tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44586720466162101772024-02-19T17:36:59.575-08:00Powers Family Blogsaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-44308580275119009532012-05-19T19:51:00.002-07:002012-05-19T19:51:39.098-07:00Thompson / Powers Pics!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A few weeks ago I was able to round up the whole gang (my 4 member family, my parent and my 2 sisters) for some family pictures I was desperate to get done. Brian and I get our family pictures done once or twice a year, but we hadn't done any with everyone. We are such a close family that it seemed silly not to have any. </div>
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My mom knew a lady that she teaches with that takes photos on the side, and she was happy to be hired for the job! She does a really neat thing. Instead of paying for expensive prints and things, she only charges a fee to take the pictures, and then you buy the rights to the photos. You then get them on a CD and are free to do what you wish with them! I love that! There are so many places to get prints from that won't break the bank (unlike our experience at Antisdels in '09). </div>
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Here's some great shots that Val got of everyone out at one of my favorite places from Kansas. Heritage Park! I spent many, many hours there in my kid years. </div>
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We knew this day was coming for a long time. But we continued to live in happy ignorance up until Friday. Jolee left to spend the summer with her Mom and Step-Dad in North Carolina. We know that she is going to have a wonderful time and get in lots of memories with her other family, but she's just so much stinkin' fun, that it's really hard to go even a day without her! Fortunately we have Face Time to help us when we get to missing her badly. We are also planning to go out that way for a trip some point in the summer, and get in a couple of days with her. </div>
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WE MISS AND LOVE YOU JOLEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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A few weekends ago, my husband did something sooooo sweet for lil ol me...he flew up on Saturday morning and picked up my parents for a spontaneous weekend together! They got here Saturday afternoon, and we all had a fantastic time cooking out on the grill, riding the golf carts around, and of course, watching KU make it to the Championship game!!!! I love being with my dad during March Madness :) </div>
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Sunday morning, we all got up and around, and drove down to one of our favorite place in the world...Gastons. We thought about flying in there on their grass strip, but it was just a little bit too windy. So we enjoyed the scenic drive through the Ozark mountains. We enjoyed the BEST brunch and then walked around and checked out all the peacocks they have roaming the grounds. Then it was back home we went, and then sadly, back home for Nana and Papaw :( It was a wonderful and unexpected treat! We love you!!!</div>
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Brady enjoying "shoulders" from Papaw</div>
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Brian and Jolee leading the way</div>
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#2: Just doesnt' capture Brady's true emotion!</div>
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We woke up at a decent hour this morning, and after getting semi-dressed up, we headed out to hunt for Easter eggs! The pictures loaded up with the last ones first, so you may want to scroll to the bottom of the page and make your way up. I also stuck a few on the end of the egg-dyeing that we did on Friday night</div>
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The Easter Bunny was VERY good to the Powers' kids!</div>
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Discussing their loot</div>
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That Easter Bunny is sneaky!</div>
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She was so good about sharing with her brother :)</div>
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Splitting up</div>
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Apparently we have chocolate fish in our pond!</div>
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Hello Kitty basket for her, Thomas for him!</div>
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All he wanted to do was eat them!</div>
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Getting to work on eggs!</div>
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Brady and his "best friend" Luke have been having a lot of fun together lately. We pick him up from daycare on Monday mornings and take the two of them to tumbling together. They go to preschool together on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and also get to hang out together at his mommy and I's volleyball games each week. We have him over some to play and they boys love it! Here's some recent pics of the boys in action.</div>
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This was at Luke's 4th birthday party. He had just gotten a train track and Brady was using his expertise to show him how to put it together :)</div>
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Here's some from a recent get together at our house. The boys played trains and cars like they were going out of style! I love these two!</div>
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Here's Brady's trains. The current loves of his life :) Since this picture he has added to his collection.</div>saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-21594783234113607412012-03-10T07:33:00.001-08:002012-03-10T07:33:31.221-08:00Richards Art Show 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thursday night we all went to Jolee's school for this years art show. It was fantastic! Getting to see all of the things the kids have worked all this year was great. The creativity that they and their art teacher, Ms. Jones, have was very neat to see. Jolee let me snap a few pictures of her with a couple of her creations. </div>
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This is her weaving project</div>
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This is her "shrunken head". I loved getting to see this. She was so excited when they were making these earlier in the year, I couldn't wait to see it!</div>
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This weekend we finally got to go to Kansas City to see Brady's first concert!!!! If any of you have preschool aged kids, you may have heard of the Fresh Beat Band. They have a show on Nickelodeon, and it's very popular in our house! Their songs are actually very catchy, and we love to sing them together in the car. I got these tickets several months ago and I think Brady thought it was never going to get here. But, it did! And here's just a couple pictures that I was able to get on my phone!</div>
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<br />saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-71446458740949239312012-02-17T09:32:00.000-08:002012-02-17T09:32:47.848-08:00Jolee's BowtiqueIf you all get a chance, stop by my other blog that I now have up and running!<br />
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My shop is not up and running as of right now, but it will be soon. In the meantime, I want to show everyone what I make. Thanks for checking it out!<br />
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Sarasaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-19132238166620585312012-02-15T10:32:00.000-08:002012-02-15T10:32:16.533-08:00Happy Valentines Day!Happy late Valentines Day! We had snow days Monday and Tuesday, so all the schools are having their parties today. First we went to Brady's school for his party. I managed to get a few cute pictures of him and his best buddy Luke. Oh, and did I mention that I have the best guy ever!?!?!? Well, I do! He surprised me with a new camera that I had been dying for for ages! So now I'm carrying around a camera 24-7 and threatening anyone who even breathes on it! Ok, maybe not :)<br />
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<span id="goog_378507587"></span><span id="goog_378507588"></span>saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-51359619553865992482012-02-11T13:02:00.000-08:002012-02-11T13:02:15.146-08:00Update on NothingHello all! This is a quick stop in to let you all know that the Powers family hasn't fallen off the face of the earth! We have, however, been SUPER busy. Between school events, homework, and the regular everyday routines, I feel like I've had zero time to sit down to blog. We've also not done much that qualifies as "picture worthy" lately :) . We do have some exciting stuff coming up though! We have tickets to see the Fresh Beat Band on the 24th in Kansas City, birthdays, and spring break. I promise I will improve on the updates Mom! <br />
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Till then, I hope everyone has a fabulous Valentines Day! Love you all!saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-14456056368626100762012-01-07T14:27:00.000-08:002012-01-07T14:27:57.092-08:00More Crafts!I wish I could say that we've been doing something super exciting...no, wait, I don't! It's been great to get some time to relax and get back to normal after last month. Jolee's gotten back into school and is doing great, as expected. We've told her teachers and nurse that she needs to have an imaginary "bubble" around her at all times! If we could send her to school in bubble wrap, we so would. LOL<br />
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I've also been enjoying getting back to crafting and making pretty girl things. Here's a few of my newest things. <br />
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Woven headbands - these would be fun to make in school colors<br />
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These are just a few of the tons of flower pens that Jolee and I got really good at making last month during her down time.<br />
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Some loopy flower bows. These are really fun to make!<br />
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Flowers with pretty petals. I'm still trying to get good at sealing the edges on these.<br />
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Here's the first of some headbands I'm also starting to make. I always start things by making some that I know Jolee would like. I really like how these turned out. I'm getting ready to start making some that are for older girls or adults. </div>
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I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend and enjoying the beautiful weather!!!</div>saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-5246326049201608002011-12-30T17:55:00.000-08:002011-12-30T17:55:04.410-08:00December to Remember!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello all! I am sincerely sorry that I've not posted anything recently. We've had a VERY eventful few weeks! December was full of the usual Christmas parties at school and shopping for presents and general holiday anxiety :) But we knew we had one major event that we needed to get through in the middle of the month. We have know for the last several years that Jolee would need an operation to fix the upper jaw in her mouth, but we needed to wait until several teeth came in and others got moved around thanks to braces.</div>
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We had begun the discussion with her several months ago, so she knew what to expect. That being said, we were all still nervous. It's never easy knowing that you child is going to have to go through any pain. Luckily, she has a fantastic surgeon at Children's Mercy in KC. It couldn't have worked out any better than it did. My parents live in the same area as the hospital, Jolee is not missing school thanks to Christmas break, and she had the holiday along with her birthday to distract her.</div>
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She stayed one night in the hospital, and came home to Nana and Papaw's the next day. We stayed right by her side and tried our best to keep her comfortable. The first few days were the only difficult ones. She was unable to speak, so she would write out what she wanted to tell us. She couldn't walk because of the bone that got taken out of her hip, and that pain was the worst of all. The pain meds made her sick to her stomach, so she couldn't keep any liquids down. Fortunatly that didn't last any more than 3-4 days. After that time, she began making HUGE progress! It's been just over 2 weeks from the surgery, and I can't get over how well she is doing. She is walking like there was never an issue, and speaking almost normally again. She still will not be able to do any sports or activities for several months while that bone heals, but other than that, I am finding myself almost forgetting it even happened!</div>
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I came across this little gem the other day. That's me, back-right, modeling some of my mom's creations back in the day. It made me realize how much like her I am. I had almost all but forgotten that she had a business venture of this sort when I was younger. <br />
I've been brainstorming for the last month or two about starting a small business for me to sell the things that I love to make little girls. I'm not quite sure which direction I want to take it: online, craft fairs, or simply selling by word of mouth around town. There are pros and cons for each. I'm hoping to make a decision sometime in the next few weeks or a bit longer. Several of my friends and family members have said they think it would be a great idea and that they would support me 100%. So, who knows! This year may be the start of something completely new to me!saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-86894098093998587552011-11-29T12:39:00.001-08:002011-11-30T19:52:21.998-08:00Veteran's Day Parade 2011A few weeks ago we all went to the Veteran's Day parade in West Plains.
Brady made the decision that we would sit with Jolee's class instead of his :) He sat on Daddy's shoulders the whole time, and especially loved the tractors!
