tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19892834475785717142024-03-13T02:57:16.318-06:00The Porter HouseEmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-75271206251441180752013-04-16T11:50:00.001-06:002013-04-16T11:50:17.784-06:00Post Op Check-up...We went into the clinic today for Caden's post-op check-up. We had chest x-rays, an echo, an EKG, and he got the stitches from his chest tubes removed. All news was great! Everything looked very very good. We could simply not be happier!! I will say it again...God is SO Good!!!<br />
Of course, waiting rooms are always a good place for the DS. Santa made a good choice with this item (even if he didn't know how good of a choice at the time!) <br />
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We have had such wonderful care our entire time at Batson, but Dr. Salazar had better watch out, Caden is already aiming for his job!!<br />
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Words can simply not begin to express how thankful I am for the entire Congenital Heart Surgery team at Batson. Wonderful things are happening at Batson...we are so fortunate to have them in Mississippi!! The program has been in place for 3 years now, and they have just done their 1000th case with a 98% success rate. That is fabulous!!! I will always be so very grateful for these people. I hope to not see them again for a LONG while, but it is nice to know that they will be there when we need them again!<br />
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(photo cred: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/batsonhospital?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">Blair Batson Children's Hospital FB</a>)<br /><br />
<br />Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-11183914671078234002013-04-13T10:26:00.001-06:002013-04-13T10:26:47.835-06:00Can't Believe We're Home...Thursday morning, Dr. Salazar stuck his head in our door and said, "How does going home today sound?" Of course, we were ALL for it!! He said that Caden was doing remarkably well. He normally doesn't send his patients home until post-op day 5, and here we are going home on post-op day 3. <br />
After that it was a flurry of activity. Nurses, doctors, nurse practitioners, x-rays, echo...it was a regular parade of medical professionals!! Caden did very will with everything. The last thing they did was pull his chest tubes...no fun! After that, this is what we saw for the next 2 hours while all of the necessary paper work was being handled.<br />
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Once all of the paperwork and discharge instructions were done, our sweet nurse came in and took out the last IV and disconnected us from all the machines. Then it was time to get ready to go home!!!<br />
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Caden chose to be taken out in the wagon.<br />
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Before long, we were in the van headed to the house!!!<br />
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When we got home, Caden requested to sit in the recliner. I hadn't seen a smile that big (or genuine) in quite a while.<br />
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So now we are all settled in at home. Caden is having fun being at home with his brother. Grayson has not left his side very much. The hardest part of being home is convincing Caden that he is, in fact, still healing and needs to take it at least a little easy!!<br />
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Thank you so much for your continued prayers! We are so thankful for how the Lord has used so many to help fix Caden up. We have seen first hand the tangible power of prayer!!<br />
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<br />Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-18689038709270825252013-04-10T17:59:00.000-06:002013-04-10T18:24:24.179-06:00Movin' on up...After lunch on Tuesday, Caden was able to sit up in a chair for a while in the ICU and have a Popsicle. <div><div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bcb0dTII1V4/UWYCgSPDTzI/AAAAAAAADkQ/E_U2lhpn6eQ/photo_448239.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div>Yes, that child was dependent on a ventilator just 12 hours earlier!!! Amazing. Then we had him walk 2 laps around the ICU. Not long after that, they were moving us up to the surgical step down unit. YEA!!! </div><div><div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AJEXUrVb-rg/UWYCicSTqiI/AAAAAAAADkY/wdZCIoTBxOg/photo_970942.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div>Sweet baby! He watched a little television and played with the game system in the room and he was back to sleep again. </div><div><div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7KIb14LgP0A/UWYCjztx85I/AAAAAAAADkg/su33oIIbUtg/photo_38162.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><div>He was finally able I get some good rest Tuesday night. Wednesday morning, Caden's nurses removed his bandage and he was super happy to get into some regular clothes. </div><div><div><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SJdPQgsWd64/UWYClKtnx4I/AAAAAAAADko/3ue9EMhOMb0/photo_143358.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>We had to start walking the halls again today. <br> <br></div><div><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lQTKc5l-i_Q/UWYCmmmY0xI/AAAAAAAADkw/Ok_BS8pxYps/photo_678317.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>He did 2 laps and them came back for his first real food since Sunday. (I don't consider Cheerios real food!)<br> <div><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uryd1PDS4a4/UWYCnoexEII/AAAAAAAADk4/hcE8A85ZJIo/photo_976744.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>After lunch, he was pooped! Here is what we saw for the next hour and a half. </div><div><div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DaalqbqVnHI/UWYCpb5bEMI/AAAAAAAADlA/3jqhlD0f12Q/photo_498637.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>Caden also had some very sweet visitors today. Someone was super excited to see his big brother. </div><div><div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hko8B3zX-sE/UWYCqZk7gTI/AAAAAAAADlI/7RLVqXl7bDQ/photo_403035.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br><br> <br></div><div>He even got some letters and goodies from his class. </div><div><div><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IAbZT0IKBig/UWYCsJQhLZI/AAAAAAAADlQ/nnrHtBKxnX8/photo_995638.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>We have also been working with this spirometer to help us take deep breaths. </div><div><div><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TlK6NvACP3s/UWYCtpgZRzI/AAAAAAAADlY/kJ5NwHWG0ao/photo_319380.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div>We are making little steps towards home every day. Keep on praying for this little guy's healing and endurance. Thanks for all of your prayers and support!!<br><br> <br> <br><br> <br><br> <br></div>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-69121699130859640352013-04-09T05:17:00.000-06:002013-04-09T05:31:00.598-06:00How the surgery went...Let me just begin by saying that surgery went FAR better than expected! The actual surgery took just under 4 hours. The best news is that they were able to successfully repair the valve!! This is OUTSTANDING news!! God is so good. He has certainly answered our prayers. <div>For those of you who would like to see what the surgeon did, here is his drawing of it. <br><div><div><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-E5Tq_fTq6No/UWP76Afiw-I/AAAAAAAADjw/CJ5_-0nSj9I/photo_286948.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><div>The valve on the bottom was the "before", and the top is the "after." As you can see in the top pic we are still left with a bicuspid valve (it should be tricuspid), but it is HIS VALVE!! Praise The Lord!!</div><div>We got to see him wheel by on his way into the ICU.</div><div><div><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LIWfdaTUzOE/UWP77A7G8pI/AAAAAAAADj4/BNCS-m2G4s0/photo_892047.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><div>We then waited for about an hour and a half to get to come back and stay by his side. </div><div>In case you were wondering, puppy did great during the surgery. </div><div><div><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BvIWODGCkso/UWP78VJEpuI/AAAAAAAADkA/gbCGd-rLPHA/photo_20932.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>They were able to take him off the ventilator last night. Each time he wakes up, he is very panicked, so he is back on a mild sedative. He is on plenty of pain meds, and they are making him super itchy. Today lets pray for peace of mind for this little one. He wants so badly to go home, but his body has a way to go. He just needs to stay calm so it can begin to heal. </div><div>Again, thanks so much for all of the prayers, please keep it up!! </div><br><br> <br></div><br><br> <br></div></div>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-73018949421899352322013-04-08T12:16:00.001-06:002013-04-08T12:16:36.222-06:00Morning of Surgery...<br />
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Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-36350978919569525582013-04-08T07:57:00.000-06:002013-04-08T08:05:17.359-06:00'twas the night before Surgery...Last night we let Caden choose anything he wanted for dinner last night, so we headed to Applebee's. <div><div><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XDMe_JoTjSI/UWLOh_i1zHI/AAAAAAAADfE/aSg2ubG5UIU/photo_571833.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>He was about halfway through dinner when he decided that we would also need a little dessert, so we headed over to Bop's for some ice cream and a cookie. </div><div><br> <br></div><div><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Fkd--HE3uY8/UWLOjfB9SoI/AAAAAAAADfM/VGGPBdc3WZ8/photo_447672.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>Then we dropped Grayson at my parents house and headed home for the night. <div>I made sure to get a pre-incision picture of his chest. <br> </div><div><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NB1303Lw66o/UWLOkn4jL6I/AAAAAAAADfU/wAp64A2xGnE/photo_519564.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>And then he wanted to "pose."<div><div><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0J28jnn3B1Y/UWLOm5yeaYI/AAAAAAAADfc/6mICTuetU9E/photo_293219.jpg" border="0" class="bloggoimg"></div><br>He finally got to sleep, and my oh my, the morning came entirely too soon!! :)<br> <br> </div>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-19869797935577978312013-04-02T15:26:00.000-06:002013-04-02T15:34:29.633-06:00Pre-Op Day...Let me begin by saying that we had a WONDERFUL experience today at <a href="http://www.ummchealth.com/childrensheart/">Batson</a>! Everyone was just fabulous...we felt very very taken care of. Both Frank and I fully expected to come away from today with more anxiety about Monday because we would know more of the details. However, we both feel much more comfortable about the upcoming week after today's appointments. What an answer to prayer...we serve a MIGHTY God who hears the prayers of His people! <br />
Caden woke up this morning and immediately noticed that he was late for his usual school wake up time. So I explained to him that we would not be going to school today. Instead we would be going to see a new heart doctor. I told him that this doctor and Dr. Braden thought that now is the time to do some more repair work on his heart. He seemed totally fine with it!! HUGE prayer answered there! I told him that we would be hearing all about the surgery and that he could feel free to ask any of the doctors or nurses whatever questions he had. He seemed happy with that.<br />
