tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66873813739570347782024-03-05T23:01:16.120-07:00The Russell RanchThe Russell'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08826921546043282837noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-56955203054884507022012-12-21T15:03:00.000-07:002012-12-21T15:03:25.849-07:00July Adventures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Wow! I have let way too much time lapse between updates so I'll try to do my best to catch us up month by month. Gabby's 3rd birthday was on July 7th. We celebrated with grandparents coming over. First we did gifts:</div>
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As you can see, Gabby loved it all!</div>
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She wanted a Rapunzel cake so this is my sad attempt. At least she knew who it was!</div>
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She's seriously so adorable! We love our big Gabby girl! She started potty training the day she turned 3. She was off to a great start and struggled when Daddy left for training but she has it down pretty well now!</div>
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Will went to Kangaroo Zoo to celebrate Parker's birthday! We sure miss Parker and his family!</div>
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Will with Kameron, one of his best pals that lives next door!</div>
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The whole neighborhood crew! Will sure had a blast!</div>
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The best thing that happened in July was....Rebecca was born! We had been at some neighbor's playing games the night before and they must've gotten me laughing just enough to induce the labor 3 weeks early. My water broke at 3:30am and we rushed to the hospital. Luckily it didn't completely break and I actually made it to the hospital and even had time to get an epidural! After going natural, it was a piece of cake! My blood pressure dropped but they were able to remedy that before she was born. Rebecca Ruth Russell was born at 5:54am weighing 5 lbs 14 oz and 17 in long on July 15th. She was so beautiful! I was in such a happy place and could enjoy her beautiful self! </div>
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She was struggling to breath so they put her on C-PAP for an hour and that seemed to do the trick! She was just fine after that!</div>
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Daddy was sure in love!</div>
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He got a few weeks of enjoying her before he had to leave for 4 months of military training.</div>
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My favorite visitors!</div>
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Gabby is pointing at her new victim for smothering!</div>
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She sure does looooove her sis!</div>
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Will took a few peeks at her before he explored the room!</div>
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Lydia is so adorable with her too!</div>
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Rebecca looked so tiny when we put her in her car seat to go home! She looks the most like Benjy out of all our children and I was so happy to have a part of Benj that was so familiar and loveable while I tried to cope with Benj's absence. She has such a mild and easy-going personality and we couldn't be happier with our new addition!</div>
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Sweet Cody and Hayden gave us a nice surprise coming home from the hospital.</div>
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We ended the month by having Family Home Evening on the Title of Liberty. Benj told the story from the Book of Mormon and then we made our own Title of Liberty, drawing the things that we will defend and treasure in our lives.</div>
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Some of it is upside-down but I think it's a pretty awesome symbol of what we treasure and love!</div>
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Benj is the Communications Officer for a Field Artillery Unit. That means we got to go to a fun Family Day where they bus us out to the field and they show off their stuff! I didn't think that Lydia would be too keen on all the noise so she spent the day with Grandma while Will, Gabby, and I got to go! Their favorite part was going into the tanks to take a closer look and sitting in the humvee Daddy was driving that weekend!
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They bussed us to one site where they shot from the tanks
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Then we were bussed to another location where we could see where they landed. The kids enjoyed playing in the dirt while we waited ;) It was fun to see Daddy on his drill weekend and for the kids see him "be a soldier"! We sure love our hero!
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He even thought of me and Benj!</div>
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It was nice to stay home Easter Sunday. Church was great and the kids were excited to wear their new clothes from me and Benj. (See the family pics above to see their outfits) Since we stayed home, I had a chance to make a traditional Easter dinner complete with a honey-glazed ham, funeral potatoes, and homemade rolls!</div>
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The next week, we celebrated with my family. For the last year, my parents did the money egg hunt for me and my siblings. Thank you, mom and dad for the extra cash ; ) Then the kids got to go at it for their hunt! Lydia certainly did pretty well for herself!</div>
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Gabby enjoyed herself!</div>
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The next day, Benj's fam had their Easter Egg Hunt. </div>
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Gabby needed a little assistance from Uncle Joey</div>
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Lydia got some help from her Momma</div>
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She needed a rest after all that hunting!</div>
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The kids enjoyed their spoils while Benj's Mom gave the adults theirs! They have eggs that have the letters EASTER on them. For each letter, we get some awesome food item like a meat, drinks, etc. There's a number with each letter that determines who gets to have first pick of the options. We sure appreciate our parents' generosity! We hope you had a wonderful Easter!</div>
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A few weeks after Benj returned home from OCS, it was all made official at his pinning ceremony. These are all the candidates he went with to Ft. McClellan. It's awesome that they all passed!</div>
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Gabby couldn't resist staying away from Daddy</div>
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He was sworn in by Major Cousins where they recite the oath.</div>
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Benj gave me the great honor of pinning him. That meant a lot to me, considering Benj was the only one to ask his wife to do so! I got to give it a little punch on there. (But not too hard; how embarrasing would it be to get knocked over by your pregnant wife ;)</div>
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Fortunately Benj's Dad was ranked high enough that Benj could give his first salute to him. (The camera was a little late on the picture but a split second before this, they were saluting!)</div>
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Love love love Benj's parents! They are so proud!</div>
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I suppose I'm proud too ; )</div>
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Maybe I can get Benj to post a few experiences he had at OCS but from my perspective, he worked so incredibly hard! The dropout/fail rate is so high so it's a testament to Benj that he did so well! I'm so blessed to have such an incredible provider/husband/father to my children. Love him!</div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-54701874341297605042012-05-16T11:04:00.000-06:002012-05-16T11:04:17.235-06:00Family Pics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, we try to make a tradition of taking family pictures every Easter Sunday. It's kind of fun to see the contrast from last year!</div>
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Keep in mind these are the "cheese" faces; so lovely : ) Sweet William:</div>
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I could not get Gabby to look at the camera and say "cheese"</div>
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My happy Lydia</div>
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So glad that Benj is home from OCS and love our cute family!</div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-60988724916021886192012-02-25T18:40:00.005-07:002012-02-25T19:47:59.787-07:00My Sweet Valentines<div align="center">Even though I didn't have a traditional Valentine's Day this year, we certainly enjoyed it! About a week and a half before, we all made Valentine cards for Daddy. Unfortunately, the cadre will literally stomp all over yummy care packages so that'll have to hold out until he gets home!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">My Mom was sweet enough to do Valentines with the kids for me while I was at the temple the Thursday before.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81FRdPUOOr6PJVbqypmLljcp24bLiJzVJ7pdGTUF9YNKdQONMBVIPKrl6neXdqdN1xXuQH5XS30XQJONAXB7F-oS7CxsHK3Qmmxqaj2m4kcMVGpxyNGiJ86mXzEBm8Mo0xVAcDfdkMco/s1600/DSCN0795.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713268088220293570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81FRdPUOOr6PJVbqypmLljcp24bLiJzVJ7pdGTUF9YNKdQONMBVIPKrl6neXdqdN1xXuQH5XS30XQJONAXB7F-oS7CxsHK3Qmmxqaj2m4kcMVGpxyNGiJ86mXzEBm8Mo0xVAcDfdkMco/s320/DSCN0795.JPG" /></a> Aren't they cute?!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVtumFW5W5NIjdBsNTvTA0hp0EGm4MI5bSsoRTsbgE6x3Kn0Y_1pY5Qbs4nu8NaUcFfx1hWMw93-Nyi537CDVf5_NFvjtXqNCWSsUKO_LMwgQHwwKrFm5-lnjCxQxn5ms-IdSzI-Zda4/s1600/DSCN0794.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713268079730721506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVtumFW5W5NIjdBsNTvTA0hp0EGm4MI5bSsoRTsbgE6x3Kn0Y_1pY5Qbs4nu8NaUcFfx1hWMw93-Nyi537CDVf5_NFvjtXqNCWSsUKO_LMwgQHwwKrFm5-lnjCxQxn5ms-IdSzI-Zda4/s320/DSCN0794.JPG" /></a><br /><br />On Valentine's Day, we made heart-shaped sugar cookies and were able to decorate them. Here's Will's creation!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCYD6NSnOhVjCpmtqdIS0Zr-rcO5lOLxJQKuVWj8_dl4UtVZ_sUMEU9blN1kHiAJc2sgyrP8CGB1R-5l3ziMYyDZPLGn53xRywo8hmFWyzCCWH2OWioWAhfHpRzF5MZ9fL9AT0CIgH3c/s1600/DSCN0799.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713268076063877202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCYD6NSnOhVjCpmtqdIS0Zr-rcO5lOLxJQKuVWj8_dl4UtVZ_sUMEU9blN1kHiAJc2sgyrP8CGB1R-5l3ziMYyDZPLGn53xRywo8hmFWyzCCWH2OWioWAhfHpRzF5MZ9fL9AT0CIgH3c/s320/DSCN0799.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Gabby's (With the full-on cheeser)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkwx4VLmbrpdz5H8hxPOVhZ5Va4L8fXQcwy2ccC3lD1n6esXi349TENc8008ypMyn3oVEhGrltg2WZEU1xkbQPbezZUIJbg026V-AOYJGNyaQ_RM_mqEd2pBcW-CAYJWpaVopdbWjjys/s1600/DSCN0797.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713268068967993970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkwx4VLmbrpdz5H8hxPOVhZ5Va4L8fXQcwy2ccC3lD1n6esXi349TENc8008ypMyn3oVEhGrltg2WZEU1xkbQPbezZUIJbg026V-AOYJGNyaQ_RM_mqEd2pBcW-CAYJWpaVopdbWjjys/s320/DSCN0797.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lydia had a little help but there was pure joy on her face when she saw that she was allowed to just dig in!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHWRtAB3DcoffDEFkhuk8QTqyHCLJIbPKiu46-wchVn1A6SshLJFQk4cQ-BGX53My0N4kQ5Xw5TbfKqy322TyI3RLi-A1_ssLta5224HzUaAmfDMXWdF3k-rb6iuXi1Ttg5RNEqki3V0/s1600/DSCN0802.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713268060454852402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHWRtAB3DcoffDEFkhuk8QTqyHCLJIbPKiu46-wchVn1A6SshLJFQk4cQ-BGX53My0N4kQ5Xw5TbfKqy322TyI3RLi-A1_ssLta5224HzUaAmfDMXWdF3k-rb6iuXi1Ttg5RNEqki3V0/s320/DSCN0802.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>Enjoying their handiwork<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxaKKO1N11_j1HUDeqq8c59SV-3J5nXvFLOWXIQHprzDhYsKMnqaVAGotGiOzmXM4NnAcTgACEeoxidLBtNdAGx8irMXZD80cdeR2iuh2G4WUi_Blxt_yDAZgpLz94GfOeQYNasJWOoQ/s1600/DSCN0807.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713263811147925570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxaKKO1N11_j1HUDeqq8c59SV-3J5nXvFLOWXIQHprzDhYsKMnqaVAGotGiOzmXM4NnAcTgACEeoxidLBtNdAGx8irMXZD80cdeR2iuh2G4WUi_Blxt_yDAZgpLz94GfOeQYNasJWOoQ/s320/DSCN0807.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeG-SVc8J1hou4lwpYtwnCAPjH_4xYwqR7wqkwAJGrhxVwyqQ0coEeuwo8qg9OVcaHeW1D86SK_ZUQGR9T1ou5nBEN07qR86ebr8pRVempR3_GObL56JWbdkwx4v2NRNnWHiiHnMb-0M/s1600/DSCN0808.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713263806216246466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeG-SVc8J1hou4lwpYtwnCAPjH_4xYwqR7wqkwAJGrhxVwyqQ0coEeuwo8qg9OVcaHeW1D86SK_ZUQGR9T1ou5nBEN07qR86ebr8pRVempR3_GObL56JWbdkwx4v2NRNnWHiiHnMb-0M/s320/DSCN0808.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Look at that loveable, messy face!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r8GciDMtiYW0nXE0Omo7wiaOHOf1WtPyj3fD6IjHKstju-yhx8EK54Eqw8f6lXLZTdsOnTq1P7ByrF00tzwfijNZR_0QUfsFxKPdpzKYXb5laO9qP_W2ZErmebhkpVJKRpinaugJmTs/s1600/DSCN0805.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713263799275411682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4r8GciDMtiYW0nXE0Omo7wiaOHOf1WtPyj3fD6IjHKstju-yhx8EK54Eqw8f6lXLZTdsOnTq1P7ByrF00tzwfijNZR_0QUfsFxKPdpzKYXb5laO9qP_W2ZErmebhkpVJKRpinaugJmTs/s320/DSCN0805.JPG" /></a><br />Happy Valentine's Day! We hope yours was filled with love from those around you!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjhMsTN5voTZ5Mp9Rys3OHUktauxxLLcrijyLkV9gcxMy63hfiCmoZ41I91piNdUoqOpmSDNNhRrFnUeH3Y-RlzY1hpBgQfTM2zbiEv7zNd3oHK4JEtKWy8UYokZo4AgRc0gN2SjwWeI/s1600/DSCN0801.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713263787713371586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjhMsTN5voTZ5Mp9Rys3OHUktauxxLLcrijyLkV9gcxMy63hfiCmoZ41I91piNdUoqOpmSDNNhRrFnUeH3Y-RlzY1hpBgQfTM2zbiEv7zNd3oHK4JEtKWy8UYokZo4AgRc0gN2SjwWeI/s320/DSCN0801.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />And as a fun side-note for this month, Lydia finally popped out that first tooth! Isn't she a doll?!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RG13-_rf1Ckl1fXwZJGdWvHU32CK6-9YNOcLva2q3cFwh18z83EbFHzKIvwr17zJE5cSC0Sgtdflb7ZRJlFbCF8DtlbMjhPyWH909uyPBHUMOWQ39-zktT9IXKSZfMkYImFy-TMpDVk/s1600/DSCN0785.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713263785279926610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7RG13-_rf1Ckl1fXwZJGdWvHU32CK6-9YNOcLva2q3cFwh18z83EbFHzKIvwr17zJE5cSC0Sgtdflb7ZRJlFbCF8DtlbMjhPyWH909uyPBHUMOWQ39-zktT9IXKSZfMkYImFy-TMpDVk/s320/DSCN0785.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-71331460882419411832012-02-15T11:10:00.004-07:002012-02-15T11:48:39.343-07:00December...Finally<div align="center">Warning! This post is long, due to my slacking off in posting. </div><br /><div align="center">December was so nice! We started off with Noni's Christmas Party. They have it at Costco where they have a cake walk (with the yummy bakery goods they have at Costco; we got Peppermint Bark, mmmm), snack bar, music, drawings, soda bar, a free ham (or turkey), and a bunch of sports booths where you can earn $5 gift cards each. To end it, you can get your picture taken as well! Benj was drilling the next morning so we only got to stay about 20 min. but we took full advantage!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKy8pNi0_JYdGrR2Rxy-XHRgFU4RaPHF-Dz_ac1pu-yDPLi4enBdFnmTSz4Fq9NWYBRwR9Ry3eUsXTexSxJbtKp2lD7XOkWIlcwGHQdWtdajvNENhNgbmwfxEAkS3b4E-ep7c2p2AcvE8/s1600/IMG_7687+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709430499615189858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKy8pNi0_JYdGrR2Rxy-XHRgFU4RaPHF-Dz_ac1pu-yDPLi4enBdFnmTSz4Fq9NWYBRwR9Ry3eUsXTexSxJbtKp2lD7XOkWIlcwGHQdWtdajvNENhNgbmwfxEAkS3b4E-ep7c2p2AcvE8/s320/IMG_7687+copy.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">One thing I love about the Ranches is that Santa comes around and they throw candy from the Fire Truck. It's like 3 of kids' true joys all mixed into one experience! Here are the kids waving, so cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQq7_AJfX4_8BLsiQM3VxC5sHaM8uoLeUOrEkuOyzKDNie6dvSrgPGbKKq_Zw-KU3NDHlI0ukQzhceNprWwPC84A_4pcEtR0Q0S31n_1L-52L_Gj8OUrwmI2oDc0D9fMZS3MQWXxTX60/s1600/Dec+%252711+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709430495167720498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQq7_AJfX4_8BLsiQM3VxC5sHaM8uoLeUOrEkuOyzKDNie6dvSrgPGbKKq_Zw-KU3NDHlI0ukQzhceNprWwPC84A_4pcEtR0Q0S31n_1L-52L_Gj8OUrwmI2oDc0D9fMZS3MQWXxTX60/s320/Dec+%252711+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It doesn't feel like Christmas unless we visit Temple Square! <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX1zkUrXSJpHG1XEvZ5_tEj96l_0Z7qJ1xKyLGC-bPg4FSRerYGarAIeNqWsvauBkH-h9fyck-ggGeY4uo-xBPsVJ9-q2XN9D8kx2UYvx1eox_Pkq6ECQS8mPrRGKJYlv41tVE7eepTE/s1600/Temple+Square+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709430485104102658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQX1zkUrXSJpHG1XEvZ5_tEj96l_0Z7qJ1xKyLGC-bPg4FSRerYGarAIeNqWsvauBkH-h9fyck-ggGeY4uo-xBPsVJ9-q2XN9D8kx2UYvx1eox_Pkq6ECQS8mPrRGKJYlv41tVE7eepTE/s320/Temple+Square+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0Yb4_w8aya2i-PEXygffr_AGkGRJ2Ze0wuEPQAkv2OE_gNZKvNEZT9vCRHgV38eAmvgUggZAfC0EQxVhGy8Q2LHZ0IafA5MBS5Gs5YeEoc1j87ftURFl-jS08Wxj0KXW8GrKltPzPjU/s1600/Temple+Square+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709430468634988498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0Yb4_w8aya2i-PEXygffr_AGkGRJ2Ze0wuEPQAkv2OE_gNZKvNEZT9vCRHgV38eAmvgUggZAfC0EQxVhGy8Q2LHZ0IafA5MBS5Gs5YeEoc1j87ftURFl-jS08Wxj0KXW8GrKltPzPjU/s320/Temple+Square+003.jpg" /></a><br />This is where Benj and I were sealed so it's fun to have this picture each year with little, cute additions!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG-s3b_WYRdG9q221Gilcd50DeMdMgK1NsX9X_8yKzB6km_sv3wTYWgPaNCOYahVpR80FkZ-Ky_08_FOGYUoZM9TL4ZsJ7_tFO8BY-nZPKeuRZArEYLqc65jQwAFGKTtP020VSuYe0go/s1600/Temple+Square+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709430462190158930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG-s3b_WYRdG9q221Gilcd50DeMdMgK1NsX9X_8yKzB6km_sv3wTYWgPaNCOYahVpR80FkZ-Ky_08_FOGYUoZM9TL4ZsJ7_tFO8BY-nZPKeuRZArEYLqc65jQwAFGKTtP020VSuYe0go/s320/Temple+Square+007.