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It was held at the West Plains High School field, and wouldn't you know it...it was the only game that we won! The girls had a really fun time and Brady and Blake got out and cheered their little hearts out too. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuThBME1Mo2KmEeKJzSOOFsbMD-eJd4imKzPD5WvpywJqqqGqyGKqq6rURUMxeTeSKkCj3zP96w5ofIjtXAjKpcDTLZRZpdv_nYdGAlqySFHU7jscLrrs8YGLwm7KFC1KC-mo2E0QQvFft/s400/DSC08959.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680281888264041074" /></a>saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-74810748381791356702011-11-01T19:45:00.000-07:002011-11-01T20:08:12.157-07:00Spooky FundraiserLast Friday, the kids and I headed over to Jolee's school for their yearly PTO fundraiser, the fall festival. Each grade has a booth. It can be anything...games, food, picture taking, etc. It's so much fun! And this year they added costumes to it! They've changed to school calendar around enough so that we couldn't fit a costume party in at school. So they added a costume contest to the fall festival. It was great getting to see all the kids!!! I'm so glad she goes to a great school that does alot for the students to participate in :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X9fkQumjx-lEWccCBQbVR7VjqbAbZTqd95UbUGtP-fiVW6SlayA_JZATCMbU_wC90VqEqWU4CXVrcVBhmyKMKFiT_b1Oet5pG3Q2BbJWrylFxggt10Q1-NHQ4g7nl18dW0pGd0SpoW7-/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+088.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X9fkQumjx-lEWccCBQbVR7VjqbAbZTqd95UbUGtP-fiVW6SlayA_JZATCMbU_wC90VqEqWU4CXVrcVBhmyKMKFiT_b1Oet5pG3Q2BbJWrylFxggt10Q1-NHQ4g7nl18dW0pGd0SpoW7-/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+088.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670227246569947394" /></a><br />Jolee and some of her sweet (and scary) friends<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnM8MLKimdUDuIAAfgxf8y9bFu_IeKwzf4h7uUcwyY_C-adlfdhN5jcfGiwQjeCdG-ZhDt38lYCaeWwCFg52mjl5-9unnkPrstDvRJLnBHtVl7ZGapc49zn871wrX5qlzybLUIMRytECP/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnM8MLKimdUDuIAAfgxf8y9bFu_IeKwzf4h7uUcwyY_C-adlfdhN5jcfGiwQjeCdG-ZhDt38lYCaeWwCFg52mjl5-9unnkPrstDvRJLnBHtVl7ZGapc49zn871wrX5qlzybLUIMRytECP/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+089.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670226954545145058" /></a><br />Jolee and Haley<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3InI-5QruzxjJlEzQBUIT8dXAnzeOb3iBHNVV9Gph6MqN4l3fGjeEUmCHZYC0PRFcnpFLqooAPUDLW4hTCUqtBfFLY_FgQ_9l5-2PXEg94vmIaCWn4exA-jAPN_KdsKPqn1HUdX4jwF8/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+090.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3InI-5QruzxjJlEzQBUIT8dXAnzeOb3iBHNVV9Gph6MqN4l3fGjeEUmCHZYC0PRFcnpFLqooAPUDLW4hTCUqtBfFLY_FgQ_9l5-2PXEg94vmIaCWn4exA-jAPN_KdsKPqn1HUdX4jwF8/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+090.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670226653613801538" /></a><br />Brady and his buddy Blake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhhYY1rZ5nut7NOKy94Epxj-Jwi8ryl7M6tn3BrixL2_G7vUYHJ0qqffqVEpLT9fWY6EPp-yEiE6b9wWllX1gd9BhDRISIjvCRLApV5VZByjQ4NHGFFOdrRAec_OtBULhgC7oRjlSZ5t-/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhhYY1rZ5nut7NOKy94Epxj-Jwi8ryl7M6tn3BrixL2_G7vUYHJ0qqffqVEpLT9fWY6EPp-yEiE6b9wWllX1gd9BhDRISIjvCRLApV5VZByjQ4NHGFFOdrRAec_OtBULhgC7oRjlSZ5t-/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670226425998056786" /></a><br />His cotton candy is bigger than his head!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRlovdQCzMFUtbfq19815S-rgZ_w2LQB8oShjh3ISVa2oeru4kE-tMrVUO9hcWn64QWigoGPcjzeSoHF8FwKeykEblHpAWPlM3vxNsPkGYhDqmTvzzxw_zZ5-Xoua6GHgfKvbLBOd-kW9/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRlovdQCzMFUtbfq19815S-rgZ_w2LQB8oShjh3ISVa2oeru4kE-tMrVUO9hcWn64QWigoGPcjzeSoHF8FwKeykEblHpAWPlM3vxNsPkGYhDqmTvzzxw_zZ5-Xoua6GHgfKvbLBOd-kW9/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670226052828374562" /></a><br />Me and my kids - before this picture,I had completely forgotten that I had whiskers on. I checked out the picture on my camera right after it was taken, and, WOW!!! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5yvPAqfs2KyMapAAJRhtVW9TRkSaEisXgaDLTeYym-zH9vUHhnNcontaPO_GCMpi8RyV_ZSHMwGIQP0zTq1dwQiIBVfPR2O_WieoK3btJbT-TsCYgg-qxQ3xr62tYiQo8Q5Hf6wuLQuT/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+097.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5yvPAqfs2KyMapAAJRhtVW9TRkSaEisXgaDLTeYym-zH9vUHhnNcontaPO_GCMpi8RyV_ZSHMwGIQP0zTq1dwQiIBVfPR2O_WieoK3btJbT-TsCYgg-qxQ3xr62tYiQo8Q5Hf6wuLQuT/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+097.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670225825031689554" /></a><br />Brady got in on the "cookie walk"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHi_0z8qWm-Byaof3EXjTTlr29DHenG7QG-lVB3qPYr2AyuvWZSxyRHeWUkWF8_oyVM2LLVJKjrX-f927o6HhOTPBkGhEALma88YzngrQF1CpSFS9FrWW5TZLr2gWCyG7bxIBAfxiQ__K/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHi_0z8qWm-Byaof3EXjTTlr29DHenG7QG-lVB3qPYr2AyuvWZSxyRHeWUkWF8_oyVM2LLVJKjrX-f927o6HhOTPBkGhEALma88YzngrQF1CpSFS9FrWW5TZLr2gWCyG7bxIBAfxiQ__K/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+098.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670225566798482130" /></a><br />Brady and I landed ourselves in "jail" - it's a fun cage-like thing they set up. You give a ticket to put someone in, then they use a ticket to get out. The kids LOVE it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU5H-BTYUWlFCCH-Zval7ryLTVHS74pZJfCdua2kb1LUcIb1JI12vQVwmD9I_sjrVyHvmsL_Zze_m6O_6lmU1SKJARYZ9ioGs5aZxwnGVBT-fae9ro_MUAb_XbiaU7FjbQmjXr-P916GM/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+099.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU5H-BTYUWlFCCH-Zval7ryLTVHS74pZJfCdua2kb1LUcIb1JI12vQVwmD9I_sjrVyHvmsL_Zze_m6O_6lmU1SKJARYZ9ioGs5aZxwnGVBT-fae9ro_MUAb_XbiaU7FjbQmjXr-P916GM/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+099.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670225310179600226" /></a><br />Jolee joined up with us! (Notice our sweet ID number necklaces???)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWNrUe8rnuOqaS-j92IRlvwY65xC-S6DP20JQtrWHym67mou3gIcMPPUmcRcHXxsYhdNuT5utP6dHoiYIrwvIOStlf3g9ZBFfFju-P-ufXDeNYirNLni2w_ZC4NN4ZS3ImEDMkH39e9eG/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWNrUe8rnuOqaS-j92IRlvwY65xC-S6DP20JQtrWHym67mou3gIcMPPUmcRcHXxsYhdNuT5utP6dHoiYIrwvIOStlf3g9ZBFfFju-P-ufXDeNYirNLni2w_ZC4NN4ZS3ImEDMkH39e9eG/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670225094693365474" /></a><br />Hopefully this is the closest thing to jail as these girls will ever get!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQMtcOWEiYaPZQMxfREEywVaaOHWqR96EDm1tfjAt0SOeWaceJIe1eBYB2f6R9I44BiAqoraSSlCYo5dfcrvNF1q5HURaFiV5UXGua2erFxeICBecx2pHtXTFmxRnMOkF_aU6zFSy-XDd/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQMtcOWEiYaPZQMxfREEywVaaOHWqR96EDm1tfjAt0SOeWaceJIe1eBYB2f6R9I44BiAqoraSSlCYo5dfcrvNF1q5HURaFiV5UXGua2erFxeICBecx2pHtXTFmxRnMOkF_aU6zFSy-XDd/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670224846734983586" /></a><br />Brady loved the golf game<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamf1k5ZvSxTAl_8iZ_sGfLcpu9GLaPKSomhJrw-fUglLUTroAADr9ILL2uwfZBo8MqQOb_kao5hdo9Hq0LTaAj0ExR5InUgLgJteTApSP5h2dosSaMKZZql_o534W745Hh3MEigFM6QHy/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamf1k5ZvSxTAl_8iZ_sGfLcpu9GLaPKSomhJrw-fUglLUTroAADr9ILL2uwfZBo8MqQOb_kao5hdo9Hq0LTaAj0ExR5InUgLgJteTApSP5h2dosSaMKZZql_o534W745Hh3MEigFM6QHy/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+102.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670224608409621986" /></a><br />Getting his second face-painting of the night - a checkered flag!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicInSycIoe6xrGQShQgalhpOeyBOnWdpY9HsPq8pFgCl2yWvhHcWcKS4M3dzmSTaoZJtik8aPBptKVlFA_FwIi_MwxaJ65U8yufw5qRT8EBbCw8UqCSfDSsp6L2Kj3NRce2cfZxlFzuQ7L/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicInSycIoe6xrGQShQgalhpOeyBOnWdpY9HsPq8pFgCl2yWvhHcWcKS4M3dzmSTaoZJtik8aPBptKVlFA_FwIi_MwxaJ65U8yufw5qRT8EBbCw8UqCSfDSsp6L2Kj3NRce2cfZxlFzuQ7L/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+104.