We dropped Grayson off at my parents house, and we headed to the hospital. We were warned that this appointment would take some time, and they weren't kidding. We saw lots and lots of people, but it all went very quickly. We first headed up to the clinics and had the dreaded blood work done...this was the only time that tears were shed. The nurses were great because they told him what a good job he did during the needle part, and they let him pic some prizes from the toy room.<br />
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God love him...he was so excited about that red harmonica!! What a love! Then they sent us on a short scavenger hunt for a chest xray (didn't get a pic there...felt like I was creeping out the techs. ha!) and an EKG.<br />
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Back up to the waiting room to watch a little Disney Junior before we were called back again.<br />
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We headed back in the clinic after that, and they decided that we should go ahead and have another echo so that the hospital could have one on file that was performed "in house." Caden has had tons of these done before, so it was no biggie!<br />
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When we got back to our room, he was getting a little hungry, so he decided to have some skittles out of my bag. He thought it was awesome that I packed his lunch box with snacks...it truly is the little things!<br />
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Then we met with the 2 nurse managers who answered lots of questions about where to be and what to do on Monday. We didn't get to meet the surgeon (he had to go out of town unexpectedly), but we did meet with his nurse practitioner who was just fabulous! He went into detail about the surgery itself, the recovery, and everything in between. Amazingly, Caden never got panicked about any of it. He was quite happy to find out that his puppy gets to go into surgery with him and will come out of surgery with a bandage just like his. It means a lot to this mama for little things like that to be considered!<br />
When we had finished all of our appointments in the clinic, we went up to the pre-op floor and were seen by one of the pediatric dentists to get dental clearance for surgery. This took MAYBE 30 seconds...ha! Then we waited to be seen by anesthesia.<br />
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Once we were done there, it was out to lunch!! We were there for a little over 4 hours, so Caden was ready to G-O!<br />
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We are still on schedule for surgery first thing Monday morning. We are to be at the hospital at 5:30...good times! The surgery may last anywhere from 5-10 hours. It all depends on what procedure they decide to do once they get in there. First they will try and repair his existing valve. Once they have tried this, they will run tests and see if it is giving them the kind of results they want. If they are not happy with how the repair goes, they will go ahead with a valve replacement. Even with the replacement, they still have some procedural decisions to make. They can either go with a straight forward aortic valve replacement by tissue valve, or they may choose to go with a <a href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/valve/rossprocedure.aspx">Ross Procedure</a>. Please be in prayer for the decisions the surgeons will be making Monday once they get in to see what they think is best for Caden's heart. They all have their benefits and risks, so there is really no bad choice! Praise the Lord for modern medicine!! I'm still just always amazed at the things they can do. Caden will go from surgery to the PICU where he will stay for 24-48 hours. He will then move to the surgical step down unit where he will stay for a few nights. All in all we should be in the hospital for 5-7 days just depending on how things go.<br />
Thank you all for the prayers that you have offered so far...we can truly feel God's peace wrapped around us!! Please keep on praying as we go into surgery Monday and for the recovery to follow. We deeply appreciate each one of you!!!<br />
<br />Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-66429467585239293692013-04-01T19:44:00.003-06:002013-04-01T19:44:55.660-06:00Pre-Op Eve...This day has seemed so far off for so long, but now it is upon us. Tomorrow is the day that we go for Caden's pre-op appointment. But more importantly, it's the day we tell Caden about his upcoming surgery. We have waited until the last possible moment to share this with Caden on purpose. He is such a tender little one that we wanted to guard him from it as long as we could. We will share the news with him in the morning before we go in for his appointment. Please pray that his nerves would not get the best of him. Bless his precious self, he is a bit of a worrier, so we pray that will be minimal!<br />
As of right now the plan is to go ahead with open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve on Monday, April 8. We will know more after our appointment tomorrow, so I will be sure to update. <br />
As always, your prayers are GREATLY appreciated as we walk this road with our sweet Caden. We serve a Mighty God, and we rest in the knowledge that Caden is in His care and protection!<br />
Joshua 1:9Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-77374183699325170042013-02-18T12:41:00.000-06:002013-02-18T12:45:15.720-06:00We really are still here...I have to laugh when I look at those babies in the header pic on this page. That pic is nearly 5 years old, but I just can't bring myself to change those baby faces! (Maybe I'll work up the courage one day soon!)<br />
I wanted to go ahead and get back into blogging because the Porter House has some big things on the horizon, and I thought this would be a great way to keep everyone posted.<br />
First things first, here's a pic that's not 5 years old...ha!<br />
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See...we're still around! That pic was taken after Caden's first grade play right before Christmas. </div>
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Things have certainly been changing around for us. Frank is no longer a youth minister. He left youth ministry (we just felt the time was right) in December of 2010. In January 2011, he left for 3 months to attend Chaplain School (CHBOLC) at Ft. Jackson in South Carolina. </div>
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When he came home, he went to work for the National Guard full time for almost a year and a half in a couple of different capacities. Then in June of 2012, he was asked to fill in for a church in Carthage. We went to Pleasant Grove Church on Father's Day of 2012, and we haven't left! Frank started as their full time pastor in October. We simply couldn't be happier with where God has placed us. We absolutely LOVE our church family!<br />
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In other news, we are gearing up for Caden's next heart procedure. He had a valvuloplasty done in the Cath lab when he was 5 months old. He's been doing fine ever since, but we knew we were just "buying time" until his first valve replacement. Well, the time is upon us. We are currently just waiting for the surgeon to schedule the surgery. I will do my best to keep everything updated here. :) We haven't told C about the surgery. He has such a sweet spirit, I don't want him to worry about what is before him. Because of this, we are guarding him from this as long as we can. Thankfully we now have a FABULOUS pediatric heart surgeon who specializes in congenital heart defects at our hospital in Jackson. Another way God puts even the smallest pieces together: our pediatric cardiologist (whom we LOVE!) now practices in Jackson instead of Brookhaven. It really is the little things that bring peace!<br />
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Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-11526930446967485442011-10-15T17:59:00.001-06:002011-10-15T17:59:23.573-06:00The Fair…<p>After Community Helper day, we picked up C from school and headed to the Fair.  The boys look forward to it every year.  My parents met us there for an afternoon of fun.  Paul and Anna stopped in for lunch as well.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WknY_BMAdME/TpoeHuKLHlI/AAAAAAAADKQ/O-HLBR-khGQ/s1600-h/DSC_0707%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0707" border="0" alt="DSC_0707" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EZy3CUijG1g/TpoeH8Sx0xI/AAAAAAAADKY/sMUSlL-87s0/DSC_0707_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>It is so nice that the boys are both tall enough to ride most of the kiddie rides without an adult…it certainly allows us to stay at the fair longer!!  Ha!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zNHenVPnTA8/TpoeJtEKycI/AAAAAAAADKg/qyIV4kQIYHw/s1600-h/DSC_0723%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0723" border="0" alt="DSC_0723" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DXGTKqldXb4/TpoeJ0lQwwI/AAAAAAAADKo/_HuAHQR-Vec/DSC_0723_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>I did end up having to ride one “roller coaster” because Grayson wanted to go while Caden was on something else with Honey and Papa…UGH!!!  Rides just aren’t as fun as they used to be…especially those which are constructed in a day or two.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ffcm-V5iPjQ/TpoeLmyAVVI/AAAAAAAADKw/1IMO7P96HTo/s1600-h/DSC_0732%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0732" border="0" alt="DSC_0732" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qGWBCZ5nKaM/TpoeMZoi1pI/AAAAAAAADK4/gATzTxDvkWI/DSC_0732_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>It was rather sunny out, so Caden took Papa’s hat from him.  <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xd71HLr3mM4/TpoeMmJItaI/AAAAAAAADLA/gfQvwo5RPlA/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></p> <p>Here come Caden down the giant slide…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VqkI3FpOTJ8/TpoePPb0MyI/AAAAAAAADLI/BVejhLY4pWU/s1600-h/DSC_0751%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0751" border="0" alt="DSC_0751" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XD2RhVOCI_s/TpoePRsWKKI/AAAAAAAADLQ/3Phpwazw4m8/DSC_0751_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Thank GOODNESS my wonderful husband agreed to go down the slide with Grayson!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hoaZ6mHNkaM/TpoeSO0oqZI/AAAAAAAADLY/frzIAoZGph8/s1600-h/DSC_0770%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0770" border="0" alt="DSC_0770" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Y0Op6uqdoEo/TpoeSn9zD_I/AAAAAAAADLg/NQHDXhTAtLY/DSC_0770_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>We went to the petting zoo right after this, but I forgot to take pics.  Oops!</p> <p>I think that this ride was the “nail in the coffin” for Grayson.  He ended up being sick that night, and I think that this ride had a LOT to do with it.  I think he takes after his daddy and Papa in that he doesn’t do too well on rides that spin in circles.  Oh well!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WeIr-Sf6sxA/TpoeTQ9_M3I/AAAAAAAADLo/SIYl60HwxVY/s1600-h/DSC_0782%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0782" border="0" alt="DSC_0782" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SBVxxJcGebc/TpoeT0_FcII/AAAAAAAADLw/VGHLQTGULt4/DSC_0782_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>A final ride on the elephants, and we were done with riding.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HjV6L1GwYKg/TpoeWWrSQyI/AAAAAAAADL4/ctSzOJAogxY/s1600-h/DSC_0776%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0776" border="0" alt="DSC_0776" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bADrw9P2Xbk/TpoeWms_CSI/AAAAAAAADMA/tO-Uzffwy_E/DSC_0776_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Grayson did sweet talk his way into an airbrushed T-shirt with Thomas the train…oh yes we did!  