tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111002359344184352024-03-17T17:14:09.721-04:00The Whitlock FamilyGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1871125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-91654620551397191352024-03-17T17:14:00.000-04:002024-03-17T17:14:08.873-04:00a good week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We somehow managed to have an evening with time to get ice cream and do a little shopping after dinner one night this week. Jason was in Chicago, but the three of us enjoyed our night together. </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/AVvXsEj_oPKvy0puLX9ok4eAjrqmehxIQYDt0UWhtp7IfUB_djx3T13EVvl9k0lpi0xKMsOLb5sZh53-kVAyFMIJ3iTjCmPrAAKbAtx0GxNjIY9_q-IzKHEnvRT7daO5mPt8Z9BCOKX13sz4fXmM8Q8njqQAD9FJOJNwTkvXyOA6p_KSNtowt2wBHy8sKO12-0c/s4032/IMG_0096.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/AVvXsEj_oPKvy0puLX9ok4eAjrqmehxIQYDt0UWhtp7IfUB_djx3T13EVvl9k0lpi0xKMsOLb5sZh53-kVAyFMIJ3iTjCmPrAAKbAtx0GxNjIY9_q-IzKHEnvRT7daO5mPt8Z9BCOKX13sz4fXmM8Q8njqQAD9FJOJNwTkvXyOA6p_KSNtowt2wBHy8sKO12-0c/w480-h640/IMG_0096.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;">We celebrated pi day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbh6SfbD89_FewcVVVMM5NbH4HaX3lHYCd1NXmmn4FR4jysSRKSKgh8Hz-kJSyy0UHRKuDQjHXhJkCMyBV3ieR9rA5c8HWYG7rBUz__GBZwqzAg0NAuzZJM_HhvUIR9UrNW0-FX2Ddxflz-XjAy7WCdX4LPHH_OB3IqWkZpvxzEt4mUI2z_Dk_1jZDSyM/s4032/IMG_0116.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/AVvXsEhbh6SfbD89_FewcVVVMM5NbH4HaX3lHYCd1NXmmn4FR4jysSRKSKgh8Hz-kJSyy0UHRKuDQjHXhJkCMyBV3ieR9rA5c8HWYG7rBUz__GBZwqzAg0NAuzZJM_HhvUIR9UrNW0-FX2Ddxflz-XjAy7WCdX4LPHH_OB3IqWkZpvxzEt4mUI2z_Dk_1jZDSyM/w480-h640/IMG_0116.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;">Bryce was a starter in the outfield at Friday's game and ended up playing the whole game! The Raiders got their second win of the season.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuY_XdLBVHGPYjjISRYMabxxJ1tSh4-rGanYu9sVTN8C2Q-Qr80lURuq2_4mpa-2CmO28W-0_UlXZykQ2sikL3ygHusAqkFGjLLHVx_nUqwVfk5BVsf9DYInMznTnWWdIHWvYjd91wDlhdK09b_ZD_ImnsIpXN8txT5NNUmuReGz-UTxJwefN6_CyPos/s4032/IMG_0134.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/AVvXsEgRuY_XdLBVHGPYjjISRYMabxxJ1tSh4-rGanYu9sVTN8C2Q-Qr80lURuq2_4mpa-2CmO28W-0_UlXZykQ2sikL3ygHusAqkFGjLLHVx_nUqwVfk5BVsf9DYInMznTnWWdIHWvYjd91wDlhdK09b_ZD_ImnsIpXN8txT5NNUmuReGz-UTxJwefN6_CyPos/w480-h640/IMG_0134.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;">He had three good at bats but didn't get a hit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvEiUtIBXn52KORPJUDwpvkhvovSQJKFJ4FcERPdK7wXb8gyNx065MyJaY-udP-dvHDUEe8iukvEcc8bkm101dHF7NSFTBSvdu1tuAJmMbPtvJVZW9K_83po9jFDGBxzxSn8VGCp7-DA2X5TIcmEaDFYMBiVUqBCCz_kYLUrESX5HITs_SikJjlBYsrA/s4032/IMG_0141_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/AVvXsEiIvEiUtIBXn52KORPJUDwpvkhvovSQJKFJ4FcERPdK7wXb8gyNx065MyJaY-udP-dvHDUEe8iukvEcc8bkm101dHF7NSFTBSvdu1tuAJmMbPtvJVZW9K_83po9jFDGBxzxSn8VGCp7-DA2X5TIcmEaDFYMBiVUqBCCz_kYLUrESX5HITs_SikJjlBYsrA/w480-h640/IMG_0141_jpg.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;">He had one play out in right. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xKBnnGloxH-xt2ODOGy0jJREofDBInRZ_nTilIgd2m-L_i_6R6vurKU9MgTYCEHANVywHYZvXFqjqzTfVi6wazeaj2QLCl_qWLCBHWcDIZij0ljDsA89pC36jTI1e5HRiKYxl3rV3X81YGhY3U8RMVEDQPJQGWsAk7N2jQaZUpZk6XqmNnI2-J7926U/s4032/IMG_0164.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/AVvXsEh1xKBnnGloxH-xt2ODOGy0jJREofDBInRZ_nTilIgd2m-L_i_6R6vurKU9MgTYCEHANVywHYZvXFqjqzTfVi6wazeaj2QLCl_qWLCBHWcDIZij0ljDsA89pC36jTI1e5HRiKYxl3rV3X81YGhY3U8RMVEDQPJQGWsAk7N2jQaZUpZk6XqmNnI2-J7926U/w480-h640/IMG_0164.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;">Jason and I got all fancied up on Saturday night for the ASK Gala. ASK is a local organization that helps families going through childhood cancer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bw10fzAP3x55HQRwELlk-J32sc-ni0fOZHM1M19CA1hHFVJ2rHqq13z1BkTJO6BOnF9_sMiarIXoqusHKvP3hwq9BHZfDKb7JngWy-qTlF1NL-FFTj1DWgPnfqrNmtXk3gvJX5xbqMnJ45mjSv1nAmlpudz60Kys-JD_ADvUcyVc6W1PIRfd7u-z98o/s4032/IMG_0177_jpg%20Copy.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/AVvXsEh8bw10fzAP3x55HQRwELlk-J32sc-ni0fOZHM1M19CA1hHFVJ2rHqq13z1BkTJO6BOnF9_sMiarIXoqusHKvP3hwq9BHZfDKb7JngWy-qTlF1NL-FFTj1DWgPnfqrNmtXk3gvJX5xbqMnJ45mjSv1nAmlpudz60Kys-JD_ADvUcyVc6W1PIRfd7u-z98o/w480-h640/IMG_0177_jpg%20Copy.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;">Our friends the Yonce's have a son who was diagnosed with bone cancer back in July. This organization has loved on their family and helped them in so many ways. They were the featured family for the event and 3 million dollars was raised!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku0uGIUccP1y0-MbvXY_0gEk-8B0kvgAH4EE2OwnJHL9_hbhlmi7RsmX6ANNGR1SzbUxfSMLUWI9d-1naaAaGt_8QCGlcHMVnIwfAo-PSEiME0eQC2rLLmuokUJ4n9FTg-7GjoSyxSxZ7-OFDTc08R_ZLSX-1JQFyffYVG_Jm1MgrtcnsZL3ePXAvZFw/s2381/IMG_0061.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="1786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku0uGIUccP1y0-MbvXY_0gEk-8B0kvgAH4EE2OwnJHL9_hbhlmi7RsmX6ANNGR1SzbUxfSMLUWI9d-1naaAaGt_8QCGlcHMVnIwfAo-PSEiME0eQC2rLLmuokUJ4n9FTg-7GjoSyxSxZ7-OFDTc08R_ZLSX-1JQFyffYVG_Jm1MgrtcnsZL3ePXAvZFw/w480-h640/IMG_0061.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;">It was a fun night for a good cause!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixT2g0EqFv14CN8-RwhdXCMmU9Z7UwajGe63KTETH7rFYVTM80f4-7xSRujnZKyg07TY1OAah_AkrKWkRgPJ6N33W7Dx9MSe5cTQ15F5jMp3iq5hf4rhvT3V5t-wL3nKx1IJrWCUNTfDgQX6VcOlAxG4GvazU4qix9Hs_l1OAJHtHUM2u7VIIELStuTJ0/s4032/IMG_6348.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/AVvXsEixT2g0EqFv14CN8-RwhdXCMmU9Z7UwajGe63KTETH7rFYVTM80f4-7xSRujnZKyg07TY1OAah_AkrKWkRgPJ6N33W7Dx9MSe5cTQ15F5jMp3iq5hf4rhvT3V5t-wL3nKx1IJrWCUNTfDgQX6VcOlAxG4GvazU4qix9Hs_l1OAJHtHUM2u7VIIELStuTJ0/w640-h480/IMG_6348.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a little green today!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx52zSF_-CLwR1nWudyfjSA9YHatD7m8q9J2Tl6xG8dMjdf0LRIR7UMlwVMUf6ptMStfwIIr0C6tofqN_T5qrDBERxW8foTEVwVW74LfG4iaxJIIlfBTYu4bwDFNUiWCgCJ0fRtLhb6udv8nkFSGQNZxgij0ptYxObADmpI4-uL6s6HwRhv9sruRxTweU/s4032/IMG_0224.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/AVvXsEgx52zSF_-CLwR1nWudyfjSA9YHatD7m8q9J2Tl6xG8dMjdf0LRIR7UMlwVMUf6ptMStfwIIr0C6tofqN_T5qrDBERxW8foTEVwVW74LfG4iaxJIIlfBTYu4bwDFNUiWCgCJ0fRtLhb6udv8nkFSGQNZxgij0ptYxObADmpI4-uL6s6HwRhv9sruRxTweU/w480-h640/IMG_0224.HEIC" width="480" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-33830374103354696762024-03-10T22:45:00.000-04:002024-03-10T22:45:01.783-04:00baseball, basketball, and a baptism<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bryce made the Atlee JV baseball team. To say we're all excited is an understatement. We're looking forward to a fun season. </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/AVvXsEj_V2EXprOUTSkuLzXb4LtQUhMz-PDFbf-VFLNMYhKuQ9vCLII2cnYZc2liE_N6ZfZWKJ2KzZuRGIqgmofPFFJn4ypsb7kLtHRO94DusgsA323ZdDZ45_P-WoxJaVJFHVnY5viIzdwOl_wx-7MObCJswwQQXj0dATJk2qwCD9TDU2h6abzNS1UCX90oJco/s4032/IMG_0043.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/AVvXsEj_V2EXprOUTSkuLzXb4LtQUhMz-PDFbf-VFLNMYhKuQ9vCLII2cnYZc2liE_N6ZfZWKJ2KzZuRGIqgmofPFFJn4ypsb7kLtHRO94DusgsA323ZdDZ45_P-WoxJaVJFHVnY5viIzdwOl_wx-7MObCJswwQQXj0dATJk2qwCD9TDU2h6abzNS1UCX90oJco/w480-h640/IMG_0043.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;">Bryce went to a UR basketball game with Avery's family on Wednesday. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YhkbT8F25RUuY8WelGBF9NRFzNykSIuDqdeM2pMf7TqvmclI54o30RUx5t4nzAs5enW3BxMROTfDgrXZ7QPS1oRnDbfyQYHLtMlNLfBZuEKi-utfz6_7loRI91piWJecQpAkE3HZK9WLUq-8FH7KhiHBOGTJdClZipfOVF5qulNyRVnF_yhYYuiKx7E/s4032/IMG_6877.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/AVvXsEj0YhkbT8F25RUuY8WelGBF9NRFzNykSIuDqdeM2pMf7TqvmclI54o30RUx5t4nzAs5enW3BxMROTfDgrXZ7QPS1oRnDbfyQYHLtMlNLfBZuEKi-utfz6_7loRI91piWJecQpAkE3HZK9WLUq-8FH7KhiHBOGTJdClZipfOVF5qulNyRVnF_yhYYuiKx7E/w480-h640/IMG_6877.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;">After youth group on Thursday night Emmy told me she was ready to get baptized! There's nothing better than your kids deciding to follow Jesus and dedicate their life to Him!</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/AVvXsEgro4hwoykIithU-0GuUSslkNm-rhfzon7XdWFas2Uke5GyY6WWrq8dHwQA5LZ2NtL3UqGztNqM3XRHUb6DlnaWXozHZk-ekrXuNv-_0Vq3-SSjPG3Lh4UbFErvPCVCJ9t0OJqlf_d0Cyy70XtYyTKxGnfxRJrE0VoB3MhJvpXnRHzXeXJP2BldZopqwtA/s1669/IMG_0081.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgro4hwoykIithU-0GuUSslkNm-rhfzon7XdWFas2Uke5GyY6WWrq8dHwQA5LZ2NtL3UqGztNqM3XRHUb6DlnaWXozHZk-ekrXuNv-_0Vq3-SSjPG3Lh4UbFErvPCVCJ9t0OJqlf_d0Cyy70XtYyTKxGnfxRJrE0VoB3MhJvpXnRHzXeXJP2BldZopqwtA/w478-h640/IMG_0081.PNG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a sweet moment for this daddy daughter duo!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JnqvoivIF9amBvLBA6oXdR4NSvwymse6ztn1mWHwM6zlYu5ZMTIyCgAhUvLmmOOxUiygaaqOnzYMqYkFybYZrbFsco-JZetea2zb9ups5tNt8OVZl3i5f7P-uvmmO3CMgqVxzIDrChEbQXbLOCNrBFzBPXO8MZXR34lim4ftv1K1zmLKhxUni1N84eo/s4032/IMG_0070.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/AVvXsEg9JnqvoivIF9amBvLBA6oXdR4NSvwymse6ztn1mWHwM6zlYu5ZMTIyCgAhUvLmmOOxUiygaaqOnzYMqYkFybYZrbFsco-JZetea2zb9ups5tNt8OVZl3i5f7P-uvmmO3CMgqVxzIDrChEbQXbLOCNrBFzBPXO8MZXR34lim4ftv1K1zmLKhxUni1N84eo/w480-h640/IMG_0070.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;">Congrats Emmy!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-2593922093919981182024-03-04T17:00:00.000-05:002024-03-04T17:00:02.153-05:00a busy weekend<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went out to dinner with friends on little Friday (Thursday). We try to get together once a month and it's always a good time. </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/AVvXsEgoWMXgQbsrMjvBhYhO3PvL8TmZ1xAZ9Xm4slGVg2wu0TdbUSSBN374j2OVmxjnSRvdCiQha0EhKKUKTpegWiaILGxCwOTHgUDQoKe8fKb6fj8lSog2LrHxxQOjQ4CZpjnwXNbZI1zvQu8oOUeZUGllUW2aT9F0C4yQBmipCO0CKdjls9jA_P_p4mtMJHs/s4032/IMG_5935.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/AVvXsEgoWMXgQbsrMjvBhYhO3PvL8TmZ1xAZ9Xm4slGVg2wu0TdbUSSBN374j2OVmxjnSRvdCiQha0EhKKUKTpegWiaILGxCwOTHgUDQoKe8fKb6fj8lSog2LrHxxQOjQ4CZpjnwXNbZI1zvQu8oOUeZUGllUW2aT9F0C4yQBmipCO0CKdjls9jA_P_p4mtMJHs/w640-h480/IMG_5935.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed to VA Beach on Friday afternoon for the Shamrock Invitational. Emmy had a decent night and did amazing on her floor routine. She will only compete this routine one more time. She has perfected it over the past two seasons, and it shows! She got a 9.7. This is her highest score on this routine as well as her highest floor score ever, as well as her highest score on anything, ever!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDxEImOcBFC3Ic-vuX-zBNPEckal_8bWIbTRCwsIbwUTvSUTd9HsHvJG1g7YG99bBuwwPSk_q3IYCQKVhPzR51blpHYjz5N-Z0I-_3ME5VsGfKIBKolXMPqjgGeg7wemB1Z4i0VVjK_D3L6wFei6jTD5Ib-7Jx12U7_i9AjUgt-xCk6AZkgRjAE1GrLg/s4032/IMG_9995.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/AVvXsEgbDxEImOcBFC3Ic-vuX-zBNPEckal_8bWIbTRCwsIbwUTvSUTd9HsHvJG1g7YG99bBuwwPSk_q3IYCQKVhPzR51blpHYjz5N-Z0I-_3ME5VsGfKIBKolXMPqjgGeg7wemB1Z4i0VVjK_D3L6wFei6jTD5Ib-7Jx12U7_i9AjUgt-xCk6AZkgRjAE1GrLg/w480-h640/IMG_9995.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;">There was a tie for 1st place (which counts as 1st and 2nd), so Emmy and a teammate tied for 3rd. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_ux-uSyuVIlHl2b51x_eLJak4tZkPVGVtpDXP277gEn1ehTMDDIRpHWo92L8bUwaX2Xw9JBhMggFmtIzbuRENoP33hctcgryYc0zklD7zrWVcsudQJcyX5kMl4ym3qR3OxKWu6vgdDi-l2v_WhjJ88eeW8sU1iu9jNW4QxKbD1KAEUXIM3HFjAoXYYw/s4032/IMG_9997.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/AVvXsEhV_ux-uSyuVIlHl2b51x_eLJak4tZkPVGVtpDXP277gEn1ehTMDDIRpHWo92L8bUwaX2Xw9JBhMggFmtIzbuRENoP33hctcgryYc0zklD7zrWVcsudQJcyX5kMl4ym3qR3OxKWu6vgdDi-l2v_WhjJ88eeW8sU1iu9jNW4QxKbD1KAEUXIM3HFjAoXYYw/w480-h640/IMG_9997.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;">We drove home from the beach late Friday night so Emmy could head to Massanutten on Saturday to celebrate a friend's birthday. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5X0_fJJBM4va1SFKy7j4O1Bvnx8wWoRmdGAIgnegWTYU8ZCwGwIUuIr7M-RvH_iRRpGYhB1-cEkIr_xq4qYnbGceTlG0rsccHAc7gg6SMwNVT5Rsz_qqFY3CsI8zhr32dqv_Hn3TygGQo6Xgs9ba-6Rumica9878WxBl-rZ5E_IR6dQn_o6x8V22eMY/s5712/IMG_9271.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5X0_fJJBM4va1SFKy7j4O1Bvnx8wWoRmdGAIgnegWTYU8ZCwGwIUuIr7M-RvH_iRRpGYhB1-cEkIr_xq4qYnbGceTlG0rsccHAc7gg6SMwNVT5Rsz_qqFY3CsI8zhr32dqv_Hn3TygGQo6Xgs9ba-6Rumica9878WxBl-rZ5E_IR6dQn_o6x8V22eMY/w480-h640/IMG_9271.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;">They enjoyed the water park on Saturday. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBf8VKKNvjgWuFMRmFojhHPLzxrw8nIdulAjvAvjCS9ljAk4TDMDHjtkHlZsctaIBYG3MBkJXK0RuKn-FjRJP9AJhncckN1coPVWKrluFkPemPOAS4oqfrsnv-B9VfSDCpoq7rLTlbUoAvJxuQ_WWfAVRNJNb4k6rixxM3rCk2YcxaHoUEf0rqatA0mI/s4032/IMG_9292.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/AVvXsEjkBf8VKKNvjgWuFMRmFojhHPLzxrw8nIdulAjvAvjCS9ljAk4TDMDHjtkHlZsctaIBYG3MBkJXK0RuKn-FjRJP9AJhncckN1coPVWKrluFkPemPOAS4oqfrsnv-B9VfSDCpoq7rLTlbUoAvJxuQ_WWfAVRNJNb4k6rixxM3rCk2YcxaHoUEf0rqatA0mI/w480-h640/IMG_9292.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDNaEHUlBuvNyShCfuEt1WX6wsw7AOM9vpJQf5hB4oXAeaD9i6_eHSKLHPLgobQU8o6meLq3IMCQPi1IN-x0LjeyGRzghCH1dbE6c5gsxJtE4RQZJszzJj1-gW4TDbXSCQWBdxjebq_5Z9XylNkw_WK2yos94UH1r6ZDFfQ32YLoJfvj4QKzg4U6vWe0/s5712/IMG_9311.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDNaEHUlBuvNyShCfuEt1WX6wsw7AOM9vpJQf5hB4oXAeaD9i6_eHSKLHPLgobQU8o6meLq3IMCQPi1IN-x0LjeyGRzghCH1dbE6c5gsxJtE4RQZJszzJj1-gW4TDbXSCQWBdxjebq_5Z9XylNkw_WK2yos94UH1r6ZDFfQ32YLoJfvj4QKzg4U6vWe0/w640-h480/IMG_9311.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And they went snow tubing on Sunday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HBQtNC-m0ArevclqkAHnQ5Rrj8Sxedmc6bpxTpXgmErfpjizuoh3K-7jYrj-CZGeoRKQ_jhk_pgjt5hRhMoBpK28ceuo491Wc2jVRUT-OtMXUpmJzMzu2Jx0u02MJWHIsLQG76w3ZF5pNcmaqTsVKVLH1e24uFtlUV9uaNXi33r0z-ACleQktBSRJMU/s5712/IMG_9313.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HBQtNC-m0ArevclqkAHnQ5Rrj8Sxedmc6bpxTpXgmErfpjizuoh3K-7jYrj-CZGeoRKQ_jhk_pgjt5hRhMoBpK28ceuo491Wc2jVRUT-OtMXUpmJzMzu2Jx0u02MJWHIsLQG76w3ZF5pNcmaqTsVKVLH1e24uFtlUV9uaNXi33r0z-ACleQktBSRJMU/w640-h480/IMG_9313.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so glad she's found a group of close friends this year at her new school. </div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-83349153122832085842024-02-25T22:57:00.001-05:002024-02-25T22:57:36.278-05:00bryce is 15<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">15 is a funny age.</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/AVvXsEgXF4mphpxmTUSl3pW3QggpYQPL1sedGJaGvCqjFsNGxaN2aicdrp_uZHm55D099tQ2P5jKKA8MJBsQ9hdy01S69v5LzAok929vNS0KPcUCJbg25JTr1GtZkO6TS9xdDtU6QdOE6RQCYXqRbNHUUy10BMh2iFLHqmwJ7vrBwIRf-xYiQAsYzsNNeRfTNmU/s4032/IMG_9932%20Copy.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/AVvXsEgXF4mphpxmTUSl3pW3QggpYQPL1sedGJaGvCqjFsNGxaN2aicdrp_uZHm55D099tQ2P5jKKA8MJBsQ9hdy01S69v5LzAok929vNS0KPcUCJbg25JTr1GtZkO6TS9xdDtU6QdOE6RQCYXqRbNHUUy10BMh2iFLHqmwJ7vrBwIRf-xYiQAsYzsNNeRfTNmU/w480-h640/IMG_9932%20Copy.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;">Jason took Bryce and a buddy up to Wintergreen on Saturday for one last snowboarding hurrah for the season. Now we're ready for baseball and warmer weather. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3aW-cQZYDNMqMyl2Ial_8j5XGVyI2n1W8KIfi0iajaBHqrQHnqu3USWHwLJsqwPHBPf1WZ0M-T2YCDFO8Ab2g8kXFDj7Nz5Ave2NaxzBjLmatq841X3ZrzE39qrCeJzOUDaAGpUeJ21Dj4kjdaYHoWwcPm7FXRRP01U3DiE9b1WizWvbFZ-ypW-7mkM/s4032/IMG_5814.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/AVvXsEij3aW-cQZYDNMqMyl2Ial_8j5XGVyI2n1W8KIfi0iajaBHqrQHnqu3USWHwLJsqwPHBPf1WZ0M-T2YCDFO8Ab2g8kXFDj7Nz5Ave2NaxzBjLmatq841X3ZrzE39qrCeJzOUDaAGpUeJ21Dj4kjdaYHoWwcPm7FXRRP01U3DiE9b1WizWvbFZ-ypW-7mkM/w480-h640/IMG_5814.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;">Bed head and no shirt are the best way to start your birthday. And presents too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcvJDLEQwiEBbLp8mgDB9iguJiKzh4UFNXqD_6TWDr0NKy28R7hR9d8tP21cpTmywR9WgsswU3vunQ8aQXDTcOJDFmF2JT-s2ZD68hiLf_hRZgBTBpOQhWZsGGt4NFF2-1OGnurQrY8oFyDRT2T9GaFDirPCACakJMSdEDVt6aXwKlt-y9mxAp5RMpB4/s4032/IMG_9949.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/AVvXsEiUcvJDLEQwiEBbLp8mgDB9iguJiKzh4UFNXqD_6TWDr0NKy28R7hR9d8tP21cpTmywR9WgsswU3vunQ8aQXDTcOJDFmF2JT-s2ZD68hiLf_hRZgBTBpOQhWZsGGt4NFF2-1OGnurQrY8oFyDRT2T9GaFDirPCACakJMSdEDVt6aXwKlt-y9mxAp5RMpB4/w480-h640/IMG_9949.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;">Since Christmas most of the gifts Bryce has wanted are out of stock. I've done plenty of internet stalking for the past few months and luckily have been able to deliver on some of the coveted items! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4Vgo7rp3uJhu-PymOg2UpYCcxsTjl32f4AO9fYuxKyzJULhoa4zIPa98YEIGFyAOSHHZ4nyYN8AHEErHc8WQGNhya-iYD9yCCh9bwG-5Xs93dDc7iXDIo81hCxEIWE_7zJoz47DFNylMm6Yp-D5Mv8fqc2ldBUX5aNU91_WH2uql2dqPsCoScwZ40MQ/s4032/IMG_9952.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/AVvXsEiT4Vgo7rp3uJhu-PymOg2UpYCcxsTjl32f4AO9fYuxKyzJULhoa4zIPa98YEIGFyAOSHHZ4nyYN8AHEErHc8WQGNhya-iYD9yCCh9bwG-5Xs93dDc7iXDIo81hCxEIWE_7zJoz47DFNylMm6Yp-D5Mv8fqc2ldBUX5aNU91_WH2uql2dqPsCoScwZ40MQ/w480-h640/IMG_9952.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;">We went out to lunch with the family after church and then everyone came back to our house for donuts to celebrate our favorite boy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOowTn0JLNUOW0beRkCOTg14Do1XKGpClXe0e-SgKm6h7gsqYcRPjAllou8L4lMVnzQtZw4CWYpD7NeM9C6FYNpEJFD2duQ5XHjN2OsTAuLd9_gKc9WyBik3vKs5su1LmNFmeJqHSHYu6ENvyUquclpGbNuGfu-EqVlyTzbS4OqcabTAUhjlYNTjfcZw/s4030/IMG_9959.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="4030" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOowTn0JLNUOW0beRkCOTg14Do1XKGpClXe0e-SgKm6h7gsqYcRPjAllou8L4lMVnzQtZw4CWYpD7NeM9C6FYNpEJFD2duQ5XHjN2OsTAuLd9_gKc9WyBik3vKs5su1LmNFmeJqHSHYu6ENvyUquclpGbNuGfu-EqVlyTzbS4OqcabTAUhjlYNTjfcZw/w640-h480/IMG_9959.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The youth group went bowling tonight which was a fun way to celebrate Bryce's birthday. Even Jason got in on the action!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINDsA5H5gPzreLJeA7BFeT8UK-6gEF_k-zkS7qxjqPJuWXYhMjpNw2N2qEbhnBmESqD3D01x1Ewi2907UNJkF2sW2Qvv_Ig3IyuX641IMt3WYgjCS8fZMk10uKUtOEDWDH4LjUVW2UInsOCejdi5Pou2s3Scf60v5l_Q5auuJy1o3i7leVP6-7Pq5nuc/s4032/IMG_9962.