tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306551606934970262024-03-05T18:04:56.028-05:00Nichole & DirkJust a blog to keep family and friends updated on what Dirk and I are doing in Indiana and our everyday life.Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-15604698999583944252011-10-20T19:53:00.005-04:002011-10-20T20:40:27.027-04:00Utah TripTwo weeks ago my family and Dirk and I headed to Utah to visit my sister and surprise her for her birthday! After 26+ hours we finally made it to Utah. It was a long trip but the end result was great! Annie was so surprised and so happy! Here are some fun pictures from the trip.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufc71qNcH9W4bQ59w7gKnVP2UjcFDcFO_bg_EWAHd9-itRy2068F2lh47v-ThlzyBvXaserlVaeA72Rr9fCoRmzi81vCSXUZ52AO5Cdlvhm1wL99hPPPekhSUggCadEXUYWaCpWGmLp2U/s1600/IMAG2591.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufc71qNcH9W4bQ59w7gKnVP2UjcFDcFO_bg_EWAHd9-itRy2068F2lh47v-ThlzyBvXaserlVaeA72Rr9fCoRmzi81vCSXUZ52AO5Cdlvhm1wL99hPPPekhSUggCadEXUYWaCpWGmLp2U/s400/IMAG2591.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665732268140649506" border="0" /></a>Snow. Yes it snowed, it was cold! This was on the way there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt6YaC7xz4AN4wyHp8zZQFyuP5KvmDUzIm5812TshYk1vHAxH11G68fN1gtbLPmIKK9lnecSGaYOhH_NWx78be6peE0RYmQ2haAEYfPee07VGQwT8VBhBcKhvHAuTcyv4kktDmpZxTrib/s1600/IMAG2683.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N3tEvEjDykzycUaAoKbT2IkEiU4i4pTGkZOTHz-CJVSK97By-Kk8UhEpcl5eojX8je9TmYHcjF9Fxxi7Bv5LiGa8dMQuoVv0PdElHuV2Y2ZaEMiV2Wj8En44pJ3CBsc-Fepv69IjThZP/s1600/IMAG2691.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N3tEvEjDykzycUaAoKbT2IkEiU4i4pTGkZOTHz-CJVSK97By-Kk8UhEpcl5eojX8je9TmYHcjF9Fxxi7Bv5LiGa8dMQuoVv0PdElHuV2Y2ZaEMiV2Wj8En44pJ3CBsc-Fepv69IjThZP/s400/IMAG2691.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665733753145396498" border="0" /></a>This is the view from my sisters window in her house. So pretty!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDsxzkwgiCMHyPmyJkQULTTBxLBkbj8ix0ZYkCmUtyzc-CTAMGkWQoGA7Oyvj6wNzH0g__D3gP2NWotlWggy0w2BbUnRmzePpTTlxSAmdKPZrmfh6TYj_wxGDAyJwMpbfqQ5opO-y2jVf/s1600/IMAG2607.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDsxzkwgiCMHyPmyJkQULTTBxLBkbj8ix0ZYkCmUtyzc-CTAMGkWQoGA7Oyvj6wNzH0g__D3gP2NWotlWggy0w2BbUnRmzePpTTlxSAmdKPZrmfh6TYj_wxGDAyJwMpbfqQ5opO-y2jVf/s400/IMAG2607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665732265069762466" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVT0-LhEp5_uQ7TMv7nTeKZT4cxbTEbl8PodYPehPtYQUzXgccIOpxvP1nPQya4OTo6YezPcf4c6l-H-WOYqeC86kGiNHmQuLGQWMV601hiK7Ay-MQtogy0_5zGopEXXx4SglMDW671Kj/s1600/IMAG2620.jpg"> </a><br />This is Annie and Kenzee dancing to Annie's birthday dinner song. Logan is playing the tambourine <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWUnTKm24cizIf80O8mcR4GzDelqhrX-cY4z9bGsmc-0D1ROmiuN-PcfCwuJu6YsEBoOWA1UF1gDvhqzqZeLl66cvzVvQEJu0YtXfdZIA91vINAxawmjGzpxbp3BF1ZqThYJ_CrDkTfIW/s1600/IMAG2624.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWUnTKm24cizIf80O8mcR4GzDelqhrX-cY4z9bGsmc-0D1ROmiuN-PcfCwuJu6YsEBoOWA1UF1gDvhqzqZeLl66cvzVvQEJu0YtXfdZIA91vINAxawmjGzpxbp3BF1ZqThYJ_CrDkTfIW/s400/IMAG2624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665733770274614546" border="0" /></a><br />Our first day there we went to Bridal veil falls. It was cold but really pretty. This is Dirk and I in front of part of the falls!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVT0-LhEp5_uQ7TMv7nTeKZT4cxbTEbl8PodYPehPtYQUzXgccIOpxvP1nPQya4OTo6YezPcf4c6l-H-WOYqeC86kGiNHmQuLGQWMV601hiK7Ay-MQtogy0_5zGopEXXx4SglMDW671Kj/s1600/IMAG2620.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVT0-LhEp5_uQ7TMv7nTeKZT4cxbTEbl8PodYPehPtYQUzXgccIOpxvP1nPQya4OTo6YezPcf4c6l-H-WOYqeC86kGiNHmQuLGQWMV601hiK7Ay-MQtogy0_5zGopEXXx4SglMDW671Kj/s400/IMAG2620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665732284247932306" border="0" /></a><br />Peanut and Logan looking cute in front of the falls.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KlIBzdoYCZhM7IY3fwk3c8O7ML67857mSQNI1h65qvcltXcVYx-1LGHflHqHSh-TKE5d7b1dSB9kFXeNy5_Lh8z6c3i0OgpPEVSzoXWFhnesFZuv6Tlt7YAMoFvxZm2usmh5BqvtyYxP/s1600/IMAG2613.jpg"> </a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjQ4odH4JEAYHjoVgk5kXTKrUS2ZUqy5CYH1V3zA2e-M32MSSGW5RBBhI0Mw76uLJ8Lj-IPlLyWwUTNtRGISPTnoCtkk-4uxaqxp6d7Z3dvjebZMRccu3eEHuTJfMcGzKYknJNnPV1hBx/s1600/IMAG2626.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjQ4odH4JEAYHjoVgk5kXTKrUS2ZUqy5CYH1V3zA2e-M32MSSGW5RBBhI0Mw76uLJ8Lj-IPlLyWwUTNtRGISPTnoCtkk-4uxaqxp6d7Z3dvjebZMRccu3eEHuTJfMcGzKYknJNnPV1hBx/s400/IMAG2626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665733767129401938" border="0" /></a>Sister love!!!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLt6x7Yv9ovQeWAGG_0zwBKWzhpFB86vO-qQSGfp3cmOBKqa1l3zGAZM3YCcvqT0LDi3UdhfzuFY2ZBX4WHqaNGT3c1t7aQpfCnpouKMwvAjTRmePYGYHCVWxhm6X7GmlCs7pCBgbNjV3/s1600/IMAG2676.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLt6x7Yv9ovQeWAGG_0zwBKWzhpFB86vO-qQSGfp3cmOBKqa1l3zGAZM3YCcvqT0LDi3UdhfzuFY2ZBX4WHqaNGT3c1t7aQpfCnpouKMwvAjTRmePYGYHCVWxhm6X7GmlCs7pCBgbNjV3/s400/IMAG2676.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665733759830680274" border="0" /></a>After the falls we headed to Cornbellys. They have fun fall things to do. This was a jumping pillow that we all had fun on!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt6YaC7xz4AN4wyHp8zZQFyuP5KvmDUzIm5812TshYk1vHAxH11G68fN1gtbLPmIKK9lnecSGaYOhH_NWx78be6peE0RYmQ2haAEYfPee07VGQwT8VBhBcKhvHAuTcyv4kktDmpZxTrib/s1600/IMAG2683.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWt6YaC7xz4AN4wyHp8zZQFyuP5KvmDUzIm5812TshYk1vHAxH11G68fN1gtbLPmIKK9lnecSGaYOhH_NWx78be6peE0RYmQ2haAEYfPee07VGQwT8VBhBcKhvHAuTcyv4kktDmpZxTrib/s400/IMAG2683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665733757337237634" border="0" /></a>This is the Beast! You can walk through him and see his intestines. He gets haunted at night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXqdsmCFR2yXnHAgh6ivqcIykWuhCarXE12y0CqbakoyqYbbgBp79xqDtAPtyfZ2SgT04HEDIENnx0seVPqAlB8oqgoVXDgxCdmfhKxehgVRQyvF4xgJ6I4rSZ6HpRELlq7r9AD8GAj7-/s1600/IMAG2587.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXqdsmCFR2yXnHAgh6ivqcIykWuhCarXE12y0CqbakoyqYbbgBp79xqDtAPtyfZ2SgT04HEDIENnx0seVPqAlB8oqgoVXDgxCdmfhKxehgVRQyvF4xgJ6I4rSZ6HpRELlq7r9AD8GAj7-/s400/IMAG2587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665732263606804578" border="0" /></a>Not so much snow on the way home.<br /><br />The trip was fun. The ride home was LONG! It was totally worth it though because Annie loved it!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-78400704638802109092011-09-27T20:31:00.004-04:002011-09-27T20:46:42.034-04:00Artprize 2011This past weekend Dirk and I went to Artprize in Grand Rapids.<br /><br />There were lots of cool things to see and lots of fun Art. Here are just of few of our favorites.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7z5oPOyfx12Ea2eVhZGKJFc_b80bnNUXE3-YibZM28LezxhIZFnsgq8djyoI7eBPvq30T3CyJUDIzXVIBZTVwfVHZWsSFp5hABgwSQAnBr-LFjelyZEZQr_uTRjxkjufxAR7-7a596BoF/s1600/IMAG2566.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7z5oPOyfx12Ea2eVhZGKJFc_b80bnNUXE3-YibZM28LezxhIZFnsgq8djyoI7eBPvq30T3CyJUDIzXVIBZTVwfVHZWsSFp5hABgwSQAnBr-LFjelyZEZQr_uTRjxkjufxAR7-7a596BoF/s400/IMAG2566.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657203691870165170" border="0" /></a>These are a bunch of glass hands and each one represents a bed in the Devos Childrens Hospital. The story behind it was really neat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmoqTHNsLkggX7E4j0n0BJ9d6_xqM57F0nN5lDl1qCG5mit9HM0fsnhOSFd7CM4vTlUf6YQrSpu9JD4ljRQUeXXv5xi9F2Gr5dneE2VcusO3589E8f5hHe5t78FpoyVohu9yRdWvAVZjH/s1600/IMAG2569.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmoqTHNsLkggX7E4j0n0BJ9d6_xqM57F0nN5lDl1qCG5mit9HM0fsnhOSFd7CM4vTlUf6YQrSpu9JD4ljRQUeXXv5xi9F2Gr5dneE2VcusO3589E8f5hHe5t78FpoyVohu9yRdWvAVZjH/s400/IMAG2569.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657203699274543506" border="0" /></a>I have no idea what this one was but it was shiny and looked cool.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5XfjMO43sB5JA4U21Df2kcmSWOXHHap8DcN3JhodvBWvkcyz0kxLX4UI1aV6zT5DMx4eewLtk4ALtzWeptemC9HRD_JsGA3oj__bbj_9FO2ZaR2l2maqMSMWMZw24TqgX8c5ScPMg66V/s1600/IMAG2555.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5XfjMO43sB5JA4U21Df2kcmSWOXHHap8DcN3JhodvBWvkcyz0kxLX4UI1aV6zT5DMx4eewLtk4ALtzWeptemC9HRD_JsGA3oj__bbj_9FO2ZaR2l2maqMSMWMZw24TqgX8c5ScPMg66V/s400/IMAG2555.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657202933587223682" border="0" /></a>The monkeys hanging on the blue bridge were probably my favorite!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawVD3nBsiw7-Z9NC3egMek5we35z44gT6Exgy_Bzr3Y8TTQpMFCmFOGH4VVjE4ULS_qLnEP_F6iJPOdW9Kx7JubX2sKSHgjs_dyMnR3Qw_FJJq8Vgiyk0IGbZ6hF3ErVZm0IKgv-uxaF-/s1600/IMAG2544.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawVD3nBsiw7-Z9NC3egMek5we35z44gT6Exgy_Bzr3Y8TTQpMFCmFOGH4VVjE4ULS_qLnEP_F6iJPOdW9Kx7JubX2sKSHgjs_dyMnR3Qw_FJJq8Vgiyk0IGbZ6hF3ErVZm0IKgv-uxaF-/s400/IMAG2544.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657202924976801234" border="0" /></a>This is a real life Tonka truck that you could drive around. It was made out of a Jeep!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPofv4kKM3WT_s7pze62SG2072ptFHi1b9KaJfJ3I8MpNZ4sDsLBJtlzpUzlD4G2xQ5vFPW-07XRmFWfTETrrA3WQb6ATR5RfNmFiwwmJagAfaU34Lp0zB6tuT3HgZl436OthaJBmyFZa1/s1600/IMAG2546.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPofv4kKM3WT_s7pze62SG2072ptFHi1b9KaJfJ3I8MpNZ4sDsLBJtlzpUzlD4G2xQ5vFPW-07XRmFWfTETrrA3WQb6ATR5RfNmFiwwmJagAfaU34Lp0zB6tuT3HgZl436OthaJBmyFZa1/s400/IMAG2546.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657202913702796482" border="0" /></a>This one was called Glitter girls, She was made out of over 50,000 sequins held on by pins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFTbeObJ7voRYusr4WOkS4AdGukwR_kISjXeqcRsnLjkJ6Y-o6NOsVtKUuIiBltge1rk3VH8bD5rQ7JhzizMarfh5hblWmkO7zCHBzFnw7Vp4wDG-kzU95_OKjdOI-JZcvR1PUEqidRF9/s1600/IMAG2520.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFTbeObJ7voRYusr4WOkS4AdGukwR_kISjXeqcRsnLjkJ6Y-o6NOsVtKUuIiBltge1rk3VH8bD5rQ7JhzizMarfh5hblWmkO7zCHBzFnw7Vp4wDG-kzU95_OKjdOI-JZcvR1PUEqidRF9/s400/IMAG2520.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657202909592993538" border="0" /></a>This is a sand art piece that he changed everyday! This was the second days piece.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAt4VJ_tDGn9d0MUanLGUcJjSqQi1wG2gl__KSvzyYlab_gyJgqM4CETpEo_tjhv8xhAqpz-AhcnJoaXR6Cl_kXgkOAiU2nJPqVlI2HiW8iZ8mX6oBeI6t6dsUSXP_vR-EGq0ccY52u_3/s1600/IMAG2565.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAt4VJ_tDGn9d0MUanLGUcJjSqQi1wG2gl__KSvzyYlab_gyJgqM4CETpEo_tjhv8xhAqpz-AhcnJoaXR6Cl_kXgkOAiU2nJPqVlI2HiW8iZ8mX6oBeI6t6dsUSXP_vR-EGq0ccY52u_3/s400/IMAG2565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657202941062896482" border="0" /></a>The wooden bears in the fountain were cool. One has a wooden fish in his mouth.<br /><br />Artprize was a lot of fun. We only saw about a quarter of what they had. They have so much to see and do at Artprize.Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-44602262313115080572011-09-27T20:17:00.004-04:002011-09-27T20:29:39.424-04:00Josh visits D.C.When Dirk and I were in Virginia this summer Josh came to visit for a long weekend.<br /><br />We went to D.C. to see all the fun things and we also went to see a nationals games. Here are some pictures from Josh's trip to D.C.