tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78969202539874211322024-03-13T01:34:30.763-04:00Meet The MurraysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger887125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896920253987421132.post-84024023213642928262016-01-01T17:57:00.000-05:002016-01-01T17:57:33.152-05:00Happy New Year!<br />
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We celebrated New Year's Eve with my side of the family. There was lots of food, games, laughing, and fun! We wish all of you a very happy new year!</div>
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What a wonderful Christmas we have had! We enjoyed decorating our home right after Thanksgiving.</div>
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Claire made and decorated cookies with her little cousins.</div>
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Claire and I went to see Miracle on 34th Street and had a wonderful time together.</div>
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We made a quick trip to Asheville to Grove Park Inn. The National Gingerbread Competition was over, but we still got to see the amazing submissions. </div>
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We always sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and have a birthday cake.</div>
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Christmas Eve with my side of the family.</div>
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Our family sends balloons to my dad in heaven every Christmas Eve. This is our 6th Christmas without him, and it really never gets easier. Oh, what it must be like to celebrate Christmas with Jesus!</div>
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Our cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer.</div>
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The annual "waiting on the stairs" on Christmas morning.</div>
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Reading the Christmas story from the Bible</div>
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Our traditional Christmas morning breakfast</div>
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Celebrating with Brian's side of the family on Christmas afternoon</div>
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The day after Christmas, our little cousin Emma Jo came to play.</div>
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We made one last trip to Dollywood for the year!</div>
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We are so thankful that Jesus was born and then died (& rose again) for us! Our family had an absolutely fabulous Christmas. We are so blessed!</div>
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Parker and Claire enjoyed their tradition of carving a jack-o-lantern. Even the messy part!</div>
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After trick-or-treating, we always watch It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. </div>
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We enjoyed an exciting trip to Chattanooga and Atlanta on Fall Break. In Chattanooga, we visited the choo-choo, the Moon Pie general store, and the bridge, museum, and park downtown.</div>
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In Atlanta, we loved the Georgia Aquarium. The whale sharks are so amazing and humongous. We also loved The Varisty, Underground Atlanta, and the American Girl store. </div>
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1. What is your favorite color? light cyan <br />
2. Who is your best friend? Olivia<br />
3. What is your favorite thing to do? go outside and play with friends<br />
4. What is your favorite food? Kraft macaroni and cheese<br />
5. What do you like to do with your family? watch movies<br />
6. What is your favorite toy? Easy Bake Oven<br />
7. What do you want to be when you grow up? Broadway actress<br />
8. What makes you happy? when I make other people happy, money, acting<br />
9. What makes you sad? when I'm embarrassed<br />
10. What is your favorite show to watch? Victorious<br />
11. What is your favorite book? Charlotte's Web<br />
12. What do you love to learn about? Social Studies<br />
13. Where do you like to go? New York City<br />
14. What do you think about before you fall asleep? acting<br />
15. If you could meet someone famous who would it be? Ariana Grande<br />
16. What is something you are really good at? acting and singing<br />
17. What is something new you'd like to try? horseback riding<br />
18. What is your favorite song to sing? Focus, Les Mis songs<br />
19. What is your favorite movie? Les Mis<br />
20. What game do you like to play? basketball, EpisodeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896920253987421132.post-42151097287737846142016-01-01T17:09:00.000-05:002016-01-01T17:09:58.269-05:00Claire's 10th Birthday<br />
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Our beautiful girl turned ten on October 10th! She celebrated with a swim party with several friends. We are so thankful for her life. She is such a blessing to our family, and I'm so grateful to be her mama.</div>
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Well, it's been a while...a long while. I'm still trying to catch up from summer, and here we are at the beginning of the new year. </div>
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Lucy Cate's 4th birthday party</div>
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We found out that Megan is having a boy!</div>
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Well, it's been a long time since I told you about the books I've been reading. There is a huge stack of books by my bed that I won't put away until I blog about them. I thought I would start with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Discover-Secretly-Incredible/dp/1400203759/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437947082&sr=8-1&keywords=love+does&pebp=1437947086343&perid=09XS3K9WYSYT7BP6NTGN">Love Does</a> by Bob Goff. Have you read it???</div>
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Even though I read it last summer, it has really stuck with me. </div>
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Love Does really challenged me to stop planning, thinking, and talking about doing stuff, and just do something. It's no secret to people who know me well that I love to plan. I will plan anything...parties, lessons, vacations, etc. You name it, and I will plan it. Also, I tend to be a big dreamer. There are so many projects and ideas floating around in my head all the time. My biggest problem is that I find it hard to get past the dream and start doing. When I arrive in heaven, I don't want to have to say, "Well, I had a lot of good ideas, but I didn't act on any of them." Instead, I want to make sure that I don't miss opportunities for myself and our family to serve others and share Jesus.</div>
