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Porter said, "I just love how I feel when it snows and is Christmas season!" Joy. <br />
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They couldn't wait to make the snow fly on the trampoline :) And of course, food coloring/water spray. . .<br />
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Someone is not going to let mom in the house without a snowball fight ;) <br />
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After a fun day in the snow, we had the opportunity to go serve those in our community. It was a very meaningful time. Porter said, "We love to go out in the snow, but I bet the people without a home do not." Thankful for a day where we were able able to play together and serve together. And thankful for a warm house to come home to. Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-20981457702415868952014-11-09T20:44:00.000-08:002014-11-09T20:44:11.300-08:00Happy Halloween 2014!<br />
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Trick or Treat Grammy and Grampa. . .pizza please! <br />
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The people handing out candy loved these babies as they said, "Twick or Tweet." One of the ladies told them they could pick 2 candies and then she said, "I'm impressed you can count to two!" ;) <br />
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Ainsley and I stayed up late the night before and made her birthday treats. . .we went heavy on the food coloring and the girls mouths turned colors. . more laughter :) <br />
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Happy 11th Birthday Ainsley! We thank God for you and for the beautiful young lady you are becoming. . .on the inside and out! We love you and we love laughing with you and your friends :)</div>
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This was Ainsley's 3rd and last year in the Girls on the Run! She is already looking forward to Girls on Track next year :) These girls set goals for themselves before the race and met their goals! <br />
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We were thankful to have cheers from Grammy and Grampa along the way! Sporting their medals after the race. . .Ainsley sprinted at the end and her mom couldn't keep up ;) <br />
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And my fav part. . .Starbucks afterwards to celebrate and warm up!<br />
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Way to go girls! Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-16117411778297328802014-10-26T12:03:00.000-07:002014-10-26T12:03:06.198-07:00"Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or imagine. . ."<br />
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On Wednesday, as we were at 411 pieces I asked my Bible Study girls to pray, as we were getting so close to 500! Thursday, we went to the mailbox and the first envelope we opened took us over our 500 pieces! Thank you, to each an every one of you, for supporting us in this way! <br />
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The above verse immediately came to mind. It's found in Ephesians, a book whose purpose was to "strengthen the faith of believers by explaining the purpose of the church-the body of Christ."<br />
We are so grateful for the body of Christ! <br />
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Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-38763883014093956352014-10-22T17:42:00.000-07:002014-10-22T17:42:30.406-07:00Family Photos 2014It's that time of year, when we hit the parks and they are swarming with photographers and fancily clad families posing for Christmas card photos. The weather was gorgeous and the lighting was perfect the other night and our boys started posing ;)<br />
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Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like posing with a frog ;) </div>
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I think they were just glad it wasn't really their turn, and that they were already done with our annual family photo session! One of my dear friends and mentors took our photos this year. . .</div>
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Ainsley Brielle. . age 10 <br />
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Porter William. . .age 9<br />
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Trey Coleman. . .age 7<br />
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Ryker Matthew. . .almost 4 in this pic :) <br />
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And as an almost 4 year old, he wanted to stand in front of us for this pic ;) <br />
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GooF. . .age 35 lol<br />
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13 years of marriage. . .<br />
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62 years of marriage to go :) </div>
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Guess who picked this pose? He saw this pic today and said "That is awesome!" Glad he liked how it turned out :) </div>
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Next time we head to the Falls, I'm sure we'll be a lot less matchy, but Ryan said the photo session wasn't actually too bad ;) <br />
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Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-45779577336471700942014-10-21T11:22:00.000-07:002014-10-21T11:22:51.127-07:00406 pieces down. . .94 pieces to go!!Checking the mailbox, reading your encouraging notes, and adding pieces to our puzzle has become the highlight of the day! Thank you for your continued donations! <br />
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These kids can't wait to add a little one to our family! <br />
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Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-63630429548303032982014-10-19T12:26:00.000-07:002014-10-19T12:26:47.147-07:00353 down. . .147 to go!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's some pics of our puzzle coming together this weekend!<br />
