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Easter Baskets given the day after Easter. We dyed our eggs, opened Easter baskets, and did our Easter Egg hunt the day after. (Sure made for some cheaper baskets! )</div>
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All the Alma ladies at Serenity's Easter egg hunt<br />
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Blake dressed up for his Titanic play at church - He did such a good job!</div>
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Jakeb had to go to the ER for stitches. He was messing around at church, and he collided his teeth through his lip into his brother Kaleb's head.</div>
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Indy Children's museum - Lego display<br />
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Blake and Peyton<br />
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Zak and Mommy on the carousel at the museum<br />
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Look who's sitting up now!!<br />
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Eric and I at the Rave getting ready to watch the AVENGERS!! (yup, got a new do!)Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-48347806580972581472012-03-08T21:49:00.001-05:002012-03-08T21:49:17.876-05:00Life in general<div>
Life has been great and of course slightly crazy, trying to balance 6 kids and a newborn, homeschooling 4 1/2 of them. (Yes, four and a half. Poor Makenna gets shafted half the time but since she's only four it's okay. The boys didn't start school until Kindergarten.)</div>
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We just added a little more craziness to our lives by going to Gatlinburg for a week, and boy was that fun. We seriously just vegged at our chalet the entire time. I think we went out to eat twice while we were there. We did a little hiking, but like I said most of the time was just relaxing.</div>
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However, now we're trying to get back into the swing of things, and that is sometimes hard when you don't want to get back in the swing. We would all much rather be on vacation!</div>
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Anyways, here's some pics of the past couple of months. Maybe eventually I'll get to posting about Christmas, birthdays, and Zak's birth, but for now... this is all I got for ya!</div>
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all 7 at our chalet<br />
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Blake's motto<br />
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daddy playing with his girls (I think he makes a great Flynn!)<br />
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the last night there, they realized that they could squeeze behind the hideaway bed on the sofa. It definitely made for a fun hiding place<br />
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Our favorite restaraunt in Gatlingburg<br />
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the view outside our chalet. Cute, huh?<br />
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my new "mommy' do<br />
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Happy boy<br />
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Don't you just want to squeeze him?</div>
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(These are all my Instagram pics from my phone simply because they are so much easier to load!)</div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-42485793533861604082011-12-31T20:04:00.001-05:002011-12-31T20:04:52.936-05:00Happy New YearMarshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-81669704478482486742011-12-24T10:07:00.004-05:002011-12-24T10:10:50.713-05:00Merry Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EOpongbTiSV6z-XqCqc-zO3KnBPxwPEB_ts3f8J3RK05bH-1UBNi39FvJh1P3erzSHaX8j69dQ58UAcz65VPjC6B63VU1vN5spT53p6KsPU7FHBYMzv5_NsDAfLFUCbuu2uHcwXn5oE/s1600/IMG_6926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689712058303406930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EOpongbTiSV6z-XqCqc-zO3KnBPxwPEB_ts3f8J3RK05bH-1UBNi39FvJh1P3erzSHaX8j69dQ58UAcz65VPjC6B63VU1vN5spT53p6KsPU7FHBYMzv5_NsDAfLFUCbuu2uHcwXn5oE/s400/IMG_6926.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you all have a great one. Sometimes we get wrapped up in the gift giving, shopping, and worldly views on Christmas that we forget what it's all about. I encourage you to remember that if it weren't for our Christ, we would have no reason to celebrate. Because without Him there would be no hope. He truly is the reason for the season. Happy Birthday, Jesus!</div><div> </div><div>PS. What are you getting for Jesus this year?</div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-79025600599766865622011-11-12T11:22:00.001-05:002011-11-12T22:32:27.940-05:00He's here!!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOVmqbm6AwxuCQHrtNTB2b4FAj9YcETKthgnQMO5jby0gmbxHIwlJx-jNnS7c0mTIHG0LbgQYocbhdur2Ke1Lk_8dsftZiptzyAPj9GGvpRj7CPmLD9sY015Wtgob3jJDBdZHWXftqNo/s1600/zak+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674171040909264290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOVmqbm6AwxuCQHrtNTB2b4FAj9YcETKthgnQMO5jby0gmbxHIwlJx-jNnS7c0mTIHG0LbgQYocbhdur2Ke1Lk_8dsftZiptzyAPj9GGvpRj7CPmLD9sY015Wtgob3jJDBdZHWXftqNo/s400/zak+1.jpg" /></a><br />Zak Grayson Alma made his grand appearance on November 1, 2011 (11/1/11) at 2:02 p.m. He weighed in at 9 pounds 4 1/2 ounces (just like his big brother Blake), and was 22 inches long! He's been a blessing already to the family as I'm enjoying seeing the brothers and sisters dote on him and love on him. He's the sweetest thing!!! We just can't get enough of him.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9hPGIe8DzDuTySKcyNEy3l8Ndje3txCobl_n3erAjKIa6rO18RESo53AXBqK-RrZOSd8KdK_QNjEtkyZS5ZCoaSNvXkIdNAxsAvh8iytyQgsxrMX5kxYpy3-jFyR_5AcqR1wrBxwkVo/s1600/zak+all+kids+-.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674171025295438642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9hPGIe8DzDuTySKcyNEy3l8Ndje3txCobl_n3erAjKIa6rO18RESo53AXBqK-RrZOSd8KdK_QNjEtkyZS5ZCoaSNvXkIdNAxsAvh8iytyQgsxrMX5kxYpy3-jFyR_5AcqR1wrBxwkVo/s400/zak+all+kids+-.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We went in at 8:00, ahem...8:15 (we were a little late, ha!) to be in induced on that Tuesday morning, and by 9:00 was hooked up to the pictocin. They came in and broke my water about an hour later, and joy of all joys the contractions started.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_ig3zayM1m2gfbEgCqifHPlcDaz2Q4IViyI__DlIh_fb6MvN6QXWfkJ19lpMByWBVJsB9J5RWoAZgMH70O5QGSqVzUDgZsWZ_sBUpbhNq5XVDumBmwsT4Zwctc6mIKG8qVeoNpAfxuk/s1600/preggo+me+hospital.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674317499233043330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_ig3zayM1m2gfbEgCqifHPlcDaz2Q4IViyI__DlIh_fb6MvN6QXWfkJ19lpMByWBVJsB9J5RWoAZgMH70O5QGSqVzUDgZsWZ_sBUpbhNq5XVDumBmwsT4Zwctc6mIKG8qVeoNpAfxuk/s400/preggo+me+hospital.jpg" /></a><br />The nurse checked me and I was only dilated to a 2 which is what I was dialated to for the past couple weeks. (I'm telling you he did not want to come out.) I eventually broke down and got my epidural which makes any labor and delivery so much more pleasant.<br /><br />It was probably about 1:30 when she checked me again, and I had progressed to a 7. yay!! The nurse, Gayle, left to go call the doctor just to keep him updated. Literally minutes after she left to call the doctor I looked at Eric and asked him, "Should I tell the nurse that I have the incredible urge to push?" "Uhhh...yeah!" was his reply. Gayle came back in, checked me again, and bod-a-bang, bod-a-boo....it was time. She had to run and call the doctor again who was thinking it was gonna be another hour. He made it to the hospital in an 10 minutes. (Thankfully, his office right down the road.) </div><br /><div>Everyone started rushing around like crazy getting everything ready, begging me not to push. The doctor gets in, and Zak Grayson arrived to this world minutes afterwards. Talk about CRAZINESS! But oh, it sure does make the story more fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDE4S9gGtD2iN4b-PykGL8ZUJQT8tFWmJ3KdBhyt_sAYpSmewEAvSRy9r52k97UlcKvLoApOwtXTJMrkhHMV4CwOB985LJPZ2C5kkhontcVdZSkOoHdNRNcCEwEi4W0XNhcf9pMz-TuE/s1600/zak+and+mommy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674171038003693922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDE4S9gGtD2iN4b-PykGL8ZUJQT8tFWmJ3KdBhyt_sAYpSmewEAvSRy9r52k97UlcKvLoApOwtXTJMrkhHMV4CwOB985LJPZ2C5kkhontcVdZSkOoHdNRNcCEwEi4W0XNhcf9pMz-TuE/s400/zak+and+mommy.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnD7yrLnUiza9GYCCY18sJl1ZMjgQbGKQev5YvDUYZjP-K-T0qwR96wfrbTdTYWqHqbSXgC5L4kTHMDWHMCJ0Y_D9Wae-LxscgkHcObjRaNnKHdglbrQV8RDKdgg-YyEH8joddTAmcHI/s1600/zak+and+daddy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674171034704129826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnD7yrLnUiza9GYCCY18sJl1ZMjgQbGKQev5YvDUYZjP-K-T0qwR96wfrbTdTYWqHqbSXgC5L4kTHMDWHMCJ0Y_D9Wae-LxscgkHcObjRaNnKHdglbrQV8RDKdgg-YyEH8joddTAmcHI/s400/zak+and+daddy.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We thank God for this new little one. He is so awesome!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6w8WshIowD-xLPSh5vqGCaYytiGk0Iz_7yZqVL3iTjPFeuHgPupumzH_6BzK00p1M3ahoQ-8GO6AqUAvYNoWqmXRsZ42mp2Uxx1pAxOegHrBW_gjx7WC7jyrERE0QCF7apIWKHQWLyA/s1600/zak+going+home.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674171033779232338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6w8WshIowD-xLPSh5vqGCaYytiGk0Iz_7yZqVL3iTjPFeuHgPupumzH_6BzK00p1M3ahoQ-8GO6AqUAvYNoWqmXRsZ42mp2Uxx1pAxOegHrBW_gjx7WC7jyrERE0QCF7apIWKHQWLyA/s400/zak+going+home.jpg" /></a> </div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-32007933521197476472011-11-04T10:35:00.000-04:002011-11-04T10:35:00.585-04:00Harvest Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3vvZ0uKu3MG_9Mygha6T5c7AzYxUrpYuOeU8KFKn6XfXpfb0sRz0ycXwkraZck4VjxNouEvT-m89dm1rRibeUPnqMDFYd53LHOmFntGcFh6Swtf-CscEiNYRLcrjqdIZ3rokuLyhV9s/s1600/blog+-+harvest+party+all+kids.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669109157597872370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3vvZ0uKu3MG_9Mygha6T5c7AzYxUrpYuOeU8KFKn6XfXpfb0sRz0ycXwkraZck4VjxNouEvT-m89dm1rRibeUPnqMDFYd53LHOmFntGcFh6Swtf-CscEiNYRLcrjqdIZ3rokuLyhV9s/s320/blog+-+harvest+party+all+kids.jpg" /></a> The kids all dressed up for the Harvest Party at Serenity Baptist - Blake didn't want to go.