tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28557972379464113622024-02-02T02:43:12.420-08:00Our Daily (G)races OUR DAILY (G)RACESKortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.comBlogger434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-15223177405396994302017-02-03T13:24:00.000-08:002017-02-03T13:24:18.817-08:00Bye bye JanuaryBoy oh boy I am glad January is in the rear-view mirror. It was quite the month bringing lots of change for our family and not much of it was good. It will end up being good. I am sure of this, but sometimes that's hard to remember, believe, or even see when you are living it. <br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXcoNeglQ-eRxq3B7Un4JxkKMn_a_xtIXf1cv-mzJHZuQO-dpgWqf4lur4OZQgQa5zVkCMHPTZJ56Nn0HPu1Z20KsVOgTKrlYIWok123BEj9QhujG3a1tn65OH-jspdjsxNNOoqcgkU9P/s1600/IMG_6325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXcoNeglQ-eRxq3B7Un4JxkKMn_a_xtIXf1cv-mzJHZuQO-dpgWqf4lur4OZQgQa5zVkCMHPTZJ56Nn0HPu1Z20KsVOgTKrlYIWok123BEj9QhujG3a1tn65OH-jspdjsxNNOoqcgkU9P/s400/IMG_6325.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">January 1st....our annual first family photo of the year!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
So while I was beyond happy to flip my calendar to February we did have some really great moments in January. And that's the thing....even when life sucker punches you there is still good. It's impossible for good not to exist in something every day. I truly believe that. Sometimes I have to search really hard for the good, but it's always there and thank goodness for that!<br />
<br />
Jonah had his first gymnastic meet of his level 6 season in Galveston. Unfortunately the morning of the meet Jonah woke up with a fever and sore throat. He still competed and did well considering how he felt. He managed to finish 1st on parallel bars and 9th AA. Then diagnosed with strep throat!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPESgD5eGX6jzs-nqnztsUE-zCbeweFq2chHPmIaXAgh7-VuP9Y3uzXrnyiL-eMEoIrIx9hiXGYJxK6DM_vgJXqH0SmexT3hCfsyuDsbggk5yKWeEwKZPD82xocdw6tKTZTla3etyOmfQq/s1600/IMG_6391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPESgD5eGX6jzs-nqnztsUE-zCbeweFq2chHPmIaXAgh7-VuP9Y3uzXrnyiL-eMEoIrIx9hiXGYJxK6DM_vgJXqH0SmexT3hCfsyuDsbggk5yKWeEwKZPD82xocdw6tKTZTla3etyOmfQq/s400/IMG_6391.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYqbi3v3nXoGeOz5XSbrpOTCAP982jfvloR2jyiTTZqE0MzDVwGB7SzQEkeqX_nK2M8K6nzThJSvOBv_D3gATlpwCQ4YnTluiybNBi6vKpBoZaynC3q3-SVljDXiVg9r8F8Pit-WOKgTi/s1600/IMG_6407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYqbi3v3nXoGeOz5XSbrpOTCAP982jfvloR2jyiTTZqE0MzDVwGB7SzQEkeqX_nK2M8K6nzThJSvOBv_D3gATlpwCQ4YnTluiybNBi6vKpBoZaynC3q3-SVljDXiVg9r8F8Pit-WOKgTi/s400/IMG_6407.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtWsUtQ6RKXPARrL8afBvjvpQ3kshOsu-JDXH-8FvQHs_-cenKrJXDayfyGceeR1f4c6grFtDZwcc4fnSFKt8lNXCgps8YYlmfnGEToYpqyX_ADgvBNg2lYqKaKZGdCrxAicy7sYbrW9l/s1600/IMG_6411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtWsUtQ6RKXPARrL8afBvjvpQ3kshOsu-JDXH-8FvQHs_-cenKrJXDayfyGceeR1f4c6grFtDZwcc4fnSFKt8lNXCgps8YYlmfnGEToYpqyX_ADgvBNg2lYqKaKZGdCrxAicy7sYbrW9l/s400/IMG_6411.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonah and his gymnastic friends!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The boys and Drew took a ski trip to Colorado mid January. They skied for three days at Copper Mountain and then spent two days in Colorado Springs. Jonah had a meet at the Air Force Academy. While the girls were very, very sad to miss playing in the snow and skiing, it was a great experience for just the guys. The girls and I will have our turn sometime this year!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3Cb1J7582eJWfFrMaqP8SYKAArUSn0IrgZiNc3tpBxSA5P_-MMzfpHht72ncDEeXe7rlbdwWVQMapLdS3gHVjM8aq8nc-ZC66RScc_83iGNOlyEIWwSYeUvGH_7rOTWvqJQtoGSnJctp/s1600/IMG_3730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3Cb1J7582eJWfFrMaqP8SYKAArUSn0IrgZiNc3tpBxSA5P_-MMzfpHht72ncDEeXe7rlbdwWVQMapLdS3gHVjM8aq8nc-ZC66RScc_83iGNOlyEIWwSYeUvGH_7rOTWvqJQtoGSnJctp/s400/IMG_3730.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys played in snow and it was 80 at home.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Samuel and Jonah skipped ski school and skied with Drew. Drew was super proud of them and everything they remembered from last January. They skied some really challenging runs and were fearless! It snowed tons so they really loved all the fresh snow and beautiful scenery. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VALiuTiS38x_YAzHh5zUGj39oOp-YfTmHshDeGavoWK54oGYUz_qcehfLg_OIw0Mm7twrtIbQJ_MmbfKkPP_pPxdXMQo3lHQc52ynY3oGhiWSJXV9VPgRtwph2sp6x0t3QNf3iC05ebz/s1600/IMG_6431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VALiuTiS38x_YAzHh5zUGj39oOp-YfTmHshDeGavoWK54oGYUz_qcehfLg_OIw0Mm7twrtIbQJ_MmbfKkPP_pPxdXMQo3lHQc52ynY3oGhiWSJXV9VPgRtwph2sp6x0t3QNf3iC05ebz/s400/IMG_6431.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk8qzIGEN84UVREpjzIvS5FhQXF98TSxQPOZGqosC2_5WG9YMxarSlR_bkBeWdVEDO0lFxzqI05c8qL-3dlDmp1RhPJfXFNFRi4syoH6Pd6iG1VOpim9tcEMpxHq3xDIOpK9-howVnJ_3/s1600/IMG_6458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk8qzIGEN84UVREpjzIvS5FhQXF98TSxQPOZGqosC2_5WG9YMxarSlR_bkBeWdVEDO0lFxzqI05c8qL-3dlDmp1RhPJfXFNFRi4syoH6Pd6iG1VOpim9tcEMpxHq3xDIOpK9-howVnJ_3/s400/IMG_6458.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAysIppek8RQSnaqQkgP5AJy_v_ePjDGzt5odJ7F9UxrJ5Xh0UdFWSNMe9R5QcBEKcNJSZT2BTUjDITdoKRa6zLRwc4TVQqAh83-YnxxIywUg2eC38oPzCrVNFLNURorR50_RUmNwOPin/s1600/IMG_6486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAysIppek8RQSnaqQkgP5AJy_v_ePjDGzt5odJ7F9UxrJ5Xh0UdFWSNMe9R5QcBEKcNJSZT2BTUjDITdoKRa6zLRwc4TVQqAh83-YnxxIywUg2eC38oPzCrVNFLNURorR50_RUmNwOPin/s400/IMG_6486.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg_1tKsj0qm_oyEhs5NOJ9KnTAEzqvETUTULi8gpwzUH6pBFw9J064Yi2XzKEFylwIOd-i_6IO05XuI32b7tJPyzaHD00X02Cx4GcY3wRY_tGO9OQEatjw4XFH9Z0M8YgqSVYlPptspp6/s1600/IMG_6464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRg_1tKsj0qm_oyEhs5NOJ9KnTAEzqvETUTULi8gpwzUH6pBFw9J064Yi2XzKEFylwIOd-i_6IO05XuI32b7tJPyzaHD00X02Cx4GcY3wRY_tGO9OQEatjw4XFH9Z0M8YgqSVYlPptspp6/s400/IMG_6464.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
In Colorado Springs, Jonah explored Garden of the Gods with his teammates while Drew and Samuel explored the Air Force Academy. Both boys were in their element...Jonah outside and Samuel soaking up anything about the military! Samuel and Drew went to an Air Force ice hockey game Saturday night and Jonah went to a collegiate gymnastics meet. Again, both boys getting to enjoy what they love! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dCSX9cxS-krDiIIuXGF5iodHce91Uq96m6AynVSSXO4j98JQm8sJQL1NGOpMXme5Vix_t7HKEo_auT2IP_AelaS1YJXiv5QxJo1SVoDZs12W5TU_3eh9vb5EdRNKyL8fFAs_KjeG9KaH/s1600/IMG_6507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dCSX9cxS-krDiIIuXGF5iodHce91Uq96m6AynVSSXO4j98JQm8sJQL1NGOpMXme5Vix_t7HKEo_auT2IP_AelaS1YJXiv5QxJo1SVoDZs12W5TU_3eh9vb5EdRNKyL8fFAs_KjeG9KaH/s400/IMG_6507.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Jonah had an amazing second meet of the season. He finished 2nd AA and had several individual places as well. It was his first solid meet in a long while and he was super excited! <br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3grO3FtUZGME0utWLKJ5Zti0dNQrtLMrhuLagVBTIeNp0EQlnvO-sxRgHZYJDfZ3-KZBlX7KQGtNtEmwvW06jwCXezvGdYEWd2jhvunsRSeClgfKyrRA_9D8RRkkjTOv1BF07U2x9CJlP/s1600/IMG_6513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3grO3FtUZGME0utWLKJ5Zti0dNQrtLMrhuLagVBTIeNp0EQlnvO-sxRgHZYJDfZ3-KZBlX7KQGtNtEmwvW06jwCXezvGdYEWd2jhvunsRSeClgfKyrRA_9D8RRkkjTOv1BF07U2x9CJlP/s400/IMG_6513.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excuse the poor picture quality, but there is Jonah in 2nd place AA!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
While the boys were away Elena had one of her best friends sleepover. She had been asking and asking for Tripp to sleepover. Waiting for her sleepover to begin seemed like the longest day of her life! Tripp, his brother Tucker, and Elena had fun just playing. It was her perfect evening!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kS6AuDk6a2Tq785CZSIpVUS4Og43b5Epzr1dRVr38lHdBowIGCwrOjc77ZtPuGRTnARJAb0h4G2lO1Vqs1onP1Ovv3FTMZEyNQKiq_ryVtF74pU1yIa8Wa6Xld5Gv_MTcwXnPEhytyaR/s1600/IMG_6506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kS6AuDk6a2Tq785CZSIpVUS4Og43b5Epzr1dRVr38lHdBowIGCwrOjc77ZtPuGRTnARJAb0h4G2lO1Vqs1onP1Ovv3FTMZEyNQKiq_ryVtF74pU1yIa8Wa6Xld5Gv_MTcwXnPEhytyaR/s400/IMG_6506.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Emma's level 6 season began as well. It was a full month of traveling to meets. Her first meet was in Fort Worth so we had a quick girl's getaway. Emma had not competed since November 2015 so she was super excited to compete and I was happy to watch her again. It was a great meet to watch. Emma had a beautiful floor routine earning a 9.6 which is one of her highest scores ever! I honestly keep watching the video because it is just such a pretty routine. She also had a great vault. With a decent beam and bar routine she finished in 3rd AA, 2nd place floor, and 4th on vault in her age group. It was a solid beginning to her season!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fdT6nTXuUTLcnUCv3HeXI7XpTmD9q7cORZxbcclLAGCLttPOdIAOwILYNwpn059sakcRzzIWsincz9G7opjf5mDmctwy5r8gbdKqc11QjrymHTJkr5PMF4gRp0oE0mdlT-OQ01I8tSKw/s1600/IMG_6676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fdT6nTXuUTLcnUCv3HeXI7XpTmD9q7cORZxbcclLAGCLttPOdIAOwILYNwpn059sakcRzzIWsincz9G7opjf5mDmctwy5r8gbdKqc11QjrymHTJkr5PMF4gRp0oE0mdlT-OQ01I8tSKw/s400/IMG_6676.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdmRxth-xcRqeLEAi9-k4SOyqQizWns_UDXUox6rsGtvEVAWx3ttF7Skddcmd_aV7pBFiz7wC-4eIdlrzUhGsxln98zvqF6pm0UQfFQ9RRsJyMQid_tRPtTLz5OsiekK1VpcpJpjOlnyz/s1600/IMG_6688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdmRxth-xcRqeLEAi9-k4SOyqQizWns_UDXUox6rsGtvEVAWx3ttF7Skddcmd_aV7pBFiz7wC-4eIdlrzUhGsxln98zvqF6pm0UQfFQ9RRsJyMQid_tRPtTLz5OsiekK1VpcpJpjOlnyz/s400/IMG_6688.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1oVY811VAv9ck-3SElGOpYvUFOWSwY0fDh4M_SlZp9V7eW1o9WyNZJ_x_hyphenhyphenjr8aRiGvYycwiCrFC0bIFp4HnFc51sWv9nhmKuirP630m7IML-AgzdR32JvBEePK6Z9IGka9PiBA03Dtm/s1600/IMG_6692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1oVY811VAv9ck-3SElGOpYvUFOWSwY0fDh4M_SlZp9V7eW1o9WyNZJ_x_hyphenhyphenjr8aRiGvYycwiCrFC0bIFp4HnFc51sWv9nhmKuirP630m7IML-AgzdR32JvBEePK6Z9IGka9PiBA03Dtm/s400/IMG_6692.JPG" width="333" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQpJA6csOkkqHfJKiro_5cd9R_PEBTagwNriRh5qcSwz5hyphenhyphenkT0me9K1y0egacGVaWR8ZMAVKbMSyiAzOuv1BphiPPtWFr1IrJAVg1yGq3XVS8qzBsqw13gM8LtyhybMr2gAmm4pZlqyII/s1600/IMG_6635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQpJA6csOkkqHfJKiro_5cd9R_PEBTagwNriRh5qcSwz5hyphenhyphenkT0me9K1y0egacGVaWR8ZMAVKbMSyiAzOuv1BphiPPtWFr1IrJAVg1yGq3XVS8qzBsqw13gM8LtyhybMr2gAmm4pZlqyII/s400/IMG_6635.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7svHGZnclkZUJooXrssa32KcMniuqSt51yeUwddSfzuokrSpzes7WCjdmXC7cJqxxB1v9RQG-7D3s4MCfxzY6kmL2nBT-nNCvdfHg1pYwEnVOXax8LvC_8jQWGiRwWCXSI9cKxKAeuUV/s1600/IMG_6643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7svHGZnclkZUJooXrssa32KcMniuqSt51yeUwddSfzuokrSpzes7WCjdmXC7cJqxxB1v9RQG-7D3s4MCfxzY6kmL2nBT-nNCvdfHg1pYwEnVOXax8LvC_8jQWGiRwWCXSI9cKxKAeuUV/s400/IMG_6643.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4RL-hsImB1QT6p8K9urXUkUJ4Ah9TZstBdEtdzNfYFcEFtDitTXBXSdFVVnP_umI02AmsQ4VsryM3yyIbH1XRU8hBreaMZ4Rg8vvq3mMy3p8eOas3p7GSSp7kn2VbU6ljSjw_s6sBiP_/s1600/IMG_6644.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4RL-hsImB1QT6p8K9urXUkUJ4Ah9TZstBdEtdzNfYFcEFtDitTXBXSdFVVnP_umI02AmsQ4VsryM3yyIbH1XRU8hBreaMZ4Rg8vvq3mMy3p8eOas3p7GSSp7kn2VbU6ljSjw_s6sBiP_/s400/IMG_6644.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK83BpBLcZnh7KZLKuKAssbE88EiWmFVPIfIMrlAm2LttyXbg50vDlE7-6MUgm9R9XAeK3ddUjsnB27MhyphenhyphenZHUpXUd-L1LyF-8YSRwH9F9zQjhLYhuDzRRCUFmDNfTNW2-s2jebu64zrEFr/s1600/IMG_6647.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK83BpBLcZnh7KZLKuKAssbE88EiWmFVPIfIMrlAm2LttyXbg50vDlE7-6MUgm9R9XAeK3ddUjsnB27MhyphenhyphenZHUpXUd-L1LyF-8YSRwH9F9zQjhLYhuDzRRCUFmDNfTNW2-s2jebu64zrEFr/s400/IMG_6647.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma and the Rio Olympics torch signed by Simone Biles</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXP2siYbxu-GfazqR5xVYPTRMafsNPX1axPi4PrnyN3EXH35FRmK9Bt5hdx2wtzZJMtrpj-o7f9GLLqC1gvIOfHZHTyCcrUX4iHdTHpaE9tIzH8bWHvh059coEAxFHPunE1r-OAsvg38o/s1600/IMG_6652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXP2siYbxu-GfazqR5xVYPTRMafsNPX1axPi4PrnyN3EXH35FRmK9Bt5hdx2wtzZJMtrpj-o7f9GLLqC1gvIOfHZHTyCcrUX4iHdTHpaE9tIzH8bWHvh059coEAxFHPunE1r-OAsvg38o/s400/IMG_6652.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
Jonah "graduated" from cub scouts. He has decided not to continue with boy scouts which honestly makes me very happy. He loves it, learned so much, and had so much fun. However, with gymnastics and all our other commitments, it's just so hard to find the time for scouts. Jonah made great friends through scouting and I do hope they stay friends!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMOrpLdmD8Sx_Iyqvg7TMD9ZGWvmMDMlue-bmfWjOWsn4B7oaVqgX1xVo4gRBwZ8w9w8JLCBocPHRUthvHb1GRNxIBDyN-cKVks3_deZ-T0jszkWxBo00CK0v6coPyKuxtFS5jZ-2piVU/s1600/IMG_6657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMOrpLdmD8Sx_Iyqvg7TMD9ZGWvmMDMlue-bmfWjOWsn4B7oaVqgX1xVo4gRBwZ8w9w8JLCBocPHRUthvHb1GRNxIBDyN-cKVks3_deZ-T0jszkWxBo00CK0v6coPyKuxtFS5jZ-2piVU/s400/IMG_6657.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Elena and Samuel didn't have any exciting moments like Emma and Jonah in January. But, of course, I still took pictures of their adorable faces!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6r41ZNV7FQ6tjQLM9vpOXmal7fLtixcg6QweKVrzoRTPncgRoYkHyAWadnqindXkATKMsHI28E6EQBa_ksBlDk9PDFg7IPrEY1tXZIrcq7woEgia7f_-YSFGFjUYW9ctXy7_VJdoO-6C/s1600/IMG_6611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6r41ZNV7FQ6tjQLM9vpOXmal7fLtixcg6QweKVrzoRTPncgRoYkHyAWadnqindXkATKMsHI28E6EQBa_ksBlDk9PDFg7IPrEY1tXZIrcq7woEgia7f_-YSFGFjUYW9ctXy7_VJdoO-6C/s400/IMG_6611.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXYTl3pvRmBN751o35tcYg3cEMqM986oitS2vFEjzmhqbBL2UBMoreaX0Rz-FR0gomoyKd-W1gfZES_sR5mPPFotVitN0lvsXeDKw9BLO-VqwRZiH-Fhc6WYF16uYuTEk1F7fb3mu5P40/s1600/IMG_6568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXYTl3pvRmBN751o35tcYg3cEMqM986oitS2vFEjzmhqbBL2UBMoreaX0Rz-FR0gomoyKd-W1gfZES_sR5mPPFotVitN0lvsXeDKw9BLO-VqwRZiH-Fhc6WYF16uYuTEk1F7fb3mu5P40/s400/IMG_6568.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
February is my favorite month of the year! It's my birthday month and I do love my birthday. This year Drew and I have big plans for the big 42 and I cannot wait! Samuel has his birthday too! Our pretend winter will soon be over and spring will arrive. Baseball begins and it's almost rodeo time. There is so much to look forward to and I just know this month will be kinder to our family!Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-6300986777569482762016-12-30T20:13:00.000-08:002016-12-30T20:13:11.174-08:00Elena is 7!!!!How does it happen that my baby is 7!? It's true because on December 18th Elena turned 7.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_LL5KUIPJ6Us0boUedTFs218j5yNVWqzBCZ3MCzI23CgoHBC0aRPX5mzsm5tcCnBpIImX5JwK89PMViwdYgYWiE_n8g6BNK7LcdPL7gs9CKyLNgNmJVMnn-15zpXPXZGJhqHD1O4qV_C/s1600/IMG_5803.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_LL5KUIPJ6Us0boUedTFs218j5yNVWqzBCZ3MCzI23CgoHBC0aRPX5mzsm5tcCnBpIImX5JwK89PMViwdYgYWiE_n8g6BNK7LcdPL7gs9CKyLNgNmJVMnn-15zpXPXZGJhqHD1O4qV_C/s640/IMG_5803.PNG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
I don't even know what to say about Elena. She is the sweetest and sassiest thing ever! Elena is going to make Drew and me crazy the older she gets. She is so pretty, so funny, so lovable. Elena is truly filled with joy. She tells funny stories. She loves to socialize and she makes friends with everyone. Her passions are coloring, her dolls, her friends, swimming, and reading.<br />
<br />
We celebrated with her friends a week before her birthday. Emma and Elena decided upon a pancake and pajama party. Her friends arrived at 9am for a pancake and hot chocolate breakfast. We did two crafts and then opened gifts. It was super short and sweet! <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnWc5QsWdQqUdJhYXMEdPaPuunR-ZAuR7XO3CMW7iU858ERq15RiUXBwjpFBgHPJ6l6OIJHPrxuv1S4pnYqd_qspEyQjcBWoHeORon9z-9jzFmgmnkcjf0UZRU9S1EZulDGiFPLc6sFB1/s1600/IMG_5563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnWc5QsWdQqUdJhYXMEdPaPuunR-ZAuR7XO3CMW7iU858ERq15RiUXBwjpFBgHPJ6l6OIJHPrxuv1S4pnYqd_qspEyQjcBWoHeORon9z-9jzFmgmnkcjf0UZRU9S1EZulDGiFPLc6sFB1/s640/IMG_5563.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo5Y3tkmoZwugvemCCTGQXdYL4yF-j530N6jdF62Hl_1YZVcLk97IhCxQV7JnFftFRkIgYcUdVFPQdqK8YcaLZzKzW51hNIYBQoksbBSv-Ooxgc7fchQDTGDA3p223mPRZ2tB7uneVP2r/s1600/IMG_5573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSo5Y3tkmoZwugvemCCTGQXdYL4yF-j530N6jdF62Hl_1YZVcLk97IhCxQV7JnFftFRkIgYcUdVFPQdqK8YcaLZzKzW51hNIYBQoksbBSv-Ooxgc7fchQDTGDA3p223mPRZ2tB7uneVP2r/s640/IMG_5573.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8nAWtVdQsBFNnppFuvhyxgiym6F3YDIZ4aY7ymaKq_wneTKsKYuZCnXmRb3uNL8CrTRXZy1nIsHAid5egPeOHUAxAwSnVTKCV3bY6Xflr4cFZfkEasZb_E6DotXpFrTXVQ2CvlbvNwL2/s1600/IMG_5581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8nAWtVdQsBFNnppFuvhyxgiym6F3YDIZ4aY7ymaKq_wneTKsKYuZCnXmRb3uNL8CrTRXZy1nIsHAid5egPeOHUAxAwSnVTKCV3bY6Xflr4cFZfkEasZb_E6DotXpFrTXVQ2CvlbvNwL2/s640/IMG_5581.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKihe9wqlOMhtlk26iJdze0Vn3PZYr5jRMTVIQATurd9LZZA5Z6Q-MsVHYzyiUQUisVFXDQeeFl3hibrw-EDLpOeDnJr9EZhI1ADbYp009VVccqurRlFFdynWoJTQSOTh7at2Hs1Iz9p_G/s1600/IMG_5580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKihe9wqlOMhtlk26iJdze0Vn3PZYr5jRMTVIQATurd9LZZA5Z6Q-MsVHYzyiUQUisVFXDQeeFl3hibrw-EDLpOeDnJr9EZhI1ADbYp009VVccqurRlFFdynWoJTQSOTh7at2Hs1Iz9p_G/s640/IMG_5580.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Elena has a great group of friends from school and church. I am so thankful for them!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQMl_oaeaLfL9UlDLdYDah10Yc46vk5fC8WB_FLViw0MZpZkGYbaQhpC4KSLYNQhztwRa9EK2XRLXsNLDt7BZRr-bjwnQ0cW891GYEP5qOUhlN7UZRfWNjaDHHxqujJTr2G9S84YCURuB/s1600/IMG_5565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQMl_oaeaLfL9UlDLdYDah10Yc46vk5fC8WB_FLViw0MZpZkGYbaQhpC4KSLYNQhztwRa9EK2XRLXsNLDt7BZRr-bjwnQ0cW891GYEP5qOUhlN7UZRfWNjaDHHxqujJTr2G9S84YCURuB/s640/IMG_5565.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspMSrtkj7AxQ2Hj4D3xoeIECnD2aI8eNS5I6KmVW5OsPoFN4pF0DibV7YN5cruYMjEe-07QeS-NxVhcmjPIJglRcA9WZLMttuohLRG8IHa8VEiLPGjsnPvg-rq9rxdphCCsWtjcVQYN4M/s1600/IMG_5569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspMSrtkj7AxQ2Hj4D3xoeIECnD2aI8eNS5I6KmVW5OsPoFN4pF0DibV7YN5cruYMjEe-07QeS-NxVhcmjPIJglRcA9WZLMttuohLRG8IHa8VEiLPGjsnPvg-rq9rxdphCCsWtjcVQYN4M/s640/IMG_5569.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GxE7aDuHpLlN_eygwUFbdP0C90k9r_ww-6sF5K0a6anRs98Laag4Yoiytpnwl4U3Icxc6DOL_UqtcqDchxWZva-UIpHJ3olBYUJmz29fTg9daH5EM69ZI00wMIagZa5n82KS9QZVSVCm/s1600/IMG_5602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GxE7aDuHpLlN_eygwUFbdP0C90k9r_ww-6sF5K0a6anRs98Laag4Yoiytpnwl4U3Icxc6DOL_UqtcqDchxWZva-UIpHJ3olBYUJmz29fTg9daH5EM69ZI00wMIagZa5n82KS9QZVSVCm/s640/IMG_5602.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wvGu6fdqM3V-dZx6lBhvV8Y7c0ahBKMYQZ_GyA_xBJIDEMLOD8ndhL9eZkXwtS0oZGTldWBv7f4VuBcgs1iy-IPCqW0XIx-jg_s1H40EMbqN8K-fxLa_mvnE5jTyt2ngsQ_0x2ZABK1o/s1600/IMG_5601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wvGu6fdqM3V-dZx6lBhvV8Y7c0ahBKMYQZ_GyA_xBJIDEMLOD8ndhL9eZkXwtS0oZGTldWBv7f4VuBcgs1iy-IPCqW0XIx-jg_s1H40EMbqN8K-fxLa_mvnE5jTyt2ngsQ_0x2ZABK1o/s640/IMG_5601.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
A week later Elena officially turned 7 and was sick! It was horrible. The poor girl couldn't have her birthday ice cream so she settled for sherbet. By dinner time she managed to eat some of her requested meal and her Angel Food cake. Her favorite gift was a hula hoop. She is really good at it!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8QbWtcs_iuIRh5bpCOlFjwRGmvfY2s6laJyftMOJoko3rbm72GyXqmieGHEIF3BHHNwe5ipVvC-FRntg0ZxpUcecXUJYI5iqs5pnGIzUCeQ5tHTKTpIfOnRAoMW4nIPViG-6609_4Aox/s1600/IMG_5787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8QbWtcs_iuIRh5bpCOlFjwRGmvfY2s6laJyftMOJoko3rbm72GyXqmieGHEIF3BHHNwe5ipVvC-FRntg0ZxpUcecXUJYI5iqs5pnGIzUCeQ5tHTKTpIfOnRAoMW4nIPViG-6609_4Aox/s640/IMG_5787.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE0u3h-FTjZpN9hJUYywDp_HPOIOeo6ECu4h2XggvGEYTJgkznUq-EUeHVNsSJqPLy7UlbDt234iJY98NVdlMu_-vj-3rHJKsMWnoaaFVCuyxjZF9IQT-I5hO5A9hiYPcbP-ge7vT9JZ2/s1600/IMG_5805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE0u3h-FTjZpN9hJUYywDp_HPOIOeo6ECu4h2XggvGEYTJgkznUq-EUeHVNsSJqPLy7UlbDt234iJY98NVdlMu_-vj-3rHJKsMWnoaaFVCuyxjZF9IQT-I5hO5A9hiYPcbP-ge7vT9JZ2/s640/IMG_5805.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrTYDAj3-_Nhk6ocBvEnIfyBNQz9WDehTs5hOREFwiIJmcVPH6tXWHEJevXZ6fEaaBqYlVQ_zUW1uwqCu7snKuYapBq3z40UeWk62ZXVJIY1s-feuu09m4ctVoTr5vbKXEro33tR2Dw8O/s1600/IMG_5847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrTYDAj3-_Nhk6ocBvEnIfyBNQz9WDehTs5hOREFwiIJmcVPH6tXWHEJevXZ6fEaaBqYlVQ_zUW1uwqCu7snKuYapBq3z40UeWk62ZXVJIY1s-feuu09m4ctVoTr5vbKXEro33tR2Dw8O/s640/IMG_5847.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
Elena spends so, so, so much time waiting and watching her siblings. It is hard to be the littlest sister of three very active older siblings. I am so thankful that she can self-entertain, that she is happy to play in the car, that she is happy to play with whomever, that she is easy going! I do love all the time I get to spend with her. <br />
<br />
My dear, sweet and sassy girl! We love you! Happy Birthday Elena Joy!Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-1787918657665712282016-12-30T19:26:00.000-08:002016-12-30T20:18:24.239-08:00Samuel's freshman Rams tackle football seasonLast spring Drew and I were asked to let Samuel play tackle football. My initial reaction was "no way!" Even Samuel said no when first asked and I was super surprised by that. Well, our friends were persistent and continued to ask throughout the spring. Drew and I discussed what we felt would be best for Samuel and his love of football. Samuel had a football plan and decided quickly if I said yes, he wanted to play tackle. But it was ultimately our decision when we allowed him to begin tackle. That is so much exposure to potential injury on his little body and my momma heart was nervous about the risks. Obviously I finally relented and registered Samuel for Rams freshman tackle football. In addition to Samuel playing, Drew was asked to help coach. To say that we became a true football family was an understatement.<br />
<br />
Conditioning for football kind of began in June. It officially began in July. Samuel missed a lot of workouts because of our summer travel including a scrimmage. Thankfully his coach had confidence in Samuel's ability and dedication to game. Samuel received his game jersey in August. What a happy boy on that day!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOsDCWpAcFccZgc4g-oq6kXBFD_BBvF3LHJZNiDH4x5gfAi_I-n6z91-n3KIL9IOUMVB38VRYenZujglw0bC7NrcXzFESHvTqAKzRNIZRz41wuLwUsrWUWsBjn1PQJ0ZgJb0ZWMV3q9xL/s1600/IMG_2993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOsDCWpAcFccZgc4g-oq6kXBFD_BBvF3LHJZNiDH4x5gfAi_I-n6z91-n3KIL9IOUMVB38VRYenZujglw0bC7NrcXzFESHvTqAKzRNIZRz41wuLwUsrWUWsBjn1PQJ0ZgJb0ZWMV3q9xL/s640/IMG_2993.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
The first game was cancelled because of weather which was a huge bummer. So, instead of playing the first official game in August, it did not happen until after Labor Day. Samuel played safety and occasionally linebacker on defense. He played on the return team as a return player. He occasionally played on the kick-off team. He played tight end, wide receiver, and very infrequently running back on offense. He was crazy good at blocking and running the jet sweep. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgDnik_fUauxG3sf8IWrVVanQjBKFDVO2Eftr0dfXeB2LeJx7r2BbEQholjJwFdvx_1HrQIrqAuc3BDujr76r4DILjozKLPJwbvgV2lpz_Ym8_FA9G7kVutUDOtV7ELQyZZP-pgD_xXDy/s1600/DSC_3477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgDnik_fUauxG3sf8IWrVVanQjBKFDVO2Eftr0dfXeB2LeJx7r2BbEQholjJwFdvx_1HrQIrqAuc3BDujr76r4DILjozKLPJwbvgV2lpz_Ym8_FA9G7kVutUDOtV7ELQyZZP-pgD_xXDy/s640/DSC_3477.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqO3oub0X8CW7UdyQ5QN9k1hjbqyoeN38QZjsIu_56SD3xp0npOM31aNkE65G_QmtUhR2Vm5JxKKdR41dYW2JNiA4XOwL2G-Al4RWnFSB5vDB6Q_w7g2lRHv0SWA1ismTP7D7lDfUAOf5/s1600/DSC_5760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqO3oub0X8CW7UdyQ5QN9k1hjbqyoeN38QZjsIu_56SD3xp0npOM31aNkE65G_QmtUhR2Vm5JxKKdR41dYW2JNiA4XOwL2G-Al4RWnFSB5vDB6Q_w7g2lRHv0SWA1ismTP7D7lDfUAOf5/s640/DSC_5760.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aBpvol3C7sWq9bYNZQNjl1w4xYKqSFUehzY0QkJnJlNcDwgtRgj3pUMkwVLkfDFLvdNt0IYSbiFEqEb2nXUPYNQm_gGgm6HMCPyF8T2-LuIh6MJEEBWhTLum8ILB8Jln6X1VZln_5Wfv/s1600/DSC_5774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aBpvol3C7sWq9bYNZQNjl1w4xYKqSFUehzY0QkJnJlNcDwgtRgj3pUMkwVLkfDFLvdNt0IYSbiFEqEb2nXUPYNQm_gGgm6HMCPyF8T2-LuIh6MJEEBWhTLum8ILB8Jln6X1VZln_5Wfv/s640/DSC_5774.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The team had awesome coaches. It was a great group of five and between them it was a tight knit, well coached, and well prepared team. Samuel's team lost two games during the regular season. They should have lost only one, but the boys learned early that referees don't always make the right call. That game at Tomball was a hard loss to take. Samuel loves to win. Who doesn't? But, he learned how to be a graceful loser in public this season. He worked through each loss at home. <br />
<br />
Between me and Emma we probably took over a thousand pictures during the season. Despite all my reservations, it was just so much fun. Being a huge football fan, I could not help myself when it came to cheering and supporting the team. I wanted to document every second.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfq8LmoyWgPXxIrt_TWtU-3kBy1fQiNH-AUAMcAy1xIN-RPk5vDpE5aIxtPzxFsrBe-ZjJCNx9WoslS0QUy_BHP6Ez0cAab3eVqCbBFcAD7cvFfakHcOujGSR8yZuJzI1B40xQSLRK9cO/s1600/DSC_3500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfq8LmoyWgPXxIrt_TWtU-3kBy1fQiNH-AUAMcAy1xIN-RPk5vDpE5aIxtPzxFsrBe-ZjJCNx9WoslS0QUy_BHP6Ez0cAab3eVqCbBFcAD7cvFfakHcOujGSR8yZuJzI1B40xQSLRK9cO/s640/DSC_3500.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8JAjIUWhm52doIacpH82Ic0LlqD9O417C5glEBoNQVI6ex1g38dSfuQZDzJvuXuNP25n2wPXQn3xGTRM_QlFnVxSt7Btsp1DF7-6SNQ_ilEMt8xRSYpOpVdT7IjW5wq2PwnzLbmoS1HK/s1600/DSC_5788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8JAjIUWhm52doIacpH82Ic0LlqD9O417C5glEBoNQVI6ex1g38dSfuQZDzJvuXuNP25n2wPXQn3xGTRM_QlFnVxSt7Btsp1DF7-6SNQ_ilEMt8xRSYpOpVdT7IjW5wq2PwnzLbmoS1HK/s640/DSC_5788.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prayer before the Super Bowl</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5ohu3fjm2wGbyG603BMdvzwWfnRztvHGoninpcXtYH9qzMGCzZdXH1siXuRgHMIwLur5wjXWNOS2VNo86N9GRvc6R0DkifzCnpF8Yn6TpRMCdhJHn72PITgVWkN09ZA2a5a2Pg5oK5Hv/s1600/DSC_3509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5ohu3fjm2wGbyG603BMdvzwWfnRztvHGoninpcXtYH9qzMGCzZdXH1siXuRgHMIwLur5wjXWNOS2VNo86N9GRvc6R0DkifzCnpF8Yn6TpRMCdhJHn72PITgVWkN09ZA2a5a2Pg5oK5Hv/s640/DSC_3509.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was co-captain for the first game and the Super Bowl</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCEJFR0TbLmUWPmkA4icHkaPCjzJR9-9bLtfX0WxzvOrX8Sod7z0M_ppBdyjFSvLniSy2eXDRxeiKbeXu403xLyE49O-NVtMtaAfNABLmRY4HudE17lcFoIk7NcGFiVw5Stmm8lvL8Sd8/s1600/DSC_3510.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCEJFR0TbLmUWPmkA4icHkaPCjzJR9-9bLtfX0WxzvOrX8Sod7z0M_ppBdyjFSvLniSy2eXDRxeiKbeXu403xLyE49O-NVtMtaAfNABLmRY4HudE17lcFoIk7NcGFiVw5Stmm8lvL8Sd8/s640/DSC_3510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-qBAMuej3Onc7BBMveYYd5_a5K35H0DGfYr9ZN_fH3M427Bawwtq20CDHWUv6whY9-MI5opww2p72I8WBvaLfxXakVjXMLrwPvy5E1_EAMp7OMriUk6KVzRFMNCY1xIcVa-q7bNP_ZLk/s1600/DSC_4334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-qBAMuej3Onc7BBMveYYd5_a5K35H0DGfYr9ZN_fH3M427Bawwtq20CDHWUv6whY9-MI5opww2p72I8WBvaLfxXakVjXMLrwPvy5E1_EAMp7OMriUk6KVzRFMNCY1xIcVa-q7bNP_ZLk/s640/DSC_4334.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o9lSev-r3Ql80fQgXJCLzII2lsFFymn7t3PRfRu4EyVXdxMe89RElq9RKzLHoSGO2vAKG3rRlTzXoWSiNrGta0xPoDDGlTchsN0mZeG_gchftFpDz7RJor13Zx-qUwEF9OLvW7eDmYMo/s1600/DSC_4776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o9lSev-r3Ql80fQgXJCLzII2lsFFymn7t3PRfRu4EyVXdxMe89RElq9RKzLHoSGO2vAKG3rRlTzXoWSiNrGta0xPoDDGlTchsN0mZeG_gchftFpDz7RJor13Zx-qUwEF9OLvW7eDmYMo/s640/DSC_4776.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtjB35t8RwVajTEMXc38RW4uJn31C8DniokQfXIZyrE68bnuzw0O_Y5Jcl9ObBA77kGD8OC26ZURhsG33OyfuAOkX9WpoT7q7qZd2LQvzH6Cduuy5q4-TOpkQX5FNxOpHJUI5xpbQYtar/s1600/DSC_5457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtjB35t8RwVajTEMXc38RW4uJn31C8DniokQfXIZyrE68bnuzw0O_Y5Jcl9ObBA77kGD8OC26ZURhsG33OyfuAOkX9WpoT7q7qZd2LQvzH6Cduuy5q4-TOpkQX5FNxOpHJUI5xpbQYtar/s640/DSC_5457.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRcoH2IMpaKz-wjGTJ3S-HzBUjQnKlx49Jwu_p2oCaT2u0rx6KIN3jOeNr58t5iHwTxXK3ZvZ2XiD3VAhHA-Euq6P75Vfyy3Vfj7qWHvwYLN_GYpe82mjnxXl-sGXVIc6xUDKVyb4xTYM/s1600/DSC_5796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRcoH2IMpaKz-wjGTJ3S-HzBUjQnKlx49Jwu_p2oCaT2u0rx6KIN3jOeNr58t5iHwTxXK3ZvZ2XiD3VAhHA-Euq6P75Vfyy3Vfj7qWHvwYLN_GYpe82mjnxXl-sGXVIc6xUDKVyb4xTYM/s640/DSC_5796.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegCBlBPFIB0E5rRl5htGp2vZeMJn3SdcUXBibtRJK7cf79Cv5jmfLIcZjeEG8zF5w4o82ZY3pL9IX6bvLRqLsfMIzhk8Bfy5CI6c8WdcxMIkO39R5-nABfJpIdnVyOSxEpfLTt-XotHYk/s1600/IMG_5068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegCBlBPFIB0E5rRl5htGp2vZeMJn3SdcUXBibtRJK7cf79Cv5jmfLIcZjeEG8zF5w4o82ZY3pL9IX6bvLRqLsfMIzhk8Bfy5CI6c8WdcxMIkO39R5-nABfJpIdnVyOSxEpfLTt-XotHYk/s640/IMG_5068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU86Y3d7yXdNqMkgzU8VjFqPwJ5RnzP4zuxFTxbV2chdrxo592kltkcPdhgdPSIzSsmyPrvTSk5D7c-U7OBkEwIQ4WOrDQHgZXT54U6iGwavvClL9VVfNSwWcI69UPlHTCr8OeeJg9J0W_/s1600/IMG_4805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU86Y3d7yXdNqMkgzU8VjFqPwJ5RnzP4zuxFTxbV2chdrxo592kltkcPdhgdPSIzSsmyPrvTSk5D7c-U7OBkEwIQ4WOrDQHgZXT54U6iGwavvClL9VVfNSwWcI69UPlHTCr8OeeJg9J0W_/s640/IMG_4805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2g4GQuvPZ_Ikp8uNkPwFnAX7CVRfalhw6FDgEWFswRUOvsSjPua9hJOj8bopgTIVCeUfpkY7hQdfgz5UYoYSWyt6ijNsbNKdEZYyBXMI_o64NKVu2GTcI6NvfbZiMTNzlkaEQqnjst3sN/s1600/IMG_5063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2g4GQuvPZ_Ikp8uNkPwFnAX7CVRfalhw6FDgEWFswRUOvsSjPua9hJOj8bopgTIVCeUfpkY7hQdfgz5UYoYSWyt6ijNsbNKdEZYyBXMI_o64NKVu2GTcI6NvfbZiMTNzlkaEQqnjst3sN/s640/IMG_5063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHxdD40ydtQQuUGOiRVSeD02TYJjXZnyUAcnPub3ia6fcQQZeoKtnC3cnBV-Ytrp5gMC9EcXAl9-lLvtvC5mkOdZXvggUv_q2raVWRIZIbCm4unxrNrDFjZ6euaIZasEZhGTravHtcdjS/s1600/DSC_5805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHxdD40ydtQQuUGOiRVSeD02TYJjXZnyUAcnPub3ia6fcQQZeoKtnC3cnBV-Ytrp5gMC9EcXAl9-lLvtvC5mkOdZXvggUv_q2raVWRIZIbCm4unxrNrDFjZ6euaIZasEZhGTravHtcdjS/s640/DSC_5805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7GB5DRy0GsHEYBIxgeHhyphenhyphenZWJQHIJ7YooyaPhAOQb95f989o29wSn9XfTahoi0-zLefFq16-LZb6GEpPVKPwrtDs1ucWgkkggikJKPpUE8ohzME4y2maCcikrfNbxBG-XQAMXA5ohC8z0/s1600/IMG_5487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7GB5DRy0GsHEYBIxgeHhyphenhyphenZWJQHIJ7YooyaPhAOQb95f989o29wSn9XfTahoi0-zLefFq16-LZb6GEpPVKPwrtDs1ucWgkkggikJKPpUE8ohzME4y2maCcikrfNbxBG-XQAMXA5ohC8z0/s640/IMG_5487.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that block!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Being a safety, Samuel did a lot of running around, but did not see tons of action. Freshman teams don't pass tons. I got lots of shots of Samuel wanting to be in the action. It will come with time. He has a super solid football foundation!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyOxkKdLdY0RQ_MdPoibO1VP3QpXlYSbT__0glegVkDGSzkOy9mU-oSSTWPKkPznPwEHI_7VU50IXUaJneej7WAQTdeW9NvNlzrBE62EYsxyY7lfVghNE_33Bbp84whH_ig2Fy6s0_1wt/s1600/DSC_4012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyOxkKdLdY0RQ_MdPoibO1VP3QpXlYSbT__0glegVkDGSzkOy9mU-oSSTWPKkPznPwEHI_7VU50IXUaJneej7WAQTdeW9NvNlzrBE62EYsxyY7lfVghNE_33Bbp84whH_ig2Fy6s0_1wt/s640/DSC_4012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VMJrJZ0SYrh5d4BIvELTpael9obO7Aes0UfcKj7gI2Nm3WONqbXJ6dWv3DjhkoCjJHAzuez9sao-DTkga-wozaE67dZOK6OxJeDUhSwEFuFyM_RfsSP2Y4DrL0BWGDNZwL4Btp78qp8s/s1600/DSC_4016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VMJrJZ0SYrh5d4BIvELTpael9obO7Aes0UfcKj7gI2Nm3WONqbXJ6dWv3DjhkoCjJHAzuez9sao-DTkga-wozaE67dZOK6OxJeDUhSwEFuFyM_RfsSP2Y4DrL0BWGDNZwL4Btp78qp8s/s640/DSC_4016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqUIo8l_9sJQ-hFaTA74TgSR2x2p2HL3wSsTNkVSjp7TadoaobbegBrQvZJWV3mAhKNq5nHWxPdRqG4t3JnkATLR_FUuc4dcda4QaNlhtwZgLmDQmEs2ZNBI5kJ8R3jWTeVnPmks4lfpf/s1600/DSC_4243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqUIo8l_9sJQ-hFaTA74TgSR2x2p2HL3wSsTNkVSjp7TadoaobbegBrQvZJWV3mAhKNq5nHWxPdRqG4t3JnkATLR_FUuc4dcda4QaNlhtwZgLmDQmEs2ZNBI5kJ8R3jWTeVnPmks4lfpf/s640/DSC_4243.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GXH_01m1RcMjLlv6zfBjnTiS6gFSDwAefk-JXVVKGwt2ya_I_jwa1SjZzqsJSlH-GeJNuLClj9KuICQvTbII8-F15dqaZcZK0SqRFWS4_nqPolJ99UKqxoZINkeIXs32Mj2k107VrTyf/s1600/DSC_4244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GXH_01m1RcMjLlv6zfBjnTiS6gFSDwAefk-JXVVKGwt2ya_I_jwa1SjZzqsJSlH-GeJNuLClj9KuICQvTbII8-F15dqaZcZK0SqRFWS4_nqPolJ99UKqxoZINkeIXs32Mj2k107VrTyf/s640/DSC_4244.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsrc6Kc2uYxdAyzfhjbHClxq0jTK3NyxePe_A1q8a7vZBbbs2Ct7IJiSTuqxSidrqwsx-Q4_BzkUv8v2J6Pz09wX2ii5xFaL0KvaLoWkig7WCIqpcUmiusq1bor4XXhKw27BE1iGGpOJf/s1600/DSC_4833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsrc6Kc2uYxdAyzfhjbHClxq0jTK3NyxePe_A1q8a7vZBbbs2Ct7IJiSTuqxSidrqwsx-Q4_BzkUv8v2J6Pz09wX2ii5xFaL0KvaLoWkig7WCIqpcUmiusq1bor4XXhKw27BE1iGGpOJf/s640/DSC_4833.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rKvq3vOdVkCaVr7vZGuL5xLmEdcPK50l5onFy9tgQ1WBeXd1VZ9Q7Ug8wQhEEizkEThpiOvM6KNT0FROLtVF_eTMVy4nGhVr14B8_5_xkJSWVOdT2QV3z9UD-Shub9m-ADYjS_amLa-M/s1600/IMG_4505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rKvq3vOdVkCaVr7vZGuL5xLmEdcPK50l5onFy9tgQ1WBeXd1VZ9Q7Ug8wQhEEizkEThpiOvM6KNT0FROLtVF_eTMVy4nGhVr14B8_5_xkJSWVOdT2QV3z9UD-Shub9m-ADYjS_amLa-M/s640/IMG_4505.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbuJ8WkrPw8pkRp1fy7mEWn85IaYKR_mPVY4lEZHyY0pd7sa1DUxotB9XqR5-mzYE5yiZopHJ_JPNXV7tPMihHLN_UrXVHC_iy6P-aa2Ji1mH1xLZzvkFljM_MLR67iok3Io5pMZwliiq/s1600/DSC_5571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbuJ8WkrPw8pkRp1fy7mEWn85IaYKR_mPVY4lEZHyY0pd7sa1DUxotB9XqR5-mzYE5yiZopHJ_JPNXV7tPMihHLN_UrXVHC_iy6P-aa2Ji1mH1xLZzvkFljM_MLR67iok3Io5pMZwliiq/s640/DSC_5571.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mommas and their boys....playoff victory #1</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5NBADF-yDdTzAsOnJWxbOUWGhLD24YQTNGsQqpt5bkF2wQT9z5mZ6JmISKxWHmRc8zDIdKAKtp3osEXoQ_L96Fox8YWsBAKdx_ZRwpRVhOrBQ9rmRo_n8DcSRZiD-M1IrERXSHSuSbIE/s1600/IMG_4377+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5NBADF-yDdTzAsOnJWxbOUWGhLD24YQTNGsQqpt5bkF2wQT9z5mZ6JmISKxWHmRc8zDIdKAKtp3osEXoQ_L96Fox8YWsBAKdx_ZRwpRVhOrBQ9rmRo_n8DcSRZiD-M1IrERXSHSuSbIE/s640/IMG_4377+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homecoming and our first mum...crazy Texas tradition</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Samuel's a hard worker. He always wants to be better. He watches football all weekend long to learn. He simply loves football and all that is involved in the sport. He never complained about having to go to practice. He did not complain at practice. He played hurt. Whatever a coach asked him to do he did. I know that sounds like I am a bragging parents and I am. However, it was just the truth of Samuel this season. He loved every second of his Rams experience.<br />
<br />