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/AVvXsEjINDsA5H5gPzreLJeA7BFeT8UK-6gEF_k-zkS7qxjqPJuWXYhMjpNw2N2qEbhnBmESqD3D01x1Ewi2907UNJkF2sW2Qvv_Ig3IyuX641IMt3WYgjCS8fZMk10uKUtOEDWDH4LjUVW2UInsOCejdi5Pou2s3Scf60v5l_Q5auuJy1o3i7leVP6-7Pq5nuc/w640-h480/IMG_9962.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close friends are the best friends. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkIrI-qox-IYyVg9C5weykUyUK8eFR0jQthoXAhKtX1WtZ2uAtyykm3UBfvv_ym3O1OJWvBQ25y5XWNGly6XFuyrhOohyphenhyphenA8n145Wp7VWa1AYbchjr-Nv-PxePr_8vJWcQdryW4WYudDHzm85-xRYsTsu7oQ0XrYsLrynt9NjdJfzt1Klm3OJR1g913_o/s3380/IMG_9967.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="2535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkIrI-qox-IYyVg9C5weykUyUK8eFR0jQthoXAhKtX1WtZ2uAtyykm3UBfvv_ym3O1OJWvBQ25y5XWNGly6XFuyrhOohyphenhyphenA8n145Wp7VWa1AYbchjr-Nv-PxePr_8vJWcQdryW4WYudDHzm85-xRYsTsu7oQ0XrYsLrynt9NjdJfzt1Klm3OJR1g913_o/w480-h640/IMG_9967.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;">Today starts the countdown until Bryce can start driving. He can take his test for his learners permit in 6 months. WOW!!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-48870796484975527602024-02-18T18:50:00.000-05:002024-02-18T18:50:52.745-05:00valentines day and excalibur<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a sweet Valentine's Day.</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/AVvXsEgdSj5veK3-lO4xnNSSQCyUfdXKVsxVKPJARTxrK_9vZM9t6TU6kPh_Xg1iXqWRv4Wul-NwEnKN4xsbQcLbPmoYDUl9ol3LrbkJAUTBaBLEQXoVJeF7czVftq0t4DhgirGBK4agw6CO4J4HiPUTciuxMdrXKRWJ_sUWSLZ_Y8qaJQF-cB35YFYbXd_Mz70/s4032/IMG_9852.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/AVvXsEgdSj5veK3-lO4xnNSSQCyUfdXKVsxVKPJARTxrK_9vZM9t6TU6kPh_Xg1iXqWRv4Wul-NwEnKN4xsbQcLbPmoYDUl9ol3LrbkJAUTBaBLEQXoVJeF7czVftq0t4DhgirGBK4agw6CO4J4HiPUTciuxMdrXKRWJ_sUWSLZ_Y8qaJQF-cB35YFYbXd_Mz70/w480-h640/IMG_9852.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;">I love spoiling them with festive treats. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptBF7MCuB72NCLmVQ3nlc2_LZW61la9DHNsXkYV2wWq2iNfFwDi1Bo0zPGg2N7UMKL92bYhwXryINS61Xn9ttXWIY6ns49fCBr7-S9V_JKaEUA2nlSy7iZyiEfGsE3Zwn6Iz11LHh4R3n0HMT6HuuBZZwhzvxokDwwy-KCqf5btE31l-aJydjf9Y3GWE/s4032/IMG_5792.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/AVvXsEhptBF7MCuB72NCLmVQ3nlc2_LZW61la9DHNsXkYV2wWq2iNfFwDi1Bo0zPGg2N7UMKL92bYhwXryINS61Xn9ttXWIY6ns49fCBr7-S9V_JKaEUA2nlSy7iZyiEfGsE3Zwn6Iz11LHh4R3n0HMT6HuuBZZwhzvxokDwwy-KCqf5btE31l-aJydjf9Y3GWE/w480-h640/IMG_5792.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;">I spoiled Jason too. He didn't make it in the pictures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqG0u2eFDHYjgTreEPr-dNZHvTjGtjF-5pRHDvCCaJGIzZbBvY5uBtR6gGMehuBhmoztPV6ogiFKDj-dIXZPKjZYEOs95dvIYgomCgU_zPYFaWZGSe5gZJnr5etF8BbFLph4J75u0JxmwbpMKRTNPmMWD_ep3dEzBKQZorf4_EgwY6fZ9onzw8BdJfzg/s4032/IMG_9849.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/AVvXsEjUqG0u2eFDHYjgTreEPr-dNZHvTjGtjF-5pRHDvCCaJGIzZbBvY5uBtR6gGMehuBhmoztPV6ogiFKDj-dIXZPKjZYEOs95dvIYgomCgU_zPYFaWZGSe5gZJnr5etF8BbFLph4J75u0JxmwbpMKRTNPmMWD_ep3dEzBKQZorf4_EgwY6fZ9onzw8BdJfzg/w480-h640/IMG_9849.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;">Emmy had spirit week this week, so she had free dress for Valentine's Day. We went to her 12-year-old well visit after school and then to Starbucks for a treat. I'm loving every minute of this tween stage.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8n61ziauEltGHEQMmRuLF4bU5IsV3QIuito19QHk5jrWm0JSXXgJUV_IEJDlnCQN4ztwgF4zul7uBmgTNmVbpJaa_O2T_LFmnhohHRCWogOwiSeFj2A-ECjG0CWPlsQXmqkrJv4omJnCwzWuusw_a0vOjqR1T17Isprg2sQ1_Iri2mZh9KbeU2wAEnw/s4032/IMG_9868.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/AVvXsEiO8n61ziauEltGHEQMmRuLF4bU5IsV3QIuito19QHk5jrWm0JSXXgJUV_IEJDlnCQN4ztwgF4zul7uBmgTNmVbpJaa_O2T_LFmnhohHRCWogOwiSeFj2A-ECjG0CWPlsQXmqkrJv4omJnCwzWuusw_a0vOjqR1T17Isprg2sQ1_Iri2mZh9KbeU2wAEnw/w480-h640/IMG_9868.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;">Bryce and Avery exchanged gifts after school and we ordered festive pizza for dinner. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bbOEUrVKv_8FWWeX1Ocvrt-tEKjcByDHrYKH9XlR8qF0xMm6uCbecBOx7AalKQStfUrco1KrGdZNjAOxxdEcugigMo5TkUmCdbHlDqfoe-OQM-VeBH36Q57ul0ypTHdlwzTbepz_PUPSnESHkvPSkz-ixiWoFbOvA7ZhjQ3qaenKfe7DVG-UlaXB72U/s4032/IMG_9869.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/AVvXsEj5bbOEUrVKv_8FWWeX1Ocvrt-tEKjcByDHrYKH9XlR8qF0xMm6uCbecBOx7AalKQStfUrco1KrGdZNjAOxxdEcugigMo5TkUmCdbHlDqfoe-OQM-VeBH36Q57ul0ypTHdlwzTbepz_PUPSnESHkvPSkz-ixiWoFbOvA7ZhjQ3qaenKfe7DVG-UlaXB72U/w480-h640/IMG_9869.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;">This weekend was meet weekend in VA Beach. We headed down Saturday morning and did some shopping along the way. After we checked into our hotel, we stopped at one of our favorite beach front restaurants to fuel up for a late evening meet. </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/AVvXsEgVb_c6GbiP49eALmcL4pj4ZoGFURTfk9njKZ-bkdljXQsQvJ8xMl_ZWXCAuzlu4zZOb-WlAJIhP5SNuE4ELz-dHmXXQkAM-2ESsjkgyCfA93axZJWU9_881yKrIJODlSRZ08IBTlaVqVnsSVv8cgB9PpLQoIOsXNPE9xJm4lZ4DUwkz2DVOWzmi4epUeg/s4032/IMG_9882.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/AVvXsEgVb_c6GbiP49eALmcL4pj4ZoGFURTfk9njKZ-bkdljXQsQvJ8xMl_ZWXCAuzlu4zZOb-WlAJIhP5SNuE4ELz-dHmXXQkAM-2ESsjkgyCfA93axZJWU9_881yKrIJODlSRZ08IBTlaVqVnsSVv8cgB9PpLQoIOsXNPE9xJm4lZ4DUwkz2DVOWzmi4epUeg/w480-h640/IMG_9882.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;">Gymnastics is a tough sport physically, mentally and emotionally not only for Emmy, but for me too! It's been a tough season of working a difficult vault and adding more difficult elements to her bar routine. Even when a routine feels good and looks good, the judges have the final say. The scores were hard to swallow at this meet, but with a small scoring group at this meet, Emmy came out with 2nd on bars, 3rd on beam and floor and 2nd all around. This sounds great and anyone should feel proud with those results, but she felt pretty defeated with her scores on these events. Just more motivation to make next time better!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArSiOI4LDiWWUs8m2DhNtpUhzcVigGguidJkkBxFeEWFrRbt1wCupHPxHrwjSge4t9lrZJYnh7LrjlIy2jaZ0bHxGXdfUiDB98kGxl4hpnXzSLOcLu3skgRggproZ6Irm65Bv-fI7THIpWuW7i7PfyRPcWdAqFl5hVtQfCscJSDWB0nOSpp0PizH8YBE/s4032/IMG_9900%20Copy.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/AVvXsEiArSiOI4LDiWWUs8m2DhNtpUhzcVigGguidJkkBxFeEWFrRbt1wCupHPxHrwjSge4t9lrZJYnh7LrjlIy2jaZ0bHxGXdfUiDB98kGxl4hpnXzSLOcLu3skgRggproZ6Irm65Bv-fI7THIpWuW7i7PfyRPcWdAqFl5hVtQfCscJSDWB0nOSpp0PizH8YBE/w480-h640/IMG_9900%20Copy.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;">Emmy and a sweet teammate.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylq9z08YUAh6zNYR3S0Tn2uFX5KaiZIZZBpMz4KUqAW6pMiwPxkvLahZGx_WuzFSEiPv8nfFfOBALJVuwtJyzsi0c7pCy47CmV0m1m1RyCIChiGRFX-pP20t5PUGdsptJ5mCxH5CtCLmTtLiMbMD3HqCKCQDoEh5fN52i9xJwuhew93wLRDo6Zow7tIE/s4032/IMG_6216.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/AVvXsEiylq9z08YUAh6zNYR3S0Tn2uFX5KaiZIZZBpMz4KUqAW6pMiwPxkvLahZGx_WuzFSEiPv8nfFfOBALJVuwtJyzsi0c7pCy47CmV0m1m1RyCIChiGRFX-pP20t5PUGdsptJ5mCxH5CtCLmTtLiMbMD3HqCKCQDoEh5fN52i9xJwuhew93wLRDo6Zow7tIE/w640-h480/IMG_6216.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy has endured plenty of Bryce's baseball games, but he has found a way out of most of her meets. He spent the day living his best life snowboarding at Wintergreen. He's hoping to get one more trip in this season. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9JR3JfmHkWEqxi_-eoPs6PlFFq18P2UJP7aDb4WXGG0s4Lu6R_6g-Dld4F24nTDUjXjJA3sYw6sTaCt9WXhh_ch5VZlPZEbIKybG4xVWv_N5tvXFOn8HhbbpwYIVOCfMMDd3Z7VTDuGLbaUs5HK3zkbJ4GG3kvHWW20YNhf_IuazIBl9I3f7AyRMDgo/s784/IMG_5805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9JR3JfmHkWEqxi_-eoPs6PlFFq18P2UJP7aDb4WXGG0s4Lu6R_6g-Dld4F24nTDUjXjJA3sYw6sTaCt9WXhh_ch5VZlPZEbIKybG4xVWv_N5tvXFOn8HhbbpwYIVOCfMMDd3Z7VTDuGLbaUs5HK3zkbJ4GG3kvHWW20YNhf_IuazIBl9I3f7AyRMDgo/w450-h640/IMG_5805.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a cold but calm morning at the beach. I snapped this from the balcony before we headed to breakfast and back home to reality. Thankfully the kids are out of school tomorrow!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZFnT33HIVoBx0oVNEIrX8m-E8JT2_YQqMIG85LmAjXOL3WWwlnqruu_xal9lTa0KfKlVVpeK_rzmiBtRgS_iD7sq_Jt_mBKGIxN0H8mTlieZURx3y6YWWOKOZFEvKRE7O0d8tk0T44HiLJ7GiRIGJsC-iZ_mIPTgSvT2pBhx6ZSUHRKGKSrCTqB3uG0/s4032/IMG_9910.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/AVvXsEhpZFnT33HIVoBx0oVNEIrX8m-E8JT2_YQqMIG85LmAjXOL3WWwlnqruu_xal9lTa0KfKlVVpeK_rzmiBtRgS_iD7sq_Jt_mBKGIxN0H8mTlieZURx3y6YWWOKOZFEvKRE7O0d8tk0T44HiLJ7GiRIGJsC-iZ_mIPTgSvT2pBhx6ZSUHRKGKSrCTqB3uG0/w480-h640/IMG_9910.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;">Now we're just waiting for the warmer weather to arrive so we can really enjoy this view!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-13775235932788146692024-02-10T17:07:00.003-05:002024-02-14T17:53:44.666-05:00emmy is 12<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We kicked off a week of celebrating Emmy on Saturday!</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/AVvXsEjWkSzTIZ0coUn_wV6uCXPnLPRGi2wLPTSOg9k9QhMF62uwo0yt26s1VR_gS45tq6_vNZbWGAgE14FzAISpF2ll39DiFSIHBtztzPmuwXSKmXZ51HrYU8_8UXnBajYVHOyCYEi21NJxgIvQPJz775zCeaI209SN0owfM5CvTSbqdpbzj0kU9B89I9UgxNQ/s4032/IMG_9751.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/AVvXsEjWkSzTIZ0coUn_wV6uCXPnLPRGi2wLPTSOg9k9QhMF62uwo0yt26s1VR_gS45tq6_vNZbWGAgE14FzAISpF2ll39DiFSIHBtztzPmuwXSKmXZ51HrYU8_8UXnBajYVHOyCYEi21NJxgIvQPJz775zCeaI209SN0owfM5CvTSbqdpbzj0kU9B89I9UgxNQ/w480-h640/IMG_9751.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;">She has made some sweet friends in middle school, and it's been fun to watch their friendship grow. One of her friends wasn't able to make it over to celebrate, but these three had fun. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLP8yIMhpRIp6GbaJNNEasHuDvEWah2PTAtrOm97hk2f5wVcvkog3pWvzqVFl3HL8swC5z6r4JRbK57z8TVxHoVyuc73Ub98NMe1fatrBPNQkDiTIKAne-56YvBMxYqCujJaPy733gcqk5BY-_5WfDuXZYxFlUEZPCRw2iHkqEsyDy38LH2dmwU9hXStE/s4032/IMG_9753.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/AVvXsEiLP8yIMhpRIp6GbaJNNEasHuDvEWah2PTAtrOm97hk2f5wVcvkog3pWvzqVFl3HL8swC5z6r4JRbK57z8TVxHoVyuc73Ub98NMe1fatrBPNQkDiTIKAne-56YvBMxYqCujJaPy733gcqk5BY-_5WfDuXZYxFlUEZPCRw2iHkqEsyDy38LH2dmwU9hXStE/w480-h640/IMG_9753.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;">We had the family over on Sunday to celebrate. </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/AVvXsEidX4x7jDaAgB-QKb9O0A3H0VwGuC5Vp7fLbZibER8afei6LE5ijj_mmoiMlCjwQwR82RVkCTN7tLzfYAVAhGRGV6SscpQKz4IADjEBmuMZCQnBsMAkpDzULb6ZI9faLfrRmkdTCiDGe6Ez_lDEY0Bf38NuXaSBajP8B36eYH38Fx-FHDYGnbwaTTyLpBY/s4032/IMG_3007.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/AVvXsEidX4x7jDaAgB-QKb9O0A3H0VwGuC5Vp7fLbZibER8afei6LE5ijj_mmoiMlCjwQwR82RVkCTN7tLzfYAVAhGRGV6SscpQKz4IADjEBmuMZCQnBsMAkpDzULb6ZI9faLfrRmkdTCiDGe6Ez_lDEY0Bf38NuXaSBajP8B36eYH38Fx-FHDYGnbwaTTyLpBY/w480-h640/IMG_3007.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;">She got lots of goodies and gift cards that immediately were burning a hole in her pocket, so we went shopping that evening. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DHwVo_ZlH70gM5Ei3cubTJFK4p1odryvI5gTlkXtbCXbiVhoPzmwzHZ44Lbj1RH0jMJbYtoE_159x3JEX06bMtb0U7lohaj-U6GQ1I9ecWWcFve-q_bnhVkuXVBADoiwDAsgiOWq3JINO6UyyAoQLpXPhRx8w7oZsdhifmJ_nF-PUWTBYvQ3tfZXw34/s4032/IMG_9764.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/AVvXsEj-DHwVo_ZlH70gM5Ei3cubTJFK4p1odryvI5gTlkXtbCXbiVhoPzmwzHZ44Lbj1RH0jMJbYtoE_159x3JEX06bMtb0U7lohaj-U6GQ1I9ecWWcFve-q_bnhVkuXVBADoiwDAsgiOWq3JINO6UyyAoQLpXPhRx8w7oZsdhifmJ_nF-PUWTBYvQ3tfZXw34/w480-h640/IMG_9764.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;">She is the epitome of a tween girl and I love it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgis8yeyAmr6s0UTJb8brH-zNvf6Cn_9t9p4PaMXt_T5VPGifB4pHMO4i89MdDQ5zuXnoTSKCrDK7FbYXwl4lYqVLA-iBIo95sTNoiS2dcT6XUGsOjQBfwG9-L7It0b92REJXAdqmaumtlrPatTEZl0jg5_zT0Ct0q6Q8demBUtrr5nYz-6wFZ4ha21CK4/s4032/IMG_9767.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/AVvXsEgis8yeyAmr6s0UTJb8brH-zNvf6Cn_9t9p4PaMXt_T5VPGifB4pHMO4i89MdDQ5zuXnoTSKCrDK7FbYXwl4lYqVLA-iBIo95sTNoiS2dcT6XUGsOjQBfwG9-L7It0b92REJXAdqmaumtlrPatTEZl0jg5_zT0Ct0q6Q8demBUtrr5nYz-6wFZ4ha21CK4/w480-h640/IMG_9767.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;">Tuesday was her actual birthday, and we had a quick celebration before school. </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/AVvXsEj2QKDc5aWlGszdEgNqkKjSe4hyphenhyphenZNvpxYJ4v94X_H3FMWWQsHoB8KhHRWFB6l65rz9BijWYOzzEGMSDmlaoaPIMspEsLmMPm_O_1Prph5m1q3Ux0noIRU41oeh8v0mKbZGhE57-OWkmM5g2HrOwdzFCYK0QfSrlCuGsTg4xeKHEzHYQUMgNMtQgVEHoawc/s4032/IMG_9788.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/AVvXsEj2QKDc5aWlGszdEgNqkKjSe4hyphenhyphenZNvpxYJ4v94X_H3FMWWQsHoB8KhHRWFB6l65rz9BijWYOzzEGMSDmlaoaPIMspEsLmMPm_O_1Prph5m1q3Ux0noIRU41oeh8v0mKbZGhE57-OWkmM5g2HrOwdzFCYK0QfSrlCuGsTg4xeKHEzHYQUMgNMtQgVEHoawc/w480-h640/IMG_9788.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;">I dropped off Chick fil A lunch and she asked me to bring home all her loot from her friends. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnp7ntIXLTksNPllLz7J4diu1H4EGH9lbp3V6CUmRoNdwK56OAhgem4EsVBYaqjnQ0pNRrjHn1CR1nBjtYCuYrbOznKXJYSx-J4q0VOJVBlqj72GeUjE4T6zXgMrM2jPAjkzzAxTnyhdM3kqsJ15TqvdNwaTrDweBCECKJ_fGnkPS-ShoCbkO6G2dApQ/s4032/IMG_9798.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/AVvXsEgNnp7ntIXLTksNPllLz7J4diu1H4EGH9lbp3V6CUmRoNdwK56OAhgem4EsVBYaqjnQ0pNRrjHn1CR1nBjtYCuYrbOznKXJYSx-J4q0VOJVBlqj72GeUjE4T6zXgMrM2jPAjkzzAxTnyhdM3kqsJ15TqvdNwaTrDweBCECKJ_fGnkPS-ShoCbkO6G2dApQ/w480-h640/IMG_9798.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;">Taylor spent the afternoon with Emmy afterschool, and we stopped by Crumbl for a birthday treat. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqDFg41ncrRNv-2xFMYWIE6jObt4DrAoszlCOs6lwsK9Y2QdEsciXqaoqOhrojQoDRbBh2g71db4SyZCNHW7eay8tGgPd2phInCJSwUr8zUxNRHy98GnFQCN4CnXCwpFsXwiVO7tcrlv3A8C0dqxGRE2CyMZSpuWwGGqf4Hx_e_HMDzqL8QFTjvHEYVg/s4032/IMG_9799.HEIC" 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/AVvXsEitqDFg41ncrRNv-2xFMYWIE6jObt4DrAoszlCOs6lwsK9Y2QdEsciXqaoqOhrojQoDRbBh2g71db4SyZCNHW7eay8tGgPd2phInCJSwUr8zUxNRHy98GnFQCN4CnXCwpFsXwiVO7tcrlv3A8C0dqxGRE2CyMZSpuWwGGqf4Hx_e_HMDzqL8QFTjvHEYVg/w640-h480/IMG_9799.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nana and Paul took us out to dinner and Emmy got a Stanley!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOj-eFBWhIdMAXGc1E08yHmBRZSUpBNeuC_q8xdBHy_zTyESXbqqSZtfEqUK0g6Cpgx8D28-vaUBf96MSp4QmRQyFjrERcsf0Enp3XPS1GO7lj5xzaKF9kuKk5NM7vOSe15qeCVHV09X8coK-728ChPumGo9212Nat0Et5NjaZIuXFkaw6BpSgaOS0b6c/s4032/IMG_9803.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/AVvXsEiOj-eFBWhIdMAXGc1E08yHmBRZSUpBNeuC_q8xdBHy_zTyESXbqqSZtfEqUK0g6Cpgx8D28-vaUBf96MSp4QmRQyFjrERcsf0Enp3XPS1GO7lj5xzaKF9kuKk5NM7vOSe15qeCVHV09X8coK-728ChPumGo9212Nat0Et5NjaZIuXFkaw6BpSgaOS0b6c/w480-h640/IMG_9803.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;">Again, tween!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkYTH198MThwEbNahF0RmWA37a3AbvkucZiXi8T6J-wbj_IJgsbFcEDfU3PAvRG2YrH53-smb2xCRG1TLyjVKjiB9x-PZgIDq7RKbf-_d9cKAP43IhzSiI1OZj2lUjuhMlRor3VVp4_1_XA1USBaxKyCuk9ZFiro8g1G9YH5V-wwASH0ncvQfBmbobzA/s4032/IMG_9804.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/AVvXsEgHkYTH198MThwEbNahF0RmWA37a3AbvkucZiXi8T6J-wbj_IJgsbFcEDfU3PAvRG2YrH53-smb2xCRG1TLyjVKjiB9x-PZgIDq7RKbf-_d9cKAP43IhzSiI1OZj2lUjuhMlRor3VVp4_1_XA1USBaxKyCuk9ZFiro8g1G9YH5V-wwASH0ncvQfBmbobzA/w480-h640/IMG_9804.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;">We wrapped up the celebrations today with a new piercing. A second hole!</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/AVvXsEivw9PkMQyVDl6s4VCMHXU8ZVJ9PxIJGAPesZqJWGzm3kn0giEUhN-u7Kh2DIrv2IkSTBxdeDY4bb9DYQn7jZEakEZUyaMVXeMdNLRy42YK46k-S9lMrJx84iOQxOuSvqfQHKmqeVJEGyIGBddV35x6MjPpK8qWx5BMB7L7pZzzC5XGpBhofrfKqiSFDFY/s4032/IMG_7316.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/AVvXsEivw9PkMQyVDl6s4VCMHXU8ZVJ9PxIJGAPesZqJWGzm3kn0giEUhN-u7Kh2DIrv2IkSTBxdeDY4bb9DYQn7jZEakEZUyaMVXeMdNLRy42YK46k-S9lMrJx84iOQxOuSvqfQHKmqeVJEGyIGBddV35x6MjPpK8qWx5BMB7L7pZzzC5XGpBhofrfKqiSFDFY/w480-h640/IMG_7316.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;">No tattoos! The only ink they got was to mark where to poke the hole, ha!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8mzc2xGk-lfMZSKNQBfa6n6rR7Hnova7mLGrwhziaUNLuja9VrxPYhzISY_wTIwqDBvQ3eQg46uBnc5MJynKh64hCZhL42ZxHAqBtY5_PDgvROCJmrKEDAxF13fKlHEK_pMnS8DPob9oe70cNtg78WVZIgVJB16DmTblYldmbhpc_QIk1pAvl2-CpVY/s4032/IMG_7320.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/AVvXsEiW8mzc2xGk-lfMZSKNQBfa6n6rR7Hnova7mLGrwhziaUNLuja9VrxPYhzISY_wTIwqDBvQ3eQg46uBnc5MJynKh64hCZhL42ZxHAqBtY5_PDgvROCJmrKEDAxF13fKlHEK_pMnS8DPob9oe70cNtg78WVZIgVJB16DmTblYldmbhpc_QIk1pAvl2-CpVY/w480-h640/IMG_7320.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;">I'd say it was a wonderful week of celebrating!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well visit stats:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Height: 54.5 in (4th percentile)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weight: 69.6 lbs (6th percentile)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blood pressure: 100/60</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-86219303800395144902024-02-04T22:14:00.001-05:002024-02-04T22:14:55.239-05:00remembering<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week marked one year since Jason's dad died. How is that possible? </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/AVvXsEgtjaKhTfoBIk1YdUKpm1UvZihJxt1ioLF7cJs55oZokH1Dp-rGMN25dGshcs-Z8y6vP0gYt3qfXcg02YaOWcYE8ymn6uIvxlRB6ttSjZhIajPZjEX4Z5groCJw7UvNJdrTWzCqC1yXKIXz5M3Eaiy6UYYoNLdv2-BjaabWeb09iwW9W8jEhnMPaUYTKTY/s4032/IMG_7181.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgtjaKhTfoBIk1YdUKpm1UvZihJxt1ioLF7cJs55oZokH1Dp-rGMN25dGshcs-Z8y6vP0gYt3qfXcg02YaOWcYE8ymn6uIvxlRB6ttSjZhIajPZjEX4Z5groCJw7UvNJdrTWzCqC1yXKIXz5M3Eaiy6UYYoNLdv2-BjaabWeb09iwW9W8jEhnMPaUYTKTY/w480-h640/IMG_7181.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Sunday we went to Brunetti's for lunch and MeMa bought a round of hot fudge cakes in honor of PaPa. This was one of his favorite desserts and we indulged in his honor!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo8IgXXNIIsdK70kbuK19r_sROrEbWPznAoe-GBNiQJo9wPM2Sw9Nc00IyB-a2iVcJCZ8hAufGw1MDluPL0IuBQ3NjtG0Zd2mmQVUbAlAw_IATB3O57TPc-35Wf3ISxS_wzI60bR3YjPB95rijPE8gyJueFIfQa8HrNga7n0aXinNQcUbi1bOUVUYgfU/s4032/IMG_9713.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/AVvXsEjdo8IgXXNIIsdK70kbuK19r_sROrEbWPznAoe-GBNiQJo9wPM2Sw9Nc00IyB-a2iVcJCZ8hAufGw1MDluPL0IuBQ3NjtG0Zd2mmQVUbAlAw_IATB3O57TPc-35Wf3ISxS_wzI60bR3YjPB95rijPE8gyJueFIfQa8HrNga7n0aXinNQcUbi1bOUVUYgfU/w480-h640/IMG_9713.