tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37014091308032680872024-03-14T04:03:06.940-07:00The Herbster 6"...showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done."
Psalm 78:4mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-75378424095023918782010-01-21T15:33:00.000-08:002010-01-21T15:43:25.429-08:00Up to date!So, yesterday it dawned on me that I still have this blog spot and had totally forgotten about it! So, in my feeble attempt to keep it updated, I have done my best to highlight this last year. Hope you enjoy seeing how God has been so good to us. We are truly blessed!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZfq3cG9bGP4vZFjHQVrkCMJW5BNwgpl3q5-aypowXp_SHpU07FQgaWCPnRKUsUnzNSnsDCYZI61E6tqLxQqgO7Qf5pg6d8ZobCRcUqf5gv7cT-LeevaDIk7aDQfrOg-vwvslRC-J_wa3/s1600-h/Kids+in+Tree+09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429342139784016114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZfq3cG9bGP4vZFjHQVrkCMJW5BNwgpl3q5-aypowXp_SHpU07FQgaWCPnRKUsUnzNSnsDCYZI61E6tqLxQqgO7Qf5pg6d8ZobCRcUqf5gv7cT-LeevaDIk7aDQfrOg-vwvslRC-J_wa3/s320/Kids+in+Tree+09.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL2tT5M2J26SvH-owHBiQXyzQvsge9Fz6DwIaP7PX2EL8-5MYdXkvQyHbSOhH1QknT5S9CVkkM2n9sX9mo09euFWIz0da7or_uDr8eJWaNSw7tLu96djUdsRATrk9EvVADnDGbwsWB0jx/s1600-h/Girls+Running+09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429342132719953506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL2tT5M2J26SvH-owHBiQXyzQvsge9Fz6DwIaP7PX2EL8-5MYdXkvQyHbSOhH1QknT5S9CVkkM2n9sX9mo09euFWIz0da7or_uDr8eJWaNSw7tLu96djUdsRATrk9EvVADnDGbwsWB0jx/s320/Girls+Running+09.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEtGoLtcJwF2d77nUYQssQCJAOsgydtg9klKle0niJGpUNexh7tzDFiQwhBdYiwRUiFUVs-cyT9nMI62VeUlcPOGj9YyRDJwLQb-ZSfDiZ5lTpr-yVf_OMN0dAIGtBNW2HqDR4EnnJdYt/s1600-h/Kids+walking+09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429340684354556050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEtGoLtcJwF2d77nUYQssQCJAOsgydtg9klKle0niJGpUNexh7tzDFiQwhBdYiwRUiFUVs-cyT9nMI62VeUlcPOGj9YyRDJwLQb-ZSfDiZ5lTpr-yVf_OMN0dAIGtBNW2HqDR4EnnJdYt/s320/Kids+walking+09.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-91825490078725670182010-01-21T15:00:00.000-08:002010-01-21T15:17:26.331-08:00Prince Edward IslandWe had a meeting in Moncton, New Brunswick, just about an hour west of PEI, so of course, we had to take a day trip to see it. The only sad part was that my sister-n-law, Amy, and her three girls were not able to be there. Amy was in Kansas City after giving birth to Morgan...our sweet, newest little niece! We tried to keep Mark cheered up. He and Amy honeymooned at PEI! :(<br /><br />Anyway, it was very windy and cold, but at least it was clear and sunny. A beautiful place to visit!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzauSY10toCIKEAnmzXGPF5QO_QEIcYSRh37FEAb6Q8W2O5aBqIXH8Hd21XhWPvdJKrX0Z2G9PhIZ6Dpp-DKfK8_AxzR3sATLuYdn1Nrauw4qCNPOCCmXzUT-XgtLQjOPBfOJxLFzFMiDv/s1600-h/PEI+09+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429334421764705506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzauSY10toCIKEAnmzXGPF5QO_QEIcYSRh37FEAb6Q8W2O5aBqIXH8Hd21XhWPvdJKrX0Z2G9PhIZ6Dpp-DKfK8_AxzR3sATLuYdn1Nrauw4qCNPOCCmXzUT-XgtLQjOPBfOJxLFzFMiDv/s320/PEI+09+003.jpg" /></a> We visited the house of L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg255Bk-vr89ua028m4Az9jsJiDQaGVlDlQBL9hw5b1hwpqQp1oQdP88iHlTGS_MjmfNiKBAlut-DeX33l5pO5XuYzKgvGBe_rLkTIUrJRCLHzmc-b2w3oWSofULdyIfTqKFbz7Iq7n3IZ8/s1600-h/PEI+09+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429334416844155906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg255Bk-vr89ua028m4Az9jsJiDQaGVlDlQBL9hw5b1hwpqQp1oQdP88iHlTGS_MjmfNiKBAlut-DeX33l5pO5XuYzKgvGBe_rLkTIUrJRCLHzmc-b2w3oWSofULdyIfTqKFbz7Iq7n3IZ8/s320/PEI+09+005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu8GF8Xm96a-AQURQiBrDuCCiSxsnU1c12UYebNpX2GQGdF210oaNfo8BHSP6Ty9F6QC_SRz_h0VXsBpqwWC47FFlzhEhuJ4YR26saA920ui1cR-U-vIv3O4dOersMvUBDNySLcVhjgv1/s1600-h/PEI+09+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429334409260348930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu8GF8Xm96a-AQURQiBrDuCCiSxsnU1c12UYebNpX2GQGdF210oaNfo8BHSP6Ty9F6QC_SRz_h0VXsBpqwWC47FFlzhEhuJ4YR26saA920ui1cR-U-vIv3O4dOersMvUBDNySLcVhjgv1/s320/PEI+09+010.jpg" /></a> Our two little kindred spirits!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggB9g1ZoYB86ySXt_W_FVCguSpc_vRMTwNlM00by1EyJA1VVmzyr_wGvBYg4SXiq03Kk8oeTyp_T1nTUOXcGbiMra-wwVfAU9te-g9nUNyVTvNYmMCYN03BEIxDPvogIsZHIRr2zs3LxeB/s1600-h/PEI+09+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429334401032101794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggB9g1ZoYB86ySXt_W_FVCguSpc_vRMTwNlM00by1EyJA1VVmzyr_wGvBYg4SXiq03Kk8oeTyp_T1nTUOXcGbiMra-wwVfAU9te-g9nUNyVTvNYmMCYN03BEIxDPvogIsZHIRr2zs3LxeB/s320/PEI+09+031.jpg" /></a><br />We visited the Anne of Green Gables store!<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYeqxz1y3DM8mkCEa43NOUWajaiqTczYQyCYoCHmen2HsWZerd6LkW0YpJ1-ftFn6srwsQxfak08A6lYPMs7EhXVF6ctLhIRm-_8Q-AxbeLvQWcl4vT5CLRyZbAh_je0AnqA98GHn_C63/s1600-h/PEI+09+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429332424678431458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYeqxz1y3DM8mkCEa43NOUWajaiqTczYQyCYoCHmen2HsWZerd6LkW0YpJ1-ftFn6srwsQxfak08A6lYPMs7EhXVF6ctLhIRm-_8Q-AxbeLvQWcl4vT5CLRyZbAh_je0AnqA98GHn_C63/s320/PEI+09+032.jpg" /></a> Loved these Anne braids for dress up...just didn't love them enough to pay $16 for each of them!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XDsvkU57Sqebz9tgt-Hh0dk2pEx31tON8Yg2a3y9Zfdm_uDbecJkm_j-8Bt3TUXgJFgqhmAVzMbJ4CNdMZkyEhnv51IOUuPiUA0Hw9E2OKKaDDwsI8DW_0Aq-Rpzm0AlS3w4KQsTM1EP/s1600-h/PEI+09+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429332423185404898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XDsvkU57Sqebz9tgt-Hh0dk2pEx31tON8Yg2a3y9Zfdm_uDbecJkm_j-8Bt3TUXgJFgqhmAVzMbJ4CNdMZkyEhnv51IOUuPiUA0Hw9E2OKKaDDwsI8DW_0Aq-Rpzm0AlS3w4KQsTM1EP/s320/PEI+09+016.jpg" /></a><br />The classic shores of the island.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9gmxPx0TodoHZA5fs0WfGbP1S9SZz5wwhQw34I27fk1p08IJyfhdoFejgyW2iGqV_iccpNjQVjRDkm85K0dvJikNEtc5nqnCKGGVGREhXJZBK9KjT6kXhibOMV8p38kqxyOgJcKyqya9/s1600-h/PEI+09+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429332415237369650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9gmxPx0TodoHZA5fs0WfGbP1S9SZz5wwhQw34I27fk1p08IJyfhdoFejgyW2iGqV_iccpNjQVjRDkm85K0dvJikNEtc5nqnCKGGVGREhXJZBK9KjT6kXhibOMV8p38kqxyOgJcKyqya9/s320/PEI+09+024.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWdOQAMHuQL7KYejUcjRqyIZAdoKyPms7gwiUiR4DALNLLFfjexVr5m0gHJfcLh9y9zRsfMkodShK_2__ng_TiClHF1HITyfiKHARxRcw7YW_r75IHSbwitoa8FcCFGupRU5PnilJTa0N/s1600-h/PEI+09+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429332406931630226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWdOQAMHuQL7KYejUcjRqyIZAdoKyPms7gwiUiR4DALNLLFfjexVr5m0gHJfcLh9y9zRsfMkodShK_2__ng_TiClHF1HITyfiKHARxRcw7YW_r75IHSbwitoa8FcCFGupRU5PnilJTa0N/s320/PEI+09+029.jpg" /></a><br />McKenna tried not to look cold for this picture, but I think a big gust of wind came just as I took the pic!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlNsXi2yFr4z_TpSduav5Rhkig1utZkbGCCla7dzbHtBwul0HrHCkjE3upTPINVUYSyw6jjMIlJWvY1NUdOhhTfAvVkekfv1gU_9fPL-vy_NJ_QkYfShQymT11badhh_OCesu60IcIyOx/s1600-h/PEI+09+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429332402772285922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlNsXi2yFr4z_TpSduav5Rhkig1utZkbGCCla7dzbHtBwul0HrHCkjE3upTPINVUYSyw6jjMIlJWvY1NUdOhhTfAvVkekfv1gU_9fPL-vy_NJ_QkYfShQymT11badhh_OCesu60IcIyOx/s320/PEI+09+030.jpg" /></a> The Dalvay by the Sea...so pretty!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-16906919316072553972010-01-21T14:43:00.000-08:002010-01-21T15:00:03.872-08:00Happy 10th Birthday, Micah!This year, for the second year in a row, we celebrated Micah's birthday in Canada! This fall, he chose to start cheering for the Patriots, so he asked for a Patriots birthday. It pained the heart of his father, but alas, we decorated our trailer with Patriots stuff!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KiUJY7YPyoBvjxbULJPeXHZfPaXeyhmDsvd0GMJGfAU2smFmLD2Dfuv7U0e_FQ5sU7IO8R2pt0tRAzM-1yOJHePZwt7tJSGWuQlimIzQQ2UAcQyJ5OjeatYy-5OISlXQs3THyO48k0DM/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429329400546023410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KiUJY7YPyoBvjxbULJPeXHZfPaXeyhmDsvd0GMJGfAU2smFmLD2Dfuv7U0e_FQ5sU7IO8R2pt0tRAzM-1yOJHePZwt7tJSGWuQlimIzQQ2UAcQyJ5OjeatYy-5OISlXQs3THyO48k0DM/s320/micah's+bday+09+001.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOyHn-iqP2A8lM48Ywqo48DsHG3BYLtVJLro2ANLo5tPXyRy_HhLH4CF1Ra4kP8l9Lh20rPNoTmml_Q-LAwM3oLozfY0D71IzR4JnQzmjo-bfuvC4GYRcpvCnQlZFqxUjaSvde2x7br5B/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429329388730285986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOyHn-iqP2A8lM48Ywqo48DsHG3BYLtVJLro2ANLo5tPXyRy_HhLH4CF1Ra4kP8l9Lh20rPNoTmml_Q-LAwM3oLozfY0D71IzR4JnQzmjo-bfuvC4GYRcpvCnQlZFqxUjaSvde2x7br5B/s320/micah's+bday+09+002.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk4VcerTOlDpgkf9EWgDZNiasl1XCqoBsmAODmE1tWlVi5mVGLGsNej66hh2w6VdUgNj0ecfLgemeJHILla4Uzp_2smNsCxEB_QqiXeT7RMcyiOV4VnkntzZsFnIhdQhHTV2w0W6rsB6Y/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429329385915035138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibk4VcerTOlDpgkf9EWgDZNiasl1XCqoBsmAODmE1tWlVi5mVGLGsNej66hh2w6VdUgNj0ecfLgemeJHILla4Uzp_2smNsCxEB_QqiXeT7RMcyiOV4VnkntzZsFnIhdQhHTV2w0W6rsB6Y/s320/micah's+bday+09+006.jpg" /></a> For each kids' birthday, we take the day off school and have a family fun day. We started out the day by visiting the New Brunswick Museum. Here is the moose the kids named Jackson.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx8pUYPTRtMmJI77tj0XLlEFMkVV3gc3iF1EvHRAD9cdzexC_ZGLxNaLGxLwv38btKufRVALcGwwZGyzes9B0u77pH624LqMLn20GdJrFSvc6LueiRyapsqXpjpDwZySHV-UdNM0Oplyj/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429329375913207330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrx8pUYPTRtMmJI77tj0XLlEFMkVV3gc3iF1EvHRAD9cdzexC_ZGLxNaLGxLwv38btKufRVALcGwwZGyzes9B0u77pH624LqMLn20GdJrFSvc6LueiRyapsqXpjpDwZySHV-UdNM0Oplyj/s320/micah's+bday+09+009.jpg" /></a> At the famous Reversing Falls in St John, NB. We were right by the Bay of Fundy, which has the highest tides in the world. So when the tide is going back out, Reversing Falls is created by the whirlpool of water caused by the outgoing water meeting the incoming. Amazing!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1TqYg0LwN9f0m_bOEQYdnQggHSFjfEDynHM1QAviUeJ2mZoPlxAAFOLaUncxnqMsqe95JCw6hvOtSZMSxmvo-g_J-hRt-sGEOU4xD8wbyWKPyz7M9CI-oPCMb_3Ra75dJF6k7WERlpPq/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429329369291997138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1TqYg0LwN9f0m_bOEQYdnQggHSFjfEDynHM1QAviUeJ2mZoPlxAAFOLaUncxnqMsqe95JCw6hvOtSZMSxmvo-g_J-hRt-sGEOU4xD8wbyWKPyz7M9CI-oPCMb_3Ra75dJF6k7WERlpPq/s320/micah's+bday+09+011.jpg" /></a> The four kids overlooking Reversing Falls<br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwfSdqkNZKg5bA2Fy7mdTt3pkAwRIqMlsw1GQLqWPA5iofLz_UEkztJnTaLrxa_wohoJ1wsEPiERyYMo_kWw3HHNP8_53_dxk2WhsRfyZOrQzyOCt3s70ym-O7gQI5njwXDPWEi5akFsB/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429328793445771090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwfSdqkNZKg5bA2Fy7mdTt3pkAwRIqMlsw1GQLqWPA5iofLz_UEkztJnTaLrxa_wohoJ1wsEPiERyYMo_kWw3HHNP8_53_dxk2WhsRfyZOrQzyOCt3s70ym-O7gQI5njwXDPWEi5akFsB/s320/micah's+bday+09+017.jpg" /></a> Malachi wore Chiefs stuff to revolt against his brother's Patriots day!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAv7wddEPIkk9D2hSW7YNL3WtaYpoZcvSeD9AUcL3YMJ9pRRukVL9wcnM3mwu7F-tqMBhc75-UQiTrI2K-FI914iN2O9OKE-a-5T3fC2wOeYMicqXa7tWmw1FXInLOaoLeP88YyncgbnjK/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429328786878072242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAv7wddEPIkk9D2hSW7YNL3WtaYpoZcvSeD9AUcL3YMJ9pRRukVL9wcnM3mwu7F-tqMBhc75-UQiTrI2K-FI914iN2O9OKE-a-5T3fC2wOeYMicqXa7tWmw1FXInLOaoLeP88YyncgbnjK/s320/micah's+bday+09+016.jpg" /></a> This week we were at church with Pastor Hunter and his family. They invited us to have a bonfire out on the beach before church. It was fascinating to walk way out while the tide was out, and then to watch it slowly creep back in. The Hunters are sweet friends!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDTvMhVAESxvFjfAUdEnRkZDy9_3PzpDplFS-jBvI-zK09DoJRE6VElKuNhtJCQt3lT_2vviMX3fFrzBuSBB_tr_w1Sv-gN8NtY9EcVct9G-ADWGSBLfFzjf3HZClN8TkR1FH0ij1OyxG/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429328780183305490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDTvMhVAESxvFjfAUdEnRkZDy9_3PzpDplFS-jBvI-zK09DoJRE6VElKuNhtJCQt3lT_2vviMX3fFrzBuSBB_tr_w1Sv-gN8NtY9EcVct9G-ADWGSBLfFzjf3HZClN8TkR1FH0ij1OyxG/s320/micah's+bday+09+025.jpg" /></a> Daddy takes the kids out for a date on their birthdays after church!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_iYFdaQzbkdqiKm-f8h2RtH7Fv0-GD0gZvfKtfz0LN6SeXdfNvJolKODf1_1bPc1IiJjGXFZwWW1vtmTIBZvroXt8uImBfpSexUeqXA72ktHwlYrVMk_5cW74zoxj48zSKsmNqrEsAhv/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429328773210167170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_iYFdaQzbkdqiKm-f8h2RtH7Fv0-GD0gZvfKtfz0LN6SeXdfNvJolKODf1_1bPc1IiJjGXFZwWW1vtmTIBZvroXt8uImBfpSexUeqXA72ktHwlYrVMk_5cW74zoxj48zSKsmNqrEsAhv/s320/micah's+bday+09+028.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHzsFZwu-ueYcuYuoIHf1uZXlJlEOG4Q7n0m9kIV7QsWOPhH_pO719VHgfsxTnYaaDgnVXx33s900w01j2xgEQisVUpOTKb1M2agQ273EUUCu8GtzT1TQJNICrXvWv88v2i4L8ZlwVrvW/s1600-h/micah's+bday+09+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429328761056227074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHzsFZwu-ueYcuYuoIHf1uZXlJlEOG4Q7n0m9kIV7QsWOPhH_pO719VHgfsxTnYaaDgnVXx33s900w01j2xgEQisVUpOTKb1M2agQ273EUUCu8GtzT1TQJNICrXvWv88v2i4L8ZlwVrvW/s320/micah's+bday+09+034.jpg" /></a> Our divided family! Happy Birthday, Micah!!<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-81835381803325635152010-01-21T13:39:00.000-08:002010-01-21T14:42:51.403-08:00Nubble LighthouseWe were able to visit Nubble Lighthouse in Maine this fall. It was so pretty and the weather was great! What a fun day to climb on the rocks and enjoy the beautiful scenery!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4u14ZaBT0T7EkMqO0ekdGEt0d41mf4ylfLxh6vEITDB1r9Aaxx3jYE2j1J1RJMOxaZ9V-mv-vQkp3ZFCH8yuzem901fZHKUBA9hDV0IjQWdlDYgRqcmcZjWrihObKSLlrOhhCKPhYlYx/s1600-h/nubble+light+september+09+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429311710934103394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4u14ZaBT0T7EkMqO0ekdGEt0d41mf4ylfLxh6vEITDB1r9Aaxx3jYE2j1J1RJMOxaZ9V-mv-vQkp3ZFCH8yuzem901fZHKUBA9hDV0IjQWdlDYgRqcmcZjWrihObKSLlrOhhCKPhYlYx/s320/nubble+light+september+09+006.jpg" /></a> McKenna<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBPTVoApl5snK2Q0_EX1pepK0Xlfh7RIKJnCpcbQIeE7NSaGitOQb6kHAd4ZWORyO_Xwt2WX1rw__yiL1d6Df308YVLzBNXG3pI2KzmhRkxPe2F3sTHDiFSIbwxy-cqsV3qqhOz2jJlgj/s1600-h/nubble+light+september+09+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429311707698681362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBPTVoApl5snK2Q0_EX1pepK0Xlfh7RIKJnCpcbQIeE7NSaGitOQb6kHAd4ZWORyO_Xwt2WX1rw__yiL1d6Df308YVLzBNXG3pI2KzmhRkxPe2F3sTHDiFSIbwxy-cqsV3qqhOz2jJlgj/s320/nubble+light+september+09+008.jpg" /></a> Micah</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigElbzccJFuVS2Welyns-pOyuXZEVDRjXjjI5zOCLxLw50lWx_6SFKhsK8oRwHXfbQ-ekYT7NUAe1BP0wUVEWLhBsUwBb7209yNAjJrDnB6DJHGVoapjBeYQKI9_AmeEYMwyIcbaTR3uLw/s1600-h/nubble+light+september+09+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429311701103360738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigElbzccJFuVS2Welyns-pOyuXZEVDRjXjjI5zOCLxLw50lWx_6SFKhsK8oRwHXfbQ-ekYT7NUAe1BP0wUVEWLhBsUwBb7209yNAjJrDnB6DJHGVoapjBeYQKI9_AmeEYMwyIcbaTR3uLw/s320/nubble+light+september+09+020.jpg" /></a> We saw this man getting ready to kayak out into the ocean to go scuba diving. It was fun to watch him!