tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91871945887674679062024-02-19T06:33:21.693-05:00Keeping Up With The SmuckersLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-15753831674109331542013-10-09T00:02:00.000-04:002013-10-09T00:02:22.916-04:00Hope on Wheels 5k Victory[This is a guest post from Jason, primarily derived from an email that he sent a friend who inquired about his performance in a 5k road race last weekend.]<br />
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I got your text today, and it caused great perplexity in my mind. <br /><br />"Did u win wheelchair div this AM????? Did something happen I don't know about?"<br /><br />Just a few minutes ago, Laura pointed me to an AJC article that might be the cause of the confusion:<br /><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/mariettas-cawood-claims-atlanta-half-marathon/nbG5T/" target="_blank">http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/mariettas-cawood-claims-atlanta-half-marathon/nbG5T/</a><br />
<br />"Jason Smucker, 38, of Marietta (0:25:37) and Mary Hogenmuller, 33, of Atlanta (0:27:27) won the wheel divisions."<br /><br />Is this what prompted your text? Gotta love the AJC! :-)<br /><br />Contrary to what may be reported by the AJC, I'm fine. I'm not wheelchair bound. I have not suffered a traumatic physical impairment. Mental impairment, perhaps. But not physical. I think the explanation has its roots in the naming of the Hyundai Hope on <b><u>Wheels </u></b>[emphasis mine] 5k that I raced this morning, and apparently won. It is a parallel event to the Allstate Atlanta Half-Marathon (Produced by US Road Sports & Entertainment Group as part of their "13.1 Marathon" brand of half-marathon races around the country.)<br /><br />Regarding the mental impairment, the back-story goes like this... Back in the spring, I signed up for the Publix Georgia Marathon in March 2014. This past weekend, Laura and I committed to running regularly (she is registered for the Publix Georgia half-marathon) and laid out a training plan to get us ready for March. Last Sunday (Sept 29), I filed that plan in a folder on my computer named "running." Curious as to what was in that folder (because I didn't remember creating it), I investigated and found a registration receipt for today's Allstate Atlanta Half-Marathon. Apparently I had signed up during a registration "blitz" (discounted period) back in January 2013, but had failed to make note of it on ANY of our family's calendars. So here I was, one week from a half-marathon that I didn't know I was registered to run. ...hence my above claim to some mental impairment. :-)<br /><br />I could have slogged through the half-marathon today; I've certainly done similar races while woefully under-trained in the past. But I had already committed to helping lead worship at our church this morning and needed to be there around 9am. Additionally, running the half-marathon would have required about a week of recovery time and would have been counter my commitment to Laura (and myself) to begin running more regularly. At packet pick-up, I asked about the legality and feasibility of switching down to the 5k on race day if I wasn't feeling up to the 13.1 mile distance of the half-marathon. The race rep said. "No problem. Just run the route you want to run and the computers will automatically sort you into the appropriate race." Great! 5k, here I come!<br /><br />In the meantime, I (slowly) ran 3 to 4 miles on 6 out of the 8 days leading up to the race. So with only a week of training, I was as ready as I was going to be to run the 5k race this morning.<br /><br />I lined up in the middle of the start area, after the A, B, and C corrals for the more qualified runners. My only goal was to run a pace below my blow-up/throw-up threshold. When I'm in better condition, I typically target 180 BPM efforts when I race 10k races. Not being in great condition, I aimed to see if I could hold 180 BPM for the shorter 5k distance. Until the end of the race, I pretty much held between 170 and 184 BPM depending on the road grade. It was a hard effort for my current condition, but it seemed sustainable. That translated into running paces between 7 and 9 minutes per mile. I was all over the place, pace-wise, but so was the terrain. <br /><br />At about the 2.3 mile mark, the 5k course split left from the half-marathon route. I went left inquiring of the volunteers, "5k?" and they confirmed I was on the right path. I hadn't seen anybody else make the left turn, so I suddenly felt like a non-conformist. Little did I know how non-conformist I really was!!! As soon as I turned left, a bicycle rider started riding along side and ahead of me. As best I could, I started chatting him up. Turns out he was the 5k race leader escort. Dumbfounded, I asked the obvious question, "Does that mean I'm the first person to split from the half-marathon route?" He confirmed that I was, if fact, the race leader. I would describe my thoughts as incredulous!<br /><br />The 5k route ran downhill for about a half-mile after the split, I averaged about a 7:15 pace. Euphoria! Then came reality: a painful uphill climb on the out portion of a short out-and-back section. It was only about 25 feet in elevation gain, but heart rate rose to 187 BPM and my pace dropped to 9:20 over 0.15 miles. I had no power and felt like I was going to implode right at the 3-mile mark. It always seems demoralizing to run past where you are ultimately headed knowing that you are going to do a 180-turn and have to head right back to where you came from. It's extra demoralizing when that outbound section is uphill. <br /><br />But finally, the turn-around point arrived. And with it, the welcome relief of a downhill grade. I "coasted" for about 30 seconds and let my heart rate recover back down to about 182. The downhill ended with the final (right) turn toward the finish line. Feeling a little "better," I picked up the pace for a final kick. With about 150 yards to go, the bicycle escort called out to the finish line area workers, "5k runner!" The volunteers let out a veritable roar of cheering when I came into view propelling me on with an adrenaline rush over the final yards.<br /><br />Dilemma: What are you supposed to do when you're the first person across the finish line? ...especially when you're not expecting to be anywhere close to being the first person across that finish line? I could see two people holding a ribbon across the road. It didn't stretch completely from side to side. Given how unexpected the situation was, I half thought to just go behind one of the people and let someone else break the ribbon. But that might be considered rude. So I lined up with the middle of the ribbon and sprinted ahead. As I got close, I had a momentary yet very distinct thought of, "Don't worry about stopping the wristwatch. Someone might be taking some pictures. Don't be 'that' guy looking at his watch while crossing the finish line." So I summoned as much power as I had left (not much) to run through the finish line. The result was apparently a blur to all who witnessed my finish:<br />
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It probably took me about 5 seconds to get around to stopping my watch. Time on the watch = 24:52. I figure my net time was probably about 24:48 (7:59 pace for a true 5k, 3.107 miles). We'll see how that compares to the official results. The results as currently posted just show the gun time (25:37). <br />
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And the GPS watch measured my route on the course as being a little long at 3.21 miles giving me a sustained pace of 7:44. I'm really happy with that for just starting up the running routine recently. This is a great start to marathon training. Now I just need to maintain consistency over the next 20 weeks. <br /><br />The finish line volunteers were hilarious. One lady at the chocolate milk table asked if I had been running 6 minutes miles. She didn't look phased when I said I was probably closer to 8 minute miles. She said she's signed up for her first half-marathon a few months out and wanted to do well. I tried to encourage her to focus more on having fun and experiencing it. Another group of volunteers wanted my picture with them. I was happy oblige in exchange for a banana. :-) <br /><br />I didn't stick around to see if they had an awards ceremony. Was that rude? I had to "get me to the church on time." <br /><br />All in all it was fun. ...and since my entry fee was based on the half-marathon rate (~$50) this was quite possibly the most expensive race I've ever run on a per mile basis (~$16 per mile). It makes the Peachtree Road Race look like a bargain. :-) But the organization was good, and I would consider running the race again, either the 5k or the half-marathon version.<br /><br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-71193014825284001352013-06-03T22:45:00.000-04:002013-06-03T23:07:20.122-04:00Spring Dance RecitalWe have been spending 2 hours a week at Champion Kids on Thursdays this Spring. Emma has been enjoying a gymnastics class. Rachel has been taking ballet. And Heidi has been taking a ballet/tap class. The dance classes culminated this past Saturday with their dance recital. The girls did great.<br />
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Champion Kids does a great job with everything they do. They really think through things with these little kids. The recital started with a parade of each dance class - so they could see how many people were there, wave to their families, and maybe get some wiggles out. This is Rachel's group - she's in the middle.<br />
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Next was Heidi's class. Heidi is on the end - yes, she's the youngest in her class.<br />
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Then the show started. The theme was "Welcome to the Jungle!" So the music fit that description. All the girls did so well. Rachel's class was second to last. They danced to "Born to be wild."<br />
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Getting ready to go. That smile stayed on her face the entire time!<br />
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Action shots.<br />
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Heidi's class was the last group to go. They danced to "Real Wild Child." Getting ready to go.<br />
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Action shots.<br />
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I think Heidi's favorite part of the day was receiving flowers.<br />
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Grammy & Papa were able to come too and they brought flowers too!<br />
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Girls and their flowers.<br />
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Hugs for their teacher Miss Emily!<br />
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It was a really fun recital. We're taking a break from gymnastics and dance for the Summer to check out swimming, tennis, and do other Summer activities. We'll see what we get back to in the Fall. I'm guessing Rachel will have more recitals in her future - but we'll see.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-52360580535572853842013-06-03T22:09:00.001-04:002013-06-03T23:06:39.799-04:00Memorial Day Weekend<br />
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We continued our Memorial Day weekend tradition of driving out to the St. Louis area for the Gateway Classic Boomerang Tournament. We drove all day on Friday to arrive in Waterloo, IL. We are so thankful to Chicago Bob and his family for hosting our family year after year. It's so nice to have a home to stay in (and it's a pretty fun place!).<br />
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We started our weekend by driving in to St. Louis on Saturday and going to the St. Louis Zoo. What a great zoo! We had to drive around awhile to find a place to park - and then we had to walk a ways to the zoo, but with snacks in hand, we made the hike. <br />
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Emma enjoyed reading as many of the animal information signs as she could.<br />
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We all enjoyed seeing the Grizzly Bear. Boy, was he big!<br />
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Emma made friends with an old looking chimp.<br />
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Rachel panda.<br />
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Heidi panda. (Emma did not want to panda.)<br />
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This is a Rhinoceros Hornbill - it has got to be the loudest bird in the world. We were in an aviary dodging a thunderstorm and met these guys. Wow, are they loud!<br />
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After lunch, we checked out the map to see what was left that we wanted to see.<br />
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Heidi was very interested to see the butterflies. She enjoyed them. Rachel was swatting at them, and Emma said they scared her. Heidi borrowed the camera several times throughout the zoo and this is one of the pictures she took! Beautiful! <br />
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We LOVED the hippo habitat! This is Emma's hippo imitation. :-)<br />
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She really enjoyed watching them swim by.<br />
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Emma and Mr. Hippo.<br />
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Sisters taking a break.<br />
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OK, it's a statue, but she seems to be enjoying this picture opportunity a little too much!<br />
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Everybody with the elephants!<br />
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They had a super cute baby elephant. Turns out she was only about a month old.<br />
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We also got to see a baby zebra.<br />
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Emma and Heidi with a camel (hiding behind the grass).<br />
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The sea lion show was wonderful and we all really enjoyed it. This is Robbie waving to the crowd. Such fun animals!<br />
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After wrapping up our trip to the zoo, we headed back to Bob's house for a cookout with lots of boomerang friends. A great evening and then Sunday it was time for the tournament. Jason had the camera, so we have no pictures of him throwing (need to work on that next time). This is me throwing the accuracy event with our friend Betsylew.<br />
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It was a good day - great weather - and everyone realized they needed more practice (that's what happens at the first tournament of the season). Our girls survived hanging out at the field all day - coloring, bubbles, rocket balloons, and climbing on the benches.<br />
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After the tournament everyone returned to Bob's house for the post tournament party and awards. Jason finished 4th overall and I finished many behind him. ;-) We got up Monday and hit the road back to Marietta. It was a really fun weekend with great friends!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-8785255072317479222013-06-03T20:36:00.000-04:002013-06-03T20:49:31.287-04:00Back to Blogging<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OK, so I apologize for falling off the face of the blogging earth. I
have no specific reason, other than life and then it got away from me.
