tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83830911970164895342024-03-14T01:51:09.174-05:00burback familyCassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-21130655428841940062014-01-21T13:21:00.000-06:002014-01-21T13:21:29.098-06:002013 iPhone DUMPITY dump dump...part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Lani decided to join swim team this year.</div>
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It is a big commitment.</div>
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But she has done awesome.</div>
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And we are so proud of her....</div>
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And Ayla turned 6!</div>
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Woot!</div>
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Yay for the donut cake!</div>
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I love love love them.</div>
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Sunday morning worship.</div>
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Me: "Ayla, stay out of the mud! You probably ruined your boots!"</div>
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Ayla: "Nah...but I might have ruined my hands."</div>
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More inspiration for our chalkboard at home.</div>
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Lani said this is her favorite one yet.</div>
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I agree. It ranks right up there...</div>
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FINALLY got to meet the fabulous Becky Straw!</div>
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While raising money for The Adventure Project.</div>
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So fun!</div>
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Basketball started for Brigg.</div>
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He's pretty sure he'll be able to slam dunk by the end of the season.</div>
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Who am I to discourage him from trying?</div>
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Willow love.</div>
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Lani's first swim meet!!!</div>
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Willow takes what she can get...</div>
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Brigg getting in touch with his feminine side.</div>
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While cooking bacon in a pink apron.</div>
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I love it.</div>
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See?</div>
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Another sky pic...</div>
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And more inspiration for you.</div>
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And me.</div>
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My morning hair scares her</div>
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I don't blame her.</div>
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We got a Christmas tree.</div>
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It took everyone to get it down.</div>
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and they were proud of their accomplishment!</div>
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See?</div>
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Whatever she can get...</div>
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Is that Justin Timberlake?</div>
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No...it's Lani.</div>
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Eye exams.</div>
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Chillin' by the tree...</div>
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TaDa!!</div>
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Nana's birthday!</div>
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Be still my heart.</div>
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She's so incredibly sweet in pictures.</div>
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In a red velvet dress.</div>
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In front of a christmas tree.</div>
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Perfection.</div>
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Winter break.</div>
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We did a lot of this...</div>
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christmas eve.</div>
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Apple pie in a cup.</div>
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Yum.</div>
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the girls...</div>
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They all got coal in their stockings.</div>
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We love The Adventure Project!!</div>
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Matching shirts.</div>
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Brigg was so happy. :)</div>
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The one and only picture I have documenting me. In the hospital.</div>
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Waiting to repair my herniated disc.</div>
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There was immediate relief and I should have done it 3 months earlier.</div>
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It hijacked my life for much too long!</div>
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I asked the kids to clean off the camera on the back of my car.</div>
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Then I put it in reverse so I could se them do it.</div>
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It was hysterical.</div>
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My parents.</div>
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Just loved this picture.</div>
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I can totally see her snowboarding in the near future.</div>
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She's good.</div>
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I had a birthday.</div>
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We won't discuss my age.</div>
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It doesn't matter.</div>
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Ayla was supposed to be sleeping.</div>
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I was just popping in her room to check on her before heading to bed.</div>
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Handstand push ups anyone?</div>
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I didn't make any New Years Resolutions.</div>
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But instead I'm going to live this...</div>
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I love him.</div>
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I think I mentioned that.</div>
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This is what I get to see everyday at 3:25.</div>
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It's my favorite.</div>
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More swimming...</div>
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She discovered there is a city named Lani.</div>
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She wants to live there.</div>
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I'm not arguing.</div>
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I seriously cannot even get ready in peace and quiet.</div>
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Or alone.</div>
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I am never every alone.</div>
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Do you see what I'm saying??</div>
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Always attached to my hip.</div>
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What?</div>
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You don't read about Hierarchy Models in your free time?</div>
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Well than you have no idea what you are missing.</div>
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Good stuff.</div>
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There you have it.</div>
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My life in pictures.</div>
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Lots and lots of pictures.</div>
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If you made it this far, CONGRATULATIONS.</div>
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you are a true friend.</div>
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And I appreciate you!</div>
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Hopefully back soon...</div>
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goodness. </div>
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i had 1346 pictures on my phone.</div>
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and i didn't want to delete them because i knew i wanted to blog.</div>
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but life got away from me.</div>
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so we are going to try to do this in 2 posts.</div>
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we'll start with fall 2013.</div>
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you ready for this?</div>
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are you even out there anymore?</div>
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here we go.</div>
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(BTW... there are in reverse order. which i find totally annoying, but don't have time to fix!)</div>
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This is Sepp.</div>
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Our neighbor.</div>
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Whom we love with every single ounce of our hearts.</div>
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The Fortenbachers are amazing and dear to us.</div>
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He had a big birthday and we all went out on the river to celebrate!</div>
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SO FUN!!</div>
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More from the party.</div>
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They are ALL amazing...</div>
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The girls and I started reading Little House in the Big Woods.</div>
