tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24722566448599226022024-03-17T21:01:57.989-06:00 The Grandparent ExperienceGramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.comBlogger936125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-66379987921411733272024-02-27T10:33:00.001-07:002024-02-29T10:42:01.175-07:00Another Birthday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday was my birthday. I celebrated all weekend. On Saturday our dear friends brought dinner and we played games.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjZjo5WlSeiGDGFRf8zgl6_9r48d3S5dnYuUyIV9p9aLBZqWX7McvUzhCSpXdPI1ljOaOhdva4yO3cxw88wb4mtY_YWpqa7RwBhoqRf3OOAbfe8aW_NsApeSCa97P1sdvC72PeBqP9ywBvcWas8Nwg3i5I6XplMAmfP3S9d2rEAz_shuXnHBWBA5L1BzzLL/s4000/20240225_144507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjo5WlSeiGDGFRf8zgl6_9r48d3S5dnYuUyIV9p9aLBZqWX7McvUzhCSpXdPI1ljOaOhdva4yO3cxw88wb4mtY_YWpqa7RwBhoqRf3OOAbfe8aW_NsApeSCa97P1sdvC72PeBqP9ywBvcWas8Nwg3i5I6XplMAmfP3S9d2rEAz_shuXnHBWBA5L1BzzLL/w480-h640/20240225_144507.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday these guys and their parents came for brunch. We played Bingo afterwards. Rylan won 2 of the 4 games. Nathan won 1 and I managed to win the blackout game with the big prize. Rylan is getting very good with his numbers and letters. He called the blackout game with very little help from his Dad. Not bad for a 4 year old.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwD5BKoRWT81RmUcbol2fKeX8tiJQW48VLUj9QxHYYeBkdGW8UkrN34Q7XTgRc3NVvug2771xBkVc6-slo9F1bt17YsJgZcBFznfLjVuvt0ZNRGgnY4O7Df0iTT1ACwmw7PJfkkTByhd9CEoknNi-hfsPgCE9H1oMpEBb2LEWEgg3rgYT8QSbMCl_Eh5D/s4000/20240225_132714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwD5BKoRWT81RmUcbol2fKeX8tiJQW48VLUj9QxHYYeBkdGW8UkrN34Q7XTgRc3NVvug2771xBkVc6-slo9F1bt17YsJgZcBFznfLjVuvt0ZNRGgnY4O7Df0iTT1ACwmw7PJfkkTByhd9CEoknNi-hfsPgCE9H1oMpEBb2LEWEgg3rgYT8QSbMCl_Eh5D/w480-h640/20240225_132714.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">They brought this beautiful and delicious cake.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday six of my friends came for coffee and we laughed, talked and laughed for four hours.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Great birthday spent with family and friends. That was the greatest gift. I told Nathan I couldn't really think of anything I wanted and the only thing I needed was a new mop!!</span></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-9195556808157440922024-02-06T10:26:00.001-07:002024-02-29T10:33:35.145-07:00Fifteen!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhUrMiU1W_zHCTEdmJwC3aoCF1cys82ihTWL7GvyssiWSAYIklhrr-5Vfko3MtNlyBfbhXhkV0RKCFz6kVNCjHedEFTqzEw1s-mmaea7Xvtyc7wW5zqCAIpza4ECjovDi3BvSUz2RO0UT0Irsrzg4gt4M6klPIzG3g8YtT1GPagTe01FI9Z2t1FhBUfZP/s4000/20240204_184208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhUrMiU1W_zHCTEdmJwC3aoCF1cys82ihTWL7GvyssiWSAYIklhrr-5Vfko3MtNlyBfbhXhkV0RKCFz6kVNCjHedEFTqzEw1s-mmaea7Xvtyc7wW5zqCAIpza4ECjovDi3BvSUz2RO0UT0Irsrzg4gt4M6klPIzG3g8YtT1GPagTe01FI9Z2t1FhBUfZP/w480-h640/20240204_184208.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Kaiden turned 15! The years have gone by so quickly. He has grown into a wonderful young man. He is kind (his younger brothers may not think so), he takes school seriously, loves basketball and track. It is difficult to think in 6 months he can get a learners permit. Even more difficult to think in 3 short years he will be graduating and starting his life as an adult. </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWhVJRMtH5zXlRAQ_aWGOtc2Vqw74kJQFneaIfedFahknM9I4eeD0eoJIT5dBUwrELAVRVH6gUBGjOG8Yyf7YNxBLV_IvnnY1XAA-a3qzbSOfoQfwO1N4Pw_bkAzqmZvW5IEL-5y9zTgFlzVPf7Co5LNKUSZ4nPkqGZEYI8Q4WeyzE63VU5TXecixw6Ym/s4000/20240205_124008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWhVJRMtH5zXlRAQ_aWGOtc2Vqw74kJQFneaIfedFahknM9I4eeD0eoJIT5dBUwrELAVRVH6gUBGjOG8Yyf7YNxBLV_IvnnY1XAA-a3qzbSOfoQfwO1N4Pw_bkAzqmZvW5IEL-5y9zTgFlzVPf7Co5LNKUSZ4nPkqGZEYI8Q4WeyzE63VU5TXecixw6Ym/w480-h640/20240205_124008.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When I asked him what he wanted to do for his birthday he said he wanted to come to our house for the day. I can't tell you how happy this made me - my heart was full of love. We played games and then took him to lunch. This is the dessert he wanted. A brownie sundae with ice cream, strawberries and chocolate sauce. He did share.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Love this kid.</span> </p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-13005677579002232732023-12-29T13:52:00.001-07:002024-01-03T13:58:45.262-07:00What's Going On Here?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD9j_gtqAz47-bCkbOsXk9NmEjM18UYIxF3ybaTNuR_PXjqNud1bW1vrG-G6Adl_-euHBgmOccHCrkFz1LR63hESi7QiEJHkOSIXYhBi7f0f_GMD9_SdIW-yxx7saK_RRFGsc7Ef-2X1hfBCvI6XsjvYfV4QHvbhtPylsYfO8PC4BA4y_pBTNxPLHmJ-S/s2130/Resized_20231223_180321_277445950085409.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="1919" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihD9j_gtqAz47-bCkbOsXk9NmEjM18UYIxF3ybaTNuR_PXjqNud1bW1vrG-G6Adl_-euHBgmOccHCrkFz1LR63hESi7QiEJHkOSIXYhBi7f0f_GMD9_SdIW-yxx7saK_RRFGsc7Ef-2X1hfBCvI6XsjvYfV4QHvbhtPylsYfO8PC4BA4y_pBTNxPLHmJ-S/w576-h640/Resized_20231223_180321_277445950085409.jpeg" width="576" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">I love the look on Rylan's face trying to figure out what these guys are doing.