Of course, we let Caden get one too, and he chose an Angry Birds one.  It was a day filled with lots of fun!!</p> Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-76820290680212612272011-10-15T17:39:00.001-06:002011-10-15T17:39:26.517-06:00Community Helper Day…<p>G’s preschool had a community helper day complete with a parade and visit from the Fire Department.  All of the kiddos came dressed as their favorite community helper, and they were precious!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tnaFKeldCl4/TpoZWt-eu8I/AAAAAAAADHg/T5kqRbYJ2T4/s1600-h/DSC_0575%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0575" border="0" alt="DSC_0575" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--GSxGjfxHRA/TpoZXIb4NZI/AAAAAAAADHo/0Flq1AfCnD4/DSC_0575_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Then here come’s G’s little class…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-p1bPvq3du2A/TpoZZcQCqsI/AAAAAAAADHw/8GuHKBZ_wi8/s1600-h/DSC_0577%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0577" border="0" alt="DSC_0577" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_VO6jmyVb1Y/TpoZZ90_NYI/AAAAAAAADH4/MYlNzFlIid8/DSC_0577_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>We cracked up because when G saw us, he immediately started posing for the camera…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YNKAFM6RhKs/TpoZcGBwtqI/AAAAAAAADIA/p-q28M7_unI/s1600-h/DSC_0595%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0595" border="0" alt="DSC_0595" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Az4jW0kBv1I/TpoZchi_dtI/AAAAAAAADII/DgB2FZVfqgU/DSC_0595_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>After the parade, they took a little break while we waited for the fire truck to arrive…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-__bf45lWnmI/TpoZed-FgXI/AAAAAAAADIQ/BWdy6i9JnXM/s1600-h/DSC_0602%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0602" border="0" alt="DSC_0602" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SP5CZEMdjr8/TpoZexcxIBI/AAAAAAAADIY/-t235fg9LIA/DSC_0602_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>When the fire truck arrived, the kids got to take turns spraying the hose…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AoFLK4APY6Q/TpoZhM_0LMI/AAAAAAAADIg/6Zv3aenHnIM/s1600-h/DSC_0622%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0622" border="0" alt="DSC_0622" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3QgfiHJnBWU/TpoZhntahDI/AAAAAAAADIo/Apyp1ZVXMcU/DSC_0622_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VnHCtXIpQNw/TpoZjq8FxHI/AAAAAAAADIw/AEqv_3kxvn8/s1600-h/DSC_0641%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0641" border="0" alt="DSC_0641" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-caomE0N6Nno/TpoZkBlz0dI/AAAAAAAADI4/YQuD5MEJakI/DSC_0641_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>They also got to explore the fire truck…it was a fun fun morning!!!  We LOVE our preschool!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JLMV0jPz65k/TpoZkxUpC5I/AAAAAAAADJA/9G2UFcODprg/s1600-h/DSC_0660%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0660" border="0" alt="DSC_0660" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PxVG2qTW-Ug/TpoZlNuv8NI/AAAAAAAADJI/BsLshYYTsBk/DSC_0660_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--1htlizTdhA/TpoZnBo1oSI/AAAAAAAADJQ/LS0d60xAQLY/s1600-h/DSC_0667%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0667" border="0" alt="DSC_0667" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gTo3nkmT7XA/TpoZnhWR95I/AAAAAAAADJY/26s5jfeZaAk/DSC_0667_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yPBIUWcdgFw/TpoZpVSmrkI/AAAAAAAADJg/ziBzx0PF7TQ/s1600-h/DSC_0617%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0617" border="0" alt="DSC_0617" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-i6KsU2RfUds/TpoZpvAJoqI/AAAAAAAADJo/oYMp4GY1Nzg/DSC_0617_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7RO6wgrrn5Q/TpoZrPrN_yI/AAAAAAAADJw/fLPABcQiU6U/s1600-h/DSC_0615%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0615" border="0" alt="DSC_0615" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZvxlvFSEAqs/TpoZrZAhUPI/AAAAAAAADJ4/QNtSehX7udM/DSC_0615_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-17436748844950949782011-09-18T09:54:00.001-06:002011-09-18T09:54:33.550-06:00Soccer…<p>After a very short career in T-Ball, we decided it was time to give Rec Sports another try.  Yesterday was Caden’s first Soccer game, and it was hilarious!!!  Our team had only had a total of 20 minutes of practice before our first game, so I think there are still some fundamentals to cover.  For example…you are actually trying to kick the ball towards the goal.  I think a good time was had by all, and that is all that matters!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sXPkbUg_ZYo/TnYTJ48980I/AAAAAAAADGA/GcuJcHdz4go/s1600-h/DSC_0473%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0473" border="0" alt="DSC_0473" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DgkE0dgwXl4/TnYTKV2DkFI/AAAAAAAADGE/n4MrNULa_EE/DSC_0473_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Grayson was all prepared with his chair and blanket.  It got even better when Honey showed up with doughnut holes!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FfrOVJNIuHc/TnYTOQWzu7I/AAAAAAAADGI/KgQWf1Mdusg/s1600-h/DSC_0474%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0474" border="0" alt="DSC_0474" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Onxg2tKD1Uk/TnYTPPoIVzI/AAAAAAAADGM/_MeE8xZolEQ/DSC_0474_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Caden spent the first quarter getting “limbered up” on the side line…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BifX-j_MgEs/TnYTS75jr-I/AAAAAAAADGQ/mzlZSRLxaYs/s1600-h/DSC_0484%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0484" border="0" alt="DSC_0484" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XKI90qMGjhA/TnYTTUrQPHI/AAAAAAAADGU/w9UZ2uW8fno/DSC_0484_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fWPBHzjvd7c/TnYTX7px_rI/AAAAAAAADGY/9oSDeEDT3PI/s1600-h/DSC_0488%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0488" border="0" alt="DSC_0488" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iITrRQZBA8s/TnYTYbRzt4I/AAAAAAAADGc/geW3O-Zn5r4/DSC_0488_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Then second quarter was time for action…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AlZaerZc8tE/TnYTcfrdNsI/AAAAAAAADGg/_jUC-gWCjHw/s1600-h/DSC_0498%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0498" border="0" alt="DSC_0498" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8lJI0r-BVTA/TnYTcxkk1yI/AAAAAAAADGk/hL_VCjszcKA/DSC_0498_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0AvnvzzfPow/TnYTgIa1bCI/AAAAAAAADGo/X7tO_YLe5SA/s1600-h/DSC_0503%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0503" border="0" alt="DSC_0503" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WMpVdwmK9iE/TnYThIz_E0I/AAAAAAAADGs/zqzZ4FDgGW4/DSC_0503_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ybFPtvnsyHc/TnYTm49E9ZI/AAAAAAAADGw/SA59HmM5LkI/s1600-h/DSC_0504%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0504" border="0" alt="DSC_0504" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-477fg7SZImo/TnYTurpEk0I/AAAAAAAADG0/2_3p5PXe1v8/DSC_0504_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bgajdImMSJs/TnYTzYcDiRI/AAAAAAAADG4/04IBKK4INXg/s1600-h/DSC_0509%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0509" border="0" alt="DSC_0509" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ltTGS1r9sEw/TnYT1_IKUEI/AAAAAAAADG8/0knqfX4Cr1A/DSC_0509_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>An accidental slide tackle put Caden back on the sidelines for quarter 3…</p> <p>Having some water with his best buddy…</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tm5ekplZjv8/TnYT5L6hv5I/AAAAAAAADHA/RICcbcq-47g/s1600-h/DSC_0518%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0518" border="0" alt="DSC_0518" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-y38NVE2JAZQ/TnYT54x34pI/AAAAAAAADHE/s_SXnZIIhLk/DSC_0518_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Huddle time…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_-5FXv98hiI/TnYUCKa-gpI/AAAAAAAADHI/tIc5BsoHZDA/s1600-h/DSC_0512%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0512" border="0" alt="DSC_0512" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hU0snYiHk0Q/TnYUC53tF8I/AAAAAAAADHM/6zoVZ9Dhw0I/DSC_0512_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Back in for a moment of the 4th quarter…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JUzCAH0Ybfk/TnYUJvXot1I/AAAAAAAADHQ/QK56WOhuGNs/s1600-h/DSC_0525%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0525" border="0" alt="DSC_0525" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bmrXWDwtb5A/TnYUKetuj9I/AAAAAAAADHU/hYeqVFo4kFk/DSC_0525_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>And then it was over…</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-op39WY284gw/TnYUNjfWSRI/AAAAAAAADHY/r1CnF_F5uxw/s1600-h/DSC_0552%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0552" border="0" alt="DSC_0552" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZITQ0Yv5mRk/TnYUOO_jOfI/AAAAAAAADHc/a1yFurLachY/DSC_0552_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>A great morning at the soccer fields!!</p> Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-39896116932883867942011-09-07T09:18:00.000-06:002011-09-18T09:36:03.533-06:00The Beach!!<p>We took our annual beach trip over Labor Day weekend…of course, we made it more of a six day event rather than a mere weekend.    There was only one small issue during our trip:  Tropical Storm Lee.  Thank goodness for indoor pools!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tERdrpbZDsE/TnYPKKmq_5I/AAAAAAAADD4/9Q6Ktuf8nqA/s1600-h/DSC_0237%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0237" border="0" alt="DSC_0237" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xeoWIk0G3dA/TnYPLZlrS0I/AAAAAAAADD8/tDcbhnORhnw/DSC_0237_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>The boys were able to get quite a bit of swimming in the outdoor pools as well…we would just run out when there was a break in the rain.  </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8iqt7zSaGHQ/TnYPNwotIEI/AAAAAAAADEA/DgExmubszok/s1600-h/DSC_0253%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0253" border="0" alt="DSC_0253" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JdkwJ83kahQ/TnYPOc55xdI/AAAAAAAADEE/u3ujDr5q2og/DSC_0253_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yY3fMZhfqTA/TnYPRIf7KuI/AAAAAAAADEI/5WzPoj9OMd0/s1600-h/DSC_0257%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0257" border="0" alt="DSC_0257" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-eEIjrd6Cqps/TnYPR1qpN2I/AAAAAAAADEM/F4J1U4yO8LY/DSC_0257_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>The boys also discovered the Lazy River this year.  Grayson liked it a little, but Caden LOVED it!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Tg2Z7SZICUQ/TnYPUSrOL-I/AAAAAAAADEQ/yPjTkz6wyPc/s1600-h/DSC_0323%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0323" border="0" alt="DSC_0323" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Tjfw3eU_12w/TnYPU6ibhyI/AAAAAAAADEU/HLBIBdDLzZg/DSC_0323_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LWCKgKGzUX4/TnYPXqPdxII/AAAAAAAADEY/fPDuNH0n1L8/s1600-h/DSC_0372%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0372" border="0" alt="DSC_0372" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EFJJOaMNqPU/TnYPYd1k3kI/AAAAAAAADEc/A4pjEGM8tAQ/DSC_0372_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nRHWq8oZC3A/TnYPbQf0OwI/AAAAAAAADEg/7-6eoqsacqU/s1600-h/DSC_0373%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0373" border="0" alt="DSC_0373" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-B7xRNHt6EoM/TnYPb-KokII/AAAAAAAADEk/N0LAfMsPL0Q/DSC_0373_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>See, it was a little on the WINDY side…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CFVbR8IGbSQ/TnYPdempU2I/AAAAAAAADEo/ZiK8zLLPR38/s1600-h/DSC_0364%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0364" border="0" alt="DSC_0364" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UB5-li92Poo/TnYPeGlXbWI/AAAAAAAADEs/CsHg9dpJztQ/DSC_0364_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>As I said before, we spent LOTS of time at the indoor pools.