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Classic.</div>
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Timeless.</div>
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We LOVE it.</div>
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The girls went through a "face mask" stage.</div>
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They got along.</div>
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I was happy.</div>
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Lani and I went on a date night.</div>
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We saw Sandra Bullock in Gravity.</div>
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It was so awesome.</div>
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We love our neighborhood.</div>
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We especially love it in the fall.</div>
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We oftentimes take weekend hikes.</div>
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This particular day was nearly perfect.</div>
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We decided to to church on the trails.</div>
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My heart nearly burst that day...</div>
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Halloween 2013 pumpkin carving/guts throwing fight...</div>
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Without a formal vote we decided Lani's pumpkin was the winner.</div>
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Seriously...it was GOOD...</div>
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Um...we got a new furnace this fall. :)</div>
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But it didn't slow Brigg down...</div>
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Macy and Lani turned 10 this year!</div>
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We got together for a night in a hotel.</div>
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The got matching sweatshirts and headbands.</div>
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And KendKist necklaces. </div>
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They are so awesome...</div>
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And Lisa.</div>
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Love her.</div>
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(I look a little rough. I was struggling. More on that later...)</div>
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Her real birthday.</div>
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She is loved.</div>
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More postings of quotes and examples of my plans to shock the education world! :)</div>
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Look who showed up to celebrate Lani!</div>
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(And another hike while she was here!)</div>
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Ayla.</div>
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She want a real bow and arrow.</div>
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I got her a Brave one.</div>
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She would hurt someone.</div>
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For real.</div>
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In the throws of Grad School.</div>
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So crazy excited about what I'm learning and how my philosophy is changing.</div>
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As always, halloween costumes thrown together the day before.</div>
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I think they are adorable.</div>
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But Brigg needs to eat a mayonnaise sandwich or something.</div>
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I swear I feed him...</div>
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I can't remember what I told Ayla.</div>
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But she fell over and "died" with excitement.</div>
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She is hilarious.</div>
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She never wears shoes.</div>
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Ever.</div>
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And she wore headbands for like 2 months.</div>
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Solid.</div>
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To bed and everything.</div>
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I'm not supposed to say why.</div>
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But it may have had something to do with scissors.</div>
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That's all I'm saying.</div>
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And if you tell her I mentioned that, I'll deny it.</div>
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I will lie.through.my.teeth.</div>
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Because she values loyalty.</div>
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Always.</div>
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And I love her for that...</div>
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A fun night with good friends.</div>
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Hard to beat...</div>
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It is DETERMINATION</div>
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She has a lot of it.</div>
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It makes me totally insane.</div>
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All at once.</div>
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It will be to her benefit someday...</div>
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But my WORD she may kill me before I get to see how it plays out in her life for good.</div>
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I wasn't kidding.</div>
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It was a ROUGH 3 months.</div>
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September 7th I hurt my back.</div>
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I did everything I could to try to fix it without surgery.</div>
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The corn didn't fix things....</div>
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As I looked through my 1346 photos, I think about 1000 of them were of the sky and nature.</div>
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I have a thing with nature.</div>
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My siblings.</div>
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I love them.</div>
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(and i was in pain here, too. crazy how i can see it in my face.)</div>
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My poor poor son.</div>
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But you guys...he is such a COOL kid.</div>
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We GET each other.</div>
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And I may be biased, but I don't think he's your average 12 year old boy.</div>
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Everybody needs a Brigg.</div>
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I had to get my school picture taken and they gave me this huge package of pictures.</div>
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WHY?</div>
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So I was trying to decide what to do with them.</div>
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My 7th hour class helped me "decorate" Brigg's locker with them.</div>
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And then we hid and watched his face as he came around the corner and realized.</div>
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It was priceless.</div>
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Totally worth the price of therapy down the road.</div>
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He has been tested for color blindness.</div>
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I swear they are wrong with his prognosis.</div>
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One more post coming to finish out the year....</div>
Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-2665248488735040462013-08-13T23:00:00.000-05:002013-08-13T23:00:20.398-05:00Starting all over...AGAINSo I spent 2 years teaching 5th grade.<br />
I LOVED it. Truly. In love with 5th grade.<br />
But the opportunity arose for me to teach some STEM classes to middle school students.<br />
And well...my ADHD kicked in.<br />
My need for a new challenge.<br />
So in I jumped.<br />
Both feet.<br />
Super excited about it!!<br />
Design and Modeling as well as ROBOTICS.<br />
Talk about leaving your comfort zone.<br />
Big changes this year.<br />
And I must admit I am drowning a bit.<br />
Barely keeping my nose above water.<br />
But I have the very best, most supportive, amazing family and friends.<br />
Could NOT do this without them.<br />
More to come...I promise.<br />
(and guys! guess WHAT?!? Ayla starts KINDERGARTEN this year!! WHAAAAAT??!)Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-14418947009471967432013-06-09T12:46:00.000-05:002013-06-09T12:46:00.986-05:00School's out for summer...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I am going to let my iphone pics guide my blog today. they truly are the story of my life. :)</div>
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mother's day at my sister's on her screened in porch.</div>
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surrounded by my heart...</div>
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GRIT: <span class="st">“perseverance and passion for long-term goals.”</span></div>
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<span class="st">I tend to sprint, working on marathon mentality. </span></div>
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Oh Ayla.</div>
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She is something.</div>
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If you follow me on FB or Twitter, you probably read nearly daily of our adventures with Ayla.</div>
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She keeps us young...or maybe gives us gray hairs. Either way, life would be boring without her.</div>
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We spent a weekend in Storm Lake recently celebrating Haidyn's first birthday.</div>
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Ayla has maternal instincts like no other.</div>
