tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43489395462773147262024-03-12T21:54:29.053-04:00The White Hall Craigsemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.comBlogger617125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-27359507150183920342011-07-14T16:33:00.005-04:002011-07-14T16:39:32.122-04:00Bethany Beach 2011<div align="center"><br /><br />What a week! The girls had such a fun time with their cousins. They learned to dive waves and Doug boogy boarded and skimboarded to his hearts content! I read 3 books and relaxed. I love that my girls love the beach like we do.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JceYztuV1WpvNngneHEC_KK_7HOkj2F0AWI7VwncobNTXt2wPPN1vHzv8whD5UgmNw5dknKqgDjLzMEu6KqOh0I-0hE9Toc0fr7BgzX9X-UFgFoTYXMG1k-_XZhZtSOPQWFo5RipRMg/s1600/DSC_0668.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629309716614300450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JceYztuV1WpvNngneHEC_KK_7HOkj2F0AWI7VwncobNTXt2wPPN1vHzv8whD5UgmNw5dknKqgDjLzMEu6KqOh0I-0hE9Toc0fr7BgzX9X-UFgFoTYXMG1k-_XZhZtSOPQWFo5RipRMg/s320/DSC_0668.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"></a>Naps on the beach!<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4voa7e3VEa8gsMX7tV7LQ-KA2z21O0H5_spbrMaIBFYR2fJ7wv4u4a0gL6eUmVcgZOLoELjd4q778n3iX4OeFpfdSfn9ywkOT5NXvB-pMltwy9yIJhwcp8LXS-_KUpiYrRD8W6bRAUY/s1600/DSC_0696.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629309710317975698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4voa7e3VEa8gsMX7tV7LQ-KA2z21O0H5_spbrMaIBFYR2fJ7wv4u4a0gL6eUmVcgZOLoELjd4q778n3iX4OeFpfdSfn9ywkOT5NXvB-pMltwy9yIJhwcp8LXS-_KUpiYrRD8W6bRAUY/s320/DSC_0696.JPG" /></a><br />Fun with Daddy!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ25NzCmXlQStDGu_bUglhqQB-Vqg58iywo7OTMy-pnhJ7kwq12xkstf9Qx9LuCdSPzF95JNnwnm9mG1LPKpeqbf-qRZFnCow95UagRotSxL8fkHJWPsnTEwXUjOzLHljCdXdXaCz-FY/s1600/DSC_0649.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629309706882659138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQ25NzCmXlQStDGu_bUglhqQB-Vqg58iywo7OTMy-pnhJ7kwq12xkstf9Qx9LuCdSPzF95JNnwnm9mG1LPKpeqbf-qRZFnCow95UagRotSxL8fkHJWPsnTEwXUjOzLHljCdXdXaCz-FY/s320/DSC_0649.JPG" /></a><br />Being silly!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4yE6kT18I6Y09V322CLPdjK9vm4HoFKWCPp9mdTmkiAI4FRqb1KmEQdEZT2LizeeKgHZdMT_zWA1_esjwUOGARUnyquxU2TOf_6s-t29_RvUm2kq3c_xlYiKTrXhEV5d7ayRYDt815s/s1600/DSC_0819.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629309696739201826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4yE6kT18I6Y09V322CLPdjK9vm4HoFKWCPp9mdTmkiAI4FRqb1KmEQdEZT2LizeeKgHZdMT_zWA1_esjwUOGARUnyquxU2TOf_6s-t29_RvUm2kq3c_xlYiKTrXhEV5d7ayRYDt815s/s320/DSC_0819.JPG" /></a> Superstars!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLfRiAT2tH0ZVgzd29YI388GohSKvbodbz1icNAX5lED50p7hkUJfj13wJlwM-RJjeTv_rqvjPLg1NAdNUSR5PawKHbzVEV45J3pRtcFHeB0VupDMlJWeiJ51LOym1HhzjD-fREDAHS8/s1600/DSC_0949.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629309694790522738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLfRiAT2tH0ZVgzd29YI388GohSKvbodbz1icNAX5lED50p7hkUJfj13wJlwM-RJjeTv_rqvjPLg1NAdNUSR5PawKHbzVEV45J3pRtcFHeB0VupDMlJWeiJ51LOym1HhzjD-fREDAHS8/s320/DSC_0949.JPG" /></a><br />Family!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-50095209106894568052011-06-27T12:22:00.003-04:002011-06-27T12:28:43.333-04:00First Beach Weekend of 2011The girls and I had an opportunity to spend the weekend in OC, NJ with some of our favorite friends. We had a blast!! My girls are water babies with no fear of the waves. They were body surfing and boogy boarding for 2 straight days (when they didn't take small breaks to dig for sand crabs). The weather couldn't have been better.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnSqHGBVWuV8SB8-mYYmBydWM5SUxo7vQtaaiTHz_X23zk5hKpHkzEC_HVk2dwr8-JwvJDKdWukQOKvQtDcBtqwQSpwEiv6dRoC4eafKxY19ExL2BDnW-hG2xWJodiT3uHPTVDxY0xGU/s1600/DSC_0333.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622936793900724642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnSqHGBVWuV8SB8-mYYmBydWM5SUxo7vQtaaiTHz_X23zk5hKpHkzEC_HVk2dwr8-JwvJDKdWukQOKvQtDcBtqwQSpwEiv6dRoC4eafKxY19ExL2BDnW-hG2xWJodiT3uHPTVDxY0xGU/s320/DSC_0333.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center"></a>Boardwalk!<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6MX9hv05QtpIwSJyBHxVzISBTx4c-uOeDYrnmjxBAYQyxwPIQumxpHpqXSEuydkPBjcPwe6lMc34tznWXLQDcBEi0iLdaTddUPb5WHJysjZ1uW1cUbNQmT2zdVDqwj9IzI3G8SJgImU/s1600/DSC_0350.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622936782303807378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6MX9hv05QtpIwSJyBHxVzISBTx4c-uOeDYrnmjxBAYQyxwPIQumxpHpqXSEuydkPBjcPwe6lMc34tznWXLQDcBEi0iLdaTddUPb5WHJysjZ1uW1cUbNQmT2zdVDqwj9IzI3G8SJgImU/s320/DSC_0350.JPG" /></a><br />Love them!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U9-PY-DZYT7eMtz27bO7__fgZf7Mc-8dUTgQhhTGKMG8y7-1JKM-z-02mFUZiN29i0-fwD-Bm_ShuuBGjB-yJLYsiA3U8HqmsT5BlkB8mrsgOSFEesMGRqUh79UWJmeVMACKexNcDuY/s1600/DSC_0375.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622936774355039890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U9-PY-DZYT7eMtz27bO7__fgZf7Mc-8dUTgQhhTGKMG8y7-1JKM-z-02mFUZiN29i0-fwD-Bm_ShuuBGjB-yJLYsiA3U8HqmsT5BlkB8mrsgOSFEesMGRqUh79UWJmeVMACKexNcDuY/s320/DSC_0375.JPG" /></a> Molly in position waiting to ride a wave!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_jq6G-Sbu46Zh1AOr2j3DxIDDx4vp4vlhi-OhykhMtTWVbXIBg498HMhA9InyH-zbASQ7VT9ox1HGbpGCOnj-yP5atmZ8XmfG6x7RmReFVBAWVpiMeKmSjFEvi191fKq-XIoSfUL9r4/s1600/DSC_0396.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622936769696412866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_jq6G-Sbu46Zh1AOr2j3DxIDDx4vp4vlhi-OhykhMtTWVbXIBg498HMhA9InyH-zbASQ7VT9ox1HGbpGCOnj-yP5atmZ8XmfG6x7RmReFVBAWVpiMeKmSjFEvi191fKq-XIoSfUL9r4/s320/DSC_0396.JPG" /></a> SMILES!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsLSug5YypyAB_fwGiV4lljAXzM60kq6OOFiMOZLH_OaAGU1OQ-LgC7qPfSaddDNB-wkCuzHJetqljmDKyDdf1w2epEif4nFhYtf78Wu0k2vcsPo2rwKOXfJO1RcCd3IyrI2-d6l7xuM/s1600/DSC_0418.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622936768179536274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsLSug5YypyAB_fwGiV4lljAXzM60kq6OOFiMOZLH_OaAGU1OQ-LgC7qPfSaddDNB-wkCuzHJetqljmDKyDdf1w2epEif4nFhYtf78Wu0k2vcsPo2rwKOXfJO1RcCd3IyrI2-d6l7xuM/s320/DSC_0418.JPG" /></a><br />Nice ride!<br /></div></div><br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-16296733464288040272011-06-23T08:55:00.005-04:002011-06-23T09:28:55.957-04:00End of KindergartenI cried on the last day as much as I cried on the first! But we had some big stuff happen the last week of school. Aubrey performed in the Kindergarten show (C, C, Clicking Camera, cah, cah, cah), she had her investiture ceremony for Daisy's and she found out who her First Grade teacher will be. Photographic evidence that I can't stop time, no matter how hard I try:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiUPGa6TvCL48rJ72UQ-hci-mz9-VbVrb4F1nKfSEXsW6jUyNC057jBU8xKHwupEokiPso8rqpJP9oLHJCqm_pg9jC4Xy33YCq4mmQy1EZN_8RqIvxrc7pX8S9TJIUBjIlRGbcBPq-Fw/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621402583683703906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiUPGa6TvCL48rJ72UQ-hci-mz9-VbVrb4F1nKfSEXsW6jUyNC057jBU8xKHwupEokiPso8rqpJP9oLHJCqm_pg9jC4Xy33YCq4mmQy1EZN_8RqIvxrc7pX8S9TJIUBjIlRGbcBPq-Fw/s320/DSC_0145.