tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321496782024-03-07T02:53:53.205-05:00The Maxted FamilySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-42442769603336586312013-04-27T17:56:00.001-04:002019-02-01T11:05:53.125-05:00Christmas Time!We had a busy Christmas in 2012. We had intended to visit our Texas relatives over the summer, but Sarah and Uncle Jake couldn't find a week in common between all the summer camps for the girls. We decided that Christmas would be a better time and that Grandma would tag along with us.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I don't know what I like better about this picture, the girls wearing matching clothes and giving each other a hug or seeing a reflection of Sarah and myself taking their picture.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Occasionally Elizabeth lets me tuck her in at bedtime.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Since we were going to be out of town for Christmas, we had Nana and Grandpa over for an early Christmas. Vanessa shows off what she's been learning in guitar class.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Nana shows off the sweater that Vanessa and Elizabeth got her. Purple of course.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can't go wrong when you get money for Christmas.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After those pre-Christmas celebrations, we flew out to Texas to hangout with our Kaylor relatives. The girls love playing with their cousins.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gotta love Texas weather. Short sleeves today, snow two days later.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Time to decorate the Christmas tree.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once we got settled, one of the first course of action was to go present shopping. Here Vanessa, Elizabeth, and Bryn checkout some toys at the toy store.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bryn was very helpful by watching the girls while we went shopping.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We got to draw on our placemats as we waited for lunch. Here I show off my bad talent of drawing an underwater scene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Apparently I was so engrossed in the drawing that I didn't get the memo I was supposed to smile.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We found the "treasure" underneath a bench near lunch.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For Christmas eve dinner, we went to Britni's mom's house.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Here, Bryn helped Elizabeth transform into a Christmas fairy.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christmas morning at the Kaylors!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We headed over to Britni's dad's house for Christmas lunch. The girls got even more presents!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">New clothes for Jadyn and Bryn</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We also got to see Katelyn!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think Vanessa approves of Bryn's Christmas present.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The girls enjoyed their new glow-in-the-dark sticks.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Vanessa seems to enjoy her Christmas!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We even had a white Christmas in Texas! Jadyn shows the girls how to throw a snowball at Sarah.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We also got to hang out a bit at Bryn and Jadyn's Aunt's house.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Of course with Aunt Britni being a hairdresser, we had to take advantage to get new hair styles.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elizabeth wanted a haircut as well.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The girls showing off their new dos. They really liked them.</span></td></tr>
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The view down the snow slide.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here's the ice slide. We all had to wear extra parka inside as they had cooled the air temperature to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We ate at the Rainforest Café. Here Vanessa, Britni, and myself hang out in front of the fish tank.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After the indoor ice/snow fun, we headed to the mall for some lunch. And you can't have lunch without dessert, right?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bryn loves her some cupcakes</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here Aunt Britni, Jadyn, and Vanessa enjoy their cupcakes.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Of course being in Texas, the girls wanted to get some real cowgirl boots. Here Vanessa shows how she's gone Texan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Elizabeth on the other hand was very tired once we got to the hotel on our way back. And this was before we all had to evacuate at 2 AM for a fire alarm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once we got back home, we had another Christmas visit, this time with the Maryland Kaylors. Here Hannah hangs out with her nieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Aunt Teri came by to visit and show off her granddaughter Sofia. Her proud father Mark sits nearby.</span></div>
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<br />James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-40659073746291046532013-03-24T21:13:00.001-04:002013-03-24T21:14:52.459-04:00Halloween, Thanksgiving, and some stage workAlmost caught up through the end of 2012. First off is some pictures of Vanessa and Elizabeth at Halloween.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Vanessa went as a witch and Elizabeth as a fairy. I believe both were going as agents of good, not evil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">At Thanksgiving we got both sets of my siblings and sibling-in-laws at my parents. Here Aunt Joanna reads to Elizabeth.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not to be outdone, Vanessa gets some Uncle Brian reading time.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think this picture of my mom speaks for itself.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On Thanksgiving, Brian and Sherrie Beres came over with their new daughter Leigha.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pretty much a neighborhood kids all grown with their own kids picture.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Vanessa and Elizabeth enjoy some Nana snuggling time.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Later in the month, we went to a show DC Speakeasy show. It had a Price is Right type theme, so wouldn't you know that both Dean and Sarah got called up on stage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The show was pretty funny, but poor Dean was up there for quite a while.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dean loses again.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sarah got called up there, which was just enough to get Dean to win.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, he got to play the game, but didn't actually win the game.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Eventually Sarah got to play the last game with her fellow contestant. She had to listen to a story and write down all the things they heard mentioned in the story. Then they had to go out in the audience and try to collect those things from the audience. Sarah ended up winning, though to be fair, she did have several friends in the crowd helping her out. ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Not to be outdone by their mom, the girls had their dance recital. They love their ballet/tap combo class. We love the fact that they both can do it together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And here's the video of their portion of the recital:</span></div>
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Vanessa turned 6 this past year and started first grade. Can't believe how old she's getting.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Grandma and Grandpa K and her Aunt Hannah came by to help setup for our family party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Vanessa was lucky enough to have two parties, one at home for the family (which also covers her Grandpa's and my own birthday).</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two parties means twice the fun. And twice the cake.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">She's not excited at all.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Like I mentioned, Vanessa got two parties. A family party at home, and a kid party at My Gym. Here her friend Paige shows of her gymnastic moves.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Vanessa and Elizabeth get in on the balance beam action.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">They had all kinds of stations set up for use.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elizabeth just hanging around with Caroline.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">More balance beam action.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm not sure what trick Elizabeth is doing here, but it appears to be close to her father's famous post pattern.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After equipment activities, it was mat time with all her friends.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think she had her birthday song sung to her 5 times or so.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What makes mat time more fun? Mat time with floaty tubes as swords.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make that floaty tubes as unicorn horns.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">All the kids on the mat. Time to blow it up. Elizabeth was too scared to sit on it during inflation.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Time for snacks.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone tried to be very polite with their snacks.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And one more birthday song, just for kicks.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not sure the number of candles is the right proportion for a cupcake.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Afterwards, Vanessa shows off one of her many birthday presents.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Somehow the girls convinced Sarah to let them have breakfast in their room. I wonder if it was to celebrate their new bunk beds they got early in the summer?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Finally, Grandma, Zak, Heather and Terry came over for yet more birthday fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sarah makes the girls special Star Wars pancakes almost every Sunday. Elizabeth gets Darth Vader, Vanessa gets Yoda, and Sarah gets a Stormtrooper.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fall means time for the Maryland Renaissance Festival.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And my favorite act, the Squire on the Wire, a comedic juggling and high wire act.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've seen his show every year and it never gets old.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The girls love playground time there.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lots of ropes and stairs to climb.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Vanessa is old enough now to more than hold her own against the other aggressive kids.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elizabeth initially opted for the safety of the swing.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eventually she wanted to get in on the action.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Vanessa thought this was a ton of fun. All I could see is a very muddy carseat on the way back if she fell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">She also took a chance at dunking someone in the dunking booth. Gotta work on that arm accuracy.</span></div>
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What discussion about fall activities would be complete without a trip to FedEx field to see the Redskins. Normally I take the girls to see a preseason game, but we were on our St. Louis/SoCal road trip at the time. So we decided to take them to see the Vikings game later in the season. But first, my brother decided he wanted to go see RGIII's debut in New Orleans, and wanted to know if I wanted to come. Of course! Our brother-in-law John and Brian's friend Justin came along with us.</div>
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I had never been to New Orleans before. So I had no idea what to expect. Let's just say that New Orleans lived up to my expectations. Now, if I went back again, there is zero chance that I would agree to share two double beds with three other guys who are drinking heavily. We got into town around 9:30 PM New Orleans time (10:30 PM our time), and the guys decided it was time to go out. By the time we got back to our hotel, it was 4:00 AM New Orleans time (or 5:00 AM my time). Let just say I saw enough vomit and public urination to last me for quite a long time. </div>
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We eventually ended up at a karaoke bar in New Orleans. Even though the place was filled with smoke, I had a sinus infection, and couldn't hear, I was the only one willing to get up on stage and sing. I chose Huey Lewis' Power of Love. It was bad, really bad. Very off key, but everyone (except myself) was drunk, so no one cared. Here's some photographic and video evidence of the musical crime. I believe the second video even has me doing some bad dancing during a vocal break. Ugh.</div>
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As for the game itself, it was awesome. The New Orleans fans were some of the best away fans I've ever interacted with. Very friendly before, during, and after the game. The place was also really loud. <br />
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I told the crew that if we won the game they could buy me a drink. Luckily they went easy on me and bought me a hurricane from a nice restaurant. I hadn't had anything to drink in 10+ years, so 1 inch into the fruit punch concoction and I was ready for a nap. However, since I'm older and wiser, I didn't even try to push it and finish it. </div>
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After dinner, we found a jazz club on Frenchman's street. That's a couple of streets over from Bourbon St. Rather than the drunkenness and debauchery we saw on Bourbon St, this street was filled with live jazz musicians. This was much more my style and next time I visit New Orleans, I'd like to spend more time there. Though I'd like to find a jazz club that doesn't allow smoking.... </div>
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After a couple of weeks, the Vikings game rolled around. This was fortuitous as Sarah and my coworker DC Washington was singing the nation anthem.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The girls really wanted to tailgate at the Vikings game and cook hamburgers and hot dogs. I'm not sure I've ever brought apples as a tailgate item, but there's a first time for everything.</span></div>
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Of course this is what most people remember about this game. I remember it too, watching from living room. That's because the girls lasted until about halftime and then tapped out. But I did get to watch it live, just not in-person live. ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I know I'm skipping past Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, but I figured I'd keep all the Redskins stuff together. Overall, we had a pretty exciting football year. I'll remember it most for seeing RGIII's electrifying debut live in New Orleans, the first Giants game that made me lose my mind, the crazy Ravens game, and for capping off a 7 game win streak and beating the Cowboys at home for our first NFC East division title since 1999. I'll try not to dwell too much on the home playoff game the week after. ;)</span></div>
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The day after we left La Jolla, we visited LEGOLAND in Carlsbad, CA. It was a theme parked aimed for younger kids, so it was perfect for our munchkins.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth still doesn't like to look right at the camera because of the flash. But she did like the boat ride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa wanted to go on the Lazy River ride where you can build with the giant Quadro blocks while on the inner tube. Elizabeth decided to hang back with me and enjoy the shade.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa looks more distressed here than she actually was.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They had fun and Vanessa wanted to go again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A different type of pony ride than normally they do.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth wasn't quite sure what direction to wave at.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But here she figured out where the camera was so she could look away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They do play nicely with one another.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lego version of our home metro area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lego version of the Theed palace on Naboo from Episode I.</td></tr>
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The next day we start the first of three days at Disneyland and California Adventure, the new Disney park across the street from Disneyland. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First up was watching the new Star Tours ride in 3D. I was chosen as the rebel spy on board, much to the girls delight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They love the Dumbo like rides.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At lunch time we stopped to watch the Star Wars show.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think the girls were a little worried about Darth Maul prowling behind them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or the stormtroopers running away after show.</td></tr>
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Tea cup ride. I told them I would ride if they didn't make it spin any extra. I'm finding as I get older I don't do so well with spinning any more.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More tea cup time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carousel time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa's old enough to ride by herself and not so old that's she's done with them. In short, the perfect age for a carousel.</td></tr>
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The next day we got up early to head over to California Adventure. I knew I had to get there early in order to get in line for a FastPass for the new Cars ride. Basically this allowed me to wait in line for an hour in the morning while the girls played elsewhere to reserve a spot to ride that ride later in the day. That turned out to be around 7:00 PM at night.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us going for a ride on a spinning ride. The girls love it when I wear my silly fish shirt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of my other favorite ladies going for a spin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They had set up a challenge area based on the Up movie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They don't need much of an excuse to climb something.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My daredevil needs even less of an excuse to climb. She bouldered all they way across without a single misstep.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth was very insistent on telling Merida a story.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth gives it a go as well. Vanessa wasn't interested.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to take a tour of Minnie's house and ran into the mouse herself at the end.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found a good spot to sit and watch the parade.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were probably most excited to see the Princess and Rapunzel tower float.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course Princess Tiana.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tinkerbell said hi to them as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally we saw Ms. Mary Poppins trot on by on her race horse.</td></tr>
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All and all, the girls were great and seemed to enjoy their almost two week trip to St. Louis and Southern California.James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-17997440068916298112013-03-24T13:46:00.002-04:002013-03-24T21:59:41.251-04:00Southern California - San Diego Area<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Because we're gluttons for punishment (or more specifically because Southwest had one of their cheap airfare specials), we flew straight from St. Louis to San Diego. Here we toured San Diego for a couple of days, then headed north to see LEGOLAND and Disneyland before flying back. Now that Sarah had finished her work obligations, she was able to join us on our adventures.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First up is Sea World. The girls love petting areas in the tidal pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stopping by to check out Sarah's favorite animal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, I guess technically these two are her favorite animals, though<br />
sea turtles are a close second.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa wanted to ride one of those log flume-esque water roller<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a great view of the San Diego area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And luckily we got back just in time to see Sarah and<br />
Vanessa get really wet on their ride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yea, they're a bit wet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course the girls love any chance to bounce.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa is old enough now that she started bouncing for<br />
distance and/or height, not just balance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took a little break to play in the fountains.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite shows at Sea World is the pet show.<br />
Here the girls meet of the pig stars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They had a nice day at Sea World, still smiling at the end.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day we went to see the USS Midway, an old US Aircraft Carrier docked in<br />
San Diego that is open to the public. Vanessa and Elizabeth were intrigued by the triple bunk beds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a little rest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Further in the tour Elizabeth tries her knot tying skills.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I pity the troops using the surveillance picture provided by this E-2C.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the Midway, we drove over to Coronado for lunch and sight seeing. We didn't bring a lot of suncreen, but we wanted to see the beach for a little bit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls got to see what an expert sand castle looks like.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hotel del Coronado was beautiful. Maybe we'll have to stay there on a return trip sometime.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some tidal pool action.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day, we met a friend from Vanessa's kindergarten class named Devin that had moved out to the San Diego area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snack time while we wait for them to bring the elephants around for feeding and grooming.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not a big fan of face painting, but I'm a bit more of a pushover on vacation.</td></tr>
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The next day, we started north to head to LEGOLAND and Disneyland. On the way we stopped at La Jolla, one of my favorite spots as a kid. First up was the Children's Pool to see the seals. Now of course, we weren't about ready to wade in seal poop covered water and go swimming and bother the animals like some folks seemed bound and determined to. But we figured we could walk along the edge to see them. The smell is, shall we say, unique?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is about as close as we were going to get.</td></tr>
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It was about here when I found the sign that says no climbing. The kids didn't like listening to their rule-oriented dad.</div>
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Finally, we stopped by the tidal pool area to watch the waves break on the rocks. Sarah got a nice up close and personal view.</div>
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<br />James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-25644466551743714932013-03-24T13:18:00.004-04:002013-03-24T21:57:45.910-04:00Early summer 2012 and St. LouisToday I'm going to attempt to get caught up with the rest of last year. First off is summer. Last summer was really busy, we had all sorts of local trips, a trip to St. Louis, and a trip to Southern California.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls always like to go to the annual Joint Forces Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base. I don't need much prodding to go see fast jets do cool tricks. This year we stayed long enough to watch the Blue Angels perform.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes in the summer the girls have some time one weekends without direct supervision. Here they were busted having pulled everything out in their room at once.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now starts the St. Louis pictures. Sarah had work to do during the days we were there, so I had kid duty. First up was the Children's Museum in St. Louis. The girls got to climb to the top of a beanstalk that was three stories high.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost to the top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they are at the very top. I was too big to follow them, so I had to take the boring adult staircase right nearby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's President Vanessa taking part in a teleconference. They museum had a version of the oval office, a court room, and and a legislative assembly. Sarah posted this picture on Facebook with some people thinking it was the real thing. I can't blame them since we do live in DC. Either way, it was a nice mockup.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next up was some construction work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa was hard at work doing some demolition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing like doing some bulldozing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth wanted in on the action as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's more fun than pretend demolition? Dumping gravel on your sister.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the roof of the museum was a garden area with a play house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back inside they had a Magic Tree House exhibit. The girls love Jack and Annie, so they dug right into finding some clams.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They decided they needed some more period appropriate garb.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After harvesting, it was time to start cooking.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth gets the presentation in order.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa decided she could carry potatoes and carrots in her dress.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They had four different stories on exhibit, but I think the girls spent most of their time in the Thanksgiving on Thursday exhibit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day is was off to the St. Louis Arch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To get to the top you had to ride in this Austin Powers style egg shaped elevator.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here they are at the top peaking out the viewports.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth actually looked at the camera for once. Now if we can only work on that smile.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view was great. Here you can see Busch stadium and part of downtown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afterwards, we went to get some lunch. They got some "free" balloon animals. Gratuities appreciated of course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day we went to the coolest craziest most insane museum I've ever visited, the City Museum. They had no maps, they just said to explore and get yourself lost. Here is the giant ball pit as you enter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa and Elizabeth had a lot of fun, although Vanessa was able to navigate it easier.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here comes the giant 5 story outdoor playground. Really, I'm not sure how legally they stay in business, because this place seems like you could break all sorts of things while sliding down repurposed industrial equipment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to the next level.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I met them on the other side, not the easiest fit for an adult.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nana might have survived being up two stories in the air, but she would have had to throw in the towel about now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls climb up one of the crawl towers. I wisely used the adult stairs across from it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, that's an airplane hull hollowed out and 4-5 stories above the ground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing through that metal mesh wire is an interesting experience for an old man. The whole thing vibrates a little bit. And although we're only 30 minutes into the museum, my quads and knees are killing me. I am glad I read enough to wear pants and make the girls at least wear their tennis shoes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copilot reporting for duty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you're a normal person like me, you walk on a catwalk between towers. If you're a kid, you go underneath and crawl on hands and knees where you see 4 stories below on either side of the mesh. You can't fall, but not for a person with a fear of tight spaces or heights.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa made it all the way across. Elizabeth on the other hand, gave it the college try, but tapped out after about 10 feet of crawling. I couldn't blame her. Once we got the other side, Vanessa wanted to go down one of the slides. I told her to wait, but she was already sliding down. It was a 3-4 story slide. I had to yell down to her to wait for me as I grabbed Elizabeth and tried to run down three flights of steps as fast as I could. Luckily, they had a staff member waiting at the bottom of the slide for that exact reason.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the museum they also had an aquarium. Here the girls feel some snake skin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice little plesiosaurus skeleton above the shark tank. Yes, I said shark tank and dinosaur skeleton inside a museum that is a giant chutes and ladder board. Did I mention this was the craziest museum I've ever visited?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids enjoyed the crawl tube view of the sea turtles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello, Mr. Turtle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But wait, there's more. On the roof of this 11 story building is another play area. With a Ferris Wheel that gives you a great view of St. Louis. And really hauls as it spins around.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, what crazy museum wouldn't want a school bus that has driven halfway off the 11th story roof?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here Elizabeth stands in the front of the bus 11 stories above ground. Did I mention that this place might be Nana's worst nightmare?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silly face time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, so that's why it drove off the edge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa demonstrates on the roof how she can step across stepping stones without getting wet. Of course then Elizabeth wanted to do it. Very challenging to walk on these stones while holding the hands of a person not quite tall enough to step on them by herself while trying to corral an older kid who wants to take off for the next adventure. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here was Vanessa's next adventure. She climbs a three story ladder and then slides back down in the chute underneath it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth wasn't quite brave enough for the three story slide, so we went to the arch bridge on the roof.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A normal person could go between floors on the steps. A cool person can climb a solid slinky between floors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did I mention this museum is crazy? Inside we take a break to watch a magic show.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, and ride a train.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now this is the coolest part of the coolest museum I've been in. The skateless skating park. They basically built an indoor skate park with half pipes and ramps that kids climb up and slide down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth checks out the smaller ramps.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My daredevil on the other hand headed straight for the big girl area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then she channels her inner Tarzan.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And just when you thought it couldn't get any crazier, there are 11 floors of indoor cave exploring. I couldn't fit in this opening if I tried.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa wanted to go to the top to ride the 11 story spiral slide. Yes, I said 11 story spiral slide. I told her this would have to wait for a time that Mommy was with us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More spiral climbing. At this point Elizabeth was almost completely spent.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But not too tired for a silly pose. Needless to say, when we met up with mommy that evening, the girls were wiped out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next (and last day) we were in St. Louis, we visited the Science Museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls love digging for dinosaur bones.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite part of science museums are either the planetariums or the tornado machines.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls got to build their own structures with Velcro attached building blocks. I did encourage them to use the cross brace straps after a few initial collapses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the museum has a catwalk over the highway. Vanessa gets ready to write some tickets using her radar gun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth checks out the viewport as the cars speed by underneath her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, Vanessa shows the older kid to her right how you actually do the Tower of Hanoi problem.</td></tr>
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As I mentioned earlier, Elizabeth pulled double preschool duty while Sarah started working again. She really enjoyed her Prince of Peace class, which was her only preschool class until Sarah started work. Here they are at Christmas time having a fun snack.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth always enjoyed Mrs. Wentzel's class.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Elizabeth's friends in her class named Jaslyn had a birthday party at My Gym. <br />
Vanessa even got to tag along. Jaslyn is the one in the Rapunzel dress.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What kid doesn't love the giant ball cage?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa was a little bigger than the rest of the kids, but did a good job playing nicely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaslyn had a Rapunzel cake to match her dress.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth was brave enough to try a spotted zip line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At her school, they would often have snack time outside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right as Elizabeth's preschool ended for the year, her birthday rolled around. This meant an influx of relatives and several parties! Grandma was the first one to arrive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth invited friends from both her Prince of Peace and Accotink Academy classes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We even got to use the birthday letters that our friend Liz gave to us. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here Annika and Elizabeth have lots of fun chasing balloons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More balloon madness. Joe holds down the fort and supervises.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a little while, the party moved outside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma had brought her parachute and kids LOVE parachute games.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think parents love parachutes too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once it starting getting a bit muggy outside the party moved indoors for some Sarah led dancing games.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hula hoop obstacle course.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now everyone has to stop in their hoops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conga line!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more importantly, cake!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where's the cake? We want cake!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big breaths!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It did take her a couple of tries to blow them out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But she was happy when she succeeded.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah and I go around trying to serve cake and ice cream.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice cream scooper extraordinaire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One party down, another one yet to come!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth's first party was during the day, so Vanessa and family couldn't make it due to things like school and work. That changed that evening. We even got our dog cousins to visit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls made Uncle Zak flip them over and over and over again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afterwards, the girls got some nighttime stories read by Uncle Brian and Aunt Joanna.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shortly after Elizabeth's birthday, we got to go to a house party for Sarah's friend Nickie. Vanessa shows the boys how its done on the trampoline.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth got in some gynmastics as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa got her face painted at her school's field day. Shortly after that, she was a kindergartener no longer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, Elizabeth had a third birthday get together as Aunt Heather and Uncle Terry came over and brought Elizabeth her new Merida doll as a present.</td></tr>
