tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50073193430438123302024-02-20T18:02:54.371-05:00A Page Is TurnedLauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.comBlogger1749125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-58238694094551630862023-12-27T15:24:00.000-05:002023-12-27T15:24:01.568-05:00Merry Christmas!<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjluiPq3DGR1TcvvzHv_2r7kGmhE_9ZChU-_TnyCXEGWL78vk2ubbGi8V-dBTQoW7KQRD1YKTiAcmLnPJ122rFqR_RiT1oOmYxgCAYRneeVd4290AM1SLo8SOolTmQm1caMptW1-b1XnXSdlrc6hoYFl1mUa1X2iS_WaBP02VVAfpH5IxMlvcHLKK9VWk/s1938/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-27%20at%203.26.24%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1938" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjluiPq3DGR1TcvvzHv_2r7kGmhE_9ZChU-_TnyCXEGWL78vk2ubbGi8V-dBTQoW7KQRD1YKTiAcmLnPJ122rFqR_RiT1oOmYxgCAYRneeVd4290AM1SLo8SOolTmQm1caMptW1-b1XnXSdlrc6hoYFl1mUa1X2iS_WaBP02VVAfpH5IxMlvcHLKK9VWk/w640-h462/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-27%20at%203.26.24%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL7MYvsAhFW8FWu0HDFtjcvpsXeAx2VORWlO73B9YImjRV1fl4mFCIf-4Gcg8ZKW3LlzhlcUDlTNsSW07DoCNw5c9maWDtyJjcoBS55IRDI80oktZ0fVmplKWQfzdWeCvQ7DTEAjUulgd2XNWpteU5oPWjmkZqEDhyphenhyphenL61QjZRWwep6MvERyyQSUO67_Cy/s1938/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-27%20at%203.26.43%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1938" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL7MYvsAhFW8FWu0HDFtjcvpsXeAx2VORWlO73B9YImjRV1fl4mFCIf-4Gcg8ZKW3LlzhlcUDlTNsSW07DoCNw5c9maWDtyJjcoBS55IRDI80oktZ0fVmplKWQfzdWeCvQ7DTEAjUulgd2XNWpteU5oPWjmkZqEDhyphenhyphenL61QjZRWwep6MvERyyQSUO67_Cy/w640-h462/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-27%20at%203.26.43%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-52333784249683629362023-08-31T12:15:00.005-04:002023-08-31T12:15:38.383-04:00Hurricane Idalia<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, one month into school and we've had our first hurricane of the year! Hurricane Idalia came through a little south of us on Wednesday morning/afternoon. It wound up being a very ok day for us! We never lost power and didn't have ANY damage, trees down, etc. There were several trees down in our neighborhood, but nothing terrible. We had some friends who were without power for about 24 hours and there are still LOTS in our community without power, but overall we were spared anything terrible. A town about 45 minutes south of us was hit much harder! I've enjoyed two days off of school with lots of reading, some cleaning, and plenty of laying around time!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuZZtqmli3nGw9cRxbeFiWG5KIQHmqitZWVHsBhezwqDbQwyorajtWOOiQpwvScAX1CHOJj6iWBv6yn_LlxIMQtRiCWqXWKwB-ku98A7OBvKRlRf-Od5QISibZZ09zufg0pwb9CN1Rj70Lud168O53SKmUs1bP30n-_iqp1CPr_IKMR-fJNmVQOQ_6qI3/s2480/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-31%20at%2012.14.04%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="2480" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuZZtqmli3nGw9cRxbeFiWG5KIQHmqitZWVHsBhezwqDbQwyorajtWOOiQpwvScAX1CHOJj6iWBv6yn_LlxIMQtRiCWqXWKwB-ku98A7OBvKRlRf-Od5QISibZZ09zufg0pwb9CN1Rj70Lud168O53SKmUs1bP30n-_iqp1CPr_IKMR-fJNmVQOQ_6qI3/w640-h340/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-31%20at%2012.14.04%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi396npmpjRSpXu-7TfTIN19joUEAocKYvyhBBhpZzjK2cBzjDlf-llOh91j69GChXlFjkBIDKTB6bU83rqheGRNmvdmAZAVuf_deAQQOHSGwRusX-7kTvvJ7HlGu4s2clhlC70x73r09nwlBNVAKgM8Qe-wGlOs_jLmnB9spVP0z4sq-68NMg4ZRXj5bOE/s4032/IMG_3558.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi396npmpjRSpXu-7TfTIN19joUEAocKYvyhBBhpZzjK2cBzjDlf-llOh91j69GChXlFjkBIDKTB6bU83rqheGRNmvdmAZAVuf_deAQQOHSGwRusX-7kTvvJ7HlGu4s2clhlC70x73r09nwlBNVAKgM8Qe-wGlOs_jLmnB9spVP0z4sq-68NMg4ZRXj5bOE/w480-h640/IMG_3558.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1VCEneeYWYVfo7WDJGIe4OIcTa1s1m1XhzMMAXM5sY5TV-Nq8qYgw4rRcslG86W1YUrSSI5ahvR8PNct2ORD0chUFvn-hsfviWTzMhGNi5dsd829rdZ6P2RBL_rMPRsozhu_RY7jiMLJiCPb0GFV4dUHxj8B8dfybmcMtVPh5Ryhw236aJZ3BGRTT5oV/s4032/IMG_3559.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1VCEneeYWYVfo7WDJGIe4OIcTa1s1m1XhzMMAXM5sY5TV-Nq8qYgw4rRcslG86W1YUrSSI5ahvR8PNct2ORD0chUFvn-hsfviWTzMhGNi5dsd829rdZ6P2RBL_rMPRsozhu_RY7jiMLJiCPb0GFV4dUHxj8B8dfybmcMtVPh5Ryhw236aJZ3BGRTT5oV/w480-h640/IMG_3559.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2Nrl1oG8-tWZcZHhNgKBMnprWOrNWD-TAUcWqr2EtuqNDo793jGXIr4IYn1NZ4c_Gj4fOW92_4cjRlw3s-4JiReJvvqpmX6sNgKQa2o8IFAUZvr8yoSU4TQQSR0WBNBXIOl-zuuhz--RH_fe2HdgunhsyH78tZxauRJTOSauCFzJabAFZB-vhEWq6dq1/s4032/IMG_3560.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2Nrl1oG8-tWZcZHhNgKBMnprWOrNWD-TAUcWqr2EtuqNDo793jGXIr4IYn1NZ4c_Gj4fOW92_4cjRlw3s-4JiReJvvqpmX6sNgKQa2o8IFAUZvr8yoSU4TQQSR0WBNBXIOl-zuuhz--RH_fe2HdgunhsyH78tZxauRJTOSauCFzJabAFZB-vhEWq6dq1/w480-h640/IMG_3560.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAItSq4Y9MoBPCs3ykoQdUbiXZtel4mAjQXG2PtFhegEq_pxsYv8i0q0OxugBRdPqQShEzafEsbk-K589TKGbtvTztuOUak-XnEiqGrswHUhuOyjU0XOfydmGn-tgj8aaQOT7QkeFvCCGusOxn42WCD9EpXqND9mM-a7q-HA15IgQqYbt4yucpMsi0zpF8/s4032/IMG_3561.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAItSq4Y9MoBPCs3ykoQdUbiXZtel4mAjQXG2PtFhegEq_pxsYv8i0q0OxugBRdPqQShEzafEsbk-K589TKGbtvTztuOUak-XnEiqGrswHUhuOyjU0XOfydmGn-tgj8aaQOT7QkeFvCCGusOxn42WCD9EpXqND9mM-a7q-HA15IgQqYbt4yucpMsi0zpF8/w480-h640/IMG_3561.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-82294858181128084822023-08-19T15:11:00.004-04:002023-08-19T15:11:27.861-04:00Middle School!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Well, shockingly, we have been in school for almost a month now! Our county went back on July 28th (the earliest we've EVER gone...but I've heard it will be July 27th next year). We do get out mid-May, but it still feels really rude to begin in July.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWxkYkuBeXQC7yi35OqhMowl-PiwpY5ngtAOXyY0kO92NFL5MsNkJD9nyBtJYvkGHI-e3fao1PMTg7q_KulSsYLIPPOg_2zW5Q8SCALnPFHtvJMshvfWYsAGCkJUUElV2dTTTzxVA5V-ambFHI6nkTmnUCxRY-2fvAxroJb8CbHFgXFY3Bw0rdasE5bsL/s4032/savingPNG%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWxkYkuBeXQC7yi35OqhMowl-PiwpY5ngtAOXyY0kO92NFL5MsNkJD9nyBtJYvkGHI-e3fao1PMTg7q_KulSsYLIPPOg_2zW5Q8SCALnPFHtvJMshvfWYsAGCkJUUElV2dTTTzxVA5V-ambFHI6nkTmnUCxRY-2fvAxroJb8CbHFgXFY3Bw0rdasE5bsL/w480-h640/savingPNG%20(1).png" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNSA32cWriuxfy2RVaGYzuMYI9LjoCT1uwzZH97ENsUuSeZIy0gyJV7QybNkLbVInBLbiNVrAk--lOUaVTzopSQmpDv2x6tJRTyp51aj7h-TZCsNhhi7zy1PnHqiZSA3tbrjZ8gJtDYkWZCaZEFMYKeGKsNiIVCxgjf2A8P5H7CMGNIbB3t4ZSF-OQy92/s4032/savingPNG%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNSA32cWriuxfy2RVaGYzuMYI9LjoCT1uwzZH97ENsUuSeZIy0gyJV7QybNkLbVInBLbiNVrAk--lOUaVTzopSQmpDv2x6tJRTyp51aj7h-TZCsNhhi7zy1PnHqiZSA3tbrjZ8gJtDYkWZCaZEFMYKeGKsNiIVCxgjf2A8P5H7CMGNIbB3t4ZSF-OQy92/w480-h640/savingPNG%20(2).png" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, James is actually that much taller than Will. He's HUGE. He is right at 5'8" and Will is around 5'2" currently. James grew a TON the summer after 6th grade so Will will catch him in about a year! :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Both boys are in MIDDLE SCHOOL this year. James has always really liked the independence that came with middle school, but Will is THRIVING so far. He wants to sign up for ALL THE THINGS (James came home really excited about clubs in 6th grade as well) and his social life has taken flight. He got a phone over the summer and he's constantly making plans with neighborhood friends. Last night at around 7:45 he came in and asked to go ride golf carts with some friends. It's been a fun transition!</span></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAnzjy0ebHSuAf5N4NrLrpx0Ps0dhvNOewsHS-7_TFXFmTW3HITjFToNRWSBBOsr3jzSB1KzVRZsGnRmRUz06lUP1uwp1PLXlkBrHjUDV00loe7jU0nR6SxE6eK3xNepliEjoyFCJUoH-LOsxUUzNXHkUsB81pCrbT1hFlKHx3WiF9ihhc_hdiypJw6fl/s4032/IMG_3156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAnzjy0ebHSuAf5N4NrLrpx0Ps0dhvNOewsHS-7_TFXFmTW3HITjFToNRWSBBOsr3jzSB1KzVRZsGnRmRUz06lUP1uwp1PLXlkBrHjUDV00loe7jU0nR6SxE6eK3xNepliEjoyFCJUoH-LOsxUUzNXHkUsB81pCrbT1hFlKHx3WiF9ihhc_hdiypJw6fl/w640-h480/IMG_3156.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AcyiUTFxVoffVviqaEzL3OZAM0chjWCIJzPhoclCulw_Enzc9avnjQCIPStZTdXXsRkq4xDJ7jFokP5mZ7v9U5--v52LG_00PFzORpCqsR0uqVV7hUpF7lDpgy-ABBF5zR4V-8QLrwIS1eT1RT6zcu6HutC0RyIuSryGlRdNSAVmqc73EaFbvqD5vXsf/s4032/IMG_7432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AcyiUTFxVoffVviqaEzL3OZAM0chjWCIJzPhoclCulw_Enzc9avnjQCIPStZTdXXsRkq4xDJ7jFokP5mZ7v9U5--v52LG_00PFzORpCqsR0uqVV7hUpF7lDpgy-ABBF5zR4V-8QLrwIS1eT1RT6zcu6HutC0RyIuSryGlRdNSAVmqc73EaFbvqD5vXsf/w640-h480/IMG_7432.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">Both boys have been on swim team all summer and will roll into school swim in October. Will likes it, but I think is a little intimidated by it. Will is also joining Robotics on Monday and a club called Skills on Tuesday. He's pumped about both.</div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvOojg_uihsjlD7Qibk8RFpo4RtdUkcVXLsR_1MWWUAHAjgFqwFuojN9STQRV1NyxTNOJ4lYsP3tZMOtKi8D4dnEChtNzK3Hh0PIvZ4s_6P9ov84PL2GrqlJrh8ptfou5OJpIuLjteEPuHDXlcNBfDMWilxujyFohPnWwd1vUFOzkzD-Cqx_gCoWOACLu/s2048/IMG_3195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvOojg_uihsjlD7Qibk8RFpo4RtdUkcVXLsR_1MWWUAHAjgFqwFuojN9STQRV1NyxTNOJ4lYsP3tZMOtKi8D4dnEChtNzK3Hh0PIvZ4s_6P9ov84PL2GrqlJrh8ptfou5OJpIuLjteEPuHDXlcNBfDMWilxujyFohPnWwd1vUFOzkzD-Cqx_gCoWOACLu/w640-h480/IMG_3195.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>James is taking an online construction class this year. He has to finish 23 modules by mid-May and he has already finished 6. It sounds like he will need something else to keep him busy after he finishes that!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We've already had back-t0-school germs hit our house. Will and I have both had congestion and a cough and sore throats. James woke up this morning with a fever and a headache. He also has a weirdo skin infection happening. We will see if they're related. Woof!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs84TuJWsypoE6JzFItGjYbUWGY0SbesF956QKwFzVP4-RFhq1_2UHwzWEI6AFuSkD3uNr3g6nQMehPwmGRbHFnyVDF7IMV9pWdJYQkfYSBFPSZkGrTb8VfV8gukJEMQG4ESzqSuxsyPuQiEv4JfEii1VpUHm8Z7Mx33hPPKQ5Wz7qLgW45XZXU3RiSfd/s2048/IMG_3246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs84TuJWsypoE6JzFItGjYbUWGY0SbesF956QKwFzVP4-RFhq1_2UHwzWEI6AFuSkD3uNr3g6nQMehPwmGRbHFnyVDF7IMV9pWdJYQkfYSBFPSZkGrTb8VfV8gukJEMQG4ESzqSuxsyPuQiEv4JfEii1VpUHm8Z7Mx33hPPKQ5Wz7qLgW45XZXU3RiSfd/w640-h480/IMG_3246.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We've been working on plans for a fun Fall Break trip and James has enjoyed helping plan the itinerary. He completed an itinerary for Pigeon Forge and it was not approved by Granddaddy so he's back to the drawing board with a few other cities to pitch. It's been really fun to watch him research!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrMC5NuZ3lF6sg2ZCK17BCfqBxe3tq0aKKJf_1x4guWRiNsh1QFcQ6kqOjb-ttrMvmLt2eyqrCy2tS6QhCJ4rHYabV4ZRB2ukpjuoWi7AdWnOv7xj0b8RInVFru_L6JCJfZjLDSaZsOmAo4QtPETaYmm8kKqFuIG0QHIy_eEQ0VYOT6dDTDfG8CeRNO3V/s4032/IMG_3392.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrMC5NuZ3lF6sg2ZCK17BCfqBxe3tq0aKKJf_1x4guWRiNsh1QFcQ6kqOjb-ttrMvmLt2eyqrCy2tS6QhCJ4rHYabV4ZRB2ukpjuoWi7AdWnOv7xj0b8RInVFru_L6JCJfZjLDSaZsOmAo4QtPETaYmm8kKqFuIG0QHIy_eEQ0VYOT6dDTDfG8CeRNO3V/w480-h640/IMG_3392.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My school year kicked off on August 9th and it has been wide open so far. This is my 7th year as director and each year seems to come with brand new challenges! It has kicked my butt so far since the end of July. I'm hoping for smooth sailing from here on out!!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Eddie changed positions at his company earlier this year and that has also created a little learning curve for him. He was working from home several days each week, but he hasn't since the beginning of the summer. He's been pretty busy!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Overall, we are doing well! The pre-teen and teenage years have had their share of ups and downs thus far. It's hard to remember to slow down and enjoy them sometimes because it seems like there are so many things crammed in!</span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-81074858078046264882023-05-01T14:31:00.003-04:002023-05-01T14:31:26.553-04:002023 Bucket List<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">The one post I've come back to post all these years later is our Summer Bucket List. I look forward to making this list every single year, even though with tweens and teens it has gotten progressively harder (and WAY more expensive!). Here's this year's list!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlI_-gadqegC_JDeSXYKhpiPgWKjvWHlgGzmSt2sqqUiOSUag95jDAd9YgbItnARfTeR5My8mgiGeB94R-1z_cvfmEpetdFierTaW0ci3-ajB-Sg8osRVtQPEwjgzn8RPQKgzQyPSap9j989YU5K14HjLYibf6T2TJlWKin-_envXwatyLRw0bJ0kiA/s1800/2023%20Summer%20Bucket%20List.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlI_-gadqegC_JDeSXYKhpiPgWKjvWHlgGzmSt2sqqUiOSUag95jDAd9YgbItnARfTeR5My8mgiGeB94R-1z_cvfmEpetdFierTaW0ci3-ajB-Sg8osRVtQPEwjgzn8RPQKgzQyPSap9j989YU5K14HjLYibf6T2TJlWKin-_envXwatyLRw0bJ0kiA/w426-h640/2023%20Summer%20Bucket%20List.png" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-44163699922485080212023-02-27T21:38:00.003-05:002023-02-27T21:38:28.263-05:00William at 11.<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">We blinked and we are here. Eleven years into your life. It feels like forever and no time at all at the same exact time. Time is such a bizarre thing to me.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWaeTUgecIG1i1k3Y2KbGQUDCMBALrhYtiBHVHVjBPqJlJfPaANWS4uP5Dfq_yFm2yX6FdYd0KtA3o6gvQQKZCVc7LADgOuxXwcex9kvOva3vqDgqbxOeHrUvSoQmvyBpnWMWcH-qGdBmMLsw6NgcMdtEloXlc4NOZfP5KcPxgxjfuqDuhP-9uMWNGg/s4032/IMG_9932_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWaeTUgecIG1i1k3Y2KbGQUDCMBALrhYtiBHVHVjBPqJlJfPaANWS4uP5Dfq_yFm2yX6FdYd0KtA3o6gvQQKZCVc7LADgOuxXwcex9kvOva3vqDgqbxOeHrUvSoQmvyBpnWMWcH-qGdBmMLsw6NgcMdtEloXlc4NOZfP5KcPxgxjfuqDuhP-9uMWNGg/w480-h640/IMG_9932_jpg.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjao1_gylQN1QJuz1sX0x4EDLhXfxcqt1jpzofpEfZyRa-Uwdb352hvZsQAtPYEbuNr7G-4JNuKcjiPAWLGE28lAibXnidlVXKIdZo55Vdo4LY2C4uxt1cro7QlzpYAMv16DSIzrre7cl0R6ZPcY1o4IgaU7hnNwRtYcQUnNO2BecgiFAWP1QaRfA9CDQ/s3250/IMG_9965%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3250" data-original-width="2438" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjao1_gylQN1QJuz1sX0x4EDLhXfxcqt1jpzofpEfZyRa-Uwdb352hvZsQAtPYEbuNr7G-4JNuKcjiPAWLGE28lAibXnidlVXKIdZo55Vdo4LY2C4uxt1cro7QlzpYAMv16DSIzrre7cl0R6ZPcY1o4IgaU7hnNwRtYcQUnNO2BecgiFAWP1QaRfA9CDQ/w480-h640/IMG_9965%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Will, you are a source of conundrum in our lives in the best way possible. I told someone recently that we never know what to expect from you, but we ALWAYS know exactly how you feel about everything. You wear your heart on your sleeve. Happy? We know! Excited? Yep, we see you bouncing. Angry? Sad? Frustrated? Watch out! We know it for SURE!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkOzhfW6rqd6tfyzoOlvKEvAgr-nDfijQ6crAaXRwe-tQIDty2P8tjq_X0W7TMCT27sL25VCc47wgNTpWoTyAsdxExrgz67vQqlbn8_tW7rePubDLcbk-hx4KdgexMWjgo8fgRs3cM646dv4BZMgBLeQZ-_pZhBrIC3w1BBsc4H_sAc9uzHB2f_CZuA/s4032/IMG_0089.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkOzhfW6rqd6tfyzoOlvKEvAgr-nDfijQ6crAaXRwe-tQIDty2P8tjq_X0W7TMCT27sL25VCc47wgNTpWoTyAsdxExrgz67vQqlbn8_tW7rePubDLcbk-hx4KdgexMWjgo8fgRs3cM646dv4BZMgBLeQZ-_pZhBrIC3w1BBsc4H_sAc9uzHB2f_CZuA/w480-h640/IMG_0089.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AsHry8ZFs5uGuLFdmrOK_PRC1SdpAOcWLSCpV-woK87JgxGkbOTqDGpJSm-mWupPf1fQqB64FqEDIamYa6Szu2GKzPKI5Ep8tFq4weQYVtnVmnP0qIFXCZwEmZV3vT_EYQC6oN7TqioF1Aj2opUQtvC2goYpyzvmaEuCDOmLyVZMtr9pR37VDkJwnA/s4032/IMG_0101.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AsHry8ZFs5uGuLFdmrOK_PRC1SdpAOcWLSCpV-woK87JgxGkbOTqDGpJSm-mWupPf1fQqB64FqEDIamYa6Szu2GKzPKI5Ep8tFq4weQYVtnVmnP0qIFXCZwEmZV3vT_EYQC6oN7TqioF1Aj2opUQtvC2goYpyzvmaEuCDOmLyVZMtr9pR37VDkJwnA/w480-h640/IMG_0101.