tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66396100452026256712024-03-05T06:13:50.172-08:00Out of the mouths of babes...Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-59247690025721913022012-04-10T21:33:00.006-07:002012-04-10T21:52:19.926-07:00So behind.....I am so incredibly behind in my blogging, I don't really even know where to begin. So instead of playing catch up over the last few months I thought I would share a quick story of my precious Grace face.<br /><br />This past Sunday was Easter. It was our first holiday away from family and friends back home, but we were able to go to church on Sunday morning and then headed over to celebrate with some wonderful friends down here in Utah. We set up an Easter egg hunt for the kids in the front yard after a delicious dinner and all of the kids were so excited to see what the "Easter bunny" had brought them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkEZCBSGrTugoIv3fztRHIIXxCu_AV06t4dnzCs9iBnD1AUhF5lUw1OADedwqeK5VrHKcjcyaPdP6X0xvoBbCO8cE_-oxtSDSD6kU5UPKCDp6ebz9ukQ6CSyEaIwUbu0StExjJfdb_0E/s1600/easter+baskets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkEZCBSGrTugoIv3fztRHIIXxCu_AV06t4dnzCs9iBnD1AUhF5lUw1OADedwqeK5VrHKcjcyaPdP6X0xvoBbCO8cE_-oxtSDSD6kU5UPKCDp6ebz9ukQ6CSyEaIwUbu0StExjJfdb_0E/s400/easter+baskets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729999305362790786" border="0" /></a><br />After gathering their eggs together the kids were opening them up to see what treasures they had found. Grace happened to open one egg that had not fully sealed and found that some ants had taken up residence in her egg. She instantly burst into hysterical tears and cries as she exclaimed "the Easter bunny gave me ants!! Why did the Easter bunny give me ants??"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3Wk62bXQJluXZyUIw2e9pNE4Gib9FU3Zgh0cFJ2FnDefSD0O8W1VJvOMDaZWNM4JURQFvuGyMH2gH4AgxOEHk_bX_U32OW-IdKrQqyM4AKLaUIn1eYZ9uxqYOW7QzjDI1OT4KJSQEi8/s1600/Easter+ants.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3Wk62bXQJluXZyUIw2e9pNE4Gib9FU3Zgh0cFJ2FnDefSD0O8W1VJvOMDaZWNM4JURQFvuGyMH2gH4AgxOEHk_bX_U32OW-IdKrQqyM4AKLaUIn1eYZ9uxqYOW7QzjDI1OT4KJSQEi8/s400/Easter+ants.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729999294143974242" border="0" /></a><br />It was so difficult trying not to giggle as I consoled her. I assured her that the Easter bunny didn't really mean to give her ants and she eventually believed me. I just hope the experience doesn't scar her for next year :).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFnM9qd6sxfkCaLarvjiFIM7FJDsPOj_ingWWphDKFi3la44ilT5bgaDWDJfbWXoyyuzP-V9aQRqr1yvgrj7VWTPdO9mWJLLeE_W2JkMaoe3ARIc2pIeoKPWSs6ge07HNIAD6JBD4eAk/s1600/easter+ants+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFnM9qd6sxfkCaLarvjiFIM7FJDsPOj_ingWWphDKFi3la44ilT5bgaDWDJfbWXoyyuzP-V9aQRqr1yvgrj7VWTPdO9mWJLLeE_W2JkMaoe3ARIc2pIeoKPWSs6ge07HNIAD6JBD4eAk/s400/easter+ants+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729999284545153570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy Easter from the Benedick family, He is risen!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStAxcN506BK8Y7H7gH9gIBDJ34NlV_2Le_3C1YRLQLgEKGC71libZ6TP0oXcEMqJbac2XUKBnT0Jg9QdCEJWbGP1NpEQm6ZoIXR2Jr2A7uzrwnMpxC8PdK7AivTvY5F_2Dwq98wgY-aA/s1600/family+photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStAxcN506BK8Y7H7gH9gIBDJ34NlV_2Le_3C1YRLQLgEKGC71libZ6TP0oXcEMqJbac2XUKBnT0Jg9QdCEJWbGP1NpEQm6ZoIXR2Jr2A7uzrwnMpxC8PdK7AivTvY5F_2Dwq98wgY-aA/s400/family+photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730000341822981186" border="0" /></a>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-26533241684698440482011-12-21T21:55:00.000-08:002011-12-22T20:22:56.951-08:00Gingerbread House<div style="text-align: center;">This year I picked up a gingerbread house kit from Costco for the kids to work on. It was perfect - pre-made and easy :). Steve did the piping and the kids did the decorating.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2eQLFP7_mEBLRx2lxDdYUHr30opQEctUx8mbWZN9Fzgxrprl1N2mQO1M8pGfjAy18W2Y5Oq3wzvv3sxAniOLgM2Wbp95zoMzxoetAxvpvrlAT6rIqHXHpxHdJLr8esVew9gstIfqZvg/s1600/IMG_2521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688828423429325042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2eQLFP7_mEBLRx2lxDdYUHr30opQEctUx8mbWZN9Fzgxrprl1N2mQO1M8pGfjAy18W2Y5Oq3wzvv3sxAniOLgM2Wbp95zoMzxoetAxvpvrlAT6rIqHXHpxHdJLr8esVew9gstIfqZvg/s400/IMG_2521.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6OB_bXfkobVyQjg_on0j0YXd_oPHW7UzQ3bsTVv0kPjJEF4eDEhMxt6mPYLhZ9O6QXbtX68o6xgstUoyrfMTKehuE3BdUNGuPEEEppYQfokc7JRqYVTti97hKFvg5vndvTi7BHoTWEE/s1600/IMG_2522.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688828413563852386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6OB_bXfkobVyQjg_on0j0YXd_oPHW7UzQ3bsTVv0kPjJEF4eDEhMxt6mPYLhZ9O6QXbtX68o6xgstUoyrfMTKehuE3BdUNGuPEEEppYQfokc7JRqYVTti97hKFvg5vndvTi7BHoTWEE/s400/IMG_2522.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mti_yZR41_8T1aFZPFk7OWrYEpFVHLi_eN4zotka27Q13As1WW27oiZx1uc01yvhHSeX16N4SmvR666eFA7KbaDs1XaHzSCohoJvTmac2u7MtprsWEwFDsaKNvhI0O5NEbH5HJvDCP4/s1600/IMG_2525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688828404908787698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mti_yZR41_8T1aFZPFk7OWrYEpFVHLi_eN4zotka27Q13As1WW27oiZx1uc01yvhHSeX16N4SmvR666eFA7KbaDs1XaHzSCohoJvTmac2u7MtprsWEwFDsaKNvhI0O5NEbH5HJvDCP4/s400/IMG_2525.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Andy's gingerbread man...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fnViCLsynT0VBb1EyM-4kdGmzZbv8mHs5vdZoBC4JQu3EnxbAPcrmUeep9uLw1Or5ZCxsWv1om_i3-E5FA0lmPKDxZwrCF3tokXYY2HQdeGM8Ly0xXTMY_grr2yRfGVNcUKyTa9b_9o/s1600/IMG_2526.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688828368698785778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fnViCLsynT0VBb1EyM-4kdGmzZbv8mHs5vdZoBC4JQu3EnxbAPcrmUeep9uLw1Or5ZCxsWv1om_i3-E5FA0lmPKDxZwrCF3tokXYY2HQdeGM8Ly0xXTMY_grr2yRfGVNcUKyTa9b_9o/s400/IMG_2526.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is Grace's. Can we see some personality differences? :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcnpCWzVkH4YjJ5u9Z-BHK_RL2IfPQ9Sjfjb45O-fuZGKhTReXBZ41sJ0n0E_owfbEvhAWglYSSmcQWSEUosziC7qMK31gthpQofy30VtXG3EzpF65JE6FRJHWjKxoz9fwoj8JTEYw0M/s1600/IMG_2528.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688828362191994722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcnpCWzVkH4YjJ5u9Z-BHK_RL2IfPQ9Sjfjb45O-fuZGKhTReXBZ41sJ0n0E_owfbEvhAWglYSSmcQWSEUosziC7qMK31gthpQofy30VtXG3EzpF65JE6FRJHWjKxoz9fwoj8JTEYw0M/s400/IMG_2528.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The finished product, they had so much fun! Between decorating the house and making sugar cookies with friends, they are definitely getting their fill of frosting and sweets this holiday season!</div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-277873733316811112011-12-21T21:25:00.000-08:002011-12-22T11:16:17.814-08:00Disney World day 5: Magic Kingdom<div style="text-align: center;">This was our final day in Disney World, and we sure made the most of it. The lines were very managable and we didn't have to wait more than 10 minutes for any of the rides! The kids loved Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain Railroad, going on the train around the park, Winnie the Pooh, It's a Small World, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and on and on!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDcXIJciHJUs0dfawo2rIIhTA1RNLW7mPrdwoNRWBMTTuTVSZvt1k76LiMt8OaWnLEWOURpyYNZ2jcddKEfbpHt8IseSB2OX8e1FImCa0G_BnSQYc0shkIoaglTyavVLgUnTayLuduRU/s1600/IMG_2497.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688822944533746354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDcXIJciHJUs0dfawo2rIIhTA1RNLW7mPrdwoNRWBMTTuTVSZvt1k76LiMt8OaWnLEWOURpyYNZ2jcddKEfbpHt8IseSB2OX8e1FImCa0G_BnSQYc0shkIoaglTyavVLgUnTayLuduRU/s400/IMG_2497.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meeting Tinkerbell!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-Nqizy_jTpoZBwTI2xv49Xys5qqjyAgeX7k93AsQANB5BVHt55Qu-Wdp9VM21JjFClleSfatTCjwmd-9BiYF_UD9u5Tc1oUK5IjKTLU3QYw6X0Xll7Rjw0kbsCseEqbYpj7yZu4nLZM/s1600/IMG_2499.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688822938614924946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-Nqizy_jTpoZBwTI2xv49Xys5qqjyAgeX7k93AsQANB5BVHt55Qu-Wdp9VM21JjFClleSfatTCjwmd-9BiYF_UD9u5Tc1oUK5IjKTLU3QYw6X0Xll7Rjw0kbsCseEqbYpj7yZu4nLZM/s400/IMG_2499.