Trying to catch up is overwhelming at this point. I might try to do
some posts on things from the past here and there, but for now, I'm just
going to cut my losses and start again.<br />
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2012-2013 School year came to a close for Rachel on May 16 and for Emma
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-89346552835615683562013-02-02T23:35:00.001-05:002013-02-03T23:15:01.465-05:00November, Minus ThanksgivingMore catching up...<br />
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We have a collection of maple trees in the front yard that deposit quite a collection of leaves in the Fall. They make for a great leaf pile to play in!<br />
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One of our girls' favorite characters is Miss Patty Cake. We love her in this house! She was doing a show at one of the local churches and a friend invited us to go with them. The girls were so excited - especially Rachel!<br />
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She was so mesmerized!<br />
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She did all of the motions to all of the songs.<br />
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All of us thoroughly enjoyed the show! Afterward there was a reception and an opportunity to take pictures with Miss Patty Cake. Emma loved it! Heidi was willing. And Rachel refused. So I had to jump in too.<br />
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I'm so glad we had the opportunity to go!<br />
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Next came Thanksgiving festivities at schools. Heidi's Kindergarten class had a feast that we were invited to attend. They sang a couple songs then had a feast (snack) of their own.<br />
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Rachel created her own Thanksgiving themed things at preschool - a turkey picture, turkey hat, and Indian costume.<br />
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Finally, Rachel loves to sing and a song she has learned at BSF has to do with monkeys swinging from a tree and an alligator snapping them out of the tree. :-) It's super cute. I just had to get a video of it to share.<br />
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-17633982615537395642013-02-02T22:45:00.001-05:002013-02-03T23:08:05.693-05:00Catching up - In a BIG way!!!So this blog is titled, "Keeping Up With the Smuckers." Well..... NOONE has been keeping up with the Smuckers - especially me. I feel I am always behind, missing something, forgetting something, etc. It's all I can do to keep up with everyone and everything - and some days are better than others.<br />
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However, I am going to attempt to catch up a little bit this evening. This will be a long post with lots of pictures covering several months. So here goes...<br />
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We had our family birthday party for the girls in early October at the park down the road from us. It's a great venue with a pavilion right next to a playground. We celebrated Emma turning 9, Heidi turning 6 and Rachel turning 3. Yes, I made 3 cakes - 2 Princess cakes and 1 Sprinkle cake!<br />
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The girls with Papa & Grandpa!<br />
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Chief in Charge of Cake!<br />
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Rain boots!!! She's got an eye for fashion already.<br />
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All the cousins watching gift opening.<br />
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Heidi with Kelsey.<br />
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Family photo op!<br />
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Emma with Grandma & Grandpa<br />
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And I got something for my birthday too!<br />
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Exhaustion! Heidi didn't even make it home (less than 3 miles).<br />
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It was such a fun evening! So thankful our family could gather with us to celebrate our girls!<br />
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Jason spent 18 days in Brazil participating in the World Boomerang Championships. If you're on Facebook, you saw lots of his pictures and videos there. He had a wonderful time and a great trip. But we missed him greatly while he was gone. We made special signs and decorated the house for his return.<br />
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They were both happy to see each other! :-)<br />
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Welcome Home Daddy (decoration by Heidi)<br />
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We went out to Chili's for dinner that night.<br />
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Daddy and his girls.<br />
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We continued to stay busy while he was gone - with Fall Festivals, Heidi's birthday and party, and Halloween parties! He did make it home for Halloween and trick-or-treating.<br />
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Heidi's birthday party was at one of our favorite places - Champion Kids! She was SO excited about her party she was constantly asking if it was time to go yet. The party was at 4PM. I told her we'd leave at 3:35 - I wrote it on a piece of paper and she sat by her clock waiting for the minutes to tick by.<br />
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Emma jumping on the trampoline - one of her favorite things to do.</div>
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Heidi on the rope swing - one of her favorite things. <br />
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Heidi and Ava<br />
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Me and two of my girls (missing the birthday girl)<br />
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I think this is the first time I did not make a cake for one of my girls' parties. But she really wanted a cookie cake, I'm no good at those, and it was so nice to just go pick it up! Not to mention it was really yummy!<br />
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That is some genuine happiness right there! Love that smile!<br />
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Silly friends<br />
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Angie and Heidi<br />
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It was SUCH a fun time. She is blessed to have so many wonderful
friends from her preschool years, neighbors, and Kindergarten class. Happy Birthday Heidi!!!<br />
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Our Halloween festivities started with a trip to the pumpkin patch.<br />
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We came home with one large pumpkin to carve and six little "baby" pumpkins. Heidi decided to draw faces and write names on the little pumpkins (while Rachel supervised).<br />
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Later we carved our big pumpkin. Jason is usually chief in charge of getting the "goop" out, but he was in Brazil, so it became a team effort (but mostly mine). I think Heidi would have done more, but it is difficult.<br />
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Rachel wanted her turn too.<br />
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Proud of the finished product.<br />
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Our pumpkin family.<br />
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Next was our annual Neighborhood Halloween party which is conveniently held in the cul-de-sac we live on. It's a great time to visit with neighbors, meet new ones, and for all the kids to play. Initial Halloween costumes this year were Heidi and Rachel as "Purple Fairies," and Emma wanted to "be herself." So for the neighborhood party, we had two chilly purple fairies and one Emma horseback rider.<br />
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However, when Halloween rolled around, it was going to be way too cold for fairies. So we had some last minute costume changes. We still had Emma horseback rider, but we added Curious George and a ladybug.<br />
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We went trick-or-treating with our neighbor and a friend who came over to our neighborhood.<br />
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Good friends!! <br />
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The girls all came home with pumpkins FULL of candy! Everyone covered more ground this year. I guess that will continue to increase from year to year. We may have to go with something bigger than a plastic pumpkin though.<br />
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Heidi's Fall soccer season is underway. She's playing on a team of Kindergarten and 1st grade girls. The teams get to pick their own names, which they really enjoy. This season, their jerseys are red, so they chose Red Dragons! (Quite the opposite extreme from Pinkalicious 2 seasons ago. :-) ) They are having fun and doing great!<br />
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Heidi still really enjoys playing goalie.<br />
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For some reason, she is refusing to play offense, but she's getting in there for some defense.<br />
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And it's always fun to have a friend on the team! Juliette & Heidi have been on the same soccer team since they started three seasons ago. :-) <br />
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Go Red Dragons!!!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-12591485106680310382012-09-21T23:17:00.002-04:002012-09-21T23:28:48.654-04:00Rachel's 3rd Birthday PartyWe have been dragging out Rachel's birthday celebration! We had her party on Sept 15 at Champion Kids! She had so much fun! It worked really well in that there is another family that we already knew who have twin boys (Ben & Luke) in her preschool class. Their birthday is just 5 days after Rachel's, so we joined forces and had one party! It was a great success! In looking at all the pictures I took, I think Rachel had a smile on her face the entire time!!!<br />
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The Birthday Kids: Rachel, Ben & Luke.<br />