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670224368712328754" /></a><br />Jolee and one of her best friends Kaitysaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-74076479583295436732011-11-01T06:52:00.000-07:002011-11-01T07:08:22.824-07:00Halloween PartiesI don't know about everyone else, but our Halloween week was CRAZY! I wouldn't have it any other way :)<br />Thursday was the day for parties at the kids' schools. Brady's was in the morning, and Jolee's was in the afternoon. Lots and lots of running around! I really enjoyed going to Brady's. I was able to stay and watch their morning routine. I LOVED getting to see all of the things that he does and watch him interact with his friends!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ktp3Iq57irTpMlFeQ4FqNLfthMVCUMIvWPpGKJfRIzGyo-v_AULtOezWD7lKVTwN248YOGse9_YKtWeZQB6tHQMC9s0YQUKuwYFqosy_vLoSec1mv0j1tAlBTXQTfbZUDwGbHLF7GPxp/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ktp3Iq57irTpMlFeQ4FqNLfthMVCUMIvWPpGKJfRIzGyo-v_AULtOezWD7lKVTwN248YOGse9_YKtWeZQB6tHQMC9s0YQUKuwYFqosy_vLoSec1mv0j1tAlBTXQTfbZUDwGbHLF7GPxp/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026874488983890" /></a><br />Brady was excited to get his picture taken :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7c9IDb-LCFJwfFJsCiRZcP2ZFG4LNwyWiYn-KUBjIVZkfVz7ePMQnRBj0WknbEOhaTKgCYgnkzagCqH8uYaeIrcNtyQG2jztQBavcN0F6yowZI0Lu5H0F1WI1Tn0m5vBePq5cgBfJPeD/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7c9IDb-LCFJwfFJsCiRZcP2ZFG4LNwyWiYn-KUBjIVZkfVz7ePMQnRBj0WknbEOhaTKgCYgnkzagCqH8uYaeIrcNtyQG2jztQBavcN0F6yowZI0Lu5H0F1WI1Tn0m5vBePq5cgBfJPeD/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026637673211010" /></a><br />All of the kids looked adorable!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyHdMVyLy0n2KC38Af4YreH3pHmokmHPyzkTVB01lnT2Gx_O3Hh9PaEFs7R5zrc0-z50WS1GJVklkV38TcCQ7XNh9zqz2P8IB0PXGXlQ1wIhsMVoh0XR17x2SdSCSj56NonxFFsKu0XmW/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyHdMVyLy0n2KC38Af4YreH3pHmokmHPyzkTVB01lnT2Gx_O3Hh9PaEFs7R5zrc0-z50WS1GJVklkV38TcCQ7XNh9zqz2P8IB0PXGXlQ1wIhsMVoh0XR17x2SdSCSj56NonxFFsKu0XmW/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026394204951058" /></a><br />Brady and Luke in their matching costumes<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTVdLBfy1KaHSMEDoetDNPu_7ZPqULlFZFRCXpYORi2DDsKXFfWZygjPLVWHkQdFAK0vMHTGiF1H7q03NS6upHcjXzWghPAC7ps70yLH2Ujk7ecCJIXtFsyLl5hu5wheLH5NJGGtKtTRI/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+083.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTVdLBfy1KaHSMEDoetDNPu_7ZPqULlFZFRCXpYORi2DDsKXFfWZygjPLVWHkQdFAK0vMHTGiF1H7q03NS6upHcjXzWghPAC7ps70yLH2Ujk7ecCJIXtFsyLl5hu5wheLH5NJGGtKtTRI/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+083.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670026171590694610" /></a><br />Their both had to sit on Miss Kayla's lap during story time<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7dSH0kYy81ezU-JVhFdEMXvxYe-86PpA8I7EBhgeERuv4KT_j9eZ_H0PiT4-KmqNcCvOaD4Zkjb2NW9okCJ2JhWu6uF7-X6F2ZFjGiIahQ27sUOCYRroW3-c3rjgtmxaEv_ZDcx1tDb8/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7dSH0kYy81ezU-JVhFdEMXvxYe-86PpA8I7EBhgeERuv4KT_j9eZ_H0PiT4-KmqNcCvOaD4Zkjb2NW9okCJ2JhWu6uF7-X6F2ZFjGiIahQ27sUOCYRroW3-c3rjgtmxaEv_ZDcx1tDb8/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+084.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670025968889798738" /></a><br />Best friends :)<br /><br /><strong>Jolee's Party</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS4eigknDvLlqu88_JTdzkiABzgdBAffij7-BsnmwJRQx99sc1w2LXDFf6mkPe17C7yk3aeVXXfDJw5GHub1yHCXhJJKpzX7QPsj6oWDih8wgwF0UbA7atrB02j5F2F78ch7SIF3IDj5Y/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJS4eigknDvLlqu88_JTdzkiABzgdBAffij7-BsnmwJRQx99sc1w2LXDFf6mkPe17C7yk3aeVXXfDJw5GHub1yHCXhJJKpzX7QPsj6oWDih8wgwF0UbA7atrB02j5F2F78ch7SIF3IDj5Y/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+085.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670025748495722706" /></a><br />Brady was so excited to sit with the big kids for their caramel apples!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHKxVTGuKk7uybYL808Ha9cHxg8_vWlxtiRJECc6mA_MNa4e8sWanNDc9yyvP0W7E-pr8MHP1DUj0iaueJq1U-BgvFcxsJ5H3PRVqmYDl2YffU1CkVVh9y8VqXdRo09k9AKRvLGCkOOYU/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHKxVTGuKk7uybYL808Ha9cHxg8_vWlxtiRJECc6mA_MNa4e8sWanNDc9yyvP0W7E-pr8MHP1DUj0iaueJq1U-BgvFcxsJ5H3PRVqmYDl2YffU1CkVVh9y8VqXdRo09k9AKRvLGCkOOYU/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670025520564231906" /></a><br />Me and the kids<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRWrg7-aEP2SQYkV43xPEkaMOtmvJhIKLjkryeA9Y6SlBGt3XidQo89qsE0OWk9pe-aPRrlD1Q2b96z0dPWa9U_P1xTq6FMlLrbYpukXR5l7hgrbN3JTgvV4ugANrekKVP_whXm9hSk4u/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+087.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRWrg7-aEP2SQYkV43xPEkaMOtmvJhIKLjkryeA9Y6SlBGt3XidQo89qsE0OWk9pe-aPRrlD1Q2b96z0dPWa9U_P1xTq6FMlLrbYpukXR5l7hgrbN3JTgvV4ugANrekKVP_whXm9hSk4u/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+087.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670025295026314626" /></a><br />Jolee and some of her friendssaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-10637563144169630942011-10-23T15:25:00.000-07:002011-10-23T16:24:29.416-07:00Congrats Jessica and Mitch!Last weekend, after our crazy-fun party, we went to Springfield for my cousin Jessica's wedding reception. She and her husband Mitch got married in Las Vegas the week before, but had a reception for everyone back home. We had a great time getting to see the happy couple and also have a mini family reunion!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTIsmFPczESl12Ax1c-1-O9gNsd9SaJs_IbLqBwavyChYgZXRlFWkBLlbIIcIClrUW7XxbLznSDPIFc3c02qjftDaaPeUCUbEeWXZ5I-SIS62DRsyqDOGPrXrKk5LZJ93BYVMXCGMU8e7/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTIsmFPczESl12Ax1c-1-O9gNsd9SaJs_IbLqBwavyChYgZXRlFWkBLlbIIcIClrUW7XxbLznSDPIFc3c02qjftDaaPeUCUbEeWXZ5I-SIS62DRsyqDOGPrXrKk5LZJ93BYVMXCGMU8e7/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666830808554431586" /></a><br />My mom and I<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVP4nZ6k4rmdTgeutzvSV6rwjOyrw1np5IUGm8wQGMViNnFLpoP_ESvuYlAiXBtKYeQ3LDgEDFzAwSrzMONHkHZ1lu1hFVSRcwKS69bgaXLLsLlMhJmYSmqLXPaQj4GznajARH9oaejZ8/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVP4nZ6k4rmdTgeutzvSV6rwjOyrw1np5IUGm8wQGMViNnFLpoP_ESvuYlAiXBtKYeQ3LDgEDFzAwSrzMONHkHZ1lu1hFVSRcwKS69bgaXLLsLlMhJmYSmqLXPaQj4GznajARH9oaejZ8/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666830255760723698" /></a><br />Brady and I talking about something super important ;)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv4pu_HKO7Kmq6so88Oh8ThUvTE4oOgde5wEPI5iSNGaUYWis_EBY-5PEVGABKGzkcdlDsby8Ekod6l3_0JALmgVHXI_MfmXQX3yOlDMmwrWFxP0i9yRP9F5wTxHkuYXRLf9rTPaLspD5/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDv4pu_HKO7Kmq6so88Oh8ThUvTE4oOgde5wEPI5iSNGaUYWis_EBY-5PEVGABKGzkcdlDsby8Ekod6l3_0JALmgVHXI_MfmXQX3yOlDMmwrWFxP0i9yRP9F5wTxHkuYXRLf9rTPaLspD5/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+030.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666828703255757458" /></a><br />Brady and Uncle Del playing on the iPod<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-hpszjPTzoWTf8RK_E5MXhAJgclaa0jGLsq-sSmXT7pW9PpM3I33jRApVJYgqQ5aM8Q94C-1lmec__FQTmsP3rGdLNeslbPMjc7w-aATH1Rh6wDs7aATGdelesu4NiLisCRGDnpnBDIM/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-hpszjPTzoWTf8RK_E5MXhAJgclaa0jGLsq-sSmXT7pW9PpM3I33jRApVJYgqQ5aM8Q94C-1lmec__FQTmsP3rGdLNeslbPMjc7w-aATH1Rh6wDs7aATGdelesu4NiLisCRGDnpnBDIM/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+037.