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Love that...</div>
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We are mid baseball season.</div>
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And if nothing else, these boys know how to have fun.</div>
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Brigg will be 12 in July.</div>
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This pic is the epitome of 11 and 12 year old happiness.</div>
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pure.joy.</div>
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Thank God my kids are perfect.</div>
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No sibling rivalry around here.</div>
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(seriously...this is SUPPOSED to be my inspiration board. so much for that...)</div>
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Ayla and I have been spending a lot of time in lawn chairs. Or in bleachers.</div>
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I love it a little tiny bit more than Ayla. :)</div>
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And actually I love it a whole hell of a lot more WITHOUT Ayla. </div>
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But once in a while we find our happy place together....</div>
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(This was my last day as a blond. It was a fun ride. :) But high maintenance. I needed a break!) </div>
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Thank you hair gods for a cosmetologist for a sister.</div>
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What would I do without her...</div>
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The last week of school was busy. I had to be gone one afternoon and upon my return I found that Ms. Kathy had asked the kids to write 5 things they learned from me or loved about me. </div>
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Literally cried.</div>
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This is why I teach.</div>
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And seriously...#4?!?!</div>
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Love them...</div>
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And this one is from my student who choked on a piece of candy the first half of the school year and I had to do the Heimlich on her. </div>
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For real.</div>
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We both thought she was going to die.</div>
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One of the scariest moments of my life.</div>
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And Brigg graduated from 5th grade.</div>
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It's a big deal.</div>
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Next year he will go to middle school.</div>
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He received the presidential academic award.</div>
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So dang proud of him. </div>
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He is going to kick middle school's butt, no doubt.</div>
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We had field day one of the last days of school.</div>
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SO FUN!</div>
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I love that last week of school.</div>
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We get to just love on the kids. Remind them of how much they mean to us. Let them know how much they will be missed.</div>
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Especially in 5th grade. They will be leaving the building and moving on to a new part of their journey. What an honor to be a part of making them feel loved and important and missed.</div>
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As teachers I think we would all agree that the last day of the school is bittersweet.</div>
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And this year it was especially so.</div>
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Because this will be my last year teaching in the same building with this amazing group of individuals.</div>
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Next year I will be switching positions and moving UP to middle school.</div>
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I will be teaching <a href="http://www.pltw.org/our-programs/middle-school-engineering-program" target="_blank">Project Lead the Way</a> to 6th, 7th and 8th graders.</div>
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At the same middle school as Brigg!</div>
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It is super exciting and an incredible opportunity.</div>
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The program is in it's first year at the middle school level so I will have a chance to help build this program up. Beyond thankful for the opportunity and SO incredibly excited.</div>
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These people.</div>
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I. LOVE. THEM....</div>
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Took the big kids on a 15 mile bike ride the other day.</div>
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I think they thought it was for fun.</div>
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They didn't realize I was in it to burn some calories. </div>
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I left them in my dust a couple times.</div>
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So Paul had one of the biggest days of his life recently.</div>
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So it was a dream come true for Paul to be able to get a custom Harley last week.</div>
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He designed it.</div>
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Selected his own pain colors.</div>
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All of it.</div>
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And the day we picked it up, I'm pretty sure there was a tear or 2 in his eye. :)</div>
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and could I possibly love this photo anymore? </div>
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The motorcycle with the chubby little Ayla foot on it?</div>
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Killing me.</div>
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It was given to me my first day of teaching by an experienced teacher whom I have so much respect for.</div>
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And it holds true...</div>
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and after consuming yourself for 180 days, it is necessary to consume some other things as well...</div>
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The first official week of spring break included a trip to Niabi Zoo.</div>
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Happiness ALL AROUND.</div>
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And I love it.</div>
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Bruises to prove it.</div>
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I LOVE it.</div>
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Oh Ayla...</div>
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She really wanted to play memory.</div>
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We are off to a good start this summer.</div>
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Lots going on.</div>
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I will be spending 2 WEEKS in Ames getting certified to teach <a href="http://www.pltw.org/our-programs/middle-school-engineering-program" target="_blank">Project Lead the Way</a>.</div>
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Like I said...it's a big deal.</div>
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Go big or go home.</div>
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Big things happening this year.</div>
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All kinds of butterflies thinking about what's to come.</div>
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I'm ready.</div>
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Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-88108164251887742312013-05-25T15:56:00.001-05:002013-05-25T15:56:37.127-05:00What's up with me. (and some links to books.)Four days of school left with my students. Bittersweet. I love this group of kids. They have been so great to work with. They have allowed me the freedom to try some new and crazy things in the classroom. Things that have completely altered the kind of teacher I am becoming. I could keep this same group of kids for years and be happy! But at the same time, I am so ready to get to summer. Not because I want to spend hours and hours by the pool, but because I can't wait to start planning for my classroom next year! Can't wait to change some things up. Plan on implementing The Daily 5 (for those of you who care!) and have been re-reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Innovators-Enhanced-eBook-ebook/dp/B006YDIXMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369511986&sr=8-1&keywords=creating+innovators" target="_blank">THIS BOOK</a>. It is rocking my world again. I love it! I love Tony Wagner. Such a insightful man with an amazing perspective.<br />
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I have been thinking a lot about who I am inside and comparing it with who I am on the outside. How I feel, and how I want to be perceived. My real hopes and dreams compared to what I think SHOULD be my hopes and dreams as a woman. I just downloaded <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lean-In-Women-Work-ebook/dp/B009LMTDL0/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369512223&sr=1-1&keywords=Lean+In" target="_blank">THIS BOOK</a>. Cannot wait to dig in. I've heard great things. I'm hoping it rocks my world as well. Sometimes I feel like my drive and determination needs to be suppressed. I try to hide it. Pretend it's not there. But since re-entering the workforce, it has been bubbling back up to the surface. And I'm not sure where the guilt comes from when thinking about who I am, but it's there. And it's strong. I keep telling myself I was created this way for a reason. And even if I feel like I'm in the minority, I don't think I am.<br />
