tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34648548629481592882024-02-02T08:35:38.687-08:00Growing up with Cale and Keegyn!!!!The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-68921880741200152602012-10-07T10:44:00.002-07:002012-10-07T10:44:07.439-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>What a fun place, this Emma Krumbees! Despite the deep, deep, chill in the air this past Saturday, </strong></div>
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<strong>the kids and Jason and I had a really fun, Fall time. We have never been to Emma Krumbees and its actually been on my list of "Fun Things To Do With The Kids" (aka "My list of things to do to get the kids out of the house!) since Cale's been one! Now see, it only took me FOUR years to get to it!!! Anyways, it was pretty dang cute! Little spendy, but cute! </strong></div>
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<strong>They were so patient while I drank my large cup of hot cider :) </strong></div>
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<strong>But, they also got to enjoy a warm, gooey brownie!!</strong></div>
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<strong>YUMMO!!!</strong></div>
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<strong>Here we started our tour of the scarecrows. Cale got a kick out of some of them, others, well, he didn't quite know what to make of some of them! And to tell you the truth, neither did I! Some were actually kinda creepy! </strong></div>
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<strong>This one below, though, was pretty funny :)</strong></div>
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<strong>Another favorite of Cale's...The Gingerbread Man. He actually learned about him in school recently, so he wanted a picture with this guy!</strong></div>
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<strong>I tried to get Keegyn involved of some of the fun little cut outs, like the one below, but she wasn't participating at this point of the trip...she was still angry with me for taking her sucker away so that she could warm up her hands in her pockets. God forbid I try to keep her fingers from falling off!</strong><br />
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<strong>And...here she is...now out of her "grump" phase! Lovin the slide...at least once she figured out that is she layed back she would go faster! I have to admit, it was a really slooooowwww slide.</strong></div>
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<strong>Tractor climbing...didn't last long. Just long enough to take this quick snapshot!</strong></div>
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<strong>My baby...already know has to pose for the camera! Cute...even with sucker smudged all over her face!</strong></div>
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<strong>Cale's turn at the slide...he found if he went head first, it was a bit more entertaining :)</strong></div>
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<strong>After having taken her sucker away earlier...she was not gonna let that happen again...Look at that vice grip she has on that thing! Good Lord, child!</strong></div>
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<strong>Last, but certainly not least, Keegyn got to enjoy her pony ride! Not quite worth the 5 bucks, in my opinion, cuz it just didn't last long enough! But Keegyn loved it and couldn't stop smiling...I guess you can't put a price on that :)</strong></div>
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<strong>Keegyn named her pony.....Monty. And he was "soft."</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">What a great day for apple pickin'!!!</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlhwxiALn4Nt3JgUAF75EPCI9xAJpiv3bp2F6X2FAi2PGfAPZ-w6kFhatFL2tWwKHwLh3hMqFJRr0oEtzsQVQ3wi8U0nqLXpyhCGLVMU-ATVCHIusPr-P0a34uU1MaoKDFYZv9StULtM/s1600/100_7189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlhwxiALn4Nt3JgUAF75EPCI9xAJpiv3bp2F6X2FAi2PGfAPZ-w6kFhatFL2tWwKHwLh3hMqFJRr0oEtzsQVQ3wi8U0nqLXpyhCGLVMU-ATVCHIusPr-P0a34uU1MaoKDFYZv9StULtM/s320/100_7189.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> We spent our afternoon at Applewood Orchard today and enjoyed the cool Fall weather! The kids enjoyed the haystack...Cale a little more than Keegyn, as she kept getting the hay "down my butt." Poor baby was scratching so much cuz the hay got down her diaper after having fallen down so many times!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> Jason actually pushed Cale down in this picture...Total Knockout!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> One of the many times Keegyn ended up on her tush...</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> We tried....</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">...and tried (even by throwing apples up at the higher ones) to pick some good apples, but either we were late in the game this year and they were all picked over, or we aren't "diehard apple pickers" (as Jason claimed our case to be) cuz we really could not find ONE apple that I considered "great." ;)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> We ended up pickin six of our own...all about the size of this one...</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> ...and this one...</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Then we called it a day and went and bought my "pre-picked, unblemished, HUGE" Honeycrisp bag of apples!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">(Plus a little apple cinnamon bread and apple crisp...MMMMMM!!)</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">HAPPY FALL!!!</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">WRAPPING UP OUR 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We were extremely busy over the week of the Fourth! We had something planned everyday, and we didn't waste one single minute! From parades, fireworks, and swimming, to Mall of America, date night, and more swimming!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We topped off our jam-packed weekend with a little "boy time" for Cale. He had 3 of his buddies over for slip-n-slidin', water balloons, and water guns! One of the little boys, Payton, lives across the street from us, but the other two, Connor and Elijah, are friends from preschool, so it's already been over a month since he's seen them. I love how it seems like no time has passed at all though between these little guys...they had the best time :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This is Cale and his buddy Elijah in a heated game of "water war" with Payton and Connor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"> Uh Oh!! Connor sees what's coming...Elijah's "fireball" AGAIN!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> Notice in these next few pics how "close range" they are all at when firing off the water guns! So funny!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> Connor, Cale, Elijah, and Payton. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">(How dang cute are they??!!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"> Coolin' off with the freezy pops!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"> There goes Cale....</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"> ...and Connor...</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The Fourth has come and gone. According to Jason, "our summer is almost over now." Why he uses the Fourth as a "marker" for end of summer is beyond me, cuz we still have plenty of sunshine left!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">And we still have a jam packed few months ahead of us. We still have tons to look forward to, starting next week!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">We're off to Michigan with the Thompson clan</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Then we're off to Wisconsin Dells with the Buchar clan</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Followed by a "celebratory" month in August with both Jason and I turning another year older, plus our Anniversary</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Throw in a few birthday parties, trips to the beach, and trips to the zoo</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Now that, my friends, will be the end to our summer!</span></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-13483452808209005062012-07-08T11:21:00.002-07:002012-07-08T14:19:52.233-07:00<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Both Jason and I were lucky enough to have whole rest of the week off, following the Fourth. So we spent some time with kids at Nickelodeon Universe at the MOA. We had to find a way to "beat the heat!" (Thankfully, this was the last day of the massive heat....it was really starting to wear on us all!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Keegyn could NOT believe that Dora was there! She could hardly contain herself to wait in line long enough until it was her turn!</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">She would have stayed and hung out with Dora ALL day long if we would have let her. She just kept staring up into Dora's big eyes and smiling and saying "Hi Doda", and holding her hand!</span> </div>
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<span style="color: red;">Cale, waiting patiently, for his favorite roller coaster at MOA...Fairly Odd Parents. Usually Jason goes on with him, but I needed a mini break from Keegyn, so I offered to go....Man, I can't handle those like I used to! After getting off, I really felt like a "mom!" I think I had my eyes closed for over half the ride!</span></div>
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Oh, yes, it truly was gettin' <span style="color: red;">HOT </span>in here!!! Our beloved AC went on strike for a good twelve hours the day after the Fourth. We couldn't believe our luck, as this was the hottest week we've had all year!<br />So, despite the 107 degree temps, Miss K found a way to stay <span style="color: blue;">cool....</span>and she was the ONLY one!</div>
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Thankfully, our "inside" heat wave ended as our BEST friend, AC, realized the strike would get him NOWHERE!!!</div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-21801567717012996052012-07-07T19:36:00.003-07:002012-07-07T19:36:40.196-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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The Fourth came and went "with a BANG!" Despite the massive heat, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves this year! </div>
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We started out with our own fireworks, put on by none other than Jason himself, right in our our front yard! The kids thought it was really cool to watch all the other neighbors light off their fireworks too...it was like a competition.</div>
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We lasted only about 40min (actually Keegyn and I lasted only about 30min) before we had to retire to the inside to get away from the heat and the "skeeters."</div>
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Man was it HOT out there...over 100 degrees with the heat index, but these two were troopers! Good thing Grandpa T had scoped out a good, shaded area under a big tree HOURS before the parade started and claimed our spot! Otherwise we would have lasted less than a minute!</div>
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And with the freezies on board, the heat was a little better tolerated....a LITTLE better</div>
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This little guy was a candy-catching-machine this year! His bag was when we left, like he had just gone trick-or-treating.</div>
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He even threw some elbows a few times when he saw something he really wanted!</div>
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Cale's new "summer do" The Mohawk</div>
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Another favorite activity for Cale when he's at Grandma T's....digging for worms. Look closely and you can definately see he caught one!</div>
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Keegyn didn't think this looked too hard, so she got right in and joined the quest of "wormin"</div>
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Time for Fireworks....and then BED! Boy were we exhausted!</div>
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</div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-18127424587649512802012-04-13T16:58:00.007-07:002012-04-13T18:14:22.774-07:00<div align="center">Easter In Chicago!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Our annual trip to Chicago for Easter always begins with an overnight stay in Madison, WI, for some hotel living and swimming! I don't know what it is about hotels, but both the kids absolutely LOVE staying in them! (are they really Jason's children???) From running down the long hallways screaming at the top of their lungs, to jumping on the beds (cuz lets face it, I'd rather have them jump on the beds in the hotel than at home...in fact, it is highly encouraged!) followed by endless vending machine runs, can you really blame them??!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">And let's not forget the BEST part of all....SWIMMING!!!</div><br /><div align="center">This year we stayed at a hotel with a waterpark that the kids couldn't get enough of...I think this will be our place to stay from now on!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">They just can't wait to get to the pool!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28JDdfx9bCM3gc3KtsRA-zZpILlvLQuYHWODbH4EX6Wp5tzAySbCsOnTIXVwUnq6RQmjqXlOykxapll_XFyJx2IjO8trFA_ceq4FKPIhljkDMyZl7s3F0snbbGs_l2eTJbkdhsaxWjYM/s1600/100_6781.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049988698868530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28JDdfx9bCM3gc3KtsRA-zZpILlvLQuYHWODbH4EX6Wp5tzAySbCsOnTIXVwUnq6RQmjqXlOykxapll_XFyJx2IjO8trFA_ceq4FKPIhljkDMyZl7s3F0snbbGs_l2eTJbkdhsaxWjYM/s400/100_6781.jpg" /></a>There goes Cale down the first of three water slides...the second smallest and therefore, not really worth going down many times!</div><br /><div align="center">Looks like he's having fun nonetheless!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4pD2UBINl-9Q0-jvR_JyJV8bOd1oYM4UXCHh5ToOL2dAAYhf-zpgi3btmi84ptufEaOLqZCrchPVRIbbE33aiux5A25ZXMf9HaKaMDMzCYoSn-rBc_AY4khbpmZM_SGFrXA4atDIziQ/s1600/100_6785.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049985692807234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4pD2UBINl-9Q0-jvR_JyJV8bOd1oYM4UXCHh5ToOL2dAAYhf-zpgi3btmi84ptufEaOLqZCrchPVRIbbE33aiux5A25ZXMf9HaKaMDMzCYoSn-rBc_AY4khbpmZM_SGFrXA4atDIziQ/s400/100_6785.jpg" /></a> Slide number two...a bit bigger...a bit faster..(hence the blurry pic) a bit more smiles...<br />I couldnt get a good pic of him going down the biggest slide cuz it just kept coming out all blurry (<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9mzSHH5rJbIL4iyQkuB5LffhCInxTqBC0mU7_E0YePpao_CRv2cyd-Gf-wGn4Qy6SDAnBi4EfNOCKtJVKtT7-yBWBieYwTZJYRe3eu3HaNrR28OTkhFHb2icGDwNDO2IfphP1VtDb2E/s1600/100_6787.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049978716237938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9mzSHH5rJbIL4iyQkuB5LffhCInxTqBC0mU7_E0YePpao_CRv2cyd-Gf-wGn4Qy6SDAnBi4EfNOCKtJVKtT7-yBWBieYwTZJYRe3eu3HaNrR28OTkhFHb2icGDwNDO2IfphP1VtDb2E/s400/100_6787.jpg" /></a>My little princess, working up the courage to go down her little itty bitty slide...I think she must have climbed up and down these stairs at least 20 times before even thinking about the possibility of going down the slide!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HaZE9rHYlrxLpnx_RIAZDtTyR2JgoHmiqs7zFal4aJxduV0pMMyx6DG4SVfUG6i4iqsYHAzCcoc2KMNkfEv9BjAgcMwxAFwcnJZ2eXGilJW5_ySDOG8J8y8ECnwZ729zlREtdf9tDAA/s1600/100_6789.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049717783486962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HaZE9rHYlrxLpnx_RIAZDtTyR2JgoHmiqs7zFal4aJxduV0pMMyx6DG4SVfUG6i4iqsYHAzCcoc2KMNkfEv9BjAgcMwxAFwcnJZ2eXGilJW5_ySDOG8J8y8ECnwZ729zlREtdf9tDAA/s400/100_6789.jpg" /></a> TA DAH!!!! (No slide yet...just steps! But that is quite the accomplishment!)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrYE1AqUJz6iImP21SrAM7AZ_CoI83T8gVUR3uLRF97ErjMfdi9k3_n1IqMNUP7zaHjrBAPui-kBxRTt-qOPoaf89MByMEvEhqh286oChnG-UEmgxLkQKJdnvwospwyk5SneS9iuVK6U/s1600/100_6790.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049704077665842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrYE1AqUJz6iImP21SrAM7AZ_CoI83T8gVUR3uLRF97ErjMfdi9k3_n1IqMNUP7zaHjrBAPui-kBxRTt-qOPoaf89MByMEvEhqh286oChnG-UEmgxLkQKJdnvwospwyk5SneS9iuVK6U/s400/100_6790.jpg" /></a> Oh Yes!!! Here....She...GOES!!!<br />(She was in motion as I took this picture, so if you blink, you may just miss her!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7LyuAw5htlxPLfe4oHg63NYKUjIVaE9dK-yH1EzFsaVmQZvk_gyMLvOg0Ox4wO7qa5lSM3FFZ7LQkfH33QqvxgwYnlyYyeFUrhFz2RVBoLzsgIZyrs7Vxh3Mg77Y3NJYbVJw-aNU434/s1600/100_6792.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049699423981202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7LyuAw5htlxPLfe4oHg63NYKUjIVaE9dK-yH1EzFsaVmQZvk_gyMLvOg0Ox4wO7qa5lSM3FFZ7LQkfH33QqvxgwYnlyYyeFUrhFz2RVBoLzsgIZyrs7Vxh3Mg77Y3NJYbVJw-aNU434/s400/100_6792.jpg" /></a> Winding down for the night...all that sliding (or stair climbing) can make a girl hungry!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYFVC_ap_kuIXhc3mO-PDPaSHMbmVRBUjpxjwfPf4cmgbiN1uJlY3n179kZ9YcY3tvs3fJFbhIMdk9MZp3l1IAZpkWepTxpEFjgtKIeHqWXMDtMmdphHKmS4dTOl9xB-ZkNhDfSK8U5Q/s1600/100_6797.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049692735071426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYFVC_ap_kuIXhc3mO-PDPaSHMbmVRBUjpxjwfPf4cmgbiN1uJlY3n179kZ9YcY3tvs3fJFbhIMdk9MZp3l1IAZpkWepTxpEFjgtKIeHqWXMDtMmdphHKmS4dTOl9xB-ZkNhDfSK8U5Q/s400/100_6797.jpg" /></a><br />Cuddling in the bed before heading down for dinner....What's on the menu tonight? Pizza!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFSt9my44_UuCTOmGHWXuudoFVQ3Jz4Dongq39zhbOlE9zUYL4diGhunHGsqWgMjqTSHHSLNVHy11YK-g0Mj3OI0HfnNL2vnhvwZTY4cQ5P0JE5Zc_lJOaJPh7_WSddLsj90V068ECTk/s1600/100_6800.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049687775704258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFSt9my44_UuCTOmGHWXuudoFVQ3Jz4Dongq39zhbOlE9zUYL4diGhunHGsqWgMjqTSHHSLNVHy11YK-g0Mj3OI0HfnNL2vnhvwZTY4cQ5P0JE5Zc_lJOaJPh7_WSddLsj90V068ECTk/s400/100_6800.jpg" /></a><br />The kids enjoyed another hour of swimming in the morning before we headed off to Chicago. Next stop...lunch!</div><br /><div>What's on the menu for today?</div><br /><div>Burger King!!!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkWWN2wdSTBfXohGPc-QlP5IZJCDqNxay8yBr_JTAKfQa6t-dXYtuFqBEOl-4l8Qo3qyfj5FheO2NKUD2hXqKtMq3kED6k1adHTxtqtT8fm3uKw6lUmLjCDca4ibEeofZtC3_yDDXphg/s1600/100_6801.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049050277886130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkWWN2wdSTBfXohGPc-QlP5IZJCDqNxay8yBr_JTAKfQa6t-dXYtuFqBEOl-4l8Qo3qyfj5FheO2NKUD2hXqKtMq3kED6k1adHTxtqtT8fm3uKw6lUmLjCDca4ibEeofZtC3_yDDXphg/s400/100_6801.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l_vpkN4hAS4P9Z2ukpaDGgQv3UTnsxHaZOxSPIuJmWEI6ZRMY2YnaGeE3V1GLVtENayWNNbsGu6nDqFO2Z_GWOeXUShyphenhyphenBOVxMkxnCHki_GxQ1S-IUGqdAZ8oWzmXu6_gq7B_-nTvqBU/s1600/100_6802.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049042929948850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l_vpkN4hAS4P9Z2ukpaDGgQv3UTnsxHaZOxSPIuJmWEI6ZRMY2YnaGeE3V1GLVtENayWNNbsGu6nDqFO2Z_GWOeXUShyphenhyphenBOVxMkxnCHki_GxQ1S-IUGqdAZ8oWzmXu6_gq7B_-nTvqBU/s400/100_6802.jpg" /></a><br />The next day in Chicago, we had a busy day planned. Daddy and all the older boys spent the entire day golfing...they left at like 6:30 am to meet for breakfast before tee time. So that left me and kids to have a fun day with Grandma T and Auntie Debs at the Children's Museum. While waiting for them to come pick us up, we thought we'd get outside and kick the ball around for a bit since it was so beatiful out....Cale took one swift kick and knocked Keegyn clean down with a ball straight to her forehead....so kick ball was done!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1I9QYcHklPralO7lB5vDtogWDkFa71jcf0jfAwf4sn_VtzgQ9-UAZr0vWfDXXUcHHjiqd8UAatNb6FMz5MiDz0E4Fts1bsCDMOH16XeG2BatCxYo8TIunHIuFeFdzqF6L4inoHU01XGA/s1600/100_6806.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049035074717346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1I9QYcHklPralO7lB5vDtogWDkFa71jcf0jfAwf4sn_VtzgQ9-UAZr0vWfDXXUcHHjiqd8UAatNb6FMz5MiDz0E4Fts1bsCDMOH16XeG2BatCxYo8TIunHIuFeFdzqF6L4inoHU01XGA/s400/100_6806.jpg" /></a><br />OUR DAY AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nlcrc659eS3tdVeTYA-KaH-vzSkGOBSPGzvFUx2D-fnNNmhPzl8C03rNMeZpQVRchXMBGoDDqcLNYyCgfCU82ZZK4ohd3g5SLVbDaeTEq8MCf9GdIYXoWyS2ChItFUshARAxQa8HQrI/s1600/100_6808.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049025642519506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nlcrc659eS3tdVeTYA-KaH-vzSkGOBSPGzvFUx2D-fnNNmhPzl8C03rNMeZpQVRchXMBGoDDqcLNYyCgfCU82ZZK4ohd3g5SLVbDaeTEq8MCf9GdIYXoWyS2ChItFUshARAxQa8HQrI/s400/100_6808.jpg" /></a><br />Cale actually has impeccable timing....he actually got that golf ball to fall into rotating bucket down at the bottom on his first try, like it was a piece of cake.</div><br /><div>Of course when I try it, i run out of golf balls before I make it in the bucket!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SJtO6SHJdPl5BGiaSvmPsviRQklKBKZDbEjk9VJCqe1bt5WLAsVykQFT2IXkmG0bMOCX4FWCFBrzIOE7jHNkPuBu7hevlLtMctca_U5gF_crQmYHxgBKvok1Wg0zZOOnj8xOslg8fpc/s1600/100_6811.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731049022857907106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SJtO6SHJdPl5BGiaSvmPsviRQklKBKZDbEjk9VJCqe1bt5WLAsVykQFT2IXkmG0bMOCX4FWCFBrzIOE7jHNkPuBu7hevlLtMctca_U5gF_crQmYHxgBKvok1Wg0zZOOnj8xOslg8fpc/s400/100_6811.jpg" /></a> Keegyn loved driving this police car...We all had to climb in the back as she drove so "the bad guys won't get you!"<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1sGg1ctMc6y-mLEONVzF3GBk-lJNmGcQf8JDLdZp1INysJfNCr85CV268IMs4llViQuy-BguRbkQ0MfA7YNSF9jeJfBX1n6DCQpoaicOPbaDErEQB4GC3sFAyP2T9PHVDsASgF9tr48/s1600/100_6814.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731048625910239154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1sGg1ctMc6y-mLEONVzF3GBk-lJNmGcQf8JDLdZp1INysJfNCr85CV268IMs4llViQuy-BguRbkQ0MfA7YNSF9jeJfBX1n6DCQpoaicOPbaDErEQB4GC3sFAyP2T9PHVDsASgF9tr48/s400/100_6814.jpg" /></a> Grocery Shopping<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcwEXuGlLDVlGLtSPMb3mwY6yv6wJ28wUvON_Z_COWSRWqTumYqRDM36g1M1PC_OQkK26hECHZA6yAUjBsCBnMF5ccCdltymvvfOBQTgR9D23F0NuMDQXHKKp0UOy_YLURV3fnovDt1o/s1600/100_6823.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731048618061960514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcwEXuGlLDVlGLtSPMb3mwY6yv6wJ28wUvON_Z_COWSRWqTumYqRDM36g1M1PC_OQkK26hECHZA6yAUjBsCBnMF5ccCdltymvvfOBQTgR9D23F0NuMDQXHKKp0UOy_YLURV3fnovDt1o/s400/100_6823.jpg" /></a> I've never eaten such a wonderful lunch in my entire life! Cale made me his own "specialty" of a peanut butter and cheese sandwich topped off with a triple decker ice cream cone!</div><br /><div>MMMMM...Yummy!!</div><br /><div>;)<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbTse8as18S899dLKBs0b0c6ztGH1EW_w4gUE5BXmaSSUquSqseWj2hUPIdDq8Z379OpowmGyU7hkmMqhhOZNh8GMuWzCs4JYjomsZ0nlFKVLlXvnA6kJYbsSE7YsFPYLH02nYN5NjOE/s1600/100_6824.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731048608410269314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbTse8as18S899dLKBs0b0c6ztGH1EW_w4gUE5BXmaSSUquSqseWj2hUPIdDq8Z379OpowmGyU7hkmMqhhOZNh8GMuWzCs4JYjomsZ0nlFKVLlXvnA6kJYbsSE7YsFPYLH02nYN5NjOE/s400/100_6824.jpg" /></a> Fireman Cale<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZBuYdWgJUH82LtO-6EC2YuqR24vIEAzs7SkLpvb4ZofTQhNL1Voe9jvhvtZI0JSVIN4XdtvOtKTSWXL7QjUEOoC5-f6bfrCeQzNmw8nFLeZNbov4FFdng5iFerMeOzBocvgZkfNee60/s1600/100_6825.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731048597190638210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZBuYdWgJUH82LtO-6EC2YuqR24vIEAzs7SkLpvb4ZofTQhNL1Voe9jvhvtZI0JSVIN4XdtvOtKTSWXL7QjUEOoC5-f6bfrCeQzNmw8nFLeZNbov4FFdng5iFerMeOzBocvgZkfNee60/s400/100_6825.jpg" /></a> STOP! WHERE'S THE FIRE???!!!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDQaBbGl-krw15CZZdD2UVRkZiApsoCMAVgMoTnU2tEzsNzqGYYi2MfONGZF9t8WDm28EABKuvwfP0nA7wnWhC-_ZznotiEGQkz5ZyRHBpvlajCeSU-uHGjcw_L-wTsOkwdHKUhvFb0g/s1600/100_6827.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731048593556365602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDQaBbGl-krw15CZZdD2UVRkZiApsoCMAVgMoTnU2tEzsNzqGYYi2MfONGZF9t8WDm28EABKuvwfP0nA7wnWhC-_ZznotiEGQkz5ZyRHBpvlajCeSU-uHGjcw_L-wTsOkwdHKUhvFb0g/s400/100_6827.jpg" /></a> Next stop...the painting wall....Cale actually spent a lot more time at this place last year than he did this year...He actually grew quite bored of it after just writing his name and was ready to move on...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqXX8DoB5u88NUmxcag6t_iJZwvCshsAXw3zdhgzLLu8T5uYd634OsMZSGB7aWNNzDUE4veCm84uOf1ogjVNBDZIdnMUnsEcVA3-woe2aszXWyYPDkXK22QyR4QIT62riqVUbam_L6hQ/s1600/100_6831.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731047446869014690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqXX8DoB5u88NUmxcag6t_iJZwvCshsAXw3zdhgzLLu8T5uYd634OsMZSGB7aWNNzDUE4veCm84uOf1ogjVNBDZIdnMUnsEcVA3-woe2aszXWyYPDkXK22QyR4QIT62riqVUbam_L6hQ/s400/100_6831.jpg" /></a> ...Keegyn, on the other hand, could have stayed for hours!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8biwN7ic_D8UkmUDE67s9tOL4vnYX2e-MlluE5UQQTdHF1vezyNimjpaOj3uyWEkpjikScqE4S2e8xIKCv2Xe_vJl-LPq2XGAS_PPgsNTJ9egX7uhxcCE_yHbEYPNUgFYYzQNRlVyGYU/s1600/100_6833.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731047436797506322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8biwN7ic_D8UkmUDE67s9tOL4vnYX2e-MlluE5UQQTdHF1vezyNimjpaOj3uyWEkpjikScqE4S2e8xIKCv2Xe_vJl-LPq2XGAS_PPgsNTJ9egX7uhxcCE_yHbEYPNUgFYYzQNRlVyGYU/s400/100_6833.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbTxVaeggqzxibYGXEs5n4AdvXiHwi9Y50XasgVaA3cH8j3PetRoYh4Bi5Zw_pNqUalC-rto_x2ALQ368SVas4qCErIQ4txW58-dA4Hy583afxnE7WEDjArxN9mHEHq6BhftII1gsI2k/s1600/100_6834.