July 2005
Tuesday October 04, 2005
Here are pictures taken during July 2005.
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- Kenny Chesney Concert! -
We went to the coliseum with Stan & Kim to see Kenny Chesney
perform. It was a great show!
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- New Swing Set! - Oma & Opa got
Brandon a new swing set for his birthday. It was a MAJOR
production!
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- New 4-wheeler! - Brandon got a
motorized 4-wheeler from Nanny & Pop-Pop!
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- Bike Ride - We took a family bike ride
to the lake to test Brandon's new remote control boat!
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- Albury Visit - Chris, Sharon & Aidan
came over for a cook out!
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- Summer Jam - We went to University
Place for a Summer Jam concert!
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Kenny Chesney performed in front of a sold out
crowd at the Charlotte Coliseum. Pat Green & Gretchen Wilson opened and
Uncle Cracker made an appearance!
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The view from our seats...we were in section 129, row Q. |
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Kenny Chesney & Gretchen Wilson sang a duet. |
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Bryan enlisted the help of Uncle Ryan &
Pop-Pop to assemble Brandon's new swing set from Oma & Opa. About 28 man
hours and 20 million mosquito bites later...it's complete!!!
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Bryan made a lot of progress throughout the week... |
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Brandon was happy to have a slide! |
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Gracyn enjoying her new swing. |
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Brandon tested out the climbing wall... |
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Stopping to pose for a shot...we have him trained! |
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Gracyn watching from her swing. |
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Brandon picked out a cool motorized 4-wheeler
with a trailer!
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Let's take this baby for a spin! |
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Brandon took his backpack for a ride! |
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A little off-road action... |
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Jump on guys and I'll take you for a ride! |
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That thing is getting some use! |
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We rode over to the lake by the golf course to
try out Brandon's new remote control boat.
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We stopped at the swings first... |
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Brandon is good at pumping! |
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I'm Popeye the sailor man. |
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Let's test this baby out! |
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Bringing her in to shore... |
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She got a bunch of ant bites about 10 seconds later... :( |
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The Albury family came to visit...we cooked
out and played outside!
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Brandon & Chris were deep in conversation... |
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The little ones liked to climb up the slide. |
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Gracyn checked out the playhouse. |
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Brandon practiced with his new jump rope. |
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Aidan enjoyed pushing this truck around. |
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Gracyn showed Sharon her chalky hands. |
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We went to our first Summer Jam concert of the
summer at University Place. We sat outside at the Lava Bistro for dinner
and we could hear the music loud & clear! The "Part Time Party Band"
played a lot of good covers that got Brandon out of his seat and showing off
some moves! Then we walked down to the playground before heading home...
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Chowing down on her grilled cheese. |
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Brandon danced to the music! |
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An interesting dance move... |
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Brandon was sneaking around behind Mommy. |
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Enjoying the view of the water. |
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Heading over to the playground. |
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Wide shot of the concert area. |
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Brandon likes to slide down the pole. |
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Mommy's turn to chase her around! |
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Brandon attended his first week of vacation
bible school at University City. He enjoyed lots of activities...learning
songs, making crafts, and wearing "the color of the day" & a cowboy hat!
Lots of moms, dads & siblings attended the closing ceremony on the last day of
VBS.
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Gracyn & Mommy came to see Brandon at VBS. |
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It took awhile to get all 482 VBS kids into the sanctuary. |
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We watched a puppet show. |
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Gracyn had a great time dancing to the music! |
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The Taylors were there to see Darby. |
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Tyler looked for his big brother Nicholas! |
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Brandon was a cowboy at the Cirlce G Ranch! |
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We went to the Prosperity Clubhouse to
celebrate Tyler's 2nd birthday. All of the kids had a great time playing
with beach balls, playing Dora BINGO and going on a Dora adventure to find the
piñata! They also got to eat snacks, pizza and of course birthday cake!!!
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Brandon & Nicholas were WILD with these beach balls! |
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Wesley hung out on his blanket. |
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Gracyn ate lots of cookies! |
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Time to play Dora Bingo!! |
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"Somebody get us out of here!!!!" |
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Everybody wanted to blow up their Dora beach balls... |
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This ball was as big as Gracyn & Luke! |
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The kids went on a Dora adventure to find the pinata! |
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They had to cross over the sleeping alligator... |
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We did it! We did it...oh yeah we did it! |
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Benjamin found a lollipop! |
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We went over to Kristi's house for a cookout
with the gang. Despite the heat & mosquitoes, we had a nice time catching
up and the kids had a ball in the yard & in the ice!
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The ice kept the little ones entertained as usual!! |
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Brandon was working hard in Kristi's yard. |
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Gracyn gave Beth an ice present. |
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Matt was the grillmaster! |
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Peter posed for the camera. |
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Matt & Kristi by the fountain. |
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Matt & Krist by the tree. |
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Matt & Kristi by another tree. :) |
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The boys joined in on the ice game. |
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Gracyn was trying to eat a rock. |
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We went to MegArt to celebrate Katie's 5th
birthday. Each child got to paint an item of their choice and then they
enjoyed the yummy ice cream cake!
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Darby & Olivia made pretty tea cups. |
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Nate & Brandon had fun painting! |
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The birthday girl made a beautiful plate! |
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Anna Grace posed with her creation. |
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Nicholas was proud of his lizard! |
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Nate & Brandon made some "lovely" items... |
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Blowing out the candles... |
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The kids enjoyed their ice cream cake. |
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The boys weren't sure what to think of all the "girly" gifts!! |
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The original playgroup together again! |
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At least everyone was looking!!! |
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Scott took the boys for a spin in his convertible. |
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Gracyn likes to hang out in Nate's jeep. |
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Future girlfriend & boyfriend. |
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Nate & Brandon at the Children's Schoolhouse. |
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This was the last day of Dinosaur Days camp. |
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Brandon put on a play in his puppet theater. |
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Walking around the pool with Daddy. |
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We went out to dinner for our 9th wedding anniversary! |
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Gracyn & Benjamin were reading books together... |
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The 3 musketeers at sports camp! |
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Jack is a cutie patootie! |
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