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-50591080832600634162023-12-25T18:30:00.001-07:002024-01-03T13:52:16.399-07:00Christmas Eve<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilvxjez_cONkNEMIUy014rJE4NneKUDUOjtXEg6j1icAOW1HyqhuguVMBS2lWTSM4KfEZmLMn6NI2y-g1YLFnt28I7Lc9qyaxXHlaLWDomIOXQ4z_Axh3qxINdzYSCUjKR8lCeV_ecMXp_BQbsPYtlLOHvhsbJ35UjF4wSbPVZEjkvVyqEtzFgKNGhGaK/s1920/Resized_20231224_181014_277302252104318.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="1920" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilvxjez_cONkNEMIUy014rJE4NneKUDUOjtXEg6j1icAOW1HyqhuguVMBS2lWTSM4KfEZmLMn6NI2y-g1YLFnt28I7Lc9qyaxXHlaLWDomIOXQ4z_Axh3qxINdzYSCUjKR8lCeV_ecMXp_BQbsPYtlLOHvhsbJ35UjF4wSbPVZEjkvVyqEtzFgKNGhGaK/w640-h602/Resized_20231224_181014_277302252104318.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Dressed for Christmas Eve Service - what a good looking family.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-27199308289322938292023-12-24T17:30:00.001-07:002024-01-03T13:49:37.816-07:00Rite of Passage<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrnF4gaCZnl0HDAGyC_BR4zrykDMS_hCo_fsnEeiKPlpCDqZ114AIF1xkjLwNFz_cpakoy5HR6lhrAz_sYSaMHdX6SsRghUBlTVqbfJv-3motDQIBVoooFThLl7K3LlyRu3xRpR4dtnJhszOsTacVCGUaueb1OYKj6gTlJcfEbQnuqmj3pGwKYTCXGfOd/s4000/20231224_174435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrnF4gaCZnl0HDAGyC_BR4zrykDMS_hCo_fsnEeiKPlpCDqZ114AIF1xkjLwNFz_cpakoy5HR6lhrAz_sYSaMHdX6SsRghUBlTVqbfJv-3motDQIBVoooFThLl7K3LlyRu3xRpR4dtnJhszOsTacVCGUaueb1OYKj6gTlJcfEbQnuqmj3pGwKYTCXGfOd/w480-h640/20231224_174435.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Nathan teaching Kaiden how to tie a tie. Trevin looking on.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-50442090410415314912023-12-20T14:24:00.001-07:002023-12-31T14:26:53.419-07:00Head Gear<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUb_BZcmEbQe_MAEXxWQ_9JM_YA_7uN2xUQb4nuKQZXSLk7LzyI8o3qgccqhrKNlJ4w_tJEzBgZ0lfmkJDeff5BHLwYCvRTmSe0ytfOKXXwi7hBv9vmmBD_WyDk7ArBSu7fJx9Dut_VjSAgiD3de7WYA1LICAr_mTgNKcQ3YLR8xkueNUh77RJ8Xca1Uv/s4000/20231218_174148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUb_BZcmEbQe_MAEXxWQ_9JM_YA_7uN2xUQb4nuKQZXSLk7LzyI8o3qgccqhrKNlJ4w_tJEzBgZ0lfmkJDeff5BHLwYCvRTmSe0ytfOKXXwi7hBv9vmmBD_WyDk7ArBSu7fJx9Dut_VjSAgiD3de7WYA1LICAr_mTgNKcQ3YLR8xkueNUh77RJ8Xca1Uv/w480-h640/20231218_174148.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">The boys still enjoy wearing all the Christmas hats, etc collected over the years.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-9719925912104621482023-12-18T14:16:00.001-07:002023-12-31T14:24:24.653-07:00Christmas Cookies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We did our annual Christmas cookie decorating. As usual the ratio of sprinkles to cookie was heavy on the sprinkle side. We had fun and cookies were carefully chosen to be eaten when we looked at the Christmas lights after dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhO5eCAvJ49q1a1BwKNvMNXctrfWtsbQI3r8TtDOh1tOTol9GQxopRTKsSgt0c9PPhz2KIT9dQnb2hbTRiPvNxTTPaKXSmy078ceNNp1dZ4j95YVAneNaYYlavDnS1SHz8NvjvAmXqTns8aiIagmvuRVDBHfksFYWjL5ROzO1FDL4Tm8SqTaaiyPPmsASOb/s4000/20231218_102355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5eCAvJ49q1a1BwKNvMNXctrfWtsbQI3r8TtDOh1tOTol9GQxopRTKsSgt0c9PPhz2KIT9dQnb2hbTRiPvNxTTPaKXSmy078ceNNp1dZ4j95YVAneNaYYlavDnS1SHz8NvjvAmXqTns8aiIagmvuRVDBHfksFYWjL5ROzO1FDL4Tm8SqTaaiyPPmsASOb/w480-h640/20231218_102355.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37rBrOM5H-Ivjw3BShRFKo6wGahg3FI6YWPg3rITziRgA7ALbjOApXy5JAyAD6XI_Lx6TQ9c9KDWh5fmzAap3KK6K3Mt6IdHkm6bgw9u4SeRpP9mwRrwXTdkGQKCuueGzz7EeCT-6y0d8t_7A1ah-IDgvmBc0PtUB48D0nJvNiOp2x3vJ4O7EpDFvCc96/s3452/20231218_102401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37rBrOM5H-Ivjw3BShRFKo6wGahg3FI6YWPg3rITziRgA7ALbjOApXy5JAyAD6XI_Lx6TQ9c9KDWh5fmzAap3KK6K3Mt6IdHkm6bgw9u4SeRpP9mwRrwXTdkGQKCuueGzz7EeCT-6y0d8t_7A1ah-IDgvmBc0PtUB48D0nJvNiOp2x3vJ4O7EpDFvCc96/w556-h640/20231218_102401.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlN7FO0mQI6rk3nZftoLFgm91O4u-93j45PavgoAyCNPusw-9lQ4UbTUGYAvBoCPmMvkqKfb4Nx6KO7CQcMOCNNvqXtZ25biDR_EUBU4Y1yx6zVrg8bra0OZn4o5Fp4q0qNFsaH8O4RQl1m26LfACXZgP_edLWhuRnK-iYMoLCGtUZu6EjbOui3SX_POf/s4000/20231218_104802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlN7FO0mQI6rk3nZftoLFgm91O4u-93j45PavgoAyCNPusw-9lQ4UbTUGYAvBoCPmMvkqKfb4Nx6KO7CQcMOCNNvqXtZ25biDR_EUBU4Y1yx6zVrg8bra0OZn4o5Fp4q0qNFsaH8O4RQl1m26LfACXZgP_edLWhuRnK-iYMoLCGtUZu6EjbOui3SX_POf/w480-h640/20231218_104802.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-53871176065040921862023-09-20T14:12:00.001-06:002023-12-31T14:16:25.312-07:00Seven<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX0Jfx7Nko6bnQ1f8M-dscXUs_M6pmtVyJgOjpbGXLZfaV8S_9i2hyU0BwNY2wkHis7WM9RVgk0VVQDPZ1vqaYXAwF02_ovF3K2RMitmCmIBgX1xDKuZjv_ufmQzMaPFprSzgWKz-eVTuo6dECMTyWJaETM5_gW-Y3ETKEesouJyd4th_lAWgRgyEQcAl/s4000/20230920_175842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX0Jfx7Nko6bnQ1f8M-dscXUs_M6pmtVyJgOjpbGXLZfaV8S_9i2hyU0BwNY2wkHis7WM9RVgk0VVQDPZ1vqaYXAwF02_ovF3K2RMitmCmIBgX1xDKuZjv_ufmQzMaPFprSzgWKz-eVTuo6dECMTyWJaETM5_gW-Y3ETKEesouJyd4th_lAWgRgyEQcAl/w480-h640/20230920_175842.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Gavin is seven today. His birthday present request - a doughnut maker.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-58844126822659978372023-09-11T13:42:00.001-06:002023-12-31T14:11:47.840-07:00Thomas the Train<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took Gavin and Rylan to the Railroad Museum on Thomas the Train Day for their birthday. </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/AVvXsEiasaHoRsx-1YEAN_gqMQbf6IxdjXWrgRCuSNUBQ8PSnVpd2UmJj-MREg1LlkeTQg1ql1o2E6PqLCTNJpOVFBl4CoSLkLWIW4GoPvdwJZr1G5uKytwudi_LdrK0TjX_wFoErj4FEOaI3hZ5BiUkej31VMsFovJIN7Yimr5RZuEQyoydDRScYQfSCF-GqEgS/s4000/20230910_131419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasaHoRsx-1YEAN_gqMQbf6IxdjXWrgRCuSNUBQ8PSnVpd2UmJj-MREg1LlkeTQg1ql1o2E6PqLCTNJpOVFBl4CoSLkLWIW4GoPvdwJZr1G5uKytwudi_LdrK0TjX_wFoErj4FEOaI3hZ5BiUkej31VMsFovJIN7Yimr5RZuEQyoydDRScYQfSCF-GqEgS/w480-h640/20230910_131419.