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBrQISAm84YIHtHFjj5nk5ca3Om3jaiPRGmdnPZyG5r7J8lqaafxdYbCGFojb7Ad7LZebzPczNltud7HpgiScC5lY1GajeetC9h-M5ZzLrKtg0241Ykb7tIMWbpua_A7DqaZuoF3PTm8/s1600/blog+-+harvest+party+makenna+pumpkin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669109153557744226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBrQISAm84YIHtHFjj5nk5ca3Om3jaiPRGmdnPZyG5r7J8lqaafxdYbCGFojb7Ad7LZebzPczNltud7HpgiScC5lY1GajeetC9h-M5ZzLrKtg0241Ykb7tIMWbpua_A7DqaZuoF3PTm8/s320/blog+-+harvest+party+makenna+pumpkin.jpg" /></a> During the hayride, they stopped at the little pumpkin patch to get pumpkins.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtrRboZGzs4sQge-OPO8YD87zHCYiYWpOQ38Jz8BLCa7W5VZLMeErcHMgoTSwaT-kQGkmd7PckYuaGJtjW5AsGp4Mo_Q_5oN_CxbEqpM8yJ-dkNDen6b8Il6iZxWvvl4gIXLZh-dWTgU/s1600/blog+-+harvest+party+makenna+pirate.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669108706000176450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtrRboZGzs4sQge-OPO8YD87zHCYiYWpOQ38Jz8BLCa7W5VZLMeErcHMgoTSwaT-kQGkmd7PckYuaGJtjW5AsGp4Mo_Q_5oN_CxbEqpM8yJ-dkNDen6b8Il6iZxWvvl4gIXLZh-dWTgU/s320/blog+-+harvest+party+makenna+pirate.jpg" /></a> The Princess Pirate<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3HVLJW4nh8oUx_F7zNihkr-wJOVi91F4l9YHQMKMK8PJiEjlBtPAS1uNJOUJJHBxcv9gIFFP-9doxx-mjnfGFV7KfISw3IY83w4mSKIFXfcmY5kAz4Jkax1RLOis4kgwB4B4LO6Bzwc/s1600/blog+-+harvest+party+Luke.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669108699226688306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3HVLJW4nh8oUx_F7zNihkr-wJOVi91F4l9YHQMKMK8PJiEjlBtPAS1uNJOUJJHBxcv9gIFFP-9doxx-mjnfGFV7KfISw3IY83w4mSKIFXfcmY5kAz4Jkax1RLOis4kgwB4B4LO6Bzwc/s320/blog+-+harvest+party+Luke.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The cowboy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5Dta_uTJx024bomiGqv8X7cMMKagqIymu8JOynZtt1ZO_u2sMAKZcdsJEeQe-fyMsLJlx8FP8lF0mjUOYsGujdqoOi6-p8YgpFGOqXTJlM8TQTTmi6ZU-BI_hCEK16RwwpmGfkihGZw/s1600/blog+-+harvest+party+makenna%252C+nolan%252C+kaleb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669108697540946514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5Dta_uTJx024bomiGqv8X7cMMKagqIymu8JOynZtt1ZO_u2sMAKZcdsJEeQe-fyMsLJlx8FP8lF0mjUOYsGujdqoOi6-p8YgpFGOqXTJlM8TQTTmi6ZU-BI_hCEK16RwwpmGfkihGZw/s320/blog+-+harvest+party+makenna%252C+nolan%252C+kaleb.jpg" /></a> Makenna, Nolan, and Kaleb on the hayride<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFCbXGd-BCUqMLraHitOmzoJ4Gvu5ssVi6pjk_ptBWWAg2uiKgUFdPvVGH1nHlpNMOAQNmk44JoLObC7bE-pVFgqcqR2XOoT3TorGKnscE8LlW0DXc7tzfb_OWpfMgm102yzsEz-fI_A/s1600/blog+-+harvest+party+-+kaleb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669108690414382610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFCbXGd-BCUqMLraHitOmzoJ4Gvu5ssVi6pjk_ptBWWAg2uiKgUFdPvVGH1nHlpNMOAQNmk44JoLObC7bE-pVFgqcqR2XOoT3TorGKnscE8LlW0DXc7tzfb_OWpfMgm102yzsEz-fI_A/s320/blog+-+harvest+party+-+kaleb.jpg" /></a> BumblebeeMarshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-75734079668951916762011-11-03T11:57:00.000-04:002011-11-03T11:57:00.395-04:00School Room<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDwbX5bLZYsrjR23aiKgvDLxc8GCImjcuRCq7CWn8Ws2G2FAAuh9tc2IuPFSmHxsJwnkO1f42dzdO7NcUBTchfv2btnEznl1UQ3Aqaa3gEKndXN6DmdFR6e7RXdumLVmT_O4P9NvYRgw/s1600/blog+-+homeschool+room+5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668785627873868770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDwbX5bLZYsrjR23aiKgvDLxc8GCImjcuRCq7CWn8Ws2G2FAAuh9tc2IuPFSmHxsJwnkO1f42dzdO7NcUBTchfv2btnEznl1UQ3Aqaa3gEKndXN6DmdFR6e7RXdumLVmT_O4P9NvYRgw/s320/blog+-+homeschool+room+5.jpg" /></a> The game cabinet and some other stuff. It's not completely organized yet nor filled.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8W251D5sgAA-ubeFei9v1_jcZ9oGNpKzyd3kNdCWb47ah_tta1Lh1dMB9dw_62XOPjLMYRx30HL0NYei3uzLS7Onsaj6Tf-azVlMjOol9-6MummchvMxNquv1lkfosBCuPtk9PHS7-k/s1600/blog+-+homeschool+room+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668785604310627618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8W251D5sgAA-ubeFei9v1_jcZ9oGNpKzyd3kNdCWb47ah_tta1Lh1dMB9dw_62XOPjLMYRx30HL0NYei3uzLS7Onsaj6Tf-azVlMjOol9-6MummchvMxNquv1lkfosBCuPtk9PHS7-k/s320/blog+-+homeschool+room+4.jpg" /></a> Here's where Jakeb does his school work. The desk is in the bottom of the picture.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoATcgKGluqAhrsZ1ofpaH2do6XR5SgDyPpz18vdwigYg1KaTrx_dTUVHXxYq3Ty3aaX-bEXhvQAWGaJwtSomtvLI765TBvgmaqkIA5-TZAu2-g-FqSmNwS5KuBEE4CTE8tX5xlFpsZw/s1600/blog+-+homeschool+room+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668785599915253282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoATcgKGluqAhrsZ1ofpaH2do6XR5SgDyPpz18vdwigYg1KaTrx_dTUVHXxYq3Ty3aaX-bEXhvQAWGaJwtSomtvLI765TBvgmaqkIA5-TZAu2-g-FqSmNwS5KuBEE4CTE8tX5xlFpsZw/s320/blog+-+homeschool+room+3.jpg" /></a> Here's the view when you first come in the basement door from outside. The kids do their school work on the tables....obviously, right? Ha!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWATUNTrwJEB7wFQnbR8SRyy9Af3gdYCLCectL4wnBlWuGjBHUN2ZeC0Cz9JQ_GQVrRBq0jd8TxK6DAuSoSPT12zsjy0UOgpZ8tLcEgOIS_1-fm_5h3vNM75_sYrDGYC5a_QmNhifbciE/s1600/blog+-+homeschool+room+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668785597480027218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWATUNTrwJEB7wFQnbR8SRyy9Af3gdYCLCectL4wnBlWuGjBHUN2ZeC0Cz9JQ_GQVrRBq0jd8TxK6DAuSoSPT12zsjy0UOgpZ8tLcEgOIS_1-fm_5h3vNM75_sYrDGYC5a_QmNhifbciE/s320/blog+-+homeschool+room+2.jpg" /></a> Here's the view from when you come down the stairs<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN0_-o9rM_Px5tJx0a1LhtTymtMQld-kBL5LuD_4Ip3PVMA4c8xmoK2XCOrf0JY2rs-BvSUU-u-dXYJ6wACHwXICVYqU2OlSyuXm2L8c_MKZj7AxuMxZ-nFqKL-Ukg8yImVmzjS_8vbc/s1600/blog+-+homeschool+room+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668785591776086882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqN0_-o9rM_Px5tJx0a1LhtTymtMQld-kBL5LuD_4Ip3PVMA4c8xmoK2XCOrf0JY2rs-BvSUU-u-dXYJ6wACHwXICVYqU2OlSyuXm2L8c_MKZj7AxuMxZ-nFqKL-Ukg8yImVmzjS_8vbc/s320/blog+-+homeschool+room+1.jpg" /></a> And here's just another view</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Yes, it's in the yucky basement with cement floors. One of these days we'll get around to doing something with the floor, but until then, it works and the kids don't complain about it...not the room that is...maybe the school work.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-81186103014529509662011-11-02T12:00:00.000-04:002011-11-02T12:00:06.964-04:00Fairy Sensory BInOkay, If I haven't told you all before, sensory bins are great! They're cheap because you use the stuff you have on hand, and the kids love them. I made a fairy one this time to go with our "F" fairy theme. I had<br />squinkies balls<br />some links from the $$ store<br />Tinker Bell Fairies that I bought a long time ago<br />Flowers in my scrapbooking supplies<br />bells<br />pom-poms<br />rice<br /><br />Pretty simple right? They played with it forever transferring everything. Yes it gets little messy, but that's what a broom is for. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rhmDR4Rrn6NzlpEWjmX1xkezWXNcggfb6YmYcc7Y2vnGyF8XnB3R-vicrI-TIMR0Z9lRow2aMaSnyLDEyfzh53mcCg6ht1U9e3YExUJr8ow0jaDvuNNHNYoYLAETWcT5xyNYGz2XPWA/s1600/blog+-+hs+-+fairy+sensory+bin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668883969989160674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rhmDR4Rrn6NzlpEWjmX1xkezWXNcggfb6YmYcc7Y2vnGyF8XnB3R-vicrI-TIMR0Z9lRow2aMaSnyLDEyfzh53mcCg6ht1U9e3YExUJr8ow0jaDvuNNHNYoYLAETWcT5xyNYGz2XPWA/s320/blog+-+hs+-+fairy+sensory+bin.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVzGShOZHiyVYjBK9eSjpchXtw29q4yNJaHPcivs_7q37bGrDYXqvjECr_VaStxvJiYqApQR6en_7TaNXEqIuJQFR8j9avRCorQYvA2s02Kvidf4PXTmyrlDZ9SK-q-WlBK-QGRyPWKY/s1600/blog+-+hs+-+all+sensory+fairy+bin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668883963209947714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVzGShOZHiyVYjBK9eSjpchXtw29q4yNJaHPcivs_7q37bGrDYXqvjECr_VaStxvJiYqApQR6en_7TaNXEqIuJQFR8j9avRCorQYvA2s02Kvidf4PXTmyrlDZ9SK-q-WlBK-QGRyPWKY/s320/blog+-+hs+-+all+sensory+fairy+bin.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjPAL8Gk7yiNviIJuCHsCIMJCo07RHFE6Y-45iEvWWddlo4rwOhm1ifcUbl8ZbvXHWW3rjUiOVC1rDsAyr03gjQTqDFnvS6_5Zb9FjDcKqnxj11RSUlm1IQm1QvToo_zLU4TwnypfBmw/s1600/blog+-+hs+-+kaleb+sensory+bin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668883961183949762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjPAL8Gk7yiNviIJuCHsCIMJCo07RHFE6Y-45iEvWWddlo4rwOhm1ifcUbl8ZbvXHWW3rjUiOVC1rDsAyr03gjQTqDFnvS6_5Zb9FjDcKqnxj11RSUlm1IQm1QvToo_zLU4TwnypfBmw/s320/blog+-+hs+-+kaleb+sensory+bin.jpg" /></a> Even with the girly theme, Kaleb got in on the filling up of the Squinkies balls.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX1gJwAqJCKV9MemZpga6_6JNoeeHTpR4EPayXaTAjWa79Sqg5aYfDhbIDhv7JuYwAaez4lkbKB6N4fj7euf4V8wyh0EDkg4gc76ruHM6QSXc2jsKhn3jOPLstnpu9igu6bsWD7hoFLs/s1600/blog+-+hs+-+makenna+fairy+bracelet.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668883955613192530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzX1gJwAqJCKV9MemZpga6_6JNoeeHTpR4EPayXaTAjWa79Sqg5aYfDhbIDhv7JuYwAaez4lkbKB6N4fj7euf4V8wyh0EDkg4gc76ruHM6QSXc2jsKhn3jOPLstnpu9igu6bsWD7hoFLs/s320/blog+-+hs+-+makenna+fairy+bracelet.jpg" /></a> Making bracelets with the links<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog5exDdT5QpzIWeTZVT1c9WrXJtX21sJZFdukjU_aZYeb0F0ywe0T_NTZRq_P7cucA9ZyWhZX2pR71w9-3JYvCtlO2AksiwNkqeqEVb7-SNqefuNTx1ZKgo4IDJG8Ix5a10PghL4Z_-w/s1600/blog+-+hs+klaire+fairy+bracelts.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668883957853851746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhog5exDdT5QpzIWeTZVT1c9WrXJtX21sJZFdukjU_aZYeb0F0ywe0T_NTZRq_P7cucA9ZyWhZX2pR71w9-3JYvCtlO2AksiwNkqeqEVb7-SNqefuNTx1ZKgo4IDJG8Ix5a10PghL4Z_-w/s320/blog+-+hs+klaire+fairy+bracelts.jpg" /></a>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-6724178853225062372011-11-02T09:17:00.001-04:002011-11-02T09:17:00.574-04:00homeschooling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJiQLEE-MdmzEaoArWYbe51RILYj42Qnt_SrLnk-OhbqosHCBBViu74shRgwN91cwn6r8PvL_hAM6yB0x20d_2BOXJRjEQl-XQFgMUkuY3Sp8YJ3IPRhBytiFED6P033kFZtODOl1UDI/s1600/blog+-+hs+-+makenna+cutting.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882659558684802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJiQLEE-MdmzEaoArWYbe51RILYj42Qnt_SrLnk-OhbqosHCBBViu74shRgwN91cwn6r8PvL_hAM6yB0x20d_2BOXJRjEQl-XQFgMUkuY3Sp8YJ3IPRhBytiFED6P033kFZtODOl1UDI/s320/blog+-+hs+-+makenna+cutting.jpg" /></a> Makenna practicing her cutting<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2xdlU_q_gwbNJdwzJskdqAIkbrZ-PEgE-C6UM15TV7_aNCkJ0e2_0ThRdSRptYRmJ4U-LMSzvPe7dmvFuhXWcTEEwiBlnAoUtWlwA1JRhIkXxVv4rGUZVnkbvIOVFlAw-ntEH0qkWpc/s1600/blog+-+hs+klaire+transferring+qtips.