tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84952138338397203372024-03-05T11:59:24.700-08:00Life With Ben & LaurenNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-78141200365087938292009-10-22T08:50:00.000-07:002009-10-22T09:21:47.857-07:00Ben's 6th Birthday Party!No photos here, memory card failure. I do have videos though!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy-E2L4g6lloUBpXh5mIghIo-bWkvaDq_RdJ4a_qRF0mXDrFBnm-uWA87mr7_zoiQVY_Kgf86s_CVPyU6IqFw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw203J-Pg_rC5lrN6-s_gXG54_Q2PPfeh8x-rhQ1yoSwQporcQJOJ1OE9MVWd69u8iroXmxG7P0ovWpUwnQHQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyxuej5z7o-ZVZ--tNts1H9gzppCx7kQrW0F-7muFHrxCHurl7NW8jdXfrwVA-Yxgij0aHrceFX1SufLuT57w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy4tODJBGtZ6Zu0BEr1VEz4r_b_HJq_tYLULBc1F4sG9GRASEgvF3OfLjg1_Irn857XZAAZOqsEHUtjI1J6Ug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-17371178250503643542009-10-22T08:08:00.000-07:002009-10-22T08:18:59.573-07:00WonderworksI'm way behind in getting these up. This is from the end of September. Wonderworks was offering a special for locals, so we decided to go check it out. The kiddos had a great time!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYGT6I4wCRB55LYZ6Lec0iB2T-eR4cO4_C9fPkMZeO6pZkjC_-g_l06q2uzwhifRTWU1t7vsYIyEMJEvBz6MLpbiq5XH-QrEyM2gM_EHXjV5giS6niCGThWh6c7PQtV3zcxTDg76s_a8/s1600-h/wonderworks+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYGT6I4wCRB55LYZ6Lec0iB2T-eR4cO4_C9fPkMZeO6pZkjC_-g_l06q2uzwhifRTWU1t7vsYIyEMJEvBz6MLpbiq5XH-QrEyM2gM_EHXjV5giS6niCGThWh6c7PQtV3zcxTDg76s_a8/s320/wonderworks+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443694317188194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYOrufbbNKl3Fdu_YBO1hIUPiAKUNBdfwBzK1h5adXzUk4pAeXrPQ10aOfZynAsNrJGhk1gzJL_AwJUEm6wuoJn8V4QQZGHQeVeRHdRuY4gR14cfCw3gUUf5y_APlSbZKithxJwr1-d4/s1600-h/wonderworks+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYOrufbbNKl3Fdu_YBO1hIUPiAKUNBdfwBzK1h5adXzUk4pAeXrPQ10aOfZynAsNrJGhk1gzJL_AwJUEm6wuoJn8V4QQZGHQeVeRHdRuY4gR14cfCw3gUUf5y_APlSbZKithxJwr1-d4/s320/wonderworks+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443690400574114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPW5C1kSMdmdJspbDeMCLcuknonxhQTjsuLkDxvOUbmhAMuLYMzsnXtJgfN-_9_wuaSNZnVnpLj-I9gp641RTG0aKhNbN4k_8rAvhVV0e4qUQEEZHr4OkFqAuQkjlvl1oRCIz8lfG6q0/s1600-h/wonderworks+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPW5C1kSMdmdJspbDeMCLcuknonxhQTjsuLkDxvOUbmhAMuLYMzsnXtJgfN-_9_wuaSNZnVnpLj-I9gp641RTG0aKhNbN4k_8rAvhVV0e4qUQEEZHr4OkFqAuQkjlvl1oRCIz8lfG6q0/s320/wonderworks+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443410277162386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzj-RD6IV1vmSiriDdSFmHWWVLr1-gVu-So0uapTasOFuMrp58OaHneH4SIWYEKie10mTWmWKNKWtL2wm-LgufPIt34OeLNrix6XAlvBI89mCoBYCFzg9wD8CSNJC6RuGg8c1Xlf_PN48/s1600-h/wonderworks+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzj-RD6IV1vmSiriDdSFmHWWVLr1-gVu-So0uapTasOFuMrp58OaHneH4SIWYEKie10mTWmWKNKWtL2wm-LgufPIt34OeLNrix6XAlvBI89mCoBYCFzg9wD8CSNJC6RuGg8c1Xlf_PN48/s320