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<br />James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-59357148667067556202013-03-14T15:05:00.003-04:002013-03-14T15:11:11.571-04:00Spring break and Disney WorldIn case you haven't noticed, there are several pictures of our girls at Disney World (and in a later post at Disneyland). I'm probably one of the few dads that really enjoys Disney and don't need much of a cause to try to go. In this case, I had a conference to attend in Orlando over Spring break. Sarah had to work (and really enjoyed a week by herself at home), so my mom tagged along to watch the girls while I was in the conference. In addition, my dad drove down for a couple days and we also met up with my Grandma Webb who lives in Florida. Besides the weekends, I could meet up with the group in the afternoon/early evening. Some of these pictures are mine, some are my moms, and some are the professional Disney photographers that roam the park. The first day of the conference, my mom and dad took the girls to Magic Kingdom.<br />
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Given that Sarah had made the girls matching Rapunzel costumes for Halloween and that the girls LOVE Rapunzel, you can guess the first person they had to go see.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom said Rapunzel was very nice and complimented the girls on their high quality costume.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think Sarah did a pretty nice job!</td></tr>
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The Disney photographer's camera broke down mid shoot, so the girls had to hang out a little big longer with Rapunzel. I'm sure they hated it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While wondering around Fantasyland, they ran into Alice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She demostrated to the girls the proper way to curtsey.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next up was Pooh's corner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth shows how the well pump works.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth really liked the Pooh corner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here the girls meet Terence, one of Tinkerbell's friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa is still working on that smile.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even my mom and dad got to meet Tinkerbell.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls really liked her wings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the Tinkerbell picture, it was time to get changed and meet up with me for dinner.</td></tr>
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The next day, my parents took the girls to Epcot. At that time, they had a special flower exhibit running. Both of the girls wanted their picture taken in front of the purple flowers.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth takes after her mom in this photo by crossing her toes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aren't they cute?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once I got out of my conference, I was able to meet up with them at the Nemo exhibit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day they took the kids over to Animal Kingdom. I found them in Dinoland.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa didn't want to meet Goofy, but Elizabeth did.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shocking that Elizabeth found Goofy to be a little goofy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He may be goofy, but he's also very sweet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day they went to Hollywood Studios. The girls love the giant Honey I Shrunk the Kids play area.</td></tr>
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By the end of the week, they were starting to run out of steam. I had to put pillows in between them so they didn't kick each other. Or pile on top of each other like puppies.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the last day we met up with my Grandma and did lunch at Cinderella's castle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even though she lives an hour away, Grandma had never been in the castle before.</td></tr>
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You would sit at your table eating and each princess would come by and talk to the kids, sign autographs, and take pictures. Elizabeth really likes Princess Aurora.</div>
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After lunch, we went to the Monster Laugh Floor where audience members can interact with the cast members. And wouldn't you know that Grandma got called upon. She was an excellent comedic foil. When asked to think of a number between 1 and 50, she said 65. The audience thought it was pretty funny.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we close our the pictures with a very intense Vanessa and myself during the Buzz Lightyear ride.</td></tr>
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One of the girls favorite activites of late is dancing. At Vanessa's school they have an annual square dance. Vanessa got partnered with her friend Thomas.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's always much easier to get the girls to the same dance class.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you look closely at these pictures, Elizabeth has several different dance skirts. She's our little fashionista.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing like being the lead dog in a dance line.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And no, I'm not sure what the stuffed animal is. Maybe a hamster?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally, we did head over to Tysons to catch a 3-D showing of Phantom Menace after dance class one time.</td></tr>
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James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-1520357674105214452013-03-14T13:00:00.000-04:002013-03-14T13:00:08.263-04:00Way way behind<br />
If I look at the calendar, it says I've been delinquent on posting pictures for over a year. Matter of fact, I believe I'm so behind that the initial pictures I'm posting are from before my last blog post time. Not that it is much of an excuse, but we have been very busy. In that time, Sarah has started back to work. At the time it was more part-time, on the order of 20-30 hours a week, since then, it's even more, in the 30 hours+ timeframe. In the first part of 2012, Elizabeth had a morning and an afternoon preschool, and Sarah would switch her at lunch time. It made for a lot of hectic days. <br />
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One such break from our normal schedule was get away to Atlanta for a weekend in January. I had a training course the following week, so I brought the family down and we hung out with our friends the Scherrers. Our kids love art, so they took us to the Purple Hippo Art Studio in a suburb of Atlanta.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa really wants to draw her own version of the purple hippo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't go wrong with a place to paint whatever you want and have someone else clean up the mess.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth decided to paint on the easel as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once we got back to the Scherrers, it was time for dress up. Here Cinderella, wedding day Rapunzel, and Snow White have some fun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And what trip to Atlanta would be complete without a trip to their fabulous aquarium?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanessa is chilling with the penguins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And whale sharks are just as amazing the second time around.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the family went home, I had a little bit of time to explore Atlanta after class. Where did I go? To the original Chick-fil-a, aka the Dwarf House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes you can fit through that door.</td></tr>
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James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-20219980150257944472012-01-10T21:09:00.007-05:002012-01-10T21:30:39.125-05:00Costumes and ChristmasPhew, almost caught up with the past 6 months of blogging. Next up is Halloween.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrrJy4Ib1EnxrotQ2vYtEWSh7kKBTRLWacev-0YFrLsbGufd1254KzzfNL48n5-UTUjn65N6j2MRcLGwKD_tNzy3XkjdUdCGmGTgaOeM4GWEyavvvk8iUMXyRqjGsXDP46TDUGA/s1600/IMG_0803.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191967978911058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrrJy4Ib1EnxrotQ2vYtEWSh7kKBTRLWacev-0YFrLsbGufd1254KzzfNL48n5-UTUjn65N6j2MRcLGwKD_tNzy3XkjdUdCGmGTgaOeM4GWEyavvvk8iUMXyRqjGsXDP46TDUGA/s320/IMG_0803.JPG" /></a><br />Remember our home-grown pumpkin? Vanessa decided that she wanted to design a jack-o-lantern. So she drew the lines and I did the cutting. I think that was the right parent order there...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wAA1Cexwe57R2jKMO1FBS4narvg4mhy9W_c9wEj9HJ-bRp7vJrMTRIBp5c8eO6Neg7IWM3_dE2BUwdlP6T9YmB9ocJI3IryX50vdMZbP0otyef0vqWsje66ZS5Oh7bgpPTPhUg/s1600/IMG_0809.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191956099470562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wAA1Cexwe57R2jKMO1FBS4narvg4mhy9W_c9wEj9HJ-bRp7vJrMTRIBp5c8eO6Neg7IWM3_dE2BUwdlP6T9YmB9ocJI3IryX50vdMZbP0otyef0vqWsje66ZS5Oh7bgpPTPhUg/s320/IMG_0809.JPG" /></a>She poses with her handiwork.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt4wOXkfPmAcjon8mp-UPWD-AL69FY9m71jj1kbK0hhep8yE6vCs14KVB644CgOyQBbaPTAFLXW5SQoCPgk9cnavEITZ_owOH6AjZ_vZLlNbrDtnR_EiL_yxQOJDgb0FPbimL2w/s1600/IMG_0812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191943210798450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt4wOXkfPmAcjon8mp-UPWD-AL69FY9m71jj1kbK0hhep8yE6vCs14KVB644CgOyQBbaPTAFLXW5SQoCPgk9cnavEITZ_owOH6AjZ_vZLlNbrDtnR_EiL_yxQOJDgb0FPbimL2w/s320/IMG_0812.JPG" /></a><br />Now the girls love Rapunzel and Tangled. In fact, they told Sarah that they both really wanted to be Rapunzel for Halloween. So Sarah, being the costume guru that she is, makes perfect Rapunzel costumes for them. And what does Vanessa decide on Halloween morning? That she wants to be a witch. Needless to say, we convinced that she could fly around the house as a witch for a bit, but that she should really wear the Rapunzel costume at night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShunHAnBFPDbwpN7PkBMOrdu57o0QatLFnDEs7v8ID4u0566jWJTJWozFxgdtAxkEmWVNzaqciYkTJ17XGGWVQWGTUVQu4SysTXsndHwCKTl1roopRgfcOoeMvtbBCB4AukZWQQ/s1600/IMG_0813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191938366552034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShunHAnBFPDbwpN7PkBMOrdu57o0QatLFnDEs7v8ID4u0566jWJTJWozFxgdtAxkEmWVNzaqciYkTJ17XGGWVQWGTUVQu4SysTXsndHwCKTl1roopRgfcOoeMvtbBCB4AukZWQQ/s320/IMG_0813.JPG" /></a><br />That ended up being a good compromise.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyDRPjsm2yM1prl_yTwapV2hiua_VqjGQO6B2Ijqtg6F7MMSQbI9QRa5uI3dRjyTO3n8U3Uk45g2pMQF64TYjAlq9mVoChE11cXoBMJ4p5HmAmFGTX9rG3bp19DRrzssW5cUVcQ/s1600/IMG_0816.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191721263868770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyDRPjsm2yM1prl_yTwapV2hiua_VqjGQO6B2Ijqtg6F7MMSQbI9QRa5uI3dRjyTO3n8U3Uk45g2pMQF64TYjAlq9mVoChE11cXoBMJ4p5HmAmFGTX9rG3bp19DRrzssW5cUVcQ/s320/IMG_0816.JPG" /></a><br />Don't they look cute?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3RTJmx4jG5yr7a7BmJ-4jvaJ7BdIifvmgnyWw-xBwS5yg8PSSllmahpb0qIo1guQyX-INzZL5nJYxW-UyjAHwxO2tjX94MKq_lZWnCPZEVACYTnIIK7eyWTt285IVWMAAXImwg/s1600/IMG_0823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191710417872306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3RTJmx4jG5yr7a7BmJ-4jvaJ7BdIifvmgnyWw-xBwS5yg8PSSllmahpb0qIo1guQyX-INzZL5nJYxW-UyjAHwxO2tjX94MKq_lZWnCPZEVACYTnIIK7eyWTt285IVWMAAXImwg/s320/IMG_0823.JPG" /></a>Of course, at the last minute they insisted that Sarah being Mother Gothel. So Sarah threw this together in a couple of minutes. I'm impressed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9FSLCM7AsNUClnl9T0XqFulP5mxc-zQdTqd5H_6Vx3FJDBB5_JF55toBRZ26zH7OX4gDBSjXMp6Y6wvTXo8BoAqaDzAdqa0M8PtWYjRznGiT1eNvXw3uH9gRB-0rInrg-sIvBQ/s1600/IMG_0825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191699672838306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9FSLCM7AsNUClnl9T0XqFulP5mxc-zQdTqd5H_6Vx3FJDBB5_JF55toBRZ26zH7OX4gDBSjXMp6Y6wvTXo8BoAqaDzAdqa0M8PtWYjRznGiT1eNvXw3uH9gRB-0rInrg-sIvBQ/s320/IMG_0825.JPG" /></a>Of course, playing dress-up is a year round activity in this house. Here, the two cowgirls ride off into the sunset.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_maWPRuKZddWIBxYldAMGsUDpiB1XfGP5kA2StXwp74JdCLr7qb65zG3jxFKCqeTTw0t6VSjlEYcwcK0z2rVb0bdRLGln_szL7X0SoAt-pcrLs17p4itatZHNveLifdzMWWTcnQ/s1600/IMG_0831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191684801192818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_maWPRuKZddWIBxYldAMGsUDpiB1XfGP5kA2StXwp74JdCLr7qb65zG3jxFKCqeTTw0t6VSjlEYcwcK0z2rVb0bdRLGln_szL7X0SoAt-pcrLs17p4itatZHNveLifdzMWWTcnQ/s320/IMG_0831.JPG" /></a><br />Love the boots.</p><p>Jumping ahead a little bit, we were lucky to have my grandparents in town for Christmas. We had family and friends over to make gingerbread houses, well graham cracker houses.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_DFut99bq0aqtM5r9zmMy13bXUC4fMlOrW7cObBbTFVk9gNvD9c8mkiP272vhNGM6_XQvgpHoIlfv8gWd8gSD3HV1TYg7vyodnz0z1XIztQ2VfiTYUyv2B_mlMOsjY-_jM-K2A/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191679175928962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_DFut99bq0aqtM5r9zmMy13bXUC4fMlOrW7cObBbTFVk9gNvD9c8mkiP272vhNGM6_XQvgpHoIlfv8gWd8gSD3HV1TYg7vyodnz0z1XIztQ2VfiTYUyv2B_mlMOsjY-_jM-K2A/s320/IMG_0855.JPG" /></a><br />Here my grandma and mom help the girls with their houses.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCrYuq-NqQM7ykuxK_nHgEQj9wf6Bf1upQXSVCmBOFNnnr6IqFSyM_ZpjQJ-W9Rp4QMMKjPzyCrjHv8CybSgeTtrH9C5cxwP5SSNRIdqobz-y8QzvAHTI5ARdnVgcG8luXwmWBg/s1600/IMG_0932.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191471969990626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCrYuq-NqQM7ykuxK_nHgEQj9wf6Bf1upQXSVCmBOFNnnr6IqFSyM_ZpjQJ-W9Rp4QMMKjPzyCrjHv8CybSgeTtrH9C5cxwP5SSNRIdqobz-y8QzvAHTI5ARdnVgcG8luXwmWBg/s320/IMG_0932.JPG" /></a><br />On Christmas morning, Vanessa was very excited to get purple handtowels in her stocking.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJXpCHt8uzVBJuP9ne-5HE7bvFnteBMLS711Xt5hVDRujA0Vd4SN1t1ixvnsNbRduaRUkVpGtkVfKp4koMx-VQGj6kl1k66JLFnD0wIZpVFewIn2Xyo8ix6FTjBn6WUeeLVG6bg/s1600/IMG_0936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191458894845090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJXpCHt8uzVBJuP9ne-5HE7bvFnteBMLS711Xt5hVDRujA0Vd4SN1t1ixvnsNbRduaRUkVpGtkVfKp4koMx-VQGj6kl1k66JLFnD0wIZpVFewIn2Xyo8ix6FTjBn6WUeeLVG6bg/s320/IMG_0936.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth is digging deep for hers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhierbSjBx-Q4ALhkqkF8RwyML2hIaFJEqwLTm4jY12kaq4NOXkXoBvkO2rbzmE5lSbY13IFEIvlR7nSRoBI4Nd7Pn-qdn1MZN_hmDHtDY656iv-qiJTPVKQ358oSE5S1pJR9BpcQ/s1600/IMG_0969.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191445327520354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhierbSjBx-Q4ALhkqkF8RwyML2hIaFJEqwLTm4jY12kaq4NOXkXoBvkO2rbzmE5lSbY13IFEIvlR7nSRoBI4Nd7Pn-qdn1MZN_hmDHtDY656iv-qiJTPVKQ358oSE5S1pJR9BpcQ/s320/IMG_0969.JPG" /></a><br />After Christmas morning at home, we went over to my parents for more presents and lunch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSU5Z2O8VGMz5uMcdux6ImpGIesr5d6Zc9lC5j82hf4Es6eeV45gM8W7l4dJS_t_Bns9hFrlJCuSFR8CcsVQIqfo30OigbvoqQTDJzYHq6cdQ1gZ9oogmoM5Svh0sbc-U0bGs5Q/s1600/IMG_0970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191437627412514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSU5Z2O8VGMz5uMcdux6ImpGIesr5d6Zc9lC5j82hf4Es6eeV45gM8W7l4dJS_t_Bns9hFrlJCuSFR8CcsVQIqfo30OigbvoqQTDJzYHq6cdQ1gZ9oogmoM5Svh0sbc-U0bGs5Q/s320/IMG_0970.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth waits patiently while Sarah helps open her and Vanessa's new collection of Disney princess dolls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eiZrgZisN9K9eGJeKYm2x3qU3a2WCHicb9oS2yNMeVoSlG-_8W2spPx9r3q9XXxrFtwuImh4-0XY3Cov7Oh4D2xKxZUGVveU6n-oXDQ7tHupnUjBzhg5dYaFm4GRuHjkLr1APw/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191426683973922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eiZrgZisN9K9eGJeKYm2x3qU3a2WCHicb9oS2yNMeVoSlG-_8W2spPx9r3q9XXxrFtwuImh4-0XY3Cov7Oh4D2xKxZUGVveU6n-oXDQ7tHupnUjBzhg5dYaFm4GRuHjkLr1APw/s320/IMG_0974.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth really liked the Christmas tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxc4nB84J8N2sD2hRwoZfLSfmjt-v7uBzi6dMOaQXxbw811dPAtb8Sozaf5ENXvEDXi_VjL6rz1aWtrZoLvbVK7WYVKyijUfzUBwCocy6WF6nPV50D_cbID8MQbWf9ZHxXBluNg/s1600/IMG_0981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191198814851874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxc4nB84J8N2sD2hRwoZfLSfmjt-v7uBzi6dMOaQXxbw811dPAtb8Sozaf5ENXvEDXi_VjL6rz1aWtrZoLvbVK7WYVKyijUfzUBwCocy6WF6nPV50D_cbID8MQbWf9ZHxXBluNg/s320/IMG_0981.JPG" /></a>We even got a couple of pictures with them in my grandparents. We're always bad about taking photos when family is over, so we were glad to get a couple in.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGE1TxR81enQ89dA_CcyEqMFWEFlsIfTxLWe-9JpDm5e_xrUW9fKtXH3yVIXxkh9Zh3XTcmjWpWTUTeubSOWeRZafbAoUj3U7zaSlyVQtHH2TyRNkXhVj46yl4ltiI4fI75piQw/s1600/IMG_0991.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191180897826818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGE1TxR81enQ89dA_CcyEqMFWEFlsIfTxLWe-9JpDm5e_xrUW9fKtXH3yVIXxkh9Zh3XTcmjWpWTUTeubSOWeRZafbAoUj3U7zaSlyVQtHH2TyRNkXhVj46yl4ltiI4fI75piQw/s320/IMG_0991.JPG" /></a><br />Sarah and I join the picture while we let my mom use my camera phone. That's always an adventure.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQM4umS2ZZeW5MXI8qADnToq5H9ZWeSLtlQf8Ld9zobulFe1lhyphenhyphenxbHiCn43CCPYWarqkUSa1__Rek3JNTJLwdIlDvvvwxL20Uxs036mmQ9ZzRERPur3RAR0XGAxIF7w18zxtkoA/s1600/IMG_0995.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191171169182370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQM4umS2ZZeW5MXI8qADnToq5H9ZWeSLtlQf8Ld9zobulFe1lhyphenhyphenxbHiCn43CCPYWarqkUSa1__Rek3JNTJLwdIlDvvvwxL20Uxs036mmQ9ZzRERPur3RAR0XGAxIF7w18zxtkoA/s320/IMG_0995.JPG" /></a>Then Vanessa wanted to show off her balancing skills.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTEQo_0Kj0yHaxij-bItxkA6MTT_2Bts34s687thdfIROmm8loZhiCkyE9gSEKdGcXkQqgDYF7rAMaJL0T2MX7f42vqMUYBRvd1ZFcGoW1OzScK2gPQ8r83c-a8oL46NMvfEutA/s1600/IMG_1006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191155408972082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTEQo_0Kj0yHaxij-bItxkA6MTT_2Bts34s687thdfIROmm8loZhiCkyE9gSEKdGcXkQqgDYF7rAMaJL0T2MX7f42vqMUYBRvd1ZFcGoW1OzScK2gPQ8r83c-a8oL46NMvfEutA/s320/IMG_1006.JPG" /></a>During that week off from Christmas, I took the kids down to Williamsburg to hang out at my parents' place there. We went to Christmas Town at Busch Gardens. The girls waited patiently with me in line for over an hour to go on the Skyride through the Christmas lights at night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvzwmx1fB5SDz3f6JN-zYmduno9BuMcY9HPcEwqMoqheHKyUEfCd4QbN-uXHBaZQ-LbIGBxlNEBqlFYGi3sYutEaKPDp_Tjl1crbAzVG_FxpxSR3BuVvA0hbgZD4cg7_AoRux8w/s1600/IMG_1013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696191151540832066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvzwmx1fB5SDz3f6JN-zYmduno9BuMcY9HPcEwqMoqheHKyUEfCd4QbN-uXHBaZQ-LbIGBxlNEBqlFYGi3sYutEaKPDp_Tjl1crbAzVG_FxpxSR3BuVvA0hbgZD4cg7_AoRux8w/s320/IMG_1013.JPG" /></a>Finally, Elizabeth got some bouncing time with her grandpa. We're so thankful that Grandma and Grandpa Webb make the time to see us so frequently!James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-79484726677184951822012-01-10T20:39:00.007-05:002012-01-10T21:07:29.419-05:00Baltimore, Richmond, and New York City Part IIIn the spirit of Back to the Future (see the DeLorean at the end of these photos), we're going to jump around in time a bit.<br /><br />We were trying to think of something to do one weekend in August and we decided to head to Baltimore. Of course, by the time we got there we learned that they were running an Indy car race through the city (the first Baltimore Grand Prix), and that traffic would be a mess. We managed to find parking on the southside and walked over to the science museum.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBdcv5W3X4tfMIM0ID0ymrAOO11sIqBIi04whHiH-CYIhCwXCdaNm7Vp1zD5SWWdJeBTiPjpFJaYQRcaC4gDYo6XrGQwPJxVsocLjNIOeEM192I2JsWYKkPnccHpGMyju26VGAg/s1600/IMG_0633.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184613645547298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBdcv5W3X4tfMIM0ID0ymrAOO11sIqBIi04whHiH-CYIhCwXCdaNm7Vp1zD5SWWdJeBTiPjpFJaYQRcaC4gDYo6XrGQwPJxVsocLjNIOeEM192I2JsWYKkPnccHpGMyju26VGAg/s320/IMG_0633.JPG" /></a><br />The girls loved the dinosaur bone excavation exhibit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaB0UuXxgx21OixLvoAiBqG1uKepxvXTLOPWqhmOo_xo83LjD5JvtM9hUQSN0CJ74GHyfOMOdS1PEnnpYcziMJONwIiaFtjGQpTU4Hjpxf80UyOchYyamqaRq-CkxMQj_0YYjCEg/s1600/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184596111026786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaB0UuXxgx21OixLvoAiBqG1uKepxvXTLOPWqhmOo_xo83LjD5JvtM9hUQSN0CJ74GHyfOMOdS1PEnnpYcziMJONwIiaFtjGQpTU4Hjpxf80UyOchYyamqaRq-CkxMQj_0YYjCEg/s320/IMG_0634.JPG" /></a><br />Vanessa wanted just a couple more minutes every time we told her it was time to move on to the next exhibit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpfKzSVSAK2ZOiBl0XTWzlDeRfrDpv-ietauI5KAS8n7FIuYtALka_TvOXTTCeIlRfhnFWyplrQe0_ptwtF7JaLcyR3Y7Yi4jB-o58FBaFgNhZkN8ToQKCCGhAXtjqRh0Aer_Qw/s1600/IMG_0636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184590896736370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpfKzSVSAK2ZOiBl0XTWzlDeRfrDpv-ietauI5KAS8n7FIuYtALka_TvOXTTCeIlRfhnFWyplrQe0_ptwtF7JaLcyR3Y7Yi4jB-o58FBaFgNhZkN8ToQKCCGhAXtjqRh0Aer_Qw/s320/IMG_0636.JPG" /></a><br />The girls really liked the green screen exhibit where they could see themselves on TV.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78v-vspUi8q8cOLos_uU8DlePMFKzX1HUB3xE5u7SluryTKNrrMRmShUK9rhRIVVWgrojt84Smc9RwJGTUDNYEIe3h5gFu7m2DkO3SGwE5NTUygvx6WdHOlBIwAVJmJ0EgjPujw/s1600/IMG_0655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184572128648722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78v-vspUi8q8cOLos_uU8DlePMFKzX1HUB3xE5u7SluryTKNrrMRmShUK9rhRIVVWgrojt84Smc9RwJGTUDNYEIe3h5gFu7m2DkO3SGwE5NTUygvx6WdHOlBIwAVJmJ0EgjPujw/s320/IMG_0655.JPG" /></a><br />And of course, what are cooler than dinosaurs?<p></p><p>We were able to watch a little bit of the race. The girls were amazed of how fast they were going and how loud they were. I tried taking a picture with my iPhone, but I couldn't press the button in time before they car zipped around the corner. Maybe next year.<br /><br />Skipping ahead to December, Sarah has started working part-time in IT. She worked a couple of days over Christmas break, so I took the girls to the Children's Museum in Richmond.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnrXxpxwV2VB7Vr1gE_lEqzmi1OrfUZopIBILM7rCr5erstWC32zU4yE8BiGXrXxQWTT5KlNoLQuIZc39si6ILVwLRAS71T0BVg_ki2tuMsCyb0dbqq9nkutGcjKjVSAbI_Zsig/s1600/IMG_0875.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184568418637282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnrXxpxwV2VB7Vr1gE_lEqzmi1OrfUZopIBILM7rCr5erstWC32zU4yE8BiGXrXxQWTT5KlNoLQuIZc39si6ILVwLRAS71T0BVg_ki2tuMsCyb0dbqq9nkutGcjKjVSAbI_Zsig/s320/IMG_0875.JPG" /></a><br />Here Elizabeth gets some practice working on the farm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vDRfv61OD91fwQ9Lwr1OGqmSLCaTk52nH3NVIxjFBHsr7Ci2djMyUFkgrwjZlOZVqyarydnBC4oL5P2ISagmivcF0X5HW7W16WDCN7iwD2Y9lxI_exS-gpvH2sqPptWXd9Mdqg/s1600/IMG_0883.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184193785425554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vDRfv61OD91fwQ9Lwr1OGqmSLCaTk52nH3NVIxjFBHsr7Ci2djMyUFkgrwjZlOZVqyarydnBC4oL5P2ISagmivcF0X5HW7W16WDCN7iwD2Y9lxI_exS-gpvH2sqPptWXd9Mdqg/s320/IMG_0883.JPG" /></a>Vanessa gets a little practice on the farm too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5qU4GGWoitijr8yhOjDtT2ZM1Uolkb8Zr0X6pkhTBlatOQGIrkRVsVGlv6GBilZjicXLkLOWbLmCWWgfJLbDpQNiXIjeBxIDx4sCNhz_awMtq7DrIrb8UHg-n6pT4_2X0pz_iA/s1600/IMG_0885.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184187965101170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5qU4GGWoitijr8yhOjDtT2ZM1Uolkb8Zr0X6pkhTBlatOQGIrkRVsVGlv6GBilZjicXLkLOWbLmCWWgfJLbDpQNiXIjeBxIDx4sCNhz_awMtq7DrIrb8UHg-n6pT4_2X0pz_iA/s320/IMG_0885.JPG" /></a>Truck is all loaded up, ready to go!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP7yKflQfwghl8bwRAmtrzkSyggwQa-TcDs8f8fsvTW6f_YQaqWUE41UEgnWsArr3AxjytPGmE18cq1OOJM4y5WgYYa45flW_KBF2PavmQcda8EhN41W8CpnBxmuoHzTH2yMf6A/s1600/IMG_0887.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184170005147282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP7yKflQfwghl8bwRAmtrzkSyggwQa-TcDs8f8fsvTW6f_YQaqWUE41UEgnWsArr3AxjytPGmE18cq1OOJM4y5WgYYa45flW_KBF2PavmQcda8EhN41W8CpnBxmuoHzTH2yMf6A/s320/IMG_0887.JPG" /></a>Hmm, where did the other half of this picture go?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkrWoQDIbV0klEyJv15lIRoRdxDJS6rMCfLPIm1LVvDlNWXgQse3uT9hXPhyphenhyphenFspUTCe95c9WVmwWNRZ1B0a9apXx6jImPaqgfm6T9hgbNaG5k8VOM7FeKU5Hog4ndOFpf48r2dg/s1600/IMG_0893.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696184163367335666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkrWoQDIbV0klEyJv15lIRoRdxDJS6rMCfLPIm1LVvDlNWXgQse3uT9hXPhyphenhyphenFspUTCe95c9WVmwWNRZ1B0a9apXx6jImPaqgfm6T9hgbNaG5k8VOM7FeKU5Hog4ndOFpf48r2dg/s320/IMG_0893.JPG" /></a><br />There it is!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPG2PZKcCg4HVAJL-Bock4XqzITQA1oIQ8yCdI0bLQJn6ve5uHZXt0YqWyjE9ioBZHIJfbp_mql-nFjReb1QirxCBWiDK1TkkdxYsUGYAIJyz5Z1nsdqbWnqiLBCBOj2wcISOL2A/s1600/IMG_0902.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183895600794162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPG2PZKcCg4HVAJL-Bock4XqzITQA1oIQ8yCdI0bLQJn6ve5uHZXt0YqWyjE9ioBZHIJfbp_mql-nFjReb1QirxCBWiDK1TkkdxYsUGYAIJyz5Z1nsdqbWnqiLBCBOj2wcISOL2A/s320/IMG_0902.JPG" /></a>Besides playing farm, the girls enjoyed playing at school. Ah, to be young and still enjoy being at school. ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpHKVzPz79i6jLqtaZT52A_tspPJIn67aZzBaY-EITgAgQff0TZcZqJ3soZwzZw_ys9wuawTPx_ugbdgYMfDXLPuddJfP2t0jX1I8mKZii7STAzzGsLClVDe9a58kSRUHBuo16w/s1600/IMG_0904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183879775508818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpHKVzPz79i6jLqtaZT52A_tspPJIn67aZzBaY-EITgAgQff0TZcZqJ3soZwzZw_ys9wuawTPx_ugbdgYMfDXLPuddJfP2t0jX1I8mKZii7STAzzGsLClVDe9a58kSRUHBuo16w/s320/IMG_0904.JPG" /></a>Vanessa takes over the classroom.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyNjIXTb2aKByX2gHxYPzNR3fsjm7nbYGPoyuhcoMtHUxBDsj4S2eLyrBhYneqmnfdhVSMtdxqK2HC3t9wsfgeb9lOWDcutS-f-pcdtN7PspA45IcGZlnQncYqaDmg8uVc30v5A/s1600/IMG_0921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183871214369106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyNjIXTb2aKByX2gHxYPzNR3fsjm7nbYGPoyuhcoMtHUxBDsj4S2eLyrBhYneqmnfdhVSMtdxqK2HC3t9wsfgeb9lOWDcutS-f-pcdtN7PspA45IcGZlnQncYqaDmg8uVc30v5A/s320/IMG_0921.JPG" /></a>When school was out, it was time to put on a show. But before the show, we had to have an opening act of reading a story.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7qni7ewmMH9gkM8Xgc3ssyoD-ZlxUXbuO9qtjvYHRMRtCVpmSmFCCL0is5l716BE67T9zz5QUjfBT2eXt99v-4hpgxWazqsIHUxUL7lLFwgpk9R5f5VqImPKYCckcMG9YZuRrw/s1600/IMG_0924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183861533291522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7qni7ewmMH9gkM8Xgc3ssyoD-ZlxUXbuO9qtjvYHRMRtCVpmSmFCCL0is5l716BE67T9zz5QUjfBT2eXt99v-4hpgxWazqsIHUxUL7lLFwgpk9R5f5VqImPKYCckcMG9YZuRrw/s320/IMG_0924.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth didn't like the first costume, so a change was in order.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbOAmVKncBgoHN1_yGHAW60YCgE7GqDld0nLGs8KnXE-pRZUmy5g_trPAZUuqlvVIZxgZinmqJSA1xopBs-Als_6h0T_iZ6DIVt11SmB_7zdChVmkkC3wNodaH32k6vPn8ExZuw/s1600/IMG_0926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183850978588834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbOAmVKncBgoHN1_yGHAW60YCgE7GqDld0nLGs8KnXE-pRZUmy5g_trPAZUuqlvVIZxgZinmqJSA1xopBs-Als_6h0T_iZ6DIVt11SmB_7zdChVmkkC3wNodaH32k6vPn8ExZuw/s320/IMG_0926.JPG" /></a>It was a pretty good show, even with the boys in the back trying to mess it up.<br /><br />Now that we went forward in time for more kids fun, let's go back in time to October where Mommy and Daddy went to NYC again, this time with James' high school friend Dean. We went to the New York City Comic Book Convention and saw two shows, the Book of Mormon and Anything Goes. Not many people have wives who are willing to be dragged to an epicenter of geek culture, but Sarah was game.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFCUdHemoD7qNbd9RvXRV0MFbGn73Vi34pwpp6qWjq4Wf9mvNUmp9fVinFhb9vkHiaTrKOu6mzSZN8gkK-kU-1keZZtJOuUrJjbVyj6_1_xwtlDp98UXsJXjftsQXwj8hF5c0qw/s1600/fao+schwartz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183555734296530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFCUdHemoD7qNbd9RvXRV0MFbGn73Vi34pwpp6qWjq4Wf9mvNUmp9fVinFhb9vkHiaTrKOu6mzSZN8gkK-kU-1keZZtJOuUrJjbVyj6_1_xwtlDp98UXsJXjftsQXwj8hF5c0qw/s320/fao+schwartz.jpg" /></a>Of course, being in NYC meant that Sarah could play with Muppets at FAO Schwarz. This one was trying to make a move on my wife. Muppets, just can't trust them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeZRyDgIaALnd7qErtSLVkfBkgj2tN5NIod7QZ6VZDKkwkMp3ccCy2cBkMeUOE_o34xijiPWEdMvVXw5ewNh9G_BsAzQdRUvTyenlhzj-9I3pkR2B8GyjD0Y8IxLPvrzGrRdMbA/s1600/public+library.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183556046430434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeZRyDgIaALnd7qErtSLVkfBkgj2tN5NIod7QZ6VZDKkwkMp3ccCy2cBkMeUOE_o34xijiPWEdMvVXw5ewNh9G_BsAzQdRUvTyenlhzj-9I3pkR2B8GyjD0Y8IxLPvrzGrRdMbA/s320/public+library.jpg" /></a>Walking around, we stopped in front of the New York Public Library, also used in the beginning of the movie Ghostbusters.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGO6dk1Kkmy5_Oj513bXIbWW5xI1pNlu5ztf8FdUKThrRRuCkrIWtePWPZ9eUFhC6c-4HKi3vHFTojV4kL28XtTlpyXzoonJ7VMZY37EhcYTyy5VT5omGxl3jbTr4_r0OXVS1KQ/s1600/delorean.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183358011050642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGO6dk1Kkmy5_Oj513bXIbWW5xI1pNlu5ztf8FdUKThrRRuCkrIWtePWPZ9eUFhC6c-4HKi3vHFTojV4kL28XtTlpyXzoonJ7VMZY37EhcYTyy5VT5omGxl3jbTr4_r0OXVS1KQ/s320/delorean.jpg" /></a>Ah, now we get to the real geekiness. NYCC was about as interesting people watching as one could get. Many people came in costume. Here, we got to pose in front of one the original DeLorean cars from Back to the Future with some well dressed extras.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-21YqaE1sbDvIC0COSzxfMZBe0nK1x5fvSLavaADZJRHSonXpzEVx0gzTTnQc4Ax-o2rHKQUAI_ggm8usHANJdOPXAatUh9EwXGUXyIKgFX6mKV_EDuvWg21KJw17Lv7rhjcJYA/s1600/60s+batmobile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183342802201458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-21YqaE1sbDvIC0COSzxfMZBe0nK1x5fvSLavaADZJRHSonXpzEVx0gzTTnQc4Ax-o2rHKQUAI_ggm8usHANJdOPXAatUh9EwXGUXyIKgFX6mKV_EDuvWg21KJw17Lv7rhjcJYA/s320/60s+batmobile.jpg" /></a>This is Batmobile from the old 1960s Batman. POW!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChBxpWKhUJQ0F4zpJEdT3M3jM5P7RPneTFR9MfoUO6rj6cxbx1GqeaUNKJMm-6UtPxK1yMLOQU2QGMRs2XtgpH2q1S-imenl2mZIBnsRFbrp0XOSsalo6Dy-9gq8O_bxkEyMONw/s1600/burton+batmobile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183340824315794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChBxpWKhUJQ0F4zpJEdT3M3jM5P7RPneTFR9MfoUO6rj6cxbx1GqeaUNKJMm-6UtPxK1yMLOQU2QGMRs2XtgpH2q1S-imenl2mZIBnsRFbrp0XOSsalo6Dy-9gq8O_bxkEyMONw/s320/burton+batmobile.jpg" /></a>Here is the sleaker Batmobile used in Tim Burton's Batman from the 90s.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtWp3bX65_OqGgvnxZiEMDZcT4GXOyU5TT4zU00fkT9Q_U169rVdoEolVNXvl7RHYPZdoZ4Dr9pciAPP60254Bjpe6nBakBJvnhZljshuKOStLdj_R2EGyZyzfdoleHlEQzjL0A/s1600/r2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183326862955410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtWp3bX65_OqGgvnxZiEMDZcT4GXOyU5TT4zU00fkT9Q_U169rVdoEolVNXvl7RHYPZdoZ4Dr9pciAPP60254Bjpe6nBakBJvnhZljshuKOStLdj_R2EGyZyzfdoleHlEQzjL0A/s320/r2.jpg" /></a>Of course, what is a comic book convention without Star Wars fanboys. Here is a working remote control replica of R2-D2 that someone built in a year in their free time. It moves, spins it head, lights up, and plays all kinds of sounds. Very very cool.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlp2lNF4fPJZStNyKpjiO6i7UwoyR3LAbzLMyaeKf5Wi8LD3icm5dlWI7s-T6G8wVccKJSR6B15YZ0lSlmR_Gi7LehuokXOENNgsrt0Udhxk-ibHjl6f-uBmV6lM645DrBNmm4g/s1600/mark+hamill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 256px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696183324424660818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlp2lNF4fPJZStNyKpjiO6i7UwoyR3LAbzLMyaeKf5Wi8LD3icm5dlWI7s-T6G8wVccKJSR6B15YZ0lSlmR_Gi7LehuokXOENNgsrt0Udhxk-ibHjl6f-uBmV6lM645DrBNmm4g/s320/mark+hamill.jpg" /></a><br />Of the course the coolest part for me was meeting Mark Hamill for about 30 seconds. For those who are failing pretty much any geek test out there, Mr. Hamill is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies and as the voice of the Joker in the Batman Animated Series of the 1990s.James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-19138095883079606202012-01-10T19:49:00.019-05:002012-01-10T20:29:48.038-05:00Summer ends and fall beginsElizabeth and Vanessa's birthdays sort of mark the beginning and ending of summer respectively. This August Vanessa turned 5 and started Kindergarten while Elizabeth started preschool. They're growing so quickly one can hardly believe it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1dFYLFYWz4Lb7fTuhTtqV6n0MslCqxOWksIbunLrY0yqlWS_WwHxV0K7V6Tm3AXHpWkYe-_wvgpnVBk4uRHb4_aJ5a8Y6KRZQo3Vdd4bd8Jj-NjgKT-IkDZNxiIaIaM1NFyTEw/s1600/IMG_0604.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171816943174786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1dFYLFYWz4Lb7fTuhTtqV6n0MslCqxOWksIbunLrY0yqlWS_WwHxV0K7V6Tm3AXHpWkYe-_wvgpnVBk4uRHb4_aJ5a8Y6KRZQo3Vdd4bd8Jj-NjgKT-IkDZNxiIaIaM1NFyTEw/s320/IMG_0604.JPG" /></a><br />Vanessa's birthday party is always a good time. This time, Sarah had the idea for the kids at her party to create their own Rapunzel tower since V and E love the movie Tangled.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoJuCVxT3Vdr3akZlj8C_1olSPxDRaLIbLnqR_LJmYU5LcMvbZFThIyLAr-QDwStJkXsMCb2jmXxeZfQP7F9GJMsSUwNsgowBKFyUljVR96OPF73WA4aouT7sdEC_8UL0_MC8ww/s1600/IMG_0605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171636160675682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoJuCVxT3Vdr3akZlj8C_1olSPxDRaLIbLnqR_LJmYU5LcMvbZFThIyLAr-QDwStJkXsMCb2jmXxeZfQP7F9GJMsSUwNsgowBKFyUljVR96OPF73WA4aouT7sdEC_8UL0_MC8ww/s320/IMG_0605.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth gets in on the tower action.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdlv4BFW1xTFmD7TvjpQnQSkkZ8Tz3rAZJJRkQ5Bk9uBk94cJpjtJse5rL2CadphlNxtQjy7f6DKP-MlRYK_0Z-RMZwhsY8xPGrtrQEs-p4DySB-RocLNmiLbZLyTYsbHOOPL-A/s1600/cake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696180172794754066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdlv4BFW1xTFmD7TvjpQnQSkkZ8Tz3rAZJJRkQ5Bk9uBk94cJpjtJse5rL2CadphlNxtQjy7f6DKP-MlRYK_0Z-RMZwhsY8xPGrtrQEs-p4DySB-RocLNmiLbZLyTYsbHOOPL-A/s320/cake.jpg" /></a><br />Of course what's a party without some cake?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljs8K8xqQYE2gQddPzWSrjXacEPo8D_4OK1d3WtXsUgrWu-CLHI6TvZslPVWg3c6uW2vV_rbKvJdAQS3g3Y9A4rLmgetQrgiCdlLKCZV_VQqZQBAD7aPAS0OIociQQNO7qL8SqQ/s1600/IMG_0613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171609224477410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljs8K8xqQYE2gQddPzWSrjXacEPo8D_4OK1d3WtXsUgrWu-CLHI6TvZslPVWg3c6uW2vV_rbKvJdAQS3g3Y9A4rLmgetQrgiCdlLKCZV_VQqZQBAD7aPAS0OIociQQNO7qL8SqQ/s320/IMG_0613.JPG" /></a><br />Right after Vanessa's birthday was the first preseason game of the year, so we took Elizabeth to her first game.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPnWCCgOQtLCaiyfTYzVNanrc0Z1CwrnUb8W4TUapdyFH8T-c-3vyKF1ukmXu7TGF5iYNZhtrfHHAp1qW0FOiTqa5jdQy69Kn_bB6BcSk5VZT88cyot9ZhFYLbZkjz-fjw-fJgQ/s1600/IMG_0617.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696174434067023682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPnWCCgOQtLCaiyfTYzVNanrc0Z1CwrnUb8W4TUapdyFH8T-c-3vyKF1ukmXu7TGF5iYNZhtrfHHAp1qW0FOiTqa5jdQy69Kn_bB6BcSk5VZT88cyot9ZhFYLbZkjz-fjw-fJgQ/s320/IMG_0617.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth hikes the ball to Sarah as Vanessa goes out for a pass.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMP6o6VtMx1hqdunugAugCEQijdsrEr_iJ5d78zCf-3UXXqNmp1ZGdxH_f4fLahKFbddRauldquXF0Z_4tLvcTbOsvTWbywQ8KbHsehq_c_MtrqnStleO0cAIdSkC4HX1NORnrg/s1600/IMG_0621.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171585734894770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMP6o6VtMx1hqdunugAugCEQijdsrEr_iJ5d78zCf-3UXXqNmp1ZGdxH_f4fLahKFbddRauldquXF0Z_4tLvcTbOsvTWbywQ8KbHsehq_c_MtrqnStleO0cAIdSkC4HX1NORnrg/s320/IMG_0621.JPG" /></a><br />I made the mistake of mentioning to Elizabeth that there would be fireworks before kickoff. She proceeded to cover her ears for 20 minutes in anticipation. We lasted about a quarter and a half, which was about enough time to get some chicken fingers and ice cream. ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWt-A-irJB-T8dhwfcR7GHfqfKOFX5yoe585DpyKoAZ7jJdmtgLEtnoeWl8TduM1ShHRAIAzaNCW_9RshYFVE6cx1M2t5kJX-A9B7GIOPj_GeAWbtSgflmyNi6Xrnhvp52HsSjQ/s1600/IMG_0625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696170928695377106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWt-A-irJB-T8dhwfcR7GHfqfKOFX5yoe585DpyKoAZ7jJdmtgLEtnoeWl8TduM1ShHRAIAzaNCW_9RshYFVE6cx1M2t5kJX-A9B7GIOPj_GeAWbtSgflmyNi6Xrnhvp52HsSjQ/s320/IMG_0625.JPG" /></a><br />The start of fall means the start of school. Here the girls explore Vanessa's kindergarten class on back to school night.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkfoqtz9_kByHlb6DlR3voIv7ws9mTG9jGd4JFbY1V9-sa7semFpnUFsz5S1Hz6psZqbBrgAYfmfykQXksjQyp_f5_kTTaGwsO3uxb9gLt1MSw7QiXQcwYMlxJ53ObuwLpBCm8g/s1600/IMG_0626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696170911353079026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkfoqtz9_kByHlb6DlR3voIv7ws9mTG9jGd4JFbY1V9-sa7semFpnUFsz5S1Hz6psZqbBrgAYfmfykQXksjQyp_f5_kTTaGwsO3uxb9gLt1MSw7QiXQcwYMlxJ53ObuwLpBCm8g/s320/IMG_0626.JPG" /></a><br />They really liked the open space in the gym for running. Vanessa also liked the idea of using that rock climbing wall at some point.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg8NF-EcZjtz_rwxqUrjYbhO_eNwtrygXLCSPyrCLs9g275NyvU1MiRDztDMYK7D84cjPOgz_CfvuJBJjSUIJCsiPwBoVNMCmHIXMrE9io__ttLySdFPm_owCI3D4ZZ3_TDPPzQ/s1600/first+day+of+school.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696179885402896338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg8NF-EcZjtz_rwxqUrjYbhO_eNwtrygXLCSPyrCLs9g275NyvU1MiRDztDMYK7D84cjPOgz_CfvuJBJjSUIJCsiPwBoVNMCmHIXMrE9io__ttLySdFPm_owCI3D4ZZ3_TDPPzQ/s320/first+day+of+school.jpg" /></a><br />Here are both girls on their first day of school.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgcp_T6X1QBv48TRFD5s6NizKnvSYJF8jnwZfF68XORPRPQJLrPruj74G_H8kJ_O2AsOQpvEeM2gQaYTmuraac6tqE1SpQp-pUj34gNCgNw9r7awfy5GhBpTDVJ2J_lx8OArh2Q/s1600/IMG_0840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696170714667118242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgcp_T6X1QBv48TRFD5s6NizKnvSYJF8jnwZfF68XORPRPQJLrPruj74G_H8kJ_O2AsOQpvEeM2gQaYTmuraac6tqE1SpQp-pUj34gNCgNw9r7awfy5GhBpTDVJ2J_lx8OArh2Q/s320/IMG_0840.JPG" /></a>And of course Vanessa is a model student.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXg70ZU5Lsf8VL0zn21Tk0m6WmefBt2k5EZK_21zqWT-PvyhO_REwbt2-LhlcFuMwfQiQGS99HMmeYJkYSo2PeEVgnqqghpjdg8ECdy47sA66RDUoYxgNV3zZQ3MOvmpT7dpC1A/s1600/IMG_0627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696170900482462994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXg70ZU5Lsf8VL0zn21Tk0m6WmefBt2k5EZK_21zqWT-PvyhO_REwbt2-LhlcFuMwfQiQGS99HMmeYJkYSo2PeEVgnqqghpjdg8ECdy47sA66RDUoYxgNV3zZQ3MOvmpT7dpC1A/s320/IMG_0627.JPG" /></a><br />Besides starting school, they also started new activities. Here Vanessa shows off her new karate robes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_SZj6d9yB-6AZ5XA-C1Ec2UC98L0I-wpi1DwwFDAahFb4w-YWDvH-y1bVdeSxKRrQrwMJd-Oo5TmjAmr1aerSbq_OMJCDAlMAVqY1ETS_xn0mYpnb0kIJIj6_yOZ5NrH3Pf98w/s1600/IMG_0673.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696170754459916610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_SZj6d9yB-6AZ5XA-C1Ec2UC98L0I-wpi1DwwFDAahFb4w-YWDvH-y1bVdeSxKRrQrwMJd-Oo5TmjAmr1aerSbq_OMJCDAlMAVqY1ETS_xn0mYpnb0kIJIj6_yOZ5NrH3Pf98w/s320/IMG_0673.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth opted for dance class and shows off her beam work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0v2p7kjn7pz9JLKOrFKthsN0KZzFVXYi9Pvd9bF6jDvYR8C-vFgt2COWKGIFtJnu_gPFvRP0C0T2v04KzQvadff_X5DLaQzKO8e662tW6a3O9h_pv79mI-3G5f5c5Wbkwn9NVA/s1600/IMG_0676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696170753464150370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0v2p7kjn7pz9JLKOrFKthsN0KZzFVXYi9Pvd9bF6jDvYR8C-vFgt2COWKGIFtJnu_gPFvRP0C0T2v04KzQvadff_X5DLaQzKO8e662tW6a3O9h_pv79mI-3G5f5c5Wbkwn9NVA/s320/IMG_0676.JPG" /></a>Vanessa gets to work doing push-ups.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_iybH0HqUW_hFdptQz00FG7kqtPuJ0kmH6c3IsCMlRRMmWF1zTftv3xTmRvr1bmmZPdqsP3HkfqFWZ30LPE98HL5xk54nM6EnSh0H3I1SzChRv8uYHGHl8mlrzb9jBeDDmkVCA/s1600/IMG_0682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696170732617914034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_iybH0HqUW_hFdptQz00FG7kqtPuJ0kmH6c3IsCMlRRMmWF1zTftv3xTmRvr1bmmZPdqsP3HkfqFWZ30LPE98HL5xk54nM6EnSh0H3I1SzChRv8uYHGHl8mlrzb9jBeDDmkVCA/s320/IMG_0682.JPG" /></a><br />Time to stretch. If only Daddy could stretch that far.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WQg5A5XI_AU7Uph5J9moNtIQhe44DjKuGDbPx92vkxmu1oMmmNa5DKWaIsyNB6TavzlvwJghhydRVhyphenhyphenVQJ7duzaKaoRNKzMGJ815xvz8ze3UzakAJOXjUgvaz9J513emEG3mTg/s1600/IMG_0685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696170723329305650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5WQg5A5XI_AU7Uph5J9moNtIQhe44DjKuGDbPx92vkxmu1oMmmNa5DKWaIsyNB6TavzlvwJghhydRVhyphenhyphenVQJ7duzaKaoRNKzMGJ815xvz8ze3UzakAJOXjUgvaz9J513emEG3mTg/s320/IMG_0685.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth doing some more beam work.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>And finally, the end of summer marks the end of the harvest season. This year was a bumper year for squash.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-BKMlOXXNpL5eNttqrbd98__713F45zwW4vSCLz1mDS6GVUwZJ-LHvjxNs-59YUrY5VHb7bmE3vbwkGCqp5eTaDPBk5X-FnECe_D8fQ2XLDS4RKDbIM4e3NGc05JpgqY-LcEOA/s1600/IMG_0611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171262571481682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-BKMlOXXNpL5eNttqrbd98__713F45zwW4vSCLz1mDS6GVUwZJ-LHvjxNs-59YUrY5VHb7bmE3vbwkGCqp5eTaDPBk5X-FnECe_D8fQ2XLDS4RKDbIM4e3NGc05JpgqY-LcEOA/s320/IMG_0611.JPG" /></a><br />The girls loved picking carrots for their dinner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyo8WQtRAX0628CS5zjjidOgJ_f6Pf180IeG9RKyzW89qwO7SSBxHFa1FxQHvRlyD9ajyLe3pQ0L1XBcJg9snRJBI-d86vYzOHSxqAFAx1pHyFskjwMQw8y8n3blJVwD9LiOcUg/s1600/IMG_0612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171247724736194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyo8WQtRAX0628CS5zjjidOgJ_f6Pf180IeG9RKyzW89qwO7SSBxHFa1FxQHvRlyD9ajyLe3pQ0L1XBcJg9snRJBI-d86vYzOHSxqAFAx1pHyFskjwMQw8y8n3blJVwD9LiOcUg/s320/IMG_0612.JPG" /></a>I'm not sure what we did differently this year with carrots, but they turned out much better than in years past.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBE1CGNwA9LOwBoIh4HysBNjVOlyghHobH4PY9u-fcVsJzILLFq6NB8CNxnc8afBb_0AhwnMzP_6So5ZOPuZC1qd0TDYJuYhhhIZ3Et6RJYIiQBIrMjoehWQ2FMwVJqj1nxsZsQ/s1600/IMG_0481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171352482262594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBE1CGNwA9LOwBoIh4HysBNjVOlyghHobH4PY9u-fcVsJzILLFq6NB8CNxnc8afBb_0AhwnMzP_6So5ZOPuZC1qd0TDYJuYhhhIZ3Et6RJYIiQBIrMjoehWQ2FMwVJqj1nxsZsQ/s320/IMG_0481.JPG" /></a><br />We even managed to grow a 6 foot tall sunflower.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU95t308pxQaQM4s5fuFNmf8AZ6g7qCrSu_drpacWlJzqrTsh0UIxCsen5hMFQUmCI95J0b7hCOtZWpS5Z_3wUWmG91Ev6rOEeZbFaCHWXEjdEDuh-SYCY6SLT2bP9HNRB0_s5Q/s1600/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171265714940706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU95t308pxQaQM4s5fuFNmf8AZ6g7qCrSu_drpacWlJzqrTsh0UIxCsen5hMFQUmCI95J0b7hCOtZWpS5Z_3wUWmG91Ev6rOEeZbFaCHWXEjdEDuh-SYCY6SLT2bP9HNRB0_s5Q/s320/IMG_0553.JPG" /></a><br />Lots of squash, including a huge pumpkin. We harvested the pumpkin a bit early in August as we were worried about the deer eating it while we were out of town at the beach. If we had let it grow another month it would have been enormous!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32lVI3C2pnpwZEToMGLOf2tkTeWfFadUSgh2GupjwJJgd18YZf474n9P9WpPdZr_-tJSGDBdPuUkNpNcLt5e9ZUvwjKk9Wx6xhSOcqNOVskojnV3-ALxuScb0ZuFmi5-gJeA6QQ/s1600/IMG_0841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171234684596882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32lVI3C2pnpwZEToMGLOf2tkTeWfFadUSgh2GupjwJJgd18YZf474n9P9WpPdZr_-tJSGDBdPuUkNpNcLt5e9ZUvwjKk9Wx6xhSOcqNOVskojnV3-ALxuScb0ZuFmi5-gJeA6QQ/s320/IMG_0841.JPG" /></a>Here are the deer we had to worry about. Not all of them can be seen in this picture, but there were 6 of them in our backyard when I took this photo. I routinely had to chase away groups of 4-6 deer every couple of weeks. A tamborine was much more effective than my dog barking ability.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTA76oIlJmnEacOfVfWTmBSIJ8rxeXZ4UJht7IwmpQ7U_V-V13NGWWQ6FgEs2Hf-ffoy64dNwBLM07t5jl_euNxngZKAHHg9vw6DeTPtHFFwqL1vzsboqwOKpHKgDBK8mO8LVOg/s1600/IMG_0844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696171214033830322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTA76oIlJmnEacOfVfWTmBSIJ8rxeXZ4UJht7IwmpQ7U_V-V13NGWWQ6FgEs2Hf-ffoy64dNwBLM07t5jl_euNxngZKAHHg9vw6DeTPtHFFwqL1vzsboqwOKpHKgDBK8mO8LVOg/s320/IMG_0844.JPG" /></a><br />We even got a stag back there. With horns like that this one, I let it find its own way out of our yard.</div>James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-30023267016554978092012-01-09T23:15:00.009-05:002012-01-10T20:31:48.690-05:00Beaches, earthquakes, hurricanes, oh my!<div>In August we rented a beach house in the Outer Banks for the Maxted clan. Our trip ended a little earlier than we would have liked as we had to evacuate due to Hurricane Irene. We also felt the earthquake in Virginia all the way down there. Sarah was taking a nap and thought the girls were rocking her bed. I thought the wind was just blowing the house around a bit since it was on stilts. The girls were oblivious and the rest of the family was at the beach and didn't feel it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1jv_CZ4OI6RlgUa9Zk06MsaD87aQl8Z_tQqQK4c2f8jN3-7G3ErB1BOVERwMgYJi-efeyvOIEgR37vlsNC5dB3oUqx9li-yGLIHN7xxXYTiWcjz3CSAd3HOsWAW8YQ-xVX_xxA/s1600/IMG_0554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852447548481186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuEjY0b8Ac5lfVYbGfGVT9EpNc_WfhJpl-9-iWVBEePpnj9NozD-hyIknshcU1JQVmg-bORe3AiIAR4TUlNlneWOBaP37DEynekcr8TR3OvIxCukbno57eptu3y22mgPPxhKl7Q/s320/IMG_0554.JPG" /> </a>On the first day, the girls decided they were going to build a sand castle.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0avd79HGZuMpT8NqklUgHex74j7hhyphenhyphenKzhxL24WxKt7XH-HyBRWxKU46bLgaE7c4W267BwIEMdi1erRL5KQdIq7wgWkwVuuxQHC8rb6svoTrFQlh3Dzu19NQIHmoYvnXEYuewOvQ/s1600/IMG_0556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695858896225928050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0avd79HGZuMpT8NqklUgHex74j7hhyphenhyphenKzhxL24WxKt7XH-HyBRWxKU46bLgaE7c4W267BwIEMdi1erRL5KQdIq7wgWkwVuuxQHC8rb6svoTrFQlh3Dzu19NQIHmoYvnXEYuewOvQ/s320/IMG_0556.JPG" /></a>The finished product.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1jv_CZ4OI6RlgUa9Zk06MsaD87aQl8Z_tQqQK4c2f8jN3-7G3ErB1BOVERwMgYJi-efeyvOIEgR37vlsNC5dB3oUqx9li-yGLIHN7xxXYTiWcjz3CSAd3HOsWAW8YQ-xVX_xxA/s1600/IMG_0557.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852418442535010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1jv_CZ4OI6RlgUa9Zk06MsaD87aQl8Z_tQqQK4c2f8jN3-7G3ErB1BOVERwMgYJi-efeyvOIEgR37vlsNC5dB3oUqx9li-yGLIHN7xxXYTiWcjz3CSAd3HOsWAW8YQ-xVX_xxA/s320/IMG_0557.JPG" /></a>Vanessa wasn't so sure about those waves though.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNaparVC1KUndp3HIifv9WfuaG_0Z4LUSXrEa8rK1wXhIynC0M6AuoNn3yr0VupQBLnP5j8T-fRawemVA6f2P4hRG8XjL-VXs_FzwAvfwLNCFG7jA84sE5CRmcEiW4Z9J7Q3qwQ/s1600/IMG_0562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852400874788802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNaparVC1KUndp3HIifv9WfuaG_0Z4LUSXrEa8rK1wXhIynC0M6AuoNn3yr0VupQBLnP5j8T-fRawemVA6f2P4hRG8XjL-VXs_FzwAvfwLNCFG7jA84sE5CRmcEiW4Z9J7Q3qwQ/s320/IMG_0562.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth is never silly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mVAeq85XEXQxyjlKqlfTfb93_8JljFP-FgEqVbb99wq7VjJTOJsxHAP-QZDWNTqnebJ_NrlbkT0MtjWjlU3jaH78_CIRqI6_N578K5iS1TtsgyBti2wlx7WpYX2pJhow5hqjzg/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852388749148738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mVAeq85XEXQxyjlKqlfTfb93_8JljFP-FgEqVbb99wq7VjJTOJsxHAP-QZDWNTqnebJ_NrlbkT0MtjWjlU3jaH78_CIRqI6_N578K5iS1TtsgyBti2wlx7WpYX2pJhow5hqjzg/s320/IMG_0563.JPG" /></a><br />We decided to go play mini-golf at the beach. Here's Vanessa in action.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApRWxkvPFFNlXcvD46dvC3IKc6-bqTS3BAWHYBC9pn4cIr3UlIpXyhoBAUefu7LlHWc1VES3lLJOvh3-ipI0neuY9tX5Yqh9OeXV5b5GyeWxtMcs-zFtQtzZ9q1krv3IoipC1Ng/s1600/IMG_0565.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852724179962658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApRWxkvPFFNlXcvD46dvC3IKc6-bqTS3BAWHYBC9pn4cIr3UlIpXyhoBAUefu7LlHWc1VES3lLJOvh3-ipI0neuY9tX5Yqh9OeXV5b5GyeWxtMcs-zFtQtzZ9q1krv3IoipC1Ng/s320/IMG_0565.JPG" /></a><br />Vanessa and Sarah posing during mini-golf.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ6cVfQp08i6J77Ce61-cne-7oaPJgjEzjby3liq1nL-xEQEC_KnauUCAuF0o6dpzQnGY8qhkHDa2ae07-5JB1RHyd0Ya__YkidZbhyvFkD0wMkr7kB5zK1CIZDoQwZX1MUYedQ/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852715270488450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ6cVfQp08i6J77Ce61-cne-7oaPJgjEzjby3liq1nL-xEQEC_KnauUCAuF0o6dpzQnGY8qhkHDa2ae07-5JB1RHyd0Ya__YkidZbhyvFkD0wMkr7kB5zK1CIZDoQwZX1MUYedQ/s320/IMG_0567.JPG" /></a><br />The two sisters at play.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvhtz0BAbEXPLNEEMSjfeXmSK9pUERtvYu1U7nWNT5U9b4d46qomxHo5AfIJzTvoEJ9-GZ81LBFudMqKQ9da-v5M5pHyTUu8OErYP7pr4vtlIZidWFvwaXmQy0r5KQCsoskAqAg/s1600/IMG_0568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852694163880194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvhtz0BAbEXPLNEEMSjfeXmSK9pUERtvYu1U7nWNT5U9b4d46qomxHo5AfIJzTvoEJ9-GZ81LBFudMqKQ9da-v5M5pHyTUu8OErYP7pr4vtlIZidWFvwaXmQy0r5KQCsoskAqAg/s320/IMG_0568.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth and Sarah take a little break for a pic.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy6nn5mY0ufYQ1u0YLUhV9VKd6xJwtBk1O_nNATR19J0UC5AnUQHr35n959RkpFiXDomfXtLhN4kYIwgKwFFK1-CkCWL7A7-igJIxohqb7gGjxEDvhgV4uBAvR8850-U6ruvA0A/s1600/IMG_0571.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852678776954210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy6nn5mY0ufYQ1u0YLUhV9VKd6xJwtBk1O_nNATR19J0UC5AnUQHr35n959RkpFiXDomfXtLhN4kYIwgKwFFK1-CkCWL7A7-igJIxohqb7gGjxEDvhgV4uBAvR8850-U6ruvA0A/s320/IMG_0571.JPG" /></a><br />Vanessa gives her Aunt Kalena a high five after a good shot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxfkPTH7dBu5qbqQ4TVYarUZa7kFv_45mYtyFwG1wAo8pKArOc8JXtapiMIRnqqO3p8hr4yPa4xKBBPWCCPSGK3cAhhAB7cc3-4HMKhf5_6rzkf2ztTe59eI-LA_FkQXp1DuWAQ/s1600/IMG_0577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852669211019618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxfkPTH7dBu5qbqQ4TVYarUZa7kFv_45mYtyFwG1wAo8pKArOc8JXtapiMIRnqqO3p8hr4yPa4xKBBPWCCPSGK3cAhhAB7cc3-4HMKhf5_6rzkf2ztTe59eI-LA_FkQXp1DuWAQ/s320/IMG_0577.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth in action.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYX5II3OYGisMBZAK5HCsv1YL0r4lCVmrWjH1FMG_TEo3JlLnI8-S6_hC2vt7-XRVLfa1a-lWPIjhmQvfcx4wejzjp1A7jZwtZ0TNfWHQhNk2ch8AdGtlyqHLgkmgmH15Ov1S5A/s1600/IMG_0584.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852988234840306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYX5II3OYGisMBZAK5HCsv1YL0r4lCVmrWjH1FMG_TEo3JlLnI8-S6_hC2vt7-XRVLfa1a-lWPIjhmQvfcx4wejzjp1A7jZwtZ0TNfWHQhNk2ch8AdGtlyqHLgkmgmH15Ov1S5A/s320/IMG_0584.JPG" /></a><br />This time Vanessa has Sarah for backup.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDJdelW6JXln3nk-pwXBcmH4-NH0HbIKw6XNq01jz2K8pSnkY3OYq8WHSH7nZsRT2mS6S3MHKqwehkoLYVczDg_3011hSgEIAFAWlRJwLHfbb4uJvBa2Afm9OyQxCY_Qa0y8vdA/s1600/IMG_0588.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852979588175090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDJdelW6JXln3nk-pwXBcmH4-NH0HbIKw6XNq01jz2K8pSnkY3OYq8WHSH7nZsRT2mS6S3MHKqwehkoLYVczDg_3011hSgEIAFAWlRJwLHfbb4uJvBa2Afm9OyQxCY_Qa0y8vdA/s320/IMG_0588.JPG" /></a><br />Vanessa and Elizabeth chill in the shade.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJ6iPFEeqqLlCZ80WfpdVXMRDOdtoOgl5gdz10GEGP7L6IWoE3b2d7QBPmRjQmqeBXUHiNIWNd9SVJ1x7FSeXre1SCyFSNYFeiGLczpctcdqO-_CEdLdLowXv7oWGtSvR6jSK8w/s1600/IMG_0592.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852965282809458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJ6iPFEeqqLlCZ80WfpdVXMRDOdtoOgl5gdz10GEGP7L6IWoE3b2d7QBPmRjQmqeBXUHiNIWNd9SVJ1x7FSeXre1SCyFSNYFeiGLczpctcdqO-_CEdLdLowXv7oWGtSvR6jSK8w/s320/IMG_0592.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth decided she was going to try to make a basket from the upper deck of the house. Really she was just throwing the ball off the ledge.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PBmisMKzg6ql1uINjn5pqKyUAuiswUwkB1mp8PKu8-dp5br8sMDrtGvaiWyQk4uf2ZwwtHFoqyrDz3FWkNkeGl8pmKAbvGRLp-GaqEmQqDZaLwX75eWU-ZqNX_DrYIMW53kLYg/s1600/IMG_0596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852952442698946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PBmisMKzg6ql1uINjn5pqKyUAuiswUwkB1mp8PKu8-dp5br8sMDrtGvaiWyQk4uf2ZwwtHFoqyrDz3FWkNkeGl8pmKAbvGRLp-GaqEmQqDZaLwX75eWU-ZqNX_DrYIMW53kLYg/s320/IMG_0596.JPG" /></a><br />Elizabeth really liked that game.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7Z70h6O9w5m79xofZRWVio-ZbU0t8JDcFBGu1_xyrTm0vB1RU07nHtQ90mIvmiF9OeRA45HIUVmZryVEukGFJY1Tx4OuYS212cblcgZs1ODMjRzgdeoeH2YT5PpTKYm0fhK39w/s1600/outer+banks.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/AVvXsEgn7Z70h6O9w5m79xofZRWVio-ZbU0t8JDcFBGu1_xyrTm0vB1RU07nHtQ90mIvmiF9OeRA45HIUVmZryVEukGFJY1Tx4OuYS212cblcgZs1ODMjRzgdeoeH2YT5PpTKYm0fhK39w/s320/outer+banks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696180740574346210" /></a><br />Here's the whole Maxted clan the night before we had to evacuate.<br /><br />We ended up getting off the Outer Banks without a problem and got home in time to watch Hurricane Irene sweep through our neighborhood. Amazingly we didn't lose power.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsApB3rMJeNr3ZevWQzzGeCvw1ahPFMir1LuhyCwhzGiUoaGWE8VnFNo3GftF4HXC6vSZrtlOlb3eMAc_ZXobmIedk64NRf1aSHcn-3mOjTpO7cDW683q5WJsAYrG-14cR9vsMNA/s1600/IMG_0599.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695852945863086738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsApB3rMJeNr3ZevWQzzGeCvw1ahPFMir1LuhyCwhzGiUoaGWE8VnFNo3GftF4HXC6vSZrtlOlb3eMAc_ZXobmIedk64NRf1aSHcn-3mOjTpO7cDW683q5WJsAYrG-14cR9vsMNA/s320/IMG_0599.JPG" /></a><br />This tree was knocked down during Hurricane Irene and managed to fall right in between the fence and the shed and not really break anything.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9fASCKbQfMkQr_jsEFyBOcOieDejp_efETFY0SLleHC1WNygmmEkfRZNg57M9D_N6UmZFXrUeBaal4f_ittlWyK_zcE1Kxq_bFkw2mgz9X62_OBxq1KwbD-OTPq31b81ZvUfYg/s1600/IMG_0602.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695853089114712146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9fASCKbQfMkQr_jsEFyBOcOieDejp_efETFY0SLleHC1WNygmmEkfRZNg57M9D_N6UmZFXrUeBaal4f_ittlWyK_zcE1Kxq_bFkw2mgz9X62_OBxq1KwbD-OTPq31b81ZvUfYg/s320/IMG_0602.JPG" /></a><br />This was the pile of debris that fell in our backyard during Hurricane Irene. I moved it to the front for the trash company to take away.</div>James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-88053901094649008212012-01-09T22:39:00.014-05:002012-01-10T20:38:08.290-05:00Been a long time...<div>One thing about having two kids and both of us balancing work and school is that something has to give. Apparently that has been our blogging as it has been almost 6 months since our last post. I'm going to try to catch us up.<br /><br />We'll start with this past summer when Sarah and I took our niece Katelyn to NYC with our brother Zak and his girlfriend Mary. We saw two shows, Wicked and Billy Elliot which were fabulous.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjDLcKn2wNIhVMtAxVY8E-56hr2HXa1wHCfmPqNvwgZimV04JJCJVGVcdFHitIwS2h2lUa4CZlWdELrnKxEtI9qvVrCppllWlQZ-142XFwP71qPbiwUMEq90xtPNf6IiSv9WsBQ/s1600/IMG_0470.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695845204969625906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjDLcKn2wNIhVMtAxVY8E-56hr2HXa1wHCfmPqNvwgZimV04JJCJVGVcdFHitIwS2h2lUa4CZlWdELrnKxEtI9qvVrCppllWlQZ-142XFwP71qPbiwUMEq90xtPNf6IiSv9WsBQ/s320/IMG_0470.JPG" /></a>Here is Sarah at the top of the Empire State Building.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFRRFCwnK7kVEviyeZuny8n-_mresSqmvcdaHVMLEJkOV1HqrwjZg9yB6qX02TaQzwBWyec2AxJAe-iD0E-_kcJkMmKgwl6UX3ejxlqvYgi1EvcUz5SDCtvH03_G64xMQd3r9Ng/s1600/IMG_0471.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695844751584984338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFRRFCwnK7kVEviyeZuny8n-_mresSqmvcdaHVMLEJkOV1HqrwjZg9yB6qX02TaQzwBWyec2AxJAe-iD0E-_kcJkMmKgwl6UX3ejxlqvYgi1EvcUz5SDCtvH03_G64xMQd3r9Ng/s320/IMG_0471.JPG" /></a>Katelyn gets to show off her cool shades.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpwUA45-iaqO3pH3RRG1kedGV7P_5P9_gOn6b98964jmMKiDhyDbFLx4IRNk-SXDneW49_Ru1aYcSGzO7XhETSSTD_sh3XoFA-9ykGKDsMl9oEYyb0hO9BvxYY84cFObWMyDe_w/s1600/IMG_0477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695844919908444018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpwUA45-iaqO3pH3RRG1kedGV7P_5P9_gOn6b98964jmMKiDhyDbFLx4IRNk-SXDneW49_Ru1aYcSGzO7XhETSSTD_sh3XoFA-9ykGKDsMl9oEYyb0hO9BvxYY84cFObWMyDe_w/s320/IMG_0477.JPG" /></a>We also got to meet up with Sarah's old high school friend and my college roommate Tim. Tim showed us around Greenwich Village and posed for a photo in front of the fountain.</div><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CWWH1pPRFF6ZW9M8VqpZmf9q5YMTCp9oOAeIusY6cfKkjr8qp2ano9PvYoCk7Jvr-eCjR5JUuzqjVhpw0Q3lb97cl2psqHv3il9ND2bawSy4N8s6ARnC65Ecxkm-6ZOkHBns-w/s1600/piano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695850969736751218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CWWH1pPRFF6ZW9M8VqpZmf9q5YMTCp9oOAeIusY6cfKkjr8qp2ano9PvYoCk7Jvr-eCjR5JUuzqjVhpw0Q3lb97cl2psqHv3il9ND2bawSy4N8s6ARnC65Ecxkm-6ZOkHBns-w/s320/piano.jpg" /></a><br />We got to go play/dance on the FAO Schwarz piano.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j05iQhPHMOGeAQsgrcQre1fkbFszqYCifmxvFKx7WN0uYf9dSogAHaAOxrh6XfE699SlbxZKIpnI7fKjIvlUEgZBmzFRmerFk41ho7OCGj1JHiZLTOMG29NeRLEOKUd9Ag-QRg/s1600/central+park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695850963902224402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j05iQhPHMOGeAQsgrcQre1fkbFszqYCifmxvFKx7WN0uYf9dSogAHaAOxrh6XfE699SlbxZKIpnI7fKjIvlUEgZBmzFRmerFk41ho7OCGj1JHiZLTOMG29NeRLEOKUd9Ag-QRg/s320/central+park.jpg" /></a><br />The weather was so nice we needed to walk around Central Park. Here we stood by the fountain near the boating area.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>The next cool thing we did when we got back home was have Sarah's sister Hannah stay with us for a week. We took her and the girls out to the Lego Show at the Expo Center.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63_4JUC-NdSl7tZjGaClrn8K4DU7XU_5vLYA6zN2aDxP4nsg6KG0Bz7cuGW3kjWBY24a3reL-TZ7BcL83x9u6EH26bE5r5pJDehGudAV2B0uSJqz3FltK2L4SToTO2ODX600e-A/s1600/IMG_0495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847589096258034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63_4JUC-NdSl7tZjGaClrn8K4DU7XU_5vLYA6zN2aDxP4nsg6KG0Bz7cuGW3kjWBY24a3reL-TZ7BcL83x9u6EH26bE5r5pJDehGudAV2B0uSJqz3FltK2L4SToTO2ODX600e-A/s320/IMG_0495.JPG" /></a>Here the girls are building cars to race down the ramp.<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilab6RfJd54S98tuOmPd_ue5KmPKneHxVhjd9zhmdMJ8gQ1Go61C3EyYUqlUT35FrGtVxIBR3JMoeetm077nWcY6y5FrfH5j4kYLtyHlBA23bRxY2UVeqQLiJYjhzgq-M2rueDMQ/s1600/IMG_0526.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695846982566058066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilab6RfJd54S98tuOmPd_ue5KmPKneHxVhjd9zhmdMJ8gQ1Go61C3EyYUqlUT35FrGtVxIBR3JMoeetm077nWcY6y5FrfH5j4kYLtyHlBA23bRxY2UVeqQLiJYjhzgq-M2rueDMQ/s320/IMG_0526.JPG" /></a><br />Don't you wish you could build something like this?<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj_G3Daxr7aveBLvki7T43g4t6K6v2Dnr3p7H9siCDM9bJUnPs2E462vTiOSAdnzoGn13U_liEhbWgf5JM3Dd1u9CPydsAbVNo34iKMMpzrimZBq3G6h_AbsE7HL2WDn-DM5WJw/s1600/IMG_0534.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 239px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695846990170852754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj_G3Daxr7aveBLvki7T43g4t6K6v2Dnr3p7H9siCDM9bJUnPs2E462vTiOSAdnzoGn13U_liEhbWgf5JM3Dd1u9CPydsAbVNo34iKMMpzrimZBq3G6h_AbsE7HL2WDn-DM5WJw/s320/IMG_0534.JPG" /></a><br />How about a 3 ft tall Voltron made out of Legos?<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbPxtMuZRC0jPd6WJYVTrUAIhIXRl2ZL7ev9DZf-MgbFMzGrP_N2xCRSbkA4qdBWpdYY1A1MyYfYyD4WRLVb0FoTRH3L4RmOBF2zT_FToKxUxg2E5e3RtBnneiyRv_dlQxta4nQ/s1600/IMG_0541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695846993795813666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbPxtMuZRC0jPd6WJYVTrUAIhIXRl2ZL7ev9DZf-MgbFMzGrP_N2xCRSbkA4qdBWpdYY1A1MyYfYyD4WRLVb0FoTRH3L4RmOBF2zT_FToKxUxg2E5e3RtBnneiyRv_dlQxta4nQ/s320/IMG_0541.JPG" /></a>On the way back, the girls decided they wanted Friendly's, and with Friendly's comes running around outside afterwards to burn off the ice cream.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTwplsT5GF44JuC5LA41UPs0KHnENUCu4dVDk39DPLfCD3E2MS7Elt75OCx1ICySXXiCRtUHMNRn6zpLn8Pyq3jRAUJ2WfDfII5z9J8bINAbs40rfI1c2nxmfTsl_0y-udOQaIA/s1600/IMG_0549.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847008767751474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTwplsT5GF44JuC5LA41UPs0KHnENUCu4dVDk39DPLfCD3E2MS7Elt75OCx1ICySXXiCRtUHMNRn6zpLn8Pyq3jRAUJ2WfDfII5z9J8bINAbs40rfI1c2nxmfTsl_0y-udOQaIA/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" /></a>Hannah shows off her 40 yard dash.</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijVEA-LkVut4u-51f6HqUjo5_4fv745qs451CRTnfN2TffM3a9KF5oJdBz2CkPrNByG2JQHBS_8xdfA1xHky-y6It-ORWlnXW3Fcp8G9C4790b7P_Tfd1g2EhlWPr8-hcoIKIWA/s1600/IMG_0550.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 239px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695847037356910914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijVEA-LkVut4u-51f6HqUjo5_4fv745qs451CRTnfN2TffM3a9KF5oJdBz2CkPrNByG2JQHBS_8xdfA1xHky-y6It-ORWlnXW3Fcp8G9C4790b7P_Tfd1g2EhlWPr8-hcoIKIWA/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" /></a>Vanessa wants in on the action as well.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFxSiRFZIJaTiFDkAjZa6EsKvNUBYXT33Vzg-OlxYm57dA4qPIgSb1WPxPG1dpfUrcMRjdpQbbs3xjZr5ULPkEmvwgDkJicpmu1qxqOFVjQ0llDQfJXyMFhU4Ri-TwA98ope0Dw/s1600/baseball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696181303363971410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFxSiRFZIJaTiFDkAjZa6EsKvNUBYXT33Vzg-OlxYm57dA4qPIgSb1WPxPG1dpfUrcMRjdpQbbs3xjZr5ULPkEmvwgDkJicpmu1qxqOFVjQ0llDQfJXyMFhU4Ri-TwA98ope0Dw/s320/baseball.jpg" /></a><br />The girls really liked playing T-ball in the front yard. Here a single by Hannah brings Vanessa and Elizabeth home. Apparently the single took off my left arm below the elbow.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_ARr48TEv05AQ_aock6A56a7dr8NizNduK1rt5rvR-Jf0eqfCY6UqsNeRgcgkfAdqA6cDLy6gzYvE4jTNLdyY80v_pBT29bPaNSUIVrZG8TUkYJ5AUWj3-cOwJs0baJ5fgiRlg/s1600/hannah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696181294841841538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_ARr48TEv05AQ_aock6A56a7dr8NizNduK1rt5rvR-Jf0eqfCY6UqsNeRgcgkfAdqA6cDLy6gzYvE4jTNLdyY80v_pBT29bPaNSUIVrZG8TUkYJ5AUWj3-cOwJs0baJ5fgiRlg/s320/hannah.jpg" /></a><br />Zak and Heather came over to hang with us as well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lI-bl3qWVsOwA-v2D-DbVXd_BWYWROaqARMJY9XaUzQWITtNKwQ1D_WRCm3c9goRqRcnrl1mtRUlwwiFzYhXKF7Ehe8JtBHDd7I0pFL9EJk8MIVZLyydr61QslION9_70jZVGw/s1600/bosu.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-lI-bl3qWVsOwA-v2D-DbVXd_BWYWROaqARMJY9XaUzQWITtNKwQ1D_WRCm3c9goRqRcnrl1mtRUlwwiFzYhXKF7Ehe8JtBHDd7I0pFL9EJk8MIVZLyydr61QslION9_70jZVGw/s320/bosu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696182376591107186" /></a><br />Of course, Bosu exercise might be the girls favorite, especially when Grandpa K gets to help.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozHnBP0jU_VP9gRCkDROvtjdBG4pQMglaI8NMJrh98L4tOQZXoICQcuNRR_hgIciNUcXk_oLuSkGDQPR7mk5lIpEkmJIKZc_AVh6lgOjN_7IGmeMXHfI3tUwqTQqZftu3K0Hnkg/s1600/reading.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/AVvXsEjozHnBP0jU_VP9gRCkDROvtjdBG4pQMglaI8NMJrh98L4tOQZXoICQcuNRR_hgIciNUcXk_oLuSkGDQPR7mk5lIpEkmJIKZc_AVh6lgOjN_7IGmeMXHfI3tUwqTQqZftu3K0Hnkg/s320/reading.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696182375102712962" /></a><br />And finally, you can't ever have too many stories read to you by your Grandma K.James Maxtedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555564973285057839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-44102039939244140952011-07-20T20:21:00.013-04:002011-07-25T22:53:03.358-04:00Elizabeth's 3rd birthday, Melanie's wedding, and moreI was pretty sure I would have more time to post on the blog after I had graduated, but somehow we've been just as busy. Here is a picture of some reading time with Grandma that must have been taken sometime in April!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcZOD3o8HnAb2lUDStTdboDI1W6IpsBxqofdYIjycNYOcbxskq0dbMkYwThLD9GQBIRhn5K31YGKVP8Iar02CfIvQHIOB9ijBVCt3cyxca8pkT_Ymd_eszVFtSUBYb838IRzJxw/s1600/DSC07932.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631611393813287026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcZOD3o8HnAb2lUDStTdboDI1W6IpsBxqofdYIjycNYOcbxskq0dbMkYwThLD9GQBIRhn5K31YGKVP8Iar02CfIvQHIOB9ijBVCt3cyxca8pkT_Ymd_eszVFtSUBYb838IRzJxw/s320/DSC07932.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-XupJbAQeb2tEDvvysD07XZ55fPuuzA8e1ctooid3qsHRmNYhEnTiD87U_Xg-bnWBklHDd-RBj-6BSjcSV0_NGHQ14z5aIchvjC7FtgIyHhwv0tz4ig6xt0RPuaMcXy3gbXEYA/s1600/DSC07934.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631611265491860690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-XupJbAQeb2tEDvvysD07XZ55fPuuzA8e1ctooid3qsHRmNYhEnTiD87U_Xg-bnWBklHDd-RBj-6BSjcSV0_NGHQ14z5aIchvjC7FtgIyHhwv0tz4ig6xt0RPuaMcXy3gbXEYA/s320/DSC07934.JPG" /></a> Here is a picture of Elizabeth when Grace came to visit and brought the dress that Elizabeth loves to wear best when we visit Grace's house!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqB6-A3tIyKUtcK0Yr3-LYb0dd8-x67wyVgpplwboAjjft_eEpl86xilfEXLMXA5TniO9O6VLVp3rDOaKV0R4Un1_kSuN0G46CclPgZ4A2PelsSGztouueiX2CaZSYJ9e8gy5cVw/s1600/DSC07943.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631611254335565490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqB6-A3tIyKUtcK0Yr3-LYb0dd8-x67wyVgpplwboAjjft_eEpl86xilfEXLMXA5TniO9O6VLVp3rDOaKV0R4Un1_kSuN0G46CclPgZ4A2PelsSGztouueiX2CaZSYJ9e8gy5cVw/s320/DSC07943.JPG" /></a>The girls playing dresss up with Grace. Ah, the joy of dresses!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Ub7z6iebKPK3BYrmoyLjocHFFKcm08miAl0eThYTLC2XYAuBw8OH178aWRu1SeO3qJOOONDjbVlFFUFS5VnxwnHXT8nv-GFJVhqqZkD4_726VsCPgXc6y6wA7a8EDuDzBfR2g/s1600/DSC07944.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631611252104269730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Ub7z6iebKPK3BYrmoyLjocHFFKcm08miAl0eThYTLC2XYAuBw8OH178aWRu1SeO3qJOOONDjbVlFFUFS5VnxwnHXT8nv-GFJVhqqZkD4_726VsCPgXc6y6wA7a8EDuDzBfR2g/s320/DSC07944.JPG" /></a> We've recently been harvesting the carrots that we are pictured planting here. Yep, I need to keep up better with our pics!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypuHVFlFvkzIIF-C9M2HZyLIQ7j4ut4L2arNaO2sxKC6QNo81D6-5_TSUerAilAj3vyI385iF_HdQdfATdhIX35TvcBkuo1qvGTW6Qx6cxajWN7RJvkWFUycZQrghFzJVROim5A/s1600/DSC07955.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610943513528770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypuHVFlFvkzIIF-C9M2HZyLIQ7j4ut4L2arNaO2sxKC6QNo81D6-5_TSUerAilAj3vyI385iF_HdQdfATdhIX35TvcBkuo1qvGTW6Qx6cxajWN7RJvkWFUycZQrghFzJVROim5A/s320/DSC07955.JPG" /></a>Vanessa decided one day to dress up like her daddy, complete with glasses, hat, button-up shirt, and belt.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9M9lUwA74mvDaB4b8_PWdJhlpeXk4lAVDTz0PJQElnwJiwZjOW5mZeVk98zMlR58JuzgSDd5ujuMPDLKJyE9YmwL99NhFnm_jYETQf8-T9GPt9kk7qpRl2jK5PpXbjuoOj0vEA/s1600/DSC07962.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610937766778818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9M9lUwA74mvDaB4b8_PWdJhlpeXk4lAVDTz0PJQElnwJiwZjOW5mZeVk98zMlR58JuzgSDd5ujuMPDLKJyE9YmwL99NhFnm_jYETQf8-T9GPt9kk7qpRl2jK5PpXbjuoOj0vEA/s320/DSC07962.JPG" /></a> This picture is from Easter. (Hey, at least it's not from as far back as Christmas!) You can see some plastic eggs with special treats, Elizabeth's new Totoro book, and some Winnie the Pooh Duplos that were some of their surprises that morning. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEify7Quj7im1yGLcJud8Eg6IIuGeXJDil-XwmuVRLQnEEIDvGYfg2b2L5YOPd9LOSefxeNwmgqM5l6kdwtwUO7DNsPFvAKx5KL2sTCLIle6fY1WxEIS6TBvThkLzVr03o8SsdUaiA/s1600/DSC07967.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610931110815042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEify7Quj7im1yGLcJud8Eg6IIuGeXJDil-XwmuVRLQnEEIDvGYfg2b2L5YOPd9LOSefxeNwmgqM5l6kdwtwUO7DNsPFvAKx5KL2sTCLIle6fY1WxEIS6TBvThkLzVr03o8SsdUaiA/s320/DSC07967.JPG" /></a> Aunt Heather and Uncle Terry brought some triple color-changing cars. They change one color when they get cold, and they change a third color when they get hot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7EkGHa54mqBgtfZ5uhp0Sa61Xkxcb0OLlwniLU4mGsCgfnAs7kvKI0vfIapiRu5zyTf86daow7FmLCrspF6F_Ddqt5jn-uRYO8RNYiPKF3baRUoPPt3GO89ybvLoiUjahP1HPA/s1600/DSC07969.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610926706755890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7EkGHa54mqBgtfZ5uhp0Sa61Xkxcb0OLlwniLU4mGsCgfnAs7kvKI0vfIapiRu5zyTf86daow7FmLCrspF6F_Ddqt5jn-uRYO8RNYiPKF3baRUoPPt3GO89ybvLoiUjahP1HPA/s320/DSC07969.JPG" /></a> They pretty much played with these cars for an hour or so! In fact, they liked them so much that I decided to include cars like these as part of Elizabeth's birthday party later.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl7t9IxQpy2C3pu5rOEGAy1sz2ovezSG1mCFuHeds0Dzfd3tPaaKveYgDSI8ghvrq0WMHMDTgT7QZEC2-0YdJqM_S8OkkTqx4xpqEesADqp03S8wwluRxXkIRQUO5yIKebxkxWA/s1600/DSC07971.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610918305629602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl7t9IxQpy2C3pu5rOEGAy1sz2ovezSG1mCFuHeds0Dzfd3tPaaKveYgDSI8ghvrq0WMHMDTgT7QZEC2-0YdJqM_S8OkkTqx4xpqEesADqp03S8wwluRxXkIRQUO5yIKebxkxWA/s320/DSC07971.JPG" /></a> Just some cozy bedtime storytime with Daddy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqx6cgzmYI-Sp2ymBS7jWKHMG_er3J-FSzAxcZUCvgyw1Vpkhysnarnwi36fL12ZD0A3Y6eKDW1P0jJLHHb0YN4sLvEH9-1sF6zM_xRMZ2Q3JVkTnw2z1QvQlzI9bdps_K9Qo_g/s1600/DSC07974.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610515497943746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqx6cgzmYI-Sp2ymBS7jWKHMG_er3J-FSzAxcZUCvgyw1Vpkhysnarnwi36fL12ZD0A3Y6eKDW1P0jJLHHb0YN4sLvEH9-1sF6zM_xRMZ2Q3JVkTnw2z1QvQlzI9bdps_K9Qo_g/s320/DSC07974.JPG" /></a> How cool is it to open a present bigger than yourself? Thanks Grandma K and Grandpa K, for this dollhouse castle!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVMQfRGcIOaqAcsW4N3gx9lCj39UVthuYa3yPHLcPRgcKAIwA7tekAhwOT9LKqOP-5FKKoygdOi15RdpDBt1orCLDyoyKxlDHAGbNJUEo2mH9O0RFGIM645G2f6FOO0_Dg1cb5w/s1600/DSC07979.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610506417451602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVMQfRGcIOaqAcsW4N3gx9lCj39UVthuYa3yPHLcPRgcKAIwA7tekAhwOT9LKqOP-5FKKoygdOi15RdpDBt1orCLDyoyKxlDHAGbNJUEo2mH9O0RFGIM645G2f6FOO0_Dg1cb5w/s320/DSC07979.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth spends some time with her Grandpa on her birthday. Elizabeth has been getting very particular about making sure she gets enough Grandpa hugs lately.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhmydm_phnhCw-6wKzF7wwcTOKkOAeKZEEMb8wYo424LLjSrPnyL1tHMSLLkQ5abMmkkyL28KY4ZMlEKpVwN9ygkLqJLqjJIYCws5NAbJJ7-qJR9jMQjQV4FhtwEy6Fx7N3-fVg/s1600/DSC07981.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610506244167682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhmydm_phnhCw-6wKzF7wwcTOKkOAeKZEEMb8wYo424LLjSrPnyL1tHMSLLkQ5abMmkkyL28KY4ZMlEKpVwN9ygkLqJLqjJIYCws5NAbJJ7-qJR9jMQjQV4FhtwEy6Fx7N3-fVg/s320/DSC07981.JPG" /></a> Hannah was super helpful in getting my house ready for a party, and here she is pushing little ones in the swing during the party. Is it really possible for someone to be so helpful and fun in just one person? I can't wait to see Hannah again when she visits soon!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGJR7FA1o6yCCNj4T4EdHkxvmN3EFqtbAAlS7euqMMkSgWPZVf7sKoh7zVukh5bUjSh6aWeEB5MFyiuo4SxrnoR9ndDdtHWT-hCt87LHA1VDsUcwbIoeA_SSmfi3qdoR2hDoGKQ/s1600/DSC07989.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610498366975090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGJR7FA1o6yCCNj4T4EdHkxvmN3EFqtbAAlS7euqMMkSgWPZVf7sKoh7zVukh5bUjSh6aWeEB5MFyiuo4SxrnoR9ndDdtHWT-hCt87LHA1VDsUcwbIoeA_SSmfi3qdoR2hDoGKQ/s320/DSC07989.JPG" /></a> So, those color changing cars are making a reappearance in this picture. I got lots more of them! Bridget is rolling one down the big ramp, while Sabi rolls one down the little ramp and Keren waits for a turn. My dad made a couple of awesome improvised ramps at the last second because I decided I wanted some. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1Sap_OFe-YYh6iG0_P2HEj0devrLkOH97uAiCG4antqBO0yaQlTGxBitk1RsnrkKdgX0-FicHPnqR3-6edFUPQLZ4_5Ja6vz1PeoKhznX8tGxzCYjjeQmWRGuXoSUSOm8XEzaw/s1600/DSC07993.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610124871931026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1Sap_OFe-YYh6iG0_P2HEj0devrLkOH97uAiCG4antqBO0yaQlTGxBitk1RsnrkKdgX0-FicHPnqR3-6edFUPQLZ4_5Ja6vz1PeoKhznX8tGxzCYjjeQmWRGuXoSUSOm8XEzaw/s320/DSC07993.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth said she wanted a strawberry shortcake, so she got one! Made by me and decorated by Nana. Elizabeth did a great job blowing out the candle!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKIJbfXt-Oa20b5pD8RL_MrrS_MNBLejaph6nKqP9vmWwWVaFmEX1Ne3_l4BABZAowLCd9xOm5LNITatISV22VWIR36K8WtmtlTcLEPVSHR_0dHluk80CGZkUlYKX0tz_TERdiA/s1600/DSC08000.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610116919377106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKIJbfXt-Oa20b5pD8RL_MrrS_MNBLejaph6nKqP9vmWwWVaFmEX1Ne3_l4BABZAowLCd9xOm5LNITatISV22VWIR36K8WtmtlTcLEPVSHR_0dHluk80CGZkUlYKX0tz_TERdiA/s320/DSC08000.JPG" /></a> Paige and Caroline enjoy some cake! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKZ7XaI75SuBB3qJwH3em3gwEF6A1mDlLZbuIZuL5jVQQRa-9jzJlXu4Vsy4kPUsvZ2bI5unBcveEvzHMeHinhwNEoN5MM_PUqWkVfBAgkPtvJtUJsc22yd0maEuvANbjODzvrw/s1600/DSC08003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610108859218242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKZ7XaI75SuBB3qJwH3em3gwEF6A1mDlLZbuIZuL5jVQQRa-9jzJlXu4Vsy4kPUsvZ2bI5unBcveEvzHMeHinhwNEoN5MM_PUqWkVfBAgkPtvJtUJsc22yd0maEuvANbjODzvrw/s320/DSC08003.JPG" /></a> Just some simple marker time with Paige and Tess as the party started to wrap up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIky4J1Xk7uKljAUtgurDnptA8C2w9jyB-FauMQUd647tES2Pp4y3o86MQuQfzakpQp4lqRrvFdtL_-QZqLqCvd_8QcN4TatEuV2liCaG7VRCNW6a9s25_C_bd61HTBZkId6AEA/s1600/DSC08008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610105902332386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIky4J1Xk7uKljAUtgurDnptA8C2w9jyB-FauMQUd647tES2Pp4y3o86MQuQfzakpQp4lqRrvFdtL_-QZqLqCvd_8QcN4TatEuV2liCaG7VRCNW6a9s25_C_bd61HTBZkId6AEA/s320/DSC08008.JPG" /></a> Well, actually, it was unwrapping time! Many birthday parties wait until afterwards to open presents to limit the chaos a little, but actually, I think it was pretty fun to do it this way, and I know Elizabeth liked it too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGl530fGsRUqxDkgRxWwpbpqNkiAGK6eMBDeosDiX1PE0Lrt2Ni_pubIA6LKvBFeLxH5OrAaS7YBEnp2c_YkCVTMlf4U-YTft8crr8Id40HnSUPcEsmkJb7-uomGQaF4s72IZFQ/s1600/DSC08020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631610098491160706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGl530fGsRUqxDkgRxWwpbpqNkiAGK6eMBDeosDiX1PE0Lrt2Ni_pubIA6LKvBFeLxH5OrAaS7YBEnp2c_YkCVTMlf4U-YTft8crr8Id40HnSUPcEsmkJb7-uomGQaF4s72IZFQ/s320/DSC08020.JPG" /></a>Aunt Joanna was able to make it to the party too! And here are Vanessa and Nana, of course!