tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327832802024-03-06T22:56:25.195-08:00This Parris{ian} Lifea scrapbook of our life together raising three of the most precious little men you'll ever meet {plus a few splashes of my photography biz from time to time!} to see more of my work, head over to my other blog....www.jessicaparrisphotography.blogspot.com and my biz website: www.jessicaparrisphotography.comjesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-12183940112706552862011-02-21T19:05:00.000-08:002011-02-21T19:08:57.215-08:00karen [2.21.11]I wanted to share some photos from one of my favorite sessions this past fall.<br />
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Meet Karen. <br />
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She wanted to surprise her husband with photos of the family for Christmas.<br />
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And man does she have one. beautiful. family.<br />
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Karen is particularly special to me because she was the first person I met when I walked through the doors of my sons' preschool in the Fall of '09. You may remember that story from my post <a href="http://www.fotographiefemme.blogspot.com/2009/09/school-year-begins.html">here</a>. <br />
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I will never forget that day. We already loved our neighborhood, and we had a strong desire to have our kids in school with our neighbors instead of driving to a school in a different community. Until a couple of days before school started for the little guys, that's what we had resigned ourselves that we had to do. Having God open that door was quite a blessed surprise for me and Jamie. <br />
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From the moment we started the two schools our sons attend, moved to this neighborhood and became a part of this community, it just felt right. Like coming home. And that doesn't always happen. I really saw God's care for me and my family clearly that day. Some of the situations and circumstances earlier in our family's story had been really tough and lonely. If it hadn't been for those times, I wouldn't be able appreciate life NOW as fully. It really makes it so much sweeter. There are so many blessings. A school where we know the other families. 30 minute walks that always seem to last more than an hour because we see so many friends along the way. The neighborhood kids feeling equally at home in each others houses. <br />
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Pardon my rambling on and on....looking at these photos of Karen and her kiddos just reminds me of how grateful I am to be where God has planted us now. We are savoring these sweet days!<br />
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this family welcomed these precious girls a year ago and became a family of four! big sis is in 1st grade with one of my boys and we've gotten to know this family through our time at EES.<br />
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are these not the cutest little faces you've ever seen? {<i>i realize i say that about all of my clients, but i can't help it!}</i><br />
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i've never met more laid back, jolly babies. and when Mama has twins plus two older siblings, that is a <i>gift</i>!!!!<br />
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sweet H (in the green dress) is in the hospital right now and has been for a week. she has a severe case of RSV and is having trouble maintaining progress. her twin is sick at home with similar symptoms but thankfully they have not progressed to the level that requires her to be admitted to Children's. mom and dad are understandably worried and beyond exhausted. right now they could be looking at two more weeks in the hospital. <br />
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if you pray, please lift up these precious girls and their families. they need it and would be so grateful!jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-40256128270403045902011-01-17T19:08:00.000-08:002011-01-17T19:08:09.913-08:00ice ice babyWe were recently the recipients of our 3rd winter "storm" since moving in our house. It has been so neat for the boys to get to experience the snow and make these memories as we went so long without any snow at all! This time it was definitely more ice than snow, but that didn't change the fun! We have several steep streets around our house and all the neighborhood kids had a blast on the Homewood Luge! After lots of sledding, we shared cocoa and cider with our neighbors. The next day we hosted an impromptu Snow Brunch at our house for 2 sets of our neighbors. Fun! Fun!<br />
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one of our little BFF's who is like a little sister to the boys :)<br />
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the two Hughs take the hill!<br />
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Grayson gets ready! We had all manner of sleds out there ;)<br />
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another of our sweet friends~Harper<br />
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4 Parris men on a sled take one of the hills by our house!jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-47886085260619663282010-11-22T21:11:00.000-08:002010-11-22T21:11:15.376-08:00recent family shoot.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you know how when you meet some people you instantly feel like you've known them forever? that's how it was with Stacey. we first met a little over a year ago at my sons' preschool. she quickly became a dear friend and one of my favorite people. so of course i was thrilled when she asked me to photograph her along with her hubby and their two boys. i took them to one of my favorite spots in downtown birmingham for our shoot. check out a few of my faves from our session....</span><br />
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He was such a good baby! Slept and curled up for me so well! Was able to get some shots of those big blue eyes too! Here are a couple of my favorites....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdR9eOQy9DxzURsjecJLZYb6S6DOAj4f87Z8l4KjnCc6P_DLSfrot4G1edZbwqZoiyTXHy-zyXI-jIpyWG-0SjqhlfRmGM_YEK2t2D09GIcwAcopl7r7SI9D218YpQet-eEpH/s1600/IMG_4468.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 534px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdR9eOQy9DxzURsjecJLZYb6S6DOAj4f87Z8l4KjnCc6P_DLSfrot4G1edZbwqZoiyTXHy-zyXI-jIpyWG-0SjqhlfRmGM_YEK2t2D09GIcwAcopl7r7SI9D218YpQet-eEpH/s800/IMG_4468.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493600060765946210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofGfMcNmL1kiu5354kk0jJKif1Fifl7HQ04z5KnkIicn4s0RpYIoHO0GmOaB1ZCMhL3PY0kxHEjT-lfZBcvePHw27ijYvy70JgF0peSAGNlXISFd0hUSAUELsqwKZcjsgAcMI/s1600/IMG_4339.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 534px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofGfMcNmL1kiu5354kk0jJKif1Fifl7HQ04z5KnkIicn4s0RpYIoHO0GmOaB1ZCMhL3PY0kxHEjT-lfZBcvePHw27ijYvy70JgF0peSAGNlXISFd0hUSAUELsqwKZcjsgAcMI/s800/IMG_4339.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493600053450911362" /></a>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-4071665210198973962010-06-04T17:25:00.000-07:002010-06-04T17:47:49.047-07:00And E makes 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2yvPtGUNdPuV2aGlFcwmdbBeShi8qK-3VgUB2n0FS_B95LU8ACZ3ulwNIrJSD_cXmY1BbJ5j9TcsEjroeNwfltlhR_XpaW-Q6CFJMOUpNFryQOoiEovNDqGhaPKVYQrQ6kwq/s1600/IMG_3418.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 534px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2yvPtGUNdPuV2aGlFcwmdbBeShi8qK-3VgUB2n0FS_B95LU8ACZ3ulwNIrJSD_cXmY1BbJ5j9TcsEjroeNwfltlhR_XpaW-Q6CFJMOUpNFryQOoiEovNDqGhaPKVYQrQ6kwq/s800/IMG_3418.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479082444953106946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAYYzqQdFsmeWDrQEgbi6Fcko7Q0YWD6Ya0azyZQYZCimtwsgYoHpTt8aJQYdiAzS7b_1uWXyA2JxP-7qsGx8ZJGEP7LTX0NNJ_nGqlnLckzYHgCVGHDkHx-e9v-W5SbFc9ix/s1600/IMG_3302.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 534px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAYYzqQdFsmeWDrQEgbi6Fcko7Q0YWD6Ya0azyZQYZCimtwsgYoHpTt8aJQYdiAzS7b_1uWXyA2JxP-7qsGx8ZJGEP7LTX0NNJ_nGqlnLckzYHgCVGHDkHx-e9v-W5SbFc9ix/s800/IMG_3302.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479082441292321154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYF6uGe5qq5rq4ydxmWtGEfci0bY91fnIvR4vBbPU6gf6VncEZbCNfH8f6KMvO09yVzloqbDPIh0KVv8johGdvBFKxMFD_3q9hSq0M4DBFSUMhRWLX-jigQXXiPkPGYfVzGc6R/s1600/IMG_3490.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 534px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYF6uGe5qq5rq4ydxmWtGEfci0bY91fnIvR4vBbPU6gf6VncEZbCNfH8f6KMvO09yVzloqbDPIh0KVv8johGdvBFKxMFD_3q9hSq0M4DBFSUMhRWLX-jigQXXiPkPGYfVzGc6R/s800/IMG_3490.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479080293701596178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1joUXxBWzftu6mJMQXP3CmloxvmfofgS3TMGVUOYgjBC9P48E1uOAME58dHNVnMNOl3azuv6JLY9fng7kOnml2SN-aZwdAXJU_mEtNb8WtGVHy0rRn1m7QhszR1wPBaCK2_8/s1600/IMG_3480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 534px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1joUXxBWzftu6mJMQXP3CmloxvmfofgS3TMGVUOYgjBC9P48E1uOAME58dHNVnMNOl3azuv6JLY9fng7kOnml2SN-aZwdAXJU_mEtNb8WtGVHy0rRn1m7QhszR1wPBaCK2_8/s800/IMG_3480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479080279821806946" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />kids that is! I've been photographing this family for several years now. They have really become sweet friends. They all have these gorgeous blue green eyes that seem to be lit from within. E is the newest member of the family and we met up recently for her 6 month session. Check out those rolls! As my 2 year old would say, they are "Dewishus!" The only time I've seen rolls on a baby that rival these are on photos of my little brother when he was this age! Such a cutie...jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-12294065172862259382010-06-03T20:19:00.000-07:002010-06-03T20:54:59.641-07:00old favorites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTvXNOoICvtA4g6yxAwapR6-tUxQwjt-f4PwJVnu20ex5YjQqsufu8iLGzDKoBAbo3QJ1n26DRUGudNjacPBS20QTMS3CRN9BUD5rKbyd8-SFLvJOW8zzN3K154C9k-ayNzDt/s1600/IMG_7163.