tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31489210127501622342024-03-13T14:58:30.621-04:00The Virginia ClitesThe stories of three boys, the memory of an old dog, and parents who try to keep it all together!Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-63650254120754076532009-04-23T07:59:00.004-04:002009-04-23T09:03:41.976-04:00Tyler goes to the hospital - a long one!Last Friday, Tyler complained of an earache in the morning. I gave him Motrin and he seemed fine with that but did not want to go to school! I sent him to "Grandma's" the local babysitter, since I was subbing. I got a call around 2 that his ear was still hurting, he was running a fever, and now his neck was hurting. I brought him home and called the Dr. who couldn't see us until Saturday morning. It was a LONG afternoon, evening, and night, he would sleep about 20 minutes and wake up screaming in pain. Finally it was Saturday morning and off to the Dr. Tyler and I went, thinking he had an ear infection or strep throat. When I put him on the examining table, I noticed his neck on the right side was really swollen. The Dr. came in, took one look, and went out to find another Dr. I began to get a little nervous! They tried to open his mouth and he just screamed in pain. They asked me to take him directly to Fairfax Hospital, they really didn't know what was wrong, but something <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">definitely</span> was and he would probably need "specialized" care. So, off we go to the Hospital, he asked for a sprite along the way and that was about it. We arrived and were taken right into the ER room, it wasn't long and they knew he was really sick and in lots of pain. They put in an IV (once again, this boy never even noticed) so they could take blood and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">administer</span> morphine, which put him in a nice sleep for several hours! The blood test came back that he had a bacterial infection and then they ordered a CAT scan of his neck. That reveled a collection of bacteria around the glands in his neck. His nurse came back in and said, "You'll be admitted soon, we're just waiting for a room to open up!" I was going a little crazy because my cell phone had limited coverage in the ER, Tim was at a soccer game for Lukas, Isaak needed to be at a birthday party and Tim really didn't know any of the plan! I could only call local numbers from the hospital phone so a few of our good friends, who have local cell phone numbers, got a call from me, begging for help! Poor Tim, he got calls and visits from people who knew more about the situation than he did! We got to his room about 4 and he woke up, talking non-stop. Tim, Isaak, and Lukas came to visit that afternoon, Tyler was pretty content to stay in his bed. That was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">LOOOONG</span> night, every hour a nurse came in to check on him, plus he was hooked up to 3 heart monitors and the IV, which kept beeping. I saw the clock a lot that night from my "bed," the convertible chair into a bed thing I got to sleep on, plus I was still in my clothes, never thought to ask Tim for something to wear to bed! The worst was the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ENT</span> Dr. didn't want him to eat or drink after mid-night in case they had to take him to the OR to drain the mass that had gathered near his airway. Try explaining that to a kid that "just wants a drink!" Sunday, the Dr. who sent him to the Hospital came to check on him and was happy with his progress, but hinted that he might be in the hospital a few more days..... His heart was doing funny things most of Sunday, very slow, and irregular, so the monitors kept beeping along with the IV machine. Tim, Isaak, and Lukas came back in and Tyler was so happy to see them! I had Tim bring me clothes and my hairbrush, I'm not a big fan of sleeping in a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">straight</span> jean skirt! They left and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Grammie</span> came, bringing more stuff for me and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Chitty</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Chitty</span> bang bang for Tyler to read. He soon was sleeping and a few more visitors came. By then his heart was going really crazy slow so his nurse ordered an EKG. The lady came, waking him out of a sleep to stick these sticky, cold things all over him and he was not pleased. In fact, he was MAD and the EKG showed a fast beating heart! When that finished, his girlfriend, Chelsea, arrived with the biggest sprinkled donut, his favorite. (In the middle of the night, we were watching TV to pass the time and saw a commercial for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Dunkin</span> Donuts showing a big box of donuts, boy did that look good to a boy who couldn't eat or drink!) He calmed down finally and enjoyed seeing Chelsea and eating his part of his donut! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Grammie</span> entertained Tyler so I could take a shower, go for a little walk to the cafeteria, and take a nap. Sunday night was pretty calm, they turned the beeping monitors off in his room so that we could "sleep" a little better. At 6, Monday morning, his IV machine started beeping and I got up, after calling the nurse, to see if I could "fix" it! I touched the bed and it was all wet. Thinking he had wet the bed, I turned the light on and discovered a pool of blood. Well, I got a little excited, and yelled "BLOOD" and boy did the nurses and Dr's come running! His IV had fallen out between 5 AM and 6 AM and the blood was from the injection site on his arm. The nurses so kindly cleaned him and the bed up. I noticed that the room started spinning a little too quickly. I was sitting, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">thank goodness</span>, and just passed out. When I came too, I was sure my sugar was low!!! But no, just a little too excited about the blood from my poor boy apparently! We got back into our beds and tried to go to sleep when a nurse came in and said he really should have that IV put back in. We've had such "good" luck with the other <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">IV's</span> that I didn't think it would be a big deal. So off to the procedure room to get this done. Well, it wasn't like any other time. His <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">veins</span> kept rolling <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">every time</span> they would try. Finally, a specialist was called in and she got the job done after many tears shed by Tyler and mom! Back to the room and Tyler slept most of the day. The ordered more blood work and a visit from the pediatric cardiologist, who doesn't think there is a major problem, just a slow irregular heartbeat that could be from the medication. Lab work came back, with numbers still high, but working their way down from Saturday. Tuesday, he saw his Dr. again and she cleared us to go home. Tyler did not want that IV to come out, he hates the 10 miles of tape ripped off his arm. He kept sleeping and finally I told him that I was going home, was he coming with me or not? He called for the nurse and said to take it out! He still had high blood pressure, but they thought trying to return to "normal" might help that. We had an uneventful ride home and Tyler slept most of the day and all night. He's still pretty worn out, but the sparkle is coming back in his eyes. He is on an oral antibiotic for 2 weeks and has to stay home till the weekend. Friday we see his Dr for a follow up. Thank you so much for all your calls, e-mails, visits, and prayers!Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-71673656045636163662009-01-18T17:01:00.003-05:002009-01-18T17:18:00.633-05:00A few more Florida pictures!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPTHIa7zRKBx0TYUpU-zfSeHznW7UNAOikJdMSAwMVfrM804CExtDO7TLHM2BFiEsKlg8HUW7g2mhmzvSTw9SoYYRCHjg0UERLiTIAWHHaYtK-aq90vdXSV2gS8NbxRC7iNgkj8EaGYE/s1600-h/December+2009+061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292760107606567522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPTHIa7zRKBx0TYUpU-zfSeHznW7UNAOikJdMSAwMVfrM804CExtDO7TLHM2BFiEsKlg8HUW7g2mhmzvSTw9SoYYRCHjg0UERLiTIAWHHaYtK-aq90vdXSV2gS8NbxRC7iNgkj8EaGYE/s200/December+2009+061.JPG" border="0" /></a> Grammie knitting a scarf, just in case it got too cold.