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IrUCfbr42k4mLzOlrfi12AzulWt9Vtu_fWjTc5sd4vj0O8nQaqN7TaaZcq3nkkGyrXbayUIHbVKJJacofolExIuiD57p47dYs7ApmnPInK-YTH7AUEI8U-v8v7renEcvUoaalw/s1600/DSC08021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631609087417372866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IrUCfbr42k4mLzOlrfi12AzulWt9Vtu_fWjTc5sd4vj0O8nQaqN7TaaZcq3nkkGyrXbayUIHbVKJJacofolExIuiD57p47dYs7ApmnPInK-YTH7AUEI8U-v8v7renEcvUoaalw/s320/DSC08021.JPG" /></a> Uncle Zak giving a superman back ride! It's a good thing Zak has so much energy because Elizabeth never seemed to tire of this excitement! I seem to remember Aunt Heather also giving a good number of adventurous back rides to Vanessa and Elizabeth that day. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzMUTIwKhLCxE6vt7-wNgMt5bXj05hRxx8k8wsEXIcAMExSRTm_ogg3LX0HAZfpQg4zJqKkjZTLKXvbHj23gcKizfmUFbNMNrkkcqEMeaRD39azMIpG7qkZdPUkutlqz-mHJPjQ/s1600/DSC08022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631609080007431858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzMUTIwKhLCxE6vt7-wNgMt5bXj05hRxx8k8wsEXIcAMExSRTm_ogg3LX0HAZfpQg4zJqKkjZTLKXvbHj23gcKizfmUFbNMNrkkcqEMeaRD39azMIpG7qkZdPUkutlqz-mHJPjQ/s320/DSC08022.JPG" /></a> Vanessa gets a back ride from Grandpa K.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TXEPTnK0LhiTLG6RRjx5p9OdvL_6yvqe5vsoZCTMnhnaQ7nv-YVnAl0B8yGLbHujkzQHBuPSocWREoFRZNKo5y9TM7f7uqOLtba7LhtEnb1kDcBPPX0TQPLcUxGK1g5vUj8lrA/s1600/DSC08024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631609073883691554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TXEPTnK0LhiTLG6RRjx5p9OdvL_6yvqe5vsoZCTMnhnaQ7nv-YVnAl0B8yGLbHujkzQHBuPSocWREoFRZNKo5y9TM7f7uqOLtba7LhtEnb1kDcBPPX0TQPLcUxGK1g5vUj8lrA/s320/DSC08024.JPG" /></a> A big family picture! James, Mary, Zak, my Dad, Hannah, and me across the back, with Vanessa, Donna, and Elizabeth across the front.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAblGcbPVWpMebhzOXds4wtQn0NX5Q5fyWl4LUAnY2O0TGmIsF4_AEAww9vRKFW6LZrduIWYgH9N5jVZHGP0-OM7f8Ba9HaEMQaOXuA5SxkzA_d6k6OSV2Z8hx712f1MQhq6yF4g/s1600/DSC08031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631609070347778274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAblGcbPVWpMebhzOXds4wtQn0NX5Q5fyWl4LUAnY2O0TGmIsF4_AEAww9vRKFW6LZrduIWYgH9N5jVZHGP0-OM7f8Ba9HaEMQaOXuA5SxkzA_d6k6OSV2Z8hx712f1MQhq6yF4g/s320/DSC08031.JPG" /></a> Fast forward a month or so to Melanie's wedding in Michigan! Here are Grandpa, Aunt Kalena, Uncle John, and Angelique.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrMhg3YdeGkGC_HYjswWZ9g5UpR1nsGejasK-dOOwomIV9nmQwhkol2smwjWArqSs4KdLV-rqvUnPbP1ZA44Dl80PoaorOXme-sZqFPZgoxlAk-D9xftkAOF4XzscoYcA5ULPGg/s1600/DSC08032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631609071504175106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrMhg3YdeGkGC_HYjswWZ9g5UpR1nsGejasK-dOOwomIV9nmQwhkol2smwjWArqSs4KdLV-rqvUnPbP1ZA44Dl80PoaorOXme-sZqFPZgoxlAk-D9xftkAOF4XzscoYcA5ULPGg/s320/DSC08032.JPG" /></a> Grandma Lou and Grandpa Phil arrived by horse and carriage! So sweet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVX3slaGEYdSGFPxlsCEZBBjbOhlcmYm3PNNrPmd8KAf3rmhWxbmnfX-fnjLzya-SaL1WKsyCyuFd6E-QZmXBnJvvbW2gL2xvzV1aGQYmLzdLInDHnt7-NrwI0n9mc7Cjo6hmFg/s1600/DSC08045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631608667037762530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVX3slaGEYdSGFPxlsCEZBBjbOhlcmYm3PNNrPmd8KAf3rmhWxbmnfX-fnjLzya-SaL1WKsyCyuFd6E-QZmXBnJvvbW2gL2xvzV1aGQYmLzdLInDHnt7-NrwI0n9mc7Cjo6hmFg/s320/DSC08045.JPG" /></a> Here are Brian and his Grandpa, seeming to enjoy the music and stunningly beautiful weather that day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8VCVSZJ6BRfQfZLkD0cruSoA07q3A4QLL1S9zyAfW0inS-TUK2sqbHF6VHVA8QRku7WYJiKQXNzA-UF_zON65vQfPAQSfeqYCB-xaaV5jzUdkO1owq8uBMf8wmYJ6LSrPgTWvw/s1600/DSC08047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631608662820160994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8VCVSZJ6BRfQfZLkD0cruSoA07q3A4QLL1S9zyAfW0inS-TUK2sqbHF6VHVA8QRku7WYJiKQXNzA-UF_zON65vQfPAQSfeqYCB-xaaV5jzUdkO1owq8uBMf8wmYJ6LSrPgTWvw/s320/DSC08047.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth couldn't be happier to see her Grandpa!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KIo_xh5Mh-5Z5IQrB60gBAwojikhObOgNDc4aIVPVydVQScl7pLucomL4UDBhL9zDvPz77MTeUXIUCDlz-NWvn6YnDiWP1C6QpQy-rNIrDNF1X0_g0j-UOsaQWYfuZFIszscJw/s1600/DSC08048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631608659120838642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KIo_xh5Mh-5Z5IQrB60gBAwojikhObOgNDc4aIVPVydVQScl7pLucomL4UDBhL9zDvPz77MTeUXIUCDlz-NWvn6YnDiWP1C6QpQy-rNIrDNF1X0_g0j-UOsaQWYfuZFIszscJw/s320/DSC08048.JPG" /></a> Vanessa gets a hug from Uncle Brian!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2XQdvxswnmdsKE3P1mS2gyf-WYz0-7tgt4VCz2cLqHAhgKOz7QEnwVAMoMOPAD0-veTJVGtYnzp33JumIqHDGbkvtcMyWkqss-ckOBesuyv-jIi0kroawh61OOegoD4sPlXz8g/s1600/DSC08055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631608649083436738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2XQdvxswnmdsKE3P1mS2gyf-WYz0-7tgt4VCz2cLqHAhgKOz7QEnwVAMoMOPAD0-veTJVGtYnzp33JumIqHDGbkvtcMyWkqss-ckOBesuyv-jIi0kroawh61OOegoD4sPlXz8g/s320/DSC08055.JPG" /></a>Here are James's Great-Uncle Gordon and Great-Aunt Jean.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn8t1Ykl9U_CFWACZpA79pfrpfe6rxpafRWBn8mPdt2YeGuRZU0o3Pv6T6zZ2YWS1pv_6D-rX2JuoNT2r0xsxhFLeaAJ6Z9YCibfnCEWD9DTuLlkDf7UgYsMo3aqrTJPIAw1VmQ/s1600/DSC08056.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631603064384172754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNn8t1Ykl9U_CFWACZpA79pfrpfe6rxpafRWBn8mPdt2YeGuRZU0o3Pv6T6zZ2YWS1pv_6D-rX2JuoNT2r0xsxhFLeaAJ6Z9YCibfnCEWD9DTuLlkDf7UgYsMo3aqrTJPIAw1VmQ/s320/DSC08056.JPG" /></a> Cousin Cynthia with her boyfriend Mike.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaEZkIpWIRxCkj_XMmyGyw9ghetNTr2aDb6OZNLfyU-ZXt5Po25_XqZh0GAyEO_Camx9hyNfIKnMkAvGMF4fYszhTVDThONepiDQfPImLtzpWdBdi78fY7Spi2rKgpZxZdRaStQ/s1600/DSC08059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631603062411905906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaEZkIpWIRxCkj_XMmyGyw9ghetNTr2aDb6OZNLfyU-ZXt5Po25_XqZh0GAyEO_Camx9hyNfIKnMkAvGMF4fYszhTVDThONepiDQfPImLtzpWdBdi78fY7Spi2rKgpZxZdRaStQ/s320/DSC08059.JPG" /></a> Time for a Mommy and Elizabeth cuddle!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik1KECBupSFJHbg0U-Kbs-50yogEpUhJe81bojCPpuJFyv7-Xq24Y3CMNUlUN5uPfYhf_PSzDeUGeHyINIy1UJ8UDDqGUMtZiYM0c19XdZTSC_bIpKDqs3B9OJvvummMWhvf5_g/s1600/DSC08089.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631603058414125058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik1KECBupSFJHbg0U-Kbs-50yogEpUhJe81bojCPpuJFyv7-Xq24Y3CMNUlUN5uPfYhf_PSzDeUGeHyINIy1UJ8UDDqGUMtZiYM0c19XdZTSC_bIpKDqs3B9OJvvummMWhvf5_g/s320/DSC08089.JPG" /></a> Melanie and Derek, the happy couple!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW3OHO6BhZMOVSn8ztHGuxoMyCj2NV2be0d4GH2TftlTfhIN4rJ3uruazC_Kj4C61qBgx0pAmD_5ZeDnZQOxX9oAfpjztPQxnhNKsWZ-dKMxOs_tmODg00tZ17jfUvFPdgbkVnQ/s1600/DSC08092.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631603050376167586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOW3OHO6BhZMOVSn8ztHGuxoMyCj2NV2be0d4GH2TftlTfhIN4rJ3uruazC_Kj4C61qBgx0pAmD_5ZeDnZQOxX9oAfpjztPQxnhNKsWZ-dKMxOs_tmODg00tZ17jfUvFPdgbkVnQ/s320/DSC08092.JPG" /></a> I and the girls got a lift back to the reception in the horse-drawn carriage. What a treat!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8bbVH7ey5Ie0zb_kBzfTOV0QbOUBCsS2ZEOTaj6E2TdtqAKfXj_yVMkPOkD4Qm4kW5GoHnU1kqrpVtKplV85KqSfKWcRioCDbUxHW85OCBL200t0_nWR0SEH768F0FuvhyharQ/s1600/DSC08095.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631603046749548434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8bbVH7ey5Ie0zb_kBzfTOV0QbOUBCsS2ZEOTaj6E2TdtqAKfXj_yVMkPOkD4Qm4kW5GoHnU1kqrpVtKplV85KqSfKWcRioCDbUxHW85OCBL200t0_nWR0SEH768F0FuvhyharQ/s320/DSC08095.JPG" /></a> A little daddy-daughter dance time!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwIz0GeSkdwPeSMQUU4WtqNj8G9fW5F3ubjnlsXb7kECyhVhiojKvbvx4nhUecUe93QO8aW77WLEFm8kjJ2_MvJ2ROCGdVp_c5ufFuemDCFFb9a9jHTlhzkmOWPXNSUV9DC0aeQ/s1600/DSC08097.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631600311393308194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwIz0GeSkdwPeSMQUU4WtqNj8G9fW5F3ubjnlsXb7kECyhVhiojKvbvx4nhUecUe93QO8aW77WLEFm8kjJ2_MvJ2ROCGdVp_c5ufFuemDCFFb9a9jHTlhzkmOWPXNSUV9DC0aeQ/s320/DSC08097.JPG" /></a> Vanessa is dancing near the very young ring bearer Landon and his daddy, cousin Philip. What a cute and well-behaved ring bearer Landon was! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DI781Y6zDyDQOIu8bSwfcKWVrP1fXyQGfUsMDz0N9QmMlLhjhM_c8LVBJMUnRFZsSJeDD-cLnYSJMHRioCH_-WEYNDU_fPL_hslm-H6q2Y7HPfcG0PfW0qdwYiYa3q9BnAOb0g/s1600/DSC08100.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631600305981095410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DI781Y6zDyDQOIu8bSwfcKWVrP1fXyQGfUsMDz0N9QmMlLhjhM_c8LVBJMUnRFZsSJeDD-cLnYSJMHRioCH_-WEYNDU_fPL_hslm-H6q2Y7HPfcG0PfW0qdwYiYa3q9BnAOb0g/s320/DSC08100.JPG" /></a> A very sweet daddy-daughter dance!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0i7aNeCoDlQvz7rfNhzqoqII4AKe6t-C3WbQG9bttXi17mDpp3QdPAFJP_CnUK-KnUsr0y3PK6T-OQV8WyAalgXP4V0XihrK97wkjBPT6L0RcGBWnYFz5oN3fOAKcm9-rwn8OA/s1600/DSC08101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631600302608941458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0i7aNeCoDlQvz7rfNhzqoqII4AKe6t-C3WbQG9bttXi17mDpp3QdPAFJP_CnUK-KnUsr0y3PK6T-OQV8WyAalgXP4V0XihrK97wkjBPT6L0RcGBWnYFz5oN3fOAKcm9-rwn8OA/s320/DSC08101.JPG" /></a> Vanessa danced many of the dances with her second cousin McKenna, the flower girl. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqxVCnDxuQHuuqjHDouMjYjs4BNuOgPbW0s89VDkAyih9F8sPkumhz0fIFLom046JEC1JsKr5rWJ_EaxWBsKut3exqrQgTL3ubctfAzkGKBoU_YdgoTAOIv2mTx2usMT0M02mUA/s1600/DSC08105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631600293322548290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqxVCnDxuQHuuqjHDouMjYjs4BNuOgPbW0s89VDkAyih9F8sPkumhz0fIFLom046JEC1JsKr5rWJ_EaxWBsKut3exqrQgTL3ubctfAzkGKBoU_YdgoTAOIv2mTx2usMT0M02mUA/s320/DSC08105.JPG" /></a><br />Me, Elizabeth, McKenna, and Vanessa!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbDyh5VqEHNpA2Bxe4_7TUvIUxNe9fuZTW7pEm3klKJ-M9TkHmwwiil3qqlMZutGk-L2nUsOehum5F2HOR77hz1oUIbgerx1AtaR9wqhQf0hT8Bl9azrO02Ykm2JRGHAJ4tVwZA/s1600/DSC08109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631600296318983666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbDyh5VqEHNpA2Bxe4_7TUvIUxNe9fuZTW7pEm3klKJ-M9TkHmwwiil3qqlMZutGk-L2nUsOehum5F2HOR77hz1oUIbgerx1AtaR9wqhQf0hT8Bl9azrO02Ykm2JRGHAJ4tVwZA/s320/DSC08109.JPG" /></a> Here are James's cousin Matthew and his daughter Clare.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjir0f6wRq0pmspyZ03D90iZDNQPqbWR_UJaWxyMJLCAqcscCBil9fPmDM2mTzlp29i0PHngxaH8Afz6KVLr1UFruB-oh6a0oXKyEvw_WfKqwoY7BCCZF8kbNIqYmLxUioSVj9Bjw/s1600/DSC08116.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZXJYbQu9MVnyETxdJHYUHVcbCLxPcCtQYyOOYiGiIE9FOWNVBsTo9oJL9Gw0AOUSHt9VH9atzx6Stf1ggLcORk6Fxn-OaRQN-WDB64TEFK8tJ33g9AgdZzTSMXCuP_T0c_d8aw/s1600/DSC08121.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631599196958044290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZXJYbQu9MVnyETxdJHYUHVcbCLxPcCtQYyOOYiGiIE9FOWNVBsTo9oJL9Gw0AOUSHt9VH9atzx6Stf1ggLcORk6Fxn-OaRQN-WDB64TEFK8tJ33g9AgdZzTSMXCuP_T0c_d8aw/s320/DSC08121.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth also had a turn dancing with McKenna!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eLJ-4JJbXkLeClG50cgEsKkUzazxBcsz5zfEzY-jrB_bcxy_eqvCTiwUXvFDtGkaz93gg9JnrnNyVAA1XS6EFxbWj_r-LQ4al_LvC2lkQLzVDn30p1IOK7Hwtt3iUEq4EAgj6g/s1600/DSC08127.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631599189314700322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eLJ-4JJbXkLeClG50cgEsKkUzazxBcsz5zfEzY-jrB_bcxy_eqvCTiwUXvFDtGkaz93gg9JnrnNyVAA1XS6EFxbWj_r-LQ4al_LvC2lkQLzVDn30p1IOK7Hwtt3iUEq4EAgj6g/s320/DSC08127.JPG" /></a> And she had a turn dancing with Aunt Joanna!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_SZKXwromTV7m0tEYGjzqPVbDLVp2iVeb11SDkWD4LrfF5DoKhrxc_XBtHuPrC-lsv0UKK1-F6kqfUIYscOXYq84kNXDQGsH2pgjOp-de4TFzG9NEXHTZn1Mtp6C8MmmxiilZg/s1600/DSC08131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631599188649566466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_SZKXwromTV7m0tEYGjzqPVbDLVp2iVeb11SDkWD4LrfF5DoKhrxc_XBtHuPrC-lsv0UKK1-F6kqfUIYscOXYq84kNXDQGsH2pgjOp-de4TFzG9NEXHTZn1Mtp6C8MmmxiilZg/s320/DSC08131.JPG" /></a> On our way back from Michigan, we stopped for a couple of nights at Niagara Falls. Here we are with the falls in the background.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIO5VFbvThzIVhtX5X-sjiXII3rOulTJuMiOJb_PbD9WDUR_gMIQtQ7XFcPLwUx9vf5gH0o2DMBxWlPSmiYzqF-3KEaHuIXfE7GGkUnDs6phwNnTztFWzU036RNXsKwhmAi5oi2Q/s1600/DSC08132.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631599186882867730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIO5VFbvThzIVhtX5X-sjiXII3rOulTJuMiOJb_PbD9WDUR_gMIQtQ7XFcPLwUx9vf5gH0o2DMBxWlPSmiYzqF-3KEaHuIXfE7GGkUnDs6phwNnTztFWzU036RNXsKwhmAi5oi2Q/s320/DSC08132.JPG" /></a> My turn to take a picture! Everyone say Niagara Falls! We also went behind the falls through the tunnels, and enjoyed a closer and mistier view of the falls. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuM-JYX3t-IXCKRJZJuJBju3v5rjFVE_cjf7aQZD4KUH5sQhw4j_YPWlvchRCPI9JaQvELGcRHOftKWiTjibAnb6Evhv4IVsH539PKpTK5zQBh_XUV-MpqEDhlrDst-X_5jse0rw/s1600/DSC08136.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631594973369614194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuM-JYX3t-IXCKRJZJuJBju3v5rjFVE_cjf7aQZD4KUH5sQhw4j_YPWlvchRCPI9JaQvELGcRHOftKWiTjibAnb6Evhv4IVsH539PKpTK5zQBh_XUV-MpqEDhlrDst-X_5jse0rw/s320/DSC08136.JPG" /></a> The girls are looking out of the window in our hotel room to see how the falls glowed at night. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1I1jYgMAyJMC3pqgUiaU6e05fQE7FgBjVFgFD1g8VsjOQB8v2ErXeaWIjX9DHtPXok_qGI50NytrjTrDZnZ-EhGgzyCyTBRAZStOtUi-nft6GIIK6G44NJOy_TEJgHSfWsAj9w/s1600/DSC08138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631594969374012658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1I1jYgMAyJMC3pqgUiaU6e05fQE7FgBjVFgFD1g8VsjOQB8v2ErXeaWIjX9DHtPXok_qGI50NytrjTrDZnZ-EhGgzyCyTBRAZStOtUi-nft6GIIK6G44NJOy_TEJgHSfWsAj9w/s320/DSC08138.JPG" /></a> We stopped by my friends Sara and Lee's house in Pennsylvania on the way back from Niagara Falls. Here is their littlest daughter Adalyn carrying around a grown-up purse. My girls had so much fun running around in all the lovely open spaces in the house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeXoX6w58SkYCKK5w3eeuvI7HI-vbXZF6Uwda74Nd7TYgpEFWqTNuf93xp9wDhK_NVfituFcnpYV1m7fLJk4YrTP2zVaGO3LExaDSQi7VJay1RyYOfRhPA4LIxP8foafKkf4TBA/s1600/DSC08140.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631594965289686578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeXoX6w58SkYCKK5w3eeuvI7HI-vbXZF6Uwda74Nd7TYgpEFWqTNuf93xp9wDhK_NVfituFcnpYV1m7fLJk4YrTP2zVaGO3LExaDSQi7VJay1RyYOfRhPA4LIxP8foafKkf4TBA/s320/DSC08140.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth standing in front of some of the riding toys she tried out while we were there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22CKFYIKTWV7dHgsLfID3mkXiPp5KXpe3j6JdgkCeVgb7IvzB2s4t_vyvH_1BaEyrvm3axXr2_SLuDeaK4gb36734FHsQ_dEEJ_2wq1dCwf7REd3F6LR4Ebx8De8e0UFnNE2shA/s1600/DSC08141.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631594956380316946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22CKFYIKTWV7dHgsLfID3mkXiPp5KXpe3j6JdgkCeVgb7IvzB2s4t_vyvH_1BaEyrvm3axXr2_SLuDeaK4gb36734FHsQ_dEEJ_2wq1dCwf7REd3F6LR4Ebx8De8e0UFnNE2shA/s320/DSC08141.JPG" /></a> I was so glad that Vanessa and Aryana got along like two kids who have been friends for a long time (which I guess they have!) We went to a theme park called Dutch Wonderland the following day, where all the girls enjoyed merry-go-rounds, sky rides, train rides, and even roller coasters for the bigger girls. Pictures to follow if I can get around to posting some!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL470NYUR8G3EesunQQqchdTSQQT6bFs2k60gN2wmcYZOEDpr-69emkjQl1To5y5xx2y3hISuQXQ_sJxTDp2pUSF8OmA7osZzHBKdBPZpwJVRgGJq1_pN7LiX1WN9HcuZIYfiiyA/s1600/DSC08149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631594954015505426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL470NYUR8G3EesunQQqchdTSQQT6bFs2k60gN2wmcYZOEDpr-69emkjQl1To5y5xx2y3hISuQXQ_sJxTDp2pUSF8OmA7osZzHBKdBPZpwJVRgGJq1_pN7LiX1WN9HcuZIYfiiyA/s320/DSC08149.JPG" /></a> So here is one thing that has been keeping us super busy lately -- home renovations! We hired some contractors to help us tear up the carpet in the basement, and had our shower retiled upstairs. We are glad to get rid of that old carpet and tile, and we are enjoying our new spaces! We've also been repainting all our rooms, and the girls room is bright pink now! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The girls are in Spanish camp this week, and I am pleased to say that they are enjoying it (although they are definitely worn out quite a bit each day). Grandma just visited and helped entertain the worn out girls on some very hot days good for playing inside. She brought new 18-inch dolls and hand-made doll clothes which the girls have been enjoying immensely.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-36632965428909585742011-03-01T21:40:00.043-05:002011-03-17T20:21:25.318-04:00Disney, Jake's wedding, and more!So, it's finally spring break from my class, and now I have time to post about something that happened three months ago! Hopefully I can remember. James helped out by posting all these pics and some of the comments. If you are interested in what we have been doing in February, look at the next "older" post -- somehow I got these last two posts out of order.<br /><br />Road trip day 2. Downtown Disney. Playing at T-Rex.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNAI9YQSWoTJnZnswE9dGxD_lvJr5qqCh_W2NbIBJtS-53wB594ccb9WqvvYc0xj0H0vTwqMbNr_IuwPM8A6wuKTtWC5zM2ni1iKcI-y7xi_DZEuA26-ff7uwE2qPOZ-zO014tA/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579682415739305874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNAI9YQSWoTJnZnswE9dGxD_lvJr5qqCh_W2NbIBJtS-53wB594ccb9WqvvYc0xj0H0vTwqMbNr_IuwPM8A6wuKTtWC5zM2ni1iKcI-y7xi_DZEuA26-ff7uwE2qPOZ-zO014tA/s320/IMG_0130.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTFN97yC8z5xn-cjLMcd1_h8-qlJnasiJ6dy0TOEq2HeLG3skyW12Wc2YMJTyHo8ugNZPBbTcake-F9I6N5H-lae8eiYQcrfnRLuUX6ToGprdzJ1OLC5HNZjlldhHJ7zsR1zskA/s1600/IMG_0137.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579682413885317826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTFN97yC8z5xn-cjLMcd1_h8-qlJnasiJ6dy0TOEq2HeLG3skyW12Wc2YMJTyHo8ugNZPBbTcake-F9I6N5H-lae8eiYQcrfnRLuUX6ToGprdzJ1OLC5HNZjlldhHJ7zsR1zskA/s320/IMG_0137.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXlkCj8PVZ2JWDCj2Sn1yXSFYSB7auqlzK_rUDC0wfY5DM0VP0ZpdESCxFCkpApy-SDoyG00FzxSxk8ti5wdGOkNnugJTQIfMvAeHB11cRGGzjaaPecWfoxj8a-5o7WrlfxDfbg/s1600/IMG_0142.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579682408146252658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXlkCj8PVZ2JWDCj2Sn1yXSFYSB7auqlzK_rUDC0wfY5DM0VP0ZpdESCxFCkpApy-SDoyG00FzxSxk8ti5wdGOkNnugJTQIfMvAeHB11cRGGzjaaPecWfoxj8a-5o7WrlfxDfbg/s320/IMG_0142.JPG" /></a>Moving on to the Lego Store at Downtown Disney.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XR1ywykCDLCJ0QH2Ib4Wr6hbkj9KV-VQUk2Am_CGTc-Eq4HNJbPs2VIQpuxiGtr6xjXAXGtFkjDdN3Er06f54KiThSz_0-CJ01oN5ZIpIR1O93eY_3PiETwP68qBiWXkZMuWFQ/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579682403839878354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XR1ywykCDLCJ0QH2Ib4Wr6hbkj9KV-VQUk2Am_CGTc-Eq4HNJbPs2VIQpuxiGtr6xjXAXGtFkjDdN3Er06f54KiThSz_0-CJ01oN5ZIpIR1O93eY_3PiETwP68qBiWXkZMuWFQ/s320/IMG_0143.JPG" /></a>Road trip day 3. At the Magic Kingdom. Time to meet Daisy duck<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2-15Oxm9fgODQwkAMkmkXw70quJBSiYT9EpURrebkBdqlM3JGIUSJM_-meISLqt_PTXWOrTWUKRD43SUEIyIif-JYm-B_7-GTjHIwuk8tts2flCMFSGJq88zJVPyNZ0pxQhaJA/s1600/Photo0001FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579682012380821330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2-15Oxm9fgODQwkAMkmkXw70quJBSiYT9EpURrebkBdqlM3JGIUSJM_-meISLqt_PTXWOrTWUKRD43SUEIyIif-JYm-B_7-GTjHIwuk8tts2flCMFSGJq88zJVPyNZ0pxQhaJA/s320/Photo0001FourBySix.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMkHggeS3PEuSiBYX1zCkWtpJbqMM4_qYiMQvIswQMifLRmSXuJknqOGUgzt6_DfPFyrSeGHQHPpXjsMijSNbSAIGSTTiU9rFbZmuvuLkOnVwrfCuirTiupMpLedMRPFr27HJ2A/s1600/Photo0002FourBySix.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RnbIiFl7mEMe3u4dKSRn26oyaHGmrgkypwZg8F8NN5p9ZvIe4McJJQce5qoTBSq9pJjEqkTp5DFLWgbEKJl_JsvzzKWt_e_sktZCYeYU_au4V6AJl6bfMZsKhaA6FmBN-c0fdg/s1600/Photo0003FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579682004917630098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RnbIiFl7mEMe3u4dKSRn26oyaHGmrgkypwZg8F8NN5p9ZvIe4McJJQce5qoTBSq9pJjEqkTp5DFLWgbEKJl_JsvzzKWt_e_sktZCYeYU_au4V6AJl6bfMZsKhaA6FmBN-c0fdg/s320/Photo0003FourBySix.jpg" /></a> We decided to buy autograph books for the girls this time. They were fascinated by the different signatures that the characters used (and so were James and I actually -- the characters each have to be so consistent, quick, and artful).<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0I2h4OL7DYj4aJQAQKSyN5NBIuW2hKCFplw3DFSQh_sErh4S6KfesUmDny9vL0rR9BiVJ9MfQcxXROeO4NwSbCCCLnmpIjYC5-pobPkAqI-ZUlQ88CiPfNevRk6Kc4bfhlBciMA/s1600/Photo0021FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681998491725202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0I2h4OL7DYj4aJQAQKSyN5NBIuW2hKCFplw3DFSQh_sErh4S6KfesUmDny9vL0rR9BiVJ9MfQcxXROeO4NwSbCCCLnmpIjYC5-pobPkAqI-ZUlQ88CiPfNevRk6Kc4bfhlBciMA/s320/Photo0021FourBySix.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutZM589YLKfuUbC7lFbolj8DGd0NXMtmLOAeLFKkVr8KGhFqp7L-WoDp2oM3Ut5MJpUAs0P0Rm6gc-hUWcVnpm2H8mOvOw8ftM_5nv-WXf7gaJkUv4Eiz-ElZrbw-jjAL0_Nfcg/s1600/Photo0024FourBySix.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcyK2VwNZLKbkVBG4OJcRyK1vLQcHc9Fa-GZbqNriQmHmbuMpNw1qzSdeZjAlZ2UZgJ6Fj91KXmz4ervgStpOaEAmTgyPxp1jRkXRE6MtikrSI9ldZeDKMzqFQeKJXFsjsHcKdg/s1600/Photo0026FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681661287519762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcyK2VwNZLKbkVBG4OJcRyK1vLQcHc9Fa-GZbqNriQmHmbuMpNw1qzSdeZjAlZ2UZgJ6Fj91KXmz4ervgStpOaEAmTgyPxp1jRkXRE6MtikrSI9ldZeDKMzqFQeKJXFsjsHcKdg/s320/Photo0026FourBySix.jpg" /></a>Then onto Mickey Mouse! Elizabeth wasn't quite ready to meet Mickey yet, because she had her mind set on playing on the playground first, but she met him later in a different costume. Vanessa was ready though!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzq2q1Q4PfP81yK_2KY0UpWx7t_5Rnoz08i2jFjjKCU_HbIMqHFuWldCjNsZVByMxwn54dQf1U2N1oYj35igXlq2-OhIsJyneVXjeVbrzk_ddLCjTg9CWnpxNbvyNrez_ZdRpsA/s1600/Photo0027FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681657385179554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzq2q1Q4PfP81yK_2KY0UpWx7t_5Rnoz08i2jFjjKCU_HbIMqHFuWldCjNsZVByMxwn54dQf1U2N1oYj35igXlq2-OhIsJyneVXjeVbrzk_ddLCjTg9CWnpxNbvyNrez_ZdRpsA/s320/Photo0027FourBySix.jpg" /></a> How DO they sign with those big gloves?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGm5ljQNMjep4-vouVySlBfhPYwl98SA5Mv2Pt-h4B2QcDzSpQzbF7XIucErmRshyphenhyphenL03JoB69IKBvJWZkkYbRWETYWj-de8doprW9WEqNuXBJRjvG7cyH31OnHvtadxGo4AX0zA/s1600/Photo0030FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681650232480290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGm5ljQNMjep4-vouVySlBfhPYwl98SA5Mv2Pt-h4B2QcDzSpQzbF7XIucErmRshyphenhyphenL03JoB69IKBvJWZkkYbRWETYWj-de8doprW9WEqNuXBJRjvG7cyH31OnHvtadxGo4AX0zA/s320/Photo0030FourBySix.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-X0nDRZl8Zw2OPVUcFqihbL9AXmv8BkxkV5d40Ev0piHaIDoKKmcKziFd6goe5s_8iGpLrR84RmVdaO4PioYYwBzownAzp2GXZO67pFpm2IhySCQk3eV3p7Xe3Ze0Gkm5rxUUQ/s1600/DSCN0926.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681336016245714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-X0nDRZl8Zw2OPVUcFqihbL9AXmv8BkxkV5d40Ev0piHaIDoKKmcKziFd6goe5s_8iGpLrR84RmVdaO4PioYYwBzownAzp2GXZO67pFpm2IhySCQk3eV3p7Xe3Ze0Gkm5rxUUQ/s320/DSCN0926.JPG" /></a> Here is Elizabeth contentedly hiding at the playground.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC7TqwQyDQcZtyDkhboBA_hKdooO0XuEi1Wve4ipoALgOR6WRFY-HiquQTaZeLE-omGPkroaMQU-j4ugDTgupyNLtDclviysqQlNGB9q6CnMLjk3cAvBc_4ozJl0i2IHW2W2Ngg/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681329451345394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipC7TqwQyDQcZtyDkhboBA_hKdooO0XuEi1Wve4ipoALgOR6WRFY-HiquQTaZeLE-omGPkroaMQU-j4ugDTgupyNLtDclviysqQlNGB9q6CnMLjk3cAvBc_4ozJl0i2IHW2W2Ngg/s320/IMG_0152.JPG" /></a>Then to meet Pooh and Tigger!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNy085Hwi7MpThvIsVi7vj12CNXhTEEQ926xIynLlfH4dJzjBa8OfnrnbQGRlaaDo23ADq1mEz6K_SX6LJD639bkeurZHHhRQrpIv10Tc1qAD9hdB7v7iCD2kMwc4NxEnI8x0nQ/s1600/Photo0031FourBySix.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfrv9Un5AmAKGTk2SVpRpaed2HIpiiwFx921pYSCKFjK709R75yj0-KfrSVgwHnYTYm9au37hyphenhyphenwodI-U9nJSj4UMbDrJkL62JOOC1FWLOa3NeDvDKawEI2mJWGYbzn-eQDrGUmw/s1600/Photo0033FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681321986079074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfrv9Un5AmAKGTk2SVpRpaed2HIpiiwFx921pYSCKFjK709R75yj0-KfrSVgwHnYTYm9au37hyphenhyphenwodI-U9nJSj4UMbDrJkL62JOOC1FWLOa3NeDvDKawEI2mJWGYbzn-eQDrGUmw/s320/Photo0033FourBySix.jpg" /></a> What big smiles! You can tell that the girls really adore these characters.</p><p>But the best is yet to come, the princesses!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32KoRhW-_dspwJeWg2DjHjquu-NPUqb4f0bAmTShvNURqyPrG9liBaWzQOX65pSifERq2JtHkVEXqNj6eS3Ns3bpfFKqMW3MTZm-i_RpAOV7XrQScWC7IFcxsWVbhVF8dgv6IBA/s1600/Photo0038FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681009713762642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32KoRhW-_dspwJeWg2DjHjquu-NPUqb4f0bAmTShvNURqyPrG9liBaWzQOX65pSifERq2JtHkVEXqNj6eS3Ns3bpfFKqMW3MTZm-i_RpAOV7XrQScWC7IFcxsWVbhVF8dgv6IBA/s320/Photo0038FourBySix.jpg" /></a>Elizabeth was in such awe of Sleeping Beauty, her favorite princess.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93jZSmeYrfRFdlB3RCp0GFdKzDYKof4DPoafr7c411NcyHoE7DHfXD32jzhwrCxy-nYle1Pi-ndr2WGLBvvNJVt-l4MOoc3y3RBn2-_Di1pMv1ERXRZmHtIv7tnBLABUco3l40Q/s1600/Photo0045FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579681000873191458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93jZSmeYrfRFdlB3RCp0GFdKzDYKof4DPoafr7c411NcyHoE7DHfXD32jzhwrCxy-nYle1Pi-ndr2WGLBvvNJVt-l4MOoc3y3RBn2-_Di1pMv1ERXRZmHtIv7tnBLABUco3l40Q/s320/Photo0045FourBySix.jpg" /></a>Vanessa and Elizabeth were so excited to pose with the princesses.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggul70rrdA_hELAESmTuZUcVZKc4dt4OsymNIgcozBELhUaWJvPlGtFQkcaiZz2iHB7j2wymBrqoWBw0SEPSB1EDdeUQNlfUMSYAF003wWCClia31V70FoG-0Ulp0CokbOjiplJQ/s1600/Photo0047FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579680693336380402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggul70rrdA_hELAESmTuZUcVZKc4dt4OsymNIgcozBELhUaWJvPlGtFQkcaiZz2iHB7j2wymBrqoWBw0SEPSB1EDdeUQNlfUMSYAF003wWCClia31V70FoG-0Ulp0CokbOjiplJQ/s320/Photo0047FourBySix.jpg" /></a> And best of all, to give hugs!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEFj21RhPSGVTZ2KEt1CEfRD6PX-VCujXcdiSgZHj4FqsDDj_SWTHvwgoKX546FE53B4XPdAZJd38d45Q3YTnJ4miTbh94T0oY0oVBwYsm2SpwyPSsMuPQyH09gbj6exhDatlrg/s1600/Photo0048FourBySix.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOlJQ9WuFt0tpOfcPNd8hBTGsDmw61hptCc9t_s2LFQBWspjMRgdM7lt7JiNbL6p2kMSOjkP5oHH_ejEmyAgP8nfaW6E6t6C4j2DQAQeGWx-z-j19AMX-nIIwBHS3FH_Fx7ta4g/s1600/Photo0049FourBySix.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZi6nnHwLLdK7C2_FIQMJi8UgJEXtsIml7n8qsmlyIx2Yqf6Pz72288eCb82r1KeXy1Ud6La7VdEtyMsJFrT8Jr_PgXDrFYP2tnSPOQxrUrAlrxMmUTWaXM2x1J2gwlMJIW0uphQ/s1600/Photo0053FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579680687454933570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZi6nnHwLLdK7C2_FIQMJi8UgJEXtsIml7n8qsmlyIx2Yqf6Pz72288eCb82r1KeXy1Ud6La7VdEtyMsJFrT8Jr_PgXDrFYP2tnSPOQxrUrAlrxMmUTWaXM2x1J2gwlMJIW0uphQ/s320/Photo0053FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Vanessa's favorite is Cinderella, if you can't tell by her great big grin!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mSNlfsuGi650SBG3ViRkTj2VmOv4WFDSi6sFWZ8NF84VA_1vPHcpum6UemHx0U8rpqyQx8awzkfyKNEEPcUVisLzuHoGSmZAItQbOkpXQvW_6ubUEDeD9fBGxP_Z3y7GT7sv8g/s1600/Photo0063FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579680350283622802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mSNlfsuGi650SBG3ViRkTj2VmOv4WFDSi6sFWZ8NF84VA_1vPHcpum6UemHx0U8rpqyQx8awzkfyKNEEPcUVisLzuHoGSmZAItQbOkpXQvW_6ubUEDeD9fBGxP_Z3y7GT7sv8g/s320/Photo0063FourBySix.jpg" /></a>They also had such a sweet time with Belle!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lpriPw57E-raaIcF241yCld_T4u7akBrWv_Y-9sw8_7UhlrkuVNMbq2A2ksv28MunQ25Gl7D_j0zkuermjw5n8FqXiMs8jC3MyrgVdTlcpFQ3Gj9VV-bDK-WZU7ypTP-Om0Dew/s1600/Photo0065FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579680013052430210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lpriPw57E-raaIcF241yCld_T4u7akBrWv_Y-9sw8_7UhlrkuVNMbq2A2ksv28MunQ25Gl7D_j0zkuermjw5n8FqXiMs8jC3MyrgVdTlcpFQ3Gj9VV-bDK-WZU7ypTP-Om0Dew/s320/Photo0065FourBySix.jpg" /></a> What nice hugs! The girls afterwards kept asking me, "Why do the princesses keep calling us 'princess'?" Hard to explain...</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietg-oVH0JmS-meKd6RSM1Y78Xknb6Qvaqb0Z1ZNqS5irxSYQLP8om3gJyqh5FKcbhbEmXGjoxOvLX5aB8G2aqNuj6hHq1gu6vWt9YoZjETKqClY6D8igCYfDX3YEEUxpEjJtxOA/s1600/Photo0067FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579680009898205202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietg-oVH0JmS-meKd6RSM1Y78Xknb6Qvaqb0Z1ZNqS5irxSYQLP8om3gJyqh5FKcbhbEmXGjoxOvLX5aB8G2aqNuj6hHq1gu6vWt9YoZjETKqClY6D8igCYfDX3YEEUxpEjJtxOA/s320/Photo0067FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Here is the weird pic where the diffraction erases part of our heads and about half of the man walking behind me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RoZlfYjhQeEqVTXobjE718pwmdoFBUgnabxviudUC-bGGDMY1lS8wAFpdSzrz-4nGILZ7YmQef7DkpBiqs_u0AFd2YfAJwUjFDPziZ-mkOQ_5S1eTKI4bwhPjqbH7rtGpaoakg/s1600/Photo0068FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579680006398956594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RoZlfYjhQeEqVTXobjE718pwmdoFBUgnabxviudUC-bGGDMY1lS8wAFpdSzrz-4nGILZ7YmQef7DkpBiqs_u0AFd2YfAJwUjFDPziZ-mkOQ_5S1eTKI4bwhPjqbH7rtGpaoakg/s320/Photo0068FourBySix.jpg" /></a> This was our Christmas card photo. My mom's presence not only improves the picture above by adding her cheerful smile, but also eliminates the diffraction issues. If you didn't get one of these, we have lost your address!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DTn86tM5dClAukZJmXVvhx1FfEsqU6afUpnyvno1X48ZuE58PknPlN7lLXytBSUg6U3uV0QchWGIpgR2HKdwCovWS_YBFb8o7Cas3ap-IN9OKaSy3q1XWkzTmdWvGdIyUTzxcA/s1600/Photo0072FourBySix.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5t2I2RjObZiSZz5KOOh0lDxeKYK1oC03tq0gg4gqOZqX4TEjGAWZndHLcy3t5AxEVdQMjEVg81N7BHJAV40-uqWL6C8W7BE1GjZWsjfY7hxXE6ENviovawd_IjIBvINejHwbdjA/s1600/Photo0074FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679679836676514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5t2I2RjObZiSZz5KOOh0lDxeKYK1oC03tq0gg4gqOZqX4TEjGAWZndHLcy3t5AxEVdQMjEVg81N7BHJAV40-uqWL6C8W7BE1GjZWsjfY7hxXE6ENviovawd_IjIBvINejHwbdjA/s320/Photo0074FourBySix.jpg" /></a>Vanessa keeps asking me: "Why is Minnie Mouse so beautiful?" Truly, why? Such beauty is seldom found in mice.</p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXja48jZyCLBYle7OqYIUkDngPB41k4qfWTwKsHN3zc56GSuqUigP8pdnFSNfkiPktAJwL3VvT5GhQDLOcLOIIhAq2mO4NiZjHAg1ddfeJ5YTE0uCW-aXqG6T_EZz8BEFUXEVqHQ/s1600/DSCN0927.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679679117516978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXja48jZyCLBYle7OqYIUkDngPB41k4qfWTwKsHN3zc56GSuqUigP8pdnFSNfkiPktAJwL3VvT5GhQDLOcLOIIhAq2mO4NiZjHAg1ddfeJ5YTE0uCW-aXqG6T_EZz8BEFUXEVqHQ/s320/DSCN0927.JPG" /></a> The girls are getting ready for a parade at Hollywood Studios. Parades usually mean ice cream, as the girls well know.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSklyMNd9KFgt_oUnvaIutW9DUkEmKr0OUyuC7ZztSa2SE3TMwtwHmQu9lguc9BE58N4lUr6_kJpDt-Zfp6ZF-Qa626m0BNAg7n9rC2XBwOueGvLNhij2cMcmthYFI29cHgAlmg/s1600/DSCN0929.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679678260231122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSklyMNd9KFgt_oUnvaIutW9DUkEmKr0OUyuC7ZztSa2SE3TMwtwHmQu9lguc9BE58N4lUr6_kJpDt-Zfp6ZF-Qa626m0BNAg7n9rC2XBwOueGvLNhij2cMcmthYFI29cHgAlmg/s320/DSCN0929.JPG" /></a> Woody!<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOVQ7-kB8QMI6-cvsBBVUbjANKdU0p_Q7nQbBxEoKzhQ1r6QXvG6QFbsbID1twKFEAHK5kycomnr_sXmpYfBBcYp4AsF3K0IYnLkb2LVFmjkxpyiRyCqd7y6EjqFAuVmrttwhvg/s1600/DSCN0932.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679408507058690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOVQ7-kB8QMI6-cvsBBVUbjANKdU0p_Q7nQbBxEoKzhQ1r6QXvG6QFbsbID1twKFEAHK5kycomnr_sXmpYfBBcYp4AsF3K0IYnLkb2LVFmjkxpyiRyCqd7y6EjqFAuVmrttwhvg/s320/DSCN0932.JPG" /></a>This Mr. Potato Head costume was my favorite. I can't imagine how uncomfortable it is though, especially to walk in those oversized shoes. The costume wearer is kind of my new hero.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0jy4SUzmtMd8IaysmsPjTVlk5Oowe7XVm74C8XicqpnRL3XJ5AvSw8XtieHXmHUppqN9-dXFe5u0C9SrzWZw2IOhP7NJHed9M0YliwCjp1bOD8lzClUkH57PiaQ2z8qY-dtRtA/s1600/DSCN0936.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679411266168386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0jy4SUzmtMd8IaysmsPjTVlk5Oowe7XVm74C8XicqpnRL3XJ5AvSw8XtieHXmHUppqN9-dXFe5u0C9SrzWZw2IOhP7NJHed9M0YliwCjp1bOD8lzClUkH57PiaQ2z8qY-dtRtA/s320/DSCN0936.JPG" /></a> There is a playground there from "Honey I Shrunk the Kids." All the giant stuff making us feel small is kind of lost on our girls, but they enjoyed playing on it just the same.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7anhHY8qdLHy3fLbM07smXqK1WN1zRrb_yKeP0To_5ZOfgMclHz5qz1aqSfecbgSomGifzIfV_f8w4_6LnsoVaGK9r267h2S7MCL_ZjBFGHcausP9_BuD8w__jLWmq_uOBlKew/s1600/DSCN0938.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679407785570290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7anhHY8qdLHy3fLbM07smXqK1WN1zRrb_yKeP0To_5ZOfgMclHz5qz1aqSfecbgSomGifzIfV_f8w4_6LnsoVaGK9r267h2S7MCL_ZjBFGHcausP9_BuD8w__jLWmq_uOBlKew/s320/DSCN0938.JPG" /></a> They played in these caves with their Daddy for what seemed to me like half an hour! I was so glad to see their faces when they surfaced to the light!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Uemaoc1pSZ61V0_JzcRWHMszp80JcdxmjPXxEjszr1FTv7aI6ImiRpGdBXmW8BBWI5RjzZnJ97iaDF9hgDzaXppep6N0WIbD93_o-REJswfaf5SDpA_zI8Nk3rbziV55duCVKg/s1600/DSCN0942.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679185498780786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Uemaoc1pSZ61V0_JzcRWHMszp80JcdxmjPXxEjszr1FTv7aI6ImiRpGdBXmW8BBWI5RjzZnJ97iaDF9hgDzaXppep6N0WIbD93_o-REJswfaf5SDpA_zI8Nk3rbziV55duCVKg/s320/DSCN0942.JPG" /></a> Sitting in a dog footprint. Luckily, that is the only giant dog artifact the designers decided to include in this exhibit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyA0ouQMFAsrY7tcZAvHvdyGTHvscN9xjfrBrbr05eNYdyVPzm1CpbpMEPZt_73wGZntR0kqFkveL4BBZxQul75tHzm6NbcJq93FxDKQ8Q5a49zAhePYFN_wf53dAFeYtyxQQaA/s1600/DSCN0943.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679187016677954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyA0ouQMFAsrY7tcZAvHvdyGTHvscN9xjfrBrbr05eNYdyVPzm1CpbpMEPZt_73wGZntR0kqFkveL4BBZxQul75tHzm6NbcJq93FxDKQ8Q5a49zAhePYFN_wf53dAFeYtyxQQaA/s320/DSCN0943.JPG" /></a> Vanessa loved stomping on these vine stumps, which make different bell tones when you step on them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUlyUDxSetjffHF7pVsyA4aC8miFclCHMhYs7jCdXWZlOJgT9m2FaaecdDBO8QY8AmuOH7FT3uyxair1-r2R3yQfSrGzMeLmJGttkmuBdTpgnwp4PTKmE0klT07N4W0iP7hHOag/s1600/DSCN0946.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679183868866354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUlyUDxSetjffHF7pVsyA4aC8miFclCHMhYs7jCdXWZlOJgT9m2FaaecdDBO8QY8AmuOH7FT3uyxair1-r2R3yQfSrGzMeLmJGttkmuBdTpgnwp4PTKmE0klT07N4W0iP7hHOag/s320/DSCN0946.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth remembers not wanting to slide down this slide, but for Vanessa, it's just a little slide! Now Elizabeth doesn't mind going down slides, so next time we visit Disney, she'll tackle this one and more!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKD8JiCBbJSFsFBonYfmGrq_vdu3HzyaRbOB8whS9JYkIETioYsvxyLOM7rh7EXbzX4ycs4KLPSrkmwFyB1kZLaF8GE_yImwAt56fbXQSedD-XhDmk__vbh8fT0S0-5D6p79alWQ/s1600/DSCN0949.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579679180278224658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKD8JiCBbJSFsFBonYfmGrq_vdu3HzyaRbOB8whS9JYkIETioYsvxyLOM7rh7EXbzX4ycs4KLPSrkmwFyB1kZLaF8GE_yImwAt56fbXQSedD-XhDmk__vbh8fT0S0-5D6p79alWQ/s320/DSCN0949.JPG" /></a>They really enjoyed riding the gi-ant.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdZdLN8yc-EB7sNNM6Ox1J_PzdPbDKMOYDpmh4janDNJ9PVWNYpS48po5NzQr9FEhKs3Gjbw-rzEk1tvMtr2LXyfTVS4r-tA3jJ8i69c3wPq-EyfR8LvVb5gGS-SrCTlYsi4rkw/s1600/Photo0079FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678985838610002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdZdLN8yc-EB7sNNM6Ox1J_PzdPbDKMOYDpmh4janDNJ9PVWNYpS48po5NzQr9FEhKs3Gjbw-rzEk1tvMtr2LXyfTVS4r-tA3jJ8i69c3wPq-EyfR8LvVb5gGS-SrCTlYsi4rkw/s320/Photo0079FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Here Vanessa is meeting with Mickey again. Do you think he remembers her?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXncyPzyX-QNmuYdTQiLwFjXWh-B95hVeWZWNhmvqDPE02upZ0A8w7wgH1GcfoGQTuz18Ta_leJ1PNQsJQckOkROm_1NiAWFjhEygioTM_PUALRkw1g_SQJ86MBUarpOPwD2jRLw/s1600/Photo0080FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678980146266274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXncyPzyX-QNmuYdTQiLwFjXWh-B95hVeWZWNhmvqDPE02upZ0A8w7wgH1GcfoGQTuz18Ta_leJ1PNQsJQckOkROm_1NiAWFjhEygioTM_PUALRkw1g_SQJ86MBUarpOPwD2jRLw/s320/Photo0080FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Maybe he signed her book twice, I'll have to check.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdU6MruC7idzeNNSfjV2cO_FVtV6685A_laXMgwlcZyMtJ_nDUtPsbMgk57iw0oCjLpncdTyuLmeMV540yCKG_LO2UkRWqqDisUlhnH7KQ2bkTrythnuK9lCuSDF8q6jrTF9IRA/s1600/Photo0081FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678981664088914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdU6MruC7idzeNNSfjV2cO_FVtV6685A_laXMgwlcZyMtJ_nDUtPsbMgk57iw0oCjLpncdTyuLmeMV540yCKG_LO2UkRWqqDisUlhnH7KQ2bkTrythnuK9lCuSDF8q6jrTF9IRA/s320/Photo0081FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Elizabeth was feeling brave enough to meet him now.