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3_yurcVfYm5VLvPCyK6r-3XEiv58VkT5me_f3J5tlv4m79pt8UAyhl-rwbQC-CmB0g6acWIEpqX3Vzbq-V04Zrv3q-8UwDrvf82QGna8XgBmtvMW36Lv5_wMAn5EP_7rqny6n3-nTtA/s1600/DSC_0147.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621402579299213298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3_yurcVfYm5VLvPCyK6r-3XEiv58VkT5me_f3J5tlv4m79pt8UAyhl-rwbQC-CmB0g6acWIEpqX3Vzbq-V04Zrv3q-8UwDrvf82QGna8XgBmtvMW36Lv5_wMAn5EP_7rqny6n3-nTtA/s320/DSC_0147.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0zb-3Ci7Lz-XRhidieRbVj9ojRE00KbPWHHNf2oV5XKeIN6CSoVwQjz6ta8fM1qPTNOQ7hbXVin_IcJeeW0J5M4Bau8csj5OdOAdicdtzA2Ec_qg_EdY4tdjJ181e1YRNREQLENdxxo/s1600/DSC_0149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621402567829568242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0zb-3Ci7Lz-XRhidieRbVj9ojRE00KbPWHHNf2oV5XKeIN6CSoVwQjz6ta8fM1qPTNOQ7hbXVin_IcJeeW0J5M4Bau8csj5OdOAdicdtzA2Ec_qg_EdY4tdjJ181e1YRNREQLENdxxo/s320/DSC_0149.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyD8sRUUETGDNQj_LlFfWHYMw_kWQDqh245vY4zquBygw1nJRfn0yWKoNJrVLh_kJgsWYRUhDLRdM8JGLNWipeNwqp7sCZHmcvMDjvkcg6ETaDJuKQ3yrggSuahJypmFSLFysMlwYvQk/s1600/DSC_0154.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621402565815093554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyD8sRUUETGDNQj_LlFfWHYMw_kWQDqh245vY4zquBygw1nJRfn0yWKoNJrVLh_kJgsWYRUhDLRdM8JGLNWipeNwqp7sCZHmcvMDjvkcg6ETaDJuKQ3yrggSuahJypmFSLFysMlwYvQk/s320/DSC_0154.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWZVKz9LmEl3DGcnWf4RzX2ua_XDUELX5mbur80knmnwH_F1Vtvp46BuPEb86QhMXKukswjsGnLfoiV7dm0q6L8Aad9WTLAcHdV0qJqN9QGUkqGuXFikmILz4nr3inSD5rWmiu6U-Rag/s1600/DSC_0178.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621402561304983730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWZVKz9LmEl3DGcnWf4RzX2ua_XDUELX5mbur80knmnwH_F1Vtvp46BuPEb86QhMXKukswjsGnLfoiV7dm0q6L8Aad9WTLAcHdV0qJqN9QGUkqGuXFikmILz4nr3inSD5rWmiu6U-Rag/s320/DSC_0178.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-55704598642671261252011-06-22T09:51:00.002-04:002011-06-22T09:56:45.100-04:00OverheardSnuggled up with Aubrey I whisper in her ear, "you will never know how much I love you", she looks up at me and smiles and says, "all the way to heaven and back?"<br />I say, "More than that"<br />She says, "All the way to Pluto even though it isn't a planet and back?"<br />I say, "more than that"<br />We do this back and forth 5 or 6 times until, exasperated, she says: "FINE, do you love me more than your boobs?"<br />I say, "Yup, and I have the scars to prove it!"<br />----------------------------------------<br />In the car driving to gymanstics, I have both girls with me:<br />Aubrey: "Mommy, what number do you die"<br />Molly pipes up, "It isn't a number, it is when you go 16 weeks without food or water or some taking care of you then you die"<br />I say, "Hey, want to listen to Lady Gaga?"<br />Subject officially changed<br /><br />----------------------------------------<br />In the car on the way home, just Aubrey with me:<br />Aubrey: "Mommy how do babies come out of your tummy"<br />I say: "God makes sure there is a hole big enough"<br />Aubrey says: "But where"<br />I say, "Hey, want to listen to Lady Gaga?"<br />Subject officially changedemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-40575437281977851682011-06-01T11:13:00.005-04:002011-06-01T11:40:42.016-04:00Graduation CelebrationMemorial Day weekend was spent with family celebraing my nephew's graduation from high school. Kids had a blast!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYM3LnuxGH43g0soYNtqHKXq5Be0ldV4pDk_PIE_Qe3_T3B1anygELz08C1Z_VpPBaFKfSU6AuJqERtXNK2JdL5ElA9dAcf1s3sBPosCMPIvlDDFZqMo6B98EJf5KZeANGWtwPVJPg8k/s1600/DSC_0113.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613270341573389154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYM3LnuxGH43g0soYNtqHKXq5Be0ldV4pDk_PIE_Qe3_T3B1anygELz08C1Z_VpPBaFKfSU6AuJqERtXNK2JdL5ElA9dAcf1s3sBPosCMPIvlDDFZqMo6B98EJf5KZeANGWtwPVJPg8k/s320/DSC_0113.JPG" /></a> So happy to be surrounded by people that let her boss them around :)<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QN9hWF4FTcief7qRjyI_MypcdI6bmJH3OKTH6ahWZdL4LTyp8l4p32Dys_mEHhy2VLmkN9jdtN948wRf5CTVBMDkFPT6gJ3kniFWDTMC799qiZY4V3iHi7blHfcwwpn8vCE0U3v0Crk/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613270338248264498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QN9hWF4FTcief7qRjyI_MypcdI6bmJH3OKTH6ahWZdL4LTyp8l4p32Dys_mEHhy2VLmkN9jdtN948wRf5CTVBMDkFPT6gJ3kniFWDTMC799qiZY4V3iHi7blHfcwwpn8vCE0U3v0Crk/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" /></a> Ole!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09aYjXVLBC_bztAqGjUgDYEchyphenhyphen-v-kCdDiw0DfbyBROMh7729xJpJOwxz_5p5DzJCOcD1KsuJuCZnZX3uejyFD0GClbD_KVKI8nXY8dCfGrXNJV-a1jX831hmddynf_OJfZUIsEW9HwY/s1600/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613270327403075538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09aYjXVLBC_bztAqGjUgDYEchyphenhyphen-v-kCdDiw0DfbyBROMh7729xJpJOwxz_5p5DzJCOcD1KsuJuCZnZX3uejyFD0GClbD_KVKI8nXY8dCfGrXNJV-a1jX831hmddynf_OJfZUIsEW9HwY/s320/DSC_0148.JPG" /></a> Cheese!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0L2dhIxIvE20oc78eM8_TUO8ThQZIC1kVYqTgHoDFYvEdIe-PuwbGoltaIpnAdWSyDUIz6o0sphvKHeEa9zxM4gKl-hABSyq54V3o7XM9l7TbtxXd2G8oSOOvGUX0uHnrOsj0bkHRw4/s1600/DSC_0222.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613270324488496546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0L2dhIxIvE20oc78eM8_TUO8ThQZIC1kVYqTgHoDFYvEdIe-PuwbGoltaIpnAdWSyDUIz6o0sphvKHeEa9zxM4gKl-hABSyq54V3o7XM9l7TbtxXd2G8oSOOvGUX0uHnrOsj0bkHRw4/s320/DSC_0222.JPG" /></a> Cousins!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA0YF-Ge6frKWuOWHE1Qjyuikn2AwzQ5OIt7ClVXRTPCHOd4Y6SwHfO3XZR-hXxcgWui8yEhFaUdO7qEdfd35iXCRXvirsWcLE3Ktff8h-mhU84HRS7i8nPBdwePHrQmhbntStGEztZs/s1600/DSC_0178.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613270317451942242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA0YF-Ge6frKWuOWHE1Qjyuikn2AwzQ5OIt7ClVXRTPCHOd4Y6SwHfO3XZR-hXxcgWui8yEhFaUdO7qEdfd35iXCRXvirsWcLE3Ktff8h-mhU84HRS7i8nPBdwePHrQmhbntStGEztZs/s320/DSC_0178.JPG" /></a> Family Adventure to Watermans Crabhouse!