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_le-YUE5dZts8CxNl0jH-PtoLS4u-pQn0CbqQODwp_cqt1arEoCRzP0_fO9iqY8MUBRCEF5qpRQ4EjOuTc6Ff31tczRMkSWYBCtQepYTl14rT2RWICcZ3frl1Qhf_xjCQgxtBJWoycEd6/s1600/IMAG2333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_le-YUE5dZts8CxNl0jH-PtoLS4u-pQn0CbqQODwp_cqt1arEoCRzP0_fO9iqY8MUBRCEF5qpRQ4EjOuTc6Ff31tczRMkSWYBCtQepYTl14rT2RWICcZ3frl1Qhf_xjCQgxtBJWoycEd6/s400/IMAG2333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657199313944415426" border="0" /></a>Josh and I posing with the Geico Lizard @ the Nationals Game<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIguV-JE2-ni70vymc4JbE2UriML2hwrFE_W_ZCcO0KwCAQbAW03YZLRTSlruYcqaVy9a85agaBsNniPrDnSB3JYmXbDmFEYBvbjrORaAQKu-RPg1cPhHkd2lIrDbQHR3qNP8BCmVnCfb/s1600/IMAG2332.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIguV-JE2-ni70vymc4JbE2UriML2hwrFE_W_ZCcO0KwCAQbAW03YZLRTSlruYcqaVy9a85agaBsNniPrDnSB3JYmXbDmFEYBvbjrORaAQKu-RPg1cPhHkd2lIrDbQHR3qNP8BCmVnCfb/s400/IMAG2332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657199303119603842" border="0" /></a>Dirk and Josh with 2 of the Nationals mascots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSqAe5TbdzSw85P73O3UqvlX57nxAng3fjqPduQAst2ggFHOmhQSYzoCQzrFLMn40_HOpLVCg-R5In2IrN5bW4o2_hoNhI5wiofvSrj_LnwU6VZldaOau3_zrqyun5kNec2mPUN59Y5El/s1600/IMAG2331.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSqAe5TbdzSw85P73O3UqvlX57nxAng3fjqPduQAst2ggFHOmhQSYzoCQzrFLMn40_HOpLVCg-R5In2IrN5bW4o2_hoNhI5wiofvSrj_LnwU6VZldaOau3_zrqyun5kNec2mPUN59Y5El/s400/IMAG2331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657199300763665826" border="0" /></a>Dirk and Josh with the other 2 Nationals mascots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHSQ7ByGAMx-rsicp6pGpASXf76fjH7AropDXDDKxiaD-8AzrOzwXl7L5MpMdQLLeF6PWxTcKC0YkrrGdRyi9yL5dg1T8mADqEW1B7Te5ABPM_ah-bebKYGiTP5GMYT5L3YAXHxWqCj9c/s1600/IMAG2414.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHSQ7ByGAMx-rsicp6pGpASXf76fjH7AropDXDDKxiaD-8AzrOzwXl7L5MpMdQLLeF6PWxTcKC0YkrrGdRyi9yL5dg1T8mADqEW1B7Te5ABPM_ah-bebKYGiTP5GMYT5L3YAXHxWqCj9c/s400/IMAG2414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657199933992465810" border="0" /></a>Josh in front of the Lincoln Memorial<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKrEk5QK4KlBxnHeiwKqa4kTkjvJC4U9RIi7TkAcmwPDygqU9UAM-geiI3iSj3F1ZX7wwT2UPtLJcNH2hJu0h4KDOWXd4YpcRv_8nTngp4Cg9uq5Plhx5Z9Ebd_vIyz61r8OTC6dNqSFW/s1600/IMAG2421.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKrEk5QK4KlBxnHeiwKqa4kTkjvJC4U9RIi7TkAcmwPDygqU9UAM-geiI3iSj3F1ZX7wwT2UPtLJcNH2hJu0h4KDOWXd4YpcRv_8nTngp4Cg9uq5Plhx5Z9Ebd_vIyz61r8OTC6dNqSFW/s400/IMAG2421.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657199939483332418" border="0" /></a>Dirk and Josh with Einstein. Dirk loved this one!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjc4gjTkIXTcsbHP_0mZ06wnDaoUYU2d5dhyu76ECP13wNG4jRYJK-tWyuCowRNLAU7kRJGeg2tu7HO8tI4FDfx2hDKMDHefLPR5DQLVn9iUDQD_wazObRHlfb-hLfiNW_NRI6rBS3Y22/s1600/IMAG2395.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjc4gjTkIXTcsbHP_0mZ06wnDaoUYU2d5dhyu76ECP13wNG4jRYJK-tWyuCowRNLAU7kRJGeg2tu7HO8tI4FDfx2hDKMDHefLPR5DQLVn9iUDQD_wazObRHlfb-hLfiNW_NRI6rBS3Y22/s400/IMAG2395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657199324198052418" border="0" /></a>The Jefferson Memorial<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliV10It7Dt2VTZbjjAk0iq13B8LbVMClpSIOdM1oFA1jACTRpPzqIF_Bctx6tPHKma19QLOqnaOYMKGmJU1eGONXwcLLirWPQwgZnV9Do1XUTJ-49qTyMvEekakvMeBIhyUbwI87FNVjU/s1600/IMAG2410.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliV10It7Dt2VTZbjjAk0iq13B8LbVMClpSIOdM1oFA1jACTRpPzqIF_Bctx6tPHKma19QLOqnaOYMKGmJU1eGONXwcLLirWPQwgZnV9Do1XUTJ-49qTyMvEekakvMeBIhyUbwI87FNVjU/s400/IMAG2410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657199328326418178" border="0" /></a>Josh at the World War 2 Memorial.<br /><br />We had a great time having Josh come to visit us. Hopefully when we move back we will have many more visitors.Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-12839801004559287082011-09-27T16:41:00.004-04:002011-09-27T20:16:43.955-04:00Apple PickingIt's Apple picking season! I love fall and i especially love Apple picking!<br /><br />Dirk and I have gone apple picking almost every year since we started dating and it has always been one of our favorite things to do.<br /><br />This year we had Josh and Casey with us and had tons of fun picking apples.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhglfpFR1hzMmvLqR47HxAUvCuNqw2dGdX7u2f0pqnzmH2ct2f21dYkrGemfWtLZLMPM_qtKLiYKz50IHKkQvj3IH-Tu9KVhHBAIS5p_52p4CMxGw9jweQMbxnwHXhusXJBJ-qmtUXPDGB/s1600/2011-09-24+11.21.05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhglfpFR1hzMmvLqR47HxAUvCuNqw2dGdX7u2f0pqnzmH2ct2f21dYkrGemfWtLZLMPM_qtKLiYKz50IHKkQvj3IH-Tu9KVhHBAIS5p_52p4CMxGw9jweQMbxnwHXhusXJBJ-qmtUXPDGB/s400/2011-09-24+11.21.05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657144108800437074" border="0" /></a>Josh, Dirk and Casey hanging out in the orchard.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3Ts5ea8vlgzC86sj5tT4Av7puH-ppgxKBW_mTFLSi_vZ1bXPz2Mb9Kqay5qqKWuHRJau049ZuMNChSgO1n1rr50C5ud82vAkhNvb_13_Qv_5eOCm870jV5a1OQ8Dt10PJlotnULij01B/s1600/2011-09-24+10.19.44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3Ts5ea8vlgzC86sj5tT4Av7puH-ppgxKBW_mTFLSi_vZ1bXPz2Mb9Kqay5qqKWuHRJau049ZuMNChSgO1n1rr50C5ud82vAkhNvb_13_Qv_5eOCm870jV5a1OQ8Dt10PJlotnULij01B/s400/2011-09-24+10.19.44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657144100166998626" border="0" /></a>Such a cute couple!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGRkFfyWjiJjGa6jErLRvOTdButy1rltQVgUR-Ee1eO6fCzrJGjDnyyJLOqTRMlHWmfZq2w5lgkuAhyphenhyphenAnPsiPL99fFi07_KbNYsuCizukmlXtZBqwZ88o6OsqTCIDf7jhJzL-Ywkt5Yz3/s1600/2011-09-24+10.19.05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGRkFfyWjiJjGa6jErLRvOTdButy1rltQVgUR-Ee1eO6fCzrJGjDnyyJLOqTRMlHWmfZq2w5lgkuAhyphenhyphenAnPsiPL99fFi07_KbNYsuCizukmlXtZBqwZ88o6OsqTCIDf7jhJzL-Ywkt5Yz3/s400/2011-09-24+10.19.05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657144089860576834" border="0" /></a>Josh being silly, Casey picking apples!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ5-b-FP3dXCjbRlzB3H0huVVcRuNhCk8GlcZ6OuoNscLSHrEBEZ90Taidk5iOMWx2h4S2flBv_9lkMUwsGOSgn75RuPmOZH2PUEw0-rKQ9uq3VQKQAMYgMk4Vow-qpr7Ro0ATCPKnWBL/s1600/2011-09-24+11.40.17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ5-b-FP3dXCjbRlzB3H0huVVcRuNhCk8GlcZ6OuoNscLSHrEBEZ90Taidk5iOMWx2h4S2flBv_9lkMUwsGOSgn75RuPmOZH2PUEw0-rKQ9uq3VQKQAMYgMk4Vow-qpr7Ro0ATCPKnWBL/s400/2011-09-24+11.40.17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657144119694961794" border="0" /></a>Josh and Casey posing by the apple tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYQU9EJDSqBQOCvh01pKguHy-onN5qgJu75SqKwCb0K3tuHrTLhAz8nvMPiQyrUzWAqlEy8QRvP4THkYEyb2e_JVuksEr0P1ONlVpT2rJybnWChmcqtAtSOh3Wv9qL5l3GesJ-zSNxJUq/s1600/IMAG2575.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYQU9EJDSqBQOCvh01pKguHy-onN5qgJu75SqKwCb0K3tuHrTLhAz8nvMPiQyrUzWAqlEy8QRvP4THkYEyb2e_JVuksEr0P1ONlVpT2rJybnWChmcqtAtSOh3Wv9qL5l3GesJ-zSNxJUq/s400/IMAG2575.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657197559728889458" border="0" /></a>Apple pie made with the apples we picked!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-49064505415807786692011-09-27T16:29:00.003-04:002011-09-27T16:41:24.460-04:00Fall and Baking!Ya finally another update..<br /><br />So this past summer and this fall i have been doing a TON of baking! Dirks work and our family have been enjoying a lot of it but i thought i would share some pictures of what i have been baking.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvDam0xcdE8YPTIDBo35ve0K8SdNxy1JAi0BQ1cM5LoNhxp015KHvD5WxbRYU89rYBBpUYQzHX87ZpuqkrqsqEAp2pkffh8IoXNfmJOXhVginBU8udKQoCFnSMX4_VeACoZsSo-Lwc3rN/s1600/2011-08-19+22.38.35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvDam0xcdE8YPTIDBo35ve0K8SdNxy1JAi0BQ1cM5LoNhxp015KHvD5WxbRYU89rYBBpUYQzHX87ZpuqkrqsqEAp2pkffh8IoXNfmJOXhVginBU8udKQoCFnSMX4_VeACoZsSo-Lwc3rN/s400/2011-08-19+22.38.35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657141361548137394" border="0" /></a>Homemade blueberry muffins!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV5OF-cTJ5r2nq0CRJkxVDDD3yBTuY2kMMIxRKN3AWQ_akvIr_lGBMw449N-mzHU_zDPceclKGDXDlHlekY2OA3p2viY6hKuc005TTsbZxPEN_Al4ROboPL_S6LnWkDPG5dgEfRFuTqY0/s1600/2011-08-27+08.48.46.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV5OF-cTJ5r2nq0CRJkxVDDD3yBTuY2kMMIxRKN3AWQ_akvIr_lGBMw449N-mzHU_zDPceclKGDXDlHlekY2OA3p2viY6hKuc005TTsbZxPEN_Al4ROboPL_S6LnWkDPG5dgEfRFuTqY0/s400/2011-08-27+08.48.46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657141313824670402" border="0" /></a>Blueberry Crumble Bars<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcx3biAYVjY4ccRhv-A51ppeiq8kVzGPTfKeB4O2ZP-jONVVV57tO_6z8D1SUVn5F3VqW4jfFU_Ifmit1vXzD1NcXZvrRpgDM34P0pPrLIRZexSlObY24AW1sgauTkROGxWgFHJdRcaVn/s1600/2011-07-20+16.22.25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcx3biAYVjY4ccRhv-A51ppeiq8kVzGPTfKeB4O2ZP-jONVVV57tO_6z8D1SUVn5F3VqW4jfFU_Ifmit1vXzD1NcXZvrRpgDM34P0pPrLIRZexSlObY24AW1sgauTkROGxWgFHJdRcaVn/s400/2011-07-20+16.22.25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657141311366565730" border="0" /></a>Chocolate Chip Banana Bread<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWkqiAelqTKSOkrq8wJiz0xLeqjBL1e9BBV46oJEj40ZxCnWuykMnTGni4T7aPKkhiXVxAOiaNHdl8eQhUgMOgSCvmPldxHiyu4eb-Hua-7G7Ba2SIdJnRYQno0s4kPS_RAjZk61fzxCy/s1600/2011-07-11+15.54.28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWkqiAelqTKSOkrq8wJiz0xLeqjBL1e9BBV46oJEj40ZxCnWuykMnTGni4T7aPKkhiXVxAOiaNHdl8eQhUgMOgSCvmPldxHiyu4eb-Hua-7G7Ba2SIdJnRYQno0s4kPS_RAjZk61fzxCy/s400/2011-07-11+15.54.28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657141302987768866" border="0" /></a>Peaches and Cream Bars.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-thi0vVjfDMO1BOjdhKOmfoKYvv0yfssHIdec8C4IZX94qbHZ9shE1IV5tVaG21_qOndld4X_zQ9UkFWMuJXMr4URdc44IigLCPmhoEYcURHJWEysJkffxWjY_j86c5YR3EGLp_UTuIb-/s1600/2011-09-27+15.17.04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-thi0vVjfDMO1BOjdhKOmfoKYvv0yfssHIdec8C4IZX94qbHZ9shE1IV5tVaG21_qOndld4X_zQ9UkFWMuJXMr4URdc44IigLCPmhoEYcURHJWEysJkffxWjY_j86c5YR3EGLp_UTuIb-/s400/2011-09-27+15.17.04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657141367449378626" border="0" /></a>And finally Homemade Pumpkin Puree, I made this today, it started with a pie pumpkin, went into the oven and this is the end result. No more canned pumpkin in this house. With this dirk has requested that i make Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting! So those are up tomorrow! More updates soon!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-59122665519508505462011-05-30T20:34:00.006-04:002011-05-30T21:34:44.574-04:00UPDATE!!!!!!!!Finally an update!!! I am so bad at this blogging thing!<br /><br />So 2 weeks ago Dirk and I arrived in Virginia for the summer! We are living with some great people and so far having a great time. Virginia is beautiful and so far i am loving it much more then Maryland. We have been keeping busy and finding bunches of new things to do.<br /><br />Our first weekend here Dirk and I went Strawberry picking, this was our first time strawberry picking, it was super fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNelaTGswqVY1UJIv9hs6ASVh3zoeU-cciwI2cSMpfC2jE8EPGi9evQh1Fx4dYqOfMhVTG-5eNrf1_-MSJ03RRhMMeAOhPWK6-voGjqJ3NQHO5zrFf2AFTuhazXduMvVE4sF_zDCV4G52/s1600/2011-05-22+12.15.44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNelaTGswqVY1UJIv9hs6ASVh3zoeU-cciwI2cSMpfC2jE8EPGi9evQh1Fx4dYqOfMhVTG-5eNrf1_-MSJ03RRhMMeAOhPWK6-voGjqJ3NQHO5zrFf2AFTuhazXduMvVE4sF_zDCV4G52/s400/2011-05-22+12.15.44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612682562078991650" border="0" /></a>Dirk with our 7 1/2 pounds of strawberries that we picked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeuBQ9hppTJk3hHNjhGByRuPE6tWhPSQEgzQYhji3k3GATPQcVuqoMjQLzUGLBUitYKq_Nf8Ojotrhgt2iLVXjDcpT5gYF_b3Bmwu3WsJxgddSrxl3BMJMXQ1EXWg2PiG96z4hTq6i82K/s1600/IMAG2097.