October 2005
Saturday November 05, 2005
Here are pictures taken during October 2005.
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- Soccer - Brandon's team is doing great!
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- NC Aquarium - We took the kids to the
NC Aquarium to kill some time before the wedding.
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- ImaginOn! - We checked out the new
children's library in downtown Charlotte.
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- The Little Gym - Brandon goes
to The Little Gym for a sports skills development class!
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- Birkdale - We went to
Birkdale Village to see the clown.
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- UCUMC - We went to Brandon's
preschool for his "Harvest Party" and family night!
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- Carowinds! - We decided to make one
last trip before they close for the year.
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- Halloween! - We had some friends over
for hot dogs and trick-or-treating!
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- Random Shots - Here are some other
shots we took this month!
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More soccer pics from this month's games...
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Brandon & Nate taking a break. |
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Jack & Benjamin had fun playing with the stroller. |
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The kids enjoyed some snacks after the game. |
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Another Charlton victory! |
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Brandon & Nate tried on the vampire teeth from their goodie bags. |
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I vant to suck your blood! |
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We celebrated Alex's 5th birthday in VA with
cake & ice cream and a pirate expedition! Then we went to VA Beach for the
Neptune Festival and visited Oma & Opa's houses.
Cake, Ice Cream & Presents
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Alex's cool dinosaur cake! |
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Natalia waited patiently for some cake... |
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Gracyn wanted to feed Oma. |
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Then Gracyn decided to destroy the cake. |
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Gracyn & Oma took a seat on the stairs by Tucker. |
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The boys went on a treasure hunt to find Alex's presents. |
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The boys got to work in the yard. |
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Stopping to pose for a shot. |
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Gracyn watched over the hardware. |
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I think you need this one next Oma... |
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The Pirate Expedition!!!!
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Checking out the cool pirate ship! |
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Oma & Gracyn took a look too. |
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"Barnacle Brandon" looked the part! |
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A couple of pint-sized pirates! |
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All of the mateys assembled on the lookout deck. |
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"Shiver Me Timbers Sandra" & Natalia braved the rough winds. |
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"Greedy Gracyn" wanted in on the action! |
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Gracyn & "Crazy Christie" |
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The boys prepared for the adventure ahead! |
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Gracyn & "Blackbeard Bryan" |
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They found a message in a bottle...from Pirate Pete! |
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I think I see the pirate! |
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Keeping an eye out for the treasure... |
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The captain raised the treasure from the deep blue sea! |
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I wonder what's in there!?!! |
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Posing on the lookout deck. |
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I can't wait to get my hands on that treasure! |
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"Lagoon Larry" tried on an earring... |
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The water cannons kept Pirate Pete away... |
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Gracyn wanted to help lower the flag. |
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Natalia & Rafa were ready for dry land! |
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VA Beach's Neptune Festival
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Brandon posed in front of one of the cool sand scuptures! |
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Walking down the boardwalk at VA Beach... |
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Rafa & Alex on the beach. |
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The boys went on a big slide & bouncy things. |
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Mommy & Gracyn hung out and watched. |
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Christie, Rafa, Sandra, Natalia & Gracyn |
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Brandon kept losing his drawers! |
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Mommy & Brandon outside at Rudee's. |
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Daddy & Gracyn at sunset. |
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Alex & Brandon had lots of fun together. |
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Gracyn was giving kisses... |
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Oma & Opa's House(s)
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Oma & Gracyn in the backyard. |
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Brandon threw rocks in Oma's pond. |
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Walking up from the lake... |
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Posing by Oma's pretty arbor. |
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At the Seaford house, Gracyn played in the chair that Daddy made. |
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Gracyn sat on an antique roller thing. |
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Brandon had fun exploring. |
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Oma & Opa with their work in progress... |
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Brandon checked out the brand new windows! |
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We met up with lots of family in Wilmington,
NC for Maggie & Shane's wedding. We enjoyed a rehearsal dinner at Wilson's
Restaurant and the ceremony & reception were held at St. Thomas Preservation
Hall located downtown. It was a fun weekend and Brandon did a GREAT job as
ring bearer...we were so proud of him!!!!
REHEARSAL DINNER - Maggie & Shane's extended families
had the chance to meet at Wilson's Restaurant the night before the wedding...
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Luke, Victoria and Uncle Ben |
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Pop-Pop & Nanny with a sleeping Layne. |
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Sisters...Bobbie & Bonnie. |
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Sisters from the next generation...Courtney & Caryn. |
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Sister & brother of the bride...Holly & Bobby. |
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Shane & Maggie practiced their cake cutting skills... |
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Great Pop-Pop and his girlfriend Jeanne. |
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Layne took a snooze in her car seat. |
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Shane & his mother-in-law-to-be. |
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Gracyn wanted to give baby Layne a kiss. |
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THE CEREMONY - We arrived at St. Thomas
Preservation Hall for the ceremony. Brandon was a little nervous about his
ring bearer duties, but he did a wonderful job!