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-1990924644063773772011-05-10T06:59:00.004-04:002011-05-10T07:36:43.895-04:00Mother's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPhLjS1pCDZW8u_6VM2PgKwKZghdcmtfh5ij4PunAGtxCClRWRBUnJ02vr5K-LYpUDqeiBkU4M8VynfBWMhLZqiUDQs4qPTOHnEORHIGIhFhCspUItk4Xjl1ErclE6wxTCcoHTLHSPd4/s1600/DSC_0178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPhLjS1pCDZW8u_6VM2PgKwKZghdcmtfh5ij4PunAGtxCClRWRBUnJ02vr5K-LYpUDqeiBkU4M8VynfBWMhLZqiUDQs4qPTOHnEORHIGIhFhCspUItk4Xjl1ErclE6wxTCcoHTLHSPd4/s320/DSC_0178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605045598568830210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Girls Planting Flowers</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NLOOY96Bk4aKoKQJ10YYlQgc7mka7QAPLW1Prr818JqiiPQsLHk6wRNZoIm2pKKxuX-hamb2zJbfAI6gO0QqywbTM-Lyio5ZrDE1cDvIxmN7zN7G4Q1rMTeHL16SWN_U3GXrIVdGlnI/s1600/DSC_0195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NLOOY96Bk4aKoKQJ10YYlQgc7mka7QAPLW1Prr818JqiiPQsLHk6wRNZoIm2pKKxuX-hamb2zJbfAI6gO0QqywbTM-Lyio5ZrDE1cDvIxmN7zN7G4Q1rMTeHL16SWN_U3GXrIVdGlnI/s320/DSC_0195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605045595721804546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">with Daddy!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPZO978mUWCvhLieBxHpmHadq3OblrR3uaDpjASroz_lPj7k8Y1PJswu1QKoFCFe5hgn4Z7cvqh-UuqtFy-va9IMq1Y_OUh2ASlGeQG7krPlvDG5_QAsd481yUiEK0lC02swxX6Z_-8M/s1600/DSC_0208.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPZO978mUWCvhLieBxHpmHadq3OblrR3uaDpjASroz_lPj7k8Y1PJswu1QKoFCFe5hgn4Z7cvqh-UuqtFy-va9IMq1Y_OUh2ASlGeQG7krPlvDG5_QAsd481yUiEK0lC02swxX6Z_-8M/s320/DSC_0208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605045589730148898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Poser</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pX5AhrX4ewLBYhKO7ZdrGVq9EK36AidJ5uc63iEp6ON-ysmnF1xDlBjkB7G1PNmEOXJv0GQ8bhQsvBos9tSF6eSmJQOO9x7-S4cGe-eZm9y7pKflfpIwNBlnUp0HN2x5VOEULLGqUu0/s1600/DSC_0240.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pX5AhrX4ewLBYhKO7ZdrGVq9EK36AidJ5uc63iEp6ON-ysmnF1xDlBjkB7G1PNmEOXJv0GQ8bhQsvBos9tSF6eSmJQOO9x7-S4cGe-eZm9y7pKflfpIwNBlnUp0HN2x5VOEULLGqUu0/s320/DSC_0240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605045580972502914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bubble Popper</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMgDF9HAmkYhufjw5UNawJFpjNwFh_Ikhao95sqQR8-BOV1essU55ijJyG-OkIv1lOGMIzTYNKlDbtrQoO7b0wdmgXT2wcvmYZhUxiIMkxIv5vG6c3vq6rFqk6Xq2T1zq8zShrzCOAH8/s1600/DSC_0258.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMgDF9HAmkYhufjw5UNawJFpjNwFh_Ikhao95sqQR8-BOV1essU55ijJyG-OkIv1lOGMIzTYNKlDbtrQoO7b0wdmgXT2wcvmYZhUxiIMkxIv5vG6c3vq6rFqk6Xq2T1zq8zShrzCOAH8/s320/DSC_0258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605045577132392018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Crazy Girl</div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-22846679490318014952011-04-11T09:20:00.003-04:002011-04-11T09:22:13.481-04:00Good Morning GTaw!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHqQAqXQSJlycVdOTUNmoVJSGvPxkaTv4Ksm5xuBOAWseK43hufSSl6f5zbC2ywfLG6lRNFzBtfxnginDWrhPwcb6E_cJ3jGRfflDdYdZMHgo6xYwi7WW0m7Q5gHKI-8PcIcp934q7EI/s1600/IMAG0830.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 191px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594315447448380898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHqQAqXQSJlycVdOTUNmoVJSGvPxkaTv4Ksm5xuBOAWseK43hufSSl6f5zbC2ywfLG6lRNFzBtfxnginDWrhPwcb6E_cJ3jGRfflDdYdZMHgo6xYwi7WW0m7Q5gHKI-8PcIcp934q7EI/s320/IMAG0830.jpg" /></a> Good Morning GTaw!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw5jTq0QRjEejJm8Hk7MvSut2tLCn3I1TMGH14m5YmQwOXgaswoz0ZlYBg2eh24hTQZTXmXmzLgZYKUMLIooyyml2d1tj3A7fqZtQ1GVX_VTLwtPWLOmWJuFQJ3OEBcOu-GHBxxJwbuY/s1600/IMAG0831.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594315444574828610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitw5jTq0QRjEejJm8Hk7MvSut2tLCn3I1TMGH14m5YmQwOXgaswoz0ZlYBg2eh24hTQZTXmXmzLgZYKUMLIooyyml2d1tj3A7fqZtQ1GVX_VTLwtPWLOmWJuFQJ3OEBcOu-GHBxxJwbuY/s320/IMAG0831.jpg" /></a> Look at our Daffodils about to bloom! <br /><div></div></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-80112582891075917002011-03-28T21:03:00.004-04:002011-03-28T21:18:54.778-04:00Cape MayThe girls and I were invited on a trip with another mom and her 2 year old daughter. We all packed into the minivan on a Friday afternoon and headed to Cape May, NJ. Took about 4 hours and was an easy drive.<div><br /></div><div>We stayed at the Grand Hotel and the reason - INDOOR POOL! We hit the Cape May Zoo (awesome), we swam, we hit a Chinese all you can eat buffet (Aubrey may have put them out of business), and we swam. Aubrey, Molly, and I hit the pool on Saturday afternoon for 3 hours. My girls are part fish.</div><div><br /></div><div>My phone died and I was completely disconnected for the weekend. The girls had my full attention and we all needed it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiq96bQbMuAN7eYxmHwDLGPFPJ0TK9_l9_513DG1VLr6MNmv3byRpYq04PrDFfgRKFB9MbO7-xS7aVqUCe442G7o6qmBM8ELt70MFKOTJ80bFsy8pLVsOtg0Ebp3gJONZyLe22PgDmIZ4/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiq96bQbMuAN7eYxmHwDLGPFPJ0TK9_l9_513DG1VLr6MNmv3byRpYq04PrDFfgRKFB9MbO7-xS7aVqUCe442G7o6qmBM8ELt70MFKOTJ80bFsy8pLVsOtg0Ebp3gJONZyLe22PgDmIZ4/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589302898270805058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They crack me up!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB6cSYx2D3kVCchPGpDbQMV5-mazn2SmxWgkl1osIWV3q7Y6rZTVyAJCYMqT7Cyc0gm5QmbtZeZ3AKoC85DZj9dyEZU4-0qy7C2_lZYpOpkXDbWdG5CHf7hrh093vm5T_m5-F1oLco-8/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB6cSYx2D3kVCchPGpDbQMV5-mazn2SmxWgkl1osIWV3q7Y6rZTVyAJCYMqT7Cyc0gm5QmbtZeZ3AKoC85DZj9dyEZU4-0qy7C2_lZYpOpkXDbWdG5CHf7hrh093vm5T_m5-F1oLco-8/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589302893495223538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Awesome Zoo!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM53ttHJtAqkUXZOKXOUahGqKzS5jLwUdzf8S-bvR36O-a2J2GxFaMerUvrtUUVOpS33LRpcxROX9vvCMe1QdzQUBAhg_jCkaaekrIEctthu-2HVtKBleYiHQ6trUd_RL4WfJx26GBafE/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM53ttHJtAqkUXZOKXOUahGqKzS5jLwUdzf8S-bvR36O-a2J2GxFaMerUvrtUUVOpS33LRpcxROX9vvCMe1QdzQUBAhg_jCkaaekrIEctthu-2HVtKBleYiHQ6trUd_RL4WfJx26GBafE/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589302890949844242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Goat Tongue</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHOTmJYpLDpNgZMS7zuACBFYRMq4WJjJUJyopjD7kAbL6-XA9iUxr729EYWYypUVA4oktvOz6jPM7E0oYkaJm1Pr5zV9Fd40gmfaMD2jB3fG7s9NT-6bzwLC7y13kBkQv8_uqeMziSps/s1600/DSC_0051.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHOTmJYpLDpNgZMS7zuACBFYRMq4WJjJUJyopjD7kAbL6-XA9iUxr729EYWYypUVA4oktvOz6jPM7E0oYkaJm1Pr5zV9Fd40gmfaMD2jB3fG7s9NT-6bzwLC7y13kBkQv8_uqeMziSps/s320/DSC_0051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589302886167425682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Black Swan</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqjEmV3dPmy-F59y7V8nvu1kkJvn5G0GRKPonD30tX3GrmoFFRRLWfABuHYCTvYqz4Sp37BRTE4wM3yDfLlUACDFfUuXvSgZFwL-eBhaYye37Ri4ljfiPPliur4vExguKcP_c_z50hcA/s1600/DSC_0216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqjEmV3dPmy-F59y7V8nvu1kkJvn5G0GRKPonD30tX3GrmoFFRRLWfABuHYCTvYqz4Sp37BRTE4wM3yDfLlUACDFfUuXvSgZFwL-eBhaYye37Ri4ljfiPPliur4vExguKcP_c_z50hcA/s320/DSC_0216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589302877517886530" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-49933260342018985142011-03-07T09:35:00.000-05:002011-03-07T09:35:00.450-05:00Disney Prep and Small DetailsOK, so probably not "tricks"... but things I think helped us out.