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666828072610957858" /></a><br />Jolee and I<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYP1Qa_SkZWIxyFNK7QbAL1MFW7yXdjSNG5f7_w4glVRTCMTk2ljRsAXEdM4w8UGeTyvmhrYOykNBsXBjoREVPUCSp02frdv9rf9i5zStKc3DUGzMfEpicX3oF6R6Wgmu3DqHlo68XOzE/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYP1Qa_SkZWIxyFNK7QbAL1MFW7yXdjSNG5f7_w4glVRTCMTk2ljRsAXEdM4w8UGeTyvmhrYOykNBsXBjoREVPUCSp02frdv9rf9i5zStKc3DUGzMfEpicX3oF6R6Wgmu3DqHlo68XOzE/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+039.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666825524537976178" /></a><br />Cousins!! Jillian, Jessica, Emily, Patricia and me<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-0ytJSQl9meuNfWGdG2WX6I-9LJvBd0jtPuda1pSklw2J-SV_vrYGQr2fcMgAfNpeRb4lJktSUQ3QQToY08BSkOpn3Bcf8OMKBl2-v636XA_4rIQNp3AVEHHEtkXy0auAV367ATXVNBO/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-0ytJSQl9meuNfWGdG2WX6I-9LJvBd0jtPuda1pSklw2J-SV_vrYGQr2fcMgAfNpeRb4lJktSUQ3QQToY08BSkOpn3Bcf8OMKBl2-v636XA_4rIQNp3AVEHHEtkXy0auAV367ATXVNBO/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+043.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666825003170680594" /></a><br />My beautiful Aunt Pam<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwQu2g8-nLwi5oZkIJiXkdH2cABt0y1ZXvCG854iKM58FdboBeTgyhhEeQ82DGNSORH8yBq2BHc3sh_nn5S2G9leRgFMh9IRLv5CQbIiu9xzZQ5vIzPwSr6sxP6xzna1iyCE2YQLMf13f/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwQu2g8-nLwi5oZkIJiXkdH2cABt0y1ZXvCG854iKM58FdboBeTgyhhEeQ82DGNSORH8yBq2BHc3sh_nn5S2G9leRgFMh9IRLv5CQbIiu9xzZQ5vIzPwSr6sxP6xzna1iyCE2YQLMf13f/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666824385720792050" /></a><br />Brian and I<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7YVKeoQkJtQmxmNHzP6UF2WofNuc5zI1OFJvn44slOqO5ceXtL3y3rnN40v7Ia86OUAispH_sMEtx2wTZzAjFzd7O4WyVOdZlQR6p9IwwoAJFEpdeK7rjN8HoK7Fq6_PaLzxJrAFyr93/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7YVKeoQkJtQmxmNHzP6UF2WofNuc5zI1OFJvn44slOqO5ceXtL3y3rnN40v7Ia86OUAispH_sMEtx2wTZzAjFzd7O4WyVOdZlQR6p9IwwoAJFEpdeK7rjN8HoK7Fq6_PaLzxJrAFyr93/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+051.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666823475503962514" /></a><br />My dad and his siblings: Aunt Diane, Uncle Del, Aunt Donna and Dad<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA4Wx5kb5VZrx78BXZ2CjntHy90x6N8_eFzyZawX0LIIE0MzxIyDiEDOiuBlog_1d0qrQMODwk0HT4Hl3UmIkB_dMVA0AIFxUDFGY8IKML_7CrLNj_P8Jz_1PxxIG2fpRk-OA5JD16yqA/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA4Wx5kb5VZrx78BXZ2CjntHy90x6N8_eFzyZawX0LIIE0MzxIyDiEDOiuBlog_1d0qrQMODwk0HT4Hl3UmIkB_dMVA0AIFxUDFGY8IKML_7CrLNj_P8Jz_1PxxIG2fpRk-OA5JD16yqA/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+060.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666822689662005426" /></a><br />My mom and 2 of her kiddos<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0il6wYUnDdGOcU3sZcktwO4Wp7lRi7YuVTD9G_SDAOu1E9ZAfkhdcj05KHITq-kKP7MiS5eNNIfqihiPa7g3H6zd2p86sLF5ljzOIztlWMs_H70UACBsI2y56fAr9XiiL_6Ayg69HsJiU/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0il6wYUnDdGOcU3sZcktwO4Wp7lRi7YuVTD9G_SDAOu1E9ZAfkhdcj05KHITq-kKP7MiS5eNNIfqihiPa7g3H6zd2p86sLF5ljzOIztlWMs_H70UACBsI2y56fAr9XiiL_6Ayg69HsJiU/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666822008381299954" /></a><br />My awesome Dad!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNATRr8oBJ040M4x63LJ2HwHgOSsDUyvylUMHMit9QKYxgx4J1EKhaMT7YaGKbCsZyjwFZkEhilLwbVnht5u-qHEbPTdft3_AmpoXNNHhyphenhyphenk6ohp2V7wcbAvIcCZ5dj4sq4TSFgd7209EZ/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+056.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNATRr8oBJ040M4x63LJ2HwHgOSsDUyvylUMHMit9QKYxgx4J1EKhaMT7YaGKbCsZyjwFZkEhilLwbVnht5u-qHEbPTdft3_AmpoXNNHhyphenhyphenk6ohp2V7wcbAvIcCZ5dj4sq4TSFgd7209EZ/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+056.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666820799716488466" /></a><br />Trying to get Brady to sit still for a picture<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sh_jN81-2qZY-CseOfr1j0c2lS3SaT66SauNpSnGlYKq2G5u_T65tCtMgi5leT_8pNSDd4rdXSUvqOrFkr2euuz3dpIgbX0eWE2ybveJ9QtEXjGsJLJuRQI8vlAjcKXFtqJfcIMMKaKp/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sh_jN81-2qZY-CseOfr1j0c2lS3SaT66SauNpSnGlYKq2G5u_T65tCtMgi5leT_8pNSDd4rdXSUvqOrFkr2euuz3dpIgbX0eWE2ybveJ9QtEXjGsJLJuRQI8vlAjcKXFtqJfcIMMKaKp/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666817992792937634" /></a><br />The best we could get!saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-76153478189547115672011-10-18T06:57:00.000-07:002011-10-18T07:29:01.592-07:002nd Annual Haunted HalloweenLast Friday was out 2nd Annual Powers Halloween Party, and it was worth all of the work!!! I managed to get all of the costumes done in time, and got all the decorations up just in time for madness. Brian set up a haunted hayride (the kids loved it!), and we played lots of games and ate lots of food. Nana, Papaw and Aunt Emily got to come down for it, along with lots of other family and friends. I've already started planning next year! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P-XC-dOBnkvPCEMwN4K29YV0H-7w8ik2ZWLZCG0lvJyD3nhoZQJSRjFOx2ty8Zw3T7JwFvmd1WMGszu_8VQYi33g5772HZHv_e33cNJmcRjsNfw_W2U__TnLl7sZWAy4u3IH8NH-lc4m/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P-XC-dOBnkvPCEMwN4K29YV0H-7w8ik2ZWLZCG0lvJyD3nhoZQJSRjFOx2ty8Zw3T7JwFvmd1WMGszu_8VQYi33g5772HZHv_e33cNJmcRjsNfw_W2U__TnLl7sZWAy4u3IH8NH-lc4m/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664836827798793650" /></a><br />I was so happy the dress got done in time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeTl_YyEBPcjf0ogEp6X-ihWWSQlP6Quqt7kWL9Ux9hF8_DQae0wSHDGMmWoCDYbo9xVA8-wLrt1wxxGtBLFoDW9Z2jyHiyJWwMp72Lf9Z4b5yG1FqupWmwQXRq2Ka0doGor_-O-yV9Ks/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeTl_YyEBPcjf0ogEp6X-ihWWSQlP6Quqt7kWL9Ux9hF8_DQae0wSHDGMmWoCDYbo9xVA8-wLrt1wxxGtBLFoDW9Z2jyHiyJWwMp72Lf9Z4b5yG1FqupWmwQXRq2Ka0doGor_-O-yV9Ks/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664836311460790882" /></a><br />I have the best man in the whole world! Dressed up as Rhett just for me :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqPXdAppuSpmQQodzR7QcnyiiIlR14fdWXAgH-s9SssRr8KgDV9R8vznyUGCeu2WHNX62umv8GbmRToJv_0fx-Nw0-BSoV4h_0LYAX4rNyc5HObOHi_5crmTpDfCBsIS-n0P5iTc3rx9N/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqPXdAppuSpmQQodzR7QcnyiiIlR14fdWXAgH-s9SssRr8KgDV9R8vznyUGCeu2WHNX62umv8GbmRToJv_0fx-Nw0-BSoV4h_0LYAX4rNyc5HObOHi_5crmTpDfCBsIS-n0P5iTc3rx9N/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664835894924975906" /></a><br />Me and Emily<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFDO81z4cmQJhlLfL-aXe7jVXyCzXGqrM9hRXw0YgbJZRaoK2zZE_iHpk7HeoJMi9nXZnBMS9e3NvX8AwCzzN5FnwewmjiXkRznij7OrDHyirpiJSqUeqVLmSc6VltJlRRCnGJ9dMDhPW/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFDO81z4cmQJhlLfL-aXe7jVXyCzXGqrM9hRXw0YgbJZRaoK2zZE_iHpk7HeoJMi9nXZnBMS9e3NvX8AwCzzN5FnwewmjiXkRznij7OrDHyirpiJSqUeqVLmSc6VltJlRRCnGJ9dMDhPW/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664833925603567154" /></a><br />Emily and Nana turned into witches!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlImHtNj5MoX9ukAUypoO3CH8-_q_JCxHC4aq1rlrV_wRpT36HlXd34_eBTDzoICm2WfQ7TW_xTys7rfyx_I45v03O_QuehnEwlqrqjQC310qvlgQWUTSTtCjoiKiHOLqME0EbJkCXcve/s1600/mummy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlImHtNj5MoX9ukAUypoO3CH8-_q_JCxHC4aq1rlrV_wRpT36HlXd34_eBTDzoICm2WfQ7TW_xTys7rfyx_I45v03O_QuehnEwlqrqjQC310qvlgQWUTSTtCjoiKiHOLqME0EbJkCXcve/s400/mummy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664835422359376210" /></a><br />The Mummy game got very CRAZY!