tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87415936552012807382024-03-13T08:42:54.494-04:00No Time For ThatIt is what it is.Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-52434517839269844882012-07-07T00:32:00.001-04:002012-07-08T01:30:51.586-04:00Top 10 things our family takes for granted1. A hot shower<br />
2. A clean bed<br />
3. A pillow<br />
4. The ability to eat pretty much what and when we want<br />
5. Clean feet<br />
6. The ability to communicate with the people we care about.<br />
7. Clean water<br />
8. The ability to flush toilet paper.<br />
9. Toilet paper<br />
10. Personal space<br />
11. A person to potty ratio of less than 6 to 1.<br />
12. Washcloths and hand towels.<br />
Okay so I know that by writing this some people might think twice about doing this crazy adventure with us some day, but it was truly an amazing week and you really should join us next year! More later, we are exhausted and have clean beds and pillows, goodnight.<br />
Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-43287014405594807202012-06-29T19:08:00.001-04:002012-06-29T19:08:48.501-04:00Still waiting, so excited!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZdBhYIg1meg/T-41fqKy21I/AAAAAAAAGTg/Z4YSXWdMEjU/s640/blogger-image-222112150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZdBhYIg1meg/T-41fqKy21I/AAAAAAAAGTg/Z4YSXWdMEjU/s640/blogger-image-222112150.jpg" /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-19940060531504588092012-06-29T18:28:00.001-04:002012-06-29T18:28:01.935-04:00We can wait no longer!Dora is due here any minute!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pqvmLpCa2pM/T-4r8Oc1ThI/AAAAAAAAGTU/bAk9WjuG4nI/s640/blogger-image--1239333900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pqvmLpCa2pM/T-4r8Oc1ThI/AAAAAAAAGTU/bAk9WjuG4nI/s640/blogger-image--1239333900.jpg" /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-11961888274754473572012-06-29T17:04:00.001-04:002012-06-29T17:04:50.003-04:00Let the fun begin!We are having a wonderful time at the Barcelo in Guatemala City. This place holds so many memories for our family. It is where We first met Lily. Also, this is where we handed her back to her foster mother for an unknown period of time until we could come back and bring her home forever. <br />
The sun shinning and the pool is warm. This evening we will be having Dinner with Lily's lovely foster mother and her family. Lily is so excited, she has been asking "how much longer" about every five minutes . I plan to keep her busy swimming for the rest of the afternoon to pass the time.<br />
Late this evening the rest of our group will join us here at the barcelo and tomorrow we will make the long bus trip to Panajechel.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aIsyyCd99Kg/T-4YcAqnfJI/AAAAAAAAGTI/9lyNuY7bXYY/s640/blogger-image-474267231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aIsyyCd99Kg/T-4YcAqnfJI/AAAAAAAAGTI/9lyNuY7bXYY/s640/blogger-image-474267231.jpg" /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-82264322687815629492012-06-28T11:12:00.001-04:002012-06-28T11:12:54.977-04:00Guatemala bound!we are on our way! After months of Planning and weeks of work, shopping, laundry and much packing, we are waiting for our flight at the Muskegon airport. I am thankful for the great group of students from Forest park that prayed over some of us this morning. We are so excited to embark on this adventure.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5y5wrEwbyNc/T-x0XHl1duI/AAAAAAAAGS8/O0vzl_G_UpE/s640/blogger-image--1503637067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5y5wrEwbyNc/T-x0XHl1duI/AAAAAAAAGS8/O0vzl_G_UpE/s640/blogger-image--1503637067.jpg" /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-10225543257937345372012-01-27T12:41:00.000-05:002012-01-27T12:41:49.231-05:00You Might Not Get This, Unless You're a Homeschooler.<iframe width="480" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xJHt-m3VX6o?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">My kids showed me this video today, I love it!</div><div>Top 7 lies about homeschoolers.</div><div>All of these things are true for us, except for the last one. In fact, this is the one that tends to bother my kids the most (when people think we do this)!</div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-43463442013311546112011-12-25T00:09:00.004-05:002011-12-25T00:14:18.501-05:00Merry Christmas!