tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39082294760099701412024-03-13T05:42:24.694-05:00The Soladay FamilyThe story of 2 people who fell in love and became a family...The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.comBlogger578125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-87907705981629150372014-02-01T14:14:00.000-06:002014-02-01T19:08:17.305-06:00Hello Again!<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I made a New Year's resolution to get back to blogging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My husband tells me <strong><span style="color: red;">all the time</span></strong> that he misses reading it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">True story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He sent me an email yesterday with a link to this very blog.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thesoladayfamily.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Soladay Family</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">His message said, "look what I found..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I gave in and tried to log in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">but couldn't even remember my password.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Long story short, here I am!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I guess the best thing to do is to recap a little of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">what's been going on since my last post...from APRIL!</span></div>
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*The boys are still the same.</div>
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I love them so!</div>
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Halloween!</div>
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We only have 1 child left that wants to trick or treat with us or wear a costume.</div>
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That is if you count wearing Ryan's trucker hat, with a built in mullet, a costume.</div>
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Why must they grow up so fast!?</div>
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Notice The Teenager missing in these pics?</div>
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That's pretty much par for the course these days.</div>
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He's much too busy to hang with us.<br />
Teenagers.<br />
Oh, and he drives now!<br />
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* Ryan and I are still</div>
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living like newlyweds.</div>
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It really does keep getting better!</div>
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I still love my job teaching elemenary art!</div>
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I even did and art camp this past summer</div>
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and can't wait to do it again this year!</div>
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*We took an incredible vacation to Destin</div>
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with my whole family in July.</div>
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The house my parents rented was awesome.</div>
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They hired a chef to come in and cook meals for us.</div>
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THAT is the way to vacation, friends!</div>
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We cannot wait to go back in August!</div>
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Memories in the making!</div>
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They spent hours on their skim boards.</div>
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What handsome men!</div>
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Life is always better at the beach!</div>
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My husband, the hopeless romantic.</div>
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Love him!</div>
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We took one night out for just the siblings and spouses</div>
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while my parents corralled the pack of 9 grand kids!</div>
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Love my brother and sister!</div>
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The last night, we took some family pics on the beach.</div>
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My world right here, ladies and gentlemen:</div>
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The WHOLE family!</div>
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What a fantastic week of memory making!</div>
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See you in August, Destin!!</div>
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*Ryan and I celebrated our 6th anniversary in October</div>
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and made this little token below to commemorate the occasion.</div>
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That's a good man who will <em><span style="color: red;"><strong>willingly</strong></span></em> take his wife to a mosaic class!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iN49SN_xPlk/Uuvvs7yPjUI/AAAAAAAALDw/o9I4bSROvIE/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iN49SN_xPlk/Uuvvs7yPjUI/AAAAAAAALDw/o9I4bSROvIE/s1600/photo+2.JPG" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>
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*We are renting a cute little house until</div>
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between now and August.</div>
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I know it's out there somewhere,</div>
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but until then, I'm having fun changing up our decor</div>
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from dark and heavy to light and happy.</div>
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Remember this ottoman?</div>
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It used to be covered in a zebra print.</div>
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I found this new fabric online at Pottery Barn</div>
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and fell in love.</div>
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Ryan thinks I'm obsessed with putting everything on trays as seen below.</div>
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Trays and faux coral.</div>
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I'm pretending we live by the beach.</div>
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A girl can dream, right?</div>
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Remember these lamps Ryan gave me over a year ago from Pottery Barn?</div>
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They finally work in our house.</div>
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The side tables also used to be black.</div>
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I stripped the paint off and stained them.</div>
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Never again.</div>
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It was a total beating.</div>
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See....more coral.</div>
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I bought this bar cart from Target </div>
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after Christmas and saved about $90 of the original price.</div>
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I gave Ryan the monogrammed whiskey decanter for Christmas.</div>
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In about 2 more weeks,</div>
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there will be white slip covered club chairs on either side of the bar cart.</div>
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And yes, I said white.</div>
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It's one of the perks of having older children!</div>
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You don't have to worry about sticky hands all over the furniture.</div>
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The frame with the drawing in it is one I did.</div>
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It has the words from 1 Corinthians surrounding roses.</div>
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Our rental has a great little bar area off the family room.</div>
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It really is a cute house.</div>
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More trays =)</div>
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Everything just looks better on a tray!</div>
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Okay.</div>
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When I brought this home, </div>
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Ryan thought I had lost my mind.</div>
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He gets it now.</div>
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It was even his idea to hang him here!</div>
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I used to have lots of blue and white porcelain</div>
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but sold it in a garage sale years ago.</div>
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Now I have to start all over!</div>
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Our kitchen</div>
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Yep.</div>
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It's on a tray.</div>
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Love the color palette.</div>
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There will always be monograms in our house. =)</div>
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*To close out this post,</div>
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my birthday is coming up this month</div>
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which is never a big deal to me.</div>
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BUT, this year's a big one.</div>
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40</div>
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I have been dreading it for a long time,</div>
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but I can't wait now because my sweet husband</div>
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He sent me on a scavenger hunt</div>
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with clues in the form of poems that he wrote himself!</div>
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The final clue led me upstairs to this:</div>
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And this:</div>
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We're going to Vegas for my 40th!!</div>
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Turning 40 doesn't seem so bad after all!</div>
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*Well.....there it is, friends.</div>
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Our life since April.</div>
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A lot has been left out, I'm sure, but you get the gist.</div>
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So until my next post,</div>
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have a great week, friends!</div>
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Okay.</div>
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So, we're not <em>technically</em> newlyweds, </div>
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but it sure felt like it this past weekend.</div>
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Ryan bought us tickets to the</div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Zac Brown Band</span></em></strong></div>
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concert in Dallas awhile back,</div>
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but, in true Soladay fashion, he surprised me with so much more.</div>
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Of course he did.</div>
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One of the many reasons I love the man.</div>
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How about a night at the beautiful Omni Hotel?</div>
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Yes, please.</div>
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With the romance package?</div>
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Duh.</div>
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Welcome to our room!</div>
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A little bubbly was waiting for us when we arrived.</div>
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The view of the Dallas skyline from our room:</div>
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I loved the art above the bed.</div>
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I told Ryan I would like a television </div>
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in our bathroom mirror like this in our next house.</div>
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I'm easily impressed.</div>
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We took showers and head out for dinner at Kenichi</div>
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where Ryan had made reservations.</div>
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The atmosphere was great as was the food.</div>
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The company?</div>
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Impeccable of course.</div>
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That was our table right in the middle.</div>
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Next up,</div>
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the driver came back to take us to the concert.</div>
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We made it just in time for the ZBB to take the stage.</div>
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They played a little bit of everything including some of their new music.<br />How handsome is this man!</div>
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After the concert,</div>
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Lot's of fun was had.</div>
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Back up in the room,</div>
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a robe awaited my arrival. =)</div>
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Annnnnnnnnnd the next morning,</div>
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breakfast in bed.</div>
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Wait, it doesn't end there!</div>
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Once we finally checked out of the hotel,</div>
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we drove over to The Katy Trail Ice House.</div>
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The weather was wonderful,</div>
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and the place was packed with lots of people eating, playing and hanging out.</div>
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Ryan and I discovered a new game.</div>
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Cornhole.</div>
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Google it.</div>
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So much fun.</div>
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He killed me of course.</div>
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We are definitely getting one to play with the boys.</div>
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Doesn't get any better!</div>
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Ryan I eventually head back our direction and had lunch on a patio,</div>
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did some shopping and finished the evening at Bluefish!</div>
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Ryan,</div>
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Thank you for such a wonderful weekend together.</div>
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You turned what could have been a simple but fun night out for some live music,</div>
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into a nonstop romantic "getaway".</div>
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You definitely know how to make a girl feel special.</div>
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It just keeps getting better. =)</div>
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Love you so much,</div>
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Your Wife</div>
The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-61634796898700885952013-04-02T19:54:00.001-05:002013-04-02T19:55:26.204-05:00Easter Weekend 2013 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Annnnnnnnnnnnd back.</em></strong></span></div>
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Just like that.</div>
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It's been awhile.</div>
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Easter weekend came and went way too fast.</div>
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It's that final tease before summer,</div>
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and Ryan and I were all geared up for some family time.</div>
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We all had Friday off,</div>