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">We looked at the model train exhibits and were able to into several train cars to look around. This engine they are standing in front of is an actual engine their great grandfather operated when he worked for Rio Grande.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn_UB1X6KaavPkwla0anyGo20RROkjhqSB3WFSNELESBYq4iOXuFe-N8meUIcVpz7dG6ZK_saYanPMdfb3bP0SAjRNwnZDe19nhd5HKW2Yr1jhenW-gTqhTLAIPUvTiqrvkOxo8uHWSwx7c_0PlInLxwtLDeCbcIASMienaD_YFUk5xMFeW4obVgyXu4c/s4000/20230910_145556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn_UB1X6KaavPkwla0anyGo20RROkjhqSB3WFSNELESBYq4iOXuFe-N8meUIcVpz7dG6ZK_saYanPMdfb3bP0SAjRNwnZDe19nhd5HKW2Yr1jhenW-gTqhTLAIPUvTiqrvkOxo8uHWSwx7c_0PlInLxwtLDeCbcIASMienaD_YFUk5xMFeW4obVgyXu4c/w480-h640/20230910_145556.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">I think the highlight was the actual train ride around the grounds pulled by none other than...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYdcPUKYrWt1KiK-fKBEyquXFXau7KVFmVHUG_BZf0I9Kn2cMy8qL_JqEWOYu4HUwS2Z6n_N3WNfcLhgwdFJu8znZscYSb-7ipFJ82f4DzCck8an4S_FyJ_9cpPKi7yauAx6Cp6KCYlU5QYbqh__GUKJbGisCFWqoVOecsUov2GTtajZ60BFYz-5fb9M9/s4000/20230910_154610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYdcPUKYrWt1KiK-fKBEyquXFXau7KVFmVHUG_BZf0I9Kn2cMy8qL_JqEWOYu4HUwS2Z6n_N3WNfcLhgwdFJu8znZscYSb-7ipFJ82f4DzCck8an4S_FyJ_9cpPKi7yauAx6Cp6KCYlU5QYbqh__GUKJbGisCFWqoVOecsUov2GTtajZ60BFYz-5fb9M9/w640-h480/20230910_154610.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Thomas himself!</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-26794641058612143292023-08-31T21:02:00.001-06:002023-09-02T06:05:23.875-06:00Four!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEXW2JrHf7zzSOwTWkJW9TUzTy6vAPXAzzTtB5SMEHxcEGMVPinBDyb1ioZTIK5gFDWtN00ot653aEOaY1FGg1p11rlourRt11PRVPx31f4BphabSN7BlB_mazdY0E7IC-WS2PAkdUJuVB4ni7sBL98w5u84OU74cTCZSYA9ull6tmvhP5fdONkluvgnX/s4000/20230831_185555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEXW2JrHf7zzSOwTWkJW9TUzTy6vAPXAzzTtB5SMEHxcEGMVPinBDyb1ioZTIK5gFDWtN00ot653aEOaY1FGg1p11rlourRt11PRVPx31f4BphabSN7BlB_mazdY0E7IC-WS2PAkdUJuVB4ni7sBL98w5u84OU74cTCZSYA9ull6tmvhP5fdONkluvgnX/w480-h640/20230831_185555.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Rylan turned four. He loved his Super Mario cake giving it two thumbs up.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwboEEk975JwSDI6VKiOA20GgjGFoX_VeIob70EQBiQM5rcc0Oz3MnGmuGf4BNqcB06_ux1HRSx92UJ2dvKxRK4YxyXpYFFqKrhUZMETEwY1Se6NAnmzUdia1iIYVhPaqM-HgxMoCetyHynl2j9-7yfhXcdIkzWFX5ADeSOS7VOrptYwj-ArqHhKY81clB/s4000/20230831_193221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwboEEk975JwSDI6VKiOA20GgjGFoX_VeIob70EQBiQM5rcc0Oz3MnGmuGf4BNqcB06_ux1HRSx92UJ2dvKxRK4YxyXpYFFqKrhUZMETEwY1Se6NAnmzUdia1iIYVhPaqM-HgxMoCetyHynl2j9-7yfhXcdIkzWFX5ADeSOS7VOrptYwj-ArqHhKY81clB/w480-h640/20230831_193221.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We gave him a projector that rotates and shows pictures on the ceiling. There is a dome with dinosaurs and one with astronauts and planets. I think the adults has as much fun trying it out as did the kids. We will be doing an outing for his birthday next week.</span></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-40333737200880559092023-08-23T21:23:00.001-06:002023-08-23T21:23:39.855-06:00Preschool<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mr8zXgnz38Gw0aa9rqOzU9cesfsZccRu9xOK8sXuIP4Sej9Fu4wd4hkO6gB4b1F_52TYA4BEwXJqe3OPNiVy8hd8zmXKHyR5muvwzIMWjrEmY1cBEuiX88XBtGSlgLC2ImxN6_npulrYWA9QkypaV2CL6XaaDtYD4zI2KzARrixG2GAFwVBY9Qm1p1Gr/s2107/Resized_20230823_070120.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2107" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mr8zXgnz38Gw0aa9rqOzU9cesfsZccRu9xOK8sXuIP4Sej9Fu4wd4hkO6gB4b1F_52TYA4BEwXJqe3OPNiVy8hd8zmXKHyR5muvwzIMWjrEmY1cBEuiX88XBtGSlgLC2ImxN6_npulrYWA9QkypaV2CL6XaaDtYD4zI2KzARrixG2GAFwVBY9Qm1p1Gr/w584-h640/Resized_20230823_070120.jpeg" width="584" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;">Today was Rylan's first day of Preschool. He is all ready to go as soon as the bus comes.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rJWQQU-ZewUe4RExO61vZDJb2-7fNwsDj6Jq5L_REuAhaXs8aJX2S4V4oMSShixmwLUS3tbXKrrDL53SwtxAGDAR5jn813RB5NNURkEVvCJo24RPdyzCt-6cZSb9Lu6IgdxsQ4P1urvZ_FKVAFUWrhadLDLdsLdmmIoEyC7i7akTnQQvxtBKpYyvBBx2/s2560/Resized_20230823_070427.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rJWQQU-ZewUe4RExO61vZDJb2-7fNwsDj6Jq5L_REuAhaXs8aJX2S4V4oMSShixmwLUS3tbXKrrDL53SwtxAGDAR5jn813RB5NNURkEVvCJo24RPdyzCt-6cZSb9Lu6IgdxsQ4P1urvZ_FKVAFUWrhadLDLdsLdmmIoEyC7i7akTnQQvxtBKpYyvBBx2/w480-h640/Resized_20230823_070427.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;">The first big step of the day. Nathan said he was not scared and gave them a thumbs up when the bus pulled away.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0Io4Z7HkZLynDcidywAAEFP9WOqvRzA7GVA47c5QhZQ6OKwK9tjMmc5L22dLzWUTLwXN32J0iBJf-0UNrP43IfFiV9-VgGz-J0i-q0v7QMp16-586Mqke2B8BgdJcnXKXlDCrd6ltW5gg4W4h2_I6g9BwoUa3fJuAfoJRHILL60QsopV8dJm1xyKO_yz/s1200/Resized_Resized_20230823_110209_239873512063438.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0Io4Z7HkZLynDcidywAAEFP9WOqvRzA7GVA47c5QhZQ6OKwK9tjMmc5L22dLzWUTLwXN32J0iBJf-0UNrP43IfFiV9-VgGz-J0i-q0v7QMp16-586Mqke2B8BgdJcnXKXlDCrd6ltW5gg4W4h2_I6g9BwoUa3fJuAfoJRHILL60QsopV8dJm1xyKO_yz/w480-h640/Resized_Resized_20230823_110209_239873512063438.