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-69GOC38xxOY/TvawXRHk1lI/AAAAAAAAGQU/p_UnpX9RRQo/s1600/DSC03297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-69GOC38xxOY/TvawXRHk1lI/AAAAAAAAGQU/p_UnpX9RRQo/s400/DSC03297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689929093007857234" /></a><br />May the peace of Christ dwell in your heart this Christmas and in the New Year.Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-46869506079970021552011-04-30T13:56:00.007-04:002011-04-30T14:41:28.981-04:00Mother's Day<div><br />Well, Mother's Day is fast approaching and I have been very blessed by my Mom, Mother in Law and Grandmothers throughout my life. But right now I especially thankful for the woman that I experience life with everyday. One of the many things that I love about Carrie is her passion for our kids EVERYDAY. She NEVER takes a break from being Mom. Here are some great pictures from throughout the year. Obviously, there is a lot to smile about in each of these pictures. Smiling's our Favorite. But that is the reward for the daily work that she pours into our family.<br /><br />Thanks for all that you do, Carrie.<br /><br />Chad</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_3bbuE5_xG4/TbxRCFMMr7I/AAAAAAAAGAc/PHT2WqLPq_Y/s1600/DSCN0137.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_3bbuE5_xG4/TbxRCFMMr7I/AAAAAAAAGAc/PHT2WqLPq_Y/s400/DSCN0137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601441132736982962" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n8T2H_eRjrM/TbxRBx2DQFI/AAAAAAAAGAU/eTK7i0Iaap0/s1600/DSC09269.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n8T2H_eRjrM/TbxRBx2DQFI/AAAAAAAAGAU/eTK7i0Iaap0/s400/DSC09269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601441127543816274" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D_EQLlnOTuA/TbxQk1pJCLI/AAAAAAAAGAM/l-N_lY3zzIk/s1600/DSC09203.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D_EQLlnOTuA/TbxQk1pJCLI/AAAAAAAAGAM/l-N_lY3zzIk/s400/DSC09203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601440630347204786" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xv2jjs2eZlg/TbxQkfMAkrI/AAAAAAAAGAE/celddHFInXY/s1600/DSC09059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xv2jjs2eZlg/TbxQkfMAkrI/AAAAAAAAGAE/celddHFInXY/s400/DSC09059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601440624319435442" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MAneOC2-Uik/TbxQkDHvBfI/AAAAAAAAF_8/xBvLnHXW6n0/s1600/DSC09057.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MAneOC2-Uik/TbxQkDHvBfI/AAAAAAAAF_8/xBvLnHXW6n0/s400/DSC09057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601440616785315314" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-elTVrLu1BKs/TbxQjlEamjI/AAAAAAAAF_0/--VFs4iXwPE/s1600/DSC09056.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-elTVrLu1BKs/TbxQjlEamjI/AAAAAAAAF_0/--VFs4iXwPE/s400/DSC09056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601440608718330418" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ywDThW_gdgk/TbxQjct0EhI/AAAAAAAAF_s/fmZJInWkwAU/s1600/DSC08844.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ywDThW_gdgk/TbxQjct0EhI/AAAAAAAAF_s/fmZJInWkwAU/s400/DSC08844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601440606476046866" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MLLmh_Cax2M/TbxPoEKqEKI/AAAAAAAAF_k/Kms25MZ31cc/s1600/DSC00272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MLLmh_Cax2M/TbxPoEKqEKI/AAAAAAAAF_k/Kms25MZ31cc/s400/DSC00272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601439586273857698" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtlCmkwHgNU/TbxPnqUQGdI/AAAAAAAAF_c/qCO2rOf8zQI/s1600/DSC08361.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UtlCmkwHgNU/TbxPnqUQGdI/AAAAAAAAF_c/qCO2rOf8zQI/s400/DSC08361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601439579334777298" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EDH52eoR9l4/TbxPnJK9lLI/AAAAAAAAF_U/5JkGA5vvfuU/s1600/DSC00294.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EDH52eoR9l4/TbxPnJK9lLI/AAAAAAAAF_U/5JkGA5vvfuU/s400/DSC00294.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601439570437444786" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7bGjNGORIyM/TbxPmjjNITI/AAAAAAAAF_M/iFyk0QRVnSE/s1600/DSC00231.