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731047430721322594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbTxVaeggqzxibYGXEs5n4AdvXiHwi9Y50XasgVaA3cH8j3PetRoYh4Bi5Zw_pNqUalC-rto_x2ALQ368SVas4qCErIQ4txW58-dA4Hy583afxnE7WEDjArxN9mHEHq6BhftII1gsI2k/s400/100_6834.jpg" /></a> Once the boys finally made it home from golfing, Jason and Cale spent some time together hitting some baseballs.</div><br /><div>Look at that ball go...Watch out, Dad!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9gGmeLhDTLQll14MPBFAq5o6RgU2J4DC9SvmbnzlYzhrGRlOFLmUVyplldoxUjQolKEru31sbkKFad6JwavoFhaxAcLL4-mmhyphenhyphenK3Iez5FlBRcPWIUZVFu6psJlh59NOfnWRWqv1jkzw/s1600/100_6837.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731047424868256642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9gGmeLhDTLQll14MPBFAq5o6RgU2J4DC9SvmbnzlYzhrGRlOFLmUVyplldoxUjQolKEru31sbkKFad6JwavoFhaxAcLL4-mmhyphenhyphenK3Iez5FlBRcPWIUZVFu6psJlh59NOfnWRWqv1jkzw/s400/100_6837.jpg" /></a><br />It was getting late, so we finally got started on the Easter egg decorating...Grandma T was really into it this year!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcF7nUNkBhMQfilIuoRI03mOEIYSdKCvXOqN1AYUPPDrqgleOijYOjZO7lDuae8fcbfx7XRtkqtYsVg6tFAgPAdZ9QGJBa47u0D7xuuoKgLE7DBEssKpVQ_kZMsAKmJmuooqgPFlYRWKM/s1600/100_6840.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731047420761600642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcF7nUNkBhMQfilIuoRI03mOEIYSdKCvXOqN1AYUPPDrqgleOijYOjZO7lDuae8fcbfx7XRtkqtYsVg6tFAgPAdZ9QGJBa47u0D7xuuoKgLE7DBEssKpVQ_kZMsAKmJmuooqgPFlYRWKM/s400/100_6840.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCx9zb0yA-y1J2JwZGqVc0Jt-uzp4HkpAqELMY_p6dAr8DvQbXluB1IacEhIZxALEnxFSVVCx0GsC4YYwD_xG-AALNccaSL9yVc-m8QLnvWknVbjnHgYV5RmxVnCPT-MbEt8GyTw5mnM/s1600/100_6841.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040553651736578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCx9zb0yA-y1J2JwZGqVc0Jt-uzp4HkpAqELMY_p6dAr8DvQbXluB1IacEhIZxALEnxFSVVCx0GsC4YYwD_xG-AALNccaSL9yVc-m8QLnvWknVbjnHgYV5RmxVnCPT-MbEt8GyTw5mnM/s400/100_6841.jpg" /></a> HAPPY EASTER!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>What in the world did the Easter Bunny bring???!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6-yebeKLIPhXj1LC5PI3HIVvNk69F7L5eY1h_IgkpYaRVObC3_ZiDzmcu7ERkJ5OeS-CqOhoW85wwUSEr9Tvoj0tiZh9lrkAZXyU0WMZKc7VyJcSM4IOELB9Ll2jaN8w9de-35yJGwo/s1600/100_6842.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040547499977682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6-yebeKLIPhXj1LC5PI3HIVvNk69F7L5eY1h_IgkpYaRVObC3_ZiDzmcu7ERkJ5OeS-CqOhoW85wwUSEr9Tvoj0tiZh9lrkAZXyU0WMZKc7VyJcSM4IOELB9Ll2jaN8w9de-35yJGwo/s400/100_6842.jpg" /></a> The Easter Bunny found us....even at Great Grandpa Chief's...all the way in Chicago!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhga_2hTRhKu96DVN3s8GYXM44B5kmEVglpZhSZ8LYOoe5w42lS1ejxvRxXW6QzeOZgZft55sGH42faedRK_Uo8gmrrPZ3xG2GlleCTjcQnyKj7I9hN8m2V8nx41GGcDLDsFKd4kaE2g/s1600/100_6846.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040531127716578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhga_2hTRhKu96DVN3s8GYXM44B5kmEVglpZhSZ8LYOoe5w42lS1ejxvRxXW6QzeOZgZft55sGH42faedRK_Uo8gmrrPZ3xG2GlleCTjcQnyKj7I9hN8m2V8nx41GGcDLDsFKd4kaE2g/s400/100_6846.jpg" /></a> Not only did he find us...he also brought Keegyn some fun new accessories...Dora bracelets and a fancy ring!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfdhB4811nfAGIMgD8f0UYeRtWE5_V_lKi7_D9QPIIbjql2WFja40G_aCW7_pSTVXOmiddQq8TPnrF_D44oXOq5m0qD341RLmPx2uBa1FFZxd9p40eCAxqboDk826l7UfFqSyWvXRaic/s1600/100_6849.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040526829856274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGfdhB4811nfAGIMgD8f0UYeRtWE5_V_lKi7_D9QPIIbjql2WFja40G_aCW7_pSTVXOmiddQq8TPnrF_D44oXOq5m0qD341RLmPx2uBa1FFZxd9p40eCAxqboDk826l7UfFqSyWvXRaic/s400/100_6849.jpg" /></a> Oh, and did I mention, he also brought TONS of candy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6NPklrqiedZiy1dnDFqCC0FnUloekmSMSJjIzmTH6KJVqTWJFOwhODd7RHhHJwe9WQL90UJ5ig8QIsZ8Tfs081fmUUK-lSZwsEwT2a4vJsT3770UfoqeOkdswdSJWE3epoQ1ft1Qwjo/s1600/100_6852.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040517032084834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6NPklrqiedZiy1dnDFqCC0FnUloekmSMSJjIzmTH6KJVqTWJFOwhODd7RHhHJwe9WQL90UJ5ig8QIsZ8Tfs081fmUUK-lSZwsEwT2a4vJsT3770UfoqeOkdswdSJWE3epoQ1ft1Qwjo/s400/100_6852.jpg" /></a> But Cale's FAVORITE gift from the Easter Bunny this year was NOT candy...it was his trusy bow and arrow!</div><br /><div>He's actually a really good shot!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2F4sr7KuQgm-U6GEYDtJiNz34FrG8DAl6qfI_vzUGPKx3cJOOkEU8RtsOXl5FY217Ft2ssjF470WiRSpA-_r6AiqslQpoj59R-B6yMUs1qexM12c6ogZ2hLI25WZQTOEBIs8hCgMzRE/s1600/100_6853.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040035139812066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2F4sr7KuQgm-U6GEYDtJiNz34FrG8DAl6qfI_vzUGPKx3cJOOkEU8RtsOXl5FY217Ft2ssjF470WiRSpA-_r6AiqslQpoj59R-B6yMUs1qexM12c6ogZ2hLI25WZQTOEBIs8hCgMzRE/s400/100_6853.jpg" /></a> Pretty Keegyn in her pretty Easter dress!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHZ7YhhsUc2-iL6cvC6V9vrPwNTq50lAID17lKUQDMgp1R8il4DE4HYz1CmYowmeSeOoZv3WHK2N_lJixwJCa8Yte0CnzLIbguowxKsUDhIzrJPJnXqWjz5jtaKxJ_iW3h-nzl-Ty3ic/s1600/100_6855.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040031298707762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHZ7YhhsUc2-iL6cvC6V9vrPwNTq50lAID17lKUQDMgp1R8il4DE4HYz1CmYowmeSeOoZv3WHK2N_lJixwJCa8Yte0CnzLIbguowxKsUDhIzrJPJnXqWjz5jtaKxJ_iW3h-nzl-Ty3ic/s400/100_6855.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwqsqjTGMV6PxO2bfIdF6c9WfrEgIoD7S09I2gqc0-81ZLp8UvgfnmsxF_bL4Zmuy6W-eHpi1TtuY09lohzsUX986svua3ruKdyMuruy3LY7L-ZPtJCNKSd9AppaIrUR9lJpZ5rhqPAc/s1600/100_6857.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040021134091202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwqsqjTGMV6PxO2bfIdF6c9WfrEgIoD7S09I2gqc0-81ZLp8UvgfnmsxF_bL4Zmuy6W-eHpi1TtuY09lohzsUX986svua3ruKdyMuruy3LY7L-ZPtJCNKSd9AppaIrUR9lJpZ5rhqPAc/s400/100_6857.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCE2Nch3729SMT0jDFFrP_b4fW7GHKSHdmxg1hSQRRAfedAHyiFVa_aQyPMcM3kvlMR2-6E30ej5g-XJggSbEVrB8sYuMQFIkvsQ8MJ6CKXPdeJ3TF6Y3VSfCEX1zCNWffjGBHvGIyAL4/s1600/100_6859.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040012656976514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCE2Nch3729SMT0jDFFrP_b4fW7GHKSHdmxg1hSQRRAfedAHyiFVa_aQyPMcM3kvlMR2-6E30ej5g-XJggSbEVrB8sYuMQFIkvsQ8MJ6CKXPdeJ3TF6Y3VSfCEX1zCNWffjGBHvGIyAL4/s400/100_6859.jpg" /></a>And our Chicago trip wouldn't be complete without one last birthday celebration for our little man!</div><br /><div>Happy Birthday, again, Cale!!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXPEXlMAhMhDgwcDWBbAfjZwwq_usi63sUO9DQXLClJCKgzUxGNZ0raqPkme20hTa2iznYpleDOOD3z1iMk6d91VULDukJbWBxYeiTMa2Hpp8la3eoVlgJU09jlmB-uwSBG2ysPR2HyY/s1600/100_6865.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731040005829804610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXPEXlMAhMhDgwcDWBbAfjZwwq_usi63sUO9DQXLClJCKgzUxGNZ0raqPkme20hTa2iznYpleDOOD3z1iMk6d91VULDukJbWBxYeiTMa2Hpp8la3eoVlgJU09jlmB-uwSBG2ysPR2HyY/s400/100_6865.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-11668506817757452522012-04-10T16:42:00.003-07:002012-04-10T16:56:28.198-07:00<div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000099;">Birthday Party Number Two!!!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">We celebrated with family the day after the birthday party with his friends. It was a busy weekend with A LOT of presents!</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I bought him the Star Wars T-shirt specifically for his friend party, but he loved it so much, he had to wear it to this party too!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Because of course...the theme is still</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>STAR WARS!!!</strong> </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">(cupcakes this time)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtECytDQ3xgVd2GZLjkmYCYUCfhiGUaj7wPdtBKHtwOfXgT7Bt2ctMPob_A10d6dUYFnFE1OJnN5PXm2UsiKr72MqUP_opJbuoRFvdArzpeJbAJoteAu4jytbuxhyphenhyphencPRXK3lLM9DO-Jo/s1600/100_6769.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729922544945022562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtECytDQ3xgVd2GZLjkmYCYUCfhiGUaj7wPdtBKHtwOfXgT7Bt2ctMPob_A10d6dUYFnFE1OJnN5PXm2UsiKr72MqUP_opJbuoRFvdArzpeJbAJoteAu4jytbuxhyphenhyphencPRXK3lLM9DO-Jo/s400/100_6769.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFCo50Ih3AH12ZDCN9Y6mSkltG1Aws6eB9Mot8kaOk-ZlMu-FPrR_t6q8iWwSbRIW-7ECmdhx8RpCLxOrD1ZNAeXTGJu6bDyn-snLuOKZ4K5k28VU0v20D7jCRIEAvD309RmQ1qukQME/s1600/100_6770.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729922537142919218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFCo50Ih3AH12ZDCN9Y6mSkltG1Aws6eB9Mot8kaOk-ZlMu-FPrR_t6q8iWwSbRIW-7ECmdhx8RpCLxOrD1ZNAeXTGJu6bDyn-snLuOKZ4K5k28VU0v20D7jCRIEAvD309RmQ1qukQME/s400/100_6770.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#000099;"> Mikayla got some use out of the birthday crown!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrDEJGyRuQr84TnZjbEHVPxjoFgYLjhXHN5ojXMdo_yvwpo9bg_-qbl2wTlHXfQjO_5_diaqeq0WpvUiNMkEvgfwXbuDwRW9hwQQMWUd_an67wTFDbWDJ32W9lPnQ3FiPvxc_Vm-t0t4/s1600/100_6772.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729922050019351618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrDEJGyRuQr84TnZjbEHVPxjoFgYLjhXHN5ojXMdo_yvwpo9bg_-qbl2wTlHXfQjO_5_diaqeq0WpvUiNMkEvgfwXbuDwRW9hwQQMWUd_an67wTFDbWDJ32W9lPnQ3FiPvxc_Vm-t0t4/s400/100_6772.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#000099;"> I thought Cale looked so cute in it and he didn't want to wear it...so I told him that whoever was wearing the crown was the one who could open the presents!</span> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;">That crown went on REAL fast....and didn't come off till every last present was opened!!!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3GF0qe63VsSZAjkHvuWg7uT79aOI55uJslW4wIohhgfRkr2KZamfChpNl0973u09j2vOQcJdD2Anur-ItZ9eg7D9PcOUlk_-LrOmRchj6H07_YZhoStQ9HuadvUa1beVjuyDsk4pcr0/s1600/100_6774.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729922040958018738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3GF0qe63VsSZAjkHvuWg7uT79aOI55uJslW4wIohhgfRkr2KZamfChpNl0973u09j2vOQcJdD2Anur-ItZ9eg7D9PcOUlk_-LrOmRchj6H07_YZhoStQ9HuadvUa1beVjuyDsk4pcr0/s400/100_6774.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#000099;"> ...Boxing Gloves...<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjel0jXy39wqOFP-P5tPg7OTXh8KswwMNxTSA3iAvEuJh-FLCn4hm40j3b1jZKNzvWMjthVu9UmwsW0h4YJQ3gH52Y8Jd4UE6TA6-H-Y0OHRhTcbWeq3j5RX1I0pPkqZbirmVH1oCRE3Zo/s1600/100_6775.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729922035895069666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjel0jXy39wqOFP-P5tPg7OTXh8KswwMNxTSA3iAvEuJh-FLCn4hm40j3b1jZKNzvWMjthVu9UmwsW0h4YJQ3gH52Y8Jd4UE6TA6-H-Y0OHRhTcbWeq3j5RX1I0pPkqZbirmVH1oCRE3Zo/s400/100_6775.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZa_zXT15N-hmsCvFGrK4I-QKUvvdE9A7Kst-3lFPhvMdQexoQ9Rcd7yGEEmcG2D59KDOnkEQTFcdMmGtv-JowkcTcZsml7KaNJD-5AqnwMU0mp_5aeY4XdUZeMkmUMqk4m2DnhRtAvI/s1600/100_6776.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729922028306982466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZa_zXT15N-hmsCvFGrK4I-QKUvvdE9A7Kst-3lFPhvMdQexoQ9Rcd7yGEEmcG2D59KDOnkEQTFcdMmGtv-JowkcTcZsml7KaNJD-5AqnwMU0mp_5aeY4XdUZeMkmUMqk4m2DnhRtAvI/s400/100_6776.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#000099;"> "Oh Man!! I'm soooooooo embarrassed!!!"</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7EDM_yUrKovvH9dr2JVtj-Xuf5p36y2Nzmy28uClKg3NBTtd6Geu6G_RxweLa2HwoGt841-lHPtJeQpLWtAAyRCIrGnePjMyOXsXejb-XDLmif16Av2JydhGedWT_H8-2YwAkGupwUg/s1600/100_6777.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729922017520400402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7EDM_yUrKovvH9dr2JVtj-Xuf5p36y2Nzmy28uClKg3NBTtd6Geu6G_RxweLa2HwoGt841-lHPtJeQpLWtAAyRCIrGnePjMyOXsXejb-XDLmif16Av2JydhGedWT_H8-2YwAkGupwUg/s400/100_6777.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-59340772551672700732012-04-10T16:13:00.003-07:002012-04-10T16:39:04.936-07:00<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">CALE TURNS </span><span style="font-size:180%;">FIVE!!!!!</span></span></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">I can hardley believe my little man is now FIVE years old!!!! I don't know where the past five years have gone!!</span> </span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ff0000;">This was Cale's first "friend" birthday party and he was soooooooo excited! Eight of his little buddies were able to make it to the Chuck E Cheese festivities and Cale couldn't believe "how many friends I have!" As the rsvps started coming in, I would let Cale know each time....only two of his friends weren't able to make it, so each time I told him someone else was coming he smiled his little side/half smile...trying not to let on how excited he really was...trying to "stay cool." But actually, he was thrilled!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#ff0000;">Here is the Birthday Boy...waiting for his friends to arrive! And, mind you, this was the ONLY time he wore his crown....he did not want his friends to see him wearing it!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhSUsAbRZr6ccBNp_mo_PMecmrxDue8OamKJqjGtKRUbGwK_lmB45DUkCDBv8v9Qcy2Mle9kt-2yR05DS1Xdd3L4RJtfVLA5VBVej115TZFNapKYk9r-ZeXxDoSyYG7K5FZ5tWjnO1TI/s1600/100_6744.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729915551032597858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhSUsAbRZr6ccBNp_mo_PMecmrxDue8OamKJqjGtKRUbGwK_lmB45DUkCDBv8v9Qcy2Mle9kt-2yR05DS1Xdd3L4RJtfVLA5VBVej115TZFNapKYk9r-ZeXxDoSyYG7K5FZ5tWjnO1TI/s400/100_6744.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkuAstYIni560TKbDJnVs-lwoCZYf0awZmOxdQlhlecQ1pTNAcrq-mpGnA8gvPOA1mOQ6mUlN7DbCI-gTNOg59VxJ9oAqCaZCyrma8NQk8RmtsVvkfFPGiIL4x87ne-LV6ncCW_LHLqo/s1600/100_6745.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729915539675887874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkuAstYIni560TKbDJnVs-lwoCZYf0awZmOxdQlhlecQ1pTNAcrq-mpGnA8gvPOA1mOQ6mUlN7DbCI-gTNOg59VxJ9oAqCaZCyrma8NQk8RmtsVvkfFPGiIL4x87ne-LV6ncCW_LHLqo/s400/100_6745.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQDGj72WX3zmvJYnMRzTzs4V6OOuIi19RdIqAwqzs9XhQZbxen_D8xdvC6TVQ2Ly7sv4w1EXin4mJE4bzaHX6P5lctI3UwBFvLaKe5tpaBz_-5TZmM1UN952Srr8C289iI9g85PCb6AQ/s1600/100_6746.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729915288895224290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQDGj72WX3zmvJYnMRzTzs4V6OOuIi19RdIqAwqzs9XhQZbxen_D8xdvC6TVQ2Ly7sv4w1EXin4mJE4bzaHX6P5lctI3UwBFvLaKe5tpaBz_-5TZmM1UN952Srr8C289iI9g85PCb6AQ/s400/100_6746.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Time for PIZZA!!!! </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jason was actually really nervous for Cale's party...he didn't think having eight little boys running around Chuck E Cheese was going to be any part of fun! He was actually most nervous about the possibility of having to bring someone to the bathroom!!! Seriously, of all things! But that's "classic Jason" for you!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-izKrYE2JHNFo60K-nWDvbMfgG7t8i19EHduHktLms1G4ycefXEdJa9c92G7eMGygAmVQ6V7rtHiQ22p-fRGj_7IrHayaXAx12v6F_HetEDycvSoLc1-IM0A79jYTQnS0RV4uLdFejo/s1600/100_6747.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729915282371921074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-izKrYE2JHNFo60K-nWDvbMfgG7t8i19EHduHktLms1G4ycefXEdJa9c92G7eMGygAmVQ6V7rtHiQ22p-fRGj_7IrHayaXAx12v6F_HetEDycvSoLc1-IM0A79jYTQnS0RV4uLdFejo/s400/100_6747.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERkJGzZNtK_8pkhsglJpyFocAu7EddeSus02i6BKFm805QE2M_M3eywRT_X2jDy5AxOniGNate3-z3vxfi8o9i7B49M24SuE5-dYpLWSK-ubBoBC72bL1qrWty3Yyshezv9ZXq51zLxs/s1600/100_6749.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729915272915957794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERkJGzZNtK_8pkhsglJpyFocAu7EddeSus02i6BKFm805QE2M_M3eywRT_X2jDy5AxOniGNate3-z3vxfi8o9i7B49M24SuE5-dYpLWSK-ubBoBC72bL1qrWty3Yyshezv9ZXq51zLxs/s400/100_6749.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Despite the fact that there were 10 other parties going on at the same time, it really wasn't as chaotic as you would think! </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">Here the boys are having a yelling competition with the party at the table next to them</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">(they won by a long shot!)</span><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzc1LjCTC6BcjK8driey3ALhNkT9d9UOkTSvcRGr3TVAwrheuTQk4khcOI5Vd8RrGkWGH_CtEIc95uTmwFCncjBbVZHX4tpDYHL4eqnvVQJ0PR-DkFGSntixCfV-R3_AxUUW_m8d6sRU/s1600/100_6755.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729915262052310130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzc1LjCTC6BcjK8driey3ALhNkT9d9UOkTSvcRGr3TVAwrheuTQk4khcOI5Vd8RrGkWGH_CtEIc95uTmwFCncjBbVZHX4tpDYHL4eqnvVQJ0PR-DkFGSntixCfV-R3_AxUUW_m8d6sRU/s400/100_6755.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Cale absolutely LOVES video games...obviously! However, he could care less if he ever saw Chuck E again! He was scared to death of "that chunky mouse!" So, we let his friends have all the fun with Chuck.....and Cale was just fine with that!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvY-GQ8sVeb-AkdbmtxW4sr8klWrAWffsGc2jiwVasyGt4NQobhlSE8oY4N54vIR_TtbhQvQh6dHDO2C2BigP4pIsx16QrM3SgW1L6yMa8fwbK6_fdsU8k4QMmvg7SIjstgQ-xNWrwYY/s1600/100_6758.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729915249319020850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvY-GQ8sVeb-AkdbmtxW4sr8klWrAWffsGc2jiwVasyGt4NQobhlSE8oY4N54vIR_TtbhQvQh6dHDO2C2BigP4pIsx16QrM3SgW1L6yMa8fwbK6_fdsU8k4QMmvg7SIjstgQ-xNWrwYY/s400/100_6758.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />Time for CAKE!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">And the theme this year.....</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">STAR WARS!!!</span><br /></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">(The little action heros on top of the cake had light sabers that lit up and they were a huge hit with all the boys...so much so, that one of his little buddies popped them in his goody bag...never to be seen again!)</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAvT27CkDylAGXTHzhdEkSLSTu59f6gbi6ns-QhETEXO-eESiBMd7hLL3N6ydf4ROhdGTeWf5NSLBM2uLJZqfHhyc7xrxGe189ycWq5TXYcixUC0O1TI0mrrhZcJ5I2GNZuSswQegpeQ/s1600/100_6756.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729914806258996754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAvT27CkDylAGXTHzhdEkSLSTu59f6gbi6ns-QhETEXO-eESiBMd7hLL3N6ydf4ROhdGTeWf5NSLBM2uLJZqfHhyc7xrxGe189ycWq5TXYcixUC0O1TI0mrrhZcJ5I2GNZuSswQegpeQ/s400/100_6756.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K27e-ddbG8WvlAJtuZ0I23g0y3zEKLHR9ofIvYTDcpAtf64zfKzxIyTaiy53WZxrR92Pie2dI2vXSW3NbaJiFdVkE6pRZbaVdkKV69P5y1G2meZwwx-TrAu4KvZDgh4EEa4uifEHCXo/s1600/100_6759.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729914797319517154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1K27e-ddbG8WvlAJtuZ0I23g0y3zEKLHR9ofIvYTDcpAtf64zfKzxIyTaiy53WZxrR92Pie2dI2vXSW3NbaJiFdVkE6pRZbaVdkKV69P5y1G2meZwwx-TrAu4KvZDgh4EEa4uifEHCXo/s400/100_6759.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Time for PRESENTS!!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioY9qzIMULSwTRWUdx-F8RW3SNd-qL5tSBs0NrnNbzGb3yaGpqMqfXbB3-XBIYSgAd0nnIvUKXk3WjCOiB7WPbteXVCxiTwFVXjqGvnn9gQikAUqp8hCnUhWFFBl4sxtzaFZhSAhg1kwY/s1600/100_6762.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729914783317618130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioY9qzIMULSwTRWUdx-F8RW3SNd-qL5tSBs0NrnNbzGb3yaGpqMqfXbB3-XBIYSgAd0nnIvUKXk3WjCOiB7WPbteXVCxiTwFVXjqGvnn9gQikAUqp8hCnUhWFFBl4sxtzaFZhSAhg1kwY/s400/100_6762.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGEiqjX5cLo-ttdVzheDJd7u0VkiJ47D-h5bF0kB1Z47J7iV4_IN5lTuqNRyxqeKWUMpF2ia6iYvMN5dGVLdf53vRk-8vNh31qk0le1KBU4kkCVu45dCKHwUi16ih8ITELz6x9-VWKj0/s1600/100_6766.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729914778479007026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGEiqjX5cLo-ttdVzheDJd7u0VkiJ47D-h5bF0kB1Z47J7iV4_IN5lTuqNRyxqeKWUMpF2ia6iYvMN5dGVLdf53vRk-8vNh31qk0le1KBU4kkCVu45dCKHwUi16ih8ITELz6x9-VWKj0/s400/100_6766.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I absolutely LOVE this picture...the looks on all their faces are just priceless...like "whoa...I've never seen such a cool present!"</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">So sweet!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFatjAweUtC0_BNzqgCVrl-9kSPBSws5wye8JNai8x8sNcpeB_fuYU5re0DFwBfjOWPhKk64hY0-sYGEF0JiSgjorVxpL8LBtW6NXV68hjZ_QLlJC1RUVBFBNlZ_rZmkxuP9rzpYMZtLU/s1600/100_6767.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729914773121656434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFatjAweUtC0_BNzqgCVrl-9kSPBSws5wye8JNai8x8sNcpeB_fuYU5re0DFwBfjOWPhKk64hY0-sYGEF0JiSgjorVxpL8LBtW6NXV68hjZ_QLlJC1RUVBFBNlZ_rZmkxuP9rzpYMZtLU/s400/100_6767.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-39184746685582632582012-03-27T06:40:00.003-07:002012-03-27T07:14:00.109-07:00<div align="center">Good Lord!!! Has it seriously been over two months since I've updated my blog???!!! WOW!! I have been slacking!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">At least I can say, TRUTHFULLY, that I've been busy...NOT lazy!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The Thompson kids have finally gotten over the fact that, <strong>not once</strong>, did we pull on snowpants (let alone barely hats/mittens/boots) this year due to the wierd fact that we had NO snow and are officially ready for <span style="color:#33ccff;">SPRING</span>!!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Over the past few months, Keegyn has grown into such a big girl! (Had she not given me sooo much grief in her short little life thus far, I might be a bit more saddened by the fact that I will no longer have any babies in my house anymore!...but that's not the point!) She talks a mile a minute now, and we can pretty much catch every other to every third word! Cale does great with translating for us when we can't figure it out on our own! She is <span style="color:#ff6666;">ALL GIRL</span>...picking our her clothes, wanting to wear five different outfits in one day. Her other big obsessions are sunglasses and shoes, singing and dancing!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Cale has also turned into quite a little man...he is now almost done with his first year of preschool...this fall he will begin his trek to kindergarten and the BUS!!!! I have a stomach ache just thinking about it! He has come a loooong way since his first day of preschool, where he would cry and scream at the top of his lungs when I dropped him off (which lasted 6 weeks!) to now absolutely loving school and all the friends he's made! He's gone to birthday parties and been invited on playdates and is having a blast! For all of you who know how much I've struggled with my little guy with starting new things and him being shy/crying around new people, I couldn't be happier or more proud ;) His next big adventure...<strong>HIS</strong> first friend birthday party...this coming weekend..at the one and only...<span style="color:#ff0000;">CHUCK E CHEESE</span>!!! He has 8 little buddies coming and everytime I told him that another friend was able to come, he grinned from ear to ear!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Here are a few pics of what we've been up to since<span style="color:#6666cc;"> SPRING</span> has come our way...</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Miss K...dressed herself...in outfit number 3 this day...and is ready to go!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlUA2GGeF-bzRlLRP3h7d52Yud5j4hHd50aBudrhTz8ePSbim_F-C08_8pPYKIyakcoOxfMHm98I7CiH4Bfo0WFfkT7WBqb3j2hlJR2diL9PM04Q7l4sQTNS9SsmpW-tWfCO_wzsrT_k/s1600/IMG_0143.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724572470771381586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlUA2GGeF-bzRlLRP3h7d52Yud5j4hHd50aBudrhTz8ePSbim_F-C08_8pPYKIyakcoOxfMHm98I7CiH4Bfo0WFfkT7WBqb3j2hlJR2diL9PM04Q7l4sQTNS9SsmpW-tWfCO_wzsrT_k/s400/IMG_0143.jpg" /></a>Cale is definately my little love bug....I don't think a day goes by where he doesn't tell me how much he loves me!</div><br /><div align="center">I'm soooooo lucky to have this little guy!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeGYCmhegAxZF43JO-x4WYuYafsn72FnUXubnxFy8oaBVp6IVz0NYW2KWrqmi75I23FDVdQ4I87n9wm3HHR30gj4zXZNB-_5jVNgXFjYpEaX-90W8riYsSg0weVSFwbVYN3TjBAdOqOk/s1600/IMG_0147+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724572463550360754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeGYCmhegAxZF43JO-x4WYuYafsn72FnUXubnxFy8oaBVp6IVz0NYW2KWrqmi75I23FDVdQ4I87n9wm3HHR30gj4zXZNB-_5jVNgXFjYpEaX-90W8riYsSg0weVSFwbVYN3TjBAdOqOk/s400/IMG_0147+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a> A day at the park while Cale was at preschool<br />(as much as Cale and Keegyn love each other, little Miss K secretly LOVES her alone time with mommy)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2-8GPwvjyT8bvcq78J3FF2cwpXhhN7RdBrD_S4OF_4f6MVbdEmjHdjMi3cErsMsfgmKdRlWJdYXGm1U0jTMRwa7hrdVgM_Gqj917kF1D9dBX9Ql7SlWG1ofCgzk89InsGFz4gJJLG1g/s1600/IMG_0155.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724572461540213698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2-8GPwvjyT8bvcq78J3FF2cwpXhhN7RdBrD_S4OF_4f6MVbdEmjHdjMi3cErsMsfgmKdRlWJdYXGm1U0jTMRwa7hrdVgM_Gqj917kF1D9dBX9Ql7SlWG1ofCgzk89InsGFz4gJJLG1g/s400/IMG_0155.jpg" /></a> ...Yet another shopping day with Mommy (while Cale was at school!) Notice another set of shades on this one!</div><br /><div>Bought on this particular shopping trip, and mostly cuz we almost stole them...literally! She was carrying them around, apparently liked them a whole lot, and we almost walked right out the door with them! (Which was not the first time this has happened..although the first time Keegyn shoplifted we were on vacation in Michigan and once we noticed she was carrying it around, we IMMEDIATELY returned it...I don't even rememeber what it was!!) I'm definately gonna have to start watching her more!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85_qB_vodrARFY8UqUTfT92prMRxgwJdJwrHu1wY6SClViT9F3B9DtZO_3u1IGgYGWgogi_tn6B1OKzrazgwvbtprGHOaNlXXL0jMvBttPkQ0ZEYGTsEWnDAa_c3ApvY4aoBjQk25wdQ/s1600/IMG_0158.