tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3563001881895803682024-02-23T18:02:44.795-08:00The "Seth" Galbraith's!!Seth:mellow,hardworking,loves his family
Sarah:crazy,social,loves her family
Annie:smart,silly,fashionista
Jared:athletic,smart,loves "boy"stuff
Katie:princess,happy,social
Ella:wild,into everything,busy,busy
Jason:sweet,cuddly,tiny,squishy babySeth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.comBlogger482125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-73327928742957804812009-09-02T19:13:00.000-07:002009-09-02T19:51:11.895-07:00How can this be....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14Xgzo0r0iuJHjONnxg3JKLJz63j2RJg4NJeE2WHWJhQyebICZKwFnAgKw260sbkmT4ZteqAp04I9ZeUpY7WLLHTSThB3TX0ssSxAESjbCRp5RPNiDs3jD22mdkjgRmS5ArMbyMYmOZA8/s1600-h/IMG_9048.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14Xgzo0r0iuJHjONnxg3JKLJz63j2RJg4NJeE2WHWJhQyebICZKwFnAgKw260sbkmT4ZteqAp04I9ZeUpY7WLLHTSThB3TX0ssSxAESjbCRp5RPNiDs3jD22mdkjgRmS5ArMbyMYmOZA8/s400/IMG_9048.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />tonight she will go to sleep as a 4 year old, and wake up as a 5 year old. I kissed her goodnight, and told her that.... I had to choke back some tears, because she looked up at me with a huge smile. "I can't wait" she said.<br /><br /><br />What a wonderful day it was 5 years ago that she was born. We could hardly wait to hold her and see her, knowing that she would be our last baby. {little did we know, huh!} I remember having family prayer the night before she was born and looking around at all of our little kids, and feeling a sense of sadness...I was sad knowing that their lives would never be the same. Not that it wouldn't be better, just that I knew that it would be different. I also felt an over whelming sense of joy, that really there would be no adjusting. That in no time it would be like she was always part of us, and she was.<br />She was a beautiful baby. SO soft and sweet. Very good natured and calm. She has brought our family so much joy and happiness.<br /><br />Ella is ready to be a BIG 5 year old. I however, can not believe that she is really that old. The last time I looked at her, I swear she was only 2. She is still silly, and crazy and wild and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">girly</span> and tom-boyish as ever. I think of her as a rough and tumble princess. :) Did you notice that she got her ears pierced!? She had been asking for it for quite a while now, and we finally got it done a few weeks ago. She is so tough, she didn't even cry.<br /><br />Happy birthday my baby girl. I love you so much. I love you a hundred million-bazillion <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dalmatians</span>. {<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">that's</span> Ella's thing. 101 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dalmatians</span> is the biggest number she could think of, and we've just gotten bigger from there. Tonight, after I kissed her she told me she loved me a hundred and one <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">mazillion</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dalmatians</span> and to infinity and beyond.}<br /><br />Man, I love that girl. Happy birthday Ella.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-12977282608020872752009-09-01T16:58:00.000-07:002009-09-01T17:05:12.410-07:00Free Art....for real.<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8g2LJaGNRX62YSx3cRcLCx427D1cKeVMeFaKF1tT08M2VF48LmNTx2pgpbxGxqiReXQGrXQ-J9Y3mkSS26HsPVq8pFbh_VT7HiLPL17_HNxb3XxpxDg9CgAhI5CHu7RZQTHWx7G0FZV0/s1600-h/AngelaVandenbogaard_300.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8g2LJaGNRX62YSx3cRcLCx427D1cKeVMeFaKF1tT08M2VF48LmNTx2pgpbxGxqiReXQGrXQ-J9Y3mkSS26HsPVq8pFbh_VT7HiLPL17_HNxb3XxpxDg9CgAhI5CHu7RZQTHWx7G0FZV0/s400/AngelaVandenbogaard_300.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KS2mMYl2ayJv1477TZW-Nq_V4iUzh-MrVe8AQnZ6qYX_sddaDtR3XnCjDu1_sFMUFFT15iwhOdvS8gePdhq0UEK5ww0KrAvKk3eLGQjQXUrav20S9Lj4yOzaNdkj5tzgzQBrLENIEMEQ/s1600-h/Mandy+Sutcliffe_300.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KS2mMYl2ayJv1477TZW-Nq_V4iUzh-MrVe8AQnZ6qYX_sddaDtR3XnCjDu1_sFMUFFT15iwhOdvS8gePdhq0UEK5ww0KrAvKk3eLGQjQXUrav20S9Lj4yOzaNdkj5tzgzQBrLENIEMEQ/s400/Mandy+Sutcliffe_300.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzmrOx551fDUGZboqxU2g3g9_-Dfo9vtQ0aEKreFZtx9uLosaIts0uFLXNkl5P21Kgg3GwtJosM2u6nFb4-tEX7jCUdxC7Z0Vf5Ek254MlQw4ZhloNzmcy-Bk4VNx3fR0WRvpVHbThxag/s1600-h/Jessica_Rose_fys_300.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzmrOx551fDUGZboqxU2g3g9_-Dfo9vtQ0aEKreFZtx9uLosaIts0uFLXNkl5P21Kgg3GwtJosM2u6nFb4-tEX7jCUdxC7Z0Vf5Ek254MlQw4ZhloNzmcy-Bk4VNx3fR0WRvpVHbThxag/s400/Jessica_Rose_fys_300.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeOr_rFYur1QOBpSCuJ1xLv6M2G0yIYtVP18WIjBVQ1g9JELEcNWjg1DtELriZoM1siZbj37RsugP-tNJkCgNlVI2J018j4-yqXEK3kn45y1udrWj_BqQLg-ambW2z0I4p12DferXDMJt/s1600-h/suzanne_vinson_300.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeOr_rFYur1QOBpSCuJ1xLv6M2G0yIYtVP18WIjBVQ1g9JELEcNWjg1DtELriZoM1siZbj37RsugP-tNJkCgNlVI2J018j4-yqXEK3kn45y1udrWj_BqQLg-ambW2z0I4p12DferXDMJt/s400/suzanne_vinson_300.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>I just love art. I love whimsical art, and have been busy purchasing quite a few pieces from independent sellers on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Etsy</span>, mostly. I love the idea of supporting someone doing something they love.<br /><br />I just learned of this new site called Feed your Soul. This is what the girl behind the website says...(Jen Wallace, the writer behind the blog <a target="_blank" href="http://indiefixx.com/">Indie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fixx</span></a> )<br /><br /><em>"Even though the economy is tanking, it’s more important than ever to stay positive. We <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">shouldn</span>’t dwell on the negative news, it’s just not doing our souls any good. To that end, I came up Feed Your Soul: the free art project to hopefully bring a smile to your face and brighten your day."</em><br /><br />Cool, Is what I say!! I went over there as quickly as I could, and fell in love with it! How great is it that we can go download an awesome piece of art and NOT have to pay through the nose!!! (plus they put new stuff up weekly! BONUS!!)<br /><br />Best. Day. Ever! Go check it out, and tell me what you think. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-10449508686382065102009-08-19T19:58:00.000-07:002009-08-20T19:59:10.924-07:00Annie...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4EgYa7uS65Vi4909JAeCXYfFVVXkvFGViL8w2-JRiE1A_2nV10iRmVYv6wB0b6eqJCfpbDahuIqKOdpbGx03ENQkqzBsxX0v1bPEto1Cwk4xTgtn8LXyS79YR3E9uczZE5Jzd1bPD0ub/s1600-h/IMG_9016.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4EgYa7uS65Vi4909JAeCXYfFVVXkvFGViL8w2-JRiE1A_2nV10iRmVYv6wB0b6eqJCfpbDahuIqKOdpbGx03ENQkqzBsxX0v1bPEto1Cwk4xTgtn8LXyS79YR3E9uczZE5Jzd1bPD0ub/s400/IMG_9016.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH10pThL1eYmECdBCmLlFi2ecmyXcsq1wHaQcs8Ajsapsm4L3mvvW4FS7OoUfBqAWJfi_mz5Ev3gsJUbfahzwDrnOsQAF4D2q-8s752UfGIilMzTOs2ksATAhpyMqjIODf-8VD1H54hbl/s1600-h/IMG_9032.