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeuBQ9hppTJk3hHNjhGByRuPE6tWhPSQEgzQYhji3k3GATPQcVuqoMjQLzUGLBUitYKq_Nf8Ojotrhgt2iLVXjDcpT5gYF_b3Bmwu3WsJxgddSrxl3BMJMXQ1EXWg2PiG96z4hTq6i82K/s400/IMAG2097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612682569500191746" border="0" /></a>Yummy strawberry waiting to be picked.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepJjKXSgsnWjbqKnT644AlCSMsMCX4KpZnonLs3m_TTUmC1o_xMolw7z21XRRcNW2WP_2tufEvnwgEW3dZUQ_or_NAdZ9T4jjQUcZSoJRXySV7bHp1lN8Hm2DP5xhDMu8tEpJMLN20sco/s1600/2011-05-27+13.09.41.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepJjKXSgsnWjbqKnT644AlCSMsMCX4KpZnonLs3m_TTUmC1o_xMolw7z21XRRcNW2WP_2tufEvnwgEW3dZUQ_or_NAdZ9T4jjQUcZSoJRXySV7bHp1lN8Hm2DP5xhDMu8tEpJMLN20sco/s400/2011-05-27+13.09.41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612683851061006450" border="0" /></a>Strawberry cobbler i made with some of our strawberries, i also made strawberry shortcake cookies. Dirk and the roommates seemed to like both.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YP6Z0zCNa8s2QQHbZNfpYYC8cBkBCpAkjaeVru0F_3S5IyhgpOXNsW8plWAjyRLMdvCwKP2Mw-qnKcsrWazJkAdtO-91eikzILFZncvPlpfWB_ORF7b1ipypyKlMMcb5WLjCOKJTCj83/s1600/2011-05-28+11.48.24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YP6Z0zCNa8s2QQHbZNfpYYC8cBkBCpAkjaeVru0F_3S5IyhgpOXNsW8plWAjyRLMdvCwKP2Mw-qnKcsrWazJkAdtO-91eikzILFZncvPlpfWB_ORF7b1ipypyKlMMcb5WLjCOKJTCj83/s400/2011-05-28+11.48.24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612685396094550114" border="0" /></a>On the 28th Dirk and I headed to Great Falls National Park, we hiked on a river trail that was about 5 miles long. It was so hot out that day, but so much fun. This is Dirk on a rock.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw-N4UvfvCZ04-0VYxCeF-EdFWUgvR74Xx-zS8aeS7fdX_Td3mZIhhpa7zIuArstQL70iS65vDcc2K4MqQGHOSyC-BXO9F4I0zAnTurrU0Dkk58HeA83AIi9Chnf3g1Ac4yFz6ENlT5Xn/s1600/2011-05-28+11.28.44.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw-N4UvfvCZ04-0VYxCeF-EdFWUgvR74Xx-zS8aeS7fdX_Td3mZIhhpa7zIuArstQL70iS65vDcc2K4MqQGHOSyC-BXO9F4I0zAnTurrU0Dkk58HeA83AIi9Chnf3g1Ac4yFz6ENlT5Xn/s400/2011-05-28+11.28.44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612685392235167746" border="0" /></a>This is the overlook when you where you can see the falls which is the Potomac River, across the river is Maryland.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyf4J-lqUpCKKOzJoJ5A8XMmk2SzHn-LKZF_O3-yACcnXkIFa_ZTdVhdkF34Sj1TqENeax_0XZ0aYAed1QmXoMb5zkWK7G9O6-QMxTdMq3Lte-R-E204uarhFc9f_lNkMmNnbTljVqaqp/s1600/IMAG2109.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyf4J-lqUpCKKOzJoJ5A8XMmk2SzHn-LKZF_O3-yACcnXkIFa_ZTdVhdkF34Sj1TqENeax_0XZ0aYAed1QmXoMb5zkWK7G9O6-QMxTdMq3Lte-R-E204uarhFc9f_lNkMmNnbTljVqaqp/s400/IMAG2109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612685399923899346" border="0" /></a>A better look at the falls!<br /><br />So that is what we have been up to so far in Virginia. We are coming home (back to Holland) this weekend for Josh's graduation. We are super excited to see our families. I promise to get better at updating so everyone can see what we are doing while we are in Virginia! :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNelaTGswqVY1UJIv9hs6ASVh3zoeU-cciwI2cSMpfC2jE8EPGi9evQh1Fx4dYqOfMhVTG-5eNrf1_-MSJ03RRhMMeAOhPWK6-voGjqJ3NQHO5zrFf2AFTuhazXduMvVE4sF_zDCV4G52/s1600/2011-05-22+12.15.44.jpg"><br /></a>Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-80379195787869757672010-11-17T21:21:00.005-05:002010-11-17T21:49:57.010-05:00Notre Dame VS. UtahDirk, Josh and I went to the Notre Dame VS. Utah game this past weekend and it was great! We all had so much fun even though it rained the first half of the game.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGiiTh5NVeC7eWmAQhFTkLNVY0zGN2JvlU1TKJzlEXdA0_jecWeQIj31sdPn0K7vqbA-fzh5dfDYBse31H_PkBzES5vte2MxQ94k0G6-qKObkOkVJGFZEVWzDuy_Ti1_6tgETW6J411r0/s1600/IMAG0953.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGiiTh5NVeC7eWmAQhFTkLNVY0zGN2JvlU1TKJzlEXdA0_jecWeQIj31sdPn0K7vqbA-fzh5dfDYBse31H_PkBzES5vte2MxQ94k0G6-qKObkOkVJGFZEVWzDuy_Ti1_6tgETW6J411r0/s400/IMAG0953.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540711198333256626" border="0" /></a>Dirk and I in front of Touchdown Jesus before the game!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXO72vH4XvzcqpVNWJfeWt01Va0LC9WYMfwfhaDlahlS0TlwyFt8rVqDp23StDmBzxQTuOeQOTmn4a7158iDfx4OUGJ_swXAnzcrYcw-xVTRVZOnujm-5B0tGwspZ8tQCLECXgV6Ekkcw/s1600/IMAG0960.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXO72vH4XvzcqpVNWJfeWt01Va0LC9WYMfwfhaDlahlS0TlwyFt8rVqDp23StDmBzxQTuOeQOTmn4a7158iDfx4OUGJ_swXAnzcrYcw-xVTRVZOnujm-5B0tGwspZ8tQCLECXgV6Ekkcw/s400/IMAG0960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540711207295526642" border="0" /></a>Josh enjoying his Steak sandwich. A student group on campus makes the best steak sandwiches and they sell them before the game, plus all the money goes to charity!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Q2nwdySkGNB5KQwLtDRC3UwzE9QS-BPgIomC6PIzEDx6ArwxXgh2phrZJtDX5dgZW7jI1N0d8aVOHA3zt7FbvkpRBg_sqDXZHSY8T4hMvErswE-hYeixl3lrgtQ96SJPD1hmbkS6YyTo/s1600/IMAG0959.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Q2nwdySkGNB5KQwLtDRC3UwzE9QS-BPgIomC6PIzEDx6ArwxXgh2phrZJtDX5dgZW7jI1N0d8aVOHA3zt7FbvkpRBg_sqDXZHSY8T4hMvErswE-hYeixl3lrgtQ96SJPD1hmbkS6YyTo/s400/IMAG0959.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540711212016756466" border="0" /></a>Dirk and his yummy steak sandwich!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5_NWQJ42iMtYIUb6emOkApdmjL2smu6DZsZrstY2jhleToXaeFBVdegXwo6XJ-tTfQcV7zI9jAXC89uebzefOzeTXlrFUadENtuUfX_RNoyFEa8zFP7lYFfJbAgHtnWs45n0Ib_rAJv4/s1600/IMAG0969.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5_NWQJ42iMtYIUb6emOkApdmjL2smu6DZsZrstY2jhleToXaeFBVdegXwo6XJ-tTfQcV7zI9jAXC89uebzefOzeTXlrFUadENtuUfX_RNoyFEa8zFP7lYFfJbAgHtnWs45n0Ib_rAJv4/s400/IMAG0969.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540711219743599506" border="0" /></a>Josh and Dirk in front of the Golden Dome. Don't they look like they are having fun! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93moZs114SQuvYcz-E0G-39PvALbQjmm68b_8xTb2sMxWVkEWA-4-BxTkJdFt4UDUoNk_rGCfub774qIh-fbnplmH_djOwfhnWV0AyYqonasrNSqwHh5zZJ5nS7oQ6mMjXsLUcJmjBHuN/s1600/IMAG0980.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93moZs114SQuvYcz-E0G-39PvALbQjmm68b_8xTb2sMxWVkEWA-4-BxTkJdFt4UDUoNk_rGCfub774qIh-fbnplmH_djOwfhnWV0AyYqonasrNSqwHh5zZJ5nS7oQ6mMjXsLUcJmjBHuN/s400/IMAG0980.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540713966442251698" border="0" /></a>Everyone having fun tailgating and having a good time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3xrLnLpMPBSSFhi95FuT5HRybeAgfCTWHM4ofxpB3-T8TFUgnwU5hwPQY6xsUjin442ZzfQeyUP5cuBUH7Q6xqbScRQfWXqHRh7IEn3EfW4Ge7I0hHWL4ckaxveuaBsmmKcBiCeHand-/s1600/IMAG0983.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga3xrLnLpMPBSSFhi95FuT5HRybeAgfCTWHM4ofxpB3-T8TFUgnwU5hwPQY6xsUjin442ZzfQeyUP5cuBUH7Q6xqbScRQfWXqHRh7IEn3EfW4Ge7I0hHWL4ckaxveuaBsmmKcBiCeHand-/s400/IMAG0983.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540711226378480434" border="0" /></a>A very empty stadium about an hour and a half before the game starts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScVkguWcgBKQVlH1gbWfZyFELZfDfg-zitxa7rICbd7ZAvf5HyNXY7UZ8Y02XnG-f8vlMnHGj04hYOcoZ-I5tvaQn0BzkFb9sOSUkuZZ0ha_YLCuMWnbV9yD3O1BTJz4ZAvx9JS8buNbR/s1600/IMAG0989.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScVkguWcgBKQVlH1gbWfZyFELZfDfg-zitxa7rICbd7ZAvf5HyNXY7UZ8Y02XnG-f8vlMnHGj04hYOcoZ-I5tvaQn0BzkFb9sOSUkuZZ0ha_YLCuMWnbV9yD3O1BTJz4ZAvx9JS8buNbR/s400/IMAG0989.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540713953002769282" border="0" /></a>Waiting for the team to run out! The band forming the ND.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi8c1AEnTlV7uUUkx37aE8iqSytvH7uGGT3KhUj3THfsqbFO-vIs3DFDV1rxKOjXEY1LEccIHkC_jbFtUfokDiik4SWFW7WI8APPPPPfb9kW6mRqw5FS3t0JpttvV1Jivd0QOfKgkq28F/s1600/IMAG0993.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi8c1AEnTlV7uUUkx37aE8iqSytvH7uGGT3KhUj3THfsqbFO-vIs3DFDV1rxKOjXEY1LEccIHkC_jbFtUfokDiik4SWFW7WI8APPPPPfb9kW6mRqw5FS3t0JpttvV1Jivd0QOfKgkq28F/s400/IMAG0993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540713954348619954" border="0" /></a>A bunch of Utah fans all dressed in there Red.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNPQrZnV61FNfBjUqTTbGVynR-CFQLx8iYZCvhgDb0DuKSC3hPZlLtT7z4VHCrhWb6EZmwz0rKRbgz53J-zrsQdwKFUPoVycltyssm0oZxytL5Agif0FQ7IsAqKKbQWkKBU03Mw66neAZ/s1600/IMAG1018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNPQrZnV61FNfBjUqTTbGVynR-CFQLx8iYZCvhgDb0DuKSC3hPZlLtT7z4VHCrhWb6EZmwz0rKRbgz53J-zrsQdwKFUPoVycltyssm0oZxytL5Agif0FQ7IsAqKKbQWkKBU03Mw66neAZ/s400/IMAG1018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540713971769998514" border="0" /></a>Touchdown Jesus at night!<br /><br />We had a great time at the game and Notre Dame beat Utah!!! 28 - 3! We cant wait to go to a game next year!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-21680802880371689282010-11-08T19:07:00.003-05:002010-11-08T19:17:33.281-05:00LOOK an update!Okay so its been over a month since my last update, so i guess i better update everyone with what is going on with our lives down here in Indiana.<br /><br />Um...<br /><br />Dirk has started his 2nd year of Grad School. He is doing great and is working on some really cool projects.<br /><br />I am working on my cupcake stuff and trying to get that up and running before Christmas. Also doing lots of cooking and baking.<br /><br />This weekend Josh is coming down to visit us and we are all headed to our first Notre Dame Football Game. Should be tons of fun! Pictures after this weekend(PROMISE!)<br /><br />I think that is all that is new down here in Indiana! Another update after the game!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBTfTsp6uMsQjfSBQiCKMpSCKCRx3zHVWdOMkqBSty48dimNAN2LI0GMKwfYV5FqfWOHgH2dRQlWILlRWyK_v8KeWu4ZlTVcVEOGW1_CWScWbxK1B7Z9GIjiCXe8aWYHvC3E0rR5_dfNR/s1600/IMAG0822.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBTfTsp6uMsQjfSBQiCKMpSCKCRx3zHVWdOMkqBSty48dimNAN2LI0GMKwfYV5FqfWOHgH2dRQlWILlRWyK_v8KeWu4ZlTVcVEOGW1_CWScWbxK1B7Z9GIjiCXe8aWYHvC3E0rR5_dfNR/s400/IMAG0822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537337150906906642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Dirk with one of his favorites paintings at Art Prize)<br /></span></div>Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-79412983139221698802010-09-18T14:23:00.002-04:002010-09-18T14:27:14.270-04:00Back to Michigan and IndianaWe've been home for some time now. Things have just been too busy to update. A better update will come later.Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-30723522276932513572010-08-02T11:57:00.005-04:002010-08-02T12:45:24.894-04:00Countdown<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">11 Days till we are back in Indiana! </span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><br /><br />17 Till Michigan!!!<br /><br />28 Days till Utah!!!<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><br /></span></span></span></span>Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-85231849589950557992010-07-22T13:15:00.006-04:002010-07-22T13:43:21.564-04:00July RandomnessYes i am finally updating!<br /><br />July has been a VERY busy month here in Maryland for Dirk and I. It started with me traveling back to Michigan because Dirk was supposed to be going on a business trip, well his dates for that trip got changed last minute but I still went home. After a week in Michigan i came home and we spent the 4th of July in Washington. It was amazing...and HOT!!!! The following weekend Dirk's Mom and Step Dad came to visit us and spent the weekend with us. That Sunday i went back to Michigan with them and Dirk finally went on his trip to New Mexico. We are both back in Maryland now and we are counting down the days till we get to go back home for good. 24 Days and we are heading home! I CANT WAIT!