tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14545258760561904282024-03-14T02:12:12.520+09:00Seeing the Blessings"... and I will bless you... so that you will be a blessing"
Genesis 12:2Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-81586300161950171362023-05-07T03:48:00.003+09:002023-05-07T03:48:59.868+09:00Our Winter Highlights<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our winter started off with a great visit from some sweet friends. We meet the Lots family 9.5 years ago in China when we were adopting Abram. We became quick friends and have stayed in touch over the years but haven't seen them since then. We had a wonderful visit with them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpU83XwYYeDDkpoV2vwhjTlPw-TnyBwVcMVvISx0AlxAJmfth-Bs-oQyBbSUUEaY77Pf74QqvYUUQb7d9ahlR0Cu4vmNDJthjMeJF9uQLpoNL3SkyGmTejPiqFgZOcELVDb6lbKSWKrD6Dd7ZzenTGCZyOyTB1YCPJSOsZhnXzjX_pyjWYv-_lBsAHA/s3088/2023-01-16_19-19-02_532.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpU83XwYYeDDkpoV2vwhjTlPw-TnyBwVcMVvISx0AlxAJmfth-Bs-oQyBbSUUEaY77Pf74QqvYUUQb7d9ahlR0Cu4vmNDJthjMeJF9uQLpoNL3SkyGmTejPiqFgZOcELVDb6lbKSWKrD6Dd7ZzenTGCZyOyTB1YCPJSOsZhnXzjX_pyjWYv-_lBsAHA/s320/2023-01-16_19-19-02_532.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In January, on the Sanctity of Life Day, D.C. is the site for the National March for Life. What a joy it is to live in a country where we can freely march, to be able to talk about defending life with our boys and have dear friends to march with. We missed it last year and we are so glad we were able to march this year. Such an important day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJNWygtt6dX5kZjJnF1_6b9D4Ed5OAz_MSdtrb7QuNAt5tF5ElOXPda8O958YqjgTXX8BeGlQBHHwSpwtCKV0UlrgnNEK_5N9crnlkMkh1xa42-4As-A65wW3AUa0kV0LHnaTg3vesYA3FDJztGxLIiA7EPXGBrpHBtVx-UFOgVTbr5k7FIhjAdRWcQ/s4032/2023-01-20_13-43-19_913.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJNWygtt6dX5kZjJnF1_6b9D4Ed5OAz_MSdtrb7QuNAt5tF5ElOXPda8O958YqjgTXX8BeGlQBHHwSpwtCKV0UlrgnNEK_5N9crnlkMkh1xa42-4As-A65wW3AUa0kV0LHnaTg3vesYA3FDJztGxLIiA7EPXGBrpHBtVx-UFOgVTbr5k7FIhjAdRWcQ/s320/2023-01-20_13-43-19_913.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYQ4KhNsFGsy7oNaw2Lji4tHLlVQWWpsq5ujH8yGpFj7CejEIAgQBqlzqc-gyPKbUGlKSX-C3vleX9wDhTmXpBRqL5OFmzQyOK0fVvtjQkLKFL1_ZDs56IgGaNrhB4szWnPwDWwVZuLxoyoUxjHNeFw06gl_IuGL0iKdvPFuy1PgqRXcViptjUQuWug/s4032/2023-01-20_14-11-35_263.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYQ4KhNsFGsy7oNaw2Lji4tHLlVQWWpsq5ujH8yGpFj7CejEIAgQBqlzqc-gyPKbUGlKSX-C3vleX9wDhTmXpBRqL5OFmzQyOK0fVvtjQkLKFL1_ZDs56IgGaNrhB4szWnPwDWwVZuLxoyoUxjHNeFw06gl_IuGL0iKdvPFuy1PgqRXcViptjUQuWug/s320/2023-01-20_14-11-35_263.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5xGfqwDzVJSjE8CK-dI2GxonPzlzL0lnQ-VlefcpSf0I3F7b1RECHKXKaqE4v9HCI5Enuq7gRuduxV5n14uq0AJLgFlnFyOIvfJb9TLdxLNUcJUBKOWN3gKh1S0JzU-v0pWYVxgfL2-htjkJC81LakoCceWeKQ7tRomnuKWbhRoH-u3kjz9wGJSKcw/s4032/2023-01-20_14-12-34_473.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5xGfqwDzVJSjE8CK-dI2GxonPzlzL0lnQ-VlefcpSf0I3F7b1RECHKXKaqE4v9HCI5Enuq7gRuduxV5n14uq0AJLgFlnFyOIvfJb9TLdxLNUcJUBKOWN3gKh1S0JzU-v0pWYVxgfL2-htjkJC81LakoCceWeKQ7tRomnuKWbhRoH-u3kjz9wGJSKcw/s320/2023-01-20_14-12-34_473.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the first year since we've been here that Chinatown had a Chinese New Year parade! First, we ate in a sushi go round in China Town... so fun and delicious! Then we watched the parade. Jack and Luke wore Chinese silks that our friends gave us. There weren't any fireworks, but the boys enjoyed feeding dollars to the dragon and seeing the dragons dance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioF35vzkcsrx9dgvvAnKmahW6uiJwkkcALRi9H7Zrc66Gdx8ByVCZiz7zBAE7-qK1hqbrT1l8NLpEozzIkrtbQUcFP3HSZokobs4XoBLhJeCxUfyvSg4bnlxLnWgWD86PSKv473DO_v16-d0Q0vO-DjsTVZ_oADL97fwv2tQIA3NDG9B5vThNNrbhUeA/s4032/2023-01-22_13-24-26_943.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioF35vzkcsrx9dgvvAnKmahW6uiJwkkcALRi9H7Zrc66Gdx8ByVCZiz7zBAE7-qK1hqbrT1l8NLpEozzIkrtbQUcFP3HSZokobs4XoBLhJeCxUfyvSg4bnlxLnWgWD86PSKv473DO_v16-d0Q0vO-DjsTVZ_oADL97fwv2tQIA3NDG9B5vThNNrbhUeA/s320/2023-01-22_13-24-26_943.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3EsgViTvwLodz4XnheJn26C_Jaq2Da1XBu5OFxhYzPYY9BWG4ClXipeqh3jad7AeisFvNlKTEmjQbQqnOIbJ02ejQmBkPEAZjCTkYqrUqNvfs016FKCxpcngQHTFjmh-fdKc_7UYQMTFUSpAUj6yYa7jadHA8qsBuWRS-0egvm4Cpw3DwUgl7QZOCw/s4032/2023-01-22_14-03-36_385.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3EsgViTvwLodz4XnheJn26C_Jaq2Da1XBu5OFxhYzPYY9BWG4ClXipeqh3jad7AeisFvNlKTEmjQbQqnOIbJ02ejQmBkPEAZjCTkYqrUqNvfs016FKCxpcngQHTFjmh-fdKc_7UYQMTFUSpAUj6yYa7jadHA8qsBuWRS-0egvm4Cpw3DwUgl7QZOCw/s320/2023-01-22_14-03-36_385.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qr6AOzxKrGhTGBdnNbTtgBubhdBQz4gv7VkRozvGM6xURTf3BzzJTIlb5YW9I_VBmGyyJ1p4mX7L3emGMpZYPlXeL_wuE1XMiw6MZxNqZDc8jj__VdKnSm7-YgaDvc9F-Zl2SZtazVwXVIe9zoGURezIwqYU2LNhrtG-oTSWqM31QhL03MOG19t0jw/s1800/2023-01-23_09-25-42_401.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qr6AOzxKrGhTGBdnNbTtgBubhdBQz4gv7VkRozvGM6xURTf3BzzJTIlb5YW9I_VBmGyyJ1p4mX7L3emGMpZYPlXeL_wuE1XMiw6MZxNqZDc8jj__VdKnSm7-YgaDvc9F-Zl2SZtazVwXVIe9zoGURezIwqYU2LNhrtG-oTSWqM31QhL03MOG19t0jw/s320/2023-01-23_09-25-42_401.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A highlight to our winter was seeing the play, A Horse and His Boy at the Museum of the Bible. It was an amazing production but more importantly, our piano and violin instructor, Lewis, was in it. The life size puppets were stunning. We were even allowed to go backstage after the play to meet the cast members and learn how the puppets were made. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe2hW9qgoDRh9RWEeMmw8kNJBE2-pEK8QVvBiAt9phkqZ26cPashH3lUwKy2jM1Bn2rt1atyx63YLjMWfMJp0ERRZ_NOk6q-v_zHZUJ2GjfUcJ4_ltSFyH7PXCX7Xpe9sy8CU88KYUyhaF4ofrp0p81_zE2S6KK-FsuhPFdF9QO4SJ7WB8fudhGYwRg/s4032/2023-01-27_21-22-29_869.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe2hW9qgoDRh9RWEeMmw8kNJBE2-pEK8QVvBiAt9phkqZ26cPashH3lUwKy2jM1Bn2rt1atyx63YLjMWfMJp0ERRZ_NOk6q-v_zHZUJ2GjfUcJ4_ltSFyH7PXCX7Xpe9sy8CU88KYUyhaF4ofrp0p81_zE2S6KK-FsuhPFdF9QO4SJ7WB8fudhGYwRg/s320/2023-01-27_21-22-29_869.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2ttcwrtVKxlmA3NOqpAx15vqZfWv3arzPMu5zp34P2M9qp1quHJV0XExJcOYkxOACcFEdpOou_1JtlxscLV6EB9_cimu1UHIxkEA-4aCnMq4lLxhq5Nb9-t6tcaf4tJ0RrLLHmkSg3puP4KfEVkF6lWRMo19aGU1SCQwy7_lcFQSAce9b0NhGHJB4A/s4032/2023-01-27_22-04-14_195.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2ttcwrtVKxlmA3NOqpAx15vqZfWv3arzPMu5zp34P2M9qp1quHJV0XExJcOYkxOACcFEdpOou_1JtlxscLV6EB9_cimu1UHIxkEA-4aCnMq4lLxhq5Nb9-t6tcaf4tJ0RrLLHmkSg3puP4KfEVkF6lWRMo19aGU1SCQwy7_lcFQSAce9b0NhGHJB4A/s320/2023-01-27_22-04-14_195.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPmsJtKdQzdFCKDYenOdfaR3u8cfunH3ChZ6yrpgl-oKJgXvvRKiYcCINd2QSLkkFsCnhYQx4eeXqmbva3ZwftPo8FpmvIwSDSHBmIf8u24ZvlEDYzFCQ3BWvr9a2KwbOQuLxYqeLzw0nRUNYIjlnUCSZR1egXqlV7dj6MQa3f70uxCEY9s_UnRr2gw/s4032/2023-01-27_22-09-14_781.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPmsJtKdQzdFCKDYenOdfaR3u8cfunH3ChZ6yrpgl-oKJgXvvRKiYcCINd2QSLkkFsCnhYQx4eeXqmbva3ZwftPo8FpmvIwSDSHBmIf8u24ZvlEDYzFCQ3BWvr9a2KwbOQuLxYqeLzw0nRUNYIjlnUCSZR1egXqlV7dj6MQa3f70uxCEY9s_UnRr2gw/s320/2023-01-27_22-09-14_781.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Abram went to a birthday party at a fun place called "Climb Zone." He came home and told me we have to take Luke and Jack! Surprisingly, they have homeschool days on Wednesdays, so we took the day off and went climbing. All three had a blast. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-00V3KOXCbMf4dqDj4M9FW5WUIeElrzrqFzSCtkSaPVZvtjrFTUlohZuArt1ngZeTvuS3dchue7QT7e_xxwJfWxBFYAk0t5g3YGewkmLJ4xFMK7HlAU_k5GTgqMoN-rWCvwBzlfddHOrhSnW9ev3UgHuf2wzEF6WvcptHSW_IDk6_NCvzQRA7xcZSA/s4032/2023-02-01_11-21-01_516.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-00V3KOXCbMf4dqDj4M9FW5WUIeElrzrqFzSCtkSaPVZvtjrFTUlohZuArt1ngZeTvuS3dchue7QT7e_xxwJfWxBFYAk0t5g3YGewkmLJ4xFMK7HlAU_k5GTgqMoN-rWCvwBzlfddHOrhSnW9ev3UgHuf2wzEF6WvcptHSW_IDk6_NCvzQRA7xcZSA/s320/2023-02-01_11-21-01_516.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAt7hqcuBvI5lvd1g2peayVx_ZchylqQxnwj0_9JiV2f__dLODo1LxsHJpnf6TEm0W2EUq2u2OyK8s5gQfQ7Cr4kekhuOwqFRTEB6IJZof87pQAc6GCWlxD-dMYr-ed1SvqpJWRTNmLL6qasGFQ1JC9hJ3JokxiGcOuzBZRO6kiA28COml81eKju0yw/s4032/2023-02-01_11-27-12_112.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAt7hqcuBvI5lvd1g2peayVx_ZchylqQxnwj0_9JiV2f__dLODo1LxsHJpnf6TEm0W2EUq2u2OyK8s5gQfQ7Cr4kekhuOwqFRTEB6IJZof87pQAc6GCWlxD-dMYr-ed1SvqpJWRTNmLL6qasGFQ1JC9hJ3JokxiGcOuzBZRO6kiA28COml81eKju0yw/s320/2023-02-01_11-27-12_112.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuVYYhJXNcUd3n7KH_Cg7l5y4Jw4OM2MsB5taHiS5t6CXU17j3KGGGdyt-w2-x1MvdTEemZRbqIhR-JT0fQu9d2IU4f_WZqBefFgAf7O2J25T4lBiapO1IrNCUx-wSDsgS2JDiruwm-C3ReliRtyo2g6oERISPyPNqLmvMAUdhybvPWAj-4fTDSAUwA/s4032/2023-02-01_11-44-36_113.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuVYYhJXNcUd3n7KH_Cg7l5y4Jw4OM2MsB5taHiS5t6CXU17j3KGGGdyt-w2-x1MvdTEemZRbqIhR-JT0fQu9d2IU4f_WZqBefFgAf7O2J25T4lBiapO1IrNCUx-wSDsgS2JDiruwm-C3ReliRtyo2g6oERISPyPNqLmvMAUdhybvPWAj-4fTDSAUwA/s320/2023-02-01_11-44-36_113.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To wrap up our quarter studying 6 famous artists, we took a field trip with our CC community to the National Art Gallery. We were matched with an amazing docent who took us to see works of art from the artists that we studied. It was incredible to watch it all come to life for these kids. To be able to see original works of art from famous artists- we are so blessed to live in this amazing place. We saw works by Degas, Monet, Van Gogh, Rembrant and Gainsborough. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-vUfIIbYkGbEagE05ejVAQmiJy1_90TPC60vr8CAZjzYzViu-VZWceEjiwir2LznEmBZc8-dar3um9sIVU1HwyuIQX6cyVYIQh_td46WzieeiDB5WwBmu0YZarOa_Edh8qPrfAamIk17a3XDl3RA2U6mFde93TxGukMDH8iiRXocipR53ZvBbPlCdQ/s4032/2023-02-10_12-58-17_747.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-vUfIIbYkGbEagE05ejVAQmiJy1_90TPC60vr8CAZjzYzViu-VZWceEjiwir2LznEmBZc8-dar3um9sIVU1HwyuIQX6cyVYIQh_td46WzieeiDB5WwBmu0YZarOa_Edh8qPrfAamIk17a3XDl3RA2U6mFde93TxGukMDH8iiRXocipR53ZvBbPlCdQ/s320/2023-02-10_12-58-17_747.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yLGIkhQJezAhPKh8gKmCCelnruZx2obAXEfY2wYxFCz58xyfyvMrc7VdjReakI9pkKwBwrEqr62-DjVKTFrdQqjlTfIJbPm2FEksVwPPX-x4VfMMDciVhJTSCw7V-x4L5jvHeHnLADUGZ_4FzttBMFtPOw7Ku75kNb7wZ6NkaaX0jmFG_8f9pgMVfA/s4032/2023-02-10_13-13-37_909.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yLGIkhQJezAhPKh8gKmCCelnruZx2obAXEfY2wYxFCz58xyfyvMrc7VdjReakI9pkKwBwrEqr62-DjVKTFrdQqjlTfIJbPm2FEksVwPPX-x4VfMMDciVhJTSCw7V-x4L5jvHeHnLADUGZ_4FzttBMFtPOw7Ku75kNb7wZ6NkaaX0jmFG_8f9pgMVfA/s320/2023-02-10_13-13-37_909.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTw9n3sP1fS3FLps8heZsFseVBEu1G5L-dYZaXS0T3ppqmvgYukRynlNG7TEhqs6LoCPltaTzKFAeCTgtux61CU05cWR8HL8zsyK-nUeoLVJdNdxH2T6q6D57FhW049Qu0cnU0qPNKmP57u2lJ3mR4vkFtjuzDhcUL93sKC70NNrEpi_5rhnoges7sg/s4032/2023-02-10_13-29-03_876.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTw9n3sP1fS3FLps8heZsFseVBEu1G5L-dYZaXS0T3ppqmvgYukRynlNG7TEhqs6LoCPltaTzKFAeCTgtux61CU05cWR8HL8zsyK-nUeoLVJdNdxH2T6q6D57FhW049Qu0cnU0qPNKmP57u2lJ3mR4vkFtjuzDhcUL93sKC70NNrEpi_5rhnoges7sg/s320/2023-02-10_13-29-03_876.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--jETpLbpBjJiB7_XOFou_a4e_IkRBrZnvVV2Kv-UdLzm-gE1V6jXpS_YyZivYCK6ZDuaMu_bgrBQJHy_6QZhyBtklPtAdgNCKg7yCTcJrk-3CnlZNBC5DjPQX5U0GeJPisxKPf-rF4mbSqIP8R02I2rW2EYLbrfyThG-kJPWhqtyTN5_kWG7sdJGhQ/s4032/2023-02-10_13-57-12_004.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--jETpLbpBjJiB7_XOFou_a4e_IkRBrZnvVV2Kv-UdLzm-gE1V6jXpS_YyZivYCK6ZDuaMu_bgrBQJHy_6QZhyBtklPtAdgNCKg7yCTcJrk-3CnlZNBC5DjPQX5U0GeJPisxKPf-rF4mbSqIP8R02I2rW2EYLbrfyThG-kJPWhqtyTN5_kWG7sdJGhQ/s320/2023-02-10_13-57-12_004.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another highlight of our winter was our boys' first concert. Our family's favorite Christian artist is Toby Mac. We always have his music on at home and in the car. We loved taking them to his concert. They had a blast watching him perform their favorite songs live. He not only performed, but he worshipped. It was amazing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaRynZyvfNHbZQrAxTboz9uAJES7aXgTMpiAeuLdpFggRNwIrLOVnijrLLwzyAZ9fHgfA5L5CEmujf90Q9V3sFsQ5k3mhnSNnhtwmwqfiWfZOTic6yKaqzV3CHewecrfKyfpptd6c12KMFZeOxR3oewBlRAjGj17SVWnc7bbUuKnhSJIrwsQAJiOkcA/s3520/2023-02-24_22-19-12_226.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaRynZyvfNHbZQrAxTboz9uAJES7aXgTMpiAeuLdpFggRNwIrLOVnijrLLwzyAZ9fHgfA5L5CEmujf90Q9V3sFsQ5k3mhnSNnhtwmwqfiWfZOTic6yKaqzV3CHewecrfKyfpptd6c12KMFZeOxR3oewBlRAjGj17SVWnc7bbUuKnhSJIrwsQAJiOkcA/s320/2023-02-24_22-19-12_226.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3z7FvAf63IYXDo0RYuYYx0EUqwhCDsZ4s3hSL8gooDKSxrmUJ6-kABQ6c6DWcVWKBOTQXphPUk3M_Gr4TmvxDfC84qpybk1JEqXMmNma5eJGrtJFYfUpsAfCDSIDccdr00j8LRxxe6Zb_3N_gJ_ZITLx_54cIOx82qoagq-gokQjY6hJy0SiIb6yIQ/s4032/2023-02-24_22-22-05_235.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3z7FvAf63IYXDo0RYuYYx0EUqwhCDsZ4s3hSL8gooDKSxrmUJ6-kABQ6c6DWcVWKBOTQXphPUk3M_Gr4TmvxDfC84qpybk1JEqXMmNma5eJGrtJFYfUpsAfCDSIDccdr00j8LRxxe6Zb_3N_gJ_ZITLx_54cIOx82qoagq-gokQjY6hJy0SiIb6yIQ/s320/2023-02-24_22-22-05_235.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our CC community had our Faces of History event in March. These students never cease to amaze me. They select a person from a certain time period, research them, write a paper, and give a presentation while in character. This year Abram chose to do God's Smuggler, Brother Andrew. We learned so much about him and truly came to see that God uses our situations for our good and His glory.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBqeJuc2jm4UylaDz6_cfDvEFgbb_4jLIo1XeHTXZol8rYnEiGqtty48pxP1rdAb-aooZl0sg1VIMHxHPHg53iltMOWlqOjpZTw90PXO-yAdoeYxt2MdVwfzIE1WYe6jHUo5TdwGQ-xJAZ7LQRzAuV3CtMpIDYGy1SWnDE-JIlsedDh6UFnqeCvyKvw/s4032/2023-03-04_14-07-48_499.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBqeJuc2jm4UylaDz6_cfDvEFgbb_4jLIo1XeHTXZol8rYnEiGqtty48pxP1rdAb-aooZl0sg1VIMHxHPHg53iltMOWlqOjpZTw90PXO-yAdoeYxt2MdVwfzIE1WYe6jHUo5TdwGQ-xJAZ7LQRzAuV3CtMpIDYGy1SWnDE-JIlsedDh6UFnqeCvyKvw/s320/2023-03-04_14-07-48_499.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XNt3OyWLOOcQgLvdPuyIf_4tDDA9tsju5nvIB_BkXkbjiAoNg2eICJsNWmvbzjA2pVRWtmBUbRG4fsXQw7ZZ5q2uDWLRo4G3N-_7pruzDuPDIKZypJ3S_dNXWxjYn4Oq3laN1T42zg7K0vWhtqc0T02-WimyH0usC8Y6pO9WrFOQd2f6fjumvuyGGg/s4032/2023-03-04_15-02-19_271.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XNt3OyWLOOcQgLvdPuyIf_4tDDA9tsju5nvIB_BkXkbjiAoNg2eICJsNWmvbzjA2pVRWtmBUbRG4fsXQw7ZZ5q2uDWLRo4G3N-_7pruzDuPDIKZypJ3S_dNXWxjYn4Oq3laN1T42zg7K0vWhtqc0T02-WimyH0usC8Y6pO9WrFOQd2f6fjumvuyGGg/s320/2023-03-04_15-02-19_271.heic" width="240" /></a></div><p>And we wrapped up our winter with surgery #10 for Abram. He had his bone graft surgery for the fourth time. They take bone marrow from his hip and put it into his gum line. After the surgery he has 6 weeks of liquid diet and limited physical activity. He is so very brave and he never worries or complains. He just knows this is apart of his story. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5Ktuo-Wtt78K_wbRWJGIXlTjPILg_hC79Z41j94BlBvbt9ZXpV7vwBk3bixiumgGAGztJNeVnJUL82c1r1gZKksyX6wixRbq7z4zSTavOWEljTW_HsvY3nB_DLeBGVrkpe3ULQFGWi0geMmTcboaY7OrLHEitwSa9_ntDBLsWUfEigN_kINYL6-3ug/s4032/2023-03-17_10-44-27_728.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5Ktuo-Wtt78K_wbRWJGIXlTjPILg_hC79Z41j94BlBvbt9ZXpV7vwBk3bixiumgGAGztJNeVnJUL82c1r1gZKksyX6wixRbq7z4zSTavOWEljTW_HsvY3nB_DLeBGVrkpe3ULQFGWi0geMmTcboaY7OrLHEitwSa9_ntDBLsWUfEigN_kINYL6-3ug/s320/2023-03-17_10-44-27_728.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those six weeks are pretty tough for our family- but one night something pretty exciting happened! We heard a knock on our door and I realized it was my best friend's niece, Nykol. She goes to school in D.C. and Stephanie had her go get ice cream and root beer for Abram and deliver it to us. I feel like I think sometimes simple gestures aren't important, but after this night I realized it's the simple gestures that mean the most. To see the huge smile on Abram's face just brought me to tears. When he realized that someone in Houston had ice cream delivered to him, he felt so very special. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOVX5UGpiWyZBZD5g7UX_fQQM4VNtqQwZiG3dM4NfUumLLLK4yuWfjFi3Sn8mSLOR0EkF8jqpGD7iCL3J0YVPEQpciIEqadXIzkj0m1tX6x6fZ-NkQvu1lzSXeZyFSKrw3Vjoy86YDdwW7BsAwtRH9OLrH4AjYSashd3QDUmsIeG8IaKKy7PcEdRngQ/s1600/2023-03-21_19-21-45_276.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOVX5UGpiWyZBZD5g7UX_fQQM4VNtqQwZiG3dM4NfUumLLLK4yuWfjFi3Sn8mSLOR0EkF8jqpGD7iCL3J0YVPEQpciIEqadXIzkj0m1tX6x6fZ-NkQvu1lzSXeZyFSKrw3Vjoy86YDdwW7BsAwtRH9OLrH4AjYSashd3QDUmsIeG8IaKKy7PcEdRngQ/s320/2023-03-21_19-21-45_276.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-12563414830405736432023-05-07T02:50:00.000+09:002023-05-07T02:50:39.358+09:00And, Christmas is here!<p> Christmas is always such a wonderful time of year. This year wasn't any different. Usually my family comes to see us and we spend Christmas together at our house, but this year we headed to Shreveport. My nephew got married a few days after Christmas. We spent Christmas day at my parent's house and had a great visit. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzQHH3FzvXZ3SkeTYwvmK4pWWFDnyOWkVBkuWUtKQWr0mZDrxSpxtXMDzcevMSzY9UJKBATqhFVUFvB4aGZrpMlpUENtkAgIAVa7PtvKZ2v2gOKMEH5r7ubP92zQ3DYEezrpmJCipjg5LXSeRXBap8KcaM4lef2aOa6WVaq60PeOwIt4x3cMTRwqeYw/s1800/2022-12-10_20-02-29_954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzQHH3FzvXZ3SkeTYwvmK4pWWFDnyOWkVBkuWUtKQWr0mZDrxSpxtXMDzcevMSzY9UJKBATqhFVUFvB4aGZrpMlpUENtkAgIAVa7PtvKZ2v2gOKMEH5r7ubP92zQ3DYEezrpmJCipjg5LXSeRXBap8KcaM4lef2aOa6WVaq60PeOwIt4x3cMTRwqeYw/s320/2022-12-10_20-02-29_954.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first weekend in December, our boys sang in our church's Christmas performance. Our church does such an amazing job worshipping our Savior through this performances and our boys love being a part of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1PATDuX5oRsNwutgeTynZvrtv_A3K4XxWlHHSdR8IjyUqqpotwLw1M9PMxC41KOwQggXakeHuRDtX9_5PwupplaDYki3oPURuymjV_AvQ1ChF5fZyFPjgWG7d3zx-hRvlPXBLNKSO_fLqGDaGOOBM5PtWiFbAZsNhNoQSPQ5mCeNj07XBKuYnI-qCw/s1800/2022-12-06_16-16-33_179.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1PATDuX5oRsNwutgeTynZvrtv_A3K4XxWlHHSdR8IjyUqqpotwLw1M9PMxC41KOwQggXakeHuRDtX9_5PwupplaDYki3oPURuymjV_AvQ1ChF5fZyFPjgWG7d3zx-hRvlPXBLNKSO_fLqGDaGOOBM5PtWiFbAZsNhNoQSPQ5mCeNj07XBKuYnI-qCw/s320/2022-12-06_16-16-33_179.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course, decorating gingerbread cookies was a highlight. I don't particularly enjoy doing gingerbread houses, so these cookies were a happy compromise!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hJ7pGjGZ9prA88CTQQOEoFXfzHTxEGN9DL_eNmG1WscPCXtKal9ndWR9DlYFBFZ-AlASrkMQShs7-Nc5V7kCV1o0FqetThAvRKJQnSgpP3TRGvCY43K16lEv5yk5tsq7S16bUaPI7uU0oILdHYLJfoDgtaBDMoByWAOAAUq9VPt5evNHX7720Jy_Rg/s4032/2022-12-09_13-19-15_642.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hJ7pGjGZ9prA88CTQQOEoFXfzHTxEGN9DL_eNmG1WscPCXtKal9ndWR9DlYFBFZ-AlASrkMQShs7-Nc5V7kCV1o0FqetThAvRKJQnSgpP3TRGvCY43K16lEv5yk5tsq7S16bUaPI7uU0oILdHYLJfoDgtaBDMoByWAOAAUq9VPt5evNHX7720Jy_Rg/s320/2022-12-09_13-19-15_642.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We headed out a few days before Christmas to head to Louisiana- you know you are in the south when you start seeing signs for Buc-ee's! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gy1IuyErQvdhF7WC60HJGUq18Di5ZaHV0RF1DlU_ekY5Zr4cW8Xt-HW6KqcO0VD6zQ0iqk4mAvvicxKKQjBFD0i8SCR2dZ8IcbvoFfkv7uHkFeNdDUNTE07zVwnmZzIcOVPLRtF_Ntzem5jgJewZ5uBG_lLaSbDe38_dE9VleJeCs_FzrM4jcA0FSg/s4032/2022-12-24_13-41-59_949.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Gy1IuyErQvdhF7WC60HJGUq18Di5ZaHV0RF1DlU_ekY5Zr4cW8Xt-HW6KqcO0VD6zQ0iqk4mAvvicxKKQjBFD0i8SCR2dZ8IcbvoFfkv7uHkFeNdDUNTE07zVwnmZzIcOVPLRtF_Ntzem5jgJewZ5uBG_lLaSbDe38_dE9VleJeCs_FzrM4jcA0FSg/s320/2022-12-24_13-41-59_949.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed a visit to the Shreveport Aquarium to meet up with some dear friends, the Watkins. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1FFyDkNPGxxbMAHVwXzepUCqlFSizN6V2xpL5_iW11o_NXSz0ySjrlDpN661noPcolmjpTRpEzCnCNh-eIuP70WkFfEgivRvAbyIcY44yGPjSj0vzvDxDwW9YydhHOnmFr6T_foYjlSyyyukF2Q2advyUIyC3G4gr19iubUbc0HKSqM1npjarP5e7w/s4032/2022-12-27_11-14-19_678.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1FFyDkNPGxxbMAHVwXzepUCqlFSizN6V2xpL5_iW11o_NXSz0ySjrlDpN661noPcolmjpTRpEzCnCNh-eIuP70WkFfEgivRvAbyIcY44yGPjSj0vzvDxDwW9YydhHOnmFr6T_foYjlSyyyukF2Q2advyUIyC3G4gr19iubUbc0HKSqM1npjarP5e7w/s320/2022-12-27_11-14-19_678.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They did such a great job on Christmas morning. Since Christmas was on a Sunday this year, we went to church first and then we came home and opened gifts. They were so patient and didn't complain at all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkdauJxfUR3Lx3SZl4g9idSf0YWKeghGWgid5_yu42oa6B9AC1nI5jDs7lvEiZQETgzMt4H5tsPRBKJe3WiehBKlrRA3L3H8PmOOmGAfnHr5oTeSl42WH1isGc9y6KG61RTIaOFjyUgzJ5OEwrqvWCULyodrpfPoibX4nSliy2CckymEwb55NMwMFMw/s2566/2022-12-25_13-34-17_890.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="1934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkdauJxfUR3Lx3SZl4g9idSf0YWKeghGWgid5_yu42oa6B9AC1nI5jDs7lvEiZQETgzMt4H5tsPRBKJe3WiehBKlrRA3L3H8PmOOmGAfnHr5oTeSl42WH1isGc9y6KG61RTIaOFjyUgzJ5OEwrqvWCULyodrpfPoibX4nSliy2CckymEwb55NMwMFMw/s320/2022-12-25_13-34-17_890.jpeg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFP3AKzT0MLqltIH_tQ2doT6ixc6FcJPV19jXcO55irB2xTH3wdj4qe8Cn_Z0alh0Frwa6iboJYnWwQcLYcKQSkHGWz9RAIgclzkbCotBX1AX48lk2QVMvKuW2A5CFzzeKSNl9ust9547qqeLPeLQeA7bzo8qhf5hTPGwfi_vXuFKFm4PRcyiT_53GQ/s2048/2023-01-03_23-15-03_663.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1696" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFP3AKzT0MLqltIH_tQ2doT6ixc6FcJPV19jXcO55irB2xTH3wdj4qe8Cn_Z0alh0Frwa6iboJYnWwQcLYcKQSkHGWz9RAIgclzkbCotBX1AX48lk2QVMvKuW2A5CFzzeKSNl9ust9547qqeLPeLQeA7bzo8qhf5hTPGwfi_vXuFKFm4PRcyiT_53GQ/s320/2023-01-03_23-15-03_663.jpeg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The highlight for Luke and Jack was their gift from Aunt Julie... she gave the boys a pig to dissect with Uncle Jamie. They loved every minute of it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwNY3P6e67mInqgWn8flJUlo1KG2ZepTt_9qxPb5suTwtKyEW4XdpFZwJg1eDzVcU1Pus_HQ88b1VIaW-NxyLN5-x0aad9pt9-bKcFCt53K7rtuiJO55U56CfX7YjYQaF3CNZCJNKNoYaLOTP5PgRs7ZIP4yOXders52roogLT6rWp20qGz0VYRePGw/s4032/2022-12-27_18-57-43_443.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwNY3P6e67mInqgWn8flJUlo1KG2ZepTt_9qxPb5suTwtKyEW4XdpFZwJg1eDzVcU1Pus_HQ88b1VIaW-NxyLN5-x0aad9pt9-bKcFCt53K7rtuiJO55U56CfX7YjYQaF3CNZCJNKNoYaLOTP5PgRs7ZIP4yOXders52roogLT6rWp20qGz0VYRePGw/s320/2022-12-27_18-57-43_443.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But the highlight of our trip and why we came home was for Cade and Amanda's wedding. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, the four of us got to get away to celebrate New Years in Dallas. 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For some reason, Chris and I thought it was the perfect time until we noticed the weather report the week before we left. They had a huge snowstorm a few days before left, but we decided to make the trip anyway and we are so very glad we did! </p><p>The snow was practically gone (our boys were disappointed) and there weren't any crowds. It was lovely! Lots of stuff was closed for the season (ice cream, zip lining, etc) but its stuff we would not have wanted to spend money on anyway. We decided to stay on the Canada side because we heard it was better and we already had passports for everyone! </p><p><br /></p><p>Our first stop was at the Bird Kingdom. Luke loves all birds and so he was just in heaven. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmFBO6phiiNW3PRN7rrCYu83FVZfjjXlQJIz8z05ztLA3M-k9qSEoiaEGQCzcgyhvBdd3NwvPUlYe5M8cLjqSWXlbSpuzTpUNaAdRg-y-pzBd-Is7NmZgKSiWl1RIqBmP-ZEjbjHHbzwUa7kXcjKTQUq16yN3JxIh90jqDPaqDrX7Ta6I9rTHMsikDg/s4032/2022-11-22_15-07-31_921.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmFBO6phiiNW3PRN7rrCYu83FVZfjjXlQJIz8z05ztLA3M-k9qSEoiaEGQCzcgyhvBdd3NwvPUlYe5M8cLjqSWXlbSpuzTpUNaAdRg-y-pzBd-Is7NmZgKSiWl1RIqBmP-ZEjbjHHbzwUa7kXcjKTQUq16yN3JxIh90jqDPaqDrX7Ta6I9rTHMsikDg/s320/2022-11-22_15-07-31_921.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC0X2TAevkncWiuZ55n6nTF5dzURERL7vyAsbEqUfDp_CKMhKC-VDGORQXZ9vPeWzXngj289iZsFBbb63x1FNlnLA1sdH1D_I5nqoEFCaWzNatrJO9EINNqoEtUOERfzdmeBUCoL5_1n2tWbTmQ1us8CTCgBWwb02eTkJiFnqxfX1k1o2eOI8x1377g/s4032/2022-11-22_14-10-32_107.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC0X2TAevkncWiuZ55n6nTF5dzURERL7vyAsbEqUfDp_CKMhKC-VDGORQXZ9vPeWzXngj289iZsFBbb63x1FNlnLA1sdH1D_I5nqoEFCaWzNatrJO9EINNqoEtUOERfzdmeBUCoL5_1n2tWbTmQ1us8CTCgBWwb02eTkJiFnqxfX1k1o2eOI8x1377g/s320/2022-11-22_14-10-32_107.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTyQYBvRrtPFzH5y3emVCuJTUgnp_IvO6J_wqVf4Ghk6vh60usc5R1NBr0rVuraBMzMJJDnMDMrOVZj4cUKwFAN0O5sEw3lH2IV5-1pdFVSKryoxg8PJWK2LLILu6W-SnFIiUnZkZKvyVcIFcdIpC4ExO98qbb6XYTPA9fWTJHM6izvIDLKbElswzaQ/s4032/2022-11-22_14-28-41_388.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTyQYBvRrtPFzH5y3emVCuJTUgnp_IvO6J_wqVf4Ghk6vh60usc5R1NBr0rVuraBMzMJJDnMDMrOVZj4cUKwFAN0O5sEw3lH2IV5-1pdFVSKryoxg8PJWK2LLILu6W-SnFIiUnZkZKvyVcIFcdIpC4ExO98qbb6XYTPA9fWTJHM6izvIDLKbElswzaQ/s320/2022-11-22_14-28-41_388.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdEDXbfKfudL483hi1q928vTqgwUciGgp3ytucdLiC35QOXwRrZPU3hcASLeoS0pOY-V1AQUq8iDenniFmOq-MwiPEYy_IsRZfCRugfOPz6xfJZ3mkw5gnPTMjZYZcePl8BMWysRFPvmHTbOat8Xe5Db7W9gOqzaTXpEw7B88lDgpN7c0r7ryiVi0Ag/s4032/2022-11-22_14-30-22_778.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdEDXbfKfudL483hi1q928vTqgwUciGgp3ytucdLiC35QOXwRrZPU3hcASLeoS0pOY-V1AQUq8iDenniFmOq-MwiPEYy_IsRZfCRugfOPz6xfJZ3mkw5gnPTMjZYZcePl8BMWysRFPvmHTbOat8Xe5Db7W9gOqzaTXpEw7B88lDgpN7c0r7ryiVi0Ag/s320/2022-11-22_14-30-22_778.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we went in this caged area, we thought we were going to look at the birds up close, but soon the guy inside told us to cup our hands and he poured some milky liquid into them. Immediately the birds started swarming us and we were all screaming. Then he quickly said, "smile!" So the smile you see in this picture is half scared, half confused and right after we took it we walked out. It's pretty funny now, but at the moment we were a little terrified. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s883yfpNa6chTDmIgl8Ftqew51sgwLPYuMYDt_O5YZO4DmQpBRrwTDHPZR0s32PKP3mSQJLCEYOJ0hRq-lplHF-2R1RuiJOJWBb9GA82OGsLYbnDQJejPxM55A9CsNdjVzSqt6PcyABLXa6nfv4xlJTxoMdSML4Q03GJ6dFY85nRiQYFEf_eiws6pA/s1579/2022-11-23_22-25-54_154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1579" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6s883yfpNa6chTDmIgl8Ftqew51sgwLPYuMYDt_O5YZO4DmQpBRrwTDHPZR0s32PKP3mSQJLCEYOJ0hRq-lplHF-2R1RuiJOJWBb9GA82OGsLYbnDQJejPxM55A9CsNdjVzSqt6PcyABLXa6nfv4xlJTxoMdSML4Q03GJ6dFY85nRiQYFEf_eiws6pA/s320/2022-11-23_22-25-54_154.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chris is an amazing trip planner and he surprised the boys with a hotel room with a view of the falls. It was so stunning to wake up to this every morning and watch it lit up at night. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwm9xWWNZLtcZ_t7tpWT8X1u2mAbRDxTE9v-vIZjR476kCaZzz8Wbv4okqFaqXVNKviia0ijVJ02jax1QeYCcn6nJC_JjUujMzIflbEWXP0GZPXxgmoKIglWvqODs0SBi9TtOlxs-RJLOa2YBDx8xKkHSCdWp3BefThAb0YqfpivbDdEqYZYcMkqtpEA/s4032/2022-11-22_15-36-22_191.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwm9xWWNZLtcZ_t7tpWT8X1u2mAbRDxTE9v-vIZjR476kCaZzz8Wbv4okqFaqXVNKviia0ijVJ02jax1QeYCcn6nJC_JjUujMzIflbEWXP0GZPXxgmoKIglWvqODs0SBi9TtOlxs-RJLOa2YBDx8xKkHSCdWp3BefThAb0YqfpivbDdEqYZYcMkqtpEA/s320/2022-11-22_15-36-22_191.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZg3Whl9JzvxDDQx1lXFbWSIkRHRr3JH9jwLjKYeKw6grjANsi5ezbRjJ3eZEQL-AOJ6s6JFyH1DgXrocdmFR3CSywsWvnGDP0rKNtKp_0cjvtWFWaiWQt531yOAVx21KvR38hmn2lrUVcMFjFkA1TFsPcziWM3zH7E_y2U9c9B2JfkR_QnFk-gEFbA/s3520/2022-11-22_20-39-16_782.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZg3Whl9JzvxDDQx1lXFbWSIkRHRr3JH9jwLjKYeKw6grjANsi5ezbRjJ3eZEQL-AOJ6s6JFyH1DgXrocdmFR3CSywsWvnGDP0rKNtKp_0cjvtWFWaiWQt531yOAVx21KvR38hmn2lrUVcMFjFkA1TFsPcziWM3zH7E_y2U9c9B2JfkR_QnFk-gEFbA/s320/2022-11-22_20-39-16_782.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first place we ate at was a super cheesy but fun restaurant called the Flying Saucer. It's really old and the food isn't the best, but it was fun to experience just once. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLW_eZDKuLDpX7Aln3RCrF2W5Dlbc-EudU04wxeDESALYDZVEJIFwWwY_SPLL0unPynVy-xp8NLazQIlFdo3AxBrmmEwmGTtqjc3k6IKY2L_RWDhRTFptqLetL4yV1wPQiPwF-sN9LfcYb8JjfwzkqgU3G09xw9A4jHlQaqpMcGSWe9XBCQ828pQkyw/s4032/2022-11-22_16-20-09_691.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLW_eZDKuLDpX7Aln3RCrF2W5Dlbc-EudU04wxeDESALYDZVEJIFwWwY_SPLL0unPynVy-xp8NLazQIlFdo3AxBrmmEwmGTtqjc3k6IKY2L_RWDhRTFptqLetL4yV1wPQiPwF-sN9LfcYb8JjfwzkqgU3G09xw9A4jHlQaqpMcGSWe9XBCQ828pQkyw/s320/2022-11-22_16-20-09_691.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we walked around the local tourist trap, Clifton Hill, and ventured inside the Hershey Store to load up on chocolates and Christmas gifts. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX0Liy3wI1uFS8RhRoiFPPqRFqUO9Scd4Ig0P857r43v5D4jKUNUjcAkJy3odNVbx5tBrCPaoufw7TJGXPLrgtV7SbK71orFykUrUAC5MxaHxTRrhNKrgTjo3o3Y-YlkDOgriwXqMhzItYqj1EAzHn1u7-APklXkToQLzO3nG4jkwMbbLCc0neVpsGw/s4032/2022-11-22_19-09-06_125.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX0Liy3wI1uFS8RhRoiFPPqRFqUO9Scd4Ig0P857r43v5D4jKUNUjcAkJy3odNVbx5tBrCPaoufw7TJGXPLrgtV7SbK71orFykUrUAC5MxaHxTRrhNKrgTjo3o3Y-YlkDOgriwXqMhzItYqj1EAzHn1u7-APklXkToQLzO3nG4jkwMbbLCc0neVpsGw/s320/2022-11-22_19-09-06_125.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hK2Sx-R62UeMXph-_d6EifEdbvl1e2ZZv8elaROLpLbDP7z3GPxDHH43DzO12reYYw-dUUF8YhB2KInRC3NG5k4bJIefmRObKmWcU18LG8IWteXpsqbeu0voCTlr6H2PnlYv_0ru1uLjO_8ZJkvrMZIIE7zRnYVZs-VEJ6bvSQWuUlSzC2r6cAoBWA/s4032/2022-11-22_19-29-30_919.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hK2Sx-R62UeMXph-_d6EifEdbvl1e2ZZv8elaROLpLbDP7z3GPxDHH43DzO12reYYw-dUUF8YhB2KInRC3NG5k4bJIefmRObKmWcU18LG8IWteXpsqbeu0voCTlr6H2PnlYv_0ru1uLjO_8ZJkvrMZIIE7zRnYVZs-VEJ6bvSQWuUlSzC2r6cAoBWA/s320/2022-11-22_19-29-30_919.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was so fun to be there during this season because we got to see all the Christmas lights. We loved walking around in the evenings to see the town lit up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiUuJRCvZ1pMlL7b7T8y8v4MnMpZyHxgWMQcsYGpLy_1p7bkYePHd0bum5ubU2D63orD1_8ewKlQbWNeU41queG28ivy-4dgcEDovkF-96-1m4FCp3nddtPiOxs2JKPhbSJCWjgIzeeZcHAzaul0JSIISInD3yh_x6Gpnp7-8oRAvDuViJRMnM8WIaw/s4032/2022-11-22_20-00-21_286.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiUuJRCvZ1pMlL7b7T8y8v4MnMpZyHxgWMQcsYGpLy_1p7bkYePHd0bum5ubU2D63orD1_8ewKlQbWNeU41queG28ivy-4dgcEDovkF-96-1m4FCp3nddtPiOxs2JKPhbSJCWjgIzeeZcHAzaul0JSIISInD3yh_x6Gpnp7-8oRAvDuViJRMnM8WIaw/s320/2022-11-22_20-00-21_286.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S80pa_cql-6JyMKOnevVbQ5-O4cMwCa3IpfWocsF47DQujLKBCFn3uRXLbuz_JnM7JjeksD1O6Mn39q2isVzCY3iJ9pR5EfMYBU7EnErpIhqnnoymlXSHit4W8xLr_6fEt9M5-Rzje3MHsigkVsWRKV_KtXOGoc3DHTIBZNjuMsXcqn7_AXGFMXucg/s4032/2022-11-22_20-01-25_391.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S80pa_cql-6JyMKOnevVbQ5-O4cMwCa3IpfWocsF47DQujLKBCFn3uRXLbuz_JnM7JjeksD1O6Mn39q2isVzCY3iJ9pR5EfMYBU7EnErpIhqnnoymlXSHit4W8xLr_6fEt9M5-Rzje3MHsigkVsWRKV_KtXOGoc3DHTIBZNjuMsXcqn7_AXGFMXucg/s320/2022-11-22_20-01-25_391.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next day we set out to explore the beautiful falls. We were able to through 2 different tunnels to get a view from behind the falls. So cool! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaWIqMxsiRbhjZ0ApWQhH8a_yavoAe5xm-mNu-mJhe2bvM9RZHtVsdZE0hC3RT-P8mYZZvz14woG7w7avCDetgfkLlMmAqoXrxlcan-Me3s59gIPa3gazHbC3tczAXm_VEEC1e3L8PH8hI8VA9js_Uflb6t4Ed3PDiVpjbATUA3MUekIAZ_5DqpGVQQ/s4032/2022-11-23_10-49-23_544.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaWIqMxsiRbhjZ0ApWQhH8a_yavoAe5xm-mNu-mJhe2bvM9RZHtVsdZE0hC3RT-P8mYZZvz14woG7w7avCDetgfkLlMmAqoXrxlcan-Me3s59gIPa3gazHbC3tczAXm_VEEC1e3L8PH8hI8VA9js_Uflb6t4Ed3PDiVpjbATUA3MUekIAZ_5DqpGVQQ/s320/2022-11-23_10-49-23_544.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fQpUTAZGolK1eyrowOCOXsVkdYiVIU2kwsD8474zxaMFEDWT8lAWGw4buAUA5bLIdW1Y3NbUU_yhVxrw3SK97PZPtw0UppDj6f7g1de6Ld6wrE0AC7cbqdgm82Vgx9orGhqdZ_cmWreztlLxBPZ26ctG0KVZm_8n2vq7wJi57ibCGq1mhE_mqd40Kw/s3088/2022-11-23_10-52-57_469.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fQpUTAZGolK1eyrowOCOXsVkdYiVIU2kwsD8474zxaMFEDWT8lAWGw4buAUA5bLIdW1Y3NbUU_yhVxrw3SK97PZPtw0UppDj6f7g1de6Ld6wrE0AC7cbqdgm82Vgx9orGhqdZ_cmWreztlLxBPZ26ctG0KVZm_8n2vq7wJi57ibCGq1mhE_mqd40Kw/s320/2022-11-23_10-52-57_469.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX0KZnvOktu-nhA3p2YFlzg7cgyuufzlMdniz6JJRLuE4OaSSG-TNgS6of5QOHT8dQOI4DdyxgmehMFmJps2WicJQKGHjSYN3ZT3TU3naLjobDbXveLFv9aBeRv7wx1oeuXWZ8rK9ysE4CWhHVfJD-7rv6XK8K_rX3NJVnToUyskREbFP9cWqY1p-Mw/s4032/2022-11-23_11-42-34_952.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwX0KZnvOktu-nhA3p2YFlzg7cgyuufzlMdniz6JJRLuE4OaSSG-TNgS6of5QOHT8dQOI4DdyxgmehMFmJps2WicJQKGHjSYN3ZT3TU3naLjobDbXveLFv9aBeRv7wx1oeuXWZ8rK9ysE4CWhHVfJD-7rv6XK8K_rX3NJVnToUyskREbFP9cWqY1p-Mw/s320/2022-11-23_11-42-34_952.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those are the falls behind them. We were inside. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwbAKHVzXLchsrnHcuiL6R0WSVhqx3EXl8R_LxZtXXcUiElityLfRGEbpu9bH0XekFVCzZuD8i0lWGYn-AtMv_oULrP13cf3hWny0NC1PDXkykHrrlSl6FTWHbnfZfxT_37gAx3gW0BVgL9IFH2iCkCgz0Wb37zlL5-mYJfpYxGglMvG61GFRmy7fHg/s4032/2022-11-23_11-53-43_937.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwbAKHVzXLchsrnHcuiL6R0WSVhqx3EXl8R_LxZtXXcUiElityLfRGEbpu9bH0XekFVCzZuD8i0lWGYn-AtMv_oULrP13cf3hWny0NC1PDXkykHrrlSl6FTWHbnfZfxT_37gAx3gW0BVgL9IFH2iCkCgz0Wb37zlL5-mYJfpYxGglMvG61GFRmy7fHg/s320/2022-11-23_11-53-43_937.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rainbow was out all day and it was just stunning!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were all blown away by how amazing this place was. The butterflies were so stunning and they let you get right up close to them, which was amazing! I could not get over their vibrant colors!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAjJFJqDmDeS29l8Q7Mq9f-mjCHJ8c55-U0tcxetUZF9-JVYgEpHrPU0WFkd3oXagcxq2kaFrvpaceLC90ozmSww1UISsgSyX5Dv2sPnCiGl-VqU5NGY76gJ8DLPAEARym7jDO0t413u63RW13qZ7racuwZ18z1ShR1OfkltSOL2RHq3LBAdjC0w8hA/s4032/2022-11-23_16-00-09_900.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAjJFJqDmDeS29l8Q7Mq9f-mjCHJ8c55-U0tcxetUZF9-JVYgEpHrPU0WFkd3oXagcxq2kaFrvpaceLC90ozmSww1UISsgSyX5Dv2sPnCiGl-VqU5NGY76gJ8DLPAEARym7jDO0t413u63RW13qZ7racuwZ18z1ShR1OfkltSOL2RHq3LBAdjC0w8hA/s320/2022-11-23_16-00-09_900.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hR7roZQ5kB_j2sWLFlhVPNlycnayQ0tk9kvepjzqT7EIMdZWSwg4JvPN0Flbf0DqNdPGO9co0-7DoLtbq-PoXqJtclW3h0lFO9-RVttdxLJ1MSnFRqnZ39eScW27w78l-sdGjaCjY78PRkxkyem7VsWQLiy9qqFLzxWI4Q5LdMo938cRornyfITyiQ/s4032/2022-11-23_16-06-02_996.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was interactive and really neat to see and listen to- a great way to end our visit to The Falls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1cy40al3aFFS_QmXBZ9Wo4XyFmhXPabahAptDXZ77dW6gTH8J9qlsYBWaAkkp0E-ufeHtOv25moPjb0ci6qR6Z3OoJgOxl0XrGWEV45A0E8kWExiVwHAiTpnk6a16mo3HN3OX4Ycdaua06jJPC-wswq6x6B01AQ1hC8wvHz4YRtR8eI2T_BSLgF2ZA/s4032/2022-11-23_18-44-31_678.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1cy40al3aFFS_QmXBZ9Wo4XyFmhXPabahAptDXZ77dW6gTH8J9qlsYBWaAkkp0E-ufeHtOv25moPjb0ci6qR6Z3OoJgOxl0XrGWEV45A0E8kWExiVwHAiTpnk6a16mo3HN3OX4Ycdaua06jJPC-wswq6x6B01AQ1hC8wvHz4YRtR8eI2T_BSLgF2ZA/s320/2022-11-23_18-44-31_678.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPl8pG_xVFg-ohRyrGVoKVoTN5V7NGKbJNSkFJ7C1Siq9bpgxIQmAXg1E4dqz-9GcyETyxFHZB24k-w8RfjXQoqhfHSROL15ECh5zDYsZXdufPqwxJbuAMKzeNaEcQ-9WhA0cxJXH-nE-z51nYRjXTVmRKVhaxoORyy_NxXKKWuBO1b8KHKIIRsZRIA/s4032/2022-11-23_18-52-54_172.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPl8pG_xVFg-ohRyrGVoKVoTN5V7NGKbJNSkFJ7C1Siq9bpgxIQmAXg1E4dqz-9GcyETyxFHZB24k-w8RfjXQoqhfHSROL15ECh5zDYsZXdufPqwxJbuAMKzeNaEcQ-9WhA0cxJXH-nE-z51nYRjXTVmRKVhaxoORyy_NxXKKWuBO1b8KHKIIRsZRIA/s320/2022-11-23_18-52-54_172.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-85614481067446063232022-12-19T04:13:00.002+09:002022-12-19T04:13:56.141+09:00Second Part of our Fall<p>This fall has flown by... I feel like it was just September last week. We have been on the move and doing exciting things. Here's some pictures from what we have been up to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our second fall here and I am still amazed at the beauty God has provided for us as summer slowly turns into winter. God could have just made the leaves fall to the ground, but instead He gave us this stunning season, fall, where the colors of the trees are just breathtaking. The bright yellows, golden oranges and fiery reds- just a daily reminder of God's goodness to us. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGriGU3yy7TylX6fs4dj3WuEPNyc_HhjLj3u8nQBV8SBYNVvWX_FBskPrg0TTTrsp3Ve1WXX-Xiw4afiND61TP4_Jm4Ug0ec4TlNCuhUdac4THEe1lqh7dkcvZrCMePeWdYkY-yZqD8yLviGEMQiT5ny2LYrf9K22apHSNuxzJXOeanpieqVS5eRcEQ/s4032/2022-10-27_08-37-15_896.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGriGU3yy7TylX6fs4dj3WuEPNyc_HhjLj3u8nQBV8SBYNVvWX_FBskPrg0TTTrsp3Ve1WXX-Xiw4afiND61TP4_Jm4Ug0ec4TlNCuhUdac4THEe1lqh7dkcvZrCMePeWdYkY-yZqD8yLviGEMQiT5ny2LYrf9K22apHSNuxzJXOeanpieqVS5eRcEQ/s320/2022-10-27_08-37-15_896.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As soon as Chris got home from Rwanda, he switched gears and took the boys and his TrailLife group on a camping trip. It was chilly, but they had such a fun time with the other dads and boys. Abram has been working towards his knife badge- this weekend he received it along with his first knife from Chris and he was just grinning from ear to ear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Dbpb9E-3VTXeFAsQEbHVViG229Mde5z7qS2ZYcCJ_kvE7PhO_ou88qsrx2KB3OV7a2TI0XmcoZxx39OHMpa3zcz_3oeMSdoeZcUoMlYfhKo_ddR0tC_y2PnMxJ436fvr6LA8Y35T40SGz8ixbuhLwKLTAR6j--XYKLLpblV1c8Ug8bST-2041pryKg/s3024/2022-10-23_09-21-14_117.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Dbpb9E-3VTXeFAsQEbHVViG229Mde5z7qS2ZYcCJ_kvE7PhO_ou88qsrx2KB3OV7a2TI0XmcoZxx39OHMpa3zcz_3oeMSdoeZcUoMlYfhKo_ddR0tC_y2PnMxJ436fvr6LA8Y35T40SGz8ixbuhLwKLTAR6j--XYKLLpblV1c8Ug8bST-2041pryKg/s320/2022-10-23_09-21-14_117.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgze-LJFEa4-SAGOIq1JNnm7KbNGUtL3yrMCN2vTRU6lsDCwONq7eDj4AmuSSg6aEPODdwmvrrr5TS135cdm-1MD_HWP0Jf2xIckvOnxInyyNgPITT25b8SYNyAZ7htkI29r9GSFUG62hNMymadoGMnoKXM8nHMma3mFVzwYEfP3JiKvDh6ooA6Lz7bMw/s4032/2022-10-23_09-03-35_353.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgze-LJFEa4-SAGOIq1JNnm7KbNGUtL3yrMCN2vTRU6lsDCwONq7eDj4AmuSSg6aEPODdwmvrrr5TS135cdm-1MD_HWP0Jf2xIckvOnxInyyNgPITT25b8SYNyAZ7htkI29r9GSFUG62hNMymadoGMnoKXM8nHMma3mFVzwYEfP3JiKvDh6ooA6Lz7bMw/s320/2022-10-23_09-03-35_353.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2Wg2-qOMo2k-mnilCYCuJ0c0ErsFr6OTMOjfm9HnLm_rQHopkVY3j6LLLrawcrgCMlCFNgqtGJyfQMfoDtQg2ZdrMwVY20HPPAF8IbrPzvf3VEQpVlz5Zu0dkSzK6BF0mUZm5fVkM2AHagDXGgqdotUAOgdGPA3444Ws-bH3w5GhMzLFN9zVI3ys5g/s4032/2022-10-22_12-58-19_423.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2Wg2-qOMo2k-mnilCYCuJ0c0ErsFr6OTMOjfm9HnLm_rQHopkVY3j6LLLrawcrgCMlCFNgqtGJyfQMfoDtQg2ZdrMwVY20HPPAF8IbrPzvf3VEQpVlz5Zu0dkSzK6BF0mUZm5fVkM2AHagDXGgqdotUAOgdGPA3444Ws-bH3w5GhMzLFN9zVI3ys5g/s320/2022-10-22_12-58-19_423.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtU0NLtDbLWEuuiOG3XARGLx5waEaMC547DXsH6nNobFRJJjo3vr6PgMmMkTPderVq1tI2kWFMN9jldq6TEHk9lk38UGadp2t8UiMVNXZ44k3vxJwTOfPnQWv1oQ-mq6oa3nq3neMARxv9WJWilyQV8MT6QPz0TNQOZgE-Xx7VAhtseAYKCmOaGyr8jw/s4032/2022-10-22_12-58-05_967.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtU0NLtDbLWEuuiOG3XARGLx5waEaMC547DXsH6nNobFRJJjo3vr6PgMmMkTPderVq1tI2kWFMN9jldq6TEHk9lk38UGadp2t8UiMVNXZ44k3vxJwTOfPnQWv1oQ-mq6oa3nq3neMARxv9WJWilyQV8MT6QPz0TNQOZgE-Xx7VAhtseAYKCmOaGyr8jw/s320/2022-10-22_12-58-05_967.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As soon as we knew it, Halloween was here. We don't do a lot to celebrate Halloween, but I do try to make the day fun for the boys. We had monster donuts for breakfast and for dinner we had mummy dogs, jack-o-lantern mac and cheese and black berries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqqVhyo8i-4gcCY-VwqCRhnF_3QZD2GIJzWRhUguzjBk8iytdFkc45oYOHFIf77sjj4FnebUfKSskIgzGe_2HDFdbuz8v2Sy2-XG-6B3bHMdgCAxoRlJQ42hOF4qcelNFDEXap_2RtbBWDyksodHVOI2ZZedgNIyKvgy29gQ9RxRw1PYeDY1V9wltWw/s4032/2022-10-31_09-20-59_288.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqqVhyo8i-4gcCY-VwqCRhnF_3QZD2GIJzWRhUguzjBk8iytdFkc45oYOHFIf77sjj4FnebUfKSskIgzGe_2HDFdbuz8v2Sy2-XG-6B3bHMdgCAxoRlJQ42hOF4qcelNFDEXap_2RtbBWDyksodHVOI2ZZedgNIyKvgy29gQ9RxRw1PYeDY1V9wltWw/s320/2022-10-31_09-20-59_288.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrjY5JnstHqpKkp_xTOH8Rw_cjOoXkxVL6KGy2uEx7jxFobsc_Mdno6vRC0kzqqvYox_JZTdwvmSzeNGQthlabHtGc0Re_icYL67ZIfcE5_jjdAINkOLz9zIYVANcGkp9wvGADT9QIG3r_8sCMwJXWSIRi9tUzzAcbyoz-FUSz-QXsEen-yA3UgbJUw/s4032/2022-10-31_09-21-51_319.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrjY5JnstHqpKkp_xTOH8Rw_cjOoXkxVL6KGy2uEx7jxFobsc_Mdno6vRC0kzqqvYox_JZTdwvmSzeNGQthlabHtGc0Re_icYL67ZIfcE5_jjdAINkOLz9zIYVANcGkp9wvGADT9QIG3r_8sCMwJXWSIRi9tUzzAcbyoz-FUSz-QXsEen-yA3UgbJUw/s320/2022-10-31_09-21-51_319.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQnlNAJ1fznCVsmLi2NbJqJ5zy01L8ddkFHrrgPkl7bHvig9FhRDY4qXyNrZdSP8beGP5ayrtt33OQlMToPdMXyqPsD32pkUqw1FsA3B1mKTvRysGNYmXyGd2_6YZORmwdRL5IeNrHR6Ck3BiEzivF_62dfowXuNdYpLeU2DQkD5S8NbzmQ6QablxWQ/s4032/2022-10-31_16-57-17_158.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQnlNAJ1fznCVsmLi2NbJqJ5zy01L8ddkFHrrgPkl7bHvig9FhRDY4qXyNrZdSP8beGP5ayrtt33OQlMToPdMXyqPsD32pkUqw1FsA3B1mKTvRysGNYmXyGd2_6YZORmwdRL5IeNrHR6Ck3BiEzivF_62dfowXuNdYpLeU2DQkD5S8NbzmQ6QablxWQ/s320/2022-10-31_16-57-17_158.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a big year for Abram, and for us... he went trick or treating this year on his own with some of his friends. After listening to our long list of rules, he met at his friends house where he heard more rules, and then they were off. Unfortunately, it did rain most of the night, so they were soaked, but when we "ran" into them, they were having a blast. Abram has a really cool kids watch that allows him to call us and we can call him, so we could get in touch with him when we needed to. He had a great time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZaxuIvM-1MFZG3lKSw94lI0P6OIihNc5nYiyUZgvlVc60mX1ILRWBXbvJWB_vBC75DOpWBApo35-k3OoAl1_nzcolQ-tYWpcxQfW9d7tpPyYndgyBKwBJ2OCLD0lkeh0Lgw1uUFj9o0dpsozH6iqii8ns6VEmRa3mlq6aOWvtjwo3eL3J93_T2MiMg/s4032/2022-10-31_17-22-16_528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZaxuIvM-1MFZG3lKSw94lI0P6OIihNc5nYiyUZgvlVc60mX1ILRWBXbvJWB_vBC75DOpWBApo35-k3OoAl1_nzcolQ-tYWpcxQfW9d7tpPyYndgyBKwBJ2OCLD0lkeh0Lgw1uUFj9o0dpsozH6iqii8ns6VEmRa3mlq6aOWvtjwo3eL3J93_T2MiMg/s320/2022-10-31_17-22-16_528.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGAgL4qrTCJUOiEarr6gRvgghFvqtTMpS67cxyAA30xpVfbp-BGGw5_79iUn1edSN1wGwlxKnYgZ35LFdifIaC6nULuwxbzP7AV_U8dHJ5HL8gvBkQ9p7kr197P5YhA3wah8oFFTLlE6otRRwOsMhAa7dLHZczWFSSf14R4S6RJuyVgyLicAJwmDwOQ/s4032/2022-10-31_18-45-32_473.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGAgL4qrTCJUOiEarr6gRvgghFvqtTMpS67cxyAA30xpVfbp-BGGw5_79iUn1edSN1wGwlxKnYgZ35LFdifIaC6nULuwxbzP7AV_U8dHJ5HL8gvBkQ9p7kr197P5YhA3wah8oFFTLlE6otRRwOsMhAa7dLHZczWFSSf14R4S6RJuyVgyLicAJwmDwOQ/s320/2022-10-31_18-45-32_473.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJJ8c1ToLt3Mks9HUNOH2Rr47w08YAqWcX1xgKr00JtKF5orHzMs3Mo7NerjoY-b0HO_oEt6ptptwTMrSy1tXqH0WMbxYpkjoUcvJUH8pFvj4Z0kYEOjxAR5Q6hG0jEwOOhUOewXpBFgA9QlzvSKWSLLbgVC2KL1rr1Hi1DsrqLKWtm9WF3VdSOcZDg/s4032/2022-10-31_19-06-21_959.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJJ8c1ToLt3Mks9HUNOH2Rr47w08YAqWcX1xgKr00JtKF5orHzMs3Mo7NerjoY-b0HO_oEt6ptptwTMrSy1tXqH0WMbxYpkjoUcvJUH8pFvj4Z0kYEOjxAR5Q6hG0jEwOOhUOewXpBFgA9QlzvSKWSLLbgVC2KL1rr1Hi1DsrqLKWtm9WF3VdSOcZDg/s320/2022-10-31_19-06-21_959.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a really cool display in our neighborhood where a family carves 50+ pumpkins and then puts them on display. They are amazing!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUhFB6ZpOy9HwLSo7xjtTyfj-keTBlqKgPyxJrEoeaBHNBh5GNcFiykmS-b905X1PAFmImRosUCz5XzXU34z7N4D-U_QPlMSMp2f6Iq16NQkLvgLrvb8xZ7Zc4VpLTUlZmbVB32I4-htX-sySJtxkm0ZVtT50ecp1EdoliHDreA0Ccr0Nqqe65JevDw/s4032/2022-10-31_18-05-52_066.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUhFB6ZpOy9HwLSo7xjtTyfj-keTBlqKgPyxJrEoeaBHNBh5GNcFiykmS-b905X1PAFmImRosUCz5XzXU34z7N4D-U_QPlMSMp2f6Iq16NQkLvgLrvb8xZ7Zc4VpLTUlZmbVB32I4-htX-sySJtxkm0ZVtT50ecp1EdoliHDreA0Ccr0Nqqe65JevDw/s320/2022-10-31_18-05-52_066.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxSsqrkkirSoplbJrpCNlVjxY_8OuzgebtAWreAvX02i2PrwoSDzH4yFfYQYgFcaI4fFSentoDL51woHfwaxoTdFycMCkj7kWFS_bGmGaJNVWPGAa8r8BWmFrMsPOu3Q8-3CZgzuuXrQciZf7i4vhYPgttB2PLdJBlZykFZcinIQJtY3MbU93OLAl2A/s4032/2022-10-31_18-07-52_218.