tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580071970596353302023-11-16T04:58:05.798-08:00Magnificent Adventures of Michelle, Maverick & RadleyMagnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.comBlogger380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-66354646645231572652011-11-17T10:00:00.000-08:002011-11-17T10:00:04.832-08:00It's about that time again....<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231933025/" title="DSC_0048-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6231933025_f602b5e8cb_b.jpg" alt="DSC_0048-2.jpg" height="720" width="479" /></a><br /><br />And we are off to find new adventures, practice thankfulness, make new memories and spend a week with our favorite people in the whole wide world. <br /></div>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-40682317168849252272011-11-16T05:30:00.000-08:002011-11-16T17:29:53.565-08:00UnimaginableWhen I see these handsome faces, it is unimaginable that I could ever have lived without them...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6352176104/" title="Mack3yearschollpic2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6352176104_409ceaa0a0.jpg" alt="Mack3yearschollpic2.jpg" height="500" width="352" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6351431621/" title="Radley2yearschoolpic1.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/6351431621_2710fb42a5.jpg" alt="Radley2yearschoolpic1.jpg" height="500" width="355" /></a><br />Class Pics - 2011 - Maverick, 3 years ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Radley 2 yearsMagnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-41853792826512755512011-11-11T19:57:00.000-08:002011-11-12T00:12:28.616-08:0011-11-11It seemed as good a day as any to attempt to resurrect my non-existent blog lately. I have had so many adventures with fabulous stories, but at the end of every day, so much is still left undone that blogging seems a bit of a luxury with so much still to do on the "to do" list.<br /><br />But I write for my boys. I write for them to know the stories of when they were little and how much of a blessing they are in my life. And there is always time to tell someone how important they are. So I will attempt to start documenting again. I realize how much I have missed in the last 6 months that is forgotten from memory, that I wish I had kept a record of here.<br /><br />And so, on my birthday 11-11-11...here we go again. Happy Birthday to ME!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6335722773/" title="IMG_1100.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 300px; height: 398px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6335722773_7ed8480481.jpg" alt="IMG_1100.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6336479886/" title="IMG_1091.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6336479886_b64e823c7f.jpg" alt="IMG_1091.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We got the cheesiest supermarket cake we could with as many toys piled on the top as we could fit...and Maverick declared it "the best cake ever!" But he is a little free with his "best _____ ever!" compliments lately, so you can take it for what it is worth until he finds the next best thing ever...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6335722469/" title="IMG_1090.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6335722469_e4bebe3b3f_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1090.jpg" height="478" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I remember being a kid an thinking of they day that seemed impossibly far away of 11-11-11 and how cool it would be to have a birthday on that date and I remember thinking I would be "so old!"(44)...lol. And I may have the years under my belt, but my brain still thinks I am 26. 26 was a very good year...<br /><br />But 26 is past. I embrace 44. 26 did not have the best and most important people in my world...ever (as Maverick would say). And though it does not look at all like I thought as a child, 44 rocks! I spent the day with my best guys doing things that make them happy for seeing the joy in their faces is the best gift of all.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6232154919/" title="DSC_0240.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6232154919_1cd81e714f_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0240.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><br />So where to begin with the last 6 months?....<br /><br />Our awesome trip to Disney World with our favorite people on the planet?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894716559/" title="DSC_0167.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/5894716559_ac18c6a70c.jpg" alt="DSC_0167.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894724655/" title="DSC_0233.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5314/5894724655_f3b6fbf0e1.jpg" alt="DSC_0233.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895297612/" title="DSC_0209.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5236/5895297612_25c2f9fe68_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0209.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895289408/" title="DSC_0199.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5199/5895289408_523f030070.jpg" alt="DSC_0199.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895322252/" title="DSC_0346.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5315/5895322252_5e17e27ea3_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0346.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><br />How Maverick was finally tall enough for ONE of the big kid rides at 38"...still chasing the elusive 40" requirement today...but he is oh so close! He pride was only exceeded by the width of his smile...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895294298/" title="DSC_0201-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5192/5895294298_08ab163f9c.jpg" alt="DSC_0201-2.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /><br />Our amazing trip to the awsome Santa Barbara Zoo located literally across the street from the ocean! Gorgeous weather! Loving the sea breezes! Feeding giraffes! Such an amazing time...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894866953/" title="DSC_0030.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5238/5894866953_1f6faf9d68.jpg" alt="DSC_0030.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894879341/" title="DSC_0096.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5318/5894879341_256f789831.jpg" alt="DSC_0096.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895440572/" title="DSC_0066.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 668px; height: 469px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5318/5895440572_270425db40_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0066.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894871487/" title="DSC_0046.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 667px; height: 447px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5066/5894871487_83231e4113_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0046.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Our endless summer adventures?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895460994/" title="DSC_0156.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5112/5895460994_9571e0ba0d.jpg" alt="DSC_0156.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895459932/" title="DSC_0149.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5895459932_8c3d199583.jpg" alt="DSC_0149.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894893807/" title="DSC_0157.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5894893807_0270c72bac.jpg" alt="DSC_0157.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895463646/" title="DSC_0184.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5320/5895463646_1e2dd328a0.jpg" alt="DSC_0184.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948425911/" title="DSC_0034.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5948425911_8ce8135284.jpg" alt="DSC_0034.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />Our Maverick/Mommy trip to see Cars 2 & play in the fun zone?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948981108/" title="DSC_0044.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 222px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6028/5948981108_321f525534.jpg" alt="DSC_0044.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948980670/" title="DSC_0039.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6028/5948980670_0c940c236e.jpg" alt="DSC_0039.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948427737/" title="DSC_0048.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 221px; height: 331px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6024/5948427737_f628aee7a9.jpg" alt="DSC_0048.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948986340/" title="DSC_0075.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 667px; height: 444px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6006/5948986340_c2ae81874e_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0075.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948429059/" title="DSC_0062.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 167px; height: 249px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5948429059_553958d47d_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0062.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948983574/" title="DSC_0063.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 168px; height: 250px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5948983574_5c31ec929a_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0063.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948985234/" title="DSC_0072.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 166px; height: 249px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/5948985234_c5c41a047b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0072.jpg" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948433011/" title="DSC_0076.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 167px; height: 249px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5948433011_9ff3d9fe91_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0076.jpg" /></a></span><br /><br />How about our jet ski adventure when we fell in the lake?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231927655/" title="DSC_0007-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6231927655_a8b473f1c2.jpg" alt="DSC_0007-2.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231928195/" title="DSC_0019-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6231928195_3976cda56e.jpg" alt="DSC_0019-2.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231930707/" title="DSC_0030-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 670px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6231930707_aa7ecef9c0_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0030-2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231931369/" title="DSC_0034.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 670px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6231931369_6928672bfb_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0034.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And then we had a bit of a photo hiatus. Mama was in a funk. I had 3 miscarriages this year trying for 1 more precious gift. It was at about this "funk" time, that I was dealing with the fact that this was not meant to be. I can only look back now and see that is what it was. After a funk, I found my appreication for what I have right now...not 10 minutes ago and not what might be...but live in the moment...to focus on these two little balls of energy and enthusiasm...that help me to forget temporarily the grown up things. And I am sure they don't know what a wonderful service they provide for us supposed adults who are supposed to be doing the take care of, not the other way around.<br /><br />So I picked my camera back up in October and used my muses to get back in the groove. As such, I will recap October on its own in the next post.<br /><br />As always hundreds of photos that will never make it to this blog <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/page66/">here!</a><br /><br />And PS...I am totally going to "cheat" and back post specific ones I can remember. I really love having this documentation of our life together...it is worth trying to "go back" when I can...Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-16388248575391801322011-11-04T21:39:00.000-07:002011-11-13T21:49:56.824-08:00Sweet Sixteen...I remember the day you were born...well actually the day you were born after the day you were supposed to be born. After an early induction on Nov 3...you nestled down and refused to come out! I had to mark out Bailey Born!!! on Nov 3 on that years calendar and rewrite on Nov 4. We love you bunches! And although not perfect, this is the best 2 toddlers and an aunt who think you pretty much hung the moon could do...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6343360920/" title="IMG_1086.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6343360920_ba9e4b4b26_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1086.jpg" height="478" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6343360632/" title="IMG_1082.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6111/6343360632_292e259124_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1082.jpg" height="478" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6335722065/" title="IMG_1085.