Tuesday, May 22, 2012

brant and emily

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we were blessed to spend time last weekend with some friends who are on furlough.  brant and emily came with their three boys for a fun filled weekend…unfortunately the stomach flu had other plans.  out of the 9 of us, only two (brant and eli) came out unscathed.  despite this, we actually had a really good time.  we talked a lot and were able to just chill out and enjoy our time together.  it wasn’t what we had planned, but it was a sweet time.
the kiddos munchin’ on spaghetti and meatballs…

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emily entertained the boys with a bag of science experiments eli received as a party favor at a birthday party.  the loved it.
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before the flu took full hold, we had a chance to take a hike.  it’s snake season…
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this was another snake, an itty-bitty one, but he has a mouse in his mouth!  it was pretty cool…in a gross sort of way.
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fierce warriors with their spears…
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adam and brant took the boys fishing at the lake.  they didn’t catch anything, but they were able to meet up with our neighbor who gave them a ride on his boat.  adam said eli stayed on until the very last moment, just sitting there not wanting it to end.  i don’t blame him.
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adam and brant took the boys fishing at the lake.  they didn’t catch anything, but they were able to meet up with our neighbor who gave them a ride on his boat.  adam said eli stayed on until the very last moment, just sitting there not wanting it to end.  I don’t blame him.
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the girls table
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the boyz table…
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love this…
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me and emily…it was nice to have another night owl in the house.  we stayed up talking way to late:) it was great having you guys!  looking forward to next time!

lyla the ninja puppy

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Monday, May 14, 2012

happy mother’s day

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we took advantage of the beautiful day with a bike ride downtown for dinner.  along the way beside the greenbelt was this mom ice sculpture….
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i said, “okay, everybody PRETEND to lick it.” everybody pretended…except eli.  it was just too much for him to resist.
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we had dinner at a fun little pizza place downtown.
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lyla LOVES the trail along bike.  she’s so excited and said a lot of stuff like “i'm riding on my own bike…but not really, it’s you’re bike but i'm on my own bike.”
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on the way back they cooled off in the fountain….lyla was showing me how wet she was.
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drying off before the ride home…it was a fun, warm, beautiful, greenbelt kind of day. happy mother’s day mom!!!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

first bmx


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eli rode in his first bmx race last week.  he really liked it and had a great time.
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eli and his good friend, trevor
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lyla mostly ran the track, but she did play around with her bike a bit.