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724572085182477714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85_qB_vodrARFY8UqUTfT92prMRxgwJdJwrHu1wY6SClViT9F3B9DtZO_3u1IGgYGWgogi_tn6B1OKzrazgwvbtprGHOaNlXXL0jMvBttPkQ0ZEYGTsEWnDAa_c3ApvY4aoBjQk25wdQ/s400/IMG_0158.jpg" /></a>Two more purchases of the day....her top two picks for swimsuits!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dJSAZTD-HNo4fjKYSyk5zTLokQPCbDk_Fc-C-Zgehl-LAYEoUg_UoGcB41TCIGu1P4uUIQ_N8TNX-S04sRTwcyDLl-j8aVsd_IQdYPVNgmFQL7v3cGmcqFuC3M_rDxUc9QichRUwtDw/s1600/IMG_0161.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724572078429169522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dJSAZTD-HNo4fjKYSyk5zTLokQPCbDk_Fc-C-Zgehl-LAYEoUg_UoGcB41TCIGu1P4uUIQ_N8TNX-S04sRTwcyDLl-j8aVsd_IQdYPVNgmFQL7v3cGmcqFuC3M_rDxUc9QichRUwtDw/s400/IMG_0161.jpg" /></a> And of course, she had to model one of them! Shades and all!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXd_A75_1MkBgypBqMbXb0m4f5vD2xw8cGtWRJTMUEY_13ppVGEUw04JVYo1GI3V-W8FQnhYN3kdrc_0HUu0eughOZI3OBl0yib0gxAR-S2z3OcIW31XoApjTLqBNjkL7RD-LT3p-Zkg/s1600/IMG_0162.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724572067451030386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXd_A75_1MkBgypBqMbXb0m4f5vD2xw8cGtWRJTMUEY_13ppVGEUw04JVYo1GI3V-W8FQnhYN3kdrc_0HUu0eughOZI3OBl0yib0gxAR-S2z3OcIW31XoApjTLqBNjkL7RD-LT3p-Zkg/s400/IMG_0162.jpg" /></a><br />Our St Patrick's Day lunch...McDonald's<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS10P7XYgackTaJXuBdxvllBD59Hc8-STd_ty7xwlgb58qT2BgaBaBpgCWqMZNshqdkGGbjBKhqVoIF5bt__x8rSjRMn8EUy7wuahBqNhqPvYVnXDdPrhce_JLX8tiu2UHxUhkuv6AACo/s1600/IMG_0163.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724572066778324306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS10P7XYgackTaJXuBdxvllBD59Hc8-STd_ty7xwlgb58qT2BgaBaBpgCWqMZNshqdkGGbjBKhqVoIF5bt__x8rSjRMn8EUy7wuahBqNhqPvYVnXDdPrhce_JLX8tiu2UHxUhkuv6AACo/s400/IMG_0163.jpg" /></a> Recently, Cale also enjoyed some "Keegyn free" time...while she was away at Grandma and Grandpa B's for a few days, we enjoyed some time at the park, watched some movies, and discovered a new favorite treat at DQ...strawberry sundaes!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Jock4l3oG4BtpreEK75vGbrSBHdNm9OfNCtyn6AqF1xCX0btt2q8wxi0Jh6-y_cnEoWCkzc1UQuBS7YgbX0rSOtH5prl2lDBvCp2ywM4aZ8L2s3suOsDt9Lucw2_4n3GtjXUs0Wz8BY/s1600/IMG_0177.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724572056717089698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Jock4l3oG4BtpreEK75vGbrSBHdNm9OfNCtyn6AqF1xCX0btt2q8wxi0Jh6-y_cnEoWCkzc1UQuBS7YgbX0rSOtH5prl2lDBvCp2ywM4aZ8L2s3suOsDt9Lucw2_4n3GtjXUs0Wz8BY/s400/IMG_0177.jpg" /></a><br />...With the weather being so much nicer now, and the kids venturing outside almost daily, I'm sure I'll have more updates soon....I promise not to go another two months!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-86092758913174197992012-01-24T14:35:00.000-08:002012-01-24T14:44:34.197-08:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">CHRISTMAS MORNING...</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">SANTA CAME!!!!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe8QhAnZkdvGDxZCgnFK8RZjW3KG0Bnrv2n-bMfKIh_cFRjcgPlMDs9Z3TsWApGJIVbmSslvRLisAvZ33hzhYvGzMKQlEePu6qVm4zwoBD9Oy8QbrjNkPhG2OciXcvTSI0fyLZN2dY4k/s1600/100_6706.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701331833061544546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe8QhAnZkdvGDxZCgnFK8RZjW3KG0Bnrv2n-bMfKIh_cFRjcgPlMDs9Z3TsWApGJIVbmSslvRLisAvZ33hzhYvGzMKQlEePu6qVm4zwoBD9Oy8QbrjNkPhG2OciXcvTSI0fyLZN2dY4k/s400/100_6706.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWIbmXbqZDbRZxkRaIZe87mJBbASXdg4ouYW1r2y5hpGgRSG11qfgIvoHMxzhH3ChCFyL6EIyqZajBQA_sXwT7ia4z6LeEYT-aFKxB8F7Ww-xsvrSmwPNgZXUdXrV9EPNSvz-0cvsuTk/s1600/100_6707.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701331824963671538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWIbmXbqZDbRZxkRaIZe87mJBbASXdg4ouYW1r2y5hpGgRSG11qfgIvoHMxzhH3ChCFyL6EIyqZajBQA_sXwT7ia4z6LeEYT-aFKxB8F7Ww-xsvrSmwPNgZXUdXrV9EPNSvz-0cvsuTk/s400/100_6707.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cale could not believe that Santa actually left him a letter this year. Santa must have REALLY loved those Rudulph cookies that mommy slaved over!!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5MLjBhfxUggacowYiHpmaZe1jQuCQCoV6vjsO32haRChqLkmBPcmspV9mDMg2oZfnKGRo57141RWvZBq7BvLDNDI3CRZoxIHUkR8GeXhhB8w6hStlpSDxceYEw4l2CBpNUOVRiZmU_k/s1600/100_6708.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701331822236441586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5MLjBhfxUggacowYiHpmaZe1jQuCQCoV6vjsO32haRChqLkmBPcmspV9mDMg2oZfnKGRo57141RWvZBq7BvLDNDI3CRZoxIHUkR8GeXhhB8w6hStlpSDxceYEw4l2CBpNUOVRiZmU_k/s400/100_6708.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">...babies, babies, and more babies...</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">Keegyn LOVES her babies.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">She has a special name for each and every one...</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">"BABY"</span></div><br /><div><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">;)</span><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61qT9hrtQOQQlFHn4yRYh9Bl-qCBDxBvHKL6TGNVwI9xr6Aoh1USmdMzTc0T2UnVIeUjuli8GXIF3CWPWy-d8F20Lxfea0uquqAzl63N_DMupwjPbEzs-wwXOfWglyCi-VrJv79PO8qo/s1600/100_6709.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701331528424569154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61qT9hrtQOQQlFHn4yRYh9Bl-qCBDxBvHKL6TGNVwI9xr6Aoh1USmdMzTc0T2UnVIeUjuli8GXIF3CWPWy-d8F20Lxfea0uquqAzl63N_DMupwjPbEzs-wwXOfWglyCi-VrJv79PO8qo/s400/100_6709.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1L2MZvov1Jcs0aN0Y0eUZWgwsymoAPcqron2_ehS-oTDN8zERL4ZhZAJDIPw7M7XyHbXpl6blzdRlIt3aFSdMP3aJ9atdl36_YdnW0xyOSTpxboFZ-TS6mEYFVM3vDFn6WxUFDZJ5F8/s1600/100_6711.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701331513606852546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1L2MZvov1Jcs0aN0Y0eUZWgwsymoAPcqron2_ehS-oTDN8zERL4ZhZAJDIPw7M7XyHbXpl6blzdRlIt3aFSdMP3aJ9atdl36_YdnW0xyOSTpxboFZ-TS6mEYFVM3vDFn6WxUFDZJ5F8/s400/100_6711.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7hnMDQ3Tbtz95j31EyKM1v-2Eqiu75zuNjdzdyJBtE8Tl-_z2nBai9BTZ-cBdpJbWNwhe-5ANVqK2QuLtnp7VCWbsQ0s-P77776YMZqs3VUhISq_KK_IzsbQO2EmEdF4Gyj2YUGG9Bs/s1600/100_6712.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701331507082032546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7hnMDQ3Tbtz95j31EyKM1v-2Eqiu75zuNjdzdyJBtE8Tl-_z2nBai9BTZ-cBdpJbWNwhe-5ANVqK2QuLtnp7VCWbsQ0s-P77776YMZqs3VUhISq_KK_IzsbQO2EmEdF4Gyj2YUGG9Bs/s400/100_6712.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0NzVuq5wuIOoISarOFamxEQFdkhyphenhyphenCaQUHGj6KRlDDWYC1auTcc_rC9201zZms0DEMZHVwT21O-bDFgA3wmWxrmVFK0zxm5mfHBxn-m_7LwNAh0ucBxVkzbDhUFZBDuFklxVwDCu-mTM/s1600/100_6713.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701331504221609442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0NzVuq5wuIOoISarOFamxEQFdkhyphenhyphenCaQUHGj6KRlDDWYC1auTcc_rC9201zZms0DEMZHVwT21O-bDFgA3wmWxrmVFK0zxm5mfHBxn-m_7LwNAh0ucBxVkzbDhUFZBDuFklxVwDCu-mTM/s400/100_6713.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ1QEjEozMxEBP8La0LR0fhOhuqjeMzuopWpncidjT5zZSs3xL8lLvbhxGmbtDIlOITnI5rW95kzHV9FZn1hlXZ-vZwGHSuuaRJ-NkPErLOn9-_Ednmo6aqNpX3e6TnXRdBsg56b-Uos/s1600/100_6714.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701331489137097938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ1QEjEozMxEBP8La0LR0fhOhuqjeMzuopWpncidjT5zZSs3xL8lLvbhxGmbtDIlOITnI5rW95kzHV9FZn1hlXZ-vZwGHSuuaRJ-NkPErLOn9-_Ednmo6aqNpX3e6TnXRdBsg56b-Uos/s400/100_6714.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">The rest of Christmas Day was spent enjoying the company of the Buchar Clan. It was a very relaxing day...the adults lounged, gabbed, and ate...the kids played and played and played...</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">OH, DID I MENTION...I NEED A BIGGER HOUSE!!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-19538017616612888302012-01-24T07:29:00.000-08:002012-01-24T14:32:03.007-08:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">CHRISTMAS EVE</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The morning of Christmas Eve, my family, my parents, and my brother's family all headed down to see the 8th floor Macy's display.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jason and I have also adopted this as one of our traditions and we've been partaking in it since the first year we met!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The last few years have been the same "Santa's Workshop" theme but you could see it a million times and still be amazed at the details and magic of it all! </span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Our two divas...giving us their best smiles...I think they could have both done better!!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yMPufPxfruVuRFxlflr1UNna_MWqmI6RM7cOV09IemD56M040pTD1JGggyvKmU-Z9PiwinhxfZoguN6AOkPIMKv8CDUcoXpM07gtjXTrfYzr7j53nJcs-Cm2P0kUaT15M8jOwWyViIk/s1600/100_6648.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257655255121826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yMPufPxfruVuRFxlflr1UNna_MWqmI6RM7cOV09IemD56M040pTD1JGggyvKmU-Z9PiwinhxfZoguN6AOkPIMKv8CDUcoXpM07gtjXTrfYzr7j53nJcs-Cm2P0kUaT15M8jOwWyViIk/s400/100_6648.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">...the dancing pig doing a little jig really captivated them...especially Mikayla...she is really into her animals and know all the sounds they make so she had to give Keegyn a little lesson!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ16AtLwRP7KiqU1kNm69yKIG8Mwqk8gCAK0HdTTTYmygXJHL3_wFBl5MlxSCwhb-hgzznZkK2e94-JOS_3HPyrGG0-B6Izuzqh82C4jNSeiS3ziHvQNdqkIL9Tpd6JTf9AQhLbVrlD4s/s1600/100_6650.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257652521649762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ16AtLwRP7KiqU1kNm69yKIG8Mwqk8gCAK0HdTTTYmygXJHL3_wFBl5MlxSCwhb-hgzznZkK2e94-JOS_3HPyrGG0-B6Izuzqh82C4jNSeiS3ziHvQNdqkIL9Tpd6JTf9AQhLbVrlD4s/s400/100_6650.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">My sweet luv bugs</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXT_jBDO1w9IpVdiXnzaoZ44AL3vtvIofyqywD0qeknrVchNsLN0SNAhFnaxZKQx-iFHjL0qukgADWILVaNi2j25PdkzTtwMjNucw9y37MDarVq6nmOLeM4QN-t4h7qydj2wZy3s9Yj_U/s1600/100_6652.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257637373032562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXT_jBDO1w9IpVdiXnzaoZ44AL3vtvIofyqywD0qeknrVchNsLN0SNAhFnaxZKQx-iFHjL0qukgADWILVaNi2j25PdkzTtwMjNucw9y37MDarVq6nmOLeM4QN-t4h7qydj2wZy3s9Yj_U/s400/100_6652.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Daddy and Cale trying to figure out why Rudulph's door is the only one closed....all the other reindeer were out of there stables.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cale's mind is ticking....and then he told Jason that Rudulph must be sleeping cuz he needs to get ready to pull Santa's sleigh!<br />(I love this kid...he is such a believer!!!)</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVzb0wYo30oMs6w42_SGkac-n9-v8WWNEQrV4Qo86W67dciuwVW7BrwCYb4DIRFMiaPUcOTp3HpYX_W__b0S6TAv5LDZksM6F5x6vWXAStG-LjoloHrbRpBmLiExLkdnXFB960ZIWatE/s1600/100_6654.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257640007801378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVzb0wYo30oMs6w42_SGkac-n9-v8WWNEQrV4Qo86W67dciuwVW7BrwCYb4DIRFMiaPUcOTp3HpYX_W__b0S6TAv5LDZksM6F5x6vWXAStG-LjoloHrbRpBmLiExLkdnXFB960ZIWatE/s400/100_6654.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Me and my buddy next to Santa's Toy Shop!</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2GXqdsyMuRB1-0QEPC5XKFfv2z4fvUjMe8VEaUmkM7NjHaTzkPtNpMRHW0TCLcR8x8JAEGIo3LaYkrT8FtGaprdNZIOXtaqMvOWxK3tWNALP-LKfKtyiEeCBlr_1zpBe7FdnqFoh668/s1600/100_6655.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257632097506418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2GXqdsyMuRB1-0QEPC5XKFfv2z4fvUjMe8VEaUmkM7NjHaTzkPtNpMRHW0TCLcR8x8JAEGIo3LaYkrT8FtGaprdNZIOXtaqMvOWxK3tWNALP-LKfKtyiEeCBlr_1zpBe7FdnqFoh668/s400/100_6655.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Walking back through the sky walk...the kids loved this just as much as the Macy's display...maybe even more!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257239435175138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3D6RIFHkBNfqAVy9_G7663MyEpfdGzdOawj59_aVDk7I1YkEmPu0Zv0IvyH203AvRpPxZzIwqXrWtxuNzgS7MFKJzGF3TJCYzWMA7nN5nOmlJDYL5556-eWtKTooJeKRtO6UNE5iq2M/s400/100_6658.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UonWlZYO7uBtBSR20tOC20WAh_2aUWFOVHrwK9lGeX7qk_u2WGGS7pULY4gXWbIR_VH7D2b0yXCR5tUPiM4-NzYOfsCZwENKbfN2cDMP2LfmaZXygZvkQ7jfOwvpjM6yKzTg02Tvilc/s1600/100_6661.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257230326549586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UonWlZYO7uBtBSR20tOC20WAh_2aUWFOVHrwK9lGeX7qk_u2WGGS7pULY4gXWbIR_VH7D2b0yXCR5tUPiM4-NzYOfsCZwENKbfN2cDMP2LfmaZXygZvkQ7jfOwvpjM6yKzTg02Tvilc/s400/100_6661.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Pretty tree....Pretty Keegyn</span><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArI3bnjLVJPxN3WuVYaYRG4Be48usbLSue-mDC0aOY5kDL5BbCDu069jlqPtBYp52hB0pblV6dpJpjuHH3njfoq_MFBxzwe9n57Wt7HWyDfLCOvNQ-Zjnhkp3UQiRZD4YwIyk6XuGe0o/s1600/100_6663.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257225935533202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArI3bnjLVJPxN3WuVYaYRG4Be48usbLSue-mDC0aOY5kDL5BbCDu069jlqPtBYp52hB0pblV6dpJpjuHH3njfoq_MFBxzwe9n57Wt7HWyDfLCOvNQ-Zjnhkp3UQiRZD4YwIyk6XuGe0o/s400/100_6663.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">This was Cale's attempt at taking a picture of me and Jason....we look like wierd giants from this angle, but, a picture is a picture, I guess....and I'll take it!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMol4w0EufjPoXgPa_04QW21XSaCAobznkU-Q4ZeilcjW_Toc6zCFqZURGnr8jMlCKsvjQ6CZkINBeZp1vGe3N2_-OipmkM4Zk66dMUIW4C9Vyb8oFQmrg-q6jy9v4pkA2mGHKjX3Ubio/s1600/100_6664.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257212556893522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMol4w0EufjPoXgPa_04QW21XSaCAobznkU-Q4ZeilcjW_Toc6zCFqZURGnr8jMlCKsvjQ6CZkINBeZp1vGe3N2_-OipmkM4Zk66dMUIW4C9Vyb8oFQmrg-q6jy9v4pkA2mGHKjX3Ubio/s400/100_6664.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Before heading over to Darik and Andrea's for Christmas Eve dinner, we let the kids open a few gifts from Jason and I</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkC6IlrDB7pFAzZ7BG7DT9ip840GviIxPcALsCuLZeGCW_CZy7rRmsWyDfDatnM-kb6qkoTpTSkvs0eKavyO7HQt0bu2qAe4GeEAvGoWHykUoE7XvHnPTaI2a7w-csXz52QwfyRwdCn8/s1600/100_6672.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701257213180477986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkC6IlrDB7pFAzZ7BG7DT9ip840GviIxPcALsCuLZeGCW_CZy7rRmsWyDfDatnM-kb6qkoTpTSkvs0eKavyO7HQt0bu2qAe4GeEAvGoWHykUoE7XvHnPTaI2a7w-csXz52QwfyRwdCn8/s400/100_6672.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdedyUcMwD6zNNlsEwTBJPrUdxBfdgCNTofT7MBK9MP0IBoSXO2_wL2AwYNZmVHf0-Zl-V7HG_M92YP9tNHN1KfOfyxDAgRyj2BTUH4kjvCiHI7Ua0cIaroiHOztTSzm5cI8JR8Df7Gg/s1600/100_6675.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256780943558386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdedyUcMwD6zNNlsEwTBJPrUdxBfdgCNTofT7MBK9MP0IBoSXO2_wL2AwYNZmVHf0-Zl-V7HG_M92YP9tNHN1KfOfyxDAgRyj2BTUH4kjvCiHI7Ua0cIaroiHOztTSzm5cI8JR8Df7Gg/s400/100_6675.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ff33;">MORE PRESENTS AT THE BUCHAR'S</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NRq34ukk_lw4fHo0T5IW4y0y-S3IVxpxmQcXFjHsRDivXquO2p3cT3n0yhe45Hi64G25FQf-PJplGe5YMsolA6yE4j3NOhlY71uQ3ZjpCcGTGqi2to2HOaIatvYWhlyCZswyWAF0a4k/s1600/100_6677.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256770877622514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NRq34ukk_lw4fHo0T5IW4y0y-S3IVxpxmQcXFjHsRDivXquO2p3cT3n0yhe45Hi64G25FQf-PJplGe5YMsolA6yE4j3NOhlY71uQ3ZjpCcGTGqi2to2HOaIatvYWhlyCZswyWAF0a4k/s400/100_6677.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmB-HX9lfpfyijw7WvNo7N0D9Ic30l2SktrcDrgF_pXD-P8HqTt-ErhEUCT7yatctl4cfwgrwgJJQWGd1ffslROVVhO018biF4FKcxYOjUCCFH_35AcuQ39Mc6sBsq_m4oZVn3nZrcXk/s1600/100_6678.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256757171294658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmB-HX9lfpfyijw7WvNo7N0D9Ic30l2SktrcDrgF_pXD-P8HqTt-ErhEUCT7yatctl4cfwgrwgJJQWGd1ffslROVVhO018biF4FKcxYOjUCCFH_35AcuQ39Mc6sBsq_m4oZVn3nZrcXk/s400/100_6678.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi3Xh9Ot7j535DxVcebC8FPXbvJXF_OeKxvPNUfw6Emu1FhVsXQyy5pSvGDwo0r-QOlHN2SnQCZE3znJ4m6-yUalZ0RTbD9cKQFHkNcNpyG4F75RyCKj8IBTkDOn9ly_EJEm5d9upe6k/s1600/100_6679.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256754875189778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi3Xh9Ot7j535DxVcebC8FPXbvJXF_OeKxvPNUfw6Emu1FhVsXQyy5pSvGDwo0r-QOlHN2SnQCZE3znJ4m6-yUalZ0RTbD9cKQFHkNcNpyG4F75RyCKj8IBTkDOn9ly_EJEm5d9upe6k/s400/100_6679.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBY4OMhJejfHNIMX_396XIOPbBhgl31sQpcdGVvlfZBGLa_wYx9NsoK7It2VWz5KC3a6RjxfkfGT63MFEuwaNu0MKO18NqUpso5E32z_icvjGHESUrEZ7zSrMy_-OUF38lD67IVwtea0/s1600/100_6682.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256752154581554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBY4OMhJejfHNIMX_396XIOPbBhgl31sQpcdGVvlfZBGLa_wYx9NsoK7It2VWz5KC3a6RjxfkfGT63MFEuwaNu0MKO18NqUpso5E32z_icvjGHESUrEZ7zSrMy_-OUF38lD67IVwtea0/s400/100_6682.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;">Uncle D, trying to blow up Cale's whoopi cushion, which popped after the first use! But it was worth it to hear the laughter erupt from my little man!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wbXC4lit0trGSMSEdDFTk2DKKYTvjcLp-hLGheMjGXhsxoQnRUgBz4oq86z2pf92yqs9PI-ZVIbFuIV3Mi07evW8pB1u9UOgoRyOWuJ-95e-ofHkNSsFF85d5wGL8Nhn0pe5sWgxesA/s1600/100_6683.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256082708276546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wbXC4lit0trGSMSEdDFTk2DKKYTvjcLp-hLGheMjGXhsxoQnRUgBz4oq86z2pf92yqs9PI-ZVIbFuIV3Mi07evW8pB1u9UOgoRyOWuJ-95e-ofHkNSsFF85d5wGL8Nhn0pe5sWgxesA/s400/100_6683.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;">My beutiful niece, Mikayla.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">So precious!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l1raJK75f-kxrE0uAJb6lF3txIAA592IROeq5BT0kX4wvgsVAI-OagbRCESS-zrYINqGGGDuS8IoqKm7-H93YmzUJGWG_IuKL4oXZxA82-tINnD-NpluxTJ1Jhh6ee5nh6DDFpadzhs/s1600/100_6685.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256072192727170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l1raJK75f-kxrE0uAJb6lF3txIAA592IROeq5BT0kX4wvgsVAI-OagbRCESS-zrYINqGGGDuS8IoqKm7-H93YmzUJGWG_IuKL4oXZxA82-tINnD-NpluxTJ1Jhh6ee5nh6DDFpadzhs/s400/100_6685.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> Grandpa B enjoying his grand babies<br /></span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwxIcBAuzzVzKX184BVpT1dXIYtK158DHBJEPOLmMqnF4Y_r1mt4lmqGx_YGU3jAeGtrXyX7EpvcO_YDFGPIbxw4HNRfswd-5kDHCjiS-PQrXuiT4c0nmu7KcxyaBFpHOF1xAlglENHw/s1600/100_6687.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256061458143890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwxIcBAuzzVzKX184BVpT1dXIYtK158DHBJEPOLmMqnF4Y_r1mt4lmqGx_YGU3jAeGtrXyX7EpvcO_YDFGPIbxw4HNRfswd-5kDHCjiS-PQrXuiT4c0nmu7KcxyaBFpHOF1xAlglENHw/s400/100_6687.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> So priceless.....Little M is showing Ashlee exactly how to get to her favorite YouTube video! </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">(at this point, I hadn't even gotten my iPhone yet, so she was actually giving me quite the tutorial!)</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6IiHc6Q_O3FJEEbkIfyv5Vbddgtu-YdF8NRFyLcEThZkc7ak-KLMaOemWwcJ9c48OTnoxfeXmjPVhftuv0x2rnIyZPB7yt-AQ8oWmh-vnd8tW5hyYOjmqkjYsdiZNp08ftNWapefVMk/s1600/100_6689.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256059098108658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6IiHc6Q_O3FJEEbkIfyv5Vbddgtu-YdF8NRFyLcEThZkc7ak-KLMaOemWwcJ9c48OTnoxfeXmjPVhftuv0x2rnIyZPB7yt-AQ8oWmh-vnd8tW5hyYOjmqkjYsdiZNp08ftNWapefVMk/s400/100_6689.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#33cc00;">More wrestle time with Grandpa B<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYs1rphWmtRodkgvwW04R90KkBaqdE7cDdHpA1BO5Wkch-Sa7oMkIYcu-Z6perzz6LevZoYJMOvggspXxBJP489mLo2KiLAa4JPdrcQMAhyphenhyphenB4u-ys4eyPYZYaZ79Ndwe0Gh61YooRer8/s1600/100_6691.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701256053720686834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYs1rphWmtRodkgvwW04R90KkBaqdE7cDdHpA1BO5Wkch-Sa7oMkIYcu-Z6perzz6LevZoYJMOvggspXxBJP489mLo2KiLAa4JPdrcQMAhyphenhyphenB4u-ys4eyPYZYaZ79Ndwe0Gh61YooRer8/s400/100_6691.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">HO HO HO!!!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">HAVE YOU ALL BEEN GOOD LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS THIS YEAR?</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">HO HO HO!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Darik, once again, sported the Santa Suit this Christmas. The girls were scared and didn't really think this particular Santa should even be allowed in the house...Cale was a bit skiddish, but I think was willing to go along with it....after all, he did have a big bag of presents!</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_jFKhqAlDlDI6Zd53cEddTVyp9LsMBQPdI8rjIXAvIrldKWBX2gx0c0EHmnbxgb60ggivo4PhzyO0YZguKSkcMwSlbDyG9HtMOpCScmbNRUm7tepCFVgtFyV_tpAQohc6Op_u2GmuK4/s1600/100_6694.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701255577793149666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_jFKhqAlDlDI6Zd53cEddTVyp9LsMBQPdI8rjIXAvIrldKWBX2gx0c0EHmnbxgb60ggivo4PhzyO0YZguKSkcMwSlbDyG9HtMOpCScmbNRUm7tepCFVgtFyV_tpAQohc6Op_u2GmuK4/s400/100_6694.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"><br />Helping Santa pass out the presents.....Keegyn and Mikayla gladly waited on the opposite side of the room where Cale would be the one to deliver them</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ6lds0L6l0x_jfIVt25NXF65goJZXhiIsPnp8idJJz8MCAiTG0Ur2W5tDWOoeADR5_m_a7ylhpzGczwxCiAeqL-FtRftMPgsbyeA21QW8yYi-VNPyuF1BCDfAch8pEj5MIgp1IMHqzo/s1600/100_6695.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701255565962309586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ6lds0L6l0x_jfIVt25NXF65goJZXhiIsPnp8idJJz8MCAiTG0Ur2W5tDWOoeADR5_m_a7ylhpzGczwxCiAeqL-FtRftMPgsbyeA21QW8yYi-VNPyuF1BCDfAch8pEj5MIgp1IMHqzo/s400/100_6695.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Merry Christmas Santa!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">(After Santa left, Cale must have been thinking about his visit the rest of the night. On the way home, he told Jason and I that he didn't really think that that had been the real Santa...the one he talked to at the mall was the real one. He had glasses and was older. Ultimately, what he came up with was that Darik was just the "typical elf"..."one of Santa's little helpers."!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xP1v2pv21NpJnbhAJD02tJNut0oDYrvm5e1QSkjd3mqq_-JQDNFVAOIJgRPmj1vqbvkA4jtIIrZYuzkaR0bQFQvQypW8FsRNe-f4Khu8X-hf205zygQxSW2yOPIGUhwY4ewCZ38y298/s1600/100_6696.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701255563796041090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xP1v2pv21NpJnbhAJD02tJNut0oDYrvm5e1QSkjd3mqq_-JQDNFVAOIJgRPmj1vqbvkA4jtIIrZYuzkaR0bQFQvQypW8FsRNe-f4Khu8X-hf205zygQxSW2yOPIGUhwY4ewCZ38y298/s400/100_6696.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> Keegyn was trying to get Mikayla to start dancing along with her new Dora microphone, Mikayla was spent!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">....Come to think of it...I haven't seen that Dora microphone since that night...<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZqf9jmr08N3OE6ozQMPYAjhJYVshO-t0i_f4vqT8sSV4joNDWjDTx2qppoLjxQMKdgGZVmnczKOoGU2pZOf-4YwGXBT839VMyc-I5bTADKelE4fG_issOda7MvVk7LLUCRwQHlkNZT8/s1600/100_6700.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701255549955154034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZqf9jmr08N3OE6ozQMPYAjhJYVshO-t0i_f4vqT8sSV4joNDWjDTx2qppoLjxQMKdgGZVmnczKOoGU2pZOf-4YwGXBT839VMyc-I5bTADKelE4fG_issOda7MvVk7LLUCRwQHlkNZT8/s400/100_6700.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;">Time for us to go home and get ready for Santa...</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">the REAL </span><span style="color:#ff0000;">SANTA....and the REAL RUDOLPH<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1rkyKFNqwYi-HunNK1IGLJbhZsVy3atvhyb_PpAwTliaYRfvkx08QRQXGqeTCmYVEKfI6tMrKCcivygHeu-3rTAfI9tRuiRoDfG0MEaK623GeOVg7gXeQbKErHZWe58cRR-3mstf_pY/s1600/100_6703.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701255544873349362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1rkyKFNqwYi-HunNK1IGLJbhZsVy3atvhyb_PpAwTliaYRfvkx08QRQXGqeTCmYVEKfI6tMrKCcivygHeu-3rTAfI9tRuiRoDfG0MEaK623GeOVg7gXeQbKErHZWe58cRR-3mstf_pY/s400/100_6703.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-23374688713884221862012-01-24T07:24:00.000-08:002012-01-24T07:26:29.800-08:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">AHHHHHHH!!! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Time for a break....We went on our date!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Chianti Grill, followed by "The Christmas Carol" at the Guthrie</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">(one of my all time favorite traditions with my hubby)</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4DlcGlxb9F7GaYoGAlRSwXlqsbIABl0_OPFVn85AA7qv9KtKl0MPz8sahm2JCx0zuOThyphenhyphenHjJ5N89rm6G1Oxkl69y7FkSJ9vMdB_Ge-c7jvh6e9K7id919UA4iQ89e7KX_EoHGFX3AmM/s1600/100_6645.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701219940413198802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4DlcGlxb9F7GaYoGAlRSwXlqsbIABl0_OPFVn85AA7qv9KtKl0MPz8sahm2JCx0zuOThyphenhyphenHjJ5N89rm6G1Oxkl69y7FkSJ9vMdB_Ge-c7jvh6e9K7id919UA4iQ89e7KX_EoHGFX3AmM/s400/100_6645.jpg" /></a><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-41466267441208935022012-01-24T07:12:00.000-08:002012-01-24T07:24:14.448-08:00<div align="center">TWAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">DAY SIX</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Time to celebrate the holiday with Grandma and Grandpa B!!</div><br /><div align="center">Which means.....MORE PRESENTS!!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Good Lord! We need a bigger house!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA1j5bQ_UTZucaEJtyGj4tyLlGmuIw7AsRnq9521KGHuA799SWbe8b__4MNIWuDo51TDd80tIlznXmQX7Jl6AMHcH2W0MtYqAr2dtXwo4U6KCBiDd8QaBtPA8xOO5SNJvDDRCN7RiS8w/s1600/100_6611.