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7vsunszCHqdutfPNS0Hkv9s4I5WgiVRZg9_IX4ndUH5fRx6_ORBmaHvJu_XKdM1g_L08G5t6uX5ele0cZiUjTR59xeljCJGidofZhyphenhyphenVpSyHDBtbk3azG7yQkvOxQZ0kkBkDBow/s1600/Photo0084FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678978436733794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq7vsunszCHqdutfPNS0Hkv9s4I5WgiVRZg9_IX4ndUH5fRx6_ORBmaHvJu_XKdM1g_L08G5t6uX5ele0cZiUjTR59xeljCJGidofZhyphenhyphenVpSyHDBtbk3azG7yQkvOxQZ0kkBkDBow/s320/Photo0084FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Well, I have to admit, Mickey, you do look pretty good in that sparkly hat. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBXfn35o9_X33xDsPGgq7XQ7JDwPGzeEipcQA13O1K8WZzHetwc4Uaf92vsGziCarXUIh_EHCo6Xs51yt1Hzprge5r7fwkv2qflgDHmKzo-LNLIj23qozGT9MrxLx7sgQMJfcpg/s1600/DSCN0952.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678703472487266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBXfn35o9_X33xDsPGgq7XQ7JDwPGzeEipcQA13O1K8WZzHetwc4Uaf92vsGziCarXUIh_EHCo6Xs51yt1Hzprge5r7fwkv2qflgDHmKzo-LNLIj23qozGT9MrxLx7sgQMJfcpg/s320/DSCN0952.JPG" /></a> Shhhh.... it's later that night, at the Hollywood Studios firework show. Elizabeth has no idea (yet) about the loud noises, flame bursts, explosions, and music that are about to happen. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9YFHuCXKM32JDHqYVmOJ6BYG76Vb_6XA6x1uwebV2m_IsYWA4VSwso1JmKF8DBABPfIzos3EWDmLEbTPkGctkLuLPc8T_fAQ4jA_L9ufx-8nnsv8fK9THzVUX2LPevn7ocTiiA/s1600/DSCN0953.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678699858840834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9YFHuCXKM32JDHqYVmOJ6BYG76Vb_6XA6x1uwebV2m_IsYWA4VSwso1JmKF8DBABPfIzos3EWDmLEbTPkGctkLuLPc8T_fAQ4jA_L9ufx-8nnsv8fK9THzVUX2LPevn7ocTiiA/s320/DSCN0953.JPG" /></a> James liked these signs, and thinks "Really, really tippy top secret" should be added to the security clearance system in the US government workings.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMlF4RorcmGqMIK7EAUBJGjA9AZTF_Bjbi3u9o_n7s55iBimKo0JFCs0VvkAuokOFoqiLyteIgW_sKf2DidgiifeYBxxo-xndMwHMCo725A5MjXzTcqipH7HeFX3IralPbRJOGA/s1600/DSCN0954.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678693784831250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMlF4RorcmGqMIK7EAUBJGjA9AZTF_Bjbi3u9o_n7s55iBimKo0JFCs0VvkAuokOFoqiLyteIgW_sKf2DidgiifeYBxxo-xndMwHMCo725A5MjXzTcqipH7HeFX3IralPbRJOGA/s320/DSCN0954.JPG" /></a>Lightning McQueen and Mater! Who would have thought you could actually meet a car? And a truck? Awesome.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzdwKrUrzlN2KYbSy0DdB9JDvySZslg2FlapE9c4I-x4v5UuDb12Z07KhBdrtLtmK2pld2fbZKOGwAsB_Lna-4nNsEbHWoDns45cJboxnBU5cew-L1kJ3IiAkhlIB3ELlyN8n-A/s1600/DSCN0955.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678686408839794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikzdwKrUrzlN2KYbSy0DdB9JDvySZslg2FlapE9c4I-x4v5UuDb12Z07KhBdrtLtmK2pld2fbZKOGwAsB_Lna-4nNsEbHWoDns45cJboxnBU5cew-L1kJ3IiAkhlIB3ELlyN8n-A/s320/DSCN0955.JPG" /></a> Here's a better shot of Mater.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YF3GpGPz7tPLgCah-iQUwKSHhGAlWZhb_2XN1YVz2Mj0hOIVC1A4mbLmbYIMTVS0CA6iVkSZlsOANcMAl4XPiRcXr8iGp5ovGNGqqJdPnimnBoZ8UMPf8IaLCp8PMCVmWmXYvQ/s1600/DSCN0958.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678363908746018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YF3GpGPz7tPLgCah-iQUwKSHhGAlWZhb_2XN1YVz2Mj0hOIVC1A4mbLmbYIMTVS0CA6iVkSZlsOANcMAl4XPiRcXr8iGp5ovGNGqqJdPnimnBoZ8UMPf8IaLCp8PMCVmWmXYvQ/s320/DSCN0958.JPG" /></a> I can't completely describe the Christmas light display at Hollywood Studios.<br />It was like nothing I had ever seen, and I dare anyone with a grinchy feeling to walk through all these lights, music, and tiny falling bubbles that seem like snowflakes without emerging with a distinctively positive Christmas spirit.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5Ebv-Y-Cu54ZiC19dymkShho2S9lwNg46M9i4bTmJ7HMmQ5nMIhiNbl4SGew7SKP_vsRMNKXpGjbrDsPY_JgV-K9MC8FcN_HGgav95C2U_At-zQaz1uKgHW-HI2S8djEwELP0A/s1600/IMG_0153.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678357410413122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5Ebv-Y-Cu54ZiC19dymkShho2S9lwNg46M9i4bTmJ7HMmQ5nMIhiNbl4SGew7SKP_vsRMNKXpGjbrDsPY_JgV-K9MC8FcN_HGgav95C2U_At-zQaz1uKgHW-HI2S8djEwELP0A/s320/IMG_0153.jpg" /></a> Chip and Dale. I'm not sure Vanessa really knew who they were, but she was excited to meet them anyway.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzhuzwnSuulve8eRLFJu0g1QKUfsKN5RAb7rZSZQI9nbj-Rq7D4o3vAShReJHLGUiByldhNslHZ7qyO0_7xNxW6zJyDyZzbLANYzaR1rHsCh8FMmnHov5QMmEf0yB4Rz7i2Hlog/s1600/Photo0090FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678356726714402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzhuzwnSuulve8eRLFJu0g1QKUfsKN5RAb7rZSZQI9nbj-Rq7D4o3vAShReJHLGUiByldhNslHZ7qyO0_7xNxW6zJyDyZzbLANYzaR1rHsCh8FMmnHov5QMmEf0yB4Rz7i2Hlog/s320/Photo0090FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Here's Vanessa meeting Snow White!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzVR5ArAtnRN6c2-hxBXF60llHH1Kovckdlzgui-Cw-EmjKzLOWSVEfLdhBZFgW4HjtXLXt656DcyG-JK1IpyO-3WJ0d-3DJ71VTO7TT5qKxJPCBfzQMQ0WqVi8GM-bwa6HaA0A/s1600/Photo0091FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678350367763362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzVR5ArAtnRN6c2-hxBXF60llHH1Kovckdlzgui-Cw-EmjKzLOWSVEfLdhBZFgW4HjtXLXt656DcyG-JK1IpyO-3WJ0d-3DJ71VTO7TT5qKxJPCBfzQMQ0WqVi8GM-bwa6HaA0A/s320/Photo0091FourBySix.jpg" /></a> I think Vanessa might be excited to show off her Superman shirt in this picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqCSsgtWTzkGYBKvpqZd7saWn045s2oa_Dd4TXgnupJnAVcRcXx7VkvOarUmDThB1pjBIyIF1qyJAZNTurwJsN6A7jV0uji0MzSo7lOfBn0624K23kq_1YBHopCvWrpJKzK4pPw/s1600/Photo0097FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579678338895807410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqCSsgtWTzkGYBKvpqZd7saWn045s2oa_Dd4TXgnupJnAVcRcXx7VkvOarUmDThB1pjBIyIF1qyJAZNTurwJsN6A7jV0uji0MzSo7lOfBn0624K23kq_1YBHopCvWrpJKzK4pPw/s320/Photo0097FourBySix.jpg" /></a> I love this picture, because the girls have nearly identical smiles! And I love the color composition too. Lots of bright colors!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONPxJ0MyfGo7Gv27Yto8EexhFRpMpwKYjsGMOHTwZSLB40ILTDGsuWi1XUca0WAYd-N-D00sFAFJaDfVdYscV8VrmnTo-FNeVrLkjcrEwIPq3qWMShKnVpNODaajIppdrzmZthQ/s1600/Photo0101FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677863667376370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONPxJ0MyfGo7Gv27Yto8EexhFRpMpwKYjsGMOHTwZSLB40ILTDGsuWi1XUca0WAYd-N-D00sFAFJaDfVdYscV8VrmnTo-FNeVrLkjcrEwIPq3qWMShKnVpNODaajIppdrzmZthQ/s320/Photo0101FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Hug time! Elizabeth also got a very red ruby kiss on her forehead, but I don't seem to have a picture of it (partly because I didn't notice it for a while!)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTryVYTM5Gc39DY7wjWyFT8fN5EkxITUSNGyJf6l6omh1C6AkRRXstsvFsR4B7A3ZnqEw9kItc-BihyUQJUI5p7yo4a7T1iL6rOEGoHgjRmaDx66rGywMOV7ZtXiyweWSwGYcMg/s1600/Photo0102FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677858909741794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTryVYTM5Gc39DY7wjWyFT8fN5EkxITUSNGyJf6l6omh1C6AkRRXstsvFsR4B7A3ZnqEw9kItc-BihyUQJUI5p7yo4a7T1iL6rOEGoHgjRmaDx66rGywMOV7ZtXiyweWSwGYcMg/s320/Photo0102FourBySix.jpg" /></a></p><p>Who is best at waiting in lines? The girls, their Daddy, or me? From this picture, I guess you could say the girls are probably better than me!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpRmh6fMSv-r32-vs-AP4l7Yq7jsJRHUlY1HlxTxfzjAvXkTKz0tfxnZiWetMlwZeQwu34uQ32jopJPtnVaAqcD1mv4dknfw3kSv6S9RJnw8VPaYUN1Rs2zL301dKIBN-7XRMoQ/s1600/Photo0104FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677859750721762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpRmh6fMSv-r32-vs-AP4l7Yq7jsJRHUlY1HlxTxfzjAvXkTKz0tfxnZiWetMlwZeQwu34uQ32jopJPtnVaAqcD1mv4dknfw3kSv6S9RJnw8VPaYUN1Rs2zL301dKIBN-7XRMoQ/s320/Photo0104FourBySix.jpg" /></a> This time, we were waiting for Jasmine. Jasmine had some beautiful jewels on her crown and costume. Elizabeth was mesmerized.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9W7aV507DX5FchQlHH8crnJO0TwpUIfN-nml-LqVH8OAL7a8oZkc0ZNx7CEuyRQflfICWmaF5z3RXVjsP5k-IGFzVXJ8lxVRS2XyxiEzDtcFx9kps3VKd9IEzYDMs5snCmv50g/s1600/Photo0106FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677852980054066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9W7aV507DX5FchQlHH8crnJO0TwpUIfN-nml-LqVH8OAL7a8oZkc0ZNx7CEuyRQflfICWmaF5z3RXVjsP5k-IGFzVXJ8lxVRS2XyxiEzDtcFx9kps3VKd9IEzYDMs5snCmv50g/s320/Photo0106FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Yay for Jasmine!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-RqKbUN36BCZhlrHRnXjWDeeUeSxfUCDEcxNs9qRrgdAPsQDcXOzPvK10MrI3wMkUApsKUG8tPZyAyKG8fAu-VWFgPHqVxfCAFAkSngNNeBQaFQ7Evik5MDHTdEc6QGa4ylVww/s1600/Photo0109FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677475491634706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-RqKbUN36BCZhlrHRnXjWDeeUeSxfUCDEcxNs9qRrgdAPsQDcXOzPvK10MrI3wMkUApsKUG8tPZyAyKG8fAu-VWFgPHqVxfCAFAkSngNNeBQaFQ7Evik5MDHTdEc6QGa4ylVww/s320/Photo0109FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Donald Duck was the goofiest one of the characters. He played around with the girls by balancing their autograph books on his nose! They thought that was so, so silly.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHEt3NNYzy59QX4hyphenhyphen77qrIeVu5qb22N5KcUJr3bn_NQMn5pgrzg03YL2Pj9i9B8uRj1gw0CA_I3tP6IoUr4iVvDY9UWlY0PM75SFwgMEiZaisHMWmoLZOqMSWpvb6BNPjUQq8nQ/s1600/Photo0113FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677473737808882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHEt3NNYzy59QX4hyphenhyphen77qrIeVu5qb22N5KcUJr3bn_NQMn5pgrzg03YL2Pj9i9B8uRj1gw0CA_I3tP6IoUr4iVvDY9UWlY0PM75SFwgMEiZaisHMWmoLZOqMSWpvb6BNPjUQq8nQ/s320/Photo0113FourBySix.jpg" /></a> And it worked to get some great smiles!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TDQSdY7TGHtWZumOKUUPZ_Zn0SEI1PrkJPhg7pDwXmN1vL5mYb9Hzs1iVemZwQ5c-rcEj_hyQzCllL-mAGOIv6tSNhVNYF2e5UmE2lr_KgDmez3K8wi_Z_n2j8WQIR-9i_ZCmg/s1600/IMG_0156.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677467489379730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TDQSdY7TGHtWZumOKUUPZ_Zn0SEI1PrkJPhg7pDwXmN1vL5mYb9Hzs1iVemZwQ5c-rcEj_hyQzCllL-mAGOIv6tSNhVNYF2e5UmE2lr_KgDmez3K8wi_Z_n2j8WQIR-9i_ZCmg/s320/IMG_0156.JPG" /></a> Completely exhausted. When they sleep in a pile like this, they remind me of puppies!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXZpLhPl_GqtXRWHDzeGKoGRD5GXBh3RVhJ6J6cdeHDcfYe8h80HhpCLHm0sKAw96pJ4xc6V1QfJc9JSGexiW3BCRK5FxYFxdgBtjkeXvqdtXWzMqEU_1f9IowXmPJMNNHDxC4Q/s1600/DSCN1005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677462985596802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXZpLhPl_GqtXRWHDzeGKoGRD5GXBh3RVhJ6J6cdeHDcfYe8h80HhpCLHm0sKAw96pJ4xc6V1QfJc9JSGexiW3BCRK5FxYFxdgBtjkeXvqdtXWzMqEU_1f9IowXmPJMNNHDxC4Q/s320/DSCN1005.JPG" /></a> Universal studios was our last full day at a theme park. Two words. Harry Potter!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6Ox-jjzF0i31kfKkUXjyVy81e3MUot9AlQI30mOU5h0NEPT27LLBT9oDtPcRdapnvLsEw1nbjYJ-FB2TuzIagG5W29t9Mg8351kD0mz8AgGHMc3kJLhs1NMJm2sM-gEJ6-bKrw/s1600/DSCN1009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677191739421090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6Ox-jjzF0i31kfKkUXjyVy81e3MUot9AlQI30mOU5h0NEPT27LLBT9oDtPcRdapnvLsEw1nbjYJ-FB2TuzIagG5W29t9Mg8351kD0mz8AgGHMc3kJLhs1NMJm2sM-gEJ6-bKrw/s320/DSCN1009.JPG" /></a>After traveling through Hogsmeade, we actually got to go IN Hogwarts! It has lovely talking paintings and some close-up tours of the classrooms and halls. There was a roller coaster ride (well, and part movie ride, kind of a combination) at the end of it. Our wait wasn't too long for the roller coaster, but I wouldn't have minded it being a little longer of a wait so we could have had a little more time to look around the castle!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UsLp1Rgx8Y6AgNnGvinegzww37dLXHVgiwrydD3M-vBBzUKe2CaBvIP06IzeJQpvzx1UM_yYg8aRVzkE1asbVxctNr710-GOzD7HwZ9k0L1N5gw0zIJvZJxRRclqBHeyna69Tg/s1600/spiderman.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677187294463122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UsLp1Rgx8Y6AgNnGvinegzww37dLXHVgiwrydD3M-vBBzUKe2CaBvIP06IzeJQpvzx1UM_yYg8aRVzkE1asbVxctNr710-GOzD7HwZ9k0L1N5gw0zIJvZJxRRclqBHeyna69Tg/s320/spiderman.jpg" /></a> We HAD to stop and get our picture taken with Spiderman. I mean, SO cool, right?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_ZpyvtRyf_Cwzg4jrnJ5tBwAd9jJJ27yF9pSiSbcNIfTHa-X65Te-py4HwbDyhLEsT_lrzwg0vUecO3GlFwBBB1vI8Eb50e08qMr0It_-0c5GU0Kirzi1qhy4quHXc4IUlWKNw/s1600/DSCN1013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677179244767362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_ZpyvtRyf_Cwzg4jrnJ5tBwAd9jJJ27yF9pSiSbcNIfTHa-X65Te-py4HwbDyhLEsT_lrzwg0vUecO3GlFwBBB1vI8Eb50e08qMr0It_-0c5GU0Kirzi1qhy4quHXc4IUlWKNw/s320/DSCN1013.JPG" /></a>Vanessa found a tall rock she wanted to climb up on to enjoy the view. Time to climb down now, Vanessa... (I guess she did ride on several roller coasters at Disney, so no wonder she isn't worried about a little height!)</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTFJkSlY4mFEicq4gQ3i9ZuCdIF-SQp9bYQMP6RFJuRPnSqyfMXpAYaiCXNQpDUPqkf3TAXlYj1jP15y6xa8U3IQk2dAc0S3g7SPQ_dlE-s-ZQ9A6LNpo1qwRRdUNJSP9pjgcwg/s1600/DSCN1015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579677177378242146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTFJkSlY4mFEicq4gQ3i9ZuCdIF-SQp9bYQMP6RFJuRPnSqyfMXpAYaiCXNQpDUPqkf3TAXlYj1jP15y6xa8U3IQk2dAc0S3g7SPQ_dlE-s-ZQ9A6LNpo1qwRRdUNJSP9pjgcwg/s320/DSCN1015.JPG" /></a> She could also get a good view from the Dumbo ride on our last morning at the Magic Kingdom. Grandma was more than happy to ride along.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZfbv5WaYn_TfI9rtZlVoRR-QOoWsKd92ZNN2now8caM5SHn1jeUiMD-bOUCinMbL22cBi3TWWRx9vpAP6qiRlDU5sNr1ktUK8K9n-ze0soc_6wtF-fG9wc-NkEDMAr3Do80V7Q/s1600/IMG_0159.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579676888965099250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZfbv5WaYn_TfI9rtZlVoRR-QOoWsKd92ZNN2now8caM5SHn1jeUiMD-bOUCinMbL22cBi3TWWRx9vpAP6qiRlDU5sNr1ktUK8K9n-ze0soc_6wtF-fG9wc-NkEDMAr3Do80V7Q/s320/IMG_0159.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth, on the other hand, was perfectly happy to "ride" in the stationary Dumbo car that was there for photo ops.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BBUFsxAmeBSn9fXFBm_z2E5smvkD64n9TdpowSr2-JGTDm3BQcVT4QhcyoPTteVs4BOGFfyeNzOzs10CCT9D-6eS_BUFjywHuIxAZmT2VhOPTSz_BQ5K4XutLCw_UBa_fO0ArQ/s1600/Photo0116FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579676883810622946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BBUFsxAmeBSn9fXFBm_z2E5smvkD64n9TdpowSr2-JGTDm3BQcVT4QhcyoPTteVs4BOGFfyeNzOzs10CCT9D-6eS_BUFjywHuIxAZmT2VhOPTSz_BQ5K4XutLCw_UBa_fO0ArQ/s320/Photo0116FourBySix.jpg" /></a> What could this look of pure joy and excitement be about?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfQUzfAlT5j9E2dZVpqfXmiPkPwYy_DIpxGqaJ_FuZnyTTGC6FGfgKxNhFd2yvap7rY2ele-qmb-OzUGHbWqvFJM4D-dd2UpNVcLLJLpjVqgg8OgpAy7AjDR6mZNUhNsEkIsp2w/s1600/Photo0117FourBySix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579676878605788898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfQUzfAlT5j9E2dZVpqfXmiPkPwYy_DIpxGqaJ_FuZnyTTGC6FGfgKxNhFd2yvap7rY2ele-qmb-OzUGHbWqvFJM4D-dd2UpNVcLLJLpjVqgg8OgpAy7AjDR6mZNUhNsEkIsp2w/s320/Photo0117FourBySix.jpg" /></a> Meeting none other than Ariel, of course! Just look at Elizabeth's face too, such excitement! It's those looks that keep parents coming back to Disney, I think...</p><p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579676879606537202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNFbzAc6klU4crscRup7k-jDfnO0bx0-pO1UaMREqFmjPDG6kDvxm7VKvN4Lfvmj5OG6IukKLXJvudSlAnRofUPlkL7IiYRa19zLsj0DYXWVTq2GoJDHtjDoOG3VkgjMB6YaQMw/s320/Photo0119FourBySix.jpg" /></p><p>Awe, simply awe.</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675822862396370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28Ifnadd6HBApnYZ5rgJqvbcLYJBpeAK681kwbXbtAmQfOu08R6vLyYiaLEPBJCwIAqxiq33dO9HQ9YAN875LFze-eBtgpSxzcj6ziYzevlKHpvyZzMr3h6JERskx-PP3FvQfwg/s320/Photo0122FourBySix.jpg" /></p><p></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675825872430370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ8YDIgf2pK9LxVDL9SC7MH3IH6yTXk5bvxxw8p2VoJB2xOnIehyKejpm0c7fzod48ZIapLXosENLeQfuZ9-OofykNwA3z8YkPeLYUN1RN766v-z_hz_OPHIpsrwGDWkos6GhiA/s320/Photo0123FourBySix.jpg" /></p><p>And that hug was the last princess hug of Disney (and maybe even the best!).</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579676515038442210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-9MXAu6z7_4XFRH2QSx_g_VbHTbIVyZxie5_Ada6BxCQCar31aoGsy4-SKYOUGqfP32SDPUK8KzJIeBeuDwIXHNNwdcx3TtPCzSrtd4uvxol3WgtdVxK866RFe-fNqHRsxjXbg/s320/DSCN1024.JPG" /></p><p>We spent the rest of Christmas at James's Grandma Lou and Grandpa Phil's house in Lakeland. The girls got candy canes in their stockings! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4_5vv4R6E26jQFVbzZNAoi6NI8kvyDtXfsE1ZxFc1NUjW7Xzz3k8P6HSu4iOby0EH6uzWt02LPzFCfd_nytmRbPgLu_2AEMLrGV0MM9cP8-NnjLfNrGdxfvTBKq7Omq0S_UZ8g/s1600/DSCN1035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675813484655698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4_5vv4R6E26jQFVbzZNAoi6NI8kvyDtXfsE1ZxFc1NUjW7Xzz3k8P6HSu4iOby0EH6uzWt02LPzFCfd_nytmRbPgLu_2AEMLrGV0MM9cP8-NnjLfNrGdxfvTBKq7Omq0S_UZ8g/s320/DSCN1035.JPG" /></a> Ooh, and money. It was actually pretty cool to let the girls pick out toys at Disney for their own Christmas presents with their Christmas money. I was surprised at how much they enjoyed buying things! (They get any joy from shopping from their father, as James will concur.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQumg_atezGZwE0lK2o8FE5ZotMqOssTdfLeosSEjj99sReNEwYUC5MfjWSE8bvacMfOFnq4L-kyxNey4-Tiz8EfOR7Xe6DWU1qx9TTn-a9jvsjca3yYqpWXCEiMbwW0xyfqBUaQ/s1600/DSCN1041.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675566071942018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQumg_atezGZwE0lK2o8FE5ZotMqOssTdfLeosSEjj99sReNEwYUC5MfjWSE8bvacMfOFnq4L-kyxNey4-Tiz8EfOR7Xe6DWU1qx9TTn-a9jvsjca3yYqpWXCEiMbwW0xyfqBUaQ/s320/DSCN1041.JPG" /></a> What cool presents they opened! James's parents were so kind in carrying our presents back to Virginia so we could have a little more space in our van, because our trip was not yet half way over. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPo_I19PXmEU_ki35rQOtIjTdNMRD4wNBIPJgOpCy7ay8xPDrODcoVnJ2M6oqyyC9AN2vFYflhIDetO7pINl_0dz9uiZA800opS2uuMjbO6ggO17Ss6hscSJ9-vSRG-LW52t8UGg/s1600/DSCN1048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675560310905538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPo_I19PXmEU_ki35rQOtIjTdNMRD4wNBIPJgOpCy7ay8xPDrODcoVnJ2M6oqyyC9AN2vFYflhIDetO7pINl_0dz9uiZA800opS2uuMjbO6ggO17Ss6hscSJ9-vSRG-LW52t8UGg/s320/DSCN1048.JPG" /></a>Vanessa is showing off a new Christmas ornament. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHENddrO05eJkw9r3lYczXueNQ0VLiGTvxpFqJSQ5PJtVwuaJKe6nTZfeBJVLnX5Kd4f1tbsVcM14EKJQm1PZ49jUo_MPiTQETyZYz2yRcncylsV2W3oWObcyrKMttxAlhuc2tQQ/s1600/DSCN1051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675558493186338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHENddrO05eJkw9r3lYczXueNQ0VLiGTvxpFqJSQ5PJtVwuaJKe6nTZfeBJVLnX5Kd4f1tbsVcM14EKJQm1PZ49jUo_MPiTQETyZYz2yRcncylsV2W3oWObcyrKMttxAlhuc2tQQ/s320/DSCN1051.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth took up Grandpa Phil's offer to go pick a tangerine from the tree in the back yard. She pulled so hard, she nearly fell over.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3tLQvzLN6Nox7MDgiI3pR017sATlzmAwgM37f0g-aM3xWHb-ojLiJFiSiaGFp_cQ7Q25IsI_K4NxBnqISw5lIIrds40lAHJAPAJDPkMyffVJqeDfmr14h8SgC3Z4_22xKoyXkw/s1600/DSCN1053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675553775672962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3tLQvzLN6Nox7MDgiI3pR017sATlzmAwgM37f0g-aM3xWHb-ojLiJFiSiaGFp_cQ7Q25IsI_K4NxBnqISw5lIIrds40lAHJAPAJDPkMyffVJqeDfmr14h8SgC3Z4_22xKoyXkw/s320/DSCN1053.JPG" /></a> But oh! Her joy at really picking the tangerine, and then opening and tasting it, too! What a cool experience.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aWXNhUMKIQqCWeinQjZYx3Qyb-jISCUM96yuV7LgXcRZl3iTlAC71LRl8ckdtO1qw63BQXNPbM6FgdtrbaQO4bZdZDmohoBJ6R1wONz_vmWcbxC1QihFz1FYoYAQ2H0yrgKrYw/s1600/DSCN1060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675244133353666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aWXNhUMKIQqCWeinQjZYx3Qyb-jISCUM96yuV7LgXcRZl3iTlAC71LRl8ckdtO1qw63BQXNPbM6FgdtrbaQO4bZdZDmohoBJ6R1wONz_vmWcbxC1QihFz1FYoYAQ2H0yrgKrYw/s320/DSCN1060.JPG" /></a>And she loved sitting in Grandma Lou's lap, too!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcZOxA3SHuRrcgW1_iZAIZBt_00SM7uo0f4rZ8cnXhW4Ik8XUylLNI8l8xvgsTvBsrpLjNC6Xa8vOSqKigoMuYyVNnPrqsfLu1Ya9bptr5gH1j9UFPZspPhuSPi0vkjRRkRbiew/s1600/DSCN1061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675238987598930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXcZOxA3SHuRrcgW1_iZAIZBt_00SM7uo0f4rZ8cnXhW4Ik8XUylLNI8l8xvgsTvBsrpLjNC6Xa8vOSqKigoMuYyVNnPrqsfLu1Ya9bptr5gH1j9UFPZspPhuSPi0vkjRRkRbiew/s320/DSCN1061.JPG" /></a> SO many interesting things to see at their great-grandparents' house. Elizabeth loved the little figurines of Christmas trees and ice skaters.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUWdnL0bUkkPHVOB-vrWf5k29GVhZDyQw9lBxMf7FlD4p06oB39FFJscSmhZVp1hwy0vgUw_wCXe2oslOO0ntAf530xbEsJ1oG9FvANcqhSrAGxQoIWcWVeA8LkFd_5eJ-dXVdw/s1600/DSCN1072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675234444679138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUWdnL0bUkkPHVOB-vrWf5k29GVhZDyQw9lBxMf7FlD4p06oB39FFJscSmhZVp1hwy0vgUw_wCXe2oslOO0ntAf530xbEsJ1oG9FvANcqhSrAGxQoIWcWVeA8LkFd_5eJ-dXVdw/s320/DSCN1072.JPG" /></a>Here is a family picture of James's mom's side of the family (a few missing, but a pretty good number of them!). That's Cynthia on the floor, and her mom Kathy to her right.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwR0RiP579XorcIiFkntA6VoJReN5quQ3HyTzBOytQKtKTcV3hH-cg9etcTbUMGaJEMpgVqEYtWrDr7XySEgyTVy5db474ovSgwB3fQzZIjEUdbCdThqjWMa0ZWa1cfFmEIBdH4Q/s1600/DSCN1078.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579675225930366482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwR0RiP579XorcIiFkntA6VoJReN5quQ3HyTzBOytQKtKTcV3hH-cg9etcTbUMGaJEMpgVqEYtWrDr7XySEgyTVy5db474ovSgwB3fQzZIjEUdbCdThqjWMa0ZWa1cfFmEIBdH4Q/s320/DSCN1078.JPG" /></a> One of the other great things at this house is all the wonderful Christmas decorations that make noise! The girls' favorite was Frosty, who sang songs and twirled a short string of lights, and took off and replaced his hat.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v9IwaMpExVSXge8ulO9kFsx6HN18_iaMAp0MiWWpKXWgjtP4ln8SDV3OOjcz8yeiLqZ7NU65jmGqQwjxsZ-zmb5W6Qywl09On_6HCtaYC7ibDi8LRzl6FgSCVUNMHJ97aTMdMw/s1600/DSCN1081.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579674853171864578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v9IwaMpExVSXge8ulO9kFsx6HN18_iaMAp0MiWWpKXWgjtP4ln8SDV3OOjcz8yeiLqZ7NU65jmGqQwjxsZ-zmb5W6Qywl09On_6HCtaYC7ibDi8LRzl6FgSCVUNMHJ97aTMdMw/s320/DSCN1081.JPG" /></a>There is nothing like an open, carpeted floor for dancing around in brand new dresses!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzmVucWOLKxqpCRIAf8j4PFuG7b3vZ2gkQlDfFpGPQktXzslL8sloHi29W2N3ZNGczvytiF4jBlmtbL0Ak7EYhHsjezU6L99NcL_4mnGefVejsVHDhpQASbNfCZmWMB5UWaAs4w/s1600/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579674849008455346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzmVucWOLKxqpCRIAf8j4PFuG7b3vZ2gkQlDfFpGPQktXzslL8sloHi29W2N3ZNGczvytiF4jBlmtbL0Ak7EYhHsjezU6L99NcL_4mnGefVejsVHDhpQASbNfCZmWMB5UWaAs4w/s320/IMG_0167.JPG" /></a>Our next stop was Atlanta. We saw many, many sharks and rays. One of the rays was doing somersaults in the water.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLTlBYWbr2X3DzVpVTK2KQU32q-D4zgHfIwI88b3oJu8RLziL_QkUqm68n65nRh5McQpJeWh5KAW6xjg6gfA7Yrpo5hFfUfQABcG3RDC69d8Dny9u5niwZX7S48_cZcTmomuFTQ/s1600/IMG_0181.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaQZjhgnubic5vGi_vnXFzLXcrtlX4xXpA5-NBnO7ADea0MoHMyC5ja15MKQjxEkqELJW3b8BwZrXKORNl_ne94hlP8Qr0ou5y1Sg8MUhpoPj0p5MVFOFDID-nyMd3B-ZIhFsWA/s1600/DSCN1089.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579674839239698258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaQZjhgnubic5vGi_vnXFzLXcrtlX4xXpA5-NBnO7ADea0MoHMyC5ja15MKQjxEkqELJW3b8BwZrXKORNl_ne94hlP8Qr0ou5y1Sg8MUhpoPj0p5MVFOFDID-nyMd3B-ZIhFsWA/s320/DSCN1089.JPG" /></a>Here are 2 of the whale sharks that the aquarium hosts and rightfully boast about -- these sharks are huge!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRj8qImPvbJU8jv9-eUKnXYBw17h1__KIp7LfZ4-ZfFIkoLAwrgltqBdFFdlqXy1R_LON20gCmYgMNm4_JAt-FiZSnTv0UEyrd0H6E3Ymbh5-WCXQN-tY1Kt4eyoMRdu3gKyyIQ/s1600/IMG_0182.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1LEmv7BC66rcHtAoeaJIwKY8-4pIn3T0uJgWPRw7CTQENzlwxUxqFQOJldz-WL4SiuDml2Brs3N7r4xX661HZCRNd8D7njx598Ew-qgGeZzgfLjzrcczGvwypWS8q0rJicoBbw/s1600/IMG_0190.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579674486948574306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1LEmv7BC66rcHtAoeaJIwKY8-4pIn3T0uJgWPRw7CTQENzlwxUxqFQOJldz-WL4SiuDml2Brs3N7r4xX661HZCRNd8D7njx598Ew-qgGeZzgfLjzrcczGvwypWS8q0rJicoBbw/s320/IMG_0190.JPG" /></a> Here's another picture of a whale shark from the side.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJrZZ2KYLXRKCjx1HXY8jYGrGBOdAtGKR5Kwi3ukFGgZ8pWQk3RvQC3vwDpJ0vYnJbppyUCa3tLEc-3pUFg6hj6aosLmTmdwCZLaHMZUpExk4amELE9ND8cd-y-tmMAVEMyXncA/s1600/DSCN1090.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579674484630904386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJrZZ2KYLXRKCjx1HXY8jYGrGBOdAtGKR5Kwi3ukFGgZ8pWQk3RvQC3vwDpJ0vYnJbppyUCa3tLEc-3pUFg6hj6aosLmTmdwCZLaHMZUpExk4amELE9ND8cd-y-tmMAVEMyXncA/s320/DSCN1090.JPG" /></a>There was a traveling mermaid show in town, and the mermaids got in the water with the sharks to do their show. Very intriguing. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wMWC3AdcKM31Ycozsir303rr1JRFNNKBdltAyPpl4YepZHnM9eIvIVl5cJJnAQYgIv6wW1inXGK3E5bmSa5t1_90dIX2HD_a15zown1RdkE-eNztaf6tv4OiFcQqDSTbARhW1w/s1600/DSCN1093.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579674479838707794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wMWC3AdcKM31Ycozsir303rr1JRFNNKBdltAyPpl4YepZHnM9eIvIVl5cJJnAQYgIv6wW1inXGK3E5bmSa5t1_90dIX2HD_a15zown1RdkE-eNztaf6tv4OiFcQqDSTbARhW1w/s320/DSCN1093.JPG" /></a> The girls loved the little photo op characters at the aquarium.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpicgmWN41xWL6aNgEsn0tY4nbPeduTA_VlIT0NoxFmK_t0awE9WgFLCfbOwrKBWAwflwUnYp8wtp1gLFecPeCgbBtN29WAoVRnTM9RbonUwrqYr5fjLj5f6it7QdECKxPPx6VCQ/s1600/IMG_0197.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579668365424384338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpicgmWN41xWL6aNgEsn0tY4nbPeduTA_VlIT0NoxFmK_t0awE9WgFLCfbOwrKBWAwflwUnYp8wtp1gLFecPeCgbBtN29WAoVRnTM9RbonUwrqYr5fjLj5f6it7QdECKxPPx6VCQ/s320/IMG_0197.JPG" /></a>Especially the mermaid, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtIyNfyw_b0gliPSyyxiXoPp8OFgG6ChvdRE8ZsJ1Vh5T8CEZVY2OREClefMhVrsIY9oFaQCj8kBVmXNF3ShJMasfI180sGJ9jnQCqsLeRH8BfNebo4IXccUvgZWTW7htVmbGSw/s1600/DSCN1099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579668359270088338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtIyNfyw_b0gliPSyyxiXoPp8OFgG6ChvdRE8ZsJ1Vh5T8CEZVY2OREClefMhVrsIY9oFaQCj8kBVmXNF3ShJMasfI180sGJ9jnQCqsLeRH8BfNebo4IXccUvgZWTW7htVmbGSw/s320/DSCN1099.JPG" /></a>Here's the whole crew (I must have been taking this picture).</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWeLX45OdDMijfvzbmTRkxXodEF609UZWCZwigUnZVv-FKW-mjyQfRLoR2-c5vQMTvTzN97sGuf6OPejPiIvmBkX88yy7PFQ_a9KT9yQnpqZhTj6wuUJhFNmp5DW9DFgd5JhX-w/s1600/DSCN1095.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579668353162571490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWeLX45OdDMijfvzbmTRkxXodEF609UZWCZwigUnZVv-FKW-mjyQfRLoR2-c5vQMTvTzN97sGuf6OPejPiIvmBkX88yy7PFQ_a9KT9yQnpqZhTj6wuUJhFNmp5DW9DFgd5JhX-w/s320/DSCN1095.JPG" /></a>These belugas were playing with a big green rectangular blanket.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtTPGX8E3rsrfhZD6m30O-ITmuvUKRat3b9-X4yEAfdI-aBTp8UnHh0rTvJeVwUAhIzHu9blgQyQyeS5Em9sSCWURAWfFwh8yx53Yny6QX0ixM5113dFO5RGuJ5lc4E85NunNkg/s1600/IMG_0205.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579668349017109762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtTPGX8E3rsrfhZD6m30O-ITmuvUKRat3b9-X4yEAfdI-aBTp8UnHh0rTvJeVwUAhIzHu9blgQyQyeS5Em9sSCWURAWfFwh8yx53Yny6QX0ixM5113dFO5RGuJ5lc4E85NunNkg/s320/IMG_0205.JPG" /></a> The belugas came up so close to the glass. I think there were also some seals in this tank. You can see one right near Vanessa's head, swimming upside down.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTwJqvEVAuZr76kCObEXtpIxMO7eaDdFYYruAgb1hV2Z4f1dJZ9I2iLWpO0FlfQolxziHq12V4BBuYGsIs347zHBHskeJ4OBDEc2hkgrEiuBa429Lr_KyI1PvQIxgHvd8z0h9VQ/s1600/IMG_0207.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579667195944504098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTwJqvEVAuZr76kCObEXtpIxMO7eaDdFYYruAgb1hV2Z4f1dJZ9I2iLWpO0FlfQolxziHq12V4BBuYGsIs347zHBHskeJ4OBDEc2hkgrEiuBa429Lr_KyI1PvQIxgHvd8z0h9VQ/s320/IMG_0207.JPG" /></a>Here's one beluga seemingly reaching out to touch Vanessa's hands with a flipper.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z0v2h_dOa-Bf6R6e11_rUZH-bYI-dBDUsky65bvlhGr8D3b0RBJzxY-LsR8z5EQoE-1Pz0cjlZ7lMnrn8cEVvuzrmHdA9Q6IZ2mTO_-PrEZaFSJ4-Keguc7V-81e2-rjP3k-2g/s1600/IMG_0210.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579667193092302882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z0v2h_dOa-Bf6R6e11_rUZH-bYI-dBDUsky65bvlhGr8D3b0RBJzxY-LsR8z5EQoE-1Pz0cjlZ7lMnrn8cEVvuzrmHdA9Q6IZ2mTO_-PrEZaFSJ4-Keguc7V-81e2-rjP3k-2g/s320/IMG_0210.JPG" /></a> Me and Elizabeth watching the tail of a whale!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2fVtzbMdLjvsCpeeMYuUL3ATmn51rz0wsv1ZfE7-yi4Gq5cF0NxjNvsaHTaMnc0BshFArXl2Wo0EJ4UfszRKBPX0FqC_s0OosN-tBV50T5oCSMS8v-518EZSnJ5pKApXQUZuZw/s1600/IMG_0215.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579667192844988434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2fVtzbMdLjvsCpeeMYuUL3ATmn51rz0wsv1ZfE7-yi4Gq5cF0NxjNvsaHTaMnc0BshFArXl2Wo0EJ4UfszRKBPX0FqC_s0OosN-tBV50T5oCSMS8v-518EZSnJ5pKApXQUZuZw/s320/IMG_0215.JPG" /></a> I think this is another shot of the belugas.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfSbKZYbYgaPsSAgbRA2gG3rdSwwSpGURaIUY7KnDWxi0OkXS96-yQ5aBdIWHaprpvxmsjbq37OW-z0q1xioxUoSzRvEznxy68B_t-poKSqXSPYOUcHCALTma29F-vh-ptt5BwQ/s1600/IMG_0216.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579667185759888402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfSbKZYbYgaPsSAgbRA2gG3rdSwwSpGURaIUY7KnDWxi0OkXS96-yQ5aBdIWHaprpvxmsjbq37OW-z0q1xioxUoSzRvEznxy68B_t-poKSqXSPYOUcHCALTma29F-vh-ptt5BwQ/s320/IMG_0216.JPG" /></a></p><p>And here is one coming up nose-to-nose with Vanessa!<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIAdYrT8o48WHVwmrV9S24KrCztR6tRrZ9Kj3IYiLMZeNoNITRoO0CNzGL1K6eoii6xy41aNEYXUiCOuMFMzIVf65L6oMJth38QiluFjMD2L0qXIGGZTEx0NrIviIefZJQ0TR6A/s1600/IMG_0220.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579666511931563970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIAdYrT8o48WHVwmrV9S24KrCztR6tRrZ9Kj3IYiLMZeNoNITRoO0CNzGL1K6eoii6xy41aNEYXUiCOuMFMzIVf65L6oMJth38QiluFjMD2L0qXIGGZTEx0NrIviIefZJQ0TR6A/s320/IMG_0220.JPG" /></a> This was a great, big, colorful tank full of coral reef fish. We could have watched for an hour, I think.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fJ5QNp8tF_YHu-opmWJz5ipK3xsD5hi7rvYo13304i93LeFz2Dji7IFXjcHLmSViqdUMvyOlBAfHHG-2CxKuaNNS4MKUJB_IyToRo2For-_9cpxGowPokojYWesSJLUhnsJq0Q/s1600/IMG_0221.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579666506182573554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fJ5QNp8tF_YHu-opmWJz5ipK3xsD5hi7rvYo13304i93LeFz2Dji7IFXjcHLmSViqdUMvyOlBAfHHG-2CxKuaNNS4MKUJB_IyToRo2For-_9cpxGowPokojYWesSJLUhnsJq0Q/s320/IMG_0221.JPG" /></a> Back at the hotel, there were many Christmas trees set up to earn money for certain charities. Vanessa loved the purple one, of course.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBZZ9ZYC0PSzeJ8hklG778Hj1aE_yVrRPq6KnImHullNCyrkP0sf7acS5DdErfetetbiNsWqtZ1Zw-yCwux7jDEAVyNu1Vo0xy_ZQQ26LKkWSokLZE9-fO4ZWr3eMBEhlOwOG0w/s1600/IMG_0223.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579666505698390418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBZZ9ZYC0PSzeJ8hklG778Hj1aE_yVrRPq6KnImHullNCyrkP0sf7acS5DdErfetetbiNsWqtZ1Zw-yCwux7jDEAVyNu1Vo0xy_ZQQ26LKkWSokLZE9-fO4ZWr3eMBEhlOwOG0w/s320/IMG_0223.JPG" /></a>On to Texas! The girls were SO excited to play with their cousins. Here they check out the Zhu Zhu pets that Jadyn and Bryn got for Christmas.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdip1E0Kmu2sswIfUkaCWKLLntJyu4X4RdEeUiWmtL-ax_eg04EFpovK8aO4FQOAcyueyPrhTMRNXNrblkXSNTYgxStrSFIXAeX5X5S8MdLQfP9dm0SZz9zFJF5HSDWQ-YP2LiTA/s1600/IMG_0229.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579666500614669122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdip1E0Kmu2sswIfUkaCWKLLntJyu4X4RdEeUiWmtL-ax_eg04EFpovK8aO4FQOAcyueyPrhTMRNXNrblkXSNTYgxStrSFIXAeX5X5S8MdLQfP9dm0SZz9zFJF5HSDWQ-YP2LiTA/s320/IMG_0229.JPG" /></a>Jadyn was very kind to share her new ipod with Vanessa!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT1Bcdp5HN_oj9ZDGd65wGTCnqIfR-dTTi8PVOn2hB41sxL8vijCko7AfR7mkekI5zmOyiEvL9kBW0nmCZQbbf_eR8Uhu3dRHD9dSjOADCLaS_LbhIx00t3H7lfljlqdYmUZuzA/s1600/IMG_0230.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579665876445982482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUT1Bcdp5HN_oj9ZDGd65wGTCnqIfR-dTTi8PVOn2hB41sxL8vijCko7AfR7mkekI5zmOyiEvL9kBW0nmCZQbbf_eR8Uhu3dRHD9dSjOADCLaS_LbhIx00t3H7lfljlqdYmUZuzA/s320/IMG_0230.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth LOVED the bunk beds. She especially loved being tall enough to touch the ceiling!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3h8PGcZmskTMiNkcckvr76E6lw3N94AnoKOHiKrpteqXJ8yxG330tw_PQR2YSmXoldxIRqfjbHw8i_H3MmA2qn-7CTQYt0YmsAcmtBTeG9X5AlipZ2-7loPsexPSqqsnStJQEQ/s1600/IMG_0241.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579665872203839458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3h8PGcZmskTMiNkcckvr76E6lw3N94AnoKOHiKrpteqXJ8yxG330tw_PQR2YSmXoldxIRqfjbHw8i_H3MmA2qn-7CTQYt0YmsAcmtBTeG9X5AlipZ2-7loPsexPSqqsnStJQEQ/s320/IMG_0241.JPG" /></a>Trampoline, trampoline, trampoline! Pure joy, encapsulated in a toy.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmvu7nUc9oFL4HbNL-5_Pl-Uw_uChGe3xbNQ8Q5gJ6ZTDwrFmv53VVgho04Bgv9x9TCa1CZOnH8JZQqK0ejDLc-i4zr-ZOj3PGnOKck0oaixolwYljkOCuWiDysfvSoy1TmbXFA/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579665867351026034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmvu7nUc9oFL4HbNL-5_Pl-Uw_uChGe3xbNQ8Q5gJ6ZTDwrFmv53VVgho04Bgv9x9TCa1CZOnH8JZQqK0ejDLc-i4zr-ZOj3PGnOKck0oaixolwYljkOCuWiDysfvSoy1TmbXFA/s320/IMG_0248.JPG" /></a>James lifts Elizabeth for a slam dunk!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdsrFbiVoNSLShUsgMSiGk7iHBqwOTOE8GWPs3MKG_sjusqLfcwJI4-UO7kvXQ6pPHzQ0PkHUukN5TM-y7c84a9LBUCyepvMj-feHbZv1qtjG-kdAonE3kjE8uPq8yJeIBOahUg/s1600/IMG_0249.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579665864279632274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdsrFbiVoNSLShUsgMSiGk7iHBqwOTOE8GWPs3MKG_sjusqLfcwJI4-UO7kvXQ6pPHzQ0PkHUukN5TM-y7c84a9LBUCyepvMj-feHbZv1qtjG-kdAonE3kjE8uPq8yJeIBOahUg/s320/IMG_0249.JPG" /></a></p><p>Vanessa and Bryn pose on the back of Katelyn's truck. Did I say Katelyn's truck???? Yes, she has a truck!!! Too cool.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnvb3UU6zbSszhil9IvqGqwXiWYKBf-B12zy27aIvvpJ2_6tMYYdLyt0hXmigBcO5JTuDXT_owUAYTHfNhqJ09cBAkNnp_RPuRtRmnBvwVjMNMcirTCElCH5qelkMtXa8Lxv63A/s1600/IMG_0254.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579665236128113410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnvb3UU6zbSszhil9IvqGqwXiWYKBf-B12zy27aIvvpJ2_6tMYYdLyt0hXmigBcO5JTuDXT_owUAYTHfNhqJ09cBAkNnp_RPuRtRmnBvwVjMNMcirTCElCH5qelkMtXa8Lxv63A/s320/IMG_0254.JPG" /></a> Zak attempts to keep Bryn from making a basket. Zak, I hope you're prepared to defend against a girl with some serious b-ball skills!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qXYK7oQH3LgB737mEG5T8UB44AfridUhpqjzz1JI94SJIEMHjHJbQgm3AvWOum8oQHEfvnCxB9fHjCWjjJMuJI8WpYiNs2IthYC0CY445o4uz9rtQda5WcuEpTsqRmu9A6jhjQ/s1600/IMG_0256.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579665227431602562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qXYK7oQH3LgB737mEG5T8UB44AfridUhpqjzz1JI94SJIEMHjHJbQgm3AvWOum8oQHEfvnCxB9fHjCWjjJMuJI8WpYiNs2IthYC0CY445o4uz9rtQda5WcuEpTsqRmu9A6jhjQ/s320/IMG_0256.JPG" /></a>Gotta get my picture with the truck! Well, OK, and I'll share with my daughters and my mom too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltLPqao3oXJ8IA22b7FsRP23FmxgHpu6xhHYBsf28svDOB_51B_Lk1fMYiMFqXNJ_qlkqB2S7BHU_XRp5tGGeJxUg2u0PDCaE-hrEE1l91PRy-Y-jvQrYYC8f72_8GStOKZhykA/s1600/IMG_0257.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579665224161289234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltLPqao3oXJ8IA22b7FsRP23FmxgHpu6xhHYBsf28svDOB_51B_Lk1fMYiMFqXNJ_qlkqB2S7BHU_XRp5tGGeJxUg2u0PDCaE-hrEE1l91PRy-Y-jvQrYYC8f72_8GStOKZhykA/s320/IMG_0257.JPG" /></a></p><p>Elizabeth, is, you guessed it, back on the trampoline!! This time, playing with the leaves.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiqEcl_nX245KtW496IAKVLXsMaXXX1_nz9vOv48J6vNnfwDGi88oTslTdQcCiXUlomFitQrK77c9o6mGxesK5hsQLOaoGoHJflIVy18azInmQ9xmGNbCYh8hIaz4MJWeE49pLQ/s1600/IMG_0259.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579665218042868466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiqEcl_nX245KtW496IAKVLXsMaXXX1_nz9vOv48J6vNnfwDGi88oTslTdQcCiXUlomFitQrK77c9o6mGxesK5hsQLOaoGoHJflIVy18azInmQ9xmGNbCYh8hIaz4MJWeE49pLQ/s320/IMG_0259.JPG" /></a> Mary and Elizabeth have some quality coloring time together at the hotel in Texas.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj673wFsNneWxuP5qFhcA1yp8QMEoPF5vq7xF6jTBnbBxxEjpUW1FAyWy4LxGTltcXhi4n1UT2Va1rurXDwp8s2Y_wNZMYD9N_o8FnqE482rv1mnFrzPHaC93D1mfEIQr8ByOHuBQ/s1600/daddy+and+vanessa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661071911506994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj673wFsNneWxuP5qFhcA1yp8QMEoPF5vq7xF6jTBnbBxxEjpUW1FAyWy4LxGTltcXhi4n1UT2Va1rurXDwp8s2Y_wNZMYD9N_o8FnqE482rv1mnFrzPHaC93D1mfEIQr8ByOHuBQ/s320/daddy+and+vanessa.jpg" /></a> Here are Vanessa and Daddy just before the wedding. I love this picture, what a cute kiss!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIhMmmiVWaNX59zQXeoznGie-OQ2zhfaO3p8yQRUD5OtmG9ZK6xh8VzH7gY6In8gJTcAfnE8Q7_Yr9XX601LdFfp1uAtTjlhEfCNOC-MPEDfAdtnjvkNNmAvVsfxkErW3O0MO8w/s1600/more+daddy+and+vanessa.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661065352271138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIhMmmiVWaNX59zQXeoznGie-OQ2zhfaO3p8yQRUD5OtmG9ZK6xh8VzH7gY6In8gJTcAfnE8Q7_Yr9XX601LdFfp1uAtTjlhEfCNOC-MPEDfAdtnjvkNNmAvVsfxkErW3O0MO8w/s320/more+daddy+and+vanessa.jpg" /></a>And such a sweet hug! Now there is a little girl who loves her Daddy!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfPvzHhzf9WvEKd6oWpKnaGIqNE2CnB1nmKI-UklCzWVQbhtGQAsqCd0E-qf4_WACWt54m4aUCJQtzN6_K8ioO_2HRcFTR7Ni_U1I9FAgdplp1yNiHjw7p08SmxSGmwovpWNhQA/s1600/vanessa+and+zak.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579661065419924946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfPvzHhzf9WvEKd6oWpKnaGIqNE2CnB1nmKI-UklCzWVQbhtGQAsqCd0E-qf4_WACWt54m4aUCJQtzN6_K8ioO_2HRcFTR7Ni_U1I9FAgdplp1yNiHjw7p08SmxSGmwovpWNhQA/s320/vanessa+and+zak.jpg" /></a></p><p>Vanessa loves her Uncle Zak too! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFmIRxgVG-wdiza_rQ7b6YFz7eZiUYcZhFHV-QIurEQbhAjTBDKIbCICRnkOi3ISFbWaTvDRMQLQVpZR5Fg-xkMDRinHMTGWfMgMWEQ8h4sEmrqCWsaNr5K1nwPivA-7O8ckmiQ/s1600/more+vanessa+and+zak.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660869929756386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFmIRxgVG-wdiza_rQ7b6YFz7eZiUYcZhFHV-QIurEQbhAjTBDKIbCICRnkOi3ISFbWaTvDRMQLQVpZR5Fg-xkMDRinHMTGWfMgMWEQ8h4sEmrqCWsaNr5K1nwPivA-7O8ckmiQ/s320/more+vanessa+and+zak.jpg" /></a> "Mommy, Uncle Zak is crazy!" Vanessa always tells me. Child, you don't know the half of it... (just kidding, little bro!) </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJraFGF9UgJNC2tGjIkdmI4g_wwcccwXBwHiSsOD4JX0CGh31VNaGLIAm1iBmgQPirxv_fRp1hABN1rb0QJnNZSInrROPro3uCGCUU_39dy1dco27IBLB7g5lnlbzS2VfwXD8uHA/s1600/elizabeth+and+daddy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660862720763090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJraFGF9UgJNC2tGjIkdmI4g_wwcccwXBwHiSsOD4JX0CGh31VNaGLIAm1iBmgQPirxv_fRp1hABN1rb0QJnNZSInrROPro3uCGCUU_39dy1dco27IBLB7g5lnlbzS2VfwXD8uHA/s320/elizabeth+and+daddy.jpg" /></a>Now for some Elizabeth and Daddy resting time. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkoG8HGZW8h7wv-AsHZmZV5hjb_qTf7fnBEOsFY0bkZp8GYI2hiMeQ6sA40-fq5kXdLcSI_fCQeahhUaI49yTGnofDep8vK55TFcFbptxTqxqPtDou-yEjl9bchay2F1lLIfn0Q/s1600/more+elizabeth+and+daddy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660860915753458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkoG8HGZW8h7wv-AsHZmZV5hjb_qTf7fnBEOsFY0bkZp8GYI2hiMeQ6sA40-fq5kXdLcSI_fCQeahhUaI49yTGnofDep8vK55TFcFbptxTqxqPtDou-yEjl9bchay2F1lLIfn0Q/s320/more+elizabeth+and+daddy.jpg" /></a></p><p>Hmmm.... time to do some thinking. I wonder which part of the wedding she is thinking about? I don't know, but she was definitely paying attention, because weddings are now a big part of playtime for us at home! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9s8HwCT3bILF9v8_uhO2-haxi3LzRhm_qfDTlf6JsBOov6D1VNPQ-OkJH2Cfh5t_AdY23mtGMWHgjME7wl3KwmnC2YimcTdmqfG9V2D9Ho_tfUEW8hlq8UHgU9uFNYDDqDiYc7g/s1600/elizabeth+being+silly.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660855553504258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9s8HwCT3bILF9v8_uhO2-haxi3LzRhm_qfDTlf6JsBOov6D1VNPQ-OkJH2Cfh5t_AdY23mtGMWHgjME7wl3KwmnC2YimcTdmqfG9V2D9Ho_tfUEW8hlq8UHgU9uFNYDDqDiYc7g/s320/elizabeth+being+silly.jpg" /></a> Time for some tickles from mommy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd07KczOK6TZIWSX1hm5A0KRBrL9jwrPQgxbtrdp6pSxbnqN0ZQIgViMTujMYl5ct0n0DB7oL8jIYHza8yFH-dGpoMkb-JaZDqI8C_nr3aXdXn9aksU81_J_KPnMuNPdpdrDKMkg/s1600/elizabeth+giggline.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660858216295570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd07KczOK6TZIWSX1hm5A0KRBrL9jwrPQgxbtrdp6pSxbnqN0ZQIgViMTujMYl5ct0n0DB7oL8jIYHza8yFH-dGpoMkb-JaZDqI8C_nr3aXdXn9aksU81_J_KPnMuNPdpdrDKMkg/s320/elizabeth+giggline.jpg" /></a></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660338345019890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkR5nrDbKKYdxAfaGf08ACx4eE3SUvK9CkskAy2CBCwVRjJmZvOeG-Aa10RS2G2qtioakfz_7a3nC87UIl28l901nlQBQQ1YSRuDRpusSdpCDzZrmwYaDcLNrCOeKCE4mVOOHVw/s320/mommy+and+elizabeth.jpg" /></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660336953973890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1ojmjIHjqdUjzBC3WGb7w02OTHLo7luDvrNIJ4khW7Vda4ntg6cTp8NvE5ED6hZ2hnzbBTpxNCZLZ4bnDlPnXb-hJnUrRae7_9UisCq-MdKxmOBY7h9an2k8INgcCuxRwqyPQw/s320/more+mommy+and+elizabeth.jpg" /></p><p>I sure do love my Elizabeth.</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660341335836194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r05Q0x3NXiiIGNYqUVmEhbcj0vJauljjY66NjClVqsJXVfVFKgWsaanSquBd72r9vkot74VZm-UKkuJNREZo6vCGazYNYGWK6FWsO90pbaLdX28YO409ZpBQhyycHkPaAQwy2Q/s320/aunt+britni.jpg" /></p><p>Now for the star of the show, Britni! A beautiful bride, and quite funny too! I was so glad to be able to see this wedding! After so many stops and trips, how lucky we made it all the way there and got to be a part of it all.</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660348946734530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzK-TapwcyulT8c9oXtoCE46Q7ttIg1Ye8FMsdbOgghlCAdwG1B_ghw5DxHtrZRE9AObItejUZs7cTAXqd1V0N85WCotqsh4-W9Jyu77pzsNuk2gcF1EH39hTmZKIEo6WlmTryQ/s320/married.jpg" /></p><p>Officially married! Welcome to the family, Britni!</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579659985538334498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOAB107ScJ-V5uFxicRFwHGhOjSFEU6HBSGH5jQbYO_qB_yO9PqAiAHJO8hatswgWMFT07qUW-dTtfJGzWjJ4s6MEUJdHXHPYX71KQ1cOK8kNVuv7cq8wQtIuwGFEqKy4YIjh9w/s320/elizabeth+not+smiling+in+family+photo.jpg" /></p><p>And here is the family you get, Britni! I hope you enjoy being a part of it. We enjoy you! </p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579660347669195138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeyATu5xoHcZFsUvsqZKzzspIJ94vY-8s7yPAL7v8Y21MR3dWpBtFAp_zBVMHpj27lpMVZCt8m5h1Nry0jepmRatk8BjXvtDRZ-ZiYtPB9DV8mLyycN8LR88RYPEFirQ38UCZDg/s320/great+family+shot.jpg" /></p><p>Here's even more of my family, featuring my Dad's side of the family this time, and plus Katelyn, Jadyn, and Bryn.</p><p></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579659982281036338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxLuWVauLI0nNx1jKnvF6O9nkalXsx6wN17lTw2ZaOgPaRXsvnrIGH3vxBSYLJLPCV8Hk2WTjngg2nx-GJ6V_yOSRgQfriJOfI6iQLhrp8tPEJMrSiz70kHXbgMSBM1SdPgtbug/s320/smashed+cake1.jpg" /></p><p>You thought she was in for it with the new family, but now she's REALLY in for it!</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579659988471425634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnF-5wKR7-8j1q-ogBlb5Eks8DE2XmsIalVZ-CT1qkpu8DAMF3j13fqaD0ukhOwzpFRhzUqArP_xQWZ493AWEKvtqy290VMrrkZwhKv3nvxDhY8xXkKOB46O323cXxdg6T6Dzjng/s320/smashed+cake2.jpg" /></p><p>Well, they both got it!</p><p></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579659991904872482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQjhxe4kaP7KRElTP2wiXFaTg32GzLke8X0Ja_7Am57DN6kOWSEcPYgNPYuQVwsUxKrpzfaqiCAE2gN1Y9n_gcHTCYc7E07Ff0bJMNmv0jbx-lWo5-glB655Gajk8Jfw92gP3gQ/s320/DSCN1103.JPG" /></p><p>On the way home, now, and our last big stop. Memphis, to see Grammy Dee, James's Dad's mother. We really enjoyed staying in her home and visiting Aunt Lynn's house, where this picture was taken. The girls remember the magnets and the rocks best from Aunt Lynn's. I remember the company (well, and also the magnets and rocks, they were cool!)!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY5Gp-JJWLvk0_wu40CB1-Ww7zBMSEybZLuQy1q91hLPDkjU0hFMn90B6Z88_0AfhO9hk-tNCgRXjes1-OPm0zWbMEWD1Tl0HRLhjitvmfL8Cibd9Qd9CKVqA2MVvJghT1RHoiA/s1600/DSCN1106.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579659997361007362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY5Gp-JJWLvk0_wu40CB1-Ww7zBMSEybZLuQy1q91hLPDkjU0hFMn90B6Z88_0AfhO9hk-tNCgRXjes1-OPm0zWbMEWD1Tl0HRLhjitvmfL8Cibd9Qd9CKVqA2MVvJghT1RHoiA/s320/DSCN1106.JPG" /></a> Here's James's family in Tennessee. Always a treat to visit with them! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigL-n39b4xlR3mqPE_NOsguWav2VkalWApk_i8aQnRxj9gBxeaD0uJSYQ5DBVUTNvPmnWbPpLuVNARawo6bTMswB2GAssQEutN_G7buv-5WMAYI2egmRUVKRa_lgWxB7I0Y58gxA/s1600/DSC07803.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579309676162153922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigL-n39b4xlR3mqPE_NOsguWav2VkalWApk_i8aQnRxj9gBxeaD0uJSYQ5DBVUTNvPmnWbPpLuVNARawo6bTMswB2GAssQEutN_G7buv-5WMAYI2egmRUVKRa_lgWxB7I0Y58gxA/s320/DSC07803.JPG" /></a>After we got back home, Elizabeth had a bit of a cold and was actually napping (which she pretty much only does when she is sick). So, Vanessa was allowed to go out in the snow in the back yard alone for a few minutes. I think she was especially happy to be allowed to bring her umbrella!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NOiOEgwbg4ja_DTryaQoqHRAdpyoKhmQ5HLRR72q4qpu3kFHXpN3buE06U49S1Y_Nks6731oAjlxxHCIXBalG0ZpF8l1gv6baty3F3M86BmXamVPWswd_jdgJCbID0mnL41I4Q/s1600/DSC07805.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579309678255668578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NOiOEgwbg4ja_DTryaQoqHRAdpyoKhmQ5HLRR72q4qpu3kFHXpN3buE06U49S1Y_Nks6731oAjlxxHCIXBalG0ZpF8l1gv6baty3F3M86BmXamVPWswd_jdgJCbID0mnL41I4Q/s320/DSC07805.JPG" /></a> Snowfall!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNExblEPuQ8VCBnkyAnFuLlQsy9S-ZuTYr_cjFD3rtmozJ6nGBYM1Q0Uc6tURrBeCjRsSiN9Ehlblz86nV5aeKxjH16QCOSlLVH5NgSZosxivSETz9qHpCuOYBDaZpV4LnsO0Nw/s1600/DSC07810.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYslhCiAY3qr04pYlrwisajzMVN0tPeeuaYXLVblOQ4V5DEztKg-srXJb8fKSLaGgj7i35v95P9xE0xMYhR2pWZtpFjsWbc9F8NcS8_J7wAAawxedXKQY8z5jX0X4d5idVIqbKSA/s1600/DSC07825.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jG6miZd-0wdogL0bvPTyx0EU20PvNHIRYoRP3ryi3egP4QLOxDsFyM8N5596GBScooJrfeKblAbHUMY0IFk3RdUjVWrWwTTSzG6WXAY16iaVQtdQw5Sf7HtIk7OjWbWurlxomA/s1600/DSC07829.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHnW21jsr1sB5kRaQDDODsZxrCJuiyNXPE14NxFF10SRm43dRW0rKyn_X_oWm-xAazntONhyMWsPc8BiqJclR35CU_OMT8QJiLm8c5g1gt_6XF7au1slTqMqsldWB7SarxJ-MTw/s1600/DSC07832.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqNiP14nCm5QiWh_hNYGAEYaFB3OVTmsfihlEtN4_ZBTm6GI_bJGs_XPfcwAspDJDd-sWwz2YryjPliqYLQlZQoBz-EsF4Fc2kXGkFIopDMdsKGrRrwf4tM1Z0DDSm4T2N7MblQ/s1600/DSC07837.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579309469614683186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqNiP14nCm5QiWh_hNYGAEYaFB3OVTmsfihlEtN4_ZBTm6GI_bJGs_XPfcwAspDJDd-sWwz2YryjPliqYLQlZQoBz-EsF4Fc2kXGkFIopDMdsKGrRrwf4tM1Z0DDSm4T2N7MblQ/s320/DSC07837.JPG" /></a> This picture is a little out of place, but too much trouble to change it -- this is a picture of the Mr. Potato Heads that the girls created at one of the Disney stores. They had a blast playing with them.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HiRPBrJmOTskf88hyphenhyphenteytLbmfmu7j9mezhsxlrxcytvbZ8Th4xQZdZHiaE_qYDHuHD36XPVL-yuUSCsYmgqHWMhymq6dy2vaGI4XSIHxFIyrqaSvO5PMwARhlyfCN7lGqmNyjw/s1600/DSC07839.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579309462396655378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HiRPBrJmOTskf88hyphenhyphenteytLbmfmu7j9mezhsxlrxcytvbZ8Th4xQZdZHiaE_qYDHuHD36XPVL-yuUSCsYmgqHWMhymq6dy2vaGI4XSIHxFIyrqaSvO5PMwARhlyfCN7lGqmNyjw/s320/DSC07839.JPG" /></a></p><p>And, for my birthday, my Dad and Hannah came to babysit the girls while James and I went to a show! What a gift, truly. The girls had fun and so did we! Thanks Dad!</p><p>So, that was our crazy, crazy trip. Thanks James for planning it all out, Mom for providing transportation, food, help, camera work, and more, thanks to James's parents for lugging gifts and for child care along the way, and thanks to Britni for marrying my brother and giving us a really, really good reason to visit Texas. Thanks for all the family members along the way for putting up with us, feeding us, entertaining us and taking care of us. What an amazing experience. </p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-29288117986933636232011-03-01T20:40:00.007-05:002011-03-17T20:20:24.651-04:00Slow and steadyFebruary has been a month of mostly playing around inside, waiting for this great weather that is just now coming! We've had a great time though. Here's what we've been up to:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaA5KskVmfDjMGqykKRp2WVIywdjiSzp0J8iQiqsJxizwFNqNUPerfQghJ8RuRXmBduq50bDK0YPHsXcDiVcKZPejwgCJzuJhL7OIy-uBicm3oxYZLuV_0tyS22cNJX64emHZ96A/s1600/DSC07845.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292832962713650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaA5KskVmfDjMGqykKRp2WVIywdjiSzp0J8iQiqsJxizwFNqNUPerfQghJ8RuRXmBduq50bDK0YPHsXcDiVcKZPejwgCJzuJhL7OIy-uBicm3oxYZLuV_0tyS22cNJX64emHZ96A/s320/DSC07845.JPG" /></a> Wearing matching aquarium shirts...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreYcxWN7l3mosXrxwH3WdUPaMpUVTa-5H3QF3X1fn4xXodKzJv8CaxLUPP1ZSC83jTtNUZORwngOKc-gFmer0QFZ94s46ouDlLG3ZJIpJ_BbEqP5EZuWayf5phYf9IV06jan_ag/s1600/DSC07849.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292723101702882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreYcxWN7l3mosXrxwH3WdUPaMpUVTa-5H3QF3X1fn4xXodKzJv8CaxLUPP1ZSC83jTtNUZORwngOKc-gFmer0QFZ94s46ouDlLG3ZJIpJ_BbEqP5EZuWayf5phYf9IV06jan_ag/s320/DSC07849.JPG" /></a> Jamming away on Rock Band (even drawing in friends and Nana!)...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC532OnO5TqAMd7gptlUt2D4zyGeEedRVKGjrSAUq_RMBNpfWcvmh8YAUkOsThEwCFePTrQUHDQpgzaaDMuAQlxbc-VH09J1E9nzkN3-A09yEA43nrCkuB8T2HK86YppmgCqTY9g/s1600/DSC07851.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292716134289650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC532OnO5TqAMd7gptlUt2D4zyGeEedRVKGjrSAUq_RMBNpfWcvmh8YAUkOsThEwCFePTrQUHDQpgzaaDMuAQlxbc-VH09J1E9nzkN3-A09yEA43nrCkuB8T2HK86YppmgCqTY9g/s320/DSC07851.JPG" /></a> Stamping our feet (a play on words perhaps?)...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrBJ1lzBWJtXbhGSQlKmADYmVBJ2i68j7T27Fr_9K03ZjqXvwXJBwGzl4XlPGWh53nyTIFmQpKC5_74JsZ8sNnj2WO_i45Vn_zgFKm1wfHmxfdN9NO1HLrz1k3HlUkG_lPCpm5A/s1600/DSC07880.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292708736072050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrBJ1lzBWJtXbhGSQlKmADYmVBJ2i68j7T27Fr_9K03ZjqXvwXJBwGzl4XlPGWh53nyTIFmQpKC5_74JsZ8sNnj2WO_i45Vn_zgFKm1wfHmxfdN9NO1HLrz1k3HlUkG_lPCpm5A/s320/DSC07880.JPG" /></a> Enjoying the snow...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0z6rxQyerNy8MHhnG1i9iXG5NaJM6j1d2V7c6kSVqtZpJ-IClSqwYAy3ygSGs6K-bvrm6toNrWvA74JoDSGBOHFcXUu80wyaLZuH_uifuS7AydpSMTqA_3RAMN6boqdIClYeyg/s1600/DSC07883.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292704044504786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0z6rxQyerNy8MHhnG1i9iXG5NaJM6j1d2V7c6kSVqtZpJ-IClSqwYAy3ygSGs6K-bvrm6toNrWvA74JoDSGBOHFcXUu80wyaLZuH_uifuS7AydpSMTqA_3RAMN6boqdIClYeyg/s320/DSC07883.JPG" /></a> Making some chocolate chip cookies...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoGSXxMK_IerPrFr_JSsgggUzjt5zf7AhvTcLy5-ET4Kwkxqwzd5RL7ZHqJo79hUptdvNwKs6UaIp4GwpG9WQcvN1rewOgboO51uMSsv8Eiz_mmMGeYo_8VBWtfRJaD6fdaHkoA/s1600/DSC07887.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292706227180738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoGSXxMK_IerPrFr_JSsgggUzjt5zf7AhvTcLy5-ET4Kwkxqwzd5RL7ZHqJo79hUptdvNwKs6UaIp4GwpG9WQcvN1rewOgboO51uMSsv8Eiz_mmMGeYo_8VBWtfRJaD6fdaHkoA/s320/DSC07887.JPG" /></a><br />Riding a roller coaster on the couch...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWTxKss1je1gE-wpiyKM-LEcb4Opxvmf28b4BeLOrRH1TJUDdERr0SmpmkpdI6s5Qesvc2VxYw99N0IPg2-cB6LXC9QnSyDYt4d5O3fO63lG5xlKn9wH6jS0FsDFIpvxQU5XJmQ/s1600/DSC07891.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292446297026882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWTxKss1je1gE-wpiyKM-LEcb4Opxvmf28b4BeLOrRH1TJUDdERr0SmpmkpdI6s5Qesvc2VxYw99N0IPg2-cB6LXC9QnSyDYt4d5O3fO63lG5xlKn9wH6jS0FsDFIpvxQU5XJmQ/s320/DSC07891.JPG" /></a> Playing at the building museum with Uncle Brian...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6uIKv65JM3URtY7arL1QEB5xut6jfOMrMiMVLuigdsMud7G0sYLXmpFMltYAESZnCWLvIhixF2ZUvZ4YMXilL4cynTWewzrwoyAiGhYcEQRsxi1tLnUYddWo-a2g-uWIOl8rDA/s1600/DSC07894.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292443872404146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6uIKv65JM3URtY7arL1QEB5xut6jfOMrMiMVLuigdsMud7G0sYLXmpFMltYAESZnCWLvIhixF2ZUvZ4YMXilL4cynTWewzrwoyAiGhYcEQRsxi1tLnUYddWo-a2g-uWIOl8rDA/s320/DSC07894.JPG" /></a> And with Aunt Joanna...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sipSzbYvZ6lDuWV2x3vmloxBT-8QW37Pv1ht-yVOtXfz2bZpePd9K67JOg2POK2U82Zmwm8Vxb1nf7cm64hn_jMhGCSafjC0cYsSDrZsPUIUvaS3a8IgkwUAchCK0yf3yeYHOg/s1600/DSC07895.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292440457382674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sipSzbYvZ6lDuWV2x3vmloxBT-8QW37Pv1ht-yVOtXfz2bZpePd9K67JOg2POK2U82Zmwm8Vxb1nf7cm64hn_jMhGCSafjC0cYsSDrZsPUIUvaS3a8IgkwUAchCK0yf3yeYHOg/s320/DSC07895.JPG" /></a><br />Turning a pile of legos into...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Q_9HgCo29cDRo2R-REp8sGrGJadgm3Ba90qEJo7khGvSXp2hmsHauq8c7AjxYjnY2hiCw7g3v70-cRQLycl1iYoi5ARyE-g5UjSmAbHqHPfwcOOKkutMyPHQTYHz9v5fXdnBrA/s1600/DSC07901.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292439039106418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Q_9HgCo29cDRo2R-REp8sGrGJadgm3Ba90qEJo7khGvSXp2hmsHauq8c7AjxYjnY2hiCw7g3v70-cRQLycl1iYoi5ARyE-g5UjSmAbHqHPfwcOOKkutMyPHQTYHz9v5fXdnBrA/s320/DSC07901.JPG" /></a><br />... quite a construction!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GiLk-h9046UjGeiTMTEFpFNjSDvgneeOfk62RKBydU7rNyaQXtQggnGTLtSEEjl-UTzdUhVH4EJ5ImE0sE7yZTaVggNfr35OuMzQ_KS8LIp_aVzWuA1qouMNdJOuXsD_UZRqKQ/s1600/DSC07904.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579292438233288482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GiLk-h9046UjGeiTMTEFpFNjSDvgneeOfk62RKBydU7rNyaQXtQggnGTLtSEEjl-UTzdUhVH4EJ5ImE0sE7yZTaVggNfr35OuMzQ_KS8LIp_aVzWuA1qouMNdJOuXsD_UZRqKQ/s320/DSC07904.JPG" /></a><br />Here are the girls in their every-three month pic with their Dee dolls. Elizabeth is now 2 and 3/4 and Vanessa is 4 and 1/2. Elizabeth is getting good with scissors and tracing lines, somersaulting, and even a little bit of pumping on the swing. Vanessa is getting good at listening, helping, being considerate, and focusing -- she is really growing up into something beyond the stage of toddler. I am really, really excited to see what they are going to do next!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-55425852925725070782010-12-11T22:04:00.008-05:002010-12-13T21:04:15.287-05:00Thanksgiving and more<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aMgqbhPpzssb8AzMelC0kgE0cKI24YWepcxrigI3UG4MLUsMdYgBhjJf_q22_gbgch26OjdvCcdlFqaoL-_cnTRCcorkxB3tU46Vaqqf-4N7mTBMIgUZ95bg9UGwl9Mqo1S8Yg/s1600/DSC07699.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549633093135075058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aMgqbhPpzssb8AzMelC0kgE0cKI24YWepcxrigI3UG4MLUsMdYgBhjJf_q22_gbgch26OjdvCcdlFqaoL-_cnTRCcorkxB3tU46Vaqqf-4N7mTBMIgUZ95bg9UGwl9Mqo1S8Yg/s320/DSC07699.JPG" /></a>I realized that I hadn't posted any pictures of Halloween on the blog (I think I was just lazy and posted them on Facebook instead). So here are our heroic caped avengers from Halloween!<br /></p><p><br /> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OSOYyOGBe-VNrvO4sA9bc2wKFJJX-WkpQgtMp08mQGDd1s6MWbv_ti8NKPJOIx5EGsXm6gRYTHH5MEV5wb7K_IhD_gz37zg1u2Dd_hiyGaHeZgCfvhIcB5bnqI7A_peaG0sRgg/s1600/DSC07722.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549629173979248994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OSOYyOGBe-VNrvO4sA9bc2wKFJJX-WkpQgtMp08mQGDd1s6MWbv_ti8NKPJOIx5EGsXm6gRYTHH5MEV5wb7K_IhD_gz37zg1u2Dd_hiyGaHeZgCfvhIcB5bnqI7A_peaG0sRgg/s320/DSC07722.JPG" /></a> And, so fast forward a month to Thanksgiving. The girls were very excited about the food. Mostly all the fruit! Yummy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jz8NhRnwhI5GBktblSYY7alsFvIDQoDfI6QGIjtgtcJNfH_Z14gqNs3qJtmX5XCQK-Q73MxVDsgUNAxn3xvjrF7vIhCPhEXByLDesIMl63XA6oKpTSrzU7ewOpkKjBWGhY4opg/s1600/DSC07724.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549629159061819378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jz8NhRnwhI5GBktblSYY7alsFvIDQoDfI6QGIjtgtcJNfH_Z14gqNs3qJtmX5XCQK-Q73MxVDsgUNAxn3xvjrF7vIhCPhEXByLDesIMl63XA6oKpTSrzU7ewOpkKjBWGhY4opg/s320/DSC07724.JPG" /></a> Here comes Nana with the big turkey. I have to admit, the turkey was pretty tasty.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_gutWTk3dHYYa9U_jiPtfHF212oESq8jmxZYBQCItIkyndfrz1KaswdhW3VMc47hc3y0acNHINRRBWRslzJnTpdxAOsJGxUny4XvSzYjLohObe7fHrRllgxomb2EwxD_vW9mFQ/s1600/DSC07726.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549629144669666418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_gutWTk3dHYYa9U_jiPtfHF212oESq8jmxZYBQCItIkyndfrz1KaswdhW3VMc47hc3y0acNHINRRBWRslzJnTpdxAOsJGxUny4XvSzYjLohObe7fHrRllgxomb2EwxD_vW9mFQ/s320/DSC07726.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth loves all the open spaces in Nana and Grampa's house for dancing. Plus she had her Aunt Kalena to dance with her!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2iTILEQ4bFIXe0TAFeFvDV38ciPP6CxQB4Nj_Aweqz6HZDPDyeOnerjPHs6v-7hZ_hV_VY3LPv_X1Sk199345vMHkinjMwKSuhwV5abcuS6ZZKbf1ZdW5ELibTknqAgabdhKUQ/s1600/DSC07729.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549629130867063618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2iTILEQ4bFIXe0TAFeFvDV38ciPP6CxQB4Nj_Aweqz6HZDPDyeOnerjPHs6v-7hZ_hV_VY3LPv_X1Sk199345vMHkinjMwKSuhwV5abcuS6ZZKbf1ZdW5ELibTknqAgabdhKUQ/s320/DSC07729.JPG" /></a> I can't remember if Grandpa was actually dancing with Elizabeth in this shot, or if he was just passing through. I'll assume that he was really dancing because that's a better story!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaXiAawMsMLYBUYm-Ppal1YirZIsOFEruAXCTxXHjho1mlzEyno42WU6ZrFXAS0fQkCo3bA5Bjk5OEoWRbe1udVVHXmWwxHyX6RvlBgn7HcD27ukHmu9hM0n44IG7ysLxWr0tCQ/s1600/DSC07733.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549629116001133458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaXiAawMsMLYBUYm-Ppal1YirZIsOFEruAXCTxXHjho1mlzEyno42WU6ZrFXAS0fQkCo3bA5Bjk5OEoWRbe1udVVHXmWwxHyX6RvlBgn7HcD27ukHmu9hM0n44IG7ysLxWr0tCQ/s320/DSC07733.JPG" /></a> Zak and Mary came to visit our house around Thanksgiving time. Zak is wearing those bunny ears so he can hear the story better, I think.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOoRnUlM2paJph2zVzV7GDi9yVhhYqOy0hVRD6yVFSZkMHHX82hxYIizwwFMubR1LBsICP36xvO0re42wrf8XonecSHKS_H1zAWCvRiOllERuwsm4iPM7jSnZFpGsYMWME3THtA/s1600/DSC07744.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628735931871346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOoRnUlM2paJph2zVzV7GDi9yVhhYqOy0hVRD6yVFSZkMHHX82hxYIizwwFMubR1LBsICP36xvO0re42wrf8XonecSHKS_H1zAWCvRiOllERuwsm4iPM7jSnZFpGsYMWME3THtA/s320/DSC07744.JPG" /></a>On the day after Thanksgiving, we visited Brian and Joanna's house for a night of tacos and family togetherness. Here are both our daughters and both our moms. And Winston, of course! I love how the girls have both warmed up to dogs again (they were a bit shy there for a while).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2fihbso3ldGL0Xky4QLcxaw3cKTzMGjAymkia5BcPO-H3S7o0Yna2L1uGcFkBtOfi2tbMQtn4M7_o3I6KGKwxVgg4LleWbaU0KeRky0quXSYBmRIZfWrdpv_jeU6FGRU3cdjdg/s1600/DSC07747.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628723583038658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2fihbso3ldGL0Xky4QLcxaw3cKTzMGjAymkia5BcPO-H3S7o0Yna2L1uGcFkBtOfi2tbMQtn4M7_o3I6KGKwxVgg4LleWbaU0KeRky0quXSYBmRIZfWrdpv_jeU6FGRU3cdjdg/s320/DSC07747.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth pretends to talk to the shower head. She kept fiddling with the knobs -- I half expected her to give herself a bath or a shower any minute, but she just had a blast playing in the dry tub instead.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGiN1jWFKL4UP_r2MqE62plAypCo1OGCWJ_OGYzau28krhFOmhyphenhyphenIfEgjje7OGKRtS9pk2U77ZUa8340iaaoeZEnq-pP2JedV24wQ8j-pWSEY96U0Mafz_bEh-nHo_myZT5E9SDw/s1600/DSC07752.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628713373518050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGiN1jWFKL4UP_r2MqE62plAypCo1OGCWJ_OGYzau28krhFOmhyphenhyphenIfEgjje7OGKRtS9pk2U77ZUa8340iaaoeZEnq-pP2JedV24wQ8j-pWSEY96U0Mafz_bEh-nHo_myZT5E9SDw/s320/DSC07752.JPG" /></a>The girls helped with the Christmas lights...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqTPnzAibdsbE3wdl9VvpKUh272V5rVtilloe1gvJAVkZIyKfYqgexfD88Lfjs1ZbLZJJMYgU3ee2HRQtgB4M5RMv79Mz-CTSxD2l3jdtdNBYCrPSaN-zgpXU8iYZ5Wv4EKK1sw/s1600/DSC07754.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628689976951218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqTPnzAibdsbE3wdl9VvpKUh272V5rVtilloe1gvJAVkZIyKfYqgexfD88Lfjs1ZbLZJJMYgU3ee2HRQtgB4M5RMv79Mz-CTSxD2l3jdtdNBYCrPSaN-zgpXU8iYZ5Wv4EKK1sw/s320/DSC07754.JPG" /></a>Did a little jumping in there just for fun... </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LUkNgUZHPirUSJmSd3eM0PGCwa5qEzhnnz4LGJWFJIY_zxxGnLnjkLXwwxju9oLJix1kBMap4szlAUQ_JGeF692yZJa8cmY7LdwD-gE4Gt7FXeCgOodglhbOJxUTiRWpjdw0KA/s1600/DSC07765.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628377665423922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LUkNgUZHPirUSJmSd3eM0PGCwa5qEzhnnz4LGJWFJIY_zxxGnLnjkLXwwxju9oLJix1kBMap4szlAUQ_JGeF692yZJa8cmY7LdwD-gE4Gt7FXeCgOodglhbOJxUTiRWpjdw0KA/s320/DSC07765.JPG" /></a>And helped with the ornaments too.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJrH35mW8OIlyE-ToQI6VrLD2nk1V9tqu-ZDpmYiAW6xdTucydfCdDNtYcsuNxHhKLmhCaC8uKN54OR4HKvEE-OD-YAhysHCsEWZADHiUCqQWJEQBJB3MJaT53qdkGgNMg6mo0g/s1600/DSC07755.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628680519437682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJrH35mW8OIlyE-ToQI6VrLD2nk1V9tqu-ZDpmYiAW6xdTucydfCdDNtYcsuNxHhKLmhCaC8uKN54OR4HKvEE-OD-YAhysHCsEWZADHiUCqQWJEQBJB3MJaT53qdkGgNMg6mo0g/s320/DSC07755.JPG" /></a> Here's a Maxted family portrait. It's great to be a part of this family!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPCo0M7Fo3AUxcH_2-LQHflusjnUuegUDsQ031Wk5yV_8f0jva1knkwx04Td4QU5DwSUKGKDiffd3CrbmSdvgfzS9RCPCbVoEk21L3bK1jB_cPe2IbbOP151wo_H7vlQSWZ5xNg/s1600/DSC07759.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628393262428418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPCo0M7Fo3AUxcH_2-LQHflusjnUuegUDsQ031Wk5yV_8f0jva1knkwx04Td4QU5DwSUKGKDiffd3CrbmSdvgfzS9RCPCbVoEk21L3bK1jB_cPe2IbbOP151wo_H7vlQSWZ5xNg/s320/DSC07759.JPG" /></a> Here's one with Callie in there too (in Uncle John's arms).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BvmdcjtzK6IDfG0PKWTqtUs7O3KUkoHTkPqFeoh5W-ddf3ZIup8nSrIAqef8fmKF8HMow1Exq7oSs-ImZKt9pqt3A1O_zii0PSyL-hdiGmlICYEYcYXkCcb795ZhJD618AhyphenhyphenIQ/s1600/DSC07769.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628359926390802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BvmdcjtzK6IDfG0PKWTqtUs7O3KUkoHTkPqFeoh5W-ddf3ZIup8nSrIAqef8fmKF8HMow1Exq7oSs-ImZKt9pqt3A1O_zii0PSyL-hdiGmlICYEYcYXkCcb795ZhJD618AhyphenhyphenIQ/s320/DSC07769.JPG" /></a> We visited Zak's house that following weekend. Zak and Mary and a couple of Zak's roommates (and Vanessa too, in the bottom left, sorry to cut you off a bit sweetie!) were singing after UVA managed to score something on Virgina Tech (in an otherwise VT-dominated game).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOihYEmYQczU6JwmQ_79UD_loNFrtyUaH1m9QXaEYjL5rIY7Ryf4oitChIdY5XR5xqb8sM6MlQblBm5UkjHgWSlX3nrqO17SeqscI0imVZodSN8Dsx6qluWaRcqNinTEv9YYzxPQ/s1600/DSC07775.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628358799699394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOihYEmYQczU6JwmQ_79UD_loNFrtyUaH1m9QXaEYjL5rIY7Ryf4oitChIdY5XR5xqb8sM6MlQblBm5UkjHgWSlX3nrqO17SeqscI0imVZodSN8Dsx6qluWaRcqNinTEv9YYzxPQ/s320/DSC07775.JPG" /></a>Aunt Heather and Elizabeth share a goofy moment! All of us went ice skating that day. Elizabeth fell down and wasn't too happy, but afterwards was proud of how far she went and said she wanted to go again soon, and Vanessa stayed on her feet and had a great time. It was cold but I think the adults all had a pretty good time too! We had dinner out at a really cool and fairly fancy (fancy=no explicit kids menu) little restaurant where my children actually ate their food and had fun! AND I liked the food (especially the dessert). Win-win.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DwknFcLXNHo73HdE8NulewDAF-7wJEP3QklxDpLzdOo2w8YD4OhaLcgjNqnHc3aYG57tIliy1a-HQ6mXactVNK85QKwRohDPZUW30X0VKyPji-fWADPausjAaoh0QZ3AtG4m0g/s1600/DSC07782.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549628349835656162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DwknFcLXNHo73HdE8NulewDAF-7wJEP3QklxDpLzdOo2w8YD4OhaLcgjNqnHc3aYG57tIliy1a-HQ6mXactVNK85QKwRohDPZUW30X0VKyPji-fWADPausjAaoh0QZ3AtG4m0g/s320/DSC07782.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth wanted to dress up like Piglet from Winnie the Pooh, so I cut some paper ears for her. She's been having fun with that lately. Meanwhile Vanessa has been dressing up like a cowgirl (but it is a little more tricky to get that one to hold still for a picture these days).<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XrYC6zvk2utfXjXmQNHvfTmWg_zIOL533bqHeuMY2K8cpyatgB0mNRQa5hc-B1PyCvreRfzdwEu43n8gVeHgz0TQPx94VBCMsAMyatwj4_86SrAgelnNd1BX-Byvp9Od8Mudzg/s1600/DSC07788.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549626863840273362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XrYC6zvk2utfXjXmQNHvfTmWg_zIOL533bqHeuMY2K8cpyatgB0mNRQa5hc-B1PyCvreRfzdwEu43n8gVeHgz0TQPx94VBCMsAMyatwj4_86SrAgelnNd1BX-Byvp9Od8Mudzg/s320/DSC07788.JPG" /></a>Well, we have had some uninvited visitors lately! These two deer and two others have pretty much made our backyard their home lately, in spite of James or I periodically chasing after them, waving our arms, and howling like coyotes. (Maybe they're just staying for the entertainment, now that I think about it).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35_jTW6ASHYO3YY8Niz6ujyMZD4QjkVheNr7CYHD6tIGKsCs-UZp1FApSP0CxonxYHssTnBvVBGkF1nbLFW-vzS0yWJKA3Ppu5SEbYKF6YUCmGk4AqMumwqgwvga7kLDDg1hCcQ/s1600/DSC07794.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549626859413848306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35_jTW6ASHYO3YY8Niz6ujyMZD4QjkVheNr7CYHD6tIGKsCs-UZp1FApSP0CxonxYHssTnBvVBGkF1nbLFW-vzS0yWJKA3Ppu5SEbYKF6YUCmGk4AqMumwqgwvga7kLDDg1hCcQ/s320/DSC07794.JPG" /></a> Now for some very, very welcome visitors! Adalyn and Aryana stopped by for a little play time not too long ago. I can't believe how much they have grown since last I saw them! They're both getting so strong, so bright, so beautiful, and so much fun! Plus it was just great to see my friends Sara and Lee too. </div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aTWDUyFocofnyuiumM93yfYoHhFvqbisws3IOgPeIG7lTtyfMXHEhNu-Abf0MVUzU726UK4REEjZAjM4BuL7fkzswrK7YV0TcPz_5Q3q0bYQ42l1irwxHLaP3d8W7IV3uw0jZA/s1600/DSC07796.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549627399671409970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aTWDUyFocofnyuiumM93yfYoHhFvqbisws3IOgPeIG7lTtyfMXHEhNu-Abf0MVUzU726UK4REEjZAjM4BuL7fkzswrK7YV0TcPz_5Q3q0bYQ42l1irwxHLaP3d8W7IV3uw0jZA/s320/DSC07796.JPG" /></a> Aryana checks out the castle which we had put on Elizabeth's bed. They all tried to pretend to sleep in it at once but it was a tight squeeze. We can't wait to see Adalyn and Aryana at their new house on our trip next summer.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-v6Cjst6Cp04o1wvzU0nETp85I7j_XV6TQ0mwxrJsYEIB5oaKAS8ULu4fcF6loqgyVEWCKlf-UGRVY5F6R5t5Czz9eUY7eEFy8YLl9-qQ5UQusggY2X1mH-sRyG8BS4ASL7bkw/s1600/DSC07798.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549626852731674946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-v6Cjst6Cp04o1wvzU0nETp85I7j_XV6TQ0mwxrJsYEIB5oaKAS8ULu4fcF6loqgyVEWCKlf-UGRVY5F6R5t5Czz9eUY7eEFy8YLl9-qQ5UQusggY2X1mH-sRyG8BS4ASL7bkw/s320/DSC07798.JPG" /></a> Last week, we had Mollie and Fred visit for a while. Mollie and Fred were so helpful to entertain and babysit the girls off and on so for a few days I could rake, tutor, and even go grocery shopping all unencumbered! The girls and I all had great fun with Mollie and Fred.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5wa4oc5sqOWROV3xmxBiLUoPJwK-yZgnUf-dEGIr2h4kmwmCeUM7acOY1VgZkDpTDYbU-_gV-LnuldaKZ55MAodWtlkF7CC6lY5_WKVfWcI1zepunkNovwfHXxzuNtMEVTJIjw/s1600/DSC07780.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549626851845948466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5wa4oc5sqOWROV3xmxBiLUoPJwK-yZgnUf-dEGIr2h4kmwmCeUM7acOY1VgZkDpTDYbU-_gV-LnuldaKZ55MAodWtlkF7CC6lY5_WKVfWcI1zepunkNovwfHXxzuNtMEVTJIjw/s320/DSC07780.JPG" /></a> Here are the girls with their Ms. Dee dolls. Vanessa is now 4 and 1 fourth and Elizabeth is 2 and a half (as either of them would proudly tell you). Elizabeth is wearing the princess costume that she has completely fallen in love with (to the point that she will put off eating meals just so she can wear it a little bit longer). The girls insisted getting their picture taken in front of the Christmas tree because they knew that they had had their picture taken in front of the tree for their corresponding Ms. Dee doll picture last year. Over the past three months, I'd say that one of the girls' greatest achievements has been greater independence and cooperation in getting ready in the morning. Yes!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-70518068820616345262010-10-27T22:52:00.008-04:002010-10-28T22:25:36.850-04:00Brian and Joanna's wedding<p>Haha, I managed to post pictures from Brian and Joanna's wedding in September before Halloween is upon us! <br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT7GaxY65puRhPfubt_Rz295EgDZeZ6Jnh8lJdrxH9pyalE3kmhjwmDj1J6IIixQRtc4lFmbIfhfC7TCF0Xi568_qh5KDPRvTgmDb7ziOnnCgL6cBLywluuIgxU4HWbgT5UFsgg/s1600/DSC07543.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926425314845586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT7GaxY65puRhPfubt_Rz295EgDZeZ6Jnh8lJdrxH9pyalE3kmhjwmDj1J6IIixQRtc4lFmbIfhfC7TCF0Xi568_qh5KDPRvTgmDb7ziOnnCgL6cBLywluuIgxU4HWbgT5UFsgg/s320/DSC07543.JPG" /></a> The girls LOVED staying in the hotel in DC. Is this abstract art? No, just the girls being goofy in the hotel towels after a trip to the pool.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaj9roFw0xUGlz-ohyJlYvEUzKcDu-abs7ehRUoK3n1-zynUSaamNK2ZeEWjAh_98giybPCFJ4aEbtDboMg_XAb02OnorO_1iJuEYaBg9hXuSKKjqEd25EOD6K8_hhfXMjMGnfA/s1600/DSC07547.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926420949416066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaj9roFw0xUGlz-ohyJlYvEUzKcDu-abs7ehRUoK3n1-zynUSaamNK2ZeEWjAh_98giybPCFJ4aEbtDboMg_XAb02OnorO_1iJuEYaBg9hXuSKKjqEd25EOD6K8_hhfXMjMGnfA/s320/DSC07547.JPG" /></a> The window was arguably the best attraction of the hotel room. Plus it was right next door to the National Theater, and the girls were able to go with their second cousin McKenna to a little show for kids there on the morning of the wedding.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3acB-pJECV9kNu-UNrNP_tNhptf2XNvhyphenhyphenJ63qU_Lyv85eIMsYOdn-t0Ef71Kxpm_-3YetPzQ90kVuyUZcsc0Ze32dTqYQ3pydd4qS1Os5GwvRs22-NYciMxY8gXSGaIiH-AKagQ/s1600/DSC07551.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926417027510290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3acB-pJECV9kNu-UNrNP_tNhptf2XNvhyphenhyphenJ63qU_Lyv85eIMsYOdn-t0Ef71Kxpm_-3YetPzQ90kVuyUZcsc0Ze32dTqYQ3pydd4qS1Os5GwvRs22-NYciMxY8gXSGaIiH-AKagQ/s320/DSC07551.JPG" /></a> The rehearsal dinner. Yummy bread and good company!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxXHEiaLUmxmKXkH2hxpNX9ftxQgMRDCRiWRY4R6LqjVSIPQF-x60J3O7sMxW8bSawbvN0gUFgZYokbPMqX7C2WVM8ljbRmktBhIc83WOHZNmEy7sCBMA8k26Wl68pIUcswdz3Q/s1600/DSC07554.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926409543030882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxXHEiaLUmxmKXkH2hxpNX9ftxQgMRDCRiWRY4R6LqjVSIPQF-x60J3O7sMxW8bSawbvN0gUFgZYokbPMqX7C2WVM8ljbRmktBhIc83WOHZNmEy7sCBMA8k26Wl68pIUcswdz3Q/s320/DSC07554.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth is meeting James's Aunt Helen and a handful of Maxteds!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLIXY8Z8yeMwdSANClhi2JFrYYcW55VqC2gitZTP3HNZXH9lqsbPAiB661Nzz461kKePZ5vw84ojh8hg-FpBqZBWPg2_5zODEFKAX_VaEFZKhEVlp9DL4lRpJgmPPbl_noG9vbg/s1600/DSC07565.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926228535787570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLIXY8Z8yeMwdSANClhi2JFrYYcW55VqC2gitZTP3HNZXH9lqsbPAiB661Nzz461kKePZ5vw84ojh8hg-FpBqZBWPg2_5zODEFKAX_VaEFZKhEVlp9DL4lRpJgmPPbl_noG9vbg/s320/DSC07565.JPG" /></a>Here's a picture of James with several other sophisticated gentlemen.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobB0aN0uuLvwYfUrsk4j9iSvDVUaa41ABNiuBVFv0bDEDeg_SMZOnXHiRWqhUkpxbXSUBLpLErCK4Zo-f5QNHdQI2bP9e9Vqa66WMYefXz-M6csxv7LUCBeif35Ma0QMIc1TkUA/s1600/DSC07570.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926227881698146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobB0aN0uuLvwYfUrsk4j9iSvDVUaa41ABNiuBVFv0bDEDeg_SMZOnXHiRWqhUkpxbXSUBLpLErCK4Zo-f5QNHdQI2bP9e9Vqa66WMYefXz-M6csxv7LUCBeif35Ma0QMIc1TkUA/s320/DSC07570.JPG" /></a> Very sophisticated. :)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GdyoHli0tcbBDmiziWliWCXKe0nwujCR2e5j5kaSh17d9aGGY0ZgLq92EhTgVkRrvacCHXVyVVMNc8yj9RpqKuETk9sFMnxajKFApsWKCCrNpXLvHktsvU7kO37SPrCNp_HoGg/s1600/DSC07579.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926219546931186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GdyoHli0tcbBDmiziWliWCXKe0nwujCR2e5j5kaSh17d9aGGY0ZgLq92EhTgVkRrvacCHXVyVVMNc8yj9RpqKuETk9sFMnxajKFApsWKCCrNpXLvHktsvU7kO37SPrCNp_HoGg/s320/DSC07579.JPG" /></a> Here are the girls with Grandma on the day of the wedding. They had a lot of fun together!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ1R9oa0tTJRazOO-OW3APLvalT91bqgagZ_yyvw_QEvqqRxuHtuHYuKugbBHE7Cc5xBcV_GRQyRizOGAN0KdOJeO66y5O7Z8Vz29CgLK23KyhpAVp-8uhL9mxrncVQEdz7arpw/s1600/DSC07582.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926211650313522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZ1R9oa0tTJRazOO-OW3APLvalT91bqgagZ_yyvw_QEvqqRxuHtuHYuKugbBHE7Cc5xBcV_GRQyRizOGAN0KdOJeO66y5O7Z8Vz29CgLK23KyhpAVp-8uhL9mxrncVQEdz7arpw/s320/DSC07582.JPG" /></a> Brian gets used to the feel of his new ring in the foreground while Vanessa and Daddy happily hold hands just after the wedding.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84FuZ2dznVj6QwkNBblbCbhX218RrOSfePdea9u7DHCLIIei8_XxQLjNtvB2ZQhN5Z3_W_5ajq2j0PzCQBw1CIbFyBJbz2ScF3NEquE40TiJ0E4p-sWRSvqBjNdpgEybAP4HmqQ/s1600/DSC07585.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532926202775219506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84FuZ2dznVj6QwkNBblbCbhX218RrOSfePdea9u7DHCLIIei8_XxQLjNtvB2ZQhN5Z3_W_5ajq2j0PzCQBw1CIbFyBJbz2ScF3NEquE40TiJ0E4p-sWRSvqBjNdpgEybAP4HmqQ/s320/DSC07585.JPG" /></a><br />Vanessa is enjoying being all dressed up with her aunt Kalena.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMJ9p1Wri9UEyEI4F5wrvgZMKuVNCXjkSssFeaWFO7s6fMW-zpSFQCqnISWUO2ZnZ56cDMtGKw-sfh5NavWRnPXClE2BKmXcPOPZd6lAzScxX5UYV7SxRVSIyS-GA25SR16ODWg/s1600/DSC07586.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925968004016578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMJ9p1Wri9UEyEI4F5wrvgZMKuVNCXjkSssFeaWFO7s6fMW-zpSFQCqnISWUO2ZnZ56cDMtGKw-sfh5NavWRnPXClE2BKmXcPOPZd6lAzScxX5UYV7SxRVSIyS-GA25SR16ODWg/s320/DSC07586.JPG" /></a> It was so great to see Vanessa bonding with her second cousin McKenna, who is just a year older. They danced and played quite a bit together.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtXsjRlPMiTFLt4BDKFsymiyPAp21-uCs_fu_YyAGo6D2-KjKIXjpQNC-KsqrYc6uvLXIDRAcMs5VdBQhlU_rvpmG39u8WRlF0B6UFZ39c5XqLmtD9oRbQOunEacEFoSfVg_iHg/s1600/DSC07587.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925969083846066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtXsjRlPMiTFLt4BDKFsymiyPAp21-uCs_fu_YyAGo6D2-KjKIXjpQNC-KsqrYc6uvLXIDRAcMs5VdBQhlU_rvpmG39u8WRlF0B6UFZ39c5XqLmtD9oRbQOunEacEFoSfVg_iHg/s320/DSC07587.JPG" /></a>The family having appetizers at the reception.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hns-eorKxQVaPpb4f4dGuJEyERixRS5um5rVRg37E1jc1fdefTwmrsHDvcXMCJWjCy6SC0H-vhVgC9VBzv1Sj-UYwmQHz1X6ELKfTvgZFuMuTG0S_d_5YPIfsni4D4ukokiMpQ/s1600/DSC07591.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925963980182930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hns-eorKxQVaPpb4f4dGuJEyERixRS5um5rVRg37E1jc1fdefTwmrsHDvcXMCJWjCy6SC0H-vhVgC9VBzv1Sj-UYwmQHz1X6ELKfTvgZFuMuTG0S_d_5YPIfsni4D4ukokiMpQ/s320/DSC07591.JPG" /></a> The lovely bride and groom.