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWVbpNN6D-cvhbrHYhiV7aoXbvDahj3FHQ3rCC5vy4PSOXUXyBDWwJP9jY8RTCYJgd7RfMU3UoXsOGG2uR-nrG2prNBPwx8hqsrFXHD0KToNB00doJM39le7fVCT06xsL6xTsr9nN-0Eq/s1600-h/nubble+light+september+09+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429311688747791138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWVbpNN6D-cvhbrHYhiV7aoXbvDahj3FHQ3rCC5vy4PSOXUXyBDWwJP9jY8RTCYJgd7RfMU3UoXsOGG2uR-nrG2prNBPwx8hqsrFXHD0KToNB00doJM39le7fVCT06xsL6xTsr9nN-0Eq/s320/nubble+light+september+09+024.jpg" /></a> Micah and Malachi<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjEI-Bbt78AXrC0Ky4eKEF-uDsWo5Yad1aHH6whislhowUF6MINiBWf-qV2f5CaObWtSqsYLvS7LuuzJ38SUDj8roIgaog-6z5k6fntLleuiMfBaitC-b3qHYvo2rayUMlC1sRTDSNHpG/s1600-h/nubble+light+september+09+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429311688215521506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMjEI-Bbt78AXrC0Ky4eKEF-uDsWo5Yad1aHH6whislhowUF6MINiBWf-qV2f5CaObWtSqsYLvS7LuuzJ38SUDj8roIgaog-6z5k6fntLleuiMfBaitC-b3qHYvo2rayUMlC1sRTDSNHpG/s320/nubble+light+september+09+025.jpg" /></a> Michala<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-28936231122139826982010-01-21T13:25:00.000-08:002010-01-21T13:39:31.210-08:00Walking the Freedom TrailIn September we were in the state of Massachussetts, near Boston, so we decided to take the kids to walk the Freedom Trail. It was so good for the kids to see things in person that we have studied in Heritage Studies. The walk is over 2 miles and the kids did a great job keeping up. I am so thankful for opportunities like these!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB8eV_qx0t38tdrRIvpN9_eixx4qAE4YCxBHgX5o64yrPThZ3HkPtrTvBNNL3nZ-1sKA3SsYdMMnsdHEyYIOHhlbZhPlWeSiDws8geEx2vpwMtv8kUS74OA9BLJUop5646lWsU67emiDi/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+166.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429309024236922850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB8eV_qx0t38tdrRIvpN9_eixx4qAE4YCxBHgX5o64yrPThZ3HkPtrTvBNNL3nZ-1sKA3SsYdMMnsdHEyYIOHhlbZhPlWeSiDws8geEx2vpwMtv8kUS74OA9BLJUop5646lWsU67emiDi/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+166.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhATGtluR3DP05Zv2kfGzyMzGrV2pd34j-FKFQePD4gmOdKUheC0pLIEsBU7M4-spKsnRleKpQjvwqefcWwg2HMtakUd5qKGrrov2UpMWf6k_rUCpc6BtDIxTU35nTd8sbkM4TMyVsjlsI/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+158.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429309012717528098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhATGtluR3DP05Zv2kfGzyMzGrV2pd34j-FKFQePD4gmOdKUheC0pLIEsBU7M4-spKsnRleKpQjvwqefcWwg2HMtakUd5qKGrrov2UpMWf6k_rUCpc6BtDIxTU35nTd8sbkM4TMyVsjlsI/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+158.jpg" /></a> At the visitor's center, getting ready to walk, walk, walk!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZqnqiGL_phulfLsHvtWEu0mZZ5s_QjiYh7GnIZUB-7OREgC_j6PQZ8GO-ZAJGZwh00cYMtibfIBTIOjvhNEZXehnrZVpbupK1tkUMHtJUZUzqF7aJ21VthiOmixIStaH31AMmIxEimey/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+159.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429309011786013554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZqnqiGL_phulfLsHvtWEu0mZZ5s_QjiYh7GnIZUB-7OREgC_j6PQZ8GO-ZAJGZwh00cYMtibfIBTIOjvhNEZXehnrZVpbupK1tkUMHtJUZUzqF7aJ21VthiOmixIStaH31AMmIxEimey/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+159.jpg" /></a> Outside the Massachussetts State Building<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSM62VUPpsdxOugofCWmJQ85xkVSmVEh38KmhbJSOvoJ087Tct8CGg_B2WtpKiFa5YRuHCLCVQadYU8w6OCgnYxmN0GWYfDLWt7lLM2fW65fusa8Y_r_7kHodvUoeSudNv-SLeWz2ZMrq/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+165.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429309000923303730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSM62VUPpsdxOugofCWmJQ85xkVSmVEh38KmhbJSOvoJ087Tct8CGg_B2WtpKiFa5YRuHCLCVQadYU8w6OCgnYxmN0GWYfDLWt7lLM2fW65fusa8Y_r_7kHodvUoeSudNv-SLeWz2ZMrq/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+165.jpg" /></a> At the grave of Paul Revere<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNeMzEClBz0fuoDwf5J6vNSvHBz_vo_dUgdKx2pPZvi_7gEdbajwZCfIOriiT4Ej7m7insm7WgBMA2kcGF9Va4pJ-1Mfg7TmZqEA_oFXcvuuwSWPB4uy3uCEdWcrkgxktoHbOwqSDdi48/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+173.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429308174560208850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNeMzEClBz0fuoDwf5J6vNSvHBz_vo_dUgdKx2pPZvi_7gEdbajwZCfIOriiT4Ej7m7insm7WgBMA2kcGF9Va4pJ-1Mfg7TmZqEA_oFXcvuuwSWPB4uy3uCEdWcrkgxktoHbOwqSDdi48/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+173.jpg" /></a> As we were walking along, we saw these guys dressed up in Colonial gear and stopped to get the kids' picture with them. Afterwards we found out that they were waiting to be filmed in an ESPN video for Visa. They thanked us for stopping to take a picture anyway! Funny!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aycGttNXDcHx_VQdWeZV9-mMoXSbt6mMz1in2LsncqB7MAX9fEh7IGV_0ftwXMjz1zu8GUAqy2YmlGn8Ruyws6iXyxbQ52_slT1LrG4Q3Q6AK_yax4JhZJvv9WVDe5TA3Gzrryil9DG8/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+176.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429308169202951922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aycGttNXDcHx_VQdWeZV9-mMoXSbt6mMz1in2LsncqB7MAX9fEh7IGV_0ftwXMjz1zu8GUAqy2YmlGn8Ruyws6iXyxbQ52_slT1LrG4Q3Q6AK_yax4JhZJvv9WVDe5TA3Gzrryil9DG8/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+176.jpg" /></a> Outside Paul Revere's house<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHRhIcvUHf5tHFDzbCnGgr8cywakXgZDG3g1ymfqiZNHxDzPfMfJhdN0K6I4jIOnMb96lm4zuR0IMkBIFU55xnQrxBdgOo2G8P_rW_FG9mHZSgDqzjaVfwzJqNPZbLF5OUXj6Kby-tGXI/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+182.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429308161309199906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHRhIcvUHf5tHFDzbCnGgr8cywakXgZDG3g1ymfqiZNHxDzPfMfJhdN0K6I4jIOnMb96lm4zuR0IMkBIFU55xnQrxBdgOo2G8P_rW_FG9mHZSgDqzjaVfwzJqNPZbLF5OUXj6Kby-tGXI/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+182.jpg" /></a> The monument at Bunker Hill. We climbed the stairs to the top of it. It was exhausting but a beautiful view at the top!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xc9DQiqpeMm0WEZP129HZ-SZ4eV7p68LRREGHcvCr0Un5e2HOO51a5fivEQyr-E4LdxhKj3hx0DIk-hXwqKVEn1PxsL36oaQefeb6nEHGlUiOHYCCLY8PuU1J4wk9YPu313oypd1crs4/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+188.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429308157167939778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xc9DQiqpeMm0WEZP129HZ-SZ4eV7p68LRREGHcvCr0Un5e2HOO51a5fivEQyr-E4LdxhKj3hx0DIk-hXwqKVEn1PxsL36oaQefeb6nEHGlUiOHYCCLY8PuU1J4wk9YPu313oypd1crs4/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+188.jpg" /></a> After a long day of walking, here they are waiting to get on the ferry that would take us back to where we started.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHPByCuNUqcFaVO5mWBmNaVkg6jNgwCLMh2Klpz2tddjgJB4krMx8BEOsdeBSoVG4f0ALmMxhpc52qKmHAioVJzatgvVzWAg1qTgVyMF9CQB2rNNHiihx_9l8gUZkzQw44myz-z9WDoOC/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+198.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429308146359077650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHPByCuNUqcFaVO5mWBmNaVkg6jNgwCLMh2Klpz2tddjgJB4krMx8BEOsdeBSoVG4f0ALmMxhpc52qKmHAioVJzatgvVzWAg1qTgVyMF9CQB2rNNHiihx_9l8gUZkzQw44myz-z9WDoOC/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+198.jpg" /></a> Fun day in Boston!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-54555542526133969882010-01-21T12:41:00.000-08:002010-01-21T13:18:45.332-08:00Myrtle Beach VacationThe six of us went on vacation at Myrtle Beach back in August. It was the first vacation we had taken on our own in four years! We stayed at the Lawson's condo in North Myrtle Beach. It was extremely relaxing and fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEQ1Glzn1GtLPaLw2Fvjxg74x4hw25gU53rlwuutIOygyUd1nrkz2tIPO6RWD1PLlKZNSv6VoYVX2jdsSXgRy2dzrU-udzP876DuLEY9CwPffwJ3Bzp1y5avUVNY1rpwd1Ka5oN37BXuD/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429298767424923442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEQ1Glzn1GtLPaLw2Fvjxg74x4hw25gU53rlwuutIOygyUd1nrkz2tIPO6RWD1PLlKZNSv6VoYVX2jdsSXgRy2dzrU-udzP876DuLEY9CwPffwJ3Bzp1y5avUVNY1rpwd1Ka5oN37BXuD/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+052.jpg" /></a>Outside Anchor Baptist Church on Sunday morning<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3bsOIAy_Cn1olJPxNuv1eO_NnlijDmN4o6hhfItrlEq5HPLQuTqt7l23tQUNLYyLZVSbJwd6_02hMnB2-kD5q_p53Y_MrEMvmSMiD79G6FERN-n-dmZj3baZYxEJGANrAB_ijEZ_yofl/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+098.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429298761367612386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3bsOIAy_Cn1olJPxNuv1eO_NnlijDmN4o6hhfItrlEq5HPLQuTqt7l23tQUNLYyLZVSbJwd6_02hMnB2-kD5q_p53Y_MrEMvmSMiD79G6FERN-n-dmZj3baZYxEJGANrAB_ijEZ_yofl/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+098.jpg" /></a> Poor Malachi! He broke his arm two weeks before vacation. However, it did not slow him down a bit. We just kept a few trash bags and rubberbands on it to keep the water out. He had a blast!</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyJLtqG6KIvpPXOXp7KZDz4trzdF6MrSGTFzrjkJ6iwvdIqqJ5UCJPDV0R9Fgsb-TFWYdwsaUuUPiBJq478kv0hEPb2cNMlpnB38umyj2IY1-aZgbe8mLkQj6u4HDJhwxWEjW71HzaUaB/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429298752883430962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyJLtqG6KIvpPXOXp7KZDz4trzdF6MrSGTFzrjkJ6iwvdIqqJ5UCJPDV0R9Fgsb-TFWYdwsaUuUPiBJq478kv0hEPb2cNMlpnB38umyj2IY1-aZgbe8mLkQj6u4HDJhwxWEjW71HzaUaB/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+037.jpg" /></a> Our first day of many out to the beach!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ7dylS2HcLrn8YHL1dLDk6hJMf6bg3oqYz3P6Q8QVa969JPsCtyY5nuRErBOqe0Bctp83PHJQXEr4G1-q2aKTbiu6UEMU0ee-idP236f4to_BwRCf59RNSj0PysZnF9Yc5bEppBfXXDf/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429298748156928946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZ7dylS2HcLrn8YHL1dLDk6hJMf6bg3oqYz3P6Q8QVa969JPsCtyY5nuRErBOqe0Bctp83PHJQXEr4G1-q2aKTbiu6UEMU0ee-idP236f4to_BwRCf59RNSj0PysZnF9Yc5bEppBfXXDf/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+044.jpg" /></a> On the steps of the Lawson's condo<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKh8rka5KzNyV2FaXSTU11XntkyscpDVch9z3TPi2QMlX6zaByHBf5utpC6fSY_XutXxrPGTkxqeEz8Bgn9MQoZFjHz7duvIRTmfxuRtKByb3lGwOF3R-f0JKj4KWtdIsG-XCy7T6THEIx/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+055.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429298743239058242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKh8rka5KzNyV2FaXSTU11XntkyscpDVch9z3TPi2QMlX6zaByHBf5utpC6fSY_XutXxrPGTkxqeEz8Bgn9MQoZFjHz7duvIRTmfxuRtKByb3lGwOF3R-f0JKj4KWtdIsG-XCy7T6THEIx/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+055.jpg" /></a> After church Sunday morning, we went out to eat with the Lawsons. We dearly love them! They enjoyed seeing Michala, whose middle name is Deneen...the Lawson's daughter! This day was also Michala's 7th birthday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcmeZr0KSY8aelJnZvLsCnWNpM5uYFhdC0mLWka3XUsYHw6zN8jkMiz0vKDKEpHuJBAl80L8oQv7RK2viQhK_tMMwQu7iB2tOt8MrQkrbCFmAaXY_ePbpkJIw_bSZtueZjfkR8ZxRdyiA/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429297784582521026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcmeZr0KSY8aelJnZvLsCnWNpM5uYFhdC0mLWka3XUsYHw6zN8jkMiz0vKDKEpHuJBAl80L8oQv7RK2viQhK_tMMwQu7iB2tOt8MrQkrbCFmAaXY_ePbpkJIw_bSZtueZjfkR8ZxRdyiA/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+073.jpg" /></a> After church Sunday night, we took the kids out to play putt putt.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpa8XuPK6NDjex_r_yGnCkhke8dASDreO-Mp-1MGzRQZzl9Prjo2e01YA67iL7wdXz6_8x4BNkOBCYwWjmA1AzoA2_dzIvbJCM4WYD450zoCbEkh3u2TmYMi1WaKtU00mgiJMVeeFjwd64/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429297770683308098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpa8XuPK6NDjex_r_yGnCkhke8dASDreO-Mp-1MGzRQZzl9Prjo2e01YA67iL7wdXz6_8x4BNkOBCYwWjmA1AzoA2_dzIvbJCM4WYD450zoCbEkh3u2TmYMi1WaKtU00mgiJMVeeFjwd64/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+077.jpg" /></a> One night we went bowling. Malachi was excited to use the little kiddy ramp!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM1zFzV6xR2R8PVQeHtJ21Ee1OIaO46j2Pt-zdYgTNIYNzySnlXJBD___QV34eRkvwIAStAWlygMFHLDkLio5VeFCkel31e6PBPBkosOJKlU0CfZKr2Wz8_znrA1WqTFjt5fUDuQ24N2l/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429297765694418786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM1zFzV6xR2R8PVQeHtJ21Ee1OIaO46j2Pt-zdYgTNIYNzySnlXJBD___QV34eRkvwIAStAWlygMFHLDkLio5VeFCkel31e6PBPBkosOJKlU0CfZKr2Wz8_znrA1WqTFjt5fUDuQ24N2l/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+090.jpg" /></a><br />Another night of putt putt<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhDf2gVaL4vRzhr2OdVrnjRDiXUqHVIW1-zv5DS87wdiFeYuKB4l2MJmDIjp7nJ7A0ecqBlQYvT8nwU2w4gnpYh7XdEGSWU8nicLUofGFa8CAvJCoTBvVSvy8EL4C7vgQO9kci9aVWlIP/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429297756958294578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhDf2gVaL4vRzhr2OdVrnjRDiXUqHVIW1-zv5DS87wdiFeYuKB4l2MJmDIjp7nJ7A0ecqBlQYvT8nwU2w4gnpYh7XdEGSWU8nicLUofGFa8CAvJCoTBvVSvy8EL4C7vgQO9kci9aVWlIP/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+093.jpg" /></a> Here's how we were able to commute from the condo to the beach!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7vAW4kAzGD5z1QDPvGmPX11wsN9_pvtz8sS6RfPtWnZPhqHx_a4bOgOBricQN9Rgs6UA6Gcg6_vg1xOSdim1JeVV_OiCySGrXeKB-uNA_8tN741pxPmj_TQ9JYEgXp_rOEgbZszYLc1K/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+109.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429297747168699714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7vAW4kAzGD5z1QDPvGmPX11wsN9_pvtz8sS6RfPtWnZPhqHx_a4bOgOBricQN9Rgs6UA6Gcg6_vg1xOSdim1JeVV_OiCySGrXeKB-uNA_8tN741pxPmj_TQ9JYEgXp_rOEgbZszYLc1K/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+109.jpg" /></a><br />They loved the ocean!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsDQBdoGF18eDhZ8xJgYcHQaYiss9yUX77HUtJVh9P2YcL70EEsfQD8bMV-t0nn-C5VnR0RlXx5XY_P7w3GQJQaxbJWMRxrKf4r3gj2nQNOZFBZjZ9LPI9SmP-rjrbA7CP1-HAG8_kks8/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+113.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwV0lL-xYgnsYcr1uSFpwRihBSOSQK4TaA6US0iT5t9l16OKf5ftpPn0iEPz5QV6YF_LTrBJkzjT9hWEKYPAHpFzbr5Up1HrMHY9j0JP3n0l4czwUYhgEYc6_unw0zZ2SKfLjfcYlVcs4H/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+113.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429296807393261314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwV0lL-xYgnsYcr1uSFpwRihBSOSQK4TaA6US0iT5t9l16OKf5ftpPn0iEPz5QV6YF_LTrBJkzjT9hWEKYPAHpFzbr5Up1HrMHY9j0JP3n0l4czwUYhgEYc6_unw0zZ2SKfLjfcYlVcs4H/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+113.jpg" /></a><br />Burying Daddy in the sand!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23qc5skqbGDnS-uGlY6jRbMEJt_rp-fvDtFTr329iFNWLcM5nJxkQc6yQ6TO1ohJa5eztqPys573f4cKu_eZhc8O-tD_I5ZTI6NBzY8WkyxdRrjRF6QJ4_wUvwahqpUYXjMRq-tczdWr2/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+121.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429296803892578002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23qc5skqbGDnS-uGlY6jRbMEJt_rp-fvDtFTr329iFNWLcM5nJxkQc6yQ6TO1ohJa5eztqPys573f4cKu_eZhc8O-tD_I5ZTI6NBzY8WkyxdRrjRF6QJ4_wUvwahqpUYXjMRq-tczdWr2/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+121.jpg" /></a><br />One of the things loved the most was having their own rooms! Since we live in an RV, they don't get to spread out very often. Here's Malachi in his big bed!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnGVIbRgO85YWhmP6lLDgjrMnyWMLMsJKovmSLIczg4CWW64ETLFaG2c2TuEg57mqSSB11SM7US1DDDhT8FUg2X3FevIv6cFW7Wr2u2AOmvBGUGg42q3ToHEK-yxK3anikW1syiVlhdS-/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+120.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429296801776445490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnGVIbRgO85YWhmP6lLDgjrMnyWMLMsJKovmSLIczg4CWW64ETLFaG2c2TuEg57mqSSB11SM7US1DDDhT8FUg2X3FevIv6cFW7Wr2u2AOmvBGUGg42q3ToHEK-yxK3anikW1syiVlhdS-/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+120.jpg" /></a> The girls still got to share the "flip flop" room<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauh1jx9tkn5k_vTGgtHsuWU018GQp9MY0fqzcp8HFOs5b8LCbJEOb3V97iW1_x72KOdOamqpBg25yA36H7ImAhh2c6UmZg6nedIbLw9Vx-jquZFDyh4-A6sDDTmORpqF745KrJ15vRDJM/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+124.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429296791510094178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauh1jx9tkn5k_vTGgtHsuWU018GQp9MY0fqzcp8HFOs5b8LCbJEOb3V97iW1_x72KOdOamqpBg25yA36H7ImAhh2c6UmZg6nedIbLw9Vx-jquZFDyh4-A6sDDTmORpqF745KrJ15vRDJM/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+124.jpg" /></a><br />So long to Sandals at the Beach! Thanks for a wonderful week!