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217930354449634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA1j5bQ_UTZucaEJtyGj4tyLlGmuIw7AsRnq9521KGHuA799SWbe8b__4MNIWuDo51TDd80tIlznXmQX7Jl6AMHcH2W0MtYqAr2dtXwo4U6KCBiDd8QaBtPA8xOO5SNJvDDRCN7RiS8w/s400/100_6611.jpg" /></a>Stocking Stuffers first...of course this is just the appetizer!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSB99IIwZeb2DHSDbUxgasdIoeBNngZ5PnqkmnDe3-rHSgYWvqXRk1BrGa4R1LjBj2M8kO5YpoDHjIQkUfQxKQgF1GXNey-KJW3bF8D2WbsB0Vzt-KKBOFa3QPXxd4gg6c0mFLrLCF19k/s1600/100_6613.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217927827447874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSB99IIwZeb2DHSDbUxgasdIoeBNngZ5PnqkmnDe3-rHSgYWvqXRk1BrGa4R1LjBj2M8kO5YpoDHjIQkUfQxKQgF1GXNey-KJW3bF8D2WbsB0Vzt-KKBOFa3QPXxd4gg6c0mFLrLCF19k/s400/100_6613.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfNx1itl4WLFkxiL77PTQqbkUpspZ-eKbLRQ73xa9GMUrlYYsPwgZI8zjcLGuAqKZaPJB8xncG-hCfa2jI3_nfjAaDcShH7OOX-qhzjTEo1DxQoSv3qXBJD0qdinotiMTqavm9flWWRk/s1600/100_6615.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217924591809282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfNx1itl4WLFkxiL77PTQqbkUpspZ-eKbLRQ73xa9GMUrlYYsPwgZI8zjcLGuAqKZaPJB8xncG-hCfa2jI3_nfjAaDcShH7OOX-qhzjTEo1DxQoSv3qXBJD0qdinotiMTqavm9flWWRk/s400/100_6615.jpg" /></a><br />Trying out her new Hello Kitty lip gloss<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWu5O4FbMhf3xU-LZLP_0WDhRJpFmrQ1blUJ41FhDkFFDOCpofgVea2KDqw8zog0-vu9kybX6ecwLV9BYAIoI3gZF_P8TlRh-wsr1n9kdlby4bq0Ux62KPWbJQTB_4FzuRsb-rEerVIM/s1600/100_6617.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217639923920498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWu5O4FbMhf3xU-LZLP_0WDhRJpFmrQ1blUJ41FhDkFFDOCpofgVea2KDqw8zog0-vu9kybX6ecwLV9BYAIoI3gZF_P8TlRh-wsr1n9kdlby4bq0Ux62KPWbJQTB_4FzuRsb-rEerVIM/s400/100_6617.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7I39LVUhE8M9QefKcu0ZAkXc82HlQucMxiAdEHIvfqsyIxmmAcf881KM8D0wgsFFimDnfbSsZD0pMkFkDX2vwUCytBqD9EjGfh6xOIDwXgQRTz5xyL-0GDPeMdp9L_Q8AoJ3xQCqCLw/s1600/100_6619.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217636136839890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7I39LVUhE8M9QefKcu0ZAkXc82HlQucMxiAdEHIvfqsyIxmmAcf881KM8D0wgsFFimDnfbSsZD0pMkFkDX2vwUCytBqD9EjGfh6xOIDwXgQRTz5xyL-0GDPeMdp9L_Q8AoJ3xQCqCLw/s400/100_6619.jpg" /></a><br />Cars 2 Tokoyo Race Track!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtdwbuYKP2OQo5sg8m3jjdmgMWnvmPwOngkOcrFH2HIb9ReCatOwQzf9Uo6z2pEznj9MoLfQwS38YSwEyFUOnxuoPN2wKWOi2RkwSfl0RkXSjFEXvMe89iWne5dMWw5njryBCYqOATYE/s1600/100_6620.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217629901362082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtdwbuYKP2OQo5sg8m3jjdmgMWnvmPwOngkOcrFH2HIb9ReCatOwQzf9Uo6z2pEznj9MoLfQwS38YSwEyFUOnxuoPN2wKWOi2RkwSfl0RkXSjFEXvMe89iWne5dMWw5njryBCYqOATYE/s400/100_6620.jpg" /></a>Keegyn STILL laughs at peek-a-boo bear! This one was a huge hit!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-I8fKLfi9pz-R7ZUTE-5M2a0VfWzrUSsZjK6_QeyZtBiy2Nes2iqoLkjSf9Fh9siMs8YW8Y4PP1C1fINvVC9jB30V0ga3oFZISfFrolP5-kMW5uAdpKjPmiggzRfoZqg9WlBeOJAvOQ/s1600/100_6623.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217621179841554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-I8fKLfi9pz-R7ZUTE-5M2a0VfWzrUSsZjK6_QeyZtBiy2Nes2iqoLkjSf9Fh9siMs8YW8Y4PP1C1fINvVC9jB30V0ga3oFZISfFrolP5-kMW5uAdpKjPmiggzRfoZqg9WlBeOJAvOQ/s400/100_6623.jpg" /></a>And then came her very own kitchen!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLkQTNWgApElX4gbePEvcdoojWhpSvlJP1NY_9JAZ5rFrDMk0g7dWLjzR_3KYkBSrehB9-zoCJeuHbFTx6BH5TN3T11Bl1E7CKSplX1qjLxqRYc5c64MdeCODCZ1v4R1U1MZUUJxQUUk/s1600/100_6626.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217617334147618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLkQTNWgApElX4gbePEvcdoojWhpSvlJP1NY_9JAZ5rFrDMk0g7dWLjzR_3KYkBSrehB9-zoCJeuHbFTx6BH5TN3T11Bl1E7CKSplX1qjLxqRYc5c64MdeCODCZ1v4R1U1MZUUJxQUUk/s400/100_6626.jpg" /></a> Quite the pro already....Coffee anyone???<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VmzsQs07vOr4KqIX2l-LatM5STs-4CHW8wpee27-2FK0SHxiaxQvUYFoNZP2_RfUc-VQHwuGbw00guIC0GyjhN7eTH5gNSHsAmUPcymiVz5uiDjOtgCmLX1kKgywvPemNN1Y-RmPbw8/s1600/100_6632.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217171152173474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VmzsQs07vOr4KqIX2l-LatM5STs-4CHW8wpee27-2FK0SHxiaxQvUYFoNZP2_RfUc-VQHwuGbw00guIC0GyjhN7eTH5gNSHsAmUPcymiVz5uiDjOtgCmLX1kKgywvPemNN1Y-RmPbw8/s400/100_6632.jpg" /></a> Now, what in the world is in here???!!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-vA-GAPhekQz1t6E7ukYwd0Lu44ZxhNygQjBgATCDqnoHjsJvjf0meMVxjL9DWnv7uouw1RmrFNE3UKyC5Zei7iOu9ogkLL5Qfa5BOPCJT6aUIbmB5bKlJcQp6qZUOvtSrr6jDlunrU/s1600/100_6627.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217152707158354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-vA-GAPhekQz1t6E7ukYwd0Lu44ZxhNygQjBgATCDqnoHjsJvjf0meMVxjL9DWnv7uouw1RmrFNE3UKyC5Zei7iOu9ogkLL5Qfa5BOPCJT6aUIbmB5bKlJcQp6qZUOvtSrr6jDlunrU/s400/100_6627.jpg" /></a><br />It took all of Cale's might to rip that bag off.....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNn-a8o981INq0hSgSbi8D7rDu3CKG1UZqydqDGlNJVUrdS0O18chw5Yb7lq_Tnelroqt4RUpLikVkw8Jz0arSND0aE8OxsMwXtqhEtHRJFH2IwaQSjNrWGwFFrkdSJZn2VA7Zjt0ux8/s1600/100_6628.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217150293759314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNn-a8o981INq0hSgSbi8D7rDu3CKG1UZqydqDGlNJVUrdS0O18chw5Yb7lq_Tnelroqt4RUpLikVkw8Jz0arSND0aE8OxsMwXtqhEtHRJFH2IwaQSjNrWGwFFrkdSJZn2VA7Zjt0ux8/s400/100_6628.jpg" /></a><br />His very own air hockey gave!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlK9QpKPU3E73_BE3EZql77IIrZvuwDR4emVlNmmo61k1_jyvsYsugk9XiWxsSlNP6G77irVL5JXEiv2L3zueX2odY8alqxgbTz1Jk1mGiTbYodpF9Q0qNelgp5Hu1DOsq_2kHKYtwyLU/s1600/100_6629.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217142024173970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlK9QpKPU3E73_BE3EZql77IIrZvuwDR4emVlNmmo61k1_jyvsYsugk9XiWxsSlNP6G77irVL5JXEiv2L3zueX2odY8alqxgbTz1Jk1mGiTbYodpF9Q0qNelgp5Hu1DOsq_2kHKYtwyLU/s400/100_6629.jpg" /></a> Final Score</div><br /><div>Cale--7 Grandpa B--2<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL2iWbgAdKNusPYO0HcOJPwoek7_tKPVkyXueXwpvPGSaVUzoXycGYkQl2ld07rL3FT3AKsxe3p269H3a_h4GN8GDNQgQUFT2K92fTkWpi8mvxsKwdQgQh4TOFOTEEMVzm-YrfsfxHyU/s1600/100_6631.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701217135780503874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL2iWbgAdKNusPYO0HcOJPwoek7_tKPVkyXueXwpvPGSaVUzoXycGYkQl2ld07rL3FT3AKsxe3p269H3a_h4GN8GDNQgQUFT2K92fTkWpi8mvxsKwdQgQh4TOFOTEEMVzm-YrfsfxHyU/s400/100_6631.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-58738995653160845222012-01-24T06:48:00.000-08:002012-01-24T07:05:00.553-08:00<div align="center">Wow! I am WAYYYYYYY behind in finishing up this Christmas blog post!! We still have a few more days to go to complete our "week"</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">TWAS</span> <span style="color:#33cc00;">THE </span><span style="color:#ff0000;">DAY</span><span style="color:#33cc00;"> BEFORE</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">CHRISTMAS</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">DAY FIVE</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">This year we decided to start a tradition of going out to eat at, kid's choice of restaurant, and then go drive around and see all the pretty Christmas lights. To start off our new tradition, Cale chose....(drum roll please........)</div><br /><div align="center">IHOP!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Cheap, easy, and quick...and actually, pretty decent food! Not to mention we were ALMOST the only ones there two days before Christmas Eve!</div><br /><div align="center">(note the one lone man in the background)</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4aDfso8yBgEqNTvtzy_Ww5byTlyDp169Y71UlEIx4YJyh7pQNa2s-Z59Dykn4rG8xqRDJAsfnsUR-hDWX8EkItpZSk4IDFcwN_0BVX_T9sWBZeH8qlgqvsqia_CPSyJqi9daE_RxMeI/s1600/100_6581.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701211736884255234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4aDfso8yBgEqNTvtzy_Ww5byTlyDp169Y71UlEIx4YJyh7pQNa2s-Z59Dykn4rG8xqRDJAsfnsUR-hDWX8EkItpZSk4IDFcwN_0BVX_T9sWBZeH8qlgqvsqia_CPSyJqi9daE_RxMeI/s400/100_6581.jpg" /></a>(and noone in the tables surrounding Cale and I)</div><br /><div align="center">This made for a pretty enjoyable dinner and we didn't care that Keegyn was running around the table most of the time, being loud and spilling her chocolate milk on the floor!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh_bmZmxHs4LjqwvS49Q873yTqExtgKxLn5kxyMxRkZjQjs6MhliNHyAVpZoetBO4bo51sDRTQwaosw8UGq87TwuHDB2FAWeX3nva944xIJTLIa_2ri8sVaCXvm3vyy5z8v-MwIVsCuI/s1600/100_6584.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701211735473860674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh_bmZmxHs4LjqwvS49Q873yTqExtgKxLn5kxyMxRkZjQjs6MhliNHyAVpZoetBO4bo51sDRTQwaosw8UGq87TwuHDB2FAWeX3nva944xIJTLIa_2ri8sVaCXvm3vyy5z8v-MwIVsCuI/s400/100_6584.jpg" /></a><br />This year we chose to drive to St Paul and drive through the display around Lake Phalen. The kids had a blast and the lights were fun...although I'm sure they would have been better IF there had been any snow to make them glow a bit brighter! I must admit, that I was somewhat of a scrooge this year when it came to the fact that we didn't have at least SOME snow for Christmas.<br /><br />(and now that we have some, I'm sooooooo over it and ready for it to be gone!)<br /><br /><br />Here are just a few of some of the kids favorite light displays:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8fa-1C970jm-qVM2m_ZcsD_bIMQyS8minuo2-qNAuqjVeTHPZqG-bxAARNKw25zjutEdlCaUB7o98lPNV4RNlA-B7mbUZ_fRqgAzwDQTirocuzdPmJVl1CNBODa17wAYfClycZRwicE/s1600/100_6586.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701211726864741234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8fa-1C970jm-qVM2m_ZcsD_bIMQyS8minuo2-qNAuqjVeTHPZqG-bxAARNKw25zjutEdlCaUB7o98lPNV4RNlA-B7mbUZ_fRqgAzwDQTirocuzdPmJVl1CNBODa17wAYfClycZRwicE/s400/100_6586.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGgbBj-ekl5P-b1ui-N93DuHlvofJN8MPIq0Qh_5gjtnAOGFDeHIp_bJVKVho11QHhOtwcIbaZ0dk5k4CwkIr-w2_EZw-w6YxIRfelvVu2SVgX5ddQb4mevUGXHzNKlMFcswVawGD7dg/s1600/100_6591.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701211721044863362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGgbBj-ekl5P-b1ui-N93DuHlvofJN8MPIq0Qh_5gjtnAOGFDeHIp_bJVKVho11QHhOtwcIbaZ0dk5k4CwkIr-w2_EZw-w6YxIRfelvVu2SVgX5ddQb4mevUGXHzNKlMFcswVawGD7dg/s400/100_6591.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMznKvVUFZ4p-7-Q8F3QHClKqp0RiZG0xeSBzdHp4QMKW5NZgYTBgmAmwEmQOweqTuK1oUJ5o2oxtL0gjfxAlQi7u9vhsjF14E-JZ1zzRe3qdhp2kiqwOIdJKtV3P6FPoEHkw0fzqnCcE/s1600/100_6593.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701211716356256258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMznKvVUFZ4p-7-Q8F3QHClKqp0RiZG0xeSBzdHp4QMKW5NZgYTBgmAmwEmQOweqTuK1oUJ5o2oxtL0gjfxAlQi7u9vhsjF14E-JZ1zzRe3qdhp2kiqwOIdJKtV3P6FPoEHkw0fzqnCcE/s400/100_6593.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMitn5SvI3aIJelwReG0rSfBvC8M8gvmn5P06TwZ9una5Nge3Spqf-JUljjyJn3eviax_4JekX0H8SOOqfP38odz5lz7oMp7eI7uVVme5Zf-AsGk9CIJAT0PGCuevhe5bTlRsW8zt3NA/s1600/100_6602.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701211183770486018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMitn5SvI3aIJelwReG0rSfBvC8M8gvmn5P06TwZ9una5Nge3Spqf-JUljjyJn3eviax_4JekX0H8SOOqfP38odz5lz7oMp7eI7uVVme5Zf-AsGk9CIJAT0PGCuevhe5bTlRsW8zt3NA/s400/100_6602.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGkH1jHblusv5t4gYCVxzK13D5_5gnvOskMZ1ci21TxpBHfy6yKjcYz1UYKS_G_HDHs5Hhy90PECPe9fhZEP8YqkssVF3gNkwNo3ZYA0CIJTV2ggX9m7pz9wS7S7f7610RPiECpQqZxA/s1600/100_6607.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701211173560978818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGkH1jHblusv5t4gYCVxzK13D5_5gnvOskMZ1ci21TxpBHfy6yKjcYz1UYKS_G_HDHs5Hhy90PECPe9fhZEP8YqkssVF3gNkwNo3ZYA0CIJTV2ggX9m7pz9wS7S7f7610RPiECpQqZxA/s400/100_6607.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUJvfDlIfPAaUjrRxzE5kJpQSGxRNPZabYftWu1O36Ri_X3OJVDPRXmJzDOzeoS3-PPPiMIE1Heiwpf6N9PZJNZPeRaJ5xsWWdbYOaaRp1LLdMnbvrp73qZHYwSZ9Fg27E-Ymp9r-ZOg/s1600/100_6610.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701211170325948866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUJvfDlIfPAaUjrRxzE5kJpQSGxRNPZabYftWu1O36Ri_X3OJVDPRXmJzDOzeoS3-PPPiMIE1Heiwpf6N9PZJNZPeRaJ5xsWWdbYOaaRp1LLdMnbvrp73qZHYwSZ9Fg27E-Ymp9r-ZOg/s400/100_6610.jpg" /></a> Where will our tradition take us next year???<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-33733075443855536162011-12-21T12:19:00.000-08:002011-12-21T12:48:25.298-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Twa</span>s <span style="color:#33cc00;">the</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Week</span> <span style="color:#33cc00;">Before </span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Christmas</span></span> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">DAY FOUR</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">GINGERBREAD/ZOO</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cale and I decided that we needed a second try at making a Gingerbread House. Our first attempt last year was mediocre at best...we could barely get the candies to stay on, let alone keep the house upright!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">We did a MUCH better job this year...and I guess all I really needed to do last year was read the directions! Imagine that!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Turns out, in order for your house to stay upright you have to wait for about 30min after it's been assembled to actually begin the decorating process...that way, the frosting has had time to "bond" and the walls stay UP!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Seriously don't know how I missed that one last year.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">....30min later....</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">the decorating has begun</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqugXg_YLZZ1UL_mPKF4goO2ej7uWkDBwND3eNUP9An2-l8FwJdtjv0RHIlIu_U0YAwO0KCaQNWv2fjaSdvoGVMiCAWHckoPXQkz-5_5839ZFwL26YFdyGzXQEyz1J-7gccXP1lzufQF0/s1600/100_6494.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688682550038197042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqugXg_YLZZ1UL_mPKF4goO2ej7uWkDBwND3eNUP9An2-l8FwJdtjv0RHIlIu_U0YAwO0KCaQNWv2fjaSdvoGVMiCAWHckoPXQkz-5_5839ZFwL26YFdyGzXQEyz1J-7gccXP1lzufQF0/s400/100_6494.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cale is giving Keegyn a lesson on how to make the candy "stick." </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Must say, it's the first time that I've actually seen her take his advice!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJWyNp9_WAdD_LmomuKMh8ZHh2ptCO_ARUnu_7-50wVeLpuqvcJYNEzi8WEjnTamfB-5MPsoO1NiqSGBYnjC_9gd0HuklJmXGQV4HzS5v9jxFe71JDsT_OFS8bL9GIb4KEWwG4gUjl-g/s1600/100_6497.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688682381775002914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJWyNp9_WAdD_LmomuKMh8ZHh2ptCO_ARUnu_7-50wVeLpuqvcJYNEzi8WEjnTamfB-5MPsoO1NiqSGBYnjC_9gd0HuklJmXGQV4HzS5v9jxFe71JDsT_OFS8bL9GIb4KEWwG4gUjl-g/s400/100_6497.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWs7iwzhXbrJxHyMtchtRpzMn1mNOZSvNbxsY92DaEPEusRRCbJOlU87IRUfhIzQf0U0lxJ6JcROEHtQLrmvs4LnFHdupPQxogP40nmAwJMW9zWk8rVaCnuYTpuylSvObG3gKeG1Uqs9g/s1600/100_6496.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688682367427098690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWs7iwzhXbrJxHyMtchtRpzMn1mNOZSvNbxsY92DaEPEusRRCbJOlU87IRUfhIzQf0U0lxJ6JcROEHtQLrmvs4LnFHdupPQxogP40nmAwJMW9zWk8rVaCnuYTpuylSvObG3gKeG1Uqs9g/s400/100_6496.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Finished!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEvRtxH4oTBddVBVTum3pvYpWntviTJ6dX0KFgoZJrxKX3nIpRshSeOUTUhyphenhyphen7gyGaND8PqjQgWIIWL7LnZsTg2kGthkmxNda6bA6JyKl7p8_dt_tM084g0EywGR3-zWtDiJnEj6wZzes/s1600/100_6501.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688682364588559026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEvRtxH4oTBddVBVTum3pvYpWntviTJ6dX0KFgoZJrxKX3nIpRshSeOUTUhyphenhyphen7gyGaND8PqjQgWIIWL7LnZsTg2kGthkmxNda6bA6JyKl7p8_dt_tM084g0EywGR3-zWtDiJnEj6wZzes/s400/100_6501.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">OFF TO THE ZOO</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1On-rdJle-o4a8cLs4W0C-HyQrEING865sOb2AwgRssN0WR-H8MlWgOsDOqqK2tCWM6WmgarQsST-Y0Aw59WdjUXZpfy_qfWImBPJuynGSEXkSGBjajR56dQM1LmETAkYQu_IFk8lOs/s1600/100_6510.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688682349509175506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1On-rdJle-o4a8cLs4W0C-HyQrEING865sOb2AwgRssN0WR-H8MlWgOsDOqqK2tCWM6WmgarQsST-Y0Aw59WdjUXZpfy_qfWImBPJuynGSEXkSGBjajR56dQM1LmETAkYQu_IFk8lOs/s400/100_6510.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> ...Cale is giving me a lesson on the crocs powerful jaws...</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">(at least I think that's what he was talking about by the looks of this picture..I kinda got distracted!)</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGLeRfp7dT5j15q7Bodhz987OJfzVmiG97KQ8B0tKsfILGX2DK9pNmLt85HPCuCPn6EdIPNWsnCMJ1kqfIGIzgZgAv46q0Res9Cv9TfkHTSK_aQC7OtkoBNa1dEfVthRhz9YYrQ5n3JE/s1600/100_6512.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688682344253702274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGLeRfp7dT5j15q7Bodhz987OJfzVmiG97KQ8B0tKsfILGX2DK9pNmLt85HPCuCPn6EdIPNWsnCMJ1kqfIGIzgZgAv46q0Res9Cv9TfkHTSK_aQC7OtkoBNa1dEfVthRhz9YYrQ5n3JE/s400/100_6512.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2d6HhLM_OyRDIgJDKXNTR76g9F-94WpmlXXjpl7FERI2kED8k7CY71NlH_AbTP-CfBiIqv-7IztFIHQOuEUUFrlknN82UOAbTprta5Z-Bhg5nHKZiICFuMzhjFhVNtHdOr7GY9AttJRU/s1600/100_6514.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688681886916070098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2d6HhLM_OyRDIgJDKXNTR76g9F-94WpmlXXjpl7FERI2kED8k7CY71NlH_AbTP-CfBiIqv-7IztFIHQOuEUUFrlknN82UOAbTprta5Z-Bhg5nHKZiICFuMzhjFhVNtHdOr7GY9AttJRU/s400/100_6514.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> When venturing into a dark cave, holding hands is best</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">(Cale couldn't have been more excited about this..he loves taking care of his sister)<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO3_UCRznjjyHfeA34kY0jSEnKUy5cWXbFUqWMaYfR1VzdipCnKXsb9fZnwvDQwKLfq_1bPIzL-FmPdYiMoiuaiNImCnc8PLuldiyb31UxCDFllvdEwgIISbZDKasgx5JzxIcr4dxpFs/s1600/100_6516.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688681884480017554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO3_UCRznjjyHfeA34kY0jSEnKUy5cWXbFUqWMaYfR1VzdipCnKXsb9fZnwvDQwKLfq_1bPIzL-FmPdYiMoiuaiNImCnc8PLuldiyb31UxCDFllvdEwgIISbZDKasgx5JzxIcr4dxpFs/s400/100_6516.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Looking for the Jungle Birds<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI9NHxutO5jevYPqhuL6i-FTAIAu-hORSpIYawAOt70G4tG_c_tzwDZlXm4XW5TEEUuUkSBPkUk03ybVhjdx6bmuRnXSuAHcqZDYZpMwbV2MQKfHkoavN1fYs6uhaOnWzyL0f2i66s90/s1600/100_6522.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688681869443966210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI9NHxutO5jevYPqhuL6i-FTAIAu-hORSpIYawAOt70G4tG_c_tzwDZlXm4XW5TEEUuUkSBPkUk03ybVhjdx6bmuRnXSuAHcqZDYZpMwbV2MQKfHkoavN1fYs6uhaOnWzyL0f2i66s90/s400/100_6522.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I just had to take this picture to remind me of the oddity of this Christmas season....Dec 20th...32 degrees...NO SNOW!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8GyDKfnVc8qiKNEO4f0F4TMrQ9DH0XACs_Ijx7uxBj_8oKzFYhS8ExTb-FEk_YiXBBNXwwT1dTvRksr7U4WWnF1fnkQ9hWOpuUA8-oDIMTxE4_-Sq6Lr618sAyb3clTgWR-u5pZmTTs/s1600/100_6523.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688681864929353618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8GyDKfnVc8qiKNEO4f0F4TMrQ9DH0XACs_Ijx7uxBj_8oKzFYhS8ExTb-FEk_YiXBBNXwwT1dTvRksr7U4WWnF1fnkQ9hWOpuUA8-oDIMTxE4_-Sq6Lr618sAyb3clTgWR-u5pZmTTs/s400/100_6523.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Time to measure their wingspans!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yjSJ-ugxRlRzzmGUnfESYCH_mhEwyAEUlsv0PWSFJr7XPLv4qZHzhpbZHvhO1-nGPLRJvBAaea47sKGPia3gyN0Oz6Kio39sZwGwXcOA769mXfGQEEArFK7xX59ql-KAYYCwJRPpTIg/s1600/100_6525.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688681861787425250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yjSJ-ugxRlRzzmGUnfESYCH_mhEwyAEUlsv0PWSFJr7XPLv4qZHzhpbZHvhO1-nGPLRJvBAaea47sKGPia3gyN0Oz6Kio39sZwGwXcOA769mXfGQEEArFK7xX59ql-KAYYCwJRPpTIg/s400/100_6525.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBmkf7JMA_xfs_nRU1J6AsxoiiDLvDoxHxtvD6v-bByYgIKkNMtPh7OYORdhxA7ybCmlAoXoqZZ0HgOpF8VP74ryhqIMPTW4NFZO-uPNHOgKHE7hK0FKDw0N0zBTyipGCF4xGaVaVY6o/s1600/100_6527.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688679336897688658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBmkf7JMA_xfs_nRU1J6AsxoiiDLvDoxHxtvD6v-bByYgIKkNMtPh7OYORdhxA7ybCmlAoXoqZZ0HgOpF8VP74ryhqIMPTW4NFZO-uPNHOgKHE7hK0FKDw0N0zBTyipGCF4xGaVaVY6o/s400/100_6527.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cale wanted to take a picture with me to thank me for bringing them to the zoo!! Man I love this guy!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxJT-wC066ecGfH_OhVWMIQu1jXIdxacqsdD0-ocWS68foUyKyTfr7z3LiECYULUv990ftgjR10pefIsg_qiJoSn3kjY_BCsc74bKP23VC5RQBMg2-4FM1pHLMb9UQZcDO7gGdbISRxs/s1600/100_6534.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688679335796519154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxJT-wC066ecGfH_OhVWMIQu1jXIdxacqsdD0-ocWS68foUyKyTfr7z3LiECYULUv990ftgjR10pefIsg_qiJoSn3kjY_BCsc74bKP23VC5RQBMg2-4FM1pHLMb9UQZcDO7gGdbISRxs/s400/100_6534.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Shhhhhh....don't wake the slumbering bears</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKM886UqXpoeN8GIcVfIqcrFpoVHgqqnM_jvhzcMq_rCliPv-s4WSuFTubmjo_2DWF_qArPrECAkV1xrAjmJZug8o9PMoRqUNQQ26lmcAelMLXfu4N24PRNgVO5Gg78xveyjC71X-bHY/s1600/100_6539.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688679327665067602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKM886UqXpoeN8GIcVfIqcrFpoVHgqqnM_jvhzcMq_rCliPv-s4WSuFTubmjo_2DWF_qArPrECAkV1xrAjmJZug8o9PMoRqUNQQ26lmcAelMLXfu4N24PRNgVO5Gg78xveyjC71X-bHY/s400/100_6539.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP0GiugM7146K8Kk_-IxaNO3PwqlDWC51bqSpmSbb2ZcNVTOqUhFumIVD1b68k5UGQA8EL3bb4jQ0YRS3cd7jKvljucxGbzVEuk3g4G6zBlIsumkvDx9RxWJ7ZFP-j1TmMObTCqV1ibo/s1600/100_6540.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688679322933764658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP0GiugM7146K8Kk_-IxaNO3PwqlDWC51bqSpmSbb2ZcNVTOqUhFumIVD1b68k5UGQA8EL3bb4jQ0YRS3cd7jKvljucxGbzVEuk3g4G6zBlIsumkvDx9RxWJ7ZFP-j1TmMObTCqV1ibo/s400/100_6540.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Our last stop of the day...Tigers....by this time, despite the 32 degree temperature and NO SNOW, we were still cold and needed to get some HOT CHOCOLATE!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDq16u9TTbB2Sf8ys4T5K02A89z3gV3XHucSRf7VTMvwc_s31kT6ij3keHM-sThIi95_mqJXgQ7cOi73Hy3yTQlf62dcxuBHuJ3H_J-GQfzqZxMQw2rDfTP-KgoTphQwhx1UT2LU4Cto/s1600/100_6541.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688679321636989106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDq16u9TTbB2Sf8ys4T5K02A89z3gV3XHucSRf7VTMvwc_s31kT6ij3keHM-sThIi95_mqJXgQ7cOi73Hy3yTQlf62dcxuBHuJ3H_J-GQfzqZxMQw2rDfTP-KgoTphQwhx1UT2LU4Cto/s400/100_6541.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-53755164161677689972011-12-21T12:06:00.000-08:002011-12-21T12:19:00.355-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Twas</span> <span style="color:#33cc00;">the</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Week</span> <span style="color:#33cc00;">Before</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Christmas</span></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Day Three</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>COOKIE TIME</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">We had to do a little online searching this year to find the perfect Christmas cookie...not just any one would do!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cale and I decided that nothing says Christmas quite like our very own </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">RUDULPH COOKIES!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Of course the recipe online calls for homemade dough and frosting...but come one! Who the heck has time for that?!! So I did use a couple of shortcuts, like store bought cookie dough and frosting!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">I did have to google how to make the color brown, however, cuz I had absolutely no idea how to do that! (Two days later and my hands are still stained from the food coloring! But I sure did make a good lookin' brown!)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCfIXrWZpsV5ZY6MDuifDCOeXIYxjKIqOA7eKjkjvvE9fZjsdZu3UpbWQAOhq83bMhSQKuRjZ1MvCxhSSOt5rau8DXnZfQX_laOK8aNFfWz0ybMBe4E8dtC1vrJpajy6AUaBDn6TRUao/s1600/100_6482.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688676066352485202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCfIXrWZpsV5ZY6MDuifDCOeXIYxjKIqOA7eKjkjvvE9fZjsdZu3UpbWQAOhq83bMhSQKuRjZ1MvCxhSSOt5rau8DXnZfQX_laOK8aNFfWz0ybMBe4E8dtC1vrJpajy6AUaBDn6TRUao/s400/100_6482.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Keegyn admiring her job well done</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vwi-z3aNyUbqV3uK4bL0gy-sQLraLXzQxwdPRIYENN_kwa2UFisMFWYGR3ow7xossry57cmol7S_AbP1ZrLOt5TNp-n5OvtIDvcDSC-fLIxS1GC_kzKJ-3ZMS7baBRjplGXl0foHCzA/s1600/100_6483.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688676063688112930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vwi-z3aNyUbqV3uK4bL0gy-sQLraLXzQxwdPRIYENN_kwa2UFisMFWYGR3ow7xossry57cmol7S_AbP1ZrLOt5TNp-n5OvtIDvcDSC-fLIxS1GC_kzKJ-3ZMS7baBRjplGXl0foHCzA/s400/100_6483.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Cale stayed "true" to Rudulph...no blue or orange eyes for his reindeer, like Keegyn's!</span> <br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Just</span> <span style="color:#663300;">brown</span><span style="color:#ff0000;"> eyes and red nose!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVry-_2rmdY4WRuWTNP-0BMx7e2VuqNhOMqQG2lVINWNfc41IhySTSeW4p3x2t9Ga_FpRaErVwvLX-DzOqanuEdYEVjRp8srHgAAm32GHGqxPQMLoNor-HwNaiBwHDPg3tth_dT-GlRA/s1600/100_6485.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688676061918097218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVry-_2rmdY4WRuWTNP-0BMx7e2VuqNhOMqQG2lVINWNfc41IhySTSeW4p3x2t9Ga_FpRaErVwvLX-DzOqanuEdYEVjRp8srHgAAm32GHGqxPQMLoNor-HwNaiBwHDPg3tth_dT-GlRA/s400/100_6485.