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So I am going back to school to get my masters in Educational Leadership. I will start in the fall. I have been accepted into the program at UNI and I am so excited! It will take 2 years. I will graduate in July of 2015. See? Bubbling to the surface. :) And as I read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carry-On-Warrior-Thoughts-ebook/dp/B008J4GRTM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1369514921&sr=1-1&keywords=Carry+on+warrior" target="_blank">THIS BOOK</a> the other day, I came across the following quote that was attributed to Joan of Arc before she charged into battle:<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> "I am not afraid. I was born to do this."</span></span> Loved that. Highlighted, starred, bolded it. I was born to do this. I can feel it. I will not feel guilt. I was created for this. (I am chanting these things. Replacing guilt with truth.)<br />
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I think I have a touch of ADHD as well. As I looked through my bookshelf on my kindle, I had to laugh. Here is a sampling....<br />
The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller<br />
Alone on the Ice by David Roberts<br />
Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott<br />
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald<br />
The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon<br />
Life of Pi by Yann Martel<br />
The Fault in our Stars by John Green<br />
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Happy long weekend.<br />
May you find your sweet spot and own it. :)<br />
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The other day I got home from work and I felt awful. I had been sick for a couple days. The sun was shining and I wanted to move my body, but I couldn't. So I sat there, put my feet up and watched the kids work in the garden. :)<br />
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I did that.<br />
And it was heavenly. Spring has arrived! We are debating on the garden this year. It is a TON of work. And I could be busy this summer. I have some possible educational opportunities that would force me to be gone a couple of weeks this summer. Brigg is in traveling baseball and that takes up many of our weekends, so we are debating. To garden or not to garden. Who knows. It's cheap therapy...and heaven knows momma could use some cheap therapy! So maybe.<br />
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For Christmas Lisa, Erin and I got Donna a girls night. That was 4 months ago. We came through for her this weekend! SO FUN! We all met in Des Moines, got a hotel room, laughed, ate, laughed, had drinks, laughed, danced a little, laughed, hit up a piano bar, laughed, and some of them slept. (This is when I coughed. and coughed. and coughed. and snored. and coughed....awesome when you are sharing a hotel room with 3 others!) But seriously...look at them. They are amazing. I love them so much. And count myself blessed beyond measure to have them in my life. They are irreplaceable. Truly. <br />
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Willow. What can I say? Laziest dog alive. I love her. <br />
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The other day Ayla was at my parents. Brigg was spending the night at a friend's. Paul, Lani and I were supposed to head over and grill out at mom and dad's. Paul was working in the yard, so Lani and I decided to bike over. Those of you who know...we live out of town on the highway. (see last photo...this is our "street") So we had to ride bikes on the highway. And ride about 8 miles. Lani was GIDDY excited. I think she is going to be my girl who loves biking and hiking and kayaking and exploring. Which is crazy. I would have never thought that about her a few years ago. She is quietly risky. We put on camelbacks and hit the road. It was a blast. I didn't have to slow down once for her. She smiled the whole way. And wanted to ride HOME late that night, but NO WAY. No highway bike riding in the dark. She didn't quite understand that. I see lots of fun times in the future with Lani. <br />
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Oh Ayla. That's all I can say. She goes to kindergarten next year. She had kindergarten visit a couple weeks ago. Little miss sassy pants loved it. I think she is going to do great. She adds spice to our life. What would we do without her?? Life would be boring no doubt. Last weekend I was on a committee that set up the Race for the Schools 5K and 1-mile fun run. Brigg signed up for the 5K and Lani the 1 mile. We were talking about it as we walked out the door to the race and the conversation went like this<br />
Brigg: I'm going to do the 3 miles.<br />
Lani: I'm going to do the 1 mile.<br />
Ayla: (doing a head wobble and finger wag): And I AM doing the NONE run! Have fun guys!<br />
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And Brigg. My boy. My "baby". Only...he's not a baby. He went to a dance. He smelled of Axe. Sigh. He is going to be 12. And I am going to cry. I love this age. But you know that. Maybe it's not the age as much as the young man he's turning into. <br />
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Lani is playing softball this year. I'm sorry, but she is badass. I'm claiming she gets it from me. Because I believe if Paul or Brigg ended up with a bruise like this, there would have been tears along the way. :) But not with Lani. Nope. She's tough. She had been hit with the ball 3 times this season already. And she keep coming back for more. (But this may be her last softball season ever. shhh...fine by me!) <br />
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The is the highway <strike>to heaven</strike> we take into town. I was heading into town earlier this week to take Ayla to daycare and this was my view. I grabbed my phone and snapped this photo through my front window. Gorgeous. And a reminder that God is awesome. HUGE. And he must love me to death. Even through my sin and faults and frustrations...He loves me. So thankful.<br />
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(I love being back!! Did I mention I missed you guys??)Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-58182514874741137842013-05-01T16:07:00.001-05:002013-05-01T16:07:53.217-05:00Well hello blogosphere!HI!!!!!!!!!!<br />
I feel like if I could see you all in real life, there would be hugs and tears all around!! FOR REAL! I miss you guys! Are you even out there anymore? Do you miss me?? I hope so!<br />
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I'm just going to hop right back in. No reason I was absent really...busy. But blah blah blah. You have heard it all before. And I still stay caught up on all YOUR blogs, so I feel like I haven't missed a thing! ;) <br />
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So Brigg had a baseball game on Monday night. And for those of you who follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or those who know me in real life, you know that is my sweet spot. Sunshine, baseball, cheering (the only thing missing at these little league games are a cold beer in my hand...but I digress). I was sitting there watching him over the fence and was just suddenly overcome. Like I almost started crying. For real. And I don't cry much really. So I wondered what the hell was WRONG with me??? Why would I cry for heaven's sake? GEEZ. But I just looked at him and seriously people...he is almost a teenager. In July he will be as close to a teenager and her can be without actually BEING one. And he still loves me. It's a miracle.<br />
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I'm not going to lie. I was a pain the ass teenager. Actually, I was a pain the ass TWEEN. (go ahead mom...you can back me up on this one. i know. i won't be offended). And Brigg...well...he is me. I GET him in a different way. I get his humor and his antsy demeanor and his energy level and his need to know every.single.detail. of every.single.story. I GET that. And I can see the writing on the wall. I see it coming. COMPLETE AND TOTAL NEED FOR INDEPENDENCE. Ugh. That was me. It will be him. So all of this was flashing before my eyes. And I was freaking. Because just moments before, literally MOMENTS, he had done this in our instagram #selfie(withmyson)<br />
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He seriously still loves me. And needs me. And enjoys being around me. So I had this overwhelming urge to document who he is right now. Today. Because with Brigg, I have always said "This is my FAVORITE age!" And I'm not kidding. Every year has been better with him. I'm hoping once we hit 12, I will be saying the same thing. </div>
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So freaking funny. He can tell a story like no other. Life of the party.</div>
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So here I am. Back from the dead. Hopefully I'll be back soon with some sort of inspiration to get something down on paper. Seriously missed you all. Say hi! Tell me you were here! And that you want me to come back again soon. </div>
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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-73188271010459309012012-08-08T22:17:00.002-05:002012-08-08T22:51:15.778-05:00How we "do" Chicago....I can't tell you home many emails, FB messages and texts I get asking me about details for Chicago. So I'm going to put it all down here. Partially for my own sake...so I don't forget these fun weekends and partially for YOUR sake....so maybe you can create some of your own fun memories! :)<br />
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It always starts with this desire to flee. This happens to me a lot. :) I love to GO. Spontaneity fuels me. Thank goodness I have Paul...he evens it all out. So the first thing I do is check train rates at <a href="http://amtrak.com/">amtrak.com</a>. We absolutely love to take the train. Why? Lots of reasons. We get to relax on the way into the city. We bring a cooler. Snacks and drinks. (We literally bought a backpack cooler JUST for our trips to Chicago. If you'd like your own backpack cooler, might I recommend this one... <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-12-Can-Element-Backpack/dp/B004Z5CGVC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1344478463&sr=8-4&keywords=backpack+cooler">http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-12-Can-Element-Backpack/dp/B004Z5CGVC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1344478463&sr=8-4&keywords=backpack+cooler</a> ) It also saves us on parking. If you stay in downtown Chicago, you will pay $40/night for parking. NO.JOKE.<br />
It is hard for this small town Iowa girl to justify that. So we park free at the train station.<br />
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<u><b>TRAIN STUFF</b></u>:<br />