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>For your birthday this year, we had a couple small celebrations. We took birthday snacks to school the Friday before your birthday. We took birthday cupcakes to 5th Grade Fun Day ON your birthday, the four of us celebrated at home on your birthday, and we had a very tiny "party" with Cacky, Grandmama, Granddaddy, Kelly, and Christopher a few days later. You are VERY into Harry Potter right now so we did a Harry Potter theme, sent you a Hogwarts acceptance letter, and are planning a trip to Universal to SEE Hogwarts as soon as school gets out. (I'm SUPER pumped about that. I have a few surprises and you're going to LOVE them.)</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOfyIUb7XPPMjgXXReFqZBOcrLxV8-SMK5kMYQ2LKey9G0Tfc4PJJVv4JOguiup1Dqnz4Hd9XUsmaDIz1wurr47UQ6IoxC_cRBUgVcQFcXV0hng84djoLvkGU-mrPMbO4ay-XcY0ulb0DVV0AHwgxdUd51M4vfAibt7nOgoc1X5Op6Gy8ctNVzjTVMw/s4032/IMG_0038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOfyIUb7XPPMjgXXReFqZBOcrLxV8-SMK5kMYQ2LKey9G0Tfc4PJJVv4JOguiup1Dqnz4Hd9XUsmaDIz1wurr47UQ6IoxC_cRBUgVcQFcXV0hng84djoLvkGU-mrPMbO4ay-XcY0ulb0DVV0AHwgxdUd51M4vfAibt7nOgoc1X5Op6Gy8ctNVzjTVMw/w640-h480/IMG_0038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8mVxTJ3degmnFFiTm8346QEEsC7kUkVN-bCjlTpHiBUtYUFg3fwmlNRntGIo155cZ0RYODiQVF7omtO4gkhhparsr6dVTyhnpjZZoDUPkTbPi-sdq51rUKG6NxZCzQFeVwLFZlnWe5fb3UkwZcN1SgiarNbhPeKlfFp4AtlHi9YCmDxaZo9OQ-a9hA/s4032/IMG_0039_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8mVxTJ3degmnFFiTm8346QEEsC7kUkVN-bCjlTpHiBUtYUFg3fwmlNRntGIo155cZ0RYODiQVF7omtO4gkhhparsr6dVTyhnpjZZoDUPkTbPi-sdq51rUKG6NxZCzQFeVwLFZlnWe5fb3UkwZcN1SgiarNbhPeKlfFp4AtlHi9YCmDxaZo9OQ-a9hA/w480-h640/IMG_0039_jpg.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNyFJfJ0C3teUYdSUv9mIkdiBCUtTyRDI0Po0DMx0YCqQD-NOqhfTTxP9cwDMkIhC9EMZ40dPIQgIHJOQEU3Ly62mkzSM4CRWYuCIpgokE2x6A-rSq6M3IXHzqEcige4Avepw6is4YbnMpvmC-sq2jRKNwdKzdeYe13mJ6rGNL7JrzdBXrgSTW0CtJg/s4032/IMG_0040_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNyFJfJ0C3teUYdSUv9mIkdiBCUtTyRDI0Po0DMx0YCqQD-NOqhfTTxP9cwDMkIhC9EMZ40dPIQgIHJOQEU3Ly62mkzSM4CRWYuCIpgokE2x6A-rSq6M3IXHzqEcige4Avepw6is4YbnMpvmC-sq2jRKNwdKzdeYe13mJ6rGNL7JrzdBXrgSTW0CtJg/w480-h640/IMG_0040_jpg.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6OlT4cigNkVd99lA0hv_YrwYyFn9TkonEmmqXR5YMDPMTGaC1QfH48kvjPGM7NG15ZOOANvVf-bRApGEy566wl5FaE0eVa_GJXOsP_kql-R8Kj6iTOLjB6xXEwmNxLqvFtAtjZy-r1vdftKZOVFV4Mk5UcKf23Qpjx1YYyIkj6Ya1bsR2IZnN8g4Nw/s4032/IMG_0042_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6OlT4cigNkVd99lA0hv_YrwYyFn9TkonEmmqXR5YMDPMTGaC1QfH48kvjPGM7NG15ZOOANvVf-bRApGEy566wl5FaE0eVa_GJXOsP_kql-R8Kj6iTOLjB6xXEwmNxLqvFtAtjZy-r1vdftKZOVFV4Mk5UcKf23Qpjx1YYyIkj6Ya1bsR2IZnN8g4Nw/w480-h640/IMG_0042_jpg.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJe05svOQFa3vaFBGkM25E53r2K7gilFYVFPvrbLCJJBwOQVwkucHgKVdTJCPebqbBBVURCKAte7vC8LMfwzUd9B4gZBI_2XtO38a9WqsdKxdXGialXpPs3aDZXLarFnGDySOQ_jezZQBvOHS1Ppn-AnZfaJ3CNRcC4K3-qHFcFkTyOrCFEX-C6PxXQ/s4032/IMG_0043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJe05svOQFa3vaFBGkM25E53r2K7gilFYVFPvrbLCJJBwOQVwkucHgKVdTJCPebqbBBVURCKAte7vC8LMfwzUd9B4gZBI_2XtO38a9WqsdKxdXGialXpPs3aDZXLarFnGDySOQ_jezZQBvOHS1Ppn-AnZfaJ3CNRcC4K3-qHFcFkTyOrCFEX-C6PxXQ/w640-h480/IMG_0043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>At 11, you love being outside, building, Legos, arts and crafts, Harry Potter, Duck Dynasty, Andy Griffith, and SUGAR. You don't like anything that pushes you out of your box or challenges you to do hard things. You're taking guitar lessons right now and it has PUSHED you in a way that you weren't expecting. Whew! It has been fun and challenging for me to see it unfold, but your teacher is absolutely committed to MAKING you get through the hard part. You're like sand in an oyster right now, but you're going to wind up being a pearl at the end of it all.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBEnIFtikGFWcMNTOyaEWq3VEq9e5jAMxWBhEBi0f_6swICeSuMjC_IErTMOjgLcn9GB_Y7QMbARx0kKrsbUXU9YisV_c65jEycgW6gESBhL_eof1LIJFhyUmkqpU2L-fcFVgYKW4A5iWMALEYC1IJjbr3LWmnklsLMO4ToGbONpAnJso9u-DgjIqQQ/s2048/IMG_0196.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBEnIFtikGFWcMNTOyaEWq3VEq9e5jAMxWBhEBi0f_6swICeSuMjC_IErTMOjgLcn9GB_Y7QMbARx0kKrsbUXU9YisV_c65jEycgW6gESBhL_eof1LIJFhyUmkqpU2L-fcFVgYKW4A5iWMALEYC1IJjbr3LWmnklsLMO4ToGbONpAnJso9u-DgjIqQQ/w480-h640/IMG_0196.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Your friend group is an interesting bunch. There are about 5 of you at school together who are self-proclaimed "NERDS." Y'all enjoy reading, playing Dungeons and Dragons, swapping Pokemon cards, and building forts. I love that you're all still young in spirit and aren't in too big a hurry to grow up!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm a little late posting this update, but I made it before the end of February. Will Fresh, you amaze us and frustrate us every. single. day. I can't wait to watch you grow up into whomever you'll be. But I bet it will be doing something where you get to build and create.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We love you! </span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-5379959403751196042023-02-21T22:34:00.005-05:002023-02-21T22:34:21.474-05:00Buccaneers, Dolphins, and Floating Potatoes! <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> For Christmas this year, part of the boys' gift was a trip to Tampa, Florida, for Martin Luther King weekend. We had a FABULOUS time. I wish it was closer so that we could go back more often because there was a LOT we didn't get to do!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On Friday, we left mid-afternoon in order to make the LONG drive down to Treasure Island, Florida, where our hotel was. We couldn't have loved Treasure Island more! It was a cute town with a few restaurants and shops that were in walking distance of where we were staying. It wasn't overly crowded or touristy. The hotel we stayed in was NOT so great, so I won't recommend that to you, but the character of the town was awesome! The ONLY problem we had while we were there was that it was frigid and we just didn't get to do as much outside and on the beach as we had hoped.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMlUi9Q_dnsyIfHea_y5NmtW2BBhgx5NdjW4iMqSgmYS9UcHhFLt0ws7HCASBl5L86x06EwC52kAaDagOOOeDRDcW4eU7gbLMzq5-XhyAgjeNE9XXoiO3VsPzE3BqekeSxUs7it1Iw-gvyWhdzQ_Vor__W9sa5AIwQc9Yk6NxU1PcLcw0pyq7aIWQwg/s4032/IMG_9431.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMlUi9Q_dnsyIfHea_y5NmtW2BBhgx5NdjW4iMqSgmYS9UcHhFLt0ws7HCASBl5L86x06EwC52kAaDagOOOeDRDcW4eU7gbLMzq5-XhyAgjeNE9XXoiO3VsPzE3BqekeSxUs7it1Iw-gvyWhdzQ_Vor__W9sa5AIwQc9Yk6NxU1PcLcw0pyq7aIWQwg/w480-h640/IMG_9431.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguR4W5QNwb0TsWB8wa0zo4Evw_BvRK1VVF9ddxs7_SoPWt-i3QSrNdJQNU4M3Ddjupm6355_GtTzN-cN5yyzPf-e9jRwUT-onr9Qd7Uu0DZc2D-uAX3PosPeXHGCt5gI0BDkzqW2mvKcWfdqVD2XwocP4xcZU2bkg31-dypJoQfB2neL4cNyKmtFzldg/s4032/IMG_9433.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguR4W5QNwb0TsWB8wa0zo4Evw_BvRK1VVF9ddxs7_SoPWt-i3QSrNdJQNU4M3Ddjupm6355_GtTzN-cN5yyzPf-e9jRwUT-onr9Qd7Uu0DZc2D-uAX3PosPeXHGCt5gI0BDkzqW2mvKcWfdqVD2XwocP4xcZU2bkg31-dypJoQfB2neL4cNyKmtFzldg/w640-h480/IMG_9433.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Saturday morning, we hit the ground running and headed to Raymond James Stadium for a tour of where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play. (We scheduled this ahead of time through their website. It was fairly cheap, but they don't run every day so we planned around this particular thing!) Again, it was FRIGID, but we LOVED this tour. The tour guide was knowledgable, nice, and had worked for the Bucs for many, many years. He had lots of fun stories to tell. We all picked out our box seats, enjoyed hanging out on the pirate ship, and the boys loved walking on the field. 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It was excellent food and the atmosphere was fun! (Take note: there IS a very adult "bar" next door that James found hysterical and Will was appalled about once we explained what it was. It is VERY clear from the sign that clothing is not worn by members of the staff. Just hate to recommend a restaurant and have you be as surprised as we were!)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After lunch we made our way to the place we'd built the whole trip around - the Tampa Power Plant Manatee Viewing Center. This would be SO MUCH FUN if the temperatures were higher than 40*. It was MISERABLY cold on the water and we didn't want to watch the manatee for long. A few days later another friend went, there were manatee EVERYWHERE, and they were warm. I guess we need to go back again sometime! This place was AWESOME, though. Tampa Power Plant warms the water surrounding it and in the winter, manatee come close to it to avoid the colder water. They have boardwalks in several directions giving you prime viewing into the water - the "floating potatoes" could only be seen way out in the water from the longer boardwalk while we were there. They also have an excellent information/learning center that gives plenty of information on manatee and how to keep them safe. Downstairs under the building they have a sting ray touch tank. Will loved that! It was AWESOME, but a few things to note - I'm not sure if it's only open seasonally, but we've always heard that manatee only come in during colder months. Summer isn't prime viewing time. Also, the parking was HORRENDOUS. And if it's cold, BUNDLE UP. It's primarily outdoors and on the water. It was free to get in and Will said the hot chocolate at the concession stand (for about 60 cents!) was money well spent!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvT05u4LWhk3mXGNlYgLupz2YpcNTYH7Vk1EzPRpCgxF180aLTQPDRcc81AXpuuUk7GAGLPFjOdrB_J4PxmeR8knAQDY3Qd4Ce8DDrqq3C6TI9pRECGcqSjMDzbMkPkW41tnC1g6ZzZf5TE4rZO0WsQxlPVCJsMkvPzf7KIkUYXNsRjVb7IW8qJTA3g/s2469/IMG_9403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2469" data-original-width="1852" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvT05u4LWhk3mXGNlYgLupz2YpcNTYH7Vk1EzPRpCgxF180aLTQPDRcc81AXpuuUk7GAGLPFjOdrB_J4PxmeR8knAQDY3Qd4Ce8DDrqq3C6TI9pRECGcqSjMDzbMkPkW41tnC1g6ZzZf5TE4rZO0WsQxlPVCJsMkvPzf7KIkUYXNsRjVb7IW8qJTA3g/w480-h640/IMG_9403.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjxFRqYxRVTwFgM9CFVF7LSwbRZrgZ9UV_rcudMH-OCVWNe23H9Ar_nKilKMuj6g_YN0mVSydvsjZ6EXYlB2iy-vSfu1tX3tFKTy0BVVaMxtV0kPMHOVYQvxS8Hfo2LxOvWN_0pNclsPTFqtF3X05x7UkZlHewHw1gB2C74gRKj0kFlW_Hm6qd0W56g/s3520/IMG_9346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjxFRqYxRVTwFgM9CFVF7LSwbRZrgZ9UV_rcudMH-OCVWNe23H9Ar_nKilKMuj6g_YN0mVSydvsjZ6EXYlB2iy-vSfu1tX3tFKTy0BVVaMxtV0kPMHOVYQvxS8Hfo2LxOvWN_0pNclsPTFqtF3X05x7UkZlHewHw1gB2C74gRKj0kFlW_Hm6qd0W56g/w640-h360/IMG_9346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsRIBktj_PMA-rPIESIX56d6jbpGppEP44GwUQVTqm5E7P5vm2d4JxN6gvNipD_rfUt1tjqokdwNijiNySMtpsDOI_eg-It870fFUQCFwi19cMab5bNIHcJaS6uZcUyoCpKSwAYLeUhwi9kAwPSEliyMTDh_wzKTJCTsQwarEt7Wd2lwEqnOagrisfA/s2573/IMG_9367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="2573" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsRIBktj_PMA-rPIESIX56d6jbpGppEP44GwUQVTqm5E7P5vm2d4JxN6gvNipD_rfUt1tjqokdwNijiNySMtpsDOI_eg-It870fFUQCFwi19cMab5bNIHcJaS6uZcUyoCpKSwAYLeUhwi9kAwPSEliyMTDh_wzKTJCTsQwarEt7Wd2lwEqnOagrisfA/w640-h480/IMG_9367.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcC1FptcNkUBwRy75nsf67GMxdqhtWlc8z-07izvNTIlq9P2Z7m8G8Zwc19xWahKE5zON-V3HpnPxKftpdPvJUjhowzsPyyELYC1CUOMUHeRsqPYl3HEwpKtkpYqdUqScoUXmU-9zBWSgWV0JNPIzPULpwYF6yLTlvGJNbqg4fSTcjV_LXALVtWQmRA/s3323/IMG_9392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3323" data-original-width="2492" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcC1FptcNkUBwRy75nsf67GMxdqhtWlc8z-07izvNTIlq9P2Z7m8G8Zwc19xWahKE5zON-V3HpnPxKftpdPvJUjhowzsPyyELYC1CUOMUHeRsqPYl3HEwpKtkpYqdUqScoUXmU-9zBWSgWV0JNPIzPULpwYF6yLTlvGJNbqg4fSTcjV_LXALVtWQmRA/w480-h640/IMG_9392.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_JZz8swI-LKJ1QVBRjnjUroP3WOVndpg6vB73KrFDthEnom-IqL8QhaCnimKQ4GaUtBLhmUqsDXCr2PgNVXaAbPPATqATIFOsp8dZ9ynpRAFaA-9ZeAhJP3SS2FeNjFIh7_9gl7d41plhi2T3zMFKOtN7MFFhpRSgviYGc3I4ilYqNdIJYmSBaLZ3g/s4032/IMG_9395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_JZz8swI-LKJ1QVBRjnjUroP3WOVndpg6vB73KrFDthEnom-IqL8QhaCnimKQ4GaUtBLhmUqsDXCr2PgNVXaAbPPATqATIFOsp8dZ9ynpRAFaA-9ZeAhJP3SS2FeNjFIh7_9gl7d41plhi2T3zMFKOtN7MFFhpRSgviYGc3I4ilYqNdIJYmSBaLZ3g/w480-h640/IMG_9395.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That night, we had dinner at Captain Bill's Oyster Bar in Treasure Island. The boys found it to be EXCELLENT food. I had shrimp and grits. I can't remember what everyone else had. We did arrive during happy hour so we enjoyed a few half-price drinks and appetizers before dinner. Our children ate their weight in calamari. We all enjoyed it!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrwbiNaVexAPKFwf3etpJe0ik-9rN53Qhdt3p30wiAwR7dvgGP0tKZQukMMNxAUPjuklvKdkJmuTw3qmmmsY5r_oKYAji_OIcUg9UYufLWXxA-hkPnEueq_4cVcTD8DRG2nDZat36epcN_C1p-0uQvlD8y-XDWaCdisTfCAQI6e5uanH7Kc7Yie8mvw/s4032/IMG_9421.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrwbiNaVexAPKFwf3etpJe0ik-9rN53Qhdt3p30wiAwR7dvgGP0tKZQukMMNxAUPjuklvKdkJmuTw3qmmmsY5r_oKYAji_OIcUg9UYufLWXxA-hkPnEueq_4cVcTD8DRG2nDZat36epcN_C1p-0uQvlD8y-XDWaCdisTfCAQI6e5uanH7Kc7Yie8mvw/w640-h480/IMG_9421.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sunday morning, we got going early again and headed to Busch Gardens for the day! James' class trip for school this year is to Busch Gardens and he opted out of it back in September. It's a one-day trip and it's a LONG way to go for just a few hours of roller coasters. SO we decided while we were in Tampa we would take him! Because it's the off-season, there were plenty of things that weren't open, unfortunately. I commented over and over that it wasn't Disney World. We did try a food pass for Eddie's ticket so he was able to get food every hour and we all split it. NOT worth it in our opinion - the lines were long and we were having to stop every 60 minutes to feel like we got our money's worth. The boys liked the animals the most. Next time, we will go to the Tampa Zoo instead! 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Will and I watched Dolphin Tale back in December and it was so fun to see where the movie was based and partially filmed. They have an IMPRESSIVE new building and it was really a fun experience. All of their animals have either been injured or are unable to go back into the wild for one reason or another (there are several dolphins with hearing problems and one or two that don't know to stay away from humans). The employees were really kind and helpful and answered all of our questions. It's not like SeaWorld or Georgia Aquarium, but it was a very nice facility and really interesting. One of the dolphins, Hemingway, passed away a week after we visited from some sort of intestinal bacteria. It was really neat to see him doing some jumps the week before. 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We love getting away for fun long weekends and finding new places!</span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-63263843871506009212023-02-20T21:17:00.001-05:002023-02-20T21:17:12.561-05:007th Grade Swim<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;">James has year two of our middle school's swim team under his belt and he ROCKED it. Last year, it was so fun to watch him try a new sport, but this year he really, really found a groove and had such a fantastic season!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVcE2j3h36vleEcuRqohtkSk_cQFzWHqZGDrfqk20Q60BsOK1c8nRxSaGIvoK2lTrmPnAW07UiN6aCWOZxfn7KcQwe3v5AXS9OFGp1G2DchLSk1ncA0zFDzqcWFkC_wjuuxMKh9HxVhgD2IPIcondcxfBjKQvNEii108fR2fWHGFSHSGHmnltOfdfqA/s5057/94640586-0M2A9751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3371" data-original-width="5057" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVcE2j3h36vleEcuRqohtkSk_cQFzWHqZGDrfqk20Q60BsOK1c8nRxSaGIvoK2lTrmPnAW07UiN6aCWOZxfn7KcQwe3v5AXS9OFGp1G2DchLSk1ncA0zFDzqcWFkC_wjuuxMKh9HxVhgD2IPIcondcxfBjKQvNEii108fR2fWHGFSHSGHmnltOfdfqA/w640-h426/94640586-0M2A9751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Last year, for the season, he won most improved for the team. I'm excited for him to go to the swim banquet this year, but I don't think we'll see the major improvement in times that we saw from his first meet last year to the last meet last year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirk_EykVSCjhCZlEUVVr_tvQXdH3rxOG9vr6cELtDXE8Cb3L6Da8ictmzHcpbSNbmOHjJqgxQ2I2auUm-BW5TiYMuF_i2-cjIii6dTL_ojxEYmkAGPUdhPYaK7V0Tkem-b6qC55EL1VibC03Rd5MGawsZhI9pZzFJNzFC826mcmQ_sYTs-kqfQR6saoA/s2610/94914517-0M2A5586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="2610" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirk_EykVSCjhCZlEUVVr_tvQXdH3rxOG9vr6cELtDXE8Cb3L6Da8ictmzHcpbSNbmOHjJqgxQ2I2auUm-BW5TiYMuF_i2-cjIii6dTL_ojxEYmkAGPUdhPYaK7V0Tkem-b6qC55EL1VibC03Rd5MGawsZhI9pZzFJNzFC826mcmQ_sYTs-kqfQR6saoA/w640-h426/94914517-0M2A5586.