tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366574972024-03-07T02:51:29.318-06:00Take a Ridemama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.comBlogger1298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-74352497052967585982014-05-26T19:59:00.000-05:002014-05-26T19:59:29.565-05:00Our Driveway & Sidewalk Concrete Work...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here is a video of the birth of our sidewalk & driveway. Our builder, Jeff Rahe, installed the base stone & original gravel driveway. Chris designed & poured our sidewalk. Roger Kearney of Quality Concrete here in Dubuque, Iowa, formed & poured our driveway! What a transformation! Enjoy!!!</div>
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There is green grass outside...and it is warm enough to play without coats! That can only mean one thing...after a long, LONG winter...it. is. SPRING!!!!</div>
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The kids have NOT wasted these days! As SOON as school is finished for the day they rocket outside to play. Since yesterday was Arbor Day and Tuesday was Earth Day, Libby really wanted to go to the Arboretum and pick up trash and enjoy the nature there. We ran into a few problems while we were there, though. First, the volunteers that work at the Arboretum are spectacular...we only found three pieces of trash. Secondly, they haven't turned their water on for the season. So, no water for the waterfall or pond...and no water for the water fountains and potties. Third, as any "green thumb" can tell you...it is a little early to be planting ANYTHING in the Midwest. So, most areas were pretty barren. The magnolia trees looked magnificent though! We overcame our problems and enjoyed ourselves anyway. We will be back in a month or two to check it out again. Then the kids can see how the seasons affect planting too. ;)</div>
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Oh, how I love these children!</div>
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We decided that one simple activity we wanted to do with our kids this year was to make resurrection rolls. It is so easy so do and such a lovely picture of the ultimate promise. So momma told them the story while we rolled our marshmallows in our crescent rolls and 13 minutes later we had empty tombs. Indeed, He did arise so that we could have new life!</div>
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We had a quiet Easter this year...and honestly, that was fine. Although it didn't feel like Easter. Honestly, we didn't even plan on doing Easter baskets, but the girls went to a party on Friday night where they got LOTS of chocolate, so they took matters into their own hands and packed our plastic Easter eggs with their candy by themselves and then asked daddy and mommy to hide them. Such innovators!!! :) </div>
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Aren't they such cute little Easter bunnies?</div>
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This week we studied Russia. One of many of the beautiful things that come out of Russia is the Faberge egg. This tradition began when Tsar Alexander III had Peter Faberge create a beautiful egg for Alexander's wife, Maria Fedorovna. This was just the beginning as they had Faberge back annually to create his masterpieces. </div>
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Therefore, with Easter this week as well, we decided to create our own Faberge eggs...2D style. ;) We also took time to watch a fabulous episode of "Reading Rainbow" which featured the story <u>Rechenka's Eggs</u> by Patricia Polacco. </div>
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If you have not checked Patricia Polacco out...you simply MUST!!! She is a delightful children's author who is worth studying! </div>
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Here are some of the Haiku poems we wrote.<br />