/wonderworks+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443408166057074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQDQ8TUXK8IbtbXg0o9tjFB715eEFWcXSr_2KiD9t793rs_TCYS2N5uvPsFU4HvCPYHFq93jta1vduezSQbxeM7b3vCmtFAc8o_TdOnvQyqk1I67fvrKl6eE4gI8LD4FrFJbLdk7a0pE/s1600-h/wonderworks+022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQDQ8TUXK8IbtbXg0o9tjFB715eEFWcXSr_2KiD9t793rs_TCYS2N5uvPsFU4HvCPYHFq93jta1vduezSQbxeM7b3vCmtFAc8o_TdOnvQyqk1I67fvrKl6eE4gI8LD4FrFJbLdk7a0pE/s320/wonderworks+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395443404988277970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOqAnLzI5xgM-qtVEJPqYYQEbTQRsrYTELXhHg-En5byQVnhQleF5Sbj3PGkGEeMh-Id9FRReVCHFYYxfn5sQfV__ADxkjiQMAZHBgCPiBSclRXNjoDdQumxAFzCWM176BdXNtjA1EUU/s1600-h/ben's+6th+birthday+party+003.JPG"><br /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-75161253194323839272009-10-08T17:19:00.000-07:002009-10-08T17:34:38.900-07:00A couple of Lauren funniesThese were both from the same day.<br /><br />In the morning:<br />Lauren (crying): "Mom! Ben smashed my finger in with my kitchen door!"<br />Me: "Maybe it was an accident. I don't think he did it on purpose."<br />Lauren (exasperated): "There are no accidents! The said so in King Fu Panda!"<br /><br />Later that afternoon, Lauren was snooping in the craft supplies. A couple of feathers mysteriously "fell out" of the bag. They were "falling out" one at a time, every 5 or so minutes. When she accumulated 3 feathers, she began to run around the house yelling, "I have 3 feathers! That means I have a collection. I've always wanted a feather collection! Yay!"Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-17153869065782265622009-09-17T18:16:00.000-07:002009-09-17T18:22:46.382-07:00Family Photos Sneak Peek<div style="text-align: center;">I haven't posted in a while. We've been adjusting to the fall routine, with schooling and dance class and me gearing up for my busy season. We did make time to meet the always wonderful <a href="http://danirose.smugmug.com/">Dani Rose</a> last night for family pics at the TN Valley Fair. The weather cooperated just long enough. Here are just a couple of pictures she put up for me. More will be coming in the next week or two.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsahJxK6XYaSj3gfQLguWYsPMbaEdIF0_qngbtuGQ0bohM1d-Uh5aI5fZX8IKs98l2gLmZ2Mw7tVQFejEkCCc8BHntJAgIhIhyphenhyphen_opvjIVmXtvNTzJ71QGp3adUrqllDYmx0cwxDcERjMQ/s1600-h/benpreview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsahJxK6XYaSj3gfQLguWYsPMbaEdIF0_qngbtuGQ0bohM1d-Uh5aI5fZX8IKs98l2gLmZ2Mw7tVQFejEkCCc8BHntJAgIhIhyphenhyphen_opvjIVmXtvNTzJ71QGp3adUrqllDYmx0cwxDcERjMQ/s320/benpreview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382611220444195618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTBVZ2OLs_PK3YOuRF0NP3AxWhfK81Rf7jEP0yKBu_nei60r_VTCV_WGuR0By-fDX45dKohbauaTqgNMickeFFdAMBSnsglJipa0p1FAuHhbyxGExbFg1t6O-mzh3oV_-pS2ST2dNh7w/s1600-h/laurenpreview.