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5VZeBskTtg2O6yIdxg_UN2l-Am_oeHWUkkmg4iIzm1fSBlFWL2nUYP9YdbpU3UXdUqLtWXAwnfNkomP37UbfvNR2oa1IDg2S9hqhpJbBgMwlt0eRi3exTImGCks9T0srpsAHlOs94yo/s1600-h/December+2009+060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292760100738176946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5VZeBskTtg2O6yIdxg_UN2l-Am_oeHWUkkmg4iIzm1fSBlFWL2nUYP9YdbpU3UXdUqLtWXAwnfNkomP37UbfvNR2oa1IDg2S9hqhpJbBgMwlt0eRi3exTImGCks9T0srpsAHlOs94yo/s200/December+2009+060.JPG" border="0" /></a> Isaak jumping in with a noodle!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4OXc1Esq9TK40ZPNZ8PdjEGBzQpJFZCJlnsIJVHqQgW-ckigB8GnKVeWP3dUcd7lI5KoYSw4enh6IsuYiDhzYp3zaCWYrEZU7Gvj-3OsFGf_gjiPSAROVIF144vvpw_8iC3B5N0jCPA/s1600-h/December+2009+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292760086567726738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4OXc1Esq9TK40ZPNZ8PdjEGBzQpJFZCJlnsIJVHqQgW-ckigB8GnKVeWP3dUcd7lI5KoYSw4enh6IsuYiDhzYp3zaCWYrEZU7Gvj-3OsFGf_gjiPSAROVIF144vvpw_8iC3B5N0jCPA/s200/December+2009+033.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lukas the rock star<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92LEkfqlb8cnkJKhutP_TVNhiv4SVydo95zbkezNoLLR4ilHnozjHrXT1sY7lBmHnSIi4m5eS7PCPHqJXbe1NIOKBsOaInc_0QUAVlgXMpr0ZVCAK7eRtpbdF8itjgzfmk038Dfbj2Us/s1600-h/December+2009+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292760072114080418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92LEkfqlb8cnkJKhutP_TVNhiv4SVydo95zbkezNoLLR4ilHnozjHrXT1sY7lBmHnSIi4m5eS7PCPHqJXbe1NIOKBsOaInc_0QUAVlgXMpr0ZVCAK7eRtpbdF8itjgzfmk038Dfbj2Us/s200/December+2009+015.JPG" border="0" /></a>Our three boys!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpjpKAA0QyyETkzhFBHMESXfbMtKElmR7g7KALW9znJ7QILIEggXHpJ_HTk0wPVrFefZyhs6ahFQPfBWSEhAo3nAJ0Tbu3QgkWlZAZkdjEghif55MD1411HhrebnpZrllma58TTrpmcQ/s1600-h/December+2009+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292760070815325746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpjpKAA0QyyETkzhFBHMESXfbMtKElmR7g7KALW9znJ7QILIEggXHpJ_HTk0wPVrFefZyhs6ahFQPfBWSEhAo3nAJ0Tbu3QgkWlZAZkdjEghif55MD1411HhrebnpZrllma58TTrpmcQ/s200/December+2009+009.JPG" border="0" /></a>Tyler does his special dive!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-47047588289730740872009-01-18T16:11:00.007-05:002009-01-18T17:25:04.450-05:00Venice, Florida December 26 - January 3, 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLDnHBo8vEZHuqU2qZ0bWm5oXBV2HRKNXSB9Fj9u-hhDHHX-hdVMu5GM4zPQIrLjY5l7MJsirfi0KTVqZsf5DMkNrGtmRbHJ_hRmAWDk_DnU_QfWPBNMrEbv_RH27H2i51HS-Qg93su0/s1600-h/Tim+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292762675430336370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLDnHBo8vEZHuqU2qZ0bWm5oXBV2HRKNXSB9Fj9u-hhDHHX-hdVMu5GM4zPQIrLjY5l7MJsirfi0KTVqZsf5DMkNrGtmRbHJ_hRmAWDk_DnU_QfWPBNMrEbv_RH27H2i51HS-Qg93su0/s200/Tim+010.JPG" border="0" /></a> Well, this wasn't in Florida, but this is the buck that Tim got!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcxDm-XR55-HXkzdiCUR2h08KIDkvuooqueHV1W6Rn5phqQtXELEQUvZ0-0jl6U6fLhJsldRAxGfoV3WbWpAd_DIgMnUuEkRjyMgvevgI2ZCVyye3gKGBTIK5DssE7HtWM5yL7-hxxVY/s1600-h/December+2009+047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292755301382490914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcxDm-XR55-HXkzdiCUR2h08KIDkvuooqueHV1W6Rn5phqQtXELEQUvZ0-0jl6U6fLhJsldRAxGfoV3WbWpAd_DIgMnUuEkRjyMgvevgI2ZCVyye3gKGBTIK5DssE7HtWM5yL7-hxxVY/s200/December+2009+047.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lukas, Isaak & Tyler<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrH8YXnFuHYtwAj8jioGDjEHQa-jMQQPQhdEkk5nu2NE5fxm3fGtTJEx0bcN-N1hblNW9glIrcAQj4v7K5ZqsJRgnQJEXQJKSoEpCkjB-zmfPuXlfqwR0Er9mVBvA9e3mYoNIf0yETCc/s1600-h/December+2009+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292755298424921138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrH8YXnFuHYtwAj8jioGDjEHQa-jMQQPQhdEkk5nu2NE5fxm3fGtTJEx0bcN-N1hblNW9glIrcAQj4v7K5ZqsJRgnQJEXQJKSoEpCkjB-zmfPuXlfqwR0Er9mVBvA9e3mYoNIf0yETCc/s200/December+2009+053.JPG" border="0" /></a>Henry, Brian, Helen, Jane & Kate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Magill</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLHkRGYjLbxYhMST0RGncBwkXoFpXN-uKbFKMe-vQTmVOpIMIdkb5clZyWPsXWtx-QRCWHVQ_6rb_VSc7Si2TsjrxjfitkJtXaEZw1jsmXjH3Rzkt8k5Suj40C_MnAypINnVJ-T9VgI8/s1600-h/December+2009+039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292755287486184658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLHkRGYjLbxYhMST0RGncBwkXoFpXN-uKbFKMe-vQTmVOpIMIdkb5clZyWPsXWtx-QRCWHVQ_6rb_VSc7Si2TsjrxjfitkJtXaEZw1jsmXjH3Rzkt8k5Suj40C_MnAypINnVJ-T9VgI8/s200/December+2009+039.JPG" border="0" /></a> Linda - photo compliments of Lukas!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXoNLchdv9Lhkq4pa0nVC8ChLBkam9HnuNBlSkp-mqbDoOv7sqNX0SDfmeNpUWhzlOQ80TLAUbyr304IBg0k_7sCKE7guUCvW-E7ES3ZwTcdxwsyGPWml2UmGI2jTypQHYTSZVoAE61k/s1600-h/December+2009+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292755277694404034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXoNLchdv9Lhkq4pa0nVC8ChLBkam9HnuNBlSkp-mqbDoOv7sqNX0SDfmeNpUWhzlOQ80TLAUbyr304IBg0k_7sCKE7guUCvW-E7ES3ZwTcdxwsyGPWml2UmGI2jTypQHYTSZVoAE61k/s200/December+2009+006.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Grammie</span> and Tyler reading a book while taking a break by the pool!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh_IbPIKZeSMa4L7WXWzd8K28dTNmfb31x2ZcuT44IcDiRoemxMJk9jEeh2M8o08tL8LnZkYWDjKGWSSvLjKZU_BPMkHutPEmuo8o3y4f_Q8SNHTs1KEd0OkUGntBHliW3wJDMrWwj2o/s1600-h/December+2009+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292755269237937282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh_IbPIKZeSMa4L7WXWzd8K28dTNmfb31x2ZcuT44IcDiRoemxMJk9jEeh2M8o08tL8LnZkYWDjKGWSSvLjKZU_BPMkHutPEmuo8o3y4f_Q8SNHTs1KEd0OkUGntBHliW3wJDMrWwj2o/s200/December+2009+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">crocodile</span> that was in the pond out back.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ThOuCOYreVu5B_A2UYC_Xz8aRPVrDxwopXffgKkRaBmaP8qUhgh0CmY1vL620l8ff8B-wOAh7HL1q2e9YKgZKq_O6FNsa5JJQkLm9ope1v7kbErSd2m-EeE03Q2ChJSRd-UGqnixMwE/s1600-h/December+2009+100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292752159994119954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ThOuCOYreVu5B_A2UYC_Xz8aRPVrDxwopXffgKkRaBmaP8qUhgh0CmY1vL620l8ff8B-wOAh7HL1q2e9YKgZKq_O6FNsa5JJQkLm9ope1v7kbErSd2m-EeE03Q2ChJSRd-UGqnixMwE/s200/December+2009+100.JPG" border="0" /></a> Isaak, Tyler, Mom & Lukas jumping in the pool. According to Lukas, the best part of his vacation was this day, "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Grammie</span> got her hair wet!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOAstjnuX-IHW770CH3hkS7-ezOCtU9pXrjYdvRHzLlm95qTTVkyqjXWkdCgtoqTfgRLFizIplyUwdMWOhAmQ9cSH2e2R8abLgdrATEk9h9v7jr7IOfR-ThJjhsaQbqo85yaHKBnR-s4/s1600-h/December+2009+096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292752147280091810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOAstjnuX-IHW770CH3hkS7-ezOCtU9pXrjYdvRHzLlm95qTTVkyqjXWkdCgtoqTfgRLFizIplyUwdMWOhAmQ9cSH2e2R8abLgdrATEk9h9v7jr7IOfR-ThJjhsaQbqo85yaHKBnR-s4/s200/December+2009+096.JPG" border="0" /></a>Isaak checking out something!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yvEMGqdrLGFjC__hnLR1Dya1aanp1KkvlDYhLvqoJi7MnguMzgttjPdjXngSRLglYd7FMmNQ18KVMkw0rfT8GZXc60aCFrTdR1qrKMjksoyNG3uK4oNsSmcAEzyDg3ClLNNHgyr_IJs/s1600-h/December+2009+087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292752143553769010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yvEMGqdrLGFjC__hnLR1Dya1aanp1KkvlDYhLvqoJi7MnguMzgttjPdjXngSRLglYd7FMmNQ18KVMkw0rfT8GZXc60aCFrTdR1qrKMjksoyNG3uK4oNsSmcAEzyDg3ClLNNHgyr_IJs/s200/December+2009+087.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tyler explaining to Lukas how to use this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">shovel</span> thingy to catch some shark teeth!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DOVArwA8SaML5mZp4DiOzCMYbi7jusp2c7hdhqYnOiN8s2LS5f8B-kwq_FxV0pbOVeFx22xYZhfwHQ25p0-GQtW2XETNuwOFhS4345S5-h8yvYW9fGwutF6rrzMR3kTUyP7rsr82K54/s1600-h/December+2009+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292752139667941346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DOVArwA8SaML5mZp4DiOzCMYbi7jusp2c7hdhqYnOiN8s2LS5f8B-kwq_FxV0pbOVeFx22xYZhfwHQ25p0-GQtW2XETNuwOFhS4345S5-h8yvYW9fGwutF6rrzMR3kTUyP7rsr82K54/s200/December+2009+068.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lukas thought a shell would be a good addition since he doesn't have many teeth!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD4xkdLZwOBEj5bIPa_lOB1dkOng9uUkRReOQhRXTEP-_LPgG1Zhv8_s5dyhZW0ZXsTScboYo-nY_cb978wdrJrwSYo83AYc9KpKjFah6ZhHmCxb9j89mDlm4NlsK8k4WJmVZADgt2D4/s1600-h/December+2009+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292752136378218834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWD4xkdLZwOBEj5bIPa_lOB1dkOng9uUkRReOQhRXTEP-_LPgG1Zhv8_s5dyhZW0ZXsTScboYo-nY_cb978wdrJrwSYo83AYc9KpKjFah6ZhHmCxb9j89mDlm4NlsK8k4WJmVZADgt2D4/s200/December+2009+066.JPG" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Grammie</span> and Isaak looking for some more shark teeth!