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Drip, drop, falling down<br />
It is raining all around<br />
Pitter patter drop.<br />
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Rittle, rattle, ssss-<br />
Slithery, slathery snake<br />
Coming to get you!<br />
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Kitty kitty cat<br />
Lions and tigers and bears<br />
Oh my! How 'bout that?<br />
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Hope you enjoyed my little poets!<br />
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This morning Grace came into our bedroom and said quite sincerely, "My boogers don't taste like anything." <br />
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I looked at her kind of puzzled and asked, "Do they usually taste like something?"<br />
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Once again, not a drop of guile anywhere, she answered, "Yes."<br />
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I quizzed her further, "What do they usually taste like?"<br />
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"Boogers."<br />
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Now, let me tell you, I try to make it a habit to not laugh at my children when they are serious about something, but I couldn't keep a straight face through this one. I was trying not to die laughing!<br />
mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-19309767147955753782013-11-22T21:46:00.001-06:002013-11-22T21:46:03.203-06:00Prayer InterruptedMom: Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for my girls. Thank you for their personalities, both the good and the bad.<br />
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Grace: I'm the bad!mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-43900710706479211572013-10-16T15:21:00.001-05:002013-10-16T15:21:45.158-05:00Innovation<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Yep...he came up with this one on his own! He was even ok with dragging it around on the ground once the helium was gone. :)<br />
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Gracie Mace made a full pull for first place in the five-year-old class. She was one of two full pulls all day (the second was a nine-year-old boy.) <br />
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Today Grace and John's Sunday School class drew pictures of what they wanted to be when they grow up. After they drew them, the other children had to try to guess what it was by their picture. <br />
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Grace drew a wonderful horse with her on the back so she can be a cowgirl when she grows up.<br />
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Then there is John! Oh sweet John! He is my little comedian, although the teacher assures me that he said it with all belief that this is what he is going to be when he grows up...<br />
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In all honesty, I do have to say that I am impressed with his drawing and all the letters he wrote on the bottom of his page (which are to spell John).<br />
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Our neighbors host a spectacular Farm Festival the first weekend in October every year. We LOVE being able to help out in any way we can and this year we had the opportunity to walk (or ride in the kids case) in the Labor Day parade. Chris just couldn't resist putting us all in overalls for the parade and I thought it would be cute. Maybe this is what we'll wear for our next family pictures. ;)</div>
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All the kids were sitting in their barrels waiting for the parade to start when we suddenly couldn't find Gracie! No worries, she had ducked down in the barrel. Crazy kid!</div>