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882658443063666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2xdlU_q_gwbNJdwzJskdqAIkbrZ-PEgE-C6UM15TV7_aNCkJ0e2_0ThRdSRptYRmJ4U-LMSzvPe7dmvFuhXWcTEEwiBlnAoUtWlwA1JRhIkXxVv4rGUZVnkbvIOVFlAw-ntEH0qkWpc/s320/blog+-+hs+klaire+transferring+qtips.jpg" /></a> Klaire transferring q-tips<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01VOdFShYjRDYxJEcD0fiT-aQDCeJJBRpHKrolPZImhEOqXRMOavw9VZp2KsQzRW6VuUqOeAmkOL8XPtEMKtRn0cucotYbMwjduGxVO0niv3a3HU0OEj_9ht8tPKi_vBI9KTB2cpM-4g/s1600/blog+-+hs+-+transferring+qtips.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882657216704962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01VOdFShYjRDYxJEcD0fiT-aQDCeJJBRpHKrolPZImhEOqXRMOavw9VZp2KsQzRW6VuUqOeAmkOL8XPtEMKtRn0cucotYbMwjduGxVO0niv3a3HU0OEj_9ht8tPKi_vBI9KTB2cpM-4g/s320/blog+-+hs+-+transferring+qtips.jpg" /></a> got the tray at Goodwill along with about 6 other ones. It took me a while to figure out what to use it for, but I'm assuming I saw this idea somewhere and apparently it stuck.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeZuaFOc9NkipRFpxHUwBMeU6T4gDqaIeM9sET8Tjz8yuoi9p83_Mwtx3ihPCVE9uv2xMQrWnAqVh1rqtJJpxrgX2ihPp0tJPTtxkBGrzw-1Ki-0L5JTIK3Y43enT1ShkOYmVGZw0bPk/s1600/blog+-+hs+klaire+pom+poms+bucket.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882649439551954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeZuaFOc9NkipRFpxHUwBMeU6T4gDqaIeM9sET8Tjz8yuoi9p83_Mwtx3ihPCVE9uv2xMQrWnAqVh1rqtJJpxrgX2ihPp0tJPTtxkBGrzw-1Ki-0L5JTIK3Y43enT1ShkOYmVGZw0bPk/s320/blog+-+hs+klaire+pom+poms+bucket.jpg" /></a> Who would have thought Klaire would have loved this. She spent quite awhile shoving the pom poms down then holes at the top of the bucket.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZ_ssQxIV1p7g8QHpW-uE6KF7TuOskFyJdNZAKNZGlk_xahw7OfBgd0iPglLPnP64LfdtI7QhwvCSpVKefJeOA0DCqvj0VS7gfn2os7Z-iBtQs1iNHJVl98uA7kYfjITCCPXl00EIDv0/s1600/blog+-+kaleb+-+dry+erase+board+-+spelling.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882644867209170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZ_ssQxIV1p7g8QHpW-uE6KF7TuOskFyJdNZAKNZGlk_xahw7OfBgd0iPglLPnP64LfdtI7QhwvCSpVKefJeOA0DCqvj0VS7gfn2os7Z-iBtQs1iNHJVl98uA7kYfjITCCPXl00EIDv0/s320/blog+-+kaleb+-+dry+erase+board+-+spelling.jpg" /></a> Our new small <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crayola-Dry-Erase-Activity-Center/dp/B00125V99S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1319891737&sr=8-2">dry erase board</a>. I love it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPw7ZEAGoYtIr_s7KcmOaVsEGINeAbkqnXtyHGCp1dDroR5uIheV0_SKB2Ym1UOL7J3vvzWmjvUXNh-QcEKw3HUh4UTWhtZ7ArYis0AB2pEVcH6BG8n5k_oO6JSoed1yw50esZmxSWZus/s1600/blog+-+HS+-+makenna+writing+letters.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882269011800562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPw7ZEAGoYtIr_s7KcmOaVsEGINeAbkqnXtyHGCp1dDroR5uIheV0_SKB2Ym1UOL7J3vvzWmjvUXNh-QcEKw3HUh4UTWhtZ7ArYis0AB2pEVcH6BG8n5k_oO6JSoed1yw50esZmxSWZus/s320/blog+-+HS+-+makenna+writing+letters.jpg" /></a>Makenna practicing writing her letters<a href="http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2010/08/z-handwriting-worksheets.html"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882265819362242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1uFqVYcOqB43FARuVyd9kVUK_M-KG7EvMJUOY-ynpZ0G__DcWPD-LG3kFl267xwDK9EE-q3RAYd9Mkju7Ez5FP8nZACwzOy7nCP4HCWD7ubpSDwPuVALJLHUzJadU5NlTMfjSVQBUDY/s320/blog+-+HS+-+Klaire+transferring+pom-poms.jpg" /></a> Klaire enjoying the pompoms again - transferring them with tweezers. I know...it's the little things. She loved it. Who knew?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IGYSNJsOko7doUmwTM4VILVrvKAUksfGhv7JNGiV8XCm7-A3qXb3sjH43OWZD2kTyDYiLiCSXoq2qeScfXuyUot4yvh2de6fHfVMYciR8wYcI39H9rhEJVN_zJERH7Q0Db7-yDaad-k/s1600/blog+-+homeschooling+klaire+building+wedgits.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882263604696786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IGYSNJsOko7doUmwTM4VILVrvKAUksfGhv7JNGiV8XCm7-A3qXb3sjH43OWZD2kTyDYiLiCSXoq2qeScfXuyUot4yvh2de6fHfVMYciR8wYcI39H9rhEJVN_zJERH7Q0Db7-yDaad-k/s320/blog+-+homeschooling+klaire+building+wedgits.jpg" /></a>Playing with Wedgits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5g0YTlgAZ19aBu0k9V_N9v9MdOa4DCZnM2PcyLSsJZBJaJvUyJxnRbkjRSURsvi-SsZ_47ZhZWW7prEL1jY6l1R3ByYeDvyEmJ1D5yF-WW5gXorR9WchcOYN5-1jua1n5As8QYX68IM/s1600/blog+-+homeschooling+klaire+wedgits+bracelets.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882256005049570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5g0YTlgAZ19aBu0k9V_N9v9MdOa4DCZnM2PcyLSsJZBJaJvUyJxnRbkjRSURsvi-SsZ_47ZhZWW7prEL1jY6l1R3ByYeDvyEmJ1D5yF-WW5gXorR9WchcOYN5-1jua1n5As8QYX68IM/s320/blog+-+homeschooling+klaire+wedgits+bracelets.jpg" /></a>getting bored with the Wedgits and making bracelets instead<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPU2BmJN6emn6Ni9BrzqbmoOtQlW7hJpSqnoFqa7CS7maEwszrji34unWVc-fTEElABnfPAkY26Cn1A1cNpRbTqd3gLGcp6EuqDU8MEXBgHoAVQFnJ5vBYjnEhhUhuP_soOlOPlxgm4U/s1600/blog+-+HS+-+wedgits+jakeb.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668882256774999938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPU2BmJN6emn6Ni9BrzqbmoOtQlW7hJpSqnoFqa7CS7maEwszrji34unWVc-fTEElABnfPAkY26Cn1A1cNpRbTqd3gLGcp6EuqDU8MEXBgHoAVQFnJ5vBYjnEhhUhuP_soOlOPlxgm4U/s320/blog+-+HS+-+wedgits+jakeb.jpg" /></a> Big brother Jakeb getting in on some Wedgit time<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVRPfiYC4ls1FbhyphenhyphenoG1FSCtOAsXbTbSPoWd-P2WakCdfyzH2C8hnr8BVK_Kr1AbTpYc4Ntd7QzqjVtPxVciHvHQ9hyrLKSNIjw4fo0QqiyQLd72TvSeit3bvFxkrn5jWfp-jsj9UdIeQ/s1600/blog+-+hs+-+glue+spider+webs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668901219024389522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVRPfiYC4ls1FbhyphenhyphenoG1FSCtOAsXbTbSPoWd-P2WakCdfyzH2C8hnr8BVK_Kr1AbTpYc4Ntd7QzqjVtPxVciHvHQ9hyrLKSNIjw4fo0QqiyQLd72TvSeit3bvFxkrn5jWfp-jsj9UdIeQ/s320/blog+-+hs+-+glue+spider+webs.jpg" /></a> Got this idea from <a href="http://www.thechocolatemuffintree.com/2011/10/colorful-bumpy-glue-spider-webs.html">Here </a><br />and even though ours didn't turn out as well, they were still fun to make. I think I just had some junky oil pastels. First day, you make a spiral web out of the glue, and then the second day after it completely dries you color it with the oil pastels. You're supposed to put spiders on it too, but that didn't work for us. I"m thinking of having the kids add some 3D spiders to it instead. That would be fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_8Ts3NxCMBpCfjDf3x_jMhNbDSLGEv9xu_7DwrOYwd30l7-wSDi4nE0K1koySJlMogfjeAGnJQW8-713UyCupMCvu7td2mrYBVxuUEL-NskklwDTNSQXYvWMaqzjF0U6kcqUx1BMT-E/s1600/blog+-+hs+-+blake+spider+web+craft.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668901126370288706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_8Ts3NxCMBpCfjDf3x_jMhNbDSLGEv9xu_7DwrOYwd30l7-wSDi4nE0K1koySJlMogfjeAGnJQW8-713UyCupMCvu7td2mrYBVxuUEL-NskklwDTNSQXYvWMaqzjF0U6kcqUx1BMT-E/s320/blog+-+hs+-+blake+spider+web+craft.jpg" /></a> Here's Blake showing how much fun he's having doing the craft. (He sure does love them. Can't you tell?)Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-23552278492177827992011-11-01T09:17:00.000-04:002011-11-01T09:17:00.120-04:00Build your own house - art projectMakenna was focusing on the letter F this week, and so the theme was Fairies, and i thought it would be fun to make a fairy house. Of course, the boys wanted to make a Squinkies house too, so we all got to work with some leftover boxes that we had been hanging on to. We split up into teams and began building and decorating with what we had - sticks, pom-poms, paint, popsicle sticks, ribbon, and a ton of glue. The boys did not share the same joy of deocrating that Makenna and I did. They were ready to paint and that was it. I made them..ahem, I mean I encouraged them to decorate the outside of theirs with more than just paint if they planned on keeping it and playing with them.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ThGjicB_1-9htMUqmM4RRavriTzxfuamY4C9YCTSBD5-C9NGqX-mFCtuIJYVXQUEel1kzFvg3CuaJo_AAdhdfjvwIPwWNE2IBM0jUkqCJEuDqtM5aLsveVE3q1k_-0PvfbfMfXgx95o/s1600/blog+-+house+-+blake+jakeb+painting.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781890552859042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ThGjicB_1-9htMUqmM4RRavriTzxfuamY4C9YCTSBD5-C9NGqX-mFCtuIJYVXQUEel1kzFvg3CuaJo_AAdhdfjvwIPwWNE2IBM0jUkqCJEuDqtM5aLsveVE3q1k_-0PvfbfMfXgx95o/s320/blog+-+house+-+blake+jakeb+painting.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YvkA1_VK6LxZzECpY6vNlpgIbiqBnNWLE-rCOAWxlQA4IzEqgkBkRDoR3N_bb5-Ie6YJb1Cl75N0uLKQRabA5b5B2ijHWDsmSNxK0XD-x0SkWLRO1e5HA5ae-VDXQrHIfTUxUTaIjWY/s1600/blog+-+house+-+jakeb%2527s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781887276443458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YvkA1_VK6LxZzECpY6vNlpgIbiqBnNWLE-rCOAWxlQA4IzEqgkBkRDoR3N_bb5-Ie6YJb1Cl75N0uLKQRabA5b5B2ijHWDsmSNxK0XD-x0SkWLRO1e5HA5ae-VDXQrHIfTUxUTaIjWY/s320/blog+-+house+-+jakeb%2527s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCCTTGlPbHJWVO0mbbmOd_VSXDjIg3o4qmueTBu33r_kzWoWjO7h1ceNGlVQVac-wwQ7ql90TUINSeCgURu6Ai0mBi-REMolwAqUq9OGyv5mYzL257lBc682__aPzPPtlgxi120ZunOU/s1600/blog+-+house+luke+kaleb+painting.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781690452517410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCCTTGlPbHJWVO0mbbmOd_VSXDjIg3o4qmueTBu33r_kzWoWjO7h1ceNGlVQVac-wwQ7ql90TUINSeCgURu6Ai0mBi-REMolwAqUq9OGyv5mYzL257lBc682__aPzPPtlgxi120ZunOU/s320/blog+-+house+luke+kaleb+painting.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFU9mKyUeGi5QgrFGE0SIopk1XsJHOS84HknMmUzTh3XlY_vqIAICU_QHsDw2SLUnshClrY4eH7wPS6z10Dqu_A64zjHuh0ONsEF2Y6i_F1USUXtbtTC295AEboQUsfVGy_3VbYhc3VQ/s1600/blog+-+house+-+luke%2527s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781684938461410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFU9mKyUeGi5QgrFGE0SIopk1XsJHOS84HknMmUzTh3XlY_vqIAICU_QHsDw2SLUnshClrY4eH7wPS6z10Dqu_A64zjHuh0ONsEF2Y6i_F1USUXtbtTC295AEboQUsfVGy_3VbYhc3VQ/s320/blog+-+house+-+luke%2527s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh4jduQHZgiJ-6NocWRO-45SrkwvbE4UxcKbfd5Hseio-Q88MT5novWax45tmy45DYCIaewLd_LTG7YLG-f2hJAiFjzkCZfpHm_luiPIXTEn-HpK4JwS_sq8-eSStbK8lYB5-CmYT05I/s1600/blog+-+house+makenna+painting.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781685664972370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh4jduQHZgiJ-6NocWRO-45SrkwvbE4UxcKbfd5Hseio-Q88MT5novWax45tmy45DYCIaewLd_LTG7YLG-f2hJAiFjzkCZfpHm_luiPIXTEn-HpK4JwS_sq8-eSStbK8lYB5-CmYT05I/s320/blog+-+house+makenna+painting.jpg" /></a> makenna did all the painting and helped a lot with the glue<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyB49IBJC-yHcIoBybpmM-Qh-dgiuUEoR6udhzKoAs7vSHVTx-5k0xIlqkKcFg3Zx3UnFuZ-16Aftbkx06sVXSy7nzB8nLD3xN94ht1Da-_jH9DTwZCA5hRlHuM_3P_JFam6CP3VyBlk/s1600/blog+-+house+-+makenna%2527s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781675225107170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyB49IBJC-yHcIoBybpmM-Qh-dgiuUEoR6udhzKoAs7vSHVTx-5k0xIlqkKcFg3Zx3UnFuZ-16Aftbkx06sVXSy7nzB8nLD3xN94ht1Da-_jH9DTwZCA5hRlHuM_3P_JFam6CP3VyBlk/s320/blog+-+house+-+makenna%2527s.