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Christmas was....interesting. That weekend, Gabby and I had the flu so we missed out on a few fun parties. (Hence the lack of pictures) Benj took Will and Lydia to my parents' Christmas Party on the 23rd and we had to miss out on getting together with Benj's parents on Christmas Eve. That night, Benj got some Burger King and we watched Miracle on 34th Street. The kids still thought it was great! Gabby was miserable Christmas morning but we still managed to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus around the German Chocolate cake Benj made and open presents. Will got a Toy Story 3 tent, a Sesame Street Memory Game,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujuF61fmomCU46cQplMQAVrNcW52KD1cb1qNlGIZXcyFDdphOWJWCKnfhYd-OETlppPSZS7rEpfKMZyP1NBAwN937hWPRQTrYF42XIAtyPdAO2oj9pH5b-TFWbwBPbAfpasS4P4f8MB4/s1600/Christmas+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709429497584589282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujuF61fmomCU46cQplMQAVrNcW52KD1cb1qNlGIZXcyFDdphOWJWCKnfhYd-OETlppPSZS7rEpfKMZyP1NBAwN937hWPRQTrYF42XIAtyPdAO2oj9pH5b-TFWbwBPbAfpasS4P4f8MB4/s320/Christmas+006.jpg" /></a><br />and Cowboy Boots just like Daddy!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJIrUgiiman-lHFatNbUeQhQe82Jgw261ivSiFdHwB5uhwkcrrlLopx1mbGoXktJJqkAoFP2AEZmYAbDMYz4Zn-9XqVRkTIuwSCuMGMdvQ8KRunIqPvRI3XAnb0dEa3vIu87AzUDPxpY/s1600/Christmas+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709429488010331906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJIrUgiiman-lHFatNbUeQhQe82Jgw261ivSiFdHwB5uhwkcrrlLopx1mbGoXktJJqkAoFP2AEZmYAbDMYz4Zn-9XqVRkTIuwSCuMGMdvQ8KRunIqPvRI3XAnb0dEa3vIu87AzUDPxpY/s320/Christmas+007.jpg" /></a><br /><br />You can barely see it but Lydia got that Baby Chick that makes noises and an Elmo book that has sounds with the story.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcrVoNDaXFKoG5oBuOl6EwFMfXrYDPVtbxFs5bqDTFkt1iAR7aFc-8NDrGDkguwsTesohomuqDe5Ab0qMAsNBFEKdYA-9-ij4Uu0jWNYBxqK6H-4Ex_iee_2s0Tm_QYMvSZOEA14kz5Y/s1600/Christmas+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709429478435263970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcrVoNDaXFKoG5oBuOl6EwFMfXrYDPVtbxFs5bqDTFkt1iAR7aFc-8NDrGDkguwsTesohomuqDe5Ab0qMAsNBFEKdYA-9-ij4Uu0jWNYBxqK6H-4Ex_iee_2s0Tm_QYMvSZOEA14kz5Y/s320/Christmas+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Gabby also got Cowboy boots,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpknZYeUffRRpKQDmni-9JNg8nkH2HrfVby5nKJeugMBjxrBuqTYbdGT3nRz7ksv7TxjcnVk3c8o-scOqW1_WztGlyx7cBvUm2IT1ubQqPe9lzHP6qnS_k7VlFhOMjpJZ14GvmQp3E10/s1600/Christmas+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709429467088208722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpknZYeUffRRpKQDmni-9JNg8nkH2HrfVby5nKJeugMBjxrBuqTYbdGT3nRz7ksv7TxjcnVk3c8o-scOqW1_WztGlyx7cBvUm2IT1ubQqPe9lzHP6qnS_k7VlFhOMjpJZ14GvmQp3E10/s320/Christmas+013.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Disney Princess barbies,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMxOuaexTXy4xLEpOFyQtQQX-hCNSCplagpRQ1BH6EU0-bQhoXgs-bIrP3KiEH5g1Dd5VDq5J6bjss_cSgVTwJihMjRqI5xzjUUmg83YXa9F9EtaI8cWGad4lqR-MVOJ2x7e8oJ_qKYI/s1600/Christmas+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709429461965848146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMxOuaexTXy4xLEpOFyQtQQX-hCNSCplagpRQ1BH6EU0-bQhoXgs-bIrP3KiEH5g1Dd5VDq5J6bjss_cSgVTwJihMjRqI5xzjUUmg83YXa9F9EtaI8cWGad4lqR-MVOJ2x7e8oJ_qKYI/s320/Christmas+011.jpg" /></a><br /><br />and a Cabbage Patch Doll with a stroller!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W5VrGb04I-N5B6CSa6YnVdkdn4A5j-THGyzyZr51vNwSxpM_iKUUF6_Gk378fcVg3EfAyQiSiow8vJat1Nb7kf998hOOJLueffSyJG14r5wiGILgmXEf8jziXm5JKsPR6j9dI3QuhQ8/s1600/Christmas+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709428451368898578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W5VrGb04I-N5B6CSa6YnVdkdn4A5j-THGyzyZr51vNwSxpM_iKUUF6_Gk378fcVg3EfAyQiSiow8vJat1Nb7kf998hOOJLueffSyJG14r5wiGILgmXEf8jziXm5JKsPR6j9dI3QuhQ8/s320/Christmas+010.jpg" /></a><br />Benj was spoiled with this Vizio TV (he did the Black Friday sale at Walmart; oh yeah!), reciever, and Blu-ray Player. The family got some blu-ray movies as well.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusBO1xkz1L30nbacVJIbZu5N6krXQU_cRg6G0GeO4KIJYK6KVApsa_zAGhQ5-u_2l1OL8JoDLK5yxLWACeSmH7JC3fjgbmqDHn_H9KZshC-PxaC8NEdWGd1Jm6J9BkElnxNHLbEsqbdY/s1600/Christmas+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709428445971024306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusBO1xkz1L30nbacVJIbZu5N6krXQU_cRg6G0GeO4KIJYK6KVApsa_zAGhQ5-u_2l1OL8JoDLK5yxLWACeSmH7JC3fjgbmqDHn_H9KZshC-PxaC8NEdWGd1Jm6J9BkElnxNHLbEsqbdY/s320/Christmas+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I was also spoiled with this nice, warm coat and Fablehaven series!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm7Z5YZY1Ln7yBvrOxCsCQ5svwcr_BT_tXXd3vV35HJycvN-2uAdiR_bnzdFoeoyxv3dCigQEYan8iGdYiUQtD7C54p1PZmX316Fwial0UzlyoLLgWM-m_CGRBZ8q_wKrHtQhqKFcF6w/s1600/Christmas+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709428438429357410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm7Z5YZY1Ln7yBvrOxCsCQ5svwcr_BT_tXXd3vV35HJycvN-2uAdiR_bnzdFoeoyxv3dCigQEYan8iGdYiUQtD7C54p1PZmX316Fwial0UzlyoLLgWM-m_CGRBZ8q_wKrHtQhqKFcF6w/s320/Christmas+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />As Lydia's shirt says it, Christmas Rocks!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoP4Q2pQSMWherpKA9k6wfm8DkWVW03R2AkhncOi6SWugVc6mryWnMcJ-PoBDBohEThcUXvgm-jBzNvm_6D1dbt_fHm0coJXn7yCMQ5P105uJFf6VxAT3NDZ7h7jAg-9fZxnSSanG7pI/s1600/Christmas+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709428426242546626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoP4Q2pQSMWherpKA9k6wfm8DkWVW03R2AkhncOi6SWugVc6mryWnMcJ-PoBDBohEThcUXvgm-jBzNvm_6D1dbt_fHm0coJXn7yCMQ5P105uJFf6VxAT3NDZ7h7jAg-9fZxnSSanG7pI/s320/Christmas+002.jpg" /></a><br />Somewhere in all this, the kids got a hold of the washable markers and decided to color on each other's faces. Gotta love sibling plotting!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijis93gbrreWHsTxhwAoLa5u_hMK2g6F_KQD2RYBoAmilhS0k3ljcsu4urL2dYEO08PKLBS93zOwrUZC90O9qRy0YWuIhCpgd5MvJVauNrTh80u_zhq0mHmsZ5uXckzXf1b37Lu5Chr7E/s1600/Misc.+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709428416934566194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijis93gbrreWHsTxhwAoLa5u_hMK2g6F_KQD2RYBoAmilhS0k3ljcsu4urL2dYEO08PKLBS93zOwrUZC90O9qRy0YWuIhCpgd5MvJVauNrTh80u_zhq0mHmsZ5uXckzXf1b37Lu5Chr7E/s320/Misc.+003.jpg" /></a> New Year's Eve was nice. The night before, my family got together with some of my cousins to have dinner and play games. We had some neighbors and friends over on New Year's Eve. We had yummy homemade Cafe Rio Salads and snacks and played games while the kids watched movie after movie. It was heaven for all of us!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-19168196070588331802011-12-01T12:27:00.003-07:002011-12-01T13:08:50.800-07:00The Big 4!<div align="center">Well, I can't believe it but my little William is 4 years old. We celebrated on his birthday, the 11th, at every 4 year old's dream place, Chuck E. Cheese. (Will called it "Chunky Cheese" lol)</div><br /><div align="center">We had his grandparents join us. We had some pizza and soda pop and then sang to Will. I know the cake looks a little busy but we had so many fun candles, we couldn't leave any out : )</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKqUeWDc_QejTQtNFQxiq69Gu0VMDDyOIUYp-Ic-yOl_h3IX7GDEV8KZGVfXdvyBd5kwb_xt9m2bcTrzcaQOe58T47fDkS4Cg4AqEQZd5NmOlqcTeBl6YrynmkQFyc6WUuFaZrqMwov0/s1600/Will%2527s+B-day+010%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681251640639260418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKqUeWDc_QejTQtNFQxiq69Gu0VMDDyOIUYp-Ic-yOl_h3IX7GDEV8KZGVfXdvyBd5kwb_xt9m2bcTrzcaQOe58T47fDkS4Cg4AqEQZd5NmOlqcTeBl6YrynmkQFyc6WUuFaZrqMwov0/s320/Will%2527s+B-day+010%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Will got spoiled with presents! He got a Spiderman fishing pole from me and Benj. He's already had a chance to try it out twice with Benj at the, oh so exciting, Utah Lake!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEVwMGqogXK5Wuacn-WFLMbeki8beXxmGI1Ib5VDIBbkIc7dFW5ohTjZlXbUv_jVtb4s5T4zCNA7qwRZErb4rc9Agzcpm65XHzeJhG3rpSLCNJOq5bfk1bCCv0vVOKS6VvsatuNwILOY/s1600/Will%2527s+B-day+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681248590380632450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEVwMGqogXK5Wuacn-WFLMbeki8beXxmGI1Ib5VDIBbkIc7dFW5ohTjZlXbUv_jVtb4s5T4zCNA7qwRZErb4rc9Agzcpm65XHzeJhG3rpSLCNJOq5bfk1bCCv0vVOKS6VvsatuNwILOY/s320/Will%2527s+B-day+017.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br />Presents from the grandparents!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIuHu0bshl5CnkgDgPYg8_RbtFCxNwAiXrZxISzkZxHD0A26Wu2-sQqlnWyRc7M9asBF0zDV6BBzUI2a4DOxT63qUZwny1oClKMu7gd3gDHfj5O0YRnQoLQMvA8MWVlawiWqqOu5i814/s1600/Will%2527s+B-day+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681248578305783746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIuHu0bshl5CnkgDgPYg8_RbtFCxNwAiXrZxISzkZxHD0A26Wu2-sQqlnWyRc7M9asBF0zDV6BBzUI2a4DOxT63qUZwny1oClKMu7gd3gDHfj5O0YRnQoLQMvA8MWVlawiWqqOu5i814/s320/Will%2527s+B-day+019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1dwuDybPNmFxxSwBpnQIWyAqWHzU0Zw_YzY1tpDOJ79WP-QsKMD8BSzYvV-wZNKEIkaxZiNf86fflbJ1-fhelOSND5gJbJIsKPbl0SW-ucfa_9uyaB8DBqvSR9vXzTfU5LmGzOJqcQk/s1600/Will%2527s+B-day+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681247382557255570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1dwuDybPNmFxxSwBpnQIWyAqWHzU0Zw_YzY1tpDOJ79WP-QsKMD8BSzYvV-wZNKEIkaxZiNf86fflbJ1-fhelOSND5gJbJIsKPbl0SW-ucfa_9uyaB8DBqvSR9vXzTfU5LmGzOJqcQk/s320/Will%2527s+B-day+021.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We got a killer deal on groupon for pizza and 150 tokens so they got to play and play until we dropped! <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05O8nT-_ymYAfLhCGzK045iYowRJlxB5BxWfBcktpVh7RdBfjZTNkkhzFITV8iAqgfPz1rQnNi0-6Y-jmB3AFO6QPdCNvBvQSeqj7bssDct6QWXene5cM1jwnD-5WcqMDQGAsGxi90Zo/s1600/Will%2527s+B-day+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681247367757211426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05O8nT-_ymYAfLhCGzK045iYowRJlxB5BxWfBcktpVh7RdBfjZTNkkhzFITV8iAqgfPz1rQnNi0-6Y-jmB3AFO6QPdCNvBvQSeqj7bssDct6QWXene5cM1jwnD-5WcqMDQGAsGxi90Zo/s320/Will%2527s+B-day+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTcBRtks2CipkgXMoj7AJLzbE96FZ_GZX6YVBWs45SK3Gjk0e10C9pSeetftA4TsFe36mZikuvsJ2zMJ4bKzjXg-rLojhPrZtCHN-hmQ-UoI6guVYaJD1HMNauQ6kDC0bMv25hVJfPS4/s1600/Will%2527s+B-day+%25288%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681247354189935138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTcBRtks2CipkgXMoj7AJLzbE96FZ_GZX6YVBWs45SK3Gjk0e10C9pSeetftA4TsFe36mZikuvsJ2zMJ4bKzjXg-rLojhPrZtCHN-hmQ-UoI6guVYaJD1HMNauQ6kDC0bMv25hVJfPS4/s320/Will%2527s+B-day+%25288%2529.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We sure love our sweet William. He's an amazing big brother to his sisters and so incredibly smart! Happy Birthday, Will!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-thDMP9UypAE3KoV4uzeRS5VsNE_glpTPewhQUyM82ElcwxcWb7Wpvt342M8HbIAbYgGCLX56vms8133F6cb28CouoApk6yXlOuYlQtsOt16GQ41EC_hjvL33qfcMhjqkcVtJHTMhVC8/s1600/Will%2527s+B-day+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681247353260032018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-thDMP9UypAE3KoV4uzeRS5VsNE_glpTPewhQUyM82ElcwxcWb7Wpvt342M8HbIAbYgGCLX56vms8133F6cb28CouoApk6yXlOuYlQtsOt16GQ41EC_hjvL33qfcMhjqkcVtJHTMhVC8/s320/Will%2527s+B-day+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-8576929422497269452011-11-29T20:59:00.005-07:002011-11-29T21:23:07.812-07:00Halloween<div align="center">We got home from California Saturday morning at 3am. That night, we went to my parent's to celebrate with the Z family. We did our own trunk-or-treat and went inside for soup and hot chocolate. My sisters and mom did a little Halloween Bingo.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0iTszK0vpyGxLRsyQtAzH7obgcpwjoD5HZmhyphenhyphenoAItM0GYOKFsQ3YtN4mBhaGONdK88pOiBCklBB1tfQvohWa46MH_NG8kClCi2pbZYf25TuxFZoaqwT-uYwlxNpNCuJ0C8N9f3UmMJI/s1600/Halloween+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680635639918608850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0iTszK0vpyGxLRsyQtAzH7obgcpwjoD5HZmhyphenhyphenoAItM0GYOKFsQ3YtN4mBhaGONdK88pOiBCklBB1tfQvohWa46MH_NG8kClCi2pbZYf25TuxFZoaqwT-uYwlxNpNCuJ0C8N9f3UmMJI/s320/Halloween+006.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I led the family doing thriller and the monster mash<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZZ6dMyqcnpHY9edz8Dez7pMYlaGrcaqrQ_PCmvnRn0_eNsOtkuYZfZcWWY0QB1Vpc48C0yLOw2LnS5DV_a_sIoZWGEHjCOcIqzPfPxK68ylIzAf5zwgOgT3bhpJ9Tse1iKMOK50gsx0/s1600/Halloween+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680635626733237010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZZ6dMyqcnpHY9edz8Dez7pMYlaGrcaqrQ_PCmvnRn0_eNsOtkuYZfZcWWY0QB1Vpc48C0yLOw2LnS5DV_a_sIoZWGEHjCOcIqzPfPxK68ylIzAf5zwgOgT3bhpJ9Tse1iKMOK50gsx0/s320/Halloween+015.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Will and Tyler were smokin' with their moves!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA6Avmik8tfOEwu4njZxaN-st4Vx74gRlap8MW15IlzKKNXTj8vlUX239VWUwvs9xHrDCdI1ZMCZ2IIchxtjCv5m2zQWBAuTQIfKbeWQmBXym4L5nI_wGUmOdY3XLMaRfMnwm8JD1Hws/s1600/Halloween+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680635623729415218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA6Avmik8tfOEwu4njZxaN-st4Vx74gRlap8MW15IlzKKNXTj8vlUX239VWUwvs9xHrDCdI1ZMCZ2IIchxtjCv5m2zQWBAuTQIfKbeWQmBXym4L5nI_wGUmOdY3XLMaRfMnwm8JD1Hws/s320/Halloween+018.jpg" /></a><br /><br />On Halloween, we went to Benj's parents. I got pics of all the kids before we headed out to trick-or-treat</div><br /><div>Will was a dinosaur (my sister, Corey made the costume!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh5SFGWIcpUe2QmkiPeFn3Cb4AvV_nXKY2U5ws8UgJfqdEfdrzr-1q2xLUp4UpdPNi_g6QhKQJs4AX97gbp7fRrSxGmlbkrCb0U6DFXHfhI4xL7HxYgodlFjMt8nmPB4D2XRV1Aiz6ZE/s1600/Halloween+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680634917002588210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh5SFGWIcpUe2QmkiPeFn3Cb4AvV_nXKY2U5ws8UgJfqdEfdrzr-1q2xLUp4UpdPNi_g6QhKQJs4AX97gbp7fRrSxGmlbkrCb0U6DFXHfhI4xL7HxYgodlFjMt8nmPB4D2XRV1Aiz6ZE/s320/Halloween+027.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Gabby was a bumblebee<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HJGleD2CRX8C5lxyieKxRHfyHa7z0B2hmDcFTD0-jqZheb3vKlll9z2lAYlOZG8138MtucJXbOU2alkazW7chejJoov_DchXn_QgclQdlWhxpQHpBRkjiH-VZV6JOtFrUzv8boDtJB0/s1600/Halloween+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680634911777045394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HJGleD2CRX8C5lxyieKxRHfyHa7z0B2hmDcFTD0-jqZheb3vKlll9z2lAYlOZG8138MtucJXbOU2alkazW7chejJoov_DchXn_QgclQdlWhxpQHpBRkjiH-VZV6JOtFrUzv8boDtJB0/s320/Halloween+026.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lydia was a flower!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNGdPZxOTLv71omPxRBeHnAol93-gNVxbYmOacrKMgpDOwBByDJwzsJbBvflKR6ytP5sZeFU1MF73SLD2GRqFQJusYQ3cqRzH1gkKYY6soJilIB2ugMU_vnTwIC9z2J5jtorlkmv2fDg/s1600/Halloween+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680634905506827602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNGdPZxOTLv71omPxRBeHnAol93-gNVxbYmOacrKMgpDOwBByDJwzsJbBvflKR6ytP5sZeFU1MF73SLD2GRqFQJusYQ3cqRzH1gkKYY6soJilIB2ugMU_vnTwIC9z2J5jtorlkmv2fDg/s320/Halloween+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />I sure love these guys!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgQT1MUNgCiBLoUI6w5BMFU_wLA9PGbygk4d3CirtCr1vMjznOcmkNFY-3Zwx5TQj3FDP1SzMmmZTGDCyZr8fb-CKC2s65QPg_YGdZgIh5RxtyCdPhoYiDbHLTQh2dvauxZEHJeN1pXU/s1600/Halloween+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680634898591757394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgQT1MUNgCiBLoUI6w5BMFU_wLA9PGbygk4d3CirtCr1vMjznOcmkNFY-3Zwx5TQj3FDP1SzMmmZTGDCyZr8fb-CKC2s65QPg_YGdZgIh5RxtyCdPhoYiDbHLTQh2dvauxZEHJeN1pXU/s320/Halloween+022.jpg" /></a>The kids loved trick-or-treating in the neighborhood. Benj's parents live in a very established area so the old people just loved to even see kids coming to their doors. They loaded the kids up with as much as we would let them have : )<br /><br /><br />The whole family at the trunk-or-treat. I was a pilot and Benj was a tail-gater. (I loved the contrast with my brother, Jon, who was a BYU football player)</div><br /><div>The kids were adorable with the excitement from going to random doors and getting candy! They loved it! Happy (belated) Halloween!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-O7yJnxvivDIcxiVZ71NXDDzqMCzW_yLqS1CI0X-VZky3QyEVVHy4sLjfA36Xm5mPcVUMZfIg6auvmEpvPWqd3WVoC4LNRw686zy-cM_p48D4T5_9QCMxud2PlrIpODm9zAhs91mmAhE/s1600/Halloween+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680634894263658818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-O7yJnxvivDIcxiVZ71NXDDzqMCzW_yLqS1CI0X-VZky3QyEVVHy4sLjfA36Xm5mPcVUMZfIg6auvmEpvPWqd3WVoC4LNRw686zy-cM_p48D4T5_9QCMxud2PlrIpODm9zAhs91mmAhE/s320/Halloween+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-43157944518988171682011-11-22T13:43:00.003-07:002011-11-22T14:06:50.008-07:00Lydia's Croup<div align="center">Yes, I'm still blogging about our trip to California. So, the last post was how much fun it was celebrating Lydia's b-day. That night, Lydia was starting to have a deep cough and there was one point in the night where she was struggling to breath and had a fever. We gave her Tylenol and she calmed down and went back to sleep. By morning, she was happily eating and sounded a little raspy but didn't struggle to breath. We decided to give our last day at Disneyland a go. Right as we got parked, Lydia woke up and was really struggling to breath. Her little chest was collapsing and her throat was caving in. I dropped off Benj with the other kids at the entrance and headed over to the Urgent Care Center. The Dr. sent me to the Emergency Room 10 min away because she was struggling so much to breath. When I got in there, they had us come right in because she sounded so bad and gave her a breathing treatment. They gave her steroids and did an x-ray on her throat. The x-ray confirmed that she had inflamation in the throat. It's a type of croup that's manifested in the throat instead of it normally being in the chest. We waited a few hours and she was not getting much better. The dr. said he only felt comfortable giving her 2 treatments and that she would need to be transferred to the Children's Hospital a few miles away. I was so worried about my little Lydia and couldn't believe this was happening. The ambulance came to pick up Lydia and I followed them in my car. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">This was Lydia's home for the next day. Looks like a prison cell, eh? She sure acted like she was being imprisoned. We were in isolation so we couldn't leave the room, poor girl!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorSlVDA_MuKJvVuFCyeHCi_lPtb_gggwNwAhL8B3mX1rrrKoM18ivHFhLi5BQIZYsXA_hCVHGN4H66dpZ1hIXfHVySqLtVnauv3Mzq_MGxCwOmRXwAILRCRoXGEpAX8MR3W0K4Pju1Ig/s1600/IMAG0157.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677924731415499602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorSlVDA_MuKJvVuFCyeHCi_lPtb_gggwNwAhL8B3mX1rrrKoM18ivHFhLi5BQIZYsXA_hCVHGN4H66dpZ1hIXfHVySqLtVnauv3Mzq_MGxCwOmRXwAILRCRoXGEpAX8MR3W0K4Pju1Ig/s320/IMAG0157.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">By the time, they let me leave to pick up Benj and the kids, Disneyland had been closed for hours and they were all exausted! Benj ended up sleeping with the other kids in the car at the hospital parking garage for the night. Luckily, Lydia slept very well that night and didn't need any treatments.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EUTAx6YY58DqtdtF3tXqJqpaDWTbIYGiy4IHw6URiEArd9gkjYVmAy6I19mom7fGN7NKpBAnr3kWF1hwXWs3P9dGkZZBGUmcJQvXCMhF-2f2pEoMFrv1vmjcI9NFZIpKpg3D_rqGfpE/s1600/IMAG0155.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677924711111958178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EUTAx6YY58DqtdtF3tXqJqpaDWTbIYGiy4IHw6URiEArd9gkjYVmAy6I19mom7fGN7NKpBAnr3kWF1hwXWs3P9dGkZZBGUmcJQvXCMhF-2f2pEoMFrv1vmjcI9NFZIpKpg3D_rqGfpE/s320/IMAG0155.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMfp7gK3IhQuecv6PgILpzSjgfTvS39fxw_rQIscRyHJ4x8H9fpNQbYkATWdjs576iwHzRqST_ya2qy3_4cdTcukZdtJL99Turq2E8s5Ggq4XiVAgEAFMadXTdqJG2K6ZdVaaXf9z5b4/s1600/IMAG0159.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677924702333681474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMfp7gK3IhQuecv6PgILpzSjgfTvS39fxw_rQIscRyHJ4x8H9fpNQbYkATWdjs576iwHzRqST_ya2qy3_4cdTcukZdtJL99Turq2E8s5Ggq4XiVAgEAFMadXTdqJG2K6ZdVaaXf9z5b4/s320/IMAG0159.jpg" /></a><br />Unfortunately, the next morning I asked for another treatment because I thought it would be good for her to have one last one before we took off. Come to find out, they can't release you until 6 hours after their last treatment. So Benj went to Rich's to pack our stuff while I tried to keep the little monkey at bay. She was feeling good enough to crawl around and so she would make that alarm sensor go off nonstop. The nurses got sick of making sure she was ok so they brought in this high chair to keep from making it go off so much.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD8nlXvhNqpGdmm7L0DAsS7BHIb5JBhLmepwElKYfS7365fiSXnQnUYmWw5LZprnASVWuMsFcuLvwODQIGtxYC7ZZ8nQWly8LL7b5gq4lGGOX9Lo5wv6fd0LInCRHT3IT258Qk9JKr7M/s1600/IMAG0162.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677924697496142834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD8nlXvhNqpGdmm7L0DAsS7BHIb5JBhLmepwElKYfS7365fiSXnQnUYmWw5LZprnASVWuMsFcuLvwODQIGtxYC7ZZ8nQWly8LL7b5gq4lGGOX9Lo5wv6fd0LInCRHT3IT258Qk9JKr7M/s320/IMAG0162.jpg" /></a> That lasted about 10 minutes : )<br /><br />We were finally released around 5pm and I drove us all the way home. I was done with Cali for the time being! She has taken quite a liking to the little bear they gave her at the hospital. </div><br /><div>I sure love this little girl and am so grateful to Heavenly Father that she's ok!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTttm6gMVHoD5W62D11kisUu9_w7Cb5v6Cy4RHo6J8L94B4R3zZCJgBSy1KkSrLjCOstZdmY319_7L_lAL0KDsPZnXsHvMq8_w8aAiDULQqWDzOhNsJRZy5bkOfMa5wm21HSlCN06l_g/s1600/IMAG0163.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677924692404094706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTttm6gMVHoD5W62D11kisUu9_w7Cb5v6Cy4RHo6J8L94B4R3zZCJgBSy1KkSrLjCOstZdmY319_7L_lAL0KDsPZnXsHvMq8_w8aAiDULQqWDzOhNsJRZy5bkOfMa5wm21HSlCN06l_g/s320/IMAG0163.jpg" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-22891984580266322022011-11-17T09:10:00.004-07:002011-11-17T09:38:53.179-07:00Lydia's 1st Birthday<div align="center">Lydia's 1st birthday fell on the wednesday that we were in California. We were planning on going to Sea World and the beach that day but Will and Gabby woke up with a fever and we thought we would give them some down time. We were staying at Rich's house (Benj's brother). Amy, Rich's wife was so sweet to make it a special birthday for Lydia. She blew up balloons, gave her a gift, and even decorated Lydia's little seat!</div><br /><div align="center">We started off the celebrations with balloon fights!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqJWOcUBl598KcgztM6p08NqtmxkJsdDPNq2rxy1kAkqJ0fdca9hTlhL3YsK9_qC1aLzQEiFhbpgGxY-Xoh7ZDbHowvlEinb0ViKxz2lVVdUkgyp8LwIo6QQddL6qICS6CNlnCQXFRfU/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676001970068244130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqJWOcUBl598KcgztM6p08NqtmxkJsdDPNq2rxy1kAkqJ0fdca9hTlhL3YsK9_qC1aLzQEiFhbpgGxY-Xoh7ZDbHowvlEinb0ViKxz2lVVdUkgyp8LwIo6QQddL6qICS6CNlnCQXFRfU/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+059.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Will and Gabby were feeling pretty good by then but still needed to rest!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd4czY48WJBUBXrhtYlxyi18991I70wqX7L3roHVrMP-rDU3Tgjprzadb-GJmTri9xFnVyBmSclY1UkX7VKwQzwAPYC6hRiqG5aHtFqYVPD5WSwRZzGgm_Uvo5JlHDBQiXoCSZi_f4Mk/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676001960753488994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXd4czY48WJBUBXrhtYlxyi18991I70wqX7L3roHVrMP-rDU3Tgjprzadb-GJmTri9xFnVyBmSclY1UkX7VKwQzwAPYC6hRiqG5aHtFqYVPD5WSwRZzGgm_Uvo5JlHDBQiXoCSZi_f4Mk/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+064.jpg" /></a><br /><br />You're never too sick to have cake and ice cream, right?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB7fLBkYSHdx1jZnphV-E5j9Xwww4uKq_W2aspXMsWwZh7_ZlOT_C4LDa0gcAwTBeS5HRSFLSfCqcZI-0rrgCAkTICQd31IA5CeDBPSfn2pltnK00oZ-_DHUDWhkL367dl_mG9fI9WSY/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+086.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676001955864807330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB7fLBkYSHdx1jZnphV-E5j9Xwww4uKq_W2aspXMsWwZh7_ZlOT_C4LDa0gcAwTBeS5HRSFLSfCqcZI-0rrgCAkTICQd31IA5CeDBPSfn2pltnK00oZ-_DHUDWhkL367dl_mG9fI9WSY/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+086.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Amy had music playing and her kids sure knew how to shake it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rGgqs8_53ceV20rnmbHUSaUHmr4-Mde-NUO4U-sToMOFZIOF3tDbABJ0curWh6LiyqSx0-nosTUnk82iV7R0YHU9SmM0lQW1TSZle6lFN4SvCAv2-G-mqzwYNFNu1RuSV5T74s3-f7I/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+092.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676001259668477122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rGgqs8_53ceV20rnmbHUSaUHmr4-Mde-NUO4U-sToMOFZIOF3tDbABJ0curWh6LiyqSx0-nosTUnk82iV7R0YHU9SmM0lQW1TSZle6lFN4SvCAv2-G-mqzwYNFNu1RuSV5T74s3-f7I/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+092.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Benj was doing his own zumba moves!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyEVzDK5UiWm7l4uXbW1rDPOvudwHsP0dEnGs4vzv6iOVT2y9wDG-QX91ecwu6bNSXTdFHw-Lg7m2LIj0B1Re2fGfSVVjlO63rU_HagkW8Hn6y-yV5c8YN1Mu3m79rfxIihh86YjeOHg/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+070.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676001256026075346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyEVzDK5UiWm7l4uXbW1rDPOvudwHsP0dEnGs4vzv6iOVT2y9wDG-QX91ecwu6bNSXTdFHw-Lg7m2LIj0B1Re2fGfSVVjlO63rU_HagkW8Hn6y-yV5c8YN1Mu3m79rfxIihh86YjeOHg/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+070.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Don't you love how Amy decorated her chair? So cute!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_C-wsChiHjdCksVnjbf-4B3I0c4_EThCqh9SRbHbxRVy6UmZPRzWl84rD6d0RxUISgeg4obTa03mfGstcv-WwgH7IngaUhcg6bER9x2CDxSlsxXtfUU57oBVa7yJ_GkQ1pE-XXcSDPo/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676001245177412530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_C-wsChiHjdCksVnjbf-4B3I0c4_EThCqh9SRbHbxRVy6UmZPRzWl84rD6d0RxUISgeg4obTa03mfGstcv-WwgH7IngaUhcg6bER9x2CDxSlsxXtfUU57oBVa7yJ_GkQ1pE-XXcSDPo/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+075.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Of course, I have to show off the cake I made for Lydia<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaz2vMPHLhCASppHHiiSiMM3kHqPitzmbRMp6vDtzxvRdzK8L6mcrAw6XWR5bIQYTjjptPL2bhYx2EQA7jQ1e9KbXlhgx9GTM5YAWHRUGrvoSM7rR3fqe9TkQPYXDdPT33na_iEoWl-T8/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676001239235073874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaz2vMPHLhCASppHHiiSiMM3kHqPitzmbRMp6vDtzxvRdzK8L6mcrAw6XWR5bIQYTjjptPL2bhYx2EQA7jQ1e9KbXlhgx9GTM5YAWHRUGrvoSM7rR3fqe9TkQPYXDdPT33na_iEoWl-T8/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+079.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lydia was not afraid to dig into that cake. Will and Gabby didn't get into it nearly as much as Lydia. She was all about eating every last crumb!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ4AugscB0KOb-Ioujmsbsn3e8rkZi3C-no_74FS6XOWdQ6Z9edsrsPTwrX_neQNheBZ2-eDCbqf2VHvMdu7IOMaelRE0gE6xOZ0hZerTALXHovGgT7HMkO3soEKultBqRPkiiJrW3pg/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676001233888256066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ4AugscB0KOb-Ioujmsbsn3e8rkZi3C-no_74FS6XOWdQ6Z9edsrsPTwrX_neQNheBZ2-eDCbqf2VHvMdu7IOMaelRE0gE6xOZ0hZerTALXHovGgT7HMkO3soEKultBqRPkiiJrW3pg/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+083.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Gotta love the hat!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4YiiZQRBWCWOhVo6XRsQmIhH7QrdlJ83Y79yXdxLL_80YD6ZRh0DNvsXsYViEVePrmQaRTxRt7XYrbV1bhjcEPGrAg61BrMKzSbelS0Q-UJvwf-__cieHCd5ndZwsecT_5R9tBw_be4/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676000051670443138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4YiiZQRBWCWOhVo6XRsQmIhH7QrdlJ83Y79yXdxLL_80YD6ZRh0DNvsXsYViEVePrmQaRTxRt7XYrbV1bhjcEPGrAg61BrMKzSbelS0Q-UJvwf-__cieHCd5ndZwsecT_5R9tBw_be4/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+085.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Washing off in the sink!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wDVcSg7VMK9-nujQYjqLKtq_8zgK9Fj4uddFjZtr6EITQ_kU8p7iiBYaHwuhBvjkPcfjhQAFYYmOZT1aIgIg-tWv2z6L42KvNL-C1KXFLzJJS-G5X6Q14O8nhhiYyM0fzFRqm2ivCNE/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+094.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676000049905060050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wDVcSg7VMK9-nujQYjqLKtq_8zgK9Fj4uddFjZtr6EITQ_kU8p7iiBYaHwuhBvjkPcfjhQAFYYmOZT1aIgIg-tWv2z6L42KvNL-C1KXFLzJJS-G5X6Q14O8nhhiYyM0fzFRqm2ivCNE/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+094.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nice and warm!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG6xvG5vECHMfoqAvey8mjZvVmdGLUBh66Ca3QoKtU5tJ1D5dtiUC2YiuiLgZn05H8qPdDppu45B0PjIS-SYa-_hy0Zemk6N8-StNi2tju6d2pVFhNDeQnm8qtX8sky62tMhqYzGc7T8/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676000040969788194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG6xvG5vECHMfoqAvey8mjZvVmdGLUBh66Ca3QoKtU5tJ1D5dtiUC2YiuiLgZn05H8qPdDppu45B0PjIS-SYa-_hy0Zemk6N8-StNi2tju6d2pVFhNDeQnm8qtX8sky62tMhqYzGc7T8/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+096.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Amy and Rich gave Lydia an adorable red sweater and cute silver shoes!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67MAxV4iiT5AQQ80xd6kFzZFV-1peE6S4hhA5zV6hihw_NFTxx_MqNHMS303Du0AVdFbIX5Xhk-yQoyLlCr9ATYSyVPWXf3ObnGTrkgWO60Xp4PfIxe8VfHJL9tIEujRZpNE60DyTXSE/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676000028026039842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67MAxV4iiT5AQQ80xd6kFzZFV-1peE6S4hhA5zV6hihw_NFTxx_MqNHMS303Du0AVdFbIX5Xhk-yQoyLlCr9ATYSyVPWXf3ObnGTrkgWO60Xp4PfIxe8VfHJL9tIEujRZpNE60DyTXSE/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+099.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />We got her a vibrating elephant that plays music. She loved it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknBaHrNiMS1GjCTocIJlXCyifsW8KaeuV2cUsdyxGKbBk1MvjjuBK6Pwvy1mfnGhvPOY0S0-vSQslq5BMujb4DooaK_j6c6dYS57rKcx_oG3DaMYnTRahNLr_R6XxetzKlbe2UJiUQIc/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676000022608316626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknBaHrNiMS1GjCTocIJlXCyifsW8KaeuV2cUsdyxGKbBk1MvjjuBK6Pwvy1mfnGhvPOY0S0-vSQslq5BMujb4DooaK_j6c6dYS57rKcx_oG3DaMYnTRahNLr_R6XxetzKlbe2UJiUQIc/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+100.jpg" /></a> We were so grateful to Rich and Amy for making Lydia's birthday so fun! I sure do love my Pretty Lyddie! She's a momma's girl all the way and has such a sweet little personality! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-39650159846879679652011-11-12T12:09:00.012-07:002011-11-12T14:01:57.355-07:00The Happiest Place on Earth<div align="center">We finally made it to Disneyland with the kids! We hadn't been since before we had Will and we wanted the kids to experience the magic! They did so amazing! They were on cloud 9! Here we are all ready to go!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjEdIhnS_aPE0blJQK3WCz8JbzWcIPq7OdR2NZiAwkbz80A43qnP_v9hd641vDxlj7W3i1qAFdiEwiGj2gaoOLMqzchenYC3ewiymZwVMpPGpnGi5dejR3lT8l-7kYFohsVn5jFPxUm8/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674204170766017186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjEdIhnS_aPE0blJQK3WCz8JbzWcIPq7OdR2NZiAwkbz80A43qnP_v9hd641vDxlj7W3i1qAFdiEwiGj2gaoOLMqzchenYC3ewiymZwVMpPGpnGi5dejR3lT8l-7kYFohsVn5jFPxUm8/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+001.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I love Will's sweet shades!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEHVGN-_G5SLLrjE6-YVMVzRs8QVm_FXpACgXmuYtrAJ6flkUaq7cg7SJ4Cek4x0jI-0jLBH6EjVlhX8GyN4-hYcdNTvN4_cOUXTSvtzdOMbvzV-58vpF8dHfiXSheEHAOVX3zdU4n80/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674204155957660578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEHVGN-_G5SLLrjE6-YVMVzRs8QVm_FXpACgXmuYtrAJ6flkUaq7cg7SJ4Cek4x0jI-0jLBH6EjVlhX8GyN4-hYcdNTvN4_cOUXTSvtzdOMbvzV-58vpF8dHfiXSheEHAOVX3zdU4n80/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Right as we walked in, there was Minnie Mouse! The girls couldn't take their eyes off her! It was so cute!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLc1U1EH5_1_NAgGrLzWXP8DCm_y0YrbPMngT6gfzPaD7If0dnqrAlLIvw6c2zhfKvvX58GoCUq1naLgML24ep_EaXwlnKriO8jRZ773MZYMnroHpGYzvKhVXZMkqND3shFi2fqsTtki4/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674204150419430114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLc1U1EH5_1_NAgGrLzWXP8DCm_y0YrbPMngT6gfzPaD7If0dnqrAlLIvw6c2zhfKvvX58GoCUq1naLgML24ep_EaXwlnKriO8jRZ773MZYMnroHpGYzvKhVXZMkqND3shFi2fqsTtki4/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5WrLFwbFe8gN_BWHEl8JVWBtK0-YUGYKAaLzV7eVilZD-DIQlsHfY-r-wSw5DQeAKGaSTD8QUjYUrhF3iH_pjVVPPpucaklKBkoYqCQBn6e2N7Wm38wp-UWtaENJZQcmLqouvKpqaK4/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674204128823174338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5WrLFwbFe8gN_BWHEl8JVWBtK0-YUGYKAaLzV7eVilZD-DIQlsHfY-r-wSw5DQeAKGaSTD8QUjYUrhF3iH_pjVVPPpucaklKBkoYqCQBn6e2N7Wm38wp-UWtaENJZQcmLqouvKpqaK4/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Oh, the excitement!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkUvIALN9rP4x3oz6Km-Q0P8LuL2_Era-tob3mVSHLpqvC1TuZjoBOT7BX-f4MUC0IRgZFP4jWlZ-WkqkgUeYqxtCXDgYtwmqGH0DPhFU4lCISt9BXN7jgutLetCuUuzGHD2U3E6CXOY/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674204122611706098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkUvIALN9rP4x3oz6Km-Q0P8LuL2_Era-tob3mVSHLpqvC1TuZjoBOT7BX-f4MUC0IRgZFP4jWlZ-WkqkgUeYqxtCXDgYtwmqGH0DPhFU4lCISt9BXN7jgutLetCuUuzGHD2U3E6CXOY/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2BKRtDyl70gh2lRHnq2OW9pepvi5odUiVSbOv2mYVatW1TVQDuUi9t3z1FsGTAZx4l10eEO-pe5C4CDMZjxOkHAncsagy8tgDUxt7qdNeZxIu5SM2yD-EVM-qSVrr4KOs0sR6wrbwfw/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674203193892848386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2BKRtDyl70gh2lRHnq2OW9pepvi5odUiVSbOv2mYVatW1TVQDuUi9t3z1FsGTAZx4l10eEO-pe5C4CDMZjxOkHAncsagy8tgDUxt7qdNeZxIu5SM2yD-EVM-qSVrr4KOs0sR6wrbwfw/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love how they decorate the park during October. It was so cute! Some of the rides were even different and improved to have a better Halloween experience!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvrnJHYJoOftCJ_CQ_c8GIAFaWL91c3ulKgG6NNkNZUJqr4lz0mmj5eXYuTe_EWH4nZrJr-Ysy61k076sI4s6lEcKh9e5Yi4jfsMCNs5m9nvxve18fI89GoHGTu-q7tC75EqlCpL0_Qk/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674203179708728754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQvrnJHYJoOftCJ_CQ_c8GIAFaWL91c3ulKgG6NNkNZUJqr4lz0mmj5eXYuTe_EWH4nZrJr-Ysy61k076sI4s6lEcKh9e5Yi4jfsMCNs5m9nvxve18fI89GoHGTu-q7tC75EqlCpL0_Qk/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOammE1gM1ACGOC8pmyaX5EEpFdYVyn2UtLtB8Iulnh1tmddt7z-lu6f0MleOtln-nMY0epdWCd4AH-fx5JFMlq2LSJvYZzzWUe_GywqIkImOgHC8NpTcHvFKl9HXwjFyHiqit2bRyv88/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674203168110453474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOammE1gM1ACGOC8pmyaX5EEpFdYVyn2UtLtB8Iulnh1tmddt7z-lu6f0MleOtln-nMY0epdWCd4AH-fx5JFMlq2LSJvYZzzWUe_GywqIkImOgHC8NpTcHvFKl9HXwjFyHiqit2bRyv88/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+011.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The kids loved fantasyland!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5OvUd-fR2FFUzxT669snSGC6JB5x1hqWW4zP5c4Q-1cCKRak6v2cn1OodzT6h2vI_dyn1hkdGQOTAvjK2LMV4DR6bBSH5j-msghOO6mB6CoDJbVniMkT-IwMqv5dLknLJgmM8Rsri1g/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674203153284212626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5OvUd-fR2FFUzxT669snSGC6JB5x1hqWW4zP5c4Q-1cCKRak6v2cn1OodzT6h2vI_dyn1hkdGQOTAvjK2LMV4DR6bBSH5j-msghOO6mB6CoDJbVniMkT-IwMqv5dLknLJgmM8Rsri1g/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+012.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaj4P9sliU2e547qf3oBvNbJTa5-Jhh6D3EV21_LsecGH4nMvl1C4lLN92UzxU-qGqmwB_tMfy3lpRaInREXhA7HyefmpKtkVO9EQvke4D3VFgEZy2sXojMk3KiHyAq5_Ugob2tOqCqE0/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674203151202938258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaj4P9sliU2e547qf3oBvNbJTa5-Jhh6D3EV21_LsecGH4nMvl1C4lLN92UzxU-qGqmwB_tMfy3lpRaInREXhA7HyefmpKtkVO9EQvke4D3VFgEZy2sXojMk3KiHyAq5_Ugob2tOqCqE0/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+013.jpg" /></a><br />They were begging us to go on the train that goes around the park. Gabby just couldn't wait!