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 534px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTvXNOoICvtA4g6yxAwapR6-tUxQwjt-f4PwJVnu20ex5YjQqsufu8iLGzDKoBAbo3QJ1n26DRUGudNjacPBS20QTMS3CRN9BUD5rKbyd8-SFLvJOW8zzN3K154C9k-ayNzDt/s800/IMG_7163.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478760503725891298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wQpZpmSyJwBk0KpG8wRTXgZv_VEqLosWa9nkrSaLMl-84u-9XkhUivenDXwyE-FIiE7SNq74ltWFLuDbBzEdx8FiQrb27uInKhIbynhVtjVNsagJfkdLqP0wwwGmesQ-GqH2/s1600/IMG_7118-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 534px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wQpZpmSyJwBk0KpG8wRTXgZv_VEqLosWa9nkrSaLMl-84u-9XkhUivenDXwyE-FIiE7SNq74ltWFLuDbBzEdx8FiQrb27uInKhIbynhVtjVNsagJfkdLqP0wwwGmesQ-GqH2/s800/IMG_7118-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478760497154471250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxVlgp816ixoiG0thJsaXIPVmgQE8MFAve0X0vokwbR9kib1Ydo8hpNkpGK3GvmyzukrlzS2aEcDi_VAoH4zxn-aM9s5xbsoggos9sQoEZO2dDBGd1pxfs3qaj7N6g9-oBapI/s1600/IMG_7110-1-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 476px; height: 666px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxVlgp816ixoiG0thJsaXIPVmgQE8MFAve0X0vokwbR9kib1Ydo8hpNkpGK3GvmyzukrlzS2aEcDi_VAoH4zxn-aM9s5xbsoggos9sQoEZO2dDBGd1pxfs3qaj7N6g9-oBapI/s800/IMG_7110-1-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478759203253681970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauK6vBPO7Ba0xakZSJmITTf-hGSECv7_FeRJtkvgIKykXDSVpyx4SoWZGJi60xaDNNPk6vhH1uDmttMzwbTLls_R0RfavaOViK9lfL_Z9p-aXO9Br-AhLTQk06MmVhnPsItev/s1600/IMG_7027-1-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 444px; height: 666px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauK6vBPO7Ba0xakZSJmITTf-hGSECv7_FeRJtkvgIKykXDSVpyx4SoWZGJi60xaDNNPk6vhH1uDmttMzwbTLls_R0RfavaOViK9lfL_Z9p-aXO9Br-AhLTQk06MmVhnPsItev/s800/IMG_7027-1-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478759195724608194" /></a><br />In going through the last 6 months of images to make room for the new, I found these that I never blogged about. <br /><br />I love these girls so much! We shot these back around Christmas. The bright colors truly match these girls' personalities. We had lots of fun playing hide and seek and enjoying lollipops. Their mom is a dear friend. The kind who is comfortable walking in my house and making herself at home. The kind of friend whose home I feel the same way about. Good people. <br /><br />She has such a great perspective on what true beauty is. She teaches her girls that it is not about being perfect and put together all the time. This makes for a great shoot and allows me to capture the girls as they really are. And when our children are grown, isn't that what we all want to remember? Those sweet quirks and their uniqueness? I love how she let them be free to be themselves and have fun w/ the shoot. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH_erEc83sekLRSMNB_ddtytUFD1BMUCyO_hLgsuSfri-XwsIB2bYihKlcBBJO0xQan0dd8jkopwfHbm8GukFM3bP5E9qV-TgeFB9LMGHnYAP_2A5AjC0PAwftU62na9Gdjg9/s1600/IMG_6889-1-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 666px; height: 476px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH_erEc83sekLRSMNB_ddtytUFD1BMUCyO_hLgsuSfri-XwsIB2bYihKlcBBJO0xQan0dd8jkopwfHbm8GukFM3bP5E9qV-TgeFB9LMGHnYAP_2A5AjC0PAwftU62na9Gdjg9/s800/IMG_6889-1-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478755774468900290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99dDMIup_6zpKjXi18znnCy8St0dP1RJT2QO-I4CU-cDU8yJeUyxALX3klK96XhB9aHVs6NDWcrSdlHHtPsqHk3p8yVISowf9lIs0NXQI7ITdO0RHckLYQkmBfSRbBoXUaALq/s1600/IMG_6998-1-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 666px; height: 444px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99dDMIup_6zpKjXi18znnCy8St0dP1RJT2QO-I4CU-cDU8yJeUyxALX3klK96XhB9aHVs6NDWcrSdlHHtPsqHk3p8yVISowf9lIs0NXQI7ITdO0RHckLYQkmBfSRbBoXUaALq/s800/IMG_6998-1-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478755765529625698" /></a>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-75751962275925208932010-05-01T21:04:00.001-07:002010-05-01T21:06:30.899-07:00If you are a mother of boys, you will appreciate this! :)<br /><br />check it out over on my other blog: www.jessicaparrisphotography.blogspot.comjesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-49854594095428993332010-04-14T19:30:00.000-07:002010-04-14T19:59:12.217-07:00honey.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddgbUpeEdzKxUjzQPLwlGimRj4EqJoCXJpufJgkb5hZdzyRdwiYrQZMJ_Amv84tsfXcvDYaP1wMzDT8eFe0KeNewt5LbOAWrZ4S8Gu5pZREZbzNKm8tXSkUDR0JOs2-J_n5tf/s1600/2010-01-22+at+02-31-46.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 534px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddgbUpeEdzKxUjzQPLwlGimRj4EqJoCXJpufJgkb5hZdzyRdwiYrQZMJ_Amv84tsfXcvDYaP1wMzDT8eFe0KeNewt5LbOAWrZ4S8Gu5pZREZbzNKm8tXSkUDR0JOs2-J_n5tf/s800/2010-01-22+at+02-31-46.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460191480654548914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtlzZjFOOVQwnGky_0TnfSHGiOXpZM3eJlGUXtIDB5zfiPTFxbIDI4luV0pTgyaOoknyaiSvra1nwuvDC8dVuWRFxjHhxcMiXYO5iWK5da0Q9Op_rlnRxvEcG9D8ETTyS1vET/s1600/2010-01-22+at+03-21-03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 572px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtlzZjFOOVQwnGky_0TnfSHGiOXpZM3eJlGUXtIDB5zfiPTFxbIDI4luV0pTgyaOoknyaiSvra1nwuvDC8dVuWRFxjHhxcMiXYO5iWK5da0Q9Op_rlnRxvEcG9D8ETTyS1vET/s800/2010-01-22+at+03-21-03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460191471107576258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdv0kT8aTjQMqx35sdz0c8960gnP_f6HeNPfei8HBRDCmqVWG9ugF18Vb_mjEbmPV1NXpERxXBuXw62JGqS7b9_1wfEABTNVbshHX7wOE36yZG4t87olv0tt29ANLGjKXSF6X/s1600/2010-01-22+at+02-32-06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 534px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdv0kT8aTjQMqx35sdz0c8960gnP_f6HeNPfei8HBRDCmqVWG9ugF18Vb_mjEbmPV1NXpERxXBuXw62JGqS7b9_1wfEABTNVbshHX7wOE36yZG4t87olv0tt29ANLGjKXSF6X/s800/2010-01-22+at+02-32-06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460188888277719698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQk16BAy2QhGcnSxAGRUfi2N3WDC53J2JSGH20eYnAqjJdWgPJR4IORwUnogj5-u1-lw3_CcyTpIPhqKmYTZ8XLqV2ItydnlQ84DmYlbRfGo4xuY8oMzORGPWJr7dW77cW1Xar/s1600/2010-01-22+at+14-45-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 532px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQk16BAy2QhGcnSxAGRUfi2N3WDC53J2JSGH20eYnAqjJdWgPJR4IORwUnogj5-u1-lw3_CcyTpIPhqKmYTZ8XLqV2ItydnlQ84DmYlbRfGo4xuY8oMzORGPWJr7dW77cW1Xar/s800/2010-01-22+at+14-45-22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460188879344797218" /></a><br />This guy brings me such joy. Today was one of those days. While I was putting out fires today and running around like a chicken he was just along for the ride and happy to be here. Not every day is like that, for sure. This boy knows how to throw down a Threat Level Midnight Temper Tantrum. But, when he's not doing that he's the absolute sweetest, most affectionate, joyful buddy. <br /><br />One of my favorite things he says these days is a part of our bedtime routine. I ask, "Are you my sweet baby?" and he responds, "Noooooo! I da hunny!"<br /><br />I love it! I ask him over and over just to hear him say "da hunny!"<br /><br />In addition to Spring Cleaning my house, I really need to Spring Clean my computer. I found these that I took several months ago. I spend so much time ordering other people's photos, that I neglect my own! So many little treasures hiding in my Mac begging to be hung on a wall. Ahh...maybe one day!jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-10568166393592916252010-03-15T09:55:00.000-07:002010-03-21T13:29:44.451-07:00Sarah + Mitchell: The EngagementI know that if you follow this blog and actually see a recent post pop up, you expect me to preface it with, "I am so behind in posting!" or "It's been a while since I last blogged..." <br /><br />and since I don't want to disappoint...there it is ;)<br /><br />I will save you some boredom and refrain from listing the many reasons for the lack of blogging. You all know them anyway! It's never dull around here!<br /><br />What I will say is that I am happy to post some of my faves from a recent engagement session. Sarah and MItchell met on a blind date in their common hometown and are getting hitched in 2 months. I wish them all the best! Had a blast with them and new puppy, Nick (<span style="font-style:italic;">that's right-named for none other than Saban</span>). Thank you guys for letting me capture your road to the aisle!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FId6okLvVd2QiOfJBhyU4yzTU6CwgvKpKEtGLY5_Y5Qypudg6xLa2NgjAIrBA6ohlFbCWdkQqehyxXGwNP5aY6U_Yl1KytPwOSOYevUc1H8TVVq_xDqy54b1pU5Bs3zO5ZVR/s1600-h/IMG_0475.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 534px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FId6okLvVd2QiOfJBhyU4yzTU6CwgvKpKEtGLY5_Y5Qypudg6xLa2NgjAIrBA6ohlFbCWdkQqehyxXGwNP5aY6U_Yl1KytPwOSOYevUc1H8TVVq_xDqy54b1pU5Bs3zO5ZVR/s800/IMG_0475.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451160797087814834" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglydipkTF2opfA5BtrmHDwlvUSbEShqXz7-ySKO953loVCZ3BJJjcKGkg23RZwQejpyjiENRlcV4xvQK-TArk6d2tx0V7oHuM7I1EpXO_2vUb3kzkLUoP2597bMWH-W88-jMt9/s1600-h/2010-03-13+at+17-32-56.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 534px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglydipkTF2opfA5BtrmHDwlvUSbEShqXz7-ySKO953loVCZ3BJJjcKGkg23RZwQejpyjiENRlcV4xvQK-TArk6d2tx0V7oHuM7I1EpXO_2vUb3kzkLUoP2597bMWH-W88-jMt9/s800/2010-03-13+at+17-32-56.