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CGgB3RiyNrkIUVIqPLlmrbHMZeUXdCsYosiK6Jh0e1Bw3wsEmZN3KNKTMS4U_LhOkNy9iwOYHqLAIY3wgnxodpYEYvd4vOMrqkFjPjK0fC776WZ1GKhaodQUHbDAjAwTF6mgwqcfPEk/s1600/blog+-+house+makenna+playing+with+dad.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668781675975656818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CGgB3RiyNrkIUVIqPLlmrbHMZeUXdCsYosiK6Jh0e1Bw3wsEmZN3KNKTMS4U_LhOkNy9iwOYHqLAIY3wgnxodpYEYvd4vOMrqkFjPjK0fC776WZ1GKhaodQUHbDAjAwTF6mgwqcfPEk/s320/blog+-+house+makenna+playing+with+dad.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW0A5ObzNhu9woINaQs8PnApcymkbRnCpPN7rbOQBCehyphenhyphenBDBYpHhngrnkiG6K1w2Qm9pmGSPY10O-gHaMHXYNj0MYx7F-sq4claQfrW8B117KTodTwakDXCvDoPD6vyapfEN4vxTScx8/s1600/blog+-+house+everyone+playing.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668782873702125762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW0A5ObzNhu9woINaQs8PnApcymkbRnCpPN7rbOQBCehyphenhyphenBDBYpHhngrnkiG6K1w2Qm9pmGSPY10O-gHaMHXYNj0MYx7F-sq4claQfrW8B117KTodTwakDXCvDoPD6vyapfEN4vxTScx8/s320/blog+-+house+everyone+playing.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-51218304385594409592011-10-31T09:17:00.000-04:002011-10-31T09:17:00.786-04:00parky's farmWe took a small field trip this week simply because the kids finished school in record time one day. So, we ventured out to Parky's Barn! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7foCPnD7x52qvKJ8-KXAGwvB2XisSiN7GCFzDZlJy-QuL7w0Ufynu5l116s11FhdhriGmn1KAy_A2Q0b1Uj4DZJob2OayQbWwbAHMd-DbboOym8Qh5bvWshkNUTK-QBUolyqIC7LF2I/s1600/blog+-+parky%2527s+farm+all+kids+barn.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668779279982910370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7foCPnD7x52qvKJ8-KXAGwvB2XisSiN7GCFzDZlJy-QuL7w0Ufynu5l116s11FhdhriGmn1KAy_A2Q0b1Uj4DZJob2OayQbWwbAHMd-DbboOym8Qh5bvWshkNUTK-QBUolyqIC7LF2I/s320/blog+-+parky%2527s+farm+all+kids+barn.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4I69XZJw_9N4ar5yMraicwlpRUiu-qfn9m11Ecr8KNN0rhzxeOp43zihshlBORTYNTLesSyxeEdANki0KfjZ5PkqDqb8h9vlwmPRr1o7c2iVWMAoHfkGwwJJeAqRdyJk98aUeox3t20/s1600/blog+-+parky%2527s+farm+kaleb+corn+stalk.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668779569315490866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4I69XZJw_9N4ar5yMraicwlpRUiu-qfn9m11Ecr8KNN0rhzxeOp43zihshlBORTYNTLesSyxeEdANki0KfjZ5PkqDqb8h9vlwmPRr1o7c2iVWMAoHfkGwwJJeAqRdyJk98aUeox3t20/s320/blog+-+parky%2527s+farm+kaleb+corn+stalk.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfWRtz_VsPbo5kbNxRa7zLagaUtV3LT7qfU_vIOZH0TXDAxSjd0lw0lg-9jOuZRJPapR-BGDFqPFTeKSdDhKVrhaCNLFDbGQYxZBvfOOWlMUJVknzbJHApGAVCF39Rj5NtIjil1aYvbA/s1600/blog+-+parky%2527s+farm+horses.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668779282917027298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfWRtz_VsPbo5kbNxRa7zLagaUtV3LT7qfU_vIOZH0TXDAxSjd0lw0lg-9jOuZRJPapR-BGDFqPFTeKSdDhKVrhaCNLFDbGQYxZBvfOOWlMUJVknzbJHApGAVCF39Rj5NtIjil1aYvbA/s320/blog+-+parky%2527s+farm+horses.jpg" /></a> They were taking the horse back to the barn.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q2V_sYguxI3tExg_2Fsxil76MuCYzXWtNsO3CX3HVf8gf34weTuwEndH3gI9Z9Wf8vPuIoZlbGUm6bAELMS4PoIN97F4H67x4a1T6tSK1cbS96qNV6tClQc98z79rp3cHjvfvN0ZhEg/s1600/blog+-+parky%2527s+farm+all+kids+haybale.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668779287835103938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q2V_sYguxI3tExg_2Fsxil76MuCYzXWtNsO3CX3HVf8gf34weTuwEndH3gI9Z9Wf8vPuIoZlbGUm6bAELMS4PoIN97F4H67x4a1T6tSK1cbS96qNV6tClQc98z79rp3cHjvfvN0ZhEg/s320/blog+-+parky%2527s+farm+all+kids+haybale.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsZlvkdv0zE4xugHa_I2nV07h-c3WuMJd_EUnBveQ8gK0jyUoNUBeem3-Euwz952e-eZ5OYuIw7NdmGYVBrR2OUTBvkn3-08OAk5YtJjK9ksosUZmq_dxQbbkv69CHsNx1zA_wniQgqU/s1600/blog+-+parky+farm+jakeb+and+horse.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668779285588241618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsZlvkdv0zE4xugHa_I2nV07h-c3WuMJd_EUnBveQ8gK0jyUoNUBeem3-Euwz952e-eZ5OYuIw7NdmGYVBrR2OUTBvkn3-08OAk5YtJjK9ksosUZmq_dxQbbkv69CHsNx1zA_wniQgqU/s320/blog+-+parky+farm+jakeb+and+horse.jpg" /></a> Jakeb was cracking up that the horse kept sticking his head through the fence and eating grass on the other side. You know what they always say..."the grass is greener on the other side!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqijqpF67x2-oabd5QDvzI9cJybUEcHmSAdAT3D3aS2lz_aUokAt14ne8bX3feHanY7CDQLbXuS89VLMGgIik-IfBJJynyh4tYWvnApDo5kNHLOz0IxLTFIt03XepWnl1cm6nPQCgpAiA/s1600/parky%2527s+farm+-+blake+john+deere.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668779278033650546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqijqpF67x2-oabd5QDvzI9cJybUEcHmSAdAT3D3aS2lz_aUokAt14ne8bX3feHanY7CDQLbXuS89VLMGgIik-IfBJJynyh4tYWvnApDo5kNHLOz0IxLTFIt03XepWnl1cm6nPQCgpAiA/s320/parky%2527s+farm+-+blake+john+deere.jpg" /></a> Blake with his John Deere shirt on<br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-53847825559876174272011-10-30T22:07:00.001-04:002011-10-30T22:07:00.827-04:00Fall FestivalWe usually all go every year, but this year Blake and his dad didn't want to go, and some other son of ours got in trouble so he couldn't go, so it was just the five of us. Ha! that still sounds like a big number. We didn't make it to the pony rides and petting farm part like previous years, but the kids still had a lot of fun.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FCY4AR9pGExGsDzxRlW4pDgG7sVKoBD8dDsos_lrDJxCJVu2EqUUN-c8zhJoJcSm5J_rxR0kF9m6gwWzEeIVjJljreYZOXCtga4tHFNaknTRy287I7nER_2LnS-BRlR0djY0DYskTYs/s1600/blog+keehner+park+all+ghost+trail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668731697229862066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FCY4AR9pGExGsDzxRlW4pDgG7sVKoBD8dDsos_lrDJxCJVu2EqUUN-c8zhJoJcSm5J_rxR0kF9m6gwWzEeIVjJljreYZOXCtga4tHFNaknTRy287I7nER_2LnS-BRlR0djY0DYskTYs/s320/blog+keehner+park+all+ghost+trail.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SipEz52vo5c7h4axqoCoDd-SR_dPp-kz4FyuZgJUTenOR5xWLUhsojm4JXO0SluE_fTyUn1zux8vhKaAraLp1qbCgIqEeXWG3NV_p_bTfdADUAbxD558bHIZVR2MBMz0u1QjlJZQ0ak/s1600/blog+-+keehner+park+makenna.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668731697187156050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SipEz52vo5c7h4axqoCoDd-SR_dPp-kz4FyuZgJUTenOR5xWLUhsojm4JXO0SluE_fTyUn1zux8vhKaAraLp1qbCgIqEeXWG3NV_p_bTfdADUAbxD558bHIZVR2MBMz0u1QjlJZQ0ak/s320/blog+-+keehner+park+makenna.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRa76AKzTbYGPOHwDT7nZMmwgoQVVTkrOXTPIp6B-muMGo0ScQbMWUsOJCW8ojpNOJdk0ZkDbciGYIIqmRnQKd1eRPf-U_iZjKnXSKDIPrAdTXCZ0_Xgt9Hm51uUR5C8f3l3Lo3KFRQ9E/s1600/blog+-+keehner+park+playing+games.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668731692916633650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRa76AKzTbYGPOHwDT7nZMmwgoQVVTkrOXTPIp6B-muMGo0ScQbMWUsOJCW8ojpNOJdk0ZkDbciGYIIqmRnQKd1eRPf-U_iZjKnXSKDIPrAdTXCZ0_Xgt9Hm51uUR5C8f3l3Lo3KFRQ9E/s320/blog+-+keehner+park+playing+games.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4MAcmg0NCD12nLge0OQcGAoPFj-HfcxYalqehweAdclG0AKjp6uKs4xViy14LfM9NEUscpCOJ3vRE0YUc5W0sQ61Y-v2u-1hA9QpO_g7q9Z4Vf66cQ2XQ8_rq0P7m8VTKA8TckqkxxI/s1600/blog+-+keehner+park+girls.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668731690409921698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4MAcmg0NCD12nLge0OQcGAoPFj-HfcxYalqehweAdclG0AKjp6uKs4xViy14LfM9NEUscpCOJ3vRE0YUc5W0sQ61Y-v2u-1hA9QpO_g7q9Z4Vf66cQ2XQ8_rq0P7m8VTKA8TckqkxxI/s320/blog+-+keehner+park+girls.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-52250378909160198882011-10-29T14:30:00.000-04:002011-10-28T14:55:47.456-04:00VACATIONWe had a blast on vacation! We were able to stay for two weeks in Florida this year, and oh my word, none of us wanted to come home. We.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhoZiTcSryzUbXbC5LEBYOVWlGgZyKfT64uDNhfdS8O40lymNCSJXV9sL_XHXcpFBffnWYR1kdtGyAt2WciP8GaulgMbJDrtvBTtnmNZFAkKmE0T3x3Zi4GBNdWOzr5SEqRW51ISdWQY/s1600/blog+-+soarin%2527.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615849442491522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhoZiTcSryzUbXbC5LEBYOVWlGgZyKfT64uDNhfdS8O40lymNCSJXV9sL_XHXcpFBffnWYR1kdtGyAt2WciP8GaulgMbJDrtvBTtnmNZFAkKmE0T3x3Zi4GBNdWOzr5SEqRW51ISdWQY/s320/blog+-+soarin%2527.jpg" /></a> Flew high in the sky<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpnmLAl6lQqZUwBm0T_Vwqy4IW8e5VIZFZKepGc8yfLpdHYYoLnSQXbqZm9VaILUO07d2eNyp4W-y_l42IGeCyzDo-o_UFeoftmZJjbeiK8jZE2cgdrONAP11Jsb_A-yTf7IZc7Cno_I/s1600/blog+-+epcot.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615631628396194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpnmLAl6lQqZUwBm0T_Vwqy4IW8e5VIZFZKepGc8yfLpdHYYoLnSQXbqZm9VaILUO07d2eNyp4W-y_l42IGeCyzDo-o_UFeoftmZJjbeiK8jZE2cgdrONAP11Jsb_A-yTf7IZc7Cno_I/s320/blog+-+epcot.jpg" /></a> visited the big ball<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnRaLlqKhFnSVvj0CHPOReHKMzeGRm-N5IVJL-wiHGQ4EnyMJP37dTnNZlLES04hxyBrE1sa59TeziTEL8no7UqfPu4cVLXkH-cmZ51KhKjRbdGA0VQmVUUvgs1po_fHDPQQ15jPDncs/s1600/blog+-+rosetta.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615628572768722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnRaLlqKhFnSVvj0CHPOReHKMzeGRm-N5IVJL-wiHGQ4EnyMJP37dTnNZlLES04hxyBrE1sa59TeziTEL8no7UqfPu4cVLXkH-cmZ51KhKjRbdGA0VQmVUUvgs1po_fHDPQQ15jPDncs/s320/blog+-+rosetta.jpg" /></a> ...threw a fit when we saw some Fairies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqX6hSqPneTK7wqx5HO4shmqb9B1m4obGjZvf1DrqCHud9HDUfYZ0nUtc0CziKSLoCppM_HdTvtM-uqro0FA8wrh7zP06OxPgxKFJ-Efc_8YjHstDwRPCRwDLwUVCY4ETzDVbmX1vv1U/s1600/blog+-+magic+kingdom+castle.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615629945993042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqX6hSqPneTK7wqx5HO4shmqb9B1m4obGjZvf1DrqCHud9HDUfYZ0nUtc0CziKSLoCppM_HdTvtM-uqro0FA8wrh7zP06OxPgxKFJ-Efc_8YjHstDwRPCRwDLwUVCY4ETzDVbmX1vv1U/s320/blog+-+magic+kingdom+castle.jpg" /></a> ....saw the big castle<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnYHRZ3Z2UV_CXTdx2ypr2tRN4Qq0qTB2-A7v487XbHIr8G5MzR-WWjSlOOM1Q5FYQ1rOV0y2eNbGBxSO_310GBxUznRra5ymQ8moCREitzMGA_2Gp-u0HnEJxSaAlnC2lK_el4NvcNo/s1600/blog+-+beauty+and+beast.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615626376942098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnYHRZ3Z2UV_CXTdx2ypr2tRN4Qq0qTB2-A7v487XbHIr8G5MzR-WWjSlOOM1Q5FYQ1rOV0y2eNbGBxSO_310GBxUznRra5ymQ8moCREitzMGA_2Gp-u0HnEJxSaAlnC2lK_el4NvcNo/s320/blog+-+beauty+and+beast.jpg" /></a>....saw the best princess<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtlBfGFI6hWvM-PX9ZeacFu6wp0rHcNYrk8iZJ0F2mzaGCPYtb0xQtChyDtSFoHIN6OeJRry7viZp4j7I1A2ydYvzZIhCak0143UvHq12DH-uY4KhWiROeAxJSwYIcfrGy2-1twj8bPk/s1600/blog+-+hollywood+studios.