So, after the regular season the playoffs began. Win and move on or lose and the season is over. The first playoff game was against Tomball. Tomball was one of the two regular season loses. It was a hard fought game, but the Rams were a well conditioned team. They out-played Tomball in the second half and won! Round two it was!! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghggVOIrA1u1QQdGBA6sM_Qap9KxVs2W535illL0AqFRKQPxorUhAiEocGibDciZm-huGUO7fkrnqTDfvWXJgOkFU4MZ2ECLuo4Va4ZdKV4034tjU0aaRLscEhxRpaXAI2I9_qVmNrGmvt/s1600/DSC_4034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghggVOIrA1u1QQdGBA6sM_Qap9KxVs2W535illL0AqFRKQPxorUhAiEocGibDciZm-huGUO7fkrnqTDfvWXJgOkFU4MZ2ECLuo4Va4ZdKV4034tjU0aaRLscEhxRpaXAI2I9_qVmNrGmvt/s640/DSC_4034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPKP0WuucvcVrxdoHl507EBADyuHxe9N_cyHQL9cp4OoFW5YBf8FJPe3x0nnzkGNPN3_Gy5RMfhVC7LVnwGjSHs-vgbIDO0TlwNYsxm14DGLJc9i2Kc5RZvphyfOum6T-PDLCnZLrWuAh/s1600/DSC_4041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPKP0WuucvcVrxdoHl507EBADyuHxe9N_cyHQL9cp4OoFW5YBf8FJPe3x0nnzkGNPN3_Gy5RMfhVC7LVnwGjSHs-vgbIDO0TlwNYsxm14DGLJc9i2Kc5RZvphyfOum6T-PDLCnZLrWuAh/s640/DSC_4041.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWHoreVz1E9ZFakRwlDXvvEOWzDbsqcDu91eFSgK44J33deF5e92EbpQ3eq7V9tNvWU_R260o_t-x8E17VDa3gpEKzWOZO_9qlMu_xsbQqYRX5g7GfNzClgl_WAEs2ZxUUFt02N8W3ENX/s1600/DSC_4030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWHoreVz1E9ZFakRwlDXvvEOWzDbsqcDu91eFSgK44J33deF5e92EbpQ3eq7V9tNvWU_R260o_t-x8E17VDa3gpEKzWOZO_9qlMu_xsbQqYRX5g7GfNzClgl_WAEs2ZxUUFt02N8W3ENX/s640/DSC_4030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTERsUvtmEd1_0AqGdtM7g-iquV86CVGy4Zy2uSCYEk0XzSqRm3xKiSab9gAg9MVQqB_CdMLBuki2opPkDLs1yWckzeNvRSV0vOn5tHR3TSXqkzahxMjdbB2QzOOG5a19uhUJP1FORD7c/s1600/IMG_4483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTERsUvtmEd1_0AqGdtM7g-iquV86CVGy4Zy2uSCYEk0XzSqRm3xKiSab9gAg9MVQqB_CdMLBuki2opPkDLs1yWckzeNvRSV0vOn5tHR3TSXqkzahxMjdbB2QzOOG5a19uhUJP1FORD7c/s640/IMG_4483.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma came to every game except one. She was an awesome supporter of her brother!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The second playoff game was against the Oilers. The Rams lost to them in the regular season too. The Oilers were undefeated and there was no way the Rams were expected to win that game. Well, according to some people the Rams were certainly going to lose. The Rams won! Super Bowl bound baby and it was such a moment. I may have cried a little. I was shaking as the last minutes were ticking off the clock. It was just crazy and so exciting. Samuel had never been happier!<br />
<br />
So, the season that began in June (kind of) and officially in July continued one more week. The Super Bowl would be played November 20th at Klein Memorial Stadium. That is one of the local high school stadiums. Seriously, as an 8 year old Samuel was going to play a football game in a high school stadium that seats 8,500 people. Obviously, that many people did not come to the game, but what an honor! He and his team and his coaches were in the Super Bowl!<br />
<br />
The Rams beat the Saints in the regular season pretty handily. The Rams knew they could win. Honestly, they were so well conditioned. The team had good skill players. Players who didn't quite get it earlier in the season were playing great football. It was just clicking at the right time. All that was left in the season was 32 minutes of football.<br />
<br />
The Rams won! I cried again! Samuel got the biggest trophy of his life! I was and still am so proud of this team and the coaches. Just wow!!! So much pride for Samuel and his team!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8VBsDZq5_YuXFohqGN3BudeSLFgb5N86ABSAIiMaoPr0WrRrHf_esQC3OKQsOuOvKQ7e_5Dn1CmUWfKs7RJp41rNlY1zxbizJLgNms-3fAy04vuzCajFM48mWzar0sMbAc2a5Q1RHJ4U/s1600/DSC_6339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8VBsDZq5_YuXFohqGN3BudeSLFgb5N86ABSAIiMaoPr0WrRrHf_esQC3OKQsOuOvKQ7e_5Dn1CmUWfKs7RJp41rNlY1zxbizJLgNms-3fAy04vuzCajFM48mWzar0sMbAc2a5Q1RHJ4U/s640/DSC_6339.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zXcYkHZ6UoV9Mn0dET_TL6X97HGMTXrRN-AMRFU2BaWKVwG6PP8KoV9Xe4sp3VTskzeY-YFCvImSG494a2g14J40wn1YbzklKEYRPmsghfLioaoNlPULQ_VhQpKLk4wS33a9nNIsS3wT/s1600/DSC_6341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zXcYkHZ6UoV9Mn0dET_TL6X97HGMTXrRN-AMRFU2BaWKVwG6PP8KoV9Xe4sp3VTskzeY-YFCvImSG494a2g14J40wn1YbzklKEYRPmsghfLioaoNlPULQ_VhQpKLk4wS33a9nNIsS3wT/s640/DSC_6341.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvyJzvdAIP01nb3bFdxGf3XSlgtw2FP8tS7jo6f2SOYha4wmW_c29i1a_leJ2_WIQzjFSJaiNHVluVjo3yNIpPMz1YizK022Y_oaZoqZ4tHrseFKUUVqdqlubZJ1GC2eqTUFBoSTpxXXn/s1600/DSC_6338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvyJzvdAIP01nb3bFdxGf3XSlgtw2FP8tS7jo6f2SOYha4wmW_c29i1a_leJ2_WIQzjFSJaiNHVluVjo3yNIpPMz1YizK022Y_oaZoqZ4tHrseFKUUVqdqlubZJ1GC2eqTUFBoSTpxXXn/s640/DSC_6338.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2DXOFH7VhYCqMOQWrhuv6Z5hsjX-eNSmpJRIKxVbGDAbWL9cdIX5MMBjlp9L89q2DA2NhMc_nmjXoOf_-1M6_HKnyaX1OKVCDKMYnpWWzIjNUsp5hC1mfCl2ojvGr9KRy6IuRBrEtfWg/s1600/IMG_5219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2DXOFH7VhYCqMOQWrhuv6Z5hsjX-eNSmpJRIKxVbGDAbWL9cdIX5MMBjlp9L89q2DA2NhMc_nmjXoOf_-1M6_HKnyaX1OKVCDKMYnpWWzIjNUsp5hC1mfCl2ojvGr9KRy6IuRBrEtfWg/s640/IMG_5219.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbfxzAbyEzQj-OFivZoTWolLBvI3E91jIzrb3BKT0w60d7d222xv9jV9VfWTw4SzL9UiKoy0EMMezrdJHJXvbXCXkIhbZMPD4sIe6Yl59lfX-4_JFWHuiy4sL3m0qLy8XTByeEhUeZ542/s1600/IMG_5216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbfxzAbyEzQj-OFivZoTWolLBvI3E91jIzrb3BKT0w60d7d222xv9jV9VfWTw4SzL9UiKoy0EMMezrdJHJXvbXCXkIhbZMPD4sIe6Yl59lfX-4_JFWHuiy4sL3m0qLy8XTByeEhUeZ542/s640/IMG_5216.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSG0cp2VNSmQNpfaLLqOPQqAgl2hbnlt1vo-LjhFCqz4FsKTbQzY0pnYCX89dmdOxdLXmmfBTIe9N9er5mrfb_0vu7YL39FZvs_EYhRue1KhEAbTTpjWcKScXuI_eUe5o9no-d68wHX5qg/s1600/IMG_5184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSG0cp2VNSmQNpfaLLqOPQqAgl2hbnlt1vo-LjhFCqz4FsKTbQzY0pnYCX89dmdOxdLXmmfBTIe9N9er5mrfb_0vu7YL39FZvs_EYhRue1KhEAbTTpjWcKScXuI_eUe5o9no-d68wHX5qg/s640/IMG_5184.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWAIpbuaXsUZPZiVJ-wZGiq3nyVgMGcoDTHoTF90dF-Iahh0OFSZi7ljJdufTif3QV_DaRQuEqyksTimYKNnZpXy8S978J0G-z_pDzXLLcTUrsgftW9yeaNKGF_hzEzLaXgWaMkL1YlLT/s1600/IMG_5192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWAIpbuaXsUZPZiVJ-wZGiq3nyVgMGcoDTHoTF90dF-Iahh0OFSZi7ljJdufTif3QV_DaRQuEqyksTimYKNnZpXy8S978J0G-z_pDzXLLcTUrsgftW9yeaNKGF_hzEzLaXgWaMkL1YlLT/s640/IMG_5192.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaX9i6Sd6WCvXVRtlMc_we6pdRfC0duJrRfgMMnv3wHATEs3Lgzse-FalXjVWNE5PRVYyBY_7BtEkcbYcJhny_0OQGUzZ-eb9k1r1JAtfF9BiH33AZjLLnL3io8-DcKiONm55kzS6oqGmr/s1600/IMG_5195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaX9i6Sd6WCvXVRtlMc_we6pdRfC0duJrRfgMMnv3wHATEs3Lgzse-FalXjVWNE5PRVYyBY_7BtEkcbYcJhny_0OQGUzZ-eb9k1r1JAtfF9BiH33AZjLLnL3io8-DcKiONm55kzS6oqGmr/s640/IMG_5195.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuAf1n-AnlHhupIliLAVtrEXO_Xb8Gh6m5vpNaEfMzYAdB3J2t8xCpC0HO62N7xLmjyT3hcorfkscY4ETkexFeqmqnxEyBS8ASUyQIRguEMGRkqicbnefdeMzzkURQdY0kuF-tfSn1eQk/s1600/IMG_5217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuAf1n-AnlHhupIliLAVtrEXO_Xb8Gh6m5vpNaEfMzYAdB3J2t8xCpC0HO62N7xLmjyT3hcorfkscY4ETkexFeqmqnxEyBS8ASUyQIRguEMGRkqicbnefdeMzzkURQdY0kuF-tfSn1eQk/s640/IMG_5217.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samuel and his best friend/linebacker/running back Trey</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39JSzSE6lYXOEsfw2Ba57U9x_w9G043IGLjNnuqSmW3bjqWX_wxVYYV6KV6RZEvXNdHmeD5KkNOtBW9IHxOAtmoFrWqWKhMPswwx7mWODFjqF6mpnfx3etf7IMr9VgrkdztGNIqz06fch/s1600/IMG_5201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39JSzSE6lYXOEsfw2Ba57U9x_w9G043IGLjNnuqSmW3bjqWX_wxVYYV6KV6RZEvXNdHmeD5KkNOtBW9IHxOAtmoFrWqWKhMPswwx7mWODFjqF6mpnfx3etf7IMr9VgrkdztGNIqz06fch/s640/IMG_5201.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUhPzzpMxq0xeZ_KHqHszn2_LEqgWy3_-tDmwxBtaOYbS-IQlzL6bIxZFPN2O13wMW2p5erbVyQTbsHKQQ49tGRLnS66HzRDrHrKazH2ceBe06Ek6lbFlpcYDcC6MuzLL2bm0mW3AhIex/s1600/IMG_5204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUhPzzpMxq0xeZ_KHqHszn2_LEqgWy3_-tDmwxBtaOYbS-IQlzL6bIxZFPN2O13wMW2p5erbVyQTbsHKQQ49tGRLnS66HzRDrHrKazH2ceBe06Ek6lbFlpcYDcC6MuzLL2bm0mW3AhIex/s640/IMG_5204.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mHx3bZh9PevU6uxDNbYd0ITUr9CRJVq_-L7DJp2uAJ80l9o3-j_Z-w90NO1nZENGMZogaKUrK6Hh77epjEag16YpHU32yhbvAtAHi8oe_9cbvg4NeeMjVapekfXsAgHB0KW02bwKTwmy/s1600/IMG_5205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mHx3bZh9PevU6uxDNbYd0ITUr9CRJVq_-L7DJp2uAJ80l9o3-j_Z-w90NO1nZENGMZogaKUrK6Hh77epjEag16YpHU32yhbvAtAHi8oe_9cbvg4NeeMjVapekfXsAgHB0KW02bwKTwmy/s640/IMG_5205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
It's hard to express how thankful I am that I gave in and signed Samuel up for tackle. It really was me who was the hold out. I would have hated Samuel missing this experience. It was a once in the lifetime opportunity. I pray he has this experience again, but at least he's had it once! Watching daddy and son on the sidelines....no words.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhLSGrzaAcnMXXxWeCrTsLzYgnjlebp7DdcoUS70Gp31KX1D6E8q1kVhGkdkBkZYirqslciMHd8Xm-La3gYGhMwnHRwvGPVRri9hJ_o0BksfoD29FUks0s3SN_Me8Qa3LX0cNK1Xa_lSB/s1600/DSC_6269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhLSGrzaAcnMXXxWeCrTsLzYgnjlebp7DdcoUS70Gp31KX1D6E8q1kVhGkdkBkZYirqslciMHd8Xm-La3gYGhMwnHRwvGPVRri9hJ_o0BksfoD29FUks0s3SN_Me8Qa3LX0cNK1Xa_lSB/s640/DSC_6269.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ9_YxPrNNs5RiWQgfzr1HS60nGkHsc8iMQNuynCPW-KkYRj2PqaHyJeoFQr0LLh4ZT7-0prRAqvgvnpkPRknqynhJVyk_M9EXkGL-BRpwRVlkXIG0E2GYusuHmkphU5HKnIlwAX9kA4l/s1600/DSC_6314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ9_YxPrNNs5RiWQgfzr1HS60nGkHsc8iMQNuynCPW-KkYRj2PqaHyJeoFQr0LLh4ZT7-0prRAqvgvnpkPRknqynhJVyk_M9EXkGL-BRpwRVlkXIG0E2GYusuHmkphU5HKnIlwAX9kA4l/s640/DSC_6314.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih8P8KDdZIUMTq5Ly8gklTzE-oNnAmYCLuNeEx-oWMwHw4bHp3ZQAY0WZE18N-QwbROWH4qnkX5jUSkHYWZQz5foAIeywGCesPH1H4XMiwzrI-zMQwS9IPJjCtbzVCUrK3duk0S6st8yS/s1600/DSC_4246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih8P8KDdZIUMTq5Ly8gklTzE-oNnAmYCLuNeEx-oWMwHw4bHp3ZQAY0WZE18N-QwbROWH4qnkX5jUSkHYWZQz5foAIeywGCesPH1H4XMiwzrI-zMQwS9IPJjCtbzVCUrK3duk0S6st8yS/s640/DSC_4246.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkl2_Tzb40K9jnHIP3huzwcWzRuEqZ9zGj90mQoBfCogh3DoGiwM4Om9qtYPv1z1fYXfZ1hLfthSeUdTMx4tc4qpS72wt9FixiiiWElhWxOhP5uHoijr7ludEO_azGAryjdFG4yynMu9m/s1600/IMG_4156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkl2_Tzb40K9jnHIP3huzwcWzRuEqZ9zGj90mQoBfCogh3DoGiwM4Om9qtYPv1z1fYXfZ1hLfthSeUdTMx4tc4qpS72wt9FixiiiWElhWxOhP5uHoijr7ludEO_azGAryjdFG4yynMu9m/s640/IMG_4156.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-72187027445623125122016-12-30T15:02:00.002-08:002016-12-30T15:02:22.161-08:00Our NovemberWell November was still busy with football. Samuel's team continued to win and progress through the playoff bracket. It was super exciting and stressful in a good way. Again, that will be its own post! Stay tuned for that next!!<br />
<br />
Jonah had a busy and unexpected month of gymnastics. This season Jonah will compete level 6 again which I think is perfect for him. There was a trial meet the first weekend of November at his gym. It was a shaky start for Jonah, but he got over competition nerves and learned what he needed to work on before the meets begin in January. That was the busy part of gymnastics. The unexpected part of gymnastics was his gym closed two weeks later. That created some tough moments of "what to do" and "what is best for Jonah". So stinking stressful! We ultimately decided to follow his coaches to a new gym in Tomball. Being with some of the same guys and coaches is what is best for Jonah. The huge bummer is the new drive. WGA was 8 minutes from the house and Texas Star is 30 minutes from the house. Huge sigh for that great change to our schedule and lives! So far Jonah is happy and has adapted well to the change.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCCFs94sdcLTpxAWh7WBwRRYM4VOqxlw4fjAMhU4E8IXV_AuhD0z9S5MyFx54PA83D-Kpq5ueVXBdlfnvKm4tI5TdgY2FfUMG80RiBC1bvWZWBESdoy19dJ5oDqej5ioVQp1HIj21MKPk/s1600/DSC_5578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCCFs94sdcLTpxAWh7WBwRRYM4VOqxlw4fjAMhU4E8IXV_AuhD0z9S5MyFx54PA83D-Kpq5ueVXBdlfnvKm4tI5TdgY2FfUMG80RiBC1bvWZWBESdoy19dJ5oDqej5ioVQp1HIj21MKPk/s640/DSC_5578.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjir6BzO8C7Ko1otXyVqm2a8uFINvpawNL1Y17CUKJfzRgMV26QvMccpVVPvMsXAN_BRZw8kQVXsaeohTt3H7CP5lT5gR0_uAHADAZlNrg7RT8OwbBQCK401iUPnpYwESTfALsZGsDu_alQ/s1600/DSC_5585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjir6BzO8C7Ko1otXyVqm2a8uFINvpawNL1Y17CUKJfzRgMV26QvMccpVVPvMsXAN_BRZw8kQVXsaeohTt3H7CP5lT5gR0_uAHADAZlNrg7RT8OwbBQCK401iUPnpYwESTfALsZGsDu_alQ/s640/DSC_5585.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97URn-omvlo2bFu4chFqp_gJQqT5WXQ_zp1n8xjeH21IjK-tNj8J7SogpaPjsZIyjMhyvZhWxlE2WpC1z809QuJ6Ic7eUYq-IMTUfM5dI7TI5PE2fFkxMNzLrXZIIiyDMWbsyQE1MMM1G/s1600/DSC_5588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97URn-omvlo2bFu4chFqp_gJQqT5WXQ_zp1n8xjeH21IjK-tNj8J7SogpaPjsZIyjMhyvZhWxlE2WpC1z809QuJ6Ic7eUYq-IMTUfM5dI7TI5PE2fFkxMNzLrXZIIiyDMWbsyQE1MMM1G/s640/DSC_5588.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmegokRrit993Qbb-DbyDYd8DmjwCIaNPCfV_xGpvzot6oMNiVtOzY20HimAv1d90_mcSowWt0E5eGGwBNOtdj5oOYvS8PCzvn7HMBZGQT8A727mpDQg9-QXGELXKF2f5aU4IY-9j53BzI/s1600/DSC_5592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmegokRrit993Qbb-DbyDYd8DmjwCIaNPCfV_xGpvzot6oMNiVtOzY20HimAv1d90_mcSowWt0E5eGGwBNOtdj5oOYvS8PCzvn7HMBZGQT8A727mpDQg9-QXGELXKF2f5aU4IY-9j53BzI/s640/DSC_5592.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
Samuel and Elena lose lots of freedom because of the time spent in the car. The benefit for them is parks. There are two parks next to Texas Star and they like both of them. So, we now spend lots of time at a park during the week.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ6wdkb8NcCMPN-52pCru8AyQCbmt7r98VKkYKEv3jRzJrp9rUpGNF9i4F2w39O7y0qE73IrBWwGeD_8KYjuehNfB_9gM8wv0rDRot5cO6TgqRfiuihoi7l9PycTXVwl7oH-Fc6cyjEQ3/s1600/IMG_5467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ6wdkb8NcCMPN-52pCru8AyQCbmt7r98VKkYKEv3jRzJrp9rUpGNF9i4F2w39O7y0qE73IrBWwGeD_8KYjuehNfB_9gM8wv0rDRot5cO6TgqRfiuihoi7l9PycTXVwl7oH-Fc6cyjEQ3/s640/IMG_5467.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />Elena continued to do really well in her swim class. Mid November she moved up to the next level and was so very excited! Swimming seems to be her thing at the moment and it makes her very happy!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uVDFBju61iDbWRoRAMRugKDR6zptAY0DO4lh3MlNLzE4ad-EFqPn-bHhWkeCOll1LMIrexNNvIDBdyaMAxJyOQoKgHpGgXfhdMxrvwHGCYdRGNPm8VPGowIf7Aqi96RWePtE4bJqwtaT/s1600/IMG_4978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uVDFBju61iDbWRoRAMRugKDR6zptAY0DO4lh3MlNLzE4ad-EFqPn-bHhWkeCOll1LMIrexNNvIDBdyaMAxJyOQoKgHpGgXfhdMxrvwHGCYdRGNPm8VPGowIf7Aqi96RWePtE4bJqwtaT/s640/IMG_4978.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />A very exciting part of our month was my sister Kristin and her family visiting. It was a short, jam packed, but fun visit! They were able to see the kids participate in the Veteran's Day ceremony at school. They saw Samuel play a football game. The weather was perfect so we could play outdoors and visit some of our favorite parks. And, since it was so close to Christmas we did some fun Christmas activities like baking sugar cookies and attending the Family Advent Celebration at our church. Santa was there too!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-qNfkIWMKaIlMj3e6qa-P1cvMt7qn-53O8NUxe37cHaxpijr5TBrRVpjtH54I6tJiBVTB4_p4Rn3e6XdW1qHr-brfvyBS3yiamW1YZb7HTIlAsZ3yEq0AKU2pS6SxlLYRg2ixXnrmG95/s1600/IMG_4881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-qNfkIWMKaIlMj3e6qa-P1cvMt7qn-53O8NUxe37cHaxpijr5TBrRVpjtH54I6tJiBVTB4_p4Rn3e6XdW1qHr-brfvyBS3yiamW1YZb7HTIlAsZ3yEq0AKU2pS6SxlLYRg2ixXnrmG95/s640/IMG_4881.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dw8GhRtB4cqDEI2pT2ad9Lqy1JEjR_VUhldk-o9IxMv9pwOiVPDhsbQ2n1lhLzDxHjKp5fsF_VlsVA4EozduVrDsEF6Hljl3bm97qpVFjmpjGBRdGoIlW0uo1YEZ800Vcd1Q3-stErI_/s1600/IMG_4889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dw8GhRtB4cqDEI2pT2ad9Lqy1JEjR_VUhldk-o9IxMv9pwOiVPDhsbQ2n1lhLzDxHjKp5fsF_VlsVA4EozduVrDsEF6Hljl3bm97qpVFjmpjGBRdGoIlW0uo1YEZ800Vcd1Q3-stErI_/s640/IMG_4889.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKE3mYLX7Q-ATJQtmqdYj2fSkwQU2KEMidWPIeCiJCR8r214smLJ70Xm3bjb2VyWLLmyKkQkBJbRCU9UoaqP4PJATTf7J5Ngz6U8THdADUGDQiMkEfIzVMkEm0h4s6wv6dQyMjXbsepLR/s1600/IMG_4895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKE3mYLX7Q-ATJQtmqdYj2fSkwQU2KEMidWPIeCiJCR8r214smLJ70Xm3bjb2VyWLLmyKkQkBJbRCU9UoaqP4PJATTf7J5Ngz6U8THdADUGDQiMkEfIzVMkEm0h4s6wv6dQyMjXbsepLR/s640/IMG_4895.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbMcBuYm1lCK3mveHDAP3flYRikgslT8mcnkIZS9iP1c3MbGcnAZUGJVxOkrWQ0dkI4MhkZqIMbGWEnUgAtBisNuizVu7hfPqDpgrTMPtmCS00LoHn8mxDJXJk0W_Mgajbekm5TcDehh6/s1600/IMG_4913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbMcBuYm1lCK3mveHDAP3flYRikgslT8mcnkIZS9iP1c3MbGcnAZUGJVxOkrWQ0dkI4MhkZqIMbGWEnUgAtBisNuizVu7hfPqDpgrTMPtmCS00LoHn8mxDJXJk0W_Mgajbekm5TcDehh6/s640/IMG_4913.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunhu8k2b2hf4CSRsOTuh8n5tNE27CtXmxmA-wHzV6Qvds1twX9LZEbZu4QD4EoAczQw8Ce-qVWORlNXySpzvzkStRNVNuPaFdexNiIMgLnctdbLakDOx3QjUH45_d4R_P-kmuzkoT1AdU/s1600/IMG_4916.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunhu8k2b2hf4CSRsOTuh8n5tNE27CtXmxmA-wHzV6Qvds1twX9LZEbZu4QD4EoAczQw8Ce-qVWORlNXySpzvzkStRNVNuPaFdexNiIMgLnctdbLakDOx3QjUH45_d4R_P-kmuzkoT1AdU/s640/IMG_4916.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhToRBfcS9u4M-wYX_EVtRh70wPSUYYPL9BV9JH93RvkJEVI0ug6rcqbEeHOHUG8kjQtvTUzGC-U-88nA61u4hgSCi8jc9p340qOI4lE9jWMQsbzpkNZtW307L4LvtwRl3OOr5KtSdu3tS/s1600/IMG_4905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhToRBfcS9u4M-wYX_EVtRh70wPSUYYPL9BV9JH93RvkJEVI0ug6rcqbEeHOHUG8kjQtvTUzGC-U-88nA61u4hgSCi8jc9p340qOI4lE9jWMQsbzpkNZtW307L4LvtwRl3OOr5KtSdu3tS/s640/IMG_4905.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxEdhutk1a_PeKq_24m_n_oNtPlIu1KG2MKbxJzFMXs6AiCQ6m479XaaIZTBdwz5zcLXRruqLEcOaY-LOF5A5sU1XerI_isegNvjTQzW6UmPs77RXHyuqcWG5p2a__OYB57sSdRrqw6Ia/s1600/IMG_4939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxEdhutk1a_PeKq_24m_n_oNtPlIu1KG2MKbxJzFMXs6AiCQ6m479XaaIZTBdwz5zcLXRruqLEcOaY-LOF5A5sU1XerI_isegNvjTQzW6UmPs77RXHyuqcWG5p2a__OYB57sSdRrqw6Ia/s640/IMG_4939.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyJ3TINswZHwr9hOojyOdhb1y7hRp9K0Cilt2Jp1hPQg6btzlVxaLbcsGrExT1mZe_aW-KchWric5ETkpppJcH6akEpXlOCOmaJWcAJzOnB_NK7Eez6McaR46ad2ulVtkD7v3lfQBn-d1/s1600/IMG_4944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyJ3TINswZHwr9hOojyOdhb1y7hRp9K0Cilt2Jp1hPQg6btzlVxaLbcsGrExT1mZe_aW-KchWric5ETkpppJcH6akEpXlOCOmaJWcAJzOnB_NK7Eez6McaR46ad2ulVtkD7v3lfQBn-d1/s640/IMG_4944.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGnMY5d73DYaA1YT59ha3lL-WokNNhjSgm8cIWHPYsEkXe1bYWfp4WkddpbLfyLRLBTfWsHj5Dv-arp1uiJhBimVmmkaho-frdflpr3Yh6rWixZ3KIpsLRkl2YqRjCGKB8_nT20k9jP3r/s1600/IMG_4951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGnMY5d73DYaA1YT59ha3lL-WokNNhjSgm8cIWHPYsEkXe1bYWfp4WkddpbLfyLRLBTfWsHj5Dv-arp1uiJhBimVmmkaho-frdflpr3Yh6rWixZ3KIpsLRkl2YqRjCGKB8_nT20k9jP3r/s640/IMG_4951.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_mHZBIVBuY1A45rAqpTH5QQb5vmaOpX6dTGq-Rx-G1R9p8bnPbKjDhlEs3m8iLq8b9CcTmZCkyywoPCzUwzLrGbTyvYsHVeWiQjUSj9ST9dRfMn2Yu086534MwJJezj6qPa0Su6e2zPa/s1600/IMG_4958.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_mHZBIVBuY1A45rAqpTH5QQb5vmaOpX6dTGq-Rx-G1R9p8bnPbKjDhlEs3m8iLq8b9CcTmZCkyywoPCzUwzLrGbTyvYsHVeWiQjUSj9ST9dRfMn2Yu086534MwJJezj6qPa0Su6e2zPa/s640/IMG_4958.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jc0AAzxGrO-dOvoCYNmEqZVjomGT1Ugn5zyjwLr1MRwBm2Ei-UBIuX55SKzZ1dHrfN-BklRs7xMdkx92_5wHdcJBQFVCJGWEVQD2C12PPvfYG_bCXH2BneSfGsbIrYvHQ59JwahRH3d1/s1600/IMG_4975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jc0AAzxGrO-dOvoCYNmEqZVjomGT1Ugn5zyjwLr1MRwBm2Ei-UBIuX55SKzZ1dHrfN-BklRs7xMdkx92_5wHdcJBQFVCJGWEVQD2C12PPvfYG_bCXH2BneSfGsbIrYvHQ59JwahRH3d1/s640/IMG_4975.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdA5ru6MjwJk7G40YV_IWnplNrkLHXnsuGM6Ca8qQ2BLQuHtpGCqGRA5G0XucyVUSjjbks6oO5R3-9bLqIBw77UnUdIfluq0FILnNqI5qvDLx_KK491O8pj70H9B8fzQG_9jTvrjUj61p/s1600/IMG_4984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdA5ru6MjwJk7G40YV_IWnplNrkLHXnsuGM6Ca8qQ2BLQuHtpGCqGRA5G0XucyVUSjjbks6oO5R3-9bLqIBw77UnUdIfluq0FILnNqI5qvDLx_KK491O8pj70H9B8fzQG_9jTvrjUj61p/s640/IMG_4984.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSlECz0ZdKgeXr0HT3JQtByWSkqufxlQOkiK47756IIz66TlMLVlO7bi4TEboFuYg4quhtnuOAKHtjToDjRGwguSCcdNn1P3ZuyRo-pkPwuUx7JRSbUYeb4HZ4_GreyRsAuBt8qPb1hBh/s1600/IMG_4987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSlECz0ZdKgeXr0HT3JQtByWSkqufxlQOkiK47756IIz66TlMLVlO7bi4TEboFuYg4quhtnuOAKHtjToDjRGwguSCcdNn1P3ZuyRo-pkPwuUx7JRSbUYeb4HZ4_GreyRsAuBt8qPb1hBh/s640/IMG_4987.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkY3Cv_xovQn8QBmD0WfMZ9KrHrelyza0dWXs9KDM2M9nlOchyUWjjZIPbz2feG4K0ldj94akU6P69XX26Ho-5Ej0wfL5eWA2lnplGhL_1PuBSPTxaEvehWo_VMhmisIcDVnsk_LO6RgC/s1600/IMG_5138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkY3Cv_xovQn8QBmD0WfMZ9KrHrelyza0dWXs9KDM2M9nlOchyUWjjZIPbz2feG4K0ldj94akU6P69XX26Ho-5Ej0wfL5eWA2lnplGhL_1PuBSPTxaEvehWo_VMhmisIcDVnsk_LO6RgC/s640/IMG_5138.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURV1RDA-ZhG4BW_1UK432yYcsZSLUncttyKF8T0qmvSFY5kf0LpMERyCRUg8T65huu3nks6di85QIfbhNfHvx2fZBCGzG51peZBZhcHcwT9YacviCuNJqTCMg1QbjfUL0K7q7yjdJrI7u/s1600/DSC_5664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURV1RDA-ZhG4BW_1UK432yYcsZSLUncttyKF8T0qmvSFY5kf0LpMERyCRUg8T65huu3nks6di85QIfbhNfHvx2fZBCGzG51peZBZhcHcwT9YacviCuNJqTCMg1QbjfUL0K7q7yjdJrI7u/s640/DSC_5664.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYxkvLf2KXc6yjcysQtVbxYutIQeFX5qO2HfRn57jLP0iZwTdpS444LZhwrR2PiqfVNClbqbgOJmAPSoUaZIoAr5hMvFsqCsTpE2wAiG9_LxjPSJ7NLhyphenhyphen4BOe2jlfqyj1FldXUEJv0GYn/s1600/IMG_5017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYxkvLf2KXc6yjcysQtVbxYutIQeFX5qO2HfRn57jLP0iZwTdpS444LZhwrR2PiqfVNClbqbgOJmAPSoUaZIoAr5hMvFsqCsTpE2wAiG9_LxjPSJ7NLhyphenhyphen4BOe2jlfqyj1FldXUEJv0GYn/s640/IMG_5017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Emma and I continued to volunteer little bits here and there. The best NCL thing we did in November was deliver all the those wreaths we made in October. They were donated to a memory care center so we couldn't deliver them until the Christmas season began. 35 wreaths were made with love and the residents were so thankful to receive them.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCySXPFr__tURUXEyQ9BQku4o_j_2kXsAEwHvMv8YpMtoVUA-O9o4wq5DkRXnAUQuxtZkgxsdHTw-qf8m4vV9s4Ss8yhjnEiBoCMbuEDy0jBb-57nyUqd5T1QpHd3QGDMGDcjqR5nks2C/s1600/IMG_5409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCySXPFr__tURUXEyQ9BQku4o_j_2kXsAEwHvMv8YpMtoVUA-O9o4wq5DkRXnAUQuxtZkgxsdHTw-qf8m4vV9s4Ss8yhjnEiBoCMbuEDy0jBb-57nyUqd5T1QpHd3QGDMGDcjqR5nks2C/s640/IMG_5409.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Finally, to end our month we got a real Christmas tree. We didn't have a real tree last year so the kids were beyond excited to visit the tree farm. Riding on the tractor and using a saw were definite highlights for the kids....especially Samuel!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_wz3jnZjyeBWOCIfF0qw7mv-lTuiSCGIde5XLypp9NDLdg_W9TkJt1Xrb64L2EvMQcc94HOSC0Jq9NfJFDarH1xgwdC4skUQYwz1H0XqRHiuneUGgNWCqEUxBLvmnpE6D8PxuJCvqlHs/s1600/IMG_5407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_wz3jnZjyeBWOCIfF0qw7mv-lTuiSCGIde5XLypp9NDLdg_W9TkJt1Xrb64L2EvMQcc94HOSC0Jq9NfJFDarH1xgwdC4skUQYwz1H0XqRHiuneUGgNWCqEUxBLvmnpE6D8PxuJCvqlHs/s640/IMG_5407.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-74924328488408242322016-12-30T14:21:00.001-08:002016-12-30T14:21:49.120-08:00Samuel got his 3rd grade BibleOur church gives Bibles to 3rd graders each September. So Samuel had his Bible presented to him! It is such a wonderful moment for the child and the parents.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj5qk2zIvwgSAE0FN4uxQTPAE1I33pwVLZDfJSm0CStFDaBYNppJVM1mNnDSq6T5V8muXznSeZB1OO6ngsqoeIVCrd3sqzufKa16dnf93tJqLJ6CDvlydF2LloMNUNrRyOuKWwIMBm0J9/s1600/IMG_3767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj5qk2zIvwgSAE0FN4uxQTPAE1I33pwVLZDfJSm0CStFDaBYNppJVM1mNnDSq6T5V8muXznSeZB1OO6ngsqoeIVCrd3sqzufKa16dnf93tJqLJ6CDvlydF2LloMNUNrRyOuKWwIMBm0J9/s640/IMG_3767.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikSXa0In23Oz7TXiuc3Gc71TqBkVgoYOtQ-3ii0e1CrmO6E1tgcBZenL9vcBm1oHoYGtcT15J0FofSZl5L3fA8OXQPm5Ayc6JGH7BARVZ3GggtdG4SkMCxVr0ib9BmNEan3m5FMB_TWce/s1600/IMG_3754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikSXa0In23Oz7TXiuc3Gc71TqBkVgoYOtQ-3ii0e1CrmO6E1tgcBZenL9vcBm1oHoYGtcT15J0FofSZl5L3fA8OXQPm5Ayc6JGH7BARVZ3GggtdG4SkMCxVr0ib9BmNEan3m5FMB_TWce/s640/IMG_3754.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3dkvOyaSXkcQ1A0xOp3SU7EYS6n8PUAOuv0l_wyITq6-hoOSKzf1ZkNDllLE6lKpKbKFJaMMJfcgixcclDUk-mjcWF0verctJCgfaxSA1C7NCxZY-6gEV8JwF4OS-umnx5ouRLotzqzw/s1600/IMG_3757+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3dkvOyaSXkcQ1A0xOp3SU7EYS6n8PUAOuv0l_wyITq6-hoOSKzf1ZkNDllLE6lKpKbKFJaMMJfcgixcclDUk-mjcWF0verctJCgfaxSA1C7NCxZY-6gEV8JwF4OS-umnx5ouRLotzqzw/s640/IMG_3757+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
Samuel was very proud and excited to receive his Bible. It's wrapped in gold because it is a precious gift. I am so thankful that our church celebrates the faith journey of children and that Samuel will have this Bible forever.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_LiC_ThLYAF_jNknYhQEdgBfzYd76B2IHr4xQvxHPliu8jtaLOCLJCtL4znPkg4W2j0NglfDKrbvkX3hH9o3bwIpy27F3egnsN8cpsFiqUNhTlLcRGb-dIqONZX1-Zu7cly9Ufn_mH0e/s1600/IMG_3746+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_LiC_ThLYAF_jNknYhQEdgBfzYd76B2IHr4xQvxHPliu8jtaLOCLJCtL4znPkg4W2j0NglfDKrbvkX3hH9o3bwIpy27F3egnsN8cpsFiqUNhTlLcRGb-dIqONZX1-Zu7cly9Ufn_mH0e/s640/IMG_3746+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmsnfeooxr-iUhv0C-1FZs8RsugMId1uvrkn04C_Rdsb1xIp3BsYcEF5Iare2GRoxTmtw2yaFr15xkPV6XoWDTEe60WSJzrkhsL7lnSPmjviItWUM_hDemPUc3cnuDLOhyphenhyphenQEsbiUBn15P/s1600/IMG_3751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmsnfeooxr-iUhv0C-1FZs8RsugMId1uvrkn04C_Rdsb1xIp3BsYcEF5Iare2GRoxTmtw2yaFr15xkPV6XoWDTEe60WSJzrkhsL7lnSPmjviItWUM_hDemPUc3cnuDLOhyphenhyphenQEsbiUBn15P/s640/IMG_3751.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWoQTAyxhmPrwqgfLOrGszPbAui5sSYYrTn5C6tFmqNj739eyCIs09Dvl6CenE7xxwjL8UavOLTV1amnV5-d3pTmpEqS1GxLlad2JVfy3umOHShvnz_uSnZIFOdrpPlBg0nIT2__sCyER/s1600/IMG_3766+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWoQTAyxhmPrwqgfLOrGszPbAui5sSYYrTn5C6tFmqNj739eyCIs09Dvl6CenE7xxwjL8UavOLTV1amnV5-d3pTmpEqS1GxLlad2JVfy3umOHShvnz_uSnZIFOdrpPlBg0nIT2__sCyER/s640/IMG_3766+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfcuSWMU79q4pRivYsCe85xFvQA7EvNUsEONq0044ATgY2tu8hoPUAKp9C9ndgBAV2BaGEPAxx4Elg5G825uzMTmwgvMDdpt1hORK2sw5OkMYFuYxlzJ-XmtRqks98axy9GgM3oblu3Yr/s1600/IMG_3748+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfcuSWMU79q4pRivYsCe85xFvQA7EvNUsEONq0044ATgY2tu8hoPUAKp9C9ndgBAV2BaGEPAxx4Elg5G825uzMTmwgvMDdpt1hORK2sw5OkMYFuYxlzJ-XmtRqks98axy9GgM3oblu3Yr/s640/IMG_3748+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No more pictures please!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-14372559915906140262016-12-29T13:49:00.000-08:002016-12-29T13:49:27.605-08:00Our OctoberOur fall was so crazy busy. Samuel played tackle football and fall baseball which meant he had to stop piano. That was sad for all of us, but we are planning to begin lessons again in January. Elena began taking a swim class. Thankfully that was only one time a week. Emma and Jonah did not have competitions this fall, but they continued to practice four days a week. They also had cello and guitar lessons. Busy!<br />
<br />
Samuel playing tackle football was a big deal for us and that will be its own post. It was a fun month of learning to lose and how to be a better player and team. He practiced three nights a week and had games Saturday morning.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkadzVtSEyPeTkxacW2B_J5bVH_c7L9IzWTGn7S9nmrb7tGiK3o1wYr8lUZr_YV-NOz1-ebBiDMQE4TM8tszV2f1t39jNmI6Qgp0d1XxYc2dpp-eCidEJ-hsMlwTyCe0ccqmIGUW-tRZRZ/s1600/DSC_4262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkadzVtSEyPeTkxacW2B_J5bVH_c7L9IzWTGn7S9nmrb7tGiK3o1wYr8lUZr_YV-NOz1-ebBiDMQE4TM8tszV2f1t39jNmI6Qgp0d1XxYc2dpp-eCidEJ-hsMlwTyCe0ccqmIGUW-tRZRZ/s640/DSC_4262.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5DVJbtk7zNoUKXMmkRsz-R6JrxUIiURenRSjP_CDBaptl3CFa7nw7IyLbJAbZ1QUuYgEHJSLOvc3lnDMd9nIguSeskCddTcJnwvzh6B5Flt3JdSFyKveJfWAnTyaumFzmDzlcWygApKN/s1600/DSC_4286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5DVJbtk7zNoUKXMmkRsz-R6JrxUIiURenRSjP_CDBaptl3CFa7nw7IyLbJAbZ1QUuYgEHJSLOvc3lnDMd9nIguSeskCddTcJnwvzh6B5Flt3JdSFyKveJfWAnTyaumFzmDzlcWygApKN/s640/DSC_4286.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg58mZgL0E0ORzANZmRkoY8tl8J1ZqkfwgqU8rv6Wrr-MVWI4yROfGu6sHImtfP2-BHL2lFriMAv50QHoIOMETtABbA6Hn98y5cwhWVfFxL6YKEDjkPuK_Xqfp_ECoHmvSC-G4RYmLCTCD/s1600/IMG_4594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg58mZgL0E0ORzANZmRkoY8tl8J1ZqkfwgqU8rv6Wrr-MVWI4yROfGu6sHImtfP2-BHL2lFriMAv50QHoIOMETtABbA6Hn98y5cwhWVfFxL6YKEDjkPuK_Xqfp_ECoHmvSC-G4RYmLCTCD/s640/IMG_4594.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
This was the first season Samuel played for the Dillers. With football being his main priority he attended as many baseball practices as possible. Most Mondays and Thursdays Samuel would go directly from one practice to the other. His dedication to both sports was pretty amazing. Playing baseball this fall was a good experience since it was the first time for kid pitch. Whew! What a difference from coach pitch! There were ten games this fall with five double-headers on Sundays. Samuel is learning to pitch, but it's not his favorite thing yet. He played centerfield for every game. Baseball will resume again in January. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwcQ-1HLax3D8Y7dIj4axQvT4wYwB2Rov-mF1dE0b9vGVINBRivwt_ssGTHFOUW6vh-Jp_7cmWAg8XP6kVOpJ2alPCY_wAlLKw6wRUK3AGVgXv3osVjPFXs93p5P_eaB0QhWZjP6RmL-L/s1600/IMG_4622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwcQ-1HLax3D8Y7dIj4axQvT4wYwB2Rov-mF1dE0b9vGVINBRivwt_ssGTHFOUW6vh-Jp_7cmWAg8XP6kVOpJ2alPCY_wAlLKw6wRUK3AGVgXv3osVjPFXs93p5P_eaB0QhWZjP6RmL-L/s640/IMG_4622.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpueUQ48rY6tdRiW97mmu-DV8Fv50JoudjoSP5C-5M1avGxzXrRRWXr5qRngaIc_6d6tvRcjJWrV9tv_eXu24Nuv_xZCsmeb_hGqDK1bH4N5TGzRW7PTnvG49SL-SEIeup0BwQtxgQMrp/s1600/IMG_4623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpueUQ48rY6tdRiW97mmu-DV8Fv50JoudjoSP5C-5M1avGxzXrRRWXr5qRngaIc_6d6tvRcjJWrV9tv_eXu24Nuv_xZCsmeb_hGqDK1bH4N5TGzRW7PTnvG49SL-SEIeup0BwQtxgQMrp/s640/IMG_4623.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcL_NN74iVpbaxM1qoxDaR1PL8I97ZC8I2xsdMnlv9jPTagfZ0lh5HFXdhVuKH2EgBr96C_7fZSIrEH_FAQDzAnCCfMHePZpdrpxJqYex7ezS-T3k65efZiJMdzACqZ-kz5zS1jnmMg8l/s1600/IMG_4631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcL_NN74iVpbaxM1qoxDaR1PL8I97ZC8I2xsdMnlv9jPTagfZ0lh5HFXdhVuKH2EgBr96C_7fZSIrEH_FAQDzAnCCfMHePZpdrpxJqYex7ezS-T3k65efZiJMdzACqZ-kz5zS1jnmMg8l/s640/IMG_4631.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In between managing all the kids sports and their schedules, I managed to run a half marathon. My friend and I went to College Station for a quick overnight. We had fun. The race could have gone better for sure, but I can say I finished a race inside Kyle Field (the Texas A&M football stadium). That was pretty cool!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTCNkbYEeS7JBEIImdi_lmyexfmmyw2ZDJsJsxGHfBw60kzU7pWxIV8VAKdKVkjb5O9MFoNjPLRUjuQAyqSH3ef3zTOA9hQ5NPDz6o6h-JSYwJfk0FjHuj0vYwxNhpw7qgOmb9tHQ3sTl/s1600/IMG_8129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTCNkbYEeS7JBEIImdi_lmyexfmmyw2ZDJsJsxGHfBw60kzU7pWxIV8VAKdKVkjb5O9MFoNjPLRUjuQAyqSH3ef3zTOA9hQ5NPDz6o6h-JSYwJfk0FjHuj0vYwxNhpw7qgOmb9tHQ3sTl/s640/IMG_8129.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGo3-2EWoFRHmd4UxQKishrtak_shNYJH5i0uHM2HjiM3DIQhg7OQ5CAopDKT4Ts3xcxJDldjg7oJWadjI025MVwXDBGN55UVQIhyphenhyphenqbsxFAJBAJafzlgofxxAtdHVUU1L2TVz1yqzRFCm/s1600/IMG_8133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGo3-2EWoFRHmd4UxQKishrtak_shNYJH5i0uHM2HjiM3DIQhg7OQ5CAopDKT4Ts3xcxJDldjg7oJWadjI025MVwXDBGN55UVQIhyphenhyphenqbsxFAJBAJafzlgofxxAtdHVUU1L2TVz1yqzRFCm/s640/IMG_8133.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I went to the Luke Bryan concert with my friend Christina. It was a super fun night!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdLGSrBeMSFzRKpEWXkjxeYTFRXhb9vEMh3Xc2ZlEMfjaXzegxmcWNCsDw2CxQ64xugO0zdGqdEI9LU3mkCPscD8Px74GtSc-RWayavlRCagY19gYTEBAFgKygwAIjCaPoZWjT9uFJITk/s1600/IMG_4470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdLGSrBeMSFzRKpEWXkjxeYTFRXhb9vEMh3Xc2ZlEMfjaXzegxmcWNCsDw2CxQ64xugO0zdGqdEI9LU3mkCPscD8Px74GtSc-RWayavlRCagY19gYTEBAFgKygwAIjCaPoZWjT9uFJITk/s640/IMG_4470.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Jonah learned to played a Chris Young song in October which made him actually like to practice.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy8m_h-Slb1PwkbfmE0iNgOhCMofsSJjxOj68oTRY8P8vjJZ0_XAmgvY9q8jr0jUNkryVGU6ccIiungAKWf0wMEvx6sIZJCTDeA3BORdeYn9IW-NKcNcBf9qEnP2E4XrENBB3-PyLk0yc/s1600/IMG_4162+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiy8m_h-Slb1PwkbfmE0iNgOhCMofsSJjxOj68oTRY8P8vjJZ0_XAmgvY9q8jr0jUNkryVGU6ccIiungAKWf0wMEvx6sIZJCTDeA3BORdeYn9IW-NKcNcBf9qEnP2E4XrENBB3-PyLk0yc/s640/IMG_4162+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Emma and I did some volunteering. We organized a wreath craft at the annual NCL craft day. That was a crazy task for me since I am not crafty at all! It is a challenge to volunteer lots because of her gymnastics schedule, but we enjoy our time together when we have it!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7riEtGToN6hXEItOiYH-VPryAfMsGPaSo2cmarzF1pVkYQDMPLbXB1X0UKvS8pzAugh3nSW9Sx5hpf9OM4DrWS-938ZwdRDKD2Zu2232zfGIH4k8NMJjzUB9LfKecfp1PQseeSz8KbAy/s1600/IMG_4154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7riEtGToN6hXEItOiYH-VPryAfMsGPaSo2cmarzF1pVkYQDMPLbXB1X0UKvS8pzAugh3nSW9Sx5hpf9OM4DrWS-938ZwdRDKD2Zu2232zfGIH4k8NMJjzUB9LfKecfp1PQseeSz8KbAy/s640/IMG_4154.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Of course October means Halloween and it was a big event as usual. We don't carve pumpkins because the heat and humidity cause the pumpkins to rot within a day or two. So, we paint them and the kids love creating a masterpiece of a different kind.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz1NQrMhCmorFYaZd0Ob3iAm2REPQucDgv_LuUW6MElYGrSOux_PjmFdcgeOehPTxAtEjKZdCMWOBFhUfMarHNDAn_b44Q6gihxj68Q3FDOY6zO8_W5XSWZajGCqkP85kvHBHFEMq71QO/s1600/IMG_4635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz1NQrMhCmorFYaZd0Ob3iAm2REPQucDgv_LuUW6MElYGrSOux_PjmFdcgeOehPTxAtEjKZdCMWOBFhUfMarHNDAn_b44Q6gihxj68Q3FDOY6zO8_W5XSWZajGCqkP85kvHBHFEMq71QO/s640/IMG_4635.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGc3W5M5zUFHrItYY5ra271N0VA4LCWR-D-MhcsaRkvHNiOXzTycPv1f_JvRyZ4VWiXWotSXISGlEtJbJLPAspKUKN_05TSOAisOXMzbNcqqmbmvUQveFGeMpNqyOtQx0fb2RaPGEgztp/s1600/IMG_4614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGc3W5M5zUFHrItYY5ra271N0VA4LCWR-D-MhcsaRkvHNiOXzTycPv1f_JvRyZ4VWiXWotSXISGlEtJbJLPAspKUKN_05TSOAisOXMzbNcqqmbmvUQveFGeMpNqyOtQx0fb2RaPGEgztp/s640/IMG_4614.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Jonah decided he wanted to be Darth Vader. Emma was Holy Guacamole...so creative! Elena was Rey and Samuel was a camo ninja. Elena decided to be Rey when she learned two of her best friends were going to be BB8. She wanted to go with the Star Wars theme and I guess Jonah did too. We trick or treated with friends and had a fun Monday night. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2GZhrY9Og7okX4Q3b3ksFcwDVBzcl34P2K23aoMUYSpc8cSE_f-MULeE4JZYfopirQoWnpbb-i2VJGaF6hZDuCJBgF2PVjAaDxQhvN6UBdygNWNNIkc2WDwC2Ydz25mkWJGqAxk4LKid/s1600/IMG_4636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2GZhrY9Og7okX4Q3b3ksFcwDVBzcl34P2K23aoMUYSpc8cSE_f-MULeE4JZYfopirQoWnpbb-i2VJGaF6hZDuCJBgF2PVjAaDxQhvN6UBdygNWNNIkc2WDwC2Ydz25mkWJGqAxk4LKid/s640/IMG_4636.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_ajIypE52kpjItrnEYHw-xtpbd9CG02rZERQQlCvhBaQQxgWH1obauBeCCnW946E_Lm1x9N-aJIh6qGv2opF02kZELSAgLnzxHPTcCXTvFW-SB7vfOGqQBcVIhVOeCXRShLWEYDWIirj/s1600/IMG_4638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_ajIypE52kpjItrnEYHw-xtpbd9CG02rZERQQlCvhBaQQxgWH1obauBeCCnW946E_Lm1x9N-aJIh6qGv2opF02kZELSAgLnzxHPTcCXTvFW-SB7vfOGqQBcVIhVOeCXRShLWEYDWIirj/s640/IMG_4638.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmSeE89BjDQjin6ruK8J7gmVnKJ-AaV7ShTr1rshpvrVJg-NNaqyMpqxj2XmQeP49AbsdgQho4pVyndpFvma2oj2smLugznQ_4mkXQPWN2Hv8Ns880YSPlT4CgJb4EB34m0yCD5Cgbq2s/s1600/IMG_4642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmSeE89BjDQjin6ruK8J7gmVnKJ-AaV7ShTr1rshpvrVJg-NNaqyMpqxj2XmQeP49AbsdgQho4pVyndpFvma2oj2smLugznQ_4mkXQPWN2Hv8Ns880YSPlT4CgJb4EB34m0yCD5Cgbq2s/s640/IMG_4642.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLf4ixaUAqtuplnsIqIseg439wWUVGoAUms3i41nLZF6fOXmsaZ0QEq5efywZdIXPieoD7ratks1vFYB6cw8NQE4fHGaDCQGHtfQnKjSrk3c6zXDjfGR7I_vugdwop57Urv0e2ALHa-WJ/s1600/IMG_4651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLf4ixaUAqtuplnsIqIseg439wWUVGoAUms3i41nLZF6fOXmsaZ0QEq5efywZdIXPieoD7ratks1vFYB6cw8NQE4fHGaDCQGHtfQnKjSrk3c6zXDjfGR7I_vugdwop57Urv0e2ALHa-WJ/s640/IMG_4651.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zOzW0WEV0-VwmjwgkrmVnrkrXozTujdROt1ebeT0se4UZcfoQSlwnOuMVNgfXEBfs1wZSegDvgmYq1vWwhDbcyT0JhScNJdXEo4r45cNNjbW02kQsxw6Qyo8TEwR6stMQGJZrgb2knsO/s1600/IMG_4652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zOzW0WEV0-VwmjwgkrmVnrkrXozTujdROt1ebeT0se4UZcfoQSlwnOuMVNgfXEBfs1wZSegDvgmYq1vWwhDbcyT0JhScNJdXEo4r45cNNjbW02kQsxw6Qyo8TEwR6stMQGJZrgb2knsO/s640/IMG_4652.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXeIh5XLUSUUF3QeylLu6rbRmDQCbfhSJ19ZPspTBKbfq2T2MQrjNe7yjak9GZph2BBZJsy2TUqn2n_7_5sKobfFndYIf7CdgBjmErkX-tQMiARWCPH3hM2hM7bxuHKJ-0ODlxNakgf1S/s1600/IMG_4639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXeIh5XLUSUUF3QeylLu6rbRmDQCbfhSJ19ZPspTBKbfq2T2MQrjNe7yjak9GZph2BBZJsy2TUqn2n_7_5sKobfFndYIf7CdgBjmErkX-tQMiARWCPH3hM2hM7bxuHKJ-0ODlxNakgf1S/s640/IMG_4639.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