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Everybody swang...<br />
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They jumped...<br />
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Swung a little more... (can we say NO fear???)<br />
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Climbed...<br />
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Played with a parachute...<br />
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Did a zip line in to the foam pit!!!<br />
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Had cupcakes...<br />
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And an all around great time having fun with friends and family!<br />
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After the party, she opened her gifts at home. She LOVED everything she received!<br />
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Happy Birthday Rachel! Round 3 will be in about 2 weeks when our extended families gather to celebrate all of our girls' birthdays!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-64023065850411154332012-09-21T22:57:00.003-04:002012-09-21T23:29:49.556-04:00Pop Up Fall RallySeptember 7-9, we took the camper back out to McKinney Campground on Lake Allatoona. We were joining a group of other pop up camper people. There is a website/blog/portal that has been a good resource as we've been getting in to this camping habit. This is the same group we camped with our first time out of the driveway back in the Spring. This Fall Rally had most of the same people plus a lot more! It was a lot of fun. <br />
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They had the weekend really well organized including a scavenger hunt for the kids on Saturday morning. Heidi and Rachel really got in to that - they wanted to keep looking for things!!! There was also a corn hole tournament for the adults and a pinata for the kids. And Saturday evening was a potluck dinner that was delicious, fun, and entertaining - complete with door prizes!<br />
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It did not take long for all the kids to start playing together. Our site was on a circle that was perfect for riding bikes and scooters - it turned in to a mini Grand Prix! At one point there were about 6 vehicles cruising around the circle.<br />
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The pinata not only contained candy, but toys too! Playing with their new army men.<br />
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This was our wildlife sighting for the weekend. She was right next to our campsite.<br />
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And the girls enjoyed walking along the lake looking for shells and pretty rocks. <br />
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The weather was wonderful. It was a little warm on Friday night, but Saturday it rained a little (not enough to dampen any plans) and brought in the cool temperatures. We woke up Sunday morning to wonderful Fall temperatures (thus, Emma is in her PJ's with a fleece jacket). However it did warm up enough for us to take a little swim in the lake before we broke camp. It was such a fun time! We've got to find a way to get out there more. Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-27243790663300706472012-09-04T21:50:00.000-04:002012-09-21T23:30:39.693-04:00Rachel is 3!!!It's hard to believe, but Rachel is 3 years old! It takes a little work for her to just hold up 3 fingers - the pinky wants to pop up too, but she's working on it. :-)<br />
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She really enjoyed celebrating her birthday at school. They gave her a birthday crown, a Happy Birthday sticker, and she got to share chocolate chip cookies with her friends.<br />
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Her actual party is in a couple weeks, so we're drawing it out - which I think is a little confusing to her, but I think she's enjoying it all. Happy Birthday Rachel! We love you!!!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-12250026681933647662012-09-04T21:35:00.000-04:002012-09-21T23:22:16.564-04:00Labor Day Weekend<div style="text-align: left;">
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Trying to hear the ocean... <br />
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Great Gram with 3 of her great granddaughters.<br />
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Sunday we went to church and enjoyed a nice lunch afterward. Hanging out at home for the afternoon, Heidi found a Christmas Carol song book. There's nothing wrong with singing Christmas carols in September is there???<br />
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Then it was snuggle nap time with mom.<br />
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Monday - Labor Day - our local YMCA had a Y-to-Y 10K road race (we actually have 2 Ys pretty close to us). As part of that event, they were having an arts and crafts fair. The price was right and we were available, so we thought we'd give a boomerang booth a try. <br />
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It was great to have a space in front of our booth that we could throw and catch. Jason and Rachel had fun doing some "team" catching. Jason would throw the boomerang and then pick Rachel up and run to it for her to catch it. <br />
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After we closed down our booth, we went to Zaxby's for a yummy lunch. Then it was back to the Y for a couple hours of swimming. Our girls just LOVE the pool and Rachel is becoming quite the little swimmer! Heidi's latest thing is to do flips under water - she tries to do 2 or 3 in a row. Emma loves floating around on the pool noodles. After drying off, we went out to dinner at Willy's and then to Menchie's Yogurt for a birthday treat for me. They all sang Happy Birthday to me in the car on the way home. What a fun weekend!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-39869553198073506872012-08-24T21:43:00.005-04:002012-08-24T21:43:55.194-04:00Two Weeks InWe just finished up the second week of school. Everyone is tired, exhausted and flat worn out. :-)<br />
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Heidi continues to enjoy Kindergarten. She seems to really enjoy the Specials - that's often the first thing she tells me when she gets off the bus - what Special they went to that day. She is slowly making some new friends - including one on the bus who is also in her class. She is also enjoying occasionally seeing a couple of her preschool friends that are in different classes.<br />
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Heidi has continued to mention how tired she is each day. In fact, the morning of the 2nd day of school, she told me maybe she should go to bed at 7PM instead of 8PM 'cause she was still tired. There have been other conversations since where she has suggested 6PM! :-) We are aiming for between 7 and 7:30. She has also said that she wished Kindergarten wasn't so long because she's not getting to play with Rachel very much. ;-)<br />
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Emma seems to be doing well with her class. Every day when she gets off the bus she asks me how my day was with Rachel. I don't get too much feedback from her, but I do know she has a handful of friends in her class from last year, so that's always nice.<br />
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I think Rachel thinks she has arrived. She absolutely loves going to school. "I'm big now so I can go to my big school," is what she says. It didn't take her long to start calling it "my school" rather than "Heidi's school." She has fun with the craft projects, music, creative movement, playground, circle, and everything else. I'm so glad she likes it.<br />
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A couple Rachel updates... We started really working on potty training in July. I think it is fair to say that she is pretty much potty trained. She still has an accident about every other day, but we're getting there. She is excited to pick out her underwear every day and I'm excited to FINALLY be done with diapers (not including Pull-Ups)!<br />
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Additionally, she has started sleeping in the top bunk. She seems to like it and has adjusted easily to it. I'm still a little worried about her falling out, but so far so good.<br />
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Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-62241996380400078892012-08-15T09:50:00.002-04:002012-08-15T21:43:50.424-04:00School 2012-13School started two days ago on August 13. First day of school pictures.<br />
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Heidi has started Kindergarten and is absolutely loving it!<br />
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After the first day, Heidi said her favorite thing was art. She couldn't remember any friends' names, but she did know her teacher's names, so I guess that's good. <br />
Emma is starting 3rd grade.<br />
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Her first words to me after she got off the bus the first day were, "Mommy, did you enjoy your stay at home day with Rachel today?" :-)<br />
They are riding the big bus together (up to now, Emma has always taken a special ed bus).<br />
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And they are enjoying friends at the bus stop. Here's Heidi with our neighbor Natalie.<br />
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While Emma and Heidi were gone for the first day of school, Rachel and I stayed busy. We played at least 8 games of "Don't Break the Ice," played store, and she did all of her button art images - I think all before 9AM. :-)<br />
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She REALLY wanted to go to her school Monday too, but she had to wait 'til Tuesday. But she was so excited! Can't you just see the excitement in that face?<br />
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She had a really great day too. She can't wait to go back tomorrow. She'll be going on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but I think she would love to go everyday if she could (I wouldn't mind it either, but I think we both have to wait a couple years).<br />