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">He said he had a good day.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-1370299583930802962023-08-10T20:50:00.001-06:002023-08-10T20:50:10.089-06:00First Day of School<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw6mDw9SbCHa_7YtWzctOwKWcCakVuIICnLJWCSS2a0tG-4my5XmHfazZ0EYBpS7kXkaisBaAGFIfSvfag5LgDgx1SWnoRITGjdA7SuP2p40l8EzzEkZaqX93Uz-kh2O8K-jV0YeDGtL5l_4jdzAovLFCl9CEOQo6pV5O2GNNt4E4aSKYWrqBvPzBb1jq/s2560/Resized_20230810_073713.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw6mDw9SbCHa_7YtWzctOwKWcCakVuIICnLJWCSS2a0tG-4my5XmHfazZ0EYBpS7kXkaisBaAGFIfSvfag5LgDgx1SWnoRITGjdA7SuP2p40l8EzzEkZaqX93Uz-kh2O8K-jV0YeDGtL5l_4jdzAovLFCl9CEOQo6pV5O2GNNt4E4aSKYWrqBvPzBb1jq/w480-h640/Resized_20230810_073713.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Off to Middle School and High School</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XqfncCZ3JlTYopKVUrW6GE8FfwT9P044NL4TZu2VlLmiH3pN4Mm4pBtrSPtFGzpWXshfoChUgzwprkhKWwubd9JYdBGE90srZnSuDrvkvC5BAD2cxlm7CyCkUNiP2G2_gZed699dhUkwKBKJQXMvClArWOsUgFntO_M0MEAi_NDXNrg7n3fiwdtC77tn/s2560/Resized_20230810_065953.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XqfncCZ3JlTYopKVUrW6GE8FfwT9P044NL4TZu2VlLmiH3pN4Mm4pBtrSPtFGzpWXshfoChUgzwprkhKWwubd9JYdBGE90srZnSuDrvkvC5BAD2cxlm7CyCkUNiP2G2_gZed699dhUkwKBKJQXMvClArWOsUgFntO_M0MEAi_NDXNrg7n3fiwdtC77tn/w480-h640/Resized_20230810_065953.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Off to Second Grade</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPYewgcUgpZBr3mPLGy47dUv_6yF6FnmGhUeulmlgQMZtNwEmqnza6dS62ODcJGcByXljnCjJLT6XeAMFOIr_5Nq5VMdLV2jeNYDjqA42zV2rCOquW2tX-pEs0xq8lgqbcF1vX2u5kmEGuzvvvwepH49TU8rRo71w8PSz3NG6fFZsWScXKi6r6Wva5_Y-/s2560/Resized_20230810_073743.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPYewgcUgpZBr3mPLGy47dUv_6yF6FnmGhUeulmlgQMZtNwEmqnza6dS62ODcJGcByXljnCjJLT6XeAMFOIr_5Nq5VMdLV2jeNYDjqA42zV2rCOquW2tX-pEs0xq8lgqbcF1vX2u5kmEGuzvvvwepH49TU8rRo71w8PSz3NG6fFZsWScXKi6r6Wva5_Y-/w480-h640/Resized_20230810_073743.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Not going to school yet, but wanted his picture taken. </span></div><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-5390751483452080072023-07-21T16:24:00.004-06:002023-07-21T16:24:38.478-06:00Chalk Festival<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The boys came over a few weeks ago so we could attend the Chalk Art Festival and concert at the park. It rained and rained and rained that day. The boys had fun playing in the rain when it wasn't coming down hard or when there was lighting. They ran and jumped to see who could jump furthest, run the fasted, etc. Kaiden and Trevin made up their own version of Frisbee Golf. Gavin and Rylan sailed boats down the gutter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eXx9nnnWwjr7vtrFIg9M3U-a9hUp_YpO8Msv_nyBWfxBf4V5RbGBOUVEkQ9jyp_cItCjnjgKHAByXePf6Bh93yrAgEqqnFbi7j2crTbFZsQxOiXZBxD-Yv6zGrNoJyZusEGSLxm5_wncY41YN20FJqzChnKfCIx9pHudtnBzM96WnPO9ibg9ivsNJfQi/s4000/20230629_164507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eXx9nnnWwjr7vtrFIg9M3U-a9hUp_YpO8Msv_nyBWfxBf4V5RbGBOUVEkQ9jyp_cItCjnjgKHAByXePf6Bh93yrAgEqqnFbi7j2crTbFZsQxOiXZBxD-Yv6zGrNoJyZusEGSLxm5_wncY41YN20FJqzChnKfCIx9pHudtnBzM96WnPO9ibg9ivsNJfQi/w480-h640/20230629_164507.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">We did go to the park with our picnic but wasn't even through eating when they cleared the park due to lighting.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The boys spent the night and after breakfast we decided to have our own chalk festival in the driveway. It wasn't too long before the rains came and washed it all away.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq6sjI3pFNOOS916a6TF7IcXzrCUDCqeWTsP-ZA-CD1Qm0X_d8XjPF6QppYdpER42lT3QNqe8t0RV-mXsBEWv6NA9DifoIFQ9v3qOuRkbbx0IWr_5X5MOvzaFa_SjoOnk-AghHqKZ2JNI2h7qMXjIvMiXE1crBAoXvGtDMtfdEP9MgBNZCcXm6vfoIiG6/s4000/20230701_105616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq6sjI3pFNOOS916a6TF7IcXzrCUDCqeWTsP-ZA-CD1Qm0X_d8XjPF6QppYdpER42lT3QNqe8t0RV-mXsBEWv6NA9DifoIFQ9v3qOuRkbbx0IWr_5X5MOvzaFa_SjoOnk-AghHqKZ2JNI2h7qMXjIvMiXE1crBAoXvGtDMtfdEP9MgBNZCcXm6vfoIiG6/w480-h640/20230701_105616.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2jt4rNP_wEEJQpumGVV-YH7wGGidlq7yRDhjvHTISwbOVEQuLd1dStyDdPr0HqBA79RXe0F6rRZtCvmVOcELHy0agntnGZqeobqwp2hPoMKnOD4QiR2pdjYUdgFx_CQlqA6BX0-03Iymm0ijS_A5TrW_UIWvkeG8uUh8W6nEDfOAgqfpnjJKqbMhJ4nj/s4000/20230701_105625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2jt4rNP_wEEJQpumGVV-YH7wGGidlq7yRDhjvHTISwbOVEQuLd1dStyDdPr0HqBA79RXe0F6rRZtCvmVOcELHy0agntnGZqeobqwp2hPoMKnOD4QiR2pdjYUdgFx_CQlqA6BX0-03Iymm0ijS_A5TrW_UIWvkeG8uUh8W6nEDfOAgqfpnjJKqbMhJ4nj/w480-h640/20230701_105625.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">So we took it into the garage and they were able to draw houses and playgrounds. We decided the squiggly lines Rylan drew were what was left of the houses and playgrounds after a tornado.</span><p></p><p><br /></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-60722490463774321422023-07-13T09:37:00.002-06:002023-07-13T09:37:41.675-06:00Flag Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This year for flag day we hung up our brand new flag to replace the old faded one. We said the Pledge of Allegiance. I am so happy the boys have been taught the Pledge. We went over flag facts. I was surprised how many they remembered from past years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We then decorated cupcakes in red, white and blue for dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhV31CwdluNr31eoMRvDNO_AxvZDKWiGDAcZjuBDKn47RFs2cSTwwXkabtUOIRVSJyrdRsUjWCrazSf27IDX7zVMwje6F1T53wcoAbUXEsJnX_U-HgllfMgKlULMNMS5YdkxfunC7y7uJOET6GHAEbpjG-hijSNTU9xgdPgWeF4t3__tZKFuQqYMm4S6mFJ/s4000/20230614_140650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV31CwdluNr31eoMRvDNO_AxvZDKWiGDAcZjuBDKn47RFs2cSTwwXkabtUOIRVSJyrdRsUjWCrazSf27IDX7zVMwje6F1T53wcoAbUXEsJnX_U-HgllfMgKlULMNMS5YdkxfunC7y7uJOET6GHAEbpjG-hijSNTU9xgdPgWeF4t3__tZKFuQqYMm4S6mFJ/w480-h640/20230614_140650.