> We joined up with some families before the parade and had a picnic dinner. Then we all went to the parade together. I forgot my camera...so no pictures of the parade...but we had a great time!! :)</div><div style="text-align: left; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTi3slL3dmlOcahp8sMMapRd8Kk7hMdgwNqwj01Q4JJnaHRPFumsfMGzaaZa1b-22g19_ozrvZg7DQKcRn3MfVEmVdkZFwJjIk-Xxse4T8VcvMqiRUn7OUrMlnIjy7lmoTmKLVVTmnwRJ/s400/Edd+and+Thomas+at+Eve+2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596670824743087074" /><div style="text-align: left;">I did get this cute picture of Edd and Thomas at the Eve Parade with my phone!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">Dan and Melissa came the following weekend. We'd talked about going to the Orpheus Parade that rolled through Mandeville, but it was pouring rain!! Bethany, our die-hard parade attendee, came home pretty loaded!! :) I'll blog about the fun with Dan and his family next! :)</div></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6nnsvovEITsRYqhcxI_tPv2v7Eh2p57EYcl4vVzkOr_coRiOsbKIdHU85v4GlvQDpxE-9AZ1_ugSKbO5CFd40zWfI33-L5MidgRPrGHhNc4hUADFh1UMcp3T4Yr4DuMb6FlMxTDzjdhF/s400/IMG_1393.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596636199451428946" />Thomas had a Mardi Gras parade at his pre-school too! Here he is with his friend Annabella! We borrowed our neighbor's wagon, decorated it and I pulled it around while Thomas and Annabella threw out our left over Mardi Gras beads from last year. The kids who didn't bring a wagon were in the parade crowd. The pre-school next door also came to collect beads!! :)</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHII_iiPhNcT7y8oSFoqF3qyf9Wfe4r6YQ0RnkG2kchNR6666Hny-G30_Qc0sbmaPzEfllCJH6VELs8HjmDMAbK4baMTu6mnT1QPXhCtnzVHBeILLUNJ2g6dwozxcX2ivJyFgOH4o5Sgkl/s400/IMG_1335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596636193143020770" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCThnt6wZr6aSbEa-txXV0pTm7W6SkNIPDHAJ-6oRj8c15bG0lME9ZZEBJ5mxQd3FgYwBidQfldv_NMkUn9GfPJvd2nAOY7lgbBxgnNr2KCCf1Tzr2MiE77syWNgmCwh6xHIDGRE00czEr/s400/IMG_1357.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596629307573960674" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVzyCXUUIJURjl0DYdBZcQqScsRESVp0p4GJXpu-8uYCKOcAwlvit9ltso2ryFvLB4YFtfOhAehfaPSS3h9lv4G3oKWxE-qoK2mxj7xfnFt4Hw-3N1OvLKjm061CiskJDRLLo4Gt2E84L/s400/IMG_1376.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596629296678343042" /><div style="text-align: left;">Here is Thomas with Patrick after the pre-school parade. Patrick goes to church with us! :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">March 7th</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">,</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">Monday,</span> was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b>Lundi Gras!</b></span> We met up with some friends from church ~ The Howells: Jen, Annie, Alec, and Ashton and the Pankaus: Keyth, Tiffany and Annabella. We went together into New Orleans for the festivities and parades!! Our first stop was down by the Mississippi River! We parked on the West Bank and rode the ferry across!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7_e-YB0tq0PAGw68bq87MNJ2mgEy-VlplfjQZYn6WZNHuv7hkR6zudDbBucY2updlM4yFGH-mf-d_GyDpCeRgTbFmfot_PhmObCc7Q4isEvW5VmkNsKSLiRvXfr5cKe47Alw1nkA-4yX/s400/IMG_1511.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596679685918532690" /></div><div>There were a bunch of different bands playing! </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSBLxzLMsKRwF9jHjccmk3B1utCtZUbMKaX5n8eBk66ivHMIofCC_8mB4RXJhCSKDqOGb32v8Q4pihguTCLc1k1q51aHqnDz8VGpKCjKfgQoa4UdK1SjBuMDcJMBExKipDd32cLRLe8Oc/s400/IMG_1519.