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451135571267365298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFxPHZXzYkFSXV1RJ6T7QLgjzxtGQWRnQWk2yQJhxzZMoQf-a3JBIlVkgMm_JI-oiuomzWY8i-uFELN5CbPqWEloRty2TAK6h1nnCehTDzRKZw6doJZG7cD7I4mMtzjf13WK8/s1600-h/2010-03-13+at+17-24-03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 534px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFxPHZXzYkFSXV1RJ6T7QLgjzxtGQWRnQWk2yQJhxzZMoQf-a3JBIlVkgMm_JI-oiuomzWY8i-uFELN5CbPqWEloRty2TAK6h1nnCehTDzRKZw6doJZG7cD7I4mMtzjf13WK8/s800/2010-03-13+at+17-24-03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451135561694450370" /></a><br /><br />Want to see more of this gorgeous couple? Go <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.jessicaparrisphotography.com/Clients/Pages/Cowley_+_Ryan.html">HERE</a>.</span>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-32475741692116264912010-03-10T17:02:00.000-08:002010-03-10T19:48:59.450-08:00old friends and new babes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aKxpWgM3jOKZjzxrN_U5LEZ_BnM4YXEcTKq7y3fZaWxFYDziRgXTRmgFGB33A2cdFOh1vjUSH6XWssq7LhYpV33TIgem9udtEa7KLWKZPc9avk8sOpI9PFssuO_PSWhbFKB0/s1600-h/IMG_9645.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aKxpWgM3jOKZjzxrN_U5LEZ_BnM4YXEcTKq7y3fZaWxFYDziRgXTRmgFGB33A2cdFOh1vjUSH6XWssq7LhYpV33TIgem9udtEa7KLWKZPc9avk8sOpI9PFssuO_PSWhbFKB0/s800/IMG_9645.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447214075076445666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXihxYxNzLBpVZzLTFgzNaoJrNo5cwvWo8dKh0C2vKsI7-2atJhGpi48ijyq-0J8VTbLkNezH3IyIsT1RfytdxaVRjtkb572fIthT04os3EbbyO7QSOlt_os07a2c7S2hXZjr/s1600-h/IMG_9667.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXihxYxNzLBpVZzLTFgzNaoJrNo5cwvWo8dKh0C2vKsI7-2atJhGpi48ijyq-0J8VTbLkNezH3IyIsT1RfytdxaVRjtkb572fIthT04os3EbbyO7QSOlt_os07a2c7S2hXZjr/s800/IMG_9667.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447214085048925618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLbLILbCXJK3Tl062hOmd2gVubHzOJZcsG8MuCdaQmjFbE8DTlNvWK20iAbkK4FXBrV2lYgS-iEFUOlyr61gp3smTWEBqTT-QoCR7IoD4WJspHi_Vb9xxLCinyyD0CgOsA1fU/s1600-h/IMG_9740.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLbLILbCXJK3Tl062hOmd2gVubHzOJZcsG8MuCdaQmjFbE8DTlNvWK20iAbkK4FXBrV2lYgS-iEFUOlyr61gp3smTWEBqTT-QoCR7IoD4WJspHi_Vb9xxLCinyyD0CgOsA1fU/s800/IMG_9740.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447214090278570706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3GT1uBBXaS061S3_5JSR7tYo8RnRG4o_UUzTwFkGCuvLE9tFR3Fuse0AfG6kG2o5AF4u11_n5b_sDdThfswTNJcEggS_FwNQv2Am7Liy8yrJ4RCo6Fj8VTbLXq_LRdDRM5GK/s1600-h/IMG_9780.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 532px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3GT1uBBXaS061S3_5JSR7tYo8RnRG4o_UUzTwFkGCuvLE9tFR3Fuse0AfG6kG2o5AF4u11_n5b_sDdThfswTNJcEggS_FwNQv2Am7Liy8yrJ4RCo6Fj8VTbLXq_LRdDRM5GK/s800/IMG_9780.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447214095542107282" /></a><br /><br />Last weekend, some of my oldest friends and I had an old school slumber party. Time with them is always sweet. It's hard to beat the combination of friends you've known since kindergarten, terribly bad for you snacks and a stack of old TEEN magazines! We laughed. a lot. It was fun indeed.<br />I also got to have a couple of photo shoots with the two newest babies of our group...which, for me, was the icing on the cake of a perfect weekend!jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-13887988627590276772010-01-11T19:05:00.000-08:002010-04-14T20:02:34.441-07:00pears. still life.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsd6SZOpnImQfI3MfNz4sXUBCQAcM-MJSogqubG4V2ggOgW1OeOWxqIj5Ah2MYUedoaWAr-4NsEoEb24-HKks1mlGw6l1e2MFx-keVZ2igiAXkN5idWbINe6cTdkPC0ueA9ti/s1600-h/IMG_8056-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 599px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsd6SZOpnImQfI3MfNz4sXUBCQAcM-MJSogqubG4V2ggOgW1OeOWxqIj5Ah2MYUedoaWAr-4NsEoEb24-HKks1mlGw6l1e2MFx-keVZ2igiAXkN5idWbINe6cTdkPC0ueA9ti/s800/IMG_8056-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425685146312467362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">these beauties were sitting in my dining room just begging to be photographed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">that is, until they began their other life as <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><a href="http://www.bread-and-honey.blogspot.com/2008/09/rustic-pear-tart.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">this</span></span></a>.</b></span></i></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-88716799075532809532010-01-08T10:02:00.000-08:002010-01-08T10:05:35.617-08:00a day at the museum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Ynmy8HSPXz45soGJcs9-RkTYxCR0ckF8tYph9Ky1huKsjPQuikh4IMLdOyCZCWkv3ga-1eYhEWqIV3LcgJW5RKTM9yyffORFNvnlIyuwzBgk3zHGvTuV2LCsBFuor-UflNT/s1600-h/IMG_7900-Edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Ynmy8HSPXz45soGJcs9-RkTYxCR0ckF8tYph9Ky1huKsjPQuikh4IMLdOyCZCWkv3ga-1eYhEWqIV3LcgJW5RKTM9yyffORFNvnlIyuwzBgk3zHGvTuV2LCsBFuor-UflNT/s400/IMG_7900-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424431325322427490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a couple of art critics in front of one of their mom's favorite paintings at the BMA.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and, yes, i asked them to stand that way :)</div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-25728346653988419642010-01-07T13:20:00.001-08:002010-01-07T13:39:14.850-08:00Days 4 and 5 of Disney<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5sPJ4pj__IzXBf-pmS2sYg8D8tjyrpaprQ5trSwEipT97I6kBqfIq6XHP9_exoTe7GTRC77dk-TTMo7rsX11UUw9kpu5u6ZwMU1FjFjInX-IvrwrbOf8vdLSKq3XBX_6OqHh/s1600-h/IMG_5035-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5sPJ4pj__IzXBf-pmS2sYg8D8tjyrpaprQ5trSwEipT97I6kBqfIq6XHP9_exoTe7GTRC77dk-TTMo7rsX11UUw9kpu5u6ZwMU1FjFjInX-IvrwrbOf8vdLSKq3XBX_6OqHh/s400/IMG_5035-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112034655687906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the Indiana Jones stunt show</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B2LRsHN8bBz0QMykSBu-x1p_u82QNW7gziOf5HTcLXWwBqlHuq1ZU_L7IPcXJg6tqm-_GiaEJCzU4WHKK6a9xQlmHevNHzMJoV6ouYqw0dm-B6fMuQdsDfAQ1jEWFEwDHzg7/s1600-h/IMG_5028-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B2LRsHN8bBz0QMykSBu-x1p_u82QNW7gziOf5HTcLXWwBqlHuq1ZU_L7IPcXJg6tqm-_GiaEJCzU4WHKK6a9xQlmHevNHzMJoV6ouYqw0dm-B6fMuQdsDfAQ1jEWFEwDHzg7/s400/IMG_5028-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112029328164530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fC9XqmPfrK7Ov4sym4biqvd0-_HbkowqpsYJFjrUaYszYYWdysxXzlZOwGrowbjGIWf1LVbqkPOU5jFcVs0vpczW-XPRPSdiw5-mw7V-lLwFXH_N4U-FFLrE9yU0CARH_8Yn/s1600-h/IMG_5020-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fC9XqmPfrK7Ov4sym4biqvd0-_HbkowqpsYJFjrUaYszYYWdysxXzlZOwGrowbjGIWf1LVbqkPOU5jFcVs0vpczW-XPRPSdiw5-mw7V-lLwFXH_N4U-FFLrE9yU0CARH_8Yn/s400/IMG_5020-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424112025212086530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3CMlxEYOK1kmLe93AeearitPPx03iisQ-nFkbKyI1lM9YmKqu8nW7wbAHbTHpcZEuxmUKFI-hpfPaPEGoANWhcbA6RaCBnWxw-Z6PUBVHl-vifiaedC8mYrUBeSzgBBFhg9N/s1600-h/IMG_4986-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3CMlxEYOK1kmLe93AeearitPPx03iisQ-nFkbKyI1lM9YmKqu8nW7wbAHbTHpcZEuxmUKFI-hpfPaPEGoANWhcbA6RaCBnWxw-Z6PUBVHl-vifiaedC8mYrUBeSzgBBFhg9N/s400/IMG_4986-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111732275824722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">in China</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7dwu2LU1PeeECcRnSyKSBNofEqN3CBJ8qdnJYt8wv0upwdYge2nEEAS5sISuRk1nVC7kx3PBnthX0zIgpR0NKCr90Wr0q6WdEJwOe3Ir3L-fYc99gOQ-Ly2qG3AJd8Y3e5V6/s1600-h/IMG_4978-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7dwu2LU1PeeECcRnSyKSBNofEqN3CBJ8qdnJYt8wv0upwdYge2nEEAS5sISuRk1nVC7kx3PBnthX0zIgpR0NKCr90Wr0q6WdEJwOe3Ir3L-fYc99gOQ-Ly2qG3AJd8Y3e5V6/s400/IMG_4978-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111725630259906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Germany</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByk96teTxsS02xzjBRzeQNx2ZN-4vVkeUiBzcNagU8GNsMypkUaxIJPVbYHb67-s6rMMECDuO0o7HYhkiVOqRxcoq1hI-a2xU9z2bBrrrt0l71SbEVYE9SWZX4aorcnP-Ica8/s1600-h/IMG_4953-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByk96teTxsS02xzjBRzeQNx2ZN-4vVkeUiBzcNagU8GNsMypkUaxIJPVbYHb67-s6rMMECDuO0o7HYhkiVOqRxcoq1hI-a2xU9z2bBrrrt0l71SbEVYE9SWZX4aorcnP-Ica8/s400/IMG_4953-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111722458631474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mickey appeared in America and we were able to get more photos with him!