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so we loaded up the 3 littlest guys (The teenager had bigger plans.) for a day of fun.</div>
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First stop:</div>
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Katy Trails in Uptown.</div>
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What a great place for relaxing, hanging out and a having good laugh.</div>
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Before Ryan could even get the car turned off, the boys took off.</div>
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For what, you ask?</div>
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Trees.</div>
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Huge trees.</div>
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And a playground.</div>
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It was "monkeying" around time.</div>
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Here's T hiding from Carter in an old fashioned game of hide-and-seek.</div>
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He'll never find you there, T.</div>
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Stay put!</div>
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Here he comes.</div>
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This is a kid on a mission.</div>
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Trysten just couldn't stay put.</div>
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Score: Carter-1 T-0</div>
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They spent literally an hour chasing squirrels.</div>
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Carter was so excited to find a squirrel tail </div>
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until we informed him of the countless diseases they carry.</div>
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Notice the stick in his right hand?</div>
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They all 3 had one.</div>
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What is it with boys and sticks?</div>
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After several hours,</div>
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it was time to head out for our next stop.</div>
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I love this motley crew.</div>
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Seriously.</div>
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Heartbreakers.</div>
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When we pulled away from the park,</div>
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the boys were talking in the back seat, and we heard Trysten say in complete sincerity,</div>
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"I think I'm gonna start chasing squirrels more often."</div>
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Classic.</div>
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Next up:</div>
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Dave & Busters for some healthy competition.</div>
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Trysten's favorite:</div>
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Deal or No Deal</div>
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Some air hockey</div>
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And dinner to round out a great day.</div>
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Another one liner from T on the way home:</div>
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"I'm gonna go ahead and say today was the funnest day ever."</div>
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Love it.</div>
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We missed you, Austin!</div>
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Easter Sunday was spent with family at my parent's house.</div>
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With such beautiful weather,</div>
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we were able to enjoy their new outdoor living spaces.</div>
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Here's the 24 x 24 pavilion, as we jokingly call it!</div>
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It is incredible with a full kitchen, dining and lounge area.</div>
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The men enjoyed March Madness while eating.</div>
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My parents also covered the patio outside the family room </div>
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with a louvered roof that will shut completely in case of rain.</div>
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Look at my niece's hair!</div>
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So unfair. =)</div>
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Too bad they're not cute enough.</div>
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The cousins always have such a great time together.</div>
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My dad rallied up the troops to prepare for the egg hunt.</div>
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We hid 369 eggs!</div>
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Annnnnnnnnd go!</div>
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Even "The teenager" joined in.</div>
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He's no dummy.</div>
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There was money in those eggs!</div>
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It took the kids awhile to find this one.</div>
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My beautiful mother...</div>
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Time to count their loot.</div>
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Preston won with a total of $14.75.</div>
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That won him an additional crisp new $10.00 bill.</div>
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We celebrated the April birthdays in the family.</div>
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Ashlynn 12 & my grandmother 92!</div>
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Who wants ice cream!</div>
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T found the best seat in the house to eat his.</div>
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Another great day.</div>
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I love this family.</div>
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A lot.</div>
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I hope your Easter weekend was just as wonderful!</div>
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One more thing before I go.</div>
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Can you believe this!?:</div>
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I found out last week and was completely shocked.</div>
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I am touched beyond words.</div>
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Life is good!!</div>
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The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-40637640753363386722013-02-14T14:11:00.003-06:002013-02-14T14:11:49.432-06:00Happy Valentine's Day 2013!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love Valentine's Day.</div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Love it.</strong></em></span></div>
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I haven't always felt that way,</div>
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but the last 6+ years of my life have changed all that.</div>
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Now, I'm a sucker for anything romantic and lovey dovey.</div>
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You can vomit.</div>
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It won't bother me. =)</div>
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What better way to start Love Day than with</div>
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heart shaped cinnamon rolls for the boys.</div>
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My children thank you, Pinterest.</div>
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Yum.</div>
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You have to have a Valentine's box to put all your goodies in.</div>
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Here's the one I made for Carter.</div>
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Thanks again, Pinterest.</div>
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His Valentines:</div>
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My attire for today:</div>
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My students enjoyed making hearts in oil pastels to celebrate all the love.</div>
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I received some of the sweetest notes from students.</div>
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THIS is why I love my job...</div>
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I made this for Ryan for Valentine's Day.</div>
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Pretty much sums it up.</div>
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Tonight, Ryan and Trysten are taking me to dinner</div>
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while my sweet boys go see their dad.</div>
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Can't think of a better way to end the day.</div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Happy Valentine's Day!</strong></em></span></div>
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A good friend of mine and I</div>
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celebrate our birthdays a little over a month apart.</div>
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We're both turning 39 this year.</div>
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It's the final birthday we're having.</div>
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Ever.</div>
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Hers was this past weekend,</div>
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so Ryan and I joined several of our couple friends for her birthday festivities.</div>
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Everyone went to dinner at Bob's first,</div>
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and then to The Blue Martini for drinks.</div>
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Although it's not Ryan's and my scene,</div>
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we had a great time.</div>
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The birthday girl is in the middle.</div>
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It's always a good time with this handsome man!</div>
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Besides my birthday coming up,</div>
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one of my very favorite holidays is quickly approaching.</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Valentine's Day!</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Yep.</span></div>
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Love month has already started here in our house.</div>
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Check it out.</div>
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The cross stitch I made a couple of years ago</div>
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and the wine bottle from our wedding</div>
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A little Valentines love everywhere</div>
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I went a little overboard with the lamps in the family room.</div>
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I can't help myself.</div>
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The mantle looking a tad different from last year.</div>
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The Teenager and I were running errands the other day and found this.</div>
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Perfect for Love Month.</div>
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I made this banner the other day.</div>
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I love all the different shades of red.</div>
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I'm trying to convince the dogs this monkey is not their toy.</div>
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Made this the other day too.</div>
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Oh, and I made this pillow.</div>
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Made this wreath with the intentions of putting it on the front door,</div>
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but it looked too small.</div>
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So, I added ribbon and felt roses to the "S" that we've had forever.</div>
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I love Valentine's Day.</div>
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Even bought this shirt to wear to school/work on the big day next month.</div>
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We're supposed to wear red on Valentine's Day.</div>
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Perfect.</div>
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Works for me!</div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Happy Love Month!</span></em></strong></div>
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The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-2707606678435173522013-01-14T18:46:00.001-06:002013-01-14T18:46:37.848-06:00Two Years Ago Today...<div align="center">
It's hard to believe it's been </div>
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2 years ago today since we lost Ryan's father.</div>
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I will never forget sitting at Trysten's basketball game </div>
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and answering Ryan's phone for him.</div>
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It was Carol.</div>
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From the tone of her voice,</div>
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I knew it wasn't good,</div>
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but never would I have fathomed what she would soon tell us.</div>
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Two years have gone by,</div>
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and we have had to learn to accept his absence.</div>
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The realization creeps up and literally hurts.</div>
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I watch my husband</div>
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long to be able to call his father and catch up,</div>
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tell him about his incredible finish of his first quarter at McAfee,</div>
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swap complaints and frustrations regarding their beloved Cowboys,</div>
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set up tee times for the weekend</div>
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or just talk about the kids.</div>
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Those moments we all take for granted before they're gone.</div>
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When I look at this picture,</div>
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I'm reminded of so many good times...</div>
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Here's to you, Ed.</div>
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We love you so very much.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>The past 2 weeks </em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>have been </em></strong></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>wonderful</em></strong></span>...</div>
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Our little family has had lots of togetherness which always makes my heart happy.</div>
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The boys enjoyed their time off from the daily hustle and bustle of school,</div>
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and Ryan and I soaked up every available moment together.</div>
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Hang on for a brief recap!</div>
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{Please pardon the picture quality.}</div>
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* Christmas was extra special for the Solawatts this year</div>
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because it was our year to have </div>
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all our sweet boys together for Christmas Eve and Christmas morning.</div>
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You don't realize how much of a treasure that is until you no longer have it.</div>
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The boys woke us up bright and early, ready to open gifts.</div>
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Ryan started a fire and turned on the Christmas music...</div>
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and the fun began! </div>
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Have I mentioned lately how much I adore these kids.</div>
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Preston was thrilled about receiving a Chromebook!</div>
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And Trysten...well he was ecstatic about his new hoodie.<br />