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6019/6335722065_39c73b0b98_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1085.jpg" height="478" width="640" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-73127506582373448352011-10-29T21:57:00.000-07:002011-11-13T22:05:02.747-08:00Halloween Weekend Breakfast!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6335721735/" title="IMG_1076.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 374px; height: 280px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6335721735_648a119964.jpg" alt="IMG_1076.jpg" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6336478598/" title="IMG_1072.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 375px; height: 281px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6103/6336478598_4bab4387bf.jpg" alt="IMG_1072.jpg" /></a></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6335721565/" title="IMG_1074.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 375px; height: 281px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6335721565_252711c2f9.jpg" alt="IMG_1074.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6335721377/" title="IMG_1073.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 374px; height: 280px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6098/6335721377_ce540f8410.jpg" alt="IMG_1073.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Complete with "chocolate juice" from Aunt Jen's Halloween Care Package...also where you got those cute plates! And I love that you call it "chocolate juice" and I love that it only comes from your Aunt Jen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6335721901/" title="IMG_1078.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6094/6335721901_a0e0233c89.jpg" alt="IMG_1078.jpg" height="373" width="500" /></a><br /></div>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-18097491368365443532011-10-28T23:01:00.000-07:002011-11-15T23:08:53.592-08:00Without?<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287010557/" title="DSC_0174.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6287010557_ab87f63195_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0174.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a><br /><br />"There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise." <br />— <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/32114.Brian_Andreas" target="_blank">Brian Andreas</a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287004959/" title="DSC_0101.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6233/6287004959_e8c82c8f20.jpg" alt="DSC_0101.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></span><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6287013677_4625351c51.jpg" alt="DSC_0211.jpg" height="500" width="333" /><br /></div>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-40734789072852993412011-10-27T22:20:00.000-07:002011-11-16T00:28:51.923-08:00Farm PartyWe had the pleasure of attending a super-adorable Farm Birthday party at our October haunt, pun intended (Underwood Farms, again!)<br /><br />They had just the cutest cake/cupcakes. I had to share. If I was going to do a farm party, this cake and cupcake combo is right up there on a great idea!...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286996599/" title="DSC_0007.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6286996599_2fa2c66467.jpg" alt="DSC_0007.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286996857/" title="DSC_0008.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6229/6286996857_5b48ede7d1.jpg" alt="DSC_0008.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286997101/" title="DSC_0009.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 347px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6286997101_9a23830a49_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0009.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287515204/" title="DSC_0011.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6287515204_2d61ac0b0d.jpg" alt="DSC_0011.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286997547/" title="DSC_0012.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6286997547_f5f54fde46.jpg" alt="DSC_0012.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287535900/" title="DSC_0271.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6287535900_423bee2064.jpg" alt="DSC_0271.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287535708/" title="DSC_0270.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6287535708_fc077b87bf.jpg" alt="DSC_0270.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />Oh the cake moment of a party...that is their favorite...For them, the cake is just the vehicle for the frosting. Lick it off, and get back to playing. Except Radley, he can power down a cupcake or three. And aside from cake, which would be their first priority, we had a whole lot of fun!<br /><br />They had unlimited open fields to pull a wagon as long as they wanted to...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286999585/" title="DSC_0029.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6286999585_fa8e998107.jpg" alt="DSC_0029.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287529484/" title="DSC_0184.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6287529484_68eb3386d8.jpg" alt="DSC_0184.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />Go on Wagon Rides through the fields...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287000887/" title="DSC_0042.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 328px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6287000887_66f41f5598.jpg" alt="DSC_0042.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287517908/" title="DSC_0035.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 329px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6287517908_37f4a78c4f.jpg" alt="DSC_0035.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287001101/" title="DSC_0045.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6105/6287001101_5e0a888662.jpg" alt="DSC_0045.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287003125/" title="DSC_0080.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 208px; height: 309px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6287003125_dc5e128c3b.jpg" alt="DSC_0080.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287521416/" title="DSC_0085.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 455px; height: 311px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/6287521416_39f288dd60.jpg" alt="DSC_0085.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Play in the hay...have I mentioned how much Maverick likes hay?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287016751/" title="DSC_0249.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 328px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6098/6287016751_fbb7b28677.jpg" alt="DSC_0249.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287535360/" title="DSC_0254.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6287535360_1eea863fc5.jpg" alt="DSC_0254.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287016545/" title="DSC_0248.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6058/6287016545_329652cf98.jpg" alt="DSC_0248.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287532650/" title="DSC_0228.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6287532650_86fce11768.jpg" alt="DSC_0228.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287014871/" title="DSC_0230.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 221px; height: 331px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6287014871_26a94b940b.jpg" alt="DSC_0230.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287015137/" title="DSC_0231.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6230/6287015137_50fa3b4390.jpg" alt="DSC_0231.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287533280/" title="DSC_0234.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6287533280_21a480863b.jpg" alt="DSC_0234.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287015587/" title="DSC_0235.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6233/6287015587_8017ea29fb.jpg" alt="DSC_0235.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287015805/" title="DSC_0236.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6287015805_4bbdb9fabc.jpg" alt="DSC_0236.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Re-explore tractors! (of which they never tire...I usually have to use some sort of lure to get them moving along...like the train)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287006365/" title="DSC_0110.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 328px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6287006365_0dd976fffd.jpg" alt="DSC_0110.jpg" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287524896/" title="DSC_0114.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6287524896_4d2ca545bb.jpg" alt="DSC_0114.jpg" /></a></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287004379/" title="DSC_0096.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 221px; height: 331px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6106/6287004379_bc68e47e57.jpg" alt="DSC_0096.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287004121/" title="DSC_0090.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 417px; height: 380px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6287004121_d181abb56e.jpg" alt="DSC_0090.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287006365/" title="DSC_0110.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 247px; height: 371px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6287006365_0dd976fffd.jpg" alt="DSC_0110.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287005183/" title="DSC_0102.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 668px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6287005183_1eb4f4f0b5_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0102.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And then we get stuck at the giant wooden train for an interminable amount of time...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287527816/" title="DSC_0158.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6287527816_d2b50b47a7.jpg" alt="DSC_0158.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287529278/" title="DSC_0182.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6215/6287529278_3ec44847fa.jpg" alt="DSC_0182.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287528028/" title="DSC_0162.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 333px; height: 222px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6115/6287528028_0bfa3ba75d.jpg" alt="DSC_0162.jpg" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287010343/" title="DSC_0173.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 332px; height: 222px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6287010343_f604150c22.jpg" alt="DSC_0173.jpg" /></a></span><br /><br />Because truth be told, they love trains a hair more than tractors...but they are neck and neck...<br /><br />And as is usually common, my boys find a way to push the limits of what was "intended"...and in this instance, it was ok... Brother exploring "under"...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287007623/" title="DSC_0124.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 447px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6115/6287007623_8e4b6c2028_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0124.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287007439/" title="DSC_0122.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 666px; height: 345px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6287007439_9cefba03b4_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0122.jpg" /></a><br /><br />So we scurry...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287525062/" title="DSC_0117.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 668px; height: 308px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6287525062_68d3866a82_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0117.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And we climb...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287525748/" title="DSC_0136.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6287525748_536b9fedbb.jpg" alt="DSC_0136.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287004379/" title="DSC_0096.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6106/6287004379_bc68e47e57.jpg" alt="DSC_0096.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />And we run...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287013381/" title="DSC_0202.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 221px; height: 331px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/6287013381_8eda8a0265.jpg" alt="DSC_0202.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287013147/" title="DSC_0200.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6239/6287013147_8d04979815.jpg" alt="DSC_0200.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287012977/" title="DSC_0197.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6112/6287012977_84a7df73c4.jpg" alt="DSC_0197.jpg" /></a><br />...another Saturday away...<br /><br />Yet, who knew that the most fascinating thing of the day would be the recycle bin full of bees and empty soda cans...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287012075/" title="DSC_0186.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6058/6287012075_ec9fd03197.jpg" alt="DSC_0186.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287530398/" title="DSC_0188.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6287530398_0c760bff19.jpg" alt="DSC_0188.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287012729/" title="DSC_0189.