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"In the end, love doesn't just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it. Simply put: love does." (p. xiv)</div>
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"I think of church as a vibrant community of people consisting of two or more of varied backgrounds gathering around Jesus. Sometimes they are at a place that might have a steeple or auditorium seating. But it's just as likely that church happens elsewhere, like coffee shops or on the edge of a glacier or in the bush in Uganda. All of these places work just fine, I suppose. When it's a matter of the heart, the place doesn't matter. For me, it's Jesus plus nothing-not even a building." (p. 14)</div>
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I couldn't agree more with the quote above. It's Jesus plus nothing. Period. It is so frustrating to me when we as humans get all torn up over the color of the carpet in the church or some other unimportant issue. It's all about Jesus. Not carpet. Or anything else for that matter.</div>
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"I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I'm more afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter." (p. 25)</div>
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That one hit me really hard. A year later, I'm still thinking about it and asking Jesus to help me focus on what truly matters for eternity. Those things that have <a href="http://www.meetthemurrays.com/2015/05/eternal-significance.html">eternal significance</a>. </div>
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"God is always trying to save lives, and it seems like He usually uses the least likely people to do it. So the next time God asks you to do something that is completely inexplicable, something you're sure is a prank because it requires a decision or courage that's way over your pay grade, something that might even save lives, say yes." (p. 66)</div>
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This idea is really tough for me. I so want to be willing, but I wouldn't necessarily use the words brave and courageous to describe myself. In fact, I often find myself completely tangled up in fear. I don't want that fear to control my obedience to Christ. It's hard.</div>
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"I think God's hope and plan for us is pretty simple to figure out. For those who resonate with formulas, here it is: add your whole life, your loves, your passions, and your interests together with what God said He wants us to be about, and that's your answer." (p. 143)</div>
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Oh wow! I struggle with this so much. It seems I'm constantly trying to make sure I know and am completely following God's will for my life. I've been reading a lot about this from other sources too. What seems to keep coming up is that since God created us, He is the one who planted those desires, dreams, and talents inside us. Of course, we need to make sure we are using them in ways that line up with the Bible. It just feels super freeing to me to know that the ideas in my head aren't a surprise to God. They are there for a purpose, and I just need to make sure to use them for His glory. </div>
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"What I realized about my faith is that I was doing just that, collecting information and memorizing things about God. I collected pictures and gathered artifacts and bumper stickers about Christianity, and I talked about knowing Jesus like we were best friends, when actually, we really hardly knew each other at all. And I memorized Bible verses and the names of the books of the Bible in order and the sequence of a bunch of events as well as who was there. At some point I had to confess that I was stalking Jesus." (p.198)</div>
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Because I am a rule follower in life, I tend to make sure I'm doing all the "things" right. Checking off all the boxes and calling it done without experiencing true relationship with Jesus. This also reminds me of the book<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Not-Fan-Becoming-Completely-Committed/dp/0310331935/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437946833&sr=8-1&keywords=not+a+fan&pebp=1437946837859&perid=0614RA03BPJH58420Y25"> Not A Fan</a> (it's really great too). I don't ever want to be a stalker or a fan. </div>
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I certainly don't have it all figured out, but this book really helped me realize some important stuff. Honestly, I could go on and on, but I've already made this post way too long. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend you do. It may just change your life! </div>
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(If you have read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Discover-Secretly-Incredible/dp/1400203759/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437947082&sr=8-1&keywords=love+does&pebp=1437947086343&perid=09XS3K9WYSYT7BP6NTGN">Love Does</a>, I'd love to hear your thoughts!)</div>
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1. Remember how I just posted about<a href="http://www.meetthemurrays.com/2015/07/i-just-cant-quit-you.html"> my love for Nyquil</a>? It has been brought to my attention that my brother, who's the pastor of <a href="http://www.believerschurch.tv/">our church</a>, actually mentioned in a recent sermon that he knows "some people" who are actually addicted to Nyquil. I missed that week because I was out of town. But I only have one thing to say to that..."Hello Kettle, it's me Pot. You're black"!</div>
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2. Parker recently went to a Bible study where they were teaching about the fiery furnace. He came home and told me the three men in the fire were Shadrack, Meshek, and Aminuteago. He cracks me up! I was telling Brian about it, and I figured out that I grew up pronouncing it "Uh-BIN -di-go", but Mr. Fancy Pants (Brian) said he has always said it correctly ~ Abednigo. Isn't he just special?</div>
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How do you pronounce it??? I need just one of you to please say Bin instead of Bed!</div>