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grace had been waiting the whole trip to meet Ariel, her favorite Princess! However, she got unusually shy and would not even say hello. After we had finished getting her autograph, Grace told me she didn't like having Prince Eric there, it made her too shy to meet Ariel. Oh my silly little girl :).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ix0fcM0DVo6OxVFxdU_5_1dpp7bkGo4aBZC2J9bV5Sy8dKzdtNBaez2Oq7iuFflwMG_podIomhyphenhyphenZDz9ibXwoTFZgTTub8QPSyscoWW7iIPWYr6fHNDS90Jf7s5crL6sfP3-oNGtbHMY/s1600/Peter+Pan.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688822978857243106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ix0fcM0DVo6OxVFxdU_5_1dpp7bkGo4aBZC2J9bV5Sy8dKzdtNBaez2Oq7iuFflwMG_podIomhyphenhyphenZDz9ibXwoTFZgTTub8QPSyscoWW7iIPWYr6fHNDS90Jf7s5crL6sfP3-oNGtbHMY/s400/Peter+Pan.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">While the girls were meeting Ariel, Andy got to meet Peter Pan! He was thrilled because "he's a boy!"<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_12jHoBL0aoZbL54w8XnHBoGFJoycnS1JJjywGdYCBKNYLRaQ-mVUw9L5GweXJt-oJVAfjNP2MggS11J5F0BRsGM2_ihP6MW9hkqgSuMcFZvO1JWaFUOXnQ5jgsCniBuFHlNQCys88M/s1600/IMG_2502.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688821076099295858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_12jHoBL0aoZbL54w8XnHBoGFJoycnS1JJjywGdYCBKNYLRaQ-mVUw9L5GweXJt-oJVAfjNP2MggS11J5F0BRsGM2_ihP6MW9hkqgSuMcFZvO1JWaFUOXnQ5jgsCniBuFHlNQCys88M/s400/IMG_2502.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aladdin's flying carpets.<br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688821058610912578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxcfSMCol1rAvMIW4Nr1h7zJAYuBm69h4GzGaINXbNrE9PxNmdhc8YfyqlSgjm_PD7RTJ-vnBJ4Bzop1I9oe6_QlIsRMzJiizRMcqGPNuDR4nJ3lc79R7VcJvX82clXn5fsxOmWr1NOU/s400/IMG_2503.JPG" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR07KcGxGnmKvGcaA9BO4W4MpQJSge1Df_S7GjlfzsCE_0QjXYYgC7qUhB2P4D9x_8JH42A3tDHggkthQKYqHIQbus_eiiu5VKp1RRqyeYLd-_fG4S56qysF3FZ5r337Am7BWYVEcN9qk/s1600/IMG_2505.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688821044519923426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR07KcGxGnmKvGcaA9BO4W4MpQJSge1Df_S7GjlfzsCE_0QjXYYgC7qUhB2P4D9x_8JH42A3tDHggkthQKYqHIQbus_eiiu5VKp1RRqyeYLd-_fG4S56qysF3FZ5r337Am7BWYVEcN9qk/s400/IMG_2505.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The whole crew meeting Jasmine and Aladdin.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1i5qoUYlq0e2GBPHnLM3RmbtB8DdmhtOBaY-p_cisfiUgyGu3khIBdY8mavkZHv_8AMGQuLMW3SK7ZUyxqMYSGZra0C6YpU8_HT-XS3MUhMwayGM7Xz3Z-5Ur3iTZ9lRHsZqZ7UIX7I/s1600/IMG_2501.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688821086089649362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1i5qoUYlq0e2GBPHnLM3RmbtB8DdmhtOBaY-p_cisfiUgyGu3khIBdY8mavkZHv_8AMGQuLMW3SK7ZUyxqMYSGZra0C6YpU8_HT-XS3MUhMwayGM7Xz3Z-5Ur3iTZ9lRHsZqZ7UIX7I/s400/IMG_2501.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed a nice and cool jungle cruise :).</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XsmsDKjNvUuqGEuyqpmqiSI1MRQYCZv_tATnYWqJN3ogN_Zdg8q_zvIoY0lyTzFAjut0dddA4puaWeWAT_XhFRrYiRuwaM_Re7P8lOW2HN6eydXYvlzKHv5k_SPNYvh6Cyl9KETnGJg/s1600/IMG_2507.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688821042261161010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XsmsDKjNvUuqGEuyqpmqiSI1MRQYCZv_tATnYWqJN3ogN_Zdg8q_zvIoY0lyTzFAjut0dddA4puaWeWAT_XhFRrYiRuwaM_Re7P8lOW2HN6eydXYvlzKHv5k_SPNYvh6Cyl9KETnGJg/s400/IMG_2507.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And we all enjoyed it's a small world :).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At this point in the day, my camera died. I know there are more photos from family members, but this is all I ended up with. Whoops!!<br /><br />Overall, it was an amazing vacation. We created such wonderful lasting memories as a family that made it all worth the effort.</div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-12632311736477391242011-12-21T20:56:00.000-08:002011-12-21T21:25:21.058-08:00Disney World day 4: Chef Mickey's / Magic Kingdom<div><div style="text-align: center;">Day 4 started off at Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary Hotel. We had a fabulous breakfast and the kids got to meet some of the classic Disney characters.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGenhvKYuNBMCoQra1VQx6p7wqYUwZ3Y9PVrhiEfMVlkBwTuyolCN9YEaP9u-hbgvztzTPJiWq7G4yd8nQXp0zvUe1LzkwS9a-AdMNbg5dVj8c0PtGAe7hrpdcCb9pqKo74kMXZ4-iek/s1600/IMG_2454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688815744776016434" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGenhvKYuNBMCoQra1VQx6p7wqYUwZ3Y9PVrhiEfMVlkBwTuyolCN9YEaP9u-hbgvztzTPJiWq7G4yd8nQXp0zvUe1LzkwS9a-AdMNbg5dVj8c0PtGAe7hrpdcCb9pqKo74kMXZ4-iek/s400/IMG_2454.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The grand kids and grandparents waiting for breakfast.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWB9xo9U6tkJSpSiAl_zEJ_SWgSepHRioj5aavwKZojghkWge8HbF-E7sK6UvuEtxNPb9EOJ9ijlkkwFOhuRrCx7JcQKkIeBrA3s3Ft-E7IG5lZQB7Tv65ueQzFCaNThPDtJUraLaVh1g/s1600/IMG_2459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688815485844340082" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWB9xo9U6tkJSpSiAl_zEJ_SWgSepHRioj5aavwKZojghkWge8HbF-E7sK6UvuEtxNPb9EOJ9ijlkkwFOhuRrCx7JcQKkIeBrA3s3Ft-E7IG5lZQB7Tv65ueQzFCaNThPDtJUraLaVh1g/s400/IMG_2459.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mickey!<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mQvSWUCtulylVloTDEmfjkbHnYFtuv2JPBfRoQ5ZNyz8rwszOCFcb3h5oCwseFZxn2zAL_uFG-oc2AigD8CnMI-rRZ7BuSmjcbs_5AlLMNGttr7mbgmYOA8JzQ4LaYIa7zbKVuhSpxM/s1600/IMG_2460.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688815484533981170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mQvSWUCtulylVloTDEmfjkbHnYFtuv2JPBfRoQ5ZNyz8rwszOCFcb3h5oCwseFZxn2zAL_uFG-oc2AigD8CnMI-rRZ7BuSmjcbs_5AlLMNGttr7mbgmYOA8JzQ4LaYIa7zbKVuhSpxM/s400/IMG_2460.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Minnie.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYEfA2OOAKX-UkOuWByEBDZgiw1heoagTkGL3kiDOUaw2lmrJ2aTGo-pPp_pkSXqmqPW6Jmdq0hsJSJcEEP6VQ8hQW01hbZIBCWoQVpHFui81NbXFYDRx0GNzj0Z4co0HGwouzTgKeJs/s1600/IMG_2463.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688815460367833746" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYEfA2OOAKX-UkOuWByEBDZgiw1heoagTkGL3kiDOUaw2lmrJ2aTGo-pPp_pkSXqmqPW6Jmdq0hsJSJcEEP6VQ8hQW01hbZIBCWoQVpHFui81NbXFYDRx0GNzj0Z4co0HGwouzTgKeJs/s400/IMG_2463.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Donald Duck.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2lzfNsoL_2IZlIkVEgBDYI0zO1oKf_q59EK3dCcgaIkSJaq3fxpE6667nrr2SLnr-oCtHaQzqSEFAc6fdrtGh7s5roha70CLofcoY6G6G41ylDowNkaSGoXo4ie_h2VzL2tuAKVb-10/s1600/IMG_2465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688815447912596338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2lzfNsoL_2IZlIkVEgBDYI0zO1oKf_q59EK3dCcgaIkSJaq3fxpE6667nrr2SLnr-oCtHaQzqSEFAc6fdrtGh7s5roha70CLofcoY6G6G41ylDowNkaSGoXo4ie_h2VzL2tuAKVb-10/s400/IMG_2465.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pluto, and Goofy (not pictured due to poor picture taking skills :) ).<br /><br />After breakfast was over we headed the the Magic Kingdom. The day was a slower one with more shopping and meeting even more characters. The boys weren't quite as thrilled with the princesses, but they were good sports nonetheless.<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-akiGh0GDZCy9H-zVZX9RKw6BOvKs6WT-gzn0Dur3nuQka6Kg8yP2Jd65U3-7K6xxcc6m6m5II4bk5lkWiht7knkwRF_9js2pVFWC3XjY3BVrN3S75Mfn3zwnC4ob27OSoXXiCHFm6I/s1600/IMG_2470.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688815440149508850" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-akiGh0GDZCy9H-zVZX9RKw6BOvKs6WT-gzn0Dur3nuQka6Kg8yP2Jd65U3-7K6xxcc6m6m5II4bk5lkWiht7knkwRF_9js2pVFWC3XjY3BVrN3S75Mfn3zwnC4ob27OSoXXiCHFm6I/s400/IMG_2470.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Meeting Princess Tianna (Andy was walking around with Grandpa at the time, when I asked him if he wanted to meet Tianna he said "I want to meet Peter Pan, he's a boy.")<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyXRbQjRpXb-qg04fd7D0Z64dTJu5XdGPvUJnNPJttv7SgXqu5TsMeNaT6IqXS8Dn3W0FM1kmtAdbOhuVkcsz_cDuRfVOIds7L1-WPWM21UKvLKTu24Zppt0y3PIp0UN_Ndc1f1T5_4E/s1600/IMG_2475.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688814115148665762" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyXRbQjRpXb-qg04fd7D0Z64dTJu5XdGPvUJnNPJttv7SgXqu5TsMeNaT6IqXS8Dn3W0FM1kmtAdbOhuVkcsz_cDuRfVOIds7L1-WPWM21UKvLKTu24Zppt0y3PIp0UN_Ndc1f1T5_4E/s400/IMG_2475.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys waiting in line while the girls got to meet Cinderella, Belle, and Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty).<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDqqr6cxmNy2Iw3AN9__RzSdxCfiXqyGzKnxOqSTIhpRV4pEan43H2FLUFqT2OlQBcQG2BJIcPWRO4onfVEAt600ynHcE9cIM-LVR-kYM56k5GM3BpDEZcxP98o1twizzVcfDtQQZqnI/s1600/IMG_2480.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688814100862529714" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDqqr6cxmNy2Iw3AN9__RzSdxCfiXqyGzKnxOqSTIhpRV4pEan43H2FLUFqT2OlQBcQG2BJIcPWRO4onfVEAt600ynHcE9cIM-LVR-kYM56k5GM3BpDEZcxP98o1twizzVcfDtQQZqnI/s400/IMG_2480.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKTUCqlKiNZBFmFmS-vOlDGz73hOtX-9NRDpTF6lHuSrBG2mJbHp-GZSEhJqPp6DJ3fmgcNiHZzaZ1Os0SiqsnEej9KNwBwR-nxXggUlid2-cZKxCq8ubiL_7ZisJ-Memss43VkWhFz4/s1600/IMG_2485.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688814094963510978" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKTUCqlKiNZBFmFmS-vOlDGz73hOtX-9NRDpTF6lHuSrBG2mJbHp-GZSEhJqPp6DJ3fmgcNiHZzaZ1Os0SiqsnEej9KNwBwR-nxXggUlid2-cZKxCq8ubiL_7ZisJ-Memss43VkWhFz4/s400/IMG_2485.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvtOh7_dCJYQn1oZwqbW3FdTKXz1Hcuh25ZjXfr2NxoQT4f569Vqqa-YsY60BX6Y8YvwHkBCwILc_PmVrxwIXa5vGcNw6vvJAfkkNMP7s7Hb6QwOGEKxuWhbApSX-iHhNvkikxm6JKH0/s1600/IMG_2490.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688814087802175154" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvtOh7_dCJYQn1oZwqbW3FdTKXz1Hcuh25ZjXfr2NxoQT4f569Vqqa-YsY60BX6Y8YvwHkBCwILc_PmVrxwIXa5vGcNw6vvJAfkkNMP7s7Hb6QwOGEKxuWhbApSX-iHhNvkikxm6JKH0/s400/IMG_2490.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vBwocpCUhU9mbiDXuqO-EWtb2N7R8lgcS9Er2FKXzmFFnyfZdHfz-xK6Y8-lwkJsUsGpzSI00vIv8_cVWX0EeR_lybKJUREPjMrOy8MNBA39OSEARhkHsYHPFbfq6sPDqM3Ri1KXJ3Q/s1600/IMG_2492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688814082908934322" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vBwocpCUhU9mbiDXuqO-EWtb2N7R8lgcS9Er2FKXzmFFnyfZdHfz-xK6Y8-lwkJsUsGpzSI00vIv8_cVWX0EeR_lybKJUREPjMrOy8MNBA39OSEARhkHsYHPFbfq6sPDqM3Ri1KXJ3Q/s400/IMG_2492.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the very end, Andy decided that Princess Aurora was worth meeting. He ran over and got his autograph book and wanted a picture :).<br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-60870271698828981512011-12-15T21:20:00.001-08:002011-12-15T22:35:49.602-08:00Disney World day 3: Epcot<div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Day 3 we ventured to Epcot. All of the different countries represented were all decked out for Christmas. There was so much to look at and enjoy, and the fireworks display in the evening was beautiful! Some highlights of the day were the Finding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nemo</span> ride and aquarium exhibit, the figment imagination room, the jumping water fountains, and walking "around the world."<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cKXWCuTY2VyqUB3UaEBKhIyFYTonXYwbnb45A5rlnnQ1xUCTk_i-RQGvaMriAbfCSRqLQtiI_yeeLdsY6q9H5C5SnETi9EZPqHDQ5JOkDQI-4-eCIMVU2zH9zcWKl7U6n4nV810D_Q0/s1600/IMG_2426.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686596774067978290" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cKXWCuTY2VyqUB3UaEBKhIyFYTonXYwbnb45A5rlnnQ1xUCTk_i-RQGvaMriAbfCSRqLQtiI_yeeLdsY6q9H5C5SnETi9EZPqHDQ5JOkDQI-4-eCIMVU2zH9zcWKl7U6n4nV810D_Q0/s400/IMG_2426.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the Christmas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">topiaries</span> at the entrance of Epcot.<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxH7eu19uUbFjbDKsN6pwnCyrxp9kyhMPwI8FxSiMnQfxodblCL8jsAWxslApDYxApfvz1E8KuzEzfn0ASdn9CMlzn-nc4lMAlo-WE5aW4_ebgp7XCNu2_Tl6A6MKMCGHRGFYPwIMfI/s1600/IMG_2427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686596758348844610" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxH7eu19uUbFjbDKsN6pwnCyrxp9kyhMPwI8FxSiMnQfxodblCL8jsAWxslApDYxApfvz1E8KuzEzfn0ASdn9CMlzn-nc4lMAlo-WE5aW4_ebgp7XCNu2_Tl6A6MKMCGHRGFYPwIMfI/s400/IMG_2427.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV_jWuO91hg0OcyazWFX9tmzyKuBcN8Nnic6KZg5HU0q__0abgXuhOPlS8-EM5mg_sQIqO44pGlXAWr9o1ITrLhynizXnT3vATsm1eVMmq8u3HgbRG3m6AQkdv45igPpjw8XGNS0CQB4/s1600/IMG_2430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686596747832425826" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV_jWuO91hg0OcyazWFX9tmzyKuBcN8Nnic6KZg5HU0q__0abgXuhOPlS8-EM5mg_sQIqO44pGlXAWr9o1ITrLhynizXnT3vATsm1eVMmq8u3HgbRG3m6AQkdv45igPpjw8XGNS0CQB4/s400/IMG_2430.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the kiddos outside the Finding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Nemo</span> exhibit and ride.<br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnDyV2i9aNePslAm0_-OSsm8_q63hqhLX7oN_vEdhYZBBZhqjzEPKEiakclWem5Sf3e7llBC4ka4pKJBepAPG2IKniRM_j-ic-HdnncKr7c-Nl6PAMezzU0_uEWgGhr2OsMjXyrXd1eI/s1600/IMG_2431.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686596741011922034" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnDyV2i9aNePslAm0_-OSsm8_q63hqhLX7oN_vEdhYZBBZhqjzEPKEiakclWem5Sf3e7llBC4ka4pKJBepAPG2IKniRM_j-ic-HdnncKr7c-Nl6PAMezzU0_uEWgGhr2OsMjXyrXd1eI/s400/IMG_2431.JPG" border="0" /></a>Andy and Daddy on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Nemo</span> ride.<br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHOECcQNNjuDTTXbGj42d39biWcNGnZ4hlbfhYELLW66KNnaIXThRmR1uNvWoR3RsezqTIY1WlV7qaVQYLZGkZU3TsMBwxVgA1c8EVOkxi7roAj-QYm_pXoywegVkmDufVEq-32JgVjc/s1600/IMG_2437.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686592849082813314" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHOECcQNNjuDTTXbGj42d39biWcNGnZ4hlbfhYELLW66KNnaIXThRmR1uNvWoR3RsezqTIY1WlV7qaVQYLZGkZU3TsMBwxVgA1c8EVOkxi7roAj-QYm_pXoywegVkmDufVEq-32JgVjc/s400/IMG_2437.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the rare instances where the kiddos actually took a nap :).<br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BpqQkNKv3cdQ-ud4DF6VBUCF-0v-LJg-VFZsATgsEQf7Z0qos1frIlLyTwFOgD_7ibozk3EiyogZo2GPc4ezDOTVkhaD8wcgppT-YlphQTGV-J6LCmo4dILvXpzLl8UzHpEJadhE_tY/s1600/IMG_2440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686592846656602754" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BpqQkNKv3cdQ-ud4DF6VBUCF-0v-LJg-VFZsATgsEQf7Z0qos1frIlLyTwFOgD_7ibozk3EiyogZo2GPc4ezDOTVkhaD8wcgppT-YlphQTGV-J6LCmo4dILvXpzLl8UzHpEJadhE_tY/s400/IMG_2440.JPG" border="0" /></a>Andy and Caleb had been on the lookout for light up light sabers after the Star Wars ride. We found them in Epcot and they were battling while the girls waited to meet Snow White.<br /></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbGZdr_LlZPOsLLYipK8mOl29-Th15-KR7s4kNr8ey4FpJsOTt9HxDKCi6XlVCd9uDsiiQic29xP2zKQa2tteTUUedTcaY2tpzM0zVgxO-i3p1lrKlF23ej7tIZqvUgGJRF0mzDxWvx4/s1600/IMG_2439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686592809621305666" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbGZdr_LlZPOsLLYipK8mOl29-Th15-KR7s4kNr8ey4FpJsOTt9HxDKCi6XlVCd9uDsiiQic29xP2zKQa2tteTUUedTcaY2tpzM0zVgxO-i3p1lrKlF23ej7tIZqvUgGJRF0mzDxWvx4/s400/IMG_2439.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls waiting at the well to meet Snow White (Macy's favorite princess!).<br /></div><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686599716612136546" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdJtdKxhotxme-IiG7mCDINKfcoime35gTlQnArUcHa6SrzdcYViIqJF4C_l0_OAoupXbPbgMfHFxjAgPur5VgtghHV2j3L62CnESxf8qPDbVUFdY7w3sQAJV3lD3pd83FZEkgovnCNE/s400/IMG_2444.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhZxpnKtiK2kO2hM8cO4dhA2hSNoRXWteo7tPpv3RiddQy06SKF5mQKMQow8C3dhP65Vb-IvJyiMRYOdcOC62Lgrt8yZI_pwcG30GPgvZWQTZGMc2pUqjCP30CCtdnzsPiUvzxSYopAU/s1600/IMG_2451.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/AVvXsEhyhZxpnKtiK2kO2hM8cO4dhA2hSNoRXWteo7tPpv3RiddQy06SKF5mQKMQow8C3dhP65Vb-IvJyiMRYOdcOC62Lgrt8yZI_pwcG30GPgvZWQTZGMc2pUqjCP30CCtdnzsPiUvzxSYopAU/s400/IMG_2451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686600796121894834" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grace and Andy met Mr. and Mrs. Clause. Grace decided before she went up to meet them that she was going to ask them what the "REAL reason" we celebrate Christmas. She said "I can tell them that we celebrate it because Jesus was born! He was the best Christmas gift ever!" Love it! :)<br /></div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaOFOyyvrFlmr72GgFiItBYafqzl2EKDfXB0UIqqDykIsCIV4JIY-vEi9Wdtai7NuS5I5Vii80fLpLljnBqRiAwu3U12nOKTUonzDqNXnwr3T8UKMu95m7-9U2xEmaGbqIp5R4BfqshA/s1600/IMG_2447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686592808478902690" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaOFOyyvrFlmr72GgFiItBYafqzl2EKDfXB0UIqqDykIsCIV4JIY-vEi9Wdtai7NuS5I5Vii80fLpLljnBqRiAwu3U12nOKTUonzDqNXnwr3T8UKMu95m7-9U2xEmaGbqIp5R4BfqshA/s400/IMG_2447.