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi17KXhYu3IFT-nVZmTyny3apolPORH-HJ4tbR4JdINSmyYRHbIe8Hn0gbx3YIWMcABIdFijX5CQCQGVkT3a799zPKmG1AGYHRC38kecA4cH-LQxt2efdQ1Q2srK_GjxQmwco4Rv_xyY/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674197804723702226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi17KXhYu3IFT-nVZmTyny3apolPORH-HJ4tbR4JdINSmyYRHbIe8Hn0gbx3YIWMcABIdFijX5CQCQGVkT3a799zPKmG1AGYHRC38kecA4cH-LQxt2efdQ1Q2srK_GjxQmwco4Rv_xyY/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqPUvEFwPV4Ugne9q15C5wn_I9qVdkw5qXjd1k9ZP9vuKfHSGQYv5_RPyYaOzeSauqWNbxDMVfQ27NLN6SDCk77hJraVXL-pYMf7kbcs2Tnlm-DNB4NVfDnr7iU5wR_xHwQhkkDihVI8/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674197796103280850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqPUvEFwPV4Ugne9q15C5wn_I9qVdkw5qXjd1k9ZP9vuKfHSGQYv5_RPyYaOzeSauqWNbxDMVfQ27NLN6SDCk77hJraVXL-pYMf7kbcs2Tnlm-DNB4NVfDnr7iU5wR_xHwQhkkDihVI8/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+015.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qjf1Zp2kIfFZEpX6GsFa8uOcDSoj4YC66U2CETcKarA2sBfhk2b6cN-_9F68ss9G4G_BN-t3nm5s_7M6e0C7oOQGfP7mrSXYyiS9z1UF7bmzbxq5t933OtureoQGntjj8RAEwmQQSag/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674197792172406306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qjf1Zp2kIfFZEpX6GsFa8uOcDSoj4YC66U2CETcKarA2sBfhk2b6cN-_9F68ss9G4G_BN-t3nm5s_7M6e0C7oOQGfP7mrSXYyiS9z1UF7bmzbxq5t933OtureoQGntjj8RAEwmQQSag/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ07Ytk8oe4_36zGsROH_P88J3HBDtJ1jgreiXbJxaI1CkRQ2h9fXEt2FPKDyiYnOkkqqCmbFhcjy7GeYHKulwaQNJyeCjYl2U6XMpBvJ3Z3ZSlOeFPy0aif0M6CgTWf6BUHcAQ2k67c/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674197772802665186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJ07Ytk8oe4_36zGsROH_P88J3HBDtJ1jgreiXbJxaI1CkRQ2h9fXEt2FPKDyiYnOkkqqCmbFhcjy7GeYHKulwaQNJyeCjYl2U6XMpBvJ3Z3ZSlOeFPy0aif0M6CgTWf6BUHcAQ2k67c/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+018.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Gabby was a little nervous in the submarine Finding Nemo ride but it was pretty cute!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjn2STsEwufNA4HDsa8rqLv92IwAiEQq4yA2Lj86FjyMWx6URZkoEQsfOUpCRR0MSzSs6PcY4VcWm1bWQYO7Uwby3o-ZTqzT3J3OR4I5Ax9T_1REGwec5g-dNInp84eLrRD2BVPEMNO0/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674197764351773890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjn2STsEwufNA4HDsa8rqLv92IwAiEQq4yA2Lj86FjyMWx6URZkoEQsfOUpCRR0MSzSs6PcY4VcWm1bWQYO7Uwby3o-ZTqzT3J3OR4I5Ax9T_1REGwec5g-dNInp84eLrRD2BVPEMNO0/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+019.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tzXz7TLIei5yiHEFVBuihoqUgsT_52tL0RinekcPU-WsnKTpmL65OfYsbdhL-a4Qf9Mx-YLrzVIsZI6ALzec30Jpg-n-KJbN3U6Do4b1hu2yq5YjbEPpqEc6EE-3s0daxRNGs5Ec034/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674196877666202770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tzXz7TLIei5yiHEFVBuihoqUgsT_52tL0RinekcPU-WsnKTpmL65OfYsbdhL-a4Qf9Mx-YLrzVIsZI6ALzec30Jpg-n-KJbN3U6Do4b1hu2yq5YjbEPpqEc6EE-3s0daxRNGs5Ec034/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+022.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Benj and I did a few baby passes. You can go on a ride and then the other parent can go in the fast pass line. The kids were entertained waiting at Space Mountain.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDPNtFdVedmIjdBwSYqThDF4I7GMm6R7nB_sPFo9u5XNUoP6qs6nQqREmHgvhb1rcc0QCyIDMC0dR5QvfpyF2v1I5ll5H-87vd-OFRH5Su1rn1dOZqqHsykhC8nLpMUM4YqmHZEE9hzY/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674196871550496018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDPNtFdVedmIjdBwSYqThDF4I7GMm6R7nB_sPFo9u5XNUoP6qs6nQqREmHgvhb1rcc0QCyIDMC0dR5QvfpyF2v1I5ll5H-87vd-OFRH5Su1rn1dOZqqHsykhC8nLpMUM4YqmHZEE9hzY/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+025.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>Will and Gabby LOVED Mark Twain's Boat! I went on it with Gabby while Will and Benj were going on Thunder Mountain Railroad to pass the time and apparently Will wanted to go on the boat even more than the Railroad!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVuWlE-i-0FdxlB48590s2Cq5E2lcr7E8Xbs-hGeq-xXQZ8VMznrg_hZK3t1b6YIhOzFLvup1-vXE5QfvIIHRrU2ydpoujUpXuBWNxCaTohS0u651MNcyjj2P41-0SMdHHPycK_m_A_0/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674196856767377250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVuWlE-i-0FdxlB48590s2Cq5E2lcr7E8Xbs-hGeq-xXQZ8VMznrg_hZK3t1b6YIhOzFLvup1-vXE5QfvIIHRrU2ydpoujUpXuBWNxCaTohS0u651MNcyjj2P41-0SMdHHPycK_m_A_0/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+026.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn07cyDpLW6riU2u0giGPr5oD8LiTsbRgEw-DwxbF_7xH1prZsgdF_ufahGPDbewQcqCQ5YsHbwxBh0_rDFgyFRCRc-r3IkRyhNI-le1sQG820P5eplBI9O_iUOr4MH6US-KqArhXnvSI/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674196844745280034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn07cyDpLW6riU2u0giGPr5oD8LiTsbRgEw-DwxbF_7xH1prZsgdF_ufahGPDbewQcqCQ5YsHbwxBh0_rDFgyFRCRc-r3IkRyhNI-le1sQG820P5eplBI9O_iUOr4MH6US-KqArhXnvSI/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+027.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzpB9t7dB8It8tSp7Y0f1Yzx9PIGDWiYvDpUoD0WcvUzAg1jH44yV0V-GsoDdz_JQ86jGDk2LLVtYPHMMpbawZfGIWSruexPhUCdbu8Pr4vcyAkcSAC2xYvkFLQ6W7vDKDTATn3vg4oM/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674196839733481074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzpB9t7dB8It8tSp7Y0f1Yzx9PIGDWiYvDpUoD0WcvUzAg1jH44yV0V-GsoDdz_JQ86jGDk2LLVtYPHMMpbawZfGIWSruexPhUCdbu8Pr4vcyAkcSAC2xYvkFLQ6W7vDKDTATn3vg4oM/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+030.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Gabby and Will loved to see all the ducks!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgmFoLq9jQk8uAUu_f6YLBhlRqcxlV2biB3Szz0gCDvQogs12fLKS1yG0TAmyLZRrXw59EbprXP_DRx-S1a1mIHw7EEvvENn4AY3eH0p_HoS3Gdi_IAcqslZLWSIAqhaZgW4i8fa-sUk/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674195578084751250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgmFoLq9jQk8uAUu_f6YLBhlRqcxlV2biB3Szz0gCDvQogs12fLKS1yG0TAmyLZRrXw59EbprXP_DRx-S1a1mIHw7EEvvENn4AY3eH0p_HoS3Gdi_IAcqslZLWSIAqhaZgW4i8fa-sUk/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+032.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NPJJabsPbLql5OZSCywkfwS-bzH3yodkR6LxRbjWe0IggL6C2iaTDljK-TN2mVnaoXqL6fhWcIh-v8FVJG9KrUBZgCUe1qtT-oJu9X9EsKdNFYQg914oqUPHJaXeHkcZKrk8eheBGIc/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674195551549319698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NPJJabsPbLql5OZSCywkfwS-bzH3yodkR6LxRbjWe0IggL6C2iaTDljK-TN2mVnaoXqL6fhWcIh-v8FVJG9KrUBZgCUe1qtT-oJu9X9EsKdNFYQg914oqUPHJaXeHkcZKrk8eheBGIc/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+034.jpg" /></a><br />Will thought this big bear next to the rapids was pretty awesome. He had to show his muscles in his pic with it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVe0Km_NFZTh8uBwpaydas8aa8-VG0qWl4lplJ5CxYMRDH7cZzGLSuYkLP2KbwNkhKC-60l6AJojx1KCXtAeTZnrnn3pg8-TznSryDstbfLYQZkK9KPg41N9HoBWZ8xwFBqNbOFTZZNDg/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674195541808464242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVe0Km_NFZTh8uBwpaydas8aa8-VG0qWl4lplJ5CxYMRDH7cZzGLSuYkLP2KbwNkhKC-60l6AJojx1KCXtAeTZnrnn3pg8-TznSryDstbfLYQZkK9KPg41N9HoBWZ8xwFBqNbOFTZZNDg/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+036.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The kids did not have enough eyes to see everything on the Little Mermaid ride. They were loving it! Even cute little Lydia was constantly pointing at stuff with little grunts!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmMDBJtuZWVJ83gScIRlRLgGk3z-GGq8YvReRer4rc8HBEpqDtIynmNuj2tDwHKYUNOXqjPrBwSh56i5piGuB6K8IOmZipE3472FzpZBgVbq2kYB5HBGmr2grJfWO9wGKpSMm3YXYZDw/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674195526760429938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmMDBJtuZWVJ83gScIRlRLgGk3z-GGq8YvReRer4rc8HBEpqDtIynmNuj2tDwHKYUNOXqjPrBwSh56i5piGuB6K8IOmZipE3472FzpZBgVbq2kYB5HBGmr2grJfWO9wGKpSMm3YXYZDw/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+037.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The kids really wanted to go on this rocket ship ride but there were no lap riders so the kids had to be buckled on their own. We had Will and Gabby hold hands so they wouldn't be scared. So cute!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXmg_v-1a8VSOji09fEW2ZdevoA-ZOqVbujTHwGUSvn1MnkiimlcGfWpx2tF0NJWaMUTzxqn6PkoPVsDHOk6gfMTqj68lr28kAt97ftST9pMJu3YzNHfMCj2ElS_YXmP855tmzs4MxC4/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674195522565121442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXmg_v-1a8VSOji09fEW2ZdevoA-ZOqVbujTHwGUSvn1MnkiimlcGfWpx2tF0NJWaMUTzxqn6PkoPVsDHOk6gfMTqj68lr28kAt97ftST9pMJu3YzNHfMCj2ElS_YXmP855tmzs4MxC4/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+040.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Even Lydia rode by herself next to me. She so wanted to just stand and take in the view. Those blasted seat belts!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHb2o_UUnvahj1t2cako2r3aLCxo97mKfavGl9F5euAB4lackHz-umIVYinf8CuvFil6FrxWxerZI0M7Fd1OYPDtblkQlRrf9fPXRT0aI7teZp2WbBPVLAqDaIknVsL3Ye3xcehOhF44/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674194517343750210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHb2o_UUnvahj1t2cako2r3aLCxo97mKfavGl9F5euAB4lackHz-umIVYinf8CuvFil6FrxWxerZI0M7Fd1OYPDtblkQlRrf9fPXRT0aI7teZp2WbBPVLAqDaIknVsL3Ye3xcehOhF44/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+041.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This was Mickey Mouse's Ferris Wheel. Can you tell thier excited to get on it?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFXnQ608GtWu2X0jo39kN8S96WjvJYh4yB9jY74SDebNSVkH0sYtdHyB0LHoTAJc-zvk8thRhgNBFDZs8tsMj0ktQA1D0T29O4xvq2oKlT9SeHFuJtLadeSwXMC2OfWlZQTkx3NmgKnQ/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674194501997926994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFXnQ608GtWu2X0jo39kN8S96WjvJYh4yB9jY74SDebNSVkH0sYtdHyB0LHoTAJc-zvk8thRhgNBFDZs8tsMj0ktQA1D0T29O4xvq2oKlT9SeHFuJtLadeSwXMC2OfWlZQTkx3NmgKnQ/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+042.jpg" /></a><br />There was even a carousel in California Adventure. I think these were her favorites! She would spout off as many animals as she could decifer!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrH1tQU0y0wcqlpL629V-GT_leh0FhsIwgn2UrCozfc2IlEp1FsHZ-EcGY9tinvwrB4PY_ZiVPrVSO_2mXRb2HiqhFmiIRMRgMgIjXmwSDhhZCEQe9wODyTDMwI-u3Oq2w9JgqYj5OBI/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674194488651257026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrH1tQU0y0wcqlpL629V-GT_leh0FhsIwgn2UrCozfc2IlEp1FsHZ-EcGY9tinvwrB4PY_ZiVPrVSO_2mXRb2HiqhFmiIRMRgMgIjXmwSDhhZCEQe9wODyTDMwI-u3Oq2w9JgqYj5OBI/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+043.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRBoxbK6QZ-gVTUloXDSifnJXJ4X_23Qu47J8Kmyg6haAMLi543euoLibVOLCnT_2NYFopzp4oq88Z1bRjmyAeeUAOg2VMoDPEGycWgrMSjatZTLjro-wX8YIFLFGlIrwLqdzucVzKQY/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674194482040085186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRBoxbK6QZ-gVTUloXDSifnJXJ4X_23Qu47J8Kmyg6haAMLi543euoLibVOLCnT_2NYFopzp4oq88Z1bRjmyAeeUAOg2VMoDPEGycWgrMSjatZTLjro-wX8YIFLFGlIrwLqdzucVzKQY/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+045.jpg" /></a><br />The first time we went, the kids loved the "Tough to be a Bug" 3D show<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8TqD0fh12fjnjY0BKMnRH6HIgjppPWEiyJpJiD-Bku2kjL0L8SF44Tx5mStApj3jH3kIxPWoKFHSCaUARzoA1NddQrUoGFJq5SjrwmnMBDlNxLNTg3zmR-lrb3y2WaW7ksYUh9QtY9c/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674191800558579618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8TqD0fh12fjnjY0BKMnRH6HIgjppPWEiyJpJiD-Bku2kjL0L8SF44Tx5mStApj3jH3kIxPWoKFHSCaUARzoA1NddQrUoGFJq5SjrwmnMBDlNxLNTg3zmR-lrb3y2WaW7ksYUh9QtY9c/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+048.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E6FvtIv8bOTu59-8mE7jqFoTSiItY0AhcZx5Zhx0y4Z8BUQhokZa1cp5OzpmgkAw7m96b1maydQXC6nvj_V-OtSaXFxyR4FE98RLuazuOcpEpxgYqx48SOYBFd81gKo3rPGt9Z7m2v8/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674191787351614706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E6FvtIv8bOTu59-8mE7jqFoTSiItY0AhcZx5Zhx0y4Z8BUQhokZa1cp5OzpmgkAw7m96b1maydQXC6nvj_V-OtSaXFxyR4FE98RLuazuOcpEpxgYqx48SOYBFd81gKo3rPGt9Z7m2v8/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+047.jpg" /></a> So, those were the first 2 days of Disneyland. So fun! We took a day off to go to Sea World and the beach but unfortunately Will and Gabby got sick so we hung out at Benj's brother's and celebrated Lydia's B-Day (will be another post). Total bummer, Lydia got sick the next day and could barely breath because of the croup she had so I took her to the hospital (Also a seperate post) while Benj took the kids to their last day there.</div><br /><div><br />Benj said they would be really excited on the rides and then crash in the stroller and then get exicted on the next ride and crash, etc.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn804Kq0NNHVjcBulhH48dSFpmUqN35U7Fm-YalyTZT6c46JGS3e8NnAIVlPM7SCfQF8FMlwRD7Ai6M3msFgpWIh15N1ocr92mgXGyrcs_iGBkROSWblcgngF0cvDVBey5-vgEWQTW7E/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+121.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674191771067841074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn804Kq0NNHVjcBulhH48dSFpmUqN35U7Fm-YalyTZT6c46JGS3e8NnAIVlPM7SCfQF8FMlwRD7Ai6M3msFgpWIh15N1ocr92mgXGyrcs_iGBkROSWblcgngF0cvDVBey5-vgEWQTW7E/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+121.jpg" /></a><br />Gabby got pretty scared the second time they went to the 3D Bug show<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIX_LqI195z_C2UgSOA7OlMsDJxl8iZM3_7sEV6EntDkXdlMkNZstfFFTafTxKSbJP4ZfxvAZf3Tv5sLEjzMoU9uZd9sNoEs0JI_2bvkNckl0wmSl-chm9ODOW01coKXiKq-X6xW917Q/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+123.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674191757432053058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIX_LqI195z_C2UgSOA7OlMsDJxl8iZM3_7sEV6EntDkXdlMkNZstfFFTafTxKSbJP4ZfxvAZf3Tv5sLEjzMoU9uZd9sNoEs0JI_2bvkNckl0wmSl-chm9ODOW01coKXiKq-X6xW917Q/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+123.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN1I1TJrztUFT9vSNriH5eQ-tq6_G-dDvklU9BWASsUj0tlZQCPCzr_RK5uphaGQKZFtThV_BbCFOd-uuK4lf1dRWHyaOmcRxz3SMGtWkkSZsbmn1L6f30BIlxEP-OEBj5S723qWBxqE/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+124.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674191756320428690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN1I1TJrztUFT9vSNriH5eQ-tq6_G-dDvklU9BWASsUj0tlZQCPCzr_RK5uphaGQKZFtThV_BbCFOd-uuK4lf1dRWHyaOmcRxz3SMGtWkkSZsbmn1L6f30BIlxEP-OEBj5S723qWBxqE/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+124.jpg" /></a><br />These kids could be in magazines advertizing these glasses, right?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLMgdKFU7Zquub7sdm9eFE1IeptwZp7DjTUmlNWl1KY5XxDQtm_KRNRZtq7MaHhLx0ZkPzyvFKmpvNuCWpHE0KE1rgoa0nAFPTdhX9ehFUsdAWaIgogmBvZrchNPgtRtmtLxXbIUC-iw/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+125.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674190832286148546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLMgdKFU7Zquub7sdm9eFE1IeptwZp7DjTUmlNWl1KY5XxDQtm_KRNRZtq7MaHhLx0ZkPzyvFKmpvNuCWpHE0KE1rgoa0nAFPTdhX9ehFUsdAWaIgogmBvZrchNPgtRtmtLxXbIUC-iw/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+125.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrIlZHws15MkS-i31P6KJ0MbK4jfjhFQTeH3b0PtaslWGeO5zwzqQF2Y54vDZI9a_6G2ODG2yhbCxfStRVSTJgmsYAEEAlYxc5hl64bgcSYDtkC4yfwCFCxPHGn4IMe609QtOG8_eCZg/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+123.jpg"></a><br />They sure liked the tea cups!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOMhBU85mdLRWbCca6mQ3qeunyDjMxf24NwPwhHN7genrz9bEZw7_-6zSPv3e0sBcFGcgvDRlywX20wP18wWGL6gKotTRoGUvb6HsiSzGZU4zp2dLWi3YgbHGNOP-JWgys7y8UJ5BsEU/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+127.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674190805484627538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOMhBU85mdLRWbCca6mQ3qeunyDjMxf24NwPwhHN7genrz9bEZw7_-6zSPv3e0sBcFGcgvDRlywX20wP18wWGL6gKotTRoGUvb6HsiSzGZU4zp2dLWi3YgbHGNOP-JWgys7y8UJ5BsEU/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+127.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJl8DzyQju14gu70QRZEerqSJE3dN8IOv8KFtExD8XDYwfA8WyMSaY3aszzIHaoU4cADNPklhpF_yfwmIeaBfNOI7jfnsE0tiSiGzQxYN1zwPIt6sOCD54Ag6-OyMVPdmWJOuFhT-umo/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+128.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674190794908375490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJl8DzyQju14gu70QRZEerqSJE3dN8IOv8KFtExD8XDYwfA8WyMSaY3aszzIHaoU4cADNPklhpF_yfwmIeaBfNOI7jfnsE0tiSiGzQxYN1zwPIt6sOCD54Ag6-OyMVPdmWJOuFhT-umo/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+128.jpg" /></a><br />We saved Toon Town for the last day because we wanted to make it the apex of the trip! Hindsight is 20/20. I'm so sad Lydia and I missed this part!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCu_AeYlLHkoly_CFi29_XqP2AXkugKKmIYdgCbGyN2c5mbp3a04-Sbsn2XEwFeahan8eL_SlitiNPKk43KU3kZMAodPmgl7-G7U2-CLcHdwySG-4zi6P1XlXzu3czU-iDGRCXq7hDxWE/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+133.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674190790260161570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCu_AeYlLHkoly_CFi29_XqP2AXkugKKmIYdgCbGyN2c5mbp3a04-Sbsn2XEwFeahan8eL_SlitiNPKk43KU3kZMAodPmgl7-G7U2-CLcHdwySG-4zi6P1XlXzu3czU-iDGRCXq7hDxWE/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+133.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwP1X9k6WWCW9r49ZUa-sL8OD6fsGj0t4HFROXhB-qvBpRmH_kJpG_qe7SsSJkcNGF9C-HXZ6Jgoc03J2eyqSh-QDztcwJSAYMo8hTwIOVjG-GERlonGvZHn_le_BJK2goLe12RdQLcM/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+136.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674189685741504610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwP1X9k6WWCW9r49ZUa-sL8OD6fsGj0t4HFROXhB-qvBpRmH_kJpG_qe7SsSJkcNGF9C-HXZ6Jgoc03J2eyqSh-QDztcwJSAYMo8hTwIOVjG-GERlonGvZHn_le_BJK2goLe12RdQLcM/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+136.jpg" /></a> Gabby could not contain her excitement seeing Mickey Mouse! She ran up and gave him a HUGE hug and Will couldn not stop laughing.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiql5Tlz74NEycW-tFLauaSvxv2vXETaHhiWThweFGnSJY_efD2Mq2dXHCFnUkrHCoUncfLHBQLGYZ7xjLg5nd0UOVcTVHFklhI7LgGmSnHErGT1u471Bl_7kzYJ2j92Mq9PsXjDTgqM/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+137.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674189674403635746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiql5Tlz74NEycW-tFLauaSvxv2vXETaHhiWThweFGnSJY_efD2Mq2dXHCFnUkrHCoUncfLHBQLGYZ7xjLg5nd0UOVcTVHFklhI7LgGmSnHErGT1u471Bl_7kzYJ2j92Mq9PsXjDTgqM/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+137.