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615623971421122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtlBfGFI6hWvM-PX9ZeacFu6wp0rHcNYrk8iZJ0F2mzaGCPYtb0xQtChyDtSFoHIN6OeJRry7viZp4j7I1A2ydYvzZIhCak0143UvHq12DH-uY4KhWiROeAxJSwYIcfrGy2-1twj8bPk/s320/blog+-+hollywood+studios.jpg" /></a> .....saw the Mickey's magic hat<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUnfKNrqP2nsmnQN5o0_-2msNNVuukZ3_LLfACimj6YwXW6V_oxJwFG-AaMpSkA2mFqdhsasS_eI0rCSJIVRJA16aJaWFW_M1kmqwmaQYYbsgNodyoIe6YRAtYcrdCecTuCp8ES7bLUk/s1600/blog+-+tower+of+terrow.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615393323063938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUnfKNrqP2nsmnQN5o0_-2msNNVuukZ3_LLfACimj6YwXW6V_oxJwFG-AaMpSkA2mFqdhsasS_eI0rCSJIVRJA16aJaWFW_M1kmqwmaQYYbsgNodyoIe6YRAtYcrdCecTuCp8ES7bLUk/s320/blog+-+tower+of+terrow.jpg" /></a> ....dropped 13 stories<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZrLnSZE7L48A7VuFQF7-zgIL5gRK-fjcj-ME2VJKHRZJtPD50JxVATSaUODkaGu4Nm7GZGa7A69q5suFYbcEPuzf4TmnObXH52ynofvrr6P_dADUqyhjCHuQOh02XIpe2YpAqzIbpaE/s1600/blog+-+mt+everest.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615388197622978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZrLnSZE7L48A7VuFQF7-zgIL5gRK-fjcj-ME2VJKHRZJtPD50JxVATSaUODkaGu4Nm7GZGa7A69q5suFYbcEPuzf4TmnObXH52ynofvrr6P_dADUqyhjCHuQOh02XIpe2YpAqzIbpaE/s320/blog+-+mt+everest.jpg" /></a> ....rode Mt. Everest<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YXm_ckJo-fOuG71n9b3cA5d90lZTFB3D4x6XcIGap27sWwW7lEfPXGu-DS1ZIbrTLjV_bq8DTUeU-mA037-aRTw64fa9c49dedg6gZM6TDy4nOUOyuiauAhlAfZ9sIQm_HiTd1OxBLU/s1600/blog+-+water+ride+AK.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615384993920146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YXm_ckJo-fOuG71n9b3cA5d90lZTFB3D4x6XcIGap27sWwW7lEfPXGu-DS1ZIbrTLjV_bq8DTUeU-mA037-aRTw64fa9c49dedg6gZM6TDy4nOUOyuiauAhlAfZ9sIQm_HiTd1OxBLU/s320/blog+-+water+ride+AK.jpg" /></a> ....did some river rafting<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPVKJu2Yeq8_6cHsTZP8c6XtOgc9xyPEYLh05hfepjZw8YdiAKRKdb2IbQuVc-O6xs-IEXI9Kp7nflvTaykvwkMyRbQZ29nMYq94HsmI0hHqLESmhHuxU26xy-DLbbjHpJCGLByFAtL0/s1600/blog+-+rhinos.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615383652801266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPVKJu2Yeq8_6cHsTZP8c6XtOgc9xyPEYLh05hfepjZw8YdiAKRKdb2IbQuVc-O6xs-IEXI9Kp7nflvTaykvwkMyRbQZ29nMYq94HsmI0hHqLESmhHuxU26xy-DLbbjHpJCGLByFAtL0/s320/blog+-+rhinos.jpg" /></a> ...went on a Safari Expedition<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyc9u5zXKMzpqIic5CGr0k78MUpHfo01C6-v0R0Q7Uf_jCm6JVrDIKuqwNgxixUDIwRuSHjIvsIl5HeKUx-MXGeNLrd-UfjbfA4tBbPl7VKtVT5vJup8MrtW8tdgjxUoM0JSR92IQu24/s1600/blog+-+tram+ride+AK.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615185593204930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyc9u5zXKMzpqIic5CGr0k78MUpHfo01C6-v0R0Q7Uf_jCm6JVrDIKuqwNgxixUDIwRuSHjIvsIl5HeKUx-MXGeNLrd-UfjbfA4tBbPl7VKtVT5vJup8MrtW8tdgjxUoM0JSR92IQu24/s320/blog+-+tram+ride+AK.jpg" /></a> ...rode lots of trams and buses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEX522Nl_tmr8DtSCSKEVzYkuWohRIVQ72PFPNPqrjg9-PSASrml913DdZQn8TtT5U1O6vvu01JumjtnYvLNNArK26y3q86KQqu8-W2BAsx8vE5ynWHfJZIC7frXuDgtmEtvwt4Ir-Vo/s1600/blog+-+klaire+beach.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615187713894594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEX522Nl_tmr8DtSCSKEVzYkuWohRIVQ72PFPNPqrjg9-PSASrml913DdZQn8TtT5U1O6vvu01JumjtnYvLNNArK26y3q86KQqu8-W2BAsx8vE5ynWHfJZIC7frXuDgtmEtvwt4Ir-Vo/s320/blog+-+klaire+beach.jpg" /></a> ...visited the Atlantic with sand on our faces<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvXp4-TbO3MozlTbDAMRTOjJ00HDM0RPskBRrO4Xr4e97XILTvyJYyoK4daWALjcQqQehwBSEsqS92S2Afnzqz2B53DDNvRH6GVRYqYjn6L9L-yXg3fJ9Ry41qeHJa035vNOHYmkNQrQ/s1600/blog+-+jakeb+beach.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615182679696450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvXp4-TbO3MozlTbDAMRTOjJ00HDM0RPskBRrO4Xr4e97XILTvyJYyoK4daWALjcQqQehwBSEsqS92S2Afnzqz2B53DDNvRH6GVRYqYjn6L9L-yXg3fJ9Ry41qeHJa035vNOHYmkNQrQ/s320/blog+-+jakeb+beach.jpg" /></a> ...wrote our names in the sand<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-90DMOJ7-3pLZ-N1ZfPV0rhrwPtvQPMyT29fjv5bV0nmyPfw5uA3ynLYwwZYZFTNYQ2Hz8aRn8tXSAtYQPwHEsKOlotnOoWjIkYZI61SF12LHbwd_9VLUrDnec7rzXu_TC5vh5jIIqw/s1600/blog+-+liki+tiki.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615176680382178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-90DMOJ7-3pLZ-N1ZfPV0rhrwPtvQPMyT29fjv5bV0nmyPfw5uA3ynLYwwZYZFTNYQ2Hz8aRn8tXSAtYQPwHEsKOlotnOoWjIkYZI61SF12LHbwd_9VLUrDnec7rzXu_TC5vh5jIIqw/s320/blog+-+liki+tiki.jpg" /></a> ..stayed at a great resort with fantastic water slides!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUAq4VWhb2dWNg0hlFCsapLcR__Ulf6pIoj-CZQMTBXFC_vXtdD3IrWL8Vk1_xsbr5f6CmlZtztifytIGJ1TEuQt6JIIXdIYIjuPDkKJpAvUZbzO6Aw8WpIurZQDDh3dDF1IT8uwJi74/s1600/blog+-+fort+wilderness+pool.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668615176749044386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUAq4VWhb2dWNg0hlFCsapLcR__Ulf6pIoj-CZQMTBXFC_vXtdD3IrWL8Vk1_xsbr5f6CmlZtztifytIGJ1TEuQt6JIIXdIYIjuPDkKJpAvUZbzO6Aw8WpIurZQDDh3dDF1IT8uwJi74/s320/blog+-+fort+wilderness+pool.jpg" /></a><br />...did a lot of swimming...almost everyday...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK211aTrUIVdb8HAmqmkFMCpqmNjxzotHpYcOxPWZ4lNCtB1Og9nfalblXqlE50TtG_vTorxcXDS5f5YeCjd1mnu4mqt9pU_VbCQKsYGWZaZA4AkXRjf0M715rQ9j1Po8Z89VA222RbnQ/s1600/blog+-+blake+chewbacca+hat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614823179604498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK211aTrUIVdb8HAmqmkFMCpqmNjxzotHpYcOxPWZ4lNCtB1Og9nfalblXqlE50TtG_vTorxcXDS5f5YeCjd1mnu4mqt9pU_VbCQKsYGWZaZA4AkXRjf0M715rQ9j1Po8Z89VA222RbnQ/s320/blog+-+blake+chewbacca+hat.jpg" /></a> ....did a little make-believe (Go Chewbacca!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPfS0AQaC3d9H36n_qzoJuNFI2CHJwUoMH0h2a2FVqBWMDYngd7-qdYrC7hnqTeDiy1Oizd1QqnSFFGzTe5ABCuaSIlb2sK4I7NMC5gC4V3O8GVWXKccHj0NIC8YRwX2Sxx5MSLkQVjA/s1600/blog+-+aquatica+-+eric-klaire.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614808718636130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPfS0AQaC3d9H36n_qzoJuNFI2CHJwUoMH0h2a2FVqBWMDYngd7-qdYrC7hnqTeDiy1Oizd1QqnSFFGzTe5ABCuaSIlb2sK4I7NMC5gC4V3O8GVWXKccHj0NIC8YRwX2Sxx5MSLkQVjA/s320/blog+-+aquatica+-+eric-klaire.jpg" /></a> ...flipped on water slides with babies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGtyq5la6gAK2SoWa3PgtIQUldRg1v6Ycm9AuSD9M1Hp6dtBxAbo5IRRfbFdO1XmgFf0uA9txEB6Yp97RoY7UyUsbftp7Qs3XzSwFesWEOdpBU9kiUIrdzvH8j0_qC1JLISvEnCbeXSI/s1600/blog+ice+cream.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614806686902418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGtyq5la6gAK2SoWa3PgtIQUldRg1v6Ycm9AuSD9M1Hp6dtBxAbo5IRRfbFdO1XmgFf0uA9txEB6Yp97RoY7UyUsbftp7Qs3XzSwFesWEOdpBU9kiUIrdzvH8j0_qC1JLISvEnCbeXSI/s320/blog+ice+cream.jpg" /></a> ....competed in who could build the tallest ice cream dish<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWso5XAWGJBim_pWpHDH8dgQQ9Qp6VYCZ8J-T4j5DRX0r3-jipJtOSh0oyK_G4T4XSxn9fNiE5HY4VLjg7vjG-AL0_P1TcEDYhxBwss4Bd6-aC5c0DsqyaTPultClgnfD5D7qls44SMM/s1600/blog+-+eric+ice+cream.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614808195968978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWso5XAWGJBim_pWpHDH8dgQQ9Qp6VYCZ8J-T4j5DRX0r3-jipJtOSh0oyK_G4T4XSxn9fNiE5HY4VLjg7vjG-AL0_P1TcEDYhxBwss4Bd6-aC5c0DsqyaTPultClgnfD5D7qls44SMM/s320/blog+-+eric+ice+cream.jpg" /></a> ....won who could build the tallest ice cream dish<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWv8_3GgrJ7xzJt6C0CY5BLqL9eZRzoJz42fzRnL06tCsjCXxFIMY4C-OUYGZ0tqAKxWIM_7Kmd3Xa6vCAcUrI74EuXF63yE9kOQ5MbyZJYspzn2pyxkSGWBRRGaN68bL1WEiOqJZDcHA/s1600/blog+-+kaleb+harbor+lake+slide.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614803126479762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWv8_3GgrJ7xzJt6C0CY5BLqL9eZRzoJz42fzRnL06tCsjCXxFIMY4C-OUYGZ0tqAKxWIM_7Kmd3Xa6vCAcUrI74EuXF63yE9kOQ5MbyZJYspzn2pyxkSGWBRRGaN68bL1WEiOqJZDcHA/s320/blog+-+kaleb+harbor+lake+slide.jpg" /></a> ....hung out at some great pirate ships<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgZGC6NmcSwB3OrmeKWlLvkiRWnKmnlZ3b0qe-CuI5FwTKwcXn63W7o1Pi7CQWeX-Lu46bHN89UcpFuM59ZUKwVIiVr2UdxuHZ4Rv_RmYUjcxMxiAUVTY0JQbcMuYsl-0KF_KqFUPXiE/s1600/blog+-+shamu.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614412000679234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgZGC6NmcSwB3OrmeKWlLvkiRWnKmnlZ3b0qe-CuI5FwTKwcXn63W7o1Pi7CQWeX-Lu46bHN89UcpFuM59ZUKwVIiVr2UdxuHZ4Rv_RmYUjcxMxiAUVTY0JQbcMuYsl-0KF_KqFUPXiE/s320/blog+-+shamu.jpg" /></a> ....saw SHAMU!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK7dBXautwVGNOCwZ6HWLsbAN0D8PCCL4tfSS3B4ZI-8H1N3MfBjU_Ji2zpLpsSHftzcW5bCMkfAswpc3CxsOBkj9Vx43KSnY8rNhIWm_b2JB3VBpmmjPJrsylApz0Rq0opmD1wZn6Vk/s1600/blog+-+sea+lion+show+-+sea+world.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614409695784370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK7dBXautwVGNOCwZ6HWLsbAN0D8PCCL4tfSS3B4ZI-8H1N3MfBjU_Ji2zpLpsSHftzcW5bCMkfAswpc3CxsOBkj9Vx43KSnY8rNhIWm_b2JB3VBpmmjPJrsylApz0Rq0opmD1wZn6Vk/s320/blog+-+sea+lion+show+-+sea+world.jpg" /></a> ....met some sea lions and walruses<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCYicCtSCrg1Sol3ilrxhj8yfpPnQe0O4iktfEGeSKvIS50OotoQ6THiV-RDoCNKm2B_g7kGm38EK2muvByzNVgDae5Zj-O_tAsfgqi0vVwNzqcHioUzDBl6tSqH2Yssf_Rj8V7Xw1PY/s1600/blog+-+sea+world+water+ride.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614410016195970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCYicCtSCrg1Sol3ilrxhj8yfpPnQe0O4iktfEGeSKvIS50OotoQ6THiV-RDoCNKm2B_g7kGm38EK2muvByzNVgDae5Zj-O_tAsfgqi0vVwNzqcHioUzDBl6tSqH2Yssf_Rj8V7Xw1PY/s320/blog+-+sea+world+water+ride.jpg" /></a> ....almost got in a shipwreck<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHRkKjv-mL0tj2ig5upm712owSxMWMeIdOG2xBIwlEw1qxS_Wceg-bwc9U5voGn8wVTKT5V4DXy4o0nzNdf3JTWW0du-Y4e7Fn1eYFlF5RjsHI2h_joKs0HPFrHpzashteGWWtib7VHw/s1600/blog+-+downtown+disney.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614405222307154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHRkKjv-mL0tj2ig5upm712owSxMWMeIdOG2xBIwlEw1qxS_Wceg-bwc9U5voGn8wVTKT5V4DXy4o0nzNdf3JTWW0du-Y4e7Fn1eYFlF5RjsHI2h_joKs0HPFrHpzashteGWWtib7VHw/s320/blog+-+downtown+disney.jpg" /></a> .....made new friends<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLZSzw-wBergnBsT0XIP4dpNIBDKCGK0F2kr1FaxvZ7QegXw9kXfY9LHphnEE7SM8SuLe7mHnTVQCr57T8pMzboOQUwMTavyzZ3_A3dV_bWymw8AsAkhyLKAs1VmK8iOTtfKCWMQKYBY/s1600/blog+-+lego+store+all+kids.