tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31914282187280954352024-03-13T01:32:11.829-07:00Glenney Party of Fiveto God be the GloryShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-15640829919515486022011-03-07T19:12:00.000-08:002011-03-07T19:37:33.919-08:00Scottsdale, Arizona - a breath of fresh air<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUYNRsPgpWbH-XWFshbT4k47WPLEhuAKDch_knYgYWKvoIWBzTRoI8Gfb9AHrmddK7KN3sG5eoF9fjsQKyVCFdls3gjZkQ1ymLpTfn6Eb0k4BvFJl7sIVaCKUWo4QcaNURuEiiqRsAUyq/s1600/IMG_0160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUYNRsPgpWbH-XWFshbT4k47WPLEhuAKDch_knYgYWKvoIWBzTRoI8Gfb9AHrmddK7KN3sG5eoF9fjsQKyVCFdls3gjZkQ1ymLpTfn6Eb0k4BvFJl7sIVaCKUWo4QcaNURuEiiqRsAUyq/s320/IMG_0160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581543801494271346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we stayed at the Camelback Inn Resort - ooh la la!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocYRnHxGY2RRHQ-lsVkfzxwb3BQ65vn86jLo_kOegtZ_-aVpCvBSsYBWtJ8ShksZt1zv7uIOB2LPIfvkDbWnRXqufsJBBNNrRykK-3xc4RLjhV3CkHjPwVtSwkpoJLRrFM1646iLWFV45/s1600/IMG_0164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocYRnHxGY2RRHQ-lsVkfzxwb3BQ65vn86jLo_kOegtZ_-aVpCvBSsYBWtJ8ShksZt1zv7uIOB2LPIfvkDbWnRXqufsJBBNNrRykK-3xc4RLjhV3CkHjPwVtSwkpoJLRrFM1646iLWFV45/s320/IMG_0164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581543797017915346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I loved walking through the resort just taking deep breaths and being amazed that God had created such an amazing place</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWVESMrOfxoE-40U_UntiTQoO5XtLLyLLF5PNNK_S7kBNqt1Idbsg511Ez-El0BTX10uFU6P5-sjdydU85Ivnex8HnVvorJJYSdwf763xMMFU__6xePtW6Qn6IOCA7vTGyb6IfxeKCNt2/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWVESMrOfxoE-40U_UntiTQoO5XtLLyLLF5PNNK_S7kBNqt1Idbsg511Ez-El0BTX10uFU6P5-sjdydU85Ivnex8HnVvorJJYSdwf763xMMFU__6xePtW6Qn6IOCA7vTGyb6IfxeKCNt2/s320/IMG_0158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581543785111131090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I spent at least an hour by the pool daily!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5q8NfnTawofvHYLe9Z5PPbf1ZHV-ECPbWYGT3kUegFWN920c-OOh6Og8hg56xyGiYK-FMM9A5glGFBBMsCu8aXABfNWbn2ODkiElat2S2qlS59HvXLhJDFX-beuh0WzyNJAvr2oOVZHcs/s1600/DSC04399.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5q8NfnTawofvHYLe9Z5PPbf1ZHV-ECPbWYGT3kUegFWN920c-OOh6Og8hg56xyGiYK-FMM9A5glGFBBMsCu8aXABfNWbn2ODkiElat2S2qlS59HvXLhJDFX-beuh0WzyNJAvr2oOVZHcs/s320/DSC04399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581543784409482674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Piestewa Peak - we climbed/hiked/suffered/laughed</div><div style="text-align: center;">the entire way up - whew!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 hours of heart pumping fun</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg095Fx9t102LQYeEVOZWZ8fMxaKDJUwmEcFSvITP3qFaG7OYT76PxgocR6pzzYZOK_Y2fMydEFCaMZOwogbxEto6mby1iZMsS_PlZf-SvDtkddFYp2iOkMbziQu2Y_5src_3UeFVF1L35i/s1600/DSC04342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg095Fx9t102LQYeEVOZWZ8fMxaKDJUwmEcFSvITP3qFaG7OYT76PxgocR6pzzYZOK_Y2fMydEFCaMZOwogbxEto6mby1iZMsS_PlZf-SvDtkddFYp2iOkMbziQu2Y_5src_3UeFVF1L35i/s320/DSC04342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581543778396366626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Famous American Day</div><div style="text-align: center;">Caleb wore this when he was four as Neil Armstrong.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Josh wore this when he was four as Alan Sheppard.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kate was Sally Ride, the first American woman to go in space.</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-68669272210075422142011-03-07T19:01:00.000-08:002011-03-07T19:12:56.387-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIEfzVxcAJQ_vRs1ht7B5GeH1UxtuwAaTO2arEULLt76Rw_3C6LhvVP-Nw9vQW_jzocid0aTDMJiR3aKdqALDtCE7Or9SE0NJWHjNXbVSGe8WnVUq6381tZ5DeS4d1E-iPgGvXVGtgeee/s1600/IMG_0112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIEfzVxcAJQ_vRs1ht7B5GeH1UxtuwAaTO2arEULLt76Rw_3C6LhvVP-Nw9vQW_jzocid0aTDMJiR3aKdqALDtCE7Or9SE0NJWHjNXbVSGe8WnVUq6381tZ5DeS4d1E-iPgGvXVGtgeee/s320/IMG_0112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581540521419262370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVsxG9bEShHcLh6lYLs1g_gPcLklE9DcCm1T-0d_nBIpvCbf6FWncle4JprmAEeHngNm9QSrnklE2zt48suVctUKWjBR4KgOUDGRkxWvklhbym5d9YWZ7QpGbxpqb9S0GySNz6miJ4JAB/s1600/DSC04319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVsxG9bEShHcLh6lYLs1g_gPcLklE9DcCm1T-0d_nBIpvCbf6FWncle4JprmAEeHngNm9QSrnklE2zt48suVctUKWjBR4KgOUDGRkxWvklhbym5d9YWZ7QpGbxpqb9S0GySNz6miJ4JAB/s320/DSC04319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581540517955768610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chris and Kate went to a Father-Daughter dance and had a blast!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy has retained some kind of "hero status" from this date .</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf82TdJblLP38v_O6Ztymkr-GIdxhJ7acb_tm0rL5xcImaI4z8O7O72af3s5EYbtxQ7fqXaVKdQUzjSSMiQUwfd5DKV2eQoEFjnVIf2ao7EpCfUR70pwD-1r8OC8VOnO0agAO4W5KQp_Qg/s1600/IMG_0096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf82TdJblLP38v_O6Ztymkr-GIdxhJ7acb_tm0rL5xcImaI4z8O7O72af3s5EYbtxQ7fqXaVKdQUzjSSMiQUwfd5DKV2eQoEFjnVIf2ao7EpCfUR70pwD-1r8OC8VOnO0agAO4W5KQp_Qg/s320/IMG_0096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581540516322252658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">watching yet another basketball game (insert football, baseball, etc.)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXXbOZzm6g1Mrd9KLoy6WgRTLatZp9VhHN7HbqOkCsiIW1tOKCr8pUcBGAJnVAIZ92Zo-YjHwhkiYL0mqr4ef0GVbrxlrWOOzL_Z0i-lKhlzrqw38EwlhUv-_x8PQYkA_NaaLfo18plZg/s1600/IMG_0074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXXbOZzm6g1Mrd9KLoy6WgRTLatZp9VhHN7HbqOkCsiIW1tOKCr8pUcBGAJnVAIZ92Zo-YjHwhkiYL0mqr4ef0GVbrxlrWOOzL_Z0i-lKhlzrqw38EwlhUv-_x8PQYkA_NaaLfo18plZg/s320/IMG_0074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581540510350684114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ice Skating at Winterfest at preschool</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGH8JdAqb8Km6MwNUBKLSpOswGiM6pyChtKs4pdK2QoKF-4l8lJn5tWXBI9i9eaVzUCOQOs2CUYpWUexXhMQatfZ_rdaPBBRZc0VczjjQJTtdb2q-_2wRZyAffkA8adXWdvzgceyoEw-9/s1600/DSC04311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijGH8JdAqb8Km6MwNUBKLSpOswGiM6pyChtKs4pdK2QoKF-4l8lJn5tWXBI9i9eaVzUCOQOs2CUYpWUexXhMQatfZ_rdaPBBRZc0VczjjQJTtdb2q-_2wRZyAffkA8adXWdvzgceyoEw-9/s320/DSC04311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581540504353277346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Tacky Day at school</div><div style="text-align: center;">my friend (who is a Texas fan) thought of Kate wearing this ... her teacher who is a huge Aggie fan like us laughed and loved it!!</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-43165189372075894142011-03-07T18:49:00.000-08:002011-03-07T19:01:10.005-08:00Fun at Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMjgTFl0O-IHQfzGXBEbo41Zh0MSfFCUHldnAOjsG2sQ7u4QP6s-rpF1TR5UMJCrvDlxVeYjnLr4MZMUqGX-mh75bKa-gdU5iDf6Z7YnFUIzadFc_oerUSvgTse7_gE70Tilx6v1OlW5X/s1600/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMjgTFl0O-IHQfzGXBEbo41Zh0MSfFCUHldnAOjsG2sQ7u4QP6s-rpF1TR5UMJCrvDlxVeYjnLr4MZMUqGX-mh75bKa-gdU5iDf6Z7YnFUIzadFc_oerUSvgTse7_gE70Tilx6v1OlW5X/s320/IMG_0085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581537911418348322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Smores, fire pit, silly faces</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love my family!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY33NPHrYIWfE196HZsNiX6pG2uSALrSzahpTb4jU3MUpUJ7Bv_SFSUR_5dSvcUwR99EQODZyiElF4iOPHkEpZsCvPVBZqhvrZDSr2LuaoaVJH6nDJyZkxIW3nDmYZZSZQFPIPgarcP1AA/s1600/DSC04293.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY33NPHrYIWfE196HZsNiX6pG2uSALrSzahpTb4jU3MUpUJ7Bv_SFSUR_5dSvcUwR99EQODZyiElF4iOPHkEpZsCvPVBZqhvrZDSr2LuaoaVJH6nDJyZkxIW3nDmYZZSZQFPIPgarcP1AA/s320/DSC04293.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581537903022927058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">my main squeeze</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWczROt_uGDVAnidTHT1OicNz5syCh1PjbEdXf8txYe25l4S8cLrBm40PkdYKO3-1Aik3eplGmh8ee-vhsK3cPyzxwgF56MPDXGiLBk6WPlk2ZxKniqpT2qx6G3XcbooVqjFPNRypikGn/s1600/DSC04315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWczROt_uGDVAnidTHT1OicNz5syCh1PjbEdXf8txYe25l4S8cLrBm40PkdYKO3-1Aik3eplGmh8ee-vhsK3cPyzxwgF56MPDXGiLBk6WPlk2ZxKniqpT2qx6G3XcbooVqjFPNRypikGn/s320/DSC04315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581537904452957122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the cutest fifth graders I know</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JJQgqC4b7ikU59px0QRQL9oN-qzdicKKVmBVaxUoIbpRSlFDIZIWXzw_7EwVKaSwwxGjAK2ee5bpuHspxUKpJecvqwauedj8IqQx71qDqSb4Hg_JFHLngOfG8gLY8Pa0pUiONvM-pXwy/s1600/DSC04291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JJQgqC4b7ikU59px0QRQL9oN-qzdicKKVmBVaxUoIbpRSlFDIZIWXzw_7EwVKaSwwxGjAK2ee5bpuHspxUKpJecvqwauedj8IqQx71qDqSb4Hg_JFHLngOfG8gLY8Pa0pUiONvM-pXwy/s320/DSC04291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581537895436087394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">my munchkins</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were blessed to have several days of snow this year ... snowmen, snow ice cream, hot chocolate, good use of our ski wear, sledding on trash can lids, snow wars with neighbors, </div><div style="text-align: center;">snow much fun!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKoQvrIeog3yMv0nvSDPd9rP2T30lJQ69LbvZQCgc5CRraLqL-B75miJWJupUmOmAYGozvVj3OFmItQM0FRAP33pdbOWwqi0iNADV4vhucOclbsRayklcQgKbY89LShwdgHYW-vOz__V7/s1600/DSC04306.