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am missing some of the results from one of the meets for this year, but of the ones I could find James had individual placements in: 1st place in 50 yard butterfly, 4th in 100 yard breast, 5th in 50 yard breast, 6th in a 200 yard freestyle, 7th in a 50 free, 8th in a 100 free, and two 10th place finishes in 50 frees. For his relays he and his teammates had a 1st place finish in a 200 free, 2nd in a 400 free two times, 3rd in a 400 free, 4th in a 200 free, 4th in a 200 medley, 5th in a 200 medley, and 6th in a 200 free. They lost LOTS of 8th graders to high school this year but even so they had a tremendous season! They aren't losing quite as many next year so they should be even better! I can't wait!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS0xMsLAx4s90zNjGoS5fVCF8pxGAL5qrEPxoN2F8qCADqvowC-LtP8-Lpv976dm8rmL_7KxPck8dqCSQf32TLILLKXUdBnlTYebc7pPyClu85GBlho7tu_k93oaEOmw4immFye_aWTKE5tnhegN9NoDzj_L8UbxeuMdYQOqls9Q6_8BeQubYfb5Azg/s3026/94914518-0M2A5613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="3026" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnS0xMsLAx4s90zNjGoS5fVCF8pxGAL5qrEPxoN2F8qCADqvowC-LtP8-Lpv976dm8rmL_7KxPck8dqCSQf32TLILLKXUdBnlTYebc7pPyClu85GBlho7tu_k93oaEOmw4immFye_aWTKE5tnhegN9NoDzj_L8UbxeuMdYQOqls9Q6_8BeQubYfb5Azg/w640-h426/94914518-0M2A5613.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">While James doesn't LOVE swim, he has found his groove and really pushed hard. He seems to be one of the 7th grade leaders. I've watched practice a few times and he seems to be one of the faster kids at practice and he doesn't love to just loaf around. He'd rather get out there, get it done, and move on. We were hoping he would do club swim over the summer, but he thinks he will be a little bored if he swims summer and then turns around and has to swim again in October. SO. Jury is still out, but he's leaning toward skipping. Either way, we are excited to watch him in his final year of swim next year AND we are hopeful that a certain baby brother will join him!</span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-22163459902149021392023-01-03T08:57:00.004-05:002023-01-03T08:57:41.766-05:002023 Goals.<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <span>A few weeks ago we reviewed our family goals from last year - we met some and we didn't meet others - and we began making a list of new ones for this year. I listened to a podcast recently about helping your kids set goals for themselves - spiritual, educational, physical, etc. - and have been talking to both boys, but especially James, about that recently. The podcast basically said that if you help your kids learn to set their own goals, THEY have invested in what's important to them and then you won't nag them to do things that YOU want them to do, but encourage them to work toward what THEY wanted to do. This one hit home because there's been a lot of nagging at our house. I'm not going to share theirs this year, because as they get older I feel like a lot more of what they tell me is just meant to be for us, but I am going to share mine. These aren't resolutions (or "revolutions" as Will has been accidentally calling them - and I haven't corrected), but goals and things I'd like to work toward this year. If I work toward them but don't hit them, ok! But I'm still making forward progress!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Read 100 Books</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This seems to ALWAYS be my goal and I have yet to hit it, but I am so determined to do that at some point. I've actually already finished one book today! WOOHOO! James and I were discussing grades last night with another friend and I encouraged both of them to do hard work at the beginning of the semester rather than doing mediocre work until the midterm and then having to really work hard to pull out whatever grade they were hoping for. So I'm using that same advice for myself and I'm planning to REALLY work hard to read as much as I can in the early months of the year so that when the busyness of October, November, and December hits I'm not having to scurry OR face the impossible task of finishing. I keep up with all of my books on Goodreads and hit 63 for 2022. Nowhere near 100, but WAY more than the 10 I read in 2017! Wow! (I count all paper books, e-books, and audiobooks and also include anything I read to/with my boys that is over 100 pages.)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Move my body more!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Shouldn't we all strive to do this each day? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Learn a new hobby.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Unsure what this one looks like. I'll keep you posted on what new hobby I find...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Travel more.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm so interested in finding new adventures, whether it's close by or hitting the road somewhere. We have a trip planned in a few weeks and then nothing on the horizon but a few ideas. I can't wait to see where this year takes us, though. Last year I visited two new states (a total of 9 states in the year) and I'm hoping to see more new states this year!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Spend more time with my boys.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">They're growing up so fast!!! (The traveling also forces them to hang out with me!)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Grow my PaperPie business.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">What's PaperPie, you ask? Usborne Books and More, of which I've been a consultant for a few years now, has rebranded into PaperPie. I LOVE books and selling these books has been a no brainer for sure. We've really enjoyed them and I've enjoyed pairing them with activities to share with families looking for a way to connect. I'd love to share it with you! Visit my website <a href="http://m12902.paperpie.com" rel="nofollow">here</a> or ask me anything!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Read the Bible in a year.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Again, this one I try every year. I need to stick with it!!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So there you have it! My goals for the upcoming year! Let's do this!</span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-74751478785503811642023-01-03T08:39:00.003-05:002023-01-03T08:39:41.346-05:00What's Cooking?<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> One of my 2023 goals is to eat at HOME more often than out. With that in mind, I'm going to be back to regular meal planning around here! I'm so excited about this! So here's What's Cooking this week at our house!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Sunday, January 1, 2023:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Hoppin' John</b> - there are MILLIONS of recipes for this out in the world, but this is the way we generally do it.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ingredients:<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">3-5 cans of black eyed peas (drained)<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 diced onion<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 can Rotel<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">smoked sausage, sliced<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 can chicken broth<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 can beef broth</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Combine ingredients in crockpot and cook over low 3-5 hours.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Cabbage</b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 head of cabbage, chopped<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">smoked sausage, sliced<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 can chicken broth<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">1 onion, diced</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Combine in pan and cook over low heat for 30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Rice</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Any favorite rice will do! We serve our Hoppin John over the rice.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Cornbread</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I cheated and used Jiffy! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Monday, January 2, 2023:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Boston Butt</b> - We had a gift certificate for a butt from a local store that we used today!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Leftovers</b> from yesterday for sides</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Tuesday, January 3, 2023:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Boston Butt tacos/nachos/burritos</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Chop up leftover Boston Butt and serve as taco meat. You can chop it and combine with taco seasoning, but I think we will just add flavor with salsa and hot sauce! You'll just need whatever regular toppings you like for Taco Tuesday!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Wednesday, January 4, 2023:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://thenovicechefblog.com/homemade-hamburger-helper/" rel="nofollow">Homemade Hamburger Helper</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Confession: I made Hamburger Helper twice in the month of December. For some reason, we had two boxes of it and the boys thought it was the greatest meal EVER. SO I'm hoping to find a few CopyCats that aren't quite so unhealthy!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Green Beans</b> - olive oil, seasonings, roast in the oven!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Thursday, January 5, 2023:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Leftovers</b> night!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Friday, January 6, 2023:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pizza</b> and a movie!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Saturday, January 7, 2023:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Out</b> to dinner!</span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-39203054675864386902022-11-06T14:28:00.004-05:002022-11-06T14:28:59.065-05:00Halloween 2022<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Y'all know that some of us around here LOVE Halloween. And while I felt like we didn't do it up exactly right this year, we still enjoyed some fun. October FLEW by. I can't even believe we are already in November! Christmas will be here before we know it! Whew!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I wound up getting the boys to coordinate costumes again this year (the trick is to sign up for a Trunk or Treat so that we can have a "family" costume). Will was still wholeheartedly for the whole thing, while James wasn't sure how he felt about the festivities this year. He was swayed by a super fun costume and we pulled the whole thing off! I'm not sure whether we'll participate again next year or not (Eddie is in the "or not" camp because it's not his favorite and I spend too much money to do it).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHdbGtN2KNCIt6tt94KUOtkbUV1sU28Jhlx6iUXUOzcCLw2E9HaWcyU4riCuM8QLOn_yCPXITA8EsOmYMjiUVCk7_ArRcBGBlELrXmy15W2GH0IRmbyzggAkLZjEyrF4zIRux6y_mLg2Vs1r-_xe-P-KG8EAd_rm-ieU7qBGnulLlfQ6tsSB85c68-w/s4032/IMG_8129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHdbGtN2KNCIt6tt94KUOtkbUV1sU28Jhlx6iUXUOzcCLw2E9HaWcyU4riCuM8QLOn_yCPXITA8EsOmYMjiUVCk7_ArRcBGBlELrXmy15W2GH0IRmbyzggAkLZjEyrF4zIRux6y_mLg2Vs1r-_xe-P-KG8EAd_rm-ieU7qBGnulLlfQ6tsSB85c68-w/w480-h640/IMG_8129.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB3c9GjoZykxzhrQsyo7H4IYYI9RJIvjM1skuEgBQv7n_NN4SO57m3bBTI3jyVC_TUyIxQrw4ieKhGRirY3lqD8PAewT6P4HUKVxcDSkNUOK4JgMuCM7lAOanhP6ZnJS6zQnZOcBhahfezIiz2Rt2m8__XadTV3DYwsCGCuRMveHvRwOVicw80R1YAA/s3331/IMG_8133%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3331" data-original-width="2498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiB3c9GjoZykxzhrQsyo7H4IYYI9RJIvjM1skuEgBQv7n_NN4SO57m3bBTI3jyVC_TUyIxQrw4ieKhGRirY3lqD8PAewT6P4HUKVxcDSkNUOK4JgMuCM7lAOanhP6ZnJS6zQnZOcBhahfezIiz2Rt2m8__XadTV3DYwsCGCuRMveHvRwOVicw80R1YAA/w480-h640/IMG_8133%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuLaD_xmplwaNAcF-rl8GbrBr5q3kSufU8QzzD7KgLecLv8bthpFTfkWhtww3Ka0--AYZo-BwIAv2G-tQve1-u5YcMk8BluzfuDurLiPUU-9Al7k2L6q9Gs8qcRp6_vgQxV5MM3B9XlE75fBBrKx9LrYukii-stn-BA_qmcTDHEKT5zS7fxGHunhhIA/s4032/IMG_8135.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuLaD_xmplwaNAcF-rl8GbrBr5q3kSufU8QzzD7KgLecLv8bthpFTfkWhtww3Ka0--AYZo-BwIAv2G-tQve1-u5YcMk8BluzfuDurLiPUU-9Al7k2L6q9Gs8qcRp6_vgQxV5MM3B9XlE75fBBrKx9LrYukii-stn-BA_qmcTDHEKT5zS7fxGHunhhIA/w480-h640/IMG_8135.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpzIKNtnEgZJ6BAiauMDmBbLJ2SIamYvZFFgxqkOGll12iDRNIb9XJ3uY1NUFdjjYuH2ifus3BX74q6rUJUV_A-e0PxitG6qfBuL5E5g_aJ__L_cUrRU_IkieLhuCoZ6vnxlEhGWyIT-W6p5zGuBtQ4F59nctgVMbMztX7GbdfMbirjwJJcNl9F3MFA/s4032/IMG_8137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpzIKNtnEgZJ6BAiauMDmBbLJ2SIamYvZFFgxqkOGll12iDRNIb9XJ3uY1NUFdjjYuH2ifus3BX74q6rUJUV_A-e0PxitG6qfBuL5E5g_aJ__L_cUrRU_IkieLhuCoZ6vnxlEhGWyIT-W6p5zGuBtQ4F59nctgVMbMztX7GbdfMbirjwJJcNl9F3MFA/w640-h480/IMG_8137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Halloween being ON a school day also created an interesting day. Poor teachers. Will wanted a costume that wasn't really a costume so he went with Elliot from E.T. James pulled out of his own closet and threw on a wig from a few years back and had a makeshift Napoleon Dynamite costume. (At this point we were post-Homecoming week AND Red Ribbon week and I was decidedly unenthusiastic about trying to find a middle school costume when I really wondered if I would be called to come and get him - he was pretty much on his own here!) He was less Napoleon and more Bob Ross in my opinion - but he went dressed and was happy!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCnMYQegzw496-OrGTaUMCgqVd6vB4Cqmr4LbjWW9qeLDAHdKMYFp7ktvuAtO7g40M3Qd79bxVQ7fulURcu9kIARXJGaTjC-rU-bOlqFOlhlFqY_NDKvc4O_w2ohBAh-6L9KM44Mxs7_dxGK017mRkfumIzBV5zUAuSrzvXNldW8CchpMcGvbL5y0Vw/s4032/IMG_8388%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCnMYQegzw496-OrGTaUMCgqVd6vB4Cqmr4LbjWW9qeLDAHdKMYFp7ktvuAtO7g40M3Qd79bxVQ7fulURcu9kIARXJGaTjC-rU-bOlqFOlhlFqY_NDKvc4O_w2ohBAh-6L9KM44Mxs7_dxGK017mRkfumIzBV5zUAuSrzvXNldW8CchpMcGvbL5y0Vw/w480-h640/IMG_8388%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3rSX0rM7fHg_dLU88tn_oG_JPRN4t7eqezwg4lmIJ5Imf9t4toJSc1NB9D0XtWpI7MUGqQi43nP-VBQLiIM7iL3YUxyuoWj1ctzB232nH6bztl4pQ8BytmFWZchLT8V0gv_VBa5Mo0gZmAQbhPa8vaUwXpmrooXwNmkb-kjC9i4W6zRGmEST3EIEtg/s2048/313432064_565826672215286_7861074303195382078_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1368" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3rSX0rM7fHg_dLU88tn_oG_JPRN4t7eqezwg4lmIJ5Imf9t4toJSc1NB9D0XtWpI7MUGqQi43nP-VBQLiIM7iL3YUxyuoWj1ctzB232nH6bztl4pQ8BytmFWZchLT8V0gv_VBa5Mo0gZmAQbhPa8vaUwXpmrooXwNmkb-kjC9i4W6zRGmEST3EIEtg/w428-h640/313432064_565826672215286_7861074303195382078_n.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJo68LgQGzHOV_L8oj4EBzjyXkbEdPq_qlU8IEdFhOcna4KLITmEUesA4alhMEBSMyQdQtlvgk70r0t_8H-fjcpIsNvz3JbkYEODzPA77OQrH1vho6UJqbI8IJXJJdZb9iflxMpL9LInaNNM0w-FAPWf9AjJIYNa4KdgRiuFG_DgZf65LmteQeao5NQ/s2048/313400716_5904984312846997_4705196822049911904_n.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJo68LgQGzHOV_L8oj4EBzjyXkbEdPq_qlU8IEdFhOcna4KLITmEUesA4alhMEBSMyQdQtlvgk70r0t_8H-fjcpIsNvz3JbkYEODzPA77OQrH1vho6UJqbI8IJXJJdZb9iflxMpL9LInaNNM0w-FAPWf9AjJIYNa4KdgRiuFG_DgZf65LmteQeao5NQ/w480-h640/313400716_5904984312846997_4705196822049911904_n.