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3. One more little story for today that I've been meaning to tell you for a while. Back in May, I went to the Garth Brooks concert in Knoxville with a big group of family. Before the concert, I decided to go get a drink (and let's be honest, there were also peanut m&ms involved). I had noticed all the little whipper snapper twenty-somethings simply stepping over the empty seat in front of them instead of having to crawl over people to make it to the aisle. You see where this is going, right? I knew it was a bad idea before I even started. Unfortunately, I had a family full of cheerleaders who were encouraging me. I'm not even kidding when I tell you that my sister-in-law was LITERALLY cheering, "You can do it! You can do it!" The first foot seemed to go over with ease. As my 39 year old second foot tried to stick the landing, the chair quickly folded under me and trapped my leg as I fell so gracefully to the floor. At this point, my mom is up there yelling, "Her ankle is probably broken!" and my niece Megan was gently chanting, "You're ok, you're ok" as if I was a toddler who just fell off a swing at the playground. Meanwhile, other family members are laughing and thousands (maybe millions) of strangers are looking to see what other kind of pre-concert entertainment I might provide. I'm actually surprised Garth didn't add me to his tour line-up. I make a great opening act! </div>
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My family likes to give me a hard time because I like Nyquil maybe just a little too much. Strangely enough, I really love the green liquid kind. Of course, I don't take it unless I have true symptoms, but surely there's somebody else out there that likes it too. They keep making it, right? </div>
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Oh, how I love the peaceful sleep it provides instead of coughing and tossing and turning all night. I think I should be a paid spokesperson. Hey Nyquil, have your people call my people! </div>
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I remember when <a href="http://angiesmithonline.com/">Angie Smith</a> said her dad wrote the little slogan that Nyquil has used for years in their commercials. Remember...the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy-head, fever, so you can rest medicine. I was so jealous when I found out because I bet Angie got a lifetime supply. Only in my dreams friends, only in my dreams. </div>
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Well hello there to all of you who are new around these parts! I'm glad you're here! (Hi to those of you that having been hanging out here for a few years too.)</div>
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I started this blog in 2008 mainly as a scrapbook for our family. Unfortunately, after Claire came along, my time of making "real, hold in your hand with precious stickers and scalloped edges" scrapbooks ended. Two kids will do that to you. However, I couldn't stand the thoughts of not keeping a record for us somehow. Blogging was kind of newish back then, but I decided to give it a try. Honestly, it's a true miracle that this little blog has made it so long. Somehow, it's still alive and kickin'!</div>
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Like I said, I mostly post pictures of our family and the things we do throughout the year. I also like to share recipes and some of our travel experiences. Every now and then, I write something with a little more meaning and EXTREMELY OFTEN my super silly side comes out. I don't worry too much about editing and such, so please don't judge. #thankyouverymuch Feel free to leave a comment anytime if you have any thoughts or just want to say hi. I'm glad to have some new friends reading along! </div>
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We just returned from a fun trip to Myrtle Beach!</div>
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One of our traditions is to eat at Ultimate California Pizza when we first arrive.</div>
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Parker still loves to go by and look at the Nightmare Haunted House.</div>
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Parker caught several things in his net while we were there. This is a sea urchin.</div>
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Lots of fun in the water (diligently watching for sharks and jellyfish)</div>
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A dead crab (RIP Mr. Crab)</div>
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We celebrated our 15th anniversary while we were there.</div>
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Fun in the resort pool</div>
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Rides at Broadway at the Beach</div>
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4th of July fireworks on the beach</div>
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Since I was only a baby at nine years old when it was released and won it's awards, I may have taken it for granted all these years. Is it just me or is that Julio a little bit handsome? (Wink, wink)</div>
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For some reason this song from way back came to my mind the other day. It actually came out around the time that I was in an "extremely serious relationship" with my first boyfriend. Oh, he had the cutest buck-teeth and curly hair. Besides my Daddy and brothers, he was the first boy that I loved. Or so I thought. We met in Kindergarten and although I forget the details, we decided we would be boyfriend and girlfriend from that day forward. And so we were. For six years. I'm not even kidding. I have no idea what that even meant back then other than we told a few people here and there and were generally nice to each other in the housekeeping center. There was that one time that our families happened to be vacationing at the same time in Myrtle Beach. He invited me over for a day of playing on ocean rafts and eating out with his family that evening. The only real memory I have from that day is that his parents ordered us baby steaks when the rest of the family ordered big people steaks. We were completely offended as we were clearly not babies. After all, at this point in our relationship we were at least ten years old! Soon we went to middle school, and that old flame died. </div>