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKoQvrIeog3yMv0nvSDPd9rP2T30lJQ69LbvZQCgc5CRraLqL-B75miJWJupUmOmAYGozvVj3OFmItQM0FRAP33pdbOWwqi0iNADV4vhucOclbsRayklcQgKbY89LShwdgHYW-vOz__V7/s320/DSC04306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581537891368076114" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-83965429342103795102011-03-07T18:36:00.000-08:002011-03-07T18:49:23.553-08:00Christmas and New Years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u2JHFqwweQot2q5_pMUC5WQW55zoVfb-tmD3oo5siQakOYvM-LaCUAAuKP3rr68pE9giCSXpTpUPIl7_CG_OZ4fN-6_z8BQuQYP_kG_C0GT8kWOULdIAhZ2sv8I__yVN185q7anBTsq0/s1600/DSC04246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u2JHFqwweQot2q5_pMUC5WQW55zoVfb-tmD3oo5siQakOYvM-LaCUAAuKP3rr68pE9giCSXpTpUPIl7_CG_OZ4fN-6_z8BQuQYP_kG_C0GT8kWOULdIAhZ2sv8I__yVN185q7anBTsq0/s320/DSC04246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581535059873975042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">fun times</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNuuakvPsnK-3F6trzT1UPV9jL-S5NoYbTMQtBMuT7OYZmEJHStROqNtG1f-InE2_vPIhkxgMTvGO875gogli0aWOGqjTCgqxoPeffCR2xx8bC5MDfdflJwYFSpXEr3rRaHsbl9j3mpos/s1600/DSC04251.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNuuakvPsnK-3F6trzT1UPV9jL-S5NoYbTMQtBMuT7OYZmEJHStROqNtG1f-InE2_vPIhkxgMTvGO875gogli0aWOGqjTCgqxoPeffCR2xx8bC5MDfdflJwYFSpXEr3rRaHsbl9j3mpos/s320/DSC04251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581535053184617202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Josh with cousin Luke ... I think they look alike</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4xCYIa6ye1fcEb9Q2oVb3bFfJ_MQcmgQWV69yK10UCcNQPRAavSgrxEArmk7ydwx31qsZhyphenhyphenOVMKkd-DcxXH99JgxH3PxYul69mHWVQlnxAy9dzcBPTA_VYjSEi-Ys-6yu6Eh3yDrTTJK/s1600/DSC04269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4xCYIa6ye1fcEb9Q2oVb3bFfJ_MQcmgQWV69yK10UCcNQPRAavSgrxEArmk7ydwx31qsZhyphenhyphenOVMKkd-DcxXH99JgxH3PxYul69mHWVQlnxAy9dzcBPTA_VYjSEi-Ys-6yu6Eh3yDrTTJK/s320/DSC04269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581535053034221970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">our fancy New Year's Eve crowns</div><div style="text-align: center;">a perfect to match to our pajamas</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m6yifC11jn3Y7JbgbyQIpv3ltpvX7loO5vcOU2HKoN6JdaMqvPCkG6ZmYuA7cCEGF97diYf1UzAsoLeMaJEWWU8BTxlzdfYKuH6Aci3wiWFXrvxbCYc5-A_glQFG7uQYeXLIlXLb7mdC/s1600/IMG_0084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m6yifC11jn3Y7JbgbyQIpv3ltpvX7loO5vcOU2HKoN6JdaMqvPCkG6ZmYuA7cCEGF97diYf1UzAsoLeMaJEWWU8BTxlzdfYKuH6Aci3wiWFXrvxbCYc5-A_glQFG7uQYeXLIlXLb7mdC/s320/IMG_0084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581535047250447298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the girls in Aggieland</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5miFxJ-FzdW1DZIHriSDTEk2b8Y8hMXgWN59c5qynGdHpo1CaidztZXJ-KcuPrPKNas1FPpqmVxPz-TqFGzh-hsgsnBXI1hrkeE61fUV9PXds1zY40pLnJNoRSp2hWNwasLB5cmxm1gwb/s1600/DSC04234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5miFxJ-FzdW1DZIHriSDTEk2b8Y8hMXgWN59c5qynGdHpo1CaidztZXJ-KcuPrPKNas1FPpqmVxPz-TqFGzh-hsgsnBXI1hrkeE61fUV9PXds1zY40pLnJNoRSp2hWNwasLB5cmxm1gwb/s320/DSC04234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581535046232508546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the guys in Aggieland</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-90422528539903716272011-03-07T18:22:00.000-08:002011-03-07T18:36:38.832-08:00December<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8I6QsqYCV_eA5Rs8XUswOOw4TeII7pITX0_ca1Wc9aT2ATfV5APjG0Ev6zu1dcdR-dAVql8_MG3T4InexKbl0ZqsyuVYrdtlGHELYDpFStqRfaskD4z5g6Mkzg6OGrhgB-HefQi13DW-/s1600/DSC04199.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8I6QsqYCV_eA5Rs8XUswOOw4TeII7pITX0_ca1Wc9aT2ATfV5APjG0Ev6zu1dcdR-dAVql8_MG3T4InexKbl0ZqsyuVYrdtlGHELYDpFStqRfaskD4z5g6Mkzg6OGrhgB-HefQi13DW-/s320/DSC04199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581531700271635186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kate got "Ruthie" from Santa ... love at first hug!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Om-QlGvZBuvPPw2l4G7sSTtYMdMjFXN2RCqttTaE60HWfXNOvZj8TSiYdDp3Z81HGUEZcVUDHwwcILDCe2UQCpkaHQn8yKCfcqOSxhsUx9OdegphM6ShKjGROyVNmGnFZ5wb7H4LJ-vU/s1600/DSC04197.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Om-QlGvZBuvPPw2l4G7sSTtYMdMjFXN2RCqttTaE60HWfXNOvZj8TSiYdDp3Z81HGUEZcVUDHwwcILDCe2UQCpkaHQn8yKCfcqOSxhsUx9OdegphM6ShKjGROyVNmGnFZ5wb7H4LJ-vU/s320/DSC04197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581531693005508578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Josh got a Texas A&M helmet, pads, etc. He wears it like real clothing for hours! We force him to change before leaving the house!!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpnO00Chkakd1W1rTZHqQs5FbUyzgiGdjk61OH5eXS2ascav5cRbz62jrlgOOwV0DdI67RHmrH_o9N_2FGFB9ORDMNgqgW41TfzfxU37GYVniix3qAVRq-sVoUnzHAO8lRYudyZIFCJNu/s1600/DSC04188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpnO00Chkakd1W1rTZHqQs5FbUyzgiGdjk61OH5eXS2ascav5cRbz62jrlgOOwV0DdI67RHmrH_o9N_2FGFB9ORDMNgqgW41TfzfxU37GYVniix3qAVRq-sVoUnzHAO8lRYudyZIFCJNu/s320/DSC04188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581531692994344482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Caleb got an iPod touch ... his first real I'm-a-pre-teen gift!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qW-1Z6glu9zICOL5jGQ8mo9Rv_DmJGyZATr4zQ2r41QPEeXqOf-QMCBKtk3WBzFu8I4BnX5hJNVJs7yYnhwYtn5IPLjPt9JYQHpTlDOKREjXglO9pyVBETI3YVKcwMQuAnekrLlJyN7-/s1600/DSC04094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qW-1Z6glu9zICOL5jGQ8mo9Rv_DmJGyZATr4zQ2r41QPEeXqOf-QMCBKtk3WBzFu8I4BnX5hJNVJs7yYnhwYtn5IPLjPt9JYQHpTlDOKREjXglO9pyVBETI3YVKcwMQuAnekrLlJyN7-/s320/DSC04094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581531686986660930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Josh was one of the Three Kings in the Christmas play.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They stole the show!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3dp8aFxXCx-nCWvhws5EM9V4FibyNqnWnBXm8u4vZLsx19zbMaql3OHg2rVedTYruGKk0q-KEhkuUqtw2gEoHv911U-LNeex7ENw2o1Qb8i7mkP747CgQCjvZKmsE2aVuWMAuRMtKus1/s1600/DSC03961.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3dp8aFxXCx-nCWvhws5EM9V4FibyNqnWnBXm8u4vZLsx19zbMaql3OHg2rVedTYruGKk0q-KEhkuUqtw2gEoHv911U-LNeex7ENw2o1Qb8i7mkP747CgQCjvZKmsE2aVuWMAuRMtKus1/s320/DSC03961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581531685386471586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">my Aggies!</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-38202252793362890832010-10-17T19:25:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:37:33.657-07:00and in comes October<div>Kate and the Rose Queen at her first Queen's Tea ... she was thrilled beyond belief!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiEzqU9WDw1DglXC699exquO-KVdHsMb72PcNtU0GK3PTM5L56FsWdUYcQf0x9TfhQ9LBeTp9OulnAbvzumkSVvm3ZgUa0kxJA9XvGcETWdWdwfKDup93PC5qXyuB5jn0A9LaaV8CXRqd/s1600/DSC03798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiEzqU9WDw1DglXC699exquO-KVdHsMb72PcNtU0GK3PTM5L56FsWdUYcQf0x9TfhQ9LBeTp9OulnAbvzumkSVvm3ZgUa0kxJA9XvGcETWdWdwfKDup93PC5qXyuB5jn0A9LaaV8CXRqd/s320/DSC03798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529208732498644546" /></a>Kate with one of the duchesses ... our Grace football buddy was caught looking down in the back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCQjerUd7BoU9ot-iXnDgqUPyUN7x8w8odmnxZyYN6RH7VkfW3Rxp9VQ7piJA2CzzdM9eFgVY2Fmfug8Qs5tz2aQQVe6vSEbj3NEHtt-W1rVXCzI2pNxxnGD00oSPVsGIb98xgd8Ajz79/s1600/DSC03793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCQjerUd7BoU9ot-iXnDgqUPyUN7x8w8odmnxZyYN6RH7VkfW3Rxp9VQ7piJA2CzzdM9eFgVY2Fmfug8Qs5tz2aQQVe6vSEbj3NEHtt-W1rVXCzI2pNxxnGD00oSPVsGIb98xgd8Ajz79/s320/DSC03793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529208724441217314" /></a>a wonderful family weekend at Great Wolf Lodge ... Kate loved the story time and the water park and the boys loved the MagiQuest game throughout the hotel<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0qVmRYnK06LvbEyM1Hw1gn__gp79LAq6r8Zsa4WiPZJFNk661j-33JsZC6vVWEixT4XrtzirIj5P4ckt_lpljfeBtKF80067pkcprsjqvnFj6ALalsCieTLwdNBbIuiTKRRiEsa7HqAX/s1600/DSC03779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0qVmRYnK06LvbEyM1Hw1gn__gp79LAq6r8Zsa4WiPZJFNk661j-33JsZC6vVWEixT4XrtzirIj5P4ckt_lpljfeBtKF80067pkcprsjqvnFj6ALalsCieTLwdNBbIuiTKRRiEsa7HqAX/s320/DSC03779.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529208712841837714" /></a>first football game of the season<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7xthlOmlnMzJlA_jRNDfWmUEwl1Z0kCx59vteh3TFhf8S434TYJKKBvDrR50rghtSFEV68BFzz2JSM43mHmJQBIZzmT8ZIegyF6orMRraNrZlrC4CnL9v6wCb5j-r8k_dYkHmoQrQ36-/s1600/DSC03772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7xthlOmlnMzJlA_jRNDfWmUEwl1Z0kCx59vteh3TFhf8S434TYJKKBvDrR50rghtSFEV68BFzz2JSM43mHmJQBIZzmT8ZIegyF6orMRraNrZlrC4CnL9v6wCb5j-r8k_dYkHmoQrQ36-/s320/DSC03772.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529208704628112978" /></a>Kate is loving dance again this year. She smiles for the entire hour!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3xYKctnlAK59uu4LiybgXgOvoX4YoCtH8QLjEbx4dbpO81Sf0nw-a7SyhRpRuU0zgZQ7ug8zxWvQSpjtUonR9CFbRD_-YKnhzwNdi5__jdppkJzCEp-yRiJ_I44vF0DJaijx8K8i5h75/s1600/DSC03753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3xYKctnlAK59uu4LiybgXgOvoX4YoCtH8QLjEbx4dbpO81Sf0nw-a7SyhRpRuU0zgZQ7ug8zxWvQSpjtUonR9CFbRD_-YKnhzwNdi5__jdppkJzCEp-yRiJ_I44vF0DJaijx8K8i5h75/s320/DSC03753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529208696106248610" /></a>Time has flown by the last few months ... to fun and family and laughter!Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-20833359442625862542010-10-17T19:11:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:25:40.825-07:00September Aggie games<div>We got to go to the first couple of Aggie games at home ... our family has so much fun on campus, at the game, on the field after the game pretending to make touchdowns ... it is truly our "happy place" on earth!! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwUcHdzAy3zKQeTJzV8PAWT4MxQJsFQs4FHWvU6F3xqEzeQpC9iVwdD4QTl8TE8l-R1VbvfJ18r-rFHP4m6OlaFdbseL2Pa7alWsb91R0oQFqrFkB5zSa4VzrqJUNwvwj_77Q4nznO0md/s1600/DSC03715.