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgtO5ETK57SORONEekbiDvyw-xfRI47tuzuBTqtX05y9kzEMkpCtgSpgwk9I83WQFi5YQmk06Vioi2BPvrRLU6OWN0nu0oZ8shMTWFJ3L0YjhNqmYzr8F5vdj3aDm_rV8YEEHXpfhEajJf2bF_IaflDQyl44kVWlzeD_PNpuWpPsP7GVWt9jSa-1eDhS1/s4000/20230614_140656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgtO5ETK57SORONEekbiDvyw-xfRI47tuzuBTqtX05y9kzEMkpCtgSpgwk9I83WQFi5YQmk06Vioi2BPvrRLU6OWN0nu0oZ8shMTWFJ3L0YjhNqmYzr8F5vdj3aDm_rV8YEEHXpfhEajJf2bF_IaflDQyl44kVWlzeD_PNpuWpPsP7GVWt9jSa-1eDhS1/w480-h640/20230614_140656.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcHRJaSR5tQGpBVMFJyBWMUKV5n1cWwHdWRFOHIMKM22samkt587oumcZM2xUuFgwwKoNWK7fcJumFDJGVTWBSF_X4Ykhr5Vx7aR0aCwkHgR4lQ0eE6khXLaNdsq92GUG2wwEcgAODgZVg7Qa7rltT8mc6oQquBiuWfRcAgsSFmVGm9nMaVqjv50T8m0h/s4000/20230614_141758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcHRJaSR5tQGpBVMFJyBWMUKV5n1cWwHdWRFOHIMKM22samkt587oumcZM2xUuFgwwKoNWK7fcJumFDJGVTWBSF_X4Ykhr5Vx7aR0aCwkHgR4lQ0eE6khXLaNdsq92GUG2wwEcgAODgZVg7Qa7rltT8mc6oQquBiuWfRcAgsSFmVGm9nMaVqjv50T8m0h/w480-h640/20230614_141758.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Quite a few sprinkles were used along with good amounts of strawberries and blueberries.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-44025494457124945242023-06-10T15:09:00.010-06:002023-06-12T22:40:12.226-06:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45YGYlgOeNsrhO03ou5mr9AKfLZmIJPAljnpNuXJP_9DLiEMbsG8vqu7N5z9bAQJpvlv7XAeRcqKdKABIy8qkp9DYCx7hDlf-hvuiNbVUwZM1TgHfvVePgMGNueVtUvQJbagePszoZVjXpvP_pu-nWYdEfpEgWiGrcaS_EFfbngCcJtpark9SKtvw6w/s3260/20230601_140153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3260" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45YGYlgOeNsrhO03ou5mr9AKfLZmIJPAljnpNuXJP_9DLiEMbsG8vqu7N5z9bAQJpvlv7XAeRcqKdKABIy8qkp9DYCx7hDlf-hvuiNbVUwZM1TgHfvVePgMGNueVtUvQJbagePszoZVjXpvP_pu-nWYdEfpEgWiGrcaS_EFfbngCcJtpark9SKtvw6w/w588-h640/20230601_140153.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Last week we took the boys to the Museum of Natural and Science to see the special exhibit on Bugs. As always, the museum did a great job - it was informative and had several interactive components which they enjoyed.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">I am so glad the boys enjoy the Museum as much as I do.</span></div>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-18054286741524052472023-06-08T06:03:00.001-06:002023-06-08T06:03:13.924-06:00Continuation<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the end of May, Kaiden and Trevin both had Continuation ceremonies. Kaiden will be in High School and Trevin will be in Middle School next year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhXdQHs5umhzVa3DyNsJ7SBvvOccj7O0Mew68ietrKWr2nd_pRuBYUBzhI9CfkzWD-Gz4gYR43PfxDp3KPYXU0itZvoLa35_Qgi2ExDXJ-GoS62m91L4fZQnBIv7LxOkgPr0vQgcOfQj2Bxj2e0I8QNOexgwWDNFzjFX7ea8L0B4MzkNVx8_UFnbjLTfA/s1996/Resized_20230524_114428_207166284465553.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="1678" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdQHs5umhzVa3DyNsJ7SBvvOccj7O0Mew68ietrKWr2nd_pRuBYUBzhI9CfkzWD-Gz4gYR43PfxDp3KPYXU0itZvoLa35_Qgi2ExDXJ-GoS62m91L4fZQnBIv7LxOkgPr0vQgcOfQj2Bxj2e0I8QNOexgwWDNFzjFX7ea8L0B4MzkNVx8_UFnbjLTfA/w538-h640/Resized_20230524_114428_207166284465553.jpeg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPRn2c62ArAfXVfaw6kD5vstKAsB8SDJhVMlm_D0uzdSS9-CS7zVA4PpLEpqc1gA942MlhGv7OJ7whGBgn0RfdOcPY1BfIGt7to1TUt3q3hRRsqzu8j0iKLpuA_PsqerSEq96DWMnKvX09x-JEBj_7-MKjkz4fH9tLgczvRZSBn1icYDc7ar0E7RkYw/s2147/Resized_20230524_141837_207276536604990.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPRn2c62ArAfXVfaw6kD5vstKAsB8SDJhVMlm_D0uzdSS9-CS7zVA4PpLEpqc1gA942MlhGv7OJ7whGBgn0RfdOcPY1BfIGt7to1TUt3q3hRRsqzu8j0iKLpuA_PsqerSEq96DWMnKvX09x-JEBj_7-MKjkz4fH9tLgczvRZSBn1icYDc7ar0E7RkYw/w572-h640/Resized_20230524_141837_207276536604990.jpeg" width="572" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't think the boys would want flower bouquets, so I made them candy bouquets. Probably not the best choice for the boys - one with diabetes and one with braces. 😀</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m5SOdzfvEVp4KHTfeW1wmHc_hKrB17O5TIBNcgLJ5BmfU1PHsusTgpR7Zz2S-LKS7ALXosUjHMZ_bb0XFt6QiIqYCCWnHJFfOTD3Z9GUe6o8E0X7AjAzNVAZOsafgft_XuQ6xohVkRkXfnzO3IldoF93eOo8FzDF3b-ZTCTOnhV5DfvSnIZrrRH95A/s1948/Resized_20230524_144454_207276023084625(1)%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2m5SOdzfvEVp4KHTfeW1wmHc_hKrB17O5TIBNcgLJ5BmfU1PHsusTgpR7Zz2S-LKS7ALXosUjHMZ_bb0XFt6QiIqYCCWnHJFfOTD3Z9GUe6o8E0X7AjAzNVAZOsafgft_XuQ6xohVkRkXfnzO3IldoF93eOo8FzDF3b-ZTCTOnhV5DfvSnIZrrRH95A/w630-h640/Resized_20230524_144454_207276023084625(1)%20(1).jpeg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today was Trevin's and Gavin's Field Day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgZG-jzsLjj43FZ3VN01nQogu_XGOke6H76gCbpBiiEPp9-91sQ9N2e52o5pmeiCyVn1j5s6c3ahtCobwwaUMAGu1F8lWFBW-JUB8lsGofnJIcWbRszqVeImH8sJBJ9tkivtssk8Jn4CVqO7QbCo0dA6zTUzVaFAbkoxTDJuUWBJv2O8Lq-F8ImAVpixA/s4000/20230523_105747%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZG-jzsLjj43FZ3VN01nQogu_XGOke6H76gCbpBiiEPp9-91sQ9N2e52o5pmeiCyVn1j5s6c3ahtCobwwaUMAGu1F8lWFBW-JUB8lsGofnJIcWbRszqVeImH8sJBJ9tkivtssk8Jn4CVqO7QbCo0dA6zTUzVaFAbkoxTDJuUWBJv2O8Lq-F8ImAVpixA/w360-h640/20230523_105747%20(1).jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-80953013328374454542023-05-17T14:43:00.000-06:002023-05-17T14:43:00.162-06:00How Far Can I Throw This?