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It was soon replaced by a new middle school love. I was only in 6th grade when I became smitten with an upperclassman. That's right friends...he was a 7th grader. Blonde and freckle-faced, he let me know he liked me by pulling out my hair ribbon and running away to class with it. You can bet that I wore extra ribbons every day so he would always have one to steal. By the next year, I got to move to the same hall, and that's when the true romance began. He even brought me the cutest little Valentine bear. Folks, we were officially "going together". I'm not sure where we were going other than ballgames where he played and I cheered. Nonetheless, we were official. Until he broke up with me right before his prom to take another girl. I. Was. Heartbroken. He went on to high school, but he would still call me occasionally and come to the middle school games to flirt with me. Apparently, I'm a hard habit to break. Ha! Eventually, that love withered too.</div>
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All through high school, I had crushes on a few different boys. I seem to remember a "good ol' farm boy" on my bus who liked me, but I wasn't interested. I went on a few dates but didn't really have a serious boyfriend during that time. It was just as well I suppose since I was keeping myself busy with the one million clubs to which I belonged. Truth be told, I was President of most of them. I guess I wanted to be in charge way back then just like I do now. I'm bossy like that. </div>
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In college, there was this guy I knew from high school who I hung out with all the time. We always said we were just friends, but we never dated anybody else and pretty much spent all our time together. At some point, we acknowledged that yes, we were in fact dating. There was only one problem. He loved fish more than me. Remember that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwRrKaq0IyY">Brad Paisley song</a>? I'm pretty sure it was written about us. I didn't have to compete with any other girls. Just fish. And the fish always won. It didn't really matter anyway because we both knew we were better off friends anyway. He wished me well. I wished him and his fish well and closed that door.</div>
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While I'm sure I'm forgetting a few, the list of all the boys I've loved before isn't that long. I'm so thankful for that. While I waited for the one boy I'll love forever, Jesus protected my heart. He brought Brian into my life at just the right time. However, He taught me lots of lessons through all the boys I loved before. When somebody asks me how I knew Brian was the one, I usually explain how it just felt easy. I wasn't waiting at home while he was fishing. He wanted to be with me as much as I wanted to be with him. I wasn't second best. Ever. I could go on and on with reasons how I knew he was "the one", and a lot of those were based on lessons I learned through the years with those who were never supposed to be "the one". </div>
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Brian and I just celebrated our 15th anniversary on July 1. Those boys I thought I loved...they all turned out to be really great men. I'm still friends with most of them and enjoy seeing their families on facebook or around town. But for me, none of them even come close to the man I get to love forever. So I'm thankful for all those boys I THOUGHT I loved before. God used them to show me my one true love. Happy Anniversary Brian!</div>
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I have no excuse except laziness for not updating this summer. A month has flown by since we finished school. My how time flies when you're having fun! I have a ton of pictures to post to get caught up on what we've been doing.</div>
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I think this was taken at Mother's Day lunch. They look so grown up!</div>
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We've been swimming a lot! This picture was from their first swim this summer.</div>
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Taking a ride with Uncle Mark!</div>
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Parker learned how to mow!</div>
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He also advanced to the next rank in Boy Scouts.</div>
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Parker and Claire both had straight As all year, but I somehow don't have a picture of Claire's award.</div>
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Parker had an unfortunate visit to the dentist to get his last two baby teeth pulled. </div>
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Last day of school pictures to compare how much they've grown and changed.</div>
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Parker had his birthday party at the pool with friends.</div>
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A few of the boys spent the night. Apparently, this is what twelve year old boys do.</div>
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And this is how they sleep... or not sleep!</div>
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Oh, how funny my husband thinks he is! We had to stop at a store that had a sinkhole in the parking lot a while back. A KNOWN SINKHOLE PEOPLE!!! I told him not to go near it. This is what he did...jumped and danced on it just to aggravate me.</div>
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We've been to several birthday parties for friends. This one involved creek playing!</div>
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We've watched a few movies at home.</div>
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Max just loves when we dress him up. Doesn't he look thrilled?</div>
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Claire brought home this giant teddy bear from a friend's house. Max pretended not to care.</div>
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Dollywood! Claire was so proud to finally ride the Wild Eagle.</div>
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Movie time ~ Inside Out was really cute.</div>
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Max had his 5th birthday and ate off the family birthday plate.</div>
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1. What is your favorite color? green<br />
2. Who is your best friend? Colton<br />
3. What is your favorite thing to do? play video games<br />
4. What is your favorite food? poppyseed chicken and macaroni and cheese<br />
5. What do you like to do with your family? go on trips<br />
6. What is your favorite toy? my iPad mini<br />
7. What do you want to be when you grow up? a rapper<br />
8. What makes you happy? playing video games<br />
9. What makes you sad? getting in trouble<br />
10. What is your favorite show to watch? Full House<br />