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxSsqrkkirSoplbJrpCNlVjxY_8OuzgebtAWreAvX02i2PrwoSDzH4yFfYQYgFcaI4fFSentoDL51woHfwaxoTdFycMCkj7kWFS_bGmGaJNVWPGAa8r8BWmFrMsPOu3Q8-3CZgzuuXrQciZf7i4vhYPgttB2PLdJBlZykFZcinIQJtY3MbU93OLAl2A/s320/2022-10-31_18-07-52_218.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course when we got home, the boys look through their candy and ate a ton... Jack sorted his first which made me laugh because its the same thing I did when I was younger!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIuCXkqOkp828u9ffF7qjNjIX00FnZ4RR7vZbF0ZRlV4p7ZufTCxzq0ZOECjrdVLX2DX0-xbf1kVOE3aMvL2OElgEEJyOkDfVMhOQ98fINwRfmCbQ5MX51bjGmA71eQll8R4-YPbKHjoLvE6pSafvPKQo1TAUgbVRi1Y-dwIkzC_N_93wQALWpwMa1w/s4032/2022-10-31_20-17-00_624.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIuCXkqOkp828u9ffF7qjNjIX00FnZ4RR7vZbF0ZRlV4p7ZufTCxzq0ZOECjrdVLX2DX0-xbf1kVOE3aMvL2OElgEEJyOkDfVMhOQ98fINwRfmCbQ5MX51bjGmA71eQll8R4-YPbKHjoLvE6pSafvPKQo1TAUgbVRi1Y-dwIkzC_N_93wQALWpwMa1w/s320/2022-10-31_20-17-00_624.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also participated for the second year in our local Homeschool Soccer League. It is so wonderful... all homeschool families (so my boys don't feel weird or left out), practices and games alternate and they are at two in the afternoon, and all three boys play. They love it and so do I. This year we played with a lot of our homeschool friends from church. We loved getting our children together each week. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVY5RQmTJSSFYEOkVJyz18z_OaXlERjyc99hsfLa_qEdH91e32rVUH-IG0RH7xjyqnqwmpkDGz8gEZDtdUDqGktGXutrtAOvS3V4rg4PprOXARnj_M9UruC8K1t0hQmwLi83iFfbwkfovcjDW5yFaqRpTL_ioOaDbGu2RYrIyKWLI1vv_wVB1gfs8ZXA/s3600/2022-11-01_13-45-08_461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVY5RQmTJSSFYEOkVJyz18z_OaXlERjyc99hsfLa_qEdH91e32rVUH-IG0RH7xjyqnqwmpkDGz8gEZDtdUDqGktGXutrtAOvS3V4rg4PprOXARnj_M9UruC8K1t0hQmwLi83iFfbwkfovcjDW5yFaqRpTL_ioOaDbGu2RYrIyKWLI1vv_wVB1gfs8ZXA/s320/2022-11-01_13-45-08_461.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO2t24BWh4RF01hcs1b7MJtBdFg2A-QFXBZGRD5PHeJu90CSJiwENjmvK8Yv_v3TE8n_bZQ1PvFOZEqfLB8CT72FfJmWMaj45ijN63m2EoeqG2A7LWKBbWpsvYpKAoe69QhnEGoEE_bFY_J0TVw7ukNSCYRAMt1fYHD74NbYo5vTnw7mC2Y7d8umLpQ/s3600/2022-11-01_13-46-36_330.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO2t24BWh4RF01hcs1b7MJtBdFg2A-QFXBZGRD5PHeJu90CSJiwENjmvK8Yv_v3TE8n_bZQ1PvFOZEqfLB8CT72FfJmWMaj45ijN63m2EoeqG2A7LWKBbWpsvYpKAoe69QhnEGoEE_bFY_J0TVw7ukNSCYRAMt1fYHD74NbYo5vTnw7mC2Y7d8umLpQ/s320/2022-11-01_13-46-36_330.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkT7PK_kwJxna0E9DU7J-7lXj6q8KpN1s0sbJRlMRmSphOMDdt22Hl-F_R8RrBzOXUF26ivKVoAsWkGn6NXy07JyexxKHNLmdI3UE7kNjg6mjYUOVL6bBGab2sQXRZ4DmqGdfXBoTKD9qhDBXUVd6ER9MUosdaHTvTA45yJbMLhvr_Nz5bFIshgxH1A/s824/2022-11-03_11-52-43_689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="824" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkT7PK_kwJxna0E9DU7J-7lXj6q8KpN1s0sbJRlMRmSphOMDdt22Hl-F_R8RrBzOXUF26ivKVoAsWkGn6NXy07JyexxKHNLmdI3UE7kNjg6mjYUOVL6bBGab2sQXRZ4DmqGdfXBoTKD9qhDBXUVd6ER9MUosdaHTvTA45yJbMLhvr_Nz5bFIshgxH1A/s320/2022-11-03_11-52-43_689.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This cycle in Classical Conversations, we have been studying about the solar system. Our group took a field trip to a planetarium in a high school. It was so cool to learn about the nighttime sky we can see from our houses. Chris also took his TrailLife group here in November for their astronomy badge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r0N5AD2AlHGqWtQRd3uBmwyy9j5yzYXZaiepCSMsLb3uTAkQ1_KrSzIOQB_0OtRhGhYxE8T13_H54Zq5wkh4qJWBjsn6nYJw0sQhXbHOIJQRimcm9szBujmAy_YsyZvONcPpQfUcuJnKcBS3FGsmOsMUrgP7GgKndSHq-m5nYPgTQnoz1yEsW4H3nQ/s4032/2022-11-03_11-52-09_679.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r0N5AD2AlHGqWtQRd3uBmwyy9j5yzYXZaiepCSMsLb3uTAkQ1_KrSzIOQB_0OtRhGhYxE8T13_H54Zq5wkh4qJWBjsn6nYJw0sQhXbHOIJQRimcm9szBujmAy_YsyZvONcPpQfUcuJnKcBS3FGsmOsMUrgP7GgKndSHq-m5nYPgTQnoz1yEsW4H3nQ/s320/2022-11-03_11-52-09_679.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcdc_ezf50Em8MbRudya-vkZBFfd6mVLp1HnT1QdEUTb4PHBY8Iv6uYAwe4NCO_fPHgFd47maECw3kXgcbHW2fdIaDPHu9bfLd9WDQ3Y2xlb0sWRC_hyZeqPwD3STaNYOAXGUj0Y-l2CPbTk0D-F47EVL8Bfzm0uSXup7hkRyU_MZ0Xq5Mx4XNbbW5g/s1280/2022-11-03_15-35-05_327.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJcdc_ezf50Em8MbRudya-vkZBFfd6mVLp1HnT1QdEUTb4PHBY8Iv6uYAwe4NCO_fPHgFd47maECw3kXgcbHW2fdIaDPHu9bfLd9WDQ3Y2xlb0sWRC_hyZeqPwD3STaNYOAXGUj0Y-l2CPbTk0D-F47EVL8Bfzm0uSXup7hkRyU_MZ0Xq5Mx4XNbbW5g/s320/2022-11-03_15-35-05_327.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of our favorite things we did this year that took absolutely zero effort on my part and it was completely free was pumpkin carving at our local produce stand. Apparently, every Saturday after Halloween, they allow the kids to come carve their left over pumpkins. They provide the pumpkins and materials. It was just the best to watch the boys design and carve their own pumpkin! But the best part of the day was coming back in the evening, where they had all the pumpkins on display and lit up. 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She told us that she was going to be in the play, "Peter and the Star Catchers." This book has been on my list to read to the boys for awhile, so we bumped it to the front with the goal of finishing it before her play... we did! The boys loved seeing the book come to life. They even wore their pirate costumes and brought flowers for Miss Jade!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2JoRLjis5NODR8Z7geoFQGv2sFOaPQmsBl6ZpIkslCzJ7UKFiBAFoyqDQyYY1DHpSL4RJMKLLVp0GQhcBvI_bGQz3xkHzOc8CXUSWucbkWSuR7GJhrwLQ2wQYWR453lCnEsptP-zS10sHzgWkthDU-J1-qFC9tMe7dXcg2mHBVbQy1gy-vUCSE1mWA/s4032/2022-11-10_21-41-16_707.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2JoRLjis5NODR8Z7geoFQGv2sFOaPQmsBl6ZpIkslCzJ7UKFiBAFoyqDQyYY1DHpSL4RJMKLLVp0GQhcBvI_bGQz3xkHzOc8CXUSWucbkWSuR7GJhrwLQ2wQYWR453lCnEsptP-zS10sHzgWkthDU-J1-qFC9tMe7dXcg2mHBVbQy1gy-vUCSE1mWA/s320/2022-11-10_21-41-16_707.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK47Y5C-xSLPy_iALAwuphG3kSyHjEX6hBZYC8MTCZ7kD-BNTDK9J6DKoGvFljaoWlZ18mohi4cBlFb_LBsmC6pCsu35RXCOJTVhHiwJ7Hcp81qSw1qqLZq6N_gJIlXajAXeTHCzVp_KQkxAr0EIvI2BhGP3YFEddTOKhcgCpiJqOFLOnkfs5YvRaRHA/s4032/2022-11-10_21-43-09_067.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK47Y5C-xSLPy_iALAwuphG3kSyHjEX6hBZYC8MTCZ7kD-BNTDK9J6DKoGvFljaoWlZ18mohi4cBlFb_LBsmC6pCsu35RXCOJTVhHiwJ7Hcp81qSw1qqLZq6N_gJIlXajAXeTHCzVp_KQkxAr0EIvI2BhGP3YFEddTOKhcgCpiJqOFLOnkfs5YvRaRHA/s320/2022-11-10_21-43-09_067.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFIOBcLArixc3qPyVXEAXlFGzj9-W4CMgFH8fqQcGFwoeuYSJGIvhRkpl6LNfQgl7j5d90cKWGXgNdu-yJWuM_zukr1n9jnVZo9ToackPrvuy4SBbotYfMgBQK0Hy6eQv4UK9JTWMFZ-Au4To-veLd7ABEOilnGE5PYdyjPkgpL0KXHxd8MFG6EhqtA/s4032/2022-11-10_21-52-37_086.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFIOBcLArixc3qPyVXEAXlFGzj9-W4CMgFH8fqQcGFwoeuYSJGIvhRkpl6LNfQgl7j5d90cKWGXgNdu-yJWuM_zukr1n9jnVZo9ToackPrvuy4SBbotYfMgBQK0Hy6eQv4UK9JTWMFZ-Au4To-veLd7ABEOilnGE5PYdyjPkgpL0KXHxd8MFG6EhqtA/s320/2022-11-10_21-52-37_086.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chris won a lottery at the Pentagon and he was given two tickets to see the premier of the movie "Devotion" before it came to theaters. It was extra special because the actors and the pilots family would be at the movie along with distinguished members of the military. Chris and Abram got dressed up and had an amazing time. Abram even got his picture taken with the lead actor (also from Top Gun: Maverick). Abram felt so special. They had a terrific evening together!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgQyejubRg00osaPe3AnalAxVO4n7QObebu5oN905hTzRCpP00rGtRaq2ZvErhLQM7PK2qGyz6FPfZxg0olVvOethMlAFdEn-t1hCUCQQCl-9BMNltWr8a5Q7jodpSffrgmYggO8Pkvn6_kAM2RZlGulWnzCsJ2bHe5-ROT3jl8AwocKwvAMVj9Mo-Q/s4032/2022-11-17_19-12-10_771.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgQyejubRg00osaPe3AnalAxVO4n7QObebu5oN905hTzRCpP00rGtRaq2ZvErhLQM7PK2qGyz6FPfZxg0olVvOethMlAFdEn-t1hCUCQQCl-9BMNltWr8a5Q7jodpSffrgmYggO8Pkvn6_kAM2RZlGulWnzCsJ2bHe5-ROT3jl8AwocKwvAMVj9Mo-Q/s320/2022-11-17_19-12-10_771.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With his free coke!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnAHr7xBxp40Y1TokBDAmicKGyUlxy3vk-Fzad4mD-P_LwtGp7IGA-8agelwYJQRoRUMatL4Y3FihVLY0tpsZC9hwcCX6QGPqnXde1121rpZKBbK7vaJzA7UTbPiZ1SEMWPZX4Zj9ls0f-lnykHNYJ5UxNtDTa3wmmvCDGhjDcYoSwAMRgMGdGukJ0A/s3088/2022-11-17_19-56-28_629.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnAHr7xBxp40Y1TokBDAmicKGyUlxy3vk-Fzad4mD-P_LwtGp7IGA-8agelwYJQRoRUMatL4Y3FihVLY0tpsZC9hwcCX6QGPqnXde1121rpZKBbK7vaJzA7UTbPiZ1SEMWPZX4Zj9ls0f-lnykHNYJ5UxNtDTa3wmmvCDGhjDcYoSwAMRgMGdGukJ0A/s320/2022-11-17_19-56-28_629.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwK69TiJ44MECSRJ2ZevG1Q9cPaDodpG8zb5y7dWm6QOnPMVY_DfoyyLDb-4f16yWbIb6fnzWv1Ewlj7ogUmBNkMr4oAoYab8CYhdH7AHh7zhd-swyZZJJZ5sSfVKqVcw8ZvyU3e006-OYapbCiNh8EBwfngxmMuAt1y7wjRVriZ6rhO-YR7iOCOHTg/s4032/2022-11-17_22-37-50_512.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwK69TiJ44MECSRJ2ZevG1Q9cPaDodpG8zb5y7dWm6QOnPMVY_DfoyyLDb-4f16yWbIb6fnzWv1Ewlj7ogUmBNkMr4oAoYab8CYhdH7AHh7zhd-swyZZJJZ5sSfVKqVcw8ZvyU3e006-OYapbCiNh8EBwfngxmMuAt1y7wjRVriZ6rhO-YR7iOCOHTg/s320/2022-11-17_22-37-50_512.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, I learned about a roller skating rink that has homeschool Fridays so I loaded up the boys and took them roller skating for the first time. The funny part is that I brought a book so I could sit and read while they skated. I didn't realize that I would need to be out there the entire time with them teaching, encouraging and picking up. It was difficult at first, but they got the hang of it and in the end, and they really enjoyed it! Abram asked me why all the moms knew how to skate so well, and I told him this is what we would do for fun on Friday nights! He just wrinkled his nose and said, "why?"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2e0iJGRy8qKJ4uAtWLCyZOIYL_hDfFesCG6KY83jNXhb3c_BBrEyuWNXjAFDBdlYfMpwvndjRdptT0G0vnY5ZDuydgc97z58QXmKta8z9fIZl_oD0HkmG47dFscZc1vWtVVuEKPI6u349Lb0hj0R1pmC_g1KzLmQiO7ZTiPZVeQtvTapC9hjKBU_WQ/s4032/2022-11-18_13-52-38_259.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2e0iJGRy8qKJ4uAtWLCyZOIYL_hDfFesCG6KY83jNXhb3c_BBrEyuWNXjAFDBdlYfMpwvndjRdptT0G0vnY5ZDuydgc97z58QXmKta8z9fIZl_oD0HkmG47dFscZc1vWtVVuEKPI6u349Lb0hj0R1pmC_g1KzLmQiO7ZTiPZVeQtvTapC9hjKBU_WQ/s320/2022-11-18_13-52-38_259.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was a wonderful fall and now we are onto the holidays!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-59968763496805194752022-12-19T00:46:00.000+09:002022-12-19T00:46:29.762+09:00A Trip of a Lifetime<p> In October, Chris had the amazing opportunity to travel with men from our church to Rwanda and Kenya. Our church partners with a ministry called Africa New Life. Chris had several reasons he wanted to go on this trip:</p><p>1. He just loves missions and he loves international travel... when you combine the two, nothing could be better for Chris.</p><p>2. He would be spending 2 weeks with about fourteen men from our church. Chris is also all about building relationships. What better way to get to know Christian men than serving together?</p><p>3. He would have the opportunity to meet our family's sponsor child, Claude. Definitely!</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris and the men he traveled with asked to be sponsored by other believers. Could we afford to send Chris? Yes, but this allowed for people who couldn't go to have a part in taking the Word to all the nations. Chris and I were truly amazed and humbled that he was fully sponsored by our friends and family. </p><p><br /></p><p>One of the main goals of the mission trip was to make benches for the new church. Even though this task was satisfying and they saw the end result while on the trip, Chris quickly realized his trip was way more than building benches.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQt4Q4yWm2jaueKffnaixJlRTOa_3zymTtwaXLFncSF_q4fbaD0khK4yy_Ngx_IwgsmIbQNdMK4aibOWgqncunJIYaqoQ0DRIy1k0VUEyKY91MFViIqYnnpa2CSSLKCckvyZ06bd7snbC1TyTvg_JiN8nU6bphlj0-mMR3iHABDSMBGVbUZr2LD9SPQg/s4032/2022-10-06_09-15-30_707.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQt4Q4yWm2jaueKffnaixJlRTOa_3zymTtwaXLFncSF_q4fbaD0khK4yy_Ngx_IwgsmIbQNdMK4aibOWgqncunJIYaqoQ0DRIy1k0VUEyKY91MFViIqYnnpa2CSSLKCckvyZ06bd7snbC1TyTvg_JiN8nU6bphlj0-mMR3iHABDSMBGVbUZr2LD9SPQg/s320/2022-10-06_09-15-30_707.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard at working making benches for the church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp3u-WOfTJHH-QGuSHkbFHW4nV-Of6laXMdzTVoY1puL_DrIIJS3jc4QDwSVbiO5SiCsxtihIc2G0d9BUnxEVpfMdioUuy4u1xTQVzRT4edrwWDgxY1IBrhMZorcOQ-AJ5TqX5HPZFf0PDJ_akobhAf2UhqUH-zyL0pnjOCqw2ui8Ec8o_gmT9pYGlA/s4032/2022-10-09_08-27-12_523.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp3u-WOfTJHH-QGuSHkbFHW4nV-Of6laXMdzTVoY1puL_DrIIJS3jc4QDwSVbiO5SiCsxtihIc2G0d9BUnxEVpfMdioUuy4u1xTQVzRT4edrwWDgxY1IBrhMZorcOQ-AJ5TqX5HPZFf0PDJ_akobhAf2UhqUH-zyL0pnjOCqw2ui8Ec8o_gmT9pYGlA/s320/2022-10-09_08-27-12_523.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The great men he traveled with</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of the many highlights was the opportunity to meet the children that our church here in Alexandria sponsor. They hosted a lunch for the kids and moms, had a chance to meet their child and gave them Bibles in their own language.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2epV14zpVVMTsbxld1NRDjJj6g0tGi0RZy5_ps6dfCo4CA_HULOIYhNGaWg5132rCeVqZLvg3yRQBg83ZCm0fHVd8zp4q4_Ev6E_x09_BGu1JNZ__HmTLISS5_K7_mOXur6Qui8Yp54RWFmRXWWqAyQ93iG-I2xvvLrnmLgoxTXSVCV5EosOtJRxY6g/s4032/2022-10-10_08-09-36_562.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2epV14zpVVMTsbxld1NRDjJj6g0tGi0RZy5_ps6dfCo4CA_HULOIYhNGaWg5132rCeVqZLvg3yRQBg83ZCm0fHVd8zp4q4_Ev6E_x09_BGu1JNZ__HmTLISS5_K7_mOXur6Qui8Yp54RWFmRXWWqAyQ93iG-I2xvvLrnmLgoxTXSVCV5EosOtJRxY6g/s320/2022-10-10_08-09-36_562.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The room full of children. Chris said it was a little glimpse of heaven listening to their voices sing praises to God. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDleK9bezvTc3I6tAQp1j6liLhSU1ukuGogvhkgVoj2SBqRIqvtBNspuhxLbyanNGiW-pjmZcT7dGFHRYXVoTUrbYHbiC8U9UJswbKg7lWsXjtRUnW36FofZk2jmkv2zj7wrfzoPQp3osAZM5X4AkAPiJtouYfkwfBJxs54tTEeKGO-wiD7XfPPp-yaQ/s1024/2022-10-10_08-59-15_696.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDleK9bezvTc3I6tAQp1j6liLhSU1ukuGogvhkgVoj2SBqRIqvtBNspuhxLbyanNGiW-pjmZcT7dGFHRYXVoTUrbYHbiC8U9UJswbKg7lWsXjtRUnW36FofZk2jmkv2zj7wrfzoPQp3osAZM5X4AkAPiJtouYfkwfBJxs54tTEeKGO-wiD7XfPPp-yaQ/s320/2022-10-10_08-59-15_696.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our sweet boy, Claude.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnRBoSaqthI74HaVW2XA7TjFT7jc28U8IhdJRwPL9L5iGqDsNFDrlMpfKsfLJhgTi9ptz1GhVCAf-lG1MID44p4pPRU0DjMiAORzZkscu5mOD6aXMRSepnftyA5KGuXxpD8NaS-82lHvHE0rkHG1yD_vYEgyTf3gXDyNwyb1rkJYccDfxX9nohkvgtA/s4032/2022-10-10_10-09-36_525.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnRBoSaqthI74HaVW2XA7TjFT7jc28U8IhdJRwPL9L5iGqDsNFDrlMpfKsfLJhgTi9ptz1GhVCAf-lG1MID44p4pPRU0DjMiAORzZkscu5mOD6aXMRSepnftyA5KGuXxpD8NaS-82lHvHE0rkHG1yD_vYEgyTf3gXDyNwyb1rkJYccDfxX9nohkvgtA/s320/2022-10-10_10-09-36_525.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying over Claude's family</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoy55wXO_0GgarQkdrbAGyRzc81kfeJ_ho_8ZzqNzKcgNYxX-JS6EK0TGRGYAGTwhJFZgaLzWxgLtDVgF8faV4c7UQK9irTPy9U4pESwFHTJx5AzUKbBPvxC9Y8YS6WUJtypDD0T1lExofO37n-TJNLpDSYh1GBC05sG6Eua77V9b1xvYqRKXaMrGgg/s1024/2022-10-10_10-06-38_231.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb698Xc6SpFj0gB-5ex6brSminqmfQOoNcrP79US-1atwlArtRXbEYJN5durNprHJJGN9I50j3d4ZFKzzeo2WIyATDyoNHjKKgpfeZH7Hcu9UfbiKwDKZ563Q_Dz8taW5M9njZbbd9QMPl-hJBSRWLb1ubpCIzQBeUHIyV2PihYgU6qHbtF3BaqZ7JQ/s4032/2022-10-10_09-18-09_517.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmb698Xc6SpFj0gB-5ex6brSminqmfQOoNcrP79US-1atwlArtRXbEYJN5durNprHJJGN9I50j3d4ZFKzzeo2WIyATDyoNHjKKgpfeZH7Hcu9UfbiKwDKZ563Q_Dz8taW5M9njZbbd9QMPl-hJBSRWLb1ubpCIzQBeUHIyV2PihYgU6qHbtF3BaqZ7JQ/s320/2022-10-10_09-18-09_517.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love seeing the tears in Chris' eyes. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7H_Mc6l1Mo7G6LOnlqS1ynhpID1l-Ed9kO87HGNKJk1uKoOgFbHncFBPAkDaAFblLAu4S1FEvMa-iu7RdYZyQGVWSa2FT9bBRCMME6NkPNRduwCk-tDTsslALFonHo95RMlSeiVoFf24QLA5RztJL9NcyfLmiskiGblIFvSJtrOvTXjFWgtpaKVmwRQ/s4032/2022-10-10_10-12-28_446.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7H_Mc6l1Mo7G6LOnlqS1ynhpID1l-Ed9kO87HGNKJk1uKoOgFbHncFBPAkDaAFblLAu4S1FEvMa-iu7RdYZyQGVWSa2FT9bBRCMME6NkPNRduwCk-tDTsslALFonHo95RMlSeiVoFf24QLA5RztJL9NcyfLmiskiGblIFvSJtrOvTXjFWgtpaKVmwRQ/s320/2022-10-10_10-12-28_446.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our boys packed a backpack for Chris to give to Claude, and one of the gifts was a soccer ball. Our boys loved seeing Claude with the ball.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2WenzVkACZQ5dJFZQrmqSDvV6cVfZwZpFPEyu4tSM8_GpqufGdqIaOacAeE18XZlun2SjssTjuvMaBU51BnA0hbXMLBzJDo9KaXsCspUpA2r6U6ofOgyW_W5M1iIm7LSXGdm0yOZChuIg5tCPWoOayAIzKd3RhHxU-SVd8NnBN_DVsiHxSvJPVI1kA/s4032/2022-10-10_10-28-56_830.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2WenzVkACZQ5dJFZQrmqSDvV6cVfZwZpFPEyu4tSM8_GpqufGdqIaOacAeE18XZlun2SjssTjuvMaBU51BnA0hbXMLBzJDo9KaXsCspUpA2r6U6ofOgyW_W5M1iIm7LSXGdm0yOZChuIg5tCPWoOayAIzKd3RhHxU-SVd8NnBN_DVsiHxSvJPVI1kA/s320/2022-10-10_10-28-56_830.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presenting him with a Bible in his language.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another major highlight of the trip was baptizing 62 new believers. Chris said it was just amazing to watch. The people being baptized were truly changed before his eyes and came out praising and singing. They were truly a new creation. Also, the town came out to watch the baptism. Not just watch, but sing. They sang of a solid 1.5 hours. It was beautiful to listen to the video Chris had. Look at their faces!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH4BQdEXYrH3_FG_GktCv9_BIhz2sl1qIf-FsCruBucqJoLdgW2HiVnCnmcmO8-x8ySj-lNtNv3whYXepX2bUj9hiZy1DEgv35V-Z2B-J7R734XXVvTwc1dI-62nEd2q5gEkMnrN9wem1Ha_POfiEZEz2h3VyRLC9qkk0Y8MIZB4by7xYrFsEOoQQbA/s4032/2022-10-12_08-37-06_763.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH4BQdEXYrH3_FG_GktCv9_BIhz2sl1qIf-FsCruBucqJoLdgW2HiVnCnmcmO8-x8ySj-lNtNv3whYXepX2bUj9hiZy1DEgv35V-Z2B-J7R734XXVvTwc1dI-62nEd2q5gEkMnrN9wem1Ha_POfiEZEz2h3VyRLC9qkk0Y8MIZB4by7xYrFsEOoQQbA/s320/2022-10-12_08-37-06_763.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGILux2A81zo8ugGYIZooiCno1cootpZIq3XKY8uHnPFXBJsz3WVQIymM6enLh-8-jjVhFwTrP2LR438UKMpwNREj2wXaYdoAsvD6L-A0zrEGN_SrIbLDQvYHA1WBWPOCsnYtP2MtLOgiVlCj3Nyqk-u_BEZ_LGChn4c8sdlSTij8-o6wUjl-Of6FAXQ/s4032/2022-10-12_08-45-36_311.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGILux2A81zo8ugGYIZooiCno1cootpZIq3XKY8uHnPFXBJsz3WVQIymM6enLh-8-jjVhFwTrP2LR438UKMpwNREj2wXaYdoAsvD6L-A0zrEGN_SrIbLDQvYHA1WBWPOCsnYtP2MtLOgiVlCj3Nyqk-u_BEZ_LGChn4c8sdlSTij8-o6wUjl-Of6FAXQ/s320/2022-10-12_08-45-36_311.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The town singing while watching the baptism.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodY2C9ozauJfHIa-Cxq8cy4yDbnRiJKtYVrcvtDKAr8CE4m9qNwmAt3z-9tVzer-4BM1D1cqSds4g2AYMhDXNgBZX_wFzVHbjb2QfPtCkHn-wzk9PRj5gQvnhr7BrRESI4N4fGTfvl95mspQoxec8GO2H6EUoIn6xoSKc9OzYk6TAKcf-nLd8j1_jmA/s4032/2022-10-12_08-46-51_319.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodY2C9ozauJfHIa-Cxq8cy4yDbnRiJKtYVrcvtDKAr8CE4m9qNwmAt3z-9tVzer-4BM1D1cqSds4g2AYMhDXNgBZX_wFzVHbjb2QfPtCkHn-wzk9PRj5gQvnhr7BrRESI4N4fGTfvl95mspQoxec8GO2H6EUoIn6xoSKc9OzYk6TAKcf-nLd8j1_jmA/s320/2022-10-12_08-46-51_319.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0bdDNjyXugoH7zPhGyG6UG_NebSDIr_O_18DfTipbb9_r29DmtM7NQLJzqDFU3odGJYigtaAMqbOdq1HP-ys1qk4uGRbmqsmIATEMyTJZL0eD0PWjCylsswgK9uvZgtHdDrzqQwtE6si_K2NerRtE10wNyF8sX6N2H6V6OXddgnWs2WEhNzD9sGREg/s4032/2022-10-12_09-18-13_225.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0bdDNjyXugoH7zPhGyG6UG_NebSDIr_O_18DfTipbb9_r29DmtM7NQLJzqDFU3odGJYigtaAMqbOdq1HP-ys1qk4uGRbmqsmIATEMyTJZL0eD0PWjCylsswgK9uvZgtHdDrzqQwtE6si_K2NerRtE10wNyF8sX6N2H6V6OXddgnWs2WEhNzD9sGREg/s320/2022-10-12_09-18-13_225.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can almost hear their praises just by looking at this picture!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM9LR82bAPd0nD4NfnyOo0313E3d3ij-JFG34HkFuwJ3JNvnGHqe2Mv-4AOICX57Uj82fOt9zNVz9Fra98zEiszBm0HOEmBwkevjWMIdF-7F2qduarOIsywNfHLcp-APrV6VNVj0ZdzkLFnNqT90AvjL1SKbrygP2jUvMC5MKGLlUcq4qiir9OjcQTQ/s4032/2022-10-12_09-43-35_160.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM9LR82bAPd0nD4NfnyOo0313E3d3ij-JFG34HkFuwJ3JNvnGHqe2Mv-4AOICX57Uj82fOt9zNVz9Fra98zEiszBm0HOEmBwkevjWMIdF-7F2qduarOIsywNfHLcp-APrV6VNVj0ZdzkLFnNqT90AvjL1SKbrygP2jUvMC5MKGLlUcq4qiir9OjcQTQ/s320/2022-10-12_09-43-35_160.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After 10 days in Rwanda, the men left and flew to Kenya for a safari. (We did not use sponsor money for this portion of his trip. It was completely paid for out of pocket.) He was able to see so many amazing animals up close and in their natural habitat. He can't wait to take the boys back one day!</div><p></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUzwkgRt4z3hBV9ScD3WS8Aahj5L91KKrKoocGpT_cSbNM2K0rjW4FOaosC3VlFdEpNlRf1MmbsBqbR80B9ZMqByuIloRYDTl0bLWSrq3c25xVeetOx7dBQndQGNuMVFGbi2SmPzYFLBdnyTmZLZiZxs6L5k3kZLhuvsHDZZMEA4f3V5qZxNftjFQ0A/s4032/2022-10-14_12-40-13_906.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUzwkgRt4z3hBV9ScD3WS8Aahj5L91KKrKoocGpT_cSbNM2K0rjW4FOaosC3VlFdEpNlRf1MmbsBqbR80B9ZMqByuIloRYDTl0bLWSrq3c25xVeetOx7dBQndQGNuMVFGbi2SmPzYFLBdnyTmZLZiZxs6L5k3kZLhuvsHDZZMEA4f3V5qZxNftjFQ0A/s320/2022-10-14_12-40-13_906.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris' "tent" for four days in Kenya. He's really roughing it...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table>I'm just going to let you enjoy a few of these stunning animal pictures.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfXvX2WOog3Mrmg-ZtZh77e6XmhgvklK_eU-7JR3ih_0snmi3_GopnRLup4fzkj6uLPC4RWvJKZiFXnIUNXtR3oguRGNORW4Ld2WY5Z9YRXnMkOt8QhNy4KIHE47lwW6iy3sQa_xYzJPzP9JOz3-DLr1QL_bJY9KPmB9Fl_VAyo90RgerXsgu_U6GBA/s4032/2022-10-14_11-04-52_943.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfXvX2WOog3Mrmg-ZtZh77e6XmhgvklK_eU-7JR3ih_0snmi3_GopnRLup4fzkj6uLPC4RWvJKZiFXnIUNXtR3oguRGNORW4Ld2WY5Z9YRXnMkOt8QhNy4KIHE47lwW6iy3sQa_xYzJPzP9JOz3-DLr1QL_bJY9KPmB9Fl_VAyo90RgerXsgu_U6GBA/s320/2022-10-14_11-04-52_943.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We can't believe he is 11! He is growing up entirely too fast and it is not okay. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This summer Abram did a week of rock climbing camp at a nearby climbing center and he loved it! After the week was done, he announced that was where he wanted to have his birthday party (since this was his party year). He has been planning this party since July. He invited his 10 friends and they had a blast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know me, I love a good theme party... the older he gets its a bit harder to convince him of my ideas, but he did get awfully excited about his rock climbing cake that he made with his dad. We all think it turned out so great! I love his big smile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLPh32vZ1chJ_M5tuIge-qAJLftOfshaIL4RvnowHwlUGZlVE8LFfI6-Vcv88kUiUnPh-JvGe6mqWEz7Y-L6gsMCtco-ygHHSATQ4xduM2Ob2ywBRkqN_iWibPylMKzZgBunnd0XezwtA_Gw3pTayXI01wxeTongS2n6cmHUExnlYyGQkVD295Ckz5w/s4032/2022-09-30_18-19-05_159.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLPh32vZ1chJ_M5tuIge-qAJLftOfshaIL4RvnowHwlUGZlVE8LFfI6-Vcv88kUiUnPh-JvGe6mqWEz7Y-L6gsMCtco-ygHHSATQ4xduM2Ob2ywBRkqN_iWibPylMKzZgBunnd0XezwtA_Gw3pTayXI01wxeTongS2n6cmHUExnlYyGQkVD295Ckz5w/s320/2022-09-30_18-19-05_159.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_y59AwbxJOeV1bil8Cth324ER9gSPmz7Psi3ScHR01v9BbYTua8OKRX2iXdYYsL1jiIurDRa3CpjAETzvEVTa9vWtC8IsccAzpQRzk84yKfGmFACS43uknDmOEqmVmaPewYQoXySE-CdLCUfC0fLkvLkKHVXVuHDSNA8JmqszE7lxOczVl17TXXzjw/s4032/2022-09-30_18-19-09_743.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFDWQ11cBmDAUlOxmD2k-dPfj_U2MYJcmrN3mqBcmHMQ-p4DOczneaWAcgoH8KAYGQBo36eQmIc8iyG3_g0oKRsRQDoPidhj53SQOVI44rjIbRuBQZAvy3UtqVJP0RAZ25S5iLTWn5NNcvGWwTQZZET2ELAAcbmoFsTHrLDjM9t2P14XIDvzHE2Wv7Q/s4032/2022-10-01_12-03-16_307%20(2022-10-02T20_59_33.772).heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFDWQ11cBmDAUlOxmD2k-dPfj_U2MYJcmrN3mqBcmHMQ-p4DOczneaWAcgoH8KAYGQBo36eQmIc8iyG3_g0oKRsRQDoPidhj53SQOVI44rjIbRuBQZAvy3UtqVJP0RAZ25S5iLTWn5NNcvGWwTQZZET2ELAAcbmoFsTHrLDjM9t2P14XIDvzHE2Wv7Q/s320/2022-10-01_12-03-16_307%20(2022-10-02T20_59_33.772).heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He is fearless!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBtnip06I4x0KYAmX966k21uTeJ64QPndE8pH0BP9aH8tiYnZND90LMxXWnPNctpK8iQEP_vR4q9YwfU9sKZ-jx_fPW4Evt0XZmtRTR1PvHYD8ZGLssNQoqncdgy9SmX-hLdZoeXwAUNRUwDfXHieJDqeNPOIB-MOTfZg2AGchWEmUk43oGlXPC6Grw/s4032/2022-10-01_12-33-04_533.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBtnip06I4x0KYAmX966k21uTeJ64QPndE8pH0BP9aH8tiYnZND90LMxXWnPNctpK8iQEP_vR4q9YwfU9sKZ-jx_fPW4Evt0XZmtRTR1PvHYD8ZGLssNQoqncdgy9SmX-hLdZoeXwAUNRUwDfXHieJDqeNPOIB-MOTfZg2AGchWEmUk43oGlXPC6Grw/s320/2022-10-01_12-33-04_533.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He is so blessed with these boys in his life!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFx9XvaF4I0W4KLrDXF7ZudZp6tFnBuwMrSc0iNaetz42sR7aRJq7LBbl29dwP5PpGiHBCu4YkOYxhgJmutVVMYTg8T3wNbCbqtxEGUsa4uNHiX7P300Np378mzamcC4kYfg4pJuXmF7hHXonbF-cWTTMvfCbsAE-9n4AbD7TLkELlDzneheOJfiXkA/s4032/2022-10-01_12-37-23_612.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp7xRin2COwcw2QY-cU6bCjQUaIET2-zSL3SbVbXVPqzkwREUcwomw2f0BqOrU0SS9ZeTK1WwIENvwV252c4dbZ4e6Q5Z16D88dwu_DOZqP9i3WCf2WskyH_7XhzApjB3FSAhXbZIIC4WDu19h27HI3_JnQSAT_CVHrD8Gf1kJckqK2SG74zN3DHkPg/s3520/2022-10-01_12-57-52_754.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp7xRin2COwcw2QY-cU6bCjQUaIET2-zSL3SbVbXVPqzkwREUcwomw2f0BqOrU0SS9ZeTK1WwIENvwV252c4dbZ4e6Q5Z16D88dwu_DOZqP9i3WCf2WskyH_7XhzApjB3FSAhXbZIIC4WDu19h27HI3_JnQSAT_CVHrD8Gf1kJckqK2SG74zN3DHkPg/s320/2022-10-01_12-57-52_754.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cake!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Abram's actual birthday was on a CC community day, so for his presentation he shared his birthday binder. I love that he wanted to share this with his friends. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDZO4Ty18LhjNvFcX2qBOIV-sF-b8PJXa8b1oeVgg3GJgI-SWoXTo6Ip8dkGsKCFiomNi6caKJZp7pQQw4TVEC0cCTBhyyR4XrtUPCvyQ3k_uMlpPlbPz-BygOCDbKI-8FeRaOxl8TfNjizoXuhsDb8T-9QQXpGvgk_zkRO15yjDGX_faOLrAFnG1mA/s4032/2022-10-18_10-15-51_591.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDZO4Ty18LhjNvFcX2qBOIV-sF-b8PJXa8b1oeVgg3GJgI-SWoXTo6Ip8dkGsKCFiomNi6caKJZp7pQQw4TVEC0cCTBhyyR4XrtUPCvyQ3k_uMlpPlbPz-BygOCDbKI-8FeRaOxl8TfNjizoXuhsDb8T-9QQXpGvgk_zkRO15yjDGX_faOLrAFnG1mA/s320/2022-10-18_10-15-51_591.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98qYpokG-DxQ1zqRQo0fDAoM0ysIyVKNqjBiy4E3fDqvnCThT2QS5LcRXSyi23J2Gr9eiUrqFSIFOeH9_MQs7q0lFDu5kNjypKNxE7YVnIE6yAGPu-i-zpiqGUNVjY6DeST0zFCIFS-0drs6kFX-RuQLc90GeL5Tr2782WR-oAipSdhvOAhh3yWkZPQ/s4032/2022-10-18_10-16-43_074.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98qYpokG-DxQ1zqRQo0fDAoM0ysIyVKNqjBiy4E3fDqvnCThT2QS5LcRXSyi23J2Gr9eiUrqFSIFOeH9_MQs7q0lFDu5kNjypKNxE7YVnIE6yAGPu-i-zpiqGUNVjY6DeST0zFCIFS-0drs6kFX-RuQLc90GeL5Tr2782WR-oAipSdhvOAhh3yWkZPQ/s320/2022-10-18_10-16-43_074.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we left CC, we picked up Chris at the airport (he was returning home from his mission trip to Rwanda). It took a bit longer than we expected, and we didn't return home until 8pm. Never once did Abram complain or get upset about having to wait so long to celebrate his birthday. When we finally got home, we ate some pizza for dinner, enjoyed his cake (which he picked out the recipe for) and then opened his presents. Abram asked for three things this year: for his Gram to be here on his actual birthday, a knife, and a black and gold basketball. He was thrilled to get all three! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyxtV4xR7kkYpQpHm2ttdJd9HZZlmhj1G9oY63fc6Acs0rO1PcPIF9sxjIS5xTQtsOtxoEZ74px4dIjRDcxPjgRcrc5mR-iR5yj6DzD1NHVOpfdK1x5V4PxJAyrYWThe_3svZSr0wHLDGgUT-nsNRumqVDxQQV3C2E8HWpc2xFKRPxHrw-rR6bT8vLg/s3520/2022-10-18_20-15-09_378.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyxtV4xR7kkYpQpHm2ttdJd9HZZlmhj1G9oY63fc6Acs0rO1PcPIF9sxjIS5xTQtsOtxoEZ74px4dIjRDcxPjgRcrc5mR-iR5yj6DzD1NHVOpfdK1x5V4PxJAyrYWThe_3svZSr0wHLDGgUT-nsNRumqVDxQQV3C2E8HWpc2xFKRPxHrw-rR6bT8vLg/s320/2022-10-18_20-15-09_378.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His absolute favorite candle that he loves to have every year!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLwgYBQCEC3Ol3n6hnZqsiT5wG3W3Y38mIw3OFtM7OznGpn0Fq8H22xG85T2dzCw5ypVcxZMaSB1Ywcco1DbuX9TS0G5q2NWFRWH0Pit4sYHK8xWEsrHvSPr_J0FYioGTL5JJTV1MKCYtOZuTr5xJ1Fq1G-kMJnPCoaROHFdtPduIU2_0WznXai6AWQ/s4032/2022-10-18_20-48-37_671.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLwgYBQCEC3Ol3n6hnZqsiT5wG3W3Y38mIw3OFtM7OznGpn0Fq8H22xG85T2dzCw5ypVcxZMaSB1Ywcco1DbuX9TS0G5q2NWFRWH0Pit4sYHK8xWEsrHvSPr_J0FYioGTL5JJTV1MKCYtOZuTr5xJ1Fq1G-kMJnPCoaROHFdtPduIU2_0WznXai6AWQ/s320/2022-10-18_20-48-37_671.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His gram and new basketball!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnQDWrgYqjvbR_wHzIk1phsLseeAC8Eqv3gqkSkRdfZyyKEB5ics5zSJDxE7uWCraiGKTthth5eBTLu-UX1bQbDD-mL_NtryDnaRwYhEPNpR8KsPr1vo_l6zer3SJM5_o0m1O1wbBcBkDQbK0sM0Z4qD19DGHw8qJOhyun3x4Gzg3i0xxpGGYqwnf1w/s4032/2022-10-18_21-07-12_927.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnQDWrgYqjvbR_wHzIk1phsLseeAC8Eqv3gqkSkRdfZyyKEB5ics5zSJDxE7uWCraiGKTthth5eBTLu-UX1bQbDD-mL_NtryDnaRwYhEPNpR8KsPr1vo_l6zer3SJM5_o0m1O1wbBcBkDQbK0sM0Z4qD19DGHw8qJOhyun3x4Gzg3i0xxpGGYqwnf1w/s320/2022-10-18_21-07-12_927.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally, the knife he has waited so long for... Chris brought it home for him from Rwanda!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblL6aXj5WvolAsolGoy3OAMPpBu95oJIfo8qySBDCva4CtVxI0Eym4v0x9rvrm5GCD8W2jl1oUbDf70swZmAUmSAcNipe5GSUDm7F48LQP_-gl0hTRQOG6GOL3vXDCFDGUMpGhOj6xbzlncIDf_Z24ylpnMoyaZPnva4xpm7vhrMmkiblYBoNOBpzgA/s4032/2022-10-18_21-07-21_488.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblL6aXj5WvolAsolGoy3OAMPpBu95oJIfo8qySBDCva4CtVxI0Eym4v0x9rvrm5GCD8W2jl1oUbDf70swZmAUmSAcNipe5GSUDm7F48LQP_-gl0hTRQOG6GOL3vXDCFDGUMpGhOj6xbzlncIDf_Z24ylpnMoyaZPnva4xpm7vhrMmkiblYBoNOBpzgA/s320/2022-10-18_21-07-21_488.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at his eyes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2QrSgmguRAoe_xRasHcE3M2D7DiPDcO-egLwj2S1xETwQ438jjLx5jr4ji7TVSuQVkmW8OyCI0EDjUpuZG_1B4ZwC8Oqtqgyr4XgbwhOpKLwIpPJc7KVk3KTbEFgH9rGqk63rb3IyZKHVOuSKDO60svneOePruWp-qYMYhQaN4vot5vb1W0R-VNKKw/s4032/2022-10-18_21-28-29_059.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2QrSgmguRAoe_xRasHcE3M2D7DiPDcO-egLwj2S1xETwQ438jjLx5jr4ji7TVSuQVkmW8OyCI0EDjUpuZG_1B4ZwC8Oqtqgyr4XgbwhOpKLwIpPJc7KVk3KTbEFgH9rGqk63rb3IyZKHVOuSKDO60svneOePruWp-qYMYhQaN4vot5vb1W0R-VNKKw/s320/2022-10-18_21-28-29_059.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That smile.. it melts my heart every time!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXAfFcMuEUKz1_HfuEyzci7pnm9oykaLKHus0dCLTnLeL60-EJ84JQdCovClQpc-FCOzT_gE2jyhefUStgVlE8_ErBtE1ssVqviB14kQ-M8_uO71o9aSZdKNL8i9RZrduTKSvyOBFuA8bHdZ9TY9rOVUE7csCdG4-WI5DD-YkvxeUgyHBvqPhg4dJ7Q/s4032/2022-10-19_09-23-29_574.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXAfFcMuEUKz1_HfuEyzci7pnm9oykaLKHus0dCLTnLeL60-EJ84JQdCovClQpc-FCOzT_gE2jyhefUStgVlE8_ErBtE1ssVqviB14kQ-M8_uO71o9aSZdKNL8i9RZrduTKSvyOBFuA8bHdZ9TY9rOVUE7csCdG4-WI5DD-YkvxeUgyHBvqPhg4dJ7Q/s320/2022-10-19_09-23-29_574.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys love reading their poster every birthday morning... they love all the big numbers and comparing the numbers to last year's poster. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Every year we celebrate Abram, I'm just so overwhelmed that we get a front row seat to watch this amazing boy group up. He's just the neatest kid- he is funny, compassionate and smart. He loves to be with people and try new things. We can't wait to see what God does in his life. <br /> <p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-67383815544458128992022-10-03T11:48:00.000+09:002022-10-03T11:48:46.010+09:00Our Early Fall Events<p> After a fast, but wonderful summer, August came and we hit the ground running. We have had an exciting fall so far... I thought I would do an Early Fall post so our Fall Blog wasn't 100+ pictures! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The boys have been begging to go fishing- the only problem is that Chris and I don't know how to fish. We have a friend from TrailLife and church who's son also wanted to fish, so one Saturday morning Chris and Andy took them out on the lake to try their hand at fishing. From these smiles you can tell they had a great time despite the fact that they came home empty handed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMJO41HZyUse8l3idN45TWJatxBaFYA3hA2IE7C3hWmRa-GZdaHrE9O36Hy_Lj47i9TPPunOtHUbdRozHgvuuHuu66qIJatfP8yxHPd7BunQ44rhKXLIbWHj9oOBIRaoZqEVYMPOlmQTNtotQSfA1SMgs7rQEErPZoAzS_QNk20jPQAXKxRuZzhj0aQ/s1512/2022-08-06_11-01-05_733.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1272" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMJO41HZyUse8l3idN45TWJatxBaFYA3hA2IE7C3hWmRa-GZdaHrE9O36Hy_Lj47i9TPPunOtHUbdRozHgvuuHuu66qIJatfP8yxHPd7BunQ44rhKXLIbWHj9oOBIRaoZqEVYMPOlmQTNtotQSfA1SMgs7rQEErPZoAzS_QNk20jPQAXKxRuZzhj0aQ/s320/2022-08-06_11-01-05_733.heic" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-PZ7UJPd49S9a_W03Hp0Dm2SsAoryqVH0Kj-eNiJSY8PO2KtJD6rj_Jrf52eXIjKUANdiM4kqAXSF64g9vHPpnDAvk3DNm3-5M0gFgQmnR6YT6Ty7JCr7j8oiBmPzb71-n5DQDrw2vVhCJzQcF20EcDKIV6lMk8aLwfBiWJAymQlONtmnVK0T-z3Ug/s2016/2022-08-06_11-51-33_233.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-PZ7UJPd49S9a_W03Hp0Dm2SsAoryqVH0Kj-eNiJSY8PO2KtJD6rj_Jrf52eXIjKUANdiM4kqAXSF64g9vHPpnDAvk3DNm3-5M0gFgQmnR6YT6Ty7JCr7j8oiBmPzb71-n5DQDrw2vVhCJzQcF20EcDKIV6lMk8aLwfBiWJAymQlONtmnVK0T-z3Ug/s320/2022-08-06_11-51-33_233.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the second year with our garden and we tried out some new things... cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, miniature sweet papers, string beans, cucumbers, cantaloupe and pumpkins. Here's some pictures of our latest harvest. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGrKOdaFC9MhloN964UvasQWySUplJKzn54TtiwHVOO6M1EtVrehuTinSOU8CQfddWKgtway6WdDYogiQV4RM3yYDqtCrZcyhD2FfFiooEfwxayRGt1eBUGf0crm0rehnzwb3VcfbMqHkLszPn-xIuTFJKfZahkaBb3mjFumaJl21tDuPqvldZ_hATw/s4032/2022-08-06_13-43-23_514.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGrKOdaFC9MhloN964UvasQWySUplJKzn54TtiwHVOO6M1EtVrehuTinSOU8CQfddWKgtway6WdDYogiQV4RM3yYDqtCrZcyhD2FfFiooEfwxayRGt1eBUGf0crm0rehnzwb3VcfbMqHkLszPn-xIuTFJKfZahkaBb3mjFumaJl21tDuPqvldZ_hATw/s320/2022-08-06_13-43-23_514.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of 2 cantaloupes! Just fascinating. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GEVwlO_LDhpX4nCBkyT5lYX-x00xoiC-PK6yYegftz6sKh451EiYFfSEhPGy3DGwE9iMLeDInSsa-2kHchfOm8MEFQ7jhhISg6TRHZjtsdrT4xbVzBN6XDdca5UEu_jPz8Q2ttbaw0vNZuNArFMqrOV76CAcFgly8an4zxg2RMepGE8AuqvW3Fy6ug/s4032/2022-08-06_14-02-23_842.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GEVwlO_LDhpX4nCBkyT5lYX-x00xoiC-PK6yYegftz6sKh451EiYFfSEhPGy3DGwE9iMLeDInSsa-2kHchfOm8MEFQ7jhhISg6TRHZjtsdrT4xbVzBN6XDdca5UEu_jPz8Q2ttbaw0vNZuNArFMqrOV76CAcFgly8an4zxg2RMepGE8AuqvW3Fy6ug/s320/2022-08-06_14-02-23_842.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peppers and tomatoes for days!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We started a new tradition this year, thanks to my sweet from Tiffany (they were in our travel group when we went to China to adopt our children). We let the boys have a Nocturnal Night and they were SO excited. I took them to the store that afternoon and they each picked out a snack. You should have heard their thought process in the store about what each brother school pick. It was the best. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSne8WdLm0NsD-sbc4dZRHL6DTrYE-nar6fuyVFbYVLvkIpjjBbARIbihBxZAHwL9wUoh__vNIZSQ94nUm414SYMCkjogajZ8IypeQlkuhG5MLdNy55rOPSJJQGU9CyXE-e8qEHAUhvZ4JTlGrZPxItKcH1yNFTh_By49NPk5W6iDB4mmB1wH0rLpnSg/s4032/2022-08-08_20-54-11_827.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSne8WdLm0NsD-sbc4dZRHL6DTrYE-nar6fuyVFbYVLvkIpjjBbARIbihBxZAHwL9wUoh__vNIZSQ94nUm414SYMCkjogajZ8IypeQlkuhG5MLdNy55rOPSJJQGU9CyXE-e8qEHAUhvZ4JTlGrZPxItKcH1yNFTh_By49NPk5W6iDB4mmB1wH0rLpnSg/s320/2022-08-08_20-54-11_827.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we got home from the store they discussed their night's schedule. Their plan was to alternate between movies, video games and snacks until about 4 in the morning. Chris and I went upstairs and they had the whole downstairs to themselves. They were in heaven!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpTL2GrttcSa5CVR-ynEe-CvXLiopDJR6RlaZR2c5jqkRgHnmqIyLHtriwyjan0CKlJNyys0usS7hB3Kb0ndPNjUqAtFQaYAzKPQxrWHHXQbJin2FjNY3SVFW_SpdoolaM3VjpVMwKKKcRIO5fte4zhSxrQR7jY9ePExX5IWny8nJHruYa9n3qZyZMA/s4032/2022-08-08_21-38-29_910.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpTL2GrttcSa5CVR-ynEe-CvXLiopDJR6RlaZR2c5jqkRgHnmqIyLHtriwyjan0CKlJNyys0usS7hB3Kb0ndPNjUqAtFQaYAzKPQxrWHHXQbJin2FjNY3SVFW_SpdoolaM3VjpVMwKKKcRIO5fte4zhSxrQR7jY9ePExX5IWny8nJHruYa9n3qZyZMA/s320/2022-08-08_21-38-29_910.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Taking a snack break. I like how they never thought to bring the snacks to the living room, even though we eat in there all the time! They were just standing around the island chatting when I took this picture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMzB41KOqEfIWI0UOUznTFR3wmF7moxy6xjKsFQBk8W5bYTXiwLXJF9LZTbazCPR2MHz9sdnjK1DMtMZJXXtbc6IlmfsA8lAf625GrXuEqHcW7KUo1buuVeCzGl98AajPPTsND019GG5LVaQflYZSXHFwd2kHHWyw3S5slPsw_SL3SVSIcXHR9M_eXA/s4032/2022-08-08_21-58-08_529.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAMzB41KOqEfIWI0UOUznTFR3wmF7moxy6xjKsFQBk8W5bYTXiwLXJF9LZTbazCPR2MHz9sdnjK1DMtMZJXXtbc6IlmfsA8lAf625GrXuEqHcW7KUo1buuVeCzGl98AajPPTsND019GG5LVaQflYZSXHFwd2kHHWyw3S5slPsw_SL3SVSIcXHR9M_eXA/s320/2022-08-08_21-58-08_529.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They lasted until about 1 o'clock. Abram fell asleep first and then when we asked Luke and Jack if they were ready for bed, they quickly agreed. They had the best time and can't wait to do it again next summer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also started our third year of homeschooling in August. Abram is starting 5th grade and Luke and Jack are in the 2nd grade... unbelievable. It is such a huge blessing to be able to homeschool them and to spend our days together. I love watching them grow and learn. I also started something new this August- I took over as our Classical Conversation Community's director. It has been a lot of work and a lot of learning, but it has also been wonderful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LvPBpNxFSp2Jcs_KUUW8kOMYMoSWRQbt3auy8QC5n3vc--YJCYCvxaDuawZGEHsPjVARt4YGMKpEZcxjHYWHM7Lpcdcgv_0WUO89f81jqZFpnrx1fgWUiOUBUV0ybriPy9MRQ7SXvYOvBBcczRyY28iBciK-J6NvO6eZWniP8M9JwXFPrV6bfkcLnw/s4032/2022-08-19_09-39-28_702.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LvPBpNxFSp2Jcs_KUUW8kOMYMoSWRQbt3auy8QC5n3vc--YJCYCvxaDuawZGEHsPjVARt4YGMKpEZcxjHYWHM7Lpcdcgv_0WUO89f81jqZFpnrx1fgWUiOUBUV0ybriPy9MRQ7SXvYOvBBcczRyY28iBciK-J6NvO6eZWniP8M9JwXFPrV6bfkcLnw/s320/2022-08-19_09-39-28_702.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm0WLCVvt88JCuHsUYFAH7vVYtpvmxtt8QCd3Pv5P9__3x-knG0VPmq3HLHfhBO44SdAAGY7TL9GyeVPN_qiT7QP9lg-kYlC_-kx9YNM1kZYcnnuZTC_N0fIfkLZXCFrZw1T8gPCJf7esvUl0FJJ10vYZiA79SnXwu0SY81kagks7qw6xmKXHTa2R1Q/s4032/2022-08-19_09-37-57_225.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm0WLCVvt88JCuHsUYFAH7vVYtpvmxtt8QCd3Pv5P9__3x-knG0VPmq3HLHfhBO44SdAAGY7TL9GyeVPN_qiT7QP9lg-kYlC_-kx9YNM1kZYcnnuZTC_N0fIfkLZXCFrZw1T8gPCJf7esvUl0FJJ10vYZiA79SnXwu0SY81kagks7qw6xmKXHTa2R1Q/s320/2022-08-19_09-37-57_225.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnP2tg7lY3JkASclGk0dai4300xv4TbLY6K0PTHKyU7o81ECXBFiWfe6f0BcEuYX9qFTfhynVQ1KM0hRYhPfjO8QpqyCImlcgkYAooOEhzvyoGzA7nnKD8-wwIlwFSDR_CMxpchRFLWlC2rc0IOQ0Ov7haIBepc8LJvYwsg6ef-hc2glh6kSI6xnxOaA/s4032/2022-08-22_15-49-24_408.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnP2tg7lY3JkASclGk0dai4300xv4TbLY6K0PTHKyU7o81ECXBFiWfe6f0BcEuYX9qFTfhynVQ1KM0hRYhPfjO8QpqyCImlcgkYAooOEhzvyoGzA7nnKD8-wwIlwFSDR_CMxpchRFLWlC2rc0IOQ0Ov7haIBepc8LJvYwsg6ef-hc2glh6kSI6xnxOaA/s320/2022-08-22_15-49-24_408.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAeLtR0_hapFguxDxzW82bOwxaDT0GwVhkN2whYdufDfv0A6IcdwoJr6Kd0tsjJxeOpdK7E-NKBQYdOVcboaW-IKpVlwRiRvRFvMEk1XSLFq466CpY_judfD1Q582VzNcl_q395oAIqlSGdIanZgbqXeH5JC_qSdSpjxXqtmz33hu_F1gN6OJW8bU1w/s4032/2022-08-22_15-49-36_253.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAeLtR0_hapFguxDxzW82bOwxaDT0GwVhkN2whYdufDfv0A6IcdwoJr6Kd0tsjJxeOpdK7E-NKBQYdOVcboaW-IKpVlwRiRvRFvMEk1XSLFq466CpY_judfD1Q582VzNcl_q395oAIqlSGdIanZgbqXeH5JC_qSdSpjxXqtmz33hu_F1gN6OJW8bU1w/s320/2022-08-22_15-49-36_253.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few days after we started school, Abram had his ninth surgery (his third bone graft surgery). He had a surgery to repair his gum line. They took bone marrow from his hip bone and put it into his gums. Even though we only had to spend one night at the hospital, it is the recovery thats hard. He has had to have limited physical activity and only soft foods for 6.5 weeks. He hasn't complained once. I know he is tired and hungry, but you would never know it. He had his first two bone graft surgeries in Jacksonville, but they failed. Our prayer is that this one takes (his body has to accept the cells from his bone marrow, just like a transplant). He will have his fourth surgery in the spring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY35g3B4ghTNgn0s9C3qRhKT0MR97EdUJIv5lEgHWMBfbHqiWGU5WYIQzSrk-qKHRY5agVsDCeqiIS-g0-uIYVi6aNFMhk8nW83IbXHb2FY-R2FekdyYtcWNP0JdyF7fLDwzun_cJu-XKy8sLh_8UWv6oaj-1g13XfRPiEOy2wL1t9RKqpb4VliGw2oA/s4032/2022-08-26_12-52-22_711.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY35g3B4ghTNgn0s9C3qRhKT0MR97EdUJIv5lEgHWMBfbHqiWGU5WYIQzSrk-qKHRY5agVsDCeqiIS-g0-uIYVi6aNFMhk8nW83IbXHb2FY-R2FekdyYtcWNP0JdyF7fLDwzun_cJu-XKy8sLh_8UWv6oaj-1g13XfRPiEOy2wL1t9RKqpb4VliGw2oA/s320/2022-08-26_12-52-22_711.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IDfWBxTEyDb9bkZlbthre7KKFnFN-BZKjrZ7GMJORECWXqiDI8mR66OCVWzImT37iIPGkEj8wtzZQQ-EiGVm0GciobhqUPsZjv47Y8Ve88ZpJrhiA-lpEtV7HpQc03-52y9npT_d7jE9HG1tY5zNqRRzqmJiJUAWc_p_US5ipg9hccFA3IcodBr-BQ/s4032/2022-08-26_15-08-05_699.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IDfWBxTEyDb9bkZlbthre7KKFnFN-BZKjrZ7GMJORECWXqiDI8mR66OCVWzImT37iIPGkEj8wtzZQQ-EiGVm0GciobhqUPsZjv47Y8Ve88ZpJrhiA-lpEtV7HpQc03-52y9npT_d7jE9HG1tY5zNqRRzqmJiJUAWc_p_US5ipg9hccFA3IcodBr-BQ/s320/2022-08-26_15-08-05_699.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1Pa5_Act1kPi-Rq0RO0BaiRl02xeNHkxLTZvbWnfb1Z5MAN7EZlP200FteXItqxcxRTCCzIkdQUaiJl2V5atAq44TOLOZkCDXTUarEQTk54xOaslxVlR5NxcP-TJgVZYhmZCrnH36vcNtMZTYb_p9gky8w14oK_ygxBJ-5yrf6bk6Hbrs2XwpBIRvQ/s4032/2022-08-26_19-03-00_725.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1Pa5_Act1kPi-Rq0RO0BaiRl02xeNHkxLTZvbWnfb1Z5MAN7EZlP200FteXItqxcxRTCCzIkdQUaiJl2V5atAq44TOLOZkCDXTUarEQTk54xOaslxVlR5NxcP-TJgVZYhmZCrnH36vcNtMZTYb_p9gky8w14oK_ygxBJ-5yrf6bk6Hbrs2XwpBIRvQ/s320/2022-08-26_19-03-00_725.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cards from his sweet friends</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Another fun thing the boys did this fall was their creation shirts. For our first week of CC, they learned the six days of creation and what God made on each day. They had a great time planning and painting their shirts. They loved wearing them to CC and sharing with their classes during their presentations. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRnRjFn_ggVdiDn1KIVwtEg4cYUufLQSJ6xYRpxwnmgKuMvc8HsssT8qmD5FSN5FfbLidCwLfrHAtBp5kUsRZ1xBGkmSn0x7G82Vvk9ocRAJYcx0034IuRV_Z9R1u4sGgW-TIrl57SlUkR-nFH1FsFgkU5wOyrG0OF_ik3m8osvtLVS6PIcSBGYjF4A/s4032/2022-08-28_11-40-08_216.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRnRjFn_ggVdiDn1KIVwtEg4cYUufLQSJ6xYRpxwnmgKuMvc8HsssT8qmD5FSN5FfbLidCwLfrHAtBp5kUsRZ1xBGkmSn0x7G82Vvk9ocRAJYcx0034IuRV_Z9R1u4sGgW-TIrl57SlUkR-nFH1FsFgkU5wOyrG0OF_ik3m8osvtLVS6PIcSBGYjF4A/s320/2022-08-28_11-40-08_216.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf4VqeH14koBcCtaFyyuHQ7d7D93wuVY4MR9DAa0IVadKQeUuEYD-CEpqsya_To0y4mk0W8qVKCE9NcIypC7eY3fDu3RHXlKhr08j3WcEiCndVcwHvE-R0te50z6XqEfTrWOO8NS_OrvjvPSGKu9j-2M_H5u4R2O5yDdZXWd_QIyoxQjBP32KQq6BbQ/s4032/2022-08-28_11-54-28_744.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf4VqeH14koBcCtaFyyuHQ7d7D93wuVY4MR9DAa0IVadKQeUuEYD-CEpqsya_To0y4mk0W8qVKCE9NcIypC7eY3fDu3RHXlKhr08j3WcEiCndVcwHvE-R0te50z6XqEfTrWOO8NS_OrvjvPSGKu9j-2M_H5u4R2O5yDdZXWd_QIyoxQjBP32KQq6BbQ/s320/2022-08-28_11-54-28_744.