tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46989092568269256232024-03-15T08:46:38.297-04:00Perfection is my EnemyClearwater, FL Family and Child PhotographerShawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.comBlogger516125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-20666635937629166742020-11-02T19:50:00.000-05:002020-11-02T19:50:42.839-05:00Twelve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The baby is twelve! It was his golden birthday, 12 on the 12th so we went with the theme and all of his wrapping and decor was gold. He started the day with donuts and presents and then spent the day at Disney world with one of his friends who skipped school to join us. His sister was supposed to go to but she stayed home because she wasn't feeling well. It was still a great day though. Here are some pics and scroll to the bottom for the annual birthday survey (don't worry, I actually did the survey on his birthday, not when I posted this!).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUAUBdz_69BbgYy8RR81ASsn4080ZA6WkiWRe6pBEkMRnsCeEmChZhYrOrDSSVKg_ePCBXpYBLYyv05jdPTXceWXJs43NUnHALj_TohzAoh6IFh6okIQPABsJ6aK2zEByUszo8E1fO16c/s660/bday2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUAUBdz_69BbgYy8RR81ASsn4080ZA6WkiWRe6pBEkMRnsCeEmChZhYrOrDSSVKg_ePCBXpYBLYyv05jdPTXceWXJs43NUnHALj_TohzAoh6IFh6okIQPABsJ6aK2zEByUszo8E1fO16c/s16000/bday2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jm3VWRtJldrfO18Yx_9D21uEqdxH_6CZyITkusLhOfpSgfqG1mwzetv4oCCxefdRoL4XBBsS6rIzVgXj4dmMV2q0t6vrzEAG3NeAWlInGx2Rv6kCjyPu_IVFxAFrTEeup0Hr4Zhbw4bF/s825/bday4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jm3VWRtJldrfO18Yx_9D21uEqdxH_6CZyITkusLhOfpSgfqG1mwzetv4oCCxefdRoL4XBBsS6rIzVgXj4dmMV2q0t6vrzEAG3NeAWlInGx2Rv6kCjyPu_IVFxAFrTEeup0Hr4Zhbw4bF/s16000/bday4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKLThhMNalwma1tX1HuH_ZqydaNo0t-rT4YCOPSVnGvFbBGgLToO9jkaVrpHaoci_1MgNnleX_0-wce4WLfv0K0FWvGSLzFP-JrSgyGzQc961FdolaJFVRW_YgLHQTTckJcFZC1yi6SSy/s825/bday3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKLThhMNalwma1tX1HuH_ZqydaNo0t-rT4YCOPSVnGvFbBGgLToO9jkaVrpHaoci_1MgNnleX_0-wce4WLfv0K0FWvGSLzFP-JrSgyGzQc961FdolaJFVRW_YgLHQTTckJcFZC1yi6SSy/s16000/bday3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3MmffUmWq7YdgkKAgCfg-P4ENjwiCj5YP-8x0WbVlqDTqNLro6RhAf_MJYEcx2kST5LMcd1PSS5AJc6ND9ywPT3QQHKV82YgEShuUYurj2Qa_YWr5QYK4bVKEK6nFBkswOPMYb7N17fJ/s924/bday5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3MmffUmWq7YdgkKAgCfg-P4ENjwiCj5YP-8x0WbVlqDTqNLro6RhAf_MJYEcx2kST5LMcd1PSS5AJc6ND9ywPT3QQHKV82YgEShuUYurj2Qa_YWr5QYK4bVKEK6nFBkswOPMYb7N17fJ/s16000/bday5.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">The Birthday Survey</span></div>
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<span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~How old are you? <i>12, obviously</i> </span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~How does being 12 make you feel? <i> Taller</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you want to learn this year? <i>Interesting things. </i> Like what? <i>Why Buffy's so cute.</i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What was the best thing about being 11?</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <i>Um, being 11.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What did you do for your birthday? <i> We went to Disney. We ate there and Jake went with us.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite color? <i> Blue</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite food? <i>That's a tough one. I like Kings Island blue ice cream. I also like stuffing and cheddar Sun Chips. </i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~Who is your favorite person? <i>Jesus Christ.</i> Name someone besides Jesus, God or the Holy Spirit. <i>Ava.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What grade are you in? <i> 7th.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite thing to do for school? <i> My favorite class is Bible.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite game to play? <i> Roblux</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with Daddy?<i> Play the hug game. It's where I try to pat his face and he grabs my arms and I try to get away and it can get really painful but it's still fun.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with Mommy?<i> love, cuddle, watch tv.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with your sister? <i> hang out. She doesn't play with me anymore. </i></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: blue;"><br style="line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite thing to do with the whole family? <i>Movie night.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite store? <i> The Lego store.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite place to eat? <i> Culver's.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite book?<i> I like the Junior Genius Guides and Harry Potter.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite song? <i> I don't have one.</i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>~</i>What's your favorite singer or band? <i>Imagine Dragons and Bastille.</i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite thing about God? <i> He's awesome. That he sent his son to die for us.</i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you want to do this year? <i> Go to Culver's. </i> That's it? <i> Carve a pumpkin, have Daddy give me his laptop, pet Buffy, have a sleepover with my friends.</i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you want to be when you grow up? <i> I don't know. I haven't really thought about it. </i> Any ideas?<i> No.</i> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What's your favorite animal?</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Emperor Penguin</i></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">~</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are your hobbies?</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Petting Buffy, playing Roblux, playing with Legos.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">~</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you could go anywhere, where would you go?</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Heaven. </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">How about anywhere on Earth? </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Universal Studios.</i></span></div>
Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-63254467399263582952020-11-02T18:53:00.006-05:002020-11-02T18:54:27.095-05:00First Day of School 2018<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Middle Schoolers! 6th and 8th grade. I'm writing this 2 years later but I still remember enough to say that these two were awesome middle schoolers. I love first day of school pictures so much. My kids hate having them taken but I know they will appreciate it someday when they have their own kids. Especially since we don't get 'real' school photos. I have to say that </span><span>neither one of</span><span> my kids had that awkward phase like I did when I had braces and a bad perm! Middle schoolers nowadays have way better style than we did too. </span><span> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRseSPzG6HS4wVcXI7Pegu-eRxro5_W_A7P_1iXOH3djQDeiVZsWifgN0GRx23QmklczLqRllUYrpGBqsWIY946VbHO0r_UyGCJMgKB2EKWQK9Z80Y5mbWFwYY8HXf69ajU9pvGZfxhccX/s996/school2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRseSPzG6HS4wVcXI7Pegu-eRxro5_W_A7P_1iXOH3djQDeiVZsWifgN0GRx23QmklczLqRllUYrpGBqsWIY946VbHO0r_UyGCJMgKB2EKWQK9Z80Y5mbWFwYY8HXf69ajU9pvGZfxhccX/s16000/school2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk38czgvybCIZVREpQUeVLnitFXmCAoByVfzyok9Lt3gO3Q_Fd9Fk8IVFwfySifrEJCOJosjt4f3Bcylndrg3vt0CuqS1bKSZYK6sNALtKkULm6ptwaSS3-LFqH9TnSv4MbwKO0JkU95D1/s924/school3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk38czgvybCIZVREpQUeVLnitFXmCAoByVfzyok9Lt3gO3Q_Fd9Fk8IVFwfySifrEJCOJosjt4f3Bcylndrg3vt0CuqS1bKSZYK6sNALtKkULm6ptwaSS3-LFqH9TnSv4MbwKO0JkU95D1/s16000/school3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKsrXHlsBMbNdwKYhLoLQ7T5kiJltphEkegqjYB-Cwdn1uKWQJyV7R8SY63M6QyXL79o2TbwrCxFQ7ITFaBwbmS8r-zs3GyGz9aFjtpoYuztWW6fJ7gSchiU6UsjVgCLajES2V5ghZ5ds/s825/school5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKsrXHlsBMbNdwKYhLoLQ7T5kiJltphEkegqjYB-Cwdn1uKWQJyV7R8SY63M6QyXL79o2TbwrCxFQ7ITFaBwbmS8r-zs3GyGz9aFjtpoYuztWW6fJ7gSchiU6UsjVgCLajES2V5ghZ5ds/s16000/school5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJqVPdEi0SNAyFmxIVnSKSVPF_MkSkEKlfVc0h5KPU5HDeXpkaD_qn-M8cYmsSEkiYvEt0W7D4I4f6CM8incviJU2H1bMr_tuuhWYA1CF0H_t13jculdZJjJeaugaiosNdTyd99lHLJKQ/s825/school6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJqVPdEi0SNAyFmxIVnSKSVPF_MkSkEKlfVc0h5KPU5HDeXpkaD_qn-M8cYmsSEkiYvEt0W7D4I4f6CM8incviJU2H1bMr_tuuhWYA1CF0H_t13jculdZJjJeaugaiosNdTyd99lHLJKQ/s16000/school6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12jS1F5jZaujC8XwHO5e-gcPI8vF55HH9YEXsD38PrdxkmaZ0lKxXlaFhFFI019bUq0zp6cHgrWrjjoTNINpzo40g7B9Y5iGQQA08k5Wg4B9-Gau8ch2w-Vgf2H0iK1TUZAn-njqeko-G/s924/school1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12jS1F5jZaujC8XwHO5e-gcPI8vF55HH9YEXsD38PrdxkmaZ0lKxXlaFhFFI019bUq0zp6cHgrWrjjoTNINpzo40g7B9Y5iGQQA08k5Wg4B9-Gau8ch2w-Vgf2H0iK1TUZAn-njqeko-G/s16000/school1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2L4GEnOOYU0RIa6SIMH1wa4_cI6M-Km0wa2rWSn8qPNGLsIrX3p2v2WvwLYClbP-OTh7qS7K2-DRrYs05slx3GJUM6Un5dFCfwDh-3O7AfOxTgY-uRgjQU5CmSP_6CarakAybgkisnsM/s924/school4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2L4GEnOOYU0RIa6SIMH1wa4_cI6M-Km0wa2rWSn8qPNGLsIrX3p2v2WvwLYClbP-OTh7qS7K2-DRrYs05slx3GJUM6Un5dFCfwDh-3O7AfOxTgY-uRgjQU5CmSP_6CarakAybgkisnsM/s16000/school4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-71762171156263724072020-04-21T15:27:00.000-04:002020-04-21T15:27:35.454-04:00Summa Summatime <span style="font-size: large;">I'm still trying to catch up! Here are some photos from the summer of 2018. I'm trying not to duplicate the photos from my chatbooks too much. I'm not going to write much other than to say that summer is my favorite time of year and I love all these photos so much even though all of them were taken with my phone and I didn't edit them at all. Summer memories have a hazy quality about them anyway, right? </span><br />
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-80128639023270403142020-04-21T14:39:00.000-04:002020-04-21T14:39:16.601-04:00Summer Trip 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm writing this almost 2 years later so I actually can't remember many details from this trip other than the photos I have to prove we went! I know that my girl went to Ohio for summer camp and my boy and I stayed at my brother's for the week while she was there. And we all went to northern Ohio to see my husband's side of the family for a couple days. Then we took a road trip to the mountain house, but for some reason, my boy didn't come and I'm not sure how he got there but at some point, he showed up in some photos so I guess my brother brought him down and picked up my niece. Anyway, the details aren't important, but I know we had fun! I can't wait to visit both of these places again!</span></div>
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Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-10154595927911383672019-10-12T11:40:00.000-04:002019-10-12T11:47:22.781-04:00Our First Time at Disney!<span style="font-size: large;">I resisted. I really did. We lived a mere 90 minutes away from Disney for almost 5 years before we finally gave in. I never had a desire to go to Disney. I thought it would be crowded and expensive and consumerism would smack me in the face and I honestly didn't really think I'd like it. I was more of the mindset that I didn't know what I was missing and I was totally and completely okay with that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, with that in mind, how did we end up with Disney season passes for an entire year? Enter my brother and his family who had Disney passes even though they live in Ohio. That's right. Ohio. They talked about Disney every time we saw them (7 times in one year, I think, when they had passes the first time!) and frankly, it drove me insane. I vowed never to be one of those people who becomes obsessed with Disney and talks about it all the time and buys crazy souvenirs and can't wait to plan their next trip. I was sophisticated and vacationed in places much more relaxing and laid back...not entirely true because now that we live in Florida we hardly vacation at all and when we do we go to Ohio. :) So, yeah, I wasn't gonna go to Disney. I was prepared to live my entire life without ever having stepped foot in one of their parks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But...when your brother wants to take your kids to Disney so badly that he offers to take them himself and foot the bill...you just might change your mind. No matter how much I resisted Disney I couldn't bear the thought of not seeing my kids faces the first time they went! So, long story short, we were going to just go for 4 days and it somehow turned into my whole family including my brother's family and my mom getting passes for a year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay...I said it wouldn't happen...but now I have to</span><span style="font-size: large;"> eat my words because, yes, I admit it, I love Disney! It is all the things I thought it would be and there are parts of it I hate like the crowds, and the cost and the consumerism smacking you in the face and how your feet hurt like never before and dang, Orlando is hot and sweaty. But it's also magical and fun and it smells good and the characters aren't at all cheesy like you thought and you might just tear up the first time you watch the fireworks and you might have to buy a mug or two. Oh, and take about a million photos too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our first trip we stayed a week with my whole family at the Port Orleans Riverside Resort. I hate planning things so it was actually pretty awesome because my brother took care of booking everything for us. All the fast passes and a bunch of amazing dining experiences too. I'm so thankful for that because all the details that go into Disney planning honestly make me exhausted and I'm not the type of person that wants to make a spreadsheet for my vacation. I'm much more of a winging it type of planner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had an amazing first week at Disney. I think the fact that I'm writing this over a year later is making me nostalgic and I'm forgetting all the horrible parts and remembering all the good. But vacations are like that I guess, which is why now that our passes have expired I exclaim at least once I week how much I miss Disney and wish we had renewed them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are like 100 photos out of thousands I took. It was a magical week meeting all the princesses and riding all the best rides and eating at all the best places. This will definitely not be my last post about Disney, but it is definitely the longest! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">This is my favorite picture. They told us to look like we were looking at something cute. My boy's face kills me!!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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My girl had a great time picking out all the coordinating outfits for meeting the princesses. I was worried my kids would be too old to appreciate stuff like that, but they weren't. Well, my boy was not really into the characters but I don't think he would've been no matter what his age.</div>