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Halloween night was NOT our best yet with exhaustion and high emotions from one kid and just some all around drama. A friend and I are considering paying our kids to stay home next year. LOL!!! Will and three buddies wound up doing a group theme again this year and if they want to dress up until college (and stay home and hand out candy), I will support that endeavor! It was very cute. Will trick or treated with his bunch of friends and Eddie and I went with them. James and a friend decided at the last possible minute in the swim team locker room to go trick or treating! We weren't sure it was going to happen again this year!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYUX_Xr_lW7n1-5Ur9i3jpcQ0sbAHTfxdNS8kk2u9PbpCWXfZt8-LKKcOrqO045AppYgUQsQunEZWy4juALjNV9WNy6c9SV4ivclTJXnSTFzLkOg1WkFetHTbXd2kSQpSP1okahiw2in6P11g9sGQi3G4-22chbgx3VDbTONCos5p0Ccwi70NEOIO3w/s1440/BC91F24B-9282-4B5D-851F-9A9FD576EFC9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1440" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYUX_Xr_lW7n1-5Ur9i3jpcQ0sbAHTfxdNS8kk2u9PbpCWXfZt8-LKKcOrqO045AppYgUQsQunEZWy4juALjNV9WNy6c9SV4ivclTJXnSTFzLkOg1WkFetHTbXd2kSQpSP1okahiw2in6P11g9sGQi3G4-22chbgx3VDbTONCos5p0Ccwi70NEOIO3w/w640-h482/BC91F24B-9282-4B5D-851F-9A9FD576EFC9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO5wZuRuNQe4XyVzrISB7yDJxGTvpYw3yHd6VQdGPdgn0sh58OmL9uxw0b0U5_8V63vZGZfCbFJDm0GCGHMge8eDsW9FkAhkMMOoGzmXwFmsz9hH43cuEbOAyPmLfFkT3jQBKypfliwXvGvmR4Bx-k1mi47L3ntCgiUx9evqacxPDs3Aiinl4CLCvCg/s4032/IMG_8397%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO5wZuRuNQe4XyVzrISB7yDJxGTvpYw3yHd6VQdGPdgn0sh58OmL9uxw0b0U5_8V63vZGZfCbFJDm0GCGHMge8eDsW9FkAhkMMOoGzmXwFmsz9hH43cuEbOAyPmLfFkT3jQBKypfliwXvGvmR4Bx-k1mi47L3ntCgiUx9evqacxPDs3Aiinl4CLCvCg/w640-h480/IMG_8397%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeQ2fqLt0jKZlVa8VFnccf2GeUB6Bi_8-rhoinxFLKaS5dtZvCd2_UfQXYQ2g0_f5BRmoVSn8d-JcHRfR2C4aOZuXWUQIwHtH4iYT_WHxAriULUDYIXcCJEphgZoDOgYPi_QA65MtwbxUXa_4nr2CW8EAgQQ3zPOML9x7vBmFXhue3h269jm6Lomxgw/s3565/IMG_0903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="3565" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeQ2fqLt0jKZlVa8VFnccf2GeUB6Bi_8-rhoinxFLKaS5dtZvCd2_UfQXYQ2g0_f5BRmoVSn8d-JcHRfR2C4aOZuXWUQIwHtH4iYT_WHxAriULUDYIXcCJEphgZoDOgYPi_QA65MtwbxUXa_4nr2CW8EAgQQ3zPOML9x7vBmFXhue3h269jm6Lomxgw/w640-h480/IMG_0903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It won't be our most remembered or best costumed year, but it's another year of fun! They're growing up! I can't imagine we have many of these years left!!!</span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-42213835098825227912022-10-23T10:48:00.006-04:002022-10-23T10:48:59.670-04:00Pigeon Forge - Dollywood<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our original purpose for heading to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, was to go to Dollywood! We've wanted to go for a few years and Fall Break seemed like the perfect time. Boy, was it! The temperature was perfect and the leaves were in prime leaf-turning time!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Dollywood is a theme park in Pigeon Forge that has undergone some facelifts and changes over the years. It's in a pretty big growing season right now, which I'm sure is exciting for the area. They have a new roller coaster coming in 2023 and have a plan to continue expansion after that! It was a gem of a theme park! It was exciting and full of rides, but had a quaint, homey feel as well! My ONLY complaint about it was that for rides it had baby rides or thrill rides and there was nothing in-between.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We decided to do TWO days in the park because looking online we found that two-day tickets were only $30 more than one-day tickets. Perfect! We'd heard that there was a possibility that we'd be able to use our Wild Adventures annual passes if we purchased tickets at the gate so Grandmamma took those and we waited to purchase until we arrived. If you're a member, DO THAT. Will, James, and Grandmamma all have passes and they each received a 50% discount on their tickets PLUS Eddie, Granddaddy, and I also got a 50% discount using their Wild Adventures Bring-a-Friend passes. Woohooo! The second day we went we wound up getting an offer from someone for 3 free passes (we assumed it was Dollywood Bring-A-Friend passes) so our overall cost per person per day wound up being $34! You can't beat that!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rides! Our boys were tall enough to ride everything AND they could ride alone which was a huge win for us this trip! Their favorites were the Barnstormer (see James standing alone in front of that bizarre-looking swing), Tennessee Tornado, and Wild Eagle. Barnstormer was HORRIBLE looking and reminded me of a ride at the fair. James rode it twice all by himself. Will LOVED Wild Eagle, but I think we only did it once. It was a HUGE roller coaster with a major drop, lots of speed, and several inversions! Once was enough for me!</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUj-QzL4YMdN0eh5JdKeI3FJG1mXEAf1k9ZjZ2Bi5s7uqBQ5aKQQvNOd4e0pJzH9qr4NjMwLuyo0_qoI4zH4AZaGok9n4hEiS4T3Zjga_YL6fZApPtN83j1o6ssEFFcwMo4JImbDxrJhkGTDYMNfT4vnHjKNz_LhsYJMmrNThkMitZzgpa0FlltBwHA/s1200/DollywoodRides.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUj-QzL4YMdN0eh5JdKeI3FJG1mXEAf1k9ZjZ2Bi5s7uqBQ5aKQQvNOd4e0pJzH9qr4NjMwLuyo0_qoI4zH4AZaGok9n4hEiS4T3Zjga_YL6fZApPtN83j1o6ssEFFcwMo4JImbDxrJhkGTDYMNfT4vnHjKNz_LhsYJMmrNThkMitZzgpa0FlltBwHA/w640-h640/DollywoodRides.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Because it was October, Dollywood had Harvest Festival happening. It was SO much fun. They had plenty of pumpkin-themed foods (we didn't try any) and lots of photo spots and characters. I'm going to be really honest - the characters were LAME compared to Disney World, but they don't exactly have movies that they can pull from. The owl character was CREEPY.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_uQxQw6xS1jwwqDaJNPPpO1ecaGekqSE1DZBQdMLs6rX04b93t-ZqykZ8hDLVEdNy4wU4aIfR2qH182hnqNaHf4XLKY5GFzCeHV_9A3VYytUQQ7tYivEMBwfcxq_Q11eUhZtrQmQETXfFeCA6NBl6FOXokktmJyDdw2UflS56u2Kv-x8Cuo-2ZyAYg/s1200/PhotoSpots.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_uQxQw6xS1jwwqDaJNPPpO1ecaGekqSE1DZBQdMLs6rX04b93t-ZqykZ8hDLVEdNy4wU4aIfR2qH182hnqNaHf4XLKY5GFzCeHV_9A3VYytUQQ7tYivEMBwfcxq_Q11eUhZtrQmQETXfFeCA6NBl6FOXokktmJyDdw2UflS56u2Kv-x8Cuo-2ZyAYg/w640-h640/PhotoSpots.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDpS9baLTL6Rphz9u4EE7Ij4FCUCJGEYBOISyNkRBJOykoqbdJb2S800zP-VjpRRdErKebY4tQaW6vKILIXyr1lGHApn-DC9K2vkgeHvgLeV_hmBRS3r6CPO05tpC70DKvh5Q3cgA6VO_uEfQwREixpRnCTnmcbI7yjG0694ljSaoipHh9E9P5wXZZQ/s1600/Dollywoodcharacters.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDpS9baLTL6Rphz9u4EE7Ij4FCUCJGEYBOISyNkRBJOykoqbdJb2S800zP-VjpRRdErKebY4tQaW6vKILIXyr1lGHApn-DC9K2vkgeHvgLeV_hmBRS3r6CPO05tpC70DKvh5Q3cgA6VO_uEfQwREixpRnCTnmcbI7yjG0694ljSaoipHh9E9P5wXZZQ/w480-h640/Dollywoodcharacters.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJ0KnhDzE0j08aEeWP_FUlz4XidS0PdD89l5eAJ56-BYxQ-Fo0FoXYY8E_c6OW4Q44GO8rh0X8jG_dGZHlitB0qejzt7YXE4hDbmdPgS8kUfPGv8EcEVECviwAcNCtnr7T_OVKOf-T6wTRiNB6oeYbS32tKHsaPXNcd9Q1RP5jNuhiD_t47D4IA6_Qw/s3088/IMG_7771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJ0KnhDzE0j08aEeWP_FUlz4XidS0PdD89l5eAJ56-BYxQ-Fo0FoXYY8E_c6OW4Q44GO8rh0X8jG_dGZHlitB0qejzt7YXE4hDbmdPgS8kUfPGv8EcEVECviwAcNCtnr7T_OVKOf-T6wTRiNB6oeYbS32tKHsaPXNcd9Q1RP5jNuhiD_t47D4IA6_Qw/w480-h640/IMG_7771.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4p_NWTvF3W9zLrwyOG9afipmMPAGfTR_6OIzEzNd8mOV7xdB8Sk3-DCQKNExhe8JQnRMXN95aM1q02YeUUMTkCDo7B9-041ARjuzeYqN2HENc_idZ57LO0cdyiITuMMqPdRujYI-HAObqkDZBkI_ngLf0WbpoyKwuDSYIqsXaRHXYqMXrhxxKgVmBw/s4032/IMG_7775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4p_NWTvF3W9zLrwyOG9afipmMPAGfTR_6OIzEzNd8mOV7xdB8Sk3-DCQKNExhe8JQnRMXN95aM1q02YeUUMTkCDo7B9-041ARjuzeYqN2HENc_idZ57LO0cdyiITuMMqPdRujYI-HAObqkDZBkI_ngLf0WbpoyKwuDSYIqsXaRHXYqMXrhxxKgVmBw/w640-h480/IMG_7775.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The absolute best thing we ate and the best bang-for-our-buck snack was the loaf of cinnamon bread that we bought (three times). It was AMAZING. Our first loaf came from the mill and the second and third ones came from the Starbucks (bakery). The first one was TONS better, but I'm not sure if it was the location or just the batch - they just didn't have nearly the amount of cinnamon as the first. Holy moly these were good! I think 20 people told me before going to be sure to get the cinnamon bread and we were SO glad that we did. (We didn't think the apple butter added anything to it so you can skip that extra!)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-dRcpjnPLM3QgyWwGEzcX_V4TO3tZdFxk1NkwngOeSkILry4uJNyggVjjSUZPyouoY8wmqcvRVJL06CNTQnme7H4wxJNJcLSKeQilBOc1kcELSaE7h2HWhR7e_2h6mEfXpmb9zKBURS7UXAczO1B4HmWpQ9UlnwQ7U1D9oC1GXbFz1aQp_4YvOe3aw/s4032/IMG_7854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-dRcpjnPLM3QgyWwGEzcX_V4TO3tZdFxk1NkwngOeSkILry4uJNyggVjjSUZPyouoY8wmqcvRVJL06CNTQnme7H4wxJNJcLSKeQilBOc1kcELSaE7h2HWhR7e_2h6mEfXpmb9zKBURS7UXAczO1B4HmWpQ9UlnwQ7U1D9oC1GXbFz1aQp_4YvOe3aw/w480-h640/IMG_7854.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbd9WJxJjbz3fpO8xx-pPpZWXpnDPb2n-anAqF8RifjrU5UFmRW6rTSmNlid-tnvTVJPHwayJCDP0XMossc0vFkY8wG8oMXMPuJPxWJGm57jtR4KdGrjxckjU5XlEwfC_J8EsN2ZuehZYtH--nQGDuCxCgr5JwAiSeA78HPTXOc98LSKVrihwlaeHqmQ/s4032/IMG_7856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbd9WJxJjbz3fpO8xx-pPpZWXpnDPb2n-anAqF8RifjrU5UFmRW6rTSmNlid-tnvTVJPHwayJCDP0XMossc0vFkY8wG8oMXMPuJPxWJGm57jtR4KdGrjxckjU5XlEwfC_J8EsN2ZuehZYtH--nQGDuCxCgr5JwAiSeA78HPTXOc98LSKVrihwlaeHqmQ/w480-h640/IMG_7856.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9P5s2Hkqjsy9XCqG9J9yo3joj6EveB1XsFstc6o_G1J2hkoa7wK1Xvp4ja68wfrheSyAvJyaWkFAVnbmJWWV-RHZIlsXlBwI6HVmVVqVK9X4MgUfiEbZf8nQDs72Eda5_siToJ-dahRdZuYGaBXSeXsKISIm7F2DQenMtzqArirjpf89byHZ3KrRAQ/s2996/IMG_7857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="2996" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9P5s2Hkqjsy9XCqG9J9yo3joj6EveB1XsFstc6o_G1J2hkoa7wK1Xvp4ja68wfrheSyAvJyaWkFAVnbmJWWV-RHZIlsXlBwI6HVmVVqVK9X4MgUfiEbZf8nQDs72Eda5_siToJ-dahRdZuYGaBXSeXsKISIm7F2DQenMtzqArirjpf89byHZ3KrRAQ/w640-h480/IMG_7857.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbIsPw9iJ5tRK3WuEbuM7_BbJc1kX-d8LwIG7dxvlusyeOhA4SDy1F1O0DFZpJ6ZmImaL1zhJgYsrTeftDbaet69_w3qp9h6B3eHS2pm8EMDZNyFeRlNBLzB-91xGLAoeZ1JKsO2istg8PttghHOWzTI2Sv2pfGadpo7WDp1fkfNQruBc8MqMReGw3w/s4032/IMG_7883.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbIsPw9iJ5tRK3WuEbuM7_BbJc1kX-d8LwIG7dxvlusyeOhA4SDy1F1O0DFZpJ6ZmImaL1zhJgYsrTeftDbaet69_w3qp9h6B3eHS2pm8EMDZNyFeRlNBLzB-91xGLAoeZ1JKsO2istg8PttghHOWzTI2Sv2pfGadpo7WDp1fkfNQruBc8MqMReGw3w/w480-h640/IMG_7883.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was SUCH a fun trip and I'm sure we will be back again in the future!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-75081809557772019532022-10-17T19:22:00.004-04:002022-10-17T19:28:13.114-04:00Pigeon Forge - The Trip Up & Where We Stayed<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Several months ago, Eddie and I began to talk about the possibility of going to Universal for Fall Break. I really want to take Will while he's still in the "Harry Potter phase," but Eddie wasn't super interested because October in Orlando can still be HOT (and hurricane-y). We started considering Dollywood in Pigeon Forge instead and when his mom also mentioned it, we decided it was a go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoK9z_n8jsemFR3uNiqY9wgpLaA4YAO-bClQMN5R623yUbaq1BPvHuZKSshVbBilYbil2MmFcjpAZpgnO3Mr6FYf3JjtU4mccAX8gi55OIXRbKEgDpOZsbYzKVwP3EuKjxZn8Db8LZ9tQsvMXTny2L73uvuHw0DZ4BdAyHF2fEvug46UlF5_ZSnmm6Pw/s3088/IMG_7705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoK9z_n8jsemFR3uNiqY9wgpLaA4YAO-bClQMN5R623yUbaq1BPvHuZKSshVbBilYbil2MmFcjpAZpgnO3Mr6FYf3JjtU4mccAX8gi55OIXRbKEgDpOZsbYzKVwP3EuKjxZn8Db8LZ9tQsvMXTny2L73uvuHw0DZ4BdAyHF2fEvug46UlF5_ZSnmm6Pw/w640-h480/IMG_7705.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We began looking for a place to stay and initially we thought about trying to get rooms at the Dollywood resort - DreamMore. While we were considering, Eddie's sister and brother-in-law were also trying to decide whether to go with us and I decided with that many people that a cabin might be cheaper than several hotel rooms AND we thought we might like a den area to spread out. We began looking on VRBO instead and at the last minute, found a gem of a place! I'll link our cabin rental below, but we really enjoyed it! It was plenty of room for six of us, very close to all of the touristy spots, but also far enough out that it wasn't loud.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVBI5Y-shdgDGqcJh7Go41UDM1MJw6wtwO_JdIS3P_7UgN_ftmahO5TmhHsHAW4pQ6C9fwRKGAjRiiOYJo1dHVoFdv2bGZoz-IIz6tUyrBY_VDpAff_GBb-9HfIX_RPmCBFmy9XhDlZtVDa-YtrMFOrYVImJYesug16HpDGMieK86dEO9Lc9AomeYhw/s3122/IMG_7713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3122" data-original-width="2341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVBI5Y-shdgDGqcJh7Go41UDM1MJw6wtwO_JdIS3P_7UgN_ftmahO5TmhHsHAW4pQ6C9fwRKGAjRiiOYJo1dHVoFdv2bGZoz-IIz6tUyrBY_VDpAff_GBb-9HfIX_RPmCBFmy9XhDlZtVDa-YtrMFOrYVImJYesug16HpDGMieK86dEO9Lc9AomeYhw/w480-h640/IMG_7713.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We left out on a Wednesday morning around 9:30AM. We stopped for lunch at Shane's BBQ in Gainesville, GA, before continuing on. We stopped again in Cherokee, NC, for a little while to wander around in the shops and skip rocks in the river. The boys had never seen mountains before and were definitely surprised by how pretty they were. As we left Cherokee and entered Smoky Mountain National Park we saw an ELK! We had no idea we would see any at all. I wish we'd known to be on the lookout. I would definitely stop at the park entrance if we go back again!</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">We stopped at a lookout area and were surprised by how much cooler it was on top of the mountain! We finally pulled into Gatlinburg around 5PM and stopped to get dinner at The Park Grill. It was very good, but more importantly there was no wait!!!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS7rXHn6TV_sI_CNbHUaaVFg_j9Q-NBzz_S5ERj2hnMIjtwpm6DeEUxQASCfsH1Z8dAu3f7fYFXPzCTB4MmFfMMWWSVdx5Fi8x_d7iLHc6JYeIc-1VqU9aEmdp36GFy4dj5ISyYO4nPsFwZnJYoaMxTi56BaEuEvU85tcYmBVO8qjVsYgmEH8Nco4Vg/s4032/IMG_7731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS7rXHn6TV_sI_CNbHUaaVFg_j9Q-NBzz_S5ERj2hnMIjtwpm6DeEUxQASCfsH1Z8dAu3f7fYFXPzCTB4MmFfMMWWSVdx5Fi8x_d7iLHc6JYeIc-1VqU9aEmdp36GFy4dj5ISyYO4nPsFwZnJYoaMxTi56BaEuEvU85tcYmBVO8qjVsYgmEH8Nco4Vg/w640-h480/IMG_7731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After supper we went ahead to our cabin and went to bed relatively early - worn out from the trip AND anticipating our first day at Dollywood!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's not complete - all of the pictures are not there - but it's as done as it's going to get! Suffice it to say...life is BUSY right now. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Labor Day feels like the official end to summer at our house. We've been in school since July, but it's still so darn hot here we just keep summering. We did so much and so little this summer. I feel like it was the fastest one ever. Wowzers. That's all I can say about this summer. We packed everything we could into May and June and we are TIRED.