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596676209080021906" /></div><div>There were people who were dressed up too!!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvewBvxEa_E2unW0gY1y2_LasbMiOOMGnyfH9beg0DPqbfvwmvSaN83zm89esXyWtUfLwJL3TD5hCQ-5I-GusCQyjzu_jZojRCT4ZiwQDxpv7s1uvylIlCqr8bONDA3_0hzT-A9dVq5HA/s400/IMG_1515.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596679688981530978" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQO27Y7efjVw_oGPpYCIvayT1FznRFGV7_dX_xulnJWX9CiwvRPR5GxFd2G3iS7GABiRE8aiJhP2-MhKS70-pX2lrQj06_8NStEq34Im4c5yYmh5Y0jkqE1_w4BE7xxglbjRlNeT0sxMo0/s400/IMG_1532.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596677541232041698" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNnzUpO1e3MdAa_C2P7o-2niFKYTCwHBjflFO_IYuXqaGhUcm5bZqEmhkIK038oDjymjtwhqyN_lz5UF-dOtMguHTGuUwQKySwUX1zO6LgQDH1kq0evap85hEUtm2dU5VLCNl0OXJINUD/s400/IMG_1564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596676216174059458" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-0Kl-QU52hdc8iEJ6dKeVIa2iuzKp5gio0-l4LF8sDzlRAUHhhfYySkrazn2o6rqK9TbpdT3u-shB6bMvHiW6rOcTKDCNw4a6n0x0qC9adIpTvKooZlnUk84F8jokUIN8Nfq4ZqIBgP7/s400/IMG_1654.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596677535355889314" /><div style="text-align: left;">We found some people who were doing face painting. A bunch of us got our faces painted! Here is Thomas!! He wanted to be a dinosaur!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbvvRZnFPFyY6Boqppo6WQImPB8vii78thhqis_nuQtYfZAHRdYWYmTTRWS4mtT5iuijL4Ga0PCp5UYIixAOV1t4TUfG6rWt9Pl6CEKQ0r5DocVhy-RZrOfTNJdIQKMx_I2ByLMJ7wSmp/s400/IMG_1546.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596626012318201938" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While we were waiting for everyone to get their faces painted, we got to listen to the pipe organ on the Natchez! :) </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt3NNAiHoWMqvQls-i1oMzhy4e7gDW47kitI3rbM0v680h40jIz0XDtHlrGET-r_Ccczsi7iZXs2hD2R3iNj5oVJhrXo4v4Y-jywFEzw6IGtNa13ohzJMiiO6rqwx6ErmOmHkmqfWJClF/s400/IMG_1526.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596626003561227106" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once all the faces were painted, we went walking along and stopped to see these guys perform across the street from Jackson Square. They were pretty amazing! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIbmkXyAS3qQ9ZhYEqFnKL6xZq7-eZd94YmBTs8En4guOeb3GNgR8eGQbV25BNGFlsspHUE8bq7BpKT8oju0yY5C5_49mt-GoJz7OKGnLOO9dAXWw44S9Bn03eeCgPhiwFtmtv1yBLsGr/s400/IMG_1623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596682251421328978" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While they were performing a couple who had just gotten married marched past in their Second Line Parade! </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76KqwMUhWPPRLLVtX8BhXDpLeSQ2fb5OxVwz5wKn1scW8XwK5nD95ft7OWO39AKpjs0SYRly9lzq6mLDuY9woRPZrkZhWwIuoKR5adwJOIwbpy9cVhGembuAKM54-KsNbPjcBObXXIrff/s400/IMG_1653.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596682242475919346" /><div style="text-align: left;">After a morning down in the French Quarter, we headed back across the river and then went over to St Charles Avenue to get ready for the parades!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Waiting...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTr3fEzPLsDbrK3yb39uAuUOlnicRVmrzkJ6PS83Hg6sEohoKMk8q3Mj4Iq69VUuAN2y8ocWYUSHPn6MCuMwD4kbRu4BkDqbslCEnkCBgRbuRcoMNJ0tkKrk6ZRzVBFbs9zx32z9q44XH/s400/IMG_1676.