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvdC0erjWt-aF7rXIDdOWz8KM1WmLYVas-NpQrSIhO3baOLJOq92AG8h8vymdT-G6xxxQzBexnvybwc9miI6pHBs0Fq97g2AGY3i_lu_LVC6FoBz63t_W7c5vI4SFn0rlRqMXjQ/s1600/DSC07592.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925957120941394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvdC0erjWt-aF7rXIDdOWz8KM1WmLYVas-NpQrSIhO3baOLJOq92AG8h8vymdT-G6xxxQzBexnvybwc9miI6pHBs0Fq97g2AGY3i_lu_LVC6FoBz63t_W7c5vI4SFn0rlRqMXjQ/s320/DSC07592.JPG" /></a>Vanessa and Grandma hanging out at the reception.<br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAAdjEzJgfrkSHvEeTdFcy_dLU8GTcRPEe62GSCKuh-mXW-I8oPIRCDGasYWWXuu1etQ2S-OChyphenhyphen3eEwZS1KIBZGA_FIi82b2Qn1-CL0Rl0HEYPY5PU09cD_T_FervbBIoS8pPCA/s1600/DSC07609.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925954169869442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAAdjEzJgfrkSHvEeTdFcy_dLU8GTcRPEe62GSCKuh-mXW-I8oPIRCDGasYWWXuu1etQ2S-OChyphenhyphen3eEwZS1KIBZGA_FIi82b2Qn1-CL0Rl0HEYPY5PU09cD_T_FervbBIoS8pPCA/s320/DSC07609.JPG" /></a> James's Grandpa Phil played some jazzy swing music in the band at the reception. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnZW03RExO9vPH25Hfr0PDw0e0i6kKU-sGt4sv4M0vAhGFtEOHnfxdNXjLOHTOwiw7KsLZcKQFZ2KHkedsEzOI_WO83Nmdxwd1tXr9K9cIKnAGyNGCKPeHU_yQ7bOnyHsJGngxg/s1600/DSC07619.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925539516702322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnZW03RExO9vPH25Hfr0PDw0e0i6kKU-sGt4sv4M0vAhGFtEOHnfxdNXjLOHTOwiw7KsLZcKQFZ2KHkedsEzOI_WO83Nmdxwd1tXr9K9cIKnAGyNGCKPeHU_yQ7bOnyHsJGngxg/s320/DSC07619.JPG" /></a> Here Vanessa is chasing James's uncle Jim across the smooth dance floor. Run, Jim, run! (Vanessa told us later that she had been ice skating all night long.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5zKlVvBg-pxUnlOLURNz3I4BUwBev8lfVAWMuXvDKucsv56CgkeOnWDTXoSCXr0OLTwEcpFvttzce-z_oIQp4UAegxHxceZBMD2zYK3Ercbn-kjELqf2zNNoWE8OY5LPfkQDfA/s1600/DSC07626.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925530756494914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5zKlVvBg-pxUnlOLURNz3I4BUwBev8lfVAWMuXvDKucsv56CgkeOnWDTXoSCXr0OLTwEcpFvttzce-z_oIQp4UAegxHxceZBMD2zYK3Ercbn-kjELqf2zNNoWE8OY5LPfkQDfA/s320/DSC07626.JPG" /></a> Nana and her sister Kathy, both with their grand-daughters.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAamo_IqCT5_MrMyOvw3FBYaaFuggP6DQ2dtIjeGFOO_S8QsdI6c9IhxVJENv8DDdZmiNrEh5FYOTrFiS8QyzD9CwNOtcpO0ErhM6Jpi9lO3bJl-Km1ZH9nVkgvO-rnqFZ1tGMrg/s1600/DSC07629.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925521134405986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAamo_IqCT5_MrMyOvw3FBYaaFuggP6DQ2dtIjeGFOO_S8QsdI6c9IhxVJENv8DDdZmiNrEh5FYOTrFiS8QyzD9CwNOtcpO0ErhM6Jpi9lO3bJl-Km1ZH9nVkgvO-rnqFZ1tGMrg/s320/DSC07629.JPG" /></a> Nana and Vanessa! Vanessa stayed up almost to midnight dancing with Nana, McKenna, and Daddy. (I could have danced all night, I could have danced all night....)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTWpEd9g-WuxYsiwDEggCmRlQvcjXpxdShmqyIf5nBSwdW8hQArbUGpUxmgi36Nl-9oSts7XuvUZoOekF295M0JubszwiRdDzIkUBr6LlsBvWl3nF6l_KI7D_fzJwolF9TT_ctg/s1600/DSC07636.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925519689942450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTWpEd9g-WuxYsiwDEggCmRlQvcjXpxdShmqyIf5nBSwdW8hQArbUGpUxmgi36Nl-9oSts7XuvUZoOekF295M0JubszwiRdDzIkUBr6LlsBvWl3nF6l_KI7D_fzJwolF9TT_ctg/s320/DSC07636.JPG" /></a>Now, just for a few pictures at home... James bought the girls some new puzzles recently. Vanessa put together a puzzle that had some pretty small pieces, and she handled it fine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMOnrjLpQ4qiMoKIo0nhEnQFXZ_Pthl1i_qTKtw6Lm7NbB9wwzlScU9j5trfXMmElFaE9FtN8kkO-97BrE0W3KHIV23fG3GM48gnOSqnjYfk5rnvKeGaxJYIsjQT7klYh7s8B3A/s1600/DSC07637.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925516128222866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMOnrjLpQ4qiMoKIo0nhEnQFXZ_Pthl1i_qTKtw6Lm7NbB9wwzlScU9j5trfXMmElFaE9FtN8kkO-97BrE0W3KHIV23fG3GM48gnOSqnjYfk5rnvKeGaxJYIsjQT7klYh7s8B3A/s320/DSC07637.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth also surprised us by being able to pretty much complete this new puzzle all on her own.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy15scN6_iDsXKpeo8_K5pVLP621BlmrVnFd4XpAnVU_ZeiniJQfKVcsBmHuCCsFO0i0bD5t8KfjEEk3p2Rs7qcXwj-c9DdXcSJbtAabVzKfRlpkr500r_fzc4namohtAHNy7vw/s1600/DSC07641.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925197948930642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy15scN6_iDsXKpeo8_K5pVLP621BlmrVnFd4XpAnVU_ZeiniJQfKVcsBmHuCCsFO0i0bD5t8KfjEEk3p2Rs7qcXwj-c9DdXcSJbtAabVzKfRlpkr500r_fzc4namohtAHNy7vw/s320/DSC07641.JPG" /></a>When I was studying for a midterm the other weekend, James took the girls out to Dinosaur Land. They always like to go inside the giant shark!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIWgzIQDJNkG7SBHIwl7LstBj7fBmnNzK4tpTfMrLH973hW9fNmqbdy-FpFOX3FQjAmJqmn-l1DSILK1lDNEKkWQc-XmcNxQYYLQ3Gq3wpsI6f_mqCCcgEm1mEoHfC_gFTbm3bw/s1600/DSC07649.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925196093130290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIWgzIQDJNkG7SBHIwl7LstBj7fBmnNzK4tpTfMrLH973hW9fNmqbdy-FpFOX3FQjAmJqmn-l1DSILK1lDNEKkWQc-XmcNxQYYLQ3Gq3wpsI6f_mqCCcgEm1mEoHfC_gFTbm3bw/s320/DSC07649.JPG" /></a> James says Elizabeth kept kissing all the frogs there!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnvCdqiK4jCaKvRSs7BiCP84OIyGED3uOAmMjfaLxKzXb_v7Tp4gAePUiUcDb6drFx5Qlyhu8TFEmAgWOF9NhCp44r7OD1ONefVhIqKRSAyLnOFvuh08D5p_lSVAvZ4wLOGJhyw/s1600/DSC07656.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 203px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925192443254402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnvCdqiK4jCaKvRSs7BiCP84OIyGED3uOAmMjfaLxKzXb_v7Tp4gAePUiUcDb6drFx5Qlyhu8TFEmAgWOF9NhCp44r7OD1ONefVhIqKRSAyLnOFvuh08D5p_lSVAvZ4wLOGJhyw/s320/DSC07656.JPG" /></a> The girls pose next to a stegosaurus.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kPK0h0u4fRlvUwMXv6LbnaZYQxPIsecqb1Tg1sRnpAYMwtQCbz_OGf4-GNvmfsPzujUTIWbCiVSMuWPdoNMzvilHyAOS2i73APga_WM9WujELanTeMNmxP29OoD1kIz7ds-G2w/s1600/DSC07659.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925192169078658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kPK0h0u4fRlvUwMXv6LbnaZYQxPIsecqb1Tg1sRnpAYMwtQCbz_OGf4-GNvmfsPzujUTIWbCiVSMuWPdoNMzvilHyAOS2i73APga_WM9WujELanTeMNmxP29OoD1kIz7ds-G2w/s320/DSC07659.JPG" /></a> I like this picture because it looks like Elizabeth has just made a new friend!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBcor4jF8J3OYG5oIQ036JaziDtxDL5GBCwkpD5P15zw6fZ8aNgpGaS7Xm3Zl8EG6zqKLrIbO3Zc95moJHMzAJeylIkmRa7yGGcba7DmwQ8YsXZ5QQ6_AlokL__Cx7KxAOtSGvg/s1600/DSC07662.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532925188257054642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBcor4jF8J3OYG5oIQ036JaziDtxDL5GBCwkpD5P15zw6fZ8aNgpGaS7Xm3Zl8EG6zqKLrIbO3Zc95moJHMzAJeylIkmRa7yGGcba7DmwQ8YsXZ5QQ6_AlokL__Cx7KxAOtSGvg/s320/DSC07662.JPG" /></a> The styracosaurus is one of my favorite dinosaurs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt0a9zWgLpAmytmL0eXI3Zcn5n41BmSO0MgBMVFpiwbECvkN_2ipvBw7BHTqUhLkx0791xyJb-eyaho_ohqg-n8kHKeGShek8Ssz-SdjPRGTsWN5dXDdSGARQAITftDws4JadSg/s1600/DSC07669.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532924865448057986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt0a9zWgLpAmytmL0eXI3Zcn5n41BmSO0MgBMVFpiwbECvkN_2ipvBw7BHTqUhLkx0791xyJb-eyaho_ohqg-n8kHKeGShek8Ssz-SdjPRGTsWN5dXDdSGARQAITftDws4JadSg/s320/DSC07669.JPG" /></a>Vanessa is getting old enough now to understand that these dinosaurs are not touching affectionately.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyBEwqrnWXjXm6qXx7nzKn4jPLf0T1g01rMevLhKcPRWgWyIJVjGRh1yDcMThq1wLu0TsM9VF8sYWt5kHV_ZzWg_QU0FXPTTlBw3kLQ9h_iikFoTEQxUZrLGQjhjfaykMFqy8DA/s1600/DSC07675.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532924859441330402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyBEwqrnWXjXm6qXx7nzKn4jPLf0T1g01rMevLhKcPRWgWyIJVjGRh1yDcMThq1wLu0TsM9VF8sYWt5kHV_ZzWg_QU0FXPTTlBw3kLQ9h_iikFoTEQxUZrLGQjhjfaykMFqy8DA/s320/DSC07675.JPG" /></a> Hissss!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt9CNMICg8xW90R3XPvIdKYpLvrNALh3OCxUiHDL25T_Iq1nsr096zqALK6jo7sORCrPFHQUKc3Ce41hf05h93hbkSB0wQFV5RdZ2CDBj0jW-0r4pJBjoYKU9kXvlomLNxdArXQ/s1600/DSC07680.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532924855531842882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqt9CNMICg8xW90R3XPvIdKYpLvrNALh3OCxUiHDL25T_Iq1nsr096zqALK6jo7sORCrPFHQUKc3Ce41hf05h93hbkSB0wQFV5RdZ2CDBj0jW-0r4pJBjoYKU9kXvlomLNxdArXQ/s320/DSC07680.JPG" /></a> And what better way to end a day at Dinosaur Land than to curl up in the hands of King Kong?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5rDDn46sK7qFG7LnhV47Fe8E-S1zMjkWDJ7JqCep8NUP439hlFc7a5m-i6qtapIMDhgl7A4pHRBu4Sfa4t8mxDEtOSpTFlGwctmmtHiSnOzlc9v678MGKiXrCO4miabgelAMuA/s1600/DSC07685.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532924848806099218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5rDDn46sK7qFG7LnhV47Fe8E-S1zMjkWDJ7JqCep8NUP439hlFc7a5m-i6qtapIMDhgl7A4pHRBu4Sfa4t8mxDEtOSpTFlGwctmmtHiSnOzlc9v678MGKiXrCO4miabgelAMuA/s320/DSC07685.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth has been making her own dinosaur lands at home lately.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia7ahI3Kpk-3YA15iiQdxfgJ86YFC-OZG2LqL10ou91VBNXe6aqjjvQYTqk6x3cjTZj2dl3ZkKfa_qb8LPFwAJKHKffruo7ZwMljPTUvEp7niWgPtS4D_RiLtkWlN-gAfWzDMMA/s1600/DSC07689.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532924841086445970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia7ahI3Kpk-3YA15iiQdxfgJ86YFC-OZG2LqL10ou91VBNXe6aqjjvQYTqk6x3cjTZj2dl3ZkKfa_qb8LPFwAJKHKffruo7ZwMljPTUvEp7niWgPtS4D_RiLtkWlN-gAfWzDMMA/s320/DSC07689.JPG" /></a> And just a picture of the girls having fun with dress-up and Tchaikovsky music!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-17429795208690948562010-09-14T21:08:00.010-04:002010-09-15T22:30:09.661-04:00Vanessa turns 4<div>Wow, 4 years old seems like more than a year older than 3, somehow... Vanessa is getting to be just such a little lady. We had the opportunity to spend her birthday with so many of our family and friends. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>The week before Vanessa's birthday, we were so lucky to have my sister Hannah come stay with us. She helped get our house more organized and helped the girls (and ME!) have a blast in the process. Hannah and I played Nancy Drew computer games at night and organized and traveled around during the day -- to the pool, park, and zoo! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6j7yj3_BbHayY0swy9711rWa2ooZdkstRr_ZTT4B_F9FZDtAWPzwEWVP3GNbzfw9rGFLFDRDdqcT32QvLZZuBDHvRbhz4YeuqV7vu65dw4vvATECzmCZFJYGRIx3KuNRzDafzg/s1600/DSC07431.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943633041748450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6j7yj3_BbHayY0swy9711rWa2ooZdkstRr_ZTT4B_F9FZDtAWPzwEWVP3GNbzfw9rGFLFDRDdqcT32QvLZZuBDHvRbhz4YeuqV7vu65dw4vvATECzmCZFJYGRIx3KuNRzDafzg/s320/DSC07431.JPG" /></a> The girls have never before had their nails painted, so Hannah brought fingernail polish. She also brought all kinds of dress-up clothes and accessories. Elizabeth's favorite things were the shiny red shoes!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicc16nQH3TW9jNEFRJ8yTguoAk8FVW5fYgtskaYNRpoAcVhZurV6dFkWb2_ViW6wLXjbBOKvuzDJkoqfIh8M97Xl2Wq142mKzO7spKcQP4p2-mx1xH7iZZluwrAJ3_XcWsYsyWA/s1600/DSC07434.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943626000723234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicc16nQH3TW9jNEFRJ8yTguoAk8FVW5fYgtskaYNRpoAcVhZurV6dFkWb2_ViW6wLXjbBOKvuzDJkoqfIh8M97Xl2Wq142mKzO7spKcQP4p2-mx1xH7iZZluwrAJ3_XcWsYsyWA/s320/DSC07434.JPG" /></a> Vanessa also got in on the dress-up fun. She liked the pink puff-ball shoes best. I guess my girls like shoes! Thanks to Hannah for providing so much great stuff.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35DqIVm1wnIClARH_LtQ2Oss7i7YKx2VGuQEQLK9mGi4Rj4vN9YiGh59UYhQ4BK-6EEiEemMh9kht9TvbJvs0mSs_XNZZ-QorP3IrmGYlQQgCyAUZnM1KSrhkSssg-NshPrKDJQ/s1600/DSC07437.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943611601941682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35DqIVm1wnIClARH_LtQ2Oss7i7YKx2VGuQEQLK9mGi4Rj4vN9YiGh59UYhQ4BK-6EEiEemMh9kht9TvbJvs0mSs_XNZZ-QorP3IrmGYlQQgCyAUZnM1KSrhkSssg-NshPrKDJQ/s320/DSC07437.JPG" /></a> Hannah also brought a bunch of sombreros and other hats. Elizabeth tried out a cowgirl hat with her cowgirl boots. She looks pretty rootin' tootin' to me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HfeuzUOZ7q99HCFarpTM-sGV_cWQY0ZMEdPY_YiiDf1_16BB3kH64yEPPhgn2jL1ydhgf2DioLcUK4l_nz5NCEkckL0OWa1ZP2-KyLOrEuNOiXh08AGW912p__gP9sltQF-L_Q/s1600/DSC07441.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943605761864626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HfeuzUOZ7q99HCFarpTM-sGV_cWQY0ZMEdPY_YiiDf1_16BB3kH64yEPPhgn2jL1ydhgf2DioLcUK4l_nz5NCEkckL0OWa1ZP2-KyLOrEuNOiXh08AGW912p__gP9sltQF-L_Q/s320/DSC07441.JPG" /></a>Grandma K, Grandpa K, Vanessa, and Elizabeth all don't seem to mind being a little goofy and trying on some rather large hats!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-BJja4SEeWlDwS3JVqKBoIdqG1sf4AdlB52t0VYQCN_hnzr0RTfkOTZLY-4F_NMX-1aTfDIEpUkcC5DZQFOnyUws4KJoSkabEWfIwAf9bTQ3H9b9fu2KGwF6umFHBtX3IqaftQ/s1600/DSC07444.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943224970548146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-BJja4SEeWlDwS3JVqKBoIdqG1sf4AdlB52t0VYQCN_hnzr0RTfkOTZLY-4F_NMX-1aTfDIEpUkcC5DZQFOnyUws4KJoSkabEWfIwAf9bTQ3H9b9fu2KGwF6umFHBtX3IqaftQ/s320/DSC07444.JPG" /></a> Hannah was still around on Friday when the craziness started -- Vanessa's birthday party! This was Vanessa's first party with several of her friends over. You can kind of see Vanessa, showing how excited she is to be the birthday girl and getting to see her friends.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa89PIV-A9mpE6_CotLlXXGriQgp3eHe-qzm-Ung5kA5QWUL2DBWJQmwZx-a-4bm_RH00p85o_EwSvWNQseD0v9cV4yxgF0mBZ3VCwUYC56V6F02Q4AdOWb7num3Dm7Krx6LrVg/s1600/DSC07445.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943222373065170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa89PIV-A9mpE6_CotLlXXGriQgp3eHe-qzm-Ung5kA5QWUL2DBWJQmwZx-a-4bm_RH00p85o_EwSvWNQseD0v9cV4yxgF0mBZ3VCwUYC56V6F02Q4AdOWb7num3Dm7Krx6LrVg/s320/DSC07445.JPG" /></a> Paige, Susan, and Vanessa got the castle first.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyNtFeRu1eszbNyI8RIxFhXaeDys6RUfnCcI1KPviQ-Z4qjysV4XkQ5En8ZQyrLMcGkmugpBM8q7DKbtF4n0YbpaQjwSmLkyUtcTT-b5yqmgPhjuYAs658YNtdB8o8-Y5Qd9ZqA/s1600/DSC07449.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943212256117058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyNtFeRu1eszbNyI8RIxFhXaeDys6RUfnCcI1KPviQ-Z4qjysV4XkQ5En8ZQyrLMcGkmugpBM8q7DKbtF4n0YbpaQjwSmLkyUtcTT-b5yqmgPhjuYAs658YNtdB8o8-Y5Qd9ZqA/s320/DSC07449.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth, Tess, and Kai got it next. I think in this picture, Elizabeth is reminding Paige that she already had a turn... She can have another turn, Elizabeth!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrddhUUhi2nI-ALZPXBvqJcnjnUyVy1RQhcGUYx-nOVblaLboDG3M3W-lujAtX__Ntinu3dxlSjnH6XRhzAHoESTNXrHyxYE6XhJ61xAa083pTbUSoUMBsI6xNhAhPOnrC1mbaA/s1600/DSC07451.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943213418070658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrddhUUhi2nI-ALZPXBvqJcnjnUyVy1RQhcGUYx-nOVblaLboDG3M3W-lujAtX__Ntinu3dxlSjnH6XRhzAHoESTNXrHyxYE6XhJ61xAa083pTbUSoUMBsI6xNhAhPOnrC1mbaA/s320/DSC07451.JPG" /></a> Well, Elizabeth was really good about sharing her kitchen stuff with (from left to right), Paige, Grace, and Susan. After the party, she told me she did a good job sharing, and to her credit, she did!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwC3mC0eLinJuQbehTK6JEQa_wjN4w4osr2TdTawYfELM6bwaFBA141PvBwgxIvsbhStO0Le_9DVhC0gwP3MqA5glexjxpupKCGo4QBBUSfuVdx1b9gbvEHv-kZ96Q3h-dw3uUg/s1600/DSC07458.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516943211724950450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwC3mC0eLinJuQbehTK6JEQa_wjN4w4osr2TdTawYfELM6bwaFBA141PvBwgxIvsbhStO0Le_9DVhC0gwP3MqA5glexjxpupKCGo4QBBUSfuVdx1b9gbvEHv-kZ96Q3h-dw3uUg/s320/DSC07458.JPG" /></a> Craft time! We had glow-in-the-dark stars, glitter glue, and sparkly outer-space foam shapes. James prepared the food and the crafts -- and he was home from work and taking pictures of the party. Hmm... there must have been something I was doing at the party... I guess I couldn't have asked for a more helpful husband.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM_XYUl3_IeakFLeCgXBkrLnPgYjo5RFDPzVL8klgpYpyWD9tv83vSaCMKz12Z8o389E8Yhd8J10d9GwrlRAfU4ij2LziqcEsiOo6FgZ9Zl5IgIYdVmSNfSVGwiDL-LJrqAd4HA/s1600/DSC07461.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942894671805490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM_XYUl3_IeakFLeCgXBkrLnPgYjo5RFDPzVL8klgpYpyWD9tv83vSaCMKz12Z8o389E8Yhd8J10d9GwrlRAfU4ij2LziqcEsiOo6FgZ9Zl5IgIYdVmSNfSVGwiDL-LJrqAd4HA/s320/DSC07461.JPG" /></a> Here's another craft-table picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOxgRQWMx5T6w0Hsa8AMOKN-6vtgS26l0mKZnfsnNUQSiCjB8ux8rFkR9ULUj1NyPN8jCrojZtKRDxr3DAVdCjrecRLOA8DZlz7EFDfQW-ThQSUjz1STITJ779fI2ArTmIsZHsQ/s1600/DSC07467.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942886535155362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOxgRQWMx5T6w0Hsa8AMOKN-6vtgS26l0mKZnfsnNUQSiCjB8ux8rFkR9ULUj1NyPN8jCrojZtKRDxr3DAVdCjrecRLOA8DZlz7EFDfQW-ThQSUjz1STITJ779fI2ArTmIsZHsQ/s320/DSC07467.JPG" /></a>Then on to cupcakes! We are "limiting food coloring" in our diets at the moment, but you would never know from looking at how colorful the sprinkles were that we were putting on our cupcakes! Oh well, birthdays are days for exceptions to certain rules...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bgca8k33ada7uwqa3WzDVsxewOiFVGZZ7TNMTkJOauIMFM_KOua0I60MEGzIsvj2e2PtJg_dMaAnELoU_C_KOgtVtT3alhmPDunx3xOokwTppuUWWipy1s19baEfGEHSdfW36A/s1600/DSC07471.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942882021842034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bgca8k33ada7uwqa3WzDVsxewOiFVGZZ7TNMTkJOauIMFM_KOua0I60MEGzIsvj2e2PtJg_dMaAnELoU_C_KOgtVtT3alhmPDunx3xOokwTppuUWWipy1s19baEfGEHSdfW36A/s320/DSC07471.JPG" /></a> Rules like not licking knives...<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-umQMHdVaHbIp9yxb5mMnSYKoGX7EpfFu7QT62ovuq1-xr6Jx75emdK11IohPOPQVZkh5yMgJjx-OrD_0a0uixZ3XnbH_nRr7PJUmCaVXU4uvEbDIviIcmbG2CGcs2pX8wRqbA/s1600/DSC07477.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942875681261602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-umQMHdVaHbIp9yxb5mMnSYKoGX7EpfFu7QT62ovuq1-xr6Jx75emdK11IohPOPQVZkh5yMgJjx-OrD_0a0uixZ3XnbH_nRr7PJUmCaVXU4uvEbDIviIcmbG2CGcs2pX8wRqbA/s320/DSC07477.JPG" /></a>(Here's another look at those blue cupcakes. VERY blue.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QnN7pAQmjNhg-mVnxgYd10L2W7PulaU-U9kfXxgJGGP45M1Y_yfUfjNXGXcuyAG5Jl47mcEYYZ-Ua7TpKEN0rtT-9W92xNtN_jZcrKvO70Fe4F7uc4qz2kCi_oN0nS5woSUoDA/s1600/DSC07479.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942418972963282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QnN7pAQmjNhg-mVnxgYd10L2W7PulaU-U9kfXxgJGGP45M1Y_yfUfjNXGXcuyAG5Jl47mcEYYZ-Ua7TpKEN0rtT-9W92xNtN_jZcrKvO70Fe4F7uc4qz2kCi_oN0nS5woSUoDA/s320/DSC07479.JPG" /></a> Or rules like cleaning your child's face before taking a picture!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HCYsz0d-UW18abJG0yMg22h_PRXUJ544ZPsNrHwJVFSkYO_kV_SPO5NuDF925qrhyphenhyphenX7y9IEhlmEPXdRwUBEnloHZyoJj0RnYDk-2XK7OVsYqEWfChYpKkx0HYVn3v2kw1_sw4A/s1600/DSC07491.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942410044745234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HCYsz0d-UW18abJG0yMg22h_PRXUJ544ZPsNrHwJVFSkYO_kV_SPO5NuDF925qrhyphenhyphenX7y9IEhlmEPXdRwUBEnloHZyoJj0RnYDk-2XK7OVsYqEWfChYpKkx0HYVn3v2kw1_sw4A/s320/DSC07491.JPG" /></a> Then on to opening presents! She got all really, really great ones.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ymWFAEiUpDvYBWT53gkfkVmtkK9iYyWGAWrLtHCLUGi5QOnsq_zBi5tnX6R6K_bcxwyrDXgtC_k526VoBsgGkHkIQdfJyKZXNV2SyZ_1IcpccaGLEyU9AYfmOzUZPmTxa-dRIw/s1600/DSC07494.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942404910852706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ymWFAEiUpDvYBWT53gkfkVmtkK9iYyWGAWrLtHCLUGi5QOnsq_zBi5tnX6R6K_bcxwyrDXgtC_k526VoBsgGkHkIQdfJyKZXNV2SyZ_1IcpccaGLEyU9AYfmOzUZPmTxa-dRIw/s320/DSC07494.JPG" /></a> And she also really enjoyed opening the cards, too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEj4SInfXA0xD5Twutt5d4zkfT1guAFoWxc3i4m8V1AY_UrL_Ovzlb8JDE2GrirGEws80A8DFbVy2hMpf3gpb8AsdyqWwBphO9XFj4LsuwKCIBEH5tip3VbDgt1t1-Tp6VZaHgw/s1600/DSC07502.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942402022203842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEj4SInfXA0xD5Twutt5d4zkfT1guAFoWxc3i4m8V1AY_UrL_Ovzlb8JDE2GrirGEws80A8DFbVy2hMpf3gpb8AsdyqWwBphO9XFj4LsuwKCIBEH5tip3VbDgt1t1-Tp6VZaHgw/s320/DSC07502.JPG" /></a> On our last full day with Hannah, we did some bowling followed by a visit to Aunt Heather's and Uncle Terry's house. I didn't get any pictures of Aunt Heather and Uncle Terry's house this time, for some reason, but we all did have a great time. Anyway, I did get some pictures of the girls' first bowling experience (in a real bowling alley, that is).<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6oOjmQmDYrOWVmoKZNcFHpk3dNQSKsDthi-ZvAc6kv-CtpzYRJPjAInSkQSa8SmnxVeFwnXAN54xWd_02qJdyb50hQ-oH20uXEARKENVmMViwOr5NgD1QrcCl8blYA_DQkmOhg/s1600/DSC07504.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516942395807258946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6oOjmQmDYrOWVmoKZNcFHpk3dNQSKsDthi-ZvAc6kv-CtpzYRJPjAInSkQSa8SmnxVeFwnXAN54xWd_02qJdyb50hQ-oH20uXEARKENVmMViwOr5NgD1QrcCl8blYA_DQkmOhg/s320/DSC07504.JPG" /></a> Thank goodness for bumper lanes. Not only did they artificially inflate my own score (what fun!) but they also allowed almost every ball rolled to actually knock over some pins. (I say almost every ball, because there were a few times when the ball was rolled so slowly that it stopped before making it to the pins.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSjIUkNdYAUq12x6CXZvwDWYy5LpgmYHXVR7xfum6dM_oWxleNa4pp1p6tO_kbdx-NGfccuP4_to_t-KapXMsUN1vPLdGdtDfldiT3_V0eby7vy-Y0pXS6BvNk-1Vi4ccnJwpnw/s1600/DSC07509.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941989300139794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSjIUkNdYAUq12x6CXZvwDWYy5LpgmYHXVR7xfum6dM_oWxleNa4pp1p6tO_kbdx-NGfccuP4_to_t-KapXMsUN1vPLdGdtDfldiT3_V0eby7vy-Y0pXS6BvNk-1Vi4ccnJwpnw/s320/DSC07509.JPG" /></a>I think this one might juuusssst make it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDZoHhyphenhyphenTkGpQu3s0wDlKbpPStZxqpSZkslh-YkM4zThyphenhyphenz6ZIk2LKzMlZ6oiQJ6xGsFRUTiMBufR2GXE9Hf79ZGN-Gfed0GJ9I_R3DVo2JJdpQcBCLd7xhguopg5E7ZeCn6tWehA/s1600/DSC07510.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941979687591874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDZoHhyphenhyphenTkGpQu3s0wDlKbpPStZxqpSZkslh-YkM4zThyphenhyphenz6ZIk2LKzMlZ6oiQJ6xGsFRUTiMBufR2GXE9Hf79ZGN-Gfed0GJ9I_R3DVo2JJdpQcBCLd7xhguopg5E7ZeCn6tWehA/s320/DSC07510.JPG" /></a>We also had a party for Vanessa actually on her birthday (whereas the little kids' birthday party was a few days before). Here is my attempt at a cake for her. It was decorated, of course, at the very last minute, after the guests had arrived (thank goodness the guests were James's parents, and quite understanding!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxIEsD08lsGLeNsDqOMc3h_OMxnBugs5us8Zah4qnhHEthsjHKlhcC5D3Rh5a7U07hLxyOZGKZv7e7o-ybsDFjmV-37180FbRrr1YCuPsznxL4VlA1iuqys_e9FSJSNajUfdfUg/s1600/DSC07512.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941975727053634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxIEsD08lsGLeNsDqOMc3h_OMxnBugs5us8Zah4qnhHEthsjHKlhcC5D3Rh5a7U07hLxyOZGKZv7e7o-ybsDFjmV-37180FbRrr1YCuPsznxL4VlA1iuqys_e9FSJSNajUfdfUg/s320/DSC07512.JPG" /></a>Well, Vanessa seemed pleased with it in any case. She blew out the candles, no problem!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GM-MofGIMeOhfU9xNF_qgOs6NT6qo_fcjDIRzzJnQoWIYFZCg5yo0HsZs-1pDeochisbGZsBPoEWtBzn8UizwhgesIupHqMvcoVNz3XLBrbOqWQtkevM9WdmqbwgDV1OJifO4A/s1600/DSC07517.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941970669846530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GM-MofGIMeOhfU9xNF_qgOs6NT6qo_fcjDIRzzJnQoWIYFZCg5yo0HsZs-1pDeochisbGZsBPoEWtBzn8UizwhgesIupHqMvcoVNz3XLBrbOqWQtkevM9WdmqbwgDV1OJifO4A/s320/DSC07517.JPG" /></a>The birthday party! The girls were so happy to see their Nana and Grandpa. </div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0w9rWXsFMWKMQtO45Mj1N-9OlyQUESm6vLUx5nwqNRqaXXINqbJrwbaVIEx2es-YnHF66x91JHp3R2bj6dQqwjOpLiI4ZqSuXArpnHLRN92coAmLZN8a8lJ39Q5f4TSvUhxSZA/s1600/DSC07520.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941965196407730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0w9rWXsFMWKMQtO45Mj1N-9OlyQUESm6vLUx5nwqNRqaXXINqbJrwbaVIEx2es-YnHF66x91JHp3R2bj6dQqwjOpLiI4ZqSuXArpnHLRN92coAmLZN8a8lJ39Q5f4TSvUhxSZA/s320/DSC07520.JPG" /></a> Vanessa wanted the number 4, of course, especially because it was purple. Elizabeth, on the other hand, insisted on having the frosting writing of Vanessa's name!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKO7rdYnGRAAQkdarqtC0CEw7M6uXvSQZ1NbdwNYA5V95jyy48EH8OriGNmUJO6uUt_2U-wzYPUNr8vF5nOqwVaD6tRlLvS80wY1f0xveQ8IoNP4fEwYokRw9fGabeZ_pObFgoAA/s1600/DSC07526.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941578065060866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKO7rdYnGRAAQkdarqtC0CEw7M6uXvSQZ1NbdwNYA5V95jyy48EH8OriGNmUJO6uUt_2U-wzYPUNr8vF5nOqwVaD6tRlLvS80wY1f0xveQ8IoNP4fEwYokRw9fGabeZ_pObFgoAA/s320/DSC07526.JPG" /></a>Vanessa used her fork, and you can see how Elizabeth ate her cake...<br />Cake was followed by ice cream, which seems to be one of the primary reasons for having a birthday, in Vanessa's mind.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiipGZDalTdb1Bs6CkiN9wI_2qp_iiOyzxgDAvizyq5iTpVAs_444ULaSCl_gZbstd-WIJYINHBCMdU1XMXaqSsmriUgBctq3cDuEOJUgQyiiS2uRw9KHNLfIR4pPtqeMDS8Fbw/s1600/katelyn+and+jadyn.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517324281255196962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiipGZDalTdb1Bs6CkiN9wI_2qp_iiOyzxgDAvizyq5iTpVAs_444ULaSCl_gZbstd-WIJYINHBCMdU1XMXaqSsmriUgBctq3cDuEOJUgQyiiS2uRw9KHNLfIR4pPtqeMDS8Fbw/s320/katelyn+and+jadyn.JPG" /></a>Where was Daddy? Well, he got to see Vanessa on the morning of her birthday, but then he had to go away on a business trip. BUT, the cool thing is, he got to see our nieces in Texas and this was especially cool because it was actually very close to Katelyn's 16th birthday.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8canZ2AxwyWL5ZlbJZnJowVFdZJGFggKw47GxnxRUUnGUMCbhtfgSZYfZ0O5hayTD3Eg-fVvIz4z_NZFcYUfPAEQ8MMBToQSDQorhiuK0ZIUZM_c6Hgdq5CqWscNACbMhdMVpeA/s1600/DSC07532.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941573662513330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8canZ2AxwyWL5ZlbJZnJowVFdZJGFggKw47GxnxRUUnGUMCbhtfgSZYfZ0O5hayTD3Eg-fVvIz4z_NZFcYUfPAEQ8MMBToQSDQorhiuK0ZIUZM_c6Hgdq5CqWscNACbMhdMVpeA/s320/DSC07532.JPG" /></a>We were also very excited to get a visit from Uncle Brian and to-be-very-soon-Aunt Joanna. They are so busy preparing for their wedding this Saturday, but they were able to come by and just play with us! James and I and Grandpa spent the whole weekend blowing cellulose fiber insulation into the attic and cleaning up afterwards, so the girls were especially starved for attention. Then to get all those hugs from Brian and Joanna -- ah, heaven.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q6c0gDRs5YV4uscXLKnNfkqNJBm_WDmBZfNqxwZf2oljR27XrMCe0lKHfkLQ8A2X4KSaay15wTVsq-iTWhfu7XaWRa2qkduvLN2z0QfEs8yCL7tbWhVEy96dYdQjoXoxLmpv5A/s1600/DSC07535.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941562778670722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Q6c0gDRs5YV4uscXLKnNfkqNJBm_WDmBZfNqxwZf2oljR27XrMCe0lKHfkLQ8A2X4KSaay15wTVsq-iTWhfu7XaWRa2qkduvLN2z0QfEs8yCL7tbWhVEy96dYdQjoXoxLmpv5A/s320/DSC07535.JPG" /></a> Here is Elizabeth's 2 and 1/4 year-old picture with her Dee-Dee doll. She also seemed to remember that her bunny belongs in these photos sometimes (although I can't remember him making an appearance since she was a very tiny baby). Elizabeth has recently dubbed this bunny Knuffle Bunny, after the bunny in the Mo Willems book.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUbUqWSW1PrTIgnD-eci7FDhuQyUYtiylGxK5m7amrjHdZFwmhDWukzKNbtp4SnsyIG-xzKchd-mvTlUQ67vbV9qBMq6ewL3SVSrgm5m8yvkmeFKgX1zsxKRDEn7H8XKxjLqcig/s1600/DSC07537.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941561316895890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUbUqWSW1PrTIgnD-eci7FDhuQyUYtiylGxK5m7amrjHdZFwmhDWukzKNbtp4SnsyIG-xzKchd-mvTlUQ67vbV9qBMq6ewL3SVSrgm5m8yvkmeFKgX1zsxKRDEn7H8XKxjLqcig/s320/DSC07537.JPG" /></a> Here's Vanessa in her 4-year-old pic with her Miss Dee doll. Vanessa was 40 inches tall, 37 pounds, and really brave at her 4-year appointment at the pediatrician's. She got a vision test, a hearing test, and six vaccines I think. She really does seem so grown up. She reads fluently, and usually in her head, and she writes or types a lot of thoughts every day. She can count to 100, and does (frequently when stalling on something, but what the hey). She can read the beginning piano lesson book we bought for her, so she'll practice lessons from it entirely on her own. She knows how to pump her legs on the swing, she can get dressed without sitting or holding onto anything for balance, she is getting pretty good on her strider bike, and she can get from one side of the pool to the other with flotation (although she still isn't too comfortable getting her face wet). I'm also really proud of how she can actually talk to people she has just met now, without being overly shy. Go Vanessa! You have officially left toddler-hood and you are now a big girl!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-J9MNN4pJC_vSMZS6QGwHWQLAmVKlAc6Mm5D_2F_RjjOZ8MI_bwa9pdaGSpPK8hSzhfRf7PAp9v3eGeToCKN4LPn0-te-NvSRBxAB2l_QHpwKKN3QqsfIPSED4O941kb_2Q-tQ/s1600/DSC07538.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516941165604336626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-J9MNN4pJC_vSMZS6QGwHWQLAmVKlAc6Mm5D_2F_RjjOZ8MI_bwa9pdaGSpPK8hSzhfRf7PAp9v3eGeToCKN4LPn0-te-NvSRBxAB2l_QHpwKKN3QqsfIPSED4O941kb_2Q-tQ/s320/DSC07538.JPG" /></a>And here are the girls together!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-20244417655443357242010-08-17T20:46:00.006-04:002010-08-17T21:55:13.467-04:00AugustSo, you might wonder what we've been spending the summer doing, apart from hanging out with friends and going to the pool. Well, when we're inside, we:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphen31KGfRhwZQOXJTzfJZNoZQ0Hj_TUR-0R3gAKU1ILkcUp-okHmeziRAzTGN5pNoJw-qopx5nnNf1YIKW6X0DP2XZpZwojCIABP2aAsBlACYFZGxjhJdp5rThTT3CH_EAFGk8Ag/s1600/DSC07375.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548307994452322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphen31KGfRhwZQOXJTzfJZNoZQ0Hj_TUR-0R3gAKU1ILkcUp-okHmeziRAzTGN5pNoJw-qopx5nnNf1YIKW6X0DP2XZpZwojCIABP2aAsBlACYFZGxjhJdp5rThTT3CH_EAFGk8Ag/s320/DSC07375.JPG" /></a> ...rip apart Styrofoam packaging just for the fun and mess of it...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbzFxGhFDPZb7cjdmmm9LEnPsOsohHGSdq1WSeQ5pwJFGtSLVaOzGdUL3ZiW1riNxaYiY8odoQYGUr5C88kxu2t9TIieNm8X6aKSIsNFTAQ9RnGmosGMugttgK0rsAlohyphenhyphenNBVGQ/s1600/DSC07377.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548298753550802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbzFxGhFDPZb7cjdmmm9LEnPsOsohHGSdq1WSeQ5pwJFGtSLVaOzGdUL3ZiW1riNxaYiY8odoQYGUr5C88kxu2t9TIieNm8X6aKSIsNFTAQ9RnGmosGMugttgK0rsAlohyphenhyphenNBVGQ/s320/DSC07377.JPG" /></a> ...make goofy faces...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPBuF9h-Ouf48OShyXU3wWJiZ6kcuSzDYQ_vESB16AEbi6BPnmzXgupVUKzxyAyixdMyD4YM0SHEP7Pipb14XkWTBP2-chdSvZHjlH7iOJ23iKWfzNJ8ryu0E_5sO_bNJd33EeQ/s1600/DSC07378-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548294684710114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPBuF9h-Ouf48OShyXU3wWJiZ6kcuSzDYQ_vESB16AEbi6BPnmzXgupVUKzxyAyixdMyD4YM0SHEP7Pipb14XkWTBP2-chdSvZHjlH7iOJ23iKWfzNJ8ryu0E_5sO_bNJd33EeQ/s320/DSC07378-1.JPG" /></a> ...play Little Red Riding Hood, or Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, or Billy Goats Gruff<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgol2D4hTbZ1ThKJJA0cYuIXQmQvYn4N_l22lqUvp1eFF-Mnv_oG-MIArv2GwHsN9xh3r1dm1ZCY3QJBX43Ryucw0D4BGxjm4iPP856Az1jQQn2-szhKev1c982rCiUuakpsd4Uqw/s1600/DSC07393.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548276947321442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgol2D4hTbZ1ThKJJA0cYuIXQmQvYn4N_l22lqUvp1eFF-Mnv_oG-MIArv2GwHsN9xh3r1dm1ZCY3QJBX43Ryucw0D4BGxjm4iPP856Az1jQQn2-szhKev1c982rCiUuakpsd4Uqw/s320/DSC07393.JPG" /></a> ...read a lot. This is what my girls do for rest, since I can't seem to convince them to nap (and if they do nap, then they can't go to sleep at a reasonable hour at night). I find them like this most days when I check on them while I'm making dinner, although sometimes they prefer to read by themselves. If you haven't noticed already, I seem to have left my flash off for this last set of pictures (ah well, the next set should look better).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjkF2JNqA7MSENX_VlqUTlTWgbSg2Yc2xQLb0_WHim87jnkVY6yn5JkBYwPCwu3uZFcSnxCtESAPXboE-LE6x8EP88Hh2aYnHnqdapQgbyR2-Pbp2ZIRma_6cjeWPQmKgTgX-uw/s1600/DSC07380.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548270101699010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjkF2JNqA7MSENX_VlqUTlTWgbSg2Yc2xQLb0_WHim87jnkVY6yn5JkBYwPCwu3uZFcSnxCtESAPXboE-LE6x8EP88Hh2aYnHnqdapQgbyR2-Pbp2ZIRma_6cjeWPQmKgTgX-uw/s320/DSC07380.JPG" /></a> Well, Vanessa DID get to go on a very exciting adventure with her daddy and Nana. Her very first professional sports game -- a Redskins preseason game! They only stayed for the first half and James says that the crowd was very family-oriented that evening.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mq0BBMSvm2Yi64_C-ZGXqaorpYEBepmyJ_LIACf2SRjXuh7hzTC0Nw0K6W3xJMV2zfb8V2cqtY1d-T8gJzL58nM_ij55kicRiDNgDfAF1uzt3ivaY7kBBvNsww3zRwKzfev1vg/s1600/DSC07381.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548020996376514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mq0BBMSvm2Yi64_C-ZGXqaorpYEBepmyJ_LIACf2SRjXuh7hzTC0Nw0K6W3xJMV2zfb8V2cqtY1d-T8gJzL58nM_ij55kicRiDNgDfAF1uzt3ivaY7kBBvNsww3zRwKzfev1vg/s320/DSC07381.JPG" /></a> Here are Vanessa and Daddy in their Redskins jerseys.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYfGKDcshyphenhyphenH2E0-TkjyI4C4ODGBoCyy2-hh3XU8NSN-0EG1NujHZuY7kk-DVW_KJGS54BukOpBusw5PgOTzxecwk9ty25pjJmRbfI8aKWzy4VLWTHLxYBiBKlF0OQ-xM3stQ0HQ/s1600/DSC07387.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548017603910434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYfGKDcshyphenhyphenH2E0-TkjyI4C4ODGBoCyy2-hh3XU8NSN-0EG1NujHZuY7kk-DVW_KJGS54BukOpBusw5PgOTzxecwk9ty25pjJmRbfI8aKWzy4VLWTHLxYBiBKlF0OQ-xM3stQ0HQ/s320/DSC07387.JPG" /></a>I know my husband better than to really believe this, but when I look at this picture, I like to imagine that a really important moment is happening on the field, and Vanessa is watching it unfold on the big TV nearby, while James is busy smiling for the camera.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEs6dGoodNStlv-5cPd1O-GHi2tmkDpy6NSfCM4Bgqj-2TgLRvcneYwL1WB3EqM13_dIUbl00h5wj4DJxv_0swQo2ZORaB5DICr97jkeVs8Ry1I2ymBlb52TqH5s3GZneC5W8BMA/s1600/DSC07389.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548016222924610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEs6dGoodNStlv-5cPd1O-GHi2tmkDpy6NSfCM4Bgqj-2TgLRvcneYwL1WB3EqM13_dIUbl00h5wj4DJxv_0swQo2ZORaB5DICr97jkeVs8Ry1I2ymBlb52TqH5s3GZneC5W8BMA/s320/DSC07389.JPG" /></a><br />This is a picture of the field from the seats that James has this year. A good perspective for watching touchdowns, I'd say.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDr__O8btfZE0ZLcu6OECE-eV2nIVbm3Tk4F7CO_5JFaASbHUX-fcENbUVsiXCypUsXZdf8cBbEy62LK8KC_mLoXTJsR0tfgKUISOuwY8fXLFla4vXNRoNykpEB4fwSq4nlSGPgw/s1600/DSC07403.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548006975600642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDr__O8btfZE0ZLcu6OECE-eV2nIVbm3Tk4F7CO_5JFaASbHUX-fcENbUVsiXCypUsXZdf8cBbEy62LK8KC_mLoXTJsR0tfgKUISOuwY8fXLFla4vXNRoNykpEB4fwSq4nlSGPgw/s320/DSC07403.JPG" /></a>These next few pics are from Joanna and Uncle Brian's birthday party. When Elizabeth wasn't racing around in circles, she paused to get some kisses from her Nana.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3TuJJDsMYcZLLZYCFagWALbB2nqkhr3iAvnMbqXZ1YMetODLy1ZrvxcTvXubKQHT1Apol6sMq2yTy9no4gMKz3g583FmCAHuSFkZBON0GP0-xmRVPe4Jvjv7QPpGYVEM7u-5Yg/s1600/DSC07406.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506548002060138482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3TuJJDsMYcZLLZYCFagWALbB2nqkhr3iAvnMbqXZ1YMetODLy1ZrvxcTvXubKQHT1Apol6sMq2yTy9no4gMKz3g583FmCAHuSFkZBON0GP0-xmRVPe4Jvjv7QPpGYVEM7u-5Yg/s320/DSC07406.JPG" /></a>The biggest attraction at the party was the hammock. It's like a swing, but BIGGER!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqdJ6auJ0pyGgAogZLoaRhtl6u5G0v2ak7xhxKqhpDOMAuxZc_kt8ue4cgRephYIYCUEI0rkSumFi-pK4Q6hEnm8nN0UlT71m3UH2u3x5nDPdx02h_PFQzXqTaCFZZ2Rlu_HdcA/s1600/DSC07407.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506547127228915106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqdJ6auJ0pyGgAogZLoaRhtl6u5G0v2ak7xhxKqhpDOMAuxZc_kt8ue4cgRephYIYCUEI0rkSumFi-pK4Q6hEnm8nN0UlT71m3UH2u3x5nDPdx02h_PFQzXqTaCFZZ2Rlu_HdcA/s320/DSC07407.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth plays hide-and-seek behind a tree.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpu6LscaKu7rcFzUk41ooCtLrsT1DKyhq-PGMVIiiGNRscHAn3lps3YcxdH5k5COIIvPo_aeeVVnpudf2YCfFfiZAmSuHuUCRPg5CnAo0iERGi9jxo6Vh4Bo34uTLqeZe2BlPTQ/s1600/DSC07411.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506547106547756722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpu6LscaKu7rcFzUk41ooCtLrsT1DKyhq-PGMVIiiGNRscHAn3lps3YcxdH5k5COIIvPo_aeeVVnpudf2YCfFfiZAmSuHuUCRPg5CnAo0iERGi9jxo6Vh4Bo34uTLqeZe2BlPTQ/s320/DSC07411.JPG" /></a>The girls and me have a little break.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWyujahfH4nb1stOQac9hXydql2rOBK2Mu8XFHHImDzfvgCVju-imQeXTXNCRdDo6OUSLIFyqt48qZB6WirCyvn0ThOKg288fB8y3gm758ka02uyN6vbjYkpfrXxJmQL-tdAb4Q/s1600/DSC07416.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506547101550370642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWyujahfH4nb1stOQac9hXydql2rOBK2Mu8XFHHImDzfvgCVju-imQeXTXNCRdDo6OUSLIFyqt48qZB6WirCyvn0ThOKg288fB8y3gm758ka02uyN6vbjYkpfrXxJmQL-tdAb4Q/s320/DSC07416.JPG" /></a>Vanessa and Elizabeth and the birthday boy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwu3nv8RgHuMvagtP20T7y97fIuXOJIHxR7hdRbnaDJbLYISc3eEIOZ4s05xuQTBYLtuCb34esk47txx7yASay5T-FMJSr0CCmQyEZ2dNLWaiOHtPFPwT9zPdkKDlzrBy1g_OSbQ/s1600/DSC07422.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506547089062538866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwu3nv8RgHuMvagtP20T7y97fIuXOJIHxR7hdRbnaDJbLYISc3eEIOZ4s05xuQTBYLtuCb34esk47txx7yASay5T-FMJSr0CCmQyEZ2dNLWaiOHtPFPwT9zPdkKDlzrBy1g_OSbQ/s320/DSC07422.JPG" /></a>We've had some time to hang out with family lately. Molly and Fred came up to visit us for a couple of days, and we also got to visit Uncle Zak at his home for the first time. I forgot to bring my camera to Uncle Zak's place though, so I have a really good excuse for going back and visiting sometime again soon! As always, the girls just love all the attention they get from family, and I love to see my family too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrLRJUyfqBXp93WQ3STg-0LQPJQzQfaCtc1cds_pwVvKBW9nRgBIwkAicV4rlASmz3ZGpbeos_S62LWNbktcLC_Xtt9CUatCVM71s-UwHLTNDxwVlxLpS0ew31vc93DqmG_UPhg/s1600/DSC07417.