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is something about kids (especially boys) being around water. They always want to find something to throw in either to see how big a splash they can make, how far something will float downstream or how far from shore they can throw something.</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/AVvXsEgOVQmt8V-G0J97gRtN8DonTtAsB-6h4p9mHqtBahE9fxqjxUOLKqDBsc1NR0tIzd_Dyd3mLEj02FwtsH7zSLiO9pcscJx1-q_zKU0QQp6XjIa-W193LzIqrsPkzZAn1ly4bVUx30XZEYL8Toak7ij1yVQuCfE_xPEizYl1PSw5XAR9MVemwGbEUUBqJw/s4000/20230501_152838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVQmt8V-G0J97gRtN8DonTtAsB-6h4p9mHqtBahE9fxqjxUOLKqDBsc1NR0tIzd_Dyd3mLEj02FwtsH7zSLiO9pcscJx1-q_zKU0QQp6XjIa-W193LzIqrsPkzZAn1ly4bVUx30XZEYL8Toak7ij1yVQuCfE_xPEizYl1PSw5XAR9MVemwGbEUUBqJw/w480-h640/20230501_152838.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just look at how happy these boys are. They found sticks and were having contests to see how far they could throw them.</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/AVvXsEh-BKfNZOepL3v25yKq3s4Z90FJSkWW6u9TY-TimvuBldUtCYA28Pd_Dc7hEu6etUNrsfWf8ar-zRJBQlTX6n00GdBIm-K-WRLfUQ_tMMxBAPSpBr-Ex5vkHbVd7y5CFZOEmcdV86Weu0Tj02kU0ZNvZ-9R3QJX8aNPeQrMvL3JazJ-J0v-oSWFmxGbEg/s4000/20230501_152840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BKfNZOepL3v25yKq3s4Z90FJSkWW6u9TY-TimvuBldUtCYA28Pd_Dc7hEu6etUNrsfWf8ar-zRJBQlTX6n00GdBIm-K-WRLfUQ_tMMxBAPSpBr-Ex5vkHbVd7y5CFZOEmcdV86Weu0Tj02kU0ZNvZ-9R3QJX8aNPeQrMvL3JazJ-J0v-oSWFmxGbEg/w480-h640/20230501_152840.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">That is some form there Gavin.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-34176564822883629532023-05-15T13:26:00.001-06:002023-05-15T13:26:00.176-06:00Trevin's Track Meet<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The boy's school district has a track meet for the 5th graders in the spring. Kaiden missed out on this event because of Covid. Last week we went to see Trevin. He won second place ribbons in the high jump and long jump and first place ribbons in his running events.</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/AVvXsEjuljqaY0P1VmFaX4Du4cZlVKrokmyFdBn1tFjZyv1DxIpSC_MtbjmCqBV914nP91haHBcjN4KfAOdRVs0hahhUJYurGQB9EwrQj3eFWjPZfWHWzkuaHJVEjMhLfXeTpgBYhCnlCbPJJLvRXjrENaohLOnXwWg1aEhFKehyBuYx0pSi4EvCdffCEqmuKA/s2711/20230505_131219(0).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="2657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuljqaY0P1VmFaX4Du4cZlVKrokmyFdBn1tFjZyv1DxIpSC_MtbjmCqBV914nP91haHBcjN4KfAOdRVs0hahhUJYurGQB9EwrQj3eFWjPZfWHWzkuaHJVEjMhLfXeTpgBYhCnlCbPJJLvRXjrENaohLOnXwWg1aEhFKehyBuYx0pSi4EvCdffCEqmuKA/w628-h640/20230505_131219(0).jpg" width="628" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Photo finish in the 100. Love the look of determination on his face.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyEmwmT_kxjCxuAqKhjIhPCmtbuZY5K6sBV9V-5goRv7djOY_Rxz2z5z6GmHY4L2hqPPp_3veYPqWFTK2LONQA31zES4QQTugs68z2ssbvmDTEV22t9_O2v-JWGQOJT19_kcSZ2z5lR5ueIkjoGRg4_gaeVJBrnSNf3dyFCyKRnLRGcJS5r-agEoTUw/s3224/20230505_140238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyEmwmT_kxjCxuAqKhjIhPCmtbuZY5K6sBV9V-5goRv7djOY_Rxz2z5z6GmHY4L2hqPPp_3veYPqWFTK2LONQA31zES4QQTugs68z2ssbvmDTEV22t9_O2v-JWGQOJT19_kcSZ2z5lR5ueIkjoGRg4_gaeVJBrnSNf3dyFCyKRnLRGcJS5r-agEoTUw/w596-h640/20230505_140238.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">With his friend after they won the 4 x 1 relay race.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUjDk809JJcbHSuzUfc11J8DuQcezI2Li-lJbw75A4MujNdaPrTzLYMExA7XNAOty08-qeY-23TsQvt5-xwOnV938Gy1KbEpvLmtVCTiGnI-EXEhqJE5ze-Jl9KxdstC5sLo7o3PmLbRgumjMGitXuYS3LpvkSNLQqX-go__CGYJ4UUMJ26FBwnCqqQ/s3584/20230505_132518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUjDk809JJcbHSuzUfc11J8DuQcezI2Li-lJbw75A4MujNdaPrTzLYMExA7XNAOty08-qeY-23TsQvt5-xwOnV938Gy1KbEpvLmtVCTiGnI-EXEhqJE5ze-Jl9KxdstC5sLo7o3PmLbRgumjMGitXuYS3LpvkSNLQqX-go__CGYJ4UUMJ26FBwnCqqQ/w536-h640/20230505_132518.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">They had an orange ribbon stretched across the finish line for the winner to break through. Rylan set on Tito's lap and "helped" by holding the end. The judge would tell him what a good job he was doing when he would walk over to retrieve the end after each race. At the end he gave Rylan a ribbon for his help.</span></div>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-11856390895954300912023-05-13T09:39:00.001-06:002023-05-13T09:39:00.144-06:00Yardwork<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We decided to do some changes to the backyard. I don't have the time, energy or motivation to keep the rock garden looking nice all the time. We are pulling out some of the plants and mulch and putting in sod. It won't increase our water usage since we already water these areas. I knew I would need some help so I asked the boys to work with me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8RSkDmU2EYYBdmFfyhfpqKufpk4PIChdF-FfGpEtDuro9k5c7-J7jWfiBcbv38nynvGoO7p3u0hpW_-bVocwAET2w5JAwrlNwXGQ6bijMQSlaCD-vZ4EPt_dfAliOGeFfQV7J78qHNMbTyycKhXanq-uN8UiSaox74qm3hu8bOj_Dgr-lAcXkgKLuQ/s4000/20230417_111149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8RSkDmU2EYYBdmFfyhfpqKufpk4PIChdF-FfGpEtDuro9k5c7-J7jWfiBcbv38nynvGoO7p3u0hpW_-bVocwAET2w5JAwrlNwXGQ6bijMQSlaCD-vZ4EPt_dfAliOGeFfQV7J78qHNMbTyycKhXanq-uN8UiSaox74qm3hu8bOj_Dgr-lAcXkgKLuQ/w480-h640/20230417_111149.