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Keegyn's "true" Rudolph...accessories provided to her by Cale!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga04XkwKP9fn-v22HjeWAnV4L7zy_vH40Ah8n2qkWFKJJhR6nhNlEwwQ8eI9aOkuE5SbdyRF9ce9jsXrIxpNMAfxfSIVjeQTmeCLPbXej-qGwMjaTa_RStnVuBpjpI99iiqOb013rt79Q/s1600/100_6488.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688676050717183074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga04XkwKP9fn-v22HjeWAnV4L7zy_vH40Ah8n2qkWFKJJhR6nhNlEwwQ8eI9aOkuE5SbdyRF9ce9jsXrIxpNMAfxfSIVjeQTmeCLPbXej-qGwMjaTa_RStnVuBpjpI99iiqOb013rt79Q/s400/100_6488.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Platter 'O Rudolph</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJ9N0WktMeIRfxU9MzdZ8eddSzF4DvZxo7POPr0aDEXrOerCwdFdAodGZ5LiBrNcnREMqJKiVHdYAQTDC8UKTu540cCw2JqU8DaohshRc95HRl7nSApfm9ZRxLyZiH4hOTO8_husCADc/s1600/100_6486.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688676047313621538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJ9N0WktMeIRfxU9MzdZ8eddSzF4DvZxo7POPr0aDEXrOerCwdFdAodGZ5LiBrNcnREMqJKiVHdYAQTDC8UKTu540cCw2JqU8DaohshRc95HRl7nSApfm9ZRxLyZiH4hOTO8_husCADc/s400/100_6486.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-14717206677032413342011-12-21T06:29:00.000-08:002011-12-21T06:37:17.413-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Twas</span><span style="color:#33cc00;"> the</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Week </span><span style="color:#33cc00;">Before</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Christmas</span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>DAY TWO</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">JUST CHILLIN'</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The kids actually slept in after a late night spent with Grandma and Grandpa T, so we spent Day Two just chillin'. We stayed in our pj's all day and watched movies, ate some snacks, played with some toys, and laughed and laughed and laughed at our little jokester, Keegyn! She was in quite the silly mood and spent most of her day trying to get someone to laugh!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Here she is trying to get Jason to laugh by "fake snoring"</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PeabP3F0eMmk6JdWTRjMTLnrnh6vDdHm6ppfr5EzQ0i35OZXaHO8y3x34KrqbNaqkZ0BauYUVmlrW9dKQd9bAQCuSJT1MpMAHuH-25aApKo2CLlUNhVvuqLbTJvNnR48iIphbh-qBYA/s1600/100_6469.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688589181148202466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PeabP3F0eMmk6JdWTRjMTLnrnh6vDdHm6ppfr5EzQ0i35OZXaHO8y3x34KrqbNaqkZ0BauYUVmlrW9dKQd9bAQCuSJT1MpMAHuH-25aApKo2CLlUNhVvuqLbTJvNnR48iIphbh-qBYA/s400/100_6469.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Silly face #1</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASjPUwXzW4tGb5Ncw9maFtt2EkYFMjZiyR_QIL3CgWbyQwMT3fQQFFVJAAXgAzY-r7xYFgttqNkc-1KAnEh-scf8hvtcengvoPX4kXfsqK76kU-6M77q_JnSm_PnF28PUONPnNNPRySI/s1600/100_6472.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688589177838976834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASjPUwXzW4tGb5Ncw9maFtt2EkYFMjZiyR_QIL3CgWbyQwMT3fQQFFVJAAXgAzY-r7xYFgttqNkc-1KAnEh-scf8hvtcengvoPX4kXfsqK76kU-6M77q_JnSm_PnF28PUONPnNNPRySI/s400/100_6472.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Silly face #2</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK-4m2hto1cQRZlox3HvH54ZljAzM83oSi7-5nFcuk1T9Tq20f7RvAca-FSf2GuqExb2BlE42VfWW7aTw8RQsRi1pbm_l6asEAJ-notanpY6l_sJlhQLHp5MWyhA10C8WQOpRBhXnRn8/s1600/100_6474.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688589157588782482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXK-4m2hto1cQRZlox3HvH54ZljAzM83oSi7-5nFcuk1T9Tq20f7RvAca-FSf2GuqExb2BlE42VfWW7aTw8RQsRi1pbm_l6asEAJ-notanpY6l_sJlhQLHp5MWyhA10C8WQOpRBhXnRn8/s400/100_6474.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Silly face #3</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7Cm9eVwQsw4JVe29omn0FGcLeNxAhNYnwshtjKA5A8zqXGMjvThQDeXp7tytHqaFtJcmjpe3n_pONqb7iFd_5btU0yrnqWvav_E63X-liipScX1_l3wWTJQGpgfo8ksGt6nIJf3pC4k/s1600/100_6475.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688589161241636242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7Cm9eVwQsw4JVe29omn0FGcLeNxAhNYnwshtjKA5A8zqXGMjvThQDeXp7tytHqaFtJcmjpe3n_pONqb7iFd_5btU0yrnqWvav_E63X-liipScX1_l3wWTJQGpgfo8ksGt6nIJf3pC4k/s400/100_6475.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Silly face #4</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBIneAVKCHJ1_-ESz9jmHXZ8cFUCf53aC4abmAryOFR-zY8gizWt5fGFjysW83YuWa1pq3Zl9wru7JQ3BlakXKOYjHVYTNRII-JV-XE3k8o0SeaFvghUEVHUD_ZLHNXUE5Mg0vZgP4SM/s1600/100_6477.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688589155419656226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBIneAVKCHJ1_-ESz9jmHXZ8cFUCf53aC4abmAryOFR-zY8gizWt5fGFjysW83YuWa1pq3Zl9wru7JQ3BlakXKOYjHVYTNRII-JV-XE3k8o0SeaFvghUEVHUD_ZLHNXUE5Mg0vZgP4SM/s400/100_6477.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /><br />What would we do without our silly Keegyn??!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-76213135133733248182011-12-21T06:03:00.000-08:002011-12-21T06:28:09.427-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Twas</span> <span style="color:#33cc00;">the</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Week</span> <span style="color:#33cc00;">Before</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Christmas</span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#333333;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Our "week before Christmas" festivities have officially begun! And yes, I did say "week before"...as if celebrating on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is not enough!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">The past few years, I've started a tradition of taking time off the entire week before Christmas to spend some special time with the kids doing all kinds of fun stuff...some having to do with Christmas, and some just having to do with having fun! We've made some special memories that will last a lifetime..and the kids really enjoy it!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>DAY ONE</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Thompson Christmas</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Grandma and Grandpa T spend Christmas in Chicago every year, so we end up celebrating our Christmas with them usually the week before. They, of course, spoil the kids rotten with all kinds of cool, new toys and the kids get to stay up extra late...way past their bedtimes! Who wouldn't love that?!!?</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Before opening presents, Cale, Keegyn and Grandma T are hard at work decorating the cake for Jesus' Birthday</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YPhVZaQP41WMtQ-RDmvV4HKmaRZvFLZ41KR_enr16TXTCNJLYaeBvVqYqE6N3ev85Vt5JMqxe0UsbBTyCQkjlZTiNoWx-hXW83i3CAm_pMbRabUbkDKsUJCxdgX2oS9HicyvPSnT38s/s1600/100_6436.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688583458377688082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YPhVZaQP41WMtQ-RDmvV4HKmaRZvFLZ41KR_enr16TXTCNJLYaeBvVqYqE6N3ev85Vt5JMqxe0UsbBTyCQkjlZTiNoWx-hXW83i3CAm_pMbRabUbkDKsUJCxdgX2oS9HicyvPSnT38s/s400/100_6436.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><span style="color:#ff0000;">Present time!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cale's first "big ticket" item...a remote control snowmobile that can go inside OR outside!! Just his luck, though....NO SNOW!!! We're anxiously awaiting a snowfall that doesnt melt in a matter of hours so that we can actually try it out!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCGVEonOtx2qgto6jQdCiH5S7E2VOE7A_qD5PitasAmsG5F7BD4DeMHJr-lnmI0kMtVXaeXkSXdqpeddfT_Cx5wmBUXkhCbCzcTAaC_3HYHUnzw3BlO4x1gMtte7tkp-So7K2sq9EKSw/s1600/100_6449.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582830449981506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCGVEonOtx2qgto6jQdCiH5S7E2VOE7A_qD5PitasAmsG5F7BD4DeMHJr-lnmI0kMtVXaeXkSXdqpeddfT_Cx5wmBUXkhCbCzcTAaC_3HYHUnzw3BlO4x1gMtte7tkp-So7K2sq9EKSw/s400/100_6449.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Keegyn's "big ticket' item!!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Look at the shock on her face! She just can't believe she got something so cool!!!</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Can you guess what it is????<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuS6oOJJ-exmPVIrb7GhoDae4LD59_FZ8noKsRaL5ufnZERh5Eivx3mZvqwB9RdOPbYslUmsRzkrbbnXek1BJTwqK53WshR27QgQMtlilatxHAnut0ccSE4weQuXv7uy6b1l9oIGWPmA/s1600/100_6451.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582819268956866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuS6oOJJ-exmPVIrb7GhoDae4LD59_FZ8noKsRaL5ufnZERh5Eivx3mZvqwB9RdOPbYslUmsRzkrbbnXek1BJTwqK53WshR27QgQMtlilatxHAnut0ccSE4weQuXv7uy6b1l9oIGWPmA/s400/100_6451.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Yep!!! Her very own vanity!!! Complete with curling iron, blow dryer, brush, comb, and barrettes!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1KcQ9X42zsQcAURMFl2wK9SUOgPx5ZdUVMSMUULVYaj2forSY0ddZME00wzRcnDBCua8pO4NCuVvI7nnCIO15ZfHKMffmKk6T6d8PWyRUc9XNfXz2qR0LkdEf5WZ-UyuP_2WBRBG6iw/s1600/100_6452.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582812519619986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1KcQ9X42zsQcAURMFl2wK9SUOgPx5ZdUVMSMUULVYaj2forSY0ddZME00wzRcnDBCua8pO4NCuVvI7nnCIO15ZfHKMffmKk6T6d8PWyRUc9XNfXz2qR0LkdEf5WZ-UyuP_2WBRBG6iw/s400/100_6452.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Keegyn, you look absolutely MAVELOUS DAHLING!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifI-QWAR29SqY2deBpk490Xwqf0WjW9SrH7dEFCJHHVLcumEDWQ-nxwrUjOBKozJBVg-wHdX4L0OyubMbQOdzOAIuKXpb9RcaRGim2LUj8k5lAjvbrQWE6wnWB9bQmHJdnk5ISUAK7YfE/s1600/100_6463.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582795548669234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifI-QWAR29SqY2deBpk490Xwqf0WjW9SrH7dEFCJHHVLcumEDWQ-nxwrUjOBKozJBVg-wHdX4L0OyubMbQOdzOAIuKXpb9RcaRGim2LUj8k5lAjvbrQWE6wnWB9bQmHJdnk5ISUAK7YfE/s400/100_6463.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> A horse ranch for Cale!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;">(on a side note...Cale would just not be OUR Cale if he wasn't sporting pants!)<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkENXFKFBKPp2Ux0BXzgIFQk2WCyk3L3sd4Qp3TH-KCOHdbcsZfaDh8U-lRqKHb1S1OhcYXKwAckEsnaXWrWxf8hVg7fLeShqLDczfWEYHkXQKu6YDyyTlRkkx5zdLGny1jEugkFgKi6w/s1600/100_6454.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582790319113506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkENXFKFBKPp2Ux0BXzgIFQk2WCyk3L3sd4Qp3TH-KCOHdbcsZfaDh8U-lRqKHb1S1OhcYXKwAckEsnaXWrWxf8hVg7fLeShqLDczfWEYHkXQKu6YDyyTlRkkx5zdLGny1jEugkFgKi6w/s400/100_6454.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Thank you Grandma and Grandpa T for a WONDERFUL Christmas for the kids! <br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-57801787503144531062011-12-11T17:51:00.000-08:002011-12-11T18:27:12.030-08:00<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;">Our Little Princess Turns Two!!!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;">I'm happy to report that Keegyn's second birthday went off without a hitch! No blizzards to hold us back this year! In fact, barely any snow at all! How different her day was this year as opposed to her first birthday and the day she was born.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;">Keegyn enjoyed EVERY part of her big day...including lounging all morning watching Dora movies, waiting for her guests to arrive!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQvapHvz_bj5-CmY78keB-4XBsRdPV_wSQN1C1-EF8O0TX74sg_V5XUyqADBKAzCZlQ1wy_pj6IvAZIZW8xSMtm3S6hXp3fsP33NqINdkvvRPPEO7-VZXRNRcS4cv1LATXeU4WUU4kUw/s1600/100_6182.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055798402696274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQvapHvz_bj5-CmY78keB-4XBsRdPV_wSQN1C1-EF8O0TX74sg_V5XUyqADBKAzCZlQ1wy_pj6IvAZIZW8xSMtm3S6hXp3fsP33NqINdkvvRPPEO7-VZXRNRcS4cv1LATXeU4WUU4kUw/s400/100_6182.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>Now THAT'S a cake!</strong></span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPnZ5lInynX8LrjfjuwPJuMnXoJSmm8dDtaXK6muZycGv3JB1iYsNERbddcohE2usyZx5RYuTRboT17qKtfSGzErf8hPPvh965sExtJTHNTsKfOX8ab0RJsW5HAFc2eNd9QlE_GoWpoc/s1600/100_6192.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055793181985618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPnZ5lInynX8LrjfjuwPJuMnXoJSmm8dDtaXK6muZycGv3JB1iYsNERbddcohE2usyZx5RYuTRboT17qKtfSGzErf8hPPvh965sExtJTHNTsKfOX8ab0RJsW5HAFc2eNd9QlE_GoWpoc/s400/100_6192.jpg" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">Pretty in <span style="color:#cc33cc;">pink</span>...waiting for her guests to arrive!<br /></span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM6vlH0x1i4QHmFML_IMprKi8yCmYhiYWrHybhY6fCj_PfSDFgGl8WsdprtcFTvPSzyeYwiVKAvIqlBcIykv0i3ETCq56StEV1ERcae8_zJyR44QfQOsTG0RqT0VBODC0uG6fPYycPJw/s1600/100_6186.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055774410685042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM6vlH0x1i4QHmFML_IMprKi8yCmYhiYWrHybhY6fCj_PfSDFgGl8WsdprtcFTvPSzyeYwiVKAvIqlBcIykv0i3ETCq56StEV1ERcae8_zJyR44QfQOsTG0RqT0VBODC0uG6fPYycPJw/s400/100_6186.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> Her first buddy to arrive...her cousin and BFF Mikayla!</span> <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcur3zzfCHiyq1bpdLW6BjrR_roOpmb7Okfed-Wd9TOBFwThk-v7-_q8y0_s0Box1iTpZDpEa3JJTikkgcgVso1lHkzbY-gEhICwG1USqKZQ-gGu4qhe1y1Mul3Qa7kaUR8ID4QSDlax4/s1600/100_6183.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055771612105570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcur3zzfCHiyq1bpdLW6BjrR_roOpmb7Okfed-Wd9TOBFwThk-v7-_q8y0_s0Box1iTpZDpEa3JJTikkgcgVso1lHkzbY-gEhICwG1USqKZQ-gGu4qhe1y1Mul3Qa7kaUR8ID4QSDlax4/s400/100_6183.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Sweets</span> <span style="color:#ff99ff;">for</span> <span style="color:#ff0000;">my</span> <span style="color:#ff99ff;">Sweetie<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQzIG7QAWgjf2ejPPEPNyhewENlgaWpcWMEUgZ2T0vrrS2BO4n55eIAmXCjBC2klTrOx9U56yHFiV6dybGuLEk8yuj2W-RxckwGzXDUdgUePzyQZSwLPZezMU5jlLVDESwuhYlYd-CvA/s1600/100_6188.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055289559627058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQzIG7QAWgjf2ejPPEPNyhewENlgaWpcWMEUgZ2T0vrrS2BO4n55eIAmXCjBC2klTrOx9U56yHFiV6dybGuLEk8yuj2W-RxckwGzXDUdgUePzyQZSwLPZezMU5jlLVDESwuhYlYd-CvA/s400/100_6188.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;">These suckers were a BIG hit with all the kiddos!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRkGc3_T4rfNN0qb9S3Rt5cVZmkG8xVKdSFVi28iDAXdaWHkhG2BUlPqGfxOpLb15iRmgY_IfNEPQ0mAnR_cr0w9AyQSOPtavUj7vpCzwSjKMZm6mrlhxJn5_jmQpIJ4QUCJ-WAdzd40/s1600/100_6191.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055284655665106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRkGc3_T4rfNN0qb9S3Rt5cVZmkG8xVKdSFVi28iDAXdaWHkhG2BUlPqGfxOpLb15iRmgY_IfNEPQ0mAnR_cr0w9AyQSOPtavUj7vpCzwSjKMZm6mrlhxJn5_jmQpIJ4QUCJ-WAdzd40/s400/100_6191.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#6600cc;">Mikayla and Sydney waiting for Keegyn to open her presents. These two became fast friends...Mikayla is quite the little mingler!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcE5S9GTz07_RqZuWvSEpFIhi2IJiApsJot2B8wd2KGm3BupjGOmNZt4iUS55uTBw-bhzHOF9dTL3UJsUCYffHjMD2ci0gSCow487S_BZwe15XWoHzUXaR0fUPUgIn8d7AVL5iyDZ2gM/s1600/100_6194.jpg"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055254966551922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcE5S9GTz07_RqZuWvSEpFIhi2IJiApsJot2B8wd2KGm3BupjGOmNZt4iUS55uTBw-bhzHOF9dTL3UJsUCYffHjMD2ci0gSCow487S_BZwe15XWoHzUXaR0fUPUgIn8d7AVL5iyDZ2gM/s400/100_6194.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> So many to choose from...which one should I start with? </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;">Minnie...of course!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JesdbI9ZQt1LsvQGHdnWEbHBqfGXW5-syLjOWxowCEA9CAHB1Y2jb4AXhyphenhyphenEQXJGViGCWMUf9MPSN43LlUOoYHxUWA1rL-eHY4WmZpmg1z9HZecmUA7ghmV7H4LTAvH_PrHQ8H2N_ZGU/s1600/100_6195.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055242571107186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JesdbI9ZQt1LsvQGHdnWEbHBqfGXW5-syLjOWxowCEA9CAHB1Y2jb4AXhyphenhyphenEQXJGViGCWMUf9MPSN43LlUOoYHxUWA1rL-eHY4WmZpmg1z9HZecmUA7ghmV7H4LTAvH_PrHQ8H2N_ZGU/s400/100_6195.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylzZPe6cF8nh_6P9JWvG0GOjBiLfKBM0FYJNjrs-gViqR0qoGGLjz2Z50sNs3JCsLDpDhsK2qlBFi_Y-AiwE38MjARrQK_bJoiLT0DK_DbXuKF_GDfPY8rtu1Nw-uH3q-VyVnoNN6ywU/s1600/100_6196.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685055237214392946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylzZPe6cF8nh_6P9JWvG0GOjBiLfKBM0FYJNjrs-gViqR0qoGGLjz2Z50sNs3JCsLDpDhsK2qlBFi_Y-AiwE38MjARrQK_bJoiLT0DK_DbXuKF_GDfPY8rtu1Nw-uH3q-VyVnoNN6ywU/s400/100_6196.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> A My Little Pony Carousel! All the girls loved this one.</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1K5HArG97G1xpYQ4QdOaqZvL44vo6QgXswpoFs2m5nwiF7-UDhqCKU9msGfOpKNCfL_OPDGFpon1u7vByLH_RGoDNQFNI2Np1dTlI13hhI4syI4iMEosfjddNupN2lHDSrFOHS_nbhI/s1600/100_6199.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054875802428514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1K5HArG97G1xpYQ4QdOaqZvL44vo6QgXswpoFs2m5nwiF7-UDhqCKU9msGfOpKNCfL_OPDGFpon1u7vByLH_RGoDNQFNI2Np1dTlI13hhI4syI4iMEosfjddNupN2lHDSrFOHS_nbhI/s400/100_6199.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;">"Pinky Pie"</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;">Keegyn absolutely loves this little pony/doll. She has barely put it down since she opened it!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhailgxzkWgvOb33cN3RLjwRMn9dBuKQECbhyDN6pdhb-3fbUje_1p9-6B4JN8etN8i0gpB9RtLBfiVO-MZA8gZb_RJkr15IDMzbkLdbLtjIwB3J4N5W7Gm9FyLtaTA3g97h1suyqbT-9g/s1600/100_6201.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054857989118706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhailgxzkWgvOb33cN3RLjwRMn9dBuKQECbhyDN6pdhb-3fbUje_1p9-6B4JN8etN8i0gpB9RtLBfiVO-MZA8gZb_RJkr15IDMzbkLdbLtjIwB3J4N5W7Gm9FyLtaTA3g97h1suyqbT-9g/s400/100_6201.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> Cale stood eagerly behind Keegyn while she opened presents. They are definately night and day. Keegyn actually takes time to enjoy opening her presents and plays with it a bit after opening, while Cale rips open his presents like someone is going to steal it away and then just as quickly sets is aside cuz he can't get to the next one fast enough! So watching Keegyn go at her leisurely pace was almost painful for Cale!<br />You can just see it in his stance and posture...like, Would you hurry it up???!!!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh599Tvl0euuc2E_8PhQG8eghkIAQlWlxxrBX2py5hrlfKeIEHydrsqpN6hj-mB24m3lNe7U8XxZ0EYjBagHSxzrz-cRowjN2hmegZv32uT9_GmpyvAHr_UmERs3P8fvFvFK6ArMjAjmgA/s1600/100_6202.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054846977542498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh599Tvl0euuc2E_8PhQG8eghkIAQlWlxxrBX2py5hrlfKeIEHydrsqpN6hj-mB24m3lNe7U8XxZ0EYjBagHSxzrz-cRowjN2hmegZv32uT9_GmpyvAHr_UmERs3P8fvFvFK6ArMjAjmgA/s400/100_6202.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;">Mommy and baby pillow pets</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-x7ywHs4zpsIBkMIdzsyOQaga-XHKAXfu1dJ05NdMTK63BDom4s_CIpgDPDl9kO0NdmKmNJKbQeQtRBZMljkZBlRyaFZlCwt5kpLJaEzIvUD23jfZRxMoI2ibLsyazIix3l5bbDt4UGg/s1600/100_6204.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054827908924882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-x7ywHs4zpsIBkMIdzsyOQaga-XHKAXfu1dJ05NdMTK63BDom4s_CIpgDPDl9kO0NdmKmNJKbQeQtRBZMljkZBlRyaFZlCwt5kpLJaEzIvUD23jfZRxMoI2ibLsyazIix3l5bbDt4UGg/s400/100_6204.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0T60zGtpdfSPBa47qMR4JpSMU6eXG8aIGYtn2PeXimASMZVdBvSLjn-9RzLDKJBad6KfRsSZNIOToRJoLd4l0mNig_Qb2xa4z5oJ3_91psnP60ofSNMwnYanxO3eIt-pF1cWLr3vXoY/s1600/100_6207.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054824481452802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0T60zGtpdfSPBa47qMR4JpSMU6eXG8aIGYtn2PeXimASMZVdBvSLjn-9RzLDKJBad6KfRsSZNIOToRJoLd4l0mNig_Qb2xa4z5oJ3_91psnP60ofSNMwnYanxO3eIt-pF1cWLr3vXoY/s400/100_6207.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> Sydney enjoying her sucker....those things lasted the entire day!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6hEjF0WGC0HaxK576_IvO7l99V_RFbp5E6eNB_l-ydEEoTXRzgBcl2adngOPg2VWJWqT-seRh01tBb7ix86EmKrXV_BZugJ64-p6D92d6zS6pPYdbsrPFspcyFIoktCKvMq6JaSUJ8U/s1600/100_6212.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054415456287794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6hEjF0WGC0HaxK576_IvO7l99V_RFbp5E6eNB_l-ydEEoTXRzgBcl2adngOPg2VWJWqT-seRh01tBb7ix86EmKrXV_BZugJ64-p6D92d6zS6pPYdbsrPFspcyFIoktCKvMq6JaSUJ8U/s400/100_6212.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;">You'd never guess that she was actually enjoying herself by looking at these pictures....Goodness Keegyn, would it kill you to smile????</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiB_-qVVIcwZme9q1u8TXxyrcljkoHk9dl_uSwMTWN3MCHoomijsgiy7sm7uOsizqOwm-qocpC8EiDH9iits7PER7B1bq6heavJsWsw5ipKgPZ6stoGn2wc6Q3krjdse3HoFA_aQp-wk/s1600/100_6215.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054410381526818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiB_-qVVIcwZme9q1u8TXxyrcljkoHk9dl_uSwMTWN3MCHoomijsgiy7sm7uOsizqOwm-qocpC8EiDH9iits7PER7B1bq6heavJsWsw5ipKgPZ6stoGn2wc6Q3krjdse3HoFA_aQp-wk/s400/100_6215.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;">Watch out America....these girls are already walking in heels....</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaKRdiTR6EY9yayD-8SOiT7b6kXLaEOXWYXg2-z8A66QoVk1z5egES_SI8ChMbnfgJCpUFuMcvP4WXxu0cPvHKq26veuKuZIPyvDmSNlkzP4uLCRsfE7esUlec43WJzTBlR3qAXxhqZM/s1600/100_6216.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054402053863058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaKRdiTR6EY9yayD-8SOiT7b6kXLaEOXWYXg2-z8A66QoVk1z5egES_SI8ChMbnfgJCpUFuMcvP4WXxu0cPvHKq26veuKuZIPyvDmSNlkzP4uLCRsfE7esUlec43WJzTBlR3qAXxhqZM/s400/100_6216.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> ....and doing it well.....</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4n1cAmjI-eUgdiUNKzJSTsUXl6BufPvGh1ExSywiYmixF_MZi1IOLcWx9mQugWm2aG-c-o4Y1Yydn0zrNodGDeLSp_dimoCHhSGPFjz12ehtE2PO7gc0vxO4y5PZPNgsxrVxwj0_sbsg/s1600/100_6217.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054398743908210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4n1cAmjI-eUgdiUNKzJSTsUXl6BufPvGh1ExSywiYmixF_MZi1IOLcWx9mQugWm2aG-c-o4Y1Yydn0zrNodGDeLSp_dimoCHhSGPFjz12ehtE2PO7gc0vxO4y5PZPNgsxrVxwj0_sbsg/s400/100_6217.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> There's Eli!!! He really was at the party, but he found Cale's train set downstairs and then we never heard from him again!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;">He missed presents and food!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcqv_eeBzA4xyeSPJWdM5ndeGdMzdKw96uR9j-QGzv0Xs47AcfAffbip0vxBVZwJxReF5AKu3Se0rW7ukpVP9kx9zD_gC8OYBW620eRI-Y7_i2YNssH2K3TZ1kdfX6gWXlorP12nE0i0/s1600/100_6221.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685054392016357986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcqv_eeBzA4xyeSPJWdM5ndeGdMzdKw96uR9j-QGzv0Xs47AcfAffbip0vxBVZwJxReF5AKu3Se0rW7ukpVP9kx9zD_gC8OYBW620eRI-Y7_i2YNssH2K3TZ1kdfX6gWXlorP12nE0i0/s400/100_6221.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;"> TIME FOR CAKE!!!<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB33J-z3Jmt6FXxceP35gfdZNGH40qEYypK2Du9sB7LQMjW5IaNLUu7RwBrKpPg6-W4TzeF5LmcihfryR2lOobBh5NLzM2uxjPvl9yAbx5Phe_k0rzpSP7tDvv0Tb4WjOornfdDwJHGA/s1600/100_6224.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685053955004774978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB33J-z3Jmt6FXxceP35gfdZNGH40qEYypK2Du9sB7LQMjW5IaNLUu7RwBrKpPg6-W4TzeF5LmcihfryR2lOobBh5NLzM2uxjPvl9yAbx5Phe_k0rzpSP7tDvv0Tb4WjOornfdDwJHGA/s400/100_6224.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#6600cc;">Either she really didn't want to wait one more minute to eat her cake, or our singing was REALLY bad....Not quite sure which it was!!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUWZos5YxgWmZ_RQp9oASoK4uWv915G-WorSwC1UQP4FTT4oOd9-doDTl94A-15dR7Kc9RFQSNs5ht9Zrb3KdF_jorKjOOTYCQD5QQsqljgG8afdtAeZ7-dB0dd9U6D-T9rOUPnUevrQ/s1600/100_6226.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685053941856193330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUWZos5YxgWmZ_RQp9oASoK4uWv915G-WorSwC1UQP4FTT4oOd9-doDTl94A-15dR7Kc9RFQSNs5ht9Zrb3KdF_jorKjOOTYCQD5QQsqljgG8afdtAeZ7-dB0dd9U6D-T9rOUPnUevrQ/s400/100_6226.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Cale had to help with blowing out the candles....apparently she still hadn't recovered from our singing???</span> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP2oPX8NXl1Jyqdh60MwifAe6KniUmevsPdZWhpdHASnB5fpqY1eZ0fd7iAOYRWsXWGJBS-mOkwuU96oskt1opPHQLmhwnmfXJ7lP4WVnc6VISvxAVV9VVC68ei9ozTuhBTDfyLQkgD0/s1600/100_6227.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685053939428907474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP2oPX8NXl1Jyqdh60MwifAe6KniUmevsPdZWhpdHASnB5fpqY1eZ0fd7iAOYRWsXWGJBS-mOkwuU96oskt1opPHQLmhwnmfXJ7lP4WVnc6VISvxAVV9VVC68ei9ozTuhBTDfyLQkgD0/s400/100_6227.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;">YUMMO!!!</span></strong></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bbIQYJTlLZPEQxIXCTT5-GCJ759a-7Eqls11RxaYYYMWm5uisPpPFiaobVsIWLbtPNNFSZqkiSQ7hgvsCgJOmYIuRv1Pg5wvyoCFbi5N3sjIlRgdv6wiNIjGSRwNm_86FynWBawllro/s1600/100_6232.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685053924444064450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bbIQYJTlLZPEQxIXCTT5-GCJ759a-7Eqls11RxaYYYMWm5uisPpPFiaobVsIWLbtPNNFSZqkiSQ7hgvsCgJOmYIuRv1Pg5wvyoCFbi5N3sjIlRgdv6wiNIjGSRwNm_86FynWBawllro/s400/100_6232.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#6600cc;">Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Girl! We love you!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbLsrt5qNeCIwpgPA5R7pxlj-x14nOBmR59h48dbOqVLUJkizmcMMmCneEokd9Grk-865NvEAU1JAlsBgkbzUxOVEfrMSPSGzhKtWUNylbRa48cBeOyc7jt_4ElbuURKxZRIejzvZOxQ/s1600/100_6230.