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwUcHdzAy3zKQeTJzV8PAWT4MxQJsFQs4FHWvU6F3xqEzeQpC9iVwdD4QTl8TE8l-R1VbvfJ18r-rFHP4m6OlaFdbseL2Pa7alWsb91R0oQFqrFkB5zSa4VzrqJUNwvwj_77Q4nznO0md/s320/DSC03715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529205094119318066" /></a>on the field after a big win<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdrguxl_mIbcDvDm3IcsVlYe3zXZlHsH2WOI27fYa1cG54PIuYiusUPgWzX39L3To57KGy6X_yGJAgw_q1bFYigtNKyft3_5T7xhyqEQHmtwJ6cRB3OeBnj3jS56QqkcgxDNeSwtKHBTq/s1600/DSC03719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdrguxl_mIbcDvDm3IcsVlYe3zXZlHsH2WOI27fYa1cG54PIuYiusUPgWzX39L3To57KGy6X_yGJAgw_q1bFYigtNKyft3_5T7xhyqEQHmtwJ6cRB3OeBnj3jS56QqkcgxDNeSwtKHBTq/s320/DSC03719.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529205088896281970" /></a>the J-Train was at the game - Josh's football hero!! Josh had him sign his 12th Man towel, his hat, his ticket ... it was a little embarrassing!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNBguNt6v90yZK2Ek-KHKP4U__JInBRpIlUFjfyuY1nq0BNsXoiy45d4Chp3xe5SCZGHTTPMTHrc8T-QnWUEJ1wtPJp7SnrbLAweLUPf58ku2H27UxXB-KT3lm_FJ48m1UmRTTspKa4Ow/s1600/DSC03717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNBguNt6v90yZK2Ek-KHKP4U__JInBRpIlUFjfyuY1nq0BNsXoiy45d4Chp3xe5SCZGHTTPMTHrc8T-QnWUEJ1wtPJp7SnrbLAweLUPf58ku2H27UxXB-KT3lm_FJ48m1UmRTTspKa4Ow/s320/DSC03717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529205074049566850" /></a>Pre-game fun on the third deck in the Zone<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzFkSD7nEHZRpXQMd3SQkAyrAdy61mWshHMt_ldkPxrOAT1yoMV7njbh5vbQeaGXakTZlZ_t85L119fwzMkY9Oq1G6US8iRlTuEH3YER1jNechapIvO4PvyJcBM_CTgfGjHWK3S0bYgj2/s1600/DSC03708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzFkSD7nEHZRpXQMd3SQkAyrAdy61mWshHMt_ldkPxrOAT1yoMV7njbh5vbQeaGXakTZlZ_t85L119fwzMkY9Oq1G6US8iRlTuEH3YER1jNechapIvO4PvyJcBM_CTgfGjHWK3S0bYgj2/s320/DSC03708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529205069545743954" /></a>fun with all of our cousins before the game<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRThaKVEOa3IBKHWZRd5eFlT1jNTopfXAm81hPZJxLPNp2D0vjs2k_9o8K9EmIYfZR9RjH0nyXvIuCcBVL2gteD_bqkazOwbBPYjymOCNijrF-NSprY9EZCQUl_N88-4qrEbl_kG47QzwX/s1600/DSC03682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRThaKVEOa3IBKHWZRd5eFlT1jNTopfXAm81hPZJxLPNp2D0vjs2k_9o8K9EmIYfZR9RjH0nyXvIuCcBVL2gteD_bqkazOwbBPYjymOCNijrF-NSprY9EZCQUl_N88-4qrEbl_kG47QzwX/s320/DSC03682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529205066206795266" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-86014942785694848482010-10-17T18:51:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:11:19.690-07:00the end of August<div>Caleb turned 11!! Crazy ... eleven years old ... so stinkin' proud of him! He hasn't hit the pre-adolescent-talking-back-phase yet and we are enjoying him so much. He is funny, smart and most of all strong enough to stand by his convictions. Caleb was faithful, loyal and not scared to stand up for God in the Bible ... we continue to see these very traits in our own Caleb.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYb4zk3oR8wpzZ451win6sPJp7u0UrRjgzmSSFq3sElutn7U_vWbGXKN_xcQf7hjb1UqN2IseUL2oh1EKlOgM8gu6IZWA3IHBlPcQozs3_N2HvR9kaQArXbsEYYOWBqGYCDty0fihQu74/s1600/DSC03651.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYb4zk3oR8wpzZ451win6sPJp7u0UrRjgzmSSFq3sElutn7U_vWbGXKN_xcQf7hjb1UqN2IseUL2oh1EKlOgM8gu6IZWA3IHBlPcQozs3_N2HvR9kaQArXbsEYYOWBqGYCDty0fihQu74/s320/DSC03651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529200102515233490" /></a>The kids (and adults) had so much fun this summer with the Bryans family home. The boys are sporting their new Ecuador World Cup soccer shirts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8KgswvR_M2Nra_xyl0pHAGahS0te6izcqQeFR7nvTw6uiT8hUZWEnJoGwY2pBlGO5dPGeECaXMpZLF9Lky6lpnt4MF0ghG-ss_pSBZw8xtpBNJpqXiv03DT2M8iOGng5JcA08XpFV-Br/s1600/DSC03572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8KgswvR_M2Nra_xyl0pHAGahS0te6izcqQeFR7nvTw6uiT8hUZWEnJoGwY2pBlGO5dPGeECaXMpZLF9Lky6lpnt4MF0ghG-ss_pSBZw8xtpBNJpqXiv03DT2M8iOGng5JcA08XpFV-Br/s320/DSC03572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529200092558612210" /></a>Kate's first day of Pre-K ... she is upstairs with all of the big kids. Every week she goes on and on about school ... the letters, the songs, learning to write, her beloved teacher who is an Aggie ... she absolutely loves school!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnk9AVS54D0H_sjP8ehiMnDri81nG7oNxicxj4wSGvSIPVkRukyHNH1nN9E59q1qBOuyOzf12hsXRF7LJ74dMfCeVxaGlxjLVqwRXOK0yWlDTfDVxWw0Br40hDqDNtUtpbiWJmW6TK-YUq/s1600/DSC03658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnk9AVS54D0H_sjP8ehiMnDri81nG7oNxicxj4wSGvSIPVkRukyHNH1nN9E59q1qBOuyOzf12hsXRF7LJ74dMfCeVxaGlxjLVqwRXOK0yWlDTfDVxWw0Br40hDqDNtUtpbiWJmW6TK-YUq/s320/DSC03658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529200089674178946" /></a>The boys had their first day of school. Josh is a third grader and Caleb is in the fifth grade. We love their teachers and their school so so much!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0CNvyMPAboZYWnTAQWDF1MG0MA2tRT9FRjmhqK7uZIHHmiubWQbVmY7UOMjO13CmIClrQcnx4xSQ_sXFE9dhUrwVA8u6cScdg6SL6QHMe-UFJHJaHDaxrtr2yfkYE6cFW4jzJb5XeUsk/s1600/DSC03614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0CNvyMPAboZYWnTAQWDF1MG0MA2tRT9FRjmhqK7uZIHHmiubWQbVmY7UOMjO13CmIClrQcnx4xSQ_sXFE9dhUrwVA8u6cScdg6SL6QHMe-UFJHJaHDaxrtr2yfkYE6cFW4jzJb5XeUsk/s320/DSC03614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529200078324150386" /></a>A little dancing because sometimes you just need to find an 80s song on your iPod and dance. Notice the flower over my ear from Kate!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjlLm5SJg7zLHGwY1ute6cZhcYJmWfW17xLjFYvYCoe6AHAXoggek94bpdNWWdDAZydwlZSDKYeqmpnk_4GtT2qFXkuCou0w7Q9KpwJrX5B6IDsXaaQ9-vnC-gU7MmIdkn4u4Oj5Lmk18/s1600/DSC03604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjlLm5SJg7zLHGwY1ute6cZhcYJmWfW17xLjFYvYCoe6AHAXoggek94bpdNWWdDAZydwlZSDKYeqmpnk_4GtT2qFXkuCou0w7Q9KpwJrX5B6IDsXaaQ9-vnC-gU7MmIdkn4u4Oj5Lmk18/s320/DSC03604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529200076438874818" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-20333512843248904382010-08-17T09:53:00.001-07:002010-08-17T10:04:35.858-07:00Beach 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO38TF4uW4qqOAAnqfm-0WQP4qah5Sdi76Jb52474QVbv8xrXwggmfyqi6CQnelrWTkifGcSsLzM1rFBSSa4Hwpc7hPZxZS22zoHudcWo2qUufpNwTUmP_bUkAeuyGmvYH1yx2StGpov_-/s1600/DSC03426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO38TF4uW4qqOAAnqfm-0WQP4qah5Sdi76Jb52474QVbv8xrXwggmfyqi6CQnelrWTkifGcSsLzM1rFBSSa4Hwpc7hPZxZS22zoHudcWo2qUufpNwTUmP_bUkAeuyGmvYH1yx2StGpov_-/s320/DSC03426.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506425575575340946" /></a><div>Four families (and another down the road at a nearby beach) ... eleven children ... four cars LOADED down with beach chairs, umbrellas, sunscreen, food and enough beach toys to supply Toys R Us ... lots and lots of laughter, squealing, eating, bike riding, boogie boarding, play watching in the amphitheater, game playing, shopping, staying up late, rocking the pool and Frost Bites sno-cone eating -- whew! We had an amazing time Seaside, Florida.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XhDnleCSNx2uYTV-Ei7oV5e0UAjqTsDuljJUSLGINe7eCA7iLXUUQUmY1_aJdWFLmRF_v0Hxyu0bEWQWIvRJWBnIzDL0yEP405U4h5mR7BVt1SdfFaVBCC1zNhNhg3qdPHNYzynAnqg2/s1600/DSC03300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XhDnleCSNx2uYTV-Ei7oV5e0UAjqTsDuljJUSLGINe7eCA7iLXUUQUmY1_aJdWFLmRF_v0Hxyu0bEWQWIvRJWBnIzDL0yEP405U4h5mR7BVt1SdfFaVBCC1zNhNhg3qdPHNYzynAnqg2/s320/DSC03300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506425570211427778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXhBNMoNmmzDHAASI_A7uXHa0LXpACQdreOHxqA-6aLkjaYil6DRdrb7REzG-aau3eNiao5o6rZvNP-4lWlTx5j53gRjDyCak_NPZ5_ydAk4RBQo7Hq97y96dyDyXsQAIeLIsweusknM1/s1600/DSC03329.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AF3kVfR42mD15k7Cc9v-a0xw7J5kOuMlsb1MtwxGboAQZmNRYM1lDud6uE0BIXZHm6HWwyXi0Buhg-jVixYeLUvRwL4VTRa-kyxhIsrA3sYYzsEJC74pE1bmbk7JUnGIHhskywZXeAGL/s320/DSC03546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506425544278627570" /></a><br /><br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-19116362367202431272010-08-17T09:38:00.000-07:002010-08-17T09:53:20.074-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmp9qiopwd2Hk8ej6UxMOkHiGMcOH7b5VDlUZgItECYweLSSvZ40wrWi3p9wyB9UYMgCAuZn2HxGsVqGAAmSCiQPxcsC6pKZOTg2azCe0SIZYEYX57xm0djN2bn9Ep2icmcz6QR9ziszd/s1600/DSC03473.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmp9qiopwd2Hk8ej6UxMOkHiGMcOH7b5VDlUZgItECYweLSSvZ40wrWi3p9wyB9UYMgCAuZn2HxGsVqGAAmSCiQPxcsC6pKZOTg2azCe0SIZYEYX57xm0djN2bn9Ep2icmcz6QR9ziszd/s320/DSC03473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506421627935251042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Big kids were helping the little kids </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0k82YOjeq2Kawi2agxJ1IpNouYoUkMkMaMlWh6S_OoYPVPl7sMbUol0uuiqOrNG31UApfNXPwojekYxxCVomwZBIe-1ZlTxfZ9YbWW9axamnifPpaL4e6GG85gubxXjFftGLwMD7UkfT/s1600/DSC03374.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0k82YOjeq2Kawi2agxJ1IpNouYoUkMkMaMlWh6S_OoYPVPl7sMbUol0uuiqOrNG31UApfNXPwojekYxxCVomwZBIe-1ZlTxfZ9YbWW9axamnifPpaL4e6GG85gubxXjFftGLwMD7UkfT/s320/DSC03374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506421615761226194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">eating at the Back Porch on our Destin night before riding the wooden go-cart roller coaster</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPsFCwC4ogqWKfuNke7QW94GqIjb5vB39ocUbQyrp9bbcKox40ISYLI_MusjyYkdfpYJgmO_a-IinAAhdezFRk9byUJjf4rMNy31axarugl2aTvI1N1z_MAUsMIAHtGaJnxapB4N7y2Uk/s1600/DSC03452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPsFCwC4ogqWKfuNke7QW94GqIjb5vB39ocUbQyrp9bbcKox40ISYLI_MusjyYkdfpYJgmO_a-IinAAhdezFRk9byUJjf4rMNy31axarugl2aTvI1N1z_MAUsMIAHtGaJnxapB4N7y2Uk/s320/DSC03452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506421609253836754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the boys had to carry their stuff this year -woo hoo</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMDtUPOt50mWAks2OAXpmMwXkG_QB7Vb0F8_8IQ4kETUh31Vs-R3xiIT84WTlzsDfMkqv1Hngno66L7vKRqZ94hyphenhyphenVowyFM8M42zCJIBwFtAI7zKnTJSh5ss7mPwxy5FVQ1TaNFKTZmBGu/s1600/DSC03404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMDtUPOt50mWAks2OAXpmMwXkG_QB7Vb0F8_8IQ4kETUh31Vs-R3xiIT84WTlzsDfMkqv1Hngno66L7vKRqZ94hyphenhyphenVowyFM8M42zCJIBwFtAI7zKnTJSh5ss7mPwxy5FVQ1TaNFKTZmBGu/s320/DSC03404.