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH10pThL1eYmECdBCmLlFi2ecmyXcsq1wHaQcs8Ajsapsm4L3mvvW4FS7OoUfBqAWJfi_mz5Ev3gsJUbfahzwDrnOsQAF4D2q-8s752UfGIilMzTOs2ksATAhpyMqjIODf-8VD1H54hbl/s400/IMG_9032.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>is a 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> grader.<br /><br />What else do I say. I swore I wouldn't bring up the fact that time is flying by.....but really, it is. She is more of a young (emphasis on young) Lady, then she is a child. I realized this summer would be her last as a 'girl'. Next summer she will be a young woman, going to girls camp and everything. WHAT!??! I know, right. (crazy)<br /><br />Anyway, this year will be pretty cool for her. She is in band and is very excited about that. She hasn't picked out an instrument yet, but is thinking of doing the flute, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">saxophone</span> or the clarinet. Whatever she chooses, I know she will do a good job with.<br /><br />She has also said that she wants to join some clubs this year, like the year book staff, and Hornets <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">against</span> Drugs.<br /><br />Annie has always been about 'fashion' but this year she has some major opinions. (yikes!)<br />She is ALL about the skinny jeans. She just had to have them, and she looks really cute in them. (it is just so hard for me to come to grips with the fashion that I had when I was young all coming back.) At least they aren't tight rolling their jeans and aqua-netting their bangs straight up. (yet)<br /><br />She had to get two pairs of shoes this year....one for gym and another for everyday.....because "Mom, you can't wear athletic shoes with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">skinny</span> jeans. That just looks gross." <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Umm</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ok</span>. (she's right. And I would have felt the same way. Ugh, why do all my demons come back through her!??!) :) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hahaha</span>.<br /><br />Her first day thoughts:<br /><br />"It went by really fast.....luckily. I think I am gonna like band.<br /><br />It was good to see all my friends. I think I am gonna hate band."<br /><br />Life....it gets crazier the older they get. (love you Annie-girl!)<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-51328095755427312822009-08-19T19:40:00.000-07:002009-08-20T19:41:30.753-07:00Jared...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVkESKvI2-nMWisW8NFgYxqCXBMeZ0yQ_OOahpHQfModS5bn3MVSXm6LI3piGNFlk9uxOMQz1k-sae1Rr9CPBNTnlJnMa8x6nPPJNUfb_QzJfm0rpr9-Q7cC6Xsdi8jZ-xMg7K6QU4K0N/s1600-h/IMG_9018.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVkESKvI2-nMWisW8NFgYxqCXBMeZ0yQ_OOahpHQfModS5bn3MVSXm6LI3piGNFlk9uxOMQz1k-sae1Rr9CPBNTnlJnMa8x6nPPJNUfb_QzJfm0rpr9-Q7cC6Xsdi8jZ-xMg7K6QU4K0N/s400/IMG_9018.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pnYIR8Hh0QJuNTjwBDuwFJimNCLz46Rp1UoelErNGT50xdNWDusBQR1DumcZ0wv1MUiqx5p9S3XWQSGP8VUg4NzACdiYOfC-DHbhMSHUe3t7YY9N-ZtTEhgf8zM2NQbLT3WU6tOboluY/s1600-h/IMG_9021.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pnYIR8Hh0QJuNTjwBDuwFJimNCLz46Rp1UoelErNGT50xdNWDusBQR1DumcZ0wv1MUiqx5p9S3XWQSGP8VUg4NzACdiYOfC-DHbhMSHUe3t7YY9N-ZtTEhgf8zM2NQbLT3WU6tOboluY/s400/IMG_9021.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJgfc0oYrOQFLRmqyx72jbb4xprGmOKux7kRc8rGFtK5MX2ksvE-G-fWugmNIOqBMLELk3FigUisANnZ27nVOyCzl5BCSGjmaUF5Shon0cgL9ocj-McmQFZhtoPFJCA0L_tvT1dApKpMX/s1600-h/IMG_9037.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJgfc0oYrOQFLRmqyx72jbb4xprGmOKux7kRc8rGFtK5MX2ksvE-G-fWugmNIOqBMLELk3FigUisANnZ27nVOyCzl5BCSGjmaUF5Shon0cgL9ocj-McmQFZhtoPFJCA0L_tvT1dApKpMX/s400/IMG_9037.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>is a 3rd grader! He was actually the most excited to start school. (which was a HUGE surprise to me.)<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jared's</span> teacher this year is Mrs. Green and he was SUPER excited to have her. She is such a sweet person, we are both glad he got her. When we went in for open house, she had the room all decorated up in MU Tigers stuff. (the curtains, the bulletin, the chalkboard) So, Jared was thrilled with that. (he has been WAY <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">obsessed</span> with the Missouri Tigers for a few years now)<br /><br />This year Jared was crazy about his shoes. (obviously this boy has grown up surrounded by sisters, cause he loves to get new shoes!!) The first pair he picked were these hideous Adidas shoes that looked like they had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">patent</span> leather on the sides....black and red..<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ick</span> I was able to convince him we had a few more stores to check out before we made any final decisions. Then he found these.....believe me, a lot better than the first pair, so I said yes! He got a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Bakugon</span> backpack, Mario Kart t-shirt, and various other clothes...<br /><br />Jared came in the house and the first thing he said about his day was "Mom, I didn't get in trouble." I was like cool, you never get in trouble anyway, and he said "yeah, I just wanted to say that."<br /><br />His favorite part of the day, was everything! (his words)<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-23844033362896217012009-08-19T19:24:00.000-07:002009-08-20T19:25:35.297-07:00Katie....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNr1daSVOAk0h3vKwx4Oz8UO7zwsxitxKRk1DvIbPlGKJPpQtpXkTjmFRSNKE69NGBCKeN4XqCo4D9HD4bRnW1eMoiwjvspsWGdz1Z3dD4AQ2l4PeWMRqZGeqMwdx3b4CCR1ZdcEwfnc7/s1600-h/IMG_9011.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNr1daSVOAk0h3vKwx4Oz8UO7zwsxitxKRk1DvIbPlGKJPpQtpXkTjmFRSNKE69NGBCKeN4XqCo4D9HD4bRnW1eMoiwjvspsWGdz1Z3dD4AQ2l4PeWMRqZGeqMwdx3b4CCR1ZdcEwfnc7/s400/IMG_9011.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlCdAfYRFR0d3jKicJ7qv0mTPsiw8BxwBFEJI3xG0x4jvDCkNu62Fl2yAcqHsBKwMVG4GdnnBEtA2k6aGbCIPPkK72eIJsGSLSN3OR1yzM1ijQD2QhLmJKon0IVZVkLO73ncAbcUIsjuS/s1600-h/IMG_9008.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlCdAfYRFR0d3jKicJ7qv0mTPsiw8BxwBFEJI3xG0x4jvDCkNu62Fl2yAcqHsBKwMVG4GdnnBEtA2k6aGbCIPPkK72eIJsGSLSN3OR1yzM1ijQD2QhLmJKon0IVZVkLO73ncAbcUIsjuS/s400/IMG_9008.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-KeTQM_3mdiDzXJ0tyBKmTVdwIkWOldnSZUx928esUxGfQJa_0G2TQocZcwnrYi5i8GKqO-xD7CjnQOdlqY8XsuymfJ6weZvYswO2nbQ0AJP3pKW772xLzVZBmbhKdY8Mwv3TFEyOyCG/s1600-h/IMG_9009.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-KeTQM_3mdiDzXJ0tyBKmTVdwIkWOldnSZUx928esUxGfQJa_0G2TQocZcwnrYi5i8GKqO-xD7CjnQOdlqY8XsuymfJ6weZvYswO2nbQ0AJP3pKW772xLzVZBmbhKdY8Mwv3TFEyOyCG/s400/IMG_9009.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />is a 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span> grader! I am going to try to spare you the whole "where did the time go, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">mumbo</span>-jumbo" with each of these, but seriously....WHERE did it go?