Now that school is in session all the fall activities will start to get going too. All three girls are taking gymnastics classes, Emma continues to take her horseback riding lessons, and Heidi will start soccer in the next several weeks. Here we go.....Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-14361117507543837602012-08-15T09:15:00.002-04:002012-08-15T21:46:03.484-04:00Wrapping up Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, school started three days ago, so I guess it's time to sum up our Summer. It was good, fun and busy. Going in to Summer, I didn't feel like we had a lot going on - but boy it didn't feel that way. We stayed really busy and it went by really fast!<br />
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After our camping week, Emma started her summer of ESY (Extended School Year). Her program was 4 days a week from 9-12, so that still left time to have fun together.<br />
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Heidi and Rachel were able to attend VBS at our church. The theme was a '70's theme - "We Are Family" and they had so much fun.<br />
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One of the activities was a box maze. Here they are exploring it. <br />
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Heidi also attended VBS at her preschool church. She had a great time with that too! We are all still enjoying the music CD from the week.<br />
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Emma and Heidi were both able to attend Grammy Camp this Summer. My mom takes each of the grandkids individually for a few days and plans activities and field trips and general fun. This was Heidi's first time and she had a wonderful time! Part of both of their Grammy Camp experiences was gem mining. At the end of Emma's camp time, we all went up and did it together. <br />
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That led us straight in to Independence Day. After the gem mining, the girls stayed with Grammy & Papa for the night so Jason and I could get up and run the Peachtree Roadrace on the 4th. It was particularly warm and we knew it would be, so we took it slowly. I think we both enjoyed it despite the fact we weren't as trained for it as we would have liked.<br />
After the race, yummy brunch with a friend, and a shower, we drove back up to Dahlonega for their Independence Day parade. Grammy was in the parade! We were trying to teach Rachel to keep the flags off the ground.<br />
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Heidi was enjoying taking pictures of everything - even the cars driving by before the parade started.<br />
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Enjoying the parade.<br />
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Flag waving.<br />
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After the parade we packed up a picnic dinner to eat while we waited for the fireworks to begin. Waiting for the fireworks.<br />
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Almost fireworks time! <br />
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It was a really fun and tiring day! We spent the night with Grammy & Papa and then got up early to drive home so Jason could get in to work.<br />
Then we left the next morning to drive to Nashville for the US Boomerang Nationals. I didn't get many pictures, but it was INCREDIBLY hot while we were there. The kids had fun trying to stay cool and making new friends.<br />
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In addition to the chairs and umbrellas, there was a baby pool that was a huge hit too! It was a great tournament and a fun time with all our boomerang friends.<br />
The girls are interacting with our cats more and more. The cats are still rather timid around Rachel & Heidi (they move too fast and are too loud), but they do occasionally oblige the girls' desires to "catch" them and pet them. <br />
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The Olympic Games have wrapped up the Summer. I always enjoy watching the Olympics and I think I turned Heidi and Rachel in to Olympics junkies too. Every day Heidi asked me to turn the TV on so she could watch whatever sport they were showing. Heidi's favorite was gymnastics and Rachel's favorites were beach volleyball and gymnastics.<br />
Watching the Olympics.<br />
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Well, that's kind of our Summer in a nutshell. I'm not sure what all else we did - a few play dates with friends, swimming at the Y a little, visits to Champion Kids and Catch Air, and just general fun I guess.<br />
School has now started (next post) and Fall activities are getting in to full swing! Never a dull moment. But what fun would that be.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-26232239044290328752012-06-27T21:20:00.000-04:002012-06-27T21:20:13.709-04:00Camping!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you may or may not know, we bought a pop up camper back in December. We've camped in it a few times in our driveway, but had yet to get it out of the driveway. Partly because we had some work to do on the van before it would be a decent tow vehicle. Well, the camper has now been out of the driveway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jason took the week off and we had our family vacation of camping. Our first stop was McKinney Campground on Lake Allatoona. Jason had met some people on a "pop-up blog" and some of them were getting together at this campground. It was really nice meeting some new friends, getting advice from people who have been doing this for awhile, and just knowing others at the campground. They even organized a potluck dinner on Saturday night - which was VERY delicious.There's already plans in the making for this group to get together again in September - we're planning to try to go.<br />
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I forgot to take a picture of our actual set up. But here's Rachel looking out of their bunk end.<br />
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And lunch at our campsite.<br />
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What the girls seemed to like the most about camping was that where we camped, there was always a "beach!" They really enjoyed being in the water and playing in the sand. <br />
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We spent two nights at McKinney. We then went home for one night - repacked and headed out again on Tuesday to Duckett Mill Campground on Lake Lanier. This campground was very quite - probably because it was mid-week. Each time we set up, Heidi and Rachel were in the mix wanting to help.<br />
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Here's our set up.<br />
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And our view of Lake Lanier.<br />
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Camping meals<br />
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Everyone helped with our campfires. Heidi & Rachel helped Jason gather the wood.<br />
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And Emma helped by breaking the larger sticks in to smaller ones that would fit in the fire pit.<br />
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Roasting marshmallows<br />
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We did not actually swim in Lake Lanier, but the girls did enjoy walking along the edge finding rocks and shells. Yes - shells. Who knew there were shells in Lake Lanier???<br />
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Rachel & Heidi found a rather large caterpillar on this log and wanted their picture taken with it. So, there is a caterpillar in between them. :-)<br />
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While we didn't swim in the lake, we did go to a nearby county aquatic center that was really fun. It has water slides, a little lazy river, and a playground in a pool that's only about 1 foot deep. We all had a great time!<br />
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Camping fun!<br />
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Sunset!<br />
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Just because...<br />
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After 2 nights at Duckett Mill, we went home for the afternoon. Jason had an appointment at a camper place to help us with our weight distribution hitch While he was there, we got organized to head out one more time for the week. This time we went to Victoria Campground back on Lake Allatoona. This campground was nice and flat and perfect for riding bikes. <br />
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It is a really nice campground with a playground and a beach. Additionally, there is a day use area right next door with another bigger, nicer beach. Of course we checked them both out!<br />
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We were planning to camp three nights, but the forecast for Saturday night and Sunday was nothing but rain. We figured we might as well pack up late Saturday and head home dry rather than do it all in the rain on Sunday. It was such a fun time. The girls seem to really enjoy camping! <br />
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Having the camping bug, and wanting to take advantage of the Summer as much as we can, this last weekend we went back to Victoria Campground on Allatoona. More of the same kinds of fun - except it was much warmer this time, so the lake was very inviting to all of us.<br />
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Here's our campsite. <br />
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Our view of the lake.<br />
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We took all of our bikes this time, so we took a few evening family bike rides around the campground.<br />
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Rachel has upgraded from her tricycle to a bicycle with training wheels. But she DOES NOT like to go fast.<br />
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Getting the campfire started to roast some marshmallows.<br />
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Now THAT'S a Smore!<br />
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I bought the gigantic marshmallows for roasting this time (don't think I'll do that again - a little too much of a good thing). I think it took Rachel about 8 or 10 bites to eat the whole thing. :-)<br />