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7bGjNGORIyM/TbxPmjjNITI/AAAAAAAAF_M/iFyk0QRVnSE/s400/DSC00231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601439560338579762" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jlIinmRZa6s/TbxPmCNgeTI/AAAAAAAAF_E/JLUklm_UVA0/s1600/DSC00061.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jlIinmRZa6s/TbxPmCNgeTI/AAAAAAAAF_E/JLUklm_UVA0/s400/DSC00061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601439551389202738" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for all that you do, Carrie.<div><br /></div><div>With Love,<br /><br />Chad</div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-85980963892611871092011-01-19T14:45:00.002-05:002011-01-19T14:49:43.338-05:002011 NAIASWe had a great time at the Auto Show yesterday. Check out the link to see a cool family pic.<br /><br />http://social-gen.com/chevy/?u=e2095Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-66921842688165274152010-12-27T12:14:00.000-05:002010-12-27T12:15:05.252-05:00JOY!check out this video!<br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="224" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/1730333948158" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/1730333948158" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-12244489589765045632010-12-06T21:02:00.003-05:002010-12-06T21:24:09.515-05:00It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!<div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A812038' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=EyQszioHmZ7oU6Bd&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=EyQszioHmZ7oU6Bd&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=EyQszioHmZ7oU6Bd&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-49126944678732776602010-08-06T13:52:00.003-04:002014-05-15T15:46:22.480-04:00summer daysIt seems like this summer is just slipping away from me, way too quickly. I am now realizing that all of the things that I thought I would Would accomplish this summer must be done in the near future, or I will soon be embarking on another school year with no time for all of these chores. However, our Michigan summer weather has been perfect this year, the sun is out, the water is warm, the waves are big, and the friends are close by. We are reminded that this is why we call West Michigan home!<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/TFxS6JspZBI/AAAAAAAAFs4/vV1kkO_4hw0/s1600/DSC08772.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/TFxS6JspZBI/AAAAAAAAFs4/vV1kkO_4hw0/s400/DSC08772.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502364003728974866" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> We stayed at a cottage for a week with my family and found a cherry orchard nearby that was bursting with wonderful, juicy cherries that were crying out to be picked.<br />
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Sleeping Bear dunes must be one of the most beautiful places in the world, or at least in Michigan. We spent about 10 minutes to get to the bottom of the dune where this photo was taken. It took us about 45 minutes to get back up. Summer just doesn't get much better than this. If you haven't enjoyed the Lake Michigan lakeshore, come and stay with us in the summer, we would love to show you the sights.<br />
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Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-86016026420278469402010-02-10T22:19:00.008-05:002010-02-10T22:57:44.718-05:00Our adventure continues!The kids and I are still enjoying ourselves in sunny Florida. We are schooling in the morning, and playing in the afternoon. Last week we were able to spend a lot of time in the pools and lazy rivers here at the resort. This week we are putting in time at the Disney parks. Despite a nasty virus that all of the kids have now had, we have been having a lot of fun. We are all looking forward to Chad joining us in next week. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S3N6M9plT3I/AAAAAAAAFh4/tXl1jypTg7o/s1600-h/florida+2010,+February+10+038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 280px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S3N6M9plT3I/AAAAAAAAFh4/tXl1jypTg7o/s400/florida+2010,+February+10+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436823538292313970" border="0" /></a>Lily is quite pleased with her new pink scuba set. She has been working hard on some new water tricks with them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S3N55ZdqLlI/AAAAAAAAFhw/3j1hoZawKLo/s1600-h/florida+2010,+February+10+047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S3N55ZdqLlI/AAAAAAAAFhw/3j1hoZawKLo/s400/florida+2010,+February+10+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436823202161110610" border="0" /></a>Max and Lily were pleased to have a Mickey and Minnie made out of balloons. Oh, to be a kid again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S3N5dJi3HQI/AAAAAAAAFhg/wusO8o0kKxs/s1600-h/florida+2010,+February+10+081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S3N5dJi3HQI/AAAAAAAAFhg/wusO8o0kKxs/s400/florida+2010,+February+10+081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436822716851625218" border="0" /></a>The rain did not keep us out of Hollywood Studios on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it didn't keep anybody else away either. Seriously, what does it take to slow down Disney???? If a bad economy combined with a lousy day in an off month will not do it, I don't know what will!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S3N4m0_tqgI/AAAAAAAAFhY/htFc0XapexQ/s1600-h/florida+2010,+February+10+103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S3N4m0_tqgI/AAAAAAAAFhY/htFc0XapexQ/s400/florida+2010,+February+10+103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436821783622560258" border="0" /></a>Today it was sunny at Magic Kingdom. We were able to ride a bunch of great rides. Grandpa even talked Max into riding the Pirates of the Carribean ride with us. All it took was a promise to buy him a new pin for the lanyard that he his sporting in the picture. When Grandpa made the offer, I'm not sure that he realized that those pins cost a pretty penny!Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-79945661764297657582010-02-03T21:50:00.003-05:002010-02-03T22:21:50.364-05:00Fun in FloridaI finally found my camera, so I thought I would post some pictures of the fun that the kids and I have been having in Florida. We are spending the month of February in sunny Orlando, staying with Chad's parents in a wonderful condo on Disney grounds. Chad will fly down in a few weeks to join us for some fun in the sun. After being away from him for a week already, we can hardly wait to see him. <br />There is more fun and entertainment around here than we can possibly take in on any day. Actually, we could probably fit it all in if we were on vacation, however, we are still schooling despite daily protests from the kids!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S2o2_Q0xLJI/AAAAAAAAFfg/tkzNwyBnA4s/s1600-h/Florida,+Feb.+%2710+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S2o2_Q0xLJI/AAAAAAAAFfg/tkzNwyBnA4s/s400/Florida,+Feb.+%2710+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434216360851877010" border="0" /></a>Here, Gabbie, Lily and Max had their faces painted. This was no ordinary face painting! The lady that did this works at Universal Studios painting faces on the characters there. She was amazing (and very fast.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S2o3AEnEQNI/AAAAAAAAFfw/bNYkQL6RK70/s1600-h/Florida,+Feb.+%2710+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S2o3AEnEQNI/AAAAAAAAFfw/bNYkQL6RK70/s400/Florida,+Feb.+%2710+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434216374753050834" border="0" /></a>This seems to be the highlight of the day for Max and Lily. Unlocking the door with the key...the only thing that is as much fun is pushing the buttons on the elevator.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S2o2_i7g-PI/AAAAAAAAFfo/NfvCownmADI/s1600-h/Florida,+Feb.+%2710+032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 284px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S2o2_i7g-PI/AAAAAAAAFfo/NfvCownmADI/s400/Florida,+Feb.+%2710+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434216365712013554" border="0" /></a>Here, Max and Lily were helping the magician do some magic. They were both so very excited!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S2o2-655nxI/AAAAAAAAFfY/6PLwOF3ID50/s1600-h/Florida,+Feb.+%2710+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/S2o2-655nxI/AAAAAAAAFfY/6PLwOF3ID50/s400/Florida,+Feb.+%2710+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434216354967822098" border="0" /></a>Mini golf is right outside the door, so we have been playing a lot of it! <br />Now that I have my camera, I will keep you updated on our adventures!Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-90694923399504149172009-12-22T23:06:00.002-05:002009-12-22T23:08:33.178-05:00Gabbie's Oil Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SzGXlDltzSI/AAAAAAAAFdU/7s4Ftl6QINA/s1600-h/DSC06927.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SzGXlDltzSI/AAAAAAAAFdU/7s4Ftl6QINA/s400/DSC06927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418278489577868578" /></a><br />A few weeks ago, Gabbie brought this beautiful oil painting home from her art class. She had been working on it for weeks and it is now on display in our living room.<div><br /></div><div>Nice work, Gabbie.</div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-2403845985086099742009-11-26T18:22:00.000-05:002009-11-26T18:22:55.954-05:00Thanksgiving Preparation<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">As you can see in the photos, we have been getting ready for Thanksgiving and Gabbie, Lily, and our neighbor, Claudia helped by decorating some special cookies.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Sw8NzcOsKsI/AAAAAAAAFZQ/XWJJFSkCUkA/s1600/DSC06715.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Sw8NzcOsKsI/AAAAAAAAFZQ/XWJJFSkCUkA/s400/DSC06715.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Will and Jake "helped" with the cookies also.?!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Sw8Nzn9jRKI/AAAAAAAAFZY/vd0hHdz954c/s1600/DSC06717.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Sw8Nzn9jRKI/AAAAAAAAFZY/vd0hHdz954c/s400/DSC06717.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-87298253021507515242009-11-08T21:04:00.002-05:002009-11-08T21:43:23.345-05:00It's always sunny in Michigan?<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center">This weekend, our friends shared their kiddos with us while they were out of town. We decided to take them on a wild adventure to my parent's playland in their backyard. The kids had a blast and we felt like the day was a success because we all played hard and nobody got hurt! (Well, there we no serious injuries, anyway).</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Svd40HXhylI/AAAAAAAAFXo/Ys7-gP11tDo/s1600-h/DSC06662.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Svd40HXhylI/AAAAAAAAFXo/Ys7-gP11tDo/s400/DSC06662.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center">Gabbie and Sophie tear up the pavement on the go-cart.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Svd40dlxj5I/AAAAAAAAFXw/4GqAwygtYHc/s1600-h/DSC06663.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Svd40dlxj5I/AAAAAAAAFXw/4GqAwygtYHc/s400/DSC06663.JPG" /></a> </div><p align="center">Sophie takes a wild ride on the zip line.<br /></p><p align="center"> </p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Svd40poiKLI/AAAAAAAAFX4/tc9bXiyloh0/s1600-h/DSC06666.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Svd40poiKLI/AAAAAAAAFX4/tc9bXiyloh0/s400/DSC06666.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center">Contrary to what you may think, your seat cushion will NOT serve as a life preserver on John Deere tractors.</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Svd40_8iwwI/AAAAAAAAFYA/71E-NvI1ZNI/s1600-h/DSC06671.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Svd40_8iwwI/AAAAAAAAFYA/71E-NvI1ZNI/s400/DSC06671.JPG" /></a><br />Sara quickly got the hang of the dirt bike. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px" align="center">For more pictures<br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ctiesma/20091110?authkey=Gv1sRgCLb4nOjC5KfSYA&feat=directlink">http://picasaweb.google.com/ctiesma/20091110?authkey=Gv1sRgCLb4nOjC5KfSYA&feat=directlink</a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" align="center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-63265952708010979742009-10-31T23:37:00.001-04:002009-10-31T23:50:20.506-04:00Trick or Treat<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">We had a ton of fun celebrating Halloween. My wonderful wife made a great meal and planned a whole day of fun with her parents and brother's family joining us. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">This year, Lily was particularly excited about halloween. She has been asking for about three weeks "Is it Halloween today?" And finally, we could answer in the affirmative. When we went out to Trick or Treat, she would run between houses and yell "TRICK OR TREAT!!!!" Then, of course, all of our neighbors gave her candy.