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMQQ6ahoCd2sMIMJko81g1FiJLRd_Z0AdQkFmsiJoaH9RV5MhrIb1Y8dbHD8xGVHzgguXK1PVVrjmEj9Lvddb7LFU0GFcr5LLhmm43ext-GoAxOkeppIJYUqQSsRU4WdpBfZgOINSVQnJnBM6HoNncvxtQbogl5I4LxG_yNuukcHRq1B_Fj_Uy3_U3w/s3600/SummerBucketList22%20copy%203%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMQQ6ahoCd2sMIMJko81g1FiJLRd_Z0AdQkFmsiJoaH9RV5MhrIb1Y8dbHD8xGVHzgguXK1PVVrjmEj9Lvddb7LFU0GFcr5LLhmm43ext-GoAxOkeppIJYUqQSsRU4WdpBfZgOINSVQnJnBM6HoNncvxtQbogl5I4LxG_yNuukcHRq1B_Fj_Uy3_U3w/w640-h640/SummerBucketList22%20copy%203%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I feel like we didn't mark nearly as much off the board as I expected! It's been LOTS of fun! We were hardly home at all! In no particular order (except the order of the board...), here's what we have done:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Columbus</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our trip to Columbus was a good one! We ate at Plucked Up and The Black Cow while we were in town (both excellent but I think I preferred The Black Cow). We started off at the Coca-Cola Space and Science Center and it was a HIT. The boys LOVED the flight simulators. Will wants all museums to "have hands-on stuff" and this one came through. It was small, but there was plenty to do to keep us entertained for over an hour! Next, we made our way over to the Naval Civil War Museum. This housed SO many Civil War artifacts. It was really well-done, but the boys were bored with it. I thought it was very interesting. Finally, we stopped by Auburn's campus for a few quick photo-ops. That was probably James' favorite thing. We spent the night and hit the ground running again the next morning where we started at the National Infantry Museum. Holy cow. This place is phenomenal. Even James said, "This is better than I expected it to be." Starting on the main floor you walk through life-size dioramas that depict one battle from each of the wars the US has been involved in. This was THE COOLEST and very immersive. Downstairs there were galleries (one for each war) with lots of information in each one. Will loved the miniature dioramas the most. It was incredible. Across the street from there is a place called Oxbow Meadows. I didn't really know much about it, but we were pleasantly surprised by it! It had so many reptiles and fish to see! It didn't take us long to go through it, but I think we really only scratched the surface. We had planned to also visit Historic Westville, but the boys were complaining that they were tired of walking and at $10/ticket I decided not to waste our money! We headed home after Oxbow. We had a great time in Columbus and found plenty to do!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdRGbVi2wHXFzVL2BBBG4bnWiJaigIK2_pT9Tb9qe518GGdK-yh3H-1XjlTKErovCbT4pvcic6qe9IZNDgs62yltq2S4Y9dCuDU1pSf1JseWM23FP_c9HKAo-K1nwmewHVqbGYIzbHwh07lsRWoq2Y0iIugRRBToM4ZeZQCrtl6PCwv9NLYm3gbXlIQ/s1800/CF028857-239B-41A0-A29D-D62A3E05421D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdRGbVi2wHXFzVL2BBBG4bnWiJaigIK2_pT9Tb9qe518GGdK-yh3H-1XjlTKErovCbT4pvcic6qe9IZNDgs62yltq2S4Y9dCuDU1pSf1JseWM23FP_c9HKAo-K1nwmewHVqbGYIzbHwh07lsRWoq2Y0iIugRRBToM4ZeZQCrtl6PCwv9NLYm3gbXlIQ/w512-h640/CF028857-239B-41A0-A29D-D62A3E05421D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Eddie's grandparents had a house in Garden City and we have enjoyed our time spent there. We did a little beach playing, some putt putt, some golfing, lots of eating, and some did some work on the house to get it rental-season ready. On our way home we stopped off at the Columbia Zoo. It was good, but we still voted Jacksonville Zoo FAR surperior to it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uPGo-wBaHyI6XtG7p8oGscFXz-Mk_6j2oa85xWcpiEOeC76DuMV7WUzkdL-fRIiDFRPPhKcXI66yTI8dkG1UjSqMn8oBcOxw2wtyBLwABeKJITGnNCstamN5Yre1-uQXS86tGOpCyzQDmtmagZYsHJqSwstVRI0jaITI3dRmvikmY5czPXfGoaTkaA/s1784/0AAA0654-E867-4176-B148-EF9D85BB52D9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uPGo-wBaHyI6XtG7p8oGscFXz-Mk_6j2oa85xWcpiEOeC76DuMV7WUzkdL-fRIiDFRPPhKcXI66yTI8dkG1UjSqMn8oBcOxw2wtyBLwABeKJITGnNCstamN5Yre1-uQXS86tGOpCyzQDmtmagZYsHJqSwstVRI0jaITI3dRmvikmY5czPXfGoaTkaA/w516-h640/0AAA0654-E867-4176-B148-EF9D85BB52D9.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Lots of eating, games, skiing, porch gliding, and boat riding! We always enjoy the slower pace of coming here because we don't have to GO anywhere. 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We ate hamburgers and played several rounds! Each family brought prizes and those were put into white paper bags so we didn't know what we were choosing when we won. Our family wound up taking home almost every prize we brought. Whooops!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4sM34rDBsPt9iknS5B1w5VnqorL_cauCMrVSA9vzm4CxO-ZooIbBKx6P98uhAr42or2wO8uYTB9ekq2ThV4VclolCtVmMsfYQRI1dTpIB5CbDN8H1x_qVAq0uS_7f85mZO3-6Dsi-NTZv5_hJ7ZmUBAfA38n3wAzG5ZeUM_zuUDwCBuSFUd6_Ugocg/s4032/IMG_5433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4sM34rDBsPt9iknS5B1w5VnqorL_cauCMrVSA9vzm4CxO-ZooIbBKx6P98uhAr42or2wO8uYTB9ekq2ThV4VclolCtVmMsfYQRI1dTpIB5CbDN8H1x_qVAq0uS_7f85mZO3-6Dsi-NTZv5_hJ7ZmUBAfA38n3wAzG5ZeUM_zuUDwCBuSFUd6_Ugocg/w480-h640/IMG_5433.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ExtsfsqkYQlGa6MAnr5CiMyAWXYvOy1rWiXqtXWDYTBNyDtL2BQ95y9fzyKHEU-FXhjkb51suPPoGrc_NpttAQWmGb83ZeKA2LsXJ8SbsmuMi11iw6y3oQv_oi1Rce4nE49oXdcZ3zeU7tkImwlMcy_a4Jbe6H5kSGT6k8OJDUntSOpZEeLSW5Pwng/s2016/285798524_10160332446542280_6943465944595412058_n.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ExtsfsqkYQlGa6MAnr5CiMyAWXYvOy1rWiXqtXWDYTBNyDtL2BQ95y9fzyKHEU-FXhjkb51suPPoGrc_NpttAQWmGb83ZeKA2LsXJ8SbsmuMi11iw6y3oQv_oi1Rce4nE49oXdcZ3zeU7tkImwlMcy_a4Jbe6H5kSGT6k8OJDUntSOpZEeLSW5Pwng/w640-h480/285798524_10160332446542280_6943465944595412058_n.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Camp Dooly</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">James went to his first week-long church camp in June and LOVED it. He had the time of his life. He got deeper in his faith, made lots of new friends, and had a lot of fun. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_MdHA4Vt0Me2MKx-3LR-95lEsGAlmLw63iWR1StMTWXETT7a7_ffeVl43lw1SCHQgget4jzgnC-1qjpNKhdYmasmvapUMAJVxgsFUe7O1abjMqNw53VNd2OjiM01p7V1_RUiAWXkvSvUIcl08BazPgAh8LW1XY7RLIrfuAObvELLanOJcbS13RYTdA/s719/IMG_1928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_MdHA4Vt0Me2MKx-3LR-95lEsGAlmLw63iWR1StMTWXETT7a7_ffeVl43lw1SCHQgget4jzgnC-1qjpNKhdYmasmvapUMAJVxgsFUe7O1abjMqNw53VNd2OjiM01p7V1_RUiAWXkvSvUIcl08BazPgAh8LW1XY7RLIrfuAObvELLanOJcbS13RYTdA/w452-h640/IMG_1928.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrbSAZzvy9I674vePga7xIlY-xFRghVlwG3Eagvirfg7hsEXQHTMqcUReYWbRR86ZptK4HpY_1xRQRPVBrxtfRNR4ieVJ1pDZlMdFSLsOqTxDg4NhAX42uM5ff_GLDmEAwOd0ASlWIFVFrDq771PlFSkw7GCHzYPHvrx5T2gQzd_rsExePwgwID7QSQ/s731/IMG_1929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="731" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrbSAZzvy9I674vePga7xIlY-xFRghVlwG3Eagvirfg7hsEXQHTMqcUReYWbRR86ZptK4HpY_1xRQRPVBrxtfRNR4ieVJ1pDZlMdFSLsOqTxDg4NhAX42uM5ff_GLDmEAwOd0ASlWIFVFrDq771PlFSkw7GCHzYPHvrx5T2gQzd_rsExePwgwID7QSQ/w640-h472/IMG_1929.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8EXigHmINPfgseuESJdKfxQ8NpQTAtS6RekA3JnOEzZ1BvlBZUxHhyXqFNzQRisr2uK6PLldlyP5BPl9F-Wf8bhu2EiCzWMeC9KgnP5iLxw_OQt-CmQWeBAOxvh7bDB10auVN5moAgTRg4b4YHi5pp8J92Q-wWhQnCphcVsy6ldLe5vMtbPREhRA7A/s899/IMG_1931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="693" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8EXigHmINPfgseuESJdKfxQ8NpQTAtS6RekA3JnOEzZ1BvlBZUxHhyXqFNzQRisr2uK6PLldlyP5BPl9F-Wf8bhu2EiCzWMeC9KgnP5iLxw_OQt-CmQWeBAOxvh7bDB10auVN5moAgTRg4b4YHi5pp8J92Q-wWhQnCphcVsy6ldLe5vMtbPREhRA7A/w494-h640/IMG_1931.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_9_Bdnx_sPzKjkatZCWc7t_mkCcbQj-DjylauyuyrtFaIc0frwPKlhc-rfmzJ_xc1yuivU812FDkhVOLPn0PE7pxxD1isu2iFkAQycEEAqeMUZJbPqCkDuwCOlB4g1zfByIB1UhXEc5szbhs3bPqoG49W_XbneaNpKMBZEtBkJbJeD2uKTwNNBGF9w/s741/IMG_1932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="741" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_9_Bdnx_sPzKjkatZCWc7t_mkCcbQj-DjylauyuyrtFaIc0frwPKlhc-rfmzJ_xc1yuivU812FDkhVOLPn0PE7pxxD1isu2iFkAQycEEAqeMUZJbPqCkDuwCOlB4g1zfByIB1UhXEc5szbhs3bPqoG49W_XbneaNpKMBZEtBkJbJeD2uKTwNNBGF9w/w640-h470/IMG_1932.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Pool Day(s)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We've gone to the pool a few times this summer with friends (when we aren't ridiculously busy!!!). It's always more fun to take friends with us. We arrive reaaaaally early and leave when it gets crowded and that's been a good day for us!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7ghlrjX7LqqU1q5bVsaUEEeFMD4duVoS2l6D2QCgCJLCRGWO4-eAUxrWpxu8i7vQzA0JX7rLhv4KGZhzsrSAmny9C587-HUCScOmOvMULNG-5ZBIJRGvjj3kHs9Hdxs7rBBJAPodNzYcCNYCnFNabCsxEDv49R7luHsxi3e7tEIb2PdI9NnQ3xMdLQ/s4032/IMG_6143.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7ghlrjX7LqqU1q5bVsaUEEeFMD4duVoS2l6D2QCgCJLCRGWO4-eAUxrWpxu8i7vQzA0JX7rLhv4KGZhzsrSAmny9C587-HUCScOmOvMULNG-5ZBIJRGvjj3kHs9Hdxs7rBBJAPodNzYcCNYCnFNabCsxEDv49R7luHsxi3e7tEIb2PdI9NnQ3xMdLQ/w480-h640/IMG_6143.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Tulsa</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Eddie and I drove to Tulsa a few weeks ago for Usborne Books & More Convention. I had a GREAT time at Convention and learned SO MANY THINGS. We drove through six states to get there and saw a LOT! We stopped in Memphis and did a few touristy things on the way there. I wish we'd had more time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>VBS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is always a fun week! Will and I participated this year and James came on the last day when he heard there would be FOOD TRUCKS.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Concert in Jax</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We went down to Jacksonville this past weekend to see Joan Jett, Poison, Motley Crue, and Def Leppard. It FLOODED while we were there and we had lightning popping all around us. We wound up missing Joan Jett entirely. Once we got into the stadium we had to stand under the stands for about 30 minutes smooshed in with everyone else. It was NOT a highlight. We did love seeing Poison and Def Leppard, though! Brett Michaels was fresh out of the hospital and rallied to perform. Def Leppard put on an amazing show! I could do without ever seeing Motley Crue again. They were not my thing!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXCzrWKYIw1GLoX6prukHpLy2cTQXF1P5we2Yn9V3XEuHhuq7tVXfLNfXXo5N4INcpjnYS4ZI8mLqOE2MOZaj-C0p7I_wBOr-gj_KERdAD0neTTPkyT4ptfUZk7g24oD3bA_pXi-SL7iC29ew-29YyIAIx_OsOSubHBJIu4WFpin9qibcD1fO49xnJw/s1800/CE016D39-5707-4AE5-85C8-2901E13C762D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXCzrWKYIw1GLoX6prukHpLy2cTQXF1P5we2Yn9V3XEuHhuq7tVXfLNfXXo5N4INcpjnYS4ZI8mLqOE2MOZaj-C0p7I_wBOr-gj_KERdAD0neTTPkyT4ptfUZk7g24oD3bA_pXi-SL7iC29ew-29YyIAIx_OsOSubHBJIu4WFpin9qibcD1fO49xnJw/w512-h640/CE016D39-5707-4AE5-85C8-2901E13C762D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUBBAs1qt7lzQpvUvqtXL6sDPxfITqQodqOp2WiK4gCd6AItf1mFaVgOxC3g9WTAe62_ykRsDGCZckn-CtPqSXCT9gDEOltqg7ZEFCRpE7Bou_RpneBXcSy34rLHJt092UJNlsUgmGLbmxEKlQagLFLjhgqn3P-yPPWpq__YHYWLhmuq-1fTY5cAr-A/s1795/F5B10C72-E9B3-4B81-ADDE-573A4B658D76.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUBBAs1qt7lzQpvUvqtXL6sDPxfITqQodqOp2WiK4gCd6AItf1mFaVgOxC3g9WTAe62_ykRsDGCZckn-CtPqSXCT9gDEOltqg7ZEFCRpE7Bou_RpneBXcSy34rLHJt092UJNlsUgmGLbmxEKlQagLFLjhgqn3P-yPPWpq__YHYWLhmuq-1fTY5cAr-A/w514-h640/F5B10C72-E9B3-4B81-ADDE-573A4B658D76.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAhEkueT4hk9z3Z74xB7HAneuaVZjJWJs9OYuwbYDP_fHR256WwuYsu81gFEmlgrJbwvOZ0SnzgQj9uR5J6YfTzQOpVfS2QpAO4942_yyX-eIpqy4T9FCbngI4DOX1iMiMoVnnUPC55TcewKhY3RCYrFIgSPeIl_SQ46q1PgjjACIT4fx8a-SdjFL5w/s2048/IMG_6553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAhEkueT4hk9z3Z74xB7HAneuaVZjJWJs9OYuwbYDP_fHR256WwuYsu81gFEmlgrJbwvOZ0SnzgQj9uR5J6YfTzQOpVfS2QpAO4942_yyX-eIpqy4T9FCbngI4DOX1iMiMoVnnUPC55TcewKhY3RCYrFIgSPeIl_SQ46q1PgjjACIT4fx8a-SdjFL5w/w480-h640/IMG_6553.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Listen to 5 Audiobooks</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">1. Among the Hidden</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">2. The Tower Treasure</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">3. Number the Stars</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">4. The Flying Flamingo Sisters</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">5. Echo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Jurassic World</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We saw this the week after it came out and gave it "meh" reviews. It wasn't our favorite for sure. Those first movies (JP1 and JW1) will forever go down as THE BEST.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>River Of Life</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This was a mission trip that James and Eddie went on. They traveled to Savannah and spent 4 days working on houses and schools over there. Both really enjoyed it and are eager to have it come to our town next year! Eddie returned home and two days later came down with C*vid. It was our first bout with it and we are not hoping for another round...ever! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrP46HlFZztaAouQDjP31p99f9dmlwtR87PsA-SwNJdI4fq9LkexKSsLE5j-HpczWkZ5YLa4jsJP1lDhenQHUbe8GxmgFy3cARyZJRvNsftq726VDIF1zQQXukgS9p2ASMNn-jzVC6-vbioi-ez7xTLpTN-bwXhYY2tpTpC0b9Pk8nVDM_0wh2m3SgQ/s793/IMG_6754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="793" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrP46HlFZztaAouQDjP31p99f9dmlwtR87PsA-SwNJdI4fq9LkexKSsLE5j-HpczWkZ5YLa4jsJP1lDhenQHUbe8GxmgFy3cARyZJRvNsftq726VDIF1zQQXukgS9p2ASMNn-jzVC6-vbioi-ez7xTLpTN-bwXhYY2tpTpC0b9Pk8nVDM_0wh2m3SgQ/w640-h500/IMG_6754.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6XY-n2CijDZQtPoO6qzMNnr1Y1L6FpirII8BsYTLrgixaTjMWX3nkivTOz7UONBZbQ3PaptdXOm629hsL6-cAi48xCTeITiw4Q-bNapEN_hIAhzVEmervYBAyvZAKHuMgrSvNxnABnEqm35IWbcg1Icj4fyHOSBL8tVRSelZ2qpI2fcMTMhMyjByFw/s2048/IMG_8069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6XY-n2CijDZQtPoO6qzMNnr1Y1L6FpirII8BsYTLrgixaTjMWX3nkivTOz7UONBZbQ3PaptdXOm629hsL6-cAi48xCTeITiw4Q-bNapEN_hIAhzVEmervYBAyvZAKHuMgrSvNxnABnEqm35IWbcg1Icj4fyHOSBL8tVRSelZ2qpI2fcMTMhMyjByFw/w640-h480/IMG_8069.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>SnoBiz</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We've only visited a handful of times this summer so we need to step it up! :) The boys LOVE getting to stop here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Palm Coast</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We went down to Palm Coast after the concert was over and spent one night. The boys were also supposed to go but stayed with Grandmamma at the last minute! We need another trip to redo this one because it was entirely too quick!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Blackberries</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We picked blackberries early in the summer at a local farm. We made ice cream, cobbler, and froze some. They were DELICIOUS!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>S'Mores</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We made s'mores at Papa and Yaya's lake house for Memorial Day weekend, but we could ALWAYS have them again!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Get Will's Room Organized</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Whew! This was a CHORE! I cleaned Will's room out when he and James went back to Lake Oconee without us. It took me the whole time they were gone, but it's done and hopefully won't need another cleaning out for a few months.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Homemade Ice Cream</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ok, BEST berry ice cream EVER. I found the recipe <a href="http://www.mollyreedgrayson.com/blog-1/2022/5/22/summer-berry-crisp-ice-cream" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> and it was phenomenal! We just finished it up last week!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Arcade</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We went to the arcade in Garden City, South Carolina when we were there in May! This is ALWAYS one of the highlights of the trip! The boys had a BLAST playing. Skee Ball is still my favorite!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Lake Blackshear</b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And finally, we made it to Lake Blackshear for the first time this summer over the 4th! We've been so busy we haven't had another weekend available to go! The boys went while we were at the concert and then we joined them on Monday. The weather was pretty good on the 4th and it was a relaxed, slower paced day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Camp Connect at Epworth</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm not sure why this one didn't make the board, but Will had a GREAT time at his very first sleep-away camp. He was SO anxious when I left him and I worried he would have a rough time, but he rocked it and came home so excited!