tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770952738050190902024-03-12T21:58:45.047-07:00The Lindemann FamilyLover of all things Chicago Bearsamberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.comBlogger435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-75860139137814572952009-08-14T02:54:00.000-07:002009-08-14T03:09:27.394-07:0010 years.......<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoU3lZX_X7I/AAAAAAAAIyw/2BpfhOIRpuM/s1600-h/011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369759246315380658" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoU3lZX_X7I/AAAAAAAAIyw/2BpfhOIRpuM/s400/011.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoU3lMXCXlI/AAAAAAAAIyo/ZZcIB9cS0WU/s1600-h/003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369759242821721682" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoU3lMXCXlI/AAAAAAAAIyo/ZZcIB9cS0WU/s400/003.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>15 years ago, I met the love of my life...I was 13, he was 17...the summer before my freshman year of highschool, the summer before his senior year.</div><br /><div>I remember smiling ALOT. I knew he was something special.</div><br /><div>Over the next 12 months, we endured alot, (and bickered alot).....he moved 4 hours away for college. NO ONE thought we could make it work.....I KNEW we could.</div><br /><div>I remember the $300 phone bills.....worth every penny. Somehow we made it through.</div><br /><div>11 years ago, he proposed. I remember smiling ALOT! :)</div><br /><div>and</div><br /><div>10 years ago, I married the love of my life!</div><br /><div>the man who puts up with my constant sarcasm</div><br /><br /><div>who understands all of my quirks and craziness</div><br /><br /><div>who has always supported me in anything I wanted to do</div><br /><br /><div>who has always taken care of me</div><br /><br /><div>who has always given me anything that I want</div><br /><br /><div>who shares my love of everything Chicago Bears</div><br /><br /><div>but most importantly</div><div>who gave me my children. The loves of my life.</div><br /><div>Rick,</div><div>I consider myself so lucky to have you in my life everyday. Thank you for being such a great husband and such a great father......You mean more to me than you will EVER know.</div><br /><div>love....</div><div>-a</div><br /><div>1 decade down....hopefully we have 6 or 7 more to go.</div></div>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-80419922660532313532009-08-12T22:50:00.000-07:002009-08-12T22:57:06.119-07:00Time Flies........<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoOp8yMIUsI/AAAAAAAAIyg/M57nI5tGBPc/s1600-h/80+running.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369322042485658306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoOp8yMIUsI/AAAAAAAAIyg/M57nI5tGBPc/s400/80+running.jpg" /></a><br /><p>This summer has FLOWN by. I feel like everything has been going twice as fast as it should.</p><p>I am going to miss the kids so much when they go back to school.</p><p>I know alot of parents look forward to school starting, but I am not one of them.....</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-21718300847784019792009-08-10T19:48:00.000-07:002009-08-10T20:21:46.784-07:00My newest obsessionIn my quest to work a little less this summer and spend more time with the kids, I have planned a few outings this summer. One of my favs was heading up to Champaign and painting pottery at The Pottery Place!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDeSBvdFVI/AAAAAAAAIyY/gC3F4oQN9H8/s1600-h/2009+summer020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368535157112116562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDeSBvdFVI/AAAAAAAAIyY/gC3F4oQN9H8/s400/2009+summer020.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDeRoEFAfI/AAAAAAAAIyQ/og33MiFg7lw/s1600-h/2009+summer021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368535150219297266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDeRoEFAfI/AAAAAAAAIyQ/og33MiFg7lw/s400/2009+summer021.jpg" /></a>You go in and pick your piece(s) and then pick a table and paint (tons of colors to pick from) and then you just get started.........<br /><br />Heidi chose a teapot and teacups<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDeRayUiVI/AAAAAAAAIyI/hF5bYsDuBGo/s1600-h/2009+summer006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368535146655156562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDeRayUiVI/AAAAAAAAIyI/hF5bYsDuBGo/s400/2009+summer006.jpg" /></a>RJ chose a canister for Snapshots snacks<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDeQl27VbI/AAAAAAAAIyA/GgSHukOZqgk/s1600-h/2009+summer007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368535132447397298" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDeQl27VbI/AAAAAAAAIyA/GgSHukOZqgk/s400/2009+summer007.jpg" /></a>Working hard<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd9l7zvdI/AAAAAAAAIx4/Yg_AaV_5YUU/s1600-h/2009+summer008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534806050356690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd9l7zvdI/AAAAAAAAIx4/Yg_AaV_5YUU/s400/2009+summer008.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd9Hl-SBI/AAAAAAAAIxw/bvnsqm156zs/s1600-h/2009+summer009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534797905709074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd9Hl-SBI/AAAAAAAAIxw/bvnsqm156zs/s400/2009+summer009.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd8_XWyMI/AAAAAAAAIxo/IFPkWaElX34/s1600-h/2009+summer010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534795696916674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd8_XWyMI/AAAAAAAAIxo/IFPkWaElX34/s400/2009+summer010.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd8Q0tCTI/AAAAAAAAIxg/L5X36XEgDT0/s1600-h/2009+summer011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534783203543346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd8Q0tCTI/AAAAAAAAIxg/L5X36XEgDT0/s400/2009+summer011.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd76B2_XI/AAAAAAAAIxY/3J4Fx4K790w/s1600-h/2009+summer012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534777084706162" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDd76B2_XI/AAAAAAAAIxY/3J4Fx4K790w/s400/2009+summer012.jpg" /></a>We were there for 6 hours and painted so much stuff.......3 cereal bowls, 2 dog dishes, a dog canister, a teapot, 4 teacups, and a turkey platter (that's what I painted!)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdtziZ-tI/AAAAAAAAIxQ/pJtVt2LJidQ/s1600-h/2009+summer013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534534824000210" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdtziZ-tI/AAAAAAAAIxQ/pJtVt2LJidQ/s400/2009+summer013.jpg" /></a>Here is RJ's canister. He painted it red and brown and wrote Woof Woof and added some paw print stamps to it. The paint dries chalky and dull and then they fire it in the kiln and it comes out beautiful and shiny!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdtpZF2kI/AAAAAAAAIxI/sjbk_kKxa8I/s1600-h/2009+summer014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534532100577858" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdtpZF2kI/AAAAAAAAIxI/sjbk_kKxa8I/s400/2009+summer014.jpg" /></a>My turkey platter......with the kid's handprints. And they signed their own names......My kids have always called their hand and foot prints, pawprints. ever since they were toddlers....Hence the Pawprints<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdtQVy9TI/AAAAAAAAIxA/RQQaST_sKac/s1600-h/2009+summer015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534525375870258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdtQVy9TI/AAAAAAAAIxA/RQQaST_sKac/s400/2009+summer015.jpg" /></a>One of snapshots dishes<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDds7tpwNI/AAAAAAAAIw4/9LYGoLvxtsQ/s1600-h/2009+summer016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534519838785746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDds7tpwNI/AAAAAAAAIw4/9LYGoLvxtsQ/s400/2009+summer016.jpg" /></a>Heidi's teapot<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdsEBpYSI/AAAAAAAAIww/AQiennLVV7I/s1600-h/2009+summer017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534504890261794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdsEBpYSI/AAAAAAAAIww/AQiennLVV7I/s400/2009+summer017.jpg" /></a>One of our cereal bowls (with fruitloops on the inside)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDde_uwkdI/AAAAAAAAIwo/__xuZbp3YqY/s1600-h/2009+summer018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534280399000018" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDde_uwkdI/AAAAAAAAIwo/__xuZbp3YqY/s400/2009+summer018.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdegBueoI/AAAAAAAAIwg/XjEcpfLQkBI/s1600-h/2009+summer019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534271888620162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdegBueoI/AAAAAAAAIwg/XjEcpfLQkBI/s400/2009+summer019.jpg" /></a>And a few of the pieces after they were completed!<br /><br />I LOVE my platter.....seriously, LOVE it!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdeOfBjRI/AAAAAAAAIwY/_nMmEfNe92c/s1600-h/2009+summer314.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534267179666706" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDdeOfBjRI/AAAAAAAAIwY/_nMmEfNe92c/s400/2009+summer314.jpg" /></a>Heidi with her tea set<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDddn6YuAI/AAAAAAAAIwQ/gE7n2RQIf58/s1600-h/2009+summer315.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534256825448450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDddn6YuAI/AAAAAAAAIwQ/gE7n2RQIf58/s400/2009+summer315.jpg" /></a>and RJ with his canister.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDddflo91I/AAAAAAAAIwI/iWIbFXVtDbA/s1600-h/2009+summer316.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368534254590949202" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDddflo91I/AAAAAAAAIwI/iWIbFXVtDbA/s400/2009+summer316.jpg" /></a><br /><p>We've already been back a 2nd time and I suspect it won't be the last!</p><p>;)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-71696097305063447432009-08-10T18:48:00.000-07:002009-08-10T19:32:57.941-07:00Zoo FunAbout a month ago, I got an itching to go to the St Louis Zoo. Rick was in Pittsburgh for work and so the kids and I packed a lunch and headed to St Louis with my friend Rebekah and her 3 kids.<br /><br />After we had a picnic lunch, we headed in to see some animals.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDTHcJIvYI/AAAAAAAAIwA/9Cwmv-pNQJc/s1600-h/2009+summer269.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522880592690562" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDTHcJIvYI/AAAAAAAAIwA/9Cwmv-pNQJc/s400/2009+summer269.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDTHJpYX8I/AAAAAAAAIv4/TT36WlEH5oc/s1600-h/2009+summer270.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522875627659202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDTHJpYX8I/AAAAAAAAIv4/TT36WlEH5oc/s400/2009+summer270.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDTGv-rmsI/AAAAAAAAIvw/yyVvuxPYgSI/s1600-h/2009+summer271.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522868737678018" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDTGv-rmsI/AAAAAAAAIvw/yyVvuxPYgSI/s400/2009+summer271.jpg" /></a>But not before everyone had to pose for a picture!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS314gdqI/AAAAAAAAIvo/zaxYBhml8aE/s1600-h/2009+summer265.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522612624357026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS314gdqI/AAAAAAAAIvo/zaxYBhml8aE/s400/2009+summer265.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS3iQDMdI/AAAAAAAAIvg/G_ifOYugtdI/s1600-h/2009+summer268.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522607354393042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS3iQDMdI/AAAAAAAAIvg/G_ifOYugtdI/s400/2009+summer268.jpg" /></a>The kids (especially Dawson) loved the snakes.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS3T3KdGI/AAAAAAAAIvY/kNVlc9u7MzU/s1600-h/2009+summer273.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522603491914850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS3T3KdGI/AAAAAAAAIvY/kNVlc9u7MzU/s400/2009+summer273.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS26-rOxI/AAAAAAAAIvQ/WeqNH_Kq_aQ/s1600-h/2009+summer274.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522596812536594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS26-rOxI/AAAAAAAAIvQ/WeqNH_Kq_aQ/s400/2009+summer274.jpg" /></a>There was some guy letting the kids touch crocodile skulls....gotta admit that was pretty cool. RJ and Dawson were super impressed.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS2hgtB9I/AAAAAAAAIvI/hOjGsJf6aQg/s1600-h/2009+summer275.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522589975939026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDS2hgtB9I/AAAAAAAAIvI/hOjGsJf6aQg/s400/2009+summer275.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSV0-JU6I/AAAAAAAAIvA/rf-WXRRX6N0/s1600-h/2009+summer276.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522028264018850" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSV0-JU6I/AAAAAAAAIvA/rf-WXRRX6N0/s400/2009+summer276.jpg" /></a>We bought Safari Passes that allowed us rides on the RailRoad, the sea lion show, a 3-D dinosaur movie etc.....<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSVitmWlI/AAAAAAAAIu4/sTeBhZOq7sM/s1600-h/2009+summer280.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522023362779730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSVitmWlI/AAAAAAAAIu4/sTeBhZOq7sM/s400/2009+summer280.jpg" /></a>We headed to the Sea Lion show first<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSVPEJS3I/AAAAAAAAIuw/HVFiDXBJ2H0/s1600-h/2009+summer282.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522018088635250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSVPEJS3I/AAAAAAAAIuw/HVFiDXBJ2H0/s400/2009+summer282.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSUbvr3bI/AAAAAAAAIuo/N_n_x5j76ek/s1600-h/2009+summer283.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522004312612274" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSUbvr3bI/AAAAAAAAIuo/N_n_x5j76ek/s400/2009+summer283.jpg" /></a>I have to say that I loved this show. Not only was it super cool with all the tricks, but also it was a nice chance to feed the kids a snack<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSUNMtwgI/AAAAAAAAIug/gAZy7yQ4uQQ/s1600-h/2009+summer284.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368522000407839234" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSUNMtwgI/AAAAAAAAIug/gAZy7yQ4uQQ/s400/2009+summer284.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSEmmpN6I/AAAAAAAAIuY/O9K-BGc1Pbk/s1600-h/2009+summer285.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521732349573026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSEmmpN6I/AAAAAAAAIuY/O9K-BGc1Pbk/s400/2009+summer285.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSEIZSZyI/AAAAAAAAIuQ/7SeVktPx1MA/s1600-h/2009+summer286.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521724240488226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSEIZSZyI/AAAAAAAAIuQ/7SeVktPx1MA/s400/2009+summer286.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSDp2jxAI/AAAAAAAAIuI/Ud5fcsiW-gs/s1600-h/2009+summer287.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521716041761794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSDp2jxAI/AAAAAAAAIuI/Ud5fcsiW-gs/s400/2009+summer287.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSDbWyyNI/AAAAAAAAIuA/WGXgg4ILF9M/s1600-h/2009+summer288.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521712150431954" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSDbWyyNI/AAAAAAAAIuA/WGXgg4ILF9M/s400/2009+summer288.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSDATihPI/AAAAAAAAIt4/IAoiMjTvjVE/s1600-h/2009+summer289.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521704889025778" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDSDATihPI/AAAAAAAAIt4/IAoiMjTvjVE/s400/2009+summer289.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRzUZivtI/AAAAAAAAItw/S_Nkf629Nns/s1600-h/2009+summer290.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521435405008594" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRzUZivtI/AAAAAAAAItw/S_Nkf629Nns/s400/2009+summer290.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRzKhvjuI/AAAAAAAAIto/FKNiIk8ciHo/s1600-h/2009+summer291.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521432755048162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRzKhvjuI/AAAAAAAAIto/FKNiIk8ciHo/s400/2009+summer291.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRy9R_tHI/AAAAAAAAItg/RXoFn0Jx6Ks/s1600-h/2009+summer292.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521429199336562" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRy9R_tHI/AAAAAAAAItg/RXoFn0Jx6Ks/s400/2009+summer292.jpg" /></a>Notice RJ trying to crash my picture by sticking his finger behind my head<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRyYtE6DI/AAAAAAAAItY/-33tCit0-BM/s1600-h/2009+summer293.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521419380811826" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRyYtE6DI/AAAAAAAAItY/-33tCit0-BM/s400/2009+summer293.jpg" /></a>Growing anxious waiting for the train.......<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRyCgSFfI/AAAAAAAAItQ/Aa85u3E41Hg/s1600-h/2009+summer296.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521413421569522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRyCgSFfI/AAAAAAAAItQ/Aa85u3E41Hg/s400/2009+summer296.jpg" /></a>Miss Rebekah and Miss Payton on the train......<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRhCX0r7I/AAAAAAAAItI/mzfWpJ6LVis/s1600-h/2009+summer297.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521121328312242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRhCX0r7I/AAAAAAAAItI/mzfWpJ6LVis/s400/2009+summer297.jpg" /></a>RJ, Cooper and Dawson<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRg0GqadI/AAAAAAAAItA/j9yosZ-pxCc/s1600-h/2009+summer298.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521117498239442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRg0GqadI/AAAAAAAAItA/j9yosZ-pxCc/s400/2009+summer298.jpg" /></a>Me and the Heidster<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRgnMclaI/AAAAAAAAIs4/cUpKhYqUh4U/s1600-h/2009+summer299.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521114032838050" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRgnMclaI/AAAAAAAAIs4/cUpKhYqUh4U/s400/2009+summer299.jpg" /></a>Waiting to go to the 3-D movie. This was pretty much a favorite of everybody<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRgbtyodI/AAAAAAAAIsw/jpcrj8eWDJI/s1600-h/2009+summer301.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521110951469522" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRgbtyodI/AAAAAAAAIsw/jpcrj8eWDJI/s400/2009+summer301.jpg" /></a>My favorite in the whole zoo is the penguin house. (Last year I grabbed a Puffin.....it was just so tempting.) This year I refrained.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRfxi122I/AAAAAAAAIso/r0_qpPT-TRs/s1600-h/2009+summer302.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368521099631254370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRfxi122I/AAAAAAAAIso/r0_qpPT-TRs/s400/2009+summer302.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRKs1hG1I/AAAAAAAAIsg/FC1EGUFe-Qg/s1600-h/2009+summer303.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368520737590156114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRKs1hG1I/AAAAAAAAIsg/FC1EGUFe-Qg/s400/2009+summer303.jpg" /></a>Cute little Puffin. I wish I would have grabbed it<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRKRVpCFI/AAAAAAAAIsY/eFFT3n98hbg/s1600-h/2009+summer305.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368520730208700498" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRKRVpCFI/AAAAAAAAIsY/eFFT3n98hbg/s400/2009+summer305.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRKP0oOaI/AAAAAAAAIsQ/oDRlwuqOHMg/s1600-h/2009+summer306.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368520729801800098" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRKP0oOaI/AAAAAAAAIsQ/oDRlwuqOHMg/s400/2009+summer306.jpg" /></a>Everybody picked a stuffed animal in the gift shop<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRJ2QOkhI/AAAAAAAAIsI/rHI851TSKTM/s1600-h/2009+summer308.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368520722938237458" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRJ2QOkhI/AAAAAAAAIsI/rHI851TSKTM/s400/2009+summer308.jpg" /></a>Everyone except RJ. While we are standing there watching Heidi pick 2 $6 animals.....he just looked at me and said, "Can I just have the 12 bucks?"<br /><br />Okay, deal. He's his father's son!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRJqFSi4I/AAAAAAAAIsA/LM6CEYhM84s/s1600-h/2009+summer310.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368520719671135106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SoDRJqFSi4I/AAAAAAAAIsA/LM6CEYhM84s/s400/2009+summer310.jpg" /></a><br /><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-84983670941016229332009-08-09T21:24:00.000-07:002009-08-09T22:07:43.371-07:00Misc SummerJust posting a few misc. snapshots from our summer.......<br /><br />watching Ice Age 3 at the Drive-in<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jZAxFrEI/AAAAAAAAIr4/locI4LjjQOg/s1600-h/2009+summer160.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188930946870338" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jZAxFrEI/AAAAAAAAIr4/locI4LjjQOg/s400/2009+summer160.jpg" /></a>County Fair<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jLStsEXI/AAAAAAAAIrw/HUaKWv7w7AI/s1600-h/2009+summer135.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188695246279026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jLStsEXI/AAAAAAAAIrw/HUaKWv7w7AI/s400/2009+summer135.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jLPunOfI/AAAAAAAAIro/Yg9-iu0MT_4/s1600-h/2009+summer124.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188694444849650" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jLPunOfI/AAAAAAAAIro/Yg9-iu0MT_4/s400/2009+summer124.jpg" /></a>They always look forward to corn dogs!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jK6vE9-I/AAAAAAAAIrg/PpVKmEeXb-4/s1600-h/2009+summer126.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188688809654242" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jK6vE9-I/AAAAAAAAIrg/PpVKmEeXb-4/s400/2009+summer126.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jKia9FtI/AAAAAAAAIrY/lGa7D8Sw5mA/s1600-h/2009+summer127.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188682282800850" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jKia9FtI/AAAAAAAAIrY/lGa7D8Sw5mA/s400/2009+summer127.jpg" /></a>I have no idea what this one is or why Heidi has something on her face or velvet gloves<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jKfoATdI/AAAAAAAAIrQ/SFYicie9r4I/s1600-h/2009+summer161.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188681532231122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-jKfoATdI/AAAAAAAAIrQ/SFYicie9r4I/s400/2009+summer161.jpg" /></a>My brother and his wife were able to make it home for a few days. Heidi took to him right away.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i3D51LNI/AAAAAAAAIrI/P0TaDIDn3Y8/s1600-h/2009+summer039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188347673291986" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i3D51LNI/AAAAAAAAIrI/P0TaDIDn3Y8/s400/2009+summer039.jpg" /></a>Poor Uncle Jer<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i2-yTcII/AAAAAAAAIrA/r4jeSSj2prQ/s1600-h/2009+summer040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188346299543682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i2-yTcII/AAAAAAAAIrA/r4jeSSj2prQ/s400/2009+summer040.jpg" /></a>We had a cookout at mom and dads......here's one of Aunt Tiffany and Uncle Jer<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i2sAteAI/AAAAAAAAIq4/j3_ImYLoc4g/s1600-h/2009+summer053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188341259696130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i2sAteAI/AAAAAAAAIq4/j3_ImYLoc4g/s400/2009+summer053.jpg" /></a>My mom has a ton of outside cats. Heidi was in heaven!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i2i67-2I/AAAAAAAAIqw/FJETK_9pAT4/s1600-h/2009+summer048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188338819562338" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i2i67-2I/AAAAAAAAIqw/FJETK_9pAT4/s400/2009+summer048.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i2ZBrKcI/AAAAAAAAIqo/9nuqTmaB_R4/s1600-h/2009+summer054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188336163465666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-i2ZBrKcI/AAAAAAAAIqo/9nuqTmaB_R4/s400/2009+summer054.