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The Sci-Fi Drive In is amazing! I really enjoyed all the dining experiences. They definitely add to the magic!</div>
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Dinner at Be Our Guest restaurant was another favorite! We got to eat in the West Wing. </div>
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My girl is prettier than all the princesses! She could be a Disney princess someday.</div>
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-73486370515972258282019-08-15T14:32:00.000-04:002019-08-15T14:32:04.633-04:00Fourteen { A Photo Shoot }<span style="font-size: large;">My girl did all the planning for her 14th photo shoot and I ended up loving it so much! She wanted a red romper and after much searching we found the perfect one that suited the vibe she was going for. We decided to do her photos at the Sunken Gardens in downtown St. Pete. I'd never been there before this shoot and we didn't realized how early they closed so we ended up with only about 30 minutes to shoot before they closed for the evening (they were setting up for a wedding). I definitely could've stayed there much longer but we rushed around and made it work. It was the perfect tropical setting and I love how her red romper pops against all the green. After we finished up at the gardens she really wanted to do some photos at a fruit and vegetable stand and we didn't even plan it this way but there was one right by the gardens! We stopped and she rocked some poses with random people watching. I love that she isn't even bothered a bit by people watching her get her photos taken. I think part of it is that she's been doing it since she was little and part of it is that she's part of the selfie generation and taking pics everywhere is totally normal! I love, love, love these photos and can't believe I haven't shared them before now. I've already done her 15th photo shoot as I'm writing this and her braces are off and she looks a bit older now but I will always love these pics! Here are a ton of my favorites! </span><div>
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Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-53080191898174971102019-08-15T13:43:00.000-04:002019-08-15T13:43:47.251-04:00Spring Break 2018<span style="font-size: large;">I know. I KNOW. It's been almost a year since I last posted to this blog! It makes me feel a tiny bit like a failure but I'm not giving up. I'm determined to catch up. Forgive the next few posts as I really don't remember many details since these events happened over a year ago at this point but at least I have photos to trigger my memory! So, here is Spring Break 2018. I know that my brother and his family came to town (photo proof!) and we went to see the mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs. We went putt putt and had a picnic in the park. The girls went shopping in downtown St.Pete and had donuts at the Mini Donut Factory which has since closed. Other than that I have no idea but I have a feeling we had fun! Here are some pics!</span><br />
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-91597177663598800012018-09-26T12:55:00.000-04:002018-09-26T12:55:41.856-04:00Easter 2018<span style="font-size: large;">Just some pics of us all dressed up for church on Easter Sunday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Haha, this pic of my two kiddos pretty much sums them up. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my girl's fourteenth birthday she got the one thing she really, really wanted. Her own Instagram account. She begged for what seemed like ages for her own account and even said she'd rather have her own Instagram than have her own phone without her own Instagram. Okay then. Seeing as how she wasn't getting her own phone anyway, that made it easy to actually give her what she wanted. I love being able to give my kids what they really, really want occasionally and see the joy on their faces when I do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On her actual birthday we went to the puppy store, and to Rumba for her birthday dinner with Grammy. She had planned a sleepover with a few friends, but at the last minute one got sick and one got to go unexpectedly on a cruise to the Bahamas so it ended up just being her and one of her best friends going to the mall followed by a sleepover with tons of sugar and movies. Here are a few pics from her special day! Her annual birthday survey is posted at the end!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What was the best thing about being 13?</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <i>Getting Buffy</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What did you do for your birthday? <i> My party or my actual birthday?</i> Both<i>. Well, not on my birthday, but for my birthday, me and Joy went to see The Greatest Showman and had a sleepover. But on my birthday we went and played with puppies, we went to Starbucks, what else? We went to Rumba for dinner. </i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite color? <i> aqua blue</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite food? <i>donuts</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~Who is your favorite person? <i>Jesus. </i> Pick someone alive on earth. <i>Fine, you. </i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What grade are you in? <i> 8th, and college, actually.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite thing to do for school? <i> Read</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite game to play? <i> I guess probably Uno. I like Uno.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with Daddy? <i>Um...on Friday nights we go on walks to 7-11 and buy candy.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with Mommy? <i>Have girl time, watch Gilmore Girls, go to Starbucks, and shop.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with your brother? <i> Um...I like to watch movies with him. </i></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: blue;"><br style="line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite thing to do with the whole family? <i>Movie night.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite store? <i> Oooh, that's a hard one. I'm going to name a few. Charming Charlie, Forever 21, TJ Maxx, and Ulta Beauty.