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<li>We leave out of Princeton, IL--it takes 1 hour and THIRTY minutes to get there from Muscatine. Give yourself time! We had to RUN to catch our train this time. As in...we opened the car door and heard the train whistle and grabbed our bags and SPRINTED across the tracks as it was pulling up. The train station lady was furious. Everyone within a 2 mile radius had to hear her bellow at us "NEXT TIME YOU NEED TO ARRIVE 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE TRAIN ARRIVES!!" right. 30 minutes. got it. (or not...seriously, you really need to arrive 15 minutes MAX in advance.)</li>
<li>The train takes 2 hours. There are different trains. We love the double decker that has the observation car on top. Full of windows. But when we take the night train into town, that isn't an option. Plus, it's night...so we don't really need to look at the black cornfields.</li>
<li>The train is not fancy. So don't go expecting luxury. I do not want to mislead you. There are people who have been riding for days. They are sleeping. And snoring. :) You will not be treated like kings or queens. There are really no rules. (we love that part! ha!) Just want you to be prepared. </li>
<li>The prices are awesome. We usually get round trip tickets for two for around $60. (yes...$30/person. total. round trip.) We have paid as little as $48 and as much as $80) It's always a little cheaper out of Princeton over Galesburg or Burlington. AND...if you have AAA, you get 10% off. Which we have. Bonus. </li>
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<u><b>HOTEL STUFF</b></u>:<br />
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<li>We always book through <a href="http://priceline.com/">Priceline.com</a>. We swear by this. We request at least 3.5 stars. We "name your own price". When you do this you do NOT get to pick your amenities. And you usually don't get a pool. So if you are going with kids, keep that in mind. We never spend much time at the hotel anyway, so it doesn't bother us.</li>
<li>Usually we can get the hotel for under $100/night. And they are ALWAYS nice. This last time we got a 3 star and it was still very very nice and 1 block off Michigan Ave on Ontario. Location is important to us because we don't have a car and we don't take taxis for the most part. </li>
<li>When you bid on your hotel, you get to pick your location. We always select "Millenium Park, The Loop and Grant Park area" or "North Michigan Ave area". We have never been disappointed in our hotels. Not once.</li>
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<u><b>GAME STUFF:</b></u><br />
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<li>If we go in the summer, we try to hit a game. We always get tickets at <a href="http://www.stubhub.com/">www.stubhub.com</a> . We get tickets on this site for ALL of the MLB games we go to. Usually you can find great prices and decent seats.</li>
<li>If you go to Wrigley and want to be able to walk to the game, your choices are SUPER limited. We have only found ONE hotel that is decent and within walking distance in Wrigleyville. It is cute and if you are JUST going to hit a game, you may want to stay <a href="http://bestwesternillinois.com/hotels/best-western-plus-hawthorne-terrace-hotel/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. It's cute and close. If you take the train in to downtown, you'll need to get off amtrak and walk to the RED LINE. You get off at Addison. We did this with Brigg one time and had a blast. With Brigg it was nice to be close to the field. Plus, the boys hit a night game on Friday and a day game again on Saturday, so it was super convenient. </li>
<li>If you want to tear up downtown though, I suggest staying downtown and just taking the RED LINE to the game.</li>
<li>This trip we went to a White Sox game and also just took the RED LINE to US Cellular field. Also got tix at stub hub and had a blast meeting Leah and Jeff there....</li>
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<u><b>PACKING STUFF:</b></u><br />
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<li>Because we take the train, we pack light. Backpacks only. I really would suggest this for the train. It's kind of crazy when you get off in downtown Chicago and have a suitcase you are lugging around. I just bought <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0068B7LIY/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00" target="_blank">this bag</a> and LOVE IT!!!!! (Thanks to Leslie Bennett for the suggestion!!) Seriously perfect for our Chicago weekends!</li>
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<u><b>SHOWS:</b></u><br />
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<li>This is the first time we hit up a Broadway show and we LOVED IT!!! Seriously loved it! SO FUN!! I'm not sure Paul would have loved just ANY show...but this one was perfect. The best music ever. Just the right amount of humor and inappropriateness and music and story line. Simply awesome. We would have gone again in a heartbeat.</li>
<li>We went to the 4:00 show. Nobody was super dressed up. They sold drinks. $6/drink. CASH ONLY. All things I wish I would have known. :)</li>
<li>We also went to a show at <a href="http://www.secondcity.com/" target="_blank">The Second City</a>. A comedy club that many SLN stars come out of. If you like stand up comedy, you will love this. I thought it was very funny. It wasn't Paul's favorite. He looked at me at intermission and said, "I think I'm just spoiled by being surrounded by hilarious people all the time. I don't think it's that funny!" I laughed. </li>
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<u><b>OTHER STUFF</b></u>:<br />
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<li> We walk EVERYWHERE. Usually when we get off the train we take a taxi to our hotel. Usually around $10. We just like to GET THERE and then get our bearings. That is the only time we hop in a taxi. Otherwise, we walk and walk and walk and walk and walk. I love it.</li>
<li>The food is always amazing. I absolutely LOVE having options. So many options. I don't even know where to start. If you google or FB, you will find ANYTHING you want. Awesome.</li>
<li>Sunday morning nothing is open until noon. You need to know this. The city sleeps until noon. Then it gets nuts. :) Another little fact to be aware of!</li>
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<u><b>WHY WE LOVE IT:</b></u><br />
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<li>Truth is...we just love being together. The end. We laugh harder and live lighter when we are together. It helps to have the games and the shows and the bars and the city atmosphere. But those are just bonus items. I can't tell you that Chicago is the best place on earth. I can only tell you that when Paul and I are there together, there is nowhere else we'd rather be. But I'm thinking I have said this before. Like when we were in Maine together. Or St. Louis together. or Minneapolis together. Or Colorado together. Or Florida together. So it appears that the TOGETHER part is the common theme here I won't make promises of the most fun in your whole entire life. I would just suggest DOING Chicago with someone your love and who makes you laugh and who wants to suck every last bit of life out of every moment with you. :) just sayin....</li>
</ul>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-12516161666063616802012-08-07T21:11:00.000-05:002012-08-07T21:11:55.343-05:00Looking back....I just read a blog post of my sister.<br />
She made mention of Tate starting kindergarten and I instantly thought back to that moment on the front step with Brigg as we waited for the bus.<br />
Instant.<br />
Tears.<br />
For real. I feel like it was yesterday.<br />
And now this...<br />
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i'm not kidding....a BLINK.</div>
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if you want to reminisce with me, you can check out that blog post from 5 years ago here...</div>
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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-49215606106765826272012-07-31T01:00:00.000-05:002012-07-31T01:00:07.540-05:00Do you know Paul?If you don't, you should.<br />
I'm not kidding.<br />
You would love him.<br />
Shortly after Paul and I started dating, I was working at Dillards in Waterloo. This woman came in with a little newborn. I asked his name. She said "Paul!"<br />
I thought this was interesting because you don't hear of a lot of babies named Paul.<br />
I asked her if it was a family name or had any meaning and she simply said, "Ya know, when we were coming up with names I told my husband I had never met a Paul I didn't love!"<br />
True story.<br />
And it holds true for my Paul.<br />
As a matter of fact I have been know to say aloud, "Everybody that meets Paul loves him...sometimes it's almost annoying!" (totally kidding, OF COURSE!) <br />
And MY Paul turns 40 today. (<b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">what?!?! is that even possible?? that's OLD! :)</span></b>) <br />
Paul is exceptional. He is by far the most humble man I have ever known in my life. He never tells you what he's good at. He has a calm, quiet, strong presence about him. Perfectly suited for me...seeing as I may have the exact OPPOSITE presence about me.<br />
It may take a little while to get to know him. But when you do, you find that his dry sense of humor and quick wit can may you laugh harder than you have ever laughed in your life.<br />
I love that about him.<br />
He is the absolute perfect role model for our kids. Especially Brigg. He knows how to take care of and love his family. If Brigg turned out exactly like him, I would be ecstatic.<br />
He is the glue to our family. Our rock. Our constant support. Our strong foundation.<br />
And I love him.<br />
And I really have no idea what I did to deserve him. But I am thankful. Thankful that God helped us find eachother and that Paul continues to put up with me after all these years.<br />
Happy 40th, Paul. <br />
Thank you for being you.<br />
Thank you for supporting us and love us and making our dreams YOUR dreams.<br />
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With all that we are, we love you....Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-51967023291630698892012-07-22T14:52:00.001-05:002012-07-22T14:55:02.947-05:00Camp Cassie 2012I set the date months ago.<br />
Literally.<br />
Because honestly, we all lead busy lives. And it's so easy to get caught up in life and pass over these kinds of things. I know it would have turned out to be "shoot! we just don't have time to fit it in!" if we didn't plan in months in advance.<br />
And trust me...I don't want to miss this weekend.<br />
I'm not gonna lie...it's not simple. It's not about just ME or MY kids. It's a group thing. Lots of personalities. Lots of potential problems. Lots of planning and preparation.<br />
