Current Thoughts

So tired...

Don't want to move from this spot.

Not even certain that it is physically possible to move from this spot.

Don't think legs will work.

Using this post as a reason to prolong sitting.

Ugh! Can't prolong the inevitable.

Bye.



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Building a LEGOcy

Kevin has a new hobby/obsession. Legos!

He is currently collecting the 'Lego City' collection. He has the fire station and various trucks, the police station, the entire coast guard set, and the police helicopter.

I just thought you might want to actually see proof that 'boys will be boys' & apparently, that never changes, no matter how old they get.

The Coast Guard: Notice the blue 'water'; in the water is a shark eating a diver and a diver is partialy submerged in the water. He also created 'sand' and the atv is going over dunes. See the tilt?






The Fire Station: These little guys are adorable! They are washing the truck and one of them has a coffee cup in his hand. (I think he's the captain) The fire truck is how this whole thing started. He bought it at the Lego store at Disney World. And the obsession began!







The City: The helicopters are suspended from the ceiling; he is serious about this stuff!



He has run out of room and is working on a larger space. Oh boy, what have I let him get us into.....

"Sorry kids! I know you hate sleeping in the garage but Daddy has to use all the bedrooms for his expanding Lego collection."

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Happy School Year!

Today was our first day for the students. And boy! What a day it was! I think it'll be another great year!

Discoveries of the day:

1. My feet are not in 'high-heel shape'. They are in 'flip-flop shape'. And they are fighting back right now. I think I actually heard them breath a sigh of relief when I came home and took my shoes off.

2. I don't talk much during the summer. My voice was cracking by 10:00am today and I am not talking for the rest of the night in hopes that it will be fully recovered tomorrow morning.

3. When you meet a child at 'Meet the Teacher' night and their parents are next to them, do not assume that is how the child actually behaves. When they show up to school, without parents, they are totally different creatures.

4. Doing a class survey, with the following questions, will depress you.

'How many hours of TV did you watch last night?'
'How many books did you read this summer?'

The answers are not something that a teacher wants to know.



We're off to an interesting start =)


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Kevin = Good Times

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Happy Birthday Kevin!




He is so wonderful in so many ways. He makes everything fun. Kevin is as good as they come.


I am so blessed.



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Resourceful

Avery ate some cake.
Avery got icing on her face.
Avery needed to have a clean face.

But Avery didn't have anything to wipe her face with.


Or did she?


1st wipe


2nd wipe


Oh, there's still a little more


3rd wipe


4th wipe


And a final wipe for good measure...




Faces don't get more perfect than that.


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Say Cheese!

I realized that it had been a while since I had taken photos of all of our nieces and nephews together. So, with a little teeth-pulling and some classic-Cara-bossiness, I got them all outside and in the correct location according to the sun.

What happened next was beyond my control. Getting all 6 of them to smile (appropriately) at the same time is beyond my abilities. I just snapped continuously, hoping that I might get a few good pictures. The result was, A LOT, of goof-ups and a few really cute shots.

However, I am pretty sure that I captured their 'true selves' on film.













And my absolute favorite shot (maybe of all time):





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Who could say 'no' to that face?

This photo struck up quite the conversation this weekend. Kevin and Chris spent some time making fun of my smile. I, however, think it was cute as pie!

I think the more pressing matter would be Chris's glasses. I mean, why weren't we making fun of those babies?






And also, my curls totally complemented my smile.


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Happy Birthday Ashleigh!

Tomorrow is Ashleigh's 20th birthday. We celebrated her birthday this Saturday night. I CANNOT believe that she is 20. It just doesn't seem right (or fair).

Ashleigh is saying, "Where are they?!". She wouldn't start until every single person was watching her.

Always in the spotlight. =)

Here, Ashleigh is yelling at her brother to join us for presents. "Taylor, where are you?!"

She's such a charming little thing.

Finally we were ALL focusing all of our attention on her, so she could begin unwrapping. Of course she had to have some help from Avery.





Her 'Survival Pack' from Nana & Papa. When you're in college, no present beats food!



This is Joey's version of wrapping. It says "Happy Birthday Ashleigh. I hope you have a great year at school. Love Joey".



Happy 20th Ash! May this year be your best and brightest!