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mD3GSKMEGXs/TnYPhTHfWVI/AAAAAAAADEw/8rh1aH3sEl4/s1600-h/DSC_0261%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0261" border="0" alt="DSC_0261" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YoNT5S3-ppY/TnYPibQg-tI/AAAAAAAADE0/FfwgIm0y4kE/DSC_0261_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uM7_Gf8MXiQ/TnYPlX74FyI/AAAAAAAADE4/93qkWZujnVw/s1600-h/DSC_0276%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0276" border="0" alt="DSC_0276" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ORbwCKxCLhk/TnYPlzp2R5I/AAAAAAAADE8/RbbJ1hWu1jU/DSC_0276_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CMzqtDVl93c/TnYPnn3r0gI/AAAAAAAADFA/1fcU2DE1dus/s1600-h/DSC_0265%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0265" border="0" alt="DSC_0265" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DdPhaCSABV8/TnYPoGjDyvI/AAAAAAAADFE/T77LeKnFq_4/DSC_0265_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>We also wanted to get some beach shots, but it was never safe out of the beach (double red flags the whole time), so we settled for the balcony instead.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rLPWeK_J3Wc/TnYPplezBpI/AAAAAAAADFI/g_WofEw0WmI/s1600-h/DSC_0385%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0385" border="0" alt="DSC_0385" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5CzlPrtOdag/TnYPpzZfgAI/AAAAAAAADFM/G9-HjmslCGk/DSC_0385_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Here’s Paul and his fiancé, Anna…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RfU0h5FAGNo/TnYPsbkGyxI/AAAAAAAADFQ/p6-Gopq0RHk/s1600-h/DSC_0403%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0403" border="0" alt="DSC_0403" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IIHhqjhtrvk/TnYPsqmotxI/AAAAAAAADFU/YhdF-akY5YA/DSC_0403_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>And our little family…</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PPyXlYD8Q7A/TnYPvdaVhZI/AAAAAAAADFY/DORuv4Mebaw/s1600-h/DSC_0408%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0408" border="0" alt="DSC_0408" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KSKR22HEjw0/TnYPv3JHt5I/AAAAAAAADFc/3qQskLJ9cJs/DSC_0408_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>And a very typical family pic…</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-P9VL8wicTLU/TnYPwlMJcRI/AAAAAAAADFg/ar-lwE6rhFI/s1600-h/DSC_0422%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0422" border="0" alt="DSC_0422" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4bmK8BVtu8s/TnYPx9YszzI/AAAAAAAADFk/QXihijxYwmE/DSC_0422_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Of course there was a lot of hanging out in the condo as well.  Grayson decided that his pool toys could double as a resting area.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5ep6ErkGBFI/TnYP0Sxe77I/AAAAAAAADFo/J7PO1KSkn3w/s1600-h/DSC_0381%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0381" border="0" alt="DSC_0381" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xjjWfOMtgng/TnYP1Jd160I/AAAAAAAADFs/9NZ6om5PQDA/DSC_0381_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>I’m sorry, but when did he turn 12???</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-U7aGKCEdxps/TnYP3EgJkqI/AAAAAAAADFw/ZpI3Zhu3lco/s1600-h/DSC_0455%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0455" border="0" alt="DSC_0455" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZU-UbGg8IOI/TnYP3cGZzpI/AAAAAAAADF0/AgZxvymdO8E/DSC_0455_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>“Hey Grayson, get in the picture with your brother.”</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nWlTwvKlrG8/TnYP4eX23yI/AAAAAAAADF4/I2FjEsjQdFE/s1600-h/DSC_0460%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC_0460" border="0" alt="DSC_0460" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mPR7wrWAoCc/TnYP4l3H1YI/AAAAAAAADF8/KNyNlzdNYB4/DSC_0460_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164" /></a></p> <p>Not quite what I meant…oh well!!!</p> Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-64551903464744210922011-08-08T06:46:00.002-06:002011-08-08T06:50:14.768-06:00First Day of Kindergarten...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpq76x-CxzJOuQ-Bl-t4zsfOGncdrggtqb1ZAvibAAwY66WXPWgtCJtcYrVTmZBa7YQmfpCZyAwYUkWRBwPC-sByn4oy3pvP2yCDFLTPz-ayhxjxVAUTxj3zDVkk1lzenxZbxUzFm/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpq76x-CxzJOuQ-Bl-t4zsfOGncdrggtqb1ZAvibAAwY66WXPWgtCJtcYrVTmZBa7YQmfpCZyAwYUkWRBwPC-sByn4oy3pvP2yCDFLTPz-ayhxjxVAUTxj3zDVkk1lzenxZbxUzFm/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638465890488689762" border="0" /></a>I just left one VERY excited little boy at Kindergarten!! It is definitely a relief to me that he was excited...it made the morning much easier. When we walked in the room, a couple of the boys yelled out, "Hey Caden!!" I think he is going to have a wonderful time. Here he is with his precious teacher. He wouldn't look at the camera because he was to busy taking in everything else.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiat_TpUCqklAOEF31tSDSK1pJ8wgPk81m7h_MkfHIt3NjinVu1ZrPAmVkPmBo6XpeE_rSgW65ZztCa1Dr-8EzkPr_Jy00bgfk7UKDcWYNcBjFuEpr1LcTN0RhgU6wOD1DIjSq4Dr/s1600/DSC_0018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiat_TpUCqklAOEF31tSDSK1pJ8wgPk81m7h_MkfHIt3NjinVu1ZrPAmVkPmBo6XpeE_rSgW65ZztCa1Dr-8EzkPr_Jy00bgfk7UKDcWYNcBjFuEpr1LcTN0RhgU6wOD1DIjSq4Dr/s320/DSC_0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638465894933534498" border="0" /></a>Right after this picture, he took off to his seat to get busy. I cannot wait to hear his report on the day this afternoon!!
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<br />Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-54474513915480255942011-08-01T14:07:00.003-06:002011-08-01T14:21:24.063-06:00Swimming Lessons...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJf7vCe34dPhgXmol1bGr8QU4lraxnzscvyVi811FUUKSfg_HbwLBWnFUWTkuuopQw55SdaZCODKnpcBDn1fz6X55WAbBgrKo3dKjYRbphDh5WqB1KtUMDLKWoZRSS5Hd9tFagd-6/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJf7vCe34dPhgXmol1bGr8QU4lraxnzscvyVi811FUUKSfg_HbwLBWnFUWTkuuopQw55SdaZCODKnpcBDn1fz6X55WAbBgrKo3dKjYRbphDh5WqB1KtUMDLKWoZRSS5Hd9tFagd-6/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635983462366272626" border="0" /></a>Guess what??!! I decided that it was time to blog. I know, I know...I've been a HORRENDOUS blogger, but I'll just pick up where we are. One of the boys' favorite things of the summer was swimming lessons. They both did great this year!!<br />Here's C striking a pose before heading off the diving board...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAw23LYXRUCqDgbQjR5t7tefrLNZgf-ljY28uebA0n4XL3Y5F8do1jnmyMQYQXZWNZ7q868zhbGQFSuH8p1GSwsbgZamhYdUCwBuhBynbMtyiIr46H6CQrnPp65fniJB8I3T3I5qiV/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAw23LYXRUCqDgbQjR5t7tefrLNZgf-ljY28uebA0n4XL3Y5F8do1jnmyMQYQXZWNZ7q868zhbGQFSuH8p1GSwsbgZamhYdUCwBuhBynbMtyiIr46H6CQrnPp65fniJB8I3T3I5qiV/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635983458131052082" border="0" /></a>WEEEEE!!! Notice the perfectly tucked feet...too funny!! TOTALLY fits his little personality.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1A7ZE3iTrnx2cDFaBcbj_XUsi046dLlPtOPMLRYnsZh25OKKxwHLhpcI2nWWSSzWY7jUCH-wTT8ps6cRMfniLyahzk5NJn5cxtKMrGWYaXY6_OpRKHt784FvrNIKe0rZ8XBDr1s4/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1A7ZE3iTrnx2cDFaBcbj_XUsi046dLlPtOPMLRYnsZh25OKKxwHLhpcI2nWWSSzWY7jUCH-wTT8ps6cRMfniLyahzk5NJn5cxtKMrGWYaXY6_OpRKHt784FvrNIKe0rZ8XBDr1s4/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635983457137195586" border="0" /></a>Here's C swimming the length of the pool after jumping off the diving board. He switched from back to stomach on command as he made his way across...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavwfwp_-ta0gLbu0GYIMa3DoVGWEsl7KtVv4W_M2CkOtuVFYg1AF_oGTpBRHt058yEZ-tHKDreRDBGARbOtJhRxuIE4FCfUxO2txdu7MPnjZK69EaaDgcbyl_GXKGXduysSbe-25V/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavwfwp_-ta0gLbu0GYIMa3DoVGWEsl7KtVv4W_M2CkOtuVFYg1AF_oGTpBRHt058yEZ-tHKDreRDBGARbOtJhRxuIE4FCfUxO2txdu7MPnjZK69EaaDgcbyl_GXKGXduysSbe-25V/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635983452656522402" border="0" /></a>More swimming on the back...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2iqH3m8n9YwEh5dU8SIe5w1n6RCSRr9r4cHLd87PU1DniIe-6xOeeYhwOYQqVd0e3p3MHNPn7T6b4yQECsWB1Rja9QlMEHra09wmgNS1dHnNRpiqGDYwM00VcAl-EcMEHupGLXSv/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2iqH3m8n9YwEh5dU8SIe5w1n6RCSRr9r4cHLd87PU1DniIe-6xOeeYhwOYQqVd0e3p3MHNPn7T6b4yQECsWB1Rja9QlMEHra09wmgNS1dHnNRpiqGDYwM00VcAl-EcMEHupGLXSv/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635983468815954434" border="0" /></a>And then, it was G's turn. He did MUCH better in swimming lessons this year. He was NOT a fan of getting his face wet last year, but he didn't seem to mind it too much this year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghALebs0vjzmkNmLVpKVTVU3ZDf9StQEonjYrft32xTwEdh5CLCDCjH0HDZF_RQNy3nH35TdVDH2TyeOnzA8nxuq7xRH9ElZrQR-KsW-7Ghc1os0xEVgbmZ6_nIWLmaKz2noSkhKb4/s1600/DSC_0044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghALebs0vjzmkNmLVpKVTVU3ZDf9StQEonjYrft32xTwEdh5CLCDCjH0HDZF_RQNy3nH35TdVDH2TyeOnzA8nxuq7xRH9ElZrQR-KsW-7Ghc1os0xEVgbmZ6_nIWLmaKz2noSkhKb4/s320/DSC_0044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635982670911885250" border="0" /></a>He even went off the diving board. He's getting TOO big!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSdcdX1TkKH9A7R1BmgtCPL3XPG6xsClIOGNMJ8KA0uCEU8RU-owskQBdlSa2QP2-kT_dknH19biZo7pztB64DeasoKihTCqJbli4V6vKSc6GXg2icUYn8j-3Lhzy_5GbrqJy1tSF/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSdcdX1TkKH9A7R1BmgtCPL3XPG6xsClIOGNMJ8KA0uCEU8RU-owskQBdlSa2QP2-kT_dknH19biZo7pztB64DeasoKihTCqJbli4V6vKSc6GXg2icUYn8j-3Lhzy_5GbrqJy1tSF/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635982665241942706" border="0" /></a>Notice the NOT tucked feet...totally fits his personality too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1hC2g4xhSJdfEO42uhatKoWnHC8YJ178lH0iiplTywVX2mEhrlq8tZOtDMxztgvdFiRqwL9D9x8IsEQBC5Snovm7gm9IFiYOU7YYdKesu1_eKBM11-hpeS8ZZai2korrjCYPuEvL/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1hC2g4xhSJdfEO42uhatKoWnHC8YJ178lH0iiplTywVX2mEhrlq8tZOtDMxztgvdFiRqwL9D9x8IsEQBC5Snovm7gm9IFiYOU7YYdKesu1_eKBM11-hpeS8ZZai2korrjCYPuEvL/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635982661439216002" border="0" /></a>Swim, swim, swim, little fishie!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5osIB24zRxJz7gZIHfPNs5tAtknrOvL9ZBzUn7pGjGDDN2mmxKJJI4aKTVRnqGF9JD_b98Ck8cfnCZPE_H05e1dTq70fhddbsfUK_pgJZ05K1H1gCnCNngGfuG6vyO6J7u9SW5xU/s1600/DSC_0060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5osIB24zRxJz7gZIHfPNs5tAtknrOvL9ZBzUn7pGjGDDN2mmxKJJI4aKTVRnqGF9JD_b98Ck8cfnCZPE_H05e1dTq70fhddbsfUK_pgJZ05K1H1gCnCNngGfuG6vyO6J7u9SW5xU/s320/DSC_0060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635982654462310290" border="0" /></a>Here he is about to go and dive for some rings...