<div><br /></div><div>1) I purchased on sale t-shirts from Disneystore.com for the girls and I, this helped tell them where we were going, and we wore them on our first day there.</div><div>2) I also picked up autograph books (for cheaper than they sell in the parks, for the same book).</div><div>3) And Princess PJ's... all on sale and free shipping</div><div>4) And I handed these out over the course of the trip, so the kids got stuff and I didn't go poor.</div><div>5) I packed individual packs of goldfish, pretzels, and nutragrain bars knowing we may have to wait or be out and about when one of the girls (or I) was run down. </div><div>6) I also brought Tinkerbell Tupperware cups with lids that I kept stocked with water for the girls.</div><div><br /></div><div>We did splurge on Princess dresses and accessories at the park. Lots of folks had mentioned packing your Disney dresses to take with you - ours were all beat up and in fact none fit Aubrey anymore so getting news for dinner with Cinderella make it that much more magical. The girls really took their time and looked at everything in the store over and over and over again.</div><div><br /></div><div>We all want to go back and it really was amazing how well run the parks and resorts are.</div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-70341858215378558592011-03-06T04:18:00.000-05:002011-03-06T04:18:00.161-05:00Disney - Our Last Day!Edge of the seat aren't ya. We packed up, went to the Grand Floridian, had breakfast at 1900 Park Fair with Mary Poppins, Alice, Mad Hatter, Pooh, and Tigger. We then headed to Hollywood Studios. We hit up Toy Story - AWESOME! (it was raining, we had a 5pm flight, and we were there a bit later than we hoped, we were running to get to Fast Pass at Toy Story. I asked a lady in a suit with a name tag if we were going the right way, she asked why the hurry, I explained, she handed us 4 fast passes for 9am hour!!!). We were able to hit Tower of Terror - which Aubrey and I will never forgive Doug for making us do. Walked around the different sets, saw a parade, saw a street show - which the girls loved, and then headed out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UPy8uEtmIjm3gd_KezgSJW2k-s-zqgUUhrLp37LNLRb1gMY6uzmS1Eksn_BfXaNF38X6bZN7pSzqBVmjjqB1Avps6Zd_ugUL4WM201_binAaUNbaWZPpEODW2OjmWq0zYRYiS_GN9qU/s1600/DSC_0753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UPy8uEtmIjm3gd_KezgSJW2k-s-zqgUUhrLp37LNLRb1gMY6uzmS1Eksn_BfXaNF38X6bZN7pSzqBVmjjqB1Avps6Zd_ugUL4WM201_binAaUNbaWZPpEODW2OjmWq0zYRYiS_GN9qU/s320/DSC_0753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579269543703559842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmKyK1Sn2khXXC2FWMOhQHoOy0sdZXS8XINxbrXfPB-nPJx_lN0j99zKqYXRPkh_gRCAL3dMzNh6OTrn49pf7TaM0pmEPu568whzeKWSXn0VRpS8dmQmU9HbLPwTs66PrctaOMKnuVAw/s1600/Photo0105FourBySix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmKyK1Sn2khXXC2FWMOhQHoOy0sdZXS8XINxbrXfPB-nPJx_lN0j99zKqYXRPkh_gRCAL3dMzNh6OTrn49pf7TaM0pmEPu568whzeKWSXn0VRpS8dmQmU9HbLPwTs66PrctaOMKnuVAw/s320/Photo0105FourBySix.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579269539524698610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eQYAbXZIPeC-iP0H0xnl8aD9RdVRA26yhutM3U_Qk-azsHwf15nHVX34uzTvNwpNTDQlZQX0e_iBZ8bSXRf1FaFNDzep8uL_BESXCUOspWQKPr7ntxThtG0xBqAyLSjUSIfcT5edUz0/s1600/DSC_0813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eQYAbXZIPeC-iP0H0xnl8aD9RdVRA26yhutM3U_Qk-azsHwf15nHVX34uzTvNwpNTDQlZQX0e_iBZ8bSXRf1FaFNDzep8uL_BESXCUOspWQKPr7ntxThtG0xBqAyLSjUSIfcT5edUz0/s320/DSC_0813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579269538498089714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77G2UcuF13Q6tPpHmE4Okm5jhFRRCBYlMK__0tkUybxkJsEQQVEmZ01DAH69QIb5HeJ5E9Q_oL2VuE47DZLVxXxxudDWuvlPDvesjsxUb6wNXGXaIBIzJ7kE6kLi6PRXDiIi_ns6zbNs/s1600/DSC_0736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77G2UcuF13Q6tPpHmE4Okm5jhFRRCBYlMK__0tkUybxkJsEQQVEmZ01DAH69QIb5HeJ5E9Q_oL2VuE47DZLVxXxxudDWuvlPDvesjsxUb6wNXGXaIBIzJ7kE6kLi6PRXDiIi_ns6zbNs/s320/DSC_0736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579269531784724050" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-10223838089301369232011-03-05T04:03:00.001-05:002011-03-05T04:03:00.560-05:00Disney Day 4 - POOL Day!After all the excitement of the past few days, we laid low at the pool on Saturday. We swam, played in sand, relaxed, napped, and then headed to Mickey's Back Yard Bar B Que - one of the highlights of the trip. The girls loved dancing with Mickey, Minnie, and other characters and we loved that they served beer!<div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2PKmf9PUucd67XqcWIeL4tgKI5ZdQHzauEaWg0aIHKfyXOXR5mavYP4eNt_au99jc73GdiTCEk86kKSNhndVdzqA9Sda1Hq1me6Cycqvt-dNCy3rQW4Pz9HVDad7u3FtQhlrHFwbKoA/s1600/DSC_0571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2PKmf9PUucd67XqcWIeL4tgKI5ZdQHzauEaWg0aIHKfyXOXR5mavYP4eNt_au99jc73GdiTCEk86kKSNhndVdzqA9Sda1Hq1me6Cycqvt-dNCy3rQW4Pz9HVDad7u3FtQhlrHFwbKoA/s320/DSC_0571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579221538133173186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnTf7iqbnw7YUSJrVogmJnuz0wzdbbYdfZ8kKXaE7efb813B9kuH4qAQeUB0kdajZ3mAxw6uQYN1NDEAHASUh2Z3_P0yecPzOvrgi5LnHGuREOzJsZlxk3QtxFPRqBUYJdV15ipqBdRQ/s1600/DSC_0606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnTf7iqbnw7YUSJrVogmJnuz0wzdbbYdfZ8kKXaE7efb813B9kuH4qAQeUB0kdajZ3mAxw6uQYN1NDEAHASUh2Z3_P0yecPzOvrgi5LnHGuREOzJsZlxk3QtxFPRqBUYJdV15ipqBdRQ/s320/DSC_0606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579221531773720290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1H-K35qp13hU9naxqR77jgt34sElFYo_FImGNDl9M9XMxU_zgYZPCvIXWWtuaiGTWrR28HzCStfXakOllZLLZC8_LJXNyxFnfMqReB1P0ch-eyB4xJtZFJgKE0ZDot5U-g44GgjxJ8Q/s1600/DSC_0624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1H-K35qp13hU9naxqR77jgt34sElFYo_FImGNDl9M9XMxU_zgYZPCvIXWWtuaiGTWrR28HzCStfXakOllZLLZC8_LJXNyxFnfMqReB1P0ch-eyB4xJtZFJgKE0ZDot5U-g44GgjxJ8Q/s320/DSC_0624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579221526954116162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSm_X9JVHmhujAqt7KyyNdtc7KbfD7pgyB3lQnh-zBNay3YFnwzaDtnGU8fBZZFjyo-ZTBmYv18Qva1CLj4oyZgWEsBc-gUhDdAq3Se_jufQZW4k2JJGIQLhS1LIX9ziMLmesoeIIRxao/s1600/DSC_0637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSm_X9JVHmhujAqt7KyyNdtc7KbfD7pgyB3lQnh-zBNay3YFnwzaDtnGU8fBZZFjyo-ZTBmYv18Qva1CLj4oyZgWEsBc-gUhDdAq3Se_jufQZW4k2JJGIQLhS1LIX9ziMLmesoeIIRxao/s320/DSC_0637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579221524257251538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1d2iPRQsgP2MjN1kZfOG5rcLZEd97T5w9cb4lwBQyrLaIWtrn6KDBy7WF6vXFiFoSyP0h6quzNVupwEjO5_7r6VjnWT7YQqKqJuOGM0-uxKFbkAjoviiIyMn7_4-QJNwphyphenhyphenBBGxtGOSA/s1600/DSC_0665.