<br /><br />This year for Katie has been all about accessories. Check out those "twinkle" toes. She and Annie said they 'hated' them from the commercials, but when she saw them in the store and tried them on they became a must-have. Katie is also all about dressing up...she picked out a really cute dress for school, got some new earrings (she is wearing some AMAZING psychedelic butterfly ones) and some cute shirts.<br /><br />Her teacher this year is Miss <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hertzog</span>, and she couldn't be more thrilled.<br /><br />Katie's favorite part of the day was seeing all her friends, and being at the new school. The first day back was the best!<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-52373792311339694662009-08-19T19:12:00.000-07:002009-08-20T19:13:16.469-07:00First Day of School....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tiQNP5H42ONwX7ihOZn-pFK2wBmjAwjX_IZ2S8y1bJlf4n3ru2oRlL55IFN7oO20uP8NOtevbXWzkCgyLvMarc_-hXXbMtt2rqTdbffW1uwgX7TeJOO0aPyJn2XURMpDqymAn4UYt5uZ/s1600-h/back+to+school.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tiQNP5H42ONwX7ihOZn-pFK2wBmjAwjX_IZ2S8y1bJlf4n3ru2oRlL55IFN7oO20uP8NOtevbXWzkCgyLvMarc_-hXXbMtt2rqTdbffW1uwgX7TeJOO0aPyJn2XURMpDqymAn4UYt5uZ/s400/back+to+school.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />was great. The kids were excited and ready to be back in the routine. They only had a half day, so they got to ease into it....I for one am having issue with our summer really being over. This year really just flew by, and it makes me a little sad. We did have a great summer, though so I can't complain. (too much)<br /><br />Stay tuned for highlights about each of the kids....<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-20240905033120847482009-07-15T06:16:00.000-07:002009-07-15T06:58:23.200-07:00He is lucky he's cute......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS3NbWvcRqfAxWUAmUCRESYKwHtu23kQpIL2MExmJDQrPkvOoqpjWKoqOBJkv3v6qKl7mODPGALSMoegl1z2ajBd2cMdDOpOr6l89Dx9lghsSI9U7nHyW2GzReCamdLnMRnmyUhNarc6V/s1600-h/IMG_8368.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS3NbWvcRqfAxWUAmUCRESYKwHtu23kQpIL2MExmJDQrPkvOoqpjWKoqOBJkv3v6qKl7mODPGALSMoegl1z2ajBd2cMdDOpOr6l89Dx9lghsSI9U7nHyW2GzReCamdLnMRnmyUhNarc6V/s400/IMG_8368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358685930228259890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy49OXfgxz2p4z0EB3qp63r7McmtD1hOvKWTkj0I6S4Y-P8KRiEglXXgDJLAsTkr9XiOjwRoMyHyU2a7uOLGBf94MTpcj5DjsrGiB-1ECfEGpVY4PDvS3O-BQyeRAbckIgeN0kK3qQDRs/s1600-h/IMG_8369.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy49OXfgxz2p4z0EB3qp63r7McmtD1hOvKWTkj0I6S4Y-P8KRiEglXXgDJLAsTkr9XiOjwRoMyHyU2a7uOLGBf94MTpcj5DjsrGiB-1ECfEGpVY4PDvS3O-BQyeRAbckIgeN0kK3qQDRs/s400/IMG_8369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358685776232019698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HQvYyX6aO43G1A89JCh3Ts2NRQBMCOecRG1NBFxNwXMQYdcbCg8aDQONYXJs1B9icem2ABV2udlS4RS4Bi6e1rlBgkzRP2wn9dw-arxBArMW4CKRpYNbxvzMnQYHO555IkDT5YqMxGvv/s1600-h/IMG_8367.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HQvYyX6aO43G1A89JCh3Ts2NRQBMCOecRG1NBFxNwXMQYdcbCg8aDQONYXJs1B9icem2ABV2udlS4RS4Bi6e1rlBgkzRP2wn9dw-arxBArMW4CKRpYNbxvzMnQYHO555IkDT5YqMxGvv/s400/IMG_8367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358685645402896930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbtT6Tlf8b2oNl1dKaaJMzKoT0g05fNPucidbNrNE2GyKzj8rcgQ0TGr6_ZMSVvt0dZgZECwCpzPaunJcrQTnlrXcAsyHlP2-6Jxz35uHoumMlw2XXIZahyphenhyphenKEFVwiPwutak0YDI9o5GDg/s1600-h/IMG_8366.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbtT6Tlf8b2oNl1dKaaJMzKoT0g05fNPucidbNrNE2GyKzj8rcgQ0TGr6_ZMSVvt0dZgZECwCpzPaunJcrQTnlrXcAsyHlP2-6Jxz35uHoumMlw2XXIZahyphenhyphenKEFVwiPwutak0YDI9o5GDg/s400/IMG_8366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358685546713323794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:1695/5d9a11df81045a68e65d525dd21140df/image/498870357f18200f.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://localhost:1695/5d9a11df81045a68e65d525dd21140df/image/498870357f18200f.jpg?size=400" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:1695/5d9a11df81045a68e65d525dd21140df/image/355842306a663d5d.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://localhost:1695/5d9a11df81045a68e65d525dd21140df/image/355842306a663d5d.jpg?size=400" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:1695/5d9a11df81045a68e65d525dd21140df/image/be4f58d11dd516f.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://localhost:1695/5d9a11df81045a68e65d525dd21140df/image/be4f58d11dd516f.jpg?size=400" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:1695/5d9a11df81045a68e65d525dd21140df/image/fdd9e964bb9c7d7e.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://localhost:1695/5d9a11df81045a68e65d525dd21140df/image/fdd9e964bb9c7d7e.jpg?size=400" border="0" /></a> </div>because this is what I came into the kitchen to see. What I couldn't catch on camera however, was Jason actually sitting on each egg to break it....(Yes, like a chicken.) Annie and Katie had made eggs and "forgot" to put them away!<br /><br />It was actually a great learning experience......I taught the girls to use salt to clean up raw-runny eggs, so now when they have children (and they will) they will know how to clean up the messes they make! {insert a <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TON</span></strong> of evil laughter}<br /><br />Ahhh, having kids is not for the faint of heart. :)Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-2403756215592074572009-07-12T14:07:00.000-07:002009-07-12T14:07:36.085-07:00S'mores.....<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0z7_vL-brM44RLfDa4JNn_aSNGV4O2XhaVmaWTfNPu5wb9x0l2ChU1s77d8OJFiR1mZQtPxtvS7JOnCrzAXGps5ktfpFktmkr21XUfgJS2UA6LyTc6g4B18L2JNIIvc8TfAxG7gQDC9d/s1600-h/IMG_8343.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0z7_vL-brM44RLfDa4JNn_aSNGV4O2XhaVmaWTfNPu5wb9x0l2ChU1s77d8OJFiR1mZQtPxtvS7JOnCrzAXGps5ktfpFktmkr21XUfgJS2UA6LyTc6g4B18L2JNIIvc8TfAxG7gQDC9d/s400/IMG_8343.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IH3IXb0TgE6_xC4KkaUePE_hLrXZ15QMJKIQH6cxt_zcxHKF85tHst_SdDqIOaJnjrQsanwj7Tf-jKGanUMKTBQ1qSiX-rGm4b1GXKD_nPaj-lP8djR8MmoLizJxyuWSJMbQcRVNQALd/s1600-h/IMG_8344.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IH3IXb0TgE6_xC4KkaUePE_hLrXZ15QMJKIQH6cxt_zcxHKF85tHst_SdDqIOaJnjrQsanwj7Tf-jKGanUMKTBQ1qSiX-rGm4b1GXKD_nPaj-lP8djR8MmoLizJxyuWSJMbQcRVNQALd/s400/IMG_8344.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59zvvuuaC7fAlEF7jEXrErFmSHGELkDNeDFDBxOVWq13HEZB_Zwu3OtZZcxQsvan5Gzm2LpTe6BCW2J2UuOCvoCCPZ1qg-UdbGvtdBLPcRdWxF1jQI1JqSEtu_sqfIHCbtB9OTiW3E7_t/s1600-h/IMG_8349.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59zvvuuaC7fAlEF7jEXrErFmSHGELkDNeDFDBxOVWq13HEZB_Zwu3OtZZcxQsvan5Gzm2LpTe6BCW2J2UuOCvoCCPZ1qg-UdbGvtdBLPcRdWxF1jQI1JqSEtu_sqfIHCbtB9OTiW3E7_t/s400/IMG_8349.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR36HrUBntUsTTuBllsW12E8fF-IFie975l0v11L6DHNLZMGzdDStOd8O8FNbnm3tFQme36C84-_-7zMYwaRcGRvku5gjMqKAoB6bzzhKWzJ7922d3TY0HOxAkcTHMxBUkl3YqJiZzW5Za/s1600-h/IMG_8350.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR36HrUBntUsTTuBllsW12E8fF-IFie975l0v11L6DHNLZMGzdDStOd8O8FNbnm3tFQme36C84-_-7zMYwaRcGRvku5gjMqKAoB6bzzhKWzJ7922d3TY0HOxAkcTHMxBUkl3YqJiZzW5Za/s400/IMG_8350.