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668614405932331554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLZSzw-wBergnBsT0XIP4dpNIBDKCGK0F2kr1FaxvZ7QegXw9kXfY9LHphnEE7SM8SuLe7mHnTVQCr57T8pMzboOQUwMTavyzZ3_A3dV_bWymw8AsAkhyLKAs1VmK8iOTtfKCWMQKYBY/s320/blog+-+lego+store+all+kids.jpg" /></a> ...and even built new friends. We can't wait to go back and visit them.<br /><br />This is obviously just a few of the things we did, but we definitely made lasting memories there.Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-36976759804875004742011-10-29T07:59:00.002-04:002011-10-29T07:59:00.407-04:00Pumpkin patchEnjoyed our annual visit to Shaw farms again. We went with the Hoffer's who were in town visiting!!! (Love those people!) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHTUMYZuXQTNSauO2xU19C1LO-eTre8WEAmm3X-6BHOO8Jb74AdKAQ9ucyeT-K2BiCj-tRpRBEfzKT9GhJEucjVbALkjuNiagdBmXR268UzTA6WX7l9F0q5ZELrdwcZa-9QuEVUcDjb8/s1600/shaw+farms+2011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668727989251549746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHTUMYZuXQTNSauO2xU19C1LO-eTre8WEAmm3X-6BHOO8Jb74AdKAQ9ucyeT-K2BiCj-tRpRBEfzKT9GhJEucjVbALkjuNiagdBmXR268UzTA6WX7l9F0q5ZELrdwcZa-9QuEVUcDjb8/s320/shaw+farms+2011.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ-yDBGmKEHk-rPgy_nVtJPsDP2W3OeZuJ9kQ0zQQgZ_QM_fqVghV9ttHmE_QEwfkam5y_A7gCsnlbhkJbNK6PWqEgYmzzPEoIyB0MwXOeNnZpdmjghWaxt6PAi-DQEdy2buICdzQIEg/s1600/blog+-+all+shaw+farms.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668727985841066402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ-yDBGmKEHk-rPgy_nVtJPsDP2W3OeZuJ9kQ0zQQgZ_QM_fqVghV9ttHmE_QEwfkam5y_A7gCsnlbhkJbNK6PWqEgYmzzPEoIyB0MwXOeNnZpdmjghWaxt6PAi-DQEdy2buICdzQIEg/s320/blog+-+all+shaw+farms.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXY7g37h-qqR7F2rdqIMe14dUPTKU18XxwuH9sq4QMF18pTcI_SDAWAZNPLakZDX_4K1Y6J9YocI7uVj1jTHlBtJoahm24xV_LzVunAxXxEEWr-EKOnE-O-sHDDctKsB5lu0QyIkwYRU/s1600/blog+-+luke+-+shaw+farms+peter+pan+hook.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668727981618862194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXY7g37h-qqR7F2rdqIMe14dUPTKU18XxwuH9sq4QMF18pTcI_SDAWAZNPLakZDX_4K1Y6J9YocI7uVj1jTHlBtJoahm24xV_LzVunAxXxEEWr-EKOnE-O-sHDDctKsB5lu0QyIkwYRU/s320/blog+-+luke+-+shaw+farms+peter+pan+hook.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oyF_5u7in8PQaDeqXhLWoWmAsgiNGad2xfuTt-gvKfa83md7j5Jfzfv6QpQ3AuEt0VNLkGCj0Kp7O2F_eiblWF1PL7zm84Q8yxG163xcVr_GgkGJxgPONZF9wynS866oIRiC5V8xfjo/s1600/blog+-+klaire+tractor+shaw+farms.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668727979704367394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oyF_5u7in8PQaDeqXhLWoWmAsgiNGad2xfuTt-gvKfa83md7j5Jfzfv6QpQ3AuEt0VNLkGCj0Kp7O2F_eiblWF1PL7zm84Q8yxG163xcVr_GgkGJxgPONZF9wynS866oIRiC5V8xfjo/s320/blog+-+klaire+tractor+shaw+farms.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtBYvbjtpqR_eNKfCOHLFS8FfG8UI4-PtyiibI9dD5mmN7q4QElZ3PGvZ8lEg8NOx-qooLV29mKNmU8NjJ3gvp1-IkLEsJvcoFTYCbtinH63aHFmIyRPlrZdkR1rOzd0yuMcef6udIiM/s1600/blog+-+jakeb+kaleb+shaw+farms.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668727977760426754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtBYvbjtpqR_eNKfCOHLFS8FfG8UI4-PtyiibI9dD5mmN7q4QElZ3PGvZ8lEg8NOx-qooLV29mKNmU8NjJ3gvp1-IkLEsJvcoFTYCbtinH63aHFmIyRPlrZdkR1rOzd0yuMcef6udIiM/s320/blog+-+jakeb+kaleb+shaw+farms.jpg" /></a><br />Look at how much they've grown in a couple of years. Check it out <a href="http://marshan2.blogspot.com/2009/10/shaw-farms.html">here</a>.Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-14348808907767676352011-10-29T00:00:00.000-04:002011-10-29T01:17:01.981-04:00fall picsHere's the fall pics I took at Sharonwoods this year. I took some last year too, but I never got around to posting them on the blog. I love taking pictures there in the fall. It's so BEAUTIFUL! And of course, when you have adorable kiddos it makes for AWESOME pictures! I'd love to say that all these pictures were done willingly by the kids but that would be lying! There was much bribing going on! ha!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BT_SiVRAuO0w4u1kp3_2lh00K33PsKMuYem2EXk6oPKnV6O_3zBRVI9YLFVMiPwI7RhdkmJzh3-l455TBPMbL_VoAqkQdrb9dz3Xa0IzAccyFf7D3FIVjc0uu66f5egW_W62atHfk0s/s1600/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+-+luke.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668775939147550498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BT_SiVRAuO0w4u1kp3_2lh00K33PsKMuYem2EXk6oPKnV6O_3zBRVI9YLFVMiPwI7RhdkmJzh3-l455TBPMbL_VoAqkQdrb9dz3Xa0IzAccyFf7D3FIVjc0uu66f5egW_W62atHfk0s/s400/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+-+luke.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cSSqT5PEYbnf9JYXLBDrwCjzbHwTgVMrUCwgs6lvYiKKTbNGEYy1BO8-8FAsjxmsmUVtjhW1Ap-b87ewsSc8MvOgjNM5wWX38deUHswH_XXVbY07i_xX0cYAqzERvLXgSyLyjbva9KE/s1600/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+lying+down.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668775936896666770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cSSqT5PEYbnf9JYXLBDrwCjzbHwTgVMrUCwgs6lvYiKKTbNGEYy1BO8-8FAsjxmsmUVtjhW1Ap-b87ewsSc8MvOgjNM5wWX38deUHswH_XXVbY07i_xX0cYAqzERvLXgSyLyjbva9KE/s400/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+lying+down.jpg" /></a> The girls just climbed on their brothers without being told for this one!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9GZ9PjDOqALzwyEJrWg98HGAMaRusw2G9ZfdkZ8Y1HtyOjEShGVJ5xzd1KnkgEkbupg0qx6czM7CytsfXBpsQFOuX7TxzSEteECvrWK0FJPntRtU0fxnQpoA_4pjNCaLEKKJXKOARmc/s1600/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+B%2526W+looking.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668775938843801474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9GZ9PjDOqALzwyEJrWg98HGAMaRusw2G9ZfdkZ8Y1HtyOjEShGVJ5xzd1KnkgEkbupg0qx6czM7CytsfXBpsQFOuX7TxzSEteECvrWK0FJPntRtU0fxnQpoA_4pjNCaLEKKJXKOARmc/s400/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+B%2526W+looking.jpg" /></a>This one of them looking at each other is one of my favorites!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdEQkWvzw-y-rKkXejRoDZNutj9YW4h8X7FvZUtFLej5iBM3Dg8vCS_JVVTj_oLZ5GEo1shCcN4W200kP33WrbGWhSqt0J7QSZTDjbS_Pj89QdzgNFrkgtyoiWWdku-5j_8Vk9eUMEiU/s1600/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+-+sitting+all.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668775933619738210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdEQkWvzw-y-rKkXejRoDZNutj9YW4h8X7FvZUtFLej5iBM3Dg8vCS_JVVTj_oLZ5GEo1shCcN4W200kP33WrbGWhSqt0J7QSZTDjbS_Pj89QdzgNFrkgtyoiWWdku-5j_8Vk9eUMEiU/s400/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+-+sitting+all.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xP1D3xV6VXRU-v9207Az0misl-nQStSvqebWT0qd1ov3l3y3ti2XqXGrpErG9v9_c0YwO8V1kbMNcIdgNBNng_NUUVB70oQ-h3XC0FAEEUsmDXbWd6fzbfXrG2wLXOs2WUtq6U6Ecas/s1600/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+-+boys.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668775614702716514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xP1D3xV6VXRU-v9207Az0misl-nQStSvqebWT0qd1ov3l3y3ti2XqXGrpErG9v9_c0YwO8V1kbMNcIdgNBNng_NUUVB70oQ-h3XC0FAEEUsmDXbWd6fzbfXrG2wLXOs2WUtq6U6Ecas/s400/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+-+boys.jpg" /></a> Can I just say that the girls cooperated a lot better than the boys did?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR4m5acQ4FLmbcQ8ccELgeK-HcN_aK7g6QOnIWIyMMw4tUo3j3qwZ7NsCqEx9HlhbO3HBCdW4ia0lkhWl-3e_WrbT4s-f9bFpe_ItLWqCW4dr0k2yuoq7CChhojB0wC6pCCOHisToSKA/s1600/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+-+sisters+close+up.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668775403945466370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRG59uO_T0uTJ26t58FmdoEyrGLlq314XeFQyE3yOeI9UdBktaiDdQKLegMLWVfzdibrBxFQkKhufN1NWSZF6thnXQJPPwk_EOJUg2enstltH3Ayet_lQgrHZyYiuXNfsJOOzKohz8uY/s400/blog+-+fall+pics+2011+-+best+jumping+pics.jpg" /></a> I love this one too. We took about 7 jumping pictures, and then I photoshopped the best jumps together!<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-16662919540705868662011-10-05T13:32:00.000-04:002011-10-05T13:32:00.313-04:00The dollhouseKlaire received some money from her grandparents, and with the money I thought it would be sooooo fun to get her a doll house. Check this baby out!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzyDNrF7jxMensKQ4ccSOZ9LIYVLOuLpAPng2cM5_hESsO1e-PLSjc4IMceHkMD92BOGuuP8KXXiYGMpwfw_VHD8O5g9WGULmVC6m4kW3OqmViJDiWPOc6tR5qqNG0tOS3i7AVF9sIMI/s1600/dollhouse+alone.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035055221788114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzyDNrF7jxMensKQ4ccSOZ9LIYVLOuLpAPng2cM5_hESsO1e-PLSjc4IMceHkMD92BOGuuP8KXXiYGMpwfw_VHD8O5g9WGULmVC6m4kW3OqmViJDiWPOc6tR5qqNG0tOS3i7AVF9sIMI/s320/dollhouse+alone.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtuonZfOvjra_ApW-gi9PbMi7zhv2eCZUFdjHWoWov_Gr4aAYjb2rQWlTOls_962xYllcLkZCsMyPMrSKac1tZEcx6AbfuTq6Q_uRp8bv9nDEVSOQtOdPyKyF6eUfs8qT51CvpN642ss/s1600/dollhouse+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660035060790098146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtuonZfOvjra_ApW-gi9PbMi7zhv2eCZUFdjHWoWov_Gr4aAYjb2rQWlTOls_962xYllcLkZCsMyPMrSKac1tZEcx6AbfuTq6Q_uRp8bv9nDEVSOQtOdPyKyF6eUfs8qT51CvpN642ss/s320/dollhouse+1.jpg" /></a>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-38985630057369671992011-10-05T11:00:00.000-04:002011-10-05T11:37:55.285-04:00KlaireHow did she get this big already?? Crazy to think in just a few more weeks, she'll be a big sister!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwDlgXEqRJxLkQfKYGnvPF6cL24tyn-r0AKsADlvk9wSg7cOvUrBFVjm0JbbQxxeZ0fGNIcM2WSI_8Y0LlUj32RaK_S0wyYuMgfWHs6OoXqgguNsavcYOCq1ngySqKIvA4Ipew_Dcv48/s1600/blog+-+klaire+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652814409610206098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwDlgXEqRJxLkQfKYGnvPF6cL24tyn-r0AKsADlvk9wSg7cOvUrBFVjm0JbbQxxeZ0fGNIcM2WSI_8Y0LlUj32RaK_S0wyYuMgfWHs6OoXqgguNsavcYOCq1ngySqKIvA4Ipew_Dcv48/s320/blog+-+klaire+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDCnL4cAwlRW3iSfTLTpdZvZqLD87BKQuc3nijQLQiWbi2tCbOB_IxETq4gxkAh-pfSJP7xjdUIHslyF7oME-FMHgQtnxgUnsU1dezQzGlQdnGg1__6t3J5LeQ_fNiBDPoSwXxEVVtv8/s1600/blog+-+Klaire.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652814399163354850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDCnL4cAwlRW3iSfTLTpdZvZqLD87BKQuc3nijQLQiWbi2tCbOB_IxETq4gxkAh-pfSJP7xjdUIHslyF7oME-FMHgQtnxgUnsU1dezQzGlQdnGg1__6t3J5LeQ_fNiBDPoSwXxEVVtv8/s320/blog+-+Klaire.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zk4c8XDtA2wQK4LTnWeoCB0iphY5lmSzlzr5cQBj77cKNFzLUzzX2PDZf48Aqp2w8U1SZF6HHvIRfz8tmxwhn6u4HpBS3MMt2JULSsVV5kblVVs3uCxOBnMoSYPnhd3fx7NuTKPl2q0/s1600/blog+-+klaire+sweet.