The other big event in October was Field Day. This was Jonah's last field day at Haude. It was a crazy hot day, but the kids had lots of fun.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGGCOmYWOx3oGVeL6PztVRKeBW3aV30-X-OuuxXGQ7fAl_Z7nBzJiMc2rHAB8WmGGuxqo115BJdpCsQK4ifExRIHXfPcgqBaU54pNBq8gg1SyD8dZiNAdyScVih_OHj50FEHRjxRr0X24/s1600/IMG_4277+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGGCOmYWOx3oGVeL6PztVRKeBW3aV30-X-OuuxXGQ7fAl_Z7nBzJiMc2rHAB8WmGGuxqo115BJdpCsQK4ifExRIHXfPcgqBaU54pNBq8gg1SyD8dZiNAdyScVih_OHj50FEHRjxRr0X24/s640/IMG_4277+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4BVhPzH0yL9bduOHnBawq9wrXGn9bj2DqDQxjCxHtTKsHzdJ2_Vb8v2OEXRm8i4MHYsx34i_niOsRUDN8gHAHTOOl73HLsXla2XCFHno0VH6ETHur_djN8qEE4gF-ZUf9xXqV8yA-uuY/s1600/IMG_4297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4BVhPzH0yL9bduOHnBawq9wrXGn9bj2DqDQxjCxHtTKsHzdJ2_Vb8v2OEXRm8i4MHYsx34i_niOsRUDN8gHAHTOOl73HLsXla2XCFHno0VH6ETHur_djN8qEE4gF-ZUf9xXqV8yA-uuY/s640/IMG_4297.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYmrOLyCXFlokEheqbBgOfI0lC90gmnJXdEdWKt8VlsslB6eBMShy_eWz38oB77xVpFNU6WsiK5rM2OCXDJXEvoS_zylvuft2dGSto9w7RNFy04iS9almxj3Sa6wkhnDjnCtz3Dqlwyl7/s1600/IMG_4284+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYmrOLyCXFlokEheqbBgOfI0lC90gmnJXdEdWKt8VlsslB6eBMShy_eWz38oB77xVpFNU6WsiK5rM2OCXDJXEvoS_zylvuft2dGSto9w7RNFy04iS9almxj3Sa6wkhnDjnCtz3Dqlwyl7/s640/IMG_4284+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODSn-O4LTdUcPv45OqdxoRi3uNVOAJ6KNk6oD9uuAk_myS38ofFvcxNKfOOQ43dY-8Wo_p3z-w2D1TsD3sp9RHvEJKPWOid5f5aqaE3U9Czq2fB9wPGvgyeiq_XUQ0tl4ciNY9m6y3fVU/s1600/IMG_4288+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODSn-O4LTdUcPv45OqdxoRi3uNVOAJ6KNk6oD9uuAk_myS38ofFvcxNKfOOQ43dY-8Wo_p3z-w2D1TsD3sp9RHvEJKPWOid5f5aqaE3U9Czq2fB9wPGvgyeiq_XUQ0tl4ciNY9m6y3fVU/s640/IMG_4288+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwwUhwJ4VqyxU-FVBqdC8hUiey_rLEfcOlRgeTgZ9ADyneWCGTE2I91_yhyphenhyphenJ1AU_9-e-fu63TpjS05abt7bkpwN4h8ARHp6lXBAh0-2zjBhBLM_qdzTXmv1nnFEdHioYC7-W2UDHMw8gh/s1600/IMG_4289+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwwUhwJ4VqyxU-FVBqdC8hUiey_rLEfcOlRgeTgZ9ADyneWCGTE2I91_yhyphenhyphenJ1AU_9-e-fu63TpjS05abt7bkpwN4h8ARHp6lXBAh0-2zjBhBLM_qdzTXmv1nnFEdHioYC7-W2UDHMw8gh/s640/IMG_4289+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrSDafperqgrO1nB4Hr0XtNuXSAFV6tejEX9JL3n8N5tPTQmvS95eA1kt6hmlwTclslo23SF-XNLXUxW2fhH9WL8dKS1QvL50qPFek1cx-qd6bKaSac1LKuMDA4xbtU6qWxHQXuBxlmBe/s1600/IMG_4332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrSDafperqgrO1nB4Hr0XtNuXSAFV6tejEX9JL3n8N5tPTQmvS95eA1kt6hmlwTclslo23SF-XNLXUxW2fhH9WL8dKS1QvL50qPFek1cx-qd6bKaSac1LKuMDA4xbtU6qWxHQXuBxlmBe/s640/IMG_4332.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf9tG3NZjci6cRILdRSGmR48_Uz2tKA69p08lWd_W-FvH0Vh18bb4Tdx004UFlnHMGr7ERTIZNvb9eOwYm9FyjAXLCelJQGp6WQoz2gvx8aZiTsRe4-Bc_kmHeERfvZUom4slbcSG4oAX/s1600/IMG_4333+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTf9tG3NZjci6cRILdRSGmR48_Uz2tKA69p08lWd_W-FvH0Vh18bb4Tdx004UFlnHMGr7ERTIZNvb9eOwYm9FyjAXLCelJQGp6WQoz2gvx8aZiTsRe4-Bc_kmHeERfvZUom4slbcSG4oAX/s640/IMG_4333+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTo2HorLChJYsQ_UnZOMYOGNOz9tdhRbtwbogmEi10GKzF6AjeeI1qazk-Nkuhx2HKtU4ya6sZb-CsK38vQvIKrXBFocs2JdfZijbacEtD1fhnQhhgaseVXbS203Qq2DwAhMiPuzU2gAv/s1600/IMG_4344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTo2HorLChJYsQ_UnZOMYOGNOz9tdhRbtwbogmEi10GKzF6AjeeI1qazk-Nkuhx2HKtU4ya6sZb-CsK38vQvIKrXBFocs2JdfZijbacEtD1fhnQhhgaseVXbS203Qq2DwAhMiPuzU2gAv/s640/IMG_4344.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbzWkAUqQUpswfeZshycLYKrijw0EgQxYbDGWZXop-86IttIoYbqBNtJLSj9Aup7O52wC3trIO73_LyYDX6WVzG-Asa-ABnLmx7UIzQJJ6sP0DqU4WQgoGUa4YXpnzvHPz69R5R4kldjJ/s1600/IMG_4349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbzWkAUqQUpswfeZshycLYKrijw0EgQxYbDGWZXop-86IttIoYbqBNtJLSj9Aup7O52wC3trIO73_LyYDX6WVzG-Asa-ABnLmx7UIzQJJ6sP0DqU4WQgoGUa4YXpnzvHPz69R5R4kldjJ/s640/IMG_4349.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQVa9wJMVASIJYtEetPnKsukgXnZ-Ue3ZyaYWB9fBuAFV85jZCm1JraEo0myXrQn_WffcAKbDJ3FnEnJJtL8Fx6LEs4-ogHxgHTLzOw9I1EJc5CGBkZpkhCZlk18rIW4Uw3yl80jIU3ol/s1600/IMG_4350+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQVa9wJMVASIJYtEetPnKsukgXnZ-Ue3ZyaYWB9fBuAFV85jZCm1JraEo0myXrQn_WffcAKbDJ3FnEnJJtL8Fx6LEs4-ogHxgHTLzOw9I1EJc5CGBkZpkhCZlk18rIW4Uw3yl80jIU3ol/s640/IMG_4350+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCANqB2RXsbFS2mU7Ziqugz7VVWhT0b2wZ4O3qRPpXuLB1O6We2Szc5FGiK4m-o4KRryEWNH22gclP7V25UDSpVpEGwYgonEJF_bOjfCYJvfuKcsA79zW7u-W4qa2l0qexB_nPaLmHMCK4/s1600/IMG_4354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCANqB2RXsbFS2mU7Ziqugz7VVWhT0b2wZ4O3qRPpXuLB1O6We2Szc5FGiK4m-o4KRryEWNH22gclP7V25UDSpVpEGwYgonEJF_bOjfCYJvfuKcsA79zW7u-W4qa2l0qexB_nPaLmHMCK4/s640/IMG_4354.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-38603433439574750262016-12-26T17:57:00.003-08:002016-12-26T17:57:29.844-08:00Happy Birthday Jonah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On September 25th my dear sweet Jonah turned 11. Eleven years ago Jonah was born at night in a blazing fast way. He was so still and calm as a baby. That has so changed because he now is one active boy who can't sit still for anything. He is in constant motion! He is still mostly calm, but there is fire within him. He is definitely tender-hearted. He is my sensitive soul who is older than his 11 years.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For his birthday he wanted to go to the zoo. Jonah loves the zoo and especially loves monkeys. Because we only had so much time Jonah played tour guide and planned our way through the zoo. Monkeys, gorillas, large cats, giraffes, seals, and elephants were on the itinerary. It was so hot that the kids spent a good bit of time at the spray stations.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSMtIoDVjfudUPyUz2RdbEfhdAMR_KWVLrKRYLD7Ygo62Mao71sGY9_5pluPvA-ikl9c4hOIB9vnNrdd4LJ7X2jXiMPbyYrZXZUkqgrm5W4CrGN0tF9x7VT0F5D6j6aJyaNl0emjaEhvh/s1600/IMG_3895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSMtIoDVjfudUPyUz2RdbEfhdAMR_KWVLrKRYLD7Ygo62Mao71sGY9_5pluPvA-ikl9c4hOIB9vnNrdd4LJ7X2jXiMPbyYrZXZUkqgrm5W4CrGN0tF9x7VT0F5D6j6aJyaNl0emjaEhvh/s640/IMG_3895.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQe3TNBhNTGArCWJjxLUFndFVHI7Ovwo_bYDlx_9VAG5ZPFJwPHOU47AFblwH_754T_aLG9BiKEiHphCzEZRKw7vVgmqZ4r-VqaEk93sB52fmzDzZAmOa-MoR2LowKivbxTF6UuBTm9RiN/s1600/IMG_3897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQe3TNBhNTGArCWJjxLUFndFVHI7Ovwo_bYDlx_9VAG5ZPFJwPHOU47AFblwH_754T_aLG9BiKEiHphCzEZRKw7vVgmqZ4r-VqaEk93sB52fmzDzZAmOa-MoR2LowKivbxTF6UuBTm9RiN/s640/IMG_3897.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He wanted Whataburger for lunch</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-TUGoJT7pVLmi_yGjrw4RaUPyfkRqY7bG42k_WwE7zOOhLzYjKAxUjf1Oeuw_x4sFbqaTclBT9ePxh5C67sUUBtHHExzsf34S_1LhrPtXiM4JZBqleKJv-xcFyg6YStD_x5_92Q6Vb0e/s1600/IMG_3898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-TUGoJT7pVLmi_yGjrw4RaUPyfkRqY7bG42k_WwE7zOOhLzYjKAxUjf1Oeuw_x4sFbqaTclBT9ePxh5C67sUUBtHHExzsf34S_1LhrPtXiM4JZBqleKJv-xcFyg6YStD_x5_92Q6Vb0e/s640/IMG_3898.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiOcMJlXgqmi4ftmtzZK7J6gn7nLPz2N_Zb_dMF7NXr2Xhu8tVtRrAuuvqlZemPMzXxbVEM9jwncgWwdGyDdcp82b2tKL_csCESSV4NZkU7AT0Zq_ZlGTjdVtvUAQCcD9kPL4guMc6Yf8/s1600/IMG_3901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiOcMJlXgqmi4ftmtzZK7J6gn7nLPz2N_Zb_dMF7NXr2Xhu8tVtRrAuuvqlZemPMzXxbVEM9jwncgWwdGyDdcp82b2tKL_csCESSV4NZkU7AT0Zq_ZlGTjdVtvUAQCcD9kPL4guMc6Yf8/s640/IMG_3901.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pv31ruvp8msQdzek7u1Jh4ADtigQq6hV-yGPRLi2nl3cLdSES0e2YqNc_c7-_n_73FeeC0kriBr_w7AifxgNJ-D1BOmeNffOAMnkhq8umB4xKvXgvbcJ_PvKvCA7KTqZwsuWtE6McKGQ/s1600/IMG_3903+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pv31ruvp8msQdzek7u1Jh4ADtigQq6hV-yGPRLi2nl3cLdSES0e2YqNc_c7-_n_73FeeC0kriBr_w7AifxgNJ-D1BOmeNffOAMnkhq8umB4xKvXgvbcJ_PvKvCA7KTqZwsuWtE6McKGQ/s640/IMG_3903+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNFap5XZNMDaAYVO5-14BhMadaQG3oOR9Kvm9qe-rfM8wGSnLDXdi_uVAsyiiTWuHncqXJ8Du6QCwLODbX0zCl0bCbHYb5G7epjeWBiAYV0dafkbh0iUZTcXH7g2iEOZeBtmPwZKvyOa0/s1600/IMG_3913+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNFap5XZNMDaAYVO5-14BhMadaQG3oOR9Kvm9qe-rfM8wGSnLDXdi_uVAsyiiTWuHncqXJ8Du6QCwLODbX0zCl0bCbHYb5G7epjeWBiAYV0dafkbh0iUZTcXH7g2iEOZeBtmPwZKvyOa0/s640/IMG_3913+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfE2tfhI0vLx388iTFkMRHKtGkUVuFxc0dleaolNeEtCa-7WWk4ZRpQ8o4sH4HvzvSpTesNnsaKc3Vqt0y1DH8sO9CSNCHxQ1zI2hPfrQx13VvheojFRVEyFHaDuShAdKiEipXCGBgerj/s1600/IMG_3925+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfE2tfhI0vLx388iTFkMRHKtGkUVuFxc0dleaolNeEtCa-7WWk4ZRpQ8o4sH4HvzvSpTesNnsaKc3Vqt0y1DH8sO9CSNCHxQ1zI2hPfrQx13VvheojFRVEyFHaDuShAdKiEipXCGBgerj/s640/IMG_3925+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEXH0vzpnC-tCXqhRoZdHKaNKLYJVYeyLoiO6hvhmuN-BmgkoghWxrS4-yG5TeJhTw9wwSrJRLhYG15qtRJ1MBJGkMpVkTmjaCRXvdd8tmiOz-dGAwS44isyKnU_x2zwdJPQa0kDgUGyc/s1600/IMG_3930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEXH0vzpnC-tCXqhRoZdHKaNKLYJVYeyLoiO6hvhmuN-BmgkoghWxrS4-yG5TeJhTw9wwSrJRLhYG15qtRJ1MBJGkMpVkTmjaCRXvdd8tmiOz-dGAwS44isyKnU_x2zwdJPQa0kDgUGyc/s640/IMG_3930.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTpatvJHE1IS0_7PeTwX-jx04zdVsx30-Yea2C640eGhOyObv5132qvS0Z4l5irVn5fWGj7IQdE0LLbVXtJXBW8LCIPw0kjwaJENfS3VhflSd-LvMjjUpRDiBfPwpE-zI8bNXFHBp-LAC/s1600/IMG_3956.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTpatvJHE1IS0_7PeTwX-jx04zdVsx30-Yea2C640eGhOyObv5132qvS0Z4l5irVn5fWGj7IQdE0LLbVXtJXBW8LCIPw0kjwaJENfS3VhflSd-LvMjjUpRDiBfPwpE-zI8bNXFHBp-LAC/s640/IMG_3956.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayncDqIaOaaXYyHVFneJ66JjMW2oYOQDtKDmDRYp0zRAonA7JZpYWeJZkqcWQygtsTj6k1Daq-nSnTCxjzDsmWUnFgpakjCWQs0RVXXB443nPbjbbY9zKdIFj8ZCkZRYkyVEp3Jw0JAE_/s1600/IMG_3958+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayncDqIaOaaXYyHVFneJ66JjMW2oYOQDtKDmDRYp0zRAonA7JZpYWeJZkqcWQygtsTj6k1Daq-nSnTCxjzDsmWUnFgpakjCWQs0RVXXB443nPbjbbY9zKdIFj8ZCkZRYkyVEp3Jw0JAE_/s640/IMG_3958+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dUrfUS-N9ZsZsunuMaIL4j8oAcEODuZ2_UMLhWPAsUMSAzyiR6x2Il0UovtcHdLDtBUAzL5DadXq2-jgpmzMZXNdmBoPCxHgxDATHaotjRAF6AdRc0hMFi19blVq5lY0feCs4-OHRA9Q/s1600/IMG_3976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dUrfUS-N9ZsZsunuMaIL4j8oAcEODuZ2_UMLhWPAsUMSAzyiR6x2Il0UovtcHdLDtBUAzL5DadXq2-jgpmzMZXNdmBoPCxHgxDATHaotjRAF6AdRc0hMFi19blVq5lY0feCs4-OHRA9Q/s640/IMG_3976.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOt1xPNg9Fy-yGbL58k5DCjxuBnDqRr_bCN0ppxRKPMggsfqdnZHG2W1jghffK3o6A0ogCha1Uju2hUxxjL1eB5xCa8ehUvL-uPupRdN-f6wImbYRin14EtTgGybu9oZ5VSYTh-WwNzAKS/s1600/IMG_3982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOt1xPNg9Fy-yGbL58k5DCjxuBnDqRr_bCN0ppxRKPMggsfqdnZHG2W1jghffK3o6A0ogCha1Uju2hUxxjL1eB5xCa8ehUvL-uPupRdN-f6wImbYRin14EtTgGybu9oZ5VSYTh-WwNzAKS/s640/IMG_3982.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfXuqXaQLDslotnd6FyLOkVZEks5O6_4m8SufvXvVpL_GVsQnr00u8pJBDytfFj1UzGh2SC9VE1GJ0kb3q0w2OdUYK2h4bSpZw9D6IkH5hBiNFijRFLReAhty9iMPHm2Uqvvo0pGxv2I8/s1600/IMG_4005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfXuqXaQLDslotnd6FyLOkVZEks5O6_4m8SufvXvVpL_GVsQnr00u8pJBDytfFj1UzGh2SC9VE1GJ0kb3q0w2OdUYK2h4bSpZw9D6IkH5hBiNFijRFLReAhty9iMPHm2Uqvvo0pGxv2I8/s640/IMG_4005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC_XILR6qTbVmKTpMJEFSh-iU2UwyTXvl3ALy8YmWmLYS4Xv23B0GKiVCNmCwU7OSGqxOctn64kWXGjCcHxvZzJ5di6qp6CnwGoVFDAH1ckpFmWEq3vGNE-HmH9UTGuDxgIUGFdMCW7rx/s1600/IMG_3950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC_XILR6qTbVmKTpMJEFSh-iU2UwyTXvl3ALy8YmWmLYS4Xv23B0GKiVCNmCwU7OSGqxOctn64kWXGjCcHxvZzJ5di6qp6CnwGoVFDAH1ckpFmWEq3vGNE-HmH9UTGuDxgIUGFdMCW7rx/s640/IMG_3950.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Jonah is not a hard child to make happy. He likes to read, play thinking games, and be in quiet environments. So, birthday shopping was pretty easy. He was so excited about his books and chess!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JrTm7zXPvas2LBYH5Qm22uY5hUjG3f2_6QRi5eqke3VWRmYNiaeewPoyb7L9srmbPrX67IqhXMlP8_6THj1i1ldLfglw05DodlIrm4UUFbcLDmcmBBghsR4hw1u3aIWx0ltjo6zqcsrS/s1600/IMG_3984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JrTm7zXPvas2LBYH5Qm22uY5hUjG3f2_6QRi5eqke3VWRmYNiaeewPoyb7L9srmbPrX67IqhXMlP8_6THj1i1ldLfglw05DodlIrm4UUFbcLDmcmBBghsR4hw1u3aIWx0ltjo6zqcsrS/s640/IMG_3984.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQBZGw_CF9s1TkmiOamiOeJb-NG5nuWmP8bfd9ukca1lkuiC3ANwMFbCKJlgSsMjPrH-yPd-j6t0fsHqy-_YIsgyos8-Kqj9jOzvFW-2Rubqcn3FHmGvO8D022SmpZoh1G_ytdu6N854X/s1600/IMG_3986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQBZGw_CF9s1TkmiOamiOeJb-NG5nuWmP8bfd9ukca1lkuiC3ANwMFbCKJlgSsMjPrH-yPd-j6t0fsHqy-_YIsgyos8-Kqj9jOzvFW-2Rubqcn3FHmGvO8D022SmpZoh1G_ytdu6N854X/s640/IMG_3986.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH3rY6Ffl54doZ1WIHVDdZXYlyES_qSWtHyq7ARwsp4S5cB35b5y6qcXzxhUpFbAhwGBhdqKHiWDqYD3fvofzpH5DktWNyiSGHeNBPmVWFud8J9Xns4p-M2tcEBoq3CmHSvX1feV55OYz/s1600/IMG_3990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKH3rY6Ffl54doZ1WIHVDdZXYlyES_qSWtHyq7ARwsp4S5cB35b5y6qcXzxhUpFbAhwGBhdqKHiWDqYD3fvofzpH5DktWNyiSGHeNBPmVWFud8J9Xns4p-M2tcEBoq3CmHSvX1feV55OYz/s640/IMG_3990.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9sVD0cngHWfUuFS4QTjbsqgF9xJ50FATcgHzbH5g4P0KPf7ixiTxOUrAp-KRubaAypTjgBCa1h_pkgXMSvZ89jeUjZ7q-PLsGngHm1-6T0WdslFHyeF0Q46gxg66TsrRk1fhkAAuHRKS/s1600/IMG_3987+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9sVD0cngHWfUuFS4QTjbsqgF9xJ50FATcgHzbH5g4P0KPf7ixiTxOUrAp-KRubaAypTjgBCa1h_pkgXMSvZ89jeUjZ7q-PLsGngHm1-6T0WdslFHyeF0Q46gxg66TsrRk1fhkAAuHRKS/s640/IMG_3987+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
A few weeks after his birthday Jonah celebrated with a small group of friends. They played minute to win it games and it was hilarious. Watching those boys try to complete the "easy" challenges was funny! Some of those games were admittedly harder than initially thought. Silly boys!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdknMouLD2STYkrOOA0IUkLqbv4Rs90UXgsBtA_scuj8yNvzcEjhWT-y0DbvX499rX4bCpjH2AqWn576w_zg6E-pkVVMLUMaYHkPOhoaK-bCCwhUNerQUyno1sQ0wGZFcC94pN_ye1J2DS/s1600/IMG_4215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdknMouLD2STYkrOOA0IUkLqbv4Rs90UXgsBtA_scuj8yNvzcEjhWT-y0DbvX499rX4bCpjH2AqWn576w_zg6E-pkVVMLUMaYHkPOhoaK-bCCwhUNerQUyno1sQ0wGZFcC94pN_ye1J2DS/s640/IMG_4215.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTHMdNApGuKQ3yfayGKX7_qPoH42PGXU-LGss5Kas8MWugN-xD3QiW2HvfQ7-2rGpXRYrZgjeWosZgAPdkNqz1H5WzrQTj4YpE5_DMidlCrmBwC12tw56xcDbjc7hin4G3wuEodHRBLWg/s1600/IMG_4216+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTHMdNApGuKQ3yfayGKX7_qPoH42PGXU-LGss5Kas8MWugN-xD3QiW2HvfQ7-2rGpXRYrZgjeWosZgAPdkNqz1H5WzrQTj4YpE5_DMidlCrmBwC12tw56xcDbjc7hin4G3wuEodHRBLWg/s640/IMG_4216+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnWl8iy-zRs1SeMTA1Z9OkggWHjvtACOfxU8-avY7zaUGzp0uieHEpPPDTM4b_6jASlzG55nU6B6GNqU5pBfD2pSF6K2MDdnL7bWTbSnEFH1M1hfkZRj-6jI883_Thlbc7PWbZCGjAJCJ/s1600/IMG_4219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnWl8iy-zRs1SeMTA1Z9OkggWHjvtACOfxU8-avY7zaUGzp0uieHEpPPDTM4b_6jASlzG55nU6B6GNqU5pBfD2pSF6K2MDdnL7bWTbSnEFH1M1hfkZRj-6jI883_Thlbc7PWbZCGjAJCJ/s640/IMG_4219.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmH-so0H4P_66kbz6zQ4WKCXdporFqJXelb5RM0Kh3is16bbHTrC_Bn836RIWIExnuIXAemvtWxwj71_1rVzag2VFBzmg4x85psEl2IC6n8sKc7hVHZ-S81bd5O98SlJ5e53WnTARYpdE/s1600/IMG_4222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmH-so0H4P_66kbz6zQ4WKCXdporFqJXelb5RM0Kh3is16bbHTrC_Bn836RIWIExnuIXAemvtWxwj71_1rVzag2VFBzmg4x85psEl2IC6n8sKc7hVHZ-S81bd5O98SlJ5e53WnTARYpdE/s640/IMG_4222.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBhQntYf-g51qrG9HQu01PuuJXmYz1MCaTuX6Q5AA4uUz4Vgln_w2bDhTCAe3N_Nqf718kSBDTSCtmv5eAcM1QVgSEHsUxZ-HIj1Pq7KTg5zUnnpK_FUSGosF__5JQSGLQ708vEx74pYf/s1600/IMG_4225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBhQntYf-g51qrG9HQu01PuuJXmYz1MCaTuX6Q5AA4uUz4Vgln_w2bDhTCAe3N_Nqf718kSBDTSCtmv5eAcM1QVgSEHsUxZ-HIj1Pq7KTg5zUnnpK_FUSGosF__5JQSGLQ708vEx74pYf/s640/IMG_4225.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tuB7O4BfIUNPon08lGbj2vnAfJtBfmxk7hVo2aWIyHrvBA-9709GZ9kAa3BEE2jBUQU0R7HRgAJuHtdRt1saAxOpPgrPR3tJxEsn5ZiPk465u2x9kkBPUKGGQeQugt4bJ3arXu09jtmr/s1600/IMG_4231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tuB7O4BfIUNPon08lGbj2vnAfJtBfmxk7hVo2aWIyHrvBA-9709GZ9kAa3BEE2jBUQU0R7HRgAJuHtdRt1saAxOpPgrPR3tJxEsn5ZiPk465u2x9kkBPUKGGQeQugt4bJ3arXu09jtmr/s640/IMG_4231.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
At age 11, Jonah loves are:<br />
<br />
Harry Potter books and anything mystical<br />
Gymnastics<br />
Riding his bike<br />
Playing video games<br />
Playing thinking games like chess<br />
Going to school<br />
Sleeping late tucked under 5 blankets no matter the weather<br />
Playing at parks so he can climb<br />
<br />
Happy Birthday my sweet Jonah! I know age 11 is going to be fun and exciting and full of changes. Daddy and I are excited to be on this journey of finishing 5th grade/elementary school with you and experiencing gymnastics at a new gym. Love you!!!!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-33588085142362819082016-12-26T14:31:00.001-08:002016-12-26T14:31:41.844-08:00Annual Galveston Beach WeekendOver Labor Day weekend we made our annual trip to Galveston for the long weekend. We stayed at a new place, but still on the beach. The weather was perfect with the exception of a few late afternoon showers and we had a lot of fun.<br />
<br />
Everyone enjoys being on the beach playing, fishing, or swimming. We have accumulated enough beach toys that everyone is happy! I like to read and watch the kids play. Drew likes to fish. The kids like to play in the water and the sand and fly the kite. We went to the pool each afternoon just to get a break from the beach. It was a small pool, but big enough to have fun.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P3t63t1o7EkAh8oMgLLNkeCc9DAq2oHsHLpf187iWL7Ysrt_nYWrEXm9jfAXpxKCsH_2t9R_vha1GQvxYFjbMrvJIvp8Xjmwl5cJfGq2FwFogkJQyvA5b8t_JVeyY7L-fWEw6gB9V0pu/s1600/IMG_3215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P3t63t1o7EkAh8oMgLLNkeCc9DAq2oHsHLpf187iWL7Ysrt_nYWrEXm9jfAXpxKCsH_2t9R_vha1GQvxYFjbMrvJIvp8Xjmwl5cJfGq2FwFogkJQyvA5b8t_JVeyY7L-fWEw6gB9V0pu/s640/IMG_3215.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZ4mwU5CBSu4s8VLXSEciPwlhhqj0N-b1BTZ6fkey3WoKOztAj_qnxn17g31Tit-wT0yJah6W-RlaM2SBNwFJ-177gLnK7IFnX5VxiMWpkuLRLzgc8TxXk1-tUzm764duuHBGtTsYq9om/s1600/IMG_3218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZ4mwU5CBSu4s8VLXSEciPwlhhqj0N-b1BTZ6fkey3WoKOztAj_qnxn17g31Tit-wT0yJah6W-RlaM2SBNwFJ-177gLnK7IFnX5VxiMWpkuLRLzgc8TxXk1-tUzm764duuHBGtTsYq9om/s640/IMG_3218.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrATSdZ7JBwSesGDIDcdfq8F3irMvQ4jw1L1NNiWvjFXBuaXJYPgJvS03WPbbu7ymzmAmRZat8Utz2yuYRgCllA8iTmZVvi0yQejkKyTKTu36HCtUEIoGDDpYZM5o6bH8tuP8Pyf3OibmQ/s1600/IMG_3232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrATSdZ7JBwSesGDIDcdfq8F3irMvQ4jw1L1NNiWvjFXBuaXJYPgJvS03WPbbu7ymzmAmRZat8Utz2yuYRgCllA8iTmZVvi0yQejkKyTKTu36HCtUEIoGDDpYZM5o6bH8tuP8Pyf3OibmQ/s640/IMG_3232.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxznYYbtJV9PoCK0lhojy-HtvX_eS1VZgvPF4BO6yYkyVHwMDvtNiHtodSLyhkeUoddHVXSZs7GIdpMZIJjwytesHMxM9gMxNMm8QHRflQRKog-fK3Yh1nZEgczZrawojzj-m3ZbKTo6gy/s1600/IMG_3240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxznYYbtJV9PoCK0lhojy-HtvX_eS1VZgvPF4BO6yYkyVHwMDvtNiHtodSLyhkeUoddHVXSZs7GIdpMZIJjwytesHMxM9gMxNMm8QHRflQRKog-fK3Yh1nZEgczZrawojzj-m3ZbKTo6gy/s640/IMG_3240.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXEWCpVyMx60SOMk0zLtOJTFzK3EpL2_3OwoAeMzgHvx-jsXV-R_lUzNlQPguxDdO0ugfOWpYUurNlUoGJVQhO_huDz5Taas9L2wlr0KY1uDqQBdeXVvnC3NUVbQWPjxs8RU2rdjQ5L3u/s1600/IMG_3242+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXEWCpVyMx60SOMk0zLtOJTFzK3EpL2_3OwoAeMzgHvx-jsXV-R_lUzNlQPguxDdO0ugfOWpYUurNlUoGJVQhO_huDz5Taas9L2wlr0KY1uDqQBdeXVvnC3NUVbQWPjxs8RU2rdjQ5L3u/s640/IMG_3242+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BGAWvessn0Pdq3F27rh_Tk2ErGk5AAfeixa9opsQ0tkaTsIwt8aWV7Dp3FGBCwnmmaBSmWqMmJtZiEFmpCdbTWrDTaBzRKv49QSuMfpMWk6hLUuBPPj2x67dBDOKo5VHA9I93_TVd1dH/s1600/IMG_3246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BGAWvessn0Pdq3F27rh_Tk2ErGk5AAfeixa9opsQ0tkaTsIwt8aWV7Dp3FGBCwnmmaBSmWqMmJtZiEFmpCdbTWrDTaBzRKv49QSuMfpMWk6hLUuBPPj2x67dBDOKo5VHA9I93_TVd1dH/s640/IMG_3246.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojyZn-Dk2QobKQUp8mCKyCOyuS7oEXizDg95GzX9wCD0j8mHXRI0lxauafU4XnlN27XIiLfVvyxNy8LKu1OfxahYUiL13rwSUpU8zp9JFdzAo7nh9mI5QnwZd5ougksnC66IcaljTEja_/s1600/IMG_3248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojyZn-Dk2QobKQUp8mCKyCOyuS7oEXizDg95GzX9wCD0j8mHXRI0lxauafU4XnlN27XIiLfVvyxNy8LKu1OfxahYUiL13rwSUpU8zp9JFdzAo7nh9mI5QnwZd5ougksnC66IcaljTEja_/s640/IMG_3248.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEeS8SRbIUJgs_fc2Hdid_-kbqUHro0P_Nb7aMbVpEZl3jauNXJVjqSMQi3W-Jx4SlZk3O0iiPeMfcb8bCC-5K7TEkQe546GiiGsR1OZ7RNrGi69TbF0c_oZFXrOjBQSlfwgRBplkciQw/s1600/IMG_3251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEeS8SRbIUJgs_fc2Hdid_-kbqUHro0P_Nb7aMbVpEZl3jauNXJVjqSMQi3W-Jx4SlZk3O0iiPeMfcb8bCC-5K7TEkQe546GiiGsR1OZ7RNrGi69TbF0c_oZFXrOjBQSlfwgRBplkciQw/s640/IMG_3251.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoxHbbGKP3B_DreQSxUDs52opYaavOIYueTNb19-MHqgjSqMfRSZ4hB_hdSysUjBT5naS-tn8xUMoL0DpbaVuldm4XpucAdx4QK3qIKvnpU71SzPQ3n1aquFJw0IIg5NMgG9Uqz4x2K4k/s1600/IMG_3254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoxHbbGKP3B_DreQSxUDs52opYaavOIYueTNb19-MHqgjSqMfRSZ4hB_hdSysUjBT5naS-tn8xUMoL0DpbaVuldm4XpucAdx4QK3qIKvnpU71SzPQ3n1aquFJw0IIg5NMgG9Uqz4x2K4k/s640/IMG_3254.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Qi9f4K-gwyHaqSUGwTXL_-rvuGsMdmdmzaeWZqjgduBvd49tdnlbKoK3NchwxAKQCjJA5IWMCCfSWoFvqneHX_YYihf_7_Q32Rkbw5dfVXocOG_LGfRY6-ZuGOE6l0vKcwH3ed4HMHEi/s1600/IMG_3257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Qi9f4K-gwyHaqSUGwTXL_-rvuGsMdmdmzaeWZqjgduBvd49tdnlbKoK3NchwxAKQCjJA5IWMCCfSWoFvqneHX_YYihf_7_Q32Rkbw5dfVXocOG_LGfRY6-ZuGOE6l0vKcwH3ed4HMHEi/s640/IMG_3257.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-1gxWCimh7PeTIHgolaSelfzR1L516tFmQ2Pj6vpMDODambviN74S4JJ9MxDPrTQ8kWaXGCO94USWh3dyiS48M7uImZGAAfR-srlk1vzZ27ofkKAdMOU97MMawIMlLhnoePiAvs1x7zc/s1600/IMG_3261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-1gxWCimh7PeTIHgolaSelfzR1L516tFmQ2Pj6vpMDODambviN74S4JJ9MxDPrTQ8kWaXGCO94USWh3dyiS48M7uImZGAAfR-srlk1vzZ27ofkKAdMOU97MMawIMlLhnoePiAvs1x7zc/s640/IMG_3261.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU16DttwEmdElvZbzJ4__dCCn4GLrnbwB2eGirTyrsksJ1wlffhPQiKBmRlK_FKo4mFEl3AX3QHQLhYqo4R-RfBkHQxynzWjkdRclMxOaia8NTBwrL_LerFsn8lYInVhiVVzNlCGRKR38G/s1600/IMG_3344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU16DttwEmdElvZbzJ4__dCCn4GLrnbwB2eGirTyrsksJ1wlffhPQiKBmRlK_FKo4mFEl3AX3QHQLhYqo4R-RfBkHQxynzWjkdRclMxOaia8NTBwrL_LerFsn8lYInVhiVVzNlCGRKR38G/s640/IMG_3344.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSacsY7fPZEoc2s7pAMTw8nDHxtvAKA56TsfMFjBbvsyQVZGTrH8D22MElYpAjKHqwK_X02eMaOUvz0aC5AnyqnRbK_HBby-Dc9TMBBESjr3ptzfeNK1eCHbjMDyjlkHn2Iud1bbNCINGE/s1600/IMG_3340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSacsY7fPZEoc2s7pAMTw8nDHxtvAKA56TsfMFjBbvsyQVZGTrH8D22MElYpAjKHqwK_X02eMaOUvz0aC5AnyqnRbK_HBby-Dc9TMBBESjr3ptzfeNK1eCHbjMDyjlkHn2Iud1bbNCINGE/s640/IMG_3340.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVcmDjIftyhrs1QqHtNeKZ9mdfrpedIOWd2rPs8bgU4NAvIlgvv-nosaZnJQ65BOjISZvCwZO_zEAVNAMzBOS7aHhgIVpMLBEGX9NNm1Vfcv2r5XK7RpizM_uvfzSeYLO00yzyQgJftsu/s1600/IMG_3323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVcmDjIftyhrs1QqHtNeKZ9mdfrpedIOWd2rPs8bgU4NAvIlgvv-nosaZnJQ65BOjISZvCwZO_zEAVNAMzBOS7aHhgIVpMLBEGX9NNm1Vfcv2r5XK7RpizM_uvfzSeYLO00yzyQgJftsu/s640/IMG_3323.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh_GkafubzeImAbct_aMCjBP_48QMxXLp13o2IQ3Nvo91tEZPyoJLilkp_EvDTg7_yNyeeJwDmN174yb-gJhmHuly5JFbdoZnlwgSRBLXHXpnSVwiDAD0s8GSF_3c5TnC03xttR7ntsml/s1600/IMG_3358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyh_GkafubzeImAbct_aMCjBP_48QMxXLp13o2IQ3Nvo91tEZPyoJLilkp_EvDTg7_yNyeeJwDmN174yb-gJhmHuly5JFbdoZnlwgSRBLXHXpnSVwiDAD0s8GSF_3c5TnC03xttR7ntsml/s640/IMG_3358.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7zcTcWmbMn5ulyDAGYOrxW8DD06UjCopmkirJuf0Y2ieZfOpsxHsLSRgDpxZEkBzVkqDCOLmidmxCjk_MIRWXkYAZW91sIb5z1lSGCKcES-kTOPnzxI4bQaB-v8wWPphf6S_DUpMBMJ0/s1600/IMG_3482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7zcTcWmbMn5ulyDAGYOrxW8DD06UjCopmkirJuf0Y2ieZfOpsxHsLSRgDpxZEkBzVkqDCOLmidmxCjk_MIRWXkYAZW91sIb5z1lSGCKcES-kTOPnzxI4bQaB-v8wWPphf6S_DUpMBMJ0/s640/IMG_3482.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgommzzJN1XeNnFshnlWqw4wCPEs-v8U6M4t1Sbnt6RSED2BPBNupTf9n49FpxJR-ZShpgmB9OOUcA542bMZizDBCowLEVFr-svCMn0M-sm4BrbNLu58O4DKZ6J9tLJtviONT-tODz5ksCa/s1600/IMG_3505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgommzzJN1XeNnFshnlWqw4wCPEs-v8U6M4t1Sbnt6RSED2BPBNupTf9n49FpxJR-ZShpgmB9OOUcA542bMZizDBCowLEVFr-svCMn0M-sm4BrbNLu58O4DKZ6J9tLJtviONT-tODz5ksCa/s640/IMG_3505.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdrutw_D4-qHOFjyEqodDrjiaaBvUOU9BIsXino2WJG9q1Uv6i-ultY-6bzqNcFv1Tu48IuQED_joKdsHiH3hcpYhXImY0-jPyjHWeutIqnA9MMpIVsSKmF_JkKC-sRYrDhJNiAi9_cfk/s1600/IMG_3498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdrutw_D4-qHOFjyEqodDrjiaaBvUOU9BIsXino2WJG9q1Uv6i-ultY-6bzqNcFv1Tu48IuQED_joKdsHiH3hcpYhXImY0-jPyjHWeutIqnA9MMpIVsSKmF_JkKC-sRYrDhJNiAi9_cfk/s640/IMG_3498.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WJ3p3VNcMb3X7-Uf-bad64lY4fbUYnSV8NLiXP4jlIJRhCQ_d7XvAwK0PscEdVOoxZopOWDB2dTpOFOmzWhDrTIj08MRnWQmfw1UcDFtH5J8B2rh2Xu2GlPkWnOYbYgPIW4j64yf8vuq/s1600/IMG_3514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WJ3p3VNcMb3X7-Uf-bad64lY4fbUYnSV8NLiXP4jlIJRhCQ_d7XvAwK0PscEdVOoxZopOWDB2dTpOFOmzWhDrTIj08MRnWQmfw1UcDFtH5J8B2rh2Xu2GlPkWnOYbYgPIW4j64yf8vuq/s640/IMG_3514.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JezYNKA-bEHldWrwG7u0ea1RWfoHj8MLmGyFkSAUG59gclWcjTmF0GA9dQtCHFqfxus3EX_S4vPpRfvs9oMSZpybxnBOcpNd3F36ewGbBkBw8ifnN4tmqCGPbggZHCEqEdEnVQxY0Abf/s1600/IMG_3487+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2JezYNKA-bEHldWrwG7u0ea1RWfoHj8MLmGyFkSAUG59gclWcjTmF0GA9dQtCHFqfxus3EX_S4vPpRfvs9oMSZpybxnBOcpNd3F36ewGbBkBw8ifnN4tmqCGPbggZHCEqEdEnVQxY0Abf/s640/IMG_3487+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfR8XC0YcXyGzUWvD4n94FmuSUxBIRrBrBzFDBRowCkYyakMBMrDuDHgp0yNi1xRjgd29HByur8n1VbvgIVYCQJcu-jXK678K2wRxNeKCqKQawJzT2yaOU1UoF2-X5bbpx9lJahmoRkYa/s1600/IMG_3350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfR8XC0YcXyGzUWvD4n94FmuSUxBIRrBrBzFDBRowCkYyakMBMrDuDHgp0yNi1xRjgd29HByur8n1VbvgIVYCQJcu-jXK678K2wRxNeKCqKQawJzT2yaOU1UoF2-X5bbpx9lJahmoRkYa/s640/IMG_3350.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J5WmSOVuatITRSYWcC0wbhIvyoouU76vsbk8El7vGiNq3KLMt4bziscXEk-T2RAqnde3XThf3Rf_MWo4AcKN1L49JzlVXcHxgRsVWrBQQ-H84PB9vmFR29-zZikGwz6YOreuFT1OMKjk/s1600/IMG_3236+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J5WmSOVuatITRSYWcC0wbhIvyoouU76vsbk8El7vGiNq3KLMt4bziscXEk-T2RAqnde3XThf3Rf_MWo4AcKN1L49JzlVXcHxgRsVWrBQQ-H84PB9vmFR29-zZikGwz6YOreuFT1OMKjk/s640/IMG_3236+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJW2zU9xAN8WPHBxhyphenhyphentM-XEJjtyuHVawrCTDrJhzzVmfduZEvSU-LvOqCeJ7el0pjX9VDlKhBNRanLwESGLMOqztOWmtccIRUwys2R-mB8oZVYNNdC1DxqU4qN7OeDEyMEJqBhwQ_hOh4/s1600/IMG_3346+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJW2zU9xAN8WPHBxhyphenhyphentM-XEJjtyuHVawrCTDrJhzzVmfduZEvSU-LvOqCeJ7el0pjX9VDlKhBNRanLwESGLMOqztOWmtccIRUwys2R-mB8oZVYNNdC1DxqU4qN7OeDEyMEJqBhwQ_hOh4/s640/IMG_3346+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptxXbPz0ddAMXVI6p_yp2IAF7cOV2OVg4civgYGa8g-RAhAroIEGbzxJs8dcErD1hEWC57kBmKXRmOh7Ns9cLKpdBEku6BxYJpcY60Fd36unTw3atQadB0kMPiZHiPXjHy5v44HrvJHlN/s1600/IMG_3327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptxXbPz0ddAMXVI6p_yp2IAF7cOV2OVg4civgYGa8g-RAhAroIEGbzxJs8dcErD1hEWC57kBmKXRmOh7Ns9cLKpdBEku6BxYJpcY60Fd36unTw3atQadB0kMPiZHiPXjHy5v44HrvJHlN/s640/IMG_3327.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Drew and the boys, mostly Samuel, did some night fishing in the bay. I don't think they ever caught anything, but they had fun. We all joined them for a little bit, but boredom sets in pretty quickly when the fish aren't biting.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllxTD_MoBCydV-tLtOWt9nVfy79z55KphsqqkRsDa_wjLPc1z2aGlenQPpGqbE3eqfl2RbBya7pJi0VbhMQ-eSqmvrWEUwrEEGEREewOJE2Z_wJiAYsfWX-ynKLTBZJBcyB1F3BClHVdG/s1600/IMG_3271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllxTD_MoBCydV-tLtOWt9nVfy79z55KphsqqkRsDa_wjLPc1z2aGlenQPpGqbE3eqfl2RbBya7pJi0VbhMQ-eSqmvrWEUwrEEGEREewOJE2Z_wJiAYsfWX-ynKLTBZJBcyB1F3BClHVdG/s640/IMG_3271.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtrDFPlAShX7mrE208AYidm4I4qHHFHYcXznP8lxgxQeX9h2HYX0CdGBiPuBim5m6BlwFn_VjUhCwnBCHLYPyxS9fGaEvxRo7iS7D_FdlQXjcBJxwVZ4nes6ZixYoxKIN6P3xugqLT7d8/s1600/IMG_3368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtrDFPlAShX7mrE208AYidm4I4qHHFHYcXznP8lxgxQeX9h2HYX0CdGBiPuBim5m6BlwFn_VjUhCwnBCHLYPyxS9fGaEvxRo7iS7D_FdlQXjcBJxwVZ4nes6ZixYoxKIN6P3xugqLT7d8/s640/IMG_3368.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdgfFkYtHgrqp1VMxi7eBp79xqEQhES-Mvce7vjwXdwS_fjVkZMHdnPdlB3wpBWHd2m9IWjbuUfCiQAnnzUjpCgdkQVxUutEdV59-Zt2XxS_Nwcs9WqgrsAVInL76bY0CMuE3CmbFYiui/s1600/IMG_3369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdgfFkYtHgrqp1VMxi7eBp79xqEQhES-Mvce7vjwXdwS_fjVkZMHdnPdlB3wpBWHd2m9IWjbuUfCiQAnnzUjpCgdkQVxUutEdV59-Zt2XxS_Nwcs9WqgrsAVInL76bY0CMuE3CmbFYiui/s640/IMG_3369.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63IwABLYUQ2M1u7MudyXYpFpqctgq9m40czl602P_emlKDtf4Td9F1zovsh5GW23ZvDU6Dak0oQ3Ur7601j42ftc_jNsglFtcVcPvDtGUX-m5a-GCkbSXbtPnDXBWg1a5nKcxPp1GdYDp/s1600/IMG_3372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63IwABLYUQ2M1u7MudyXYpFpqctgq9m40czl602P_emlKDtf4Td9F1zovsh5GW23ZvDU6Dak0oQ3Ur7601j42ftc_jNsglFtcVcPvDtGUX-m5a-GCkbSXbtPnDXBWg1a5nKcxPp1GdYDp/s640/IMG_3372.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Traveling by ourselves makes it hard to take family pictures at times, but we managed. The kids willingly (kind of) took nice beach pictures, but we couldn't get a good family pic. Maybe next year!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJiEv2ociivBAXuYTEAN5-D0O5YhkR5p4fhrae-Qj19mE_txaZhsVKc3BI66tHC5afV3p6yQZuR3bcNvGnXvMDwqWML4O0jbscd2-MrZEYpbQNG1PHUR78MWUAMTaB4XZ_8YIVanN0keR/s1600/DSC_3352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJiEv2ociivBAXuYTEAN5-D0O5YhkR5p4fhrae-Qj19mE_txaZhsVKc3BI66tHC5afV3p6yQZuR3bcNvGnXvMDwqWML4O0jbscd2-MrZEYpbQNG1PHUR78MWUAMTaB4XZ_8YIVanN0keR/s640/DSC_3352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96ganV7WDj_0XNcqm6NGmM0M79xxOgGZsrjXRrkZVkEVk_8ofAw-rUCygwL47Wq3Lxot9KBw1GoOoq1jH3hsD6bIF6fRkVKgwz_QpZOatp6mCbKflcgoTJ8R5jIEJV4SxrrM4Ya9DwQjd/s1600/DSC_3362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96ganV7WDj_0XNcqm6NGmM0M79xxOgGZsrjXRrkZVkEVk_8ofAw-rUCygwL47Wq3Lxot9KBw1GoOoq1jH3hsD6bIF6fRkVKgwz_QpZOatp6mCbKflcgoTJ8R5jIEJV4SxrrM4Ya9DwQjd/s640/DSC_3362.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR76xXSTNIC862Go8Kelq4aiNQtaOz-XJVQmymwL0rii1XJO5bSKQsUb5sWKOSV9R53KPv4cpe4764MyuUj0KcLIm3jQPO0IKaPeSR5lRemAu01IhOAO_TxE6eMDC8SCBjqoxCohFMbqWW/s1600/DSC_3380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR76xXSTNIC862Go8Kelq4aiNQtaOz-XJVQmymwL0rii1XJO5bSKQsUb5sWKOSV9R53KPv4cpe4764MyuUj0KcLIm3jQPO0IKaPeSR5lRemAu01IhOAO_TxE6eMDC8SCBjqoxCohFMbqWW/s640/DSC_3380.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAvLP2-Vjhvi0PPYBEBKo1zj-l7Py6VXvdEKsqJGE95QeJlBlgHByjCGyJXBtMFSD42Q9v0PeGKiZ2OkVuKPDg8Hfk7Zn5ZUBVS9mOTjz-o09L33ho3K9zebfRoFmix8zsUWIpZRjwgtb/s1600/DSC_3384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAvLP2-Vjhvi0PPYBEBKo1zj-l7Py6VXvdEKsqJGE95QeJlBlgHByjCGyJXBtMFSD42Q9v0PeGKiZ2OkVuKPDg8Hfk7Zn5ZUBVS9mOTjz-o09L33ho3K9zebfRoFmix8zsUWIpZRjwgtb/s640/DSC_3384.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMbALxXmz_fvNV0zmuazfFQVN-0nmENzrFmZHzR7qPjFR2V3LfwiwdFGppTfYzhTqRLIjIX3hKcepEmtFaN52eO15lCXhV2kvYg3LxgwgH_DxG6Z00lSl8oXURwyDPMlQe2-DOpE7tv9l/s1600/DSC_3469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMbALxXmz_fvNV0zmuazfFQVN-0nmENzrFmZHzR7qPjFR2V3LfwiwdFGppTfYzhTqRLIjIX3hKcepEmtFaN52eO15lCXhV2kvYg3LxgwgH_DxG6Z00lSl8oXURwyDPMlQe2-DOpE7tv9l/s640/DSC_3469.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2cVqeQ4teeJGoMGY2hzDC3FhOvhyphenhyphenHtRuIif-wsIfaPSOw2fe1GDBBjOyjFwurJ-lpvECBfduy2Xis8CzSnJf5neA5ug3Zwk0N90294vNcTYabJu3JY0ubqb11LBLKKTR2yLd3I5JEvVV/s1600/IMG_3494+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2cVqeQ4teeJGoMGY2hzDC3FhOvhyphenhyphenHtRuIif-wsIfaPSOw2fe1GDBBjOyjFwurJ-lpvECBfduy2Xis8CzSnJf5neA5ug3Zwk0N90294vNcTYabJu3JY0ubqb11LBLKKTR2yLd3I5JEvVV/s640/IMG_3494+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Going to the beach is always the best way to spend the last official weekend of summer. After so much summer travel it is a good way to reconnect before the full-on insanity of the fall begins. It is also wonderful to spend time together just the six of us. Who wouldn't want to spend time with those wonderful faces?!Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-22296413620908238652016-12-04T20:43:00.000-08:002016-12-04T20:43:05.388-08:00First Day of School 2016My babies are growing up so fast! This year three are at Haude Elementary and Emma is at Strack. Emma is in 8th grade and it's her last year at Strack! She is taking all advanced classes, Spanish, and two high school credit classes. She is still playing the cello and taking weekly lessons for that. And, to add to her busy schedule she is in the gym 16 hours a week. Wow!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwwtOfFjR4hmivmWw8D5QoXwcF1sEHkMkjvhFlIhNxXreTHgxHb7_rZQa89b5VhS90LT40dYnDuRXteG3bUV9FwTcVftQZbF_OH2TUnPKKSoSdJrPYSUZ7Vle-pRv3837J9NPezY0Hecd/s1600/IMG_3078+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwwtOfFjR4hmivmWw8D5QoXwcF1sEHkMkjvhFlIhNxXreTHgxHb7_rZQa89b5VhS90LT40dYnDuRXteG3bUV9FwTcVftQZbF_OH2TUnPKKSoSdJrPYSUZ7Vle-pRv3837J9NPezY0Hecd/s640/IMG_3078+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFU8HSovQs58ZDDXGhkD_JiiS-CdAX_WANiweaLVLUaYDUD0MAD93VRZFBwWiw8FL1UH6NHeTw86QBlb5Qh6-KUlYskf8nhngKHDXKTqdIg0bZiEEJ-JuKM9wK5RYxWR3ziI7Hh_CtIbcT/s1600/IMG_3076+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFU8HSovQs58ZDDXGhkD_JiiS-CdAX_WANiweaLVLUaYDUD0MAD93VRZFBwWiw8FL1UH6NHeTw86QBlb5Qh6-KUlYskf8nhngKHDXKTqdIg0bZiEEJ-JuKM9wK5RYxWR3ziI7Hh_CtIbcT/s640/IMG_3076+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Jonah is in 5th grade and it's his last year at Haude. Jonah loves everything about school except writing. He is a good student! He is still loving gymnastics and is in the gym 12-14 hours a week.<br />
<br />
Samuel is in 3rd grade. He enjoys school too! Science and math are his favorite. He is beginning his first season of tackle football and will be playing fall baseball. He will be busy! <br />
<br />