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>For the first time I can remember, it was a wee bit chilly. A huge surprise for us, usually it is blistering hot and humid.....but we enjoyed it (even though it was a bit gloomy-sky) After all our fireworks were blown up and gone we started a fire to roast marshmallows to make S'mores. It was so fun just sitting around the fire, talking and having fun. <br /><br />At 9:30pm we left to go back into Cameron to see the Big display the city puts on. It was a fantastic show. We had perfect seats (thanks Nat and Erinn) and was a perfect way to end the day. Happy Independence Day!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-53037762059773216652009-07-12T13:57:00.000-07:002009-07-12T13:58:25.077-07:00Annie had a BLAST!!!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPAMevbVhNIA-Gccl6B46r2Q69xT4KqsQMsvJOPH_vAVfa4AID_T4sSUoUAKc-7uHnAkSzHCZ3z28ixiks9ZmUT_eg5nAWTw-_m4LzORQhVrcbri26Ccih_HKgMUU-b_hyphenhyphencV1f-uZ78ie/s1600-h/IMG_8335.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPAMevbVhNIA-Gccl6B46r2Q69xT4KqsQMsvJOPH_vAVfa4AID_T4sSUoUAKc-7uHnAkSzHCZ3z28ixiks9ZmUT_eg5nAWTw-_m4LzORQhVrcbri26Ccih_HKgMUU-b_hyphenhyphencV1f-uZ78ie/s400/IMG_8335.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz_jLTH8fiFce6GwXhFTYV4oOxZT8jTwTn0zmpfWH5LWAroGXaaF8vQJUxF9vuTvuCk0grrMcHRekmaDRn07Ge8i29SYKYQF_mnQl7mQVUzo5IE_3Wo52aIYaPy24yR1_jwLfUTYsIU37/s1600-h/IMG_8336.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz_jLTH8fiFce6GwXhFTYV4oOxZT8jTwTn0zmpfWH5LWAroGXaaF8vQJUxF9vuTvuCk0grrMcHRekmaDRn07Ge8i29SYKYQF_mnQl7mQVUzo5IE_3Wo52aIYaPy24yR1_jwLfUTYsIU37/s400/IMG_8336.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">For the first time, ever.....Annie got to shoot fireworks off with the guys. She had so much fun. It surprised me how unafraid of all the explosives she was. Crazy Girl!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-24768744696498206912009-07-12T13:53:00.000-07:002009-07-12T13:53:59.772-07:00Fireworks.....<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdG0mwuJnSMyoYsoo71JwCGF2oRtBcBMg_J0hCB8z6R_hdQbzUCpAHUJfB8bVS-4OM7Q3y7wxTdnGFwwdVxwRgIa93VXwjbPLQz45u_spI75LbsPQIxJpAfkFQRr6NeE_B9STEsiYZtzW/s1600-h/4th+of+july+part+2.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdG0mwuJnSMyoYsoo71JwCGF2oRtBcBMg_J0hCB8z6R_hdQbzUCpAHUJfB8bVS-4OM7Q3y7wxTdnGFwwdVxwRgIa93VXwjbPLQz45u_spI75LbsPQIxJpAfkFQRr6NeE_B9STEsiYZtzW/s400/4th+of+july+part+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJvK2Wm_Y_K5kRW8oSvM6563tamb0VwPeoBatrAWtoqBNKCGcteGGIx_2-mUcQGe6Z-LK2pYZltR8SQS114Q2jvNWyezkAH7t04JBf337CfTsIXp3k6sgp4ZZkYnHARp4Kxj_ZZ0nMd3x/s1600-h/IMG_8313.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJvK2Wm_Y_K5kRW8oSvM6563tamb0VwPeoBatrAWtoqBNKCGcteGGIx_2-mUcQGe6Z-LK2pYZltR8SQS114Q2jvNWyezkAH7t04JBf337CfTsIXp3k6sgp4ZZkYnHARp4Kxj_ZZ0nMd3x/s400/IMG_8313.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2l2zWkJs3aZ2juPsWNoCSPvwdV8TrjHFopnD1YGsCmPv5_AWzE_Zndh81yGlM8f7CNbllYR-adSlCfvYOwJBe19gWc6ThBF30o7zckR7zb0YJQuwCHKhKWWRNTi2iM-foKQCpxD6aqPMw/s1600-h/IMG_8334.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2l2zWkJs3aZ2juPsWNoCSPvwdV8TrjHFopnD1YGsCmPv5_AWzE_Zndh81yGlM8f7CNbllYR-adSlCfvYOwJBe19gWc6ThBF30o7zckR7zb0YJQuwCHKhKWWRNTi2iM-foKQCpxD6aqPMw/s400/IMG_8334.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4K97JhybZEu4Yu_L16I1ZTRw12-IYCZOHQ-A0drMPFK_Q3Vyz_t4eBHaDGJAGw3DyroKRwJ6zwBAIW91BHdgS3Ete5CzpdL4vLh4Cgcu2jrtbhY6CyPGpLEa8CbDL2ZjQEVgz70uQLv_/s1600-h/IMG_8338.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4K97JhybZEu4Yu_L16I1ZTRw12-IYCZOHQ-A0drMPFK_Q3Vyz_t4eBHaDGJAGw3DyroKRwJ6zwBAIW91BHdgS3Ete5CzpdL4vLh4Cgcu2jrtbhY6CyPGpLEa8CbDL2ZjQEVgz70uQLv_/s400/IMG_8338.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Uncle Jake and Alan were the crazy uncles leading the way with all the fireworks for the rest of the afternoon/evening! We had a ton of parachute's, and the kids had a blast lining up and chasing them everywhere. Jason wanted to be a part of all the fun, but had to be held and he plugged his ears. He love the colors and booms, just not the really loud ones! :)<br /><br />Seriously though, we did fireworks for hours. Not even kidding.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-7367229500698084462009-07-12T13:43:00.000-07:002009-07-12T13:45:01.804-07:00Basketball anyone?!!?<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rcSMo3vkYnhzWQH9jWQso9MYCKgce_FEPp1yA6vqnLtF40OR_KBpy4ow74imOTw_c2oEllKX8xSNNV6RTcQ3DOdCocAjfxbsUItkO-ZySqlXVxx7RdPZDXSJ1swSn6lj-rr_4PwwETg6/s1600-h/IMG_8292.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rcSMo3vkYnhzWQH9jWQso9MYCKgce_FEPp1yA6vqnLtF40OR_KBpy4ow74imOTw_c2oEllKX8xSNNV6RTcQ3DOdCocAjfxbsUItkO-ZySqlXVxx7RdPZDXSJ1swSn6lj-rr_4PwwETg6/s400/IMG_8292.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWf9n04MwmQtJavdOUTtBRmzPs18-CrXZPv3ByWdNnk5JBazx0Z52JqrSPxCm93gsXCne9sA5j2gTrvVqvEk7-Ane6ytS9MDi4DtTzH7ojC_Y6RBbQ_CoFGRRxRQ8qDx0h_WfGySGDrIC/s1600-h/IMG_8297.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWf9n04MwmQtJavdOUTtBRmzPs18-CrXZPv3ByWdNnk5JBazx0Z52JqrSPxCm93gsXCne9sA5j2gTrvVqvEk7-Ane6ytS9MDi4DtTzH7ojC_Y6RBbQ_CoFGRRxRQ8qDx0h_WfGySGDrIC/s400/IMG_8297.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr1thMmw4H8DKLyFtljGqNztWygh4oL59_5P-XcaF0BwSKCzxhQ85-g8yhs6Pp5Dgy2iAs5JBLJKC0nJmChL1k8QEaaCKvMBU44nDSpPbdH4tWDbagx-oebmQemrgERAxYwHIBGcV4OiU/s1600-h/IMG_8300.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIr1thMmw4H8DKLyFtljGqNztWygh4oL59_5P-XcaF0BwSKCzxhQ85-g8yhs6Pp5Dgy2iAs5JBLJKC0nJmChL1k8QEaaCKvMBU44nDSpPbdH4tWDbagx-oebmQemrgERAxYwHIBGcV4OiU/s400/IMG_8300.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAEAM9IR9xz3H5T3ZZbGXq32RXa6oa3pOJM_wSRDXo2KUHFwJIMpBf84SmaGYmVQllUf0NUJQd2l5sdEQf8xidFnZ0roDxaDYjFBOcxa5rzaGdyiquPSD9Ry2rBbg52bosJUHky_eTIqz/s1600-h/IMG_8281.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAEAM9IR9xz3H5T3ZZbGXq32RXa6oa3pOJM_wSRDXo2KUHFwJIMpBf84SmaGYmVQllUf0NUJQd2l5sdEQf8xidFnZ0roDxaDYjFBOcxa5rzaGdyiquPSD9Ry2rBbg52bosJUHky_eTIqz/s400/IMG_8281.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>We came home after the parade and had some lunch. Yummy barbecued beef sandwiches, potato salad, fruit, chips....you know, the good stuff. After all the food settled, we went over to the park to play some basketball.....Now, Alan just got home from San Antonio, and he didn't have any basketball shorts. The only thing Seth had, were these amazing SILVER/shiny-very special (nasty in my opinion) athletic shorts, that he wears under his karate uniform. So....Alan decided he would wear them. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NIICE</span>! Can I just say that it was one of the most hysterical things I have seen in a long time. Disturbing, yes. I can't lie though and say I didn't laugh out loud several times while watching the game.<br /><br />Also, i think he had an unfair advantage....who was gonna guard him very close? Couldn't think of anyone, could ya?<br /><br /><br />That's what I thought.<br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-63571571901026977622009-07-12T13:19:00.000-07:002009-07-12T13:20:01.474-07:00the Parade....<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcep04ImY07guu5zWY1AZ3-bC1B3nzfLa_oDHdBnJ8_5W8bpHZ7ZKsBSqDSA0FSdqB8ZARUie0py0NXrpf2g8fHazIIXufYcz9nze7mB3B_7aTS1_AfAHVDCcJz-2V1ZUDBR0hzUGpLHvB/s1600-h/IMG_8272.