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;">Monday was the one-year anniversary. Our preacher dropped off donuts for breakfast. Such a nice gesture and they were devoured!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2TS1MFbDMCPPmcvHRFqrbI52adHGFcxzgU32KieQWvOMlsRqJsdVvgqSgSdVt6Qq_0FF_PE9o1WpgvhxV4A-3j307FAdPPxmM8fmMz4smm4iysxVNSiyHQFk3ppIfE-ZaO5wt7UO7DhWv2T5X-apJiho0wcqnbTJcLCKKmZxx6mhhOkwEfw9goWc-hY/s3088/IMG_9721.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2TS1MFbDMCPPmcvHRFqrbI52adHGFcxzgU32KieQWvOMlsRqJsdVvgqSgSdVt6Qq_0FF_PE9o1WpgvhxV4A-3j307FAdPPxmM8fmMz4smm4iysxVNSiyHQFk3ppIfE-ZaO5wt7UO7DhWv2T5X-apJiho0wcqnbTJcLCKKmZxx6mhhOkwEfw9goWc-hY/w480-h640/IMG_9721.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;">We all had things to do on Monday, but we came together at the end of the day and had chocolate ice cream and a banana split in memory of PaPa. Boy, do we wish he was here so we could enjoy his favorite treats with him!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNRDAh8aWtZf-EPPqUaYGFMRf_65LUyYxppfNuMMvsUkTEmE_TMxso9I9Vo9g6Ot-ahqZtKipdHk49WjjR4eqvUTgZ3cBtACQDVRYl6J4VFPBpGu0T7aCS7IprNYMehrL23V__WKiXxZW69K5IG56QwNN-ZHAn0zcs5_eum1s3WrxqIaPG_tZd8fA7z0/s4032/IMG_9731.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/AVvXsEiNNRDAh8aWtZf-EPPqUaYGFMRf_65LUyYxppfNuMMvsUkTEmE_TMxso9I9Vo9g6Ot-ahqZtKipdHk49WjjR4eqvUTgZ3cBtACQDVRYl6J4VFPBpGu0T7aCS7IprNYMehrL23V__WKiXxZW69K5IG56QwNN-ZHAn0zcs5_eum1s3WrxqIaPG_tZd8fA7z0/w480-h640/IMG_9731.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;">Emmy had a wax museum project this week. Our sweet friend Barbara made her some accessories to dress the part and I popped in to school to show my support!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSejPQQqJWFLTjVHYGajXfE_QmCt6g9fK3tN8pTn2MEbzKMJ1nF-wHu6ROKR3JvknEVBa9YmYTvuWHG4iEChscr6b-lCVx2Wldvf38AQxE6jiUDIfH-Qjku7pzHxrPWvXZ34Ezgm1To8yy8EPAVEXfwVKXr2kjoL0QxLCekLPKurSgI6twXPZaTnGNoBc/s4032/IMG_2008.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/AVvXsEgSejPQQqJWFLTjVHYGajXfE_QmCt6g9fK3tN8pTn2MEbzKMJ1nF-wHu6ROKR3JvknEVBa9YmYTvuWHG4iEChscr6b-lCVx2Wldvf38AQxE6jiUDIfH-Qjku7pzHxrPWvXZ34Ezgm1To8yy8EPAVEXfwVKXr2kjoL0QxLCekLPKurSgI6twXPZaTnGNoBc/w480-h640/IMG_2008.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;">We rearranged Emmy's room last weekend, and she got some new bedding for her birthday this weekend. She's growing up and getting rid of things. It's like the end of an era getting rid of these massive stuffed animals she's had for years!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-42172419889257885592024-01-28T19:32:00.001-05:002024-01-28T19:32:19.658-05:00a low key week - make a wish meet<p style="text-align: center;"> This was your typical routine week. School, work, sports, homework, repeat! It makes the week go by fast and slow all at the same time. It also leaves little to be photographed. We did go to Fredericksburg for a gymnastics meet on Saturday. </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/AVvXsEjk6CLpr2IJcOblaoX5YBuUGgiOzAzXA4kk6u4IuRUFbkZgQT3mu4dm0UtUsTbgRm_825tfq_syrtWxXGObMWZ2UC7LGbFmZRfU5fkcRJariZaOmt0BcG8YkNFi_pJtYzj7dJ1ninJ9O4s8guwhFQUVSGGnrIZHP82dLUeK5lhR99A0Q7MWLQolAe7Br2w/s1440/IMG_9707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1440" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6CLpr2IJcOblaoX5YBuUGgiOzAzXA4kk6u4IuRUFbkZgQT3mu4dm0UtUsTbgRm_825tfq_syrtWxXGObMWZ2UC7LGbFmZRfU5fkcRJariZaOmt0BcG8YkNFi_pJtYzj7dJ1ninJ9O4s8guwhFQUVSGGnrIZHP82dLUeK5lhR99A0Q7MWLQolAe7Br2w/w640-h360/IMG_9707.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;">This particular meet is a charity meet that our gym participates in each year. All the athletes get the same leo. It makes finding your gymnast a little difficult at times. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyC0SGJMUm65Ve5iUStR_V-4CQFKlrlmur5oFZDenawnNb5wbtFPwRQYnIhEdU6sr8Bp8SuwRdT8u3d_3PB2vuhNi7gPPdnmHatDxYCariSzSnA3bOfGHk-Ce893A8MHTiK_Pnn_KZ6eWm3O5ZbW3zjzFp3wAq760PdR-EJlryzs55Y3lbIOGA-BCvwE/s4032/IMG_9688.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/AVvXsEiwyC0SGJMUm65Ve5iUStR_V-4CQFKlrlmur5oFZDenawnNb5wbtFPwRQYnIhEdU6sr8Bp8SuwRdT8u3d_3PB2vuhNi7gPPdnmHatDxYCariSzSnA3bOfGHk-Ce893A8MHTiK_Pnn_KZ6eWm3O5ZbW3zjzFp3wAq760PdR-EJlryzs55Y3lbIOGA-BCvwE/w640-h480/IMG_9688.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy had a great meet. She medaled in every event and came out 4th all around. She was really hoping to place in the top three because those athletes receive a sweatshirt. She got second place at this meet the first time she competed in it years ago and was hoping for another sweatshirt! If her floor score had been as high as it usually is, she would have made it. She was only .125 behind the third place finisher. We're proud of her hard work. </div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-44567053535054410662024-01-21T15:01:00.000-05:002024-01-21T15:01:19.883-05:00a snowy week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got some snow this week and the kids were happy campers. They were out of school on Monday for the holiday, so they were excited to be home to play in the snow, even though it was just a little. </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/AVvXsEh7ZTYfHa9UnBzyDvZMojEOcOei0GGNcfI7wl3B0vZ6gnMKjygfPpVCznep4sjAdFZWUXFpSkQVRa5Vkx_S3x24sd4GFj8qaHGadFzD7Mm0c8o5110Ag_r7j3xeIt0ppEjP6JM6vmiAM7vWzHulnhKjWPi5ouWxfSCXWdViLK6TdfkbwclaDzSTwLiyPtk/s4032/IMG_9549.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/AVvXsEh7ZTYfHa9UnBzyDvZMojEOcOei0GGNcfI7wl3B0vZ6gnMKjygfPpVCznep4sjAdFZWUXFpSkQVRa5Vkx_S3x24sd4GFj8qaHGadFzD7Mm0c8o5110Ag_r7j3xeIt0ppEjP6JM6vmiAM7vWzHulnhKjWPi5ouWxfSCXWdViLK6TdfkbwclaDzSTwLiyPtk/w480-h640/IMG_9549.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;">There was enough for a cute little snowman. It's still standing today because it's been SO cold this week. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Pvv9JJEqc_iAeqym2I4Xmdd1KmPEGJgNq4o44L8-tmOdJKRsFHDXQm5zonxWSHUzzfiPF7zKSF6huaMR7iI1iVSesKmhcZCRY3iLyLKdnoVjo0-2Z1lGollx1jf7jWq6lWmrukh68iKgl2W1syQBwQmKDxcHhn4-ZTuKd3z349O1H6ZeuZ5KVG0tcho/s4032/IMG_9580.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/AVvXsEg7Pvv9JJEqc_iAeqym2I4Xmdd1KmPEGJgNq4o44L8-tmOdJKRsFHDXQm5zonxWSHUzzfiPF7zKSF6huaMR7iI1iVSesKmhcZCRY3iLyLKdnoVjo0-2Z1lGollx1jf7jWq6lWmrukh68iKgl2W1syQBwQmKDxcHhn4-ZTuKd3z349O1H6ZeuZ5KVG0tcho/w480-h640/IMG_9580.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;">They enjoyed their hot chocolate outside because they didn't want to come in and miss the snow. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRHz7yexahMM3Shzr3Cc_dCPYvdxLmJ-_pMeCNi39WVNoQLmdKB_Tmm-K2tKrsk044oXz_iujS8-YD9b6LXxBv4eiJwZbhxCz6SdVEwx13Gw5vXoVzFkhKFkP0v2-FVbc2O2Te5vU1-ENXS-f79Xlnl1Vj_7mGQAkNfl5wecom2Nt6ZenZgixVg-OgH0/s4032/IMG_9589.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/AVvXsEhwRHz7yexahMM3Shzr3Cc_dCPYvdxLmJ-_pMeCNi39WVNoQLmdKB_Tmm-K2tKrsk044oXz_iujS8-YD9b6LXxBv4eiJwZbhxCz6SdVEwx13Gw5vXoVzFkhKFkP0v2-FVbc2O2Te5vU1-ENXS-f79Xlnl1Vj_7mGQAkNfl5wecom2Nt6ZenZgixVg-OgH0/w480-h640/IMG_9589.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;">Bryce already had the day off of school Tuesday for a teacher workday so Jason took him and a buddy up to Wintergreen to snowboard on the fresh powder. Emmy ended up getting a snow day and we enjoyed a day at home. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrzSZL3uaGM_LfZGTcXEZfjjlh0stTlJqi6JAfngyV28rnBkHNslQ9It013MV5NAnIembE8G6vFIfNI_lTcWHG0Q_8eFREyTg1MrjCaMdlRdH9KdOlgTMFFrW2lIzPXksbqncd8NJiAUxtSRgi8H4Kr694yQHrnZg-myxEaaNI2VWLeW0dM79L57mcR0/s4032/IMG_5771.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/AVvXsEjlrzSZL3uaGM_LfZGTcXEZfjjlh0stTlJqi6JAfngyV28rnBkHNslQ9It013MV5NAnIembE8G6vFIfNI_lTcWHG0Q_8eFREyTg1MrjCaMdlRdH9KdOlgTMFFrW2lIzPXksbqncd8NJiAUxtSRgi8H4Kr694yQHrnZg-myxEaaNI2VWLeW0dM79L57mcR0/w480-h640/IMG_5771.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;">Wednesday, Thursday and Friday flew by in a flash as they had more delayed openings. We were back to regularly scheduled programming this weekend. Emmy went to the gym, got her nails done and went to a friend's house. Bryce went to Wintergreen with his buddy's family for another day of snowboarding. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxY1WaZNhISxMwDLXSDeZQsv7LLtdg0mUHcxoyR6IKWZUvR95XEfFjuxS1pVoi0vLEy5BJLzgrCbpSedFt9wFvhKu3Kw5db8Z2GQWQCsdxetqSE9F0TJ0f3K5WhXwQSsu6X7LKUGER5LqvJ-3hjsWdHHeCnuZ6tuo83ULkE72-0HsitVxjDJNV73ymLo/s4032/IMG_4365.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/AVvXsEjbxY1WaZNhISxMwDLXSDeZQsv7LLtdg0mUHcxoyR6IKWZUvR95XEfFjuxS1pVoi0vLEy5BJLzgrCbpSedFt9wFvhKu3Kw5db8Z2GQWQCsdxetqSE9F0TJ0f3K5WhXwQSsu6X7LKUGER5LqvJ-3hjsWdHHeCnuZ6tuo83ULkE72-0HsitVxjDJNV73ymLo/w640-h480/IMG_4365.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bryce got a 4 pack of lift tickets for Christmas so he's excited to go back two more times this season. </div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-4958307248273091422024-01-14T18:14:00.000-05:002024-01-14T18:14:39.737-05:00meet day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter break is over and we're back into the swing of things! The kids were back to school this week with their normal activities, and nothing was documented by pictures! Emmy did have a meet today so that gave me a reason to snap some pictures. </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/AVvXsEjJ_CmzWDmDXWYcHiMo_x6fkZ2e6TRcsQED_YYexklAmMqO-y9WEXtGPLXwGwn3xbFBoy2_V6x2NBS0jcjAlDtMyYsZuLIR34d2hPVkBFVQuoFzbWcf_8ZI1fiMEI8LCdeVH2ibJJOzZ6y8gPYaYuiC6R5aiRrr2ntBjFDxYE40St9ldPYUTPjoi7AZsQg/s4032/IMG_9547.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/AVvXsEjJ_CmzWDmDXWYcHiMo_x6fkZ2e6TRcsQED_YYexklAmMqO-y9WEXtGPLXwGwn3xbFBoy2_V6x2NBS0jcjAlDtMyYsZuLIR34d2hPVkBFVQuoFzbWcf_8ZI1fiMEI8LCdeVH2ibJJOzZ6y8gPYaYuiC6R5aiRrr2ntBjFDxYE40St9ldPYUTPjoi7AZsQg/w480-h640/IMG_9547.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;">Emmy continues to improve in her sport. She got season high scores on the floor and bars today and placed third on both! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtXGz3luGlkHo_XBc4GGe3XaCiNdkZIKQhHQ8eAKIyuDPLZnaSgU1C006VnyjvQ7HOO9EEGuJsxN1L2zYK5UbYwR6-OzyUOPwdt2yZwIV6DXgJpY7U26ZsWzmbJsaXvWds3F2G8x99WbUkCRqHYm8Bauiuc3QQope52VZFKOBnVoWP_FEMVTcV5hNQ7M/s3650/IMG_9546.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3650" data-original-width="2486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtXGz3luGlkHo_XBc4GGe3XaCiNdkZIKQhHQ8eAKIyuDPLZnaSgU1C006VnyjvQ7HOO9EEGuJsxN1L2zYK5UbYwR6-OzyUOPwdt2yZwIV6DXgJpY7U26ZsWzmbJsaXvWds3F2G8x99WbUkCRqHYm8Bauiuc3QQope52VZFKOBnVoWP_FEMVTcV5hNQ7M/w436-h640/IMG_9546.HEIC" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She placed 4th all around in this meet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This meet was different because the competition was only against her gym. It kind of made it fun to see where she stands with the girls she spends all of her time with!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-56078842287564979052024-01-07T17:30:00.001-05:002024-01-07T17:30:41.628-05:00happy new year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the majority of our winter break falling after Christmas, we had time to hop on a plane and head south!</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/AVvXsEjc7XRuxMSQEjwp1PC7H9jeHFmx7fRM0dpbI9yXZv1rw8v2k8GBaFcbMSvcMhCP3MT0x778QfmTMuB6cehSOSZQLXzggdMhRcJ5iEi0xAdMA-Ys0Yd0mfl-kDJUjh3aIl60lM81xUiFWcfxf_DyvDy0vjH7s3DqcvlGW3HyQtbeWpJST3gAMrnDEgseaow/s2744/IMG_2806.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="2102" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7XRuxMSQEjwp1PC7H9jeHFmx7fRM0dpbI9yXZv1rw8v2k8GBaFcbMSvcMhCP3MT0x778QfmTMuB6cehSOSZQLXzggdMhRcJ5iEi0xAdMA-Ys0Yd0mfl-kDJUjh3aIl60lM81xUiFWcfxf_DyvDy0vjH7s3DqcvlGW3HyQtbeWpJST3gAMrnDEgseaow/w490-h640/IMG_2806.HEIC" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Fort Myers, Florida on Tuesday and enjoyed a few days of sun and sand!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitehhk6klbwym0rdwxZwTwhAcMxdtqLKeDNSo1_gQrQZX2ssG3nTM29G5ouozphRwlgr6HgWzkuxNpUAI3FXULqQD9Qk41wRZjgM_cMbyfZTDaEqglwbmSVzKf9bgrchh2pb4wsnD1QG32duKCSTZq6Ws99naqPEeM70fu3UN9AfSqQWWiok9bZmNczM/s4032/IMG_9386.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/AVvXsEiitehhk6klbwym0rdwxZwTwhAcMxdtqLKeDNSo1_gQrQZX2ssG3nTM29G5ouozphRwlgr6HgWzkuxNpUAI3FXULqQD9Qk41wRZjgM_cMbyfZTDaEqglwbmSVzKf9bgrchh2pb4wsnD1QG32duKCSTZq6Ws99naqPEeM70fu3UN9AfSqQWWiok9bZmNczM/w480-h640/IMG_9386.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;">Shell hunting on Sanibel Island was on Emmy's wish list. We did this on Wednesday. It was a cool day on the beach, but the sun felt nice.</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/AVvXsEhonr2XCvTJcdzUCGIwZ00g-_sbnKZc3cEvsn52JO85EN0y5MCVVgLT4X6TrpSLvnTfA3T0ZTlVX3z008bBJOl6RAPBJ7ifvdNj-tuB1Ch9gLceWo3jtJF9g8dJF3rsBuaxxlyDqM2WDLj9RB7ITS-YoX131ZFj4h1OtBHhzBtJxX5PwuDzEuSZL0DeYTs/s4032/IMG_7063.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhonr2XCvTJcdzUCGIwZ00g-_sbnKZc3cEvsn52JO85EN0y5MCVVgLT4X6TrpSLvnTfA3T0ZTlVX3z008bBJOl6RAPBJ7ifvdNj-tuB1Ch9gLceWo3jtJF9g8dJF3rsBuaxxlyDqM2WDLj9RB7ITS-YoX131ZFj4h1OtBHhzBtJxX5PwuDzEuSZL0DeYTs/w480-h640/IMG_7063.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Best buds!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Unintentional twinning!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExa_zhoYMF2Dt7wqFfuaQGMomkkOvw_DgvPp8PrymFJReXxdi4tGyCa6pMkeR1OJg6sEI5aICeqQzSamKGGQpdsSF2xmvvfJsmLc8JH50od1CSTUKbOAirdx49r8gEgjISluCPHV0MJ0trxTwooHCobjadbDpOseDBnhawTS6GqIh-l8FpMw4VDP2ERI/s4032/IMG_9412.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/AVvXsEiExa_zhoYMF2Dt7wqFfuaQGMomkkOvw_DgvPp8PrymFJReXxdi4tGyCa6pMkeR1OJg6sEI5aICeqQzSamKGGQpdsSF2xmvvfJsmLc8JH50od1CSTUKbOAirdx49r8gEgjISluCPHV0MJ0trxTwooHCobjadbDpOseDBnhawTS6GqIh-l8FpMw4VDP2ERI/w480-h640/IMG_9412.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;">We went to manatee park on Thursday. The park is built near a power plant, so the manatees are attracted to the warm water. We saw a few!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteANbPdsXQZi-lfO3zaYp__NPqizL7oRxWgSyJ-CZqzI0WmOFej-PIyc6edyvTNaT9wqtS_TCbrprsu6tJWF06DNbyKRth-Srr911KG5mfqmJs8zdlW6ZrIDTkLd27eYFsLiD2b8lMmK6oJ7i8ZIXGOdCbWp3FEKIxPwT3a_K9lP2Uj4oFaiHV_4qDxw/s4032/IMG_7072.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEgteANbPdsXQZi-lfO3zaYp__NPqizL7oRxWgSyJ-CZqzI0WmOFej-PIyc6edyvTNaT9wqtS_TCbrprsu6tJWF06DNbyKRth-Srr911KG5mfqmJs8zdlW6ZrIDTkLd27eYFsLiD2b8lMmK6oJ7i8ZIXGOdCbWp3FEKIxPwT3a_K9lP2Uj4oFaiHV_4qDxw/w480-h640/IMG_7072.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWb2vfeablPb_9GSDMqt0QBVFkgoIM6J7QMCL8ltp5bFOEc8goj09z3ldoRaUaY4fGLkyRie9VSVe1vzBLcKE9xbYAIYzq7GXzicxFKmCJ7AuhSGumTr1R9QkZwf0ApEkXPF-q9MbXhx-YVfuObnXVZ-RZBuzoIxvy0Tl9cQFz1YFkIFd-FeSDLj5Vio/s4032/IMG_7073.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjHWb2vfeablPb_9GSDMqt0QBVFkgoIM6J7QMCL8ltp5bFOEc8goj09z3ldoRaUaY4fGLkyRie9VSVe1vzBLcKE9xbYAIYzq7GXzicxFKmCJ7AuhSGumTr1R9QkZwf0ApEkXPF-q9MbXhx-YVfuObnXVZ-RZBuzoIxvy0Tl9cQFz1YFkIFd-FeSDLj5Vio/w480-h640/IMG_7073.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4K_7vqbKGrhCdbU21NUfzi-rBHZxorcPAsvCH8gmJ9fRrYLNzO7Kinnd1287jErp77lSbLgAAj-krT6RVr-DDi_eLOkwTTHesHj0L1OjBXHo7m5n3Xkgwy1-fCLFdPmBQUXsizAOHqQmc9sEqGHwZrRhOU97Hr97X_FSaFHg_yrHN98bkDNgqv9ArShM/s4032/IMG_7076.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEh4K_7vqbKGrhCdbU21NUfzi-rBHZxorcPAsvCH8gmJ9fRrYLNzO7Kinnd1287jErp77lSbLgAAj-krT6RVr-DDi_eLOkwTTHesHj0L1OjBXHo7m5n3Xkgwy1-fCLFdPmBQUXsizAOHqQmc9sEqGHwZrRhOU97Hr97X_FSaFHg_yrHN98bkDNgqv9ArShM/w640-h480/IMG_7076.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here, lizard, lizard, lizard!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsE50EeOKExBjay-H7vrHXBrEDBYwNlKrhCLSolYr4c53Nq41wwHzjRcAzVlS7SeYoilgemP6GLNCoT2TEPVS_w2vW-oQ3xvPg1-O4r6rKShOkqo9EouKFlwvVuDXdwaRTcSt8WYgS0bfd7KKm7v02TZSe-yRwPG9k7BakQlOSMwyXqy7K6Dqbr6gcxY/s2706/IMG_9414.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="1706" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsE50EeOKExBjay-H7vrHXBrEDBYwNlKrhCLSolYr4c53Nq41wwHzjRcAzVlS7SeYoilgemP6GLNCoT2TEPVS_w2vW-oQ3xvPg1-O4r6rKShOkqo9EouKFlwvVuDXdwaRTcSt8WYgS0bfd7KKm7v02TZSe-yRwPG9k7BakQlOSMwyXqy7K6Dqbr6gcxY/w404-h640/IMG_9414.HEIC" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Putt-Putt is a must at the beach. Emmy won, even though it was questioned the rest of the week!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRiOAxPsp4H6VkzenJC5tG8YDCVU5H1qritk9Dq6V4J6c0DbelapiKV3RzfF6fUtshK0At6zVVDRU5HyyZ6E8DrAT8AP9fnVuCv57qEruIKlrRXCU28IRszqNiu-DFt0huX28v160dxJ7WyssdRAlmcww7UCvln2jo93Hd-W4rJAIarYCXvd7ZCrrhBk/s2048/IMG_9506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2048" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRiOAxPsp4H6VkzenJC5tG8YDCVU5H1qritk9Dq6V4J6c0DbelapiKV3RzfF6fUtshK0At6zVVDRU5HyyZ6E8DrAT8AP9fnVuCv57qEruIKlrRXCU28IRszqNiu-DFt0huX28v160dxJ7WyssdRAlmcww7UCvln2jo93Hd-W4rJAIarYCXvd7ZCrrhBk/w640-h468/IMG_9506.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;">After a day of adventure, we headed out to the beach for a little sun, another sunset and of course gymnastics. </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/AVvXsEjUZO3QrRgZb-mZbtjLFw-OfcZnDtuYStMYrB5hyAlbn6oMR2rCGP1v2DJqFGGg19ej44IiBbrzf7KtdBts6tj_C8IFdkyY496FBaVbV8vhvPpwy0PB2d0Ye3TTRPw7Qu8EZYJBPE3AQCvBNyX_swSP_3Ku2AdwCw75DWX5CIoPIx-oCE82lIuDn3OkPq0/s4032/IMG_9439.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/AVvXsEjUZO3QrRgZb-mZbtjLFw-OfcZnDtuYStMYrB5hyAlbn6oMR2rCGP1v2DJqFGGg19ej44IiBbrzf7KtdBts6tj_C8IFdkyY496FBaVbV8vhvPpwy0PB2d0Ye3TTRPw7Qu8EZYJBPE3AQCvBNyX_swSP_3Ku2AdwCw75DWX5CIoPIx-oCE82lIuDn3OkPq0/w480-h640/IMG_9439.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;">Friday was forecasted to be the best day of the week, so we planned to park it on the beach ALL day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePdrT3Gho4z3BCVZQzJMYK3HAGOcM0qp1NGFTtn8fUf-s2YiNDz9pGXzrQ-Ik1jK3wSfNYjdtfHhC5IyBGIZN275TLNPQX93lSQVvjY4505RscMKXCe0i7gdCsodkzcxqJlIrfiFVAXv5Bak0Xr_AivHxAJ3-nDHoIr6tSJKU5vEgJyy9MncHGGaV_KA/s1999/IMG_9476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1999" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePdrT3Gho4z3BCVZQzJMYK3HAGOcM0qp1NGFTtn8fUf-s2YiNDz9pGXzrQ-Ik1jK3wSfNYjdtfHhC5IyBGIZN275TLNPQX93lSQVvjY4505RscMKXCe0i7gdCsodkzcxqJlIrfiFVAXv5Bak0Xr_AivHxAJ3-nDHoIr6tSJKU5vEgJyy9MncHGGaV_KA/w640-h480/IMG_9476.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;">After the beach, we headed out for our last dinner. We ended up going to the same place two nights in a row, ha!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ50Gb4zXYdjmvlyrobJ_penOAx1pt2dili0_aJ5tsd97rIWO2dOoVe0sovhxKWt17hoXfFShZkFTWLKmgufDs67yillloHf83OBZv0pnuwOa3gtlbZAWYqlXYEnOQbs6PEVXg2CehuNKbTAl8o1csCE-eaXsc_ofXN5FbnfzdbCIAi0cfij-H6woBWSg/s4032/IMG_7096.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjZ50Gb4zXYdjmvlyrobJ_penOAx1pt2dili0_aJ5tsd97rIWO2dOoVe0sovhxKWt17hoXfFShZkFTWLKmgufDs67yillloHf83OBZv0pnuwOa3gtlbZAWYqlXYEnOQbs6PEVXg2CehuNKbTAl8o1csCE-eaXsc_ofXN5FbnfzdbCIAi0cfij-H6woBWSg/w480-h640/IMG_7096.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silly</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqsJlU6NmeoY-6hFTKdvHgd8C-XTn5kfvZ11NGDb7g8M-RixsWAyqBrb92NxFcM7HZf1_BcISqrdYTEZdJRfe0q3WYuARQC-LjkzGch8IN1MXNucoqpctyMPRWaiLqzuarHIQ657NnN98hpDuEmHFJj-RaDSUFQFRTgmJI2aC9kakuRPVhn2X5VblcW0/s4032/IMG_9493.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/AVvXsEhHqsJlU6NmeoY-6hFTKdvHgd8C-XTn5kfvZ11NGDb7g8M-RixsWAyqBrb92NxFcM7HZf1_BcISqrdYTEZdJRfe0q3WYuARQC-LjkzGch8IN1MXNucoqpctyMPRWaiLqzuarHIQ657NnN98hpDuEmHFJj-RaDSUFQFRTgmJI2aC9kakuRPVhn2X5VblcW0/w480-h640/IMG_9493.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;">Silly</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVS6H09SglhvaG5TcwkDW64CD6CtlOBBZJQnGkTRuv2tj1jrRSn5BTCMIuQ8gESXLfvFgh0DpoKSdMv58SQ4-9O04CZpKcnKpTSahxIQtik5GO4H-MPbTE7Wit7iNkY1vjRIP_JevqMIteTmUQ5IctbNaR4GdF710LhmCj1RynAdJRJ3AmiAyqlkrG0W8/s4032/IMG_9502.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/AVvXsEgVS6H09SglhvaG5TcwkDW64CD6CtlOBBZJQnGkTRuv2tj1jrRSn5BTCMIuQ8gESXLfvFgh0DpoKSdMv58SQ4-9O04CZpKcnKpTSahxIQtik5GO4H-MPbTE7Wit7iNkY1vjRIP_JevqMIteTmUQ5IctbNaR4GdF710LhmCj1RynAdJRJ3AmiAyqlkrG0W8/w480-h640/IMG_9502.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;">Hopefully this fun trip will last us until summer! It doesn't look like we'll be doing a spring break trip this year, so we've got a long stretch before another vacation!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-41086656508555229442023-12-31T22:55:00.000-05:002023-12-31T22:55:05.107-05:002023 in review<p style="text-align: center;"> Our year got off to a horrific start as PaPa's cancer diagnosis