Sometimes it's the little things!</div>
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Oh, and his Huffy Green Machine.</div>
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More on that later.</div>
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We didn't head out to my parents until later,</div>
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so Ryan spent some time helping Preston with his new "toy".</div>
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We did some lounging.</div>
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And ate some infamous Soladay Sausage bread.</div>
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Thanks again, Carol!</div>
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We drove out to Southlake later in the day to celebrate with my family.</div>
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How sweet are my nieces, Addyson and Alexis!</div>
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While there, snow began to come down in sheets.</div>
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Despite the weather,</div>
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my dad convinced Ryan to brave the accumulation and checkout the </div>
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outdoor kitchen and gathering area they're building.</div>
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There will be some good family times had there in the future!</div>
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Cousins.</div>
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I love watching all of them together.</div>
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Unfortunately, due to the snow,</div>
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we had to cut our time with my family short</div>
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in order to make sure my boys got to their dad's house safely and on time.</div>
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I love that my boys get to spend Christmas day with both of their parents.</div>
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It's hard to drop them off,</div>
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but I know how happy it makes them to celebrate the big day with both parts of who they are.</div>
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And if they're happy...I'm happy. =)</div>
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Later that night,</div>
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Ryan and Trysten played in the snow together.</div>
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Handsome boy.</div>
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The Soladay men...be still my heart, those are some good genetics!</div>
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Love...</div>
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Lulu was worn out by the end of the day.</div>
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My 2 men powered on and put together T's</div>
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so he could give a little whirl before bed.</div>
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Showtime!</div>
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Here he is in action:</div>
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* Midway through the break was New Year's Eve.<br />
My parents go all out and get the grand kids together for a New Year's Eve celebration.<br />
It's really special and allows the kids to <br />
make memories with their cousins which will last a lifetime.<br />
They stayed up late, rang in the New Year with my parents<br />
and didn't want to leave when we went to pick them up the next day.<br />
Love it.<br />
Ryan and I celebrated the night with some good friends,<br />
and before midnight, we attempted a group picture.<br />
It<em> kinda</em> turned out.<br />
What a fun night!<br />
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* Before the break was over, Trysten was finally able to take his Green Machine outside.<br />
I think he likes it.</div>
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Ryan and I took Trysten and Carter on a special outing </div>
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to spend some of their Christmas loot.</div>
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They searched.</div>
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and searched...</div>
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and came to the sad conclusion that toys </div>
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aren't as much their "thing" as when they were younger.</div>
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Why must they grow up?</div>
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Carter did, however, purchase a Star Wars Lego toy which he put together over the weekend:</div>
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Next, we went to a few of their favorite places at the mall.</div>
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Both boys built and purchased 3 custom mini Lego guys.</div>
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Sweet boys.</div>
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We stopped at Dave 'N Busters for a little ticket winning frenzy.</div>
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They won a few.<br />
Over 5,000 to be exact.<br />
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* Like all good things,</div>
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Christmas Break 2012 had to come to an end.</div>
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What a great break it was!</div>
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You can't help but get sentimental this time of year </div>
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Over the past year,</div>
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we have encountered our first bought of challenges with having a teenager,</div>
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<strong>but</strong> with it came healing and compromise.</div>
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<em>Austin,</em></div>
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<em>You are such a kind hearted, caring young man.</em></div>
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<em>I cannot believe my first born is becoming a man before my very eyes.</em></div>
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<em>I know that one day, when you look back on this time in your life,</em></div>
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<em>you'll know that everything Ryan and I did was out of love and meant </em></div>
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<em>to guide you down the same </em><em>path that our parents lead us down.</em></div>
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Over the past year,</div>
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Ryan's job status went through some changes,</div>
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<strong>but </strong>with it came excitement for the future and the career he's always wanted.</div>
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<em>Ryan,</em></div>
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<em>As always, I am beyond proud to be your wife.</em></div>
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<em>When we went to your work holiday party the other night,</em></div>
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<em>several of the women told me they couldn't</em></div>
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<em>wait to meet the woman who was lucky enough to be married to you.</em></div>
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<em>See, they can tell what an incredible man you are.</em></div>
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<em>{I'm sure it doesn't hurt that you're so easy on the eyes. =)}</em></div>
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<em>I hope you see yourself that way.</em></div>
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It's hard to believe another year has gone by.</div>
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With all the bad things that have happened in the world over the past 12 months,</div>
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if teenage blues are the biggest of our family's issues,</div>
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then we're golden.</div>
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It's about putting things into perspective.</div>
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Life is meant to be lived...every moment.</div>
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Give up on things you can't change, </div>
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love your family every single day, kiss your husband </div>
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and do something nice for someone without expecting anything in return.</div>
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It's just that simple.</div>
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Ten years from now,</div>
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I want to look back at this post and remember </div>
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where our family was at the this very moment.</div>
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I have all that I've ever wanted and never thought possible.</div>
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Actually, I didn't think it really existed.</div>
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And it feels damn good.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Here's to 2013...</em></strong></span></div>
The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-26614002195377394082012-12-14T10:54:00.000-06:002012-12-14T10:54:16.130-06:00Family Pictures <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A few weeks ago,</div>
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Not sure what made me think to do them there,</div>
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Here are a few of my favorites!</div>
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These kids are awesome.</div>
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Period.</div>
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We told the boys to strike a pose,</div>
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and this is what we got.</div>
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Carter and Preston are doing the "brotherly love" thing,</div>
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Austin the "Tim Tebow"</div>
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and Trysten....well, we're not really sure.</div>
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Love it.</div>
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Pretty much my whole world.</div>
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Yep.</div>
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How handsome is this man!</div>
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As my brother always says to us,</div>
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"Get a room."<br />Okay. =)</div>
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Ryan's and my favorite.</div>
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Seems like just yesterday they were little boys.</div>
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Where does time go...</div>
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The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-14305647241534294072012-12-04T21:23:00.002-06:002012-12-05T10:29:39.476-06:00Thanksgiving Break 2012<div align="center">
Thanksgiving break was monumental for our little family.</div>
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For real.</div>
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We've had some trying times with "The Teenager" lately,</div>
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but the break from the daily, </div>
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brought time for reflection, togetherness and a reminder of how far our family has come.</div>
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There is nothing more important to Ryan and I than the solidarity of our family,</div>
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and that includes all 6 of us.<br />
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hang on for severe picture overload!</div>
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Happy Thanksgiving 2012!</div>
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The usual around the house:</div>
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Thanksgiving projects from the past made by the kids.</div>
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They enjoyed seeing them again this year and commented on how much they had changed. =)</div>
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The hurricane glass on the mantle is from our wedding,</div>
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and the pine cones are from the lake house.</div>
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Keep Calm</div>
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and Count Your Blessings</div>
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A little pumpkin here and there</div>
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Our thankful leaves</div>
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The table ready to go</div>
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With my parents knee deep in remodeling and both my brother and sister moving,</div>
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Ryan, Carol and I took charge of all things Thanksgiving.</div>
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The preparty:</div>
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Ryan and I got ready for a night of cooking together!</div>
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We made broccoli casserole and mashed potatoes:</div>
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And the turkey the next morning:</div>
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Carol made us a batch of the famous </div>
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Trysten spent Thanksgiving day with his mom</div>
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so we had a small but sweet little crew with Preston and Carter:</div>
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Ryan set the bounce house up for all the cousins.</div>
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I am so thankful for this man!</div>
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I love watching my dad supervising Ryan as he takes over his former role.</div>
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I think we needed a little more food.</div>
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Shelley and I did a Christmas craft with the kids.<br />
Ashlynn took over helping her sisters.<br />
Notice Alexa's bangs?<br />
She gave herself a little haircut recently.<br />
You know we've all done it.<br />
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Carter still loves this stuff.</div>
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Thank goodness,</div>
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How many more years will our boys be up for this?</div>
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Thanksgiving just happen to fall on my dad's birthday this year,</div>
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Happy birthday to my sweet daddy!</div>
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The next day, Trysten arrived,</div>
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It looked like this most of the time:</div>
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They obviously had NO fun at all.</div>
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While they played,</div>
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Ryan got all the Christmas hoopla out of the attic,</div>
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and the fun began.</div>
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Carter wore this hat all weekend long.</div>
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See him behind the computer screen?</div>
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And Trysten consumed about 10 packets of Ramen noodles.</div>
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The kid could survive on Ramen alone.</div>
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Lots of time was spent around the pool table for the boys.</div>
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And lots of time decorating for me.</div>
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The mantle is a lot like last year.</div>
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Except for this banner:</div>
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I gave a little Christmas spirit to my newest Pinterest inspiration.</div>
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It contains sand and shells from Ryan's and my trip to California this past summer,</div>
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ticket stubs from our trip to Puerta Vallarta when Ryan proposed,</div>
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tickets stubs from our honeymoon,</div>
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a card from flowers he gave me on our 4th anniversary trip to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida</div>
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and a wine cork from our 5th anniversary trip to Cozumel.</div>