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite place to eat? <i> I guess, ahhh, I'm sorry this is taking so long...Dunkin Donuts. </i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite book?<i> Ugh, you're going to make me pick? Can I just name a bunch? </i>Sure.<i> I like The Hunger Games, I like Cinder, The Swap, Bounce, Twilight. There's just so many!</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite song? <i> It changes like every week, but right now I like Broken by Lovelyth Band. </i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can barely remember what we did since December was so long ago at this point, but I'm going to zoom through the next few months in hopes of catching up with the present. The few things I do remember doing are because I have photos. I know I took the kids to do a photo shoot for our Christmas card and I know we went to the beach on Christmas Eve, followed by the Christmas Eve service at our church. We got dressed up fancy just because. Then Christmas morning I made the horrible decision to only take pictures with my iPhone thinking that it would be fine and I wouldn't really miss the 'good' photos with my real camera. I was wrong. I really miss the good photos. I'm hoping I don't make the same mistake again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My brother and his family came after Christmas for a week and I have no idea where all the photos are from that trip, but I do have a couple from when we gave the kids their Christmas surprise, which was telling them about their trip to Disney World! We made them put together a puzzle my brother had ordered. We didn't realize how hard of a puzzle it was! They got it done (even the adults ended up helping) and they were happy with the news. They had to wait til May, so the excitement level wasn't quite what we were expecting but since I took so long to write this blog post I know that they had a great time at Disney and we are super excited to go back in November! </span></div>
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Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-29479103758666387762018-06-13T21:55:00.000-04:002018-06-13T21:55:15.315-04:00Halloween 2017<span style="font-size: large;">This past year for Halloween we spent the evening with good friends and hopefully it will become a little tradition. The kids all went trick-or-treating and the adults passed out candy in the driveway of our friends' house in one of those neighborhoods that becomes overrun with families by the hundreds in an insane but very fun way! I walked around with my girl and her friends for what was probably the last time (but you never know!) and my boy went around with one of his friends and one of the dads. It was a perfect arrangement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My boy dressed up as one of those crazy blowing things that you see at used car lots. They have a name but now I can't think of it. A lot of the older people he saw while trick-or-treating thought he was Gumby, but of course he had no idea who that was and was slightly annoyed by it. We made his costume from 2 pop up hampers and some fabric. It was so fun coming up with another creative idea with him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My girl wanted to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Luckily she decided way in advance and I was able to get an amazing deal on a dress on Amazon that took forever to ship from China. It's nice she can still wear kids' sizes since it makes it easier to find fun, cheaper options. I'm glad she hadn't changed her mind in the time it took to arrive, although she did go back and forth a few times about whether or not it was cool to dress like a princess, but in the end she went with it and she had lots of fun. My niece was here the week of Halloween and we went to a little festival at a park and a bunch of little girls came up to my girl and thought she was the real Belle and wanted a hug! So cute! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love looking back at all their old costumes! They were so little!</span></div>
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-24245016256297653342018-06-13T11:24:00.000-04:002018-06-13T11:24:21.729-04:00Homecoming 2017<span style="font-size: large;">When you make the decision to homeschool your kids, you worry a lot about the things they might miss out on by not going to school. Prom and Homecoming dances were one of those things that I used to be sad about my kids missing out on, but it turns out that the homeschool community has gotten so big that they now have their own dances. Not only that, but my girl has made friends with so many non-homeschoolers that she actually got to go to a homecoming dance at a 'real school' last fall with one of her friends! I love that her sweet friend thought to include her and she had such a great time. I know there were funny stories of boys talking to her (an awkward moment with a senior when he found out she was only in 8th grade!) and the girls thinking one of the chaperones was a student. It makes me so happy to know that she's really not missing out at all, and even though her school experience is totally different than mine and the majority of people's there are still these things that will be similar shared experiences. Here are a few pics from that fun night!</span><br />
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-41857855594284273482018-04-20T12:03:00.001-04:002018-04-20T12:03:26.913-04:00Dancing<span style="font-size: large;">My girl took ballroom dance lessons for about 2 years and I loved watching her every second of it. She has since quit (I'm still heartbroken) but I wanted to write a little about it anyway. She initially started because of her love for Dancing with the Stars. She learned the basics of all the ballroom and Latin styles of dance. She seriously has a gift and it came very naturally to her. She looks so graceful and gorgeous when she dances! She also made some very sweet friends at her dance class and we miss seeing them every week. I know part of growing up is trying new things and discovering your passions and I really thought that dance might be one of hers, but it's not up to me, it's up to her to discover that for herself. Although I will miss watching her dance, it's fun to see what she'll try next! Here are some photos from her fall dance showcase. I did all the girls' hair and they looked so pretty!</span><br />