Elena is in 1st grade. She thinks school is awesome. She loves to read and learn in general. She always tries to keep up with her siblings. Elena is going to take a swim class once a week because it is her new found love!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ynBzwfjlWMZevhduuzBNXay1nkdlqvxU-KPSGKjLMjPGnCQSq7u2ej2oILKCWFaERDbjYr6CxSGhxiXTaAQZfG9VCEMn8Tmn6QknmLWpOYqxKDP75U0UW440LySASW-ZixtFreDY3XCa/s1600/IMG_3073+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ynBzwfjlWMZevhduuzBNXay1nkdlqvxU-KPSGKjLMjPGnCQSq7u2ej2oILKCWFaERDbjYr6CxSGhxiXTaAQZfG9VCEMn8Tmn6QknmLWpOYqxKDP75U0UW440LySASW-ZixtFreDY3XCa/s640/IMG_3073+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhKqDO_CeYvUmgVBT8GRrE9ja4cwkHJkFCTEnLAWHcNGOGeOpyF1MbeRvRwJuaWUJ7dLi8tOWisVWNPvLCFL6RE2fUSNDCr-M_kerLCJo3Avef9zGCUwIiKVmun0HGsXciPEUwZDLX8hW/s1600/IMG_3070+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhKqDO_CeYvUmgVBT8GRrE9ja4cwkHJkFCTEnLAWHcNGOGeOpyF1MbeRvRwJuaWUJ7dLi8tOWisVWNPvLCFL6RE2fUSNDCr-M_kerLCJo3Avef9zGCUwIiKVmun0HGsXciPEUwZDLX8hW/s640/IMG_3070+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWg6KpY51zSNVC0MAl-algpEfS5UzwxWTYADRi_1xrc8V6KYIBjQW34n8eH-NVSPCFZHXrqgPOoSoRExsBiOdJuYVG2oNBPP7UeA49EMizhfrcVtOweG5zF-KCsKVxsodkQCcRzKFW0-E/s1600/IMG_3071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWg6KpY51zSNVC0MAl-algpEfS5UzwxWTYADRi_1xrc8V6KYIBjQW34n8eH-NVSPCFZHXrqgPOoSoRExsBiOdJuYVG2oNBPP7UeA49EMizhfrcVtOweG5zF-KCsKVxsodkQCcRzKFW0-E/s640/IMG_3071.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1-wd6J-ZxhLXpQkJgMRXrrDX0XKyo4ubJxqdfg3kC2W0q7d0808-VEgfzTUuCO0Bd-j4i1-Z1hnvNvXeqgE1VHgl-hK8TWik6_mrh_nLSlGwjuZa5GgnaZHtAGSJOTkkuZ3X3LhWESBo/s1600/IMG_3072+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1-wd6J-ZxhLXpQkJgMRXrrDX0XKyo4ubJxqdfg3kC2W0q7d0808-VEgfzTUuCO0Bd-j4i1-Z1hnvNvXeqgE1VHgl-hK8TWik6_mrh_nLSlGwjuZa5GgnaZHtAGSJOTkkuZ3X3LhWESBo/s640/IMG_3072+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTnsmz95bQmNmQ1kEvUWMKg1bYzR-5f-LRcNbNUW3FKnMfQYcyx2fEA_wzwVQP51XiUutYJTTBvxoE0QZOmlJ4nEdExOp4M6_75C0l372mmMZwXnlmnyHJb2zJhLbB-fJ0jzWMFv3Mhp0/s1600/IMG_3075+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTnsmz95bQmNmQ1kEvUWMKg1bYzR-5f-LRcNbNUW3FKnMfQYcyx2fEA_wzwVQP51XiUutYJTTBvxoE0QZOmlJ4nEdExOp4M6_75C0l372mmMZwXnlmnyHJb2zJhLbB-fJ0jzWMFv3Mhp0/s640/IMG_3075+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
They were all excited for the first day of school especially Jonah. I think he was ready to be back in routine. Everyone was excited to see their friends. Having happy children on the first day of school is a blessing! <br />
<br />
I know they will all have a great year. I really pray that Emma and Jonah enjoy 8th and 5th grade. Life changes for them in a big way next year!<br />
<br />
And, just because it was the first day of school didn't mean I put my kids to bed early Sunday night. That would be the responsible thing to do. Instead I opted to take Emma and Samuel to a Dierks Bentley concert. They might have been a little tired on the first day, but we had so much fun at the concert.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltVC4j1xFU8qMtSHY_bsiRwMqfzA0IoIOM3KNWIN3DTyzGJKIFK9qEGct1iwXAmUc4BCBp4bvwxLz78KwS9A8306-JiE4eA0pRRoY9x_TkchaeOji1t6c6tolejzr44kMUOvpSoS4kalh/s1600/IMG_3017+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltVC4j1xFU8qMtSHY_bsiRwMqfzA0IoIOM3KNWIN3DTyzGJKIFK9qEGct1iwXAmUc4BCBp4bvwxLz78KwS9A8306-JiE4eA0pRRoY9x_TkchaeOji1t6c6tolejzr44kMUOvpSoS4kalh/s640/IMG_3017+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7rBPWH2jXBeoPztN_iC4gwahv-CUiCiMNWPNXftGcG7Y1QJofB2wT11oVboboQWnJOz9S7hvnSvNaCertyjWqWLUT-IyTNxewH3W01Rqw2QHSpk1Kjo1tuQm4fnhlk6sMS8pPrH7BM_Z/s1600/IMG_3022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7rBPWH2jXBeoPztN_iC4gwahv-CUiCiMNWPNXftGcG7Y1QJofB2wT11oVboboQWnJOz9S7hvnSvNaCertyjWqWLUT-IyTNxewH3W01Rqw2QHSpk1Kjo1tuQm4fnhlk6sMS8pPrH7BM_Z/s640/IMG_3022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoxmmUNT_qTds3RR-Fvlnu4vLD36SX7yV9lJ52YG1LSQrbX1Aun6uwOoZndjcIpAIkCZebVv3k2IQE7ZZPwn34PLA46IPAaVwA7A8pywZv_8DgZgSK-Qs_XdVTO1ljLg-tRa3mpiVU0FK/s1600/IMG_3024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoxmmUNT_qTds3RR-Fvlnu4vLD36SX7yV9lJ52YG1LSQrbX1Aun6uwOoZndjcIpAIkCZebVv3k2IQE7ZZPwn34PLA46IPAaVwA7A8pywZv_8DgZgSK-Qs_XdVTO1ljLg-tRa3mpiVU0FK/s640/IMG_3024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP1CqTJoxwIyhjQ3O-yY-QjdMP1DqUwRmSM0MzQXjSt17ECI_cDrAAZNuhFg2vQqHBNYB3YrmuEux2cgnLM4K-7knjstfQYd1XGIK6rkofRkJLRmWHaOXt7FIZ_esogRoLFZykjxZP7rv/s1600/IMG_3025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP1CqTJoxwIyhjQ3O-yY-QjdMP1DqUwRmSM0MzQXjSt17ECI_cDrAAZNuhFg2vQqHBNYB3YrmuEux2cgnLM4K-7knjstfQYd1XGIK6rkofRkJLRmWHaOXt7FIZ_esogRoLFZykjxZP7rv/s640/IMG_3025.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Randy Houser was the opening act and I love his music! That is why I really wanted to go to the concert.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIPOgFkwv8PGjNxn398xM5Z5iTB3FlGeeu_-W2wVj1sp09L4AmrJLl4TeILDV6JUrTs_IxfTkJInIZXj_S1CYwZAXMRRmKLcZ6LAkHrXyFJzxLC5EZyH33s5XGd97EhdV4IA3u7mpI00P/s1600/IMG_3033+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQIPOgFkwv8PGjNxn398xM5Z5iTB3FlGeeu_-W2wVj1sp09L4AmrJLl4TeILDV6JUrTs_IxfTkJInIZXj_S1CYwZAXMRRmKLcZ6LAkHrXyFJzxLC5EZyH33s5XGd97EhdV4IA3u7mpI00P/s640/IMG_3033+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz9QStHzdzOrLCzPDhTUsgOI-QhTmPolBd8m3CIuNvjcD516ivSZW3BUYuJ1Ow490nR0sBBNFUZeSCYcx3Pifjc1dFpuJi8Nh5uYU08IhqkaYiAAaL5mGzDPzVZayypXY4g4TbWvC3xAx/s1600/IMG_3037+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz9QStHzdzOrLCzPDhTUsgOI-QhTmPolBd8m3CIuNvjcD516ivSZW3BUYuJ1Ow490nR0sBBNFUZeSCYcx3Pifjc1dFpuJi8Nh5uYU08IhqkaYiAAaL5mGzDPzVZayypXY4g4TbWvC3xAx/s640/IMG_3037+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXTqOzzjRxpLK34AcYmZ_KJD6FKbhES5scDul0d78tV7R5lvnukCLekjsnrUoKjnHHbf69jrpcpnCiu_s6339DGFHocGgxBn5VurJ5JBoR8eDgN5ZZ10D0MNbsN99v-EgUnXdROsl-5lT/s1600/IMG_3058+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXTqOzzjRxpLK34AcYmZ_KJD6FKbhES5scDul0d78tV7R5lvnukCLekjsnrUoKjnHHbf69jrpcpnCiu_s6339DGFHocGgxBn5VurJ5JBoR8eDgN5ZZ10D0MNbsN99v-EgUnXdROsl-5lT/s640/IMG_3058+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPj61YhXkz1uW4YPggf42KBCqUJIBphDkRkfy4ANY7EiDZxu0bJc873Do9XPk5UVz6dDk1WcG8ZTuD7dFPe_iNmp2hkrkV5wCndX8Xwk5AgZ56PiHjPH-7XRpS70OmykZ33Pvdmo2m_q1/s1600/IMG_3064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPj61YhXkz1uW4YPggf42KBCqUJIBphDkRkfy4ANY7EiDZxu0bJc873Do9XPk5UVz6dDk1WcG8ZTuD7dFPe_iNmp2hkrkV5wCndX8Xwk5AgZ56PiHjPH-7XRpS70OmykZ33Pvdmo2m_q1/s640/IMG_3064.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
I am so glad my kiddos are always up for crazy adventures and love country music. And, as a side note, everyone did have a great first day. Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-17352214135949617412016-08-29T13:19:00.003-07:002016-09-05T17:46:37.823-07:00Not enough timeWe spent tons of time with Kelsey and her family this summer, but it is never enough. Before we headed to Vermont we had about 36 hours with just Kelsey, Scott, the girls, and Jack....not enough time! But, we jammed packed those 36 hours with fun!<br>
<br>
Our first adventures was Six Flags. I really don't like amusement parks at all. I hate roller coasters and any ride that spins. However, Emma did not get to go with us last summer because of gymnastics and her broken finger. So, I was easily talked into taking everyone again. The park is literally ten minutes from Kelsey's house. They have a season pass because it is so easy for them to go. All the kids except Samuel and obviously Jack are adrenaline junkies. Elena and Leah would love to go on the big rides, but they aren't tall enough yet. The older kiddos would spend all day on the roller coasters. It was a great day to chat with Kelsey because we did a lot of waiting!<br>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqH5X_lgV5-eZcYNMJkxJpQW9FG8LQ2VSmWKXphGUBjSOwhcTsl3Vm3ZehnaBU5S3RT5mm4szVlWPmFYiH0QBCIWgjmBpwLqYf0uYYASLUactfCh2RSHiO8CA9_3OgL7a1ZXV-jlA4GmS/s1600/IMG_2159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqH5X_lgV5-eZcYNMJkxJpQW9FG8LQ2VSmWKXphGUBjSOwhcTsl3Vm3ZehnaBU5S3RT5mm4szVlWPmFYiH0QBCIWgjmBpwLqYf0uYYASLUactfCh2RSHiO8CA9_3OgL7a1ZXV-jlA4GmS/s640/IMG_2159.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XiCUs0dt5ODsNuaNcIPUII20g_2GPYcZ1JN7O_HJ4NoTnQE0vzhwN7ua5rdFWvqwd6QIOlEm5iHKl4xe8OLjtvkVevwWO4nnv5g0gHKaP9M0J2LYceqVs_lrI7C6wl6A-HAMhsdR679W/s1600/IMG_2168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XiCUs0dt5ODsNuaNcIPUII20g_2GPYcZ1JN7O_HJ4NoTnQE0vzhwN7ua5rdFWvqwd6QIOlEm5iHKl4xe8OLjtvkVevwWO4nnv5g0gHKaP9M0J2LYceqVs_lrI7C6wl6A-HAMhsdR679W/s640/IMG_2168.JPG" width="480"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack needed a little nap</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfdk5YfUHVSLOyaUJjCAyoZqreZNIhTxnIiT-7pRSWYAN_X-K2IXY1qMUHQggxKEVPSmG2ql4k9StwZIE2hQ6hfCwis1BSRm9WMOJc4w_IgW4salN6A7M1jCc1ie5dMZ9R4ox9OeIDxd5/s1600/IMG_2174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfdk5YfUHVSLOyaUJjCAyoZqreZNIhTxnIiT-7pRSWYAN_X-K2IXY1qMUHQggxKEVPSmG2ql4k9StwZIE2hQ6hfCwis1BSRm9WMOJc4w_IgW4salN6A7M1jCc1ie5dMZ9R4ox9OeIDxd5/s640/IMG_2174.JPG" width="640"></a></div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ctpunP7v0XJLRQnGLel0CrJ2in9ts7ZSbzkdFGGk_2Puhs7K0Gof6i2ZokRBCRik24IiM1TQOY-hnDCwJupuwwJAvK49ByaEkOVcKo7_1sPJiXBewHyD80kAmnE9FejcnRRVEWmv88Ii/s1600/IMG_2184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ctpunP7v0XJLRQnGLel0CrJ2in9ts7ZSbzkdFGGk_2Puhs7K0Gof6i2ZokRBCRik24IiM1TQOY-hnDCwJupuwwJAvK49ByaEkOVcKo7_1sPJiXBewHyD80kAmnE9FejcnRRVEWmv88Ii/s640/IMG_2184.JPG" width="640"></a></div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7iCsXQ7QC-61x_-4gSbbCfW-m1aUrZxm0cOJ_tMSdGEgd1G36_K9nUI1m-UZIoa_TiZMLbfvQZDY95md8wm3x0_DW2vydq0dCOAU6KduUPe9ntSV2s11ToM3rn7ExLeFOpYOHZbhBugO/s1600/IMG_2227.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7iCsXQ7QC-61x_-4gSbbCfW-m1aUrZxm0cOJ_tMSdGEgd1G36_K9nUI1m-UZIoa_TiZMLbfvQZDY95md8wm3x0_DW2vydq0dCOAU6KduUPe9ntSV2s11ToM3rn7ExLeFOpYOHZbhBugO/s640/IMG_2227.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
These four spend much of the day together. Samuel doesn't like the roller coasters and he doesn't mind riding the "kiddy" rides. He was so sweet helping Jack on the rides. He also spend some time just hanging with me while we waited for people to get off of rides. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWk03jjW5hKybFqkxwd7VKFYs801zL34fCcMjgFFZElXleWnAbjC8GUGx-LMhO6qy8MJ2yM3la2nR93POMfJHkVbdZr7RrZPjHMCq00ZRXvjcnTmbUWfuAnDqY773kk7qbKej9dbPinw9/s1600/IMG_2228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWk03jjW5hKybFqkxwd7VKFYs801zL34fCcMjgFFZElXleWnAbjC8GUGx-LMhO6qy8MJ2yM3la2nR93POMfJHkVbdZr7RrZPjHMCq00ZRXvjcnTmbUWfuAnDqY773kk7qbKej9dbPinw9/s640/IMG_2228.JPG" width="640"></a></div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqAN-h41rldPrKCWqXESj_1u-OULLJpeiWO47TvUz949lIT_0hTzTqa7-TBmLcDiYOTIPNdc6A7ZFbu9wPu_fNbd5LNgkDy15DFhp0xN-KGgJnXE6AczDLdhdB4HY0u4O0adfx_MmTqJ6/s1600/IMG_2229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqAN-h41rldPrKCWqXESj_1u-OULLJpeiWO47TvUz949lIT_0hTzTqa7-TBmLcDiYOTIPNdc6A7ZFbu9wPu_fNbd5LNgkDy15DFhp0xN-KGgJnXE6AczDLdhdB4HY0u4O0adfx_MmTqJ6/s640/IMG_2229.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWX_NWu2DJi5MB6ifmMf7Q8xTSENUkEthJ_wOruC1uvE75TdNlw1Qjo9ZEBoMtGzB62htWhNyVGE5ICA2_x4e7X-1rnRvLaBns6Gq5XbHeZBTSxxQmgUZ1aHhnh1CpGoGIsDM5cj0wTez/s1600/IMG_2234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWX_NWu2DJi5MB6ifmMf7Q8xTSENUkEthJ_wOruC1uvE75TdNlw1Qjo9ZEBoMtGzB62htWhNyVGE5ICA2_x4e7X-1rnRvLaBns6Gq5XbHeZBTSxxQmgUZ1aHhnh1CpGoGIsDM5cj0wTez/s640/IMG_2234.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7ajI27v9KbqnCGzYQjwus5oX8inaNBXiShdWtALqOdiC6povPukAcvN0DQPKkGHlChkIc-WDlVjwi1soqELJRhypABFxoR6yTSdb7N7Ecd3Qh5oJCCXUr10TwumIDmBcWoDLxULmMjyX/s1600/IMG_2237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7ajI27v9KbqnCGzYQjwus5oX8inaNBXiShdWtALqOdiC6povPukAcvN0DQPKkGHlChkIc-WDlVjwi1soqELJRhypABFxoR6yTSdb7N7Ecd3Qh5oJCCXUr10TwumIDmBcWoDLxULmMjyX/s640/IMG_2237.JPG" width="640"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mostly the roller coaster junky group</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N38xVSv8hCS-VBPyBfgsZwGKobNIX4Bk71KJzwsf00LCJfObV-zZw8S-HM3CPw3FXFiZMYIby5tUHsCGD9UtFzpVcLpo663Gp54dlad2jSv6ipwkFOTjggY-8HpJyNi5bgHQId4f7t8o/s1600/IMG_2253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N38xVSv8hCS-VBPyBfgsZwGKobNIX4Bk71KJzwsf00LCJfObV-zZw8S-HM3CPw3FXFiZMYIby5tUHsCGD9UtFzpVcLpo663Gp54dlad2jSv6ipwkFOTjggY-8HpJyNi5bgHQId4f7t8o/s640/IMG_2253.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>
Six flags was our big adventures. The remainder of our time together was just filled with playing. These sweet cousins are truly best friends. They get along so well and really always want to be together. It is such a joy!<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rs9l8xTG8ExvvEtmcs4D8xgJ8c-qE8jT0U3o25FtG74sznr6xsUI0Gco9au6rFDd8kTHl7KiiXJPY-q33ylBcy5yhGEQzo-jIukXamfKCUpwcubkaDOh_26uZ96-Kgntaw00N0WiW9QI/s1600/IMG_2271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rs9l8xTG8ExvvEtmcs4D8xgJ8c-qE8jT0U3o25FtG74sznr6xsUI0Gco9au6rFDd8kTHl7KiiXJPY-q33ylBcy5yhGEQzo-jIukXamfKCUpwcubkaDOh_26uZ96-Kgntaw00N0WiW9QI/s640/IMG_2271.JPG" width="640"></a></div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVXLVkq4CatN6rmASMjzfMcoDcwem6dInT1aPR9H6a24qvC7ZzMk0XX_RTb9aSFen7Menp3toojb4fHJkFzY85DCYExivvIDuG1oV1Guygc88WRZj-f9j0-WBvmsQ0UpnShMk-SjO1YNX/s1600/IMG_2300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVXLVkq4CatN6rmASMjzfMcoDcwem6dInT1aPR9H6a24qvC7ZzMk0XX_RTb9aSFen7Menp3toojb4fHJkFzY85DCYExivvIDuG1oV1Guygc88WRZj-f9j0-WBvmsQ0UpnShMk-SjO1YNX/s640/IMG_2300.JPG" width="480"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olympic Ring snacks....awesome right?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWjjfvZ34d6VwWLuUOPo3sBTcrDOQtNIhH6TrRkMu1QptjBhTHFk8tCMLvTUXlsOeDf9hsJ78-UUPbQThevBMTPm8QgtA4BXYMGkij7ExjnU6t4Ht-WSWYTLa-wKk5Q2W9ZELaugVD0rO/s1600/IMG_2303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWjjfvZ34d6VwWLuUOPo3sBTcrDOQtNIhH6TrRkMu1QptjBhTHFk8tCMLvTUXlsOeDf9hsJ78-UUPbQThevBMTPm8QgtA4BXYMGkij7ExjnU6t4Ht-WSWYTLa-wKk5Q2W9ZELaugVD0rO/s640/IMG_2303.JPG" width="640"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonah would spend every second playing with Jack if he could. They are definitely good buddies!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuxJFOzbwBDKVpXj3RyLKc2LxvMNKqk4dLDM6otCo7pH-314cxiL5qF3YLEcElNm0X2i3xfJWCRg7ZCXgDp7JATFbnwTvpOQhyphenhyphenFHsnb2BAmzr1K0IALFdLSrN7dQBxemwmPWYnz47mTZB/s1600/IMG_2313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuxJFOzbwBDKVpXj3RyLKc2LxvMNKqk4dLDM6otCo7pH-314cxiL5qF3YLEcElNm0X2i3xfJWCRg7ZCXgDp7JATFbnwTvpOQhyphenhyphenFHsnb2BAmzr1K0IALFdLSrN7dQBxemwmPWYnz47mTZB/s640/IMG_2313.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0XPjmA7pLobvRGaO07aJtRPcPqrBDMRRzZXWbrV3NoflzD2OTrAZQ7yJI8qn4iSJ78GGq8y3d6sIuXGnSMwt_koUM_3dhIlBwJDqeQlGmqTOp0Dex86sRwf_0iIR4j4J5W_4x8IOe5_t/s1600/IMG_2315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0XPjmA7pLobvRGaO07aJtRPcPqrBDMRRzZXWbrV3NoflzD2OTrAZQ7yJI8qn4iSJ78GGq8y3d6sIuXGnSMwt_koUM_3dhIlBwJDqeQlGmqTOp0Dex86sRwf_0iIR4j4J5W_4x8IOe5_t/s640/IMG_2315.JPG" width="480"></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wax museum tag...so fun to watch!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T0h0Y9DsPk_DjkXR6M083zxtXD2VlmtNcS6Fy1Ct_62oKg8wmZBdz7kDwRRvb33vYFQ5nhlpRlUwoV0OGpFpw7rrkoZg-rzyUGkmnMK47eAHIUefw5Copagqz9gYq_5FoZoNOi42jFBK/s1600/IMG_2316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T0h0Y9DsPk_DjkXR6M083zxtXD2VlmtNcS6Fy1Ct_62oKg8wmZBdz7kDwRRvb33vYFQ5nhlpRlUwoV0OGpFpw7rrkoZg-rzyUGkmnMK47eAHIUefw5Copagqz9gYq_5FoZoNOi42jFBK/s640/IMG_2316.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1niDjvRy2sbZqalbuHhQAMVozctwcYDSJGahwwI7EPwO79ZLplyaB0Nx51VFGWxzZx5UfG9r5ajVicHsOe0stl4eeZxypB3Iqu_OQBSuhXRpbNKIwDMml1RtG0zC8z9x7aAhsT6K3t-H/s1600/IMG_2320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1niDjvRy2sbZqalbuHhQAMVozctwcYDSJGahwwI7EPwO79ZLplyaB0Nx51VFGWxzZx5UfG9r5ajVicHsOe0stl4eeZxypB3Iqu_OQBSuhXRpbNKIwDMml1RtG0zC8z9x7aAhsT6K3t-H/s640/IMG_2320.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h0NU8irFDMwMRqIoYU8k3wOM-9w_11LL4q4YvBYRKB7c-TC4ybybyKc1MMZm6KXQRkMrTRfI95xdeRkzPv6ZJmMVUqMLjFDB34LZXbkf024Hxl_MpOWZB5G-pdMhhDJvrTntZon0OsT1/s1600/IMG_2321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h0NU8irFDMwMRqIoYU8k3wOM-9w_11LL4q4YvBYRKB7c-TC4ybybyKc1MMZm6KXQRkMrTRfI95xdeRkzPv6ZJmMVUqMLjFDB34LZXbkf024Hxl_MpOWZB5G-pdMhhDJvrTntZon0OsT1/s640/IMG_2321.JPG" width="640"></a></div>
<br>
Kels and Scott are two of my favorite people! They are so inviting and welcoming. We pack tons of crazy and they never mind that we invade for so long (except this summer). I know our next adventure together will be awesome. I just wish I knew when that would be!<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DVgp8dROgzp1MWDpT3N9aP_y97187-HEQOilI_Fhy820k8A7bpG5GZc6l46xXk3qgl7ajitXke0Rq8LHd8YUGEdi4BmC0-YhErFfedVrYGAhLOjUjx2lkS8Kt_SjmBUpsV7w517-4iPr/s1600/IMG_2296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DVgp8dROgzp1MWDpT3N9aP_y97187-HEQOilI_Fhy820k8A7bpG5GZc6l46xXk3qgl7ajitXke0Rq8LHd8YUGEdi4BmC0-YhErFfedVrYGAhLOjUjx2lkS8Kt_SjmBUpsV7w517-4iPr/s640/IMG_2296.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfD1UpvLY0W-L0IiNNxtCLdmJXKf2AA4X_xNtWJLEB0EXdJRbOLv0IP0O6esMYutCFyhOX9JnD20seESe7RAT67wNCRPb4_uHJHjjbNhrVmhudw00i0V1YvHqcSedTCD5ZujeMHlf4hf-/s1600/IMG_2263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfD1UpvLY0W-L0IiNNxtCLdmJXKf2AA4X_xNtWJLEB0EXdJRbOLv0IP0O6esMYutCFyhOX9JnD20seESe7RAT67wNCRPb4_uHJHjjbNhrVmhudw00i0V1YvHqcSedTCD5ZujeMHlf4hf-/s640/IMG_2263.JPG" width="480"></a></div>
<br>Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-75084067722538913322016-08-29T13:13:00.000-07:002016-08-29T13:13:02.478-07:0048 hours in PAWe normally spend more time in PA with my parents and my sister and her family. For various reasons that wasn't possible this summer so we had to jam lots of fun into a few short days. There are certain things I like to do or visit every summer so I can get my PA fix. Thankfully we managed just about everything.<br />
<br />
Kelsey and her crew came up for one day which was fun. We all met at Roots, a wonderful country market and auction. Oh my goodness the food and food and food. I was in heaven and probably gained weight just looking at everything. Lancaster County food is something special! After our "stuff your faces" visit we went to my aunt and uncles for some pool and creek time. This is a must every summer and we had so much fun. Everyone, even Owen, enjoyed the pool this year. The creek was also a big hit. With lots of adventurous cousins exploring the creek had to happen!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPIPEE-OGMAZwRIt7fDZ-m645WTwaa3VMpFcyWBYFsys9sBEr6zTqjIqnpHHuXkLdPbvCqug0Y0iLLqjsHwzqdIixqw4hE7etCHWQHX_7sW3hYaF4WDwFKHNWdVdqs1LhACHJqBqownls/s1600/IMG_1792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPIPEE-OGMAZwRIt7fDZ-m645WTwaa3VMpFcyWBYFsys9sBEr6zTqjIqnpHHuXkLdPbvCqug0Y0iLLqjsHwzqdIixqw4hE7etCHWQHX_7sW3hYaF4WDwFKHNWdVdqs1LhACHJqBqownls/s640/IMG_1792.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-GwHcQojw3bQF5IWSrT4nODMTe3YqZ53pWPH8EWkfdHP2j33OMS5IayItldEGzhBdjhlMtExU8cz6YeiVoNuNYOD7r0U8PYCqmexfVd3cJys5BE4ZNvpWftG9lqr1Bwpqeu0YqIYB_gc/s1600/IMG_1870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-GwHcQojw3bQF5IWSrT4nODMTe3YqZ53pWPH8EWkfdHP2j33OMS5IayItldEGzhBdjhlMtExU8cz6YeiVoNuNYOD7r0U8PYCqmexfVd3cJys5BE4ZNvpWftG9lqr1Bwpqeu0YqIYB_gc/s640/IMG_1870.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NRIO1fM9eauvajHKlnIfebOHBl0y4-Xb3RE7EQT0qKGy_Z3PQ4mzH1ym09HSud7OSPCRoM2H9S_Mc-uCpQXKjA3ERUu4dwejljJzLj74cll-Kpef8gy268BgWYM7RsdHQ-z2OB8g5EYG/s1600/IMG_1826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NRIO1fM9eauvajHKlnIfebOHBl0y4-Xb3RE7EQT0qKGy_Z3PQ4mzH1ym09HSud7OSPCRoM2H9S_Mc-uCpQXKjA3ERUu4dwejljJzLj74cll-Kpef8gy268BgWYM7RsdHQ-z2OB8g5EYG/s640/IMG_1826.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgqyrcrxPUncwWzPGIXnh-xC24zy4WDM_ZI4VXAGiHMc39E8NrApv-XysRh7VqFIA-F7xwGKOGRXW35fajKXOHEAJfL0HfzME5VCliBxGsZc0GvlMPczPJDsB9U_EbB_NctXsU3s4Q0HS/s1600/IMG_1847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgqyrcrxPUncwWzPGIXnh-xC24zy4WDM_ZI4VXAGiHMc39E8NrApv-XysRh7VqFIA-F7xwGKOGRXW35fajKXOHEAJfL0HfzME5VCliBxGsZc0GvlMPczPJDsB9U_EbB_NctXsU3s4Q0HS/s640/IMG_1847.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why is this the only picture we took of the three of us this summer?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAali0gmXf5mZxD4JlWIhZd-BK2c6y9x1bl4JbIVVnNIoXRwLpOHqjJgoY2-zZjPniONuPqw6z4eqT3epGevq2BN-8dbQL-33Br6tveYgfR5sbXMJpQmT1tTP4OhbAi_apAdT6yjITv2F/s1600/IMG_1881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAali0gmXf5mZxD4JlWIhZd-BK2c6y9x1bl4JbIVVnNIoXRwLpOHqjJgoY2-zZjPniONuPqw6z4eqT3epGevq2BN-8dbQL-33Br6tveYgfR5sbXMJpQmT1tTP4OhbAi_apAdT6yjITv2F/s640/IMG_1881.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZYaDJKT_w7j5rPXPD55n3Q9VdgNwO8QaGlfqI09sP7dO_pU2KoIbDCBTBfJRdWMbFwol4O-6eKYATbhM_FkwbNFQITMP1NX-iyj8-sSfB7ueY_zG1ge8tYQartSek2T8DEcvvtu7eIXs/s1600/IMG_1795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZYaDJKT_w7j5rPXPD55n3Q9VdgNwO8QaGlfqI09sP7dO_pU2KoIbDCBTBfJRdWMbFwol4O-6eKYATbhM_FkwbNFQITMP1NX-iyj8-sSfB7ueY_zG1ge8tYQartSek2T8DEcvvtu7eIXs/s640/IMG_1795.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOKepw1HxNcTrXAHD99ErFJfNG5HAE9E-N-OR9Dt4pMjyOwBP423NiACLPTVKvpRw7_e73STDQDi1MScAnuQ7TlSgBO1l5uAm4uh5N-zOrqqnPNYAPOoId7AsPqo8Ze9CB-Kg4NjlBW5R/s1600/IMG_1812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOKepw1HxNcTrXAHD99ErFJfNG5HAE9E-N-OR9Dt4pMjyOwBP423NiACLPTVKvpRw7_e73STDQDi1MScAnuQ7TlSgBO1l5uAm4uh5N-zOrqqnPNYAPOoId7AsPqo8Ze9CB-Kg4NjlBW5R/s640/IMG_1812.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leah is that little. She isn't standing in a hole</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWdl81OWpqmG3vIOFd8Llxgw2UlJ0kcL_FJGSYngtT0-HE6bOLBREUo9rmXf5-NLR7u5IEf96stQ7KeyyL56kXkaxJPTDaHO0djJKHz6t92mXslruRYnH3eeSg9Fbdy4t7b6_xj7LPUho/s1600/IMG_1816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWdl81OWpqmG3vIOFd8Llxgw2UlJ0kcL_FJGSYngtT0-HE6bOLBREUo9rmXf5-NLR7u5IEf96stQ7KeyyL56kXkaxJPTDaHO0djJKHz6t92mXslruRYnH3eeSg9Fbdy4t7b6_xj7LPUho/s640/IMG_1816.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMY0rsqZEYfhxbS1wpUkHQ_M6NWZEOlZeeAkJTovu9nZmgtA0NCUYfoXfDKLWyHvBnrL6llvjjebyedFL9Uig9Ef_6rLXNTq7glOcmlN7-8YG_Pthgowubv6kfjuf6MDrGMCf5FfdZwOv/s1600/IMG_1872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMY0rsqZEYfhxbS1wpUkHQ_M6NWZEOlZeeAkJTovu9nZmgtA0NCUYfoXfDKLWyHvBnrL6llvjjebyedFL9Uig9Ef_6rLXNTq7glOcmlN7-8YG_Pthgowubv6kfjuf6MDrGMCf5FfdZwOv/s640/IMG_1872.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0w288H16mxS7FEWEMH-_UeO4RiZQzSXrIkX8neh21xI9cuZFYq8nLwF2kHwxgMC8QE8FRHA5ENXVzR_iqPN82rxQOwqy0V-IcfEwNFDig_35SiOjlsGHbnld9u3rKf2_3qg907C2EWoC/s1600/IMG_1888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0w288H16mxS7FEWEMH-_UeO4RiZQzSXrIkX8neh21xI9cuZFYq8nLwF2kHwxgMC8QE8FRHA5ENXVzR_iqPN82rxQOwqy0V-IcfEwNFDig_35SiOjlsGHbnld9u3rKf2_3qg907C2EWoC/s640/IMG_1888.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Tuesday was National Night Out which is something we never attend at home. NNO at home has been in October and we are busy with sports. So, this was a fun experience for all of us. The kids did like everything and they especially liked holding/touching a rat snake. That was gross so there will be no pictures of that.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxurujnGjqEDWB6VHT5xmCf1bityBXFx5-bjz-qdeh2S6Urm5PxtbdO9WX64kwqTUjqNYnmPEXEaf41HjRbqLD7biBLDajoAwI0bZR915nQSjG3_5CYtNQ-GAUc06_ngfET9Az4YPHwbb/s1600/IMG_1919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxurujnGjqEDWB6VHT5xmCf1bityBXFx5-bjz-qdeh2S6Urm5PxtbdO9WX64kwqTUjqNYnmPEXEaf41HjRbqLD7biBLDajoAwI0bZR915nQSjG3_5CYtNQ-GAUc06_ngfET9Az4YPHwbb/s640/IMG_1919.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVZj21aVRkWqhw4XgjQdU064JOaL4DJbROlv9lQ3UzY4RDL6ONN3lF_MT5yKSsYgPa5zcVk88tS1AO1z-fFZssW2zNnozQ7_0QtKHDb5V7qrZk16j8FKOGgjGcAKWoiIv7icGMaFTE7Qv/s1600/IMG_1923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVZj21aVRkWqhw4XgjQdU064JOaL4DJbROlv9lQ3UzY4RDL6ONN3lF_MT5yKSsYgPa5zcVk88tS1AO1z-fFZssW2zNnozQ7_0QtKHDb5V7qrZk16j8FKOGgjGcAKWoiIv7icGMaFTE7Qv/s640/IMG_1923.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lBqeL2ji1U0Dfhqqz0FXom5OodkDKSJFy_fz2l05uodxVokn3XCYr2Cgwrjnf4kMEvcL1HE7KkBwDdTvcx-6WjI_bPxcQzCRZ5KHFHGReEnQuQ-ACyyg8dZKp_hgE3XgNEkBvkr9Je9L/s1600/IMG_1925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lBqeL2ji1U0Dfhqqz0FXom5OodkDKSJFy_fz2l05uodxVokn3XCYr2Cgwrjnf4kMEvcL1HE7KkBwDdTvcx-6WjI_bPxcQzCRZ5KHFHGReEnQuQ-ACyyg8dZKp_hgE3XgNEkBvkr9Je9L/s640/IMG_1925.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDV1nxWutoaOBt7uqym6wn68YoDsjZI-cclJHl2dEykODK6BHObHXZ_Ds7KG-XkmCFORUtdGDr9emkXcPS1CM8X7cYPh-B7cf_3DKutIYazv2thyphenhyphenOSpkoflCpayZaYwTsKZFC_-yuiZeD/s1600/IMG_1937.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDV1nxWutoaOBt7uqym6wn68YoDsjZI-cclJHl2dEykODK6BHObHXZ_Ds7KG-XkmCFORUtdGDr9emkXcPS1CM8X7cYPh-B7cf_3DKutIYazv2thyphenhyphenOSpkoflCpayZaYwTsKZFC_-yuiZeD/s640/IMG_1937.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eysw-1Q-QLWgFfZeTy7JWgwJAaONcr6vmq4PxXTOEI0Z81zCzFntUbjLN8J7wBCwpv-y4JpzDBYmKWY_LhTLw9IV4ulCnMkwbjbS8A68e9fuVRzYtR6aQsbEOWhESeypbzQGfbzHRDij/s1600/IMG_1939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eysw-1Q-QLWgFfZeTy7JWgwJAaONcr6vmq4PxXTOEI0Z81zCzFntUbjLN8J7wBCwpv-y4JpzDBYmKWY_LhTLw9IV4ulCnMkwbjbS8A68e9fuVRzYtR6aQsbEOWhESeypbzQGfbzHRDij/s640/IMG_1939.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMwxjuHNT3zBotdmcD1xBsGJsbJsCHZQBEHZ7_3POPM_0mjrExB5JDoQ0SGhkbSfYpERmPXKVXflnplP0t24TR7YqSMT3y7MvLpIp05mMQcq4nz8z6wKHF70S_EvOsUNgpzkFFQmHBAHx/s1600/IMG_1941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMwxjuHNT3zBotdmcD1xBsGJsbJsCHZQBEHZ7_3POPM_0mjrExB5JDoQ0SGhkbSfYpERmPXKVXflnplP0t24TR7YqSMT3y7MvLpIp05mMQcq4nz8z6wKHF70S_EvOsUNgpzkFFQmHBAHx/s640/IMG_1941.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVNPus3oxbcGXyCMY65e3CZnFkr1jWCyWFNyEvGWAGsHEFug8VmWaHXsvOF5esZJ_7xOjQnqI5Fa35qTGCRaoqW8i3qw8vjpqtPwbnFd67qy2WUFpq3C2WzIf2TeFbcL-daXuRPtSX9mm/s1600/IMG_1943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVNPus3oxbcGXyCMY65e3CZnFkr1jWCyWFNyEvGWAGsHEFug8VmWaHXsvOF5esZJ_7xOjQnqI5Fa35qTGCRaoqW8i3qw8vjpqtPwbnFd67qy2WUFpq3C2WzIf2TeFbcL-daXuRPtSX9mm/s640/IMG_1943.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Going along with my theme for the summer which included playing outside in the woods as much as possible (obviously not when we were home) we hiked Grubb Lake. We did this two years so it was nice to visit there again. It was a lot of fun to watch Owen keep up with his cousins!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17-i3GlZcPWbkSJD90yuMb6HLN7g9zVfrrDxyQzGnY9ziwkVyVoHTDzPMXuHDdKy54ZjOg0ox2yHg3MDy07qYiMuBV0x5Q4uU3DqbBR6bpNuqPMbYR5QnJXw5h2StaDpC_PUlz4dtiRU4/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17-i3GlZcPWbkSJD90yuMb6HLN7g9zVfrrDxyQzGnY9ziwkVyVoHTDzPMXuHDdKy54ZjOg0ox2yHg3MDy07qYiMuBV0x5Q4uU3DqbBR6bpNuqPMbYR5QnJXw5h2StaDpC_PUlz4dtiRU4/s640/IMG_1952.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6frnyB2hvCYt301b3GC6jl2ETxeYhXDNquTMcImLVscwfR_Pm9UhYqZ8AFWr3rSjHvm0F2fZ4NtID1pCClJGdXeSxz0Cxt8VZGNrHYyoAP4QzNuNCLJKnnEh6frCy2tYW2eEt6uCTKtCY/s1600/IMG_1955.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6frnyB2hvCYt301b3GC6jl2ETxeYhXDNquTMcImLVscwfR_Pm9UhYqZ8AFWr3rSjHvm0F2fZ4NtID1pCClJGdXeSxz0Cxt8VZGNrHYyoAP4QzNuNCLJKnnEh6frCy2tYW2eEt6uCTKtCY/s640/IMG_1955.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nf_z5cSQO7n9MKfonyyC0bY0wOPcHphx8BKQPgno5pXZPKIy6HDPx2f9d2O-kWNJVOzHQVcCmB_DVHvbp-WA_tNwTK8sps1IxXz-DUa8NRTC9kEuA6s2kCkICNWTNGQYvCV1KlO7t3LK/s1600/IMG_1961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nf_z5cSQO7n9MKfonyyC0bY0wOPcHphx8BKQPgno5pXZPKIy6HDPx2f9d2O-kWNJVOzHQVcCmB_DVHvbp-WA_tNwTK8sps1IxXz-DUa8NRTC9kEuA6s2kCkICNWTNGQYvCV1KlO7t3LK/s640/IMG_1961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7z-cAsX75X9hYDMUIXYi76WWFB1uZuyc5ozhTv40TWVk0PnSTJIx4-HoTbUDTAaoh4xDdEh1I-BBWdiicsT1WtB0iXjc-8YwIT4Uw7m44DSUcoWowNlCXqIZl5C30FOxl7OYsJeCOtMg/s1600/IMG_1967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7z-cAsX75X9hYDMUIXYi76WWFB1uZuyc5ozhTv40TWVk0PnSTJIx4-HoTbUDTAaoh4xDdEh1I-BBWdiicsT1WtB0iXjc-8YwIT4Uw7m44DSUcoWowNlCXqIZl5C30FOxl7OYsJeCOtMg/s640/IMG_1967.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">recreating a picture we took two summers ago</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UUNZinaR_VTDZUPvhrdfENcckp8DEpcTamOA_aWW5UyOaOxjmAHFN0zCVQeLTnyFs6jEdlcckEZxbd8ORAgiho5ZqKV7W-g4l07iogfjV7TNGJsIAyZ7aMcN4KSqxfgrnSAirZp1vXPo/s1600/IMG_1976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UUNZinaR_VTDZUPvhrdfENcckp8DEpcTamOA_aWW5UyOaOxjmAHFN0zCVQeLTnyFs6jEdlcckEZxbd8ORAgiho5ZqKV7W-g4l07iogfjV7TNGJsIAyZ7aMcN4KSqxfgrnSAirZp1vXPo/s640/IMG_1976.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlxrrVyYOKV-SpdDzh3Id-bmakMaLk8si8S99TQCROPm-8tp9PT8BPYWUetYNOlQKQ3zLaKzIfHL1MhhM4aEkHlG8zbuZGl63HmVeATLeKqLrJiFFqmn49fQ_wH3WK_9j_2GaixbhkuYi/s1600/IMG_1985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlxrrVyYOKV-SpdDzh3Id-bmakMaLk8si8S99TQCROPm-8tp9PT8BPYWUetYNOlQKQ3zLaKzIfHL1MhhM4aEkHlG8zbuZGl63HmVeATLeKqLrJiFFqmn49fQ_wH3WK_9j_2GaixbhkuYi/s640/IMG_1985.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7702lLJjIJi-jdS6xjHpE3OmD-mgFDPGxzLXpsDsd_XJlAg6Lnt3OEdVIldy73AdOXVECDwv3EYdJ1JRdx8b4IP6c2uJCnS1CwFTpU4if575S93W3rsItqMnl5Lh6hSSDWYGVDJ0ohnJY/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7702lLJjIJi-jdS6xjHpE3OmD-mgFDPGxzLXpsDsd_XJlAg6Lnt3OEdVIldy73AdOXVECDwv3EYdJ1JRdx8b4IP6c2uJCnS1CwFTpU4if575S93W3rsItqMnl5Lh6hSSDWYGVDJ0ohnJY/s640/IMG_1990.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsWBMnIG5tl2sB76h5HyLqFbCL3dv9c11lSfSKu89Bk90YW4R64QHjF2VJKKsLNs1SpziKnrn3488WRA3Jt-Voa-bWdp7qT4R1Ja8kRbLfIFwTw108f0cuQ1Lbs6N2r4glzuAnncHeUOX/s1600/IMG_2006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsWBMnIG5tl2sB76h5HyLqFbCL3dv9c11lSfSKu89Bk90YW4R64QHjF2VJKKsLNs1SpziKnrn3488WRA3Jt-Voa-bWdp7qT4R1Ja8kRbLfIFwTw108f0cuQ1Lbs6N2r4glzuAnncHeUOX/s640/IMG_2006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKwUTUj8ZpLgfmYtECGsmeaO2ZR9X5h0dJZETr5lxSMtyLffF69OPkZpADkJIpzyGui3vbCOb8TW0vmOhsT1NdZmblJf0UW5Px-pxtE4xxhyphenhyphenx29rxglO7G9cX7yHBS2vMhX-P5yaVPWTW/s1600/IMG_2008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKwUTUj8ZpLgfmYtECGsmeaO2ZR9X5h0dJZETr5lxSMtyLffF69OPkZpADkJIpzyGui3vbCOb8TW0vmOhsT1NdZmblJf0UW5Px-pxtE4xxhyphenhyphenx29rxglO7G9cX7yHBS2vMhX-P5yaVPWTW/s640/IMG_2008.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Wednesday afternoon we took the kids swimming at the Manheim Pool. I swam there as a child and it hasn't changed one single bit in way too many years. The pool has a high dive which the kids thought was great. They have no fear! The pool is also right next too my favorite covered bridge so we again played there.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio575I_QfLq9PomKE81V-LPGQg-_2WrUJ5ErXwur1k8e0TrdezqyaxmJbaEha9NgmNFPlXtKUaEulluitQdR92lJVf6zJwCgk7I-XZEpKfGNyoxxxsJlRNw2kYbmhWUL3eGL2Th7GwkruT/s1600/IMG_2028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio575I_QfLq9PomKE81V-LPGQg-_2WrUJ5ErXwur1k8e0TrdezqyaxmJbaEha9NgmNFPlXtKUaEulluitQdR92lJVf6zJwCgk7I-XZEpKfGNyoxxxsJlRNw2kYbmhWUL3eGL2Th7GwkruT/s640/IMG_2028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafUcZQKZRWFJ-2kvpAASP1pu8HvLOHnoHMYpvupRtU7Rfkn4Su9YP5ImPclD0iMtbC6xurw_VdmJehHjB3mXB_aXPwtmbRjOqss55-nLXnkz3QQTFTTUHIRBSwf4QSCIKAI6wxcRQbtgj/s1600/IMG_2032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafUcZQKZRWFJ-2kvpAASP1pu8HvLOHnoHMYpvupRtU7Rfkn4Su9YP5ImPclD0iMtbC6xurw_VdmJehHjB3mXB_aXPwtmbRjOqss55-nLXnkz3QQTFTTUHIRBSwf4QSCIKAI6wxcRQbtgj/s640/IMG_2032.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8kziilChfWkn-XqDYj3U7MSjuWgWqDq4MUUSdw3XFs4pNjjrNlUCa7TI9uoiM8n9mx6-yBHzTSMrKB-va0hvMa69_xln0JOIZIpHPcLCMzsHTtYxqq0HFev1MkH9j4x9gO5rwLafQvqK/s1600/IMG_2039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8kziilChfWkn-XqDYj3U7MSjuWgWqDq4MUUSdw3XFs4pNjjrNlUCa7TI9uoiM8n9mx6-yBHzTSMrKB-va0hvMa69_xln0JOIZIpHPcLCMzsHTtYxqq0HFev1MkH9j4x9gO5rwLafQvqK/s640/IMG_2039.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhk5HnesuvSJ0i9MmgmIsCDXCdQWLihlNfR_sAqjuhfE4LlT-kSfqMqS_1l7fu3bFexg1Yyzt9JGDZtOabTPq6cm1h6MhFHCo4aOiwyUQ-Lmpx5k5YnbrZHc_z2NeP3u-kgVmv3hNV_XI/s1600/IMG_2063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhk5HnesuvSJ0i9MmgmIsCDXCdQWLihlNfR_sAqjuhfE4LlT-kSfqMqS_1l7fu3bFexg1Yyzt9JGDZtOabTPq6cm1h6MhFHCo4aOiwyUQ-Lmpx5k5YnbrZHc_z2NeP3u-kgVmv3hNV_XI/s640/IMG_2063.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8fFu3hSGCyHpUJQdbv-PfazUXJR1Fwoe3fA5DP3_JcaA26TRs8D_kjUcvKs7PTVo-pfCJobEIcpd8CYkWyzN4Qh0SkdTkEvsb_wmfvMg42ZfZOPcKD8S7ZEVqJUaG09wSTocOwI2tKbV/s1600/IMG_2141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8fFu3hSGCyHpUJQdbv-PfazUXJR1Fwoe3fA5DP3_JcaA26TRs8D_kjUcvKs7PTVo-pfCJobEIcpd8CYkWyzN4Qh0SkdTkEvsb_wmfvMg42ZfZOPcKD8S7ZEVqJUaG09wSTocOwI2tKbV/s640/IMG_2141.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibcc5N8zrkQTYhyphenhypheniPlUdeV9LVMusPOwT2T_g6Tdk-j9RY5b8Hoj7LZbY_fSEy7W1v0yAJ1byhjGb8hz4eYQsnvbHZfszpdrFFXuDzgG5SVPEp9FHRxW_AUCJ-BtvFvI_aBzRH8FgoRJRa/s1600/IMG_2142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibcc5N8zrkQTYhyphenhypheniPlUdeV9LVMusPOwT2T_g6Tdk-j9RY5b8Hoj7LZbY_fSEy7W1v0yAJ1byhjGb8hz4eYQsnvbHZfszpdrFFXuDzgG5SVPEp9FHRxW_AUCJ-BtvFvI_aBzRH8FgoRJRa/s640/IMG_2142.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76T4ZqrJ602V8viKG_H7rF2ePEZCzC-TVhlJHbiwzkUhq-ycvALod7cA8dQHftiV4N91EnrLHk_dRmwCRcWp86Ajp9JorReRPJF2u_YxLjJpRepyqmhU55wXhmjxhSs7lvKLa-PJkJD-e/s1600/IMG_2144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76T4ZqrJ602V8viKG_H7rF2ePEZCzC-TVhlJHbiwzkUhq-ycvALod7cA8dQHftiV4N91EnrLHk_dRmwCRcWp86Ajp9JorReRPJF2u_YxLjJpRepyqmhU55wXhmjxhSs7lvKLa-PJkJD-e/s640/IMG_2144.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
So much visited and so many memories made in just a short time. I love sharing Lancaster County with my kiddos and being with family is just a bonus!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa_vNGckjltfZuJd-9jhtMoScNObtKnb061dtPnMgiE75tPZ9c_vIOg4ffn7lEa4Tl1ZWRjCnfSqRF8dycH11CzCrYslar5CffvZrDA1bbepCPyXvWuG5uAxzJv4oiycJwtCbZFr-5KGE/s1600/IMG_2155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCa_vNGckjltfZuJd-9jhtMoScNObtKnb061dtPnMgiE75tPZ9c_vIOg4ffn7lEa4Tl1ZWRjCnfSqRF8dycH11CzCrYslar5CffvZrDA1bbepCPyXvWuG5uAxzJv4oiycJwtCbZFr-5KGE/s640/IMG_2155.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our final stop....Twin Kiss because it's just that yummy!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-3242030489475044162016-08-25T08:08:00.001-07:002016-08-25T08:08:16.873-07:00Eagle Camp 2016 versionEvery year for one week all we do is play. There are no responsibilities. I don't have to plan or prepare meals. I don't even have to clean up after a meal. I get a nap each afternoon. Someone makes our beds each day. I can do whatever I want and so can Drew and so can the kids. The only rule for the kids is to let us know where they will be and with whom. Oh, and be home by Taps. That's it so go have fun! And fun we did have this year. The weather was so close to perfect. The lake had an inviting water temperature. So much family, so much fun, and so much relaxing to squeeze into one week!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiN15ixfr62kJp0RXbESu2c77jMLjyfDufiiSEl1EMhNQQ1h9cMlzqt-zLSuf4VuVLoDmuRYEr_QiwaUYJCKnxU18M8Ukiz2-n9rLTSU41Jun_ZBObJRbUP5J4jNamwQPtkgveLyX4GJw/s1600/IMG_2527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiN15ixfr62kJp0RXbESu2c77jMLjyfDufiiSEl1EMhNQQ1h9cMlzqt-zLSuf4VuVLoDmuRYEr_QiwaUYJCKnxU18M8Ukiz2-n9rLTSU41Jun_ZBObJRbUP5J4jNamwQPtkgveLyX4GJw/s640/IMG_2527.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp "rules" on the back of every "greenie" door</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
