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Mike Gets Married

Russ — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:00:05 +0000

Family Pictures

Russ — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:31:35 +0000

Lawn Party

Russ — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:06:00 +0000

Ahhh, summer in the sun!

At the zoo

Russ — Sun, 15 May 2011 18:16:03 +0000

Fun day at the zoo despite the rain!

Doing The 5K

Russ — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 03:16:03 +0000

The Fire Department sponsored a 5K Run / Walk for charity. We talked all of the kids into doing it with us. Joshua started out fast and did very well all the way through. Jordan started quickly but slowed down to help his nieces. He and Stephanie finished together and were laughing at the end too. There were all sorts of prizes given away. Ashley won a putter and gave it to her Papi. It was great fun and we’re talking about doing it again next year.

A Christmas Carol Train Tour

Russ — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:54:38 +0000

Disney is putting out a new computer animated version of A Christmas Carol this fall, and they brought their train to town for the weekend. It was a very interesting combination of the stuff surrounding the film – some of the history, some costumes, models created for filming and even a look behind the scenes at the special effects.

Apparently the whole film is computer generated animation, but was shot with real actors acting out all of the scenes. They did some neat motion capture stuff and the pieces they showed us look really neat.

At the end of the train tour, we each got to take our pictures and have them morph into some of the characters.

Outside the train was an inflatable theater (yes, it was a giant inflatable, air conditioned theater) where they showed a few minutes of the film in 3D. The boys loved it – Sarah was really scared by it. I guess we know who will go to see it when it comes out.

Funny Faces

Russ — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:45:27 +0000

Sarah loves to make faces – she always has. This day was no different. She sat at the table making faces rather than eating her breakfast. And she was supposed to be the shy one.

More Trees Down

Russ — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:39:23 +0000

2009 will go down as the year all the trees fell down. Thankfully this time they were not on our property, but up the road. The road was closed for a few days as the trees were pulled from the power lines (oh so carefully). It was great to have no traffic on the road for a few days too.

Summer Fun – At The Zoo Water Park

Russ — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:57:49 +0000

Ahhhhh cool water on a hot day – what fun!

Cow Appreciation Day

Russ — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:29:50 +0000

Chick-fil-A is one of the kid’s favorite fast food places and they had a promotion today that offered free chicken to anyone dressed like a cow. Thus, a frenzy of crafting ensued and many cows were created!

The children had fun creating their costumes and loved their free kids meals. It was a very clever promotion and the restaurant was crowded, which made it more fun for everyone. We even saw one of Jordan’s teachers dressed as a cow – along with her daughter who is Sarah’s age and from the same province in China. A really fun evening!