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 221px; height: 331px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6116/6287012729_a6c2667487.jpg" alt="DSC_0189.jpg" /></a><br /><br />...and I thought the train and the tractors were patience builders...Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-68365093733836105442011-10-26T21:39:00.000-07:002011-11-15T22:16:52.392-08:00A little bit o' country in the valleySo one of the things I love the most about your preschool is it is smack in the middle of the city, but surrounded by nature. And as your mama went to preschool at a place called School of the Woods that I remember with great fondness, I want the same for youtwo. Giant trees, open grassy areas to run, 500 year-old amazing oak trees, and what makes your truly unique and amazing....BARNYARD!<br /><br />Every week you get a chance to see, experience, take care of and be around animals...pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits, water fowl of all types, cows, donkeys...and more. I love this...love, love, love.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286643183/" title="DSC_0342.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 321px; height: 214px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/6286643183_1751dc5361_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0342.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287536116/" title="DSC_0272.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 321px; height: 214px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6045/6287536116_10db02ee42.jpg" alt="DSC_0272.jpg" /></a><br /><br />They had an open day when we went to help out around the barnyard. I am not sure if we helped or hurt, but we sure had fun...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287020341/" title="DSC_0292.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 668px; height: 445px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6040/6287020341_b12cbbff33_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0292.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287020557/" title="DSC_0294.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6053/6287020557_f4b2ef48b1.jpg" alt="DSC_0294.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287162618/" title="DSC_0349.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6113/6287162618_a1334ce229.jpg" alt="DSC_0349.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287019781/" title="DSC_0285.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 666px; height: 444px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6287019781_4975c16f88_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0285.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Radley spent a good amount of time hanging out in Pig-Pig's pen...yes, his/her (?) name is Pig-Pig...and he/she does not appear to miss many meals...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287163366/" title="DSC_0355.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 447px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6287163366_137c089314_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0355.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287164550/" title="DSC_0365.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 668px; height: 440px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6287164550_3e91d68f6b_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0365.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Radley insisted on wearing his boots which is not real surprising as he is obsessed with boots...cowboy boots, rain boots...boots. And although I won the battle this day, and he wore matching boots, usually he likes to mix it up with a different style for each foot...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287018351/" title="DSC_0274.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6287018351_255876f178.jpg" alt="DSC_0274.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287163842/" title="DSC_0360.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6287163842_2518ef9049.jpg" alt="DSC_0360.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />My little rebel. And the shirt?....Danger Seeker....yeah, that too...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287019209/" title="DSC_0281.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287537256/" title="DSC_0282.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6287537256_7446f21929.jpg" alt="DSC_0282.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6033/6287019209_95b7a8dd2a.jpg" alt="DSC_0281.jpg" height="500" width="333" /><br /><br />My adventurous 12 year old trapped in a 2 year old body...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287537432/" title="DSC_0283.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6287537432_b057393e79.jpg" alt="DSC_0283.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /></div>Slow down baby...<br /><br />And this one?...obsessed with hay...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286643427/" title="DSC_0346.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6215/6286643427_4f5ca35054.jpg" alt="DSC_0346.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287018553/" title="DSC_0276.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6287018553_b4492cc626.jpg" alt="DSC_0276.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-61981663764858658782011-10-22T07:16:00.000-07:002011-11-13T09:06:54.309-08:00Other scenes from Disneyland<div style="text-align: left;">Despite his usual sense of adventure and fearlessness, he wanted no nearer than this...<br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259106674/" title="IMG_0216.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6239/6259106674_682dc3a82b_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0216.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a><br /><br />"Mom! Make Radley stop kissing me!"<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258581371/" title="IMG_0223.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6258581371_257e9d84bc_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0223.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Mack: "Mom, I think this is too dangerous"<br />Me: "I said smile!" (not my proudest moment...lol)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259107264/" title="IMG_0220.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6259107264_70a42b3366_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0220.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a><br /><br />I am almost there...when I can wait in line with both boys and not have to hold anyone. I will miss holding them, but not for 30 min in line all day long...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258582135/" title="IMG_0229.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6258582135_30dcc2144f_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0229.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a><br /><br />My kids have it soooo rough...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258613111/" title="DSC_0291.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6258613111_3eccf4afb5_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0291.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><br />He loves fruit snacks...and I love him...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258614703/" title="IMG_1039.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6258614703_08dd9e8d1f_z.jpg" alt="IMG_1039.jpg" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262261146/" title="DSC_0188.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6262261146_416fd2115c.jpg" alt="DSC_0188.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></span><br /><br />I know he does not know of this silly "planking" craze going around...but he sometimes seems to get in the game...Middle of Main Street, Disneyland, USA...<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259191122/" title="DSC_0057.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6259191122_6a93d1ee64_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0057.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a></span><br /><br />I love Halloween-time at Disneyland and the pumpkin characters...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258666303/" title="DSC_0077.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6258666303_fa950a64b0_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0077.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259188518/" title="DSC_0025.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 197px; height: 293px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6259188518_44a80bd2d6.jpg" alt="DSC_0025.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258662067/" title="DSC_0024.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 440px; height: 295px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6169/6258662067_124350cf17.jpg" alt="DSC_0024.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Blue Slushies & Popcorn...lunch of champions!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259192224/" title="DSC_0076.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6055/6259192224_167314a628_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0076.jpg" height="640" width="426" /></a><br /><br />Bets. ride buddies. ever.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262257730/" title="DSC_0142.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 451px; height: 306px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6167/6262257730_edd4c4dbf6.jpg" alt="DSC_0142.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259197250/" title="DSC_0125.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 211px; height: 309px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6259197250_0649f87c68.jpg" alt="DSC_0125.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I just love these two pictures...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286635413/" title="DSC_0161.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6286635413_24c09ec32f_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0161.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286635661/" title="DSC_0168.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6286635661_ac39cbb335_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0168.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Our annual photo...night & day.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6341012252/" title="28975740015.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6341012252_1bfa9e549e.jpg" alt="28975740015.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6341017208/" title="28975740036.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6341017208_4e3f257c65.jpg" alt="28975740036.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /><br />Submarines! Still as cheesy as ever...but oh how they love it!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287157476/" title="DSC_0237.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6287157476_330017f9b4.jpg" alt="DSC_0237.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286638445/" title="DSC_0233.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6286638445_9b1eb9c099.jpg" alt="DSC_0233.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />Randomness...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287157968/" title="DSC_0273.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6040/6287157968_592b575c48.jpg" alt="DSC_0273.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287157716/" title="DSC_0261.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6287157716_8f816beb72.jpg" alt="DSC_0261.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />I have a feeling this is another one of those shots that we will take over and over and as soon as Radley's legs are long enough he will join in the fun. On this particular day he was "over it", so he did not join in the giant Lego fun. Maybe next time...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286640675/" title="DSC_0300.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6286640675_d23c06c9c4.jpg" alt="DSC_0300.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286640155/" title="DSC_0298.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6286640155_74a3c548e2.jpg" alt="DSC_0298.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />I think this might be our first family shot in front of the castle. I guess we should do it more often, but we are always on such a mission to get to "do something"...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6340260417/" title="28975740002.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6222/6340260417_a2c60c6302_z.jpg" alt="28975740002.jpg" height="640" width="425" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It was a great trip. We will go again next year...but also pondering an East Coast trip to the mouse, so we will see what happens...October Disney trip....check!<br /></div></div>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-64118313680362767042011-10-20T07:22:00.000-07:002011-11-13T08:56:04.919-08:00Adventures of Maverick & PatricioMaverick was assigned the class duck in October to take home. His name is Patricio. When you take the duck home, you are supposed to take pictures so the kiddos can share a show and tell of their weekend with Patricio. Well we just happened to get assigned Patricio on the weekend we went for our annual Halloween-time visit to Disneyland. Ultimately, we got totally into it and in my normal fashion of embracing the fun stuff and doing it 110%, we ended up having a blast finding times to utilize our new family member. The following is Maverick's presentation on his weekend adventure with Patricio.