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I love keeping these special mementos</div>
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and can't wait to add more.</div>
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I'm currently working on an idea I came up using all the cards we have given each other.</div>
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The pillow we bought at Mackenzie Childs</div>
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Such great memories.</div>
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Shelby doesn't seem to mind.</div>
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A new addition this year from Carol.</div>
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The reindeer Ed made when Ryan was little.</div>
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Mrs. Claus is holding her favorite mascot. </div>
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The day after Christmas Decoratingpalooza,</div>
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This time, the whole family came.</div>
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It made my heart so happy to be all together.</div>
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We were so proud of him for getting back out there.</div>
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"The Teenager" whipped around the tree at the Galleria like an old pro.</div>
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Ryan and I sat at the Mi Cocina right at the rink for part of the fun.</div>
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I love all 5 of these guys so very much.</div>
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Isn't this what the holiday season is all about.</div>
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The next day we decorated the tree together.</div>
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The kids always love seeing all their ornaments they've made over the years.</div>
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I also love the ones from trips we've taken.</div>
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The one below is from Cozumel.</div>
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Our first Christmas together</div>
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Our Caliventure!</div>
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New York City with the whole crew!</div>
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The cruise with my whole family!</div>
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Our trip to NY with Ryan's parents</div>
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This was from Mackenzie Childs</div>
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"The Teenager" in pre-k</div>
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Where have the years gone...</div>
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Preston's "One Eyed Willie" as he calls this one</div>
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Carter's Roudolph</div>
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And what a better way to end,</div>
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than the Soladay family Christmas stocking!</div>
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On a side note....I will be taking some red paint to that apostrophe soon.</div>
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That way I can sleep at night.</div>
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We've been in Christmas mode nonstop lately!</div>
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A Christmas party and cookie exchange last weekend,</div>
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a Christmas wine glass painting party next week and</div>
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3 Christmas parties next weekend!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Here's to the BEST time of the year!</em></span></div>
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I have lots to blog about,</div>
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so hang on for the ride!</div>
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* Halloween in our hood is always a great time.</div>
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Kids and adults <em><span style="font-size: x-large;">everywhere!</span></em></div>
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As of this year, </div>
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we are down to only ONE child who likes to dress up for Halloween.</div>
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One.</div>
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It's tragic.</div>
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Carter had the coolest costume this year.</div>
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Pumpkin Head:</div>
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It really was the best costume he's had thus far.</div>
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The problem is we spend all this money on their costumes,</div>
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and they only wear them for about 20 minutes.</div>
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Here he is during those 20 minutes:</div>
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* We celebrated "Groovy Day"</div>
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The kids, parents and teachers had a blast.</div>
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We have such an incredible group of PTO moms.</div>
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They go all out for our school events.</div>
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It was fun seeing everyone dressed up for the day.</div>
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The gym was transformed with games from the 60s and 70s.</div>
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Who doesn't love Plinko?!</div>
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All the classes had their pictures taken in front of the groovy buses.</div>
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Twister!</div>
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A Jaw's dunking booth<br />
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A Monopoly board "cake walk"</div>
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They even set up a sweet and salty buffet for the teachers:</div>
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I love the way they look in the garden in front of the school.</div>
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the whole school came together to do</div>
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which our IT department taped and put on School Tube.</div>
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Lots of fun!</div>
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* This past Wednesday,</div>
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The Teenager couldn't go since he's currently grounded</div>
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and Trysten was at his mom's.</div>
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It was a great time.</div>
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My handsome hubby took out some frustration on a few digital deer,</div>
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while the boys opted for sporting games.</div>
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Of course you have to spend your tickets.</div>
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Yes, Carter got a whoopee cushion.</div>
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It popped 10 minutes later.</div>
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Darn.</div>
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I heart these boys!</div>
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* This past Friday was "Royal Run" day at school/work.</div>
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This event took place during each grade level's PE and Specials time.</div>
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The Royal Run is our largest fundraiser of the year,</div>
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and the kids, parents and teachers once again</div>
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had fun dressing up for the theme.</div>
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The PTO went all out again with a DJ and a snack shop.</div>
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This is me with one of the PE coaches...BTW that is a wig under his court jester's hat...and the music teacher.</div>
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I love being able to share school days with Carter.</div>
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How often do you get the chance to wear a tutu and a crown to work?</div>
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some sweet 3rd grade girls.</div>
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brought in over $27,000 for our school!</div>
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What a fun day! </div>
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It was some wonderful, much needed family time!</div>
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Carter's skills on ice have vastly improved since the cruise.</div>
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Sweet boy.</div>
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Brothers...=)</div>
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Poor Trysten face planted on the ice but recovered like a trooper!<br />
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Here's to kicking off the holiday season!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>HALLOWEEN</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">especially the decorating part.</span></span></div>
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It makes me sad to see our boys growing up so fast</div>
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because I still want to do all the fun art projects</div>
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and activities that go along with this time of the year,</div>
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but I can see the days are numbered.</div>
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It's getting harder to convince them to go to the pumpkin patch</div>
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and make paper bats.</div>
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I don't love it.</div>
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Here's a look around our spooktacular abode.</div>
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Spooky.</div>
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I know.</div>
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I love this little owl. </div>
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Owls are everywhere this year.</div>
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He came from Pier 1.</div>
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Ryan's witch hat leftover from his bachelor days.</div>
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Yes, he decorated.</div>
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Impressive.</div>
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I picked up this skeleton at Ross this year.</div>
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Isn't he awesome.</div>
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The mantle looking much like last year.</div>
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Except for Mr. Owl on top of the mirror.</div>
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Found him at World Market.</div>
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The pumpkins that light up.</div>
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Can you see the orange and purple bulb lights at the bottom of this pic?</div>
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Love them.</div>
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Found those at Target.</div>
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It's Mr. Scarecrow's last year with us.</div>
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He suffered an injury to his face.</div>
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Ryan and I celebrated our <span style="font-size: x-large;">5th anniversary</span> in beautiful Cozumel</div>
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and had such a wonderful time!</div>
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The resort where we stayed wasn't very crowded as this time of year is Mexico's slow season,</div>
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so it felt very private.</div>
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Perfect!</div>
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On the way to our resort,</div>
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we saw the exact cruiseship we stayed on for our spring break</div>
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family vacation almost 2 years ago:</div>
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Ryan and I quickly settled into our room and hit the beach!</div>
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The view was beautiful, </div>
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and we had a huge jacuzzi on the balcony to take it all in at night.</div>
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Me likey, likey!</div>
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People kept asking if we were honeymooners. =)</div>
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They had a place on the beach</div>
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and they would fire/glaze it overnight and bring it back the next morning.</div>
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I initially chose a skull for Mexico's</div>
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and spent a lot of time on it:</div>
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And somehow they ruined it when trying to fire it.</div>
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I opted for a plate the second go round.</div>
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I love that we'll always have it to remember our trip.</div>
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We bought several pieces of handmade pottery,</div>
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but this one is speacial because I made it there.</div>
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They had nightly activities at a little bar on the beach,</div>
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and we took advantage of all the fun!</div>
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The sunset on the night of our actual anniversary was beautiful.</div>
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We could see it perfectly while eating dinner:</div>
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I love this man so dearly...</div>
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The weather was perfect for our last day there:</div>
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Ryan played some water volleyball,</div>
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while I read Fifty Shades of Grey for the second time.</div>
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What?</div>
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It's a good book.</div>
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Our last night</div>
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<em>Ryan,</em></div>
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<em>Thank you for another incredibly romantic vacation together.</em></div>
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<em>I love that we can have so much fun together in so many ways.</em></div>
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<em>You continue to make me feel blessed, proud, and head-over-heels in love.</em></div>
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<em>I am so proud to be Mrs. Soladay.</em></div>
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<em>I've always heard that the first 5 years of marriage are the hardest.</em></div>
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<em>If that's so, then you and I have a lifetime of bliss ahead of us.</em></div>
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<em>I love you,</em></div>
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<em>Your Wife</em></div>
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The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-4346098892719361562012-10-02T10:31:00.007-05:002012-10-02T13:07:59.015-05:00Pretty Cool!<div align="center">
Check out whose pumpkin topiary </div>
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<a href="http://www.pillsbury.com/Cooking-Occasions/Holidays/Halloween/No-Carve-Pumpkins#">Pillsbury</a> website today!</div>
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Pretty Cool, huh!?</div>
The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-6473599216597417662012-09-30T16:36:00.002-05:002012-10-02T10:30:15.918-05:00Annnnnnnd Back!<div align="center">
<em><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello out there!</span></strong></em></div>
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I haven't posted since the first week of school,</div>
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and here we are already over a month in!</div>
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So much has happened since then,</div>