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMxkZPrV4l1G4MENRvW8JI8JNhJIL-z6jqdn4DdGAtDcgt0CvW-DMShsRiSkq3MZVuOAGYQH1eM_HYE-tx752BesiMVDCtqtSVWIuMlpmc9z_V000BliDpl0q0l7jJHek6Q56bRjq/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMxkZPrV4l1G4MENRvW8JI8JNhJIL-z6jqdn4DdGAtDcgt0CvW-DMShsRiSkq3MZVuOAGYQH1eM_HYE-tx752BesiMVDCtqtSVWIuMlpmc9z_V000BliDpl0q0l7jJHek6Q56bRjq/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635982674703026658" border="0" /></a>I may go back and add some posts from earlier in the year, but we'll see. I may just do a massive cell phone pic post!! But definitely stick around for some new posts, because a certain little someone in the Porterhouse starts Kindergarten NEXT WEEK!!! Wasn't he just born yesterday??Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-79738792865861495162011-05-13T18:55:00.003-06:002011-05-13T20:13:42.479-06:00The Lord's Prayer...If you listen VERY closely, you can hear these sweet babies saying the Lord's Prayer. Too precious!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dweW8v1EDhscYQ-__eyYTGdmhHeuquCiwbXEnzblv0ZIhghSORt7yPt7Q29JmO9M8poDUaFcpMjbxU-j05f6A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-20316513959312285292011-05-13T15:02:00.001-06:002011-08-01T15:14:46.947-06:00Preschool Graduation...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7awkYDWKkuS-BX9V090QoORmT6F19L58COZ4eSPfSLz6PRn2ChKzq3grMXKz2qaCwf_3W2AXffIrP8sYY3MUjEkVfPqlv_notIQOd1j48uViAgBD_nFTie7NbOmXj05AE7gOsHgt/s1600/DSC_0130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7awkYDWKkuS-BX9V090QoORmT6F19L58COZ4eSPfSLz6PRn2ChKzq3grMXKz2qaCwf_3W2AXffIrP8sYY3MUjEkVfPqlv_notIQOd1j48uViAgBD_nFTie7NbOmXj05AE7gOsHgt/s320/DSC_0130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635997531397941218" border="0" /></a><br />Look at those precious graduates!!! I cannot believe that C is now a preschool graduate **tear**. They had the sweetest little graduation ceremony. The kiddos all recited the Lord's Prayer along with several Bible verses. It was really precious!!<br />Almost C's turn to go and get his diploma...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk16cjS8KTc0UvfMAqNvRGxsuryk0636HBMEgSpFfJZS_2R3JddGRu06FUcicR7QtetpEn0QIkDgjiCC2NU-Ci8U0-F0JCvunSeoYSn8qVkb8LveQpp0g2lUfVoAS5Ymnr6G8Rf9y/s1600/DSC_0134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk16cjS8KTc0UvfMAqNvRGxsuryk0636HBMEgSpFfJZS_2R3JddGRu06FUcicR7QtetpEn0QIkDgjiCC2NU-Ci8U0-F0JCvunSeoYSn8qVkb8LveQpp0g2lUfVoAS5Ymnr6G8Rf9y/s320/DSC_0134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635997525630031378" border="0" /></a>He TOOK OFF as soon as they called his name..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQaNeclb0yqa6vmQZP0hCFVGgU9RNaok0hUXFDgLoT05bZLguw-Zv1_ewo1Nff0y4coqqtrYoi68pSvZuQgDC5yPqnGWGaaFoEdrMkNYIBRDFlCDpchUZAtYjudytl38vG0PlU-dT/s1600/DSC_0135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQaNeclb0yqa6vmQZP0hCFVGgU9RNaok0hUXFDgLoT05bZLguw-Zv1_ewo1Nff0y4coqqtrYoi68pSvZuQgDC5yPqnGWGaaFoEdrMkNYIBRDFlCDpchUZAtYjudytl38vG0PlU-dT/s320/DSC_0135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635997521409687778" border="0" /></a>Running...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y1p-nKbTaGAUmGY97Yd2nXySQz8R2w3DSIqWtQdwOLDw3zo0HQaguUoJnetZ5NtR1W0MFyDiqjSr63LvYhahepf1LKSf8TZoSVN2t0egyIit9Ube-8XLgFceJCNSWyVyMcmrMZ-0/s1600/DSC_0136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y1p-nKbTaGAUmGY97Yd2nXySQz8R2w3DSIqWtQdwOLDw3zo0HQaguUoJnetZ5NtR1W0MFyDiqjSr63LvYhahepf1LKSf8TZoSVN2t0egyIit9Ube-8XLgFceJCNSWyVyMcmrMZ-0/s320/DSC_0136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635997516988336962" border="0" /></a>He was running full steam ahead to get to his precious teacher, Ms. Emily. He ADORES her!!! I wonder if she will go to Kindergarten with us...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnA8VAcuhRbkPWLOaQmhuXp8s_smaGK_USAIXV4xiIDSkYj_FX-M8IQ3A_iMFBReAt5kdXtQh50bCNqCQRLEaSnVeEGvNY26KNbhlfu7FeM4af1O01qW1NHSC-UlQX_0B7NMt3YI3Y/s1600/DSC_0137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnA8VAcuhRbkPWLOaQmhuXp8s_smaGK_USAIXV4xiIDSkYj_FX-M8IQ3A_iMFBReAt5kdXtQh50bCNqCQRLEaSnVeEGvNY26KNbhlfu7FeM4af1O01qW1NHSC-UlQX_0B7NMt3YI3Y/s320/DSC_0137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635996478829616034" border="0" /></a><br />Our little family, minus Grayson...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAymd2X5Aou371cxk0BXelCGhgkAmk8H65WtIk5lvSv45LgS5EnWHOZBYhv6PgGlXwdywAJqthjSdLQrdfjAX1H1wokGDMhNsVJIfZxwOaAhZ0LOVsQmGhZsx3VXBOe9ujETJq2uv5/s1600/DSC_0139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAymd2X5Aou371cxk0BXelCGhgkAmk8H65WtIk5lvSv45LgS5EnWHOZBYhv6PgGlXwdywAJqthjSdLQrdfjAX1H1wokGDMhNsVJIfZxwOaAhZ0LOVsQmGhZsx3VXBOe9ujETJq2uv5/s320/DSC_0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635996474838849314" border="0" /></a>Here is Caden and Savannah...we have a pic of these two together when they are both just a few days old. So sweet...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qfkVV81KdEULD0rCdwRgsI1lqYu4ZMcms3Qy5S5agUvmvU_SVGdkgs0Y4LAfJ3yb7Jdv5lazwu9HNqyiDTLLEQPaYmhWhU-vC5YWxp1HwohGAT3Ssk5fP6a7mnglmf9UUJVztnJv/s1600/DSC_0146.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qfkVV81KdEULD0rCdwRgsI1lqYu4ZMcms3Qy5S5agUvmvU_SVGdkgs0Y4LAfJ3yb7Jdv5lazwu9HNqyiDTLLEQPaYmhWhU-vC5YWxp1HwohGAT3Ssk5fP6a7mnglmf9UUJVztnJv/s320/DSC_0146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635996470656508482" border="0" /></a>And here is Caden with Ms. Emily...she was a precious preschool teacher!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJiabj1mHuNZvzseQ6G2IRb-KPIEHgo-JjvSDmprU_idK_CdvQ6z120QbL_dlCMJGEgHRn5kxXTCeOoSvPNjiOXe9Tjl3BrzJY_ioVm7ZSfLb0viDI_caauuhdTq0vHkxiw8Chy2k/s1600/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJiabj1mHuNZvzseQ6G2IRb-KPIEHgo-JjvSDmprU_idK_CdvQ6z120QbL_dlCMJGEgHRn5kxXTCeOoSvPNjiOXe9Tjl3BrzJY_ioVm7ZSfLb0viDI_caauuhdTq0vHkxiw8Chy2k/s320/DSC_0148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635996463160242370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnA8VAcuhRbkPWLOaQmhuXp8s_smaGK_USAIXV4xiIDSkYj_FX-M8IQ3A_iMFBReAt5kdXtQh50bCNqCQRLEaSnVeEGvNY26KNbhlfu7FeM4af1O01qW1NHSC-UlQX_0B7NMt3YI3Y/s1600/DSC_0137.JPG"><br /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-4858052518975198712011-05-06T17:08:00.002-06:002011-08-01T17:16:24.871-06:00Toy Story on Ice...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp1mANJRaSRHwJzlxDlFb7ua1jiifbnGP1tLWJ-KvWjDMCSglqXzrIj1GAZieekr3id3znDtpLJtUnLOi6LmwREPaopui-uQSvlI51yXArpQM31FZo2A8GQzKU6s6g5i79hHJQlIq/s1600/DSC_0108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghp1mANJRaSRHwJzlxDlFb7ua1jiifbnGP1tLWJ-KvWjDMCSglqXzrIj1GAZieekr3id3znDtpLJtUnLOi6LmwREPaopui-uQSvlI51yXArpQM31FZo2A8GQzKU6s6g5i79hHJQlIq/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636029391202410114" border="0" /></a>Mom and Dad gave us tickets to Toy Story on Ice for Christmas. They were supposed to go with us, but then mom fell, so we didn't know if she would be able to get to our rink side seats. Amy and Emma Kate ended up going with us instead. We loaded up the party van and headed to Baton Rouge. It was LOTS of fun, and you can tell from the picture above, that our seats were outstanding!!<br />Caden, Emma Kate, and Amy...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif698iGw7m0Osfjx2i-K1ZzFvKCkCzmcArVJ0xj4tSstNX1cSHR8LpmuxHX9GMA73h11qH5Jw8vfqVslrIVc49IgMUm0Suy6SRceIZaIN_e2X0IOAmeysE4p4YLDldtAGfaBNSYbyE/s1600/DSC_0107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif698iGw7m0Osfjx2i-K1ZzFvKCkCzmcArVJ0xj4tSstNX1cSHR8LpmuxHX9GMA73h11qH5Jw8vfqVslrIVc49IgMUm0Suy6SRceIZaIN_e2X0IOAmeysE4p4YLDldtAGfaBNSYbyE/s320/DSC_0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636029390085842818" border="0" /></a>The aliens made me laugh...pretty sure I couldn't "skate" on my knees!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgH91sVKT8PMJhUIGIS053bbVkN49uH5gQ0VfVpgpUBNR9c0J9GS_0nkO8pxHYkfygk0MxPYXRENV_ynOIXPtsa1RP0gz-vkKQRMpC4rn0yCJgL69pIXY3Cei4r_PPLe0cFgjrOGa/s1600/DSC_0105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgH91sVKT8PMJhUIGIS053bbVkN49uH5gQ0VfVpgpUBNR9c0J9GS_0nkO8pxHYkfygk0MxPYXRENV_ynOIXPtsa1RP0gz-vkKQRMpC4rn0yCJgL69pIXY3Cei4r_PPLe0cFgjrOGa/s320/DSC_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636029387531262002" border="0" /></a>The kiddos were completely mesmerized the entire time!! They did talk us into some $10 cotton candy and $15 sno cones...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5WO7feOacxS9KQUG8Lwbr0oB71ChbVMAEpSk4IVQjFZlD3IJnwkjP5AWPv_T-EPbRLABW2QS7wKiB-SBb3Ry7ufgr3GRq9spDbLryPwUeY8Imn85noCQebVKxLtmM_cDmnxkoZSE/s1600/DSC_0097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5WO7feOacxS9KQUG8Lwbr0oB71ChbVMAEpSk4IVQjFZlD3IJnwkjP5AWPv_T-EPbRLABW2QS7wKiB-SBb3Ry7ufgr3GRq9spDbLryPwUeY8Imn85noCQebVKxLtmM_cDmnxkoZSE/s320/DSC_0097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636029381620173602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdogUqsfcfax52YvcIR1CWJs-LokksEpWz6FsF1b8U8uidJ3STTlHOLBKFK8MdWYO9QH1SWpk0TJ4b_TmgZKGtu8PuAW6TlqIH3bQsmYLBNkSlUDLM1eBAjUNLPx_bseBXWRqiBuko/s1600/DSC_0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdogUqsfcfax52YvcIR1CWJs-LokksEpWz6FsF1b8U8uidJ3STTlHOLBKFK8MdWYO9QH1SWpk0TJ4b_TmgZKGtu8PuAW6TlqIH3bQsmYLBNkSlUDLM1eBAjUNLPx_bseBXWRqiBuko/s320/DSC_0103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636029393040421234" border="0" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-84994359745301566992011-04-27T14:24:00.002-06:002011-08-01T14:45:49.669-06:00Birthday Party...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-V65AVpObVUb4ZBrMAdBKRtq0L6lSkcStIQpo8DX6dK19sOyzWc_5VXSdZrUeS_2eRIH-eHMnGtTsToDQMCkFZnIP-Iwn33H5EnXsY8Aal770Eb0L-9Fs20dDuNyAK5QBT9kdDiz/s1600/DSC_0059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-V65AVpObVUb4ZBrMAdBKRtq0L6lSkcStIQpo8DX6dK19sOyzWc_5VXSdZrUeS_2eRIH-eHMnGtTsToDQMCkFZnIP-Iwn33H5EnXsY8Aal770Eb0L-9Fs20dDuNyAK5QBT9kdDiz/s320/DSC_0059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635988692075412178" border="0" /></a>This post may seem strikingly similar to last year's birthday party post, and it is. The boys LOVE <a href="http://pumpitupparty.com/">Pump it Up</a>, so we're just gonna go with it. This year we had the party late since Frank was gone to SC from January-mid April. We certainly wanted Daddy there for the party!! I think a good time was had by all.<br />Here is Grayson going into the obstacle course...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAT2Bl9z0OAkTFfwRZNKakC41tHsLKuhuGFyoXbSBkWTq_DQ_2B7QpdD-q18JIjePNX8NmrTPDS8CVdqClX347vbKWiu6K5tqAUE84EDkUPiBvvPx67fA1jrFJHAYmLKs-iqx_vKz7/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAT2Bl9z0OAkTFfwRZNKakC41tHsLKuhuGFyoXbSBkWTq_DQ_2B7QpdD-q18JIjePNX8NmrTPDS8CVdqClX347vbKWiu6K5tqAUE84EDkUPiBvvPx67fA1jrFJHAYmLKs-iqx_vKz7/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635988684965421378" border="0" /></a>Justin and Molly...(she is basically his "mini-me")<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vJiiAgRkD8QXkMbsMU5RWuprRhwQmB98xIJzdMc99wP6zrSHbW57jWxj14lG2qchg2kHsJA1LvznXxYEnk5GKrcqtFDlsxcFt7Z1i1X5QkoLKWkVGHokXBymlsXRerTMrqJZzR72/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vJiiAgRkD8QXkMbsMU5RWuprRhwQmB98xIJzdMc99wP6zrSHbW57jWxj14lG2qchg2kHsJA1LvznXxYEnk5GKrcqtFDlsxcFt7Z1i1X5QkoLKWkVGHokXBymlsXRerTMrqJZzR72/s320/DSC_0065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635988687178201474" border="0" /></a>ISABELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We love this little girl!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvoJ4ddgAIFKf-TTI5cq2pxRgVP4RnX51IY56ZJ6x7ls9jtuftc-f8vfD7Wf-pcwhho-_IERtzla1x0jKGflXsay3FhMaD5VGpMft5bo4B7HwaKT2ySVtmb4OprGo404PQipku6kM/s1600/DSC_0066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvoJ4ddgAIFKf-TTI5cq2pxRgVP4RnX51IY56ZJ6x7ls9jtuftc-f8vfD7Wf-pcwhho-_IERtzla1x0jKGflXsay3FhMaD5VGpMft5bo4B7HwaKT2ySVtmb4OprGo404PQipku6kM/s320/DSC_0066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635988683242882530" border="0" /></a>Here they are watching the safety video before going in. This is, arguably, C's favorite thing about a <a href="http://pumpitupparty.com/">Pump it Up</a> party...ha!