<br /><br /><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">The Crazy Adventures of Maverick and Patricio </span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;">October 14-19,2011</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6341012546/" title="28975740016.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6341012546_c820887163_z.jpg" alt="28975740016.jpg" height="640" width="425" /></a><br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br />Patricio had quite the adventurous weekend with Maverick.<span style=""> </span>We were very happy to have him join us on our adventures.<span style=""> </span>Maverick and his brother, Radley, told Patricio about all the fun they were going to have in the next few days.<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248185259/" title="DSC_0230.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 204px; height: 303px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6248185259_42849b56d1.jpg" alt="DSC_0230.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248708924/" title="DSC_0216.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 452px; height: 305px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6040/6248708924_33e9f5e3f3.jpg" alt="DSC_0216.jpg" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We did some final shopping at Costco and Maverick shared his Pizza with Patricio.<span style=""> </span>It was delicious.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248185507/" title="DSC_0231.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 270px; height: 184px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6248185507_86d4f53607_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0231.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248710170/" title="DSC_0235.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 271px; height: 186px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6169/6248710170_a3d8dd72f1.jpg" alt="DSC_0235.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248711910/" title="DSC_0248.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 127px; height: 189px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6153/6248711910_ef1b377d79_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0248.jpg" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248711006/" title="DSC_0242.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 673px; height: 449px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6248711006_bbf66e815c_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0242.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248187101/" title="DSC_0246.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 453px; height: 307px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6248187101_36d9e704a0.jpg" alt="DSC_0246.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248186413/" title="DSC_0240.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 213px; height: 309px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/6248186413_075e660626.jpg" alt="DSC_0240.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Next Patricio came with us to the Pumpkin Festival and helped Maverick paint pumpkins and got a little paint on him.<span style=""> </span>He also took a rest on the grass with brother when he got a little tired out.<span style=""> </span>It sure was fun! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258610895/" title="DSC_0282.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/6258610895_1de081ddec.jpg" alt="DSC_0282.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258602827/" title="DSC_0210.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6258602827_5c2b2898e5.jpg" alt="DSC_0210.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259129598/" title="DSC_0216.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 165px; height: 246px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/6259129598_f29ee8fc41_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0216.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259132454/" title="DSC_0238.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 165px; height: 247px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6259132454_3cd89a10eb_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0238.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258604759/" title="DSC_0233.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 165px; height: 246px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6152/6258604759_158d7ed778_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0233.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258601345/" title="DSC_0199.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 165px; height: 242px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6234/6258601345_fc4475d811_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0199.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259133710/" title="DSC_0263.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 666px; height: 444px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/6259133710_01b040a785_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0263.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259128402/" title="DSC_0208.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 666px; height: 444px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6259128402_c34e3faaa2_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0208.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Soon it was time to load up the car and head out on our special Halloween Vacation to Disneyland!<span style=""> </span>We were all soooo excited!<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258600637/" title="DSC_0191.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 321px; height: 214px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6041/6258600637_cfb1dedc72.jpg" alt="DSC_0191.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259126890/" title="DSC_0196.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 321px; height: 214px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6259126890_ab0bfd7024.jpg" alt="DSC_0196.jpg" /></a> </span><span style="color:red;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We got to the hotel and got a good night sleep for our big day.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258659721/" title="DSC_0011.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 322px; height: 215px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6232/6258659721_8f12338aa7.jpg" alt="DSC_0011.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258660129/" title="DSC_0014.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 321px; height: 214px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/6258660129_21deca33a8.jpg" alt="DSC_0014.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The next day we took Patricio to Disneyland.<span style=""> </span>Maverick was excited to get his first Annual Pass ticket into the park and was very excited to take Patricio with him.<span style=""> </span>We all shared the stroller and experienced many fun and exciting things.<span style=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259187402/" title="DSC_0020.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 461px; height: 310px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6259187402_be64e20f7e.jpg" alt="DSC_0020.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259186660/" title="DSC_0017.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 209px; height: 311px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6019/6259186660_140e0e79b0.jpg" alt="DSC_0017.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258662483/" title="DSC_0026.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 211px; height: 316px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6258662483_e660afeabe.jpg" alt="DSC_0026.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258661857/" title="DSC_0023.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 459px; height: 314px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6258661857_e142c0c31a.jpg" alt="DSC_0023.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258665231/" title="DSC_0058.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6101/6258665231_e8f2d9a738.jpg" alt="DSC_0058.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258663981/" title="DSC_0050.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6258663981_3ef36858d0.jpg" alt="DSC_0050.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259190570/" title="DSC_0055.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 668px; height: 447px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6048/6259190570_0da8fcddd5_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0055.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We visited the Fire Station<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258663465/" title="DSC_0044.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6103/6258663465_69908f917d_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0044.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259189426/" title="DSC_0043.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/6259189426_18c9687b5b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0043.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259189232/" title="DSC_0040.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6259189232_c66d703f95_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0040.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258662687/" title="DSC_0030.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/6258662687_1312a6e846_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0030.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We rode Small World boat ride </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258665601/" title="DSC_0065.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 653px; height: 436px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6226/6258665601_51282aa45f_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0065.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">And played in an awesome Redwood Challenge Playground.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258666531/" title="DSC_0083.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6258666531_74f9f3fe24.jpg" alt="DSC_0083.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259193072/" title="DSC_0086.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6259193072_16196350c9.jpg" alt="DSC_0086.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258667369/" title="DSC_0094.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 209px; height: 309px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6115/6258667369_0bafd89361.jpg" alt="DSC_0094.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258667539/" title="DSC_0095.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 458px; height: 310px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6258667539_3cf60d4c3e.jpg" alt="DSC_0095.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Patricio was very helpful when brother was having a hard time and sat with him for a while to keep him company.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259193858/" title="DSC_0096.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6094/6259193858_a403f0868c.jpg" alt="DSC_0096.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Patricio was having so much fun on this wilderness adventure! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258667177/" title="DSC_0092.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 459px; height: 308px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6041/6258667177_3d0898c0ac.jpg" alt="DSC_0092.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259192864/" title="DSC_0085.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 205px; height: 307px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6259192864_955261e361.jpg" alt="DSC_0085.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We went home to take a nap and unfortunately Maverick woke up and his ear was “hurting inside”.<span style=""> </span>So we had to take a trip to a medical clinic where the doctor looked in Maverick’s ears and said he needed some medicine and a shot.<span style=""> </span>He was very brave even though his shot hurt very much.<span style=""> </span>Patricio sat with him the entire time and was a very good friend.<span style=""> </span>He also played with brother to keep him entertained while we waited.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258668855/" title="DSC_0109.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 458px; height: 309px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/6258668855_22fdf22732.jpg" alt="DSC_0109.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258668171/" title="DSC_0100.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 209px; height: 308px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6258668171_b300dc75cb.jpg" alt="DSC_0100.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259196290/" title="DSC_0119.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 218px; height: 154px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6259196290_df50855d48_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0119.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259196094/" title="DSC_0116.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 226px; height: 153px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6259196094_16d0e263f3_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0116.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259195768/" title="DSC_0114.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 225px; height: 153px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6259195768_d4a591f709_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0114.