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTBVZ2OLs_PK3YOuRF0NP3AxWhfK81Rf7jEP0yKBu_nei60r_VTCV_WGuR0By-fDX45dKohbauaTqgNMickeFFdAMBSnsglJipa0p1FAuHhbyxGExbFg1t6O-mzh3oV_-pS2ST2dNh7w/s320/laurenpreview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382611222893590290" border="0" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-28795543508253759392009-09-02T19:12:00.000-07:002009-09-02T19:26:05.417-07:00First Dance Class!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqcqHoN55HIgsUYGObe-ZDcfkhhMx6S46bKgPAY18DSIZjnH2hyphenhyphenj2FQPLY0EqmTEgtyZJJkdj4wm1Mh2jed-6nrhTHktQT2aRu_NZfWqMKT5Msd3qfXyX5rgWLfUdjHARGNadK9ldnlY/s1600-h/alana+wedding+236.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqcqHoN55HIgsUYGObe-ZDcfkhhMx6S46bKgPAY18DSIZjnH2hyphenhyphenj2FQPLY0EqmTEgtyZJJkdj4wm1Mh2jed-6nrhTHktQT2aRu_NZfWqMKT5Msd3qfXyX5rgWLfUdjHARGNadK9ldnlY/s320/alana+wedding+236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377059454320796034" border="0" /></a><br />Starting class with some stretching.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDpuBI57lmtiUI64LRYIP2xOWbICFC6KYsFXovWHIk-bBv8VzHISQdWAmihljw9cioyUAG1LDbdoL1uUaG-5DI59sMIhthk54QyTkeJaMX7UEQ9OPKGYqiOX1pTiU4hPSDL8-G_1rvQU/s1600-h/alana+wedding+237.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDpuBI57lmtiUI64LRYIP2xOWbICFC6KYsFXovWHIk-bBv8VzHISQdWAmihljw9cioyUAG1LDbdoL1uUaG-5DI59sMIhthk54QyTkeJaMX7UEQ9OPKGYqiOX1pTiU4hPSDL8-G_1rvQU/s320/alana+wedding+237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377059461850236434" border="0" /></a>The girls all loved watching themselves in the mirror.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGC2SZ787Q0nYUcpiw1SapxJ9QrU_EGDzg3YJ8qGtsCWHsJb_1ta6lUl_kchhmGgZxH34Q-FIX5KlQ1wb6lQuzSLAUUa2gKQhl1TWzvxuMM-9m5f2QiXbIzPIFarpMfqM5popr__tuME/s1600-h/alana+wedding+240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGC2SZ787Q0nYUcpiw1SapxJ9QrU_EGDzg3YJ8qGtsCWHsJb_1ta6lUl_kchhmGgZxH34Q-FIX5KlQ1wb6lQuzSLAUUa2gKQhl1TWzvxuMM-9m5f2QiXbIzPIFarpMfqM5popr__tuME/s320/alana+wedding+240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377059474675029138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dancing like a butterfly.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAsGTiBM1c_yUVaSuhF5_q05l5WhlWwsTn6W-h908ojRw54ld8zLgmPelinRaAcMvFDfJAXkcjNtDhhQZXB7-gVPXi6D5yOhJmSslnDG1KD9jx47AlMakGCyn3GW56cLkBcXFDwmupsE/s1600-h/alana+wedding+247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAsGTiBM1c_yUVaSuhF5_q05l5WhlWwsTn6W-h908ojRw54ld8zLgmPelinRaAcMvFDfJAXkcjNtDhhQZXB7-gVPXi6D5yOhJmSslnDG1KD9jx47AlMakGCyn3GW56cLkBcXFDwmupsE/s320/alana+wedding+247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377059481969337954" border="0" /></a><br />Learning to do a somersault.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V_JjxZscmRFEb606s76alrMdQK16deSuqP16enQfSPclbxKaI3HV_s7TXq8Xf5-UePbQdgxv6GnJR59iDhWdAym3XpzXiLYcw1fM2QaXB0w0scowDwYjns77guuGUuNu9PrWOQX_z8E/s1600-h/alana+wedding+252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V_JjxZscmRFEb606s76alrMdQK16deSuqP16enQfSPclbxKaI3HV_s7TXq8Xf5-UePbQdgxv6GnJR59iDhWdAym3XpzXiLYcw1fM2QaXB0w0scowDwYjns77guuGUuNu9PrWOQX_z8E/s320/alana+wedding+252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377059490391624338" border="0" /></a><br />The happy dancer and the proud brother after class.