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595646977758705890" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Alec, Bethany, Annie, Aimee and Mattie :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoluiF7HW7VK1m5GAuQTl-_eLd1y935e03ZOVp68v606D7fjzBzzqX1mdtbYlMyLFM-aQ2Dedzigh0u98v5EC8pIOOF5SEcnygs1og_p4GEX6gv1OCmBsRwqWpgsQ6YXYeTVY13sH5Vgg/s400/IMG_1680.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595623292164717874" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Edd and Bro Pankau waiting for the parades! Bro Pankau is a LSU tiger!! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Pankau Family ~</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IVFs-E3qxL7h4G2ugF9RCLhgF9byjI_zLCCSbeYi8mVF_XtSLCq1jsdcj7hdScpvKKRs8xaQJ0tC3AriRagP0UMFW1UIz-7liLTu2kOuD_z-zvQ-g9jzCXAx6X1POwd7zgnCO3zR0F8K/s400/IMG_1696.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595623286422492162" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tiffany, Annabella and Keyth :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While we waited, Edd and Keyth grilled hamburgers!! :) We hung out and enjoyed each other's company along with all the crazy parade sites!! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These parade ladders are all around. The little kids sit up in the box on top of the ladder. The "high-tech" ladders will have shoots that lead to buckets for the kids to drop their <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">THROWS</span></b></span> down!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeGfml8g8n-2VNyhZ5w6I10fMXZTau6T7IJLDH_4KKNsvugDF8rzpsl1IOizOFxfJTAduk0ahdMbca8wFMJxPVW02ktBxO1Zwl8ppZLx9gya2qgmtT8aSS0EMg6UT0L0qy83BaVzOqTQZ/s400/IMG_1679.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596623099241141746" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We also saw some pretty interesting things like the truck with a couch and awning and the Mardi Gras party wagon that parked right next to us fully equipped!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> INCLUDING A GENERATOR TO POWER THEIR MUSIC!!</span> :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY-6dRB1aFAWYzicbM_CZEMVWAJtcFOxiue75f9Zm1pgnuhnXDUY7YPhRpgqMufDJmmdxZRJxcIoIbBvHNOiU3hI1FG0KKjrUZrerjwXch4UNK4l_Aj1mHBLfqscysWE7QyUXDoJwiKV3/s1600/IMG_1678.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY-6dRB1aFAWYzicbM_CZEMVWAJtcFOxiue75f9Zm1pgnuhnXDUY7YPhRpgqMufDJmmdxZRJxcIoIbBvHNOiU3hI1FG0KKjrUZrerjwXch4UNK4l_Aj1mHBLfqscysWE7QyUXDoJwiKV3/s400/IMG_1678.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596623088834894770" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WuKRQ2EnRLCi0AaLCR-prmYHvKjoLSBEddL9l-rqD35zsWrgvHPXoJEKLBaJdsY5l48Pi1gnjAkO73-H3I9U_O0mkLhgMFtJtKn1FfUQb5Ifaszdv1PFsL30zmXpDWtF2Pgv21uLTKJi/s400/IMG_1677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595646975021946306" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">FINALLY</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">IT </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">WAS</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> PARADE </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">TIME</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!! </span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first parade was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PROTEUS!</span></b></span> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqb8S3FH9d9ucPODTgL-SV28BtkujPknyPSC54HTQfl1QTa7Cs34XXaXqSCTCw-WiH__VnkGivx1liFFYaFxDN5fqZRq6-5_mHr4crXrDQFTHi5Z284n7FV3rwcOegzXwN1kkDt3zXXXYd/s1600/IMG_1715.