escalated quickly and we were forced to say goodbye as we were saying
hello to a new year. This rocked our world and we were devastated
to lose him. We were all lucky enough to spend some precious time with him hours before he passed.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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PaPa's favorite place was the beach and he was truly missed on this trip. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMArSGAtMzTGKNxnMYIUEEfFSEP8mel5OSNIeeJSf_n-VWcg-U5t5UJ_snhj4r2APm62M6WtiUwshCvNxHhmJA-eh1FJis_qBnJTvaP8XIKpibMLGxurwLKnpZwm-ga3KGwBfqmFkE7SCW9KTEc1bFX7nFLg5Q8mRQzSr6GRxRhVD280X44FIjcx5OqvY/s4032/IMG_5200.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/AVvXsEiMArSGAtMzTGKNxnMYIUEEfFSEP8mel5OSNIeeJSf_n-VWcg-U5t5UJ_snhj4r2APm62M6WtiUwshCvNxHhmJA-eh1FJis_qBnJTvaP8XIKpibMLGxurwLKnpZwm-ga3KGwBfqmFkE7SCW9KTEc1bFX7nFLg5Q8mRQzSr6GRxRhVD280X44FIjcx5OqvY/w480-h640/IMG_5200.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated Nana's 70th birthday in May. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Hg0KVTbAMaZGTt-twODmRxAdLO2fsdwv8PyKbvNccqidot_RTuDHLpatFSp4BSzekypJRnT5IZPZaqIiBoAVyRL1shFqdD-4aEGQeVByzwFX4eztHWpXYJwinZSFVzlXHQs5dPwA4SaSyAtluTkUyG8ZTH7tsuf2_CbHnnl7fd279W_mzYfDW8hLM8/s4032/IMG_5902.HEIC" 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/AVvXsEhw5Hg0KVTbAMaZGTt-twODmRxAdLO2fsdwv8PyKbvNccqidot_RTuDHLpatFSp4BSzekypJRnT5IZPZaqIiBoAVyRL1shFqdD-4aEGQeVByzwFX4eztHWpXYJwinZSFVzlXHQs5dPwA4SaSyAtluTkUyG8ZTH7tsuf2_CbHnnl7fd279W_mzYfDW8hLM8/w640-h480/IMG_5902.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The kids each celebrated big milestones in June. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE473DjqYhzYYJ6-oeIfUriW0cW4NduBPVr9UfwC16Wzlt1ryLwiqam-G4akQCJjDxq7KNEN1dTjdsRpjX95zsq4glsNmHmJiF9iYGDfEZ6V-Ycw4mIU5zI-eSffNkMcjjHHjZ3km9ZybfTIaqvch0jaAyps-RxnMCVqlu6UYXTdTyFFauWqkL-7QBKM/s2666/IMG_6217.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="2480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE473DjqYhzYYJ6-oeIfUriW0cW4NduBPVr9UfwC16Wzlt1ryLwiqam-G4akQCJjDxq7KNEN1dTjdsRpjX95zsq4glsNmHmJiF9iYGDfEZ6V-Ycw4mIU5zI-eSffNkMcjjHHjZ3km9ZybfTIaqvch0jaAyps-RxnMCVqlu6UYXTdTyFFauWqkL-7QBKM/w596-h640/IMG_6217.HEIC" width="596" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy graduated from elementary school and Bryce from middle school. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWFQ-d-nj7-eqb2Ku7diVdUTC0jv-ZWwKk8tXRdSvG7ZrBA9ALLUqvUZ2SBGgXI5poGqjvZQRCtWJDEHcqnJiet90uSeSkTf64D5fJBsNI4YnFcypbWXvyDyayFl7LUSWxnNDWvAScvsnSWOWjWH6yQOsZUSHPEaQNQXUvLy3-zFLxCSadjBvwHXE84s/s4032/IMG_6304.HEIC" 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/AVvXsEhDWFQ-d-nj7-eqb2Ku7diVdUTC0jv-ZWwKk8tXRdSvG7ZrBA9ALLUqvUZ2SBGgXI5poGqjvZQRCtWJDEHcqnJiet90uSeSkTf64D5fJBsNI4YnFcypbWXvyDyayFl7LUSWxnNDWvAScvsnSWOWjWH6yQOsZUSHPEaQNQXUvLy3-zFLxCSadjBvwHXE84s/w640-h480/IMG_6304.HEIC" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We bought a new car! This was huge! We didn't really want a new car, but we NEEDED a new car. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8rYgvru_7imatzckedZswcdc0J3y5HJg1TVzJpDR89FWt75_EakkYPdGEgi0pXAkPXwht10a-XVK-gBJjyjMQWCTKPzk2ef4so7eVyN7DKsDY4vA7HjY406t8GCqvffRZ8GSKLJZS_bOR0uJqDSZ_TOulyQikVEJ4faayACVXa60gytp7n2Yaegpo78/s4032/IMG_6514.HEIC" 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/AVvXsEhZ8rYgvru_7imatzckedZswcdc0J3y5HJg1TVzJpDR89FWt75_EakkYPdGEgi0pXAkPXwht10a-XVK-gBJjyjMQWCTKPzk2ef4so7eVyN7DKsDY4vA7HjY406t8GCqvffRZ8GSKLJZS_bOR0uJqDSZ_TOulyQikVEJ4faayACVXa60gytp7n2Yaegpo78/w640-h480/IMG_6514.HEIC" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to the beach in July with Jason's family's long time friends, the Comps. It was such a great reunion and Charles' absence was definitely felt. But we ate all the ice cream and played putt putt in his memory. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXxz3y-kUiCiuuxtImtnrdIubbS1a5EEikMyxGqYL6p_5270pduIG2Ybv7S8I2pkkX9uUv1uxdebbWxqu1LHGAyZi8lLhrWF141UYxPCG91IriDGqgiWDmH7bRjlY9kReiKKIerv39SdNvuorY6dNwRvoJ8L-7ezIt-KXn7iB5amLZgfSM2EQBrsPhoY/s4032/IMG_1038.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEjhXxz3y-kUiCiuuxtImtnrdIubbS1a5EEikMyxGqYL6p_5270pduIG2Ybv7S8I2pkkX9uUv1uxdebbWxqu1LHGAyZi8lLhrWF141UYxPCG91IriDGqgiWDmH7bRjlY9kReiKKIerv39SdNvuorY6dNwRvoJ8L-7ezIt-KXn7iB5amLZgfSM2EQBrsPhoY/w480-h640/IMG_1038.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHxVfMBhNhTFSfGQ4DCrKKA8rK_EvbiSTcUukh3xZ7uEJWi2XfjLpafmRZVO0B6VQsEVw7yq-lu_cigwQJyDBbq64-bFMWoWRrHrkowA8d6v-eNMWeNIUj7yJdl9lKD_47A1e5zzoHN7CoH0huF2Wi3tKf8MnSUYTMby9scuF_7ZprbKz9GCjRcxxOSI/s2048/IMG_1195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHxVfMBhNhTFSfGQ4DCrKKA8rK_EvbiSTcUukh3xZ7uEJWi2XfjLpafmRZVO0B6VQsEVw7yq-lu_cigwQJyDBbq64-bFMWoWRrHrkowA8d6v-eNMWeNIUj7yJdl9lKD_47A1e5zzoHN7CoH0huF2Wi3tKf8MnSUYTMby9scuF_7ZprbKz9GCjRcxxOSI/w640-h426/IMG_1195.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">August brought our 20th anniversary and a trip back to our honeymoon destination! <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMp7Vbco7ytGYAW9obCQ_6VFbBiFNvDGsw1QPL5WVtfZuY7UoIlVzanmJWuLfIcpGivMs0fCNl1rTGrovDcjawgoNf1_cLKsn8yEbz2QtEp_fRKeLzRLBhY3GZK5dsuTQfJWO2xIVDP3KtsbHOcL6LdHw6HghK2XBbWxb2ErJJtxEAtWKL4APLyS-eQI/s4032/IMG_7252.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/AVvXsEjaMp7Vbco7ytGYAW9obCQ_6VFbBiFNvDGsw1QPL5WVtfZuY7UoIlVzanmJWuLfIcpGivMs0fCNl1rTGrovDcjawgoNf1_cLKsn8yEbz2QtEp_fRKeLzRLBhY3GZK5dsuTQfJWO2xIVDP3KtsbHOcL6LdHw6HghK2XBbWxb2ErJJtxEAtWKL4APLyS-eQI/w480-h640/IMG_7252.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We shared the experience with the kids and our dear friends. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bYhjL0YGh_0NTTPmJ6sPkxaphtF2_aNhs_O7NFDPOiP50s6FPOIAgrNt3hUGH7Pp55fNTuOuaR1JXTSCn4oSZJZOkGsR4J4tNaIFwvUr0jeeiQR-wvm7VuMu86Y-331ESZb3wzfXjFPZv_XgGyv1Qd8T5yd8bQkkKrA0SEXtIH1LEeve3N85dCC5fIA/s4032/IMG_7335.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/AVvXsEj_bYhjL0YGh_0NTTPmJ6sPkxaphtF2_aNhs_O7NFDPOiP50s6FPOIAgrNt3hUGH7Pp55fNTuOuaR1JXTSCn4oSZJZOkGsR4J4tNaIFwvUr0jeeiQR-wvm7VuMu86Y-331ESZb3wzfXjFPZv_XgGyv1Qd8T5yd8bQkkKrA0SEXtIH1LEeve3N85dCC5fIA/w480-h640/IMG_7335.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bryce started high school this year! Wow! <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2PRQa3DwAQcFAFET8jbrdSYw9GABI-OZT1AVkj4FfLlgeRlwKTzrG_lTmgVe_PKhyphenhyphengaZP6jpkwDFs70VWiNnmraxIBWdH9hOTBa7JSVsKYF1ZtVZStPwSjG8T0f6bFpTt-uGU1t88v_H60YegPwn11ZhWq0uunf3hXwCLi4NWyjay7W9xkopqhs4Ffs/s4032/IMG_7447.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/AVvXsEgu2PRQa3DwAQcFAFET8jbrdSYw9GABI-OZT1AVkj4FfLlgeRlwKTzrG_lTmgVe_PKhyphenhyphengaZP6jpkwDFs70VWiNnmraxIBWdH9hOTBa7JSVsKYF1ZtVZStPwSjG8T0f6bFpTt-uGU1t88v_H60YegPwn11ZhWq0uunf3hXwCLi4NWyjay7W9xkopqhs4Ffs/w480-h640/IMG_7447.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy started middle school this year. Another WOW! <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWzd1uGWAqFzP9fHG05hAWXMA02Yeqx-pbQyvnO24FFkq9aqYlP3Ye7GBujwZ1OnPbD0Oh3uJFKtjiAbPDphesQ5W-7tRcXPygZyzeropkWOeCfwWNLiJ86ZI8XaA2CezcVIoGNGjfYIXf3mt0t0Z3H3zejc4Bsg42CulaHbeLfuTBlmEWWhEEc5OD3U/s4032/IMG_7516_jpg.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/AVvXsEilWzd1uGWAqFzP9fHG05hAWXMA02Yeqx-pbQyvnO24FFkq9aqYlP3Ye7GBujwZ1OnPbD0Oh3uJFKtjiAbPDphesQ5W-7tRcXPygZyzeropkWOeCfwWNLiJ86ZI8XaA2CezcVIoGNGjfYIXf3mt0t0Z3H3zejc4Bsg42CulaHbeLfuTBlmEWWhEEc5OD3U/w480-h640/IMG_7516_jpg.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made it to Blacksburg for a Virginia Tech football game. Bryce is hoping this is his home away from home in a few years. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BgF3N_Ke4IZoeYJKtpAkM-RYnUpwEqazAb_6Q_A3jlTmr1m_koDoEhNo9yoUKHh4SeUx14UIGOAa_p9rnqDO8NpGIL7g-mIjMlzpN7CbIY-VyQP-NGYYeDpxvEnXxhv-tG1GNQeOIT-qyvm4KkgQXVWtkoXKallC2_PPHFrlMxEGKO-cUf66CjHzrdA/s3088/IMG_7899.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BgF3N_Ke4IZoeYJKtpAkM-RYnUpwEqazAb_6Q_A3jlTmr1m_koDoEhNo9yoUKHh4SeUx14UIGOAa_p9rnqDO8NpGIL7g-mIjMlzpN7CbIY-VyQP-NGYYeDpxvEnXxhv-tG1GNQeOIT-qyvm4KkgQXVWtkoXKallC2_PPHFrlMxEGKO-cUf66CjHzrdA/w480-h640/IMG_7899.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bryce went to his first homecoming with his girlfriend. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuz1fATgdmwCiYRLPpxuUlIY024HwRf04Hq7DWBM9hVe003MYID-uh0FqpzuEOPhF6Ra_ywHrbv_AKBDuz5K5HcpfJGkMgw6SQVdX53Ig54iuDPmWAVw9q1YIA2cP8U_-DbTFTBwcj9syLrkj9FvqFwg1wZnoKmqS6i7vamTieRLNBXR2joC35WJHmlw/s3713/IMG_5557.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3713" data-original-width="2785" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuz1fATgdmwCiYRLPpxuUlIY024HwRf04Hq7DWBM9hVe003MYID-uh0FqpzuEOPhF6Ra_ywHrbv_AKBDuz5K5HcpfJGkMgw6SQVdX53Ig54iuDPmWAVw9q1YIA2cP8U_-DbTFTBwcj9syLrkj9FvqFwg1wZnoKmqS6i7vamTieRLNBXR2joC35WJHmlw/w480-h640/IMG_5557.heic" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy continues to put in effort in her sport and received 2nd all around at a meet this fall. Bryce is also enjoying baseball and has been practicing with the high school team with hopes of making the team in the spring! <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShmv-yD4ZVPGWzT24c89i6QXLEjFd2gnQ-WWNIsmXtrd60IX-xbZsVv8cJ9lnPZA6qMb5y550TLqhEvva8pd44CwroW0i1S1kL0n-ZHkL6kkF5kOS1f7FZDFhweIEb3urN1SxLDq6D5BjW1JvlFdazPog-h1mD0GModvLWr4igFupXuTnsND4bOEXYWg/s2060/IMG_8667.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShmv-yD4ZVPGWzT24c89i6QXLEjFd2gnQ-WWNIsmXtrd60IX-xbZsVv8cJ9lnPZA6qMb5y550TLqhEvva8pd44CwroW0i1S1kL0n-ZHkL6kkF5kOS1f7FZDFhweIEb3urN1SxLDq6D5BjW1JvlFdazPog-h1mD0GModvLWr4igFupXuTnsND4bOEXYWg/w480-h640/IMG_8667.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We traveled to Raleigh for Thanksgiving for the first time since covid and were able to spend time with all of our family. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xp4gbYnrsnrJjCsWtwDOhh6CeHwEysGNQcnTTIZyfN1hsy37Zc5t1Pst3MHMZLU5D-6FP1orHjZBXKBRPcxF4Zg040I5kua4MiS5hxNYpr1-ONh0YtX6Fz76qHRiP_WCNt-oayQwvltghmGrGOpwU7nLf7o2ABf7E8yPen_4MxrKaMrP2f4gRbv7qHM/s2767/IMG_8750.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2767" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xp4gbYnrsnrJjCsWtwDOhh6CeHwEysGNQcnTTIZyfN1hsy37Zc5t1Pst3MHMZLU5D-6FP1orHjZBXKBRPcxF4Zg040I5kua4MiS5hxNYpr1-ONh0YtX6Fz76qHRiP_WCNt-oayQwvltghmGrGOpwU7nLf7o2ABf7E8yPen_4MxrKaMrP2f4gRbv7qHM/w640-h480/IMG_8750.HEIC" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We kicked off the Christmas season with the annual Mechanicsville Christmas parade. This year was bittersweet as our Beljacklock group is changing as some move away. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-8eWowYX67onfxgKPW4WXKf06eyid7xFv8BilBGqfLJCwNWesI8BvYru0jEq6pCoy-5WiLw2mHo4HiqNwtF5xlmcWFfzbP6Igw9KFYRG0vY6rWhe2tgGNDcoRTHsCDQ44qia2CoVgt33jh-wqII9zmTq7gavMwkOMUh4qmZxtW5h2OBim1LTOxJ0tII/s4032/IMG_8864.HEIC" 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/AVvXsEhs-8eWowYX67onfxgKPW4WXKf06eyid7xFv8BilBGqfLJCwNWesI8BvYru0jEq6pCoy-5WiLw2mHo4HiqNwtF5xlmcWFfzbP6Igw9KFYRG0vY6rWhe2tgGNDcoRTHsCDQ44qia2CoVgt33jh-wqII9zmTq7gavMwkOMUh4qmZxtW5h2OBim1LTOxJ0tII/w640-h480/IMG_8864.HEIC" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated the birth of our savior and had a Merry Christmas despite missing loved ones! <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAr64N2qpxcXM0AA1xZkMf6dW0TqavtsXXChh7w9X27sb1G3N4ZGr1Q2o9EKGkOANlU-vEIMhm4MbgPjZzVyq5q3yf4oSa-NZAqpR5RDyiGHdjqg0h_2JzTar0i_EvNtZu2iiIjxsHvWTlIZVSIoGeHXXp2jvPWfkXsS2O8fBGiks8OqN5S6MmE6QtsFI/s4032/IMG_9252%20Copy.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/AVvXsEgAr64N2qpxcXM0AA1xZkMf6dW0TqavtsXXChh7w9X27sb1G3N4ZGr1Q2o9EKGkOANlU-vEIMhm4MbgPjZzVyq5q3yf4oSa-NZAqpR5RDyiGHdjqg0h_2JzTar0i_EvNtZu2iiIjxsHvWTlIZVSIoGeHXXp2jvPWfkXsS2O8fBGiks8OqN5S6MmE6QtsFI/w480-h640/IMG_9252%20Copy.JPG" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We wrapped up the year with a fun hibachi dinner! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </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/AVvXsEhbbJ2TGhAAocX1a9hD8xkqsoOEcWseXxtQ5vxnWjzX2QSFU4kuSaOf88DBcI-EJSJ2QrEFbMkWmqGbHmyqDRHZypBB0QcKb6mnD3o7niWQjTQbp5AC6NeAm8N3MBEvTx0yQg8EByDqGSY8wVq7Crx6UpAYwga6JoL1J1liMsBY_Jk88p05pF6pG5n3XQ0/s2909/IMG_9344.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="2182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbJ2TGhAAocX1a9hD8xkqsoOEcWseXxtQ5vxnWjzX2QSFU4kuSaOf88DBcI-EJSJ2QrEFbMkWmqGbHmyqDRHZypBB0QcKb6mnD3o7niWQjTQbp5AC6NeAm8N3MBEvTx0yQg8EByDqGSY8wVq7Crx6UpAYwga6JoL1J1liMsBY_Jk88p05pF6pG5n3XQ0/w480-h640/IMG_9344.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blessings to you and your family for a happy and healthy 2024! <br /></div></div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-22358711777695932682023-12-26T16:37:00.001-05:002023-12-26T16:37:28.405-05:00Merry Christmas<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We had two days of fun celebrating Christmas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizja-vKBcNbwCVRz-T7hQ8rxxK-Uh2I2SUKo4DX9Z9b2rXBndGvzdeD7tHU4-OGJzn45snGB4EOid2Iz3wPEEa4uweFAQ8wYeO82BRCImRV5PphrAmRqEPR8zTk1K11fDNIBRG7Ib0xqLvKX4CC7cyl7T1S-K7wy9RwLrnqnuQx_4ETfG2jj_r41UZRSI/s3839/IMG_9227.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3839" data-original-width="2879" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizja-vKBcNbwCVRz-T7hQ8rxxK-Uh2I2SUKo4DX9Z9b2rXBndGvzdeD7tHU4-OGJzn45snGB4EOid2Iz3wPEEa4uweFAQ8wYeO82BRCImRV5PphrAmRqEPR8zTk1K11fDNIBRG7Ib0xqLvKX4CC7cyl7T1S-K7wy9RwLrnqnuQx_4ETfG2jj_r41UZRSI/w480-h640/IMG_9227.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I attempted Christmas tree cinnamon rolls for Christmas Eve breakfast before church. Last year they turned out a little better. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-NiPlpVA32ubd8xck80UB7JyM83uRNi-KQZm6gJaH9fjykHVpVEEzqC012GSeZOKSN4qliWqIX0W4lorm6geMMFHhXh368sHYNg4gDcx0sSNhpzoKhFL1f-4mMOer-3kK_5MV8AfmBmlOsK_7AHSlgreo7zXGVFC22bdbCn3OcKKJexI7TjNGYw8MMY/s4032/IMG_9242.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/AVvXsEiq-NiPlpVA32ubd8xck80UB7JyM83uRNi-KQZm6gJaH9fjykHVpVEEzqC012GSeZOKSN4qliWqIX0W4lorm6geMMFHhXh368sHYNg4gDcx0sSNhpzoKhFL1f-4mMOer-3kK_5MV8AfmBmlOsK_7AHSlgreo7zXGVFC22bdbCn3OcKKJexI7TjNGYw8MMY/w480-h640/IMG_9242.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We spent the afternoon at Nana's. We had Chinese for lunch and opened presents with Nana and Paul. Bryce got two pickleball sets since Nana has a court in her neighborhood. We had fun playing a family game. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiCB3yDJXsDNbufxg5lya6oU1hQIVA_XPS5u2U6T5G6xHlHg7YlXT14YU5Ei_MYJuUSn_xhsKv75oY0-8ytlXPK6zspU5y6tzn0bN7isZT1VGwRPI_-dpAy3Wzl3M5RAgh42jezwQaJSkpB5n_FOrJ0a7OqOw7uVyQhB6oORWf236as1fwzzWQHzOgVs/s3313/IMG_9247.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="2300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiCB3yDJXsDNbufxg5lya6oU1hQIVA_XPS5u2U6T5G6xHlHg7YlXT14YU5Ei_MYJuUSn_xhsKv75oY0-8ytlXPK6zspU5y6tzn0bN7isZT1VGwRPI_-dpAy3Wzl3M5RAgh42jezwQaJSkpB5n_FOrJ0a7OqOw7uVyQhB6oORWf236as1fwzzWQHzOgVs/w444-h640/IMG_9247.HEIC" width="444" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed back to church in the evening for the Christmas Eve candlelight service. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ftuY3g_huHckJTieBJYVJJA7m8L4_vceeLK_QSdGUzU1F4EH3MH5GF-m8zMur7RJ6xXhJmdU5YMpIjuX-TR4W9ncYAEEDm0narfhBjN5NFd5SYPMIqCjrbY6f7W-sJX9OE1SLO_eucTzGjatAjpgeeKB9q45PDb-vSpHieIhZeB49S8YSVSnM_JF3hY/s4032/IMG_9252%20Copy.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/AVvXsEg3ftuY3g_huHckJTieBJYVJJA7m8L4_vceeLK_QSdGUzU1F4EH3MH5GF-m8zMur7RJ6xXhJmdU5YMpIjuX-TR4W9ncYAEEDm0narfhBjN5NFd5SYPMIqCjrbY6f7W-sJX9OE1SLO_eucTzGjatAjpgeeKB9q45PDb-vSpHieIhZeB49S8YSVSnM_JF3hY/w480-h640/IMG_9252%20Copy.JPG" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had to wake the kids up at 7:30 so we'd have enough time to open presents and get ready for our first stop at 9 AM. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx9R-M4qiyWWKAVZSXUT3ZK5Z4JgkmnlCdmtph5z5ObGibET0dGD4fMZbBOP2M7uEdZSHsljSkKeb0sIVjIwEsIzUBpmscilZc1WiFqVLU55T6Q3OiIsbEJwpGbQzSzu33AoLHqSaDft3T4_W4F2X_QIZQQiJmapSnXl8uY5vE12bcomtgGYFQ8h1H_E/s4032/IMG_9279.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/AVvXsEjTx9R-M4qiyWWKAVZSXUT3ZK5Z4JgkmnlCdmtph5z5ObGibET0dGD4fMZbBOP2M7uEdZSHsljSkKeb0sIVjIwEsIzUBpmscilZc1WiFqVLU55T6Q3OiIsbEJwpGbQzSzu33AoLHqSaDft3T4_W4F2X_QIZQQiJmapSnXl8uY5vE12bcomtgGYFQ8h1H_E/w480-h640/IMG_9279.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's safe to say we had two happy kiddos. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHrG0r0N_kFiun7x7WVTDis8JFK1f-lCvJiW4Le1Qi9iCsXp3sPevUAzqHuCXtxaZgVqq2-huaVZL0x7sOE7mWZRDDftJHsTliUikvnjg5JqS-kjFJ1NHdCiWmNmcD3ZVt2x9Dtm1pZE5UK0YVKZtQbDFIuv1zdjhZCl8OMk-cXufDJz7vrz8FAkiHcU/s4032/IMG_9278.