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Soon we were back at Disneyland and back on our adventure.<span style=""> </span>Today we got to see Lightning McQueen and meet Sully too!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6338910539/" title="28975740013.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 665px; height: 443px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6043/6338910539_4b59de5810_z.jpg" alt="28975740013.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259140028/" title="IMG_1037.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 310px; height: 463px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6259140028_4f05cdfb80.jpg" alt="IMG_1037.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258613521/" title="IMG_1033.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 350px; height: 465px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6258613521_a15723bb54.jpg" alt="IMG_1033.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We went to see the Disney Junior show.<span style=""> </span>They had lots of confetti there! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262258726/" title="DSC_0164.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6262258726_28f76a10c1.jpg" alt="DSC_0164.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6261737041/" title="DSC_0196.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6261737041_471f0866ec.jpg" alt="DSC_0196.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6261735561/" title="DSC_0184.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6108/6261735561_429cb21849.jpg" alt="DSC_0184.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262261356/" title="DSC_0191.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6262261356_1dcfccc61b.jpg" alt="DSC_0191.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262262186/" title="DSC_0232.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6262262186_da60900c13.jpg" alt="DSC_0232.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262261966/" title="DSC_0228.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6262261966_cd410785c0.jpg" alt="DSC_0228.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We rode the Monsters Inc ride in a taxi.<span style=""> </span>It was really fun! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262262612/" title="DSC_0246.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 481px; height: 325px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6262262612_ac248a4d3f.jpg" alt="DSC_0246.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262263152/" title="DSC_0256.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 190px; height: 327px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6177/6262263152_d49b63e1fb.jpg" alt="DSC_0256.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6261737721/" title="DSC_0240.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 673px; height: 449px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6261737721_56a04c259b_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0240.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262263540/" title="DSC_0274.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 332px; height: 223px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6262263540_d6f98ea572.jpg" alt="DSC_0274.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262263366/" title="DSC_0263.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 337px; height: 226px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/6262263366_cb7c7d7533.jpg" alt="DSC_0263.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Maverick and Patricio had so much fun running crazy around Disneyland<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262263706/" title="DSC_0277.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6262263706_c37afa7185.jpg" alt="DSC_0277.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262263966/" title="DSC_0283.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6048/6262263966_f4fea7eb20.jpg" alt="DSC_0283.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6261739517/" title="DSC_0287.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6115/6261739517_02aec0e2c1.jpg" alt="DSC_0287.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262257140/" title="DSC_0126.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6043/6262257140_42630642a0.jpg" alt="DSC_0126.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">They shared some popcorn.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258583931/" title="IMG_0243.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 375px; height: 495px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6258583931_cc9d0b1fc6.jpg" alt="IMG_0243.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258584131/" title="IMG_0244.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 375px; height: 495px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6258584131_1155e7981a.jpg" alt="IMG_0244.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259106968/" title="IMG_0218.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 375px; height: 495px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6056/6259106968_495f423ae6.jpg" alt="IMG_0218.jpg" /></a></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258582917/" title="IMG_0238.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 375px; height: 498px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6215/6258582917_2dcf65d097.jpg" alt="IMG_0238.jpg" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br />Rode more rides together.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258582317/" title="IMG_0230.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6224/6258582317_c557e2d18b_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0230.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Watched a scary Bug Life movie with silly glasses.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259110874/" title="IMG_0249.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6101/6259110874_e301c3bb34_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0249.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">So much fun all in one day.<span style=""> </span>Soon Patricio and Maverick talked about what they wanted to do next.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258583089/" title="IMG_0239.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6165/6258583089_a5b529ee4f_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0239.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a><br /><br /></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">They decided that it would be fun to spend some time at the pool.<span style=""> </span>So we did.<span style=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258585671/" title="IMG_0258.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 660px; height: 492px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6258585671_3072372c6c_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0258.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259111594/" title="IMG_0257.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 416px; height: 314px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6118/6259111594_b4b391ec78.jpg" alt="IMG_0257.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258585971/" title="IMG_0259.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 240px; height: 316px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6258585971_8a5784b251.jpg" alt="IMG_0259.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">That evening Patricio and Maverick talked about how much fun they had and their plans for the Mickey Mouse Halloween Party they were going to attend the next day!<span style=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259137478/" title="DSC_0283.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6229/6259137478_33ffdb428a.jpg" alt="DSC_0283.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6259138344/" title="DSC_0287.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6113/6259138344_279413eaa7.jpg" alt="DSC_0287.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Soon it was time for the party.<span style=""> </span>We all dressed in costume.<span style=""> </span>Maverick was a Dalmation.<span style=""> </span>Radley was a Pirate.<span style=""> </span>And Patricio was Super Duck!<span style=""> </span>They all wore their costumes, went trick or treat and rode rides all night long until it was very very late.<span style=""> </span>At one point Maverick changed to a Pirate costume too!<span style=""> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286625063/" title="DSC_0004-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6286625063_56d4f6b2ae.jpg" alt="DSC_0004-2.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262264398/" title="DSC_0004.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6262264398_4861c2c9a5.jpg" alt="DSC_0004.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6261740383/" title="DSC_0016.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6228/6261740383_8ddfab0186.jpg" alt="DSC_0016.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262266652/" title="DSC_0030.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6227/6262266652_59db775c3d.jpg" alt="DSC_0030.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262264822/" title="DSC_0011.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6262264822_d84e332e1b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0011.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262266226/" title="DSC_0026.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6119/6262266226_8c1516ecfe_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0026.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6261740941/" title="DSC_0018.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6222/6261740941_42b84a54f7_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0018.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262267458/" title="DSC_0035.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6262267458_d90a49fb30_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0035.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286626031/" title="DSC_0025-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6104/6286626031_b1641d6619_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0025-2.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286626937/" title="DSC_0030-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6093/6286626937_d9eb57b483_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0030-2.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287146664/" title="DSC_0050.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6093/6287146664_2193aa8760_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0050.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286625677/" title="DSC_0014-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6230/6286625677_a0f3929e6b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0014-2.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286627191/" title="DSC_0034-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 647px; height: 431px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6286627191_15dfc92e5b_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0034-2.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Soon it was late and we were sooooo tired.<span style=""> </span>So it was time to head home. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6262264626/" title="DSC_0009.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6095/6262264626_2f606d7040.jpg" alt="DSC_0009.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287147216/" title="DSC_0057.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6287147216_ceb2a3e311.jpg" alt="DSC_0057.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287147524/" title="DSC_0061.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6097/6287147524_82c2c06955_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0061.jpg" /></a><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br />The next morning we checked out all the candy we got at Trick or Treat.<span style=""> </span>There was SO MUCH! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287149828/" title="DSC_0094.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6287149828_6fae5a2244_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0094.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286630427/" title="DSC_0079.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 455px; height: 311px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6019/6286630427_8d65a1e5b3.jpg" alt="DSC_0079.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287148480/" title="DSC_0076.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 213px; height: 314px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6287148480_31ff703cb8.jpg" alt="DSC_0076.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We decided to have a little more fun before we left for home.<span style=""> </span>So we stopped in and tried on a bunch of silly hats.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286632903/" title="DSC_0125.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6286632903_d6568960c2_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0125.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286633151/" title="DSC_0129.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6237/6286633151_fa1992ca61_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0129.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286633391/" title="DSC_0132.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6286633391_c1e41b519b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0132.