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Libby thought that was a good idea, so she ducked on down for a photo op, as well.</div>
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We can't wait for the festival, nor can we wait to do the parade again next year!</div>
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Well, she sent the kids each $15 to spend on vacation. Both girls wanted to go on this bad boy and mommy and daddy told them that they had Aunt Judy's money still if they wanted to spend it. Both girls chose to do so. Mind you, Libby was tall enough to do the course, but Grace was JUST tall enough to do it with a chaperone (a.k.a. mom).<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtXMkczJKyuCgDOFNwcVZ2eUDnpxi6KVwGd7Yn_BphOchubKxixYw1eQjAj6AS_v1nq05SQPcwAVseCsPAcoDOZ9f3nyXErcb7WXKoR08-GjyF8jebDWDOLL4Jq0NJJdte9KzzQ/s1600/IMG_1865.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtXMkczJKyuCgDOFNwcVZ2eUDnpxi6KVwGd7Yn_BphOchubKxixYw1eQjAj6AS_v1nq05SQPcwAVseCsPAcoDOZ9f3nyXErcb7WXKoR08-GjyF8jebDWDOLL4Jq0NJJdte9KzzQ/s400/IMG_1865.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Grace, on the other hand, strode right across the first activity, which was a plank. She finished out the triangle with one obstacle (think supper plates in the air placed about 1 1/2 feet apart) scaring the heebee jeebies out of her. I learned quickly that she could scooch her snow boots to the front edge of the "plate" and I could rest one foot behind her and I would hold onto the hook on her back and she could make it. She actually did quite a quick job of it for her fear!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FAfFX2x11_theLA0C4lUu1xfUM_r4bqtLqYoD1Jf-x68c_2WlZpkoq0kY_NV8Dir1L0oQyY5EIviqxybfwkms1Ah5wdWzp7YDehrLMB9P53MyVrhZHp5wY4xmc0R0QBk4LAgvg/s1600/IMG_1867.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FAfFX2x11_theLA0C4lUu1xfUM_r4bqtLqYoD1Jf-x68c_2WlZpkoq0kY_NV8Dir1L0oQyY5EIviqxybfwkms1Ah5wdWzp7YDehrLMB9P53MyVrhZHp5wY4xmc0R0QBk4LAgvg/s400/IMG_1867.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Once through the first three obstacles, Grace and I headed up to the next level. Grace didn't like the obstacles that she had to step over empty spaces so she just wasn't sure if she could even do this one. Look at that face! My poor baby! I have to say that I think the fact that I poured so much of myself into encouraging her, protecting her, and pushing her on to the next limit probably made the whole experience easier for me to handle. I am not afraid of heights, but I was definitely looking after my daughter, not looking down. I knew I was safe, but had to convince her of the same.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_HyJgFu61rb9OPTmWlqtR_qNLrv0PqTFhbfsL1c4tBGFC_-rbhosRzaHqGGOZHjS0OpXmvjJXXqzoC6C0yU8w8fbVNrpJHxseXjFdaC9XLr3pgrQwCB15ZVovNOkPVEzswgrAw/s1600/IMG_1868.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_HyJgFu61rb9OPTmWlqtR_qNLrv0PqTFhbfsL1c4tBGFC_-rbhosRzaHqGGOZHjS0OpXmvjJXXqzoC6C0yU8w8fbVNrpJHxseXjFdaC9XLr3pgrQwCB15ZVovNOkPVEzswgrAw/s400/IMG_1868.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">With the encouragement and the fact that she knew mommy had her back (quite literally) she made it across even this obstacle. At the end of this obstacle (although there were many more to do) was the holy grail, the exit slide. Yes ma'am, Grace shot for that exit!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn5PzoHr2Z0kP0Ss6graYlE8t-bLqfmVqEmClqCvM1Fjn_Tql3GBwmfOoviabYJoZ6qY7q8YMp6EtFiJrljf66MhYzkUVWJyZPqDvEPHRq76eQjwSARq5OtoJqTccydSYpPzzYg/s1600/IMG_1870.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn5PzoHr2Z0kP0Ss6graYlE8t-bLqfmVqEmClqCvM1Fjn_Tql3GBwmfOoviabYJoZ6qY7q8YMp6EtFiJrljf66MhYzkUVWJyZPqDvEPHRq76eQjwSARq5OtoJqTccydSYpPzzYg/s400/IMG_1870.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">While we were up in the air playing around, Johnny and daddy rested and waited for us. Remember that tired picture from earlier? This is about five hours later. He's still awake, but this is his best effort at a smile. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_n2gzFqlIm1tWKv21tp5AIwC0WKUqNJitUCbKc1HPovDnu-36wmMrO1iANeoBD23Egj4KSvRzdRXYdP0PpB4jb4e9UHW8GrddhOkJggpEPaTgHBmEjHe_nDniXRLVyxVZ7wovcQ/s1600/IMG_1882.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_n2gzFqlIm1tWKv21tp5AIwC0WKUqNJitUCbKc1HPovDnu-36wmMrO1iANeoBD23Egj4KSvRzdRXYdP0PpB4jb4e9UHW8GrddhOkJggpEPaTgHBmEjHe_nDniXRLVyxVZ7wovcQ/s400/IMG_1882.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">And one more effort to put a smile on at the end of the night. Nope, not happening. Poor guy was out before we made our way out of the parking lot!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ShJseuiUmEPk1sBQ1FF2T_fReYY4-csFzOKuZbWeNBsRjmI2Zn7hiqqST-NysR2zGxE0tyDPONBKO36Cd-lFh43-gs72PNdxW00MyMYvfEnsofCgpdeCjIWQaXpYG8fFuDDSqQ/s1600/IMG_1883.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ShJseuiUmEPk1sBQ1FF2T_fReYY4-csFzOKuZbWeNBsRjmI2Zn7hiqqST-NysR2zGxE0tyDPONBKO36Cd-lFh43-gs72PNdxW00MyMYvfEnsofCgpdeCjIWQaXpYG8fFuDDSqQ/s400/IMG_1883.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center">Overall, it was an outstanding vacation and we had five wiped out humans by the end of it all! :D</div><br />
<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-76370937178739245042013-09-02T17:36:00.001-05:002013-09-02T17:36:48.411-05:00On Top of the World<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">...or at least the ferris wheel. :)<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-86778531247565192482013-09-02T17:35:00.001-05:002013-09-02T17:35:53.156-05:00The Rides<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydANzz3SRDeJ4_TMQehay7rFZmEkgxJ3LRQPCEDbl6lNtqyS96sNebOaI_GwOsHY5D2Qy9mkU3kxffF1gZX6EMYNX9W1LXHlxI3Tbx7ct7nZIl5t7Arb1IM2fEwG5k54eWeUazw/s1600/IMG_1844.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydANzz3SRDeJ4_TMQehay7rFZmEkgxJ3LRQPCEDbl6lNtqyS96sNebOaI_GwOsHY5D2Qy9mkU3kxffF1gZX6EMYNX9W1LXHlxI3Tbx7ct7nZIl5t7Arb1IM2fEwG5k54eWeUazw/s400/IMG_1844.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJhagvwlKPgHB23mG2HNurlXSj5fx6BDnO5xUpUSNzmvkn-87aVbwbGQtSOUAwozINSV8cb6eEZ0YzG7gMSfuI1ydIh0nOh1LWsqf5WCMeUl0bD_-6Ofcf8JtjqrFSzhyjlJhAw/s1600/IMG_1846.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJhagvwlKPgHB23mG2HNurlXSj5fx6BDnO5xUpUSNzmvkn-87aVbwbGQtSOUAwozINSV8cb6eEZ0YzG7gMSfuI1ydIh0nOh1LWsqf5WCMeUl0bD_-6Ofcf8JtjqrFSzhyjlJhAw/s400/IMG_1846.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I think he was watching one of the roller coasters here, but I am still pretty sure that he could have just laid down and gone to sleep at this point. :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirph4r1lHD04Sjze3V5uGeTIgmJzcsQt_62zcKrrcO-l6Fh7fVj0NQMTRhIkRH9n_RhfKomddtOLYmvSppGes83g9mMvnGy9kEuq58NsbA6KoADIOcJn3ojHp9s7WA1Cq1GXBcpA/s1600/IMG_1884.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirph4r1lHD04Sjze3V5uGeTIgmJzcsQt_62zcKrrcO-l6Fh7fVj0NQMTRhIkRH9n_RhfKomddtOLYmvSppGes83g9mMvnGy9kEuq58NsbA6KoADIOcJn3ojHp9s7WA1Cq1GXBcpA/s400/IMG_1884.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Mommy, I am so mad at you for making me get on this scary ride!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRIF7MJeWk5aWFCI9BZtiWyQos0zMP2XQGbhbKqsIQKZZ1umvjLFPq4hBweQx3K1i19dTTPf1oIpkOuJ1NeoQhTx-WZW0xhR9BgnSL7biQDGeG-6s1tKx9HTAD4WW6yBpXF4HzA/s1600/IMG_1887.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRIF7MJeWk5aWFCI9BZtiWyQos0zMP2XQGbhbKqsIQKZZ1umvjLFPq4hBweQx3K1i19dTTPf1oIpkOuJ1NeoQhTx-WZW0xhR9BgnSL7biQDGeG-6s1tKx9HTAD4WW6yBpXF4HzA/s400/IMG_1887.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Seriously. Freaking. Out! And, then there's <br />