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/AVvXsEhiHrG0r0N_kFiun7x7WVTDis8JFK1f-lCvJiW4Le1Qi9iCsXp3sPevUAzqHuCXtxaZgVqq2-huaVZL0x7sOE7mWZRDDftJHsTliUikvnjg5JqS-kjFJ1NHdCiWmNmcD3ZVt2x9Dtm1pZE5UK0YVKZtQbDFIuv1zdjhZCl8OMk-cXufDJz7vrz8FAkiHcU/w480-h640/IMG_9278.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even Bentley had a merry Christmas! <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxFW5Xi4T7qbAWgjr93fBQYQJX1L27PxSVBmCW9lzixKJ23JO3Op8RlN0vuS-p0ZQCCC3ZZkuOloJhsi2zThdUAOAS92shqfUj7RYI79_AYdcURbshe0C8xHEi8EN506byX14CQLopBDk47BHbDivdfU7gvxLlu-6EFFC2L0hHYV-Cfa0PSIV5DHGqKQ/s4032/IMG_9290.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/AVvXsEjIxFW5Xi4T7qbAWgjr93fBQYQJX1L27PxSVBmCW9lzixKJ23JO3Op8RlN0vuS-p0ZQCCC3ZZkuOloJhsi2zThdUAOAS92shqfUj7RYI79_AYdcURbshe0C8xHEi8EN506byX14CQLopBDk47BHbDivdfU7gvxLlu-6EFFC2L0hHYV-Cfa0PSIV5DHGqKQ/w480-h640/IMG_9290.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ate breakfast at Kelly's and then opened presents. Jason's aunt and uncle had blankets made out of PaPa's old shirts. The kids really loved this gift and it sure brought a tear to all of our eyes. This first Christmas without PaPa was very different. We sure do miss him!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiEKKIVWhrJIgkItw0_qSXIG7C_eH95wfoGLXHesHCGFr8oPabWW6cy4eBpmPsdolcrS028E0JOFJxg5OgTVf_aLmYS-B0xfcZ3YKRuTNEsb8Aui1YMCudgvPDrpnJB8lrcA1tckTLz9Y3k4HQ9OgWt_eJG9HZSeca0JN19pT5mZIuypH8cU8jvdbCLc/s3646/IMG_9294.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="3646" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiEKKIVWhrJIgkItw0_qSXIG7C_eH95wfoGLXHesHCGFr8oPabWW6cy4eBpmPsdolcrS028E0JOFJxg5OgTVf_aLmYS-B0xfcZ3YKRuTNEsb8Aui1YMCudgvPDrpnJB8lrcA1tckTLz9Y3k4HQ9OgWt_eJG9HZSeca0JN19pT5mZIuypH8cU8jvdbCLc/w640-h294/IMG_9294.HEIC" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After presents we played the saran wrap ball game. It was lots of fun! I ended up winning the final prize money in the center of the ball after getting zero chances at opening the ball because doubles were always rolled so soon on my turn! <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa0cGU1hDrmoJm7znPJ9xYNzQcdOlo0uqFIFhGR3JvB9pmJDZCpc0rTG3WEfWkxu5Jl4YUSXsgItlThBpc48D4RHscisS3iQ1Exneky8d1OIXDYTrQnxjp8sojdX3U8l75Fe_9wRGPGi3JwdnA76eWbms5buBS-88MlUaPzIKq8F2YHhawKJxAGFdlQc/s4032/IMG_9300.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/AVvXsEhXa0cGU1hDrmoJm7znPJ9xYNzQcdOlo0uqFIFhGR3JvB9pmJDZCpc0rTG3WEfWkxu5Jl4YUSXsgItlThBpc48D4RHscisS3iQ1Exneky8d1OIXDYTrQnxjp8sojdX3U8l75Fe_9wRGPGi3JwdnA76eWbms5buBS-88MlUaPzIKq8F2YHhawKJxAGFdlQc/w640-h480/IMG_9300.HEIC" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our motley Christmas crew. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4YxKlsHAHhM_8sSe2UU9vqvv1aX0NJWIFSR0iMArrAKaTedauA2Q7pH7JsvQHBomfsC3oGzZKU2gxCViv0ctXPVf-AvsBa9gyJbCm6VqJkdIu-1yLaCBxqqdACxuxgykmNmnzccBZObJmo0sYmgu9eZU2Ah4waD_Q6n5Uh3BZ0mNriPp1S5pTEOc8lw/s4032/IMG_9305.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/AVvXsEhP4YxKlsHAHhM_8sSe2UU9vqvv1aX0NJWIFSR0iMArrAKaTedauA2Q7pH7JsvQHBomfsC3oGzZKU2gxCViv0ctXPVf-AvsBa9gyJbCm6VqJkdIu-1yLaCBxqqdACxuxgykmNmnzccBZObJmo0sYmgu9eZU2Ah4waD_Q6n5Uh3BZ0mNriPp1S5pTEOc8lw/w480-h640/IMG_9305.HEIC" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know this was a tough holiday for MeMa, but these four right here sure love her and keep her smiling! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_R_udZNIwPBTBHltV063TevCY33TGGHS21a3dn7LxGkarl8GmLbVFOKYvGU3Y1CO8tlszh_5k1To46ULcqjruoUMZMdAIHeHPjtHkok946ZLbLnCrNAVEWnuEnO12IhU5sef0OegWIqmgffhu4yrzT-wBeso-b46QGTlCLTS2h8rVT8PUcwBuJBWzyY4/s2048/IMG_9315.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_R_udZNIwPBTBHltV063TevCY33TGGHS21a3dn7LxGkarl8GmLbVFOKYvGU3Y1CO8tlszh_5k1To46ULcqjruoUMZMdAIHeHPjtHkok946ZLbLnCrNAVEWnuEnO12IhU5sef0OegWIqmgffhu4yrzT-wBeso-b46QGTlCLTS2h8rVT8PUcwBuJBWzyY4/w640-h480/IMG_9315.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hope you and your family had a merry Christmas!<br /></div> </div><br /> <p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-52916329461209192782023-12-23T22:34:00.002-05:002023-12-23T22:34:45.105-05:00Christmas is finally here <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the first time ever, the kids were in school the entire week leading up to Christmas. This left us little time during the week to do festive things to make it feel Christmasy. Luckily, Emmy had a fun week planned. </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/AVvXsEhbAI3yxjA2Xfhly6qjFnw9v8W2NRP83Po0Sx8hjVn0Zz6gnP-gsnfPD8zI_csN8ZMJF5g-mTs2eCumLK8C4NpqyYmWC4-4c8f4L41g-Yq2u0Eobmv5UcNGc5bfnx9GK6JabncwVgrpDjkYhxYesUKWbA6hSTR6HKdg6IlGW6I6DP-Oy8vH5jRtS_5o2CM/s4032/IMG_9130.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/AVvXsEhbAI3yxjA2Xfhly6qjFnw9v8W2NRP83Po0Sx8hjVn0Zz6gnP-gsnfPD8zI_csN8ZMJF5g-mTs2eCumLK8C4NpqyYmWC4-4c8f4L41g-Yq2u0Eobmv5UcNGc5bfnx9GK6JabncwVgrpDjkYhxYesUKWbA6hSTR6HKdg6IlGW6I6DP-Oy8vH5jRtS_5o2CM/w480-h640/IMG_9130.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;">The sixth and seventh graders went on a Christmas Crusade field trip on Monday to do random acts of kindness around town. I got to tag along and it was lots of fun. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8humLyFdjoO_dKskhwsMKhiTrkoHkNWdB1mK1pdumVepvNnsTrmyL5NpPH0B3nW6WuRbKdLPFaNvmVC9FZ6y3Nx89mCxa2sfh9mOoPXgmWKRQnf2hHTn9hMJqcz85zVEhVXdy1nK6MvT1LgBlvp_AjzlyPUzET98R3_5iCFY-_TOK1xztpaJWVkgb_fg/s4032/IMG_9160.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/AVvXsEj8humLyFdjoO_dKskhwsMKhiTrkoHkNWdB1mK1pdumVepvNnsTrmyL5NpPH0B3nW6WuRbKdLPFaNvmVC9FZ6y3Nx89mCxa2sfh9mOoPXgmWKRQnf2hHTn9hMJqcz85zVEhVXdy1nK6MvT1LgBlvp_AjzlyPUzET98R3_5iCFY-_TOK1xztpaJWVkgb_fg/w480-h640/IMG_9160.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;">She got out early all week, so we watched Christmas movies afterschool most days. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCv_bIpwAM0QPubmuVWBKjRJMMWyE-LllBpPbKi4YUtzw95ztum6f0n0q5aCAQd_LmBBCwDMTIrwY1e0Sv1Y7ZUPtpDVkUgPu_FEG3cTaNRQxzvMpkLFSRx0vjVC5Hy1I7Laq12eaIMURT9GaN9KLnDQSvPoceRxHPoiAScDzh1okg7QoNdG3RIU-6f8/s5712/IMG_8401.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCv_bIpwAM0QPubmuVWBKjRJMMWyE-LllBpPbKi4YUtzw95ztum6f0n0q5aCAQd_LmBBCwDMTIrwY1e0Sv1Y7ZUPtpDVkUgPu_FEG3cTaNRQxzvMpkLFSRx0vjVC5Hy1I7Laq12eaIMURT9GaN9KLnDQSvPoceRxHPoiAScDzh1okg7QoNdG3RIU-6f8/w640-h480/IMG_8401.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She went home with a friend on Wednesday and her friend group did a secret Santa exchange and the mom hosted a fun party for them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJ90ctfy6z02mfzLH3krXIOxpWz0RUkLXCyoXiuKzkyPOq1wpWwoUpOpNXG0_SseKxuJrv7mK0D_rLYJl7WG-loqfn4UhSeCUKN3AWVnbqoxZ4cJLaLqBPl2rR9_4zMPdVEcjT8zaCBZH4P_K-_9HY_h6XTWJNQhY65ISdIAcq6C4S68HaBpGnMNXPsM/s4032/IMG_7075.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/AVvXsEgEJ90ctfy6z02mfzLH3krXIOxpWz0RUkLXCyoXiuKzkyPOq1wpWwoUpOpNXG0_SseKxuJrv7mK0D_rLYJl7WG-loqfn4UhSeCUKN3AWVnbqoxZ4cJLaLqBPl2rR9_4zMPdVEcjT8zaCBZH4P_K-_9HY_h6XTWJNQhY65ISdIAcq6C4S68HaBpGnMNXPsM/w480-h640/IMG_7075.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;">We had our neighborhood Christmas party on Thursday. We were missing one of our OG families. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVDHj5xeeQoBSzGSrw81FtNZ1qsHmiFd1B20t4NTiV6K7TncJ_MimW8Yc1mrJG5dVdShfmifQkyhT4QruB86xYyOzvYuBh07Ul5vBzEVl4MP9K9ESQ8vk9ZTTxkXgEe6r0YkYe-3Tb_uu4Ab5PoNLb-4KI2DI6omNKePpiu1Sr2pEODL4k70M8eC-KYI/s4032/IMG_9199.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/AVvXsEjxVDHj5xeeQoBSzGSrw81FtNZ1qsHmiFd1B20t4NTiV6K7TncJ_MimW8Yc1mrJG5dVdShfmifQkyhT4QruB86xYyOzvYuBh07Ul5vBzEVl4MP9K9ESQ8vk9ZTTxkXgEe6r0YkYe-3Tb_uu4Ab5PoNLb-4KI2DI6omNKePpiu1Sr2pEODL4k70M8eC-KYI/w480-h640/IMG_9199.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;">I took Bryce and his girlfriend ice skating on Friday night. Bryce was SO glad to finally be out of school. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGmkNLV76TAmAVVcu0BeI40bis9AlJuY0-mg4B8xlu78_BNzkwk9jeq3-lU8MpVZN3AGLMZYcWGJUcNZgYXuf_yOWmffnF3szu2dXdjQhRa7v-Wz1tSSneKNszziR7ZQbB8BiUTalBfD07h10HLZqMaeVJxqfrfJRgyok-AVnc1Dr3_RBF9YHG_kcHb8/s4032/IMG_9208.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/AVvXsEhbGmkNLV76TAmAVVcu0BeI40bis9AlJuY0-mg4B8xlu78_BNzkwk9jeq3-lU8MpVZN3AGLMZYcWGJUcNZgYXuf_yOWmffnF3szu2dXdjQhRa7v-Wz1tSSneKNszziR7ZQbB8BiUTalBfD07h10HLZqMaeVJxqfrfJRgyok-AVnc1Dr3_RBF9YHG_kcHb8/w480-h640/IMG_9208.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;">I made sure we did all of the festive things today. We had green Christmas tree waffles and then we decorated cookies!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-0j3m37hCA89d-bItLJed7J1ZlDSsmrKMQ0uw2RPjyEO31oi_bctmmixlXtWRhl2EgJGH7PWshRieXIdMKmJobcd87LNFwgzcFNM74s5510BMh3gLuZmB_utj_HyI0fF7zrDw-tbKz9T_9vfDuNd7WVZGz1Lc18QJxuSVRe7JRNMLcG2twO_-k90GlY/s4032/IMG_9217.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/AVvXsEjX-0j3m37hCA89d-bItLJed7J1ZlDSsmrKMQ0uw2RPjyEO31oi_bctmmixlXtWRhl2EgJGH7PWshRieXIdMKmJobcd87LNFwgzcFNM74s5510BMh3gLuZmB_utj_HyI0fF7zrDw-tbKz9T_9vfDuNd7WVZGz1Lc18QJxuSVRe7JRNMLcG2twO_-k90GlY/w480-h640/IMG_9217.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;">They each did fewer cookies than normal, but I had plenty of fun decorating the leftovers. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m1RRsnfax3E7g7oErZkcqTzAWx04M45lgta1JZATgi5tzo0B1my6mBdNDMeK6e92PdDbwhnQXbxJuQ9Nb5CoIjfFvqWnljK6BNb_N6fRLde9k44GZHRePZk2GDq8vXBXbdR-M3IOks3WUjUiKJcYo9echQjh6zl5m5IG5rseU-PSu9en56FTrBbBHj8/s4032/IMG_9218.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/AVvXsEi8m1RRsnfax3E7g7oErZkcqTzAWx04M45lgta1JZATgi5tzo0B1my6mBdNDMeK6e92PdDbwhnQXbxJuQ9Nb5CoIjfFvqWnljK6BNb_N6fRLde9k44GZHRePZk2GDq8vXBXbdR-M3IOks3WUjUiKJcYo9echQjh6zl5m5IG5rseU-PSu9en56FTrBbBHj8/w480-h640/IMG_9218.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;">They left A LOT for me!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPvZBdj2w1oirtRfx1i8FyBhqS6EJuUZfxJObYNd_Ms38cj1e17nvO6IPr1xeNraUaArazCSkTeiFb2DoSufJds5_2MzVI-Miqo990ha_kixbaHW8TJgDyKS_iP75Cd6g_5Fvn1AxdGOv55Dsff-gcuq06FcRgUlKxFW0rgVKN59wkyiYKRLsm8nKA4Y/s4032/IMG_9219.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/AVvXsEhUPvZBdj2w1oirtRfx1i8FyBhqS6EJuUZfxJObYNd_Ms38cj1e17nvO6IPr1xeNraUaArazCSkTeiFb2DoSufJds5_2MzVI-Miqo990ha_kixbaHW8TJgDyKS_iP75Cd6g_5Fvn1AxdGOv55Dsff-gcuq06FcRgUlKxFW0rgVKN59wkyiYKRLsm8nKA4Y/w480-h640/IMG_9219.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;">It's hard to believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-78450880992783823572023-12-17T19:10:00.002-05:002023-12-17T19:10:32.162-05:00one week until christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got our first snow on Monday! It was very warm on Saturday and Sunday, but a cold front came through with lots of precipitation and the change over from rain to snow overnight was enough to get the kids a 2 hour delay on Monday. </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/AVvXsEiKODsYeThY5BL991jzpsRTcKttrDNPjkO5BcFMZFdjvxzJrKfQxInLcE0pOFzS8WcGq1pVmMcXkg6S-gKNNt68aO6NTPPCbFAt6gvzY6QQ2WLUvicwJefZ9ixMjBVLKSumhlLNOW0CVYOuYvSgT2HjjXj8OLXJUACRZMx2y_1OTszFV13e8XKKRso_Q2g/s4032/IMG_9004.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/AVvXsEiKODsYeThY5BL991jzpsRTcKttrDNPjkO5BcFMZFdjvxzJrKfQxInLcE0pOFzS8WcGq1pVmMcXkg6S-gKNNt68aO6NTPPCbFAt6gvzY6QQ2WLUvicwJefZ9ixMjBVLKSumhlLNOW0CVYOuYvSgT2HjjXj8OLXJUACRZMx2y_1OTszFV13e8XKKRso_Q2g/w480-h640/IMG_9004.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;">This week was Christmas spirit week at Emmy's school. Monday was ugly sweater day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHX6TfWHhhtcuthdy_3rfTJYMDevH7ANR866iWIv5BGG7YcB1Q9nP5g2GwvoIxujGSxQVzEzT-inNMLZq4nwk-FBX5zaQXRp4w863GFJkBctQ8ATOEyN9GcugvqCLgHq7n4EDDVgDAY3rjGEb3J5OfOEvS94tEwLrEM4UG2haMyXZe6hzhGr0JHX5FXA/s4032/IMG_9008.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/AVvXsEgTHX6TfWHhhtcuthdy_3rfTJYMDevH7ANR866iWIv5BGG7YcB1Q9nP5g2GwvoIxujGSxQVzEzT-inNMLZq4nwk-FBX5zaQXRp4w863GFJkBctQ8ATOEyN9GcugvqCLgHq7n4EDDVgDAY3rjGEb3J5OfOEvS94tEwLrEM4UG2haMyXZe6hzhGr0JHX5FXA/w480-h640/IMG_9008.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;">Girls wore red on Tuesday. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1Pr-uYLtjQm4oCzc760Ka1dfA6DWVoWACMh3i6FuXNR-1dDu0pnJc9RXM_ZpJ0AuBmX3shpus9Lfhy4PlKFbvP1aBy1jz1IaMToZj1foGQyoyIZRaEIcWmRRACRONAz9TUJQ0acwoIE7LgD8tZtYtqsYiozy6VrABhD17-tvMP97aV3oQvFv9DBqwuY/s4032/IMG_9017.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/AVvXsEhQ1Pr-uYLtjQm4oCzc760Ka1dfA6DWVoWACMh3i6FuXNR-1dDu0pnJc9RXM_ZpJ0AuBmX3shpus9Lfhy4PlKFbvP1aBy1jz1IaMToZj1foGQyoyIZRaEIcWmRRACRONAz9TUJQ0acwoIE7LgD8tZtYtqsYiozy6VrABhD17-tvMP97aV3oQvFv9DBqwuY/w480-h640/IMG_9017.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;">Our county has a tradition of Santa coming around on the fire truck each season. Tuesday was our day. Emmy kept warm with hot chocolate while we waited.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg951tyQTFIl6h2gDhPc-cpU5tCrJTo1pTT7pIIzfRMLd6z08woFPVLVNyy2PLNMoFgj3KDPhxhn8zmZzAF0r5iby3LAtGjyV3f3n5TlM5sVpe1Gnr3hbuBdlN-HZjyBtjkWWHqm_dq4sZnVnM_lZLZQwL8g2Xd9bwHNjEdOUZ1FtKHExFSmCDzC7BUh08/s4032/IMG_9020.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/AVvXsEg951tyQTFIl6h2gDhPc-cpU5tCrJTo1pTT7pIIzfRMLd6z08woFPVLVNyy2PLNMoFgj3KDPhxhn8zmZzAF0r5iby3LAtGjyV3f3n5TlM5sVpe1Gnr3hbuBdlN-HZjyBtjkWWHqm_dq4sZnVnM_lZLZQwL8g2Xd9bwHNjEdOUZ1FtKHExFSmCDzC7BUh08/w480-h640/IMG_9020.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;">Hi, Santa!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pBcaroVf5LxEIcTDvgKaSQLjL1TKYwvA50JIiuOEhMlBzgFSTSp3OwuVSHrXrf0WcAgngSIjvwv8fdYqyfEEuAg7xOsvJLugbboR0LQAkqDIDzH9oXSrQZZMsTw8zV_AzMixbv9Mkv9flqJ-mg2-9FuVRT3a_DuKYy0ZwsTEHFwDpRtgAXDLDAwgclU/s4032/IMG_9024.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/AVvXsEh6pBcaroVf5LxEIcTDvgKaSQLjL1TKYwvA50JIiuOEhMlBzgFSTSp3OwuVSHrXrf0WcAgngSIjvwv8fdYqyfEEuAg7xOsvJLugbboR0LQAkqDIDzH9oXSrQZZMsTw8zV_AzMixbv9Mkv9flqJ-mg2-9FuVRT3a_DuKYy0ZwsTEHFwDpRtgAXDLDAwgclU/w480-h640/IMG_9024.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;">Wednesday was winter wonderland. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8hfbTzDz1B0KYuWCY2ae2ecmNN5xk2fydO5EPw01Cnx9KVAgavZg_dD730fHDP6XXhcPQ1eVS6ztN8zR6jM5FhPjJtMFcBLHD5giJWlzFiZESOubEKs99Zgf3nBXeAdaIjQzOR3ijr8qHlv5Lbu3N3cTt66XIZpUEVl5Dm_-vwqef2VukvxhxUn9qUI/s4032/IMG_9035.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/AVvXsEjE8hfbTzDz1B0KYuWCY2ae2ecmNN5xk2fydO5EPw01Cnx9KVAgavZg_dD730fHDP6XXhcPQ1eVS6ztN8zR6jM5FhPjJtMFcBLHD5giJWlzFiZESOubEKs99Zgf3nBXeAdaIjQzOR3ijr8qHlv5Lbu3N3cTt66XIZpUEVl5Dm_-vwqef2VukvxhxUn9qUI/w480-h640/IMG_9035.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;">Emmy had her Christmas piano recital on Wednesday night. She did a great job with Jingle Bell Rock. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LucKsIXk1M5opqqxikQSuLVZtbCLui8Cn2BNEHqDpWNypp_eMyAvdjlQCHckf4RSuXh791J2p1j8tf0qMaJjlDbxyZEWb7eVr9lyc0GIk02WmXygjHV4dufRZ3l1rKh6rzpv6JTpzqLhdQPQ80tNy1X3CBPMhYBCt_3j3RlBCBMlUiymlFzQ4JyvF4w/s4032/IMG_9045.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/AVvXsEj_LucKsIXk1M5opqqxikQSuLVZtbCLui8Cn2BNEHqDpWNypp_eMyAvdjlQCHckf4RSuXh791J2p1j8tf0qMaJjlDbxyZEWb7eVr9lyc0GIk02WmXygjHV4dufRZ3l1rKh6rzpv6JTpzqLhdQPQ80tNy1X3CBPMhYBCt_3j3RlBCBMlUiymlFzQ4JyvF4w/w480-h640/IMG_9045.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;">We just love her teacher, Ms. Emily.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa03HNcYSCevui1bk4BQ0gnPjVei8Sflyz5cUQ8eVL4KnNPIWfjyzZKINm8dD2sucw2rrNO16rInCnsz4gdjrllZBFlJC2kGChnhHdktRkV6zsSbgN_l-FHF1CbpukOau9AiR-OjihrQwlsEKQPnSp-IOQnrRbV2DBmGJC2kCXfwu-XV0JcoKLrvZ3lY/s2632/IMG_9047.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="1974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa03HNcYSCevui1bk4BQ0gnPjVei8Sflyz5cUQ8eVL4KnNPIWfjyzZKINm8dD2sucw2rrNO16rInCnsz4gdjrllZBFlJC2kGChnhHdktRkV6zsSbgN_l-FHF1CbpukOau9AiR-OjihrQwlsEKQPnSp-IOQnrRbV2DBmGJC2kCXfwu-XV0JcoKLrvZ3lY/w480-h640/IMG_9047.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;">Thursday was twin day!</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/AVvXsEgUTUxmah8o3EtfRC8Z7wLNwdl4mXeT6SO6T4n9W9_bEgNJeDXNycOpJ6YGxSlceiRsX5wYW9kYqh8sJnZGT0steu7xSkjtSlCz00eR7mGPUlaHqUNx7HsDA3drAsjQnvXbl4CQxWO-7905ZOvXJ1zJP_XvPKpYOiYty8DZzqUPvL3S1GqDa7Q3FO_AxOI/s4032/IMG_1715.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/AVvXsEgUTUxmah8o3EtfRC8Z7wLNwdl4mXeT6SO6T4n9W9_bEgNJeDXNycOpJ6YGxSlceiRsX5wYW9kYqh8sJnZGT0steu7xSkjtSlCz00eR7mGPUlaHqUNx7HsDA3drAsjQnvXbl4CQxWO-7905ZOvXJ1zJP_XvPKpYOiYty8DZzqUPvL3S1GqDa7Q3FO_AxOI/w480-h640/IMG_1715.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;">Friday was pajama day. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UzWhcegJocljYnNiNmxK3KvQfFPAWxqfPNdBLWStb981I0YmxSrrSgPzapRQUfxRb7QGU4MRt-FmNEnQC4gKPakRiCOtpyDkorbk7GRpLi3VQ3zkicPoFH4EF8eU1kR_-yVcCMN4rmufFmNNhrgVb7qFYfZpo8cnaNiWOm5JRKD1Fu5XaMknLpg2Jh4/s4032/IMG_9073.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/AVvXsEh0UzWhcegJocljYnNiNmxK3KvQfFPAWxqfPNdBLWStb981I0YmxSrrSgPzapRQUfxRb7QGU4MRt-FmNEnQC4gKPakRiCOtpyDkorbk7GRpLi3VQ3zkicPoFH4EF8eU1kR_-yVcCMN4rmufFmNNhrgVb7qFYfZpo8cnaNiWOm5JRKD1Fu5XaMknLpg2Jh4/w480-h640/IMG_9073.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;">The Yonce family are our good friends. Their 10 year old son Gavin is fighting bone cancer like a champ! He has needed a couple of blood transfusion during his journey and his parents wanted to give back to others this holiday season who also may need blood. Jason and I helped organize and host a blood drive at our church on Saturday. We got 41 donations/pints!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpmrpC2SPUzgEBMA3nIQSFQ-35uyloMEIzrHhQidFNXSvrxvyWJyK_fdAwl1j_ms2vXpvXjcyj778zD_tuDQI2EYRjXoo4m4V5zCLGLPDqZJDSlD5dESqGOSaTtfm7CaQwwTZh7nwoKpeETC-0axIvveiSTvMbzSw_O5bfJDjOesyuUTYYYnZlUgrau0/s4032/IMG_9099.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/AVvXsEixpmrpC2SPUzgEBMA3nIQSFQ-35uyloMEIzrHhQidFNXSvrxvyWJyK_fdAwl1j_ms2vXpvXjcyj778zD_tuDQI2EYRjXoo4m4V5zCLGLPDqZJDSlD5dESqGOSaTtfm7CaQwwTZh7nwoKpeETC-0axIvveiSTvMbzSw_O5bfJDjOesyuUTYYYnZlUgrau0/w640-h480/IMG_9099.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas is quickly creeping up on us but we're trying to squeeze in all the holiday things. We went to Winterfest at Kings Dominion last night and the kids went ice skating. They did a great job and had a lot of fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluCYRhCv6flmYOEryHmwEW0afaOtNmcnb4MluJQz1NRGND_MhiI-E3UvVAkH3hKnk0IECvJZx1wPXwgncioz610ARPNDZhiL67AlOWTmmPcTrelr3qxybKcv6TNlKmZ5DuxtWI-pRnXtxdGa3DxOgLTganNKPPbbU_b9_yUu8vb46Vzfzhaex2b4Impo/s4032/IMG_9116.