<br /><br />Here are some pictures of what we have been up to!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxkCaujXlgyJP6DN7cSX2Y6Kx872njIt2zd_XhhRLiE6ULvfyqIGerVBn4G2oIPIxxL1RnqpM5ZPcUVrWNAzHhyphenhyphennAhACS-LSqX3_Z3tZyXe4rSBaMKxqx0Q3n6LWg-kZRDbkZWxAfWzYj/s1600/IMAG0368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxkCaujXlgyJP6DN7cSX2Y6Kx872njIt2zd_XhhRLiE6ULvfyqIGerVBn4G2oIPIxxL1RnqpM5ZPcUVrWNAzHhyphenhyphennAhACS-LSqX3_Z3tZyXe4rSBaMKxqx0Q3n6LWg-kZRDbkZWxAfWzYj/s400/IMAG0368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496783390807419378" border="0" /></a>Paddington Bear was in the parade, he danced and waved.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93-McKitqK9vxL6Ey0XBrP96-t07M6EgW6S2uuZ9Z13Hud_AQwfoTrBWosmdwWcuWzFGK_377khK30kycV3SuTlvWlQpvmFAZexsdggYFs2yMkESg1_IjHjQxpHPnoWt-_nb95-bVqbes/s1600/IMAG0358.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93-McKitqK9vxL6Ey0XBrP96-t07M6EgW6S2uuZ9Z13Hud_AQwfoTrBWosmdwWcuWzFGK_377khK30kycV3SuTlvWlQpvmFAZexsdggYFs2yMkESg1_IjHjQxpHPnoWt-_nb95-bVqbes/s400/IMAG0358.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496783375979602882" border="0" /></a>Random people carrying giant stick flags<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZpho44A793z1aV_5QQl3lb1EQzfqLEXRftIMnb0hQMBc0J2F_fUJDhsr0pY5lKDqroa_r3NJlcl5OaDevWq_8jX_0_btNqBWElW2Wr-yH_Yrl2nETx8w_MJtrehvgzlm_yfzL_BMXbzt/s1600/IMAG0352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZpho44A793z1aV_5QQl3lb1EQzfqLEXRftIMnb0hQMBc0J2F_fUJDhsr0pY5lKDqroa_r3NJlcl5OaDevWq_8jX_0_btNqBWElW2Wr-yH_Yrl2nETx8w_MJtrehvgzlm_yfzL_BMXbzt/s400/IMAG0352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496783369722117858" border="0" /></a>Madeline was there too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5gNjLFO3Krxfc6eelYp5VmTg_7N6b6EwREeFw7UfzqdGeyGog7Zz_0j5GJjuC7kok7JH4E23h0B2aJPqbrQQ8xsEmF6nN_0ojLlGQd3lcGXX5HV87EOua-3xmngfB212MJ6_3WSUpC1j/s1600/IMAG0334.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5gNjLFO3Krxfc6eelYp5VmTg_7N6b6EwREeFw7UfzqdGeyGog7Zz_0j5GJjuC7kok7JH4E23h0B2aJPqbrQQ8xsEmF6nN_0ojLlGQd3lcGXX5HV87EOua-3xmngfB212MJ6_3WSUpC1j/s400/IMAG0334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496783363871834866" border="0" /></a>This is where we were to watch the parade...more people just kept coming, it was hot and busy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2Y7Zjx3ndZjI4A4lVXZj12pAySBamA-zaRas-fpkDatphv1QPODcH6kAIS2ZxGkQhkb8ghKyT_aOwTzitbdvify0qc5aWkg_z94zbvPTDcnkCSN3qfttBZJym14pfqoOjc37sVbUBX_w/s1600/IMAG0406.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2Y7Zjx3ndZjI4A4lVXZj12pAySBamA-zaRas-fpkDatphv1QPODcH6kAIS2ZxGkQhkb8ghKyT_aOwTzitbdvify0qc5aWkg_z94zbvPTDcnkCSN3qfttBZJym14pfqoOjc37sVbUBX_w/s400/IMAG0406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496784890450089826" border="0" /></a>The Washington Monument before sundown.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86cmmjaoxOXwpTuDZzTWxFLSiySungvbPy_9x7EOjWfaSWQ5j35Xv0XY6oJ7f2P6BR5mXe_63cpsU6mcr9STnlBLsu4IY3KjjDqNBpsuGzFVw2-SMLJcPwetloymblghbAvmeRn8LoxDW/s1600/IMAG0448.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86cmmjaoxOXwpTuDZzTWxFLSiySungvbPy_9x7EOjWfaSWQ5j35Xv0XY6oJ7f2P6BR5mXe_63cpsU6mcr9STnlBLsu4IY3KjjDqNBpsuGzFVw2-SMLJcPwetloymblghbAvmeRn8LoxDW/s400/IMAG0448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496784877918316018" border="0" /></a>This was our view for the fireworks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93nGyyG1u4SB_GUOFnk2Cmtip3XhNMbe961OJZTuNN2Rt4v9E7LZQqF3DwBoRcq5PMzSrWYcGlXAbqdRDh60bNJeRzf9hiVDnafpvFe62iL8MiwWJOWtl1c60RIZ-xJRdqes8sVQQG08D/s1600/IMAG0431.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93nGyyG1u4SB_GUOFnk2Cmtip3XhNMbe961OJZTuNN2Rt4v9E7LZQqF3DwBoRcq5PMzSrWYcGlXAbqdRDh60bNJeRzf9hiVDnafpvFe62iL8MiwWJOWtl1c60RIZ-xJRdqes8sVQQG08D/s400/IMAG0431.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496784869397190194" border="0" /></a>We sat in the same spot for hours on a 100 degree day so we could see the fireworks and that tree was in the way for half of them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuW0hg76MPuWMkNcTWUMdxLIkdyb0DuayZ-p28kdPjxXFbbNvd2uTbqFcd9gTfe-IXuolK_pigBZCZmnAOdCfStFz87dov2oC3mPebjuCysXX6JsYQ_BR-ZQjGb5pzlxP_moqIWcsCfdbq/s1600/IMAG0465.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuW0hg76MPuWMkNcTWUMdxLIkdyb0DuayZ-p28kdPjxXFbbNvd2uTbqFcd9gTfe-IXuolK_pigBZCZmnAOdCfStFz87dov2oC3mPebjuCysXX6JsYQ_BR-ZQjGb5pzlxP_moqIWcsCfdbq/s400/IMAG0465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496784887817135554" border="0" /></a>Dirks mom and Step Dad came and we went out and had a traditional Maryland crab dinner!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rvwg6XvTbEQNvYRzORxr6Od5Rnd4u6wJQsyi74T7Sqb4z4Cd9rjNiw1PC6mfcJuipDpbCdCfHrZ061tZLLQvIdx6SGqnXrKoTu3jdAZyszXseGY9vpMWutPYjlGhT_zyvSGLVOAvSGTJ/s1600/IMAG0479.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rvwg6XvTbEQNvYRzORxr6Od5Rnd4u6wJQsyi74T7Sqb4z4Cd9rjNiw1PC6mfcJuipDpbCdCfHrZ061tZLLQvIdx6SGqnXrKoTu3jdAZyszXseGY9vpMWutPYjlGhT_zyvSGLVOAvSGTJ/s400/IMAG0479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496784896752451282" border="0" /></a>The following day we took them to see all the sites of Washington.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbVDBe7yTKgFZYzdPnAuUKDfiNTQqaz1F5Ag_8I9t_k-8EQUA-KayhvGYb55JwmVIf93VYSJEK1j4izybiK5_RXwWP80C4415dxsn0Txza8leaipXFVerlzYrQDTwdPoxfaD0oCdijiI4/s1600/IMAG0483.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbVDBe7yTKgFZYzdPnAuUKDfiNTQqaz1F5Ag_8I9t_k-8EQUA-KayhvGYb55JwmVIf93VYSJEK1j4izybiK5_RXwWP80C4415dxsn0Txza8leaipXFVerlzYrQDTwdPoxfaD0oCdijiI4/s400/IMAG0483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496786338754783714" border="0" /></a>In front of the Lincoln Memorial...it was busy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholWxksZjGSfOL9GZbd2hWuf78wroEUg5tBL6TiTaBes_ICh3mKvhJftdjens6o9pPQgBLUs00QU6Ao4Ux-YZIOfrCWzOF6daO_7ab7R0I624ZHVDfKRE3oc8jVxXTonGexykCOXO9HVKt/s1600/IMAG0481.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholWxksZjGSfOL9GZbd2hWuf78wroEUg5tBL6TiTaBes_ICh3mKvhJftdjens6o9pPQgBLUs00QU6Ao4Ux-YZIOfrCWzOF6daO_7ab7R0I624ZHVDfKRE3oc8jVxXTonGexykCOXO9HVKt/s400/IMAG0481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496786333819759538" border="0" /></a>Us with the reflecting pool and the Washington monument in the background. The reflecting pool smells REALLY bad!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHnYe6wf8Af9AzYDjBykOEtMdDLDPWAICbWjoB4MH9e38ioDm6if_3CEf-bfPsst3DkqzvSTA-dGrPcUOgzzxGdLL_IGhovWp0dB5nao9Tf2pBOG9R9UWjXUqfJfguXf8tEsxrGl5Yd68/s1600/IMAG0500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHnYe6wf8Af9AzYDjBykOEtMdDLDPWAICbWjoB4MH9e38ioDm6if_3CEf-bfPsst3DkqzvSTA-dGrPcUOgzzxGdLL_IGhovWp0dB5nao9Tf2pBOG9R9UWjXUqfJfguXf8tEsxrGl5Yd68/s400/IMAG0500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496786352614703602" border="0" /></a>Those crabs are my brothers birthday present, we got him a dozen! I brought them back to Michigan with me the second time i went.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxCSsfhyphenhyphenhyphenhyphencYFrIrOPnkoAy5BVBR9sVhwIy5TZVoTUzCHJV2IS0D19zA-4zSIc0d8J0eVz-RDm2m1guhttq1lOyorarCaYXi0iQJ8nhIn7MneVG7r1jegIH1G_Pl97bEbxZy1OqbDbwC0/s1600/IMAG0498.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxCSsfhyphenhyphenhyphenhyphencYFrIrOPnkoAy5BVBR9sVhwIy5TZVoTUzCHJV2IS0D19zA-4zSIc0d8J0eVz-RDm2m1guhttq1lOyorarCaYXi0iQJ8nhIn7MneVG7r1jegIH1G_Pl97bEbxZy1OqbDbwC0/s400/IMAG0498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496786346053679954" border="0" /></a>Me with one of the crabs..Dont worry they are pre cooked and dead! :)<br /><br />So that has been out July! We have 3 weekends left here and still so much to see and do. Next up, The Spy Museum, The Holocaust Museum, Georgetown, and Baltimore one last time.Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-55637984469298197612010-06-07T17:30:00.004-04:002010-06-07T17:49:46.813-04:00Baltimore Aquarium!Yesterday Dirk and i decided to Head to Baltimore to go to the Aquarium. They had a new exhibit that i really wanted to see all about Jelly Fish!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VeYX3zttccRWCNlZJA_W3JPrV4fmXM2IXL9Vd3P59QapB1QmhuqTf084tk2esMngpxJ5tMZ_Phh_QrIhT45jgWKi9ok6WULdqQPp-moXH0xofs3dfLNvjsvjdHmEuZ6D-TZS-LAdsdrE/s1600/IMAG0101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VeYX3zttccRWCNlZJA_W3JPrV4fmXM2IXL9Vd3P59QapB1QmhuqTf084tk2esMngpxJ5tMZ_Phh_QrIhT45jgWKi9ok6WULdqQPp-moXH0xofs3dfLNvjsvjdHmEuZ6D-TZS-LAdsdrE/s400/IMAG0101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480148360977229122" border="0" /></a>Just a couple pictures of the fun Jellyfish! They were so fun to watch!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaHdnPzMIbwR8z9hCDs09yxvJhtPZl4zRNUk3FOkEC-_9jfnHrjeLlApSqejETVZtdl7mg7h1hCdatK9n5vUUnn2Ta95_GSn6o3jC376mFm7agwqBvggSpGlNR0znRR4YuSsIJIcfJbaD/s1600/IMAG0091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaHdnPzMIbwR8z9hCDs09yxvJhtPZl4zRNUk3FOkEC-_9jfnHrjeLlApSqejETVZtdl7mg7h1hCdatK9n5vUUnn2Ta95_GSn6o3jC376mFm7agwqBvggSpGlNR0znRR4YuSsIJIcfJbaD/s400/IMAG0091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480148356944553890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmknG57DT2DA64DWpwtPSkMDxXJuHl244HheH7tpVMTCAU2V4OPyj1q8KRdg5a2mNApwBjUbkjPcFvSmT-Y_EMGYgGKCCG4Yvl7uHSEqiqyhTYilnRFOsKfR7pcgjRUx8XeWzbiUmrZsS/s1600/IMAG0087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmknG57DT2DA64DWpwtPSkMDxXJuHl244HheH7tpVMTCAU2V4OPyj1q8KRdg5a2mNApwBjUbkjPcFvSmT-Y_EMGYgGKCCG4Yvl7uHSEqiqyhTYilnRFOsKfR7pcgjRUx8XeWzbiUmrZsS/s400/IMAG0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480148301406781490" border="0" /></a>Dirk in his 3-D glasses<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQKJ51qgBEMb0RLquNZFaAUHLjZMpmNrGk5gwx3dr-fobjrRjBHJHy6nFk2gDO-Z2NHf4Tw5XXpPdX8MDd5SYdnP3AUdXU1xYnUEeCRKWJOsdvWanoWG2Kp3b5LMHklGjJ2gn1pVD4Osy/s1600/IMAG0086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQKJ51qgBEMb0RLquNZFaAUHLjZMpmNrGk5gwx3dr-fobjrRjBHJHy6nFk2gDO-Z2NHf4Tw5XXpPdX8MDd5SYdnP3AUdXU1xYnUEeCRKWJOsdvWanoWG2Kp3b5LMHklGjJ2gn1pVD4Osy/s400/IMAG0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480148295996191314" border="0" /></a>Me in my 3-D glasses. We went and saw a 4-D movie. It was planet earth pole to pole. It snowed in the theater, and we got sprayed with bubbles and poked in the back by our chairs. There were also bubbles and lots of wind!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY2m1klAcifg3xvIbpLjwNVF0kvifbD42zd6dGACRWdcYZXVWbI9ylsOhqUWTocPJ0_OhXPD2KpBGJwk-ZoYZz70wrfV-ebkVGITRL09jK3lbLYo0hAjW5_bdaW1iV-n2vfYWmpC0JXwb/s1600/DSCF6879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY2m1klAcifg3xvIbpLjwNVF0kvifbD42zd6dGACRWdcYZXVWbI9ylsOhqUWTocPJ0_OhXPD2KpBGJwk-ZoYZz70wrfV-ebkVGITRL09jK3lbLYo0hAjW5_bdaW1iV-n2vfYWmpC0JXwb/s400/DSCF6879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480148289664598194" border="0" /></a>This was the octopus that was playing in one of the tanks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WkMbf_9kNIJ-U6otUqDfxeS1pQiY59ADN7Idkm7Ci0JNCPCDfmhBG_oXqNUdG2lmnQZlfuOQ5FYbQNV4KqyPlq5l2inITIFEXdPyPJ3kOnnE-IGNi2UD57_qloYyiB6TpMvXWNvrUYL3/s1600/IMAG0152.