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvhZzZhNBoevSWesqRGSH-jtHkzRb7Veciki4J4ye7jKZheccFskCruGYekEcA9KWjBberVGHjDOX8J0v8W-50GDVChIYl-FE2toqlU-D7edjU7YxjZU6RZ-Amw0o7vIKedAYoo2g/s1600/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvhZzZhNBoevSWesqRGSH-jtHkzRb7Veciki4J4ye7jKZheccFskCruGYekEcA9KWjBberVGHjDOX8J0v8W-50GDVChIYl-FE2toqlU-D7edjU7YxjZU6RZ-Amw0o7vIKedAYoo2g/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635988694296231266" border="0" /></a>Party tables...(notice mom on her walker in the background)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMItljMEDPdL36aALUsDo2eJIZqz0N0YPn8bNIvgoKPHZmszRmLbjSZZLfp30FIkhK5mOpnzJ13MYRm_IWU20EfOy2JxoVx0-mUt6B54u2dnfrirWfdPOtQ_O65w68826owmZ4j8R/s1600/DSC_0070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMItljMEDPdL36aALUsDo2eJIZqz0N0YPn8bNIvgoKPHZmszRmLbjSZZLfp30FIkhK5mOpnzJ13MYRm_IWU20EfOy2JxoVx0-mUt6B54u2dnfrirWfdPOtQ_O65w68826owmZ4j8R/s320/DSC_0070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987867926357362" border="0" /></a>Favors were some bubbles and bubble toys that I had gotten on clearance last summer...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1hg2zzB6QPQgiGFhHiGAG5Puw2dJc_CuGBWu-Meth8pEkryKMdZX0rCiztt7OiGpiYQt7D6sVsrgt6cll84cdVJB7CkXtPbd1OsAHJEhzhZR76ZrfWsrNM5Qz4mgRX3JdKnty4wf/s1600/DSC_0071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1hg2zzB6QPQgiGFhHiGAG5Puw2dJc_CuGBWu-Meth8pEkryKMdZX0rCiztt7OiGpiYQt7D6sVsrgt6cll84cdVJB7CkXtPbd1OsAHJEhzhZR76ZrfWsrNM5Qz4mgRX3JdKnty4wf/s320/DSC_0071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987868026750610" border="0" /></a>I LOVE the look on Isabella's face right here...I also love the mischievous look in G's eyes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QbAr-MNhLUyeSoxFELw3cW7VsL2TmHDX-zePEHKegvocloX1pZMlIpsjjcrCDtLgAYB-7cAAO9kr6EjLQXFh_Biixhw22Eud8ddH1vs4U0gS9sk9AxGcSTYycI7-ffu3b0UY-026/s1600/DSC_0073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QbAr-MNhLUyeSoxFELw3cW7VsL2TmHDX-zePEHKegvocloX1pZMlIpsjjcrCDtLgAYB-7cAAO9kr6EjLQXFh_Biixhw22Eud8ddH1vs4U0gS9sk9AxGcSTYycI7-ffu3b0UY-026/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987860169266162" border="0" /></a>I don't think she was thrilled with whom was seated next to her...ha!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdBA4eopMNBfVKW_ySethPJRIlvYCIEBqSZtjZY-iD2OYUHOhyphenhyphenIAWmg6WC2Lps0-9K0y0XTq0YvO6ZFxgmsl15BuZR-TSvzW7YgsHI6BG36iyUtfvKdY_akZq4FOUzdsNQz4VzZ8b/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdBA4eopMNBfVKW_ySethPJRIlvYCIEBqSZtjZY-iD2OYUHOhyphenhyphenIAWmg6WC2Lps0-9K0y0XTq0YvO6ZFxgmsl15BuZR-TSvzW7YgsHI6BG36iyUtfvKdY_akZq4FOUzdsNQz4VzZ8b/s320/DSC_0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987856053562226" border="0" /></a>Snacks for the grown ups...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0vFO0calrwzTGPGyG9-5RNpCCuiREEpswgN9QeIOtf_PbKcF21vQ_wBUTqgwS2It6AkybstXSV1Mpq_71CKrxId2gSh5M0gwXQdwHY36y671meKQknMUvH5Et3jv_XXUSlkSyAin/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0vFO0calrwzTGPGyG9-5RNpCCuiREEpswgN9QeIOtf_PbKcF21vQ_wBUTqgwS2It6AkybstXSV1Mpq_71CKrxId2gSh5M0gwXQdwHY36y671meKQknMUvH5Et3jv_XXUSlkSyAin/s320/DSC_0069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987872511057746" border="0" /></a>Chow down!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhbQ5c2mg2pvAC4skHWSpMzdNHZwhl6zPmaWA5f7ctELEzTtguYfSBWW3aQtqtKsbko2IooM6Tm1PEFJrmdNXYA2RJLe1duM6FzFk-xZxUWeixd4-RhvC8Y8sOGtLDZsUX-toaPIv/s1600/DSC_0078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhbQ5c2mg2pvAC4skHWSpMzdNHZwhl6zPmaWA5f7ctELEzTtguYfSBWW3aQtqtKsbko2IooM6Tm1PEFJrmdNXYA2RJLe1duM6FzFk-xZxUWeixd4-RhvC8Y8sOGtLDZsUX-toaPIv/s320/DSC_0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987113428142034" border="0" /></a>Fun at the party...Thanks, mom for all of the help!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepvOv92iWyGuvgJ8rkNAX2aMsg8GZGYU_z5iyPH-OsqFIvQJkTb6UXWOA0u468Gp2AYRoJVu5-7ACqacjlQvxiMKGg_CDPekOaocaXtl4VT5V4n3QHyOFcFBe9Rx1bQ39E0F_8t0F/s1600/DSC_0079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepvOv92iWyGuvgJ8rkNAX2aMsg8GZGYU_z5iyPH-OsqFIvQJkTb6UXWOA0u468Gp2AYRoJVu5-7ACqacjlQvxiMKGg_CDPekOaocaXtl4VT5V4n3QHyOFcFBe9Rx1bQ39E0F_8t0F/s320/DSC_0079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987109282706450" border="0" /></a>Time for presents!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r7Z_6iMUlhYA8xcBY7Z10UqEi-bjLhek-TRH8ftduSeZMEjHtCkYCfNob7wijtzqOj_05OQe-92mDj6QGOIFFMLx1pVKpsR3g9l-2tdUn2Z60q_h73ht4p1pGdqL6-tZtv7zrDfD/s1600/DSC_0083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r7Z_6iMUlhYA8xcBY7Z10UqEi-bjLhek-TRH8ftduSeZMEjHtCkYCfNob7wijtzqOj_05OQe-92mDj6QGOIFFMLx1pVKpsR3g9l-2tdUn2Z60q_h73ht4p1pGdqL6-tZtv7zrDfD/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987109453607138" border="0" /></a>This was about the 3rd present that Grayson opened. It is a Thomas book with little Thomas and friends figurines. He was DONE opening once he saw this. For the rest of the party, he carried his book around saying, "I ready to go home now."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIlTm5WB5KERSHv0X9j0b3loUDTQcWNHgbISV8RNXGglvMi-ekBAzbHkIW9VjqfkmQ0XIhz-ayMnXeYBRhhJ4vjEn6OtwkyEzPuSWj7Rumib_adW3ed49jNi4Jl7vOzeQm0MQUaxd/s1600/DSC_0091.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIlTm5WB5KERSHv0X9j0b3loUDTQcWNHgbISV8RNXGglvMi-ekBAzbHkIW9VjqfkmQ0XIhz-ayMnXeYBRhhJ4vjEn6OtwkyEzPuSWj7Rumib_adW3ed49jNi4Jl7vOzeQm0MQUaxd/s320/DSC_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987105765728706" border="0" /></a>Sweet babies!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_lqPVbA26nq14o5YBjCTY64XDGhvR4YyWnHsn6GQnDbcH1EpOwDjbFCqnXbaKDl_Upmh7muf-hP8Uk0ngoP_eF4ThsQgCQf44bSn4GSGjNu7KCavD394V447IjX2EMb2bXWxSro3/s1600/DSC_0077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_lqPVbA26nq14o5YBjCTY64XDGhvR4YyWnHsn6GQnDbcH1EpOwDjbFCqnXbaKDl_Upmh7muf-hP8Uk0ngoP_eF4ThsQgCQf44bSn4GSGjNu7KCavD394V447IjX2EMb2bXWxSro3/s320/DSC_0077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635987118063028306" border="0" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-40572924370548438482011-04-24T14:49:00.001-06:002011-08-01T15:02:17.498-06:00Easter...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7S3mlj-UT_3ezuIXB2aDuYl63jPZmudGRYOkPG0J0TtNJaRO0AjlCBBXmZ-IkAerWI7_JKhNoLWVlv5OGjN51p-HuMcQTDlH__8J3JcFbNchWB5slWVjFgXf44NFoHr-tV3fRIKnT/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7S3mlj-UT_3ezuIXB2aDuYl63jPZmudGRYOkPG0J0TtNJaRO0AjlCBBXmZ-IkAerWI7_JKhNoLWVlv5OGjN51p-HuMcQTDlH__8J3JcFbNchWB5slWVjFgXf44NFoHr-tV3fRIKnT/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635994777649395650" border="0" /></a>We were SO glad to have Daddy home in time for Easter. It was nice to have my entire little family together at church...not to mention how nice it is to have an extra helper getting to little fellas ready for church.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqcMoHc1WGdTCAz5RjlCAX3lfv17lmQ6UtbdgaWNlRwVgfydBu0AoA1jDDd8b6KnbFrUbMQc9rcGUiuLX9sKnztgHouFTi-rKoUYozSfJVMUnI5nQxtAO5NBPdF104VAzktB3DK59/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqcMoHc1WGdTCAz5RjlCAX3lfv17lmQ6UtbdgaWNlRwVgfydBu0AoA1jDDd8b6KnbFrUbMQc9rcGUiuLX9sKnztgHouFTi-rKoUYozSfJVMUnI5nQxtAO5NBPdF104VAzktB3DK59/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635994770512538770" border="0" /></a>Daddy and his boys...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFjvXcwntx6oCmXPlu12zfah_vz1YUCwbi0IPqOAXsPIyBOMSOcN9Fb8liWycjhu-oudrQnoZnBSBKyKx6NKRxlLSPvxmZfN4gRX-xFQIeoZNj0vjIXRkG3dU_aOmFHUP6RssTbc3/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFjvXcwntx6oCmXPlu12zfah_vz1YUCwbi0IPqOAXsPIyBOMSOcN9Fb8liWycjhu-oudrQnoZnBSBKyKx6NKRxlLSPvxmZfN4gRX-xFQIeoZNj0vjIXRkG3dU_aOmFHUP6RssTbc3/s320/DSC_0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635994767484455954" border="0" /></a>We decided to pose outside of my parents' house...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChplmqXQQ90MbsStrj1G-A8r0i8ZG4kUpkNblqj-g-DLFFPNjPU3Sbq03yxUjKJukGuW4n1FTkIArux_m9AZAaU5mPjmt_KvgJ8ihq9-t1vm0wdvhosQ_c_gSr72AkJv8entZZIAB/s1600/DSC_0025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChplmqXQQ90MbsStrj1G-A8r0i8ZG4kUpkNblqj-g-DLFFPNjPU3Sbq03yxUjKJukGuW4n1FTkIArux_m9AZAaU5mPjmt_KvgJ8ihq9-t1vm0wdvhosQ_c_gSr72AkJv8entZZIAB/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635994767928804962" border="0" /></a>The family...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaj5kVjuBqcJwSOJst_-RXBjqEuFJKKS8_ICyuQEErZNUB3IQh7PuEmjh3m6-cvnHzN4mI2XSdCwua5cwzSeE7JGeetyKfxH3_AL1C1yNsXq-ll_rxqKo0uCJazLHYY4eSACwuaRl/s1600/DSC_0022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaj5kVjuBqcJwSOJst_-RXBjqEuFJKKS8_ICyuQEErZNUB3IQh7PuEmjh3m6-cvnHzN4mI2XSdCwua5cwzSeE7JGeetyKfxH3_AL1C1yNsXq-ll_rxqKo0uCJazLHYY4eSACwuaRl/s320/DSC_0022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635994782910180882" border="0" /></a>We all changed clothes, and it was time for an egg hunt!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KPlpv2JTyZo_7APjEyw9oeUmRq8MzFiv97mrlYKwIymyaFFBes5CAn5tcVqBIpGFGXtxA9tmaCExRKuzLi2XapkP5YQ3PwioeMDgRgz-FExhkuBuEVHZ2VfwH9Tghbb-HEJORfIq/s1600/DSC_0031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KPlpv2JTyZo_7APjEyw9oeUmRq8MzFiv97mrlYKwIymyaFFBes5CAn5tcVqBIpGFGXtxA9tmaCExRKuzLi2XapkP5YQ3PwioeMDgRgz-FExhkuBuEVHZ2VfwH9Tghbb-HEJORfIq/s320/DSC_0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635993227805847890" border="0" /></a>Grayson would show us every egg that he picked up...Caden was just on a mission to grab as many eggs as possible!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iKPE1pGgmfTH1mN-vGw3FVPaUVfZKMXjEn3m599COo3oFDfHB1LKatYuijwaQhYYkBGLkMcSo12ggIe_PQWBWWyMnpS5YgA5DOUqzgEEpxTZM_tjj0FnQKegKO34Xn2p5HoA0U7d/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcJpkJFFH-Y5oiu5yCa7KceSgZg_sA-tEKYbeRN87MGMmMySJ-SmJcBGUeBmB_J2hyphenhyphendfTy_PdjT2zcu82HVMCMcD0bIa_tOBotzrnieGTUgRihpMa35LwnPpMOXI41lV5ELZ3ISIN/s320/DSC_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635993232271455202" border="0" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-64881637114321107672010-10-10T10:59:00.002-06:002010-10-10T11:01:43.293-06:00Cheesin...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2exgroLSvlGgaPojLiKZRc_fdxj4QAjFiBCz_igwz9KB2cAXDpspcDaS_fFAiYSeXHLT0Aodt51bMpuO8pe_w2JSq097-Q09nOBBhFjJrBQPFcGVLU_L4qtAcXWg8poI93OjOeyl/s1600/DSC_0067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFL80lx4jL-3K4skju1KSydRzaGTt44Y8mw_zKaLBgkj0xt96UgFoSBz4sV-mLz9ZY2NcVLfpPyls4zC9TW8wbz9yIUJNbHYQUDSyS6z5DLSnpGD2ETJhi34gS87zks2Q8Q886L4P/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526463529681736162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GV1wddyNxwvB-GKdtvZXfdrt3BEkzsZEQntVkIfQxPORvX-zTgniKMJMzNueBYvnxqNPhZTmPKbcrC0HDa-iWU80bC7TNuAPXW8qlKLSi9Bp9ZjQhBvRH-cLNGHLA-tKrHkhLtC5/s1600/DSC_0083.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GV1wddyNxwvB-GKdtvZXfdrt3BEkzsZEQntVkIfQxPORvX-zTgniKMJMzNueBYvnxqNPhZTmPKbcrC0HDa-iWU80bC7TNuAPXW8qlKLSi9Bp9ZjQhBvRH-cLNGHLA-tKrHkhLtC5/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526463514091740226" border="0" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-54033781053584509182010-10-10T10:51:00.002-06:002010-10-10T10:57:56.169-06:00School Time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvxtGJejl9nc6V_9sEIiNFpeIGgDI182zEuTDYmbRtgiWBbgp6EeFgGcIXS4tS9Zb6s_npZd6R_E9kS8B5ggX4GNPjuUnrYVxtHDXlSqAov8gIaghfaI77hr-DOwxgkCqWyyBtWmB/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvxtGJejl9nc6V_9sEIiNFpeIGgDI182zEuTDYmbRtgiWBbgp6EeFgGcIXS4tS9Zb6s_npZd6R_E9kS8B5ggX4GNPjuUnrYVxtHDXlSqAov8gIaghfaI77hr-DOwxgkCqWyyBtWmB/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526461589757145426" border="0" /></a>The boys are going to "school" at my parent's church, and they LOVE it!! Caden goes 5 days a week, and Grayson goes 3 days a week. The times that they are at school, I am at work, so it works out very nicely. This is a picture of Caden on his first day of school.