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-37824627608211424502010-01-21T12:26:00.000-08:002010-01-21T12:40:11.388-08:00Surprise, Michala!At the end of the summer, we had to drive over to Greenville, SC, for Mike to preach at a school camp. Since we had to drive right through Atlanta, we decided to surprise Michala for her 7th birthday and take her to the American Girl Boutique. She received some money for her birthday and we told her she could use it to pick out her own American Girl doll at the store!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA5yBOSvTcqMvIAp8SWDPCppaXatuRlmiwdYgartXek8oOtcbtebtHKr_mBEbe5qGHltAVJvVp6pt6iU679So9JM4Zi_EluXhp45SqSB0C7pcxkGTFOndXiQMAySANqGt0aYDFvxbs6XB/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429293470614551874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA5yBOSvTcqMvIAp8SWDPCppaXatuRlmiwdYgartXek8oOtcbtebtHKr_mBEbe5qGHltAVJvVp6pt6iU679So9JM4Zi_EluXhp45SqSB0C7pcxkGTFOndXiQMAySANqGt0aYDFvxbs6XB/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+004.jpg" /></a> Here is the look on her face when she saw where we were! She was so excited!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIWxpm-OwAdo80DKTpXHjYhbfKrT9t9CL5wcTw_-3WSHBb0SNEBx5GOYWfGBHcJnRbSG88CYeSUh35BlWxetqe_SIpNnvSgoLM9EoGktqYg94YgqJZL6822ZYnrkSXlp4lbjPCDCSM3n-/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429293461759714994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIWxpm-OwAdo80DKTpXHjYhbfKrT9t9CL5wcTw_-3WSHBb0SNEBx5GOYWfGBHcJnRbSG88CYeSUh35BlWxetqe_SIpNnvSgoLM9EoGktqYg94YgqJZL6822ZYnrkSXlp4lbjPCDCSM3n-/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xWPzuBvOaRNR1VjDD0M9jHhEEY3oOhSGqO28guz3o0qDFxTVZBLr49del6H58xrCd9AJWgEL7GnXEfnsKKSrcpQP0l0tpqlXtcqxuvWzBI-8bGJ9DwsajWO6nbkf8hWClx6h21TBxcFI/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429293454978778466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xWPzuBvOaRNR1VjDD0M9jHhEEY3oOhSGqO28guz3o0qDFxTVZBLr49del6H58xrCd9AJWgEL7GnXEfnsKKSrcpQP0l0tpqlXtcqxuvWzBI-8bGJ9DwsajWO6nbkf8hWClx6h21TBxcFI/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+007.jpg" /></a> Okay, so I took this picture at the very beginning, showing that she had to decide which doll she wanted. If I had only known how ironic this would be. She had the most terrible time deciding which doll to get. We were in the store for an hour and a half choosing! I was trying so hard to stay sweet and patient, wanting to make it a good experience for her, but it was rather trying! :(<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhLKR3HwGCcoWdS36Qr6CNkNa8FPn4AmgmqMgz-PyR3os7srmJ-NgTrzS1wtHlJastI-myYVg1qLpj86XgdoDo2uy5m67gdfmEt3P-aBL-BSmErMuJha6yRZZPAR0NYewJF2RiD-n3WIF/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429293444638908354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhLKR3HwGCcoWdS36Qr6CNkNa8FPn4AmgmqMgz-PyR3os7srmJ-NgTrzS1wtHlJastI-myYVg1qLpj86XgdoDo2uy5m67gdfmEt3P-aBL-BSmErMuJha6yRZZPAR0NYewJF2RiD-n3WIF/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+008.jpg" /></a><br />Ultimately, after much debate and trying to help her decide which one would be best, she chose Felicity.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLyjgvS1kYRHCnwC9YLyTp83cT9HsBbQ3tGPRfR2IkLfBNEie-zUG6X-Ez4EpgepVo0hcN7v3NtDIrLXdbeeGlilYbWbvS1MmeAquWGyL6q98yPcMszFU0n8iVclwGKVqKy9PRyYyrWA4/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429293442868121634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLyjgvS1kYRHCnwC9YLyTp83cT9HsBbQ3tGPRfR2IkLfBNEie-zUG6X-Ez4EpgepVo0hcN7v3NtDIrLXdbeeGlilYbWbvS1MmeAquWGyL6q98yPcMszFU0n8iVclwGKVqKy9PRyYyrWA4/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+009.jpg" /></a> What a fun present for her! (Next time, I might just order online! JK!)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDupLuSJ4gUGYuOJnu-hEnXEQ6njsfZxjZV3C6WygDz1C1-JipRMd0H5DbEt6cZeO6-vZUMPX2bNxgOFEVP56ZczHOAforcQxEz_a6lRsUrJg2ctndErp4L-NhnGawtmhxtla5uNhKiRf4/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429292904138100994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDupLuSJ4gUGYuOJnu-hEnXEQ6njsfZxjZV3C6WygDz1C1-JipRMd0H5DbEt6cZeO6-vZUMPX2bNxgOFEVP56ZczHOAforcQxEz_a6lRsUrJg2ctndErp4L-NhnGawtmhxtla5uNhKiRf4/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+017.jpg" /></a> We went up to the Wilds to spend time with cousins and they threw her a special birthday party! It was so sweet and fun.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxGYYK_v5PzS3mjLaY5svkTSFW12gAOEsvKoqF7DOkfl3LVC_0d6dl6RWhgNRSB5tIulU2qet67GFIso9ZT_IPmen4vkFtzbfw_Z_YQBAkIR2oVtvcg9kkdz7ng48n7UKMOz9SF0NBFAz/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429292893737868290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxGYYK_v5PzS3mjLaY5svkTSFW12gAOEsvKoqF7DOkfl3LVC_0d6dl6RWhgNRSB5tIulU2qet67GFIso9ZT_IPmen4vkFtzbfw_Z_YQBAkIR2oVtvcg9kkdz7ng48n7UKMOz9SF0NBFAz/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+015.jpg" /></a> At Uncle Matt and Aunt Julie's house!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aBwZUX992cH5Pzgk19iK5N3OAjPyZqZJibroKbecEXX3yV-OHWkacSjNakHIDgwsRhk0fVhYLFb5oE5vhBAcSKP5Sr-31toIT6uBWpVcbEsxTp2ZX-hpLVBhbRBUVAZoTioHMEr2KYCR/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429292890281296226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aBwZUX992cH5Pzgk19iK5N3OAjPyZqZJibroKbecEXX3yV-OHWkacSjNakHIDgwsRhk0fVhYLFb5oE5vhBAcSKP5Sr-31toIT6uBWpVcbEsxTp2ZX-hpLVBhbRBUVAZoTioHMEr2KYCR/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+013.jpg" /></a> Here are all the cousins...Nana and Papa were sad to be the only ones missing! :(<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWlU4_yeDXfZn-L7GiA5mO4U1uZWQt4cdnRkExu-1VSXEE6pTa8ZHigyXf5Vo_r-pGC37feAAnaOg3nzqV_zZe_J8MSSixB_NH3DZiluDVvG28OLaPE_Pe5zgZ19LtTJLKmRLOMl_el-y/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429292888974757346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWlU4_yeDXfZn-L7GiA5mO4U1uZWQt4cdnRkExu-1VSXEE6pTa8ZHigyXf5Vo_r-pGC37feAAnaOg3nzqV_zZe_J8MSSixB_NH3DZiluDVvG28OLaPE_Pe5zgZ19LtTJLKmRLOMl_el-y/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+021.jpg" /></a> Michala and Abbie<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiar8ynsTlHwC6A-x0pbehzc_U8gEDfpLat6O4Bxj70ZFynVdHjatD0-xZpzH42slPlMGx9vkeftkQWN6emBYKkUfBGp41xx3gTxRQuNFVcjVezcyy7EeGeXiXopSAwHJgOlGe1V0JpzKj/s1600-h/August+-+September+Boston+09+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429292880624295010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiar8ynsTlHwC6A-x0pbehzc_U8gEDfpLat6O4Bxj70ZFynVdHjatD0-xZpzH42slPlMGx9vkeftkQWN6emBYKkUfBGp41xx3gTxRQuNFVcjVezcyy7EeGeXiXopSAwHJgOlGe1V0JpzKj/s320/August+-+September+Boston+09+031.jpg" /></a> Megan and Madison gave Michala an adorable lap desk!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-12811826822965713682010-01-21T11:02:00.000-08:002010-01-21T12:25:47.192-08:00Our Trip to HoustonFor our staff party this summer, rather than staying at camp, we all took a trip to Houston. It was so fun to get away, to enjoy being together, and just to have lots of fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbFK0HbY3cha5jGLVuQQ2uEKFVk4mugHKyWunkvwwqCr71XE1BMyPRxXl23vvi0542r5uI294n3owzGShyH5GJZQycdBF6ezrv3KLPICXE5kMBEH5tFFfNqmUeMaVPIEUvOo9FUcMsf1l/s1600-h/summer+09+070.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429272374690925538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbFK0HbY3cha5jGLVuQQ2uEKFVk4mugHKyWunkvwwqCr71XE1BMyPRxXl23vvi0542r5uI294n3owzGShyH5GJZQycdBF6ezrv3KLPICXE5kMBEH5tFFfNqmUeMaVPIEUvOo9FUcMsf1l/s320/summer+09+070.jpg" /></a>Here we are at the Houston Astros game. I love this stadium...it was indoor and cool!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ReQicJA0JgWbivZ3BUre9LlVXuRfJexGqvMwbUWt5ZAR7_-nWJorPmQchCZjGVc47UiVfFARb4-g_OCV25_Ku9knpZQUuSfP2v6jjuosRb40QkG-CHAXhnFiG1myRzu0Gk27Fa_16FJR/s1600-h/summer+09+084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429272371084579650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ReQicJA0JgWbivZ3BUre9LlVXuRfJexGqvMwbUWt5ZAR7_-nWJorPmQchCZjGVc47UiVfFARb4-g_OCV25_Ku9knpZQUuSfP2v6jjuosRb40QkG-CHAXhnFiG1myRzu0Gk27Fa_16FJR/s320/summer+09+084.jpg" /></a> We took a quick trip over to Galveston to ride the ferry and to play in the ocean for a while.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoPlhTFVCwoTqqYADRHXoM8eo3B888VpFf0l_wjnzGbheBAkByl6JDNx17MIp31XW7IP_pHMVukcU9GJvMsoL7HxAFpfMIH3TEnuLqchmr7I3fk6dOjqPkfkHQInAbMIoFZZI7QxT7JIw/s1600-h/summer+09+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429272359834347954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoPlhTFVCwoTqqYADRHXoM8eo3B888VpFf0l_wjnzGbheBAkByl6JDNx17MIp31XW7IP_pHMVukcU9GJvMsoL7HxAFpfMIH3TEnuLqchmr7I3fk6dOjqPkfkHQInAbMIoFZZI7QxT7JIw/s320/summer+09+078.jpg" /></a> We went to the Houston Galleria and they have this beautiful water wall.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0iKChCscXu2_U9Tvu5eeeIj7S3fUCORQZL89_2GVBPgDOYXjA7Rqpn1D6_qGCi2H9JL6woFxF0fZh4UqNafOre9i6LobVDa4v-5PcBr7L8YKP7oLKfAHGli_O9Q8LmvqyJE_sWWDtlat/s1600-h/summer+09+073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429272354530378306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0iKChCscXu2_U9Tvu5eeeIj7S3fUCORQZL89_2GVBPgDOYXjA7Rqpn1D6_qGCi2H9JL6woFxF0fZh4UqNafOre9i6LobVDa4v-5PcBr7L8YKP7oLKfAHGli_O9Q8LmvqyJE_sWWDtlat/s320/summer+09+073.jpg" /></a> A cute picture spot to make it look like the kids are in the dugout.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LemLsv51AGyxUJRuEjZPXhBkjAQjXgTEZKWMvaF-55fw7U-Ay_Q-fRhaSQOMzke-xd2fqBc8H1tbqTD_TlNqAa1yDhABNmwcGqb7i-fbSrmmTxGgFkahjY9POu1XYQg6ct79rJx8YnP6/s1600-h/summer+09+079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429271363816574450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LemLsv51AGyxUJRuEjZPXhBkjAQjXgTEZKWMvaF-55fw7U-Ay_Q-fRhaSQOMzke-xd2fqBc8H1tbqTD_TlNqAa1yDhABNmwcGqb7i-fbSrmmTxGgFkahjY9POu1XYQg6ct79rJx8YnP6/s320/summer+09+079.jpg" /></a> On the ferry ride<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwGEyl8Xy1As6i58gel6PVEcnjqRgvw2mIt-KLx0RwJQ5YfyXTEuUzO17JeQhtUil97qjXcihZDom6FJHoTjA8_wU5JpKUwUg6h1pQmw6bAEmk4XVFAZWsqAXafPWWFYeIITNXTe6QW4M/s1600-h/summer+09+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429271357784972706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwGEyl8Xy1As6i58gel6PVEcnjqRgvw2mIt-KLx0RwJQ5YfyXTEuUzO17JeQhtUil97qjXcihZDom6FJHoTjA8_wU5JpKUwUg6h1pQmw6bAEmk4XVFAZWsqAXafPWWFYeIITNXTe6QW4M/s320/summer+09+069.jpg" /></a> Malachi and his favorite summer staff member, Karis Lundvall<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t_ClWtD5YHBy83a4H3VH8D2y9xpIPXlghsCqm3n0VsP55pYRq2Q9YiQ9VO-IMFWcvL7yVaTWsBi_Ek1OKZsbbsYpVZThelcQeO1RdVFFcrIit2BFftrSZJ234e5r0_UOD5pz89jQFqR7/s1600-h/summer+09+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429271350746816530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t_ClWtD5YHBy83a4H3VH8D2y9xpIPXlghsCqm3n0VsP55pYRq2Q9YiQ9VO-IMFWcvL7yVaTWsBi_Ek1OKZsbbsYpVZThelcQeO1RdVFFcrIit2BFftrSZJ234e5r0_UOD5pz89jQFqR7/s320/summer+09+064.jpg" /></a>Malachi and I had to go get some popcorn!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EQRNdge5jTg15ciKuX8vOoolOu0EU5riUfcxeLnctha4XT8E7gIoN9oUZNXSZi9OM2j7KefgWJXfK-DL_AKOM4wgYvaZYunKlucYrNAVtakSh15H_tCCP3W9Ke585dFBsMc_cGev9OT6/s1600-h/summer+09+077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429271348758231458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EQRNdge5jTg15ciKuX8vOoolOu0EU5riUfcxeLnctha4XT8E7gIoN9oUZNXSZi9OM2j7KefgWJXfK-DL_AKOM4wgYvaZYunKlucYrNAVtakSh15H_tCCP3W9Ke585dFBsMc_cGev9OT6/s320/summer+09+077.jpg" /></a> Our family at the water wall.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVPHXXC7Ii1XytMQDMRItrNFPqUNYeHRGNypRWiFv4o3FA9TZLMEmyxNTfuRX-3ib3ykAWB3aAjFhx1jdfWM3_KRby3ClcWQiMupWsuO9keArS63DXcDuOVszAk_1YrrPmGr8oaIhXMhM/s1600-h/summer+09+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429271337356694914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVPHXXC7Ii1XytMQDMRItrNFPqUNYeHRGNypRWiFv4o3FA9TZLMEmyxNTfuRX-3ib3ykAWB3aAjFhx1jdfWM3_KRby3ClcWQiMupWsuO9keArS63DXcDuOVszAk_1YrrPmGr8oaIhXMhM/s320/summer+09+063.jpg" /></a> Daddy spoiled the girls with cotton candy!</div><div> </div><div>What a fun weekend. We will never forget the great memories we made with our staff!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-9012660356829339462010-01-21T10:52:00.000-08:002010-01-21T11:02:19.554-08:00Malachi's first broken bone!In August, Mom and Dad Herbster came down to Southland to stay with the kids for five days while Mike and I went away. Mom, Dad, and the kids dropped us off at the airport...only for us to find out that our flight had been cancelled, so we had to cancel our getaway! Boohoo!! It was so sad! But....<br /><br />The next day, while Mike and I were in town, trying to have a date, Dad Herbster called to tell us that Malachi had broken his arm at the pool. So we met them at the ER and Malachi had to have his wrist reset. It was so sad. I was thankful that I was not out of town at that point!<br /><br />So, I went from going on a getaway with my husband to caring for a little boy with a broken arm! He was so tough and brave through it all. And the two of us made some precious memories together!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYhRyjpfBhlzWvvVKWlGopMnSZEHyBFZtjhND8V7UKDkXYSsdozQ_ppd2f1OVb-UChtKRRwh-sSnMBrbXzHnTz9FcsU_lqA_82rpjMENbFzrMaZz1QEZvGkYlPs0_rZ-e8o4U5NhKZlaV/s1600-h/mal's+broken+arm+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429268563413612274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYhRyjpfBhlzWvvVKWlGopMnSZEHyBFZtjhND8V7UKDkXYSsdozQ_ppd2f1OVb-UChtKRRwh-sSnMBrbXzHnTz9FcsU_lqA_82rpjMENbFzrMaZz1QEZvGkYlPs0_rZ-e8o4U5NhKZlaV/s320/mal's+broken+arm+005.jpg" /></a> Playing Rook with Nana and Papa<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUOHiZNI9Evq1_EokO3RVuySfyu1FfWIdfJh4CqPHnCkchKWPr0UBdmJVdT-WaiJ0CYaKTGk3LpaNYbak8ZrISFht8c0G_c_WAyWcRoZ5q7pO3L403lLq_Sq5TS4wuGC6M7I0AWjAu3Fu/s1600-h/mal's+broken+arm+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429268558421252274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUOHiZNI9Evq1_EokO3RVuySfyu1FfWIdfJh4CqPHnCkchKWPr0UBdmJVdT-WaiJ0CYaKTGk3LpaNYbak8ZrISFht8c0G_c_WAyWcRoZ5q7pO3L403lLq_Sq5TS4wuGC6M7I0AWjAu3Fu/s320/mal's+broken+arm+009.jpg" /></a> The day after the Break. Nana and Papa took the other kids away for the day, so Malachi and I stayed home all day playing games and watching movies. We had a fun bonding day!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRdU6F2bL5UE-bfE-m4ASeaVbWxcmXDZ_6K1g6dZvVtcFhXE3nitxLmXR-NoMvfaqYCHvPQ-2pEBVOGJUWlS1R0QWyW0okXscEqUCGFuBbRvwl9IHX1_sp5o8S8Sms14V-mi3ZdRlnRow/s1600-h/mal's+broken+arm+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429268549718546146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRdU6F2bL5UE-bfE-m4ASeaVbWxcmXDZ_6K1g6dZvVtcFhXE3nitxLmXR-NoMvfaqYCHvPQ-2pEBVOGJUWlS1R0QWyW0okXscEqUCGFuBbRvwl9IHX1_sp5o8S8Sms14V-mi3ZdRlnRow/s320/mal's+broken+arm+007.jpg" /></a> This is what happened every time the pain meds wore off. It was so sad!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBkcmWtmbffcupoz5jIOeQlgqG-HQbnZN0E_D9KSeglYoZx2ZavWn4h00bYW4azmNVaEfdifsEXLYVmgbotiWTRpUvh3kPevRR8eByX30WxLhkgjdWxlm0LgAyUFfg1Jg1g87tJtYxMDL/s1600-h/mal's+broken+arm+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429268548748488626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBkcmWtmbffcupoz5jIOeQlgqG-HQbnZN0E_D9KSeglYoZx2ZavWn4h00bYW4azmNVaEfdifsEXLYVmgbotiWTRpUvh3kPevRR8eByX30WxLhkgjdWxlm0LgAyUFfg1Jg1g87tJtYxMDL/s320/mal's+broken+arm+001.jpg" /></a> After a couple days, he was feeling much better. And I was so thankful that the meds didn't make him tired or groggy. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-91436320504900960262010-01-21T10:34:00.000-08:002010-01-21T10:51:58.983-08:00Summer '09Well, summer is our favorite time of year! We love being at camp during the summers. No school, lots of fun! This was our 7th summer being in Louisiana at Southland!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvLOug4B5BiM5VXYrl5Zl7jCd6oMtVGHBOXZh4TjOm2nyEdRhNZURljo2pf6-3ePUbxuZqGGzMsKau9yRRDdb1MqdgfOvr9Qq5ITp4YhkeS3NQ96eRhVJWZ5G_2UaoZ1d5STGCzyFr9FW/s1600-h/summer+09+059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429265183660972706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvLOug4B5BiM5VXYrl5Zl7jCd6oMtVGHBOXZh4TjOm2nyEdRhNZURljo2pf6-3ePUbxuZqGGzMsKau9yRRDdb1MqdgfOvr9Qq5ITp4YhkeS3NQ96eRhVJWZ5G_2UaoZ1d5STGCzyFr9FW/s320/summer+09+059.jpg" /></a> Here are the girls all painted up, ready to go to final scoring!