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxvKE7WJf-ZsuDtwjttE2IM5COIBt80jxOT8yKLSM1KLd3PWHCAbPC5g0X9qg7dPhv5UsEDS7gMTWJjlQvMgrXEkSr6Mgu6orXd75Vi2CeUsu2IXoPNbI7Oetvesr5693noIM/s1600-h/IMG_4952-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxvKE7WJf-ZsuDtwjttE2IM5COIBt80jxOT8yKLSM1KLd3PWHCAbPC5g0X9qg7dPhv5UsEDS7gMTWJjlQvMgrXEkSr6Mgu6orXd75Vi2CeUsu2IXoPNbI7Oetvesr5693noIM/s400/IMG_4952-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111716850166418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeESpDAkYtXiq426JAZWMODmiwoQw4_WveF1jHejY0P-7QTqqVUI7nkJS4kSaEyh36-qWMpQTRhLyKchXz7kQd1c3HFW5zf8txaI8zWwtSfPlQoXSk6RzZdleAeN2jVprO3-7/s1600-h/IMG_4925-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeESpDAkYtXiq426JAZWMODmiwoQw4_WveF1jHejY0P-7QTqqVUI7nkJS4kSaEyh36-qWMpQTRhLyKchXz7kQd1c3HFW5zf8txaI8zWwtSfPlQoXSk6RzZdleAeN2jVprO3-7/s400/IMG_4925-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111712983944802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Morocco</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDUDib0LD5n0OUaxgxiBfN6D2xEgQBTkOYfmXq9aGTuNwR5SHC54JTE2YyVnNozKfu9H5j4_HggDtqJYKhaf_Q6w6yNXETdxDcN4KPi4f-u8Mk4MRPo16Vkd-tWhWvE67aEzJ/s1600-h/IMG_4919-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDUDib0LD5n0OUaxgxiBfN6D2xEgQBTkOYfmXq9aGTuNwR5SHC54JTE2YyVnNozKfu9H5j4_HggDtqJYKhaf_Q6w6yNXETdxDcN4KPi4f-u8Mk4MRPo16Vkd-tWhWvE67aEzJ/s400/IMG_4919-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111380151279170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">shops and fountain in beautiful Morocco</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bBzWo-0smg-HyeCgo9EawN3zkzR9lpFPZ_qBeuR1FM8D7Y-d6Szs4Q__oM87AYKiKsULLDJOkr9XReQMxit2ZHubj7bv2aIXrINsDdQ0vnu53uNtwi4E-aRQOeNlPf5lJU-9/s1600-h/IMG_4916-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bBzWo-0smg-HyeCgo9EawN3zkzR9lpFPZ_qBeuR1FM8D7Y-d6Szs4Q__oM87AYKiKsULLDJOkr9XReQMxit2ZHubj7bv2aIXrINsDdQ0vnu53uNtwi4E-aRQOeNlPf5lJU-9/s400/IMG_4916-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111374653083906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32hajVxQKgAxFi12dRwk3rs-ubxv_-TrxfuGPQKEntaqXLdbVdMZPXgpSNSK0cEULvYpti_N_UNR0TC4wzYrOj73-8z4Jy6wImElJfHG6NCqxPd9JSvaRb9GeVF7M8XjMUybt/s1600-h/IMG_4899-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFeTuWyz9Qdws1aQCfrezFv9s3sKESOsBbEBIX1G3MLhFnqzgK2QfKdcJS0x2OtshTT9lNKCpjI06TGkF-e6sGTfvMNozhc77me8Jhx7vEuQB92ZueVR3337vVEGIk9BR4it5/s400/IMG_4877-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424111361263557682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our 4th day was spent at Epcot and this time we stayed over on the World Showcase side. It was beautiful. In England we had some very tasty Fish and Chips for lunch and met Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins. Alice was the sweetest and was so great w/ the boys. Mary was COMPLETELY in character. She was hysterical. She asked one of the boys a question to which he replied, "Yeah." (lovely manners we have.) She then said, "<i>Well</i>....there's always room for improvement!" It was all I could do not to die laughing. After she signed their autograph books, they tried to hand them to me while we posed for a photo. She looked at them and said in her very best British accent, "She's <i>not</i> your personal carpetbagger!" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I should have asked her if she was looking for a nanny-ing job in the States.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our 5th day was spent at Hollywood Studios. The boys were very impressed by the Indiana Jones stunt show and Toy Story Mania was their favorite attraction. I didn't take as many photos at HS as it's not as picturesque. They did have some beautiful shrubberies, though, and we got a photo of them meeting some of the Green Army Men from Toy Story. Check out the bottoms of their feet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-60615545795916109462010-01-07T12:37:00.000-08:002010-01-07T13:16:01.308-08:00Snow Day. Blog Day.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGs_-seUwb7TeCQlS-SYfIQwqLcu_y-9H-6BPRJ3wf8aO3PnGJtvUwVicfJ1OG518ktvjH8sniviUytfNAbuI4BrjhkowQveC1mAL1IrToCqT0O6-4klPlLQi1OHyJ-5X7Be5n/s1600-h/IMG_4818-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGs_-seUwb7TeCQlS-SYfIQwqLcu_y-9H-6BPRJ3wf8aO3PnGJtvUwVicfJ1OG518ktvjH8sniviUytfNAbuI4BrjhkowQveC1mAL1IrToCqT0O6-4klPlLQi1OHyJ-5X7Be5n/s400/IMG_4818-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424107513342838050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After passing through the castle we saw Cinderella's Fairy Godmother. I jokingly asked Sumner if he wanted her autograph and this was his response :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoay_HzC_wachznnRDKBrrt4nMSmFR7WUChW5UUZjGvag2Mnf7ztCqAhabNboML1c5EvWitsetE95l3Gz2QMu9uNr5Gmuk08cqxTIunVpUbv-qVR1ynncEirGaYNtZzTxpDjGo/s1600-h/IMG_4740.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoay_HzC_wachznnRDKBrrt4nMSmFR7WUChW5UUZjGvag2Mnf7ztCqAhabNboML1c5EvWitsetE95l3Gz2QMu9uNr5Gmuk08cqxTIunVpUbv-qVR1ynncEirGaYNtZzTxpDjGo/s400/IMG_4740.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424107507605585906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cinderella in her carriage at the Spectro parade</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzFn3oJhgf-d3ZeMJ8hZBaL_9bVdovnSY_bGdfo_yYvbCw9tjxDd73sG8jNarI9jKklSIZXoZgPfFumNYwouWiVE4_jXvoXaPKa7bKyJZu85ReQsQut0PEK_YPiZQ2QNjAEce/s1600-h/IMG_4829-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47tuHsYfEPM0q8CnEWdLxNcG2k13hBya6b39-M_Pi85J3TbNCNkoFHSPCs8qNbpRipiySAmyREGQwZX4EKrZeS7pj0pPL5sAxp4evmQNsHXa7bo-t1HnxkSgPhTLl5SWeTaQP/s400/IMG_4857-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424106829562127090" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko7hRwbwcba1Z0AmP7TTLeJ2cW3GODAVRH7YSx530Tl-UReBgYKEJ5c7XZ6ttE4JITYJZQ1EXBgeww6_GxV8qs2lAGPVfdTJBcrFJthim6Wl5BdSbEakcTuzwpdJDgb97o6be/s1600-h/IMG_4654.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko7hRwbwcba1Z0AmP7TTLeJ2cW3GODAVRH7YSx530Tl-UReBgYKEJ5c7XZ6ttE4JITYJZQ1EXBgeww6_GxV8qs2lAGPVfdTJBcrFJthim6Wl5BdSbEakcTuzwpdJDgb97o6be/s400/IMG_4654.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424106820127969362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">in Mickey's garage</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEDYLlQQLdjB6qQutki4-cke23YeIV3mCP2NSBorf2NKZ0SrRf4ol2UMEoGFZSrR3gC8I0yubD8ARboT1qaIF6qdibGN9867uU5yTD60gTeKszMhq2ZrTnc6Qu2I7RK1MhYBf/s1600-h/IMG_4638.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEDYLlQQLdjB6qQutki4-cke23YeIV3mCP2NSBorf2NKZ0SrRf4ol2UMEoGFZSrR3gC8I0yubD8ARboT1qaIF6qdibGN9867uU5yTD60gTeKszMhq2ZrTnc6Qu2I7RK1MhYBf/s400/IMG_4638.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424106816479355730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">in Minnie's oh so cool kitchen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpAAfnUQU701LdBX_NtSPzENIfw6JtNzjG8ZytkWJP8JgHjgLPMMJtBIL4WpftixsuK4f7MjV1fPq2br-OHg5W8TtSPDXPOOzlx_Di7T209RNGBD1px9o0pEh5S_cRz8VDI0K/s1600-h/IMG_4575.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpAAfnUQU701LdBX_NtSPzENIfw6JtNzjG8ZytkWJP8JgHjgLPMMJtBIL4WpftixsuK4f7MjV1fPq2br-OHg5W8TtSPDXPOOzlx_Di7T209RNGBD1px9o0pEh5S_cRz8VDI0K/s400/IMG_4575.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424106421150662082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">birthday at Chef Mickey's</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B77VMxLZ3qmyE1zJnjNjEs41Ey88-COnCmmzSZdQIyR6EbRBhp3ecq1U3TY5d6JmsZl6bXCV6yIxj1EL00ORbp9ASywrySdlhR1gxUuzuNZ27SXnt4h68Fd5Nmil1ZuHsVlJ/s1600-h/IMG_4518.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B77VMxLZ3qmyE1zJnjNjEs41Ey88-COnCmmzSZdQIyR6EbRBhp3ecq1U3TY5d6JmsZl6bXCV6yIxj1EL00ORbp9ASywrySdlhR1gxUuzuNZ27SXnt4h68Fd5Nmil1ZuHsVlJ/s400/IMG_4518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424106417296720226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5iaqW_CGfGw9sJ2ZBh0YwNeDuTQZGz9EPPge649QY3dDdBAG6QprP6Eyz04868zOyt2SAKE6sV-unDXSsfq9bSPkK0AgtQrSrd888WTurog_MQ9XnkHMjlM6x2P2uwTwUPQ0/s1600-h/IMG_4263-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5iaqW_CGfGw9sJ2ZBh0YwNeDuTQZGz9EPPge649QY3dDdBAG6QprP6Eyz04868zOyt2SAKE6sV-unDXSsfq9bSPkK0AgtQrSrd888WTurog_MQ9XnkHMjlM6x2P2uwTwUPQ0/s400/IMG_4263-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424106408737315666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">i don't think this photo needs a caption. it says it all :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ffBbeG66Rp0CvKAiQw4U2QdUCD8NI9zT46dJlK0RZ9VLB_SysT8hEKQWAutygSUGGQo0UyxkELrshIYBFKnsORbxjpUv4z7SRdOjTYAW3B7Hi_8usHOS-2y6WI77DENdA_sS/s1600-h/IMG_4455-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ffBbeG66Rp0CvKAiQw4U2QdUCD8NI9zT46dJlK0RZ9VLB_SysT8hEKQWAutygSUGGQo0UyxkELrshIYBFKnsORbxjpUv4z7SRdOjTYAW3B7Hi_8usHOS-2y6WI77DENdA_sS/s400/IMG_4455-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424106407029981090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">flying over the Magic Kingdom in Dumbo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>School dismissed at 11:30 today. While we wait for the snow to accumulate, the littlest is snug in his bed and the big two are playing Wii. So, I have a minute to play blog catch up!<div><br /></div><div>Our 3rd day of our Disney trip was mostly spent at the Magic Kingdom. We had a blast! Definitely a two day park. We came back here a couple of different afternoons/evenings as well. We were really glad to have Park Hopper passes. It allowed us to take a rest and go to a different park or dine in a different park...or just hop around if we'd done all we wanted in a park that day.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-7524153332288071732010-01-01T11:01:00.000-08:002010-01-01T11:35:03.678-08:00Disney-End of Day 1 and Day 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgIgZymPbe0aF138yVwAtaB3eRzCpgGihiEidFoi4ZJuBlNenOkXeT-8UswKogqwVGcxRQ_aitozy6pN6X_9Iiobxz7TghNzNgEvrK_iTH2O9j6bO8SNZTkpdAf0-WtMSF-iu/s1600-h/IMG_1816-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgIgZymPbe0aF138yVwAtaB3eRzCpgGihiEidFoi4ZJuBlNenOkXeT-8UswKogqwVGcxRQ_aitozy6pN6X_9Iiobxz7TghNzNgEvrK_iTH2O9j6bO8SNZTkpdAf0-WtMSF-iu/s400/IMG_1816-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421853656994877170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNRhD_cs63JuwXktv3Yp9Jq4EbKzA3Fdva8Bya__o73ca59Da3OM7Rsh6-aoAekBucVH_AJi9pXntxkcBMw7LCyYuqUdBlULvKL8WcP0sB4vKKo2kld-EzROlamKWEg3rv7jy/s1600-h/IMG_1809-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U0JdNcIdaL6fd5CYOPpEA131-jGakM4T32Jhj4oVn5kVx_QsH4rBBH991wFqeRrQ7rTwpA57ZeCtbiEtpAusDjAUJjSaw9NXs7XPeuAPbVCCC4-u4cnKLcEAlGfGQjnF6ElW/s400/IMG_1767.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421853643728361650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEQu3sg2yOXtq7KanoHcHSY1muXBnUAE-rl0uTrxeBrwfn-Om0dK-KhB50sxeKCHNB1EChtlO7fdDyHgp4iHCx1WedWlTK3fCwYiZkOFyM5E1dX2I88sP2Ppggxm4tyfgUQqZ/s1600-h/IMG_4355.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEQu3sg2yOXtq7KanoHcHSY1muXBnUAE-rl0uTrxeBrwfn-Om0dK-KhB50sxeKCHNB1EChtlO7fdDyHgp4iHCx1WedWlTK3fCwYiZkOFyM5E1dX2I88sP2Ppggxm4tyfgUQqZ/s400/IMG_4355.