11. What is your favorite book? Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul<br />
12. What do you love to learn about? animals<br />
13. Where do you like to go? Myrtle Beach<br />
14. What do you think about before you fall asleep? video games<br />
15. If you could meet someone famous who would it be? Macklemore<br />
16. What is something you are really good at? playing video games<br />
17. What is something new you'd like to try? new video games<br />
18. What is your favorite song to sing? Time Of Our Lives<br />
19. What is your favorite movie? Paul Blart Mall Cop 2<br />
20. What game do you like to play? Minecraft<br />
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Parker celebrated his 12th birthday on May 12. I seriously can't even believe it. Where did my baby go? </div>
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He wanted chocolate chip muffins for breakfast.</div>
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Here he is with our family birthday plate for the last several years.</div>
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This is a very special birthday for Parker because it is his "golden birthday". In case you don't know, a golden birthday only happens once in your life. It's when your age matches up with the day of the month you were born. So Parker was turning 12 on the 12th. What are the odds that his sister will have her golden birthday this year too?! In honor of his special day, we had gold plates and napkins. </div>
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After church, we went to Fazoli's with some family to celebrate. Fazoli's was his choice. A choice that I believe came down to the breadsticks. After all, it's always about the breaksticks, isn't it?<br />
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We also moved the party to Dairy Queen for dessert. Because we know how to party. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896920253987421132.post-84986348429171449402015-05-15T08:46:00.002-04:002015-05-15T08:51:54.788-04:00Eternal SignificanceIt will probably be on my tombstone. The question I ask over and over again to family and friends and most importantly to myself. I'm pretty sure that people get tired of hearing me say it.<br />
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"Does it have eternal significance?"<br />
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So many times I find myself getting all up in a tizzy over something going on in life. It could be something small like traffic that slows me down. Maybe it's something that seems even a bit more important such as a large bill arriving in the mail or an unexpected job change or loss.<br />
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We know that Jesus cares about every tiny detail in our lives. Nothing is too minor for Him. In fact, he wants us to talk to Him about all of these things. He is our best friend after all...isn't that what best friends do?<br />
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Here is one of my favorite reminders from Scripture:<br />
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6<br />
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Did you notice it says "in every situation"? It doesn't say "when you get desperate" or "when the situation is important enough". No! It says "EVERY". That means that Jesus wants to hear about it all. The laundry. The dog. The burnt dinner. The exciting surprise. The test results. The birthday party. Everything.<br />
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Isn't it so wonderful to know that we don't have to figure out which life events or situations are big enough or important enough to talk to God about? They all are!<br />
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I do want to share everything with Jesus, but God has also given me a little litmus test to keep my own emotions in check moment by moment too. It's that original question up there. Does it have eternal significance?<br />
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When I feel my blood pressure rising or hear a report of bad news, I try to remember to ask myself, "Does it have eternal significance"? Often, the answer is no. I've only lived 39 years (I am clearly very young), but I've learned that most things that we get upset about are not eternally important. That doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't important at all. For example, choosing a school for your children is certainly an important decision that may affect their lives here on earth. But will it matter in eternity???<br />
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It helps me to keep things in perspective. What really matters on this earth is our relationship with Jesus and how we share His love and the message of salvation with others. And that's about it.<br />
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When I arrive in heaven, it won't matter one bit how much that broken washing machine cost. What's going to matter is my personal relationship with Jesus and the way He used me through relationships with other people.<br />
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So I'll keep praying and telling Jesus all about the seemingly big things AND the small ones, and I know He will keep reminding me what is eternally significant along the way. <br />
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A few months ago, <a href="http://www.believerschurch.tv/">our church</a> did a marriage enrichment series. At the end, all of the couples who participated were entered into a drawing for a fun marriage getaway trip. A marriage getaway giveaway, if you will. Well, <a href="http://www.meetthemurrays.com/2009/02/smack-me-somerset.html">smack me a somerset</a>, guess who won?!?! Little ol' us.</div>
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It took us a few months to find a date that would work, but last weekend we made it happen. The getaway giveaway included a night at <a href="http://www.parkvista.com/">The Park Vista</a> and a very generous gift certificate to <a href="http://peddlergatlinburg.com/">The Peddler</a> restaurant.</div>
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We were encouraged to order this dessert. Even though we were stuffed, we ordered it. This is what showed up at our table. Please keep in mind that the plate in the picture is a LARGE dinner plate. The cake took up the whole thing. It was very good, but we were only able to eat a few bites. Sometime we plan to go back when we are really hungry and just order this dessert! Parker and Claire have already volunteered themselves to go with us.<br />