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5AdJBWYFEZk7TX65nIGB-Qwn3Wwacih_Z90HjuOPNcxysIUopfsSPNb95MekYSWP-33HCw78AY9I6hZaU5Y0j8iNe7iUc6VrY5-ZIHhj33a4AUeYMKykRj5rRxa0J755_L3yq7rGu2A/s1600-h/December+2009+064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292748317799895954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5AdJBWYFEZk7TX65nIGB-Qwn3Wwacih_Z90HjuOPNcxysIUopfsSPNb95MekYSWP-33HCw78AY9I6hZaU5Y0j8iNe7iUc6VrY5-ZIHhj33a4AUeYMKykRj5rRxa0J755_L3yq7rGu2A/s200/December+2009+064.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lukas with his sand beard and magic tooth and Tyler being a goof!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqVejBo6I2WqfICzocGR1TBEPG0VDxDKOKPhZ24VUg4r-sg3fsME-Yc8jAkmDY9CRLc2Mu0GblO69Vs5RuYz7SpXrebRzqPH1ednb_9MC5Nw-naR1XUrum5ak1-ZjqqSygpIRoXT4PF8/s1600-h/December+2009+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292748310171136290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqVejBo6I2WqfICzocGR1TBEPG0VDxDKOKPhZ24VUg4r-sg3fsME-Yc8jAkmDY9CRLc2Mu0GblO69Vs5RuYz7SpXrebRzqPH1ednb_9MC5Nw-naR1XUrum5ak1-ZjqqSygpIRoXT4PF8/s200/December+2009+035.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tyler and Mom in the water<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmwDY52vz-8xlLtPw8ounPj-vheoEhUl-nZTsMDBtbsEN1uqC378jY5ip0Nk_OBvl6LBIzi1SW_DiZGTi4uXCo8CaJDJpveCMXzVeTMvhXibMZgBMiGw5PxovMqUCk0y3lzmyukSymuc/s1600-h/December+2009+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292748300125757634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmwDY52vz-8xlLtPw8ounPj-vheoEhUl-nZTsMDBtbsEN1uqC378jY5ip0Nk_OBvl6LBIzi1SW_DiZGTi4uXCo8CaJDJpveCMXzVeTMvhXibMZgBMiGw5PxovMqUCk0y3lzmyukSymuc/s200/December+2009+036.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tyler at the beach!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPiHTrchbyKaMZ13kj68i1H23qAG2dgjxBcjupN2zskB0LfO7lcIOCWsJkMAqudskxoMQNnZoWOoONY9yxENj4-iw09EgxqvCR_Cho6aHxY2QJfegIngEKGIihEAQ03qV1KHRbQ0h8aQ/s1600-h/December+2009+025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292748296734752946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPiHTrchbyKaMZ13kj68i1H23qAG2dgjxBcjupN2zskB0LfO7lcIOCWsJkMAqudskxoMQNnZoWOoONY9yxENj4-iw09EgxqvCR_Cho6aHxY2QJfegIngEKGIihEAQ03qV1KHRbQ0h8aQ/s200/December+2009+025.JPG" border="0" /></a>Isaak<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbxLLpea66RbzGbfwNa7hB_NpIVHeLfj96hbfdUiqsOXbs1zMzC0Nr6G9muk2459zz_CSeMZyjWwm0ryskEW2l5BEDrOdFYrYNXxCMpwnlCq6iGFbuF7MGz2h1vzhArPEuqp8giiWy-4/s1600-h/December+2009+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292748289243213698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbxLLpea66RbzGbfwNa7hB_NpIVHeLfj96hbfdUiqsOXbs1zMzC0Nr6G9muk2459zz_CSeMZyjWwm0ryskEW2l5BEDrOdFYrYNXxCMpwnlCq6iGFbuF7MGz2h1vzhArPEuqp8giiWy-4/s200/December+2009+015.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lukas<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Tim went off to Iowa for a "guys only" hunting expedition so the boys, my mom, and I headed to someplace warm and sunny. We had a nice house with a pool and found our way over to the beach for a few days! Mom rented a "Southern Snow shovel" and we found some shark teeth. The time went by much to quickly and soon we were back on the road home.</div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-79255198115721920932008-11-11T11:40:00.002-05:002008-11-11T12:05:06.015-05:00October and NovemberHappy Birthday Lukas - just what he wanted, an action replay for his DS. (Whatever that means!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIpWAzBRhXFlDybSim4HPT4TMvcvPiuye1d4nTICDMEisuCEfvmOY0JlO3-8cxic2Q9mwx2YjW-M4u9QLZPrNCvCzI0JXrBzV41VazbirOftghAi2vgPHSVfudWyvKIQUD-eJSitRgYk/s1600-h/November+08+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267444599477494514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIpWAzBRhXFlDybSim4HPT4TMvcvPiuye1d4nTICDMEisuCEfvmOY0JlO3-8cxic2Q9mwx2YjW-M4u9QLZPrNCvCzI0JXrBzV41VazbirOftghAi2vgPHSVfudWyvKIQUD-eJSitRgYk/s200/November+08+026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Isaak's team - the Blasters!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FxXG168gF1rqVSOM2qmHXVau6RkWBoxJFYW8vfoL0JqCNHv1qgI6ZXoHhUTKKuP9Wx42mH8VKgwwOwYTtcwoEuHi1THvCo1Z51v5if0xJdBGbWM725Lk-obUS36kOYM3idtM6sLGQPI/s1600-h/November+08+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267444591839742466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FxXG168gF1rqVSOM2qmHXVau6RkWBoxJFYW8vfoL0JqCNHv1qgI6ZXoHhUTKKuP9Wx42mH8VKgwwOwYTtcwoEuHi1THvCo1Z51v5if0xJdBGbWM725Lk-obUS36kOYM3idtM6sLGQPI/s200/November+08+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lukas<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YfFT75w-iTIbAyDMIjZIDMnq94Z88FqtPCprSHri-eGBH7KAKAUug7oSTeKoB5kUwb2Nzy-todkHDTrAE4c3uYoOMDnWkKtNsXwte8-IsHNssRwNGD4GWChdYSiNGo2DeGMFaK8MqoM/s1600-h/November+08+061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267444584685847778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YfFT75w-iTIbAyDMIjZIDMnq94Z88FqtPCprSHri-eGBH7KAKAUug7oSTeKoB5kUwb2Nzy-todkHDTrAE4c3uYoOMDnWkKtNsXwte8-IsHNssRwNGD4GWChdYSiNGo2DeGMFaK8MqoM/s200/November+08+061.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tim, Tyler, Isaak and Lukas going on a wagon ride at Uncle Gards.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHQr_HvMr2uLGLP3Wt8khngKOVU-rmmgW0bF6qcDJQg1xFampMDrraV7B6D50eQBDwyPTVikxDVICREd9I4eJZuuxlgBGtPf4-0FKfJskBb_x-8Q_NkkWKCGG7QdqYx4oReNQaMLPXww/s1600-h/November+08+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267444575014817122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHQr_HvMr2uLGLP3Wt8khngKOVU-rmmgW0bF6qcDJQg1xFampMDrraV7B6D50eQBDwyPTVikxDVICREd9I4eJZuuxlgBGtPf4-0FKfJskBb_x-8Q_NkkWKCGG7QdqYx4oReNQaMLPXww/s200/November+08+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Tyler enjoys the wagon ride at the apple festival<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8k54sC7iamUbmN7nX2e3IM5XaxlAF04G_blDD-W81ZNiWijCIC4dQ8eKuko5tV8-HSS7CBiU_G-KCtBJXm5MEabuqOU1F3kThfhh2vZ3PHhhN9f5W-wPbPF5Io3KGsLOlBQT83V8_TBY/s1600-h/November+08+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267444566607692498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8k54sC7iamUbmN7nX2e3IM5XaxlAF04G_blDD-W81ZNiWijCIC4dQ8eKuko5tV8-HSS7CBiU_G-KCtBJXm5MEabuqOU1F3kThfhh2vZ3PHhhN9f5W-wPbPF5Io3KGsLOlBQT83V8_TBY/s200/November+08+068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Happy Veterans Day!</div><br /><div>October was filled with soccer practice and games, a camp out at Tom & Susan's, Uncle Gard's picnic, more soccer practice and games, and did I mention soccer?! We also celebrated Isaak's 10th birthday and Halloween. Lukas dressed up as Spider man and Tyler dressed up as a race car driver. We had over 400 kids at our home on Halloween! We had our annual Halloween dinner with Synstads, Tischners, Smiths, and McGroddy's! November came and we celebrated Lukas's 7th birthday and the end of the fall soccer season. Now we're looking forward to Thanksgiving, a parents only trip to Austin, TX (for business) and Christmas vacation in Florida! Yipee, I can't wait to get to the beach.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-66433490956266575302008-09-19T20:30:00.000-04:002008-09-20T09:43:29.343-04:00In loving memoryThis picture was taken last fall at the annual "Uncle Gard's picnic" October 2007. I can just imagine Sally and Gard discussing all their grandchildren together!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJETOlAFTSC9iIwJB2-FCrz0QT2Xaj2834wwt1Y7co8Pj-yyhCGVxtadNrbfNRzjs5ad-61df8_iPmGjz9fvEzepkTcu_J0Gga66rWUeSAUjAXVyDKg6LisnQ9H6nP0vwbQED4QJNDKU/s1600-h/Fall+07+00263.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247911925283743378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 171px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px" height="133" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJETOlAFTSC9iIwJB2-FCrz0QT2Xaj2834wwt1Y7co8Pj-yyhCGVxtadNrbfNRzjs5ad-61df8_iPmGjz9fvEzepkTcu_J0Gga66rWUeSAUjAXVyDKg6LisnQ9H6nP0vwbQED4QJNDKU/s200/Fall+07+00263.JPG" width="165" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJETOlAFTSC9iIwJB2-FCrz0QT2Xaj2834wwt1Y7co8Pj-yyhCGVxtadNrbfNRzjs5ad-61df8_iPmGjz9fvEzepkTcu_J0Gga66rWUeSAUjAXVyDKg6LisnQ9H6nP0vwbQED4QJNDKU/s1600-h/Fall+07+00263.JPG"></a><br />Today, September 19, 2008, Tim's mother, Sally Clites, passed away. She fought a long, painful fight with lung/bone/brain cancer. We tried to prepare ourselves for this day, but as one of the boys said tonight, "I never knew it would hurt my heart so bad to hear those words." Isaak has decided that tomorrow, he will score one goal in MeeMa's memory. We have lots to be thankful for and glad for the time we had together. She taught us so much and we will miss her everyday, especially when its time for some homemade chocolate ice cream, it was simply, the best! Her funeral will be on Tuesday in Elliottsburg, PA at 11:00 AM. Thank you all for your kind words and thoughts during the last 2 1/2 years and especially today, it really means a lot.Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-10911450788628052572008-09-16T16:34:00.000-04:002008-09-16T16:55:37.608-04:00A long time....I know, its been a long time since I have posted. I need to get myself either a driver or a laptop to keep up since we are on the road most of the time. Lukas has soccer practice on Tuesday and Thursday nights and Isaak has soccer practice on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. On the weekends, we have games! The boys are all loving school, except for the "stupid" homework! Hope to post some pictures tonight!Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-30990398957212425772008-08-15T07:59:00.000-04:002008-08-15T08:44:46.383-04:00I've been tagged - thank you Shelly Howe!One of my "friends" tagged me for this fun little project. At first I thought I didn't have time for this, but I learned so much about others, I thought it was the least I could do! List 7 facts about yourself and then tag 7 people at the end of the post. Let your 7 tagged friends know by leaving them a comment on their blog!<br /><br />1. I come from a family of 3 boys and 1 girl, my husband comes from a family of 3 boys and 1 girl. My husband and I have 3 boys and we think that's plenty for this nut house!<br /><br />2. In 2000, I had half my thyroid removed because of a supposedly cancerous growth. The Doctor told me I would have a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">permanent</span> smile on my neck for the rest of my life!<br /><br />3. I love being a full-time Mom, working at Tim's architectural office, and serving as VP of the PTO at the boy's school. It keeps me out of trouble (sometimes!)<br /><br />4. I love watching soccer, especially when its one of our boys. (I'm what you call a true soccer mom!) However, I love to play softball and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">walleyball</span>.<br /><br />5. I love the closeness and spirit of our church meeting, I hate to miss meeting. I wonder where I would be right now if we didn't have such great friends who really care?<br /><br />6. When I was 16, my lung collapsed after spending a day hunting with Tim. I'll never forget the feeling of that tube being pushed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">thru</span> my chest. It was supposed to be an overnight stay at the hospital, but because of a mistake, I ended up staying 5 days. (The orderly disconnected my tube when it wasn't the right time.)<br /><br />7. My mother-in-law has terminal lung/bone/brain cancer. The experience has taught me so much about love, patience, and being ready. "Oh for the peace of a perfect trust."<br /><br />I'll tag Sue, Holly, Deb, Stephanie, Jami, Mamie, and Jody.Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-7378520337512908612008-08-13T09:02:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:30:45.295-04:00Mocha - Chino<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1cfL4QjDld_5Xg1FjfMXaPHnbneDQtd5hNg-kNCy8uv-d4AZH9Gu4ob1DmhYACfT3wgDKc-1VXeRSf4gmJPY7OIUJlRoBu_SI71drmMk1vy0zPVrThnsppY1eDoLCnrOLwDuIyRZx1E/s1600-h/August+-+Mocha+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233990598690504738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1cfL4QjDld_5Xg1FjfMXaPHnbneDQtd5hNg-kNCy8uv-d4AZH9Gu4ob1DmhYACfT3wgDKc-1VXeRSf4gmJPY7OIUJlRoBu_SI71drmMk1vy0zPVrThnsppY1eDoLCnrOLwDuIyRZx1E/s200/August+-+Mocha+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div></div><div>The day came, after 13 years, that our chocolate lab had to be put down. She had been in a steady decline of health the past few weeks and the vet confirmed yesterday that her kidney's had shut down. Tim bought Mocha for me while he was attending college every night, she was only 7 weeks old when we got her. Everyday until she was a year old, she went to work with me at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Leggett</span> & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Platt</span>. She was my best friend and patient companion, I told her everything, even how mad I was when she got into the trash! It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, my eye's were really green driving home from the vet from all the crying. Today is a new day and I hope to get all the dog hair vacuumed up!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBu3VqI7yuWcceLUNQ5xX5u2nvDiLoW5NGk9Ik80rVG4lxKDqVT8inH40D7v8Dw7lf095NCz0KThaU4AFuIHJ6KnH8gKNV6QJcicQ1-_2xtbwvcM1okgKXM7mRrYYPPKnVJNMUVl0kuY/s1600-h/August+-+Mocha+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233990622359580002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBu3VqI7yuWcceLUNQ5xX5u2nvDiLoW5NGk9Ik80rVG4lxKDqVT8inH40D7v8Dw7lf095NCz0KThaU4AFuIHJ6KnH8gKNV6QJcicQ1-_2xtbwvcM1okgKXM7mRrYYPPKnVJNMUVl0kuY/s200/August+-+Mocha+006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67rlF_caUaA1ljUNVBpwzrAkaTPGd0-gnNZv8bpRLLZimnon6oCTQx99Mvc7lBGzoGDLDj_HyHHoEO3Blgz5uqQjQ3-N9KdmawWTTeDYXU6aucQo9xqQ4ymGF_xXK7GH1y3D2IM-QLvM/s1600-h/August+-+Mocha+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233990613012853490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67rlF_caUaA1ljUNVBpwzrAkaTPGd0-gnNZv8bpRLLZimnon6oCTQx99Mvc7lBGzoGDLDj_HyHHoEO3Blgz5uqQjQ3-N9KdmawWTTeDYXU6aucQo9xqQ4ymGF_xXK7GH1y3D2IM-QLvM/s200/August+-+Mocha+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j1psulUeOn9kxkyGIFRbvo1yqa7AO3GcPiqmG58PMcNWMSP5l44AQu5xVSHOB4JMXXRWBbPSSFRt7XEwDNpC0ZEeTuxwNRvcsBh1SFxsYd3gkjI-LEl8m-4Jk8coxkKiJrwryCqDlrc/s1600-h/August+-+Mocha+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233990609634043330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="212" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j1psulUeOn9kxkyGIFRbvo1yqa7AO3GcPiqmG58PMcNWMSP5l44AQu5xVSHOB4JMXXRWBbPSSFRt7XEwDNpC0ZEeTuxwNRvcsBh1SFxsYd3gkjI-LEl8m-4Jk8coxkKiJrwryCqDlrc/s200/August+-+Mocha+014.JPG" width="133" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEWJJ_IrMimxgItU6j48nwhBqnOdQx5ke5KLa3xqN7x7DunLpsutRn-_CaRalkDRAVByoug-1aPBzP62TCtp_XhzE8KhDKwxK7ovMOg6J42NfuNYGXZaaNAFnTC0g-ph3FxSPkHwjXdk/s1600-h/August+-+Mocha+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233990603745966546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEWJJ_IrMimxgItU6j48nwhBqnOdQx5ke5KLa3xqN7x7DunLpsutRn-_CaRalkDRAVByoug-1aPBzP62TCtp_XhzE8KhDKwxK7ovMOg6J42NfuNYGXZaaNAFnTC0g-ph3FxSPkHwjXdk/s200/August+-+Mocha+023.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-84790579108396366022008-07-29T08:30:00.000-04:002008-12-12T00:40:36.049-05:00And a few more!Location - Corolla, NC<br />Weather - HOT<br />July 19 - 26, 2008<br /><br />Robert, Tyler, Isaak and Lukas jumping off their cliff into the waves<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ5FLOrWH9pK3AXZmjgrBkI2WRSc_xtMcW1zzy87c4re-VhJcx06Cdg02AS8z1S2GLqNc8YaQBrC5TkRNjpPNpOH1HBjSCi6p3uzdOYZGmmXKj1udzL6Qw6UIUppk0ktcGan11O41aN0/s1600-h/July+2008+233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228419072358620482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZ5FLOrWH9pK3AXZmjgrBkI2WRSc_xtMcW1zzy87c4re-VhJcx06Cdg02AS8z1S2GLqNc8YaQBrC5TkRNjpPNpOH1HBjSCi6p3uzdOYZGmmXKj1udzL6Qw6UIUppk0ktcGan11O41aN0/s200/July+2008+233.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Isaak out in the strong waves<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckoEjNGZVwTkFnHVu7FccIJfXIKH-fNMbZjMxnbmTPjwP2pufWlFgmqvAqOKHO4cXTQT9GomMF38NxDRJ3NrEQBmdFj1IfaqAgeUA1oCXRl3SGwSeIeqLxWnlcoS_m4s5GVzLMjSD7TY/s1600-h/July+2008+279.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228419073316537122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckoEjNGZVwTkFnHVu7FccIJfXIKH-fNMbZjMxnbmTPjwP2pufWlFgmqvAqOKHO4cXTQT9GomMF38NxDRJ3NrEQBmdFj1IfaqAgeUA1oCXRl3SGwSeIeqLxWnlcoS_m4s5GVzLMjSD7TY/s200/July+2008+279.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tyler<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmrw_nAE3nw3S37s4Oup_fLMuf96kwUzEKL7PGxpOQT79wQMBHYE2li0Wo0lSJeynMoZs4QmYZDBDUrWnVJWNWCvCHmW7ak3XvJNt9CiVD9ZLuw5YnhV7hbLtzGqKTktBheHIukA5SdE/s1600-h/July+2008+220.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228419085457659842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmrw_nAE3nw3S37s4Oup_fLMuf96kwUzEKL7PGxpOQT79wQMBHYE2li0Wo0lSJeynMoZs4QmYZDBDUrWnVJWNWCvCHmW7ak3XvJNt9CiVD9ZLuw5YnhV7hbLtzGqKTktBheHIukA5SdE/s200/July+2008+220.