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WkMbf_9kNIJ-U6otUqDfxeS1pQiY59ADN7Idkm7Ci0JNCPCDfmhBG_oXqNUdG2lmnQZlfuOQ5FYbQNV4KqyPlq5l2inITIFEXdPyPJ3kOnnE-IGNi2UD57_qloYyiB6TpMvXWNvrUYL3/s400/IMAG0152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150090562034450" border="0" /></a>The guy with the stick would wave it above the water of the tank and the fish would spit water at it because they think it is a bug and that is how they catch there food. They were called Archer Fish i think. If you youtube them you can find a video of them spitting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQt7KN1w2cFk8CK9mwr72uj-xaHDRDafb5vYIyWur61ayxq6O4exCYp73ThhRosp1ugaTWTfh7NKzCJr5ti9IL164PGcTRyyG1R_YU8VGkoaMNPoKTrCKzs2i8zyvIKGCDRNz2EFWFkLH/s1600/DSCF6891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQt7KN1w2cFk8CK9mwr72uj-xaHDRDafb5vYIyWur61ayxq6O4exCYp73ThhRosp1ugaTWTfh7NKzCJr5ti9IL164PGcTRyyG1R_YU8VGkoaMNPoKTrCKzs2i8zyvIKGCDRNz2EFWFkLH/s400/DSCF6891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150106575283090" border="0" /></a>This was at the dolphin show, obviously its a dolphin...LOL! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFinqo0lAJdp-MiH9M-zbFYVpDgQxMTr1WFaY65ie_HxFTvBHdKuDopUNSA18CXBXUzxOmi4zynjne71cnb-hlhDXLBrqjpDMV7BFLX7cxvt1lYmb3MlcHfSVks2yvWierWniBhfZRQdQy/s1600/IMAG0173.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFinqo0lAJdp-MiH9M-zbFYVpDgQxMTr1WFaY65ie_HxFTvBHdKuDopUNSA18CXBXUzxOmi4zynjne71cnb-hlhDXLBrqjpDMV7BFLX7cxvt1lYmb3MlcHfSVks2yvWierWniBhfZRQdQy/s400/IMAG0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150097036033522" border="0" /></a>Me sitting in a fun concrete chair at the harbor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AWDkep3OgyylcqEgZVE_bqYX4AllktObHf0uR8sljL5FRFFceqTueGU2rMN-X9LE1yB9n7Wn3QGs48jU5RAWuDM9fa0gVRrmVS37y8GuDDr_IeYanuRXOsbQG_kJ8yoz-BMVZAo3rKie/s1600/DSCF6897.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AWDkep3OgyylcqEgZVE_bqYX4AllktObHf0uR8sljL5FRFFceqTueGU2rMN-X9LE1yB9n7Wn3QGs48jU5RAWuDM9fa0gVRrmVS37y8GuDDr_IeYanuRXOsbQG_kJ8yoz-BMVZAo3rKie/s400/DSCF6897.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480150113981888354" border="0" /></a>This is a pirate ship that we saw in the harbor. It has cannons that shoot water and other fun things. We didn't go on it but if you want to ride they dress you up like pirates and they take you all along the harbor and you get to shoot the water cannons at anyone who comes to close :) Sounds like a good time to me!<br /><br />Dirk and I have had lots of fun at the Aquarium and are planning at least one more trip back to Baltimore to go to a couple cupcake shops (of course) and to maybe take a speedboat ride around the harbor. Next weekend ...Washington D.C.!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-63492290162642178612010-05-26T12:23:00.005-04:002010-05-26T13:06:29.992-04:00Maryland and other randomnessSo we have arrived in Maryland! (Okay we arrived a week ago and i am just really behind in posting!)<br /><br />We had a busy couple of weeks leading up to leaving for Maryland. Dirk had his finals for his first year of Grad school and Did great!!! His core classes to get into the program are done and now he moves on to the harder classes and more research to figure out his Thesis!<br /><br />The week before we left i was in the Hospital for five days with pancreatitis and Gall Bladder issues. All is good now though and they removed my Gall Bladder! Thank you to all my family and Dirks family who came to visit and sent flowers and cards. I appreciate you thinking about me.<br /><br />We left for Maryland Last week Tuesday and arrived here last week Wednesday. Maryland is okay...I miss home A LOT though!<br /><br />Dirk started his first day of work this past Monday and so far he is loving it! We are planning some fun things while we are here and planning on visiting a lot of fun places! This weekend we are headed to Baltimore to check out some Farmers Markets and the Aquarium and Charm City Cakes! Im super excited for that!<br /><br />I leave you with pictures of our new place that we are staying.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3t5pgPh3hE4R8uRUvcxUt3F5sBTtQuQASBhI8CGOp4WWQJ5AmEUCUdnro9naUciocAjHWfXojLzZkckTJotqZWj1d0i9JTr3I4yxcEDA1wU25vugAJYbrWt7JZtRowDvN2_6K7ALmwd6a/s1600/DSCF6819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3t5pgPh3hE4R8uRUvcxUt3F5sBTtQuQASBhI8CGOp4WWQJ5AmEUCUdnro9naUciocAjHWfXojLzZkckTJotqZWj1d0i9JTr3I4yxcEDA1wU25vugAJYbrWt7JZtRowDvN2_6K7ALmwd6a/s400/DSCF6819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475624027409689586" border="0" /></a>This is our living room, nothing to exciting, but it works<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8y5u6JDgvN_8fE14MR-vildyVlsBeoaXlu-Tb4DbNdzPfCjPfKj3lebo2cgh5sVgNuVFWUvlhBIDV7ZbT9k4stjqpvHC-Rh6yECDSPiMEohvQMaHE_6p_DefCsM0D3ND0G6WlNpBizMfO/s1600/DSCF6818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8y5u6JDgvN_8fE14MR-vildyVlsBeoaXlu-Tb4DbNdzPfCjPfKj3lebo2cgh5sVgNuVFWUvlhBIDV7ZbT9k4stjqpvHC-Rh6yECDSPiMEohvQMaHE_6p_DefCsM0D3ND0G6WlNpBizMfO/s400/DSCF6818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475624015587770290" border="0" /></a>This is our kitchen/dining room. No dishwasher!!!! Scary! Good thing Dirk is so good at doing dishes, LOL!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8N1f-gZEoZcp09TATaSLvx7z_z5i_-_dNQAMSIHNmYMtcO5wV9cbLPp6XLbFWH7T7LQApVH5gxlz7pLAjQziKgf_NfKIdZFmUn62ZTWy4eCx7YPWC-jTMzBpDCf5cKHGlBtMNSZD2LK1/s1600/DSCF6822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8N1f-gZEoZcp09TATaSLvx7z_z5i_-_dNQAMSIHNmYMtcO5wV9cbLPp6XLbFWH7T7LQApVH5gxlz7pLAjQziKgf_NfKIdZFmUn62ZTWy4eCx7YPWC-jTMzBpDCf5cKHGlBtMNSZD2LK1/s400/DSCF6822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475625071654996450" border="0" /></a>This is our bedroom..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheb3KEdAR20F8f7HhAbCsacEtQVo9ddFgqJ5_pgEjNT577ChV5knyyTPlZqDziS3b60RaG3DXit8rXcxkRUU_TLAye3yeR6uiZpVHYFDm6P6_euhfI6eJKqKUP9RyAAbw1I98j5EBoKE4I/s1600/DSCF6821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheb3KEdAR20F8f7HhAbCsacEtQVo9ddFgqJ5_pgEjNT577ChV5knyyTPlZqDziS3b60RaG3DXit8rXcxkRUU_TLAye3yeR6uiZpVHYFDm6P6_euhfI6eJKqKUP9RyAAbw1I98j5EBoKE4I/s400/DSCF6821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475625059842958978" border="0" /></a>This is the other half of it ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUdOLM_IvnPsV0QkAxJFRYZdMW_1C6GA7h-CRNTQQZI8884NReVw5xx4PNJ7SmnkRtolB91RvK_3YFmqVIWPSWW3jT-RY5RzwTOuJnP-r39ZwWtJSQlSbvetDWpTpvECZIOcvw_86JNwi/s1600/DSCF6823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUdOLM_IvnPsV0QkAxJFRYZdMW_1C6GA7h-CRNTQQZI8884NReVw5xx4PNJ7SmnkRtolB91RvK_3YFmqVIWPSWW3jT-RY5RzwTOuJnP-r39ZwWtJSQlSbvetDWpTpvECZIOcvw_86JNwi/s400/DSCF6823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475625505763318530" border="0" /></a>This is the hallway in our bedroom that leads to the closet and the bathroom is to the right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD9WdWCAVNYGFra5tnhVSOTZK6BRTFAPYf4waS59xFNEYEy1wI5Qzl1QQZf89Lio9GYpuNBsN0FWDY5LDRqe3DJxCAMhl2QzcGudvC3i3hKsqem_MlyV1PN-sOngIKgDItuc9SEad9X7Q/s1600/DSCF6815.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD9WdWCAVNYGFra5tnhVSOTZK6BRTFAPYf4waS59xFNEYEy1wI5Qzl1QQZf89Lio9GYpuNBsN0FWDY5LDRqe3DJxCAMhl2QzcGudvC3i3hKsqem_MlyV1PN-sOngIKgDItuc9SEad9X7Q/s400/DSCF6815.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475625509665305090" border="0" /></a>This is just a fun picture taken at the Saturday Parade. It was super cold but we had fun! Under Dirks blanket he is in shorts and flip flops, i wore a skirt and flip flops and ended up running across the street to a bike shop and buying a $10 pair of socks because i was so cold!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-81962108875270175152010-04-17T02:55:00.004-04:002010-04-17T03:10:26.530-04:00Grandpa!I will never forget all the great times we shared! You will be missed! Love you always Grandpa!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3ciyeucSYvKp_BKRvLxJiE56UXa9c06D9GxFBKkPlC3YvoHILyPuNHViwMGd-uuv6qG0-R9klp6TOzcY31iEn5hEHzXvgRZ7nrMP5_ZSXR1VlJL9geLX6wCvmUZWMUCSf0BNXVuD_o7R/s1600/IMG_2027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3ciyeucSYvKp_BKRvLxJiE56UXa9c06D9GxFBKkPlC3YvoHILyPuNHViwMGd-uuv6qG0-R9klp6TOzcY31iEn5hEHzXvgRZ7nrMP5_ZSXR1VlJL9geLX6wCvmUZWMUCSf0BNXVuD_o7R/s400/IMG_2027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460997127135928194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJTaL26lf9knUF9Bxe5G7pvm2f29v0Cm_z74hZESsqKyDxDvcvJFpTx9WyrVB9XLV2xq4k88m3DvrNYzQPUxO-gmjORTZS04GGOhX6Ub_WpmZ45MiUoZk0B2_QlUrZIlD0bH_Oh52OeKe/s1600/IMG_0590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJTaL26lf9knUF9Bxe5G7pvm2f29v0Cm_z74hZESsqKyDxDvcvJFpTx9WyrVB9XLV2xq4k88m3DvrNYzQPUxO-gmjORTZS04GGOhX6Ub_WpmZ45MiUoZk0B2_QlUrZIlD0bH_Oh52OeKe/s400/IMG_0590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460997134771787442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJS9WqsBCqBsQJK8-0yEcqADQCMX3IZGt0X_qIkybIdBRpNaxrvGqMGt-sWMzObMm_VFeCdx0klKKZ-lIcD8toHhNtH6cK3_YQkoAFQfh6WgdFvnpBixGNqsoJle5v3PTnN0vUut2yRpp/s1600/DSCN1926_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJS9WqsBCqBsQJK8-0yEcqADQCMX3IZGt0X_qIkybIdBRpNaxrvGqMGt-sWMzObMm_VFeCdx0klKKZ-lIcD8toHhNtH6cK3_YQkoAFQfh6WgdFvnpBixGNqsoJle5v3PTnN0vUut2yRpp/s400/DSCN1926_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461000018710082754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhel-WIq7r_7TPHDlA6z2AYCRfc5816dzHjnB5W3YpHhgxKCVUvNSW66AaWmoYck5QEAW21C4oMIvi271kC-8aCku-IqaUHFI17NGVDkEMqPTi4ph7mkEt-r5mNlOU33uCj22w7nbKzdoSW/s1600/IMG_0699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhel-WIq7r_7TPHDlA6z2AYCRfc5816dzHjnB5W3YpHhgxKCVUvNSW66AaWmoYck5QEAW21C4oMIvi271kC-8aCku-IqaUHFI17NGVDkEMqPTi4ph7mkEt-r5mNlOU33uCj22w7nbKzdoSW/s400/IMG_0699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461000010916658114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLizL290za9FtpXFWjQL13Y0HhHKNL9SaV7-WxqONgFFH528r5VcUSZiPAxTvqq1VTFA3PSfdO06jxWrIxFTLe8uOM4b8ixYWqMPjArb34SStsnetNSEOole_XQEuNbrm6tulVgcxF_eN/s1600/IMG_3000_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLizL290za9FtpXFWjQL13Y0HhHKNL9SaV7-WxqONgFFH528r5VcUSZiPAxTvqq1VTFA3PSfdO06jxWrIxFTLe8uOM4b8ixYWqMPjArb34SStsnetNSEOole_XQEuNbrm6tulVgcxF_eN/s400/IMG_3000_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461000028399934562" border="0" /></a>Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-84045178322351922692010-04-13T10:40:00.005-04:002010-04-13T10:52:49.838-04:00Maryland!It's official, Dirk and I are headed to Maryland for the summer!<br /><br />Dirk got the internship that he applied for and so our next 2 summers are going to be spent in Maryland.<br /><br />We found a place in someones finished basement and it's really nice. We are excited to experience this new opportunity and to experience everything that Maryland and Washington D.C. have to offer!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-43079885153220641442010-04-04T20:21:00.002-04:002010-04-04T20:26:41.421-04:00Kenzee's First Music Video!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxT7jA6wQfajKVX494OrGjZ5yzz6TV8p-ysQzgbMsR3gUO7zVrNLSOVYYLq7DtqMpDTBOjsD6fECO-XlzNyHA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-7342031255718629292010-03-09T17:39:00.004-05:002010-03-09T18:09:23.541-05:00Our Ultimate Sack!This weekend Dirk and i decided to spend some of our tax money on some fun things for the apartment and for ourselves!<br /><br />The first thing we bought was a Wii Fit! We love it, its so much fun!<br /><br />The second thing we bought was an ultimate sack. It's like a giant bean bag but its made out of foam and its sooo comfy!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRlgMtOuvGF-q-v8aF5GnovTRGm57mtqLZURoE5vwPxL2QI3Tx33TX5gXBSM6Tlw_sMwM-eMI5aVqJWMlbw8Ka791BvmILlqCYwlFxINHWPkvCeue1iXj45cs-aXycwW6yYpJgB-fmIeh/s1600-h/DSCF6439.