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEGD3Ge7lcOQdifx35r3QIxFJY6TRBvWrZtxRvgWiqxg9WwrlAGQoj-caz4M-CVKNIJDPxYsUVO8ZlOuYMlm2LZ9z-wZiMY7ZnsoK_ebmNMpgCWNbuBWYyQzD8LZuv27Hy7cWV0Q7AqD1sAWcnln4nROaYB5w_5TMn5Ze4ywcmwljRPOSckspB22qHg/s4032/2022-08-28_12-13-30_918.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEGD3Ge7lcOQdifx35r3QIxFJY6TRBvWrZtxRvgWiqxg9WwrlAGQoj-caz4M-CVKNIJDPxYsUVO8ZlOuYMlm2LZ9z-wZiMY7ZnsoK_ebmNMpgCWNbuBWYyQzD8LZuv27Hy7cWV0Q7AqD1sAWcnln4nROaYB5w_5TMn5Ze4ywcmwljRPOSckspB22qHg/s320/2022-08-28_12-13-30_918.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3gAM0FnRy6W1pTHVmTZ0EtxNIuUIqf5Wxjm4J76iCu-Q4FEtiJscrW3Lk0LWBJFF9vKZPDYsGraCbSqAt9W7XcuytXNqs4Q6qaI9HwJj6orKQMtmizHxy1cVWhbVYw8bJpeDCDo6XkBHCN7VuO5SiEXxFQ3R5cP_SBz_URWqNep9PxOgdWbIHAGiUA/s4032/2022-08-28_12-27-45_574.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB3gAM0FnRy6W1pTHVmTZ0EtxNIuUIqf5Wxjm4J76iCu-Q4FEtiJscrW3Lk0LWBJFF9vKZPDYsGraCbSqAt9W7XcuytXNqs4Q6qaI9HwJj6orKQMtmizHxy1cVWhbVYw8bJpeDCDo6XkBHCN7VuO5SiEXxFQ3R5cP_SBz_URWqNep9PxOgdWbIHAGiUA/s320/2022-08-28_12-27-45_574.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took our first Morris family staycation on Labor Day weekend. We surprised the boys with a night in a hotel room and enjoying DC. We took a leisurely walk around the National Mall and took our time at all the monuments. We relaxed in our hotel room and slept in. We had a wonderful time! If you ask the boys, the highlight of their trip was our Uber ride. We got to ride in a Tesla from our hotel to the monuments and the boys were in heaven! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BguiTApIURgGvcmTdxaGjtMWnlIQlRn6H3vKQfXszraoZCqu_M5zG1d_Lmb9c-APWpSeux5hzjlfgiXn8R4YDfBLacph4Ku7JjZhBNhRT834Zy0soo6up_cvce9e-BRng_zK5s0iVSnoXw5idoVST4CQor3zW81p4wktzL5C_NNSiLjt-XQcd0e2jQ/s4032/2022-09-04_16-50-37_188.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BguiTApIURgGvcmTdxaGjtMWnlIQlRn6H3vKQfXszraoZCqu_M5zG1d_Lmb9c-APWpSeux5hzjlfgiXn8R4YDfBLacph4Ku7JjZhBNhRT834Zy0soo6up_cvce9e-BRng_zK5s0iVSnoXw5idoVST4CQor3zW81p4wktzL5C_NNSiLjt-XQcd0e2jQ/s320/2022-09-04_16-50-37_188.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEPVDaWFzT47464NNqmUG7CVRQMhVmtd8DuLVjQwKz0x4Y001vR-Rmog4f4GRZ8M3MIB0YmJugDVurALycOBT6lX84PSuQaVSEMh78aGWvv9Fe3zZ434XHkXdY4xejHaoNAAmTV02Ty69PvvxgHVMESRui4wQeE5dRY_p7d3p8geSg3xKC-LIvHKRYA/s4032/2022-09-04_17-49-56_512.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEPVDaWFzT47464NNqmUG7CVRQMhVmtd8DuLVjQwKz0x4Y001vR-Rmog4f4GRZ8M3MIB0YmJugDVurALycOBT6lX84PSuQaVSEMh78aGWvv9Fe3zZ434XHkXdY4xejHaoNAAmTV02Ty69PvvxgHVMESRui4wQeE5dRY_p7d3p8geSg3xKC-LIvHKRYA/s320/2022-09-04_17-49-56_512.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqRi9ZjGr4n_KJC9QoWJ096gK2GcGqcfj3spo4jvqMua8x67-m9ZZCu7K5g4IzzYrV4Yy8yK6hXn4CvLNGYih9njtoCVYFH67vjSyqypyCgUCRcifYodp-Rgvh4t35ErrKYQBZhwCCpK6PAU2ot7j91Y_2CMGoDLxyO3OKQ7jxWgcKq1zr9PwDOeQqw/s4032/2022-09-04_18-32-12_695.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqRi9ZjGr4n_KJC9QoWJ096gK2GcGqcfj3spo4jvqMua8x67-m9ZZCu7K5g4IzzYrV4Yy8yK6hXn4CvLNGYih9njtoCVYFH67vjSyqypyCgUCRcifYodp-Rgvh4t35ErrKYQBZhwCCpK6PAU2ot7j91Y_2CMGoDLxyO3OKQ7jxWgcKq1zr9PwDOeQqw/s320/2022-09-04_18-32-12_695.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf0AsLzdLX8FpgYUSktoFD7IFL8mkJti-FfVGerJ9ufYWDh2Zh3yLE8Fxo6paFRuBmqis8ofepGgx1Uie66LqaqExmsgvXsYGT_ieY8iWEnZxddgmSXm3A_OZH3eVGrX9neDU3dOK74g4Zs6PDq8iJYFkyQApr2c2M9WrW7aofwOygCfzB-BdVJCvjQ/s4032/2022-09-04_19-05-40_069.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf0AsLzdLX8FpgYUSktoFD7IFL8mkJti-FfVGerJ9ufYWDh2Zh3yLE8Fxo6paFRuBmqis8ofepGgx1Uie66LqaqExmsgvXsYGT_ieY8iWEnZxddgmSXm3A_OZH3eVGrX9neDU3dOK74g4Zs6PDq8iJYFkyQApr2c2M9WrW7aofwOygCfzB-BdVJCvjQ/s320/2022-09-04_19-05-40_069.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fall also brings getting back into our routines... we started winter swim on Sunday nights, TrailLife on Monday nights and soccer and violin on Wednesdays. Its busy at times, but also good. Also, Chris has a new position as TrailLife Ranger. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntdnK45Lmxk2KqEcsNzhf-oBq_3wi7Tg5NCxnA7llfXf564yFSDak_c5b6_8TVFbg0NfUaWcMIg7N1hsCp6TDYoCbTXX7V2lky-0NCb1TSrdsbCBVMXcaw0cVewuDwPSomq0JXrmbrTpW99_7o_oRDUhqOUHCyXtkgZymRg33_hu0LK9H8JSYMDrFAQ/s4032/2022-09-07_13-44-51_183.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntdnK45Lmxk2KqEcsNzhf-oBq_3wi7Tg5NCxnA7llfXf564yFSDak_c5b6_8TVFbg0NfUaWcMIg7N1hsCp6TDYoCbTXX7V2lky-0NCb1TSrdsbCBVMXcaw0cVewuDwPSomq0JXrmbrTpW99_7o_oRDUhqOUHCyXtkgZymRg33_hu0LK9H8JSYMDrFAQ/s320/2022-09-07_13-44-51_183.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took our first field trip of the season with some of our homeschool friends... we went to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. We learned and saw so much!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrC44xS3TeXMmTi_8GS7miNXcTCPa15LYeTt3r6lv3_t850bJGuAut5GbAe2tEzgwU7YgpblUGSGfq1vPG38HUEmFn2vE8qEIQUdiwrNiuUlAXsOZpn4juaoE2ymXp0NrqxcCHHjnpx4Of0lbZVaq2UhTNgiGvGF7bwRJfBkCtEoVux5Bv7xRUPQiOQ/s3066/2022-09-08_10-14-52_367.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="2974" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrC44xS3TeXMmTi_8GS7miNXcTCPa15LYeTt3r6lv3_t850bJGuAut5GbAe2tEzgwU7YgpblUGSGfq1vPG38HUEmFn2vE8qEIQUdiwrNiuUlAXsOZpn4juaoE2ymXp0NrqxcCHHjnpx4Of0lbZVaq2UhTNgiGvGF7bwRJfBkCtEoVux5Bv7xRUPQiOQ/s320/2022-09-08_10-14-52_367.heic" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our homeschool friends from church... such a blessing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NfOoaSQ602jr29-jPNy_omOuCkaAPyuRlHk8wfqZMdDhRXu-u-F7Y0FTnSmX0J-pPAPjabaN37s2zfXzDXVm8DxAgEpytTLhJ02UpHju7rmuUv1qaLdnka7ADZJnThMK4xBwbAgvCnieqELDnLHZ122J8XnAGddv2LQ8kv44pLL1BQeuvKVJlETPEA/s3664/2022-09-08_10-50-30_114.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="2763" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NfOoaSQ602jr29-jPNy_omOuCkaAPyuRlHk8wfqZMdDhRXu-u-F7Y0FTnSmX0J-pPAPjabaN37s2zfXzDXVm8DxAgEpytTLhJ02UpHju7rmuUv1qaLdnka7ADZJnThMK4xBwbAgvCnieqELDnLHZ122J8XnAGddv2LQ8kv44pLL1BQeuvKVJlETPEA/s320/2022-09-08_10-50-30_114.heic" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before our tour of the house</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MXIa8_uveCRvjDzG9XEmaLty7W6W2OsLC2zjZcAXxLkmSvhA2ISkjBmAy4fSU7AfJOnULkLZRfaET_Ph2lY9DAbfQ4KueroIIuveFq8TTGQWpCGmWeLr5wXwbQKH1NKBpalPe3OTGyX0F5MygUH4D3lwQhsSyre2F9a9cw_hd4M0_buFNhipimAIoA/s4032/2022-09-08_11-20-42_942.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MXIa8_uveCRvjDzG9XEmaLty7W6W2OsLC2zjZcAXxLkmSvhA2ISkjBmAy4fSU7AfJOnULkLZRfaET_Ph2lY9DAbfQ4KueroIIuveFq8TTGQWpCGmWeLr5wXwbQKH1NKBpalPe3OTGyX0F5MygUH4D3lwQhsSyre2F9a9cw_hd4M0_buFNhipimAIoA/s320/2022-09-08_11-20-42_942.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys thought it was so cool to see the image on the back of the nickel.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjeQF8TFFbHXeHlLIPOVt09uV9g1AKpz46sXTzWWBrJoSSHS1pxPS9sW26i5oNpGjMdGT03BWvYJtHDPfBGDGPtJRhH8orM0-kDX6TAuhjAd-BLA3yGZGZgcqedRM76CJM4H-0jk-KQtuyEYSVhAvXeqZDzslUw1zjcLmKxunAsWlcTWZY_JOY66sfA/s3357/2022-09-08_12-01-20_984.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3357" data-original-width="2583" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjeQF8TFFbHXeHlLIPOVt09uV9g1AKpz46sXTzWWBrJoSSHS1pxPS9sW26i5oNpGjMdGT03BWvYJtHDPfBGDGPtJRhH8orM0-kDX6TAuhjAd-BLA3yGZGZgcqedRM76CJM4H-0jk-KQtuyEYSVhAvXeqZDzslUw1zjcLmKxunAsWlcTWZY_JOY66sfA/s320/2022-09-08_12-01-20_984.heic" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Listening to Thomas Jefferson talk to us about the Declaration of Independence.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And this month, Chris completed his third half-ironman. He's pretty amazing. This race was in Atlantic City. Even though we weren't able to join him, we followed his progress on my phone and cheered him on from home. We are so very proud of him! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrRAwjUxv-lcmlq34PHxwh9dALuwoO7nXPhCHKLkG_97fhWPow-TilZwF65ArC5cYDGAXWvG8QObLWK1tTyPMUceJQJX0MMU22_TEFm7M-tnA5fs15eZgricVPVw_t8m1Op_vOfH7abjIpA1-LK4EbrZR_eWj2r9HWaYjDbbhzTdDXqRxRKIYV84EcA/s4032/2022-09-10_14-54-55_344.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrRAwjUxv-lcmlq34PHxwh9dALuwoO7nXPhCHKLkG_97fhWPow-TilZwF65ArC5cYDGAXWvG8QObLWK1tTyPMUceJQJX0MMU22_TEFm7M-tnA5fs15eZgricVPVw_t8m1Op_vOfH7abjIpA1-LK4EbrZR_eWj2r9HWaYjDbbhzTdDXqRxRKIYV84EcA/s320/2022-09-10_14-54-55_344.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7PyKQkKHgdidJNDvFNdO_BFxGbZkF2J1bcL2IrNtWmq6IqT2FWOVqLLIj6gn_kCU2_igMd1zx7q1koj0zAwWIWm6Kg1SzsXcbtX-feMrwEiMFphryDi-OlIQxs4IXQP0FPqndeq65SpXNpPU0o7ucATwdL8b-q68Iqd0SUD5iLp6dD6ksVCsdBal8w/s4032/2022-09-12_17-50-56_512.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7PyKQkKHgdidJNDvFNdO_BFxGbZkF2J1bcL2IrNtWmq6IqT2FWOVqLLIj6gn_kCU2_igMd1zx7q1koj0zAwWIWm6Kg1SzsXcbtX-feMrwEiMFphryDi-OlIQxs4IXQP0FPqndeq65SpXNpPU0o7ucATwdL8b-q68Iqd0SUD5iLp6dD6ksVCsdBal8w/s320/2022-09-12_17-50-56_512.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking snazzy in their uniforms.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQXfD5Whg9lgWPYL4VFMuoJidf89k1iMOdj6RixukyoBMDjN5IDmaT9MUwVnJUcUoyXPg0Q6BO5tgzcMlJwHkLiP3hivPg9jfG-ReDBRvxsxT9iPjFr0epz0iIU4Ammn9xkISB9vdQJxnXxpwSAbaPbHa_JRDkowxL50sZUaWZ6sju86JMdcFSyKasw/s4032/2022-09-12_17-51-17_320.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQXfD5Whg9lgWPYL4VFMuoJidf89k1iMOdj6RixukyoBMDjN5IDmaT9MUwVnJUcUoyXPg0Q6BO5tgzcMlJwHkLiP3hivPg9jfG-ReDBRvxsxT9iPjFr0epz0iIU4Ammn9xkISB9vdQJxnXxpwSAbaPbHa_JRDkowxL50sZUaWZ6sju86JMdcFSyKasw/s320/2022-09-12_17-51-17_320.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chris and I are huge Hamilton, so when we found out that it was coming to the Kennedy Center in D.C., we knew we had to go. It an incredible show. We loved singing along and seeing all of our favorite scenes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTQ_CgCHtnwfketFjPeimQ8IFFzZ_eSqo8XjNHF_zkdSbUXuUWHB8YF9R0CXiJsqCQMcmisqdnDdXspclkQlwj596P00A0bYhjMh_a8EORZ78PmJkwcgfKSFnZztyLof0hNaCHZs2faCyFflutKHiVqfB3QyVxIn1GteFcVkDUXAN_Kh1SlNwEZN7hQ/s4032/2022-09-15_22-25-48_231.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTQ_CgCHtnwfketFjPeimQ8IFFzZ_eSqo8XjNHF_zkdSbUXuUWHB8YF9R0CXiJsqCQMcmisqdnDdXspclkQlwj596P00A0bYhjMh_a8EORZ78PmJkwcgfKSFnZztyLof0hNaCHZs2faCyFflutKHiVqfB3QyVxIn1GteFcVkDUXAN_Kh1SlNwEZN7hQ/s320/2022-09-15_22-25-48_231.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpC7J3uHnV2q9DhCLZKI-r2E9KuobsgOGjXDJwZp6mzBmYJ8hw45vUEiXNj0Dvz_NQ6o4dQEfkfuVgqAk-llmgvBEwmmmlR0BTA9kfcgES4rxhbUcOGBXjcKCZLNZNr_0AMiozuVsJ2JzIOQJVpENtqfPKMATG4E1OLOSgCcqX5Y4be16Zx7WVbWzCw/s2486/2022-09-15_22-33-05_357.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="2314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpC7J3uHnV2q9DhCLZKI-r2E9KuobsgOGjXDJwZp6mzBmYJ8hw45vUEiXNj0Dvz_NQ6o4dQEfkfuVgqAk-llmgvBEwmmmlR0BTA9kfcgES4rxhbUcOGBXjcKCZLNZNr_0AMiozuVsJ2JzIOQJVpENtqfPKMATG4E1OLOSgCcqX5Y4be16Zx7WVbWzCw/s320/2022-09-15_22-33-05_357.heic" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, our September wrapped up with a visit to the White House. Pretty unbelievable. One of our dear friends was able to get tickets for the whole family. We wore our fancy clothes and showed our identification about three times, but it was quite the experience. We saw the dining room, library, red and blue room, china room and piano. We loved seeing all the pictures and presidential keepsakes. Definitely something we will remember for awhile. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUj-BnyZfSzkRZQP-G-LEEmi3SW1tSHy-KSlHl_fzdW6c-zbBszOJrzVEslEHlUfTxEYwqyie9Y712LyTxMD3r-FpfgyGxCoCm6V39Q6QHrVJoPNR5fWfu7Z7rrTn1nrRNnrRM1I-c1pHRSK6vpcx_GS_ZaHM_yyY_UpTEsot2AcoJbkaHiC8MwxcoQ/s4032/2022-09-22_09-19-21_429.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUj-BnyZfSzkRZQP-G-LEEmi3SW1tSHy-KSlHl_fzdW6c-zbBszOJrzVEslEHlUfTxEYwqyie9Y712LyTxMD3r-FpfgyGxCoCm6V39Q6QHrVJoPNR5fWfu7Z7rrTn1nrRNnrRM1I-c1pHRSK6vpcx_GS_ZaHM_yyY_UpTEsot2AcoJbkaHiC8MwxcoQ/s320/2022-09-22_09-19-21_429.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKK-nBrEZdlH-Cup2e0EjrL--Vb-gm2m75IjZuZVwM1Js0JllgU_waYW_RzaERmU2SMBWaRaLvDj81SpAqd7mJfr8wY_31tJFdzX_ftwL7XzgM7HBE3AvalojPPzY9n28oFBpsYrj278YVoxwSD8Fwj82sqLgPzDMBO9QI_g-Q4-XEEwfhFniRRNLhQ/s4032/2022-09-22_09-22-56_948.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKK-nBrEZdlH-Cup2e0EjrL--Vb-gm2m75IjZuZVwM1Js0JllgU_waYW_RzaERmU2SMBWaRaLvDj81SpAqd7mJfr8wY_31tJFdzX_ftwL7XzgM7HBE3AvalojPPzY9n28oFBpsYrj278YVoxwSD8Fwj82sqLgPzDMBO9QI_g-Q4-XEEwfhFniRRNLhQ/s320/2022-09-22_09-22-56_948.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiK06bZi-bbYhkX3XM4c_WFuwJmt2nEERZRmYLBNDuU2PTtaBR7LRBAQad26fSlmtAnxc4pCR7IHpN1Case6FsdKnxqstzS6FrDKhzE0gdF70pKGMB8EOzMI_h8MmPQ2nOk-HBmzpMyX6ufHoW_tDFq7-8teZgnJ4metjce8jWWhwEAupj5zFV6PWMA/s4032/2022-09-22_09-30-19_552.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiK06bZi-bbYhkX3XM4c_WFuwJmt2nEERZRmYLBNDuU2PTtaBR7LRBAQad26fSlmtAnxc4pCR7IHpN1Case6FsdKnxqstzS6FrDKhzE0gdF70pKGMB8EOzMI_h8MmPQ2nOk-HBmzpMyX6ufHoW_tDFq7-8teZgnJ4metjce8jWWhwEAupj5zFV6PWMA/s320/2022-09-22_09-30-19_552.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that wraps up our August and September... next up we are celebrating Abram's birthday and Halloween. Before we know it Christmas will be here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-83921804054369683792022-08-20T00:51:00.000+09:002022-08-20T00:51:45.201+09:00Our Amazing Summer (part two)<p>The second part of our summer started with a bang at VBS! One of the many reasons we love our church is that they have an amazing kids program and because of that, their VBS is outstanding every year! So many kids attend they have to split it up for little kids to attend in the morning and then big kids in the evening and each program is different. Same theme, but different activities. VBS is the highlight of our summer! <br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fs6bUJ5ZqXPAXSltxlHLBju6X4ZGYjgrWhIro0g4YVvnfqOUIDRK5nvgj6ZJYILGP0m2m3oiRvnWzA8Jbb6NkSUMN_wAQVG9y9Ullq47BO74iZf0h_hZJGK9vOfXxxbIL6N9IdkV_FpwMFTR8mquYZU28O_IS4qQDpceGpNLyGWKXzslH8vO1CjMtA/s3730/2022-07-01_21-06-29_436.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="3730" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fs6bUJ5ZqXPAXSltxlHLBju6X4ZGYjgrWhIro0g4YVvnfqOUIDRK5nvgj6ZJYILGP0m2m3oiRvnWzA8Jbb6NkSUMN_wAQVG9y9Ullq47BO74iZf0h_hZJGK9vOfXxxbIL6N9IdkV_FpwMFTR8mquYZU28O_IS4qQDpceGpNLyGWKXzslH8vO1CjMtA/s320/2022-07-01_21-06-29_436.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram's Lime Green Team</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NLAGDaMMtOo9D9KLDj2z7eYlM6YZKnOWH0Q_KS_JoZq2G2AK2imiM-Ck__HvpJSYjwrUGKqKg1HtaRER5CqXyFiwa5kMgLdoxwr-9IrQWcpMa4hWOkxBofMTOANTGJSOb20m31W0ibdqhrsiZ5OYQjBy-W0Yv9R0V4yBBK3OWDJcKya6KgB28YF9iw/s960/2022-07-02_18-38-54_002.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NLAGDaMMtOo9D9KLDj2z7eYlM6YZKnOWH0Q_KS_JoZq2G2AK2imiM-Ck__HvpJSYjwrUGKqKg1HtaRER5CqXyFiwa5kMgLdoxwr-9IrQWcpMa4hWOkxBofMTOANTGJSOb20m31W0ibdqhrsiZ5OYQjBy-W0Yv9R0V4yBBK3OWDJcKya6KgB28YF9iw/s320/2022-07-02_18-38-54_002.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack and Luke's friends at morning VBS</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right after VBS finished, we loaded up for Family Camp... this is another incredible highlight of our summer. Our family just loves being at White Sulphur Springs and this summer did not disappoint. We love all the activities they have planned, the new friends we make and just the chance to get away and reconnect. This year Abram surprised us by conquering the high ropes course, finishing first in the cardboard canoe race and dancing his heart out at the square dance. He loves trying new things and just getting in there. Something I admire greatly in him. I think this is the last year we will have the boys with us because next summer they are all excited about attending Camp Caleb. This year we were there on the Fourth of July which was so fun! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPX8nnPYgiSdBFMSiyM7Jb077Y2MsupvHVk_8qS0f-flrdUKQXD6ctRVGqQ6ra8W7tJm6tHlP-2kDuxYWftT76k3K7Yvs_QbjyxTvL6U8N-hg5B3yr6lUdpYZTf98eRZu4PwqAZY0LR7DZp9rXRP45BA45KuMkT5HVKvxPO0TQ5T86HzWifxiAUiE_w/s4032/2022-07-04_21-04-56_030.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPX8nnPYgiSdBFMSiyM7Jb077Y2MsupvHVk_8qS0f-flrdUKQXD6ctRVGqQ6ra8W7tJm6tHlP-2kDuxYWftT76k3K7Yvs_QbjyxTvL6U8N-hg5B3yr6lUdpYZTf98eRZu4PwqAZY0LR7DZp9rXRP45BA45KuMkT5HVKvxPO0TQ5T86HzWifxiAUiE_w/s320/2022-07-04_21-04-56_030.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fourth of July Bonfire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX0KiirYZ_h1W2sfSGSOdLXca4eW9W19z74ZxioboU5IrLc_6qUvQ45EFhjpEy67FlkzoFh4PM_Uze3jKghp9D1uzAcRM4axxdUX1tAcJ6_OMdLKY-41jXbGr8pdwGxyEYIYWZRvNXtaaq53f8GbUlVavuQmd_GMCLHzW3J7RkicNBjRkElTxOYE4gA/s3520/2022-07-05_15-28-40_974.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyX0KiirYZ_h1W2sfSGSOdLXca4eW9W19z74ZxioboU5IrLc_6qUvQ45EFhjpEy67FlkzoFh4PM_Uze3jKghp9D1uzAcRM4axxdUX1tAcJ6_OMdLKY-41jXbGr8pdwGxyEYIYWZRvNXtaaq53f8GbUlVavuQmd_GMCLHzW3J7RkicNBjRkElTxOYE4gA/s320/2022-07-05_15-28-40_974.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram on the high ropes course.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3WUBgtop44KMaMwA6JmrXlkEgF9B8JjIXKDB_uWyI9tmuH3emTyVWt9E4io1YloZ4SkebE_yYiqwP4FcuAWqNOhgcLLyi7B6TtAGmfZ7cRG7Ff17QoGBrkMUxOEEp8tnJp9uK5taTev5OujtOiJ6DrURstZLSB8rC997FA_La8HQgTBdrKBNQTX27Q/s4032/2022-07-07_13-24-31_072.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3WUBgtop44KMaMwA6JmrXlkEgF9B8JjIXKDB_uWyI9tmuH3emTyVWt9E4io1YloZ4SkebE_yYiqwP4FcuAWqNOhgcLLyi7B6TtAGmfZ7cRG7Ff17QoGBrkMUxOEEp8tnJp9uK5taTev5OujtOiJ6DrURstZLSB8rC997FA_La8HQgTBdrKBNQTX27Q/s320/2022-07-07_13-24-31_072.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Competing with Chris in the Water Balloon Toss</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptGt3wanFtBoy7XhZiZ4QFbqXgB1vFzYf4csii2izhqa4v6J_ZLy3qVfYvgDW-UOtbz18MSVWPoiSzRSI9fIUtnRTDUEoB_79my2eMkOVInARFWh5iI1avNLSh_SOda2irqp1QNtaGV3nRotpsSBp1Hu5qynAHpc8U4qq7nncmMK2RnP5aPKYIKMATA/s4032/2022-07-07_13-25-18_337.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptGt3wanFtBoy7XhZiZ4QFbqXgB1vFzYf4csii2izhqa4v6J_ZLy3qVfYvgDW-UOtbz18MSVWPoiSzRSI9fIUtnRTDUEoB_79my2eMkOVInARFWh5iI1avNLSh_SOda2irqp1QNtaGV3nRotpsSBp1Hu5qynAHpc8U4qq7nncmMK2RnP5aPKYIKMATA/s320/2022-07-07_13-25-18_337.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love that smile!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UPoNMalFnawGskOjpK8QI-Bsf1DsFUnFrc3GLudTGrSf3DIcrltsOEmEB_8eQudLwZ4tJtV2_GTnpvypnQcW07fepjAPnlMteGk0G2BhVZvYUkaEBDnyHp-M0sB0V2qn27FhNit8WBaxI-KxN-4PemD_WkOGRf236bFzQLwQLxOMZJWlCVHtNFZXzQ/s3200/2022-07-14_12-39-56_000.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="2133" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UPoNMalFnawGskOjpK8QI-Bsf1DsFUnFrc3GLudTGrSf3DIcrltsOEmEB_8eQudLwZ4tJtV2_GTnpvypnQcW07fepjAPnlMteGk0G2BhVZvYUkaEBDnyHp-M0sB0V2qn27FhNit8WBaxI-KxN-4PemD_WkOGRf236bFzQLwQLxOMZJWlCVHtNFZXzQ/s320/2022-07-14_12-39-56_000.jpeg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying some time with Luke </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jngZ3MbnL2Q6jcUdFPHZIKO9AgSQao1A-pDXraf-IG1TPytqBM73wt_r0OP2zpjgTIMHYRUT3y4ahUOtysrxd6-1V3w3F2LmZKvMYw4hto3bABvbgkv5Gfx2iwAAQLkKRrIaWZtTG4arqClQUu069kBGXuIKsP4RWd0G0KL4evS33BGP4qBBSj09zQ/s3200/2022-07-14_12-54-32_434.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="2133" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jngZ3MbnL2Q6jcUdFPHZIKO9AgSQao1A-pDXraf-IG1TPytqBM73wt_r0OP2zpjgTIMHYRUT3y4ahUOtysrxd6-1V3w3F2LmZKvMYw4hto3bABvbgkv5Gfx2iwAAQLkKRrIaWZtTG4arqClQUu069kBGXuIKsP4RWd0G0KL4evS33BGP4qBBSj09zQ/s320/2022-07-14_12-54-32_434.jpeg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack and Luke loved spending time with Nate</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PL0i5BGyVod8tLOuMSYo_nTkf8QHrC3rjsKo1mI2jLum9jcTQRqf2v4IXA1SBrdlLOUDSitnv8JujA2yhbAu5GpTXgjWhzqslVTFZLLHicfaBE3ty_8lTqQuyDJ_Cn88-uCv6BAt7VFc4DavFj9z5Hpi44ptVtG4rjk0zCwJ5mYMn2JNJQxe6_GaSA/s3200/2022-07-14_12-54-55_329.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="3200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PL0i5BGyVod8tLOuMSYo_nTkf8QHrC3rjsKo1mI2jLum9jcTQRqf2v4IXA1SBrdlLOUDSitnv8JujA2yhbAu5GpTXgjWhzqslVTFZLLHicfaBE3ty_8lTqQuyDJ_Cn88-uCv6BAt7VFc4DavFj9z5Hpi44ptVtG4rjk0zCwJ5mYMn2JNJQxe6_GaSA/s320/2022-07-14_12-54-55_329.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are so happy while we are at WSS</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHa0K9jJ75UWbez-wibg0U84iieFCZVK7nsa3sSTJoysyZKO_ToGlvKfAkQiEsBDpvuPGMVr160I5BM9gVsPo_ttzp0wTDhJjdn7v34FkXlrAeqCXz-ta6GDFEsClanwT2WVl_Bz3pDTGpIi9NBKawPo3H_zNBm9rOG7lYvfKeBHfDojrbbFc5YTRc6Q/s3200/2022-07-14_12-58-13_125.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="3200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHa0K9jJ75UWbez-wibg0U84iieFCZVK7nsa3sSTJoysyZKO_ToGlvKfAkQiEsBDpvuPGMVr160I5BM9gVsPo_ttzp0wTDhJjdn7v34FkXlrAeqCXz-ta6GDFEsClanwT2WVl_Bz3pDTGpIi9NBKawPo3H_zNBm9rOG7lYvfKeBHfDojrbbFc5YTRc6Q/s320/2022-07-14_12-58-13_125.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram with his cardboard canoe team.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxaRf-baFHj75LGtRdavUs2R2ZS_dqZVr04ESQTnWPP_wcfk2u5vR90LvwrTbGG7csSCKMkTyi1UkJ80Wgubsv5MJ8NtcMtHfJREEzi5zDET63V4-T_jMN8uD-RQMiCcYmju0IHsBAnSIlqJTZ3U9Q-_5nMmjxsx85r6HGQepb8cycYx2EuBIrm7BSg/s3200/2022-07-14_12-59-35_145.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="3200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxaRf-baFHj75LGtRdavUs2R2ZS_dqZVr04ESQTnWPP_wcfk2u5vR90LvwrTbGG7csSCKMkTyi1UkJ80Wgubsv5MJ8NtcMtHfJREEzi5zDET63V4-T_jMN8uD-RQMiCcYmju0IHsBAnSIlqJTZ3U9Q-_5nMmjxsx85r6HGQepb8cycYx2EuBIrm7BSg/s320/2022-07-14_12-59-35_145.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off he goes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqIrepWkoS7BlUtVSaHoKEsCxtyeI-L7e8piqa_8R7EZAU86ykBlS-y_jKpZhuizm1tJbicpyZoysGNg2psv5k90rykRo2VPL67qguTtIziXWy4o8g2Wztcl8g8gX5yMoPDDAVl6rSrLLVApiqM5a33bZCa6PkB1rONuSVa3CONloN6rJounmWaPfpg/s3200/2022-07-14_13-00-02_161.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="3200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqIrepWkoS7BlUtVSaHoKEsCxtyeI-L7e8piqa_8R7EZAU86ykBlS-y_jKpZhuizm1tJbicpyZoysGNg2psv5k90rykRo2VPL67qguTtIziXWy4o8g2Wztcl8g8gX5yMoPDDAVl6rSrLLVApiqM5a33bZCa6PkB1rONuSVa3CONloN6rJounmWaPfpg/s320/2022-07-14_13-00-02_161.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He looks like a pro!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhR1CV4TM0WYVsY6Fw9iIAh-Ktf44mPEKziDDZHXiCZGIlsqrcMZmaqnBJ8KcPkCIeTzwuN4Mcg2aLhewcx2-Cm0K8mvtJB3kPDuafktkheeGxk3a2dCESOjd0htpA2zsm0odHc-Exy76KdhLTA-dFCMHK4jzo0ZzgHR0g3ljVD3VX0fajWC3CX1ybA/s3200/2022-07-14_13-02-07_861.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="3200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhR1CV4TM0WYVsY6Fw9iIAh-Ktf44mPEKziDDZHXiCZGIlsqrcMZmaqnBJ8KcPkCIeTzwuN4Mcg2aLhewcx2-Cm0K8mvtJB3kPDuafktkheeGxk3a2dCESOjd0htpA2zsm0odHc-Exy76KdhLTA-dFCMHK4jzo0ZzgHR0g3ljVD3VX0fajWC3CX1ybA/s320/2022-07-14_13-02-07_861.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just hanging out on the back porch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25fYh1wPMJmR351psR3GS152sJFOE9tYqT2Jg3fA7gEex6HHDArGGZzyO-HI-EndDbnGndv4ja6_SWIGwZM1nnfLXkqXks9fxvz3S7Ht60eMZE2xVLHQTyDRDG_RkF4sirlO-BTDtwOVds7n4S5qZ54Xsf0ylwxHPsSHsg73fCnTM4N1f55Ijxs21og/s3200/2022-07-14_13-04-54_260.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="2133" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25fYh1wPMJmR351psR3GS152sJFOE9tYqT2Jg3fA7gEex6HHDArGGZzyO-HI-EndDbnGndv4ja6_SWIGwZM1nnfLXkqXks9fxvz3S7Ht60eMZE2xVLHQTyDRDG_RkF4sirlO-BTDtwOVds7n4S5qZ54Xsf0ylwxHPsSHsg73fCnTM4N1f55Ijxs21og/s320/2022-07-14_13-04-54_260.jpeg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love this!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another yearly celebration we have in our family every July is Abram's Gotcha Day! This year we celebrated nine years with our sweet boy and I just can't believe it! He has grown up so much and he is turning into such a neat kid. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsDnAEeboKEralRwwxbhnPUDtp7Sb8vWVnQ1_Ij_YLja0o3H6HjTG4rFDgdjksRX5tzsRqbrtV04Xh_7Oh3sdwfYWV4ZwPGVmwYaVXA87urjOJkMCefcO6YX0F2KRSrdOj6DKJETFb41eeyXklEZwfeGXHSuNfOLZetkchOSjmCGz_RfWNcjbI1x8Vg/s4032/2022-07-22_09-06-57_559.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsDnAEeboKEralRwwxbhnPUDtp7Sb8vWVnQ1_Ij_YLja0o3H6HjTG4rFDgdjksRX5tzsRqbrtV04Xh_7Oh3sdwfYWV4ZwPGVmwYaVXA87urjOJkMCefcO6YX0F2KRSrdOj6DKJETFb41eeyXklEZwfeGXHSuNfOLZetkchOSjmCGz_RfWNcjbI1x8Vg/s320/2022-07-22_09-06-57_559.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He just loves taking this picture every year. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />To celebrate his Gotcha Day, we plan an event for our family to do together. This year we went camping at a super fun place called Jellystone at Luray. The major highlight was the waterpark that our boys loved! We also spent a day hiking a part of the Appalachian Trail. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzCat0F80xZLmY0Si0OopTLsNYv2A_yrVZJsvZztfoAUaAlVXocx9A6OvvjUSb9NPQihpfXycYJc0lIQ0wXCNYUMfW7N0titHoFlEAcRrD51JtVUfAw8IpyUDRoEullb2dtPr80o15QnKAwjiWpVIbqWXBLfcklwMEWVTL1Vbos-PFCRw0wW9Z5fuIg/s4032/2022-07-29_16-58-44_384.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzCat0F80xZLmY0Si0OopTLsNYv2A_yrVZJsvZztfoAUaAlVXocx9A6OvvjUSb9NPQihpfXycYJc0lIQ0wXCNYUMfW7N0titHoFlEAcRrD51JtVUfAw8IpyUDRoEullb2dtPr80o15QnKAwjiWpVIbqWXBLfcklwMEWVTL1Vbos-PFCRw0wW9Z5fuIg/s320/2022-07-29_16-58-44_384.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was so fun to watch them paddle boat on their own.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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So good!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And this summer we realized that National Watermelon Day is August 3. Our family loves watermelon, so we just had to celebrate. We started the morning with watermelon donuts, made a watermelon volcano, painted beautiful watermelon slices and ended the day with a watermelon dessert. 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We are sad to see it end, but we are also ready to start our new school year. 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No schedule, no school work, just trips, adventures and hanging out! We did so much this summer we had to make two blog posts so we didn't overload you with pictures! This summer we celebrated my parents 50th wedding anniversary at the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Because it was a bit of a drive from Virginia, we decided to make some stops along the way. Our itinerary was as follows: Baltimore to watch the Mariners play the Orioles, The Creation Museum, The Ark Encounter and Mammoth Cave National Park. We packed it in and had a blast. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I would say our favorite stop was at The Creation Museum. Our family learned so much and we left knowing what the Bible says about creation and the 7 C's. (Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation). 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrvcypiwl8q9SWzK8que0Nr8CIck3tg8O6vCN25WtecYdn1zFwv5htjdMLa0E8XzN5-Q9vb7Iy45Jg84otTw4tgXxaGVQmxs-0phDGdodLrj7aQJqRL_RW2ZcShSAaBnvdEOKq3ewTtcWUW_TuAjUDfuo-Jd2EJKnS-6h6-IH_pSoPewAv3Q0r7gORQ/s4032/2022-06-04_10-56-52_686.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBrvcypiwl8q9SWzK8que0Nr8CIck3tg8O6vCN25WtecYdn1zFwv5htjdMLa0E8XzN5-Q9vb7Iy45Jg84otTw4tgXxaGVQmxs-0phDGdodLrj7aQJqRL_RW2ZcShSAaBnvdEOKq3ewTtcWUW_TuAjUDfuo-Jd2EJKnS-6h6-IH_pSoPewAv3Q0r7gORQ/s320/2022-06-04_10-56-52_686.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was huge!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbotjBLCggoEobI-AXZfQT-jJDDYlSO9c6ZyHWsojOMg3bYeeuqPZXxTskYmkoGwp1mQ-pCyeQNG6UZNQl9QMvYw8LV-Soyf0bDAbGC8ERW0bMILaW8HmWbZnCtvjXrO7seBfHEETRGrFPx5x6bX4bHqcC_o9lX7CtsEOBIMHKRRAqGGnJ-rlyHxqsQ/s4032/2022-06-04_12-31-36_429.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbotjBLCggoEobI-AXZfQT-jJDDYlSO9c6ZyHWsojOMg3bYeeuqPZXxTskYmkoGwp1mQ-pCyeQNG6UZNQl9QMvYw8LV-Soyf0bDAbGC8ERW0bMILaW8HmWbZnCtvjXrO7seBfHEETRGrFPx5x6bX4bHqcC_o9lX7CtsEOBIMHKRRAqGGnJ-rlyHxqsQ/s320/2022-06-04_12-31-36_429.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally, after five amazing days on the road, we arrived at Gulf Shores to celebrate my parents! The boys had a blast swimming and being with their cousins. It was wonderful to be with everyone at such an amazing location. All three of them got to parasail and Abram went fishing can caught some huge (and delicious) fish. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pmPzrPVxmrbFSrQ5Yjou57s2_f2q2Ms8KOmAUiYCAPC6HETqlm47PodJHnsoTDYzZb6pRTj0vN3TurohL3HVV82Cl3fAzztxQIrd84XdNELT4rndSM7ZwXIRkxWpQplw49FUjNVTrsz8MrAgkftXntrrfYGeVPRSApoSG7cRvwBGbd8mtISjrYDzOw/s4032/2022-06-08_13-54-32_506.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pmPzrPVxmrbFSrQ5Yjou57s2_f2q2Ms8KOmAUiYCAPC6HETqlm47PodJHnsoTDYzZb6pRTj0vN3TurohL3HVV82Cl3fAzztxQIrd84XdNELT4rndSM7ZwXIRkxWpQplw49FUjNVTrsz8MrAgkftXntrrfYGeVPRSApoSG7cRvwBGbd8mtISjrYDzOw/s320/2022-06-08_13-54-32_506.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5V0QEj9Bol3G4I54RzL_JWmWfJmqQbycNuY2AHgCBSpDquDKV-Fh_pirdfSZhjS_T2VYlhxDvn3SrIidy6sh8bE-gQFsGWAmSBsvnDKZkRs-eX2ZGUViqZBsp4S8k0tNPEWS3LYo4uzg2LUSDTjBhKSy6QiyMaTztjgRjCUlaNAc0821G0S4UCGaqw/s4032/2022-06-07_11-03-22_531.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU753UM6ffvmnR3oNjUdjorpYL5mrpca0JEfGCqg6Jlrb9fmQrPcPObNn-f_vE4wdA2ZYSXiylie7XRf24cS6fTF5g1EWQS6rPpQ7u94MGq1d-R9ijSok_2dDwc8IWuvmpBNe6PM-3U8kG8ZDlZNIW5hSUHL-iKy2xM66O3Uhk8zPLTu3-Z3CIj-453A/s320/2022-06-08_20-28-15_888.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this picture of the five of us!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLnaVkMX5xfiMoJ-XRW_QXBVej0IN0sOMggT8xW7jG0jhjNnz-aOeMx6Q-moYHyb7uf_NUCHtNjBf__aSOi6vpeHV06F8Qp9D6ZrFyf7KJHr4wKPIeKEiV5zVfN2nujs2pNkUJD3FY5Bt55jz8OZKHTR5BapcuQNhyH6xXuuDTpCRqOL4KzTXH5Ccyg/s4032/2022-06-08_20-48-58_424.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYpHEcCAuMYYKbA1lgpUef9WgM0cj62_1Lzr3pQITQvWRZ7j-zDi04Oo6dY6BSjrZLX96S05m3YICC8IRxxAe6VBiogdM6qzG99REhHCtoiRILcf7xHMqcy5qkp_8aWJRCTCxHrcwWrKbJxSw2388wCLsr_kgKjMzf4ru5qZQKtk-91_Y_LEtRw7R4Q/s320/2022-06-08_23-45-25_241.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our favorite picture of the five cousins. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOobBy0KpcEgUCo_DZdSnyuJJw5zy5wFEDIkLFS1MgXriorJXWuKPGSzNvs6Fl8fN0tC597FdMrN9C6_vwCyN2Uv6fyMVr6k75JERZXCVbn516VIiY7vFV_wkq4yNCrog8bQvMmil9IMULn03aCjzsl4Ssp-ArUSfpRZYu7spy2eBqVdPG5y25aoenw/s2048/2022-06-11_12-09-31_622.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOobBy0KpcEgUCo_DZdSnyuJJw5zy5wFEDIkLFS1MgXriorJXWuKPGSzNvs6Fl8fN0tC597FdMrN9C6_vwCyN2Uv6fyMVr6k75JERZXCVbn516VIiY7vFV_wkq4yNCrog8bQvMmil9IMULn03aCjzsl4Ssp-ArUSfpRZYu7spy2eBqVdPG5y25aoenw/s320/2022-06-11_12-09-31_622.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet parents enjoying their anniversary beach trip... 50 years!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yQmhNSzUDmOjWLnwp5yFl5WQ9ok7cgX_VzGmBT8Kmrbz5dD3zoaGKlX3cdlnURwHTCSkM1jNpXB9Q82r2N5VSrGYNoMOOt8_rFPFTxQvw6dsdXpdFVncHINNLvixgv0wunC7P2nBLvXoi6hhgQ1Bc76Ez4akBE1jZXYmmqugtiQZ5tZbcTmjvc6yfg/s3264/2022-06-10_21-22-36_092.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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They had a blast!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn1P8VG2yj5Q_zkRmC-GwfQZiA1MHkOfJbDm8gmd-NfNIG7gUidjamAyXQ4wJzWeXe4NN2UIVFRmlaJfLKJ2GqQjB5U2zPngYlPm7yMK27TLTcDa1RLO_c-knBd5wCQqf24c1xR5Lgx1tdpYxRw3300VLvUKK5CkBpGR4fOWOrUO3s75-jk-b40zqCg/s2048/2022-06-08_23-46-07_177.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn1P8VG2yj5Q_zkRmC-GwfQZiA1MHkOfJbDm8gmd-NfNIG7gUidjamAyXQ4wJzWeXe4NN2UIVFRmlaJfLKJ2GqQjB5U2zPngYlPm7yMK27TLTcDa1RLO_c-knBd5wCQqf24c1xR5Lgx1tdpYxRw3300VLvUKK5CkBpGR4fOWOrUO3s75-jk-b40zqCg/s320/2022-06-08_23-46-07_177.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram caught the first fish... look at the size of that thing!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoWEK1pNHQOoV8s8XAl6GPIh34gz6WhPHayFod9wpHtAAvAwOMbQgmFj9MiR1SYTE4-RTsidjoYwWU9BB2QzRPrmZDq3eU27K-21gDbtSOV5Va738wcxZtDUw3VQGN_c34iRqMsKEqZ8yE_59gg_D6Xpg9y8ZcoMVC6pmE0rMaLbvRAxAU1sRzmqBWw/s1321/2022-06-11_12-12-03_555.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoWEK1pNHQOoV8s8XAl6GPIh34gz6WhPHayFod9wpHtAAvAwOMbQgmFj9MiR1SYTE4-RTsidjoYwWU9BB2QzRPrmZDq3eU27K-21gDbtSOV5Va738wcxZtDUw3VQGN_c34iRqMsKEqZ8yE_59gg_D6Xpg9y8ZcoMVC6pmE0rMaLbvRAxAU1sRzmqBWw/s320/2022-06-11_12-12-03_555.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even my mom went up!</td></tr></tbody></table>Our final stop on our way back home was to see the Natural Bridge. It was way bigger and far more spectacular than I was expecting. So glad we made one last stop on our road trip!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDgHwpiU5xVToM4SOYh79jgpYEHTiQ1sMq9pLUa9FurWgkCStkFF0bX1p9Be1h4ZyUy3IiT7JIwQ_ZTxwpQZFSQwgTA3H2ipG2zUmyhUelaGXSkFzaMvcOLMKXElD0bumqaAiNtYPXeCoOqNm9xVdF6pB7awdUKc4rXHe3FYDOYkpc7_-upaPfr9FjQ/s2048/2022-06-17_14-01-11_835.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDgHwpiU5xVToM4SOYh79jgpYEHTiQ1sMq9pLUa9FurWgkCStkFF0bX1p9Be1h4ZyUy3IiT7JIwQ_ZTxwpQZFSQwgTA3H2ipG2zUmyhUelaGXSkFzaMvcOLMKXElD0bumqaAiNtYPXeCoOqNm9xVdF6pB7awdUKc4rXHe3FYDOYkpc7_-upaPfr9FjQ/s320/2022-06-17_14-01-11_835.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We took two camping trips this summer. 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From daily practices, pep rallies and meets... we did it all and we are so proud of our boys. They had great attitudes about practices and meets and they didn't get discouraged just because they didn't get first place. They grew in both confidence and ability... we can't ask for anything more. Now they are gearing up to start winter swim in a few weeks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3kpPZ6e_w3Trk_zsiRRa02Quv5dFlCyb8OEfYi9GC-zB_JsO9ZP56vYI1oI7i16v2SrNRl2fcjcxRTLsHJiMj2uOekwYpu7305w9FLWYHL-ZSLnHwGjC3K85dslcekddgHgHeImRko9-fZVvRem8GArVN3QafCFgUjfJy2W3mGeBPlOwyiVmkdaemA/s4032/2022-07-23_19-55-44_793.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3kpPZ6e_w3Trk_zsiRRa02Quv5dFlCyb8OEfYi9GC-zB_JsO9ZP56vYI1oI7i16v2SrNRl2fcjcxRTLsHJiMj2uOekwYpu7305w9FLWYHL-ZSLnHwGjC3K85dslcekddgHgHeImRko9-fZVvRem8GArVN3QafCFgUjfJy2W3mGeBPlOwyiVmkdaemA/s320/2022-07-23_19-55-44_793.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With their year end medals</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0jq44KtsQuiW5OJVVIX9Zm363mXMujcI8IP8RVBSjzeiYTOaHwiXm2w3TldznoOD7019gyNQWCIFNcz8aDkwMdnRqiMN6HgKGx0wekzgA38g0BspJOGJvu8mpjrWXTuqQ-Zy-VkPUV763MHSajDI84yAnNE-L3I689qpr1whlVGrT0qezzoIVL4qRA/s6016/2022-06-27_19-16-46_400.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0jq44KtsQuiW5OJVVIX9Zm363mXMujcI8IP8RVBSjzeiYTOaHwiXm2w3TldznoOD7019gyNQWCIFNcz8aDkwMdnRqiMN6HgKGx0wekzgA38g0BspJOGJvu8mpjrWXTuqQ-Zy-VkPUV763MHSajDI84yAnNE-L3I689qpr1whlVGrT0qezzoIVL4qRA/s320/2022-06-27_19-16-46_400.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our boys getting ready to compete in the back stroke.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffmeDF1xDpaQ5SUNOGmRsnMVbI7SAq0SKnqOcTY3bw-mwtACSgXkJS2LpLfoxVsSom78FIVO0m2U8LUT9jmf59Eo4xNkX4D6bol-l4C3DMqT_7ZRGY6Fi8um0Go6tgPwDqDVPJIv-CycMJb2gyyZGzyXqey6TkB5eIvGRR_bHEPMZKa71pakDqjOLZg/s2048/2022-07-11_18-03-42_000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffmeDF1xDpaQ5SUNOGmRsnMVbI7SAq0SKnqOcTY3bw-mwtACSgXkJS2LpLfoxVsSom78FIVO0m2U8LUT9jmf59Eo4xNkX4D6bol-l4C3DMqT_7ZRGY6Fi8um0Go6tgPwDqDVPJIv-CycMJb2gyyZGzyXqey6TkB5eIvGRR_bHEPMZKa71pakDqjOLZg/s320/2022-07-11_18-03-42_000.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbdhkyCn815u5Q3FMaqFEXn0KQlDTCf3hrlubF9RNs81cMC7yyc3Tj-eiyFkElO73f25qVQ-dVlAHrSIoB9rvrA0dwKMt2YM34Szj5yFJI03lcxXXHzR35qbTK-PDdq-kYK9ExFn9EXEjQgw_MqKAoOy7TbMSqndZL2IKIvdpd1_07aofHgEfjEkLZw/s3647/2022-07-11_19-21-58_000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3647" data-original-width="2432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbdhkyCn815u5Q3FMaqFEXn0KQlDTCf3hrlubF9RNs81cMC7yyc3Tj-eiyFkElO73f25qVQ-dVlAHrSIoB9rvrA0dwKMt2YM34Szj5yFJI03lcxXXHzR35qbTK-PDdq-kYK9ExFn9EXEjQgw_MqKAoOy7TbMSqndZL2IKIvdpd1_07aofHgEfjEkLZw/s320/2022-07-11_19-21-58_000.jpeg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this shot of Abram.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeRaxWYmiCFhdqeJY6LZz-bOIe7G4R-Pyvf5G_M7pzQixSX99CWlSA22IJg6RHeGn7ECCq9-xH67BcbebBpgnPlBSckihXC3cP_-ChWfHmE4A9jJJ-tvsg9bl2BG8KGV-qwpJuOF5geNI69-Aah_v4odJbw_nIo5YO88JkaW3sCKDCbqyppHlBqfChg/s5472/2022-07-11_19-23-03_000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeRaxWYmiCFhdqeJY6LZz-bOIe7G4R-Pyvf5G_M7pzQixSX99CWlSA22IJg6RHeGn7ECCq9-xH67BcbebBpgnPlBSckihXC3cP_-ChWfHmE4A9jJJ-tvsg9bl2BG8KGV-qwpJuOF5geNI69-Aah_v4odJbw_nIo5YO88JkaW3sCKDCbqyppHlBqfChg/s320/2022-07-11_19-23-03_000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke doing the backstroke in a meet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOBRTloUwKOc9fMr2OfuGFi505GBzL5Gju_817n8zJbYL3PNfzYADHM_QkcJRHD6nSNEVVtPxWagtxtVH1XJvq_-37P-TEEo2YF2iKExWOBlcIJsEAO59M2cZRgIrEB1bO3fb1rElZmUAuq3MjvPfz7JMfLU3cz4aHaX1l8Bc2SG0lOOM_PBbgvxGrQ/s4032/2022-07-13_14-49-37_482.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOBRTloUwKOc9fMr2OfuGFi505GBzL5Gju_817n8zJbYL3PNfzYADHM_QkcJRHD6nSNEVVtPxWagtxtVH1XJvq_-37P-TEEo2YF2iKExWOBlcIJsEAO59M2cZRgIrEB1bO3fb1rElZmUAuq3MjvPfz7JMfLU3cz4aHaX1l8Bc2SG0lOOM_PBbgvxGrQ/s320/2022-07-13_14-49-37_482.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying a break with ice cream cones!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi25DtoEe4gveQGITIJGj08MmRKmwW48m7h4Xnr0oIE3i2nIDCDMXa_PhbN76xyNpsAGlPQUxojJkLWvNQZn36GV1K_vhdeihFZQEXUXn5HId8z1YZ-53FlP7FLrlQp-2KZl_gzQnDaeRfGe8cIyzxZLU5YeFWoox3RaV5Hi3rKlgJbkRm9Y_Z94IApQ/s1913/2022-07-21_16-17-43_000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1913" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi25DtoEe4gveQGITIJGj08MmRKmwW48m7h4Xnr0oIE3i2nIDCDMXa_PhbN76xyNpsAGlPQUxojJkLWvNQZn36GV1K_vhdeihFZQEXUXn5HId8z1YZ-53FlP7FLrlQp-2KZl_gzQnDaeRfGe8cIyzxZLU5YeFWoox3RaV5Hi3rKlgJbkRm9Y_Z94IApQ/s320/2022-07-21_16-17-43_000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram competing in the free style.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkWyVRzapbsmaX0lkteDoG_ELqSPj10xGkEWuxDA8jmtmMbRKFJEOxmVv85hSZZEavyH-DNoxSJEfXiE-4uncwT3G6ReKfnBW4ONZWRSC5ZAcLyk0sJrZMpg4xCuVMSXd4JBIPSQz2QRMTmrpEiryMxs7SWaaCIWYe4L0F_-NZXrxIwNOGPGyqSsDng/s4032/2022-07-21_17-20-22_225.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkWyVRzapbsmaX0lkteDoG_ELqSPj10xGkEWuxDA8jmtmMbRKFJEOxmVv85hSZZEavyH-DNoxSJEfXiE-4uncwT3G6ReKfnBW4ONZWRSC5ZAcLyk0sJrZMpg4xCuVMSXd4JBIPSQz2QRMTmrpEiryMxs7SWaaCIWYe4L0F_-NZXrxIwNOGPGyqSsDng/s320/2022-07-21_17-20-22_225.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My little fish!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf85zw5ZLba0WOTDLfAApOO-62KUFVlkfVhU-BZEz1UKqnNB_rYkyWmdgiuGDf5q_rmfhhRQ-eQKbvkHrYWzkEKOm91SCmUtmuEOx5V6nMutvmMvtbD603guvLwJYExIGj3_4m0EBohITxH2SbnXKy2DboWSXOnHzYx4PKdhy8y3i37_aq9rVd7Ga5Q/s4032/2022-07-21_19-17-42_196.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFf85zw5ZLba0WOTDLfAApOO-62KUFVlkfVhU-BZEz1UKqnNB_rYkyWmdgiuGDf5q_rmfhhRQ-eQKbvkHrYWzkEKOm91SCmUtmuEOx5V6nMutvmMvtbD603guvLwJYExIGj3_4m0EBohITxH2SbnXKy2DboWSXOnHzYx4PKdhy8y3i37_aq9rVd7Ga5Q/s320/2022-07-21_19-17-42_196.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The obligatory swim team pose. I have so many of these pictures from my childhood. I love having their's now, too!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFP8jF3dWqJSy9r1hU2aSDD7RJSRLovHWLqGcM6U1k88120ZeCQGuqt8MTmC6bpW_2YUMmFn3FESzo9OOGkfrX5GP8rlPaSmOjqEGe4q7imVZr-hOwMkHD86LSQ05gq_sQfLKQi3RrI3kNtTQcmLX_tmfgXYELTkbzdLH994WVCfSauRkc_vZ7bEBfQ/s4766/2022-07-21_19-25-24_300.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3169" data-original-width="4766" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFP8jF3dWqJSy9r1hU2aSDD7RJSRLovHWLqGcM6U1k88120ZeCQGuqt8MTmC6bpW_2YUMmFn3FESzo9OOGkfrX5GP8rlPaSmOjqEGe4q7imVZr-hOwMkHD86LSQ05gq_sQfLKQi3RrI3kNtTQcmLX_tmfgXYELTkbzdLH994WVCfSauRkc_vZ7bEBfQ/s320/2022-07-21_19-25-24_300.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack swimming the breast stroke.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SZQPgkszO2qeEz2DghVLOb4zAit08XbYs1wJ3wj8h5BfW3_nNRt-CQAqqAJCwlhFvxzN1QSUT4gMFH_uqp0xr_4Eo33NHF4ITT3XBhWiDMiqT58eBi9ZcBNaf46-5z4Q8N_MbA3rSlxWEq6XdkM_S_pQDdrcT62Ve-5owSeFtT1HNKDiQHzRBJuGdQ/s5311/2022-07-21_19-29-15_700.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3531" data-original-width="5311" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SZQPgkszO2qeEz2DghVLOb4zAit08XbYs1wJ3wj8h5BfW3_nNRt-CQAqqAJCwlhFvxzN1QSUT4gMFH_uqp0xr_4Eo33NHF4ITT3XBhWiDMiqT58eBi9ZcBNaf46-5z4Q8N_MbA3rSlxWEq6XdkM_S_pQDdrcT62Ve-5owSeFtT1HNKDiQHzRBJuGdQ/s320/2022-07-21_19-29-15_700.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram doing the breast stroke.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFfdERIWPT0EJS8aY0h--vgoTcMWvrBB1_6E14Cji8_DW350HSKX1G8HmFOZ76AxHbmmu3nIJCs9SJORQaVJORctWi9UDX6bhB8_0wV23p5m-2htkZgHNaJJSK_BwLA1BFlfpDzbzqGM-gSZhvX_vZfp2yy96twr2OBuOSefOuhY-F7X8Fie49S-42A/s5088/2022-07-21_19-55-42_100.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="5088" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFfdERIWPT0EJS8aY0h--vgoTcMWvrBB1_6E14Cji8_DW350HSKX1G8HmFOZ76AxHbmmu3nIJCs9SJORQaVJORctWi9UDX6bhB8_0wV23p5m-2htkZgHNaJJSK_BwLA1BFlfpDzbzqGM-gSZhvX_vZfp2yy96twr2OBuOSefOuhY-F7X8Fie49S-42A/w320-h213/2022-07-21_19-55-42_100.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this picture... we were so excited for Luke to decide to compete in the butterfly for his last meet. He did an amazing job!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have no idea why these pictures ended up at the end, but these are of our final stop on our road trip before the beach. We went to Mammoth National Park in Kentucky. Lets just say it was super interesting to come here after the Creation Museum. But none the less, it was stunning!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eyNWJ5k1T2553_b-sVBCO1xDm2yf3BoQ2CQkfrmqq_TLicUjB3nMCEyx8aOXGbAoMVycYtyyfXoZG-v_puQ0JI_REYM0Un-1In5YjTZ_2FbUOE0pqg8vWONu1MiOlOLkwWnjHe1sl9d4xWVGxcQggxqLuoLBavauE9NFtP9AN9Y-3YC3ni9QoTsKQw/s480/2022-06-05_15-29-47_237.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4eyNWJ5k1T2553_b-sVBCO1xDm2yf3BoQ2CQkfrmqq_TLicUjB3nMCEyx8aOXGbAoMVycYtyyfXoZG-v_puQ0JI_REYM0Un-1In5YjTZ_2FbUOE0pqg8vWONu1MiOlOLkwWnjHe1sl9d4xWVGxcQggxqLuoLBavauE9NFtP9AN9Y-3YC3ni9QoTsKQw/s320/2022-06-05_15-29-47_237.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3je0nyd5kM6EzBpYXoSJnq_17ckkKXXr7xznNaI5hn8fYoDZ8XR8ElQl2VNEvyr4BpD10Uwe8JBRX8nTEAPgNLRAAIYB16siZJ1LXC5kdiNcTts96Kxq-whysjNrN-pckOotZkFLknkZDHkP7dly6RzL0pju07PdDPfSQLmbQ0PREDURJ-39v7Nh3Yg/s4032/2022-06-05_10-55-04_979.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3je0nyd5kM6EzBpYXoSJnq_17ckkKXXr7xznNaI5hn8fYoDZ8XR8ElQl2VNEvyr4BpD10Uwe8JBRX8nTEAPgNLRAAIYB16siZJ1LXC5kdiNcTts96Kxq-whysjNrN-pckOotZkFLknkZDHkP7dly6RzL0pju07PdDPfSQLmbQ0PREDURJ-39v7Nh3Yg/s320/2022-06-05_10-55-04_979.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMQoyny8u8ss-FSgOrNPZ0U8fXns7AxbxQTt_-dmQ8semrarjO51it-YwAAw5AAhFEOebC49V9MvmzA6NlPBUdKtRt8veShxpqRRXBAxMritxD1HQME8Obg454a7eUADUyD8KzSWevTRr3lWhO3QNWXfLEuOa03zpW_zOSSPdN3FDBJijuGafYMzKUw/s4032/2022-06-05_10-01-14_460.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMQoyny8u8ss-FSgOrNPZ0U8fXns7AxbxQTt_-dmQ8semrarjO51it-YwAAw5AAhFEOebC49V9MvmzA6NlPBUdKtRt8veShxpqRRXBAxMritxD1HQME8Obg454a7eUADUyD8KzSWevTRr3lWhO3QNWXfLEuOa03zpW_zOSSPdN3FDBJijuGafYMzKUw/s320/2022-06-05_10-01-14_460.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-89821853587891288632022-05-29T04:11:00.001+09:002022-05-29T04:11:25.629+09:00Spring has Sprung!<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you ask me, we had a really long, cold winter and it felt like it lasted FOREVER. So, when it finally started warming up we were immediately outside and we were all much happier. Warm weather means more adventures, more exploring, and later bedtimes. </div><p></p></blockquote><p>Abram ended his basketball season with going to a Washington Wizards game. I thought this was a great ending to their season and much more memorable than a party. Jack and Luke were thrilled that at the last minute, they got to go... so, all three experienced their first basketball game together. Makes my mama heart happy!</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXRMXaIJqvsm43TT1fmwXIk39DclBx9Vws7rq8Xr3F3kdnuSUy1xj3TPLSP5ByTT-dAjauzjdVhwPyxPJ9DNgXhUHMxj7yGu9wEDqrmcO6eJ1Kw8lA3zDWMaSeE56fp9_K5InF2xJRV5n_DftvNe8TqmYDyGLJacODjGgj50CG6kFImH4D_IPaH69Tw/s4032/2022-03-06_18-34-14_500.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXRMXaIJqvsm43TT1fmwXIk39DclBx9Vws7rq8Xr3F3kdnuSUy1xj3TPLSP5ByTT-dAjauzjdVhwPyxPJ9DNgXhUHMxj7yGu9wEDqrmcO6eJ1Kw8lA3zDWMaSeE56fp9_K5InF2xJRV5n_DftvNe8TqmYDyGLJacODjGgj50CG6kFImH4D_IPaH69Tw/s320/2022-03-06_18-34-14_500.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj6bX66Sma1sARmdEXKC8BprtLH7jLEW9XRphXY8ffLd1GYhpW3znZHrlPHc0N99uaUC0w1NoJizpxSWfQGvAPqlouqrzz7sRn4A3jrurIdbE3RnTDYrJ9hH5zwfmznJCaEHZP0T46ptxM3azpa74PkHRv0QjuQdQe61OHFbC-E4jOpzLEqDHzKhSUA/s4032/2022-03-06_20-19-58_986.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj6bX66Sma1sARmdEXKC8BprtLH7jLEW9XRphXY8ffLd1GYhpW3znZHrlPHc0N99uaUC0w1NoJizpxSWfQGvAPqlouqrzz7sRn4A3jrurIdbE3RnTDYrJ9hH5zwfmznJCaEHZP0T46ptxM3azpa74PkHRv0QjuQdQe61OHFbC-E4jOpzLEqDHzKhSUA/s320/2022-03-06_20-19-58_986.