<br /><br />When she first came out after I got her dressed,<br /> big brother told her that she looked beautiful. So sweet.<br /><br />The blinds are only open the first lesson of each month,<br />but I will be bringing the camera each month.<br />Also, she can be in the Nutcracker performance over Thanksgiving weekend.<br />If she wants to do it, I'll most definitely gets pics of that!<br /><br /></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-54295095449677352282009-08-21T12:10:00.000-07:002009-08-21T12:35:17.660-07:00The Children's MuseumYesterday we took a trip to Oak Ridge to visit the Children's Museum. I wish we lived closer because they always have a blast. Here are a few of the highlights.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZsEwQ9tfa61WX2ZL8k3yWsGy1B5C6zTbSb-b9Jyt7SGUBhSVGHGrkhgUXAqEo19fllSJpc5LIzfXEUxcnOtEFzDjGnH4HT1bgvhs5X3fXdYpoFHPgX1FeEfnX7dz_7inQs-99Mtd4Yo/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZsEwQ9tfa61WX2ZL8k3yWsGy1B5C6zTbSb-b9Jyt7SGUBhSVGHGrkhgUXAqEo19fllSJpc5LIzfXEUxcnOtEFzDjGnH4HT1bgvhs5X3fXdYpoFHPgX1FeEfnX7dz_7inQs-99Mtd4Yo/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372497109653903954" border="0" /></a>This cracks me up! They are so used to me being the one taking pictures that when Daddy had the camera and told them to smile, they still looked at me. lol<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_hkwJJ4ydCbXyrm3wr9pHjHudfAFx7C_STFONfz1ZwRJKnI9k-uivOWGCUsYkmE7UWTcf6UdbE7k9g1_BGRAiOZf8kJEJhHLcy4TufzYO6cwxvAErArYZpJudrns0YDn2TruRvzEcEc/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_hkwJJ4ydCbXyrm3wr9pHjHudfAFx7C_STFONfz1ZwRJKnI9k-uivOWGCUsYkmE7UWTcf6UdbE7k9g1_BGRAiOZf8kJEJhHLcy4TufzYO6cwxvAErArYZpJudrns0YDn2TruRvzEcEc/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372498250802833394" border="0" /></a>OMFGBBQ! It's Anakin Skywalker! Soooo coool!<br />(Not to worry, daddy was just barely outside the frame, in case Ben lost his balance.)</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw7ZJHgB76ncZIgtYsN5XPmG1G1d_JyYQc_yJkUSfOYtIn22tVRYNA_rEGoHnVkxvsWIfs3Igt0uG_vCLSWyjvBS7IOLTJdYKJWut4mVOaNiri6Z_RsX3WzpI5TYW-Q57UHtQiJcLtYA/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw7ZJHgB76ncZIgtYsN5XPmG1G1d_JyYQc_yJkUSfOYtIn22tVRYNA_rEGoHnVkxvsWIfs3Igt0uG_vCLSWyjvBS7IOLTJdYKJWut4mVOaNiri6Z_RsX3WzpI5TYW-Q57UHtQiJcLtYA/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372500353835840802" border="0" /></a>It's Bee-Keeper Ben!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIuyK2kbfpSbZL9PKdlU_2RHHGXHzNNwh7hNATg4XwrXbg-5ISR2hS3d6nM8l9KxRtqWCfPYPc8AqXNeHaqedzg6Ekh_1EvyMt33Cjd1bpICzWZsZrq-TDlM_wbk-GCIxE2pi_3KoPcQ/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIuyK2kbfpSbZL9PKdlU_2RHHGXHzNNwh7hNATg4XwrXbg-5ISR2hS3d6nM8l9KxRtqWCfPYPc8AqXNeHaqedzg6Ekh_1EvyMt33Cjd1bpICzWZsZrq-TDlM_wbk-GCIxE2pi_3KoPcQ/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372500343660240290" border="0" /></a>And Bee-Keeper Lauren!