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-in74zJII/AAAAAAAAIqg/6rq-Bboo6Ow/s1600-h/2009+summer056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188087823443074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-in74zJII/AAAAAAAAIqg/6rq-Bboo6Ow/s400/2009+summer056.jpg" /></a>RJ playing a little wiffle ball with 1 boot and 1 sandle<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iniV0KPI/AAAAAAAAIqY/cji-zYXuXRE/s1600-h/2009+summer049.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188080965822706" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iniV0KPI/AAAAAAAAIqY/cji-zYXuXRE/s400/2009+summer049.jpg" /></a>Making s'mores<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-inTWbGQI/AAAAAAAAIqQ/TqVEuPDESAg/s1600-h/2009+summer059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188076941842690" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-inTWbGQI/AAAAAAAAIqQ/TqVEuPDESAg/s400/2009+summer059.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-inGHz85I/AAAAAAAAIqI/yrrIlL42g7Y/s1600-h/2009+summer055.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188073390896018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-inGHz85I/AAAAAAAAIqI/yrrIlL42g7Y/s400/2009+summer055.jpg" /></a>(I know my brother has been waiting for me to tell this story......)<br /><br />I would like to say first off that we are a super busy family and don't spend much time on the yard.......we are that house in the neighborhood. It's a goal to make the outside of the house look as good as the inside but it's a work in progress.<br /><br />So Jer and Tiff come over while they were home and while walking them out while they were leaving, my dad says, "You do know that you have poison ivy growing up your garage right?"....Uh no I was not aware of that.<br /><br />We head out to look and HOLY FREAKIN COW! This wasn't just any poison ivy, this was the mother of all poison ivy plants!<br /><br />I may have called Rick "Nature Boy" for allowing poison to grow 2 inches from the house. And then I may have also bitched at him for having a car battery sitting next to the poison ivy plant. pretty sure that the battery is still there......<br /><br /><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-inDR1NwI/AAAAAAAAIqA/MCTzX0auhRA/s1600-h/2009+summer041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368188072627615490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-inDR1NwI/AAAAAAAAIqA/MCTzX0auhRA/s400/2009+summer041.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iYqGLYMI/AAAAAAAAIp4/IKLzJ53bSg0/s1600-h/2009+summer062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187825349681346" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iYqGLYMI/AAAAAAAAIp4/IKLzJ53bSg0/s400/2009+summer062.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iYQ2mvKI/AAAAAAAAIpw/H-lrDa8Kn5I/s1600-h/2009+summer063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187818573479074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iYQ2mvKI/AAAAAAAAIpw/H-lrDa8Kn5I/s400/2009+summer063.jpg" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187814736249266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iYCjvQbI/AAAAAAAAIpo/b_NTibbwGog/s400/2009+summer064.jpg" />RJ wrote "NO HEIDI" on his bedroom door in INK! I was livid, but thankfully it came off. He felt bad and asked, "where was I supposed to write it?" I told him if he MUST banish his little sister from his space, then he needed to write it on a paper and tape it to his door.</p><p> </p><p>The next day I walk by and see that he has written "NOT FOR TREE DAYS" on a paper towel and then taped it to his door with medical tape out of the bathroom.</p><p> </p><p>Apparently, she broke one of his lego creations and she was banished for three days!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187816020548706" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iYHV8HGI/AAAAAAAAIpg/B0frcKEotAc/s400/2009+summer060.jpg" />Miss Kaitlin gave us a couple of kittens. Unfortunately, one of them already ran off and we are pretty sure that our neighbor stole the other one. Ah well, the kids had fun playing with them for a couple days.....<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iX3uP19I/AAAAAAAAIpY/DMivcFO8LCI/s1600-h/2009+summer065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187811827537874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iX3uP19I/AAAAAAAAIpY/DMivcFO8LCI/s400/2009+summer065.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iF18dywI/AAAAAAAAIpQ/KVsxxyqHlLs/s1600-h/2009+summer066.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187502112656130" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iF18dywI/AAAAAAAAIpQ/KVsxxyqHlLs/s400/2009+summer066.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iFVBp_8I/AAAAAAAAIpI/djMtRWLxeLM/s1600-h/2009+summer067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187493276057538" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iFVBp_8I/AAAAAAAAIpI/djMtRWLxeLM/s400/2009+summer067.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iFTd9yKI/AAAAAAAAIpA/x6tjLKck2W4/s1600-h/2009+summer068.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187492857923746" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iFTd9yKI/AAAAAAAAIpA/x6tjLKck2W4/s400/2009+summer068.jpg" /></a>RJ is brushing up on his golf skills. He had lessons once a week at the golf course. I thought he looked cute with his clubs. (Thanks again Papaw!)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iFD0vfAI/AAAAAAAAIo4/nqZsQEREWSc/s1600-h/2009+summer069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187488658488322" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iFD0vfAI/AAAAAAAAIo4/nqZsQEREWSc/s400/2009+summer069.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iE0lIM3I/AAAAAAAAIow/aFOlADdXA-4/s1600-h/2009+summer070.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187484566467442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-iE0lIM3I/AAAAAAAAIow/aFOlADdXA-4/s400/2009+summer070.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hsRloKZI/AAAAAAAAIoo/YOkJ36Iffxs/s1600-h/2009+summer081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187062856460690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hsRloKZI/AAAAAAAAIoo/YOkJ36Iffxs/s400/2009+summer081.jpg" /></a>RJ has also recently learned the game of chess. It's amazing how quickly he picks up on things. He has already beat both Rick and I at least once. And he won fair and square.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hsDibKAI/AAAAAAAAIog/eTIe3Ivhem8/s1600-h/2009+summer123.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187059084929026" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hsDibKAI/AAAAAAAAIog/eTIe3Ivhem8/s400/2009+summer123.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hrxNUS7I/AAAAAAAAIoY/1LqL80XdYZI/s1600-h/2009+summer259.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187054164560818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hrxNUS7I/AAAAAAAAIoY/1LqL80XdYZI/s400/2009+summer259.jpg" /></a>We all love the wii fit at our house. Heidi especially loves the ski jump (above) and the 1 person jog.</p><p>This picture was one night before bed, she was doing the 1 person run and it told her to put her remote in her pocket....this is what she did. I almost died.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hrh2NnTI/AAAAAAAAIoQ/itbTrxVrwtk/s1600-h/2009+summer260.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187050041122098" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hrh2NnTI/AAAAAAAAIoQ/itbTrxVrwtk/s400/2009+summer260.jpg" /></a>School is coming up quickly! Heidi sure is gonna miss him when he's gone all day.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hrky3tNI/AAAAAAAAIoI/kjbQCMWgV7c/s1600-h/2009+summer261.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368187050832409810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-hrky3tNI/AAAAAAAAIoI/kjbQCMWgV7c/s400/2009+summer261.jpg" /></a></p><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-27012368747417163692009-08-09T19:22:00.000-07:002009-08-09T19:57:51.653-07:002009 Ballpark HighlightsWhile I still can't say that I love spending my evenings at the ballpark.....I do have to say that this summer's ball season wasn't half bad! I think the fact that we really only had 1 super hot week played a part in that.<br /><br />RJ was in Jr league (the Rangers) and Heidi was in t-ball (the Grasshoppers) this year.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GbysMdOI/AAAAAAAAIoA/jy7wZ0eV_Os/s1600-h/2009+summer100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368157092870649058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GbysMdOI/AAAAAAAAIoA/jy7wZ0eV_Os/s400/2009+summer100.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GbufBF2I/AAAAAAAAIn4/tsSUDhz87cc/s1600-h/2009+summer099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368157091741636450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GbufBF2I/AAAAAAAAIn4/tsSUDhz87cc/s400/2009+summer099.jpg" /></a>This was Heidi on her first game of the season with her brand new glove and bat. She HATED her ball pants and ended up wearing a green skirt and random crazy socks for every other game.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GSkKBs9I/AAAAAAAAInw/8_F3OErazLM/s1600-h/2009+summer023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156934350418898" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GSkKBs9I/AAAAAAAAInw/8_F3OErazLM/s400/2009+summer023.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GSV1cHnI/AAAAAAAAIno/OFlMgVTamc4/s1600-h/2009+summer025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156930505973362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GSV1cHnI/AAAAAAAAIno/OFlMgVTamc4/s400/2009+summer025.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GSNAcNyI/AAAAAAAAIng/AWFoI-ruNsE/s1600-h/2009+summer026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156928136197922" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GSNAcNyI/AAAAAAAAIng/AWFoI-ruNsE/s400/2009+summer026.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GR7CXn_I/AAAAAAAAInY/qRfpopUuvKY/s1600-h/2009+summer027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156923312447474" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GR7CXn_I/AAAAAAAAInY/qRfpopUuvKY/s400/2009+summer027.jpg" /></a>Heidi LOVED the drinks in the dugout.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GR_Et2DI/AAAAAAAAInQ/aCKcxOYo7ME/s1600-h/2009+summer028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156924396034098" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GR_Et2DI/AAAAAAAAInQ/aCKcxOYo7ME/s400/2009+summer028.jpg" /></a>And when she ran she insisted on staying directly on the chalk line<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GCmHA9DI/AAAAAAAAInI/6Mx14c9so4g/s1600-h/2009+summer061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156659996750898" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GCmHA9DI/AAAAAAAAInI/6Mx14c9so4g/s400/2009+summer061.jpg" /></a>Hanging with Jack after they played each other<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GCouShwI/AAAAAAAAInA/xpTBqo0ijHk/s1600-h/2009+summer097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156660698351362" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GCouShwI/AAAAAAAAInA/xpTBqo0ijHk/s400/2009+summer097.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GCYXO5vI/AAAAAAAAIm4/hoMsQMUNyII/s1600-h/2009+summer154.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156656306677490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GCYXO5vI/AAAAAAAAIm4/hoMsQMUNyII/s400/2009+summer154.jpg" /></a>Heidi did a really good job this year not having to hit off the tee. She usually hit it when the coach pitched to her.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GCOG2z3I/AAAAAAAAImw/IH8XzcjD0ic/s1600-h/2009+summer155.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156653553635186" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GCOG2z3I/AAAAAAAAImw/IH8XzcjD0ic/s400/2009+summer155.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GBxqVLOI/AAAAAAAAImo/pepkk4qvYDw/s1600-h/2009+summer156.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156645917797602" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-GBxqVLOI/AAAAAAAAImo/pepkk4qvYDw/s400/2009+summer156.jpg" /></a>But the thing she managed to do pretty much every game was bend down, play in the chalk and make what looked like gloves on her hands.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FtNBYk3I/AAAAAAAAImg/uI9ZJth240A/s1600-h/2009+summer157.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156292484993906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FtNBYk3I/AAAAAAAAImg/uI9ZJth240A/s400/2009+summer157.jpg" /></a>Couldn't be prouder<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-Fs63wu5I/AAAAAAAAImY/66_Uccruc_E/s1600-h/2009+summer158.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156287612795794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-Fs63wu5I/AAAAAAAAImY/66_Uccruc_E/s400/2009+summer158.jpg" /></a>RJs season went well too. He was on a team with alot of good players and then won almost every, if not every game.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-Fsvn75PI/AAAAAAAAImQ/XMpxK1NNUmE/s1600-h/2009+summer138.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156284593628402" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-Fsvn75PI/AAAAAAAAImQ/XMpxK1NNUmE/s400/2009+summer138.jpg" /></a>RJs favorite position to play was catcher. I thought he looked super cute in his catchers gear<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FsUFpJdI/AAAAAAAAImI/Btz1U0bdKMw/s1600-h/2009+summer139.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156277202036178" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FsUFpJdI/AAAAAAAAImI/Btz1U0bdKMw/s400/2009+summer139.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FsRNcBOI/AAAAAAAAImA/srU-4DTC-zs/s1600-h/2009+summer140.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368156276429423842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FsRNcBOI/AAAAAAAAImA/srU-4DTC-zs/s400/2009+summer140.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FTwFkGYI/AAAAAAAAIl4/9R8mvWTLpbA/s1600-h/2009+summer142.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155855221168514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FTwFkGYI/AAAAAAAAIl4/9R8mvWTLpbA/s400/2009+summer142.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FTqAv3AI/AAAAAAAAIlw/ZDEkSVpIGrQ/s1600-h/2009+summer146.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155853590354946" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FTqAv3AI/AAAAAAAAIlw/ZDEkSVpIGrQ/s400/2009+summer146.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FTHlZW9I/AAAAAAAAIlo/WiWbYOp-loM/s1600-h/2009+summer147.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155844348828626" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FTHlZW9I/AAAAAAAAIlo/WiWbYOp-loM/s400/2009+summer147.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FTHt6Q8I/AAAAAAAAIlg/hpaqXaxzWnc/s1600-h/2009+summer149.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155844384539586" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FTHt6Q8I/AAAAAAAAIlg/hpaqXaxzWnc/s400/2009+summer149.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FS8-1q-I/AAAAAAAAIlY/jRQMJQunRgU/s1600-h/2009+summer150.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155841502751714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FS8-1q-I/AAAAAAAAIlY/jRQMJQunRgU/s400/2009+summer150.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FFGO6zAI/AAAAAAAAIlQ/uIhXSNc6wbI/s1600-h/2009+summer152.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155603467947010" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FFGO6zAI/AAAAAAAAIlQ/uIhXSNc6wbI/s400/2009+summer152.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FE6t-M8I/AAAAAAAAIlI/8i23PMsw-QY/s1600-h/2009+summer153.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155600376968130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FE6t-M8I/AAAAAAAAIlI/8i23PMsw-QY/s400/2009+summer153.jpg" /></a>But I think the kids favorite part of the ballpark was the concession stand.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FEjPuiTI/AAAAAAAAIlA/2_X6nse2eQk/s1600-h/2009+summer071.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155594076096818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FEjPuiTI/AAAAAAAAIlA/2_X6nse2eQk/s400/2009+summer071.jpg" /></a>On the last day of the season, Heidi's coach handed out cupcakes......<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FEWI4c7I/AAAAAAAAIk4/TgfdXgwbm2A/s1600-h/2009+summer262.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155590557725618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FEWI4c7I/AAAAAAAAIk4/TgfdXgwbm2A/s400/2009+summer262.jpg" /></a>RJ's team got a medal<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FECiKqvI/AAAAAAAAIkw/t4HCun6ZITY/s1600-h/2009+summer263.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368155585295067890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn-FECiKqvI/AAAAAAAAIkw/t4HCun6ZITY/s400/2009+summer263.jpg" /></a><br /><p>I was a little worried that Heidi would be upset that she didn't get a medal. We weren't in the car for 30 seconds when she starts rubbing it in his face that she got a yummy cupcake and all he got was a silly medal. that's Heidi.</p><p> </p><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-9870957106143594702009-08-08T20:20:00.000-07:002009-08-08T20:57:08.839-07:00Swimming, Sand, and Slip n SlidesSummer has flown by! (hence my lack of blogging lately!)<br /><br />I have tried (and I feel succeeded) in spending more time with the kids away from the office this summer, however they did still spend their fair share of time with me at the studio. I tried to make it as fun as I could.......<br /><br />enter the slip n slide..........if the studio wasn't right on the highway, I would have been right there with them!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EVsTe1tI/AAAAAAAAIko/iUAs0XldRuA/s1600-h/2009+summer078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802945333024466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EVsTe1tI/AAAAAAAAIko/iUAs0XldRuA/s400/2009+summer078.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EVdAMPZI/AAAAAAAAIkg/k9w36MUUv_4/s1600-h/2009+summer072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802941225581970" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EVdAMPZI/AAAAAAAAIkg/k9w36MUUv_4/s400/2009+summer072.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EVNG2s6I/AAAAAAAAIkY/S4HDmQyj_u4/s1600-h/2009+summer073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802936958563234" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EVNG2s6I/AAAAAAAAIkY/S4HDmQyj_u4/s400/2009+summer073.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EVCUfukI/AAAAAAAAIkQ/NCbM5hH0mx4/s1600-h/2009+summer074.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802934062987842" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EVCUfukI/AAAAAAAAIkQ/NCbM5hH0mx4/s400/2009+summer074.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EU8nYGII/AAAAAAAAIkI/Pqimfbtwcmw/s1600-h/2009+summer075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802932531566722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5EU8nYGII/AAAAAAAAIkI/Pqimfbtwcmw/s400/2009+summer075.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D36aRRkI/AAAAAAAAIkA/gCYExzgXpQA/s1600-h/2009+summer076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802433723516482" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D36aRRkI/AAAAAAAAIkA/gCYExzgXpQA/s400/2009+summer076.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D3vm_EvI/AAAAAAAAIj4/guzmUhf8jmI/s1600-h/2009+summer077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802430824059634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D3vm_EvI/AAAAAAAAIj4/guzmUhf8jmI/s400/2009+summer077.jpg" /></a>I felt like they had finally outgrown their Little Tykes turtle sandbox. Miss Kaitlin's dad built them a new GIGANTIC sandbox with built in seats. This thing is huge! it held a truck bed full of sand.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D3qOKuUI/AAAAAAAAIjw/sPJxRwzA8Vs/s1600-h/2009+summer079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802429377788226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D3qOKuUI/AAAAAAAAIjw/sPJxRwzA8Vs/s400/2009+summer079.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D3QY-_bI/AAAAAAAAIjo/nemiy1vfV3M/s1600-h/2009+summer080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802422443834802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D3QY-_bI/AAAAAAAAIjo/nemiy1vfV3M/s400/2009+summer080.jpg" /></a>Play-Doh is also a family favorite, so we also added a picnic table and the kids enjoy making me play-doh ice cream sundaes for me!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D3DWA36I/AAAAAAAAIjg/oAUiJJF1aw8/s1600-h/2009+summer121.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367802418941714338" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5D3DWA36I/AAAAAAAAIjg/oAUiJJF1aw8/s400/2009+summer121.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DaSRj0OI/AAAAAAAAIjY/ZFx-9Joq91M/s1600-h/2009+summer122.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801924733358306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DaSRj0OI/AAAAAAAAIjY/ZFx-9Joq91M/s400/2009+summer122.jpg" /></a>The kids also took 4 weeks of swimming lessons. Which made for super happy kids and super blonde hair.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DaOV3r_I/AAAAAAAAIjQ/y7bR89OIT3c/s1600-h/2009+summer082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801923677695986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DaOV3r_I/AAAAAAAAIjQ/y7bR89OIT3c/s400/2009+summer082.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DZ28bgvI/AAAAAAAAIjI/iB1NYja2UNI/s1600-h/2009+summer084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801917396976370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DZ28bgvI/AAAAAAAAIjI/iB1NYja2UNI/s400/2009+summer084.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DZkwSblI/AAAAAAAAIjA/hXHp9F36aDY/s1600-h/2009+summer085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801912514211410" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DZkwSblI/AAAAAAAAIjA/hXHp9F36aDY/s400/2009+summer085.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DZMvJGvI/AAAAAAAAIi4/b4wfBS6lnZY/s1600-h/2009+summer086.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801906066954994" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5DZMvJGvI/AAAAAAAAIi4/b4wfBS6lnZY/s400/2009+summer086.jpg" /></a>RJ really does swim like a fish now. He needs no help and is fairly confident that he could now survive some sort of shipwreck. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C5iAMj0I/AAAAAAAAIiw/Oo6Nns0_QFU/s1600-h/2009+summer087.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801362019815234" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C5iAMj0I/AAAAAAAAIiw/Oo6Nns0_QFU/s400/2009+summer087.jpg" /></a>Heidi also did much better this summer, although her claim to fame is still floating in the shallow end.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C5faZurI/AAAAAAAAIio/oGDygj98GAU/s1600-h/2009+summer088.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801361324423858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C5faZurI/AAAAAAAAIio/oGDygj98GAU/s400/2009+summer088.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C5GcVXJI/AAAAAAAAIig/voBHauGMrnA/s1600-h/2009+summer089.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801354621639826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C5GcVXJI/AAAAAAAAIig/voBHauGMrnA/s400/2009+summer089.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C4_5JmXI/AAAAAAAAIiY/M_-Ci4swIVg/s1600-h/2009+summer090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801352863455602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C4_5JmXI/AAAAAAAAIiY/M_-Ci4swIVg/s400/2009+summer090.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C4vXehvI/AAAAAAAAIiQ/um9MUnvFuKI/s1600-h/2009+summer091.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367801348427253490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5C4vXehvI/AAAAAAAAIiQ/um9MUnvFuKI/s400/2009+summer091.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CZ1EBzpI/AAAAAAAAIiI/UpTiUwWjP-8/s1600-h/2009+summer092.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800817380347538" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CZ1EBzpI/AAAAAAAAIiI/UpTiUwWjP-8/s400/2009+summer092.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CZqn12iI/AAAAAAAAIiA/lgCoYuLOF1k/s1600-h/2009+summer093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800814577768994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CZqn12iI/AAAAAAAAIiA/lgCoYuLOF1k/s400/2009+summer093.