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtQLNG9RsHJ63XNj5AUkIIIu1cQIUqEA8SBTx3MOD1DWcmLWnKKOIcLrMwTQC3TandcaDFd6lWKq95KYchWEkqpUXzyxV2CO_cfheZzUzRjsXQtDuD93STKbgBPAbNEMXbzS25hrCw4Vc/s1600-h/summer+09+052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429265180798265138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtQLNG9RsHJ63XNj5AUkIIIu1cQIUqEA8SBTx3MOD1DWcmLWnKKOIcLrMwTQC3TandcaDFd6lWKq95KYchWEkqpUXzyxV2CO_cfheZzUzRjsXQtDuD93STKbgBPAbNEMXbzS25hrCw4Vc/s320/summer+09+052.jpg" /></a><br />Karis, Malachi, and Jill...oh how much fun these three had together!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUfCIzHG76Q1jkODkNT9UklrzFHd-G9QGKMqw8_kYFSMq8yaOxlkuA7CWiu6TL5D090r6XcE9uBA5M1B0VKaeg0JKjRuzEdgEemF7PxTk5de_zYLDNwag_87nQiOqtHc8SBpSDNBP_y3l/s1600-h/summer+09+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429265171637671218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUfCIzHG76Q1jkODkNT9UklrzFHd-G9QGKMqw8_kYFSMq8yaOxlkuA7CWiu6TL5D090r6XcE9uBA5M1B0VKaeg0JKjRuzEdgEemF7PxTk5de_zYLDNwag_87nQiOqtHc8SBpSDNBP_y3l/s320/summer+09+046.jpg" /></a><br />Michala making her t-shirt<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8Imatl5wiONX5fQ2dq78z53iLiuIGiLgV3S5bzSEft_r0_a3w4AdF2M2rZtyCX8Q98kBxxAZMxH772-yBcpO00PIhZg9FymwTiuuS04nsBJEIYd6uqgt2U7S3msiNOYr4nOVPrew6Zmw/s1600-h/summer+09+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429265169502874258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8Imatl5wiONX5fQ2dq78z53iLiuIGiLgV3S5bzSEft_r0_a3w4AdF2M2rZtyCX8Q98kBxxAZMxH772-yBcpO00PIhZg9FymwTiuuS04nsBJEIYd6uqgt2U7S3msiNOYr4nOVPrew6Zmw/s320/summer+09+045.jpg" /></a> McKenna having fun with glue and sparkles<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHaA-pz6po4SQAOfo86S3vPvjvvmKQrzTiQqNHJ_wkUMr5W3oR1lHwgsM51MxfZlMdc1u5ID8yA5Ef5MhwX_y4tATUlEQ20FF6aOe9xfLxMK7WvKtqxHulIohmi26-iOXwatntpHUvU7a/s1600-h/summer+09+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429264384702603874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHaA-pz6po4SQAOfo86S3vPvjvvmKQrzTiQqNHJ_wkUMr5W3oR1lHwgsM51MxfZlMdc1u5ID8yA5Ef5MhwX_y4tATUlEQ20FF6aOe9xfLxMK7WvKtqxHulIohmi26-iOXwatntpHUvU7a/s320/summer+09+030.jpg" /></a> The girls loved sitting on the Program cart with all their friends during the games<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1GjxbqSFzFEgmv6Fcw020vMcqJfyI_onu2ElqcL7bsi_1hkZ6ayBkefwATBWyNcQtkv-V2idt4IlbovPj0oiIo6YV8wYt0_yfJlY2P8AFYg3Bc-WL6sGHgNDBwd1G-A-zTcZHdeUxQGA/s1600-h/summer+09+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429264381819667458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1GjxbqSFzFEgmv6Fcw020vMcqJfyI_onu2ElqcL7bsi_1hkZ6ayBkefwATBWyNcQtkv-V2idt4IlbovPj0oiIo6YV8wYt0_yfJlY2P8AFYg3Bc-WL6sGHgNDBwd1G-A-zTcZHdeUxQGA/s320/summer+09+017.jpg" /></a> Sharing an Italian Creme Soda together<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xD2_05qq7rhhGfyZL7qPEuNWOPnfsUaBmXShP4EftCRg6wh_JzDfxQQdIhS0gg_5ZkqjlGbnGBso9bdJRHv4fgDXNYP3k792AWqXM74pROPrOUvr7rXsyu9fsedIXstNZcwLW4wha_s3/s1600-h/summer+09+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429264371481290786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xD2_05qq7rhhGfyZL7qPEuNWOPnfsUaBmXShP4EftCRg6wh_JzDfxQQdIhS0gg_5ZkqjlGbnGBso9bdJRHv4fgDXNYP3k792AWqXM74pROPrOUvr7rXsyu9fsedIXstNZcwLW4wha_s3/s320/summer+09+014.jpg" /></a> Michala sitting with Mr. Dave at the game<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hwDkuxxH3_zgEbAiRgTLxVKLfMtLJ8OoMLJ2qGIZqM2d6I0M486ho_B5bCUx31pmr51ZvAgZxRsA8HulDkWKIjO8esOO2o3fDAe97jPTDFyljdcMpZH582mcGnEKdLE8iaIECgYGek7k/s1600-h/summer+09+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429264369979257442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hwDkuxxH3_zgEbAiRgTLxVKLfMtLJ8OoMLJ2qGIZqM2d6I0M486ho_B5bCUx31pmr51ZvAgZxRsA8HulDkWKIjO8esOO2o3fDAe97jPTDFyljdcMpZH582mcGnEKdLE8iaIECgYGek7k/s320/summer+09+006.jpg" /></a> The boys in Orientation...they had a blast singing Lumberjack Days!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7g6X7Zn5rVc3OCHaOe2UvmY93F-jgcrt4UNomHpcx4z9hnEMWv3LL2IG_lpduGGfIxNzcy9VpTtFEUw9r6PV-JX98ONgrtf94Rd7nO1v6UWnc8ErMT3YYzWizDnxbjs8qmxo9yiCfSLG/s1600-h/summer+09+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429264358119101362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7g6X7Zn5rVc3OCHaOe2UvmY93F-jgcrt4UNomHpcx4z9hnEMWv3LL2IG_lpduGGfIxNzcy9VpTtFEUw9r6PV-JX98ONgrtf94Rd7nO1v6UWnc8ErMT3YYzWizDnxbjs8qmxo9yiCfSLG/s320/summer+09+004.jpg" /></a> Right before their first performance! :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-77468964844164859132010-01-21T10:14:00.000-08:002010-01-21T10:31:56.114-08:00Micah's First Week of CampThis last summer was Micah's first time to be a camper at Southland. He had so much fun. Ben Farrell was the speaker and the kids from Tri-City came down so he was able to room with Andrew Ahrens. It was hard to let him go to camp...a quarter of a mile away! :) I can't imagine sending him on a bus hours and hours away. I am so thankful that he was close by! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8go4kP-gSdPuVFBPcoukzTOyP_OyUkIEoNUhkn89ltok-xAy1Ql5pBdjScm_IqCJ1wj4hnwS8CFmq4rdZIK0fBkfEpcLRRfF2kq0QBlLC5XFEVnpXt049ybTXYGGQGo_op51tIbX6o6u/s1600-h/summer+09+060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259861943217938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8go4kP-gSdPuVFBPcoukzTOyP_OyUkIEoNUhkn89ltok-xAy1Ql5pBdjScm_IqCJ1wj4hnwS8CFmq4rdZIK0fBkfEpcLRRfF2kq0QBlLC5XFEVnpXt049ybTXYGGQGo_op51tIbX6o6u/s320/summer+09+060.jpg" /></a> Here he is practicing with the camper choir to sing in the Friday night service.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NHKtzl2d7wHrJYsezm1Jut6cw21RoGd1jM_qlQDLlV4PQuEMRuZkkxVdjMR2vrc4XIE5j8zgFUIXWHZ4WFUGkTC4il3hE6N3ZDuzsjuf8kfmQDWIjD_O8Jjm0McBz3HdkDgRbEmoIgly/s1600-h/summer+09+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259855355017394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NHKtzl2d7wHrJYsezm1Jut6cw21RoGd1jM_qlQDLlV4PQuEMRuZkkxVdjMR2vrc4XIE5j8zgFUIXWHZ4WFUGkTC4il3hE6N3ZDuzsjuf8kfmQDWIjD_O8Jjm0McBz3HdkDgRbEmoIgly/s320/summer+09+054.jpg" /></a> Playing Timber Tug<br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sBY-hKvGm-0Q-x6vnmgHdePcVibKcV0C_lrDO7WNNPMO8HOJFwwycLNfLld1eEDQa0dREptHCoOihx7zQ4d4fpcyOcxOJaoh206rBhR97X6taWj-ZTakw4ArTiZ0qd_YD6m80hb5ZEDH/s1600-h/summer+09+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259849188148290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sBY-hKvGm-0Q-x6vnmgHdePcVibKcV0C_lrDO7WNNPMO8HOJFwwycLNfLld1eEDQa0dREptHCoOihx7zQ4d4fpcyOcxOJaoh206rBhR97X6taWj-ZTakw4ArTiZ0qd_YD6m80hb5ZEDH/s320/summer+09+044.jpg" /></a> Getting his food at the picnic lunch after Lake Games<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm3-vYpX1kN2o7KrozTk7tW1NwfA85Qlxmj4lEjok2DOydaZAlD7HCi6m1Ufn3P3DAsC19E_OeIIcDbib7oRd2HSzL_lxPGDVCDvU-xccsS7fyQsHYt51CPp_pNhEZRkY0wLW2jK36jnh/s1600-h/summer+09+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259844241123906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOm3-vYpX1kN2o7KrozTk7tW1NwfA85Qlxmj4lEjok2DOydaZAlD7HCi6m1Ufn3P3DAsC19E_OeIIcDbib7oRd2HSzL_lxPGDVCDvU-xccsS7fyQsHYt51CPp_pNhEZRkY0wLW2jK36jnh/s320/summer+09+038.jpg" /></a> Malachi, Andrew, and Micah at Lake Games.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dzzwBwXUCzWxQcWUfqct2_JzzxOEf-TN3vD-kr0CZ8XBx6wzG8VD28IWZSXtK4yocB53JkpW5PDfSZgjcc6OdstnRarW7m7N3vVYUu174ll-Ja8v84z6GmoxhlpkRo7If8v7glC_pSvR/s1600-h/summer+09+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259092129362306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dzzwBwXUCzWxQcWUfqct2_JzzxOEf-TN3vD-kr0CZ8XBx6wzG8VD28IWZSXtK4yocB53JkpW5PDfSZgjcc6OdstnRarW7m7N3vVYUu174ll-Ja8v84z6GmoxhlpkRo7If8v7glC_pSvR/s320/summer+09+019.jpg" /></a> Eating down at camp<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8hXXlfvHnzcJpz6dYgbeBmsOrpWkbvvSz3K_6nQP3rpwW1vesvObiC02chetzITOJ7yOArGRv2GcJugXeM6OjSLzZXwBFId22fgLzqEF4bQ6uT604VaFrMQd5JbGT9DsPzYpHMCo9ZOf/s1600-h/summer+09+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259076507777666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8hXXlfvHnzcJpz6dYgbeBmsOrpWkbvvSz3K_6nQP3rpwW1vesvObiC02chetzITOJ7yOArGRv2GcJugXeM6OjSLzZXwBFId22fgLzqEF4bQ6uT604VaFrMQd5JbGT9DsPzYpHMCo9ZOf/s320/summer+09+015.jpg" /></a> Team meetings after a game<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOk8HzFMPTWnSj6vboBGhVYPycO79M-Fe1Cr4LoffxEFG2AFFbub-O_hGyJFyjg4dIUu8gw5ijyu2pdjFUyoecavAK0zN_fboxs5LhawdIKla_jG44wYOyRdqPaCUCP5_aU81XrnUpiSd/s1600-h/summer+09+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259063847547250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOk8HzFMPTWnSj6vboBGhVYPycO79M-Fe1Cr4LoffxEFG2AFFbub-O_hGyJFyjg4dIUu8gw5ijyu2pdjFUyoecavAK0zN_fboxs5LhawdIKla_jG44wYOyRdqPaCUCP5_aU81XrnUpiSd/s320/summer+09+009.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8BrH1582Kh1B03VXsMGHhlAkkk_M6q5Em4s3uP5pVbiKPeUcMB4LvbdYQ9K6pUZIFv1DxAC1fgTtO-ltkqfnl1clLWaKpo66AD6NGTbX9YDlGgLwXidJQ4eK2mtZzeHoa8JbVmqjiJzg/s1600-h/summer+09+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259055420408306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8BrH1582Kh1B03VXsMGHhlAkkk_M6q5Em4s3uP5pVbiKPeUcMB4LvbdYQ9K6pUZIFv1DxAC1fgTtO-ltkqfnl1clLWaKpo66AD6NGTbX9YDlGgLwXidJQ4eK2mtZzeHoa8JbVmqjiJzg/s320/summer+09+002.jpg" /></a> Micah and his counselor, Andrew Bailes<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiO3DGdVDfJMKvD5_pjncehBK12bzVDjl6O5BaINiy7V-KABDlc338bbEaUCzTk6BfVcoJa2-W1oTsDU1BhsHfsJrk4Cjbc03DicsHWdv6e1A3-PS_0SUjm1gu-pT2WsfWnAdv1Y8BYlm/s1600-h/summer+09+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429259042553147026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiO3DGdVDfJMKvD5_pjncehBK12bzVDjl6O5BaINiy7V-KABDlc338bbEaUCzTk6BfVcoJa2-W1oTsDU1BhsHfsJrk4Cjbc03DicsHWdv6e1A3-PS_0SUjm1gu-pT2WsfWnAdv1Y8BYlm/s320/summer+09+001.jpg" /></a> Good buddies, good times!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-8886712331782053022010-01-20T15:00:00.000-08:002010-01-20T15:16:22.642-08:00Malachi's 8th BirthdayIt seems that Malachi's birthday lands on family vacation almost every year! He loves it! He loves vacation, he loves being off of school, and he loves being with his cousins and family. I think we figured out that this was his third Disney Vacation birthday...and he's only 8!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy2XYozP7bqp8Gxn0tjq3bXo1CofY9w969JZU9y1aOVuXf6t9wgfzmnH2mUIm6piQ7F6GsXBsV9mQZvXrQgj98wJz7-FxnlGLxagnMoKkfe63fZdfxkJBFFxLK482mHdDcnDA5PC1bx4U/s1600-h/Mal's+bday+09+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428963027664796130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy2XYozP7bqp8Gxn0tjq3bXo1CofY9w969JZU9y1aOVuXf6t9wgfzmnH2mUIm6piQ7F6GsXBsV9mQZvXrQgj98wJz7-FxnlGLxagnMoKkfe63fZdfxkJBFFxLK482mHdDcnDA5PC1bx4U/s320/Mal's+bday+09+035.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA48XtMtFhjGdNPJtZZqsOByr0DsUlfRhh-p46aJdMXNRencyhIbYOjaidV9hyh2yKVLXXmLUPXXXEUGNvkSfR4WC_Pekj8Be-_numVXjkxsVlyDV8LvNWkhZxvBjhSLm2BddRb5tsSMy2/s1600-h/Mal's+bday+09+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428963025381773730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA48XtMtFhjGdNPJtZZqsOByr0DsUlfRhh-p46aJdMXNRencyhIbYOjaidV9hyh2yKVLXXmLUPXXXEUGNvkSfR4WC_Pekj8Be-_numVXjkxsVlyDV8LvNWkhZxvBjhSLm2BddRb5tsSMy2/s320/Mal's+bday+09+033.jpg" /></a>Here he is with all his gifts...plus he got money from Papa and Nana, and a Dick's Sporting Goods gift card from Grammy!<br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic61iwuMnezEKarhkmP9tLObW4-zfFuQSGH61-O8JCbG-t2Y3ZgaAaR_J3t45waoGUZL7hQUnlIdpl7TdEBSOwz6OPKpbvLmQo27i-DxjnrTXTRcx5wtRhoX3Q2T5ZFpfGQKTHsp4Edwy-/s1600-h/Mal's+bday+09+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428962572344588754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic61iwuMnezEKarhkmP9tLObW4-zfFuQSGH61-O8JCbG-t2Y3ZgaAaR_J3t45waoGUZL7hQUnlIdpl7TdEBSOwz6OPKpbvLmQo27i-DxjnrTXTRcx5wtRhoX3Q2T5ZFpfGQKTHsp4Edwy-/s320/Mal's+bday+09+011.jpg" /></a> Getting ready to open all the gifts!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CeWYyBe5shUrSQD-_gs-PJ2MYLZCE2DQE6QXLmU_mPFfwUq_ci0Sgz-qVeFBm39-L-xDa62jb-r_MU7OsBA0wmSbv_6n4vyJPJEpuEHzjWxMjxnaR1Pzv2VjgxD0tWlgVpD6d7uoosVi/s1600-h/Mal's+bday+09+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428962564044951938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CeWYyBe5shUrSQD-_gs-PJ2MYLZCE2DQE6QXLmU_mPFfwUq_ci0Sgz-qVeFBm39-L-xDa62jb-r_MU7OsBA0wmSbv_6n4vyJPJEpuEHzjWxMjxnaR1Pzv2VjgxD0tWlgVpD6d7uoosVi/s320/Mal's+bday+09+009.jpg" /></a> This year he asked for a Kansas Jayhawk birthday party. It was so fun to shop around for all the decorations!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_hx887RfTdHN11eI1JsVo9VVBrwPJMx1QfG6YroMq9nnsoVkX5mBndYQEo2sSNkD0nVKxjCE56tvuBtKnq8OM4zOupYjtDbOmmkH6JmtrF7oRx5DFYq1rHsPcMr9bclaEqGSpSvzBwUc/s1600-h/Mal's+bday+09+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428962560891610578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_hx887RfTdHN11eI1JsVo9VVBrwPJMx1QfG6YroMq9nnsoVkX5mBndYQEo2sSNkD0nVKxjCE56tvuBtKnq8OM4zOupYjtDbOmmkH6JmtrF7oRx5DFYq1rHsPcMr9bclaEqGSpSvzBwUc/s320/Mal's+bday+09+006.jpg" /></a> Eating pizza right before eating birthday cake. Oh well, what are vacations and parties for!?!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFuzsDKroPHwfPAMnfhuTP9U4kw-pG4SKNyhQJ3At2oHO2b_ledyeT35UlwVBLH9EKEVDQ6IdKtJm1wK-dCOjcdoXfBayWcZ-JqBrGFG84zmGUznxq8knqHCFnFNh_J4uWbfCcyDEi2-L/s1600-h/Mal's+bday+09+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428962556465173986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFuzsDKroPHwfPAMnfhuTP9U4kw-pG4SKNyhQJ3At2oHO2b_ledyeT35UlwVBLH9EKEVDQ6IdKtJm1wK-dCOjcdoXfBayWcZ-JqBrGFG84zmGUznxq8knqHCFnFNh_J4uWbfCcyDEi2-L/s320/Mal's+bday+09+007.jpg" /></a> The week before his birthday, we were at a church in Tampa, Florida, and I found a Walmart Bakery nearby. I took Malachi's visor in to the lady and asked her if she could make him the jayhawk in a cupcake cake. I was blown away when I picked this up...she did an amazing job!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL4hdN2sGS5tsWBFaZaa_wHhzUz-_nGbK62AZlXACxaDwMsk_zLyC3fUv1oQsD8GMl0BYRNveabH-UM3_jkxqXMVD0O3jW7RXTcsLA_YxjZWCkEJa2sXC5d8zvcIIJMLy8hLkrtiYoZYN/s1600-h/Mal's+bday+09+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428962547763300210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL4hdN2sGS5tsWBFaZaa_wHhzUz-_nGbK62AZlXACxaDwMsk_zLyC3fUv1oQsD8GMl0BYRNveabH-UM3_jkxqXMVD0O3jW7RXTcsLA_YxjZWCkEJa2sXC5d8zvcIIJMLy8hLkrtiYoZYN/s320/Mal's+bday+09+004.jpg" /></a> Happy birthday, Malachi!!! <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />!mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-25991692805952906032010-01-20T14:29:00.000-08:002010-01-20T14:59:45.154-08:00Herbster Family Vacation February 2009Here is my first post, my first attempt at getting back in the groove of blogging after a whole year off. How pathetic! Hope you enjoy!<br /><br />So, last February, we all met up in Florida and had our vacation together in Orlando. We love going to Disney! It is so much fun to watch all the kids having so much fun together. I am so thankful for the memories they are able to make together. Sweet memories!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1G7cFEIXv23qzyLDiIxxopFBrkdiKqeTdpfaLKGVdWd1p2R44mbdLLeBAO2zsFA2SyN3JsM9qiQqcewQf2AH8qwMHZcGnFYXjfgLKqXFuK40jdlo89QdBgAINk9lJbRqcDo9LKBBSxdu/s1600-h/disney+09+136.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428957193129052674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1G7cFEIXv23qzyLDiIxxopFBrkdiKqeTdpfaLKGVdWd1p2R44mbdLLeBAO2zsFA2SyN3JsM9qiQqcewQf2AH8qwMHZcGnFYXjfgLKqXFuK40jdlo89QdBgAINk9lJbRqcDo9LKBBSxdu/s320/disney+09+136.jpg" /></a> Waiting to eat lunch with Pooh Bear and his friends...so we had to take a picture in front of Cinderella's castle!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGr5XMGCa_0WdNsA35upiWQMpCvYTBj8JpQPEHE7x8wn194zUO-y6jAYen9I-RJKKmC6k5i8pBo32lMggZrFXiSIs13DDWwX2IOb9ryFJ_qnK6mXH0DAA441iNmXlHJ0yoKj9HWw-LEeH/s1600-h/disney+09+218.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428957184206773842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGr5XMGCa_0WdNsA35upiWQMpCvYTBj8JpQPEHE7x8wn194zUO-y6jAYen9I-RJKKmC6k5i8pBo32lMggZrFXiSIs13DDWwX2IOb9ryFJ_qnK6mXH0DAA441iNmXlHJ0yoKj9HWw-LEeH/s320/disney+09+218.jpg" /></a> The Herbsters pretty much take up all the room on the rides!</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sZ4d9CU4hsjcop7eRWjPyZTzQn03hmZssWYyCH4GfLyr0yjy4bFje9YGFOohZtUtRPQO3CGUUxwAIMm2Pt8nmi1stWyZcfQL-Vuoo08BdwL4UbJEawQM5ovEANdKmRj7cwa2-5R9FHLZ/s1600-h/disney+09+197.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428957180075545538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sZ4d9CU4hsjcop7eRWjPyZTzQn03hmZssWYyCH4GfLyr0yjy4bFje9YGFOohZtUtRPQO3CGUUxwAIMm2Pt8nmi1stWyZcfQL-Vuoo08BdwL4UbJEawQM5ovEANdKmRj7cwa2-5R9FHLZ/s320/disney+09+197.jpg" /></a> Getting ready for a fun day out. Thanks to Nana and Papa for matching outfits to spot them easily!