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stephanie & Lukas watching the sights!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL9WxmJFTendszUzpNBKvB7UPB-tx3hBSmbIfh1_fuDKJDB3PqljFBjjHuBF1u0pwsrrKPxjwaUPoY-5xe9M4a8Fk0vfte8twFfjvju1v_qyB7_tEibfNz2QtZbqjCb9Qgc8yllc0IaA/s1600-h/July+2008+039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228419095344186450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL9WxmJFTendszUzpNBKvB7UPB-tx3hBSmbIfh1_fuDKJDB3PqljFBjjHuBF1u0pwsrrKPxjwaUPoY-5xe9M4a8Fk0vfte8twFfjvju1v_qyB7_tEibfNz2QtZbqjCb9Qgc8yllc0IaA/s200/July+2008+039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tyler and I hiding from the sun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgSCeBpd2urUm0J-NAfOnRyCTApS_7RqSQbP6EvFnfLs9Dt3E148-gdHFJIp4uxE3fYYKKML9GYPzUPhHjsjWmJj7TXH1pv_pMj0lqnqbbBUqbeRa2N3QJ2eXGGa9HtDckyoHZsAiRLw/s1600-h/July+2008+071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228419100479701394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgSCeBpd2urUm0J-NAfOnRyCTApS_7RqSQbP6EvFnfLs9Dt3E148-gdHFJIp4uxE3fYYKKML9GYPzUPhHjsjWmJj7TXH1pv_pMj0lqnqbbBUqbeRa2N3QJ2eXGGa9HtDckyoHZsAiRLw/s200/July+2008+071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tim and Toot coming in!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q4-hBKuxnx3aZt_iAe1rTMUw_4qGgRG36zbjTTKIAaN0jXoiDuKMAQL8sYEGtYUhrLT2567GlcI0oWyNpfHfgGfvsxWoHLCY4HBakOv7xyizwK5R9KdsrPscBC9GD0W5MNOGkD9QrXY/s1600-h/July+2008+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228414885296446114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q4-hBKuxnx3aZt_iAe1rTMUw_4qGgRG36zbjTTKIAaN0jXoiDuKMAQL8sYEGtYUhrLT2567GlcI0oWyNpfHfgGfvsxWoHLCY4HBakOv7xyizwK5R9KdsrPscBC9GD0W5MNOGkD9QrXY/s200/July+2008+049.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Isaak<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbggGkgSFMB0wqvmdjqeC9qo6IzrpCKOw6th7mIxKEZmPzY6gE-Z2ucUlA8UADFyY1X7XiheKrQrS8scxROjr5MwoJ8V0o3wrbIxvatgFW9_6pnchyphenhyphens5o7ScjCRVipEIh10qcsUCeJ7I/s1600-h/July+2008+111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228414893905292306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbggGkgSFMB0wqvmdjqeC9qo6IzrpCKOw6th7mIxKEZmPzY6gE-Z2ucUlA8UADFyY1X7XiheKrQrS8scxROjr5MwoJ8V0o3wrbIxvatgFW9_6pnchyphenhyphens5o7ScjCRVipEIh10qcsUCeJ7I/s200/July+2008+111.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tyler AKA Toot!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eUXqH5xWas9xOZIqbXO-uCH6mkY5yIk1E1XkBN3ybgd3iZKf7C8WH9o0i6l9nmUB-2VC6KCI3ovEugsM9PMrDt8uekpz02Ca4zk52mryT1TApT0Z4YojHqNypvvP_l0ePMLnzOi_5h0/s1600-h/July+2008+090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228414906410029698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eUXqH5xWas9xOZIqbXO-uCH6mkY5yIk1E1XkBN3ybgd3iZKf7C8WH9o0i6l9nmUB-2VC6KCI3ovEugsM9PMrDt8uekpz02Ca4zk52mryT1TApT0Z4YojHqNypvvP_l0ePMLnzOi_5h0/s200/July+2008+090.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lukas - the toothless one!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLk9VEk7-az_N3FhPGnEjRVu4GECKbXNon1JMPSdjbYQHpAGz0yD6kZ0TQZXO1YkMARIqtk8jbkjDZqlw2hdbSK_1Wzlw_H5G0BcpT-otXf6mJLeM7Q7xNsI0thwTg2RHkcLDFr2eEYw/s1600-h/July+2008+112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228414909583344018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLk9VEk7-az_N3FhPGnEjRVu4GECKbXNon1JMPSdjbYQHpAGz0yD6kZ0TQZXO1YkMARIqtk8jbkjDZqlw2hdbSK_1Wzlw_H5G0BcpT-otXf6mJLeM7Q7xNsI0thwTg2RHkcLDFr2eEYw/s200/July+2008+112.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kalyn, Isaak, Tyler, Lukas, and Robert all digging!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBCNzqjIeak6hi5Jp6BGvol0L3hUswk02MkR6OzgsAroVFFerICDUMOpG1h-gFpE1NfOK_fw4dDedd3Nqr587vdK06dYhK7Q78IXyIEpJVV4cw6vxfkLVbwtbwkz6_m88EDClbu67om4/s1600-h/July+2008+180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228414923537428450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBCNzqjIeak6hi5Jp6BGvol0L3hUswk02MkR6OzgsAroVFFerICDUMOpG1h-gFpE1NfOK_fw4dDedd3Nqr587vdK06dYhK7Q78IXyIEpJVV4cw6vxfkLVbwtbwkz6_m88EDClbu67om4/s200/July+2008+180.JPG" border="0" /></a>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-73766390935206124802008-07-29T07:52:00.000-04:002008-12-12T00:40:37.266-05:00pictures from the beach!We only took 426 pictures during the week, I had just a bit of trouble deciding which ones I should post!!!<br /><br />Isaak with his board<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7B3Uh2AaNxXtplxohTfC3AWbeeeGLpZX4A0EWUDTUWYsNsAo_FdxDgHxt0wNA-Dy7uvv0cFTvn6QlDM9mp_nTbt7UOb1tZ0B36y39JJJK9Hdkv1JZP-Wr4FdiRzYYVxBe3M5VtToIBc/s1600-h/July+2008+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228405381809654850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7B3Uh2AaNxXtplxohTfC3AWbeeeGLpZX4A0EWUDTUWYsNsAo_FdxDgHxt0wNA-Dy7uvv0cFTvn6QlDM9mp_nTbt7UOb1tZ0B36y39JJJK9Hdkv1JZP-Wr4FdiRzYYVxBe3M5VtToIBc/s200/July+2008+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love the expression!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwn2h64Jk5Q9F5zWSCZiebIsIEBViF0kaAdG5Pfe6O4XV-Nv0W3WScjpXSydZ3rLQCvR0QjRHq0Dn53YR4K9dn7c4O-_XxyiJuGnLb_N7YxgCRQP7cL6cflSEG8Sia0yh9gR9WjxqOQN8/s1600-h/July+2008+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228405389618610706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwn2h64Jk5Q9F5zWSCZiebIsIEBViF0kaAdG5Pfe6O4XV-Nv0W3WScjpXSydZ3rLQCvR0QjRHq0Dn53YR4K9dn7c4O-_XxyiJuGnLb_N7YxgCRQP7cL6cflSEG8Sia0yh9gR9WjxqOQN8/s200/July+2008+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lukas riding a wave in!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdQbsM0-yGIUdJhRAwG6k3BDyn5H9yj-V-TQXt7oHfK0y9Lyihm60bYoCeJnnd2g7RLK2friTMGq7yKe-h6ukp7Jz-lIB-v6JMD2GyN0w0dlNfgFdFzVRQLe-LUVHbLwSd4EEbGLsWe0/s1600-h/July+2008+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228405373862425378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdQbsM0-yGIUdJhRAwG6k3BDyn5H9yj-V-TQXt7oHfK0y9Lyihm60bYoCeJnnd2g7RLK2friTMGq7yKe-h6ukp7Jz-lIB-v6JMD2GyN0w0dlNfgFdFzVRQLe-LUVHbLwSd4EEbGLsWe0/s200/July+2008+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxMZlNTfUur8PD43CfqXHYV3luCc3jzdoQPP_hmQ_a9zKCRyepZ1sXPlckShoWZWyj25vKx5WZTVZjX8kaehU8jrHSnOom8OqMTHZ0zkZ3q8EicU-GAdr1R2sRvpnBPuhktEJ63PJXYM/s1600-h/July+2008+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228405400966195138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxMZlNTfUur8PD43CfqXHYV3luCc3jzdoQPP_hmQ_a9zKCRyepZ1sXPlckShoWZWyj25vKx5WZTVZjX8kaehU8jrHSnOom8OqMTHZ0zkZ3q8EicU-GAdr1R2sRvpnBPuhktEJ63PJXYM/s200/July+2008+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Alexis, Tyler, Ian, Kalyn, Robert Isaak and Lukas all in our hottub!<br /><br />Isaak, Lukas and singing Tyler!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0afMn-JRNx-lHFVYsIGAvGs_UyhVMTqSsuUTkj96xJ3m19oBOubgb1a_hVjwQ3PbLCERrpeYL_yn1YNW05ZRIGnsqdlo6r0zLti31SFe2DwUPhkw8AmX_KQvyExNviJx1J8fEDYOQRA/s1600-h/July+2008+055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228405393769819554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0afMn-JRNx-lHFVYsIGAvGs_UyhVMTqSsuUTkj96xJ3m19oBOubgb1a_hVjwQ3PbLCERrpeYL_yn1YNW05ZRIGnsqdlo6r0zLti31SFe2DwUPhkw8AmX_KQvyExNviJx1J8fEDYOQRA/s200/July+2008+055.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0afMn-JRNx-lHFVYsIGAvGs_UyhVMTqSsuUTkj96xJ3m19oBOubgb1a_hVjwQ3PbLCERrpeYL_yn1YNW05ZRIGnsqdlo6r0zLti31SFe2DwUPhkw8AmX_KQvyExNviJx1J8fEDYOQRA/s1600-h/July+2008+055.JPG"></a>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-66946194500563205502008-07-26T16:35:00.000-04:002008-07-26T16:44:03.969-04:00Protesting....Here we are on the way home from our week at the beach and no one is happy about this trip North. We're taking a slight detour and having dinner with Mark and Summer Bolt, that will be a bright spot for us! We all had a great time together and dinner last night was totally awesome. We had steak, crab legs, and shrimp and more steak and shrimp and a few more shrimp, another crab leg tossed in. There was other things to eat on the table, but no one seemed to want much of that! Then we had a cake to celebrate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kalyn's</span> 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> birthday. <br />Friday we spent most of the day on the beach, the waves were very strong and not a lot of fun to play in, but we had fun playing in the sand and sitting under the umbrella visiting. No one complained too bad of a sunburn last night so the sun screen must have worked. The boys took a trip to the 4 x 4 area and saw some wild horses. I bet they're glad I still have my 4 wheel drive vehicle! We're getting close to Summer and Mark's so I better stop. I promise to update later with pictures, between Tim and I, we took about 400 pictures so it might take a bit of my time!Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-59985728577866409352008-07-25T07:53:00.000-04:002008-07-25T08:00:34.739-04:00Way behindSomehow, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday came and went and I guess we did more of the same! Beach time, eat, hot tub, eat, beach, hot tub, eat ..... On Wednesday night, we went to meeting and enjoyed seeing those folks again. Thursday early morning, Ron, Stephanie, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kalyn</span>, Robert, Ian & Alexis arrived. Thursday started out as a rainy day but as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Steph</span> and I got ready for another grocery run, the sun came out and everyone except <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Steph</span>, Tyler and I headed to the beach. It was a great day together and we're excited about the sun shining this morning. We plan to do a surf and turf dinner tonight, Isaak had crab legs the other night for dinner and he thinks we should do a repeat. We plan to be at the beach from breakfast until dinner, riding the waves, digging, building sand castles, catching up on our reading, sunbathing, taking pictures, and having fun together. Until next time......Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-38104219944179236592008-07-22T07:44:00.000-04:002008-07-22T07:53:27.067-04:00Day 3 - vacation goes on.........<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ahhh</span> this is the life! Yesterday was an awesome beach day. After a dip in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hot tub</span>, we headed over to the beach and the digging began! Isaak, Lukas & Tyler dug a major hole, with tunnels connecting to other rooms. I was still a little nervous of getting burnt so I stayed under the big umbrella that Tim bought most of the day. Isaak, Lukas and I spent a lot of time riding the waves on the boogie boards and all was going great until Lukas met up with a jelly fish. One probably thought a shark had approached the way he screamed. After lunch at the house, we went back to the beach and worked some more on the digging, riding the waves, and holding down the beach chair. Back to the house for dinner and everyone was kinda lazy and a little red! We've heard that Tuesday is going to be HOT! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">YIPEE</span>, we're in the right place for that forecast. Tim took a lot of pictures yesterday but I haven't got them on the laptop yet.Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-9838956323888054602008-07-20T12:13:00.000-04:002008-07-20T12:14:49.124-04:00Corolla Beach - Day 2I'm happy to report the red flags are GONE! The big boys and Tim went to meeting (Tyler is still running a fever so I stayed home with him this morning.) After lunch, I'm sure we'll have to check out the big sand castle we built yesterday... More later on that adventure and maybe a picture or two.Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-13439597024613386962008-07-20T12:04:00.000-04:002008-07-20T12:12:59.866-04:00Vacation - Day OneSo we didn't get to leave Friday night.... It ended up being just fine, we went out to eat Friday night at a local restaurant, Hunters Head. It was awesome, I love the cheese fondue! <br /><br />We left bright and early Saturday morning, 6:00 AM and got to Corolla, NC at noon. Stopped at our favorite pizza shop for lunch before heading to our house. I think the boys were too excited, no one wanted to eat pizza. Came over to the house and changed into our suits and hit the beach. We noticed red flags flying, no swimming, but everything looked just fine to us. Some big storm heading up the coast was causing rip tides and the life guards so nicely explained to a group of us why they are so dangerous. We stayed on the beach playing in the sand and ankle deep water (which feels like bath water!) until about 4:30. I tried really hard to stay out of the sun, I'm taking medication for Lyme's and it doesn't work well with the sun. I found out that night that my fingers and toes missed the sunscreen and were FRIED. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OUCHY</span>! We headed back to the house and I was elected to make the grocery run. Let me tell you, that is not so fun with 500 other people getting what they need for a week. Made it out in one piece and Lukas requested <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nachos</span> for supper so that's what I made! A dip in the hot tub and everyone was in bed by 9! Of course one member didn't feel so great and was up most of the night. YAWN. <br /><br />More later....Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-32425602401383923512008-07-17T14:38:00.000-04:002008-07-17T15:35:02.787-04:00July in a nut shell......I can't believe I haven't updated this for over a month! We've been very busy doing "stuff!" School ended on June 17 and we started right in with swim lessons for Lukas! It was cold mornings for the first two weeks, but that didn't keep our little fish out of the water. <br /><br />The first week of July, my brother, Brian, and his family from Ohio were at my folks. We spent a lot of time down in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fredricksburg</span> and went to DC one day with the bigger kids. That was a great experience, we take so much for granted when we live so close. We took the shuttle bus around to save the "kids!" from walking but it was great for the parents too. Irving & Sandra gave us the royal tour of the big city!<br /><br />The second week of July, Isaak brought home a high fever bug from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Fredricksburg</span> and missed out on a day of his bowling camp. He started feeling better by the middle of the week and enjoyed every bit of bowling. Lukas was in a soccer camp and Tyler and I kept entertained at the pool. On Wednesday, Lukas caught the fever bug and was pretty miserable for the rest of the week. We spent Thursday night in the hospital, he was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">dehydrated</span> and they couldn't figure out what was wrong, but ruled out mono, strep, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">meningitis</span>, and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pneumonia</span>. They think it was hand/foot/mouth but it only affected his mouth. He started feeling better Sunday night FINALLY! <br /><br />Sunday, 7/13, Tim and I celebrated 17 years of marriage. Wow, where have those years gone? This week Isaak started an intense soccer camp from 9 AM to 8 PM. He was very sore the first night and wondered how he could ever go back! Tonight is a big game against the coaches and BBQ for the family. <br /><br />Tyler woke up this morning with the fever bug, we had to cancel our dentist appointments and he's held down the couch most of the day. He thought <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">kool</span>-aid would help him a lot, so he's been drinking that steady. I'm really hoping his is short lived, we're leaving tomorrow for a week at the BEACH. <br /><br />So now your up-to-date on the Virginia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Clites</span>, I hope to post some beach pictures soon!Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-14168624138749555412008-06-09T15:44:00.000-04:002008-06-09T15:52:57.940-04:00What I learned today.....<p>I'm always amazed at what the boys teach me...</p><ol><li>Poison Ivy is NOT fun, it is so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">disruptive</span> at school, he had to go to the nurse's office TWICE in one day. He thinks he should just stay home tomorrow.</li><li>Eating some things are really difficult when your missing two front teeth, just drink Instant Breakfast all day long.</li><li>The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">refrigerator</span> is not alive. A certain unnamed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Grammie</span> put a very favorite bear-bear on top of the fridge one day when Tyler was being bad. (Imagine that!) Well, Tyler was being Tyler today and I asked him if he wanted bear-bear to sleep with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">refrigerator</span> tonight and he said "The fridge doesn't sleep, its not alive." Duh!</li></ol><p>Its nice and toasty out there today, we're doing inside chores and really enjoying the A/C!</p>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-46745501419338810042008-06-04T13:18:00.000-04:002008-06-05T16:34:19.533-04:00The Clites Family in the PaperIn case anyone would like to see a picture of "The Virginia Clites" we're in the paper on page 28, bottom right side.