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMXnlZm64H-cZGAwgBh6zM4Z8yioJWLVJl5EWlKicD1mC8WTVg8qNdPt0nJgukXY0JvRcQwl2Ipz844kFvBKQGSJcvVNxsNodrujpexSjNwVsZNZYh_3Xqw2fS_8q6X1J53Z1tESSXqS01u4hoZAtRW2sLmW_mbr58D31u2f1GC85NMU7-vBB1NNk5g/s1795/80A9CB27-6B57-47AF-B73E-293D4A895C7E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMXnlZm64H-cZGAwgBh6zM4Z8yioJWLVJl5EWlKicD1mC8WTVg8qNdPt0nJgukXY0JvRcQwl2Ipz844kFvBKQGSJcvVNxsNodrujpexSjNwVsZNZYh_3Xqw2fS_8q6X1J53Z1tESSXqS01u4hoZAtRW2sLmW_mbr58D31u2f1GC85NMU7-vBB1NNk5g/w514-h640/80A9CB27-6B57-47AF-B73E-293D4A895C7E.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I miss this space so much, but life is just truly FLYING BY. Working and mom-ing and living are just making things go incredibly fast and this spot for catching up and filling in has taken a back burner. I don't want to miss the memories, but I feel like I don't have time to do it!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I've been working on a summer recap post for about a month and a half (SERIOUSLY.) and might figure out how to get that posted soon. It was the fastest and busiest summer OF ALL TIME. We have today off for a teacher work day and it has been a breath of fresh air, even though I complained for weeks about how ridiculous it was to interrupt the routine two weeks into school. The boys started back on JULY TWENTY-NINTH this year and my preschool went back on August 10th.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ok, enough of the stream of consciousness word vomit. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The boys are in 5th and 7th grades this year and I also can't believe we've gotten to that point in life. James is starting to look and sound like an adult instead of a little boy and my brain can't compute that. It's nuts. So far, school has been good. Will seems to really enjoy his teacher this year. He doesn't love school and has zero confidence that he's good at it, but he has talked a lot more about positive things than negative so that's good. He loves his gifted teacher a lot and once James didn't have her anymore and he didn't hear the complaints about her from his brother, he really settled into his own groove with her. We finally conceded and let James take weight lifting this year and he has enjoyed that. He thinks he's going to swim and play golf again. I've encouraged some dry land exercise, but he thinks he's just going to get into the pool cold turkey and out of shape. Woof. It would not be my thing.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I thought I'd share these collages I put together of the boys' first days of school over the years. We've had a long run with that red frame. Maybe we can make it until 12th grade for both!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Y'all have a great week!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghb1XV2ZE7JtQggECszHxF6XNkAOYZELBLbGAcRqnf5oYjA4BORsZW5A6PP3PUfLg5TH722jqzOEZZZ3U4wJosUI9sQaH02i0waYElecHheunIeI_1yxTp_BKSgNTu64IwpUg07iilBlaZSZuJuBmHotbB2D7SEW-3DVOHOK3igOIhaEJtSmwQp_CjA/s1200/JamesRedFrame.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghb1XV2ZE7JtQggECszHxF6XNkAOYZELBLbGAcRqnf5oYjA4BORsZW5A6PP3PUfLg5TH722jqzOEZZZ3U4wJosUI9sQaH02i0waYElecHheunIeI_1yxTp_BKSgNTu64IwpUg07iilBlaZSZuJuBmHotbB2D7SEW-3DVOHOK3igOIhaEJtSmwQp_CjA/w640-h640/JamesRedFrame.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BT_27QAkTcBPB23L5eJq3QlOMAG--GGFDnIMRm8WRjA_-gTfh_LoqmPNS9XXOujKWjRtctQLv9uowM1ghBfM4uaqMqX2w2auuyZDCTyuOtVEcdeZin5KSaQIze_IDAB0ovB-J6b5Z9GH3cBQy76CwpbrnLJItXQgXi0cwOTt3DOPT0s9hz5fveWHlg/s1200/WillRedFrame.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BT_27QAkTcBPB23L5eJq3QlOMAG--GGFDnIMRm8WRjA_-gTfh_LoqmPNS9XXOujKWjRtctQLv9uowM1ghBfM4uaqMqX2w2auuyZDCTyuOtVEcdeZin5KSaQIze_IDAB0ovB-J6b5Z9GH3cBQy76CwpbrnLJItXQgXi0cwOTt3DOPT0s9hz5fveWHlg/w640-h640/WillRedFrame.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-46538220854252552522022-04-26T23:43:00.001-04:002022-04-26T23:43:28.811-04:00Summer Bucket List! <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's almost time for our annual bucket list to kick off! We start this May 1st and go through Labor Day weekend and try to mark off as many items as possible! MANY of our items this year are plans that we've made and things we've already committed to. I'm realizing that the older they get, the busier the boys are! They come home daily wanting to add things to our calendar and we've already almost booked it so full that there will be very few "down" days, sadly. James will be out of town TWENTY-SEVEN days with just a few trips on the calendar. And that doesn't include a day trip, one overnight trip that we haven't settled on a date for, and anytime at my mom's condo. I am determined to make this one SO fun and to live it up! The days I have with them are fleeting! Let's enjoy it!!!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KXoryydtxZXYrW5Or5Eno5lTtvOBslgSazOzMrKtRSoAkVCCbUhwCmhRS6sagzx4I6hmrCfQJz-My3vy2MDxYoIPpfHBXj8k3ar0n2BoZlCUnkkyJ3HxVJ79QhRsktoywqNB3w4oUpT63vsyd5SQ1PbqRpOLasC2-G5fhImaoOqsi4hDyKo1so5nxQ/s3600/SummerBucketList22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KXoryydtxZXYrW5Or5Eno5lTtvOBslgSazOzMrKtRSoAkVCCbUhwCmhRS6sagzx4I6hmrCfQJz-My3vy2MDxYoIPpfHBXj8k3ar0n2BoZlCUnkkyJ3HxVJ79QhRsktoywqNB3w4oUpT63vsyd5SQ1PbqRpOLasC2-G5fhImaoOqsi4hDyKo1so5nxQ/w640-h640/SummerBucketList22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-89102927773300866412022-04-01T10:22:00.006-04:002022-04-01T10:22:30.286-04:00A SERIOUS 6th Grade Year!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> James has been a SERIOUS middle schooler this year...in more ways than one! Middle school has really suited him and, in spite of all of the "worldly knowledge" we have gained this year, he has done some really amazing things and I AM SO PROUD. If you'd compared him to ME in 6th grade, you would see a night and day difference. We have zero idea where he gets his confidence from, but {most of the time} we are very glad he has it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are a few of his notable accomplishments:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He swam on the swim team for the first time {almost} ever. Following a short Pre-K run in swim team {the year he was worried he would drown in the middle of the pool and DQ-ed himself during his second event}, he has really only played baseball. This year, he was talked into swimming {everyone makes the team and "we get out of school early and eat Chick-fil-A on the way to the meets!"} and while he wasn't the rockstar of the team, we were pretty impressed at this rookie and how much he improved over the season. There's talk of doing spring/summer swim with the local team to prep for his 7th grade fall season! Stay tuned.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH9GAXiGodtqYus0EpvA2ElJkdgmcxhJD4kRCr53Wmx0LGrp3EIAixEV5J4bD8S6bsMuyF-8-OgPlS9sBeZzmSYfMBZAgX63YO47aA6dPBUxwo4t3A6pQf9fkUGUZYIzZPerSg6YLUtEK-qWH6BRceQjfFVtgYbTIko5_7ja-QYFQFViCGtSCU9LF4g/s1186/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.18.27%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH9GAXiGodtqYus0EpvA2ElJkdgmcxhJD4kRCr53Wmx0LGrp3EIAixEV5J4bD8S6bsMuyF-8-OgPlS9sBeZzmSYfMBZAgX63YO47aA6dPBUxwo4t3A6pQf9fkUGUZYIzZPerSg6YLUtEK-qWH6BRceQjfFVtgYbTIko5_7ja-QYFQFViCGtSCU9LF4g/w304-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.18.27%20AM.png" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_De-gnsIFYP2o8EJh3ahpW3s9YSJgivWiE3oyyfB1LvynBHoftRloc3d5HXmawR3orjbzeMk-6dmXxWi8cCfxfzNMShJjoSBiqJQ_ax2eP6RUIrgkSxIAOtIVV_in1YkIzJD3QrJleyQcIoCmk4aSH4nmUfDK7iygPsQNYVpzIWs84N1h-fzYiRmIDA/s850/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.18.41%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="664" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_De-gnsIFYP2o8EJh3ahpW3s9YSJgivWiE3oyyfB1LvynBHoftRloc3d5HXmawR3orjbzeMk-6dmXxWi8cCfxfzNMShJjoSBiqJQ_ax2eP6RUIrgkSxIAOtIVV_in1YkIzJD3QrJleyQcIoCmk4aSH4nmUfDK7iygPsQNYVpzIWs84N1h-fzYiRmIDA/w313-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.18.41%20AM.png" width="313" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>He participated in Future Business Leaders of America and DID rock it. He has LOVED, LOVED, LOVED FBLA, the kids in it, and his advisor. He and a teammate won region and placed third in state! He will definitely be participating next year!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y1oEWolQ-0FW8VgN8pH-5eXmPqWpiUVHC46rsdsay_IzdNT0KgaY5MkjBMdN_ZPKEgrc8xatdbKCVFaRfzuSn8R55lUQ3pWYR6zovZL08l53IGtHHGQ4tyfmkezCwKrWmizMKI_XUHbTsYuEgKSCEczz2dO7FH89vn0bxgcWAPwEUl0MTQ2NPxmmgw/s1258/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.20.06%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1258" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y1oEWolQ-0FW8VgN8pH-5eXmPqWpiUVHC46rsdsay_IzdNT0KgaY5MkjBMdN_ZPKEgrc8xatdbKCVFaRfzuSn8R55lUQ3pWYR6zovZL08l53IGtHHGQ4tyfmkezCwKrWmizMKI_XUHbTsYuEgKSCEczz2dO7FH89vn0bxgcWAPwEUl0MTQ2NPxmmgw/w400-h346/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.20.06%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjw1dDvMGXT0BhBk84fuBXNmH4WYudGvMqQ5p_alJLiPDhJdaq_lO1Jlpcy7KfnjgVGweGmKVnRXJF6kdBb-DfrAHcN-dUMJqc88Q-nIlMZldx3fhCIIho3hL2lBd9H8YBxKu_6m6KvxDkLK7yk2J5dyt7dqt3jFd4YNh0oLFTZCgCdSmzuE2oMERLA/s1586/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.20.23%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1586" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjw1dDvMGXT0BhBk84fuBXNmH4WYudGvMqQ5p_alJLiPDhJdaq_lO1Jlpcy7KfnjgVGweGmKVnRXJF6kdBb-DfrAHcN-dUMJqc88Q-nIlMZldx3fhCIIho3hL2lBd9H8YBxKu_6m6KvxDkLK7yk2J5dyt7dqt3jFd4YNh0oLFTZCgCdSmzuE2oMERLA/w640-h356/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.20.23%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">He tried out for both baseball AND tennis this year and didn't make either so he "walked on" to the golf team. He was a little fussy about golf because you have to qualify for tournament play and he has lots of kids ahead of him that have played for many years. We encouraged him to keep showing up for practice and giving it his all and he would improve over time. {Being a 6th grader can be a tough road!} Last week, his coach texted him and said that he was really impressed with the time he's put in this year and the attitude he's had and because he had so many kids out for the tournaments over Spring Break, he wanted to give James the chance to play. James got to play in TWO tournaments this week and, while he didn't make the leaderboard, he learned a lot and WE learned a lot and hopefully he'll be ready to do it again next season. {Although, I suspect he will try out for baseball and tennis again because those are his favorites! HA!}</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBbW3whg0EyEPIDmOgorCwWvTgXqz8aEkd5E08u0Ug6YpRTCP7nT52w8B-bCTXELic8sv6GnXdMGzqzWDW80437acL-j7iCzON-MtzIzDKdMfXpQe78Ka-CEGffcThputLwawoyuprCYAZ_ei1mfXgfrNdEgaBJM_8KCAwS-Om42uXSbNCAixq014MQ/s1294/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.19.07%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1036" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBbW3whg0EyEPIDmOgorCwWvTgXqz8aEkd5E08u0Ug6YpRTCP7nT52w8B-bCTXELic8sv6GnXdMGzqzWDW80437acL-j7iCzON-MtzIzDKdMfXpQe78Ka-CEGffcThputLwawoyuprCYAZ_ei1mfXgfrNdEgaBJM_8KCAwS-Om42uXSbNCAixq014MQ/w320-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%2010.19.07%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">While we still have a long way to go before he's ready to grow up and leave our nest, he is certainly learning and growing a LOT this year. I'd say maturing, but I'm not sure we're quite there yet. HA. In addition to school things, he's also very involved at church and has gone on quite a few big trips without us this year - a youth retreat in the fall to Jekyll Island, Universal Studios in January with the youth, and Sea World with the 6th graders in March.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Can you even believe the end of the school year is almost here?!</span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-39230866842383445642022-01-02T16:57:00.007-05:002022-01-02T16:57:46.529-05:00Welcome, 2022!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Ohhhh...a fresh new start! Anyone else love the beginning of things? I'm really awesome at STARTING lots of things, but not so great at the follow-through part. HA! The boys and I sat down and listed out some goals we have for ourselves this year. Eddie said he was still thinking about his, but I thought I'd share ours so that MAYBE we can follow up on them later!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4msKkTDuvpxpMcMcF7thINkh3-OeNIYXzqpRPOQfGWsqZ5meqtAlEBkc0FdpULclZOg3FrqWiFoITI8Ph_rNcFz9HsTNDEEtvyCNjvrFl33Sdr58VbjWaI2ixcruRJkMcxX6DDhDFrefZYqqQXRQpCPDmJTA-mzjH20ORnPEI_c3f98oMQ5_nCvDmxQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4msKkTDuvpxpMcMcF7thINkh3-OeNIYXzqpRPOQfGWsqZ5meqtAlEBkc0FdpULclZOg3FrqWiFoITI8Ph_rNcFz9HsTNDEEtvyCNjvrFl33Sdr58VbjWaI2ixcruRJkMcxX6DDhDFrefZYqqQXRQpCPDmJTA-mzjH20ORnPEI_c3f98oMQ5_nCvDmxQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Lauren:</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Travel more! When the pandemic hit, it sort of shut me down. I've been really trying to take charge of my anxiety (illness/crowds/etc. are HUGE things for me and have been since before the C-word) and I want to get out and GO instead of being worried something will happen to us. (If you haven't experience anxiety, bless you. It can be debilitating!) I'm wanting to do a little moving and shaking in the near future!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">1,000 hours outside! I am not outdoorsy. At. All. I know the benefits of spending time outside, though (see anxiety comments above! HA!) and I do want to get outside more often! I downloaded the 1,000 Hours Outside app...now I just need to remember to use it. I was on minute 52 of a walk outside this morning before I remembered to push start!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Goal of 10K steps each day. I usually say I want to lose weight. Nope! Not this year. I just want to be more active. 10K is totally do-able! Move!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Drink more water. No explanation needed!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Read 100 books. I read 63 books last year and I could've done more! I need to put down my phone and turn off the TV and read. While sitting outside or walking with headphones. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">$10,000 in Usborne sales! Sharing reading is SUCH a huge part of my life. We read and read and read around here and I want to help others do the same. We just wrapped up a book drive and it was SO INCREDIBLE to give 1500 books to children that don't have their own. I want to keep that going! That was amazing!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Cook/eat at home more often. When we moved this year we fell into a rut that was already pretty deep. Cooking and eating at home haven't been priorities since I started working way more often and the boys got into busier schedules. I'm going to work hard on this one!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blog more. I miss being in this space. I miss sharing. Mostly, I'm worried about all of the things I'm not documenting!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLNB55KPiINMFO5Y0J6I1t2MIfVlQiXRAgx3UashhQXRhbmew1cRvcUJGZSAzDVZCZeKcnSUg3OGlFtDVnK-9FnP4bCg1_H-DqCg66NcdqQLSMgkFAiTPLAwUskc3Je6OqSh7pHUVSpbUJeSF8xVyLsTHoo7AbUnW9R83xqY5DsKHSe4SSJGUPdJsaEQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLNB55KPiINMFO5Y0J6I1t2MIfVlQiXRAgx3UashhQXRhbmew1cRvcUJGZSAzDVZCZeKcnSUg3OGlFtDVnK-9FnP4bCg1_H-DqCg66NcdqQLSMgkFAiTPLAwUskc3Je6OqSh7pHUVSpbUJeSF8xVyLsTHoo7AbUnW9R83xqY5DsKHSe4SSJGUPdJsaEQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">James:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Get stronger! I need to measure and weigh them both today. He's made some gains in muscle since he started swim and he'd like to keep working at that!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Visit a new state. We think this might be Tennessee, but we haven't planned anything yet!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Eat healthy. HA! Hopefully I'll be able to assist with this. He DID discover yesterday that he loves cabbage!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Will:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Read the whole I Survived series. He'll be able to complete this goal in about a week. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Improve in Jiu Jitsu - move up to a gray belt. We suggested this one. I think he will be able to do it! He's enjoyed this martial arts class SO MUCH. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy New Year, y'all!</span></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-26118242709340008382021-11-02T23:06:00.003-04:002021-11-02T23:06:25.349-04:00Halloween 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <span>I have been beyond terrible at keeping up with this space, but I sure would love to be able to look back on it for memories! We had a fun, but BUSY Halloween this year. Halloween is my favorite and it went by SO quickly! I was so sad! </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After last year, I thought we wouldn't get another costume duo so Will began trying to come up with a costume without James. A few months ago, Will recruited a friend and classmate to dress up with him. It was an EASY costume and we had all of the essential pieces, so I just let them roll with it. Then a few weeks ago I volunteered to do a trunk for our church's Trunk or Treat and wound up trying to figure out what theme I could pull together for that. BUT Will's costume for trick or treating wouldn't work for trunk or treat. James conceded to help IF and only if he got to pretty much control what we did. And thus, a trunk theme - rivalry football - was born!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Last Wednesday, we packed up our football gear and headed to the church parking lot for some fun! We had a great time handing out candy and visiting with our friends! James was Georgia's Kirby Smart, calling plays from the sidelines, and Will was Clemson's Trevor Lawrence. Clemson probably really wishes they had him this year! He's moved on to the NFL, but Will looks so much like him and loves Clemson so it was a natural choice!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CaokFj3CS70_5BI9MEOP0Z7LYSggU43hELimrjS1_kJVH9oIUwK6jvEM_pRe43OF-dErUD0GLz6lLdLUqsQPjzx7DNYLfUE74WbIzUxALjxiEEONmCSIwqm4RqVxGjQGmfDByYL7T5u_/s2048/IMG_2183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CaokFj3CS70_5BI9MEOP0Z7LYSggU43hELimrjS1_kJVH9oIUwK6jvEM_pRe43OF-dErUD0GLz6lLdLUqsQPjzx7DNYLfUE74WbIzUxALjxiEEONmCSIwqm4RqVxGjQGmfDByYL7T5u_/w480-h640/IMG_2183.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2rQWCMxb0wQt8Gh1OSQlJA5ArqfmpCNT43ThvCR9e_Xy4LNPMqWL_BseiiHeS6h3B7-8TD5NNSH0r_RrF0wC6q2cxT6vjZ_M2da7YeR0tOOEkExohFJL1O9PTosDpN9KLJqtXHNMmBF7/s2048/IMG_2185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2rQWCMxb0wQt8Gh1OSQlJA5ArqfmpCNT43ThvCR9e_Xy4LNPMqWL_BseiiHeS6h3B7-8TD5NNSH0r_RrF0wC6q2cxT6vjZ_M2da7YeR0tOOEkExohFJL1O9PTosDpN9KLJqtXHNMmBF7/w640-h480/IMG_2185.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jjUUSE85UWA7YGieTPVPB4hyphenhypheneT_lKlIjhIQSJZEAgPtWWQ0ZdX4YOhJGQMFUfiA23vLDQFE67Y6y2eB-4MUxPta9zCXqZEnVapq9u5zWiRpm1RsOaicCZAgcVainr3DQS9pVZCyAy2Qp/s2048/IMG_2187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jjUUSE85UWA7YGieTPVPB4hyphenhypheneT_lKlIjhIQSJZEAgPtWWQ0ZdX4YOhJGQMFUfiA23vLDQFE67Y6y2eB-4MUxPta9zCXqZEnVapq9u5zWiRpm1RsOaicCZAgcVainr3DQS9pVZCyAy2Qp/w480-h640/IMG_2187.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo85Z2ww8OJNjqrZTVqg19Tis5MWnGMG9qnB8Cm1-MgP51IESrdb3QDFojMeHBoWPF8RANNNTDTJZYj-s2iSnndWrrtkoqG1mxd1uXYj9tV1QbRi767WFOSKFTxSDflsWtTcEt6JaA3QoB/s2048/IMG_2192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo85Z2ww8OJNjqrZTVqg19Tis5MWnGMG9qnB8Cm1-MgP51IESrdb3QDFojMeHBoWPF8RANNNTDTJZYj-s2iSnndWrrtkoqG1mxd1uXYj9tV1QbRi767WFOSKFTxSDflsWtTcEt6JaA3QoB/w480-h640/IMG_2192.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioF1EVC0T78Idt8uCj8FBO7P8ooP5bG2VZrlgHnW5AG5SdhtWIW__HJw74kP7AiY0tfGSFG2NWv4nfgvijkRcaX33D-OUutMuNEkj8SUUGQ7YK7pVm2ImwXiIRF8IYsyj1r5kdwj7U6FA_/s2048/IMG_2197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioF1EVC0T78Idt8uCj8FBO7P8ooP5bG2VZrlgHnW5AG5SdhtWIW__HJw74kP7AiY0tfGSFG2NWv4nfgvijkRcaX33D-OUutMuNEkj8SUUGQ7YK7pVm2ImwXiIRF8IYsyj1r5kdwj7U6FA_/w480-h640/IMG_2197.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Bvwy1grgsTigxK4UqCZN6syMu75Hc9oQozE1bWzriYSPYVjZF6_cuHx3BkZdtMgH8M65F2hRDa6wso7SLvah6JDFi2l9cknQsq4YPKv6xnJ0R9rVs0i6hLqdNs6JBS7aVwXCx090fA32/s2048/IMG_2198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Bvwy1grgsTigxK4UqCZN6syMu75Hc9oQozE1bWzriYSPYVjZF6_cuHx3BkZdtMgH8M65F2hRDa6wso7SLvah6JDFi2l9cknQsq4YPKv6xnJ0R9rVs0i6hLqdNs6JBS7aVwXCx090fA32/w480-h640/IMG_2198.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Because Halloween fell on a Sunday this year, our town was conflicted about which night was preferential to Trick or Treating. It turned out that Grandmamma's neighborhood was one night, ours was another. Win, win for the boys! After Trunk or Treat, Will realized that the football pants he wore to Trunk or Treat were a one-and-done thing since we borrowed them and needed to return them to their owner. We started, again, brainstorming costumes for him and while Elliott from E.T. was the clear winner, nothing could easily be thrown together with 2-day shipping. Finally, we had a brainstorm and James actually agreed to be part of a duo costume AGAIN. This one wound up being HILARIOUS. Wayne's World came together quickly and easily and after watching pieces of the movie, the boys were excited, too. Will couldn't believe that several MOMS knew who they were while they were Trick or Treating! I assured him that the moms definitely knew, but the kids probably didn't! We handed out candy, went to a few houses, and went through the Haunted Trail near Grandmamma's before calling it a night!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcd2G2w7EiEcjo0EzRce3Bjg4CL5GQaRjqswbfQVDUl7kavyeKjse6hpS2ChloM_oXdTapFSPX4RRJTj6A5SR9duWo0h2uHt075fhA8d-H_T4hQO5wa06reoTZCedmIvmTNcovATqVZFp/s2048/IMG_2236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcd2G2w7EiEcjo0EzRce3Bjg4CL5GQaRjqswbfQVDUl7kavyeKjse6hpS2ChloM_oXdTapFSPX4RRJTj6A5SR9duWo0h2uHt075fhA8d-H_T4hQO5wa06reoTZCedmIvmTNcovATqVZFp/w640-h480/IMG_2236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKah7ILAquy1heelINdxATs076jyA77kxfz3_pF70GRbOme6hjs4vLv60pfFv-aA_0ygDQez1AlG_tUzI7lEsdxO_Ie8d7MEQVZZD_rN2YYf3RXYXHiy6x7Dv18Nu3BEO238HT8ppAzOf/s2048/IMG_2244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKah7ILAquy1heelINdxATs076jyA77kxfz3_pF70GRbOme6hjs4vLv60pfFv-aA_0ygDQez1AlG_tUzI7lEsdxO_Ie8d7MEQVZZD_rN2YYf3RXYXHiy6x7Dv18Nu3BEO238HT8ppAzOf/w480-h640/IMG_2244.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Sunday was the night we had been waiting for, though! James got invited to a friend's house and resurrected the Kirby costume for that. Will and the friend that were dressing up together had, at this point, also recruited a third friend and everything was ready to go! They were so excited and had the best time Trick or Treating together! The boys were highly insulted that there was no General Lee for them to ride in so at the last minute, one family got their Ranger for them and the other family bought two General Lee flags to put on the sides. Those three had the BEST time being chauffeured around! </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87PUBaXdqSdF0vxBkQiaScB0SOlPTGhSpeCjwRw3KrG6QqnDkJYmAs393tQSmRKXFImiNzzkOKbGj1YwDU3NGIpeEPyn3YLkw1E2eVCpE1x-17e1B6BMjVRVH-m8Ar-NC6aBnVycERIeL/s2048/IMG_2270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87PUBaXdqSdF0vxBkQiaScB0SOlPTGhSpeCjwRw3KrG6QqnDkJYmAs393tQSmRKXFImiNzzkOKbGj1YwDU3NGIpeEPyn3YLkw1E2eVCpE1x-17e1B6BMjVRVH-m8Ar-NC6aBnVycERIeL/w640-h480/IMG_2270.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAD3bwFPJ4BRFvJZ0brkFPo3vIHNU4x_AZMI0mUxjDK1kuL4pEXXbyDDaPqCEm7TJz12a8fCAl4k8CbNisT9eNftR61o3aZ2SFxaJps73MgSlhDU_G8EY5rVC6jzxBVXkgVohB8AJruPv/s2048/IMG_2269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I may need to show some restraint!</span><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-51102832904315720532021-06-25T09:50:00.001-04:002021-06-25T09:50:31.486-04:00Bucket List Update!<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> We have been BUSY BEES around here this summer. It's already almost half over (HOW?!) and because we are currently trying to sell our house, we have stayed on the go as much as possible. Hence, we've done a lot of things! We still have a pretty long way to go, though. The boys are headed to Lake Oconee this weekend. The move is impending, but renovations are not finished yet. (We are SO hoping to be in there before the end of the summer so the boys have some playtime with friends!) We've been documenting a lot of our travels over on www.thesouthgeorgiafamily.blogspot.com. 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I have made a Summer Bucket List for close to a decade now. Sometimes we complete a lot of it and sometimes we don't, but it's fun to dream about things we can do and get ideas for days that we don't have much going on. The older the boys get, the more often that we don't have much downtime, but we are going to try to squeeze in as much as we can anyway. We have a BUSY summer ahead. We are already signed up for Baseball Camp, Tennis Camp, VBS, Pickleball Camp, and Church Camp. Goodness. That's five of our ten weeks already! We are also moving SOON and lots of the details on this list are getting that process wrapped up. The boys enjoy checking the items off each summer and I'll continue this tradition as long as they'll let me.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">They'll finish school on Friday of this week and we could not be more ready. To say we are worn down, exhausted, and frustrated is an understatement. It's been a tough year for all of us. We are looking forward to a more relaxed pace of doing what we want to be doing! I can't wait!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG4AqQrs0cS8OOykLCwyzjxAqeR_FXb7ukB_Lvyy4jAZIRmQFnBDyJF8_bw_ObmhtkeOgiYg9jwzonr9_auPFIaQE7Qb10Sp2pW5LRW385lcJ1xMCQLlZqX_6dDKkm9xBdtjNHAoj4Fvj/s2048/01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG4AqQrs0cS8OOykLCwyzjxAqeR_FXb7ukB_Lvyy4jAZIRmQFnBDyJF8_bw_ObmhtkeOgiYg9jwzonr9_auPFIaQE7Qb10Sp2pW5LRW385lcJ1xMCQLlZqX_6dDKkm9xBdtjNHAoj4Fvj/w640-h640/01.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-29476536871016442112021-02-17T13:27:00.001-05:002021-02-17T13:27:07.572-05:00How to Eat Fried Worms<p>I've shared a few times recently about our Boys' Book Club and the books we have read. You can see Stone Fox and Winnie the Pooh. We also read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but I didn't host those so I don't have pictures or activities to share. (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would be EASY and fun! I know the mom that hosted used those candy buttons as the lickable wallpaper!)</p><p>Our next turn to host was after reading How to Eat Fried Worms. I learned a few lessons with this one. First, the kids that attend really NEED to have read the book beforehand for it to be fun (I know this should be common sense...). Second, there IS a limit to the number of boys you should have. HA! They were way less interested in this because they just wanted to go outside and we had enough that there were some arguments.</p><p>BUT...the book was fun and hosting was a lot of fun, too!</p><p>Snacks were the best part...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxR5qDTRe9jvojsIPnmUy76lvv3z1u5BqIfDjM4CqF0MwdmivIL-3-UVPysG_MijdnstwHXe_w0kjNLVtq6lca6920zEbY_qaqmX2zXI3V9euPtlPNbBfY-hZhdIi4PP_I_BbHP4stiDO/s2048/7+x+5+in.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxR5qDTRe9jvojsIPnmUy76lvv3z1u5BqIfDjM4CqF0MwdmivIL-3-UVPysG_MijdnstwHXe_w0kjNLVtq6lca6920zEbY_qaqmX2zXI3V9euPtlPNbBfY-hZhdIi4PP_I_BbHP4stiDO/w640-h458/7+x+5+in.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVD_j583_PPmcJfFK9VToj8JfEe8O4NTwLW9lKVvi1hHaec-DXD3fz7IgYIznIoBBp0sLit0bi-J-YIkKgm_jBCBlTSVq2j0_JglF74y9-aj2p3oTiKOk1usDW2PfIN05Aa3aZCW85Jja3/s1572/Screen+Shot+2021-01-29+at+1.33.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1572" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVD_j583_PPmcJfFK9VToj8JfEe8O4NTwLW9lKVvi1hHaec-DXD3fz7IgYIznIoBBp0sLit0bi-J-YIkKgm_jBCBlTSVq2j0_JglF74y9-aj2p3oTiKOk1usDW2PfIN05Aa3aZCW85Jja3/w640-h634/Screen+Shot+2021-01-29+at+1.33.43+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I had some ideas for looking at the parts of a worm and talking about the book, but we had a fair few that hadn't read and they were restless so we turned on the movie instead...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GSnYCIlu0Q5LjmcLfQaA8CsbFX5dJjRqIRSz9i8JcmOCJ8vqn33MQsz0viqkTCcKMI3ph-OrH5f6VW0byeOfpPcbQI32C7RMdRtWIzB9JOqRssZQinzq9m0uzhQJby-ZEZM8J7Wp6N2b/s1504/Screen+Shot+2021-01-29+at+1.33.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1396" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GSnYCIlu0Q5LjmcLfQaA8CsbFX5dJjRqIRSz9i8JcmOCJ8vqn33MQsz0viqkTCcKMI3ph-OrH5f6VW0byeOfpPcbQI32C7RMdRtWIzB9JOqRssZQinzq9m0uzhQJby-ZEZM8J7Wp6N2b/w594-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-29+at+1.33.56+PM.png" width="594" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The boys thought this one was HILARIOUS. It's a good read for elementary kids who will be delighted by the disgusting topic!</span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-81395834278618678782021-02-10T11:06:00.004-05:002021-02-10T11:06:00.140-05:00Winnie-The-Pooh<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I've been doing recaps of our Boys' Book Clubs of the past because I'm not sure I ever shared them here. We've been doing a lot of reading together at home during our pandemic lives and it made me think about these...You can see our Stone Fox post <a href="http://www.apageisturnedblog.com/2021/01/family-book-club-stone-fox.html">HERE</a> and our The One and Only Ivan post HERE.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our second book for Boys' Book Club was Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne. An old classic, and one I wasn't sure 3rd graders would be interested in, but they actually liked it! This one was less labor-intensive with not so many activities (the snacks are always the best part and then they really want to play), but they loved it! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsH6zIhdNuAT-UXvHTDZO9WOf9o1PoAs-0dt8uExjFUHAPkZEpMGZ62q0IYAN7HBaMGNVR_cwEmYbqaks8rfJ59YlcNXU8aWFq5iq9YCsbWxO_UHQrT3QSzd1T34y2Ea495Oha7-jLqJk/s1454/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+11.35.18+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1094" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsH6zIhdNuAT-UXvHTDZO9WOf9o1PoAs-0dt8uExjFUHAPkZEpMGZ62q0IYAN7HBaMGNVR_cwEmYbqaks8rfJ59YlcNXU8aWFq5iq9YCsbWxO_UHQrT3QSzd1T34y2Ea495Oha7-jLqJk/w482-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+11.35.18+AM.png" width="482" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We ate Honeycombs cereal and Teddy Grahams, "Tigger Tails" (puffy Cheetos) and "Pooh Sticks" (pretzel sticks). I can't remember if I had honey sticks or not, but for some reason I *THINK* we did.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaEdQ01wyF01QcldH1CrRf_x5zKeJOeGOmXRNx2s80fasRjGBNkyc8Zaqj3ViV0JjY7Iria06FSJE4y4RND1IhOrTeMUvcx1WRzKlGsP1-U8KAVxtxMM7ZBu85hZz2LMfkG7tgefojOb6/s1462/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+11.35.09+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="1098" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaEdQ01wyF01QcldH1CrRf_x5zKeJOeGOmXRNx2s80fasRjGBNkyc8Zaqj3ViV0JjY7Iria06FSJE4y4RND1IhOrTeMUvcx1WRzKlGsP1-U8KAVxtxMM7ZBu85hZz2LMfkG7tgefojOb6/w480-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+11.35.09+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After we fixed our snack plates, I read Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick. If you haven't read this, RUN out and get it right now. It is such a precious story of the details behind Winnie-the-Pooh. I love it and I almost cry every time I read it. (I read it last year to James' 4th grade class and even they loved it!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I also bought "Pooh ears" for the occasion and thought they'd NEVER wear them. Well...