</div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNXuaiZopnUNy6zlF9LTKdZQo8_Orf8ZWNvsGHjXzp_srqJ9I-PtsMKLuFPg65fidLshNTOZpxLbuSasHtYNH0sGJMCQPwm0TDUOlOFi1KnJ8fz4i675lJ5elRnN9jK2PTIlHogKhvIs5/s1600-h/disney+09+164.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428957175940871586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNXuaiZopnUNy6zlF9LTKdZQo8_Orf8ZWNvsGHjXzp_srqJ9I-PtsMKLuFPg65fidLshNTOZpxLbuSasHtYNH0sGJMCQPwm0TDUOlOFi1KnJ8fz4i675lJ5elRnN9jK2PTIlHogKhvIs5/s320/disney+09+164.jpg" /></a> The next Herbster Trio recording photo. :) (This was taken at the gift shop at the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, thus all the locks!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-CgreuBBKzQ_XAf3bNL9YLWnbOGT_8wtOuMhbQhuvlXLkeTnC7GOFXuc__c1-gd9r6Hy0s1LuKIgK7hosrkvRUiMdkfsO290uuLoDMPxSV5OnQ_L777dvDUm4hZEAeqdjfoXecHvxsu-/s1600-h/disney+09+099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428957167050640354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-CgreuBBKzQ_XAf3bNL9YLWnbOGT_8wtOuMhbQhuvlXLkeTnC7GOFXuc__c1-gd9r6Hy0s1LuKIgK7hosrkvRUiMdkfsO290uuLoDMPxSV5OnQ_L777dvDUm4hZEAeqdjfoXecHvxsu-/s320/disney+09+099.jpg" /></a> Nana and Papa's treasures!<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZkbe3qS1o-AHkGSqI3MTAEAvobPWzJnz5oFzPaPVtKBIpLDk9QywwoOvFflM15vCPkGvR988Zz1s2xaVzcBRbDIy1Pq69Do0l4h9rfXCinVYjO6W4NYtKUpseN5pYwWmDzLUjoTvkhbm/s1600-h/disney+09+095.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428955785688512978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZkbe3qS1o-AHkGSqI3MTAEAvobPWzJnz5oFzPaPVtKBIpLDk9QywwoOvFflM15vCPkGvR988Zz1s2xaVzcBRbDIy1Pq69Do0l4h9rfXCinVYjO6W4NYtKUpseN5pYwWmDzLUjoTvkhbm/s320/disney+09+095.jpg" /></a> Right before entering the Magic Kingdom<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmzJJI2S3BlhW2KqkkVVT99yd-Da0oaF7Wwy4tQoHfvOuHVgBb6fAizGz-7IauZYYkVXc3LI4VniIYZ3RNZjzlY12csH8C19Sg3-LT0RJSmK5Eowy5bpovq7vTKlGwJUbTiKF2yQi-TQQ/s1600-h/disney+09+090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428955779330132226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmzJJI2S3BlhW2KqkkVVT99yd-Da0oaF7Wwy4tQoHfvOuHVgBb6fAizGz-7IauZYYkVXc3LI4VniIYZ3RNZjzlY12csH8C19Sg3-LT0RJSmK5Eowy5bpovq7vTKlGwJUbTiKF2yQi-TQQ/s320/disney+09+090.jpg" /></a> We LOVE cousins!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO5cLYeyN1xD3chahBeseWGt3px-5Ap4ZDchx3cwr_7ISqAtGbaZuAeq1oI-Vu3_6GFJ9GouIA4EMDGk7bwLDTUHPV3GfchBMg12lSNqvCSqiMETAfeSG_R9T_WTsECzfjPtT3mUpi_FE/s1600-h/disney+09+081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428955771258728754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmO5cLYeyN1xD3chahBeseWGt3px-5Ap4ZDchx3cwr_7ISqAtGbaZuAeq1oI-Vu3_6GFJ9GouIA4EMDGk7bwLDTUHPV3GfchBMg12lSNqvCSqiMETAfeSG_R9T_WTsECzfjPtT3mUpi_FE/s320/disney+09+081.jpg" /></a> At the country of America at Epcot, they were doing this march and they asked all our kids to be a part of it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-yBq9-qBBEhamNMXw1jrAY6jP5MooRnD7gQzUAvTD7UgzmE3Ybd42suIIImCfBxI6_CeFYWNi1gsZFCOTkY8-I0EQLj7-EyLhmsjoLCWi4lN57YVxvbNlf2NkPEgs-_RoE_2vbn1ye9r/s1600-h/disney+09+068.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428955763545822354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-yBq9-qBBEhamNMXw1jrAY6jP5MooRnD7gQzUAvTD7UgzmE3Ybd42suIIImCfBxI6_CeFYWNi1gsZFCOTkY8-I0EQLj7-EyLhmsjoLCWi4lN57YVxvbNlf2NkPEgs-_RoE_2vbn1ye9r/s320/disney+09+068.jpg" /></a><br />All the Herbster boys...Jonathan, Malachi, Nathan, and Micah. They stick together in the sea of Herbster girls!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LGQNZJpc9qCxXOMP3VTjLES9knTJza0N8hUe0C4sAfcBgpR-XShSdnxrThEIRxq-cIZu5pZz_fF1xh4tHEtWSknTxRYuRvmjznIE2kCR-PJBezuw9SR1EXWl-zJnG7sI1nHhjc27jaeV/s1600-h/disney+09+060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428955758540520002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LGQNZJpc9qCxXOMP3VTjLES9knTJza0N8hUe0C4sAfcBgpR-XShSdnxrThEIRxq-cIZu5pZz_fF1xh4tHEtWSknTxRYuRvmjznIE2kCR-PJBezuw9SR1EXWl-zJnG7sI1nHhjc27jaeV/s320/disney+09+060.jpg" /></a> Thanks to Uncle Matt and Aunt Julie for these great shirts from the Wilds!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkuRyxwWhuHlh05YHJU06pIpmoZOMbVpRJ0zVDigKlCqySunn_e3_WV6nz7PAVFyS3Wh-Gg_wIRmoTg7Ea_NotyORO99OMdxRtNVBC63UxVnOGSff_OsUi4iUpcwwhPq1vOECM_vRCVJd/s1600-h/disney+09+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428954467303586434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkuRyxwWhuHlh05YHJU06pIpmoZOMbVpRJ0zVDigKlCqySunn_e3_WV6nz7PAVFyS3Wh-Gg_wIRmoTg7Ea_NotyORO99OMdxRtNVBC63UxVnOGSff_OsUi4iUpcwwhPq1vOECM_vRCVJd/s320/disney+09+046.jpg" /></a><br />Micah, Malachi, and Nathan<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqwtFSA7Kkl0gRYC9cHmIZiZKE7_2I1H22ZjtrlyaTjbU20foKepqO8ce5zOpbPIQqvI5zlPU-OQ2v9lfJcTO5M7vS2EAiWeh3NZTpCz5509-JkEDargUa9zhJ941IK5BZ2bYdb9BMgj3/s1600-h/disney+09+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428954455998956722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqwtFSA7Kkl0gRYC9cHmIZiZKE7_2I1H22ZjtrlyaTjbU20foKepqO8ce5zOpbPIQqvI5zlPU-OQ2v9lfJcTO5M7vS2EAiWeh3NZTpCz5509-JkEDargUa9zhJ941IK5BZ2bYdb9BMgj3/s320/disney+09+040.jpg" /></a><br />Girl fun<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhJLSm4ptexk5IstlPp-mkUYSocQefShOuspjctFezb7rGqTqW8FKTGTRJXzx2zmoxNGoQCchy126WgIo7BwODzT3iiAgBkZW9wKGnsVuAQFS90qDCVhs3K9UwXGvDMeISgCKX5X5p8Be/s1600-h/disney+09+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428954450363200466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhJLSm4ptexk5IstlPp-mkUYSocQefShOuspjctFezb7rGqTqW8FKTGTRJXzx2zmoxNGoQCchy126WgIo7BwODzT3iiAgBkZW9wKGnsVuAQFS90qDCVhs3K9UwXGvDMeISgCKX5X5p8Be/s320/disney+09+039.jpg" /></a> Enjoying time with my hubby!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFOmeiwsayWHybXEAccpVGi_agVedvu1TcR6qD5BpsKQEIxPckjni0iKL9505-ja4EQmqYNVPmDpa5sw7ANcQSFP3t_klm5322xkUVEv7pMIli8BVlW-aOvwz9bLHsRk298Agsl_8VwpD/s1600-h/disney+09+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428954443412986786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFOmeiwsayWHybXEAccpVGi_agVedvu1TcR6qD5BpsKQEIxPckjni0iKL9505-ja4EQmqYNVPmDpa5sw7ANcQSFP3t_klm5322xkUVEv7pMIli8BVlW-aOvwz9bLHsRk298Agsl_8VwpD/s320/disney+09+017.jpg" /></a> Our day at Epcot<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6QtDqQAOpWrnHhEzyE0Jv6t06E10spedv2jaHVE4I4MCWgmL08DpjRZJ_Uy5DRSF8ThJEoixtC036pkR0gHhcfeEzxidsGf1rfc4XCZGzf0DfXRYViIxBOCwV65Y2rrw-c0XktmWm9i0/s1600-h/disney+09+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428954438421797698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6QtDqQAOpWrnHhEzyE0Jv6t06E10spedv2jaHVE4I4MCWgmL08DpjRZJ_Uy5DRSF8ThJEoixtC036pkR0gHhcfeEzxidsGf1rfc4XCZGzf0DfXRYViIxBOCwV65Y2rrw-c0XktmWm9i0/s320/disney+09+005.jpg" /></a> Have you ever tried to line up 11 kids on a rail like this before? :)</div><div> </div><div>Thanks, Nana and Papa, for an incredible vacation! We love you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-23451710171920281362009-01-02T09:36:00.001-08:002009-01-02T10:19:36.765-08:00Our Snow AngelsThis last Saturday was the big weekend for our girls to be flower girls for the very first time. Joe Fant and Becky Farrell asked them to be in their wedding and for Mike and I to do some music as well...we had such a great time! The Farrells have been dear friends for years and we were honored to be a part of Becky's special day! She decorated the church to look like a winter wonderland, so she wanted to girls to be dressed like snow angels. They LOVED every minute!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1waeNNpc-JzSnHoy2DdzKTdakZxlE270Dr2pkZHUYeqzCSYUt_CdEfZH4HfNTmsRzZzzSe5RORtM6bdcyRMyaYjriPII3TiC1JJzy0sXgWo5ny6gtxFYHHErw2t_yNdLnsGvDcr8UlBG/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286757040363247250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1waeNNpc-JzSnHoy2DdzKTdakZxlE270Dr2pkZHUYeqzCSYUt_CdEfZH4HfNTmsRzZzzSe5RORtM6bdcyRMyaYjriPII3TiC1JJzy0sXgWo5ny6gtxFYHHErw2t_yNdLnsGvDcr8UlBG/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here they are at the rehearsal, practicing sitting on their park bench.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg42oTSX_PlxuunvJ5dUiqp8vbO8m2oWfc_tuaF2IRUzIxKYwF25oHEbMJm9cYjRHm5FO2MM9KGHguDskHs4AOzlJ0e_y064DFWiRxOIokR-e1m8mZ1_LHaxx1R-z2aQN5ou97iQE5P5E/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286757026071836450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZg42oTSX_PlxuunvJ5dUiqp8vbO8m2oWfc_tuaF2IRUzIxKYwF25oHEbMJm9cYjRHm5FO2MM9KGHguDskHs4AOzlJ0e_y064DFWiRxOIokR-e1m8mZ1_LHaxx1R-z2aQN5ou97iQE5P5E/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> They were so excited that Patch the Pirate was going to be in the wedding as well. They couldn't believe that Daddy got to sing with Patch!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3Vhe5fNYFLckdYSIml_-AB3WzjeysaLld3xvuo3_jxPFCOvobHhyVNASadZmBeEJitAxfw_X_iCvT6sry_p0M3yS8xE4snT03yeLWfctWaY4C1c_mFE0ZVRlNdvWutyRS1XNh5Ghax61/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286757019393413266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3Vhe5fNYFLckdYSIml_-AB3WzjeysaLld3xvuo3_jxPFCOvobHhyVNASadZmBeEJitAxfw_X_iCvT6sry_p0M3yS8xE4snT03yeLWfctWaY4C1c_mFE0ZVRlNdvWutyRS1XNh5Ghax61/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> McKenna getting ready!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR0mT_cj31fj_9IZcloMgOWG2N4fHFgNFPe6Sdi-Vj6mSc88kYxYBrBtrN3h8lQFVmqmKlN1suOkFt__wsayw2agTnVJ7QrRn4nhLLW5ztnbp1VsUt3PftAuQqImjLRokqLJ-bBdRU5qt/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286756183649063026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR0mT_cj31fj_9IZcloMgOWG2N4fHFgNFPe6Sdi-Vj6mSc88kYxYBrBtrN3h8lQFVmqmKlN1suOkFt__wsayw2agTnVJ7QrRn4nhLLW5ztnbp1VsUt3PftAuQqImjLRokqLJ-bBdRU5qt/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> This was like playing dress up all day long!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFkBq-uqfMr5tZGiPTsX_sS44GNQ4gW6ZpnBdcAD4Q4VGZszLiQRGT1DxD4hVP9PgeKinDSM70GoaNbPp9v-v3h3PBnvw_zcGeDifcNxDIgmIQGVKRdc8zu0ImVJWgwEAIqmz_uH480MQ/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286756178737675890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFkBq-uqfMr5tZGiPTsX_sS44GNQ4gW6ZpnBdcAD4Q4VGZszLiQRGT1DxD4hVP9PgeKinDSM70GoaNbPp9v-v3h3PBnvw_zcGeDifcNxDIgmIQGVKRdc8zu0ImVJWgwEAIqmz_uH480MQ/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> All the girls with the bride!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCV_MrFyRATDrqtJZuoQQVDpUlpZ1UYrE2Bc8E1J5okHSj3_abmZFXoy3zDhZ0EyBRr5qPimJlNiJatVuxGXHjzSaxwJ-lJYylq8xHhDQnCIx7LNmQmGjVbBIo5EZwy407awxq3hJa_kKz/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286756168280388562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCV_MrFyRATDrqtJZuoQQVDpUlpZ1UYrE2Bc8E1J5okHSj3_abmZFXoy3zDhZ0EyBRr5qPimJlNiJatVuxGXHjzSaxwJ-lJYylq8xHhDQnCIx7LNmQmGjVbBIo5EZwy407awxq3hJa_kKz/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> Becky, McKenna and Michala<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-C35xpEi_GekyY55WSjj0_9YzyRNkxK85hiOn0poYEp33HNDByr27awDg7S_ywKL4_Tzdio6DUvDuBFkvbeiv1BNGs83nQwP4CdnJd_bh3RDsovWTx7kyrklK9JfutUuPcF__u5VgUff/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286756144650902738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-C35xpEi_GekyY55WSjj0_9YzyRNkxK85hiOn0poYEp33HNDByr27awDg7S_ywKL4_Tzdio6DUvDuBFkvbeiv1BNGs83nQwP4CdnJd_bh3RDsovWTx7kyrklK9JfutUuPcF__u5VgUff/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> The girls with Mr. Joe. They absolutely adore him!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowcJl8auVXUxz1jCG-sody4WjsK3V-lXWfkkG3MRfVVhBhUaVyFFViVaHfrQr8TBpJJtTLSSqxBaZtD6oSp0OE-Bn5AFj527yTZhORkp1AtxoTImG-uuso_wmbjwNOtZTztCyqPB_l2yj/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286756137873541394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowcJl8auVXUxz1jCG-sody4WjsK3V-lXWfkkG3MRfVVhBhUaVyFFViVaHfrQr8TBpJJtTLSSqxBaZtD6oSp0OE-Bn5AFj527yTZhORkp1AtxoTImG-uuso_wmbjwNOtZTztCyqPB_l2yj/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> But here's their favorite man in all the world! Daddy loves his girls. Every time Mike would look at Bro. Farrell and see the look in his eyes, he would tear up thinking about what it must be like to give your little girl away. Bro. Farrell married Joe and Becky and did a remarkable job keeping it together. We told him if he got choked up, it would all be over for all of us!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ83b12tnD9mmMNkTGlMEVgN7kVfqtHaZiiSTgtisa0ZLTKOmPciZTfr3VusnCMFQ40N5YRRTXdMYor-SkEeLvVD5mZ0snqXOvmAiRs6HUYB1rA4aBkLkjUHXNcR5V1-i3pwmWzHXzL0wa/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286753146463991410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ83b12tnD9mmMNkTGlMEVgN7kVfqtHaZiiSTgtisa0ZLTKOmPciZTfr3VusnCMFQ40N5YRRTXdMYor-SkEeLvVD5mZ0snqXOvmAiRs6HUYB1rA4aBkLkjUHXNcR5V1-i3pwmWzHXzL0wa/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> All the kids with Patch.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcaNafR7kYcDOaEsUkasaciHOTmAknDF-k4m09xv2nEcfqgcoS_LXLAqMNK-YZ97qTkeOd5GluNKoppJuVBNBuAcXWJVMRh62W2cH7qB13xmpUz6NbuHEfpDBNvm5I2uAWiPwHllHK7wK/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286753092644531682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpcaNafR7kYcDOaEsUkasaciHOTmAknDF-k4m09xv2nEcfqgcoS_LXLAqMNK-YZ97qTkeOd5GluNKoppJuVBNBuAcXWJVMRh62W2cH7qB13xmpUz6NbuHEfpDBNvm5I2uAWiPwHllHK7wK/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0r2IV1kHpCWLIFRCL-rxgJGaVhaSiGnsF-VKhHljlSAyR8D7I2U_xn5Czg92-dZ5SwQlV4w8MVuiO4t8bY_KIuYWqXBrPXUrT-7UBVhew_Ti25zWrJh7O6kzHFbiFSC_GR182JfzBjLX/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286753083678747986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0r2IV1kHpCWLIFRCL-rxgJGaVhaSiGnsF-VKhHljlSAyR8D7I2U_xn5Czg92-dZ5SwQlV4w8MVuiO4t8bY_KIuYWqXBrPXUrT-7UBVhew_Ti25zWrJh7O6kzHFbiFSC_GR182JfzBjLX/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Becky and Joe had the reception at the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton hotel. It was beautiful!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_wswZJO1U1cVp8ljgP9tUvdoahkNDFUlMasLsJT7pEXhXtwKKgk-suM3CMhECqTAhuedBWlyu0ixnKY_egAsFa9WBiUtGLwuHx2ElnWeUx0vBroSd2hlrRgID2nOZyvaAWaoUYC4mEbw/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286753073490783170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_wswZJO1U1cVp8ljgP9tUvdoahkNDFUlMasLsJT7pEXhXtwKKgk-suM3CMhECqTAhuedBWlyu0ixnKY_egAsFa9WBiUtGLwuHx2ElnWeUx0vBroSd2hlrRgID2nOZyvaAWaoUYC4mEbw/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+024.jpg" border="0" /></a> The girls with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fant!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp9f0pWiNI_8fibHkhK2Jx555RMP0svSrg7MwaJrVSlFBNdeC8EPSOPAd9WGhXnbeBP8RwfSzcxP5_WXxS_RysBr2YITDIl4m_dONozyNG_thoE_mpgwyNKLOPr-SAVSTyluxnc33v369/s1600-h/Fant+Wedding+08+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286753063873923490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHp9f0pWiNI_8fibHkhK2Jx555RMP0svSrg7MwaJrVSlFBNdeC8EPSOPAd9WGhXnbeBP8RwfSzcxP5_WXxS_RysBr2YITDIl4m_dONozyNG_thoE_mpgwyNKLOPr-SAVSTyluxnc33v369/s320/Fant+Wedding+08+027.jpg" border="0" /></a> So long, you guys! They drove away in Pop Farrell's F350. After they left, he said, "That guy not only took my baby girl, he took my TRUCK!" Thanks for a fun weekend, Joe and Becky!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-85657383539660359382009-01-02T08:46:00.000-08:002009-01-02T09:35:55.001-08:00Our Trip to Cancun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26MbcTSZO6S-6rSl1dnTpQFOuaF1hyY_KoJujjTm_b9vkZfJiHLI445NJ-C8vFE2ysiav2BlsYXDIRfc0pdvFv2lznB2WNJp8ldtRtgiY3yMETlWbKYQBLLINZwE_FbTmGeeE7oyVRX1_/s1600-h/Cancun+08+037.jpg"></a> Back in early November, Mike informed me that for my birthday, our 12th anniversary, and Christmas, he was going to take me on a long weekend getaway. We had some airline vouchers we needed to use up by January, so it made perfect sense to go away for a few days!! :) So, we decided that we wanted to go somewhere WARM!!! and we decided that Cancun would be the place. After much research on Mike's part, he found a brand new All-Inclusive Resort that just opened in late November and they were running a steal-of-a-deal for early December. It was perfect!