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FgTMINuK3np5L7W8Dy2cdn2NCTvw94zngtMrEOqyIHWnSjXcgam3NAIJjwFCwIBNQli7fkkj-030J2jz9gyKpXdcesnuEMFTZiJN0xmMWs9FMlqj7Rl9k-BSjAuuhDiuXU-eftV3g6g/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+130.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674189666954985186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FgTMINuK3np5L7W8Dy2cdn2NCTvw94zngtMrEOqyIHWnSjXcgam3NAIJjwFCwIBNQli7fkkj-030J2jz9gyKpXdcesnuEMFTZiJN0xmMWs9FMlqj7Rl9k-BSjAuuhDiuXU-eftV3g6g/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+130.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDmWh4KhuVIqmEpnRZpj9w6OKcknN2fn6vZEqlDw9OmButvwiYZzw1JNS3P-F09mFZfzyQ1X7shXAXKPzYXyQOPxBoLbKKYhW_PEJSJBzLORHeTKoPGRk5kdp_H2VrfefIHHEI218Wiw/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+140.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674189653931894994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDmWh4KhuVIqmEpnRZpj9w6OKcknN2fn6vZEqlDw9OmButvwiYZzw1JNS3P-F09mFZfzyQ1X7shXAXKPzYXyQOPxBoLbKKYhW_PEJSJBzLORHeTKoPGRk5kdp_H2VrfefIHHEI218Wiw/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+140.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp-zxYlQqK7pL0lV9U1w90VBBuTT7ZU2vImu-GXWDQCMuqrOccQYqUmP57RHDaPjkiemXSE2hpabrooDPCwdl63f0hzp55c5IiCExkcRf00p6tLbSiTfib2fccjsV9bsgSUIEsz7VtCA/s1600/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+138.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674189651889700674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp-zxYlQqK7pL0lV9U1w90VBBuTT7ZU2vImu-GXWDQCMuqrOccQYqUmP57RHDaPjkiemXSE2hpabrooDPCwdl63f0hzp55c5IiCExkcRf00p6tLbSiTfib2fccjsV9bsgSUIEsz7VtCA/s320/Disneyland+and+Lydia%2527s+B-Day+138.jpg" /></a> We are so glad we made it there! It was some amazing family time and feel so blessed in how it all worked out so well!</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>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-10837843760877833152011-11-04T18:35:00.009-06:002011-11-04T20:26:53.654-06:00I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home...<div align="center">I apologize in advance for the length of this post. Hope you make it all the way through ; )</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">At Last! The day had arrived when I could go to Georgia and see Benj graduate! My parents, Benj's parents, and I flew out Sept. 13 to Atlanta. We all met up and shared a mini van and drove down to the Meet and Greet. I thought it was kind of lame that we didn't get to see our soldiers. It was basically a test of the family's knowledge of what their soldiers are up to and introducing the cadre. They did door prizes for those that answered quiz questions correctly and also gave prizes for things like, who had the youngest baby, who lived the furthest away and so forth. I got the prize for being married the longest. (Go figure because most of these "men" are 18 and 19) Nonetheless, I got an Army Wife keychain : ) </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">They also had some of the MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) and gear that the soldiers had to wear for us to try out. Benj's Mom is sporting it quite well! You don't mess with her!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd9c4YW3d5nA9jP0sWYzl7FrDLaIUyZJOUXGd6dYJuEpAc1PIUlhhQvZ2XiUMvD9e88gLtbZNCpsa3HdNWU9v4vjH4SnCA69qHK_tYjXYMbFYvt_kj9zBUeGg9wm85CQLe01pLN6uVSI/s1600/IMAG0128.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671320435330060722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd9c4YW3d5nA9jP0sWYzl7FrDLaIUyZJOUXGd6dYJuEpAc1PIUlhhQvZ2XiUMvD9e88gLtbZNCpsa3HdNWU9v4vjH4SnCA69qHK_tYjXYMbFYvt_kj9zBUeGg9wm85CQLe01pLN6uVSI/s320/IMAG0128.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">The next morning, we got to finally see Benj at the Beret Ceremony. What was torture was that we had to go through the whole ceremony before we actually could be with them! We noticed the whole company lined up a couple of minutes before the ceremony began so, of course, I had to get a picture.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9n2eUrGMtVb_lzOffp-ADrcnuW5u9xWCpNwh2xk14fi1iIOXtE6YxyKSL04chibidixwMGBdh8_eNR5EDZbMBHOTQVDAcxz3R4BMkNCBbdcfiDsCA2h5apBRJbVijCFFGgO1uv1X3OA/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671320427679794290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9n2eUrGMtVb_lzOffp-ADrcnuW5u9xWCpNwh2xk14fi1iIOXtE6YxyKSL04chibidixwMGBdh8_eNR5EDZbMBHOTQVDAcxz3R4BMkNCBbdcfiDsCA2h5apBRJbVijCFFGgO1uv1X3OA/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Marching in all professional!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3JIRBwKHA7E78Aqt2br55kMj2uLK7sIhlfr2UzImb20NgSUFMTUpIL_ZWdml4oO4WbDR6hBJIlpZGbZM7JO4WWwyV2gYZPeR65ZEebWzEBcYVlozDWP42n6-o885cQPWNkD2bbCcxTU/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671320416724521186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3JIRBwKHA7E78Aqt2br55kMj2uLK7sIhlfr2UzImb20NgSUFMTUpIL_ZWdml4oO4WbDR6hBJIlpZGbZM7JO4WWwyV2gYZPeR65ZEebWzEBcYVlozDWP42n6-o885cQPWNkD2bbCcxTU/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Benj said that they could get in so much trouble if they even move their eyes from the person in front of them so Benj couldn't even peek to see us during the whole ceremony. Poor guy! This ceremony basically is their rite to wear the Beret. They've definitely earned it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF5MyPpbSkOmCkHTApCYSfUVl60dXRgSClYfsEXdIG8NJJ4RyoMX3xztvTKJss57U7KsOpJfXWdFXUHYHMw8_zP6Lvs2Q8sLQtF-qji2ASkcJMl7_lhXu4Fh5jyZfLUqGG1VTkCU6HTw/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671320404091775474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF5MyPpbSkOmCkHTApCYSfUVl60dXRgSClYfsEXdIG8NJJ4RyoMX3xztvTKJss57U7KsOpJfXWdFXUHYHMw8_zP6Lvs2Q8sLQtF-qji2ASkcJMl7_lhXu4Fh5jyZfLUqGG1VTkCU6HTw/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Together again at last!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6e6ObC0uqTgcxYuh8xeNsMqSzZanR_W3qb0e2yqw3R7lDyiksKWaaR_nl80BHN64bAjq0kD1zdckBuUTMAelNGovhIdZjJaE3k61DRDLhOUjYKSDM83nNCwFAw8EpQXqRJZ5oWdfZPwI/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671320402127406898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6e6ObC0uqTgcxYuh8xeNsMqSzZanR_W3qb0e2yqw3R7lDyiksKWaaR_nl80BHN64bAjq0kD1zdckBuUTMAelNGovhIdZjJaE3k61DRDLhOUjYKSDM83nNCwFAw8EpQXqRJZ5oWdfZPwI/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />After the ceremony, we got the whole day with our soldiers. We decided to go the the National Infantry Museum. It had a lot of new exhibits and was quite impressive! They even had this family section where you could dress up like your soldier.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDWC9HH79uuIYvG2M5q1qs7J7Iz5g1ZL6c45vEfJrCKinprLwTTYlnngHkkrm2Nqf866aEW6C7JZmScJEzBP3pdkw_RrdLecx12IJVBoLx0NQIovqIKMcM2ohaHGXV9Uc0s7l7oz7JL4/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671313224571225890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDWC9HH79uuIYvG2M5q1qs7J7Iz5g1ZL6c45vEfJrCKinprLwTTYlnngHkkrm2Nqf866aEW6C7JZmScJEzBP3pdkw_RrdLecx12IJVBoLx0NQIovqIKMcM2ohaHGXV9Uc0s7l7oz7JL4/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />We also took a walk at the Chattahoochee riverwalk. It's the river that separates Georgia and Alabama. It was beautiful!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKuuDbMv2eK-PR2l5JwZr4_9kq2CyVlPSTZ8yRWoTfjI5-vpYbtjBVz5LrNxBBxqBCtZPXImQTnsR3sh8fP4ONIsN4l5l_wdR6AEhY0Jbtbw8CVMZoDPidlFHqEzaaVrihzadjl0-yuY/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671313222543435794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKuuDbMv2eK-PR2l5JwZr4_9kq2CyVlPSTZ8yRWoTfjI5-vpYbtjBVz5LrNxBBxqBCtZPXImQTnsR3sh8fP4ONIsN4l5l_wdR6AEhY0Jbtbw8CVMZoDPidlFHqEzaaVrihzadjl0-yuY/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+012.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />I thought this was a cute pic of Benj's parents!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbsJqyTFoiJEBz2KLJ_2Q_6FFBzPugMRRHKlwlOeiy08KAjCE_OiChizlfswv8bziz9ULPpjVwpwu_9mT1iORUnF4yMWbZL27b5avEyQvNltYmwy2Unv8y5EQ-w4WXmeFGdfeZ_I7n4s/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671313215221097858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbsJqyTFoiJEBz2KLJ_2Q_6FFBzPugMRRHKlwlOeiy08KAjCE_OiChizlfswv8bziz9ULPpjVwpwu_9mT1iORUnF4yMWbZL27b5avEyQvNltYmwy2Unv8y5EQ-w4WXmeFGdfeZ_I7n4s/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The riverwalk<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhCCI63grYU3dQYpQ3g1uJg6kz7DbG9JbCpKRySsTXL06Ug3UL4K7XZOK8UWquDQN7-h03wAYQPIqQ254l7nihotDOUF_k616hVEKSEYW_RJE0sthTG-D64TR275426BhMiqzKDScriw/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671313193029670482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhCCI63grYU3dQYpQ3g1uJg6kz7DbG9JbCpKRySsTXL06Ug3UL4K7XZOK8UWquDQN7-h03wAYQPIqQ254l7nihotDOUF_k616hVEKSEYW_RJE0sthTG-D64TR275426BhMiqzKDScriw/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+016.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It was not fun saying goodbye to him that night. I felt like we were engaged again ; ) The next morning was the Graduation. Benj was "voluntold" to represent a soldier from Vietnam so unfortunately he didn't get to march with the rest of his platoon in the ceremony because he wasn't in his dress blues. Before the ceremony started, Dad couldn't resist getting a pic of him when he can't break being at attention.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP_d-pKv5Lx-4uL9POj4Ubfcbl1nHaVjrqNdTkFwCkyv4mFeYT2MONTTIm1X7h0Z3vixsFoUCA4wxe2LveEht3a6672JTPRUanDZJhEa-fKWDDt4xJubcdyE6U4-R1g09bmYQCgi9xpU/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671313191905148738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP_d-pKv5Lx-4uL9POj4Ubfcbl1nHaVjrqNdTkFwCkyv4mFeYT2MONTTIm1X7h0Z3vixsFoUCA4wxe2LveEht3a6672JTPRUanDZJhEa-fKWDDt4xJubcdyE6U4-R1g09bmYQCgi9xpU/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+017.jpg" /></a><br /><br />In the portion where they have Benj come out, they give a brief history of the soldiers that have served in the past. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU85eUmT4ac7mVJ4fQRMLRe9lJfmKdUQXtN7ZL_MZqRa1wp8it9s7OzOWAUgzP8Q2NRuJsD37xJlQllEATWDls2o70-H3lgoxrn7kLvAhUnjrQWx55Odq7i-7IMFauKAgdGhZxYFh0ca4/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671312274117939394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU85eUmT4ac7mVJ4fQRMLRe9lJfmKdUQXtN7ZL_MZqRa1wp8it9s7OzOWAUgzP8Q2NRuJsD37xJlQllEATWDls2o70-H3lgoxrn7kLvAhUnjrQWx55Odq7i-7IMFauKAgdGhZxYFh0ca4/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This part was pretty cool. They had these guys come out at the end of the field with smoke and expolosive sounds and then they explain the duty of each member of the team.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQhtRk4r4Q6aXlRDGz5thxB91gAGQc3iJdCPDHCXX_aE_wnMZLVkJXIblBFV8oiwf_zD4NCmVD3IL7f1ZCSZ6fTePaN8s8d0XaFfOftEwmz80MmhKJ6V3F_3JH6-v7_8Wl8HWyEnfg2s/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671312273013019586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQhtRk4r4Q6aXlRDGz5thxB91gAGQc3iJdCPDHCXX_aE_wnMZLVkJXIblBFV8oiwf_zD4NCmVD3IL7f1ZCSZ6fTePaN8s8d0XaFfOftEwmz80MmhKJ6V3F_3JH6-v7_8Wl8HWyEnfg2s/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+021.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Benj's platoon<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCLXE6AFUnCSqfqs18KiiZDrTaNGFaj9_2rTV36mWx6692ZKiZIpxZmVeghQzkcGocELU5xH-CBXZ-aRaDUIQnNJ7qspEFfLjspvxkL9FFv_DW9iQ6A_RTv4Qu37BZ9w6KYZOKPhW-pI/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671312263465749842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCLXE6AFUnCSqfqs18KiiZDrTaNGFaj9_2rTV36mWx6692ZKiZIpxZmVeghQzkcGocELU5xH-CBXZ-aRaDUIQnNJ7qspEFfLjspvxkL9FFv_DW9iQ6A_RTv4Qu37BZ9w6KYZOKPhW-pI/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+024.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />There's a part where they have any that have served or are serving in the Army recite the Army creed? (I could be wrong, but I can't remember what it's called) It was kind of neat to see mine and Benj's Dad recite it with everyone else!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5UkfdI9cu7jA8J7e4Qc9yG0qGSWSmac6LLZGeMdlomPwrEvBaH5LVrn3VEOhg08CGPfIzgm-FxTl45DiUXn9zbUbacPUBSlGunZWffUI8eLC_C_Vx4b9coMZjSHLm1mvLVSA5v-5KZI/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671312253913557682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5UkfdI9cu7jA8J7e4Qc9yG0qGSWSmac6LLZGeMdlomPwrEvBaH5LVrn3VEOhg08CGPfIzgm-FxTl45DiUXn9zbUbacPUBSlGunZWffUI8eLC_C_Vx4b9coMZjSHLm1mvLVSA5v-5KZI/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+026.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The whole company<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsf3fYDFHppVKVMenBKx5l1nqtX8m-3-vG-DzZXKPYjCd0j8TaeiDvVrKwPVcy_nRqGfrhF3kMy7shDEES_ed_6POpzcb1R_MjWj1NcnqIBrHs1iiU_5F7_3hGEpJYSl62m6jtxqgwZM/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671312248744061170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsf3fYDFHppVKVMenBKx5l1nqtX8m-3-vG-DzZXKPYjCd0j8TaeiDvVrKwPVcy_nRqGfrhF3kMy7shDEES_ed_6POpzcb1R_MjWj1NcnqIBrHs1iiU_5F7_3hGEpJYSl62m6jtxqgwZM/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+027.jpg" /></a><br /><br />After the ceremony, Benj had to be at attention for quite a while for people to come and see the uniforms.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdckA6EAW1bimry1dInGVTqdIGMWTTMenfvW6Cf2ULrB_yz4eFG3N-xNDShVmFP8rEM2971dqREFnDjXcdi68226C7muf6yXpczcTR0oM4vwJ8usgajlvMC2MLJ8mPl9_VFiNcdA1b27c/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671311389437098610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdckA6EAW1bimry1dInGVTqdIGMWTTMenfvW6Cf2ULrB_yz4eFG3N-xNDShVmFP8rEM2971dqREFnDjXcdi68226C7muf6yXpczcTR0oM4vwJ8usgajlvMC2MLJ8mPl9_VFiNcdA1b27c/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+029.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>They finally gave him leave and we had the rest of the day to enjoy ourselves. My handsome man with a very happy wife!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe8UUxx_3YgAcLjQAqH-j5lsH41DVSvVXOcRIJPRX_IkKhSCyMGTbF3GrllqQcwAZ1kRlrDWTpUPoXprhIHZl7KmEjSWLn4I3lXTnrn3G68oQkgt83GFCuA1bS0hqBSSw8U3xc3ZU_dw/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671311373380145314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSe8UUxx_3YgAcLjQAqH-j5lsH41DVSvVXOcRIJPRX_IkKhSCyMGTbF3GrllqQcwAZ1kRlrDWTpUPoXprhIHZl7KmEjSWLn4I3lXTnrn3G68oQkgt83GFCuA1bS0hqBSSw8U3xc3ZU_dw/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+037.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We did a tour of the WWII area they had. It was pretty neat but very long!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn0XO-CCxYPWsd4SINxdiAwHdOCH3T9e5Ugy0P_Q95CE-fc7Fkv_8Oa-aCdz16C_yfvgTZfc1izftoSc-6krWCuHrBMyKsMkCr9ukWMo-nscpmnCUq0KCq2uSKNtNL6GSSX0INqDr5xU/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671311365061013506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn0XO-CCxYPWsd4SINxdiAwHdOCH3T9e5Ugy0P_Q95CE-fc7Fkv_8Oa-aCdz16C_yfvgTZfc1izftoSc-6krWCuHrBMyKsMkCr9ukWMo-nscpmnCUq0KCq2uSKNtNL6GSSX0INqDr5xU/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+038.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Benj and his Dad sporting the battle helmets they had in the tour<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89gHC3aIbEuzZgJ1x_jRti35pVAFZiQeavyoZDMwVRcJiWgvA5XwXxtGRTGTyUvsz47S4ZCzAzOpzzKJHW2qfKXmZgn5xv-4mHcuzMJGmC-nVdF2eB-5Hi81avzcvzI_LnFHm8TSsT48/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671311359679860482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89gHC3aIbEuzZgJ1x_jRti35pVAFZiQeavyoZDMwVRcJiWgvA5XwXxtGRTGTyUvsz47S4ZCzAzOpzzKJHW2qfKXmZgn5xv-4mHcuzMJGmC-nVdF2eB-5Hi81avzcvzI_LnFHm8TSsT48/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+040.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Benj in front of the NIM<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2Iy-8lhrVlUrW_tFytZawAGMBtOs7cG8cXN9iSLC1KmeXFBwy4Oh5uEgv97htxwkJcZnitSaLJP4omU8vpWmf-1m3hY7jQ69f5KmqHrH8Hin0OLfNViazjrDxFFzBlO9Gg-9ZidvQ2c/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671311355159310482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2Iy-8lhrVlUrW_tFytZawAGMBtOs7cG8cXN9iSLC1KmeXFBwy4Oh5uEgv97htxwkJcZnitSaLJP4omU8vpWmf-1m3hY7jQ69f5KmqHrH8Hin0OLfNViazjrDxFFzBlO9Gg-9ZidvQ2c/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+043.jpg" /></a>The rest of the day was spent eating food, where we enjoyed hearing about Benj's experiences. We also saw Harry Potter 7.2 at the NIM. The next day, we met at the airport. We tried to get on the same flight home but they wanted to charge us too much money to do that so I got in before him. Benj's cousin, Cody, and his wife, Hayden were gems! They picked up all the kids, (Will was with my brother, Gabby with my sister, and Lydia with Cody and Hayden) and then picked my up at the airport. We ate dinner at their house and then they went with me to help with the kids to pick up Benj at the airport. <br /><br />I played a mean trick. I made it sound like we were running late when Benj called to say he landed. But we were right there when he came down the escalator.<br />Just waiting for Daddy to come. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPHPaQoBKqUEqfccfM0Fu-6YHVd1hvvUInaShuXc7Y_1zh8gWTkYwsse8oEKh6wRLpI6tVvLllA7XZZIQOk5DZWWEvjIEeA_2BsluClZzxY4VEIxLhRqkwzpnZCxyZ0NErPUC0B5OXX8/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671310316348500274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPHPaQoBKqUEqfccfM0Fu-6YHVd1hvvUInaShuXc7Y_1zh8gWTkYwsse8oEKh6wRLpI6tVvLllA7XZZIQOk5DZWWEvjIEeA_2BsluClZzxY4VEIxLhRqkwzpnZCxyZ0NErPUC0B5OXX8/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+047.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Will booked it when he realized it was Daddy coming down the escalator. Gabby wasn't too far behind!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7idOFiTlDKX8c2pxACO0M2CSYT7_zPTJb_FlxsbA-WZOJ-4uYRjnin63dY0wVf3vyfumze-fC0eGTcApfXeNApDBIxGj2znYiVkzAr7_E0TLDIN9GtA3v2tew7zges2Bphn-RtcPCR0/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+051.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671310305093758018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7idOFiTlDKX8c2pxACO0M2CSYT7_zPTJb_FlxsbA-WZOJ-4uYRjnin63dY0wVf3vyfumze-fC0eGTcApfXeNApDBIxGj2znYiVkzAr7_E0TLDIN9GtA3v2tew7zges2Bphn-RtcPCR0/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+051.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The whole clan together again!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy35XIO-70_6pamBXi2fxoh3bIu-BwqF-2dwgutTb0ruEpfxsS7V-MSzKTq1eaAeLgeH_HeLLqmKX6BY6yzSFCiYNZ1Uzs2ZnAA5vD7T0P7WfIR8jdIgfKAGGIGJ0JLJdWEdxDyl4nI1Y/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671310299311981298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy35XIO-70_6pamBXi2fxoh3bIu-BwqF-2dwgutTb0ruEpfxsS7V-MSzKTq1eaAeLgeH_HeLLqmKX6BY6yzSFCiYNZ1Uzs2ZnAA5vD7T0P7WfIR8jdIgfKAGGIGJ0JLJdWEdxDyl4nI1Y/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+053.jpg" /></a><br />We had a fun surprise coming home. Our sweet neighbors had decked out the house for Benj's homecoming!