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv4zVwh8QPtL9scjGzvo4qMUK6Nf8eNgc19SAa29fzyjRinMg--yVnI0krvKgnBJgnRrGqq4muShovtBsvJiOZ5i0pJpmDyS1CDiDUzb7zVC0tY2f8BRg0hYbwhweNGlrLOV-ARMOl8Nvo7bHZBRlH-xW5ljCrpeD4m_rntlPA4Q3Szje7G5sZGGyTA/s4032/2022-03-06_18-33-14_427.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnv4zVwh8QPtL9scjGzvo4qMUK6Nf8eNgc19SAa29fzyjRinMg--yVnI0krvKgnBJgnRrGqq4muShovtBsvJiOZ5i0pJpmDyS1CDiDUzb7zVC0tY2f8BRg0hYbwhweNGlrLOV-ARMOl8Nvo7bHZBRlH-xW5ljCrpeD4m_rntlPA4Q3Szje7G5sZGGyTA/s320/2022-03-06_18-33-14_427.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram with his basketball team. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This year in Classical Conversations, we studied Africa in geography, so this nerdy homeschool mom was thrilled when we heard that The Lion King was coming to Richmond! Chris and I surprised the boys with tickets and we all just loved it! The songs, the larger than life animals... everything!</div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6x97pf3_wwcms7jdYNpDpCZZTl7qIOVK6w1cD9qv7GzXjBA3lDOywPegxPwr4vaU7zW0H4IsLQwzm7uu3BM-DSHM2YMlemVtkM8AnXLodheS4rn83TcztnCaBzQ1oxJcpuryW72HkHuiKSTA10rWJAU6Cp9Y10i6aQ2Cn0L1GxhgWHMnLc3_rV0mGQ/s4032/2022-03-13_21-15-39_219.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6x97pf3_wwcms7jdYNpDpCZZTl7qIOVK6w1cD9qv7GzXjBA3lDOywPegxPwr4vaU7zW0H4IsLQwzm7uu3BM-DSHM2YMlemVtkM8AnXLodheS4rn83TcztnCaBzQ1oxJcpuryW72HkHuiKSTA10rWJAU6Cp9Y10i6aQ2Cn0L1GxhgWHMnLc3_rV0mGQ/s320/2022-03-13_21-15-39_219.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9Bc__AxNvlsWlhwmNFfx64DsE9uCEwWFj0lkqMNgXAXXwcY_Bl9b8TCcMuTPlbKgq3wTSaoW3aCS5sRNtpUw0b4OerYa1V2UxygqmtCjhvn4S-BZjxk07Rt0VTCECAhjguXg-T3sv85vKWDdIjwpVu6sg4pbtFEj_XCKoiTBeL06VkzAYq9acI6jZA/s4032/2022-03-13_18-06-51_186.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9Bc__AxNvlsWlhwmNFfx64DsE9uCEwWFj0lkqMNgXAXXwcY_Bl9b8TCcMuTPlbKgq3wTSaoW3aCS5sRNtpUw0b4OerYa1V2UxygqmtCjhvn4S-BZjxk07Rt0VTCECAhjguXg-T3sv85vKWDdIjwpVu6sg4pbtFEj_XCKoiTBeL06VkzAYq9acI6jZA/s320/2022-03-13_18-06-51_186.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlpdPjLxh_Vo00FOHjy5iV_QfHAlYmOVrC_TKSOf7v8pkq-lCmhLtluh33nJvEjgz2Het_kCrQquBg4rT4F7z07VpTnDvyuhVn9OrhwvyFwt1tL0KDymUcWZ_eH5Mu9r9U7LiNiZRph2gOiw6T5CApKwfQo-6E3zXb73lH8XiCPnxStmCyzqEWUiKeg/s4032/2022-03-13_21-22-16_579.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlpdPjLxh_Vo00FOHjy5iV_QfHAlYmOVrC_TKSOf7v8pkq-lCmhLtluh33nJvEjgz2Het_kCrQquBg4rT4F7z07VpTnDvyuhVn9OrhwvyFwt1tL0KDymUcWZ_eH5Mu9r9U7LiNiZRph2gOiw6T5CApKwfQo-6E3zXb73lH8XiCPnxStmCyzqEWUiKeg/s320/2022-03-13_21-22-16_579.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fall is spectacular here in Virginia, but spring time brings the cherry blossoms, which still continues to be my absolute favorite! This year instead of fighting the crowds and traffic at the Tidal Basin, we went to a new place. We ventured out to the National Arboretum to see the blossoms there, and they were stunning. Even better, the boys could run around and play with sticks, while I took in the beauty of the trees. It was just perfect. We even stumbled upon The National Bonsai Museum. It was amazing and Luke couldn't get enough of the "tiny trees." He loved them so much he did his presentation on them the following week at CC.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO7t5Jm-TcLtc6-ezAV5f_Qkl_9XaOYb7KYS9E760d7JyKSs_tkkYQgFPPPP32EDhPDlxxjy6iMns2y9qMcqvx0ql0DbWAfGJr3Esq6oR4FQwpKWgyZptqBKtLDXjAeclPM80yWxTlNlUGTi1-oGpOClv3YFby-67QG4A-9BZ4di-cwMXyqZkvLgMpQ/s4032/2022-03-24_14-44-36_437.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO7t5Jm-TcLtc6-ezAV5f_Qkl_9XaOYb7KYS9E760d7JyKSs_tkkYQgFPPPP32EDhPDlxxjy6iMns2y9qMcqvx0ql0DbWAfGJr3Esq6oR4FQwpKWgyZptqBKtLDXjAeclPM80yWxTlNlUGTi1-oGpOClv3YFby-67QG4A-9BZ4di-cwMXyqZkvLgMpQ/s320/2022-03-24_14-44-36_437.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAE2OZ8P9aemnCzOW2KnKsTjcCf15byr996cOjpSBQeVK3vS0jcbd9LGG8sPhTqRpOJmRZV6lvUMSEBP56S4DJleKQ4QYt1qLjwR5a9AZwcAmxJwij3IC2gQbdOBDnZx5Pp29Oo2gjBI_FAsvqgQlBqah09Yf6d-qFPQRokkGgosn25XZLOORcjhgkuA/s4032/2022-03-24_14-47-57_287.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAE2OZ8P9aemnCzOW2KnKsTjcCf15byr996cOjpSBQeVK3vS0jcbd9LGG8sPhTqRpOJmRZV6lvUMSEBP56S4DJleKQ4QYt1qLjwR5a9AZwcAmxJwij3IC2gQbdOBDnZx5Pp29Oo2gjBI_FAsvqgQlBqah09Yf6d-qFPQRokkGgosn25XZLOORcjhgkuA/s320/2022-03-24_14-47-57_287.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzbIiQFbBEXpIeoKQRy8N5oS_kx5BwLEYLxDDkKgarK4qbGVzPVbcZIhCyLWDs-TSq9Ld7n5VGhbuJL9FJTcDYv2hUXxNt9QTZBraDYYqXYKRgWNaBsaDDBLg0EkXeXpbv3tvUdFJur3YCVIDCtShXbgPoPZRvUYLzK5b12gimWG0tvJG4RSG6Xueqw/s4032/2022-03-24_14-53-03_855.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzbIiQFbBEXpIeoKQRy8N5oS_kx5BwLEYLxDDkKgarK4qbGVzPVbcZIhCyLWDs-TSq9Ld7n5VGhbuJL9FJTcDYv2hUXxNt9QTZBraDYYqXYKRgWNaBsaDDBLg0EkXeXpbv3tvUdFJur3YCVIDCtShXbgPoPZRvUYLzK5b12gimWG0tvJG4RSG6Xueqw/s320/2022-03-24_14-53-03_855.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceL5KTFdIglZ1GlMjwUS5Z2j6w6vq1bz911w6biOnnYsYGMbZ-p_WCYuMxwaoyd2tC8FvN054xqn2yoQZKZmjSwWnMVAWXGLKOEQP9AtvDuuEyIatBuPa5fe4HLY9OiLwZ8ilE2mCYkgVqL6AjGNcv7B2UkvTEn8XlC8RVk9ow5J1Gr4kErqOQbdadA/s4032/2022-03-24_15-12-46_422.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceL5KTFdIglZ1GlMjwUS5Z2j6w6vq1bz911w6biOnnYsYGMbZ-p_WCYuMxwaoyd2tC8FvN054xqn2yoQZKZmjSwWnMVAWXGLKOEQP9AtvDuuEyIatBuPa5fe4HLY9OiLwZ8ilE2mCYkgVqL6AjGNcv7B2UkvTEn8XlC8RVk9ow5J1Gr4kErqOQbdadA/s320/2022-03-24_15-12-46_422.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xw9Qhh5MYwpdHaGTABsQdaQxI2MlYxvRiBJAZ1Z7Fio8XLzfKvRB_Q2JGR0Q8SF3acgXd_z7ORv9oSxohj9JZYjc5v8FzfRu748hioO5pT9QfxBZb-4JUvPn2rnvGbPfAqWAab6iQ-IjqVO8cDhlB0XXfFysgfaBRgm8_LvzK4X0sQU0VqpUNcLOeg/s4032/2022-03-24_15-16-44_707.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xw9Qhh5MYwpdHaGTABsQdaQxI2MlYxvRiBJAZ1Z7Fio8XLzfKvRB_Q2JGR0Q8SF3acgXd_z7ORv9oSxohj9JZYjc5v8FzfRu748hioO5pT9QfxBZb-4JUvPn2rnvGbPfAqWAab6iQ-IjqVO8cDhlB0XXfFysgfaBRgm8_LvzK4X0sQU0VqpUNcLOeg/s320/2022-03-24_15-16-44_707.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram is learning how to take pictures. I just love seeing him use my old camera. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCVrkez-1OKZc3V2r2jLrcRDJJbVY5sPAPf2u83JV9uW4pmB6KPtovajwrdt_TXBr2aSYKnfrdjv7Jm05wp6mz-CDg-nod37u4KGtHNGf0bsOeDTF_MmPm3O_xvdTV3FAPPrRWa6l8JcQxKJYI6SNaEXwoGe8VXCpR9ASllG0NwLioCjaPPw3WX4ZBA/s4032/2022-03-24_15-17-56_251.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCVrkez-1OKZc3V2r2jLrcRDJJbVY5sPAPf2u83JV9uW4pmB6KPtovajwrdt_TXBr2aSYKnfrdjv7Jm05wp6mz-CDg-nod37u4KGtHNGf0bsOeDTF_MmPm3O_xvdTV3FAPPrRWa6l8JcQxKJYI6SNaEXwoGe8VXCpR9ASllG0NwLioCjaPPw3WX4ZBA/s320/2022-03-24_15-17-56_251.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A big event every spring for an Essentials student (4th-6th grade) is Faces of History. This was Abram's first year and he chose to present on Bach. He had to write a five-paragraph paper, dress in costume and give a presentation to his classmates, parents and teachers. Because Abram presented on Bach, he also chose to learn and perform a song Bach wrote. It was absolutely amazing and he did a fabulous job. We were so very proud of him!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-fkruP1n5gm5RD2HHxYBRg7wyqAQGkV0PZGWtVjL3RQHeJwtYBcE5izVBw_RzqB4PASIZWKTU2olbBUPnKWdHhx8gMaNcTZJxA6oZ_MDSp9i-f3brgA2fhpaSqgNsxGrH9TL3uA-gz7Awt9eZi0AfudsA53clrsjHw6evPpiTKDgWPLRbvWmwmIXnA/s3314/2022-03-26_13-51-28_798.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3314" data-original-width="2203" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-fkruP1n5gm5RD2HHxYBRg7wyqAQGkV0PZGWtVjL3RQHeJwtYBcE5izVBw_RzqB4PASIZWKTU2olbBUPnKWdHhx8gMaNcTZJxA6oZ_MDSp9i-f3brgA2fhpaSqgNsxGrH9TL3uA-gz7Awt9eZi0AfudsA53clrsjHw6evPpiTKDgWPLRbvWmwmIXnA/s320/2022-03-26_13-51-28_798.heic" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6GuhnqBHjAhqF0U_GbmrdmShlLMmfE1Xffs1dLL6HI-Ekcp2GG_ghbHVlTlZSK3amlVHq6UmM5tXxgZsWJriDjwhXdZevzOmc6ET9tiDoDmm3jzGTyGOs3Q5XU3DgpbOptas-_QP7v24wVtppEga5C-Nb2PsQx4IbR-2hD_Bdh4kcLimaVcS4T33zA/s1882/2022-03-26_14-43-18_939.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1882" data-original-width="1640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6GuhnqBHjAhqF0U_GbmrdmShlLMmfE1Xffs1dLL6HI-Ekcp2GG_ghbHVlTlZSK3amlVHq6UmM5tXxgZsWJriDjwhXdZevzOmc6ET9tiDoDmm3jzGTyGOs3Q5XU3DgpbOptas-_QP7v24wVtppEga5C-Nb2PsQx4IbR-2hD_Bdh4kcLimaVcS4T33zA/s320/2022-03-26_14-43-18_939.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIpIewOfV0_OtigVpS2RXQg3tR9jCYiIl-wf3gP73b9ULAdWR9B1m59Y97_d7to_mApYF86MGacACnuujNibUg1YudIYcxAlywclkOBqgNk4m5v9doXjImhetpmpF3aeHnfkZ2K9PcFYnbkNFsn5CmUhdMYpKf1_8hl_XXdG5vo-WMqk_mTtjKQ5lDg/s2237/2022-03-26_14-45-48_531.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIpIewOfV0_OtigVpS2RXQg3tR9jCYiIl-wf3gP73b9ULAdWR9B1m59Y97_d7to_mApYF86MGacACnuujNibUg1YudIYcxAlywclkOBqgNk4m5v9doXjImhetpmpF3aeHnfkZ2K9PcFYnbkNFsn5CmUhdMYpKf1_8hl_XXdG5vo-WMqk_mTtjKQ5lDg/s320/2022-03-26_14-45-48_531.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chris is continuing to wow all of us by doing races... this spring he did the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-n0R6nYCvZ_zY1w88PS1uPSuDihk4Tvf5NxDon_0glddaeFmh-qIs2xEQxQh0n7ujDFifjCjIGVjVpaOA-zrxNVX81Us3A9PM96z0JZ9XBnNSIDz0_UCWjWNdxDT4GwI456Ro9399Wwclp5LTtXDsycsv533089NFOI_3a5Z8SRbuL4V38bnPOnhhg/s3088/2022-04-03_07-32-17_287.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-n0R6nYCvZ_zY1w88PS1uPSuDihk4Tvf5NxDon_0glddaeFmh-qIs2xEQxQh0n7ujDFifjCjIGVjVpaOA-zrxNVX81Us3A9PM96z0JZ9XBnNSIDz0_UCWjWNdxDT4GwI456Ro9399Wwclp5LTtXDsycsv533089NFOI_3a5Z8SRbuL4V38bnPOnhhg/s320/2022-04-03_07-32-17_287.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjfTMagH8blGQX6vt8frxaiXyKZN4AlhZIBGUV09WcUtjZLZ1l8aFcmQXZMTexLfFTAsM7IN7JBQX3uDgno9aD-Je6HSpCmwK8k2RXBOPbyOddqBpZmf06p8YrZa3tgQIM05_EV-w-Y5jJGw0R9E5g2Q1DsvzDfcuyr186IuIWLwrb3dFAXzJj4vJ_g/s3088/2022-04-03_08-19-14_202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjfTMagH8blGQX6vt8frxaiXyKZN4AlhZIBGUV09WcUtjZLZ1l8aFcmQXZMTexLfFTAsM7IN7JBQX3uDgno9aD-Je6HSpCmwK8k2RXBOPbyOddqBpZmf06p8YrZa3tgQIM05_EV-w-Y5jJGw0R9E5g2Q1DsvzDfcuyr186IuIWLwrb3dFAXzJj4vJ_g/s320/2022-04-03_08-19-14_202.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course it isn't spring in our house until we celebrate Jack and Luke's birthday. This year they turned 7 and they had an amazing day! They were especially looking forward to this birthday because it was their Golden Birthday. They turned 7 on the 7th. They got to pick out all their food for the day, had friends over for dessert and went camping and to see "David" with their Gram. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDFqB-gcyQdI19xQckENURitgMWfy99w8e9Zq8p80cT_NaSc86ZDDLJnTOgYnogA9hElgqte5PSWy32obIytn3ar6OLU8Y9uM3d_hlz_hVpD-88NIE-HWw1TyqcqgAJxC78b9SFMqx10dVbTfNM3wPm7nXNNJELb5XQTrLC_VH9wuD2feO3Mis6buGQ/s4032/2022-04-07_09-40-42_346.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDFqB-gcyQdI19xQckENURitgMWfy99w8e9Zq8p80cT_NaSc86ZDDLJnTOgYnogA9hElgqte5PSWy32obIytn3ar6OLU8Y9uM3d_hlz_hVpD-88NIE-HWw1TyqcqgAJxC78b9SFMqx10dVbTfNM3wPm7nXNNJELb5XQTrLC_VH9wuD2feO3Mis6buGQ/s320/2022-04-07_09-40-42_346.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday waffles for breakfast</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Its such a sweet time to share the truth of the Gospel with the boys and answer their questions. This year we read a new book called Amon's Adventure and it was just an amazing presentation of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Our Easter morning started with an Easter basket scavenger hunt (Abram's favorite) and then we made our resurrection rolls. After church we had a (chilly) picnic in the park with our friends and then came home to dye eggs. I love that my 10 year old still loves to do this with his brothers! The day ended with a backyard Easter egg hunt, which turned into throwing the eggs on the trampoline and then jumping with them and our Peeps Smores. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBDOtUKm_O7xRAlxhfncnyjwuaTKDJK9kIiy4xlk9oom74iB3IgdWAOoKNIsNGGSlCs-WW-7rZKS5vHlzDMzQLbPFcXawU1Zpo_uCT2zrNG-hCTkLdWymPLIVhPS-k1m4F1VWJo47JdP0cyV12BAC5S9CBcOSAE12nYnSgBFZa8bKRlYNlOVWnpnfdw/s4032/2022-04-17_07-28-00_065.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBDOtUKm_O7xRAlxhfncnyjwuaTKDJK9kIiy4xlk9oom74iB3IgdWAOoKNIsNGGSlCs-WW-7rZKS5vHlzDMzQLbPFcXawU1Zpo_uCT2zrNG-hCTkLdWymPLIVhPS-k1m4F1VWJo47JdP0cyV12BAC5S9CBcOSAE12nYnSgBFZa8bKRlYNlOVWnpnfdw/s320/2022-04-17_07-28-00_065.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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While it wasn't our first year to homeschool, it was our first year to start and finish with a CC community. We loved every minute of it. Our friends, our tutors, art projects... everything. This upcoming year will also be a bit different because I will be our community's director. A position I am very excited about but also very nervous. But I have no doubt it will be great because of all the amazing people in our community that we do this homeschool journey with. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70LZzS4Iirq8ywH8p1gT849GDA41TBmQ8BdfcZmDOcKd6qi9AHwTKCxrwUS5kFu78uL6kYPQ2tbkdCnJb4sB9gm3TBJZ-dnqF_ZtPd5MQAgJhlEWxgmkR_VKNnuIzDIyULT8LwdhEFjFPIsRGf24jnGzE57ZEo98oTPtj-_0xI3Rc6nQihi9M-lj5HQ/s4032/2022-04-19_10-49-17_239.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70LZzS4Iirq8ywH8p1gT849GDA41TBmQ8BdfcZmDOcKd6qi9AHwTKCxrwUS5kFu78uL6kYPQ2tbkdCnJb4sB9gm3TBJZ-dnqF_ZtPd5MQAgJhlEWxgmkR_VKNnuIzDIyULT8LwdhEFjFPIsRGf24jnGzE57ZEo98oTPtj-_0xI3Rc6nQihi9M-lj5HQ/s320/2022-04-19_10-49-17_239.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack and Luke's class</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-5qJlT-3TlPQpwcEeEPotC8k8-vM2Ir9Vtn_Ib7bMWSbyFQGa5b9TJdqABOQxvh-UYUKvG_vknXooqkW2IKj7j-8av39g6iek2gcXYp9D6PFWi8RGnI3Lwec4a5MNUCeerJ3bykjl80YpGEjhrCiENCt-V2QmWS5z-p_MEt3F9M67Xo6JLTh6XDO0A/s4032/2022-04-19_10-54-05_807.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-5qJlT-3TlPQpwcEeEPotC8k8-vM2Ir9Vtn_Ib7bMWSbyFQGa5b9TJdqABOQxvh-UYUKvG_vknXooqkW2IKj7j-8av39g6iek2gcXYp9D6PFWi8RGnI3Lwec4a5MNUCeerJ3bykjl80YpGEjhrCiENCt-V2QmWS5z-p_MEt3F9M67Xo6JLTh6XDO0A/s320/2022-04-19_10-54-05_807.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram's class</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNwr304XUiqabVmZ43SpsCkvPQb6cM9vuY72lW5lxgRI4V9iusyIo3Kc-FXOSS78DbZ_q-JAN5kSJI1iqck0EGb6_tJM51ZWt36YB6HRYKLhFyWe5W4S_B8O24w_-JjCuBqMedB7-YhP3Rb9NDRNVxYj2dtbICWn-2vmAc7HBVFld8qmDM30vlCE9aA/s4032/2022-04-19_11-02-18_653.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNwr304XUiqabVmZ43SpsCkvPQb6cM9vuY72lW5lxgRI4V9iusyIo3Kc-FXOSS78DbZ_q-JAN5kSJI1iqck0EGb6_tJM51ZWt36YB6HRYKLhFyWe5W4S_B8O24w_-JjCuBqMedB7-YhP3Rb9NDRNVxYj2dtbICWn-2vmAc7HBVFld8qmDM30vlCE9aA/s320/2022-04-19_11-02-18_653.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Subject Memory Masters- Abram memory mastered in History, Timeline and English</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>The second part of Jack and Luke's birthday didn't happen until the end of April and we also combined with with my mom's Mother's Day gift... we took a road trip to see "David" at the Sights and Sounds Theatre in Lancaster, PA. It was just spectacular! The giants, lions, forgiveness... it was breathtaking. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW8YHHYuw1izSU-IhobktDG8bQdmO5FwJURRD8hlcuRGtZ7XDdpMeIqoP_IafVFFs7Fbk06UrgQ9XGcBWjUJ_W1SreyqlJg9IsRkeZ_IidWyRp8-9ROXiIsVsGlT7cp3K_bSgZBjkzNzil_-YirwuZ2IBuemCgNvgkmM_hu7_LJRAWCn--YCzZX_uSw/s4032/2022-04-20_10-34-48_088.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJW8YHHYuw1izSU-IhobktDG8bQdmO5FwJURRD8hlcuRGtZ7XDdpMeIqoP_IafVFFs7Fbk06UrgQ9XGcBWjUJ_W1SreyqlJg9IsRkeZ_IidWyRp8-9ROXiIsVsGlT7cp3K_bSgZBjkzNzil_-YirwuZ2IBuemCgNvgkmM_hu7_LJRAWCn--YCzZX_uSw/s320/2022-04-20_10-34-48_088.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsOVtnhM3Z7Lu0f6qkI7IlyVE3U7o825SXzLyouX3v34VRtl5F2KWfZ_sQuGFevPUQgXuWZfrThncRhy7_ItyzBp3eMKhelA_xmBlNVrFPUuq4IOJc6mDa96Vvn20uQcTw52JYFLd-o302mPz4NytBsL4PAhr_h0WPFScCQiL9ydyU2hky0SOdLs3Fw/s4032/2022-04-20_14-14-56_002.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsOVtnhM3Z7Lu0f6qkI7IlyVE3U7o825SXzLyouX3v34VRtl5F2KWfZ_sQuGFevPUQgXuWZfrThncRhy7_ItyzBp3eMKhelA_xmBlNVrFPUuq4IOJc6mDa96Vvn20uQcTw52JYFLd-o302mPz4NytBsL4PAhr_h0WPFScCQiL9ydyU2hky0SOdLs3Fw/s320/2022-04-20_14-14-56_002.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took a special trip this year with my sweet friend, Heather. We traveled to Cincinnati to the Great Homeschool Convention. We had such a great time... the highlight of our trip was getting to meet two homeschool guru's- Andrew Pudewa and Sarah Mackenzie. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMkDnMUNrFIhScXkRcLGMxAnAfIFGt_UWH53hZRwOl5SY7u5RP1QHwmCs92n0Lm12TXXPD3KrnVrpCcNdAPuJ24CmfJRVcqKgKdMKx7nftDk4KLWja9NL34LNzuwRyyJ9hfU6eYBjcv9YKvSAgBAXw8KnfOsh1ZK6EAP0W5-aKqNW10m4zELRqpLsvw/s4032/2022-04-23_10-02-46_412.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMkDnMUNrFIhScXkRcLGMxAnAfIFGt_UWH53hZRwOl5SY7u5RP1QHwmCs92n0Lm12TXXPD3KrnVrpCcNdAPuJ24CmfJRVcqKgKdMKx7nftDk4KLWja9NL34LNzuwRyyJ9hfU6eYBjcv9YKvSAgBAXw8KnfOsh1ZK6EAP0W5-aKqNW10m4zELRqpLsvw/s320/2022-04-23_10-02-46_412.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This has also been the time for frogs. We took a trip to our friend's lake to see their bullfrogs. Jack and Luke were petrified and didn't want to pick up the frogs, but they overcame their fears and loved it! Those bullfrogs were huge. And sure enough, our family went for a hike and Jack and Luke for searching for frogs and found three. They are now official frog hunters! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCAfsM8olvD-tBn1E8bprYCaATaNtPiQD92RiVRL0PSNSm6591-yxz2IJcu-ZBcxnMfVb25-zBZd7HeDM85Vt5xFbIHAj4ardUwL9kXYuUo0dbZbEyNzUx62fnCcaZvIsHqhfxgWA9DNQI0QmwIwNuzQCm4GjbUii11t03On0ZHbsIi1hO4swSGARjQ/s4032/2022-05-11_14-46-59_806.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCAfsM8olvD-tBn1E8bprYCaATaNtPiQD92RiVRL0PSNSm6591-yxz2IJcu-ZBcxnMfVb25-zBZd7HeDM85Vt5xFbIHAj4ardUwL9kXYuUo0dbZbEyNzUx62fnCcaZvIsHqhfxgWA9DNQI0QmwIwNuzQCm4GjbUii11t03On0ZHbsIi1hO4swSGARjQ/s320/2022-05-11_14-46-59_806.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmYQ8KI77Amj6EtilBzoPgcRzOgby7OBuYFCCc9_sxXzCbbNnaCZpYfjCrGnp3yO2mH0C4QwWC1QssWb21l3fWXfT13-UNi4GdSfCVjLVibRqjAtG68vYhXut4nFQNvrVxHJcXSKwpeAPOVKwth7KonndEMnjFTDt9tkeSl781if-xAf3W0Yyskp9Cg/s4032/2022-05-11_15-00-18_830.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They earned their badges, took hikes, had a lego car race and even learned about beekeeping. </div><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl92bjueZjUG2MwfKSNHvqFI74yD6cEpZthDHRejb3rPXY7kjAsLznYgNfq60zi1U2zLi9GTFpnjxhI1KgRd-WoAUj_u_1SYaxmkFE5b_Q-mUXzVfRTH_tLL0MDUbUkdbUWedCAihS8I0fdM8OftLm591hdE-L_zwd2PaAIG83h4_UCAE23mkVZvPcw/s4032/2022-05-14_14-38-49_710.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl92bjueZjUG2MwfKSNHvqFI74yD6cEpZthDHRejb3rPXY7kjAsLznYgNfq60zi1U2zLi9GTFpnjxhI1KgRd-WoAUj_u_1SYaxmkFE5b_Q-mUXzVfRTH_tLL0MDUbUkdbUWedCAihS8I0fdM8OftLm591hdE-L_zwd2PaAIG83h4_UCAE23mkVZvPcw/s320/2022-05-14_14-38-49_710.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a hike while on their weekend campout</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J8RXvuDVU53HSo_a_e0GkL6YLpy4N_vhsvlBYlcFOBlXXAotcMAVy173rjJgt2TUJMyeUIul82CNjZgJ7I8-xHbiZck66HtbX5BH0UHIkVggr7j1MvnkQcPopij6v1ewVNg5-o8K_myeSST13UAZlOiVRryjXE2BkhcIkhnxZSSsfdMsnzhidayyjg/s4032/2022-04-23_11-46-43_151.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J8RXvuDVU53HSo_a_e0GkL6YLpy4N_vhsvlBYlcFOBlXXAotcMAVy173rjJgt2TUJMyeUIul82CNjZgJ7I8-xHbiZck66HtbX5BH0UHIkVggr7j1MvnkQcPopij6v1ewVNg5-o8K_myeSST13UAZlOiVRryjXE2BkhcIkhnxZSSsfdMsnzhidayyjg/s320/2022-04-23_11-46-43_151.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With their lego cars. Luke got a medal for the speediest car. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2Zozh13bnzu8VlnwCxMhtRmG1_IJbapynURZXHtNeOueoI4NwQHNYQB4jY6e7tuJX8iXn0AKCPi3fv5vyrSgBJrRSLgMKcTs0822QYuWozTk5mlIRjuVtSjQMrzqJXrOCLEECGreXXxFCbRy3L_D8IlNi9KiBy0l--XzsWuPD_Y6gq0AX9dH_p93Qg/s4032/2022-04-23_11-43-54_009.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2Zozh13bnzu8VlnwCxMhtRmG1_IJbapynURZXHtNeOueoI4NwQHNYQB4jY6e7tuJX8iXn0AKCPi3fv5vyrSgBJrRSLgMKcTs0822QYuWozTk5mlIRjuVtSjQMrzqJXrOCLEECGreXXxFCbRy3L_D8IlNi9KiBy0l--XzsWuPD_Y6gq0AX9dH_p93Qg/s320/2022-04-23_11-43-54_009.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxXK6p73L0hoAeTkGExkkGl-prDngFQqA8aoewt_XBFfmObSArouVMZrVX9uGADIWRqd5ysk1FYzE8px5byi6IX6J6f528z93lgHMIMIZOWZ9kaWorK2RD9isH9GWImBZ_KpyQztmW6e1xGV1lzjIzAE-Q6uX2844fdlJxWcTeHxZ6tlBfTWDH4Ci1Q/s4032/2022-04-02_13-03-50_770.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxXK6p73L0hoAeTkGExkkGl-prDngFQqA8aoewt_XBFfmObSArouVMZrVX9uGADIWRqd5ysk1FYzE8px5byi6IX6J6f528z93lgHMIMIZOWZ9kaWorK2RD9isH9GWImBZ_KpyQztmW6e1xGV1lzjIzAE-Q6uX2844fdlJxWcTeHxZ6tlBfTWDH4Ci1Q/s320/2022-04-02_13-03-50_770.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning about beekeeping with our neighbor and a friend. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9irX5cLfMwjjGYWzUfqL3oGWL5sM13AiMCXU1hSJ5IcuvUK0hth_G7gyDsNaBVMlR5ndP753iDlsr-0wtJqcmpj4IwSPqHVjQ4w0aAEGJ37PCAueOscSgCtsOGXxa6zAvcz04zhkO1FbhzhhFiSQL3tMnFL-uCNHQRVQHdvtBnTJO4OxMmUkmsnS7Q/s4032/2022-04-02_12-51-25_606.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9irX5cLfMwjjGYWzUfqL3oGWL5sM13AiMCXU1hSJ5IcuvUK0hth_G7gyDsNaBVMlR5ndP753iDlsr-0wtJqcmpj4IwSPqHVjQ4w0aAEGJ37PCAueOscSgCtsOGXxa6zAvcz04zhkO1FbhzhhFiSQL3tMnFL-uCNHQRVQHdvtBnTJO4OxMmUkmsnS7Q/s320/2022-04-02_12-51-25_606.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, Chris and Abram took a special trip to our favorite place, White Sulphur Springs, for a passport to purity weekend. They had such a great time together... discussing hard things, but also getting to do it together. Our prayer for Abram is that he knows he can always come to us with questions and that he guards his heart. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpHLYsK8oa3ALa1D2pWHWLQlluKBrG4zyiTGA92fS0smwHCfYuwu6Ik-Koeifx3L8L2kwry_9XIAgl4_E9Za1-P0tzX84G3ets6xi0QppXTcz20MUJqg0AcxDdKJdsnSGrINSGl9E4PnYiKOtNrnXaSAtBFledP9X4bYpOYxjb4uZ2p8-nYuHTP_TlQ/s3088/2022-03-05_16-09-51_862.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpHLYsK8oa3ALa1D2pWHWLQlluKBrG4zyiTGA92fS0smwHCfYuwu6Ik-Koeifx3L8L2kwry_9XIAgl4_E9Za1-P0tzX84G3ets6xi0QppXTcz20MUJqg0AcxDdKJdsnSGrINSGl9E4PnYiKOtNrnXaSAtBFledP9X4bYpOYxjb4uZ2p8-nYuHTP_TlQ/s320/2022-03-05_16-09-51_862.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwgcKiHIqP62qed9iFihPF9fx1kOzdEA1zy9lcjKaF32GR3XvlYuseDmno_GhTtFQwAwHOfguARCcxrf3vkpVw_Slz02S4NFPvavNI_bkz3T4tWqARznWEqLT6M6mxhtUI3ryTR0PXKoxOWGKWQNlfflAtA6uaBJGcbO8RjTMNNicFnI-xQZCNaSOiQ/s4032/2022-03-05_13-34-12_789.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwgcKiHIqP62qed9iFihPF9fx1kOzdEA1zy9lcjKaF32GR3XvlYuseDmno_GhTtFQwAwHOfguARCcxrf3vkpVw_Slz02S4NFPvavNI_bkz3T4tWqARznWEqLT6M6mxhtUI3ryTR0PXKoxOWGKWQNlfflAtA6uaBJGcbO8RjTMNNicFnI-xQZCNaSOiQ/s320/2022-03-05_13-34-12_789.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's growing up so fast!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>A special gift that my parents got the boys for their birthday is a Eat2Explore subscription. Each month they get a box from a country and three recipes to cook. We have loved it. We have had some yummy food from Southern US, Ethiopia, and India. The boys are learning so much and getting to try new food that they normally wouldn't try. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTzKlvMbKd8pE6iJhvrjoebh_-uqkUhXcTtIYqR6OTvhKaYDf1si2aYZPOhxGuPfp6fmJmD-pOg-aM0mSCMsk6WSQgOI_CX3EjIekN1LbJHou2cOL34PbAw2ijYQJWd70u3RdgAR7s30o1wWUQb-4R8CtsbYy8Bpb9WC9XiZF4NglOPXpt6AlXvWeww/s4032/2022-04-06_17-40-54_035.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTzKlvMbKd8pE6iJhvrjoebh_-uqkUhXcTtIYqR6OTvhKaYDf1si2aYZPOhxGuPfp6fmJmD-pOg-aM0mSCMsk6WSQgOI_CX3EjIekN1LbJHou2cOL34PbAw2ijYQJWd70u3RdgAR7s30o1wWUQb-4R8CtsbYy8Bpb9WC9XiZF4NglOPXpt6AlXvWeww/s320/2022-04-06_17-40-54_035.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cornbread</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIUh0z-1QJcUn-Womji9tZ8b1WFdZkHv2EqR7NNGV1EIpuxw2h7UeQArOTtnTBOh2IEkgTMaS63O5Ubyg5Vc83gFS5n-IgsnFs8BMxo3CYCuFENxqQ2WZPAcorVmioTF0ty9rOvb4CbhHhiISX0ZagD8fh1vq9pin3n0u5gb2XyyPaX1T0Viux85Egw/s4032/2022-04-28_17-37-56_056.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIUh0z-1QJcUn-Womji9tZ8b1WFdZkHv2EqR7NNGV1EIpuxw2h7UeQArOTtnTBOh2IEkgTMaS63O5Ubyg5Vc83gFS5n-IgsnFs8BMxo3CYCuFENxqQ2WZPAcorVmioTF0ty9rOvb4CbhHhiISX0ZagD8fh1vq9pin3n0u5gb2XyyPaX1T0Viux85Egw/s320/2022-04-28_17-37-56_056.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How Luke prefers to cook with onions!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YNCg8UXscVsEp2RYXSWCBPMxtyrh8WRtVCFaVAfapayVflGJFY2sRQLaLvJOcmm4rIr9skA89Hinjm8fiqFERJYhhhChaPU5f5Y6Wrn33KFiOQF4jDTBIIGhnXUjR8-f807cLzwRjE6R0RUaz1Dc8g-HOzZaYsTySmdfhrqOWbrg-U58crazVlgENA/s4032/2022-04-28_18-45-52_705.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpwHvP4qZmdFL48SgcR9UXQEYpdL74OA4Un9XB2sm5nWcWLEFlxlss1SVxYfIyD-3rC0lAzAa8Wqe2mb9erk682vP4ih0di5KkSHskfzoJFgkBBKoNdtmPSggEgtq7xkwIviEnpIyuy3w_NpDklIHR8IPVRviA_FIHmu-ADG1RdqJuoXD-kFsma1MKQ/s4032/2022-05-25_18-12-34_403.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpwHvP4qZmdFL48SgcR9UXQEYpdL74OA4Un9XB2sm5nWcWLEFlxlss1SVxYfIyD-3rC0lAzAa8Wqe2mb9erk682vP4ih0di5KkSHskfzoJFgkBBKoNdtmPSggEgtq7xkwIviEnpIyuy3w_NpDklIHR8IPVRviA_FIHmu-ADG1RdqJuoXD-kFsma1MKQ/s320/2022-05-25_18-12-34_403.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So fun cooking together! </td></tr></tbody></table><br />And finally, our last event of the spring was Abram's choir concert. Not only did he sing, but he was given the opportunity to play the bells for one song. He did a great job. We loved seeing his concentrating face while reading the music. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8Z1NLILhnkPJ_toNajAO9NpUZDU9I2FORvSHKyhEBCUIMDGTlsrznu6DKehI0WDD2Ao56Ztff3UBqHz5RtNjpeNXwYgT2F6k2vJhX1YT-3pBwFpP-KTarAWgKddaChfu76IkYQErALmlXKVMqUBRddbmMT_d69P20aKsJh2R_VFV2zSgBx_ZPtJEMw/s3520/2022-05-22_15-56-49_519.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8Z1NLILhnkPJ_toNajAO9NpUZDU9I2FORvSHKyhEBCUIMDGTlsrznu6DKehI0WDD2Ao56Ztff3UBqHz5RtNjpeNXwYgT2F6k2vJhX1YT-3pBwFpP-KTarAWgKddaChfu76IkYQErALmlXKVMqUBRddbmMT_d69P20aKsJh2R_VFV2zSgBx_ZPtJEMw/s320/2022-05-22_15-56-49_519.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And now... we are ready for the SUMMER!! Pool time, the beach, vacations and snow cones! We can't wait. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-7496804670393479492022-03-07T09:14:00.002+09:002022-03-07T09:14:16.280+09:00Winter Happenings<p> We welcomed the new year with a massive amount of snow... it was crazy, fun and beautiful! The boys thought it was incredible to wake up to such a spectacular sight! We ended up getting 10 inches in one day. So much snow!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg859T4roouHhWXS0quO2Y6M4pZ16Qb5t_I5PbgijWhcW2u7S9rBiWl3XnCtp2eKBrMPPWMP-689Ftqd4kz_9boVOXbOTurI1ofnDa1z9wMjbC92iuOqAZSrNJlVJ29ctOkmkfAn_7GEHS2tvTdho6HB6pax8RP4Rrkx_rTxtKtzTu4bXf8FIr8udBahA=s3276" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3276" data-original-width="2613" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg859T4roouHhWXS0quO2Y6M4pZ16Qb5t_I5PbgijWhcW2u7S9rBiWl3XnCtp2eKBrMPPWMP-689Ftqd4kz_9boVOXbOTurI1ofnDa1z9wMjbC92iuOqAZSrNJlVJ29ctOkmkfAn_7GEHS2tvTdho6HB6pax8RP4Rrkx_rTxtKtzTu4bXf8FIr8udBahA=s320" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was coming down fast!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Many times they talk about making maple syrup candy when it snows. The boys and I made a mental note to do this if it snowed this winter, so when it did they quickly reminded me to set out a pan to collect our snow. It was so fun- and it actually worked! It doesn't look the best, but it was yummy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI_dWzJ9xneKPt-unOc4v4FAlleiyUVr0KpOpX7PsU0f1a5UG6AbAB9nclYk-n_ROM8DINMcguquIWEZQHfyFpU2aUi58yFBAiQ-x_rJS49oY2-7EKMQMe2nFyNVGWgZu4NQq0-PrD1RTSYo2-3sVCwV3iL0hHZlQhHiWcMj1sTJ412VbyCX9LnLDEsQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI_dWzJ9xneKPt-unOc4v4FAlleiyUVr0KpOpX7PsU0f1a5UG6AbAB9nclYk-n_ROM8DINMcguquIWEZQHfyFpU2aUi58yFBAiQ-x_rJS49oY2-7EKMQMe2nFyNVGWgZu4NQq0-PrD1RTSYo2-3sVCwV3iL0hHZlQhHiWcMj1sTJ412VbyCX9LnLDEsQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ0PHGDb-smPKmsGgXlQm1shkWWvYYqM0gIqNVnjDBYt6ezlPdrqRDieI3EdCOAYKWB_fUFqkxUml-ARFNeV4gML-oLE4VkatfpKUuOt3SYaQG576gnIUrXR0zeAMY-wnrAC9kgz47hn51gZe-uiTUv1_yl_lUDV-YqwITiEvPneC01RVK-dtmvrEeRg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ0PHGDb-smPKmsGgXlQm1shkWWvYYqM0gIqNVnjDBYt6ezlPdrqRDieI3EdCOAYKWB_fUFqkxUml-ARFNeV4gML-oLE4VkatfpKUuOt3SYaQG576gnIUrXR0zeAMY-wnrAC9kgz47hn51gZe-uiTUv1_yl_lUDV-YqwITiEvPneC01RVK-dtmvrEeRg=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the candy harden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7eiI4V9qcLlNkOmh4LqZ36KrzsZIQKOVaK-axf1B63Kz8L2KNqjlCh8KZSXDPooMmbrXZQNhCOMDD_l-ItZyeoKIEZPcXgUJcSHd_vwRhM9GflNIz6j1DSYKvUaB9oGbOKrFKLhQRpJ6H0qYBQe3ixQWMl_blDk7EfyxyJ7c61QBkqnMFb47E8pNZCw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7eiI4V9qcLlNkOmh4LqZ36KrzsZIQKOVaK-axf1B63Kz8L2KNqjlCh8KZSXDPooMmbrXZQNhCOMDD_l-ItZyeoKIEZPcXgUJcSHd_vwRhM9GflNIz6j1DSYKvUaB9oGbOKrFKLhQRpJ6H0qYBQe3ixQWMl_blDk7EfyxyJ7c61QBkqnMFb47E8pNZCw=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dropping the maple syrup into the snow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIDTdjR4Uc0TJwcUkJ9RvUPDjXuAbDm3TARPRHSbjAr9MoLckP7X0CNS_b-YqEM8sUO7vq_8ndSZRbgn-lcCfgMqwdKLDmauVD2vNTgnrRtOoZLaouIpNlIRj6U6jj4nXoTqkXncywtF_DfI2-Qzw1iF_1Usxa4DZLGBhR48nwJqdEnv1oCQAU4K0eOw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIDTdjR4Uc0TJwcUkJ9RvUPDjXuAbDm3TARPRHSbjAr9MoLckP7X0CNS_b-YqEM8sUO7vq_8ndSZRbgn-lcCfgMqwdKLDmauVD2vNTgnrRtOoZLaouIpNlIRj6U6jj4nXoTqkXncywtF_DfI2-Qzw1iF_1Usxa4DZLGBhR48nwJqdEnv1oCQAU4K0eOw=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our finished results </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We also celebrated a big birthday this winter... Chris turned 40 the second week of January. The boys had a blast celebrating their "old" dad. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_D2FMI8EdOO8aIl3yNIv8kGR2eiScPOlXhkMWwgqSMXgCFw15SpzGsXdXcgifeHVH6V_3mNSygezUWbfBd2cjqlDwchgAeV2fAm0Vhx-XhgDvi9iVnTsRqqxOHd9zcgz_gfq2t0BXRl_MNIPpKSxe2VWDbxXLL6kZe35yboik1lJgtbzGCcSKwLZuKQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_D2FMI8EdOO8aIl3yNIv8kGR2eiScPOlXhkMWwgqSMXgCFw15SpzGsXdXcgifeHVH6V_3mNSygezUWbfBd2cjqlDwchgAeV2fAm0Vhx-XhgDvi9iVnTsRqqxOHd9zcgz_gfq2t0BXRl_MNIPpKSxe2VWDbxXLL6kZe35yboik1lJgtbzGCcSKwLZuKQ=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jack used his Christmas money to buy a bird feeder. It has just been the coolest thing. We put it on the window by our dining room table so we can watch it while we eat and do school. It took a few days for the birds to try it, and he was getting so disappointed. But once they got used to it, they haven't stopped coming. Our favorite is to see the cardinal. Occasionally we get a silly squirrel to visit and the boys just love watching him. It has been so entertaining to watch the birds (and squirrels). <br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></blockquote></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEget6pNPx3jJPWoNSw1k-Q6LgMXg3BzTLtAgcaHJ3Q02lYVz19SOX31O1x-32KGRrKXkU5UvLMRhxfNEvNapVDx6EKuAg187Lh65_QJnEeB3yreDg89x9A80NjEIm68esahca-ZUx5J71MvY1Ow-9au9vnoIUQv_ClM8P-Lvxe0xpSO6_gAn3Vxv6NvqA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEget6pNPx3jJPWoNSw1k-Q6LgMXg3BzTLtAgcaHJ3Q02lYVz19SOX31O1x-32KGRrKXkU5UvLMRhxfNEvNapVDx6EKuAg187Lh65_QJnEeB3yreDg89x9A80NjEIm68esahca-ZUx5J71MvY1Ow-9au9vnoIUQv_ClM8P-Lvxe0xpSO6_gAn3Vxv6NvqA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYm-A21IeB2hwy_1r-pdVgGmWApZpl1HU42gqT6iDjgxPr9zaoSFxlFS6Mt5PkfsoLJQUG62hWIrDpV5d2YNis_TRh_EDV_E4Sv42r7FikY2aaN1Xs4Gs0marynKMjHwrjW9LOOC0yooNgYqJknYlbr0kNjrVXzzVZjR70-5dIY2e7dYAyMmaPOqC53Q=s2831" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="2552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYm-A21IeB2hwy_1r-pdVgGmWApZpl1HU42gqT6iDjgxPr9zaoSFxlFS6Mt5PkfsoLJQUG62hWIrDpV5d2YNis_TRh_EDV_E4Sv42r7FikY2aaN1Xs4Gs0marynKMjHwrjW9LOOC0yooNgYqJknYlbr0kNjrVXzzVZjR70-5dIY2e7dYAyMmaPOqC53Q=s320" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqs8O2D5nGjd4uhBFonp9SCShE4VXlWQMjbABqVFVTY3aqHC9_FQEKUMPHa_A_r_HoVdC2KuROcUh1Vy5qbnkrRY7J7AfjsgklgZ37UyE4J_Fhm4pAWCL-gKGYrmbDQkLaybKRZ2uuMYWnE8JuA6YPEOOj-Fh7TZSWhuex0Kw4PWpCZtSe4wEpmUoJ1g=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqs8O2D5nGjd4uhBFonp9SCShE4VXlWQMjbABqVFVTY3aqHC9_FQEKUMPHa_A_r_HoVdC2KuROcUh1Vy5qbnkrRY7J7AfjsgklgZ37UyE4J_Fhm4pAWCL-gKGYrmbDQkLaybKRZ2uuMYWnE8JuA6YPEOOj-Fh7TZSWhuex0Kw4PWpCZtSe4wEpmUoJ1g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In February we celebrated Chinese New Year... we always go get Chinese food, and we usually go to Panda Express because the boys will eat here without complaining, but we did something new this year. A few months ago, Chris was out with the boys and he had a craving for Chinese food. So he found a new place. They walked in and it had one table. The boys absolutely loved it... the staff treated them like royalty and loved serving them. The boys thought it was the best place and it was all they talked about for weeks. So, for New Years, we knew we had to go back. Since they only have one table, we made reservations. When we walked in, they were so excited to see us! In true fashion, they kept bringing us little extras and a special cake for Abram. We just had the best time and can't wait to go back next year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH6MoaQZhjCxScpnfkxc4eMMpH_tl2EUCrOumhJXW11lj0FlFqpLWgCDI9dw_DWCMy9tKZYMtXUCzPG_8KU87vBkFnmWNQuBMS9HM3TWCHmj39oqi3IzIwrkJbpSK8Ge-J4fBzgMD6btkn4xbOl1rLygGbsPXAsMHWf02n3cUQ3fuPMs321o2myxP1CQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH6MoaQZhjCxScpnfkxc4eMMpH_tl2EUCrOumhJXW11lj0FlFqpLWgCDI9dw_DWCMy9tKZYMtXUCzPG_8KU87vBkFnmWNQuBMS9HM3TWCHmj39oqi3IzIwrkJbpSK8Ge-J4fBzgMD6btkn4xbOl1rLygGbsPXAsMHWf02n3cUQ3fuPMs321o2myxP1CQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCf4An35LznqfWdsh9jiFDDSJ4bONUt7y3qxlPirdp61MB6ml8uOLw4pq0Xx8YWTyaXwORwGY7D6vUdPBaIZrKl0HSfOZBTWTqtPa4qexB65nDd7ZNp5lEefqHZkA1LVMAyVnwkEB059ReJNocKJs5F3dnSCPSZQs45ffB9F-0lH357GF6IOwMbuDtvA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCf4An35LznqfWdsh9jiFDDSJ4bONUt7y3qxlPirdp61MB6ml8uOLw4pq0Xx8YWTyaXwORwGY7D6vUdPBaIZrKl0HSfOZBTWTqtPa4qexB65nDd7ZNp5lEefqHZkA1LVMAyVnwkEB059ReJNocKJs5F3dnSCPSZQs45ffB9F-0lH357GF6IOwMbuDtvA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Chinese New Year parade was canceled again this year, so we went to this amazing lantern exhibit at the Kennedy Center. It was beautiful to see all the lanterns lit up, but it was freezing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy7nnjtxT105zBuJTJ8BMEHrJBMyvvOletRje3hu2iD9euZE0U013DoAD7UelHnpas2mCQZqKKEuP71RHOlFtuObiRhDfq5XG-5Z4nFQxoRqhJvXJWWFdQnQ3ruOPXhUTpk23mnPqILXJSSSlQmSZMB1_06gjnmIJe-u9FAxmKEC8wTQ0SHr-N4PwQqg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy7nnjtxT105zBuJTJ8BMEHrJBMyvvOletRje3hu2iD9euZE0U013DoAD7UelHnpas2mCQZqKKEuP71RHOlFtuObiRhDfq5XG-5Z4nFQxoRqhJvXJWWFdQnQ3ruOPXhUTpk23mnPqILXJSSSlQmSZMB1_06gjnmIJe-u9FAxmKEC8wTQ0SHr-N4PwQqg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFfVH6KU7u8UOSyyBp5NhgeP9L1hjAQHzFVYgR_VXBeATjrqw19LN9sO7aEAEl2uR7eECQd3J_1Lem4mvpQ-rtDsPjsNJwIuiZ5R8Blrt8L-MhBC0yelCpXdy-qbI2m-YS6ivvkPyAlkcafq-j2j4syRmhDdqJaHZFFXLADFWRdUkmGTYGPuTmLzmIDA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFfVH6KU7u8UOSyyBp5NhgeP9L1hjAQHzFVYgR_VXBeATjrqw19LN9sO7aEAEl2uR7eECQd3J_1Lem4mvpQ-rtDsPjsNJwIuiZ5R8Blrt8L-MhBC0yelCpXdy-qbI2m-YS6ivvkPyAlkcafq-j2j4syRmhDdqJaHZFFXLADFWRdUkmGTYGPuTmLzmIDA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTyUhVPQJrRK8eYp2F1kae-EdNQSDAc7upuQJF5oHflEvuSDdu7x_hxDAK_rt_6J9Q4UzT_NvcR22jbndB9fYpXIWPTxsjbxynp2Jn2lZtaqgWVGrhvS9xBjMnNx1SlQaFCvP-L7A2qlS2eF5sDPgW-N3gFrbygSolaiK3acWv8HRewm_lMfP7kLlSBw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTyUhVPQJrRK8eYp2F1kae-EdNQSDAc7upuQJF5oHflEvuSDdu7x_hxDAK_rt_6J9Q4UzT_NvcR22jbndB9fYpXIWPTxsjbxynp2Jn2lZtaqgWVGrhvS9xBjMnNx1SlQaFCvP-L7A2qlS2eF5sDPgW-N3gFrbygSolaiK3acWv8HRewm_lMfP7kLlSBw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Abram tried something new this year... he asked to play basketball. He absolutely loved it! He had the most encouraging and kindest coaches. He loved all the boys he played with and had a blast. Even though they lost every game, he had a great attitude and always looked forward to practices and games. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZcd_02D-n7OePL3VBbZULTtdnw1Fy2b-ipFpAT3AsVomk-CEt2Pcc7ebP7LYjHW5FxWtayc0ypKJZaYUhNcmXechre7dxVwOMw0T6TQIh_ciCVHzoJKlb2gMv0j_sutiprBWkQNI1Nw9O01MiWlGREVPf0GmoE4hRb15WD9CKRu-yVaBoco2J8IDgcQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZcd_02D-n7OePL3VBbZULTtdnw1Fy2b-ipFpAT3AsVomk-CEt2Pcc7ebP7LYjHW5FxWtayc0ypKJZaYUhNcmXechre7dxVwOMw0T6TQIh_ciCVHzoJKlb2gMv0j_sutiprBWkQNI1Nw9O01MiWlGREVPf0GmoE4hRb15WD9CKRu-yVaBoco2J8IDgcQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUasPe4XiLRg67DyKHKZBsl1jiyTDaw0e6LrSqwvuWcuCU8QgjrWfnIwTMd34vKpbgRkw1TdzMVsOd1GIlOzOiY58pll5nVhqbFVYT8nF1D2jX61HT2eULtmlhGCXvxhbvPmw2iv2nAFb5cxJ_9O_ABBva9ynAST9rgYUhv28age9E5_Y6Ua87_ZbhUw=s2212" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="1805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUasPe4XiLRg67DyKHKZBsl1jiyTDaw0e6LrSqwvuWcuCU8QgjrWfnIwTMd34vKpbgRkw1TdzMVsOd1GIlOzOiY58pll5nVhqbFVYT8nF1D2jX61HT2eULtmlhGCXvxhbvPmw2iv2nAFb5cxJ_9O_ABBva9ynAST9rgYUhv28age9E5_Y6Ua87_ZbhUw=s320" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our boys love celebrating Valentines Day! Its such a simple holiday, but they love all the little things we do to celebrate. Its so fun to see them get excited. Every February 1st, we start adding a heart to their door and by Valentines Day, they have 14 reasons why we love them. They love reading them every morning! I try to make every meal special... we had heart shaped cinnamon rolls for breakfast, a heart pizza for lunch, and spaghetti (red and white) for dinner. They also helped me make a yummy trifle to share with their papa for dessert. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZJle1bDnUw9jl358k31vHj8GhSSWivT9J1sf163ywW6Z4gJfDfANiIKHFIQhXVKfRzNJKm9V1_nhf4VxCA62P2rSUXxwXI9o-52Kzew31R6MIWUnj_O7FFw_kix2wZtvgw9xxFaKZa1eqve_pJbBMOeK8jVvHBZY00xIw3CqRB4ZTL6rz-UoO-nrTdw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZJle1bDnUw9jl358k31vHj8GhSSWivT9J1sf163ywW6Z4gJfDfANiIKHFIQhXVKfRzNJKm9V1_nhf4VxCA62P2rSUXxwXI9o-52Kzew31R6MIWUnj_O7FFw_kix2wZtvgw9xxFaKZa1eqve_pJbBMOeK8jVvHBZY00xIw3CqRB4ZTL6rz-UoO-nrTdw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEganaSXXvN16BVv3qTQ4oHKYkmmo19p7zZfv5FF1mTv0VJ32kioByYqrdSi11q34J_RFRfX99sC4Ilbj6raQyHA9LFFYF-vVucs5kEdT4p3Saoo7rGZ4PR5JD1R7IyFu45ezieuLtpkLtcxCXedU9-uZdProOpv3OVcsBvlOf8zSZhzzVD1fM5xSN-vhg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEganaSXXvN16BVv3qTQ4oHKYkmmo19p7zZfv5FF1mTv0VJ32kioByYqrdSi11q34J_RFRfX99sC4Ilbj6raQyHA9LFFYF-vVucs5kEdT4p3Saoo7rGZ4PR5JD1R7IyFu45ezieuLtpkLtcxCXedU9-uZdProOpv3OVcsBvlOf8zSZhzzVD1fM5xSN-vhg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUQRPMZpfxfFjQk92DnfMAbdw6SD7EAstCXEMl8A3Qr0FcFDllILd2a8P-sh5RG2XXsesg3t-D_MD8LXnzhRUko8CArktwDNuRbMgOGPuebUXKpZXsIL1Y51-JOqtPnXr8L7wYs3ziOw92ztsOuOvFrh14Cn3xjUQXn3Myj0ew3esocb_nBBScXdizcw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUQRPMZpfxfFjQk92DnfMAbdw6SD7EAstCXEMl8A3Qr0FcFDllILd2a8P-sh5RG2XXsesg3t-D_MD8LXnzhRUko8CArktwDNuRbMgOGPuebUXKpZXsIL1Y51-JOqtPnXr8L7wYs3ziOw92ztsOuOvFrh14Cn3xjUQXn3Myj0ew3esocb_nBBScXdizcw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsMtzungFTgw1q9kTMJ8IRu07M-nNXQ7utslZkx5rKT9YgqDJlf2u3pTqk1YT2axBGASh2Xn5wyqqddXAEkz0U4OgaK5iVMTkhqGxjmCN4OyjQExKUBm8HouPB6UJJJYfyZBWCf11M2OpjaKK17R9OW5XkJ-iVSrL8Yc72aMszfF0298zTSyO3ydLRbA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsMtzungFTgw1q9kTMJ8IRu07M-nNXQ7utslZkx5rKT9YgqDJlf2u3pTqk1YT2axBGASh2Xn5wyqqddXAEkz0U4OgaK5iVMTkhqGxjmCN4OyjQExKUBm8HouPB6UJJJYfyZBWCf11M2OpjaKK17R9OW5XkJ-iVSrL8Yc72aMszfF0298zTSyO3ydLRbA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLSsJfx_4jtuWQFz3wLnZVolzO6IgqqU1pABg0Sqv9qUMkt91TglpjQySuPSEMRqMaCOCcjWhYqHu7SBxpOs8fGR0ZHDK7WtfClvyahI-EtdIrNK1hKUOv-LzUWBhw4i__227sVaFhLzbTEeWmTOxEqmQo0IDMiP9EXNCFe8kOpR_LfODFxDodWVcmtA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLSsJfx_4jtuWQFz3wLnZVolzO6IgqqU1pABg0Sqv9qUMkt91TglpjQySuPSEMRqMaCOCcjWhYqHu7SBxpOs8fGR0ZHDK7WtfClvyahI-EtdIrNK1hKUOv-LzUWBhw4i__227sVaFhLzbTEeWmTOxEqmQo0IDMiP9EXNCFe8kOpR_LfODFxDodWVcmtA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieAm6OxqVfREP7gXFtvur1Hbq2DPZQbhDyuyo_NE_iSAhPozFV0zZZir_vKiyR7oMMxXSv7lUY9nSVovUgpqgr2CdVS1H5Rmf1t4iScQeoC-1HCZcAMpt4cUGIuIJfnmh3hMi_dczg8Q19WXOwXkojQ7EVj8XwzP7_h2TFHBDC9xjCAnAIbBrXvR7L8w=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieAm6OxqVfREP7gXFtvur1Hbq2DPZQbhDyuyo_NE_iSAhPozFV0zZZir_vKiyR7oMMxXSv7lUY9nSVovUgpqgr2CdVS1H5Rmf1t4iScQeoC-1HCZcAMpt4cUGIuIJfnmh3hMi_dczg8Q19WXOwXkojQ7EVj8XwzP7_h2TFHBDC9xjCAnAIbBrXvR7L8w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ended our winter with a trip to Virginia Beach. We have two sets of friends who live there and getting ready to move, so while they are close we wanted to see them. Of course, we had so much fun visiting them I forgot to take pictures... but I did take pictures of exploring Norfolk, a yummy biscuit place we went to for lunch and a fun hike we took. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivEyTuTssSgmCU_XXMtwWkFJoVuBsvTeB6DAsB3hlUQMG-R-0oB7pYiaPscOV3r5xcqlHJm8Of9sbqJRwIPL9foEa6G1u8zTLr1pk9jeDfR2_Sdo6qhCFLK9MkEXw4pQ5Q125cFO9IR1g7us-N1rNuU030d6C3PNtAzWwFRz8ym0K5Gc516mPl-fgRnw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivEyTuTssSgmCU_XXMtwWkFJoVuBsvTeB6DAsB3hlUQMG-R-0oB7pYiaPscOV3r5xcqlHJm8Of9sbqJRwIPL9foEa6G1u8zTLr1pk9jeDfR2_Sdo6qhCFLK9MkEXw4pQ5Q125cFO9IR1g7us-N1rNuU030d6C3PNtAzWwFRz8ym0K5Gc516mPl-fgRnw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking around Norfolk on a chilly night.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc6WNqvxVD6wZjkLPW7MNQukMHXrsdoGfBP0GnOUb1Is993L8zCXx1tLPEQLkYpjONrXDOAehDKNyML-1YAqIvizbQaPtwAre0JnXYX1Q_pTtWLhrxl5FG0fKEG9k7AIfUez4TPJhswJLxcYhmeW_R3Rl35M5lTw3t0H8O39yhv4gg6YBt9V1J5NO7ig=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc6WNqvxVD6wZjkLPW7MNQukMHXrsdoGfBP0GnOUb1Is993L8zCXx1tLPEQLkYpjONrXDOAehDKNyML-1YAqIvizbQaPtwAre0JnXYX1Q_pTtWLhrxl5FG0fKEG9k7AIfUez4TPJhswJLxcYhmeW_R3Rl35M5lTw3t0H8O39yhv4gg6YBt9V1J5NO7ig=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating lunch at the Handsome Biscuit... so good!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We hiked at First Landing... well over 5 miles. The boys always impress us! We were excited to see the famous Rainbow Sheen. It happens on the water, but only during the winter. 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It has been a cold one!! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-73286402597999107812022-01-06T04:37:00.001+09:002022-01-06T04:37:05.317+09:00Our Christmas Season<p>We had such a wonderful Christmas season... full of traditions and a few firsts. We had a great month celebrating our Savior's birth.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The weekend after Thanksgiving it always begins for us- we decorate our tree and the inside and outside of our house. Its such a fun weekend- talking about when and where we got special ornaments. I love reminiscing with my boys. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhetFw02rLs3bzY53fFJON_cV9TkySz5yMegC6WR7gQCBJ96Inz2w3DyA2K2Hr404lzw_0S3CwL8oy0tK1zefnwwW_g8ofj_KoN7KumOGRvLnsnnKYyPgd69vw77F6NTtrcpvjoGqZK5bB0tx3JBqRlD-aXtyks1TKlngEZbA85cXhR9qCwA7UwI44VVw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhetFw02rLs3bzY53fFJON_cV9TkySz5yMegC6WR7gQCBJ96Inz2w3DyA2K2Hr404lzw_0S3CwL8oy0tK1zefnwwW_g8ofj_KoN7KumOGRvLnsnnKYyPgd69vw77F6NTtrcpvjoGqZK5bB0tx3JBqRlD-aXtyks1TKlngEZbA85cXhR9qCwA7UwI44VVw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiapcKgqU4s3sulefIU7siUKFU2om7q_gPlcCb4LlytTAdSvO0O3eu23ri5VGH5FgxD16t1e9SNdgXlsBW93bKMnwbJiofupETzjWEl44o3AQSqHP_-ANWEJHBuY9euw_QUqy9rn0aIJz3F36LahiYxJXNEzWelvQu3IdmNIiM2Ju5osD_3ssQMgzBlZA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiapcKgqU4s3sulefIU7siUKFU2om7q_gPlcCb4LlytTAdSvO0O3eu23ri5VGH5FgxD16t1e9SNdgXlsBW93bKMnwbJiofupETzjWEl44o3AQSqHP_-ANWEJHBuY9euw_QUqy9rn0aIJz3F36LahiYxJXNEzWelvQu3IdmNIiM2Ju5osD_3ssQMgzBlZA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, a story I always want to remember... one evening we were heading out to Costco and Jack spoke up from the back seat and said, "I want to go all out with our Christmas decorations this year." Chris' eyes lit up as he turned around to Jack and replied, "You want to go all out, Jack? We will go all out." So before going to Costco, we cleared Home Depot out of their Christmas decorations. Jack (and Luke and Abram) loved our decorated house so much! The only thing missing from this picture is the wreaths that Chris hung from our windows. Our house looked so great this year! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtqRsa7dCEET9XriNVLXlmSCZF4wGh9MbaBCCPuXzryiB0ViTpxyHcFQzepfFcUlaZKtgdYiDx8IlDwEFucAC97hqMPhLMcWzYFAlO9EMSsJj2IuToWWWxUzhGbvJ-GQxEhjAbFPz0QXshx2IQmdKjfcGUcCMY04rR_Bq1S570ECtxT2RBpDuCsjFROg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtqRsa7dCEET9XriNVLXlmSCZF4wGh9MbaBCCPuXzryiB0ViTpxyHcFQzepfFcUlaZKtgdYiDx8IlDwEFucAC97hqMPhLMcWzYFAlO9EMSsJj2IuToWWWxUzhGbvJ-GQxEhjAbFPz0QXshx2IQmdKjfcGUcCMY04rR_Bq1S570ECtxT2RBpDuCsjFROg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibRLlUT7VaRS7jeGevhwfDmE5kHJSQZkKalczDbxal_7BPDXE-zlam2YEAovm6JPE6T7MfomD2AtaHV1vhrWCXkDt_zuqG09Badf5ujZeNmKH2WmNwkrpyp2vYT0DFpvrbou1nKzh8hVc8h5lAek-kkZ4V7DHjALIqEh75n_rZ5A7WQz09kyxDDM2pXA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibRLlUT7VaRS7jeGevhwfDmE5kHJSQZkKalczDbxal_7BPDXE-zlam2YEAovm6JPE6T7MfomD2AtaHV1vhrWCXkDt_zuqG09Badf5ujZeNmKH2WmNwkrpyp2vYT0DFpvrbou1nKzh8hVc8h5lAek-kkZ4V7DHjALIqEh75n_rZ5A7WQz09kyxDDM2pXA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December first is the start of our Christmas countdown. This year we did three things every day: we put together a part of our Christmas village, we opened and read a Christmas book and read from our Jesse Tree devotional and put up an ornament. The boys do a great job of taking turns, but they love it when it is their day to open, assemble and hang up! They also get a special present on December 1st. They get new Christmas pajamas, a new ornament and a Christmas activity book. Such a great way to start the season. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_K3ZeGwYd69109NU_M1_Ni6uO7FcK6eQKijb77HYEJkCaW5N1HACfqkaAkh8XNHbeEWYKysGd4eaL3eUwL8x-zx2D2GHGUYcahuxN1d8bpByYljKsizJ2ht_fK2Pi_biZi7x7pq1GlewmdNyaVNfJ40IfBF0CKunwo6EzE3EExsYpl-anVjdmHvaB2w=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_K3ZeGwYd69109NU_M1_Ni6uO7FcK6eQKijb77HYEJkCaW5N1HACfqkaAkh8XNHbeEWYKysGd4eaL3eUwL8x-zx2D2GHGUYcahuxN1d8bpByYljKsizJ2ht_fK2Pi_biZi7x7pq1GlewmdNyaVNfJ40IfBF0CKunwo6EzE3EExsYpl-anVjdmHvaB2w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8VM4CwNugJs8AUlE0uAn3yhjo0IsJlfteSccWDUggsTKR1YOgxqbgJR850a2FCG1d7TnxTnfnTRff7gCJAaIvUTJNETYFBsc5vLs8Uh1pewGPTENCHcqyUnDOMhQNBZ8ltzj-_L1nC2hrRBLnkFmVCb0V-olQZru1ZWTE44cSlO7SjHaWzDYwK7j9_g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8VM4CwNugJs8AUlE0uAn3yhjo0IsJlfteSccWDUggsTKR1YOgxqbgJR850a2FCG1d7TnxTnfnTRff7gCJAaIvUTJNETYFBsc5vLs8Uh1pewGPTENCHcqyUnDOMhQNBZ8ltzj-_L1nC2hrRBLnkFmVCb0V-olQZru1ZWTE44cSlO7SjHaWzDYwK7j9_g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiULsdthBtjRDOu8GLqq8UGu9M913hsYJ7TmIPSUNJynOHCmxQhqCZCe4t9IbtHJwhIx_2K4OIhV-s0FuzjifSvG52QFzRzlAHKMYAKdRUf3LzHGMJUT-HmC4CfjlXBLFK2jqAACKnTxYbnDuHbZKuPYt0c-dxul_EJY6Pplj_UUpKiL8wIUZYZTK-REw=s3890" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3890" data-original-width="2625" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiULsdthBtjRDOu8GLqq8UGu9M913hsYJ7TmIPSUNJynOHCmxQhqCZCe4t9IbtHJwhIx_2K4OIhV-s0FuzjifSvG52QFzRzlAHKMYAKdRUf3LzHGMJUT-HmC4CfjlXBLFK2jqAACKnTxYbnDuHbZKuPYt0c-dxul_EJY6Pplj_UUpKiL8wIUZYZTK-REw=s320" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We started a tradition for Chris a few years ago, he gets a white envelope present. Instead of a gift for him, we use that money to help a family in need during Christmas and it is presented to him in a white envelope. This year we sponsored a family who has a family member in prison. The boys loved knowing that we were surprising a boy and girl with gifts because their parent couldn't shop for them this year. We gave the daughter a Barbie House, scooter, sheets and a new comforter. And for the little boy, he received monster trucks, blocks, shoes and a jacket. The boys enjoyed reading their list and figuring out what they would like. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjBNhbT-m_-7c_OxfxslnynAdipt8yK-lv7InXnKbZuoJNJQNNiCPRBgqCJeXT8xiRZhvu-KsUFlZnznKEw_5wB7GSzVc6No8iNCOlVMd_9m9JEHMPz1dqkSHL1D1X7loS1wIebt-mxb2OexdKf8QTSgH9sXZKtPoQkTJcPjM0zKf_SiOwwNnyU_cvMA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjBNhbT-m_-7c_OxfxslnynAdipt8yK-lv7InXnKbZuoJNJQNNiCPRBgqCJeXT8xiRZhvu-KsUFlZnznKEw_5wB7GSzVc6No8iNCOlVMd_9m9JEHMPz1dqkSHL1D1X7loS1wIebt-mxb2OexdKf8QTSgH9sXZKtPoQkTJcPjM0zKf_SiOwwNnyU_cvMA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A first for our family this year was singing in our church's Christmas production. The boys attend choir every Sunday morning after Sunday school, but for the whole semester they have been telling us they didn't want to sing on stage at church. Our church had four performances. Chris and I told them they need to sing at least once and they agreed. However, all three of them loved it so much. They ended up singing in all four performances and now they are looking forward to singing in the Easter performance! </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8cuLHFc7C6gwpXkJe1UuhOXN-dZf4BVlJHFB0f2Mrya9RVo24PxL0EmuQwaz-mzXl5QSU1IaS3Y5pndsPhykAh04sqyVzFS4P1TNiwQQcCYR9JHhuLuVGlq7hAPFsh8yqi9ZTM3yVJ2p8oNsqgYXzoS9hrh-oTlfs61-ox_-sGMnZyc-0nW6zJMORTA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8cuLHFc7C6gwpXkJe1UuhOXN-dZf4BVlJHFB0f2Mrya9RVo24PxL0EmuQwaz-mzXl5QSU1IaS3Y5pndsPhykAh04sqyVzFS4P1TNiwQQcCYR9JHhuLuVGlq7hAPFsh8yqi9ZTM3yVJ2p8oNsqgYXzoS9hrh-oTlfs61-ox_-sGMnZyc-0nW6zJMORTA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAzksB8ktsto8ZDjXvqSmv5A-2Qbkbu1vQEdN2Wc-h_E-4SfrXdOnywqfqYcIFdp57-hes2iVEtXNZ5YvCVDK6qZgN_huGfkXIzVdJr4wVpS2c1suDKRlhXV6VXm-oNosc8WLvuCm2H45fsvNEoAKN19pvMsys8ec68_GzRI9rbWhUaVfXyNAo1GRQVg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAzksB8ktsto8ZDjXvqSmv5A-2Qbkbu1vQEdN2Wc-h_E-4SfrXdOnywqfqYcIFdp57-hes2iVEtXNZ5YvCVDK6qZgN_huGfkXIzVdJr4wVpS2c1suDKRlhXV6VXm-oNosc8WLvuCm2H45fsvNEoAKN19pvMsys8ec68_GzRI9rbWhUaVfXyNAo1GRQVg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgICuUCQYkavfJ23oVoPaXnxd6bB5USoSnY7Zih-dxnCPsFXDnUzcpmmOoUUF8xYVCF_jP8XJ4ImTmAl__y2fzIw4INhZhRAPr0rN3hYcxglhWvu92LuWE97E2T8hj29uQDJ936Ev-pAjCPQjTERi2HLfTA1Cg7tOWTakpl8XzkyChFAyEoSY3uHOqkIw=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgICuUCQYkavfJ23oVoPaXnxd6bB5USoSnY7Zih-dxnCPsFXDnUzcpmmOoUUF8xYVCF_jP8XJ4ImTmAl__y2fzIw4INhZhRAPr0rN3hYcxglhWvu92LuWE97E2T8hj29uQDJ936Ev-pAjCPQjTERi2HLfTA1Cg7tOWTakpl8XzkyChFAyEoSY3uHOqkIw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few more "first" things we did this year was to have gingerbread pancakes for dinner (yummy) and then we headed out to look at Christmas lights in our pajamas. We made popcorn and cranberry garland. We have been reading lots of books this season where they string popcorn and cranberries and the boys had a great time trying it and then stringing it up on their miniature tree. And we also went to see the Christmas fireworks on the Potomac River at Mount Vernon. It was pretty spectacular! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidJyruFFwZS7WXqW3XBqbUt7gpk41zRcJk1-1TYqDzX7JpkyuHizwgWNNGlOKJm8LinKm8er4sDdXoP482OsGqC68C4XsQSwxsSbiN3lzEAdDNQFl-HHeZeIb-GcRm2W4znzHY9qg0o-ghUR0rx0i_Ts0s9v6Du8-WFkQjD5tUUZQuPCkxxP8luTDNXA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidJyruFFwZS7WXqW3XBqbUt7gpk41zRcJk1-1TYqDzX7JpkyuHizwgWNNGlOKJm8LinKm8er4sDdXoP482OsGqC68C4XsQSwxsSbiN3lzEAdDNQFl-HHeZeIb-GcRm2W4znzHY9qg0o-ghUR0rx0i_Ts0s9v6Du8-WFkQjD5tUUZQuPCkxxP8luTDNXA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiZGtLz-PTffPZSwQkoy2mCyz6sCcj_HJkRSw71dJMqF8uzkPUBl-KKagRKFJ7k_Q6EpbeX0JsqwqwWD0-B_oLeknd5F50mztaLp5nykpJ-QbS5wDuqlyZV00eImXYuHXha1pX5fd5RnSZ_viFJQIpaEulQtNh1upsBoMEem6hnSxg4sPo_Lu27j96zQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiZGtLz-PTffPZSwQkoy2mCyz6sCcj_HJkRSw71dJMqF8uzkPUBl-KKagRKFJ7k_Q6EpbeX0JsqwqwWD0-B_oLeknd5F50mztaLp5nykpJ-QbS5wDuqlyZV00eImXYuHXha1pX5fd5RnSZ_viFJQIpaEulQtNh1upsBoMEem6hnSxg4sPo_Lu27j96zQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrB661L_bPnO_skYVd-hOA4lscPRtUWbIW3FDrbAk-kXC80S06M2P7zOd00UGBnifi-NODE7mU92BEBWp1r-u245PL2PRqCwgxQGO8DSXFCIIS1EkyNEd_FEAXvevzMrvkS9UOvhFW2FJxl0m9jvzYYOD-ylzFLdTglVZn-rkAJzqAWe1G4jucaY4KWQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrB661L_bPnO_skYVd-hOA4lscPRtUWbIW3FDrbAk-kXC80S06M2P7zOd00UGBnifi-NODE7mU92BEBWp1r-u245PL2PRqCwgxQGO8DSXFCIIS1EkyNEd_FEAXvevzMrvkS9UOvhFW2FJxl0m9jvzYYOD-ylzFLdTglVZn-rkAJzqAWe1G4jucaY4KWQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9skvYOQOUuut7jAQ8nOkYGidcDktRIV1cFF1O_Xu9_6yyxNbrDJNWk4sIacJymTomeNl9VlpqQKXL-rFuH7bH58mm6lQ2f-oYJct8M7IWzBFdQPrqQ7F6SMeKP2wIZVSA3LhTqiI9mnWo_rVD9dMS9OmF0Y7Gfp9gAiEx7CcereR_kq_cjFq_AANMKw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9skvYOQOUuut7jAQ8nOkYGidcDktRIV1cFF1O_Xu9_6yyxNbrDJNWk4sIacJymTomeNl9VlpqQKXL-rFuH7bH58mm6lQ2f-oYJct8M7IWzBFdQPrqQ7F6SMeKP2wIZVSA3LhTqiI9mnWo_rVD9dMS9OmF0Y7Gfp9gAiEx7CcereR_kq_cjFq_AANMKw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the fifth year in a row, my parents and my sister's family have come to us for Christmas. We always look forward to their visit so much! We have a blast together whether we are sight seeing, eating (which we do a lot) or our yearly Christmas traditions. This year we took them to the Air and Space Museum (Jamie's favorite), to the National Zoo (the pandas were out and playing), to the top of the Washington Monument, to see the train display at the National Botanical Garden and on a hike to Scott's Nature Preserve. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiotyUT9EhsKuGZpg8a7gSpeO9ABJ1O7aaJFGGWgXdY5OYHZdN-xEH5T3qRxlLO0BvsYMRBaM8S6A3i7aCIascpiRcbjbAwC11_mCB-4IqVfVFxP5bKE3dBkQjVX9-n0R9FYVn1_bkq985ztmLs6EYONBqKkxeiGkq33fr4A0Is-H-iK3TlQJ5Y_UfX_Q=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiotyUT9EhsKuGZpg8a7gSpeO9ABJ1O7aaJFGGWgXdY5OYHZdN-xEH5T3qRxlLO0BvsYMRBaM8S6A3i7aCIascpiRcbjbAwC11_mCB-4IqVfVFxP5bKE3dBkQjVX9-n0R9FYVn1_bkq985ztmLs6EYONBqKkxeiGkq33fr4A0Is-H-iK3TlQJ5Y_UfX_Q=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning about space suits... the boys were fascinated and asked great questions. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It was pretty neat. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHLZEnUUOKOv2evSUIsemPicWP8Y17IaodPI-eFHVVnMtD-BErzBKexk3UdBhra6k0m-yvXyTxeA88j8pjSWFYHAeKCr19WAKU4JL8SzxI1vReiUmC4DjH1frOvLvusMdi9oPyYISl2yyGTJLR3ZmUrbRLEiMiq09YD1wHH5_i8x0d_yhflRp1G-CJbQ=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHLZEnUUOKOv2evSUIsemPicWP8Y17IaodPI-eFHVVnMtD-BErzBKexk3UdBhra6k0m-yvXyTxeA88j8pjSWFYHAeKCr19WAKU4JL8SzxI1vReiUmC4DjH1frOvLvusMdi9oPyYISl2yyGTJLR3ZmUrbRLEiMiq09YD1wHH5_i8x0d_yhflRp1G-CJbQ=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being silly!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixEfcNiM4klbmPYXbBzsP4CyD0gYtCYb90kBg59f9Ym3Deg_li-LFe0cuoxdHFTDcsoVeVgS9qmImaOvfiQw65fCbyvLoljJMjZxems086blDpRgPJdP7Zrgzh3xqt0bv0rwySg5F5c_BQrnBpkRBWO8zeMacwd8s38b1z9GeUwGP95oTKFzpJ-TsFlA=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixEfcNiM4klbmPYXbBzsP4CyD0gYtCYb90kBg59f9Ym3Deg_li-LFe0cuoxdHFTDcsoVeVgS9qmImaOvfiQw65fCbyvLoljJMjZxems086blDpRgPJdP7Zrgzh3xqt0bv0rwySg5F5c_BQrnBpkRBWO8zeMacwd8s38b1z9GeUwGP95oTKFzpJ-TsFlA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These trains were pretty cool!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7koUTWuk7rFH9cWdShHQdkSyPXiWA_tlPwkZ07p3DJHtAp7NAKxWUXhN7gf_UcJwZSQqxREE53_TNJxLXMtUqgqBF_6hAqYM83o_ZNWQvBnAK6PlHFDTEcnw5IyRU-i6d4erB-Ph8jnbEUgmfXMKm85uHjUDXsyF8G72BnyFAUAo_iFvRA8eFTLzECQ=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7koUTWuk7rFH9cWdShHQdkSyPXiWA_tlPwkZ07p3DJHtAp7NAKxWUXhN7gf_UcJwZSQqxREE53_TNJxLXMtUqgqBF_6hAqYM83o_ZNWQvBnAK6PlHFDTEcnw5IyRU-i6d4erB-Ph8jnbEUgmfXMKm85uHjUDXsyF8G72BnyFAUAo_iFvRA8eFTLzECQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to wait a good while for the train to be right on top of them, but it finally came!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We had a sweet Christmas morning, its always fun being together. The boys were amazing this year and actually waited until 9:30 to open gifts. Pretty crazy! <br /><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOPlHP6LqxFbCsvTH7ifaHEKOuZa3EfCQHyg77XDoPzlI8Z0iBS0YwTtcUeMcnUPQ-tR2YqnMbG0_rAkM7X_0ciIV8ye9-6L8d44BptxSW26jWOTxglPaBjTigoCEnf8oh0VCrbjUkIHRJf0uQc7Za1w1oNYJJrllThJzwsL29qQNgI2Z79-ob7JnaYg=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOPlHP6LqxFbCsvTH7ifaHEKOuZa3EfCQHyg77XDoPzlI8Z0iBS0YwTtcUeMcnUPQ-tR2YqnMbG0_rAkM7X_0ciIV8ye9-6L8d44BptxSW26jWOTxglPaBjTigoCEnf8oh0VCrbjUkIHRJf0uQc7Za1w1oNYJJrllThJzwsL29qQNgI2Z79-ob7JnaYg=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just the boys</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBRVLfSUF3mmZ47mKWWK6V_kMLo3jTbf-u8mVtVmgiI9pgTnMwVoIknPyD1s6-oR-a5U7UCDVyKwSEI44vYd2AEEPlgbJvYbfM98af3a_biil0T6L0VZrxtB74kfkyeiy8h5_lGbKpglg3GcB50CPgqBneP24LTMOfa2aN1lCapRo3dz7fp8N2-f3GxA=s3264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBRVLfSUF3mmZ47mKWWK6V_kMLo3jTbf-u8mVtVmgiI9pgTnMwVoIknPyD1s6-oR-a5U7UCDVyKwSEI44vYd2AEEPlgbJvYbfM98af3a_biil0T6L0VZrxtB74kfkyeiy8h5_lGbKpglg3GcB50CPgqBneP24LTMOfa2aN1lCapRo3dz7fp8N2-f3GxA=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our family</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxdQe5hEKeR9t69wrlva1RJXmI-ku8vOAZlTrPpoyWzrj7EMCyUTidzoUwm_s9I3iwTdtTAfnRwwsgWLMbq6lQI-OrxWc9MaEwITTC33su0_ECF1nUtYfrkraVrDz-0y4Yi5HGMzYcUOH3eT6WI07ilEJzF2bBZnPqNXwzxTa-Qn79Uzzi7-fTzR-dNg=s3264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxdQe5hEKeR9t69wrlva1RJXmI-ku8vOAZlTrPpoyWzrj7EMCyUTidzoUwm_s9I3iwTdtTAfnRwwsgWLMbq6lQI-OrxWc9MaEwITTC33su0_ECF1nUtYfrkraVrDz-0y4Yi5HGMzYcUOH3eT6WI07ilEJzF2bBZnPqNXwzxTa-Qn79Uzzi7-fTzR-dNg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The five grandkids with the grandparents. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Another first for us was taking the boys to While Sulphur Springs for their Winter Retreat over New Years. We had such an amazing time there this summer, we knew we would love their winter programs, too. In addition to meaningful adult and kid programs, we watched amazing fireworks on New Years Eve, went on a hayride, made crafts, and made some good friends. So glad we decided to go! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyypdu1R5_HCnSz1s0HBn10g0Zrp-9Eh4mCB_8oH3Zlg4nYWOzWHhXMHEJAxIMyypamxpyFOZib7iI78NWNp3m5gRQo8ztQ0cOuqOAICq5jAwnyNc5E1djwPR4KKglsW4uwIJNxHq1d1itC3qTF4w6IgKJtuHtgfYl0AeRMrtbFnhNWZVbC7F64SPhKQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyypdu1R5_HCnSz1s0HBn10g0Zrp-9Eh4mCB_8oH3Zlg4nYWOzWHhXMHEJAxIMyypamxpyFOZib7iI78NWNp3m5gRQo8ztQ0cOuqOAICq5jAwnyNc5E1djwPR4KKglsW4uwIJNxHq1d1itC3qTF4w6IgKJtuHtgfYl0AeRMrtbFnhNWZVbC7F64SPhKQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPhEMVKxj9couWzS13qDCG39NBIIbjKe5cHtRfL8NpuiX5a8XYhiUrFbay2l_IZp33_FNljLN5qtONN-s60LwfuCaPEtciM-2nhpHc_6YDF35g5cDk2TWx1gzIzVkiOBnsQlFKm-hc5fsQu0MgnfzuOMC3yUcC0ixwIFpExasWTcSEt2LCtqUAuw489g=s3183" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3183" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPhEMVKxj9couWzS13qDCG39NBIIbjKe5cHtRfL8NpuiX5a8XYhiUrFbay2l_IZp33_FNljLN5qtONN-s60LwfuCaPEtciM-2nhpHc_6YDF35g5cDk2TWx1gzIzVkiOBnsQlFKm-hc5fsQu0MgnfzuOMC3yUcC0ixwIFpExasWTcSEt2LCtqUAuw489g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3Vk-3hyAORUSbEeSOSk6ZyJNaXCgi_LRnXAC6reUBT3SXOVUTqTYB0HD8DNJBI4JCr4scsddo-rrw_QDXBgW3j189aKiF_X8i-DjIDJU7d6i4F4hBxZRtzoo_jE2k5OmHoo2DD5PVBp8jgLtpq6ScfXzhr3g6WqbFv0Rh00yQFY9Tx7gNonsfC_MZlA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3Vk-3hyAORUSbEeSOSk6ZyJNaXCgi_LRnXAC6reUBT3SXOVUTqTYB0HD8DNJBI4JCr4scsddo-rrw_QDXBgW3j189aKiF_X8i-DjIDJU7d6i4F4hBxZRtzoo_jE2k5OmHoo2DD5PVBp8jgLtpq6ScfXzhr3g6WqbFv0Rh00yQFY9Tx7gNonsfC_MZlA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnq2nkyy1Vu95NMHPP0dxLowK1SE75XE0cR3kWMbe5R25-FVp3XArGL18eQB270NgK7TS6bFUg6ajhYb8jqi8-6AAxLh7BZhEJkGdk5HCKd09wvnL4_4d20TMc5WKE-CEGmH89JVQ5xe5kldbmtjdRNu0lNwbvY033eGpT-bQ3T2EiF3dVoFFNte9f-g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnq2nkyy1Vu95NMHPP0dxLowK1SE75XE0cR3kWMbe5R25-FVp3XArGL18eQB270NgK7TS6bFUg6ajhYb8jqi8-6AAxLh7BZhEJkGdk5HCKd09wvnL4_4d20TMc5WKE-CEGmH89JVQ5xe5kldbmtjdRNu0lNwbvY033eGpT-bQ3T2EiF3dVoFFNte9f-g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKNtXCnVDHlpmsN7M7j0EZZQZhGdrKiWOizprX8wtqckbsWw-7Tf_G-pWxgAHryU4f5e8t6t9SNlQNFmEX-Itwxvs5Dk8hYDOHecVbP6vo0d2OmoCzkTXxrbFY3SthP0Jqc6mJhv9GiUr1eO9bZfxWuyszb8yoDqkRsDLLBcJ-3xUL7_aMscFJmOzrUg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKNtXCnVDHlpmsN7M7j0EZZQZhGdrKiWOizprX8wtqckbsWw-7Tf_G-pWxgAHryU4f5e8t6t9SNlQNFmEX-Itwxvs5Dk8hYDOHecVbP6vo0d2OmoCzkTXxrbFY3SthP0Jqc6mJhv9GiUr1eO9bZfxWuyszb8yoDqkRsDLLBcJ-3xUL7_aMscFJmOzrUg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQZpdPXXQDO29Z-ZNMRWcU_LvBq8ziZk236E1XCv50CXZ8k5hvCZzBn5nIqGt_CctjqmPQdHdJ8IqNsmwKgeITNOJcPgeD9-qUqDtKz4Cvqf725nNAhG0Pn3Gry6eWwMhOZ84j-erhO9sSOrPRWO8TkJKmFGPx0WEhlFzR10IpS6nNYCqqDUv_gy71kQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQZpdPXXQDO29Z-ZNMRWcU_LvBq8ziZk236E1XCv50CXZ8k5hvCZzBn5nIqGt_CctjqmPQdHdJ8IqNsmwKgeITNOJcPgeD9-qUqDtKz4Cvqf725nNAhG0Pn3Gry6eWwMhOZ84j-erhO9sSOrPRWO8TkJKmFGPx0WEhlFzR10IpS6nNYCqqDUv_gy71kQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking forward to a wonderful 2022. Excited to see what adventures we will take together and how the Lord will surprise us and take care of us. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-62070673409130066692021-11-28T01:48:00.001+09:002021-11-28T01:48:51.717+09:00The Big Apple in Two Days<p> Chris's mom came to spend Thanksgiving with us and she has family in New York. Chris had the wonderful idea to drive her up to the Bronx to stay with her family and while she was there (instead of driving back and forth) we would spend the weekend in New York City. We were in the city for two full days and we packed it in! We were worried it would be cold and the boys would complain about all the walking, but we had gorgeous weather and they did absolutely great! We had such a great trip showing them around The Big Apple.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our first meal was at the famous New York hot dog stands. Jack opted for a pretzel. They had fun ordering from the street cart. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qelb6PbdCy4/YZ_wYNFJO8I/AAAAAAADy4E/ocJ9-5Z10ecduzeLy6hwI-Fq7VWxa-OWgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-20_13-02-55_696.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qelb6PbdCy4/YZ_wYNFJO8I/AAAAAAADy4E/ocJ9-5Z10ecduzeLy6hwI-Fq7VWxa-OWgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_13-02-55_696.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In CC we study artist throughout the year. One artist we study is Van Gogh. Right before we left for our trip we were reading a book about him and Abram asked where his Starry Night painting is. He said he would like to see it one day. We quickly looked it up and learned it was in New York at the Museum of Modern Art... so of course we added it to our list! His eyes lit up when we saw it in person. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Slh38WkOSDA/YZ_wYdR0uzI/AAAAAAADy4E/Vjl1vdXAOy8ECgaYPmeQeMLfff_r2pIwACPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-11-20_13-42-14_093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Slh38WkOSDA/YZ_wYdR0uzI/AAAAAAADy4E/Vjl1vdXAOy8ECgaYPmeQeMLfff_r2pIwACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_13-42-14_093.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jack and Luke's favorite artist right now is Monet. They just stood in front of his panels and took it all in. I loved listening to Jack describe the different parts of his paintings. Luke asked for our phone so he could take a selfie with another Monet they had. I just love their excitement for art. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gkHQfpAr8g/YZ_wYUG096I/AAAAAAADy4Q/c0qh1qJHKF8_NKnCopUyo1Mv2D8nZ1eSQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-20_13-58-38_587.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9gkHQfpAr8g/YZ_wYUG096I/AAAAAAADy4Q/c0qh1qJHKF8_NKnCopUyo1Mv2D8nZ1eSQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_13-58-38_587.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KzbgfsGM0Wk/YaJYscH1dHI/AAAAAAADy4s/ZzuI3IWdCSIyFX2OcJTB3-4qK0FyUkJUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2854/2021-11-20_13-55-22_715.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="2854" height="124" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KzbgfsGM0Wk/YaJYscH1dHI/AAAAAAADy4s/ZzuI3IWdCSIyFX2OcJTB3-4qK0FyUkJUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-11-20_13-55-22_715.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My amazing husband was so wanting to take the boys to see a Broadway play, but he knew one of things on my bucket list has been to see the Rockettes perform at Radio City Music Hall at Christmas. He surprised me with tickets for all five us as an early anniversary gift. He's just the best. The show was absolutely spectacular and fun to watch with the boys. They loved every minute of the singing and dancing. Such a great way to welcome the Christmas season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ir1LPAthCLQ/YZ_wZDvYMDI/AAAAAAADy4Q/61PM5N2UTbguzw2CTHLKXOhH8xLgWS8RgCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-11-20_15-29-46_834.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ir1LPAthCLQ/YZ_wZDvYMDI/AAAAAAADy4Q/61PM5N2UTbguzw2CTHLKXOhH8xLgWS8RgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_15-29-46_834.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qhOq4Jm4Hnk/YZ_wbECR4hI/AAAAAAADy4M/yf6lr_mCnlo_onbQci5yvjiuXpKlHm3YQCPcBGAYYCw/s3285/2021-11-20_18-32-24_897.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3285" height="198" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qhOq4Jm4Hnk/YZ_wbECR4hI/AAAAAAADy4M/yf6lr_mCnlo_onbQci5yvjiuXpKlHm3YQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_18-32-24_897.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't believe I was watching them in person! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Yz7LZr3kto/YZ_wal1362I/AAAAAAADy4M/02-v-hv4V0kcM9vP6VYwF87qrYVjjhqiwCPcBGAYYCw/s3088/2021-11-20_16-56-38_908.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Yz7LZr3kto/YZ_wal1362I/AAAAAAADy4M/02-v-hv4V0kcM9vP6VYwF87qrYVjjhqiwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_16-56-38_908.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's just the best to me! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kQzFQkLdFJM/YZ_waKafHYI/AAAAAAADy4I/GRzAUOxnzIIvcqRyO9D3Xkt7DfSVrLucgCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-11-20_16-40-37_258.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kQzFQkLdFJM/YZ_waKafHYI/AAAAAAADy4I/GRzAUOxnzIIvcqRyO9D3Xkt7DfSVrLucgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_16-40-37_258.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to get a picture with the Christmas tree chandelier .</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had a great time just walking around the city looking at all the sights... Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Highline and the Brooklyn Bridge. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CY-tMxhCv7E/YZ_wZrWPXsI/AAAAAAADy4I/RQBbUV7Aros3hX7CUtzQrKtm8Y3ZF4mJACPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-11-20_15-38-12_256.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CY-tMxhCv7E/YZ_wZrWPXsI/AAAAAAADy4I/RQBbUV7Aros3hX7CUtzQrKtm8Y3ZF4mJACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_15-38-12_256.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1lMbwe8-Ro/YZ_wbkkrLCI/AAAAAAADy34/FheWaFBweMYNFz6Y9gRXH-yOnfMSyRFzgCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-11-20_20-15-13_333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1lMbwe8-Ro/YZ_wbkkrLCI/AAAAAAADy34/FheWaFBweMYNFz6Y9gRXH-yOnfMSyRFzgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-20_20-15-13_333.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RZr0rsID55o/YZ_wcBwQ92I/AAAAAAADy4I/IGG3pnuDosoLRU_MbViXrbWxubFusF4wgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-21_10-20-02_830.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RZr0rsID55o/YZ_wcBwQ92I/AAAAAAADy4I/IGG3pnuDosoLRU_MbViXrbWxubFusF4wgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_10-20-02_830.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NK5nOUmgmcQ/YZ_wckyHjXI/AAAAAAADy4A/_HJjhHBD7hEPjrItv2-fk-gfKtEqqokRgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-21_10-28-05_060.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NK5nOUmgmcQ/YZ_wckyHjXI/AAAAAAADy4A/_HJjhHBD7hEPjrItv2-fk-gfKtEqqokRgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_10-28-05_060.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mojPMDsGcAw/YZ_wdBdLd-I/AAAAAAADy4E/GeuRgeNa0H4XcH0Las6CXJhz6SuUZYyDgCPcBGAYYCw/s3088/2021-11-21_11-51-05_953.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mojPMDsGcAw/YZ_wdBdLd-I/AAAAAAADy4E/GeuRgeNa0H4XcH0Las6CXJhz6SuUZYyDgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_11-51-05_953.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X5H1uIt4Vs4/YZ_wdlk3n4I/AAAAAAADy38/7wJXMD2ScnE2ZyIU1x_i55urUdbUkWLzQCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-11-21_11-54-51_360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X5H1uIt4Vs4/YZ_wdlk3n4I/AAAAAAADy38/7wJXMD2ScnE2ZyIU1x_i55urUdbUkWLzQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_11-54-51_360.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course after all the walking we had to stop at a NY pizza place and try a slice of pizza. The boys thought this was just the best and this was their favorite meal of the entire weekend. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-6TLL_jRvc/YZ_weP4LZzI/AAAAAAADy4A/NN8qrJ3OYpoHuWXF7eCUG6jqaEvPLm36QCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-21_12-35-06_130.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-6TLL_jRvc/YZ_weP4LZzI/AAAAAAADy4A/NN8qrJ3OYpoHuWXF7eCUG6jqaEvPLm36QCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_12-35-06_130.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course their favorite sight of the whole trip was to see the Statue of Liberty. The boys have been wanting to see it since we moved to the East Coast. They were so stunned when they first saw it from the ferry. Their expressions were priceless! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bB9cAJexxJk/YZ_werFwgOI/AAAAAAADy4E/enH9QDKKyPIbkZHHo1hyiNjHzo-PYcyEwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-21_13-42-39_998.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bB9cAJexxJk/YZ_werFwgOI/AAAAAAADy4E/enH9QDKKyPIbkZHHo1hyiNjHzo-PYcyEwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_13-42-39_998.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zx1qX3Dn1VY/YZ_wfCYuN0I/AAAAAAADy4E/CBbqBSWKwskveLnUaLvKfXTOastuHmnHgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/2021-11-21_13-59-17_597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zx1qX3Dn1VY/YZ_wfCYuN0I/AAAAAAADy4E/CBbqBSWKwskveLnUaLvKfXTOastuHmnHgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_13-59-17_597.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JV8zGJqgYXM/YZ_wfj82Z4I/AAAAAAADy38/bZigB65C0Xcz_dAgk8HUG39V5JwDEb_qACPcBGAYYCw/s1111/2021-11-21_14-00-54_090.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="899" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JV8zGJqgYXM/YZ_wfj82Z4I/AAAAAAADy38/bZigB65C0Xcz_dAgk8HUG39V5JwDEb_qACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_14-00-54_090.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iz1zCoKB4Ps/YZ_wgGtvAgI/AAAAAAADy4A/fBit69280NcppRJfcoSSqQ_k4o83gO-YQCPcBGAYYCw/s1280/2021-11-21_14-05-03_299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iz1zCoKB4Ps/YZ_wgGtvAgI/AAAAAAADy4A/fBit69280NcppRJfcoSSqQ_k4o83gO-YQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_14-05-03_299.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-niVsvNe-1e8/YZ_wgk8iXII/AAAAAAADy4E/WDzpAsOyGXQy8x8bwUkBq0GgucuMFsyNQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-21_14-07-50_637.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-niVsvNe-1e8/YZ_wgk8iXII/AAAAAAADy4E/WDzpAsOyGXQy8x8bwUkBq0GgucuMFsyNQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_14-07-50_637.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We even got to climb up the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. It was pretty cool. This was a first for Chris and me, too, so it was exciting to do it with the boys. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tmRr9k9EY-U/YZ_whOHswCI/AAAAAAADy4M/5k2J2cJvdZEMyM5UgqPR75Sm46AsLsPUwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-21_14-32-56_366.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tmRr9k9EY-U/YZ_whOHswCI/AAAAAAADy4M/5k2J2cJvdZEMyM5UgqPR75Sm46AsLsPUwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_14-32-56_366.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After spending some time on Liberty Island the ferry took us back to Battery Park where the amazing Sea Glass Carousel was. I had heard about this carousel, but I didn't know it would be this stunning. The lights, music and the way the fish moved around was just a sight to see. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9AGNGox2g7Y/YZ_whmMibfI/AAAAAAADy4Q/C-9WMucd7roL0Clu-7iEfWLx01zjztdNQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-21_16-52-49_264.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9AGNGox2g7Y/YZ_whmMibfI/AAAAAAADy4Q/C-9WMucd7roL0Clu-7iEfWLx01zjztdNQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_16-52-49_264.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, the boys were exhausted. On our way back to the subway station we saw Morris Street and also we stopped briefly at the 9-11 Memorial. Seeing the two pools where the towers stood was quite overwhelming. It was night so we didn't take any pictures but this summer we went to the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania and it was important for the boys to see this memorial. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qO3FD6ASQ1U/YZ_wiKRPXkI/AAAAAAADy4I/z_HmoLv5Vj8XtbhM_tNO0-AbPEI0bvzfgCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-11-21_17-08-22_698.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qO3FD6ASQ1U/YZ_wiKRPXkI/AAAAAAADy4I/z_HmoLv5Vj8XtbhM_tNO0-AbPEI0bvzfgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_17-08-22_698.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--PZCiuXV_YQ/YZ_wiuMz4bI/AAAAAAADy4M/9Ab-ns1rTlAVUJ8Xh_euFucTjeX3tWZcACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-21_19-00-13_482.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--PZCiuXV_YQ/YZ_wiuMz4bI/AAAAAAADy4M/9Ab-ns1rTlAVUJ8Xh_euFucTjeX3tWZcACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-21_19-00-13_482.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are done! Riding back to our hotel after a long day. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>On our last morning in the city we took a quick walk through Central Park. It was beautiful to see in the fall and Abram loved seeing the bridge from Home Alone. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4f7sgPWILPA/YZ_wjB8r9lI/AAAAAAADy4Q/q3hephdkLIcLAB74ArzOyLHTY2i4Nd-hwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-22_10-39-37_962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4f7sgPWILPA/YZ_wjB8r9lI/AAAAAAADy4Q/q3hephdkLIcLAB74ArzOyLHTY2i4Nd-hwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-22_10-39-37_962.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gbStOpUCCT8/YZ_wjrgBqkI/AAAAAAADy4Q/z-IvWzm5Hdg1qIJ-o3Bj_kbjuliPciXXgCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-11-22_10-47-24_158.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gbStOpUCCT8/YZ_wjrgBqkI/AAAAAAADy4Q/z-IvWzm5Hdg1qIJ-o3Bj_kbjuliPciXXgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-22_10-47-24_158.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this picture Chris took of me and the boys! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RNkoWKyawDE/YZ_wkBc0QfI/AAAAAAADy4Q/4NEmZ_dcihMbsHnG50XG8-d81kquCPoBgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-22_12-36-53_632.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RNkoWKyawDE/YZ_wkBc0QfI/AAAAAAADy4Q/4NEmZ_dcihMbsHnG50XG8-d81kquCPoBgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-22_12-36-53_632.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our city boys! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We had an absolutely amazing time and we can't wait to go back! 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It is fun to do new things with them and take them new places. Our fall was full of trips, pumpkins, apples, and fall trees. We have never lived in a place with seasons, so this fall seeing the amazing leaf colors was truly a spectacular sight! </p><p>Our fall started with a trip one evening to the Immersive Experience of Van Gogh. The boys had studied his paintings in CC and they were thrilled to see them in this way. The best part was the room where you sat in the middle and it felt like you were right in his paintings and that they came to life! The boys talked about it for weeks later. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_AzsifKGwHQ/YZ_rVvJITMI/AAAAAAADy18/PkvAThohcVEdBFIeE7A5J8Z4jPIp3NgcgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-16_18-30-19_979.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_AzsifKGwHQ/YZ_rVvJITMI/AAAAAAADy18/PkvAThohcVEdBFIeE7A5J8Z4jPIp3NgcgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-16_18-30-19_979.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40sXN2Yz5fU/YZ_rVgI2oxI/AAAAAAADy2A/iCpuRdpSlUQJyaaHI6PdMEmbKKmuzRCiACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-16_18-42-11_063.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-40sXN2Yz5fU/YZ_rVgI2oxI/AAAAAAADy2A/iCpuRdpSlUQJyaaHI6PdMEmbKKmuzRCiACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-16_18-42-11_063.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9C9k2eqYys4/YZ_rWdmdSiI/AAAAAAADy2E/aIhsy5bAWUoPyuWp8zmaHoCQ6HVvzoCMgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-16_19-05-45_944.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9C9k2eqYys4/YZ_rWdmdSiI/AAAAAAADy2E/aIhsy5bAWUoPyuWp8zmaHoCQ6HVvzoCMgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-16_19-05-45_944.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another first this month was for Chris... he ran his first half Ironman and crushed it! He completed a 1.2 mile swim in 28 minutes, a 56 mile bike ride in 3 hours and 18 minutes and a 13.1 mile run in 2 hours and 22 minutes. I am so glad I was there to watch him finish it. He did so great! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DiVLr6llTc/YZ_rWlU3yGI/AAAAAAADy2A/YRAHc-kxcBIPBad8k0tQ6525oFjrhaIWQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-26_07-32-08_126.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3DiVLr6llTc/YZ_rWlU3yGI/AAAAAAADy2A/YRAHc-kxcBIPBad8k0tQ6525oFjrhaIWQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-26_07-32-08_126.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The starting line</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1y0jqTac5UE/YZ_rWxEDNnI/AAAAAAADy2M/_bqwxJYC9lQEq7IySCH5dnjkut1Gm36JQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-26_09-25-06_592.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1y0jqTac5UE/YZ_rWxEDNnI/AAAAAAADy2M/_bqwxJYC9lQEq7IySCH5dnjkut1Gm36JQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-26_09-25-06_592.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing the swim</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irh1LxmdTnA/YZ_rXAaK_kI/AAAAAAADy2A/74mJFbEifSoo4WnAa0GNpIQg3K10O3g3gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-26_09-33-08_117.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1299" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irh1LxmdTnA/YZ_rXAaK_kI/AAAAAAADy2A/74mJFbEifSoo4WnAa0GNpIQg3K10O3g3gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-26_09-33-08_117.heic" width="203" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading out on his bike</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZPYk1bcOsU/YZ_rXhy5jWI/AAAAAAADy10/EVaHBxvSEuIxxZ7xJoSrkljGdFpQTpfEQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-26_15-21-13_279.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZPYk1bcOsU/YZ_rXhy5jWI/AAAAAAADy10/EVaHBxvSEuIxxZ7xJoSrkljGdFpQTpfEQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-26_15-21-13_279.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finisher! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_GMsX_GcYY/YZ_rYNqoUCI/AAAAAAADy18/X0b17aXSoXUMIWdHdH-rfx-chj6E_DmXACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-26_15-29-54_657.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6_GMsX_GcYY/YZ_rYNqoUCI/AAAAAAADy18/X0b17aXSoXUMIWdHdH-rfx-chj6E_DmXACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-26_15-29-54_657.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So proud. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year we found a homeschool soccer league in our area. The boys had a blast! They had games and practices every Wednesday afternoon. I loved it because all three boys could play at the same time and it never interfered with our evenings or weekends. Jack and Luke played on the Green Lightning team and Abram played for the Phoenix Dragons. They loved it and did great!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ce10nrhjC9E/YZ_rYtgYbBI/AAAAAAADy2E/AYIj0_IcD6koZKGvOsUXImxQKL45MPFjACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-29_14-16-41_390.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1236" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ce10nrhjC9E/YZ_rYtgYbBI/AAAAAAADy2E/AYIj0_IcD6koZKGvOsUXImxQKL45MPFjACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-29_14-16-41_390.heic" width="193" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2T36MgLt6FA/YZ_rZFgI3hI/AAAAAAADy2E/TzSA0kCe4qwozvdI5_gqAfPCJqU6O1OogCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-29_14-16-55_770.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2T36MgLt6FA/YZ_rZFgI3hI/AAAAAAADy2E/TzSA0kCe4qwozvdI5_gqAfPCJqU6O1OogCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-29_14-16-55_770.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was extra special because Gram got to come to their games and practices while she was here visiting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nMJ9URoe8Go/YZ_rZldF92I/AAAAAAADy18/fhuKkNrzAloGwOdN-ctDW7l7WQNDQuRcwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-29_15-40-46_712.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nMJ9URoe8Go/YZ_rZldF92I/AAAAAAADy18/fhuKkNrzAloGwOdN-ctDW7l7WQNDQuRcwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-29_15-40-46_712.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, while our Gram was here we went apple picking at Great Country Farms. The boys picked a ton of apples and it was a beautiful fall day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skpZKLgGI74/YZ_raE1-MJI/AAAAAAADy18/cn6vpDq5JQQLFpZ1De4r59nQi4C0dClNgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-30_13-38-38_391.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skpZKLgGI74/YZ_raE1-MJI/AAAAAAADy18/cn6vpDq5JQQLFpZ1De4r59nQi4C0dClNgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-30_13-38-38_391.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--5K6Lsz-kC8/YZ_raoWWgXI/AAAAAAADy14/flkEExV8OOQijmkn7IDrh8xASiXBMHi_gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-30_13-38-59_696.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--5K6Lsz-kC8/YZ_raoWWgXI/AAAAAAADy14/flkEExV8OOQijmkn7IDrh8xASiXBMHi_gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-30_13-38-59_696.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uOL3ZbOMPYQ/YZ_rbCFpPoI/AAAAAAADy2E/SWDvn_X9OZooj10240VltQb6VywIHI-cwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-30_13-40-15_240.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uOL3ZbOMPYQ/YZ_rbCFpPoI/AAAAAAADy2E/SWDvn_X9OZooj10240VltQb6VywIHI-cwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-30_13-40-15_240.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another special adventure we went on this fall was to the Blue Ridge Mountains. We have sweet neighbors who own a home up there and they offered to let our family stay there on a weekend in October. It was amazing! The mountains, the hiking, time spent together. It was all just perfect and we had the best time. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLY8g75fBO0/YZ_rbbhze_I/AAAAAAADy2I/L5r0HWvVqDYiLuJMSNesK1Bodl2UwzAQwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-09_14-08-14_800.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLY8g75fBO0/YZ_rbbhze_I/AAAAAAADy2I/L5r0HWvVqDYiLuJMSNesK1Bodl2UwzAQwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-09_14-08-14_800.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house we stayed at all weekend.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-saH30_SrCRo/YZ_rbuzg0WI/AAAAAAADy14/dQwsKV_euuEZkgfmwosg5LUwT6hnlASEQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-09_15-00-25_255.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-saH30_SrCRo/YZ_rbuzg0WI/AAAAAAADy14/dQwsKV_euuEZkgfmwosg5LUwT6hnlASEQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-09_15-00-25_255.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My boys figuring out the best route on our hike. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPzY-lVOyuI/YZ_rb-buVuI/AAAAAAADy14/nE2rnkuxVOMzkuP0W2Vg6iwU-EP5Y9w6gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-09_15-19-01_119.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dPzY-lVOyuI/YZ_rb-buVuI/AAAAAAADy14/nE2rnkuxVOMzkuP0W2Vg6iwU-EP5Y9w6gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-09_15-19-01_119.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love them... and the view was pretty amazing, too!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1gYzjdqg_v0/YZ_rcEqnlNI/AAAAAAADy14/1GIkuiEqetk-G7Uwb3bY2EiY8BMwgHVngCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-09_16-04-49_849.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1gYzjdqg_v0/YZ_rcEqnlNI/AAAAAAADy14/1GIkuiEqetk-G7Uwb3bY2EiY8BMwgHVngCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-09_16-04-49_849.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adventures in hiking!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0l-2W0A0W6I/YZ_rcZJYLFI/AAAAAAADy10/A1tR7IHvcO4KwouWh-wSEJmU94bKSgeVgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-10_14-10-54_410.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0l-2W0A0W6I/YZ_rcZJYLFI/AAAAAAADy10/A1tR7IHvcO4KwouWh-wSEJmU94bKSgeVgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-10_14-10-54_410.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Fall isn't complete without a visit to the local pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins and they love carving them with Chris. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-18ISTbSqCHU/YZ_rdf57bFI/AAAAAAADy14/Y1VVbIXwVAsuuutZ5AvvYs71xTGUbmEUACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-29_20-12-12_181.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-18ISTbSqCHU/YZ_rdf57bFI/AAAAAAADy14/Y1VVbIXwVAsuuutZ5AvvYs71xTGUbmEUACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-29_20-12-12_181.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished product.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>One of the books we read this fall was called, "Mornings with Monet." It was the true story of how Monet painted his pictures. Jack and Luke just adored it. On the day Chris took Abram to Six Flags, I asked Jack and Luke what special thing they wanted to do. They both agreed they wanted to take their paints to the water and paint like Monet. They had the best time and their paintings turned out pretty great! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VIVwgp8OL88/YZ_rd62ejtI/AAAAAAADy18/mghOqZxLcVge53skmrATy5rqb4SDSR7mACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-30_13-07-23_759.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VIVwgp8OL88/YZ_rd62ejtI/AAAAAAADy18/mghOqZxLcVge53skmrATy5rqb4SDSR7mACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-30_13-07-23_759.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cb7kScDl2BA/YZ_reWv63wI/AAAAAAADy2A/AFmVYjRrORI7grdlxC2tSZxzXDWMaw3ZACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-30_13-09-16_120.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cb7kScDl2BA/YZ_reWv63wI/AAAAAAADy2A/AFmVYjRrORI7grdlxC2tSZxzXDWMaw3ZACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-30_13-09-16_120.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rxTpa-C_-jQ/YZ_re6x87iI/AAAAAAADy2I/TOTTZPjRz1MvyyNyQgptGKF5NsPDv58igCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-30_13-46-44_012.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rxTpa-C_-jQ/YZ_re6x87iI/AAAAAAADy2I/TOTTZPjRz1MvyyNyQgptGKF5NsPDv58igCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-30_13-46-44_012.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a really fun Halloween this year, too! Jack and Luke dressed up like pirates and Abram was a skeleton. He was thrilled he got to be something somewhat scary this year. We also had a party with our neighbors before everyone went trick or treating. It was fun to see everyone's costumes. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xqzP1LUmBX0/YZ_rfVceqpI/AAAAAAADy2I/QdpVP5fE02YzmgTjcDpLMGKKnwE_2jTrACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-31_07-33-29_945.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xqzP1LUmBX0/YZ_rfVceqpI/AAAAAAADy2I/QdpVP5fE02YzmgTjcDpLMGKKnwE_2jTrACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-31_07-33-29_945.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our breakfast treat on Halloween morning</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qt8stqS3OPc/YZ_rfxtzi2I/AAAAAAADy2E/a7dhHMXYYUU5vVmOfoD4C2rJaIedRrC_wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-31_17-34-01_207.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qt8stqS3OPc/YZ_rfxtzi2I/AAAAAAADy2E/a7dhHMXYYUU5vVmOfoD4C2rJaIedRrC_wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-31_17-34-01_207.