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Yummy mess!<br />
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Daddy loving on his littlest girl.<br />
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The girls sleeping in their "bunk."<br />
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I believe it is safe to call camping with our pop up a success! Everyone has enjoyed it and we've started having adventures and making memories! Hopefully we'll be able to camp a couple more times before school starts back. At some point, we need to go camping somewhere without a beach so the girls learn there is more to camping than the beach! :-) It's been fun!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-16088958765874728182012-06-18T22:23:00.001-04:002012-06-18T22:23:40.812-04:00Rachel Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rachel enjoys wearing hats from time to time. This Braves hat she won at the Y Easter Egg hunt. It's way too big for her, but we make it as small as it will go and here it is. Pretty cute if you ask me. We need to get her to a Braves game!<br />
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I continue to be amazed by this girl's curls every day. Check out these ringlets!!! <br />
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So Rachel continues to sleep on her crib mattress on the floor. We have not transitioned her to the bottom bunk bed yet. However, when we do, this might be the first of our children to require a bed rail. This is just a small sampling of how we have found her sleeping.<br />
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And there have been many times we've found her completely on the floor. I think we'll wait a little longer before we move her to a bed off the floor. :-)<br />
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She continues to love riding her tricycle. Here is a video I promised a while ago (hopefully it will work).</div>
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Emma riding Austin.<br />
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Emma's May was busy too wrapping up the school year. Her class took a field trip to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and I was able to go with them. It's a neat place if you get the chance to go sometime. In one part they were told about how bees make honey and the little dance they do. So the kids were supposed to pretend they were bees and walk around these stepping stones doing the "bee dance."<br />
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There was also a cute Peter Rabbit area where they got to hide in the tool shed or in the watering can.<br />
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But when Mr. McGregor came they had to run to their home in the tree. The whole class fit in the tree!<br />
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There was a "tree house" with a slide for only the kids - no adults allowed.<br />
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They learned about the butterfly life-cycle.<br />
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Walking with a friend - Lawson and Emma have been in class together every year.<br />
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Towards the end of the year, Emma's class invited the parents and families to a "Poetry Cafe." The kids had been learning about poetry and writing their own. They decorated the classroom like a cafe and each child read one of their own pieces of poetry. They all did a great job and had some cute hats to complete the look.<br />
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Emma did such a wonderful job. We were so proud of her.<br />
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After the kids were done reciting their poetry, the teachers played a video they had put together. As a Mother's Day gift to all of us, each child had drawn a picture of their mom. Then the teachers had recorded each student talking about their mom - it was PRICELESS! A special, special gift.<br />
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Emma has continued her therapeutic horseback riding - and will continue through the Summer too. She is continuing to progress and enjoys being on the horse. She has recently changed ponies to one named Austin. He is a beautiful paint horse.<br />
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I will try to post a video of her riding. I'm not having much luck with uploading videos, but we'll see.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-27962196416382394002012-06-15T16:12:00.000-04:002012-06-15T17:53:04.956-04:00Heidi's MayMay was a month of wrapping things up for Heidi. This was her last year of preschool before heading to Kindergarten in the Fall. She has loved Mt. Bethel - all the teachers she's had, the friends she's made, the activities she's participated in - everything. And so have I. Thankfully Rachel will be starting preschool there in the Fall, so I don't have to say good bye to the big yellow school yet.<br />
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Preschools keep up with elementary schools these days and so they had their own version of field day. Rachel and I went to watch and cheer them on. They had several inflatables<br />
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Heidi had a fun time.<br />
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And she always enjoys being with her friends.<br />
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Rachel would not be left out of the action. When it was all over and the class was getting organized to go back inside, Rachel took to jumping off the wall. Yep.<br />
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Heidi wrapped up another great year of preschool and officially graduated from Pre-K on May 17. They had a nice graduation ceremony in the church sanctuary complete with graduation caps and diplomas. It was a nice celebration.<br />
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Heidi receiving her "diploma" from Ms. Dee.<br />
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Heidi's class<br />
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Heidi with Ms. Dee & Ms. Becky<br />
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Heidi with Ms. Louanne, the music teacher - one of Heidi's favorite classes (despite the forced smile in this pic).<br />
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Friends!!! Love these girls!!!<br />
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Ansley and Heidi will both be at East Side in the Fall. Yeah! <br />
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And the school year was wrapped up with their end of year party. They had a Mexican theme complete with sombreros, quesadillas & chips, and a pinata. A great end to a wonderful year!<br />
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Now to wrap up activities. Heidi's last Spring soccer game was May 19. She has really enjoyed playing soccer and plans to play again in the Fall.<br />
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One of her favorite positions is goalie!<br />
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The prized trophy.<br />
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Way to go Dolphins! Great job girls!<br />
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Friends and teammates!<br />
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She's already looking forward to the Fall season.<br />
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Last, but not least, Heidi has been taking a ballet/jazz class this Spring. Their recital was May 25. It was super cute. I think the video of her performance is too long to post on here, but Heidi and her friend did a great job - it was just the two of them in their class. <br />
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I think Heidi enjoyed doing her dance, but I think she enjoyed getting flowers the best!<br />
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Heidi and her teacher Miss Ashley.<br />
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And it got even better when she added a balloon to her flowers!<br />
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Recital program with her flowers.<br />
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OK, so I'm beginning to realize where May went - and this is only one of three children (granted, she may be the busiest of the three). :-) Stay tuned for the other two.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-28408670649271532882012-06-15T15:01:00.003-04:002012-06-15T17:48:10.229-04:00Kites & PlaygroundI am SO far behind on blogging. Where did May go? And June is half over! But I'm going to try to catch up some.<br />
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So back in April we had a really windy day - we thought we'd give kite flying a try. We went to the church yard behind our house and had fun trying. We learned we have some cheap kites. ;-) Heidi enjoyed helping Jason and giving it a try herself.<br />
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Emma and Rachel preferred the playground.<br />
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And eventually Heidi joined them. They all really liked these airplanes!<br />
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Rachel is 2 1/2 - and I tend to say, "going on 12." She's growing up so fast and always trying to do what her sisters are doing. At the same time, she is still VERY 2. But she is growing up fast. I recently bought her a new bicycle helmet because she had outgrown the infant helmet we had for her. She LOVES to wear it and has learned to peddle her tricycle quite well.<br />
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She really enjoys riding around in the cul-de-sac and wants to go down the hill of our street, but we haven't allowed that yet. I'm pretty sure if we did, I would be carrying at least the bike back up the hill, maybe her too. :-) I have a video I want to post, but it's not working. Maybe it'll be it's own entry.<br />
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She seems to have an organizational side to her (although it does not present itself in cleaning up and putting away). She likes to line things up. A few weeks ago I needed to take all of our cans out of the cabinet to spray (again) for little blank ants. First I found her stacking them one on top of one another making quite a tall tower on the kitchen bench. I was afraid the tower might fall and crush some little toes, so we moved the project to the floor. Here's what she did next.<br />