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506421596358591522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Caleb got a skimmer and much to our surprise he rocked it!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">The parents? not so much!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hEcx6vPE3YJIbnVrBLYEQoiWA6aj77QmiXhaQGmBwOmfz5zn7YfPmxwaOOqJWXA54eiSI55TehlS4VmNLAS5NKOoNVqGbkrmJTPKEZQUQth8vd44yEBoVBfT1ImLRpx_jC854gfzA2Ot/s1600/DSC03289.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hEcx6vPE3YJIbnVrBLYEQoiWA6aj77QmiXhaQGmBwOmfz5zn7YfPmxwaOOqJWXA54eiSI55TehlS4VmNLAS5NKOoNVqGbkrmJTPKEZQUQth8vd44yEBoVBfT1ImLRpx_jC854gfzA2Ot/s320/DSC03289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506421592689182738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Josh loved building sand castles!</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-15117557715844679102010-08-17T09:26:00.000-07:002010-08-17T09:38:12.251-07:00Beach 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5kcQDXWdU_TacpZnbjjzHZf9BuNTcHy9Num1K-4a7g8aF7ASpajj_dKMNAcURQbyDLofHLKKCHWvtFBF2EkfEafAw3G2KGTOy8Tqw4fMT3k9nXGfx610N88ULfCgSM0KiXRFJV0X8Ouh/s1600/DSC03536.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82P_SIveCYN8hzlONYyJ3PJfpud__EvaO0DhX_WoVnJ-tdxjD4SfxWVzKjU2K7W8g1J1OUJKGgHBggi8MmGKo538BpwL0UdCx8-h8AzyNqHh8QTQ7IVbKKqe7_Byq3M880P7kWNoWKrvf/s320/DSC03396.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506418346747306770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Crab Hunting at night on the beach</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WuDg4ra5PGZc4BkwthU05uwQuI3y_TVXB4NuazE_3S6CBL4uwj-sNDjoaG029ts6-LCAEt_LUAR3jJH9nrAUoGb2TPkArBxl_j3qtrhxy9EuY0KyWIMDhnKrUsHVbfyAN3c9auxgh12X/s1600/DSC03401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WuDg4ra5PGZc4BkwthU05uwQuI3y_TVXB4NuazE_3S6CBL4uwj-sNDjoaG029ts6-LCAEt_LUAR3jJH9nrAUoGb2TPkArBxl_j3qtrhxy9EuY0KyWIMDhnKrUsHVbfyAN3c9auxgh12X/s320/DSC03401.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506418336311070114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">gettting ready for a 6 mile bike ride</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNUgOcwIbeJXAd38hC1oL1YhSBWmHQcAxiwQF1cKUnMe8yc_7SOkDSn_uVTwGHw8pTvRnTvUXj_EvBQhhSzbNK9YOvWGraEmnD4NcYogSwnbRbTPhVK6IMEnqrRKmLTOt1zvPwpUvBQtO/s1600/DSC03358.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNUgOcwIbeJXAd38hC1oL1YhSBWmHQcAxiwQF1cKUnMe8yc_7SOkDSn_uVTwGHw8pTvRnTvUXj_EvBQhhSzbNK9YOvWGraEmnD4NcYogSwnbRbTPhVK6IMEnqrRKmLTOt1zvPwpUvBQtO/s320/DSC03358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506418332170895346" /></a>to the beach, sunglasses, sunscreen and friends ...Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-41584393771977861432010-07-11T19:23:00.001-07:002010-07-11T19:41:58.104-07:00Katie-bug is Four!!<div style="text-align: center;">FYI: These are so out of order. Scroll down to the Six Flags pics and read "up" if you are one of those types that need order :). It's summer so I am just glad I got them all on here ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had fun swimming with Kate's friends to celebrate the big 4! The Bryans and the Mainords joined us from out of town making our weekend complete -- why don't you guys move back so we can do this more often?!</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Adams, the Mainords and the Glenneys</div><div style="text-align: center;">friends since birth</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hNOLOSF8dP0xfe9m5uN7RAbeY6KNOotAQFwh-NA8S2WhfhUfDiKXJcomGdXjHBP6dIjgJsoDQTgVCuBRSJ4qqJqX5fsrlwXLIp-W3L2Aoi5cyOwxzrSo_oFIVC78Z8-MIKxK5KRM-rL4/s1600/DSC03142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hNOLOSF8dP0xfe9m5uN7RAbeY6KNOotAQFwh-NA8S2WhfhUfDiKXJcomGdXjHBP6dIjgJsoDQTgVCuBRSJ4qqJqX5fsrlwXLIp-W3L2Aoi5cyOwxzrSo_oFIVC78Z8-MIKxK5KRM-rL4/s320/DSC03142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492841789693368882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Caleb, Luke and Jake (also friends since birth)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Best of Buddies - miles cannot separate how much they love each other</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGeo2ZjpOSZ_iqlH3CNlm4Zd1FwzUwrSzMjwUjZKEj0nvbSMNdxFGrFZ1WdckQBnCOEqNBuvwlTjXxM8l6BCzlWaTXSsdmsxo6barjk41h-_WrHFfnqzmWViQpIbYTNnBFEzx54yTrECN/s1600/DSC03097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGeo2ZjpOSZ_iqlH3CNlm4Zd1FwzUwrSzMjwUjZKEj0nvbSMNdxFGrFZ1WdckQBnCOEqNBuvwlTjXxM8l6BCzlWaTXSsdmsxo6barjk41h-_WrHFfnqzmWViQpIbYTNnBFEzx54yTrECN/s320/DSC03097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492841782174717618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">fun girls</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlhbsDPDFHiJXIJ999EIMUCIa4ysVQR1fLG3FACsvBkSXyNFlkYKOqUT213pp3QltomAAP59eHm9WfU-G3iC4ylRHgqdJqRneEzbnQFFIL5CldxQ3jAAGJXd5ngxJkZsL0h0CQBIh9uQd/s1600/DSC03087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlhbsDPDFHiJXIJ999EIMUCIa4ysVQR1fLG3FACsvBkSXyNFlkYKOqUT213pp3QltomAAP59eHm9WfU-G3iC4ylRHgqdJqRneEzbnQFFIL5CldxQ3jAAGJXd5ngxJkZsL0h0CQBIh9uQd/s320/DSC03087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492841768386768418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the first cake for one of my kids that I did NOT make ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">poor third child</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsPU4DS9deJIQz3McCQMy8EcHM9w5g6D_FFEf1DCsjMbAdTg3An0eXLxcH8Nk794lc9FENdCasnSdC905YevYyYuDOB_DMqlGKopGbskaOLDnnWPk1Y-sJ6Je96jhQTGYP5ABqi1DGeyu/s1600/DSC03080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsPU4DS9deJIQz3McCQMy8EcHM9w5g6D_FFEf1DCsjMbAdTg3An0eXLxcH8Nk794lc9FENdCasnSdC905YevYyYuDOB_DMqlGKopGbskaOLDnnWPk1Y-sJ6Je96jhQTGYP5ABqi1DGeyu/s320/DSC03080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492841764682409426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">MoMo (Molly) and Kate</div><div style="text-align: center;">They wore these pajamas the last time they were together two years ago - they were laughing that they could still wear them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kate has prayed for Molly living in Ecuador for two years and said the other night "I CANNOT believe I am playing with Molly IN MY HOUSE!" It has been so fun and so sweet to have the Bryans family home for a few weeks.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdfkqaDR5N6A9tsD_aRyUV3CV6u6pkn02rCvMCoClikfrCAx4uq92Avfvh9axv97wIjttyMKceTDEgSJonivtX7SzfktMnKy2jASM7IxRC_5ugDERfFzOGkdZSmLkr3RSYrlr1mcGkGUl/s1600/DSC03062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdfkqaDR5N6A9tsD_aRyUV3CV6u6pkn02rCvMCoClikfrCAx4uq92Avfvh9axv97wIjttyMKceTDEgSJonivtX7SzfktMnKy2jASM7IxRC_5ugDERfFzOGkdZSmLkr3RSYrlr1mcGkGUl/s320/DSC03062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492841750050978962" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-17318046946622687192010-07-11T18:59:00.000-07:002010-07-11T19:22:25.465-07:00Summer Fun<div>Katie-bug is four!! My "little buddy" is growing up so quickly. On the morning of her birthday Chris pulled out her American Girl doll (given to her by grandparents ;) ) and left a note inviting her to lunch at the American Girl store. So, away we went while the boys went to Pine Cove for the day. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">breakfast of donuts (pink ones, too)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVknXvrRZsg6z_9XXDEHDyO2_L3sAWOr0bop7iIlsGGyfXCtKH0Ds570UMqk6WWSdjdxAdbdKU6F5hm0rWhIgx9c58m9hRMUu8U-a8LRJPNwrx60Sw8cV9vBnqhGINaysd_ABsrIkQCje/s1600/DSC03036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVknXvrRZsg6z_9XXDEHDyO2_L3sAWOr0bop7iIlsGGyfXCtKH0Ds570UMqk6WWSdjdxAdbdKU6F5hm0rWhIgx9c58m9hRMUu8U-a8LRJPNwrx60Sw8cV9vBnqhGINaysd_ABsrIkQCje/s320/DSC03036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492835613273312498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kit, Kate and Daddy in the bistro</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztrseDOo_S85iHbJWOaS4GRwQb3PNtNXYj-w_L65rQG7MuoZMdSZ5Po4gGEgVK1gk1ZllUFB5A4Yrgi3UU3CwcmMYIk-I-dpw6YmQFXUpuQGRNVbyU2ew-Q7z5ALPS0Nx0IXeoIVCItgu/s1600/DSC03046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztrseDOo_S85iHbJWOaS4GRwQb3PNtNXYj-w_L65rQG7MuoZMdSZ5Po4gGEgVK1gk1ZllUFB5A4Yrgi3UU3CwcmMYIk-I-dpw6YmQFXUpuQGRNVbyU2ew-Q7z5ALPS0Nx0IXeoIVCItgu/s320/DSC03046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492835605250693074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">check out her lemonade smoothy -huge!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mpt3pDoTvcG_CftFPC_LCpfZQhu0YwlQ83I_tM7Yv6tzKv0dwSDa2_tnLjvjJ1KfMxpLYyt9qCCiXYiDK970dUMUB_sdlIX98z3zwkd1oERSBGhzuLkzR9IsV67_pE3D53P-7HHu4Plp/s1600/DSC03047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mpt3pDoTvcG_CftFPC_LCpfZQhu0YwlQ83I_tM7Yv6tzKv0dwSDa2_tnLjvjJ1KfMxpLYyt9qCCiXYiDK970dUMUB_sdlIX98z3zwkd1oERSBGhzuLkzR9IsV67_pE3D53P-7HHu4Plp/s320/DSC03047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492835597458218066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">ice cream that tasted JUST LIKE cake - seriously weird</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v8BCWeg51wTLS1G9on0-Yav13vbQv6eLE0ZBONLX7TjNCGL5-FogwB0iRrnwiVPLGJBogEzFUvtFVNvZyh5Krc8O94Of9apFx8TUWrrKBeIdyNz4kTQoLZg406JjOyGkcgHJ-UWhmiyb/s1600/DSC03054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v8BCWeg51wTLS1G9on0-Yav13vbQv6eLE0ZBONLX7TjNCGL5-FogwB0iRrnwiVPLGJBogEzFUvtFVNvZyh5Krc8O94Of9apFx8TUWrrKBeIdyNz4kTQoLZg406JjOyGkcgHJ-UWhmiyb/s320/DSC03054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492835594342279634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">a wonderful afternoon</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobdl-H5AnQ7ZCZEK8jfwzfQL8Qeg05t0-V6b-99iwG5NCUExWtSi-SdrXC20_9MVzzz9hRP8Bfevf9v1imZCVocCX9Ks9EI8F5iHg1ytbtykiZdoWagMHtd_TbxAt9fMhU-wAW4u7xv8q/s1600/DSC03059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobdl-H5AnQ7ZCZEK8jfwzfQL8Qeg05t0-V6b-99iwG5NCUExWtSi-SdrXC20_9MVzzz9hRP8Bfevf9v1imZCVocCX9Ks9EI8F5iHg1ytbtykiZdoWagMHtd_TbxAt9fMhU-wAW4u7xv8q/s320/DSC03059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492835585893056194" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-50338328171177395382010-07-11T18:34:00.000-07:002010-07-11T18:59:25.191-07:00Summer Adventures<div style="text-align: center;">at the kids park inside the Rangers game</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuirpI8CZmRFmJ10q4lP0i7xaPZr3CZMf8AoJ1PgJLUXBlbnHZThgZHUUEYP2Bq8jRwE2q1PJkpC1lyHLN6WcOVKaVF9RrDwwt5x-RHLBQpCaq0Mo9cOJPuiRAx3clGDhhLVuBmH29Hl-/s1600/DSC02989.