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/AVvXsEhluCYRhCv6flmYOEryHmwEW0afaOtNmcnb4MluJQz1NRGND_MhiI-E3UvVAkH3hKnk0IECvJZx1wPXwgncioz610ARPNDZhiL67AlOWTmmPcTrelr3qxybKcv6TNlKmZ5DuxtWI-pRnXtxdGa3DxOgLTganNKPPbbU_b9_yUu8vb46Vzfzhaex2b4Impo/w480-h640/IMG_9116.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;">Our county scheduled a wonky break this year so unfortunately our kids go to school every day this upcoming week. That means we still have a full daytime school and evening sports schedule leading right up to Christmas. It's making it hard to find time to do all the festive things. Hopefully we won't mind once Christmas has passed and we're in Floriday for a week in January!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-65327043748290672102023-12-10T21:32:00.001-05:002023-12-10T21:32:26.865-05:00it's the holiday season<p style="text-align: center;"> We did some Christmasy things this week!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6chJnwuoYoCwkMoY_0N9SZ_DuzHHYhQaLwpx4bCZxounAh0RBL0FCjzhnTSkkc21NVv6VV7F7nhQXKr-0-Ozfq43l7jOq5ETkKGjkdUHD0vYL9wRWD0pG2CVETwfwzixWl-CWGg3NHEK_ouElL10sSUZYibctGKgl-7RUq1NQ4qnSDhHmLzoUXLEhak/s3003/IMG_8935.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="3003" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6chJnwuoYoCwkMoY_0N9SZ_DuzHHYhQaLwpx4bCZxounAh0RBL0FCjzhnTSkkc21NVv6VV7F7nhQXKr-0-Ozfq43l7jOq5ETkKGjkdUHD0vYL9wRWD0pG2CVETwfwzixWl-CWGg3NHEK_ouElL10sSUZYibctGKgl-7RUq1NQ4qnSDhHmLzoUXLEhak/w640-h480/IMG_8935.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Annual Santa visit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VlMMw89uadqUR-aVqVIIKdR9jtRCMk5eexrWsq7NH0Y855EUymJESKWdIlaHzs-lfjru5YdPhwB7wRw-GVw1COv65omd6vBdLrocuv7x4ikXXLhHH7zzXZQCd6Ku02PGDkBd2_HR0fMLOegGybHGPtqCx5YdQzEvw8OUbly-HjvEEF8uVDHUw8-r2xc/s2011/IMG_8936.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="2011" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VlMMw89uadqUR-aVqVIIKdR9jtRCMk5eexrWsq7NH0Y855EUymJESKWdIlaHzs-lfjru5YdPhwB7wRw-GVw1COv65omd6vBdLrocuv7x4ikXXLhHH7zzXZQCd6Ku02PGDkBd2_HR0fMLOegGybHGPtqCx5YdQzEvw8OUbly-HjvEEF8uVDHUw8-r2xc/w640-h480/IMG_8936.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've all been good this year!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGecVTQ1t0aJogrqT1Nob4JFCLzumB9lK9NPtTgUo7QKi6PDFisC31rJiW5S4QyaQKEfxAI_WCcBVNgerUbKHNgs8IQifGbsBX9qy0Efu4ZStXDTsyiL1BEG7Toxb1V_FVX1VA4NPsLN4M2WDHIej60bXBeydQWAj4bZt4uyAMjdhNwXUf52RlOQ4Nh6I/s3150/IMG_8934.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="3150" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGecVTQ1t0aJogrqT1Nob4JFCLzumB9lK9NPtTgUo7QKi6PDFisC31rJiW5S4QyaQKEfxAI_WCcBVNgerUbKHNgs8IQifGbsBX9qy0Efu4ZStXDTsyiL1BEG7Toxb1V_FVX1VA4NPsLN4M2WDHIej60bXBeydQWAj4bZt4uyAMjdhNwXUf52RlOQ4Nh6I/w640-h480/IMG_8934.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02LaWGQlSYNT8lp7Q9CiXnlE3yZMjejXdG5h4Y5yoxOS57Lr68VWnAVD47NUv63t-Zuhzdo6L7c6YDyXEu5CAcU7byXiPvRStidXnNiBHKl3KMqdK9a7Q-BmTAr6XRT8xKkaGLvSqyQpypNyrwr8yYE4PlplaMAFHiqxvON7n2-uQ1VMjAlHtjq8gGGI/s3235/IMG_6771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="3235" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02LaWGQlSYNT8lp7Q9CiXnlE3yZMjejXdG5h4Y5yoxOS57Lr68VWnAVD47NUv63t-Zuhzdo6L7c6YDyXEu5CAcU7byXiPvRStidXnNiBHKl3KMqdK9a7Q-BmTAr6XRT8xKkaGLvSqyQpypNyrwr8yYE4PlplaMAFHiqxvON7n2-uQ1VMjAlHtjq8gGGI/w640-h480/IMG_6771.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 throwback to their first foursome Santa visit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGdsV9ckPrmFpG3MksubPv0v6te80qi65ZIlrMexnGMgz-XlkE77BldQ80LdqerECCmSpmSS4yrKJlu7HpvWqOQPxNQdgGCsbGCXkOQ3BEqH1JHNJfc4gcmRDp1rYpMxUZxzrJhJZW5RLpPA7hXyaUaZZDjmkGWCx5OBxbLfRJ2Larv2AmneF_MRNxSI/s1112/IMG_8937.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1112" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGdsV9ckPrmFpG3MksubPv0v6te80qi65ZIlrMexnGMgz-XlkE77BldQ80LdqerECCmSpmSS4yrKJlu7HpvWqOQPxNQdgGCsbGCXkOQ3BEqH1JHNJfc4gcmRDp1rYpMxUZxzrJhJZW5RLpPA7hXyaUaZZDjmkGWCx5OBxbLfRJ2Larv2AmneF_MRNxSI/w640-h476/IMG_8937.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;">Emmy had her team gymnastics party on Friday night. The theme was ugly sweaters. She and her third-grade teacher's daughter had the same sweater! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ofHKHam293dKFvtf6b9qtw-dhjrhPmhH80bmnsfYuOO5yNbaBlurlS4-GRyI9m_auqwtxbgCVgxl5W8_q_0OZeMRGltxk5PxRwG_PaenXO_UoYVol7ba7ScnIPeWGu9o1KQ_pSciGnMMXP8-zpDBIsSpLZ2Hef9fYFmECw1LMevL-ukDISQQFmsIqLU/s4032/IMG_9958.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEh-ofHKHam293dKFvtf6b9qtw-dhjrhPmhH80bmnsfYuOO5yNbaBlurlS4-GRyI9m_auqwtxbgCVgxl5W8_q_0OZeMRGltxk5PxRwG_PaenXO_UoYVol7ba7ScnIPeWGu9o1KQ_pSciGnMMXP8-zpDBIsSpLZ2Hef9fYFmECw1LMevL-ukDISQQFmsIqLU/w480-h640/IMG_9958.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jason and I went to a Christmas party with some of my old co-workers and their friends. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX7qjHbXZLXw_RzegULxEUuhlx5vdn3eNxwj7mD8P57sES-c9DxDF5DMVxLFwrf5BTLAKrlUe8_L0vxpMVbf3IuFs-NQVv-IYCS_Veg_gyw01mQVheRaDD92Dq3ONIDmdjpnpjSbk0E6jPtKhWnG3UhMsdNb4TmAVgbBR8xZ9Vqmfb8MpSZBwPbuio2Y/s4032/IMG_5698.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/AVvXsEgCX7qjHbXZLXw_RzegULxEUuhlx5vdn3eNxwj7mD8P57sES-c9DxDF5DMVxLFwrf5BTLAKrlUe8_L0vxpMVbf3IuFs-NQVv-IYCS_Veg_gyw01mQVheRaDD92Dq3ONIDmdjpnpjSbk0E6jPtKhWnG3UhMsdNb4TmAVgbBR8xZ9Vqmfb8MpSZBwPbuio2Y/w640-h480/IMG_5698.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a night full of fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSM6MxFv_cIF-016GNfctoFiUpLl5u7ZMezyNyCOreLpv5b_VJ8gvvkhtnIMaWjYcp39473aD4pVEaYksootxBDw6FuLhamRULixlnkl3Xuk9MrI5YOmSDLGTdNskfY3l6R9tS0bKEn3HFxw-DGAGEwv6ag637yWGz4hyphenhypheng90GXp2RlPqic1oG9zYostnw/s4032/IMG_4759.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/AVvXsEiSM6MxFv_cIF-016GNfctoFiUpLl5u7ZMezyNyCOreLpv5b_VJ8gvvkhtnIMaWjYcp39473aD4pVEaYksootxBDw6FuLhamRULixlnkl3Xuk9MrI5YOmSDLGTdNskfY3l6R9tS0bKEn3HFxw-DGAGEwv6ag637yWGz4hyphenhypheng90GXp2RlPqic1oG9zYostnw/w640-h480/IMG_4759.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tonight, all of the age groups of children's ministry put on a modern day telling of the Christmas story. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMZMN5gxdeJOhg1t6Ph6F8_M_VuSV-14fpX-P8-JJ_Rgcy5eXn2m1YhQp9LyQ__8Pd9olube8WU0d5FJ-h-zLExg2qjTXQp7FpynPA1fsbDudgXZOFmS2gNmOMd2EBO9agrKnBfaspdkxWXogHhfx1THvVyyfz6ltRc54ZmFn4OPXJWQETlZiBgdmcko/s4032/IMG_8986.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/AVvXsEgzMZMN5gxdeJOhg1t6Ph6F8_M_VuSV-14fpX-P8-JJ_Rgcy5eXn2m1YhQp9LyQ__8Pd9olube8WU0d5FJ-h-zLExg2qjTXQp7FpynPA1fsbDudgXZOFmS2gNmOMd2EBO9agrKnBfaspdkxWXogHhfx1THvVyyfz6ltRc54ZmFn4OPXJWQETlZiBgdmcko/w480-h640/IMG_8986.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;">An angel, an Amazon driver and a camel. They played their parts well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWrsh8_RJUzouWScQpTx6WioFoq8DkdvzrFZSNjHu14euQ2p1oW4dX2giO_NVaiip_3U_NrsOgXUAzbIuwSxEbpvmplk730VGYj0t471zKVQYqqPNbRK-zLWlvWoS6TgYJN9YNvFPhW2dwHZqCSn_rE4gysZQrEGhdIVub7McuEdC20QL5UEa2BAHxQI/s2403/IMG_8992.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2403" data-original-width="1802" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWrsh8_RJUzouWScQpTx6WioFoq8DkdvzrFZSNjHu14euQ2p1oW4dX2giO_NVaiip_3U_NrsOgXUAzbIuwSxEbpvmplk730VGYj0t471zKVQYqqPNbRK-zLWlvWoS6TgYJN9YNvFPhW2dwHZqCSn_rE4gysZQrEGhdIVub7McuEdC20QL5UEa2BAHxQI/w480-h640/IMG_8992.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OfuoOQ6kYtb1y8PO8hzU43_xxd25G5z0GViVVuH73PWdmeWnicc7cYSsrEUl9rSdsiD5w0vH-JBpK_8qTiXZcfLMaPoSpXlaGhv3IIRa87Yf0ev-6srjXIIgnawL62wpNgkv_mAdYUeCGzWp7G027_brkyKuUuTXkY62JqwuNR8Rg7tYnYKeXl1LlYM/s4032/IMG_9002.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/AVvXsEg8OfuoOQ6kYtb1y8PO8hzU43_xxd25G5z0GViVVuH73PWdmeWnicc7cYSsrEUl9rSdsiD5w0vH-JBpK_8qTiXZcfLMaPoSpXlaGhv3IIRa87Yf0ev-6srjXIIgnawL62wpNgkv_mAdYUeCGzWp7G027_brkyKuUuTXkY62JqwuNR8Rg7tYnYKeXl1LlYM/w480-h640/IMG_9002.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;">The season is flying by but we're trying to enjoy it in slow motion!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-34678871126548409632023-12-03T22:10:00.001-05:002023-12-03T22:10:17.319-05:00hello, december<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week flew by so quickly there weren't any pictures to document it until this weekend. We got up VERY early Saturday morning to go to Virginia Beach for a gymnastics meet. </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/AVvXsEhwkDrxqefQ7uWE0kuHmIFRliUI3scltF350wDIFg61Ri3OSJEJ3CMHBl2G4tpDLIgK5BS137oZWV-V1KZlJ07hUEp7ynR3RXJtU94wMI4uoRsezo7eXfV_ldIRztH4IVco0CRD5S32E-av70oKBP1N-wRKOfJhoeyYUpPGVuFdbSM9UsZzgMiaJfKNSHo/s4032/IMG_8834.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/AVvXsEhwkDrxqefQ7uWE0kuHmIFRliUI3scltF350wDIFg61Ri3OSJEJ3CMHBl2G4tpDLIgK5BS137oZWV-V1KZlJ07hUEp7ynR3RXJtU94wMI4uoRsezo7eXfV_ldIRztH4IVco0CRD5S32E-av70oKBP1N-wRKOfJhoeyYUpPGVuFdbSM9UsZzgMiaJfKNSHo/w480-h640/IMG_8834.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;">Emmy had another great meet. She scored her highest vault, bars and floor scores of level 6! She is so proud of her hard work and so are we. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YbVV3fiym1sX7X5-uTZNWHXoQtjsoTuRlx7Vh4Yq6hAq9XkGwMLK59nat-RzYO9yzdkI8l5EW_Dp37gP5FdZjhv1JSBBnc1GuzyvXaAPe2kQiqBozCU1Ll6oBv0QTt3fMz08cZyfPwDtmVd9cKH0tXhv7IvmBNcdFjK7aFMv962XpIl-AQ0sKjthang/s4032/IMG_8851.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/AVvXsEg9YbVV3fiym1sX7X5-uTZNWHXoQtjsoTuRlx7Vh4Yq6hAq9XkGwMLK59nat-RzYO9yzdkI8l5EW_Dp37gP5FdZjhv1JSBBnc1GuzyvXaAPe2kQiqBozCU1Ll6oBv0QTt3fMz08cZyfPwDtmVd9cKH0tXhv7IvmBNcdFjK7aFMv962XpIl-AQ0sKjthang/w480-h640/IMG_8851.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;">Her team placed 1st!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlOFt8tgDZlEIq-pyv3Bp7UvBxm55mQUtASbc2TYpBwxeQwGiJ9lkX7jNUazaiRxfP_aA-0SkobCRDt798SFzr7NPlBLFjIdcr2zY-H0VLByGY8pnetfCaDBpHtPh_gx8PSI104yRATjyOUxLQqefLYKLFoCCTh2ob5sjbkCsw0ZaPGt9-a_JKSiyNwo/s4032/IMG_8847.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/AVvXsEhnlOFt8tgDZlEIq-pyv3Bp7UvBxm55mQUtASbc2TYpBwxeQwGiJ9lkX7jNUazaiRxfP_aA-0SkobCRDt798SFzr7NPlBLFjIdcr2zY-H0VLByGY8pnetfCaDBpHtPh_gx8PSI104yRATjyOUxLQqefLYKLFoCCTh2ob5sjbkCsw0ZaPGt9-a_JKSiyNwo/w480-h640/IMG_8847.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;">Today was the annual Mechanicsville Christmas parade. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQi96LxiEEy1UvxW_fbbCVEUGYChPYESvUMIwMQebAAqbZPrb1z_xSgm0S82GaiulyvyBZwP8HKb1NTfyIzzZu5FjPMTlsMOEOkts-ZaD9zxOhlQEOAQXIM32ajOcliqxfiCjotNQW_kSzj3hLyAjUKMYo9aqNa5ZJM9lP7Fk2NxX4h1GArnF9HrbTux8/s4032/IMG_8864.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He should just be in the parade!</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/AVvXsEiQgRptjyT8niNKmfqqM0RXg1v7hZeUnZ4dqNIgv6OjrUNpCEYgnBtYeuK-xlhLhUsYP-MTmYglYbvxgrj8h8petYVKUI72BgB0r4ChsyAY_ePx23Ug5vnLMFxVk6wz6LvqgFfEJ55uN9A-00TEC3u8XrKLNLxzItxH5f_w9bfyl2GXPRGlxiPAH2p6dGU/s4032/IMG_8872.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/AVvXsEiQgRptjyT8niNKmfqqM0RXg1v7hZeUnZ4dqNIgv6OjrUNpCEYgnBtYeuK-xlhLhUsYP-MTmYglYbvxgrj8h8petYVKUI72BgB0r4ChsyAY_ePx23Ug5vnLMFxVk6wz6LvqgFfEJ55uN9A-00TEC3u8XrKLNLxzItxH5f_w9bfyl2GXPRGlxiPAH2p6dGU/w480-h640/IMG_8872.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Festive friends!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMNq30k-ky4eRNj6wrcoDP5dUdmKo0-7bdC5yjK4EJ6-4xxXyGjoBIOSXZNEffKOj7c5E99MU7ZdY5S_n8eAxri7oum6tLU_Ok2-AOOzrF_50A2Pb_2p24CL0IwIkeEQCzoqiRxDfLJ29-RELt_GQ78B9gKBdhvIf8kSlCLArhuf05ESQYxOHKwA6mmg/s3088/IMG_8896.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMNq30k-ky4eRNj6wrcoDP5dUdmKo0-7bdC5yjK4EJ6-4xxXyGjoBIOSXZNEffKOj7c5E99MU7ZdY5S_n8eAxri7oum6tLU_Ok2-AOOzrF_50A2Pb_2p24CL0IwIkeEQCzoqiRxDfLJ29-RELt_GQ78B9gKBdhvIf8kSlCLArhuf05ESQYxOHKwA6mmg/w480-h640/IMG_8896.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw04pF84Ew1HcvuPghZa_0XTraBdFl5_ok5ffBScRZ6UH4A6-bIlMe2AoEVFqs1JOOo3AT5f3NswDDvVVbU66DNle0OZeSgtHCeSdNjYMYmGnbn-boDb_clkUvRBJqFykEWPNAcxDvXPf8pkD9_3Z4evhuI6T51Y8Gs_CV8BeX4fJYfyZy9sTZYrZ_SI/s4032/IMG_5787.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/AVvXsEgkw04pF84Ew1HcvuPghZa_0XTraBdFl5_ok5ffBScRZ6UH4A6-bIlMe2AoEVFqs1JOOo3AT5f3NswDDvVVbU66DNle0OZeSgtHCeSdNjYMYmGnbn-boDb_clkUvRBJqFykEWPNAcxDvXPf8pkD9_3Z4evhuI6T51Y8Gs_CV8BeX4fJYfyZy9sTZYrZ_SI/w480-h640/IMG_5787.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;">The parade is a fun way to kick off the holiday season but now we all wish we were on Christmas vacation all month!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-27400253603082509072023-11-26T20:11:00.001-05:002023-11-26T20:11:37.665-05:00thanksgiving week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy's school had Giving Thanks Day on Tuesday. The morning was spent doing service projects at school. Her group was tasked with setting up and decorating the gym for lunch for 350 people. Lots of tables and chairs were carried and they did great. We got to mingle with a local Christian radio station while we worked. </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/AVvXsEg0GhDtNAmUw7jWPPI8CFVgvD5IkRTpiTR2qeurvViHXcuoTiFnCEhyphenhyphena9P_1waRX7hdRuUQouw8sSh24aAU-dbjc1j3MwGnbgwpCJ_7elRF_93LksqVmsqF4YrXtwfmudMndOWhqofa2QY42yuofkdyV_iRdRh8QGLlO_V-Qx3celESZYhhVwPMl7z3G8A/s4032/IMG_8694.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/AVvXsEg0GhDtNAmUw7jWPPI8CFVgvD5IkRTpiTR2qeurvViHXcuoTiFnCEhyphenhyphena9P_1waRX7hdRuUQouw8sSh24aAU-dbjc1j3MwGnbgwpCJ_7elRF_93LksqVmsqF4YrXtwfmudMndOWhqofa2QY42yuofkdyV_iRdRh8QGLlO_V-Qx3celESZYhhVwPMl7z3G8A/w640-h480/IMG_8694.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a morning full of service, the whole school came together for a catered Thanksgiving meal. It was delicious!</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/AVvXsEgMYt_oT5og0BABGJ-VZe0z7tYAnjCy7wl-fazpyAXe9eeEuDA93jztGlaCKW7eCyDAEqLxk2SCtgVzPFlnousYCJSmzXiIWIozTncVaPQVNKtcupiN7Mr6NZvutgNMfFLwLF4o4O_gY68tpm9CIMKevPu3S_K37VjBRNceDygbPBqeFCcztXoZYwQifX4/s4032/IMG_8697.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/AVvXsEgMYt_oT5og0BABGJ-VZe0z7tYAnjCy7wl-fazpyAXe9eeEuDA93jztGlaCKW7eCyDAEqLxk2SCtgVzPFlnousYCJSmzXiIWIozTncVaPQVNKtcupiN7Mr6NZvutgNMfFLwLF4o4O_gY68tpm9CIMKevPu3S_K37VjBRNceDygbPBqeFCcztXoZYwQifX4/w480-h640/IMG_8697.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the second half of the day, we left campus to help sort clothes at a local thrift store that employs recovering addicts. Such a good cause. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHhpgiRMv6Y8ApdOdQtyB3Al4k4e-5O1WbAObp6qD804KyIKtZMjco75W9sMSg_ZpD3pKndmETAb_h5opn4LSWyCTrFRdV4tT7q99TukfCn2fQgxF4Pzkmn6Lg8nQ5rqDtc1Q2ZHC3e8DyRcji4PitI6xifYGb-nZcR2RBUcFTfjUNq043V3IoW5MOlQ/s4032/IMG_8705.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/AVvXsEhyHhpgiRMv6Y8ApdOdQtyB3Al4k4e-5O1WbAObp6qD804KyIKtZMjco75W9sMSg_ZpD3pKndmETAb_h5opn4LSWyCTrFRdV4tT7q99TukfCn2fQgxF4Pzkmn6Lg8nQ5rqDtc1Q2ZHC3e8DyRcji4PitI6xifYGb-nZcR2RBUcFTfjUNq043V3IoW5MOlQ/w640-h480/IMG_8705.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed to Starbucks after her fun and last day of school before break. She had a perfect chore chart last week and was rewarded with a treat. The chore charts have fallen to the wayside, so I really wanted to reward her for working so hard!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGkqnmYa9BISn7d7ii6oOutmXeRi_XBojkUbhnZ4-f0AAZFE0gWivUfiQss3kCGFnq1ZgxKbxUWzdjHYxVMIxZvZ7nuA_BRfWklaj-kMyRa1jBBL1ZXCoY4OF7pDhPaOTg0RT41WW3SLkmHJPMyOCm4Wvb9_el4zpQSQJefaRXqPiez-cD2NICNN6WPA/s4032/IMG_8707.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/AVvXsEgFGkqnmYa9BISn7d7ii6oOutmXeRi_XBojkUbhnZ4-f0AAZFE0gWivUfiQss3kCGFnq1ZgxKbxUWzdjHYxVMIxZvZ7nuA_BRfWklaj-kMyRa1jBBL1ZXCoY4OF7pDhPaOTg0RT41WW3SLkmHJPMyOCm4Wvb9_el4zpQSQJefaRXqPiez-cD2NICNN6WPA/w480-h640/IMG_8707.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;">She enjoyed sipping on her treat while she waited after her allergy shots. 3 weeks down, 25 to go!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOvqEzWWH7Z4sXHRjFDcv25LHiu3Hq31h8kRvH98X0-cNCMMJeQxx9Fgcxnr0hfXnBbd8diAwshyC-v2JuLrNteIL9FZy10-_Qn6qypIgyjLTWuj6m1IbWM2uPtvxojleBG8nA4tTI1cLigrcbaTRnU5xll9cOOXDm3j45MXtvhi1FwwqAmDzqZ56e0A/s4032/IMG_8710.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/AVvXsEgDOvqEzWWH7Z4sXHRjFDcv25LHiu3Hq31h8kRvH98X0-cNCMMJeQxx9Fgcxnr0hfXnBbd8diAwshyC-v2JuLrNteIL9FZy10-_Qn6qypIgyjLTWuj6m1IbWM2uPtvxojleBG8nA4tTI1cLigrcbaTRnU5xll9cOOXDm3j45MXtvhi1FwwqAmDzqZ56e0A/w480-h640/IMG_8710.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;">We went to Raleigh for Thanksgiving this year. We haven't been since before covid, so it was nice to see everyone again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCJizeCN8md7lbIOVtMFec_egZgIZXTLS5-bjyOIHbg38EwlxfkZjuJAEMoDxOIC3X3mYxxw7CR6BhsbTLlx11cfycpdtfdpHHnI1oBs3-jV6o8s3On-0CJu34Mc4525Bc782k9H-ZAuSCzQlQ4rEdSLT4VWFM8t4Ds8KKKQbGiecJTPlw_91TWoCcFA/s4032/IMG_8744.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/AVvXsEgsCJizeCN8md7lbIOVtMFec_egZgIZXTLS5-bjyOIHbg38EwlxfkZjuJAEMoDxOIC3X3mYxxw7CR6BhsbTLlx11cfycpdtfdpHHnI1oBs3-jV6o8s3On-0CJu34Mc4525Bc782k9H-ZAuSCzQlQ4rEdSLT4VWFM8t4Ds8KKKQbGiecJTPlw_91TWoCcFA/w480-h640/IMG_8744.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;">I told Jason I was going to hide his suit so he couldn't wear it to the country club. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJlo1XHy4whJo7Q8EljlpiwJyZgfw1dCmV0XlxOlJCOPfYM8mAdIq7bKSo9vsWlDxoJ-XCgSqt4uQ2Lyp_LQKGE9dBWzKpvY70Z9Y1jN3IcaqmFWtIgch3uuBdBnKOO0C1cJIWIwRXCXKnfiueWeqTp70zPRT3qQ5g24Jz65r0fXs7-9UGNrswsyU-LE/s3917/IMG_2454.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3917" data-original-width="2937" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJlo1XHy4whJo7Q8EljlpiwJyZgfw1dCmV0XlxOlJCOPfYM8mAdIq7bKSo9vsWlDxoJ-XCgSqt4uQ2Lyp_LQKGE9dBWzKpvY70Z9Y1jN3IcaqmFWtIgch3uuBdBnKOO0C1cJIWIwRXCXKnfiueWeqTp70zPRT3qQ5g24Jz65r0fXs7-9UGNrswsyU-LE/w480-h640/IMG_2454.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;">Our blended family. This may be the first time we've all been together, ever!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTb4HjMG3u0ZuwFkbG8j8AiVOGElGkHc6BAwY4XN4mh41_mXlsW5oczPuGU2KOv6Hdk3NB3_LWTf-dxqgvLxW95Hh0P5RJ32sBnUR66fUErt4xj0-_c15mhAJZuNWjTqDwnxDrdM_THeM8138h12Q4-aWy17dfvQk6QerZ650dO_TB2iSyoOjTBxrdcM/s2767/IMG_8750.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="2767" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTb4HjMG3u0ZuwFkbG8j8AiVOGElGkHc6BAwY4XN4mh41_mXlsW5oczPuGU2KOv6Hdk3NB3_LWTf-dxqgvLxW95Hh0P5RJ32sBnUR66fUErt4xj0-_c15mhAJZuNWjTqDwnxDrdM_THeM8138h12Q4-aWy17dfvQk6QerZ650dO_TB2iSyoOjTBxrdcM/w640-h480/IMG_8750.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just missing a few this year. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIn3ILH_qchl-n592Vr4eTKKO-tjBDW1zu9y7QldFQCFHYzGYD2BR1ksg9sbUlpw_Hvnaqz-7yUuvSOFUZEOvTRDOWRm9o6qUXOTbO6Y5-yVFOeJnxQdfUZMsAwGbUz4snhQq3icGm-u64GpLRqx-6iKe7sXyhyphenhyphenhdTfXlQEfaa70NUx5YpPlkvm1ShXOU/s4032/IMG_8763.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/AVvXsEhIn3ILH_qchl-n592Vr4eTKKO-tjBDW1zu9y7QldFQCFHYzGYD2BR1ksg9sbUlpw_Hvnaqz-7yUuvSOFUZEOvTRDOWRm9o6qUXOTbO6Y5-yVFOeJnxQdfUZMsAwGbUz4snhQq3icGm-u64GpLRqx-6iKe7sXyhyphenhyphenhdTfXlQEfaa70NUx5YpPlkvm1ShXOU/w640-h480/IMG_8763.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to a friend's house on Friday and Emmy played Pie Face for the first time. She got "pied" a lot!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboCljd1oY01WNimfiX2GDofkHFi8R8080vMECiIOi68HpVWKYGA00NG0-Vs7IIH3nV_5U5h-97jT0L28NW31eU7TRXvgrFMbgs4Wshq-NIPsOb7PW01TcvH5QZk2DpbrJFPSQYlz2GnhapFbcQP2xM7QD-IWZN2HeYXgvqtmr7GnPODh649W_Sv_7qx4/s4032/IMG_8772.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/AVvXsEjboCljd1oY01WNimfiX2GDofkHFi8R8080vMECiIOi68HpVWKYGA00NG0-Vs7IIH3nV_5U5h-97jT0L28NW31eU7TRXvgrFMbgs4Wshq-NIPsOb7PW01TcvH5QZk2DpbrJFPSQYlz2GnhapFbcQP2xM7QD-IWZN2HeYXgvqtmr7GnPODh649W_Sv_7qx4/w480-h640/IMG_8772.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;">My mom and Paul got back from Florida yesterday just in time for Paul's birthday today. We threw him a surprise party to celebrate this milestone birthday!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L7vN7eEYmpaL952Hkqq3Dm8guxCMwuM5wi_OhaDBVWn0ozyz_GcR75kCX45ivTs9arGGQt9m42PwkGkh4bWq8ub-cT8ryZFmNrVL2ufgwczFqceRRkul9zD3V8X2suop_FQueccK6nbzfYEmqno2nOYGRVw7T2hvoGVCNLbWBlaqtDQDbxgTlhu33PI/s4032/IMG_8784.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/AVvXsEh6L7vN7eEYmpaL952Hkqq3Dm8guxCMwuM5wi_OhaDBVWn0ozyz_GcR75kCX45ivTs9arGGQt9m42PwkGkh4bWq8ub-cT8ryZFmNrVL2ufgwczFqceRRkul9zD3V8X2suop_FQueccK6nbzfYEmqno2nOYGRVw7T2hvoGVCNLbWBlaqtDQDbxgTlhu33PI/w480-h640/IMG_8784.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;">And now it's almost December! Wow!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-51414025953781608722023-11-19T21:40:00.001-05:002023-11-19T21:40:30.429-05:00Turkey Tumble<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy had her first official meet of the season on Saturday and she was on fire. </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/AVvXsEjlb3G_gxeiC9bp7hsE8BSKyLn3ZusyohA6dm4T3Wwu97zjGTO1iSlsYwkS8G54xdB_C2i9kVgbRN8w9_NQ6ejwshe7g4FFpoUhzMoAZG_dHrNuwdUvwvZU2e-e1dhm-23iOKoI80GvBTgjnJeOTkbBWcdPxfMFMKG2TTzAXuHJoo7LNF2eiYXT5N4M1QY/s3134/IMG_8660.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3134" data-original-width="2350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlb3G_gxeiC9bp7hsE8BSKyLn3ZusyohA6dm4T3Wwu97zjGTO1iSlsYwkS8G54xdB_C2i9kVgbRN8w9_NQ6ejwshe7g4FFpoUhzMoAZG_dHrNuwdUvwvZU2e-e1dhm-23iOKoI80GvBTgjnJeOTkbBWcdPxfMFMKG2TTzAXuHJoo7LNF2eiYXT5N4M1QY/w480-h640/IMG_8660.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;">She is in her second year of level 6 and performing the same vault, floor and bar routines as last year. She has been working hard on getting some kinks out of her vault and it showed at this meet. She improved her score by 1.1 points and got her highest level 6 vault score to date! She also got her highest bar score and placed 3rd on the event. Her beam and floor were strong, both with 4th place finishes. And because gymnastics scores and places are so tight with only hundredths of points difference, she came away with 2nd all around! She was so pleased with her hard work as were we!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBopZyJwBq85xgsWU05dNh4RgYxb5lP6e8KornIzl-5zbI8l-pnUmFbZEdQ0OjOwhYjq4aFcDkreniqgXKSYTEn3fcOcz5VVZnXevCp1m0GNiGJ_Gk812n68wObFe1RXA0kvoy_Y3QCgy4sQo3dqAJokUEKY9xsvT0ZBleJiGHPBh6Nph24MXowVNIHIg/s2060/IMG_8667.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBopZyJwBq85xgsWU05dNh4RgYxb5lP6e8KornIzl-5zbI8l-pnUmFbZEdQ0OjOwhYjq4aFcDkreniqgXKSYTEn3fcOcz5VVZnXevCp1m0GNiGJ_Gk812n68wObFe1RXA0kvoy_Y3QCgy4sQo3dqAJokUEKY9xsvT0ZBleJiGHPBh6Nph24MXowVNIHIg/w480-h640/IMG_8667.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TpOmJhPTGXxANzhBDVzrcBI5B5oyml0dkGwIo0ZcjpsrFkxnY1xMGgajP1G0qhsYo6m1wKN7qDYkJ1kRt7l_R4dWHSEIE4Com7f4WU97IZFN6Fs1TBYySYcyXaNJrjWf74BU-xYZMnBH1eSy9GuJKb4Gmx8ttAbtsORDGS34SswV36xOk96b6qzmwtE/s4032/IMG_8670.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/AVvXsEi9TpOmJhPTGXxANzhBDVzrcBI5B5oyml0dkGwIo0ZcjpsrFkxnY1xMGgajP1G0qhsYo6m1wKN7qDYkJ1kRt7l_R4dWHSEIE4Com7f4WU97IZFN6Fs1TBYySYcyXaNJrjWf74BU-xYZMnBH1eSy9GuJKb4Gmx8ttAbtsORDGS34SswV36xOk96b6qzmwtE/w480-h640/IMG_8670.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;">Turkey Tumble was a success!</div> <p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-17533903761180095672023-11-12T17:29:00.006-05:002023-11-12T17:30:17.442-05:00garden glow and turkey bowl<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids were out of school on Tuesday for election day, so it was Bryce's turn to do allergy testing. Our poor kids are allergic to SO many things. Lots of seasonal allergies for Bryce, but thankfully not as many day-to-day allergens for him. He's luckily not allergic to dogs like Emmy is. But he is allergic to cats. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTm5JSGX2NX8IIernvv01puugIjPdly5I1S2KTbD9Kvs6KPib688Me6gJkiR2CMoEdYSJMyFGu2ASxdNYKdyRaDnfWaFco4rxD4xeQ3IPfR2iC2ty2aiPl0TYC1L3FfdxOIaBZ7Y5Ofcjs0JhxZzf8faDM1CdsdkCE5A5XB-Xe9z2aonK5QnR0rzvzYE/s4032/IMG_8442.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/AVvXsEhfTm5JSGX2NX8IIernvv01puugIjPdly5I1S2KTbD9Kvs6KPib688Me6gJkiR2CMoEdYSJMyFGu2ASxdNYKdyRaDnfWaFco4rxD4xeQ3IPfR2iC2ty2aiPl0TYC1L3FfdxOIaBZ7Y5Ofcjs0JhxZzf8faDM1CdsdkCE5A5XB-Xe9z2aonK5QnR0rzvzYE/w480-h640/IMG_8442.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;">Emmy received an award for getting all As for the first quarter of middle school. She's thriving at her new school!</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/AVvXsEhLc0nouhTcHLGsVFYp4vtKTz4uWj7n5q2MCyjERsQ22qjadtx5K80RU1WKVJaxMLBqEsf_UD2pa9dy4tMhyDYfzlQ5bnuxFQWtMh46uMg56W-ihGZsyR1IBcYelZ7GO7Ix_dStlqlHczsUyorpDjgHEhPi4NIKXAyPMc2heg7Enuja5p8RNY5uoI8kId8/s4032/IMG_8448.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/AVvXsEhLc0nouhTcHLGsVFYp4vtKTz4uWj7n5q2MCyjERsQ22qjadtx5K80RU1WKVJaxMLBqEsf_UD2pa9dy4tMhyDYfzlQ5bnuxFQWtMh46uMg56W-ihGZsyR1IBcYelZ7GO7Ix_dStlqlHczsUyorpDjgHEhPi4NIKXAyPMc2heg7Enuja5p8RNY5uoI8kId8/w480-h640/IMG_8448.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;">We went to a local park on Thursday night for their Garden Glow. It was a warm night and perfect for walking around outside. </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/AVvXsEhVifY99qNmmg-vlsHqeQMPUVrivCeAFLsvvKcmbM5tivp5liLY5J7NCLG3K9GlFVD7EQzLzF-77fi9l0SA6qsZPAtomKK28QizE-wab7CFHBVdPoay0uhiUQvma9DjCv86gTumuWUYUhYryz7nrBxYb6FhwK05KFI_RXRh3b8QVWUuMxM2VQasHmiTg70/s4032/IMG_8504.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/AVvXsEhVifY99qNmmg-vlsHqeQMPUVrivCeAFLsvvKcmbM5tivp5liLY5J7NCLG3K9GlFVD7EQzLzF-77fi9l0SA6qsZPAtomKK28QizE-wab7CFHBVdPoay0uhiUQvma9DjCv86gTumuWUYUhYryz7nrBxYb6FhwK05KFI_RXRh3b8QVWUuMxM2VQasHmiTg70/w480-h640/IMG_8504.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;">Love these two!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5UlmEvIUpNrniB91P8SWvkS2qVIPyWPvDwfytRMLsV7KBNPf9vXLUTtHRpuZDH-kfRrKbwwKhJY2nBBOv-SSw3ZhQthyphenhyphenX4-kF5ZPlIBjVHCKbRRija7z53njdMg8m_1d4F5eB33Ec-TQKSzyNcifR3A8FAbouYpvQ4q9UjK5o4Xst4F-aP5X_oevoRI/s4032/IMG_8471.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/AVvXsEiU5UlmEvIUpNrniB91P8SWvkS2qVIPyWPvDwfytRMLsV7KBNPf9vXLUTtHRpuZDH-kfRrKbwwKhJY2nBBOv-SSw3ZhQthyphenhyphenX4-kF5ZPlIBjVHCKbRRija7z53njdMg8m_1d4F5eB33Ec-TQKSzyNcifR3A8FAbouYpvQ4q9UjK5o4Xst4F-aP5X_oevoRI/w480-h640/IMG_8471.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;">This event only runs from mid-October to mid-November (so not a Christmas event). We squeaked in at the last minute and had a great time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oMqbr-Xup__UPKt9pVZk5swxwCBzcFgiE62DmS0N7_Z6QLBb2__zAGpojHX8rcB5OhUrjUCrOCvKbQPOYHJ0qObcYmoEaqAe8rreCapfFFW_im0HoJhwFh32_NeurYj-jyUY7lbXMqSfdtXcIDuzbmN8goTOd1kHGcRuc9IWYVtP5jHn0Jz4a3Wey20/s4032/IMG_8488.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/AVvXsEg0oMqbr-Xup__UPKt9pVZk5swxwCBzcFgiE62DmS0N7_Z6QLBb2__zAGpojHX8rcB5OhUrjUCrOCvKbQPOYHJ0qObcYmoEaqAe8rreCapfFFW_im0HoJhwFh32_NeurYj-jyUY7lbXMqSfdtXcIDuzbmN8goTOd1kHGcRuc9IWYVtP5jHn0Jz4a3Wey20/w640-h480/IMG_8488.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9UH-u4CeUFo19mjc00KkNmj7-jEN4teSH61Bcc8I37-NgNbKT8ZitU3_48FVIIbXRS_DhgX7rHbesq840s_mGck5Kgsi0F5ujyQP8s1UCioYwMWvD_CXl-mVPg7LMQaeyaYwC4BSiPPyhaXIghP80QMTgIrdz0Hm_LOtxbFl7iA-oMhsfOsv50a_iYo/s4032/IMG_8489.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/AVvXsEgG9UH-u4CeUFo19mjc00KkNmj7-jEN4teSH61Bcc8I37-NgNbKT8ZitU3_48FVIIbXRS_DhgX7rHbesq840s_mGck5Kgsi0F5ujyQP8s1UCioYwMWvD_CXl-mVPg7LMQaeyaYwC4BSiPPyhaXIghP80QMTgIrdz0Hm_LOtxbFl7iA-oMhsfOsv50a_iYo/w480-h640/IMG_8489.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;">We went to dinner first and ate outside since it was a nice night and then enjoyed walking around the gardens. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3HWuMc9IJs39VCvkGBdA4HTvDn42UzW0j-D5sk4Rb81wseOIBVjhE1AmoWLXDSlib77O7bDo0CjhlXZbey-ednVmW73wPiP-BvIEg0-kfl8lp183DE575PK_bP0j3WeEnR_KRkDdrd1KyckQm6YV3j1t2vLNCrFyWTG5UVoB15JnxMN88eTF_gCI6L4/s4032/IMG_8499.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/AVvXsEgl3HWuMc9IJs39VCvkGBdA4HTvDn42UzW0j-D5sk4Rb81wseOIBVjhE1AmoWLXDSlib77O7bDo0CjhlXZbey-ednVmW73wPiP-BvIEg0-kfl8lp183DE575PK_bP0j3WeEnR_KRkDdrd1KyckQm6YV3j1t2vLNCrFyWTG5UVoB15JnxMN88eTF_gCI6L4/w480-h640/IMG_8499.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;">It was cold and rainy on Friday which made for a perfect day to decorate for Christmas. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3CuQmLMFaB0WnJTeaFNANQ_tqYBXdUiXtehfW1BkDOo8OV5Y9sXNqeS8DBzViihcFD_-ZfEdeAMOQqvcC3l8Z_ivSAE_tLy6SR8uDAy58oIgcibtDtbddkrj9BOKS3mFDuDPWqHZwSxokFJOIX7xiMbQyjFC6w0sksmVZVrY5ZZuQzngib5poUnUYDI/s4032/IMG_8516.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/AVvXsEg_3CuQmLMFaB0WnJTeaFNANQ_tqYBXdUiXtehfW1BkDOo8OV5Y9sXNqeS8DBzViihcFD_-ZfEdeAMOQqvcC3l8Z_ivSAE_tLy6SR8uDAy58oIgcibtDtbddkrj9BOKS3mFDuDPWqHZwSxokFJOIX7xiMbQyjFC6w0sksmVZVrY5ZZuQzngib5poUnUYDI/w480-h640/IMG_8516.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;">Bryce and his friends had their 2nd annual Turkey Bowl this Saturday. Bryce was the MVP last year and was chosen first on one of the teams this year. Unfortunately for him, it was a team full of kids from another high school, but he still had fun playing against his buddies from his school. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIlDwbEblBgEGXfs54AtuoUd72ChlcLSEfwawB9qRnEw8ImVEhVyTidwpk3cjfUYrdNQ7A35B7FCc4crR0CG22lePwmxVq3XIicymwZGSyCWXJU4QLwiegd7WOPRZV6JHU_LZ7DAMryRkQqDsH6cyVj6-fbvKTcQ8ZVVCG5smlnRQmfuKKMstxGkS_eY/s4032/IMG_8559.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/AVvXsEgwIlDwbEblBgEGXfs54AtuoUd72ChlcLSEfwawB9qRnEw8ImVEhVyTidwpk3cjfUYrdNQ7A35B7FCc4crR0CG22lePwmxVq3XIicymwZGSyCWXJU4QLwiegd7WOPRZV6JHU_LZ7DAMryRkQqDsH6cyVj6-fbvKTcQ8ZVVCG5smlnRQmfuKKMstxGkS_eY/w480-h640/IMG_8559.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;">His team was the Tank Top Titans</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpGM7jRyOOaYEvYpyqBNb0Y2_-RyOmxZeZzQiH1l6bjIHcuDkhWU2BevsTwXoZxC7ar8tz6NMp-ZZLCvVF2NwY8vKq8wc7_hmy66sCgOSub-vwSc8jkd7SzkNZ5ueReZmia8vV_F9hX7b5d126y05dvDay3fK99vzsn-i5taAJ2o6Amwi8Kzq6L7w8yw/s4032/IMG_8556.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/AVvXsEjNpGM7jRyOOaYEvYpyqBNb0Y2_-RyOmxZeZzQiH1l6bjIHcuDkhWU2BevsTwXoZxC7ar8tz6NMp-ZZLCvVF2NwY8vKq8wc7_hmy66sCgOSub-vwSc8jkd7SzkNZ5ueReZmia8vV_F9hX7b5d126y05dvDay3fK99vzsn-i5taAJ2o6Amwi8Kzq6L7w8yw/w640-h480/IMG_8556.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He made some pretty clutch plays for the team, and they won!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ7NRAtX2cqgC8kzQBKftAyD9huzQY56QxVm5dzbWlrN1eb9zBbXCwcBG7FOI77iv7myU0-6ioxt_IlTYlq_lfAc7aFsxZQ9yaFnxR-xvtXjcwsKI21DMPapwLPwKUapVnMCLDmpBYQ7M0BtlM5bCLzY4Ey7aMEATrQQlp6Kt-PFI7Cccq4PywSLYFRc/s4032/IMG_8553.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/AVvXsEinQ7NRAtX2cqgC8kzQBKftAyD9huzQY56QxVm5dzbWlrN1eb9zBbXCwcBG7FOI77iv7myU0-6ioxt_IlTYlq_lfAc7aFsxZQ9yaFnxR-xvtXjcwsKI21DMPapwLPwKUapVnMCLDmpBYQ7M0BtlM5bCLzY4Ey7aMEATrQQlp6Kt-PFI7Cccq4PywSLYFRc/w480-h640/IMG_8553.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;">We're enjoying our fall and gearing up for a fun holiday season.</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-77100951262073020462023-11-05T21:20:00.001-05:002023-11-05T21:20:26.894-05:00Halloween, Friendsgiving, and a corn maze<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday was the Halloween game for baseball. Bryce and his buddies were baby sharks.</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/AVvXsEi7nahSCFSnHG69nZLqVJ1a_dCLKrnRcbc0mQkRab5aZgThiDW9lq3Gaa82Jiu2PGhIZFFQ1eQHqYZYv1w16bqwRAL629iKUi2mEfYr_a400g-gPbwZBqK6JQk9VQnoBlaGiCV4k1vQ8l_IQ9aM1ILDRPYDNveVBW6Gz94Y5KjSUpGEv4aUhCxK9S8MqoI/s4032/IMG_8302.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/AVvXsEi7nahSCFSnHG69nZLqVJ1a_dCLKrnRcbc0mQkRab5aZgThiDW9lq3Gaa82Jiu2PGhIZFFQ1eQHqYZYv1w16bqwRAL629iKUi2mEfYr_a400g-gPbwZBqK6JQk9VQnoBlaGiCV4k1vQ8l_IQ9aM1ILDRPYDNveVBW6Gz94Y5KjSUpGEv4aUhCxK9S8MqoI/w480-h640/IMG_8302.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;">It was fun to watch them play in costumes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcuCHHfEnoS6aC6NnukRlReU90ZGZ3y-eqopvRq9ngR-eiqYf_jfT28xMj_wfk2TBsKH5dBhM6I7XLutv89712rYfarWJDlN3Usfv0nifWRfwNedpNWOvp9-OmWzdcJRJcHprsTl4KfL5rTvRnWpftfvjJZFw__M-W1Uv8B8EJNRDxVfGkU96hVlQa4M/s4032/IMG_8300.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/AVvXsEjLcuCHHfEnoS6aC6NnukRlReU90ZGZ3y-eqopvRq9ngR-eiqYf_jfT28xMj_wfk2TBsKH5dBhM6I7XLutv89712rYfarWJDlN3Usfv0nifWRfwNedpNWOvp9-OmWzdcJRJcHprsTl4KfL5rTvRnWpftfvjJZFw__M-W1Uv8B8EJNRDxVfGkU96hVlQa4M/w640-h480/IMG_8300.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday was full of treats. No tricks!</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/AVvXsEjRCUO2XHNJv1Z5WBpV3FJNGXPg3bP_FRrQ0n-pwqSY1ieFS6SvUtT5Ee03l4ue40TgAwGLAf6T2OWqVn1sMczM1mTflkE9xaj6fl3nj0USDb1V0ETUdz7CWAVoagmxjYIObgwNDqoXdITKqguu-rCh8vQRn9KOKms02oK8v0RWAeZWz4UQnw1nVPIpd9w/s4032/IMG_8316.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/AVvXsEjRCUO2XHNJv1Z5WBpV3FJNGXPg3bP_FRrQ0n-pwqSY1ieFS6SvUtT5Ee03l4ue40TgAwGLAf6T2OWqVn1sMczM1mTflkE9xaj6fl3nj0USDb1V0ETUdz7CWAVoagmxjYIObgwNDqoXdITKqguu-rCh8vQRn9KOKms02oK8v0RWAeZWz4UQnw1nVPIpd9w/w480-h640/IMG_8316.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;">Bryce's bucket, but no Bryce.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyDNZmiyhw59wxft4L__KOIZibCR0Xb2VadciDubbhz8UYjLJb8dBR9KiPJxfRTroiPmeINvzCL5cvV2bjg5tirJ_5UpPYDy1N8pjxqLzjd28nkfLqPSDiZP6sRrjHpGXSaebnhbZtuxmB9ByLL92Yov6ABB1EdUma6SURMmdm7yNqlTXC8-VZanP08Jk/s4032/IMG_8309.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/AVvXsEjyDNZmiyhw59wxft4L__KOIZibCR0Xb2VadciDubbhz8UYjLJb8dBR9KiPJxfRTroiPmeINvzCL5cvV2bjg5tirJ_5UpPYDy1N8pjxqLzjd28nkfLqPSDiZP6sRrjHpGXSaebnhbZtuxmB9ByLL92Yov6ABB1EdUma6SURMmdm7yNqlTXC8-VZanP08Jk/w480-h640/IMG_8309.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;">Emmy wanted to be bacon this year. Easy enough!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbNoJa5AGYT7dMMUIL3brMGfYo5WvSTEkl16GeJn38WUuei1ImQgUtfp7Exg8hBjqRj9lrgbXlEDBoGqpGRFiShZlfE_V1LQ46EKzvfNanIKPFHV68X3JQFzG3GHk5A66oQPjPKaJwPP8zCRJXybIsUNLcYJcLQqWdhoQhlmm_HoIPD1JfVxg6vgLMks/s4032/IMG_8326.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/AVvXsEiUbNoJa5AGYT7dMMUIL3brMGfYo5WvSTEkl16GeJn38WUuei1ImQgUtfp7Exg8hBjqRj9lrgbXlEDBoGqpGRFiShZlfE_V1LQ46EKzvfNanIKPFHV68X3JQFzG3GHk5A66oQPjPKaJwPP8zCRJXybIsUNLcYJcLQqWdhoQhlmm_HoIPD1JfVxg6vgLMks/w480-h640/IMG_8326.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;">I took Emmy trick or treating with one of her friends from school. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We visited the country's biggest corn maze today. </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/AVvXsEgJ9hGSrer0__0utfprE7HwfqtCiL3qsj28rw0wuu_V5aqPx34pWkaoLIGLIQJYe0VSF7xeMj8y8WkPLfKvdktwD0NSp9F98YtNVsgHUOFukzG39zJSXe9p2JTxIjFBNu9toE1JmVAcJqZ-WEWwQti4SLt5BTQUMbLKQCz_-1TcHkgWtGV_S6jxpioGeok/s4032/IMG_8406.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/AVvXsEgJ9hGSrer0__0utfprE7HwfqtCiL3qsj28rw0wuu_V5aqPx34pWkaoLIGLIQJYe0VSF7xeMj8y8WkPLfKvdktwD0NSp9F98YtNVsgHUOFukzG39zJSXe9p2JTxIjFBNu9toE1JmVAcJqZ-WEWwQti4SLt5BTQUMbLKQCz_-1TcHkgWtGV_S6jxpioGeok/w480-h640/IMG_8406.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;">We knew the mystery maze could take 2-3 hours. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUagy1LBWFY1DyNeAjtzEjpDJe-7FzFgVVHxZwXpe4evi_AnXppvne5Ea6k6gQqMM_z3GuRgUd3CaUtBg8Bwh_n5XTYoxdCPtXR_f3UBdGbT9jQpa1TuSSgx0DPJF1_Oz87CJu1djbjDXgW_Iag2eDG1PvyVM3hoe0d6zpcogFDzNfLdG_WU5XSjkC90/s4032/IMG_8407.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/AVvXsEiJUagy1LBWFY1DyNeAjtzEjpDJe-7FzFgVVHxZwXpe4evi_AnXppvne5Ea6k6gQqMM_z3GuRgUd3CaUtBg8Bwh_n5XTYoxdCPtXR_f3UBdGbT9jQpa1TuSSgx0DPJF1_Oz87CJu1djbjDXgW_Iag2eDG1PvyVM3hoe0d6zpcogFDzNfLdG_WU5XSjkC90/w480-h640/IMG_8407.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;">We started off strong.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We found our way back to the entrance after an hour or so and we were too frustrated to try and find the exit! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJthv4pY6XCUfeoY0Pd8FMnBY1FJ5Z9EvE6rxTzlqleQW3AysaqoLC8awExgFO1Lz95HOghy14u0h4KSxGe562AlFyMx5WQCN4SI2dmaPYxkM6k2uVGFQ2wjqEu-4WME03yc3Yg8gccxrJ85pVd3u-tTUg4asecLVTbMd_vyYNhZ0kAcM85mMo5HjzOF4/s4032/IMG_8412.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/AVvXsEhJthv4pY6XCUfeoY0Pd8FMnBY1FJ5Z9EvE6rxTzlqleQW3AysaqoLC8awExgFO1Lz95HOghy14u0h4KSxGe562AlFyMx5WQCN4SI2dmaPYxkM6k2uVGFQ2wjqEu-4WME03yc3Yg8gccxrJ85pVd3u-tTUg4asecLVTbMd_vyYNhZ0kAcM85mMo5HjzOF4/w480-h640/IMG_8412.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;">There were 4 different mazes. We went for an easier more interactive maze the second time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zj-vID7sE0opP-uN_CwdwWK13-qKTblc1GbREtgiZq8JTPl85vq3adOsWtC7gaJ5sIjV-QOsvU5dgDJzwzssyxhIaYmwtQ6QYFgspllnQo9LO3FG5OpGmqylKM0fjhqRiG0jtT8i3CWQTtsDXm11s8VPs1ecBSjZ-4dDN0XT3Y_IXtxqpk4WISADraQ/s3024/IMG_8415_jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zj-vID7sE0opP-uN_CwdwWK13-qKTblc1GbREtgiZq8JTPl85vq3adOsWtC7gaJ5sIjV-QOsvU5dgDJzwzssyxhIaYmwtQ6QYFgspllnQo9LO3FG5OpGmqylKM0fjhqRiG0jtT8i3CWQTtsDXm11s8VPs1ecBSjZ-4dDN0XT3Y_IXtxqpk4WISADraQ/w450-h640/IMG_8415_jpg.