To me Vermont is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I simply love it and can't believe this was the 21st summer I have been to camp. I suggested not going to summer because of the Olympics. It was immediately vetoed by my family. They were wiser than me!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtC8X183C2IIfiZppxvIDUPcBcxoV_iT6_Z30OvyoMen67Ix62Zq1KptGOmvW0URr6BwmjgIvFIK9nP7dmItzWoc4LgvVzleCZHYg8zSYmsc4CN8_g0PbGOsICODVnSfgNHgrRa4By1JV/s1600/IMG_2521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtC8X183C2IIfiZppxvIDUPcBcxoV_iT6_Z30OvyoMen67Ix62Zq1KptGOmvW0URr6BwmjgIvFIK9nP7dmItzWoc4LgvVzleCZHYg8zSYmsc4CN8_g0PbGOsICODVnSfgNHgrRa4By1JV/s640/IMG_2521.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuouUpORHLykqvq1F9eFAFSOA2YOaRuNObXCz9frogb0Eiucswi-8C7ADXn1tlSHdHyENuJjK6_wJgI47B-UNkGj5SkaMOs8jJeImuzh8QZmh1qmUquOD6uw5iSh4oIWDSS-Uun707P9W/s1600/IMG_2528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuouUpORHLykqvq1F9eFAFSOA2YOaRuNObXCz9frogb0Eiucswi-8C7ADXn1tlSHdHyENuJjK6_wJgI47B-UNkGj5SkaMOs8jJeImuzh8QZmh1qmUquOD6uw5iSh4oIWDSS-Uun707P9W/s640/IMG_2528.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy412G3qcv01e6m_18gITWO29iuWedG40CgLfxVGUkQAyYSX-N1wmker-PpVJw2dPttu2QT2yVEbTkMw70-hqOOAYWcbBB3x8Zo0ScUu29oD5qd1cQflPD8qdE0DtGKrTNqSHXuixP2Hay/s1600/IMG_2530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy412G3qcv01e6m_18gITWO29iuWedG40CgLfxVGUkQAyYSX-N1wmker-PpVJw2dPttu2QT2yVEbTkMw70-hqOOAYWcbBB3x8Zo0ScUu29oD5qd1cQflPD8qdE0DtGKrTNqSHXuixP2Hay/s640/IMG_2530.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjFTCw6WRMRnW2JKeBFhnbSNlPUxARx2DhW6isRlEO2BUjLAS-IfPueqYnS5UV56LgmQusWaulncj-q2RxNROWiW1J4eyZDptqiZlVx4RIps9fmegqiVDnQpD-v7PVdhDIUE3qWXttm9x/s1600/IMG_2616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjFTCw6WRMRnW2JKeBFhnbSNlPUxARx2DhW6isRlEO2BUjLAS-IfPueqYnS5UV56LgmQusWaulncj-q2RxNROWiW1J4eyZDptqiZlVx4RIps9fmegqiVDnQpD-v7PVdhDIUE3qWXttm9x/s640/IMG_2616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGHP2WeXfnEGEdgKI9jHS3QFsWCjq7uS179APp8N65_dYK-vPZtQlZFsjFXf3LZ19-zrk_Ud1kTa80CLH5N5KHeSb-puCdTSX4kUHE99q6m426frEH2Sag_tThEWbcV573zTnwIylmm5a/s1600/IMG_2649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGHP2WeXfnEGEdgKI9jHS3QFsWCjq7uS179APp8N65_dYK-vPZtQlZFsjFXf3LZ19-zrk_Ud1kTa80CLH5N5KHeSb-puCdTSX4kUHE99q6m426frEH2Sag_tThEWbcV573zTnwIylmm5a/s640/IMG_2649.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUFzC50JGJU5GoyxpJ8seg145CJ82-91J2VtEq5gnKuAPBWcliC8rV9jzGFvtxKtPX8hrtCy376EJDudWt_20KBq_jXaYBthXk5mLr3giXDH-DRhvyiNXfqHoae0ByvIScZcS64mqU6V4/s1600/IMG_2770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUFzC50JGJU5GoyxpJ8seg145CJ82-91J2VtEq5gnKuAPBWcliC8rV9jzGFvtxKtPX8hrtCy376EJDudWt_20KBq_jXaYBthXk5mLr3giXDH-DRhvyiNXfqHoae0ByvIScZcS64mqU6V4/s640/IMG_2770.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
When I say we hardly see the kids all week I really mean it. There are so many cousins and other camp friends to keep them entertained for hours. They know where they can and can't go and best of all....it's very safe! After breakfast the kids take off for the day. Elena went to playschool each morning from 9-12. The other three just played or swam. We saw Emma the least and I suspect it's because she is the oldest. She misses us by Friday...at least that is what Drew and I tell ourselves!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6JkEUWAnDWeRlciPOCOzTZbLM81SFoyjXC6_ZJh4L1MpiuukOvxJtQ20oRS4xu8CQkCp4DHBunAdP3ZR4sqpOeqCmMLeEsgZCmPychj3d0nDTMYAu9E7oYLn6RWenVQi7Ds1Go94smdT/s1600/IMG_2675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6JkEUWAnDWeRlciPOCOzTZbLM81SFoyjXC6_ZJh4L1MpiuukOvxJtQ20oRS4xu8CQkCp4DHBunAdP3ZR4sqpOeqCmMLeEsgZCmPychj3d0nDTMYAu9E7oYLn6RWenVQi7Ds1Go94smdT/s640/IMG_2675.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTCl7kfVJMYCEYrk_g3X_4_uI-J9-REb56H7g_2s2GPwq9-nB2bMQm_7yeqGf1lNCfO4KJ7b3YXaMclVrNCuHACAl1PYRVrQA7UcscEX0h1v4SBbsh7rQzvtU2inv7wIJbKWHeeIAWV8S/s1600/IMG_2642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTCl7kfVJMYCEYrk_g3X_4_uI-J9-REb56H7g_2s2GPwq9-nB2bMQm_7yeqGf1lNCfO4KJ7b3YXaMclVrNCuHACAl1PYRVrQA7UcscEX0h1v4SBbsh7rQzvtU2inv7wIJbKWHeeIAWV8S/s640/IMG_2642.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF9sBYem21iybdbuViGxEgyqlJGiLqEYsUMzES3LFK4eCA69gjeUbVbraFHWmsoM-IT8jajUcH1K_7iZk9em55j_KbOAjwn1Dp9EqKw_JklRIsl-qJ3wxVA8Wx8tpQQqAnDjZle2dnCs7/s1600/IMG_2635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF9sBYem21iybdbuViGxEgyqlJGiLqEYsUMzES3LFK4eCA69gjeUbVbraFHWmsoM-IT8jajUcH1K_7iZk9em55j_KbOAjwn1Dp9EqKw_JklRIsl-qJ3wxVA8Wx8tpQQqAnDjZle2dnCs7/s640/IMG_2635.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee before breakfast anyone?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEocFgPeEi3W4pE83_H_o9J0Cbaer6dxfjTNV83MnTWsPu-LopMX6ipvWX9I96H8Gu0FdKQFLdEftApv4ehjCE1uv0UTBUCyYcPB21MCDMFvvXxqJ8_EXKKQFhca8DoLqawTKPi5m0m1gy/s1600/IMG_2637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEocFgPeEi3W4pE83_H_o9J0Cbaer6dxfjTNV83MnTWsPu-LopMX6ipvWX9I96H8Gu0FdKQFLdEftApv4ehjCE1uv0UTBUCyYcPB21MCDMFvvXxqJ8_EXKKQFhca8DoLqawTKPi5m0m1gy/s640/IMG_2637.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7jNSsx8JeAlDU11xaJI5ZeQ3kGXB2lWoeF_gLP7zShCLwtbzE8NRgX_WZQ2vqN8JB8EZ3FO8D0loDwEWdNwiZa5_Pz_m9ZigoCzCcHdzLlYGwozDKbUxJ2SxMjfuOmbMc3vnmEXFGCG1/s1600/IMG_2688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7jNSsx8JeAlDU11xaJI5ZeQ3kGXB2lWoeF_gLP7zShCLwtbzE8NRgX_WZQ2vqN8JB8EZ3FO8D0loDwEWdNwiZa5_Pz_m9ZigoCzCcHdzLlYGwozDKbUxJ2SxMjfuOmbMc3vnmEXFGCG1/s640/IMG_2688.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ59U4rTLtI0iKAd3HgCMYZYZwqwXZk5gq27DLbvX9FggxNfxBtApLC4P04GdNnNytsZU04JSdtUnCMpWEW1oZxXnemzNlUEvdXmcoHm-dx1Z3soYsDN1PwFYhgTgLEWs7zu2DZ-hkjUrR/s1600/IMG_2683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ59U4rTLtI0iKAd3HgCMYZYZwqwXZk5gq27DLbvX9FggxNfxBtApLC4P04GdNnNytsZU04JSdtUnCMpWEW1oZxXnemzNlUEvdXmcoHm-dx1Z3soYsDN1PwFYhgTgLEWs7zu2DZ-hkjUrR/s640/IMG_2683.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6Xtj8nIadyldtV3T2YNsbCXWZka9pWIp3KzeDMGHPsV5ddBedCGiWUk-gHbeXRuEM6ulDlBU5thbxeY2NAq6CayL_ygi1JBgVVaeU6fI0y-yHRqj76Mw0QLw4G3NdpiNQiOFDn3mF4Sl/s1600/IMG_2825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6Xtj8nIadyldtV3T2YNsbCXWZka9pWIp3KzeDMGHPsV5ddBedCGiWUk-gHbeXRuEM6ulDlBU5thbxeY2NAq6CayL_ygi1JBgVVaeU6fI0y-yHRqj76Mw0QLw4G3NdpiNQiOFDn3mF4Sl/s640/IMG_2825.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzhYZNjNufU2qNbSA5X8V8VHaB1MXwtge75-lWwk6tnpkhjS-gKW5Q7ZxQ-tTFaCRhjxVYr5P8ksWn7ZFiplVk7YpIAMFg5pPnE3ke7UzvyfG481hp4bYivoJjEn5t1dSu7Vr2JPZyzIY/s1600/IMG_2845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzhYZNjNufU2qNbSA5X8V8VHaB1MXwtge75-lWwk6tnpkhjS-gKW5Q7ZxQ-tTFaCRhjxVYr5P8ksWn7ZFiplVk7YpIAMFg5pPnE3ke7UzvyfG481hp4bYivoJjEn5t1dSu7Vr2JPZyzIY/s640/IMG_2845.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDZoZGR2f0N3PC0ZjReKzTIgxbnT7ymMybLLt28a_Ly6SkeM05PqZrnYw_qDox0wacIWO5wLMM3Yd24fTm2NfH5RFMEUDP949OCcG0okZkWSAgu-nfvtaIuZLmGvEitT24s-14NYEFmKU/s1600/IMG_2751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDZoZGR2f0N3PC0ZjReKzTIgxbnT7ymMybLLt28a_Ly6SkeM05PqZrnYw_qDox0wacIWO5wLMM3Yd24fTm2NfH5RFMEUDP949OCcG0okZkWSAgu-nfvtaIuZLmGvEitT24s-14NYEFmKU/s640/IMG_2751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4D5t9B4V9K6jqF4xWhoJrPAHLREoBILujDKTFV7fXOeTFEotz6Bj50aK-a7EZ1BoYbjnOKCMj3tMeL1yzG8nEMop1SgfMJNuP6_8hJyIRlDnGJ6w1xECqmE1-wcjO0Z3E8tuNIq7XLFJ/s1600/IMG_2645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4D5t9B4V9K6jqF4xWhoJrPAHLREoBILujDKTFV7fXOeTFEotz6Bj50aK-a7EZ1BoYbjnOKCMj3tMeL1yzG8nEMop1SgfMJNuP6_8hJyIRlDnGJ6w1xECqmE1-wcjO0Z3E8tuNIq7XLFJ/s640/IMG_2645.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golf Croquet...Drew and Samuel just squeaked out a victory</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZpDBQFB-rpcDExgl1krTlLZvuU9qCk_V68If0CLke56qsGSByMmVU4ZOvOgD7eLsrAnIrh80l29XfAQkeFWtlPJbLZcGit1PZtFzJf6AYPAGb97mC8yx4-mSMj3blRwhNvvo0kcfTZCe/s1600/IMG_2654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZpDBQFB-rpcDExgl1krTlLZvuU9qCk_V68If0CLke56qsGSByMmVU4ZOvOgD7eLsrAnIrh80l29XfAQkeFWtlPJbLZcGit1PZtFzJf6AYPAGb97mC8yx4-mSMj3blRwhNvvo0kcfTZCe/s640/IMG_2654.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These two made it to the 3rd round of the shuffleboard tournament...crazy!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCQOvQ4zWX4vJxoEbJ83bIissfbMO8litmn1svaT3dWzu7brWuGQ871BjS1eiVIYDZhWVh5-ddqt9PHUmVCEnLBef_sizdFgmezt0LQnRcn9miX_NM1_eIvThQPC9ry0o8Xxzd1sFfthV/s1600/IMG_2655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCQOvQ4zWX4vJxoEbJ83bIissfbMO8litmn1svaT3dWzu7brWuGQ871BjS1eiVIYDZhWVh5-ddqt9PHUmVCEnLBef_sizdFgmezt0LQnRcn9miX_NM1_eIvThQPC9ry0o8Xxzd1sFfthV/s640/IMG_2655.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8BxNrg0C-7VEF5Z428xEMWcwstk3RB1mTswYm8tJ1WJKa0-TaD6hNtZkDaVO1ZY738FC39c7rAeHD-jKBwboRY3oU8dlwQU02-t1gbZpgLx6IJLBP-RzS-7Nj6eujbcDrEsfv7i6OXHi/s1600/IMG_2679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8BxNrg0C-7VEF5Z428xEMWcwstk3RB1mTswYm8tJ1WJKa0-TaD6hNtZkDaVO1ZY738FC39c7rAeHD-jKBwboRY3oU8dlwQU02-t1gbZpgLx6IJLBP-RzS-7Nj6eujbcDrEsfv7i6OXHi/s640/IMG_2679.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bocce...the only tournament Jonah likes and we didn't win.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
We stay in the cutest little cabin. It is a two story four room cabin with lights and cold water. At camp this is a total luxury! This year they put in a "greenie" right next to our cabin. Oh happy day to have a bathroom and shower right next door.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eeVMtV6MbmWQ8g29xMrPBJopJBBsYGu6HkxixjszzBVCzRjkY0sVXwBGli0qLU6wGLr_KIjbovlz2yCCTAlGGCUPx__2Ni7XZOn5iZvaCGdEAKMA6KZIjJ8VXZZkLLFhUp9WvTsJDm6t/s1600/IMG_2887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eeVMtV6MbmWQ8g29xMrPBJopJBBsYGu6HkxixjszzBVCzRjkY0sVXwBGli0qLU6wGLr_KIjbovlz2yCCTAlGGCUPx__2Ni7XZOn5iZvaCGdEAKMA6KZIjJ8VXZZkLLFhUp9WvTsJDm6t/s640/IMG_2887.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The boys liked snorkeling and taking out the kayaks. They had hoped to show off their newly acquired sailing skills, but the sunfish was not in sailing shape. Samuel was so disappointed!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WSNyWSF2xAo8k-VQtYFpEU1b3dyO9CVPenJSofkNy0Dn_s9JXnOGAb0lU4ZqVM_kVMhBwSvr9rgyjaDnBDi4JvNKzVSAJxB8DVKLfGKbOTwQrbAOaE5WQSF7QMkcrtp1W28omlPuhJPJ/s1600/IMG_2526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WSNyWSF2xAo8k-VQtYFpEU1b3dyO9CVPenJSofkNy0Dn_s9JXnOGAb0lU4ZqVM_kVMhBwSvr9rgyjaDnBDi4JvNKzVSAJxB8DVKLfGKbOTwQrbAOaE5WQSF7QMkcrtp1W28omlPuhJPJ/s640/IMG_2526.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_D4dsRMub4DDUQSLfvgyVgM03qeCtraV4WT8ZtR-MgkhSqhhA5x508QSQTPDwFCHFGQweK09o2QXKZow2t0I4jHBqrl1lkzhhwc4DSGVDgWvB-PA0lseF2cShoevuBUKZsDgzgXOk5AX/s1600/IMG_2779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_D4dsRMub4DDUQSLfvgyVgM03qeCtraV4WT8ZtR-MgkhSqhhA5x508QSQTPDwFCHFGQweK09o2QXKZow2t0I4jHBqrl1lkzhhwc4DSGVDgWvB-PA0lseF2cShoevuBUKZsDgzgXOk5AX/s640/IMG_2779.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ2D6c8iXc5ZAueZMTiH6UzLg64CSEoinwbQZAoD_OaHjkjDjYPn6KB-8QRhaq1oIme5pSZKmYARtLlPLepTSBEnrF0ysMoE-My50UNFQDoPIZotoTHVMMS8y7TJB6JMoYzi1JefEP4DT/s1600/IMG_2810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ2D6c8iXc5ZAueZMTiH6UzLg64CSEoinwbQZAoD_OaHjkjDjYPn6KB-8QRhaq1oIme5pSZKmYARtLlPLepTSBEnrF0ysMoE-My50UNFQDoPIZotoTHVMMS8y7TJB6JMoYzi1JefEP4DT/s640/IMG_2810.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgfhGG5qxd51JOO0fSURYX_Jog5lRPhIOcoNcObjD_sSrPXdH5bc_1NGJFZvM5vJzjcwuJ-MwRb_9l3WZkmiflsrI6-PAj80n43y3ovnxOYQoRtjMTkTcyaNiSy4jMaiQQ_xiHmhMVmY3/s1600/IMG_2685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgfhGG5qxd51JOO0fSURYX_Jog5lRPhIOcoNcObjD_sSrPXdH5bc_1NGJFZvM5vJzjcwuJ-MwRb_9l3WZkmiflsrI6-PAj80n43y3ovnxOYQoRtjMTkTcyaNiSy4jMaiQQ_xiHmhMVmY3/s640/IMG_2685.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzwlBK1seM27tZsmiCCZFYcFXej_dfv2htso0H4Z5L9rWoQI-hMI4oKJrpi2EhJ2nkR7t5mS14HiK8LX19Z_eFB_kpAIMi_WkhKXXwR09J_fdsntrO0aTA_lyCb79HV4eLdUxACtArrQV/s1600/IMG_2535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzwlBK1seM27tZsmiCCZFYcFXej_dfv2htso0H4Z5L9rWoQI-hMI4oKJrpi2EhJ2nkR7t5mS14HiK8LX19Z_eFB_kpAIMi_WkhKXXwR09J_fdsntrO0aTA_lyCb79HV4eLdUxACtArrQV/s640/IMG_2535.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I3xEC2rGOZb_YtoX_tUgB_z0iVFbS8LybBP5pFxTcnMA8-AfNA5m7hp9yxjDrb7N2MHEuexhumKBTWK57tth3fTl-We2VuC57EU-l1dXEb9rLLfS1HbgRczmI9Z5W6dOLkqegm5yK2FG/s1600/IMG_2628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5I3xEC2rGOZb_YtoX_tUgB_z0iVFbS8LybBP5pFxTcnMA8-AfNA5m7hp9yxjDrb7N2MHEuexhumKBTWK57tth3fTl-We2VuC57EU-l1dXEb9rLLfS1HbgRczmI9Z5W6dOLkqegm5yK2FG/s640/IMG_2628.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOPUVYH_8CHInw1leA350Q4jVuuBoylsYUGH1A5HB0rcLC_DUa-falgz805ZTE6C5R20ZW3tic1P47BwG-Z0UJ1TL9rCvMy8tvQtgIAOL-ByVomtIfoGtfAquELzxYh_oZZAHba1gL7z5/s1600/IMG_2711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOPUVYH_8CHInw1leA350Q4jVuuBoylsYUGH1A5HB0rcLC_DUa-falgz805ZTE6C5R20ZW3tic1P47BwG-Z0UJ1TL9rCvMy8tvQtgIAOL-ByVomtIfoGtfAquELzxYh_oZZAHba1gL7z5/s640/IMG_2711.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Each evening there is an activity. Monday is Bingo, Tuesday is tie dye, Wednesday was softball/baseball after the picnic, Thursday was flag football and slip 'n slide, and Friday is the talent show. Everything is about tradition. Everyone pretty knows what to expect when and that is part of the beauty of camp.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHb2tUILkgIrD5R_p7PR0U1_Jf6Lwt8LikCNJCZ83McHBbHADa307o3sALkcCKqNL23xJMxVrKSZrPAlQKR9A8ilzPVhaqkU_ACCVU4SrypvLnyP768qLXmHm_0vsYvq6Q5VDc_VzNAum/s1600/IMG_2567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHb2tUILkgIrD5R_p7PR0U1_Jf6Lwt8LikCNJCZ83McHBbHADa307o3sALkcCKqNL23xJMxVrKSZrPAlQKR9A8ilzPVhaqkU_ACCVU4SrypvLnyP768qLXmHm_0vsYvq6Q5VDc_VzNAum/s640/IMG_2567.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXS3Hei796RqsuLoNARv4sUweNXdVkKYW5vh06mUndM6sj6fwnfj1l307IloFetU1rRedw4M568PRyuX0bysMCt2mQv8Y9UhfDaHWYO0PKnAxnKUIikRXQsdH4I6-1by47f3cb4XMNvs2/s1600/IMG_2569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXS3Hei796RqsuLoNARv4sUweNXdVkKYW5vh06mUndM6sj6fwnfj1l307IloFetU1rRedw4M568PRyuX0bysMCt2mQv8Y9UhfDaHWYO0PKnAxnKUIikRXQsdH4I6-1by47f3cb4XMNvs2/s640/IMG_2569.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_eYf8hDmckiJ_zSV139mJx570R4cne6i11lb0qKycRABF2ysqdJPZZodlt8AaPKzQFHQ10r17VvGZElnYheRGENjz5HdsJO8Zkj1ChbneEFKt51-nSh_g7GUOP3QOtsiDlKwLdVvrQor/s1600/IMG_2571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_eYf8hDmckiJ_zSV139mJx570R4cne6i11lb0qKycRABF2ysqdJPZZodlt8AaPKzQFHQ10r17VvGZElnYheRGENjz5HdsJO8Zkj1ChbneEFKt51-nSh_g7GUOP3QOtsiDlKwLdVvrQor/s640/IMG_2571.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo0R7u_S49Pi7PYI_RC_mgK1jOOkeAaTBuNWioV6ygBNmm8W8tLuPm_UxdGylT7XIX_73gmcaXO5h-gABmPI7sKGii8aptI7o0uL9-SzOXjXwMg85y2-Emv7NCJF5Az8zX2g3f0L73S8p/s1600/IMG_2572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo0R7u_S49Pi7PYI_RC_mgK1jOOkeAaTBuNWioV6ygBNmm8W8tLuPm_UxdGylT7XIX_73gmcaXO5h-gABmPI7sKGii8aptI7o0uL9-SzOXjXwMg85y2-Emv7NCJF5Az8zX2g3f0L73S8p/s640/IMG_2572.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx_uv-uEHr8XdwRtLr8_iyH2Mo-BANkrNQt7xPmWvvn8GRft-S4uqesDVnJ3teljPr3h4GJuOYcOkGUswQPoKXH4aAqbnwzddtPZzoofJRWY60Lf3cKwJHB4UdkfXBoZTaFDUNteOlXWa/s1600/IMG_2753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipx_uv-uEHr8XdwRtLr8_iyH2Mo-BANkrNQt7xPmWvvn8GRft-S4uqesDVnJ3teljPr3h4GJuOYcOkGUswQPoKXH4aAqbnwzddtPZzoofJRWY60Lf3cKwJHB4UdkfXBoZTaFDUNteOlXWa/s640/IMG_2753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74c4-A3tUE83Rx0joyYWcIEtF-XYdREmfo1iEEVsdabsS49dpQKtg45gOnbQWwwr3_amotsSsbsijlrQW2TzugWofVC_ahQJwUGuw95HZvOaf7jKTDuGaJ4Y4B4h82Vcqw_mtoZiV-cZR/s1600/IMG_2766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74c4-A3tUE83Rx0joyYWcIEtF-XYdREmfo1iEEVsdabsS49dpQKtg45gOnbQWwwr3_amotsSsbsijlrQW2TzugWofVC_ahQJwUGuw95HZvOaf7jKTDuGaJ4Y4B4h82Vcqw_mtoZiV-cZR/s640/IMG_2766.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfPIgYFFewCbyEvjjdXHTum1RuWrjQWFLHmikIEEwuljYsPd40IPPLLCOAz3C64hiFuk8dkUCFC78pPm1Bsrj7GLAmQQcN7htDw9JvEy04xyj74B5tSpRWPfPFJGMXa0k-tFtaX9pYk3g/s1600/IMG_2894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfPIgYFFewCbyEvjjdXHTum1RuWrjQWFLHmikIEEwuljYsPd40IPPLLCOAz3C64hiFuk8dkUCFC78pPm1Bsrj7GLAmQQcN7htDw9JvEy04xyj74B5tSpRWPfPFJGMXa0k-tFtaX9pYk3g/s640/IMG_2894.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elena and Lauren's last playschool talent show skit</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
We always take a picture by the Eagle Camp sign. Can't break tradition. And, this year we took a big family picture in the chapel. Meemaw was surrounded by lots of love!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpIuLFbKK_ePZ4ps2Kywb1uUAo9lq525YqDxhrWKTNh9e1clFkKmnTpVQqT0n_RdU7kIlSS7Sd8wxCFn6e4jEQYD5mGZkfHnf63V5-0bqKKow7Gj-FDbBVd0TtKxIbRGz6SOdqdKBNMWW/s1600/IMG_2771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpIuLFbKK_ePZ4ps2Kywb1uUAo9lq525YqDxhrWKTNh9e1clFkKmnTpVQqT0n_RdU7kIlSS7Sd8wxCFn6e4jEQYD5mGZkfHnf63V5-0bqKKow7Gj-FDbBVd0TtKxIbRGz6SOdqdKBNMWW/s640/IMG_2771.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEf4NWYngfhEAGvfvUhC4saseuVKa289ROfdJ1PznGuIHsoyKjtfNeydfqO56XARCWXVj9_3mrzP0-m4GXjJ9Dlhpsp_VooQrH3oAjSkqjxPEJJ80NmoEe3BXKs6bNLFB7JD-6J6biG6B/s1600/IMG_2721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEf4NWYngfhEAGvfvUhC4saseuVKa289ROfdJ1PznGuIHsoyKjtfNeydfqO56XARCWXVj9_3mrzP0-m4GXjJ9Dlhpsp_VooQrH3oAjSkqjxPEJJ80NmoEe3BXKs6bNLFB7JD-6J6biG6B/s640/IMG_2721.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDlXsZLnCd5cGQD2AVosJh5BFatBuARTEqST8EFZdgenu3Ntcd7SImshmwM6hYGV5Av8YtzfNVSPSj4ya7OiB9Lexo96nxIitAhCDIFhsKlRLdzVU0sEK4MIl7Sc0bMejSv0m5qSXHBz2/s1600/IMG_2564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDlXsZLnCd5cGQD2AVosJh5BFatBuARTEqST8EFZdgenu3Ntcd7SImshmwM6hYGV5Av8YtzfNVSPSj4ya7OiB9Lexo96nxIitAhCDIFhsKlRLdzVU0sEK4MIl7Sc0bMejSv0m5qSXHBz2/s640/IMG_2564.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Special memories, special family, special friends in a very special place. Eagle Camp on Lake Champlain is a pretty magical way to end our summer travels!</div>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-39159440799581744402016-08-23T16:57:00.000-07:002016-08-23T16:57:24.723-07:00Smuggler's Notch and Bingham FallsWhen the kids and I left at the end of July to head to Maryland Drew stayed home. Ten days later he joined us in Burlington, Vermont. Before we headed to camp where the kids spend all week playing with their cousins we wanted to have some family time. Our plan was to take the gondola up Mt. Mansfield and then do some hiking, but it was cloudy and the top of the mountain was in the clouds. Since there would not be an awesome view we decided to check out Smuggler's Notch and Bingham Falls. Both are just outside of Stowe, VT which is pretty close to Burlington and camp.<br />
<br />
Smuggler's Notch is in Mount Mansfield State Park. In the 1700 and 1800's it was used as a "road" to smuggle goods to and from Canada. Slaves also used the pass to get safely to Canada. The kids loved climbing in the caves and all over, up, and around the rocks. The views were great despite the clouds.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BN2EWSuEVvCC0IB39Q4_1J8ifXPIsrksSBQfd5D6_I4vPZxLHwYRQW-tnWEFTPjBtZTjd3JxfC3N3J1R4ntc0-Z4C_KlhQPgrzNSYGq9KWxwWTX837yAGWGJGYGmN6O_OoiCX4n6SDos/s1600/IMG_2340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BN2EWSuEVvCC0IB39Q4_1J8ifXPIsrksSBQfd5D6_I4vPZxLHwYRQW-tnWEFTPjBtZTjd3JxfC3N3J1R4ntc0-Z4C_KlhQPgrzNSYGq9KWxwWTX837yAGWGJGYGmN6O_OoiCX4n6SDos/s640/IMG_2340.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bt_RaakC6UJz_oONkexeG6MXqi5I6BOfb9vM75sD2DDFklGP9STRTMTKzOK9S9nL-HVfXWnexTV7RQ4IqBFjeZO2sR3bIcAfY8tN1AbLsg2oj5dbueIWvjXD6LPytNPcqf_S0GpK_O0n/s1600/IMG_2348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bt_RaakC6UJz_oONkexeG6MXqi5I6BOfb9vM75sD2DDFklGP9STRTMTKzOK9S9nL-HVfXWnexTV7RQ4IqBFjeZO2sR3bIcAfY8tN1AbLsg2oj5dbueIWvjXD6LPytNPcqf_S0GpK_O0n/s640/IMG_2348.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuHWWCqMFIycqb9fwBeQWCMIjvIZua8x00nuWqYOwjxBIID4XwNs61309Sl4ACuIyxApeBqnmGnTC6iB5SdUqyqUZhug4vz-xgOVZpCnKponmO8Y3kZbB5cQxrRvEWeNktlrt4T4A9WbH/s1600/IMG_2350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuHWWCqMFIycqb9fwBeQWCMIjvIZua8x00nuWqYOwjxBIID4XwNs61309Sl4ACuIyxApeBqnmGnTC6iB5SdUqyqUZhug4vz-xgOVZpCnKponmO8Y3kZbB5cQxrRvEWeNktlrt4T4A9WbH/s640/IMG_2350.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCP0isTU1YWD5GyftrD88-_QsWlGn4FJru0OW0_N3w1U50j4yjMiB3lkgOOntFGIXd1kKNHHuT5Rtw_bXA-2z-X8jP6Ja7muff4Pbt5-WULBHt1n0Xhc1N8mb2U4aMr6fsWvD5oq-WcTEQ/s1600/IMG_2354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCP0isTU1YWD5GyftrD88-_QsWlGn4FJru0OW0_N3w1U50j4yjMiB3lkgOOntFGIXd1kKNHHuT5Rtw_bXA-2z-X8jP6Ja7muff4Pbt5-WULBHt1n0Xhc1N8mb2U4aMr6fsWvD5oq-WcTEQ/s640/IMG_2354.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2c-wAszs-4oSRrcgISGMr0LyWMpMAFhnpeYRmoBuXoHLVqfuia4SyTu6dHeW5OSs3AzYWbemrcUWEoFVqbdxtiDgYOELYDYMOe4sqtzxjTS8qBu2gRYLrO0U-I8Fj1Oz4Ls5F6rmLMKL0/s1600/IMG_2327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2c-wAszs-4oSRrcgISGMr0LyWMpMAFhnpeYRmoBuXoHLVqfuia4SyTu6dHeW5OSs3AzYWbemrcUWEoFVqbdxtiDgYOELYDYMOe4sqtzxjTS8qBu2gRYLrO0U-I8Fj1Oz4Ls5F6rmLMKL0/s640/IMG_2327.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5GURdvs7MVNVfLxjc8W3NJc-0V7FSyBQoXhtySrm_T26cyEnwaSCX-o1xD57GJxznXCU7-QZQBzZIuaGDXrjPXn15JOjen2sww9qoj61JhpcG1q8zUdoZrdyUXGLDuX83boi8Xvf3CdZ/s1600/IMG_2356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5GURdvs7MVNVfLxjc8W3NJc-0V7FSyBQoXhtySrm_T26cyEnwaSCX-o1xD57GJxznXCU7-QZQBzZIuaGDXrjPXn15JOjen2sww9qoj61JhpcG1q8zUdoZrdyUXGLDuX83boi8Xvf3CdZ/s640/IMG_2356.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKo7F6oaCJCI8UPxqC-CAylSNrucV6gdhJPdhKP1Z2x7Jm15sWeHTJycvE_zeDjl6DiFNyWO3vph0MNG26JQ924n7WeelzNJUwh6_Ja1e0B_sWbWk7ZUGZwrO-ueuKf8CUrlS3aua0qwE/s1600/IMG_2357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKo7F6oaCJCI8UPxqC-CAylSNrucV6gdhJPdhKP1Z2x7Jm15sWeHTJycvE_zeDjl6DiFNyWO3vph0MNG26JQ924n7WeelzNJUwh6_Ja1e0B_sWbWk7ZUGZwrO-ueuKf8CUrlS3aua0qwE/s640/IMG_2357.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J2-Dnq8Oq0zsplBwon_yGhvVadZsIa9diLsID0FFnKdVmDZF29A2kDHxm0QURuOCxRZyb4ORznumULeDGjDOUPcmZtVYzAcQOQTuRDfV0Xh-xyxY_xl-jkkZdYkRYMgkkGZx9HWfKRr1/s1600/IMG_2330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J2-Dnq8Oq0zsplBwon_yGhvVadZsIa9diLsID0FFnKdVmDZF29A2kDHxm0QURuOCxRZyb4ORznumULeDGjDOUPcmZtVYzAcQOQTuRDfV0Xh-xyxY_xl-jkkZdYkRYMgkkGZx9HWfKRr1/s640/IMG_2330.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
On our way back down the mountain we made an impromptu stop at a small stream so the kids could play a little bit in the creek. We thought it led to the falls, but it was just a pretty side stop.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QCu8NUHYSB1fRBZLQ6y3sJ1jxdVJ52SEt3oXYGrzesqULCHM921UoA0QMDXq445fpKFwjBWlLRha15Py7502IL-vd7UX6cZLfA1dQbgalCQLOolSCUvN8-UP_8aA3I2J1XRjqmiV2X-n/s1600/IMG_2362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QCu8NUHYSB1fRBZLQ6y3sJ1jxdVJ52SEt3oXYGrzesqULCHM921UoA0QMDXq445fpKFwjBWlLRha15Py7502IL-vd7UX6cZLfA1dQbgalCQLOolSCUvN8-UP_8aA3I2J1XRjqmiV2X-n/s640/IMG_2362.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pLG0ZgbU3Er0k2gcuIPUoN3f3Kasf1s4ieR9sOVujCfMtP-6qak2Ki9xmb5ibowPuLIC3g0RQk53RQBlkuqBZ2OHkcdFoSYNzgIrH8j2DUPrwxcTfJLK4BWtAoz6nGxHkLWFUsi1fW85/s1600/IMG_2364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pLG0ZgbU3Er0k2gcuIPUoN3f3Kasf1s4ieR9sOVujCfMtP-6qak2Ki9xmb5ibowPuLIC3g0RQk53RQBlkuqBZ2OHkcdFoSYNzgIrH8j2DUPrwxcTfJLK4BWtAoz6nGxHkLWFUsi1fW85/s640/IMG_2364.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8e1iegNrPL4HIEo2SDsriK6OCOIln34N3qCOvCd_Do_KcZuVA5iwg7uY1-D2ZhP_o1phvTCQekrV_T1WxnFOvkIursKKGkVhX4WXKhmHr0QRg7NexrmTw5NS6TXCIZiLruOeQu5V1Cwd/s1600/IMG_2368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8e1iegNrPL4HIEo2SDsriK6OCOIln34N3qCOvCd_Do_KcZuVA5iwg7uY1-D2ZhP_o1phvTCQekrV_T1WxnFOvkIursKKGkVhX4WXKhmHr0QRg7NexrmTw5NS6TXCIZiLruOeQu5V1Cwd/s640/IMG_2368.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtGGiLjbRrswQ_72cbNlVgz2WiVmSJM7nTwqsHiQDnDsCZs5jlNnjappSypxfMC7hNsIPdroEemfYyDKrfu_z2v444ML9_rOa7LLqj67XsPN-ykcjn2vFL-v3PV0x9FX2gnZlVclGZoLA/s1600/IMG_2371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtGGiLjbRrswQ_72cbNlVgz2WiVmSJM7nTwqsHiQDnDsCZs5jlNnjappSypxfMC7hNsIPdroEemfYyDKrfu_z2v444ML9_rOa7LLqj67XsPN-ykcjn2vFL-v3PV0x9FX2gnZlVclGZoLA/s640/IMG_2371.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
By dumb luck we found the falls on our second attempt. It was a short hike into the falls and it was so worth the walk. The kids would have loved to swim, but we didn't bring our suites with us. The water was so clear and COLD! There were tons of places to jump from rocks in the water pools. That is what Samuel and Jonah really wanted to do. Being totally honest, I knew this was an option and that is why I didn't bring their suits. Maybe next time!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlvtC9KsIDjbjZIILLx8DQ1z-oY97Lq6-_khcXCAIzpN_ITnhi0bzkZ0Ejnhl-I0OmtrBhNK8M2b-KxakXlsp7_J09ZhShUOdGmWCJRzO-0gDQawl00QDSPKrckZhgeqzrt8NrZGRzhYQ/s1600/IMG_2372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlvtC9KsIDjbjZIILLx8DQ1z-oY97Lq6-_khcXCAIzpN_ITnhi0bzkZ0Ejnhl-I0OmtrBhNK8M2b-KxakXlsp7_J09ZhShUOdGmWCJRzO-0gDQawl00QDSPKrckZhgeqzrt8NrZGRzhYQ/s640/IMG_2372.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhIZL9iLBX_-3NVuleprGk5k-BYP0mNZwHAiqbq4HdJzmp4q9QA-4LN2dIafiQEnWmLyAlRzkvwVMqCmSmgagWuNSTHdKxoVMqPNnnrra29RkBIOp3M5MJOdyBSg0dY6SOh_Wzf8YJ8fF/s1600/IMG_2374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhIZL9iLBX_-3NVuleprGk5k-BYP0mNZwHAiqbq4HdJzmp4q9QA-4LN2dIafiQEnWmLyAlRzkvwVMqCmSmgagWuNSTHdKxoVMqPNnnrra29RkBIOp3M5MJOdyBSg0dY6SOh_Wzf8YJ8fF/s640/IMG_2374.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGfrMf2EEAF3jFvWtaP20Bo5lKVggzMWB6zrkhR0oL0hDAyJyBF7ynkozYJuEdVgwAM8JyX4AgoswySVo6sAYQVv3oPVcNThEA7YPf0Djlqbw248EtLiAQIB4Mhq0zNAPtNhg8KMtrPAY/s1600/IMG_2375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGfrMf2EEAF3jFvWtaP20Bo5lKVggzMWB6zrkhR0oL0hDAyJyBF7ynkozYJuEdVgwAM8JyX4AgoswySVo6sAYQVv3oPVcNThEA7YPf0Djlqbw248EtLiAQIB4Mhq0zNAPtNhg8KMtrPAY/s640/IMG_2375.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYoT3R37iuE5G5zJIrHvw66kxdxhF86Um73w-3hcUqzdtVf3dSxP_tzj-Z2htgIJI_rcZh_-IuAAqICg0LV06l1AO68d-bR9Qkc2-Araz6emtXd8SHA25OFHlPLg7cakHOJQpyqbmYm4u/s1600/IMG_2379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYoT3R37iuE5G5zJIrHvw66kxdxhF86Um73w-3hcUqzdtVf3dSxP_tzj-Z2htgIJI_rcZh_-IuAAqICg0LV06l1AO68d-bR9Qkc2-Araz6emtXd8SHA25OFHlPLg7cakHOJQpyqbmYm4u/s640/IMG_2379.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnF5NPs-on9gmeKE3r1ZQ6GnwL9nmuLUnW4S-vuQMCT3OUiXbPkRC40FHG3bqIXu8au0Urcb6SXP53Q9aN-enFz_9RSgmPN9wjhxmonxSstYxbhShMhNk6vZZT6OK_lkmRdyiZ4kVBkTnG/s1600/IMG_2411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnF5NPs-on9gmeKE3r1ZQ6GnwL9nmuLUnW4S-vuQMCT3OUiXbPkRC40FHG3bqIXu8au0Urcb6SXP53Q9aN-enFz_9RSgmPN9wjhxmonxSstYxbhShMhNk6vZZT6OK_lkmRdyiZ4kVBkTnG/s640/IMG_2411.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-wcKSEGQ6VWsmfodTrGmpO0IQZlgrypBuqZucvnlH1wZszM4feF8R_4bQqfQWYWaS832-ZJczvT814mH-YGl7TETZ0RK3g3V6NlKB44mIpq0NTwA_yQ54LLaVN_IUedcMWmfQcbebzkR/s1600/IMG_2430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-wcKSEGQ6VWsmfodTrGmpO0IQZlgrypBuqZucvnlH1wZszM4feF8R_4bQqfQWYWaS832-ZJczvT814mH-YGl7TETZ0RK3g3V6NlKB44mIpq0NTwA_yQ54LLaVN_IUedcMWmfQcbebzkR/s640/IMG_2430.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gDcHbNb_eBnKHS9tE8_Ns50fKGIN8SPaqBbzYeNQCcB13-q9tJVJnHL-h3u0TJUDSpGcSovGzVEk8eHU_6NJG6KYV5l388nYQcxCJNt4NM2jaZ30Qb3HorQw_0vVGR71D44tS1gS3kap/s1600/IMG_2439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gDcHbNb_eBnKHS9tE8_Ns50fKGIN8SPaqBbzYeNQCcB13-q9tJVJnHL-h3u0TJUDSpGcSovGzVEk8eHU_6NJG6KYV5l388nYQcxCJNt4NM2jaZ30Qb3HorQw_0vVGR71D44tS1gS3kap/s640/IMG_2439.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsZKS_9lwasZtmPZqc0L21gNdRPPDTVtskPlz46Zd5e-7pUT31-CVvoTUDMpJcmkCXmJ7IH7YXHSFs-jDdd2wFzWH_PrSUAxLW0Fj3S4RahJpO4Dl43cjMpeiO4OdU6xpsgZ6tviqmE_i/s1600/IMG_2444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsZKS_9lwasZtmPZqc0L21gNdRPPDTVtskPlz46Zd5e-7pUT31-CVvoTUDMpJcmkCXmJ7IH7YXHSFs-jDdd2wFzWH_PrSUAxLW0Fj3S4RahJpO4Dl43cjMpeiO4OdU6xpsgZ6tviqmE_i/s640/IMG_2444.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJswrI0OfGJP6nejxS5Fb2nXONSawL2z4ShxNpEHhCarlhRjs5ueQWSW8AKEBbhS3Dr-2txgfxk0pPazXom68yXedrAGR0wz00TKdGc-v61PHzBPNJf87pHrkB58wjECiGFK0G9MWnekd/s1600/IMG_2446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJswrI0OfGJP6nejxS5Fb2nXONSawL2z4ShxNpEHhCarlhRjs5ueQWSW8AKEBbhS3Dr-2txgfxk0pPazXom68yXedrAGR0wz00TKdGc-v61PHzBPNJf87pHrkB58wjECiGFK0G9MWnekd/s640/IMG_2446.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgyQZ5PVN-8z9-ao1jaGsYGNpS0McNrJjTi2nm9L3TZGYF-A0lF52SO6u67qbMEtQI5Fl9OnCnkj6NQXoD52JgZ9xOZQaiO0XU1qiEkIcZHqEkC93j-naQMoLQX4NGt4yANsIqYZH3H6w/s1600/IMG_2455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgyQZ5PVN-8z9-ao1jaGsYGNpS0McNrJjTi2nm9L3TZGYF-A0lF52SO6u67qbMEtQI5Fl9OnCnkj6NQXoD52JgZ9xOZQaiO0XU1qiEkIcZHqEkC93j-naQMoLQX4NGt4yANsIqYZH3H6w/s640/IMG_2455.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTut9QJOVxZOP8eJefkSqg-LBBVyem76p_jBCbSH0trZ2r-EhgiNF108wtZk5ebAmbCzwB70GPTlvdTGTdZRaYyZGzSbOjHKMv9VHJqF7gwBRJRsvgyQXdsxbX9KQWQOHA_5u9oYkze9aF/s1600/IMG_2459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTut9QJOVxZOP8eJefkSqg-LBBVyem76p_jBCbSH0trZ2r-EhgiNF108wtZk5ebAmbCzwB70GPTlvdTGTdZRaYyZGzSbOjHKMv9VHJqF7gwBRJRsvgyQXdsxbX9KQWQOHA_5u9oYkze9aF/s640/IMG_2459.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWHnltXxJ6kzsvjFb403RH01wmbOmPy8ooD3Cbn854lvD5jth6LG_hpY7rCs5OTreobA1_hFOLz3CafSzmcxUeb-6QBIBDQPVTCOgh9mUwK_ihC8QUfuf4wnfJo514646PpmNOVUt7Zvr/s1600/IMG_2461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWHnltXxJ6kzsvjFb403RH01wmbOmPy8ooD3Cbn854lvD5jth6LG_hpY7rCs5OTreobA1_hFOLz3CafSzmcxUeb-6QBIBDQPVTCOgh9mUwK_ihC8QUfuf4wnfJo514646PpmNOVUt7Zvr/s640/IMG_2461.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXADnShqQs-TH3X9mZa5sHDhUxfvg8PGU-5XePWktAYgbTP7h_b02meDAkl7c8Ydqcxyd7YMwgaSAG0bfka3xZwJIN5mTLnGmAK-lo9eQFzcS-7QrAoeZU0EPAZ2kBGuZtjpEl2TTYYtIt/s1600/IMG_2465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXADnShqQs-TH3X9mZa5sHDhUxfvg8PGU-5XePWktAYgbTP7h_b02meDAkl7c8Ydqcxyd7YMwgaSAG0bfka3xZwJIN5mTLnGmAK-lo9eQFzcS-7QrAoeZU0EPAZ2kBGuZtjpEl2TTYYtIt/s640/IMG_2465.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J7slOGkPGIkkg1w9KGauGjACo-ogtN9iS2OLN216p4Vp0mJ2l0AnYBZsMV9gWZsGVsdORMSPAyPXzeA7HrcHQn-RrpyfPOa6ZVjiQAj_ojFGrk6bSSxUceQAq3IdtFyJt1JWvO4L94e7/s1600/IMG_2463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J7slOGkPGIkkg1w9KGauGjACo-ogtN9iS2OLN216p4Vp0mJ2l0AnYBZsMV9gWZsGVsdORMSPAyPXzeA7HrcHQn-RrpyfPOa6ZVjiQAj_ojFGrk6bSSxUceQAq3IdtFyJt1JWvO4L94e7/s640/IMG_2463.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIYNrMRlJ2IVbYekJbPXfbrIyFlPs2uqU-i_A2KiV1bNVWMDMLJ4-_SwI8a8SQlL3FZ0SoSelZvOlocmA2mZgRYsiN7M7cjqhbNHS8Ls1v-Woajb8qUhvqSXfzgxWkPgw1Ax0BATXsTCG/s1600/IMG_2468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIYNrMRlJ2IVbYekJbPXfbrIyFlPs2uqU-i_A2KiV1bNVWMDMLJ4-_SwI8a8SQlL3FZ0SoSelZvOlocmA2mZgRYsiN7M7cjqhbNHS8Ls1v-Woajb8qUhvqSXfzgxWkPgw1Ax0BATXsTCG/s640/IMG_2468.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7Fj9WSlAz_uV-F97eVg8lekhbaZbvNxFGXw7rquTCRMqf7t_sRZqYTTtp69KTULbmItS4QTJM2eGCu63W2PEUIzvWVhXaqhq-bPpQJja0xQNTgwI-ek4RnOgRUoou48uOMfKdEIe6J2_/s1600/IMG_2470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7Fj9WSlAz_uV-F97eVg8lekhbaZbvNxFGXw7rquTCRMqf7t_sRZqYTTtp69KTULbmItS4QTJM2eGCu63W2PEUIzvWVhXaqhq-bPpQJja0xQNTgwI-ek4RnOgRUoou48uOMfKdEIe6J2_/s640/IMG_2470.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPr9gzp0-YACv7meCgs0310V15hzUAr1WiuiX3OojoOh1JAU7wrMjqyEsVJQg6n0LA06i3eilY2L8KpSdicKSTPCFeawYa_RdZMa3WUs9aH4Hc3tjPr0UCe90uUIgOnUjtgBiPIQYWE2O/s1600/IMG_2471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPr9gzp0-YACv7meCgs0310V15hzUAr1WiuiX3OojoOh1JAU7wrMjqyEsVJQg6n0LA06i3eilY2L8KpSdicKSTPCFeawYa_RdZMa3WUs9aH4Hc3tjPr0UCe90uUIgOnUjtgBiPIQYWE2O/s640/IMG_2471.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
By the time we left the falls the kids were beyond starving so we bought some subs and had a fun picnic lunch along another creek. There was an old ski lift so we took pictures. I told Drew it would be the only time I would ever sit in one with him so it was necessary. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghRNKtZ9v1_y2zyGB5Ln60Nmkz0YyJAhB4-yCW8-5njV60BVwTGVCWA9b8fZcfunUoFoUhsTjsfurGh_pu4qICdlPbOrcykXlrXMKHZOk8I_8ZPZjeEh2lKqI5V7qXNvpeOqDXqDDkOyP/s1600/IMG_2472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghRNKtZ9v1_y2zyGB5Ln60Nmkz0YyJAhB4-yCW8-5njV60BVwTGVCWA9b8fZcfunUoFoUhsTjsfurGh_pu4qICdlPbOrcykXlrXMKHZOk8I_8ZPZjeEh2lKqI5V7qXNvpeOqDXqDDkOyP/s640/IMG_2472.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOhT40DVlbrEgVNuJVaQTU5u7YXcH_uKxAdyiRjmkIIgjOXxh5iIv96zseWvWWWZT4VeRxNGT5iBUeJzhkejzihH7cejZIfyZvtx1KwMJwPH_l2MYPUevBFNmfbOqS1xSl41Qoqdon1vb/s1600/IMG_2474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOhT40DVlbrEgVNuJVaQTU5u7YXcH_uKxAdyiRjmkIIgjOXxh5iIv96zseWvWWWZT4VeRxNGT5iBUeJzhkejzihH7cejZIfyZvtx1KwMJwPH_l2MYPUevBFNmfbOqS1xSl41Qoqdon1vb/s640/IMG_2474.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfdm4QVlbWq40q4UAqT6FHeYwJ9jHVzDGGTVPJdv8CawDVtkbN-90cF4lgf8FRQHQUt762GcDcGXcuPMkyeR8YZXGyWTlwEjGvrKRuwxo0bTQPtiVLIHOB2Rn3AV3LBtSp1vCguJIBQZn/s1600/IMG_2480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfdm4QVlbWq40q4UAqT6FHeYwJ9jHVzDGGTVPJdv8CawDVtkbN-90cF4lgf8FRQHQUt762GcDcGXcuPMkyeR8YZXGyWTlwEjGvrKRuwxo0bTQPtiVLIHOB2Rn3AV3LBtSp1vCguJIBQZn/s640/IMG_2480.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
It was the best way to spend our day together before we headed to camp. It is very important to me and Drew that our kiddos (and us) get to experience other parts of VT and/or upstate NY when we go to camp. There is so much amazing beauty that needs to be explored and appreciated. Our adventure for next year is already planned weather permitting!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9xgZsNtq7ElmTaLoDZJfIPQNGEpGoqzFnf91MDKUF2VkkcYkNBzK4VoD7Bm9Bx-rIMvirRJh4J8EnkpzL2mJjsTkCuCsGvH_QQZ0F86YyyAMRkqFGjcIgWY1Ha2E6pdX6lezNg_K9aOa/s1600/IMG_2452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9xgZsNtq7ElmTaLoDZJfIPQNGEpGoqzFnf91MDKUF2VkkcYkNBzK4VoD7Bm9Bx-rIMvirRJh4J8EnkpzL2mJjsTkCuCsGvH_QQZ0F86YyyAMRkqFGjcIgWY1Ha2E6pdX6lezNg_K9aOa/s640/IMG_2452.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-81696230933269467152016-08-22T11:09:00.000-07:002016-08-22T11:09:32.399-07:00Back to School 2016-2017Today is the first day of school....YAY!!!! I find it ironic how I am always so very excited for the last day of school and I am as equally excited for the first day of school. Thankfully the same is true for my sweet kiddos. Everyone was ready to go this morning with smiles on their happy faces!<br />
<br />
Jonah is in 5th grade and it is his last first day of elementary school!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL-C0dIXDb3xxcnDB2KsQwG_tsg6G0y2jBNc42Obxpio7ph-iOeYx6beLX1oE96xyrMMd7Vxq72o5QjfOQUU6FU1B_n7t1i8pnQxcNRPMPcxYRrMnJ2vTZiA6srdpTcRHTTeWGA02YQg8/s1600/IMG_3071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL-C0dIXDb3xxcnDB2KsQwG_tsg6G0y2jBNc42Obxpio7ph-iOeYx6beLX1oE96xyrMMd7Vxq72o5QjfOQUU6FU1B_n7t1i8pnQxcNRPMPcxYRrMnJ2vTZiA6srdpTcRHTTeWGA02YQg8/s640/IMG_3071.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I promise he was ready to go despite the silly smile on his face!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Samuel is in 3rd grade!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdUyKsqsOiQ5XjBBNWGDNKKzRKXo0HIvwOcYyH2LLLZo3KhJiFa9sPionSbB-TuH5Mmb53qpBYxbizM2xDeQgzOc2E8glRlXqZ7wJhuMWfsP7nPDBI4mloHUVXvFbLWtPd3dleyOTRzrU/s1600/IMG_3070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdUyKsqsOiQ5XjBBNWGDNKKzRKXo0HIvwOcYyH2LLLZo3KhJiFa9sPionSbB-TuH5Mmb53qpBYxbizM2xDeQgzOc2E8glRlXqZ7wJhuMWfsP7nPDBI4mloHUVXvFbLWtPd3dleyOTRzrU/s640/IMG_3070.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Elena is in 1st grade!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAbIOU3lWWTvEnNv0HXGgzsvcKDsx0cB9P2Jp3mcvE9ZBw8bTY4mEUm2kl4mNcdbgy7rDlVlMHVF9fNxrJcBm5Kdrqmx0BSnau0mhokG-jdi6jFSVkdxh-N-3cvAvkfuPKoWmp8UwDHNE/s1600/IMG_3072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAbIOU3lWWTvEnNv0HXGgzsvcKDsx0cB9P2Jp3mcvE9ZBw8bTY4mEUm2kl4mNcdbgy7rDlVlMHVF9fNxrJcBm5Kdrqmx0BSnau0mhokG-jdi6jFSVkdxh-N-3cvAvkfuPKoWmp8UwDHNE/s640/IMG_3072.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Elementary school begins at 8:15 I think (I should probably know this!!) so they leave before Emma wakes up most days.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqDORMswMn2j30bZAhALT1Jq5GOmaLtSZalKaHSmxEpB-O5rHQQpv401y2jUoErow5tnwMrm8eYjwFzNF1arVkXQb62Ev_MkCnBFU0nbCUt7juDZ8TZ4E3dTYA9eBqFM-x2tApoF3pFEl/s1600/IMG_3073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqDORMswMn2j30bZAhALT1Jq5GOmaLtSZalKaHSmxEpB-O5rHQQpv401y2jUoErow5tnwMrm8eYjwFzNF1arVkXQb62Ev_MkCnBFU0nbCUt7juDZ8TZ4E3dTYA9eBqFM-x2tApoF3pFEl/s640/IMG_3073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4WUqJENTY9cYvN4wPoMkvW0DW46svT2p1s5c-K9YV-E2ATUNXH-xLnjjT3N3GLxG-OyctG0t0Hv6lsB-eR9I6dYP4I7SrX2kvsZNFa8TsS-jURx0u6tY0PWJHCJtpJn_Aj4IiPIMXhr7/s1600/IMG_3075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4WUqJENTY9cYvN4wPoMkvW0DW46svT2p1s5c-K9YV-E2ATUNXH-xLnjjT3N3GLxG-OyctG0t0Hv6lsB-eR9I6dYP4I7SrX2kvsZNFa8TsS-jURx0u6tY0PWJHCJtpJn_Aj4IiPIMXhr7/s640/IMG_3075.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
They won't look this fancy again until picture day so I had to take too many pictures this morning!<br />
<br />