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Lately, one of her favorite things to do is "walk her dog." We have a plastic pull toy puppy that she really enjoys. She has been seen many places other than home, walking this dog. But this was hilarious... She tied the "leash" of the dog to the doll stroller; loaded up the stroller with stuff; and went for a walk outside.<br />
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Last, but definitely not least, we are in the process of transitioning her to a big girl bed. This came out of necessity when I was changing the sheet of her crib a week or so ago and discovered one side of the mattress support was cracked/broken. That would mean one little monkey doing TOO MUCH jumping in her bed! So, right now she is sleeping on her crib mattress on the floor. She seems to like it. Although she still wants someone to come get her when she wakes up. I remember the other two doing that too - strikes me as funny, but I guess until now, they have ALWAYS had someone get them out of their bed, so it makes sense - just funny.</div>
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We'll probably do this several more weeks and then see about Heidi sleeping on the top bunk and Rachel on the bottom bunk. Stay tuned...Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-17942886696928120622012-04-08T21:28:00.005-04:002012-04-08T22:05:43.488-04:00Spring Break - Days 8 & 9The last two nights we have slept in the camper in the driveway. Now we just need to get the van up to towing capability so we can go camp somewhere! I'm really looking forward to that! Here are the girls all nestled in for a good night's sleep.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH1vgxlT4GQdYPL4D09foImcv1T0uw0etWylHGREQ7WmJhyVVIgw4DJ2iBegyI5yshyTbElUryiRusaAan4xl52KS6vwTspFjV1v03WUw1KwH5qFmKB8hnD-bwoB-wnubsMs0xV_q5uyh/s1600/SAM_6030_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH1vgxlT4GQdYPL4D09foImcv1T0uw0etWylHGREQ7WmJhyVVIgw4DJ2iBegyI5yshyTbElUryiRusaAan4xl52KS6vwTspFjV1v03WUw1KwH5qFmKB8hnD-bwoB-wnubsMs0xV_q5uyh/s400/SAM_6030_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729207292926741234" border="0" /></a>Saturday was spent running errands (mostly me), figuring out some of the camper's systems (mostly Jason), doing some bike riding, movie watching, etc. We did all go run an errand late in the day and decided to pick up Chick-fil-A for dinner and take it to a local elementary school playground for a picnic and some play time.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEIdoVm3vwJd9Q0601lR9Ct8ePtipuB9T0WzqNJRTb8Q_70623n8WPV2KRSsbWILBOOUxZhJeGKI8NsNGOd20xE1PRdQ8bZLG86yPLITkw3wZ8DZCftPsLE_55V4FK1wGwkF2dFyLZPLp/s1600/SAM_6043_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5Y-sFqvbYcGMXrztd2LAS1wFwFLi7pelTKlf40DAaLuPOKsB2NX_Qv1YoaMSAAS-LqP_cBTTEe5PqGWytdjbkEz-IUJ30KQdrUmdoRpGTb6REv-smMIaBL2MjZ3XtGU_RJT43Tq4CtMh/s400/SAM_6055_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729207314164946594" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctCurLk9_w0-vGEugoiiOcDXil8S-XW4_FsY48tnnwN74S5yqjAOy2VmS9YXGBu3xKAuAxwgphPwGY3HJatJy3v6_ef32R7nTlvAGRiX-6xTUJZr1PaMaryyvOcQjkQfA_GFfv_oZILwY/s1600/SAM_6051_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctCurLk9_w0-vGEugoiiOcDXil8S-XW4_FsY48tnnwN74S5yqjAOy2VmS9YXGBu3xKAuAxwgphPwGY3HJatJy3v6_ef32R7nTlvAGRiX-6xTUJZr1PaMaryyvOcQjkQfA_GFfv_oZILwY/s400/SAM_6051_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729207588778514050" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprSbr8JkaQCRJ5YoDbt9uaknI7jGP_QSPYlU5GDBIZAIJ9yZh6hZzgMD8MPL23qWn4nOAOrKoJFBP-yx6Ez1-N4_JFM9Vzr_eShAl5YxKqYLmng_qU9l7oHLXW-xnAqBb24_Sv6c0L25C/s1600/SAM_6056_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprSbr8JkaQCRJ5YoDbt9uaknI7jGP_QSPYlU5GDBIZAIJ9yZh6hZzgMD8MPL23qWn4nOAOrKoJFBP-yx6Ez1-N4_JFM9Vzr_eShAl5YxKqYLmng_qU9l7oHLXW-xnAqBb24_Sv6c0L25C/s400/SAM_6056_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729207319778770578" border="0" /></a>We also checked out some wildlife that was hanging around the picnic tables - caterpillars.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VV5ABZ-rf26alsLdHBRearNHGzo_taIogkOaplv6Rz2dlq21aF0M1_izIFUrSHjt3Kcbuy1R-vG4F6I_LgZPU2vEsM24_aYewCFn1eIRfXQQATR8oT16vXGhO9G9C_o9i5cXQyeN5JJk/s1600/SAM_6040_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VV5ABZ-rf26alsLdHBRearNHGzo_taIogkOaplv6Rz2dlq21aF0M1_izIFUrSHjt3Kcbuy1R-vG4F6I_LgZPU2vEsM24_aYewCFn1eIRfXQQATR8oT16vXGhO9G9C_o9i5cXQyeN5JJk/s400/SAM_6040_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729207296847856466" border="0" /></a>Afterward it was time to go home, take baths, and go to sleep - in the camper again. I think the girls have been sleeping pretty well in the camper. The first night Heidi came completely out of her sleeping bag - it was actually on the floor. So she said she was a little cold. Both nights Rachel has said she didn't want to sleep in the camper. But she hasn't complained long about it. In fact last night Jason was going to lay down with her for a little bit and when I turned out the light, she told him he should go sleep in his bed. :-) And she was fine. We are a little concerned about our noise factor with 3 boisterous little girls at a campsite. We'll have to go in the off-season or something.<br /><br />This morning we woke to a glorious Easter morning. We attended our 9AM family service which was powerful. Then we drove up to Dahlonega to gather with my family for Easter and to celebrate my grandmother's 96th birthday! It was a fun time to be together.<br /><br />We tried to get a family picture, but let's just say we are still in the phase of life that it's difficult to get everyone to cooperate. We took about 10 and this is the best of the bunch. Maybe next year...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU5QepIopNSDjffk8waTC5cGMMa4pUSaVv5Zk9ev6ReXzScAJyAhhqINYnmj3nAk0yqR9RF9-BLQ0ZDIsr02u0y4D1C6EHXNz4YjPAdijP3zln44SATw-jD_QakKO7JOm-QY1a0lS6bZp/s1600/SAM_6077_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAU5QepIopNSDjffk8waTC5cGMMa4pUSaVv5Zk9ev6ReXzScAJyAhhqINYnmj3nAk0yqR9RF9-BLQ0ZDIsr02u0y4D1C6EHXNz4YjPAdijP3zln44SATw-jD_QakKO7JOm-QY1a0lS6bZp/s400/SAM_6077_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729212739897362786" border="0" /></a>Then I was hoping to get a picture of the girls together, but... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jAbr9kCluOVTdms5MyuJxYWt6W8J0GP9xp7qCgptL3tzuq7vU1nT2HH0KyDmi8zK-cA8-HNgKxvy4nfAwdPs2iaeGZ4qDRT65c4HQUSCSue8mGCg-Z2woBulV8HCXWyXIypdqY_azIVa/s1600/SAM_6082_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jAbr9kCluOVTdms5MyuJxYWt6W8J0GP9xp7qCgptL3tzuq7vU1nT2HH0KyDmi8zK-cA8-HNgKxvy4nfAwdPs2iaeGZ4qDRT65c4HQUSCSue8mGCg-Z2woBulV8HCXWyXIypdqY_azIVa/s400/SAM_6082_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729212741799452498" border="0" /></a>So here they are individually. :-)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDRgWERw4x3IaQyWZYLeKbcUI_HKoIpMQlAUhkTnuh-2fOeDsVs_GwJYRlQJH2ES-PDyF9ZDd-LrOLg43lTgJ6DPw-ub2-MYGI8IxFfdop58A2XVcJA4IBvAXLqyh0q7_GbhXm519l2s8/s1600/SAM_6085_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDRgWERw4x3IaQyWZYLeKbcUI_HKoIpMQlAUhkTnuh-2fOeDsVs_GwJYRlQJH2ES-PDyF9ZDd-LrOLg43lTgJ6DPw-ub2-MYGI8IxFfdop58A2XVcJA4IBvAXLqyh0q7_GbhXm519l2s8/s400/SAM_6085_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729212760496401794" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGibfPB0vMmGGm6GDeqzIw7eSFE1AK9FXm7I9c59C7NjoZVHPr-Bexcdsa4fJle7zfa8CSKSPhuEjIxgsNUWcRKv4VrFM8tpEgNqXxnGSJD3a2XyJLBueFwpILqtSGH8V4WJw2hrhNvB0/s1600/SAM_6084_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGibfPB0vMmGGm6GDeqzIw7eSFE1AK9FXm7I9c59C7NjoZVHPr-Bexcdsa4fJle7zfa8CSKSPhuEjIxgsNUWcRKv4VrFM8tpEgNqXxnGSJD3a2XyJLBueFwpILqtSGH8V4WJw2hrhNvB0/s400/SAM_6084_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729212750529897474" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAH07ZWyBuWwntei7_6UWMJKo4BE1J-vzPrr9uKilQ7kvd36T7bbXePlo7-9Y_ojoLRvGD87p3ZxhZOcLlCnd_C19217DH7i7rljPhhBCFtitYFQe47VRocnZaBPcF_ZTDMqnbbaLxNr08/s1600/SAM_6093_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAH07ZWyBuWwntei7_6UWMJKo4BE1J-vzPrr9uKilQ7kvd36T7bbXePlo7-9Y_ojoLRvGD87p3ZxhZOcLlCnd_C19217DH7i7rljPhhBCFtitYFQe47VRocnZaBPcF_ZTDMqnbbaLxNr08/s400/SAM_6093_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213164448331442" border="0" /></a>And 2 out of 3 with Daddy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69mk4O8KV05v6IdInyNE1XaNLdjvRWf2SDmwsmi5uJLgWcu0gqde0zIhtxso7ZUDIUjDl6SsRfIe9WusN_Z4AdViuXn25lqqRE-vR39PItQZGyWb7tfi3flD_tNVDDuM-WMuhsd43F0rX/s1600/SAM_6069_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69mk4O8KV05v6IdInyNE1XaNLdjvRWf2SDmwsmi5uJLgWcu0gqde0zIhtxso7ZUDIUjDl6SsRfIe9WusN_Z4AdViuXn25lqqRE-vR39PItQZGyWb7tfi3flD_tNVDDuM-WMuhsd43F0rX/s400/SAM_6069_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729212724741483826" border="0" /></a>We had a delicious lunch together and then celebrated Grandmommy's birthday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2OFq9QrvghnLH-IhROWt61pGl5RTpwnYzAs1O0JKDN5ChwIPXfGKndqB4wLwUZQ0Z4HPxO7sD5J5hzWiEdUbLRiPDY4UfbWgP4BaBbl-N7V9l0tKGI3Ysk_16JbdVIKkCeilNq09iLfL/s1600/SAM_6101_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2OFq9QrvghnLH-IhROWt61pGl5RTpwnYzAs1O0JKDN5ChwIPXfGKndqB4wLwUZQ0Z4HPxO7sD5J5hzWiEdUbLRiPDY4UfbWgP4BaBbl-N7V9l0tKGI3Ysk_16JbdVIKkCeilNq09iLfL/s400/SAM_6101_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213175607531058" border="0" /></a>The girls with Grammy & Great Gram!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRJKdnWJluVm2tN24P3HIVWa6c0M7rw-WuQwP_8ECi2zyM08Ottn6_Q1sybhRv_Pl9wmC7JA5S0hvqqA9Bd9bJaoE-2YWqEuw97zZk7JsT1KcCTGGIxyek39LvQWDst8eq1IB08lwvrcR/s1600/SAM_6094_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRJKdnWJluVm2tN24P3HIVWa6c0M7rw-WuQwP_8ECi2zyM08Ottn6_Q1sybhRv_Pl9wmC7JA5S0hvqqA9Bd9bJaoE-2YWqEuw97zZk7JsT1KcCTGGIxyek39LvQWDst8eq1IB08lwvrcR/s400/SAM_6094_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213173106810242" border="0" /></a>Lastly it was time for Easter baskets and some final egg hunting of the season.