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never too big for fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iLsp3uLkQZ_S4_dBR1jFGkO2GAAelVkEx0DFyLrTDdm9LQgp57Q6BkOIvhZbOyakDCNjZoMdenfo_KjV1VBO5VSkthZhCMd2Th3ZIEfVsQ4A0KTwT0w_HYv6DivwJJylJGwHwIHGhHTIygfzo0gfKxl1SDX8fTWYOv6o-3N5KF_JeEHY8kk2YCGOSXU/s4032/IMG_8421.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/AVvXsEj8iLsp3uLkQZ_S4_dBR1jFGkO2GAAelVkEx0DFyLrTDdm9LQgp57Q6BkOIvhZbOyakDCNjZoMdenfo_KjV1VBO5VSkthZhCMd2Th3ZIEfVsQ4A0KTwT0w_HYv6DivwJJylJGwHwIHGhHTIygfzo0gfKxl1SDX8fTWYOv6o-3N5KF_JeEHY8kk2YCGOSXU/w480-h640/IMG_8421.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2JnR_Hnh0_mgiAiGJNqOnAXxnW7DUwFIh-8NKtGJOvGAX4YfNMPklK94PuXssbmmlR1ZdnkEUw8T9FBBcocngfYWrdHZdqIvTqD1HHAA8bH2R_tThLuMnPUEw7KXOv6BsLyLfq77LfyqB6zW4mpa98eAaboRJltOP4iHhD3d7djRWNqUBNGrAbsUhFo/s4032/IMG_8404_jpg.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/AVvXsEiM2JnR_Hnh0_mgiAiGJNqOnAXxnW7DUwFIh-8NKtGJOvGAX4YfNMPklK94PuXssbmmlR1ZdnkEUw8T9FBBcocngfYWrdHZdqIvTqD1HHAA8bH2R_tThLuMnPUEw7KXOv6BsLyLfq77LfyqB6zW4mpa98eAaboRJltOP4iHhD3d7djRWNqUBNGrAbsUhFo/w640-h480/IMG_8404_jpg.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;">The weather was beautiful today!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-29197632826797285202023-10-29T22:50:00.000-04:002023-10-29T22:50:14.765-04:00wrapping up october<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both kids were out of school on Monday (as well as Chase and Taylor), so they spent the day with MeMa. They went out to breakfast and went shopping. Bryce enjoyed his breakfast!</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/AVvXsEiq0b27_B1Wsf4UwnYb50Gp1HBteEbTGj3g4cBf0ahiFX3IogBqZSlKUJ9vNXX4pa2jDcaq3de2h7oJYhMi149RRYw8sgZ0XGUw8x_s0uU5_4tiPHZrWWjaL1P0040JeH9RpfcErVgXIpyjJBZkSW3klO27tLD8H8W3sUMHJZoEyzrPV0KX15KQ_Iab6Lo/s4032/IMG_2913.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/AVvXsEiq0b27_B1Wsf4UwnYb50Gp1HBteEbTGj3g4cBf0ahiFX3IogBqZSlKUJ9vNXX4pa2jDcaq3de2h7oJYhMi149RRYw8sgZ0XGUw8x_s0uU5_4tiPHZrWWjaL1P0040JeH9RpfcErVgXIpyjJBZkSW3klO27tLD8H8W3sUMHJZoEyzrPV0KX15KQ_Iab6Lo/w480-h640/IMG_2913.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;">It has been an unseasonably warm week, and I am here for it!! The view out the front door was so pretty and the warm air made it even better.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLPevtZWEJsUMCfPGmP2Nxp_40pfTmXNYQBOjlm-G6QyJj4csyH1PXqQz8xUN_U7OdPX45pF4P0OcP9bJsGgo65lCs0tgLJ4kX0wiDPnSNAeFGO2io2Z-0s0HHPQnISO1y1cL_hYbpWUYCOpayfg3B7Kiu3HdJEvNnDhAvMdTspPsCTP_IdWPQdMF6uI/s2048/IMG_8234.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/AVvXsEjdLPevtZWEJsUMCfPGmP2Nxp_40pfTmXNYQBOjlm-G6QyJj4csyH1PXqQz8xUN_U7OdPX45pF4P0OcP9bJsGgo65lCs0tgLJ4kX0wiDPnSNAeFGO2io2Z-0s0HHPQnISO1y1cL_hYbpWUYCOpayfg3B7Kiu3HdJEvNnDhAvMdTspPsCTP_IdWPQdMF6uI/w480-h640/IMG_8234.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 perfect night for watching Hokie football outside. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37Ef3sjYk-SVkl30gQJ1JDyFm8lwlv5y-PnLwJ5PyFOZHyHb185_iaM3IYozu4VJZ1t2Yor13NUmKOMmBU1nUOiNQWX-jWpncJ2FquP29TbmbHtM4X8LCo8rqvj9JKuiD3D11LhejCfXb6uZ3Uxmw9b6Bs6lpQLgidFt0CwXMo8u_6vNx3PqgufTWr5s/s4032/IMG_8239.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/AVvXsEh37Ef3sjYk-SVkl30gQJ1JDyFm8lwlv5y-PnLwJ5PyFOZHyHb185_iaM3IYozu4VJZ1t2Yor13NUmKOMmBU1nUOiNQWX-jWpncJ2FquP29TbmbHtM4X8LCo8rqvj9JKuiD3D11LhejCfXb6uZ3Uxmw9b6Bs6lpQLgidFt0CwXMo8u_6vNx3PqgufTWr5s/w480-h640/IMG_8239.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;">Emmy got a stellar first middle school report card, so we celebrated with ice cream after school. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbN9F2rUqSDw9ZB9pCjSco3orsW0qxsNdvBXBCDej799HfSjHADbKY3ZN3o15c-ZOplk4sYJm1uvD4uxS4hwVX8pzB5VodPJFMO0VDiQ2hm6-0mNAGVf-rAHJFqbGepJhqBZ8fb2RThZijILZmWlRmW7ljINcDVBHwG03xDlnpq1BEDwKRrETR390Wx0/s3088/IMG_8242.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbN9F2rUqSDw9ZB9pCjSco3orsW0qxsNdvBXBCDej799HfSjHADbKY3ZN3o15c-ZOplk4sYJm1uvD4uxS4hwVX8pzB5VodPJFMO0VDiQ2hm6-0mNAGVf-rAHJFqbGepJhqBZ8fb2RThZijILZmWlRmW7ljINcDVBHwG03xDlnpq1BEDwKRrETR390Wx0/w480-h640/IMG_8242.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;">Jason and I dropped the kids off at their respective Friday night events and headed out for date night. We saw a hot air balloon fly overheard on the way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXD0-HWQ4kS0Gs7cRpzX1AF-MTWp0K1ouOXjtoSp7GxoraLMqStmev7FkiqCjHqMaILWMrtausRodvJfIzDDL8IJo3BJfk7sRw9ANg_HhUAzMofW8H0zma072BbmlMaTFh9kX8KAiGXYLPI4Jin0tPsLJ8ogmFJU-7pPCfiU4h9DkvLC1mhs0c4447Yzc/s4032/IMG_8251.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/AVvXsEhXD0-HWQ4kS0Gs7cRpzX1AF-MTWp0K1ouOXjtoSp7GxoraLMqStmev7FkiqCjHqMaILWMrtausRodvJfIzDDL8IJo3BJfk7sRw9ANg_HhUAzMofW8H0zma072BbmlMaTFh9kX8KAiGXYLPI4Jin0tPsLJ8ogmFJU-7pPCfiU4h9DkvLC1mhs0c4447Yzc/w480-h640/IMG_8251.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;">We went to a local brewery for pizza and beer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy made us some festive treats!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvWM_w7NYplrASwC6-R6o9BblTwLGUQUx-602y52lNa0elhgeaLG2C7LQJCxw5DQfg62O8AKQknXy7oXZi_8gir5m6ZaTkQvGwmBFrdxLq4HTgWlSIb7_u7W22CoG-iffsxRqzBmkY6PiH2Rpxp_KLDjWtVKrGWrBwAKVzqDIUR9_tS4beX_YLWDALkw/s4032/IMG_8280.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/AVvXsEgyvWM_w7NYplrASwC6-R6o9BblTwLGUQUx-602y52lNa0elhgeaLG2C7LQJCxw5DQfg62O8AKQknXy7oXZi_8gir5m6ZaTkQvGwmBFrdxLq4HTgWlSIb7_u7W22CoG-iffsxRqzBmkY6PiH2Rpxp_KLDjWtVKrGWrBwAKVzqDIUR9_tS4beX_YLWDALkw/w480-h640/IMG_8280.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;">The warmer weather sticks around for one more day and then I have to start accepting that fall is here and it's going to be cooooold!</div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-82092555789010252362023-10-22T21:56:00.001-04:002023-10-22T21:56:58.847-04:00a fun weekend<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week was full of school and sports, but the weekend brought some fun!</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/AVvXsEj6sa8R1fJ-QV06yLVKVkdHIC8NwNsygxQSK1qtnfIHDd4rhxWJKDpdnE3kbS5u5VeJJ2p6uV4hdpxQROFYpt3M0XdhONR7ceiAnp_zZZMhKrfkIsYvZK4zUToww43v1V3WUcKDM5oRu0NmzLbtpvce3r5IQTNGRxM1SXwSYYPkcaLQ35xtQSUhgkN9rkk/s3309/IMG_6267.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="3309" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sa8R1fJ-QV06yLVKVkdHIC8NwNsygxQSK1qtnfIHDd4rhxWJKDpdnE3kbS5u5VeJJ2p6uV4hdpxQROFYpt3M0XdhONR7ceiAnp_zZZMhKrfkIsYvZK4zUToww43v1V3WUcKDM5oRu0NmzLbtpvce3r5IQTNGRxM1SXwSYYPkcaLQ35xtQSUhgkN9rkk/w640-h398/IMG_6267.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bryce had baseball out of town on Saturday, but Emmy had some fall fun at home. She went to the pumpkin patch with Taylor and her school friends who happen to be Emmy's gym friends. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-2gkMxeOocgq0nyX9wwgTxVdhbTCYLQ4LRvYlEWJ_UNDS-iiXHXin74NEHRzGHVXn9JjPJmk01NPBDp_7gVpvzAYBVUVxWSrVEiB9yETyeu2PqL4453mjFAc2C-Lc-PWkcbO7wxDMITrMRaKdUg_xE3kC4xubJtJnDgssqPt6VjltDfFvgw8AtEYE2E/s4032/IMG_6279.jpeg" 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/AVvXsEhB-2gkMxeOocgq0nyX9wwgTxVdhbTCYLQ4LRvYlEWJ_UNDS-iiXHXin74NEHRzGHVXn9JjPJmk01NPBDp_7gVpvzAYBVUVxWSrVEiB9yETyeu2PqL4453mjFAc2C-Lc-PWkcbO7wxDMITrMRaKdUg_xE3kC4xubJtJnDgssqPt6VjltDfFvgw8AtEYE2E/w480-h640/IMG_6279.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chase had homecoming and Emmy tagged along for pictures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYTotMU4t3yI6MTMtJ66E125Bp9HSJC-B-0XHrwo02Sfiam8MqA69TqZpiA2ebGgtVpHonytrBdS6t9KM6D7OGeSI5iU6awzPWnh8T3d5z1WFHBCSsvvM6AyHprSRjFSIEZ-ecTAzq4BRUaMs4EZPyjYb-5hYN4HkhnhFIJhuRbjy7oQw3txcfSfyWGI/s4032/IMG_5600.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/AVvXsEjeYTotMU4t3yI6MTMtJ66E125Bp9HSJC-B-0XHrwo02Sfiam8MqA69TqZpiA2ebGgtVpHonytrBdS6t9KM6D7OGeSI5iU6awzPWnh8T3d5z1WFHBCSsvvM6AyHprSRjFSIEZ-ecTAzq4BRUaMs4EZPyjYb-5hYN4HkhnhFIJhuRbjy7oQw3txcfSfyWGI/w480-h640/IMG_5600.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;">Bryce had more baseball out of town today. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfWsmELl_GD2CtYxFy0k5-rBetS4dAY8cPwJEVJK88Xp2xm0AGKC_RBDALLLLHyasCI5Tx0FuF8umMPvFMiv8854aDgYP2jkh5EY9UVxpsDRp2-QN2C_WF0oImw6S2Q_qyTs7DIajCOffPGC1x8CtRijOzYubLCQiwIQPEtbLwOljSC3lj0Tkg-LWwF8/s1284/IMG_8206.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1284" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfWsmELl_GD2CtYxFy0k5-rBetS4dAY8cPwJEVJK88Xp2xm0AGKC_RBDALLLLHyasCI5Tx0FuF8umMPvFMiv8854aDgYP2jkh5EY9UVxpsDRp2-QN2C_WF0oImw6S2Q_qyTs7DIajCOffPGC1x8CtRijOzYubLCQiwIQPEtbLwOljSC3lj0Tkg-LWwF8/w640-h496/IMG_8206.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;">Emmy had her first meet of the season. She got her highest floor score to date and tied for second place but took third based on all around scores. </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/AVvXsEgwoDr2EihBWLKTcV2Ve0x7ThE0hRmMQ2WkKNmJLV7CmYJow5-5YdyDhWpU33QUgQKteUpN-axUW86V8sk4_vBhYjyKGs5yY5tiwwVvQxvCF_RgV6ZIpn1VmKMktU0T5kq0Lstave3hn8wgare5aMKmgfKonqfTI9mkEEAy7fXmS6HY8qV6bcteNzXpe34/s4032/IMG_8196.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/AVvXsEgwoDr2EihBWLKTcV2Ve0x7ThE0hRmMQ2WkKNmJLV7CmYJow5-5YdyDhWpU33QUgQKteUpN-axUW86V8sk4_vBhYjyKGs5yY5tiwwVvQxvCF_RgV6ZIpn1VmKMktU0T5kq0Lstave3hn8wgare5aMKmgfKonqfTI9mkEEAy7fXmS6HY8qV6bcteNzXpe34/w480-h640/IMG_8196.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;">The kids went to Top Golf for youth group tonight and they're enjoying staying up late because neither of them has school tomorrow. </div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311100235934418435.post-60510590432443176742023-10-15T19:13:00.000-04:002023-10-15T19:13:51.515-04:00an eventful week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emmy didn't have school on Monday so I scheduled her for a few appointments so she wouldn't have to miss school for them. First up was the orthodontist for a wire and color change. That was quick and painless. Next up was the allergist. Emmy was diagnosed with a peanut allergy when she was one, but she's always been sensitive to season changes and animals. We decided to do some testing to see if we could get her some relief. Turns out she's allergic to trees, grass, weeds, cats, dogs, horses, mold and dust. No wonder she's miserable on a daily basis and in new environments other than our house that her immune system is used to. She's going to start allergy shots and hopefully she'll get some relief!</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/AVvXsEgoI2G8LCdGtX7a3t_D_Rv1XFd0D2_EnoJN34PZD4wMh3ouN6w95_jnDvoIK1GndAWN0IKoppNSeUmaHsVxtr9blRoclSme_Mm1DdHdpbvYSvrXRQxeoWrFzdRvzsuD0etjcsG0o0ayEgaXIwmqXERbKmFDhc0Kp12wR8QDd3slIuHIUQ3Y7Bvj3HiM1mQ/s4032/IMG_8051.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/AVvXsEgoI2G8LCdGtX7a3t_D_Rv1XFd0D2_EnoJN34PZD4wMh3ouN6w95_jnDvoIK1GndAWN0IKoppNSeUmaHsVxtr9blRoclSme_Mm1DdHdpbvYSvrXRQxeoWrFzdRvzsuD0etjcsG0o0ayEgaXIwmqXERbKmFDhc0Kp12wR8QDd3slIuHIUQ3Y7Bvj3HiM1mQ/w480-h640/IMG_8051.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;">Of course a treat was in order after enduring that itchy nightmare!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8Wb0xvVWngY5sfp3ISNsu0kg0xh8D6MRwoznX36fAoMIYnQfevSj9pG7-7JGYLaHFKV22-Bz4D5JYZMl3sShYmVwzfog_uGRWtvhCwdgGrUNY_ZljgKmF_3xuh8NumpPEqdfZoA1kNWUQV7WvxaqQi8bMknDJ5SjFlqtufpp06rDCHY9sCnTx9q4u6k/s4032/IMG_8055.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/AVvXsEji8Wb0xvVWngY5sfp3ISNsu0kg0xh8D6MRwoznX36fAoMIYnQfevSj9pG7-7JGYLaHFKV22-Bz4D5JYZMl3sShYmVwzfog_uGRWtvhCwdgGrUNY_ZljgKmF_3xuh8NumpPEqdfZoA1kNWUQV7WvxaqQi8bMknDJ5SjFlqtufpp06rDCHY9sCnTx9q4u6k/w480-h640/IMG_8055.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;">On Tuesday we went to Emmy's school for a pink-out volleyball game and then we went to Bryce's school for a yellow-out volleyball game for childhood cancer to support our friends the Yonces. I forgot to take pictures!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiOzIDcXVhJDXdsNCxdLNfTVNojeVBSL21Ibl3SBdeFG4Oa0k96JTFW47caYH2NpIh38MrvUBVvm44AIZCrUPPmFMBrYCscnwdryLUPZWTWQBeIqFKzIv3E_5GfUWwhyphenhyphenNC1i8s6g_mLi2h1ZLJ4R_Jbq6M9zLKT8FIsVuj340n4ASV7f7EkZLz-7g5JY/s3088/IMG_8081.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiOzIDcXVhJDXdsNCxdLNfTVNojeVBSL21Ibl3SBdeFG4Oa0k96JTFW47caYH2NpIh38MrvUBVvm44AIZCrUPPmFMBrYCscnwdryLUPZWTWQBeIqFKzIv3E_5GfUWwhyphenhyphenNC1i8s6g_mLi2h1ZLJ4R_Jbq6M9zLKT8FIsVuj340n4ASV7f7EkZLz-7g5JY/w480-h640/IMG_8081.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;">Jason had a work event on Wednesday and I got to tag along. It was a beer and BBQ themed dinner at the local botanical gardens. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3KPVRN408o-lqfmUq1c1CcCZGv_Cj2aAfIGLhjCsrLlFMtM4oguAQiLcfv4MgGerBqpHAPnNqfVki-SWraITaBFr3B1rVT5BzzVuxy0bIwJldngT9J2tsYsqq1V26Ogm-tCV6XSoS713AC8cUb1KsC-lHjHEcPuf522sylqWzW4f6iCshgQpnEC2crc/s4032/IMG_8106.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/AVvXsEin3KPVRN408o-lqfmUq1c1CcCZGv_Cj2aAfIGLhjCsrLlFMtM4oguAQiLcfv4MgGerBqpHAPnNqfVki-SWraITaBFr3B1rVT5BzzVuxy0bIwJldngT9J2tsYsqq1V26Ogm-tCV6XSoS713AC8cUb1KsC-lHjHEcPuf522sylqWzW4f6iCshgQpnEC2crc/w480-h640/IMG_8106.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;">Bryce has been practicing/working out with the high school baseball team. Last week they started a fall world series and he got to play in two games. Unfortunately, he was hit by a pitch in the hand on Thursday. He's had a lot of bad luck with injuries recently and he was worried it was broken. We took him to ortho and thankfully its only inflamed cartilage. That we can work with! Oh, and he got a mullet this week. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vKpwDRXu3qKn1eqnC6hfrvBwJ8GXt6O8RwLjrwIULeAvc_iEkYhZX6VJAJRJ_NpCc9GER9ggpQ_kd6ysa0Yv3lBUTuD8jj3Y4v_dzrl6xDbcLOB2ZqlYTmTJt4QJ92Vn9dApUXZ9ieind3QctuHvbm6LF5TmwoVQWTfRnjk-e6_h2GXKTWMiSh9VRto/s1800/IMG_8122.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/AVvXsEh7vKpwDRXu3qKn1eqnC6hfrvBwJ8GXt6O8RwLjrwIULeAvc_iEkYhZX6VJAJRJ_NpCc9GER9ggpQ_kd6ysa0Yv3lBUTuD8jj3Y4v_dzrl6xDbcLOB2ZqlYTmTJt4QJ92Vn9dApUXZ9ieind3QctuHvbm6LF5TmwoVQWTfRnjk-e6_h2GXKTWMiSh9VRto/w512-h640/IMG_8122.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bryce went apple picking in the mountains with his girlfriend's family on Saturday and we went to a friend's Brunswick stew event. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">HOCO '23</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/AVvXsEjh0aJBvFBj0JtCtGecXpVn0pcc0nYytMa3rBGc4PQcCZsn7yzKTwRJHyg9HtTXVVVfF-CzpIjlTiKUsI408L7xSe8UsO23kVnQSR4SDYht1y5megZEipSN328YugY6iK34AwWthiuQ0UiWJOIdU0_sT9ZvR6ZtMssy1dM2SnE2BRHBLyS9-n1uBe-GIQ8/s4032/IMG_5670.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/AVvXsEjh0aJBvFBj0JtCtGecXpVn0pcc0nYytMa3rBGc4PQcCZsn7yzKTwRJHyg9HtTXVVVfF-CzpIjlTiKUsI408L7xSe8UsO23kVnQSR4SDYht1y5megZEipSN328YugY6iK34AwWthiuQ0UiWJOIdU0_sT9ZvR6ZtMssy1dM2SnE2BRHBLyS9-n1uBe-GIQ8/w480-h640/IMG_5670.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Big and little! Jason and I went to high school with Connor's mom. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-lejTfTLQYnSl0RpXt3hEXiSCMDpDc0efIFzwwVgbImgUauMxr-vIfD7Mu8LRHz39SUrKmDCEPoESt9tDcM-EQemF1Q7-lXZOoLF8LpMQQh-1Bz52XHxV78af3pSWux-0NmmpeuuMgYIB_TPog4mgkcDn0rhgdIBbRWu6EgXBrdjyB4ACL8QUwkljVc/s4032/IMG_5561.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/AVvXsEiH-lejTfTLQYnSl0RpXt3hEXiSCMDpDc0efIFzwwVgbImgUauMxr-vIfD7Mu8LRHz39SUrKmDCEPoESt9tDcM-EQemF1Q7-lXZOoLF8LpMQQh-1Bz52XHxV78af3pSWux-0NmmpeuuMgYIB_TPog4mgkcDn0rhgdIBbRWu6EgXBrdjyB4ACL8QUwkljVc/w480-h640/IMG_5561.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;">Bryce and a few of his buddies. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbrp_AngrjwolNS__I8vOOVu7rGITWhMUTal9v_av9T5NA77A8H2Spe7ubo_HEYYe4GDlu8Ms3mDEPDxDT9L4ipUoEf1APlSgHsMsm2vPBN4dFopntVAyTdn5cyNK_rGuBryuX6KSps_-YVHvRBgks1Vc6O9gMoOBmQeg_6pBiJQ6uI8PeHhhGAW5oNA/s4032/IMG_5564.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/AVvXsEgNbrp_AngrjwolNS__I8vOOVu7rGITWhMUTal9v_av9T5NA77A8H2Spe7ubo_HEYYe4GDlu8Ms3mDEPDxDT9L4ipUoEf1APlSgHsMsm2vPBN4dFopntVAyTdn5cyNK_rGuBryuX6KSps_-YVHvRBgks1Vc6O9gMoOBmQeg_6pBiJQ6uI8PeHhhGAW5oNA/w480-h640/IMG_5564.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;">The guys. All mostly with the same hair style!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk3hzwdBgz7vjvmbaFAm24CmgqtbBe4AbtvNs_Q9Mvh0VVpAl-IW4JOu8phQezj5_hd9oKeay2dnq7zepG1jXhXraQF9-7ukQ9Eb5iWQ4uhaKNKxhIFsD1xi4IV8kVKU33H22_vEL6IJlwzSLLpQ8JiYCalspEGkmQkJbxXVvXvknyBn5s2d1ERQyKc8/s4808/CDP_9711_Original.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3210" data-original-width="4808" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk3hzwdBgz7vjvmbaFAm24CmgqtbBe4AbtvNs_Q9Mvh0VVpAl-IW4JOu8phQezj5_hd9oKeay2dnq7zepG1jXhXraQF9-7ukQ9Eb5iWQ4uhaKNKxhIFsD1xi4IV8kVKU33H22_vEL6IJlwzSLLpQ8JiYCalspEGkmQkJbxXVvXvknyBn5s2d1ERQyKc8/w640-h428/CDP_9711_Original.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;">There were 14 couples, and a few add ons. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraW3Vv_kgc2cbv0jm1eU90wyauhrbjwdo0m8TJW6lUwZsDbc5ua5TP0DJvOG-GCRpvIqixa1Rxo37bbvh6qOcS0OnJRsZYK7yFJngbPNFYnN8c_MPZNkosYVp0WDNRfEcpO5Q92mLHWux6BZBUrXhwzu16WPdnlz1FcEiBsN99GBOBWzZ-1bXKtTpUjM/s6016/CDP_9754_Original.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraW3Vv_kgc2cbv0jm1eU90wyauhrbjwdo0m8TJW6lUwZsDbc5ua5TP0DJvOG-GCRpvIqixa1Rxo37bbvh6qOcS0OnJRsZYK7yFJngbPNFYnN8c_MPZNkosYVp0WDNRfEcpO5Q92mLHWux6BZBUrXhwzu16WPdnlz1FcEiBsN99GBOBWzZ-1bXKtTpUjM/w640-h428/CDP_9754_Original.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;">I'm still learning all of their names, ha!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6keye5t5HCcNkucZVAT1Uj_iHiYerfXs5_9BrNsJkCmoUYqK46tTSpTjbeQZHQX9vk0iv6RQzLva6KUIw1MtLz-p47TIlg4_ppDuPIQo5YyDHS18TaDBRH0qD3qt6ynEQvfAvXkFEKbd5iVXqK50GxgEukotm_T5-zHTjJi0RNNtaJy1tsYAYsYIn4c/s5590/CDP_9830_Original.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3732" data-original-width="5590" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6keye5t5HCcNkucZVAT1Uj_iHiYerfXs5_9BrNsJkCmoUYqK46tTSpTjbeQZHQX9vk0iv6RQzLva6KUIw1MtLz-p47TIlg4_ppDuPIQo5YyDHS18TaDBRH0qD3qt6ynEQvfAvXkFEKbd5iVXqK50GxgEukotm_T5-zHTjJi0RNNtaJy1tsYAYsYIn4c/w640-h428/CDP_9830_Original.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;">The group met for pictures and then headed to a neighborhood clubhouse for dinner before they went to the dance. They danced a little, but it was a bit crowded, so they hung out at a friend's house for the rest of the evening. It's fun watching Bryce make these memories with his friends, but boy time is flying. </div><p></p>Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07657348650836109892noreply@blogger.com0