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1d2iPRQsgP2MjN1kZfOG5rcLZEd97T5w9cb4lwBQyrLaIWtrn6KDBy7WF6vXFiFoSyP0h6quzNVupwEjO5_7r6VjnWT7YQqKqJuOGM0-uxKFbkAjoviiIyMn7_4-QJNwphyphenhyphenBBGxtGOSA/s320/DSC_0665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579221518792560754" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-85688185871373078252011-03-04T15:02:00.000-05:002011-03-04T15:02:00.996-05:00Disney Day 3Are you exhausted yet? I am! But up early we headed to Epcot for the Princess Breakfast in Norway! The girls loved it. And wow, tons of food! One of the best values we found there. After that we did Soarin' and can't say enough good things about this ride. Girls loved it too. We walked around all of Epcot, had lunch at the Japanese Steak House, did Test Track, met Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Daisey and Donald! Then, home for a nap... a much much needed nap! We got gussied up and headed to the Very Merry Christmas Party and Parade! We met Repunzel and Flynn Rider, we road Splash Mountain 3 more times (or they did, it was too cold for me), Thunder Mountain, Fireworks, SNOW!, and a fabulous parade.<div><br /></div><div>During the parade Aubrey was called out to by SANTA! Woody, and other various characters. It was so cool!</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFiOcReN0hJy274ZP0D5HPg47WwDSM8pCBmmnXe2wKJNB2AH8mLCASV9TVTL8bVvMIN-GWpTyv9UnE_NxmAjcoYPIl5xX9zyfRpUM2VKazd-RjaTa58Ygd1eyt7rtE3m3zPXSyQn89D0/s1600/DSC_0299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFiOcReN0hJy274ZP0D5HPg47WwDSM8pCBmmnXe2wKJNB2AH8mLCASV9TVTL8bVvMIN-GWpTyv9UnE_NxmAjcoYPIl5xX9zyfRpUM2VKazd-RjaTa58Ygd1eyt7rtE3m3zPXSyQn89D0/s320/DSC_0299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579219829184613186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2O5gueJ-OZ5xl-BhEXI19_hb8F03Iy8nrMtyqmwGpNDnJjvza65evlFi_d4mALgN60CRypmJOy-_WjlAj7Y3-DnIKziCdOI9SdZCPFTrcd928VdBXNlcDrRqHdxvSnIiiyRmfsCTemCU/s1600/DSC_0320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2O5gueJ-OZ5xl-BhEXI19_hb8F03Iy8nrMtyqmwGpNDnJjvza65evlFi_d4mALgN60CRypmJOy-_WjlAj7Y3-DnIKziCdOI9SdZCPFTrcd928VdBXNlcDrRqHdxvSnIiiyRmfsCTemCU/s320/DSC_0320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579219817766549906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS39sggQrmSVckHBufAe_aLBQwQq_BRjbokYQK6tgVjMzbEv7EaHAoRc8g_qRWrFXYIUtLo9nwGcHHgRQMZUnRq_M8h8WweZtYV6aGdbAIJLL8waVfbA0-zelmbplHw090jIL-L8XU4OU/s1600/DSC_0381.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS39sggQrmSVckHBufAe_aLBQwQq_BRjbokYQK6tgVjMzbEv7EaHAoRc8g_qRWrFXYIUtLo9nwGcHHgRQMZUnRq_M8h8WweZtYV6aGdbAIJLL8waVfbA0-zelmbplHw090jIL-L8XU4OU/s320/DSC_0381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579219812024917986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DN04b89J67XZfdJ7KQ8cH5dibPvtVnd77WZBkA3ppx1NPdJl7-f4w8xaHQLG1LL9tIbfLvgPmgH3urHan7ugnSn7LzyCd20snFvmP-MfxDRYPGfKqo6t6PD9X5ep6LFkyOf80BsJm2Y/s1600/DSC_0429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DN04b89J67XZfdJ7KQ8cH5dibPvtVnd77WZBkA3ppx1NPdJl7-f4w8xaHQLG1LL9tIbfLvgPmgH3urHan7ugnSn7LzyCd20snFvmP-MfxDRYPGfKqo6t6PD9X5ep6LFkyOf80BsJm2Y/s320/DSC_0429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579219801312702578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4IhktrqhaEB_K9x1brNC5iBMUlF6mzKjhpSxcnNTMKscveU5ABAeZQyrwywR0MPp4ivpK-3E6qL_780m_1utqAL0W5FsRvB4NZNO7wyMAtVUSM3-G36PvXLyDTZ36PSHIjcsoyLLGYk/s1600/DSC_0510.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4IhktrqhaEB_K9x1brNC5iBMUlF6mzKjhpSxcnNTMKscveU5ABAeZQyrwywR0MPp4ivpK-3E6qL_780m_1utqAL0W5FsRvB4NZNO7wyMAtVUSM3-G36PvXLyDTZ36PSHIjcsoyLLGYk/s320/DSC_0510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579219796290845426" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-36294731856424986912011-03-03T05:29:00.000-05:002011-03-03T05:29:00.131-05:00Disney Day 2We started early with the Magic Kingdom "magic hours" for guests staying on property. We went right to It's A Small World and rode it twice with no wait. We got fancy Mouse Ears, went on the Snow White ride, enjoyed walking through the castle, and then headed over to Splash Mountain.<div><br /></div><div>It was 40 degrees and cold, and we road Splash Mountain twice, without having to get out of the boat... did I mention it was cold? We also road Thunder Mountain and the girls will tell you that is their favorite favorite!</div><div><br /></div><div>We road Pirates, Jungle Cruise, met Pirate Goofy, hit up the fancy dress store and the girls picked up Disney Dresses for our very exciting and super fantastic Royal Ballroom Dinner! It was amazing. We loved it. Can't say enough about the service and magicalness of that dinner!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_aQP4vmyIBWUW0GaMqWSxu5E2Nxk5P1kRkCiqyrhdry7eGqlWRMIy-pmNFBNTNrfTDASFNZTLJLp51rAti89bxvD4ANBD7IJKLXo7XVFqo4FliTj_65LnLj6lVWMOpMDk3oVCTiyKME/s1600/DSC_0125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_aQP4vmyIBWUW0GaMqWSxu5E2Nxk5P1kRkCiqyrhdry7eGqlWRMIy-pmNFBNTNrfTDASFNZTLJLp51rAti89bxvD4ANBD7IJKLXo7XVFqo4FliTj_65LnLj6lVWMOpMDk3oVCTiyKME/s320/DSC_0125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579199062012906610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaAuLF45Zgl2tKoQX6KZLOBoLsnr2EOmCwh2VdALSEWO1eQFYK7_kR0Xj1AVwnA1WUW0umKDcDGNzxQSF80My2ESzIdkTO-K1E4QQ0tMP1lQeB4-tt04aUykWCQeFSTvXkiNQuSYzV9g/s1600/DSC_0169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaAuLF45Zgl2tKoQX6KZLOBoLsnr2EOmCwh2VdALSEWO1eQFYK7_kR0Xj1AVwnA1WUW0umKDcDGNzxQSF80My2ESzIdkTO-K1E4QQ0tMP1lQeB4-tt04aUykWCQeFSTvXkiNQuSYzV9g/s320/DSC_0169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579199058043917202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-JIU5uMrKqcFO2wLPxs-gopfxCNf9eI9TJeT8Q2Nu9hG7ar2bM2kWKpwEbANga80oz6WShvM1-eGWi0azrBbgsI3oKFVpXpRILISCyppVhkULcQWbW_TLd82IUxgnHQuqfgxflYXdAI/s1600/Photo0027FourBySix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-JIU5uMrKqcFO2wLPxs-gopfxCNf9eI9TJeT8Q2Nu9hG7ar2bM2kWKpwEbANga80oz6WShvM1-eGWi0azrBbgsI3oKFVpXpRILISCyppVhkULcQWbW_TLd82IUxgnHQuqfgxflYXdAI/s320/Photo0027FourBySix.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579199051970280450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbHyVygac8f6XnEstCLlAZwS5mQzDv0Hslz_eSLz4PJB8xXDglZ3DMUXHc4AZ5BEt1Vx42aSMbRLgqYWsO0TGsFn2dfAfepspBq_SaPf6ujzrJMcWB0bNpgFl6x9JAOPep0sHmm3fCkQ/s1600/DSC_0237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbHyVygac8f6XnEstCLlAZwS5mQzDv0Hslz_eSLz4PJB8xXDglZ3DMUXHc4AZ5BEt1Vx42aSMbRLgqYWsO0TGsFn2dfAfepspBq_SaPf6ujzrJMcWB0bNpgFl6x9JAOPep0sHmm3fCkQ/s320/DSC_0237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579199048540712482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhpUF-Epili5FNKpGKkic-x5WTbm_nGHR0bB__E8hmvKwjIQ2nI6wInbnR2c7hVUiLevYQlfQuzWSzU0F10U54LLKu_CSFbAJW8m3OhyphenhyphenTJttiLJeMGDcWilSozB_w3vPlmwu5Iq4Gmao/s1600/DSC_0260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhpUF-Epili5FNKpGKkic-x5WTbm_nGHR0bB__E8hmvKwjIQ2nI6wInbnR2c7hVUiLevYQlfQuzWSzU0F10U54LLKu_CSFbAJW8m3OhyphenhyphenTJttiLJeMGDcWilSozB_w3vPlmwu5Iq4Gmao/s320/DSC_0260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579199043229692562" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-43081186183711155092011-03-02T05:04:00.000-05:002011-03-02T05:04:00.099-05:00Disney Day 13 months ago we went on our first family trip to Disney. (side note: how has it been 3 months?, how is it march? and how is my daughter 51 inches?) We had an amazing time! We stayed at the Polynesian, took advantage of the on property hours for the parks, and since I booked it like a year in advance, I was able to make our "big" dinner/character meals an our own terms (by literally booking on the first day it was available to do so, six months out). I used <a href="http://www.smallworldvacations.com/">Small World Vacations</a>, which made things go very smoothly!