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> Could life get any better?? I submit that it cannot!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Su0Cd69VuOI/AAAAAAAAFUc/8BaH0a-yJVU/s1600-h/Picture+068.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Su0Cd69VuOI/AAAAAAAAFUc/8BaH0a-yJVU/s400/Picture+068.jpg" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Gabbie as Lucy Pevensie, Lily as a "Buzz Buzz", Max as Mr. Incredible, Will as Jedi Luke Skywalker. My neice, Sarah, dressed as an adorable HSM Cheerleader and Matthew dressed as Harley, the biker.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Su0CdB7PBoI/AAAAAAAAFUE/8DKKElavrn4/s1600-h/DSC06557.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Su0CdB7PBoI/AAAAAAAAFUE/8DKKElavrn4/s400/DSC06557.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Twitter will kill you, DCB rocks!!!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Su0CdWli6EI/AAAAAAAAFUM/I3E7-X3nNFI/s1600-h/DSC06564.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Su0CdWli6EI/AAAAAAAAFUM/I3E7-X3nNFI/s400/DSC06564.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Su0CdqfTljI/AAAAAAAAFUU/Cxq6oI5ugRo/s1600-h/DSC06572.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Su0CdqfTljI/AAAAAAAAFUU/Cxq6oI5ugRo/s400/DSC06572.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-43390941783630547882009-09-20T22:53:00.002-04:002009-09-20T22:59:05.229-04:00Will's 10th!?!?!?!?!?!?!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Things have been going very well here. School has started. Summer seems to have finally arrived (I know it's September). And we celebrated Will's 10th Birthday!!!!<br />Will is such a great guy. He is fun to be with, confident and talented in many ways. We spent a lot of time this week remembering great stories from Will's first 10 years. What excites me more than looking back, is the thought of looking forward. I am confident that the next ten years will be full of even more wonderful stories.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Srbqo3SpZ7I/AAAAAAAAFC4/ep4h_gVbfHk/s1600-h/DSC06177.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Srbqo3SpZ7I/AAAAAAAAFC4/ep4h_gVbfHk/s400/DSC06177.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SrbqpVtuDoI/AAAAAAAAFDA/6WynxTPKA8I/s1600-h/DSC06197.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SrbqpVtuDoI/AAAAAAAAFDA/6WynxTPKA8I/s400/DSC06197.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SrbqpxxKqMI/AAAAAAAAFDI/3u2SAcjep5A/s1600-h/DSC06226.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SrbqpxxKqMI/AAAAAAAAFDI/3u2SAcjep5A/s400/DSC06226.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SrbqqRUaijI/AAAAAAAAFDQ/Kl7IYTzHTUM/s1600-h/DSC06234.JPG"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Srbq2xy_FeI/AAAAAAAAFDY/leZX-tY0dpo/s1600-h/DSC06239.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Srbq2xy_FeI/AAAAAAAAFDY/leZX-tY0dpo/s400/DSC06239.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/Srbq3dumdeI/AAAAAAAAFDg/03ro4K9ztY4/s1600-h/DSC06333.JPG"></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-83537283921700442762009-08-27T15:15:00.000-04:002009-08-27T15:15:35.241-04:00More Wedding Pictures<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Gabbie asked me to put some more pictures from Scott and Kim's wedding on the blog....<br /><br /> So here they are.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SpbbTswXmlI/AAAAAAAAE8U/mFIEetH4mX8/s1600-h/DSC06033.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SpbbTswXmlI/AAAAAAAAE8U/mFIEetH4mX8/s400/DSC06033.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SpbbUaUT5nI/AAAAAAAAE8c/-Z6FJ_5XJJo/s1600-h/DSC06069.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SpbbUaUT5nI/AAAAAAAAE8c/-Z6FJ_5XJJo/s400/DSC06069.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SpbbU3bXLkI/AAAAAAAAE8k/6CAqBmhPUXI/s1600-h/DSC06059.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SpbbU3bXLkI/AAAAAAAAE8k/6CAqBmhPUXI/s400/DSC06059.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SpbbValnUII/AAAAAAAAE8s/jljkSnEnsjQ/s1600-h/DSC05921.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SpbbValnUII/AAAAAAAAE8s/jljkSnEnsjQ/s400/DSC05921.