Grace...lovin' it!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuD8NPdIMx3Oa0loj9KjLrXq3nDhAqcguiJZla-ytV8imSBoAQVjMfhaQ7ykZdkg0Vto5tsGpAbvDQn8jUa4INgDw-_NuYs_h_-ormObKOAeUQtDGNuErortAwsDR7Qqq6Nrg2tA/s1600/IMG_1889.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuD8NPdIMx3Oa0loj9KjLrXq3nDhAqcguiJZla-ytV8imSBoAQVjMfhaQ7ykZdkg0Vto5tsGpAbvDQn8jUa4INgDw-_NuYs_h_-ormObKOAeUQtDGNuErortAwsDR7Qqq6Nrg2tA/s400/IMG_1889.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I cannot BELIEVE you made me do that...AND you took pictures!<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-26030449109827817042013-09-02T17:26:00.001-05:002013-09-02T17:26:40.552-05:00Log Chute<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">What?! What do you mean this isn't a picture of the log chute? Oh, yes...funny story!<br />
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The first ride we went on as a family WAS the log chute. We all got off and we were all a bit damp. At that point we decided to split up. Daddy would take the girls (because they could ride quite a few rides that John couldn't) and mommy took John. The girls were itching to ride the "Pepsi Orange Streak" so that is where they headed. John and I wandered around for a few minutes and then hit the end of a fairly long line. We were standing and waiting when I suddenly noticed water trailing by my feet. I flipped around to see what was causing it and, oh yes, that would be my son standing over a rock peeing his pants! I was mortified...but at least it just blended in with the dampness from the log chute!<br />
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Anyway, that is how we got this picture, we had to wait for daddy and the girls to get off of the ride so we could get keys to the van and "take care" of our problems. :)<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-42154027029295419002013-09-02T17:16:00.001-05:002013-09-02T17:17:09.096-05:00The Beginning...<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">This was the first thing we saw when we walked in to Nickelodeon Universe. We immediately thought of Grandma Tucker and thought we should take pictures for her. I was tempted to buy her some Peeps, but decided that the "big savings" part of her would be more proud of me for not giving into the temptation. I hope I was right...<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-31860187966433552202013-09-02T17:13:00.001-05:002013-09-02T17:14:08.128-05:00Last Day<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">For our last day, we ate lunch at Ikea with a my dear friend, Carissa after one last romp in the water park. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkxYVQ56hRG6i18tdxFNlT8Y78SYyXuixi0GwVEFBmoUpUsjerRLnTD-43WD6trVJewFE1bmltX-Z_i2hyNxLV_UblfaFaAYtKdbeutUpwdBo1TnBVE_k2mUbmGYbs2BjTABmIA/s1600/IMG_1839.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkxYVQ56hRG6i18tdxFNlT8Y78SYyXuixi0GwVEFBmoUpUsjerRLnTD-43WD6trVJewFE1bmltX-Z_i2hyNxLV_UblfaFaAYtKdbeutUpwdBo1TnBVE_k2mUbmGYbs2BjTABmIA/s400/IMG_1839.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I guess kids eat free on Tuesday so we got all this...<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-8223077416533405122013-08-30T19:51:00.001-05:002013-08-30T19:52:36.496-05:00Family Reunion<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Ha ha ha! I am such a dork! But ya know!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVODKLducC75fAP1aIhtUooXWBd3V4GW8eJcVGRGxmekoiAR9RSGAqo-Spt1OyMjgD1zi51QQLMR1kk21jqsHhXK91Go1Akkmhte7MUPAAha9NvtemN6c-5-PJl4-19AThyphenhyphenID9g/s1600/IMG_1791.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVODKLducC75fAP1aIhtUooXWBd3V4GW8eJcVGRGxmekoiAR9RSGAqo-Spt1OyMjgD1zi51QQLMR1kk21jqsHhXK91Go1Akkmhte7MUPAAha9NvtemN6c-5-PJl4-19AThyphenhyphenID9g/s400/IMG_1791.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_U3Wu01xCC2kkmJL8JFqix1-4UIIW5PG3PUqc2aHBb1xG7BmwrEjK3r7Bs8W_b8QER4jauEjHk52UojELSQK8orp1Rw5f9hiqQ2Dft1_cBMYY2ep1nWYZCd_KtySFn2s3qrLXA/s1600/IMG_1796.