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9D5O_j3AFBodwzmrsx-Y04s-j6bKrnjiyHmtLH2KKsD3GQVueC6agJixB2shrNXyPcRwKtd8nCeNA97Y7kjzLdk_9F8AxWiU9NHh9Vu_DlBbCy7WpQX7m5Uy9g7OngUtqd-GgrG1po8/s1600/IMG_2453.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/AVvXsEgX9D5O_j3AFBodwzmrsx-Y04s-j6bKrnjiyHmtLH2KKsD3GQVueC6agJixB2shrNXyPcRwKtd8nCeNA97Y7kjzLdk_9F8AxWiU9NHh9Vu_DlBbCy7WpQX7m5Uy9g7OngUtqd-GgrG1po8/s400/IMG_2453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686600799749911938" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And, we save the best for last. We can thank my lovely son for this photo. Andy had asked to use the restroom while we were all waiting to watch the fireworks display at Epcot. After searching for a restroom, he decided he no longer needed to go. We brought him back to the group and then took Grace to go potty. When we returned we learned that Andy had decided he needed to go the bathroom after all, however, he didn't want to find a bathroom. He simply pulled his pants down and decided to go right where he was!! The adults keeping an eye on the little ones noticed some strange looks pointed in their direction and looked to see what the commotion was. Well, it was Andy, peeing on the pavement. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ahh</span> boys, you gotta love it.<br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-48319595632461614882011-12-15T14:46:00.001-08:002011-12-15T18:56:18.649-08:00Disney World day 2: Hollywood Studios<div style="text-align: center;">Day 2 was a lot of fun in Hollywood Studios! We got the opportunity to meet some more characters, see the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show, and experience the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fantasmic</span>. There were also a few "big kid" rides thrown in for the adults, like the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Aerosmith</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rockin</span>' <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Roller coaster</span> and the new Star Wars ride!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDijkpTKgfAKDExQvqteJIQC6qGzw-TzWL86zcOSfo1IW7pddM7Wkx2h5CQ1XL1JiWMX9xmxuwiLz64PbHtsYIa1XXAEWqxGVtEDjWtcqhLS0gWsm9wwc4eYm-VJ7B8bd4orP9Fv62Rk/s1600/IMG_2343.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/AVvXsEhRDijkpTKgfAKDExQvqteJIQC6qGzw-TzWL86zcOSfo1IW7pddM7Wkx2h5CQ1XL1JiWMX9xmxuwiLz64PbHtsYIa1XXAEWqxGVtEDjWtcqhLS0gWsm9wwc4eYm-VJ7B8bd4orP9Fv62Rk/s400/IMG_2343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686491457753476962" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grace waiting in line to get signatures from Buzz and Woody!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmAXJcbhiVrcD_YTyuxX6ZQCglAUlx-LE41DfyvUzbxHNHnRhkEgrx-P9Awl238yL1753X3Sqi8btErAGjfpagGnhPYahta_RTHZAeR_cmbFkDA0I-sKOqiSDS6Wrm5z4sA5HCP00Fz0/s1600/IMG_2357.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/AVvXsEjfmAXJcbhiVrcD_YTyuxX6ZQCglAUlx-LE41DfyvUzbxHNHnRhkEgrx-P9Awl238yL1753X3Sqi8btErAGjfpagGnhPYahta_RTHZAeR_cmbFkDA0I-sKOqiSDS6Wrm5z4sA5HCP00Fz0/s400/IMG_2357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686491463882009714" border="0" /></a>Andy was so excited to meet "my Buzz!" and had big hugs to give :).<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU48fuv2zbyPOAADNr01KJi-yinup87PMdKgWFZc0lFatvowRN6L9tvdthsXxwAkDCHEinS5aSVzxP7lrxvfzcYThCTAqTD3Pv1wm5HFVBcht3H-LYEhCLGFVNC-K9eBCwFtx7-ug0G4/s1600/IMG_2363.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/AVvXsEjPU48fuv2zbyPOAADNr01KJi-yinup87PMdKgWFZc0lFatvowRN6L9tvdthsXxwAkDCHEinS5aSVzxP7lrxvfzcYThCTAqTD3Pv1wm5HFVBcht3H-LYEhCLGFVNC-K9eBCwFtx7-ug0G4/s400/IMG_2363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686491482264012146" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Wazowski</span> and Sully.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjK6VqpP3U5kY43I1FAWBUYfbArrmbEKLkg41h884qb2WnxiUenXH2cbJQkwmMVFEe-8RJI_vBoeTp4sNQi_BUxFDYNYHoHjjmiwlkpkhG6APsfeEIzpvoA1_Wm7T4T_vULCRyPWpNYRs/s1600/IMG_2371.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/AVvXsEhjK6VqpP3U5kY43I1FAWBUYfbArrmbEKLkg41h884qb2WnxiUenXH2cbJQkwmMVFEe-8RJI_vBoeTp4sNQi_BUxFDYNYHoHjjmiwlkpkhG6APsfeEIzpvoA1_Wm7T4T_vULCRyPWpNYRs/s400/IMG_2371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686491482570807810" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy and Andy watching the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse production.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrQtnJh5cb1U6xI4jaBxCZvb9gYpgVGd1_GoSvEXyclx0GLEaDVYPMoFp9c4QWxIIZBkTZLmlj75MQQuW5TsU5KD4CyVy70P-fDzIUN9nNjAPeeCxegrqmlLkEG63NMTzEUboxm880Z8/s1600/IMG_2386.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/AVvXsEgrrQtnJh5cb1U6xI4jaBxCZvb9gYpgVGd1_GoSvEXyclx0GLEaDVYPMoFp9c4QWxIIZBkTZLmlj75MQQuW5TsU5KD4CyVy70P-fDzIUN9nNjAPeeCxegrqmlLkEG63NMTzEUboxm880Z8/s400/IMG_2386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686491494709013938" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a very fun and interactive show for the kiddos.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKzxdaW_G9vkXFzBf_zO3YqliuMH3mqUFEiyqZPnOcsktO5tNNvN01Vx-fbxZUHfO3o_md8jgMCpQeHIxd6vzpinbYamXjp7g_kgYQezaEKDzHYmHz3N5m4Pgm2xh-tl4_yFUV6vMAYQ/s1600/IMG_2412.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/AVvXsEjcKzxdaW_G9vkXFzBf_zO3YqliuMH3mqUFEiyqZPnOcsktO5tNNvN01Vx-fbxZUHfO3o_md8jgMCpQeHIxd6vzpinbYamXjp7g_kgYQezaEKDzHYmHz3N5m4Pgm2xh-tl4_yFUV6vMAYQ/s400/IMG_2412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686492617896483570" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Osborne Family Spectacle of lights. The lights were choreographed to musical numbers, it was pretty incredible!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrhm1lXbNvGECWSomaMWZYKLn5xjSD_BsFlZAEvBKn0ShzpUitSi3Hl3zYsWdXxL_7INAuAllihq_XHd1weYQOfabU1kjB8WbFbTh5SDF-0k7P6LvzIBuAwzty4_BIZg8Eea2gyjDpLw/s1600/IMG_2410.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/AVvXsEgnrhm1lXbNvGECWSomaMWZYKLn5xjSD_BsFlZAEvBKn0ShzpUitSi3Hl3zYsWdXxL_7INAuAllihq_XHd1weYQOfabU1kjB8WbFbTh5SDF-0k7P6LvzIBuAwzty4_BIZg8Eea2gyjDpLw/s400/IMG_2410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686492615816111138" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTxegtBUBYZmdbTSrLz51x3pkKkNSxVFG2AxhGtsnaLV99Tv-vuX-C2GLI-Ju9yshfUGhR3lh1Q4BkCYFgZVPLBW8TnvTw2FZpsi4bUrPv1E4CyZ_c7BPIn7J2KdcrfYgU__EtVGo8zQ/s1600/IMG_2413.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/AVvXsEiqTxegtBUBYZmdbTSrLz51x3pkKkNSxVFG2AxhGtsnaLV99Tv-vuX-C2GLI-Ju9yshfUGhR3lh1Q4BkCYFgZVPLBW8TnvTw2FZpsi4bUrPv1E4CyZ_c7BPIn7J2KdcrfYgU__EtVGo8zQ/s400/IMG_2413.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686492629593927426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to watch <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Fantasmic</span>. Andy was so exhausted that even with all of the loud music and fireworks, he fell right asleep.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGouM8AG9J6-bjZD2dGZMikze6lj_7jhKFWRy4Yn_pDT4xpq96hbJPenePO9pFg1m0j5sOkSBqysfHLPNyeVnFeTyMY-FjSn0KlJS-Y5rCdzc9kNUWXyeFIxBpPmd6f4yPIEjqXXEi3k/s1600/IMG_2418.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/AVvXsEjqGouM8AG9J6-bjZD2dGZMikze6lj_7jhKFWRy4Yn_pDT4xpq96hbJPenePO9pFg1m0j5sOkSBqysfHLPNyeVnFeTyMY-FjSn0KlJS-Y5rCdzc9kNUWXyeFIxBpPmd6f4yPIEjqXXEi3k/s400/IMG_2418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686492657918964434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of the show all the characters came by on this riverboat. Grace kept wanting me to take a picture of Ariel and Prince Eric. Thankfully we were able to meet them in a person a few days later.<br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-43588400378976408592011-12-15T11:23:00.001-08:002011-12-15T11:56:54.677-08:00Disney World Day 1: Animal Kingdom<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center">After a week back from vacation, I think we can finally say we are getting back to normal! We had such an amazing time at Disney World making wonderful memories with the Benedick family. Here are some photos of day 1 in the parks, the Animal Kingdom!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div align="center"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686439265934515458" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGTSzOMo25nFzD1Uus-S7mumxArDwnHJam2-l1Ef3QAbHgG0qMWLBAj-_DhlQRVxU9b6Sp8prfo-BzuGqIwhbCB-3g2ZIcHt-v4zvvWMN7LfRt7Z0PP2lvaG-Nf5dNLPRB9HQZvQb13k/s400/IMG_2270.JPG" border="0" />All the grand kids.