Emma is in 8th grade so today was her first last day at Strack. Oh my goodness! This will also be the last day Emma dresses in something besides leggings and a t-shirt. She looked so pretty and stylish this morning!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRngSZigXlH5NRUqHnOyNe7saZJheelSYgAfZ1WVZtA1uDSlqm2CGVAbRP2EjMhjrKlTD37yoIfnL84RCNOUjuEiAU4dR4Uqab6dsnkobREO6dlNZfxy-F01vUUWjbEo-a9-tbve24mVL/s1600/IMG_3077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRngSZigXlH5NRUqHnOyNe7saZJheelSYgAfZ1WVZtA1uDSlqm2CGVAbRP2EjMhjrKlTD37yoIfnL84RCNOUjuEiAU4dR4Uqab6dsnkobREO6dlNZfxy-F01vUUWjbEo-a9-tbve24mVL/s640/IMG_3077.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwQFuKCnLuLejGQ-JSuN5iutMqhtyFditpjAsGYSkSkN3CgIoVXR7SXl0J9W_mrI6hEU4h-IcjIxhVJtoWtRS-KFyEnt1bkiF_DS8whVpDXZaFgBPZnA8LW9OvQn7h4MmjgEJRMre3V7h/s1600/IMG_3079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwQFuKCnLuLejGQ-JSuN5iutMqhtyFditpjAsGYSkSkN3CgIoVXR7SXl0J9W_mrI6hEU4h-IcjIxhVJtoWtRS-KFyEnt1bkiF_DS8whVpDXZaFgBPZnA8LW9OvQn7h4MmjgEJRMre3V7h/s640/IMG_3079.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super fancy hair!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiCSk9_WNfCV6MBa8dr98Z2-ZBi04q078rozRq24foqtHCbAE5Tfp6fg2Jx-FlzlySn-21DlKcnk9_m59sBk-olIniORrqhKi-jxy7PmUWJw2xAS8XBla86Zcys2oCdxNquyxwY-aU2q2/s1600/IMG_3076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiCSk9_WNfCV6MBa8dr98Z2-ZBi04q078rozRq24foqtHCbAE5Tfp6fg2Jx-FlzlySn-21DlKcnk9_m59sBk-olIniORrqhKi-jxy7PmUWJw2xAS8XBla86Zcys2oCdxNquyxwY-aU2q2/s640/IMG_3076.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Yesterday our sermon at church began with the statement "what are your dreams for your child this year?" We were encouraged to pray big things for our kiddos and ourselves...be brave and bold with the requests. I don't know how bold my requests are but this is my prayer for my kiddos this year. I want them to be happy at school. I want them to show kindness and love through words and actions every single day. I want them to challenge themselves in the classroom by attempting the hard and maybe scary stuff. I want others to know God's greatness because of how my kiddos carry themselves. On top of all that I pray for good grades because who doesn't want that?!Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-29992440548952369892016-08-04T15:46:00.001-07:002016-08-04T15:46:41.412-07:00Family reunion Flowers styleOur family lives all over the US so getting together is always a challenge and doesn't happen regularly. The last time this happened on the Flowers side was two years ago and before that was six years ago. When my Aunt Janet suggested a gathering at Kelsey's everyone made it work. It was a crazy, fun filled few days. <div><br></div><div>My Aunt Janet and cousin Sean live in Florida. My parents and Kristin live in PA. With Kelsey being "centrally" located for us and my aunt and cousin we all gathered in Bowie, MD. Eighteen people invaded and Kelsey and Scott could not have been more generous and gracious in hosting!</div><div><br></div><div>Most of our time was spent visiting, eating, drinking, and goofing off with the kids. Back yard games like corn hole and can jam are the best with so many people. We visited a few parks, went to the beach, and played tourists in Annapolis. </div><div><br></div><div>The first park we visited had a Wizard of Oz themed playground. It was very cool and the kids really liked it. We also rode the train, went to a nature center, and visited the animal farm. Watkins Park is a pretty awesome park. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sRw3G7NXCJo5hGYQNr-dbELKNgupK2LObbbl0MnSx3uXsPRdIwujr7T0ZxUsKzxwOC_AE13SrIkUKum1ZjsnkUHehWqTBFnOQrOX8PmVesaM91c1ZhMZL2rIw82mLgDqfaDS92CEPGuk/s640/blogger-image--1759443289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sRw3G7NXCJo5hGYQNr-dbELKNgupK2LObbbl0MnSx3uXsPRdIwujr7T0ZxUsKzxwOC_AE13SrIkUKum1ZjsnkUHehWqTBFnOQrOX8PmVesaM91c1ZhMZL2rIw82mLgDqfaDS92CEPGuk/s640/blogger-image--1759443289.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgof1qDT6xLY9Xna8R7PwmGH67n-5VoqJKN03tLC6t522rUgS_xYgCHVSZlrin09xK6zMYxf1ZH4zRT25misHW5RTwVRxy2utoPLkGFmw3jKxFMDgTXlPTUION_u1OYx6T3Vr8pYZhC4mm5/s640/blogger-image--243340553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgof1qDT6xLY9Xna8R7PwmGH67n-5VoqJKN03tLC6t522rUgS_xYgCHVSZlrin09xK6zMYxf1ZH4zRT25misHW5RTwVRxy2utoPLkGFmw3jKxFMDgTXlPTUION_u1OYx6T3Vr8pYZhC4mm5/s640/blogger-image--243340553.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YN-VO-YzT54OnxmbLaVpp09cLdBgCESmRpSX-qzW0BcpF9bkVKFRkSrqWPniKQs-YNrTosWfhhwjELADilWO_yweuwpPJEJGkE_vn4j0Hi9ijbxaqnwE0oD8y5M69Of8I2XHeF4CV1Gk/s640/blogger-image-525474306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YN-VO-YzT54OnxmbLaVpp09cLdBgCESmRpSX-qzW0BcpF9bkVKFRkSrqWPniKQs-YNrTosWfhhwjELADilWO_yweuwpPJEJGkE_vn4j0Hi9ijbxaqnwE0oD8y5M69Of8I2XHeF4CV1Gk/s640/blogger-image-525474306.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyb88hpDHAXnRf2aEufa2c7gOKJVUvSOfB4ysplqy-wd71KKn1dv2PUoXL4zCSvqPV-mDQCIF9C_KH4lvHEHPaWVWLuEYIm_Tete5uBwXPOZYDAzzjPZPe9hMUOH0hMPmzH0sZbj_aXgQ/s640/blogger-image--1819125288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyb88hpDHAXnRf2aEufa2c7gOKJVUvSOfB4ysplqy-wd71KKn1dv2PUoXL4zCSvqPV-mDQCIF9C_KH4lvHEHPaWVWLuEYIm_Tete5uBwXPOZYDAzzjPZPe9hMUOH0hMPmzH0sZbj_aXgQ/s640/blogger-image--1819125288.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN1PkDgIdLZKjSgLo-6R6jMOwUS9DgD9s3-z9iOBsVeVx0OL47VDBsHaqDp7hRBf8z5iXRT0UWIIWv26eZN4BOe-tZ6EDMx0B7Du2SCzmhKHSzVqWBMI_g6PbwcffqZH011SosQePdSm2/s640/blogger-image--2064616470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN1PkDgIdLZKjSgLo-6R6jMOwUS9DgD9s3-z9iOBsVeVx0OL47VDBsHaqDp7hRBf8z5iXRT0UWIIWv26eZN4BOe-tZ6EDMx0B7Du2SCzmhKHSzVqWBMI_g6PbwcffqZH011SosQePdSm2/s640/blogger-image--2064616470.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Maya and Hanna also had their All Star swim meet on Saturday. I am guessing no other swimmer had such a large cheering section. Both girls did great. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13gIszRhBdC94CIXqdAbliBEz8wokO8p6lNX8eMjfKxat3_ASfBEUcyFo6Izki7flNG8BOErRoLVL9asWSvm0Ff5eV7jE4qFkHuBghyphenhyphenwH34CC_vJcasYstifeS9FxAPSXgnskFXHtWKo3/s640/blogger-image--1540451782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13gIszRhBdC94CIXqdAbliBEz8wokO8p6lNX8eMjfKxat3_ASfBEUcyFo6Izki7flNG8BOErRoLVL9asWSvm0Ff5eV7jE4qFkHuBghyphenhyphenwH34CC_vJcasYstifeS9FxAPSXgnskFXHtWKo3/s640/blogger-image--1540451782.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOmUL3mUxNs1vbOISYfSr1BGDCxaF2IvyXfVl1x2ewH1p_Dgkkcf2hBYwSKWWI0Lo1K9_RfTP0s06CqE4j7Ay6vHg1cjI7V9ypUYuo5XUw-Uhosw-5zJSWkpk2zNRv3HOGTkh4CdynSXz/s640/blogger-image-896283155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOmUL3mUxNs1vbOISYfSr1BGDCxaF2IvyXfVl1x2ewH1p_Dgkkcf2hBYwSKWWI0Lo1K9_RfTP0s06CqE4j7Ay6vHg1cjI7V9ypUYuo5XUw-Uhosw-5zJSWkpk2zNRv3HOGTkh4CdynSXz/s640/blogger-image-896283155.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The beach was on the Chesapeake Bay. Other than all the seaweed it was fun. The kids were thoroughly entertained playing in the sand and throwing the frisbee. With 18 people it's impossible not to have fun. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52EgVyzaf04uP1C-IYPiJOjbDzc0kiZCJVB8b5UI2wmABrRpVhRPPlyRpRIjWu32DGfcsBH9q_uzR9T0fiNKmdf1F_Dpb9isWw3CMyURgJmsy1vuoJpvG7dCoUZpUXbvqBsw42z8PKKHb/s640/blogger-image-432044508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52EgVyzaf04uP1C-IYPiJOjbDzc0kiZCJVB8b5UI2wmABrRpVhRPPlyRpRIjWu32DGfcsBH9q_uzR9T0fiNKmdf1F_Dpb9isWw3CMyURgJmsy1vuoJpvG7dCoUZpUXbvqBsw42z8PKKHb/s640/blogger-image-432044508.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFp3gJYQSVwDwZNVwmZuYN4SR_IJRcYdqOG9KdIvEjCwPe1rL4zpl4Kwl2K14N3hs-PDFly3uW6lY5eud6ies7BE94CnErvfSpUUaUKrrDnMvTJZczivo91DuCrmOzr1Y2vh8L1QdsMaj/s640/blogger-image--772634122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFp3gJYQSVwDwZNVwmZuYN4SR_IJRcYdqOG9KdIvEjCwPe1rL4zpl4Kwl2K14N3hs-PDFly3uW6lY5eud6ies7BE94CnErvfSpUUaUKrrDnMvTJZczivo91DuCrmOzr1Y2vh8L1QdsMaj/s640/blogger-image--772634122.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnoyMivFsOggLayTX56Mxh5bS6F62FQspjrmVgVaN3dcH4H0Ws4h8Ae-eVP2zpfbez2BF24sywSyJLg5psmlC-xeMHHrU7DIJO5qQ2_DxIL5tEIaBRuuCcDmj8D3Eb2heVydAZ4o1gS70/s640/blogger-image--1742245763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnoyMivFsOggLayTX56Mxh5bS6F62FQspjrmVgVaN3dcH4H0Ws4h8Ae-eVP2zpfbez2BF24sywSyJLg5psmlC-xeMHHrU7DIJO5qQ2_DxIL5tEIaBRuuCcDmj8D3Eb2heVydAZ4o1gS70/s640/blogger-image--1742245763.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlFF17hpxx42g1ljcNIFXVjoVuF_rrp9pH8ieLUCQSyA3kkrURlr2C83929ZeP844Wj0jJDB19DTiB5lfU852otz9FcEXsHOV_gZvbbnioZA074QT08R3llbOCZ9qzU6LJUjhWrQGhkKG/s640/blogger-image--1884684877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlFF17hpxx42g1ljcNIFXVjoVuF_rrp9pH8ieLUCQSyA3kkrURlr2C83929ZeP844Wj0jJDB19DTiB5lfU852otz9FcEXsHOV_gZvbbnioZA074QT08R3llbOCZ9qzU6LJUjhWrQGhkKG/s640/blogger-image--1884684877.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u88r_TZHCibi0pulFeAkXt6NKqWUvyjbGq4ZBsS2tE0NUT2yErpE8XMwnS7HNwtm9h-CVJXxaz0FZ5rO4RSU_EudeSlBctlJe332tKUR8SFBMtMViGNpCUqykOjbLfw7dcP1LVMIftYG/s640/blogger-image-56695013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u88r_TZHCibi0pulFeAkXt6NKqWUvyjbGq4ZBsS2tE0NUT2yErpE8XMwnS7HNwtm9h-CVJXxaz0FZ5rO4RSU_EudeSlBctlJe332tKUR8SFBMtMViGNpCUqykOjbLfw7dcP1LVMIftYG/s640/blogger-image-56695013.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Annapolis is always fun. I love that town. We walked around the Naval Academy, ate a yummy dinner at the dock, and paid way too much for Samuel's ice cream!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrEzItVuLM7yxlyojJYxdMZUEI5i2UZ0CJS9qEzoanI6wd31Ul7s6I_REoz-_-FyzMdX-k-fqG-lPrn6cmCx0kZobQM1OsuCW-9sSXM6MhMWPwh1brekoLMoiWW5le0mGn32DtsUQUNT4/s640/blogger-image--611858811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrEzItVuLM7yxlyojJYxdMZUEI5i2UZ0CJS9qEzoanI6wd31Ul7s6I_REoz-_-FyzMdX-k-fqG-lPrn6cmCx0kZobQM1OsuCW-9sSXM6MhMWPwh1brekoLMoiWW5le0mGn32DtsUQUNT4/s640/blogger-image--611858811.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdZSpYcjWS1Vm7hnR-wHtu8OBGvY2gLmb0nYJ7ux7ye6D2o9KiZgmDjJSuvLovil66755o-dfxHbxNnxZSL4meMruALlLt8cuKnUJJE5x8Vew9KOIQ83WonFxFdHF3-CtKIXsn9WZkp6F/s640/blogger-image--1616794541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdZSpYcjWS1Vm7hnR-wHtu8OBGvY2gLmb0nYJ7ux7ye6D2o9KiZgmDjJSuvLovil66755o-dfxHbxNnxZSL4meMruALlLt8cuKnUJJE5x8Vew9KOIQ83WonFxFdHF3-CtKIXsn9WZkp6F/s640/blogger-image--1616794541.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Q9jam9iP32OWvkWmpYSGdlBSgl3JlC_D26PuX5Wnk3IqTFWHKJN6i1hT35eYkOVf0i8p2wZXXAGmOmnAibXO5RI44bpacFbFZ-8ofOUVZdwAqo5l-asCdQJNADeUW5SEMhldafttmWxS/s640/blogger-image-819192513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Q9jam9iP32OWvkWmpYSGdlBSgl3JlC_D26PuX5Wnk3IqTFWHKJN6i1hT35eYkOVf0i8p2wZXXAGmOmnAibXO5RI44bpacFbFZ-8ofOUVZdwAqo5l-asCdQJNADeUW5SEMhldafttmWxS/s640/blogger-image-819192513.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePvCy4_5CBnPTJjSb6kg7_VU-GhuNN9f0gA3qYZevPH5xEccKDtESP1WKyizUBrILCZKdYytW_GSR7jujfBnOtXo_mJQ1fsvneowO2uP_HVOMRMZMbTmSFxPzuXzC6y9S0LABTn5ULJyT/s640/blogger-image-1990415095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePvCy4_5CBnPTJjSb6kg7_VU-GhuNN9f0gA3qYZevPH5xEccKDtESP1WKyizUBrILCZKdYytW_GSR7jujfBnOtXo_mJQ1fsvneowO2uP_HVOMRMZMbTmSFxPzuXzC6y9S0LABTn5ULJyT/s640/blogger-image-1990415095.jpg"></a></div>Kelsey is still trying to convince Samuel to join the Navy instead of the Army. I don't know if she is being successful, but he did really enjoy watching the cadets practice lowering the flag. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbz4ptAbCA2jJX1QwBA-QGvxK5GM0Tj_G5Hl3f4WKuJYRYn23iXsYtL_5oPlTAYgzZagUicChpnikgrfL9QTW-GNY-jfKdZgbMb2N4PsvAn0RwRBzuEVdGA5sXIZDgPQBYcpXK3OrY7mm/s640/blogger-image--464381919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbz4ptAbCA2jJX1QwBA-QGvxK5GM0Tj_G5Hl3f4WKuJYRYn23iXsYtL_5oPlTAYgzZagUicChpnikgrfL9QTW-GNY-jfKdZgbMb2N4PsvAn0RwRBzuEVdGA5sXIZDgPQBYcpXK3OrY7mm/s640/blogger-image--464381919.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjQfTTrZYPzFwGf0ULJjRJlEekO_dYF7u-1N6hVWeIwa3tmfbER96p-EPt_pJa_7bHU_5FNAxo7rOwdhRBi1ATuppDxS4pPDxAMjmIyVB58Id1fXTZtX2gEaVh9QU8z0sdTlrRVggSXeE/s640/blogger-image-49480986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjQfTTrZYPzFwGf0ULJjRJlEekO_dYF7u-1N6hVWeIwa3tmfbER96p-EPt_pJa_7bHU_5FNAxo7rOwdhRBi1ATuppDxS4pPDxAMjmIyVB58Id1fXTZtX2gEaVh9QU8z0sdTlrRVggSXeE/s640/blogger-image-49480986.jpg"></a></div> </div><div>We played a fun and competitive game of kickball. Even Jack and Owen played with a little help from their daddy's. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK20ED0OtIi4lnvvXxovXQbeDfZ9dmzqs4ysy2AYHxXymxp6WsmQwM1Z9y31V7dNbm6FOXs6wYgzbj2bo30wgQMGIvmmCes4BH6guqpvokHr_zqJ1xXXfP1PPe4Vo8bd6fW0fh-ZZqyn6Z/s640/blogger-image--1147721707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK20ED0OtIi4lnvvXxovXQbeDfZ9dmzqs4ysy2AYHxXymxp6WsmQwM1Z9y31V7dNbm6FOXs6wYgzbj2bo30wgQMGIvmmCes4BH6guqpvokHr_zqJ1xXXfP1PPe4Vo8bd6fW0fh-ZZqyn6Z/s640/blogger-image--1147721707.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Kelsey and Scott had a donut taste test Monday morning! Scott bought donuts from three different places and the kids taste tested 8 different types. The donuts from Krispy Kreme were the favorites. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHyq6RZOsgmFDvdYFhCc2LW2LomfDG_0c1OAXmLAINyP6B1d7CERb_ELHM18SWsUrE6fEuVyo82f2F1lmw1yAzXobRjsUh4TUhjCtqeA4DALsHnjzLPfKftQhGfRpLJO1DOh24O98yTCD/s640/blogger-image-2044396452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHyq6RZOsgmFDvdYFhCc2LW2LomfDG_0c1OAXmLAINyP6B1d7CERb_ELHM18SWsUrE6fEuVyo82f2F1lmw1yAzXobRjsUh4TUhjCtqeA4DALsHnjzLPfKftQhGfRpLJO1DOh24O98yTCD/s640/blogger-image-2044396452.jpg"></a></div> </div><div>It was a great couple of days. So much laughter and great memories were made! Thank you Aunt Janet for sending a text with the idea for a summer get together! Thank you Kels and Scott for hosting the invasion! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurqC5ZT7re8guHERX0jLFiXvQr5zPDGw52zQtoAXb-nKyjtzwNrZPsqArMKf30k3PQ8thxrWfvj7-3N5wJgcQ4UlsrgWPMDrkvwUfZbm2MZg0npXaNKIenENrvjFc9__1WV9csASmHFz_/s640/blogger-image-1508987800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurqC5ZT7re8guHERX0jLFiXvQr5zPDGw52zQtoAXb-nKyjtzwNrZPsqArMKf30k3PQ8thxrWfvj7-3N5wJgcQ4UlsrgWPMDrkvwUfZbm2MZg0npXaNKIenENrvjFc9__1WV9csASmHFz_/s640/blogger-image-1508987800.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MPbJIsWnNMq1J4VX_M4tuHNAloHUA_5MKa94UsQPLxbrUXegbV52gNWhmOvuu1J8uFKYAZtO9Ea0_Q_OmOKvdGoIqXPG71Wti1QXIiO2ZqKAemxXGwG91nse8lYDvLcBDVP84gmI_etb/s640/blogger-image--1834111680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MPbJIsWnNMq1J4VX_M4tuHNAloHUA_5MKa94UsQPLxbrUXegbV52gNWhmOvuu1J8uFKYAZtO9Ea0_Q_OmOKvdGoIqXPG71Wti1QXIiO2ZqKAemxXGwG91nse8lYDvLcBDVP84gmI_etb/s640/blogger-image--1834111680.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRg0CTX9QW7tJwL8XU-sKcaLALKNkvIkHsHe01CAIdIumVTzyrLFb-YmE4s7J8zhWiWzfj8-if8j1fZWURPcZiDEMuLHMAFVKKJ9FRYT9nMXBS1Z0w9u1E5A6IvVoT_j4jYyOCelCEM67/s640/blogger-image--2012221666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRg0CTX9QW7tJwL8XU-sKcaLALKNkvIkHsHe01CAIdIumVTzyrLFb-YmE4s7J8zhWiWzfj8-if8j1fZWURPcZiDEMuLHMAFVKKJ9FRYT9nMXBS1Z0w9u1E5A6IvVoT_j4jYyOCelCEM67/s640/blogger-image--2012221666.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-85440846715413421092016-07-30T07:39:00.001-07:002016-08-01T18:52:16.449-07:00Patapsco State Park....crazy adventureOn Thursday Kelsey and I took the kids to Patapsco State Park. We planned to hike, wade in the creek, walk across a swinging bridge, and play at a waterfall. It looked like a beautiful park and it was, but our day did not go as planned. <div><br></div><div>We hiked to a dam which was pretty. The kids...especially my kids...loved being in the woods. The dam was unexpected because we thought we were on the trail to the waterfall. Oops! We figured out how to read the map more accurately and finally headed to the waterfall. It was a rocky hike, but pretty and fun! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3Yr0z4k2FO3eHm92jB_wq2Q30WJWyUp4VNDN1QKZsFApUR_Fsjy6f1xLc8shTCZcv-3fjYC_Zb8Ou2u_L9cToXS9C9S-ik_ibNb4CKrqWGx1rRD4HmGTs3-6NoE2gtFsCtDDiwxBbvst/s640/blogger-image--671374074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3Yr0z4k2FO3eHm92jB_wq2Q30WJWyUp4VNDN1QKZsFApUR_Fsjy6f1xLc8shTCZcv-3fjYC_Zb8Ou2u_L9cToXS9C9S-ik_ibNb4CKrqWGx1rRD4HmGTs3-6NoE2gtFsCtDDiwxBbvst/s640/blogger-image--671374074.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY3Y4XxfFgj5bbOVnBhgjcew8pHYdLo-RF916kIaChxR_8s-hN2uHQkoXB-o-bcd5GSkcR9N6W8IcaOja9KA01rp6xDX-xJbLa6CCkODyHVBFve64XF_260qDLZltY4iYRwYfcf0Z7n9K/s640/blogger-image--1105108490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY3Y4XxfFgj5bbOVnBhgjcew8pHYdLo-RF916kIaChxR_8s-hN2uHQkoXB-o-bcd5GSkcR9N6W8IcaOja9KA01rp6xDX-xJbLa6CCkODyHVBFve64XF_260qDLZltY4iYRwYfcf0Z7n9K/s640/blogger-image--1105108490.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5W3Uez_5wkq2rAM1C495pHiSGHSUldGxDA_z-jj7z-79cHMbnUhTelMH3gp0Xfu3O_HpyYMsP2qLtCpWkX1LCTDQ7hcSwkVPfNsW03eQYj8w-Pdf42sQwDro-bV_ep9-EbTsmCATJHZc/s640/blogger-image-1789957307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5W3Uez_5wkq2rAM1C495pHiSGHSUldGxDA_z-jj7z-79cHMbnUhTelMH3gp0Xfu3O_HpyYMsP2qLtCpWkX1LCTDQ7hcSwkVPfNsW03eQYj8w-Pdf42sQwDro-bV_ep9-EbTsmCATJHZc/s640/blogger-image-1789957307.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The waterfall was small, but fun. There were some wading pools that the kids loved. Even Jack had lots of fun. For a while the kids played in the water and climbed on the rocks. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7zRhCogsU7bASlw2lIyrCCg68j5OEzg5hZNGtI9GUoDdzbRi8IDVz-_6m_Mx-ZcjgTZRpmuIFhakuBxNkyOC0j3v69BgHPuTveG4TL2Jbxesu2k0MFjQ8A3bSGPjQuGu2Fu2IyvAJZ2y/s640/blogger-image-604994442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7zRhCogsU7bASlw2lIyrCCg68j5OEzg5hZNGtI9GUoDdzbRi8IDVz-_6m_Mx-ZcjgTZRpmuIFhakuBxNkyOC0j3v69BgHPuTveG4TL2Jbxesu2k0MFjQ8A3bSGPjQuGu2Fu2IyvAJZ2y/s640/blogger-image-604994442.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpCmdqfnSub-N_HaSpc_6sOE8lJYxrjT_OCSC6c3Q1UM8tZMhOGFgjw8O-g-oDlnDYQ1cMCGxblPF4NLswzzB5v0Ux5O26ZkmHtMAOP8e2vcCcx6GaLN4NoPKY4QC4aWYBkzpEaezl1h4/s640/blogger-image--302585480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpCmdqfnSub-N_HaSpc_6sOE8lJYxrjT_OCSC6c3Q1UM8tZMhOGFgjw8O-g-oDlnDYQ1cMCGxblPF4NLswzzB5v0Ux5O26ZkmHtMAOP8e2vcCcx6GaLN4NoPKY4QC4aWYBkzpEaezl1h4/s640/blogger-image--302585480.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7gb27sLbdXiMrsmIasq37xliNehMZ_7qvfjrkbXtk79hpG8-FbKHQ6GA6oYWRuF6T264gwSDQx0pTxEtX7qACyKeL7-SyzJmTcN_sICmcb3DjGm4ntcEA58csSPVHJ6yPI6vM8_7Y18d/s640/blogger-image-360193863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7gb27sLbdXiMrsmIasq37xliNehMZ_7qvfjrkbXtk79hpG8-FbKHQ6GA6oYWRuF6T264gwSDQx0pTxEtX7qACyKeL7-SyzJmTcN_sICmcb3DjGm4ntcEA58csSPVHJ6yPI6vM8_7Y18d/s640/blogger-image-360193863.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXEB1GVB8xm50AnH8nuXJXuP2owABAMoTfgPOYS0Vah5qoDbk9_SYrysJKkaH43hDafyiXLUM9pyuHeh9NzN887VnYOhpA6Z4x3S0loIYw4O07i0sYRlpm7z-Zh6mguMDbaxMisQFm13Q/s640/blogger-image--1099593045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXEB1GVB8xm50AnH8nuXJXuP2owABAMoTfgPOYS0Vah5qoDbk9_SYrysJKkaH43hDafyiXLUM9pyuHeh9NzN887VnYOhpA6Z4x3S0loIYw4O07i0sYRlpm7z-Zh6mguMDbaxMisQFm13Q/s640/blogger-image--1099593045.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-1vGZuZg9p4WZNJr8oT8aLBIF-yjyFV0umtmMaAKaZvZaU0tAuOU2H2EtxG-KioX6CbKUCd97RZv9JSxzAXmJvswvktDZsfUUdiIrY7ax_IxZLIFnyA2kI7rET0RAPZ54ZTwAbkKtcUS/s640/blogger-image--1483662159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-1vGZuZg9p4WZNJr8oT8aLBIF-yjyFV0umtmMaAKaZvZaU0tAuOU2H2EtxG-KioX6CbKUCd97RZv9JSxzAXmJvswvktDZsfUUdiIrY7ax_IxZLIFnyA2kI7rET0RAPZ54ZTwAbkKtcUS/s640/blogger-image--1483662159.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4ctpanK_ZuH1ZJgjMmwZcxeU-pMgnXXySsN0Oo8rlQ_tl0iZIO_7gswrVDjzcoJidKDnqKxwKb08PDgUDswCfOy8BME-NVu3ftMl-RYlWMicrA7KSJzmjGi5ZQuVg4ixh5lkgP09hQAi/s640/blogger-image-1324022656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4ctpanK_ZuH1ZJgjMmwZcxeU-pMgnXXySsN0Oo8rlQ_tl0iZIO_7gswrVDjzcoJidKDnqKxwKb08PDgUDswCfOy8BME-NVu3ftMl-RYlWMicrA7KSJzmjGi5ZQuVg4ixh5lkgP09hQAi/s640/blogger-image-1324022656.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PW-l2bVE_u8xgFmdlzJLuSpVmocQxlLqDoDbfRGRcBixef1l08IXOn-UjYRN9ZCp9WZ4U9FlGWVbktqaFQ1LmhPJL4w6F0X0f4DhoVw6_HF7KoKvZHjSfDnTcQgrKpj7YL5b-nmn3AlN/s640/blogger-image-2040788876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PW-l2bVE_u8xgFmdlzJLuSpVmocQxlLqDoDbfRGRcBixef1l08IXOn-UjYRN9ZCp9WZ4U9FlGWVbktqaFQ1LmhPJL4w6F0X0f4DhoVw6_HF7KoKvZHjSfDnTcQgrKpj7YL5b-nmn3AlN/s640/blogger-image-2040788876.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZKUIaBrd3Cc01bZeFxT0XzctSQx2vc98Uk3NTu5b5uionpNEYgBg619elcST7hNx_lDmUwfaxNO4u8s_wtI6O2TsiErFRwDZME9UehKT-UEhgefM3zc6sIm4qW-Rb6hsApHiC29Z3flt/s640/blogger-image-1122528655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZKUIaBrd3Cc01bZeFxT0XzctSQx2vc98Uk3NTu5b5uionpNEYgBg619elcST7hNx_lDmUwfaxNO4u8s_wtI6O2TsiErFRwDZME9UehKT-UEhgefM3zc6sIm4qW-Rb6hsApHiC29Z3flt/s640/blogger-image-1122528655.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>After about an hour of playing we decided it was time for lunch so we planned to hike back to the car. That's when we heard this loud noise and knew a mountain biker had crashed. Kelsey and I spent almost the next two hours helping the injured biker and his friend. He was seriously injured and it took forever for paramedics to get to him. Thank goodness we had cell service! The kids were awesome. They immediately realized this was a serious situation and they were good. Two hours later we were able to leave because help arrived. I was thankful we were there to help. It definitely changed our plans for the day. </div><div>The kids were fascinated by the number of fire trucks on scene. I think it was six. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId9yP7zwlIq8GGN7UMWWR65olkKwd57iGQhxBFU_as02oJc3js0WJVZeafB7gcKRUmHeEe7KDD4AJF42oDnj7-eI8ezzEukkki6HOBUPJbNRgNKDlGkwgmxi9_JeiJex14Yob1vNZD1ju/s640/blogger-image--465688817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId9yP7zwlIq8GGN7UMWWR65olkKwd57iGQhxBFU_as02oJc3js0WJVZeafB7gcKRUmHeEe7KDD4AJF42oDnj7-eI8ezzEukkki6HOBUPJbNRgNKDlGkwgmxi9_JeiJex14Yob1vNZD1ju/s640/blogger-image--465688817.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHTBzJxuev9jsAKUbR9ipEfauynxWckeytvESdwXCFMLBy_sxfdxhgMvcTlIs-F52VhKZLqIfnZb4K5nFVf6QOYshKRTQlZ0rJVPdRV4zCpEo-2kZACy9ERcoeKH3kk1tYJe1H7W0RA6Q/s640/blogger-image-697499990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHTBzJxuev9jsAKUbR9ipEfauynxWckeytvESdwXCFMLBy_sxfdxhgMvcTlIs-F52VhKZLqIfnZb4K5nFVf6QOYshKRTQlZ0rJVPdRV4zCpEo-2kZACy9ERcoeKH3kk1tYJe1H7W0RA6Q/s640/blogger-image-697499990.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>After we hiked back out we crossed the swinging bridge. It was fun and Kelsey was not a fan. It didn't swing much but it was noticeable. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVo1A2Zw52mcJQ5hF_dPYymdfGw_NCtAWzx6JXO0w_ysm3oQAnT1nbFug65GWEpdDmEKUT2jpjAo69vf2UlYBOTrBIpdVJiHQQ6jliSYeazazViRlUCbuY-CYzPQVBllGJUybzXFisrIWj/s640/blogger-image-1065466089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVo1A2Zw52mcJQ5hF_dPYymdfGw_NCtAWzx6JXO0w_ysm3oQAnT1nbFug65GWEpdDmEKUT2jpjAo69vf2UlYBOTrBIpdVJiHQQ6jliSYeazazViRlUCbuY-CYzPQVBllGJUybzXFisrIWj/s640/blogger-image-1065466089.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDolwKc3rQRG-R2BD_mP9X9Kk7e0cam0G7lxk3_Qwo0gl_bNA9M0OKA4kfYMT7y3SFEwUYO1x_56ws7MxqLKF0WBOuar-GkKq6qoQLWAllxPyd3Dv9lDoA_i6UUocz-uy5Ac0WXuOJSKlD/s640/blogger-image-1741777676.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDolwKc3rQRG-R2BD_mP9X9Kk7e0cam0G7lxk3_Qwo0gl_bNA9M0OKA4kfYMT7y3SFEwUYO1x_56ws7MxqLKF0WBOuar-GkKq6qoQLWAllxPyd3Dv9lDoA_i6UUocz-uy5Ac0WXuOJSKlD/s640/blogger-image-1741777676.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyZrqESbux5aTot2u7qXQSIZhSQt5x7oLSIg-L77YblVUomca7vNQOSCbNQPBEc7WJhsTp8JBOK_t7uv_O70T1lMsgDoSbr-fdy1e2RsrmTWw_v947UyI2BV7kSID7jBDI1TZkA6gCKp5/s640/blogger-image-1051183188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyZrqESbux5aTot2u7qXQSIZhSQt5x7oLSIg-L77YblVUomca7vNQOSCbNQPBEc7WJhsTp8JBOK_t7uv_O70T1lMsgDoSbr-fdy1e2RsrmTWw_v947UyI2BV7kSID7jBDI1TZkA6gCKp5/s640/blogger-image-1051183188.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJinrC_Ik0n4HEeIky3LvNPfk63g18mWyBSoIaRcXmBlHA5oLtJnPHI94kE3U9pLmCPCqNx4KxvXUhTk3T3hz9FhAp2eVJqwyXxi4AYFp61pIc4rkKL0Ls4eJ0VvOsfO59aBJekkJuvLy/s640/blogger-image-966247235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJinrC_Ik0n4HEeIky3LvNPfk63g18mWyBSoIaRcXmBlHA5oLtJnPHI94kE3U9pLmCPCqNx4KxvXUhTk3T3hz9FhAp2eVJqwyXxi4AYFp61pIc4rkKL0Ls4eJ0VvOsfO59aBJekkJuvLy/s640/blogger-image-966247235.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We decided that our unexpected adventurous day deserved a treat so Rita's it was. Custard for the win!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFZThZLPBdMx69qbVN9LC3zP5AN4bwSVGzAa2byjy649w4NhE4crYwo45LnvSjrdHgjTyZAsjQB5BF4MdqUzg5QkZRdG06LDAR89khSC9lo7Ml9MACEGK3NbZqvMkn4Q-DYRDcBMjlULs/s640/blogger-image-43488000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFZThZLPBdMx69qbVN9LC3zP5AN4bwSVGzAa2byjy649w4NhE4crYwo45LnvSjrdHgjTyZAsjQB5BF4MdqUzg5QkZRdG06LDAR89khSC9lo7Ml9MACEGK3NbZqvMkn4Q-DYRDcBMjlULs/s640/blogger-image-43488000.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUPqVL6QikV8S9VWUgeV95GX5igwWiXciQaCImYgqxq-Jl5Zos6qBhNvYQ4VenjNps1DGlzgm8TIf-JUbKLmdOHgvUFP5sTDG3aAQIOfOdoLUux3vuk2uUfnjBFB_fIVljkpMynWdvRcR/s640/blogger-image--1130341801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUPqVL6QikV8S9VWUgeV95GX5igwWiXciQaCImYgqxq-Jl5Zos6qBhNvYQ4VenjNps1DGlzgm8TIf-JUbKLmdOHgvUFP5sTDG3aAQIOfOdoLUux3vuk2uUfnjBFB_fIVljkpMynWdvRcR/s640/blogger-image--1130341801.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDqxqdS9QupOlz7-yTQOOGREZ-UtvAWV81fQfMPpzIjPtNQm0zWzRBvYgMnCKffGzYbHNibpM8EdHiVq8Fdu3PReTQJ8P6-nTDCNBtc_BQ76TQRIbibwdwwxbDwMtYvK_oMo1D7ujXc7w/s640/blogger-image-890077674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDqxqdS9QupOlz7-yTQOOGREZ-UtvAWV81fQfMPpzIjPtNQm0zWzRBvYgMnCKffGzYbHNibpM8EdHiVq8Fdu3PReTQJ8P6-nTDCNBtc_BQ76TQRIbibwdwwxbDwMtYvK_oMo1D7ujXc7w/s640/blogger-image-890077674.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It was a crazy day. We had some of our own injuries. We had lots of fun. It was a day to remember. Then again no day with Kelsey and her crew is boring!</div>Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-53656763832173688342016-07-28T16:56:00.001-07:002016-07-28T19:25:50.067-07:00Tubing in the San Marcos River<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">On Sunday we decided to do a totally Texas activity and go tubing. None of us had been tubing in Texas previously so this was a first for us all! We woke up super early so we could arrive by 10. We don't own tubes so we had to rent them. And we wanted to be there somewhat before it got really crowded.</span></div><div><br></div><div>We rented 7 tubes so we could tube with our lunch. We also rented some flat bottom tubes so the girls and the food could stay out of the water. Then we tied some tubes together so we wouldn't lose Elena or our food. It was a learning process that we will be better prepared for next time!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfgSFehPJFBjUxxaugN0g_GlPoG__dYP-zcIrdMuumK8tV9qXurbjprEj-rfEKvosUxdX0znuBeB2xvTjQXQTRWvZB2rFhtm768AZRyIj39VWPdHTO7eBi88u6JWpYvs5XiH_avLNUcgV/s640/blogger-image--510951606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfgSFehPJFBjUxxaugN0g_GlPoG__dYP-zcIrdMuumK8tV9qXurbjprEj-rfEKvosUxdX0znuBeB2xvTjQXQTRWvZB2rFhtm768AZRyIj39VWPdHTO7eBi88u6JWpYvs5XiH_avLNUcgV/s640/blogger-image--510951606.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4QAHYAKGNQgCu-SUoImBuQrFlSdADKAM4LLGUgV51yOAbC3Ia5eEolSTPxlc6Vc3omiMI7FUeQlqpiewlGs9-ypwO6HcZU6YW_ac0lS6p_WmblYor0B7sVKEF9GwkqGp3gA3KQufKJtp/s640/blogger-image--1672219434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4QAHYAKGNQgCu-SUoImBuQrFlSdADKAM4LLGUgV51yOAbC3Ia5eEolSTPxlc6Vc3omiMI7FUeQlqpiewlGs9-ypwO6HcZU6YW_ac0lS6p_WmblYor0B7sVKEF9GwkqGp3gA3KQufKJtp/s640/blogger-image--1672219434.jpg"></a></div>So early and so empty which changed quickly by noon. Still, even with all the people it never felt too crowded. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0cfayai7I9BRyipSYeDDCNBGfwJ8_-BrsQ_Pl5uPedqzNAOkD4DWNMxNjU_lS6QAmCRCErsAZpzMg-i0LltU3F4iD-OY2zFpgTLHwu_rlgiRvkzEsEnq9ExAByFEkqI7CMiFwbTfOcLj/s640/blogger-image--270375807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0cfayai7I9BRyipSYeDDCNBGfwJ8_-BrsQ_Pl5uPedqzNAOkD4DWNMxNjU_lS6QAmCRCErsAZpzMg-i0LltU3F4iD-OY2zFpgTLHwu_rlgiRvkzEsEnq9ExAByFEkqI7CMiFwbTfOcLj/s640/blogger-image--270375807.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvuHdX4_WRI5iNnhPEw0W_Y3j9BkcRbvwKSNF3nRvYmx7UQiK9M-qW-bndlxQGhOELJRyBWRMitu82AF9sj04s5IkZe3xNn7jxjtWsLCM80Yvq5lcDbZ6z6vK4wtlilWV-Mt8lPPApnJD/s640/blogger-image-1335857593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwvuHdX4_WRI5iNnhPEw0W_Y3j9BkcRbvwKSNF3nRvYmx7UQiK9M-qW-bndlxQGhOELJRyBWRMitu82AF9sj04s5IkZe3xNn7jxjtWsLCM80Yvq5lcDbZ6z6vK4wtlilWV-Mt8lPPApnJD/s640/blogger-image-1335857593.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYwv0y8wmYeZxYzTopJnJie7K2P9VhjaDZanzvjN_odkeLmMe1TnUeKDNsQ8x_4H0orYSE91HfiKbMkb3_tDofd_5lRAPWPSdZGi24_v-6iJBRXUmU_bMQOrc5Tv3IBh3Vfidt5K6CbzX/s640/blogger-image--1257550560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYwv0y8wmYeZxYzTopJnJie7K2P9VhjaDZanzvjN_odkeLmMe1TnUeKDNsQ8x_4H0orYSE91HfiKbMkb3_tDofd_5lRAPWPSdZGi24_v-6iJBRXUmU_bMQOrc5Tv3IBh3Vfidt5K6CbzX/s640/blogger-image--1257550560.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The kids liked tubing, but not as much as me and Drew. I thought it was wonderfully relaxing. The boys and the girls some liked the falls the most. There were three small rapids that the boys jumped into or tubed down forever. Elena liked it until she got stuck and couldn't get to the correct side of the river. She was definitely scared, but kept a brave face! Emma thought the rapids were just alright. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3QxPTWlANNafiWQGcY3tjGp4-YIalYKBIt8ZzLgDUIjxt5nuQmBX4XHRGfG6YEBQo1R37OpuoVKPo2XCetsWY3TngLVbKSU25U2oHHrew_bzQ2krSiGD_XjCwwjW31zZZw76e1vFOP86/s640/blogger-image--1967886775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3QxPTWlANNafiWQGcY3tjGp4-YIalYKBIt8ZzLgDUIjxt5nuQmBX4XHRGfG6YEBQo1R37OpuoVKPo2XCetsWY3TngLVbKSU25U2oHHrew_bzQ2krSiGD_XjCwwjW31zZZw76e1vFOP86/s640/blogger-image--1967886775.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElIEJ2gXg-Z5X5NSDTZLOtu-N4a-MsXFFgKzZru1QEl_dU_WrS0Yyj3HIhyphenhyphen-iLPLHrVRTutJf3bLmCSNw9yy-6wWNNjQwIJ9WFvNyfblMIIDJWjgW0kpV6BXNowN1mUItbO8m7GB9Fkxp/s640/blogger-image-1990484193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElIEJ2gXg-Z5X5NSDTZLOtu-N4a-MsXFFgKzZru1QEl_dU_WrS0Yyj3HIhyphenhyphen-iLPLHrVRTutJf3bLmCSNw9yy-6wWNNjQwIJ9WFvNyfblMIIDJWjgW0kpV6BXNowN1mUItbO8m7GB9Fkxp/s640/blogger-image-1990484193.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMFtWHtk5lFEV_bR6jqY0Ii6j8LrXUDxb2qsI2iABEMziikUdhW5IXav0hqoM6ORii2n5ZKQ0A0ox2aDE6bkDCvND7Oy6L4Hcik8Z3UMWGD7Au1thi6KhV5ytoe03vzYxbbLFd7e2pFhy/s640/blogger-image-973017750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMFtWHtk5lFEV_bR6jqY0Ii6j8LrXUDxb2qsI2iABEMziikUdhW5IXav0hqoM6ORii2n5ZKQ0A0ox2aDE6bkDCvND7Oy6L4Hcik8Z3UMWGD7Au1thi6KhV5ytoe03vzYxbbLFd7e2pFhy/s640/blogger-image-973017750.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrFAE-4-DE3F5XMzt9VCA61wlXmzrqnfzGsFNn5jrOYKV-P12Et0Y33M8XyBKaOJzdci42_G_nD5gm8edDaaLpPpLcbMj0Ym4irThhGnBk7wJU0UP0qYzO5MFQP69GLak6AVPWFIoQFEi/s640/blogger-image--1008446993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrFAE-4-DE3F5XMzt9VCA61wlXmzrqnfzGsFNn5jrOYKV-P12Et0Y33M8XyBKaOJzdci42_G_nD5gm8edDaaLpPpLcbMj0Ym4irThhGnBk7wJU0UP0qYzO5MFQP69GLak6AVPWFIoQFEi/s640/blogger-image--1008446993.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCpVOG4ic5lrLd18Rcik83uxX9uuvp40n1l6NpsCMqybpXQy9p9vmKXK6TIMdvaQHaawayosvjIlV2DC_hS3jN3dIBjmZJn-5g6y-DqA4V6AmLfdQhyphenhyphenSpqS_4B_FlKpkkOQfN4BqfRCza/s640/blogger-image--1591124243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCpVOG4ic5lrLd18Rcik83uxX9uuvp40n1l6NpsCMqybpXQy9p9vmKXK6TIMdvaQHaawayosvjIlV2DC_hS3jN3dIBjmZJn-5g6y-DqA4V6AmLfdQhyphenhyphenSpqS_4B_FlKpkkOQfN4BqfRCza/s640/blogger-image--1591124243.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were on the river until 4-4:30. It was a long, fun day. There was plenty of shade so it was not too hot despite being a 100 degrees. And the water was really cold which felt awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj1eaaauFMKEYeMfMQnVeouHe9nbP87UST62rxSS3zDTFUtHy3iW2kS-UoiLnF0v2T7RSqnS9JmDHaLiRwsuca9Tad-vPZz4muKb7BPYggDmJcMmrbtCFa4q9u_NMmPvpNYbmBx_8GxcR/s640/blogger-image-842906554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNj1eaaauFMKEYeMfMQnVeouHe9nbP87UST62rxSS3zDTFUtHy3iW2kS-UoiLnF0v2T7RSqnS9JmDHaLiRwsuca9Tad-vPZz4muKb7BPYggDmJcMmrbtCFa4q9u_NMmPvpNYbmBx_8GxcR/s640/blogger-image-842906554.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The boys had so much fun that they fell asleep about ten minutes into our drive home. This was quite impressive because Jonah rarely sleeps in the car. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCwf4dto_2ngrOo_ZV0OMgaQbOEq3DHDn-nZ2txp2nuSEqumt9tI5dcGT3xYpSYnj8894IiwPmlcXTUo-SATwS4Uc0SBxqHOaSkx9rOjmHWZMzAV3RLnesLeXWqEmytfzlrYku_E3WkaX/s640/blogger-image--1001569448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCwf4dto_2ngrOo_ZV0OMgaQbOEq3DHDn-nZ2txp2nuSEqumt9tI5dcGT3xYpSYnj8894IiwPmlcXTUo-SATwS4Uc0SBxqHOaSkx9rOjmHWZMzAV3RLnesLeXWqEmytfzlrYku_E3WkaX/s640/blogger-image--1001569448.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stopped at our favorite burger place in the Hill Country for dinner. Roadhouse is so so good! It was the perfect ending to our family adventure day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5LrfYH3bemkeS0GrmPQe22eNatKX-Wi2al_sldImjz_52fYgv028Q_HXc-mAYrJfC5yZ0xglo-IH2uNUwdh5hf2fpYnBfG4F3QGkk7yn7SnmRDGwhGAfgCpee_fZuI6pxWQjlvQx4FSX/s640/blogger-image-871399788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5LrfYH3bemkeS0GrmPQe22eNatKX-Wi2al_sldImjz_52fYgv028Q_HXc-mAYrJfC5yZ0xglo-IH2uNUwdh5hf2fpYnBfG4F3QGkk7yn7SnmRDGwhGAfgCpee_fZuI6pxWQjlvQx4FSX/s640/blogger-image-871399788.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEfWujtrlWU4ylnxk6fL4YMAmZ8ZSoKQs4VIjiG04uuYWovL-WVSmHOd8m1GS-PJ-_vlgTAWe5bhPwQwaq5qN2Wy_udHJ_QhChN0X2CFBt2oBJMmiMvNGpLiPJskmpIj18Oc5FIbe37ZA/s640/blogger-image--1900540551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEfWujtrlWU4ylnxk6fL4YMAmZ8ZSoKQs4VIjiG04uuYWovL-WVSmHOd8m1GS-PJ-_vlgTAWe5bhPwQwaq5qN2Wy_udHJ_QhChN0X2CFBt2oBJMmiMvNGpLiPJskmpIj18Oc5FIbe37ZA/s640/blogger-image--1900540551.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Drew planned a great day for us. I am so thankful for him and all the fun we have as a family! We will definitely go tubing again and hope to try out all the different rivers. </div>Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-45399899817552738622016-07-25T19:37:00.001-07:002016-07-25T19:37:32.708-07:00Elena's first swim season...GO SharksElena brought home a flyer in February asking if she could join the swim team. My first reaction was no. I couldn't imagine another activity on our schedule, but she was so excited. And, this was the first activity that she really wanted to do separate from her siblings and friends. How could we say no? We said yes.<br />
<br />
