Showing posts with label Pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pictures. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Shakin' My Head
Yahoo is killing me with the funny pictures lately. I saw this one today... Click on it for the caption.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Disney On Ice
Disney On Ice (from last night!)
Here we are in our seats - about a half hour before the show started. Mom and kids snacked on popcorn in a box - as opposed to "Popcoooornnn ina baaaaagg" or "Popcooooorrnnnn witha haaaatt". Michael is taking the picture.
Daniel and I before the show started. He only spent about five minutes total in his seat.
Grandma, Papa, and Brenna (looks like the lady behind them is going set her cup on Brenna's head.)
The big entrance...Mickey and Minnie
Goofy being goofy.
Everybody's favorite tow truck -Mater.
Lightning McQueen - otherwise known as 'theraacar'. I wish we had video of Daniel singing along with 'Life Is A Highway'!
Totally deceptive picture - makes it look like Daniel just sat there and enjoyed the show on Dad's lap. Wrong! He spent the whole first half lap hopping. No more than three minutes per person. I then spent the whole first half fearing that someone in the row in front of us was going to get a swift kick to the back of the head!
This Pumba costume was my favorite. Michael and I kept trying to figure out how the actor was skating in there. Our best guess is that he must be skating on both his hands and feet.
Otherwise, how could pull off this move? Or hop off the ice and sit in someone's lap?? (Which was hilarious, by the way. Can you imagine having a warthog sit in your lap?)Daniel liked the Cars scene and Brenna loved the whole experience. She was mesmerized. Just as the show ended and everyone was waving good-bye, she leaned over to me and said, "Mom, Isn't Minnie just beautiful tonight?"
Friday, November 07, 2008
Very Funny Picture
I saw this on Yahoo this morning. You can click it to get the caption. It was taken after one of the debates.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Something Big Has Been Here
The kids pool was flipped while we were gone and when we dumped the water that had accumulated, we found these prints.....
Any guesses? raccoon? cat? dog? very small child who walks on his hands?
Any guesses? raccoon? cat? dog? very small child who walks on his hands?
Monday, June 23, 2008
Pictures From The Last Day In Montreat
My sister and brother-in-law live a little less than two hours from Montreat, so we made plans to spend Saturday morning with them before we left for home. It was a surprise to the kids. Here are a few pictures from that morning.
We took a walk around the lake, gave them a quick tour of the area and then headed to the playground.
The playground at Montreat has a river that runs through it - it's the coolest park I've ever seen. Daniel loved playing in the rocks and the water. This section is only one of three or four places the river flows through. Some areas were wider and deeper.
All of the playground equipment was wood. Here, Chris is on a boat with Brenna and Daniel.
This is a tadpole. A huge tadpole! In the corner of the lake were bullfrog tadpoles that were quickly turning into bull frogs. Everyone was watching them and talking about them all week. I'd never seen such huge tadpoles in my life!
After we left the park, we drove into the adjacent town of Black Mountain and showed Rebecca and Chris some of the cute shops we'd discovered earlier in the week. I think the chocolate shop was the best - with their chocolate sculptures and beautiful truffles. We ate an early lunch and then got on the very long road home.
So that's it from last week. Now we are unpacking and working our way through our 'to do' list before we head out again next week.
We took a walk around the lake, gave them a quick tour of the area and then headed to the playground.
The playground at Montreat has a river that runs through it - it's the coolest park I've ever seen. Daniel loved playing in the rocks and the water. This section is only one of three or four places the river flows through. Some areas were wider and deeper.
All of the playground equipment was wood. Here, Chris is on a boat with Brenna and Daniel.
This is a tadpole. A huge tadpole! In the corner of the lake were bullfrog tadpoles that were quickly turning into bull frogs. Everyone was watching them and talking about them all week. I'd never seen such huge tadpoles in my life!
After we left the park, we drove into the adjacent town of Black Mountain and showed Rebecca and Chris some of the cute shops we'd discovered earlier in the week. I think the chocolate shop was the best - with their chocolate sculptures and beautiful truffles. We ate an early lunch and then got on the very long road home.So that's it from last week. Now we are unpacking and working our way through our 'to do' list before we head out again next week.
Where We've Been
We're home! I have internet access again!!
We spent the past week in Montreat, North Carolina. Michael was attending a worship conference of traditional music and I was enjoying the beautiful weather. Brenna spent the week in summer camp-like clubs, and Daniel spent the week screaming NO and throwing temper tantrums. Ok, maybe not the whole week, but a good portion of it. We shared this house below with 6 other people from our church, so each tantrum felt more intense and out of control than it probably was.