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CXMYRv8I/AAAAAAAAIh4/AlB8fGJMFTw/s1600-h/2009+summer094.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800772099686338" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CXMYRv8I/AAAAAAAAIh4/AlB8fGJMFTw/s400/2009+summer094.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CW_Nti3I/AAAAAAAAIhw/7vzOc0J1Sm8/s1600-h/2009+summer095.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800768565709682" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CW_Nti3I/AAAAAAAAIhw/7vzOc0J1Sm8/s400/2009+summer095.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CWitICOI/AAAAAAAAIho/TvbtMdXQTIw/s1600-h/2009+summer096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800760912840930" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5CWitICOI/AAAAAAAAIho/TvbtMdXQTIw/s400/2009+summer096.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B2kkRy4I/AAAAAAAAIhg/aSm9UXjb0sA/s1600-h/2009+summer111.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800211656788866" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B2kkRy4I/AAAAAAAAIhg/aSm9UXjb0sA/s400/2009+summer111.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B2SHdEoI/AAAAAAAAIhY/AopogccpfME/s1600-h/2009+summer112.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800206704054914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B2SHdEoI/AAAAAAAAIhY/AopogccpfME/s400/2009+summer112.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B2KJ5pFI/AAAAAAAAIhQ/4ARExoO1aQc/s1600-h/2009+summer113.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800204566832210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B2KJ5pFI/AAAAAAAAIhQ/4ARExoO1aQc/s400/2009+summer113.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B1y4hF3I/AAAAAAAAIhI/7MT9caQeFRs/s1600-h/2009+summer115.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800198319904626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B1y4hF3I/AAAAAAAAIhI/7MT9caQeFRs/s400/2009+summer115.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B1tPg5MI/AAAAAAAAIhA/Iar19ySi4ok/s1600-h/2009+summer116.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800196805747906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5B1tPg5MI/AAAAAAAAIhA/Iar19ySi4ok/s400/2009+summer116.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5BbV3uaEI/AAAAAAAAIg4/EolslfndrO8/s1600-h/2009+summer117.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367799743855355970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5BbV3uaEI/AAAAAAAAIg4/EolslfndrO8/s400/2009+summer117.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5BbCx9KMI/AAAAAAAAIgw/w6ylg53Ir4Y/s1600-h/2009+summer118.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367799738730883266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5BbCx9KMI/AAAAAAAAIgw/w6ylg53Ir4Y/s400/2009+summer118.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5Ba_N8KaI/AAAAAAAAIgo/5v3cxd_WHIk/s1600-h/2009+summer119.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367799737774516642" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5Ba_N8KaI/AAAAAAAAIgo/5v3cxd_WHIk/s400/2009+summer119.jpg" /></a>And then of course what's better than having a great friend with a pool of her very own? We have spent lots of time at the Kinkade house swimming and having lots of fun! (Look how tan Jack is!)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5BaYr_RuI/AAAAAAAAIgg/e1jk75UzqSY/s1600-h/2009+summer101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367799727431567074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5BaYr_RuI/AAAAAAAAIgg/e1jk75UzqSY/s400/2009+summer101.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5BaHN-xPI/AAAAAAAAIgY/xYvQtnKcPIM/s1600-h/2009+summer102.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367799722742301938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn5BaHN-xPI/AAAAAAAAIgY/xYvQtnKcPIM/s400/2009+summer102.jpg" /></a><br /><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-49166265443760978512009-08-08T20:10:00.000-07:002009-08-08T20:17:28.837-07:00Snapshot......My Second FavoriteWell....Snapshot is still my second favorite........<br /><br />Although, she is growing on me a little bit, especially when she looks like this.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-rdjfTCI/AAAAAAAAIgQ/Oj8_BZZSZcE/s1600-h/2009+summer050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367796722260986914" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-rdjfTCI/AAAAAAAAIgQ/Oj8_BZZSZcE/s400/2009+summer050.jpg" /></a>Heidi still thinks she's too rowdy, but we are adjusting to only having 1 dog instead of 2.<br /><br />I love making her lay like this and making her ears spread out.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-rPZKwtI/AAAAAAAAIgI/IE9XA7yRHsY/s1600-h/2009+summer106.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367796718459601618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-rPZKwtI/AAAAAAAAIgI/IE9XA7yRHsY/s400/2009+summer106.jpg" /></a>While it may seem that Christmas PJs aren't what one would normally wear in the summer, try telling my kids that. Heidi waits to see what RJ puts on and then always runs to get her matching pair. (Is it weird that my kids have tons of matching PJs?)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-q7zJcsI/AAAAAAAAIgA/BDOqnecnhVM/s1600-h/2009+summer107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367796713199858370" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-q7zJcsI/AAAAAAAAIgA/BDOqnecnhVM/s400/2009+summer107.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-qW5fAVI/AAAAAAAAIf4/L1gCFir_5lw/s1600-h/2009+summer108.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367796703294325074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-qW5fAVI/AAAAAAAAIf4/L1gCFir_5lw/s400/2009+summer108.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-qCq2dTI/AAAAAAAAIfw/UwzkeqTsTf4/s1600-h/2009+summer109.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367796697864238386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sn4-qCq2dTI/AAAAAAAAIfw/UwzkeqTsTf4/s400/2009+summer109.jpg" /></a><br />:)<br />-aamberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-9289398567435687622009-07-05T20:09:00.000-07:002009-07-05T22:31:02.472-07:00Day 3 Castaway CayAgain, time goes so quickly......I can't believe it's taken me so long to post the final pictures from the cruise......<br />We were all looking so forward to Day 3.......our day on Disney's private island, Castaway Cay.<br /><br />This was the view that I awoke to at 7am on Day 3.....ahhh, paradise.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF5Nm-YkSI/AAAAAAAAIfo/xUZRxNs_jbg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194706627694882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF5Nm-YkSI/AAAAAAAAIfo/xUZRxNs_jbg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+007.jpg" /></a>Here we are pulling into Castaway Cay. The pirate ship that you see is the real Flying Dutchman ship that they used in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. When they "retired" it, they parked it at Castaway Cay.<br /><br />My announcing to RJ that I saw a pirate ship definetly got him right out of bed.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF5NGHRuuI/AAAAAAAAIfg/Aba4bDI2qM8/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194697806625506" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF5NGHRuuI/AAAAAAAAIfg/Aba4bDI2qM8/s400/2009+disney+cruise+008.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF44PSUgXI/AAAAAAAAIfY/PgTezVAgRVg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194339491610994" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF44PSUgXI/AAAAAAAAIfY/PgTezVAgRVg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+009.jpg" /></a>Rodney enjoyed the view too<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF43_TMm2I/AAAAAAAAIfQ/Jts4PT0reLc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+313.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194335200320354" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF43_TMm2I/AAAAAAAAIfQ/Jts4PT0reLc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+313.jpg" /></a>Rick refused to get up that early on vacation, so the kids and I headed to breakfast alone. We headed to Beach Blanket Buffet and sat outside and watched then tender the boat to shore. The Buffet was amazing<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF43n2kIUI/AAAAAAAAIfI/uqT2AF8lIZw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+314.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194328906211650" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF43n2kIUI/AAAAAAAAIfI/uqT2AF8lIZw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+314.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF43XRVvuI/AAAAAAAAIfA/PPeADbCnRkU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+315.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194324455112418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF43XRVvuI/AAAAAAAAIfA/PPeADbCnRkU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+315.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF43bX6IqI/AAAAAAAAIe4/GuYS54ADAK8/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+316.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355194325556404898" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF43bX6IqI/AAAAAAAAIe4/GuYS54ADAK8/s400/2009+disney+cruise+316.jpg" /></a>After breakfast we headed off the boat onto the island. Of course stopping for pictures along the way.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4J4T5PFI/AAAAAAAAIew/cFRotc1nUAY/s1600-h/IMG.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355193543050214482" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4J4T5PFI/AAAAAAAAIew/cFRotc1nUAY/s400/IMG.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4Jk1KfwI/AAAAAAAAIeo/uwy4ADvnMWk/s1600-h/IMG_0013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355193537821048578" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4Jk1KfwI/AAAAAAAAIeo/uwy4ADvnMWk/s400/IMG_0013.jpg" /></a>I was finally able to get a good shot of the boat<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4JejNuaI/AAAAAAAAIeg/9OlEUzcg9ek/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355193536135149986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4JejNuaI/AAAAAAAAIeg/9OlEUzcg9ek/s400/2009+disney+cruise+010.jpg" /></a>Here I've pointed out where our room was.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4JbzM5fI/AAAAAAAAIeY/Z4v7ZiEzXw4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355193535396898290" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4JbzM5fI/AAAAAAAAIeY/Z4v7ZiEzXw4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+013.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4JDY4JTI/AAAAAAAAIeQ/_se3SrFup5o/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355193528844035378" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF4JDY4JTI/AAAAAAAAIeQ/_se3SrFup5o/s400/2009+disney+cruise+015.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3dqar6PI/AAAAAAAAIeI/2J2KUH1a9Zc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192783406360818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3dqar6PI/AAAAAAAAIeI/2J2KUH1a9Zc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+016.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3dG793kI/AAAAAAAAIeA/uQJmAkpGYrk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192773882273346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3dG793kI/AAAAAAAAIeA/uQJmAkpGYrk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+017.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3c-DkaSI/AAAAAAAAId4/vFaesBbXg5o/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192771498240290" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3c-DkaSI/AAAAAAAAId4/vFaesBbXg5o/s400/2009+disney+cruise+020.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3chOGo5I/AAAAAAAAIdw/jySpo6E2d8I/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192763757798290" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3chOGo5I/AAAAAAAAIdw/jySpo6E2d8I/s400/2009+disney+cruise+014.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3cddVSSI/AAAAAAAAIdo/EiRSfRDQQZM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192762747930914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF3cddVSSI/AAAAAAAAIdo/EiRSfRDQQZM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+018.jpg" /></a>We found Captain Jack himself over by the flying dutchman<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF29sL7JAI/AAAAAAAAIdg/ouBibnNPqNU/s1600-h/IMG_0012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192234125501442" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF29sL7JAI/AAAAAAAAIdg/ouBibnNPqNU/s400/IMG_0012.jpg" /></a>We headed off to the family beach<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF29Q4jmQI/AAAAAAAAIdY/zMt5P9sAdkw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192226796509442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF29Q4jmQI/AAAAAAAAIdY/zMt5P9sAdkw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+021.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF29bUCKAI/AAAAAAAAIdQ/rzdq5JZMZLQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192229596112898" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF29bUCKAI/AAAAAAAAIdQ/rzdq5JZMZLQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+022.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF29K0xTUI/AAAAAAAAIdI/TmUdoY0Tp8I/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192225170017602" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF29K0xTUI/AAAAAAAAIdI/TmUdoY0Tp8I/s400/2009+disney+cruise+023.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF28-l9_EI/AAAAAAAAIdA/RE2guBthzFY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355192221886708802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF28-l9_EI/AAAAAAAAIdA/RE2guBthzFY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+024.jpg" /></a>The kids had so much fun digging and playing in the sand. (notice RJ has underwear on under his swimtrunks....he was so excited to head to the beach that he forgot to take them off.)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2fmiloyI/AAAAAAAAIc4/cZvQ__vsy40/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191717213872930" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2fmiloyI/AAAAAAAAIc4/cZvQ__vsy40/s400/2009+disney+cruise+026.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2fS5X6fI/AAAAAAAAIcw/olumDN_TRV0/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191711940733426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2fS5X6fI/AAAAAAAAIcw/olumDN_TRV0/s400/IMG_0003.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2fGV6DfI/AAAAAAAAIco/7TmYLWpTcZM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191708570750450" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2fGV6DfI/AAAAAAAAIco/7TmYLWpTcZM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+027.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2e1mMnxI/AAAAAAAAIcg/aTZakHf47Us/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191704075673362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2e1mMnxI/AAAAAAAAIcg/aTZakHf47Us/s400/2009+disney+cruise+029.jpg" /></a>Rodney relaxing under the umbrella<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2exOrgaI/AAAAAAAAIcY/5WOzoXoCkcc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191702903292322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2exOrgaI/AAAAAAAAIcY/5WOzoXoCkcc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+030.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2Fdh3eKI/AAAAAAAAIcQ/bS-mPF0NXf0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191268118329506" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2Fdh3eKI/AAAAAAAAIcQ/bS-mPF0NXf0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+032.jpg" /></a>We LOVED the hammocks which were all over the island.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2FHfYASI/AAAAAAAAIcI/dRA3fhbjuCo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191262202298658" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2FHfYASI/AAAAAAAAIcI/dRA3fhbjuCo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+036.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2E5_uTII/AAAAAAAAIcA/A6EuM6XF9AM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191258579881090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2E5_uTII/AAAAAAAAIcA/A6EuM6XF9AM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+037.jpg" /></a>I was too lazy to move, so this is my hammock picture<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2EpG80MI/AAAAAAAAIb4/hKsL-w-NAdY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191254046789826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2EpG80MI/AAAAAAAAIb4/hKsL-w-NAdY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+038.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2EV9xI9I/AAAAAAAAIbw/oxzULT4Ytng/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355191248908002258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF2EV9xI9I/AAAAAAAAIbw/oxzULT4Ytng/s400/2009+disney+cruise+039.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1qKe-vhI/AAAAAAAAIbo/J-f_6l8tr7I/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190799149481490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1qKe-vhI/AAAAAAAAIbo/J-f_6l8tr7I/s400/2009+disney+cruise+040.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1pxOrNFI/AAAAAAAAIbg/_bw7_eMtYm0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190792370205778" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1pxOrNFI/AAAAAAAAIbg/_bw7_eMtYm0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+041.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1pj6Fk5I/AAAAAAAAIbY/em_9POP0WQo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190788794192786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1pj6Fk5I/AAAAAAAAIbY/em_9POP0WQo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+042.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1pXe-mvI/AAAAAAAAIbQ/XBHVYxlEH8U/s1600-h/IMG_0010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190785459264242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1pXe-mvI/AAAAAAAAIbQ/XBHVYxlEH8U/s400/IMG_0010.jpg" /></a>This was the view from one of the hammocks<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1pPkVvkI/AAAAAAAAIbI/uHgS9eD9MGQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190783334268482" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1pPkVvkI/AAAAAAAAIbI/uHgS9eD9MGQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+043.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1IdrqJVI/AAAAAAAAIbA/oFWbnubx3B4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190220187379026" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1IdrqJVI/AAAAAAAAIbA/oFWbnubx3B4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+044.jpg" /></a>We did quite a bit of swimming in the ocean as well. Any one who knows me knows this goes against EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING. I HATE the ocean. I hate that there are creatures under the water....creatures that I can't see......creatures that can eat me, sting me, kill me. (shudder)<br /><br />(the same basic principles go for ponds and lakes too.....I prefer chlorine)<br /><br />I set aside my completely justified fears and got in with the kids. I figured if something was out there, they would prefer my fat juicy legs over the kids scrawny legs. I was sacrificing myself.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1IEDC1PI/AAAAAAAAIa4/6mVi3fAeNWU/s1600-h/IMG_2369.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190213306143986" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1IEDC1PI/AAAAAAAAIa4/6mVi3fAeNWU/s400/IMG_2369.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1H1O9K-I/AAAAAAAAIaw/XE9GbhpR-x4/s1600-h/IMG_2380.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190209329572834" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1H1O9K-I/AAAAAAAAIaw/XE9GbhpR-x4/s400/IMG_2380.jpg" /></a>This picture cracks me up. The family beach is so long.....it seems at the very entrance of it, everyone sat their stuff down, grabbed a lounge chair and swam. We walked to the end and had no crowds. Sometimes people don't use their heads.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1HgbBoGI/AAAAAAAAIao/pYcZa9LeKVM/s1600-h/IMG_2386.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190203743051874" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1HgbBoGI/AAAAAAAAIao/pYcZa9LeKVM/s400/IMG_2386.jpg" /></a>This was me, swimming in the ocean.....probably the only time I will. Seconds after this photo, I realized how freaking stupid I was, and got out. As I swam to shore (I was quite aways away from Rick, he just zoomed in), I just knew something was going to grab me and pull me under. (shudder)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1HcuuEII/AAAAAAAAIag/bH3sTbrToGA/s1600-h/IMG_2388.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355190202751914114" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlF1HcuuEII/AAAAAAAAIag/bH3sTbrToGA/s400/IMG_2388.jpg" /></a>After I convinced everyone else that they were going to be killed if they swam any longer we headed to Cookies BBQ for lunch. mmmmmm<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz-UkoVCI/AAAAAAAAIaY/2JdwgZl9UvA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+318.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188946431661090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz-UkoVCI/AAAAAAAAIaY/2JdwgZl9UvA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+318.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz-Qg_lNI/AAAAAAAAIaQ/t8ezsOUIAww/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+319.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188945342665938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz-Qg_lNI/AAAAAAAAIaQ/t8ezsOUIAww/s400/2009+disney+cruise+319.jpg" /></a>Once we got back on the ship, we watched Disney Dreams in the Walt Disney Theatre. It was AMAZING.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz-H3iHxI/AAAAAAAAIaI/lZaUMp4NSgI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188943021285138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz-H3iHxI/AAAAAAAAIaI/lZaUMp4NSgI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+048.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz96aaDAI/AAAAAAAAIaA/I5iWDVEPRFI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188939409460226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz96aaDAI/AAAAAAAAIaA/I5iWDVEPRFI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+053.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz9jJZKjI/AAAAAAAAIZ4/Wyol3EVG6Wk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355188933164083762" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFz9jJZKjI/AAAAAAAAIZ4/Wyol3EVG6Wk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+056.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy2BwJvdI/AAAAAAAAIZw/XjoWnFS5330/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187704429133266" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy2BwJvdI/AAAAAAAAIZw/XjoWnFS5330/s400/2009+disney+cruise+059.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy13XM5vI/AAAAAAAAIZo/Gp2OEasRWVM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187701640128242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy13XM5vI/AAAAAAAAIZo/Gp2OEasRWVM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+067.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy1kIl0WI/AAAAAAAAIZg/0SbG35kMeVY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+071.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187696478572898" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy1kIl0WI/AAAAAAAAIZg/0SbG35kMeVY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+071.jpg" /></a>When the kids and I got back from the show, this is where we found Rick. Drinking scotch on the balcony. nice.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy1XhzA6I/AAAAAAAAIZY/KezuMMvR2_o/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+321.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187693094634402" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy1XhzA6I/AAAAAAAAIZY/KezuMMvR2_o/s400/2009+disney+cruise+321.jpg" /></a>At least he's wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy1IIMvWI/AAAAAAAAIZQ/ZUINYHh_LxA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+322.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187688960736610" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFy1IIMvWI/AAAAAAAAIZQ/ZUINYHh_LxA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+322.jpg" /></a>Tonight was the night that formal mickey and minnie were going to be in the lobby, so we had to dress up.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyU9waJSI/AAAAAAAAIZI/NmsC0swco14/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+323.