And lots and lots of fun! :)<br />
9 kids ranging in age from 2-11.<br />
COMPLETELY impossible without my MIL, Donna and my hubby. And this year, my babysitter, Molli.<br />
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This year is declared a success!<br />
Seriously. As perfect as it could have been with this many young kids.<br />
I plan the crap out of things. EVERY SINGLE MINUTE planned.<br />
But I am also super flexible. I don't think for a second that we will get through everything. But I want to have plans so we don't have TIME to run into conflicts. and seriously...it works. When they are busy they don't have time to drive each other nuts.<br />
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We get together as families a lot. I love my family and my inlaws. So much that when I am with them, I just want to be WITH them. We kind of leave the kids to enjoy each other and we do the same. And it works. We always have fun. But usually when we go our own ways, I feel like I haven't gotten any time with my nieces and nephews. So this is a different kind of weekend. It is ALL about the kids. Every single second. Impossible to do every time we gather, but fun to do once a year. :)<br />
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As Donna and Paul can attest, it is madness. Seriously. It takes buckets of energy. From the adults mostly. We don't have time to chat and catch up. We don't lounge around and have drinks and laugh at stories. We do activities. One after another. And I take photos. And hopefully we create tons of memories. Looking back at the photos today, I can see that fun was had. And the feeling in my heart is awesome. I love them all more today that I did Friday afternoon, if that's possible.<br />
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So I'll leave you with one photo for now. Timer. Wild Cat Den. Hiking. Picnic. The ONLY photo of everyone. I love it. More fun stories to come.<br />
But for now....YAY for Camp Cassie 2012.<br />
(<span style="font-size: xx-small;">now i'm going to go nap...</span>)<br />
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<br />Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-13533035890678592382012-07-13T01:00:00.000-05:002012-07-13T01:00:02.458-05:00Brigg. Now 11.i say it every.single.year.<br />
"this is my favorite age"!<br />
i swear i have felt that from day 1 with this child.<br />
i'm beginning to think it's just the child. and his nature. and the ease of parenting him. :)<br />
i've been pretty reflective the past couple weeks on the relationship i have with brigg and why.<br />
he's my only son...so special.<br />
his exudes excitement for life...i love that.<br />
he loves people and chaos and laughter and FUN...as do i.<br />
he possesses the perfect blend of light-heartedness, passion, wit, silliness, intensity, and joy.<br />
i simply adore him.<br />
ADORE him.<br />
and today he is 11.<br />
i could almost cry.<br />
i'm not sure if they would be tears of sadness because he is growing up right before my very eyes or tears of happiness because of the young man he is becoming.<br />
i wish i could push the pause button and just soak this time up with him. i know the day is coming where he finds me annoying and embarrassing. but today. right now in this stage...it's the perfect age in my book.<br />
he still loves me.<br />
and tells me.<br />
and hugs me.<br />
and likes to be with me.<br />
and laughs with me.<br />
he hugs me and throws me the "i love you" sign at least once a day.<br />
he knows when i'm frustrated and he'll grab my hand and squeeze it.<br />
he seems to know just the right thing to say to me when my own intensity and passion rises to the surface and then overflows.<br />
like i said "this is my <i>favorite</i> age".<br />
and i mean it.<br />
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Brigg Thomas,<br />
From the deepest parts of our hearts, we love you. Your laugh is infectious, your intensity pairs perfectly with your love of life. From that first moment we saw your face and heard your small cry, we were smitten. Big brother, first born, only boy...you wear each hat gracefully and perfectly. As the years pass and we see you growing into this mini-adult, our prayer for you grows as well. That you heart is filled with God...the one who created you and loves you more than your dad and I can even fathom. That in your presence, those around you can feel His love through you. That you take the gifts HE has given you and use them to the fullest for His glory. That you hold none of it back...just like you give it all on the baseball field or the basketball court, we pray that you freely hand out all that love, compassion, and joy for life to everyone you meet. That you grow completely into the man of God that we know you have the potential to be.<br />
Big prayers and dreams for a 65 pound boy with a giant heart.<br />
We have no doubt you will fulfill them all.<br />
With everything that we are...we love you.<br />
Happy birthday.<br />
Happy happy birthday.<br />
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Mom and DadCassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-15812505873453025412012-07-10T15:33:00.001-05:002012-07-10T15:33:05.305-05:00believe it. live it.<div style="text-align: center;">
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simply stated.</div>
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pretty much my life goal.</div>
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love it. </div>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-33213719548394492342012-07-10T15:10:00.001-05:002012-07-10T15:10:06.557-05:00and now some photos to go along with the words in the previous post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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so we are teaching our kids to be misfits.</div>
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it's our hope and dream for each of them.</div>
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shouldn't be a huge stretch for a couple of them...but one..we are really going to have to push it! ;)</div>
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and remember that land i have been dreaming about.</div>
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it looks like this.</div>
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minus the cows.</div>
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i'm not ready for cows.</div>
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but the trees...yes please.</div>
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and the creek...absolutely.</div>
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no cows though... </div>
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brigg played in the state baseball tournament last week.</div>
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he looked like this on the way home.</div>
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always leaves it all on the field.</div>
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love him...</div>
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working.</div>
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with my co-worker, cheryl.</div>
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math is our focus.</div>
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hard work...but so exciting.</div>
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i love this stuff.</div>
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i have officially found my sweet spot.</div>
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loving.it. </div>
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dance mom?</div>
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but man...she is adorable!</div>
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sunday a jazz band was there.</div>
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and the so were the burbacks.</div>
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baseball, wine and jazz.</div>
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perfect combo...</div>
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after we got home from the state baseball tournament, we did this....</div>
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i swear...the kids is the energizer bunny.</div>
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never stops.</div>
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we have been feeding him protein shakes.</div>
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trying to "bulk him up".</div>
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wish us luck with that.</div>
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and there you have it.</div>
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our life in pictures.</div>
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and thank goodness for instagram.</div>
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i have barely touched my camera this summer.</div>
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but instagram has captured all those fun moments for me.</div>
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love it.</div>
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my favorite app for sure.</div>
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if you want to follow me, my user name is cassicab</div>
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<br /></div>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-67154630239772053512012-07-10T14:00:00.000-05:002012-07-10T14:00:05.005-05:00STUFFso much going on. i'm just going to start typing.<br />
we have been traveling like crazy this summer. obviously. our time at home is precious to us though. we get so much use out of our community pool. when we are home we try to hit it at least once a day. oftentimes 3 times a day. :) our favorite are night swims...when it's just US. in the dark. somehow i think the kids get along better when they can't really SEE eachother's faces. :)<br />
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ayla has started dance. she loves it. like seriously loves it. she is such a good listener there. the other day her shoe had come undone and she wouldn't take her hands off her hips to fix it because the teacher had told her to keep her hands on her hips. too cute. i'm the worst dance mom on the planet, but i am always willing to suck it up and forge ahead when it involves my kids loving something. we'll see if she misses it after summer. i'm going to try to get away with JUST summer dance this year. we'll see.<br />
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paul turns 40 on july 31. seriously. old man. :) i begged him to do something fun.<br />
like go on a trip.<br />