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421851728634375986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">playing Lincoln Logs @ Whispering Canyon </div><div style="text-align: center;">while waiting for our table</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHlSDnffgfwpFJFbDmHORP0JAXKPpdOXA-Wgs1CobMHHacXxmDVCfWDvMo_HBgrfbF92ahKr1rOz1qyEFHOTWOKUq9kaMDORiBrItOU6lcWFzOO1fwzoWkf_ViH_Zo8TTuZHS/s1600-h/IMG_4387.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHlSDnffgfwpFJFbDmHORP0JAXKPpdOXA-Wgs1CobMHHacXxmDVCfWDvMo_HBgrfbF92ahKr1rOz1qyEFHOTWOKUq9kaMDORiBrItOU6lcWFzOO1fwzoWkf_ViH_Zo8TTuZHS/s400/IMG_4387.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421851718996015362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">after dinner at the Wilderness Lodge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hY-d7kQhUxKBJF9JzrQ4l-vPs9vQR1LgGv7Gitns0WR16vCowISysZJUVsisgzOiQswqNEy9Goec0y_sGlGve37kCMk5UjAffggFArHjsrYM6UP_B6tF3AURrAaShRXcfEkn/s1600-h/IMG_4376.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hY-d7kQhUxKBJF9JzrQ4l-vPs9vQR1LgGv7Gitns0WR16vCowISysZJUVsisgzOiQswqNEy9Goec0y_sGlGve37kCMk5UjAffggFArHjsrYM6UP_B6tF3AURrAaShRXcfEkn/s400/IMG_4376.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421851719327386914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">dinner our 3rd night at Whispering Canyon. riding his stick horse through the dining room!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlMMNiNL3Nc_947maLgj6xq1VCyV6wWaAGxZitZ97RLLNFXeiktjF_piCKG2KqO5MOXLb2nz1nOfhwD3lsECU9zv3xF_q8K0YnqNOwJnwEJw8JwAEkIP-Jjmp0XwQMGbVPOuO/s1600-h/IMG_4233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlMMNiNL3Nc_947maLgj6xq1VCyV6wWaAGxZitZ97RLLNFXeiktjF_piCKG2KqO5MOXLb2nz1nOfhwD3lsECU9zv3xF_q8K0YnqNOwJnwEJw8JwAEkIP-Jjmp0XwQMGbVPOuO/s400/IMG_4233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421851715697467714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">a kiss of course! all characters got kisses from Meade</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8spFi88UrXosPX8_VNK1f5cBE1onitLzZjIMBXiWo-CcC-boBcqEms9KOGDmQbzAjqcXnxJ-bRYPU9Y5bSKLt29KMZl6oKi6ZN2-ntN4wuo0zH1aMEPK_UMJ-6CjiJ1YB49i/s1600-h/IMG_4229.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8spFi88UrXosPX8_VNK1f5cBE1onitLzZjIMBXiWo-CcC-boBcqEms9KOGDmQbzAjqcXnxJ-bRYPU9Y5bSKLt29KMZl6oKi6ZN2-ntN4wuo0zH1aMEPK_UMJ-6CjiJ1YB49i/s400/IMG_4229.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421851709796971442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">meeting Thumper</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A8SvQGCuQUYTst187qis6i6BAUkJaPkTKr5g7YpU_su_6i738yFL52TV3Myr6GMuRvOnHwsuuStosfv66gf6JViDw8Ni1iPUysIZpq2yohIT8d95a5hzX71-wGmmltT3dFMz/s1600-h/IMG_4342-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A8SvQGCuQUYTst187qis6i6BAUkJaPkTKr5g7YpU_su_6i738yFL52TV3Myr6GMuRvOnHwsuuStosfv66gf6JViDw8Ni1iPUysIZpq2yohIT8d95a5hzX71-wGmmltT3dFMz/s400/IMG_4342-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421850597057195714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">watching Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade at A.K.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H_DRqkCbxm3ZuRybwiaHuc9-xgQkE3SMAN1-PlGJC9BZ78NiIN1Pafk8UgsVB7zgPPr7MSTLmLSGmctiDlWUbYqqYvmZAus3wvZqI8ebkjIjPCs-5ps2g_KTYToP78pIN1ng/s1600-h/IMG_4159.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H_DRqkCbxm3ZuRybwiaHuc9-xgQkE3SMAN1-PlGJC9BZ78NiIN1Pafk8UgsVB7zgPPr7MSTLmLSGmctiDlWUbYqqYvmZAus3wvZqI8ebkjIjPCs-5ps2g_KTYToP78pIN1ng/s400/IMG_4159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421850593077756786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">heading to lunch at Flametree BBQ. a very pictureque dining spot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGby5JXWHpRTU0dOAkEB4GmEgjiVbes4uuZUTLIc8tmy7tSyLxp4kON6sK6ynBFzZ8cKIxJXDLI0-K-GujMEyElzUPUw1a70TDrVSb08zGb_WbljHR1eK51zMngT26xICe7mm/s1600-h/IMG_4117-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGby5JXWHpRTU0dOAkEB4GmEgjiVbes4uuZUTLIc8tmy7tSyLxp4kON6sK6ynBFzZ8cKIxJXDLI0-K-GujMEyElzUPUw1a70TDrVSb08zGb_WbljHR1eK51zMngT26xICe7mm/s400/IMG_4117-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421849741559470882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">spotting an elephant on our safari ride</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRe-Z2Lu-ctF31YMZLcc0nqOTXUKhyKUDsVcAxMRvfH74DGmriWRIAxu9keC43J20Vbj9teWoIY9UgiItbjD0iQ07TCTiveL2slIdAG6q6NesiQ02hb7D8SkfQJJRaQrTUrcjU/s1600-h/IMG_4079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRe-Z2Lu-ctF31YMZLcc0nqOTXUKhyKUDsVcAxMRvfH74DGmriWRIAxu9keC43J20Vbj9teWoIY9UgiItbjD0iQ07TCTiveL2slIdAG6q6NesiQ02hb7D8SkfQJJRaQrTUrcjU/s400/IMG_4079.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421849737596643698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this lady was amazing! she appeared out of nowhere it seemed (as the A.K. is covered in vegetation). all of a sudden we see this creature covered in vines and on extremely high stilts walking up the path. her movement and acting was incredible and we could have watched her all day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbU0VTC04souy8sRt92WpymHSQpwZbdKDThXIbULj_TC26YMIGq4kQeFRhPHemIm8PZ23uIW9bsu6-m635kMwqO4hCcuRT68OoOGiqu5ZydW8AIL_qHNeIr4d45Xxkbg-e4CL/s1600-h/IMG_4062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbU0VTC04souy8sRt92WpymHSQpwZbdKDThXIbULj_TC26YMIGq4kQeFRhPHemIm8PZ23uIW9bsu6-m635kMwqO4hCcuRT68OoOGiqu5ZydW8AIL_qHNeIr4d45Xxkbg-e4CL/s400/IMG_4062.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421849739375360674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">waiting to watch our brothers in the rapids from the bridge above.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gUCawSQcjexFXXmcpB-O1Y7KIbU8_BQlSviqZLs_rjm2IWkQaZhxVaRUTitNpC2D0aa0pzOPAtUqnjDboJvTLWVg6NknPgA6WuG87m1mEbTbOeDQ8w4YwY2JTSlHrFSQfWVI/s1600-h/IMG_4177.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gUCawSQcjexFXXmcpB-O1Y7KIbU8_BQlSviqZLs_rjm2IWkQaZhxVaRUTitNpC2D0aa0pzOPAtUqnjDboJvTLWVg6NknPgA6WuG87m1mEbTbOeDQ8w4YwY2JTSlHrFSQfWVI/s400/IMG_4177.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421849731977624690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">on the path near Flametree</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPC4MnTkoP3tN8znOyHWI_KaOucaUv7gYxAZF27vZiF3j2dFLCYV8fKM3nDGuoIf3qRMSSOHWDn3gyrAv22iF2LP3n2q4SeBbo6vX3qtEgbVlAcrS-r2NOY2ENiR9-PJAICH_/s1600-h/IMG_4054-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPC4MnTkoP3tN8znOyHWI_KaOucaUv7gYxAZF27vZiF3j2dFLCYV8fKM3nDGuoIf3qRMSSOHWDn3gyrAv22iF2LP3n2q4SeBbo6vX3qtEgbVlAcrS-r2NOY2ENiR9-PJAICH_/s400/IMG_4054-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421849724182387826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Hey up there!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcY7JcAGA9kBdi9ovZpA_ceROvAT-DrQIFYKbrum300xunTyT7l3RegJxUTZlkoCtlvznC14JI10FVdC6vfSmFi7I48M02klu9ONZWlkqSvd2KZKAbcZLWVsMfNJDTiSBN7u9J/s1600-h/IMG_4036-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcY7JcAGA9kBdi9ovZpA_ceROvAT-DrQIFYKbrum300xunTyT7l3RegJxUTZlkoCtlvznC14JI10FVdC6vfSmFi7I48M02klu9ONZWlkqSvd2KZKAbcZLWVsMfNJDTiSBN7u9J/s400/IMG_4036-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421849184959299394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Hi Meade!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz_TkNG4vgrN5-TXW7umdImNC49LdZhKCEG5xEsTPvHif3vf7NudNqpd9M_YsjvRIIA4pu9WKQ2TdG-gGbgRxUWkHoJL32OyHihzkxV2urxAH78dFt50H-Pif1z7RSwEp7Xmb/s1600-h/IMG_4024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz_TkNG4vgrN5-TXW7umdImNC49LdZhKCEG5xEsTPvHif3vf7NudNqpd9M_YsjvRIIA4pu9WKQ2TdG-gGbgRxUWkHoJL32OyHihzkxV2urxAH78dFt50H-Pif1z7RSwEp7Xmb/s400/IMG_4024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421849174156984466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the tree of life</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_J7a2HQywVWrLk7J3EkLhdTsB1xVu3P9MYVPKKoAsCL3KoXnGmcxdG8OItgjPxbCV1Avxj58jYczVTm_AAJQsIq7jawf2plY-ggnGwjHeoiIbL4acnGVTAL6RpQJkB2emqLBT/s1600-h/IMG_4019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_J7a2HQywVWrLk7J3EkLhdTsB1xVu3P9MYVPKKoAsCL3KoXnGmcxdG8OItgjPxbCV1Avxj58jYczVTm_AAJQsIq7jawf2plY-ggnGwjHeoiIbL4acnGVTAL6RpQJkB2emqLBT/s400/IMG_4019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421849178378886194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">a view of Everest from Africa</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>On our first full day and after a nap back at the resort, we headed to the MAGIC KINGDOM. We wanted to the kids to get a glimpse of what you think of when you think of Disney as early as possible in the trip. We also had dinner reservations at the Crystal Palace w/ the Pooh characters that night. After that we watched the Wishes fireworks show above the castle. It's not to be missed!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our second day was spent at ANIMAL KINGDOM which was absolutely beautiful. I was not prepared for how lovely this park would be. I had something entirely different envisioned in my mind. This was favorite our favorite park as far as atmosphere and one of the boys' favorite rides was here...the Kali River Rapids. We also got to meet Safari Mickey and Thumper here. It was a full day park for us. It's very large and divided into Africa, Asia and Dinoland. I don't think we could have seen and done it all in a half day. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our 3rd dinner (after our 2nd full day) was held at the Wilderness Lodge at the Whispering Canyon Cafe. A couple of friends recommended this one-esp. for boys. If anyone needs ketchup during their meal, you yell "Does anyone have any ketchup?" and everyone brings their ketchup to your table. You may end up w/ 20 bottles :) The servers also break out into song and everyone stands up to do the Hokey Pokey. Stick horses were handed out and the kids paraded around the dining area. It was so fun! The Wilderness Lodge is worth touring even if you don't have dinner reservations or accommodations there. It reminded us a little of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.