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but here are 3 quick highlights.</div>
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* We recently celebrated Carter's 8th birthday</div>
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and "The Teenager's" 16th.</div>
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I cannot believe Austin is 16 years old.</div>
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Sixteen.</div>
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Like smack dab in the middle of driver's ed 16.</div>
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It's scary.</div>
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He will actually be getting his driving permit this week.</div>
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I am a nervous wreck.</div>
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I am so not ready for the next chapter in his life,</div>
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but I can say one thing.</div>
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Austin is in a very good place right now.</div>
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He's working hard at school,</div>
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being responsible, and having a great attitude...most of the time. =)</div>
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I do soooo love that kid.</div>
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Perhaps we are turning a corner...</div>
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* I love my job!</div>
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I have never been more excited to go to work.</div>
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The kids are awesome,</div>
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and we're doing a lot of fun projects.</div>
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We just finished a project known as</div>
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Pinwheels For Peace.</div>
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All students in grades K-4 made pinwheels in art,</div>
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and we displayed them outside at school and spelled out the word</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>PEACE</strong></em></span></div>
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on International Day of Peace</div>
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Friday, September 21st.</div>
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It was really cool.</div>
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We've moved onto some fall projects now.</div>
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Each grade level has their own one:</div>
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I have collected a lot of artwork from my sweet students.</div>
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I display them on my cabinets,</div>
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so they know how much I love them.</div>
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A precious little first grade girl</div>
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Melt my heart.</div>
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* Four days from now,</div>
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my sweet hubby and I are leaving for </div>
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Cozumel!</div>
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Doesn't get any better!</div>
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Can't wait!!</div>
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That's all I have time for now!</div>
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We're headed to Carol's for dinner with the boys.</div>
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I have been MIA for a bit due to prepping for the new school year,</div>
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and I have NEVER been more excited to go back to work!</div>
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I am venturing into a new adventure in my teaching career as an ART teacher!!</div>
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My classroom is completely out of this world.</div>
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I have so much space, and the view out of my ginormous windows is beautiful!</div>
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Every single time I walk into the room,</div>
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I have to pinch myself.</div>
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I feel so blessed to have found a career that doesn't feel like a job.</div>
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With that being said, I must thank my parents </div>
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for instilling in me the strong value of an education.</div>
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Despite the fact that I had a newborn baby,</div>
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I was determined to finish college and earn my degree.</div>
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That degree has enabled me to find my dream "job".</div>
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Thank you,</div>
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Mama and Daddy!</div>
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On that note, checkout my new art studio </div>
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where all kinds of fun will take place with </div>
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the 700+ little artists at my school...including my own son, Carter!</div>
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Here's a quick look at my huge windows!</div>
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Can you see the "word" ART on top of my bookshelf?</div>
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My desk area.</div>
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Look at all my storage!</div>
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I painted this dresser with chalkboard paint and used 8 different colorful knobs for the drawers.</div>
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This room makes me happy!</div>
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Welcome!</div>
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One of the posters I made last year.</div>
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I love all the brand spankin' new supplies!</div>
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The ART letters I made over the summer</div>
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The "chandelier" I made =)</div>
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The bulletin board outside my room</div>
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"Art is everywhere!"</div>
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The ART letters are made from cardboard.</div>
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I love this.</div>
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My principal asked me to decorate on of the display cases at the front of the school.</div>
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<em> The Starry Night</em></div>
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Van Gogh's<em> Cafe</em></div>
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I love this quote.</div>
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I cannot wait to see what this year holds!</div>
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Carter is so excited that I will be at school with him again this year.</div>
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I love that kid.</div>
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Here's to a great school year, friends!!</div>
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We now have a sophomore in high school...WHAT??!!...a 6th grader, 5th grader and 3rd grader.</div>
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Where does time go!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Hello from beautiful Lake Hamilton!</em></strong></span></div>
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They were just a tad excited.</div>
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Can you tell?</div>
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The dogs had their own spot in the backseat.</div>
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As soon as they arrived, the fun began!</div>
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I was so proud of Ryan for taking pictures while I wasn't there.</div>
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I've trained him well.</div>
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What is it about the boys wanting to cover themselves with clay?</div>
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They did the same thing last year.</div>
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Gotta love 'em!</div>
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On Wednesday, Ryan got together with a family we're friends with from Prosper,</div>
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and the kids had a blast together.</div>
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Raleigh and Carter</div>
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They brought their dog, Junebug, along for the ride.</div>
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Normal dogs like the water.</div>
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Ours are terrified.</div>
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I'm convinced they're not <em>real</em> dogs.</div>
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The whole crew...minus Preston.</div>
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He's not a huge fan of picture taking.</div>
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who was going with us.</div>
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I adore her.</div>
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We arrived in Hot Springs late Wednesday night, and the boys were so excited to see their cousin.</div>
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The good times continued into Thursday.</div>
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The Teenager couldn't wait to get into the tube!</div>
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See all the beer cans at Carter's feet?</div>
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He collected all of them from the bottom of the lake at a sandbar.</div>
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He's saving the planet one beer can at a time.</div>
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That's my boy.</div>
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Typical Trysten.</div>
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Love him!</div>
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Do you know how much food it takes to feed 5 kids every day?!</div>
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A lot.</div>
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Brothers...</div>
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My favorite captain.</div>
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Carter and I</div>
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I'm seeing braces in his future. =)</div>
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It's about a family tradition we have here at Lake Hamilton.</div>
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See, there's a dam at one part of the lake where the water</div>
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You can imagine how incredibly cold the water is.</div>
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It's so crystal clear that you can see straight to the bottom,</div>
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and it begs you to jump in.</div>
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In fact, when Ryan took us there for the first time,</div>
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The Teenager and I jumped in</div>
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only to immediately climb the ladder to get out.</div>
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It is so cold that it literally takes your breath away.</div>
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This time it was Ashlynn's turn.</div>
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Poor Ash.</div>
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She was such a good sport!</div>
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because that's exactly what it is.</div>
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So much has been going on lately,</div>
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and frankly, I don't sit down at the computer enough to document</div>
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our lives on a daily basis,</div>
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so here it all is in one ginormous post.</div>
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* We have spent a lot of time at several different Hawaiian Falls locations.</div>
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Love these kids!</div>
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My little man</div>
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We've gone with some of my girlfriends and their little ones.</div>
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Carter was a maniac going across these.</div>
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The kid has some skills.</div>
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This was the one time where Trysten's height hindered his ability!</div>
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I love watching the boys together.</div>
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* We recently celebrated Preston's 11th birthday.</div>
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My babies are growing up waaaay too fast.</div>
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He wanted to go to Jump Street for the day,</div>
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so the indoor trampoline mecca it was!<br />
I wasn't very successful at taking pictures because the boys were in constant motion.</div>
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See?</div>
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Check it out:</div>
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That would be the birthday boy on the left.</div>
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He was not into having his picture taken.</div>
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Too busy.</div>
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<em>Dear Preston,</em></div>
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<em>You are such an incredible kid!</em></div>
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<em>You're smart, creative, imaginative, funny and responsible beyond your years.</em></div>
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<em>I am so proud to be your mother.</em></div>
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<em>Happy birthday, buddy!</em></div>
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<em>Love,</em></div>
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<em>Mom</em></div>
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<em>*</em> We are desperately missing Trysten right now</div>
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as he was gone all of last week in Florida with his mom's family,</div>
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and on their drive back to Texas,</div>
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they dropped him off at camp for another week!</div>
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He comes home Saturday,</div>
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He is going to be one tired little guy.</div>
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We are able to go online to the camp's website and see pictures of him</div>
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Today they posted this one:</div>
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{That's T in the white hat.}</div>
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I am sure he's having the time of his life,</div>
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and that makes us so happy. </div>
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Tonight he will receive the first of the little surprises we sent with him</div>
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in a camp care package.</div>
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I wrote a clue on each tag with a clue as to what was inside the bag.</div>
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I hope he likes them!</div>
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* Have you ever heard of the reality TV show on the Style Network called </div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Big Rich Texas</span></em></strong></div>
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Well, a good friend of mine and her daughter in </div>
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the neighborhood were cast in a role for its 3rd season.</div>
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Now, I've watched it on and off for the first 2 seasons since it's filmed here in Texas,</div>
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so I know the story lines and have seen the cat fights.</div>