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-65977596920196465022017-12-22T17:23:00.000-05:002017-12-22T17:23:38.974-05:001st Day of School 2017<span style="font-size: large;">Dean's wish came true and we started school after his birthday this year. He begs every year to wait to start. We usually start the day after Labor Day but since Irma happened and everything was crazy we didn't officially start until mid September. I can't believe I have two middle schoolers this year! School is definitely harder for them, but in a way it's easier for me. I just have to make sure I give them their assignments and their lessons and make sure they are completed and graded. I still teach Science and History, but most of the other subjects they are learning on their own. I've made a point this year to make them take notes during the classes I teach so that they will learn how to take good notes and study from them even though they don't go to traditional school. My girl passed the PERT (college readiness) test recently so she may even take a college class this spring. We still go to co-op on Mondays for now. That may change for next year, but I'm trying to keep it simple this year...the last one before high school. It's busy here with my part time job and all of their activities, but the kids still love homeschooling and I love having them here so it's great for all of us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took some photos on the first official day of school and here are my favorites!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">My boy's birthday was totally disrupted by our Irmacation this year. I felt really bad because we had to postpone his party due to everyone evacuating. Then his actual birthday was the day we drove back home to Florida for 15 hours. We rescheduled his party for the next weekend but a few of his friends couldn't come that weekend or forgot from all the craziness so it was a very small group. It was still fun though! This year's theme was Minecraft and we played a few games and had fun decorating. He wanted his cake to look exactly like the cake in the game so it was a square of course and I had to use fondant for the first time. It ended up looking amazing, but everyone agreed, fondant just can't compare to normal icing. We also had fun making all our snacks resemble things from the game.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">I still can't believe that my baby is 11! He is growing so much, I had to go through his closet recently because all his clothes are getting too small. It makes me sad, of course, and I always get sentimental around their birthdays, but I do love watching my kids grow up and seeing their interests change and evolve. I did the annual birthday survey with my boy way back on the week of his birthday, so scroll to the end to read it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: blue;">~How old are you? <i>11</i></span></span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~How does being 11 make you feel? <i> No different than being 10, wait, I'm finally a tween and no one can call me a kid. When people say, "All right kids, come here." I won't have to come.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you want to learn this year? <i>Where Area 51 is on Google Earth.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What was the best thing about being 10?</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <i> My mama. </i>(He's trying to score brownie points)</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What did you do for your birthday? <i> </i><i> I had a party and 4 of my friends didn't come but it was still okay. I liked my 10th birthday. It was more fun. </i>(We had to reschedule his party due to the hurricane so a couple kids forgot and a couple were sick) <i>What did you do on your actual birthday? I was in the car from 8:00am til 11:30pm because stupid Irma came. </i>(We were driving home from the mountain house)<i> But I still had fun the 2 days before my birthday because my Benny Ben Buns came.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite color? <i> My favorite shirt color</i> (he showed me the shirt he is wearing and it's a light heather blue)</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite food? <i>Kings Island's blue ice cream.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~Who is your favorite person? <i> Jesus. </i>How about a person living on earth right now? <i> Jesus. </i>He's not on earth.<i> He's living inside of me! </i> (Okay, I'm not gonna argue with that.)</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What grade are you in? <i> 6th</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite thing to do for school? <i>Hug my mama and recess.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What is your favorite game to play? <i>Killer mermaid</i> (a weird game where his sister wears her mermaid tail blanket and tries to hit him with it).</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with Daddy? <i>Hang out and play on my Kindle.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with Mommy? <i> Hug her. </i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What do you like to do with your sister? <i>Play killer mermaid. </i> Besides that? <i>Belly warriors.</i></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: blue;"><br style="line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite thing to do with the whole family? <i>Movie night.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite store? <i> Toys R Us</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite place to eat? <i> Kings Island blue ice cream shack, and Culvers.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite book?<i> Fast Food. </i> I knew you were gonna say that! (He says that book every year) Don't say that. Pick another one. <i> The Bible.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite song? <i> Wake me Up. </i>That was your favorite song last year! Pick a new one. <i>Despacito.</i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">~What’s your favorite thing about God? <i> He sent his one and only begotten Son to die on the cross to save us from our sin.</i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-17082458523875144732017-11-22T14:20:00.000-05:002017-11-22T14:21:03.680-05:00Irmacation<span style="font-size: large;">It's been a while since I've posted anything and that makes me so sad! I was on such a good roll and then life got a little crazy. I got a part time job where I work from home 20 hours a week. It really is the ideal situation for me, however, with work and homeschooling, my free time went from precious little to practically non-existent. Then there was Irma. That threw us for a loop to put it lightly. We've lived here for 4 years but had yet to live through an actual hurricane. I feel like a true Floridian now though! Although we didn't have any real damage to our home, the stress involved in a hurricane situation is no joke. The most stressful part for me was trying to decide do we stay and hunker down, or do we evacuate. There are pros and cons to each. We knew we'd lose power so staying in an oven (it was still in the 90's when the storm happened) didn't sound fun, and then leaving along with the other millions of people who were evacuating and getting stuck in horrible traffic didn't sound fun either. The last straw was when we were reading this newspaper put out by the county about how to plan for a hurricane and we read about how you need to get a bucket with a tight fitting lid and trash bags to use in case the sewer systems failed. My girl was like, "That's it, we're leaving!!" Ha! We did end up leaving and I'm glad we did, because although a 15 hour road trip with our dog was not in our plans we did end up having a nice little Irmacation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we decided to evacuate we invited my brother and his family to meet us in the Smokies for the weekend. At first we didn't think it would work out, but they made it work! We didn't tell our kids so that it would be a fun surprise. They