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRlgMtOuvGF-q-v8aF5GnovTRGm57mtqLZURoE5vwPxL2QI3Tx33TX5gXBSM6Tlw_sMwM-eMI5aVqJWMlbw8Ka791BvmILlqCYwlFxINHWPkvCeue1iXj45cs-aXycwW6yYpJgB-fmIeh/s400/DSCF6439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446774493329507506" border="0" /></a>This is basically how it came in the mail except in a cardboard box.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dCVN-s8wi9CQRDLhnX3bkxMyATp-A3I3O1MchWWP76nAnfohqXu7B7g-kPmwX0LiqWk8UhJxuTbVWnvml9hRPlAc74Kvl9wOkJoF_wnyGAK8ZgHeFHZc-1G5zFq5YHTk38QVCon40uMM/s1600-h/DSCF6443.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dCVN-s8wi9CQRDLhnX3bkxMyATp-A3I3O1MchWWP76nAnfohqXu7B7g-kPmwX0LiqWk8UhJxuTbVWnvml9hRPlAc74Kvl9wOkJoF_wnyGAK8ZgHeFHZc-1G5zFq5YHTk38QVCon40uMM/s400/DSCF6443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446773026874972178" border="0" /></a>Unzipping the canvas bag to get to the other canvas bag thats hold the foam.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVrfmnsp60SZ06yhkZwBjCNwaxcCv3Mkth-cDmajeh8Oa076j4tnnGr2Ho2GRjXG7fU0mYftpsXcJMb66xoLQp0GUHejCbq-ykeqYlXaJC7O2dpFpU-0jfGu89LcNc_RHEeTevjKo4ntG/s1600-h/DSCF6445.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFVrfmnsp60SZ06yhkZwBjCNwaxcCv3Mkth-cDmajeh8Oa076j4tnnGr2Ho2GRjXG7fU0mYftpsXcJMb66xoLQp0GUHejCbq-ykeqYlXaJC7O2dpFpU-0jfGu89LcNc_RHEeTevjKo4ntG/s400/DSCF6445.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446773015038978146" border="0" /></a>Starting to break apart the foam.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjJk-rU4LIMv3LpgMD2bSZDmh17Y6V-iptlWHxQRDMcN4UsXwuS5bUmaf1dX35TwdqJ4P85Ep6Vx_xM_dj3duS5dVZzzcOvQOYeGCYMxPprZyspbk_OcPNLAlXQXrFXac4HiCL2suO0E4/s1600-h/DSCF6446.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjJk-rU4LIMv3LpgMD2bSZDmh17Y6V-iptlWHxQRDMcN4UsXwuS5bUmaf1dX35TwdqJ4P85Ep6Vx_xM_dj3duS5dVZzzcOvQOYeGCYMxPprZyspbk_OcPNLAlXQXrFXac4HiCL2suO0E4/s400/DSCF6446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446773002857122978" border="0" /></a>Dirk breaking it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlUs5P0MwrnbsEyZ4m7dkqbiLGuNgcxx_kJhNHTDFQJZLknaE3i7TLhs8o5lqPGadCbNvAXY5ydFP5S-3-6-Sykrz3ESvC0gFL2vrYc1rLSm9FEwaplu_MEkOt_F8EC7cRAAYaPbyze1U/s1600-h/DSCF6449.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlUs5P0MwrnbsEyZ4m7dkqbiLGuNgcxx_kJhNHTDFQJZLknaE3i7TLhs8o5lqPGadCbNvAXY5ydFP5S-3-6-Sykrz3ESvC0gFL2vrYc1rLSm9FEwaplu_MEkOt_F8EC7cRAAYaPbyze1U/s400/DSCF6449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446772996403306770" border="0" /></a>The finished product! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECbl7o3QJH3Bjcn51Oz1oU4DGcW9meu1_I8oQ8E3KKXd_m-llpZuqWtbnYLjwL-5GlrVIao7f9ixuUgNzzaslgfdbp7p3WTvrEBjHx8XsS0U5X9IRkzD7uzVCY4y7xV10pbChUJm60v0X/s1600-h/DSCF6451.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECbl7o3QJH3Bjcn51Oz1oU4DGcW9meu1_I8oQ8E3KKXd_m-llpZuqWtbnYLjwL-5GlrVIao7f9ixuUgNzzaslgfdbp7p3WTvrEBjHx8XsS0U5X9IRkzD7uzVCY4y7xV10pbChUJm60v0X/s400/DSCF6451.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446772990565290354" border="0" /></a>SO COMFY! My new favorite spot!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-78088097482451066102010-02-21T19:56:00.004-05:002010-02-21T20:29:58.967-05:00Fun @ the Beach!Today Dirk and I and the family all decided that it would be fun to show Mackenzee and Logan how different the beach looks in the winter. We went sledding on the big icebergs and did lots of climbing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63-dciRa2rod8HAD8ZAI617rljFXU5s-M0_sbyYnqjKHk7ys4OHn443X_Zug0sGbf_ESGc86hLoKbSxpjFWAxBuWHg3jS-b6jpBSmddTwevICjlab1G1zyQsSGpTZIPntU7jApHdI_PJX/s1600-h/DSCN2707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj63-dciRa2rod8HAD8ZAI617rljFXU5s-M0_sbyYnqjKHk7ys4OHn443X_Zug0sGbf_ESGc86hLoKbSxpjFWAxBuWHg3jS-b6jpBSmddTwevICjlab1G1zyQsSGpTZIPntU7jApHdI_PJX/s400/DSCN2707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440871963658695714" border="0" /></a>Sledding down one of the Icebergs on the Lake at the State Park<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxkKd4uCJVxXqVyayN3KQVM1ogzHnjDslxMfyhE1ojFjNuouEKIvWWueo8ZvIjYx8w0AoBd5DTjZBFNEh0IXnS-fNegaSxmR4VGTYS1Yap5Hi8Xf-p7Y3x-WkI3-LjtQGH40ylJmIXAJY/s1600-h/DSCN2747.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxkKd4uCJVxXqVyayN3KQVM1ogzHnjDslxMfyhE1ojFjNuouEKIvWWueo8ZvIjYx8w0AoBd5DTjZBFNEh0IXnS-fNegaSxmR4VGTYS1Yap5Hi8Xf-p7Y3x-WkI3-LjtQGH40ylJmIXAJY/s400/DSCN2747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440871988303269314" border="0" /></a>Swinging on the swings<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68BAKAiV0j-jdZPT7HAcGUiCaWY_Y7BoM51DPWlcqIbUTLOzNUkXJQbl7N46joLcx4wI_joZDfoRag2DTBajgXzPqxCmkwmNPt2zF5ASHmfdlZhwpaNtMfKUO-tg7UAUQQBGTB_OxZYFm/s1600-h/DSCN2745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68BAKAiV0j-jdZPT7HAcGUiCaWY_Y7BoM51DPWlcqIbUTLOzNUkXJQbl7N46joLcx4wI_joZDfoRag2DTBajgXzPqxCmkwmNPt2zF5ASHmfdlZhwpaNtMfKUO-tg7UAUQQBGTB_OxZYFm/s400/DSCN2745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440871987299071666" border="0" /></a>Kenzee learning how to pump!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEily9nqMftg-Oc4DZI5VqBK5NSRhYXWzLRk6Yj3QrqpWprAJGCkHwN1dCIimyEy-dOgJo1yVgVsePfQGmdGbg2Ea6gsJgNKyQLTyr2a5EnbCdtUNdUdbhEapcS-R5SuSRBtU2TP9hV8uHQ-/s1600-h/DSCN2724.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEily9nqMftg-Oc4DZI5VqBK5NSRhYXWzLRk6Yj3QrqpWprAJGCkHwN1dCIimyEy-dOgJo1yVgVsePfQGmdGbg2Ea6gsJgNKyQLTyr2a5EnbCdtUNdUdbhEapcS-R5SuSRBtU2TP9hV8uHQ-/s400/DSCN2724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440871975965224738" border="0" /></a>Fun at the beach!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDLkOXTrGj7G7mdqx2Mtab87ixc0bUp1oOB9KOSd6RspEzkHgWOCqUqTHbJl7qvRWYclutkjLUD2H4UpVe11yfuUYiwzkAeSuTK_oMXqQYct10JAwkqj4mnG4njDSiHxk_tYV2JiWjTKN/s1600-h/DSCN2711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDLkOXTrGj7G7mdqx2Mtab87ixc0bUp1oOB9KOSd6RspEzkHgWOCqUqTHbJl7qvRWYclutkjLUD2H4UpVe11yfuUYiwzkAeSuTK_oMXqQYct10JAwkqj4mnG4njDSiHxk_tYV2JiWjTKN/s400/DSCN2711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440871972176347714" border="0" /></a>Logan going down the hill.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y6OKo2iYirQZsudGpWWpHIZGlXNC09Vq6Ojh3Y9zIt39lVezL93lYKcCo9tm-_jQmG_ch8XyXQBvQ2xOGxmDpmoE1klvupOqErB6Cj4HrC0IDjGVtNrKIgW1GoWAA3iTT9IKMjwotxlU/s1600-h/DSCN2768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y6OKo2iYirQZsudGpWWpHIZGlXNC09Vq6Ojh3Y9zIt39lVezL93lYKcCo9tm-_jQmG_ch8XyXQBvQ2xOGxmDpmoE1klvupOqErB6Cj4HrC0IDjGVtNrKIgW1GoWAA3iTT9IKMjwotxlU/s400/DSCN2768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440873133416799010" border="0" /></a>Logan and his cute snowman that he built by himself, Dirk helped with the face.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ8stHKNjmQ2JgH9HOJeNqToP9HiYE3gZCwxXpa6qSC8sqJG2AoX4NobFt-4lybCYmeedgm5Dm4vXVU_3YvrjMQmAAe-_TSBZTv5IL6h_UIgv8SzpE8ej17ztE2dAAo5dUinNw9HKPSEG/s1600-h/DSCN2763.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ8stHKNjmQ2JgH9HOJeNqToP9HiYE3gZCwxXpa6qSC8sqJG2AoX4NobFt-4lybCYmeedgm5Dm4vXVU_3YvrjMQmAAe-_TSBZTv5IL6h_UIgv8SzpE8ej17ztE2dAAo5dUinNw9HKPSEG/s400/DSCN2763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440873126732320066" border="0" /></a>Kenzee and Dirk, Kenzee didnt want her picture taken LOL, silly girl!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXCvH4M9xgSFVcMF6xDgJ54MfnOnMR07J_iwS_jFrY8oagk4Pjl7Xt9gr84eyxYNoTNbX07DGTXgQrLyXwjPqRy0ngUwTGqV2rpNl03ywpuYRgenvwgSodq_N-bIdnTlxU3r-cm2y9ASl/s1600-h/DSCN2759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXCvH4M9xgSFVcMF6xDgJ54MfnOnMR07J_iwS_jFrY8oagk4Pjl7Xt9gr84eyxYNoTNbX07DGTXgQrLyXwjPqRy0ngUwTGqV2rpNl03ywpuYRgenvwgSodq_N-bIdnTlxU3r-cm2y9ASl/s400/DSCN2759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440873119175140738" border="0" /></a>Logan and Dirk with the snowman Dirk built.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido9L0iti-gcJpx_Qam57g0xcszHb1XLDaUjuRY9cALRcOOGAIfKif3LibR9ThoA80W40E1tWvnsvjCwOWi9KEZO8o8xSUiTIGM1P4bqDRsMI0RDxj2hxjNSi0WcuDG_PANZQ19ncyNESS/s1600-h/DSCN2751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido9L0iti-gcJpx_Qam57g0xcszHb1XLDaUjuRY9cALRcOOGAIfKif3LibR9ThoA80W40E1tWvnsvjCwOWi9KEZO8o8xSUiTIGM1P4bqDRsMI0RDxj2hxjNSi0WcuDG_PANZQ19ncyNESS/s400/DSCN2751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440873101729545970" border="0" /></a>Playing in the snow, Dirk not wearing a coat!<br /><br />It was a fun weekend in Holland! Next weekend we are taking the kids to a real sledding hill to go sledding. More pictures after that! :)Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-35019688876355946622010-01-11T19:52:00.004-05:002010-01-11T20:08:46.127-05:00Randomness and Lasagna!Dirk and I have decided to do a little organizing around the apartment and the area we decided to start with was the spot right by our door. We were sick of the way the shoes looked and how messy it was when you first walked in. This was our solution.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMbycPOwu8T3IxakpwaufzSJSLlBrAh0LH1XNL00bkEJkun2CHhI_EGa9g7CZKjshq24VBX8xKIwGksKvozp-qlMAJn8yrlgcwLbN8DUy3Mqz4uLtoskOF5fHV0ioaZrumP41_fEqCVay/s1600-h/Blog3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMbycPOwu8T3IxakpwaufzSJSLlBrAh0LH1XNL00bkEJkun2CHhI_EGa9g7CZKjshq24VBX8xKIwGksKvozp-qlMAJn8yrlgcwLbN8DUy3Mqz4uLtoskOF5fHV0ioaZrumP41_fEqCVay/s400/Blog3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425651284348698978" border="0" /></a>This holds a paper shredder and a little basket to hold our mail.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3L4GhCOq2qbfrEiJpkwhAvc1tQjU6VsutY47L7bKxKjTpqrsAXvHryklPFlMrjyaCA_go1O2lotkWbGOFFXebqs75kmOI53s_QEDpazjkDy7Pd20KyBOpKoCpB-AdirJmb37SacRyFazT/s1600-h/Blog2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3L4GhCOq2qbfrEiJpkwhAvc1tQjU6VsutY47L7bKxKjTpqrsAXvHryklPFlMrjyaCA_go1O2lotkWbGOFFXebqs75kmOI53s_QEDpazjkDy7Pd20KyBOpKoCpB-AdirJmb37SacRyFazT/s400/Blog2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425651277857548530" border="0" /></a>Our solution to messy shoes, and hats and scarfs, and it's just all around cute! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScRG0c1ZO6nPyv30w8yawbl8NNSCH_xyhmJR35x24ZXnJadT-MWFFTad_dSGc1kVQqJ4ld8GB019n_6Bd2iU0cXn6WD741-ENKOKejUuqr1VS29GgERoMhgDLqbq68BQECLIsMwhcdYtu/s1600-h/Blog4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScRG0c1ZO6nPyv30w8yawbl8NNSCH_xyhmJR35x24ZXnJadT-MWFFTad_dSGc1kVQqJ4ld8GB019n_6Bd2iU0cXn6WD741-ENKOKejUuqr1VS29GgERoMhgDLqbq68BQECLIsMwhcdYtu/s400/Blog4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425651288742637474" border="0" /></a>Up close of the pictures and the picture frame. The candle smells like margaritas! YUM!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx3gYbaym9r-eWjNQGtTFB8wN1yVrHIxmrt60NaYk2LgAOQwhtrNYnhXbi9SPb-aOSbhk1ufXG6wEFrBNqzZ-Yg2jM9JDCVm5mU9hj7XJ4fquRd-miFXpMRcOEStscE_kh2UhHBU8bh0j/s1600-h/blog1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx3gYbaym9r-eWjNQGtTFB8wN1yVrHIxmrt60NaYk2LgAOQwhtrNYnhXbi9SPb-aOSbhk1ufXG6wEFrBNqzZ-Yg2jM9JDCVm5mU9hj7XJ4fquRd-miFXpMRcOEStscE_kh2UhHBU8bh0j/s400/blog1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425651273874302386" border="0" /></a>Another picture frame that we got for the apartment.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhPGnN0Xs8WMOsLtqZchP7XNnRM3b5yftJTzNb01cVdQBPeT0VlYXV01felvY7YRMcSGWrTvrVElfiWbdZH2EjBn4gezJYjDo1BjuHy3ZfEs174luVd2uC-y4Et4Oz2ftjDIcx1N_a32F/s1600-h/Blog5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhPGnN0Xs8WMOsLtqZchP7XNnRM3b5yftJTzNb01cVdQBPeT0VlYXV01felvY7YRMcSGWrTvrVElfiWbdZH2EjBn4gezJYjDo1BjuHy3ZfEs174luVd2uC-y4Et4Oz2ftjDIcx1N_a32F/s400/Blog5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425651290016620242" border="0" /></a>LOOK MOM & DAD! We used the bubble and browns you bought us! I love it!!!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-9771357970686176652009-12-26T10:49:00.008-05:002009-12-26T11:28:07.440-05:00Christmas Morning!