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuirpI8CZmRFmJ10q4lP0i7xaPZr3CZMf8AoJ1PgJLUXBlbnHZThgZHUUEYP2Bq8jRwE2q1PJkpC1lyHLN6WcOVKaVF9RrDwwt5x-RHLBQpCaq0Mo9cOJPuiRAx3clGDhhLVuBmH29Hl-/s320/DSC02989.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492829176293030514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Caleb pitching</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4G0hOuoBHTYw_CYZO2v7v8X0tsYcaOYN7ymt0trP8S2k695AVYiFV1m7lztKUBnMtP1ArpCFG6HEKLtG03PIflhoydW4gTI1gX58rN0fPQ98ZjTEGyrK-ViAIjdikC1EM6UTA8R2hAN9H/s1600/DSC03012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4G0hOuoBHTYw_CYZO2v7v8X0tsYcaOYN7ymt0trP8S2k695AVYiFV1m7lztKUBnMtP1ArpCFG6HEKLtG03PIflhoydW4gTI1gX58rN0fPQ98ZjTEGyrK-ViAIjdikC1EM6UTA8R2hAN9H/s320/DSC03012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492829166331613090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kate at Bass Pro Shops</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8Xdd7cZ8xnftSOSq1Ms0lLxB3fB6gK7USYXIKPkeWy9XCuBAjqoe2T1B4FKpNbc7yqywVkVV05-m9UBw2MWy-smbCdEJ4MnSXoj_jb0-rAr9GN_12HvHb-4J2k6mxQKxvHUO9xJGYWsK/s1600/DSC02933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8Xdd7cZ8xnftSOSq1Ms0lLxB3fB6gK7USYXIKPkeWy9XCuBAjqoe2T1B4FKpNbc7yqywVkVV05-m9UBw2MWy-smbCdEJ4MnSXoj_jb0-rAr9GN_12HvHb-4J2k6mxQKxvHUO9xJGYWsK/s320/DSC02933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492829156934360562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Josh</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTUMpc8k_KdGn-yx4liyrkiqIm92HZBMVGJvoLSA5frIsutZ-wtQ8j60quvS-bXvqvtw3DYFWUXOXItEfi4RnFsSZEsYntiVARpGP5WhGmYl1-ued2aXVQid_qpile25TQMJbfOFjgNKS/s1600/DSC02932.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTUMpc8k_KdGn-yx4liyrkiqIm92HZBMVGJvoLSA5frIsutZ-wtQ8j60quvS-bXvqvtw3DYFWUXOXItEfi4RnFsSZEsYntiVARpGP5WhGmYl1-ued2aXVQid_qpile25TQMJbfOFjgNKS/s320/DSC02932.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492829151510752866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Caleb</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjWx0PlObeqzdl9QWF0MPAK0wIthMfckW32SKqkUo8YiyAsFXdazUIRqUffIhpnp1IUvacS9G26-D6GfXEdu6V3NccnXVnsvP4KdH52ykbQD10-onmm4_07uB2KCzVqFBNJH7csR3V1I6/s1600/DSC02931.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjWx0PlObeqzdl9QWF0MPAK0wIthMfckW32SKqkUo8YiyAsFXdazUIRqUffIhpnp1IUvacS9G26-D6GfXEdu6V3NccnXVnsvP4KdH52ykbQD10-onmm4_07uB2KCzVqFBNJH7csR3V1I6/s320/DSC02931.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492829143557952498" /></a>lots of family fun...Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-22919497748924134352010-07-11T18:21:00.000-07:002010-07-11T18:34:17.415-07:00Summer Adventures<div style="text-align: center;">the boys on Cravens Field where Chris played high school football</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzvNhF5IB7Uzw3nRFoYh2iajmk37WG3n8L7pmsW-Fs18qqDQreNPmZCq__x87K_fWMKziVs3LF1e1NmNico00-g6BdmzSbpRM-siaNSNi4TixDWbk3fimH5yAE9sRLMJBVDhq8LU8xRrK/s1600/DSC02948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzvNhF5IB7Uzw3nRFoYh2iajmk37WG3n8L7pmsW-Fs18qqDQreNPmZCq__x87K_fWMKziVs3LF1e1NmNico00-g6BdmzSbpRM-siaNSNi4TixDWbk3fimH5yAE9sRLMJBVDhq8LU8xRrK/s320/DSC02948.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492825870987297634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle David and precious AUdrey joined us for the Rangers game</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qHOc5mwRWyXunfVMJ_hn6zPRTd5HSrXj0NVLF1PXAIl5_XIe0KJbBlc0BSEi0wGwkeGdbB19rCrNTDNvmxKwNRegGi-9oAv-XfWrz05hx6HdCHsky2uXEtPphSns2omdrEKdTZJE-E8q/s1600/DSC02967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qHOc5mwRWyXunfVMJ_hn6zPRTd5HSrXj0NVLF1PXAIl5_XIe0KJbBlc0BSEi0wGwkeGdbB19rCrNTDNvmxKwNRegGi-9oAv-XfWrz05hx6HdCHsky2uXEtPphSns2omdrEKdTZJE-E8q/s320/DSC02967.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492825866501160482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">all geared up for the game</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAufttTrm7LgN9_OUpt7hjkbJDCtoOANSryYsrG4JfS0Jx4dktzO71jctz3zwATLUdnzVVZkgagRiZYUgqjyNPRL09KRNNWMFSD8jHiMpQFvkJv4WQsdGzWcsoWjnttsn62lA9s0jKPqzp/s1600/DSC02961.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAufttTrm7LgN9_OUpt7hjkbJDCtoOANSryYsrG4JfS0Jx4dktzO71jctz3zwATLUdnzVVZkgagRiZYUgqjyNPRL09KRNNWMFSD8jHiMpQFvkJv4WQsdGzWcsoWjnttsn62lA9s0jKPqzp/s320/DSC02961.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492825856061847874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the last Six Flags ride of the night -we went on it several times without even getting off</div><div style="text-align: center;">SOAKED</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUO_QmObRhlZVLvZ7EHf4q1IdnIqP48kI4JfDrcQpKc2doF4Hyo90ceaAS9DnuGYWub5nNezWf6JqtaaaDjyx9-TQSCJHREhtEvUb65TRq8fL_1MDhyk0yTVMa5L7wuHDzgb89eYrj8MJa/s1600/DSC02944.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUO_QmObRhlZVLvZ7EHf4q1IdnIqP48kI4JfDrcQpKc2doF4Hyo90ceaAS9DnuGYWub5nNezWf6JqtaaaDjyx9-TQSCJHREhtEvUb65TRq8fL_1MDhyk0yTVMa5L7wuHDzgb89eYrj8MJa/s320/DSC02944.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492825841031206178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kate taking pictures</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-otAqu4LDEtyatpbBL5lN4EVSvOEiWf1ZiJhLa4SwK0CalCRQ7ayDzbY-EY9GZsivSx0DPyHOS3jlVszgSO9rLWoBv9TvpOryX_TF7bS2NLaVUa4qaKfb17Ch1OdJK4FdWjwjo4SKokO/s1600/DSC02943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-otAqu4LDEtyatpbBL5lN4EVSvOEiWf1ZiJhLa4SwK0CalCRQ7ayDzbY-EY9GZsivSx0DPyHOS3jlVszgSO9rLWoBv9TvpOryX_TF7bS2NLaVUa4qaKfb17Ch1OdJK4FdWjwjo4SKokO/s320/DSC02943.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492825832171012018" /></a>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-1550539871669782842010-07-11T18:06:00.000-07:002010-07-11T18:21:52.490-07:00Summer Adventures<div>We took an extra long weekend and ventured to Six Flags, to a Rangers game, to run on the football field Chris played on in high school (and ooh and awe over the football trophies they won during that time) and of course a quick visit to Bass Pro Shop. We have been to the lake to tube and ski. Kate has turned 4 with a trip for lunch at the American Girl store (her Daddy's idea) and a swim party with friends. Summer has been a blast but is flying too quickly ...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HA-2vilB1rNe31HTo6rd6_qM69x1E1wfvyvmLVJv8DFKhNWAqD1up08pOW9WrXfpN_Pz6Onpm0-RoHNZRKwt6F_iMFhpopxuURSrC0jyF2nHSR2vsxThOhv76nhbyV377dSvLPISobbO/s1600/DSC02925.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HA-2vilB1rNe31HTo6rd6_qM69x1E1wfvyvmLVJv8DFKhNWAqD1up08pOW9WrXfpN_Pz6Onpm0-RoHNZRKwt6F_iMFhpopxuURSrC0jyF2nHSR2vsxThOhv76nhbyV377dSvLPISobbO/s320/DSC02925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492821930851411714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Six Flags</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96q07IEQeZyYYjLwvaOdn9C7oGvg444foxKfAuuutm0rmzoOJ09D9HtBeTQFRfRBDO6RC_G4lg-e-noEeEgymday_8XKMhdqOEV-6RqLPEzzLAvRQpWR2Ori8Cu5YL1ltQXEJ4t26im6Z/s1600/DSC02908.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96q07IEQeZyYYjLwvaOdn9C7oGvg444foxKfAuuutm0rmzoOJ09D9HtBeTQFRfRBDO6RC_G4lg-e-noEeEgymday_8XKMhdqOEV-6RqLPEzzLAvRQpWR2Ori8Cu5YL1ltQXEJ4t26im6Z/s320/DSC02908.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492821915335314610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">at the end of the Judge Roy Scream -Caleb and Josh in front of me</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QDKcZrVEW8rEWslCr3HL-tn_HHZTl-3VLNXr8zeSj5pdZl3zTAVpwDZBngy1J5d6cR91PQbRIchxAf-amgRMxX2vMhOOZtgzBMTdZbiU9zfUzAswgXgbRcTvaOV7dvCJ823fDaOuBKld/s1600/DSC02939.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QDKcZrVEW8rEWslCr3HL-tn_HHZTl-3VLNXr8zeSj5pdZl3zTAVpwDZBngy1J5d6cR91PQbRIchxAf-amgRMxX2vMhOOZtgzBMTdZbiU9zfUzAswgXgbRcTvaOV7dvCJ823fDaOuBKld/s320/DSC02939.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492821912061634018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We rode the Runaway Mine train about five times in a row - there were NO lines that day - amazing!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj9uProtrmN07R0fzyRFoPJO4LvLh6JJFE3ejYKJGLzpNGwlsJYc2qinM9GYR6ey27p5RpXjZJw0h4skWcD2WOPGcO7IMJu-Q8eHdwW7VDNiPB3_3CKG9n3PxLkpN7dES19qcM3oqC8TK/s1600/DSC02915.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj9uProtrmN07R0fzyRFoPJO4LvLh6JJFE3ejYKJGLzpNGwlsJYc2qinM9GYR6ey27p5RpXjZJw0h4skWcD2WOPGcO7IMJu-Q8eHdwW7VDNiPB3_3CKG9n3PxLkpN7dES19qcM3oqC8TK/s320/DSC02915.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492821905849268962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the Batwing - I loved how Kate always crossed her legs in the ride</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRF0oKKK-w7vG_JLgWvsbC_c7xkDWMzOZNOtjYE3QaqgUtuxODYeAiWCHYwRvZkjUnBvzsru5FzGTCU5yfHWrz45yIiVr-j0gXPfkJqBI6eDJsfe1U_2lr0V_VqtG42tr5AOgn3nNE1wy/s1600/IMG00013-20100625-1438.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRF0oKKK-w7vG_JLgWvsbC_c7xkDWMzOZNOtjYE3QaqgUtuxODYeAiWCHYwRvZkjUnBvzsru5FzGTCU5yfHWrz45yIiVr-j0gXPfkJqBI6eDJsfe1U_2lr0V_VqtG42tr5AOgn3nNE1wy/s320/IMG00013-20100625-1438.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492821890367937570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the boys won Kate this cute pink bear and Chris got to carry it all over the park</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-81017716864687989882010-06-24T06:01:00.000-07:002010-06-24T06:17:27.565-07:00Summer<div>We have been enjoying our summer but can already feel it flying by ... the first month has disappeared! We've had our very first lemonade stand, swimming lessons for the little one, an adult night out to Cattle Barons, a couple trips to the lake to tube and ski, trips to the library, Grace football camp and lots of swimming!