<br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBpzBYfUaMsOL7dhmYCPEtTlF2OtwR0i-_VVYU7bEXkm46BPUpj4nm1GjoNxCaedV8MzHRVSo83fm_4A8OXhe8ea2iROXDU2ArxzlAnirXrUhpR8jNyRDKF95KFF_v79lUAXRg9gvIuo/s1600/IMG_2277.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686439245174007570" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBpzBYfUaMsOL7dhmYCPEtTlF2OtwR0i-_VVYU7bEXkm46BPUpj4nm1GjoNxCaedV8MzHRVSo83fm_4A8OXhe8ea2iROXDU2ArxzlAnirXrUhpR8jNyRDKF95KFF_v79lUAXRg9gvIuo/s400/IMG_2277.JPG" border="0" /></a>Andy and Grandma on the jungle safari.<br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOcNdDthebfj7nX32bqQfcd53x1jnoINpXAG18xf37IKRzY-zRxe4cDgiX7FUgVI6zm9lUDpqsaahIkzn2as1hT0G5PmFmVD6iTsQDIiQvwoTP5n-X0L17EYsaWLNyGkbocncL3CL_Mc/s1600/IMG_2280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686439236740608914" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOcNdDthebfj7nX32bqQfcd53x1jnoINpXAG18xf37IKRzY-zRxe4cDgiX7FUgVI6zm9lUDpqsaahIkzn2as1hT0G5PmFmVD6iTsQDIiQvwoTP5n-X0L17EYsaWLNyGkbocncL3CL_Mc/s400/IMG_2280.JPG" border="0" /></a>A giraffe up close and personal.<br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUESotLeJlVW2z4KJX4hi3q48NWbjy3HingLzdPTzkrgaj9OwT3g00HO817HP_-mfjq12LHg25I4qRRV7rYjwZ7wQEXyzLPTWQ4GmLTeSxfl7qtv6Vh8alZcaHdq7M9XDyjsa6KfztIL4/s1600/IMG_2282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686439185535115698" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUESotLeJlVW2z4KJX4hi3q48NWbjy3HingLzdPTzkrgaj9OwT3g00HO817HP_-mfjq12LHg25I4qRRV7rYjwZ7wQEXyzLPTWQ4GmLTeSxfl7qtv6Vh8alZcaHdq7M9XDyjsa6KfztIL4/s400/IMG_2282.JPG" border="0" /></a>Grace and a life size tiger.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686444107102165426" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdaQbeRowDWIf6mForGi342ldpoPFPQjlWV6FhrmD4ges0Z2TkFjM17uSvLp6ppVB5zYvze-Js6oPLPaZLoq91FPQgXLMczvb2-SwsLuipsfXvj1N89fDYfjTxi-Fjf8wgVxEfCj3GXA/s400/IMG_2301.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> The Finding Nemo show!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686441776499743954" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhQLJtRFxDRE7HQNIxMNapYKh1fo5jQ0lNElgyNZy_fuRlu9kJZ_iUiwDbiHHOo4TXU9zzOy71KCk0POwhAL_xQq-FynOKjn5KnVMA30gnl7o2oygq-1lwU79M6sk6vz0V7AW0FN9Phw/s400/IMG_2309.JPG" border="0" />Grace and Andy enjoying some Mickey ice cream during the parade.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686444117250456242" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPat_tw8StWeY89PIN6eghj5WQJutP4Ij-6PK5jxtYVE01KhotJ0ktmAhQ_MQcXMmusgBg8I9nLDYhyEsZToax6oOyhad92BUGNHWgybGKIqvTQGmeyPkS1Hk1pPuedfBMH6-Fg2gWY28/s400/IMG_2314.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>The special Animal Kingdom Christmas parade.<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686444133511820594" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaR8Qpak22yd1Gmb28EAIl3OwdHpL-lf50UOe2sSxqPJ0rzJZjKJ-fCXbIKGeCM0Au-1USSpuO1m9fTCoNTro_eXfmqY3d2Lfzf1XLY1wmkaYe7FpY_O5BTtTi9AGOWYsDIL22iUGYRM/s400/IMG_2335.JPG" border="0" />Grace and Emma were chosen to participate the Lion King performance for the closing sequence. They had a great time!<br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QaHrXVp5HGsQ9CSxvg73qWEerAXSuZE3XAUXeTjDE1rj03dkpMnt_yeus9zcP23z4MSMH4GvDrgmxXJj_70YRjljRggI7BEM-2daiSW7Ab2R5xz69658Rgn7MZhsrODVoPKvGlE5k_8/s1600/IMG_2331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686439177642920082" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QaHrXVp5HGsQ9CSxvg73qWEerAXSuZE3XAUXeTjDE1rj03dkpMnt_yeus9zcP23z4MSMH4GvDrgmxXJj_70YRjljRggI7BEM-2daiSW7Ab2R5xz69658Rgn7MZhsrODVoPKvGlE5k_8/s400/IMG_2331.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686441787245241858" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE83vCV1njRnMHLKIcpZ6eyJGH2agXBgNuVHcd9unnRy1S5Bjjocgz3A3Txas94nU2QzBi6t29OVbSXxcbI6ksS_xb1zc41uYE2et_CxmNIt-MtpglwcTm70vCJNZM_pfPfw9oO3saOe8/s400/IMG_2326.JPG" border="0" />Meeting Tigger and Pooh bear down at the docks!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 300px; height: 400px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686444137493214130" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmgBvOxYNgXdG4fimSCfHQVYiACD8G7st8CKKqV3m6uKAHa9p6gwJkDomuly5DjLFXJdzZPIS062yb-Q87s1n4rU270uRpOCvYKBVkezqjv2VevopXho6o2WUW8oFCNnMpzbwNsR6gHc/s400/IMG_2336.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>A great first day!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-81733785851156222062011-11-23T12:14:00.000-08:002011-11-23T12:19:43.224-08:00A day at home with Daddy!<div align="center">These are the kinds of things that happen in our house when Daddy gets the day off from work :).</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vLZOB-lAdBMYMNE7r0kdWz26QhkrrHJWcQW1biwhi9hfUGjHgyWI4jzf2wbotdc8QtPomsQZBkXBZujTfHJzleXsEZSDaSLg-zqkifHBrd3pXPYQdVtDlm1qDrxJeWujRfZJosoTk6M/s1600/IMG_2255.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678287901655482850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOVX2c2X5zi3c5tj3tXfkSdOkBQ-kkmpQlbTGEC8Nnv4PJjzAwzLrsZ5C18x6Bw93BlSsh_GmIbf-LrUuEKQ4lsA5HJR_I7vFdxnFAOqK7-Y40ctMGoVtgNi2q4MGEh-PKNYWN2M83og/s400/IMG_2253.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEaz9MUEec9zxHoIztuIbVq0kRIezjSOkRFs94S-ePUBJdMX8mj5II0YeSzDkRX7UowT7IBIpwYDW-oNkpc_3P5JoZShqpvHKsZ0pJ68AgJh7gaNzNqU6sl6_-EzARGuo9v3XCGaaBbg/s1600/IMG_2251.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678287899408778882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEaz9MUEec9zxHoIztuIbVq0kRIezjSOkRFs94S-ePUBJdMX8mj5II0YeSzDkRX7UowT7IBIpwYDW-oNkpc_3P5JoZShqpvHKsZ0pJ68AgJh7gaNzNqU6sl6_-EzARGuo9v3XCGaaBbg/s400/IMG_2251.JPG" /></a></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-23695725569843932612011-11-22T07:09:00.001-08:002011-11-22T07:20:54.832-08:00Thanksgiving crafts<div align="center">Grace and Andy did a few Thanksgiving crafts yesterday and I had to share the final product :).</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_MhEyjH6I6uFCzifm16kcDN1QikglOHhHTyc7eZDr-9BMJ5C_ikvOl1Xj1F2s8z1-CXvwAWL5iNpzvgxxazHUAIaNrpDT4bulfJ_whxGGdBExmfPeBVja-GyOO9L2qtuxYNzcYIYADg/s1600/IMG_2236.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677838725771345138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_MhEyjH6I6uFCzifm16kcDN1QikglOHhHTyc7eZDr-9BMJ5C_ikvOl1Xj1F2s8z1-CXvwAWL5iNpzvgxxazHUAIaNrpDT4bulfJ_whxGGdBExmfPeBVja-GyOO9L2qtuxYNzcYIYADg/s400/IMG_2236.JPG" /></a> Grace's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">handprint</span> turkey (complete with drawing of herself and 4 legs ;) ). Grace was thankful this year for her family and for Jesus in her heart.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvQ28nlw-JWXrroD7ewgfzXWUMTNGokJrifORln1g_elCHFEnln1QLw70wSdg8267xBQ1MwW_Szh9sncrBVHDFbVxfwecNGKdOT_i-WK1f4W3ONTafGl0dyo_CaAoGz3endnC6nsadwY/s1600/IMG_2247.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677838481758250674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvQ28nlw-JWXrroD7ewgfzXWUMTNGokJrifORln1g_elCHFEnln1QLw70wSdg8267xBQ1MwW_Szh9sncrBVHDFbVxfwecNGKdOT_i-WK1f4W3ONTafGl0dyo_CaAoGz3endnC6nsadwY/s400/IMG_2247.JPG" /></a> My cute girl.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFFIe3ddMdRBl_GDpPOKrdD6AfyFJ7G74Vu7g7UQEny4vHjh8vBwltAePA2TrdP4BLdIVW5y44S6v57EIoD8BVGQV1_iVZL29YsSYMz7lP9Yb8lboOwK9wJYJOyStoDs-K8ASjPqbNoI/s1600/IMG_2243.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677838472580231890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFFIe3ddMdRBl_GDpPOKrdD6AfyFJ7G74Vu7g7UQEny4vHjh8vBwltAePA2TrdP4BLdIVW5y44S6v57EIoD8BVGQV1_iVZL29YsSYMz7lP9Yb8lboOwK9wJYJOyStoDs-K8ASjPqbNoI/s400/IMG_2243.JPG" /></a><br />Andy was thankful for his Nana and Papa, Grandpa and Grandma, (his friends) Claire and Brooks, and his family :). I loved the way he was listing off all the people he loves and holds dear.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCFZGI6GMlvaD-T5cVSM99jY_mKxnusQJC03mIpx5NCPwPc7rN1L0tx1u8nDzDEOkcLXl4SGY_nfNjLrc75tMPkjJTSG3_4Tnu4nIP7odWQnyvMltTkoKC2UrSKR1mjlj0Rp_pAbvuxE/s1600/IMG_2245.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677838473644537282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCFZGI6GMlvaD-T5cVSM99jY_mKxnusQJC03mIpx5NCPwPc7rN1L0tx1u8nDzDEOkcLXl4SGY_nfNjLrc75tMPkjJTSG3_4Tnu4nIP7odWQnyvMltTkoKC2UrSKR1mjlj0Rp_pAbvuxE/s400/IMG_2245.JPG" /></a> "Cheese!" This silly boy won't give a real smile for the camera for anything.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD-ubJSbBzcz_GqUCFP6dy5fVBChVUSaU3am3ysH6QTN6wdER5hRILD4ljQML5hKgNcL-k7fPKTIIvAo0e_saBTKX0L8jlHyFLrXqoNwRMZwfq2-saM3mVyM_GVUqTcfCwkfscy5W79w/s1600/IMG_2239.