were going to arrive in the middle of the night so we had their beds ready so they could just sneak in. I was worried our dog might bark at them, but she slept through it. Nice watchdog...ha...she barks at practically nothing at our condo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the morning my boy was up early as usual and made himself breakfast. I heard him and he came in our room to talk to me. He mentioned that there were a lot of cars at Monica's house (my cousin who lives across the street) and one of them looked just like my brother's van. I told him it was probably just the neighbor up the road's car and he seemed perfectly fine with that answer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My brother and fam were finally awake so they texted us that they were ready to come out and surprise him. My boy was sitting on the couch and when his cousin came walking down the hall he was totally shocked and so excited! He rushed over and grabbed him and knocked him to the ground with his hug. It was so fun seeing him so happy and surprised. It was the perfect early birthday present for him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had quite a full couple of days with them. The first day we went to Dillsboro where we found this cute pottery shop and the owner let the kids make little pinch pots in her studio. My boy was being quite the perfectionist with his. We left them there to be fired and we will pick them up next year when we go again. After that we headed to Cherokee to go to the bamboo forest. I took a bunch of photos there and my hubby backed into a guard rail and broke a taillight. Not as bad as the time he backed into a tree at The Randolph House years ago while everyone eating on the porch watched. :) We ended with dinner at a super vintage drive in called Na-bers and a bonfire with our cousins who live across the street...started by a blow torch and followed by Ohio State football on their big screen in the man cave. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we enjoyed shopping in town followed by a hike. We had planned to go hiking at Deep Creek, but the gates were closed with a sign "Closed for Hurricane" even though the weather was beautiful and sunny. My husband wanted to hike the Goldmine Loop trail but my brother wanted to hike the Road to Nowhere. After some googling we realized they were actually the same trail! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hike started easy and enjoyable. It ended up taking us much longer than we anticipated. As we were hiking a wider section of the trail, my boy and his youngest cousin were leading the group and my boy stopped and calmly said, "Bear." as a black blur went across our path at a gallop about 10 feet in front of them! We all stopped and sort of calmly freaked out for a moment. Then we made a lot of noise to scare off any other bears that might have been nearby. That was the first time I've seen a bear in the wild like that and not from my car. It was cool, but kinda scary. After that we were all a little on edge and much more alert. The hike got much more strenuous as well and some of us learned that our knees can't take it like they used to. It was definitely a hike we won't forget!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After our crazy hike the adults enjoyed a lovely meal at The Fryemont Inn as the sun was setting. We were able to catch up on all the hurricane news on the tv at the bar afterwards. We had previously been glued to our tv's before leaving on the trip and it was refreshing to not be so worried about the storm while we were busy enjoying our little vacation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day my brother and his family headed home. The tail of Irma started heading into the mountains and it stormed all night. The power ended up going out during the storm so we decided we might as well start our long trek home to another home without power. We were spared any damage to our condo, but the branches and debris all over town were quite a sight for us. They were just cleaning debris in the park area of our complex last week and it's been a couple months now since the storm. I'm hoping for no more hurricanes in the future, but at least if one comes we will be more prepared to weather it...or head out for another unexpected vacation! Here are some pics from our Irmacation.</span><br />
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Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-77798967144999558392017-08-26T18:55:00.000-04:002017-08-26T18:55:14.487-04:00Photo Friday 2017 ~ Week 34 ~<span style="font-size: large;">You guys, my girl is a cheerleader! Last night was her first game and she did great and she looked so adorable in her cheer uniform. Her bow is like bigger than her head but I kinda love it. I'm so happy that she is getting the opportunity to experience a fun part of high school life while still being homeschooled. It's really the best of both worlds. The fact that I was a cheerleader in high school just makes it that much better because now I'm totally reliving all the memories I made as well. I think it's crazy that a couple months ago this wasn't even on our radar and now my girl is out there cheering with two of her besties. They didn't do any stunts this game because they had only practiced five times before this game, but I'm really looking forward to the next game so I can see my girl as a flyer. I'm sure this blog will see many more cheer pics in the future. Now I totally want to get a zoom lens too. I've never felt like I needed one before, but this sports photography could get addicting with the right equipment. I had a lot of fun trying out new things with the stadium lights. Here are my favorites!</span><br />
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-15206513507021824882017-08-21T15:52:00.000-04:002017-08-21T15:52:12.621-04:00One Day in Cincinnati<span style="font-size: large;">When we went to Ohio in May to see my new nephew we spent one beautiful day in downtown Cincinnati. My sister in law took the day off work and took my niece and nephew out of school for the day. It was like a mini vacay for a day! I love Cincinnati so much and I swear they waited til we moved to finally make all the improvements they talked about for years before we did. I'm glad we get to enjoy them now though. The city is as pretty as ever with so many fun shops and parks. We started out our day getting donuts in Over-the-Rhine at Holtman's Donuts. They are known for their maple bacon donut and it was fabulous. There is a donut place here in Clearwater that all of our friends love and I hate their donuts. They just don't do it right. Too many toppings and the donuts are too big...which I realize sounds weird, but trust me, Holtman's does it right. Wish I could have one of those donuts right now! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After all that deliciousness we just walked around to all the shops near there. I wasn't sure if the boys would like doing that, but they didn't complain a bit. We found this amazing furniture and home decor place that was in an amazing historic building with three stories and a glass floor so you could see up through it to the skylight in the roof. We all loved it. My girl is not a fan of heights so it was funny watching her walk on the glass floor. It was freaking her out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went to a bunch of other eclectic shops and decided to have lunch on the rooftop at one of the many restaurants in that part of town. The kids loved it and my girl especially because she is a city person like her mama. After lunch we decided instead of driving to Smale Park we would take the new streetcar. It was great. We got a little tour of downtown that way and it was cheap too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Smale Park is great and I so wish it had been there when we lived there. The kids had tons of fun exploring the playground. My nephew had brought a football and he was throwing it to a bunch of kids who were all using the big slide. I love how kids will just play with anyone. What if adults were more like that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We didn't stay all evening, but it was a fun little day trip and I'm so glad we got to do it. I didn't take my big camera so these are all iPhone pics. </span><br />