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbecc.com/archive/pdf/Eccentric_08_04.pdf">http://www.mbecc.com/archive/pdf/Eccentric_08_04.pdf</a><br /><br />Taken at Middleburg Spring Races, April 2008.Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-39572078746698874482008-06-04T12:31:00.000-04:002008-12-12T00:40:38.147-05:00Memorial Day 2008It certainly was a "Memorial Weekend" for us this year. Isaak played in a soccer tournament in Columbia, MD, we went to PA to visit Pappy D and MeMa, and helped Uncle Ron celebrate his some-odd-number birthday. Grammie and Grandad West took Tyler and Lukas to "Grammie Camp" from Friday - Sunday. They met us Sunday afternoon and we went on to PA where we met up with Tim. Tim went to PA on Saturday so he could be with his folks when Hospice came for the first visit. We also got to spend some time with Uncle Dan, Kate and Zolani. Isaak enjoyed planting a garden at Pappy's house with Uncle Dan!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbVtCRfApzhPkBRLT0rIJPXSYbjyxKRpfGDxXWofYCF4Du4dsW7HP3uZqmv-e-W8mCkwWMOoSZhrhyphenhyphenzu6lHdm656gjHSAnz7gkjzGR6dlze866m6ytK5HS07Z-_w1_Nfpx4M9FMyRuYI/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+2008+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208066896642421442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbVtCRfApzhPkBRLT0rIJPXSYbjyxKRpfGDxXWofYCF4Du4dsW7HP3uZqmv-e-W8mCkwWMOoSZhrhyphenhyphenzu6lHdm656gjHSAnz7gkjzGR6dlze866m6ytK5HS07Z-_w1_Nfpx4M9FMyRuYI/s200/Memorial+Day+2008+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Isaak and his team running back to the center after Isaak scored a goal, ended up being the only goal scored that game. (Mom was just a little bit happy!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdt-1I71eHMLF9t16FfUIcCaQqFiwNSimNo1IwGbJDIuuD3MFm-Kh6LNaVGOHh140rj4cr1NmQA4wri4JbALvTF6DLftbA21krsO1N1wdwhxubcWYogU4hDU23-zxuuyZdRM6FzjwxrY/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+2008+028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208066903214023394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdt-1I71eHMLF9t16FfUIcCaQqFiwNSimNo1IwGbJDIuuD3MFm-Kh6LNaVGOHh140rj4cr1NmQA4wri4JbALvTF6DLftbA21krsO1N1wdwhxubcWYogU4hDU23-zxuuyZdRM6FzjwxrY/s200/Memorial+Day+2008+028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I love this action shot of Isaak. I think he wanted to get another goal in the same way!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dEYCAsVdyTwRMq90LVGUBzaex9BJ2rvLX3rQWPbPueKBxqBJ1HBkW_XuXQTCXxKcwM605VxGfuFak8Wi9-aR0-DGjUCSln8rgb5kuwXLcGnv2nE_3JhgTPOqepVeV6RJtcaZJ85Pp9s/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+2008+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208070766188359314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dEYCAsVdyTwRMq90LVGUBzaex9BJ2rvLX3rQWPbPueKBxqBJ1HBkW_XuXQTCXxKcwM605VxGfuFak8Wi9-aR0-DGjUCSln8rgb5kuwXLcGnv2nE_3JhgTPOqepVeV6RJtcaZJ85Pp9s/s200/Memorial+Day+2008+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Deliah (Uncle Dan's dog) and a wood chuck have a few words with each other. When the playdate was over, the wood chuck returned to his home.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fnBaCoRwqLP1Tw_UmQOFHyjxyK2FMixiBIdOQJrs4Lwoqt88zp7gNEJMV2v6xLZIPBGRoHq2giprQGubUDLQdDXb9EPpXmtdpf91GO3Tr-2lilFC186fc-Q5jr0r0SV9eq-fAeBcFDo/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+2008+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208070772435470018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fnBaCoRwqLP1Tw_UmQOFHyjxyK2FMixiBIdOQJrs4Lwoqt88zp7gNEJMV2v6xLZIPBGRoHq2giprQGubUDLQdDXb9EPpXmtdpf91GO3Tr-2lilFC186fc-Q5jr0r0SV9eq-fAeBcFDo/s200/Memorial+Day+2008+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />MeMa trying to get some corn on the cob unstuck I think!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhty5aJN6eEqOCCcgl4VeiANfUIqZsRn9UaXa9RN5sspL5RETji1ooO2_TbK6esMK0qUtkOj3-IZuji50oBm2QUPw7kcGLEmFquwZgSpe2qHF4pEfDnCXnA_3DCj506bfEQqLwDcVhk0w/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+2008+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208070776477809218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhty5aJN6eEqOCCcgl4VeiANfUIqZsRn9UaXa9RN5sspL5RETji1ooO2_TbK6esMK0qUtkOj3-IZuji50oBm2QUPw7kcGLEmFquwZgSpe2qHF4pEfDnCXnA_3DCj506bfEQqLwDcVhk0w/s200/Memorial+Day+2008+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Alexis, Robert, Ron and Ian singing happy birthday! Can you believe how OLD he is?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn84i7D-Ht5BoinL3QuZjd_DV_ys379_ro3-opsm3JGRrtXypW-_Zd6FMv7DOD8da-myPP8SQ3uYFIedkAAuj6F8yMwYXAIoZ0eOnbWReYYSqNt5aMiSX6lKn3rjTK-ZoSfck2sB9eas/s1600-h/Memorial+Day+2008+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208070784248913490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnn84i7D-Ht5BoinL3QuZjd_DV_ys379_ro3-opsm3JGRrtXypW-_Zd6FMv7DOD8da-myPP8SQ3uYFIedkAAuj6F8yMwYXAIoZ0eOnbWReYYSqNt5aMiSX6lKn3rjTK-ZoSfck2sB9eas/s200/Memorial+Day+2008+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Uncle Dan tries really hard to pull that tooth of Lukas's. They bribed him with all sorts of money and all he wanted was for "Gramma" (the local babysitter) to pull it. We had to visit Gramma when we got home!Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-12593117740097566572008-05-27T10:42:00.001-04:002008-05-27T10:44:23.192-04:00Isaak makes the front pageIsaak and his best friend, Ryan, made the front page of our local Middleburg Paper. Its a awesome shot of the boys!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mbecc.com/archive/pdf/Eccentric_08_05.pdf">http://www.mbecc.com/archive/pdf/Eccentric_08_05.pdf</a><br /><br />They were putting together a Home Depot project at Arbor Day, hence the orange apron!Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-28917028806100480622008-05-16T11:27:00.000-04:002008-12-12T00:40:38.878-05:00Field trip to the strawberry patchTyler petting the animals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0aRPt38miiyRuad5m6FCSN_CfHnIFkJJ_WZUksRcmg1vsN7z1uQViWfOupdUeATVw8DfEf31NnHhfVtcv8DEHbcT2l0so9OT1wqFxEnU8hGgkON0VXmApfY8R3EIT6CqLzEAEM8V-54/s1600-h/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201000290446866562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0aRPt38miiyRuad5m6FCSN_CfHnIFkJJ_WZUksRcmg1vsN7z1uQViWfOupdUeATVw8DfEf31NnHhfVtcv8DEHbcT2l0so9OT1wqFxEnU8hGgkON0VXmApfY8R3EIT6CqLzEAEM8V-54/s200/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+021.JPG" border="0" /></a> He wanted to be a lamb like his "bear bear!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPOYmRf0Tuw48o7YNVdwEern93s6Oo5UQ0SpzWnxWONpI8ec5owPUkUjJOA6eXg6Llzn1KqSJ01imwG-Pa32ukbL5ku_Zpf6hAXOkVpmoBAMm7uzQwBuhbG0KCUFA-YDxdqUqyDMYdZ8/s1600-h/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201000294741833874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPOYmRf0Tuw48o7YNVdwEern93s6Oo5UQ0SpzWnxWONpI8ec5owPUkUjJOA6eXg6Llzn1KqSJ01imwG-Pa32ukbL5ku_Zpf6hAXOkVpmoBAMm7uzQwBuhbG0KCUFA-YDxdqUqyDMYdZ8/s200/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+024.JPG" border="0" /></a> Learning all about planting sunflower seeds<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWVafQAAEkYSzaL4XloValu5B_fdgYdR5ddZaG22gPjVjzVJP4a90fW5Il24SMqVseqXhKnvV8pJKMDhtNfjFXQWShrgzGRbZeHtDmKqVyQX9attbZK86L_7ZatB2sb_04QwOk-dx8W4/s1600-h/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201000307626735778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWVafQAAEkYSzaL4XloValu5B_fdgYdR5ddZaG22gPjVjzVJP4a90fW5Il24SMqVseqXhKnvV8pJKMDhtNfjFXQWShrgzGRbZeHtDmKqVyQX9attbZK86L_7ZatB2sb_04QwOk-dx8W4/s200/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+007.JPG" border="0" /></a> Eating a strawberry, but giving the green part to the worms!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiZ2APjh84u_p8YLIlrBXJl19JUPcDmE8cpHAJHvSpCmay-p2uPZIQSIT80tS4X_Q710wLoDJ8HmDqS76R-L1tN7Wb2VulLZNy4AMt8uLsQTM_jQ15R8lHBWyUyqcVHQprEij-ocPadw/s1600-h/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201000311921703090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiZ2APjh84u_p8YLIlrBXJl19JUPcDmE8cpHAJHvSpCmay-p2uPZIQSIT80tS4X_Q710wLoDJ8HmDqS76R-L1tN7Wb2VulLZNy4AMt8uLsQTM_jQ15R8lHBWyUyqcVHQprEij-ocPadw/s200/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> "You make a hole this big and put the seeds in!" <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhrka4jhyphenhyphenmMC4Ylx-zI3f0a3eVKZKTshGstLWqgsLxHzdape5uTKQtVkG0FcDcY2VpkD3fGosi2JO9amg7Tli-O871Uuc34fSHAJ-0DMY7nvhn8riGlgUr7Fwa9_vy5kZDnQUrWmxwO8/s1600-h/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201000320511637698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhrka4jhyphenhyphenmMC4Ylx-zI3f0a3eVKZKTshGstLWqgsLxHzdape5uTKQtVkG0FcDcY2VpkD3fGosi2JO9amg7Tli-O871Uuc34fSHAJ-0DMY7nvhn8riGlgUr7Fwa9_vy5kZDnQUrWmxwO8/s200/Tyler+Field+trip+preschool+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Tyler's class went on a field trip to the strawberry patch. The strawberry's weren't ready yet but we had fun checking out the animals, playing on the big slide, and eating some strawberry's that had been picked already! We also got a tour of the greenhouse and planted a few sunflower seeds. </div>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-42267930962013287552008-05-15T08:01:00.001-04:002008-12-12T00:40:39.730-05:00More pictures of the wedding!