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187136420783394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyU9waJSI/AAAAAAAAIZI/NmsC0swco14/s400/2009+disney+cruise+323.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyUyuWICI/AAAAAAAAIZA/RGPF8VRVSEM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+324.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187133459341346" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyUyuWICI/AAAAAAAAIZA/RGPF8VRVSEM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+324.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyUqAVm3I/AAAAAAAAIY4/ExQ8fwi9v5g/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+325.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187131118885746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyUqAVm3I/AAAAAAAAIY4/ExQ8fwi9v5g/s400/2009+disney+cruise+325.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyUYgi4WI/AAAAAAAAIYw/AWHHE4JUtmg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+326.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187126422135138" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyUYgi4WI/AAAAAAAAIYw/AWHHE4JUtmg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+326.jpg" /></a>We stopped to see Chip and Dale for Heidi first<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyUEgaTRI/AAAAAAAAIYo/boJrbqIKA3E/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+329.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355187121052863762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFyUEgaTRI/AAAAAAAAIYo/boJrbqIKA3E/s400/2009+disney+cruise+329.jpg" /></a>Goofy was there before Mickey and Minnie<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvO6p8JII/AAAAAAAAIYg/LFEn2aoHgnQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+331.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183733974246530" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvO6p8JII/AAAAAAAAIYg/LFEn2aoHgnQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+331.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvO-clRdI/AAAAAAAAIYY/-3UL_EY_--Q/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+332.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183734991963602" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvO-clRdI/AAAAAAAAIYY/-3UL_EY_--Q/s400/2009+disney+cruise+332.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvOqchlGI/AAAAAAAAIYQ/9n8drwC2ELI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+333.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183729623012450" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvOqchlGI/AAAAAAAAIYQ/9n8drwC2ELI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+333.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvORoyThI/AAAAAAAAIYI/beZvdIPZAWI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+334.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183722963553810" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvORoyThI/AAAAAAAAIYI/beZvdIPZAWI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+334.jpg" /></a>This was one of my favorites from the whole cruise....the whole family. (Even Rodney who's sitting on mickey's head). We really thought it would be hilarious if Rick took one with his glass of scotch in his hand. (of course he did have one) the photographer told him to hide it. At least we know it's in the picture.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvOIEphxI/AAAAAAAAIYA/yCGCNCyaiYk/s1600-h/IMG_0023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183720396064530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFvOIEphxI/AAAAAAAAIYA/yCGCNCyaiYk/s400/IMG_0023.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu2B8Ac_I/AAAAAAAAIX0/d6zHzKnj7Qk/s1600-h/IMG_0024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183306432345074" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu2B8Ac_I/AAAAAAAAIX0/d6zHzKnj7Qk/s400/IMG_0024.jpg" /></a>Tonight we ate at Triton's. (I forgot to take a picture of the sign)<br /><br />I had escargo (snails) for an appetizer. not bad....not neccessarily good either though.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu1iHkLxI/AAAAAAAAIXo/1aE5I--oTWo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+336.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183297890889490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu1iHkLxI/AAAAAAAAIXo/1aE5I--oTWo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+336.jpg" /></a>Rick had some sort of tart<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu1YjZHGI/AAAAAAAAIXg/eSAcOhvN5rw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+337.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183295323249762" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu1YjZHGI/AAAAAAAAIXg/eSAcOhvN5rw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+337.jpg" /></a>Just proving I did eat them<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu1UpRJ8I/AAAAAAAAIXY/46AM1Jm1FVc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+338.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183294274152386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu1UpRJ8I/AAAAAAAAIXY/46AM1Jm1FVc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+338.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu1Gv6Z4I/AAAAAAAAIXQ/apmBRpD_Nr4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+339.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355183290543925122" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFu1Gv6Z4I/AAAAAAAAIXQ/apmBRpD_Nr4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+339.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuYB6JSQI/AAAAAAAAIXI/Zgn4TbVTdfg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+340.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182791028459778" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuYB6JSQI/AAAAAAAAIXI/Zgn4TbVTdfg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+340.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuX4L6BzI/AAAAAAAAIXA/DnpTqduuKUc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+341.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182788418602802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuX4L6BzI/AAAAAAAAIXA/DnpTqduuKUc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+341.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuXzRL3XI/AAAAAAAAIW4/6SANSy69Bxs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+342.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182787098566002" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuXzRL3XI/AAAAAAAAIW4/6SANSy69Bxs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+342.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuXmfBoMI/AAAAAAAAIWw/0Mh4eKFaPIs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+343.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182783666954434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuXmfBoMI/AAAAAAAAIWw/0Mh4eKFaPIs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+343.jpg" /></a>Dinner was fantastic as usual<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuXSqLBII/AAAAAAAAIWo/UvikHShwEMc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+344.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182778344998018" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuXSqLBII/AAAAAAAAIWo/UvikHShwEMc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+344.jpg" /></a>After dinner, we went to the Til We Meet Again party.....all of the characters come out to wave goodbye since it was our last night on the ship.<br /><br /><br />I love this one of Heidi waving at Minnie and her waving back.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuA096sBI/AAAAAAAAIWg/oY0QszMJazo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182392417628178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuA096sBI/AAAAAAAAIWg/oY0QszMJazo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+072.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuA8F9FgI/AAAAAAAAIWY/5xGA-fVlt8E/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+346.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182394330387970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuA8F9FgI/AAAAAAAAIWY/5xGA-fVlt8E/s400/2009+disney+cruise+346.jpg" /></a>I just love Daisy and Donald<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuAhCUb1I/AAAAAAAAIWQ/pYDEPfNVkUg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+348.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182387067383634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuAhCUb1I/AAAAAAAAIWQ/pYDEPfNVkUg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+348.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuAcbXKhI/AAAAAAAAIWI/iL1SKpPZdRI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+349.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182385830242834" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuAcbXKhI/AAAAAAAAIWI/iL1SKpPZdRI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+349.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuALQhP2I/AAAAAAAAIWA/C6PHne2RpG0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+350.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355182381221363554" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFuALQhP2I/AAAAAAAAIWA/C6PHne2RpG0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+350.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFtjgukkaI/AAAAAAAAIV4/1Mmo-L__n2A/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+351.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181888768348578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFtjgukkaI/AAAAAAAAIV4/1Mmo-L__n2A/s400/2009+disney+cruise+351.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFtjY34OrI/AAAAAAAAIVw/8Bs94YT07Ns/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+353.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181886659902130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFtjY34OrI/AAAAAAAAIVw/8Bs94YT07Ns/s400/2009+disney+cruise+353.jpg" /></a>Heidi made Rick run back to the room to get her stuffed chip and dale dolls when she saw chip and dale. They loved them.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFtjMOlAJI/AAAAAAAAIVo/NPT8qIhL71A/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+354.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181883265450130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFtjMOlAJI/AAAAAAAAIVo/NPT8qIhL71A/s400/2009+disney+cruise+354.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFti7M7NhI/AAAAAAAAIVg/8i2qIRNzdxY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+356.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181878695114258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFti7M7NhI/AAAAAAAAIVg/8i2qIRNzdxY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+356.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFtihpWbkI/AAAAAAAAIVY/fluBCPbq01Q/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+357.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181871835016770" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFtihpWbkI/AAAAAAAAIVY/fluBCPbq01Q/s400/2009+disney+cruise+357.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs1yiyrII/AAAAAAAAIVQ/LJp2saZKfgs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181103276797058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs1yiyrII/AAAAAAAAIVQ/LJp2saZKfgs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+076.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs1mVmJqI/AAAAAAAAIVI/d89PsNUZmuA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181100000224930" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs1mVmJqI/AAAAAAAAIVI/d89PsNUZmuA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+078.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs1ZuNCCI/AAAAAAAAIVA/pBgY60Bg3yk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181096613775394" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs1ZuNCCI/AAAAAAAAIVA/pBgY60Bg3yk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+079.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs1OW3PoI/AAAAAAAAIU4/9Bg16att4F4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181093563088514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs1OW3PoI/AAAAAAAAIU4/9Bg16att4F4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+080.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs0yglSdI/AAAAAAAAIUw/xMT4n7_q1Ec/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355181086087662034" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFs0yglSdI/AAAAAAAAIUw/xMT4n7_q1Ec/s400/2009+disney+cruise+083.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFscfc1UaI/AAAAAAAAIUo/GHCqb2gqueQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355180668654801314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFscfc1UaI/AAAAAAAAIUo/GHCqb2gqueQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+084.jpg" /></a>Sadly, we headed back to our room.....the next morning it was time to leave and fly home.<br /><br />We had SO much fun.....seriously SO much fun. I believe cruising is my new vacation of choice.]<br />I think Rick would agree.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFscPwi9tI/AAAAAAAAIUY/PzmEKx6C5Mw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+361.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355180664442517202" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFscPwi9tI/AAAAAAAAIUY/PzmEKx6C5Mw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+361.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFsb8hItEI/AAAAAAAAIUQ/W2Lk1uBzvKE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+363.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355180659277608002" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFsb8hItEI/AAAAAAAAIUQ/W2Lk1uBzvKE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+363.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFsbsYuhAI/AAAAAAAAIUI/E60kluVLzag/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+364.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355180654947369986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SlFsbsYuhAI/AAAAAAAAIUI/E60kluVLzag/s400/2009+disney+cruise+364.jpg" /></a><br /><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-76594823009978841542009-06-10T15:28:00.000-07:002009-06-20T21:21:45.709-07:00Day 2 on the High SeasAnother few pictures that i forgot to post in the previous post....<br /><br /><br /><br />They took our pictures as we boarded the ship<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjuKIkUlVHI/AAAAAAAAIUA/oDFBU0CFRAs/s1600-h/IMG_0031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349020862226191474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjuKIkUlVHI/AAAAAAAAIUA/oDFBU0CFRAs/s400/IMG_0031.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjuKISsJSWI/AAAAAAAAIT4/E7wcj7aqKPU/s1600-h/IMG_0028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349020857493178722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjuKISsJSWI/AAAAAAAAIT4/E7wcj7aqKPU/s400/IMG_0028.jpg" /></a>Day 2 we woke up in the Bahamas. Bathing suits were immediately on and we were out the door.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjuKISFRkYI/AAAAAAAAITw/qRTw1oHA2QI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+248.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349020857330143618" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjuKISFRkYI/AAAAAAAAITw/qRTw1oHA2QI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+248.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSIYvaPpI/AAAAAAAAITM/oNjkB2AKzWo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+249.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348748180233797266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSIYvaPpI/AAAAAAAAITM/oNjkB2AKzWo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+249.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSIKtqqfI/AAAAAAAAITE/MAkgqQaySrs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+250.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348748176468388338" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSIKtqqfI/AAAAAAAAITE/MAkgqQaySrs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+250.jpg" /></a>None of us really had much desire to get off the boat at Nassau so we planned for fun on the ship all day.<br /><br /><br /><br />We started our day off by saying hi to Goofy<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSH__NBwI/AAAAAAAAIS8/tMi_0p2pAPA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+252.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348748173589153538" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSH__NBwI/AAAAAAAAIS8/tMi_0p2pAPA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+252.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSHpWBeNI/AAAAAAAAIS0/86TQNxpZR8Q/s1600-h/IMG_0006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348748167510849746" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSHpWBeNI/AAAAAAAAIS0/86TQNxpZR8Q/s400/IMG_0006.jpg" /></a>and Chip and Dale<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSHXCofdI/AAAAAAAAISs/XUVA4do9beg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+253.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348748162597682642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqSHXCofdI/AAAAAAAAISs/XUVA4do9beg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+253.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFL2fVTCI/AAAAAAAAISk/ECrozC-PnDw/s1600-h/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348733946107874338" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFL2fVTCI/AAAAAAAAISk/ECrozC-PnDw/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" /></a>The Mickey Pool was nearly empty<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFLluhkZI/AAAAAAAAISc/vzDF-p3dPxs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+254.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348733941608190354" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFLluhkZI/AAAAAAAAISc/vzDF-p3dPxs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+254.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFLYluAxI/AAAAAAAAISU/sTgVffJAZIE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+255.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348733938081596178" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFLYluAxI/AAAAAAAAISU/sTgVffJAZIE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+255.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFLJSqfcI/AAAAAAAAISM/4hbyA2-4LjI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+256.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348733933975141826" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFLJSqfcI/AAAAAAAAISM/4hbyA2-4LjI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+256.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFKyUHtPI/AAAAAAAAISE/ipVLL0Vza7E/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+257.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348733927807235314" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqFKyUHtPI/AAAAAAAAISE/ipVLL0Vza7E/s400/2009+disney+cruise+257.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEEWslo9I/AAAAAAAAIR8/OmTWohJwvIE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+258.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348732717802824658" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEEWslo9I/AAAAAAAAIR8/OmTWohJwvIE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+258.jpg" /></a>Stopping for a quick fruit snack<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEEErgWnI/AAAAAAAAIR0/vW-pmyqT2VQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+259.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348732712966445682" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEEErgWnI/AAAAAAAAIR0/vW-pmyqT2VQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+259.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEEJJL98I/AAAAAAAAIRs/eij32d2JoN0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+260.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348732714164680642" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEEJJL98I/AAAAAAAAIRs/eij32d2JoN0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+260.jpg" /></a>Soon we headed over to the Goofy pool to watch the Little Mermaid<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEDztHP-I/AAAAAAAAIRk/noCrnJlCOlU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+261.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348732708409786338" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEDztHP-I/AAAAAAAAIRk/noCrnJlCOlU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+261.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEDnjMgjI/AAAAAAAAIRc/MJSFdIIVAPo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+262.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348732705146962482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqEDnjMgjI/AAAAAAAAIRc/MJSFdIIVAPo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+262.jpg" /></a>My Favorite! DAISY<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCOdHPpfI/AAAAAAAAIRU/-J4U_21TtaY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+263.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348730692300678642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCOdHPpfI/AAAAAAAAIRU/-J4U_21TtaY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+263.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCOJTFtGI/AAAAAAAAIRM/MeghlZVexyU/s1600-h/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348730686981649506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCOJTFtGI/AAAAAAAAIRM/MeghlZVexyU/s400/IMG_0002.jpg" /></a>After we saw Daisy, I noticed there was no line for the hair braiding service on the ship. Heidi wanted to get braids all over head. We compromised and got 2. :) <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCOH3OiII/AAAAAAAAIRE/FHacYPp47CA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+264.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348730686596352130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCOH3OiII/AAAAAAAAIRE/FHacYPp47CA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+264.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCN2HyYgI/AAAAAAAAIQ8/2a-wZxl0vQg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+265.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348730681833972226" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCN2HyYgI/AAAAAAAAIQ8/2a-wZxl0vQg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+265.jpg" /></a>They finished them in about 20 seconds.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCNs76VaI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/7gziCAALUiA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+266.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348730679368242594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqCNs76VaI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/7gziCAALUiA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+266.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBH3MK9uI/AAAAAAAAIQs/t4qaq6ZO9VE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+267.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348729479529952994" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBH3MK9uI/AAAAAAAAIQs/t4qaq6ZO9VE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+267.jpg" /></a>And Heidi LOVED them.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBH0pDcGI/AAAAAAAAIQk/2PEtTLDIXZo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+268.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348729478845788258" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBH0pDcGI/AAAAAAAAIQk/2PEtTLDIXZo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+268.jpg" /></a>The Oceaneers Club was having a cooking school that the kids wanted to attend. We headed up to deck 5 for some baking<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBHnLS65I/AAAAAAAAIQc/rFhJFYpXc0A/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+269.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348729475231312786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBHnLS65I/AAAAAAAAIQc/rFhJFYpXc0A/s400/2009+disney+cruise+269.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBHVD2z_I/AAAAAAAAIQU/v2ohjdUKVDI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+270.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348729470368272370" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBHVD2z_I/AAAAAAAAIQU/v2ohjdUKVDI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+270.jpg" /></a>I snuck in before it was over to see them making cookies<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBHOTe15I/AAAAAAAAIQM/8FBtdh7p-cE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+271.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348729468554762130" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjqBHOTe15I/AAAAAAAAIQM/8FBtdh7p-cE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+271.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHOsXz-EI/AAAAAAAAIQE/1eLHVVCt-7s/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+272.