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685053918637426594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbLsrt5qNeCIwpgPA5R7pxlj-x14nOBmR59h48dbOqVLUJkizmcMMmCneEokd9Grk-865NvEAU1JAlsBgkbzUxOVEfrMSPSGzhKtWUNylbRa48cBeOyc7jt_4ElbuURKxZRIejzvZOxQ/s400/100_6230.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-66370820739374758862011-11-12T15:42:00.000-08:002011-11-12T19:13:35.487-08:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">DISNEY WORLD HERE WE COME!!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">I'm not sure who was more excited about this trip...the kids or myself!! As much as I was excited though, I was also terrified of what the flight had in store.... not so much for Cale as I was for Keegyn. I absolutely anticipated at least one "classic Keegyn" meltdown..if not two or three. However, my little angels proved me wrong! Not one single hysterical antic or freak out! These were not my kids, but I was not giving them back for anything! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cale LOVED the plane ride...although the flight home was a bit more interesting for him cuz he could actually see things. But he still thought it was pretty cool!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YfEkfu_-7icKsJLLFoMpeiJzMfhZFBcuJG4MdLpYC9_NyLKXhkh-2ubLhy-ClCEFgb9RUpzo1Uh6EPUrL0xu196tuCHdtorWeibm8O8eosvbyQseE7OG86BwOMT2B5XSul2yJnQPh_I/s1600/102_6026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267935154756466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YfEkfu_-7icKsJLLFoMpeiJzMfhZFBcuJG4MdLpYC9_NyLKXhkh-2ubLhy-ClCEFgb9RUpzo1Uh6EPUrL0xu196tuCHdtorWeibm8O8eosvbyQseE7OG86BwOMT2B5XSul2yJnQPh_I/s400/102_6026.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Finally arriving in Florida...11:15pm. Next stop...Disney's All Star Movie Resort! Little did we know that we wouldn't be walking into our room until 2:30am!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">All in all, the kids were still troopers!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIxLqMaoK9zL15z2ArXD58E046QEkqIC2TIko1ZaMJYk6H2QRaloroo0hVcpZQ-d7TOSbDtJwMJXtqf6ZQbN8zg6Z2ZnZ3oMx5WT8v9jqX9gyw6bxl9ZpW9Ol4ccTYK4rG_KIH1HlYoQ/s1600/102_6030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267926829602882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIxLqMaoK9zL15z2ArXD58E046QEkqIC2TIko1ZaMJYk6H2QRaloroo0hVcpZQ-d7TOSbDtJwMJXtqf6ZQbN8zg6Z2ZnZ3oMx5WT8v9jqX9gyw6bxl9ZpW9Ol4ccTYK4rG_KIH1HlYoQ/s400/102_6030.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">DAY ONE</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Before heading off to Magic Kingdom, we made a stop at Andy's room at our resort. The kids were amazed at how big the Toy Story characters were...look how little Cale looks next to Woody!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhiWwH9fOsh6d0tiZkxpCIhOalqP1fsjw8onIedCumb98hS0AYg71EmdHvDOrsw_mEb3yndQ1Z-81k6G5aArEK8_YUA5naRoTU0mibqV2_bkG6yLDZ8oNuyhGbraE8u7VoxlKMmxPsS4/s1600/102_6032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267916299911602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhiWwH9fOsh6d0tiZkxpCIhOalqP1fsjw8onIedCumb98hS0AYg71EmdHvDOrsw_mEb3yndQ1Z-81k6G5aArEK8_YUA5naRoTU0mibqV2_bkG6yLDZ8oNuyhGbraE8u7VoxlKMmxPsS4/s400/102_6032.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sD9-_K4uUx7Ksjp1x0nD8GmKbW64MyzXanthrRpM36WtJ0n56TK2pL0QqtfD0AVymHwU-kFEArT-EozkyT0VmrAY-QMfkYOKKx7AC7gy_CkRnk1jHcR753oP6KETc65ep1MX114wpLA/s1600/102_6035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267907140374930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sD9-_K4uUx7Ksjp1x0nD8GmKbW64MyzXanthrRpM36WtJ0n56TK2pL0QqtfD0AVymHwU-kFEArT-EozkyT0VmrAY-QMfkYOKKx7AC7gy_CkRnk1jHcR753oP6KETc65ep1MX114wpLA/s400/102_6035.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Here's another "classic Keegyn"...pushing her brother away like the plague! Apparently she seems to think she's the only one allowed to have fun.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wDXxBSIpZo1Z8ZumITeRte09DvfWG_X54X2MYFpAoXmK9OZUoPm4FjMiozj3UM43DzWCQdTFN6nl3rfDeZqSEshevA5PeQEtFDWy4Lb_8LLwWIQDFoVtM-S6Z6ACGGaB47UArYfR9ds/s1600/102_6038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267904680765906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wDXxBSIpZo1Z8ZumITeRte09DvfWG_X54X2MYFpAoXmK9OZUoPm4FjMiozj3UM43DzWCQdTFN6nl3rfDeZqSEshevA5PeQEtFDWy4Lb_8LLwWIQDFoVtM-S6Z6ACGGaB47UArYfR9ds/s400/102_6038.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33ccff;">MAGIC KINGDOM</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33ccff;">...Truly as magical as it looks!...</span><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04qikqCElwOz1ha9nekbwr8k6Fv6KxXjg4acSMIyG4W1j0SRapLd67NiqCd7sIDZvD5nlIYfZUFuCUh6yVyQS2ksj6r2iunldYqUbuEJ-o2HnY1ENLYyEFNk2vLjh3nZ2CMg4ApdvoaI/s1600/102_6040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267286496764178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04qikqCElwOz1ha9nekbwr8k6Fv6KxXjg4acSMIyG4W1j0SRapLd67NiqCd7sIDZvD5nlIYfZUFuCUh6yVyQS2ksj6r2iunldYqUbuEJ-o2HnY1ENLYyEFNk2vLjh3nZ2CMg4ApdvoaI/s400/102_6040.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">Just in time to see the show!</span> <span style="color:#00cccc;">Keegyn could have watched the characters all day long...Cale could kinda take them or leave them but for the most part he enjoyed watching all the parades.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4UdgEk6_ACDRI5N8z3AjD7llQoOYhUcRWgDikYaTaD4IktIjfacfmoy5nxfArmpGOFFIXMLku40x7OA83MXsD_4maJJvYc_s2zJE3L1iQ3PUxDGX4R6uRfVQudlJ7DcW8SLnBEbST8I/s1600/102_6041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267275598548498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4UdgEk6_ACDRI5N8z3AjD7llQoOYhUcRWgDikYaTaD4IktIjfacfmoy5nxfArmpGOFFIXMLku40x7OA83MXsD_4maJJvYc_s2zJE3L1iQ3PUxDGX4R6uRfVQudlJ7DcW8SLnBEbST8I/s400/102_6041.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Aladdin's Carpet Ride</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;">Sadly enough, this was the only ride we waited less than 45min for. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;">Also note, in true "dorky mom" fashion...I am sporting the "1st visit" button provided in our gift bag!</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxXogT1g1n7Jv41g9QN5YONK4tAA7Im63BfS669wllJyxaNoVxciHO3mJWp4zPQYcWWXfg1uuF4-aY3Y0McNyKn0ypyPPOvFscALqDP1Yam4l7PFdD3VoWZbBUVMj9CGg1QBGRNGm4oA/s1600/102_6042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267268366792946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxXogT1g1n7Jv41g9QN5YONK4tAA7Im63BfS669wllJyxaNoVxciHO3mJWp4zPQYcWWXfg1uuF4-aY3Y0McNyKn0ypyPPOvFscALqDP1Yam4l7PFdD3VoWZbBUVMj9CGg1QBGRNGm4oA/s400/102_6042.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPTusX_1Dqo8yUC3uyOumW0Xm49ktlE5za5vgeXt9kocHcvgrOt-Tt05gSfDzB3_zThiEzafhNgmeaktPhtQY7KWnYrEXsoWOIpphoQnz9GmuuIJRIxHzrrtmy0hFld3sth_v7D8lLu8/s1600/102_6043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267264357228786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPTusX_1Dqo8yUC3uyOumW0Xm49ktlE5za5vgeXt9kocHcvgrOt-Tt05gSfDzB3_zThiEzafhNgmeaktPhtQY7KWnYrEXsoWOIpphoQnz9GmuuIJRIxHzrrtmy0hFld3sth_v7D8lLu8/s400/102_6043.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Time for lunch!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGi_4b_Kb1FaoA4wjc-6UYzqgrlMSRJIKQegJZNFVc5UPYQI5uvdQBNr07z5fOrXylJ6KEJeQlRbb0ms8uMIWLqBFjMh9t-iAqLvVkWa0BFbnq27TnI-HEIWf6_mlZUjJHIirEV-nREtI/s1600/102_6047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674267260092230258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGi_4b_Kb1FaoA4wjc-6UYzqgrlMSRJIKQegJZNFVc5UPYQI5uvdQBNr07z5fOrXylJ6KEJeQlRbb0ms8uMIWLqBFjMh9t-iAqLvVkWa0BFbnq27TnI-HEIWf6_mlZUjJHIirEV-nREtI/s400/102_6047.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#cc0000;">After just having finished the Pirates of the Caribean ride, Cale had to show us his best pirate impersonation! </span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW7ZGLZ5kvGdFYTqRRhjWdvPx0C06lKltqLp65cIWJz0xWsTAi_ewHIGvofH_veK9nTjpe_x3-L_7VNr8QSFaS1nAyWEiF_hJ4120evo3PAmI_HmD4pzUUoGdnxItpuLs0jr7nw2LRK8/s1600/102_6048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674266568799021154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiW7ZGLZ5kvGdFYTqRRhjWdvPx0C06lKltqLp65cIWJz0xWsTAi_ewHIGvofH_veK9nTjpe_x3-L_7VNr8QSFaS1nAyWEiF_hJ4120evo3PAmI_HmD4pzUUoGdnxItpuLs0jr7nw2LRK8/s400/102_6048.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;">Watching and waiting (and waiting and waiting and waiting) for Daddy and Cale to come down Splash Mountain!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJIEXj9Frb_HH-AqW4F74I9pgUotNzstl9x3KIkc63bRKsNgYlXA1-vGBY57CcurSiMsqMxaVderviGYfU2cVrrzloVaWsw2rFFnL15ELUacvjAItLNYLDQhSUzlzOBuxcS2JMQsPe6g/s1600/102_6053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674266563164017874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJIEXj9Frb_HH-AqW4F74I9pgUotNzstl9x3KIkc63bRKsNgYlXA1-vGBY57CcurSiMsqMxaVderviGYfU2cVrrzloVaWsw2rFFnL15ELUacvjAItLNYLDQhSUzlzOBuxcS2JMQsPe6g/s400/102_6053.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;">The Big Carousel. The kids both loved this one too. Notice two things in this picture that did not leave Miss K's side while on our ENTIRE trip to Disney...Mr Bear and, yep, the dang nuk. As much as I had wanted to be rid of that thing by about 2 months ago, I knew it was a must for this trip to be a success! </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;">(side note...we are now FINALLY, OFFICIALLY done with the nuk!!! Four nights strong!)</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXn2j9xjDypJ0T9KWvLOeReFT76m9a8DKZqtUMgIv2UtMqvsvshUz4VbIS-o2nM7Y51LbbNxW-nBfeH_tUgockJtsVR0iUpmImA2i8zlHJTt4qgMTgy1lx6c_1w95dfoDlIoFcWcF4CQ/s1600/102_6054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674266548700093634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXn2j9xjDypJ0T9KWvLOeReFT76m9a8DKZqtUMgIv2UtMqvsvshUz4VbIS-o2nM7Y51LbbNxW-nBfeH_tUgockJtsVR0iUpmImA2i8zlHJTt4qgMTgy1lx6c_1w95dfoDlIoFcWcF4CQ/s400/102_6054.jpg" /></a> (I think "mr hurley" in the backgraound there thought i wanted him in the pic as well!)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYADhJ4itboJV0pHd5xJ6bcO-nJ_U3Qj7-ONd-U_gqy_FfuScOk0gP64xfb1UkVlX0vqdaMZx-JsdRIi_yjY7_HQ1q2yWc7-7XBNXi1K7-iZWTcDsSdpo_PPLcvTIyBxMVw3JpnF3VtL8/s1600/102_6055.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674266542323285058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYADhJ4itboJV0pHd5xJ6bcO-nJ_U3Qj7-ONd-U_gqy_FfuScOk0gP64xfb1UkVlX0vqdaMZx-JsdRIi_yjY7_HQ1q2yWc7-7XBNXi1K7-iZWTcDsSdpo_PPLcvTIyBxMVw3JpnF3VtL8/s400/102_6055.jpg" /></a><br />Our day at Magic Kingdom was overall a success...I must admit that I had to get over some mild disappointment ...it was an exceptionally busy day for this time of year..the park actually extended it's hours this day because of how busy it was. There was soooo much more I would have liked the kids to have experienced (although seeing the smile on K's face when she saw Pinnocchio was priceless)...and so many more rides to adventure..(we only went on six cuz the wait time was no less than an hour!!!) but after 9+ hours my kiddos were ready to call it a day and head back to do some swimming and relaxing! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But when we go back...maybe in a few years...I am seeing my fireworks if it's the last thing I do!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3qXGITEV-0QyK1tEW3R2tt6qlQxTQBZlD92XNQSxI_ooj-P3ROxrwfg9KdjJIZVsdRXQZ5xpwxivRJ0kpfbKY2txAitrkYdfF0oR3XX0MmI7yRj_86wAItrCTItcI-X1nS4L-BFvB9w/s1600/102_6057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674266539446298482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3qXGITEV-0QyK1tEW3R2tt6qlQxTQBZlD92XNQSxI_ooj-P3ROxrwfg9KdjJIZVsdRXQZ5xpwxivRJ0kpfbKY2txAitrkYdfF0oR3XX0MmI7yRj_86wAItrCTItcI-X1nS4L-BFvB9w/s400/102_6057.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">On our way out of the park, K had to pose by her "Mimmie" one last time</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7xrM9aglXBKTCLOKuEWUfWMT0pdC0CGc2iRKBWwPzXM7_3eU5H4jQlJqxSkuzv_n-ZDpxVaV9ae_n1PZM7PBqO2TZD8LbzdzUOO6WH_4MpIpSC20p2cJLMwtaovQylGyIzzKH6poF00/s1600/102_6058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674265084430165618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7xrM9aglXBKTCLOKuEWUfWMT0pdC0CGc2iRKBWwPzXM7_3eU5H4jQlJqxSkuzv_n-ZDpxVaV9ae_n1PZM7PBqO2TZD8LbzdzUOO6WH_4MpIpSC20p2cJLMwtaovQylGyIzzKH6poF00/s400/102_6058.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Keegyn, "Mimmie" and Mommy!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-mcNrRIChpzUA8avYH5k5-9qNY5KO-Fl088pT2MU0KuamVWaGaRndrhUULDfPtNDG_WvskrI6RF6WMixxgi7UrG5NtpUq05VGbQkyFT3oAaGt8QJIUWUtjS8U2ASW71xkISYBSAXvqM/s1600/102_6060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674265076442111330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-mcNrRIChpzUA8avYH5k5-9qNY5KO-Fl088pT2MU0KuamVWaGaRndrhUULDfPtNDG_WvskrI6RF6WMixxgi7UrG5NtpUq05VGbQkyFT3oAaGt8QJIUWUtjS8U2ASW71xkISYBSAXvqM/s400/102_6060.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Our second attempt out of the park...sidetracked by a parade!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDQ9JDKR8fWJ_lhCM-8PQoShkLD5tTtMLJyrcry4RLbWgnNZCZJ_Z5zXCwaysLs1t5xGCg1sAwinFkWHW128PIwLicJibfGXEZVFYeA84lTvDCVfG-iWnmUpGbn82LYR2aTfm7JCnuCE/s1600/102_6063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674265075471566082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDQ9JDKR8fWJ_lhCM-8PQoShkLD5tTtMLJyrcry4RLbWgnNZCZJ_Z5zXCwaysLs1t5xGCg1sAwinFkWHW128PIwLicJibfGXEZVFYeA84lTvDCVfG-iWnmUpGbn82LYR2aTfm7JCnuCE/s400/102_6063.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">"Hey Woody! See you back at the resort!"</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQpFlRGfws1Td_RajF-5IW9WZWAn0Q6r7tJFtw6lOXsHg8J9j5-gDsh9SAxnyDWuy4vblzib6zoLJcqdTD2_ftnP55OPn68W5c20MxFMpNYhT3bcE93IFdKoah7J1VgoiLdY6F19OeSE/s1600/102_6064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674265061143163154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQpFlRGfws1Td_RajF-5IW9WZWAn0Q6r7tJFtw6lOXsHg8J9j5-gDsh9SAxnyDWuy4vblzib6zoLJcqdTD2_ftnP55OPn68W5c20MxFMpNYhT3bcE93IFdKoah7J1VgoiLdY6F19OeSE/s400/102_6064.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> Another priceless experience of our vacation...watching Miss K giggle as she shook hands with Chip and Dale!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM8n_-Vwi6afyOCp4hKSTDTsgDVyR58Q9CJ6wBsuObqB-l8Q4jKYHViO6FsQYTs4RfPauOMg9-z1ACYgqaqqmMOa89ugusLOgyC0H7sj3WiotBKNJfIDqMei4v3OxWmaAGjaiE8F1Gf4/s1600/100_6065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674265056355505890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM8n_-Vwi6afyOCp4hKSTDTsgDVyR58Q9CJ6wBsuObqB-l8Q4jKYHViO6FsQYTs4RfPauOMg9-z1ACYgqaqqmMOa89ugusLOgyC0H7sj3WiotBKNJfIDqMei4v3OxWmaAGjaiE8F1Gf4/s400/100_6065.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">DAY TWO</span></div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;">ANIMAL KINGDOM!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkzcIO5XSBlU8YXj8y1E73h-Ib8z8Jwdo3TPHpRTAml3KJfKi1RI75qEWYkBOZauP2_M5cHSDzlsmdBulZpwIvwTFuqbP-ZUcsM7PAR_Gqggb0Z5Qdz1TADKzAgzcBbb-M6AMMMAaXv0/s1600/100_6070.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674264105127292066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkzcIO5XSBlU8YXj8y1E73h-Ib8z8Jwdo3TPHpRTAml3KJfKi1RI75qEWYkBOZauP2_M5cHSDzlsmdBulZpwIvwTFuqbP-ZUcsM7PAR_Gqggb0Z5Qdz1TADKzAgzcBbb-M6AMMMAaXv0/s400/100_6070.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">The kids were so excited to see Simba...they watched The Lion King the entire way down on the plane.</span></div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tKYY7O2Ef1XOpamKT9iHb9j_ggMzGKZNAI_zKjz5pPL0Cz_KZiygguNoWzuCVL-uBISORFWC_TdaW0Ln1wc2-ZtZ2Ma2H5Ir-Q3Z8Up0RANo1XD3BjM40uoBx3oUJn1vrXQblKhIqEc/s1600/100_6067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674264093658654418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tKYY7O2Ef1XOpamKT9iHb9j_ggMzGKZNAI_zKjz5pPL0Cz_KZiygguNoWzuCVL-uBISORFWC_TdaW0Ln1wc2-ZtZ2Ma2H5Ir-Q3Z8Up0RANo1XD3BjM40uoBx3oUJn1vrXQblKhIqEc/s400/100_6067.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">As we're all giddy and excited and talking about how cool it is to get our picture with "the cool Lion King people" the people next to us have to comment on "the beautiful topiary."</span></div><span style="color:#009900;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;">(ok, whatever...barf....who ruins the fun out of it by making it into a science lesson)</span> <br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuddTKnnOPzx24Wm2fVr2tq3jHcwJn9b56QooQJrE0XkFZ0jxVH2u3FgxvRshVMNRtDnZiZLZUeUuXPaSTyEnl1AM_dQU38w-usyqdbgA588vEJpvUmf_42ECYIoaR2MYaTetftBmJro/s1600/100_6068.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674264088533191810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuddTKnnOPzx24Wm2fVr2tq3jHcwJn9b56QooQJrE0XkFZ0jxVH2u3FgxvRshVMNRtDnZiZLZUeUuXPaSTyEnl1AM_dQU38w-usyqdbgA588vEJpvUmf_42ECYIoaR2MYaTetftBmJro/s400/100_6068.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">The Tree Of Life</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#009900;">(for those that haven't been to Animal Kingdom...the bark of the tree has hundreds of different animals carved into it...super cool!)</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirUGfgZZeJKAk8R2-wveZkrw4YO114AATGoCeuxQGQCQ8zVZ3YVsSivREp6xpwvM_QsHJbU3B6Kc2u5UQF5dyZUKDYcpqkR_aeuJZCdGQsEuoOduqAOj36OlMP52QoxCv9_T51NKvJGE/s1600/100_6072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674264079387743170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirUGfgZZeJKAk8R2-wveZkrw4YO114AATGoCeuxQGQCQ8zVZ3YVsSivREp6xpwvM_QsHJbU3B6Kc2u5UQF5dyZUKDYcpqkR_aeuJZCdGQsEuoOduqAOj36OlMP52QoxCv9_T51NKvJGE/s400/100_6072.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This was the start of our Safari Ride. AWESOME! We rode in a safari jeep and were able to see a ton of animals closer than we've ever seen them!</div><br /><div>Cale was very impressed!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_DZu2wRQeUb51650g_ZzrcowapI6-9asRWH9PIP753DKgw-yP2-nFWYro1mZIcE4maGxIsSKRReDGB4WIU-S-tKreAjUBRh5PguUxxPXM1GrKqjhi9DvOS24QLMQMa2CLpYh2EJwD5k/s1600/100_6073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674264076187205186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_DZu2wRQeUb51650g_ZzrcowapI6-9asRWH9PIP753DKgw-yP2-nFWYro1mZIcE4maGxIsSKRReDGB4WIU-S-tKreAjUBRh5PguUxxPXM1GrKqjhi9DvOS24QLMQMa2CLpYh2EJwD5k/s400/100_6073.jpg" /></a><br />Sleeping Hippos<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeLjns9XDSsJy7FLE4EPSlyRDevEWz2XhaC6NUm9ucDpF_WiROMSraumAAXShiRCk4AqXpJuqzShU8d5v7NReqV6p5pwpzbtaFalDoY5RMe92hFfVDHnJ5eMCML0mVK8_5Yi7zyB9JyI/s1600/100_6074.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674263264230150370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeLjns9XDSsJy7FLE4EPSlyRDevEWz2XhaC6NUm9ucDpF_WiROMSraumAAXShiRCk4AqXpJuqzShU8d5v7NReqV6p5pwpzbtaFalDoY5RMe92hFfVDHnJ5eMCML0mVK8_5Yi7zyB9JyI/s400/100_6074.jpg" /></a> None of us could remember the name of this animal. But we did remember the important cool fact.</div><br /><div>Those horns are very deceiving...you'd think they'd weigh a ton...BUT...they are completely hollow on the inside..</div><br /><div>so the practically weigh nothing at all!<br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyIfdRpNBy1mi7y8G_28w8k1R1NVbv_qvRs_qEW_HtaJum30BXMzZss9cPZoyL3_P-O-vmzZJUg_Q1wRxBYNFAVCOgL7Be1CbBE2HcmE8vdB6PlyHABbyFZIiqrA-9jlR4uS4glp47ok/s1600/100_6076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674263263411878418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyIfdRpNBy1mi7y8G_28w8k1R1NVbv_qvRs_qEW_HtaJum30BXMzZss9cPZoyL3_P-O-vmzZJUg_Q1wRxBYNFAVCOgL7Be1CbBE2HcmE8vdB6PlyHABbyFZIiqrA-9jlR4uS4glp47ok/s400/100_6076.jpg" /></a> Can't believe we got this close to an elephant!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirsfvNuJrkMPU6DVHDNr3reRqG31jZj1G21AIbv7fTLVupnu1wn7AEUz77i6nu-LsQgjVuZz6th2xzj0LXdknEXehknBzbXnofeW6tOjeiuCiP8OifRV-JpocUqp-jpoZEi4S4GN2Mx4/s1600/100_6079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674263253162313282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirsfvNuJrkMPU6DVHDNr3reRqG31jZj1G21AIbv7fTLVupnu1wn7AEUz77i6nu-LsQgjVuZz6th2xzj0LXdknEXehknBzbXnofeW6tOjeiuCiP8OifRV-JpocUqp-jpoZEi4S4GN2Mx4/s400/100_6079.jpg" /></a> Another favorite of Animal Kingdom..The Dinosaur Boneyard!</div><br /><div>This was a huge play area with tons of caves and stairs and slides and climbing towers. We did have one hysterical moment (both me and Cale) when we couldn't find each other..panic set in and I was wishing I had something to calm myself -- K's nuk would have been helpful, seems to always work for her!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Once we "regrouped" we decided it was time to move on from the boneyard!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZ_E5Os257pbw_Al8-biaXmHYSwFMBQ3ciHbwUJKMOM8IOC3W6CvI3ZgMwqUCerf46Bhxj0pCevZg8WYHTfKQM3WsHeUcM-OihXxusngqP_XN2qHCUvHNdQ_mF_NXVtw0BPyW2-MCCuc/s1600/100_6085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674263244167288850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZ_E5Os257pbw_Al8-biaXmHYSwFMBQ3ciHbwUJKMOM8IOC3W6CvI3ZgMwqUCerf46Bhxj0pCevZg8WYHTfKQM3WsHeUcM-OihXxusngqP_XN2qHCUvHNdQ_mF_NXVtw0BPyW2-MCCuc/s400/100_6085.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsdQ6_L8swvAYQO436GBiyBjNqIroo4v5q6Xn2hq8ua_rA1JdHETEwJNMD1gB1GShtEfB0wV6QLoJ06aSDRC0HqOs-P9iSfCD_fY9ZARMD_0ZkcjgOhqBPvy1u3zx_DnPZLGnp5ZR5yg/s1600/100_6088.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674263239864958290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsdQ6_L8swvAYQO436GBiyBjNqIroo4v5q6Xn2hq8ua_rA1JdHETEwJNMD1gB1GShtEfB0wV6QLoJ06aSDRC0HqOs-P9iSfCD_fY9ZARMD_0ZkcjgOhqBPvy1u3zx_DnPZLGnp5ZR5yg/s400/100_6088.jpg" /></a><br />We met up with our friends, Tom and Jamie (who live in Florida), and their two kids, while we were at Animal Kingdom. </div><br /><div>Cale, Keegyn, and Kylie...enjoying some ice cream treats and staring at the monkeys (which are way up in the trees behind them!)<br />The kids all hit it off really well and they became fast friends, laughing and joking around like they'd know each other for years!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprufZRdC8OyYmsZwsHN0eJK1tKwTUatiPcZBJtMgoElOczPEIrOAwRoOLyqd8oX1bxxYfskQ_dlCldu503I2W9_9EntJDTnyB_7pEVrbAfZ_s0gXUOtAgRvnTLAdgcuia7EjTCYjdgzI/s1600/100_6089.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674261918277528546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprufZRdC8OyYmsZwsHN0eJK1tKwTUatiPcZBJtMgoElOczPEIrOAwRoOLyqd8oX1bxxYfskQ_dlCldu503I2W9_9EntJDTnyB_7pEVrbAfZ_s0gXUOtAgRvnTLAdgcuia7EjTCYjdgzI/s400/100_6089.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Family pic #2</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">No significance ... just a spot in the shade!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jWGRf6nl7QLuO0Edtxs3s45l3lxDc6Vj25BUEebXp23bqh4tF4pOlv1NrMweCbqEITQZCADu4PBhequrI8mJSPdb1aH7YFol5rmYfCN899Oow-i5ra_QktL8K8oApaxwnuDto7wKJQI/s1600/100_6090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674261906541581106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jWGRf6nl7QLuO0Edtxs3s45l3lxDc6Vj25BUEebXp23bqh4tF4pOlv1NrMweCbqEITQZCADu4PBhequrI8mJSPdb1aH7YFol5rmYfCN899Oow-i5ra_QktL8K8oApaxwnuDto7wKJQI/s400/100_6090.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">Back at our resort, Cale enjoyed another dip in the pool! Man, does this kid love his pools! </span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrcUWvGdk3bnNJ3iQv6EYeR9ioR0k1eWiW3VkUS_-XiFs-EIdx3bFeiYU_h6guzQAr6BOxo26m8DvDg6SYpwL6sS1zJm-LaQxt_SDErUtAQM8SkvZ2-71gQUtdMl5zvf200F8Z3LpoA8/s1600/100_6095.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674261898527865458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrcUWvGdk3bnNJ3iQv6EYeR9ioR0k1eWiW3VkUS_-XiFs-EIdx3bFeiYU_h6guzQAr6BOxo26m8DvDg6SYpwL6sS1zJm-LaQxt_SDErUtAQM8SkvZ2-71gQUtdMl5zvf200F8Z3LpoA8/s400/100_6095.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">The pool area was adorable....each night they had a movie out by the pool too...we never made it to one of those...we were so exhausted by the end of the night it was all we could do to make it to our rooms before falling asleep!</span></div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Here, Cale is swimming under the spraying Mickey waterfall</span> <br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6suv4Ac_K2tUxeGMZ1VZABKT9Cr3QNDZmPxNxD697h_1vkRJbSCChNsmkR2py9omOuuB25A1OBKs_w2Sq3Wd1YHOu8rBAFdXLUI2V8ozsFzgQqcrnVIVDNqAwEhUket3dytcfZqVPH7E/s1600/100_6096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674261887205665122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6suv4Ac_K2tUxeGMZ1VZABKT9Cr3QNDZmPxNxD697h_1vkRJbSCChNsmkR2py9omOuuB25A1OBKs_w2Sq3Wd1YHOu8rBAFdXLUI2V8ozsFzgQqcrnVIVDNqAwEhUket3dytcfZqVPH7E/s400/100_6096.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Heading back to our room for the night, another stop at Andy's Room (cuz stuff always looks cooler at night, right??!!)</span></div><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">Good night Buzz!</span> <br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIccikyYvqGa-6FN0J2O2SN1aIMWrKbt1vXt3ZpXWJ-YQE-122WcmhZaR7M6UU7SapvCG-djgYDUpV4Sk6wqaA-umSdrNwegm5LHJIj8d-g2yqFlw_-VSLT4z-qNgcLmAIpjD0vTOhOs/s1600/100_6097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674261883870934834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIccikyYvqGa-6FN0J2O2SN1aIMWrKbt1vXt3ZpXWJ-YQE-122WcmhZaR7M6UU7SapvCG-djgYDUpV4Sk6wqaA-umSdrNwegm5LHJIj8d-g2yqFlw_-VSLT4z-qNgcLmAIpjD0vTOhOs/s400/100_6097.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Good night Woody and Rex!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8jd-qIIWi-BPNrCtSP87gnBVWsG8rAQlwixAiC_C5UJbSr_V8nZQeFw13k4-MJ6UB_B_F95gHHe19ga9cVReBTZjch3arF0yUNVK15ZpZA09rIvBgT5iaD0QM2BNYj7VyEke3jD5X6c/s1600/100_6099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260922535843538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8jd-qIIWi-BPNrCtSP87gnBVWsG8rAQlwixAiC_C5UJbSr_V8nZQeFw13k4-MJ6UB_B_F95gHHe19ga9cVReBTZjch3arF0yUNVK15ZpZA09rIvBgT5iaD0QM2BNYj7VyEke3jD5X6c/s400/100_6099.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#33cc00;">Good night Daddy, Cale and Keegyn!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSmbjgDK2qFWI2rr3Qs6iqq1FJ0Jjm7grTNr73Q6gmxdraZH8vZxkXWg7tDdbC1Ax_jQ_ChDQYzn0N9G-6aemIeUObZj7AK6iHWyScQc29_LC5Te6WxtHa1FuhD19Ff1j2XF3h8oaO9g/s1600/100_6101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260915568184386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSmbjgDK2qFWI2rr3Qs6iqq1FJ0Jjm7grTNr73Q6gmxdraZH8vZxkXWg7tDdbC1Ax_jQ_ChDQYzn0N9G-6aemIeUObZj7AK6iHWyScQc29_LC5Te6WxtHa1FuhD19Ff1j2XF3h8oaO9g/s400/100_6101.