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfmvlPNFG8p-NuMKGGX_e47UiY4s7t9vqLmgB9Riemzk3OgVHM0mDD5sT8Dckp11urVOty3kY2YOQj6T9xfxnQiZEaP6I0f-akK9DJHHhp9oqgPbtcvklaLD89I_CYUitylYIQ3qLplhU/s1600/mummy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfmvlPNFG8p-NuMKGGX_e47UiY4s7t9vqLmgB9Riemzk3OgVHM0mDD5sT8Dckp11urVOty3kY2YOQj6T9xfxnQiZEaP6I0f-akK9DJHHhp9oqgPbtcvklaLD89I_CYUitylYIQ3qLplhU/s400/mummy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664834626217028418" /></a><br />The winning team: Kimmy, Blake and Kaity<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvRcjk5VWwknrNeOGo1drTY-Qndi_VhMh9nUCL9CBwJXv4fRLjjan_xnze5ti_9V9bVbZV4NAmMEBbqJeb6YbzC233GwLY_7tvypEtsrwF-TYNU9prz70LsY7QJ0li1-7jn9_eiSSTk1M/s1600/kaylynn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvRcjk5VWwknrNeOGo1drTY-Qndi_VhMh9nUCL9CBwJXv4fRLjjan_xnze5ti_9V9bVbZV4NAmMEBbqJeb6YbzC233GwLY_7tvypEtsrwF-TYNU9prz70LsY7QJ0li1-7jn9_eiSSTk1M/s400/kaylynn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664834285715170434" /></a><br />Beautiful Kaylynn<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODBDQai1jrH_UcARjcwmDGbcYJeXG979SjTBp9drSsqovzi5bvfWVRgXNKr3WqsD227VSj9HuGGSzBE4AwuJzx-xRcS_eChV-YJntga8ciI2DRhkfqKRc3IKm_M4qETH0qzma9gevZylz/s1600/game.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODBDQai1jrH_UcARjcwmDGbcYJeXG979SjTBp9drSsqovzi5bvfWVRgXNKr3WqsD227VSj9HuGGSzBE4AwuJzx-xRcS_eChV-YJntga8ciI2DRhkfqKRc3IKm_M4qETH0qzma9gevZylz/s400/game.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664831894034384210" /></a><br />Picking out prizes!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3Y1y5LMBxffFgRODMXFV0BaUKEBweKRoHC_S9xqdP7dE6QjRVwlsvAkqpMYDrJbkCuk-lzGI_Q11_-7BAGgqawq5gxtS4MkQWyUt_-eXRUS_HxPNP0LWFDKZBFtWdikqDQlZgA_QaYGn/s1600/boys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3Y1y5LMBxffFgRODMXFV0BaUKEBweKRoHC_S9xqdP7dE6QjRVwlsvAkqpMYDrJbkCuk-lzGI_Q11_-7BAGgqawq5gxtS4MkQWyUt_-eXRUS_HxPNP0LWFDKZBFtWdikqDQlZgA_QaYGn/s400/boys.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664831765903223426" /></a><br />Luke and Brady<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FsOHbuYBsgSp9sRG2LtuCu9wq1JtLmJHK76GikI1zNfEKOwgLIu2rAsCMY272W5Y4iQaz5tbGRlqP1zRftlWNf9hufRb1jYYHex5XcpEVC8rj_RGvd9SMoNGCZTXf9wdq241IqXQQVf3/s1600/HALLOWEEN+%252711+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FsOHbuYBsgSp9sRG2LtuCu9wq1JtLmJHK76GikI1zNfEKOwgLIu2rAsCMY272W5Y4iQaz5tbGRlqP1zRftlWNf9hufRb1jYYHex5XcpEVC8rj_RGvd9SMoNGCZTXf9wdq241IqXQQVf3/s400/HALLOWEEN+%252711+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664831635624529474" /></a><br />The whole gangsaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-64822732269509362062011-10-06T06:10:00.000-07:002011-10-06T06:26:32.354-07:00McWilliams Pumpkin PatchLast Saturday we took the day to go out to the best place to be in the fall - the pumpkin patch! We are lucky to have a great one in West Plains, so off we went! We had a great time. The kids even got to participate in a pig scramble! Sooooo cute. Lots of apple cider and pumpkins later, off we were...till next fall!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_jBq7rl2ufWfUJ2xqDRR34jpY3-0bVE9dn1R23INDT_2IDdqM9-IsXIEnxZo5QLVjHKvo-GEkNMHN0BBZAXsYRgkP2Ik6b5iB7gc7UZKH3mi1R8dVjKPZe8sg_EqVz6-hyLTp-rt1PHV/s1600/DSC08814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_jBq7rl2ufWfUJ2xqDRR34jpY3-0bVE9dn1R23INDT_2IDdqM9-IsXIEnxZo5QLVjHKvo-GEkNMHN0BBZAXsYRgkP2Ik6b5iB7gc7UZKH3mi1R8dVjKPZe8sg_EqVz6-hyLTp-rt1PHV/s400/DSC08814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660367763773481266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUOgTeDtCAOnPaeE6cH0XOiPSMoaK316OokeVhls4kQzft9SnGEGXJtPlZ7kgbeCw0dz4JiPETUcZdeVhjxo0RDIpvPaVMTCDhnjk4ReahvWUjetfh1Vb86q3uBkR1eXxmdCAux2hKjOn/s1600/DSC08817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUOgTeDtCAOnPaeE6cH0XOiPSMoaK316OokeVhls4kQzft9SnGEGXJtPlZ7kgbeCw0dz4JiPETUcZdeVhjxo0RDIpvPaVMTCDhnjk4ReahvWUjetfh1Vb86q3uBkR1eXxmdCAux2hKjOn/s400/DSC08817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660367498197429538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQMYxLznuY_CF6jTF828YhspQSX_nUvS9lUCeIKn_Nz1EBsmNSqrMnXUbKfL2diw44QHeHww7DWqUjOF-fNfqvB6OxR3ntysidmonOMFDCEpMGklUUL6tp77R3UIdPewAwELFz7v-QYB5/s1600/DSC08822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQMYxLznuY_CF6jTF828YhspQSX_nUvS9lUCeIKn_Nz1EBsmNSqrMnXUbKfL2diw44QHeHww7DWqUjOF-fNfqvB6OxR3ntysidmonOMFDCEpMGklUUL6tp77R3UIdPewAwELFz7v-QYB5/s400/DSC08822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660367201879579490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsaUmyn1nwSeB6R29g-SKYmgwApLmuEIdy0mVS0f7AGlb3KEpq5TVm6FHRxb2_gzOuocgQWjXYg0qjt-fnMMdggMa2YuYLIQBSGhfa7Nzyxrd_5ARntXHaPhxKp6It6mLZdPHNZAbsqRI/s1600/DSC08823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsaUmyn1nwSeB6R29g-SKYmgwApLmuEIdy0mVS0f7AGlb3KEpq5TVm6FHRxb2_gzOuocgQWjXYg0qjt-fnMMdggMa2YuYLIQBSGhfa7Nzyxrd_5ARntXHaPhxKp6It6mLZdPHNZAbsqRI/s400/DSC08823.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660366949285937762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHveS-RCGwuG8TOQJTVcqgb29xsDlNw5uAcIa4xQ4zIBu8vqrfU5pWuyHDep7BXT7yOfXOwj5MqeHZXrizezi__cbsEVXGl-kRRI1bTi7R5_yomtZLPu_31NM71mREwjzQuuTtMZ008p9/s1600/DSC08824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHveS-RCGwuG8TOQJTVcqgb29xsDlNw5uAcIa4xQ4zIBu8vqrfU5pWuyHDep7BXT7yOfXOwj5MqeHZXrizezi__cbsEVXGl-kRRI1bTi7R5_yomtZLPu_31NM71mREwjzQuuTtMZ008p9/s400/DSC08824.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660366580925928050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7IzGqNsoYDIURVHmSeCq8J6kJcfVy-PYUUe09_rxwyCVtMUWH9cSttF-e_Hg2eDtEaipbJV5uPMl_MYfZsdjYIU9J2HIIU0rGlOABk6DxSstnS3CwQ8z9RVg3EQy-SqhPl2gvXIr76Y2/s1600/DSC08825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7IzGqNsoYDIURVHmSeCq8J6kJcfVy-PYUUe09_rxwyCVtMUWH9cSttF-e_Hg2eDtEaipbJV5uPMl_MYfZsdjYIU9J2HIIU0rGlOABk6DxSstnS3CwQ8z9RVg3EQy-SqhPl2gvXIr76Y2/s400/DSC08825.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660366340362904786" /></a>saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-58655562139673965872011-10-02T18:44:00.000-07:002011-10-02T18:58:11.583-07:00Happy Birthday Chaise!A few weeks ago we headed up to KC for my sweetie-pie nephew's 4th birthday. Brady and Chaise are really close together in age, so it's super cute whenever we're able to all get together. They had it at one of the "jumpy" places, so naturally the kids had a great time! We got to stay the night with them, so that made the trip so much more fun! Happy Birthday Chaise!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxmsLaZmk7KIWizzyJgCJwXf2Y8xb4E7M6WCTAjz_FMc_-grY7a_9HAeZEDDasb_NWe0ulKMX-SazPWSCDsIz1kQ92Qa0a2HUsIcUCflrjaESoERslD0nELiGOQBH5OSWe9I_7ynPepuD/s1600/DSC08795.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxmsLaZmk7KIWizzyJgCJwXf2Y8xb4E7M6WCTAjz_FMc_-grY7a_9HAeZEDDasb_NWe0ulKMX-SazPWSCDsIz1kQ92Qa0a2HUsIcUCflrjaESoERslD0nELiGOQBH5OSWe9I_7ynPepuD/s400/DSC08795.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659077607695874930" /></a><br />Birthday Boy going down the slide<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3PcKqEYTUys2LNmNMPDZg2dmG1PenUSMNOBexxJklYRa6aVZMgqsW6Mp00AxjScuz_MRGR3DA4ib9iCooRDTlwAbVL1ZL5JoNrNY3vNC4mn6rodxUDCwsnKKh20GDojTyTCyun947Rpb/s1600/DSC08796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3PcKqEYTUys2LNmNMPDZg2dmG1PenUSMNOBexxJklYRa6aVZMgqsW6Mp00AxjScuz_MRGR3DA4ib9iCooRDTlwAbVL1ZL5JoNrNY3vNC4mn6rodxUDCwsnKKh20GDojTyTCyun947Rpb/s400/DSC08796.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659077359068046514" /></a><br />Daddy and Brady in an intense game of ping-pong. Right after this shot, Brady took a shot to face :( Poor kid!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzoOmhAa0V-81mZGh6bK-PWVgrV9-sFXudH8zIP6p5wxFMwzK6bMWX5GS_UuPvGqUt_2ZMqQjfZA5VfGo-RlkBS1U9g_qOY5CCiMFzZrjC0Y7dXD7vC0iqxPj4eNO0qMUijXav7fZ7O2J/s1600/DSC08798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzoOmhAa0V-81mZGh6bK-PWVgrV9-sFXudH8zIP6p5wxFMwzK6bMWX5GS_UuPvGqUt_2ZMqQjfZA5VfGo-RlkBS1U9g_qOY5CCiMFzZrjC0Y7dXD7vC0iqxPj4eNO0qMUijXav7fZ7O2J/s400/DSC08798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659077102365755218" /></a><br />The boys teaming up<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VkIq4_RbkbZH6W-8FddptKMSKCA4id-0DcxTEHCa34tvrPfIFbiqigjf4GX41e8Ts3vL802OqQxTfgN3RntjPHRKE2i_Zu9FzVp102PV40LOL8X7lVO79NpEn5OKDsbBdzvblHq2lvYx/s1600/DSC08801.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VkIq4_RbkbZH6W-8FddptKMSKCA4id-0DcxTEHCa34tvrPfIFbiqigjf4GX41e8Ts3vL802OqQxTfgN3RntjPHRKE2i_Zu9FzVp102PV40LOL8X7lVO79NpEn5OKDsbBdzvblHq2lvYx/s400/DSC08801.