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-38098393695249799982009-08-17T22:31:00.002-04:002009-08-17T22:55:30.457-04:00A weekend of celebration!!!It seems as though summer is rushing by and I am just barely keeping up. This summer has been filled with a lot of traveling, a lot of family time, and many wonderful memories. There are so many things that I have wanted to blog about and haven't. However, I really want to make sure that I post these pictures and take a minute to write a few "mushy" sentiments about this amazing wedding weekend where we celebrated my wonderful bother-in-law marrying an amazing, sweet, fun, and beautiful (inside and out) woman. We are so happy for the two of them!<br />The wedding was very much a "storybook" event. They were married on top of a mountain overlooking Lake Superior. After the ceremony, a beatiful rainbow appeared in the sky. It was truly a lovely day. God has been very good in bringing these two people together.<br />It was a very long way for our family to travel, but it was worth every minute of time in order to be there and share in their joy.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTnTA_D8I/AAAAAAAAE8M/AurlPd5tn2c/s1600-h/DSC06037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371127071432970178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTnTA_D8I/AAAAAAAAE8M/AurlPd5tn2c/s400/DSC06037.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>Here is Scott with his beautiful bride, Kim.<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTm6Th7bI/AAAAAAAAE8E/acKbNgw387E/s1600-h/DSC06050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371127064799866290" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTm6Th7bI/AAAAAAAAE8E/acKbNgw387E/s400/DSC06050.JPG" /></a> Max and Lily had a great time celebrating!!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTmkcERRI/AAAAAAAAE78/pnXo5dMoH8c/s1600-h/DSC06055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371127058930091282" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTmkcERRI/AAAAAAAAE78/pnXo5dMoH8c/s400/DSC06055.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTmLQeNYI/AAAAAAAAE70/ZNQZ12yTRAY/s1600-h/DSC06023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371127052170573186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTmLQeNYI/AAAAAAAAE70/ZNQZ12yTRAY/s400/DSC06023.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTlYwoH-I/AAAAAAAAE7s/vZ-uYl4tkFc/s1600-h/DSC06076.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371127038615232482" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SooTlYwoH-I/AAAAAAAAE7s/vZ-uYl4tkFc/s400/DSC06076.JPG" /></a> Gabbie (12) and Will (almost 10) are seeming so grown up now days. They had so much fun seeing their uncle get married. Also, they are pretty excited about their new "Ahnt" (in Minnesota, they don't say "aunt", they say "ahnt"....yes, a bit confusing, but we are working on it!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-41242072823949451882009-08-04T14:58:00.000-04:002009-08-04T14:58:33.954-04:00On Fire!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SniE2BHtBzI/AAAAAAAAE6Q/tTK4TCObhAg/s1600-h/DSC05488.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SniE2BHtBzI/AAAAAAAAE6Q/tTK4TCObhAg/s400/DSC05488.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-47870694704828692092009-08-04T14:52:00.000-04:002009-08-04T14:52:42.074-04:00Max can Dig It!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SniDeOJy04I/AAAAAAAAE6I/rGrsXfp8Mxk/s1600-h/DSC05306.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SniDeOJy04I/AAAAAAAAE6I/rGrsXfp8Mxk/s400/DSC05306.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-40103670477982726432009-08-04T14:48:00.000-04:002009-08-04T14:48:58.561-04:00Will gets Board<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SniCmX7aR6I/AAAAAAAAE6A/3VDpPnPBPVc/s1600-h/IMG_3564.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SniCmX7aR6I/AAAAAAAAE6A/3VDpPnPBPVc/s400/IMG_3564.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741593655201280738.post-54857545724137992602009-08-04T14:43:00.000-04:002009-08-04T14:43:53.069-04:00Adorable!!!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SniBZ7GJyII/AAAAAAAAE54/JxJyBLX144I/s1600-h/DSC05547.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LCsDhvoZIME/SniBZ7GJyII/AAAAAAAAE54/JxJyBLX144I/s400/DSC05547.JPG" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Chad and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766321282982694226noreply@blogger.com0