<div style="text-align: center;">***** Warning BIG picture post *****<br /><br />Christmas morning was spent at my parents house, and goodness was the house FULL!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKCVm6Xb4FuOReakdfUsHxKoUw3MmcgkvpH9w76yvXD4Tugtpztr3m5xTg7YvkfN-fcNtQSjX8PToOBKO-isgZz8mywzpT_svvQdY97vjlQCGhob5k071xoqI1bgyN5PQyCbDoPfVkZhD/s1600-h/christmas1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKCVm6Xb4FuOReakdfUsHxKoUw3MmcgkvpH9w76yvXD4Tugtpztr3m5xTg7YvkfN-fcNtQSjX8PToOBKO-isgZz8mywzpT_svvQdY97vjlQCGhob5k071xoqI1bgyN5PQyCbDoPfVkZhD/s400/christmas1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578243237173042" border="0" /></a>Dirk and the Kids posing by the tree waiting for the grandparents to get here for Christmas morning!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqLIaJ-V11McdYLB8sqeobItQ8fT0HOhIWMeQX4ZTIE7wZ_KJim7KXgg5raJYOUj2zkmyrEZCoeBRlnx13vYoQrBTQlno8kZnMPxfm-zZ0W6Sl7WiIkHrXcoxbT9-KNzBhvIEyzJZA-P-/s1600-h/christmas2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqLIaJ-V11McdYLB8sqeobItQ8fT0HOhIWMeQX4ZTIE7wZ_KJim7KXgg5raJYOUj2zkmyrEZCoeBRlnx13vYoQrBTQlno8kZnMPxfm-zZ0W6Sl7WiIkHrXcoxbT9-KNzBhvIEyzJZA-P-/s400/christmas2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578246415463250" border="0" /></a>The kids sitting in front of the tree and all of the presents!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGluA8qWOEUBgt0tQeRBhfBm8JDm5-HteQDm0UOi2mtCvmmM4dKJ2uPLoBFvdIRCY3pBOzOA3jDOTo4WXUgJyzSuyacsRoMEMvVbvG9_VH9YWEO9AUpAHsK825eA8b7GcLgHtKWWY6cXPt/s1600-h/christmas12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGluA8qWOEUBgt0tQeRBhfBm8JDm5-HteQDm0UOi2mtCvmmM4dKJ2uPLoBFvdIRCY3pBOzOA3jDOTo4WXUgJyzSuyacsRoMEMvVbvG9_VH9YWEO9AUpAHsK825eA8b7GcLgHtKWWY6cXPt/s400/christmas12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578886063345858" border="0" /></a>Grandpa thought it would be fun to try on Logan's Transformers mask that he got for Christmas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQEWs_JCmIoFMtAZh_XbvEfoSTd8acGfmkj_m0aKzK8LDgEGKbFz42uPPkHmMTBvSIxpQTb_QBUTMptro8anUb1LChZA0Izc8m-HtQ6A6CBEuZ4YCdjAT1-YbZWDqiMaFhfZOqSOdVStb/s1600-h/christmas11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQEWs_JCmIoFMtAZh_XbvEfoSTd8acGfmkj_m0aKzK8LDgEGKbFz42uPPkHmMTBvSIxpQTb_QBUTMptro8anUb1LChZA0Izc8m-HtQ6A6CBEuZ4YCdjAT1-YbZWDqiMaFhfZOqSOdVStb/s400/christmas11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578716771160514" border="0" /></a>Kenzee got a new baby, She decided on the name Mary.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7p4uwn75LN49tj5oRd407ym6ozIDBkCMTO2H1cJNyYP3-HEkN-auQDMRNUvhMRsH1111kWbXnNmApYMC2U70iPay7WYqOJ04dYTshIkj_5snr8csx8gYBTvvOZyPjJZyO4fGnhuyx3Lv/s1600-h/christmas10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7p4uwn75LN49tj5oRd407ym6ozIDBkCMTO2H1cJNyYP3-HEkN-auQDMRNUvhMRsH1111kWbXnNmApYMC2U70iPay7WYqOJ04dYTshIkj_5snr8csx8gYBTvvOZyPjJZyO4fGnhuyx3Lv/s400/christmas10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578708664493490" border="0" /></a>My parents got me a 5lb bag of Gummy Bears! The good kind too!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF8NeolAH6pj6tFpIvZXzEdGtumRGwf7Zzy-4snRFXoYYKDmtTQHXcA7Xclo6S-GOz0ZFQOe1ZYA0uaCkKp7eq_ZHOsZuKVqWO5UKIk5HzBrBftqDa0FcV4fYH_5HZhbIi-hNpTDcPLzt/s1600-h/christmas9.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF8NeolAH6pj6tFpIvZXzEdGtumRGwf7Zzy-4snRFXoYYKDmtTQHXcA7Xclo6S-GOz0ZFQOe1ZYA0uaCkKp7eq_ZHOsZuKVqWO5UKIk5HzBrBftqDa0FcV4fYH_5HZhbIi-hNpTDcPLzt/s400/christmas9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578705185329154" border="0" /></a>Dirk got me a Johnny Cupcakes purse! I was so surprised!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTWOWFKlIG3tnpjCVsIpBwRdR6cBy0TyeG_bzqarpcW4HQMA_gkX51laoBKNliJe8po9INE4kRILJkLDVCPrU2tvASOOf9dT-D7LSfUtqXbUGV-5blGEMsQqoyh_r3il3o_2I7In9pslM/s1600-h/christmas7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTWOWFKlIG3tnpjCVsIpBwRdR6cBy0TyeG_bzqarpcW4HQMA_gkX51laoBKNliJe8po9INE4kRILJkLDVCPrU2tvASOOf9dT-D7LSfUtqXbUGV-5blGEMsQqoyh_r3il3o_2I7In9pslM/s400/christmas7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578695642668114" border="0" /></a>Kenzee looking at her snap and style dogs!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2asQ_CIrYDhc9gAMmSH9tT3WdSih12TRQOSTjHtoq5Lb8TkXGliswEzpd-hiya1e64mTouRs6ntaA6ocNnUK-GDihaw89PMt890DQD5X3UkrrzMl4yzm9NQhWLm9oCXQzKUpadbcax2_E/s1600-h/christmas6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2asQ_CIrYDhc9gAMmSH9tT3WdSih12TRQOSTjHtoq5Lb8TkXGliswEzpd-hiya1e64mTouRs6ntaA6ocNnUK-GDihaw89PMt890DQD5X3UkrrzMl4yzm9NQhWLm9oCXQzKUpadbcax2_E/s400/christmas6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578694072352706" border="0" /></a>Dad was excited about the TV that Annie, Jimmy, Dirk, Mom, and I got him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6d6dYX7Kc-FF6-XSwxIko-mt9MUufqREOm2nBgvi4aptUJ3O_xZVYUyiT6F4G8AXm6ZryLnaeuWdk4pMK6DGh9XQSkH_OXPO92yQncAMVSwFZm2oYpC_8bayOClhWB9dd9RADVfiwqMX/s1600-h/Christmas5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6d6dYX7Kc-FF6-XSwxIko-mt9MUufqREOm2nBgvi4aptUJ3O_xZVYUyiT6F4G8AXm6ZryLnaeuWdk4pMK6DGh9XQSkH_OXPO92yQncAMVSwFZm2oYpC_8bayOClhWB9dd9RADVfiwqMX/s400/Christmas5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578259472493650" border="0" /></a>Dirk rocking his new scarf that I got him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC7txkOxSHaab7Jwd4Mz_nfa0V0kyAZt_hECrZudQRIfGm6y6YCbKF1FEgVVkNE2jf5CnH6R3QEETZWpbBYQA69c608PbYlSfCRX7vNCQmCa5Qrd4XLn56U1hach5Ncgj5pVLrY2DW7-z/s1600-h/christmas4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC7txkOxSHaab7Jwd4Mz_nfa0V0kyAZt_hECrZudQRIfGm6y6YCbKF1FEgVVkNE2jf5CnH6R3QEETZWpbBYQA69c608PbYlSfCRX7vNCQmCa5Qrd4XLn56U1hach5Ncgj5pVLrY2DW7-z/s400/christmas4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578254379309090" border="0" /></a>Annie <3 seasoned home!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQuAFhT0irQfPEDfcw12lzfuIpXiDpJsyc-UBOkr_OcYY4bDgLBwPVKPiAtZR2ZSis2alt5-IlFFyJMVrIDppn5oJ7lbmoMNuYqEKEngeW5NXIadrcDar4UUmYvPq5PGcT1gkKZ1pDpy8/s1600-h/christmas3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQuAFhT0irQfPEDfcw12lzfuIpXiDpJsyc-UBOkr_OcYY4bDgLBwPVKPiAtZR2ZSis2alt5-IlFFyJMVrIDppn5oJ7lbmoMNuYqEKEngeW5NXIadrcDar4UUmYvPq5PGcT1gkKZ1pDpy8/s400/christmas3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419578249360750722" border="0" /></a>Mom and her Gift basket that Dirk and I got her for Christmas, she really liked the glass water bottle.<br /><br />Christmas morning was a blast and there are a lot of fun new toys for everyone to play with! I hope everyone had a great and wonderful Christmas!<br /><br /><br /></div>Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-48522134550463019182009-12-25T00:19:00.001-05:002009-12-25T00:22:10.483-05:00Merry Christmas!<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Hope everyone has a wonderful day! </span>Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-78924724224280010122009-12-17T04:02:00.005-05:002009-12-17T13:36:33.803-05:00Snowball Fights and a Christmas Tree!Last weekend Dirk and I decided to head back to Holland for the weekend. Friday night my parents headed to the airport to pick up my grandma who flew in from Arizona to spend Christmas with us. We all decided to meet up at Olive Garden for dinner.<br /><br />Saturday was spent hanging out at home with the whole family (minus Annie and Jimmy..sad) We watched some Christmas movies and the kids played with Papa Mike! They love to wrestle and sit on him!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GZXD4DKlCY4lovUZj_pHq7BWx5lwuR2UAahMKGA_a9eheZlOmoG-Wfx0rxMQeKADEdUoJhTGhpwj3jkXJ7VK6V_NY_2Ed_e9G7CUNYbzdMhgLYZ7QDlc_85L6n29vFLi6iAX6rsdQ72k/s1600-h/Blog7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GZXD4DKlCY4lovUZj_pHq7BWx5lwuR2UAahMKGA_a9eheZlOmoG-Wfx0rxMQeKADEdUoJhTGhpwj3jkXJ7VK6V_NY_2Ed_e9G7CUNYbzdMhgLYZ7QDlc_85L6n29vFLi6iAX6rsdQ72k/s400/Blog7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416129309656244226" border="0" /></a>See!!! The kids and Papa Mike wrestling!<br /><br />Sunday we went to get my parents Christmas tree! Kenzee and Logan discovered the fun of snowball fights. So instead of looking at trees they spent there time hitting Dirk and Papa Mike and Eric with Snowballs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq6kRGS_nOc92JqBolO_EzYi_LIJTGjtrDqllK8KSXCMkDhpeluwAdboSq0zHU0nUTqT4mfgirYpq13C70Wm5_HPbHV6zKk8ghkQmDvJ1kW9zRUZVdQtvx73fRYJZhWHgu78FKsH32k5O/s1600-h/Blog5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdq6kRGS_nOc92JqBolO_EzYi_LIJTGjtrDqllK8KSXCMkDhpeluwAdboSq0zHU0nUTqT4mfgirYpq13C70Wm5_HPbHV6zKk8ghkQmDvJ1kW9zRUZVdQtvx73fRYJZhWHgu78FKsH32k5O/s400/Blog5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416130195876028098" border="0" /></a>Dad and Eric Cutting down the Christmas Tree!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEec_1gZtAVdsJkjSwfXaqNtGHcXAqtJjPTgOCSqWhEttidWR9tAqDa9DqrPI_Q62PZMg0MmVGEwWIHqxC0ByimWrI2EPzDtP2zum4WvQoyKhBqIYns_ggHZTwSMijmZAXoVJe_yugGQ9c/s1600-h/Blog4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEec_1gZtAVdsJkjSwfXaqNtGHcXAqtJjPTgOCSqWhEttidWR9tAqDa9DqrPI_Q62PZMg0MmVGEwWIHqxC0ByimWrI2EPzDtP2zum4WvQoyKhBqIYns_ggHZTwSMijmZAXoVJe_yugGQ9c/s400/Blog4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416130190418556354" border="0" /></a>Dad getting revenge against the kids in a snowball fight!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlxREQhAJTFe_nKSt1RBHLkcCZwPi7uSQT8hK48n8n7Pqh1BDNE3AauOL8dqJC68OXaUcU5gmFaESaF4L8GKtX3Pa3sngokIiPQpdojCKgWy-Nf7rEn1NG2-N721y8E7fwMeOxKXUv30y/s1600-h/DSCF6233_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlxREQhAJTFe_nKSt1RBHLkcCZwPi7uSQT8hK48n8n7Pqh1BDNE3AauOL8dqJC68OXaUcU5gmFaESaF4L8GKtX3Pa3sngokIiPQpdojCKgWy-Nf7rEn1NG2-N721y8E7fwMeOxKXUv30y/s400/DSCF6233_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416275546527168066" border="0" /></a>Kenzee getting ready to throw a snowball at Dirk!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGUJ3omZbl4WD-SXHbBii_X3Ph8FIn6s8LVPBZTuYQ489Pq1GPLtsMURkxB_ynTEyuwaiPUGhbgDZDC0GLDW2K9QDTdU3OyFol19bfZNrZJ1g98fluXJqdtxeiIeO1dK7t92eJp16cm6f/s1600-h/Blog2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGUJ3omZbl4WD-SXHbBii_X3Ph8FIn6s8LVPBZTuYQ489Pq1GPLtsMURkxB_ynTEyuwaiPUGhbgDZDC0GLDW2K9QDTdU3OyFol19bfZNrZJ1g98fluXJqdtxeiIeO1dK7t92eJp16cm6f/s400/Blog2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416130183046397186" border="0" /></a>SNOWBALL FIGHT!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybseXI-YyhZ8o-A2IOX8ETq6lLSA3uRnFYeGIUo6mGTLE3sh4V7e4qqAqrKrFLV9siOaMlyU8YzveKjo9z3oZxkRo4WB-9sEpKaihNsfuRCbOA2MByckgwsa9_-R5SB4E_3ZLwX6vUqz1/s1600-h/Blog1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybseXI-YyhZ8o-A2IOX8ETq6lLSA3uRnFYeGIUo6mGTLE3sh4V7e4qqAqrKrFLV9siOaMlyU8YzveKjo9z3oZxkRo4WB-9sEpKaihNsfuRCbOA2MByckgwsa9_-R5SB4E_3ZLwX6vUqz1/s400/Blog1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416130176043250338" border="0" /></a>Kenzee getting her snowball ready!<br /><br />The kids had tons of fun cutting down the tree and having snowball fights and Dirk and i look forward to many more snowball fights over Christmas break!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-85117841174776955372009-12-03T17:04:00.004-05:002009-12-03T17:17:38.075-05:00Downtown FunThis past weekend Dirk and I decided that it would be fun to take Kenzee and Logan to the Christmas Market and downtown for some shopping, Dirks mom joined us too! We didn't do much shopping but it was fun to spend time with the kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2swSZPG6ACzQ0J-N2aph_m-GZbOsKfxH8WyaC8XJsJPccWEJxCIANc2DuORgGVGp5ZFho5f3wrM3wyNSoG5xS5NdX-N2OVJRiCa9dO0oENf_Bn7uppkWfhjpJeTlL6vD74GtwDq_UFv7/s1600-h/Downtown1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2swSZPG6ACzQ0J-N2aph_m-GZbOsKfxH8WyaC8XJsJPccWEJxCIANc2DuORgGVGp5ZFho5f3wrM3wyNSoG5xS5NdX-N2OVJRiCa9dO0oENf_Bn7uppkWfhjpJeTlL6vD74GtwDq_UFv7/s400/Downtown1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411136356033112002" border="0" /></a><br />If you havent been to the Holland Christmas market you need to go! Dirk and I bought a cute little Christmas tree and the kids helped pick it out. Logan and Dirk decided to name it Henry!