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSLf9hAJY_I/YZ_rgp9XLmI/AAAAAAADy2A/qfNiDL6PZGIZ7fX9nTrcR7GgGIerounHgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-31_17-50-29_628.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSLf9hAJY_I/YZ_rgp9XLmI/AAAAAAADy2A/qfNiDL6PZGIZ7fX9nTrcR7GgGIerounHgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-31_17-50-29_628.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The neighborhood kids</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xOfY1TMrOws/YZ_rg26DuUI/AAAAAAADy2A/cvkb-yRTijoEXTC1Pzy_B-FPYVUEqrBEgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-10-31_18-07-39_311.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xOfY1TMrOws/YZ_rg26DuUI/AAAAAAADy2A/cvkb-yRTijoEXTC1Pzy_B-FPYVUEqrBEgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-31_18-07-39_311.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the neighborhood adults.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5uvrGiamZr4/YZ_rg25U_jI/AAAAAAADy2A/rpBBEq5v-kErMBhnH1db_28k77zlYndMwCPcBGAYYCw/s4032/2021-10-31_19-16-00_792.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5uvrGiamZr4/YZ_rg25U_jI/AAAAAAADy2A/rpBBEq5v-kErMBhnH1db_28k77zlYndMwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-10-31_19-16-00_792.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These two!</td></tr></tbody></table><div>We started a new tradition this year... a thankful tree. We always think about and most the time write down what we are thankful for, but this year we were more intentional. We started on November 1 with 24 leaves. Each day, one of us would write down what we are thankful for this season. We loved watching our tree fill up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xwp-W9BvV7U/YaAPyOqOBpI/AAAAAAADy4U/TYHlLYjN-s8vxUtcgL48GwJmVCdvz81NgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-11-01_10-19-15_089.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xwp-W9BvV7U/YaAPyOqOBpI/AAAAAAADy4U/TYHlLYjN-s8vxUtcgL48GwJmVCdvz81NgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-11-01_10-19-15_089.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I am usually not a big fan of fall simply because I know the cold weather is just around the corner. But this year, I think I might be changing my mind. The trees here have just been spectular. The colors are just amazing! We had to get out one afternoon and take some pictures. The Tidal Basin (where the Jefferson Memorial is) was simply stunning. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s41BMmFMJac/YZ_rhbLdUsI/AAAAAAADy2M/9b9rC_AjsAcionaMw3jkDdVwf-XUGx91gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-17_13-12-27_701.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s41BMmFMJac/YZ_rhbLdUsI/AAAAAAADy2M/9b9rC_AjsAcionaMw3jkDdVwf-XUGx91gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-17_13-12-27_701.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kg7APE-aASg/YZ_rhht1o6I/AAAAAAADy2I/3zaKkSsUpToxEQZmtzXc4RbeVjJFSr9KwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-17_13-15-32_699.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kg7APE-aASg/YZ_rhht1o6I/AAAAAAADy2I/3zaKkSsUpToxEQZmtzXc4RbeVjJFSr9KwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-17_13-15-32_699.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K3Xvua1v7TA/YZ_rh0EVfxI/AAAAAAADy2E/Tuc9zhDbxBgocePeiRncx6jjudHBWb1zACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-17_13-20-13_801.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K3Xvua1v7TA/YZ_rh0EVfxI/AAAAAAADy2E/Tuc9zhDbxBgocePeiRncx6jjudHBWb1zACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-17_13-20-13_801.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a special treat this year... Chris' mom came to spend Thanksgiving with us. We had a great time taking her around D.C. and spending the holiday season with her. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v7wIhGOcyEI/YZ_riEW-aiI/AAAAAAADy2E/C0HjxAOX-KU6NGz5MVqTKEBbbD5yJHAGgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-23_13-20-55_001.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v7wIhGOcyEI/YZ_riEW-aiI/AAAAAAADy2E/C0HjxAOX-KU6NGz5MVqTKEBbbD5yJHAGgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-23_13-20-55_001.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WNk-6FpFIsU/YZ_riHA5gnI/AAAAAAADy2I/0nNoz22GCG4OQNxHZVN5UmoIMLwYs-wtwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-23_16-23-19_210.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WNk-6FpFIsU/YZ_riHA5gnI/AAAAAAADy2I/0nNoz22GCG4OQNxHZVN5UmoIMLwYs-wtwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-23_16-23-19_210.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's how our tree turned out... I just love it. And after our Thanksgiving meal we took off the leaves and Abram read each one of them. It was a sweet reminder of why we celebrate Thanksgiving and that we truly do have so much to be thankful for. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uwKbp6kPh3s/YaAPyJGNVlI/AAAAAAADy4Y/C8B5bK-BaAA-bTMGQvsz_CKN9dOX0EsjACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-11-24_20-11-32_566.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uwKbp6kPh3s/YaAPyJGNVlI/AAAAAAADy4Y/C8B5bK-BaAA-bTMGQvsz_CKN9dOX0EsjACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-11-24_20-11-32_566.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-56840866914021929132021-11-26T06:00:00.002+09:002021-11-26T06:00:31.369+09:00Abram is 10!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is so very hard for us to wrap our minds around the idea that Abram is now 10. It seems like just yesterday we were having his first birthday party. He is growing up so fast and isn't really interested in toys anymore and we are always amazed with things he says and he interests. He is growing into such a neat kid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yDsF7GJRc8E/YZ_qCN88g4I/AAAAAAADyyY/PLAQfuWKjBkhCGmJhTkNKUskdrOYmNtgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-17_21-54-03_768.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1313" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yDsF7GJRc8E/YZ_qCN88g4I/AAAAAAADyyY/PLAQfuWKjBkhCGmJhTkNKUskdrOYmNtgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-17_21-54-03_768.heic" width="205" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For his birthday breakfast he chose to have his papa make his famous Reese's Peanut Butter Cup pancakes, fried eggs and bacon. He was in heaven! Those breakfasts are usually reserved for weekends, so it was fun to have it on a school morning. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ah8I1bTKeWo/YZ_qCA8AJ2I/AAAAAAADyyc/ZZ-_YUBfVFsiJKJvpjRAZKFSAqnK4nvTACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-18_09-19-33_688.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ah8I1bTKeWo/YZ_qCA8AJ2I/AAAAAAADyyc/ZZ-_YUBfVFsiJKJvpjRAZKFSAqnK4nvTACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-18_09-19-33_688.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our neighborhood passes around this banner for all the kids turning 10... Abram was so excited to see it in our front yard on his birthday. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8TIub7AaHlY/YZ_qCKWYTXI/AAAAAAADyyg/9nTqVgQ3XCgRk7rzzxfNjB7CZiMhR0jugCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-18_10-25-37_681.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8TIub7AaHlY/YZ_qCKWYTXI/AAAAAAADyyg/9nTqVgQ3XCgRk7rzzxfNjB7CZiMhR0jugCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-18_10-25-37_681.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GWUjlyF0Mc8/YZ_qC82CFjI/AAAAAAADyyk/cdDkcbV0QdIpifTCP2Y6kj5Wg4e4DVhXACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-18_10-25-57_653.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GWUjlyF0Mc8/YZ_qC82CFjI/AAAAAAADyyk/cdDkcbV0QdIpifTCP2Y6kj5Wg4e4DVhXACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-18_10-25-57_653.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He went to a friend's birthday party recently and they had an ice cream cake. Abram thought it was the best thing ever and he was quick to ask for one when I asked him what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. It was so yummy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POPrDop-bD4/YZ_qDEEI1BI/AAAAAAADyyo/eCEfB9sQx1oFQ12XwXN1GR9i0-dk9_E4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-18_17-55-51_577.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POPrDop-bD4/YZ_qDEEI1BI/AAAAAAADyyo/eCEfB9sQx1oFQ12XwXN1GR9i0-dk9_E4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-18_17-55-51_577.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWwAUjQcU0k/YZ_qDepPc7I/AAAAAAADyys/IKOyjZSZK8AdSkfimue8uAlcJX62W-2lgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-18_17-57-17_615.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWwAUjQcU0k/YZ_qDepPc7I/AAAAAAADyys/IKOyjZSZK8AdSkfimue8uAlcJX62W-2lgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-18_17-57-17_615.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This wasn't a party year so we treated Abram and his friend, Jonathan, to Six Flags for the day. However, the trip got postponed twice and the boys were super understanding. So, as a way to say thank you to them, Chris and Jonathan's dad treated them to an evening at Dave and Busters. Always a favorite...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gg4x4g0boxs/YZ_qDk8eLTI/AAAAAAADyyw/fJysi-oEHEUfYgPAn0EJgvF3j_d8TjtDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-21_20-46-31_380.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gg4x4g0boxs/YZ_qDk8eLTI/AAAAAAADyyw/fJysi-oEHEUfYgPAn0EJgvF3j_d8TjtDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-21_20-46-31_380.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, the last Saturday in October, they were able to go. We just started calling October Abram's Birthday Month. They had a blast riding all the rides! The dads realized they were getting too old to ride so many roller coasters one after another so they sent Abram and Jonathan to ride them while they would sit on the benches. 😂 All four of them had a great day together!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G0MM1t_XjUI/YZ_qD3BNkLI/AAAAAAADyy4/kr-4vrKsImgHuBK_3gsPATtlVfzaDLGdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-30_11-48-07_891.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G0MM1t_XjUI/YZ_qD3BNkLI/AAAAAAADyy4/kr-4vrKsImgHuBK_3gsPATtlVfzaDLGdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-30_11-48-07_891.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5s7E20jHgc/YZ_qDxMeKeI/AAAAAAADyy0/twZGISoPWR4mPKq6J0rwlULV5yG59aScQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-30_12-18-19_590.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l5s7E20jHgc/YZ_qDxMeKeI/AAAAAAADyy0/twZGISoPWR4mPKq6J0rwlULV5yG59aScQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-30_12-18-19_590.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NMbUBCHNOM/YZ_qEBA6QrI/AAAAAAADyy8/h8s0UYh9d5YmdDsm9HfRtktFpQL7tWPKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/2021-10-30_12-48-29_480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NMbUBCHNOM/YZ_qEBA6QrI/AAAAAAADyy8/h8s0UYh9d5YmdDsm9HfRtktFpQL7tWPKgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-30_12-48-29_480.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ttAENgVHnk0/YZ_qE6u8dAI/AAAAAAADyzA/olqKzazWZFYQKDtFLd7Z3a79jLnYoQElgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-30_15-28-24_695.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ttAENgVHnk0/YZ_qE6u8dAI/AAAAAAADyzA/olqKzazWZFYQKDtFLd7Z3a79jLnYoQElgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-30_15-28-24_695.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AHdCvDbKaPc/YZ_qFZkTRxI/AAAAAAADyzE/IJpSFMyRryQICLXjOVPKz4cPsK0tk3jwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-10-30_17-34-19_429.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AHdCvDbKaPc/YZ_qFZkTRxI/AAAAAAADyzE/IJpSFMyRryQICLXjOVPKz4cPsK0tk3jwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-10-30_17-34-19_429.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would say that Abram had a great month celebrating his tenth birthday! We are constantly amazed by this kid and so very glad that he is ours! </div><br /> <p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-73296572519642583652021-09-19T06:58:00.000+09:002021-09-19T06:58:51.369+09:00Upstate New York<p>Chris had a four day weekend for Labor Day so we decided to head to upstate New York to see our dear friends, the Rays. We met them when we lived in Hawaii and Greg and Chris worked together at Pearl Harbor. They have lived in some pretty amazing places and we try to visit them whenever we can. It was a seven hour drive, but worth every minute because we had a wonderful time visiting them in Ithaca. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We arrived late Friday night, so early Saturday morning Greg took the boys to their chicken coop to get the eggs for breakfast. They were amazed. And of course now, they want chickens in our backyard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u7chR4jMsao/YUZHu2lQ6EI/AAAAAAADys8/FOcDecOvSisJUex4OOelB4yxKZwnhim7ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-04_09-25-21_595.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u7chR4jMsao/YUZHu2lQ6EI/AAAAAAADys8/FOcDecOvSisJUex4OOelB4yxKZwnhim7ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-04_09-25-21_595.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CLPI76kHFyo/YUZHvDuc7lI/AAAAAAADytE/zFJ4EOe1Seke2lXAZ8iHFD3X8-_Yv6w6wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-04_09-30-15_669.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CLPI76kHFyo/YUZHvDuc7lI/AAAAAAADytE/zFJ4EOe1Seke2lXAZ8iHFD3X8-_Yv6w6wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-04_09-30-15_669.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After breakfast we headed out to see some waterfalls. They are amazing and flow down from the Fingerlakes. They were huge and so beautiful. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EantZPn7laY/YUZHvAAJv8I/AAAAAAADytA/63nrTE9eUiAsEG62wu7SRSKGgNc2MsuigCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-04_13-33-21_833.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EantZPn7laY/YUZHvAAJv8I/AAAAAAADytA/63nrTE9eUiAsEG62wu7SRSKGgNc2MsuigCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-04_13-33-21_833.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7-JU2xOSHo/YUZHv-t1_1I/AAAAAAADytI/NMafy7_oOcw-Pp5hkxFGfnVMyXOsYAMmwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-04_13-48-04_779.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7-JU2xOSHo/YUZHv-t1_1I/AAAAAAADytI/NMafy7_oOcw-Pp5hkxFGfnVMyXOsYAMmwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-04_13-48-04_779.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQjA26imdws/YUZHwELC3fI/AAAAAAADytM/zn90Nf_f9Lw-K7X0ppIbQOc65VCfzbragCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-04_14-20-32_042.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JQjA26imdws/YUZHwELC3fI/AAAAAAADytM/zn90Nf_f9Lw-K7X0ppIbQOc65VCfzbragCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-04_14-20-32_042.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5nJXv3N8_WE/YUZHwYg0-0I/AAAAAAADytQ/yc7yIe4lOs40jPbOxOoOkyaF0B8PPQN6ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-04_14-25-21_664.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5nJXv3N8_WE/YUZHwYg0-0I/AAAAAAADytQ/yc7yIe4lOs40jPbOxOoOkyaF0B8PPQN6ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-04_14-25-21_664.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dy99hdSSBRQ/YUZHwqG_yCI/AAAAAAADytU/1jHLMqAuFc4xRUoKJTB4Iig0R78-ILWzACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-05_11-41-50_025.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dy99hdSSBRQ/YUZHwqG_yCI/AAAAAAADytU/1jHLMqAuFc4xRUoKJTB4Iig0R78-ILWzACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-05_11-41-50_025.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Sunday morning, Greg took the boys out on their sailboat and Kari and I spent the morning together. All four boys loved driving the sailboat and being out on the water. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r0o4lwFWQxk/YUZHwh5v3cI/AAAAAAADytY/sFT88hzLqlg8gT0g9wbXWwJh2NDcLfGIACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-05_13-37-18_368.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r0o4lwFWQxk/YUZHwh5v3cI/AAAAAAADytY/sFT88hzLqlg8gT0g9wbXWwJh2NDcLfGIACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-05_13-37-18_368.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sL4wXhN6qDA/YUZHxO5ESTI/AAAAAAADytc/uv5bwoMBSfYv_Zs7cbPxi9AqAJCE1VnfgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-05_14-29-00_261.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sL4wXhN6qDA/YUZHxO5ESTI/AAAAAAADytc/uv5bwoMBSfYv_Zs7cbPxi9AqAJCE1VnfgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-05_14-29-00_261.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rNI7f2L68Oc/YUZHxZgmPpI/AAAAAAADytg/3xeteH5q9U0MmXtHSBR6vjOzIku8RdzZgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-05_14-30-22_148.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rNI7f2L68Oc/YUZHxZgmPpI/AAAAAAADytg/3xeteH5q9U0MmXtHSBR6vjOzIku8RdzZgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-05_14-30-22_148.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cLFyl_npE54/YUZHx17PA9I/AAAAAAADytk/HCyw53S5aQoHZ7e8bCqqFMQQrd6IYTnBQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-05_14-49-21_925.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cLFyl_npE54/YUZHx17PA9I/AAAAAAADytk/HCyw53S5aQoHZ7e8bCqqFMQQrd6IYTnBQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-05_14-49-21_925.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9n1I_V72Pec/YUZHyYNlhwI/AAAAAAADyto/AXWOlF1tNsA5LyWCN0pYz3yngCMXz0cdgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-05_15-08-39_705.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9n1I_V72Pec/YUZHyYNlhwI/AAAAAAADyto/AXWOlF1tNsA5LyWCN0pYz3yngCMXz0cdgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-05_15-08-39_705.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had such a sweet weekend with our friends. The four of us always have such an amazing time when we are together. We loved that we have stayed close with them through the years. Looking forward to them coming down to see us in D.C. soon!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqxtgg2wdC4/YUZHy8MC9FI/AAAAAAADyts/i2UvzMMW_lc4yZw01BSRcmYwvzWCjyUrwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-09-05_19-32-44_130.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqxtgg2wdC4/YUZHy8MC9FI/AAAAAAADyts/i2UvzMMW_lc4yZw01BSRcmYwvzWCjyUrwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-09-05_19-32-44_130.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-7405343015739377812021-09-19T05:09:00.003+09:002021-09-19T05:09:39.334+09:00A New School Year<p> After a fun and busy summer we are ready to jump back into school. Well, maybe not jump, but we are starting back. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X9rXRE9Dr7E/YUZDi0RJHxI/AAAAAAADysQ/eSpR7lmzSEsk9xoW2G_H5-DmywuQWmlggCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-08-13_15-42-09_521.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X9rXRE9Dr7E/YUZDi0RJHxI/AAAAAAADysQ/eSpR7lmzSEsk9xoW2G_H5-DmywuQWmlggCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-13_15-42-09_521.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Abram will begin fourth grade and Jack and Luke are in first grade. So crazy! We have found an amazing Classical Conversations community to be apart of and this year that meets every Tuesday. Abram also starts the Essentials program (intensive grammar and writing program) this year and will continue for three more years. </p><div><br /></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_CDV-mFKHqQ/YUZDjLK-hkI/AAAAAAADysI/gLqUn6Xd03Aq3-4X0T2PZqHDg-Gs6J71gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-08-16_10-55-42_320.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_CDV-mFKHqQ/YUZDjLK-hkI/AAAAAAADysI/gLqUn6Xd03Aq3-4X0T2PZqHDg-Gs6J71gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-16_10-55-42_320.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet boys... I love spending this time with them. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>They love putting these shirts on every year. They laugh at how big they are and I know in no time they will be the perfect size for them. I pointed out to Abram that it isn't nearly as big as it was four years ago when he put it on for the first time when he started kindergarten. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aEZy2ER3MJg/YUZDjPbWIkI/AAAAAAADysM/EAnCxbMUJ8kQWd-1VPb3ZOBAWWacJUQlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-08-16_10-56-52_008.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aEZy2ER3MJg/YUZDjPbWIkI/AAAAAAADysM/EAnCxbMUJ8kQWd-1VPb3ZOBAWWacJUQlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-16_10-56-52_008.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1aX4aerVMus/YUZDj6_fv8I/AAAAAAADysU/RAXDH3a2yJc_73A2iLR3WLrute0pKN0GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-08-16_10-57-12_381.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1aX4aerVMus/YUZDj6_fv8I/AAAAAAADysU/RAXDH3a2yJc_73A2iLR3WLrute0pKN0GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-16_10-57-12_381.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KjZLD2Dm81A/YUZDkdoI1AI/AAAAAAADysY/wT4TKVYbKE4vSi44De_znY7Y8x6CSWAlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-08-16_10-57-55_074.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KjZLD2Dm81A/YUZDkdoI1AI/AAAAAAADysY/wT4TKVYbKE4vSi44De_znY7Y8x6CSWAlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-16_10-57-55_074.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They had a school supply scavenger hunt and at the end they found these notes I wrote them and their favorite candy. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uKnH8DH2Nr0/YUZDk8TL5fI/AAAAAAADysc/BJ_KF4TARUs2Rc-F5MjescDVM-fgwGxKACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-08-16_10-59-28_172.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uKnH8DH2Nr0/YUZDk8TL5fI/AAAAAAADysc/BJ_KF4TARUs2Rc-F5MjescDVM-fgwGxKACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-16_10-59-28_172.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And we are off... Jack and Luke do their seat work at the dining room table because I sit with them and Abram works at our school counter since most of his work is done more independently. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SlslkVHgaZM/YUZDleaTmxI/AAAAAAADysg/WvdxqnBmCo4ABoHMGNbz8kiYXt1ffQ4vACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-08-25_10-33-35_405.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SlslkVHgaZM/YUZDleaTmxI/AAAAAAADysg/WvdxqnBmCo4ABoHMGNbz8kiYXt1ffQ4vACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-25_10-33-35_405.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-625uWc3Flog/YUZDlxFbrpI/AAAAAAADysk/vpQJNB7K0t8o-5lu0Y77_9kKUVpjAC95QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-08-25_10-37-31_906.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-625uWc3Flog/YUZDlxFbrpI/AAAAAAADysk/vpQJNB7K0t8o-5lu0Y77_9kKUVpjAC95QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-08-25_10-37-31_906.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I won't turn this into a blog about why homeschooling is so wonderful, but I can say without a doubt this is where God wants us and I truly love spending this time with my boys that God has gifted me with. Chris and I love being able to choose their curriculum, answer questions they might have and point them to the Word and just pour into them during the day. I often struggle with worry and doubt when it comes to homeschooling my boys. I had great grades in high school and college but I often tell Chris, I was given academics not an education. There is a lot I don't know and I don't feel qualified sometimes. But I serve a God who is qualified and He wouldn't call me to this without helping me along the way. I depend on Him daily. I try to tell my boys when I am stumped or when I don't know an answer, I'm not perfect. God doesn't need us to be perfect, He needs us to be willing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the curriculum Abram is using this year:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Classical Conversations</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Essentials of the English Language (EEL)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Institute of Excellence in Writing (IEW)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Math U See</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Story of the World</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Draw the World</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not Consumed (devotional)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Prescripts (cursive copywork)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xtramath and typing.com (independent work on the iPad to practice typing and math facts)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Jack and Luke's curriculum:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Classical Conversations</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Math U See</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Story of the World</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All About Reading</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Reading Eggs, Fast Phonics and Math Seeds </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And for our extra curricular activities this fall we have chosen:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Choir (Sunday Mornings at our church)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Year round swim (Sunday evenings)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Trail Life (Monday evenings)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soccer (Wednesday afternoon)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Violin (Abram only)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are so excited to see what happens this year and what God is going to do in the hearts of our boys. He has blessed us so well! </div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-32479989627179538432021-09-19T02:56:00.003+09:002021-09-19T02:56:54.553+09:00Something New and a New Tradition<p> We are always encouraging our boys to take adventures and try something new... this summer we ALL did. Way back in January we decided to sign up for Family Camp at White Sulphur Springs (in Pennsylvania) that is put on by Officers of Christian Fellowship (OCF). We have only heard wonderful things about it, but we have always been to far away. We were only familiar with the one in Colorado Springs, but when we moved here our friend told us there was also one in Pennsylvania. When we looked it up we realized it was only 3 hours away. When we were researching it, it sounded just perfect for our family. Activities for our boys, couple seminars for me and Chris, family activities in the afternoons and evenings and (my favorite part), no cooking for a solid week. We signed up!!</p><p>We signed up for the first week in June, but a few weeks before we were supposed to go, we were notified our week was cancelled because some staff members got covid. We were completely bummed. But then we realized we could reschedule and everything was good again. We were finally able to go the last week in July. Now, even though we knew this would be good for our family, Chris and I were a bit nervous. Would we get along with the other families? Would our boys be bored? Will they eat the meals or starve all week? This was all running through our heads on our drive up there. BUT, within about 2 hours of being there, all our nerves were calmed and we knew it was going to be the best week ever. </p><p>Our boys loved every minute... they made sweet friends, loved all the adventures, ate the meals and we all slept so good every night. And Chris and I got to know some really amazing couples and loved spending time with our boys without the stress of chores or work at home. We quickly decided on our way back to Alexandria, that we would go every summer. God is so good. Here's some pictures from our week...</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u-GTE0kycVE/YUYlEUsPg9I/AAAAAAADyq4/FNoGobhF4cs6vvMIeB-aceQB8SthdLobgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-25_20-34-25_241.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u-GTE0kycVE/YUYlEUsPg9I/AAAAAAADyq4/FNoGobhF4cs6vvMIeB-aceQB8SthdLobgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-25_20-34-25_241.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sign welcomed us to WSS. I just love the top. It says Home and its pointing up (towards heaven).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LFVSzHgnYZw/YUYlE26RmJI/AAAAAAADyq8/RVPt2A_jsz0At5jalotGw2NvQOxphFlOACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-26_11-01-42_259.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LFVSzHgnYZw/YUYlE26RmJI/AAAAAAADyq8/RVPt2A_jsz0At5jalotGw2NvQOxphFlOACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-26_11-01-42_259.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our lodge for the week. It was just perfect. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vs0L6VoMzRM/YUYlGVKE6GI/AAAAAAADyrI/Fb5pAon5lPU44fPyY3dGwVIPXtMaMxDtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-28_10-13-33_225.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vs0L6VoMzRM/YUYlGVKE6GI/AAAAAAADyrI/Fb5pAon5lPU44fPyY3dGwVIPXtMaMxDtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-28_10-13-33_225.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris and I spent a lot of hours rocking on the back porch while our boys played. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZDZ_yI0RLE/YUYlFdLeyLI/AAAAAAADyrA/dMMmOXLMRLsQx2hmh2IupuSrIFb_UpulQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-26_12-08-52_655.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZDZ_yI0RLE/YUYlFdLeyLI/AAAAAAADyrA/dMMmOXLMRLsQx2hmh2IupuSrIFb_UpulQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-26_12-08-52_655.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, and playing chess every evening before dinner. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Here's some pictures from our amazing adventures. We were never bored. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0pQDFu834Ug/YUYlCDp20pI/AAAAAAADyqM/qsoDiWG8cCQTc-eox3iLJcYAppDzgVB3ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-24_14-06-44_564.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0pQDFu834Ug/YUYlCDp20pI/AAAAAAADyqM/qsoDiWG8cCQTc-eox3iLJcYAppDzgVB3ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-24_14-06-44_564.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram zip lining </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hUW3hev-Itg/YUYlCDdvlJI/AAAAAAADyqU/P3bQPEr8ugMkfK3DeZIH889ZsxV1ZOZGwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-24_14-12-50_234.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hUW3hev-Itg/YUYlCDdvlJI/AAAAAAADyqU/P3bQPEr8ugMkfK3DeZIH889ZsxV1ZOZGwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-24_14-12-50_234.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing to zip line and climb the rock wall. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OM-6u4Weu7c/YUYlByLfGXI/AAAAAAADyrs/tCc_5Dtm7WodjrDsCb80chrkM3BSkKDegCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-24_14-37-25_573.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OM-6u4Weu7c/YUYlByLfGXI/AAAAAAADyrs/tCc_5Dtm7WodjrDsCb80chrkM3BSkKDegCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-24_14-37-25_573.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram scaling the wall. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yZ6OxZpT2pI/YUYlCpK9vAI/AAAAAAADyqY/et61bdFRqb8S5mSFen1HweQqUmZqbd6VwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-24_16-09-23_361.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yZ6OxZpT2pI/YUYlCpK9vAI/AAAAAAADyqY/et61bdFRqb8S5mSFen1HweQqUmZqbd6VwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-24_16-09-23_361.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack and Luke learned how to take care of horses. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eopRqv2sxKs/YUYlC5BJTzI/AAAAAAADyqc/pDC4sTuy7KUgidGCZ2ZeTGYwdnhLiquhACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-24_16-32-02_793.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eopRqv2sxKs/YUYlC5BJTzI/AAAAAAADyqc/pDC4sTuy7KUgidGCZ2ZeTGYwdnhLiquhACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-24_16-32-02_793.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And they also rode them!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8YQHejlDeb8/YUYlDKhNkVI/AAAAAAADyqg/-cZAwxaRvfgk_9L6-ld6CzqWcG0QiHPHwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-24_16-36-28_636.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8YQHejlDeb8/YUYlDKhNkVI/AAAAAAADyqg/-cZAwxaRvfgk_9L6-ld6CzqWcG0QiHPHwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-24_16-36-28_636.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For my boys who are afraid of dogs, this was a big deal for them! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pRPU_I6oA0A/YUYlDRXSSHI/AAAAAAADyqk/HCcghy2iJT4Y7IDvXBXc3PIsFfhMeJNnwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-25_15-34-19_056.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pRPU_I6oA0A/YUYlDRXSSHI/AAAAAAADyqk/HCcghy2iJT4Y7IDvXBXc3PIsFfhMeJNnwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-25_15-34-19_056.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also, many hours were spent swimming in the pond in the afternoons. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HaNJPB8o8es/YUYlDw_o-CI/AAAAAAADyrs/J3LACC8QiFQ0858K3MAl9N-FqTS29WSoACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-25_19-23-08_178.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HaNJPB8o8es/YUYlDw_o-CI/AAAAAAADyrs/J3LACC8QiFQ0858K3MAl9N-FqTS29WSoACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-25_19-23-08_178.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hayride for the kids to get smores! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OOZkTJVhV18/YUYlEBUaknI/AAAAAAADyrs/pWotI5ADbfonrD0GQc58jZJ9fINz3r9cwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-25_19-28-20_498.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OOZkTJVhV18/YUYlEBUaknI/AAAAAAADyrs/pWotI5ADbfonrD0GQc58jZJ9fINz3r9cwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-25_19-28-20_498.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such an amazing group we spent the week with. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fyJiQO9qkGE/YUYlEWJFWJI/AAAAAAADyq0/OXc4H9X1lect9G7AxcdI-GSzic4fyJt3QCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-25_19-59-19_584.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fyJiQO9qkGE/YUYlEWJFWJI/AAAAAAADyq0/OXc4H9X1lect9G7AxcdI-GSzic4fyJt3QCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-25_19-59-19_584.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ouotSWGMOq4/YUYlFygGRPI/AAAAAAADyrE/a5Q6fsJrFJMmXBuIzDSZAuKp15ekMtPjQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-26_15-39-16_993.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ouotSWGMOq4/YUYlFygGRPI/AAAAAAADyrE/a5Q6fsJrFJMmXBuIzDSZAuKp15ekMtPjQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-26_15-39-16_993.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rope course</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fTW2hY4Er60/YUYlI4nIDlI/AAAAAAADyrc/519AOLakdF0vNhhX0tulaASiGD3AVBtzQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-29_14-06-04_474.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fTW2hY4Er60/YUYlI4nIDlI/AAAAAAADyrc/519AOLakdF0vNhhX0tulaASiGD3AVBtzQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-29_14-06-04_474.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram even rode a horse, too! </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJzWFyAgzaw/YUYlDmkGdMI/AAAAAAADyrs/V4H4SW_bdJU0c3eb_NN4uKUfaDnzjqbsACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-25_19-08-22_495.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJzWFyAgzaw/YUYlDmkGdMI/AAAAAAADyrs/V4H4SW_bdJU0c3eb_NN4uKUfaDnzjqbsACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-25_19-08-22_495.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram and his friend, Caleb. They were inseparable. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GyH3ta95Lvc/YUYlIXPKN8I/AAAAAAADyr4/lJ88_KbnyBAjXL0SITx6pyUmwVlo_ztxwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-29_14-02-33_763.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GyH3ta95Lvc/YUYlIXPKN8I/AAAAAAADyr4/lJ88_KbnyBAjXL0SITx6pyUmwVlo_ztxwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-29_14-02-33_763.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boys! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZ4zm96K5-8/YUYlJYmSZzI/AAAAAAADyr8/tK69Di8x3K4liunugeashq4AJbnHLuwWwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-29_19-00-28_442.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZ4zm96K5-8/YUYlJYmSZzI/AAAAAAADyr8/tK69Di8x3K4liunugeashq4AJbnHLuwWwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-29_19-00-28_442.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Jack and Luke made friends with Joy. They were so sweet to watch together all week. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lgWpuL8tnjo/YUYlJ-XUNII/AAAAAAADysA/RyCdfjMiEhc1di_94XaNoGFsIj1dPg8NgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-29_21-25-08_574.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lgWpuL8tnjo/YUYlJ-XUNII/AAAAAAADysA/RyCdfjMiEhc1di_94XaNoGFsIj1dPg8NgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-29_21-25-08_574.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonfire on the last night </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>And this next picture is why we will go back next year... Just look at that smile. When you see this smile on Abram you know he is genuinely happy!! He doesn't show it a lot, but when he does, it is a big deal! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oESYtjQElyA/YUYlKbp-F0I/AAAAAAADysE/9UIlV5hObVo1CRGVnpBoEvuczWWP2NPWQCPcBGAYYCw/s828/2021-08-03_12-34-50_931.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="828" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oESYtjQElyA/YUYlKbp-F0I/AAAAAAADysE/9UIlV5hObVo1CRGVnpBoEvuczWWP2NPWQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-03_12-34-50_931.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also got a free day while we were at camp, so we took the opportunity to tour the Flight 93 memorial. It was only about 30 minutes away from camp. We are so glad we went. We learned so much about the brave men and women on that flight. We loved that the boys were able to experience it after we studied September 11 this year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-48Aj0CGqGyc/YUYlG6GConI/AAAAAAADyr0/3VDS6Ft-8PAb7yvKUGXYl8agaTMHmgTMgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-28_11-10-46_542.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-48Aj0CGqGyc/YUYlG6GConI/AAAAAAADyr0/3VDS6Ft-8PAb7yvKUGXYl8agaTMHmgTMgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-28_11-10-46_542.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2-VytNPUWg/YUYlHX8NLjI/AAAAAAADysE/bLhXhGIVEG05k5FO7HQ8SlUjC6ZD4NfQQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-28_12-10-06_038.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2-VytNPUWg/YUYlHX8NLjI/AAAAAAADysE/bLhXhGIVEG05k5FO7HQ8SlUjC6ZD4NfQQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-28_12-10-06_038.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MYZWIqLFSRU/YUYlIATDiAI/AAAAAAADyr8/BBAK1nm-QWM5ItB9kHu7fLUx8Rhp7WVhQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-28_12-50-07_582.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1250" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MYZWIqLFSRU/YUYlIATDiAI/AAAAAAADyr8/BBAK1nm-QWM5ItB9kHu7fLUx8Rhp7WVhQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-28_12-50-07_582.heic" width="195" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-63393349701809781792021-09-18T22:37:00.004+09:002021-09-18T22:37:58.633+09:00A Visit to Amish Country <p> So, ever since we arrived in Virginia, we have heard people talk about the amazing Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster. We had a free weekend and tickets were available so we decided to make a quick trip. And we also have some sweet friends who we haven't seen since we lived in Hawaii the first time, so it sounded like a great idea. Of course Lancaster is also known as Amish Country. It was a great learning experience for the boys to see how differently people can live. </p><p><br /></p><p>Our first stop was at the Central Market. It is the longest running farmers market in the country. We of course had to try the famous Shoo Fly Pie. It was delicious! Chris and Abram enjoyed sampling all the beef jerky. Its their favorite. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oRv7dACNn2g/YUXopbqx2MI/AAAAAAADypM/xesGTuheZfs20YmoKvCAXS50SxM1hWgRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-17_11-33-44_002.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oRv7dACNn2g/YUXopbqx2MI/AAAAAAADypM/xesGTuheZfs20YmoKvCAXS50SxM1hWgRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-17_11-33-44_002.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SaX_zqJEH18/YUXopQISMaI/AAAAAAADypU/u5TQLjaS3_8cLUqCcf8QsXm4vkMagXj3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-17_11-44-37_077.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SaX_zqJEH18/YUXopQISMaI/AAAAAAADypU/u5TQLjaS3_8cLUqCcf8QsXm4vkMagXj3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-17_11-44-37_077.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we toured an Amish house and learned all about their way of live. Even though this place was set up for tourist, it was very informative and the boys had a fun time exploring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HU-8_vAhr2w/YUXopVIv8CI/AAAAAAADypQ/QifBqYJ1vzojLIIJJCQSFh4ertZrksobwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-17_14-01-29_712.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2048" height="241" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HU-8_vAhr2w/YUXopVIv8CI/AAAAAAADypQ/QifBqYJ1vzojLIIJJCQSFh4ertZrksobwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-17_14-01-29_712.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2R7d678xFaI/YUXoqOg4VjI/AAAAAAADypY/K8JIw6HDb-QbuO_l4WdXTNgYZKqyrNkwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-17_14-04-44_800.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2R7d678xFaI/YUXoqOg4VjI/AAAAAAADypY/K8JIw6HDb-QbuO_l4WdXTNgYZKqyrNkwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-17_14-04-44_800.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That evening we went to see our play... it was absolutely amazing! Every year they do a different story and this year it was Queen Esther. We spent the week before reading the story in the Bible, so the boys loved seeing it come to life. It was a 2.5 hour play and the boys loved every minute of it. It was so grand, with elaborate sets, live animals and singing. We can't wait to go back next year when they do David. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Nc46eqPINs/YUXoqvbfZYI/AAAAAAADypc/592IVavutPsGaAsaS2vWbd-va7C52komQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-17_18-43-41_340.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Nc46eqPINs/YUXoqvbfZYI/AAAAAAADypc/592IVavutPsGaAsaS2vWbd-va7C52komQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-17_18-43-41_340.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took a drive around town on Sunday morning before we met our friends... we saw buggies and horses parked outside of a church (pretty neat sight) and we drove through some of their covered bridges. Lancaster is such a beautiful town and so very interesting! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D6080jjSweA/YUXorHTxx4I/AAAAAAADypg/j9nF-a-jPIIhpRS3YykbWIS4MM3fm2nfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-18_10-07-30_978.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D6080jjSweA/YUXorHTxx4I/AAAAAAADypg/j9nF-a-jPIIhpRS3YykbWIS4MM3fm2nfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-18_10-07-30_978.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wkODXkEK04w/YUXorvQSS9I/AAAAAAADypk/lU2JOFfd6GYa1LCDKiyEu-DtSkKg1QARwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-18_10-13-05_172.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wkODXkEK04w/YUXorvQSS9I/AAAAAAADypk/lU2JOFfd6GYa1LCDKiyEu-DtSkKg1QARwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-18_10-13-05_172.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We met up with our friends, the Burrs, at a park on Sunday afternoon. We met David and Erin in Hawaii before any of us had kids and now between us we have seven. It was so great to spend the afternoon with them and let the kids play while we caught up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pYcRbZDd14A/YUXpHLeBdZI/AAAAAAADyqE/gZQPEgcOP3QWvPF_PgfAxb7iwaedQw_6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pYcRbZDd14A/YUXpHLeBdZI/AAAAAAADyqE/gZQPEgcOP3QWvPF_PgfAxb7iwaedQw_6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_7754.