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Brandon looked so handsome in his tux! |
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Brandon arrived about an hour early to prepare for his important job as ring bearer. |
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He practiced walking down the aisle. |
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He practiced his cheesing too! |
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The guests started to arrive... |
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Last minute pep talk from Mom. |
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Pop-Pop was in charge of Gracyn. |
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Pop-Pop with Brandon & Gracyn. |
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Aunt Caryn took a turn with Gracyn. |
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Shane waited for his bride. |
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Shane's parents lit their candle. |
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Bobby accompanied his mom to the front. |
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Aunt Bonnie lit her candle. |
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Bobby & Holly walking down the aisle. |
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The flower girl & ring bearer made their way down the aisle. |
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The bride & groom shared a laugh. |
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You may kiss the bride... |
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Shane's family congregated for a group picture. |
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The kids helped to clean up the rose petals. |
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Brandon kept up that cheese! |
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THE RECEPTION - After the ceremony we all went
downstairs for hors-d'houvres and a slide show while the hall was set up for the
reception. Then we headed back up for dinner, drinks and lots of dancing!!
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The kids went outside for a breather. |
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Gracyn looked so pretty in her fancy dress! |
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Posing at the top of the steps. |
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Heading back in for the reception. |
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The mother-of-the-bride enters the room! |
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The parents of the groom. |
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Maggie danced with her mom to "She's Somebody's Hero." |
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Gracyn gave Daddy some kisses. |
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Nanny & Pop-Pop and the boys. |
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Time to throw the bouquet. |
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The maid of honor got it! |
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The single boys lined up to fight for the garter. |
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This part is always embarrassing! |
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We tried to get a family shot. |
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At least everybody's looking! |
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Bonnie & Bobby shared a dance. |
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Janet & Uncle Bill cut a rug on the dance floor. |
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Tried to get a shot without the photographer in the way! |
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The maid of honor sang a song and gave a sweet toast. |
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Tickle torture from Uncle Ben & Victoria. |
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We took the kids to the aquarium on Saturday
morning before the wedding...we had to drive through some flooded areas, but we
finally made it and the kids loved it!
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Will my head fit in his mouth? |
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Checking out some turtles. |
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Eye to eye with an alligator... |
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Gracyn & Mommy by a giant sea turtle. |
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We got to touch some horseshoe crabs & other small critters. |
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Gracyn wanted to get up close & personal. |
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Mommy & Gracyn felt like they were in the tank! |
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Uncle Ryan checked out the octopus. |
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We stopped to say hello to the Brights on our
way home from Wilmington. We had fun catching up and eating pizza before
heading home!
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Gracyn warmed right up to Melanie. |
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We got to meet baby Eli for the first time! |
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Steve pushed the kids in the cool swing on their deck! |
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Chloe wondered when it would be her turn... |
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Gracyn's turn to try out the swing. |
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Eli hung out in the exersaucer. |
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Gracyn had fun riding Chloe's pink 4-wheeler! |
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Bryan read about this new children's library
in the newspaper and we decided to check it out on a rainy Columbus Day!
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Brandon & Daddy read a book together. |
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This cool sculpture is in the middle of the library! |
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Brandon looked through the telescope. |
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Gracyn had fun running up and down the ramps. |
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Gracyn's turn to read with Daddy. |
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Now Mommy read to Gracyn. |
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Mommy & Gracyn looked at a book while Brandon drew a picture. |
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We played with a ring toss game. |
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I've got the monkey rings! |
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Gracyn found a chair just her size. |
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Brandon used this cool computer in the Family Story Lab. |
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Brandon's preschool class went on a field trip
to Patterson Farms. They enjoyed a slideshow, a trip to the petting barn,
a hayride, pumpkin picking and lunch in the play area. It was a fun day!
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Nicholas, William & Brandon were excited about their first field trip! |
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Most of Brandon's class waited for the tour to start. |
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Everybody watched the animals... |
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Then we watched a slideshow about the farm. |
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The kids enjoyed the show! |
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Time to feed the animals! |
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The goats ate all of Brandon's food. |
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Brandon & Will said hello to an old horse named Shadow. |
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Brandon's class lined up to head to the hayride. |
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Next we got to pick out pumpkins! |
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Posing with the pumpkins. |
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The "corn pit" was a huge hit! |
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Janice & Susan lounged in the corn. |
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Next they headed to the John Deere trike track! |
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Benjamin liked the big wooden tractor. |
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Everybody had fun on the slides! |
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Brandon convinced Mommy to take a turn before we left for the day. |
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The kids had a blast at Sammy's party at Chuck
E Cheese!
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Tyler on the carousel ride. |
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Brandon whacked some moles. |
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Brandon has an interesting skee ball form... |
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Will & Susan played the watergun game. |
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Gracyn wanted to kick the soccer ball! |
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Gracyn & Tyler could barely reach! |
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Olivia boogied down with Chuck E! |
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Benjamin tried on Sammy's birthday hat. |
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Gracyn chowed down on some pizza. |
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Chuck E. came out to say hello! |
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Olivia rode the helicopter! |
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Sammy & Chuck E. went for a drive... |
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Brandon & Nicholas played air hockey. |
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Tyler & Gracyn on the skee ball "slides!" |
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Sammy loved the pirate ship that we got for him! |
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We went to the Cricket Arena to see Sesame
Street Live: Elmo's Coloring Book. Brandon really enjoyed the show and
Gracyn was a typical toddler...clapping & dancing one minute and squirming to
get down the next!