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjghAtHe-Tjbwj1mfOVfgAT3cS5XBtHKjpPeZvQ0mYKb1E3E_EZxzwGliBM-nfivj0QKa11h0dyuQ3VZE0yMvm9hnlj3IGTbHiYV2kWJKQeT5W-PvZiZ4TPjrURRLXOU1pC6uT5B-0Oi9/s1600/IMG_0321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjghAtHe-Tjbwj1mfOVfgAT3cS5XBtHKjpPeZvQ0mYKb1E3E_EZxzwGliBM-nfivj0QKa11h0dyuQ3VZE0yMvm9hnlj3IGTbHiYV2kWJKQeT5W-PvZiZ4TPjrURRLXOU1pC6uT5B-0Oi9/s320/IMG_0321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486326783061108802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">made some cash thanks to our generous neighbors :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNZDa74di8UwF2_d3d0f2VwGV0TdWqNL5ze6OSTr1v_U5cZlnjjiUWMx1S306y3XpHX6MCldBGzP9YIDhQFSkqivcqaEM270CimfpUQd4agJkgfiR7Ys9Y32hrbbDl5Shmqhv3AEmc6Al/s1600/DSC02882.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNZDa74di8UwF2_d3d0f2VwGV0TdWqNL5ze6OSTr1v_U5cZlnjjiUWMx1S306y3XpHX6MCldBGzP9YIDhQFSkqivcqaEM270CimfpUQd4agJkgfiR7Ys9Y32hrbbDl5Shmqhv3AEmc6Al/s320/DSC02882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486326764526802434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cattle Barons with my girls</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kUuPnzDYwkBsaDhyphenhyphenDojKqsdAmmXBJi50oXLqi9bd2JF-auVlCQ1NP4EWtG-na92EhbsyeJ2jTwCIN0e_JBieRH68c4LWcsoGavmyfg1eqo8pVoATmdhyphenhyphenx3QHPDjd4D0-x792w7ccQjcK/s1600/DSC02880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kUuPnzDYwkBsaDhyphenhyphenDojKqsdAmmXBJi50oXLqi9bd2JF-auVlCQ1NP4EWtG-na92EhbsyeJ2jTwCIN0e_JBieRH68c4LWcsoGavmyfg1eqo8pVoATmdhyphenhyphenx3QHPDjd4D0-x792w7ccQjcK/s320/DSC02880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486326742268260898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cattle Barons - a treat to see Josh Foster in COWBOY boots</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXIn7z8GPGMZQbZB0NgYEz2CugpX2AcuKjhebV5vb_0DNkLnr62Ft1oikHQeo1UugtRP6dZY6mIQZT6Xb63YgKT0e46rAl_IVzz7V4woMC-dieQ8x-9flGWzbaO84b7z38x10l617dLvz/s1600/IMG_0284.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXIn7z8GPGMZQbZB0NgYEz2CugpX2AcuKjhebV5vb_0DNkLnr62Ft1oikHQeo1UugtRP6dZY6mIQZT6Xb63YgKT0e46rAl_IVzz7V4woMC-dieQ8x-9flGWzbaO84b7z38x10l617dLvz/s320/IMG_0284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486326734016044306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy took Kate dancing and I tagged along</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKmFXH_ZCbP_dLE32BqEKE_XiWt0uMTlfKxtTAKcUW3_21yIrtPmnuyIbSeY3zkqIlVSlfv_B0KsSHXgKjNhhWwQAXOd7X7VUBI-gz_thrEAnm9BO5N5Q5L1-6aE9975xCAUHF2EXeWIi/s1600/IMG_0312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKmFXH_ZCbP_dLE32BqEKE_XiWt0uMTlfKxtTAKcUW3_21yIrtPmnuyIbSeY3zkqIlVSlfv_B0KsSHXgKjNhhWwQAXOd7X7VUBI-gz_thrEAnm9BO5N5Q5L1-6aE9975xCAUHF2EXeWIi/s320/IMG_0312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486326712688824386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kate had swimming lessons from a teacher who did not ever smile and whose first words to us when we walked up were "Do you want her <i>happy</i> or <i>swimming</i>?" My friend mumbled "swimming" because I was too shocked to answer! That was at 3:00 p.m. I am serious that at 3:08 my 3 year old SWAM across her pool!!! So, we might not have "had the time of our lives" at lessons this year but we only needed two and we are officially a swimmer!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Way to go, Kate!</div>to summer, to swimming, to being with my kids all day ... love it!!Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-83918032995319701962010-06-07T14:33:00.000-07:002010-06-07T14:53:25.722-07:00The Championship Game<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2K9WTedb2GMPNj4Fc1_Kg2KuBpeW5B02RrLsDah6uL2mCptetMpVGof1J0Qczu4dGv7ja5n6MxXxHlNOS8Tqpxr8aWVya9NdePptG9u2KaZAYEHvpTlsn9XJ9efxtZ4xWKpt121QZxc-/s1600/DSC02837.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2K9WTedb2GMPNj4Fc1_Kg2KuBpeW5B02RrLsDah6uL2mCptetMpVGof1J0Qczu4dGv7ja5n6MxXxHlNOS8Tqpxr8aWVya9NdePptG9u2KaZAYEHvpTlsn9XJ9efxtZ4xWKpt121QZxc-/s320/DSC02837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150261768954546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chris and the boys before the Championship game</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiL9G0uapzu2kWKbBXoFeRNl-PQ3Thp-q7DQdf6EG_IxLYdxR8IeO-VQA4blAbHpdn2ppyLZTQhHLUrrAZVCNLVbpD9vjvrBeBk9S-20ZzgtRUvUyOWBoVf9QoiPEzEWqAe7DRMVdzDGXD/s1600/DSC02843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiL9G0uapzu2kWKbBXoFeRNl-PQ3Thp-q7DQdf6EG_IxLYdxR8IeO-VQA4blAbHpdn2ppyLZTQhHLUrrAZVCNLVbpD9vjvrBeBk9S-20ZzgtRUvUyOWBoVf9QoiPEzEWqAe7DRMVdzDGXD/s320/DSC02843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150252226063586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Josh with his trophy</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvzWOpAiBZlBkf7LQcasUNu8sOo6cLSqI8iCuJ05iTv67cK6WhwayMrPjvW09Md9xVkLd7JuPsXni6lWq9y54v80zlcMJXyB8ro2O-8uBltnTBv7OemqM56ZHi-uMJcKmYURzVpp0c1K9/s1600/DSC02873.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvzWOpAiBZlBkf7LQcasUNu8sOo6cLSqI8iCuJ05iTv67cK6WhwayMrPjvW09Md9xVkLd7JuPsXni6lWq9y54v80zlcMJXyB8ro2O-8uBltnTBv7OemqM56ZHi-uMJcKmYURzVpp0c1K9/s320/DSC02873.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150246329533874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">some of the boys after the game</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHq8Kp5mq1dZ8EheyzPqpWTbDYEaf_o0iunV7VvahVDIE2XRXVg5eE4udvq_YL9vk-n1JXBIN8Ut-FnJX-H2ymX7D3QcjASUG0QocB4XU2BUsqIL1RA3TCJo-5rnxu8JVMQIRZncohk5W/s1600/DSC02855.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHq8Kp5mq1dZ8EheyzPqpWTbDYEaf_o0iunV7VvahVDIE2XRXVg5eE4udvq_YL9vk-n1JXBIN8Ut-FnJX-H2ymX7D3QcjASUG0QocB4XU2BUsqIL1RA3TCJo-5rnxu8JVMQIRZncohk5W/s320/DSC02855.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150241129517650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">taken right before he got the last out of the game</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPLDWFEDuZqQUzJ9TUKi0JvwmxCQJgx5nxuX-3GPgd99U71yT-uZhPFWOXdMDrI96zz_c1PcKXIM8ZoS5wdtu8wLQw6ce-NxunktAubMPnsXtdBpXwdrb8xqcxFohJGb1rOMViB6eGeg9/s1600/DSC02863.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPLDWFEDuZqQUzJ9TUKi0JvwmxCQJgx5nxuX-3GPgd99U71yT-uZhPFWOXdMDrI96zz_c1PcKXIM8ZoS5wdtu8wLQw6ce-NxunktAubMPnsXtdBpXwdrb8xqcxFohJGb1rOMViB6eGeg9/s320/DSC02863.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150228414613810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the Cardinals!</div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>After months and months of hitting (BP), fielding, washing uniforms daily, vacuuming red dirt (that miraculously follows everyone who has been within a 100 yards of the baseball field even when they leave their shoes outside), eating sno cones that count as dinner, etc. <i>baseball ended on Saturday</i>! I don't think we quite know what to do with the time ... evenings having dinner together (what is that?), Saturdays together without practices all day?, no extra batting practice with Dad? Who are these people that have claimed to be living in my house for the past 4 months? I seem to only recognize them in uniform!!<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We had two wonderful seasons. Josh had a winning season and lost in the first round of playoffs. He played most games at short stop and loved it. He is extremely tough and has the heart of an athlete. Caleb's team won the championship for his division. Caleb struggled batting this year but played incredible defense as the team's second baseman. In fact, in the championship game with bases loaded and two outs and two strikes he stopped a hard hit ball and threw the runner out at first. Game over ... what a win!! The score was 4-0. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I hate to admit that I am going to miss seeing all of my baseball friends and cheering for my kids every night... until next year that is.</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-16109780866851074342010-05-28T14:53:00.000-07:002010-05-28T15:16:47.554-07:00Cardinals Baseball<div>Caleb's Minors team, the Cardinals, has had quite a season. They head into playoffs next week as the #2 team. They had the honor of sponsoring our local team, Tyler Junior College, in the Junior College World Series. The kids got to warm up on the field, go into the dug out, etc. with the team before their games. Sadly, TJC lost in the final game of the championship. Caleb's partner was the TJC second baseman. At the final game he called him over in the dug out and gave him a ball from the World Series (they are stitched a tad bit cooler and stamped with World Series) ... so sweet! Caleb is so proud of that ball and had so much fun meeting these guys!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECNiKDCXfCApc9pC3n1Mr73XQlCLzWItDaEXMR5tl_cB_mcPOosxV7omqqV_CxrmPB0B8gTfitg5CfF6dQrateeXjaeghR4EqzHIWGYNwJD_YWXH6z_FcFY2zkk9mYk-tR7G3vqSWpc2M/s1600/DSC02753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECNiKDCXfCApc9pC3n1Mr73XQlCLzWItDaEXMR5tl_cB_mcPOosxV7omqqV_CxrmPB0B8gTfitg5CfF6dQrateeXjaeghR4EqzHIWGYNwJD_YWXH6z_FcFY2zkk9mYk-tR7G3vqSWpc2M/s320/DSC02753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476445781011544594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">That's Caleb stretching with them ...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxaLUNfxQUWj0tgnptAm8R_shFEH0ZXI9TOi7nDXEiU-zLrcZ4uTCP901pfYpExIWhyJ9ZyIWSzMknpaijVD5x4nphMpmqx4K7o-JBY8chfBKRf4xjtejQuimQnod2Fghc7KQ3qWidia0/s1600/DSC02822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxaLUNfxQUWj0tgnptAm8R_shFEH0ZXI9TOi7nDXEiU-zLrcZ4uTCP901pfYpExIWhyJ9ZyIWSzMknpaijVD5x4nphMpmqx4K7o-JBY8chfBKRf4xjtejQuimQnod2Fghc7KQ3qWidia0/s320/DSC02822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476445771450318882" /></a>Caleb is the second baseman for his team. In the last two games, however, they needed a catcher and he has gotten to do that for one of our pitchers and loved it! He also got to pitch once and struck out their final batter for the win ... so exciting for him! He came off the mound with the BIGGEST grin ever.