(my favorite thing to do!!)<br />
but i remembered that we weren't actually celebrating MY birthday and i let him decide.<br />
all he wants is to stay home.<br />
how did we end up together??? :)<br />
so we are having a pool party.<br />
just family.<br />
a little golf in the morning.<br />
food and swimming in the afternoon.<br />
nothing fancy.<br />
darn it!<br />
ha!<br />
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brigg turns 11 on friday. (yes...friday the 13th. and actually he was BORN on friday the 13th. fun!)<br />
we are going to just do cake and celebrate his and my nephew bode's birthdays on friday.<br />
then saturday we are packing up and heading to minneapolis. (he's his mother's son!)<br />
we are going with 2 other families and going to a Twin's game on saturday night.<br />
sunday morning we will get up and head to the color run!!!<br />
SO PUMPED about this!!!<br />
watch the video and you will be, too!<br />
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if you are interested in running your own color run, check out the website <a href="http://thecolorrun.com/" target="_blank">here</a>! <br />
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lani is just lani. goes with the flow. LOVES swimming. hasn't been doing too much horseback riding this summer. just relaxing. so sweet. such a blessing to our family.<br />
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and i am working quite a bit. i'm on a couple committees. getting anxious for the upcoming school year. going to do things SO DIFFERENT this year! i'm PUMPED! lots of planning and prepping for it this summer, but i will be ready for the school year to begin in august!!<br />
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still dreaming and dreaming and dreaming about buying a big piece of land and building a <a href="http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/" target="_blank">tiny house</a> in the middle of it. you can check out all of my ideas and dreams bouncing around in my head on my pinterest board <a href="http://pinterest.com/cassicab/tiny-home/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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that's all for now. i need to go pick up willow from the groomer and my car from it's oil change. <br />
happy halfway through summer!! :)<br />
i'll try to be back soon!Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-78053644700446372372012-06-29T19:05:00.001-05:002012-06-29T19:05:29.303-05:00While mom is away...<div><p>The kids will still play. <br>
Or not.<br>
Brigg us filling in on the 10u tribe this weekend at state. He has been GIDDY for over a week.<br>
So anxious to play with canon again.<br>
They got there today and games r postponed. Apparently a killer storm is passing thru.<br>
I wouldn't know.<br>
I'm in Dallas.<br>
Possibly laid over for eternity. :)<br>
And it is HOT here.<br>
I prefer the pacific nw weather over this ANY DAY!<br>
Anxious to get home and watch these boys tear it up at state....<br>
(Seriously...they r adorable!)</p>
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Booked a flight for Tuesday.</div>
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This how it works with 2 busy friends who live a million miles apart, see eachother once a year and have lots and lots of busy children between the 2 of them.</div>
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I left Iowa at 7 pm and arrived in Seattle about midnight (seattle time...so that means 2 am on my internal clock).</div>
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She pulled up to the curb between the mess of cars and a jumped in.</div>
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Jody: The airport is a MADHOUSE for midnight on a Tuesday.</div>
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Me: Seriously...this is like another country. It appears you can only fly in once or twice a day. Midnight is very popular. I cannot believe I haven't seen you in a year.</div>
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Jody (looking at me): You look exactly the same.</div>
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We got to her house and climbed into bed at 2 am Seattle time. Yes...4 am on my internal clock</div>
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We were on her dock sometime the next morning...</div>
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Looking at this amazing view and paddle boarding and rafting.</div>
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We felt like we were 10 years old.</div>
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Lots of giggles.</div>
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Lots of catching up.</div>
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Suddenly someone yelled from her house, "MOM! We need to go to basketball!"</div>
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I looked at Jody and said, "Seriously, you need to get in there. WHO IS IN YOUR HOUSE? There is a MAN yelling from your window."</div>
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We got the kids where they needed to be a decided to "hike" <a href="http://www.visitolympicpeninsula.org/dungenessspit.html" target="_blank">The Dungeness Spit</a>. </div>
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We started here...</div>
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Came across several of these along the way...</div>
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Stopped for a couple timed photos, none of which turned out fabulous...</div>
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My favorite part of this area is all the landscapes in one place.</div>
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Mountains, ocean, beach, evergreens.</div>
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I absolutely love it...</div>
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And how can you not love this gorgeous drive on a sunny day?!?</div>
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Amazing views everywhere.</div>
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I was in awe all day long.</div>
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We sat in a garden and giggled some more.</div>
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I drank organic beer.</div>
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And Jody tried to capture a bumble bee on camera for me.</div>
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Fun times.</div>
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Never to be replicated.</div>
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Remembered forever.</div>
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Love being in this amazing place with this amazing person.</div>
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We are "doing" Seattle today.</div>
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And I leave in the morning.</div>
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Ugh.</div>
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A year is much much to long....</div>
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whoever decided this was GENIUS.</div>
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we simply plopped down in lounge chairs in our back"yard" and chilled.</div>
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we had all the kayaks out and ready to go.</div>
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different people would go at different times.</div>
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ayla...my flower child. :)</div>
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wow...that is a lot of kayaks.</div>
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at one point becky said "hey cas...what time is it? i'm guessing 3:00."</div>
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nope.</div>
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5:30.</div>
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we hadn't even considered supper.</div>
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so we cleaned out the fridge.</div>
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paul started a fire and we roasted the rest of the hot dogs.</div>
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seriously.</div>
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best.day.ever.</div>
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so relaxing.</div>
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great conversation.</div>
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laughter galore.</div>
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everyone just gelling perfectly.</div>
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i wouldn't change a thing about today.</div>
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and i'm going to avoid mentioning that tomorrow is our last full day.</div>
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ugh.</div>
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we are renting a pontoon tomorrow.</div>
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stay tuned.</div>
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could get interesting in the U.P. </div>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-57621082066545002502012-06-13T23:11:00.000-05:002012-06-13T23:11:31.473-05:00Day 3 - Au Sable lighthouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
we found our way to a closer path to the light house and took off.</div>
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we are quite the crew on these hikes.</div>
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too funny... </div>
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it was still very cold...but gorgeous.</div>
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the lake seriously could have been confused with the ocean.</div>
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look at those WAVES...</div>
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the hike was 1.6 miles in.</div>
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when the light house came into sight, the kids started sprinting towards it.</div>
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the blue skies and green trees were almost too much...</div>
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and then we saw the light house.</div>
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pretty.</div>
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we thought we were going to get to tour.</div>
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um...nope. they weren't open.</div>
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i had to post this photo.</div>