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677838465063233442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD-ubJSbBzcz_GqUCFP6dy5fVBChVUSaU3am3ysH6QTN6wdER5hRILD4ljQML5hKgNcL-k7fPKTIIvAo0e_saBTKX0L8jlHyFLrXqoNwRMZwfq2-saM3mVyM_GVUqTcfCwkfscy5W79w/s400/IMG_2239.JPG" /></a><br />Candy turkeys (I was supposed to use candy corn for the feather but was unable to locate them, so we went with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">reeses</span> pieces instead).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqmUIAhx9BpWOfzA26GguipgUVWckTIhnWx3c_4pS16JN-8Q18dKt0U09NU0XKTWy1HjL1Fr9WuImC6osZ4Fp2J_iPTTsGkKhR37QJUEakPdonbLBTnMKRU8QtlJ_JFtAC4Y33eUzv18/s1600/IMG_2241.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677838456479573714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqmUIAhx9BpWOfzA26GguipgUVWckTIhnWx3c_4pS16JN-8Q18dKt0U09NU0XKTWy1HjL1Fr9WuImC6osZ4Fp2J_iPTTsGkKhR37QJUEakPdonbLBTnMKRU8QtlJ_JFtAC4Y33eUzv18/s400/IMG_2241.JPG" /></a><br />The finished product. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">din't</span> get any photos of the kids enjoying their treats, but their faces were covered in frosting by the time they were done, so I think they were a hit ;).</div></div></div></div><br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-74095496780134486462011-11-18T11:02:00.000-08:002011-11-18T11:10:55.172-08:00First snow<div align="center">Today, we had our first snow of the season. I love how snow is just magical for my children at this age. Although I don't think it will stick around for long, they loved running around and catching snowflakes.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8PxBL706KgtvetNu6jizJeusGMHOpIruyraeabLoneo8ceKSNmvj_l5akQ7rByanxVbfAPdb37H9ADR3tl7himgeOqN8N3kHhPitkUkwEyBAQZr06kgGgQ9LNpvvPayEbS-c5dS4vO8/s1600/IMG_2232.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676414469549582770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8PxBL706KgtvetNu6jizJeusGMHOpIruyraeabLoneo8ceKSNmvj_l5akQ7rByanxVbfAPdb37H9ADR3tl7himgeOqN8N3kHhPitkUkwEyBAQZr06kgGgQ9LNpvvPayEbS-c5dS4vO8/s400/IMG_2232.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfy3S_e7IbTf5mxnFnRvqQJqp9qxUEMxoOFvX71_R4ajNtxsKHfcsUTuNoLXVYrEETVS867ukYWRnA7xTAGJwHmWws3aIe33lijnWVXerOUjjFPEBu8Z3_DtSnug2e5qNlMCutiCMurs/s1600/IMG_2231.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676414461611016642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfy3S_e7IbTf5mxnFnRvqQJqp9qxUEMxoOFvX71_R4ajNtxsKHfcsUTuNoLXVYrEETVS867ukYWRnA7xTAGJwHmWws3aIe33lijnWVXerOUjjFPEBu8Z3_DtSnug2e5qNlMCutiCMurs/s400/IMG_2231.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fRauKM6NufzofQcqDfyErGqPJ69uY2HcZtDUAehCjTnnRUrZ2Kd2rX8z_pJGyhNawm9u71ELuapeHB9CNtwFyrVnVXWMF9zL1-Py6sivE3ZPec7fPZs5a7faVcINuEbCfLx_xN4jTzU/s1600/IMG_2230.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676414456902820482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fRauKM6NufzofQcqDfyErGqPJ69uY2HcZtDUAehCjTnnRUrZ2Kd2rX8z_pJGyhNawm9u71ELuapeHB9CNtwFyrVnVXWMF9zL1-Py6sivE3ZPec7fPZs5a7faVcINuEbCfLx_xN4jTzU/s400/IMG_2230.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN45eTdxTSDISTLaYQyUawN_V0O1jJ7lUdcENXRKMQNg82cRQqbsw0gtC_pw5fwpOZ3CTIjtCsY_RVohObCs5lWwBMLr_1lu0vmqnVY31oHCEcAdD00oZHBvzQISJCllDZw9lJfLwT7A/s1600/IMG_2229.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676414441436546706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN45eTdxTSDISTLaYQyUawN_V0O1jJ7lUdcENXRKMQNg82cRQqbsw0gtC_pw5fwpOZ3CTIjtCsY_RVohObCs5lWwBMLr_1lu0vmqnVY31oHCEcAdD00oZHBvzQISJCllDZw9lJfLwT7A/s400/IMG_2229.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68NNuogAeaLYMtq77l1UpDA3bQF3zq9xMRyA2wo2UXdlfLJRDKPoHYFQzqfNGP81O2Zoc7_W3ZtPwTrN2VchQkNKS13KXQ0eSZekKpqHC8Vq0NqKWOkzS2BYbv4Em529wju0x6Eddycw/s1600/IMG_2227.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676414439821910434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68NNuogAeaLYMtq77l1UpDA3bQF3zq9xMRyA2wo2UXdlfLJRDKPoHYFQzqfNGP81O2Zoc7_W3ZtPwTrN2VchQkNKS13KXQ0eSZekKpqHC8Vq0NqKWOkzS2BYbv4Em529wju0x6Eddycw/s400/IMG_2227.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-32828876094229412512011-11-17T14:56:00.001-08:002011-11-17T14:58:26.721-08:00Jesus in my heartGrace just came running to me:<br /><br />G: "Mommy! I felt something in my heart and I heard Jesus say something to me!!"<br />M: "What did you hear?"<br />G: "I heard him say 'I love you Grace!'"<br />M; "How special Grace! Did you tell him anything back?"<br />G: "I told him, 'I love you too Jesus, and thanks for being in my heart."<br /><br />Out of the mouths of babes :).Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-85582930846178014082011-11-16T12:40:00.000-08:002011-11-16T12:55:32.208-08:00My little early riserMy little Andy man is quite the morning person. As soon as he wakes up he is chatting away and as happy as can be. I love that about him (although there are times I wish he would choose to sleep in a little bit later than he does). <br /><br />This morning I awoke to him whispering under his door "MOMMY! MOMMY! I'm awaaaaaake! I'm awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake!" (I was rather thankful for a whisper rather than a shout). He was quite comical morning as he just kept asking obscure and silly questions as we got started on our day. <br /><br />Andy: "Mommy, do you eat eyeballs?"<br />Me: "No silly boy, I don't eat eyeballs."<br />Andy: "Oh, ...me either. And my name is Andy, not silly boy"<br />Me: "Okay Andy ;)."<br />Andy: "Mommy, do you eat stickers?"<br />Me: "No Andy, I don't eat stickers, I eat food!"<br />Andy: "I like stickers."<br />(Pause)<br />Andy: "Mommy"<br />Me: "Yes?"<br />Andy: "I like breakfast, do you like breakfast?"<br />Me: "Yup"<br />Andy: "I like craisin' cran' crunch' aaaand juice aaaaand bananas aaaaand fishies aaaaand apples aaaaand yogurt aaaaaand fruit snacks."<br />Me: "Do you want some breakfast?"<br />Andy: "Nope."<br /><br />Just a day in the life with my little man, I sure do love him. :)Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-57112450613778114012011-11-05T19:34:00.000-07:002011-11-05T19:40:48.138-07:00Out of the mouths of babes...This morning while traveling in the car, the CD we were listening to skipped. This is the conversation that ensued:<br /><br />Grace: What happened?<br />Me: The CD has a scratch so it isn't working.<br />Grace: Well, we need to take it to the doctor!<br /><br />Out of the mouths of babes :).Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-89574040149720782492011-11-04T15:40:00.000-07:002011-11-05T19:13:08.546-07:00Birthday Recap<div align="center">This year for Grace and Andy's birthday we celebrated with a joint party. We had the theme of Mickey and Minnie Mouse! Grandma Carol was kind enough to make special birthday shirts for Grace and Andy to wear on the day of their party. We were also blessed to have Nana and Papa Littler in town to celebrate as well. It was a beautiful day and the kids had so much fun <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">celebrating</span> with their friends and family! </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Grace turned 4 and Andy turned 3 !<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671282005761196226" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUytJhCS2Nm6JLC5PMRR5tpUpLx5_cqYzH41Karg1imofiX6x5TOL7nTIVQ9spDswJpaWE6ZgifiwCrNMx3Do3EelhPcZ8xfPqd5fxqY8I_iYQS1gr-1vBqhv1b8Szt5wCl_zzkLfybDo/s200/IMG_6086.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Grace's birthday shirt.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKYkzHSeu60QZi-3kCHSPitCCvilEM7ADfy5Z2s32wA0IZsEzuzFT3Q4Vb5aQhkz8gtFYu6TVywtHZMymDBqfSdna_XrzRDIIaUNBKY8KJi4cy35Zxcc1CUaZu7yfR1EaLmzd4LhsRF8/s1600/IMG_5850.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671277534851771730" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKYkzHSeu60QZi-3kCHSPitCCvilEM7ADfy5Z2s32wA0IZsEzuzFT3Q4Vb5aQhkz8gtFYu6TVywtHZMymDBqfSdna_XrzRDIIaUNBKY8KJi4cy35Zxcc1CUaZu7yfR1EaLmzd4LhsRF8/s200/IMG_5850.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br />Steve and Devin spent time working on the party favors for the kiddos: personalized Mickey and Minnie shirts! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLuRH5YqWzdKcpBd2nXjx96mKLWGi9ee6sJPhz-HhAYM4azmiuGU2mtwqBxXyt0506WEhRmCkZ4Z51JqeYu_VvPVa9J-_nmPMLo9WbpOi4kL6Hu0uFgqcFQb9q6LDHZ1Mqhq-PYSr1Wo/s1600/IMG_5831.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671277521153441602" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLuRH5YqWzdKcpBd2nXjx96mKLWGi9ee6sJPhz-HhAYM4azmiuGU2mtwqBxXyt0506WEhRmCkZ4Z51JqeYu_VvPVa9J-_nmPMLo9WbpOi4kL6Hu0uFgqcFQb9q6LDHZ1Mqhq-PYSr1Wo/s200/IMG_5831.