<div><br /></div><div>Day 1: Fly in at 8:30 am, using Disney's Magical Express, we were taken to our hotel, didn't have to worry about luggage, our room was ready and we headed off to the Magic Kingdom. Lunch at Tony's, walked out to a PARADE! saw the castle, hit It's A Small World, saw Mary Poppins and got our first autograph! From there we headed back to the Polynesian for the Aloha dinner. Molly fell asleep while we waited to be seated.</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96saZbidDVj-97vkINyMaGhS1kXKQ44ImQDxtosur_15SliHG_vSE4v9gMw3m1RnlBl0CmzuipgngWmEf0ZQM_w1v1p87_tOM8A4-e0akD068MMIsz1ho9m7BAw6exNfOD_XCFk8bJlU/s1600/Photo0001FourBySix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96saZbidDVj-97vkINyMaGhS1kXKQ44ImQDxtosur_15SliHG_vSE4v9gMw3m1RnlBl0CmzuipgngWmEf0ZQM_w1v1p87_tOM8A4-e0akD068MMIsz1ho9m7BAw6exNfOD_XCFk8bJlU/s320/Photo0001FourBySix.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579194378680793522" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWiwxqCVJQ2EH6ClKl5lCge-xJEelzAJ1Cm-W3hcUhE__t2sfom0082xS1ysE-OimdQtdqB62CWx0iS6UhsVPbfsJFDlPlPdY0zCX5jKhVoJZyP-TaB8B_pLkkBKMgrLsf5qAXeIPSu4/s320/DSC_0070.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579194371056543970" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwoHs_cKGt06XRJnW3U5etX8GYxQBYXJAXYSZmNgkgHCxLqkCvoQEWu_JBT1YzpPwut63FyLcifW1UTbQB8YFRwea7TI9LEbI8M8qpsVKCoDg443Gd-o6f6tkjPsOt26FpI7t_AW7124/s320/DSC_0037.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579194365116240482" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6bobErdgZRYJDn_SDLV4Y3U3mx571_8yUiOUSLfoCCn1e6cG-7Ac5fAlT31cJ0a6aC_QZ42V7yWQKiyucLAHncO7Eg-WqZem4PcVhQNf13LzhJI1VwnRuepTmISrMmLD6o-cSZkroig/s1600/DSC_0049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6bobErdgZRYJDn_SDLV4Y3U3mx571_8yUiOUSLfoCCn1e6cG-7Ac5fAlT31cJ0a6aC_QZ42V7yWQKiyucLAHncO7Eg-WqZem4PcVhQNf13LzhJI1VwnRuepTmISrMmLD6o-cSZkroig/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579194360471360978" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-48558614706317459932011-03-01T09:25:00.002-05:002011-03-01T09:36:42.678-05:00When I Grow Up... I want to be like Aubrey - kind, inquisitive, loving, tenacious, and when she wants something or wants to do something, she will do it over and over and over again, no thought to how many times she failed, but excited for every time she does it better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYUxt5OAB2cLcG5A-nMFsGAZ7E_TDU_F37hrcO3gNqrnacfPq80bcYG2cilF2Z5EHZO9tDu1ifeaE1X8_LQmx-XjMcgAz4q99YF7o8Cbkb8ZzHBoMc9O3-TtmxGlShDXVg82LS2YVgE8/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYUxt5OAB2cLcG5A-nMFsGAZ7E_TDU_F37hrcO3gNqrnacfPq80bcYG2cilF2Z5EHZO9tDu1ifeaE1X8_LQmx-XjMcgAz4q99YF7o8Cbkb8ZzHBoMc9O3-TtmxGlShDXVg82LS2YVgE8/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579120271240428706" /></a>...I want to be like Molly - bold, smart, snuggly, where nothing is boring or easy but instead exciting and challenging - even breakfast. Someone who wants to be seen for who she is, flaws and all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEksODg6CMJum9wFTXzxaOhCfYDVlFi8F-o7-WW7m_nDe7scrWJrdYUCk7aI0x4xpT_74aYAgUR_xKbOi9cdut4-IYRYxMAwqFCe5GB-CykL3CErb1JktzwwJH6ARbzdFoSQ7iPBGmGI/s1600/DSC_0279.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEksODg6CMJum9wFTXzxaOhCfYDVlFi8F-o7-WW7m_nDe7scrWJrdYUCk7aI0x4xpT_74aYAgUR_xKbOi9cdut4-IYRYxMAwqFCe5GB-CykL3CErb1JktzwwJH6ARbzdFoSQ7iPBGmGI/s320/DSC_0279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579120265329342002" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-36707232602657534952011-02-09T07:34:00.001-05:002011-02-09T07:36:19.683-05:00Overheard this MorningMommy: "Molly, what do you think you will do at school today".<div>Molly: "Mommy, am I at school right now"</div><div>Mommy: "no, you are at home"</div><div>Molly: "Then how am I supposed to know what I will be doing at school".</div><div>-----------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>Aubrey: "When one "e" goes walking, the other does the talking."</div><div>Molly: "When one dog goes running the duck jumps in the pond"</div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-31650468145812655012011-02-07T09:14:00.005-05:002011-02-07T09:24:51.037-05:00Birthday Weekend Round Up<div>Aside from too much wine, lots of family and friend time, lots of sitting back and enjoying watching people do work for me... we did the following:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Family over dinner Friday night, I didn't lift a finger, and had too much wine! Thank you Fazzini's and my husband :) </div><br /><div>Saturday - breakfast in bed, gymnastics, out to Brewer's Art with friends (and too much wine).</div><br /><div>Sunday - Making Valentine's for Aubrey's school, getting ready for Super Bowl Party (and a very strong margarita)!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570953159296167714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukfK-3Qk7L4rr_zMNG4WHHaMO57doaVNM02K9XPRXjGp73WKpzSKpGfHWWqefAYt7A9ddKpn9T3_gNWNfKwVPUXig4miVXP-pguS1ZT9VwztoUJrfrfaZ83QSs-neuBKs_z_HtQ-zm2w/s320/IMAG0746.jpg" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I contributed:</div><br /><div>Mexican Chicken Dip</div><br /><div>4 Chicken Breasts, cooked and shredded or cubed</div><br /><div>8 oz sour ceram</div><br /><div>1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup</div><br /><div>small can (4oz) chopped green chilies</div><br /><div>small onion chopped</div><br /><div>2 cups Colby shredded</div><br /><div>2 cups Monterey Jack shredded</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, serve with tortilla chips.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/food/entertaining/easy-dip-recipes-00417000070614/page5.html">Loaded Baked Potato Dip</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And I made <a href="http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/1622/sea-glass-candy.html">Sea Glass Candy </a>- very fun and easy!