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_U3Wu01xCC2kkmJL8JFqix1-4UIIW5PG3PUqc2aHBb1xG7BmwrEjK3r7Bs8W_b8QER4jauEjHk52UojELSQK8orp1Rw5f9hiqQ2Dft1_cBMYY2ep1nWYZCd_KtySFn2s3qrLXA/s400/IMG_1796.JPG" /></a> </div>This was the educational leg of our vacation. We are studying World Geography this year. As maps are part of World Geography, they were handed a map of the zoo and they took the reins. I was very impressed with both of their skills, but Grace just amazed me! She really took charge and really guided this whole experience. She did a great job and followed the pictures on the map to guide us to where we needed to be. I am quite proud of my girlies!!!<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-42546913130456923432013-08-30T18:40:00.001-05:002013-08-30T18:40:47.797-05:00Charlotte's Web<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">This was a cool little park we found on our way to the zoo. The girls decided to do a little bit of monkeying around before going to see their cousins. Hardee-har-har!<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-80012857318127372182013-08-30T18:16:00.001-05:002013-08-30T18:17:12.155-05:00Room Shots<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">This was the first night. Daddy wa telling the kids to head to bed...this is where they all crowded!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgu7q3_60lZEHW_K9o13aVVZOyapQFewxiB4-oVyyfxe7aVFv-vhJrL6ODO4UEwO7l0Kt2eBafelwJ1U0UMk0Nq2b5AAAPlNW7gQAqom4oh8r8arV40HH4li4yDTT8LPMEFcUWQ/s1600/IMG_1799.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgu7q3_60lZEHW_K9o13aVVZOyapQFewxiB4-oVyyfxe7aVFv-vhJrL6ODO4UEwO7l0Kt2eBafelwJ1U0UMk0Nq2b5AAAPlNW7gQAqom4oh8r8arV40HH4li4yDTT8LPMEFcUWQ/s400/IMG_1799.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">This is the second day before we went swimming...he didn't have any issues waking up. ;)<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-56559381159181856802013-08-28T21:59:00.001-05:002013-08-28T22:00:35.788-05:00Just Keep Swimming, Swimming, Swimming<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Mommy kind of screwed up when she was deciding where to go and what to do. I decided to skip the Wisconsin Dells because I just didn't know how we would would do with two parents on three kids. When I saw the deal for the Radisson with the waterpark next to Mall of America, I thought, "Well, we can go to a small waterpark and handle it...let's do it!" I registered and paid for our room...and then I checked the map out. It was actually pretty big...Oops! It was actually larger than the one I had been looking at in the Dells. That being said, Mt. Olympus (the resort I was checking out at the Dells) does have an indoor AND outdoor waterpark, plus an indoor AND outdoor amusement park. Either way, I guess it was doable, but we had just as much fun here!!! <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRr76d7bpY6UR-5n0l4Tpc44NBa_4je70PnW78vWzt-6_Pi1VBDvmneH5mbl0NIoh2My1ibbF106WsaZHum94cwlXRP0QvEVROhdCIcknW3McZlu5tcSPkzW3Z-eCxhrb-TaG9w/s1600/IMG_1820.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRr76d7bpY6UR-5n0l4Tpc44NBa_4je70PnW78vWzt-6_Pi1VBDvmneH5mbl0NIoh2My1ibbF106WsaZHum94cwlXRP0QvEVROhdCIcknW3McZlu5tcSPkzW3Z-eCxhrb-TaG9w/s400/IMG_1820.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">These are different angles of the kiddie water park. The big blue tube in the upper right hand corner of the picture is the family raft ride which is over a mile long. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUXGSqyU5u2l4oSF24tvMomjO5nI5ymaUQzzuo1L-IHatXYRa8ROEYzIjNjR59S5wkWkhcm0oXX9XecDG_hLTYwlNvN5b5j23fdU7vJ3VXz-jMBGIIbMXi_z7BY5gbSb7f2HPkg/s1600/IMG_1824.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUXGSqyU5u2l4oSF24tvMomjO5nI5ymaUQzzuo1L-IHatXYRa8ROEYzIjNjR59S5wkWkhcm0oXX9XecDG_hLTYwlNvN5b5j23fdU7vJ3VXz-jMBGIIbMXi_z7BY5gbSb7f2HPkg/s400/IMG_1824.