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">The finished products. </div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671278520866003074" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpefdIHZ3MXtpfm8-rGixfqkuuCMoRpghgUmwLEAgQXZkjq2l4kRSDh78y-EpbFGisQ96BhS4a6mfWLUNDgGy55F0WkpxVW0dPAong0xS-AoG7R6Uk5DyRtarABJcUMOyqHfArY7YAs70/s200/IMG_5924.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><div align="center">The kids also spent some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">time</span> coloring a Mickey and Minnie puzzle,....<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqd6og-sxmfFGimmHkHWD56m9vpsgTUpP8RuWEMLdQPh-Pnz4nrGAq9rdxEnQauUgG-iD3QphBss84WIrn28Y3ej3A7Pfqa8lvqGUywC1fRHQZ5FjIcM0c5WXtd9qDewrsrGZcszRYqQ/s1600/IMG_5866.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671277480125945586" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqd6og-sxmfFGimmHkHWD56m9vpsgTUpP8RuWEMLdQPh-Pnz4nrGAq9rdxEnQauUgG-iD3QphBss84WIrn28Y3ej3A7Pfqa8lvqGUywC1fRHQZ5FjIcM0c5WXtd9qDewrsrGZcszRYqQ/s200/IMG_5866.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">played outside (an all had homemade ears to wear),....<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhnLqCKHLn7N62HV_lchUqPGzD3B9T483Hhvg_TxGQ5l2UCdrRhnjbyTxFhxcSjrEAa0LzsIyXn6Ox20hovVJHhwbmp0gkOkZKLnlcLpSr6PXl0JBuQlcv6VbtbuTir6WeOcXyZWDupM/s1600/IMG_5905.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671277469625989858" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhnLqCKHLn7N62HV_lchUqPGzD3B9T483Hhvg_TxGQ5l2UCdrRhnjbyTxFhxcSjrEAa0LzsIyXn6Ox20hovVJHhwbmp0gkOkZKLnlcLpSr6PXl0JBuQlcv6VbtbuTir6WeOcXyZWDupM/s200/IMG_5905.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />and played pin the bow on Minnie!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOFVZmbxLIe0ZCXS6DChFYfrUR0pC-O2ATdYIQdShB767eWrXvW2mYCt0uB1SsR0JDIwDK9906Ozrht5lq45LGjCXk3-7yajRM0fXUrT1FD2prFcMA7dGB0eCbbQ-_BU_DY073ZdczhM/s1600/IMG_5910.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671275970637600466" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOFVZmbxLIe0ZCXS6DChFYfrUR0pC-O2ATdYIQdShB767eWrXvW2mYCt0uB1SsR0JDIwDK9906Ozrht5lq45LGjCXk3-7yajRM0fXUrT1FD2prFcMA7dGB0eCbbQ-_BU_DY073ZdczhM/s200/IMG_5910.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />They enjoyed some cupcakes... :)<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F5KP96jcMV43CkwMLvbERxOnDT1iYuDji4fqPdx2TPG5YS5A2T60fy7GiZws9fl9QKgjFxgLwCWZXH6JpT7rqzXuQlsGXI1SfGFXeeweqEVLtf0ZMLxJA9r07f6VGGgbEgBIFS61kLU/s1600/IMG_5950.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671275951539534802" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F5KP96jcMV43CkwMLvbERxOnDT1iYuDji4fqPdx2TPG5YS5A2T60fy7GiZws9fl9QKgjFxgLwCWZXH6JpT7rqzXuQlsGXI1SfGFXeeweqEVLtf0ZMLxJA9r07f6VGGgbEgBIFS61kLU/s200/IMG_5950.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671275936884836162" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeijz4HnCp4nGAzbRZJCnkUxs8h2UiWhfZ0LMpNWw2IZTZcVF7qRHKBjz5jvtQiKZCbPXNfzqYLWYURLLOlRvOWNal5e6zmA4pvDqPJvUhyphenhyphen2XvpPDx4BsiTXVud4VxQyVVaO81YPofRQ/s200/IMG_5996.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />And opened some wonderful gifts from friends and family!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUho4nq2znB2cgBrSVTBN96dBEfhpkxUUjbHV8kwPMik2THHR1Te4i_nuVJhfXfpD8d2OV2ekLm0Fh8ioAfR286zNvkniaDu4hji7UDVR2ATGef08YwiGfUPDQ_29OPs2Sb-qv-TzcuVY/s1600/IMG_6019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671275918357344242" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUho4nq2znB2cgBrSVTBN96dBEfhpkxUUjbHV8kwPMik2THHR1Te4i_nuVJhfXfpD8d2OV2ekLm0Fh8ioAfR286zNvkniaDu4hji7UDVR2ATGef08YwiGfUPDQ_29OPs2Sb-qv-TzcuVY/s200/IMG_6019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTLNhVgMcjMAmu9He_A9q4ZoVet_LsZv6yIaHd1Tt5RbxVCrDT3PDa35YLSfMVvcXfccqXwj1fiHjCTNPP3otJR544NEOLQLuf-C7pacC9HxjvUTiIWJhyphenhyphen6juvgC75dkkUGDnBgHX2BQ/s1600/IMG_6028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671275904874066994" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTLNhVgMcjMAmu9He_A9q4ZoVet_LsZv6yIaHd1Tt5RbxVCrDT3PDa35YLSfMVvcXfccqXwj1fiHjCTNPP3otJR544NEOLQLuf-C7pacC9HxjvUTiIWJhyphenhyphen6juvgC75dkkUGDnBgHX2BQ/s200/IMG_6028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our kiddos are so blessed with wonderful people to help them celebrate their special day! </div></div><br /></div></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-24951261829251883222011-11-03T07:23:00.000-07:002011-11-03T12:09:47.979-07:00Halloween 2011<div align="center"><strong>Halloween 2011 </strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center">I purchased the kids' costumes last year at a Halloween clearance sale. Grace had been asking monthly, weekly, and sometimes daily, about when she got wear her Cinderella costume. She was thrilled when Halloween finally arrived!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">In her words "Mommy, I have waited FOREVER to be Cinderella!"<br /></div><br /><div align="center">(The wig only lasted for about 15 minutes at the church harvest party, it didn't even come out for trick-or-treating.)<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670779162106550882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDa1ekPEoBnjm0ELpcAH7JL6PO-BkHYzGWjb4S2bAdNk-n6n7zm0H-XAEJHt3oNxED2WFx4MgFo7u3UfR-yXMSrpnnSaZMmcmfng0am_ZJ_QuPHSTBAcrhpe32TGFxwB3URf35Nt5Nwkk/s320/IMG_2194.JPG" />Andy went as Buzz <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lightyear</span></span> and was constantly running into people, tables, walls, and anything and everything else with his wings :). "To infinity - AND beyond!"<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670776827182575586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpzKcW6SA9RFCb-ntQ-hsh9KuKV5MKoUDkhdZcUAvnpLCljxOAKTse_KPORm5Rl21o_nKg6L7BNzhWBG572xK_3ipOaqqPO5q-i-B8-J-GLrzUbxS8FW0IMjB3tcVx60d7v_SR0-RhNo/s320/IMG_2193.JPG" /><br />The Benedick family and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Duerksen</span></span> grandparents (Emma and Macy's other set of grandparents) got together to enjoy some dinner over at G.G.'s house. This is our first year of taking the kids door to door trick-or-treating and it was quite a humorous experience.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670776833789302018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-95U0k2-aU1OwnhFlOOeBNgY0BgVBBf9ZLj5QTMwjy_okVRWTLuBBh0BAdmpLRkIoAyyy5PNJ181IhM16tIdzbUgql3q6kncKgm3H2NU_XCK1uAT1GbL_-RpUzWty4YK7JrMWLmTOkd0/s320/IMG_2205.JPG" /><br />The kids loved the excitement of getting candy at each door and saying "Happy Halloween!" Grace had commented to her cousin, Emma, earlier in the evening that if you said "Happy Halloween," the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">person</span> would say it back. At one house in particular, a very excited Grace said "Happy Halloween" to the lady handing out candy and the woman replied with "thank you." As Grace ran back to meet us at the end of the driveway, she paused, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">turned</span> around and shouted at the woman "You need to say Happy Halloween back!" :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6knFDS9yfAH8QpEYLmUzOilbRI15Qpbsgs3BlNt1NUEdBOYYPl6-VhtNRF5QORyOW13ZEYBnHWPGe2pzWoHBYkPrD3bNwUbWdEykolK-KOCr-OH1sy-KMpp3iP_CPOoaBPpq9batcjg/s1600/Halloween+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670776866717649090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6knFDS9yfAH8QpEYLmUzOilbRI15Qpbsgs3BlNt1NUEdBOYYPl6-VhtNRF5QORyOW13ZEYBnHWPGe2pzWoHBYkPrD3bNwUbWdEykolK-KOCr-OH1sy-KMpp3iP_CPOoaBPpq9batcjg/s320/Halloween+3.jpg" /></a> Andy, on the other hand, was so excited meeting new people (and dogs of course), that he just welcomed himself into a few houses by walking right through their front door!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670776846045374978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7GLEsh_-OlOgh3T-CFNUgorJ5cRWxiUnU0yzg-T_P6tcNzJmtxlSmYWkwJGuckothLy_yKq66hw2niU2B8-cTyKGU6tD-bhh33TFMH5e-894ZRtoK8HVtDM9d-OVPc6eC1ZnXgFJNwI/s320/IMG_2208.JPG" /><br />By the end of the evening, it was getting pretty cold so Andy found a good spot to stay warm between houses. I don't think Grandpa minded too much ;).