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyLzrKwKAsrxBicCKLBwXGg3fAeJBLVO0mMtmqFMp3iFNuWLM9fQVs0VkuKvoyJKLSALBxtSTx7OC3_rgdpMo_3pSQV_SAJrP-oMt9y91nU7WZi3B4wTvUL8uSjMWrF9XcBa2DADkwi3S/s1386/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+11.35.34+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1070" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyLzrKwKAsrxBicCKLBwXGg3fAeJBLVO0mMtmqFMp3iFNuWLM9fQVs0VkuKvoyJKLSALBxtSTx7OC3_rgdpMo_3pSQV_SAJrP-oMt9y91nU7WZi3B4wTvUL8uSjMWrF9XcBa2DADkwi3S/w494-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+11.35.34+AM.png" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqkxgjLwoRRFS6r1CyWFETQPRz07pEFF9eha0P9EZHVCGfFlqtgNsvM4HjjR_p719X2K5RRMCr7RMujiTdoeGB0VlUIdFsI7N_arlqXxgjBPVRnwmT3_6CvKOuqiS60FCK9FyNoAT0RjM/s1346/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+11.35.42+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1082" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqkxgjLwoRRFS6r1CyWFETQPRz07pEFF9eha0P9EZHVCGfFlqtgNsvM4HjjR_p719X2K5RRMCr7RMujiTdoeGB0VlUIdFsI7N_arlqXxgjBPVRnwmT3_6CvKOuqiS60FCK9FyNoAT0RjM/w514-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+11.35.42+AM.png" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And finally, we purchased and watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which follows many of the stories in this first Pooh book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another successful Boys' Book Club was enjoyed by all!</span></div></div><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-5391333050506729142021-02-04T10:32:00.002-05:002021-02-04T10:32:00.529-05:00The One and Only Ivan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimszUK7ovPDtivI6w5zRaj8gjafqaI7ugpGPXTPP5Zk3XEecuaGl7zg40-iopaSSrKcVjVYKT3OsjYuJo3jwXjbXr496L8h37B_N-icSkvuZKI-V-OxunLIf3CstSaJFwYiRJWha9tUuDK/s1464/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.34.14+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimszUK7ovPDtivI6w5zRaj8gjafqaI7ugpGPXTPP5Zk3XEecuaGl7zg40-iopaSSrKcVjVYKT3OsjYuJo3jwXjbXr496L8h37B_N-icSkvuZKI-V-OxunLIf3CstSaJFwYiRJWha9tUuDK/w636-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.34.14+AM.png" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u>The One and Only Ivan</u> by Katherine Applegate is one of our FAVORITE read-alouds ever. It is just such a beautiful book! Based on a real-life gorilla that lived out his final days at Zoo Atlanta (I visited him many times growing up), Ivan is a "shopping mall gorilla," that is on display in a glass enclosure in Tacoma, Washington. A <i>very</i> fictionalized version of his real-life story, we meet Ivan and some of the animals he is friends with in his lonely existence. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061992275/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0061992275&linkId=8c8315e366e85ad243f7b71fd1e177eb" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9ZyIMLX7J04rLgXI9DjnwZsybpu-SmDHwcSL3yXAPf6YffUSftc3vj0y3O7WvlmEszvkgXEFTSa2sG_4vXHXxPali1fI2vttcocniHvGJ52uN9XQ5j_ItF7WZwEEJf97PgcJJIBnbmCT/w534-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.35.19+AM.png" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After reading our book, we invited a friend over for our first-ever Boys' Book Club experience. It was SO FUN. We had book-themed snacks...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qlwZVTqlnAJd82_prVsCp-Vc5gMaBJcGn4z-pam2l1BLDPdvA9RoNyV7nlxuqfxckaUBxJQ0Uon3QiniVUjT8c9xZmwlgPKfPIn_NpxannVZZDYPjgCaZWnOH5kSkOWtnRBAPWSKVXS6/s1454/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.34.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="1454" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qlwZVTqlnAJd82_prVsCp-Vc5gMaBJcGn4z-pam2l1BLDPdvA9RoNyV7nlxuqfxckaUBxJQ0Uon3QiniVUjT8c9xZmwlgPKfPIn_NpxannVZZDYPjgCaZWnOH5kSkOWtnRBAPWSKVXS6/w640-h604/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.34.36+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">(Chocolate donut holes are "Me Balls." Me Balls are Ivan's name for poop. As gross as that is, the boys thought it was HYSTERICAL.)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkwM_A5HluJeQjfrJyYz8VO5LkD2I9iJRkP_nskjfpBl0sDJVXCDuScTwCxZt9-_IX4dV4r_GnV4KM1arsy0Tape9EgEIKOAGRxcvXWKhjqTOwM1owpH0DGUnZMxyIfc3o4d7xVokodX2/s1386/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.34.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1386" data-original-width="1082" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkwM_A5HluJeQjfrJyYz8VO5LkD2I9iJRkP_nskjfpBl0sDJVXCDuScTwCxZt9-_IX4dV4r_GnV4KM1arsy0Tape9EgEIKOAGRxcvXWKhjqTOwM1owpH0DGUnZMxyIfc3o4d7xVokodX2/w500-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.34.51+AM.png" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">(Grapes and Trail Mix, which consisted of popcorn, Froot Loops, Circus Peanuts, and Animal Crackers.)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvbvMhA-U88BRG3A7QQ5awBlXPEFQ2dhA2hS669TOrNUeItPY5-RU-gr6vnqMfOQ8WLWSXGYQjD3ykxlUHMsZ69gh1hXsTbnGXNBc0JdOQ2nZO89ePeJkmVzf_9Q3UsjlSrhlEiAx7V_1/s1390/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.35.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvbvMhA-U88BRG3A7QQ5awBlXPEFQ2dhA2hS669TOrNUeItPY5-RU-gr6vnqMfOQ8WLWSXGYQjD3ykxlUHMsZ69gh1hXsTbnGXNBc0JdOQ2nZO89ePeJkmVzf_9Q3UsjlSrhlEiAx7V_1/w540-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.35.05+AM.png" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Will dressed for the occasion!</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI7tbZzmpIk2Dtn4YBoJ8wewLuzGC9bNiMTkZOSPx147vjmRwBlkgPyQiJAILi7QOLpgYVAb93Eq1ISEk1fdE8gWZ6wd3pjACF7vepiXdAOBv5nvBvKVK3jCHD6qcXIU-1RWUGqc3IiZb/s1356/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.35.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI7tbZzmpIk2Dtn4YBoJ8wewLuzGC9bNiMTkZOSPx147vjmRwBlkgPyQiJAILi7QOLpgYVAb93Eq1ISEk1fdE8gWZ6wd3pjACF7vepiXdAOBv5nvBvKVK3jCHD6qcXIU-1RWUGqc3IiZb/w508-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.35.32+AM.png" width="508" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">(One activity was to design Ivan's domain. There was a LOT of description of Ivan's shopping mall home and I asked the boys to draw what they thought it looked like. You can find this worksheet <a href="https://lisataylorteachingthestars.com/product/the-one-and-only-ivan-stem-activities/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. Will's TOTALLY impressed me. When we did this, he was only 6 years old. He is NOT my academic child, but he is super creative. I wish I'd labeled everything he added to the domain below, but you can see that he is on a tire swing, he has bars, there are banana peels, I think there's a red blanket, etc. I was SO PROUD and impressed! The big boys added one or two things and then moved on. LOL!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jd4tJMwBWBzLFRfggAqTEHE-PEQ4BdKIyPb-EdeWHTqmuplWBc9yfyn4nwbPTKtNkE7SLBUbt-w_kyuUrgDkf3ia85zb0AREJjLOH15JsTk6haENIsw8Okb55lpc5Z-kmC9BAjpRULxt/s1428/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.36.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jd4tJMwBWBzLFRfggAqTEHE-PEQ4BdKIyPb-EdeWHTqmuplWBc9yfyn4nwbPTKtNkE7SLBUbt-w_kyuUrgDkf3ia85zb0AREJjLOH15JsTk6haENIsw8Okb55lpc5Z-kmC9BAjpRULxt/w492-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.36.03+AM.png" width="492" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnz4Huk2iisjFyVR20C9G_azdd339JfEffa2a1-m-PjYZ4YMwTPyMGBpdm4dZqKJ1XiU-J5719dDDAsEs1Xp9z-OraLgJJllzQwsgueZixHW4UIdf0Ddnz5W4TWtVv7QWEvRvRyYGF03V/s1462/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.35.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1462" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnz4Huk2iisjFyVR20C9G_azdd339JfEffa2a1-m-PjYZ4YMwTPyMGBpdm4dZqKJ1XiU-J5719dDDAsEs1Xp9z-OraLgJJllzQwsgueZixHW4UIdf0Ddnz5W4TWtVv7QWEvRvRyYGF03V/w640-h634/Screen+Shot+2021-01-28+at+10.35.53+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We also did Ivan handprints. These turned out so cute! I love a cute piece of handprint art!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Finally, we showed the boys some documentaries I found on YouTube of the REAL Ivan. Similar stories <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjdhcn0oI0M" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF1oWHL-lSs" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. This was before the movie was made, but you can also find Disney's version of this on their streaming service. Katherine Applegate has also written a sequel to the story called <u>The One and Only Bob</u> about Ivan's canine friend who lived with him in his domain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you haven't read this, it's an EXCELLENT one to add to your library and share with your children. It DOES have some sad moments, so be aware, but the story is just so beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">PS - Affiliate links used in this post. Thanks so much for reading and supporting my blog!</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-83538385743155235712021-01-28T10:01:00.005-05:002021-01-29T14:56:12.522-05:00Stone Fox<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Several years ago, the boys got interested in my Book Club meetings and decided that they, too, wanted to have a Book Club. We dubbed it Boys' Book Club (so creative!) and asked a friend to join us for the first meeting. We met a few times following that, but when the pandemic hit last year it definitely got put on the back burner. The boys and I have continued to read together, but we didn't do another "Book Club" until we began reading <u>Stone Fox</u> by John Reynolds Gardiner this month.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0064401324/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0064401324&linkId=fd2e740720aa8f58205af1df2b565a48" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VE3p3O_O6Xcx2WiGD8LrzOBTMZFMXVukaERki4fTWxVL3WNwp5xwaxiVyiAdCFMzWNqzQwGebmQ6L2xjAhDeixIo_T7MWoCg2nU_j4iDV1dpMhVhPtDKs69agR1lcY-UqIbvOpUyU-ZY/s320/41BvSXeePtL._SX331_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I knew NOTHING about this one going in. Generally, they're books that I've read before (I'll share more about our Book Clubs in another post), but this one stumped me. It kept coming up as a good read aloud and that's what the boys chose. I knew that it was a book about dog sledding, but beyond that I was clueless.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The first thing we did was to head off to the library for books about dog sledding and winter. We found plenty! Our favorite was <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399233814/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0399233814&linkId=358bdf7d80d7e58263065af63ce9e147" rel="nofollow">Togo</a></u> by Robert Blake. We haven't seen the movie and I had NO IDEA what the story was about, but it was so good! A diptheria epidemic emerges in Alaska in 1925 and it's the true story of a man and his team of dogs who helped delivered the serum needed to control it. The dog that became famous from the story is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PGWI400/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00PGWI400&linkId=b042ef968b0e1771ab7c007164bb2dd8" rel="nofollow">Balto</a>, who got the serum to the location it was needed, but Togo's team (and Leonhard Sepppala) was the team who traveled the longest to get it where it was going. We also checked out <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802789579/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0802789579&linkId=32a81fe06ba44b6341fe4d3fee0955a5" rel="nofollow">Sled Dogs Run</a></u> by Jonathan London, <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0440411300/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0440411300&linkId=1dd93f6817ae42e04f8b0a246f155189" rel="nofollow">Dogteam</a></u> by Gary Paulsen, and <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805070532/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0805070532&linkId=ab6ef45f20c85bd98f6ccc46571139a0" rel="nofollow">Wind-Wild Dog</a></u> by Barbara Joose.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86JP76tvp5-HlA5RdztPjOpckN1qN8HU-ZSgoF36zFbWLOzZLELF6RtmCTyfas8rwNZCmLbp4gQqrXPRFFyGmdemo9PSv6A5wCvFFIL0FTXef2vsm1pokofOX-aTZlPQvmG_O2qq5qJQq/s2048/IMG_8053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86JP76tvp5-HlA5RdztPjOpckN1qN8HU-ZSgoF36zFbWLOzZLELF6RtmCTyfas8rwNZCmLbp4gQqrXPRFFyGmdemo9PSv6A5wCvFFIL0FTXef2vsm1pokofOX-aTZlPQvmG_O2qq5qJQq/w480-h640/IMG_8053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>Next, we read the book, chapter by chapter, over the course of about two weeks. It is a quick, short book, but we just did one chapter at a time. We also read our picture books to supplement AND I found several movies and documentaries to add in so we could learn a little more about something we knew NOTHING about.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We have already enjoyed <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000633U4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0000633U4&linkId=4634989f562200064b4d6d6115b217d3" rel="nofollow">Iron Will</a>, a movie about dog sledding that I watched over and over in my childhood. We've found several documentaries about dog sledding that have been interesting. James watched a movie called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00444S3AW/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=apaistu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00444S3AW&linkId=bf5afda019d3ed9bdf1952c3df27fe11" rel="nofollow">Kayla</a> earlier this week. Togo is going to be on our list for Friday night!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The culmination was an <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Stone-Fox-ESCAPE-ROOM-4170846?st=af713a9036dd56137ef152469059d8ca" rel="nofollow">Escape Room</a> that I found on Teachers Pay Teachers. My only job here was cutting the pieces out and monitoring the boys as they put it together. They LOVED this. It was SO FUN. The average time to finish said 45 minutes, but mine easily finished and "escaped" in under 25 minutes. I will look for these again in the future. This one had a section on plot, characters, vocabulary, and solving the secret message. It was easy entertainment for a rainy afternoon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMmOWiE5x2NSYyVEXDGT_X_OctwJA-w0OM0CnoWhLT49RkyedTQ7jzkeJp5d6txAZrptExw2J-dquPWNNZHOW7n3mYCbRUokbRaTxqDK9Ate6CNLZxZgDm2-hE5MYdexI32jQfl5zjbma/s2048/IMG_8044.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMmOWiE5x2NSYyVEXDGT_X_OctwJA-w0OM0CnoWhLT49RkyedTQ7jzkeJp5d6txAZrptExw2J-dquPWNNZHOW7n3mYCbRUokbRaTxqDK9Ate6CNLZxZgDm2-hE5MYdexI32jQfl5zjbma/w480-h640/IMG_8044.HEIC" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We started a new book last night that I'm working on activities for. I hope to finish that one sometime in February and share here. I'll also try to go back and compile our other books we have done previously. It's an EASY way to read together as a family (even if there's sometimes grumbling!) and squeeze in some learning. I love it SO much. Hopefully we will be able to have friends join us again soon...although we are nearing middle school and our time is limited on this, I know!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">PS - This post contained affiliate links. Thank you so much for reading and supporting my blog.</span></div><p></p>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007319343043812330.post-7699743844713597332020-12-24T09:25:00.001-05:002020-12-24T09:25:04.584-05:00Merry Christmas!<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8vI_HPwU1yIzOOGGaUeMTT61VAW75MTkXDcXlz2-AbrbHBMy3liCLauGjyoDedTKPHT2RKcKqY5qY_iliw7O0q7YENc2_HeMQ3m9DGCKVZt5HL2dUGulFYXwKfGLws5atuMCb_kGvBc8/s2048/Screen+Shot+2020-12-23+at+9.30.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="2048" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8vI_HPwU1yIzOOGGaUeMTT61VAW75MTkXDcXlz2-AbrbHBMy3liCLauGjyoDedTKPHT2RKcKqY5qY_iliw7O0q7YENc2_HeMQ3m9DGCKVZt5HL2dUGulFYXwKfGLws5atuMCb_kGvBc8/w640-h460/Screen+Shot+2020-12-23+at+9.30.29+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRoHQ9gGSFFZ3rVhuh9F_tLRZYFlZHOy_VsikeFLgG1JXPIVVlkNMFZ3DxSj_NQ-OrGYwnNMbAU3Kfd1ABnuCUBU9u8ym2W_wKGVhkoaOE26KblLc6iQG9O-tyqlxVlanYZpB9NRSs4-z/s2048/Screen+Shot+2020-12-23+at+9.30.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRoHQ9gGSFFZ3rVhuh9F_tLRZYFlZHOy_VsikeFLgG1JXPIVVlkNMFZ3DxSj_NQ-OrGYwnNMbAU3Kfd1ABnuCUBU9u8ym2W_wKGVhkoaOE26KblLc6iQG9O-tyqlxVlanYZpB9NRSs4-z/w640-h458/Screen+Shot+2020-12-23+at+9.30.42+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Lauren and Eddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761829833232522912noreply@blogger.com0