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGNmX5SrgG1Z01xNECVzd-K6HQZPjqUGhrevQm_8Vze27Ez2EqFU1U-STEy0GoZ2QM2Ia0KdWDv5ksxu7hyphenhyphenmXo9yMcJiR76BFmpedAVv8vOXs8e93XF41fbMrX1Pfa2Xstp3azLN-XvoU/s1600-h/Cancun+08+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286743453624444514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGNmX5SrgG1Z01xNECVzd-K6HQZPjqUGhrevQm_8Vze27Ez2EqFU1U-STEy0GoZ2QM2Ia0KdWDv5ksxu7hyphenhyphenmXo9yMcJiR76BFmpedAVv8vOXs8e93XF41fbMrX1Pfa2Xstp3azLN-XvoU/s320/Cancun+08+034.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's Mike in the airport trying to blend in with the culture. <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGb9t9j3vJ6RIJtzKi21MmUmiIFYPmqD2EpyYMoy_a0reitsiBBSbO3-Uy6qNoO-SNWKl_gQ3W9-SS_K5Moxl_1o4fp9vCkNObIkIB9LOy-SU2Sq6Z-WZdaI-Fk7z_OqeLKty_PF1twYfJ/s1600-h/Cancun+08+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286743451957092722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGb9t9j3vJ6RIJtzKi21MmUmiIFYPmqD2EpyYMoy_a0reitsiBBSbO3-Uy6qNoO-SNWKl_gQ3W9-SS_K5Moxl_1o4fp9vCkNObIkIB9LOy-SU2Sq6Z-WZdaI-Fk7z_OqeLKty_PF1twYfJ/s320/Cancun+08+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We're on the way!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6hGqA2Wrw5vmaxUk-kGG99JmRudfAqEbatSdwDVRxRszhb2MjTb89jW5DAxUD3gTFdQdS0Y1mm4oiIJMj0Z7VQXAu4H7NJlNKgo36i0Yz7P6A0gWznUgwrrcFoBT8AmsyZj02NUpYxoY/s1600-h/Cancun+08+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286743439363363138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6hGqA2Wrw5vmaxUk-kGG99JmRudfAqEbatSdwDVRxRszhb2MjTb89jW5DAxUD3gTFdQdS0Y1mm4oiIJMj0Z7VQXAu4H7NJlNKgo36i0Yz7P6A0gWznUgwrrcFoBT8AmsyZj02NUpYxoY/s320/Cancun+08+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> The place we stayed was right on the ocean and it was about 20 miles south of the heavily-populated resort areas so it was very secluded, quiet, and private. Our goal on this trip was not to sight-see every day, but to simply stay there, get lots of sun, read, and just relax! There was no need to leave. The food was served around the clock, Mike had more Diet Pepsi's than you can imagine, and the service was incredible. This is the way to go! <br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9apetbACEn2Mkc4PMIAxzt4e4Nlxa7QuL0WXjaP2egrNZCDA-tbf_RnOO3-zBd2ahsu1FIIcotG44mPZ_5yoFKOWb4hoqqGJPLEEnO5tiiYzOu4pn7JiDf2rQ71-xc7MAwRoRfzbWK_4/s1600-h/Cancun+08+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286742028731852818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9apetbACEn2Mkc4PMIAxzt4e4Nlxa7QuL0WXjaP2egrNZCDA-tbf_RnOO3-zBd2ahsu1FIIcotG44mPZ_5yoFKOWb4hoqqGJPLEEnO5tiiYzOu4pn7JiDf2rQ71-xc7MAwRoRfzbWK_4/s320/Cancun+08+025.jpg" border="0" /></a> Oh, yes...they had ice cream machines stationed at different locations at the resort so Mike got his fill of them as well. Good thing we took advantage of the gym every day! </div><div>Behind Mike here is our room.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WxGNa5X0tEeFqPiM5KCfA5AEm9jgcMmXOMmsTWiaDN2QHWxJpOucVmvdTyGCe0-F9BxMfjiU4qzn5hmfs_NQQgBqKG-EKLE-4rAkMuqkByYKa_9t9UVvzZcuGKfZk9nHMlKeUce6ypV7/s1600-h/Cancun+08+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286742021999882658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WxGNa5X0tEeFqPiM5KCfA5AEm9jgcMmXOMmsTWiaDN2QHWxJpOucVmvdTyGCe0-F9BxMfjiU4qzn5hmfs_NQQgBqKG-EKLE-4rAkMuqkByYKa_9t9UVvzZcuGKfZk9nHMlKeUce6ypV7/s320/Cancun+08+022.jpg" border="0" /></a> One morning it was a little rainy so we decided to go to Playa Del Carmen to shop for souveniers. We were looking for a bracelet for me and met this guy. After talking to him - very complicated...he spoke Mayan, we don't speak much Spanish...we found out that he had just been saved 4 months ago, attended a Baptist church there, and was getting baptized in the ocean that following Sunday. He showed us his Bible and pictures of his family. His name is Miguel...Michael in English. He was so excited to meet a Christian brother where the Bible transcends any language barrier. Needless to say, we bought the bracelet from him!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKhWQC60QIicF3Eidl9GLoIVwZOX0vCB6lz7__gwm2T3wvCSmEapWqwxNPcyr4wPj39kETRmzlF4nLCDrBGObuA46vRoL2RX8uUR9v89QROqhfnINc6P9xYbH0qYkqlJqze75cZm_AbIW/s1600-h/Cancun+08+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286742014979898290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKhWQC60QIicF3Eidl9GLoIVwZOX0vCB6lz7__gwm2T3wvCSmEapWqwxNPcyr4wPj39kETRmzlF4nLCDrBGObuA46vRoL2RX8uUR9v89QROqhfnINc6P9xYbH0qYkqlJqze75cZm_AbIW/s320/Cancun+08+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mike even found the Starbucks! (Actually, the reason we stopped there was to use the restroom. All the other shops and restaurants wouldn't let you use theirs unless you bought something!!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4eQv4GAjK_r2EOxTrWFitu0Sj_xW6xNfBR8ehdIUnW8_N80otPT3o6Q9y0kZgRLd2Iz0NjLI8ahMDyLKV1EolIOhyJ-ND6cizlf2Lb_ED6kST-uxsgCKte9oHu4JB6JESNMVCl7NvCXP/s1600-h/Cancun+08+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286742005943056130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4eQv4GAjK_r2EOxTrWFitu0Sj_xW6xNfBR8ehdIUnW8_N80otPT3o6Q9y0kZgRLd2Iz0NjLI8ahMDyLKV1EolIOhyJ-ND6cizlf2Lb_ED6kST-uxsgCKte9oHu4JB6JESNMVCl7NvCXP/s320/Cancun+08+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Taking pics like this quickly reminded me that we usually spend all our time taking pics of the kids!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOefESFEZdZsNCk2putp8mgn4vmbTTdJ4xu4TSZGcRerDuugD44OUem2-3JaMeEFUCBNZHJw-VG49fu9fsAGwmRH-9uMrl1EYSNKbg5k5LVPDVvNthzkjwY6b5RGyKIr_OJlUm6F6MGERX/s1600-h/Cancun+08+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286741994200101058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOefESFEZdZsNCk2putp8mgn4vmbTTdJ4xu4TSZGcRerDuugD44OUem2-3JaMeEFUCBNZHJw-VG49fu9fsAGwmRH-9uMrl1EYSNKbg5k5LVPDVvNthzkjwY6b5RGyKIr_OJlUm6F6MGERX/s320/Cancun+08+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> How's this for a Herbster-sized car?!! Oh my, there's a long story behind this one, but I'll spare you the details. All I can say is that this was a true Mexican experience getting this!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcMM_v9hpY2TGAe4Yy8W2W-SE6P__kIaYc_OI0xSf0rY3gvUJPUVmz_SsNU0xfPezJn0LLpRqb_U5ZiMxM2wKCyWG0I9puhd1TCkSSdkFMcil-jRG21coQR0EffrEYZH3Q1D1OAPUz3zP/s1600-h/Cancun+08+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286740421041697170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcMM_v9hpY2TGAe4Yy8W2W-SE6P__kIaYc_OI0xSf0rY3gvUJPUVmz_SsNU0xfPezJn0LLpRqb_U5ZiMxM2wKCyWG0I9puhd1TCkSSdkFMcil-jRG21coQR0EffrEYZH3Q1D1OAPUz3zP/s320/Cancun+08+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> At the resort, snorkeling, kayaking, windsailing, and beach activities were offered daily. Mike enjoyed playing beach volleyball. He had a great opportunity to share the Gospel with one of the activities' coordinators there. His name was Daniel and he was very open to the truths of the Bible. <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH93cTQ1w1MF-ktnYI2mqd6vzJtiGDuueBI2SXDV4dEluh4WnMOJ1XrcbWerDosZvE9U8k7LcRPOvzNqz8TI7wCR7tYaKYR0bIlY2QJKtV3Ann7vruTrNNYP8GYofmjHBTyw7z07Qy-GaJ/s1600-h/Cancun+08+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286740414128541458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH93cTQ1w1MF-ktnYI2mqd6vzJtiGDuueBI2SXDV4dEluh4WnMOJ1XrcbWerDosZvE9U8k7LcRPOvzNqz8TI7wCR7tYaKYR0bIlY2QJKtV3Ann7vruTrNNYP8GYofmjHBTyw7z07Qy-GaJ/s320/Cancun+08+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> The food at the resort was incredible and the options were extremely healthy. We had to schedule our dinners and we were able to choose Mexican, Asian, Italian, International, or the buffet. Here we are the night we ate at the Asian restaurant. It was interesting eating Asian cuisine served by a Mexican waiter!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTRW5CT2kDInTvQqs3QN88dpQ3DQkASKrUw7Mh2nKephAV1JiXUKwSHKLRbi1Ker27c1q-739rC-54F9K6IX8k77v8mB98MGsx-sWb983XXlhzhrekkQjfCahjmOwB-xD-Bufv13Y_hN_/s1600-h/Cancun+08+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286740406742650514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTRW5CT2kDInTvQqs3QN88dpQ3DQkASKrUw7Mh2nKephAV1JiXUKwSHKLRbi1Ker27c1q-739rC-54F9K6IX8k77v8mB98MGsx-sWb983XXlhzhrekkQjfCahjmOwB-xD-Bufv13Y_hN_/s320/Cancun+08+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> One of the pools. The water was freezing so I was happy to stay on my lounge chair and soak up the sun!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNn8zFbwz90NEgGp0bfbBL6OBX0cnoBJrps6KqSBehRSIBig9VEL6o5roeCwVHehX4LMl7XxJgwNFjmBU752obRNLCqPbd9qkreqU-AEZ5FK55yD9j6MSy4ab69aqiYLtW2EvYJpTtKHbt/s1600-h/Cancun+08+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286740393364723234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNn8zFbwz90NEgGp0bfbBL6OBX0cnoBJrps6KqSBehRSIBig9VEL6o5roeCwVHehX4LMl7XxJgwNFjmBU752obRNLCqPbd9qkreqU-AEZ5FK55yD9j6MSy4ab69aqiYLtW2EvYJpTtKHbt/s320/Cancun+08+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> This place was so beautiful!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0I-yobiDPNZ33ye4DIPoVwarqNIePpl0GtV2SU_drh9G6RAsMYyv483LH0AGtP9weCLQ25iit0neSdGAPDNfJvZh4vSVubVjakQmEaLrZIjzLtgdC6mQPIJtqUlxJz1LS6YkKfXofORs/s1600-h/Cancun+08+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286740385688960482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0I-yobiDPNZ33ye4DIPoVwarqNIePpl0GtV2SU_drh9G6RAsMYyv483LH0AGtP9weCLQ25iit0neSdGAPDNfJvZh4vSVubVjakQmEaLrZIjzLtgdC6mQPIJtqUlxJz1LS6YkKfXofORs/s320/Cancun+08+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the view from our balcony of the garden, the pools, and the ocean. Thank you, honey, for an incredible trip!! (When are we going again???!!!!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-23454837177721935652009-01-02T08:22:00.001-08:002009-01-02T08:46:19.510-08:00Happy Herbster HolidaysAfter a full fall of traveling, we settled down in Kansas City to be with family for a month. We had a great time staying in one place and having lots of fun with our cousins! Nana and Papa always make our time at home so special and full of great memories. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR0kJUr_8yR1v5-Xcm_2DuPFLKiw7r5p7-GY77kWc3-ZsNlNWHUhRdizAk9fHFxX2XLfCTAa7Qs3-DeAFqmgPLLohryUGOsr3OBqHnNZTSkTo_JsO9giMRzp47Ki8HmDlFw22G8aaXv7E/s1600-h/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286736186079242098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR0kJUr_8yR1v5-Xcm_2DuPFLKiw7r5p7-GY77kWc3-ZsNlNWHUhRdizAk9fHFxX2XLfCTAa7Qs3-DeAFqmgPLLohryUGOsr3OBqHnNZTSkTo_JsO9giMRzp47Ki8HmDlFw22G8aaXv7E/s320/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+055.jpg" border="0" /></a> Nana gave all the girls dolls for Christmas this year. She made her master bedroom into "Nana's Nursery" and each girl got to go in and choose the baby they wanted. Our girls LOVED picking out their baby, naming it, and then all the girls played nursery all day. Great idea, Nana!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01FK80pos9BMlgx86xekFgEbvthSffCq3gmZYqqd5XCStuXu2xpoi6hjh7VuLtOwFaLNrKn3VwYy1vmvzmEovjJAtwY1_xXkvEFdrt-AhX_jDl30Isw_nmGkCJ1fullgvgBZpEgK68WNX/s1600-h/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286736180294914210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01FK80pos9BMlgx86xekFgEbvthSffCq3gmZYqqd5XCStuXu2xpoi6hjh7VuLtOwFaLNrKn3VwYy1vmvzmEovjJAtwY1_xXkvEFdrt-AhX_jDl30Isw_nmGkCJ1fullgvgBZpEgK68WNX/s320/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+063.jpg" border="0" /></a> Christmas breakfast at Nana's. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMP6qTB9IdfoqdqUMpL9-JPKS93Go4le03FFAWGsWk4LYd6gXVKkLl75RSWhxvxkaeX93eFQ472gjNuxu3bfcZpVZkhlP8xVMZFt-iWnns_xCzOZMm2Lbe1gmYV-SZvqcPVONrHzv2tcgP/s1600-h/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286733987003197218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMP6qTB9IdfoqdqUMpL9-JPKS93Go4le03FFAWGsWk4LYd6gXVKkLl75RSWhxvxkaeX93eFQ472gjNuxu3bfcZpVZkhlP8xVMZFt-iWnns_xCzOZMm2Lbe1gmYV-SZvqcPVONrHzv2tcgP/s320/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+046.jpg" border="0" /></a> McKenna sat with Grandpa and Gigi Stokes while opening gifts. She is Gigi's girl!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl-Jn_QUPgooWFAGIA9_LFgMWhIzq0g09pcwOFX5nBZAKSTBlBZDqlOAHf-L5cDFbrBbjJsFuNUqOrvXFpqtIDvF2ubtE0sBSnFqis3DJWt2OtL7lEtP6IOiACvK-eJEpZRYJSLU_5gAo/s1600-h/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286733978649912466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl-Jn_QUPgooWFAGIA9_LFgMWhIzq0g09pcwOFX5nBZAKSTBlBZDqlOAHf-L5cDFbrBbjJsFuNUqOrvXFpqtIDvF2ubtE0sBSnFqis3DJWt2OtL7lEtP6IOiACvK-eJEpZRYJSLU_5gAo/s320/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+041.jpg" border="0" /></a> Nana and Papa's 11 favorite Christmas gifts!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErxherXNWuyfQYdkH-ToqqGmooKSjMGIxHiP9-CnRpsgnN9Vm5-PDC1bGKjkPi084_RSGn3NmNCXBnNaTNerU8SdzKSZXOVDm3p4dzjD1IBNTy0G901IKkH38sivBNSpUvYRP_CtFkqyp/s1600-h/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286733964519534674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErxherXNWuyfQYdkH-ToqqGmooKSjMGIxHiP9-CnRpsgnN9Vm5-PDC1bGKjkPi084_RSGn3NmNCXBnNaTNerU8SdzKSZXOVDm3p4dzjD1IBNTy0G901IKkH38sivBNSpUvYRP_CtFkqyp/s320/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+031.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Every Thanksgiving evening, Nana gives the kids their Christmas jammies. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GUgcn2N2zyAzFqecejtbVrxNLC7jg9Lni043jFmUjrAdf7UJ3bPI9k3L7X12ufCiv0N0vfpZviebKlAULv-pWDlSbzQ6GlG7NZbv2N99-ZT8Dli_SAK2LbBLfDW-V8bXUnasUWRa8ENY/s1600-h/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286733957092163234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GUgcn2N2zyAzFqecejtbVrxNLC7jg9Lni043jFmUjrAdf7UJ3bPI9k3L7X12ufCiv0N0vfpZviebKlAULv-pWDlSbzQ6GlG7NZbv2N99-ZT8Dli_SAK2LbBLfDW-V8bXUnasUWRa8ENY/s320/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> Thanksgiving around Papa and Nana's table. This is the first time in three years that we have all been together for Thanksgiving. Nana did a great job decorating and preparing this huge feast!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4lydiAUrVBDIaoHwtGEKT4bU7hGSBUlRF26mz2sIdm2Fymvk-VwruLEaKm21QObp2nA5sYWx_4zZ0Kkc5I6NW3T9_7cqr1aJ65NTj-mjPXg1cMxjUbjf0K1Je21Ddn5tMCpylYonAZZh/s1600-h/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286733951554809810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4lydiAUrVBDIaoHwtGEKT4bU7hGSBUlRF26mz2sIdm2Fymvk-VwruLEaKm21QObp2nA5sYWx_4zZ0Kkc5I6NW3T9_7cqr1aJ65NTj-mjPXg1cMxjUbjf0K1Je21Ddn5tMCpylYonAZZh/s320/Niagara+Falls,+Thanksgiving,+Christmas+08+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />After Papa read from the Bible, we went around the table and praised the Lord for one special thing from this year. He has truly loaded us with benefits!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-49965019718290940002008-07-24T20:28:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:05:14.949-08:00Staff PartyEvery year here at camp, we have a staff party on a long weekend. We spend the day Friday playing different tournaments (foosball, bball, pool, ping pong, frisbee golf, etc) and then on Saturday we do different kinds of fun things for the summer staff.<br /><br />This year, Mike was put in charge of the menu, as well as shopping, for a special dinner on Saturday night. So, we had so much fun putting all of our ideas together, shopping at Sams with loads of groceries - all on someone else's tab, I might add...that was the best part - and then prepping and cooking it all.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmL6PiwSNFqlzCjxH4Oi4-BLxh-GMlHDDl8ZdgxtJSIeJbPd7hPCiENnvlHe_jD1lOdKQrgelTQ1qvaJAdrXI305lUUZMkDEMtGcW1Q01THv3MNc9WmxJ6SfUQwtA6MR1yRD8pjBOL9WKp/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227441052744117538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmL6PiwSNFqlzCjxH4Oi4-BLxh-GMlHDDl8ZdgxtJSIeJbPd7hPCiENnvlHe_jD1lOdKQrgelTQ1qvaJAdrXI305lUUZMkDEMtGcW1Q01THv3MNc9WmxJ6SfUQwtA6MR1yRD8pjBOL9WKp/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+021.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here's Bryan and Angie Samms playing in the foosball tourney<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1PAaxRiP70G1_gW7OvRLYuwZ5Im9WosA_mDNHFce_6uxD29QdhAZN86yAVmpFiDiN2_hVSQl6L-IBA0HxxkgE1kXyKW81_pSFJbaT2NMlGGgBWag6NMCrYJO3Z57rkg3SD22vIUe67Py/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227441059635539154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1PAaxRiP70G1_gW7OvRLYuwZ5Im9WosA_mDNHFce_6uxD29QdhAZN86yAVmpFiDiN2_hVSQl6L-IBA0HxxkgE1kXyKW81_pSFJbaT2NMlGGgBWag6NMCrYJO3Z57rkg3SD22vIUe67Py/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+025.jpg" border="0" /></a>Malachi got in on the pool tournament.