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With that being said,</div>
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when she invited Ryan and I to 2 of their tapings, I was in.</div>
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I mean, who wouldn't want to go see what those shows are really like.</div>
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Ryan was not excited about going,</div>
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but he was a good sport.</div>
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The first taping was a casino night at the country club seen in the show,</div>
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and I'm pretty sure that when the episode is aired,</div>
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Ryan will be seen because 3 of the women kept standing by</div>
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him at the craps table while he was playing.</div>
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The second taping was a crab boil at my friend's house here in the hood.</div>
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We had a total blast,</div>
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and as the night went on,</div>
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we completely forgot what we were there for.</div>
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At one point, all the women were in the kitchen arguing over something.</div>
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Completely cracks me up.</div>
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She invited us to a taping for a barbecue this past Sunday,</div>
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but 2 was definitely enough.</div>
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* Our 5th anniversary trip is officially booked!</div>
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On October 4th, we are headed to Cozumel for 5 days and 4 nights of bliss here:</div>
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Cannot wait.</div>
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Only 60 something days away!</div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Annnnnnd done!</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Are you still here?</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a great week!!</span></em></strong></div>
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Ryan and I returned close to midnight on Sunday</div>
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after 9 days of <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>ridiculous</em></strong></span> fun!</div>
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Seriously.</div>
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Be warned:</div>
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If you don't want to see a load of sappy pictures</div>
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and read about how stupid romantic our trip was,</div>
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feel free to not read this post.</div>
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It won't offend me. =)</div>
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If you choose to stick around and read,</div>
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hang on for <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>serious</em></strong></span> picture overload!</div>
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We started our trip on Friday, June 29th, as soon as we arrived at the airport.</div>
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A celebratory drink at the airport Pappadeaux kicked off the fun.</div>
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Along with some Baton Rouge Oysters.</div>
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Yum.</div>
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We arrived in Orange California late at night,</div>
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and drove to Ryan's grandmother, Mema Dee Dee's, house </div>
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where she had prepared a wonderful meal of fish and Ritz Carlton's famous corn.</div>
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She's an amazing hostess.</div>
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We stayed up late talking, </div>
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and slept in Saturday morning before we drove out to Newport Beach for the day.<br />
The weather was beautiful.</div>
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California weather is unreal.</div>
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Ryan and I would pack up the kids and move there in a heartbeat,</div>
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but there's no way I would move my boys more than 15 minutes, at the most, from their dad</div>
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and the same with Ryan and Trysten.</div>
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So for now, we'll just enjoy California on vacations!</div>
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Be prepared for tons of pics like this.</div>
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It's hard to take pictures together without constantly bothering strangers with,</div>
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"Would you mind taking our picture?"</div>
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Me likey, likey.</div>
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More beautiful Newport.</div>
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It's such a fun, little beachfront town.</div>
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For dinner that night,</div>
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We ate at an Orange County staple called Orange Hill.</div>
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It's high on the top of a canyon overlooking miles and miles of California.</div>
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The view was incredible especially at sunset. </div>
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The food was just as good.</div>
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And the company, impeccable.</div>
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Isn't his grandmother beautiful!</div>
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Before we left on vacation,</div>
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Ryan bought us park hopper passes between Disneyland and California Adventure,</div>
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so Sunday was spent between the 2 parks.</div>
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Our boys thought it was hilarious that we were going without them.<br />
Disneyland isn't just for kids!</div>
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The happiest place on Earth, my friends.</div>
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One of the boys' favorite rides:</div>
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The Cars</div>
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And yes, we rode 'em.</div>
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We took a family pic in this same location with all the boys 2 summers ago,</div>
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so we bothered some poor stranger and begged for a duplicate.</div>
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My all time favorite since I was a kid going with my family:</div>
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The Haunted Mansion</div>
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There's a reason you can't take pictures during the ride:</div>
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After we rode everything we wanted to at Disneyland,</div>
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except Space Mountain which was shut down,</div>
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we walked over to the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney for lunch.</div>
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While walking around,</div>
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we couldn't help but checkout the Lego displays.</div>
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Yes, the dragon is completely made of Legos.</div>
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Up next, California Adventure.</div>
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Our favorite ride there:</div>
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The Tower of Terror!</div>
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Over to the Boardwalk</div>
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The view from the ferris wheel.</div>
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Ryan and I have both decided we are developing a serious fear of heights in our old age.</div>
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There's an entire new section of California Adventure that opened mid June called Cars Land.</div>
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Can't wait to bring the kids back to check it out!</div>
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Before we left California Adventure,</div>
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we stopped for a little refreshment within the park.</div>
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This is how adults do Disney.</div>
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We made it back to Disneyland to see if Space Mountain was open.</div>
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And it was.</div>
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You can't go to Disney without riding it.</div>
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I'm pretty sure it's actually illegal.</div>
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On Tuesday, we decided to go back Newport Beach.</div>
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The weather was wonderful as was the view.</div>
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Yep, below is my handsome husband.</div>
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Nice, huh.</div>
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A perfect day.</div>
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After a day in the sun,</div>
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we walked over to a local bar called Mutt Lynch's.</div>
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Instead of writing in the sand,</div>
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Ryan carved our initials in the bar along with other patrons from over the years.</div>
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The next day was the 4th of July,</div>
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and before we left for the day,</div>
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we had the best California breakfast ever:</div>
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I had tomatoes and fresh avocados right off the tree. {YUM}</div>
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And this was Ryan's feast.</div>
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Needless to say, Mema Dee Dee spoiled us while we were there!</div>
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Ryan and I spent the 4th at Huntington Beach.</div>
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Everyone was in the celebratory mood.</div>
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We saw lots of interesting stuff that day!<br />
There were parties going on all over the beach.</div>
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We watched this older gentleman walk down to the beach,</div>
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check out the waves, and return with a different board.</div>
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I loved watching him.</div>
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I'm sure he had been surfing his whole life.</div>
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This was out set up at the beach every day.</div>
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Our cooler, towels, bag of almonds (random...I know),</div>
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and our wireless music box.</div>
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We listened to the Jack Johnson station on Pandora.</div>
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Perfect beach music.</div>
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This was by far the best set up we saw.</div>
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Those Californians have "beaching it" down to a science.<br />
It was awesome.</div>
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We stayed until late afternoon and head home to shower and go</div>
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for some appetizers and drinks back at the Orange Hill Restaurant.</div>
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Great food again.</div>
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And the company even better.<br />
The view was incredible at night</div>
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as we watched fireworks displays taking place all over Orange County.</div>
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At the end of our trip, while waiting at the airport for our flight, </div>
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Ryan asked me what my favorite part of our trip was,</div>
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and this next day was it.</div>
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We spent about 8 hours at Knots Berry Farm.</div>
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I have not laughed so hard in a long time.</div>
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We were like kids running from ride to ride.</div>
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I don't remember the names of the rides, but here are a few of our favorites:</div>
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This ride is right at the entrance,</div>
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and what made it so fun was that your "car" spun around while on the coaster.</div>
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Totally strange feeling.</div>
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Okay.</div>
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I talked Ryan into going on the next one,</div>
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and as you can see in the pic below,</div>
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I was perfectly at ease....until the ride began.</div>
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It's basically like sitting on a swing and going up 300 feet in the air while spinning around.</div>
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Freaking crazy.</div>
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A little higher...</div>
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and higher...</div>
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Never again.</div>
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Next up, this ridiculous coaster below.</div>
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It shoots you 80 miles per hour out of the gate and up the ginormous first hill and then straight down.</div>
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Observe:</div>
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That was definitely Ryan's favorite.<br />
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After that, we took a lunch break, and decided to totally dork it out.<br />
Yep.<br />
We did it.<br />
Totally dorky and something we'll be able to look back and laugh at when we're old.<br />
Love it.<br />
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Back to the rides.<br />
This one cracked me up because instead of sitting IN something,<br />
you sit ON something.<br />
The seats are actually horses.<br />
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Such a great time!<br />
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We rode an old wooden roller coaster before leaving for the day,</div>
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and I had forgotten how badly they jerk you around.</div>
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But...it was fun. =)</div>
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We finished the day off with the longest waiting time while there for this coaster below.</div>
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Instead of riding on the track, you hang from below.</div>
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It was worth the hour wait.</div>
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The next day was our last day in Orange County,</div>
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so we decided to spend it at Newport Beach.</div>
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The weather was absolutely perfect.</div>
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Everyone everywhere was enjoying the day.</div>
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Even the dogs!</div>
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And especially the kids!</div>
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We love you Newport!</div>
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for our last night with Mema Dee Dee, and while he was busy cooking,</div>
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outdoor living rooms are a must,</div>