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vmzz6WV74BKT_MjPHo5pc0LkOlp5yCIR8OcCIj6mBLMnRbC2qi9zaEW01EYIHii1-XgGC9t6al3mH9cTEyCSyF6OkX-lQ50FJfs-LWV9gKf-OCS9QcuwxrqcNX1_zFeKoQwsncN8KQM/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vmzz6WV74BKT_MjPHo5pc0LkOlp5yCIR8OcCIj6mBLMnRbC2qi9zaEW01EYIHii1-XgGC9t6al3mH9cTEyCSyF6OkX-lQ50FJfs-LWV9gKf-OCS9QcuwxrqcNX1_zFeKoQwsncN8KQM/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372500363958090578" border="0" /></a>Building a cabin with Daddy for the headless Storm Trooper.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUVZuvzj0UEbDnxplUIYvmm5TIr4gO75O37Hcf8fSJRdnrCEv3wWQRnrD5E0kbkyIuKg-sfsQheBERMVtySY-WY5Eh0_h8G1EfhlBWnUmJ_qq2mOF5ps2zG3N3v1ayn5l7vEDSh2MBYA/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUVZuvzj0UEbDnxplUIYvmm5TIr4gO75O37Hcf8fSJRdnrCEv3wWQRnrD5E0kbkyIuKg-sfsQheBERMVtySY-WY5Eh0_h8G1EfhlBWnUmJ_qq2mOF5ps2zG3N3v1ayn5l7vEDSh2MBYA/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372499710713315058" border="0" /></a>Playing the old xylophone<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHC9O2JVtTcYQDZ98BE9bOvbDFUNH8EdNIRovAa8V9SPnba4Ro0S_0T9ievGxisHuUfKUHowkY39YcnvGSXwZ1n-UzmSTYUYM36SU38UNHlP85aCDYleGFSLrp_6opipcyuNtZuQ0W10/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHC9O2JVtTcYQDZ98BE9bOvbDFUNH8EdNIRovAa8V9SPnba4Ro0S_0T9ievGxisHuUfKUHowkY39YcnvGSXwZ1n-UzmSTYUYM36SU38UNHlP85aCDYleGFSLrp_6opipcyuNtZuQ0W10/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372499714106028882" border="0" /></a>Enjoying some sushi. Yum!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkcczlN_6a6PAUJcEx8md68njuLYd3Hqqhda17euycIyYn0ZrwU13q8yOVBl9KIAdex5uIECiADbvVBVD9-Q5nrTPiLMQEOof2Y9Pz1lMNC5Nl_72ixRg302Z7kO1EurjI9EUf1kdxeA/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkcczlN_6a6PAUJcEx8md68njuLYd3Hqqhda17euycIyYn0ZrwU13q8yOVBl9KIAdex5uIECiADbvVBVD9-Q5nrTPiLMQEOof2Y9Pz1lMNC5Nl_72ixRg302Z7kO1EurjI9EUf1kdxeA/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372499722129821906" border="0" /></a>Playing in the Dollhouse. This thing is so awesome! 2 stories, all the perfect size for the under 10 crowd. There's the kitchen, a living room, a playroom, and a bedroom. It even has a front door with a working doorbell. And of course the back patio, with full size benches for Mom and Dad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOZ6fMzISL3qQpW8xMFtLlUCd4Mr6TntbvVnQge18TwaJGTtrH8C5ZnFrhqHyEuF9FYQnEqAbZL0fGxZO8ih1bnr1Y1xCHyJZKBMmcTqB2O4Q6vCN21_CNKhHJq1YgfDUQ88NBSaYUMQ/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOZ6fMzISL3qQpW8xMFtLlUCd4Mr6TntbvVnQge18TwaJGTtrH8C5ZnFrhqHyEuF9FYQnEqAbZL0fGxZO8ih1bnr1Y1xCHyJZKBMmcTqB2O4Q6vCN21_CNKhHJq1YgfDUQ88NBSaYUMQ/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372499731096975666" border="0" /></a>Ben & Lauren with "the twins" after feeding them breakfast and getting ready to take them back upstairs to tuck them in for a nap.