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652814390881142562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zk4c8XDtA2wQK4LTnWeoCB0iphY5lmSzlzr5cQBj77cKNFzLUzzX2PDZf48Aqp2w8U1SZF6HHvIRfz8tmxwhn6u4HpBS3MMt2JULSsVV5kblVVs3uCxOBnMoSYPnhd3fx7NuTKPl2q0/s320/blog+-+klaire+sweet.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-18381632630200586432011-10-04T16:59:00.000-04:002011-10-04T16:59:00.607-04:00ER VisitWell, it happened, finally. We had to take one of hte kids to the ER to get staples. Funny thin is, I always thought it would be a boy that it happened to, but nope, it was Klaire, the little dare-devil herself. I'm telling you she's gonna be the death of me.<br />We were at Taco Bell, and she decided to climb on a stool like her big sister had. I remember watching her climb up there, and thinking, "This is not a good idea, Klaire." Next thing I know, she was on the ground with the heavy stool on top of her. I picked her up trying to soothe her and then I saw blood everywhere. Ahhhh!!! I'm so not a blood person. So, I rushed home, had Eric look at it, and then took her to the ER. Of course, by the time we got to the ER you wouldn't have known anything was wrong with her at all. She was completely back to her own self. Ha! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxKHNiYKk5arTklsL5Ht1WGuuzlvKO0O8bWRJDkxzLMnZU9EQmp3M-NTrCl-pBkXGvYJNVciD-nUV6Aw3y0HKhcSwuYdmav4GjAe4ICAKf8W6Gm2D3-mdJU2Tp0K5cwBTiO1y9aML9m0/s1600/IMG_9211.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659581133642178098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxKHNiYKk5arTklsL5Ht1WGuuzlvKO0O8bWRJDkxzLMnZU9EQmp3M-NTrCl-pBkXGvYJNVciD-nUV6Aw3y0HKhcSwuYdmav4GjAe4ICAKf8W6Gm2D3-mdJU2Tp0K5cwBTiO1y9aML9m0/s320/IMG_9211.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrlN6tv6t8DAuSpH26FpvWvZipxwA08GIlQC1ByHw2m17k69mjnpZOQmbw0i1t4EKSyVO9rEBJSDWzT54JL35pZEkCDisuKlk7qvAj4-P1txnK_-eKiO75LjRr3HFaMKLmk0nVKxBDdc/s1600/IMG_9213.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659581130710076434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrlN6tv6t8DAuSpH26FpvWvZipxwA08GIlQC1ByHw2m17k69mjnpZOQmbw0i1t4EKSyVO9rEBJSDWzT54JL35pZEkCDisuKlk7qvAj4-P1txnK_-eKiO75LjRr3HFaMKLmk0nVKxBDdc/s320/IMG_9213.jpg" /></a> She required two staples, and man, are those grossing me out. I want to put a bow on top, so I don't have to see them, but I guess that wouldn't be such a great idea, huh?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-1924728533276650742011-10-04T06:15:00.002-04:002011-10-04T06:19:53.604-04:00Still Missing him!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5863ki13gfzx993bTIKvufysan1-_RPEbu9ARPKGL9gPAMNzObYZ3yo_-x6H6vaz2Wglug8fI6utXDGWv-L8wVsC-QVEcE7VakhjIR3C7Cpb2ahGMZOXQqCyAPzZzlfXEqL5MPWQh_Rw/s1600/mom%2526dad+old+fashion+sunday.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659579667381805970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5863ki13gfzx993bTIKvufysan1-_RPEbu9ARPKGL9gPAMNzObYZ3yo_-x6H6vaz2Wglug8fI6utXDGWv-L8wVsC-QVEcE7VakhjIR3C7Cpb2ahGMZOXQqCyAPzZzlfXEqL5MPWQh_Rw/s320/mom%2526dad+old+fashion+sunday.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1GKD1HmPv5lxXi9JCPiAGBCWG9dLLRRr8FnoWmyo7T8DEoPT_V0ZmTnqIS96s-voEwrwMqqMl1lTAkFDkYNr1xdw-G8mgwmiKZwx9DfotJhXoEV6OVKo_EJyr69maTubjoMi2cw9WL8/s1600/mar13.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659579661497776770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1GKD1HmPv5lxXi9JCPiAGBCWG9dLLRRr8FnoWmyo7T8DEoPT_V0ZmTnqIS96s-voEwrwMqqMl1lTAkFDkYNr1xdw-G8mgwmiKZwx9DfotJhXoEV6OVKo_EJyr69maTubjoMi2cw9WL8/s320/mar13.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlM24mQGXr2v2ulOXkGOw1XA9t6_Cc1qdfojvzcTbEkzGhlBxyD2Rmh8BU7_6LBX7iah5-_z2zNbO9EZPpwTm1qScwDIH1DBqDjT4i5uUoXGPV01pN-5WeeVl4NoHFjfcRDfDqV1DdK0/s1600/mom+and+dad.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659579654123201618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlM24mQGXr2v2ulOXkGOw1XA9t6_Cc1qdfojvzcTbEkzGhlBxyD2Rmh8BU7_6LBX7iah5-_z2zNbO9EZPpwTm1qScwDIH1DBqDjT4i5uUoXGPV01pN-5WeeVl4NoHFjfcRDfDqV1DdK0/s320/mom+and+dad.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://marshan.blogspot.com/2006/10/him.html">This post</a> might be a little old, but it still says everything I feel.</div></div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-37203516985760973872011-09-30T12:12:00.000-04:002011-09-30T12:12:00.755-04:00First Day of co-op<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXGQ_8szvhUJiSajIJVqrCrIgUXa7CMi0VKgwp-tCmC_wWx_5gG1dFEroRdb46Ah0XJzzVqpCgVJY3CTWyA9ESIcrfEpkS_l5ba1YgQwlozlkJFXQeDO3-kdUM6VbashWUvgFPdtBb7Q/s1600/blog+-+first+day+of+co-op+all.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 188px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652811137763521874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXGQ_8szvhUJiSajIJVqrCrIgUXa7CMi0VKgwp-tCmC_wWx_5gG1dFEroRdb46Ah0XJzzVqpCgVJY3CTWyA9ESIcrfEpkS_l5ba1YgQwlozlkJFXQeDO3-kdUM6VbashWUvgFPdtBb7Q/s320/blog+-+first+day+of+co-op+all.jpg" /></a><br />We love co-op . It's kinda like the first day of school for us. For those of you that don't know what a co-op is, it's when a whole bunch of homeschool families get their kids together and offer a whole bunch of classes that they might not get at home or simply just for fun classes. For instance,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4s25uaOYT0VdBfl36CVBVenqM6VqZfMOxA77gdPA613QJdQg_VbA2O-zQoJxVcW74xNgORTYJr76tVpaTGBUPE_Ky9KUh6YHRfYOcTbn4dGVjOzpkVCu_SjequQOEDimFLHU8fMaaHrI/s1600/blog+-+blake+-+co-op.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652811527665093474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4s25uaOYT0VdBfl36CVBVenqM6VqZfMOxA77gdPA613QJdQg_VbA2O-zQoJxVcW74xNgORTYJr76tVpaTGBUPE_Ky9KUh6YHRfYOcTbn4dGVjOzpkVCu_SjequQOEDimFLHU8fMaaHrI/s320/blog+-+blake+-+co-op.jpg" /></a><br />Blake is taking: Botany, Science Fun, and Lego Mechanisms. (For those of you who know me, know that I hate science, and Blake loves science. All of these classes are great for him!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFC2S5s2-n4lkcBHk9_RDYhDu8aQPCHP8qjusqrAm2x7eOID8CmJX5yP4DC_NlEIErUlpFOJcyhlhkA5INTwNRoGuKNBZ2PjNkX-UD3n29gnaJ_n6IW1LEjILIFyxWCJjHXhf7Sgv1X4/s1600/blog+-+luke+co-op.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652811530217296290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFC2S5s2-n4lkcBHk9_RDYhDu8aQPCHP8qjusqrAm2x7eOID8CmJX5yP4DC_NlEIErUlpFOJcyhlhkA5INTwNRoGuKNBZ2PjNkX-UD3n29gnaJ_n6IW1LEjILIFyxWCJjHXhf7Sgv1X4/s320/blog+-+luke+co-op.jpg" /></a><br />Luke is taking: Ohio History, Zoom Science, and Bee Alert. (He is not thrilled about Ohio History, but the kids have to take it. Bee Alert is awesome because every week kids have various topics that they have to answer 100 questions to. On co-op day they go and have a competition on what they've answered. One of the mom's at my co-op developed the whole curriculum. It's fabulous!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYdgczjl8iJsFV9KmHwddMktGSK1wyEiKDKBB0PPlK9Y8CB8DE8WC7ZTDc7bViuNH5K3-Cych1fq_728uMg5O9IRt35N08pIS5JbTfB-JvQEHJ7NJlWNzazXg1BqckkjkFi-id4XxR5s/s1600/blog+-+jakeb+co-op.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652813397255024530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYdgczjl8iJsFV9KmHwddMktGSK1wyEiKDKBB0PPlK9Y8CB8DE8WC7ZTDc7bViuNH5K3-Cych1fq_728uMg5O9IRt35N08pIS5JbTfB-JvQEHJ7NJlWNzazXg1BqckkjkFi-id4XxR5s/s320/blog+-+jakeb+co-op.jpg" /></a><br />Jakeb is taking: Ohio History, Science Experiments, and Math Games and More. (His favorite is the Math Games!!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDH2LpabHX7CdnxgW24DBJsavAB18jHOBlj12yyj8do1UiwqoPvTIK3UhiDsNUzkJOMtNCltfibqYLET88L3gH3D8BIaJQgeAYM7_Jf1jP-3eRwQqlL5QOE8g6bsr_nBEU-E3f2fabGuU/s1600/blog+-+kaleb+co-op.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652812123162708370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDH2LpabHX7CdnxgW24DBJsavAB18jHOBlj12yyj8do1UiwqoPvTIK3UhiDsNUzkJOMtNCltfibqYLET88L3gH3D8BIaJQgeAYM7_Jf1jP-3eRwQqlL5QOE8g6bsr_nBEU-E3f2fabGuU/s320/blog+-+kaleb+co-op.jpg" /></a><br />Kaleb is taking: 7 Days of Creation Activities, Gym, and Math Games<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-FxJZs1NgxkKfZ9sAUjb1ArbHn-qqFkib4rKVqyFNwtD-Rcp67mMptJIPll6qe9SpyE18Xte56f0hMHksnAOq4usZPJ2foHrVJDhXNL6a9cnUyj_3K4BzJruaINC5akKyuqkfckK1MY/s1600/blog+makenna+co-op.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652812117031319058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-FxJZs1NgxkKfZ9sAUjb1ArbHn-qqFkib4rKVqyFNwtD-Rcp67mMptJIPll6qe9SpyE18Xte56f0hMHksnAOq4usZPJ2foHrVJDhXNL6a9cnUyj_3K4BzJruaINC5akKyuqkfckK1MY/s320/blog+makenna+co-op.jpg" /></a><br />Makenna is in the preschool class, and...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx59DK-rZKaD6GeyavmALlAzejnJWu3u0-RReJ5I4rLFcxWjDsEJ_DE_sS_ckLxZiYcua_c_ZmJtJy67mzDDC1iFFfUz9fuOm1HCHjlmLxwyFrGXf1kjpZyOKKlRXzdKR5cu12Z4uos9c/s1600/blog+-+klaire+co-op.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652812587575517778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx59DK-rZKaD6GeyavmALlAzejnJWu3u0-RReJ5I4rLFcxWjDsEJ_DE_sS_ckLxZiYcua_c_ZmJtJy67mzDDC1iFFfUz9fuOm1HCHjlmLxwyFrGXf1kjpZyOKKlRXzdKR5cu12Z4uos9c/s320/blog+-+klaire+co-op.jpg" /></a><br />Klaire is in the nursery.<br /><br />The mom's are usually required to help out in two classes each, but some also teach. I have the huge responsiblity of teaching SCRAPBOOKING this year. Whoo! It might be a little hard for me! Ha!Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-5502044402756354402011-09-28T12:54:00.000-04:002011-09-28T12:54:00.905-04:00MuseumThis past May when we went, they were showing signs of their new exhibit "Hidden Treasures" or something like that. Anyways, Blake was dying to go to see the tomb and Egyptian stuff. Well it never worked out over the summer, but we were finally able to make the trip to see the exhibit a couple of weeks ago. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyxHMKqp7P0ZhI26Z1lqpboCUry6OiGgEbkATaVerBdeMQ9Hg0gJ9nHaW5ya6zbpweURvA5yLH9KeE6ka6H5lHRaLAE39BxhfNCo8AAJeUoloOkRooCq_cEQS8wxJ5QRuCNQZ_cn8jDU/s1600/blog+-+muesum+-+all+kids+outside.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807261953406130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyxHMKqp7P0ZhI26Z1lqpboCUry6OiGgEbkATaVerBdeMQ9Hg0gJ9nHaW5ya6zbpweURvA5yLH9KeE6ka6H5lHRaLAE39BxhfNCo8AAJeUoloOkRooCq_cEQS8wxJ5QRuCNQZ_cn8jDU/s320/blog+-+muesum+-+all+kids+outside.jpg" /></a> outside view of the muesum<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfV0f5CTASISaOI-zP4gEva0dDMykxGa_u2KOWD5CF-oCon3fagjrAXSxqHmGIm3QOeGcV8eSmyLUYutZQN1CV_-YMgansvZHGIQ9a8Ty-z8JscVRZUg0nRgz2sso-EtvxV24N728FR8/s1600/blog+jakeb+chinese+dudes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 188px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807277010569458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfV0f5CTASISaOI-zP4gEva0dDMykxGa_u2KOWD5CF-oCon3fagjrAXSxqHmGIm3QOeGcV8eSmyLUYutZQN1CV_-YMgansvZHGIQ9a8Ty-z8JscVRZUg0nRgz2sso-EtvxV24N728FR8/s320/blog+jakeb+chinese+dudes.