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcep04ImY07guu5zWY1AZ3-bC1B3nzfLa_oDHdBnJ8_5W8bpHZ7ZKsBSqDSA0FSdqB8ZARUie0py0NXrpf2g8fHazIIXufYcz9nze7mB3B_7aTS1_AfAHVDCcJz-2V1ZUDBR0hzUGpLHvB/s400/IMG_8272.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpDgwx2nmYnJmZPMAGvbRuo10IXYpdYC6MFz2RaxvSRJc_fNp3Xb4egqZwyVltp6VwjNCjBqIq9sLWvwGfr_V8p6w25z-7hbiAdML-fSuqbyGWtWNMePtPcOcsrnB5LNcVNMA137nriSb/s1600-h/IMG_8277.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpDgwx2nmYnJmZPMAGvbRuo10IXYpdYC6MFz2RaxvSRJc_fNp3Xb4egqZwyVltp6VwjNCjBqIq9sLWvwGfr_V8p6w25z-7hbiAdML-fSuqbyGWtWNMePtPcOcsrnB5LNcVNMA137nriSb/s400/IMG_8277.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggK077ET3U3Gn0eiCQTdded2DMCxGOAgFf_LKrn5Qfz9we-zArtUTueeqQuJFNxMH4T8kdIgo2nPpAOeTfwfAPRUBnWAEF91h-QnudMdlkzJSSONYfiAQcAfV1UhAXZ0ahS5MPqwHMS0u8/s1600-h/IMG_8278.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggK077ET3U3Gn0eiCQTdded2DMCxGOAgFf_LKrn5Qfz9we-zArtUTueeqQuJFNxMH4T8kdIgo2nPpAOeTfwfAPRUBnWAEF91h-QnudMdlkzJSSONYfiAQcAfV1UhAXZ0ahS5MPqwHMS0u8/s400/IMG_8278.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3M-f8d81eT28BjlrfVrHfoBQzPwiNmTh_EaAMS5pD-eC0jiaXjhKNRrnufyWfOoz7ApVp2n0EuMoWtzDOozJ0EgCYLTEbyxjas3Ui82OxkOUp0V1vqbCdrHFtDJ9z7x2Dl8TL15nGUCwW/s1600-h/IMG_8274.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3M-f8d81eT28BjlrfVrHfoBQzPwiNmTh_EaAMS5pD-eC0jiaXjhKNRrnufyWfOoz7ApVp2n0EuMoWtzDOozJ0EgCYLTEbyxjas3Ui82OxkOUp0V1vqbCdrHFtDJ9z7x2Dl8TL15nGUCwW/s400/IMG_8274.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>the kids love the parade and it has become quite a fun tradition on the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>. That running Uncle Sam guy really cracked me up, so I couldn't help but snap a pic! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ashelyn</span> was loving the clapping and the other kids loved the candy!! (Seth stayed home while <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jason</span> napped and Alan crashed out from getting home after a week of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">EFY</span>) They missed a fabulous parade. :)<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-5925548762234505192009-07-12T13:13:00.000-07:002009-07-12T13:14:13.672-07:00Independence Day.....<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WlB05_-AF7WeENHic8zjRh07XirQHjny_dLP_NTaR-r4JXVTj7KvQH1pyDCbUmzkEsGLamwigyYEP13-85NBu4ynagY8IwbgLO4qTzV9mppoCmIOGxAb4fL2qTviDAJ6ru2ypjTOsxp6/s1600-h/IMG_8246.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WlB05_-AF7WeENHic8zjRh07XirQHjny_dLP_NTaR-r4JXVTj7KvQH1pyDCbUmzkEsGLamwigyYEP13-85NBu4ynagY8IwbgLO4qTzV9mppoCmIOGxAb4fL2qTviDAJ6ru2ypjTOsxp6/s400/IMG_8246.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSB16c148Es4b1tEPkrcsrWlUSQwfujKKUcRUHlKkfrurzi0M6epJh1IWzlgBnfzX7JK6yAlltvg8jQbu0JU0YF9C6l1mFJZN1X4xz5A0LPLPXHhViquNDLAnbHFsvSlL2SIuj3QRh-TYE/s1600-h/IMG_8252.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSB16c148Es4b1tEPkrcsrWlUSQwfujKKUcRUHlKkfrurzi0M6epJh1IWzlgBnfzX7JK6yAlltvg8jQbu0JU0YF9C6l1mFJZN1X4xz5A0LPLPXHhViquNDLAnbHFsvSlL2SIuj3QRh-TYE/s400/IMG_8252.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoN4YcufBPqpMBq4pYCPbgNZnvuzsppxJxpSx1udU7ldAysNPLM8M4PscDotUwFVZCOKWIaIr-wTNt6QNmq0MlyvxZoPNG1uCvlsUzq51xlASNoa7iVs_PlOWsjVtV1SPrPq6Px_weuv0/s1600-h/IMG_8259.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoN4YcufBPqpMBq4pYCPbgNZnvuzsppxJxpSx1udU7ldAysNPLM8M4PscDotUwFVZCOKWIaIr-wTNt6QNmq0MlyvxZoPNG1uCvlsUzq51xlASNoa7iVs_PlOWsjVtV1SPrPq6Px_weuv0/s400/IMG_8259.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWzSlov_4xs5Ik4k8Ghe0Xg6sQqrXI_yuDq3BeHN-qq8-ZoU105PNVgGyWi_T3_KYis2YgnLrIECVhPnU9VUP0hPwrgYoDXmhArOM1nCaNJOiTDP-1cG6YtQT2KRqFj64gAXhMZYzGb99/s1600-h/IMG_8271.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWzSlov_4xs5Ik4k8Ghe0Xg6sQqrXI_yuDq3BeHN-qq8-ZoU105PNVgGyWi_T3_KYis2YgnLrIECVhPnU9VUP0hPwrgYoDXmhArOM1nCaNJOiTDP-1cG6YtQT2KRqFj64gAXhMZYzGb99/s400/IMG_8271.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>The Holiday weekend came upon us the day after we got home from North Carolina! We were all a little tired, a there wasn't any big plans, so we just kind of hung out and went with the flow. It was a nice relaxing day. It started off with Swedish pancakes for breakfast then some fireworks with Uncle Jake (the kids LOVED it) and then we went to Cameron for the Parade. The parade was hilarious as usual.....small towns are the best. Lots of tractors, horses, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">atv's</span>.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-76361628521328810922009-06-30T19:06:00.000-07:002009-07-02T19:07:53.097-07:00Pullen Park...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilObYAUq3qn69JmPjh6yBQqey6hXHR4QBDJhOYZ3oVGEOfC0D3OXyKjUeqaWFeDeF66XXdfhiPVDQt2ds6J6tZZXqvVz8PBgxf8ReXxai8xUdGtBIBaHmT_cFTNmu2zg2bsFBfksUFFRcn/s1600-h/trip+to+nc_13.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilObYAUq3qn69JmPjh6yBQqey6hXHR4QBDJhOYZ3oVGEOfC0D3OXyKjUeqaWFeDeF66XXdfhiPVDQt2ds6J6tZZXqvVz8PBgxf8ReXxai8xUdGtBIBaHmT_cFTNmu2zg2bsFBfksUFFRcn/s320/trip+to+nc_13.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSx0w5D8kWJZ0cUpUAeG93hq16p_0XhYVNZb8cpn1uIB7-wAYIIBfBKFbB13VuTBiZ6nE4yjZ7QGMDj220s2Q-fsajGeRX3AYZmbIveU-uDJNNexzuIfW1_Zhj8rP6mQikbK0vf_TrJMD/s1600-h/trip+to+nc_14.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSx0w5D8kWJZ0cUpUAeG93hq16p_0XhYVNZb8cpn1uIB7-wAYIIBfBKFbB13VuTBiZ6nE4yjZ7QGMDj220s2Q-fsajGeRX3AYZmbIveU-uDJNNexzuIfW1_Zhj8rP6mQikbK0vf_TrJMD/s320/trip+to+nc_14.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt_xMSEBUdEiQ9prdhXeZozYa89UobaSpBCRSwbv-VVNdU2RH6RkTx6d1ZrtBEiJTjRy6-id-ut_3gS0_HaQpZmFSwGeSaVrkAVOdHNBI1I-TJw_sZ7u6Ffpl3XuG0h2L16pz_YgPlZdW/s1600-h/trip+to+nc_15.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt_xMSEBUdEiQ9prdhXeZozYa89UobaSpBCRSwbv-VVNdU2RH6RkTx6d1ZrtBEiJTjRy6-id-ut_3gS0_HaQpZmFSwGeSaVrkAVOdHNBI1I-TJw_sZ7u6Ffpl3XuG0h2L16pz_YgPlZdW/s320/trip+to+nc_15.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>After the Battle Ship we were off to visit Seth's friend from his mission (our WHOLE reason for going there) James Phelps. James had a wonderful day planned for us at this great park. It was full of play equipment and lots of other rides......we went on the Merry-go-round, and the train. The kids had a blast. James was great and just sat there in the shade while we ran around in circles. It was a great day.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-7001252963976148642009-06-29T18:51:00.000-07:002009-07-02T18:53:02.940-07:00U.S.S North Carolina...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mHQkmjptWSjmCdbDUN12KhpO8c2BFRLode9pYnwzbw1P94DHmxW-TC2h0Gq5kKv8o3b5euuoQXf0CQgXAHsI-nt_ZajuPdh-3DmL_Pc-rTnHvlH5DZaZIXHqCvMz4b0x54-dUc9TJTfc/s1600-h/IMG_8191.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mHQkmjptWSjmCdbDUN12KhpO8c2BFRLode9pYnwzbw1P94DHmxW-TC2h0Gq5kKv8o3b5euuoQXf0CQgXAHsI-nt_ZajuPdh-3DmL_Pc-rTnHvlH5DZaZIXHqCvMz4b0x54-dUc9TJTfc/s320/IMG_8191.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioN_Pm9gb71h1t-4HbtKQIXxvkO3JVBNA5SchIdQKjKNqtAugCjtF0R12sXrgs6Wdr88ZyRddD65lT4-jblEuufpj_vUAdtg33Whj2avmmK72V3pfDlkCZIiCUaXHqjxsD9jkA3PusChvO/s1600-h/IMG_8148.