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and hers is awesome.</div>
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Ryan cooked the most delicious meal.</div>
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And we ate outside under the stars.</div>
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It was a perfect evening.</div>
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The next morning,</div>
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we said our tearful goodbyes to Mema Dee Dee</div>
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and drove to the resort in Pasadena for the wedding of a friend of Ryan's.</div>
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Ryan and I spent the day at the pool.</div>
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And the night at one of the most romantic weddings I've ever been to.</div>
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These are the newlyweds, Julie and Chris.</div>
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The guys</div>
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The next morning,</div>
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Ryan and I were sad to leave but couldn't wait to see our boys!</div>
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To top off such a wonderful vacation,</div>
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our flight was delayed and over booked,</div>
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in exchange for $500 travel vouchers.</div>
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Ummm...okay.</div>
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We gave up our seats and boarded the next flight out holding $1,000 travel vouchers</div>
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which we're using for our 5th anniversary trip</div>
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to Mexico in October that we had already begun planning.</div>
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<strong><em>Ryan,</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>Thank you for the one of the best trips we've ever taken.</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>I'll never forget the man we saw in basically the same 100 foot radius every time at Newport, </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>the man pulling his dog on a bicycle, our bill at the pool in Pasadena, </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>searching for a family restroom at the airport, </em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>not being able to find a restroom on the beach,</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>the sushi restaurant after Knots Berry, your patience while I searched everywhere for a Christmas ornament, me trying to film our ride on the Tower of Terror,</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>reminding you that it was your last chance for a tattoo</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>having the best night's sleep on a full size mattress</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>and don't ever forget "These are decorative napkins."</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>I cannot imagine a better vacation.</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>I love you,</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>Allison</em></strong></div>The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-25201900073781695102012-06-25T17:50:00.001-05:002012-06-25T17:50:54.475-05:00More Summer Fun!<div align="center">
<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Summer in in full force here at our house!</span></em></strong></div>
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The boys are living it up, as are the hubby and I.</div>
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Here's a few of the latest.</div>
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* My parents kidnapped the boys for some fun this past weekend.<br />
Based on the pics we received<br />
and the fact that 2 out of 4 boys immediately asking if they could stay another night,<br />
I'd say they had a blast.<br />
Those boys love their Mimi and Grandaddy!<br />
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Trysten in character as always.<br />
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Goodtimes!<br />
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* While the boys were away,<br />
Ryan and I went to a vodka and caviar tasting at the place below at Watter's Creek.<br />
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I told Ryan to surprise me with something different,<br />
and as always, he delivered.<br />
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And after I saw this picture,</div>
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Botox.</div>
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Nothing major.</div>
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I just want to get rid of the lines on my forehead.</div>
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Do you see ANY lines on Ryan's forhead?</div>
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No.</div>
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Because he's a guy.</div>
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Unfair.</div>
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* I went to my 20 year high school reunion this past weekend.</div>
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Well, I went to the Friday night get together.</div>
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There were so many people I didn't remember.</div>
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It was good to see some of the girls I used to hang with.</div>
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* Speaking of getting old,</div>
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Guess who had to get glasses?</div>
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Yep. </div>
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And not just glasses but progressive lenses.</div>
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Otherwise known as bifocals.</div>
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I had to get bifocals.</div>
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Now, you can't see the line thank goodness,</div>
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and I don't have to wear them all the time, </div>
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but it's one more reminder that I'm not getting any younger.</div>
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Atleast they're cute.</div>
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It's hard to tell from the picture, but they are.</div>
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Oh, and I can see a lot better now.</div>
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Bonus.</div>
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That's all for now!</div>
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The boys and I are headed to another Hawaiian Falls location tomorrow,</div>
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and only 4 days until Ryan and I head off to California!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Have a great week!</strong></em></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Father's Day Weekend was wonderful!</span></em></strong></div>
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It was really nice to spend so much quality time with just Ryan, Trysten and I</div>
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while my boys celebrated the weekend with their dad.</div>
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It doesn't happen very often,</div>
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Trysten's a special little guy.</div>
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Father and son did a lot of "guy stuff" throughout the weekend,</div>
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and Ryan enjoyed every minute.</div>
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We took Trysten to listen to a friend of ours play guitar as part of a local summer concert series.</div>
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I love these 2 guys!</div>
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This kid cracks me up.</div>
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Warms my heart to see these 2 together.</div>
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We hung out at the pool for a bit.</div>
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And to round out a great weekend,</div>
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Ryan and Trysten enjoyed 18 holes together.</div>
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These are 2 handsome men!</div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Father's Day, Ryan!</span></em></strong></div>
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You are an incredible father not</div>
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only to your son but to my 3 as well.</div>
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You have no idea the impact you are having on them every day.</div>
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I am continuously blessed to be married </div>
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to a man with such integrity</div>
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and a love for our family beyond measure.</div>
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I love you, Ryan!</div>The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-80010802559343856152012-06-11T22:45:00.000-05:002012-06-11T22:53:57.185-05:00Summer Fun!<div style="text-align: center;">
This <em>below </em>is exactly how I feel right now.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>I so heart summer.</em></strong></span></div>
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Who doesn't?</div>
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Lots of summer fun going on around our house!</div>
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I've had some time to work on projects for my classroom for next school year.</div>
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These letters are for my art word wall.</div>
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If I could doodle for a living, I'd apply first thing...yesterday.</div>
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We have logged countless hours cooking on The Big Green Egg.</div>
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Actually, Ryan has done the cooking.</div>
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The rest of our family has done the eating.</div>
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Behold baby back ribs.</div>
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Now, I'm not a big meat eater at.all. but check these out.</div>
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Yum.</div>
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Smoked Salmon</div>
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Now we're talking my language.</div>
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It was delish.</div>
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Trysten said it tasted like chicken but loved every bite.</div>
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He actually ate leftovers for lunch for 2 days.</div>
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On to talapia with pesto sauce.</div>
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On The Big Green Egg.</div>
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Yes, please.</div>
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Every night.</div>
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And what are summer dinners without watermelon?</div>
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I know, right!?</div>
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Summer fun means we are LIVING outdoors.</div>
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We have to soak up every moment before the heat is unbearable.</div>
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Ryan and I finally broke down and bought the kids a trampoline.</div>
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Have you ever watched boys on a trampoline?</div>
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It's not for the weak of heart.</div>
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Carter and Trysten have been making homes for ants in the backyard.</div>
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It's hard for me to get upset when I watch them being so creative.</div>
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We discovered this little guy in the backyard the other night.</div>
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WTH?</div>
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Completely creepy.</div>
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His antenna were longer than his body.</div>
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Makes you realize how many insects are out there that we have no clue about.</div>
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Am I the only nerd that thinks about stuff like this?</div>
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We've spent lots of time at the pool.</div>
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The boys are all over water balloons again this summer.</div>
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This was Trysten's creation.</div>
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Ryan took the boys to the races recently at Texas Motor Speedway.</div>
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A total boy thing.</div>
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I gladly opted out on this excursion.</div>
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It was definitely some good male bonding time. </div>
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Talk about great seats!</div>
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I took the little guys to a local water park for some bonding time of my own.</div>
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I had the best time with these boys.</div>
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Love 'em.</div>
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And this one is growing up way too fast.</div>
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Carter and Trysten chose tubes full of colored sugar.</div>
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Preston opted for shaved ice.</div>
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This kid is always in character!</div>
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Let's see how many times we can ride the same slide over...</div>
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Kids are the epitome of carefree happiness.</div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: x-large;">I hope you are enjoying yours as well!!</span></em></strong></div>The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-91970846640407695482012-06-08T14:58:00.001-05:002012-06-08T15:03:19.932-05:00Second Annual Ed Soladay Golf Tribute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Second Annual Ed Soladay Golf Tribute!</em></span></strong></div>
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We had an amazing turn out Monday </div>
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and doubled the amount of money raised for the charity this year.</div>
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Hold on for picture overload.</div>
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I love the feeling of pulling into the club parking lot and seeing all the carts ready to go.</div>
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It really is surreal.</div>
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If you look in the upper right hand corner at the flagpole,</div>
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you can see the flag the hospital flew the day Ed's organs were donated.</div>
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It meant a lot to our family that the club flew it the day of the tournament.</div>
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We had some incredible sponsors this year.</div>
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Couldn't do the tournament without them!</div>
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My parents sponsored the boxed lunches for all the players.</div>
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All of our par 3's had prizes thanks to our sponsors!</div>
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This sponsor played golf every Saturday morning in the men's group with Ed.<br />
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Registration went off without a hitch!</div>
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This year we had a paparazzi cart that 2 girls, </div>
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Checking in to cover last minute details for we begin!</div>
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The announcement was made for all players to make their way to their cart.</div>
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My handsome husband said a few words.</div>
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And head to his cart with my brother.</div>
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And the tournament began!</div>
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Carol played with one of the golf pros</div>