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Last Sunday, as our worship team at church led us in the song "Overwhelmed" by Big Daddy Weave <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiGb14tTaH4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiGb14tTaH4</a></div>
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I was overwhelmed by all that God is and all that He's done. Thank you for your overwhelming support! </div>
Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-58810684821923926152014-10-15T14:28:00.002-07:002014-10-15T14:28:46.916-07:00Happy 4th Birthday Ryker! I am so grateful to be your mommy! Your laugh is the best I've ever heard and you snuggle like none other! I love you and thank God for you! <br />
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Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-69336887484078494352014-10-15T14:20:00.000-07:002014-10-15T14:23:30.575-07:00Our home team<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In one of Shauna Niequist's books she talks about our "Home Team". . .our "go to" people. With each donation and note of encouragement, we are so grateful to have you on our "home team." <br />
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The back is looking so neat, with each family's name written in a different color on the puzzle pieces. It is such a great reminder of all who have been on our team throughout our life. . .friends we met in college, friends we met as newlyweds, family members, our church family, etc and this weekend we got to add a piece in honor of Ryan's grandpa Frank. . .a man who loved us well! <br />
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Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-41712905317641034842014-10-04T06:26:00.001-07:002014-10-04T06:32:55.368-07:00A "Piece of our Puzzle" Ryan and I, as well as our children, are so excited to be adding to our family through domestic adoption! We were recently awarded a matching funds grant through Hand in Hand Christian Adoption Inc, to help with the expenses of our adoption! In conjunction with this matching grant, we are doing a "Puzzle Fundraiser" and we need. . . . <br />
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We have a beautiful 500 piece puzzle that, when put together, will hang in our child's room with clear glass on the front and back. For every 10 dollars that you donate, we will put your name on the back of a puzzle piece and add it to the puzzle. As the names are added, and the puzzle comes together, we will be posting pictures on our blog :) </div>
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$30: Your name on the back of 3 puzzle pieces AND we will add you to the list of people we email/text a picture to first of us with our new little one!</div>
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$50: Your name on the back of 5 puzzle pieces, a first email/text picture, AND a thanks for donating bookmark created by Ainsley!</div>
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$70: Your name on 7 puzzle pieces, a first email/text picture, a bookmark, AND a magnet that has a picture of our puzzle on it! We'd love for you to hang it on your fridge and pray for us when you see it!</div>
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$100: Your name on 10 puzzle pieces, a first email/text picture, a bookmark, a magnet, AND guaranteed Christmas letter/picture from our family for the next 5 years!</div>
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$200 or more: Your name on 20 or more puzzle pieces, a first email/text picture, a bookmark, magnet, Christmas cards, AND an invite to a grilled hot dog feed at our home after our child arrives!! </div>
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If you do not receive a letter from us with more details, and would like to support us in this way, please email us at <a href="mailto:adoption@ryanswanstrom.com">adoption@ryanswanstrom.com</a></div>
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This matching grant puzzle fundraiser goes until October 25th! Feel free to spread the word! Thanks for your support and prayers :) Check back to watch the puzzle come together!</div>
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Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-59645579634909812022014-09-28T17:16:00.000-07:002014-09-28T17:16:42.890-07:00"Back in the Saddle" Well, our boots are all shined up. . .<br />
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(GooF found a surprise when checking on Ryker. . .inflatable alligator all tucked in :) )Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-11693227179522636432013-07-21T20:18:00.001-07:002013-07-21T20:21:30.588-07:00Porter's Baptism A while back during a church service when people were getting baptized,
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Porter William's Baptism, on Sunday morning, July 21st, 2013 at Lake Poinsett UMC Camp<br />
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Porter, God has given you a strong will and a tender heart. . .I pray He uses you in mighty ways for His glory. You pray often for other people, and want them to have Jesus in their heart. You and daddy made it through the whole Jesus Storybook Bible this year. My child, you ask hard questions. The other week there was 3 different times you had tears as you asked questions about Tessa, such as why God allowed her to die. We cried together. My child, we have had our share of "im sorries" and "will you forgive me." We sang "Great is Thy Faithfulness" at your baptism, because you love Grampa to sing it to you, and we are so thankful His mercies are new every morning. Grammy wrote the special prayer you like her to say on your card, "May God always forgive you and heal you, protect you, strengthen you , and encourage you to do His will." Congratulations on your baptism Porter. . .we pray you will really make your faith in God and your relationship with Him your own through the years. We love you!<br />