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy8875UG58afEM9pk6BvOrrPRMcWY3ztyOWEVq9zWYeFpm6U036JYe1Yn50eH90shw7fUgVtiyXRHebPTGj6tjqlmzTbdOai1yDflKZOLyulxBjThUr6FpCbwlb37StCPbUy_nw5dXKE/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671310287648249378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy8875UG58afEM9pk6BvOrrPRMcWY3ztyOWEVq9zWYeFpm6U036JYe1Yn50eH90shw7fUgVtiyXRHebPTGj6tjqlmzTbdOai1yDflKZOLyulxBjThUr6FpCbwlb37StCPbUy_nw5dXKE/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+062.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJisf7w-ANQwVd4VhkhvDxM6XdLRZ3hobYgNNEu7puzOWnLRXQkU4foRVI7QhViVf-Frg9m81KVSsIIyOGuhzv2VxiLEZI1Y88pBVNMwjqur3cFB5QBfQrQ-3TGHddj6BwzW-sFBiP00/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671310280788169394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJisf7w-ANQwVd4VhkhvDxM6XdLRZ3hobYgNNEu7puzOWnLRXQkU4foRVI7QhViVf-Frg9m81KVSsIIyOGuhzv2VxiLEZI1Y88pBVNMwjqur3cFB5QBfQrQ-3TGHddj6BwzW-sFBiP00/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+063.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-qpWmfSaeCP9ulCm-ad5LcgBw6dxWUBrTP1Ae4VonXMoNZZ8-77YD1LtqbqYweJgcriqIbndXBoeHdZcTex_WFjLtdnoaoedSr1N_o1sMFW9M9nVbnCxz05KuvD82XughyTtDDYUcbo/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671309217415404130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-qpWmfSaeCP9ulCm-ad5LcgBw6dxWUBrTP1Ae4VonXMoNZZ8-77YD1LtqbqYweJgcriqIbndXBoeHdZcTex_WFjLtdnoaoedSr1N_o1sMFW9M9nVbnCxz05KuvD82XughyTtDDYUcbo/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+064.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNiGLPSP2KxlmVbCos4OfEcYq4PdVUrKmHUmxbfpY4YCCDJa3x-HcEXQnTbbQZE1-FqmknZCC1QfTRFXYHdEgMZ0XNoAA_QncJbY2whvgmAipFvqO43HQKsfgSgXnKeL812x2GLQj_U8/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671309205405798514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNiGLPSP2KxlmVbCos4OfEcYq4PdVUrKmHUmxbfpY4YCCDJa3x-HcEXQnTbbQZE1-FqmknZCC1QfTRFXYHdEgMZ0XNoAA_QncJbY2whvgmAipFvqO43HQKsfgSgXnKeL812x2GLQj_U8/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+065.jpg" /></a><br />It took Lydia a while to get comfortable having Benj hold her but she warmed up as soon as she let him!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjStS5HTKFaE8-c2QEr4Z-3a3iGQegmnAcTST3_Tkf39Ki_jrVtQWcIPHRglbjmuPKy6dY3pLBonAqMXDbZCQdI16X2RC8uAuDWtIvJTKOieCxl1Q7v8AS5Ve6K70oSmtgT0raI7_z1B4/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671309195132790066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjStS5HTKFaE8-c2QEr4Z-3a3iGQegmnAcTST3_Tkf39Ki_jrVtQWcIPHRglbjmuPKy6dY3pLBonAqMXDbZCQdI16X2RC8uAuDWtIvJTKOieCxl1Q7v8AS5Ve6K70oSmtgT0raI7_z1B4/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+069.jpg" /></a><br />I thought the grenade balloons were a nice touch!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSu-UUkdkM_kxcFC9-NXFaibgQXumrJ30IbNv4-9NV89zb-F3X3UzgsAjTDho8P6u9IU-EoFLiciIk4f8P2XORkPNmODKSRjvSrVXuKYWnFIUAIlDQ-ArrBVhoDJRraklYmLZMJLEG9g/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671309184047411762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSu-UUkdkM_kxcFC9-NXFaibgQXumrJ30IbNv4-9NV89zb-F3X3UzgsAjTDho8P6u9IU-EoFLiciIk4f8P2XORkPNmODKSRjvSrVXuKYWnFIUAIlDQ-ArrBVhoDJRraklYmLZMJLEG9g/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+072.jpg" /></a><br />We couldn't be happier that Benj is home! We are definitely treasuring the time we have together a lot more now. Here's a cute pic to end. It says Future Trooper on all their shirts. (Yes the Mickey Mouses are family now)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRWfXQospofvnyfzjKKhKlp9_NZ9MMWJCFb-UZ6u33hlcVbXGu8g0RcH03V5fKqjAhM5WKqyuib2PaQOHGMfIGJ4QDfrHamGnhm9ohGTON99QZaIAR8jPnuN-ueIbty9UY9St9ZjPNZA/s1600/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671309178337983138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRWfXQospofvnyfzjKKhKlp9_NZ9MMWJCFb-UZ6u33hlcVbXGu8g0RcH03V5fKqjAhM5WKqyuib2PaQOHGMfIGJ4QDfrHamGnhm9ohGTON99QZaIAR8jPnuN-ueIbty9UY9St9ZjPNZA/s320/Benj%2527s+grad+and+return+home+from+basic+075.jpg" /></a></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>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-35684343998011109282011-09-28T11:42:00.003-06:002011-11-02T15:24:07.407-06:0010 Weeks of H...<div align="center">Well, I highly doubt any of you want to hear about how basic went for Benjy from me but considering Benj has been running from one thing to the next since he got home and relief is nowhere in sight, I'm your informant!</div><br /><div align="center">The first week was spent recieving all the company. Process paperwork, physicals, haircuts, etc. Benj said they had to hurry up to wait wherever they went. When they actually got to their barracks and were set up, the real work began. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">This is part of an obstacle course they had to complete in the 1st week of training. They had to caterpillar crawl under those ropes. These pics were posted on facebook so I'm not even sure if that's Benj but it sure looks like him : )</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWn7VjKN4rBt2HRYk3ECtgQvv5G8swxmc9cuNDg3YP7Hz9uc2n-ca7-wwKwki6DsTsM-whja6nAoU1AAyNAV08ADy-mC14M_xbicQSrf9ohlSPMEXjreWCAuFvAauaofT6hlzaxUvYR1s/s1600/Confidence+Course+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657468651045871602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWn7VjKN4rBt2HRYk3ECtgQvv5G8swxmc9cuNDg3YP7Hz9uc2n-ca7-wwKwki6DsTsM-whja6nAoU1AAyNAV08ADy-mC14M_xbicQSrf9ohlSPMEXjreWCAuFvAauaofT6hlzaxUvYR1s/s320/Confidence+Course+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />If you use your zoom, Benj is standing to the left of the rope ladder.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDmYWDfPRvn0wVHIrTzFujr_MJjp4LdRFBum6siCE4nz6Gu0oDYEApHgOia-8mXjZuAygLtNO-J1ErR0nn7L4IpiMdsMlmloIJEeureJfhSqoGODUcx5ykJ4C5YiDNiHM0scIFBfTDXw/s1600/Confidence+Course.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657468652915658530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDmYWDfPRvn0wVHIrTzFujr_MJjp4LdRFBum6siCE4nz6Gu0oDYEApHgOia-8mXjZuAygLtNO-J1ErR0nn7L4IpiMdsMlmloIJEeureJfhSqoGODUcx5ykJ4C5YiDNiHM0scIFBfTDXw/s320/Confidence+Course.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />This was one of those problem solving challenges where they had to figure out as a group. The better they work together, the faster and dryer they stay!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg383jdf3TwgQPZQsgHSnO6LhZrj9zvHO-BQohNTD5ZpcG9aCdUb7juK-Hn0NdIPbYA_cbXrea0lTygjNhVh4Ycvk-M-RSTwe57AVaZRzNbOSEssVu7ARMSsemTv1_7eE1SJQTqG_mdyJk/s1600/Leaders+Reaction+Course+9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657468426728583762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg383jdf3TwgQPZQsgHSnO6LhZrj9zvHO-BQohNTD5ZpcG9aCdUb7juK-Hn0NdIPbYA_cbXrea0lTygjNhVh4Ycvk-M-RSTwe57AVaZRzNbOSEssVu7ARMSsemTv1_7eE1SJQTqG_mdyJk/s320/Leaders+Reaction+Course+9.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The really good stuff! The gas chamber. don don don! They start with their masks on and then have to take them off inside, recite information, and come out without touching their eyes, face, etc. Because if they do, it's a LOT worse! I believe Benj is just about to go in the door.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFTGGIWUXnAb2k1QfltBy58yLbC5r9BvR2y7XVcg-ircws1XDlumEQsx7cJ2h8a10op3_o4e2JRKqIwn5aVeJKfQKDYAYSuLIfsceL_NlYyFuGBE2QbntAqfFTbGkapu8cJiR9wwl5YY/s1600/Gas+Chamber+Training.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657468423608673090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFTGGIWUXnAb2k1QfltBy58yLbC5r9BvR2y7XVcg-ircws1XDlumEQsx7cJ2h8a10op3_o4e2JRKqIwn5aVeJKfQKDYAYSuLIfsceL_NlYyFuGBE2QbntAqfFTbGkapu8cJiR9wwl5YY/s320/Gas+Chamber+Training.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Grenade training! Benj scored an expert in grenade! There's my man holding that grenade to his chest right by the door.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvzQ30ACbUd_9aGJehNfSSV5XruzHjIhTIPXkwbjfGA9_JQoDC6Tvbm_3sZvDSh6ELIsxoCQqrOAmHEsN8ZP1sDiUB7UuGHp4oD5Pg1H-X_aMtNcoh7ThCbCni4u6BPbYuRBLGlBYUuA/s1600/Hand+Grenade+Training.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657468424074553698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvzQ30ACbUd_9aGJehNfSSV5XruzHjIhTIPXkwbjfGA9_JQoDC6Tvbm_3sZvDSh6ELIsxoCQqrOAmHEsN8ZP1sDiUB7UuGHp4oD5Pg1H-X_aMtNcoh7ThCbCni4u6BPbYuRBLGlBYUuA/s320/Hand+Grenade+Training.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Benj also scored expert in rifle marksmanship! He looks so serious, eh?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYchcsXMoXeUAZgfwIAsRYmXv5cm3hJQVatBNG0u5XI2GE7vaH7pDC4VP0ml202CNBUi2x2YpNxwPTVhyphenhyphen57mh8HCRnBGo8n1JYQg2RB4E073i5IGSd7dP-mjXvUbWxwtiorGYaeh9zKI/s1600/BRM+Qualification.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657468418918472834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYchcsXMoXeUAZgfwIAsRYmXv5cm3hJQVatBNG0u5XI2GE7vaH7pDC4VP0ml202CNBUi2x2YpNxwPTVhyphenhyphen57mh8HCRnBGo8n1JYQg2RB4E073i5IGSd7dP-mjXvUbWxwtiorGYaeh9zKI/s320/BRM+Qualification.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />This pic was taken at the 3rd Field Training Exercise. It's 5 days in the field putting all your training into practice. Benj was the Platoon Guide for a couple of weeks and into this training. This is my all time favorite pic taken. He is a hunk!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlkBrKQJuogC0_M3gJmxzyfu_z0y72A3UlWDSb7SBc-hyzytwebAa4Lwfn6UWXxeldFbek7xEIOhx0mUhLbCgM7r7bHfLoRZqqhRpTOKV-MMA_RkD3lJbW-WZMeZ5EeFejJ41r5dI8LQ/s1600/FTX3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657468415915307490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlkBrKQJuogC0_M3gJmxzyfu_z0y72A3UlWDSb7SBc-hyzytwebAa4Lwfn6UWXxeldFbek7xEIOhx0mUhLbCgM7r7bHfLoRZqqhRpTOKV-MMA_RkD3lJbW-WZMeZ5EeFejJ41r5dI8LQ/s320/FTX3.JPG" /></a> All in all, Benj sailed through Basic with ease. He said he didn't realize how difficult it would be to not be with the family but was able to handle all the physical and mental demands put upon him! I'm so proud of him and am so grateful for how hard he works! I'm also grateful to the Lord for safely bringing Benj home and for giving us both the strength to get through those 10 weeks! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-47591220635792516132011-09-26T13:44:00.002-06:002011-09-26T13:56:56.461-06:00Z "Scout Camp"<div align="center">So, unfortunately I was a little too busy at this family reunion to takes pics. I do want to document it though. Around the end of August, my Dad, since he works for the Boy Scouts of America, was able to reserve half of a scout camp for us to have our annual reunion. It was a blast! There were little cabins with bunk beds in it for each family, a gated pool, a trailer to prepare food, a commissary, a horseshoe court, a rope swing, showers, and flushing toilets! My kind of place to camp! There were a lot of my siblings missing a spouse at one point or another but that doesn't mean we didn't have a blast! The kids especially enjoyed the pool! Mom got little flotation devices and they were eating it up! </div><br /><div align="center">We had a little scare with Lydia falling off the bottom bunk. She wasn't responding for a few minutes and looked very sleepy. It was super scary! My Dad was amazing and knew what to do. After she started to cry enough to get some oxygen to her brain, my brother-in-law checked her pupils and then the men in my fam gave her a blessing. It was so comforting to know Lydia would be just fine and it was pretty incredible that all the cousins were dead silent during the blessing! The priesthood is such a comfort! I sure missed Benj at that point, but I'm so grateful for my family! My parents especially were so amazing during Benj's absence and I feel so blessed! </div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-36234222695691600682011-09-22T18:48:00.004-06:002011-09-22T19:13:46.049-06:00Russell Campout<div align="center">I failed to post these in order but at the end of July, we went to the Russell Family Reunion at Twin Peakes. It was my first venture without Benj so I wasn't as prepared as I wanted to be but we still had a good time. We got there Friday afternoon and hung out by playing games and enjoying the fresh air.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4t5Gdi4Nq48hAYai3k5_FtkJpu3oopG7k9L0A6iFa5SisF8gXc85Oq2sl9sRNRqO0HzwjqfhRHTM2baydAcXb1woDCXVptfQez6uR6j_A1nxthtg4IjPOnjjGgLFGwinscRDjdj-Mtc0/s1600/Aug+%252710+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655352881325517282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4t5Gdi4Nq48hAYai3k5_FtkJpu3oopG7k9L0A6iFa5SisF8gXc85Oq2sl9sRNRqO0HzwjqfhRHTM2baydAcXb1woDCXVptfQez6uR6j_A1nxthtg4IjPOnjjGgLFGwinscRDjdj-Mtc0/s320/Aug+%252710+001.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Our site even had this amazing amphitheater just for us!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQrBe97ty0JNq4c5DwvQwPHZK2OFMOfbfmrHrPChVTVR1aoguQkQQMVbr4gmhyC2NLDyQuz4vEukYA1_2VLqwPeI2OcLCqdAP5h0qkLjj7Ahl60WZMpwed-Y31f3c6C-10ecOBrRDtZQ/s1600/Aug+%252710+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655352876578730738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQrBe97ty0JNq4c5DwvQwPHZK2OFMOfbfmrHrPChVTVR1aoguQkQQMVbr4gmhyC2NLDyQuz4vEukYA1_2VLqwPeI2OcLCqdAP5h0qkLjj7Ahl60WZMpwed-Y31f3c6C-10ecOBrRDtZQ/s320/Aug+%252710+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I had to take a picture of my successful attempt to get the tent up all by myself! (I fully appreciate all Benj does when we go camping now :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUOE5OWyn_Vaait36WvYdC0fJ373SsJMRop5OqCVCKS7ku0bWYvOthh8sK0WHmJiH0iSCBCgNEITQrIMB04Zp1O61MGshy2zuZ9jp6B3Ui3E402zpQrEGvVNun8w_NP-8XTO8jnIGPek/s1600/Aug+%252710+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655352872964022098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUOE5OWyn_Vaait36WvYdC0fJ373SsJMRop5OqCVCKS7ku0bWYvOthh8sK0WHmJiH0iSCBCgNEITQrIMB04Zp1O61MGshy2zuZ9jp6B3Ui3E402zpQrEGvVNun8w_NP-8XTO8jnIGPek/s320/Aug+%252710+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Grandma Russell is always prepared with fun games to play!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vHIoZJNA_LUTsRG7tl_LF9WsccXZsu88j4Ay_hG1pefWSWLWY_FJedqvfVne1S7a4EfQGw68fya1bGiWFcDdzqvwxaG7un92bkvTNkA2ZaL_wlHeH4fOneNcZ9a75QI2YeBQLbSjoAM/s1600/Aug+%252710+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655352873571519154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vHIoZJNA_LUTsRG7tl_LF9WsccXZsu88j4Ay_hG1pefWSWLWY_FJedqvfVne1S7a4EfQGw68fya1bGiWFcDdzqvwxaG7un92bkvTNkA2ZaL_wlHeH4fOneNcZ9a75QI2YeBQLbSjoAM/s320/Aug+%252710+011.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And this was Lydia's home for the duration of camping!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUy5QxLkBhX3lSfhTyoOPTXInRJ5jOiNe0ije5CamTTD_gV97va5VH_uLh0lokRUKcCeR86sYW7wReEf0i-Kw1OjnskunP9nRPvlaXMMcEWuLAs1brNgGCKTyvmcuIbBiPktF4vPhElI/s1600/Aug+%252710+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655351953585021410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUy5QxLkBhX3lSfhTyoOPTXInRJ5jOiNe0ije5CamTTD_gV97va5VH_uLh0lokRUKcCeR86sYW7wReEf0i-Kw1OjnskunP9nRPvlaXMMcEWuLAs1brNgGCKTyvmcuIbBiPktF4vPhElI/s320/Aug+%252710+013.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Grandma reading The Friend to the kids. They were enthralled!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJBrl0OkY8TCDg_wxQC5orA-YN4WFHze53uZptjleTNTyIeQm350VSl65_IYjTWpBKWDKm-tXzVSAHwqV-RQBiXm0PAN7J4Ds68HYbDCaesne0AFBluz1DvTx3PHlkP0rfDeIDdl-xxQ/s1600/Aug+%252710+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655351950988393762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJBrl0OkY8TCDg_wxQC5orA-YN4WFHze53uZptjleTNTyIeQm350VSl65_IYjTWpBKWDKm-tXzVSAHwqV-RQBiXm0PAN7J4Ds68HYbDCaesne0AFBluz1DvTx3PHlkP0rfDeIDdl-xxQ/s320/Aug+%252710+014.jpg" /></a><br /><br />You can always count on silliness with the Russells!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UO9yxCRW-dkD5kYkPOF0UDGLzpimpifnvs-4vei6WNZIVPDOB0gIBoyzM2JvlY5H8wm-bV9jCORT106UzXsVDd8kY344EUacEJaa2xrVK2NcTF9-62JiIGBbEvAu0QWW4cLNoqtjbFI/s1600/Aug+%252710+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655351944600616498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UO9yxCRW-dkD5kYkPOF0UDGLzpimpifnvs-4vei6WNZIVPDOB0gIBoyzM2JvlY5H8wm-bV9jCORT106UzXsVDd8kY344EUacEJaa2xrVK2NcTF9-62JiIGBbEvAu0QWW4cLNoqtjbFI/s320/Aug+%252710+016.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Aaand more silliness<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRk30P495JbIsUiaM5usyR5SMxfRAVXWUckN_lmKhKQIOI_CvRxRa05ds3_wnmOMI1DyujU2j7iC5kTur1gmyAUELi9AfAIsCZJKPt7Vjr6UwvIqClf-koNuQ16uUL4eR6LS_1xbEqZ4/s1600/Aug+%252710+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655351939262168194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRk30P495JbIsUiaM5usyR5SMxfRAVXWUckN_lmKhKQIOI_CvRxRa05ds3_wnmOMI1DyujU2j7iC5kTur1gmyAUELi9AfAIsCZJKPt7Vjr6UwvIqClf-koNuQ16uUL4eR6LS_1xbEqZ4/s320/Aug+%252710+017.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Miles and Gabby sure liked loading rocks into that bucket<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP75JeWcaL2V7ieXsFxnz0375UNPIeMfQoeL-_zyeh9bxsGyBKrI4qmkdpf3zmWNeEC-ltkzR2gseTm20Uz6g0A0xUBULH3f_PZ5AtbodPzL6YkvRN685hvk7DfbSvsBlp12WVWAhIoc/s1600/Aug+%252710+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655351936466650546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP75JeWcaL2V7ieXsFxnz0375UNPIeMfQoeL-_zyeh9bxsGyBKrI4qmkdpf3zmWNeEC-ltkzR2gseTm20Uz6g0A0xUBULH3f_PZ5AtbodPzL6YkvRN685hvk7DfbSvsBlp12WVWAhIoc/s320/Aug+%252710+021.jpg" /></a><br />The rest of the night, we roasted hot dogs and marshmellows and chatted. The kids were tuckered out and slept so well for me! We certainly missed Benj and by the next morning, I was all camped out! We took off after cleaning up breakfast, which was good because if I had lingered to go fishing and have lunch, I probably would have missed my first phone call from Benj!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-47296127644431551952011-08-31T14:10:00.002-06:002011-08-31T14:26:38.637-06:00Noni Summer Party<div align="center">So, you would think that we would just skip out on Benj's work party since he's still at Basic Training but...we didn't wanna miss out on the fun and we were still invited! So I asked my Mom if she would help me with all the kiddies have some fun!</div>
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<br /><div align="center">They had a bunch of carnival games and Will's favorite part was the prize he got to pick! One of the prizes was a cheap toy watch. He kept looking at his watch and would say things like, "My watch says it's time to go to another game!"