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659076871895428786" /></a><br />Aunt Sara and Uncle Brian :) BTW- I love being an Aunt!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwhktzocH9vTQaOqzOQptBADmbQ7ObBERNS4DtP6xCqVz9K4bW0l2Cjat0wsnepl9879cANCpuPmmAbEMt3ozLHQABWN6EWMdPSHoCVWk5lj7KOo140OTBxpDH2c_1_0GKD75binCI0Oe/s1600/DSC08807.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwhktzocH9vTQaOqzOQptBADmbQ7ObBERNS4DtP6xCqVz9K4bW0l2Cjat0wsnepl9879cANCpuPmmAbEMt3ozLHQABWN6EWMdPSHoCVWk5lj7KOo140OTBxpDH2c_1_0GKD75binCI0Oe/s400/DSC08807.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659076652944476050" /></a><br />Chaise's great-grandma made the cake (WOW!)! Brady was a tad bit obsessed!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rKe-BbVdxL3u3gJGL9FRxof64_UePCNKH-sB4Q64RNgS0jzsNmRpQn4ki_iJHe7H8LyXKQyszM0Ndh_6bUeRdNs0l7l2zVvS8vKBmu2tudv45KcqzT_rq5cr9woVycH7Bjk1l5Ze0kDE/s1600/DSC08809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rKe-BbVdxL3u3gJGL9FRxof64_UePCNKH-sB4Q64RNgS0jzsNmRpQn4ki_iJHe7H8LyXKQyszM0Ndh_6bUeRdNs0l7l2zVvS8vKBmu2tudv45KcqzT_rq5cr9woVycH7Bjk1l5Ze0kDE/s400/DSC08809.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659076345662390834" /></a><br />Sweet kids everywhere!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTxW_HeohXxdpGRaVfL8UP0LNvWJGatmeQH7u37KbQhsOAoZMF9pBfvsVYnJPwnCRXgym7xFvZ6GeBzTV1GFMKvtZLFTo-rXAlZbEvoJaidRDbX330mj6x4OJmGOac1vt2YZgGpgkuAbq/s1600/DSC08810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTxW_HeohXxdpGRaVfL8UP0LNvWJGatmeQH7u37KbQhsOAoZMF9pBfvsVYnJPwnCRXgym7xFvZ6GeBzTV1GFMKvtZLFTo-rXAlZbEvoJaidRDbX330mj6x4OJmGOac1vt2YZgGpgkuAbq/s400/DSC08810.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659076128629540514" /></a><br />The best shot I could get of the boys together LOLsaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-88463690882750481732011-09-21T10:56:00.000-07:002011-09-22T12:22:24.765-07:00First Football Game!Well, we had our first football game this Tuesday! It was definitly rough around the edges, but the girls had a lot of fun. They all looked adorable for their pictures (totally stressed me out! The sweatshirts didn't get done till 10 min before our meet time!). The Colts ended up losing, but it's okay! There's always next game!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxarQ8Y0Xl7kC8R6pkYJyTbYWOrk3HJ0SK2Jv0Y2cAyzzGbMlCDPEoEYZyWuxdaKaDfIpwq8dGV5mBaYq5FjP9e18cvjYvFmBGf-Pkfyocem4Q9952R-lS1WsvYcV6THZlbDooObthtIHG/s1600/DSC08764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxarQ8Y0Xl7kC8R6pkYJyTbYWOrk3HJ0SK2Jv0Y2cAyzzGbMlCDPEoEYZyWuxdaKaDfIpwq8dGV5mBaYq5FjP9e18cvjYvFmBGf-Pkfyocem4Q9952R-lS1WsvYcV6THZlbDooObthtIHG/s400/DSC08764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655265150824368690" /></a><br />Jolee and her sweet friends Kaylynn and Alyssa (sisters)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND83dae5OctQ_ogfDrfKTlBOcFCLlSP_Zg52frfXpYK3VRyfjoqfg_Qh-4O1Nn_3t1nugpmMUjeHo2EZgsBp2n-kvR5AKESUVtaf99y0ImTnulwtMIRg_xMPmKPZjyl-1Zko1OwCONOGl/s1600/DSC08765.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND83dae5OctQ_ogfDrfKTlBOcFCLlSP_Zg52frfXpYK3VRyfjoqfg_Qh-4O1Nn_3t1nugpmMUjeHo2EZgsBp2n-kvR5AKESUVtaf99y0ImTnulwtMIRg_xMPmKPZjyl-1Zko1OwCONOGl/s400/DSC08765.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655264704939160850" /></a><br />Me and Jolee before the game!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0dyNyeBEI9Gz2OeMc3ZXl6rvZEHKaXJP8OAFkXA7w6eSWi73wivzdZcenqmfwvD41FWeKqF-9lQBm5ygMfaUhhhNFO3U7mky4456HxECVxVg9v3QM9d4IJg5D0fYMhaHTccipAsgnv37/s1600/DSC08766.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0dyNyeBEI9Gz2OeMc3ZXl6rvZEHKaXJP8OAFkXA7w6eSWi73wivzdZcenqmfwvD41FWeKqF-9lQBm5ygMfaUhhhNFO3U7mky4456HxECVxVg9v3QM9d4IJg5D0fYMhaHTccipAsgnv37/s400/DSC08766.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655264410951182258" /></a><br />Coaches Jessica and Sara!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPZqcEhrP9fLNSty9ehCctF_bGWlWPBQaVsHpOxJcTPynY4QroV858pNhHltAEi8fLHeVINHKN8rkmrdsiGHZvlInrB87k_9ytfcaFwJ3I22XhsxjQ9SpF0IOzOLRV1kBOPnbPKdll-Ki/s1600/DSC08768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPZqcEhrP9fLNSty9ehCctF_bGWlWPBQaVsHpOxJcTPynY4QroV858pNhHltAEi8fLHeVINHKN8rkmrdsiGHZvlInrB87k_9ytfcaFwJ3I22XhsxjQ9SpF0IOzOLRV1kBOPnbPKdll-Ki/s400/DSC08768.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655264156720820674" /></a><br />Jolee posing for her individual picture<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTy2vzJ1heRLPMm4GSBYWM4xSfxXg5JZ8O2jflWub1AKWSZGL-NRVTup9BdCyPNOCFXf4kSZMjuzZeiD18xZfLvLP5cyq9sCmdRkiXQDrr44mBMP9SeSNXaHo0ZuuYCV0HJ_r46bJw-7qH/s1600/DSC08770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTy2vzJ1heRLPMm4GSBYWM4xSfxXg5JZ8O2jflWub1AKWSZGL-NRVTup9BdCyPNOCFXf4kSZMjuzZeiD18xZfLvLP5cyq9sCmdRkiXQDrr44mBMP9SeSNXaHo0ZuuYCV0HJ_r46bJw-7qH/s400/DSC08770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655263834418966930" /></a><br />Jolee and her good friend Kaity<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSf2TD6RZBOvEfZrHmQ2g6qQGHhdMuhFQBC93fWiiLu2LEDEY7CSJzrEfNzZr7_sNwLQyVqXP6_S4D-vgUojNPbKTMfL62kqikfcLFs2JveirqQpf0Jeecat96ZxyrjJpzXBM4FMLvYX_m/s1600/DSC08772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSf2TD6RZBOvEfZrHmQ2g6qQGHhdMuhFQBC93fWiiLu2LEDEY7CSJzrEfNzZr7_sNwLQyVqXP6_S4D-vgUojNPbKTMfL62kqikfcLFs2JveirqQpf0Jeecat96ZxyrjJpzXBM4FMLvYX_m/s400/DSC08772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655263516926525650" /></a><br />Me and my awesome friend (Kaity's mom) Nicole<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Yqlzvu94B4A4X5sf2GQaOqn2ldex_5Md-n9FKQQNLu5LTNEY1jQvm8xuMkW94uv0VU3fzI2oVmGf6jIGdmlRGU-_sib_uAD4pd0wJ1iJziWB8LP8XLar1Bln01NnnpY6DV0ao_wlWkxw/s1600/DSC08775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Yqlzvu94B4A4X5sf2GQaOqn2ldex_5Md-n9FKQQNLu5LTNEY1jQvm8xuMkW94uv0VU3fzI2oVmGf6jIGdmlRGU-_sib_uAD4pd0wJ1iJziWB8LP8XLar1Bln01NnnpY6DV0ao_wlWkxw/s400/DSC08775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655263223520529650" /></a><br />The girls in their group picture<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtK8xiZI4iD7wnR23muL2jo4qJmwhCgcd9phPJSEXaPjbO6zeHj5FSUHDcxVgK3H2ZCbbmfawTx7V8aAXjd6E9Vn8oupx85ve6ItEqcKOPQY5oIqZ8zMbAN8q4gx4XfiDMOC8gcbR1LYo/s1600/DSC08777.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtK8xiZI4iD7wnR23muL2jo4qJmwhCgcd9phPJSEXaPjbO6zeHj5FSUHDcxVgK3H2ZCbbmfawTx7V8aAXjd6E9Vn8oupx85ve6ItEqcKOPQY5oIqZ8zMbAN8q4gx4XfiDMOC8gcbR1LYo/s400/DSC08777.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655263024395030210" /></a><br />Jessica and I with our girls<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON3-xUz-WIRikTgefH8yg5XAlk9H_HmOsOdJIgBjlClJwzuguU3BJyVubAXiXoBqWtMaGYo3k4fAjwmLhcgxI_prjdWz9Q_l1xRR06P816jv0-Q8IghDPs3gH9z1aDkanlSDaFz5qJm78/s1600/DSC08779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON3-xUz-WIRikTgefH8yg5XAlk9H_HmOsOdJIgBjlClJwzuguU3BJyVubAXiXoBqWtMaGYo3k4fAjwmLhcgxI_prjdWz9Q_l1xRR06P816jv0-Q8IghDPs3gH9z1aDkanlSDaFz5qJm78/s400/DSC08779.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655262761343220274" /></a><br />Me and my future football player<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh4rGHhMJVhyphenhyphenc6sWcwHFUiOyXpUGSPNMt_iW2dOlGYQIYpQ71yrQtTdZ_0VK5abfz6sw2JT4cPJPk-bqRWhyphenhyphenU0yQbNY9-Dj-60ixU6wEbV3Xhr-ZrDB49Snc03Yz4KDL8IXWJ1QsqbLVd/s1600/DSC08780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh4rGHhMJVhyphenhyphenc6sWcwHFUiOyXpUGSPNMt_iW2dOlGYQIYpQ71yrQtTdZ_0VK5abfz6sw2JT4cPJPk-bqRWhyphenhyphenU0yQbNY9-Dj-60ixU6wEbV3Xhr-ZrDB49Snc03Yz4KDL8IXWJ1QsqbLVd/s400/DSC08780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655262489840879234" /></a><br />Me and the best cheer daddy ever!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYea6yVXUKxVGwy3h1-R-55wjXYgWB2UQo3KlLz4sgmhIHs79hyeMOI-ZH6uxIlMpwO91qwcLrPtB_o9qBK1-RVt303gWI6_ugAiwZoVli8c-yarWchkfOS_N6D65XLm1KfcqqMX8lZPv/s1600/DSC08783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYea6yVXUKxVGwy3h1-R-55wjXYgWB2UQo3KlLz4sgmhIHs79hyeMOI-ZH6uxIlMpwO91qwcLrPtB_o9qBK1-RVt303gWI6_ugAiwZoVli8c-yarWchkfOS_N6D65XLm1KfcqqMX8lZPv/s400/DSC08783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655262229897950306" /></a><br />My boys hanging out during the game<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsGcePCEkZs6FHlYFBadxXhIQN_igCbDOJ0coaB5jrpYv1s7fb3teiUEh2lihMtTt7Ll-tTSfMRRjZ_FfO_az8eesxRtwO7C5Z9HOlpO2bvgNp4GS3C4r9VZuabxgvwdeov_W_p-SAvNA/s1600/DSC08782.