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltH2t4XKBfiU_Zd6hznRaXgIiCdGtEFpXxW1zIdICLCX6HgstEHE4IwvNNKftGgJmu5z-7nd35gsRF0qz48D5POusZhp5RrpOULM9_HC3LAXX-1JoPfskwsUfdhcyuX9xwlVkba-jYzo/s1600-h/childrens+museum+08-09+045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltH2t4XKBfiU_Zd6hznRaXgIiCdGtEFpXxW1zIdICLCX6HgstEHE4IwvNNKftGgJmu5z-7nd35gsRF0qz48D5POusZhp5RrpOULM9_HC3LAXX-1JoPfskwsUfdhcyuX9xwlVkba-jYzo/s320/childrens+museum+08-09+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372501415282157954" border="0" /></a>And finally, they were putting on puppet shows for us. Adorable!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-49617389444499596242009-08-18T07:44:00.000-07:002009-08-18T07:58:37.527-07:00So much for plans!Yesterday I had planned for us to visit the Children's Museum in Oak Ridge. Silly me for assuming they would be open on a Monday! All was not lost though<br /><br />Philip had an early meeting, so we dropped him off and played at the playground. We were having fun until a couple of mean little girls showed up. They wouldn't let the kids play with them, which is no biggie. The problem came when they got off the 2 swings, and Ben & Lauren tried to go get on the now empty swings. The girls ran back and informed Ben & Lauren that they were not allowed to use them. WTF? It was almost time for go pick up Daddy, so we just headed back a little early.<br /><br />After that, we drove to campus to check out the McClung Museum. We'll have to go back to see the rest of it, but we saw the Egypt and Cherokee exhibits before the kiddos lost interest.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-14054441619358740492009-08-14T08:59:00.000-07:002009-08-14T09:10:00.320-07:00Dancing Queen!Lauren started asking to take ballet classes when she was 2.5. For various reasons, I made it deal with her that if she still wanted to do it when she was 4, she could. Well she's 4, and she still wants to dance. We went down to the dance studio yesterday and got her registered.<br /><br />She's taking a combination class for younger kids. The class has pre-ballet, jazz, and tumbling. She also picked out her dance clothes. She picked out a black leotard with a flower and skirt, and we also got her tights and ballet slippers. She's very excited about starting in a few weeks.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495213833839720337.post-72018961551729566962009-08-14T07:41:00.000-07:002009-08-14T07:52:05.860-07:00Greetings interwebz!Welcome to my shiny new blog! I'm starting this one to keep a record of the kiddos growing up. For those of you that don't know me and have stumbled across this blog, here's a bit of background.<br /><br />The characters:<br />Myself - stay at home mom and professional photographer, soon to be 30 (yikes!)<br />My husband - restaurant manager, a young barely 29, going on 9 years of marriage<br />Ben - almost 6, very outgoing, starts school this fall<br />Lauren - 4.5, very much a girly girl<br /><br />As of this year, we are a homeschool family. While this isn't strictly a homeschooling blog, I will be posting about projects and trips and posting links. We're going with a relaxed, eclectic approach.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13721387602249281971noreply@blogger.com0