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our final stop was at the Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery because who doesn't love a fresh pretzel? We learned the history of the pretzel, how it is made and we even got to practice making them with our dough. Such a fun stop! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-37CfuxSiu3Q/YUXosPQAqHI/AAAAAAADypo/VmsI0BDEbhwCAAk_A8ML-zSazQt1c1h9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-18_12-56-19_552.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-37CfuxSiu3Q/YUXosPQAqHI/AAAAAAADypo/VmsI0BDEbhwCAAk_A8ML-zSazQt1c1h9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-18_12-56-19_552.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JMcCXC76xI/YUXosns5i4I/AAAAAAADyps/H-woQamfkyQLpHmFO-MoMT8acHvFDdVRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-18_13-14-23_460.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JMcCXC76xI/YUXosns5i4I/AAAAAAADyps/H-woQamfkyQLpHmFO-MoMT8acHvFDdVRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-18_13-14-23_460.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are so glad we made the trip this weekend... between the play, pretzels, seeing our friends and learning about the Amish we packed a lot in and enjoyed a fun weekend adventure!</div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-40077181150980124802021-09-18T10:39:00.002+09:002021-09-18T10:39:09.442+09:00Philadephia!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Our plans changed at the last minute at the beginning of June. Essentially, Chris had some time off and we didn't have any where to go. So we decided on Philadelphia and we are so glad we did! This city is packed full of amazing things and it was only a three hour drive. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6Zz3KNVrHE/YUU9yU4u72I/AAAAAAADynQ/XhOTFhFtMtAq9MaOEzr5ThDWOSiime40ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-15_15-59-52_287.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6Zz3KNVrHE/YUU9yU4u72I/AAAAAAADynQ/XhOTFhFtMtAq9MaOEzr5ThDWOSiime40ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-15_15-59-52_287.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know I love a good mural picture! </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>If you ask the boys their favorite part of the trip, they will probably say the hotel. Chris picked a good one and the boys could not get over the view. It was incredible! They have never seen anything like it. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iO1jTXs6zbk/YUU9yTy5DII/AAAAAAADyoc/vJ9A_QiUitoSbQ1YVgttt0IZvIumnW7NgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-15_16-55-31_153.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iO1jTXs6zbk/YUU9yTy5DII/AAAAAAADyoc/vJ9A_QiUitoSbQ1YVgttt0IZvIumnW7NgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-15_16-55-31_153.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got there just in time for dinner so of course we had to try the famous Philadelphia Cheese Steaks. Jack and Luke didn't care for them, but Abram and I loved them!! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSaHGg-UYL8/YUU9yTG1HRI/AAAAAAADynM/m4QLSAsSX6k4ampKZM7YXe5HSjsCRWMYgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-15_18-53-58_361.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSaHGg-UYL8/YUU9yTG1HRI/AAAAAAADynM/m4QLSAsSX6k4ampKZM7YXe5HSjsCRWMYgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-15_18-53-58_361.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We left our van in a parking garage that we couldn't get out until we were ready to head home, so our main form of transportation was the metro and bus. Chris loves to figure out the transportation system in new cities. He always does an amazing job. The boys loved hopping on and hopping off. They became pros by the time the trip was over!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B0Wm96oPUFg/YUU9zB1mU1I/AAAAAAADyoc/E2vP9Yy7JzUCBodXB7_TcgwbS0IRB9B_wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_08-01-05_870.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B0Wm96oPUFg/YUU9zB1mU1I/AAAAAAADyoc/E2vP9Yy7JzUCBodXB7_TcgwbS0IRB9B_wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_08-01-05_870.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The city has so many amazing historical sites which was perfect because we just spent the year studying American history in our homeschool community. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RG7GP8k4Cxs/YUU9zVEnRJI/AAAAAAADync/InHS-ThJY7QZSY48QnannC5hD3iuRbnYQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_09-13-36_690.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RG7GP8k4Cxs/YUU9zVEnRJI/AAAAAAADync/InHS-ThJY7QZSY48QnannC5hD3iuRbnYQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_09-13-36_690.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elfreth's Alley... Our Nation's Oldest Residential Street</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U7B_JOTiW4c/YUU9ziRmiZI/AAAAAAADyng/8h1UwKUsQ8IJTiqeV5hw0upqPuEWLT6DgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_10-27-04_989.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U7B_JOTiW4c/YUU9ziRmiZI/AAAAAAADyng/8h1UwKUsQ8IJTiqeV5hw0upqPuEWLT6DgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_10-27-04_989.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With my boys infront of Independence Hall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ILXNWD-x1A/YUU9zvE4DwI/AAAAAAADynk/RqjIaeZk9CADby8ZnnKIEQM39gmGyqwYwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_10-59-25_077.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ILXNWD-x1A/YUU9zvE4DwI/AAAAAAADynk/RqjIaeZk9CADby8ZnnKIEQM39gmGyqwYwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_10-59-25_077.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where the Constitution was written... so cool! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TwhRww_5tSI/YUU90JZuuhI/AAAAAAADyno/EOLLijGlRXM6lRIo_sD6lla7Ez1lUUnvQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_11-49-22_100.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1868" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TwhRww_5tSI/YUU90JZuuhI/AAAAAAADyno/EOLLijGlRXM6lRIo_sD6lla7Ez1lUUnvQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_11-49-22_100.heic" width="292" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woohoo!! The reason for our trip... the Liberty Bell.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N77FdE7Yvlg/YUU90qcipaI/AAAAAAADyog/RFCOoRyAQeQon5UrzrjNGmw4ThakubVDACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_11-50-37_884.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N77FdE7Yvlg/YUU90qcipaI/AAAAAAADyog/RFCOoRyAQeQon5UrzrjNGmw4ThakubVDACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_11-50-37_884.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Couldn't get too many pictures. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K834s5TpP20/YUU91Pv1kFI/AAAAAAADynw/23_wIKltNTwA4CRwWMK4FubXwLtIc2YIwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_12-43-41_891.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K834s5TpP20/YUU91Pv1kFI/AAAAAAADynw/23_wIKltNTwA4CRwWMK4FubXwLtIc2YIwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_12-43-41_891.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Franklin's grave </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sD3qP1MZxpg/YUU91v9PBHI/AAAAAAADyn0/pKMDID3UVJ86e3QCCP79788Rt7Di3WSwwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_13-54-46_803.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sD3qP1MZxpg/YUU91v9PBHI/AAAAAAADyn0/pKMDID3UVJ86e3QCCP79788Rt7Di3WSwwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_13-54-46_803.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite place... The Reading Terminal. So many amazing food stalls inside. It was hard to pick where to eat. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IHKxKi-SIYY/YUU92Gj1vfI/AAAAAAADyn4/ralQa2KoKSUDs_MY0iJbwn5WOzoHd45bACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_19-08-56_300.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IHKxKi-SIYY/YUU92Gj1vfI/AAAAAAADyn4/ralQa2KoKSUDs_MY0iJbwn5WOzoHd45bACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_19-08-56_300.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The City of Brotherly Love... I need to frame this picture. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DXBuEroy3l4/YUU92i2KCcI/AAAAAAADyn8/MTw_A-3M92AI3bPmXb8d5RtVi7cyzQctACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-16_20-03-46_402.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DXBuEroy3l4/YUU92i2KCcI/AAAAAAADyn8/MTw_A-3M92AI3bPmXb8d5RtVi7cyzQctACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-16_20-03-46_402.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking the Benjamin Franklin Bridge at the most amazing time of day. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_58yqycrjqg/YUU93DidT3I/AAAAAAADyoA/voGrMczXT8MsbD6gVoA_Y7Mx2XiI8a44ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-17_10-50-26_318.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_58yqycrjqg/YUU93DidT3I/AAAAAAADyoA/voGrMczXT8MsbD6gVoA_Y7Mx2XiI8a44ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-17_10-50-26_318.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at this breakfast for our little peanut! Cookie Dough stuffed French Toast</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Okay, I was kidding about the hotel being their favorite part... this place was. The Eastern State Penitentiary. We took them to tour an old prison and they were amazed the whole time. This was like a dream come true for them. They did a great job listening the audio tour and learned so much about this historical landmark.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6eFRLN53NOg/YUU93meihhI/AAAAAAADyoE/9t8DBbwDuIwr8uJ0qYLAdKyRL6Q9axyHgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-17_15-31-58_833.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6eFRLN53NOg/YUU93meihhI/AAAAAAADyoE/9t8DBbwDuIwr8uJ0qYLAdKyRL6Q9axyHgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-17_15-31-58_833.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ptsZikrqJ8U/YUU94PKcwlI/AAAAAAADyoI/DFsZQDYfoLQaDKKOa__aVWqr9hcOfH7SwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-17_16-50-40_927.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ptsZikrqJ8U/YUU94PKcwlI/AAAAAAADyoI/DFsZQDYfoLQaDKKOa__aVWqr9hcOfH7SwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-17_16-50-40_927.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course no trip is complete without a visit to the city's art museum. Chris could walk around all day, but I just like to find the highlights of the familiar artists (mainly the ones we have studied). </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zTb71B_b6XQ/YUU95LDlSjI/AAAAAAADyoQ/wXmwaf8-a5wFW5IqpkZwQ6Wz9LbX_Z4NgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-18_12-02-57_177.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zTb71B_b6XQ/YUU95LDlSjI/AAAAAAADyoQ/wXmwaf8-a5wFW5IqpkZwQ6Wz9LbX_Z4NgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-18_12-02-57_177.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke with one of Van Gogh's Sunflowers. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWx1fxuYbkM/YUU95oPJXPI/AAAAAAADyoU/J4szeusFzYAue-fx5wICYGP0l7EfQOBdwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-18_12-09-13_891.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWx1fxuYbkM/YUU95oPJXPI/AAAAAAADyoU/J4szeusFzYAue-fx5wICYGP0l7EfQOBdwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-18_12-09-13_891.heic" width="240" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picasso! They loved studying him this winter and were thrilled to see an original. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5K8rvNGNM1A/YUVCJkqomEI/AAAAAAADypA/8NyaLpOVF2oLi8xobT0H0nD5-HQ0_RBcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5K8rvNGNM1A/YUVCJkqomEI/AAAAAAADypA/8NyaLpOVF2oLi8xobT0H0nD5-HQ0_RBcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_7311.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke with one of Van Gogh's self portraits. Can you tell he's my little artist?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGplxlu8C2c/YUVCJiuGmTI/AAAAAAADyo8/3lviHpYutJc1lT_4jc-lpKeXrDuQaR90ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/IMG_7310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGplxlu8C2c/YUVCJiuGmTI/AAAAAAADyo8/3lviHpYutJc1lT_4jc-lpKeXrDuQaR90ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/IMG_7310.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And with a Monet! </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>And of course we couldn't leave Philadelphia without running up the steps and taking a picture with the Rocky Statue. I'm such a boy mom!<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dx9vefbCTJk/YUU958zctFI/AAAAAAADyoY/mUOMlZkycZAX64Y0cO-tnYqDSzuXaoXiACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-18_12-46-22_120.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dx9vefbCTJk/YUU958zctFI/AAAAAAADyoY/mUOMlZkycZAX64Y0cO-tnYqDSzuXaoXiACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-18_12-46-22_120.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My four boys!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><br /><br />Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-2933494259410062362021-09-18T10:14:00.000+09:002021-09-18T10:14:07.713+09:00Our Summer Adventures around D.C. <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had so many new adventures to take this summer and we were so happy when things started opening back up! When we moved here the museums and zoo were closed due to Covid, so we have had a wonderful time exploring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Early in the summer we headed to a fun place to swim in the middle of the town, its called The Yards. It was so fun and the perfect summer activity. And of course, there was an ice cream shop just around the corner that we had to try out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3DDab9Q90c/YUOluCpndJI/AAAAAAADylU/DW6TNLntudcdwcpzje3aoBl17Px1licUgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-07_13-20-11_017.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3DDab9Q90c/YUOluCpndJI/AAAAAAADylU/DW6TNLntudcdwcpzje3aoBl17Px1licUgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-07_13-20-11_017.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pCDjJDAuoGA/YUOluAcMphI/AAAAAAADylQ/WyCjFFVK6pMo71HOcHm0RrcWw16EvmjWACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-07_13-37-27_211.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pCDjJDAuoGA/YUOluAcMphI/AAAAAAADylQ/WyCjFFVK6pMo71HOcHm0RrcWw16EvmjWACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-07_13-37-27_211.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h6CulIBkT_Q/YUOluMADLzI/AAAAAAADylM/Xbwrq3pTbWg3HMIRBvcdyRx0aq77qCeAACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-07_14-20-00_642.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h6CulIBkT_Q/YUOluMADLzI/AAAAAAADylM/Xbwrq3pTbWg3HMIRBvcdyRx0aq77qCeAACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-07_14-20-00_642.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course we still have a lot more to visit, but we have enjoyed the ones we have been to. First on our list was the Natural History Museum because the boys love the movie, Night at the Museum. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDrlQqoE-9I/YUOluVEYSWI/AAAAAAADylY/eKIHe9LiE-M61cpt6nmGK7d-QQQt65eRwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_14-20-43_056.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDrlQqoE-9I/YUOluVEYSWI/AAAAAAADylY/eKIHe9LiE-M61cpt6nmGK7d-QQQt65eRwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_14-20-43_056.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous elephant </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S0BZAas9Jq8/YUOlugiAKOI/AAAAAAADylc/80TtzsWytKYvWdH7yLsjFcgO7vXr7WqlgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_15-38-19_580.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S0BZAas9Jq8/YUOlugiAKOI/AAAAAAADylc/80TtzsWytKYvWdH7yLsjFcgO7vXr7WqlgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_15-38-19_580.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack loved the monkey bones</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wJJupPtpr6g/YUOlu1qrSbI/AAAAAAADylg/kONGeULMp2kYCnr67vYbqIonuuaQ_R3EgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_15-47-11_214.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wJJupPtpr6g/YUOlu1qrSbI/AAAAAAADylg/kONGeULMp2kYCnr67vYbqIonuuaQ_R3EgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_15-47-11_214.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram's favorites were in the geology section. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AgjQqLj5-T0/YUOlu8pOsXI/AAAAAAADylk/AsnseD2R74skEx61Yuz3hWO5i2kggfnWQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_15-47-47_980.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AgjQqLj5-T0/YUOlu8pOsXI/AAAAAAADylk/AsnseD2R74skEx61Yuz3hWO5i2kggfnWQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_15-47-47_980.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So colorful!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jVWlFkpkmoI/YUOlvERsKJI/AAAAAAADylo/iVW-gSPzZOQtpzCc-PHFg-mSdFPBrd4DQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_15-58-03_427.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jVWlFkpkmoI/YUOlvERsKJI/AAAAAAADylo/iVW-gSPzZOQtpzCc-PHFg-mSdFPBrd4DQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_15-58-03_427.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In our Classical Conversations community we study famous artist throughout the year. We have loved finding their original paintings all around the museums! It's really fun when the boys can identify an artist before I tell them, just based on what we have studied. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFj84Mi1HFc/YUOlvNprOUI/AAAAAAADyls/EhiS5Pd2HE8jxmjvz6TrKrSiGB7YM89_wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_16-23-49_732.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gFj84Mi1HFc/YUOlvNprOUI/AAAAAAADyls/EhiS5Pd2HE8jxmjvz6TrKrSiGB7YM89_wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_16-23-49_732.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma Moses</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bdSVxOkuCG8/YUOlvfmO_mI/AAAAAAADylw/MzOJcMS_DIc6Tr3YfoQ_Yyxz9SxVon30ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_16-38-34_715.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bdSVxOkuCG8/YUOlvfmO_mI/AAAAAAADylw/MzOJcMS_DIc6Tr3YfoQ_Yyxz9SxVon30ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_16-38-34_715.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Georgia O'Keefe </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWs2QoDLGdM/YUOlv7G29bI/AAAAAAADyl0/x26IQ664svYf73q99yIe5X0NpwaL3KYJQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_16-50-38_207.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWs2QoDLGdM/YUOlv7G29bI/AAAAAAADyl0/x26IQ664svYf73q99yIe5X0NpwaL3KYJQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_16-50-38_207.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram remembered that this was the portrait that was saved when the White House was burning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XdK6_U7zKvc/YUOlwCURaLI/AAAAAAADyl4/azj3fmc2xNESlxjidtymR5s0vzAHZVOeACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-09_17-23-58_943.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XdK6_U7zKvc/YUOlwCURaLI/AAAAAAADyl4/azj3fmc2xNESlxjidtymR5s0vzAHZVOeACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-09_17-23-58_943.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I kind of loved seeing the Academy Awards. So cool!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>One morning we headed to Great Farms with our neighbors to Great Farms. We picked peaches and found a new kind of peach that we love, the donut peach! We ate most of what we picked on our way home. We can't wait to go back to this farm in the fall to pick apples and pumpkins. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C7uXKybZFi8/YUOlwcEKzEI/AAAAAAADyl8/Z6XBvH9rH0EIRgHpXNBUuw2TLFA2sGFygCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-02_11-56-41_531.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C7uXKybZFi8/YUOlwcEKzEI/AAAAAAADyl8/Z6XBvH9rH0EIRgHpXNBUuw2TLFA2sGFygCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-02_11-56-41_531.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HOYbryCmtz8/YUOlwQf0PSI/AAAAAAADymA/V4-gc9rpqLkI22clFwI_qWZ8Oz_TDx5oQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-02_12-09-04_716.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HOYbryCmtz8/YUOlwQf0PSI/AAAAAAADymA/V4-gc9rpqLkI22clFwI_qWZ8Oz_TDx5oQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-02_12-09-04_716.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally the zoo reopened and we were able to get tickets! The boys were so excited to get to see the pandas! It is such a great zoo. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I1YQYgX90VE/YUOlwg_MVpI/AAAAAAADymE/d6-3LJaAdsYLd3rpdAG_H5WqW1uvdb1uQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-04_08-30-16_725.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I1YQYgX90VE/YUOlwg_MVpI/AAAAAAADymE/d6-3LJaAdsYLd3rpdAG_H5WqW1uvdb1uQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-04_08-30-16_725.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching the mom and baby panda play</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wQX_sgDm8_Q/YUOlw8QlHdI/AAAAAAADymI/nTdOuDU35Loev-IxUW0Xbg9yqMU0wn2eACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-04_09-50-31_976.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wQX_sgDm8_Q/YUOlw8QlHdI/AAAAAAADymI/nTdOuDU35Loev-IxUW0Xbg9yqMU0wn2eACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-04_09-50-31_976.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack loved watching the mama monkey and baby monkey climb! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qwm7g7cBqIg/YUOlw5gtmtI/AAAAAAADymM/09BYekcbb-MHviurCm2yfRVcP5xUykZ-gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-04_11-11-05_617.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qwm7g7cBqIg/YUOlw5gtmtI/AAAAAAADymM/09BYekcbb-MHviurCm2yfRVcP5xUykZ-gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-04_11-11-05_617.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Luke's favorite was the blue tree frog!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--aC-9rgs_gI/YUOlxJjys6I/AAAAAAADymQ/TOmaE-cRgu86Gxa3zqaIOIGjx-oWCDgzACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-04_11-25-37_380.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--aC-9rgs_gI/YUOlxJjys6I/AAAAAAADymQ/TOmaE-cRgu86Gxa3zqaIOIGjx-oWCDgzACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-04_11-25-37_380.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just think this is adorable. This sea lion stayed by them forever!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aguR5GaA9JA/YUOlxZKVYgI/AAAAAAADymU/-yAemm5XcTcc1pTu94xpS8I_5aMZdwO1ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-04_11-27-17_121.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aguR5GaA9JA/YUOlxZKVYgI/AAAAAAADymU/-yAemm5XcTcc1pTu94xpS8I_5aMZdwO1ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-04_11-27-17_121.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two peas in a pod</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And finally, we made it to the Library of Congress. Abram has been waiting to see this amazing library and it did not disappoint. It was beautiful inside and had so many interesting things. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yriaJhEy_fI/YUOlxjp-BlI/AAAAAAADymc/0prnI1gJQIAQkrH3PZq4yInCmRIq6gARQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-13_14-09-13_902.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yriaJhEy_fI/YUOlxjp-BlI/AAAAAAADymc/0prnI1gJQIAQkrH3PZq4yInCmRIq6gARQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-13_14-09-13_902.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The amazing ceiling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T3TXcTcfqkI/YUOlxoF_yWI/AAAAAAADymY/X0LJCAXmFO0GRFz8nhEn6QwEAS8xwW0hgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-13_14-13-27_998.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T3TXcTcfqkI/YUOlxoF_yWI/AAAAAAADymY/X0LJCAXmFO0GRFz8nhEn6QwEAS8xwW0hgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-13_14-13-27_998.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stunning!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oy2R-ntCRT4/YUOlx803RnI/AAAAAAADymg/mpGJpMR-_iUCKYGF7qSN5OPBN5hetG37gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-13_14-24-30_258.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oy2R-ntCRT4/YUOlx803RnI/AAAAAAADymg/mpGJpMR-_iUCKYGF7qSN5OPBN5hetG37gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-13_14-24-30_258.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Jefferson's library</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTOy7W0GabQ/YUOlyUuDMnI/AAAAAAADymk/NuLvq0njrZYim_fSBtNatpSijEO58Vt7ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-08-13_14-53-16_933.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTOy7W0GabQ/YUOlyUuDMnI/AAAAAAADymk/NuLvq0njrZYim_fSBtNatpSijEO58Vt7ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-08-13_14-53-16_933.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We can't wait to take more adventures this fall! 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Both exceeded our expectations! </p><p>We were amazed to see that something actually grew from the tiny plants and not just that they grew, but that we could eat what we grew! We planted tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and bell peppers. </p><p>And all three boys learned so much about swimming and competition this summer. They loved the practices and weekly meets. I think they enjoyed the meets because they knew they would get ribbons the next day. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gNVfH5izIz8/YUOj4dV6h7I/AAAAAAADykA/ntGpN3UDNFY1_OOYwCAL2qJLuORERHs_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-24_17-05-40_472.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gNVfH5izIz8/YUOj4dV6h7I/AAAAAAADykA/ntGpN3UDNFY1_OOYwCAL2qJLuORERHs_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-24_17-05-40_472.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very beginning of our garden.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svDfo6VNL9g/YUOj4QHz3xI/AAAAAAADykE/EAFVIKHKAr4a5WKFey3Xa0A0rJpq9sAWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-22_14-52-26_284.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-svDfo6VNL9g/YUOj4QHz3xI/AAAAAAADykE/EAFVIKHKAr4a5WKFey3Xa0A0rJpq9sAWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-22_14-52-26_284.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to grow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJeScRLzWNc/YUOj4Q-kwHI/AAAAAAADyj8/aFl5bV-nNhkkE8XzdZS6DilqOdTVQT8EACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-06-24_19-03-32_233.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJeScRLzWNc/YUOj4Q-kwHI/AAAAAAADyj8/aFl5bV-nNhkkE8XzdZS6DilqOdTVQT8EACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-24_19-03-32_233.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picking our first harvest!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ijw8Nri4rCE/YUOj4tHJVII/AAAAAAADykI/qg9mo0t1SbwU67cYCnsbrdUy3Ih5hQu6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-06-28_17-14-41_387.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ijw8Nri4rCE/YUOj4tHJVII/AAAAAAADykI/qg9mo0t1SbwU67cYCnsbrdUy3Ih5hQu6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-28_17-14-41_387.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So beautiful!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UdwPOv38beY/YUOj5CbcLGI/AAAAAAADykM/_7r5tVm4mQYiGJPT1kDH_UngeQNkg-4FgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-06-28_17-14-54_782.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UdwPOv38beY/YUOj5CbcLGI/AAAAAAADykM/_7r5tVm4mQYiGJPT1kDH_UngeQNkg-4FgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-28_17-14-54_782.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackberries, too!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LU6IgPtxP0/YUOj5ZzvRhI/AAAAAAADykU/NpYu8BmJp94kNa0msq-JuCAW7BxdoHGywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-08_16-32-08_419.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LU6IgPtxP0/YUOj5ZzvRhI/AAAAAAADykU/NpYu8BmJp94kNa0msq-JuCAW7BxdoHGywCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-08_16-32-08_419.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is in full bloom!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KYK2l6Tr5-8/YUOj5RLEIcI/AAAAAAADykQ/dTqIWZqaZhgmNd309xPv2guWE6qWuUxrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-12_10-00-55_850.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KYK2l6Tr5-8/YUOj5RLEIcI/AAAAAAADykQ/dTqIWZqaZhgmNd309xPv2guWE6qWuUxrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-12_10-00-55_850.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cucumbers were my favorite to watch grow. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Abram worked on freestyle and breast this year. We just love watching him swim and the boys perfected their dive and the freestyle. We were so proud of them, especially because at the beginning of the summer all of them said they really weren't interested in swimming. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yb8I1ABtFkE/YUOkBTzYzJI/AAAAAAADykY/WLv7yFL2Q6wUENDwj1fUG3S0SNqXmz1MwCLcBGAsYHQ/s828/2021-06-12_21-43-14_000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="828" height="218" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yb8I1ABtFkE/YUOkBTzYzJI/AAAAAAADykY/WLv7yFL2Q6wUENDwj1fUG3S0SNqXmz1MwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-12_21-43-14_000.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5n8wU3zblcM/YUOkBW4bd3I/AAAAAAADykg/QSH8tYBu058qAkgzZzxF3Ep2UH8jVOVPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s828/2021-06-12_21-43-53_000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="828" height="204" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5n8wU3zblcM/YUOkBW4bd3I/AAAAAAADykg/QSH8tYBu058qAkgzZzxF3Ep2UH8jVOVPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-12_21-43-53_000.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fH93Gqh0ev4/YUOkBWwpOJI/AAAAAAADykc/W0CRkgNJL3UNjM7s4C2K31b5ZxxUCdV4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s828/2021-06-12_21-46-59_000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="828" height="220" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fH93Gqh0ev4/YUOkBWwpOJI/AAAAAAADykc/W0CRkgNJL3UNjM7s4C2K31b5ZxxUCdV4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-12_21-46-59_000.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was so fun watching them learn something new together. They loved going to practice every day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vJsA8qrTBaM/YUOkB1THTDI/AAAAAAADykk/BvbjoZAhhsUwFgJQhv8UDH1cetw6_1ucQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-06-30_10-32-50_189.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vJsA8qrTBaM/YUOkB1THTDI/AAAAAAADykk/BvbjoZAhhsUwFgJQhv8UDH1cetw6_1ucQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-06-30_10-32-50_189.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5vXbVujvZWM/YUOkCHng0pI/AAAAAAADyko/tBnUvTG33EoR92qj0a8DqZKdClua7eWzACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-21_17-05-45_898.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5vXbVujvZWM/YUOkCHng0pI/AAAAAAADyko/tBnUvTG33EoR92qj0a8DqZKdClua7eWzACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-21_17-05-45_898.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My three swimmers!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uXoMM_6nQ4g/YUOkCTcrWLI/AAAAAAADyks/JahrxCSMsb8Y7IbVX1lrT8Lr_B5gNMh7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1740/2021-07-21_18-00-37_921.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1635" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uXoMM_6nQ4g/YUOkCTcrWLI/AAAAAAADyks/JahrxCSMsb8Y7IbVX1lrT8Lr_B5gNMh7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-21_18-00-37_921.jpeg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack diving in</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0_oP1DXKMYI/YUOkCVyD5bI/AAAAAAADykw/C-7sJgv3FN8BsvGTyI6R4meY6IakW2ltwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1656/2021-07-21_18-02-33_529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1150" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0_oP1DXKMYI/YUOkCVyD5bI/AAAAAAADykw/C-7sJgv3FN8BsvGTyI6R4meY6IakW2ltwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-21_18-02-33_529.jpeg" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke getting ready</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HxZ10MfVXeY/YUOkCqApJ0I/AAAAAAADyk0/bAMjeQZkthYr7uqcdqH4JiDnxlU1S8y0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-07-21_18-13-34_743.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HxZ10MfVXeY/YUOkCqApJ0I/AAAAAAADyk0/bAMjeQZkthYr7uqcdqH4JiDnxlU1S8y0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-07-21_18-13-34_743.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And there goes Abram. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-46452204709776225022021-09-17T05:04:00.001+09:002021-09-17T05:04:15.025+09:00The Beginning of our Summer<p>We had such a fun, busy and adventurous summer I couldn't include it all on one blog posts. We did lots of first, we took lots of trips and went on many adventures. I tried to split it up the best way I could.</p><p>We knew it was officially summer when Jack and Luke finished their first reading series. They worked so hard this year and they were ecstatic when I gave them their certificates. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-meBDcifeyZA/YUOfYne6AOI/AAAAAAADyjg/IO58p1DClKcLoKw2fAbXQrAzdj3HxN5JACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-17_10-10-45_319.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-meBDcifeyZA/YUOfYne6AOI/AAAAAAADyjg/IO58p1DClKcLoKw2fAbXQrAzdj3HxN5JACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-17_10-10-45_319.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7TpmvcTAW-M/YUOfYgn9n8I/AAAAAAADyjg/LHZNh7rbdfohpG4Dx40zTEmMIKOzAtF-gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-17_10-13-06_677.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7TpmvcTAW-M/YUOfYgn9n8I/AAAAAAADyjg/LHZNh7rbdfohpG4Dx40zTEmMIKOzAtF-gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-17_10-13-06_677.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Our summer started with our annual "First Day of Summer" Day. They woke up to summer goodies, we had ice cream for lunch and had a water gun fight and watermelon snack with our neighbors. It was the best first day of summer!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1izV6p7lMU/YUOfYkr9oBI/AAAAAAADyjk/LS7hqUK7tk81umOSWbGLyUY69L66pZs_wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-20_10-41-23_326.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1izV6p7lMU/YUOfYkr9oBI/AAAAAAADyjk/LS7hqUK7tk81umOSWbGLyUY69L66pZs_wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-20_10-41-23_326.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GgbEh9MFLYw/YUOfZXlXIMI/AAAAAAADyj4/-TYTANRvKxUvM_tZAy7y0jlXWot25fOLgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-21_06-48-34_751.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GgbEh9MFLYw/YUOfZXlXIMI/AAAAAAADyj4/-TYTANRvKxUvM_tZAy7y0jlXWot25fOLgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-21_06-48-34_751.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xGOdiHsGdbA/YUOfZ4XC8cI/AAAAAAADyj0/hiSygM4HNbMoyJdoGSAhBvNBUOyddIGvACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-21_08-31-56_112.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xGOdiHsGdbA/YUOfZ4XC8cI/AAAAAAADyj0/hiSygM4HNbMoyJdoGSAhBvNBUOyddIGvACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-21_08-31-56_112.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HwSqGjqbFMA/YUOfafJOaHI/AAAAAAADyj4/S9lulcvyVWceSeBGC9qu8_jJOLiiFfSFgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-21_08-32-41_711.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HwSqGjqbFMA/YUOfafJOaHI/AAAAAAADyj4/S9lulcvyVWceSeBGC9qu8_jJOLiiFfSFgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-21_08-32-41_711.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zO_GYpiylSA/YUOfa28oF1I/AAAAAAADyjw/7EVNchZ2DBkWDESu_NIKBs_0UosGEuHDQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-21_08-33-55_757.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zO_GYpiylSA/YUOfa28oF1I/AAAAAAADyjw/7EVNchZ2DBkWDESu_NIKBs_0UosGEuHDQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-21_08-33-55_757.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UPEVHEwnYvo/YUOfbWvwYoI/AAAAAAADyj4/YMJxxQpjbqInyNV_bvoh2qvtrqN7F3jjACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-21_13-40-21_702.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UPEVHEwnYvo/YUOfbWvwYoI/AAAAAAADyj4/YMJxxQpjbqInyNV_bvoh2qvtrqN7F3jjACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-21_13-40-21_702.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nN_Uoh73oTg/YUOfbvAx_XI/AAAAAAADyjs/COdVq7RQ4fEOMbm1fdGezKtx-INV6p8fwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-21_14-30-14_085.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="2048" height="261" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nN_Uoh73oTg/YUOfbvAx_XI/AAAAAAADyjs/COdVq7RQ4fEOMbm1fdGezKtx-INV6p8fwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-21_14-30-14_085.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EAcr3o6erfc/YUOfbxkOxyI/AAAAAAADyjk/V7r89EyVkV46kZTY5EIk2n1vt9QVXe_KgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-21_15-09-28_558.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EAcr3o6erfc/YUOfbxkOxyI/AAAAAAADyjk/V7r89EyVkV46kZTY5EIk2n1vt9QVXe_KgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-21_15-09-28_558.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, a few days later we jumped on a plane and headed to Louisiana! The boys love making this yearly trip and they always have a blast! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2qtlmj5F-a8/YUOfcMdui5I/AAAAAAADyj4/trKazkG-m8IkvknFd2rduXkXC13h5av3QCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-25_09-35-14_277.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2qtlmj5F-a8/YUOfcMdui5I/AAAAAAADyj4/trKazkG-m8IkvknFd2rduXkXC13h5av3QCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-25_09-35-14_277.heic" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They were so excited that we flew this year... we usually drive. This was much quicker!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1QXz7WHopto/YUOfcc1OojI/AAAAAAADyjo/nbcHGexElowPu9ebZVxq192CvNdsyQ8mQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-25_16-38-11_594.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1QXz7WHopto/YUOfcc1OojI/AAAAAAADyjo/nbcHGexElowPu9ebZVxq192CvNdsyQ8mQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-25_16-38-11_594.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greeting us at the airport. I love Abram laughing at my dad. They have such a fun relationship. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>We didn't do anything grand this summer, we just soaked up our time together. Whether it was playing games, having water gun fights in the back yard, swimming at my sisters house, or hanging out with our cousins- we just had the best time! I love making these memories for the boys. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sGVRacZgyRE/YUOfcev12nI/AAAAAAADyjw/utQiejFIKAARmtypM_zbhX3mKavNR6ynACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-26_19-49-53_681.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sGVRacZgyRE/YUOfcev12nI/AAAAAAADyjw/utQiejFIKAARmtypM_zbhX3mKavNR6ynACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-26_19-49-53_681.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram played games with my parents every evening when the twins went to bed. He loved this time with them!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MGWD9p90A94/YUOfcl1KcjI/AAAAAAADyj4/hRvh_Ruh550pDiT6h3oxgR6TjsVzhjoDgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-27_13-40-15_435.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="2048" height="223" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MGWD9p90A94/YUOfcl1KcjI/AAAAAAADyj4/hRvh_Ruh550pDiT6h3oxgR6TjsVzhjoDgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-27_13-40-15_435.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swimming at Aunt Julie's... one of our favorite things!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nW_o59oNTUI/YUOfcx1m5hI/AAAAAAADyjo/iOeFewspBxgdq6yGZ_GzC-rY5Yd5sXWUwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-27_14-06-01_742.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2048" height="250" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nW_o59oNTUI/YUOfcx1m5hI/AAAAAAADyjo/iOeFewspBxgdq6yGZ_GzC-rY5Yd5sXWUwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-27_14-06-01_742.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PPpK8xX1PEk/YUOfc3iiODI/AAAAAAADyj0/9H_2oIsjIDwfLl3KoKk-VKPISt9c2ZnkwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-27_14-16-35_483.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PPpK8xX1PEk/YUOfc3iiODI/AAAAAAADyj0/9H_2oIsjIDwfLl3KoKk-VKPISt9c2ZnkwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-27_14-16-35_483.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aMEn1AppE78/YUOfdNk8sfI/AAAAAAADyjk/rrX9xg-nmGcrItfRZd8b4VM-c9ffRbVLwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-27_14-17-04_081.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aMEn1AppE78/YUOfdNk8sfI/AAAAAAADyjk/rrX9xg-nmGcrItfRZd8b4VM-c9ffRbVLwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-27_14-17-04_081.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ck04arJfMFg/YUOfdZy5iAI/AAAAAAADyjs/xVtNnI_c9TAJIzPlZP9rcUmftjUHZQZTgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-05-29_15-09-43_052.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ck04arJfMFg/YUOfdZy5iAI/AAAAAAADyjs/xVtNnI_c9TAJIzPlZP9rcUmftjUHZQZTgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-05-29_15-09-43_052.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing checkers with their 93 year old great grandma!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8oXVGSssUwg/YUOfdi3RKrI/AAAAAAADyjg/tpdZU0Szh5sREyYJU-71NECwfrXOw46KgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-02_13-04-41_717.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8oXVGSssUwg/YUOfdi3RKrI/AAAAAAADyjg/tpdZU0Szh5sREyYJU-71NECwfrXOw46KgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-02_13-04-41_717.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So fun!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tMlFNHqDYzo/YUOfd9PgZKI/AAAAAAADyj0/VwG708HglW00r2NWFWm3whJ-Sz1fL3oFwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-02_15-34-38_357.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tMlFNHqDYzo/YUOfd9PgZKI/AAAAAAADyj0/VwG708HglW00r2NWFWm3whJ-Sz1fL3oFwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-02_15-34-38_357.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They love going to Chuck E. Cheese with Gram! They know I won't take them, so they don't even ask!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x3rkEj8m8RY/YUOfd1rVhdI/AAAAAAADyj0/CUe8SMibCjIabo6fVYivlSp2DNKLVhZQwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-05_11-49-08_129.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x3rkEj8m8RY/YUOfd1rVhdI/AAAAAAADyj0/CUe8SMibCjIabo6fVYivlSp2DNKLVhZQwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-05_11-49-08_129.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water gun fights in the rain! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPxDGIGU8lU/YUOfeFd9KNI/AAAAAAADyjw/y2y0GUHK28Q_Pf0esqW9TMmX5Gc0lg9UQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-06_11-17-51_500.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPxDGIGU8lU/YUOfeFd9KNI/AAAAAAADyjw/y2y0GUHK28Q_Pf0esqW9TMmX5Gc0lg9UQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-06_11-17-51_500.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with my cousin's kids... they love seeing each other every summer!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JcSCtQHHOs8/YUOfeHSZ-KI/AAAAAAADyjw/dM2qX8OXsSs7bYqUtu3e0dMkGjxFzq7kwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-07_15-12-19_013.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JcSCtQHHOs8/YUOfeHSZ-KI/AAAAAAADyjw/dM2qX8OXsSs7bYqUtu3e0dMkGjxFzq7kwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-07_15-12-19_013.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting lessons with Granddad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0mwXHeLERk0/YUOfeWDt8uI/AAAAAAADyj4/lFxn7ctpNOwDVijw78UX9qyQhwI-f9RLACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-07_16-22-08_748.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0mwXHeLERk0/YUOfeWDt8uI/AAAAAAADyj4/lFxn7ctpNOwDVijw78UX9qyQhwI-f9RLACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-07_16-22-08_748.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9tnuraZeP0c/YUOfes8dvAI/AAAAAAADyjs/KliLk6uSl3c-9REjrCTHkbeJJM509ogdwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-08_17-02-55_629.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9tnuraZeP0c/YUOfes8dvAI/AAAAAAADyjs/KliLk6uSl3c-9REjrCTHkbeJJM509ogdwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-08_17-02-55_629.