Swim practice began in April. I had no idea what to expect. I knew she could swim, but the length of the pool...no clue. Could she swim backstroke...no idea. It was going to be interesting. Well Elena can swim and she did decently well. She could swim the length of the pool on the first day and backstroke too. The best part...she LOVED it! The second best part was that most of her friends were swimming too. Elena had a sport she loved and she could socialize all the time! The third best part was a quick season because by the end of June it was over!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1pjmgn29djh29asZF0zIl996Le_6hxrVJztULnNYxa95DVB44_unKOThdubtMDSOFMr3GkJH4MDMF7DHMelqJghDuqtDj2exKPrqevMFmVA6vQUnx50hoDnVJhECHtXglsLbDEhQD0Sh/s1600/IMG_8309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1pjmgn29djh29asZF0zIl996Le_6hxrVJztULnNYxa95DVB44_unKOThdubtMDSOFMr3GkJH4MDMF7DHMelqJghDuqtDj2exKPrqevMFmVA6vQUnx50hoDnVJhECHtXglsLbDEhQD0Sh/s640/IMG_8309.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Practice meet</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Hn1Mlz4Pcjuc_l6cLTilYKHZw_2cNPz5TScDW6fjn_UOEqmKzE1cD7s3TiJgsValgJpc4KBcxqScz_RUpae3K2PytXGaZp1a58JOl_Z4f0LhiQyHRnOXcC9i1wItRHSVf-iARNK7AX0c/s1600/IMG_8316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Hn1Mlz4Pcjuc_l6cLTilYKHZw_2cNPz5TScDW6fjn_UOEqmKzE1cD7s3TiJgsValgJpc4KBcxqScz_RUpae3K2PytXGaZp1a58JOl_Z4f0LhiQyHRnOXcC9i1wItRHSVf-iARNK7AX0c/s640/IMG_8316.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbnuWjoXp_ZyRLESZ6hCk3g_1F5iHxIl0V75XSNS4Cz6ENYJDxgfQFSKZXLa_u6SrfF7n3sLYqU4Yc0lCfMb6HWvWKgQyyMQPFyLALgN0neglSiYAhq-wyGMGhkARG4o1tBDnpNAUfttg/s1600/IMG_8339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbnuWjoXp_ZyRLESZ6hCk3g_1F5iHxIl0V75XSNS4Cz6ENYJDxgfQFSKZXLa_u6SrfF7n3sLYqU4Yc0lCfMb6HWvWKgQyyMQPFyLALgN0neglSiYAhq-wyGMGhkARG4o1tBDnpNAUfttg/s640/IMG_8339.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLj_zO846q_bOKSbKKdLxFqe-30H0N9GNGTu4cb0B0nXnDvF4IMjbXqo8CBUPB5sa3iOnYVWlbQR6WGbtPa8-xhMd5Py8019LqzzsiYnvu1utAS9hLkOo60ZYd8KDMitnT2vinCcx5jHE/s1600/IMG_8341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLj_zO846q_bOKSbKKdLxFqe-30H0N9GNGTu4cb0B0nXnDvF4IMjbXqo8CBUPB5sa3iOnYVWlbQR6WGbtPa8-xhMd5Py8019LqzzsiYnvu1utAS9hLkOo60ZYd8KDMitnT2vinCcx5jHE/s640/IMG_8341.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Elena managed to improve enough to swim on the "A" relay. That was very exciting for her. She loved getting medals and ribbons because her siblings have so many. She wanted some of her own! She swam at three invitationals in individual events and on the freestyle relay. She had her best meet of the season at Divisionals swimming all personal bests. Those times qualified her for the All Star meet. That was not her best day, but she definitely achieved more than she could have imagined (me too) during her first swim season. She is already wondering when she can start swimming again!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4epYsx8i5SKh_uMhuzBJGvu5O8Q6B8BIlhlavxXP9oD8Lhyphenhyphenfov0b7Y7pfbDYjY0tpdBuu6qiIyjit6I_3Xp-1SNYScQt6U1U79nMABh9CVQESyAcodEPeFz725hrb1wXl4NsbtcoI3Jb/s1600/IMG_8465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4epYsx8i5SKh_uMhuzBJGvu5O8Q6B8BIlhlavxXP9oD8Lhyphenhyphenfov0b7Y7pfbDYjY0tpdBuu6qiIyjit6I_3Xp-1SNYScQt6U1U79nMABh9CVQESyAcodEPeFz725hrb1wXl4NsbtcoI3Jb/s640/IMG_8465.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swim friends and siblings</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTQJxh19nWlK8JxdpTVZp-CO6bk4MHf7QNm0pHPLfvvH_-_EbuGTEOwHLGUhPDpwi_cDr48N9d3Xfw9ZKVFyJjHWxYKprgrw1SofF6f49RR8uGQT609ngRkrx-p50daRtcaYjr5OWwJu9/s1600/IMG_8543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTQJxh19nWlK8JxdpTVZp-CO6bk4MHf7QNm0pHPLfvvH_-_EbuGTEOwHLGUhPDpwi_cDr48N9d3Xfw9ZKVFyJjHWxYKprgrw1SofF6f49RR8uGQT609ngRkrx-p50daRtcaYjr5OWwJu9/s640/IMG_8543.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma came to almost all her meets!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQfmy0QtgMBtFFhV1212U6Y8aRSu9wJDXhae_8RWxsdVEx1sbCb62KYlE6RI3ah124n7aKramNJ7oppjG8V178i5N_2jXJAIFFp75DkTuyW7e0o512Mb5W3qliKRX6HTqi7aQ0eRhpWWm/s1600/IMG_8677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQfmy0QtgMBtFFhV1212U6Y8aRSu9wJDXhae_8RWxsdVEx1sbCb62KYlE6RI3ah124n7aKramNJ7oppjG8V178i5N_2jXJAIFFp75DkTuyW7e0o512Mb5W3qliKRX6HTqi7aQ0eRhpWWm/s640/IMG_8677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdl828DegPC5xzfU9vQTTICLtElnU5TpSaCox9O6Ej7xtujFuXN2zQnkJW9xhT8cJSDGjay0aOjOB1sl3fyyDf9eCOeJRFmh-UjtF1usT5pq2h_ywvqhFFtLWmHepTGQL3igcYgnJhl6V/s1600/IMG_8774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdl828DegPC5xzfU9vQTTICLtElnU5TpSaCox9O6Ej7xtujFuXN2zQnkJW9xhT8cJSDGjay0aOjOB1sl3fyyDf9eCOeJRFmh-UjtF1usT5pq2h_ywvqhFFtLWmHepTGQL3igcYgnJhl6V/s640/IMG_8774.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxZDZ0t0s0zoFF5t5MPS-4508FgXOnP-mjS5KOcXzsIxFMoF5_h4Ls3VdHe3FiIjzEtuiXfk3alZvXuJWSobphMYndHsFhnAuJNV8Y30iyK3_rx1bamt8AU0qDKQnutRz-qNJ3WKMMiAV/s1600/IMG_8887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxZDZ0t0s0zoFF5t5MPS-4508FgXOnP-mjS5KOcXzsIxFMoF5_h4Ls3VdHe3FiIjzEtuiXfk3alZvXuJWSobphMYndHsFhnAuJNV8Y30iyK3_rx1bamt8AU0qDKQnutRz-qNJ3WKMMiAV/s640/IMG_8887.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz3Q8JQnX6ojLFG_Rv4ux4d3QCKNykIg-MeVs6ZQGb5h-vyoQ0rhN0pJm_QHM8rebIDk2uRk-evMaMWBnICxzUGA4L66YXSmVXrTkXNOStPNx6BWofrKgCGvt8pdPzvAP56eCTapv8xBf/s1600/IMG_8893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz3Q8JQnX6ojLFG_Rv4ux4d3QCKNykIg-MeVs6ZQGb5h-vyoQ0rhN0pJm_QHM8rebIDk2uRk-evMaMWBnICxzUGA4L66YXSmVXrTkXNOStPNx6BWofrKgCGvt8pdPzvAP56eCTapv8xBf/s640/IMG_8893.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
I think Elena is the prettiest little thing in a swim cap. I'm not sure how that is possible, but she managed the look quite well!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7srNFt4fYL6oI13dRMDtMquvrfPIc2Fy4uLhtqXfTJKulkJd7rv-NRS2eH8NFgy583nkEyfvmNmgOEFr2bTFKTTbzBX0xPoFwN9-_wuXcwHZJYwRSS1f9_MeUp0k3lSS27cl-QvmG7v8/s1600/IMG_8687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7srNFt4fYL6oI13dRMDtMquvrfPIc2Fy4uLhtqXfTJKulkJd7rv-NRS2eH8NFgy583nkEyfvmNmgOEFr2bTFKTTbzBX0xPoFwN9-_wuXcwHZJYwRSS1f9_MeUp0k3lSS27cl-QvmG7v8/s640/IMG_8687.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfiiQZX4AHLv9OZnd_8Wbg8mes5f7_OCA6RhRwoFF7-HnQslQuD0AYNBC4L5rBLeWxgK-BWX4ABPxqBa4Adx4t-ETUxcfIaR7X2XtQvwX2tgiGgF5Ad2bBl-877Fel97eep0w128F0m92/s1600/IMG_9003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfiiQZX4AHLv9OZnd_8Wbg8mes5f7_OCA6RhRwoFF7-HnQslQuD0AYNBC4L5rBLeWxgK-BWX4ABPxqBa4Adx4t-ETUxcfIaR7X2XtQvwX2tgiGgF5Ad2bBl-877Fel97eep0w128F0m92/s640/IMG_9003.JPG" width="606" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegvkTF1upx5VSz1W-WTgioHt_Zux5UFOm0SZ_trNs3OgKFJ0SIaWp44d8HtQT5bfAy0cE2TJ6RrkzWSmSRrKIbkJZRX0d5aWYw1BaZQkWFYfA1tE-6UfgrCQt37AF6dg_YNQHvGr5T8I2/s1600/IMG_8889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegvkTF1upx5VSz1W-WTgioHt_Zux5UFOm0SZ_trNs3OgKFJ0SIaWp44d8HtQT5bfAy0cE2TJ6RrkzWSmSRrKIbkJZRX0d5aWYw1BaZQkWFYfA1tE-6UfgrCQt37AF6dg_YNQHvGr5T8I2/s640/IMG_8889.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I just adore this picture of Elena sitting and waiting on the block. She really liked every part of swimming....practice and the meets. Drew and I are so happy that she seems to have found "her thing". We also love that she has wonderful friends on her team!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJeqaepELJmKbBe49oCuUY8Y8qv9TuVbKLtOSB5Luyxu055L0xGHmA9EACQwwdci9VabvfPvNDURXxiNcncf9iMPjPqAhaOrhTC3lk_PLmnPLs_4s9CbqUQfb-IAgsv1u4BybVtaQ7pE4/s1600/IMG_8911.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJeqaepELJmKbBe49oCuUY8Y8qv9TuVbKLtOSB5Luyxu055L0xGHmA9EACQwwdci9VabvfPvNDURXxiNcncf9iMPjPqAhaOrhTC3lk_PLmnPLs_4s9CbqUQfb-IAgsv1u4BybVtaQ7pE4/s640/IMG_8911.PNG" width="530" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCObch0jVVjmwG3dtdsYC0UK-BkM4Bve63CaAMCQZEx59IWAGs56cYDPxbPySyEmvQeV74MZX5kuEJ8LkUkjctPK_SE_Wnrl4GIvG19cWhpmUHzGbc_CrNGoGifww0e0fsIbf59Lao_2b/s1600/IMG_8675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCObch0jVVjmwG3dtdsYC0UK-BkM4Bve63CaAMCQZEx59IWAGs56cYDPxbPySyEmvQeV74MZX5kuEJ8LkUkjctPK_SE_Wnrl4GIvG19cWhpmUHzGbc_CrNGoGifww0e0fsIbf59Lao_2b/s640/IMG_8675.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of her favorite people in the world</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-4tdwW6WqyIXRFp4emdxkMx0RihgsyJCmqy7_ET9-JKhZ_-sB6VaBDRLC6ON3j1EW_ZfsPSxLP88MWdArGbQPO8Jo_aZICwfiS5qL24-okoq3vnFO_UFIsIsPaE3P8CG3bZfT5ZtU2z4/s1600/IMG_8347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-4tdwW6WqyIXRFp4emdxkMx0RihgsyJCmqy7_ET9-JKhZ_-sB6VaBDRLC6ON3j1EW_ZfsPSxLP88MWdArGbQPO8Jo_aZICwfiS5qL24-okoq3vnFO_UFIsIsPaE3P8CG3bZfT5ZtU2z4/s640/IMG_8347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-6938392251572106882016-07-23T20:53:00.002-07:002016-07-23T20:53:33.747-07:00Beaufort....our last adventure in NCOur last day in NC we took a boat ride to Beaufort. It is about an hour from the house to Beaufort boating in the Neuse River down the Intercoastal Waterway to the Atlantic Ocean. It is super peaceful with lots of pretty scenery to help pass the time. We went last year and Samuel had his big injury (trip to the ER and a huge bummer). This year we were determined to have a safe, fun trip! <br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93ZVhXNoDcxRcTXP4wAq4iNlvDAjky1ACY0MvRHGuKf6NdZkhY2OmvpFtIkhKnRUDpRc3hxqLUzw-m1moMBm-0_871Mdp1hH6gRmQa9Kk9JZj8GvKtlgRmyDqjFZAAP4Fe4ZFmI4iH3OO/s1600/IMG_9656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93ZVhXNoDcxRcTXP4wAq4iNlvDAjky1ACY0MvRHGuKf6NdZkhY2OmvpFtIkhKnRUDpRc3hxqLUzw-m1moMBm-0_871Mdp1hH6gRmQa9Kk9JZj8GvKtlgRmyDqjFZAAP4Fe4ZFmI4iH3OO/s640/IMG_9656.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful day to be on the water</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-PGuJleVwYKnuxuXVdSdpUeCKELpANLur-JxNubNjSS842m8MEYxhXBQWaZy-nOzlRAKYbtfIoejKeExfHALqGnFYfC2Qa_4_nbXOlJ-zQHEtARThyphenhyphenP7VBtGGnG93os8Esj9zs2fRfj-/s1600/IMG_9660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-PGuJleVwYKnuxuXVdSdpUeCKELpANLur-JxNubNjSS842m8MEYxhXBQWaZy-nOzlRAKYbtfIoejKeExfHALqGnFYfC2Qa_4_nbXOlJ-zQHEtARThyphenhyphenP7VBtGGnG93os8Esj9zs2fRfj-/s640/IMG_9660.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5s6OMxCRDoTZjK5ZTvcLDcielgFIz80mdWMuAZDaTFIXAips67oaYrWT_0Mi9XFn1aFzMGFYstha8hMjbMBm0Pgz0QKTxqsSlE9_VFrZGpijsOAnoVlqmEgow2rkNNzKlB7cvtjXpVqE/s1600/IMG_9705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5s6OMxCRDoTZjK5ZTvcLDcielgFIz80mdWMuAZDaTFIXAips67oaYrWT_0Mi9XFn1aFzMGFYstha8hMjbMBm0Pgz0QKTxqsSlE9_VFrZGpijsOAnoVlqmEgow2rkNNzKlB7cvtjXpVqE/s640/IMG_9705.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
The kids read and chatted on the way there. Once in Beaufort we boated some in the Atlantic before docking for lunch, touring, and some shopping. <br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AKV3ITPVjNjp81DpWw44br7Z-2qj9d42uaR0oXIIEiDgISsLp9h_EKVCVFUuMCw3UDPKNN53MeaKhxRrM8w0wQGzQcAhVje9V-YJb5UGFefyHDnydK_7YceV_IkSJeO3709Ap17jAdGn/s1600/IMG_9662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AKV3ITPVjNjp81DpWw44br7Z-2qj9d42uaR0oXIIEiDgISsLp9h_EKVCVFUuMCw3UDPKNN53MeaKhxRrM8w0wQGzQcAhVje9V-YJb5UGFefyHDnydK_7YceV_IkSJeO3709Ap17jAdGn/s640/IMG_9662.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She loved this random statue</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dRDHBNiFNgGoJpTAZI9-oCk0ZeuzFW9qvCDAywYA1i3H3cMXFwPzOwtOqcKohca1Ltnf8xy25a3HuxiGnOXnRwxLhAUBNou7wDslTqCWUfqtJhsPZd7nWSiU9SAKLynprUqnad8_eMzO/s1600/IMG_9663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dRDHBNiFNgGoJpTAZI9-oCk0ZeuzFW9qvCDAywYA1i3H3cMXFwPzOwtOqcKohca1Ltnf8xy25a3HuxiGnOXnRwxLhAUBNou7wDslTqCWUfqtJhsPZd7nWSiU9SAKLynprUqnad8_eMzO/s640/IMG_9663.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so cute....look at the bike names</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWAkzfKaisna8OmLCyxL75S46LSWjcuDZGsMceqF-B4JuCvWw2KyNw14Ia5ZjyWdH-J5h7PiOX7pE5sOUfXj8WVQjmnWNLbgmhmrXNXtCtxpZQsIlI8mBJSfc1v6lY5NaRaJRofRlTNrI/s1600/IMG_9671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWAkzfKaisna8OmLCyxL75S46LSWjcuDZGsMceqF-B4JuCvWw2KyNw14Ia5ZjyWdH-J5h7PiOX7pE5sOUfXj8WVQjmnWNLbgmhmrXNXtCtxpZQsIlI8mBJSfc1v6lY5NaRaJRofRlTNrI/s640/IMG_9671.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5nsRNkNZu8IT4rQmKuIzHeTiudFRyZ_to8WEOUoChPHPraobl8dhORjg-N-FWYovqOvEo3LXQznfnniWJtIUW8JiqyqXp4ntR36AWCdV-b-_Ud-gAXwKsKuhW_xPfZPIOCTs6LYEHPBW/s1600/IMG_9674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5nsRNkNZu8IT4rQmKuIzHeTiudFRyZ_to8WEOUoChPHPraobl8dhORjg-N-FWYovqOvEo3LXQznfnniWJtIUW8JiqyqXp4ntR36AWCdV-b-_Ud-gAXwKsKuhW_xPfZPIOCTs6LYEHPBW/s640/IMG_9674.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTa5i8kUa3OBE5tGURDrASZd8N15ffd3nTny0aKrq6VS_tveDl02qP6CG5jzrJAMz5KnHIhDjnZ6bV8bEsBcdO7t7e4R21wj4l3b6eL47PxxubVYl0r74sZPrCfvU_S89jkGeVr-QOhcw/s1600/IMG_9680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTa5i8kUa3OBE5tGURDrASZd8N15ffd3nTny0aKrq6VS_tveDl02qP6CG5jzrJAMz5KnHIhDjnZ6bV8bEsBcdO7t7e4R21wj4l3b6eL47PxxubVYl0r74sZPrCfvU_S89jkGeVr-QOhcw/s640/IMG_9680.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEaQPvUekI4G9aqr_QTqgKUCSLL0oBEUTm32vrsNDrbo-qQeKIbbtQLSzfSnsQFDGTzvjOKeMOZ-LiuK03bC-So-2_IlK6sVV4_xzIT0DUpdBLaPD4cf-B7YQRMXn9cROLc5pU8vbpRnK/s1600/IMG_9703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEaQPvUekI4G9aqr_QTqgKUCSLL0oBEUTm32vrsNDrbo-qQeKIbbtQLSzfSnsQFDGTzvjOKeMOZ-LiuK03bC-So-2_IlK6sVV4_xzIT0DUpdBLaPD4cf-B7YQRMXn9cROLc5pU8vbpRnK/s640/IMG_9703.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us all looking at the same thing at the same time (who knows what) just makes me laugh</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
After lunch we anchored at the beach so the kids could swim and play. The beach was the site of the great tragedy last year. So, we did not venture down the beach that far. Instead, the kids swam more and played in the nice sand. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjnaOlbA0nP6ODkWV464Tc48AfN-AsFw12dHdwe3HUvJaajd87GpTeHva4xdxKL0Rrx_vrok7LSRFdOnSaJTky7qcUF_-wBc4l1DmjIsE6i4ShgOiZ-Q5Sp5DHrpoDLXRFnd_JuH2GRNk/s1600/IMG_9684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjnaOlbA0nP6ODkWV464Tc48AfN-AsFw12dHdwe3HUvJaajd87GpTeHva4xdxKL0Rrx_vrok7LSRFdOnSaJTky7qcUF_-wBc4l1DmjIsE6i4ShgOiZ-Q5Sp5DHrpoDLXRFnd_JuH2GRNk/s640/IMG_9684.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SBkeSRSUO9cE96AE4v-lABPnPz492p0oWfPckeJHtKozooWW-B1ktpm73C1xTCwJbao7t6oz31HtgDiD6b_KYUTiLbjuYgofBfkDVrzkmw1L8rBVxEEMrnGIHQ4fY7wGDvax2i4DUwbA/s1600/IMG_9685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SBkeSRSUO9cE96AE4v-lABPnPz492p0oWfPckeJHtKozooWW-B1ktpm73C1xTCwJbao7t6oz31HtgDiD6b_KYUTiLbjuYgofBfkDVrzkmw1L8rBVxEEMrnGIHQ4fY7wGDvax2i4DUwbA/s640/IMG_9685.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12FSKJ6OvyZiNqMgWIr1PXbhZzoYqWSvUaq1w-s0fv_tTwpcMDwz_Awe8E1BVnhlBwJHO3ZrvYFv3s-bN_MgRUrxtfamF9jAO08wWhCjP1Otr5sofHCJoeMN-TOe4SDvKUp5_7vylwQmJ/s1600/IMG_9689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12FSKJ6OvyZiNqMgWIr1PXbhZzoYqWSvUaq1w-s0fv_tTwpcMDwz_Awe8E1BVnhlBwJHO3ZrvYFv3s-bN_MgRUrxtfamF9jAO08wWhCjP1Otr5sofHCJoeMN-TOe4SDvKUp5_7vylwQmJ/s640/IMG_9689.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ71i700jifWX5k07XZg7myXxh_CeHCBuo_YAMvf2jcFJ0IqTS_vekk55QqVbwYRfgcjQkyHuc4TKwo9P771cjkP3vTdV6tAVOJ4OYk3wRqK8qnS257tb54gbxf6arbKCktiDySpK73T1g/s1600/IMG_9690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ71i700jifWX5k07XZg7myXxh_CeHCBuo_YAMvf2jcFJ0IqTS_vekk55QqVbwYRfgcjQkyHuc4TKwo9P771cjkP3vTdV6tAVOJ4OYk3wRqK8qnS257tb54gbxf6arbKCktiDySpK73T1g/s640/IMG_9690.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
It was apparently a very tiring day because this happened on the way back...<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhTpqKgsackiqQ4EeGnwXPNyUOdO2qs5dIYir_3msM43WfgaWdj-nHJmath7BCLPKY9g2cBSea-0DlyF_c3MTUTVmbYhnQIgJXW_mIf9tHYNJ1kUQOZOxV4b1P7-XQfCGHioq7-J8FiHq/s1600/IMG_9701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhTpqKgsackiqQ4EeGnwXPNyUOdO2qs5dIYir_3msM43WfgaWdj-nHJmath7BCLPKY9g2cBSea-0DlyF_c3MTUTVmbYhnQIgJXW_mIf9tHYNJ1kUQOZOxV4b1P7-XQfCGHioq7-J8FiHq/s640/IMG_9701.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asleep with his head "floating"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfBNga9WZqvjTw4f91J2qaqhzxUkWgDkbIKBjsdibLAJhQv-IP9In8rIc2jOkmfdFSiqLDsruWGYvlst8we19sI9_MbF9admP4DobQe9vCc8JJcifekvcCN_qY5x3DkChqs6QZ7Y6piEX/s1600/IMG_9706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfBNga9WZqvjTw4f91J2qaqhzxUkWgDkbIKBjsdibLAJhQv-IP9In8rIc2jOkmfdFSiqLDsruWGYvlst8we19sI9_MbF9admP4DobQe9vCc8JJcifekvcCN_qY5x3DkChqs6QZ7Y6piEX/s640/IMG_9706.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYcf5vT6UyAtT-l0msOhr1J-SfCwUYlZKQXvHvJrJTrWDTDSLfliOxtipO9U_RtRmzKQEJKz6x8jyParlkUOjKiQYiwwGd8w_iZa31Sw0unXKAFh1bQjzDvfcY0aiyWkGUAwgOHMXUFlO/s1600/IMG_9710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYcf5vT6UyAtT-l0msOhr1J-SfCwUYlZKQXvHvJrJTrWDTDSLfliOxtipO9U_RtRmzKQEJKz6x8jyParlkUOjKiQYiwwGd8w_iZa31Sw0unXKAFh1bQjzDvfcY0aiyWkGUAwgOHMXUFlO/s640/IMG_9710.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
It was a super fun day! Thanks Mammy and Pappy!! North Carolina was the best as always!!Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-32201237791089120382016-07-19T13:27:00.000-07:002016-07-19T13:27:16.572-07:00Cousin time and more fun pictures from North CarolinaEmma spends as much time as she can with Maya and Hanna. The only time she spent apart from them was when she was at the gym. They are best friends and I hope that never changes.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AityUiCqz0-1KcIxBrWTl_Rdmc-7kL9QU7VRfb0VlOrrRBEM3N3BreUNXu75hOVa3OvHWCWJW7Of5tV7ckGS2MxjT96EQC_5jNa6iBIRWekaga55iWOhEQIc_qDMtlvg80rT4iTfy6j8/s1600/IMG_2471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AityUiCqz0-1KcIxBrWTl_Rdmc-7kL9QU7VRfb0VlOrrRBEM3N3BreUNXu75hOVa3OvHWCWJW7Of5tV7ckGS2MxjT96EQC_5jNa6iBIRWekaga55iWOhEQIc_qDMtlvg80rT4iTfy6j8/s640/IMG_2471.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was really good at paddle boarding</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8LbST1hJnqJmluV3y4ygKKBwmT_YRHRKkgxkXmqJ2SRwpFjQbfQtnUsEm4E8bsiFas_lzHZFBhYPzt9WcHhMU2WRW4lXt5lo1R8lmSozaGFk_UD3LBPLJKuKFmNn7BlB0lXAtIG8MVds/s1600/IMG_2472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8LbST1hJnqJmluV3y4ygKKBwmT_YRHRKkgxkXmqJ2SRwpFjQbfQtnUsEm4E8bsiFas_lzHZFBhYPzt9WcHhMU2WRW4lXt5lo1R8lmSozaGFk_UD3LBPLJKuKFmNn7BlB0lXAtIG8MVds/s640/IMG_2472.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYuWT7mgqjJS05NG12gP1bpxCRI5DiZeCSfzy4VSCJr5CYzjHrVN2UQV5X53IbeO-JFKXDYCkHxq0qRV5Mi9oTJwbEUS6x62Cy60iVDSgafJeQ1v8-WkvFcCaGZeVy7TrnfzrcZvq7Hjr/s1600/IMG_9348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYuWT7mgqjJS05NG12gP1bpxCRI5DiZeCSfzy4VSCJr5CYzjHrVN2UQV5X53IbeO-JFKXDYCkHxq0qRV5Mi9oTJwbEUS6x62Cy60iVDSgafJeQ1v8-WkvFcCaGZeVy7TrnfzrcZvq7Hjr/s640/IMG_9348.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXmCdqsiWN3OqDYNAr9Fxksqlo9Va60OGN4-GAUaXEhs6EguU4mMFAkVTGxzZv43pQTioB2SqQ0lohR2EiKUJ6SzJExEMh9ARYCILdUYM6ZiFsIsTt0q5c_F8fbpaEysM99HNURu2j5Vf/s1600/IMG_9723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXmCdqsiWN3OqDYNAr9Fxksqlo9Va60OGN4-GAUaXEhs6EguU4mMFAkVTGxzZv43pQTioB2SqQ0lohR2EiKUJ6SzJExEMh9ARYCILdUYM6ZiFsIsTt0q5c_F8fbpaEysM99HNURu2j5Vf/s640/IMG_9723.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Elena and Leah are also attached at the hip. They are only four months apart and are basically the same person. They are too cute together even when they are arguing!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno962tWkt_T5bj4AYQFaL3_utkcK-8OKj-RqdRb46ZLzhFZN62GGcnJW4M_g_4XGK4X147YY_uZO5hNdU9htl7JS3sbaZqIHDUowy_sjwVG8Mx3NIOLaKr5p3IKO7JGfv4sjCK4ixSNO8/s1600/IMG_2474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno962tWkt_T5bj4AYQFaL3_utkcK-8OKj-RqdRb46ZLzhFZN62GGcnJW4M_g_4XGK4X147YY_uZO5hNdU9htl7JS3sbaZqIHDUowy_sjwVG8Mx3NIOLaKr5p3IKO7JGfv4sjCK4ixSNO8/s640/IMG_2474.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOcMzx_06y3IpY80qeqTeNjz44v2iXoMuN9j7qF1HbeDsiDj41dSOEQcK_DLbHGt80o9iaMNhMkyUvm7pbtZktz9bKr74wH8YsidYLD1e2U_9L7A_21zoRBDK8OtEodp3qno_duOOAUFR/s1600/IMG_9366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOcMzx_06y3IpY80qeqTeNjz44v2iXoMuN9j7qF1HbeDsiDj41dSOEQcK_DLbHGt80o9iaMNhMkyUvm7pbtZktz9bKr74wH8YsidYLD1e2U_9L7A_21zoRBDK8OtEodp3qno_duOOAUFR/s640/IMG_9366.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMC5UDSs8_hg4xBLB_LcfwPiizgc6nHAWIHD0-E7vinHOgQ1FZ69suZTcuqs3Dvk-Fua4B4cGoCPwCd6bxqcP42SqpKSVPvlDaSUu9kiuzqKN8yA1aJAhYXQaB0-MS7Y6HNTj6MMeMH65/s1600/IMG_9371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMC5UDSs8_hg4xBLB_LcfwPiizgc6nHAWIHD0-E7vinHOgQ1FZ69suZTcuqs3Dvk-Fua4B4cGoCPwCd6bxqcP42SqpKSVPvlDaSUu9kiuzqKN8yA1aJAhYXQaB0-MS7Y6HNTj6MMeMH65/s640/IMG_9371.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFI3MRk2j5x_WzsZerMnxFIxWeHsQhK7LlgybcnrHKA80nMxWAMIaXoFa6SZRlDo4AvDQUCbXdjteIjFQ37AaBSX-eZtWN7jFOBQwfkE3nQWU5i8-7Z4GKtXcQIu-_n1qcyYgTlPiqzTZy/s1600/IMG_9623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFI3MRk2j5x_WzsZerMnxFIxWeHsQhK7LlgybcnrHKA80nMxWAMIaXoFa6SZRlDo4AvDQUCbXdjteIjFQ37AaBSX-eZtWN7jFOBQwfkE3nQWU5i8-7Z4GKtXcQIu-_n1qcyYgTlPiqzTZy/s640/IMG_9623.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Jonah is my little loner. He kind of does his own thing. Sometimes he plays with his cousins, but he was sick for a bunch of our visit. So if he did socialize he was playing with Jack or hanging around in the background. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY2A1PbOB_NocArOdx6c9mdRSwZYYAh8_Fe8xe0wMPvtfuYCHph7muvvvP2Wjmt3CSiKUkrrgM8p3GK9OI3vCiqgvaZoPTtfN4SATStoYW1QYaO784AE00wVyX22leVDK5aOmnFnwD7WS/s1600/IMG_2476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY2A1PbOB_NocArOdx6c9mdRSwZYYAh8_Fe8xe0wMPvtfuYCHph7muvvvP2Wjmt3CSiKUkrrgM8p3GK9OI3vCiqgvaZoPTtfN4SATStoYW1QYaO784AE00wVyX22leVDK5aOmnFnwD7WS/s640/IMG_2476.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBAprG9YQ3MD3Cy0Cx3bzwwlIQllBWBT8h6M-6g-E7UgqS9ehMC261srKhlf6E0FHHh-imjsSe8T6POz9a14hpoP2A8hxzlUuYe5GAkhXJjJVRMQgv4jFXqBO2_bMJfGNJrFdxL39m5O8/s1600/IMG_2478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBAprG9YQ3MD3Cy0Cx3bzwwlIQllBWBT8h6M-6g-E7UgqS9ehMC261srKhlf6E0FHHh-imjsSe8T6POz9a14hpoP2A8hxzlUuYe5GAkhXJjJVRMQgv4jFXqBO2_bMJfGNJrFdxL39m5O8/s640/IMG_2478.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzo7P7KZYwUB0HfockN0ku1lkXptvNi4UBU42hskar4Zii5LoXUOa8YH2GhRlsT06gxB65FktUdWlNPVFF37tG-qbAzN_hdoog7qU6qH6NKYlOhDN21jJa73XGbqVI83KVY3_cklvwNxoy/s1600/IMG_2485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzo7P7KZYwUB0HfockN0ku1lkXptvNi4UBU42hskar4Zii5LoXUOa8YH2GhRlsT06gxB65FktUdWlNPVFF37tG-qbAzN_hdoog7qU6qH6NKYlOhDN21jJa73XGbqVI83KVY3_cklvwNxoy/s640/IMG_2485.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuksCe5HvKyS8w5r3V6AZMV7Ubp_J78MD0EcjDlqFPoOH5WRkKqCnrQMbWM6Gdo6eJ6jpURLjo2apQ22az047nAm3DQYPZsoyju5wKUq8An9sltTeRCA7SnVMlIMXecYV8-iwBFqWEVeHu/s1600/IMG_9343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuksCe5HvKyS8w5r3V6AZMV7Ubp_J78MD0EcjDlqFPoOH5WRkKqCnrQMbWM6Gdo6eJ6jpURLjo2apQ22az047nAm3DQYPZsoyju5wKUq8An9sltTeRCA7SnVMlIMXecYV8-iwBFqWEVeHu/s640/IMG_9343.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE3pcVHEX9_7aagm3zfjLENsz5g51WRdhYN0whzMAgIs7Mhc9K869STbfUM-i2Rd-pv6PZmvIitb_BVV90roo5VcswSF7K-J24pKkst0CgKL0eZBZUqZRYqkY2p8Pl2KzqLzVSO_VijVQ/s1600/IMG_9562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE3pcVHEX9_7aagm3zfjLENsz5g51WRdhYN0whzMAgIs7Mhc9K869STbfUM-i2Rd-pv6PZmvIitb_BVV90roo5VcswSF7K-J24pKkst0CgKL0eZBZUqZRYqkY2p8Pl2KzqLzVSO_VijVQ/s640/IMG_9562.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUR2ABQB2gk0J-jO-_PMMP6utWiUJ_p15GLpy4rtZKWsUR2WGZJRFCB2kEfwKoiEhLA9cv-v6qs5GJQN2V_5TOCKz_qQmhb2wytJ3Ru8JrgeiO_wJEW786JB43uLsERldm-_3Sib7k2nJ/s1600/IMG_9174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUR2ABQB2gk0J-jO-_PMMP6utWiUJ_p15GLpy4rtZKWsUR2WGZJRFCB2kEfwKoiEhLA9cv-v6qs5GJQN2V_5TOCKz_qQmhb2wytJ3Ru8JrgeiO_wJEW786JB43uLsERldm-_3Sib7k2nJ/s640/IMG_9174.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Samuel goes with the flow and wherever the action is. He will play with anyone and do everything.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMBW2KvSqDZ6kQWXPHWbNoOzrp_YrEu6kSbNGReMP9pFtLBGqmoldc5tEk8yOHtKITdoDv3bJ_ab5IECahPw6rm865-wQqTdywJzebW0j2JLXddILS0XozyvVDVc1dELh8kwILP5Lvuij/s1600/IMG_9365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMBW2KvSqDZ6kQWXPHWbNoOzrp_YrEu6kSbNGReMP9pFtLBGqmoldc5tEk8yOHtKITdoDv3bJ_ab5IECahPw6rm865-wQqTdywJzebW0j2JLXddILS0XozyvVDVc1dELh8kwILP5Lvuij/s640/IMG_9365.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimS7905h7S02cNyUyB8isj15AwvUpWVmSImLASJiDcvwyt_fjdNsNSvF1be59qfqfBaMcir1RcDIXQjuGxOGGb9o_1vpnc_Zbd0EoAB_G5rHke4ZmMb2HB1jARAV8QcYXZc4M88RHVBJd/s1600/IMG_9595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimS7905h7S02cNyUyB8isj15AwvUpWVmSImLASJiDcvwyt_fjdNsNSvF1be59qfqfBaMcir1RcDIXQjuGxOGGb9o_1vpnc_Zbd0EoAB_G5rHke4ZmMb2HB1jARAV8QcYXZc4M88RHVBJd/s640/IMG_9595.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQGBx835txYs6_qQpvyx0rHgEy25__xTR-YwcLKHY2hX9Cciy-Y63LC8_DO8luwM3WJR-OwdbYxHP_8jPpFWAL-SfhVr99IkGhOw0bgM6mn0zWp38XFLIJjNPCrqvXLFnBbh5-4IJmRrH/s1600/IMG_9618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQGBx835txYs6_qQpvyx0rHgEy25__xTR-YwcLKHY2hX9Cciy-Y63LC8_DO8luwM3WJR-OwdbYxHP_8jPpFWAL-SfhVr99IkGhOw0bgM6mn0zWp38XFLIJjNPCrqvXLFnBbh5-4IJmRrH/s640/IMG_9618.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4OrPLIyU2tzQXMN7jxRniy6226de11UjNefuxewCP3xWEgSIKTZIOYTodfOsHLWdDnHInEpsJQOfIBwEq-CdLMFPdYYd1ptVVx8fvVkmOXz_C7oZE-419oh1loatSBrcCNqQCUB1OGNU/s1600/IMG_9721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4OrPLIyU2tzQXMN7jxRniy6226de11UjNefuxewCP3xWEgSIKTZIOYTodfOsHLWdDnHInEpsJQOfIBwEq-CdLMFPdYYd1ptVVx8fvVkmOXz_C7oZE-419oh1loatSBrcCNqQCUB1OGNU/s640/IMG_9721.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJ1RCA1fU3NyG94jP6R3fmi2fyvqOSvoMN1afIsGMHrXTv68rxXcV-LcTwIU7zIwRBSl7oBlU1WOVs_qMnefNUqXiG9e-758QaA9k1SXaW8MSWYmm6hChzMhcUQWs_CXWEYr_40Q5FsgV/s1600/IMG_2473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJ1RCA1fU3NyG94jP6R3fmi2fyvqOSvoMN1afIsGMHrXTv68rxXcV-LcTwIU7zIwRBSl7oBlU1WOVs_qMnefNUqXiG9e-758QaA9k1SXaW8MSWYmm6hChzMhcUQWs_CXWEYr_40Q5FsgV/s640/IMG_2473.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Emma organized the 2016 Cassalina Olympics. The games were silly and fun and enjoyed by all!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGi-H8tUyxKX683NF2NK-U_EVFF7Qf1LzqOQ7CFoYx8XJryv3ZxQqUusqOGEZgzm4IWtis7PyJOwkUpoqlFQPCZDSHMpgGm1J7ltVw5pK2NLrPR8wFcr6hPJO3cPLAB3YeryWXF6pvuhn1/s1600/IMG_9627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGi-H8tUyxKX683NF2NK-U_EVFF7Qf1LzqOQ7CFoYx8XJryv3ZxQqUusqOGEZgzm4IWtis7PyJOwkUpoqlFQPCZDSHMpgGm1J7ltVw5pK2NLrPR8wFcr6hPJO3cPLAB3YeryWXF6pvuhn1/s640/IMG_9627.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post competition and very wet from water balloon baseball</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I also took lots of random but fun pictures because that's what I love to do!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_e92DOoGL3N99E2SDmoNUeEea49ekkNGcltDtOckc4S04aK8qcxkAA5XcE9DuaUlZN3Vcb_JEy85cUSMliHo7Bss_7Vu00Oex0pgQNYThvl1siq6eSIOAoUTK5OM5QZbs-JyNd_Fdn-Y/s1600/IMG_9326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_e92DOoGL3N99E2SDmoNUeEea49ekkNGcltDtOckc4S04aK8qcxkAA5XcE9DuaUlZN3Vcb_JEy85cUSMliHo7Bss_7Vu00Oex0pgQNYThvl1siq6eSIOAoUTK5OM5QZbs-JyNd_Fdn-Y/s640/IMG_9326.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdki2h2JSS64-R6Xvh_Lih1tTORTYT7619iFVNGl2HPj4ll_nq3T-CneQcTfIDIxqKYaOywkfv6_zUSyajEOPb3cwXK28A7K_W6Kka3a3bj9Yw0mgKYUdbbvAkpyoRd5nybZIo3DtF9uPE/s1600/IMG_9411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdki2h2JSS64-R6Xvh_Lih1tTORTYT7619iFVNGl2HPj4ll_nq3T-CneQcTfIDIxqKYaOywkfv6_zUSyajEOPb3cwXK28A7K_W6Kka3a3bj9Yw0mgKYUdbbvAkpyoRd5nybZIo3DtF9uPE/s640/IMG_9411.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZGIhkyf6wKflyni4GMjy0wlIwUzELQcO9LjGvwHSd0zOvCqT6hxfIBoiBznlnbkswA1_mrBIKXc5Ed9eyImZiRJGPPkvrTlCGoXAgqemnONkV6q2S4O6fCgEvWeZE-zMmOPAHYGv56zP/s1600/IMG_9541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZGIhkyf6wKflyni4GMjy0wlIwUzELQcO9LjGvwHSd0zOvCqT6hxfIBoiBznlnbkswA1_mrBIKXc5Ed9eyImZiRJGPPkvrTlCGoXAgqemnONkV6q2S4O6fCgEvWeZE-zMmOPAHYGv56zP/s640/IMG_9541.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots and lots and lots of pizza</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2ryKfjGkpyPc65wpJnk3rnDTCy5YnkrgDKIb0qH9cwGaQKcB7jrGTdgM8lM_0gU-V-AN6BLizbNSUIG-ZeCX3F1NsVQZBvpHEWHi94AZc57GjIAgCT15GbH2XhxHK-cARraYgaYkMtuV/s1600/IMG_9543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2ryKfjGkpyPc65wpJnk3rnDTCy5YnkrgDKIb0qH9cwGaQKcB7jrGTdgM8lM_0gU-V-AN6BLizbNSUIG-ZeCX3F1NsVQZBvpHEWHi94AZc57GjIAgCT15GbH2XhxHK-cARraYgaYkMtuV/s640/IMG_9543.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXzceyDYOFI2V2lx3dPBON6yw9SvXh841EEvVbRQcUc65_pkwtUKu3ftDynjMmns_El4kabxzAGcS1lzfDmsADS4uU18B5Pb4yovFTpe99aP3qy0PRedgYUV8uOg8S1GtpY8OPuyTqtSf/s1600/IMG_9746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXzceyDYOFI2V2lx3dPBON6yw9SvXh841EEvVbRQcUc65_pkwtUKu3ftDynjMmns_El4kabxzAGcS1lzfDmsADS4uU18B5Pb4yovFTpe99aP3qy0PRedgYUV8uOg8S1GtpY8OPuyTqtSf/s640/IMG_9746.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZqoI3E6EQGuc9XP_ikEpixUxWJZNZYuYSGTKqIFGAXr35-GQe69P8Rzprd16GJzVBrUf0LBs-t6RSXr6YKm-zoA4HaozrhIzkV1euASpn_42UjcA1BsKiIE7-LNeoRzFvLWLvw2PvdRd/s1600/IMG_9727.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZqoI3E6EQGuc9XP_ikEpixUxWJZNZYuYSGTKqIFGAXr35-GQe69P8Rzprd16GJzVBrUf0LBs-t6RSXr6YKm-zoA4HaozrhIzkV1euASpn_42UjcA1BsKiIE7-LNeoRzFvLWLvw2PvdRd/s640/IMG_9727.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZXFn8fG1snOuT2xsOPYiKC_En43KXRzmOA4cVcfVSCm4G0SBz_VatipGxfATRs13lp_ls8-3k2JKSkEJH0K2a3Q4PVXrx4AAAkrjBzVG51ThnWarQU_GLeOHQxAMWm91u9_S9aqzOjGG/s1600/IMG_9020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZXFn8fG1snOuT2xsOPYiKC_En43KXRzmOA4cVcfVSCm4G0SBz_VatipGxfATRs13lp_ls8-3k2JKSkEJH0K2a3Q4PVXrx4AAAkrjBzVG51ThnWarQU_GLeOHQxAMWm91u9_S9aqzOjGG/s640/IMG_9020.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leah's hair is hilarious!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWdTdgPyBfuhgHifRRjy4euDPgL7O7hQ_9k9srjLP7Xi2WI-sqlzmh34DxIkOwzTHHbSf8VWBCBEXOpxYM9uXEDzhooA6F5SkDptZu9s7Io0R7eC5jxmTML1YE0SvrOVBSWc4pBr0t6Ef/s1600/IMG_9151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWdTdgPyBfuhgHifRRjy4euDPgL7O7hQ_9k9srjLP7Xi2WI-sqlzmh34DxIkOwzTHHbSf8VWBCBEXOpxYM9uXEDzhooA6F5SkDptZu9s7Io0R7eC5jxmTML1YE0SvrOVBSWc4pBr0t6Ef/s640/IMG_9151.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack didn't want to kayak with me!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGLyRU4itFpF7cbVCOeTCAMAKDSRawkKysNu_IXwRdSavRDm_towJBdNdYDw2t9dP5k443diQL2pGXH7naxRz8rRZOZVktx9FBUfrVGivNkoiGajYmiodimgAk3UnYUG3iXMGZ3VoQv2P/s1600/IMG_9153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGLyRU4itFpF7cbVCOeTCAMAKDSRawkKysNu_IXwRdSavRDm_towJBdNdYDw2t9dP5k443diQL2pGXH7naxRz8rRZOZVktx9FBUfrVGivNkoiGajYmiodimgAk3UnYUG3iXMGZ3VoQv2P/s640/IMG_9153.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post workout picture and obviously Elena was a little flustered from the exercise</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X8uzkqPMJvzbIMn87VZC047s66qvXch1MKepVgi6XxcRZK-8Sbo1WZia-I2q-QHJUaXY9khY1yzOgNhooul2uEPAPWViw7CNkgCcSjz9u636eVJCl2uNK-w73Af3qSB6gof0bjVZjkQ3/s1600/IMG_2480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X8uzkqPMJvzbIMn87VZC047s66qvXch1MKepVgi6XxcRZK-8Sbo1WZia-I2q-QHJUaXY9khY1yzOgNhooul2uEPAPWViw7CNkgCcSjz9u636eVJCl2uNK-w73Af3qSB6gof0bjVZjkQ3/s640/IMG_2480.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It rained on the 4th and we were cold!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_H0ixeQ3eo1FsNM4hZI3ajmRLp-V6EhFGoEv11kyL5jsaj5ddg5J6FUw7T2c6g4iWHbANqLkDKJo0gVkGbCclwAE8pVZEPBWhWU-NBxdGR9a4IsGlioT-smVJ8hPFg6wwXMA8JOhLDwE/s1600/IMG_9430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_H0ixeQ3eo1FsNM4hZI3ajmRLp-V6EhFGoEv11kyL5jsaj5ddg5J6FUw7T2c6g4iWHbANqLkDKJo0gVkGbCclwAE8pVZEPBWhWU-NBxdGR9a4IsGlioT-smVJ8hPFg6wwXMA8JOhLDwE/s640/IMG_9430.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1ky3D4C9eNjdYZ-U3PAvtcVmgCojW0fTVoOdGk1mZSTXgSri7zedF-sHXs84QSGHQCHtyXUN7XqeFSNs0271vd4OJwF-SpncnEHMOJtrsYwiPEk9Fic0R94Qhgp66KDiaDI9YY9DYEoG/s1600/IMG_9537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1ky3D4C9eNjdYZ-U3PAvtcVmgCojW0fTVoOdGk1mZSTXgSri7zedF-sHXs84QSGHQCHtyXUN7XqeFSNs0271vd4OJwF-SpncnEHMOJtrsYwiPEk9Fic0R94Qhgp66KDiaDI9YY9DYEoG/s640/IMG_9537.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samuel wasn't allowed to drink the beer he's holding I promise!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZNnkNcAr8CaKWkVqbYsdc4w1gF7AX06wOm6BrtmE8zKeEVagl_UMnSmRg8J6-u0OXWQxfUQ4LCyQV1I_24NKRuN-blvH3l97vAuZqgeOwrS7XjtOSLgENYiS2tA-evnBjbOqg0FcF0D9/s1600/IMG_9577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZNnkNcAr8CaKWkVqbYsdc4w1gF7AX06wOm6BrtmE8zKeEVagl_UMnSmRg8J6-u0OXWQxfUQ4LCyQV1I_24NKRuN-blvH3l97vAuZqgeOwrS7XjtOSLgENYiS2tA-evnBjbOqg0FcF0D9/s640/IMG_9577.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mammy and Pappy's Motley Crew</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7GPKqbIZsf29hj_wgmjsMruqlYSmFYdE1RQyaQ_C-o10yr20E0cfOWpULs64X2j_kf01crg0wnw1xTdXNHDr82w5B0_VKbE5RLLOteH671v8Kwb1vU9f6LjMPG5cuENTM79vdtgiq9jG/s1600/IMG_9169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7GPKqbIZsf29hj_wgmjsMruqlYSmFYdE1RQyaQ_C-o10yr20E0cfOWpULs64X2j_kf01crg0wnw1xTdXNHDr82w5B0_VKbE5RLLOteH671v8Kwb1vU9f6LjMPG5cuENTM79vdtgiq9jG/s640/IMG_9169.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> Until next time Dawson Creek</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-6388410064486102932016-07-18T15:43:00.002-07:002016-07-18T15:43:34.453-07:00Our adventures in North CarolinaWe spent the beginning of July in North Carolina with Mammy and Pappy. Kelsey and her crew came as did Megan! Good times and it is never long enough for anyone. Despite living too far apart these sweet cousins are the best of friends and soak up every minute of their time together. Our time together this year was not about big adventures, but just spending time playing and enjoying the fun of being on the creek and river. Basically we spent all our time swimming, boating, tubing, kayaking, fishing or playing at the beach. What's not to love!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnc0KKk2s2VjTUITuLtkY5QEAyNq2QDVpsd2GaeMTQBhwGRM7O4Tz-TEgl0vIugeHgnDI69jTct3TZCQJKHRhxiGhgrw_pnaUIzkTaMotKZOR69wtsdm05aju8ECi810Q7RtPDTRV6jDU/s1600/IMG_9131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnc0KKk2s2VjTUITuLtkY5QEAyNq2QDVpsd2GaeMTQBhwGRM7O4Tz-TEgl0vIugeHgnDI69jTct3TZCQJKHRhxiGhgrw_pnaUIzkTaMotKZOR69wtsdm05aju8ECi810Q7RtPDTRV6jDU/s640/IMG_9131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Samuel and Hanna had the one great adventure with Mammy and Pappy. The went sea fishing about four miles out into the Atlantic. They were gone all day and had the best time. It was quite the successful day. Everyone caught something which was awesome for dinners. But, Samuel had the best catch of the day. He tried to reel his fish in by himself, but after about 20 minutes of trying he gave his pole to Pappy. It was a huge dolphin fish! In case you were wondering it was delicious!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7hBmm7ha2WuVBXXy2IsY_Z2KyS_062j9oDdZNddy3QtsiKriik3wcs4Z9TZoywyC37glQ_EO8Amy7Z2XeNHguqPeUfPzDpg9-NhEHf4UYlK9nh3iKw-Vr4kh-2Da8rp3JPF82d-GDv84/s1600/IMG_9028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7hBmm7ha2WuVBXXy2IsY_Z2KyS_062j9oDdZNddy3QtsiKriik3wcs4Z9TZoywyC37glQ_EO8Amy7Z2XeNHguqPeUfPzDpg9-NhEHf4UYlK9nh3iKw-Vr4kh-2Da8rp3JPF82d-GDv84/s640/IMG_9028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHC6uWltAjBAhpa7QtIbqRgxzXnZo4s3e-ayFvUpmWTVu5cqmmSa5xkJGnRYpZDYsAeYzVfN4RcR9aOTpM5ncNmJLHp-9UTER7L9t9A8hhv-7KeyIZj4GdvIv3sUs9JhyPtShK4G-XJkb/s1600/IMG_9033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHC6uWltAjBAhpa7QtIbqRgxzXnZo4s3e-ayFvUpmWTVu5cqmmSa5xkJGnRYpZDYsAeYzVfN4RcR9aOTpM5ncNmJLHp-9UTER7L9t9A8hhv-7KeyIZj4GdvIv3sUs9JhyPtShK4G-XJkb/s640/IMG_9033.JPG" width="358" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTH65OLh1WTNVxkxGkz3Nt-O05ou8NfW9Q_am-HIpbYpgY8d0Bb7GYUfpDMyCSF8JAXYDNOh2W0R5VPl6hfMqtJII7yXzSiptiXhm3ygb1eZ1XvsbfAPRZIhkPAaw0EuZ1_tdEUeRiSMh/s1600/IMG_9042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTH65OLh1WTNVxkxGkz3Nt-O05ou8NfW9Q_am-HIpbYpgY8d0Bb7GYUfpDMyCSF8JAXYDNOh2W0R5VPl6hfMqtJII7yXzSiptiXhm3ygb1eZ1XvsbfAPRZIhkPAaw0EuZ1_tdEUeRiSMh/s640/IMG_9042.JPG" width="358" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywl5Sn_59lK7t2JCMFjmr7_axC2D4P_8Ir1GDHCwZCdtyr8GfMJS42bc0bHSMUW8g_dsrN7FyTucD78fp4-W4ZtheChGZ41RQ1sfYSYmtHn40-v-FX5UJB8rQmmc4OuwLzUaV_qHn6Dzd/s1600/IMG_9046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywl5Sn_59lK7t2JCMFjmr7_axC2D4P_8Ir1GDHCwZCdtyr8GfMJS42bc0bHSMUW8g_dsrN7FyTucD78fp4-W4ZtheChGZ41RQ1sfYSYmtHn40-v-FX5UJB8rQmmc4OuwLzUaV_qHn6Dzd/s640/IMG_9046.JPG" width="358" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibSDTdyR_Bm6iodhdyIwChTVP07ASnhm2UqXwOVstf54lsdPmU8TS5DSQSlHDES2mRhYiwBsVQApivZOPAyCQM4pqO4lNTJAwiQCuq5myEVpjehwcXdqNFHKkdjDIVa30oj9qtwBskGLV/s1600/IMG_9031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibSDTdyR_Bm6iodhdyIwChTVP07ASnhm2UqXwOVstf54lsdPmU8TS5DSQSlHDES2mRhYiwBsVQApivZOPAyCQM4pqO4lNTJAwiQCuq5myEVpjehwcXdqNFHKkdjDIVa30oj9qtwBskGLV/s640/IMG_9031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Pappy bought a sunfish this year. The boys went to sailing camp before the rest of us arrived which they loved. It was great to see them sail the sunfish. They learned so much. Drew and Samuel sailed in the river, but Jonah preferred to stay in the creek. I think Drew was the happiest man on earth that he could sail all the time.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbQb2JK3ZWhL8HLgMQgJN6iJowyo72b865ploKqU1H0qlsQCqS1MwvjGLH0zd-sl2xzTcgeOLIKYhzbPqmjRxmkEuX5iJQwPfHyjfl8u2lWSRqMceAWviS30YjEF2ur0Z8-3DJakRBP67/s1600/IMG_9460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbQb2JK3ZWhL8HLgMQgJN6iJowyo72b865ploKqU1H0qlsQCqS1MwvjGLH0zd-sl2xzTcgeOLIKYhzbPqmjRxmkEuX5iJQwPfHyjfl8u2lWSRqMceAWviS30YjEF2ur0Z8-3DJakRBP67/s640/IMG_9460.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC_QxX9CMyRR3imaxc2X8Pev5P3A9XuIbwrJkgGRMEubh31LtZ9wYGegDJbjEcC9Xw4fteO7MyPO7GRzDu_VrGi4ZLgudTvawkg7kIwJHHjpSVnjyhzpp3NtNXJBzXgeoLA-c5btnYtQX/s1600/IMG_9737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC_QxX9CMyRR3imaxc2X8Pev5P3A9XuIbwrJkgGRMEubh31LtZ9wYGegDJbjEcC9Xw4fteO7MyPO7GRzDu_VrGi4ZLgudTvawkg7kIwJHHjpSVnjyhzpp3NtNXJBzXgeoLA-c5btnYtQX/s640/IMG_9737.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSonUcJx4mXg5Tv1xAiAhcP_lTSbjuam8Dp1pUShQkvj7n40umxB6BZYCl7FBiD-AG7l_Enx-9_2UQLDIbExv7RjmlAxLf81JWj8qu46yy5XGGtEvFz2KH68na_M5nACJIbUvGOygPNycZ/s1600/IMG_9434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSonUcJx4mXg5Tv1xAiAhcP_lTSbjuam8Dp1pUShQkvj7n40umxB6BZYCl7FBiD-AG7l_Enx-9_2UQLDIbExv7RjmlAxLf81JWj8qu46yy5XGGtEvFz2KH68na_M5nACJIbUvGOygPNycZ/s640/IMG_9434.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