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eTvFKvLUbD-DpCwwxBm9ynBY0yRA2ywDn8Hj5da7mzponU058FDiOW8PcMv3ZJVuNW1gkEtKpueBT1iMRpE4dvEepHhfGbvSj5U7n9a9oqInA5FNlAhDBVL6hSVqEkkp-AQ6MUDoWClE/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227441063602505618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eTvFKvLUbD-DpCwwxBm9ynBY0yRA2ywDn8Hj5da7mzponU058FDiOW8PcMv3ZJVuNW1gkEtKpueBT1iMRpE4dvEepHhfGbvSj5U7n9a9oqInA5FNlAhDBVL6hSVqEkkp-AQ6MUDoWClE/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+037.jpg" border="0" /></a>Eric Gustafson and Cody manning the grills...we had Pepper Crusted Sirloin, Italian Chicken, and Balsamic-Honey Glazed Salmon, as well as grilled marinated veggies wrapped in foil...they were very busy!!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifV-QiURr8MQLhLgORxbseMDkYoModgm0pfMAO6E_sarnWP5gtu8LEFNscVE0RwTBP1M6SmI1fUUvt1aMmyCbRKYxZZeZFtzymxekijjATb1w1dLE5RXNixm_MhtjTxhp63fFmYrAbGivp/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227441072523050418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifV-QiURr8MQLhLgORxbseMDkYoModgm0pfMAO6E_sarnWP5gtu8LEFNscVE0RwTBP1M6SmI1fUUvt1aMmyCbRKYxZZeZFtzymxekijjATb1w1dLE5RXNixm_MhtjTxhp63fFmYrAbGivp/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+028.jpg" border="0" /></a>Getting in a game of frisbee golf in the afternoon...here's Eric, Aaron Harshaw and Dave Keck (Mike's taking the pic)</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBUtxUav91rhg8yZDH67p5j22O6sz3EJ4FA-vliNkA0PZJuRLS1joMMu1esTcuSIUSjfGM2qTfhMfJbttQ_yG7mIWLfL9_FLvYVmf-Diuby5eB0fpah5bKOi9Gf1x2hyphenhyphenZj0kgF1T95TjW/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227441079663747250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBUtxUav91rhg8yZDH67p5j22O6sz3EJ4FA-vliNkA0PZJuRLS1joMMu1esTcuSIUSjfGM2qTfhMfJbttQ_yG7mIWLfL9_FLvYVmf-Diuby5eB0fpah5bKOi9Gf1x2hyphenhyphenZj0kgF1T95TjW/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+003.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here was our final spread after all the work was done.<br /></p><p>On Friday night, after all our kids went to bed, the Samms, Gustafsons, Herbsters, Kecks, Saseks and Tina Parry got busy prepping all the food for the following day. Even though it was alot of work and we were up late, it was a great excuse to HAVE to be together doing something so fun and just being together, in the same room, for probably the first time all summer!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52HMNo7ZViPxNB6btjcRmxDlfcoKagGQX_rERT56q-VI_c8bRxEBfjt5mD2BAlpztNCwOi_czRA0fK23zifI4CSs4qD8i-SskyN_mIsVTouaPsxYvxCUEz-trH5Wx-ottj2nvaY3pADJQ/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226790492301215826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52HMNo7ZViPxNB6btjcRmxDlfcoKagGQX_rERT56q-VI_c8bRxEBfjt5mD2BAlpztNCwOi_czRA0fK23zifI4CSs4qD8i-SskyN_mIsVTouaPsxYvxCUEz-trH5Wx-ottj2nvaY3pADJQ/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> Getting the desserts plated up...<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhVdL7zDPYDRGVnBiSPwY3Ga_9MIvAsOdrvnIQ92t3M0KYvfslNwFjctiDiX6qs_qXgLGFfCspJyg0xRw7z1n0-iXz83lzt69i3rshDE27OAWaWblsjaLxnvfjBdUw8IZCj51TUz8yVSS/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226790499873019570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhVdL7zDPYDRGVnBiSPwY3Ga_9MIvAsOdrvnIQ92t3M0KYvfslNwFjctiDiX6qs_qXgLGFfCspJyg0xRw7z1n0-iXz83lzt69i3rshDE27OAWaWblsjaLxnvfjBdUw8IZCj51TUz8yVSS/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+030.jpg" border="0" /></a>Elizabeth, Joy Keck, and Tina getting all the veggies ready. I sliced more peppers that night than I ever have in my life! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqI8wGNRaRUN2uJtNek0cN34NjCmQ0AvxdK9doFu91MblvL0UWGVXHLMEDB4JAELoKd_jreOczBA9Rmzodla8-BVZnPlwcM2rgNtfBiMwa2uzXtQVy_X9OQ3jaBcP8WDFqC2T3ZM4BFeC/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226790514054377378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqI8wGNRaRUN2uJtNek0cN34NjCmQ0AvxdK9doFu91MblvL0UWGVXHLMEDB4JAELoKd_jreOczBA9Rmzodla8-BVZnPlwcM2rgNtfBiMwa2uzXtQVy_X9OQ3jaBcP8WDFqC2T3ZM4BFeC/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+032.jpg" border="0" /></a> On Saturday morning, all the men put on their aprons and made breakfast for everyone in the chapel. They served up pancakes, eggs, bacon, juices, and coffees. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsxYengYPB_oAjeivqLkPJD5Mu7aLthwXFjfuKOxQvTEs16bbXqvr-QIvZWceQ0V5wm9YoxBIAs3Z-0iLkBCLJftNDAYp1uSsoQ6RY_UbB2zS2K-W1eHmcHInRUjf_M78KrXh0n4Tfigy/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226790517853697570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsxYengYPB_oAjeivqLkPJD5Mu7aLthwXFjfuKOxQvTEs16bbXqvr-QIvZWceQ0V5wm9YoxBIAs3Z-0iLkBCLJftNDAYp1uSsoQ6RY_UbB2zS2K-W1eHmcHInRUjf_M78KrXh0n4Tfigy/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+036.jpg" border="0" /></a>Bryan Samms cleaning all the stuff up...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2PZIFy-DPf4eCxaYfuOLWEvqC52gog6CLl46GOizn6iacCHEalm65ajankxgBp_pu26CwY1gycVTFdsSBWB-q8VBFhHuY-vTsTqzUaHIzQ2DpVcyL7LFHT4bQMvm8kKA9i5X0UBgn-j2/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226790528084087586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2PZIFy-DPf4eCxaYfuOLWEvqC52gog6CLl46GOizn6iacCHEalm65ajankxgBp_pu26CwY1gycVTFdsSBWB-q8VBFhHuY-vTsTqzUaHIzQ2DpVcyL7LFHT4bQMvm8kKA9i5X0UBgn-j2/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+034.jpg" border="0" /></a>We even had cartoons on the big screen in the chapel for everyone to watch while they ate breakfast.<br /></p><p>We had a great weekend just being able to be with our staff, taking it easy, and making many memories with them!<br /></p>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-655710156928108682008-07-22T21:37:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:05:16.864-08:00Our Buds are Back!Two weeks ago, Aaron Harshaw, Southland's former program director, was the speaker for a Junior Camp. He brought his family with him and all the kids had so much fun together! Spencer (the dark haired one) and Bobby (the youngest one) were campers that week. About half way through the week, after watching Micah, Malachi and Austin playing together all week, Bobby asked his mom, "What do I have to do to get kicked out of camp?" He wanted so badly to be able to play with the boys like old times! Harshaws, it was so great to be with you again! You are dear friends!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNVtHEoJDCyZ5RGiBxLAeUImS_JA-vwAs7B1hMxobwSufpea5BqGQpgDQVXeIRhci5pikGOItTZqC_pMYWABb5IZYhDK2l5XW8OmVEJnBRSB0YcnW0_vd7HfV1fQ71yfuh8v9TAprL-66/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226210622295654082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNVtHEoJDCyZ5RGiBxLAeUImS_JA-vwAs7B1hMxobwSufpea5BqGQpgDQVXeIRhci5pikGOItTZqC_pMYWABb5IZYhDK2l5XW8OmVEJnBRSB0YcnW0_vd7HfV1fQ71yfuh8v9TAprL-66/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+020.jpg" border="0" /></a>Bobby and McKenna playing air hockey together.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Oq9oHMeR8ce-CG5-BaRCNXs81JrpA0LfkKIj03Wxc8TB2T_kLC0RJ7GpazQ7tGc4himed2krR2NNitRJA2C0T3hnGPiTgkAXN615up0BUlcUpG4fayZdKLLIhhufiPXx2fmrG4__MmR0/s1600-h/July+08+084.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226066191092738530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Oq9oHMeR8ce-CG5-BaRCNXs81JrpA0LfkKIj03Wxc8TB2T_kLC0RJ7GpazQ7tGc4himed2krR2NNitRJA2C0T3hnGPiTgkAXN615up0BUlcUpG4fayZdKLLIhhufiPXx2fmrG4__MmR0/s320/July+08+084.jpg" border="0" /></a>Look at these happy faces!</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu0TJtR64R16GnzpSggz4AGSVAnc22Od-GwHm85zwO1LuqfxjXIVKouQb7PlqyoGg4s4ZleQtqujSUatQMxOWg3aAAJ9ofkUcAH3vELsmYM1IyocwH5xLaJ6BQ9npNGleWlVH-8J3ayiN/s1600-h/July+08+086.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226066195279664626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu0TJtR64R16GnzpSggz4AGSVAnc22Od-GwHm85zwO1LuqfxjXIVKouQb7PlqyoGg4s4ZleQtqujSUatQMxOWg3aAAJ9ofkUcAH3vELsmYM1IyocwH5xLaJ6BQ9npNGleWlVH-8J3ayiN/s320/July+08+086.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here's the whole crew at lunch.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWu3KkxRpt68jtIihsrtKHkYwiPaNIlD1btNaQL5X0hM668ZIT811Jrvz7AVTwIwlemgEkyn2oCL_1Vf-hqHDECD22OaWFi3IOPHMktw7KYH0UYk5FbPsrvpxfazig5Z3olR0p-FGdqgH/s1600-h/July+08+087.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226066201391491778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWu3KkxRpt68jtIihsrtKHkYwiPaNIlD1btNaQL5X0hM668ZIT811Jrvz7AVTwIwlemgEkyn2oCL_1Vf-hqHDECD22OaWFi3IOPHMktw7KYH0UYk5FbPsrvpxfazig5Z3olR0p-FGdqgH/s320/July+08+087.jpg" border="0" /></a>Bobby and Michala...when we first saw the boys after they arrived, Bobby said, "Mrs. Herbster, do you remember when we were here two years ago? Michala had a huge crush on me!" We might just have to work out a pre-arranged something!!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWCSMK26Hh2reSd5ob23EJXyESp9iWoZjvN-qGaFRqrou5jIoaazkFYiuRdn91cxBLsMTc1gUQUOe3-tvj2o38GS03wKeJ_p3MNAIds3h40ha4n6ObAV_UNtVdPYLUB7hWMGXPnoGBzXR/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226066209366659682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWCSMK26Hh2reSd5ob23EJXyESp9iWoZjvN-qGaFRqrou5jIoaazkFYiuRdn91cxBLsMTc1gUQUOe3-tvj2o38GS03wKeJ_p3MNAIds3h40ha4n6ObAV_UNtVdPYLUB7hWMGXPnoGBzXR/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+014.jpg" border="0" /></a>Malachi, Austin and Micah</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuOldms0SufJM1zU3GgyMU1HjjWT2EYfFF6qNXKCIrpRUc5nQi9f3SBS12hlR0FxR_leZ-9Z402qiRDUYSDHdkEdpmxiAjtp-IqVAv_GlLJx6m55OwJhV1Tu7d-iE1hYM_JiralZWoaWn/s1600-h/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226066215266340434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuOldms0SufJM1zU3GgyMU1HjjWT2EYfFF6qNXKCIrpRUc5nQi9f3SBS12hlR0FxR_leZ-9Z402qiRDUYSDHdkEdpmxiAjtp-IqVAv_GlLJx6m55OwJhV1Tu7d-iE1hYM_JiralZWoaWn/s320/Staff+Party+08+and+Harshaws+016.jpg" border="0" /></a>Spencer, Micah, Malachi and Austin in the game room.<br /><br /></p>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-26753899099828978032008-07-22T21:33:00.000-07:002008-07-22T21:37:22.341-07:00McKenna's New BikeThe evening we took McKenna to the ER, we went by Walmart to by her a new bike...and helmet! :)<br /><br />She was so excited we had to tell her she would need to wait til the next day to try riding it. After all, the discharge papers said, "Avoid any activity that would re-injure the area." I would call getting on the bike that type of activity!<br /><br />However, Monday morning, she was begging us to ride. She was afraid of the training wheels because they were wobbly, so she asked Mike to take them off. And then SHE was off! We were amazed! She did great! <br /><br />So now, when she rides her bike down to camp, she has to have her helmet on. :)mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-11834330819323725632008-07-22T21:26:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:05:17.726-08:00Not Down for Long!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmiI54eFUpiQFvRyTI5FFLcPf4bI9WG-t8Ng_oVMqki8c_xWOF3p6Da8cLmdvE8TwvpS4vyzvbZCMHDa1nTHD8AfWYCSTU3dnNL5mtSOW-FAjjEQKya3fB3SRSz7grvdFLMSvzMxSU4-Z/s1600-h/July+08+085.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226062698537119986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmiI54eFUpiQFvRyTI5FFLcPf4bI9WG-t8Ng_oVMqki8c_xWOF3p6Da8cLmdvE8TwvpS4vyzvbZCMHDa1nTHD8AfWYCSTU3dnNL5mtSOW-FAjjEQKya3fB3SRSz7grvdFLMSvzMxSU4-Z/s320/July+08+085.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGXXYVG_D7PRsqmiOUHUjqqb5KmhkmAVE9lLeKfmGa37fAx0OiEgatp_DG7Md6jS6VZ18xgXKrQfS_E4JV0qSwrfwaRB_aMSrCfvnuxS0l5mfdQkp5erYzT1E_EaLqSYg8hzAGrmINkzk/s1600-h/July+08+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226062704641087106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGXXYVG_D7PRsqmiOUHUjqqb5KmhkmAVE9lLeKfmGa37fAx0OiEgatp_DG7Md6jS6VZ18xgXKrQfS_E4JV0qSwrfwaRB_aMSrCfvnuxS0l5mfdQkp5erYzT1E_EaLqSYg8hzAGrmINkzk/s320/July+08+089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUvCQyI5HMUFmXXg9SZvbUAy3SULPF6sZyTMq5kLE9nARxzfB-3HChBy4HKepRAdoOYh2lcYBh01ll0m7kg6i09nKUVrDeaeCr9OyMOrJsWFEPNzkqVIawKaA7az0qVLDeHyvsqiUoZK2/s1600-h/july+08+090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226062708750493810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUvCQyI5HMUFmXXg9SZvbUAy3SULPF6sZyTMq5kLE9nARxzfB-3HChBy4HKepRAdoOYh2lcYBh01ll0m7kg6i09nKUVrDeaeCr9OyMOrJsWFEPNzkqVIawKaA7az0qVLDeHyvsqiUoZK2/s320/july+08+090.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-24059627672294485822008-07-08T16:51:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:05:18.623-08:00"This is the Way to the Emergency Room!"This past Sunday, the whole camp staff was at a church where we did a morning service, potluck, and then an afternoon service, giving us, what we thought, would be the whole evening to go back to camp and have a fun night being together.<br /><br />Well, on the way to dinner, McKenna was riding her tiny bike (it really was too small) and fell over. She must've hit her head on a small pebble or something, because it made a small, deep hole in her forehead...blood gushing everywhere...yuckiness! (We teased her and called her Goliath). :) She immediately looked up at Mike, who was using the tail of his shirt to put pressure on it to stop the bleeding, and said, "Daddy, I'm so sorry!"<br /><br />We took her to the ER - which is 30 minutes away - to get it looked at. The Lord was good...there was no one waiting, we got right in, and best of all, she didn't have to have stitches; it just needed to be glued back together. She was REALLY happy about that!<br /><br />So, we got home just when the babysitter was putting the older three to bed, around 8pm, and even though it didn't go like we had planned, McKenna is okay and we still had a little bit of a relaxing evening after the kids went to bed. :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4Wi7dpka0A9IkNUl1n-tcvYrcQCWB6N9VzFp1MLMLf3XxR2gDdVRCO81CN3FwH6lsym2a9Kd4dzx2URhIvye9Qvn43Yp9hwHJnPPxVX9R8pq6pNQ1yvguQqUYBu_YN5UTGAmlUf0XvHw/s1600-h/July+08+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220796808906310754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4Wi7dpka0A9IkNUl1n-tcvYrcQCWB6N9VzFp1MLMLf3XxR2gDdVRCO81CN3FwH6lsym2a9Kd4dzx2URhIvye9Qvn43Yp9hwHJnPPxVX9R8pq6pNQ1yvguQqUYBu_YN5UTGAmlUf0XvHw/s320/July+08+083.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the "after", happy picture.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgdP-zvOD8SxLNSyYS0HHKVTTgsWm9Tl2PY8FsXpxvU3q2xkCJg0kKN9vspr5Z5ubhq0aWqUHQl8-Zb586KbAGN79DwF4cE0nSM1i0N6-nebFGLbFOVMyHZf_sznZoqomaKdE5wGjO9qI/s1600-h/July+08+082.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220796819871962002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgdP-zvOD8SxLNSyYS0HHKVTTgsWm9Tl2PY8FsXpxvU3q2xkCJg0kKN9vspr5Z5ubhq0aWqUHQl8-Zb586KbAGN79DwF4cE0nSM1i0N6-nebFGLbFOVMyHZf_sznZoqomaKdE5wGjO9qI/s320/July+08+082.jpg" border="0" /></a>The nurse putting her back together. :)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aX6rOayrQOvueg7XThOLCjxn1PEsv6obhy2EQacynVtrmdIzJgwjUDO24qhs_V4hvuGhf1aFEAdEdS26FwpIHRQ4edA86MbNvf184HYtVIvpAJOr0_3HUyilERLXlt_UV5GGIw_Pfjgp/s1600-h/July+08+079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220796824362910994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0aX6rOayrQOvueg7XThOLCjxn1PEsv6obhy2EQacynVtrmdIzJgwjUDO24qhs_V4hvuGhf1aFEAdEdS26FwpIHRQ4edA86MbNvf184HYtVIvpAJOr0_3HUyilERLXlt_UV5GGIw_Pfjgp/s320/July+08+079.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sooo sad!</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpXjIMZ-pFCNJU3gZiZPMteedaExtQvG0kmVPHLnkiJpp4jBYVvwinNLPAX3OYa-ljFw0edK1XJ6RSttosWfa7_jD0QPQprKe7bviGTrErweSeh1ZPFELXme8zumSr61V8bhLhhKYgihJ/s1600-h/July+08+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220796832220613602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpXjIMZ-pFCNJU3gZiZPMteedaExtQvG0kmVPHLnkiJpp4jBYVvwinNLPAX3OYa-ljFw0edK1XJ6RSttosWfa7_jD0QPQprKe7bviGTrErweSeh1ZPFELXme8zumSr61V8bhLhhKYgihJ/s320/July+08+077.jpg" border="0" /></a>Her 2nd visit to this emergency room...the last time we were at this ER was the night she was in the car accident with Grammy. (We were thankful to just be there for this <em>small </em>incident this time!!)