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">DAY THREE</span></div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">SEA WORLD!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">(this was a tie with Animal Kingdom for Cale's favorite)</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Scoping out the Dolphins</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">A highlight for Cale was when he touched the sting rays...he was wishing he would get a feel of a dolphin fin or something here...but no such luck!</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xwGQEyRTSCw6ls0GiFekVMHSFH-yLOGcfLu2WqShl71spj8ZysWlTZ0paPRt6Gp42QB0IgpuVZhMLSLf38taXfh6gxOpFCo_Tb7SfLs-rsW8rUFkagvQQzxfMYkZSechNvNgdxe9eYI/s1600/100_6102.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260908237022770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xwGQEyRTSCw6ls0GiFekVMHSFH-yLOGcfLu2WqShl71spj8ZysWlTZ0paPRt6Gp42QB0IgpuVZhMLSLf38taXfh6gxOpFCo_Tb7SfLs-rsW8rUFkagvQQzxfMYkZSechNvNgdxe9eYI/s400/100_6102.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#00cccc;">My baby girl was mesmorized by the dolphins</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY-IrVvAYTGoob02G9ygPF_4waGAJS15HmTOOEQKM2m7LzvzEnr1eijLronoYvK0oNPmA0L4GZhGxQUvWbIVYNoQ9xQfzhOajX6yGLPCliQz5dg1bYwGFtM8uPLoRNc3acCsJh0HD1g8/s1600/100_6104.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260904278897778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY-IrVvAYTGoob02G9ygPF_4waGAJS15HmTOOEQKM2m7LzvzEnr1eijLronoYvK0oNPmA0L4GZhGxQUvWbIVYNoQ9xQfzhOajX6yGLPCliQz5dg1bYwGFtM8uPLoRNc3acCsJh0HD1g8/s400/100_6104.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Me and my lovebugs...waiting for the Dolphin Show</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8UlUjGPUVWA93Dg7meak_DSxikmNy583LhbgPPuPRAlTCuomUrThiGXsl3HJWvgi_A5EdRw-6sQNTzR8X6C-vKsWPPNYFE_3ozmxXCTJGmLGYEVQdteSFpWCXc0cd5-OkX2PWhCTHIY/s1600/100_6105.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260899833704034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8UlUjGPUVWA93Dg7meak_DSxikmNy583LhbgPPuPRAlTCuomUrThiGXsl3HJWvgi_A5EdRw-6sQNTzR8X6C-vKsWPPNYFE_3ozmxXCTJGmLGYEVQdteSFpWCXc0cd5-OkX2PWhCTHIY/s400/100_6105.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxoSEK8g-2A-yV9We2jln5h2EJXRwXpvq4n-9iXMOcritpR3_UIs8kbcsd4cDtfkeaPj2qhRLaBDj9DJUNy3lXjfRBoi4WB4L8ZSI3JYAHxST_GSf4JP3uxQGFy_O4dI4ptSlKnDrwyU/s1600/100_6107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260421798483282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxoSEK8g-2A-yV9We2jln5h2EJXRwXpvq4n-9iXMOcritpR3_UIs8kbcsd4cDtfkeaPj2qhRLaBDj9DJUNy3lXjfRBoi4WB4L8ZSI3JYAHxST_GSf4JP3uxQGFy_O4dI4ptSlKnDrwyU/s400/100_6107.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">ATLANTIS...one of the favorite rides of the entire trip...Cale can't decide which was better..Splash Mountain or this one...right after this picture was taken, they seemed to have gotten soaken wet somewhere along the way....and they look so unsuspecting, don't they???</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5Vv5rnxDiphKmj1qebRKtUt7Q0xuO9CyvgVVkBGy2BRPUMvDqk5-b55k6K05BBH0j-gtp7mr2JmwYAixt1kloT_qFhqZbGGSd4IZfHGRJDtDire7HDBKpRQgDVhTUsMZtPlad3ZdoHs/s1600/100_6108.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260419403309106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5Vv5rnxDiphKmj1qebRKtUt7Q0xuO9CyvgVVkBGy2BRPUMvDqk5-b55k6K05BBH0j-gtp7mr2JmwYAixt1kloT_qFhqZbGGSd4IZfHGRJDtDire7HDBKpRQgDVhTUsMZtPlad3ZdoHs/s400/100_6108.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">...Here's proof...look closely at Cale's shirt...it is sticking to him like saran wrap! Jason had to wring out his socks! </span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsUMnsP6Fd33bXuho9SDbbuJ-SbWmTihBCGd1E7sqYlVoHhS5tM7amxVedtiGUhQceBQmo5NyYeWpgoa3CGs3ORr5XM4Vmj-8vZ8xElYy1CNa6komw6dXMLGWCjCax9kvRaaTWpNNLyc/s1600/100_6109.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260402145406642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsUMnsP6Fd33bXuho9SDbbuJ-SbWmTihBCGd1E7sqYlVoHhS5tM7amxVedtiGUhQceBQmo5NyYeWpgoa3CGs3ORr5XM4Vmj-8vZ8xElYy1CNa6komw6dXMLGWCjCax9kvRaaTWpNNLyc/s400/100_6109.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Awwwww....cute, aren't they???</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXeL05EKS3n0E3IYod8OidMDYlqWeeDqr8GP257m1bgSifjjExPEC-uIs5x11eR75Db62g4GfvspPdSGkoQkJfeYwjr-FCaKznFp7FZVJbueOKSemJJAhY-Psu93spN3E3CkbsSKWD98/s1600/100_6110.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260403294222642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXeL05EKS3n0E3IYod8OidMDYlqWeeDqr8GP257m1bgSifjjExPEC-uIs5x11eR75Db62g4GfvspPdSGkoQkJfeYwjr-FCaKznFp7FZVJbueOKSemJJAhY-Psu93spN3E3CkbsSKWD98/s400/100_6110.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">Awwwww...them too!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBV3GV8o2FLtmmSdZw6wVdE-3ESD217S56_9UPQEszPw2uVY0E4hfT3659tkhKbBONt3V9PK5SH3FhpvQ3eg4y7hRhWsEs4Zcy3OjRyLdslvX_qgz3Snss0qAVaM8Mc9S2DbpK8sv58YM/s1600/100_6111.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674260396631155666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBV3GV8o2FLtmmSdZw6wVdE-3ESD217S56_9UPQEszPw2uVY0E4hfT3659tkhKbBONt3V9PK5SH3FhpvQ3eg4y7hRhWsEs4Zcy3OjRyLdslvX_qgz3Snss0qAVaM8Mc9S2DbpK8sv58YM/s400/100_6111.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">Kylie and Keegyn...waiting for the Shamu Show</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPE1-Tu6RBbbyYbBc8dfJqdpEyvD8knA-L7RK8Ys4V4Y4ruHCMAEmNKhPMfH2w8K2jNJ9P-wVNK0ZK2yHxZekikdi1KwD7CmBiue6vdwfn9__BmPHbcXRLbIYUXbnLQDRJgwPXmjYSo5c/s1600/100_6113.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259921547396242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPE1-Tu6RBbbyYbBc8dfJqdpEyvD8knA-L7RK8Ys4V4Y4ruHCMAEmNKhPMfH2w8K2jNJ9P-wVNK0ZK2yHxZekikdi1KwD7CmBiue6vdwfn9__BmPHbcXRLbIYUXbnLQDRJgwPXmjYSo5c/s400/100_6113.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">We were in the "splash zone" but thankfully didn't get hit...I don't think Jason's socks were even dry yet!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfGzz0xDBZ-YjyjFx-SGrC575-OwZgCW0n1-VQWMmPDg_8nVwsMxMpcpBWeFk3L0vXVukEXcJZBro_j5ZjkEBHh13z6fxXf_qvSx7bxW3rYcLZ8ejHEn3n9onDrD2zZRl6D0OwkbxZd0/s1600/100_6114.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259909902524114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfGzz0xDBZ-YjyjFx-SGrC575-OwZgCW0n1-VQWMmPDg_8nVwsMxMpcpBWeFk3L0vXVukEXcJZBro_j5ZjkEBHh13z6fxXf_qvSx7bxW3rYcLZ8ejHEn3n9onDrD2zZRl6D0OwkbxZd0/s400/100_6114.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMbxO-Xk6PKY2ovbnYOcK9v12S8elpBkO8w5J-gyfptVQqek_jB19zeaSvC1baOFne1Hgz0MTQ8PFNq8tIgqv3-YVF0IKN0wrAZEaq5MO7Ex7jW8nOiaHxVtxvqDGURi6c8ULm_6ba_s/s1600/100_6116.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259907774446818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMbxO-Xk6PKY2ovbnYOcK9v12S8elpBkO8w5J-gyfptVQqek_jB19zeaSvC1baOFne1Hgz0MTQ8PFNq8tIgqv3-YVF0IKN0wrAZEaq5MO7Ex7jW8nOiaHxVtxvqDGURi6c8ULm_6ba_s/s400/100_6116.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">DAY FOUR</span></div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">NEW SMYRNA BEACH</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">This was a "first" for the kids...they loved the ocean. It was especially windy this day so there were waves aplenty for them to splash around in</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3SErVpzN1JZ5uJ1yaz5oXhnZjSrldnKhLeKz4vYo1U864m0f4AktYQ5MhPaHrF476mBH-zYWZhf1B-OOkDsaCvXs2k_AN3-_4tHkiR-DHuX0GE50f3YpRyxDStS_3EsVjWpDhnvu2jw/s1600/100_6119.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259903864842898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3SErVpzN1JZ5uJ1yaz5oXhnZjSrldnKhLeKz4vYo1U864m0f4AktYQ5MhPaHrF476mBH-zYWZhf1B-OOkDsaCvXs2k_AN3-_4tHkiR-DHuX0GE50f3YpRyxDStS_3EsVjWpDhnvu2jw/s400/100_6119.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">Cale didn't stand a chance against some of the waves...knocked him clean over. I know for a fact that he got a mouthful of salt water a few times and I totally expected him to freak out about how gross it tasted, but never once did he say a thing! So I asked him if he tasted it when he got knocked over...he says "yeah, but I just pissed it out." Jason and I couldn't believe we heard him right, so I ask again...</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">same response..."yeah, mom, but I just pissed it out."</span></div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Jason says, "buddy, do you mean SPIT it out?"</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Cale: "oh...yeah...<em>spit"</em></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Thank god Jason knew what he meant, cuz I was slighty mortified!!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSH_kEIlGgrxuUaDwWbA-VapG-yIObkkbPjRNJYP-4z4npQ1jDkNU4uC7AEtJocnN_RtPIDZRIKn61DNk5gu-kMRxAym241vtDVxQDj4N-OHPfUKQ7OUTAHwc7jxOOG7YV7VygIEvQXI/s1600/100_6120.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259898147806098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSH_kEIlGgrxuUaDwWbA-VapG-yIObkkbPjRNJYP-4z4npQ1jDkNU4uC7AEtJocnN_RtPIDZRIKn61DNk5gu-kMRxAym241vtDVxQDj4N-OHPfUKQ7OUTAHwc7jxOOG7YV7VygIEvQXI/s400/100_6120.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">...and then there were some waves that didn't stand a chance againg Cale and Kylie!!...</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsy0D5TwZlPvu5s2qCb5G61HXTfXDO0fusP__q6ZkAf0rLUmj111AYlaQUcdCkTOr2ompEp1GUYUvg5ThNyMGEUqnZIE9UwBFB8EgHGvXkMU_R_EI4VyKUmWEC5PZObH6pe0bCU0amGsI/s1600/100_6122.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259376583491778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsy0D5TwZlPvu5s2qCb5G61HXTfXDO0fusP__q6ZkAf0rLUmj111AYlaQUcdCkTOr2ompEp1GUYUvg5ThNyMGEUqnZIE9UwBFB8EgHGvXkMU_R_EI4VyKUmWEC5PZObH6pe0bCU0amGsI/s400/100_6122.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6ykPOhbbgI8edk7kVIvM7R8PgBBKMsnILCH7wEfkCEz8Cm12lb9KYnXjVhsQpakX4BWqnWPJku1YeWLShqYNxK6aV9H7G128N13LM86VKJuHXgLnfX9d-VOsaTzlUDx6VUZvHTYsDOo/s1600/100_6123.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259366534894146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6ykPOhbbgI8edk7kVIvM7R8PgBBKMsnILCH7wEfkCEz8Cm12lb9KYnXjVhsQpakX4BWqnWPJku1YeWLShqYNxK6aV9H7G128N13LM86VKJuHXgLnfX9d-VOsaTzlUDx6VUZvHTYsDOo/s400/100_6123.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Keegyn wasn't quite sure she liked the waves at first</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSz7_kwhY42q1XThsjldwJ-RtPwT_OOLjZXtZIRJTYZtGhejtEDEq2EDkVp1__Qh8LZvhatMDzVUBr0W8fYPSlA50Q2aFspQDhZsKgjESGgjYeOkOzPiPayvekMajHiotDG8_gvKa3W2g/s1600/100_6125.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259359403344482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSz7_kwhY42q1XThsjldwJ-RtPwT_OOLjZXtZIRJTYZtGhejtEDEq2EDkVp1__Qh8LZvhatMDzVUBr0W8fYPSlA50Q2aFspQDhZsKgjESGgjYeOkOzPiPayvekMajHiotDG8_gvKa3W2g/s400/100_6125.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#cc33cc;">...but she got the hang of it pretty quickly...</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEudOXp9m5E-xWFvUxSf8JYqkWfQFzJxDDd-LgHRYrO9gEw57vOELczsyBui-t9ok3ZjostQjPEsWfYr5nbgVDHQHPqR2-8aQjUXfztFPKAbCimX_QlQK00LLXLZnwpToo_g7OueyPl6k/s1600/100_6128.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259339113861810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEudOXp9m5E-xWFvUxSf8JYqkWfQFzJxDDd-LgHRYrO9gEw57vOELczsyBui-t9ok3ZjostQjPEsWfYr5nbgVDHQHPqR2-8aQjUXfztFPKAbCimX_QlQK00LLXLZnwpToo_g7OueyPl6k/s400/100_6128.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">How many does it take to make a sand castle????</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8iZq-IIjCQGT-1bnHIaiSsB_KwNtprvXHwk4TWUvQjbONx95prEmIA4JMJsHgojSdstjT9gkrTUMGmXBkqQUjYCdT0xRIOD-S6pLPA0l5QxJorw30KFuxZinjZpC9sP0M7QK8QtQSHM/s1600/100_6129.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674259337955979842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8iZq-IIjCQGT-1bnHIaiSsB_KwNtprvXHwk4TWUvQjbONx95prEmIA4JMJsHgojSdstjT9gkrTUMGmXBkqQUjYCdT0xRIOD-S6pLPA0l5QxJorw30KFuxZinjZpC9sP0M7QK8QtQSHM/s400/100_6129.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">WE CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK!!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-6099012522448000702011-09-10T15:45:00.000-07:002011-09-10T15:55:31.688-07:00<div align="center">Cale's First Day of Preschool!!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I cannot even believe my little man is old enough to wear a "real" backpack!!! </div><br /><div align="center">Sniff, Sniff</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Where have the past four years gone??!!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We had to have about seven different pep talks before actually going to preschool this morning...I made the day as special as I could for him and tried to get him excited! Admittedly, he told me he was more nervous than excited but he actually felt a bit better when I told him that all the other boys and girls in class would be feeling the same way. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">But here he is...feeling confident at the moment...after enduring our last pep talk of the morning. He is READY!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EmAdPHMmDA_MwpM9nq8y5ZkkjLsYx5RGMJjm0BfVmw8Dm8JW7tDW55t9z6_ecyF0cJ74KnoH5WV6uSWa1cqkEFKugvv9sMYubwU0Un1QgvKdW36Z8yddQAVnh6lIUwWQ6ON23gHBqo0/s1600/102_5858.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650866133249319538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EmAdPHMmDA_MwpM9nq8y5ZkkjLsYx5RGMJjm0BfVmw8Dm8JW7tDW55t9z6_ecyF0cJ74KnoH5WV6uSWa1cqkEFKugvv9sMYubwU0Un1QgvKdW36Z8yddQAVnh6lIUwWQ6ON23gHBqo0/s400/102_5858.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvMOHeDyUpuxc6uIVYoa8Pjt5grZLMExIZJ4GIGrEhbIuce5u3j5LLRF3OUJ-UvGXXVfcX2W4l5lNt9PzG7VGU1hxXvukkA-IF5rQOfhlbGVuqZOjIE9YxozbXckLdlo7NEk7M9hwBnA/s1600/102_5859.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650866131961247746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvMOHeDyUpuxc6uIVYoa8Pjt5grZLMExIZJ4GIGrEhbIuce5u3j5LLRF3OUJ-UvGXXVfcX2W4l5lNt9PzG7VGU1hxXvukkA-IF5rQOfhlbGVuqZOjIE9YxozbXckLdlo7NEk7M9hwBnA/s400/102_5859.jpg" /></a><br />We arrive at the school a little early so Cale can 'get his feet wet' so to speak....All the little caterpillars around the apple were made by all the kids in Cale's class the prior week when we had our orientation.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dbfi7-ZGj3l4ivoGTmdocyN6F9yMr9XenmCBdzcUAPAGdCDpBLvKrwtpBzRUv9VG2ADd6m3piRfZDEO-BWlta3bEZBnl5W58mjjCdyeAVxqfvciQjbXmjfiBlKr2UNDIUYUCcEfFCec/s1600/102_5862.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650866130428965730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dbfi7-ZGj3l4ivoGTmdocyN6F9yMr9XenmCBdzcUAPAGdCDpBLvKrwtpBzRUv9VG2ADd6m3piRfZDEO-BWlta3bEZBnl5W58mjjCdyeAVxqfvciQjbXmjfiBlKr2UNDIUYUCcEfFCec/s400/102_5862.jpg" /></a><br />Cale found his name!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMKqLa3UUpxBzaYsK05cJz41t7Ah-U7h9RGQKl6UnHuG8efBbf0zGRQxY8Oip3bYI-GqjvN9nedYwlWg2TlTasarMEmyFvmLxd9ZHPIgBjJYBWhi3s_8R3Iy8R2QcvUTjpjTP0ITjrnw/s1600/102_5865.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650866124802011810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMKqLa3UUpxBzaYsK05cJz41t7Ah-U7h9RGQKl6UnHuG8efBbf0zGRQxY8Oip3bYI-GqjvN9nedYwlWg2TlTasarMEmyFvmLxd9ZHPIgBjJYBWhi3s_8R3Iy8R2QcvUTjpjTP0ITjrnw/s400/102_5865.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately, the smiles did not last long...as soon as Mrs Z opened the door to begin class, the waterworks began. It was a rough go, but he made it through.</div><br /><div>When I picked him up he was all smiles again and talking a mile a minute about all the fun things he did!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Let's see what Day 2 will bring......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-51620318291050634032011-07-23T13:49:00.000-07:002011-07-23T15:34:21.204-07:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK05I8Dot8oknl2yxbWo2-zFqj6yk9iigwuwwFE-nGlRPQrODVY5O9ubIFyj2MDrc1CKra7MquaP4aqPxf-z8zaLfypBxR_9uZfrkYGi8d6X6LlH3sFxzGeG7bw5cJ2tKfxqJ9PHSyqVc/s1600/102_5489.jpg"></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;">Our annual trip to the U.P.</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;">Good Morning from the beautiful U.P of Michigan!!! Keegyn was up bright and early and ready to greet the world!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;">(or chipmunks,squirrels,and woodpeckers on our deck!)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#6600cc;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK05I8Dot8oknl2yxbWo2-zFqj6yk9iigwuwwFE-nGlRPQrODVY5O9ubIFyj2MDrc1CKra7MquaP4aqPxf-z8zaLfypBxR_9uZfrkYGi8d6X6LlH3sFxzGeG7bw5cJ2tKfxqJ9PHSyqVc/s1600/102_5489.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632658624769266162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK05I8Dot8oknl2yxbWo2-zFqj6yk9iigwuwwFE-nGlRPQrODVY5O9ubIFyj2MDrc1CKra7MquaP4aqPxf-z8zaLfypBxR_9uZfrkYGi8d6X6LlH3sFxzGeG7bw5cJ2tKfxqJ9PHSyqVc/s400/102_5489.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyhSWXbLWco-AeAtCX1UZ1NKn9_ug2T6MqDLUA4GsxeQ4DdL0CAfa-sXvkZMgoqp7V9C_vbRHLjA-Q8LY9OumtVYjT0pfn34blodvSVyp0nHkkcuOkYF5O_sw51Z4dp1XNn-QbV1SWTI/s1600/102_5492.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632658620528721762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyhSWXbLWco-AeAtCX1UZ1NKn9_ug2T6MqDLUA4GsxeQ4DdL0CAfa-sXvkZMgoqp7V9C_vbRHLjA-Q8LY9OumtVYjT0pfn34blodvSVyp0nHkkcuOkYF5O_sw51Z4dp1XNn-QbV1SWTI/s400/102_5492.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">The only people up this early were me, Keegyn, and Chief! Here they are talking to the little chipmunk who was munching on all the peanunts we left for him the nite before.<br /></span>..<span style="color:#6600cc;"> Keegyn is looking at Chief thinking, "Are you seriously talking to a chipmunk??."</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aAtvIWz96MiIFmrHFarMCqD2laNyX_t-79FtHM_V0KWzuTK58biuRsYs7Y8Kk5g2e1KVlI8ZYNGN7u77prUswfC07B9OTB7_wcihPuSfYhobeaUJX9YftXUyClkFSi7vMy_hCYhkcPA/s1600/102_5493.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657835210171202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aAtvIWz96MiIFmrHFarMCqD2laNyX_t-79FtHM_V0KWzuTK58biuRsYs7Y8Kk5g2e1KVlI8ZYNGN7u77prUswfC07B9OTB7_wcihPuSfYhobeaUJX9YftXUyClkFSi7vMy_hCYhkcPA/s400/102_5493.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#6600cc;">Keegyn and great grandpa Chief...hand-in-hand</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#6600cc;">(the pic is a bit blurry...I took it thru a screened window)</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y1b17mszCFFmhRruY2POMOIzA3Mg67hBOoddxqOctutC6h07nd90ZavexRYycCMbhkKP82VZxL4b_klg9S8IKj1NmJeh9aeNTA3-p3QLwe65jFyom4hG3CQUWVrpusyPvrQFJ01iFVs/s1600/102_5494.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657835125180018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5y1b17mszCFFmhRruY2POMOIzA3Mg67hBOoddxqOctutC6h07nd90ZavexRYycCMbhkKP82VZxL4b_klg9S8IKj1NmJeh9aeNTA3-p3QLwe65jFyom4hG3CQUWVrpusyPvrQFJ01iFVs/s400/102_5494.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> The long deck was perfect for Keegyn's morning laps! I kid you not! She ran back and forth like she was in training!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcXYlbtX-uSivtTvL8KC5uYwG9QnJx-xF7WQaB52ylwVEipl2qHqdGm3aAfwy4d7KTVIKwNA2EWw7QKWudVpACxGVxyVm9zRDO7TnklfiAQfkZs9glW8_vtW_yfg9VM-lsxNB1INu2M8/s1600/102_5495.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657831703768178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcXYlbtX-uSivtTvL8KC5uYwG9QnJx-xF7WQaB52ylwVEipl2qHqdGm3aAfwy4d7KTVIKwNA2EWw7QKWudVpACxGVxyVm9zRDO7TnklfiAQfkZs9glW8_vtW_yfg9VM-lsxNB1INu2M8/s400/102_5495.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> Taking a quick break from "training" to pose for another pic with Chief!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eysk7ull7HffHRFXl9-UTuFa_pU2Lanl5DxXiAhcQPPx06N-jw-DLoPXPkINV6oD_KdQaHDDtNo_hj6mjRPlKhUHZPc5pFlFu-6hTbUaAlidh7j730NdmfEkJVQKwBblvLb4jjTDhhM/s1600/102_5497.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657828198920162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eysk7ull7HffHRFXl9-UTuFa_pU2Lanl5DxXiAhcQPPx06N-jw-DLoPXPkINV6oD_KdQaHDDtNo_hj6mjRPlKhUHZPc5pFlFu-6hTbUaAlidh7j730NdmfEkJVQKwBblvLb4jjTDhhM/s400/102_5497.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#6600cc;">Whoa!!! What's this??? Another person finally arises from a deep slumber! It's Cale!!!! Time to get in on the pics with Chief before he leaves us to go fishing!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6d7p9o5QUJjjbWQGPC20NSHbCkN2hTXq-7vB9ecti3oU-IoVy9SYz2WRO5JKsqYcycRYI9Wv0RPK3Al74fUQXuduWP68VlhDEsMtSPjC21cTkjkIxa0QRVGlEM4V_D43sQ8SA3T1SDQ/s1600/102_5498.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657824465329586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6d7p9o5QUJjjbWQGPC20NSHbCkN2hTXq-7vB9ecti3oU-IoVy9SYz2WRO5JKsqYcycRYI9Wv0RPK3Al74fUQXuduWP68VlhDEsMtSPjC21cTkjkIxa0QRVGlEM4V_D43sQ8SA3T1SDQ/s400/102_5498.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKGTa12HS7lIO5oqQdkZXew_THh55hfrGztzgLy9zC4yMr2q_2JNYMOhEMGFMXJO1O90wP1IYW8HFRA5_miSKMIhU61-UGOeHwyZOKWM0IgqtQnZlc_tIlBbly35tE74v1DrROWUJHvA/s1600/102_5501.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657184524440034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKGTa12HS7lIO5oqQdkZXew_THh55hfrGztzgLy9zC4yMr2q_2JNYMOhEMGFMXJO1O90wP1IYW8HFRA5_miSKMIhU61-UGOeHwyZOKWM0IgqtQnZlc_tIlBbly35tE74v1DrROWUJHvA/s400/102_5501.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> Every day was <strong>super</strong> hot and<strong> super</strong> humid<br />We tried to keep cool as best we could!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cc33cc;">Even it it meant jumping in the pool at all hours of the day!<br />Fully clothed!!!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL7oP8FqWNAfnk5q666tUjBDq1onu_CzoQvREhAJBc7NVIAxvIN7SUoOuZyAugpydTWj4ywtNzskVctWVQw9Ki6rqyaKhuSqKvnD0XknM2JbUqekD5Y25YlCujY33M4GTgDZEDQxYYtg/s1600/102_5502.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657181133645730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL7oP8FqWNAfnk5q666tUjBDq1onu_CzoQvREhAJBc7NVIAxvIN7SUoOuZyAugpydTWj4ywtNzskVctWVQw9Ki6rqyaKhuSqKvnD0XknM2JbUqekD5Y25YlCujY33M4GTgDZEDQxYYtg/s400/102_5502.jpg" /></a>....<span style="color:#cc33cc;">and sometimes desperate times called for desperate measures! Standing buck naked in front of the cyclone fan will also do the trick!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA9zXDmi0LIyl7hymSRwmNNC8HBGU3hPduQKoJLOA_IHvb42Mb-hpEQz3IFIl3Bw947kHJXKfpxwoyzFmm1QILcQayzTSd_GhLhu2ogQlI0IXg3Ayb0EN6RcNtySnOtI2Hi6eubirmJo/s1600/102_5507.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657176216075202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA9zXDmi0LIyl7hymSRwmNNC8HBGU3hPduQKoJLOA_IHvb42Mb-hpEQz3IFIl3Bw947kHJXKfpxwoyzFmm1QILcQayzTSd_GhLhu2ogQlI0IXg3Ayb0EN6RcNtySnOtI2Hi6eubirmJo/s400/102_5507.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong> Time for our crayfish expedition!</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpNzbn8su6i0bf9zmbVH1ArqlMUvyTmmUZh1seFqttNIgDrGLyU3z1coXgeaGGk2YCPfZ9flvKSW1uIls2Hs7P9PIdROrq3Ao5-Z6gXwq0moMtZ5dy_z4LrmNvAejIVBKrssC9-sF0Lo/s1600/102_5509.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657173205940306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpNzbn8su6i0bf9zmbVH1ArqlMUvyTmmUZh1seFqttNIgDrGLyU3z1coXgeaGGk2YCPfZ9flvKSW1uIls2Hs7P9PIdROrq3Ao5-Z6gXwq0moMtZ5dy_z4LrmNvAejIVBKrssC9-sF0Lo/s400/102_5509.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;">But not before a photo with mom...Don't you just love his patronizing smirk??!!??</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dbxh-oZYOxLunXEJj5wVRP8mqFaxBgKyTBFIHa3_Xcxg4_h1UimkcgYIM74EYxHFbo-msZtjGp_8QlhGcyxExJyU8LSHXKw4VEJ11KtzF6P61UJkOmFZlo-2Iho_A-G9pos5FRhv4mY/s1600/102_5512.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632657172615273042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Dbxh-oZYOxLunXEJj5wVRP8mqFaxBgKyTBFIHa3_Xcxg4_h1UimkcgYIM74EYxHFbo-msZtjGp_8QlhGcyxExJyU8LSHXKw4VEJ11KtzF6P61UJkOmFZlo-2Iho_A-G9pos5FRhv4mY/s400/102_5512.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">Now on to swimming with Dad and having some awesome water gun fights@! (Notice how I am taking all these pics and not stepping foot in that lake water....Thank God Jason was there to pull this one off...with all them crayfish, I wasn't stepping foot anywhere near it! )</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJ5Yzk1eJO_dM3kSZLH_xGEV3XI3J1VDxHLE437uEU39tnfEDEjGQhX9Mf44MxbEy1PDyJIUqlJrLIh8UbwqSfP7-EipMxwnq7wm-WIWbUMCyPO3DI8uYbRGIlFCY3GDd3S5lU-t4Tes/s1600/102_5513.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632656445645052418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJ5Yzk1eJO_dM3kSZLH_xGEV3XI3J1VDxHLE437uEU39tnfEDEjGQhX9Mf44MxbEy1PDyJIUqlJrLIh8UbwqSfP7-EipMxwnq7wm-WIWbUMCyPO3DI8uYbRGIlFCY3GDd3S5lU-t4Tes/s400/102_5513.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;"> How high can it go????!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f3lOWSL1MWkhY5MtLU8FeF9LLBUNacn97zsiEt8rWOmeyxl_WHmrhLpGhVaQzuC4e1ynJk5Fd5oH9mGjgDY0-F1u7CD0DNVKzch2T9tm-eQkgDkQzDkaJAdYO_otS4yxNHhe-DY9q-c/s1600/102_5517.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632656440193254754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f3lOWSL1MWkhY5MtLU8FeF9LLBUNacn97zsiEt8rWOmeyxl_WHmrhLpGhVaQzuC4e1ynJk5Fd5oH9mGjgDY0-F1u7CD0DNVKzch2T9tm-eQkgDkQzDkaJAdYO_otS4yxNHhe-DY9q-c/s400/102_5517.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;">Just after taking this pic, Jason tells me "I just felt something scurry over my foot!" (I about lost it!)</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCOn3zwQ7A5Te5DUpdIxr3TTsmzNpKJJrihPpR6K8NOgByVkX-aYwH3mUK5T3gGIEVEm-CrOLButzizKv7K3Ls2nxdmesdBPfHOoSoDgOuY9i6BRr9_EbqmygR5kgRPqIuYKhhr-hDW4/s1600/102_5519.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632656435048128194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCOn3zwQ7A5Te5DUpdIxr3TTsmzNpKJJrihPpR6K8NOgByVkX-aYwH3mUK5T3gGIEVEm-CrOLButzizKv7K3Ls2nxdmesdBPfHOoSoDgOuY9i6BRr9_EbqmygR5kgRPqIuYKhhr-hDW4/s400/102_5519.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;">I just love Cale's facial expression in this one...so determined to get Jason wet! I think he actually got him smack in the eardrum with this shot too, if I remember right!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLQ-lXa5As0WOYNvq9vOtIYWqEo6rUArgmZ1wnNuh5BIZMcXpiTpPbOB8Y3e8EDDzBEMbqXYIlcC3aBLLUr08YJin0aAZxqX8UhiaE615qZyTYQXNDpTcw7bxEzb9J3C_IMqRFalnek0/s1600/102_5522.