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhi09QleB_-UO7wPQdPweTY0iBduJqAqw9Fpb-0yZxZoBvK4AoZT-cmqzOurwRB9ytyPenw3BT4q6kA1SCPNRU4R2ktAtYBBP1DTRnSH3NNhI-Wl6GsQH9kHTSS9m7oge76VYP8ImAYo/s1600/blog+chinese+men+puzzles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807270309563538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhi09QleB_-UO7wPQdPweTY0iBduJqAqw9Fpb-0yZxZoBvK4AoZT-cmqzOurwRB9ytyPenw3BT4q6kA1SCPNRU4R2ktAtYBBP1DTRnSH3NNhI-Wl6GsQH9kHTSS9m7oge76VYP8ImAYo/s320/blog+chinese+men+puzzles.jpg" /></a> This statue dude was a puzzle that the kids put together.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc9sPOV3ZCql3Bbc_38TosOM2z7HSJAfpJ_Y3aF47YNhO6RaZZS9Akmc0GHK91ILoW0ZqfllTAgpQyt9iOH003b56PJekyu6LSYUqnldualFxsZqsX3oBgkB0cCzPQ107ER-YCmVtX1s/s1600/blog+-+museum+-+makenna+excavating.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807980598155682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc9sPOV3ZCql3Bbc_38TosOM2z7HSJAfpJ_Y3aF47YNhO6RaZZS9Akmc0GHK91ILoW0ZqfllTAgpQyt9iOH003b56PJekyu6LSYUqnldualFxsZqsX3oBgkB0cCzPQ107ER-YCmVtX1s/s320/blog+-+museum+-+makenna+excavating.jpg" /></a><br />Makenna excavating for hidden treasures<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vI7lXlYPNe8MFcdiqNYOl2hUfCxjs-aQPnoMF3fjIkl3Z3bYAVWlvbTYL3-J4jra5OjkztbqMzkWP4f3AuIo9oPjxXqWcQ5EyLxdL2hDNs8FonkuLEj9Iyy87PBWzViJ7Wpof2FEXiA/s1600/blog+-+muesum+klaire+twirling.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652807258463292674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vI7lXlYPNe8MFcdiqNYOl2hUfCxjs-aQPnoMF3fjIkl3Z3bYAVWlvbTYL3-J4jra5OjkztbqMzkWP4f3AuIo9oPjxXqWcQ5EyLxdL2hDNs8FonkuLEj9Iyy87PBWzViJ7Wpof2FEXiA/s320/blog+-+muesum+klaire+twirling.jpg" /></a> Here's Klaire in the Barbie exhibit runway showing off her outfit and her fancy princess twirl<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxaExQhDuHQBLF7JlTYGVHE7Wk0gPhBqdQ-XI4EB_6HN0DNqFyu4YVQGEbjnAZd6wXc_TqWrj5pa7S_F2Ki1A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />Afterwards we were able to meet up with some friends, the <a href="http://www.thewelchsgrapenews.blogspot.com/">Welch's</a>, and we had such a nice visit. I can't wait to come to Indy again to hang out, Beth! (PS. I'm bummed that I didn't get a picture of you guys to include on here. Next time!)Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-88744104499933144922011-09-26T12:25:00.000-04:002011-09-26T12:26:43.315-04:00Homemade Wooden Blocks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iWC8DSmmduMFiPvTyl3P0s0vgJ6OQsd5dq_WgP78t9pZmUDuI71focLk2Cuq72FPpDlyRXrxWA7KJkn3gdBDPUsVIsx93h8tjKlZanw5im0eB4s02Wg2JHK3zsv58pAaAiQxPGyYgWM/s1600/blog+wood+blocks+going+green.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 250px; display: block; height: 167px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652810099606936146" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iWC8DSmmduMFiPvTyl3P0s0vgJ6OQsd5dq_WgP78t9pZmUDuI71focLk2Cuq72FPpDlyRXrxWA7KJkn3gdBDPUsVIsx93h8tjKlZanw5im0eB4s02Wg2JHK3zsv58pAaAiQxPGyYgWM/s320/blog+wood+blocks+going+green.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We're going green! Not! I saw this cute idea for the wooden blocks on a blog a good while ago, and I had just been waiting for an oppurtunity to ask Eric to make some. Recently, in the past month or so, we had a storm that knocked down a huge branch, and so while he was taking care of that branch, I finally got my chance. He didn't mind one bit using his chainsaw toy for some of the big pieces. For the smaller ones, he just used his miter saw. Klaire had fun with them today. and shoot, it's a fun toy, and what could be better....it was free!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ43qKUejzlgmTajiykaOuL6J6YwAhlUN13HW_TD07jTb6RCj4yakzNPXWhJsZc2NTI9gCwI9chZHdv-ALk2jycJpxJZgheHVNyhyRX2t5y0lu_yMjLa4MxqEPBRTeHACABd1E1ZPQeoI/s1600/blog+-+klaire+wood+blocks+3.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 213px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652810095394382418" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ43qKUejzlgmTajiykaOuL6J6YwAhlUN13HW_TD07jTb6RCj4yakzNPXWhJsZc2NTI9gCwI9chZHdv-ALk2jycJpxJZgheHVNyhyRX2t5y0lu_yMjLa4MxqEPBRTeHACABd1E1ZPQeoI/s320/blog+-+klaire+wood+blocks+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68DYoeNva7-GAA34agsx0gjwi5MJLAHTcU3K9mJShqr-gNz4wuM8ya961E3cYlD6MmCszChPCJ7ocu17968a_p24QBC31fJYqRYb6vlpQOkEKY_Gj6VzH1ljlRO_nZBGn7ihyrU5jsok/s1600/blog+-+klaire+wood+blocks+2.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 213px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652810085848727330" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68DYoeNva7-GAA34agsx0gjwi5MJLAHTcU3K9mJShqr-gNz4wuM8ya961E3cYlD6MmCszChPCJ7ocu17968a_p24QBC31fJYqRYb6vlpQOkEKY_Gj6VzH1ljlRO_nZBGn7ihyrU5jsok/s320/blog+-+klaire+wood+blocks+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgqUCi4wgjMqk5UAQdTNph_nKavv0dm0-hgYYxqJtrvHF9GEsMWk93OJe8hGMDz3EeKxuCjcqIj_j5wO17mzeJPekSxxBV9A_Y_RfC_EdISR7fJZiuAIL7agQxvZOQFJgNNzHEFMMr_o/s1600/blog+-+klaire+-+wood+blocks.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 213px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652810081056359906" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgqUCi4wgjMqk5UAQdTNph_nKavv0dm0-hgYYxqJtrvHF9GEsMWk93OJe8hGMDz3EeKxuCjcqIj_j5wO17mzeJPekSxxBV9A_Y_RfC_EdISR7fJZiuAIL7agQxvZOQFJgNNzHEFMMr_o/s320/blog+-+klaire+-+wood+blocks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-89065807556022863722011-09-24T12:27:00.001-04:002011-09-24T12:27:00.110-04:00Happy Birthday, Blake!He's 11! Can you believe it?? Ahhhhh.... And, he's celebrating his birthday in Florida with us right now. Hope he doesn't mind!Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-75975234318985305822011-09-23T12:04:00.002-04:002011-09-23T12:04:00.277-04:00Felt Fish<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64rknxGkQDllcC86bbSIf4pHSQLnYt8JxXYO8mHZ364bAhtZ1tC3oCAa6YJDA4VXnF32pqvDAp4El1VOGqjy7VPdfDUHCYhTLPTzGUnz1i5pMcyt08lka8HMO0pNxkCFTcMPQmBGgPCc/s1600/blog+-+school+-+felt+fish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652798143703462130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64rknxGkQDllcC86bbSIf4pHSQLnYt8JxXYO8mHZ364bAhtZ1tC3oCAa6YJDA4VXnF32pqvDAp4El1VOGqjy7VPdfDUHCYhTLPTzGUnz1i5pMcyt08lka8HMO0pNxkCFTcMPQmBGgPCc/s320/blog+-+school+-+felt+fish.jpg" /></a><br />Here's some felt fish I made. I got the idea from <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/03/counting-felt-fish.html">here.</a> Each fish has some deocrative items on them all the way up to 10. I drew them freehanded on the felt and then cut them out. Then I glued the washer to one side, decorated the other side with objects, and the quickly stitched them together. Don't look too close or you'll see some really horrible stitching. Each fish has a different amount of objects on it, so they'll be great for counting.<br /><br />We didn't get to use them as much last week as I had planned because of some unplanned doctor's visits and sick kids, and well..if you homeschool, you know how it goes, but I will definitely be using them a lot in the future. They'll be great for counting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2XUUEHrxvu4tS0B-AeA0xXbl9yuqJF51BgO95MdYBVASq7i4P4CaITpJZzgSP8nUj3NAGh93wHcR8xCR7g3OmbACDvx1LG-4kRpJuxKYtFi6AM2ahEoetcP5VcAu3C5fQEhoxfF3HWI/s1600/blog+-+school+-+makenna+felt+fish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652217759394123330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2XUUEHrxvu4tS0B-AeA0xXbl9yuqJF51BgO95MdYBVASq7i4P4CaITpJZzgSP8nUj3NAGh93wHcR8xCR7g3OmbACDvx1LG-4kRpJuxKYtFi6AM2ahEoetcP5VcAu3C5fQEhoxfF3HWI/s320/blog+-+school+-+makenna+felt+fish.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFZmc9hADWt3eWDROgaUKvQYutx6ghU8A35QSrVkiRAuwV2mUCMaAoSIkLLTINyX8A1MdyOkgk3COcB0IfNL8pzT2LrzmAcf04oLXDfwK-LVTOho9aoMqyeasDzXQ-2NHYlW-uZF5ZSA/s1600/blog+-+school+Klaire+felt+fish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652217754695758818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFZmc9hADWt3eWDROgaUKvQYutx6ghU8A35QSrVkiRAuwV2mUCMaAoSIkLLTINyX8A1MdyOkgk3COcB0IfNL8pzT2LrzmAcf04oLXDfwK-LVTOho9aoMqyeasDzXQ-2NHYlW-uZF5ZSA/s320/blog+-+school+Klaire+felt+fish.jpg" /></a>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427761682559293798.post-1244853632217728082011-09-22T09:58:00.000-04:002011-09-22T09:58:00.550-04:00Ocean themed sensory bin and I Spy Jar<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnpWs6TU1kfeqymOLzd5o7DcNMFh0PL02QiQe91n3n1HZnQkQwPloS0oSSPIeMWaGQBYkM-Gc-LMTCAZxqn4QH_LViWu9Ey467dvb_RuiO-Z0-lIG3n9lIQwg2XGZD8m4uVbL3AWrMeg/s1600/blog+-+school+-+kaleb+klaire+playdoh+mat.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CUQw5L8Kick5ldJS_P-5Zy_Rr20SKsQ13ey-DAsHQAmlKxi_H8whvoVb09s3IobQYLnIFHQSQKnYkC77dHlHSm81_yPn1xvvwhScKd2bWNRKmfO3rZOvVK5RLOs5SOznSus0S_mEDzA/s1600/blog+-+ocean+sensory+bin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651587717284900066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CUQw5L8Kick5ldJS_P-5Zy_Rr20SKsQ13ey-DAsHQAmlKxi_H8whvoVb09s3IobQYLnIFHQSQKnYkC77dHlHSm81_yPn1xvvwhScKd2bWNRKmfO3rZOvVK5RLOs5SOznSus0S_mEDzA/s320/blog+-+ocean+sensory+bin.jpg" /></a>Here's our sensory bin that I put together filled with blue rice, some ocean toys that we had around the house, and some seashells.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8Omn3Zb4_1OFKguMkJxKWL9WzyLzf7mr7RgQW9EZeOyOWQ9s0yC4Ndd3r1eDxEPig6ieGlxa_8-9ldLtyBW9qxFB9oCQMcb_aXlU4F24lIeGYrWRZl9Qg04xpWVQGVj7Fjql-Us9PW0/s1600/Blog+-++School+-++find+it+bottle.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651582868063178882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8Omn3Zb4_1OFKguMkJxKWL9WzyLzf7mr7RgQW9EZeOyOWQ9s0yC4Ndd3r1eDxEPig6ieGlxa_8-9ldLtyBW9qxFB9oCQMcb_aXlU4F24lIeGYrWRZl9Qg04xpWVQGVj7Fjql-Us9PW0/s320/Blog+-++School+-++find+it+bottle.jpg" /></a>I Spy bottle<br /><br />And I made a quick I spy bottle, and I printed out the bottom picture so the kids will know exactly what to look for.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOCz5CkkHpxbytt8ZnNqq2M7vgcTlaht-k8NpC3Dex7SU5heya24PAGXuU4SGOpjO30_KCQLFBMj1i7qEeejyaCCze9mnnblFffkAlefI5kg7E_36YjiV9xGWGVPggn7KOfvCsR-9ek8/s1600/Blog+-+school+find+it+items.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 167px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651582871150917618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOCz5CkkHpxbytt8ZnNqq2M7vgcTlaht-k8NpC3Dex7SU5heya24PAGXuU4SGOpjO30_KCQLFBMj1i7qEeejyaCCze9mnnblFffkAlefI5kg7E_36YjiV9xGWGVPggn7KOfvCsR-9ek8/s320/Blog+-+school+find+it+items.jpg" /></a>Marshanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14290678183211232673noreply@blogger.com0