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2r04pgB960KHjITWKkXEiC4hR5mNY4_xE551xzTXxc1n9tAQjSm_TpSTkPhCQs83AR_3_GNR_rfQDNey6xyIv3melnx35L3JRFtu008tpH8158RXbn0xhdMIw-72ubZ8teGPzZLmyoc5/s1600/DSC02818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2r04pgB960KHjITWKkXEiC4hR5mNY4_xE551xzTXxc1n9tAQjSm_TpSTkPhCQs83AR_3_GNR_rfQDNey6xyIv3melnx35L3JRFtu008tpH8158RXbn0xhdMIw-72ubZ8teGPzZLmyoc5/s320/DSC02818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476445761613453154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">here he is warming up for his first time to pitch in a game ...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KRki6EYt1onyhwlwNLSx2ofenCfFI0S4PBgWw2etnpJWAM7Ulky5FB-zxqDbm_cJZ4WrwiG15ZKIXM4E9Vv3roKX8yRoDk72NDYV7EBSOKkT91Lbox7_dD0dR2uXYZRiBuZSD-wxnZdr/s1600/DSC02809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KRki6EYt1onyhwlwNLSx2ofenCfFI0S4PBgWw2etnpJWAM7Ulky5FB-zxqDbm_cJZ4WrwiG15ZKIXM4E9Vv3roKX8yRoDk72NDYV7EBSOKkT91Lbox7_dD0dR2uXYZRiBuZSD-wxnZdr/s320/DSC02809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476445750074901538" /></a>Josh's team is also headed to the playoffs next week ... pics from him coming soon!<div>to the playoffs and to fun at the ballpark ...</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-37622574166078116412010-05-20T08:27:00.000-07:002010-05-20T08:55:53.987-07:00Katie-Bug<div>Katie-bug has grown up so much this year!! She had a wonderful year in preschool on Tues/Thurs mornings and loved dancing each week at Dance n Drill. She has gotten to be quite an athlete and wants to grow up to be a Major League baseball player - working on that right now. The only thing going for us in that conversation is her huge disappointment that the players cannot wear dresses - what about the uniform with her number and a tutu? No not even a tutu on the field, Kate! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxP5tPnPhcd2VSoP4af_ow4nZaxO04yk56JdutePFkhUT8A2izWBPzWmIOkrqPubYB_RCCGd4-vUMYpV92AN2K33RAP-NYxvBCFWoEuxAIPy_jQCQ_Z_n5lhD7EvSKvQ-hV1SmJPUrDndn/s1600/DSC02751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxP5tPnPhcd2VSoP4af_ow4nZaxO04yk56JdutePFkhUT8A2izWBPzWmIOkrqPubYB_RCCGd4-vUMYpV92AN2K33RAP-NYxvBCFWoEuxAIPy_jQCQ_Z_n5lhD7EvSKvQ-hV1SmJPUrDndn/s320/DSC02751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473375705448974210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">precious Ms. Tisha on Splash Day</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NkwWpt6He4j3-CEBRlBhLnGS8njHkCwCl0otBxuiNShCLXp0xX1MvF1M77_JZANMCdcVUGNLgG1yN6FroxtVEMxLhrxGSUi13dqKljPix2iqL_dG2lro3TNIOvHw7V9Kee0p-kLO6Rg2/s1600/DSC02750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NkwWpt6He4j3-CEBRlBhLnGS8njHkCwCl0otBxuiNShCLXp0xX1MvF1M77_JZANMCdcVUGNLgG1yN6FroxtVEMxLhrxGSUi13dqKljPix2iqL_dG2lro3TNIOvHw7V9Kee0p-kLO6Rg2/s320/DSC02750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473375697461680882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">pizza on Splash Day</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AZ_gyMczrpcHnnrAzYBz9kMWm26kk3a0Hxf4ATetJ1YlnIA6hNNhBkeM6Z2rIF9NnYBC36rvdcM9M4s0Mvvc8jvK2_Irp35nmTV3HMwErhsfDmDLMjyf2NXOiKq3Bi5d1gvO9AeWrx8O/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AZ_gyMczrpcHnnrAzYBz9kMWm26kk3a0Hxf4ATetJ1YlnIA6hNNhBkeM6Z2rIF9NnYBC36rvdcM9M4s0Mvvc8jvK2_Irp35nmTV3HMwErhsfDmDLMjyf2NXOiKq3Bi5d1gvO9AeWrx8O/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473375686581859234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">going to a 3D movie</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLB18V7fDWgFHV2jTStezzlBE-QAs5MxZKvud9aFqMAbtpf2HDgvBG3rzoIuNSSORizaI994t9OD5b8F4mHlaAApeZreZ8PvmUJaWnggacuw1A0iNWHEtqRvrMaxkiJwG0dEqrgPGR15OT/s1600/DSC02575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLB18V7fDWgFHV2jTStezzlBE-QAs5MxZKvud9aFqMAbtpf2HDgvBG3rzoIuNSSORizaI994t9OD5b8F4mHlaAApeZreZ8PvmUJaWnggacuw1A0iNWHEtqRvrMaxkiJwG0dEqrgPGR15OT/s320/DSC02575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473375686133647810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">taking kate to a the ballet The Princess and the Pea and to Cats</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgDOd5OGbWt4f_wjFkcyy2o-eJAj75-PW8pFSjPsAnaMvs3sMuO-ErHXORUH_k1BkExD2GGEB3OnXHdCrxyawjXv0yvSoNG3KEPtX3QP6XsqMXNFQwk6QfHyzqHk39HVhW0KSd6Vulf8G/s1600/IMG_0247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgDOd5OGbWt4f_wjFkcyy2o-eJAj75-PW8pFSjPsAnaMvs3sMuO-ErHXORUH_k1BkExD2GGEB3OnXHdCrxyawjXv0yvSoNG3KEPtX3QP6XsqMXNFQwk6QfHyzqHk39HVhW0KSd6Vulf8G/s320/IMG_0247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473375669399654850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">having fun at Ellie's bike party</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-21882104027220309802010-05-20T07:15:00.000-07:002010-05-20T08:27:29.327-07:00Caleb<div>Caleb has had a wonderful year!! He is such a smart, sweet kid and a good friend to everyone! I am so proud of his many accomplishments and his growing sense of who he is! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI_ygqwIia1LIeaAEvpkghJMNqLogEGZZT8vw-AMPh-a9ZcSU3X59ltGHj0_aX71kNGAX_TyFdM9dY6VWZMWXp8cgaiLNNVI8budJ3J9ZQkBQH_kgPmdya3P7iMb6Nn1iIO7CbYaCjlGO/s1600/DSC02734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI_ygqwIia1LIeaAEvpkghJMNqLogEGZZT8vw-AMPh-a9ZcSU3X59ltGHj0_aX71kNGAX_TyFdM9dY6VWZMWXp8cgaiLNNVI8budJ3J9ZQkBQH_kgPmdya3P7iMb6Nn1iIO7CbYaCjlGO/s320/DSC02734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473356581141014802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">before his recorder concert</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFA_X68cFWopZRyMMZhLJEfXYTAdEWBdUIAtXoOLa66PWV3r6BeckBfj8GLrEcWN8OM2MIQgtdbgpoWfaj6l_w7HVTQE94PD2Uwts7DHnoh6eM5hLQ2UTahvXwVcEG0sAhhwWqL1NvnOF/s1600/IMG_0272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFA_X68cFWopZRyMMZhLJEfXYTAdEWBdUIAtXoOLa66PWV3r6BeckBfj8GLrEcWN8OM2MIQgtdbgpoWfaj6l_w7HVTQE94PD2Uwts7DHnoh6eM5hLQ2UTahvXwVcEG0sAhhwWqL1NvnOF/s320/IMG_0272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473356573107471490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">all A Honor Roll for the year</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-1JAkLYSRbqfO-p1wuXiSxxHTMR39EgU-QBEyLVyFaxPtFcModp0sOxfTG0qkl3m4U1rhqYYP13yrnvSo_w8pSQVDif7YZAwBDfOEWuKCignKuP-KQ373ElIej_6TvvDfHbTXxmq6BPk/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-1JAkLYSRbqfO-p1wuXiSxxHTMR39EgU-QBEyLVyFaxPtFcModp0sOxfTG0qkl3m4U1rhqYYP13yrnvSo_w8pSQVDif7YZAwBDfOEWuKCignKuP-KQ373ElIej_6TvvDfHbTXxmq6BPk/s320/IMG_0263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473356561915119250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Physical Fitness Award - 7 minute mile - woohoo!!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVu4KsNVmd_mO9LrE-oAMSHtJCiT_eq3Omh3YgUNxtL1_aFS5Bpul3sqkphg9PUZEEEvJAIE3qPMrUrAKO0yqst8nz83We4mTw8ISax5K8impAtaMrp7SuBx3O8sF4ceZU6X25f2cam5P/s1600/IMG_0266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVu4KsNVmd_mO9LrE-oAMSHtJCiT_eq3Omh3YgUNxtL1_aFS5Bpul3sqkphg9PUZEEEvJAIE3qPMrUrAKO0yqst8nz83We4mTw8ISax5K8impAtaMrp7SuBx3O8sF4ceZU6X25f2cam5P/s320/IMG_0266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473356553152278338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Solar System project</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1AfHwrfAqxdSQCvQ4XL9prX3xhqhJ8OjPMfdiLfElsgSge74rh3mnLYR2CXatQb6gIa4wFWBMv9QjASxqD0HORynMpZf06zdrvLMKKC89k2S6ehuA1Wb0cphTPHlHzkQY7uem22DGkkK/s1600/IMG_0278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1AfHwrfAqxdSQCvQ4XL9prX3xhqhJ8OjPMfdiLfElsgSge74rh3mnLYR2CXatQb6gIa4wFWBMv9QjASxqD0HORynMpZf06zdrvLMKKC89k2S6ehuA1Wb0cphTPHlHzkQY7uem22DGkkK/s320/IMG_0278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473356544412105554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the boys!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-49160295602576244912010-05-20T06:57:00.000-07:002010-05-20T07:15:10.425-07:00Josh<div>Josh has had a wonderful year! He has made all As, got perfect attendance, and made many new, good friends! He is tender hearted, super creative, funny, and is growing in his faith ... what fun it has been this year to see him make decisions because of his convictions of faith and not because "that was what everyone was doing!" We are super-proud of him!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DT7GI55LXbF45YschTIq6b47vZZI-oKaWLvf3a475kNrBu0K0v5at89I_O5-Zvwl1hzvEqKBNQ0TyZz4eqzcH9d7ii_RN-jMJneTpka5CBgRSyMPkchvfgjTNyYmo51gePbEv2kv9LZn/s1600/DSC02570.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DT7GI55LXbF45YschTIq6b47vZZI-oKaWLvf3a475kNrBu0K0v5at89I_O5-Zvwl1hzvEqKBNQ0TyZz4eqzcH9d7ii_RN-jMJneTpka5CBgRSyMPkchvfgjTNyYmo51gePbEv2kv9LZn/s320/DSC02570.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473353340922242930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">with friends</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f-s6QzcQgFNJub6wTp3ZT7TySXdnCOev_nToh-U5ZmWRvPfhEYgqUayKwTW-yhY8V2NYYC1qCJDy5qBlrqi7O2ecpv3llaZVpd-go3LjfUWiczZ869FM-4J95RkMDogBB5qVsv6lC-I_/s320/DSC02741.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473353325286357346" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nAIN_Dsz1gk8Gs8MTIO94U7dFxtuzucWFFt23xvI4Kv-9ApAZanId82kl9c6hBYYsphYFt2RUItTLUnAk0PlJCLlysEzMtGeuvM1AgmEFUZ_X4HapR5qABRFc__5orU07069cDh6oq7x/s1600/DSC02743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nAIN_Dsz1gk8Gs8MTIO94U7dFxtuzucWFFt23xvI4Kv-9ApAZanId82kl9c6hBYYsphYFt2RUItTLUnAk0PlJCLlysEzMtGeuvM1AgmEFUZ_X4HapR5qABRFc__5orU07069cDh6oq7x/s320/DSC02743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473353332237726130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">practicing his science experiment</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtp56ric0NkRkSA2H_ftTAiB7GqwtBsiI4uPosgP3Ogwa4C8ies5cHaFq_2medTl1LdDcy5bhyZ-trNr2mz2qYPlojwEMKeNaUNV_nU4WzgpeSwu-dnefpCGfYr5UTncJfIrdt-i_enc-/s1600/IMG_0265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtp56ric0NkRkSA2H_ftTAiB7GqwtBsiI4uPosgP3Ogwa4C8ies5cHaFq_2medTl1LdDcy5bhyZ-trNr2mz2qYPlojwEMKeNaUNV_nU4WzgpeSwu-dnefpCGfYr5UTncJfIrdt-i_enc-/s320/IMG_0265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473353313464649042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Josh worked very hard to earn the Presidential Fitness Award this year in P.E. The 3 1/2 minute half mile would have wiped me out!!