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4x7 = 28 pictures this week.
No words to explain, no order of events, just shots I have enjoyed over the past several weeks.

Dolphin Tale

We were given passes to a preview of Dolphin Tale which is due to hit theaters on September 23rd. This was an amazingly inspirational story with a beautiful message and based on true events. I would recommend this movie to any family looking for a good, clean movie this fall.
I will put the disclaimer out that I cried (several times) through-out the movie... bring your tissues!



Dolphin Tale - September 23, 2011

Blogging on the back-burner

Why has the blogging been so sporadic? Here are some of the reasons:

Science Projects.

Lots of Smiling.

Sleepovers in Great places.

Several colorful Slurpee's.

Fighting water snakes.

Fairy-Tale wands.

Waterfalls.

Spa time filled with laughter.

Close calls.

Balancing acts.

Sometimes a fall.

Defeating dragons!

Great times at Great places.

Bubbles.

Election posters were made.

Sisters loved.

Moms and...

Dads too!

Cousins came to play.

And we saw lots of new things.

We have monkeyed around.

And felt like we were in a jungle at times.

There has been climbing cousins.

And sliding cousins.

We have hung around.

And held together.

We've gotten dirty...

And enjoyed the view.

There has been holding hands.

We have visited high places (with cool people).

There has been kisses!

And pictures taken.

Given Science Presentations.

Speeches have been given.

Mother's have been celebrated.

Snacks have been eaten in odd places.

There has been sewing projects.

Parties have been planned and completed.

If you know us - you know the many reasons we find this funny!

Things going on...

Here is a quick snapshot of the happenings in our world over the last week or so...

The girls had a winter concert for their school.

Syrah's class performing one of the many songs....

Sadie's class preforming... much harder to capture on video (we were pretty far away from where they were and I will spare you the zooming in and out and many heads that pop in and out of the picture).

We celebrated Billy's birthday. Sadie is to the age where she has been creating gifts for loved ones all on her own... she was very excited to give her gift to daddy!

Some dear friends gave Billy a gift card to go to dinner, so we all went to PF Chang's - the girls LOVED it and it was a fun night together! What a treat!!

The cold weather never agrees with Sadie's hands. Each year she gets chapped from the cold and this year it seems to have gotten a little out of control!


Saturday we were able to make it to see Samuel's piano recital. He did an awesome job and it was a really fun to see him. He is an amazing pianist. Here he is with his mama!

Sadie has been super busy creating some holiday gifts. This is a big year for her... sewing gifts all on her own!


Each night the girls read from the new advent calendar we got from our friends in Medford, the Laws.

This is what the advent looks like; each day is a piece of the story leading to Jesus birth.

The story's are intended to hang on your tree, but we just haven't had the room, so we have been placing the read stories on the mantel with our nativities.


Sunday was Jingle Bell 2009; you can see more pictures at Sadie's site!


After Jingle Bell the girls always ride the carousel with their cousin Carissa (not sure how she isn't in this shot!).

After the carousel we meet up with my dad and Kelly who were down town doing some shopping. We had a good lunch with them and then we headed on the westlake balcony to see a view of the Christmas tree and the streets below!

We ran down to get a cup of hot cocoa. This picture makes me smile... my girls were goofing around with each other and making each other laugh. Love those moments.

On our way out of the city we decided to add in one last treat and that was a trip back and fourth on the monorail. It has been years since we have been on there (I don't think Syrah even remembers). The girls were able to sit in the very front seat. It was a great way to end the morning!

In all of Sadie's sewing projects she surprised her sister by making this special little pouch for her animal!