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7WZk2WS81DUdbQ21LgVtrhXBljKp6iCjs5yvbdRM39PN7Ehw43qwFXtvfjU-bDQlt7h_qNH2afknpkWDiAFBFhxQetlimWeE0zC8vHpuEdywHs8jOQY3pbqYWcasg65_yD92ucWu/s1600/DSC_0029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7WZk2WS81DUdbQ21LgVtrhXBljKp6iCjs5yvbdRM39PN7Ehw43qwFXtvfjU-bDQlt7h_qNH2afknpkWDiAFBFhxQetlimWeE0zC8vHpuEdywHs8jOQY3pbqYWcasg65_yD92ucWu/s320/DSC_0029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526461566022616034" border="0" /></a>Here are the boys coming out of school one day. I love how they get excited to see me everytime in carpool line. I'm going to cherish that because I know one day they won't be so excited about the minivan in carpool line!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGs6IlDpFtqGyMOzbCeySBLB2wEYibs-QpuRA3W_E-39mDrs6ogCB8UxDJaATbZ3NJ8Grcyv2uLuFpxdR205EUpZwF8kNecgChc5x-hVDVHL9t86lTgoSN7b4pc_-Ut5B1NjxJ0mO/s1600/DSC_0031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGs6IlDpFtqGyMOzbCeySBLB2wEYibs-QpuRA3W_E-39mDrs6ogCB8UxDJaATbZ3NJ8Grcyv2uLuFpxdR205EUpZwF8kNecgChc5x-hVDVHL9t86lTgoSN7b4pc_-Ut5B1NjxJ0mO/s320/DSC_0031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526461559338865122" border="0" /></a>Grayson had a little bit of trouble for the first couple of weeks of school. He doesn't really like new people, so he was NOT a big fan of the teachers getting them out of the car in the morning carpool line. He would just scream and cry. He told one of the teachers, "No! You stop right there!" I'm happy to report, that he is doing much better! He now happily hops out of his seat to go into school.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLaY76HRUdIAMeuWgExV2PWdHAwVaSJc7kgdSf9HJI3VtAKYDHAq7wiY7-9pVc4EQ5TPpY9G0EjukfwHPcfmQgeyvuQQKahFDDgM2jrMb1_UULtfeg5CTrcqqJc-LSBQRkj83OI5j/s1600/DSC_0033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLaY76HRUdIAMeuWgExV2PWdHAwVaSJc7kgdSf9HJI3VtAKYDHAq7wiY7-9pVc4EQ5TPpY9G0EjukfwHPcfmQgeyvuQQKahFDDgM2jrMb1_UULtfeg5CTrcqqJc-LSBQRkj83OI5j/s320/DSC_0033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526461554188349010" border="0" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-34333407742428116662010-09-28T10:43:00.000-06:002010-10-10T10:50:36.972-06:00Circus...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7juXINQ-K-QOf-jNBH1EyXO7r6Z04GdL9-jTlNH77MwQSFkUPCUWFwCK3aiJyVgWFI-dpo8i1rb_18VxvmLI8kOjybmlMMSrFxH-JbIoLB4IRRXlYMUHiurp4zP_kzu5xMXq8KxW/s1600/DSC_0144.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7juXINQ-K-QOf-jNBH1EyXO7r6Z04GdL9-jTlNH77MwQSFkUPCUWFwCK3aiJyVgWFI-dpo8i1rb_18VxvmLI8kOjybmlMMSrFxH-JbIoLB4IRRXlYMUHiurp4zP_kzu5xMXq8KxW/s320/DSC_0144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526459803956073618" border="0" /></a>My sweet parents took our family to the circus when it was in town. Please excuse the pics, but I forgot to take any pictures before the lights went out, and I have NO CLUE how to take good pictures in the dark! Caden and Grayson both thoroughly enjoyed the cotton candy. It's a good thing, because the cotton candy cost $10 per bag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It did come with a complimentary hat, but still.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6sWbNz1oAOZ553zYQgBvTfn7-JJQV4nXc9yRv8yv9JFjqNFFFt1CKrLp705oK2DT-b6sTGRcPaRrjWNF2XTRLNWMwd7TISAKSXWuTCJhpNJz4bF666Lr-3-ly33n5eXJyxAgY__x/s1600/DSC_0147.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6sWbNz1oAOZ553zYQgBvTfn7-JJQV4nXc9yRv8yv9JFjqNFFFt1CKrLp705oK2DT-b6sTGRcPaRrjWNF2XTRLNWMwd7TISAKSXWuTCJhpNJz4bF666Lr-3-ly33n5eXJyxAgY__x/s320/DSC_0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526459795379844738" border="0" /></a>Grayson is not a big fan of sitting still, but he had a great time!! He yelled WOO-HOO the entire time. It was funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-L724TpeZKl3zP0amZkujPJWG1fRjyQAnGvZ6aVJN-ev0iiCWJxZlFqFVI6Rw1OK2YAnFlAD1YKlfOn9MOJiNXiWeclKCmOFqewh75FMX8SRlDl8OvG4RGVgh72OCfdUxOeUWX1gV/s1600/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-L724TpeZKl3zP0amZkujPJWG1fRjyQAnGvZ6aVJN-ev0iiCWJxZlFqFVI6Rw1OK2YAnFlAD1YKlfOn9MOJiNXiWeclKCmOFqewh75FMX8SRlDl8OvG4RGVgh72OCfdUxOeUWX1gV/s320/DSC_0148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526459789558712674" border="0" /></a>Caden is modeling the complimentary hat for your enjoyment!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCh6kpa1-l2axyKLzNI8cjfTnXX0ABurSf2KhFxzMDBtiSz9ih2ov6f8Z_fFIOdWO-ikwYsnlMt7FEfnVd88OucpoLWFsNyZwOhalSJQcufqisn9aVo6_IvhlsuNOeWBmZZujTHQfH/s1600/DSC_0143.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCh6kpa1-l2axyKLzNI8cjfTnXX0ABurSf2KhFxzMDBtiSz9ih2ov6f8Z_fFIOdWO-ikwYsnlMt7FEfnVd88OucpoLWFsNyZwOhalSJQcufqisn9aVo6_IvhlsuNOeWBmZZujTHQfH/s320/DSC_0143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526459779805407186" border="0" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-46049772682535053562010-09-07T05:14:00.000-06:002010-10-09T05:45:47.673-06:00The Beach...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nOgz7m7vyX7cZpr8uKZjYEuaubBVtPeb1curriGcN4cnB3o8QMnkf0Wmg982UD19s9vlZbLs-MjpTp6mh7mIoMGiEuhZXTlABnQUUJG0wvIyQbvEOuAZuPAQIRobmHZzrzHLtR20/s1600/DSC_0085.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nOgz7m7vyX7cZpr8uKZjYEuaubBVtPeb1curriGcN4cnB3o8QMnkf0Wmg982UD19s9vlZbLs-MjpTp6mh7mIoMGiEuhZXTlABnQUUJG0wvIyQbvEOuAZuPAQIRobmHZzrzHLtR20/s320/DSC_0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526008102925349458" border="0" /></a>We went down to the beach on Labor Day weekend with my family. It was a WONDERFULLY relaxing weekend. I think Dad could have stayed on the balcony all weekend. The weather was absolutely perfect, so no one would have blamed him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov9aIhjluL4k2prNLa6QvusX2POUbL_Nif30Q3R_ncRHrSv1MwyNJczidiCLKCYXmWyLVC_rnpNwWFe7jZCOWMOo25FlrScb3ZCyAa2rNVH00XlPPueg39zMWpaVqoN-I23uQi-xI/s1600/DSC_0087.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov9aIhjluL4k2prNLa6QvusX2POUbL_Nif30Q3R_ncRHrSv1MwyNJczidiCLKCYXmWyLVC_rnpNwWFe7jZCOWMOo25FlrScb3ZCyAa2rNVH00XlPPueg39zMWpaVqoN-I23uQi-xI/s320/DSC_0087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526008100063830962" border="0" /></a>Our little daredevil is not so much a daredevil when it comes to the water...thank goodness! He much preferred just to splash around the edges or ride in a flotation devise. Mom brought this boat for the boys, and it was a huge hit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucE2xn4unhZBU8L_pBYJmHfAdtEPm5tFqUsiLxR9h3O3WMFMieDepmYmbePaD9SzWML1LVehOT9JZcLZR8kjIYgcx0Z8hyphenhyphen1JWpJ4hXg9KrlJ_oIsP2NrDXNendO9mWP8uW2OgeXmh/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucE2xn4unhZBU8L_pBYJmHfAdtEPm5tFqUsiLxR9h3O3WMFMieDepmYmbePaD9SzWML1LVehOT9JZcLZR8kjIYgcx0Z8hyphenhyphen1JWpJ4hXg9KrlJ_oIsP2NrDXNendO9mWP8uW2OgeXmh/s320/DSC_0102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526008094817815474" border="0" /></a>Caden absolutely adores sliding. Here he is standing in line for the slide which he did at least 400 times.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_Stc8NV61J7OKeJOMiai4nvdfBCu1V3Btd6USXbkukXZ5kdGGGBml5utd3pMeQWaOokc6Y2DCVe78l9LemuqvNo6PVD0l29NwYpl1gDau-jBc1hPHLQpXO4AeMd7-hptRn5kAjAU/s1600/DSC_0097.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_Stc8NV61J7OKeJOMiai4nvdfBCu1V3Btd6USXbkukXZ5kdGGGBml5utd3pMeQWaOokc6Y2DCVe78l9LemuqvNo6PVD0l29NwYpl1gDau-jBc1hPHLQpXO4AeMd7-hptRn5kAjAU/s320/DSC_0097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526008089069700690" border="0" /></a>Brothers in the boat. Uncle Paul is fun in the pool because he can make the boat go really fast.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO7oAzQM53tgtOvhgOea5MGKET6_Cjbw-cm6pEL-ygRW37AaIBOGS3meOuzKfzpvT0WKeAHcnwV0L9x_rjaYs4HSARJRADi1aAi4Spqs2UBMhSUy6osubGA-A41UcoGMxhgVGaXWm/s1600/DSC_0104.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO7oAzQM53tgtOvhgOea5MGKET6_Cjbw-cm6pEL-ygRW37AaIBOGS3meOuzKfzpvT0WKeAHcnwV0L9x_rjaYs4HSARJRADi1aAi4Spqs2UBMhSUy6osubGA-A41UcoGMxhgVGaXWm/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526008084492301858" border="0" /></a>Sliding to Papa. CP had a BALL!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPMFjYhNe5N_BJnR8piklOgMDeHqnq9KtFayKPMCIpliLahjpGlSJ0ouiZy7UJvkWNmTVk5JpB0sPnOVL7X4B7KHnZq-XD9bZs5bWwBlJ2rh4ngIxfQ89pR2k2TCWbY6lxzPPBny1/s1600/DSC_0120.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPMFjYhNe5N_BJnR8piklOgMDeHqnq9KtFayKPMCIpliLahjpGlSJ0ouiZy7UJvkWNmTVk5JpB0sPnOVL7X4B7KHnZq-XD9bZs5bWwBlJ2rh4ngIxfQ89pR2k2TCWbY6lxzPPBny1/s320/DSC_0120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526007448050429890" border="0" /></a>Graybaby is pouting about something in the boat...hahahahaha!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbroAMVh4Vs8VrUM0qzloU39NFOWcVZDthA7R8JWLC2ihb7TrFe9ijnbE1W8guaOEmur5u89n-YFVXVDtP02C9AjCP12ZHxOvZvLs_0zVqwXWRCUWFJvcXkEfeWqrgZ-M-ZZCalYs0/s1600/DSC_0130.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbroAMVh4Vs8VrUM0qzloU39NFOWcVZDthA7R8JWLC2ihb7TrFe9ijnbE1W8guaOEmur5u89n-YFVXVDtP02C9AjCP12ZHxOvZvLs_0zVqwXWRCUWFJvcXkEfeWqrgZ-M-ZZCalYs0/s320/DSC_0130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526007438545293730" border="0" /></a>Okay, all better!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVR_gDAEScqxbNaajf1uCTf2EIgW-KufoQgM2Tj9pcI8Ita96EETyXp5aSPJLaKxEA_fCeBly350mdxiRR4Mqa6rPkRNvFce6NMpwMiDSGqJuKS6oD-6VT1OdmdZyiSixb_Tf_Jnf/s1600/DSC_0137.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVR_gDAEScqxbNaajf1uCTf2EIgW-KufoQgM2Tj9pcI8Ita96EETyXp5aSPJLaKxEA_fCeBly350mdxiRR4Mqa6rPkRNvFce6NMpwMiDSGqJuKS6oD-6VT1OdmdZyiSixb_Tf_Jnf/s320/DSC_0137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526007436742847506" border="0" /></a>We were at the actual beach for a grand total of about 20 minutes. I literally took over 600 pictures in that time. I just held down the shutter button of my camera and hoped for some good ones. Mom brought sand buckets for the boys, and as soon as she gave them to them, the boys thought it was their job to immediately start shoveling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoZ1fhhqmlZfMyCJqadPEHF65qVqVkSDnvFIbY8Vr8viJTEj03IplTzBwn-qrC0M9nVPNIpKNlc3K4a6JUGLCQnSt3utBgoYOuhM_G2tVyj_ygrQCM0JLZRl2VODTyo4iabhvIuR7/s1600/DSC_0209.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoZ1fhhqmlZfMyCJqadPEHF65qVqVkSDnvFIbY8Vr8viJTEj03IplTzBwn-qrC0M9nVPNIpKNlc3K4a6JUGLCQnSt3utBgoYOuhM_G2tVyj_ygrQCM0JLZRl2VODTyo4iabhvIuR7/s320/DSC_0209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526007423376967362" border="0" /></a>None too impressed with taking pictures...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0sfA0OjgJVg-KtU7VRtY81mpkRsACuHi3IsV3I05Qwq8PmU8BJy4N2AnxZ_R_NQXMNI_E_VedYNLPGfBBdHQiR2xqIn7CRhhwTwY0okcZt3Pdg9QZce-dpl_eHcQdiry6b6yf0xu/s1600/DSC_0361.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0sfA0OjgJVg-KtU7VRtY81mpkRsACuHi3IsV3I05Qwq8PmU8BJy4N2AnxZ_R_NQXMNI_E_VedYNLPGfBBdHQiR2xqIn7CRhhwTwY0okcZt3Pdg9QZce-dpl_eHcQdiry6b6yf0xu/s320/DSC_0361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526007419044378690" border="0" /></a>Oooooo...look, Papa covered my feet with sand...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxp60sx2A1CdIp5OncYidQmE2kpZzm91VbtF36iT0iwQmhjWdNx8A9o0-JyXaqhqCW3WUPurAVkwQUGOXQrUD34YzDEA0FDgjZVEPAx_nr-xAMY4dA5SX2CijOZddvNsoHxVu6kW7U/s1600/DSC_0391.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxp60sx2A1CdIp5OncYidQmE2kpZzm91VbtF36iT0iwQmhjWdNx8A9o0-JyXaqhqCW3WUPurAVkwQUGOXQrUD34YzDEA0FDgjZVEPAx_nr-xAMY4dA5SX2CijOZddvNsoHxVu6kW7U/s320/DSC_0391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526006459370911138" border="0" /></a>WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLo0r-prXl2v33g84AYuZ2kpYkbFevo6zKBvHfF-G8sygdAmAbqaKy_gtQ1lY2XJp3gpsVA_6ml7ArKEV0S82wwCciCki7lNI7-8CtqgvT5iMgSMq8cjNqmnkbky4E_PgNR_ruemK/s1600/DSC_0393.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLo0r-prXl2v33g84AYuZ2kpYkbFevo6zKBvHfF-G8sygdAmAbqaKy_gtQ1lY2XJp3gpsVA_6ml7ArKEV0S82wwCciCki7lNI7-8CtqgvT5iMgSMq8cjNqmnkbky4E_PgNR_ruemK/s320/DSC_0393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526006454505792210" border="0" /></a>I love how Caden is totally unconcerned with the amount of sand which he just caused Grayson to ingest. He had to get back to the very important business of shoveling sand.