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenWaQV_5R4k1hAzWK2XAA781x-9J8MowQGWiUzu5g73KpW1wFVaiLnr03PhNXhNlDwNFdzWuX_qa8NaoXjnqf9BY9yb2-W_yg8Nf2d-_nDblYAz6f_BCFdfMPvxBlYFy5FWOArnbLllL8/s1600/SAM_6106_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphenWaQV_5R4k1hAzWK2XAA781x-9J8MowQGWiUzu5g73KpW1wFVaiLnr03PhNXhNlDwNFdzWuX_qa8NaoXjnqf9BY9yb2-W_yg8Nf2d-_nDblYAz6f_BCFdfMPvxBlYFy5FWOArnbLllL8/s400/SAM_6106_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729213182035362114" border="0" /></a>I don't know how many rounds we did but it varied from Grammy and some of the older cousins hiding them for the younger cousins, to the youngest cousins "hiding" them for their moms, and every combination in between. It was fun.<br /><br />Well, that's a wrap on Spring Break. The girls are in bed and it's back to the routine tomorrow. It's been a fun week and I've enjoyed documenting it here. I think I've maxed out my blogging for awhile - you may not see another post until May, but we'll see.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-23993391386229364122012-04-06T20:59:00.006-04:002012-04-06T21:30:15.240-04:00Spring Break - Day 7<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePUVyrHM8jhk5kIpQgLccUKM27kSg3gaw8Q_wSgisDtCXo052P8u88SlZmO5b0_bb8hSu_tsLT5SKfwkwgicggJo_vU86_Vx2FvqYHe96sARQDMJxdfRdoU_2qUJorJ1unTUQyc21g9I3/s1600/SAM_6024_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePUVyrHM8jhk5kIpQgLccUKM27kSg3gaw8Q_wSgisDtCXo052P8u88SlZmO5b0_bb8hSu_tsLT5SKfwkwgicggJo_vU86_Vx2FvqYHe96sARQDMJxdfRdoU_2qUJorJ1unTUQyc21g9I3/s400/SAM_6024_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460520112753474" border="0" /></a>Today's adventure was the Marietta Museum of History Aviation Wing. We drive by this corner every Wednesday on our way to and from BSF and Jason drives by it almost every day going to and from work. The girls always enjoy seeing "the planes on the ground." (We learned to say "on the ground" because they would look in the air when we said "look at the planes.") :-) Jason was able to take a long lunch today and meet us.<br /><br />They all liked "the big one." That would be a C-141.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAev7vc1uBElca4snUEpwULgo-tXfXHYhFGJm3sTvh7guuFjUS_qwdmsSC159CX0cXzqC-4d9NuP1JEnlueWKBlMbOV0dkLd2dFlzXe1HaprppDd4yaa1YRPDJ3feraMwRf6jGpMANQSh_/s1600/SAM_6003_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAev7vc1uBElca4snUEpwULgo-tXfXHYhFGJm3sTvh7guuFjUS_qwdmsSC159CX0cXzqC-4d9NuP1JEnlueWKBlMbOV0dkLd2dFlzXe1HaprppDd4yaa1YRPDJ3feraMwRf6jGpMANQSh_/s400/SAM_6003_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728459898616195634" border="0" /></a>We were able to go inside it and up in the cockpit. Pilot Emma.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0pOOQMt8u0GV-lG3CJKuGdrohuBJJd7O6S3Cy0l2zpYGHR_SXZHZpuB6ccrsWRSNRkphNzC4cZYcmAa3VoySx9qJdyIoqGB0A6m_JS4gA09cxdBNezcbq327XhD2D2ZUo7WshmgLBDJF/s1600/SAM_5991_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0pOOQMt8u0GV-lG3CJKuGdrohuBJJd7O6S3Cy0l2zpYGHR_SXZHZpuB6ccrsWRSNRkphNzC4cZYcmAa3VoySx9qJdyIoqGB0A6m_JS4gA09cxdBNezcbq327XhD2D2ZUo7WshmgLBDJF/s400/SAM_5991_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728459878980297186" border="0" /></a>Co-pilot Heidi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_M8E88GHFqi18O5ZBe8gYOs-ZGkjAuA-mXZ1wN4zmAi8Y_gglyusvfDaO2e5tpVIjkg4O8M3h8zkrsoTlkRmjoBlBMx2q7XhugxkZ7JrTXSBHLUQJFCkFa0UT49NEnocEnRzi02iIfjg/s1600/SAM_5992_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_M8E88GHFqi18O5ZBe8gYOs-ZGkjAuA-mXZ1wN4zmAi8Y_gglyusvfDaO2e5tpVIjkg4O8M3h8zkrsoTlkRmjoBlBMx2q7XhugxkZ7JrTXSBHLUQJFCkFa0UT49NEnocEnRzi02iIfjg/s400/SAM_5992_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728459882098193826" border="0" /></a>Look out - they are all three in the cockpit!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_JncR226INiKJIk5-EmuyDwSmAXFxHoYFW6ZHpgv2R6-n70L0MmZ1B_0-oNaW0kxG1506Un5eG4nUxtevVOk0-c2uDTLc5jOD1PuAal_ZF1sUtdlfvC7m97jGRd5DeG4tSNtGLXQu4wR/s1600/SAM_5995_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_JncR226INiKJIk5-EmuyDwSmAXFxHoYFW6ZHpgv2R6-n70L0MmZ1B_0-oNaW0kxG1506Un5eG4nUxtevVOk0-c2uDTLc5jOD1PuAal_ZF1sUtdlfvC7m97jGRd5DeG4tSNtGLXQu4wR/s400/SAM_5995_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728459886803653026" border="0" /></a>Then Emma moved over to the Flight Engineer seat.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0VqTaxhEnIB98eot7Y9Gp7yh1YRQWMwJzgEHO5ZjjQCaTtdbrOdQ3Bpp0nAiKBfFYRh9EN5B84-q0r72Ksql1kx3CTjwdP1IeWbcFEC6g9Xbk14TFQFFd8p1VCqc5X6hRIbUsHJe8BsY/s1600/SAM_5999_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0VqTaxhEnIB98eot7Y9Gp7yh1YRQWMwJzgEHO5ZjjQCaTtdbrOdQ3Bpp0nAiKBfFYRh9EN5B84-q0r72Ksql1kx3CTjwdP1IeWbcFEC6g9Xbk14TFQFFd8p1VCqc5X6hRIbUsHJe8BsY/s400/SAM_5999_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728459893087543538" border="0" /></a>There are probably 12-15 planes and helicopters - mostly military - on display. There was a Lockheed Jet Star that we could also go in. Rachel & Heidi deplaning. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsZPt_ffBc16-YBIEhSHU2TlgtDBTsBeMzyQFn4Dft3xqk0l9gUZ0mXLwT0cxqrvGZT1h05vEGjSTKKTVKeRoqT2apZh1-b3bQbQub3_VQu1BeK2RzXgDPnaj5F2CLpA10YBp545zsxmW/s1600/SAM_6010_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsZPt_ffBc16-YBIEhSHU2TlgtDBTsBeMzyQFn4Dft3xqk0l9gUZ0mXLwT0cxqrvGZT1h05vEGjSTKKTVKeRoqT2apZh1-b3bQbQub3_VQu1BeK2RzXgDPnaj5F2CLpA10YBp545zsxmW/s400/SAM_6010_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460303793195698" border="0" /></a>Engine goes here.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cyyqyh64JvJ6h9ggFd7PcQncz2uUQ6IsJ92pBKGozaAY9xUaIhMN8zsDuTh7OteP2aCfUKlpCpB3WJPSmTaCw0szeojWHcSMfYxUMHEVdUVDDRbBXayW1YJ6FBU2asQh1z-SOkfU1T6H/s1600/SAM_6014_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cyyqyh64JvJ6h9ggFd7PcQncz2uUQ6IsJ92pBKGozaAY9xUaIhMN8zsDuTh7OteP2aCfUKlpCpB3WJPSmTaCw0szeojWHcSMfYxUMHEVdUVDDRbBXayW1YJ6FBU2asQh1z-SOkfU1T6H/s400/SAM_6014_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460308053673970" border="0" /></a>Duck under the wing.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyJvzuuCtp8feLgozvOcLE6OzlhD_XhFcOpS1Fl7VHRhNpa1Icfk6DqXZnPl-xEG9z85xIj6s1d2oIi4Qem5IcUSQ1erRFoBYMEVtbCwnEQbQ7tc9z8drGenLd5CZ9AAlwn-xVntXo1gV/s1600/SAM_6015_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyJvzuuCtp8feLgozvOcLE6OzlhD_XhFcOpS1Fl7VHRhNpa1Icfk6DqXZnPl-xEG9z85xIj6s1d2oIi4Qem5IcUSQ1erRFoBYMEVtbCwnEQbQ7tc9z8drGenLd5CZ9AAlwn-xVntXo1gV/s400/SAM_6015_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460311387067570" border="0" /></a>Now they've taken over a Huey Helicopter!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGOI7rO1I69GHtT9406k7ESj0Y4c64-AWJfZRhad7uBu1k2WTC-LJdOVo1HHzLcpfbso8C9oP1HIQkLl369_0nSGUnkusf-af0CkLCucaH5NN6jlblc7QCzBT2aQswvJQBsg2f5oYhMUs/s1600/SAM_6022_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGOI7rO1I69GHtT9406k7ESj0Y4c64-AWJfZRhad7uBu1k2WTC-LJdOVo1HHzLcpfbso8C9oP1HIQkLl369_0nSGUnkusf-af0CkLCucaH5NN6jlblc7QCzBT2aQswvJQBsg2f5oYhMUs/s400/SAM_6022_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460319310802402" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXKYvI4dWysVUP8It0F9MSO8n7Q6UChLvTu0ewKTvx96og10wEoyRx5v4vSugIoiHq3eEFGOA7nsXypURTgucuRF7CfQIKYde7Ete2Byach28maMpRlyNUK3oXNB1HKEfM4oQlVJMC2kb/s1600/SAM_6021_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXKYvI4dWysVUP8It0F9MSO8n7Q6UChLvTu0ewKTvx96og10wEoyRx5v4vSugIoiHq3eEFGOA7nsXypURTgucuRF7CfQIKYde7Ete2Byach28maMpRlyNUK3oXNB1HKEfM4oQlVJMC2kb/s400/SAM_6021_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460317873989394" border="0" /></a>After leaving the airplanes, Jason was able to join us for lunch at "Welcome to Moe's!" It was a nice treat for him to be able to take some time off and do this with us today.<br /><br />Heidi has been asking me for months if we could plant some flowers. Now I pretty much think I have a black thumb. But we have given it a try today. I had bought three little flower pots for each of the girls a while ago, so we did those today and they are sitting in the window. Hopefully they will bloom. We planted Cone Flowers, Daisies, and Forget-me-not.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmMCRCMk-g19yzF-xTCkmykma6iiQZCokhEj4tCsvK8QcGYcBY_dsjjFMSBRSo4ujd3YH6Dk601Gs2K5YxGsiYj3DWl19vtT4U0xOi6I2ZffGLLMC72WKTjsyJ2d3G5lJE8_TzyV7N3zJ/s1600/SAM_6026_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmMCRCMk-g19yzF-xTCkmykma6iiQZCokhEj4tCsvK8QcGYcBY_dsjjFMSBRSo4ujd3YH6Dk601Gs2K5YxGsiYj3DWl19vtT4U0xOi6I2ZffGLLMC72WKTjsyJ2d3G5lJE8_TzyV7N3zJ/s400/SAM_6026_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460527998070226" border="0" /></a>Then they wanted to plant more, so I decided we would try to make an area around our mailbox. Rachel & Heidi "helped" pull up the grass around the mailbox, so now we have a little squarish area around the mailbox for flowers. We planted some wildflower seeds there, so we'll see what happens. If they bloom, you'll see pictures in the future - if they don't, don't ask. ;-)<br /><br />Tonight we are doing "camp driveway." We had grilled hamburgers, french fries & corn on the cob for dinner out on the porch. Jason pulled out the camper with some little helpers.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_d1IOdzzhfJvVI6Ybmv_NjJ4Drwwl2-hDBf80AL5gJ7hMRMinzNs04uINFtBBuQ25K1kDXlPxAHYIFnuG7ATdIfpVUS__hJHdV-OtcQMLFSxVYUa5WVsfZQKb9UVQSaUzNspQspoQDaL/s1600/SAM_6027_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_d1IOdzzhfJvVI6Ybmv_NjJ4Drwwl2-hDBf80AL5gJ7hMRMinzNs04uINFtBBuQ25K1kDXlPxAHYIFnuG7ATdIfpVUS__hJHdV-OtcQMLFSxVYUa5WVsfZQKb9UVQSaUzNspQspoQDaL/s400/SAM_6027_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460532525071554" border="0" /></a>It is all set up and we are headed to bed shortly. Hopefully everyone will sleep well! Good night!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVXa72fWcFQFVeVyWIpCouQ3dRmsAUde9oMM7g7NW-4hK44rBLTCmsgFZ6K_XUQMDrEzCqafvfI7z1ux_f8Xyf_6u-Cd8MXLRhyphenhyphenJRhrhXmlgQVQ4-0grcpiCAAHtPOryfka2K34fa5PHx/s1600/SAM_6028_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVXa72fWcFQFVeVyWIpCouQ3dRmsAUde9oMM7g7NW-4hK44rBLTCmsgFZ6K_XUQMDrEzCqafvfI7z1ux_f8Xyf_6u-Cd8MXLRhyphenhyphenJRhrhXmlgQVQ4-0grcpiCAAHtPOryfka2K34fa5PHx/s400/SAM_6028_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728460533332651218" border="0" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-62451391695993107392012-04-05T22:23:00.006-04:002012-04-05T22:49:11.519-04:00Spring Break - Day 6Today we went to Champion Kids. It's a favorite of ours. Emma and Heidi have both had birthday parties there, we've done gymnastics, dance and social skills classes, and we always enjoy the open play times. They have in-ground trampolines, a foam pit, a rope swing, balance beams, bars, slides, inflatables, and more. It's a great place!