</div><div><br /></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-66976033688941212602009-12-30T12:09:00.000-08:002009-12-30T12:24:12.601-08:00Who has time to blog?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgvMRYsPaPNGvWH_q_CXgh7cwSkYyfO6rIcBE7wDRat2ggIRTyvk2DKUmC4Y98GlDQ0hVm8yluK9ZaXtHIRzu3ppooASKaAj0jrR276tKm0KnI4vImH9wtqdsXAy9ObtLvua_/s1600-h/IMG_4060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgvMRYsPaPNGvWH_q_CXgh7cwSkYyfO6rIcBE7wDRat2ggIRTyvk2DKUmC4Y98GlDQ0hVm8yluK9ZaXtHIRzu3ppooASKaAj0jrR276tKm0KnI4vImH9wtqdsXAy9ObtLvua_/s400/IMG_4060.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421125797212081538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pZyrjIfD3-Kcwa1L5JRhTeGx2o2MsxknmhwLZID2ARpETVt3AF_sxhnkObBNduQhPDdAnCeHwfPOYPlCyROPm_f1G_oWpOz9OETZPgTaddtf7wLYS1suRl8XplNUoW7DJTGD/s1600-h/IMG_4048.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1cTBWOjBX5PJ3HcEf59rcDVl5OPHaYa1Vu5HgxOiFynZRczs3EdCjWTYd5JkDD_qJb147ulb63FUcvNhSVgRXhWkiZ2Wv-qLkAXQjwmPjJSU47OSV6sKEW41Ab_imAHTsFhj/s400/IMG_1676.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421124949048232930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwhhJKOTdA4aguva_bIzNLwojnfLtFgREdFKbtSZrS6jY610qGyQKr7Wq6BRAxx9T989Wl8cGrXd_ekUNc89TKMlKhZft8B91zL-vrD6K2VSu1ZbbqDda1uFfF-zHOFU8Ou2S/s1600-h/IMG_1721.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwhhJKOTdA4aguva_bIzNLwojnfLtFgREdFKbtSZrS6jY610qGyQKr7Wq6BRAxx9T989Wl8cGrXd_ekUNc89TKMlKhZft8B91zL-vrD6K2VSu1ZbbqDda1uFfF-zHOFU8Ou2S/s400/IMG_1721.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421124944701096466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYo79pY6VDMNnyJPiTM7qxSAs3EwoftS57Lc6nXo6cfuGyRkAYLS1-_oOjSkMTNsNl7Vi3x539hw_H5PbgeQU5uV1h51OYEjQevc3NDRjx_9kbDY5e_tnPsvCCiFtTsi6FLE4/s1600-h/IMG_1714.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYo79pY6VDMNnyJPiTM7qxSAs3EwoftS57Lc6nXo6cfuGyRkAYLS1-_oOjSkMTNsNl7Vi3x539hw_H5PbgeQU5uV1h51OYEjQevc3NDRjx_9kbDY5e_tnPsvCCiFtTsi6FLE4/s400/IMG_1714.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421124937457076850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNk8zbwfGvtY-EAOna6m3OITH56mEUyrXg9WT0rO1OhJG0B0pA8_tMbg28Io2803d7_z344BqQm-wM4iGPEoUFWZ9gVc-q-fE-LFpDbrllfcgAsl51YPGSH24SK5QYtcSdM4UR/s1600-h/IMG_1688.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNk8zbwfGvtY-EAOna6m3OITH56mEUyrXg9WT0rO1OhJG0B0pA8_tMbg28Io2803d7_z344BqQm-wM4iGPEoUFWZ9gVc-q-fE-LFpDbrllfcgAsl51YPGSH24SK5QYtcSdM4UR/s400/IMG_1688.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421124935047210546" /></a><br />Not me, apparently!<div>The holidays hit as well as a birthday and I never got around to posting Disney pix, let alone anything else!</div><div><br /></div><div>Since there's NO WAY these photos will see a physical scrapbook this side of the boys' teenage years, I'll post them here for them...and for the grands and great grands enjoyment! (*disclaimer: this trip left no time for setting up a shot. it was all about keeping up with 3 boys. i should have brought leashes. bear with me on the poor photography!)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We arrived in Orlando and headed to Downtown Disney for dinner. My friend Summer had told me that T-Rex was a must for us. I knew it would be packed and we'd not been able to get reservations. However, when we arrived the wait was only 20 minutes, so we were able to get in! A fun surprise and blessing to kick off our trip. I highly recommend it. Each dining area has a different theme (Ice Age, Coral Reef) and is larger than life. Every few minutes the lights would dim in our dining area and a meteor shower would commence on the ceiling (as well as the dinos coming to life and roaring). The boys loved it!</div><div><br /></div><div>Our first full day was spent on the Future World side of Epcot. It was great to see the "big golfball" for the first time! The boys' favorite ride (and mine) was Soarin'. The ride simulates flying over California and you even smell oranges as you fly over the groves....very well done. For lunch, we headed over to Cantina San Angel on the other side in the World Showcase. We ate outside by the lovely Lagoon and then headed back to our resort for a rest. Future World was fun, but we liked the World Showcase side better overall. </div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-20940223293558206032009-11-22T18:01:00.000-08:002009-11-22T16:01:11.598-08:00The Happiest Place on Earth!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW0zCRSsgjBTRyngozl0L4WCoM8Yhd9Bu0QmxKD6JxSprBuDWRYgjSx1DWr5c5A69crgmfuNZgzqGZlAoQATIy_3MknW7IIqIV70nlwfwlmZHAagIiv0EJLOBkJzWV2qlMzWV/s1600/IMG_4415-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW0zCRSsgjBTRyngozl0L4WCoM8Yhd9Bu0QmxKD6JxSprBuDWRYgjSx1DWr5c5A69crgmfuNZgzqGZlAoQATIy_3MknW7IIqIV70nlwfwlmZHAagIiv0EJLOBkJzWV2qlMzWV/s400/IMG_4415-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407080398476893394" /></a><br />That's what they call the place and I believe it!<div><br /></div><div>We just took the boys on their first trip to Walt Disney World and kept all the planning a SURPRISE!</div><div>Jamie and I were so giddy about surprising them. When we woke up the morning of the trip we felt like a couple of kids on Christmas morning!</div><div><br /></div><div>I am so thankful for all the help I received planning this trip. I couldn't have done it without the help of friends who had recently been and planning forums. So, I thought I'd post my experience in case anyone is looking for resources themselves (and so I remember myself!)</div><div><br /></div><div>We had thought about taking them in Feb, but found a house sooner than we expected and were busy w/ the initial renovations for months. We then looked at the Fall for a trip, so I didn't really get down to the serious planning until 2 or 3 months ago. There is a science to it, let me tell ya! We also used tourguidemike.com to plan the itineraries. It was an invaluable resource! It is a hard site to navigate (they need to hire my husband!) but so worth it. Mike was a VIP tour guide so he knows the ins and outs backward and forward. For a small fee to join, he discloses sample tours w/ the best times to ride attractions, predicted crowd levels so you know what day to hit what park (so important!), where to get the best spots for parade and firework viewing, etc. etc. We will use TGM for all our trips. He was spot on! Allears.net is also a great resource, especially for first timers, as it has photos of the resorts, attractions, lodging, menus, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>The trip was truly magical for all of us. Such a blessing to enjoy with our family. Rounding the corner on Main St. USA and seeing the castle for the first time was breathtaking! I literally felt like a little girl again! We loved being there in November because we were able to see some of the Christmas decor and the weather was perfect! It wasn't too cold to enjoy the pools and it wasn't too hot in the parks. </div><div><br /></div><div>Character spotting was a really fun part of the trip and made it even more special because you never knew who you were going to see when. We got lots of autographs! Nana made adorable autographs books for the boys to open on the trip. She did a great job designing them!</div><div><br /></div><div>Most people asked if we were taking Meade with us--and we did! We are so glad we did! There were a few times when it was difficult with an almost 2 year old, but honestly, overall, it was such fun for him and US to have him there! The joy and excitement on his face was something Jamie and I will never forget. I loved having him there at an age when he was so into the characters! Everywhere we went, whether it was to a cast member or character, he would raise his hand and say, "Kigh!" which translated is "High Five!" He gave the characters Eskimo kisses and hugs. It was precious. Sumner is a little past the characters so he was more interested in the thrilling rides and the educational attractions. Grayson was very much into the magic of it all and was really cute about it. Jamie and I really enjoyed watching each boy experience the whole thing from different perspectives.</div><div><br /></div><div>We traded off on the rides Meade wasn't ready for and when we couldn't, one of us would just walk around w/ him and enjoy the surroundings. It can be easy to get caught up in the go, go, go and not just stop and experience where you are! Of course, everyone is different, but that is what worked for us. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll post pictures for the family members later :) but for now here is a list of our faves:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Spectromagic Light Parade</i> (runs a few times each week, not every night) was our fave night event! Jamie and I literally both teared up during this one between all the beautiful lights, music and characters old and new. Not to be missed! We loved it so much we saw it twice and rearranged one of our dining reservations in the Magic Kingdom to position ourselves to finish eating as the parade was beginning...and for a top viewing location!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Wishes! </i>a beautiful fireworks show over the castle. You HAVE to see Tinkerbell fly from the top of the castle. One of my top 3 magical moments of the whole trip! TGM told us just where to be to view it best!</div><div><br /></div><div>Each park has it's own parades either during the day and/or at night. The best daytime parade was Animal Kingdom's. Very unique characters and floats here. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our favorite dining of the trip: <i>Chef Mickey's </i>character b'fast (brunch)-there are lots of character dining options and we loved this one the best. The food was great and you get lots of time w/ the 5 main Disney characters-Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto!</div><div><i>Whispering Canyon</i> was great fun for the boys, <i>Flaming Tree BBQ</i>-beautiful scenery/views, <i>Liberty Tree Tavern</i> feels just like eating Thanksgiving dinner in a large colonial home-loved it!, <i>Crystal Palace</i> for Pooh Characters and right across from the castle. I recommend getting the Dining Plan, too! </div><div><br /></div><div>Rides/Attractions the boys loved the most in the 4 parks and (rode most multiple times): Kali River Rapids (AK), Splash Mountain (MK), Primeval Twirl (AK), Toy Story Mania (H'wood Studios), Star Tours (HS), Mickey's Philharmagic 3D,</div><div>Playhouse Disney Live! (HS), Turtle Talk With Crush (Epcot), Soarin' (Epcot)</div><div><br /></div><div>A few classics to do simply because they are classic Disney: Dumbo, Peter Pan, It's a Small World, the Hall of Presidents -my history buffs liked that one...(and it's been updated to include Pres. Obama)</div><div><br /></div><div>Rides we could have skipped that are only so-so: Imagination/Figment (even though it's been re-vamped), Buzz Lightyear</div><div><br /></div><div>Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom were by far our favorite parks. We liked the World Showcase portion of Epcot best of the 2 sections. Hollywood Studios was only ok, but we knew that going in, just wanted to experience a couple things there. Definitely a half day park-relax by the pool for the rest of the day!</div><div><br /></div><div>Shows/Attractions my boys liked even though they had a "girly" factor: Voyage of the Little Mermaid and Minnie's Country House (her kitchen was cool!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Disney is a very hard place to leave. I'm already going through withdrawals and I'm writing this en route to home! Everyone greets you with "Have a Magical Day" (not to mention everyone seems truly thrilled to be there!), parades pop up in the middle of the street and the characters you've loved since childhood greet you around the corner with a hug. Aaaaaah. We are already planning our return!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-25301487618264259052009-11-20T13:51:00.000-08:002009-11-20T13:54:56.418-08:00wanna smile?<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i>go </i></b></span><a href="http://www.jessicaparrisphotography.com/Clients/Pages/Ryan_II.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i>here</i></b></span></a></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-74888717482240453752009-09-29T19:43:00.001-07:002009-09-29T20:39:00.793-07:00twenty two months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH4WjkIhjx6eo7f4lF5hQiySwa-Q_fVEgSeDxtiwtNxdibfhFRYkVJkQyUKFUrkFci2AszA8WnPuNBYwq1dj_IAzp6O4ROyMgTJfNDA9J_0SKZtiLSJPKfmZTvP6lcs9bmLQV/s1600-h/IMG_1905-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPUlWwWIBX8v76oy4h5aXdq9mFWIhJTsi4FiCE7ksmyKPIPyWMDFr3HyPj6FxqndpQOFlgwKi-jPHgjX_b8_RtRZmeOdweujZ8Xf43SzZJzE79c5kAxre6Wkz58WHYlQA2uvp/s400/IMG_1542.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387086348943499122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-qijkdto_8tguQJj-wq2FUwMd9laGvIRjR01WNmSIb3C4zT-52-SCIUExAM3JTXePVTtp6m8YNQvFLyR2jQCOkU1KGG7E4lAKvq6R5GAOvnBEDSio5jf3BOvPn99786gkw6B/s1600-h/IMG_1513.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-qijkdto_8tguQJj-wq2FUwMd9laGvIRjR01WNmSIb3C4zT-52-SCIUExAM3JTXePVTtp6m8YNQvFLyR2jQCOkU1KGG7E4lAKvq6R5GAOvnBEDSio5jf3BOvPn99786gkw6B/s400/IMG_1513.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387086343586634850" border="0" /></a><br />M turned 22 months on the 20th. When I look back at baby pictures of the big boys and then at his I see such resemblance...<br />but yet, he is different in many ways than his brothers.<br />One being that he took the paci for maybe 6 months. Those who know my boys know they love their pacis and rarely want to part with them even at age 2.<br />The big boys never had lovies or stuffed toys they were overly attached to, but M walks around constantly with an animal or his "Nigh Nigh" blanket. He isn't really particular about which one it is (which I know makes things MUCH easier!) He is so sweet and affectionate and he's just so cute when he gives his animals "Five" or points out their eyes, ears, etc. and gives them kisses.<br /><br />Most of our conversations start with "Maah Mee?!?!"<br />To which I answer, "Yes"<br />And he replies, "Ummmm...."<br />(hilarious how he already picks up on the flow of conversation)<br />Then he'll start all over or tell me that he wants to "Wok" (walk)<br />or he wants something to eat "Chee!" (cheese)<br />or he points out all the ball shapes he sees everywhere...."Bah! Bah!"<br /><br />He is so very fun.<br /><br /></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-52916540060665845962009-09-07T08:48:00.000-07:002009-09-10T14:29:36.199-07:00the school year begins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaJieG7flS2o2W3luJQms6kpR47HgVidY4_cu41nQ40QwmhWMb2N9P1tVzeZftJi74kvsE4mfzotK8x0jzgr1Umfpd1NBTaqcJwSd24VqPIm3m1dRTnInTfo8fMPLhiCQxHKK/s1600-h/IMG_1285-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaJieG7flS2o2W3luJQms6kpR47HgVidY4_cu41nQ40QwmhWMb2N9P1tVzeZftJi74kvsE4mfzotK8x0jzgr1Umfpd1NBTaqcJwSd24VqPIm3m1dRTnInTfo8fMPLhiCQxHKK/s400/IMG_1285-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378757542382415154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeBZvYsu-c5i_q9xcgIpuBfZLXdLiKRH2KZuGBTG-rVnBgjxFmppMLDMDkCG4fcf0i4HohuInX6L0NxzvJRj1qSxi00RAwwBpjI3PbYeiznmZJE41QtWTUUgiMm_3ejgVGDSJ/s1600-h/IMG_1270.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeBZvYsu-c5i_q9xcgIpuBfZLXdLiKRH2KZuGBTG-rVnBgjxFmppMLDMDkCG4fcf0i4HohuInX6L0NxzvJRj1qSxi00RAwwBpjI3PbYeiznmZJE41QtWTUUgiMm_3ejgVGDSJ/s400/IMG_1270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378757533653685938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwozvfZI_Qx3e1GKuUuRCJexcQkH6o8MY9QhYzeR4VGfb8p69NqmZHvafEO0g6RjmXLPqzbCap3EPaXK1sPZfRitnE_XhjrrPrpYRXTrQtrckAoUyZ8HxUxnBUNSSVdVbXSGSa/s1600-h/IMG_1263.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwozvfZI_Qx3e1GKuUuRCJexcQkH6o8MY9QhYzeR4VGfb8p69NqmZHvafEO0g6RjmXLPqzbCap3EPaXK1sPZfRitnE_XhjrrPrpYRXTrQtrckAoUyZ8HxUxnBUNSSVdVbXSGSa/s400/IMG_1263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378757525816788850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8pSEi57hKB5gw47JMaVzXF4r88VtLn3_DBogZ9EpXt_QeBmsuT0PPyV4wI9YRtN5SUjBtSIRbQ0HHXyc4tCbicYo12EpM6nepGy9oRRFDLGSoxuCfJsB7MtJKq4hAQa63aIL/s1600-h/IMG_1252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8pSEi57hKB5gw47JMaVzXF4r88VtLn3_DBogZ9EpXt_QeBmsuT0PPyV4wI9YRtN5SUjBtSIRbQ0HHXyc4tCbicYo12EpM6nepGy9oRRFDLGSoxuCfJsB7MtJKq4hAQa63aIL/s400/IMG_1252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378754378689383778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJuzwsuRvyxgSMPve2CtKjBUXlkrqsJaRnlXXCY4UDwWqL_CAQGrvxZwNpL2cEHSCYlB9Equy_KEg-3NjNqEChxC8k-PIr0ir5lGKhtUlCOka0c7cDr9dQbAblWPHnPoThXf_/s1600-h/IMG_1258.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJuzwsuRvyxgSMPve2CtKjBUXlkrqsJaRnlXXCY4UDwWqL_CAQGrvxZwNpL2cEHSCYlB9Equy_KEg-3NjNqEChxC8k-PIr0ir5lGKhtUlCOka0c7cDr9dQbAblWPHnPoThXf_/s400/IMG_1258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378754372483549506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajQk9dqS5Wbr8AOC7G4e7_zBuVXtbW5rwPdIjeBNzH6pTzmnxC7M18tm2GS4EFn4PdzLiCnVLAL4oBHxzWX7gtOl_uA_GxeFK_kilH_juHQV677U5fgHzoAayIHM2dt_xkOJ9/s1600-h/IMG_1261.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajQk9dqS5Wbr8AOC7G4e7_zBuVXtbW5rwPdIjeBNzH6pTzmnxC7M18tm2GS4EFn4PdzLiCnVLAL4oBHxzWX7gtOl_uA_GxeFK_kilH_juHQV677U5fgHzoAayIHM2dt_xkOJ9/s400/IMG_1261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378754365037432482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Summer passed quickly and the school year has begun. We did have some last minute, and I mean <span style="font-style: italic;">last minute</span>, changes to the school and MDO that Grayson and Meade attend and it was really neat the way it all worked out.<br /><br />They were both signed up to attend the school Grayson attended last year. We knew it would be a half day program for G which we felt would ease him in to full days next year. As the date approached we were just uneasy about having the boys in two schools in two different towns with completely different schedules, not to mention all the gas we'd be burning up! We really wanted G to be in a school that fed the school he'll attend next year. He had a precious class at the school he attended for K4, but I really felt that another year with them might make it sadder for him to leave in the long run. He is still at a flexible age and was content to attend school wherever.<br /><br />This was literally a week and a half before the school we were registered with was to begin.<br />That Saturday I was out with a couple of friends antique-ing. One of them had previously taught at one of the more sought after preschools in our town. I asked them if I was crazy to try to get Grayson, much less Meade, a spot at one of these schools at such a late date. They encouraged me to try as most private K5 classes in Homewood are small due to the fact that the public school is great and most parents end up sending their kids there.<br />We prayed about it over the weekend and as the doors of the one within walking distance of our house opened on Monday, I was there!<br />Upon asking about the longshot of their having a spot open, the registrar told me they indeed had ONE! <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />ONE!</span><br /><br />Needless to say we were thrilled! It was definitely an unexpected gift from the Lord.<br />Meade didn't have a spot at that time in their MDO program but was placed on the waiting list.<br />Two weeks later and 2 weeks before he was to start at the other MDO, the school calls to say that a spot opened up for him.<br /><br />The whole experience has been wonderful so far and I write this more for myself and for the boys to reflect on God's providence and timing. I was so surprised by the spots opening up, but He wasn't.