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665825210660930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHOsXz-EI/AAAAAAAAIQE/1eLHVVCt-7s/s400/2009+disney+cruise+272.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHOc8kYRI/AAAAAAAAIP8/y34H7iTA1jE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+273.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665821069861138" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHOc8kYRI/AAAAAAAAIP8/y34H7iTA1jE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+273.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHOS9q3OI/AAAAAAAAIP0/MH1DRL79SJ4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+274.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665818390125794" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHOS9q3OI/AAAAAAAAIP0/MH1DRL79SJ4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+274.jpg" /></a>And they got to eat their creations<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHOKWgRzI/AAAAAAAAIPs/owo72rHhinU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+275.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665816078370610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHOKWgRzI/AAAAAAAAIPs/owo72rHhinU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+275.jpg" /></a>Then MORE swimming<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHNz2CEBI/AAAAAAAAIPk/4uB7pfFvlIo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+277.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665810036592658" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpHNz2CEBI/AAAAAAAAIPk/4uB7pfFvlIo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+277.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGn4aCLmI/AAAAAAAAIPc/A27-ewk6gRQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+278.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665158426308194" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGn4aCLmI/AAAAAAAAIPc/A27-ewk6gRQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+278.jpg" /></a>We were on the ship when the new Pixar movie UP premEARed so we were able to watch it in 3d on the ship. we got dressed and headed down to the walt disney theatre<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGnuQ_JyI/AAAAAAAAIPU/xPys9xNwQtg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+279.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665155704006434" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGnuQ_JyI/AAAAAAAAIPU/xPys9xNwQtg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+279.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGnqA9TOI/AAAAAAAAIPM/wMsh23RBM5Y/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+280.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665154563034338" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGnqA9TOI/AAAAAAAAIPM/wMsh23RBM5Y/s400/2009+disney+cruise+280.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGnWZIKSI/AAAAAAAAIPE/MiKgcykV3Vs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+175.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665149295700258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGnWZIKSI/AAAAAAAAIPE/MiKgcykV3Vs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+175.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGnAAi03I/AAAAAAAAIO8/e0C8c8wR4L0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+312.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348665143287010162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGnAAi03I/AAAAAAAAIO8/e0C8c8wR4L0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+312.jpg" /></a>We stopped for a quick picture with Russell (from UP) before we headed in.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGMVVNjLI/AAAAAAAAIO0/67p_l1YwSFw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+281.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664685154372786" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGMVVNjLI/AAAAAAAAIO0/67p_l1YwSFw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+281.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGMCOZkNI/AAAAAAAAIOs/VO6EcsFqTv4/s1600-h/IMG_0007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664680025526482" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGMCOZkNI/AAAAAAAAIOs/VO6EcsFqTv4/s400/IMG_0007.jpg" /></a>Rick sporting his 3d glasses and his goofy shirt. :)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGLzI78lI/AAAAAAAAIOk/cxEOqn_LXg4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+282.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664675976082002" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGLzI78lI/AAAAAAAAIOk/cxEOqn_LXg4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+282.jpg" /></a>Heidi refused to be photographed in hers<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGLlw7n8I/AAAAAAAAIOc/9KZFw4toZo4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+283.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664672385736642" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGLlw7n8I/AAAAAAAAIOc/9KZFw4toZo4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+283.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGLlNQqcI/AAAAAAAAIOU/MUNuhjpK8JU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+284.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664672236120514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpGLlNQqcI/AAAAAAAAIOU/MUNuhjpK8JU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+284.jpg" /></a>waitresses walked around in case we needed anything. A Sunken Treasure. mmmmmmm<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF7uxRkpI/AAAAAAAAIOM/LGGLn_3MZIw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+285.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664399925187218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF7uxRkpI/AAAAAAAAIOM/LGGLn_3MZIw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+285.jpg" /></a>After the movie, we played Bingo while Rick relaxed<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF7SGyeWI/AAAAAAAAIOE/jxljfT8FKQI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+286.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664392230795618" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF7SGyeWI/AAAAAAAAIOE/jxljfT8FKQI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+286.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF7WQY9eI/AAAAAAAAIN8/CWUzU5WTbv8/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+287.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664393344808418" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF7WQY9eI/AAAAAAAAIN8/CWUzU5WTbv8/s400/2009+disney+cruise+287.jpg" /></a>And by relax I mean this. (notice the beer mug on his chest)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF7EagTYI/AAAAAAAAIN0/MjQrZ03M6tI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+211.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664388555394434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF7EagTYI/AAAAAAAAIN0/MjQrZ03M6tI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+211.jpg" /></a>The Pirates IN the caribbean party was taking place this night so the entire ship was deckd out in pirates. We had to break out our pirate ears<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF68hUjPI/AAAAAAAAINs/H-EM2cejBPQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+288.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664386436500722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpF68hUjPI/AAAAAAAAINs/H-EM2cejBPQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+288.jpg" /></a>with Captain Jack Sparrow<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFor9PiiI/AAAAAAAAINk/lpnajOG5wGQ/s1600-h/IMG_0014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664072752564770" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFor9PiiI/AAAAAAAAINk/lpnajOG5wGQ/s400/IMG_0014.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFoXY_mnI/AAAAAAAAINc/DZidhT-x8g4/s1600-h/IMG_0015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664067231816306" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFoXY_mnI/AAAAAAAAINc/DZidhT-x8g4/s400/IMG_0015.jpg" /></a>The kids were wanting to attend something in the Oceaners Club during our dining room time, so we ordered room service<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFoBUCVXI/AAAAAAAAINU/W4AgcZpnLVQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+289.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664061305443698" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFoBUCVXI/AAAAAAAAINU/W4AgcZpnLVQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+289.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFn10AFjI/AAAAAAAAINM/4QQhZODZFuM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+290.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664058218288690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFn10AFjI/AAAAAAAAINM/4QQhZODZFuM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+290.jpg" /></a>and then hit the arcade<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFn45_HJI/AAAAAAAAINE/8twAbiQsE9s/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+291.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348664059048696978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFn45_HJI/AAAAAAAAINE/8twAbiQsE9s/s400/2009+disney+cruise+291.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFWCJBnJI/AAAAAAAAIM8/1jfSbc75n30/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+292.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348663752290049170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFWCJBnJI/AAAAAAAAIM8/1jfSbc75n30/s400/2009+disney+cruise+292.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFWDI5Z3I/AAAAAAAAIM0/fE_Acs8vJyU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+293.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348663752557946738" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFWDI5Z3I/AAAAAAAAIM0/fE_Acs8vJyU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+293.jpg" /></a>Before Rick and I headed to dinner we had some pictures taken in the lobby. I just love all of these.....(look really close to what Rick is wearing....he had had a bit to drink. I told him to wear something nice. He does. A polo shirt. TUCKED INTO SWIM TRUNKS. nice)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFV7Y7syI/AAAAAAAAIMs/z_Nk1gWu3io/s1600-h/IMG_0017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348663750477722402" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFV7Y7syI/AAAAAAAAIMs/z_Nk1gWu3io/s400/IMG_0017.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFV7FUokI/AAAAAAAAIMk/NlDNFLt1ZWc/s1600-h/IMG_0018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348663750395470402" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFV7FUokI/AAAAAAAAIMk/NlDNFLt1ZWc/s400/IMG_0018.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFVk1ZKjI/AAAAAAAAIMc/jdj2lwaQ2JI/s1600-h/IMG_0019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348663744423078450" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpFVk1ZKjI/AAAAAAAAIMc/jdj2lwaQ2JI/s400/IMG_0019.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEXJvZlMI/AAAAAAAAIMU/fOfWOS3-Fsk/s1600-h/IMG_0020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662671998293186" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEXJvZlMI/AAAAAAAAIMU/fOfWOS3-Fsk/s400/IMG_0020.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEXJ3shkI/AAAAAAAAIMM/A6Fxr4vllSk/s1600-h/IMG_0022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662672033089090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEXJ3shkI/AAAAAAAAIMM/A6Fxr4vllSk/s400/IMG_0022.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEW-tcvOI/AAAAAAAAIME/fmNeI5Xs--s/s1600-h/IMG_0025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662669037321442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEW-tcvOI/AAAAAAAAIME/fmNeI5Xs--s/s400/IMG_0025.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEWl-q2eI/AAAAAAAAIL8/Fdr__VpnuFs/s1600-h/IMG_0026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662662398663138" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEWl-q2eI/AAAAAAAAIL8/Fdr__VpnuFs/s400/IMG_0026.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEWkb_hAI/AAAAAAAAIL0/p6hc8T7NHL8/s1600-h/IMG_0027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662661984781314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpEWkb_hAI/AAAAAAAAIL0/p6hc8T7NHL8/s400/IMG_0027.jpg" /></a>After dropping the kids off at the Club for a pirate activity, Rick and I headed to dinner at Parrot Cay<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD3DvDf9I/AAAAAAAAILs/5bvijfCizeg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+294.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662120630419410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD3DvDf9I/AAAAAAAAILs/5bvijfCizeg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+294.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD2xCcp5I/AAAAAAAAILk/rG_wfJ0uPuM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+295.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662115611486098" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD2xCcp5I/AAAAAAAAILk/rG_wfJ0uPuM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+295.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD2smjB9I/AAAAAAAAILc/pKimAchkxk4/s1600-h/IMG_0016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662114420721618" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD2smjB9I/AAAAAAAAILc/pKimAchkxk4/s400/IMG_0016.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD2VGy6DI/AAAAAAAAILU/6I-R-rE203Q/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+296.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662108113528882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD2VGy6DI/AAAAAAAAILU/6I-R-rE203Q/s400/2009+disney+cruise+296.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD2al85PI/AAAAAAAAILM/Vzy7iQbY27w/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+297.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348662109586384114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpD2al85PI/AAAAAAAAILM/Vzy7iQbY27w/s400/2009+disney+cruise+297.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDaUQr6QI/AAAAAAAAILE/-RwUCG2dtRI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+298.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348661626850240770" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDaUQr6QI/AAAAAAAAILE/-RwUCG2dtRI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+298.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDaGYbknI/AAAAAAAAIK8/mC3gcTpZ17w/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+299.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348661623124628082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDaGYbknI/AAAAAAAAIK8/mC3gcTpZ17w/s400/2009+disney+cruise+299.jpg" /></a>Just a few minutes into dinner, our pager went off. Heidi wanted to be picked up from the Club. Rick went to pick her up and asked her why, she said that they were wanting her to stand to do stuff and she really was tired of standing.....fair enough. So our waitress brought her dinner too.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDZ5zGFNI/AAAAAAAAIK0/uMEhi7Yc69E/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+300.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348661619746804946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDZ5zGFNI/AAAAAAAAIK0/uMEhi7Yc69E/s400/2009+disney+cruise+300.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDZs-IgKI/AAAAAAAAIKs/yBFec8NOW_Q/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+301.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348661616303440034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDZs-IgKI/AAAAAAAAIKs/yBFec8NOW_Q/s400/2009+disney+cruise+301.jpg" /></a>While we were waiting on the Pirates IN the Caribbean party to start, I just walked around admiring the lobby<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDZvbEHQI/AAAAAAAAIKk/_C94gQ2GEYo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+302.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348661616961658114" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpDZvbEHQI/AAAAAAAAIKk/_C94gQ2GEYo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+302.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBEQg4SWI/AAAAAAAAIKc/-OMN_eAE_yc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+304.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348659048864041314" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBEQg4SWI/AAAAAAAAIKc/-OMN_eAE_yc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+304.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBEATj6RI/AAAAAAAAIKU/t0Dv69-bTzA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+305.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348659044513212690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBEATj6RI/AAAAAAAAIKU/t0Dv69-bTzA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+305.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBD7wOLKI/AAAAAAAAIKM/CNIRb_VRrdo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+306.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348659043291245730" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBD7wOLKI/AAAAAAAAIKM/CNIRb_VRrdo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+306.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBD5XiAUI/AAAAAAAAIKE/JOLtIXEZkgk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+307.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348659042650816834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBD5XiAUI/AAAAAAAAIKE/JOLtIXEZkgk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+307.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBDtDABzI/AAAAAAAAIJ8/Ksz535nqS-g/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+251.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348659039343478578" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SjpBDtDABzI/AAAAAAAAIJ8/Ksz535nqS-g/s400/2009+disney+cruise+251.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9P8VF0MI/AAAAAAAAIJ0/mFgnnsaGPtw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+303.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654851557806274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9P8VF0MI/AAAAAAAAIJ0/mFgnnsaGPtw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+303.jpg" /></a>Then up to Deck 9 to watch the Party and the fireworks.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9PvWeXeI/AAAAAAAAIJs/4Bp1nu9zuh8/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+310.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654848073948642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9PvWeXeI/AAAAAAAAIJs/4Bp1nu9zuh8/s400/2009+disney+cruise+310.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9PagGv0I/AAAAAAAAIJk/R8z-4Kn5gZM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654842477199170" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9PagGv0I/AAAAAAAAIJk/R8z-4Kn5gZM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+001.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9PaRex7I/AAAAAAAAIJc/dTqIBvBA6EY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654842415859634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9PaRex7I/AAAAAAAAIJc/dTqIBvBA6EY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+002.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9PGVN1JI/AAAAAAAAIJU/RhDWJEOuZoE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654837062816914" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo9PGVN1JI/AAAAAAAAIJU/RhDWJEOuZoE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+004.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo83ScqxeI/AAAAAAAAIJM/I4WVKrHE1ek/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654427998438882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo83ScqxeI/AAAAAAAAIJM/I4WVKrHE1ek/s400/2009+disney+cruise+005.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo83RmhoQI/AAAAAAAAIJE/2oLTos5nUFs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654427771347202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo83RmhoQI/AAAAAAAAIJE/2oLTos5nUFs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+006.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo83Ak3kFI/AAAAAAAAII8/UoW4a5I34Uw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+308.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654423200993362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo83Ak3kFI/AAAAAAAAII8/UoW4a5I34Uw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+308.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo82wsvCmI/AAAAAAAAII0/GPcuIOZbdyk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+309.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654418939021922" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo82wsvCmI/AAAAAAAAII0/GPcuIOZbdyk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+309.jpg" /></a>After the party, it was almost midnight. A little elephant was there to wish us sweet dreams. I think we were all asleep before our heads hit the pillows.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo82vEOrJI/AAAAAAAAIIs/yggZKUMEINE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+311.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348654418500693138" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sjo82vEOrJI/AAAAAAAAIIs/yggZKUMEINE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+311.jpg" /></a><br /><p>We were all looking forward to our next day of the cruise where we would be visitng Disney's private island.</p><p> </p><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-18258731791802474952009-06-09T22:28:00.000-07:002009-06-09T23:55:46.509-07:00Our 1st Day on the High Seas......I forgot to post this video on our post about the terminal. If you listen closely....this is them announcing our family as we entered the lobby. "welcome aboard the lindemann family...."<br /><br /><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzW3a09IJaJMJCn6IfKHiRzaqUBnmpX-xqf-Rg7BnA4x2ZbXpP493OYAl7UFfSBETV-x78ln3yTJkOS6559wg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>As soon as we got on board, our room wasn't ready yet, so we headed up to deck 9 for a buffet lunch at the Beach Blanket Buffet.</p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9RhTY7cAI/AAAAAAAAIIk/wDZeJ_QIZy0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580915294433282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9RhTY7cAI/AAAAAAAAIIk/wDZeJ_QIZy0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+142.jpg" border="0" /></a>We opted to sit outside. (It was a little sunny for RJ)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9RhA5DgTI/AAAAAAAAIIc/kfo0rH1MMb4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+143.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580910328906034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9RhA5DgTI/AAAAAAAAIIc/kfo0rH1MMb4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+143.jpg" border="0" /></a>Get ready for LOTS of food pictures over the next few posts......</p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Rg7M17CI/AAAAAAAAIIU/xuM-LgjcUeg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580908801289250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Rg7M17CI/AAAAAAAAIIU/xuM-LgjcUeg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+144.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Rgr1B4ZI/AAAAAAAAIIM/xvPdhz5Yv0I/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+145.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580904674877842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Rgr1B4ZI/AAAAAAAAIIM/xvPdhz5Yv0I/s400/2009+disney+cruise+145.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q-nVy8wI/AAAAAAAAIIE/iVrLd07R-Qo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+146.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580319354581762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q-nVy8wI/AAAAAAAAIIE/iVrLd07R-Qo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+146.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q-cTcQKI/AAAAAAAAIH8/yxWHcMEYRxM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+147.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580316391915682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q-cTcQKI/AAAAAAAAIH8/yxWHcMEYRxM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+147.jpg" border="0" /></a>Just a story about the fantastic service aboard the ship. 30 seconds after we sat down, Heidi spilled her pink lemonde all over her tray and in her mac and cheese. 10 seconds after that, the lemonade was cleaned up and a worker had gone back through the buffet to get her more macaroni. FABULOUS service!</p><p> </p><p>Heidi may have spilled her drink 30 seconds after we sat down, but 20 seconds before that, I snagged one of these beauties! A BAHAMA MAMA.