<br /><br />Heidi seems to have overcome her fear of inflatables and was really enjoying them today - as were Emma and Rachel.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2WhYulchDLITIuTxlKGWSoonM4tefthgH-SzhV4LiOdIxU3ZdvO5n9Her8_d8tkQXX78mNtfEVmZMOX-iv-d-bFTBtqdBebXhSUglEht1KsDeiUHdartQzwYa8o_sbg45C6C6tlWL-zc/s1600/SAM_5964_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2WhYulchDLITIuTxlKGWSoonM4tefthgH-SzhV4LiOdIxU3ZdvO5n9Her8_d8tkQXX78mNtfEVmZMOX-iv-d-bFTBtqdBebXhSUglEht1KsDeiUHdartQzwYa8o_sbg45C6C6tlWL-zc/s400/SAM_5964_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728111431820350530" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpvcAVIuAJXAofx7ulWmmZmx9Ljos3rsL6owGXSRmFf1-Y1LJQzUSHAB3OJvsrRq7pxII3dvbBAdKdq9UNKmdhcPwUEOnS-5sQF8Zqb-O9O-oU5ePneDnhx7eIwVh5PV0a4RGPI9e4sM2/s1600/SAM_5969_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpvcAVIuAJXAofx7ulWmmZmx9Ljos3rsL6owGXSRmFf1-Y1LJQzUSHAB3OJvsrRq7pxII3dvbBAdKdq9UNKmdhcPwUEOnS-5sQF8Zqb-O9O-oU5ePneDnhx7eIwVh5PV0a4RGPI9e4sM2/s400/SAM_5969_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728111824077680242" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunb4cYjOY4Eg5YKGfdmCr3CH-RkmI3_fFIVwAtcQvGhlytIBbmcugCNkWbGxIWlbKvXwjzcvTpmtcf6NcoipiJAEdsuhHk0jaKbYF6BiOOINQqPw7SBlouqrEHiyoa0xOS6iyDoD5-7E9/s1600/SAM_5972_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunb4cYjOY4Eg5YKGfdmCr3CH-RkmI3_fFIVwAtcQvGhlytIBbmcugCNkWbGxIWlbKvXwjzcvTpmtcf6NcoipiJAEdsuhHk0jaKbYF6BiOOINQqPw7SBlouqrEHiyoa0xOS6iyDoD5-7E9/s400/SAM_5972_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728111827414688482" border="0" /></a>Bouncing on one of the trampolines.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfthtw_jcbmc_qUS5X_YKcNV0jKE9EBVJXAuWYE8p4CKL0euPFuSn2djAx74Cm7LXuKy2CKCy2m7_rlydQtN69zVCjqwZKbEj3aH79uUpJ_9v6UFCJBoTnoGmjUhVeTiAXD41jhWGPgVUu/s1600/SAM_5960_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfthtw_jcbmc_qUS5X_YKcNV0jKE9EBVJXAuWYE8p4CKL0euPFuSn2djAx74Cm7LXuKy2CKCy2m7_rlydQtN69zVCjqwZKbEj3aH79uUpJ_9v6UFCJBoTnoGmjUhVeTiAXD41jhWGPgVUu/s400/SAM_5960_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728111418460544674" border="0" /></a>On the rope swing (you drop in to the foam pit).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPii0m1q112b39ukP0zwJyVkn6aMTrl4-3gE9v-QK6-iTfH2FRspV5GVF18kIrpLgKSRTRnDQyTmgdgOd414C54E6Q7R8-GlD9v_spiGrN9-YnrCpx303PlN3Zs4TnYhDTVyITSNoTidP4/s1600/SAM_5962_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPii0m1q112b39ukP0zwJyVkn6aMTrl4-3gE9v-QK6-iTfH2FRspV5GVF18kIrpLgKSRTRnDQyTmgdgOd414C54E6Q7R8-GlD9v_spiGrN9-YnrCpx303PlN3Zs4TnYhDTVyITSNoTidP4/s400/SAM_5962_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728111425731228018" border="0" /></a>Jumping in to the foam pit.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_GulhnqDUoBbluCPv0hyoBHj4wCX0vnBUAXRoY18S_KYKz7khU4QZ0pLuw92ayMxdIPIwuzlcmK4WzzQGEWPzdWpJph6qSrD78-j_BzsGAAYg64Q7DTv0N9W6TP-oIqLaXee49R8MAll/s1600/SAM_5961_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2fEiMr-GkPU9lPVJsD9BcLjSWNrng4srmsr4WukXd4TmOMXV1xDjNM64mQANb5IF_TSHgcxYULYQMlWFYBLFBLzHCYXn3UsBIczWi_zxcC7HNkYDHJUqWxCK5q1ZbOvmwYNQ0qs9QqvM/s400/SAM_5985_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728112028946676018" border="0" /></a>Another fun Spring Break outing. One more day to keep them busy before the weekend!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9187194588767467906.post-40297385075424291212012-04-04T21:33:00.002-04:002012-04-04T22:00:12.870-04:00Spring Break - Day 5Today was zoo day! We didn't get the jump on the day I was hoping for, but we didn't have any time schedule we needed to stick to, so it was ok. We arrived at the zoo about 10:45. The first stop is always the flamingos.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVixBmnnrc5ZRo08WgPD-OylyYQ_14RGj9OufZ-g4Kw4TW21MvUd_UdCjpm4ODJRXxJufjcbkut_9-vgeUO1sI03thHurGtIcbqsEJodrol0qrbN1rHe_B8jVabA-DHIudhZ_S9nn3UHQ/s1600/SAM_5952_blog%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVixBmnnrc5ZRo08WgPD-OylyYQ_14RGj9OufZ-g4Kw4TW21MvUd_UdCjpm4ODJRXxJufjcbkut_9-vgeUO1sI03thHurGtIcbqsEJodrol0qrbN1rHe_B8jVabA-DHIudhZ_S9nn3UHQ/s400/SAM_5952_blog%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724638258912258" border="0" /></a>Next was the elephants - which they all like!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglcwjbB97QHr1ETIyLuAz1kzslqTHti03ZbzwM4pusykpzdgAQeqHxnDPRmKCc8iD6zVu-0dnJi7z_EK4Gj0z9VVt3f6zOvjQ_O5LqcTW9Ch75bh1UbVB8cTSehJT9TSL4NfjNQdleDq_/s1600/SAM_5921_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglcwjbB97QHr1ETIyLuAz1kzslqTHti03ZbzwM4pusykpzdgAQeqHxnDPRmKCc8iD6zVu-0dnJi7z_EK4Gj0z9VVt3f6zOvjQ_O5LqcTW9Ch75bh1UbVB8cTSehJT9TSL4NfjNQdleDq_/s400/SAM_5921_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724126518351266" border="0" /></a>Then it was continuing on to see everything else. One of my favorites is the pandas.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSeDBhIRur3lOzqxzwL0t9u9yLoY9Vnu1fgm8MtfRCvyA1-bplRmixyJaBrsowTjMI-XKyEhy-kFy_k-OGZr2szTn_iihiGif0rul9_3XxdZE6a3t5nMLvah8zhsxr455eWdnVRGmb-bF/s1600/SAM_5922_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSeDBhIRur3lOzqxzwL0t9u9yLoY9Vnu1fgm8MtfRCvyA1-bplRmixyJaBrsowTjMI-XKyEhy-kFy_k-OGZr2szTn_iihiGif0rul9_3XxdZE6a3t5nMLvah8zhsxr455eWdnVRGmb-bF/s400/SAM_5922_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724126835629618" border="0" /></a>Learning about lions. Emma really enjoyed reading a lot of the signs around the zoo - learning all kinds of things about various animals, habitats, etc. Heidi and Rachel learned that lions have sharp teeth!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_Ea4OSZmZ3N8BBi3wQp9dmcm_qSbWKvJVmq0W4vmZU4YRPcIeb6fSUkhwTYp52LY3rMeBL7sf90toy_vLclhMOlxPiAK2ianMEtgL9kNrJXU44pkQptGrUa7mbeuFEpg8FNwCHM1oYrB/s1600/SAM_5933_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_Ea4OSZmZ3N8BBi3wQp9dmcm_qSbWKvJVmq0W4vmZU4YRPcIeb6fSUkhwTYp52LY3rMeBL7sf90toy_vLclhMOlxPiAK2ianMEtgL9kNrJXU44pkQptGrUa7mbeuFEpg8FNwCHM1oYrB/s400/SAM_5933_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724141668878402" border="0" /></a>Trying to feed the parakeets (I think they were already pretty well fed by the time we got there).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVhxRWVE6QUP3P1FvoSLjvt-4Dh4qRL5s0sOb35MlxymWaqGOJRbAKJNoEiAqKc8D5oHvgR2guhiD3YK3oaJ_nw1jsajLCmVoqLr5OPRsDIRf-K_ufFki77v-J8oUkX6YX9r41SmbGk0s/s1600/SAM_5935_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVhxRWVE6QUP3P1FvoSLjvt-4Dh4qRL5s0sOb35MlxymWaqGOJRbAKJNoEiAqKc8D5oHvgR2guhiD3YK3oaJ_nw1jsajLCmVoqLr5OPRsDIRf-K_ufFki77v-J8oUkX6YX9r41SmbGk0s/s400/SAM_5935_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724410188358370" border="0" /></a>Brushing the goats in the petting zoo (she and Heidi have come a long way with this).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys6jVHC9eQSMZ1Z2rX8P72coMMtX5VETmC9L0dv2y9smXXBup_8Yn89I0GxjxN6T_Y4MhpHJM0Z8Ob80imp1Y9s4vZamoVQaGuIfSOR5E_LOKKD1mw3dazsRXAwX171dHNtffSsUa7q9l/s1600/SAM_5940_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys6jVHC9eQSMZ1Z2rX8P72coMMtX5VETmC9L0dv2y9smXXBup_8Yn89I0GxjxN6T_Y4MhpHJM0Z8Ob80imp1Y9s4vZamoVQaGuIfSOR5E_LOKKD1mw3dazsRXAwX171dHNtffSsUa7q9l/s400/SAM_5940_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724415865916930" border="0" /></a>Cute girls!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YcGyKfDEEM_03H2eNl_TF4akAhQ1MMWzn_BmwGbPu1qrujkpk7Ak-pC0RBI6N9mu-PnuhEiiNbiJ3vb1XShDfa9V5vOVftmpMFXymYN3xlCAC4_7rkSVdo0vSnidGYpRf8TumbvyLTaG/s1600/SAM_5934_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YcGyKfDEEM_03H2eNl_TF4akAhQ1MMWzn_BmwGbPu1qrujkpk7Ak-pC0RBI6N9mu-PnuhEiiNbiJ3vb1XShDfa9V5vOVftmpMFXymYN3xlCAC4_7rkSVdo0vSnidGYpRf8TumbvyLTaG/s400/SAM_5934_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724147730275602" border="0" /></a>We finished the day off with riding the carousel. Heidi rode an otter, Emma a bear, and Rachel a crane.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zWDC8sYZJJo1D_Dp_7w46LjjqzhQxZQyeE041dSLuCmoTyrkf0IERl1F1n7kEMzXcTdbwOQ77PV6SZ-IRt1127-ZQQQ7rWdhf_Sw57m0NXI7gzOlXhli63egDrAYhzVVDcMxhiUk0tPm/s1600/SAM_5951_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zWDC8sYZJJo1D_Dp_7w46LjjqzhQxZQyeE041dSLuCmoTyrkf0IERl1F1n7kEMzXcTdbwOQ77PV6SZ-IRt1127-ZQQQ7rWdhf_Sw57m0NXI7gzOlXhli63egDrAYhzVVDcMxhiUk0tPm/s400/SAM_5951_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724636941309586" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0XN6DNK0ATOdsQTOs4Xwg18RSJaZkGyT84FYW-mqyH6vuDeNTUiw0Iy2Wovch2P4a2hE7Vb7Fj3FxDin1Iu4lZ3cyYohWBmXOwAyW_bDGb_tagKeLL29myLLhX4-JzHrFkxw-7W7W3VE/s1600/SAM_5947_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0XN6DNK0ATOdsQTOs4Xwg18RSJaZkGyT84FYW-mqyH6vuDeNTUiw0Iy2Wovch2P4a2hE7Vb7Fj3FxDin1Iu4lZ3cyYohWBmXOwAyW_bDGb_tagKeLL29myLLhX4-JzHrFkxw-7W7W3VE/s400/SAM_5947_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724418708726194" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29cRbElex5XNF9p5-dd_YdeK3eydrZTNJNXckAtoIm39gD-Hm3pw9Csa5V6ftzANsgE9RrVR3vDU8Hji2YeEGhqK7Mzc2UChgnMaaBOaJANfhxuiOt1cozZx0Sic72RYzRmmpEVHPS8XB/s1600/SAM_5948_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29cRbElex5XNF9p5-dd_YdeK3eydrZTNJNXckAtoIm39gD-Hm3pw9Csa5V6ftzANsgE9RrVR3vDU8Hji2YeEGhqK7Mzc2UChgnMaaBOaJANfhxuiOt1cozZx0Sic72RYzRmmpEVHPS8XB/s400/SAM_5948_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724425421780994" border="0" /></a>FIVE hours later, we were headed out. Everyone was tired. But just outside the gate is a dolphin painted with various animal prints. Great photo op! Except that the subjects for the photo were less than interested by this time. But I like the dolphin anyway!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGfjsOlImLX_LQsoD38mir1tBkEsFGXc-s3-HVP7MQPRPuwdKgrxtpCCLm55JHmcg2Ht9-14IcyRlql_WjbrV0gX_RKTnN5rLTqFDAJva4DfRrkQ_MDughpP-g64L8mj36gq0KK78XSAW/s1600/SAM_5954_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGfjsOlImLX_LQsoD38mir1tBkEsFGXc-s3-HVP7MQPRPuwdKgrxtpCCLm55JHmcg2Ht9-14IcyRlql_WjbrV0gX_RKTnN5rLTqFDAJva4DfRrkQ_MDughpP-g64L8mj36gq0KK78XSAW/s400/SAM_5954_blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727724645680909986" border="0" /></a>So Emma's favorite animal was "the smiling elephant." She kept saying one of the elephants was smiling. Heidi's favorites were the elephants and flamingos. Rachel's favorites were the dolphin (statue) and flamingos. My favorites were the tigers and pandas. Another successful trip to the zoo!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13016576624856088910noreply@blogger.com0