Recent Family Photos

10/11/09–Got Scott’s dad to snap a few quick family pics after church…Hadn’t had a family photo in 3 yrs.! Little Kerry is now 6 and Sarah is 8…and Scott and I, of course, are getting younger and younger every day!! =-)

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Ah, there we go…the youngins are smiling a little in this one! 🙂

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Daddy thinks he’s SOOOO clever…but you can tell by my face that I’m on to something. I can tell by Sarah’s face that she’s bursting at the seams…trying to hold it in and not tell me! Little Kerry’s like “Hee, Hee, Hee! Mom’s got rabbit ears…I’m not going to tell her…I could keep this to myself ALL day!!” =-)

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Hee, Hee, Hee…it’s just the parents in on it this time…See how happy I look!! 🙂 The kids look so innocent and unsuspecting!! Hee, Hee, Hee!! =-)

(Can you tell I’ve been w/ Scott a LONG time?! Yes, I’m certainly learning some of his ways and sense of humor!! =-) )

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Scott and I…I just love how serious he looks and how his expression hardly changes at all from 1 pic to the next!! How does he do that?!

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My gray shows a little more in this one. It was nice to be closer to hubby though….but he looks even MORE serious in this one!

Kids, Butterflies, and Cute Stuff

The kiddos were playing in the backyard the other day, and discovered a bunch of beautiful butterflies.

They caught a couple, and here’s one of the beauties on Kerry’s finger.

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On Kerry’s nose:

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On Sarah’s nose:

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The kids’ friend, Ethan was over at our house recently, and the 3 kids piled into the old recliner! As usual, Sarah’s like the mother hen, and she’s got a little boy on either side! 🙂

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Sarah and Ethan. Aren’t they cute?! 🙂

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Science Museum w/ Friends

The other day, we went back to the Science museum and spent a little more time. This time, the kids and I went w/ my friend Suzanne and her son Ethan.   Below are just a few of the pics I got. {The others haven’t been processed yet. (Yes, I did say “processed”…I know…how “archaic” is that, huh?! =-) ) }

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This is Sarah, Ethan, and Kerry in front of the bell (in front of the museums.)

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Quite a large bite on that one, huh?!

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Sarah, Suzanne, Kerry, and Ethan

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Cooh, huh?! =-) Ceiling of dino exhibit…flying Pterodactyls.

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Our Visit To The Zoo

This trip to the NC Zoo in Asheboro was a couple of weeks ago (7/25/09). We went with Scott’s cousin Phillip and his family.  Of course, I took LOTS of photos, but I’ll just share a few here:

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Hubby Scott and little Kerry.

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1st animal we got to see.

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I love this shot of Mother and baby!! 🙂

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This lion sure is enjoying “something.” (Glad that something wasn’t my leg!) =-)

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I love this shot of the bear. It was an extremely hot day…I love the way he’s just hangin’ round in the water.

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Love this shot of the polar bear too and the very blue water.

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Otter taking a rest from swimming. See how sleek he looks.

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Daddy holding Kerry up for a better look. 🙂

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There was a statue of an elephant that the kids wanted to get up on for photos. Here’s Kerry, Sarah, Rebecca, and Christopher. (Rebecca and Christopher are Phillip and Gloria’s kids…Phillip is Scott’s cousin from the beach.) The kids had such a great time getting together!

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(These last shots were taken w/ Sarah’s little digital camera…we took turns.)

Rebecca…ain’t she cute?! 🙂

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Here, the kids were starting to look rather tired.

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Here’s a tip…take pics of people at the VERY beginning. Ya know…BEFORE they’ve walked around all day in a 100 degree weather!! =-)

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Scott just thinks he’s SOOOO funny!

Gracie’s 4th B-day

I’m getting these posted about a month late! The kids really enjoyed doing this for Gracie. It was all so cute! 🙂 So sweet of our neighbor Keon to come by w/ a gift also! 🙂

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4 yr. old Gracie…anticipating her “cake” and gifts! 🙂

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This is what the kids put together for Gracie…they broke up several treats to put on top of her “cake.”

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Our neighbor Keon stopped by to give Gracie a gift…Wasn’t that sweet?! 🙂

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Keon w/ present full of treats, while Kerry looks on.

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Keon showing the gift to Gracie. She enjoyed all the various treats immensely!! 🙂 Gracie says, “Thank you very much, Keon!”

It’s All About The Princess

“Kid’s Play…It’s all about the Princess!!” =-)

Our neighbor Keon came over to play w/ the kids. They have such a great time playing together, just using their imaginations. (I’m thinking Sarah came up w/ this idea, but the boys played along! 😉 )

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These dudes are serious about protecting the princess!! =-)

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Keon looks cool in this photo, huh?! Just look at that focus! 🙂

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Ooh, Kerry looks kinda mean, huh?! He’s very serious…and tough, of course!

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A-h-h…Sarah, the princess. Yep, she’s lovin’ it!! 🙂

My Sarah Turns Eight…

…on Thursday, July 23rd! Here’s just a few pics of her early b-day party from this past Sat.:

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Happy Birthday Sarah Beth!!!

We all love you very much!!!

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**To learn more about my Sarah Beth, visit this post from her last b-day: “Seven Years”

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**Note: These photos were actually taken this past Sat. at a combination b-day party for my brother Johnny and my daughter Sarah. (Johnny’s b-day was July 5th, and Sarah’s is Thurs., July 23rd.)  There will be more pictures to follow…

Preciousness and Puppies

They’re SOOOOO cute!  You think I want another puppy?  Who said I want another puppy? 🙂

Gallops and Goals…

…Horse Camp — 6/29-7/03:

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Sarah, along w/ her cousin Rachel, attended Gallops and Goals Horse Camp all this week.

Of course, Sarah has enjoyed herself immensely!  Here are a few pics for now (believe me, there are dozens more!) :

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Sarah saddling Sugar. Can you see the excitement in Sarah’s face?!

It’s not that noticeable, is it?! 🙂

Sarah leading Sugar. Looks like Sugar’s talkin’ to her! 🙂

Sarah riding Sugar.

My niece Rachel, w/ her favorite riding horse, Honey.

Rachel has been taking lessons for the last 2-3 months now.

Little Kerry didn’t attend the camp, but he even got to ride a little on the last day!

Kerry is riding Shorty w/ a western saddle.

(I think it’s so cute how Kerry prepared himself for this

and made sure he wore his cowboy hat and boots! 🙂 )

Kerry on Shorty (led by Cameron) and Sarah on Sugar.

Recent Pics…Various Events

Our VBS, 2009 — “Rome and the Underground Church”:

Rome

“Paul” in  chains:

“Paul” and the Roman guard:

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4-H–“Just Horsin’ Around”:

Always wanted to ride a horse…Well, I can finally say I’ve ridden one!! 🙂

“Freckles” and me.  Little Kerry’s in the pic too…he wasn’t quite ready to ride yet.

Freckles

Kerry and Freckles

Kerry feeding Pedro the pony.

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Kids’ T-Ball and Softball, Spring 2009:

Kerry’s t-ball trophy:

Sarah’s softball medal:

Kerry

Sarah

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4-H at Lazy O Farm:

My niece, Rachel, holding up the fish she caught.

Sarah, Kerry, and friend, Ethan look on.

(Sarah’s in the white hat, Kerry in the red hat, and Ethan is in the

striped shirt, on the other side of Kerry).

They looked thrilled, don’t they?! 🙂

It’s Kerry’s turn to help make homemade ice-cream.