As expected we spent some time at the nearby beach. There was a shark attack I think the week before we arrived so we passed on Atlantic Beach. Instead we went to the beach on the Neuse River. The love it just the same and it is just a quick boat ride away instead of an hour drive.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFNDIDBa4d7qc3Rr8aN0m79pJjtC_Z9cHdegzaD4vOFo1DjbY8SIDabgiiGHU4nxG_J04s75WTLyym8vi-y6vzbmZN1iObMuo4qjFJ0sKTBHAF9_n_UmpEfyrs2yCU31kzOlaNAQKQwTj/s1600/IMG_9136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFNDIDBa4d7qc3Rr8aN0m79pJjtC_Z9cHdegzaD4vOFo1DjbY8SIDabgiiGHU4nxG_J04s75WTLyym8vi-y6vzbmZN1iObMuo4qjFJ0sKTBHAF9_n_UmpEfyrs2yCU31kzOlaNAQKQwTj/s640/IMG_9136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4XsHPdHJb5tkznNaR7ZDWgsRzUHHmTak-QkCR2TqR8a7Je8bRldxeMR5j-vxdkj7wXLSbsVCwTAzHh3EKv7NUyrPrtGfQAg_QmllnrLlZhYQIenXVbhrnW4A25YBzW49YEexYMQazqT7/s1600/IMG_2475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4XsHPdHJb5tkznNaR7ZDWgsRzUHHmTak-QkCR2TqR8a7Je8bRldxeMR5j-vxdkj7wXLSbsVCwTAzHh3EKv7NUyrPrtGfQAg_QmllnrLlZhYQIenXVbhrnW4A25YBzW49YEexYMQazqT7/s640/IMG_2475.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVHna1TK3KIPkuMxTsCM7-g6sVQ2hhtJrB1yVYUzZdFhyeV8AiQSV3bVG4w1otrSFB1qTTiyYWNnQAJq1AY0LfsE4GpH4Vz8Gn0icg1kUvnCZAm2t0kmcusFv6coaMrGt4cgGTKWoYkMs/s1600/IMG_9429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVHna1TK3KIPkuMxTsCM7-g6sVQ2hhtJrB1yVYUzZdFhyeV8AiQSV3bVG4w1otrSFB1qTTiyYWNnQAJq1AY0LfsE4GpH4Vz8Gn0icg1kUvnCZAm2t0kmcusFv6coaMrGt4cgGTKWoYkMs/s640/IMG_9429.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_H0ixeQ3eo1FsNM4hZI3ajmRLp-V6EhFGoEv11kyL5jsaj5ddg5J6FUw7T2c6g4iWHbANqLkDKJo0gVkGbCclwAE8pVZEPBWhWU-NBxdGR9a4IsGlioT-smVJ8hPFg6wwXMA8JOhLDwE/s1600/IMG_9430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_H0ixeQ3eo1FsNM4hZI3ajmRLp-V6EhFGoEv11kyL5jsaj5ddg5J6FUw7T2c6g4iWHbANqLkDKJo0gVkGbCclwAE8pVZEPBWhWU-NBxdGR9a4IsGlioT-smVJ8hPFg6wwXMA8JOhLDwE/s640/IMG_9430.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbdeTpez6uytjXE-4nEcDlwNXmfMEje0aF_Avrz51WsRjUZmQGXNsDXQBNUenHgKpQ5lnsN66ouLb5R1Fka1zYmrg81nkyRqiNksAlUVlDnELaxJZMyFpKiy8E4XeXIhhCXe8K_T9OsLB/s1600/IMG_9448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbdeTpez6uytjXE-4nEcDlwNXmfMEje0aF_Avrz51WsRjUZmQGXNsDXQBNUenHgKpQ5lnsN66ouLb5R1Fka1zYmrg81nkyRqiNksAlUVlDnELaxJZMyFpKiy8E4XeXIhhCXe8K_T9OsLB/s640/IMG_9448.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUvKiJtpiLKzKhzxkuTSzJ-t1SPOakg8gmTIxNYz1OmxKV1LRYBH06dPgeZNltQjDXvyCt6jvFW8EQ6fsD5g5W8bx_zgOJIfzPXiwxKYUwL5zjbsUxc9GBxYvuLpHe9VfhMyD5eKXIBu4/s1600/IMG_9455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUvKiJtpiLKzKhzxkuTSzJ-t1SPOakg8gmTIxNYz1OmxKV1LRYBH06dPgeZNltQjDXvyCt6jvFW8EQ6fsD5g5W8bx_zgOJIfzPXiwxKYUwL5zjbsUxc9GBxYvuLpHe9VfhMyD5eKXIBu4/s640/IMG_9455.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXvmQjpG0toABjs6FN2ix5ryotZEbW3tVBn1ZpYayJ6J3CSF24rsRXiCSV7X_haSQT_FDNv1DWl8Or4biimImiIvlvGJJjNh83D0Grvo_bMEjHA85fpLz2G0Si5L7QJD0H4CAbBa-H3v5/s1600/IMG_9470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXvmQjpG0toABjs6FN2ix5ryotZEbW3tVBn1ZpYayJ6J3CSF24rsRXiCSV7X_haSQT_FDNv1DWl8Or4biimImiIvlvGJJjNh83D0Grvo_bMEjHA85fpLz2G0Si5L7QJD0H4CAbBa-H3v5/s640/IMG_9470.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguq4qc5CWsnYVr3pKi_r-ZJBwrbKBl7AW2osjKJcV1jhoxJKZyUczt6XSMhoZdeHWxltuJQRdJAQKD64Zdr2IxdQNfvW6v_o5Jff67msgOTM6YE7AZYWGSSHg1g3MKi-HKAGxWU9glzmZ/s1600/IMG_9538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguq4qc5CWsnYVr3pKi_r-ZJBwrbKBl7AW2osjKJcV1jhoxJKZyUczt6XSMhoZdeHWxltuJQRdJAQKD64Zdr2IxdQNfvW6v_o5Jff67msgOTM6YE7AZYWGSSHg1g3MKi-HKAGxWU9glzmZ/s640/IMG_9538.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Playing at the beach is hard and tiring....look at the kiddos!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeEoG_dP1CTKIN-yObVhYNS6LEzcdkp_cT30fyJjrFzKAIOBn5s1_riQV-T6gvXKLtjXvtLU4eoE0z_Iq1bIDDzYqr6V3WX9hgGJfVyLmUTrHijDkdgOd3wYHLDFOMXqfQk2BNt5hpM0a/s1600/IMG_9527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBeEoG_dP1CTKIN-yObVhYNS6LEzcdkp_cT30fyJjrFzKAIOBn5s1_riQV-T6gvXKLtjXvtLU4eoE0z_Iq1bIDDzYqr6V3WX9hgGJfVyLmUTrHijDkdgOd3wYHLDFOMXqfQk2BNt5hpM0a/s640/IMG_9527.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV4b7ZvRuVhN_WpPcIUE50Cjc3g9hlKfgaQ5w7wH0bxZB0orE5YsYPPsNUqZ0WX9guPDEFSURh-g1eGLcSYsxaP-Wrs9YppoAm10DpZ-uOxn7BecJcvbZmGBEKysaRNhp9E53TEqNbZrt/s1600/IMG_9532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV4b7ZvRuVhN_WpPcIUE50Cjc3g9hlKfgaQ5w7wH0bxZB0orE5YsYPPsNUqZ0WX9guPDEFSURh-g1eGLcSYsxaP-Wrs9YppoAm10DpZ-uOxn7BecJcvbZmGBEKysaRNhp9E53TEqNbZrt/s640/IMG_9532.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77AujTPqT3xMXADczLV4Bn4EGaT1tvsD6tRgb_zeSWR4tKxIKsz1vRjsVPB91SbO47WM7WChtnUy1h5Y6AlxX0Up6cP6RANn7bQmBddoovW8y8o3hNI3P2nE4AtH2IsxeS32tO8CK38DG/s1600/IMG_9534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77AujTPqT3xMXADczLV4Bn4EGaT1tvsD6tRgb_zeSWR4tKxIKsz1vRjsVPB91SbO47WM7WChtnUy1h5Y6AlxX0Up6cP6RANn7bQmBddoovW8y8o3hNI3P2nE4AtH2IsxeS32tO8CK38DG/s640/IMG_9534.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
I really tried not to take a thousand pictures, but I love documenting our life. I know someday my kiddos will appreciate all these documented memories! More to come....Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-32684683057626233622016-07-18T12:23:00.001-07:002016-07-18T12:24:07.097-07:00Small Town AmericaWe spent July 4th in Oriental, North Carolina. Oriental is such a small town that if you blink you are through it. It's not quite that bad, but it is small. It is a cute little town right on the water with cute houses, shops, and nice people. It is the perfect place to celebrate the 4th!<br />
<br />
Friends asked if the kids could ride on the Republican float for the parade and they were so excited. There was lots of squealing and yelling of "yes" when they were asked. Last year I missed the parade because I was getting medicine for Samuel's injured foot. This was my first experience and to say that it was unique would be an understatement. I loved it and it was super fun watching the parade with Jack!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIab9_6BeIz2uQQfARwOGXI3ur-SwrwpO_HN-KcxwU0oLX8AlOoD5jJB7FZYuVcgmLDcLRpiueLzyzRAs9cPYygsb5pGpFtaYBuHUlnLN3CYfGRLJIaCPyJGNZjiYlFheuS02Ru4jCVP7/s1600/IMG_9198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIab9_6BeIz2uQQfARwOGXI3ur-SwrwpO_HN-KcxwU0oLX8AlOoD5jJB7FZYuVcgmLDcLRpiueLzyzRAs9cPYygsb5pGpFtaYBuHUlnLN3CYfGRLJIaCPyJGNZjiYlFheuS02Ru4jCVP7/s640/IMG_9198.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All ready for the parade</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiPvfeFiqM1Pb_tIXrr8LKim6Ry-SkxYUhwP3ynWuP4e9XsN3yMAGfDaW4lP-IBN-rnv2umRD4E0kJ-LtJErwaC4zRGkZ79QkAQBxve22bA18yz1kf-3xgZWFNLz2UyZn4Qy1UvLU6jtp/s1600/IMG_9202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiPvfeFiqM1Pb_tIXrr8LKim6Ry-SkxYUhwP3ynWuP4e9XsN3yMAGfDaW4lP-IBN-rnv2umRD4E0kJ-LtJErwaC4zRGkZ79QkAQBxve22bA18yz1kf-3xgZWFNLz2UyZn4Qy1UvLU6jtp/s640/IMG_9202.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the float</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUZ0aqkuI17mtIvSNJTJlKDDGglPUV_B-ytx5i41NPYHScSEAkT-oioho4AH0zCOZvUxDEagPWYJ2aoYPo0kCHYWniOJ1Dyo_zwCL-33wPUelzT85UgrngFJzivVReFhIuu9_iN3wlOMu/s1600/IMG_9200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUZ0aqkuI17mtIvSNJTJlKDDGglPUV_B-ytx5i41NPYHScSEAkT-oioho4AH0zCOZvUxDEagPWYJ2aoYPo0kCHYWniOJ1Dyo_zwCL-33wPUelzT85UgrngFJzivVReFhIuu9_iN3wlOMu/s640/IMG_9200.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
The parade will filled with silly small town things like decorated tractors, county beauty queens riding in cars, people throwing candy (Jack even got hit on the head with a lollipop!), and all these crazy motorized things like coolers...not joking! Oriental probably has a population of 1,000, but the streets were lined with people and the festival was packed. It was crazy and fun and hot!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPqnzz4GViWUpk9593lSnq0CyYmbeEFZu3c6lo_m3-_OwzkPcOQ9QbmKmja7qgvU3lP3UQFKw2VIV1UIYKM4p2cCPGWHmUWCzxjy1-ix6Zku99zx21Pxlmvn8bxnAlCCfbuvpYMeVOxsM/s1600/IMG_9214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPqnzz4GViWUpk9593lSnq0CyYmbeEFZu3c6lo_m3-_OwzkPcOQ9QbmKmja7qgvU3lP3UQFKw2VIV1UIYKM4p2cCPGWHmUWCzxjy1-ix6Zku99zx21Pxlmvn8bxnAlCCfbuvpYMeVOxsM/s640/IMG_9214.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcbhDCX-VPHswCxRAerkftwV0faW2bgqUnd8XXmUP1FrXPJre184rTpRlWV8Z_FsggqfAmXBIzSuq-CeBkEsOBKrIicdt43szEgXa7lTA1TnRxecmlkn5Ny5tM2kOxDrFeD6kTZsz47vA/s1600/IMG_9224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcbhDCX-VPHswCxRAerkftwV0faW2bgqUnd8XXmUP1FrXPJre184rTpRlWV8Z_FsggqfAmXBIzSuq-CeBkEsOBKrIicdt43szEgXa7lTA1TnRxecmlkn5Ny5tM2kOxDrFeD6kTZsz47vA/s640/IMG_9224.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXi08qmP4OzjB1-lHu48kL6h8pYO2YNnjQ4a3iqh9RG70GAQC3bIw7spHVJ_faiQTTnLUSzGBJfU2sh-okayhJzIlEycWpEsvJ5S9f7gDlt05aPLIhZCz7Sv4PHc8yVyynkDnwYDcJl1t/s1600/IMG_9231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXi08qmP4OzjB1-lHu48kL6h8pYO2YNnjQ4a3iqh9RG70GAQC3bIw7spHVJ_faiQTTnLUSzGBJfU2sh-okayhJzIlEycWpEsvJ5S9f7gDlt05aPLIhZCz7Sv4PHc8yVyynkDnwYDcJl1t/s640/IMG_9231.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was a very serious parade watcher!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirH0nmfyseDrZ4PFNVN1SnVcE7lEdWUzRwZ8GsCmp7TsgUN7WIBRfPeD5T8TaBRTLotCqFQADMaveazQUO3g58uJeNf_L1foe96GUIFON4VfaXn_mEhKMo3H-cCG9aTvZ_go0MPvl2537n/s1600/IMG_9233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirH0nmfyseDrZ4PFNVN1SnVcE7lEdWUzRwZ8GsCmp7TsgUN7WIBRfPeD5T8TaBRTLotCqFQADMaveazQUO3g58uJeNf_L1foe96GUIFON4VfaXn_mEhKMo3H-cCG9aTvZ_go0MPvl2537n/s640/IMG_9233.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6Eq1RONMVpo7ywUNtvBNL79PTkeT3BSnkAGftu1kU6n-Ts873NPVjSvsaGIu092AV2fhaZZiRliouEg1_Lw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUI9u_BQTE5T2bDBqRo5KtNn3GEYoHkpf1mZZuS0gqESUWp1rD3HNgaU_cJ8ROhR4cHrHsXyAZgvIBqZSWFvHu6Thyphenhyphenba7zOsbh17GT1Nf4ASXpJ-3oiUiCYSdYrdUGCl9Hxk8RE1sBL__/s1600/IMG_9234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLUI9u_BQTE5T2bDBqRo5KtNn3GEYoHkpf1mZZuS0gqESUWp1rD3HNgaU_cJ8ROhR4cHrHsXyAZgvIBqZSWFvHu6Thyphenhyphenba7zOsbh17GT1Nf4ASXpJ-3oiUiCYSdYrdUGCl9Hxk8RE1sBL__/s640/IMG_9234.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimr7MKdIueyNVo9MAsdv4TlJtvjsPwPSPDfhMH6AReLaLK580ungSPa-oSa79cOK3uF2C-Ve5pQSe2WLPbU5mpSkgORTvO5KQhvU2hr47i0g8AavouCLorhrmx2ez7r5FuXp_6lPaC10AQ/s1600/IMG_9235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimr7MKdIueyNVo9MAsdv4TlJtvjsPwPSPDfhMH6AReLaLK580ungSPa-oSa79cOK3uF2C-Ve5pQSe2WLPbU5mpSkgORTvO5KQhvU2hr47i0g8AavouCLorhrmx2ez7r5FuXp_6lPaC10AQ/s640/IMG_9235.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Iu8rS4FoOGZf2Rb6USnmgEiBSdJoJPzCTS7EpzkyoqFBSDxce2-kn9NpiAsze2zEV1Tcl-mA7SJtD7oVxrK-T0e58DGvtYV8FrUBhhwngsEn6pURoh_T7DOd8WojvP4W6xcVwBIPqz3K/s1600/IMG_9255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Iu8rS4FoOGZf2Rb6USnmgEiBSdJoJPzCTS7EpzkyoqFBSDxce2-kn9NpiAsze2zEV1Tcl-mA7SJtD7oVxrK-T0e58DGvtYV8FrUBhhwngsEn6pURoh_T7DOd8WojvP4W6xcVwBIPqz3K/s640/IMG_9255.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
After the parade the kids ate all kinds of gross fair food, but enjoyed every second of it. They shopped and spent more money than should be allowed. All in all it was a great morning! It was awesome to see an entire community dressed in red, white, and blue socializing together and having fun! Nothing but smiles!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChx5gARqNX4fy0ljJg_wgyN6IngXkIb4K0eSIafAGfQtpV48iuWL86oMfBB96gYO-8PWeKKTTViCrWt72YOFEnuSW6AoHRyuANzQv-jhvl74vJIMZRu7l-v_ZLllYDvv5lRFcbTq3i0av/s1600/IMG_9267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChx5gARqNX4fy0ljJg_wgyN6IngXkIb4K0eSIafAGfQtpV48iuWL86oMfBB96gYO-8PWeKKTTViCrWt72YOFEnuSW6AoHRyuANzQv-jhvl74vJIMZRu7l-v_ZLllYDvv5lRFcbTq3i0av/s640/IMG_9267.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACrrnenj6-8RsUifA3GxGvkkdc0cs4sqlarveCE5-HnqpTy4dL-TD_Me2v7gkrqgNlrLiteWCmnTYa5jlP_-wjVAirG-l5WsGJSBVbQt9ygH7V4LkW-QBxsLeSqdi5TK7YGxAguL1xapH/s1600/IMG_9268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACrrnenj6-8RsUifA3GxGvkkdc0cs4sqlarveCE5-HnqpTy4dL-TD_Me2v7gkrqgNlrLiteWCmnTYa5jlP_-wjVAirG-l5WsGJSBVbQt9ygH7V4LkW-QBxsLeSqdi5TK7YGxAguL1xapH/s640/IMG_9268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEjrZok3FG4INfYwvIzfZVZAOuCcvc9U96iHRTxmTj-6EM3ibTLSPk9t3yiv7PYJZ1SEZI4nLDnTqIiJ45-zuqpKEjaM6kDsV_DzCvBkBDfIwGmsbpe-pyhJaob2NwCLPB8btzYzbbOrK/s1600/IMG_9269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEjrZok3FG4INfYwvIzfZVZAOuCcvc9U96iHRTxmTj-6EM3ibTLSPk9t3yiv7PYJZ1SEZI4nLDnTqIiJ45-zuqpKEjaM6kDsV_DzCvBkBDfIwGmsbpe-pyhJaob2NwCLPB8btzYzbbOrK/s640/IMG_9269.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBftHrr0oS4vGXKfv5dN6J7RiAFpYh4gvHTKbGbVFz3V0le3fN5hpctZTB24HBa-0OvknTFeS5d-QdXLutl2gjKF-N5TnviQ50DTikhg_mrfBTE6NpXTB6ZzNGyhjRky7hvv2PwZo-TyH/s1600/IMG_9272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBftHrr0oS4vGXKfv5dN6J7RiAFpYh4gvHTKbGbVFz3V0le3fN5hpctZTB24HBa-0OvknTFeS5d-QdXLutl2gjKF-N5TnviQ50DTikhg_mrfBTE6NpXTB6ZzNGyhjRky7hvv2PwZo-TyH/s640/IMG_9272.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
That night we went back to town for the concert and fireworks. Last year we saw Brian Mayer at the fair and he was back again so I really wanted to go. His sound is so country and Drew and I really enjoy his music. I was happy to take Maya and Hanna to their first county music concert. Elena danced right by the stage with the look of total awe on her face. Perfect family fun filled with eating of more crap! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHSc175Or76zk12LHPHo7Y6y_YlMTtY5spQ_nBFJPJq5K3sfZa8ohYy5C9cHm-Uq-JWgS_GFzrd_XDidglMQCJsi3ZDc3rD6QRT0Sgf41vBBkarwx6lsCaWNzb4V0zJABh-ShKUncol1C/s1600/IMG_9301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHSc175Or76zk12LHPHo7Y6y_YlMTtY5spQ_nBFJPJq5K3sfZa8ohYy5C9cHm-Uq-JWgS_GFzrd_XDidglMQCJsi3ZDc3rD6QRT0Sgf41vBBkarwx6lsCaWNzb4V0zJABh-ShKUncol1C/s640/IMG_9301.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyyRqFj_Md7EDIKh281EJNE5GbqzXW8q-cHfi5ye7mXv0RK7xaCRKkl-mvcOylkM6YpevCDRRGNyucr2ifuppHJHbEgAZDNjP6kOF-4JVn8GJK1onpqXDPd0YwPBfQ6C79GUFmXvnC36G/s1600/IMG_9303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyyRqFj_Md7EDIKh281EJNE5GbqzXW8q-cHfi5ye7mXv0RK7xaCRKkl-mvcOylkM6YpevCDRRGNyucr2ifuppHJHbEgAZDNjP6kOF-4JVn8GJK1onpqXDPd0YwPBfQ6C79GUFmXvnC36G/s640/IMG_9303.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All I wanted was a hug and picture, but he was too hot! He finally gave in and took the picture!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgya8nvc5WVlifReXhr_N1pSY00xCUp4KUCrOu4kkY8NGsaIlFGpbJF_VwaHz2HtiHoOukAE3C1Y-X5tzUX4El-PFQd9ITTQICA2QYnFlup0h3HCYVLkodPOwKaV4RkEyJLKRpwb89wEPRP/s1600/IMG_9310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgya8nvc5WVlifReXhr_N1pSY00xCUp4KUCrOu4kkY8NGsaIlFGpbJF_VwaHz2HtiHoOukAE3C1Y-X5tzUX4El-PFQd9ITTQICA2QYnFlup0h3HCYVLkodPOwKaV4RkEyJLKRpwb89wEPRP/s640/IMG_9310.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxIdXRRi_nh3S93ywF-6R5aVEVLuyUgVcImCWkzcY8LsOp7oh2eAIhpdwsw7sSWpNkWF_Vepo-sS_1BWCAtQhaAqmmeDasBMFKWYTzGyn9KhQALaj2OYJZA1eMg4X-dA4wLHz9MtESqjg/s1600/IMG_9311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxIdXRRi_nh3S93ywF-6R5aVEVLuyUgVcImCWkzcY8LsOp7oh2eAIhpdwsw7sSWpNkWF_Vepo-sS_1BWCAtQhaAqmmeDasBMFKWYTzGyn9KhQALaj2OYJZA1eMg4X-dA4wLHz9MtESqjg/s640/IMG_9311.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
I do appreciate all the conveniences I have living in Houston. Nothing is farther than 10 minutes from my house and I literally complain if I have to drive farther to a store. But, I am so thankful that my kiddos get to experience small town America in the summer. It is so different and its own unique thing. The patriotism being so close to Marine bases is evident everywhere. The love of country and desire to make July 4th special is awesome. July 4th is one of my favorite holidays and I am glad that my family and I can celebrate this wonderful country and our freedom in a story book town each summer!Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-47695915602700808382016-06-22T12:29:00.002-07:002016-06-22T12:29:45.726-07:00Samuel's first ChampionshipSamuel just finished playing on a spring flag football team. His friend asked him to join with him and although initially reluctant I know that Samuel really had fun. Most of the boys were a year older and finished 3rd grade. So, it was a great experience to play more experienced and faster boys. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXAlmuV7Zm56eDZbpUE5RFS5QuLGR8rW75dwil0A7fiLkIFulfrmL_zizXHzD-kLFC8nC83leUMebsBgVQq_98p4gbUm2wCWe29wXi5D8sgwnWkRtLcCYFfwh5m_p9yUtdpSrbYe6WA-o/s1600/IMG_8467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXAlmuV7Zm56eDZbpUE5RFS5QuLGR8rW75dwil0A7fiLkIFulfrmL_zizXHzD-kLFC8nC83leUMebsBgVQq_98p4gbUm2wCWe29wXi5D8sgwnWkRtLcCYFfwh5m_p9yUtdpSrbYe6WA-o/s640/IMG_8467.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1_vTSW9TLqZTfw164WP1lU1dG-r37yAYH2n3keedbSzjP_1_mfI6kKHPQQYmgOB3WDHAW-qxPD7mi3sHmwUkYlQW0fASCR3JmzjB3gthhPsZFPuqBUh74V-8YChKEFUEv4yM1V7rvyMa/s1600/IMG_8468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1_vTSW9TLqZTfw164WP1lU1dG-r37yAYH2n3keedbSzjP_1_mfI6kKHPQQYmgOB3WDHAW-qxPD7mi3sHmwUkYlQW0fASCR3JmzjB3gthhPsZFPuqBUh74V-8YChKEFUEv4yM1V7rvyMa/s640/IMG_8468.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Samuel mostly played defense...cornerback specifically and he liked it. I know he would have liked to play more offense, but he eventually understand that the older boys were just a little faster. <br />
<br />
The season was a huge success. All the boys and their families were super nice and supportive of the team. They lost one game all season and WON the A-bracket Championship. It was quite the night. The playoffs were postponed a week because of rain so everyone was excited to play. The boys had to play back to back games against tough teams and they played hard all night. It was so, so, so fun and exciting to watch the boys play. They happiness and smiles when the second game ended was just awesome!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4Lrte9N7Sh33q_RcMnMS0GoNs9FR6zPSEY4JEobsZ8XHXFrfodduGS5kBrFzNIpweE1CSbAS1qVxeY0XZnOwh_f4G_DK6UxWad9EB5VltLw0wplMSlK727VSI1yge1lszXW498DbzWWM/s1600/IMG_8712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4Lrte9N7Sh33q_RcMnMS0GoNs9FR6zPSEY4JEobsZ8XHXFrfodduGS5kBrFzNIpweE1CSbAS1qVxeY0XZnOwh_f4G_DK6UxWad9EB5VltLw0wplMSlK727VSI1yge1lszXW498DbzWWM/s640/IMG_8712.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a beautiful night!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9jZdGzknY2J9CEmV9uFrZahTeo9LirI0WbteOAr1MAG8oy-ZyQJ46i1gf6GLvUlMHBKUk1gADeJ9io1ojfJoKHlrb89C_nKM0DeaO0OZXpfx1Zi7sZbGD4n5apNPdlL3VbJ_nIeO5ztg/s1600/IMG_8714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9jZdGzknY2J9CEmV9uFrZahTeo9LirI0WbteOAr1MAG8oy-ZyQJ46i1gf6GLvUlMHBKUk1gADeJ9io1ojfJoKHlrb89C_nKM0DeaO0OZXpfx1Zi7sZbGD4n5apNPdlL3VbJ_nIeO5ztg/s640/IMG_8714.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samuel and his head coach</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1cbwqT5INpBXIu31NJ4yDu-0okv1J4auVTfFuszu5vGlQb3YrxxwMKeZelELEdY6fXhaqipI2rFRJBXy8pfeiLsNFCkg5Eg_ZAn-eXM0vzRRWP5OIg6eRmBhtKtu5JvDCMIegkJd-R_w/s1600/IMG_8716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1cbwqT5INpBXIu31NJ4yDu-0okv1J4auVTfFuszu5vGlQb3YrxxwMKeZelELEdY6fXhaqipI2rFRJBXy8pfeiLsNFCkg5Eg_ZAn-eXM0vzRRWP5OIg6eRmBhtKtu5JvDCMIegkJd-R_w/s640/IMG_8716.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvWPayDziFyTFbtbZNJ_nqA71OD8mTmQEr6T7dMbmj6oMUIQUa3AbQ1D3am_DBMaDthCpaZlNqIayxhM8B65SGcc0A2GMaTBU9y_HrV891AyCP5BRoFkxtEKLTftHABFcmXVmped1og-6/s1600/IMG_8722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvWPayDziFyTFbtbZNJ_nqA71OD8mTmQEr6T7dMbmj6oMUIQUa3AbQ1D3am_DBMaDthCpaZlNqIayxhM8B65SGcc0A2GMaTBU9y_HrV891AyCP5BRoFkxtEKLTftHABFcmXVmped1og-6/s640/IMG_8722.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He LOVES this t-shirt!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9tmxQv8NukUHClIpDEgSa2EJx7hxWs87UY3wnanprdEqFeI0eqgEdT8vz4JYREtkkYtwt8WCxDV6CTkpr4_yF6op4PKjbakIr9ajQNC0hyphenhyphen131RtPpx9gPmyA5PSW0bnQ9i0J3F7UUZJ3/s1600/IMG_8728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9tmxQv8NukUHClIpDEgSa2EJx7hxWs87UY3wnanprdEqFeI0eqgEdT8vz4JYREtkkYtwt8WCxDV6CTkpr4_yF6op4PKjbakIr9ajQNC0hyphenhyphen131RtPpx9gPmyA5PSW0bnQ9i0J3F7UUZJ3/s640/IMG_8728.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOGneLuMGqtds8Oc_shaggiH0p4VX5NcjpthIWRn21SuATInqL-mYRDktS5Jqbv17MSTkZQr4SCNCjaSFHlNvYWA-vpF3Wod7BcwBvHnbZtViqlbS2gf6vwOyk8UuEqv_UYhd-JLth3sj/s1600/IMG_8730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOGneLuMGqtds8Oc_shaggiH0p4VX5NcjpthIWRn21SuATInqL-mYRDktS5Jqbv17MSTkZQr4SCNCjaSFHlNvYWA-vpF3Wod7BcwBvHnbZtViqlbS2gf6vwOyk8UuEqv_UYhd-JLth3sj/s640/IMG_8730.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was so tired after the games that he collapsed in our living room!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
This was Samuel's 6th season of flag football and maybe his last. That has yet to be decided, but we do know that in the fall Samuel will be transitioning to the real deal. He is playing tackle football and this momma is nervous. He is very excited because he will get to play more offense! If this was his last go with flag football I am so happy that he and his team won it all!Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-3291379535454346582016-06-22T12:18:00.000-07:002016-06-22T12:18:02.461-07:00First day vs. Last dayMy kiddos changes a lot this year. I think Emma and Samuel changed the most! From the first day of K, 2, 4, and 7 to me being told "I'm a 1, 3, 5, and 8th grader now!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gRk1oQVuCI-35bu_y_zFwel2Dm1n9a1GASKw5GlKnKhh_MHWXdCcPAHZ3kNDHjw0MwROo3V3A8x_grG16w6ivlGRCVngvkangcqAruSGja9NGo3C_Ed07QosQBZX1RiPCukynWQshWIU/s1600/IMG_2052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-gRk1oQVuCI-35bu_y_zFwel2Dm1n9a1GASKw5GlKnKhh_MHWXdCcPAHZ3kNDHjw0MwROo3V3A8x_grG16w6ivlGRCVngvkangcqAruSGja9NGo3C_Ed07QosQBZX1RiPCukynWQshWIU/s640/IMG_2052.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9R08H56sDaupJWtz7d0mkFxPEseWYbYqBML_IZ_OxOk5beAes7majKDZ0C3QJw6iXmlwQVQJE50Ho0TFMAv8xRWfx2uzecLPlFpsk0hT5Y18eYEtLlw6h8nniI26HWVGY3F0Ol40anLf8/s1600/IMG_2053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9R08H56sDaupJWtz7d0mkFxPEseWYbYqBML_IZ_OxOk5beAes7majKDZ0C3QJw6iXmlwQVQJE50Ho0TFMAv8xRWfx2uzecLPlFpsk0hT5Y18eYEtLlw6h8nniI26HWVGY3F0Ol40anLf8/s640/IMG_2053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6GItNQcywr2Qy6lbjkjEmfjE00lu8DFcb7unpsBa4xJDnvonISQPIVVDANXNJud5oV3NFBwyOFE4o4warTQ370e8wKGr0jMb2ocjrLYVw4M-1qDTNP445_2H340YZfFaOoQD_HFxBfi2/s1600/IMG_2054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6GItNQcywr2Qy6lbjkjEmfjE00lu8DFcb7unpsBa4xJDnvonISQPIVVDANXNJud5oV3NFBwyOFE4o4warTQ370e8wKGr0jMb2ocjrLYVw4M-1qDTNP445_2H340YZfFaOoQD_HFxBfi2/s640/IMG_2054.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH7zh3DCDwg0nqcH-4b5u-IMwAwmPHfuWQxfL8Jdij3B8XOkckvvCmT9vwRt0NjtMnaAFMdFGw7iP1_Y9sgW437_xdn1sKW4X6QZua-ZZ-mrSWbFjyWA7LWyWmpbgH_w848Yl9LGqy9j-/s1600/IMG_2074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH7zh3DCDwg0nqcH-4b5u-IMwAwmPHfuWQxfL8Jdij3B8XOkckvvCmT9vwRt0NjtMnaAFMdFGw7iP1_Y9sgW437_xdn1sKW4X6QZua-ZZ-mrSWbFjyWA7LWyWmpbgH_w848Yl9LGqy9j-/s640/IMG_2074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Notice how all the outfits looks really nice on the first day of school. Nine months later I'm just glad they are dressed and have brushed their teeth!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZIKLyJnfW2wWK0CDeXk5AuYMeIwAvXzHFSEur4eTa6Zb6gXcfK18KgZwWHdDrDbV-pWe0mASA-z62LYPTlaQPBCDG_CyWQ86EfXJBxITwpkckW-FziuYiIPr8yIqEKXxljDd1yqvq54T/s1600/IMG_8639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZIKLyJnfW2wWK0CDeXk5AuYMeIwAvXzHFSEur4eTa6Zb6gXcfK18KgZwWHdDrDbV-pWe0mASA-z62LYPTlaQPBCDG_CyWQ86EfXJBxITwpkckW-FziuYiIPr8yIqEKXxljDd1yqvq54T/s640/IMG_8639.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4Qem452gJvSbwLh3Eq6YIQ0PFmWv2VLlJAsXkG4cCTBYLMlbOjX5eDaZ21ic5h0qiLs1MQHG4qZKLEVhzbR30lj9i8nzPC2-MPo7N5jhYi5EvyG3GG2HlUlTyYBDCyjQp7rB-9d8cSyt/s1600/IMG_8640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4Qem452gJvSbwLh3Eq6YIQ0PFmWv2VLlJAsXkG4cCTBYLMlbOjX5eDaZ21ic5h0qiLs1MQHG4qZKLEVhzbR30lj9i8nzPC2-MPo7N5jhYi5EvyG3GG2HlUlTyYBDCyjQp7rB-9d8cSyt/s640/IMG_8640.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jKAY_dj1XDgHtptOzIwQma6cJO_461Wx97Uqi9VozTsJZrJhae-MKXGW5n4ZfS7jQwUPsG0543KTGnkdwOtW4NHsxZh4kkc0ZDnQRUmYNEK4PPVzgR6SebiB8p6YCMU1Ff23fi0TYPnt/s1600/IMG_8641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jKAY_dj1XDgHtptOzIwQma6cJO_461Wx97Uqi9VozTsJZrJhae-MKXGW5n4ZfS7jQwUPsG0543KTGnkdwOtW4NHsxZh4kkc0ZDnQRUmYNEK4PPVzgR6SebiB8p6YCMU1Ff23fi0TYPnt/s640/IMG_8641.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQliT85860ja48mNmRb8O4rGHs-BduehXtLP2B22yVRM_jy5y6FozZMr-Kx2p1jtuRINzf4ZbgJi_qLrnqNY4ygTT6VlIGcuRRZ84eo75LCtakcXQuOJiRLDCa9IjJUTxEbN1Tsopr9q6/s1600/IMG_8643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQliT85860ja48mNmRb8O4rGHs-BduehXtLP2B22yVRM_jy5y6FozZMr-Kx2p1jtuRINzf4ZbgJi_qLrnqNY4ygTT6VlIGcuRRZ84eo75LCtakcXQuOJiRLDCa9IjJUTxEbN1Tsopr9q6/s640/IMG_8643.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7iymrujpmili8NqUGjOzEZGYg_Z_ktuGBCh8dSWT0gZDsju-AdY8kqjEtku_Gd2yQnuME7ndmMx-ZxzGWsdLTgfo9AcC07ciK0F-JoDwY261qAwLAMa3ITsLelxfV6fx4z2qOIi-4epw/s1600/IMG_8652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7iymrujpmili8NqUGjOzEZGYg_Z_ktuGBCh8dSWT0gZDsju-AdY8kqjEtku_Gd2yQnuME7ndmMx-ZxzGWsdLTgfo9AcC07ciK0F-JoDwY261qAwLAMa3ITsLelxfV6fx4z2qOIi-4epw/s640/IMG_8652.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs-UqAMvZ4u5Q1IVixKGU-AoMSMWtzufFx-Sz-MGSo-4IXDnLZKjFuYITxS1Gzykgj1HWmI8YRrc61R8AinGAhYNDd0wieE7-UsPYs2-Xg0q5JIvwkLSUnhJOpaoxD-PhlbkzFv6yE4HV/s1600/IMG_8655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqs-UqAMvZ4u5Q1IVixKGU-AoMSMWtzufFx-Sz-MGSo-4IXDnLZKjFuYITxS1Gzykgj1HWmI8YRrc61R8AinGAhYNDd0wieE7-UsPYs2-Xg0q5JIvwkLSUnhJOpaoxD-PhlbkzFv6yE4HV/s640/IMG_8655.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTRqzKvzV5TNPIyMDhJtCyMWNHXW5lKGlVavzxX3G5S7Ruis9q3IV3pgGJ_roMviy-i0HypeSFn2mTdG56QbHpLWIrZQ7R2COstEvU6U7fn3pYp0aQYQTEgVbv5tehzqkN9zJ0SxiNwX5/s1600/IMG_8658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTRqzKvzV5TNPIyMDhJtCyMWNHXW5lKGlVavzxX3G5S7Ruis9q3IV3pgGJ_roMviy-i0HypeSFn2mTdG56QbHpLWIrZQ7R2COstEvU6U7fn3pYp0aQYQTEgVbv5tehzqkN9zJ0SxiNwX5/s640/IMG_8658.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeYHQ_2clGnmvnOmElCvv1SVyCzD3CZ6PipHO7LLFmdGYk7LNHTc-HcgB1wtEjNta6bb3WRbI45zP6yIVIhrN6YWdkPACKN1wbpGNgyUdlKCqt_HYyYjWcLQkLmUFPwzQkcyT36_zv6g4/s1600/IMG_8660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeYHQ_2clGnmvnOmElCvv1SVyCzD3CZ6PipHO7LLFmdGYk7LNHTc-HcgB1wtEjNta6bb3WRbI45zP6yIVIhrN6YWdkPACKN1wbpGNgyUdlKCqt_HYyYjWcLQkLmUFPwzQkcyT36_zv6g4/s640/IMG_8660.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
They had donuts to celebrate the last day of school! Overall, everyone had a great year and had mixed feelings about the school year ending. I think we are all ready for a little break and to have a fun summer!!! Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855797237946411362.post-9635808835862034672016-06-02T12:39:00.000-07:002016-06-02T12:39:04.609-07:00Emma's yearI attended the 7th grade awards today. That means Emma is finished with 7th grade. There is one day left of school, but that is just a formality. All else is done!<br />
<br />
It has been quite the year for Emma. She has physically changed a lot in my opinion. She has no more little girl look to her. I just see a young woman when I look at her and I'm not sure I like that. I am so very proud of who she is and who I see her becoming, but it's still hard. She is my baby and she is almost 13!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLmc-4h87HXH0fZKTN7QHE8pyy_L9RS60HBq2bpnI8-t7qKhrJx8IFFJgSuWo8qhrv329ftXSCC5tXJNPyYIw0_sWaXc7f5Ps4K_uyrpxMno0CD1JL4d8d2ckJRto5MxO5W8XsupPTWeI/s1600/IMG_2074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLmc-4h87HXH0fZKTN7QHE8pyy_L9RS60HBq2bpnI8-t7qKhrJx8IFFJgSuWo8qhrv329ftXSCC5tXJNPyYIw0_sWaXc7f5Ps4K_uyrpxMno0CD1JL4d8d2ckJRto5MxO5W8XsupPTWeI/s640/IMG_2074.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxGMU1cRt0ug6k9XhmYpMxTfFH_W3fNawwxUFNKSGunmNaH8Bh-IFmfU_m527SxF67RRyReNWn2Hm68VG8UC7_GlztQ2vMpYmKDLZuCmlQ2fOZxkPnyxvIXdyZLW0Of3GziJsKFVzkbMH/s1600/IMG_8116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxGMU1cRt0ug6k9XhmYpMxTfFH_W3fNawwxUFNKSGunmNaH8Bh-IFmfU_m527SxF67RRyReNWn2Hm68VG8UC7_GlztQ2vMpYmKDLZuCmlQ2fOZxkPnyxvIXdyZLW0Of3GziJsKFVzkbMH/s640/IMG_8116.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">end of April</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
This year Emma accomplished many goals. First and probably the biggest accomplishment physically and mentally was gymnastics. She loves being at AIM after a rough start and horrendous time in the fall. She made it to the level 5 state meet and did considerably well considering she competed on a broken toe. Emma has been at AIM for just over a year. The other week on the way home from practice she and I talked about all she has accomplished in that time. During our discussion she said "they (meaning Deanna and Debbie her coaches) broke me mom, but I survived and am stronger for it". She said she has no regrets and is so glad she is at AIM. In all honestly I was speechless and on the verge of tears when she said that. To hear your child say they were broken is tough stuff, but it is so true. They did break her, but in the best way because she is a better and stronger person now than 12 months ago. It was hard to watch and to know what to do during the process. I failed her many times I am sure, but Drew and I muddled through with her. She has much more confidence in herself and her abilities. She is a self admitted lazy gymnast and she likes to be challenged now. Seeing her work through all the very, very hard stuff at AIM....no words for how happy Drew and I are for her. She is a tough cookie and that makes me so proud! Her last year as gymnast is going to be great!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzK4klvCxDcuZqvbOXiCtl6Spfck59AH8xHtqrCxQvrv8cBhL0_V8U__55nB1aG0irimyfg3WMAS04bLUKsHtchogIuoOFE23iCe1wgD4TK7TrAqkIaXfR6SE7MI632qGUH0leE9MM6SC/s1600/IMG_2836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzK4klvCxDcuZqvbOXiCtl6Spfck59AH8xHtqrCxQvrv8cBhL0_V8U__55nB1aG0irimyfg3WMAS04bLUKsHtchogIuoOFE23iCe1wgD4TK7TrAqkIaXfR6SE7MI632qGUH0leE9MM6SC/s640/IMG_2836.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfs_wNDded6tSFE-AHU97zc59BYBMZDf6160H5f-5bHLsdpINTus2m7JL_p_9SOVIW6kmXGKr4vIeH78Eq6YTmx60wzuTbQcm79_1pRg28x1mPSvEl-JllSQtKngkU0-lhr39gtlPageQ/s1600/IMG_2844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfs_wNDded6tSFE-AHU97zc59BYBMZDf6160H5f-5bHLsdpINTus2m7JL_p_9SOVIW6kmXGKr4vIeH78Eq6YTmx60wzuTbQcm79_1pRg28x1mPSvEl-JllSQtKngkU0-lhr39gtlPageQ/s640/IMG_2844.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Emma completed her first year as a NCL Wildflower member. She completed the required hours and then some, but not too many. It was a true challenge because of her gymnastic schedule. However, she dedicated time and effort to more than 10 charities. She completed more than 50 hours. Her favorite place to volunteer was the Atria, which is an assisted living facility. Mine too and it makes me happy to know that we can share this journey together.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nmOlqqeOEgSxV30ZnZ6fJUC8NOSBxBL_aKSuTMCy4ltmvoGnSi-v4ubgKxptnz5Uq3SP8-HwYYSVIZty0Nt8_40GQmz7NXC5ngqLPE-GISD1HmQvKiv0lItxW0ynsQapwxJkbfcGILnf/s1600/IMG_7982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nmOlqqeOEgSxV30ZnZ6fJUC8NOSBxBL_aKSuTMCy4ltmvoGnSi-v4ubgKxptnz5Uq3SP8-HwYYSVIZty0Nt8_40GQmz7NXC5ngqLPE-GISD1HmQvKiv0lItxW0ynsQapwxJkbfcGILnf/s640/IMG_7982.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFv_AmUaOW1WKg6MDk-VH83BP3ekhX3_fDCX2KGIeddAJ8oL1QY64tOyJUKxxGRw-RlhXwdv9TeV2IxQOQ9ZdcW8hkgBCBXndk9tqW9kWGTqWpxEGgcWuzO2zQaaDGBAS4Fz5faxt6M6F/s1600/IMG_7993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFv_AmUaOW1WKg6MDk-VH83BP3ekhX3_fDCX2KGIeddAJ8oL1QY64tOyJUKxxGRw-RlhXwdv9TeV2IxQOQ9ZdcW8hkgBCBXndk9tqW9kWGTqWpxEGgcWuzO2zQaaDGBAS4Fz5faxt6M6F/s640/IMG_7993.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vH-nN-4JVjloRep8wqyo9O2YjJs3VtgIBjzcd99pp_kpZZpdbvjiPrOfPoqwFdyh-OPV9fRSgf41VntbsEM1ShqQh9rWvSTssLmULzDk8HzImvBqlA28vmJNdP43FkyraMfUurbJ1BUE/s1600/IMG_7996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vH-nN-4JVjloRep8wqyo9O2YjJs3VtgIBjzcd99pp_kpZZpdbvjiPrOfPoqwFdyh-OPV9fRSgf41VntbsEM1ShqQh9rWvSTssLmULzDk8HzImvBqlA28vmJNdP43FkyraMfUurbJ1BUE/s640/IMG_7996.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Finally, Emma did so well at school. She was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society in April and she finished 7th grade with all A's. She struggled all year in math and somehow found the time to go to tutoring when offered. She worked hard and had a 90 for the year. Honestly, that is huge. She hates math, but she had a great teacher and that made all the difference. This is the second year she earned all A's in her pre-AP classes. She has already decided she wants to leave Strack next year having accomplished that again. You go girl!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JSGSOyIq9SNtfqoPLp7ggWQk-PPUwKe-hFDqIsXeoJBvsk2TaXZZp-6EODICc4cwFaCWGWEtoLYFoAa3s2q443gYdCGdazY2IqC5978OtyP1CP0NuBH61e-IbkniIsTIllH-gzUmCrxm/s1600/IMG_7879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JSGSOyIq9SNtfqoPLp7ggWQk-PPUwKe-hFDqIsXeoJBvsk2TaXZZp-6EODICc4cwFaCWGWEtoLYFoAa3s2q443gYdCGdazY2IqC5978OtyP1CP0NuBH61e-IbkniIsTIllH-gzUmCrxm/s640/IMG_7879.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting her NJHS award</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqV4oJ7M7b_KZr6unTITOJ6l6MlPSeTKSIwgkomq1psANqjtiXSDa2IpB-tm1gHknOXxb7-4RqBcgIdDABL6tpgseuV3367BQPq6y1QInCQDHEuZkKMZXO-WDlXv-y01fo-2ASdfTXtHJ/s1600/IMG_7901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqV4oJ7M7b_KZr6unTITOJ6l6MlPSeTKSIwgkomq1psANqjtiXSDa2IpB-tm1gHknOXxb7-4RqBcgIdDABL6tpgseuV3367BQPq6y1QInCQDHEuZkKMZXO-WDlXv-y01fo-2ASdfTXtHJ/s640/IMG_7901.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNsb9LyZXmXAPN0H5pWzt290ld08unZZ_XCGFlFzci8HZ5fQ8_7m6AbnBdXE_4yUNNt9q1I6-qNnIb04i3Az4_I53Grwb05E8OmGGBTYHi_Iwwp_LH4fN9ZOtZJRbJrMlcvWoH1ODYS0V/s1600/IMG_8627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNsb9LyZXmXAPN0H5pWzt290ld08unZZ_XCGFlFzci8HZ5fQ8_7m6AbnBdXE_4yUNNt9q1I6-qNnIb04i3Az4_I53Grwb05E8OmGGBTYHi_Iwwp_LH4fN9ZOtZJRbJrMlcvWoH1ODYS0V/s640/IMG_8627.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7th grade awards with her bestie Ashlynn</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlEWRtvwTrr03Q5W3w_Qo4L9i9ItEebCfpePGxRJXTXUgS0vOVfEWZntcD1KC6qB0HxWVYlfR-F8Un3-q9edECE9oa8l6Jkv3o7YNuosPWjaqyqDHbalPSKu7cOrzhA40XHBUifFqCowR/s1600/IMG_8630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlEWRtvwTrr03Q5W3w_Qo4L9i9ItEebCfpePGxRJXTXUgS0vOVfEWZntcD1KC6qB0HxWVYlfR-F8Un3-q9edECE9oa8l6Jkv3o7YNuosPWjaqyqDHbalPSKu7cOrzhA40XHBUifFqCowR/s640/IMG_8630.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlj4GwKfuA1dAfjnLwlxEZldN1b3P2E_PikY1RtYeMEGESMN3z7sAmY8FjsLlZOHQga8WusIquHm3Wuk9Cvmv93PVRgU0x0CAMSmEk1CKxq-YJCPFRJjlyFUxxEEFZ-7aGI6ucjhpEtp2/s1600/IMG_8631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlj4GwKfuA1dAfjnLwlxEZldN1b3P2E_PikY1RtYeMEGESMN3z7sAmY8FjsLlZOHQga8WusIquHm3Wuk9Cvmv93PVRgU0x0CAMSmEk1CKxq-YJCPFRJjlyFUxxEEFZ-7aGI6ucjhpEtp2/s640/IMG_8631.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been quite the year Emma. You are amazing and we are so proud of you!!!</div>
Kortnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08344240406218799927noreply@blogger.com0