I absolutely fell in love with this porch. The weather was gorgeous all week, with a breeze every day. I spent Daniel's nap times sewing and reading out here. At night, we would light the citronella candles and talk or play games. Daniel loved it out here too. One of the biggest challenges, was keeping him away from the steps.
The house was built in 1907. It's fully furnished with even books on the shelves and collectibles in the cabinets. The table you see in the picture below bowed terribly in the middle. I noticed every morning when the milk on my cereal slid noticeably to one side!
The kitchen. Since the house is backed into the side of the mountain, the views out the kitchen window are of ivy covered stone retaining walls.
The four of us shared an upstairs bedroom. A curtain separated the room - which was helpful in getting Daniel to go to sleep at night. The house does not have AC, but it got so cold at night that it didn't matter. We brought blankets, but I still woke up cold two or three nights.
Two cute kids on the steps.
The trek up the mountain was very steep. We went down and up several times a day - sometimes with the stroller, sometimes making Daniel walk. It was so steep that with every step, Daniel would say "whoa...whoa...whoa..."
Tuesday night we drove over to Hickory, NC to meet our friends Jonathan and Tara for dinner. Afterwards, we prolonged the visit as long as possible, talking in the parking lot. Between our cars was a small grassy space with a tree. Brenna and Lexie had a grand time climbing the tree.
Back at Montreat....These stone walls were everywhere.
Here's a picture across the lake and showing the inn known as Assembly Inn. Our house is tucked in the trees up and to the left of the inn.
One of the things Brenna got to do in Clubs was the paddle boats. By chance Michael happened by the lake, with his camera, while she was steering the boat. She loved the clubs and was sad to say goodbye to her new friends on Friday.
This last picture is off the auditorium used for worship and concerts during the week. It was packed every time. During the last concert, it was so full, we had to sit in the very back with the basses in the adult choir! The organ is in the center and most of the choirs simply sing from their seats. The building is round and the sound has no trouble filling the air.
I have a few other pictures from the last day...but I'll start another post for them.
We spent the past week in Montreat, North Carolina. Michael was attending a worship conference of traditional music and I was enjoying the beautiful weather. Brenna spent the week in summer camp-like clubs, and Daniel spent the week screaming NO and throwing temper tantrums. Ok, maybe not the whole week, but a good portion of it. We shared this house below with 6 other people from our church, so each tantrum felt more intense and out of control than it probably was.
I absolutely fell in love with this porch. The weather was gorgeous all week, with a breeze every day. I spent Daniel's nap times sewing and reading out here. At night, we would light the citronella candles and talk or play games. Daniel loved it out here too. One of the biggest challenges, was keeping him away from the steps.
The house was built in 1907. It's fully furnished with even books on the shelves and collectibles in the cabinets. The table you see in the picture below bowed terribly in the middle. I noticed every morning when the milk on my cereal slid noticeably to one side!
The kitchen. Since the house is backed into the side of the mountain, the views out the kitchen window are of ivy covered stone retaining walls.
The four of us shared an upstairs bedroom. A curtain separated the room - which was helpful in getting Daniel to go to sleep at night. The house does not have AC, but it got so cold at night that it didn't matter. We brought blankets, but I still woke up cold two or three nights.
Two cute kids on the steps.
The trek up the mountain was very steep. We went down and up several times a day - sometimes with the stroller, sometimes making Daniel walk. It was so steep that with every step, Daniel would say "whoa...whoa...whoa..."
Tuesday night we drove over to Hickory, NC to meet our friends Jonathan and Tara for dinner. Afterwards, we prolonged the visit as long as possible, talking in the parking lot. Between our cars was a small grassy space with a tree. Brenna and Lexie had a grand time climbing the tree.
Back at Montreat....These stone walls were everywhere.
Here's a picture across the lake and showing the inn known as Assembly Inn. Our house is tucked in the trees up and to the left of the inn.
One of the things Brenna got to do in Clubs was the paddle boats. By chance Michael happened by the lake, with his camera, while she was steering the boat. She loved the clubs and was sad to say goodbye to her new friends on Friday.
This last picture is off the auditorium used for worship and concerts during the week. It was packed every time. During the last concert, it was so full, we had to sit in the very back with the basses in the adult choir! The organ is in the center and most of the choirs simply sing from their seats. The building is round and the sound has no trouble filling the air.
I have a few other pictures from the last day...but I'll start another post for them.
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