<br /><br />That wasn't the only blessing. Sumner has done better than we hoped in the first few wks at his new school. We had some tears through the summer because he was understandably anxious starting a school where he knew kids in other grades, but not really his own... other than a sweet, little girl third cousin. We prayed God would send encouraging friends to him. We've had neighbors set up playdates just for him to introduce him to boys in his grade, one of which ended up in his class, is from a great family and is now a buddy he considers a great friend..AND his cousin is in his class!<br />We have much to be thankful for....<br /><br /></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-63817449088399880362009-08-24T07:20:00.000-07:002009-08-24T08:37:51.849-07:00at sea<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9B-2Z0-ysuFTlflz2LHKbOFyvjd8hbKujJh6OgFAYKe0phuTigTW1SnJX9mmU_X-PbKs-XtJ9Ika0kVJrKL_oM9TmEzq_Cqd1BHa71FUESUMYpOCUryyvMHE66scY9dyuXquG/s1600-h/IMG_0847-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9B-2Z0-ysuFTlflz2LHKbOFyvjd8hbKujJh6OgFAYKe0phuTigTW1SnJX9mmU_X-PbKs-XtJ9Ika0kVJrKL_oM9TmEzq_Cqd1BHa71FUESUMYpOCUryyvMHE66scY9dyuXquG/s400/IMG_0847-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373553530849372930" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C_ewxJA9uH8Fc0tGFXgAnsLbPwaqTlLmmfJh9QVN4aQ7I_6Kd9zxrwKWsYwJ3tpKauEbMwMCdXIGiVatNO1AJbTGnMY0slz2iz4DBXpGPBQa2pT7lfKEILXkg3-88jQq19O8/s1600-h/IMG_0835-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XeQGybwZrIJuvGScd57Gf5ZTY-o7HoK3gb3p5L25ZpmAdyh7-tMQwP2Vjio0NrQzoO2H6qM4K0B0p1-_jDF1Rs-fcxoZf6Ecs56c6acNVPcLu67jtYTF-xJTVUYU2b2Corjt/s400/IMG_0452-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373536465943481538" border="0" /></a><br />time is short...so few words here, but many photographs. they say it best really, anyway.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">these are some of my favorite images from the beach this summer.<br /><br /></div>jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07138272608686324488noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32783280.post-16876334493028177492009-08-18T18:30:00.000-07:002009-08-18T19:32:28.689-07:00Wedding<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga76o3OarOW7t-VpZPmAdjOpEf1j3hJWsHfl_S_dL0ujSCxkcSl7lLNgHOBtQUfsHNwhVUlK7ULfXju0xdoFy73LyIgEgBOQC7aJfbVCC7cE0zNAI5zEw6XWEIHBOGZB4H5IOy/s1600-h/DSC_5780-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga76o3OarOW7t-VpZPmAdjOpEf1j3hJWsHfl_S_dL0ujSCxkcSl7lLNgHOBtQUfsHNwhVUlK7ULfXju0xdoFy73LyIgEgBOQC7aJfbVCC7cE0zNAI5zEw6XWEIHBOGZB4H5IOy/s400/DSC_5780-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371493228518507810" border="0" /></a>can you tell this shot was taken BEFORE the ceremony and dinner?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3SbSIO_MQzMmBpDVNCHkbmM-MfXoMhXBghP9A2TPs8Y8ybXJEgRlUSEG5pPOuR55CdgNJzwmVsfb7wsVfGCeOWtb98kZMDqsBhmzi1fwK7pH2MaDh0nacEFdjB-IwrYe_TDi/s1600-h/DSC_5752.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3SbSIO_MQzMmBpDVNCHkbmM-MfXoMhXBghP9A2TPs8Y8ybXJEgRlUSEG5pPOuR55CdgNJzwmVsfb7wsVfGCeOWtb98kZMDqsBhmzi1fwK7pH2MaDh0nacEFdjB-IwrYe_TDi/s400/DSC_5752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371493218221786770" border="0" /></a><br />with their favorite aunt<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RXnjsVE3LC4S5z8UNkeCzTWJ73TgNgkBwMBXXj1rK9oXfUmJomKPaa0bHkTm86k_GyXJhvayilEDiU4y8uJh0Z4aRnyx3s_uwkKW_M70Olvw8Lb312Jk1-5p1dAq2vg_gWIk/s1600-h/DSC_5852.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RXnjsVE3LC4S5z8UNkeCzTWJ73TgNgkBwMBXXj1rK9oXfUmJomKPaa0bHkTm86k_GyXJhvayilEDiU4y8uJh0Z4aRnyx3s_uwkKW_M70Olvw8Lb312Jk1-5p1dAq2vg_gWIk/s400/DSC_5852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371491529897991698" border="0" /></a><br />with Nerny-who, as always, was a huge help all weekend so Jamie and I could enjoy the festivities.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cPoBSZ_lBB30KUI29tY3Qcem9VQWXgtMWK_gDrNsLzQxSG_kzVUPr4t0AcE9HqVDmLaP6lXGgRzkrmEay443M_8eT8IfqbqFWRqjt03xwjmfL9auIyuT9g-wRZx3cPv5_wAI/s1600-h/IMG_0158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cPoBSZ_lBB30KUI29tY3Qcem9VQWXgtMWK_gDrNsLzQxSG_kzVUPr4t0AcE9HqVDmLaP6lXGgRzkrmEay443M_8eT8IfqbqFWRqjt03xwjmfL9auIyuT9g-wRZx3cPv5_wAI/s400/IMG_0158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371490311278016370" border="0" /></a><br />Mimosas backstage<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9U92Do_EFAudCpqU9eTis2U1F5O8LkzDjY6vdBvl2mMO-jMgoNdRlIATnhCzH5jdQQKrvM0lttMNlsoj7t2uue5JrXkWpb2DDy62dlrUOOPhYmIsbZbfCPbweYyS7LcBmrN_/s1600-h/-5864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9U92Do_EFAudCpqU9eTis2U1F5O8LkzDjY6vdBvl2mMO-jMgoNdRlIATnhCzH5jdQQKrvM0lttMNlsoj7t2uue5JrXkWpb2DDy62dlrUOOPhYmIsbZbfCPbweYyS7LcBmrN_/s400/-5864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371490303346779490" border="0" /></a><br />Grandaddy Alton at the start of the service<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORhoSoScwcCvq97vpg-bT0cZqkiLgEbXWyk48hpDg9O9Y9eszXHlywfc00ibsHC0mHoZhyphenhyphenZU4MonNgoTpf1kLEXz9J8IaiG65Fm8wPJfeIwsm_9yFn2DSDoxqlXzzsJP9nDoq/s1600-h/IMG_0207-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORhoSoScwcCvq97vpg-bT0cZqkiLgEbXWyk48hpDg9O9Y9eszXHlywfc00ibsHC0mHoZhyphenhyphenZU4MonNgoTpf1kLEXz9J8IaiG65Fm8wPJfeIwsm_9yFn2DSDoxqlXzzsJP9nDoq/s400/IMG_0207-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371490294994336786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GseK7noCa1Pi7onOx83DWnrpxryXEjanlQAR923h2vznwGEGjI0WegpV1x4EgjNwBw8S_9tCmWbSeiz83ZkteRsQvRU-Z_8-wSot5MNmaakFFqWil_7u6hfmcMXXZIB-1wNN/s1600-h/IMG_0243-Edit-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GseK7noCa1Pi7onOx83DWnrpxryXEjanlQAR923h2vznwGEGjI0WegpV1x4EgjNwBw8S_9tCmWbSeiz83ZkteRsQvRU-Z_8-wSot5MNmaakFFqWil_7u6hfmcMXXZIB-1wNN/s400/IMG_0243-Edit-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485655416021474" border="0" /></a><br />Meade and Uncle Michael<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BzimZYwBI4T5unqxeJW25jWqS5S5EnIFyK3WL7GmVC6CePnDBMFcxaaOrPK-6EhMgTfvX6yvbugJ5HHJOBitpXTxeFgMZq9Qck67iGRkIFNej80yMw8DYWgAu8I2VWCyle2J/s1600-h/IMG_0340-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BzimZYwBI4T5unqxeJW25jWqS5S5EnIFyK3WL7GmVC6CePnDBMFcxaaOrPK-6EhMgTfvX6yvbugJ5HHJOBitpXTxeFgMZq9Qck67iGRkIFNej80yMw8DYWgAu8I2VWCyle2J/s400/IMG_0340-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485650989891074" border="0" /></a><br />loved the creativity the florist used. and i love detail shots at weddings :) so fun. aren't the colors delicious?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVMXuog1wX_mbKONEBs1iupiGsr2k-oJjIJ1eU4iacMgRtdIrT3gwKxkelTCxI651ARBxOkbVercJ33dSjmeJDDW30sT7VmEpioMzJy26mYAWu9NLVRIiYGSpqhWKa5YwWFaG/s1600-h/IMG_0281-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVMXuog1wX_mbKONEBs1iupiGsr2k-oJjIJ1eU4iacMgRtdIrT3gwKxkelTCxI651ARBxOkbVercJ33dSjmeJDDW30sT7VmEpioMzJy26mYAWu9NLVRIiYGSpqhWKa5YwWFaG/s400/IMG_0281-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371485643021198082" border="0" /></a><br />corraling the party animal<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF0dxCaO6g-_XjrNNhpOmnVMdA2NQUzzR2ZxoY-La_G_LYGfAukKTyi69NomEcI63IC3EpLDyZIQemqhs1gVau6JXN9Wma6OYp7I9Yo3ctElF9VvF1v1qOfGkE6nhcbZmyLhc/s1600-h/IMG_0306.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF0dxCaO6g-_XjrNNhpOmnVMdA2NQUzzR2ZxoY-La_G_LYGfAukKTyi69NomEcI63IC3EpLDyZIQemqhs1gVau6JXN9Wma6OYp7I9Yo3ctElF9VvF1v1qOfGkE6nhcbZmyLhc/s400/IMG_0306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371484203797721122" border="0" /></a><br />getting his groove on<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4Hjs3PkwO0u4i9Y8hRMB73GkM6AJo49Xp7dgBtP3e6m9qA8MKeRYI4CtxDI52hao6lonAoVxvgZzSqw4pshHRlfN8qcPyI0U0rDUBhPXVzynFzAoVlrG9mHpOLY3Uy25cd_S/s1600-h/IMG_0314.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4Hjs3PkwO0u4i9Y8hRMB73GkM6AJo49Xp7dgBtP3e6m9qA8MKeRYI4CtxDI52hao6lonAoVxvgZzSqw4pshHRlfN8qcPyI0U0rDUBhPXVzynFzAoVlrG9mHpOLY3Uy25cd_S/s400/IMG_0314.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371484192416063250" border="0" /></a><br />Father/Daughter dance<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDv5I9fnERwDQ8MiNQxGQSDn0Cr39uSMQ8als5_W2vRxkA6hegol8nagfQhhY1u4n4m-s9XNj6H5ufniAh0E21ujtDjeBJx_scwXMEiwJM1lPf40fU3lTB6DlcZJlBQSbLTqe/s1600-h/IMG_0292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDv5I9fnERwDQ8MiNQxGQSDn0Cr39uSMQ8als5_W2vRxkA6hegol8nagfQhhY1u4n4m-s9XNj6H5ufniAh0E21ujtDjeBJx_scwXMEiwJM1lPf40fU3lTB6DlcZJlBQSbLTqe/s400/IMG_0292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371484185768031554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BTRGCS6vvzgMhyZXBQlASZzoTltvut5oXF0evgXNDLYqskXG4dJhW6_nbBGcbxDWdvp0kVxyGx5fvl3fkq9g1bjuO9phyPKjcq_fIfmuLwYVm-F_9oLlscNtL0msbmJyV_pg/s1600-h/IMG_0296.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BTRGCS6vvzgMhyZXBQlASZzoTltvut5oXF0evgXNDLYqskXG4dJhW6_nbBGcbxDWdvp0kVxyGx5fvl3fkq9g1bjuO9phyPKjcq_fIfmuLwYVm-F_9oLlscNtL0msbmJyV_pg/s400/IMG_0296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371482881540251362" border="0" /></a><br />Cousin Jenny and Lydia<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs6LtnbDZvZY3HTp9z91WYecC3kSYpNttGCSoerAL_qPYbFcwRi3STZj-YiXhnRZV4ll0ctb_FLh7vb58Mz6rYv9k_ISbMbox3AmwXvG6fx_U8o1ssCoVLYfolbnIv0HRuorD/s1600-h/IMG_0341-Edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJs6LtnbDZvZY3HTp9z91WYecC3kSYpNttGCSoerAL_qPYbFcwRi3STZj-YiXhnRZV4ll0ctb_FLh7vb58Mz6rYv9k_ISbMbox3AmwXvG6fx_U8o1ssCoVLYfolbnIv0HRuorD/s400/IMG_0341-Edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371482871942228322" border="0" /></a><br />Jamie and Becca..we love our baby cousins!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpKzOEaIQWMWt7IJ70zVV31h1kyyQjrjexomOrs9SaPtyKGPiLUJjcivsR_RhhRJ5O2K0GieA8CT9V_0TiDzHihYNFqDu6vFpfN49rXIYDW4s_TxNfgH7croe9GVLaJfEVPEg/s1600-h/IMG_0347.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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