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286634197/" title="DSC_0142.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6286634197_4ddd0336f5_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0142.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286633979/" title="DSC_0137.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6217/6286633979_62cd6b0ca1_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0137.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286632347/" title="DSC_0118.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6286632347_6789f2aee4_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0118.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287150616/" title="DSC_0111.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6231/6287150616_8dd983fe67_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0111.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287152280/" title="DSC_0136.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6287152280_c3d9358d2b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0136.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287153038/" title="DSC_0148.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 647px; height: 431px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6040/6287153038_cd39b52746_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0148.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286635901/" title="DSC_0170.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6286635901_4c595c79d1_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0170.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287153296/" title="DSC_0153.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6287153296_5bae674140_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0153.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287153802/" title="DSC_0158.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6034/6287153802_f21e5d621d_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0158.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287155080/" title="DSC_0175.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/6287155080_10b1783df0_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0175.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287154852/" title="DSC_0172.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6287154852_a672b0fab8_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0172.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287156156/" title="DSC_0190.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6031/6287156156_5545e6319b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0190.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287155932/" title="DSC_0189.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6287155932_0d803e90d9_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0189.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287155652/" title="DSC_0187.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6103/6287155652_38e2301c7e_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0187.jpg" height="240" width="160" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286636701/" title="DSC_0184.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 651px; height: 435px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6286636701_e46cd83e36_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0184.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286635661/" title="DSC_0168.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 650px; height: 433px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6052/6286635661_ac39cbb335_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0168.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">And then we were SO excited to see the “other” duck!<span style=""> </span>Donald Duck!<span style=""> </span>So we took our picture with him and Patricio got to see his duck friend.<span style=""><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6340264801/" title="28975740029.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 665px; height: 442px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6340264801_a9336d15da_z.jpg" alt="28975740029.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6340263851/" title="28975740026.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 666px; height: 444px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6340263851_c2b566d194.jpg" alt="28975740026.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6340264165/" title="28975740027.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6118/6340264165_5a6b505218.jpg" alt="28975740027.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6341017208/" title="28975740036.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6341017208_4e3f257c65.jpg" alt="28975740036.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6340267177/" title="28975740035.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6222/6340267177_a433b4ff48.jpg" alt="28975740035.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6341015740/" title="28975740033.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/6341015740_2a88234f0d.jpg" alt="28975740033.jpg" height="500" width="332" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Soon it was time to ride the monorail to go home.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287158516/" title="DSC_0296.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 457px; height: 312px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6287158516_28c0df9e88.jpg" alt="DSC_0296.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286639539/" title="DSC_0279.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 211px; height: 311px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/6286639539_601cfc4ace.jpg" alt="DSC_0279.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We did make a quick stop to play with giant Lego’s<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6286641157/" title="DSC_0308.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6107/6286641157_cfe7df1ae2.jpg" alt="DSC_0308.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6287159510/" title="DSC_0304.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6222/6287159510_c7cca241d9.jpg" alt="DSC_0304.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><span style="color:red;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">But soon we were home and tucked into our warm beds dreaming of all the fun adventures we had .<span style=""> </span>Hopefully Patricio had some fun too!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248716272/" title="DSC_0301.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 216px; height: 314px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6248716272_5ab11823d6.jpg" alt="DSC_0301.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6248191869/" title="DSC_0299.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 455px; height: 313px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6019/6248191869_58a0f5755a.jpg" alt="DSC_0299.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE END</span><br /></p>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-36151435181334769922011-10-19T21:14:00.000-07:002011-11-12T21:20:09.655-08:00Enjoying today...There’s a part of me that looks to the future to a time when he doesn’t leave Lego's & Hot Wheels strewn about, food under his chair, fingerprints on the windows. But there’s a greater part of me that knows that someday I’ll miss those things, the evidence of his youth. That's the part of me that enjoyed watching yogurt drip from the countertop today.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6258670447/" title="DSC_0121.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6258670447_0206293b7a_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0121.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /></div>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-68159392430344038012011-10-08T00:15:00.000-07:002011-11-12T00:32:36.172-08:00Ah October!October brings crisper air. Our attention is drawn to pumpkin patches, costumes, weekend parties and Halloween-time. Picking up the clutter and organizing the backyard toys can wait because for right now, there is only time for honing our family traditions, feeding the barn animals & extra cuddles as the days get shorter... and finding the perfect pumpkins...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231934373/" title="DSC_0056.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6234/6231934373_2370a6974d.jpg" alt="DSC_0056.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231933695/" title="DSC_0054.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6231933695_a62a5a9184.jpg" alt="DSC_0054.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231934735/" title="DSC_0060.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 169px; height: 249px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6231/6231934735_7cbd26cc4b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0060.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6232456834/" title="DSC_0083-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 168px; height: 250px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6104/6232456834_3b9f327718_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0083-2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231939389/" title="DSC_0096.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 169px; height: 250px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6231939389_f21a3152cd_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0096.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6232458888/" title="DSC_0095-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 159px; height: 252px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6232458888_fd99c0950b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0095-2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6231940207/" title="DSC_0101-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 674px; height: 449px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/6231940207_770d09d0b9_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0101-2.jpg" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-39073108331017725652011-09-01T21:50:00.000-07:002011-11-13T21:54:08.736-08:00First day of Preschool - 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/6342610293/" title="IMG_0994.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6214/6342610293_65d26a6783_z.jpg" alt="IMG_0994.jpg" height="640" width="478" /></a><br /><br />To the world, I want you to know they are special. Please be gentle with their little souls. They will do amazing things. Just wait and see...<br /><br />As Dr. Seuss said:<br /><br /><i>Oh, the Places You'll Go!</i><br /> <i>Congratulations, Today is your day;</i><br /><i>You're off to great places,</i><br /><i>You're off and away!</i><br /><p><i>And, Will you succeed? </i></p><p><i>Yes, you will! Yes, Indeed!</i></p><p><i>98 and 3/4 percent, guaranteed!</i></p><p><i>Kid, You'll Move Mountains!</i></p><br /></div>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-80154739665898843552011-07-21T22:25:00.000-07:002011-11-11T22:35:26.032-08:00Gifts...<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">If I had my child to raise over again<br />I'd build self-esteem first and the house later<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'd finger paint more and point the finger less<br />I would do less correcting and more connecting<br />I'd take my eyes off my watch and watch with my eyes<br />I would care to know less and know to care more<br />I'd take more hikes and fly more kites<br />I'd stop playing serious and seriously play<br />I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars<br />I'd do more hugging and less tugging<br />I'd see the oak tree in the acorn more often<br />I would be firm less often and affirm much more<br />I'd model less about the love of power<br />And more about the power of love.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">-Diane Loomans<br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948364263/" title="DSC_0249.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/5948364263_c8ce1cd19e.jpg" alt="DSC_0249.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948367689/" title="DSC_0273.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5948367689_a445e23244.jpg" alt="DSC_0273.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948916222/" title="DSC_0233.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6147/5948916222_598d9af328_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0233.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948367401/" title="DSC_0269.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5948367401_3c78884510_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0269.jpg" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-89965222749340648032011-07-20T21:22:00.000-07:002011-11-11T23:57:35.784-08:00Radley Little Monster Party Recap! (Long, long, long...)It was a total hit!<br /><br />To be honest I was a bit apprehensive about throwing a party at a "playspace"....but it turned out great and was fun for all!<br /><br />Here are all the party details:<br /><br />Awesome Little Monster Cake and coodinating cupcakes...just because...so YUM! from SusieCakes<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948887976/" title="DSC_0079.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5948887976_446c5298be.jpg" alt="DSC_0079.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948340191/" title="DSC_0112.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6023/5948340191_f71e834307.jpg" alt="DSC_0112.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />Our Watermelon Monster! (slammed together 15 min before the party!)