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lani did this and yelled "hey mom! does it look like i'm holding up the light house?"</div>
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ha! no...not so much, lani. but i LOVE you!</div>
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the kids were pretty bummed about the light house tour kabosh.</div>
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so we continued on the path a little ways and decided, once again, it is best to blaze your own trail.</div>
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and thank goodness we did.</div>
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because we found the most beautiful beach in michigan.</div>
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i am CERTAIN of it.</div>
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this beach called for another family photo session.</div>
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and more of my favorite pics from this trip.</div>
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we stayed there for quite some time...until the baby informed us it was time to GO.</div>
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on our way back to the car, i saw this sign...</div>
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right.</div>
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would have been nice to know a couple days ago.</div>
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but thanks.</div>
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we decided it had been a long, chilly day and we all needed a night at home to relax.</div>
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and that we did. </div>
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we set up shop in our back yard...forever known as the Burback Family Beach.</div>
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paul and i sat there and listened to the kids playing and laughing for hours.</div>
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we ate supper outside.</div>
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soaked it all up.</div>
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because heaven knows reality is going to set in SOON. </div>
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day 3 was another great day.</div>
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i can't tell you the feel this vacation has.</div>
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so thankful.</div>
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feeling so refreshed.</div>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-56860351479687605192012-06-13T22:07:00.000-05:002012-06-13T22:07:08.628-05:00Day 3 - The Log Slide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
so day three was COLD.</div>
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like 50 degrees cold.</div>
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we decided it would be a good day to travel to a lighthouse that was 40 miles away.</div>
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our first stop was the log slide.</div>
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and these two were adorable... </div>
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the kids marched right up this sand dune, yelling from the top that they wanted to slide down the other side. they thought it looked fun. we considered it. we walked up to look over. <br />
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once at the top we realized you really couldn't see where it went. so we decided against it. someone had said it takes seconds to slide down but hours to climb up. we thought they were exaggerating, but used our better judgement and decided not to allow it. <br />
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we then read this sign. in short...don't slide down. resue is difficult and may take a long time because of the location. the last line is the best...DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC.<br />
we started laughing and they children wanted to know exactly what a statistic was. <br />
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we told them to come down...we weren't going to become a number and we headed down the path to walk to the lighthouse.<br />
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the baby was super excited about it all... <br />
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we came to another lookout where we could see what was actually on the other side of the log slide. the actual "slide" that we considered letting the kids slide down. oh my goodness. we laughed HARD at this. seriously...this could have been the day trip nightmare. thank goodness we said no! pretty sure our crew would have needed rescuing!<br />
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this was also the point where we realized the lighthouse was 3 miles in.<br />
6 miles round trip.<br />
yeah...we got in our car and drove a little closer before we started that hike. :)Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-81118824311073646412012-06-12T23:14:00.000-05:002012-06-12T23:16:40.623-05:00And the sun sets on Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We took the party to the Dirks' house on Day 2.</div>
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It was more laughter.</div>
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A gorgeous sunset. </div>
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S'mores.</div>
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Wine.</div>
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And a little bit of Benedryl for Becky! :) </div>
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I think about the kids looking at these photos in the future and laugh.</div>
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Brigg is going to die looking at himself.</div>
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Those socks and skinny legs and arms.</div>
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That necklace thing.</div>
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I must say...pretty proud of Brigg. He set the timer a LONG ways away and ran to be in the photo. One shot. Turned out pretty good. The whole crew. Becky has some great pics on her blog as well. Check them out <a href="http://rebecad.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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We had to hike a short way and get some funny looks from fellow hikers as our 2 families kind of combined into one sort of strange family-like unit. It was hysterical. Then suddenly we were like, "What? This is IT? We hiked to a look-out point?? Um...I think not." <br />
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See that railing behind us in the above photo?<br />
Yep...you guessed it. We jumped it. WHY NOT? We only had 7 kids in tow. (Becky stayed up top with a baby strapped to her back. Geez...we aren't completely crazy!)<br />
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We all made it safe and sound down the mud-slide, rock-climbing type trail thingy. :)<br />
Looking up from the bottom (below photo) you can see the "look-out" point and then Jordan's butt as he helps the last child down. <br />
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And believe me...it was WORTH it! We could have stayed down here for hours! We climbed rocks and took photos and played in the water. It was hot out and there was a constant mist on you. So fun!<br />
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Another Burback Family Photo session. :) This one is my favorite so far...<br />
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We realized at the waterfalls that they flies appeared to be gone. Even though Becky was wearing the 325 war wounds on her legs to prove that they had been there. She actually called her doctor and he called in a prescription for her to get her through the next few days. Her legs look horrible. I gotta hand it to her...she hasn't complained AT ALL! So impressive!Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-90254939566492267942012-06-12T20:54:00.000-05:002012-06-12T21:24:55.122-05:00Day 1 - The Flies After we got the big kids all sent off on the kayaks we decided to head down the beach on a walk.<br />
The thought occurred when we found that we could not keep these GIANT MUTANT flies off of us in the sand.<br />
I'm not kidding. They were THICK.<br />
We were kind of giggling at first.<br />
But for some reason Becky and Tori were covered with them.<br />
So we walked.<br />
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But Becky kept squealing.<br />
And I looked down at her legs and they were covered.<br />
I promise you...this photo does NOT do the problem justice.<br />
I count thirteen on her legs in this picture.<br />
But I swear to you at one time there may have been no fewer than 50.<br />
They were crazy mutant flies reminiscent to HUNGER GAMES tracker jackets.<br />
FOR REAL!<br />
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And even through the stable flies and warnings of rescues when kayaking near pictured rocks, we had a fabulous time with amazing friends.<br />
so many laughs.<br />
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And we had no idea how much fun was to come!Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383091197016489534.post-66792628735559374722012-06-12T20:28:00.000-05:002012-06-12T20:28:08.909-05:00Day 1 - The Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the whole reason i knew i needed to find this place... </div>
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either way, i wouldn't let ayla go.</div>
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sometimes they are fuzzy, but they are usually somewhat visible.</div>
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Only to find Ayla was on it.</div>
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Somehow we are never short of laughter when we are together.</div>
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It's been that way for about 18 years now.</div>
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There's a reason our friendship has lasted this long...</div>
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Love that girl.</div>
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(and you do know that I've known Jordan since kindergarten. For real. How fun is that!)</div>
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Love their family.</div>
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Love being her in this place at this time with these people.</div>
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Just what I needed this week.</div>Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10662395001349324544noreply@blogger.com1