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Birthday Weekend
Alan isn't big on making a huge deal of his birthday...but I am! So for his BIG 4-0 we decided to check out a local "zoo". It's a family that lives on a farm and they have a bunch of rescued animals...
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Happy Halloween!
This year for Halloween the kids got to do double the trick-or-treating! On Saturday we went to Aunt Cami's neighborhood and on Sunday we went around our neighborhood. The kids got more candy than...
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Thanksgiving Weekend
Thanksgiving at Aunt Cami's.Skyler being the man and carving the turkey.Brikelle feeding Beans.Brikelle LOVES Eddie and Beans...poor dogs!Pie TimeThe GangTime to open their Christmas PJ's!Cozy!The long...
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Toothless
Before Christmas our Braden Boy lost 3 teeth in 10 days. I was excited for him to have his two top teeth missing for Christmas, just like Bailee had at that age. I like to sing to them "All I want for...
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December part 2
We got to enjoy having my parents here at Christmas for 2 weeks. It was nice to spend the time with them, especially during the holiday season and of course the kids absolutely loved having them here....
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December part 1
December... I blinked my eyes and it was here, and then I blinked my eyes again and it was gone. This Holiday season was a different one...we very much missed an important person in our family, but the...
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Happy Birthday Brikelle!
Our little "Kelle Bell" turned 4 on February 22nd. How can it be?! She is growing up so fast and she is such a joy to have in our family. This year Brikelle had a Rapunzel birthday. On her special day...
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SURPRISE!!!
Another deployment down in history. With the help of our wonderful besties, we decided to surprise the kids with Dad's homecoming this time. The kids got to have a sleepover at our wonderful friends...
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Happy Birthday Braden!
On March 10th our Braden Boy turned 7! Feels like it was just yesterday that our chunk-a-lunk was just a baby. He is growing into a fine young boy! Braden got to have 2 days of birthday fun this year....
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Great Wolf Lodge
With Alan's return we decided to take a mini family vacation to the Great Wolf Lodge in Virginia...a super fun hotel with a super fun indoor water park. Although we had heard a lot about the G.W.L.,...
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A Red Day & A Green Day
I know Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day are long over with but here are the pictures I took of the kiddos on those days. The kids were excited to get these special Valentine's Day gifts sent from...
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Rock On Chick-a-Dee
We have a rock star in the making! Bailee is taking on her dad's musical talent and learning how to play the guitar. She's had 6 weeks of lessons so far and she's doing great...and enjoying it! I don't...
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Wax Museum
The 3rd graders put on a "Wax Museum" and we got to go and learn about all different kinds of famous people. Amelia Earhart happened to be our personal favorite!
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Heart Attack!
I had a "Heart Attack" on my birthday this year. No, not because of old age...but because I have a dear friend/neighbor that loves me! When I opened the door the morning of my birthday to go on my...
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10 Years
On March 24, 2011 we (Alan and Kristi) celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary. We have had a great first 10 years and look forward to many, many more years together. Our first 10 years have...
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Happy Birthday Bailee!
Our Miss B turned 9 on April 4th...we cannot believe we have a 9 year old! Where has the time gone?! Bailee had a Wizards of Waverly Place birthday this year. The only thing Bailee asked for this...
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Easter
We went on a weekend get away/shopping spree over Easter weekend. We stayed two nights in a hotel and spent the weekend eating, shopping and watching a movie in our hotel room. It was a great little...
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Giddy-Up!
In May we went to a friend's little girl's birthday party and the kids got to ride horses! They were so excited and LOVED it! Thanks Josy for inviting us!
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Beach Bums
We love the beach!!! We spent 4 days enjoying the sun, the sand & the water.Our little sand mermaid Our sand crabMr. Sand Octopus
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Fort Fisher
During our beach stay we took an afternoon to visit the Fort Fisher Aquarium.Braden vs. AlligatorCan you find the frog??Box TurtleAlbino alligatorPlaying with the horseshoe crabs.Beautiful tree frogs.
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1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Fish
Meet our 3 little fish. Fish number one Miss B, fish number two Boy, fish number three Kelle Belle. They love the water. Miss B & Boy are now swimming around in the deep end and after getting her...
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2011 Round Up part 2
Grandpa Mike & Grandma Vicki got to come spend two weeks with us during Thanksgiving!The Chicas!Time to open the Christmas PJ's! (Tradition on Thanksgiving night)Decorating the tree the day after...
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2011 Round Up part 1
Just as every year flies by anymore, 2011 went by in a blink of an eye. I blinked and school was out with a whole summer ahead of us. Blinked again and summer was over and a new school year had begun....
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