<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670776884107978306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2REXovVq-AttwO98SqFcAbDfQ0NJ2sscsLvrScmGBbexf0nWFM_3a5Uqy0IJMx_WBcJUOsUdTkSOtj0T88UILnGbUt7SBRP4t8_-y_KanK6Gh3ETDahZui1Al8T3-5zjzXWmYWO72V0Q/s320/IMG_2216.JPG" /> </div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-33719007285476336402011-10-27T19:15:00.000-07:002011-10-28T06:51:43.070-07:00Andy's Birthday Survey<strong>Andy - Age 3</strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>1. What is your favorite color?</strong> "Red.<br /><br /><br /><strong>2. What is your favorite toy?</strong> "Thomas the train."<br /><br /><br /><strong>3. What is your favorite fruit? "</strong>Grapes."<br /><br /><br /><strong>4. What is your favorite tv show?</strong> "Shawn the Sheep."<br /><br /><br /><strong>5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?</strong> "Macaroni and cheese."<br /><br /><br /><strong>6. What is your favorite outfit?</strong> "My incredibles costume."<br /><br /><br /><strong>7. What is your favorite game?</strong> "The treasure chest game (Cariboo Island by Cranium)."<br /><br /><br /><strong>8. What is your favorite snack?</strong> "Fruit snacks."<br /><br /><br /><strong>9. What is your favorite animal?</strong> "Zoey, my doggie."<br /><br /><br /><strong>10. What is your favorite song?</strong> "The Bible tells me so."<br /><br /><br /><strong>11. What is your favorite book?</strong> "There’s no such thing as monsters!"<br /><br /><br /><strong>12. Who is your best friend?</strong> "Mommy." (No, this was not coaxed :-D)<br /><br /><br /><strong>13. What is your favorite food?</strong> "Carrots."<br /><br /><br /><strong>14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?</strong> "Ride in my car (his cozy coupe)."<br /><br /><br /><strong>15. What is your favorite drink?</strong> "Juice."<br /><br /><br /><strong>16. What is your favorite holiday?</strong> "Christmas."<br /><br /><br /><strong>17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? "</strong>My bear and my blankie."<br /><br /><br /><strong>18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?</strong> "Eggs."<br /><br /><br /><strong>19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?</strong> "Cake."<br /><br /><br /><strong>20. What do you want to be when you grow up?</strong> "Be Buzz Lightyear."<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668539382965965154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVN1g2mpQSXAoJbheO4tgtlQK1YDf6Rwxfq-2Q1KWTjgzG29dkHLGDcxDLIih7BBpgHHsTyiqRENKVe8qFTc0nq30mbDjMrD1X61qZxuXzXsQUjSCL7v7FHqApNE0Lr43CG4UkFM3bCo/s320/IMG_2106.JPG" />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-39248726954311913672011-10-27T19:00:00.000-07:002011-10-28T06:46:24.796-07:00Grace's Birthday SurveyI recently came across a survey to give your children every year on their birthday. Then, as the years pass, you can look back on the same questions and see how much their answers have changed. Here were Grace's answers for her 4 year-old survey.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Grace – Age 4</strong><br /><br /><strong>1. What is your favorite color?</strong> "Pink"<br /><br /><br /><strong>2. What is your favorite toy?</strong> "My strawberry shortcake doll and my microphone."<br /><br /><br /><strong>3. What is your favorite fruit?</strong> "Bananas."<br /><br /><br /><strong>4. What is your favorite tv show?</strong> "Shawn the sheep."<br /><br /><br /><strong>5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?</strong> "Corn dogs."<br /><br /><br /><strong>6. What is your favorite outfit?</strong> "The flower dress that you (mommy) gave me."<br /><br /><br /><strong>7. What is your favorite game?</strong> "Hi-ho cherry-o"<br /><br /><br /><strong>8. What is your favorite snack?</strong> "Fruit snacks."<br /><br /><br /><strong>9. What is your favorite animal?</strong> "Zebra."<br /><br /><br /><strong>10. What is your favorite song?</strong> "Jesus loves me."<br /><br /><br /><strong>11. What is your favorite book?</strong> "Curious George."<br /><br /><br /><strong>12. Who is your best friend?</strong> "Brinley."<br /><br /><br /><strong>13. What is your favorite food?</strong> "Vegetables."<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?</strong> "Ride my new bike that I got for my birthday."<br /><br /><br /><strong>15. What is your favorite drink?</strong> "Milk."<br /><br /><br /><strong>16. What is your favorite holiday?</strong> "Easter."<br /><br /><br /><strong>17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?</strong> "Lucy (her doll) and my blanket."<br /><br /><br /><strong>18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?</strong> "Raisin Bran crunch"<br /><br /><br /><strong>19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?</strong> "Taco salad."<br /><br /><br /><strong>20. What do you want to be when you grow up?</strong> "A dentist like my grandpa."<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668537584862191570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJkskaqTxHHcs20IhfEaZ7tIqPBSQfr4fqB7cH67IIEWx9h5UFej308_h_2h59hxOqIgQmw650WokaVNooDJO2sCj2Inwca-zlUcdK-710cf5ekGgNfeUg7UlMC_BTPmmmcT61DtZPeM/s320/IMG_2190.JPG" />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-81859283738506788512011-10-24T19:01:00.000-07:002011-10-24T19:20:00.398-07:00A healthy heart.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp85g2206SUskDKS3u08iKPhsVemlTEC2dfq0e5bceR6BdBK8zjkOHqUQMINHcgezy5n7dz458PZS2rvOGTjRQbNUwpBh3bNwEPtDxqS10O5_tRtvHBEFAzOrafY1iN0GlkcNJ0Rl4IE/s1600/bw+%25289+of+35%2529.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667248009456705906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp85g2206SUskDKS3u08iKPhsVemlTEC2dfq0e5bceR6BdBK8zjkOHqUQMINHcgezy5n7dz458PZS2rvOGTjRQbNUwpBh3bNwEPtDxqS10O5_tRtvHBEFAzOrafY1iN0GlkcNJ0Rl4IE/s320/bw+%25289+of+35%2529.jpg" /></a>Today I took the kids to the doctor for their yearly well-checks. We are blessed with a fabulous physician who makes taking the kids to the doctor a joy rather than a chore. She always takes the time to engage the kids and make them feel special. After listening to Grace's heart she commented that she had a very healthy heart, to which Grace responded "Well, God keeps it healthy because he lives in there!" I adore that 'healthy' and tender heart of hers. Even at the age of 4, she knows that the Great Physician is guarding and protecting her heart. Out of the mouths of babes.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639610045202625671.post-42420920799665050212011-10-24T18:30:00.000-07:002011-10-25T07:04:21.176-07:00Out of the mouths of babes.<div align="center">My daughter turned 4 three weeks ago.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGwtXFUMWovFsUCHdNUqMKvm3TDqizvTItawN3FBM17cPXrTn0-NOvb6-WjwZmgb9H6tycyq7-0lgWn-QB3q6yZkQvsoN98qy3-HEJu6w5LRy5rdMHrV-YZuio5DMpbDbK47O8TXgD8Y/s1600/ben+%2528111+of+123%2529+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667239592247577794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGwtXFUMWovFsUCHdNUqMKvm3TDqizvTItawN3FBM17cPXrTn0-NOvb6-WjwZmgb9H6tycyq7-0lgWn-QB3q6yZkQvsoN98qy3-HEJu6w5LRy5rdMHrV-YZuio5DMpbDbK47O8TXgD8Y/s320/ben+%2528111+of+123%2529+copy.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></a>My son turned 3 just yesterday. Where has the time gone!?<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSBmgvnz3cX77s2eW3sda8bTaWUh1KEJsdNPo4hZGcGdAHWOiACmsM7wHGXJH3aREqN4f3stgG13BMBvx5XqO2TZsn7zjlZEDuJMhDIkElTKdofSVdJg_wzEEVezskdsNjg6Eb9AtcjQ/s1600/bw+%252818+of+35%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667239589365980562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSBmgvnz3cX77s2eW3sda8bTaWUh1KEJsdNPo4hZGcGdAHWOiACmsM7wHGXJH3aREqN4f3stgG13BMBvx5XqO2TZsn7zjlZEDuJMhDIkElTKdofSVdJg_wzEEVezskdsNjg6Eb9AtcjQ/s320/bw+%252818+of+35%2529.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p>As I look back over the last 4 years, it seems impossible that much time has managed to slip by. The days and weeks have somehow turned into months and years, and now my babies are, well, not really babies anymore. Long gone are the days of first steps and baby coos. I now have two wonderfully animated and inquisitive children who always keep life exciting (to say the least). Time is doing anything but slowing down, and I don't want to miss this. I don't want to forget these moments when they are still so small. I want to remember the silly things they say, the exasperating things they do, and the lessons they teach me through their innocence and child like faith. So, here is to sharing things that come "out of the mouths of babes," to remembering these moments that seem to be gone in the blink of an eye. </p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524812022521879459noreply@blogger.com0