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODv5OmaktB8/YUOfewF55uI/AAAAAAADyjo/OyLqwCucKuE8mabwLWW4gVMtRpWn-aspACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-08_17-15-17_513.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODv5OmaktB8/YUOfewF55uI/AAAAAAADyjo/OyLqwCucKuE8mabwLWW4gVMtRpWn-aspACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-08_17-15-17_513.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But don't be fooled... we also had a good time back in Alexandria this summer! Right when we got home the boys had VBS at our church. It was the best one I have ever seen and all three boys had a blast!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-utajwgzMyGQ/YUOffG_MCCI/AAAAAAADyjs/EmyQEh73574Jq9F_Yox4aAtKVxuljJQWwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-06-23_09-02-29_312.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-utajwgzMyGQ/YUOffG_MCCI/AAAAAAADyjs/EmyQEh73574Jq9F_Yox4aAtKVxuljJQWwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-06-23_09-02-29_312.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also hosted a big Fourth of July party with our neighbors. We all hung out and ate and then we watch fireworks together. I think it's safe to say everyone had a BLAST!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dbd7tS7SfTg/YUOffk6B8MI/AAAAAAADyjg/qqszxgbQAVEpTkrKMKYz3kI7kCOA1FrhACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-04_19-50-07_075.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dbd7tS7SfTg/YUOffk6B8MI/AAAAAAADyjg/qqszxgbQAVEpTkrKMKYz3kI7kCOA1FrhACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-04_19-50-07_075.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NKGb4KCKYFA/YUOff7FYKGI/AAAAAAADyjk/z6FKdFZmnqYrDXxibJvOSygPMO110prhwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-04_19-50-22_938.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NKGb4KCKYFA/YUOff7FYKGI/AAAAAAADyjk/z6FKdFZmnqYrDXxibJvOSygPMO110prhwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-04_19-50-22_938.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wR6yQ6ykX6s/YUOff962x3I/AAAAAAADyjw/2yE7w_txUTQcH9jl8CP5DkuKsLiPViv-QCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-04_20-10-28_576.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wR6yQ6ykX6s/YUOff962x3I/AAAAAAADyjw/2yE7w_txUTQcH9jl8CP5DkuKsLiPViv-QCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-04_20-10-28_576.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gw8xKbgxMYk/YUOfgTvUL8I/AAAAAAADyjk/ibzvAOr0Sw8_qFDVJIV9cmbY52imipfWwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-04_20-18-45_875.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gw8xKbgxMYk/YUOfgTvUL8I/AAAAAAADyjk/ibzvAOr0Sw8_qFDVJIV9cmbY52imipfWwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-04_20-18-45_875.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkynTANOQrk/YUOfgaCYgqI/AAAAAAADyj0/g_MAZAIw-vARCoM9l8CSWcvzjh0k7KTygCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-04_21-10-08_496.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkynTANOQrk/YUOfgaCYgqI/AAAAAAADyj0/g_MAZAIw-vARCoM9l8CSWcvzjh0k7KTygCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-04_21-10-08_496.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And at the end of July we celebrated Abram's eighth Gotcha Day... I just can't believe it! He loved showing Jack and Luke his adoption book and explaining the pictures, eating Cheerios for breakfast and then we spent the day at Great Waves water park! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ZjH1-i6H_U/YUOfg3xD9aI/AAAAAAADyjw/-HEhJv0GQbQAfjJbGkNphcvFyJJ7ug_ggCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-21_19-53-00_606.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--ZjH1-i6H_U/YUOfg3xD9aI/AAAAAAADyjw/-HEhJv0GQbQAfjJbGkNphcvFyJJ7ug_ggCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-21_19-53-00_606.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ocHPSYkWVsw/YUOfg7-CgwI/AAAAAAADyjo/-4czUpFCw9I5Z8jHaUjsDiWigHMJi4HgACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-07-22_07-08-13_385.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ocHPSYkWVsw/YUOfg7-CgwI/AAAAAAADyjo/-4czUpFCw9I5Z8jHaUjsDiWigHMJi4HgACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-07-22_07-08-13_385.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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THIS GIRL! Well, its the beginning of March and I'm ready with all the spring things, but of course no one notified the weather of Virginia. So even though I was ready, it was still cold and chilly outside. That's okay... we moved forward. Mama was ready with popsicles and we blew up the Jump-a-roo and set out to see all the flowers we could (even with our jackets on).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k-kmrSNUd0g/YJluJBJQgKI/AAAAAAADyP0/CRpPlF3Cp3cXNsx07XAtII21OdVdaiH7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-02_12-57-45_441.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k-kmrSNUd0g/YJluJBJQgKI/AAAAAAADyP0/CRpPlF3Cp3cXNsx07XAtII21OdVdaiH7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-02_12-57-45_441.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UnqSnLufuaU/YJluI4PhmHI/AAAAAAADyPs/fVJucVTpyKQVkwnHMg37tLon06RLniCjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-03_15-12-48_383.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UnqSnLufuaU/YJluI4PhmHI/AAAAAAADyPs/fVJucVTpyKQVkwnHMg37tLon06RLniCjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-03_15-12-48_383.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chris is thrilled because the boys have started to have a greater interest in playing games... and not your usual Candyland or Chutes and Ladders, but strategy games, which they really seem to love. Their favorites are Sleeping Queens and Ticket to Ride. We still have an occasional tear when someone loses, but we are working on that!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gI3kk6cvMZM/YJluJIcv3kI/AAAAAAADyPw/d2litSWpIX0qKO3Q83_C1Sov_DwTjQuOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-04_19-46-27_517.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gI3kk6cvMZM/YJluJIcv3kI/AAAAAAADyPw/d2litSWpIX0qKO3Q83_C1Sov_DwTjQuOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-04_19-46-27_517.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TYdQGgnL5Vo/YJluJoy5FNI/AAAAAAADyP4/wCErmcQv5zIv8_9LKaow2fQ-Fac6uxXsACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-13_19-27-04_232.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TYdQGgnL5Vo/YJluJoy5FNI/AAAAAAADyP4/wCErmcQv5zIv8_9LKaow2fQ-Fac6uxXsACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-13_19-27-04_232.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are still continuing with our weekly adventures... some are better than others and some please mama more than the boys, so the following week I try to make it up to them. One of our favorites this spring was to Luray Caverns. Who knew a huge cave existed in Virginia? We certainly didn't and we were pleasantly surprised!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6-rSFEGq50/YJluKMIEkDI/AAAAAAADyP8/9ChL0928dSYvcfhAfUIs1_RxudAk2K3VwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-17_11-06-29_376.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6-rSFEGq50/YJluKMIEkDI/AAAAAAADyP8/9ChL0928dSYvcfhAfUIs1_RxudAk2K3VwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-17_11-06-29_376.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The huge lake where the reflection was quite amazing!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jGdgcXxbevw/YJluKt8i6OI/AAAAAAADyQA/9tuerkMnOywVhQgCAheBKxG7ztyyRWf_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-17_11-23-59_710.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jGdgcXxbevw/YJluKt8i6OI/AAAAAAADyQA/9tuerkMnOywVhQgCAheBKxG7ztyyRWf_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-17_11-23-59_710.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These formations were called curtains and they were fascinating. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5LTB6co5E9A/YJluLGVdfyI/AAAAAAADyQE/tekL8_aLkXEnhHyG_JxYNU2ajXzfJtGVACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-17_11-49-26_844.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5LTB6co5E9A/YJluLGVdfyI/AAAAAAADyQE/tekL8_aLkXEnhHyG_JxYNU2ajXzfJtGVACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-17_11-49-26_844.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They could not resist touching this one! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjBLir1s9RU/YJluLkDFk0I/AAAAAAADyQI/ojO_Sj4GxiMjk6S501DTSiC1TLOf7Bk3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-17_12-32-38_907.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjBLir1s9RU/YJluLkDFk0I/AAAAAAADyQI/ojO_Sj4GxiMjk6S501DTSiC1TLOf7Bk3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-17_12-32-38_907.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They also had a mining for gems area and the boys were in heaven. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another fun adventure was to Wheaton Park... these slides were huge. The boys enjoyed one of the first "warmer" days of the new year and it was beautiful! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Roma2bYtjo/YJluMNhECTI/AAAAAAADyQM/jpI5L6KTBwMwwueCLPLj8H_lfPtz940uQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-26_11-54-55_484.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Roma2bYtjo/YJluMNhECTI/AAAAAAADyQM/jpI5L6KTBwMwwueCLPLj8H_lfPtz940uQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-26_11-54-55_484.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XcxHO38KyxA/YJluMg9j9_I/AAAAAAADyQQ/OwMEBRxISnUqrpM28wZNXx_zlvRpXVJIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-26_12-03-12_051.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XcxHO38KyxA/YJluMg9j9_I/AAAAAAADyQQ/OwMEBRxISnUqrpM28wZNXx_zlvRpXVJIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-26_12-03-12_051.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1D_4VsdsSsE/YJluM-pce0I/AAAAAAADyQU/wd1OPvwyqzoFX8fgqST_cWcXRVci_mmQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-26_13-32-47_540.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1D_4VsdsSsE/YJluM-pce0I/AAAAAAADyQU/wd1OPvwyqzoFX8fgqST_cWcXRVci_mmQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-26_13-32-47_540.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course Easter is always one of our favorite things about spring. This year we had a twiggy tree in our front yard that was just begging to be an egg tree. The boys loved it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--D0oCF0FvZo/YJluNLJwsgI/AAAAAAADyQY/lDnhEwGzybYXk1EuCELlOm8FdOkujKONwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-26_17-50-58_997.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--D0oCF0FvZo/YJluNLJwsgI/AAAAAAADyQY/lDnhEwGzybYXk1EuCELlOm8FdOkujKONwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-26_17-50-58_997.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jYHV71q6QDc/YJluNK-roQI/AAAAAAADyQc/hEUeo12U9TgNOgOOh69qo1MwviVMvxHwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-26_17-55-59_349.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jYHV71q6QDc/YJluNK-roQI/AAAAAAADyQc/hEUeo12U9TgNOgOOh69qo1MwviVMvxHwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-26_17-55-59_349.heic" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rHnIVMGCGX4/YJluNSafvJI/AAAAAAADyQg/M1gse_nEBO4lSFce9nxpr2Q8J-L6ptwDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-28_14-00-49_591.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rHnIVMGCGX4/YJluNSafvJI/AAAAAAADyQg/M1gse_nEBO4lSFce9nxpr2Q8J-L6ptwDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-28_14-00-49_591.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our backyard is truly amazing in the spring. This is one of my favorite trees!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKCXOaaAsH0/YJluNlJDmkI/AAAAAAADyQk/RX36hQddCR0UUo8OfBCBgMSohV1IGfu4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-31_11-04-36_774.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EKCXOaaAsH0/YJluNlJDmkI/AAAAAAADyQk/RX36hQddCR0UUo8OfBCBgMSohV1IGfu4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-31_11-04-36_774.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I remember these yarn eggs to be easier to make when I was little, but the boys were still impressed. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JsVAbPRlbUQ/YJluOD-kLoI/AAAAAAADyQo/lW_RiFH-lz4hJZNoSoZCggCT0UVZt942ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-03-31_11-42-05_917.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JsVAbPRlbUQ/YJluOD-kLoI/AAAAAAADyQo/lW_RiFH-lz4hJZNoSoZCggCT0UVZt942ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-03-31_11-42-05_917.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our favorite traditions... peeps smores! They love them and so do I!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZzs-JujxNk/YJluOhafK2I/AAAAAAADyRs/jr7oAknlb_8uS91EgOPf2rotrfoVDBwgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-03_10-00-08_011.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZzs-JujxNk/YJluOhafK2I/AAAAAAADyRs/jr7oAknlb_8uS91EgOPf2rotrfoVDBwgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-03_10-00-08_011.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, egg dying! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WBtc7NZgfOA/YJluPKCWEiI/AAAAAAADyQs/Vqd2aIE2SQo06em331jMC6H3wnXjwQeQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-03_10-19-14_809.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WBtc7NZgfOA/YJluPKCWEiI/AAAAAAADyQs/Vqd2aIE2SQo06em331jMC6H3wnXjwQeQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-03_10-19-14_809.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these bright colors! </td></tr></tbody></table><br />And the following two adventures were planned strictly for me, but I took the boys along. The first was the beautiful and ever famous cherry blossoms. I have been looking forward to seeing these ever since Chris told me we were moving here and they did not disappoint. The whole tidal basin was a sight to see! We decided to take the Potomac Water Taxi so the boys would be a little more interested and so we didn't have to fight traffic (which was horrendous)! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r-BX0YO1vrw/YJluPak7jLI/AAAAAAADyQw/c3lQ76yUeRILRd-29mQjR9IVXQ_vru2EACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-03_16-09-19_467.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r-BX0YO1vrw/YJluPak7jLI/AAAAAAADyQw/c3lQ76yUeRILRd-29mQjR9IVXQ_vru2EACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-03_16-09-19_467.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS4aMx2TimI/YJluYxp356I/AAAAAAADyTA/Zax934M8KioobRLaZ_KDgriOGN-Y3XdjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS4aMx2TimI/YJluYxp356I/AAAAAAADyTA/Zax934M8KioobRLaZ_KDgriOGN-Y3XdjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_6236.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love this of the five of us!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0TIWxneXf0/YJluP5alecI/AAAAAAADyQ4/Vth93ZXfSagG8xXwIE53hPwiMMnOdB5kgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-03_17-12-10_266.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v0TIWxneXf0/YJluP5alecI/AAAAAAADyQ4/Vth93ZXfSagG8xXwIE53hPwiMMnOdB5kgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-03_17-12-10_266.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adorable! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IGQA9uXw2rQ/YJluQAt3DBI/AAAAAAADyQ8/3FPC9IJUaDYYOac03svx_Zluxou6eieQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-03_17-31-50_985.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IGQA9uXw2rQ/YJluQAt3DBI/AAAAAAADyQ8/3FPC9IJUaDYYOac03svx_Zluxou6eieQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-03_17-31-50_985.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just amazing!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DOXglI-Qqis/YJluQtdxf1I/AAAAAAADyRA/NHrwsVXlW-g0a-b-0wbpwW77ZH9oOtg4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-03_17-53-54_265.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DOXglI-Qqis/YJluQtdxf1I/AAAAAAADyRA/NHrwsVXlW-g0a-b-0wbpwW77ZH9oOtg4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-03_17-53-54_265.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sweet boys!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LH4GxrxxIbA/YJluQqSUd9I/AAAAAAADyRE/gGC8fusqCp0gOlZePMPt8itOjnOM67u2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-03_19-07-28_505.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LH4GxrxxIbA/YJluQqSUd9I/AAAAAAADyRE/gGC8fusqCp0gOlZePMPt8itOjnOM67u2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-03_19-07-28_505.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loading the water taxi</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The next morning was Easter and we had a wonderful day... church was lovely and we spent the afternoon with our new friends. It was just perfect. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PsLrJFvl0ns/YJluRT2tngI/AAAAAAADyRM/nsAW7p61JwYSzYXR-TitZ4EgvVL8cOYvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-04_10-58-23_452.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PsLrJFvl0ns/YJluRT2tngI/AAAAAAADyRM/nsAW7p61JwYSzYXR-TitZ4EgvVL8cOYvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-04_10-58-23_452.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A true blessing we have found is the homeschool ministry at our new church. Once a month on a Friday night we play organized games in our church gym and we meet weekly for running club. The boys have really enjoyed it! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJbZbSYxMOs/YJluRnc58LI/AAAAAAADyRI/no9ZLEFinRkQyPwdeD2skOuxJp04BOqSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-15_15-25-49_137.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AJbZbSYxMOs/YJluRnc58LI/AAAAAAADyRI/no9ZLEFinRkQyPwdeD2skOuxJp04BOqSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-15_15-25-49_137.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stretching before running club</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Bgc6SM8Z6g/YJluSIV_0iI/AAAAAAADyRQ/oW-_O0fU3S4LCQVzgdkF2JKURlX7ETjFACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-15_15-51-23_692.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1641" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Bgc6SM8Z6g/YJluSIV_0iI/AAAAAAADyRQ/oW-_O0fU3S4LCQVzgdkF2JKURlX7ETjFACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-15_15-51-23_692.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpB2lqmP2ZQ/YJluSdCoJxI/AAAAAAADyRU/KBOH3O5P4csB7POBTfINRc23lZJ-cQMEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-16_19-11-37_452.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpB2lqmP2ZQ/YJluSdCoJxI/AAAAAAADyRU/KBOH3O5P4csB7POBTfINRc23lZJ-cQMEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-16_19-11-37_452.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gym Night </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I apologize now for the picture overload, but I just can't help myself. Another adventure that was more for me than the boys was to see the tulips. I have always wanted to go to a tulip farm and it was exactly what I imagined. There were tulips everywhere and the colors were spectacular! <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cq0jDaoLrbI/YJluS1EHW-I/AAAAAAADyRY/pjyOttzSam8nxuXcZIWmg2n3_0cXQtbtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_12-59-13_406.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cq0jDaoLrbI/YJluS1EHW-I/AAAAAAADyRY/pjyOttzSam8nxuXcZIWmg2n3_0cXQtbtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_12-59-13_406.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abram's favorites were the yellow ones</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0veTMQN9Res/YJluS-GsVGI/AAAAAAADyRc/0d9H0jc4QJM_ZEOPOfW6WQaaklJHRjl8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_13-06-10_097.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0veTMQN9Res/YJluS-GsVGI/AAAAAAADyRc/0d9H0jc4QJM_ZEOPOfW6WQaaklJHRjl8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_13-06-10_097.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o5rNVmzCvEU/YJluTZ4NJXI/AAAAAAADyRk/9Ltrk4En52oNL8PbhGL_AFj-RDbXbNQ9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_13-14-24_907.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o5rNVmzCvEU/YJluTZ4NJXI/AAAAAAADyRk/9Ltrk4En52oNL8PbhGL_AFj-RDbXbNQ9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_13-14-24_907.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lVrexNC1o7M/YJluTsQVhmI/AAAAAAADyRg/tJa8CFBoDOcHpUUHn_q3qiTUDRJazhD-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_13-15-15_271.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lVrexNC1o7M/YJluTsQVhmI/AAAAAAADyRg/tJa8CFBoDOcHpUUHn_q3qiTUDRJazhD-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_13-15-15_271.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mean, they were gorgeous! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8rva1solONU/YJluUODgPSI/AAAAAAADyRo/JE7ZrMGHi8I9MZ33X8Dx-X2WwgjeseZggCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_13-16-51_802.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8rva1solONU/YJluUODgPSI/AAAAAAADyRo/JE7ZrMGHi8I9MZ33X8Dx-X2WwgjeseZggCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_13-16-51_802.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gyNOIgcosxk/YJluUf6oNVI/AAAAAAADyRw/E4VtySQaxxQ8JACzHgSQ4K_xVkuJcOWPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_13-19-59_760.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gyNOIgcosxk/YJluUf6oNVI/AAAAAAADyRw/E4VtySQaxxQ8JACzHgSQ4K_xVkuJcOWPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_13-19-59_760.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such bright pink! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tBQhtgQwTnI/YJluUlJRHyI/AAAAAAADyR0/GiZBGs8aO5Q3qs_sVZKF6L2Wl_UlAP3swCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_13-22-00_829.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1628" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tBQhtgQwTnI/YJluUlJRHyI/AAAAAAADyR0/GiZBGs8aO5Q3qs_sVZKF6L2Wl_UlAP3swCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_13-22-00_829.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-jFwJmgqXg/YJluU-7C4dI/AAAAAAADyR4/35nQrFczyVoMZu6ajLIstIE5uvBTrPioACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_14-01-30_835.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a-jFwJmgqXg/YJluU-7C4dI/AAAAAAADyR4/35nQrFczyVoMZu6ajLIstIE5uvBTrPioACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_14-01-30_835.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uDBkDGGZeoI/YJluVJOHnBI/AAAAAAADyR8/ukVa8AFkoAI_uJC2CZk2OebzS6WFQnJyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_14-08-45_632.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uDBkDGGZeoI/YJluVJOHnBI/AAAAAAADyR8/ukVa8AFkoAI_uJC2CZk2OebzS6WFQnJyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_14-08-45_632.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just look at them!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9KFPQuOIsAY/YJluVaf5uDI/AAAAAAADySE/UIZ8kD2Mf5cDhLVERAMv2A2OoICGuekPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_14-18-50_586.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1599" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9KFPQuOIsAY/YJluVaf5uDI/AAAAAAADySE/UIZ8kD2Mf5cDhLVERAMv2A2OoICGuekPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_14-18-50_586.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This mama was in heaven! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KLvatk6ai5A/YJluVo4uLTI/AAAAAAADySI/UJNHQJtrlXkgnmF0xX54kR7TMA96n4D_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-17_14-24-25_039.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KLvatk6ai5A/YJluVo4uLTI/AAAAAAADySI/UJNHQJtrlXkgnmF0xX54kR7TMA96n4D_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-17_14-24-25_039.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ones we picked at the farm. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-0l_gTyyWk/YJluVw42g1I/AAAAAAADySM/4Xf8-ELReTkplLb8P3slW8Xq0cT6h90PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-18_08-20-03_078.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-0l_gTyyWk/YJluVw42g1I/AAAAAAADySM/4Xf8-ELReTkplLb8P3slW8Xq0cT6h90PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-18_08-20-03_078.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then once they got in a vase.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We love our house here in Alexandria for so many reasons, and one of the reasons is this amazing garden thats on the side of our house. We spent one Saturday at Home Depot and then came home and weeded, planted, and put down new soil and it just looks great! And thanks to all the spring rain we have been getting lately, everything is just taking off. We should have tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, peas, carrots, squash, cucumbers and bell peppers soon! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14ZlO3fL_dw/YJluWHu6zdI/AAAAAAADySQ/MB5wiNlw0nQGrd5xhmFAvyADH7bRu9MoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-24_17-05-18_744.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14ZlO3fL_dw/YJluWHu6zdI/AAAAAAADySQ/MB5wiNlw0nQGrd5xhmFAvyADH7bRu9MoACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-24_17-05-18_744.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-whoJTY9RhsI/YJluWbV9u8I/AAAAAAADySU/f45xTactVyIc7J1XAXxu3Kb1Kf3UuPymQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-24_17-05-40_472.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-whoJTY9RhsI/YJluWbV9u8I/AAAAAAADySU/f45xTactVyIc7J1XAXxu3Kb1Kf3UuPymQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-24_17-05-40_472.heic" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course our last spring adventure was camping! We finally went camping for the first time since we left Jacksonville and we have missed it. Our first trip was to Harpers Ferry, WV. It was only an hour and a half away which was just perfect. The campsite was just lovely and on the Potomac River and another added bonus was that we camped next to a family with kids and the five of them played the entire weekend. We also had a fun day exploring the town of Harpers Ferry and going on an amazing hike. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HrQ5PrCNtYU/YJluWgZEYgI/AAAAAAADySY/iWWiAQ8d9CwO-4M4u1zY-XOjKl-vJtcOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-01_14-16-34_698.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HrQ5PrCNtYU/YJluWgZEYgI/AAAAAAADySY/iWWiAQ8d9CwO-4M4u1zY-XOjKl-vJtcOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-01_14-16-34_698.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The town of Harpers Ferry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb41oKXWWNM/YJluW0hbzVI/AAAAAAADySc/bC5xQN25IC8PERIQv2V0HH-bNylSAPk_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-01_14-21-54_007.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb41oKXWWNM/YJluW0hbzVI/AAAAAAADySc/bC5xQN25IC8PERIQv2V0HH-bNylSAPk_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-01_14-21-54_007.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before our hike...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Vyvdft6jSU/YJluW9N4VkI/AAAAAAADySg/0uAziu7t4eYq1cbLFgykZYFu3VILsIBKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-01_15-36-58_789.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Vyvdft6jSU/YJluW9N4VkI/AAAAAAADySg/0uAziu7t4eYq1cbLFgykZYFu3VILsIBKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-01_15-36-58_789.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it to the lookout!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqK9-g0HTwE/YJluXcETZsI/AAAAAAADySk/7oIK_urC9F8_6Sw2J68MCuL_4XErfR0LACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-01_15-41-49_708.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqK9-g0HTwE/YJluXcETZsI/AAAAAAADySk/7oIK_urC9F8_6Sw2J68MCuL_4XErfR0LACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-01_15-41-49_708.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were so proud of them. It was a four mile hike and they did an incredible job!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q9lO8NsNi8o/YJluXmI_1cI/AAAAAAADySs/EBNmNZKG2o4Zwz9V2NeR-8-v2jUrdcDcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-01_16-00-14_458.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q9lO8NsNi8o/YJluXmI_1cI/AAAAAAADySs/EBNmNZKG2o4Zwz9V2NeR-8-v2jUrdcDcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-01_16-00-14_458.heic" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEJJ05tlJWM/YJluXlp0Q5I/AAAAAAADySo/B69mKuRvezkK6kdTX19spvUBQ2CzskrIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-01_18-25-41_896.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LEJJ05tlJWM/YJluXlp0Q5I/AAAAAAADySo/B69mKuRvezkK6kdTX19spvUBQ2CzskrIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-01_18-25-41_896.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with their new friends. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1muD-W6C_AE/YJluX2uKp-I/AAAAAAADySw/U3PW7Gu-Jnk9TUiJonPSYzUZkesGIlMgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-01_19-37-59_217.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1muD-W6C_AE/YJluX2uKp-I/AAAAAAADySw/U3PW7Gu-Jnk9TUiJonPSYzUZkesGIlMgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-01_19-37-59_217.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating hot dogs on the water</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mi1VtFBRhco/YJluYINTCTI/AAAAAAADyS0/ZMCXYWXvFlstAAaM_LD05jwEcS_1giWGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-01_20-25-55_563.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mi1VtFBRhco/YJluYINTCTI/AAAAAAADyS0/ZMCXYWXvFlstAAaM_LD05jwEcS_1giWGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-01_20-25-55_563.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is nothing better!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdVcpuepmxY/YJluYdsPmSI/AAAAAAADyS4/qv8e1rtR7VExXBgu2nrmIQwGVRqudCeIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-05-02_07-56-18_704.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rdVcpuepmxY/YJluYdsPmSI/AAAAAAADyS4/qv8e1rtR7VExXBgu2nrmIQwGVRqudCeIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-05-02_07-56-18_704.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our morning view when we woke up! It was pretty amazing!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And finally the weather has sufficiently warmed up for this tropical girl. I can now go outside without a jacket and stay awhile. We are finishing up school and then we are looking forward to our fun summer!! Hopefully with no cold fronts!<br /><br /><br /> <p></p>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454525876056190428.post-13991643538221967162021-04-14T01:21:00.001+09:002021-04-14T01:21:36.893+09:00Paint Party for the Six Year Olds!<p>Jack and Luke have been so very excited about their upcoming birthday!! Not only were they turning a year older, but this was their party year (we only do big parties every other year). Their birthday was on a Wednesday and their party was on the following Saturday. It was a fun filled week celebrating our sweet boys!</p><p><br /></p><p>Our family loves traditions... we love doing them and looking forward to them. This year I added a new one. I made a poster and put it on their door for them to see when they woke up. They thought all of these big numbers were just crazy! Of course we had to take our annual picture with the birthday flag and not only do they pick out every meal, but we sing Happy Birthday with a candle at every meal, too! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qrNFwthj6Zw/YHTIRdT3SNI/AAAAAAADyLs/TNd-f6FBlcI-62iGWOnoVB0VE4-Y315hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-07_19-18-43_972.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qrNFwthj6Zw/YHTIRdT3SNI/AAAAAAADyLs/TNd-f6FBlcI-62iGWOnoVB0VE4-Y315hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-07_19-18-43_972.heic" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CWNTNFrUa4U/YHTIPzGStfI/AAAAAAADyLg/1OC303ACCnULmiX2jhFch-zggsSH3OAggCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-07_15-00-08_950.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CWNTNFrUa4U/YHTIPzGStfI/AAAAAAADyLg/1OC303ACCnULmiX2jhFch-zggsSH3OAggCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-07_15-00-08_950.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are getting so big!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PEjK7dNGiqc/YHTIP20nWjI/AAAAAAADyLY/mEouG_M9YSo_boTws7C3v9SJwMbiWj31wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-07_08-13-01_191.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PEjK7dNGiqc/YHTIP20nWjI/AAAAAAADyLY/mEouG_M9YSo_boTws7C3v9SJwMbiWj31wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-07_08-13-01_191.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their breakfast menu consisted of a Costco muffin (their favorite), strawberries and a hard boiled egg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-shz6Fzd_P1c/YHTIP2SLieI/AAAAAAADyLc/wfIyVcfX4LITcTcuSR8TXRyhiJa2VYyowCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2021-04-07_08-12-11_806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-shz6Fzd_P1c/YHTIP2SLieI/AAAAAAADyLc/wfIyVcfX4LITcTcuSR8TXRyhiJa2VYyowCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/2021-04-07_08-12-11_806.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNIwH3fs2vk/YHTIQYY6gFI/AAAAAAADyNY/7FOfcnWhvbgwjkLucXfjtRmrsGHCUy8UwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-07_18-24-50_722.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNIwH3fs2vk/YHTIQYY6gFI/AAAAAAADyNY/7FOfcnWhvbgwjkLucXfjtRmrsGHCUy8UwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-07_18-24-50_722.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, they chose different dinner menus... Jack asked for a cheeseburger, tomatoes and yogurt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-guRXCK-x3sc/YHTIRMDtU3I/AAAAAAADyNU/ImzBdlO3NA4VXOG6zWOvv7V1IQD8QOWbQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-07_18-25-14_073.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-guRXCK-x3sc/YHTIRMDtU3I/AAAAAAADyNU/ImzBdlO3NA4VXOG6zWOvv7V1IQD8QOWbQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-07_18-25-14_073.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Luke requested fish sticks, blueberries and a yogurt</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>Because they could both draw and paint and color all day long, I thought it was only fitting to have a paint party for our art loving boys! For me, deciding on a theme is the hard part- once that is decided, its full steam ahead! I love every moment of the planning and I love seeing it all come together. Here's the details (my favorite part) before the kiddos arrived...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dcGedXApchk/YHTISrv9M2I/AAAAAAADyNI/8Dx-0wfQy2EvHCIKOlK2CC5j66ZEh48jwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_10-45-36_977.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dcGedXApchk/YHTISrv9M2I/AAAAAAADyNI/8Dx-0wfQy2EvHCIKOlK2CC5j66ZEh48jwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_10-45-36_977.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carport area, where we played Pin the Paint on the Palette </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gr7faYcPdv4/YHTITBSkF9I/AAAAAAADyNQ/X22vC5KIIVYb4SbyPt8H9kzNnttA83irwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_10-45-47_435.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gr7faYcPdv4/YHTITBSkF9I/AAAAAAADyNQ/X22vC5KIIVYb4SbyPt8H9kzNnttA83irwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_10-45-47_435.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creative Juices</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Tke1cfPouw/YHTITjHUI0I/AAAAAAADyNU/vC_bUX4ghYsZRIwR2J3w3k3v4cILkEabgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_10-45-56_218.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Tke1cfPouw/YHTITjHUI0I/AAAAAAADyNU/vC_bUX4ghYsZRIwR2J3w3k3v4cILkEabgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_10-45-56_218.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone received an apron before they started painting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PulZyQ8zcEY/YHTIULu6mGI/AAAAAAADyNI/f-3hEEtQ08wvlniwkBb7HdkiR1BxhqEnACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_10-46-24_626.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PulZyQ8zcEY/YHTIULu6mGI/AAAAAAADyNI/f-3hEEtQ08wvlniwkBb7HdkiR1BxhqEnACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_10-46-24_626.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their birthday pictures from years past...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-72v4Ew1nP9g/YHTIUgLOC8I/AAAAAAADyNY/gZnsIF68bQod4fpHLUbuFaeia-Bu9nkjwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_10-48-29_460.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-72v4Ew1nP9g/YHTIUgLOC8I/AAAAAAADyNY/gZnsIF68bQod4fpHLUbuFaeia-Bu9nkjwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_10-48-29_460.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screened in area, where we painted initial canvases</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yv8Nc9fam-g/YHTIVGV1rtI/AAAAAAADyNE/3iJap5t_cnM_mTrkVBWZChEy5-aRP7YMACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_10-51-20_034.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yv8Nc9fam-g/YHTIVGV1rtI/AAAAAAADyNE/3iJap5t_cnM_mTrkVBWZChEy5-aRP7YMACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_10-51-20_034.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party Favors</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-usRAOQ83y_s/YHTIVuqgetI/AAAAAAADyNI/wDJqPJYAmx0IZmUk85cs4L-Ny0_YzS4SgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_10-53-23_592.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-usRAOQ83y_s/YHTIVuqgetI/AAAAAAADyNI/wDJqPJYAmx0IZmUk85cs4L-Ny0_YzS4SgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_10-53-23_592.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made 12 of these mobiles and hung them everywhere. I loved watching them spin in the wind. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9MKeeGQVgQw/YHTIWvyiDlI/AAAAAAADyNU/4U7RN2Ni5Rs8zR1jSpR_knIxZNzuj6JLQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_12-36-30_529.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9MKeeGQVgQw/YHTIWvyiDlI/AAAAAAADyNU/4U7RN2Ni5Rs8zR1jSpR_knIxZNzuj6JLQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_12-36-30_529.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stacked boxes, spray painted them white, and they could paint a cake.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-oUGuUJ1SQ/YHTIXGx-oMI/AAAAAAADyNU/cwKxxMWkLvMJX-WU84KBRUfq4QtuIsJZgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_12-36-38_736.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-oUGuUJ1SQ/YHTIXGx-oMI/AAAAAAADyNU/cwKxxMWkLvMJX-WU84KBRUfq4QtuIsJZgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_12-36-38_736.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting balloons. Chris was the most skeptical about this station, but it was the kids' favorite.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bnmimY22C54/YHTIXhMg-3I/AAAAAAADyNM/gEWINGU26EoMwJ4h4zdZh5x2XkEo6o7HgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_12-42-15_958.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bnmimY22C54/YHTIXhMg-3I/AAAAAAADyNM/gEWINGU26EoMwJ4h4zdZh5x2XkEo6o7HgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_12-42-15_958.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paint a Rainbow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R0ANEljqiD4/YHTIYJLVANI/AAAAAAADyNM/5PYWdvkI--g5_IhPZ-HijVVoTIojIyYBwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_12-51-45_586.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R0ANEljqiD4/YHTIYJLVANI/AAAAAAADyNM/5PYWdvkI--g5_IhPZ-HijVVoTIojIyYBwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_12-51-45_586.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our backyard before the kids arrived</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FHywv3PSXFU/YHTIZ51H3jI/AAAAAAADyNY/LGmXZt4ZUBMR5tryB8BuEd4x4WMuqMG7ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_13-48-10_498.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FHywv3PSXFU/YHTIZ51H3jI/AAAAAAADyNY/LGmXZt4ZUBMR5tryB8BuEd4x4WMuqMG7ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_13-48-10_498.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party Food: Paint Chips, Paint Brushes, Fruit and Veggie Palette</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Focp6JG9HuM/YHTISIV0EJI/AAAAAAADyNE/eQqTrglhJboX0g16O2JAjPlG7OITwuKdgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_10-38-25_508.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Focp6JG9HuM/YHTISIV0EJI/AAAAAAADyNE/eQqTrglhJboX0g16O2JAjPlG7OITwuKdgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_10-38-25_508.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course the paint palette cakes!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>They could not handle it any longer! They were so excited for their friends to arrive!!<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1HM_iSy3xww/YHTIWH8PCsI/AAAAAAADyNU/Y2bLYpD8Pd4XBgItrdsuEVI8lkcM_twAQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_11-00-02_955.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1HM_iSy3xww/YHTIWH8PCsI/AAAAAAADyNU/Y2bLYpD8Pd4XBgItrdsuEVI8lkcM_twAQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_11-00-02_955.heic" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love their shirts that my wonderful friend, Stephanie, made for them!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SeBjJ1MpI_E/YHTIYl9Am4I/AAAAAAADyNQ/fa1j5Apz_y4r0n_mQFiZogJmLqKFMaRuwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_13-02-52_615.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SeBjJ1MpI_E/YHTIYl9Am4I/AAAAAAADyNQ/fa1j5Apz_y4r0n_mQFiZogJmLqKFMaRuwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_13-02-52_615.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Km_dHZOqMo8/YHTIZMB-lWI/AAAAAAADyNY/6RPa9g913k0_H1Nxt6W0OwC6nxbzOjDSACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_13-15-30_108.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Km_dHZOqMo8/YHTIZMB-lWI/AAAAAAADyNY/6RPa9g913k0_H1Nxt6W0OwC6nxbzOjDSACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_13-15-30_108.heic" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tBwT3Ep2w_0/YHTIZafoTJI/AAAAAAADyNQ/i87ODDx12n0PKZhx5-Gla40UajTrCrE6gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_13-24-20_175.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tBwT3Ep2w_0/YHTIZafoTJI/AAAAAAADyNQ/i87ODDx12n0PKZhx5-Gla40UajTrCrE6gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_13-24-20_175.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-boZz-87ldLk/YHTIZsvmP8I/AAAAAAADyNU/k6O1IS2dAeI-qs_-akFNkcdTSMwd2Js-QCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_13-25-43_917.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-boZz-87ldLk/YHTIZsvmP8I/AAAAAAADyNU/k6O1IS2dAeI-qs_-akFNkcdTSMwd2Js-QCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_13-25-43_917.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite picture from the party. He was in his element. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZicQTOsQjW0/YHTIaA4uPjI/AAAAAAADyNU/kWyWkn3FPg0-KKVpOnbE2gxO1iZjuDz7gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_14-29-05_590.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZicQTOsQjW0/YHTIaA4uPjI/AAAAAAADyNU/kWyWkn3FPg0-KKVpOnbE2gxO1iZjuDz7gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_14-29-05_590.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First we sang to Luke, then we sang to Jack. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GOKYiujuM5k/YHTIaZazv6I/AAAAAAADyNY/_1TGl9WOQiE9899eKUVUTXR-SiExjFv-ACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_14-41-30_196.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GOKYiujuM5k/YHTIaZazv6I/AAAAAAADyNY/_1TGl9WOQiE9899eKUVUTXR-SiExjFv-ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_14-41-30_196.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of their sweet friends who came to celebrate with us!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kgk670xzMls/YHTIaahkX-I/AAAAAAADyNc/lsGt1jGE9ZgKKbce1juOKPgIgXdn75CVACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/2021-04-10_19-07-29_185.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kgk670xzMls/YHTIaahkX-I/AAAAAAADyNc/lsGt1jGE9ZgKKbce1juOKPgIgXdn75CVACPcBGAYYCw/s320/2021-04-10_19-07-29_185.heic" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished products of the initial canvases. I think they look great! </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We had such a great day, week and party! Chris and I still can't believe our boys are 6. It seems like just yesterday we were wondering how we were going to manage with twins and a toddler. God is so good!! He has a good plan and He walks with us every single step of the way. His footsteps are so very evident in our life and we just can't help but to celebrate! </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Birthday, Jack and Luke. We love you to the moon and back and back again (as Jack likes to say to us every night). <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Chris and Stephanie Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13645282423420797327noreply@blogger.com0