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqb8S3FH9d9ucPODTgL-SV28BtkujPknyPSC54HTQfl1QTa7Cs34XXaXqSCTCw-WiH__VnkGivx1liFFYaFxDN5fqZRq6-5_mHr4crXrDQFTHi5Z284n7FV3rwcOegzXwN1kkDt3zXXXYd/s400/IMG_1715.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595137543154829394" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL1vrxV64CODKVpHHP1ReNelx8JNCNrowAyYDf7w7ZH4SWoLVzn8S9tFYGsZfK_Rfts7Y8iUncdI6OEBI7w2TH_3JEdvt5kUk9YMffidQX_UJScHhGu0670VKCtkqV2j0Oix1BRDnfGwD/s1600/IMG_1707.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL1vrxV64CODKVpHHP1ReNelx8JNCNrowAyYDf7w7ZH4SWoLVzn8S9tFYGsZfK_Rfts7Y8iUncdI6OEBI7w2TH_3JEdvt5kUk9YMffidQX_UJScHhGu0670VKCtkqV2j0Oix1BRDnfGwD/s400/IMG_1707.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595137533928054786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">KING PROTEUS!</span></b></span> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx264t_zwCU54ODXJF-VQT7G2WTzRfY9QA4ORZzR20-3OUCxdIvOnU7vsYbc3zEz12kBjDn1g5F32WelJSoeHxGpE_XkidEk6Lm9XXHIdx0i37lClpwotGVCQtTXd5SLDdJBIocFbayism/s1600/IMG_1733.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx264t_zwCU54ODXJF-VQT7G2WTzRfY9QA4ORZzR20-3OUCxdIvOnU7vsYbc3zEz12kBjDn1g5F32WelJSoeHxGpE_XkidEk6Lm9XXHIdx0i37lClpwotGVCQtTXd5SLDdJBIocFbayism/s400/IMG_1733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591539441356409474" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNKoDBCOzVI33oPSUkWS2oEHOF4WPXl0i_vVId4kVMoI0WHbJ62ttq23m152tsREIcTiVJWt1AWCH-PawQsmUu8OSvwe3u20ta6IFZvsEtxir_RRR-9c-3DEj5rNLIcoODRb6AcUJ9cm2/s1600/IMG_1699.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNKoDBCOzVI33oPSUkWS2oEHOF4WPXl0i_vVId4kVMoI0WHbJ62ttq23m152tsREIcTiVJWt1AWCH-PawQsmUu8OSvwe3u20ta6IFZvsEtxir_RRR-9c-3DEj5rNLIcoODRb6AcUJ9cm2/s400/IMG_1699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591539438901252034" /></a><br /></div><div>Bethany was pretty excited about the light up hat she got from Sis Pankau!!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPzZZ3bu-IdzFGGewJC92HvAx5JyTxQNGscwiOzxpCjOPF8k7uw5VoJdLQ422hyphenhyphenjT7PBu90XEndMmc1uG-edzJGOhv9P-Ay_cTVlt-wmAFq3-Ksz0itZL8Y-RN31NFW4eMysi5q8zJmtI/s400/IMG_1697.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591211695802825090" />Here are some of the cool <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">THROWS</span></b></span> we got from the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PROTEUS PARADE!!</span></b></span> :)<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2F-KHh3ZUvlj0KFqWmME2ZifMn8GmdI_0TFD3ZLbt2ogSr_n1D5NH3olZ3FzldgaZUBI0eaV1O3-BqNEcyrLpSVZzdyDSxnd9drvPLdQ5kh-Tzs-UkIgifYzQYwnpj8gApgi9zFVrXVrP/s400/IMG_1711.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591505865405787698" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYdQQtptE0G73EeaUpsm_vdyLjZ6zXd7kWlRk3AgwWBuiQWWqsVwmo6IChBHZhF73km7XIodtW4tjywLlra2DntV2u95hD1vbNYZfwZ4iuJ2PqlGhRx_g-kJWETmn6aKai-MaQmaEHAmE/s1600/IMG_1719.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYdQQtptE0G73EeaUpsm_vdyLjZ6zXd7kWlRk3AgwWBuiQWWqsVwmo6IChBHZhF73km7XIodtW4tjywLlra2DntV2u95hD1vbNYZfwZ4iuJ2PqlGhRx_g-kJWETmn6aKai-MaQmaEHAmE/s400/IMG_1719.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591211687817265346" /></a>As it got dark, we were anxiously awaiting the start of our second parade!!<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrtY4FHEoxilq6WTn9unP3HNhIbPV-OIlpEVwKAh34LWppImdpFR4faMDDTqYGZBuOIRdC5Z-Qn9_6zDj0ZqfEizUVH67b7Xwneg4lRqiMEJovNKOPHu2xreAgYkj3ZVHUahVpW6K-lov/s400/IMG_1758.