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This was the view from our table at dinner. So pretty!<br />
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This was the view from our room. When we looked one direction from our balcony, we could see downtown Gatlinburg. It was especially pretty at night. When we looked the other way, we had a gorgeous mountain view. <br />
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We love our church and are thankful for this opportunity. It was a huge blessing to us! Thanks<a href="http://www.believerschurch.tv/"> Believer's Church!</a><br />
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Our little performer has been at it again! Claire took another musical theater class this semester. They performed the play 101 Dalmatians at the end of the class. Claire played the part of "Lucky". She was absolutely thrilled because she had several lines PLUS she got to "solo bark" (ha!) and bite someone. The play was really cute, and all of the actors were fabulous. </div>
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We are looking forward to seeing Claire perform on stage for many years to come. She is a true star!<br />
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After we left New York City and Coney Island, we spent a couple of nights in Philadelphia. I'm not sure why this picture of us with the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/historyculture/stories-libertybell.htm">Liberty Bell</a> has black lines on it. We saw the bell, crack and all.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While we went to Philadelphia under the cover of "education" and "historic landmarks", but visiting the birthplace of cheesesteaks was a real plus. HOWEVER...we didn't like any of them. Seriously. We tried four (FOUR!) different places. We went to the three most famous, and one that wasn't as well known. Talk about a let down!<br />
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The first place we went was <a href="http://www.patskingofsteaks.com/">Pat's</a>. Eh...<br />
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Then we went (literally) right across the street to <a href="http://www.genosteaks.com/">Geno's</a>. Both of these are very well-known. <br />
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And again, eh... (this on was a tiny, tiny bit better than Pat's)<br />
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In between all of our cheesesteak eating, we managed to tour the city and see more historic places. The <a href="http://historicphiladelphia.org/betsy-ross-house/what-to-see/">Betsy Ross house</a> was really interesting. It was a paid tour, but the kids really wanted to do it. I'm glad we did. <br />
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We also took a tour of the <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/">Mint</a> to learn about and see money being made. <br />
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Now back to the food...<br />
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Brian wanted to try the Roast Pork sandwich from another famous place called <a href="http://tommydinics.com/">Dinic's</a>. It was in <a href="http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/">Reading Terminal Market</a>. Wow! That market was a crazy place full of vendor after vendor. I wish we had more time in there! Brian thought this sandwich was pretty good.<br />
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In the meantime, Parker and I shared a cheesesteak from a place in <a href="http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/">Reading Terminal Market</a> called <a href="http://www.readingterminalmarket.org/merchants/29-spataro-s-cheesesteaks">Spataro's</a>. It was the least well known place, but it was the best. Not great...but better than the rest.<br />
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We took a tour of <a href="http://www.visitphilly.com/history/philadelphia/independence-hall/">Independence Hall</a> where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed.<br />
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Of course, we had to go by and visit the Rocky steps and take our picture with the Rocky statue.<br />
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Then one last cheesesteak hurrah at <a href="http://www.tonylukes.com/">Tony Luke's</a>. Better than the other two famous ones, but still just ok. <br />
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So as you can tell, the cheesesteak situation was a real disappointment. The meat is just very bland, and there was never enough cheese. The bread wasn't that great either. I'm sorry to be so negative, but I want to save you all the heartache that we have endured. I'm a little bit dramatic.<br />
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The moral of the story is this: Go to Philadelphia for the history, but not the food. The end.<br />
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(Disclaimer: I feel like I need to tell you that none of us ate whole sandwiches at all of these places. We shared them all except for the roast pork. It was all in the name of research. So don't judge!) <br />
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After our adventure in New York City, it just made sense to run by Coney Island. That's how my brain works anyway...do everything humanly possible because who knows when we'll be back!!! A lot of stuff wasn't open for the season yet, but it was neat to see everything. Check out this roller coaster that goes straight up and pretty much straight back down on the other side. No. Thank. You.</div>
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We got to see the ocean, but it was way too cold to get in the water.<br />
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We all shared a hotdog from the Original Nathan's. <br />
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Coney Island was a fun little side trip on the way from NYC to Philadelphia. We were glad we made the effort!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896920253987421132.post-8405091923415239802015-04-28T10:55:00.000-04:002015-04-28T12:13:09.071-04:00New York CityAfter three days in Washington, D.C., we paid approximately three zillion dollars in tolls (seriously, what's with all the tolls) and drove into NYC.Yep, you heard me right...we DROVE into NEW YORK CITY! I tried to figure out lots of ways to keep that from happening. I researched trains from Washington, flights, driving most of the way and parking just outside the city, hiring us each a private unicorn to take us there, teleporting, etc, etc, etc. In the end, driving our own car in just made the most sense for lots of reasons. We were very pleasantly surprised to find our hotel quickly and avoid a whole lot of city driving. We used the valet parking at the hotel, and it was worth every expensive penny. We stayed at <a href="http://www.fourpointstimessquare.com/">Four Points By Sheraton Midtown - Times Square</a> in case you are interested. It was very nice and an excellent location. <br />