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Brandon got some cotton candy! |
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Gracyn clapped to the music. |
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The kids were mesmorized... |
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Gracyn wanted a closer look! |
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Brandon enjoyed the show! |
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We went over to the UCUMC pumpkin patch one
Sunday afternoon...
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Searching for the perfect pumpkin. |
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Gracyn was dressed for the occasion! |
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This one makes a good seat. |
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Brandon and his buddy Will are in the "Cracker
Jacks" class at The Little Gym in Huntersville. They combine gymnastics
skills with sports development. They love it!
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Showing off some soccer skills... |
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Gracyn wanted to join in! |
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Doing the crab walk on the parallel bars. |
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Will dribbled the soccer ball around the cones. |
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And kicked it through the tunnel! |
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Brandon likes to do belly rolls. |
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Will's turn to do a belly roll. |
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Lined up for a game of "What time is it Mr. Fox?" |
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All done...time for hand stamps! |
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Every Wednesday Birkdale Village has fun
activities for the kids by the fountain. We had a free Wednesday, so we
decided to go check it out!
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Gracyn got a pink poodle balloon! |
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Brandon loved his balloon sword! |
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The kids had fun with the hoola hoops. |
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William tried to hoola.... |
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Even Gracyn gave it a whirl! |
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William got a Batman face!!! |
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Brandon & Will wanted to get Batman faces too... |
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Bubbles the clown did a good job! |
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Brandon's preschool class had a Harvest Party
and Mommies & siblings were invited to join in! Then that night we went
back for the Family Dinner & Auction fundraiser. Everybody had fun!
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Brandon & Anna Grace got to work on their craft project. |
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Ms. Shannon helped Will with his. |
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Brandon was proud of his bat! |
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Gracyn & Benjamin made themselves at home. |
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Brandon & Anna Grace bowed their heads. |
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Will enjoyed his pizza too! |
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Gracyn said, "Where's my pizza?" |
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Brandon did a good job decorating his cupcake. |
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Anna Grace licked all of the icing off! |
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We went back to school that night for the family dinner & auction. |
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We checked out the art lab...Benjamin liked it! |
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We made our annual trip to the Renaissance
Festival on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. We took Brandon's buddy Nate
along, and they had a blast...they even got to ride an elephant and bounce on a
huge trampoline!
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We started off with the big swan swing. |
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The boys thought this guy was pretty cool. |
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Daddy joined them on this ride. |
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Gracyn wasn't sure about this one! |
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Let's do the climbing wall! |
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Then they made a bee-line for the play area... |
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Brandon was SO excited to get on the trampoline! |
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Nate loved it and wanted to go again! |
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Gracyn: "The boys get to do all the fun stuff." |
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Coming out of the maze... |
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Gracyn was excited to go on the big rocking horse! |
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This was the coolest costume...a guy on stilts dressed up like a tree! |
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We stopped to listen to the harp. |
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Gracyn liked this cute little house. |
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Time for a little jousting! |
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Brandon was concentrating. |
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The boys wanted to pose with this scary guy. |
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We took a ride on Judy the elephant. |
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The petting zoo was our next stop... |
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Bryan tried to get a shot of the belly dancers on the stage. |
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Checking out the "King's Arena." |
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We watched the joust tournament. |
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Gracyn likes to put sand on Mommy's shoes! |
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Giving Daddy some love... |
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The boys tried out their vampire fangs on the way home... |
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We liked all of the Halloween decorations! |
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We took a ride on the carousel. |
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Riding on Daddy's shoulders... |
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Another pretty display... |
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Getting down to business... |
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Gracyn wasn't too interested. |
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Officer Brandon and the Grim Daddy. |
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Will & Brandon joined forces to fight the bad guys |
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Olivia and her glow stick. |
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Sammy: "I'm Batman"; Will: "No, I'm Batman!" |
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An action shot of Benjamin as Robin. |
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Pretty princess fluttering about. |
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Gracyn & Benjamin took a seat to enjoy their lollipops. |
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Gracyn hitched a ride with the beer. |
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Checking out the Austins' candy! |
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Nate was a Georgia Bulldog! |
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Anna Grace was beautiful as Minnie Mouse! |
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Gracyn was in the newspaper! |
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Gracyn is becoming such a cheeser! |
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She takes after her big brother... |
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We went back to CEC for Alton's bday party. |
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Up high on the helicopter! |
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Gracyn likes to push the police car around. |
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Brandon & Anna Grace at Birkdale. |
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Anna Grace & Gracyn in their matching Halloween outfits. |
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Luke, Brandon, Anna Grace & Gracyn |
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