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591209762425743810" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtj-BDh8eq0w-e05Sg6BWCFgtqOQZfsZqE1OV6WFV7vCROXYpvVdTa-QxrzF7_GRNuyiiE2X3XJ4ayFTjwOkjmIcy9W3pDnXo3862qJ6DsVWs4X1C9-SJ0wBiI3x-4qG63EjBrAed1DlM/s1600/IMG_1773.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtj-BDh8eq0w-e05Sg6BWCFgtqOQZfsZqE1OV6WFV7vCROXYpvVdTa-QxrzF7_GRNuyiiE2X3XJ4ayFTjwOkjmIcy9W3pDnXo3862qJ6DsVWs4X1C9-SJ0wBiI3x-4qG63EjBrAed1DlM/s400/IMG_1773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591209767563067586" /></a>Here it comes!! The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ORPHEUS PARADE!!! </span></b></span>:)<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3knO1W4iMXsdxsIpDgxL5c8DG10PYhIzliS0cH3TJkF5lJvG4nW9rVn-HapWjPuI1-j9mnrf7PDU5QWsJA5HrE69Tu3AIdLEUxyxSrMpfDpzBE9nlO8E4rVYrBZp-kpE1IrFbVgHqOC9/s400/IMG_1754.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591208515885074146" /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1yapZTlnkIuqqg1wezU8cUoVoxg5pkUHlkPDnZfUKCEaYOxoOTJKSgNm_TVeED8GMlw26Zspwvz95DAvPva-2CUBdA6KgH1u2fXaz2mosYSHdzjd6IC7h5YTQw085VjAfg1YkyRydkK1/s400/IMG_1768.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591208519151314914" /><div style="text-align: center;">There's Bethany in the pink hat trying to catch some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">THROWS!!!</span></b></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The thing to yell is,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"THROW</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">ME</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">SOMETHIN'</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">MISTER!!"</span></b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALmF5332SsMrvsjSUTAh011JLvEFAF_ouXVHZge_I8lhy3J91LfkfN7HjHYCva_TT3SOIbfboxDcJpQzgeFW6t3_Ox612SVYq-o9-AbBd825qU0DzVpn6Z3Ff6Tg10TQzY8ybUK5QpHfj/s1600/IMG_1789.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALmF5332SsMrvsjSUTAh011JLvEFAF_ouXVHZge_I8lhy3J91LfkfN7HjHYCva_TT3SOIbfboxDcJpQzgeFW6t3_Ox612SVYq-o9-AbBd825qU0DzVpn6Z3Ff6Tg10TQzY8ybUK5QpHfj/s400/IMG_1789.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591205952600044258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i0t2T0apDlXgk4oDFyCxbZYFqp4Oh2bzDjIS7ajx3AtKlNQ1O_k0gP1wuWUmGMY_XYymQSwIRTouuG7FPYUE_G5qJ4I5fsHphcmNkmB0cbTVW_txZr70zHJhQCTJD67XRrCVHeFME49N/s1600/IMG_1807.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8i0t2T0apDlXgk4oDFyCxbZYFqp4Oh2bzDjIS7ajx3AtKlNQ1O_k0gP1wuWUmGMY_XYymQSwIRTouuG7FPYUE_G5qJ4I5fsHphcmNkmB0cbTVW_txZr70zHJhQCTJD67XRrCVHeFME49N/s400/IMG_1807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591204946453095602" /></a>We had a blast!!! It was so much fun everyone woke up super early for the 2nd day in a row and did it all again for the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MARDI</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GRAS</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">PARADES!!</span></b></span> </div><div><br /></div><div>Well most of us all went...Andrew got sick in the middle of the night, so I stayed home with Andrew and Thomas. We watched a few minutes of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b>MARDI</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b> GRAS</b></span> parades on TV. </div><div><br /></div><div>Edd said that it was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b>TONS BETTER</b></span> because so many more people were out and they were all dressed up...like for Halloween!! <p style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "></p></div>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175957301386684132noreply@blogger.com1