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9h-uIRksDyV1CCwlRpP-ZtWfMSCP2o2Rg5cqvW413I3wQBHFYpZH6mRvV82yWidyAxe7BE-3LeFgFb2MwHcvcnXoSpeh8eMN0PUzAw3BTtWc553994a8LRfS6mv268oyyMdW8ht5OYw/s1600-h/May+2008+102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200576342815012914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9h-uIRksDyV1CCwlRpP-ZtWfMSCP2o2Rg5cqvW413I3wQBHFYpZH6mRvV82yWidyAxe7BE-3LeFgFb2MwHcvcnXoSpeh8eMN0PUzAw3BTtWc553994a8LRfS6mv268oyyMdW8ht5OYw/s200/May+2008+102.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The new Mr. & Mrs. Brandon West<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIrhRWFobdnGb2HJ3asbNEBeGBej3M92bb-ygD7CvAVVctrjI1m2gl6yC1BYjR5sI_RA3fuE_V219Wr9CWufq4A2BswSoN0Ydf1fvlzEHnHXk5fGnd2E3k0fgQpfdM7_kAknQLgqGlxo/s1600-h/May+2008+150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200576351404947522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIrhRWFobdnGb2HJ3asbNEBeGBej3M92bb-ygD7CvAVVctrjI1m2gl6yC1BYjR5sI_RA3fuE_V219Wr9CWufq4A2BswSoN0Ydf1fvlzEHnHXk5fGnd2E3k0fgQpfdM7_kAknQLgqGlxo/s200/May+2008+150.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Wedding party<br />Kim, Jen, Julie, Brandon, Barry & Kyle<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf2ku9Ye5B3Ygr7ZRWUwdZVeCCNVT__euTCzbNgsoSJivvYxrJBX3fotBCL-e78aAdGKVfJt9AgLQE__xRhebfl2M7wNY7tqEkiSM7DSpflcwg34cQbHHm6xDpzaTu3s3JYBnGam0UXE/s1600-h/May+2008+169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200576364289849442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKf2ku9Ye5B3Ygr7ZRWUwdZVeCCNVT__euTCzbNgsoSJivvYxrJBX3fotBCL-e78aAdGKVfJt9AgLQE__xRhebfl2M7wNY7tqEkiSM7DSpflcwg34cQbHHm6xDpzaTu3s3JYBnGam0UXE/s200/May+2008+169.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />West gang at the wedding<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhCbEyiLc4p5VcQi-MwtNtYyNHzmM62Id7AqfYPhBZzQLjsbeZ5OUG0daOQxi7KR0ZhskvWlDP5FhrjsF58dmASHXzBMAj__hMWmabLuqOmTrK6-XV8vwNwAXna-jC8qBweD3kqe6M1w/s1600-h/May+2008+248.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200576377174751346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhCbEyiLc4p5VcQi-MwtNtYyNHzmM62Id7AqfYPhBZzQLjsbeZ5OUG0daOQxi7KR0ZhskvWlDP5FhrjsF58dmASHXzBMAj__hMWmabLuqOmTrK6-XV8vwNwAXna-jC8qBweD3kqe6M1w/s200/May+2008+248.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Off they go, the end of a simply beautiful wedding!Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-40662461144306597432008-05-14T14:50:00.000-04:002008-12-12T00:40:40.614-05:00May 10, 2008 Brandon & Julie Tie the Knot!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12hzFENP8qx9ko7DL9-ZutgALUYHOg3XGZ0wY52RQP-ZG932QlEk7vOb88A3sdfbNTaAd1qtP7NWIHf4-t7QFMkdTQd1m93RD3dHNjb9ukIn6568-zArbata7JEYK8qFWf18Iuly0wuQ/s1600-h/May+2008+067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200310742037428194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12hzFENP8qx9ko7DL9-ZutgALUYHOg3XGZ0wY52RQP-ZG932QlEk7vOb88A3sdfbNTaAd1qtP7NWIHf4-t7QFMkdTQd1m93RD3dHNjb9ukIn6568-zArbata7JEYK8qFWf18Iuly0wuQ/s320/May+2008+067.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7vYO0givsm7E3qanLS8YXtavPYzLapNzwu2-d9zsAQvRYF32HrzuNLC4f7lVPHvoWpGLWt1AkYM7trRFZ-iNt2F_8nmQ9QUFUWveSAcesX9NbWER-jjALp8D-enlPRzb7z_wNsd5oTA/s1600-h/May+2008+069.JPG"></a><br />Lukas, Brandon & Isaak<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7vYO0givsm7E3qanLS8YXtavPYzLapNzwu2-d9zsAQvRYF32HrzuNLC4f7lVPHvoWpGLWt1AkYM7trRFZ-iNt2F_8nmQ9QUFUWveSAcesX9NbWER-jjALp8D-enlPRzb7z_wNsd5oTA/s1600-h/May+2008+069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200310759217297394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7vYO0givsm7E3qanLS8YXtavPYzLapNzwu2-d9zsAQvRYF32HrzuNLC4f7lVPHvoWpGLWt1AkYM7trRFZ-iNt2F_8nmQ9QUFUWveSAcesX9NbWER-jjALp8D-enlPRzb7z_wNsd5oTA/s320/May+2008+069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Barry & Kim<br /><a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Qwv9ADMl6tdY4_hhvGp6_zNHiOsHv-VJN1ixZGu-JkMUiWncKLQ3ClI8PvGpYXSCQXIhKAL1Je8-6eIkbjCVVLWPJuh3KbsRjtd7rEtdw-RwPrr7arE80WWCyzbd0Dor85hEvAFNVOY/s320/May+2008+074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jill Gough - flower girl<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMzMFJt2Y6CTQn4OQ94du4_7JC4OayZtHUDby0roC6KhZIBqR9q9yX137qfGLs3RmwS4k76ZMvDT1LmFfA1t5k172WBByIxdW7fwwzcCvSWHhj3LHrql2GG91DDyJ5aSCzuXtaSDoS_o/s1600-h/May+2008+081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200310789282068514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMzMFJt2Y6CTQn4OQ94du4_7JC4OayZtHUDby0roC6KhZIBqR9q9yX137qfGLs3RmwS4k76ZMvDT1LmFfA1t5k172WBByIxdW7fwwzcCvSWHhj3LHrql2GG91DDyJ5aSCzuXtaSDoS_o/s320/May+2008+081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Richard, Julie & SueCliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-74249667794381071882008-04-21T20:01:00.000-04:002008-12-12T00:40:41.115-05:00He catches me....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ALgWgC60-b5sGF3U_zAVSoRcD-JIjANBjSjEwnpdpwj4jqmBIbY03z524TCkIavU0CeQp3mfpraJQ3JEuojSqhDvCK4x8eNCJSUpT7Jdg9Mid90EDpM9_MtQiXPNRcccJPTbfXHj7go/s1600-h/april+2008+00077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191855437831986322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ALgWgC60-b5sGF3U_zAVSoRcD-JIjANBjSjEwnpdpwj4jqmBIbY03z524TCkIavU0CeQp3mfpraJQ3JEuojSqhDvCK4x8eNCJSUpT7Jdg9Mid90EDpM9_MtQiXPNRcccJPTbfXHj7go/s320/april+2008+00077.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm0ii_B1qOopVYAzcj_Pl0bGU7LXBqKALaFkYM9_5uSqG0obVwAx_VvoQy2cS3dAaqZEJ-HjVm5UFV1yEguCK-HB1meRzigDCmezKlJg8Eo9TnakGTBgHMoSNUbC2ASEV6VeeXx6wqlo/s1600-h/april+2008+00078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191855442126953634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm0ii_B1qOopVYAzcj_Pl0bGU7LXBqKALaFkYM9_5uSqG0obVwAx_VvoQy2cS3dAaqZEJ-HjVm5UFV1yEguCK-HB1meRzigDCmezKlJg8Eo9TnakGTBgHMoSNUbC2ASEV6VeeXx6wqlo/s320/april+2008+00078.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I was making dinner tonight and Tyler saw me take a piece of summer squash that was cooking from the fry pan (I was testing it to see if it was cooked!) Well, he wanted to taste something too. I offered squash, but he said Yuck! The only other option was the uncooked spaghetti noodle and </div><div>he decided that's what he needed! What a surprise he got!</div><div> </div><div>A picture of part of the new kitchen! More to be posted later! </div><div> </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQoMnAIdBF3eER_SxIknSGR5q9of_ucOdyI5h8CBZzOriRTnwSFiBcMs55pvuEWGVmA_zQqJnHz9s0NYJJEddJM00h963ymcac_iDHcMLV2gRoEGlw70r6_FVn3uY7xHFPfYS8kfSDGE/s1600-h/april+2008+00079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191855450716888242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQoMnAIdBF3eER_SxIknSGR5q9of_ucOdyI5h8CBZzOriRTnwSFiBcMs55pvuEWGVmA_zQqJnHz9s0NYJJEddJM00h963ymcac_iDHcMLV2gRoEGlw70r6_FVn3uY7xHFPfYS8kfSDGE/s320/april+2008+00079.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148921012750162234.post-35914385674411139772008-04-21T19:55:00.001-04:002008-12-12T00:40:41.220-05:00Another gone by too quickly<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cLwWUuMO3BGUwle3vZgsui9iznHy7MKSt5-ec7BFs50csQT7WJ_mJcDsbYya7Z7QxEAaSH3LwDkbwcD54MmxtUaZMAOljRINBqf5y9Njun_mz9A8OYaj2AstzM4gPrUuKuKPjOxeGns/s1600-h/april+2008+00004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191852779247230082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cLwWUuMO3BGUwle3vZgsui9iznHy7MKSt5-ec7BFs50csQT7WJ_mJcDsbYya7Z7QxEAaSH3LwDkbwcD54MmxtUaZMAOljRINBqf5y9Njun_mz9A8OYaj2AstzM4gPrUuKuKPjOxeGns/s320/april+2008+00004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>What an awesome weekend! Saturday morning was Lukas's soccer game (I'm not sure what kind of move he's making here......) We came home and quickly changed our clothes and went to the Spring Horse Races here in our town. We joined the tailgate party of some friends and forgot all about the horses races by! The weather was perfect, sunny and warm. Sunday, after meeting we went out to eat with the Synstad's and Prices and then enjoyed a rainy afternoon to catch up on our naps! </div>Cliteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806839277480389712noreply@blogger.com0