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q-AyZTAI/AAAAAAAAIH0/CucZ2s4cSvs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+148.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580309005552642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q-AyZTAI/AAAAAAAAIH0/CucZ2s4cSvs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+148.jpg" border="0" /></a>mmmmmmm<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q9wSSC0I/AAAAAAAAIHs/py0wAXj-89E/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+149.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580304575892290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q9wSSC0I/AAAAAAAAIHs/py0wAXj-89E/s400/2009+disney+cruise+149.jpg" border="0" /></a>The desert buffet<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q99OoarI/AAAAAAAAIHk/6HHF2_EVz2A/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+150.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345580308050242226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Q99OoarI/AAAAAAAAIHk/6HHF2_EVz2A/s400/2009+disney+cruise+150.jpg" border="0" /></a>After lunch RJ and Heidi got in the mickey pool (kids only pool)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Qg9bqVRI/AAAAAAAAIHc/nAmReOR96gw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+151.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579809888687378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Qg9bqVRI/AAAAAAAAIHc/nAmReOR96gw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+151.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QgnxSNxI/AAAAAAAAIHU/qEUBuheDzuo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+152.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579804073801490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QgnxSNxI/AAAAAAAAIHU/qEUBuheDzuo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+152.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QgkDzwWI/AAAAAAAAIHM/nen_Nwl5lMU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+153.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579803077755234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QgkDzwWI/AAAAAAAAIHM/nen_Nwl5lMU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+153.jpg" border="0" /></a>They loved the water slide<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QgUqCYpI/AAAAAAAAIHE/H-UdVZwRdOI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+154.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579798943130258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QgUqCYpI/AAAAAAAAIHE/H-UdVZwRdOI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+154.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QgMsZjzI/AAAAAAAAIG8/0ifgVHaLhLs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+155.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579796805553970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QgMsZjzI/AAAAAAAAIG8/0ifgVHaLhLs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+155.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QBfRigYI/AAAAAAAAIG0/b47yaJAtjVM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+156.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579269217223042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QBfRigYI/AAAAAAAAIG0/b47yaJAtjVM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+156.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QBSVPvRI/AAAAAAAAIGs/nDjvAbTsZoI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+157.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579265743109394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QBSVPvRI/AAAAAAAAIGs/nDjvAbTsZoI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+157.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QBFZUjlI/AAAAAAAAIGk/xTJRv2KMV7U/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+158.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579262270541394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QBFZUjlI/AAAAAAAAIGk/xTJRv2KMV7U/s400/2009+disney+cruise+158.jpg" border="0" /></a>We enjoyed a litte ping pong<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QA9VrchI/AAAAAAAAIGc/N96qU0lJhQ4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+181.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579260107780626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QA9VrchI/AAAAAAAAIGc/N96qU0lJhQ4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+181.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QAp3BgiI/AAAAAAAAIGU/xRH7dNfbQKE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+182.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345579254878929442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9QAp3BgiI/AAAAAAAAIGU/xRH7dNfbQKE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+182.jpg" border="0" /></a>And Rick ate again<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PxkZVtdI/AAAAAAAAIGM/bPPdeG48De0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+183.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578995714209234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PxkZVtdI/AAAAAAAAIGM/bPPdeG48De0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+183.jpg" border="0" /></a>drying off before heading to our room (which was now ready)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PxcSNHYI/AAAAAAAAIGE/0fN4ED94Btc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+184.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578993536802178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PxcSNHYI/AAAAAAAAIGE/0fN4ED94Btc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+184.jpg" border="0" /></a>We had to get our life vests and head to the mandatory safety drill<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PxD48o1I/AAAAAAAAIF8/6yb3oX9mwiM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+188.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578986988413778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PxD48o1I/AAAAAAAAIF8/6yb3oX9mwiM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+188.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Pw2bCUCI/AAAAAAAAIF0/gQiz-AS78KQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+189.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578983373295650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Pw2bCUCI/AAAAAAAAIF0/gQiz-AS78KQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+189.jpg" border="0" /></a>As soon as the drill was over, I happened past the lady with a tray of these.....Strawberry Pina Coladas<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Pw-hLMVI/AAAAAAAAIFs/NpjNCM7Twrs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+190.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578985546527058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Pw-hLMVI/AAAAAAAAIFs/NpjNCM7Twrs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+190.jpg" border="0" /></a>mmmmmm<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PYWHUDlI/AAAAAAAAIFk/Rw73JkPvxlA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+191.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578562383777362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PYWHUDlI/AAAAAAAAIFk/Rw73JkPvxlA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+191.jpg" border="0" /></a>Then it was time for the Sail Away Party on Decks 9 and 10. Heidi and I were front and center and even made the jumbotron a few times. Rick and RJ hung back out of the crowd and took it easy.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PYMPFBrI/AAAAAAAAIFc/I12bj7VLl6U/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+196.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578559731992242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PYMPFBrI/AAAAAAAAIFc/I12bj7VLl6U/s400/2009+disney+cruise+196.jpg" border="0" /></a>My favorite....Donald<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PX0L1-8I/AAAAAAAAIFU/2cneiKIxm04/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+197.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578553275972546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PX0L1-8I/AAAAAAAAIFU/2cneiKIxm04/s400/2009+disney+cruise+197.jpg" border="0" /></a>Heidi's Favorites....chip and dale</p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PXmL-GeI/AAAAAAAAIFM/YDXi_-wQPDg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+198.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578549518408162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PXmL-GeI/AAAAAAAAIFM/YDXi_-wQPDg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+198.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PXojASuI/AAAAAAAAIFE/w44NTdogOVM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+200.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578550151891682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PXojASuI/AAAAAAAAIFE/w44NTdogOVM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+200.jpg" border="0" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyohnCDfxjxO2GozmOo9CAFU0RtQgSTWoHUJifyGEfipY_7EcQZYasskUzpyghWzmySEFelrkEQvF-0YueB7g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PHt8KnqI/AAAAAAAAIE8/XWieiqPwpfk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+201.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578276721696418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PHt8KnqI/AAAAAAAAIE8/XWieiqPwpfk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+201.jpg" border="0" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJiC6dxCk_pSwDS3q3gsT6v2oGhMA1o0ME0anABterv0WclTeiO8ptfcdkzmfrn3Qc8ceQTHjxNS2L1Zyr1w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>After the Sail Away Party, the "When you wish upon a star" horn blew and we were off<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PHYLtvhI/AAAAAAAAIE0/SQP_MK8XyoU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+202.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578270881332754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PHYLtvhI/AAAAAAAAIE0/SQP_MK8XyoU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+202.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PHeiqVOI/AAAAAAAAIEs/IX0bQvxm0EA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+203.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578272588190946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PHeiqVOI/AAAAAAAAIEs/IX0bQvxm0EA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+203.jpg" border="0" /></a>we had to have had 40 pounds of fruit while onboard<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PHNO5uII/AAAAAAAAIEk/fzwjubBxVyI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+205.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578267941910658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PHNO5uII/AAAAAAAAIEk/fzwjubBxVyI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+205.jpg" border="0" /></a>After our fruit snack we went swimming in the goofy pool. (the family pool)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PG58kOQI/AAAAAAAAIEc/1O-QD8MgTL4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+206.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345578262764730626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9PG58kOQI/AAAAAAAAIEc/1O-QD8MgTL4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+206.jpg" border="0" /></a>Lady and the Tramp was playing on the "ariel" view television, so we got to enjoy that while swimming<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OV5s7boI/AAAAAAAAIEU/BecBdDyQ0cE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+207.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345577420885552770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OV5s7boI/AAAAAAAAIEU/BecBdDyQ0cE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+207.jpg" border="0" /></a>After swimming, Rick took it easy/drank scotch on the verandah while the kids and I played BINGO.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OV_ilX-I/AAAAAAAAIEM/COLr6ad9KRI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+210.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345577422452776930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OV_ilX-I/AAAAAAAAIEM/COLr6ad9KRI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+210.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OVv6V9dI/AAAAAAAAIEE/iOym-P0FC4w/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+212.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345577418257462738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OVv6V9dI/AAAAAAAAIEE/iOym-P0FC4w/s400/2009+disney+cruise+212.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OVaYXxLI/AAAAAAAAID8/09G9VvVNm4Q/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+213.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345577412477830322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OVaYXxLI/AAAAAAAAID8/09G9VvVNm4Q/s400/2009+disney+cruise+213.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OVV-sGnI/AAAAAAAAID0/4UjJ4NRlvbk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+214.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345577411296369266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9OVV-sGnI/AAAAAAAAID0/4UjJ4NRlvbk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+214.jpg" border="0" /></a>He met us for dinner. Our first night's dinner was at Animator's Palate.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N93tlkcI/AAAAAAAAIDs/6a1ZDO4Ctkk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+215.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345577008034582978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N93tlkcI/AAAAAAAAIDs/6a1ZDO4Ctkk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+215.jpg" border="0" /></a>This dinner was special because the walls start black and white and before dinner is over, all of the walls are in color.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N93wZ5tI/AAAAAAAAIDk/DmYkAYho458/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+216.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345577008046401234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N93wZ5tI/AAAAAAAAIDk/DmYkAYho458/s400/2009+disney+cruise+216.jpg" border="0" /></a>A b/w before picture.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N9lIujMI/AAAAAAAAIDc/j7ZOX4rDJsQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+217.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345577003048144066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N9lIujMI/AAAAAAAAIDc/j7ZOX4rDJsQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+217.jpg" border="0" /></a>I have no idea what these are about........<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N9QzTkHI/AAAAAAAAIDU/yo0s6bAQ_PM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+219.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576997589586034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N9QzTkHI/AAAAAAAAIDU/yo0s6bAQ_PM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+219.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N8n4RVQI/AAAAAAAAIDM/EJJCsyaDtc0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+220.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576986604557570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9N8n4RVQI/AAAAAAAAIDM/EJJCsyaDtc0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+220.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NlJOhqdI/AAAAAAAAIDE/KvcDz3pkwmI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+221.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576583239412178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NlJOhqdI/AAAAAAAAIDE/KvcDz3pkwmI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+221.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NkxyW_qI/AAAAAAAAIC8/R94RvHWNBfU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+222.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576576947256994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NkxyW_qI/AAAAAAAAIC8/R94RvHWNBfU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+222.jpg" border="0" /></a>More food pictures...........everything tasted fabulous<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Nkn9C0fI/AAAAAAAAIC0/J8G4sTBha0U/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+223.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576574307717618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Nkn9C0fI/AAAAAAAAIC0/J8G4sTBha0U/s400/2009+disney+cruise+223.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NkvhA1dI/AAAAAAAAICs/kKSOZbQ5Jjw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+224.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576576337630674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NkvhA1dI/AAAAAAAAICs/kKSOZbQ5Jjw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+224.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NkYFyRLI/AAAAAAAAICk/bixbSM8BoRY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+225.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576570049414322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NkYFyRLI/AAAAAAAAICk/bixbSM8BoRY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+225.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NS_Js_TI/AAAAAAAAICc/yrfTEyXwJas/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+226.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576271297183026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NS_Js_TI/AAAAAAAAICc/yrfTEyXwJas/s400/2009+disney+cruise+226.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NSh-47PI/AAAAAAAAICU/AGj5uxrHCUQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+227.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576263467199730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NSh-47PI/AAAAAAAAICU/AGj5uxrHCUQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+227.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NSQwMZLI/AAAAAAAAICM/Pnb409IO8jo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+228.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576258842158258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NSQwMZLI/AAAAAAAAICM/Pnb409IO8jo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+228.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NSMiF75I/AAAAAAAAICE/icLX50BSjzc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+229.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576257709272978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NSMiF75I/AAAAAAAAICE/icLX50BSjzc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+229.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NSHybSLI/AAAAAAAAIB8/FYMFsfv8h8o/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+231.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345576256435603634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9NSHybSLI/AAAAAAAAIB8/FYMFsfv8h8o/s400/2009+disney+cruise+231.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M2I-typI/AAAAAAAAIB0/s0SL2J2GvR4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+232.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575775719246482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M2I-typI/AAAAAAAAIB0/s0SL2J2GvR4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+232.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M19A-iRI/AAAAAAAAIBs/hhOzz8oK1Ww/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+234.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575772507506962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M19A-iRI/AAAAAAAAIBs/hhOzz8oK1Ww/s400/2009+disney+cruise+234.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M18y8G8I/AAAAAAAAIBk/eWl_f8A5khg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+235.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575772448627650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M18y8G8I/AAAAAAAAIBk/eWl_f8A5khg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+235.jpg" border="0" /></a>The walls were gorgeous when they lit up!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M1s4JMGI/AAAAAAAAIBc/POCN0sg-1UA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+236.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575768175489122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M1s4JMGI/AAAAAAAAIBc/POCN0sg-1UA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+236.jpg" border="0" /></a>RJ and Heidi made a quick stop in the Oceaneer's Club before bedtime. Rick and I just went for a walk up on Deck 10<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M1RyOe5I/AAAAAAAAIBU/RfH_hBZ0Ues/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+238.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575760902912914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9M1RyOe5I/AAAAAAAAIBU/RfH_hBZ0Ues/s400/2009+disney+cruise+238.jpg" border="0" /></a>Then it was bedtime.....<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Ml4xCmLI/AAAAAAAAIBM/pdqrlxWEz_8/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+242.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575496489015474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Ml4xCmLI/AAAAAAAAIBM/pdqrlxWEz_8/s400/2009+disney+cruise+242.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Ml-GXqHI/AAAAAAAAIBE/gwSLZAzOJKM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+243.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575497920653426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9Ml-GXqHI/AAAAAAAAIBE/gwSLZAzOJKM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+243.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9MlhHboMI/AAAAAAAAIA8/7AS8jqGXKrI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+244.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575490140479682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9MlhHboMI/AAAAAAAAIA8/7AS8jqGXKrI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+244.jpg" border="0" /></a>After the kids fell asleep, Rick and I watched "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" on the TV and ordered room service. (because we hadn't just got done eating supper you know......)</p><p> </p><p>Basically, when Rick found out that room service was free, he was taking advantage!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9MlSpbgXI/AAAAAAAAIA0/O_DlzgOpn8M/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+245.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575486256546162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9MlSpbgXI/AAAAAAAAIA0/O_DlzgOpn8M/s400/2009+disney+cruise+245.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9MlV93ywI/AAAAAAAAIAs/dDJbxx1zOxE/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+246.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345575487147592450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si9MlV93ywI/AAAAAAAAIAs/dDJbxx1zOxE/s400/2009+disney+cruise+246.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>Our first day was fabulous. Day 2 we were docking in Nassau. I couldn't wait for sunrise!</p><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-49237287935389414152009-06-09T21:35:00.001-07:002009-06-09T22:19:46.970-07:00Our StateroomOn the Disney cruise ships there are 12 different categories of staterooms.<br /><br /><br /><br />Category 12 being the least expensive and being located on the lowest deck with no window.<br /><br />Category 1 being the most expensive and only having 2 of the category 1 suites on the entire ship.<br /><br />Category 9's have a view, but it's a porthole only.<br /><br /><br /><br />I wanted to have a verendah so I went with a Category 6. We'd have a verendah and it was the middle of the road as far as cost went. I was content with that.<br /><br /><br /><br />I got a phone call the day before we left. Disney had upgraded us to a Category 4 at no cost! How exciting. Now we were on the Deck 8 in room 8504. We felt no movement and our room was SO much bigger than I expected.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85OSottxI/AAAAAAAAIAk/WhelxHzvqH4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+186.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554200395626258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85OSottxI/AAAAAAAAIAk/WhelxHzvqH4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+186.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85OQTJY1I/AAAAAAAAIAc/7NOYmACHiZU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+185.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554199768294226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85OQTJY1I/AAAAAAAAIAc/7NOYmACHiZU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+185.jpg" border="0" /></a>When we walked in, I was so excited.....The living area (the couch turns into a bed, and a bed pulls out of the wall.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85HQ6L4XI/AAAAAAAAIAU/5iWbMMn7cq4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+168.