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<br />They also had a bunch of bounce houses and what kid doesn't like bouncing around?
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<br />This one was pretty cool. They harness the kids and then they go up like a space ship and bounce around for a bit!
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<br />Will was a sweet brother and painted Lydia a piggy bank. He did a pretty good job!
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<br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-19584782070269973652011-07-26T15:04:00.002-06:002011-07-26T15:13:21.055-06:00Counting Down<div align="center">You better believe we are counting down the days till we see Daddy! It's nice to have something concrete to point to when they ask how long till Daddy gets home!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgwnZ9g-sBQSRgpvGtPk2PjHgvJFTb5mmcnwE7vCXXcLuJnW0m0B1jB2bvGgvN4Ob2FMpfRdry4EQBS1XG6ooBlQwAhM5glRVIShJcHhD3rTRlV_1ssOGQA3xBX3fJ9i4F8RYoG9ZMX8/s1600/Counting+Down+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633770510837037682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgwnZ9g-sBQSRgpvGtPk2PjHgvJFTb5mmcnwE7vCXXcLuJnW0m0B1jB2bvGgvN4Ob2FMpfRdry4EQBS1XG6ooBlQwAhM5glRVIShJcHhD3rTRlV_1ssOGQA3xBX3fJ9i4F8RYoG9ZMX8/s320/Counting+Down+002.jpg" /></a> We've already knocked down 8 of those chains since I took this pic!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzL6qNBeuF2-6H_Ph9h95s4MaJBfJ9Suys8n0CfRwDugHvzRt_sP9m8N8mu5AlgbP0SIoJIflePJoHavvdvrcTNazdzZCTHibizsM9cg14FbjSaqN9pWS6p-yokZutyuRymPSzWowuwI/s1600/Counting+Down+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633770509271279314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzL6qNBeuF2-6H_Ph9h95s4MaJBfJ9Suys8n0CfRwDugHvzRt_sP9m8N8mu5AlgbP0SIoJIflePJoHavvdvrcTNazdzZCTHibizsM9cg14FbjSaqN9pWS6p-yokZutyuRymPSzWowuwI/s320/Counting+Down+007.jpg" /></a> You can't see it but the chain ends on our family picture where Benj is. They "kiss him goodnight" (the picture) every night!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-15234135183264163162011-07-20T19:50:00.004-06:002011-07-20T20:15:03.869-06:00Princess Gabby's 2nd<div align="center">My sweet Gabrielle turned 2 on the 7th! I can't believe how fast the time goes! We had her grandparent's over to celebrate and we definitely felt a void without Benj there! Gabby got to choose the cake I made and she wanted to be a "Pincess". So here's my amatuer attempt. (With the help of a cake pan of course!)</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZXbVFxw-N3UAkkuixV7o07cafwvwNTa12PQPrceektjEfMMeo-p0AX3Al9g-zf0Dwva2MILeMcLDh5wFlyTA6xe7kC2SYU2aFuSeo27y2zeU8qlJz3MMN13nG-eCU9Bhwbf_syvouPs/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631620740460791538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZXbVFxw-N3UAkkuixV7o07cafwvwNTa12PQPrceektjEfMMeo-p0AX3Al9g-zf0Dwva2MILeMcLDh5wFlyTA6xe7kC2SYU2aFuSeo27y2zeU8qlJz3MMN13nG-eCU9Bhwbf_syvouPs/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br />Grandma and Grandpa Russell gave her clothes,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyCcz-ioAh3IX65mpn8d5NJdXNOzxNA8aaHUnmMs2RYtd0trJKwJsny8j9JlCSGh3OjvKUoKwnma158iV6ExwdIVbeHBaiaMfGBlGiBRB0gvBQYvcFDzLregFP38nZeBlyzSCB3yrqgY/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631620454076359442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyCcz-ioAh3IX65mpn8d5NJdXNOzxNA8aaHUnmMs2RYtd0trJKwJsny8j9JlCSGh3OjvKUoKwnma158iV6ExwdIVbeHBaiaMfGBlGiBRB0gvBQYvcFDzLregFP38nZeBlyzSCB3yrqgY/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+005.jpg" /></a><br /><br />clothes,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcbOZsvNFCiE2wgCbM5JPh9wvfmZHe9kHZCtW7QSKtnl8KNj5lko8TFHfAGJhNHYbygQIGR-zej8HkkJnwVxWRDPlyws943ei7Vriz0OuZKYhx5ZrMOY-xgMdHJsl5czYDGMocFRbhGs/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631620455515783842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcbOZsvNFCiE2wgCbM5JPh9wvfmZHe9kHZCtW7QSKtnl8KNj5lko8TFHfAGJhNHYbygQIGR-zej8HkkJnwVxWRDPlyws943ei7Vriz0OuZKYhx5ZrMOY-xgMdHJsl5czYDGMocFRbhGs/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />reading and coloring books,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSImiIVcxTXIv0WDiYPxE9FcNrWKkWgpL0ChX2vL5v1VUwBaCwECgECagGOk1WOR5XcLh9xf_CsS_3f9QVK1fj6QdqSXMalbgTvyV7NVD5ZAJAOn0qT7kE-ePgaIRZZ8KG4Phrag3Indg/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631620453425732946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSImiIVcxTXIv0WDiYPxE9FcNrWKkWgpL0ChX2vL5v1VUwBaCwECgECagGOk1WOR5XcLh9xf_CsS_3f9QVK1fj6QdqSXMalbgTvyV7NVD5ZAJAOn0qT7kE-ePgaIRZZ8KG4Phrag3Indg/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+008.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />and if you can get past the "cheese" you can see a Princess tea set!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lWN4469rPN0AVgkHOcZre18Z-ZI8XF28J21vJQDuhOTJlIkTj6TGCUXBdVGY7SFF6PG71v_0xRTw0KH3URwjI-R3PI5uS-ykW5U2YsO0s_jDcqHcuTCdkBFxpTg7mQ5N0VBrIQOOfew/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631619851057219746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lWN4469rPN0AVgkHOcZre18Z-ZI8XF28J21vJQDuhOTJlIkTj6TGCUXBdVGY7SFF6PG71v_0xRTw0KH3URwjI-R3PI5uS-ykW5U2YsO0s_jDcqHcuTCdkBFxpTg7mQ5N0VBrIQOOfew/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+015.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />From Grandma and Grandpa Zabriskie, she got a pretty necklace (which Will managed to break within a minute of opening) with a bunch of cute pendants,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM87RCBGt_WREKeqD9juMQgOpXuZaXgSLoKpjE0gdDIcjYK7E-vkb0ziDpPAw_TLG7GELGRZyR045QoDX9S00Q217-7BuQklzGJnpGOlhcHtKadIllRz6wzztA0wQ3RlaCAkduyXopxSU/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631619847262347842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM87RCBGt_WREKeqD9juMQgOpXuZaXgSLoKpjE0gdDIcjYK7E-vkb0ziDpPAw_TLG7GELGRZyR045QoDX9S00Q217-7BuQklzGJnpGOlhcHtKadIllRz6wzztA0wQ3RlaCAkduyXopxSU/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />a homemade purse, and a stuffed turtle. (So now she sleeps with the turtle in one arm and her soldier bear in the other, so cute!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MHP5oaN9Z7MxLZfRWXoKnhLR6GwNDpVKtEXUy96rgs82Ft6Yo_3UuWlxZsBtR2fjNq0x-M-rdn8j8re-TeXp6RAzNCKV0-UB9spZZb2PRUnRd95mZAtL8HuCZZgpb0vx6AFQLzw2u9k/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631619845438000498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MHP5oaN9Z7MxLZfRWXoKnhLR6GwNDpVKtEXUy96rgs82Ft6Yo_3UuWlxZsBtR2fjNq0x-M-rdn8j8re-TeXp6RAzNCKV0-UB9spZZb2PRUnRd95mZAtL8HuCZZgpb0vx6AFQLzw2u9k/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Cheesy smile before we sing.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7S4G-YDPy2yslQO2z5bKE3jp3YUfW15GbFvSShKebkhCGWABMxSNpVZ1EVOfbzrL_9l1OAL4ieLIaOCRk8LRBJi45-7HKBhLzM6nwz6kVFrLBiRg-AIkaFRLEw6NMms_A9Qied8eTTQ/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631619828540105986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7S4G-YDPy2yslQO2z5bKE3jp3YUfW15GbFvSShKebkhCGWABMxSNpVZ1EVOfbzrL_9l1OAL4ieLIaOCRk8LRBJi45-7HKBhLzM6nwz6kVFrLBiRg-AIkaFRLEw6NMms_A9Qied8eTTQ/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+022.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Chowing down! <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf31icUNWIc5VHOrXVemdgJTE_vi1KeGxRoNJGeapfhbek8UOOUts3ENAa5osRBmHNp64ZNclxh7t2tOGdBglfb5GEGzb8uANbeDUQ9pmgXg1HfgLcvubHV1Gsn-G3TuaSrxkgLrYj_e4/s1600/Gabby%2527s+B-day+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631619818841570882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf31icUNWIc5VHOrXVemdgJTE_vi1KeGxRoNJGeapfhbek8UOOUts3ENAa5osRBmHNp64ZNclxh7t2tOGdBglfb5GEGzb8uANbeDUQ9pmgXg1HfgLcvubHV1Gsn-G3TuaSrxkgLrYj_e4/s320/Gabby%2527s+B-day+025.jpg" /></a> Gabby is my sunshine! She is so energetic and when she's happy, you certainly know it! I love to see her "deep shoulder action" when she dances and she sings like no one's listening! She is my little cuddle bug and has such a tender heart! I love her to pieces!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-88114870431597276402011-07-16T13:54:00.002-06:002011-07-16T14:19:04.474-06:00Hey, hey hey, Goodbye : (<div align="center">Well, the day finally arrived for Benj to leave for Basic Training at Ft. Benning. </div><br /><div align="center">Here's sweet Benj with Gabby. Gabby wants to be like dad and wear his boots!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoPdIZojxIsfD8VJJYUwj1R0mqsEtcdGsIBexHIb83DvP2ZnZnkv0UrqxnSVdsjlUG0BK3dBRGj2OIZvNA8O9Uyp3BG12UxJmPo0fk4eJIbDhyphenhyphenxnGOdn3gvbN1NGcoGeebzc5KqslP9c/s1600/IMAG0027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630043269650707170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoPdIZojxIsfD8VJJYUwj1R0mqsEtcdGsIBexHIb83DvP2ZnZnkv0UrqxnSVdsjlUG0BK3dBRGj2OIZvNA8O9Uyp3BG12UxJmPo0fk4eJIbDhyphenhyphenxnGOdn3gvbN1NGcoGeebzc5KqslP9c/s320/IMAG0027.jpg" /></a> He had to report to the hotel on the 4th at 6pm. He checked in and I left with the kiddies. They let us take Benj to hang out from about 3pm-8pm the next day. His flight wasn't scheduled to leave until the 6th. We went to Gateway Mall and wandered into Build-a-Bear. Gabby's b-day was coming up and we hadn't gotten a gift for her so we decided to make a bear for her. We each got to put a heart in the bear. Gabby got an extra one and gave it to Benj. He slipped it in his pocket and said he will carry it always. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmy-Uj25XUrcWPRW8gqkdAuvXv_e-Ay9YMgXAOJ0Q7ygrkrPaNMoLmDrlsf_7yHJNMMJogzL_u_RVXxnSM8vGvv168VnHDmO12UYqQCcmweAN1kxEM5eL6tp95IvD0X0diHwAALZgKD8w/s1600/IMAG0038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630043261022467074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmy-Uj25XUrcWPRW8gqkdAuvXv_e-Ay9YMgXAOJ0Q7ygrkrPaNMoLmDrlsf_7yHJNMMJogzL_u_RVXxnSM8vGvv168VnHDmO12UYqQCcmweAN1kxEM5eL6tp95IvD0X0diHwAALZgKD8w/s320/IMAG0038.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Will even got to help replenish the stuffing supply in the machine!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKNYv-UPR3uMPHML-vDFE7Q5QOM1fCK83gUKQcmWaGORgidJyHuLP661ZS5NMBSwLNuwdZfQU98z_tGCoOxzSEM10fSKXxZZECg263ThZ67SFgTLZbPpE_2uDikKN4mY1Zx0ko4fllcQ/s1600/IMAG0045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630043260150192434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKNYv-UPR3uMPHML-vDFE7Q5QOM1fCK83gUKQcmWaGORgidJyHuLP661ZS5NMBSwLNuwdZfQU98z_tGCoOxzSEM10fSKXxZZECg263ThZ67SFgTLZbPpE_2uDikKN4mY1Zx0ko4fllcQ/s320/IMAG0045.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />They "washed" the bear<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EddXFBNxrhUHzWhQZIybMsFz7jVotQtdL6ZncYQSaSQ5OlozUlKc5u3p96Kg6MgIhfgap636BxT8gEjaxYbQgM24sG6PEKRWwKuwDqQqgEpecKYmDDwSVXgk0qjjnRve6X7WhFkmMaM/s1600/IMAG0042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630043253999650642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EddXFBNxrhUHzWhQZIybMsFz7jVotQtdL6ZncYQSaSQ5OlozUlKc5u3p96Kg6MgIhfgap636BxT8gEjaxYbQgM24sG6PEKRWwKuwDqQqgEpecKYmDDwSVXgk0qjjnRve6X7WhFkmMaM/s320/IMAG0042.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />And dressed "soldier bear" in his Army National Guard uniform.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwnHSL5lUydxag6IBmEBspQjeGgTNU8466-DrFsLxspeFcQf7l3sWHAcxSDvU3qmwIMe_8a7gqa8BKxqc61zj7HiibJsykmLRgCdEn_dhXYlDYKzhTxIXq5I2Lg75v4jc-n4jCenIC8E/s1600/IMAG0046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630043248499340434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwnHSL5lUydxag6IBmEBspQjeGgTNU8466-DrFsLxspeFcQf7l3sWHAcxSDvU3qmwIMe_8a7gqa8BKxqc61zj7HiibJsykmLRgCdEn_dhXYlDYKzhTxIXq5I2Lg75v4jc-n4jCenIC8E/s320/IMAG0046.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Gabby sleeps with "Daddy Soldier Bear" every night now!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ9uMG7yN70Ap_RDKBsO4WxgeiUnP2gOW9bjk9ZTKBbG1z2y-Dr6nYPUq26KFaghd82ImF6SCBHtvBpF7HoiecLBGZiUoAZlZsYciBsVo5Jc6q-KLmL0Y2ePJNC_1Ob9L3TYZzsgVg_c/s1600/IMAG0052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630042593698228418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ9uMG7yN70Ap_RDKBsO4WxgeiUnP2gOW9bjk9ZTKBbG1z2y-Dr6nYPUq26KFaghd82ImF6SCBHtvBpF7HoiecLBGZiUoAZlZsYciBsVo5Jc6q-KLmL0Y2ePJNC_1Ob9L3TYZzsgVg_c/s320/IMAG0052.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then we got outside just in time to see the fountain show with a song. It was awesome!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJboiBB6ga8z1BLEUFJpbtJqNymhyphenhyphenGTZ28ZIQ9m-GcylqFCYRDkZrmz8BmiaEfFo2PSBoIOR9zt4P6SA4PufBzJ9st2cy9ULpLYi6yQ3M3vIMAxCgTjICBmyFEFrgMDLXuyQX65xvW5JY/s1600/IMAG0053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630042575809062034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJboiBB6ga8z1BLEUFJpbtJqNymhyphenhyphenGTZ28ZIQ9m-GcylqFCYRDkZrmz8BmiaEfFo2PSBoIOR9zt4P6SA4PufBzJ9st2cy9ULpLYi6yQ3M3vIMAxCgTjICBmyFEFrgMDLXuyQX65xvW5JY/s320/IMAG0053.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />We went to Denny's to get some grub and headed over to the Church History Museum so the kids could enjoy the Book of Mormon Exhibit they have there. They had a blast! You could put quilts together and "sew".<br /><br />Will really enjoyed fishing off of Nephi's boat!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32Ra1EtnH5MFbMhG-cbb5OGzGiCyPIababR-GtNFVPzcveR6MuC_hqsbAEpK0r351bm2I-zMP8dghVMzsFPvi1ageLysQNgcukjuqxzVTVrhiA-xniPKqbKwwm0WQfO0tUOwI7mRiWf4/s1600/IMAG0059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630042569585129186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32Ra1EtnH5MFbMhG-cbb5OGzGiCyPIababR-GtNFVPzcveR6MuC_hqsbAEpK0r351bm2I-zMP8dghVMzsFPvi1ageLysQNgcukjuqxzVTVrhiA-xniPKqbKwwm0WQfO0tUOwI7mRiWf4/s320/IMAG0059.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />They had some traditional Mexican dancing complete with skirts for the girls, vests for the boys, and video screens displaying the dance to music! The skirt didn't quite fit around her waist!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJCCog0g8d930SjJxtKsyVNx4r42wZGb-kRfdDCiMtGbVRGpB-SNn1gaxB-nlLpDTUVKjhenXlBPU51ym1iRXCigQmr-TI-BVcA6Nxx6uA0wbMsxVQCmNKIuAMBZLqmKxXIQm6WX9IAU/s1600/IMAG0063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630042564623235778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJCCog0g8d930SjJxtKsyVNx4r42wZGb-kRfdDCiMtGbVRGpB-SNn1gaxB-nlLpDTUVKjhenXlBPU51ym1iRXCigQmr-TI-BVcA6Nxx6uA0wbMsxVQCmNKIuAMBZLqmKxXIQm6WX9IAU/s320/IMAG0063.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Benj couldn't resist getting in on the dancing<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QMOflyfRiWPT1qxaSqnwn_iYJCijqnbkL8gP3gXdN2F7PxCy6bU5LpqQwibnHPd1I48unCoAAbaFuhjwbyQ9QShtJsdRweH0TcsqfusncJL9Zgxt8CiHodIeujV7LXrAP8UAhdO-y3w/s1600/IMAG0066.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630042561825168178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QMOflyfRiWPT1qxaSqnwn_iYJCijqnbkL8gP3gXdN2F7PxCy6bU5LpqQwibnHPd1I48unCoAAbaFuhjwbyQ9QShtJsdRweH0TcsqfusncJL9Zgxt8CiHodIeujV7LXrAP8UAhdO-y3w/s320/IMAG0066.jpg" /></a><br />It was a nice family day to end with before Benj left. We sure have missed him but are so proud of his willingness to serve his family and this beautiful country! If you want info on how to follow what he's doing day to day, you can check out my facebook wall! <br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-57363439984433669012011-07-07T13:47:00.003-06:002011-07-07T14:08:16.254-06:00Lydia's Sitting Up!<div align="center">On June 8, our little Lydia started sitting up! It sure is a relief to mom! She plays to her little heart's content! Isn't she cute?</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2LhEWDbk1BgY4-V4l2lZmr_5r0-0ZZjPxHsRqYP7_l3BI3Vuco-je7TvcIldnRa1Byg1gv9Mb-sfDqJJYSM-DOLJM4k2fogO0om4yIl594KvubtFLjvaiJWLUmNYN0IQJM3hseE1DFg/s1600/IMAG0081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626703208851398274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2LhEWDbk1BgY4-V4l2lZmr_5r0-0ZZjPxHsRqYP7_l3BI3Vuco-je7TvcIldnRa1Byg1gv9Mb-sfDqJJYSM-DOLJM4k2fogO0om4yIl594KvubtFLjvaiJWLUmNYN0IQJM3hseE1DFg/s320/IMAG0081.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">My happy girl!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOhyYLaQvVPnuZZJ5ibilotNLGYIMQ9VhokGyBySiUCr1MIAUUDQbdmFxtUhcfNIpNtqBcD88tyqgJI8FXhyYLyrzrqSlrmCOiytupX7RUAnf0wbKFdEjWlAmgPSrRtqDN9xl9-iRqrU/s1600/DSCN0268.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626702921796026162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOhyYLaQvVPnuZZJ5ibilotNLGYIMQ9VhokGyBySiUCr1MIAUUDQbdmFxtUhcfNIpNtqBcD88tyqgJI8FXhyYLyrzrqSlrmCOiytupX7RUAnf0wbKFdEjWlAmgPSrRtqDN9xl9-iRqrU/s320/DSCN0268.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Give her some toys and she's a happy camper!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BDAYKkD8UtiBu2X_2tegQubcStUV4O7mDeILQux3HGnWn6YYrLNOpve06eEay-7ytzawWDcfuCaUN_igSdFdYObZ7jYRh6fvDOvAbF25JIZMZIj0mefYSmS4-uc5VbYWR5LnD-mSOrY/s1600/DSCN0261.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626702912938678146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BDAYKkD8UtiBu2X_2tegQubcStUV4O7mDeILQux3HGnWn6YYrLNOpve06eEay-7ytzawWDcfuCaUN_igSdFdYObZ7jYRh6fvDOvAbF25JIZMZIj0mefYSmS4-uc5VbYWR5LnD-mSOrY/s320/DSCN0261.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Love those big smiles!