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After Porter's baptism, we made a stop at the camp tire swing :)<br />
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Glad you had fun at camp, Porter and Trey! And glad we got to share in your baptism Porter :) <br />
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The other night while out for a walk, I found myself praying for our children and their future spouses, as I'm sure our parents did for GooF and I. I'm so thankful to be celebrating our 12th Wedding Anniversary, but what exactly were we doing in those early years while our parents prayed?</div>
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For one, we were being spoon fed. Both of us are 3rd children. . .this makes for two pretty easy-going people. It's a miracle we figured out how to feed ourselves ;) </div>
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While I was busy practicing up on my mommy skills (apparently making my baby wear clothes was as important to me then as it is now while around the house). . . GooF was practicing up on his smarts skills! I am so very thankful to be with our kids during the day, and that GooF provides for our family in so many ways. <br />
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During those early years, we were loving to make people laugh.. . .some things never change! <br />
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And while I was dreaming of my future family. . .naming my future children in my head and drawing up house plans. . .well, he was not even thinking about me at all. And as he moved me into my college dorm room, pretty sure I had eyes for him first ;)<br />
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We spent the afternoon exploring downtown today. I'd slept in and not packed GooF a lunch, so we took the opportunity to meet him for lunch at the Falls :) Ainsley had fun sportin her new summer do. . .<br />
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Ryker was seriously cracking us (and the others on the trolley) up. The driver was telling about the buildings that we passed, and the years they were built etc. Ryker was repeating him in his deep, loud, slow voice. Too funny. . ..<br />
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They must be homeschooled, right GooF? Either that and/or their mom said something to them about using kind words or else. . .before they left for the outing ;) Either way, it was a fun afternoon spent exploring downtown.Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-66333383035691936122013-06-27T15:05:00.002-07:002013-06-27T21:41:13.843-07:00Like Mother Like Daughter I love that the outdoor campus offers free kids classes on things like paddling, archery, and today, fishing! The teachers are so great with the kids and I'm so grateful I don't have to do things like touch the fish and put the worm on the hook. Like mother like daughter. . .<br />
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Both kids were pretty excited that they each caught a blue gill! Porter threw his back in the water and it happily swam away. Ainsley's poor fish did not survive the hook and when Porter pointed this out, she was sad. . .like mother like daughter. <br />
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The best part though was the teacher asking the kids all these fishing questions. Ainsley didn't raise her hand for any of them. Then when he asked what today's date was, so they could fill out their little books at class, her hand shot up :) Like mother like daughter. . .or not so much since i don't usually know what day it is ;)Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-86184590733909013152013-06-13T08:50:00.001-07:002013-06-13T10:49:07.689-07:00Fireballs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's a fun treat when I get a little one on one time with our youngest, to just soak him in. He cracked me up as I took him on a bike ride this morning. Here he is saying, "That was AWESOME! That's my special MOVES-ES!" Can you tell he has big brothers?</div>
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I love your special moveses Ryker :) Here he is showing me how "Super Fast!" he is :)<br />
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He found every puddle he could find to ride through, in true boy fashion. And the best part. . .he told me. . "My bikes got FIREBALLS on it!" OK, buddy. . .they are butterflies, but whatever :) <br />
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After we parked (along with thousands of other people) we got to ride this trolley thing that took us to a ferry that then took us to Magic Kingdom. The trolley was an experience. As I was straddling my folded up stroller on it, the driver asked me to move to an edge since kids can't be on an edge. I think my words to him were, "you've got to be kidding me :)." He wasn't kidding. So I moved, enormous backpack and all, and GooF heard some guy say "we need a camera for this." lol. Anyway here we are, excited to be OFF the trolley and headed to the ferry boat!!<br />
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First stop at Magic Kingdom was Adventureland. . .<br />
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The whole crew. . .my parents, sisters, our husbands (not behind their correct wife ;) ), and the cousins!<br />
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The iced lemonades were a huge hit. . . thanks Grammy and Grampa!<br />
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The rides were really neat once we were on them, but the lines were long and the sun was hot. I appreciated the rides that we had fast passes for!<br />
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Mickey ice cream treats while waiting for the afternoon parade. . .thanks again Grammy and Grampa :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> The "people mover" . . .Ainsley liked that ride. . .</span><br />