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554079672951154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85HQ6L4XI/AAAAAAAAIAU/5iWbMMn7cq4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+168.jpg" border="0" /></a>Standing in the living room, taking a picture of our sleeping quarters<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85HCk4snI/AAAAAAAAIAM/ExsY5PqdMMI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+167.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554075825517170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85HCk4snI/AAAAAAAAIAM/ExsY5PqdMMI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+167.jpg" border="0" /></a>They had a Bon Voyage banner hanging for us<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85HDix4TI/AAAAAAAAIAE/VRYiR4UZuOY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+166.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554076085117234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85HDix4TI/AAAAAAAAIAE/VRYiR4UZuOY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+166.jpg" border="0" /></a>and some super cute decorations<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85G6pA1mI/AAAAAAAAH_8/P_rIG0ohHEY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+160.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554073695344226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85G6pA1mI/AAAAAAAAH_8/P_rIG0ohHEY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+160.jpg" border="0" /></a>There was a card from Captain Mickey<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85GkFtj3I/AAAAAAAAH_0/AXEhtTWD0lI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+161.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554067641700210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si85GkFtj3I/AAAAAAAAH_0/AXEhtTWD0lI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+161.jpg" border="0" /></a>And a tasty cake.....How did captain Mickey know that Heidi LOVES cake? :)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841xdyg5I/AAAAAAAAH_s/zEPxp6l2Nug/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+162.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553779174572946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841xdyg5I/AAAAAAAAH_s/zEPxp6l2Nug/s400/2009+disney+cruise+162.jpg" border="0" /></a>The wonderful magnet was on our bathroom door<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841n-zxFI/AAAAAAAAH_k/gk8yQmS0mWc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+169.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553776628712530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841n-zxFI/AAAAAAAAH_k/gk8yQmS0mWc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+169.jpg" border="0" /></a>And a Bon Voyage memory box that I latched right on to<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841WX71BI/AAAAAAAAH_c/nOh7QNhUf2Q/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+174.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553771902260242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841WX71BI/AAAAAAAAH_c/nOh7QNhUf2Q/s400/2009+disney+cruise+174.jpg" border="0" /></a>We had a split bathroom which was actually 2 bathrooms. One had a tub/shower and a toilet and the other had a sink and toilet. That came in more handy than I would have thought.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841ACLDyI/AAAAAAAAH_U/72OkeNwbwqk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+163.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553765905403682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841ACLDyI/AAAAAAAAH_U/72OkeNwbwqk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+163.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841HLRcgI/AAAAAAAAH_M/AqJ0OWzQeLk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+164.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553767822619138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si841HLRcgI/AAAAAAAAH_M/AqJ0OWzQeLk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+164.jpg" border="0" /></a>Our awesome bathroom products. I had to ask for more before we left.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84mXjaecI/AAAAAAAAH_E/3d7QysvfzuQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+170.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553514520803778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84mXjaecI/AAAAAAAAH_E/3d7QysvfzuQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+170.jpg" border="0" /></a>We had a closet right across from the bathrooms. It even had a safe to store our passports in.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84mfe2PLI/AAAAAAAAH-8/NtveWadoGME/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+165.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553516649135282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84mfe2PLI/AAAAAAAAH-8/NtveWadoGME/s400/2009+disney+cruise+165.jpg" border="0" /></a>We headed out to enjoy our verandah right away......<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84mLhDnSI/AAAAAAAAH-0/Q-1UVjeimPQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+171.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553511289691426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84mLhDnSI/AAAAAAAAH-0/Q-1UVjeimPQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+171.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84l5wQxCI/AAAAAAAAH-s/9AESzmzaMGY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+172.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553506521629730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84l5wQxCI/AAAAAAAAH-s/9AESzmzaMGY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+172.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84l66oUUI/AAAAAAAAH-k/PaIZdPZmjrg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+173.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553506833551682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si84l66oUUI/AAAAAAAAH-k/PaIZdPZmjrg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+173.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>(how cute are these matching swimsuits?)</p><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-11869298743888277992009-06-08T20:51:00.000-07:002009-06-08T21:37:07.730-07:00Airplanes, Waffles, and BeachesWe had anxiously been awaiting our Disney Cruise for almost 6 months.<br /><br />None of us had ever cruised and while I was so excited, I was hesitant too, that it wouldn't be our kind of vacation. Boy was I wrong!<br /><br />We woke up bright and early on May 27th to head to the airport.<br /><br />The kids were so excited when I showed them their new passports.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3fUrIzpKI/AAAAAAAAH-c/S3RZcc78I3Q/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345173879028688034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3fUrIzpKI/AAAAAAAAH-c/S3RZcc78I3Q/s400/2009+disney+cruise+088.jpg" border="0" /></a>We arrived to the Indy airport<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3fUaAt91I/AAAAAAAAH-U/hb_VHcwbUy4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+092.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345173874431358802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3fUaAt91I/AAAAAAAAH-U/hb_VHcwbUy4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+092.jpg" border="0" /></a>had a snack and killed time coloring pictures.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3fUaKOVYI/AAAAAAAAH-M/QVqCvW4ZqR4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+093.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345173874471228802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3fUaKOVYI/AAAAAAAAH-M/QVqCvW4ZqR4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+093.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here we are on the shuttle at the Orlando Airport<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3egWkzGBI/AAAAAAAAH-E/054D2_-rGkY/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+097.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172980155750418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3egWkzGBI/AAAAAAAAH-E/054D2_-rGkY/s400/2009+disney+cruise+097.jpg" border="0" /></a>Our cruise didn't leave until the 28th, so we had a whole afternoon to spend doing nothing. (that is rare for our family when everything is planned out to the hour most days).<br /><br />We decided to head to Cocoa Beach. We have been to the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, but not the Atlantic Ocean, so we wanted to be able to cross that off.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3egAsw9AI/AAAAAAAAH98/Ne-UUjB6PG0/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+098.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172974283584514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3egAsw9AI/AAAAAAAAH98/Ne-UUjB6PG0/s400/2009+disney+cruise+098.jpg" border="0" /></a>The kids were super excited to run and play on the beach. In hindsight, I should have had them put their suits on. They were soaked.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3efkvEJAI/AAAAAAAAH90/v_Ci8r3Rft8/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172966777037826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3efkvEJAI/AAAAAAAAH90/v_Ci8r3Rft8/s400/2009+disney+cruise+099.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3efmWKdsI/AAAAAAAAH9s/XilbtU88Hfs/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172967209465538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3efmWKdsI/AAAAAAAAH9s/XilbtU88Hfs/s400/2009+disney+cruise+102.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3efVJBHVI/AAAAAAAAH9k/MG_Zp-nR7GA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172962590924114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3efVJBHVI/AAAAAAAAH9k/MG_Zp-nR7GA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+104.jpg" border="0" /></a>RJ made sure to check himself for scratches before getting too deep in the water. He didn't want to get attacked by a shark!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJkb0uTI/AAAAAAAAH9c/NSck0-0bw60/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172588739213618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJkb0uTI/AAAAAAAAH9c/NSck0-0bw60/s400/2009+disney+cruise+105.jpg" border="0" /></a>RJ was kind enough to take a picture of me and Rick.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJmZ7eDI/AAAAAAAAH9U/1n7PfANGhqo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+107.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172589268138034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJmZ7eDI/AAAAAAAAH9U/1n7PfANGhqo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+107.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJV5KrJI/AAAAAAAAH9M/hOLDFUVxd5c/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172584835755154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJV5KrJI/AAAAAAAAH9M/hOLDFUVxd5c/s400/2009+disney+cruise+109.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJZ-lkVI/AAAAAAAAH9E/s-TwM1SL_Yk/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172585932230994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJZ-lkVI/AAAAAAAAH9E/s-TwM1SL_Yk/s400/2009+disney+cruise+110.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJFCgyJI/AAAAAAAAH88/p0aUw20rHZ8/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172580311550098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3eJFCgyJI/AAAAAAAAH88/p0aUw20rHZ8/s400/2009+disney+cruise+112.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dy4C1-JI/AAAAAAAAH80/7bnydUzExNI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+114.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172198866155666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dy4C1-JI/AAAAAAAAH80/7bnydUzExNI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+114.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dyjQ197I/AAAAAAAAH8s/WvjE6rSiXyU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+116.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172193287731122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dyjQ197I/AAAAAAAAH8s/WvjE6rSiXyU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+116.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dyQV5xgI/AAAAAAAAH8k/1AzNAZa_kcA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+117.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172188208678402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dyQV5xgI/AAAAAAAAH8k/1AzNAZa_kcA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+117.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dyQVDnMI/AAAAAAAAH8c/rTfSlScHXrM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172188205128898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dyQVDnMI/AAAAAAAAH8c/rTfSlScHXrM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+118.jpg" border="0" /></a>After our fun on the beach, we headed for supper. At the Waffle House of course! I love that those are everywhere in the South!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dyAEQnMI/AAAAAAAAH8U/kwsDMQn5Vos/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345172183839710402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dyAEQnMI/AAAAAAAAH8U/kwsDMQn5Vos/s400/2009+disney+cruise+119.jpg" border="0" /></a>We headed back to the hotel and got a good night's sleep! Everyone woke up bright and early. I had the kids special outfits made for the occasion.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3de8cQWgI/AAAAAAAAH8M/U0BK67uiZmg/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171856449100290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3de8cQWgI/AAAAAAAAH8M/U0BK67uiZmg/s400/2009+disney+cruise+120.jpg" border="0" /></a>And of course Rodney was excited to wear his new Mickey shirt too.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3derKp0jI/AAAAAAAAH8E/ZLtHl3VqjHw/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+122.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171851811869234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3derKp0jI/AAAAAAAAH8E/ZLtHl3VqjHw/s400/2009+disney+cruise+122.jpg" border="0" /></a>Driving over the bridge, we caught a glimpse of the Disney Wonder.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3decwPINI/AAAAAAAAH78/tWAa6L4YHIc/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+123.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171847942971602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3decwPINI/AAAAAAAAH78/tWAa6L4YHIc/s400/2009+disney+cruise+123.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3deMeUqQI/AAAAAAAAH70/0BkR11SReKo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+125.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171843572869378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3deMeUqQI/AAAAAAAAH70/0BkR11SReKo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+125.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3deP5UnnI/AAAAAAAAH7s/A4M6Vb43MNA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+130.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171844491419250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3deP5UnnI/AAAAAAAAH7s/A4M6Vb43MNA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+130.jpg" border="0" /></a>A few pictures from inside the terminal<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dLrfeB0I/AAAAAAAAH7k/1GJ2eqO72e4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+131.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171525481662274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dLrfeB0I/AAAAAAAAH7k/1GJ2eqO72e4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+131.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dLUwMf0I/AAAAAAAAH7c/aOY3BXomLPo/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+132.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171519377801026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dLUwMf0I/AAAAAAAAH7c/aOY3BXomLPo/s400/2009+disney+cruise+132.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dLPbrXII/AAAAAAAAH7U/eN3-h90hmNQ/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+133.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171517949566082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dLPbrXII/AAAAAAAAH7U/eN3-h90hmNQ/s400/2009+disney+cruise+133.jpg" border="0" /></a>Waiting at the terminal and enjoying some cartoons.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dK1OgQvI/AAAAAAAAH7M/-cOJZ_-I6i4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+134.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171510914990834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dK1OgQvI/AAAAAAAAH7M/-cOJZ_-I6i4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+134.jpg" border="0" /></a>I had this awesome bag made for the occasion too! It was the bag that I carried everything in while onboard.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dKhTWKCI/AAAAAAAAH7E/Cklg9XO8GIA/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+135.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171505566591010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3dKhTWKCI/AAAAAAAAH7E/Cklg9XO8GIA/s400/2009+disney+cruise+135.jpg" border="0" /></a>I insisited that we had to be AT the terminal at 9:30........yeah, we were the 1st ones there. I thought it was awesome, Rick thought I was crazy. The picture is pretty funny though.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c170rh0I/AAAAAAAAH68/IgMfshRj3AI/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+136.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171151908472642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c170rh0I/AAAAAAAAH68/IgMfshRj3AI/s400/2009+disney+cruise+136.jpg" border="0" /></a>I did get my #2 boarding pass. That's the best pass you can get! We were one of the first families on board!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c1gvyKZI/AAAAAAAAH60/DtpEioj9vEU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171144640178578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c1gvyKZI/AAAAAAAAH60/DtpEioj9vEU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+137.jpg" border="0" /></a>We did happen to see two pretty special people while we were waiting.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c1csdyHI/AAAAAAAAH6s/WAyuuKn16aU/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+138.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171143552518258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c1csdyHI/AAAAAAAAH6s/WAyuuKn16aU/s400/2009+disney+cruise+138.jpg" border="0" /></a>Captain Mickey and his first lady Minnie<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c1AweRzI/AAAAAAAAH6k/EuAtsjM_S2o/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+139.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171136053135154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c1AweRzI/AAAAAAAAH6k/EuAtsjM_S2o/s400/2009+disney+cruise+139.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c1Gz4NXI/AAAAAAAAH6c/LGCTG60K6z4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+140.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345171137678030194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Si3c1Gz4NXI/AAAAAAAAH6c/LGCTG60K6z4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+140.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>coming up: Our stateroom and our first day!</p><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-66541350085138592092009-06-03T16:17:00.000-07:002009-06-03T16:39:03.629-07:00A Sad, Sad Day.......June 2, 2009 will join only one or two dates in the history of our family that I consider devastating in one way or another.....<br /><br />Almost 10 years ago, right after Rick and I got married, I went to Terre Haute Humane Society to get a dog. I ended up bringing home a mutt with a little bit of basset hound in her. We named her Lightning and she was so thankful to have been saved.<br /><br />It took her a LONG time to not be scared of men, but she eventually had no lasting effects of her pre-Lindemann life. She adored me from the moment I brought her home.<br /><br />Lightning was the most loyal, loving dog I could have ever asked for.<br /><br />She took her last breath yesterday. 10 years after she was saved from being euthanized.<br /><br />Rest in Peace little Lightning bug. I will miss you more than I ever thought I would.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SicFrLBUVoI/AAAAAAAAH6U/W-ze5Z3vYrA/s1600-h/1114-lightning.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343245722149213826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 334px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SicFrLBUVoI/AAAAAAAAH6U/W-ze5Z3vYrA/s400/1114-lightning.jpg" border="0" /></a> To add a little bit of humor to the situation, since that's what I do.......<br /><br />Heidi has been begging for a new "pup" since her friend Lily got one......<br /><br />We told the kids, I was crying, RJ was crying, even Rick cried. Heidi was crying, then wipes her eyes...and says "Well, at least we can get that pup now."<br /><br />nice.....I think Heidi got her compassion from me.<br /><br />:(<br />-aamberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-37450245491403959992009-06-03T16:10:00.000-07:002009-06-03T16:14:24.097-07:00Let the Games Begin<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SicDof6KTkI/AAAAAAAAH6M/Fpe4YrP5riM/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+369.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343243477193477698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SicDof6KTkI/AAAAAAAAH6M/Fpe4YrP5riM/s400/2009+disney+cruise+369.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SicDoYGi9gI/AAAAAAAAH6E/w86oiV_6fL4/s1600-h/2009+disney+cruise+368.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343243475097941506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/SicDoYGi9gI/AAAAAAAAH6E/w86oiV_6fL4/s400/2009+disney+cruise+368.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>RJ has officially had (and won) his first ball game.<br /></div><div>Most everyone probably remembers how much I despised the t-ball rules from last year. Well RJ's league is much better know with the rules and you can actually get called out. Much much better.<br /></div><div>Heidi is in t-ball so she still has the ridiculous rules.<br /></div><div>She plays Saturday, so uniform pictures will follow.<br /></div><div>:)</div><br /><div>-a</div></div>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-7874488617319280892009-05-26T21:29:00.000-07:002009-05-26T21:46:01.740-07:00Our office will be closed Wednesday May 27, 2009 - Friday May 29, 2009. We will reopen again Monday June 1st.<br /><br />We will be sailing the high seas with Mickey and the gang and enjoying Disney's private island.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340359731611813058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShzE4aeFxMI/AAAAAAAAH50/rTCJ6f9U7cw/s400/rf5-15_B0_500w.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShzE4vUT_KI/AAAAAAAAH58/NfFxEd319UA/s1600-h/rf10-37_41_500w.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340359737207946402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShzE4vUT_KI/AAAAAAAAH58/NfFxEd319UA/s400/rf10-37_41_500w.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShzE4GlhtSI/AAAAAAAAH5k/iWRhYrTshvk/s1600-h/castaway-disney-private-island.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340359726274295074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShzE4GlhtSI/AAAAAAAAH5k/iWRhYrTshvk/s400/castaway-disney-private-island.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShzE3wwe6JI/AAAAAAAAH5c/cKl7Q9pG8Rc/s1600-h/1211AS_0506KP_52155_500w.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340359720414668946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShzE3wwe6JI/AAAAAAAAH5c/cKl7Q9pG8Rc/s400/1211AS_0506KP_52155_500w.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>:)</div><div>-a</div></div></div></div></div>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-57346718023569800262009-05-25T13:17:00.000-07:002009-05-25T15:59:48.963-07:00Memorial Day FunI think both kids had a fun weekend, even though we were either on the run, or they were at work with me, or at work with Rick.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsg0ihCAkI/AAAAAAAAH5U/XL0qBoobGCw/s1600-h/IMG_0135.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897870168490562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsg0ihCAkI/AAAAAAAAH5U/XL0qBoobGCw/s400/IMG_0135.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sunday I took them with me on a shoot I did for friends. They had so much fun playing at all of the different locations that we stopped at along the way.....<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsg0Xznl_I/AAAAAAAAH5M/bcWfyTqvXlA/s1600-h/may+24+2009+++007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897867293661170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsg0Xznl_I/AAAAAAAAH5M/bcWfyTqvXlA/s400/may+24+2009+++007.