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm0UlC6xps9KxdHK9dM2Wt8FY8iUR3mg-KcBWOhP8U2CRsHaeukJrq3YU3Yepo2E1CD-_F7IX9YcXybD_4DOMzvMVScIWVlEVPP47VV7x93dw5OGFsKKwBeGrlijwQdjTaLMuLtTH/s1600/DSC_0407.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm0UlC6xps9KxdHK9dM2Wt8FY8iUR3mg-KcBWOhP8U2CRsHaeukJrq3YU3Yepo2E1CD-_F7IX9YcXybD_4DOMzvMVScIWVlEVPP47VV7x93dw5OGFsKKwBeGrlijwQdjTaLMuLtTH/s320/DSC_0407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526006450356576194" border="0" /></a>Sweet boys...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQYqFdJvD8IER54JWYkPJwo9tXJlyzwSxNZWeNhfrpSwsXJFeEOxD4Wz8E8MzduTt0sX7YsgA7iOrKCmJvwUh6QI6o_E_ffYsDdD8udBMP9JsxCjFU_zmEiV-BXJGJZ9xDg_6llPI/s1600/DSC_0465.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQYqFdJvD8IER54JWYkPJwo9tXJlyzwSxNZWeNhfrpSwsXJFeEOxD4Wz8E8MzduTt0sX7YsgA7iOrKCmJvwUh6QI6o_E_ffYsDdD8udBMP9JsxCjFU_zmEiV-BXJGJZ9xDg_6llPI/s320/DSC_0465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526006440379176386" border="0" /></a>Walking with Honey and Papa...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOphZQKH_wSw1l5IUtykGJ7FQziyKNxCSLlgQKWZyeRaq4Ht673hl104FVQ5nFqyRtW0KuyV4FoG2qaId69cYb8aXvcxR8w3svQ6Ji4a8ii6cklE3LBkmtcIZwxkl27_-BEXNvQ-Bl/s1600/DSC_0449.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOphZQKH_wSw1l5IUtykGJ7FQziyKNxCSLlgQKWZyeRaq4Ht673hl104FVQ5nFqyRtW0KuyV4FoG2qaId69cYb8aXvcxR8w3svQ6Ji4a8ii6cklE3LBkmtcIZwxkl27_-BEXNvQ-Bl/s320/DSC_0449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526006439410045682" border="0" /></a>My fave...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguc2ZgGlnR18g-_p_I39Zu8mIDAMco6qWaEEiTtqwkqMf9W0QcQb4fpZFgAV7D5FQq2Ijhp12wpY7Xvk-5NzFqrxl9mo3xFcWNFZ4aLjr9nZvhinNaMjg55w-OIwQAEQLm-fxYvz2U/s1600/DSC_0458.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguc2ZgGlnR18g-_p_I39Zu8mIDAMco6qWaEEiTtqwkqMf9W0QcQb4fpZFgAV7D5FQq2Ijhp12wpY7Xvk-5NzFqrxl9mo3xFcWNFZ4aLjr9nZvhinNaMjg55w-OIwQAEQLm-fxYvz2U/s320/DSC_0458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526005337363414690" border="0" /></a>They boys had quite the entourage down by the water...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkj4INiKOWJg-dcJzBfjSaqgfF0CRb5kpRDTMXLCIlhdOTZWHxtsg3QcrCgS9g-unIpdVSGYyQGsnf9pCPaYrucjHOiIjWCkJ276cJG2XSGlxCnrwBuM7jWEddKDvdX5xAJzlwwia/s1600/DSC_0484.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkj4INiKOWJg-dcJzBfjSaqgfF0CRb5kpRDTMXLCIlhdOTZWHxtsg3QcrCgS9g-unIpdVSGYyQGsnf9pCPaYrucjHOiIjWCkJ276cJG2XSGlxCnrwBuM7jWEddKDvdX5xAJzlwwia/s320/DSC_0484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526005334595936834" border="0" /></a>My baby...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESCF3T_A_sEdpsc3bxz5thd4hO9My-reXhQCeFCUp-kQjpvOG-3KU7fjzYSydiTXTEY9YRbf24O9HSDkn4ZlstXGQNyg7NYvybcOALUEYteP41JND-62dqvAr_B6-wLXbhrlEoeD5/s1600/DSC_0507.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierNL5bmr_TYBlj_B__-jv5SQla3J60J_aRvxCPDMAOk8PCmbsi3Zi6JHGlIA4LG22VrmNUGlJbyzjMVoHD8yyUzBExNvIF02A5iTo1UYY29_KJSpTliGNZZSe1BRf3e04lDTH88tO/s320/DSC_0541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526005309055650594" border="0" /></a>Grayson and Paul are sharing the secrets of life...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1sbpT5VzPH-d4GZc7atD8JeO7FbUNMDNCqfaCz2IIiFHjL84_C6WdQZVJKG-SLCGC0mOkeJwyuEeq28YiLaNtp8i2_fxJwqTszWnj4yBWPeyL6qL32DHJ7wIEx-N-iDG3U0z1NYP/s1600/DSC_0560.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1sbpT5VzPH-d4GZc7atD8JeO7FbUNMDNCqfaCz2IIiFHjL84_C6WdQZVJKG-SLCGC0mOkeJwyuEeq28YiLaNtp8i2_fxJwqTszWnj4yBWPeyL6qL32DHJ7wIEx-N-iDG3U0z1NYP/s320/DSC_0560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526004236433701698" border="0" /></a>Of course, you must at least attempt a small sand castle while on the beach...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2DeUbLWLdqrFTrt58O5g-aLWOak4kaydOVrV-Jr24I9nR5IYkhDriQdAMQ5tm1ofhm-C6UPrafRarQsGLDIaUgUc1ri_FQe0TxyzQnKA1JAoPrtCEbPwA2tMh1bJhTE8hZ2O37C-/s1600/DSC_0664.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2DeUbLWLdqrFTrt58O5g-aLWOak4kaydOVrV-Jr24I9nR5IYkhDriQdAMQ5tm1ofhm-C6UPrafRarQsGLDIaUgUc1ri_FQe0TxyzQnKA1JAoPrtCEbPwA2tMh1bJhTE8hZ2O37C-/s320/DSC_0664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526004232453209554" border="0" /></a>Caden did lots of puzzles while we were there. I must brag a bit...last night, Caden did a brand new 100 piece puzzle all by himself!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gQAD_h0mss1cJUButan9KVVXb6cgbMpmrT6MZSNgQQEZ2MEo1xfn3kBVzeq_EyPklWgSQSMm0kVxV0dcEVfOvAhuC53cIFssaKSp0Fm8pPmhqpGL3vkuqTpyOLwPGacv9pg7UCWs/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gQAD_h0mss1cJUButan9KVVXb6cgbMpmrT6MZSNgQQEZ2MEo1xfn3kBVzeq_EyPklWgSQSMm0kVxV0dcEVfOvAhuC53cIFssaKSp0Fm8pPmhqpGL3vkuqTpyOLwPGacv9pg7UCWs/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526004227274002338" border="0" /></a>Here's Grayson pouting again because someone wouldn't let him have chips for breakfast...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HUovCZwNk-gwf-zC-V04ryXEPEybGvRCa_PyJrvu-RmdUOJPdGvaEzzkYtl0uR397hyphenhypheneNuBM3Ivsfln23dCsdMjWnu4tD3HGVURUHwejAGN6wNEK4imU1i0eC7cl4lJtvZFgWgP1/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HUovCZwNk-gwf-zC-V04ryXEPEybGvRCa_PyJrvu-RmdUOJPdGvaEzzkYtl0uR397hyphenhypheneNuBM3Ivsfln23dCsdMjWnu4tD3HGVURUHwejAGN6wNEK4imU1i0eC7cl4lJtvZFgWgP1/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526004224815982242" border="0" /></a>Hope you enjoyed our beach trip!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ne8Chdw4TBkbb7fxd3PWf3aoXhkBAvCvT6YgLWQ5uvUnu0aHq05M-7V4Udn_WGGgrrzepzdHyFS1GnNGJYJVC8QGdzZAPHdQ_pEdmcNazuLjZ602SqWWiabhgfRsyzmtHLfhYg2j/s1600/DSC_0685.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ne8Chdw4TBkbb7fxd3PWf3aoXhkBAvCvT6YgLWQ5uvUnu0aHq05M-7V4Udn_WGGgrrzepzdHyFS1GnNGJYJVC8QGdzZAPHdQ_pEdmcNazuLjZ602SqWWiabhgfRsyzmtHLfhYg2j/s320/DSC_0685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526004217547063890" border="0" /></a>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1989283447578571714.post-22562096704234756422010-07-26T12:32:00.004-06:002010-07-26T16:57:22.710-06:00So Proud, I could BURST!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQS4vaP0I84PcLCs2KzeCi1L6IJdZ_PraEbR_ah_1doYhFNQX1DXB13LzS1yPkrxofMFRcC7y3TsFDCC2kDFljZ4kDKTpPoffLwaTnJF6bag1rwROcp3CmHHgm0L2ZHqwdAfd7lFS/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv2S8phyphenhyphenewYfSBAiEup5ZeRJ9oKRV_B3KW0BvN4k1Bg-abmy61RXqJKiWtDRoBW0Ap8hGAcbpbZlrWgUjfjvBtDfyOG59Hywj1Syly9rL00XlwK3OZCEph0tNtpGM8iZ5GAX2iDfM/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv2S8phyphenhyphenewYfSBAiEup5ZeRJ9oKRV_B3KW0BvN4k1Bg-abmy61RXqJKiWtDRoBW0Ap8hGAcbpbZlrWgUjfjvBtDfyOG59Hywj1Syly9rL00XlwK3OZCEph0tNtpGM8iZ5GAX2iDfM/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286741608661874" border="0" /></a>It has been a LONG 18 months, but all of Frank's work has come to fruition. He is now a 2nd Lieutenant in the MS Army National Guard. He is a Chaplain Candidate...I am SO proud of him! We had a ceremony at church (in the youth room) last night. A college friend of Frank's (Cpt. Andy Thaggard) came to administer the oath of office to Frank.<br />Disclaimer: Please excuse the nasty green hue in these photos. the room is LIME green...not forgiving!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYo4foo3zSCjyhV3B2QJB8jYuAiZWBmn-TUYrNcTLjbLDjHs3ukbjYt0CsHuQG49H9Xq5L8bjke-T1vBniY837E7VICjf6K-zGmLqxwXmkZDeovNlaHTnTL6O5Ekgw0kFR_7pMrf5/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYo4foo3zSCjyhV3B2QJB8jYuAiZWBmn-TUYrNcTLjbLDjHs3ukbjYt0CsHuQG49H9Xq5L8bjke-T1vBniY837E7VICjf6K-zGmLqxwXmkZDeovNlaHTnTL6O5Ekgw0kFR_7pMrf5/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498287315580445954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayZEHJdtrIl_SplTf7tmKRzQ274QrFd-zCfwHlE1zyF0Y51ePiX4FUt3nn-_6VllGQ6BZEYp0lQVYwLlHm1p4IZOepgldV-Cqh1_I_F8H3WaPx8MG_YH2y-E8Ibr6MKSz4bwXbyV7/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayZEHJdtrIl_SplTf7tmKRzQ274QrFd-zCfwHlE1zyF0Y51ePiX4FUt3nn-_6VllGQ6BZEYp0lQVYwLlHm1p4IZOepgldV-Cqh1_I_F8H3WaPx8MG_YH2y-E8Ibr6MKSz4bwXbyV7/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498287304835530098" border="0" /></a>The ceremony was at regular youth time, so Frank took the time to share with the group.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQS4vaP0I84PcLCs2KzeCi1L6IJdZ_PraEbR_ah_1doYhFNQX1DXB13LzS1yPkrxofMFRcC7y3TsFDCC2kDFljZ4kDKTpPoffLwaTnJF6bag1rwROcp3CmHHgm0L2ZHqwdAfd7lFS/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQS4vaP0I84PcLCs2KzeCi1L6IJdZ_PraEbR_ah_1doYhFNQX1DXB13LzS1yPkrxofMFRcC7y3TsFDCC2kDFljZ4kDKTpPoffLwaTnJF6bag1rwROcp3CmHHgm0L2ZHqwdAfd7lFS/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498287323295918338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv2S8phyphenhyphenewYfSBAiEup5ZeRJ9oKRV_B3KW0BvN4k1Bg-abmy61RXqJKiWtDRoBW0Ap8hGAcbpbZlrWgUjfjvBtDfyOG59Hywj1Syly9rL00XlwK3OZCEph0tNtpGM8iZ5GAX2iDfM/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG"><br /></a>The boys...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwFxfLcD0JjuONkdqzowJNPpoy1EPPdLvG_zVf8Gl5zTpttYbCtJ3Ej9HFnMwQ3jw8GsGlUnV0ey9ZmEYGaznusCxel82tfCqMd5O4VlenLnfHINYxsYJUr_dt87dBw4aOldyVvEY/s1600/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwFxfLcD0JjuONkdqzowJNPpoy1EPPdLvG_zVf8Gl5zTpttYbCtJ3Ej9HFnMwQ3jw8GsGlUnV0ey9ZmEYGaznusCxel82tfCqMd5O4VlenLnfHINYxsYJUr_dt87dBw4aOldyVvEY/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286726946139186" border="0" /></a>Frank with his parents...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qzawHJfcKuwOyK0Rnd-wnZmQxcb0HtG-FPyPHO5CtOyXAol8kazAHvUxffwpbDFuokAoNtMH_I7qb8_tf5B_oKNBmHexZDqkUfZy7_NIUabF3550hCnTMjHnLNADxJ_vePWY1FIi/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qzawHJfcKuwOyK0Rnd-wnZmQxcb0HtG-FPyPHO5CtOyXAol8kazAHvUxffwpbDFuokAoNtMH_I7qb8_tf5B_oKNBmHexZDqkUfZy7_NIUabF3550hCnTMjHnLNADxJ_vePWY1FIi/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286722827651858" border="0" /></a>Here is when he did his official commissioning at Joint Forces Headquarters earlier in the month.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAGnJxm76g3IWkUZLGSjPaI-4fjriYg0dm0fRaPMiPL08NA1yN5XespbC7Oqyj7DwSQfBl6dqvoqDvSIxovvcyrPzP5V_i4pYu3DDKaUxlPHzfVmONNvDa_m8xkpmAY4HCC8ebrUs/s1600/July+010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAGnJxm76g3IWkUZLGSjPaI-4fjriYg0dm0fRaPMiPL08NA1yN5XespbC7Oqyj7DwSQfBl6dqvoqDvSIxovvcyrPzP5V_i4pYu3DDKaUxlPHzfVmONNvDa_m8xkpmAY4HCC8ebrUs/s320/July+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286714720846114" border="0" /></a>The original swearing in...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdMuVRc9o4dq_dg1m3WrcDh5Z2J2oXHepq7MNKYWl5UYXNDH52P5qL_wevX7pyZYl_fYEqzzD699FX4yGxrMW7pOqPgVZvNEK3E33L2dMMg1Qsl9pkANaSBqDdH5gp_4W8oU6jRM3/s1600/July+007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdMuVRc9o4dq_dg1m3WrcDh5Z2J2oXHepq7MNKYWl5UYXNDH52P5qL_wevX7pyZYl_fYEqzzD699FX4yGxrMW7pOqPgVZvNEK3E33L2dMMg1Qsl9pkANaSBqDdH5gp_4W8oU6jRM3/s320/July+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498286708951242690" border="0" /></a>Here is the video of Frank being sworn in, getting his patches (and punch!), and giving his first salute.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhmJJn01eU8dLNq1TV4KwztbpUvuSFPkHpzSYvIFnfkjEoYVK0AsePP72ijMhHVm3BeiAlEGKzXukZmaZHew' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Here is a video of Frank receiving his first salute as an officer. One of Frank's former youth was able to come and do this...it was really special!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw27iNf55-eeh8kFYvwJO6kupbih2HkNttLyU-tOjtiyLJtRh0iVdzFUGxVYfjCpvc0RWIJefx0w2WYQ0vtmQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Emhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16195450024518416803noreply@blogger.com2