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioN_Pm9gb71h1t-4HbtKQIXxvkO3JVBNA5SchIdQKjKNqtAugCjtF0R12sXrgs6Wdr88ZyRddD65lT4-jblEuufpj_vUAdtg33Whj2avmmK72V3pfDlkCZIiCUaXHqjxsD9jkA3PusChvO/s320/IMG_8148.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtPGiQxe2ukMLCfDZKF6pqJ4nI-M68qZHZBw3mJvWNXPpOfRCCMV3NedBpX9q_FdSNIjSUCcs2lqSdgwnyH22HNEet_8now38Z-T6K0s3J00BpBr6RPJNCkXvvtXDwNu27tnWtbUVJcTY/s1600-h/IMG_8184.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtPGiQxe2ukMLCfDZKF6pqJ4nI-M68qZHZBw3mJvWNXPpOfRCCMV3NedBpX9q_FdSNIjSUCcs2lqSdgwnyH22HNEet_8now38Z-T6K0s3J00BpBr6RPJNCkXvvtXDwNu27tnWtbUVJcTY/s320/IMG_8184.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqugOgHANISbyDYcf4FCseTvZjA5WJOzE0187rNSrujwSulKbF1kDGmo7gmVh4nTp_0HGs7YVVLWjaYXLR_McEkRRwa1x38XIo4ac1B1PShMaU4hScOxmlxx8iVZSEIwuq8h4vCN7TrK0h/s1600-h/trip+to+nc_12.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqugOgHANISbyDYcf4FCseTvZjA5WJOzE0187rNSrujwSulKbF1kDGmo7gmVh4nTp_0HGs7YVVLWjaYXLR_McEkRRwa1x38XIo4ac1B1PShMaU4hScOxmlxx8iVZSEIwuq8h4vCN7TrK0h/s320/trip+to+nc_12.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>the kids were SO excited to see this battleship. It was huge ( small, for the size of ships we have today!) but the kids loved exploring every <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nook</span> and cranny. We were able to go on all the different levels of the ship, we saw where they ate, where they cooked, slept, got there mail <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">etc</span>.<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">etc</span>. It was awesome.<br /><br />It gave us such an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">understanding</span> of life on a Navy Ship, and gave me such respect for the people who serve our country. We got lucky, as we ran into a Chief form the Navy who was retired and was there to help with the tour. He took us into his office and told us about how they kept records of each man on the boat, and how they earn time off the ship.....then he made each of the kids there own cards to get off the ship. They were able to pick there rank and what job they liked the best. It was really neat. Annie picked the lab, Jared picked the "big guns on deck", and Katie and Ella both picked the bakery.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Definitely</span> worth the money to see. The kids are still talking about it.......<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-66122660188668528712009-06-28T18:36:00.000-07:002009-07-02T18:37:45.142-07:00Diggin' the sand.....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCYTj3234HSi2d5TzZ17zOeoVISO51GZH3ESK59jm25ld_2OPsxmpV7c9iBlDTwpySN5ti_lRi8cy9Dgap85n6ixUH_PhZInObaO1mmMjhJWBu-mo1BvJfZquH00alcqpezLHEp_-i-n5/s1600-h/trip+to+nc_11.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCYTj3234HSi2d5TzZ17zOeoVISO51GZH3ESK59jm25ld_2OPsxmpV7c9iBlDTwpySN5ti_lRi8cy9Dgap85n6ixUH_PhZInObaO1mmMjhJWBu-mo1BvJfZquH00alcqpezLHEp_-i-n5/s320/trip+to+nc_11.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdcd8tXNKpIL5xGq7NZSbJO0yIQQd1mZTd9kYXn8SzxSLraB3LJoQVZYx7tw2Gfu3QQWqXOVf-RdOqnUwTIwLxp23vYkG8kKLAWJUfbVBTmvCBSnsL6fAZIeUaesGX9FlHCdvCITrQC3s/s1600-h/IMG_8130.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdcd8tXNKpIL5xGq7NZSbJO0yIQQd1mZTd9kYXn8SzxSLraB3LJoQVZYx7tw2Gfu3QQWqXOVf-RdOqnUwTIwLxp23vYkG8kKLAWJUfbVBTmvCBSnsL6fAZIeUaesGX9FlHCdvCITrQC3s/s320/IMG_8130.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCKdKfJeXCzrg6kSb06KZQ8OKzoHUSX1aW73uq4I4vwDaylUX9Ha-dESMjBe0uydH9jjc73Ej_XXNmPmaZmNgv9ilcsG3B6rUxq_qfBoLekB000cQsqoVdGjhdfBgkGBW0tN3gwKT9FRJ/s1600-h/IMG_8078.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCKdKfJeXCzrg6kSb06KZQ8OKzoHUSX1aW73uq4I4vwDaylUX9Ha-dESMjBe0uydH9jjc73Ej_XXNmPmaZmNgv9ilcsG3B6rUxq_qfBoLekB000cQsqoVdGjhdfBgkGBW0tN3gwKT9FRJ/s320/IMG_8078.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbSmde-NvCFCdZtzzr2v4fca7QgGLd6oMGhpwumOV8owLAPVdyidxkOTTsT3dkkiE4fUC4J1zwTabDx23i2XPXVVOiIbhLbuWY-_IX4E4WmPyiu4QUzisN0UMqcMyqlBeV2uCDJlW-b64/s1600-h/IMG_8140.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbSmde-NvCFCdZtzzr2v4fca7QgGLd6oMGhpwumOV8owLAPVdyidxkOTTsT3dkkiE4fUC4J1zwTabDx23i2XPXVVOiIbhLbuWY-_IX4E4WmPyiu4QUzisN0UMqcMyqlBeV2uCDJlW-b64/s320/IMG_8140.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Jason was tired when we got to the beach so he didn't enjoy it right off. But, eventually he warmed up to it and had a blast. His favorite had to be either when I was holding him in the waves and jumping him around or digging in the sand filling up the buckets. Ella and Annie also had fun making a castle.<br /><br />We had a hard time <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">getting</span> Katie and Jared out of the water for any reason.....so that is where they stayed. :)<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-16774680660123614792009-06-28T18:27:00.000-07:002009-07-02T18:28:59.565-07:00Ella....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfzT5D1h5Pc6U9tXB5vMCkeMZ-bBqU19GnKQ252uifJxBQofmLC-wEFmYUbXcflyWCXFk8N4GQQ1UctVtmBTeWosPmWnsC4vx5jNaZ4dYO5QvWeipumAu21uQolUAbiGaou9x9SHF_kQk/s1600-h/IMG_8080.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfzT5D1h5Pc6U9tXB5vMCkeMZ-bBqU19GnKQ252uifJxBQofmLC-wEFmYUbXcflyWCXFk8N4GQQ1UctVtmBTeWosPmWnsC4vx5jNaZ4dYO5QvWeipumAu21uQolUAbiGaou9x9SHF_kQk/s320/IMG_8080.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5ZL1x-ElAjkWyNE_yLOi3DS_99kKDe8MQcFQMauFPcMn23J4b-TTrGEB6lKHTV9JrySyB1TNFIVjg1hKnMN6g4NLALatcH0MOYBXd8xpQJllqCZi6QjaP944uUqBWqKWxa8JY1fQbB8M/s1600-h/IMG_8093.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5ZL1x-ElAjkWyNE_yLOi3DS_99kKDe8MQcFQMauFPcMn23J4b-TTrGEB6lKHTV9JrySyB1TNFIVjg1hKnMN6g4NLALatcH0MOYBXd8xpQJllqCZi6QjaP944uUqBWqKWxa8JY1fQbB8M/s320/IMG_8093.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtA3NdI4o2V455JVyyiMmbr8R-65ZzPJlK_fKlrwD36hnkQg6XYoBEym2i76-CCgKmK-RicaIocJc2yo-eGhjd_Jpfanuur7bq0k-5a44lIXdLZZIQQEOdVB0kJkTaC2SqvpqECx341RIu/s1600-h/IMG_8104.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtA3NdI4o2V455JVyyiMmbr8R-65ZzPJlK_fKlrwD36hnkQg6XYoBEym2i76-CCgKmK-RicaIocJc2yo-eGhjd_Jpfanuur7bq0k-5a44lIXdLZZIQQEOdVB0kJkTaC2SqvpqECx341RIu/s320/IMG_8104.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl1KjblXzVsIK4B8EWK_vKm5zGi1twyBRvNngrhXPgeo2r9pH1A_1zTZR_VST5G_bCBEXd8BqEzxtaq-9IKgFcmhzOg0xgki-5q3_m3ttRX758aYKjgEItWaCuSObT57fQQ9JVuHnyIbZ/s1600-h/IMG_8116.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl1KjblXzVsIK4B8EWK_vKm5zGi1twyBRvNngrhXPgeo2r9pH1A_1zTZR_VST5G_bCBEXd8BqEzxtaq-9IKgFcmhzOg0xgki-5q3_m3ttRX758aYKjgEItWaCuSObT57fQQ9JVuHnyIbZ/s320/IMG_8116.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />has been saying she was a mermaid now for a while.....So we had that talk while we were playing in the waves. She said that I couldn't be a mermaid, because I was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mer</span>-mom. (Okay, that makes sense, I guess.)<br /><br />Seth held Jason a lot of the time cause he didn't like it at first, and Ella held on to my hand the whole time, so I could get her to go in deeper with me. It cracked me up though, so I was able to get a few pictures, she had to hang on to Daddy for dear life. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hahaha</span>, I love that picture, it just makes me laugh.