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Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-19113900399467905232017-08-18T15:44:00.000-04:002017-08-18T15:44:54.339-04:00Photo Friday 2017 ~ Week 33 ~<span style="font-size: large;">I totally forgot about Photo Friday until about an hour ago. We had come home from Bible study this morning and were all doing our own thing and I realized I hadn't taken one single photo this week. I was trying to think of something cool I could do with the kids so I went looking for them and found them both in my girl's room just hanging out. They seemed so cozy I didn't want to make them get up so I just decided to take pics of them just how they were. </span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My girl was reading a book that I got for her. She probably wouldn't have picked this one since she's mostly into young adult fiction now. I wanted her to read the book before the movie comes out though. Once she's done maybe I'll read it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My boy was literally just laying there. He slept in his sister's room last night on an air mattress. He has been watching a lot of science shows on TV lately and apparently he had watched something that had a "some scenes may be disturbing" disclaimer on it and he was scared when he went to bed last night. We had a discussion about what is appropriate to watch so I don't think it will happen again (he watches shows when I run errands so I'm not always aware of what he's watching). I'm so glad he has such a sweet big sister who didn't mind a bit when he asked if he could sleep in her room. Some days they argue all day long, but then moments like that happen and it makes me so happy. After I took these pics I made him read with her and he actually finished a whole book! That's a pretty big deal for a kid who I usually have to force to read just 2 chapters. </span></div>
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Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-70198934703052267262017-08-15T11:59:00.000-04:002017-08-15T11:59:03.192-04:00Photo Friday 2017 ~ Weeks 31 & 32 ~<span style="font-size: large;">This is totally late and I only have one photo to post. We've had a busy couple of weeks cramming in some last minute summer fun like going to see The Lego Batman Movie (free, of course!) and going to a water park (also free since I scored tickets off Facebook!). It feels like summer is almost over now that all my kids' friends are back at school. My girl is starting cheer today and student group starts back up this week and Bible study too. I'm going to miss our days of nothing scheduled. Yesterday my kids and I were hanging out in my boy's room playing darts and cards since he finally cleaned his room so that we actually want to spend time in there. I took a few pics because I knew I didn't have anything for Photo Friday. The light was bad and the kids were being silly, but I did get this one that I like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">His haircut makes him look so much older! And look at that giant foot of his in the background. I cannot believe he's going to be in sixth grade! I love his sweet freckles and the way this looks like an old photo. I do love a good black and white.</span></div>
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-2298616315266053842017-08-01T11:28:00.000-04:002017-08-01T11:28:11.968-04:00Photo Friday 2017 ~ Week 30 ~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Another week of summer has flown by! My girl took a kayaking trip with her youth group one day and we had a beach day with a bunch of friends (5 moms and 13 kids!) which was so fun and not nearly as chaotic as it sounds. Having big kids has its advantages. I had a photo shoot and brought my favorite assistant along. I offered to pay her by buying her a new pair of Nike's which was an offer she couldn't refuse. We finished up the beach shoot before sunset so we got to spend some extra time at the beach just the two of us. She practiced her cheerleading jumps since she's going to do cheer this fall for a Christian school. I'm so excited for her! I was a cheerleader in high school and have so many great memories of that time spent with friends and I always secretly wanted her to cheer but since she's homeschooled I just assumed it wouldn't happen. This is one instance I'm glad to be wrong though. I can't wait to see her in action and get some pics of her in her cheer uniform. For now, here are some photos I took this week that I love! </span></div>
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-52641558267830220672017-07-21T15:33:00.000-04:002017-07-21T15:33:08.857-04:00Photo Friday 2017 ~ Weeks 28 & 29 ~<span style="font-size: large;">We've had a busy couple of weeks with lots of summer fun crammed in. Last week our church had it's VBS which my kids were finally able to attend for the first time because we are usually in Ohio for church camp but we opted to skip this year. My girl especially loved being a volunteer at VBS and getting so see all the pastors dressed up as superheroes was pretty entertaining. I'm glad that our church does such a good job at presenting the gospel and not skimping on the important terms like justification and redemption. It was a fun week for me too since I got to spend some time having coffee and brunch with friends while the kids were busy. We also enjoyed last Wednesday being the day of free things with us getting free Chic-Fil-A for dressing up like cows and free slurpies from 7-11 for it being 7/11. We maximized our freebies by going to Chic-Fil-A twice in one day. What can I say, we like free stuff. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week my girl tried a new hip-hop dance class which she loved and will definitely go back to. We went swimming with friends and both of my kids had sleepovers which my boy was especially excited about since he made a new friend recently and they have really hit it off. We went to another free movie at the mall (free is a trend this summer) and hung out at home the rest of the time. Most of the kids around here are starting school on August 10th and I can't believe how soon that is! I'm thinking we will wait til after Labor Day again. I am just not ready! And the kids definitely aren't either, shocker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My boy has been busy playing with Lego a lot this summer and he made a really awesome hot dog restaurant that I took some photos of the other day so that I can submit it to the Lego magazine. I also took some photos of the kids at our friend's house when we were swimming. Here are my favs!</span><br />