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506547079092090994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrLRJUyfqBXp93WQ3STg-0LQPJQzQfaCtc1cds_pwVvKBW9nRgBIwkAicV4rlASmz3ZGpbeos_S62LWNbktcLC_Xtt9CUatCVM71s-UwHLTNDxwVlxLpS0ew31vc93DqmG_UPhg/s320/DSC07417.JPG" /></a>Grandma also came by to visit, and brought toys!! Thanks also to Heather, who helped pick out a lot of stuff to keep my girls busy while I bring them along with me two days a week while I tutor. We had a fabulous time with Grandma and the girls already have plans of games to play with her when they see her next.<br /><br /></div><br /><div>Lately, Vanessa has been picking up quite a bit from sneaking some peaks over my shoulder when I am tutoring the subject of reading. She's found some of the extra homework sheets I printed out, and has been doing them! This has required her to practice writing smaller, and with lowercase letters. She has learned a lot of the phonograms that I have been working on -- for example, she told me today that sometimes an "a" sounds like the "a" in "cat," and sometimes it sounds like the "ah" in "ball." I'm not sure if listening to my tutoring is the reason, or if having the privelege of using her daddy's old iPhone for writing notes on is the reason, but for whatever reason, Vanessa has REALLY wanted to type lately, and also write on paper. She asks a lot about how to spell words, and figures out or remembers some spellings herself (or in some cases, she is helped out by the iPhone's auto-complete feature). Here is something she wrote today on James's old iPhone:</div><br /><div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Vanessa*s birth day is august 31st<br />And there is IcE cream and so every=</div><div>Body can come to my birthday</div><div>Be cause it is so beautiful</div><div>That I want my friends to come</div><div>And it is so exciting and that is that</div><br /><div></div><div>And I love ice cream</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Vanessa has also recently learned how to count to 100, although she still makes mistakes sometimes while doing so. Not to be outdone, Elizabeth has learned how to count to 12, and has been working on writing and typing her first name. Elizabeth has been reading more and more sight words, so that I am beginning to wonder if she has started to acquire a sounding-out capability. She has such a good memory for stories that it's hard to tell when she is reading or just remembering. Elizabeth's favorite activities seem to be singing, dancing, and pretending. If she ends up loving musical theater as much as her daddy and I do, I wouldn't be surprised! Both girls also really love to run. I took them for a short jog with me today and they loved it! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-45891188836134803652010-07-16T19:37:00.008-04:002010-07-16T23:38:11.085-04:00coloradoWe had a great trip to Colorado for a Kaylor family reunion. We were there for just about a week. We started the trip out on our own for the first day, and visited the Denver zoo.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2NJpJsBoF0yui4Z1NNk39AQ60-Geju9tSHf4NCoovZV6lDRqPe_qFq02y2v64DIFi54NsYN15l5TpgaJC3oLepH7ftCG6ZX_xUaakAsyo8DSVyiGzcGSOFPvJFJoWWZ3kG4ZQw/s1600/DSC07220.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494665689323843634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2NJpJsBoF0yui4Z1NNk39AQ60-Geju9tSHf4NCoovZV6lDRqPe_qFq02y2v64DIFi54NsYN15l5TpgaJC3oLepH7ftCG6ZX_xUaakAsyo8DSVyiGzcGSOFPvJFJoWWZ3kG4ZQw/s320/DSC07220.JPG" /></a> The girls check out a mongoose and porcupine exhibit (Elizabeth is in the background).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCaVfCJbrSObdoNXICQ3AZWE1DST8u7hdV6hAY3ECSC7gUHd7eV0_mdf2ltDdJG8hC7o_syOak95xU1ejy1qete5VUiu7jU-v0QVhEH78QZswF1Bfsm5qBKrh7XSR6tMD6w3IMw/s1600/DSC07224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494665681860873954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCaVfCJbrSObdoNXICQ3AZWE1DST8u7hdV6hAY3ECSC7gUHd7eV0_mdf2ltDdJG8hC7o_syOak95xU1ejy1qete5VUiu7jU-v0QVhEH78QZswF1Bfsm5qBKrh7XSR6tMD6w3IMw/s320/DSC07224.JPG" /></a> Vanessa's favorite animal we saw were the polar bears. This polar bear had just been in the water, showing off a very nice back float. Elizabeth liked the lions best, and wanted to see them twice!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qloCniR2dSLCoAM535MOW1tLeTLsf-0E12bv4YLj57k19IP92iyVPKrFJE2zlsIJLxdLbCEhU_MPLjwH8OlfgtF56F-dI5DJGHCLyuQCtdAudqovI5zmiAUtc1U8_7YN8o4ikQ/s1600/DSC07235.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494665679355234562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qloCniR2dSLCoAM535MOW1tLeTLsf-0E12bv4YLj57k19IP92iyVPKrFJE2zlsIJLxdLbCEhU_MPLjwH8OlfgtF56F-dI5DJGHCLyuQCtdAudqovI5zmiAUtc1U8_7YN8o4ikQ/s320/DSC07235.JPG" /></a> The next day was a day for meeting up with family. Elizabeth and Vanessa were so excited to see their cousins Bryn and Jadyn.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPqlL8-YglqK_AUFixx36v6Dq8NeYHRTd9cpTZaxXwXHyrquRYs5T3sBhrFWytddFu7avOe-hzdE85myw7Pv_WmbBYoRXmHDrzFlixQQKItupI8FcKmk61qii3QJo7GDwqzjBdg/s1600/DSC07243.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494664470082731122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPqlL8-YglqK_AUFixx36v6Dq8NeYHRTd9cpTZaxXwXHyrquRYs5T3sBhrFWytddFu7avOe-hzdE85myw7Pv_WmbBYoRXmHDrzFlixQQKItupI8FcKmk61qii3QJo7GDwqzjBdg/s320/DSC07243.JPG" /></a>Vanessa still sometimes expresses her affection through squishing... Good thing Jadyn is so patient with little ones!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPDon2ffCFOntiNAvyP2UZlXGZ112OpLhSEKdt8FQi6qvpGdsoLh_5Aqy2lVyDewgaO_7y6z6pK4q1lZAEMdZ2e57RSjFXqkkXEf7uzdmzOnZ2JWZ8WMMvxM7dpfAxEkscbS2fg/s1600/IMG_4267.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494664465492794434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPDon2ffCFOntiNAvyP2UZlXGZ112OpLhSEKdt8FQi6qvpGdsoLh_5Aqy2lVyDewgaO_7y6z6pK4q1lZAEMdZ2e57RSjFXqkkXEf7uzdmzOnZ2JWZ8WMMvxM7dpfAxEkscbS2fg/s320/IMG_4267.JPG" /></a> I had so many pics from so many places (thanks especially to my uncle's brother Rick), that I didn't manage to get them entirely in order. Oh well. This series of pictures is from the low ropes course at the Estes Park YMCA, about half-way through our time in CO. Vanessa was a little slow to warm up to all of the folks in my family that she didn't know yet, but by the end of our time at the ropes course, she allowed uncles and second cousins to help her over this six foot wall (the objective was to get everyone in our party over it). Here, her uncle Jake is helping Vanessa get down as my cousin Brett looks on.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494664458420103522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53w7O7m_2jm75cAwfzVUMlBxtOO1ufPuG4CBMr4fmHpRqbDnW9Flra9GpR58eABqLYmfzEbDTBFYoVJ4yBlUPUL3BVENMszgd-W3im-qHtaPHwe2CcuNrnh10ZGwnBqnEEKdtbA/s320/IMG_4256.JPG" />One of the activities involved walking on a wire, supported by a partner and monitored by spotters. The wires that the two partners are balancing on get further and further apart as the partners progress along them. Here Jadyn and my cousins' cousin Megan are getting pretty far along the wires!<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyCXr-MVIKbOtyTKoOas8B6CcsGVzNmasQfcnzyAskUqljxaV1Vq9Srf0Fu4v94J9nIwbMu1XAgxwOR78H3vsm4bvtkxUgou-KA3JjaZ6NnWcUD4IHvr80SAF-QtmJN6eWHvqxA/s1600/IMG_4249.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494664461147766178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyCXr-MVIKbOtyTKoOas8B6CcsGVzNmasQfcnzyAskUqljxaV1Vq9Srf0Fu4v94J9nIwbMu1XAgxwOR78H3vsm4bvtkxUgou-KA3JjaZ6NnWcUD4IHvr80SAF-QtmJN6eWHvqxA/s320/IMG_4249.JPG" /></a> Bryn was kind enough to partner with Vanessa when Vanessa got up the courage to try out the wires for herself.<br /><div><br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494657733462655026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEPhDR535VWAMzoQqzHYAkWzJqWnwASxhgtrf0Zl3SdDZrmVPQES4ngWcJFtzwDt752BZO-AMGXqy1-KBeSR3AiC2oEeUsuKeDXkgWZx9aCieHJK4cinEBNbJ9o2HJkDonCVEyA/s320/DSC07303.JPG" /> Vanessa even tried out the rope swing that was part of the most difficult of the challenges on the ropes course that day. Also in this picture are my cousin-in-law Mark, my brother Zak, and my Dad. Low ropes courses seem to be all about people supporting each other -- I had my hands kind of full so I felt like I was even more grateful for the support of all of my family there. Vanessa also thrived in all that support! </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1ijh6KFM5LaeOZOjnjbtZjYG998On2EkW109uLRlaPPMcsOArVjgNYyf3h43vv-E8kAG8TmEAXhFS_MOkkcMQ40IhEJzqQEA-gI1dAfcAS05M0DAF1ci5gz4eyHfj7RG5L5jhQ/s1600/IMG_4119.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494664450458133906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1ijh6KFM5LaeOZOjnjbtZjYG998On2EkW109uLRlaPPMcsOArVjgNYyf3h43vv-E8kAG8TmEAXhFS_MOkkcMQ40IhEJzqQEA-gI1dAfcAS05M0DAF1ci5gz4eyHfj7RG5L5jhQ/s320/IMG_4119.JPG" /></a> Here is the rock-climbing wall from the day before the low ropes course. James is climbing up on the left side while Jadyn is scaling the right. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iRKDbfnQzdyuzV8qB5K4XCc2pPkaUXda7P-JM1LKTWm7zCQilwso2U2gCR8QjAYcRg0o27w52Z1qqH73yBa6aLaT0hRftsjPHIwbBjoUT5o1DSv6dq_Kf7BHpRAG1krjqz6eaw/s1600/IMG_4116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494658553261418514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iRKDbfnQzdyuzV8qB5K4XCc2pPkaUXda7P-JM1LKTWm7zCQilwso2U2gCR8QjAYcRg0o27w52Z1qqH73yBa6aLaT0hRftsjPHIwbBjoUT5o1DSv6dq_Kf7BHpRAG1krjqz6eaw/s320/IMG_4116.JPG" /></a> Here my cousins Mark, Sean, Nick, Danielle, and Brett, interspersed with my Dad, my Aunt Teri, and Jadyn and Bryn all harnessed and waiting for their turns on the climbing wall.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdgc3ozx8pvawVPIMoCpsjGk8xg0WPL54cNCp4PfqzG6wPJfkAncLgEcVjuhS5zmRKGlAJ3BJbiIG7FsJJjZGn8WnrIYVnuzTNJPGC9NhLdTbdbisRIkuJvVolVw8SQVN9onNvA/s1600/IMG_4149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494658536067390850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdgc3ozx8pvawVPIMoCpsjGk8xg0WPL54cNCp4PfqzG6wPJfkAncLgEcVjuhS5zmRKGlAJ3BJbiIG7FsJJjZGn8WnrIYVnuzTNJPGC9NhLdTbdbisRIkuJvVolVw8SQVN9onNvA/s320/IMG_4149.JPG" /></a> Me. :)<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAycLWvSNUtLt4FScGd9Chqe8eho5SAE613zPmmLtIrJoelTQEr2XNJyjrNlZcTfAeA6U-ys8pki115NV_r0PeAnuaQdq2sYE7V65XafJ6lqOdeZnNf4NJBuwPdqoeQ1q8ZcimvQ/s1600/DSC07288.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494658507175445042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAycLWvSNUtLt4FScGd9Chqe8eho5SAE613zPmmLtIrJoelTQEr2XNJyjrNlZcTfAeA6U-ys8pki115NV_r0PeAnuaQdq2sYE7V65XafJ6lqOdeZnNf4NJBuwPdqoeQ1q8ZcimvQ/s320/DSC07288.JPG" /></a> I certainly wouldn't have been able to go up a climbing wall without several sets of hands to watch Elizabeth and Vanessa. Here Elizabeth is basking in the attention of ladies from three generations (from left to right), Oma Phyllis, Grandma K, and Hannah.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494657736141986386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCTtWdK4mAgq8qxCJG1fIdsaZq9wlO2Z_JMjgsjzniIuipO-57hVwG-BWjauHHPSYhBqp2m7zAZ0W5tJ5y379zesEQaCFB8IFJl9AzHgi2o-Ew0scem5IIxVQuwcehRiqBueCTw/s320/DSC07294.JPG" /> Four cousins on a rock. Because they have such great rocks for climbing in Colorado! This one overlooked a river with a few small waterfalls. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494658491315025250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCU_UmjHHtcXgOsm3cZOaGjTsPXrv3FaMv4Dba_oxTcQbrFkw4LUyl-Wd75WeCMSQSQ2LHD_5ybaag3rULK7J69zQasnCQXBkOZMcKWeuyQJUMAYhDLcCRdghb1F0yq7CYqkhW_A/s320/DSC07348.JPG" /> One of our last activities in Colorado was going up a cable car to the top of one of the mountains in Estes Park. Here are Jake and Bryn on the cable car ride.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIswaTJcVTkpoKDUW8pt2Vf7g_CFqIFHDR_IqYWwn-UMDblnlOYeZlcz-yItjUasKIGgELtBOIxhcUZ64DqAnjf0H341tpmuGfkOqi677KAKMfwBYaCFvSBLsUvXMFP7Mec9AWw/s1600/DSC07328.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494657721747394722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIswaTJcVTkpoKDUW8pt2Vf7g_CFqIFHDR_IqYWwn-UMDblnlOYeZlcz-yItjUasKIGgELtBOIxhcUZ64DqAnjf0H341tpmuGfkOqi677KAKMfwBYaCFvSBLsUvXMFP7Mec9AWw/s320/DSC07328.JPG" /></a>Not only were there fabulous views from the top of the mountain, but they also had a large population of very tame chipmunks which were accustomed to getting fed peanuts by the tourists. This was a very great joy for Bryn, Vanessa, and Elizabeth. (Jadyn was off having fun riding a horse on this day!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUglxb6R_JRqtFBDtQjuiqDpaGwj_sELueUJ9F6n_lnNowDmkNWeew0yD68pbOSaM4W1jAs15d9EeyqDAdqWowFTbDyK6GGhaQL-3kf4vgGKIFPG6k-7Lsk2CIZdtojz8GVGFEQ/s1600/DSC07338.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494657716684808642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUglxb6R_JRqtFBDtQjuiqDpaGwj_sELueUJ9F6n_lnNowDmkNWeew0yD68pbOSaM4W1jAs15d9EeyqDAdqWowFTbDyK6GGhaQL-3kf4vgGKIFPG6k-7Lsk2CIZdtojz8GVGFEQ/s320/DSC07338.JPG" /></a> Here are Vanessa and Daddy waving from one of the rocks where we fed chipmunks. Elizabeth is busy looking for chipmunks among the lower rocks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOadIV4b8oh9Mjp8rBXG4uqT2bpSsWSFhqVPtyIT1EXYIuora-UO69dW5DCX1Jqe4nD6Tx4g5GHPuatG78Wj0O591omYjYFvf6qGVBgZFz4CrWGz6qwhU_6Wsje871uOD9Nd8OTQ/s1600/DSC07323.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494657709121081442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOadIV4b8oh9Mjp8rBXG4uqT2bpSsWSFhqVPtyIT1EXYIuora-UO69dW5DCX1Jqe4nD6Tx4g5GHPuatG78Wj0O591omYjYFvf6qGVBgZFz4CrWGz6qwhU_6Wsje871uOD9Nd8OTQ/s320/DSC07323.JPG" /></a>Here is Elizabeth feeding one of the chipmunks. If you look closely you will see that this chipmunk, like most of the others we saw, already has his cheeks crammed full of peanuts!<br /><br /><br /><div>We had a blast in Colorado. James and I also flew to Chicago last weekend to see Paul's wedding. What a treat to have a trip just traveling by ourselves, and with adult friends to celebrate with! For now, we are quite content to be back home for a while, and finished with our big trips for the summer.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-54394272098332287792010-06-19T21:28:00.007-04:002010-06-23T23:41:48.265-04:00Two weeks on the move<div>This week were are back in town after stops in Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The girls had a little more trouble getting to sleep than usual because of all the excitement, but when they did sleep, they slept in a cuddly pile like a couple of puppies.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBE2SrRK86pcQ9YoPMjDfPJswGbRKBh4Y4duG9_w32x3U9yjTWeBBciDDGJ4sL2-burS8drSbqjRH7hJOCluItaNmEyX9vZM0DbBaEyopnlLJNjoA5wfz8mNxZ0gxmTM-M6ycPCA/s1600/DSC07138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486162620168725154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBE2SrRK86pcQ9YoPMjDfPJswGbRKBh4Y4duG9_w32x3U9yjTWeBBciDDGJ4sL2-burS8drSbqjRH7hJOCluItaNmEyX9vZM0DbBaEyopnlLJNjoA5wfz8mNxZ0gxmTM-M6ycPCA/s320/DSC07138.JPG" /></a>Here are the girls sleeping in the hotel where James had his conference in Baltimore.</div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSFZAp1CuYwJmpKXGKl9OXY9pi5gLUO-6dA21rpyYFxVJMneWLX3jBKfc3XOZf3E_DK7G1gyhi3D6ujgblX9MHApXCKCPK3MateF3t5opyDPVap9YyI0F7Cjw9H_-P10mSXnIaQ/s1600/DSC07123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486162461880144146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSFZAp1CuYwJmpKXGKl9OXY9pi5gLUO-6dA21rpyYFxVJMneWLX3jBKfc3XOZf3E_DK7G1gyhi3D6ujgblX9MHApXCKCPK3MateF3t5opyDPVap9YyI0F7Cjw9H_-P10mSXnIaQ/s320/DSC07123.JPG" /></a> The first day in Baltimore, I took the girls to the Children's museum. The girls liked the mock-up grocery store area best. Vanessa got to choose all the cereals I don't let her choose at home...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxhptFXuXZ_0O3Qq-r7ljFLJgG5lFrxUslRpBfVanLEffBHCFmj9WMAAFl_bA3_MoX2D_pB-tl9szv4Sp2HW4Qbhi-s0OTE7J6a6kitY_sBG1flPAcZHqg65aM1ACN8m1Uv0obQ/s1600/DSC07126.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486162430130381298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxhptFXuXZ_0O3Qq-r7ljFLJgG5lFrxUslRpBfVanLEffBHCFmj9WMAAFl_bA3_MoX2D_pB-tl9szv4Sp2HW4Qbhi-s0OTE7J6a6kitY_sBG1flPAcZHqg65aM1ACN8m1Uv0obQ/s320/DSC07126.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth took her groceries to the nearby exhibit wherein children could pretend to drive a car. I guess she wanted to pretend she was taking her groceries home. She's clutching a can of baked beans (she loves all kinds of beans!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb8oi8ZKAvdPJSnTZ1digxMaWAuzhRPaam4Z6Pckc3LqdWZ1oKOhC1f5xqB23_biz05LDPW_vkAN0PZoQZAN31Jrfud3Ul7W0LFi2_KBoWrTqQlPkgTGCMHC1PxnRcHYUZO2ZDg/s1600/DSC07128.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486162394357642706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb8oi8ZKAvdPJSnTZ1digxMaWAuzhRPaam4Z6Pckc3LqdWZ1oKOhC1f5xqB23_biz05LDPW_vkAN0PZoQZAN31Jrfud3Ul7W0LFi2_KBoWrTqQlPkgTGCMHC1PxnRcHYUZO2ZDg/s320/DSC07128.JPG" /></a> Vanessa knew just what to do with this jester cut-out. Behind her was a craft room where the girls played with some paint and glue later on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQk4IPZvN7hSStXWLGXYTfiBvFqiK0d293gAAU43fy-lll4M04r8NxmBLCaIzUicWTU9e0OTOHD_jcZmVOkDhY3i2a9tbv8vkUWXJSP2_yTPCmdEAUh0RkpkU63jzsrC8ODmQ2pA/s1600/DSC07134.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486162357672214194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQk4IPZvN7hSStXWLGXYTfiBvFqiK0d293gAAU43fy-lll4M04r8NxmBLCaIzUicWTU9e0OTOHD_jcZmVOkDhY3i2a9tbv8vkUWXJSP2_yTPCmdEAUh0RkpkU63jzsrC8ODmQ2pA/s320/DSC07134.JPG" /></a> But of course we went to the aquarium! This Megladon jaw never ceases to amaze me. Elizabeth seemed to like the ray and shark exhibits best. Vanessa definitely loved the dolphin show the best. Some of the other highlights were crocodiles, a frilled lizard, rainbow lorikeets, and a golden lion tamarin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z3KUKy2SpuyfqxBXUZAQXkEChfB291pOrkGQ2DhgC4_ntskH6Os-Jn895lH6pRIrEv1I2-YEiTbpZ5BPvZ5kq_h36KStjDJkqRE9RqfHlfZEgkSkJnV9GoqU94x4gJ7ZODpnMg/s1600/DSC07135.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486162316270189778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z3KUKy2SpuyfqxBXUZAQXkEChfB291pOrkGQ2DhgC4_ntskH6Os-Jn895lH6pRIrEv1I2-YEiTbpZ5BPvZ5kq_h36KStjDJkqRE9RqfHlfZEgkSkJnV9GoqU94x4gJ7ZODpnMg/s320/DSC07135.JPG" /></a> And the bubbles! These towers of bubbles are an endless source of wonder for them!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4TTeFlUBtyJlXsu4OVqlayVDK67YWAI0Yd8t5wZVRSesl9EVJnAqF16j5127mlq2ROdRpJlF4edbX-7VKMdWG4BQDTbvpdrE-aMh-AJa5sEJiz1SimYjNzCcGTxCh9Lo3nRE3A/s1600/DSC07142.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486161840404344498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4TTeFlUBtyJlXsu4OVqlayVDK67YWAI0Yd8t5wZVRSesl9EVJnAqF16j5127mlq2ROdRpJlF4edbX-7VKMdWG4BQDTbvpdrE-aMh-AJa5sEJiz1SimYjNzCcGTxCh9Lo3nRE3A/s320/DSC07142.JPG" /></a> I am glad that we were in Baltimore long enough to give us an excuse to check out the science museum. It was definitely worth it! I liked it about as much as the aquarium, especially because it had such great exhibits for little kids. Here, Vanessa and Elizabeth get cozy in some dinosaur footprints.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxYGwndI10ovMHnLWdzN4vcLd8tsrzsfUnyHh2tpqGpDyTgWZGAh5kpFZoM4A-qQfr9VnDSi9MmtwHTvg9aEBcDdWd2qdzMpNUxquh5hsDFwqfGlugq2VBD4GJDoK-jgcc5NkNw/s1600/DSC07144.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486161805175614450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxYGwndI10ovMHnLWdzN4vcLd8tsrzsfUnyHh2tpqGpDyTgWZGAh5kpFZoM4A-qQfr9VnDSi9MmtwHTvg9aEBcDdWd2qdzMpNUxquh5hsDFwqfGlugq2VBD4GJDoK-jgcc5NkNw/s320/DSC07144.JPG" /></a> The girls loved unearthing this dinosaur fossil. There was also a pretty cool three-dimensional skeleton of another dinosaur that they could put together like a puzzle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-hP-VZkKTM2flZMGqTApmlzce0ne9qclpLn2OHkh7S2UELjlR3gj2YksxcIgxT-DzuDaKWcdn5YZy9zx2DecgQW586Ah63VPWrcWQ2mQ3yOP6kgJGWWvT-InlzBvy9hgM-P0bw/s1600/DSC07146.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486161782647485474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-hP-VZkKTM2flZMGqTApmlzce0ne9qclpLn2OHkh7S2UELjlR3gj2YksxcIgxT-DzuDaKWcdn5YZy9zx2DecgQW586Ah63VPWrcWQ2mQ3yOP6kgJGWWvT-InlzBvy9hgM-P0bw/s320/DSC07146.JPG" /></a> The little kids area of the science museum has a really great pin board right at the beginning. The girls would have been content to play with it the whole time, I think! Except for the fact that there was an amazing water table area (I didn't get out my camera for fear of drenching it). The water table had pipes and fountains and a stream with moveable dams. Plus there were legos, trains, and rooms of a model ship and submarine to climb inside. I think we could have stayed in the little kids' area all day if we didn't have to break for food!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSz_DMtx23thSpaIw3JcoQ_F-B_I7SN7_WCERc7pkfde6vlxRpPCEBxi1IHGLa71vKU4Jdcy_vvmL2GUp2I2Ld-CrclPSKe8tVgva4p81KfEreuTNbj5juGbAn0mcrzzDmhnwPw/s1600/DSC07148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486161735178878050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSz_DMtx23thSpaIw3JcoQ_F-B_I7SN7_WCERc7pkfde6vlxRpPCEBxi1IHGLa71vKU4Jdcy_vvmL2GUp2I2Ld-CrclPSKe8tVgva4p81KfEreuTNbj5juGbAn0mcrzzDmhnwPw/s320/DSC07148.JPG" /></a> Next after Baltimore was our trip to New Jersey to see our fabulous grown-up friend Vanessa and her family. Not long after we arrived, we took a trip to Sesame Place just a little ways into Pennsylvania. I think Elizabeth was feeling a bit under the weather, because she seemed like she might be ready for a nap (which she rarely takes these days). But she absolutely loved this pretend store in the Sesame Street Neighborhood area. It had painted-on food and signs -- nothing real to put in any baskets like at the children's museum in Baltimore, but I think she liked it even better!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X1HJxDggK4NMg9k-K0eQ7DUOlRb0Vpg53N2cOd4fOGnCi9joFGMDSvp9UjvyTDReGwhXIaCR4x1ESKteGv4BEuFWzGAyLtZNyf2utkFMJR0UCFAz2up7sMWaYmz8rRdvu9mQjg/s1600/DSC07154.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486161694329110818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X1HJxDggK4NMg9k-K0eQ7DUOlRb0Vpg53N2cOd4fOGnCi9joFGMDSvp9UjvyTDReGwhXIaCR4x1ESKteGv4BEuFWzGAyLtZNyf2utkFMJR0UCFAz2up7sMWaYmz8rRdvu9mQjg/s320/DSC07154.JPG" /></a><br />Here are Vanessa and her toddler Samantha. It was so cool to see my girls playing with Samantha -- they ran around the house and had just a fantastic time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DJaQsP0NGxLSOweudjBOhJxQMuzYzd_2fr9Izse2EJI8PQb7C77I4ZlgwL104wzbYxGskHLCye1meZUbFA_bWeKFy0TEvWjbR3oRXwE0E8ZsvCZhSR-r5ilhWiMce17tLjzqUQ/s1600/DSC07157.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486160169019094130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DJaQsP0NGxLSOweudjBOhJxQMuzYzd_2fr9Izse2EJI8PQb7C77I4ZlgwL104wzbYxGskHLCye1meZUbFA_bWeKFy0TEvWjbR3oRXwE0E8ZsvCZhSR-r5ilhWiMce17tLjzqUQ/s320/DSC07157.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth and Vanessa really loved the carousel too! </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>The day after we visited Sesame Place, Elizabeth was acting kind of sick, so we decided to head back home. It was definitely hard for us to say good-bye. After a day or so, though, she seemed fine, so I decided to continue on with the next part of the trip we planned -- to Princess Anne, Maryland, to visit their Grandma's house for the first time. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I decided to visit my friend Sara whom I'd really been missing, because she was vacationing in Delaware just an hour or so from my mother's house. I had the idea of going to the beach, which I think would have been a perfect idea, except for the wind... oh, and except for Vanessa spending a good portion of the time going back and forth to the potty. As it was, it was still cool to see the girls dipping their toes in the water, building sand castles, and finding interesting things in the sand.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFV52vi9KHEm83MYEdF4usiUhyV7BntzexCoQReBFcLot0-lW3ULYOlW5R0Y8Ok6Vhhh8hwMaTpws0CUt9HdjiIbSkZOrGHFYUxpt7P6ov3Rc1ik9dZAPBc54XIXHUmdfbYxNQQg/s1600/DSC07180.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486160132567553746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFV52vi9KHEm83MYEdF4usiUhyV7BntzexCoQReBFcLot0-lW3ULYOlW5R0Y8Ok6Vhhh8hwMaTpws0CUt9HdjiIbSkZOrGHFYUxpt7P6ov3Rc1ik9dZAPBc54XIXHUmdfbYxNQQg/s320/DSC07180.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiClqaEyNgenUsLE6wWg0r9mOMtsEVDEhCohEPlaWAYg0JHgRWWujDLsjJRYr9yNEZgAceAXqOWS5JOdLKUyKebUFKhup9ynTk-wc_3j2FPaEhrcBmFaqMXxQ-Z6dg4dOSjKhUw/s1600/DSC07182.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486160095434047410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiClqaEyNgenUsLE6wWg0r9mOMtsEVDEhCohEPlaWAYg0JHgRWWujDLsjJRYr9yNEZgAceAXqOWS5JOdLKUyKebUFKhup9ynTk-wc_3j2FPaEhrcBmFaqMXxQ-Z6dg4dOSjKhUw/s320/DSC07182.JPG" /></a>Here are Vanessa and Elizabeth with Aryana. They were pretty patient with my beach idea, but they had a really much better time back at the house! There, they played with toys, read books, and giggled together.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6idl2DHHCTw0WQxDfppEZOq_Yz-ldOPQeJGC7HRj7KGoNc9UgKeZSDVYs3PU7i9vg8DDGD5M5lOPKGtjEzssKdS2zs9HZxqWf0FDBVGd1y25xVUofz2JhzqAI22TB_1MRoiEgIA/s1600/DSC07187.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486160064025890546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6idl2DHHCTw0WQxDfppEZOq_Yz-ldOPQeJGC7HRj7KGoNc9UgKeZSDVYs3PU7i9vg8DDGD5M5lOPKGtjEzssKdS2zs9HZxqWf0FDBVGd1y25xVUofz2JhzqAI22TB_1MRoiEgIA/s320/DSC07187.JPG" /></a> The girls were all jumping up and down in the sand in this picture (well, Elizabeth hasn't quite learned how to jump yet).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPmZBMqLjtEM8UvURs0bBU35zigXuBiGSvhNmzGs58EdMEiIRFmj_2MS_e0DFCSfI4gfPC_2K8MJPW8Qtcq38fy-1xwk3NBB0DKx8CRDU17cJhOHi7f_oZd7c5TZmm7liimD8gA/s1600/DSC07184.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486160020960721154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPmZBMqLjtEM8UvURs0bBU35zigXuBiGSvhNmzGs58EdMEiIRFmj_2MS_e0DFCSfI4gfPC_2K8MJPW8Qtcq38fy-1xwk3NBB0DKx8CRDU17cJhOHi7f_oZd7c5TZmm7liimD8gA/s320/DSC07184.JPG" /></a>Here's a picture of my friend Sara taking a picture of Adalyn. Adalyn truly is such a beautiful baby! I can't wait to see Sara and her remarkable family again soon! </div><div> </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefzbOBWoalsU-fek6FZNT-4XoP-9qW49EhPtQJmDx4Rt-aMn_KnH3h3tMow6yB0jnqCmCjgLuvBADed_yMLRzove-QvGC1SjDSTElBGkvWd0YSyKtYR8FMYa6gXLGEd93PHESuQ/s1600/DSC07196.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486177331645386450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefzbOBWoalsU-fek6FZNT-4XoP-9qW49EhPtQJmDx4Rt-aMn_KnH3h3tMow6yB0jnqCmCjgLuvBADed_yMLRzove-QvGC1SjDSTElBGkvWd0YSyKtYR8FMYa6gXLGEd93PHESuQ/s320/DSC07196.JPG" /></a>Here is a picture of Elizabeth and her Grandma. Elizabeth loved Grandma's hair, and immediately decided to use the end of her braid as a paintbrush to paint Grandma's head "pink."<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSv6Z0Q4LKRJCI9rL8TPK9wOa_3OGCA58Urjhp35PqwxyZJcxlZRZcWEFTz1U_UlqaieZV0qGmhLhhUHj3wFUi4Cczep9KOszXwhrS7GxYw0gGXcc6RFn4lzZn6ujnCzA62z5Ag/s1600/DSC07174.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486177316885081842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSv6Z0Q4LKRJCI9rL8TPK9wOa_3OGCA58Urjhp35PqwxyZJcxlZRZcWEFTz1U_UlqaieZV0qGmhLhhUHj3wFUi4Cczep9KOszXwhrS7GxYw0gGXcc6RFn4lzZn6ujnCzA62z5Ag/s320/DSC07174.JPG" /></a> Grandma made lots of balloon animals for the girls to play with. Vanessa decided that this balloon flower made an excellent Grandma-bopping toy. Ah, well, I guess my kids show their affection in strange ways.<br /></div><div>Grandma took the girls swimming and to lots of playgrounds. They also really enjoyed their hike through the cypress swamp!<br /></div><div>I'm so glad we've had so many opportunities to spend time with people who are so important to us. It's been a busy June, and it's not over yet!<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32149678.post-82760613892699634912010-06-03T19:25:00.006-04:002010-06-03T21:44:18.321-04:00Elizabeth turns two!Elizabeth had her second birthday on Tuesday. She truly is a toddler now. She amazes me every day with all the things she can express and do!<br /><br /><br /><br />But first, our trip to Massanutten, Virginia! Jamie and Sandra were so nice to invite us to vacation with them. We played on the playground and took a brief hike in the morning, followed by the waterpark in the afternoon. Maybe we were already a bit tired by the time we got to the waterpark, because it was something of a comedy of errors -- I forgot my swimsuit and had to go back to the cabin to get it, and James slipped on the side of the pool and fell in with a great big splash (I was busy retrieving my suit at the time or else I'm sure I would be able to further embelish that event).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeyNqcl1oartJDQtn7HYQqukJ9AjGILU_bydwnlcUXDSt_DxXjxGWW7Lfmj_eoCTi75JuhVRvI-JSe93RHqHJ2MTdHOtb5mC4WjKNPFk-QZsVAkkM1yST3ZVKuNoYmmDmhO4l2w/s1600/DSC07068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478694111459576962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeyNqcl1oartJDQtn7HYQqukJ9AjGILU_bydwnlcUXDSt_DxXjxGWW7Lfmj_eoCTi75JuhVRvI-JSe93RHqHJ2MTdHOtb5mC4WjKNPFk-QZsVAkkM1yST3ZVKuNoYmmDmhO4l2w/s320/DSC07068.JPG" /></a> But we enjoyed ourselves immensely nevertheless. Elizabeth fell in love with these yellow bouncy seats. She spent a good portion of her water park time in them. Vanessa meanwhile put her life jacket on and took it off twenty or so times. It's like dress-up, but with a safety twist!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TXxQyKT0iqt0NTanl94II7hpKz3YqoIuA4HTR-SI5sEhY1uSZXnuD9EY8gqzXV5gD11MjeErDgXmeseUjk7n6KWp44aHwDvrOiuZrWVlMQX9pNq32VMZM5bG60UoLcsjsRq8PQ/s1600/DSC07076.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478694109383370962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TXxQyKT0iqt0NTanl94II7hpKz3YqoIuA4HTR-SI5sEhY1uSZXnuD9EY8gqzXV5gD11MjeErDgXmeseUjk7n6KWp44aHwDvrOiuZrWVlMQX9pNq32VMZM5bG60UoLcsjsRq8PQ/s320/DSC07076.JPG" /></a> I was able to convince Elizabeth to take a break from the bouncy seat to explore the fountain area of the kiddie pool. She liked that part too!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mHUOvxBCj-gg_A4YXSlyMmIVWeuACHQLCUxFGTWKbBkDO3fX3v6ifPOkrnrH9GymrUNYCDhsk_LpjjCrgIpSqXn7pJxtae4aqIq0avtyU_C2M6XvNitDrSqfBclXSWvQyCuT3Q/s1600/DSC07081.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478694105106526114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mHUOvxBCj-gg_A4YXSlyMmIVWeuACHQLCUxFGTWKbBkDO3fX3v6ifPOkrnrH9GymrUNYCDhsk_LpjjCrgIpSqXn7pJxtae4aqIq0avtyU_C2M6XvNitDrSqfBclXSWvQyCuT3Q/s320/DSC07081.JPG" /></a> Sandra, Vanessa, and I took a ride down the lazy river ride. Even though Vanessa got fairly drenched, she kept a pretty cheery attitude for the ride.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478716773625940626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO25WeImYRi3LORF8PlXjL-pvSlayihuDFvl6AfMgOHC5ZEnb1SfCvN4EkBhnqe6daYy7bHgOR2VJlLZSOryOU5IlNr52g-rDEeVQs8i8rh4DFn3KGBwE62Gw83jNS0MB1EEFPw/s320/DSC07084-1.JPG" /> Saying hi to Daddy! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k2RQkgigRlPo5DAcl7b-gG3_s0LBZ37H29O95x8aYcZGb1kEI3cbNPEkXIqisyRvKseEMPeWuNPizBq7qRGraHHY67xypMiIjW0SiqopTRIw1XegbomBFtqNwaxLT4iRffGPJA/s1600/DSC07085.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478694090427406626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3k2RQkgigRlPo5DAcl7b-gG3_s0LBZ37H29O95x8aYcZGb1kEI3cbNPEkXIqisyRvKseEMPeWuNPizBq7qRGraHHY67xypMiIjW0SiqopTRIw1XegbomBFtqNwaxLT4iRffGPJA/s320/DSC07085.JPG" /></a> Sandra said she had fun trying out the boogie board ride at the water park. So I gave it a try too. I didn't wipe out, but I still couldn't quite figure out how to stay at the bottom of the wave. Maybe next time. All the grownups also got to try out some of the big water slides, which was SO much fun! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIWZq4ncDWQI0RRkqBJoJvGS2P_DFFO7Sq48N_0uW4W0Gro64LjE7jMjD63mkXBHX3rcoNDDVGADMlAhIrxmoOEN1LIpp_xrCe8RO_L-Rnu7dHFHwGbg03FsVWMnYhr1lAMcRhQ/s1600/DSC07086.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693893300978146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIWZq4ncDWQI0RRkqBJoJvGS2P_DFFO7Sq48N_0uW4W0Gro64LjE7jMjD63mkXBHX3rcoNDDVGADMlAhIrxmoOEN1LIpp_xrCe8RO_L-Rnu7dHFHwGbg03FsVWMnYhr1lAMcRhQ/s320/DSC07086.JPG" /></a> The next day, we took the girls Frisbee golfing. They liked throwing the Frisbees, and when they were a little worn out, a deer provided further entertainment. (Although, we don't have to go to Massanutten to see deer -- James saw one in our garden the other evening, and deer have definitely been sampling our fine vegetables.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirllsOb77ua9CJan-c33DDwUR_fHjYSD1SJjK509pOKF-dqUoJdnzeEI77JnfA-N-T_CX5rmuKV5BK_26QJF6Pp02SDhgxQvhzMiyffXbeHqNDIMS0CS8polNOp0oQ5qanPsQqjg/s1600/DSC07088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693884502590770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirllsOb77ua9CJan-c33DDwUR_fHjYSD1SJjK509pOKF-dqUoJdnzeEI77JnfA-N-T_CX5rmuKV5BK_26QJF6Pp02SDhgxQvhzMiyffXbeHqNDIMS0CS8polNOp0oQ5qanPsQqjg/s320/DSC07088.JPG" /></a>This picture we took back at home. Elizabeth and Vanessa have both reached new stages of drawing. Vanessa has started taking an interest in coloring (notice the Cinderella). Elizabeth has taken an interest in drawing representations of objects (balloons, birthday cakes, letters of the alphabet), rather than her previous random squiggles.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcImS9VWZgKLzF0VUMcl1WM3FPZBAobVKIjLyQhuvOr8q_bHOW0T9UMs08Dbkk4XqTCKTvNYC2cdgtAdsJdp7iuuoH9F50L1lBcctD_ZQcg9S2sxVwhPMObvNHsl_TtFbalHuOA/s1600/DSC07089.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693883702222690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcImS9VWZgKLzF0VUMcl1WM3FPZBAobVKIjLyQhuvOr8q_bHOW0T9UMs08Dbkk4XqTCKTvNYC2cdgtAdsJdp7iuuoH9F50L1lBcctD_ZQcg9S2sxVwhPMObvNHsl_TtFbalHuOA/s320/DSC07089.JPG" /></a>Wow, don't they look grown-up in this picture? As soon as Elizabeth and Vanessa woke up on Elizabeth's birthday, they donned birthday hats and started singing "happy birthday!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTXYM6lS9lQUMSGws2mjQLQDx0I9kG9kofOIDguw06OQrcmKrmSMefe-miyyW-vcK6Enh0ZqUz9AhRTc1FzLvUm7XeT1cvesEmH0F1ypYPbb3ujl_t_XyU4o8fyqwqh-FfSe_TQ/s1600/DSC07091.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693880906031106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTXYM6lS9lQUMSGws2mjQLQDx0I9kG9kofOIDguw06OQrcmKrmSMefe-miyyW-vcK6Enh0ZqUz9AhRTc1FzLvUm7XeT1cvesEmH0F1ypYPbb3ujl_t_XyU4o8fyqwqh-FfSe_TQ/s320/DSC07091.JPG" /></a> A little later in the morning, and still just excited about her birthday!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4Y3KrMVB33MfiQ2ydvRz9mkdxm8FSPad2q34_Shvwest03_Od7cdjoSofuV966G2EtmaN6itKqSjHVR4TmBHwyRhlevExbyjzV3CXxqd964fNhoqkvYuNMMLxABnlMKy6K6Miw/s1600/DSC07093.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693876118385474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4Y3KrMVB33MfiQ2ydvRz9mkdxm8FSPad2q34_Shvwest03_Od7cdjoSofuV966G2EtmaN6itKqSjHVR4TmBHwyRhlevExbyjzV3CXxqd964fNhoqkvYuNMMLxABnlMKy6K6Miw/s320/DSC07093.JPG" /></a>Nana and Grampa celebrated Elizabeth's birthday with us. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKC4Oqrxpvz58lyAdBt6MI0apByvEWUGpTg4UOA30zuTBP1BtN8bulnCQ1CQgAMkREweq8gFmlQ6XljfH7EB4eM2tCBoD3ZIPpg3A70EzozlnNGTbv4JpPZb-4gWP5ZxfbPZuLg/s1600/DSC07102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693110103788834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKC4Oqrxpvz58lyAdBt6MI0apByvEWUGpTg4UOA30zuTBP1BtN8bulnCQ1CQgAMkREweq8gFmlQ6XljfH7EB4eM2tCBoD3ZIPpg3A70EzozlnNGTbv4JpPZb-4gWP5ZxfbPZuLg/s320/DSC07102.JPG" /></a> Elizabeth may never really know how she was able to blow out that candle all by herself.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSu1UBl-rDauXHTkH6x1DwupX-_KwgM7cvuJWiGaKVMh_sFCt-qqdSMf-MgkureJCLg1p4sYs-Ix9l_5eZlhut0FP_IL60L_BjHZRak5g07o2y2bZHULC9ukAdnXSSNcC9fB5dw/s1600/DSC07105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693103790932050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSu1UBl-rDauXHTkH6x1DwupX-_KwgM7cvuJWiGaKVMh_sFCt-qqdSMf-MgkureJCLg1p4sYs-Ix9l_5eZlhut0FP_IL60L_BjHZRak5g07o2y2bZHULC9ukAdnXSSNcC9fB5dw/s320/DSC07105.JPG" /></a>Elizabeth tried to eat the whole cake with her fork at first. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxGkubcXNx7wukcW7IqaokBlIcKTmBuvukxapo_7d-3cPwfKp7AWKURMVCOjJY5gQxJBXi3HvirXZdY0GBqi-NYjKPZPibMMCasYoKQEj9sCL0plOEIPe9UySPi0oMjbfX_b8Bg/s1600/DSC07108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693098282344338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxGkubcXNx7wukcW7IqaokBlIcKTmBuvukxapo_7d-3cPwfKp7AWKURMVCOjJY5gQxJBXi3HvirXZdY0GBqi-NYjKPZPibMMCasYoKQEj9sCL0plOEIPe9UySPi0oMjbfX_b8Bg/s320/DSC07108.JPG" /></a> Well, she was still SUPER excited to eat her piece of cake with red frosting.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsk-S9azrJRhWeiyJvJL_MGkfptAiGFwj_FbRiS20xpar2gAPs88qtKnfDhToHB3nYGUrxFnj29k5qSEzWC4tjqagQmYYtvLc0iZ2Wc45v-GaNUlFwllw-AUBDpFspd6OhyHb8ZA/s1600/DSC07109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693094217288082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsk-S9azrJRhWeiyJvJL_MGkfptAiGFwj_FbRiS20xpar2gAPs88qtKnfDhToHB3nYGUrxFnj29k5qSEzWC4tjqagQmYYtvLc0iZ2Wc45v-GaNUlFwllw-AUBDpFspd6OhyHb8ZA/s320/DSC07109.JPG" /></a> Vanessa was almost as excited about the birthday cake as if it were her own birthday. She's pretty much ready for her birthday to be here too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9PdZjBtP-_-UtB_z5X4nc7ZXfSvRd8uFpeMU1-8v9L61k2zzzThuNGtezynWcI2ePK1BhozQCfkE8IjttCnfmGjVLiMof3z1hX1FaF6-wfAwBWEVaNkKFSpAGfyhnu3XeM_hmw/s1600/DSC07112.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478693088974991522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9PdZjBtP-_-UtB_z5X4nc7ZXfSvRd8uFpeMU1-8v9L61k2zzzThuNGtezynWcI2ePK1BhozQCfkE8IjttCnfmGjVLiMof3z1hX1FaF6-wfAwBWEVaNkKFSpAGfyhnu3XeM_hmw/s320/DSC07112.JPG" /></a><br /><div>One last picture of the birthday girl! She was 33 and a half inches at her 2-year appointment and 27 pounds. She's getting to be quite independent -- she insists on climbing into her car seat by herself, she can put on some pants and other clothes by herself, and she is fully potty-trained now. She talks and sings when she is by herself too, sometimes putting on a little finger puppet show to entertain herself. But even though she is very independent, she loves to be with her sister, her parents, her extended family, and her friends! <br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115539371047801424noreply@blogger.com0