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsg0fzr79I/AAAAAAAAH5E/rHvi8h_rSBE/s1600-h/may+24+2009+++009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897869441429458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsg0fzr79I/AAAAAAAAH5E/rHvi8h_rSBE/s400/may+24+2009+++009.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsg0Dl24UI/AAAAAAAAH48/B5K478HQcrI/s1600-h/may+24+2009+++011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897861867233602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsg0Dl24UI/AAAAAAAAH48/B5K478HQcrI/s400/may+24+2009+++011.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgfxWTJDI/AAAAAAAAH40/LNGRLDiAzO8/s1600-h/may+24+2009+++012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897513372754994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgfxWTJDI/AAAAAAAAH40/LNGRLDiAzO8/s400/may+24+2009+++012.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgftjxIuI/AAAAAAAAH4s/PZbcJAbWT3w/s1600-h/may+24+2009+++003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897512355504866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgftjxIuI/AAAAAAAAH4s/PZbcJAbWT3w/s400/may+24+2009+++003.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgfSWLbLI/AAAAAAAAH4k/VYQmXbpZTJ0/s1600-h/may+24+2009+++014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897505050750130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgfSWLbLI/AAAAAAAAH4k/VYQmXbpZTJ0/s400/may+24+2009+++014.jpg" border="0" /></a>RJ hit paydirt and found both worms and toads!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgfULLoGI/AAAAAAAAH4c/jNPUec7M87I/s1600-h/may+24+2009+++005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897505541496930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgfULLoGI/AAAAAAAAH4c/jNPUec7M87I/s400/may+24+2009+++005.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgfDXsJ-I/AAAAAAAAH4U/VesIn33SOMo/s1600-h/may+24+2009+++006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339897501030557666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsgfDXsJ-I/AAAAAAAAH4U/VesIn33SOMo/s400/may+24+2009+++006.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsfyWis3cI/AAAAAAAAH4M/5TFIa0wAFO4/s1600-h/IMG_0134.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896733082901954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsfyWis3cI/AAAAAAAAH4M/5TFIa0wAFO4/s400/IMG_0134.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsfyehk_jI/AAAAAAAAH4E/iJ1XeMncmic/s1600-h/IMG_0137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896735225675314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsfyehk_jI/AAAAAAAAH4E/iJ1XeMncmic/s400/IMG_0137.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsfxyEPvUI/AAAAAAAAH38/_7vTigcEPvU/s1600-h/IMG_0138.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896723291487554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsfxyEPvUI/AAAAAAAAH38/_7vTigcEPvU/s400/IMG_0138.jpg" border="0" /></a>We installed a fence over the weekend at the studio. I am thrilled. Now I don't have to worry about the kids getting too close to the highway!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsfx5pBKfI/AAAAAAAAH30/cmFw5vcwnb4/s1600-h/IMG_0146.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896725324769778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shsfx5pBKfI/AAAAAAAAH30/cmFw5vcwnb4/s400/IMG_0146.jpg" border="0" /></a>It also made a perfect play to play with the sprinkler toys<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsfxoBq8fI/AAAAAAAAH3s/cNjUsVd6JM4/s1600-h/IMG_0142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339896720596333042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShsfxoBq8fI/AAAAAAAAH3s/cNjUsVd6JM4/s400/IMG_0142.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9SL6YNjI/AAAAAAAAH3k/wv8V8ilp76Y/s1600-h/IMG_0141.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858797078263346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9SL6YNjI/AAAAAAAAH3k/wv8V8ilp76Y/s400/IMG_0141.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9RhSJPyI/AAAAAAAAH3c/0ZPIEAzXqYU/s1600-h/IMG_0143.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858785635221282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9RhSJPyI/AAAAAAAAH3c/0ZPIEAzXqYU/s400/IMG_0143.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9Ro1u9KI/AAAAAAAAH3U/wTnP1njKjV8/s1600-h/IMG_0111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858787663541410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9Ro1u9KI/AAAAAAAAH3U/wTnP1njKjV8/s400/IMG_0111.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9RSUmJEI/AAAAAAAAH3M/IRFZKYnEaZc/s1600-h/IMG_0121.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858781618971714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9RSUmJEI/AAAAAAAAH3M/IRFZKYnEaZc/s400/IMG_0121.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9RJ8-24I/AAAAAAAAH3E/t5S_AqCJ-P0/s1600-h/IMG_0122.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339858779372444546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shr9RJ8-24I/AAAAAAAAH3E/t5S_AqCJ-P0/s400/IMG_0122.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-60549486608440144072009-05-22T16:26:00.000-07:002009-05-22T16:28:29.469-07:00Rodney's ready for vacation!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shc09Z8-l6I/AAAAAAAAH28/_RIiUAl9FJU/s1600-h/IMG_0103+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338794112814323618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Shc09Z8-l6I/AAAAAAAAH28/_RIiUAl9FJU/s400/IMG_0103+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just an update on my post about Rodney's mouse ears hat.....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I was so excited, I came home and made him a shirt too! Now he's all set!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>:)</div><br /><div>-a</div>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-2159013133688951092009-05-22T07:48:00.000-07:002009-05-22T08:00:36.031-07:00Trisha Mason is Super TalentedTrisha Mason is a friend of mine. If you follow our business website, you may recognize the name Karic....he is her "super cutie" son.<br /><div><div><div><div><div>She has recently started her own crafting business.....</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://trishastrends.blogspot.com/">http://trishastrends.blogspot.com/</a></div><br /><div>She is so super talented. I had her make my kids memory boxes. (she had made some for my friend Sarah and I just had to had to have some too!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338662697739159682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha9cCpfCII/AAAAAAAAH2k/FqG-hzz7av0/s400/IMG_2366.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338662694641792546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha9b3HA9iI/AAAAAAAAH2c/T3GiusJOpcI/s400/IMG_2365.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338662684843967922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha9bSnCBbI/AAAAAAAAH2U/IiOSKzGUsMQ/s400/IMG_2363.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><div>The thing I love about Trisha is you can just call her and she will do her best to make it happen.</div><br /><div>After thinking about things, I called Trisha earlier this week.</div><br /><div>Rodney needs a memory box. After all he has his clothes, his Elton John shirt, his Chicago Bears jersey, his sombrero from Mexico..... I will post a picture of the finished project when I get it. (she has something super special planned for it)</div><br /><div>I also had another request for her. After explaining the story of Rodney and who he was/how he came to become such an important part of our family, Trisha set off to make my request a reality.</div><br /><div>She finished and dropped off my item moments ago......</div><br /><div>Rodney's very own Mickey Mouse Ears!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338662697480201314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha9cBrvpGI/AAAAAAAAH2s/WV_mWiRGLtQ/s400/IMG_0097.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338662703851975618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha9cZa5M8I/AAAAAAAAH20/JXtCfrulQiI/s400/IMG_0098.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div>Thanks Trisha! You are the best!</div><br /><div>:)<br />-a</div></div></div></div></div>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-54592628211262062452009-05-22T07:40:00.000-07:002009-05-22T07:47:57.302-07:00RJ's favorite time of year.....<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha6KrNd-qI/AAAAAAAAH2M/3KLVdWQxwjU/s1600-h/IMG_0093.jpg"><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338659100854975138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha6KrNd-qI/AAAAAAAAH2M/3KLVdWQxwjU/s400/IMG_0093.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha6Kk-Di0I/AAAAAAAAH2E/IQJfFCWEseQ/s1600-h/IMG_0094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338659099179715394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha6Kk-Di0I/AAAAAAAAH2E/IQJfFCWEseQ/s400/IMG_0094.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338659095465346770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/Sha6KXIextI/AAAAAAAAH18/eNH8iBmwPSI/s400/IMG_0096.jpg" border="0" /> <p><br /></p><div><div>This is RJ's favorite time of year! When you can just go outside and catch a baby toad. :)</div><br /><div>Heidi wanted to keep it so bad, but we managed to convince her to let it go.</div></div>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-90877164308145223172009-05-21T20:38:00.000-07:002009-05-21T21:56:59.267-07:00Heidi's Pre-K ProgramHeidi had her Pre-K program today at St Thomas......<br /><br />She had worked so hard on all of her songs and she looks "oh so cute!"<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYvTGO3k1I/AAAAAAAAH10/5yg7YYbPhho/s1600-h/IMG_0061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338506413431296850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYvTGO3k1I/AAAAAAAAH10/5yg7YYbPhho/s400/IMG_0061.jpg" border="0" /></a>Heidi isn't into hand movements like her brother, but she sure did know all the words!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYvS2oEzzI/AAAAAAAAH1s/BXT5JiTjjNY/s1600-h/IMG_0041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338506409242054450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYvS2oEzzI/AAAAAAAAH1s/BXT5JiTjjNY/s400/IMG_0041.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYvS5_J-mI/AAAAAAAAH1k/jCMuQYYcG2I/s1600-h/IMG_0043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338506410144168546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYvS5_J-mI/AAAAAAAAH1k/jCMuQYYcG2I/s400/IMG_0043.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYvSuQT-sI/AAAAAAAAH1c/mHA3W5x0Qa0/s1600-h/IMG_0052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338506406994901698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYvSuQT-sI/AAAAAAAAH1c/mHA3W5x0Qa0/s400/IMG_0052.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYujCEPjmI/AAAAAAAAH1U/UZNOhWsNCMs/s1600-h/IMG_0054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505587679268450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYujCEPjmI/AAAAAAAAH1U/UZNOhWsNCMs/s400/IMG_0054.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuiowV_vI/AAAAAAAAH1M/JAQDhkjpv0Y/s1600-h/IMG_0058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505580884918002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuiowV_vI/AAAAAAAAH1M/JAQDhkjpv0Y/s400/IMG_0058.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuiknwObI/AAAAAAAAH1E/eRVDgPcopj8/s1600-h/IMG_0061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505579775146418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuiknwObI/AAAAAAAAH1E/eRVDgPcopj8/s400/IMG_0061.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuiY8-5MI/AAAAAAAAH08/CkkPJqFcukY/s1600-h/IMG_0072.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505576642962626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuiY8-5MI/AAAAAAAAH08/CkkPJqFcukY/s400/IMG_0072.jpg" border="0" /></a>Rocking Out with her guitar<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuicn8X7I/AAAAAAAAH00/L-p23GrLm0o/s1600-h/IMG_0073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505577628458930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuicn8X7I/AAAAAAAAH00/L-p23GrLm0o/s400/IMG_0073.jpg" border="0" /></a>Giving us a wink at the end of the show<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuGLgil-I/AAAAAAAAH0s/8OuOiJobEHY/s1600-h/IMG_0081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505091997669346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuGLgil-I/AAAAAAAAH0s/8OuOiJobEHY/s400/IMG_0081.jpg" border="0" /></a>Getting her diploma...(even though she'll go to pre-k again next year since her birthday misses the cutoff)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuF82TD_I/AAAAAAAAH0k/8m9dHGWYAfQ/s1600-h/IMG_0082.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505088062394354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuF82TD_I/AAAAAAAAH0k/8m9dHGWYAfQ/s400/IMG_0082.jpg" border="0" /></a>Posing for a picture with their diplomas<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuFzfIvDI/AAAAAAAAH0c/dZp2ixr5avo/s1600-h/IMG_0085.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505085549329458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuFzfIvDI/AAAAAAAAH0c/dZp2ixr5avo/s400/IMG_0085.jpg" border="0" /></a>Heidi and her best friend Lily Bierman<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuFqtEHJI/AAAAAAAAH0U/9PUqKc2rAVk/s1600-h/IMG_0089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505083191827602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuFqtEHJI/AAAAAAAAH0U/9PUqKc2rAVk/s400/IMG_0089.jpg" border="0" /></a>and with her teacher Mrs Bergbower<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuFb1oOuI/AAAAAAAAH0M/j5YsOit0gf0/s1600-h/IMG_0090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338505079201217250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShYuFb1oOuI/AAAAAAAAH0M/j5YsOit0gf0/s400/IMG_0090.jpg" border="0" /></a>Enjoy a small video clip. The end is the best........<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwTFhDtDRaHW4NmEv1i59u1xUeN5igsi2f1sdE6Cu3Wn6d1XvmLSRirynZmhahe2JJ_gyM-37Uf2qxiK2iiKQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />:)<br />-aamberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-76270230558533642672009-05-18T22:51:00.000-07:002009-05-19T11:20:19.166-07:00Billy Joel / Elton JohnI LOVE Billy Joel......seriously can't get enough of him. Elton John too. Man oh man, can they play the piano!<br /><br />Rick surprised me with tickets (that I asked for and sent him the link to) So last Thursday we headed to St Louis to watch the legends in concert together<br /><br />It was AMAZING!<br /><br />We arrived and got to walk past all of the gay protestors that were baracaded off to the side.....honestly, who didn't know that when they bought tickets? come on....<br /><br />Cameras weren't allowed so I don't have pictures. I have a couple videos of the jumbo tron, but only tiny dancer would load. I'll work on piano man.....<br /><br />When the show started, the pianos raised from under the stage. The show lasted 4 hours with them playing together, then Elton John, then Billy Joel, then ending together.<br /><br />So many highlights<br /><br />Only the Good Die Young<br />Always a Woman to Me<br />Anthony's Song<br />Allentown<br />River of Dreams<br />We didn't start the fire<br />Tiny Dancer<br />Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<br />I guess that's why they call it the blues<br />Candle in the Wind<br />Daniel<br />Piano Man<br />+ SO MANY MORE<br /><br />It was hands down the best concert I've ever been too......thank you Rick for sitting through it, altough I know deep down you loved it too!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337597670674267970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShL0zTp9_0I/AAAAAAAAHz0/UKnbJRTBr84/s400/IMG_2315.jpg" border="0" /> Outside the venue<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShL0zyqyY6I/AAAAAAAAHz8/5VJFodZz460/s1600-h/IMG_2330.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337597678999200674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShL0zyqyY6I/AAAAAAAAHz8/5VJFodZz460/s400/IMG_2330.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We stopped at the Waffle House (woo hoo) on the way home...Rodney took our picture<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337597678715876322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShL0zxnPM-I/AAAAAAAAH0E/8NLJwa47oJs/s400/IMG_2331.jpg" border="0" />We bought Rodney a shirt while we were there....He's slept in it every night since. </div><div></div><div>:)</div><div>-a<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkGphD6k2eXeqp0hdf03w3ADiVoiEg0MOkiNV6RmB-wGRwaBKheOq5L6u-f_xaiLiAq3nk0GS7kpDXPra6WA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-53936695799153199102009-05-18T21:19:00.000-07:002009-05-18T22:21:14.611-07:00RJ's Kindergarten ProgramRJ's Kindergarten class put on their end of the year patriotic program on Friday.<br /><br />He was so excited. He got up early and I even cooked him eggs (he usually eats breakfast at school).<br /><br />Rick and I both took off work and headed to his school in the afternoon.<br /><br />He has outgrown the "wave when you see your parents stage", but he definetly saw us and sent a smile our way.<br /><br />The program started with a parade around the playground and then the festivities headed to the gym....<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8ssw7nFI/AAAAAAAAHzs/165BgDSnHnw/s1600-h/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337395247015763026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8ssw7nFI/AAAAAAAAHzs/165BgDSnHnw/s400/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+003.jpg" border="0" /></a>I don't remember the names of all the songs, but RJ started out pretty calm. He was singing like everyone else....<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8sbIk4lI/AAAAAAAAHzk/Kp9EJggZmvs/s1600-h/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337395242283098706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8sbIk4lI/AAAAAAAAHzk/Kp9EJggZmvs/s400/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+007.jpg" border="0" /></a>Then he started to sing louder.....and more energetically....<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8sRQL50I/AAAAAAAAHzc/-Hs_bAdDbwc/s1600-h/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337395239630661442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8sRQL50I/AAAAAAAAHzc/-Hs_bAdDbwc/s400/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+008.jpg" border="0" /></a>And then the hand movements. :)<br /><br />I love these pictures. RJ told me in the car that he added them for "effect".<br /><br />This was "and I'll gladly stand UP next to you" during "Proud to be an American"<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8dsMWOdI/AAAAAAAAHzU/Yxb011f1aA0/s1600-h/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337394989164280274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8dsMWOdI/AAAAAAAAHzU/Yxb011f1aA0/s400/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+009.jpg" border="0" /></a>And another..... :)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8djYDA6I/AAAAAAAAHzM/KABGMl7QKI8/s1600-h/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337394986797433762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8djYDA6I/AAAAAAAAHzM/KABGMl7QKI8/s400/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+010.jpg" border="0" /></a>And the point to the flag....<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8dY3eL4I/AAAAAAAAHzE/BxdhLAEItF8/s1600-h/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337394983976447874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8dY3eL4I/AAAAAAAAHzE/BxdhLAEItF8/s400/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+011.jpg" border="0" /></a>This was "This land is your land" .....Pointing directly at us in the audience.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8dTCIacI/AAAAAAAAHy8/iw1W5FL2c5M/s1600-h/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337394982410545602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8dTCIacI/AAAAAAAAHy8/iw1W5FL2c5M/s400/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+013.jpg" border="0" /></a>And making sure he has his torch as high as he possibly can.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337394979032123266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShI8dGcpx4I/AAAAAAAAHy0/g3z_2SaDXZ0/s400/2009+RJ+kindergarten+program+014.jpg" border="0" /><br />I'm pretty sure that RJ will be in chorus when he gets the chance.<br /><br />You did a great job RJ! We were super proud of you!<br /><br />:)<br /><br />-aamberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-2809636234830475812009-05-18T21:11:00.000-07:002009-05-18T21:16:26.992-07:00Uppercase LivingI have been to so many Uppercase Living parties lately..... <div><br /><div>I think it all looks so pretty in the catalog and so pretty in all the samples, and YET...I have piles of unapplied Uppercase Living. It seems too daunting.</div><br /><div>I finally decided to just bite the bullet.</div><br /><div>It was so easy and I LOVE it! </div><br /><div>The kids were both horrified that I "wrote" on the wall, but once they got past the shock, I think they really like it too.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337383869061524626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIyWalP7JI/AAAAAAAAHyk/vevAofv5vTA/s400/IMG_2361.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337383869672485682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIyWc26czI/AAAAAAAAHys/-qbub1HjF1Y/s400/IMG_2362.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p>:)</p><p>-a</p>amberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277095273805019090.post-53958408188777724412009-05-18T20:43:00.000-07:002009-05-18T21:10:33.361-07:00Sam Parr PlaydateWith the weather turning nicer I am SO looking forward to our weekly park playdates.<br /><br />A few weeks ago, we met at Sam Parr to let the kids run and burn off steam.<br /><br />A great time was had by all.....<br /><br />The cast of characters included<br /><br />RJ<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337380387996084626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvLymkqZI/AAAAAAAAHxM/d1m2kbyB0Y4/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+003.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Heidi<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337381043893955186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvx-Az6nI/AAAAAAAAHyU/ogZISjG87j8/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+012.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Payton<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337381039087080786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvxsGw1VI/AAAAAAAAHx0/VqN_FeT4zGI/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+001.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Jack<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337380393608737906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvMHgu9HI/AAAAAAAAHxU/AwpTkAjFzfc/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+004.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Emily<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337380398160876210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvMYeDErI/AAAAAAAAHxk/fhppXoOZccg/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+006.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Cooper<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337381287097231394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 338px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIwAIA_aCI/AAAAAAAAHyc/cd6glU4srdc/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+013.jpg" border="0" /><br />and 3 stranger kids who came up and demanded a juicebox and gum. We caved on the juiceboxes, but the gum is where we drew the line and made them leave.<br /><br />looking forward to many more playdates this summer<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337380397555349474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvMWNrd-I/AAAAAAAAHxs/08JOyhA5r3g/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+007.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337381042344687410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvx4Pb9zI/AAAAAAAAHx8/858Pb258Z78/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+008.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337381041185977010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvxz7LcrI/AAAAAAAAHyE/NwMC2lbTo18/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+010.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337381040969571522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-xUtO4nBda4/ShIvxzHlXMI/AAAAAAAAHyM/qxkMLSKyy8o/s400/2009+sam+parr+playdate+011.jpg" border="0" /><br />:)<br /><br />-aamberlindemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08094202837222308388noreply@blogger.com0