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Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-32694708299749961592017-07-07T14:22:00.000-04:002017-07-07T14:22:09.343-04:00Photo Friday 2017 ~ Week 27 ~<span style="font-size: large;">My boy and I had a little one on one time this morning. He has been cutting his Grammy's grass and earning money so we took his check to the bank first and cashed it. When we were at the mall last week with his sister he saw a kiosk that sold fidget spinners so he had been thinking about getting one ever since. Last night I told him I'd take him to get one today and he was so happy. He's never been happy about going to the mall before, but we went to the Lego store and Brookstone and the fidget spinner kiosk. Perfect mall trip for a 10 year old boy! He got a deal from the guy at the kiosk who gave him two spinners for the price of one. He was so happy that he told me he just couldn't stop smiling. I love that he's learning about hard work and that he got to see the fruits of his labor today. I love spending time with my boy and I love that he still will hold my hand at the mall and he even gave me a random hug there too. I'm one lucky mama. Here are some pics of my boy and his new toys!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> He got a very unique spinner that kinda looks like a wheel. It's funny that in all the pics of it you can't really tell that it's spinning but it actually was.</span></div>
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<br />Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-58733802213704314542017-07-05T15:19:00.000-04:002017-07-05T15:48:28.686-04:00Thirteen<span style="font-size: large;">Teenagers get a bad rap. Before I had a teenager I would listen to other mom's complain about their teens and it would honestly make me so sad and slightly terrified about my kids growing up. Now that I have a teen I'm sure I do my fair share of complaining with my mom friends about the new challenges of raising kids in this stage of life, but if I ever get to the point of scaring my friends who aren't in this stage yet, please let me know. Because here's the thing...it's really not that bad. It's actually kind of awesome. My girl is one of the funniest, coolest, most honest and sweet people to be around. And she's one of my best friends. I used to always think it was weird when parents would say stuff like that, and I would think maybe they didn't understand the parent child relationship correctly, and in my all knowing, not there yet parenting wisdom, I would kinda judge them. Not unlike how I'd judge parents of toddlers well before I even thought about having children. What can I say, I'm still a work in progress! All that to say that I love being the mom of a teenager. I still can't believe I'm old enough to say that. Even in it's sometimes maddening moments of eye rolling, sighing, and embarrassment, it's a very cool thing to be talking about more grown up topics and learning so much more about who this awesome person is that is somehow suddenly capable of doing so many things without you. So when they still need your advice and your hugs and more than anything, just your presence, it's that much sweeter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My girl is my baby, my friend, my muse. I love her sense of humor, her artistic side, her love of dance. I love that she is a bookworm like her momma and that she likes to listen to music all day long. I love her long legs and her long hair, her big blue eyes and her beautiful smile. I love that she loves to draw and paint and write. She's smart, she's hilarious, she's a good friend and she loves Jesus. I mean, what more could any mom ask for? I just pray that we stay friends and that I have many more years to enjoy her love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took her out for a photo shoot way back in March for her yearly photos. I shared some of my favorites already <a href="http://perfectionmyenemy.blogspot.com/2017/04/photo-friday-2017-weeks-13-14.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I had a ton of favorites though so here are the rest! And if you are interested you can see her previous shoots from when she was <a href="http://perfectionmyenemy.blogspot.com/2016/07/twelve.html" target="_blank">twelve</a>, <a href="http://perfectionmyenemy.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-beautiful-girl-photo-shoot.html" target="_blank">eleven</a>, <a href="http://perfectionmyenemy.blogspot.com/2014/06/10-years-photo-shoot-clearwater-beach.html" target="_blank">ten</a>, <a href="http://perfectionmyenemy.blogspot.com/2013/10/my-favorite-girl-in-sunflowers-photo.html" target="_blank">nine</a>, <a href="http://perfectionmyenemy.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-girl-photo-shoot.html" target="_blank">eight</a>, and <a href="http://perfectionmyenemy.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-favorite-girl-photo-shoot.html" target="_blank">seven</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Shawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318155223913305474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698909256826925623.post-65363182756269221612017-06-30T15:41:00.000-04:002017-06-30T15:41:41.154-04:00Photo Friday 2017 ~ Week 26 ~<span style="font-size: large;">The library is one of our favorite places. Actually it's one of my favorite places and one of my girl's favorite places. My boy is not so much of a fan, but that's okay. I'm sure it's building character every time I drag him someplace he doesn't want to go, right? I do kinda feel bad though now that I think about it because this week I also dragged him to the mall with his sister and some friends of ours who just have girls. He was very patient with our shopping though and I did take him to the Lego store at the end. It's good practice for when he's married. :) </span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This morning we headed to the library and I grabbed my camera on the way out the door thinking I might want to snap some shots for Photo Friday. I am so back in the groove now! I needed to talk to the librarian about a book that they said we had water damaged so we went to the Safety Harbor library which isn't one we usually go to. I got it all straightened out and my fine was erased (yay!) while my girl browsed the teen section and my boy sat in a chair looking bored. No pics of him today. We did find out that they have a great selection of DVD's so we got a bunch so we can veg out and watch movies on some of these hot summer afternoons when we don't want to go outside. After my girl selected her books we walked over to the more deserted adult section for some quick photos. It was so fun and she was in a great mood because she was at one of her favorite places. Here are my favorites!</span></div>
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