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">The impressive thing about the water park for me was that, although they HAD a kiddie land, there was only one ride Johnny couldn't ride...the Flow Rider. He could go on every other thing they had available. As for Grace? Here is a picture of her body boarding on the Flow Rider. Libby gave it a shot, but flipped off her board and got shot up over the waves before I could snap a shot. She decided that was enough for now!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNsMX9GByiiM-Jd1sKrOVh3JrPwDpZeLMCvdwCtQQYDEdCKWsJMlq4_zOYdN54dqhYcqOFME6GSrLPgd_qCepJnHehuxbLSdVmU3T1whFym22ZLfPMMLt20Lk3DmiWq4neAadvQ/s1600/IMG_1813.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNsMX9GByiiM-Jd1sKrOVh3JrPwDpZeLMCvdwCtQQYDEdCKWsJMlq4_zOYdN54dqhYcqOFME6GSrLPgd_qCepJnHehuxbLSdVmU3T1whFym22ZLfPMMLt20Lk3DmiWq4neAadvQ/s400/IMG_1813.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">The lazy river was her cup of tea instead! That being said, she had a blast on all the rest of the slides, as well. :)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnX9Rjb0dIb7HO0ZF5tNJw5d3W7jCB_oYD3zBX0sfHwACybcqnAPlBwOzYeAHZKxriYQO-oz6WXqLtEUy8duJkTQ12nDOczXH738xqFPnc-DGZrszyPcM_z2eHnI6TrXs9JXB2KQ/s1600/IMG_1808.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnX9Rjb0dIb7HO0ZF5tNJw5d3W7jCB_oYD3zBX0sfHwACybcqnAPlBwOzYeAHZKxriYQO-oz6WXqLtEUy8duJkTQ12nDOczXH738xqFPnc-DGZrszyPcM_z2eHnI6TrXs9JXB2KQ/s400/IMG_1808.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/tuckerliza/takearidesiggy.jpg" /><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>mama2dibshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552631031000201303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36657497.post-68524451343215740812013-08-28T21:36:00.001-05:002013-08-28T21:36:53.338-05:00We Made It! Where's the Pool?<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Pool? What pool? This is the Water Park of America!!! Forget the pool!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2_MYy2S1ERhKlexDA1MZ3sPM5uV3qP0nbl71WqJhq8pMr5Q7Gno0OmSC7uLwI-NmvckoaeJbJVmmNREk5m3qVafnp4q3P1P-K6suT9AFauWQwCJVh5hVDGLQRp3uhbk6IiiBrg/s1600/IMG_1738.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2_MYy2S1ERhKlexDA1MZ3sPM5uV3qP0nbl71WqJhq8pMr5Q7Gno0OmSC7uLwI-NmvckoaeJbJVmmNREk5m3qVafnp4q3P1P-K6suT9AFauWQwCJVh5hVDGLQRp3uhbk6IiiBrg/s400/IMG_1738.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0Y1g0G_xWZHwJsWfYkAZO1pA7MiHTFbyIE_Z7qP09d505QgE3yPAdK3cKncLYsfgbAtL9XyyhRvHb23RTOcfIliCljvv6r7IblTIYtcSu7HQTP3KzCoMwl5-cYE2acCycQkIug/s1600/IMG_1740.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0Y1g0G_xWZHwJsWfYkAZO1pA7MiHTFbyIE_Z7qP09d505QgE3yPAdK3cKncLYsfgbAtL9XyyhRvHb23RTOcfIliCljvv6r7IblTIYtcSu7HQTP3KzCoMwl5-cYE2acCycQkIug/s400/IMG_1740.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Oh yeah! Our room had a seperate nook with bunk beds for the kids. They loved it! So did mom and dad! We love <a href="http://www.groupon.com/">www.groupon.com</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ed6bx7LfwebSs_Tl3lxKKwxIxvKNHRCuC8zwLWkUx3VugjU6honWEUUvHxioj9HwUpJH2WUztEcMq8dmJ04gN_Amf3TWpR1FHnN1tUIw7Glz2o1D1c2_F9USdslK6CqOVQTNHg/s1600/IMG_1742.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ed6bx7LfwebSs_Tl3lxKKwxIxvKNHRCuC8zwLWkUx3VugjU6honWEUUvHxioj9HwUpJH2WUztEcMq8dmJ04gN_Amf3TWpR1FHnN1tUIw7Glz2o1D1c2_F9USdslK6CqOVQTNHg/s400/IMG_1742.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0dZYl9U3kGTIzF3oH0CRvBClOhr-fgvNdpx7INiT_JfGCuoC74nwurGaPGBcU2k412hLJlRLXHJodH9M93nPBru0EVKD7T2TLlz9DrX_Pt8tzt_4JcUUh9ifWn3P4Oax0w8jgA/s1600/IMG_1743.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0dZYl9U3kGTIzF3oH0CRvBClOhr-fgvNdpx7INiT_JfGCuoC74nwurGaPGBcU2k412hLJlRLXHJodH9M93nPBru0EVKD7T2TLlz9DrX_Pt8tzt_4JcUUh9ifWn3P4Oax0w8jgA/s400/IMG_1743.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Can I stop modeling and start swimming please?</div><br />
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