<br /></p>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-2338336831506264172008-07-08T13:36:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:05:20.298-08:00Flower Pickin'At the church picnic the other day, I looked across the field and saw a bunch of the little girls playing near a field of flowers. So I hopped over there...hoping that it was okay they were there, and found the owner's wife with them, helping them find just the right ones. <br /><br />Soooo, I knew this was a great time to take fun pics of them. They got SO dirty, but had so much fun picking their own flowers out in a field. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxLWZXAVeIoU23hyXb2IqbyXaRImGtJW-3FAi8p7t0vcCnzA8l_AbuUD_5L76UGpHap7By1m4dCFz_gA0dyPDsmk4-cKQOoKr5A60hJuw-erCqbFOwNiQY9rMXpijaZoLTQkB9skF7me9/s1600-h/july+08+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220769560286806306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxLWZXAVeIoU23hyXb2IqbyXaRImGtJW-3FAi8p7t0vcCnzA8l_AbuUD_5L76UGpHap7By1m4dCFz_gA0dyPDsmk4-cKQOoKr5A60hJuw-erCqbFOwNiQY9rMXpijaZoLTQkB9skF7me9/s320/july+08+037.jpg" border="0" /></a> McKenna with her first bunch. When I took this picture, I knew right away that this was going to be bad for a white-shirt-day!! :)<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFnWAguxl0RIllkyK_eGKH28pXYrd55l0X2jKK-YeHKNkNUP56kNwf47Du86KtYUv0ZrmLLkrvBqdMPEL6YjaZM4Je6VFEOrB0zxfjqSo7NZ8XG0tRSSRD-Z8GS4IonaHtvziCxTwU733/s1600-h/july+08+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220769568691470626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFnWAguxl0RIllkyK_eGKH28pXYrd55l0X2jKK-YeHKNkNUP56kNwf47Du86KtYUv0ZrmLLkrvBqdMPEL6YjaZM4Je6VFEOrB0zxfjqSo7NZ8XG0tRSSRD-Z8GS4IonaHtvziCxTwU733/s320/july+08+042.jpg" border="0" /></a>McKenna<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqYvZOq4NUZ4SEYJ0KOnQo0mgHQiz2aYGMASDfDyk0HBs1N2GcIdY513i6WRwj39sPUAi50mTtSUXXXcxYRj8V7JQ0hIpdNfLXp3qUDjhBVARDPnurkwH8aNGcylN3SPpgm4fgz4v76-8/s1600-h/july+08+053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220769579541057858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqYvZOq4NUZ4SEYJ0KOnQo0mgHQiz2aYGMASDfDyk0HBs1N2GcIdY513i6WRwj39sPUAi50mTtSUXXXcxYRj8V7JQ0hIpdNfLXp3qUDjhBVARDPnurkwH8aNGcylN3SPpgm4fgz4v76-8/s320/july+08+053.jpg" border="0" /></a> Emma Gustafson</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEy9dHwGeiHVWYMIt_uomENlRC-kxiywqq11WH3yCl-CWsgUwjADDrPBIYzZQ3MAer0WDeW92x-VU3ObF56uR4y4P0_WKsOCOlRTJFRH50HhJKNfpTgHEPsHIZycLnwWKgqz1qA6h_Cot/s1600-h/july+08+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220769593241670210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEy9dHwGeiHVWYMIt_uomENlRC-kxiywqq11WH3yCl-CWsgUwjADDrPBIYzZQ3MAer0WDeW92x-VU3ObF56uR4y4P0_WKsOCOlRTJFRH50HhJKNfpTgHEPsHIZycLnwWKgqz1qA6h_Cot/s320/july+08+057.jpg" border="0" /></a>Abigail Gustafson</p><p> </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhbXQw1fVm-V59JRHvW3jsn5PJQrMSDr2q3_2tncZcyjfnY5V3DPYcwJeWL2eklmQYPNxAU0jLA5utmw5xzjrepug9DlJzAGW2qUnQ6XRy8fXrRCTldfoDHGive9q45ppgaRU7vwfm2WS/s1600-h/july+08+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220766924329104402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhbXQw1fVm-V59JRHvW3jsn5PJQrMSDr2q3_2tncZcyjfnY5V3DPYcwJeWL2eklmQYPNxAU0jLA5utmw5xzjrepug9DlJzAGW2qUnQ6XRy8fXrRCTldfoDHGive9q45ppgaRU7vwfm2WS/s320/july+08+035.jpg" border="0" /></a>Well, here's what I meant by the bad white-shirt-day! Fortunately, we have washers! I didnt' care though...it was worth it!<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9q-Spzrolv_Zx_DoQnRyyJTJVOjrYhaRjFW_VZ7-Sfx339yuJlmLIQuU77ocATn_O0fqAkjDIqdx_h9bAYG7FjD2v5G6Ft2vUvP89ms6I6bXrZau4vRouGxXZHP4qjxIFh5jToitPriEA/s1600-h/July+08+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220766934293108418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9q-Spzrolv_Zx_DoQnRyyJTJVOjrYhaRjFW_VZ7-Sfx339yuJlmLIQuU77ocATn_O0fqAkjDIqdx_h9bAYG7FjD2v5G6Ft2vUvP89ms6I6bXrZau4vRouGxXZHP4qjxIFh5jToitPriEA/s320/July+08+033.jpg" border="0" /></a> McKenna with all her picks!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXG6LZUfLrgVdivAK4eqw5o5QCWnDRKA6HNASZQvo9iARnodZa0tNx8E0zs568imFykBS5cFnwC_AZRWd8FiRJVUaHmQJYfHDmqjfeUiZe_VEuxldNuMVkeVEWdtTvqZaoqdebSEQwGFnD/s1600-h/July+08+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220766955369667122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXG6LZUfLrgVdivAK4eqw5o5QCWnDRKA6HNASZQvo9iARnodZa0tNx8E0zs568imFykBS5cFnwC_AZRWd8FiRJVUaHmQJYfHDmqjfeUiZe_VEuxldNuMVkeVEWdtTvqZaoqdebSEQwGFnD/s320/July+08+049.jpg" border="0" /></a>Michala decided to have a seat to bunch her flowers all together!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6Ow8Qbp4KuV0M1QP-xBA6Dw-uUKyQX48v2VFoVaJZ1kRmle6MYJh6jw8ftq9ShjxJoRW_feLzmLy6I6XUYjoFzm4A1Cf9OcVtgBcdlsdo1KsS5e0Dz0O2rK9Z1xyDZN0JteFt7JsZhTf/s1600-h/july+08+059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220766962094056242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6Ow8Qbp4KuV0M1QP-xBA6Dw-uUKyQX48v2VFoVaJZ1kRmle6MYJh6jw8ftq9ShjxJoRW_feLzmLy6I6XUYjoFzm4A1Cf9OcVtgBcdlsdo1KsS5e0Dz0O2rK9Z1xyDZN0JteFt7JsZhTf/s320/july+08+059.jpg" border="0" /></a>Michala found the absolute biggest one!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPq-mzFApCngotrRjk0F5sIIutwNniOfGiiO90YpqUB4A84XnsUCnvZqej8Tbuvd_JHpyBkujUDWRBfevA_WIThv4hH3P_mUSNvFaPTqJwIjgsG2wcSE9C4sP0Jm2WweVyfc-WluJaF01/s1600-h/July+08+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220766977223330546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPq-mzFApCngotrRjk0F5sIIutwNniOfGiiO90YpqUB4A84XnsUCnvZqej8Tbuvd_JHpyBkujUDWRBfevA_WIThv4hH3P_mUSNvFaPTqJwIjgsG2wcSE9C4sP0Jm2WweVyfc-WluJaF01/s320/July+08+043.jpg" border="0" /></a>Michala in the field of flowers.</p><p><br /><br /></p>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-8584304582690469582008-07-08T13:01:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:05:21.679-08:00Church PicnicOn Saturday, the church we attend here during the summer had a huge church picnic out at a farm. We had so much fun eating, getting to fellowship with the summer staff and church people, more eating, playing games, eating again :) , and watching the kids have a blast!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02ZoSwbmt2e3NkiQM-t-fWIcHzoxNFaVCyokOx7aZEFp6i9EVzTsmRI7Y68plKAMNzEbOodtwqmcawYGcvnEkwz-b_RUjrpIy0m3bdhVr1sVq2tOYB3p3_K41xAvZIHwPkD478uR6ze8j/s1600-h/July+08+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220737840423242770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02ZoSwbmt2e3NkiQM-t-fWIcHzoxNFaVCyokOx7aZEFp6i9EVzTsmRI7Y68plKAMNzEbOodtwqmcawYGcvnEkwz-b_RUjrpIy0m3bdhVr1sVq2tOYB3p3_K41xAvZIHwPkD478uR6ze8j/s320/July+08+028.jpg" border="0" /></a> I teased Mike that this must be the "Old Man's Table." They sat there for the longest time eating watermelon and watching all the younger guys getting beat up playing football. Mike willingly conceded to being in the Old Man Club. :) Plus, he knew that if he got hurt, he might not get much sympathy from his wife who already has 4 kids to take care of. :)<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0C-gwVpO0F25-_VjdflGzFEvFLlCrYESy85aoHUNb-CInJpfIycO1rvrWaz53733yJ4leCmQh1z9YQZhy9zCBSE39SfooLtK7mPspkJ1kpem-s60dOEWnPDh0LP2hdav2HBvmLM2uA8E/s1600-h/July+08+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220737847978342722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0C-gwVpO0F25-_VjdflGzFEvFLlCrYESy85aoHUNb-CInJpfIycO1rvrWaz53733yJ4leCmQh1z9YQZhy9zCBSE39SfooLtK7mPspkJ1kpem-s60dOEWnPDh0LP2hdav2HBvmLM2uA8E/s320/July+08+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> They rented a blow up playground for the kids to play on. The kids loved it!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9DXe4H1fIltVEIwwZXCaWUOWtDMOqClNvU2_HNh0lhlov2BAHKDEYJAReTtNsoH9Aka631QQsDap9IbrjrCmfvH4f-ZO4AnWAXxecETZQYbvuctPHOIz3EFBApsJyDMWTlGrdknAuhHQ/s1600-h/July+08+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220737855473812226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9DXe4H1fIltVEIwwZXCaWUOWtDMOqClNvU2_HNh0lhlov2BAHKDEYJAReTtNsoH9Aka631QQsDap9IbrjrCmfvH4f-ZO4AnWAXxecETZQYbvuctPHOIz3EFBApsJyDMWTlGrdknAuhHQ/s320/July+08+031.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mike playing volleyball with some of the summer staff.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_WrIA2_0IPvxVVqlZ4-U1bfRf-qUniCmwlvlQs6ndwq80b1pjlrzmFKSeRe7oosyzQr2uNv5G6ZntkXLNjYu42OkwXxPVKO_OIrtHy_s1zhgXBsIjF3eXkwXzL_otWnziziru0A1ww05/s1600-h/july+08+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220737870453615970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_WrIA2_0IPvxVVqlZ4-U1bfRf-qUniCmwlvlQs6ndwq80b1pjlrzmFKSeRe7oosyzQr2uNv5G6ZntkXLNjYu42OkwXxPVKO_OIrtHy_s1zhgXBsIjF3eXkwXzL_otWnziziru0A1ww05/s320/july+08+054.jpg" border="0" /></a> Micah enjoyed playing baseball.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgor6TQdAu7tzLPEfs0nou4XulRH_CqKiadvp9LHH5soMI-je01cPMgiqwK7HzM-t4kaUI6htYiG8KQZhyvwnG5ZNfWtMxLf49ZrkXmWdqeGAamJ2tK0izHLLg9NG0eDBSx7NGj6SEplV/s1600-h/july+08+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220737878091115426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgor6TQdAu7tzLPEfs0nou4XulRH_CqKiadvp9LHH5soMI-je01cPMgiqwK7HzM-t4kaUI6htYiG8KQZhyvwnG5ZNfWtMxLf49ZrkXmWdqeGAamJ2tK0izHLLg9NG0eDBSx7NGj6SEplV/s320/july+08+056.jpg" border="0" /></a> Malachi practicing his swing.</p><p><br /> </p>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-49116290645616005632008-07-08T12:31:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:05:24.234-08:00Happy 4th!Since camp was still going on all day Friday, we were not able to make it into town to watch fireworks (we've gotten used to the fact that we can see them every 7 or so years...the night the 4th falls on a Saturday!) but we had a really fun day celebrating the 4th of July!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC0TAXkKQciDJ-ANVwarMuN7jiP_PuliXuErw6IOCtqeBQAexdjBthPPuXOeTz72NAMx8RVtQFhfh39d4JAYwCY9bRqoKvyDnVx_-Bnz57fBFepKi9YfaCHTghrUIiSfJlWk2KMWoAi52/s1600-h/July+08+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220732445914727714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC0TAXkKQciDJ-ANVwarMuN7jiP_PuliXuErw6IOCtqeBQAexdjBthPPuXOeTz72NAMx8RVtQFhfh39d4JAYwCY9bRqoKvyDnVx_-Bnz57fBFepKi9YfaCHTghrUIiSfJlWk2KMWoAi52/s320/July+08+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> Right after chapel in the morning, we went into Ringgold (1 minute away!!) and let the kids pick out their little fireworks. Plus, we took the kids to the gas station (a far cry from QuikTrip!!) to get an Icee.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagxMVhMZKzH1p26x-GKnLMWr86QJEXhplMAtBc1FQSjbiECX_RzLINCnmFSRaOktvAyrs-8g1WEat_pj2_Y0bpxzewPvFg0mhZPZk9_2EUVbHDOJz2DFPpjxWsUAN0MmTmelOn2fx5z0Y/s1600-h/July+08+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220732455323468626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagxMVhMZKzH1p26x-GKnLMWr86QJEXhplMAtBc1FQSjbiECX_RzLINCnmFSRaOktvAyrs-8g1WEat_pj2_Y0bpxzewPvFg0mhZPZk9_2EUVbHDOJz2DFPpjxWsUAN0MmTmelOn2fx5z0Y/s320/July+08+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here are the boys with their fireworks and their icees.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l2WXx8YwsAHE7h5KEL3dTkcEHpn31hsp0yKRtOFiaU48tO1OajiVIMhDhnE9nAgFUp5FBvfWALAajF5vzSz4nrzCBuMs_nzzTysXBGfUS-VS0_wPxeKRfiNYdbq0bIMI4xb8MCmut2u4/s1600-h/July+08+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220732463859170642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l2WXx8YwsAHE7h5KEL3dTkcEHpn31hsp0yKRtOFiaU48tO1OajiVIMhDhnE9nAgFUp5FBvfWALAajF5vzSz4nrzCBuMs_nzzTysXBGfUS-VS0_wPxeKRfiNYdbq0bIMI4xb8MCmut2u4/s320/July+08+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Fortunately, the gas station has WHITE cherry icees...much easier to clean up after!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3Zde4YptKj22-5tnfFUtmgLWzOYJgtn2xdqMs3IC3wpQHZU5CJs6-FchBIFZerlXOEUlWrvNIqSTjn1qOOQkGfGeLMTBo_54r81fdXBtpbraLA1_qxnfokbAfdDfCHXlPPlC4JvoKrm1/s1600-h/July+08+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220732473611687762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3Zde4YptKj22-5tnfFUtmgLWzOYJgtn2xdqMs3IC3wpQHZU5CJs6-FchBIFZerlXOEUlWrvNIqSTjn1qOOQkGfGeLMTBo_54r81fdXBtpbraLA1_qxnfokbAfdDfCHXlPPlC4JvoKrm1/s320/July+08+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> I thought Aunt Amy would love this pic...this summer, we have asked the boys to read for 30 minutes total each day. Micah figured that if he read his Hardy Boy's book on the walk back home from the dining hall, he could knock out 10 minutes of his time. He really does LOVE to read...it's just that he LOVES being outside even more. :)</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5NlnTut3uyGM9VKdwl-9XIkxujokyo4gOUIgogJ4Lc_l3tijnm9Vd7X3AizNcretJZg-8uXGBrxsYojk1VIfGSe97cPx1EF-SZY591HFrUnnxYa5TkvO2BASbMiq48V6YrxTzpHLWwMH/s1600-h/July+08+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220732493056124674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5NlnTut3uyGM9VKdwl-9XIkxujokyo4gOUIgogJ4Lc_l3tijnm9Vd7X3AizNcretJZg-8uXGBrxsYojk1VIfGSe97cPx1EF-SZY591HFrUnnxYa5TkvO2BASbMiq48V6YrxTzpHLWwMH/s320/July+08+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> Michala and Adrianna Samms at dinner.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbun0qm2LtJmnSVlC3k8IYLR3guqa-kQUDUERhZIIEpmEXQgimVlV4q8rflUIXFnV8lcpE4xCfaNxmb3p0hC-I5kRjGzpD1338mXCl8fSdblu7nnOZZiuO1X0pS-CfCjm-CAzerzhjX0U/s1600-h/July+08+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220730077606735474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbun0qm2LtJmnSVlC3k8IYLR3guqa-kQUDUERhZIIEpmEXQgimVlV4q8rflUIXFnV8lcpE4xCfaNxmb3p0hC-I5kRjGzpD1338mXCl8fSdblu7nnOZZiuO1X0pS-CfCjm-CAzerzhjX0U/s320/July+08+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here are the camp kids getting ready to sing Friday morning. They were excited to wear all of their 4th of July outfits.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBHLkc-czF9Zz0sRga5d8CLdrMNQtVGJpTDccL9TtLBLPeMIjTc3nPeGG6tebUsVxU3Obd_AJw6h0PmKGyhVDeFEgarZ7CQcCQKuKLO-BkGbUJLIH_dV-8THUEqcJGufL8vA8J6KG9RKN/s1600-h/July+08+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220730089739444738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBHLkc-czF9Zz0sRga5d8CLdrMNQtVGJpTDccL9TtLBLPeMIjTc3nPeGG6tebUsVxU3Obd_AJw6h0PmKGyhVDeFEgarZ7CQcCQKuKLO-BkGbUJLIH_dV-8THUEqcJGufL8vA8J6KG9RKN/s320/July+08+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Eric Gustafson with Emma, Abigail, Ann, and Erin</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSflZ4NpcrrH3P0QOC8wje93ZxFzBLx1wjbSgwJaIA3hgq-8tsdGGVkptUQgqSe95KCgV0kx6RFFZFXSCm5oX_1iZz-qkr_i3yHz-WqEESAbepyTt6U5PhXmb4AcL-duQrqxoPoT0tw-J/s1600-h/July+08+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220730101739433042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSflZ4NpcrrH3P0QOC8wje93ZxFzBLx1wjbSgwJaIA3hgq-8tsdGGVkptUQgqSe95KCgV0kx6RFFZFXSCm5oX_1iZz-qkr_i3yHz-WqEESAbepyTt6U5PhXmb4AcL-duQrqxoPoT0tw-J/s320/July+08+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpESoM_dmeYmqjRUW-pgsv5-hCO4FJFbWmtv97_cWwJc1WdSsHJqYPp9JCHI2iTNqeMtEAQw4wtmD7bcVDOjgYENVjZHq09CkXbLccD1F1LUDACQcErrvHEAGwGB-rRVx2nV-6_S0XxSi/s1600-h/July+08+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220730116424908130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpESoM_dmeYmqjRUW-pgsv5-hCO4FJFbWmtv97_cWwJc1WdSsHJqYPp9JCHI2iTNqeMtEAQw4wtmD7bcVDOjgYENVjZHq09CkXbLccD1F1LUDACQcErrvHEAGwGB-rRVx2nV-6_S0XxSi/s320/July+08+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> McKenna loved dressing up all her dollies for the day as well.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj-ym00U60__IsTk3LJqNIMx6msmbTyiKOxIpDiviTn5bFCOeFYqInfCOWXCgawBfkPTXrQrb2jkam4mNzVaSBTl-4qfBmYjwHPUmCD2Gnp_kbqZ3AfQC4dGaPMvzDXMfhnXZ1eoqRBRk/s1600-h/July+08+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220730136380179154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTj-ym00U60__IsTk3LJqNIMx6msmbTyiKOxIpDiviTn5bFCOeFYqInfCOWXCgawBfkPTXrQrb2jkam4mNzVaSBTl-4qfBmYjwHPUmCD2Gnp_kbqZ3AfQC4dGaPMvzDXMfhnXZ1eoqRBRk/s320/July+08+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Malachi and Emma<br /><br /></p>mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701409130803268087.post-45844501062409665172008-07-03T20:47:00.000-07:002008-07-03T20:49:49.263-07:00This Could Take A While!!WARNING: what you are about to see is reflective of the fact that I have not posted on this blogspot in a timely manner. It is truly amazing that I still own it and have the privilege of posting anymore. :) You may not know what you are in for if you continue to scroll down...and down...and down...!<br /><br />ENJOY!!mike.amy.herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15497952745355363324noreply@blogger.com2