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and 2 of Ed and Carol's dear friends from New York.</div>
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I loved that so many women played!</div>
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By next summer I WILL be a golfer as Ryan and I are officially members now!</div>
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These ladies are part of Carol's Thursday morning group.</div>
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Such wonderful women.</div>
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The 2 women on the right are from my girl's poker night group.</div>
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Gentle Creek's signature hole.</div>
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It really is beautiful.</div>
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Ryan's group was only 4 over the first place team!</div>
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Ryan and I made sure the awards and raffle prizes were ready to go.</div>
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Ryan played MC.</div>
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I am so blessed to be married to such an incredible man.</div>
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Award time is always a blast.</div>
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One of the guys Ryan used to work with won the iPad for closest to the pin.</div>
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One of our big sponsors had the winning raffle ticket 3 times.</div>
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She and her husband even ended up winning the obligatory flat screen television!</div>
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My beautiful mother</div>
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It was a great day...</div>
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We love you, Ed...</div>
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People stayed on the patio until 10:00 PM.</div>
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We had such a great time.</div>
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Just like last year,</div>
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Ryan and I collapsed in bed </div>
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We spent the day with family and friends</div>
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celebrating the life of a wonderful man.</div>
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It's bittersweet.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>We love and miss you every day, Ed.</em></strong></span></div>The Soladay Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380232494027023012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3908229476009970141.post-88980636292494883792012-05-23T18:25:00.000-05:002012-05-23T19:41:11.632-05:00More Stuff<div align="center">
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Everything is busy as usual.</div>
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Isn't that just the way it is?!</div>
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I started this post almost 2 weeks ago<br />
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A lot has taken place over the past 2 weeks, so hold on for the deets.<br />
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* Ryan and I had an absolute blast at Winstar a couple of weekends ago.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>The Zac Brown Band</em></span> was awesome.<br />
Love this man!<br />
Seriously.<br />
A man that makes you laugh is a keeper.<br />
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* This whole new Blogger format is completely throwing me off.</div>
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Am I the only one?</div>
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I don't like change.</div>
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A few months ago he was recruited by a company to </div>
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and Ryan was thrilled as there is no travel involved (yay!), </div>
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it's back in the technology industry,</div>
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the possibilities for where this position will take him are endless,</div>
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and the company itself is incredible.</div>
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Win. Win. Win. And Win.</div>
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I am so proud of him.</div>
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The company headquarters is centered around being "green" and healthy.</div>
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Much of the building is powered by solar panels,</div>
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when food is brought in, you can expect to see healthy choices,</div>
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The owner hired a personal trainer to come in every day</div>
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Ryan is working out 5 days a week now.</div>
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He's down to like 6% body fat.</div>
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Really?</div>
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Totally unfair.</div>
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He's one handsome man.</div>
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* Lots going on here in the big "P".</div>
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Five students at the high school, 4 of which are out of district transfers, were arrested</div>
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I remember something extremely similar taking </div>
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I taught at in another district,</div>
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Nice.</div>
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It has definitely opened the door to some intense conversations with our oldest.</div>
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High school is very different than it was when Ryan and I were young.</div>
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my 20 year reunion is next month.</div>
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20 years.</div>
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All that means is I'm getting old.</div>
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* We took the boys to a crawfish boil </div>
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Preston learned that it takes lots of concentration.</div>
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LOTS.</div>
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Ryan and my brother joined the cousins for basketball.</div>
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Carter spent most of his time pushing my niece on the swing.</div>
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The boys love her!</div>
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Sweet Carter</div>
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Our family...minus Trysten....we missed you, buddy!</div>
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I was asked to make a sign for an area of the park</div>
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Her name was Piper.</div>
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I can't wait to see it when the playground is complete.</div>
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* This past weekend,<br />
my boys were at their dad's, but Trysten was with us.<br />
He still is with us,<br />
and it has been so nice to have more time with him, to just sit and talk with him.<br />
It was wonderful to see Ryan and Trysten spend some good father-son time<br />
together while my boys were away.<br />
Trysten went to work with Ryan on Friday and even worked out with him.<br />
Everyone at Ryan's office loved T (of course) and called him Ryan's mini-me.<br />
Insert huge smile on Ryan's face.<br />
From there, they went to the movies, Dave N Busters<br />
and finally I joined them for the Roughriders game.<br />
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On Saturday,<br />
Ryan and Trysten played golf with Carol.<br />
Trysten is such a natural.<br />
We really hope he keeps it up.<br />
The Soladays!<br />
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only 12 more days until:</div>
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We miss you, Ed...</div>
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* This has been a great week.</div>
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Lots of family time.</div>
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Summer just on the horizon.</div>
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Our summer officially starts Friday at the Soladay house!</div>
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Cannot wait!</div>
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The kids can't either.</div>
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They've been a little wild lately.</div>
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For example:</div>
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I bought the boys some of those fake moustaches,</div>
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and this was the result:</div>
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Here's what's going on lately:</div>
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* Trysten and Carter made movies all.weekend.long.</div>
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I found this one on my phone before I made them switch to T's iPod.</div>
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I need to figure out how to get the movies off his iPod.</div>
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A couple of them really are funny.</div>
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Trysten is a character.</div>
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I love those boys.</div>
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* I spent a lot of time over the weekend working on things for my art classroom for next year.</div>
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I made some posters for different artist studies.</div>
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Five down.</div>
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Twenty to go.</div>
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That's definitely a summer project.</div>
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And some art work for the art room</div>
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I am seriously excited about my new venture and</div>
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can't wait to show y'all my art room when construction is complete!</div>
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* Ryan and I are headed to Winstar this weekend</div>
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So ready for a weekend getaway.</div>
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Ryan bought 2 extra seats to sell, </div>
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so if you know anyone who wants to go on Saturday night,</div>
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he's selling them for $200 a piece, row A10 center stage.</div>
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* It's teacher appreciation week which means nonstop food.</div>
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Well, actually today we had food and a 15 minute chair </div>
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massage paid for by our PTO.</div>
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They are they best.</div>
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They give their time endlessly.</div>
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Tomorrow we're having a baked potato bar with all the trimmings.</div>
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Yum.</div>
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Bad timing since I have to wear a bathing suit for the first time this weekend.</div>
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Today the kids wrote their teachers notes of appreciation,</div>
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and I really wasn't expecting any since I'm just the long term sub for a third grade class while their teacher is out on maternity leave..</div>
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I was surprised and thrilled when the kids put them on my desk this morning.</div>
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I have the best job ever.</div>
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* I cannot believe we have only 17 days of school left.</div>
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I can smell the sunscreen already.</div>
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It's the best smell ever.</div>
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It means freedom.</div>
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It means no alarm in the morning.</div>
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It means staying up late, spontaneous family outings and weekend getaways with my hubby.</div>
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It means days by the pool and nights on the patio.</div>
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Love it.</div>
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<em><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's to 17 more school days 'til summer!</span></em></div>
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Monday would have been my father-in-law's 67th birthday.</div>
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I know I always say this, but it <em>still</em> doesn't seem real.</div>
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We miss him so much.</div>
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Every single day.</div>
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Ryan and I decided to take the boys to visit him on his birthday for the </div>
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first time since he passed away a little over a year ago.</div>
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It was the first time my boys have lost someone they were so close to,</div>
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and the whole concept has been a hard one for them.</div>
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They all asked a lot of questions at the cemetery,</div>
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and Ryan and I used the teachable moments to further bond as a family.</div>
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They were moments we needed.</div>
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It certainly put some things in perspective for our little crew.</div>
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As I've said before, blending families can be tough.<br />
The kids are stuck between 2 families that don't always agree with each other<br />
or agree with things that go on in the other parent's home.</div>
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The kids' feelings get hurt and sometimes go unheard <br />
because they don't always know how to express them,</div>
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but at the end of the day, with the strong foundation<br />
Ryan and I have worked hard to build...we'll be just fine.<br />
Leave it to a visit with Pop to help put things into perspective.<br />
I apologize for the sappiness, friends, but I wanted to document where we are right now,<br />
so that one day, when the boys are grown, we can look back and see how far we've come.<br />
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After singing happy birthday to Ed,<br />
we took the boys to Joe's Crab Shack for some seafood and fun!<br />
The little guys loved hanging on the playground while we waited for our food<br />
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My Lord, my husband is handsome. =)</div>
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While the boys played,</div>
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Ryan and "The Teenager" got in some much needed male bonding time.</div>
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It's nice to see a smile on that kid's face.</div>
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There was some serious eatin' goin' on.</div>
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We told the kids that everyone had to wear the bibs.</div>
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They complied, although Preston wasn't very happy about it.</div>
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He's approaching the preteen years waaaaay to quickly.</div>
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he took cracking the crab legs to a whole other level.</div>
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It was intense.</div>
He left no meat uneaten.<br />
The kid can eat more than a lot of grown men can.<br />
No joke.<br />
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And last but certainly not least,<br />
the obligatory kissing shot taken by Austin.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Good times.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Here's to you, Ed.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Happy birthday.</em></span><br />
<em><span style="font-size: x-large;">We love you.</span></em><br />
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