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948876178/" title="DSC_0003.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5948876178_08542876b7.jpg" alt="DSC_0003.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948333627/" title="DSC_0077.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/5948333627_755ca832f1.jpg" alt="DSC_0077.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />Amazing Monster cookies by Casey's Confections:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948322933/" title="DSC_0005.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5948322933_4668dabd0c_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0005.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948887518/" title="DSC_0078.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6143/5948887518_6c98ec4aa4_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0078.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Lunch: (Monsteroni & Cheese, Monsterella & Tomato Caprese and more!)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948323215/" title="DSC_0007.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/5948323215_f4917c2d5f_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0007.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Monster Centerpieces:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948323503/" title="DSC_0009.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/5948323503_3be2b355ef.jpg" alt="DSC_0009.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948323833/" title="DSC_0010.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/5948323833_f1d40d93ab.jpg" alt="DSC_0010.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948324901/" title="DSC_0018.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/5948324901_6c18b1a18e.jpg" alt="DSC_0018.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948326289/" title="DSC_0028.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5948326289_a5bc619c37.jpg" alt="DSC_0028.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />Monster Googly Eye Chocolate Dipped Oreos:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948326923/" title="DSC_0033.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5948326923_ca75d8e0ba.jpg" alt="DSC_0033.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948888282/" title="DSC_0080.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6018/5948888282_beae8b6125.jpg" alt="DSC_0080.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />Monster Party Favor Tote Bags (made by my lovely neice who did an awesome perfect job! Loved them!!) They were the best addition for decoration that we had!! And a huge hit with the munchkins!:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948325873/" title="DSC_0026.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 676px; height: 451px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/5948325873_c3eb07f928_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0026.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948325297/" title="DSC_0021.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 335px; height: 227px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5948325297_5e93af324d_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0021.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948325585/" title="DSC_0025.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 338px; height: 230px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5948325585_566ab69d11_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0025.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948908136/" title="DSC_0180.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 325px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/5948908136_48fdfa84f7_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0180.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948907846/" title="DSC_0178.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 326px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/5948907846_bdff096bd2_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0178.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948355565/" title="DSC_0184.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 225px; height: 329px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5948355565_d244ef9b75_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0184.jpg" /></a><br />Monster Balloons!!!:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948324485/" title="DSC_0013.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/5948324485_ddf00d4e84.jpg" alt="DSC_0013.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948344407/" title="DSC_0132.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6014/5948344407_7e4b79784d.jpg" alt="DSC_0132.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948897258/" title="DSC_0124.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6028/5948897258_4808f47cca_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0124.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And Monster T-Shirts for all!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948908598/" title="DSC_0181.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 460px; height: 309px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/5948908598_341fd0ff7c_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0181.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948908882/" title="DSC_0183.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 206px; height: 307px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5948908882_8309e1c033_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0183.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And of course the party boy and all the fun we had that day!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948882058/" title="DSC_0038.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/5948882058_11b1efd2a0.jpg" alt="DSC_0038.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948885238/" title="DSC_0069.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/5948885238_58b9b23cf2.jpg" alt="DSC_0069.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948992948/" title="DSC_0193-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 447px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5948992948_a1d395e833_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0193-2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948329671/" title="DSC_0053.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 667px; height: 445px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5948329671_5b094fa008_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0053.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948883062/" title="DSC_0051.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6006/5948883062_b3c7e3b80b.jpg" alt="DSC_0051.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948883738/" title="DSC_0057.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5948883738_5381461c9d.jpg" alt="DSC_0057.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948335029/" title="DSC_0081.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5948335029_8235b35633.jpg" alt="DSC_0081.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948335583/" title="DSC_0083.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5948335583_5cc82ec477.jpg" alt="DSC_0083.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948889502/" title="DSC_0084.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6147/5948889502_39dd10bb18.jpg" alt="DSC_0084.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948346519/" title="DSC_0143.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6123/5948346519_781e2243c6.jpg" alt="DSC_0143.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948352501/" title="DSC_0173.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5948352501_984c558e07_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0173.jpg" /></a><br /><br />AND even more fun!!!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948889898/" title="DSC_0093.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5948889898_d9f67efc31.jpg" alt="DSC_0093.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948338863/" title="DSC_0106.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/5948338863_62e3f21aa4.jpg" alt="DSC_0106.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948892138/" title="DSC_0105.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 205px; height: 307px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6125/5948892138_e0a9fd5c1e_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0105.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948891722/" title="DSC_0104.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 462px; height: 313px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/5948891722_b38a8e09dc.jpg" alt="DSC_0104.jpg" /></a></span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948997076/" title="DSC_0245-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 148px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6124/5948997076_845be69eb6_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0245-2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948996390/" title="DSC_0243-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 148px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5948996390_eb324cde18_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0243-2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948995962/" title="DSC_0242-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 148px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5948995962_8364faa7b2_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0242-2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948442509/" title="DSC_0244-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 663px; height: 442px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/5948442509_fd4accc7bf_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0244-2.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948899792/" title="DSC_0140.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 221px; height: 148px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5948899792_d68c8b2743_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0140.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948343959/" title="DSC_0129.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 225px; height: 151px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5948343959_f15e12ef7b_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0129.jpg" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948900522/" title="DSC_0147.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 221px; height: 148px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5948900522_0bcb534ce3_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0147.jpg" /></a></span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948903882/" title="DSC_0162.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 223px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6006/5948903882_dd1950dd0a_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0162.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948901880/" title="DSC_0154.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 228px; height: 330px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6020/5948901880_c9a1c426b0_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0154.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948347503/" title="DSC_0153.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 219px; height: 325px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6135/5948347503_0e35d7995d_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0153.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948348669/" title="DSC_0155.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 678px; height: 452px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5948348669_095d291484_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0155.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I hope you loved it my little love. I think you did. You were wiped out when it was over. It was a joy to throw you an amazing party. Watching you grow, watching you scurry and speak and swing and smile, every day - for the rest of my life - is the best future I can imagine. I'll admit, sometimes it's difficult not to mourn your babyhood, not to acknowledge a twinge of sorrow as each development pushes that time further into the past. But then I watch you, and I am amazed at the way my love for you grows faster than you do...Happy Birthday, my lovely. Love, Mommy<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5948990196/" title="DSC_0144.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 677px; height: 453px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/5948990196_bff32ec308_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0144.jpg" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-26460270215410062872011-06-27T21:04:00.000-07:002011-11-11T21:11:01.989-08:00So much fun..."<i><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again</span></i>." ~<span style="font-family: lucida grande;">Elizabeth Lawrence<br /><br /></span>My enchanted one!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895453584/" title="DSC_0115.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5271/5895453584_63b8b9d6d3_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0115.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894884151/" title="DSC_0110.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6038/5894884151_175f41c1ac_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0110.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895449994/" title="DSC_0108.