</div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-87913851107548840182011-02-03T05:42:00.000-05:002011-02-03T05:42:00.121-05:00Max<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeLzdBTPoMyc6n-uICOKjnkzG7_xK7itiUFu8XZLNrFayNPGndnML0zX40JmJVgAIwNNaddz96UCVtKfy4ARBlJfSOZ3ljV2G7HgBkCeQjz8UMF7WSj_m8mOaECXU1HMuLGrzk0xplwQ/s1600/DSC_0268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeLzdBTPoMyc6n-uICOKjnkzG7_xK7itiUFu8XZLNrFayNPGndnML0zX40JmJVgAIwNNaddz96UCVtKfy4ARBlJfSOZ3ljV2G7HgBkCeQjz8UMF7WSj_m8mOaECXU1HMuLGrzk0xplwQ/s320/DSC_0268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569226455015111538" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-48054546343725791372011-02-02T07:53:00.003-05:002011-02-02T08:01:18.120-05:00Last Week's Snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7A8gpva2MYsv9nCnrSzSSCWh7_muO1VKDUJNzqqTLhsE1_-3U2mMt37mYbUBSj3ZDjqmGQld7pUHSMn6xkZtcxCERof225Wjnc0p4S0C7zff5iFzYb5Hi3s1z5xqd1LFBhpIME3eZww/s1600/DSC_0238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7A8gpva2MYsv9nCnrSzSSCWh7_muO1VKDUJNzqqTLhsE1_-3U2mMt37mYbUBSj3ZDjqmGQld7pUHSMn6xkZtcxCERof225Wjnc0p4S0C7zff5iFzYb5Hi3s1z5xqd1LFBhpIME3eZww/s320/DSC_0238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569075582167108434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sisters Sledding!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzLZdQNrgudhyphenhyphenQPEiEriA_35mcaocf6LWDMCcdMwEe7apb0Nx-Ryov3Vv1xXRpsERIG7_Uxs7RZfh34lYEPSnZPFnGxSj0MxV8vXiTrIKi9kAH8GkBPDCmb0dv1rqUb5FzAUbxrHcqDs/s1600/DSC_0257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzLZdQNrgudhyphenhyphenQPEiEriA_35mcaocf6LWDMCcdMwEe7apb0Nx-Ryov3Vv1xXRpsERIG7_Uxs7RZfh34lYEPSnZPFnGxSj0MxV8vXiTrIKi9kAH8GkBPDCmb0dv1rqUb5FzAUbxrHcqDs/s320/DSC_0257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569075584010709346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Unsuccessful attempt at group picture</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rDVX_MjJYE4H_DLZG8jotZ533KIipIvysyv2WUbHzFA9j6J-jLCtZmxXT9ulhPsb53f0V9YS-hv5BdNc6gWMKK-pIwayWGeKKyHX2xqPbC4KmbjKRUv154C1rDvM85M4-HXcigKR0lA/s1600/DSC_0263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rDVX_MjJYE4H_DLZG8jotZ533KIipIvysyv2WUbHzFA9j6J-jLCtZmxXT9ulhPsb53f0V9YS-hv5BdNc6gWMKK-pIwayWGeKKyHX2xqPbC4KmbjKRUv154C1rDvM85M4-HXcigKR0lA/s320/DSC_0263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569075586632588946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Why Daddy is More Fun Reason 312</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7xuvIvLRY__inB2Qvgwm1Vr-1hkKfsSwy18WvaoLbN0JC7JSMeu-E6fUcpthxhMZUORe8-ZoqNxmJBXPwmPbpE4w7GwaetxYqEENVsZ_YRHWWhRMoeGQF82K9mJn339QLJoZA61dLPE/s320/DSC_0264.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569075593082932482" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wu3UBp68oq_Ws-H6sz2tz7j7HHkBbct1YMWoWh9vQbuWV4iKRxVMju5ARbZh6mP0GLWtf2OSI77PL9N5lDj7KJyDOIcxFGBrT5fX9flL2VSWDw6xI0QuS2gk87nJlJAFU0Tt6TBjeWo/s1600/DSC_0265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wu3UBp68oq_Ws-H6sz2tz7j7HHkBbct1YMWoWh9vQbuWV4iKRxVMju5ARbZh6mP0GLWtf2OSI77PL9N5lDj7KJyDOIcxFGBrT5fX9flL2VSWDw6xI0QuS2gk87nJlJAFU0Tt6TBjeWo/s320/DSC_0265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569075596660503362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-70350793340081892922011-02-01T14:12:00.002-05:002011-02-01T14:23:25.360-05:00New Year!The White Hall Craigs have determined that our 2011 starts today, Feb 1. With the wonderful, marvelous, magical trip to Disney, putting in notice at one job, accepting another job, starting new job on Dec 22, Christmas, New Years, Aubrey's Tonsils out, Max diagnosed with cancer, and other miscellaneous general life events, we had no footing in January.<br /><br />But, things have settled a little bit... a very little bit, but enough to take a deep breath and enjoy our healthy kids and each other.<br /><br />I want to share some of our pics from Disney some recipes we have really enjoyed recently. And I need to figure out how to do that on my iPad :)emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-66982686548341259342010-11-27T10:00:00.003-05:002010-11-27T10:04:38.121-05:00Annual Tree GettingOur annual trek down the road to the Christmas Tree farm!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5ixHcER7OA7kwFL0gpd2kVnW2UiiQOPDrHaZl0bnOjCABuZeXtvC2zD0tw21grj-VUHVWmjhUukQdhGtKASKb8xjp81o1JUXJuD8kA377kPjQxgZ6tRWoApdm0IaulYB2Fw0Q-MOA7g/s1600/DSC_0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5ixHcER7OA7kwFL0gpd2kVnW2UiiQOPDrHaZl0bnOjCABuZeXtvC2zD0tw21grj-VUHVWmjhUukQdhGtKASKb8xjp81o1JUXJuD8kA377kPjQxgZ6tRWoApdm0IaulYB2Fw0Q-MOA7g/s320/DSC_0015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544244912255950818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My girls!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUYuNQcty4n4LxooFA17i28lG9TIZAZQ5etRruLxKd4MmEslwDg9seyQg_eU-f0ogU6I5YDyeRcS76tMfUXVymhjrIl-4sl323dAw7ADcU_ANv2e2uJ96ZeDMoI1KnBXgXTX7jlxU1jY/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUYuNQcty4n4LxooFA17i28lG9TIZAZQ5etRruLxKd4MmEslwDg9seyQg_eU-f0ogU6I5YDyeRcS76tMfUXVymhjrIl-4sl323dAw7ADcU_ANv2e2uJ96ZeDMoI1KnBXgXTX7jlxU1jY/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544244953594572498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Looking cute</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyTsaLVm6EWkMfyLkf3j98wc4pBXUq6Kb77AqKb6ps1Ly9QJiVaXkcNvfO_i2j4wMDCho1eUwUHkL3nqDC56DrhrL_vKLB6V98Yo1XnUS9uuGnbtrLdLcVMX_pYUZxjQx3s2mTnjjWAA/s1600/DSC_0027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyTsaLVm6EWkMfyLkf3j98wc4pBXUq6Kb77AqKb6ps1Ly9QJiVaXkcNvfO_i2j4wMDCho1eUwUHkL3nqDC56DrhrL_vKLB6V98Yo1XnUS9uuGnbtrLdLcVMX_pYUZxjQx3s2mTnjjWAA/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544244930017170674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aubrey was deemed old enough to help saw.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGKIi8LxH1vKBRvglQfr7v_n8H5vs8JpR5qxk9RYMT5HLWn2fpV8lGBxw17VwCyQIkf0PRgom7WpPClo0KH17PvlaFe6xsb-foeFvJsWXVGrEZ6PfXyNQe0cnIZDzolqqb_5bDij_7Dw/s1600/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGKIi8LxH1vKBRvglQfr7v_n8H5vs8JpR5qxk9RYMT5HLWn2fpV8lGBxw17VwCyQIkf0PRgom7WpPClo0KH17PvlaFe6xsb-foeFvJsWXVGrEZ6PfXyNQe0cnIZDzolqqb_5bDij_7Dw/s320/DSC_0048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544244971016177074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here she is finishing it off.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9I9QNFrepQIsfLkJaknwbTohS0rGw7tstgTnLhq6pZM0Ss173jgDhiUJDsq6t9K7Y-oFL_QOTVkNDGGw-2itFn2Esgj3rl1-V55oc_fseWZaV-qosuBvbRaNMqCcBl937fvKjdwHFD0/s1600/DSC_0063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9I9QNFrepQIsfLkJaknwbTohS0rGw7tstgTnLhq6pZM0Ss173jgDhiUJDsq6t9K7Y-oFL_QOTVkNDGGw-2itFn2Esgj3rl1-V55oc_fseWZaV-qosuBvbRaNMqCcBl937fvKjdwHFD0/s320/DSC_0063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544244982390461986" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-750365300893296742010-11-16T07:37:00.002-05:002010-11-16T07:41:54.512-05:00Tales From The Bus Part 1I am thinking this might be a new series. Aubrey rides the bus to school in the morning. Kindergarteners have to sit in the first 2 rows. Somehow Aubrey has made friends with "older" girls... girls that might be in 3rd or 4th or even 5th grade.