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsGcePCEkZs6FHlYFBadxXhIQN_igCbDOJ0coaB5jrpYv1s7fb3teiUEh2lihMtTt7Ll-tTSfMRRjZ_FfO_az8eesxRtwO7C5Z9HOlpO2bvgNp4GS3C4r9VZuabxgvwdeov_W_p-SAvNA/s400/DSC08782.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655262008292805826" /></a><br />Starting the froggie chant :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvF1Xj1iuD4l5X_ccC-iY4MS0Dhg7fBhkFajkHPttfdkSGx6VYIFnsK5_w3R3KHSIURhaZqFFhKZxPCKbJVQViIB5T5rBCySeNzNWvtKs6bk3sT7C9N0o04F_aBVn-dgArY1PpPElavKi/s1600/DSC08784.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvF1Xj1iuD4l5X_ccC-iY4MS0Dhg7fBhkFajkHPttfdkSGx6VYIFnsK5_w3R3KHSIURhaZqFFhKZxPCKbJVQViIB5T5rBCySeNzNWvtKs6bk3sT7C9N0o04F_aBVn-dgArY1PpPElavKi/s400/DSC08784.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654884722202400258" /></a><br />Huddle time!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05ax2rrDn7H3USYjQ6tMTZBhcxvrPfW1CVB943d0YAztbpioHYF4axsW43g5Z3h4gbArMhqFOyFncKdBMGg9zfMWsm28mS7YxVqOWyMlSgDSKrkAAAFaCiPpNF1HTi8Tbbw3Pew9cqT_b/s1600/DSC08788.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05ax2rrDn7H3USYjQ6tMTZBhcxvrPfW1CVB943d0YAztbpioHYF4axsW43g5Z3h4gbArMhqFOyFncKdBMGg9zfMWsm28mS7YxVqOWyMlSgDSKrkAAAFaCiPpNF1HTi8Tbbw3Pew9cqT_b/s400/DSC08788.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654884250791609490" /></a><br />Our awesome girls!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpslv-2Mv3VZcCSszWPCbL-5IWIkYBFPrYmgvir7NuETPnNcf5w3nbNpHUJJlCyDr99_M287F7br9AgYJ8g0zeEgHPm1lQ9TLzDf9C4QXGC0IteUn7VNHpx8dKCHojYnOMzowN-TXVSILQ/s1600/DSC08790.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpslv-2Mv3VZcCSszWPCbL-5IWIkYBFPrYmgvir7NuETPnNcf5w3nbNpHUJJlCyDr99_M287F7br9AgYJ8g0zeEgHPm1lQ9TLzDf9C4QXGC0IteUn7VNHpx8dKCHojYnOMzowN-TXVSILQ/s400/DSC08790.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654874357178234834" /></a><br />Jolee and her new friend Kenzie<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LPtDImXXBXCQQyv73Jsb1mVfy0AeV6wx2VlDtf02mIrW8WXkSKjtmsv9o8ygeSiZQrgqz0ZM4puzUk0mriW2vpOpJ987Jgl7srf-rSbx2GsHXu7FcUWcX1Ac3HH0IHs3s5BHvQ1S02H-/s1600/DSC08791.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LPtDImXXBXCQQyv73Jsb1mVfy0AeV6wx2VlDtf02mIrW8WXkSKjtmsv9o8ygeSiZQrgqz0ZM4puzUk0mriW2vpOpJ987Jgl7srf-rSbx2GsHXu7FcUWcX1Ac3HH0IHs3s5BHvQ1S02H-/s400/DSC08791.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654873835389751490" /></a><br />Me and my excited Jolee<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBhF1UCgqNUAPPlbXpwXDuTcS54P8N5u1CQGxeRQgXWL5oAgPHCGlEt2w0qETPTHFHIqdxYX5iKIRfiyupzAMdbSbwBn7EVhxW-67k36Tx-b4EJyRCzM6eFU3eXNZyW9G7u0NhvVfwtBh/s1600/DSC08792.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBhF1UCgqNUAPPlbXpwXDuTcS54P8N5u1CQGxeRQgXWL5oAgPHCGlEt2w0qETPTHFHIqdxYX5iKIRfiyupzAMdbSbwBn7EVhxW-67k36Tx-b4EJyRCzM6eFU3eXNZyW9G7u0NhvVfwtBh/s400/DSC08792.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654873563844721826" /></a><br />Me and the kidssaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-28909103639336017542011-09-17T07:01:00.000-07:002011-09-17T07:48:15.821-07:00Great Night to FlyLast night, Brian took Brady and I up for a quick joyride up in our most recent addition. I hadn't been up in it yet, and it was a great time! I enjoy the slower (and closer to the groud flights) rides, much better than way up high flights. This was a lovely little jaunt on a beautiful night. I just love the way the country side looks from above. Brady sat up front with Daddy, and he even got to take over the controls for a little bit! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdWxtJjQKAkK25PFtLAgyrRXKoVFyfKevYlAI8ZHPaU8ChKyBaNzBzaEyHAFO2TofBJs8Xkc5LBjPDSi7kY10y4mEiGeZXRQOZwxLBHbsh1Ov09ZVtXsdZQQ89J95AoycyQdvMyUNgJbe/s1600/DSC08750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdWxtJjQKAkK25PFtLAgyrRXKoVFyfKevYlAI8ZHPaU8ChKyBaNzBzaEyHAFO2TofBJs8Xkc5LBjPDSi7kY10y4mEiGeZXRQOZwxLBHbsh1Ov09ZVtXsdZQQ89J95AoycyQdvMyUNgJbe/s400/DSC08750.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653328570939504626" /></a><br />Getting ready to take off!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M8fD64c3se7DH4IxjmbIkLw_Gt1IM-RHnkqRQ2aKI14oJDe4Sq3KcTgbFQnHeU36nWW-Men3liuQBf9rAk1G7CvYRKFJqblO2epfBs3abKWkblTFSlka3Ex227lJY9IgAJzrJ-k2CPk2/s1600/DSC08754.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4M8fD64c3se7DH4IxjmbIkLw_Gt1IM-RHnkqRQ2aKI14oJDe4Sq3KcTgbFQnHeU36nWW-Men3liuQBf9rAk1G7CvYRKFJqblO2epfBs3abKWkblTFSlka3Ex227lJY9IgAJzrJ-k2CPk2/s400/DSC08754.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653328875580327234" /></a><br />Brady watching Daddy and doing his best to copy him<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwmgXMWKao8e04A2cEuz3etwDqV4ATg9i1fMtvv9r4ckVhWh2wQ_LSHtQw4sLhYlQF9bddkGT0_dEeVu6Wu_EOgxcc7BLfHNEWzI2PBn5_DHKEKggihpX3WgA5XwNpTHdfGpY26otXrhl/s1600/DSC08755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwmgXMWKao8e04A2cEuz3etwDqV4ATg9i1fMtvv9r4ckVhWh2wQ_LSHtQw4sLhYlQF9bddkGT0_dEeVu6Wu_EOgxcc7BLfHNEWzI2PBn5_DHKEKggihpX3WgA5XwNpTHdfGpY26otXrhl/s400/DSC08755.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653329181913468226" /></a><br />My pilots<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3dEa_GMwTHisvmdealIZS_dUC3zuk9tD_CZLHRO1UC0aXORQ9bCYD09WiF1_9LuEdv8s8HrBQQibIi7IMvfota8SYjxo3U9tprX-KWqus6EpbQqFZS2xO7eFwHHKq18pUuw5p5gB4LCL/s1600/DSC08759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3dEa_GMwTHisvmdealIZS_dUC3zuk9tD_CZLHRO1UC0aXORQ9bCYD09WiF1_9LuEdv8s8HrBQQibIi7IMvfota8SYjxo3U9tprX-KWqus6EpbQqFZS2xO7eFwHHKq18pUuw5p5gB4LCL/s400/DSC08759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653330225828431890" /></a><br />Just got done looking at the house <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN25wmwVIPxA45ytgcLZ6GOTq-XNbMBSyrJMCWdyWQSslc1pPbPgcGy-lA0gWgDVmlXd6u84UIzXD4uqoLYNFJDDXWWfVek1dA8-Y9UYSxnqsqKdsM-yDO3PvQBccY_-oobu_CMBHn6lEG/s1600/DSC08758.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN25wmwVIPxA45ytgcLZ6GOTq-XNbMBSyrJMCWdyWQSslc1pPbPgcGy-lA0gWgDVmlXd6u84UIzXD4uqoLYNFJDDXWWfVek1dA8-Y9UYSxnqsqKdsM-yDO3PvQBccY_-oobu_CMBHn6lEG/s400/DSC08758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653329776259076546" /></a><br />Watch out world! Brady's at the controls now!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguckJuF-0vcW47oozY51X14RpOvwsS6DVwjPPXe08DCzZikutLskkKcNljwI8cW9K1EzcQ-07a-QUg0WYMCAHItBNjVR6c69rwmK7n7trWW82-z9rygVfYGkLM12Dgy6IBpsezuvnHEviO/s1600/DSC08756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguckJuF-0vcW47oozY51X14RpOvwsS6DVwjPPXe08DCzZikutLskkKcNljwI8cW9K1EzcQ-07a-QUg0WYMCAHItBNjVR6c69rwmK7n7trWW82-z9rygVfYGkLM12Dgy6IBpsezuvnHEviO/s400/DSC08756.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653329495696097874" /></a><br />Beautiful Missouri<br /><br /><br />After we had gotten back home, we saw what had happened just a bit earlier out in Reno. As a family that enjoys attending air shows, I can't even imagine what they are all going through. The pilots family was attending the show and saw the accident. I know the excitement and joy that I feel when I watch Brian up in the air, doing what he loves. Those poor people went from that great feeling, to watching their loved one disappear in front of them. While we were up in the air enjoying the beauty of it all, there were hundreds of people in the middle of a tragedy involving the same beautiful skies. So sad.saramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-90129593549368848162011-09-09T17:51:00.000-07:002011-09-09T18:20:45.733-07:00Let's Go Colts!!!If some of you don't already know, it's football season in West Plains! Which also means it's cheerleader time! This year I signed up to be one of the coaches on Jolee's team, and I've kindof scared myself silly already. Having spent most of my childhood and teenage years playing softball, I now know nothing about cheering. I simply want to make sure that the girls have the best experience they can have. We only have 5 girls on the team this year, and 3 of them are Jolee's really good friends. One of the girls is new to us, so I just hope that we can make her feel great and like an important member of our team. <br /><br />The group all met up this Wednesday for the kickoff to the cheering season. Each year, the college cheerleaders in town put on a seminar to teach a few cheers and get the girls excited. We had a great time, and can't wait to cheer on the boys!