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632656436743284770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLQ-lXa5As0WOYNvq9vOtIYWqEo6rUArgmZ1wnNuh5BIZMcXpiTpPbOB8Y3e8EDDzBEMbqXYIlcC3aBLLUr08YJin0aAZxqX8UhiaE615qZyTYQXNDpTcw7bxEzb9J3C_IMqRFalnek0/s400/102_5522.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#00cccc;">Day 2 of crayfish hunting...No lie, this kid caught at least 100 crayfish, if not more. His magic bait....KFC!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDubKECsKrUf0R1OpaYiowlsZdzea9KX2Y__0xwTi1B8h2xdGbNV5zaDXldpkWdyCfA82BISGi50QFevEClJXKWxuj4xLY89_t13yS2Dyl3gz5CkH454dktW_RPXUvAIJfaoKgo8gx8q8/s1600/102_5526.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632656429841038386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDubKECsKrUf0R1OpaYiowlsZdzea9KX2Y__0xwTi1B8h2xdGbNV5zaDXldpkWdyCfA82BISGi50QFevEClJXKWxuj4xLY89_t13yS2Dyl3gz5CkH454dktW_RPXUvAIJfaoKgo8gx8q8/s400/102_5526.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="color:#00cccc;"> Pontoon Time!!!</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuFYlhPnsTU6hGREx0A5Yov5bNpWOlv0sffU-0Ydw4WRLmrqZU0lLieSswiK95lSwfSbRqawo8FJiJ-GjcswrdKT35mQnGcGGYcln3bFVaC04DaVPE6SSlRV95CrhSUJ8PKOkllWGoCs/s1600/102_5528.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655957084650290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuFYlhPnsTU6hGREx0A5Yov5bNpWOlv0sffU-0Ydw4WRLmrqZU0lLieSswiK95lSwfSbRqawo8FJiJ-GjcswrdKT35mQnGcGGYcln3bFVaC04DaVPE6SSlRV95CrhSUJ8PKOkllWGoCs/s400/102_5528.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IDT9dYab8m9ftJAXc9YRnf88fXJWwjS-HCrCteYWwI806c1vjsdJiA4aNgXPB1qlfKmIna4ol87d26YSTVs_rixBslgmR5_dR3cV3ZRYg_T_4h2nNeUDwFCBWb8JJy0Ut9bwhRv17Ec/s1600/102_5529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655954609921090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IDT9dYab8m9ftJAXc9YRnf88fXJWwjS-HCrCteYWwI806c1vjsdJiA4aNgXPB1qlfKmIna4ol87d26YSTVs_rixBslgmR5_dR3cV3ZRYg_T_4h2nNeUDwFCBWb8JJy0Ut9bwhRv17Ec/s400/102_5529.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">Despite the relentless heat, it was a beautiful day to go for a boat ride...Keegyn was a little sleepy from all the fresh air!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF3fVIKrDCrJuyukGUfFOksuH7OTOvIkzr6PvvnKBBmXr1zpOy2YPQII8BNzupwhTvkM667U2p0Sb_Df0bEhve9Q9DMjoIP3zNIOxijNKzJ8AxGXb-4Of4rUxMjGE8rX1EFhmZvA3Jl8/s1600/102_5531.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655949360557874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF3fVIKrDCrJuyukGUfFOksuH7OTOvIkzr6PvvnKBBmXr1zpOy2YPQII8BNzupwhTvkM667U2p0Sb_Df0bEhve9Q9DMjoIP3zNIOxijNKzJ8AxGXb-4Of4rUxMjGE8rX1EFhmZvA3Jl8/s400/102_5531.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Now she's perking up!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg297HT3vRbRwd3chptQ5og85Frur5TGbtK9i1Z4TBEYvZS6-8zzyCBmtPJFwko9nxhMKd8LaRl0gjmewt8zXvNmxwkg-EauNisVs-DmuFFo2I5-1f8uY8ggtoNhFljjyBLsjKQAS-JI2A/s1600/102_5532.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655944368257314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg297HT3vRbRwd3chptQ5og85Frur5TGbtK9i1Z4TBEYvZS6-8zzyCBmtPJFwko9nxhMKd8LaRl0gjmewt8zXvNmxwkg-EauNisVs-DmuFFo2I5-1f8uY8ggtoNhFljjyBLsjKQAS-JI2A/s400/102_5532.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> Mr Serious...for two reasons:</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">1) First time as Captain of a boat</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">2) Not his boat<br /></span><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiZJAZ4Ksa9GxUQKKwz4DiQOmOYKO0ll4GAlfSZn7KOQUQjGRlpU8Q8mWd2VWyngHzPakU9SboO_sE2MsIxJ4o46PVlkFgc1i6GV3ky8HrkY5XCQt0_pEJ4s_UAx6tppg92LvTPDH1FM/s1600/102_5533.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655940248683250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiZJAZ4Ksa9GxUQKKwz4DiQOmOYKO0ll4GAlfSZn7KOQUQjGRlpU8Q8mWd2VWyngHzPakU9SboO_sE2MsIxJ4o46PVlkFgc1i6GV3ky8HrkY5XCQt0_pEJ4s_UAx6tppg92LvTPDH1FM/s400/102_5533.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> No matter the swing...my kids will flock to it!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCImTU6CX5ZbRg038q6cNltDOoRW_1RciSaOqCfBnsMdC8epoBKhvMHyGqEcct576had-O2XffBG3nfywaVh4ywN0aebM3CaKOz-hkRANXbYnaQrUbvAYNErKKVYFdrBaseg577V7v54w/s1600/102_5538.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655443191857810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCImTU6CX5ZbRg038q6cNltDOoRW_1RciSaOqCfBnsMdC8epoBKhvMHyGqEcct576had-O2XffBG3nfywaVh4ywN0aebM3CaKOz-hkRANXbYnaQrUbvAYNErKKVYFdrBaseg577V7v54w/s400/102_5538.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Keegyn found a new love for Grandpa T's powdered sugar donuts!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLdQ4TPDW67nTXrgluMUIwYFo85tpjkqvq-00lIcwGKJcainemIInbDapbf0jmsrcAZM9BawhnX9CDM7071VVpdtEEewbzSkDJvXp-JX4Y37nVqUe_1PGwAyfmG0LZ-FcUCq18lrO4IQ/s1600/102_5542.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655438947465042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLdQ4TPDW67nTXrgluMUIwYFo85tpjkqvq-00lIcwGKJcainemIInbDapbf0jmsrcAZM9BawhnX9CDM7071VVpdtEEewbzSkDJvXp-JX4Y37nVqUe_1PGwAyfmG0LZ-FcUCq18lrO4IQ/s400/102_5542.jpg" /></a> Beautiful view from our deck...right after a downpour, which cooled down our cabin by about 20 degrees...AHHHHH<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQ7hd1BMjTYF_PCXLp7J-vBbIdYo897d5ZWHjupR6oPz8eaTBPwM87JE2Z4GLpJ9J25iHoZTIuj0q51tNavtY-jQNXEBnggWzjSn3pDvoXfi9zqGbwrEZKtN3lNvKUjjA259_C9A3cj0/s1600/102_5544.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655436292035650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQ7hd1BMjTYF_PCXLp7J-vBbIdYo897d5ZWHjupR6oPz8eaTBPwM87JE2Z4GLpJ9J25iHoZTIuj0q51tNavtY-jQNXEBnggWzjSn3pDvoXfi9zqGbwrEZKtN3lNvKUjjA259_C9A3cj0/s400/102_5544.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> My one and only</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudO0ACXgWpGMEmH69It8FJWvpn4FijFngg8bZHH-_FVOao9-G3jCNqHZYLj1iqKdbNa9yUxrW9kv4HXe9HxzNOs5a4GT9KE5l72FHIu1CUNcrEXB92-yxNSev5JzDfhB-pHmVtOwQTCA/s1600/102_5546.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655430792601970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudO0ACXgWpGMEmH69It8FJWvpn4FijFngg8bZHH-_FVOao9-G3jCNqHZYLj1iqKdbNa9yUxrW9kv4HXe9HxzNOs5a4GT9KE5l72FHIu1CUNcrEXB92-yxNSev5JzDfhB-pHmVtOwQTCA/s400/102_5546.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">The sky just kept getting redder and redder...Never seen anything like it! Awesome!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY41bkoEuVSO9zauNWtivMVXi9TMOx6F9q-v5dYPJ1sA3hbR7gt0aljcMBcYgWYJvB7JsLhVprQ1XcDaFT9-uMGU3q8JIHHA9n9Zaw1GFlFglwEwTE0GYFccaNpqEg3y7wKH-3cK8MBCc/s1600/102_5548.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632655425340941122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY41bkoEuVSO9zauNWtivMVXi9TMOx6F9q-v5dYPJ1sA3hbR7gt0aljcMBcYgWYJvB7JsLhVprQ1XcDaFT9-uMGU3q8JIHHA9n9Zaw1GFlFglwEwTE0GYFccaNpqEg3y7wKH-3cK8MBCc/s400/102_5548.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Our day of shopping in Eagle River. Found the CUTEST purse EVER!!!! Soooooo glad we went!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpqWtUtrnYjTqsbHeY4XHcaAIoffQ3_FHuqlSTxTio8-TJAOOUV_xhSioiRv9FtmCsLzFAloRq_jNfF5_EANaBp3pgC2JtjMVXsAisNn8J0VrWTfTYLKCbWEgvJEfKZtuCcCGCLXPebo/s1600/102_5551.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654972044473346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpqWtUtrnYjTqsbHeY4XHcaAIoffQ3_FHuqlSTxTio8-TJAOOUV_xhSioiRv9FtmCsLzFAloRq_jNfF5_EANaBp3pgC2JtjMVXsAisNn8J0VrWTfTYLKCbWEgvJEfKZtuCcCGCLXPebo/s400/102_5551.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#cc33cc;">The kids and Jason basically came to appease me...but what the heck...they should!!!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbvM0rK5tObDPLaCWrVJ_O3s0DxFjb3x81DBeiQ8-WBBgi38eAXJgVwMW1irlpslJHiRJiiwcBhgbwksJ-bVJk2rJICujPSZN0PrGzPCv_ZkJ0pFH6mDYPU366QAOb0T797-SzxYMXu4/s1600/102_5552.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654968374105506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbvM0rK5tObDPLaCWrVJ_O3s0DxFjb3x81DBeiQ8-WBBgi38eAXJgVwMW1irlpslJHiRJiiwcBhgbwksJ-bVJk2rJICujPSZN0PrGzPCv_ZkJ0pFH6mDYPU366QAOb0T797-SzxYMXu4/s400/102_5552.jpg" /></a> <span style="color:#330033;">Cale's first fish!!! Quite the accomplishment! And quite the priceless story as well. Cale loved this fish,...a Rock Bass, to be exact. He didn't want to let it go. He wanted to keep it as a pet. We told him we had to let it go, just like we let the crayfish go. He started getting tearful and cried. He said he didn't want to let it go becuz "this was so much more special than getting the crayfish." So we all felt bad for him and decided to keep th fish in a bucket up by the cabin for just a "little bit." Turned out that our "little bit" was juast a "bit" too long, as the poor guy croaked anyway!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYdbEhyu-4hltwxUaFQhZf_1ol-FAQ2aEobt-APyjqZY4xjP7qXvaDPSn0oZaDh68fzFmBRggNi5y1aaRHIXbrBedaF4OhWXqee5AXRBDp5LI4YC1_Lb4RsKnjK7WFh1JFifBXdKgL5I/s1600/102_5555.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654961683050338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYdbEhyu-4hltwxUaFQhZf_1ol-FAQ2aEobt-APyjqZY4xjP7qXvaDPSn0oZaDh68fzFmBRggNi5y1aaRHIXbrBedaF4OhWXqee5AXRBDp5LI4YC1_Lb4RsKnjK7WFh1JFifBXdKgL5I/s400/102_5555.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#330033;"> Here's a better pic of Cale's Rock Bass...You could barely see it in Jason's hand in the other picture. Funny though, for as much as Cale claimed to have loved that little guy..he refused to even touch it!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68KK8iTS7qFpOe7ZKkvYtOvza14LUsGMtmTc18uWESUEluiaSWgbWsd5ZZXgBso7DUo3Rs_iC7mM00T-anwqSueG4k3txTkz5LWHHjCButDECXwNUNWC7lAhicATw-DhY9tcoqQ2fzpE/s1600/102_5556.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654963302333906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68KK8iTS7qFpOe7ZKkvYtOvza14LUsGMtmTc18uWESUEluiaSWgbWsd5ZZXgBso7DUo3Rs_iC7mM00T-anwqSueG4k3txTkz5LWHHjCButDECXwNUNWC7lAhicATw-DhY9tcoqQ2fzpE/s400/102_5556.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsDl7u_zxcasXMk5IHugUUoNRfcHgjXo3HTmPb3uY6UGyHf8fE3ASnVB7CosyyLz2e11TqgKFlvVKD9s81EJJU6mZlf6kvRCvr8Vn3g37rr88lLR40gFGDjelps_JESNvCScmnYJzpLE/s1600/102_5557.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654957732621618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsDl7u_zxcasXMk5IHugUUoNRfcHgjXo3HTmPb3uY6UGyHf8fE3ASnVB7CosyyLz2e11TqgKFlvVKD9s81EJJU6mZlf6kvRCvr8Vn3g37rr88lLR40gFGDjelps_JESNvCScmnYJzpLE/s400/102_5557.jpg" /></a>(oops...got this one on here twice)<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEHjG_h0Y8kpWqpYouAH0SyE9SLqq9y1R5NEu0BsCCrlSC-XGsN8kPLI0Tgx0j59V0fD8qjvi_ooz3lW_lVx-dJJHHwGAvpum9XBsYKrhYNXqdYRgvebVQ8VIKq1PIDMhDonqsMj3FPo/s1600/102_5557.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654435856394610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEHjG_h0Y8kpWqpYouAH0SyE9SLqq9y1R5NEu0BsCCrlSC-XGsN8kPLI0Tgx0j59V0fD8qjvi_ooz3lW_lVx-dJJHHwGAvpum9XBsYKrhYNXqdYRgvebVQ8VIKq1PIDMhDonqsMj3FPo/s400/102_5557.jpg" /></a><br />On our way to a park for the morning while the guys are out golfing!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCI1G_2-99aH-JBCQJcPfnsGH-IW9Xuoqt1JcYaADFvDT8_201fje7PF1kd83senYU23rART5uIcs4437b8lCSRK8a68REn4t97igNw_zbfmxbdX-kiQB-815Z2Ae4z2H_17npyTBbsQ/s1600/102_5558.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654429827890370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCI1G_2-99aH-JBCQJcPfnsGH-IW9Xuoqt1JcYaADFvDT8_201fje7PF1kd83senYU23rART5uIcs4437b8lCSRK8a68REn4t97igNw_zbfmxbdX-kiQB-815Z2Ae4z2H_17npyTBbsQ/s400/102_5558.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#ff9900;">Back at the crayfish hunting with his little buddy, </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff9900;">Keri<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CLTIrKNOz8pi6yRUlO_Iz4xGiquc_-I2UfzOEcXpqqGD5AHoxcTfP6Ddz1hhIbWJHPRM1DgUAIXgy7bANVXzh5BAPs01oNABVfE_DGwErtn8O1lqK0d3duOmisRxf0JDtsvSALqa_uY/s1600/102_5579.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654426808680770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CLTIrKNOz8pi6yRUlO_Iz4xGiquc_-I2UfzOEcXpqqGD5AHoxcTfP6Ddz1hhIbWJHPRM1DgUAIXgy7bANVXzh5BAPs01oNABVfE_DGwErtn8O1lqK0d3duOmisRxf0JDtsvSALqa_uY/s400/102_5579.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJcBPv-A7yRkX8_ympVHvmt-kRtu92LcFLe7y1986Dr5CU6wy_d3dFhy2FdpEA-Qskp80x-ypwXrGBjTerAqjYQ7al2jot84_hWN8EQtXFqcUmUC9r6Zgg7cMG1fg-F1_ajIl6jBSFEU/s1600/102_5580.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654423082331058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJcBPv-A7yRkX8_ympVHvmt-kRtu92LcFLe7y1986Dr5CU6wy_d3dFhy2FdpEA-Qskp80x-ypwXrGBjTerAqjYQ7al2jot84_hWN8EQtXFqcUmUC9r6Zgg7cMG1fg-F1_ajIl6jBSFEU/s400/102_5580.jpg" /></a> Enjoying our last morning in Michigan...off for a walk to the boat landing<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVGyxZw9Hn2HzCqlZu3Rp7to0KlG80vgNtugpIkX3oF7MWjHv5kQ5Q7MpqrndZInYpi7JmCcesyDnNHwKpfk2oYznY2xz7s71T5p6ruzDxL9VLZ_hPB143bLsdvTUir7YiSHsJMRxtGc/s1600/102_5581.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632654415487082898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVGyxZw9Hn2HzCqlZu3Rp7to0KlG80vgNtugpIkX3oF7MWjHv5kQ5Q7MpqrndZInYpi7JmCcesyDnNHwKpfk2oYznY2xz7s71T5p6ruzDxL9VLZ_hPB143bLsdvTUir7YiSHsJMRxtGc/s400/102_5581.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">Another day to just enjoy being wet!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrDQB7GLDK_fRYL-7dwhSCMeX-z2xKTlZ8_YNHF_pk8L7DqJVlFdVU7qQC56i1xS_J4vUDQ-d9leDHev9EajclVZhiRyvzmBhUMdSCSN8JR2J5yD4xkDTC5TDk0fQTwkKuIoSNZY7mjc/s1600/102_5582.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653905036673602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrDQB7GLDK_fRYL-7dwhSCMeX-z2xKTlZ8_YNHF_pk8L7DqJVlFdVU7qQC56i1xS_J4vUDQ-d9leDHev9EajclVZhiRyvzmBhUMdSCSN8JR2J5yD4xkDTC5TDk0fQTwkKuIoSNZY7mjc/s400/102_5582.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a1_-n9kwDFBM9alGzQbVJ0B1ALPwTCFkMCeoraKkVKX_kL14EXcb3UDZShgAbpHgMjmyJ-6kC2tmLW9R4aaaX9FIUBqHwBBUkWsD9Y155pN9Cnxf3HlAk-Uq3K428Nv___380vYj0Ks/s1600/102_5585.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653900729038386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-a1_-n9kwDFBM9alGzQbVJ0B1ALPwTCFkMCeoraKkVKX_kL14EXcb3UDZShgAbpHgMjmyJ-6kC2tmLW9R4aaaX9FIUBqHwBBUkWsD9Y155pN9Cnxf3HlAk-Uq3K428Nv___380vYj0Ks/s400/102_5585.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#00cccc;">Keegyn found so many pretty rocks</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VGtqJ36LuTCRja2o89PVqKx8dR1a2krNv-SMeLG_iyvbdTSgNq7AiOIKCm-qjL09SzNKAFOaPX2WoiHTpsfxCeQV3iDLUHEa-rCGn9zmbVoHwMDH5G2SxnHNSOun-JRfyxLAYhLCsLg/s1600/102_5586.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653898120266082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VGtqJ36LuTCRja2o89PVqKx8dR1a2krNv-SMeLG_iyvbdTSgNq7AiOIKCm-qjL09SzNKAFOaPX2WoiHTpsfxCeQV3iDLUHEa-rCGn9zmbVoHwMDH5G2SxnHNSOun-JRfyxLAYhLCsLg/s400/102_5586.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tEoJHi3iiu06j__Nd_xaIFNJkk1EO287PniKZ0j1oAXP0KsQLm2F5F2j81UkXAQMjc-CJozTZGXIUw553XyIgCKSnAXd-c6rbYm2CsiZAWncV79Tt7fmrKURYbhxZT1JeoGSzAOiZC8/s1600/102_5592.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653893626935954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tEoJHi3iiu06j__Nd_xaIFNJkk1EO287PniKZ0j1oAXP0KsQLm2F5F2j81UkXAQMjc-CJozTZGXIUw553XyIgCKSnAXd-c6rbYm2CsiZAWncV79Tt7fmrKURYbhxZT1JeoGSzAOiZC8/s400/102_5592.jpg" /></a>She could have sat and tossed rocks all day long if we would have let her<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsa2HZ2N3AxVsI3u_pMz2v3Ce8uQskHxUqoDU_BSW6TZV5i6wihqRDI63zuJzWti_trd8z0O3TGfmiUgq8MZoJqlvnG_VtI9lPpunOaafuEzAhua70-3BalPONqyptDwZXOHMA8QTrh0/s1600/102_5594.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653890313738066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsa2HZ2N3AxVsI3u_pMz2v3Ce8uQskHxUqoDU_BSW6TZV5i6wihqRDI63zuJzWti_trd8z0O3TGfmiUgq8MZoJqlvnG_VtI9lPpunOaafuEzAhua70-3BalPONqyptDwZXOHMA8QTrh0/s400/102_5594.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Seems as though that sign was put there strictly for our little Keegyn...she tried to jump off that dock one too many times....she is completely fearless!!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsIb8n0H6W-4AzK5amOzipjGTqE8960wgLKRI8do8VfMEjhNvFdyQFpS0-kb_uhZ_e6j0vLE3NTF-KoqSr4xmCOuYyRu4KLW6EuaLBi3ZSoeDdC-qEqM41EBezr0HEmVuKjMLEpN21kE/s1600/102_5595.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653226792257698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsIb8n0H6W-4AzK5amOzipjGTqE8960wgLKRI8do8VfMEjhNvFdyQFpS0-kb_uhZ_e6j0vLE3NTF-KoqSr4xmCOuYyRu4KLW6EuaLBi3ZSoeDdC-qEqM41EBezr0HEmVuKjMLEpN21kE/s400/102_5595.jpg" /></a> Ahhhhh...to be young again....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeiDduFmGXfwPPMpBNfDxKmzHxUOuClX5VL3ojt0EhWn4k__hDQPAd7hjjbEejtVKUnMeaT8phURJ_a9XWUioGqaeQwRVx5jnQA2CPCDr8INAynFnwFp8tvRkGUcWAUJfKW9EqJk7kf8/s1600/102_5597.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653222913498530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeiDduFmGXfwPPMpBNfDxKmzHxUOuClX5VL3ojt0EhWn4k__hDQPAd7hjjbEejtVKUnMeaT8phURJ_a9XWUioGqaeQwRVx5jnQA2CPCDr8INAynFnwFp8tvRkGUcWAUJfKW9EqJk7kf8/s400/102_5597.jpg" /></a> ...with not a care in the world....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO79hMtKnlCfF-xVno2YGpX5r9yysF3PHUEva0mpL6OJ5V5XfvFkVtKCy9DSsEheM9iBz-ph98XaTqncsXauo6bxFbDGVCwELM4HGyEzOugDrIPcOGgHuNkufUuvT6GNgKAdLo2I33Hw/s1600/102_5601.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653220681260898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO79hMtKnlCfF-xVno2YGpX5r9yysF3PHUEva0mpL6OJ5V5XfvFkVtKCy9DSsEheM9iBz-ph98XaTqncsXauo6bxFbDGVCwELM4HGyEzOugDrIPcOGgHuNkufUuvT6GNgKAdLo2I33Hw/s400/102_5601.jpg" /></a><br />Not only did Cale catch over 100 crayfish, a Rock Bass and multiple spiders...he also caught a toad! Yes, a giant, jumping, toad!! And OK, he wouldn't touch the Rock Bass, but he was all over that toad! Go figure!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju_NJs03Kk5ijDLV7HSLFhrCDJswUoSqA8jcNROdqG2VIowSLIpdnBGBolPtOEYnTKkOpI4SmBduPITIKcIM8UzRVv8_2xyzC6lfsBTBJgA0XIKm8hnou7MNWUsoMatoSfZtqiGB_AGI/s1600/102_5604.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653216600240498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju_NJs03Kk5ijDLV7HSLFhrCDJswUoSqA8jcNROdqG2VIowSLIpdnBGBolPtOEYnTKkOpI4SmBduPITIKcIM8UzRVv8_2xyzC6lfsBTBJgA0XIKm8hnou7MNWUsoMatoSfZtqiGB_AGI/s400/102_5604.jpg" /></a><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">Goodbye beautiful U.P.!! See you next year!!!<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyrYb29D9oUN-o4pVkmUXU48BW-ApZEhQWHs_wK2ADl8zoJRIMCbkXeKsHRopDea7_1Wn2G7-9SsPck3WLxiLv4JPRgJvkwiqJrkBHI8VhwtBnDH0v-JC8yopOjHavvRQzw0Yt2-QAsA/s1600/102_5605.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632653209364178626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyrYb29D9oUN-o4pVkmUXU48BW-ApZEhQWHs_wK2ADl8zoJRIMCbkXeKsHRopDea7_1Wn2G7-9SsPck3WLxiLv4JPRgJvkwiqJrkBHI8VhwtBnDH0v-JC8yopOjHavvRQzw0Yt2-QAsA/s400/102_5605.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-81332095952864289112011-07-23T06:25:00.000-07:002011-07-23T06:39:10.781-07:00<div align="center">The kids had an absolute blast a few weeks ago when Mikayla came over to play for a few hours...Cale especially! He has a soft spot in his heart for his little cousin, Mikayla...everytime we mention her name he face just lights up and he gets a HUGE smile on his face. Sure, he loves his little sister too, but there is just something about that little Mikayla that Cale just adores! He will definately be protective of both of them in the years to come...I can see it already!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kSApfSg4ep9oA_22TxItPkEstX1KBhG2cbZaYP5Bi-iD7cvrtXPFvAnz_lrJKDsXXp_r19ZrzuFexcek07Njl74-8sY6hGXY5p34JMqGWPP5mPloBJe9t_uqBXJQFUj5h7kAOClP4Kw/s1600/102_5446.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632539458196591090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kSApfSg4ep9oA_22TxItPkEstX1KBhG2cbZaYP5Bi-iD7cvrtXPFvAnz_lrJKDsXXp_r19ZrzuFexcek07Njl74-8sY6hGXY5p34JMqGWPP5mPloBJe9t_uqBXJQFUj5h7kAOClP4Kw/s400/102_5446.jpg" /></a>Keegyn now sports this facial expression when taking pictures...we say "Cheeeeese!!!" and she closes her eyes and says "AWWWWW!!!"</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdJ2dazeFMaClfDGLUwyWqsoShSlrx6Iy3P8C9BVtnZqxpPvjc1c3IUTfk7L6DS2slE2aTLYCJnux7x05mATRoxGRRKnAY4R7Snvq-0Tgbmo_qC-007ue8UP_4CtXYSJzlIBFKmNSYBQ/s1600/102_5448.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632539161784201666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdJ2dazeFMaClfDGLUwyWqsoShSlrx6Iy3P8C9BVtnZqxpPvjc1c3IUTfk7L6DS2slE2aTLYCJnux7x05mATRoxGRRKnAY4R7Snvq-0Tgbmo_qC-007ue8UP_4CtXYSJzlIBFKmNSYBQ/s400/102_5448.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A_qhX0fk-ni9MxIBFqBEI2I8bL3BHWeBQfTEO-SvXj1OJcoO0cUvri5JTj5SXdvPUwn-d_RgJXVpyGJ41zm5JNCRpelodu9nrf-Scs-KSsakU_vEbsQIJtvx9WpTDhAgpo_YKHY8QwQ/s1600/102_5449.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632539152931231602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0A_qhX0fk-ni9MxIBFqBEI2I8bL3BHWeBQfTEO-SvXj1OJcoO0cUvri5JTj5SXdvPUwn-d_RgJXVpyGJ41zm5JNCRpelodu9nrf-Scs-KSsakU_vEbsQIJtvx9WpTDhAgpo_YKHY8QwQ/s400/102_5449.jpg" /></a>....well, at least the eyes are open in this one....but still with the "AWWW!" </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4EzIs8Rrt9qs9mFLFLXIcwIWlNzxusyovztPqBoZ4Y5P-amZjKfEIseZ_aNGV_Ema8bGfXS0iBJh1XJKul_6v_cuy8Nvo0tNh2aUZ9XZX416mKo3BGvZBRrsRtsMBHROuS9MlMNOLWU/s1600/102_5450.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632539146304229458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4EzIs8Rrt9qs9mFLFLXIcwIWlNzxusyovztPqBoZ4Y5P-amZjKfEIseZ_aNGV_Ema8bGfXS0iBJh1XJKul_6v_cuy8Nvo0tNh2aUZ9XZX416mKo3BGvZBRrsRtsMBHROuS9MlMNOLWU/s400/102_5450.jpg" /></a> Mikayla playing hide-and-seek....Found you!!!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C2VXQ5SWpeqhNZIoUcKZys_PrxeznWeF2jvKWmeZdODyK_smV02pOKad0mQXAqRg7eyLzzDMFy274efgbUXbTj3Ryv0Q49j1foro3P1BIw3CI6CZJpOMkcbDqRrALJBNZglJXTSo_3g/s1600/102_5453.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632539140130074946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C2VXQ5SWpeqhNZIoUcKZys_PrxeznWeF2jvKWmeZdODyK_smV02pOKad0mQXAqRg7eyLzzDMFy274efgbUXbTj3Ryv0Q49j1foro3P1BIw3CI6CZJpOMkcbDqRrALJBNZglJXTSo_3g/s400/102_5453.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyV60_WaTQaYf75qgOzz8hZ97kgj9vrHlEcF-IC2TR_CfndPU0aupC5Lnv0O5-tnehaVqXn4ekci2Saee85oggyu8DNQ9l-CPLuiR3nz1V0t1QvCcrspL9G9ok962UWcVAFusmCoEjF2Y/s1600/102_5455.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632539131813197106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyV60_WaTQaYf75qgOzz8hZ97kgj9vrHlEcF-IC2TR_CfndPU0aupC5Lnv0O5-tnehaVqXn4ekci2Saee85oggyu8DNQ9l-CPLuiR3nz1V0t1QvCcrspL9G9ok962UWcVAFusmCoEjF2Y/s400/102_5455.jpg" /></a> Now Mikayla has the "awww!" down!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6URKGpRFbt73j0kMSn7b2qlxkwig6l1hHkgvWNnXVG83pp2Ca7LzOXAgqNy4oJno-zBLHc9Oje0jFlSJMd3E_FkVoluFEhKkVNRK_BxVKjquNlYSqqjyOZGY4tQ4QA5OXPTC8l6g0R1s/s1600/102_5457.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632538734027438690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6URKGpRFbt73j0kMSn7b2qlxkwig6l1hHkgvWNnXVG83pp2Ca7LzOXAgqNy4oJno-zBLHc9Oje0jFlSJMd3E_FkVoluFEhKkVNRK_BxVKjquNlYSqqjyOZGY4tQ4QA5OXPTC8l6g0R1s/s400/102_5457.jpg" /></a> Keegyn has taught her well!!!</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrt6fgLAPOj0g7A3VFFtlfSjc3MiZwTSYb_XKHO7hx2fbUHT3w-OMszc6LWImmzEYpYPcrFNoW7JRQXZT1LFTZQ1gFTAQ2eJ3Mqt8C63Zg3Q05M0z0r7gORgsyOvFvb_ar6VbYYWR3co/s1600/102_5467.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632538724693048610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrt6fgLAPOj0g7A3VFFtlfSjc3MiZwTSYb_XKHO7hx2fbUHT3w-OMszc6LWImmzEYpYPcrFNoW7JRQXZT1LFTZQ1gFTAQ2eJ3Mqt8C63Zg3Q05M0z0r7gORgsyOvFvb_ar6VbYYWR3co/s400/102_5467.jpg" /></a> Bedtime snack...Goldfish (never mind the fact that they had just demolished a whole carton of cheese puffs between the two of them about 3o minutes before this)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUgR78B-i7EPwEFoeIgBhv13ztVHosf2AVPzEEbExogdMPFQmudo9SMzqgpNCDp2wGelnQlef-2lHQ7nl6iAZVRduldKfBiJw0wy-L_bMLgw1uDmrKM56f9GfE3hW08sVn5k22kDCryA/s1600/102_5468.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632538716255971970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUgR78B-i7EPwEFoeIgBhv13ztVHosf2AVPzEEbExogdMPFQmudo9SMzqgpNCDp2wGelnQlef-2lHQ7nl6iAZVRduldKfBiJw0wy-L_bMLgw1uDmrKM56f9GfE3hW08sVn5k22kDCryA/s400/102_5468.jpg" /></a> Watching a favorite....Bubble Guppies. Shhhhhh....noone must talk during Bubble Guppies</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3Vcrj-yF8gkEBUZBlXaAnpOJYasVUVTLCkG6qu0TQGYXUejlQia1VY5wU00kD6oOjyPI-OnufW6RVZ0XoEGuwUOWCSFcIHf3FEbAkHrJRjdm8Km9eFNS3pSOwcOCIPj0GHYyDNsZxrM/s1600/102_5471.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632538707804882498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3Vcrj-yF8gkEBUZBlXaAnpOJYasVUVTLCkG6qu0TQGYXUejlQia1VY5wU00kD6oOjyPI-OnufW6RVZ0XoEGuwUOWCSFcIHf3FEbAkHrJRjdm8Km9eFNS3pSOwcOCIPj0GHYyDNsZxrM/s400/102_5471.jpg" /></a>....unless it's to say "AWWWW!"....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eCO_si9RB70o6kLUz5FlcDsh-DCRtK-vL3EvrOr-mnL23LXH8HTlSfl4m7ysnYmTJ9UHxUm0Kn9WgSMsHOHayL1az4UeLcfHbW1oruFxnNiYoq8qDwWpXE3HYB-cV4oXBlOLqkA7dVA/s1600/102_5473.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632538699486082210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eCO_si9RB70o6kLUz5FlcDsh-DCRtK-vL3EvrOr-mnL23LXH8HTlSfl4m7ysnYmTJ9UHxUm0Kn9WgSMsHOHayL1az4UeLcfHbW1oruFxnNiYoq8qDwWpXE3HYB-cV4oXBlOLqkA7dVA/s400/102_5473.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Thompson'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05080670757883698017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3464854862948159288.post-51248204746260053342011-07-22T20:00:00.000-07:002011-07-22T20:18:13.720-07:00<div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Cale's first attempt at the infamous Slip-N-Slide...courtesy of Auntie A and Uncle D!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">No commentary is necessary for these pics...just enjoy!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mCKKQVaMmaUlnn3HBj01x48yeb-4fwKrCoKyp107YU06orSV3WrXRT0wdS3QP_UZDFKA-TEx5ig2i7J24Qk8Vg1q2O0YnCw0_WDUDlprnjtj71RgWAN19B-mhp5istSDLL0e7NFDGBA/s1600/102_5479.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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