<div><br /></div><div>Aubrey came home on Friday and told me that she learned a "Mommy Secret" from her friend Mae Mae. Mae Mae is her nickname and we have to call her that because there is a different Megan who is even older so she can be Megan and the little Megan can only be Mae Mae. </div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, Mae Mae told Aubrey that Mommy's know when their children are lying because when the child tells a lie, the child's face turns their favorite color (the childs). I acted SHOCKED that someone would give away such a powerful secret. Molly comes by and is doing something that I ask her about, and she lies and her face happens to be pink from exertion.</div><div><br /></div><div>Aubrey's eyes get HUGE, she looks at me and says, "I must am going to be a mommy, 'cause I SAW that!"</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I hurt an internal organ by holding in that laughter and walking away.</div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-61009731878148651172010-11-07T14:34:00.003-05:002010-11-07T14:41:18.809-05:00Just for you Dad!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtQvud-r2g5GPHSoPNa3uiVdUyUT-GN_nc53c10uP1pv_KASzphSR8oVBV9h8hrfcDQZZEmO2ob-o-buJjcEwtDsU5UCDhml4oVY_ab7o1mAdapH7dGWH4IYW_gBG3ir8W98epbA3p_g/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtQvud-r2g5GPHSoPNa3uiVdUyUT-GN_nc53c10uP1pv_KASzphSR8oVBV9h8hrfcDQZZEmO2ob-o-buJjcEwtDsU5UCDhml4oVY_ab7o1mAdapH7dGWH4IYW_gBG3ir8W98epbA3p_g/s320/DSC_0145.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536894624203593570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">GOAL!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesRLLOHoT4Z9LgIJRTE3UJeCM8E4J2b3TDjiWyH_jW6UDa7MxrUhds_JtiCG684GANLfBkvM4-rz-iLZpRvSrzCNMaRJwuuTFG13fe2jLORUoeoiY3QSxIarOHE-CSGkaX1YPAC6YiUM/s1600/DSC_0297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgesRLLOHoT4Z9LgIJRTE3UJeCM8E4J2b3TDjiWyH_jW6UDa7MxrUhds_JtiCG684GANLfBkvM4-rz-iLZpRvSrzCNMaRJwuuTFG13fe2jLORUoeoiY3QSxIarOHE-CSGkaX1YPAC6YiUM/s320/DSC_0297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536894607778897058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Butterflies</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf6uLdfW_i23Ut6Zp64MaJ1zD9uJYT6idL220NHk_N-N2gfg9gpY_E-7NdE6rm2vlPZtk2xaoW0mAok1MJ78-DGhWSG5OxBLryjNhNIcDzy6ddY4u_IPEl2tbE7vPYgROkwXc5QCdtr4/s1600/DSC_0317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf6uLdfW_i23Ut6Zp64MaJ1zD9uJYT6idL220NHk_N-N2gfg9gpY_E-7NdE6rm2vlPZtk2xaoW0mAok1MJ78-DGhWSG5OxBLryjNhNIcDzy6ddY4u_IPEl2tbE7vPYgROkwXc5QCdtr4/s320/DSC_0317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536894602238195506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mermaid 1</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19Fly-MWGUaUuNMknZouMAtfOvS3-vamrl8dt5k2xEbPkH88Q2dhec8raALbmsiO3st-gfu9HwHJT5Skl7FrQcKOxL8OfQTaoxzmBlwGzJmfMRWEQhcKeX5q1JBds-6A3zrW21Y3hnx8/s1600/DSC_0312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19Fly-MWGUaUuNMknZouMAtfOvS3-vamrl8dt5k2xEbPkH88Q2dhec8raALbmsiO3st-gfu9HwHJT5Skl7FrQcKOxL8OfQTaoxzmBlwGzJmfMRWEQhcKeX5q1JBds-6A3zrW21Y3hnx8/s320/DSC_0312.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536894600097802722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mermaid 2 </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25mjB3gjxwoNOOq3nexbsUbAWy0S0zmJDx1AOLIu2vKBjc5mVqgkq9o1g25IrpgeMPtwuwsSRZSFlNCqY-tWWCRp62Kpt8fQogTz11HgtekAHwxd66BSFJ9UZ3qJFNj8X3kBn2EYiXCI/s1600/DSC_0318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25mjB3gjxwoNOOq3nexbsUbAWy0S0zmJDx1AOLIu2vKBjc5mVqgkq9o1g25IrpgeMPtwuwsSRZSFlNCqY-tWWCRp62Kpt8fQogTz11HgtekAHwxd66BSFJ9UZ3qJFNj8X3kBn2EYiXCI/s320/DSC_0318.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536894592558167090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mermaids Together</div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-36552938312608150352010-09-24T17:11:00.003-04:002010-09-24T17:20:30.770-04:00SomehowWe went from this:<div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulTfLaMcMvwpYgKvS42rAM31Uy2yzqBgfrbqKQVEYhJGok3ppvhi-ThVqy_SXGtx4nfhH6-3C5x9lnso_YNmoDj97Rkk1h6eS2c3tQDx34H06CBhsRrhkDT0b5hNd2zXJB2IMqC5PrWE/s1600/0924-132819-01+(1).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulTfLaMcMvwpYgKvS42rAM31Uy2yzqBgfrbqKQVEYhJGok3ppvhi-ThVqy_SXGtx4nfhH6-3C5x9lnso_YNmoDj97Rkk1h6eS2c3tQDx34H06CBhsRrhkDT0b5hNd2zXJB2IMqC5PrWE/s320/0924-132819-01+(1).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520592468349083794" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To This:</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR87z9uXE4dJuBdByNMObv5Bh-zBfmRjiY6Fs4C1qai68cBuDMU-Zuj_PrThLFkPftjdWqcticRlv8X5BANs7gDcT2PIQGggKVb0N_w7HeS_kF-0TkHyZXH6aMZ6KSRzT4bH4lE_rc2vY/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR87z9uXE4dJuBdByNMObv5Bh-zBfmRjiY6Fs4C1qai68cBuDMU-Zuj_PrThLFkPftjdWqcticRlv8X5BANs7gDcT2PIQGggKVb0N_w7HeS_kF-0TkHyZXH6aMZ6KSRzT4bH4lE_rc2vY/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><br /><div>No one told me that this would happen and I never even remember blinking.</div><div><br /></div><div>No one told me how much it would hurt or how proud I would be or how wonderful it is to watch. </div><div><br /></div><div>Or how much I would need a slow motion button.</div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4348939546277314726.post-25312888131862048622010-09-08T15:15:00.004-04:002010-09-08T15:19:47.935-04:00Daily LifeToday I made up a batch of Pomodoro Sauce - love that! I also made some Cheese and Sausage biscuits with leftover sausage from the weekend, they are in the freezer for quick breakfasts in the morning.<div><br /></div><div>This very short week had us:</div><div>1) At our first Back to School Night! Exciting.</div><div>2) Practicing new routines with the bus and daycare</div><div>3) cleaning out junk drawers, garage, tupperware drawer, etc</div><div>4) Laundry - how is it possible to do 2 loads of laundry a day? I WISH I KNEW!</div><div>5) Trying to put together a plan of attack for the kids with a boys weekend coming up and a new job starting.</div><div><br /></div><div>Boring, but our life.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is Aubrey last Friday, LOVE this picture, don't know why!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6jUF8VqQIlcNbzqVgG_Da89EqSxcAstnMZ03yQi9m-Kb6vNI0af0JdELV540Y4xzywV4l11OSi9H38xYzaDgJHqpxosQifPXur1L2hf0Cs0zgRAeKqKZ82qycPfflYAgF91FVf79vy0/s1600/DSC_0022-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6jUF8VqQIlcNbzqVgG_Da89EqSxcAstnMZ03yQi9m-Kb6vNI0af0JdELV540Y4xzywV4l11OSi9H38xYzaDgJHqpxosQifPXur1L2hf0Cs0zgRAeKqKZ82qycPfflYAgF91FVf79vy0/s320/DSC_0022-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514624398028852114" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12077289040840379118noreply@blogger.com0