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAZ7b4-GLr8KOdXuJGa4Ut0iVv6XoH4lvdqBZ3FGS26aeeCT2mfXYfFyXu589OiaBSwJ8vzt3kdpT89zoZz0N89kCJwQgUCfzeVJqeFcr_Pxx-xVwp9PxchFLNlF-qmh8-vQtosO8TEA/s1600/DSCN0264.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626702901731133714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAZ7b4-GLr8KOdXuJGa4Ut0iVv6XoH4lvdqBZ3FGS26aeeCT2mfXYfFyXu589OiaBSwJ8vzt3kdpT89zoZz0N89kCJwQgUCfzeVJqeFcr_Pxx-xVwp9PxchFLNlF-qmh8-vQtosO8TEA/s320/DSCN0264.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This was the picture of her actual first time sitting up. I love the squinty face!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0QDXbK58SrZWxMs8Wk0DYewwyj83i3MWbKC7xBfLDjcKCKKtMMtR60D_ZYbtq5MXDkZWj1H1gXwsJF1tfWYC1S94EjPtz_JiQJcmV-hjzaFC5N0F-kK4lkJrZW-QsnAFhMCIJ97HiHw/s1600/IMAG0010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626702892195273090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0QDXbK58SrZWxMs8Wk0DYewwyj83i3MWbKC7xBfLDjcKCKKtMMtR60D_ZYbtq5MXDkZWj1H1gXwsJF1tfWYC1S94EjPtz_JiQJcmV-hjzaFC5N0F-kK4lkJrZW-QsnAFhMCIJ97HiHw/s320/IMAG0010.jpg" /></a> Now, hopefully she'll just stay sitting up while her Daddy's doing Basic Training at Ft. Benning!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-24383238078193045052011-05-31T13:47:00.003-06:002011-05-31T14:06:06.648-06:00You Can!<div align="center">That's right folks! Benj finally got his golden opportunity to join the National Guard. An officer position opened up and we snatched it! As of nowBenj is SPC Benjy Russell. Once he's done with training, he will be a Communications Officer with the 145th Field Artillery Unit. He does basic training starting July 5 for 10 weeks at Fort Benning in Georgia. It's gonna be loads of fun! Not only is he training in the humidity and heat but this is known as the toughest place to do training! Benj is tough too though, so he can do it! Luckily, he also secured a slot doing state-side training for OCS (Officer Candidate School). So instead of heading straight from Basic to another location for 18 weeks, he'll be home! Yay! He'll do that training 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks a year until he completes it, which is about 16-18 months. Then, he'll be doing his actual training for his job for 18 weeks out of state. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Here's Benj swearing in. That was loads of fun. The kids must've known what we were getting into because they were all throwing tantrums and crying. Good times!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWFQbu_gbdPySNXwuxZjsDpBtahpeOp7kefdlXrhHOKBnAZ01ORnifFQ9TK8Fv5CpREveeLCTyahamwL6V6h6HD9q1MRSUf7nCXIPhpscvh4NEKgS2N8Qu94tVLaqRTIz2GeE2zY8erM/s1600/May+%252711+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612970336678421522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWFQbu_gbdPySNXwuxZjsDpBtahpeOp7kefdlXrhHOKBnAZ01ORnifFQ9TK8Fv5CpREveeLCTyahamwL6V6h6HD9q1MRSUf7nCXIPhpscvh4NEKgS2N8Qu94tVLaqRTIz2GeE2zY8erM/s320/May+%252711+001.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">This is Benj's "army" face. You fear him, don't you?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW2II-kYedB5aBX2myqmkXQayfVXkAjGtTotCKs9RPUEa5vZ9ovTaFtd1ugNFa4j6hVd9io0Dwja0AY5mjpcBGpLJv1iltUVMbur7567c6tBwCZs_wFdjQP_xlk1FAno5y9P3IcXFwjw/s1600/May+%252711+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612970334521970706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlW2II-kYedB5aBX2myqmkXQayfVXkAjGtTotCKs9RPUEa5vZ9ovTaFtd1ugNFa4j6hVd9io0Dwja0AY5mjpcBGpLJv1iltUVMbur7567c6tBwCZs_wFdjQP_xlk1FAno5y9P3IcXFwjw/s320/May+%252711+003.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And, here's a smile; such a trooper for humoring me! We realize this will be a challenge for the whole family but we know that this is right for us and with the Lord's help, we can do anything! Or, as the National Guard puts it, You Can!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal4Q3WVvr0exSQJdeKToJVnyuBhEdH_pYYp0LWusRc-opVnXvrqBd0Nx5xDvB23EBkiGJlwqsfnnVsMIX0pXqvO2wZbAfHYj8bnBCB3IphJrjeQ9BYPOTwDjYCi6rns3yXYr_AXrKOZU/s1600/May+%252711+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612970323233688082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal4Q3WVvr0exSQJdeKToJVnyuBhEdH_pYYp0LWusRc-opVnXvrqBd0Nx5xDvB23EBkiGJlwqsfnnVsMIX0pXqvO2wZbAfHYj8bnBCB3IphJrjeQ9BYPOTwDjYCi6rns3yXYr_AXrKOZU/s320/May+%252711+004.jpg" /></a> </div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-46082340540931222902011-05-11T08:43:00.003-06:002011-05-11T08:55:34.491-06:00Family Pics<div align="center">Our neighbors had the great idea of doing their own family pictures after church on Easter Sunday. So they were gracious enough to take our family pictures as well. We couldn't resist doing some of the kids together!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">From left to right: Kameron, William, Kenner</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTcUTNed7a33W5T4Kq4ZGlG8Rh_C9Dc8T3PtGlVn5exRaB8QbBDkJBSJj4QDmOu1dhPZMO1FBRM04CCro5guDp7tlWx598WS0dwDT77JcXDz3qWu1Qm1p6Gphn8D8DyyCEHrNUPQ0rJI/s1600/April+%252711+050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605470924951819618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTcUTNed7a33W5T4Kq4ZGlG8Rh_C9Dc8T3PtGlVn5exRaB8QbBDkJBSJj4QDmOu1dhPZMO1FBRM04CCro5guDp7tlWx598WS0dwDT77JcXDz3qWu1Qm1p6Gphn8D8DyyCEHrNUPQ0rJI/s320/April+%252711+050.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Gabby, Jasmine, Lydia<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeScWwPls-tnqEhFYUqBFFzlzyxZvbK7uVz4qJD11by92FSpuBkMj2nXbWhmoWisZROtLsZxRZO-SrFpSas6l6BpKzNy9hSVup0LyvXQq_Pkv-cUe67tZ21mQyjowhvjlZEiGZ1NVq0w/s1600/April+%252711+053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605470388771488402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeScWwPls-tnqEhFYUqBFFzlzyxZvbK7uVz4qJD11by92FSpuBkMj2nXbWhmoWisZROtLsZxRZO-SrFpSas6l6BpKzNy9hSVup0LyvXQq_Pkv-cUe67tZ21mQyjowhvjlZEiGZ1NVq0w/s320/April+%252711+053.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I love the GQ pose Will's sporting!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBFyOsCRD_5CdGM1UwGpEy91sac19mpsGki0mVbcsI2SQ16e7OZ5IY4baKbT-WsZb4Xb9DMI2Iw6db9wUYrDgRJ8YjPydWpjaFhOCGoTM-CoGG8DFo9nZ19xJWlintfdvxTaGQAchv40/s1600/April+%252711+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605470382479306210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBFyOsCRD_5CdGM1UwGpEy91sac19mpsGki0mVbcsI2SQ16e7OZ5IY4baKbT-WsZb4Xb9DMI2Iw6db9wUYrDgRJ8YjPydWpjaFhOCGoTM-CoGG8DFo9nZ19xJWlintfdvxTaGQAchv40/s320/April+%252711+058.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is just perfect for Gabby! She is my sunshine!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KhRdjWZH4Q3epAjp3cTCUEfhnj4mvDbsz9Mjy91eRxgdCtH9CLdX5Q7inSLiSKR2KMfsVzvvWBd9G2woUHjs67joj7UWtxTKuxLnbsMLUYrHnWCpb-VdJ686fKePU14eJQW2olqPUKg/s1600/April+%252711+055.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605470376756225522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KhRdjWZH4Q3epAjp3cTCUEfhnj4mvDbsz9Mjy91eRxgdCtH9CLdX5Q7inSLiSKR2KMfsVzvvWBd9G2woUHjs67joj7UWtxTKuxLnbsMLUYrHnWCpb-VdJ686fKePU14eJQW2olqPUKg/s320/April+%252711+055.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Lydia's not sitting up yet but it still turned out so adorable!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMjVA39tz_9-es-8Vis_YnLKEvA8qNFmBZN-ka4MDLWQalvmyOTHbQ7U7_2_oVSslE7Ijj1a74P5LPGJoYIyznLzPlf2uByLRfp40RsB4Yw91LUloJxWKTakTT7O2zK_G526GOcstpWE/s1600/April+%252711+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605470369847233586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMjVA39tz_9-es-8Vis_YnLKEvA8qNFmBZN-ka4MDLWQalvmyOTHbQ7U7_2_oVSslE7Ijj1a74P5LPGJoYIyznLzPlf2uByLRfp40RsB4Yw91LUloJxWKTakTT7O2zK_G526GOcstpWE/s320/April+%252711+062.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And...the whole gang! I'm sure grateful for my family! I never thought that I could be so incredibly happy! I feel so blessed!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnXaK6IZCkJNE9X5gHG9aplvpvFhIlpviA3H-_wz2CR3WMuPqhkeGR8J1Lj9SExxu7-Z7esAFUCvIX5z9-XtNFKQjzYoNhHW6wZPOaqKXV6m6xBDUzJqTVXx1czvA5B6XvuSle8AMO3Y/s1600/April+%252711+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605470364185906498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnXaK6IZCkJNE9X5gHG9aplvpvFhIlpviA3H-_wz2CR3WMuPqhkeGR8J1Lj9SExxu7-Z7esAFUCvIX5z9-XtNFKQjzYoNhHW6wZPOaqKXV6m6xBDUzJqTVXx1czvA5B6XvuSle8AMO3Y/s320/April+%252711+047.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-10425753157823056882011-05-04T08:29:00.005-06:002011-05-04T13:07:09.078-06:00Easter<div align="center">We did well this Easter season! We started off by doing the Zabriskie Easter Egg Hunt</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Mom gave all the kids a basket with their name on it. Apparently it works as a hat as well!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDe5WZdOFfiUSI57GvDIyD_Rwbh_2USsN2oqJqqSVqSyjREOy-sS_HLlYmISDjqFgiY3DshPTg67c-K0nJDED0kxkwqUZJDquB8g82LjJhkBlW5gZST9202RLBz6FayRTEbJoTsZKi6o/s1600/April+%252711+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602935654397169474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDe5WZdOFfiUSI57GvDIyD_Rwbh_2USsN2oqJqqSVqSyjREOy-sS_HLlYmISDjqFgiY3DshPTg67c-K0nJDED0kxkwqUZJDquB8g82LjJhkBlW5gZST9202RLBz6FayRTEbJoTsZKi6o/s320/April+%252711+032.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Even the adults get an Easter Egg Hunt. We get money instead of candy, though. As you can see, we don't mind that!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIzEk0KzNi1mnALje4wExogp5Wlh325G1h97mqzTlO0vLE1z-YMNkqzL0VCvXaSpa6-qJXU12gDZ5CDXYAYGGv33iiov35MA10vqThVzQf-gdSYOgC2bZE59SOJilxSoJeJDXBSrdiIQ/s1600/April+%252711+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602935647709349154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIzEk0KzNi1mnALje4wExogp5Wlh325G1h97mqzTlO0vLE1z-YMNkqzL0VCvXaSpa6-qJXU12gDZ5CDXYAYGGv33iiov35MA10vqThVzQf-gdSYOgC2bZE59SOJilxSoJeJDXBSrdiIQ/s320/April+%252711+035.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Will and Gabby both did very well in collecting candy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYXbxXgh4PfLOgIFgoqkH5dHfGW1zflX7ADPKguqBNQYltTs9JvHLnEF8r76kTBRNwXaDaySPEzXR6vSY5uCv0ybnSZMvjqGm4VvnCKlpq_FS159lCrypwjMqLZIm1IPFxGNnXhltwnw/s1600/April+%252711+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602935649306538994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYXbxXgh4PfLOgIFgoqkH5dHfGW1zflX7ADPKguqBNQYltTs9JvHLnEF8r76kTBRNwXaDaySPEzXR6vSY5uCv0ybnSZMvjqGm4VvnCKlpq_FS159lCrypwjMqLZIm1IPFxGNnXhltwnw/s320/April+%252711+039.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The big pile to be divided out!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3CxFeHZwYWbmZ2T3jgADnN8vnmS1LCyUWC_cihhz3uoqKLETscSthszJKccZEIymSCwyhqCryqVwBQkKpI7T5zvfqcoboiJUAjE398-9rWRbLjMR-OVcTDagezQC6Vg-CN8_-Rf_ybE/s1600/April+%252711+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602935645747002562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3CxFeHZwYWbmZ2T3jgADnN8vnmS1LCyUWC_cihhz3uoqKLETscSthszJKccZEIymSCwyhqCryqVwBQkKpI7T5zvfqcoboiJUAjE398-9rWRbLjMR-OVcTDagezQC6Vg-CN8_-Rf_ybE/s320/April+%252711+040.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The kids even got an egg with money in it. The Banker (otherwise known as my dad) redeemed the pieces of paper in the egg that told them how much they get. Lydia was the big winner. She got the big $10!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDy5RqDnJF42ZsVc2fRlhMXgyF82ddjE5lXyfnmVWCImo_9JLG8Owz56OBQqB5eOq_z8mQ7rVTuGTFCjw1pVbDbjqNmafnM0C8tQL5ZvA5itM4MQA_CqoZS-i-suNWgDr3yhnPU_wvzUk/s1600/April+%252711+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602935638629438354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDy5RqDnJF42ZsVc2fRlhMXgyF82ddjE5lXyfnmVWCImo_9JLG8Owz56OBQqB5eOq_z8mQ7rVTuGTFCjw1pVbDbjqNmafnM0C8tQL5ZvA5itM4MQA_CqoZS-i-suNWgDr3yhnPU_wvzUk/s320/April+%252711+046.jpg" /></a><br />Easter morning, Will and Gabby looked for the Easter Baskets the Easter Bunny hid. Will got a big 4-wheeler in his with candy and Gabby got a princess jewelry set. We also gave them each an Easter outfit. Pictures to follow in a future post.<br /><br /><br /><br />That night we had the Easter Egg Hunt at Benj's parent's.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8Chx2UJ5Hf_Ta58uPw5B32XCbVpod5o0nSyXjLRfnLezZGBCaaGGJyLvqScagkih3Ddj_PGT8lnYU9-2Rspa_8QQmHatE2Qx_Xsc6IepJXPPbijWnniJ7AZrF6Ts0S-rqZjNj-KU8Dc/s1600/April+%252711+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602869500761823522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8Chx2UJ5Hf_Ta58uPw5B32XCbVpod5o0nSyXjLRfnLezZGBCaaGGJyLvqScagkih3Ddj_PGT8lnYU9-2Rspa_8QQmHatE2Qx_Xsc6IepJXPPbijWnniJ7AZrF6Ts0S-rqZjNj-KU8Dc/s320/April+%252711+078.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Will came out like a bandit this year!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6AM8t5Va0B3nxnRfGF1vYs-0f47wRK5TE1kDoSsIbWDlBJ_D0_3pOQYyxGroYVmyYIBUe5SQ3Yd-hdk-MHtgesbAi_n5B25aXwm60LBQEUWtw8t9wIF7Lz0AK_dycUJXeWdus3WOqmg/s1600/April+%252711+077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602869496706148434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6AM8t5Va0B3nxnRfGF1vYs-0f47wRK5TE1kDoSsIbWDlBJ_D0_3pOQYyxGroYVmyYIBUe5SQ3Yd-hdk-MHtgesbAi_n5B25aXwm60LBQEUWtw8t9wIF7Lz0AK_dycUJXeWdus3WOqmg/s320/April+%252711+077.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div>Gabby was loving it!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYw8vlL3Z5OyIm9uP-mHESml2pdlUUGbDYCCtX3dkb2MWJrg0iZQJatX8_qmKs9kaXwPhmcQewRqKtS2xnhYXIy8JadomnP8PUroWhWbnnj8NrS3ozS-lZFT-IhRu4pwwMPDOXrx2u5o/s1600/April+%252711+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602869489452451794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYw8vlL3Z5OyIm9uP-mHESml2pdlUUGbDYCCtX3dkb2MWJrg0iZQJatX8_qmKs9kaXwPhmcQewRqKtS2xnhYXIy8JadomnP8PUroWhWbnnj8NrS3ozS-lZFT-IhRu4pwwMPDOXrx2u5o/s320/April+%252711+076.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Happy Easter to everyone!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYgBoOiP__s8lPrG8HbfyLEMD2IPhOcZ5u0Fvgr0bM_3d0n3RJ9Kx1ayPrWgYeUVy735u1pJjLR3Pb7K6NpBG7biRasRfoMwRU1JuGxfwpdoaG9W7SqNWjV6rwpPLq7ntr-81UM5K8uU/s1600/April+%252711+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602869486798870978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYgBoOiP__s8lPrG8HbfyLEMD2IPhOcZ5u0Fvgr0bM_3d0n3RJ9Kx1ayPrWgYeUVy735u1pJjLR3Pb7K6NpBG7biRasRfoMwRU1JuGxfwpdoaG9W7SqNWjV6rwpPLq7ntr-81UM5K8uU/s320/April+%252711+075.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Benj's parents spoiled us with a variety of different foods from Sam's Club! <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZGojb0VMht3l0K2LPw2DXayLH7qZZ39Q0Wo7TCuthE7a8zk92uvhpMPueldfW1XqsJ0M9dJOMEbR3NsSTjPzl_ZwgnpRDpfXVUTUSUMDB3ykKPHsVIg1dyZxhiKjk3RopSs1ziOPyPw/s1600/April+%252711+089.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602869480742863650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZGojb0VMht3l0K2LPw2DXayLH7qZZ39Q0Wo7TCuthE7a8zk92uvhpMPueldfW1XqsJ0M9dJOMEbR3NsSTjPzl_ZwgnpRDpfXVUTUSUMDB3ykKPHsVIg1dyZxhiKjk3RopSs1ziOPyPw/s320/April+%252711+089.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Hope you all had a good Easter!</p>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687381373957034778.post-60190596968913720092011-04-30T09:36:00.002-06:002011-04-30T09:44:14.551-06:00Fun to Dye!<div align="center">A few days before Easter, we dyed eggs! This is Will's happy face to go with all the other ones on the eggs!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvsodwBzKEyZuPTdDavWR47l23FUChfOmqA2McRXQ8I6l6tIcOL-LOaNKShqiuAGdR1C69mVjA_keHcHgf8ROlx28mfYFYPJ1kDgh0yDaozSaN90iHhZ40ryyGQQHdvcNb-n4JW63OhE/s1600/April+%252711+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601401840860218898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvsodwBzKEyZuPTdDavWR47l23FUChfOmqA2McRXQ8I6l6tIcOL-LOaNKShqiuAGdR1C69mVjA_keHcHgf8ROlx28mfYFYPJ1kDgh0yDaozSaN90iHhZ40ryyGQQHdvcNb-n4JW63OhE/s320/April+%252711+029.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">If my memory serves me correctly, I've never dyed eggs before so I was quite proud of my finished product!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeVAijLBktqBtGxXc6vq3DPPu4vhNuDcg6dDhc30VNnL2R_oSJYlHueLx2WBZ9gHbGhNziZ-VCVNyu_WbcBXr94SU0zPN2bJP6H6dfddILACjqw2bEG4fToYh9EoQ7jOiWQSy5d5qkXM/s1600/April+%252711+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601401830140803010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeVAijLBktqBtGxXc6vq3DPPu4vhNuDcg6dDhc30VNnL2R_oSJYlHueLx2WBZ9gHbGhNziZ-VCVNyu_WbcBXr94SU0zPN2bJP6H6dfddILACjqw2bEG4fToYh9EoQ7jOiWQSy5d5qkXM/s320/April+%252711+025.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Will got so excited every time we pulled the newly colored egg out!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ts_0htrXnKWSNsDLehCcoXJzZLgRSkJBTPQsHQavnRr1SpSGTAc9Ykz92dUuc645_9RNizJiwux4h-r87iXgmDTzXA-WV0k760diSaMtpNq48pth-ASGG2dhndeLqCHQtQKcLcYF1d4/s1600/April+%252711+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601401821112479410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ts_0htrXnKWSNsDLehCcoXJzZLgRSkJBTPQsHQavnRr1SpSGTAc9Ykz92dUuc645_9RNizJiwux4h-r87iXgmDTzXA-WV0k760diSaMtpNq48pth-ASGG2dhndeLqCHQtQKcLcYF1d4/s320/April+%252711+019.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div></div>Nattleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10400337186022666211noreply@blogger.com2