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF25Ez9ZuHf749X5gPwHjOrzyrCBsjRCdJlXJ7ZdY3lXtGb7ZBRXDohSC3kfRcjbEXLh1mnj8XlKI6taj7Lty_aak8UCAsP_oXdIF7-1gN0QnxxRYXWIwOa5s3sLmhNCRBAfFMO7C9F2zR/s1600/DSC08717.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF25Ez9ZuHf749X5gPwHjOrzyrCBsjRCdJlXJ7ZdY3lXtGb7ZBRXDohSC3kfRcjbEXLh1mnj8XlKI6taj7Lty_aak8UCAsP_oXdIF7-1gN0QnxxRYXWIwOa5s3sLmhNCRBAfFMO7C9F2zR/s400/DSC08717.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650527509813102162" /></a><br />Kaity and Jolee found a way to pass the time with their pom-poms!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXdmDAr3pO0rd74wAtXYBOTyJKpfhWweCF0IdfxS04EFask65n9j40uen_sG-5E35hezb02PZNVdXa2WH2h2ynYa3c-c2CVh2rRJpFAbgrwWOHZh_GrmXgzrximIBGj1h7aS93t6Md8g-/s1600/DSC08718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXdmDAr3pO0rd74wAtXYBOTyJKpfhWweCF0IdfxS04EFask65n9j40uen_sG-5E35hezb02PZNVdXa2WH2h2ynYa3c-c2CVh2rRJpFAbgrwWOHZh_GrmXgzrximIBGj1h7aS93t6Md8g-/s400/DSC08718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650527738005358402" /></a><br />Four of the 5 girls: Alyssa, Kaylynn, Kaity and Jolee<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1m9RIPUC1JWGpygLmSSy0rTyTvNFMuzLLUOYoEs2EpTH6iYVUb4Wbz4ykAoh-cAPH8jJ1BXHiufjTseHxcJAm6iuXv_c4plBgHvKYv4yWTi86UBqmBgoBStl8J53shp8rMwtsj_pi8eI/s1600/DSC08720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1m9RIPUC1JWGpygLmSSy0rTyTvNFMuzLLUOYoEs2EpTH6iYVUb4Wbz4ykAoh-cAPH8jJ1BXHiufjTseHxcJAm6iuXv_c4plBgHvKYv4yWTi86UBqmBgoBStl8J53shp8rMwtsj_pi8eI/s400/DSC08720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650528215468976658" /></a><br />Paying close attention to the cheerleaders<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1mTBrov8Vr8TOPlrVEzcEvUO3D4x2X3jETLkfBeE-aBIkrEQPlQTOxOcvpj60hgysV8I_G_BmaaJo48VsSGPhYLKNC0OHisdo8A6Vupz510B22gXV5jwX6AUnO41-x9WZf5d3yl05BiZ/s1600/DSC08723.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1mTBrov8Vr8TOPlrVEzcEvUO3D4x2X3jETLkfBeE-aBIkrEQPlQTOxOcvpj60hgysV8I_G_BmaaJo48VsSGPhYLKNC0OHisdo8A6Vupz510B22gXV5jwX6AUnO41-x9WZf5d3yl05BiZ/s400/DSC08723.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650528431207252626" /></a><br />I can never get a picture of Jolee without her posing! She feels the camera on her and just has to smile! LOL<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0SQYldew_Wl1o6k3SPo4TeZyK0tyzz2sncUAldMdf7yBLEaCYFd_K-kUUe-Z1y8xCWYmpo8C4noH2vnjBb68USJKjnzboTHBi0cyzon9W3yEMD5knbjNXyuQ6mZhZHMTV6fdO-O_el6z/s1600/DSC08726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0SQYldew_Wl1o6k3SPo4TeZyK0tyzz2sncUAldMdf7yBLEaCYFd_K-kUUe-Z1y8xCWYmpo8C4noH2vnjBb68USJKjnzboTHBi0cyzon9W3yEMD5knbjNXyuQ6mZhZHMTV6fdO-O_el6z/s400/DSC08726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650528688680149378" /></a><br />Getting into the action<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxob4hsZZazHD3rN7cjlfRObnnTP-Yza4fCXIQPtojTNAMiRynz3xGrpEdEO7X-t1VGBhitmFzQ4T0wihSZt1XwwNApKGk32KCOrd45UrUtUeaf437Jp_o9vFCvWn7y9Ul4lUkOMb_kbf/s1600/DSC08728.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxob4hsZZazHD3rN7cjlfRObnnTP-Yza4fCXIQPtojTNAMiRynz3xGrpEdEO7X-t1VGBhitmFzQ4T0wihSZt1XwwNApKGk32KCOrd45UrUtUeaf437Jp_o9vFCvWn7y9Ul4lUkOMb_kbf/s400/DSC08728.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650528902493959010" /></a><br />Most of my girls! Kenzie had to leave early :(<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6JbWsu1QcJOYgPPbzyqOa0i9ZBmpgTv_1XrQfppXQRjYdMebF9_39IiT89sIZ5Gh3152vwx2Jsscv150XzT7MTFqaVbiHeC4f8B4JDT2ZCDX9MInOZHHBx7AWaXKg7-A48NH9lG-5TqT/s1600/DSC08729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6JbWsu1QcJOYgPPbzyqOa0i9ZBmpgTv_1XrQfppXQRjYdMebF9_39IiT89sIZ5Gh3152vwx2Jsscv150XzT7MTFqaVbiHeC4f8B4JDT2ZCDX9MInOZHHBx7AWaXKg7-A48NH9lG-5TqT/s400/DSC08729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650529601799606178" /></a><br />Jessica (the other coach) and I with our team<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoxPOAeSmiI0YvRvsueXCvZM6pzW8pYpnxvyg-Klg2pRmlXmnmOxa6UErwFCQvxI9Tczc9-o32qKslTjOspzwFPzZYrTsgJOFEbOEXSSUjYlS1z5Px3eEs6nR0-JoZP7Of31P-MPlw3Iq/s1600/DSC08730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoxPOAeSmiI0YvRvsueXCvZM6pzW8pYpnxvyg-Klg2pRmlXmnmOxa6UErwFCQvxI9Tczc9-o32qKslTjOspzwFPzZYrTsgJOFEbOEXSSUjYlS1z5Px3eEs6nR0-JoZP7Of31P-MPlw3Iq/s400/DSC08730.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650529991860661282" /></a><br />Jolee and Kaylynn @ our after-practice dinner<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRLHplcFaIGD8XgJEV-KpnIGouu2m1N-X7_WVSdg2pocEb-g8bWWscH6syK2PPm2avTM5svKIlwmYItHjvfolwhzuwroV9bTaQ4RJ2uZAcCZOGljH6IvkF5405S0Dnt_7ghQrUxqXIjS1/s1600/DSC08731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRLHplcFaIGD8XgJEV-KpnIGouu2m1N-X7_WVSdg2pocEb-g8bWWscH6syK2PPm2avTM5svKIlwmYItHjvfolwhzuwroV9bTaQ4RJ2uZAcCZOGljH6IvkF5405S0Dnt_7ghQrUxqXIjS1/s400/DSC08731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650530326681427618" /></a><br />Ann-Marie (Alyssa & Kaylynn's mom), me & Jessicasaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458672046616210177.post-39179488499790099402011-09-02T17:57:00.000-07:002011-09-02T18:45:51.296-07:00River TimeOne of our favorite parts of the summer was some of our amazing family coming down for a long weekend with us. Brian's sister Lisa and her family, and also his brother Chris and his family all came down in June. I absolutely LOVE it when we all get together, because it means that most of the cousins all get to hang out and have some good quality time. We did a whole lot of swimming, eating, talking, and just about everything else we could cram in! Here's some pictures of our time togther:
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<br />One of the most fun things we all did was go to Hammonds. Its a spot on the river that is not too far from where we live, so we all decided it would be a fun outing. It was Brady's first real time being in a big river, and he had a great time! The kids enjoyed looking for crawdads, and then once the got one, building it a house :) Brian used to go to Hammonds when he was a kid, and I got a kick out of thinking about him learning how to swim there!
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<br />Chaise and Madison
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<br />Getting ready to step into the COLD Blue Spring water!
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<br />Brady enjoyed the hike it took to get to the spring
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<br />Alyssa doing a crazy jump into the spring
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<br />And Mackenzie doing the same!
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<br />Jolee testing out the water in the river
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<br />Brady getting his feet wet
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<br />Uncle Chris showing the girls a crawdad
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<br />Brady and Chaise hanging out
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<br />The crawdad had a home!
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<br />Pretty girls!
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<br />Brian and I
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<br />Brothers Brian and Chrissaramariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583078608738154443noreply@blogger.com0