</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-37378627510203367232010-04-30T13:07:00.000-07:002010-04-30T13:15:24.768-07:00Where has April gone?!?!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBIPyLi95Lao_qPHo9Dq9nr8W4z6DkWBwYldaFL-ehKx3CrRyVSLlp_YiFs1T3ukAWrjrf62z0P058_uuo3mLPZjbGuQT3vVTiGj8wv0Kv-efOaWgogE95SRUKUBq-VV4l9qXQdFnwEQf/s1600/DSC02623.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBIPyLi95Lao_qPHo9Dq9nr8W4z6DkWBwYldaFL-ehKx3CrRyVSLlp_YiFs1T3ukAWrjrf62z0P058_uuo3mLPZjbGuQT3vVTiGj8wv0Kv-efOaWgogE95SRUKUBq-VV4l9qXQdFnwEQf/s320/DSC02623.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466026490987460738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpvoiyUTKiWfmHtyQgoRl4bLAjNLdvz0iGbwCqN1U4kZIbguerYDq_xFQKzJf_T61ZPQNEoZvjH28ThgGpcomsAUGiRLCLyjUSRDkmcKHrLMUa4C2XwFWwDL18E4hc6XQHWlXTUJyhwIR/s1600/DSC02627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpvoiyUTKiWfmHtyQgoRl4bLAjNLdvz0iGbwCqN1U4kZIbguerYDq_xFQKzJf_T61ZPQNEoZvjH28ThgGpcomsAUGiRLCLyjUSRDkmcKHrLMUa4C2XwFWwDL18E4hc6XQHWlXTUJyhwIR/s320/DSC02627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466026480653200930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EBRzIsJYIdLqd3N2DbCZbJoF4jnhs8Y2-4qdx-_M-VngG8qfaB13aoNO8QnEODg1J8qFI0_O_OOXKiPdaXPceWlwXuphkw3etV6RxluByZAQgwqwJ7iv36l3SCTVDqa8t-70-oSy6jC2/s1600/DSC02702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EBRzIsJYIdLqd3N2DbCZbJoF4jnhs8Y2-4qdx-_M-VngG8qfaB13aoNO8QnEODg1J8qFI0_O_OOXKiPdaXPceWlwXuphkw3etV6RxluByZAQgwqwJ7iv36l3SCTVDqa8t-70-oSy6jC2/s320/DSC02702.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466026473235314466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrijQRxdl-Tjv01bxsgMsIm-LPFSggGyu8LeTPMLCvProlynQmolroeGHoy9FbKAebHbQoE9rzDGJQBEol3qNXcVOgtoXDzJe3mOIuv4MJUXl9ROTMPuWXXNAtUh-Lf7O04yvR_vpYXE7/s1600/100_0360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrijQRxdl-Tjv01bxsgMsIm-LPFSggGyu8LeTPMLCvProlynQmolroeGHoy9FbKAebHbQoE9rzDGJQBEol3qNXcVOgtoXDzJe3mOIuv4MJUXl9ROTMPuWXXNAtUh-Lf7O04yvR_vpYXE7/s320/100_0360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466026460636172610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfWBvCyUvR6xnddyKNOXN1gqUQJc4_HISgd1nUtaSazMp5cqwzAryvbcx2dnBsOFblDp_b_QnOK4TydK-GvFU7s-2a65HMXJ5ZMTSVV9rpZKpePVyGEyAF7yj_DzafqR-NWkgntAfy03c/s1600/DSC02707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfWBvCyUvR6xnddyKNOXN1gqUQJc4_HISgd1nUtaSazMp5cqwzAryvbcx2dnBsOFblDp_b_QnOK4TydK-GvFU7s-2a65HMXJ5ZMTSVV9rpZKpePVyGEyAF7yj_DzafqR-NWkgntAfy03c/s320/DSC02707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466026450391798242" /></a><br />Texas Day. Baseball. Dance recital. Conference in Florida. Grandparents in town. School. Projects and research paper. Coaching baseball. Try throwing in some meals on the run and that is April in a nutshell. We are on the end of school countdown around here ... 13 more days.Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-14824951606100324312010-04-30T12:51:00.000-07:002010-04-30T13:06:59.510-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq02OblaZHgEOmizEMJO5UuJ7O1spuOoUx2tHllf0bsBAbrKlP3WblUhO6Gz1rB7oSnWXMs2jCcQiHzyzmRtMtzpX8eaB6gYX_nnSaz34T-c988pK40UgpMedJbntw4gxn_ixvFVrtNkYx/s1600/DSC02713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq02OblaZHgEOmizEMJO5UuJ7O1spuOoUx2tHllf0bsBAbrKlP3WblUhO6Gz1rB7oSnWXMs2jCcQiHzyzmRtMtzpX8eaB6gYX_nnSaz34T-c988pK40UgpMedJbntw4gxn_ixvFVrtNkYx/s320/DSC02713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466023923179111218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsQjq_H22skipzcYEbGqlV_9sPJyygHVaKI4vmhuQs1ShASbYPv8InAba1nzdfAg3gCZmoc4LGmzZ_mme-cxoDVfzVQKOH6d8gGkRFrpw-cZsfkKhuR0Txu9SrBMUxddo87zMo92Kqp8r/s1600/DSC02712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsQjq_H22skipzcYEbGqlV_9sPJyygHVaKI4vmhuQs1ShASbYPv8InAba1nzdfAg3gCZmoc4LGmzZ_mme-cxoDVfzVQKOH6d8gGkRFrpw-cZsfkKhuR0Txu9SrBMUxddo87zMo92Kqp8r/s320/DSC02712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466023911759089410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOUYT2uWAsaUMtLJ5vWXjHVfAjoqKPOHliOigLe9fLRPHq9XPMC8pWVQCnPbgwQ9ZEvBZfxFVWhS6jq81cY0XtTVAH3DrhBwzs6sY6jHDO53IVcZB4GLvpQ-qRc6Bkl4SLI_q5BnrFNGU/s1600/DSC02718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOUYT2uWAsaUMtLJ5vWXjHVfAjoqKPOHliOigLe9fLRPHq9XPMC8pWVQCnPbgwQ9ZEvBZfxFVWhS6jq81cY0XtTVAH3DrhBwzs6sY6jHDO53IVcZB4GLvpQ-qRc6Bkl4SLI_q5BnrFNGU/s320/DSC02718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466023904817805634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEImT-WsdYc2IKN78WZdWYbNof7eCJOPqGL2im2Aissji30t1G0KadqI8QUMEj8imn7FI81sxVwuuXVCx2O9eLaYadi47djv2KgdbpmMK8zA0SDjdpPCPVSPk75t8Di7JtmuchkX7lg9Dv/s1600/DSC02721.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEImT-WsdYc2IKN78WZdWYbNof7eCJOPqGL2im2Aissji30t1G0KadqI8QUMEj8imn7FI81sxVwuuXVCx2O9eLaYadi47djv2KgdbpmMK8zA0SDjdpPCPVSPk75t8Di7JtmuchkX7lg9Dv/s320/DSC02721.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466023895754114386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrt2eusDDebvfpaJ6FDIryIT0Rv0ndQJOQDRa7IYhAGlU5YUByarJMr0GbuP6o2d08cH-MJ4n0AVuDOVxSLAIyTNnwTpG0TLmVUHP0awTdVUmonUwQcqrfA79XQE4d17YmGUdNxaiW5qj/s1600/DSC02734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrt2eusDDebvfpaJ6FDIryIT0Rv0ndQJOQDRa7IYhAGlU5YUByarJMr0GbuP6o2d08cH-MJ4n0AVuDOVxSLAIyTNnwTpG0TLmVUHP0awTdVUmonUwQcqrfA79XQE4d17YmGUdNxaiW5qj/s320/DSC02734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466023880141700882" /></a><br />Kate had her precious dance recital at Caldwell Auditorium. She did every move and smiled and we could not have been more proud or happy for her. It was so sweet and she was so stinking proud of herself!! Caleb had his Spring Concert rocking to the recorder ... there is great relief that the days of recorder practice are complete. I had resorted to only allowing the recorder to be played on the back porch (sorry neighbors) ... one has to do what one has to do to try and keep some sanity in the home. We are in full baseball swing ... games during the week and practices during the weekend. The boys are both #12 and doing super. We are all looking forward to summer but enjoying seeing the fruits of our labor right now ...to baseball, to dance, to only 2 1/2 more weeks of school - yippee ...Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3191428218728095435.post-51091733268018594412010-04-09T10:58:00.000-07:002010-04-09T11:14:09.323-07:00Spring has Sprung!<div style="text-align: center;">Kate before recital pictures ...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrNfJCKN0Jn9g3FIu_3c8CdHUg5QuZ7lMkoah6ChHWllY2OrQSpVx-cjJSvuILXXWWpBI3CjE5F2lB6A4qIVpI0OBVmeqCXwzV813xqrwaPrnhQcTnaKBDnG3KVt4yvIiTKDgafCwLSYo/s1600/IMG_0219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrNfJCKN0Jn9g3FIu_3c8CdHUg5QuZ7lMkoah6ChHWllY2OrQSpVx-cjJSvuILXXWWpBI3CjE5F2lB6A4qIVpI0OBVmeqCXwzV813xqrwaPrnhQcTnaKBDnG3KVt4yvIiTKDgafCwLSYo/s320/IMG_0219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458200135677142978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Josh after his Grand Slam ...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bvA_DRRz83lC7iqiL802mXcnXaB5jGjB9IC4tgtT2aPzUOuK7xP-rZocx-X5xH592iOSUA5tkTZW7_Xy02c-tzEoDzW1Aax3tAPyeyxxanEx2vwJrdpu3spXOp9xBOQRbgifvY1vBZkh/s1600/DSC02611.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bvA_DRRz83lC7iqiL802mXcnXaB5jGjB9IC4tgtT2aPzUOuK7xP-rZocx-X5xH592iOSUA5tkTZW7_Xy02c-tzEoDzW1Aax3tAPyeyxxanEx2vwJrdpu3spXOp9xBOQRbgifvY1vBZkh/s320/DSC02611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458200117881164050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Caleb pitched in his first scrimmage ...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9Ov1aDHGiQYQrDKwmw6kC0ES2cHpIzIURF0kLH2rTKnPkyUEuTPjS5y057gIzY7wBao0kvNY2cWwDtdW9IjhEVngmp7kU0jcdMdpJjJg4i0YsNlla-ybAFjxevdIPIeqG0zLO95t9yPd/s1600/DSC02587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9Ov1aDHGiQYQrDKwmw6kC0ES2cHpIzIURF0kLH2rTKnPkyUEuTPjS5y057gIzY7wBao0kvNY2cWwDtdW9IjhEVngmp7kU0jcdMdpJjJg4i0YsNlla-ybAFjxevdIPIeqG0zLO95t9yPd/s320/DSC02587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458200106936853858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">my cuties on Easter ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">does anyone else remember getting to take a purse to church on Easter?!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfUHljC0YuPwP9382k4Keoq1LuI5VxX1z3fRtxLIjpH8TYBMUz8Bu-TUOnpwLKvHgfohEqzBfUpDziFQwtgu9zFcyw-LvMYQLHgo63pt5DTVqwFuVQEkIzT10FK8sa5FunyRBSVLDcykz/s1600/DSC02595.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfUHljC0YuPwP9382k4Keoq1LuI5VxX1z3fRtxLIjpH8TYBMUz8Bu-TUOnpwLKvHgfohEqzBfUpDziFQwtgu9zFcyw-LvMYQLHgo63pt5DTVqwFuVQEkIzT10FK8sa5FunyRBSVLDcykz/s320/DSC02595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458200096690470162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">precious Ellie with Kate at the Egg Hunt</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUeGHpYaT_rp3lm2bgya3EE7QnOQfg3xV8YJSAfhu_CiyPRDp7NDdPxz4uj-NhasZFESuZ9pLHq30TidFLX2R1E_82MiVIkPaiJSHsA0ivHI1sdjKjOSzMPWLp8UtlVZw8RgTP9NV0cgG/s1600/IMG_0237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUeGHpYaT_rp3lm2bgya3EE7QnOQfg3xV8YJSAfhu_CiyPRDp7NDdPxz4uj-NhasZFESuZ9pLHq30TidFLX2R1E_82MiVIkPaiJSHsA0ivHI1sdjKjOSzMPWLp8UtlVZw8RgTP9NV0cgG/s320/IMG_0237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458200068906965266" /></a><br />We are going like crazy! The boys are both playing baseball and both play second base (most of the time). Caleb has enjoyed trying out some pitching this year and Josh plays at short stop some. In Josh's first scrimmage he got a Grand Slam ... lots of excitement around here that night. Opening Games are tomorrow and Kate is dancing away preparing for her first recital in two weeks. I look around and feel like Christmas just ended and I realize school is going to end before I know it!! <div>to Spring ...</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14982645320300518426noreply@blogger.com0