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We did a lot of sightseeing in Times Square the first day.</div>
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We had fun at the giant Toys R Us (with a ferris wheel inside), the Hershey's store, the M&M store, and lots of other places in Times Square.</div>
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We were really hungry and didn't really have a food plan in place. So unlike me I might add...I always have a food plan! We happened upon <a href="http://guysamerican.com/">Guy Fieri's restaurant</a>, so we decided to check it out. <br />
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The kids loved their hamburgers (which is good because we had to spend their college savings to pay for them).<br />
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My pasta dish was really good too! That being said, I probably wouldn't go back. There's so many options in NYC!<br />
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We went to the Empire State Building. <br />
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Parker and Claire were excited to see the place where they filmed that scene from "Elf".<br />
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Of course, we had to go to Macy's. The windows were decorated so beautifully. I bet they are so gorgeous at Christmastime. The store itself was huge!<br />
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One the first evening, we had our first experience with New York Pizza. And I fell in love. True love forever.<br />
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On our second day, we wanted to see some sites that were far away from Times Square. We managed to figure out how to purchase subway tickets and which train to board. Keep in mind, we just came from Washington where we rode the Metro lots and lots for several days. With no problems at all. <br />
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So we rode the Subway down to the financial district where we visited the 911 Memorial, One World Trade Center, New York Stock Exchange, and the Raging Bull. <br />
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Then we made our way over to the ferry for The Statue of Liberty.<br />
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After seeing the statue, we jumped back on the subway to head back towards the hotel. That's where this story gets interesting. Our children will probably only remember one event from this whole entire trip for the rest of their lives. Witnessing lots of different cultures and interesting people is to be expected when visiting a big city and certainly when riding a subway, and we had prepared them for that. We encountered a very angry man who shouted very, VERY ugly and inappropriate words and phrases for most of our trip back. The kids were scared, and we were all very ready to get off when we finally made it to our stop.<br />
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We loved the pizza so much the first day (when we all just shared one piece to see what it was like). Pizza for dinner was clearly an excellent choice! It was just as good as the first day, maybe even better. So my affection deepened. I have no doubt that there will be NYC pizza in heaven. (And Krispy Kreme doughnuts. And Aussie cheese fries. But that's beside the point.)<br />
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After our nutritious meal, we walked to Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center, The Today Show Plaza, and visited the studios where several shows are filmed (like The Tonight Show).<br />
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The highlight of our whole trip was that night when we went to see Les Miserables on Broadway. Our kids (and we) have seen it several times, but not in NYC. (Actually, I did see it when I was a senior in high school in NYC, but I slept through it. I know. It's a sad story.)<br />
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It was truly amazing!<br />
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One our last day, we just walked around the city some more. We may or may not have had one more piece of pizza. (I'm not kidding people. The struggle is real.)<br />
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Then, because I wanted to drive across the Brooklyn Bridge and because my husband loves me a whole lot, we drove all the way across the city. It wasn't awful (says the person who wasn't driving), but I probably wouldn't recommend it. Nobody seems to follow any driving rules and there are cars AND PEOPLE everywhere to watch for and hopefully not hit. <br />
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It was fun to drive over the bridge on our way to Coney Island.<br />
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Spring Break has come and gone. Our family was more than ready for a little break from school and work. However, we certainly didn't get any rest during our week off. Instead, we headed north and walked more than any human should ever walk in a week's time. Leave it to me to try to cram anything and everything possible into any given situation. We had decided to take the kids to Washington, D.C. Since we were already headed that way, why not just tack on New York City and Philadelphia. Makes perfect sense, right?</div>
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Our week began in Washington, D.C. We spent three days exploring the city. And by exploring, I mean walking our legs off. If you've ever been to Washington, you know that you could easily spend a week there and still not see and do it all. Since we only had three days, we knew we had no time to lose. </div>
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On Day 1, we walked by the White House. The roads around the White House were blocked off even to pedestrians that day, so we couldn't get very close.</div>
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We also headed up to the Washington Monument. There was some kind of kite flying festival going on around the Washington Monument. Let me tell you...they picked the perfect day for flying a kite. The wind was so crazy that it almost knocked us over when we were standing up near the monument. I should also mention that it was bitter cold. Who's idea was it to head north on Spring Break anyway? (Ahem.)</div>