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-83803323070811693542009-06-28T18:19:00.000-07:002009-07-02T18:22:00.354-07:00The beach.....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnZ6MTPQ77Uhwy7XCPuwMcFWblodum_iW_HwivLCBl6c1xJwiTeJ94eect1AC2ZsZkKiYDcSnUzLSP2NnO1ZH5KgoP4EH0J922SAKICawiv0CPLATPNLrunFXFmylRf5Z0a-Nwkwg68Os/s1600-h/trip+to+nc_1.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnZ6MTPQ77Uhwy7XCPuwMcFWblodum_iW_HwivLCBl6c1xJwiTeJ94eect1AC2ZsZkKiYDcSnUzLSP2NnO1ZH5KgoP4EH0J922SAKICawiv0CPLATPNLrunFXFmylRf5Z0a-Nwkwg68Os/s320/trip+to+nc_1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6vRCN5fGfc4_smIwSsCCFRmLOMagtuBfWsefol4LjkS84_oIrAqEYIsahS3vJYU9YbKkJG1J4dn5nQ7gRMt_A8nxWxrsrQhywZ1hpbgMdJMVmvEUNWLpaAA0ii3hN92_mjVOeDop0XCn/s1600-h/IMG_8103.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6vRCN5fGfc4_smIwSsCCFRmLOMagtuBfWsefol4LjkS84_oIrAqEYIsahS3vJYU9YbKkJG1J4dn5nQ7gRMt_A8nxWxrsrQhywZ1hpbgMdJMVmvEUNWLpaAA0ii3hN92_mjVOeDop0XCn/s320/IMG_8103.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6BYy19wItHew5TmjO83wQFJKizWXXtcaYUAlsd11bZsm4iYPu0bx1TYgj4IAcFjzR2uPrRPmUwS-0ryqCuYhMI43CsLLVjqU56GzsBEHh6SIoCZsgsBpQcl21EQBEppDbmXASBDPmjeI/s1600-h/IMG_8110.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6BYy19wItHew5TmjO83wQFJKizWXXtcaYUAlsd11bZsm4iYPu0bx1TYgj4IAcFjzR2uPrRPmUwS-0ryqCuYhMI43CsLLVjqU56GzsBEHh6SIoCZsgsBpQcl21EQBEppDbmXASBDPmjeI/s320/IMG_8110.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1xmhidn_x7x9HSmhnWhmM1Gk35VY12pW1hUfyc_B59V8PuA2wp1KfFesDRCocBzqPB6THN8_jjeui3pkl1LVgQVNb6qwZQIbxujaY_DJQOCOah21U-te6FiwiKVHw1-fB5euV_EWgCXw/s1600-h/IMG_8106.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1xmhidn_x7x9HSmhnWhmM1Gk35VY12pW1hUfyc_B59V8PuA2wp1KfFesDRCocBzqPB6THN8_jjeui3pkl1LVgQVNb6qwZQIbxujaY_DJQOCOah21U-te6FiwiKVHw1-fB5euV_EWgCXw/s320/IMG_8106.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>This was the most crowded beach I had ever been to.....So, I was a little (extremely) nervous about the kids. The water was warm though and the waves were perfect. Just enough to feel the crash, but not enough to really knock you down. The kids just couldn't believe they were really there. They said Mom, I love it.....<em>It's better than I thought.</em> Oh, and they thought that the salt water was nasty. :)<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-81552557824780570692009-06-27T18:10:00.000-07:002009-07-02T18:11:03.471-07:00more road trip....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNEj8sV635kQG2yTFZ9f-A1_sB8FvgS-Sj-JxWMFAehc2-gxf_tUftrX8n6YsMG-LaaXF3QWDNFfoqOGG2NRGfNS60NZJX214THBtwA56cjZA0pXE7EEu-HkgCKVz9iWfBzaIx32hp2DK/s1600-h/IMG_8074.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNEj8sV635kQG2yTFZ9f-A1_sB8FvgS-Sj-JxWMFAehc2-gxf_tUftrX8n6YsMG-LaaXF3QWDNFfoqOGG2NRGfNS60NZJX214THBtwA56cjZA0pXE7EEu-HkgCKVz9iWfBzaIx32hp2DK/s320/IMG_8074.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhUQzGxrsoxJjcGRhNk039CfZVBQuNR8nfdhs34kQayVLXHyRwl2GKCMdd2jkm4sxrD7jHGpDfSrdm9IMrXB-D0cd1tdRqX91qv9F3xfINJL2e3TwWMLcrQv2kprrnzmvuJZ25a8xI28J/s1600-h/IMG_8072.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhUQzGxrsoxJjcGRhNk039CfZVBQuNR8nfdhs34kQayVLXHyRwl2GKCMdd2jkm4sxrD7jHGpDfSrdm9IMrXB-D0cd1tdRqX91qv9F3xfINJL2e3TwWMLcrQv2kprrnzmvuJZ25a8xI28J/s320/IMG_8072.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMdWbHN6lG_dCHDH_mPkWXxNXovqiNVngGPYl9ul3-dVyt3gdizHa2lMRalzh5qPAMWHinJxP439HuwgjyrFgA2-3-oRiPEta19mmnl53XS0COSNgaujk4iTmwfvAxNo-OYtcru7hezfQ/s1600-h/IMG_8070.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMdWbHN6lG_dCHDH_mPkWXxNXovqiNVngGPYl9ul3-dVyt3gdizHa2lMRalzh5qPAMWHinJxP439HuwgjyrFgA2-3-oRiPEta19mmnl53XS0COSNgaujk4iTmwfvAxNo-OYtcru7hezfQ/s320/IMG_8070.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>We only had a little bit of attitude, see Ella's face above.....Not happy about getting back in the car. :) But, Katie had a little something planned for any tense moments.....Yup, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">that's</span> right, my girls got a pair of "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bubba</span> teeth". (thanks <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">grama</span> jenny, for those little gift bags for the kids!) It really did make us laugh A LOT! Katie even put them in upside down, and that was hilarious. Good times at rest stops....this one <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">happened</span> to be around 8am, with 7 hours more to go.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-31574659863840563892009-06-26T18:04:00.000-07:002009-07-02T18:04:54.880-07:00Road trip....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOoEwUploZo7TFWaFFO5WRyQQEzdhhLBaoQctIx0xT6zQcWEd2qe-nVIFvv0Q9Ji6rpoMnhcwdKcCwMV1BX-nJvkgTPHq_aOYdmtqodPWosnC07PyPqOGLxsa7gxEKcQKHEKDogBJ4QR2/s1600-h/IMG_8069.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOoEwUploZo7TFWaFFO5WRyQQEzdhhLBaoQctIx0xT6zQcWEd2qe-nVIFvv0Q9Ji6rpoMnhcwdKcCwMV1BX-nJvkgTPHq_aOYdmtqodPWosnC07PyPqOGLxsa7gxEKcQKHEKDogBJ4QR2/s320/IMG_8069.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br />We left for North Carolina at 6pm (<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Friday</span>, June 26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span>) Seth drove till 1am and I took the 1am-8am shift. We drove straight through, getting to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wrightsville</span> Beach around4pm. It was such a long drive...but the kids did pretty awesome.<br /><br />It was raining, off and on and we were able to get out for a few minutes, to see the beach. The kids were in Heaven. They were so excited. Then we were off to find a Hotel. That was quite a challenge.....but we eventually found a nice Comfort Suites to stay at, and it had only been open for a week. (bonus) SO the rooms were nice, clean and everything was brand new! (love that) That first night we settled in, went out to dinner and went swimming. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ahhhh</span>, tomorrow we had the beach.<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-65557231311337291512009-06-23T12:50:00.000-07:002009-06-23T12:50:21.291-07:00Oh My....<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeHO3Bqse-Y3SSLxO5xOB51nNESGcRRRGLJaD8IwrK_vlyQISrwhMcA-LsMdZ8fXWlktwX80kFFGLv7UXw0-_t9xZIC9swostVAxGW262FFnbFk4wuV54Leq0iPVN68yDMSLrtoXM0teK/s1600-h/IMG_7593.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeHO3Bqse-Y3SSLxO5xOB51nNESGcRRRGLJaD8IwrK_vlyQISrwhMcA-LsMdZ8fXWlktwX80kFFGLv7UXw0-_t9xZIC9swostVAxGW262FFnbFk4wuV54Leq0iPVN68yDMSLrtoXM0teK/s320/IMG_7593.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>I just love this little Girl! She is so full of life and is as silly as ever. It is hard for me to believe that she will be 5 in a few short months. It's amazing how fast time goes! She is constantly making me laugh. Today she kept asking if she could read. I said yes, of course. 10 minutes later I found her outside in the flower garden weeding. Apparently, she said weed and I heard read. (if you have ever talked to her, you know she has a strange accent) So, you might understand. :) Either way, it's fine by me, as long as she leaves my flowers alone! :)<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-31331945703911606952009-06-23T12:41:00.000-07:002009-06-23T12:42:08.531-07:00Bart's Electric Family Fun Day...