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Buzz Lightyear ride. . .somehow Ryker beat us all, even with my game face on ;)<br />
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One of the boys fav parts of magic kingdom was the pirate treasure hunt! Ryker ran around saying, "Rrrrrr Mateys!" <br />
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I think they found some treasure!<br />
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Thanks to Auntie Jenny for entertaining the crew while waiting for the evening parade. . .<br />
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Sea World! Another place I've wanted to visit for a long time!</div>
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Trey was a big fan of the sharks. . .<br />
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We enjoyed some kddie rides at Sea World and the lines weren't long. . .<br />
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The dolphin show at Sea World was one of my favorite things on vacation. . .the divers and the dolphins were impressive!<br />
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There were 7elevens on every corner, and after a few big days of keeping track of our crew, these Double Gulps were just what we needed :) My parents picked up pizzas and we headed back to the house for the evening. . .on the way we wanted a map and Ainsley asked how we could look at one without wireless lol<br />
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Posing by palm trees and gecko chasing, outside the house we stayed in. . .GooF did catch one gecko on our trip, and it bit at Ryker ;)</div>
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Then, it was off to Cocoa Beach! Our kids have never splashed in the ocean before, so I was excited to take them to the beach! GooF hooked up the wii in our rental van for the ride, and we cruised A1A Highway with the boys. . . first stop, Ron Jon Surf Shop. . . tourist stop for non surfers?<br />
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Our kids first time playing in the salty ocean water. . .<br />
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Trey and Ryker spent a long time playing in the sand<br />
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Trey bought the green turtle you can see in these pics, with his own money. He started playing with it and then said it wasn't worth more than 2 dollars (he paid 8) :) He built it a home in the sand. On the drive home, Trey asked if we had his turtle. We said "no". . .we asked where he left it, and he said, "I buried it." So, we sent the rest of my fam back to dig it out :) They found it!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-chWY4ClEf5Q/UbTyuCDvy4I/AAAAAAAAKyI/fkANgBm6aEE/s1600/IMG_6102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-chWY4ClEf5Q/UbTyuCDvy4I/AAAAAAAAKyI/fkANgBm6aEE/s320/IMG_6102.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
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Ainsley, Taetum and Porter rode the waves all afternoon. . .<br />
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The waves were big as we watched the tide come in!<br />
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A tree I stopped to take a pic of while on a stroller ride around Cocoa Beach putting Ryker to sleep. Just so you don't think it was a lovely stoller ride, picture me sweaty, sandy, salty water covered, pushing a sweaty, sandy, salty water covered overtired two year old in his stroller. But, I quickly succeeded in putting him to sleep.</div>
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Honestlly, my hair didn't look decent the whole vacation. . .it was either so humid I pulled it back or it was so soaking wet I pulled it back ;)<br />
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Speaking of Ryker sleeping, I am thankful he can fall asleep easily in his stroller. . .here he is napping on the first 3 days of vacation :)</div>
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After 5 hours of spashing and swimming and sand playing, we were sunburned!! We had applied sunscreen a few times, but obviously not enough because we were red. <br />
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The girls and their moms got the giggles at bedtime. . .the poor things couldn't move or get comfortable. Good thing Grandpa packed aloe. Aloe darling, not to be confused with Alamo our rental car compay ;)<br />
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Here the boys are crashed one night at the house too :)</div>
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Flip-flop Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02404086928452890339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843488629395746608.post-6235363317992061922013-06-09T17:56:00.002-07:002013-06-09T17:56:34.244-07:00Florida Family Vacation: Day 5Day 5 could also be called Tropical Storm Andrea day.<br />
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When we were on the airport headed to Florida, there was a family coming home to Florida. . .they had travelled the midwest. They were excited that they got to see snow in the mountains. Little did we know we'd get to experience some of their weather also.<br />
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GooF headed out into the tropical storm with our two big boys, and they went to Legoland. They had the place almost to themselves, so loved it! <br />
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Ainsley wasn't feeling well, so we spent the day watching the storm from inside the screened in sunroom, while reading. . .<br />
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We baked cookies for the boys. . .<br />
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And had dinner in the sunroom while listening to the storm. . .<br />
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