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Gavin and Kaiden have been coming over and helping move rock and transplant some of the plants to other areas in the yard.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62E-JriIba9Ur8n8pOSa93_NfNwdlWyDEuNlLRC47NR80uFJOQLTWQ1ZPPQhCtCCbJU1t4EM6SG8XVf5jEAgYfZfCBy3OoHy5V3OAd7mtcl1eawEIXuDUDK-8MyTPeOC5AED-3ll6lOuJL88erYK7Wnc1eg6vG1pI371V_av_BWppwNIeVJINaioTuQ/s4000/20230423_141324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62E-JriIba9Ur8n8pOSa93_NfNwdlWyDEuNlLRC47NR80uFJOQLTWQ1ZPPQhCtCCbJU1t4EM6SG8XVf5jEAgYfZfCBy3OoHy5V3OAd7mtcl1eawEIXuDUDK-8MyTPeOC5AED-3ll6lOuJL88erYK7Wnc1eg6vG1pI371V_av_BWppwNIeVJINaioTuQ/w480-h640/20230423_141324.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">This was quite the project to move all this flagstone. It will be used in other areas of the yard later on.</span><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwSYwV2KF3Auj76x4VVSKg0lMLE0MDDEWkBBg1F004rRMGBw7NxIgay3v0BercoC-PXON7nhriApXS9Kr-6_N8zvisf-A1eH5moxf-MlzcYjhUcWREv2MCRnlJvOPBEKLPFIav5PV5JsRmrhJwF6mB1w0N36P2GtlB1JC3V9aS3eqaCGjQvcH1mxUdA/s4000/20230417_110733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwSYwV2KF3Auj76x4VVSKg0lMLE0MDDEWkBBg1F004rRMGBw7NxIgay3v0BercoC-PXON7nhriApXS9Kr-6_N8zvisf-A1eH5moxf-MlzcYjhUcWREv2MCRnlJvOPBEKLPFIav5PV5JsRmrhJwF6mB1w0N36P2GtlB1JC3V9aS3eqaCGjQvcH1mxUdA/w480-h640/20230417_110733.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We found lots of earthworms and Gavin moved several to the vegetable garden for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-12217877151920905432023-05-11T22:00:00.001-06:002023-05-11T22:00:00.196-06:00Trevin is Eleven<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Trevin turned eleven today. He had his birthday party last Saturday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEin42hdQAHhRnnKc_h44WWeNvNd93PpTBsxm_653Pt0of_hS2FKXUeFkwvJwCwnjrC6bTTV6iGXA-U7zp7lBpl3vXLwiU3_vorNgT-fGWMwh_0QgP11OhfZN-5Rd6ZhkA08NgmCLGJ-EMMn6bp15MJkjjfEb0uLrUQLUoIGvu5dn9q4W6-8tPT37wF_xA/s2560/Resized_20230507_152903_863343533642841.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin42hdQAHhRnnKc_h44WWeNvNd93PpTBsxm_653Pt0of_hS2FKXUeFkwvJwCwnjrC6bTTV6iGXA-U7zp7lBpl3vXLwiU3_vorNgT-fGWMwh_0QgP11OhfZN-5Rd6ZhkA08NgmCLGJ-EMMn6bp15MJkjjfEb0uLrUQLUoIGvu5dn9q4W6-8tPT37wF_xA/w480-h640/Resized_20230507_152903_863343533642841.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Surrounded by his friends trying on a new hat. He loves hats like this and wears them all the time.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbMk-HimtvnqJdDfen7VX5FnDy46zfVXcwtDAtO1qSqCSTAi-C-j3wowFPpynd5nCylgvI0xUllia46zaP1t9LjuB-PxhLytJaZjC24A7jlReCN5kuITnwzBO5zG9qVAfnYSSvd8jBius6CNMhAm9q8_fiFmgWKzhdyxA9E3uFfTQ7SRbah_GmKVNdw/s2560/Resized_20230511_192954_877569925841946.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbMk-HimtvnqJdDfen7VX5FnDy46zfVXcwtDAtO1qSqCSTAi-C-j3wowFPpynd5nCylgvI0xUllia46zaP1t9LjuB-PxhLytJaZjC24A7jlReCN5kuITnwzBO5zG9qVAfnYSSvd8jBius6CNMhAm9q8_fiFmgWKzhdyxA9E3uFfTQ7SRbah_GmKVNdw/w360-h640/Resized_20230511_192954_877569925841946.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">His Nana and Papa brought his cake tonight. We were not able to be there as it is raining cats and dogs and it would be to hard for Tito.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Trevin!</span></div>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-86046329207442388452023-05-09T13:20:00.001-06:002023-05-09T13:20:00.171-06:00Kilroy Was Here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zd8I1JNCPyCUm53Kv9sZz6fXT0vF_pHd8AhPemUpAgQ3iPdfog3aRf8unxmcsQDYymRGoRXkrEU2nD0xN4WsNiabmClT-9JHolaufZw20sw7u8zfaRVjJQQYXw7FrXv3Zp4VjgmFR9w8wRXZqpLHmgT4NgVnmECBnkoxTKjBy4i7T7qeHJZ3eDAHeA/s3355/20230417_130750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3355" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zd8I1JNCPyCUm53Kv9sZz6fXT0vF_pHd8AhPemUpAgQ3iPdfog3aRf8unxmcsQDYymRGoRXkrEU2nD0xN4WsNiabmClT-9JHolaufZw20sw7u8zfaRVjJQQYXw7FrXv3Zp4VjgmFR9w8wRXZqpLHmgT4NgVnmECBnkoxTKjBy4i7T7qeHJZ3eDAHeA/w572-h640/20230417_130750.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">I told Gavin that when he looked at me over the couch like this it reminded me of <i>Kilroy was Here</i>. Of course, I had to explain the reference. Now he is doing this all the time.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-61084772116877565072023-05-07T16:18:00.004-06:002023-05-07T16:18:51.804-06:00Third Track Meet<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD--SsrXdxsZqUh3fYNKyqSoQRm0T9g_1doIOrxBtIhie37JEuE43_F3upQpF172_k-CKZ54s8m4Y9DgN7yEmAll2BofI7etEHG6PhtUt2mRT2EZRUcFQ8HdxcAxGFbDKB_Ik_mFIeV7zPTSEXt7tSI1OhRgB48hWM5u6Xj1KRyuvCLqcudPPlmTWxKw/s3224/20230428_184024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="2721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD--SsrXdxsZqUh3fYNKyqSoQRm0T9g_1doIOrxBtIhie37JEuE43_F3upQpF172_k-CKZ54s8m4Y9DgN7yEmAll2BofI7etEHG6PhtUt2mRT2EZRUcFQ8HdxcAxGFbDKB_Ik_mFIeV7zPTSEXt7tSI1OhRgB48hWM5u6Xj1KRyuvCLqcudPPlmTWxKw/w540-h640/20230428_184024.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Kaiden in his track uniform. He ran the 100 and 200 dash, did long jump and high jump. He took first place in high jump.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-74826960030526144352023-04-19T17:04:00.001-06:002023-04-19T17:04:07.680-06:00Second Track Meet<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was able to go to Kaiden's second track meet. I am not sure which event this picture is from, but he was first and I love the smile on his face as he was crossing the finish line.