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5151/5895449994_f3103dc333_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0108.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895441546/" title="DSC_0069.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5895441546_af527d281a_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0069.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-12888334722927888152011-06-26T20:52:00.000-07:002011-11-11T20:53:25.791-08:00All in the Family<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894866345/" title="DSC_0027.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6027/5894866345_2acc34fc5b_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0027.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5894865903/" title="DSC_0026.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6002/5894865903_b39535080e_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0026.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-46835212061643921082011-06-23T10:31:00.000-07:002011-06-23T11:05:00.716-07:00TwoAt the moment this posts, 2 years ago, my baby joined our family. And what a ride it has been. There will be a grand celebration and great rejoicing at the joy you have brought into my life. But for today, Chuck E Cheese and the "At Home" version will have to do. More to come... I love you so much my baby...you are my heart.<br /><br />Then and Now<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5863943828/" title="Radley_10-793629-Edit by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 350px; height: 522px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/5863943828_e0d8d76284_z.jpg" alt="Radley_10-793629-Edit" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5863393629/" title="DSC_0260 by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 350px; height: 524px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/5863393629_9b058d91db_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0260" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-34028461289536583182011-06-22T20:48:00.000-07:002011-11-11T20:50:28.933-08:00Crazy Hair DaySelf-explanatory...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895369730/" title="DSC_0465.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5895369730_8a61750d59.jpg" alt="DSC_0465.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895370354/" title="DSC_0472.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5038/5895370354_352c4db3e8.jpg" alt="DSC_0472.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-88233673105906779812011-06-14T20:39:00.000-07:002011-11-11T20:40:02.787-08:00Cousins Rock!Especially when they let you drive the boat!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895310946/" title="DSC_0304.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5234/5895310946_c81391f1f7_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0304.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-42456922929205246592011-06-13T20:36:00.000-07:002011-11-11T20:38:40.052-08:00Look closelySee those eyes...yes, they were tired from DisneyWorld, but this was the last photo taken before 4 days of fever and sickness...he was fussy and on his way down as we zipped around on our water mice...little did I know what was to come....<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895315940/" title="DSC_0315.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5072/5895315940_9ee81f87f4.jpg" alt="DSC_0315.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5895315260/" title="DSC_0313.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5277/5895315260_9482a366f1.jpg" alt="DSC_0313.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-76147052851998471192011-06-05T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-05T06:00:00.203-07:00WHEEEE!!!!!So in honor of the fact we are off to warm, sunny Florida for a couple of weeks to visit the mouse, Harry Potter land and spend too much time by the pool with maybe a few too many "mommy drinks", here are some photos from last month's Mother's Day trip to Disneyland. Maverick still is beside himself with the desire to ride the roller coasters, but my little love is still about 1.5" shy...even with his tall shoes on.<br /><br />I think it will be one of our fall trips before he is finally tall enough. He loves the other stuff too...<br /><br />But off we go... with cousins on the other side...life is good.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767495329/" title="DSC_0166.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 667px; height: 444px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2232/5767495329_e8f4ecc4fd_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0166.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768038798/" title="DSC_0151.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/5768038798_9d7d0e5f49.jpg" alt="DSC_0151.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768038344/" title="DSC_0149.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/5768038344_fa2408902f.jpg" alt="DSC_0149.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768039236/" title="DSC_0155.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 669px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/5768039236_cb2086073f_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0155.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767496575/" title="DSC_0173.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 147px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/5767496575_29fe1aaaec_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0173.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768039682/" title="DSC_0160.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 220px; height: 147px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/5768039682_2c87103f17_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0160.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767496025/" title="DSC_0170.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 222px; height: 149px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5767496025_cf02969730_m.jpg" alt="DSC_0170.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767498491/" title="DSC_0189.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 209px; height: 310px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5767498491_f62e680d21.jpg" alt="DSC_0189.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767498039/" title="DSC_0186.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 465px; height: 311px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2020/5767498039_041b198cbc.jpg" alt="DSC_0186.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767499353/" title="DSC_0203.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5767499353_bea8fb02c9.jpg" alt="DSC_0203.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767499575/" title="DSC_0212.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 334px; height: 499px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2101/5767499575_4bc41fc82b.jpg" alt="DSC_0212.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768048952/" title="DSC_0254.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 670px; height: 446px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/5768048952_e0da006254_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0254.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768049198/" title="DSC_0257.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3308/5768049198_a9c6706823.jpg" alt="DSC_0257.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767500273/" title="DSC_0217.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/5767500273_7bafce8b9d.jpg" alt="DSC_0217.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-49107827723351020892011-06-02T06:10:00.000-07:002011-06-02T06:10:01.143-07:00MasterpieceFor lovely Ashton's 13th birthday...a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jen-The-Cookie-Chick/113406928679011?ref=ts">Jen the Cookie Chick</a> creation...<br /><br />Princess Diva Girl Zebra Cake with sugar beads..amazing really...amazing...my sister rocks!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768051440/" title="DSC_0284.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/5768051440_ec4a9882ec.jpg" alt="DSC_0284.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768050858/" title="DSC_0278.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 185px; height: 399px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/5768050858_b279ae9222.jpg" alt="DSC_0278.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767504563/" title="DSC_0265.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 269px; height: 396px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/5767504563_8f94818086.jpg" alt="DSC_0265.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Party on!...and because no post is complete without a pic of my babies... this one rockin their princess Ariel crowns at another party...the looks on their faces crack me up...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767531781/" title="DSC_0318-2.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 674px; height: 449px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2250/5767531781_3902553053_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0318-2.jpg" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-26062245904754965022011-06-01T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-01T06:00:00.161-07:00Brotherly Love...<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767483595/" title="DSC_0021.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 451px; height: 301px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5305/5767483595_993252b53b_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0021.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768028578/" title="DSC_0018.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/5768028578_d944fea84c_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0018.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768028280/" title="DSC_0012.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 653px; height: 435px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5768028280_475eb91b07_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0012.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768028062/" title="DSC_0004.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 653px; height: 436px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5768028062_6c61921981_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0004.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767482489/" title="DSC_0003.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 652px; height: 466px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2314/5767482489_213a776834_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0003.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768027634/" title="DSC_0001.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img style="width: 651px; height: 419px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2002/5768027634_19a21a418b_z.jpg" alt="DSC_0001.jpg" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558007197059635330.post-52986170108969197892011-05-30T05:12:00.000-07:002011-05-30T21:36:15.731-07:00Before I forget...Ok...so disregarding the fact that it has been a month since my last entry...It has been an amazing month of ups and downs, thrills and disappointments and even stuck in a trip to Disneyland and to Texas and a couple of birthday parties just to keep things interesting. Work has been crazy. My help has been less. And the blog was one of those things that just got lost in the shuffle.<br /><br />But I have learned this blog is my boys baby book. And with Radley changing so fast, he is just so darn precious that I have to make note of these wonderful Radley-isms before they are gone and lost to the fallacy of the "of course I will remember" illusion that we parents sometimes hold....<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767486617/" title="DSC_0030.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2015/5767486617_6b15f147a4.jpg" alt="DSC_0030.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768034538/" title="DSC_0088.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/5768034538_4e870998ff.jpg" alt="DSC_0088.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a></span><br />My current Radley-isms...<br /><br />"airplane-copter" - helicopter<br /><br />"big, GIANT!!" - everything is "big, giant!!!". Not just big. Not just giant. But "big-GIANT!!"<br /><br />"peek-ee-boo" - self explanatory...lol.<br /><br />And when caught red-handed doing something he should not be doing he looked at me with big puppy dog eyes and said::::: "Mack did it."...and so it begins. All I could do was laugh...<br /><br />Radley's new big boy bed has been ordered...he is ready. I am not.<br /><br />We are off again next month for more adventures in this great big world. Party planning has begun for my sweet little monster's 2nd birthday party. The pacifier is working on borrowed time...soon to be retired. Much more to catch up on, and if the stars align, I will have the time to keep the unparalleled privilege of raising these two amazing creatures more up-to-date.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5768035154/" title="DSC_0102.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/5768035154_92eb0c2937.jpg" alt="DSC_0102.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48350878@N08/5767490811/" title="DSC_0125.jpg by imageraiders, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/5767490811_a46b8af33b.jpg" alt="DSC_0125.jpg" height="500" width="333" /></a>Magnificent Adventures of Michelle & Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09354497736488286177noreply@blogger.com0