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By the time we finished up there, we were seriously starting to worry about frost bite. Our plans had to change a little bit for the rest of that day and evening. We had originally planned to do more walking and outdoor activities, but we went on to a museum instead. </div>
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The <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/">National Museum for Natural History </a>was fabulous! We spent hours walking through every exhibit. I took lots of pictures of things like the Hope Diamond and various animals, but I'm sparing you by only posting this one of our new elephant friend. (P.S. My favorite part was the mummies. It was gross, but so interesting.)</div>
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After hours in the museum warming up, we braved the cold to walk (a long way) back to the car. We headed to check in at our hotel, and then to get some dinner. After all that walking, we were really hungry so we just looked for something close to the hotel. We found a <a href="http://www.mammaluciarestaurants.com/">cute little Italian restaurant</a>, so we were happy.<br />
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The next day, we bought a one-day Metro pass. The kids both loved riding the metro, and we were on and off that thing all day long.<br />
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First, we headed over to Ford's Theater. You have to go early to get a time stamped ticket to come back for the program and tour later in the day. The Park Ranger program was really interesting. I thought it was one of the best things we did in Washington, D.C. <br />
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The National Archives building was really neat too because we got to see the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. By the way, "DON'T TOUCH THE GLASS!" Haha! There are guards standing around who will remind you not to touch the glass where the documents are located. Most of the writing and signatures are so faded that you can barely make them out. No photography was allowed either, so I didn't get any pictures inside.<br />
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The Capitol Building (getting some work done on the dome up there)<br />
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Inside another Metro station. We felt like the subway system in Washington was easy to figure out with clean trains and stations. Also, we mostly felt safe and had no problems. Our NYC subway experience was quite different, but that's another story for another day.<br />
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We went back by the other side of the White House.<br />
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That evening, we ate at TGIFriday's because again, it was close to the hotel. Who needs an excuse to eat at Friday's, right? <br />
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On our last day, we went to the <a href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/">National Zoo</a>. It was the nicest weather we had all week. There were lots of animals (obviously), but I was mostly excited to see the giant pandas. Claire's class had been watching the live cam at school, so she knew all about the new baby panda. It was our first time seeing a panda in person since there are only about three places to see them in the U.S. <br />
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Parker and Claire's favorite exhibit was probably a giant anaconda. It was unbelievably huge. Seriously. If I described how big, you'd never believe me. AND...is had something furry in it's grip that it was saving for later. I'll spare you by not posting a picture! Just trust me, it was awful.</div>
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What a beautiful day to celebrate our risen Savior! The Easter Bunny stopped by our house. I suspect he will always come by here no matter how old the kids get...also please note that he usually leaves a little treat out front for Brian and me. What a sweet Easter Bunny!</div>
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We had some special plates and napkins for our nutritious breakfast of doughnuts and candy.<br />
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Once again, I insisted on a picture in front of the door holding the Easter baskets. I wonder how many more years I can talk them into posing for me.<br />
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Here are a few action shots! <br />
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Happy Easter! <br />
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We are just coming back from a week off of school enjoying Spring Break. Lots of pictures are headed your way including Easter and a big ol' crazy trip we took during the break. Today, I'm just catching up on pictures from before the break.</div>
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Claire and I went to see Cinderella with some of the girls in our family. We all enjoyed it (except Claire thought it was a wee bit boring at times). </div>
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Claire and I had some extended girl time because the boys were camping. <br />
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This fellow spent some time relaxing. <br />
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St. Patrick's Day came around so we ate some green pesto pasta in honor of the holiday.<br />
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Our family helped serve with the IHN ministry in our community. <br />
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Rita's had their usual free ice on the first day of spring. Mama likes free, so we took ourselves on up there.<br />
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Claire went to a birthday party for a friend where she got to ride horses. Oh. my. goodness. She fell in love. When she was in Pre-K, she rode a horse and loved it back then too. This time, she was begging (BEGGING!) to take lessons by the time we left. She's still working on her daddy about that little request. (Public Service Announcement: Horse back riding is an expensive hobby. In case you didn't know. Ha!)<br />
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She's definitely a natural!<br />
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Giddy-up!<br />
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