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He ran the 100, 200 and 2 X 4 relay and did the long jump. All of those days he ran everywhere he went and when he would run across our lawn and try to jump to the other side of the driveway seem to have paid off.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhcB-saUj10vs6Zwh8nkiNt6XLmE0IsR6iyAPlgIp8MpUBqupbfr0KYQlMNTdE9slMtT5EdDNhbm6ezT6KaK7T-q9bq6sCDx7Sy--mX-rRw611__9YGUesmT6e_xHb1ohGegUzpCrLmIBzEkQ9xlmIunOm5sD9aMtl7x4tADZeg65Hx6AYY1enOtiV4-g/s978/copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="978" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB-saUj10vs6Zwh8nkiNt6XLmE0IsR6iyAPlgIp8MpUBqupbfr0KYQlMNTdE9slMtT5EdDNhbm6ezT6KaK7T-q9bq6sCDx7Sy--mX-rRw611__9YGUesmT6e_xHb1ohGegUzpCrLmIBzEkQ9xlmIunOm5sD9aMtl7x4tADZeg65Hx6AYY1enOtiV4-g/w640-h634/copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472256644859922602.post-46731114662022951402023-04-16T12:30:00.001-06:002023-04-16T12:30:00.195-06:00Easter 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Get ready, get set, go, and it was on the annual Easter egg hunt. Rylan was old enough this year to really understand and it was fun watching him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3Q5mBbu1ojw9dNprYCaVQc1B4QgX_Hn3hoJdwdcjFDqENhggAnJxvD3cYGkrRfzcTbG46ahzMReWODs8o0KeDupa5yqOMdy4eRmV-f84eTPF_EUhlPQaYgIKmH6POD_Lb4HGO-6sMI0JQY6vc6IPDzgVaw26GcJLANYfAcNkJyMtDtj0TZ0jjTGIqg/s4000/20230409_131216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3Q5mBbu1ojw9dNprYCaVQc1B4QgX_Hn3hoJdwdcjFDqENhggAnJxvD3cYGkrRfzcTbG46ahzMReWODs8o0KeDupa5yqOMdy4eRmV-f84eTPF_EUhlPQaYgIKmH6POD_Lb4HGO-6sMI0JQY6vc6IPDzgVaw26GcJLANYfAcNkJyMtDtj0TZ0jjTGIqg/w480-h640/20230409_131216.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><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/AVvXsEiJxph7_wFb88d4Si_AX26J8IqLczjMAPCQhuPWUO2x6WEANtGGfq93Ehexw3GBznic_I5acvDKwkROwL8GREpwrBVIEejHS19TqKJeUor4fLp5z5RZVlXRe2hC1U1olGpNYHCQqcBmUENDpzXmlwIikfvRtI66iGbp5Cl4J-_rE77QHrinsNwyJcSSbA/s4000/20230409_131645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxph7_wFb88d4Si_AX26J8IqLczjMAPCQhuPWUO2x6WEANtGGfq93Ehexw3GBznic_I5acvDKwkROwL8GREpwrBVIEejHS19TqKJeUor4fLp5z5RZVlXRe2hC1U1olGpNYHCQqcBmUENDpzXmlwIikfvRtI66iGbp5Cl4J-_rE77QHrinsNwyJcSSbA/w480-h640/20230409_131645.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Gavin found his Easter basket (bag). Tito in the background going after the food. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VWp8fGUo7m8-JxDV65FcQ6jqrxTy5HexyoIcDoiin93L-iyvo1BUGDED5mrNf3SHSikLxNWm0w8hBiscxW7lrHr_W9FldIpoZAm33rudKT7vFHQ9CO7gWupIAAhv-7Mpspu4XeKSuTLFoRbWvg4m_bd1kb_m1ybL-ZD3NzqWupv2lSZJX9W8Hk3Wxw/s4000/20230409_131909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VWp8fGUo7m8-JxDV65FcQ6jqrxTy5HexyoIcDoiin93L-iyvo1BUGDED5mrNf3SHSikLxNWm0w8hBiscxW7lrHr_W9FldIpoZAm33rudKT7vFHQ9CO7gWupIAAhv-7Mpspu4XeKSuTLFoRbWvg4m_bd1kb_m1ybL-ZD3NzqWupv2lSZJX9W8Hk3Wxw/w480-h640/20230409_131909.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Rylan searching for his share of the eggs. He needed a little help but so did I. I write down the location of the eggs ever since the melted egg on the lamp incident, but couldn't find the list. 😂 I found it the next day.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiLc2yka4Qal2AlvlpY_3USCf8pn9mWMY03y3SkUY88TWDdTBcVYSR7rA8YGTxPK3OPd7JwHb3M2UfJTn8HOCPS5taeNhZGSIHF2kK0bSBJGaZMRB6f0rB54IuXnUH1D0cpeUOI4HgBUmnb9pAmH9uQpOBKuuNcyFheYqFEPizm5hY36kbbHHTX-D0A/s4000/20230409_132435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiLc2yka4Qal2AlvlpY_3USCf8pn9mWMY03y3SkUY88TWDdTBcVYSR7rA8YGTxPK3OPd7JwHb3M2UfJTn8HOCPS5taeNhZGSIHF2kK0bSBJGaZMRB6f0rB54IuXnUH1D0cpeUOI4HgBUmnb9pAmH9uQpOBKuuNcyFheYqFEPizm5hY36kbbHHTX-D0A/w480-h640/20230409_132435.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I decided not to get the usual basket stuffers this year but did snacks and gift cards for fast food. I know that these things will be used and not end up in the bottom of a drawer or toy box somewhere.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8DI03yo_q1iVtTaDQIAy3ieWnHwkfYSAw7PVakL1iZxh5R_NVxV3ixnq5SmFDc773gk-oX_EO8_FCCCiy3ctrkbWF3jMDWuYsbUB7fYJ4ftctgigcKJVpOGvJez8NOaTm-zwlUdspR1jb94_IkMckB4tMiObZRIDXXd5L90s20kw-EJnrvNHcUXB0w/s4000/20230409_132443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8DI03yo_q1iVtTaDQIAy3ieWnHwkfYSAw7PVakL1iZxh5R_NVxV3ixnq5SmFDc773gk-oX_EO8_FCCCiy3ctrkbWF3jMDWuYsbUB7fYJ4ftctgigcKJVpOGvJez8NOaTm-zwlUdspR1jb94_IkMckB4tMiObZRIDXXd5L90s20kw-EJnrvNHcUXB0w/w480-h640/20230409_132443.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of the melted egg - we have kept it all these years and whoever finds it gets a prize. This year it was an additional gift card.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Rylan found the egg but was upset that it was broken. His kind hearted brother, Trevin, offered to trade him. Wasn't that so nice.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1QnDJ6R5Ck5azVobhfrI18YbKyunxXliNS5g9wsTkS_pNdJC0PcfJJ7LI0vBkKzmRMaZR_QRyxnS-BpFnC92_6aXZb2xXJaKOOE6zCZ77td0hYaVHkEZ07a_A_u-1epSuRVylIJAsmrUsiq-nTScpxCbufZoi61xBgT0WQP3kWq2RVd822y-AIUlbQ/s4000/20230409_151216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1QnDJ6R5Ck5azVobhfrI18YbKyunxXliNS5g9wsTkS_pNdJC0PcfJJ7LI0vBkKzmRMaZR_QRyxnS-BpFnC92_6aXZb2xXJaKOOE6zCZ77td0hYaVHkEZ07a_A_u-1epSuRVylIJAsmrUsiq-nTScpxCbufZoi61xBgT0WQP3kWq2RVd822y-AIUlbQ/w480-h640/20230409_151216.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Kaiden is taller than me but he is standing on a mound around the tree so he isn't that much taller. I am sure that in time they will all be taller than I him.</span><p></p>Gramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.com0