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgLF4nO-QRkft__4G_7oU9AyyvHb1FPzmvbhPo0qm81xzimP3RwuYEwk4BGo1pvzyvV6AF22s4FGeAERThBA__b37fb2UCQv6A5hwYD3WQkSEYFx8EiQLOZTdp2O9Gb_XPd5v12BE68G2/s1600-h/IMG_8022.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgLF4nO-QRkft__4G_7oU9AyyvHb1FPzmvbhPo0qm81xzimP3RwuYEwk4BGo1pvzyvV6AF22s4FGeAERThBA__b37fb2UCQv6A5hwYD3WQkSEYFx8EiQLOZTdp2O9Gb_XPd5v12BE68G2/s320/IMG_8022.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUPPfHJdGfm_XIDNp644fVvw9OnhcD_SspJmKdSYuVQSFkCXPQmicrUaI2GOW9m9xAQ_oMio7Rv93TlW1Rxsch9BU7lhiqQvnFgrSx_5HVc_8ThmHQza9RgeDzSP1Xp118x2Y1Kc7mIeq/s1600-h/Quilt+Shop,+4-her%27s+and+Barts+family+fun+day.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUPPfHJdGfm_XIDNp644fVvw9OnhcD_SspJmKdSYuVQSFkCXPQmicrUaI2GOW9m9xAQ_oMio7Rv93TlW1Rxsch9BU7lhiqQvnFgrSx_5HVc_8ThmHQza9RgeDzSP1Xp118x2Y1Kc7mIeq/s320/Quilt+Shop,+4-her%27s+and+Barts+family+fun+day.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>We went to Bart and Lisa's house for the annual family fun day, last Friday June19. It was so much fun. The kids look forward to it every year.<br /><br />This year they had a carnival theme, and had cotton candy (yup, a real machine. you stood in line for it and everything!!) popcorn, ice cream, games, a balloon guy (you know, the kind that makes animals and balloon hats) a mechanical bull and a blow up obstacle course. Jason thought he had died and gone to heaven. He LOVES to bounce! All the kids had a blast, the entire time! Ella helped herself to all the yummy food and pop. (She loved the popcorn best.) Katie got a huge balloon hat. Jared just ran and ran that obstacle course, and Annie was a sweetheart hanging out with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gid</span>-man and Jason. (she is such a good helper)<br /><br />Once it got dark they ended the night with an awesome fireworks show. It really was a blast. (oh, and Jake did the t-shirts again.....and they are awesome. The kids wore them to school yesterday. I will post pics later!)<br /><br />Man, we are lucky employees! Thanks Bart's Electric.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-20699072653625623282009-06-20T15:03:00.000-07:002009-06-22T05:14:25.515-07:00Sometimes....<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YJIgEVhprnhcRuoa7Yq9jMH5r116UqACdvIII34lUCceJUHekC8sVCsxI2OSrBR8YH4Cx9mxynU4A5GfTYQVT18L1behty_gK2KWSwIPAxlnYCOI-1d764heOiwxIWonMpWOy-MNoaIR/s1600-h/IMG_7468.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YJIgEVhprnhcRuoa7Yq9jMH5r116UqACdvIII34lUCceJUHekC8sVCsxI2OSrBR8YH4Cx9mxynU4A5GfTYQVT18L1behty_gK2KWSwIPAxlnYCOI-1d764heOiwxIWonMpWOy-MNoaIR/s400/IMG_7468.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbtuHhD8ddiM2r7BUcYG97fda_IhVF3GXmtpIMNgFr0RsBtxRdrSC6viPrlLbS3YZUiSRzCt9i59qkcohJJuHT9jpAYj5qCsBN440bNLc9vI4aNXQgH8syL764NRpI5CmEm6Z2mYHhMB-/s1600-h/IMG_7575.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbtuHhD8ddiM2r7BUcYG97fda_IhVF3GXmtpIMNgFr0RsBtxRdrSC6viPrlLbS3YZUiSRzCt9i59qkcohJJuHT9jpAYj5qCsBN440bNLc9vI4aNXQgH8syL764NRpI5CmEm6Z2mYHhMB-/s400/IMG_7575.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtuZWaaktxIb7bZdzY9HTqlM3fEcjCkLwp0vFDzyXQUenpC0qTVcMnHXFPeq5ARAE4KEQBCRaVXh21bTFFgpik8QjWk3SPVhwFBGDZfcUpj-t7x3d_ZpekISB_rnRVsTvtdqUMqmN54HJ/s1600-h/IMG_7176.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtuZWaaktxIb7bZdzY9HTqlM3fEcjCkLwp0vFDzyXQUenpC0qTVcMnHXFPeq5ARAE4KEQBCRaVXh21bTFFgpik8QjWk3SPVhwFBGDZfcUpj-t7x3d_ZpekISB_rnRVsTvtdqUMqmN54HJ/s400/IMG_7176.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>I just can't get enough of this little (giant) boy. It's true, he has my heart. (not that he can't drive me crazy at times, but still) I just love him to pieces. I am so glad he is a part of us.....<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-49735887462215123752009-06-20T14:56:00.000-07:002009-06-20T14:57:04.310-07:00A few weeks ago....<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsUhIBXD4lTftkBHd37MDtLJxSkFlCNx0pTF1gV40cRRAXGNQ1YvFYyQBlPwXMjsf0zc2Gj1-xLy1d6wvmz67q7YNSWHw808ZdePgLYYtVLEf1Bc5p7rP0B_trD_7y5gODUlVrJn8Ymsn/s1600-h/fun+outside.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsUhIBXD4lTftkBHd37MDtLJxSkFlCNx0pTF1gV40cRRAXGNQ1YvFYyQBlPwXMjsf0zc2Gj1-xLy1d6wvmz67q7YNSWHw808ZdePgLYYtVLEf1Bc5p7rP0B_trD_7y5gODUlVrJn8Ymsn/s400/fun+outside.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Jake and Misty came over. We ate food and the kids played.....then we got the 4-wheeler out for Gideon. He LOVED it. Annie was the chosen <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">chauffeur</span> and loved every minute of that too. (although her legs are extremely long to still be riding that thing) The point is, that we had fun. <br />Sometimes it is just nice to sit on the driveway, talk and let the kids do there thing! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ahhhh</span>, summer really is here!<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356300188189580368.post-71045462242231008912009-06-19T06:00:00.000-07:002009-06-19T06:00:33.315-07:00Staying busy...<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyc8BG4BB_YCwE7aRBs_9kzSm_EkH2rHMjf5WMtoESEudOCVLxl6SLOirNLpgo83ubgd-fzgIbfhCLbwCGhrJvHFWYBgD5p15Zjhz0OY1tnZriqX2_9h0gsm967FdQWqAmz2daO8x62gaW/s1600-h/jason+and+ella+bubbles.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyc8BG4BB_YCwE7aRBs_9kzSm_EkH2rHMjf5WMtoESEudOCVLxl6SLOirNLpgo83ubgd-fzgIbfhCLbwCGhrJvHFWYBgD5p15Zjhz0OY1tnZriqX2_9h0gsm967FdQWqAmz2daO8x62gaW/s400/jason+and+ella+bubbles.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Jason and Ella are pretty inseparable lately. Jason loves to follow her <em>and</em> torment her. (when the timing is just perfect) It is actually quite funny how he does it. Right now the big thing around here is bubbles....So, I give Ella a bottle of bubbles and Jason screams<br />"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bubb</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">oes</span>" and chases them wherever they might go. Jason is getting really good at talking.....he says the kids names, and tries to repeat anything you ask him to! It gives us all a good laugh. We just love him to pieces around here. <br /><br />Ella is a darling herself. She is big into "projects" and that includes anything she can color or paint or glue. She takes helping around the house very seriously as well. (on her terms, of course) She thinks she is a mermaid-princess, and who am I to disagree? Erin (my sis-in law, Caleb's wife) has been babysitting for us, and Ella has been in Heaven. Erin lets Ella cook with her, and do the dishes. The kids really enjoy her....and I am hoping that her calm nature will rub off on them. (we all know, I <em>DON'T</em> have that nature) Darn.<br /><br />Our summer is shaping up to be another busy one. (who's isn't, right?) The older kids are in summer school till June 26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> and then plan on a lot of days at the pool.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Seth, Sarah and the kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781138216645808579noreply@blogger.com2