<br /><br />After walking around the Christmas market for a while Kenzee and Logan started to get bored so we headed downtown. Kenzee for some reason wanted to see a statue, Logan wasnt to sure about that. Dirk and i brought them to the statue next to Sandcastle of the little girl singing. They were both a little scared at first but after that they had fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRGwN6Pg5UpfT0-cF_VGfDJhGE-okUq-hpjmMkixWsVnMuFwJ0IKbYckT8VqIgr4Qpix5M8vHPjNBkgxcjkikMLatnTfLeq4hcsFi_kidbNbhyphenhyphenFzpYpYLfe5QQeYDCfC-POyTPcbnifMR/s1600-h/Downtown2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRGwN6Pg5UpfT0-cF_VGfDJhGE-okUq-hpjmMkixWsVnMuFwJ0IKbYckT8VqIgr4Qpix5M8vHPjNBkgxcjkikMLatnTfLeq4hcsFi_kidbNbhyphenhyphenFzpYpYLfe5QQeYDCfC-POyTPcbnifMR/s400/Downtown2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411136359216329234" border="0" /></a><br />We headed to the the Sandcastle toy shop where the kids had fun looking around at all the toys and playing with the train set!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIz4Q3okjVYu5LSbmIkkmKGdsLwMA8kCpGLXfMZ5-TFlJ02hLVW0iMoPGd4MNwuwG8PpmiSuOQ9_kk9yYv9rP1qYSt3LXSkq-yZBduSHvIakE33DsuBcHZyMXTQTwumWy1C4L4pBrPgMS/s1600-h/Downtown3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIz4Q3okjVYu5LSbmIkkmKGdsLwMA8kCpGLXfMZ5-TFlJ02hLVW0iMoPGd4MNwuwG8PpmiSuOQ9_kk9yYv9rP1qYSt3LXSkq-yZBduSHvIakE33DsuBcHZyMXTQTwumWy1C4L4pBrPgMS/s400/Downtown3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411136363080487026" border="0" /></a><br />After the toy store it was off to the candy store so that the kids could get some treats! I think they had more fun outside the candy store playing with the squirrels but that's okay!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxD_PBG1vxCfs6CfnmS4m4kZUzRFbdX6qxA9T8SnwMgahsfd9dQIAj7Oes9JBTM_5NTn4VaUa3pHDQ53FVUUgpzikmTwenZxrja4IMy9BaasfcX47U3F5biv7jJiZkpircdX36hEk8_eP/s1600-h/Downtown5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxD_PBG1vxCfs6CfnmS4m4kZUzRFbdX6qxA9T8SnwMgahsfd9dQIAj7Oes9JBTM_5NTn4VaUa3pHDQ53FVUUgpzikmTwenZxrja4IMy9BaasfcX47U3F5biv7jJiZkpircdX36hEk8_eP/s400/Downtown5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411136369606673730" border="0" /></a><br />We had a great day spending time with the kids and can't wait till we are home for Christmas to spend more time with them! :)Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-32364154587169041192009-12-02T21:19:00.004-05:002009-12-02T21:44:13.233-05:00Thansgiving!WOW! I need to update more often! I'm a horrible blogger! :) I promise to update more, or at least try!<br /><br /><br />So, Dirk and I went home for Thanksgiving. On Thursday we had Thanksgiving with my family and on Friday night we had Thanksgiving dinner with his family.<br /><br />Here are some fun pictures from our family Thanksgivings!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0cr81Osyyg_pBhtYhdFtE_CL9fUy35y4kEu7vRYhkVw1IgcgFUtmNWvQJIyr2TK8-LpiqOYZuOIUOGD4aGB4n9bZmQe1auxtbMmSmhsniI7ZBU6xeywWrPj4Y99u1UIlJa7SnNfYPo0J/s1600-h/Thanksgiving1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0cr81Osyyg_pBhtYhdFtE_CL9fUy35y4kEu7vRYhkVw1IgcgFUtmNWvQJIyr2TK8-LpiqOYZuOIUOGD4aGB4n9bZmQe1auxtbMmSmhsniI7ZBU6xeywWrPj4Y99u1UIlJa7SnNfYPo0J/s400/Thanksgiving1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410832481733588386" border="0" /></a>Peanut and Logan in the kitchen. They were helping me make pie. Dirk told Logan to smile and this is what he chose to do! He is a silly kid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKXrg8gG7TfKf8DBTCbrF0Qb6NSPHBTVeekimvxvbIv-VW3tclQCS_ce1DsxwaO-w22GSwjWxGAv0Fv7M2N7q2EN_oa9i26JRy3bIwK3TV7B5hDhB0muTrxQxuHKJ-rIPy4yTNedNTHWy/s1600-h/Thanksgiving5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKXrg8gG7TfKf8DBTCbrF0Qb6NSPHBTVeekimvxvbIv-VW3tclQCS_ce1DsxwaO-w22GSwjWxGAv0Fv7M2N7q2EN_oa9i26JRy3bIwK3TV7B5hDhB0muTrxQxuHKJ-rIPy4yTNedNTHWy/s400/Thanksgiving5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410832508521272226" border="0" /></a>Fun Turkey napkins that Dirk and I bought for Thanksgiving dinner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7eWKo4g91WGnoRk9u5qLlSfiWbEhiPsvThQj_637cteR533LDYtqna7Dteazw0fjuTSWlVz24QWGtnvbwkcjIypoA-q50aCjG1ogu3MAZp9THwa1KUUTjgHMjc-1FPvYvXfZP-kIDK19/s1600-h/Thanksgiving4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7eWKo4g91WGnoRk9u5qLlSfiWbEhiPsvThQj_637cteR533LDYtqna7Dteazw0fjuTSWlVz24QWGtnvbwkcjIypoA-q50aCjG1ogu3MAZp9THwa1KUUTjgHMjc-1FPvYvXfZP-kIDK19/s400/Thanksgiving4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410832498950680882" border="0" /></a>Apple Slab pie for Thanksgiving dinner. This is mom's favorite.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1jP4typVEAo8ymH-Eda0kcJdfYB7uUv9alGIMXk41YFb3oH3cYrQ6LxzwWHCXclKeEQLn-jEnxgwGEaeuPwPZip4IwBE6oOJJVHUuB0jLFP9QJHpAlR-Tv_e8V4ndnGw62ZTXvf4J4ep/s1600-h/Thanksgiving3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1jP4typVEAo8ymH-Eda0kcJdfYB7uUv9alGIMXk41YFb3oH3cYrQ6LxzwWHCXclKeEQLn-jEnxgwGEaeuPwPZip4IwBE6oOJJVHUuB0jLFP9QJHpAlR-Tv_e8V4ndnGw62ZTXvf4J4ep/s400/Thanksgiving3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410832493351776514" border="0" /></a>Our Thanksgiving Dinner! YUM! Mom, Sara, and I cooked :) Grandpa made the Turkey!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gOTZXxH92uNfSqsyMDub6W6JJCxPH7NNNayXdrUp7lS6zr8KHxyu2enavPrltdLnbsTZf0juH2B-w_atTI0ioLDPUUcDQElglWiHvNlkHpvxfIb99q2QT5kumTe-IGOCzzbyQdTEoaLY/s1600-h/Thanksgiving2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gOTZXxH92uNfSqsyMDub6W6JJCxPH7NNNayXdrUp7lS6zr8KHxyu2enavPrltdLnbsTZf0juH2B-w_atTI0ioLDPUUcDQElglWiHvNlkHpvxfIb99q2QT5kumTe-IGOCzzbyQdTEoaLY/s400/Thanksgiving2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410832486724676706" border="0" /></a>These are the mini pumpkin pies that Logan and Kenzee helped me make.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FgVeo9xt6j14oqbzrEHgEmLHNMDjjvK9Z_5rJzAga4QY7Jthfk1kSeLrdNIHysKdTPAQU1SP48OsG2qCuPUomyNKMHu6TThDmrnWb9diNV8cYSUb2Ow5jE8dECVqGP3CQwFHhvW2W_Ta/s1600-h/Thanksgiving9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FgVeo9xt6j14oqbzrEHgEmLHNMDjjvK9Z_5rJzAga4QY7Jthfk1kSeLrdNIHysKdTPAQU1SP48OsG2qCuPUomyNKMHu6TThDmrnWb9diNV8cYSUb2Ow5jE8dECVqGP3CQwFHhvW2W_Ta/s400/Thanksgiving9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410834320797039314" border="0" /></a>Dirk just being Dirk<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YohCMEdhXtkiHnaYwY1egWxoIOCt4fFSEeEq5L96rYlWq78fw-7v6gc9cFaVRYIz7fnTju7EE4TlK8GDH8kTxH9Ia-8s2OftgsW1rW0SaD97mdPEEk1xNAg7ryxnR4mp-TS19M0FuzqM/s1600-h/Thansgiving8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YohCMEdhXtkiHnaYwY1egWxoIOCt4fFSEeEq5L96rYlWq78fw-7v6gc9cFaVRYIz7fnTju7EE4TlK8GDH8kTxH9Ia-8s2OftgsW1rW0SaD97mdPEEk1xNAg7ryxnR4mp-TS19M0FuzqM/s400/Thansgiving8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410834314203190786" border="0" /></a>Aunt Linda and Grandma Huizenga at Dirk's Family Thanksgiving!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PNF07-0v-MDyy2AFtwUWnnelRhnhhsrjsqUhgqfrEusZxdjE-tiewyjzJR-axrhXBuPBGxP0lKVIHuRVNUgx8aQ7NsOhQQgtKWr8ngR5YmRYf4_5cH-YmOogjM3X_QVo_f3GLn_hOEsd/s1600-h/Thanksgiving7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PNF07-0v-MDyy2AFtwUWnnelRhnhhsrjsqUhgqfrEusZxdjE-tiewyjzJR-axrhXBuPBGxP0lKVIHuRVNUgx8aQ7NsOhQQgtKWr8ngR5YmRYf4_5cH-YmOogjM3X_QVo_f3GLn_hOEsd/s400/Thanksgiving7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410834311745604162" border="0" /></a>MOM!!!! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOfQ3HLPAcyNDdiCqEaG0rXh0baRBrnMWmN1eyDfIrhCT7i8l57g4jH106AZmeMAxDuT-fMnTBCLPFqJU_DfR4KNp87L4FXocP6NWNUEYXkecH1JOOcQSlXZgNc8P44MSE8_xyhfQKX2H/s1600-h/Thanksgiving6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOfQ3HLPAcyNDdiCqEaG0rXh0baRBrnMWmN1eyDfIrhCT7i8l57g4jH106AZmeMAxDuT-fMnTBCLPFqJU_DfR4KNp87L4FXocP6NWNUEYXkecH1JOOcQSlXZgNc8P44MSE8_xyhfQKX2H/s400/Thanksgiving6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410834309011754242" border="0" /></a>Nathan, Dirks Cousin, Just chilling on the couch after dinner!<br /><br />Dirk and I had a great Thanksgiving weekend and we cant wait to go home for Christmas and spend more time with family!<br /><br />Another update soon!!! PROMISE!!!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230655160693497026.post-85509034928085892682009-10-05T22:24:00.007-04:002009-10-06T21:46:13.336-04:00Fall Fun!WOW! I can't believe its October already!<br /><br />Dirk and I have been keeping busy and doing some fun fall things back in Michigan!<br /><br />Two weekends ago Dirk and I were back in Michigan for our traditional Apple Picking Saturday. We have been going apple picking for 5 years now and we love it!<br /><br />Our first stop in our apple picking adventure is ALWAYS the Dutch Famers Market in Pullman! Its a cute little building with Apples and gourds and cider and donuts and so much stuff! We bought some gourds and went on our way to our next stop CRANES!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKyxyam5KGMuk-ICjWL9bv9zP2zJT7ESzSg6w953ma2oNMVf5H8PlOm4yytC2FICiX0xciM1W-BXhQuHmtAsdhuCWHgCdnfeUBylfonKfLxi36GNRr3JbRgKHNkB6xvpUbPw8srbkP8A-/s1600-h/DSCF5514.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKyxyam5KGMuk-ICjWL9bv9zP2zJT7ESzSg6w953ma2oNMVf5H8PlOm4yytC2FICiX0xciM1W-BXhQuHmtAsdhuCWHgCdnfeUBylfonKfLxi36GNRr3JbRgKHNkB6xvpUbPw8srbkP8A-/s400/DSCF5514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389313346576429202" border="0" /></a>Dirk at Cranes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OkmZyMD6b8l7GWCWHD2yV2iV8WkTI27ia0HYKUvUbLv69u_U9h8p3v_14GjDTY7QE_aBGz34xDFtXnlJUhOm72-dnZr6QhDnETXZjNkEnU4DWoNHLRB-cO4cnE0ivTmBx4NgNmP5bsO3/s1600-h/DSCF5491.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OkmZyMD6b8l7GWCWHD2yV2iV8WkTI27ia0HYKUvUbLv69u_U9h8p3v_14GjDTY7QE_aBGz34xDFtXnlJUhOm72-dnZr6QhDnETXZjNkEnU4DWoNHLRB-cO4cnE0ivTmBx4NgNmP5bsO3/s400/DSCF5491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389313337403473538" border="0" /></a>YUM! They still had honeycrisp so we HAD to get some!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPznv52rKkC4SxYdsASWWawcGRNP9llcbSlVjm-Rt5vmhNMDTCF46wMThQCrwaikY5JpWZ9GSLDUqZE3TA3sIIXNi0GYH31HRwV-XQSq249AaIbH1Mk1T6kU6GxQrdV7E1Qpay9Oo55fWY/s1600-h/DSCF5492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPznv52rKkC4SxYdsASWWawcGRNP9llcbSlVjm-Rt5vmhNMDTCF46wMThQCrwaikY5JpWZ9GSLDUqZE3TA3sIIXNi0GYH31HRwV-XQSq249AaIbH1Mk1T6kU6GxQrdV7E1Qpay9Oo55fWY/s400/DSCF5492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389313330501118994" border="0" /></a>Dirk loves Apple picking<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H8RUDkEqe-rwJHqNZWsJUYZXUKIYh3xHBR3KSUPYPpdjc2sLV0Uc1g9DFMrmPjbq1GmvBZUicwBk4D3LCUNretYe3GGxk7y1DQD3WG8SSzrJV7apHIkgh7y-LZE6Y7c0EL993b76vILg/s1600-h/DSCF5523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H8RUDkEqe-rwJHqNZWsJUYZXUKIYh3xHBR3KSUPYPpdjc2sLV0Uc1g9DFMrmPjbq1GmvBZUicwBk4D3LCUNretYe3GGxk7y1DQD3WG8SSzrJV7apHIkgh7y-LZE6Y7c0EL993b76vILg/s400/DSCF5523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389313353858848226" border="0" /></a>All of our yummy apples!<br /><br />After apple picking we went to a few more little markets and got some mini gourds and some doughnuts and apple cider for Dirks family and mine! Yum!<br /><br />Saturday night we headed to Artprize in Grand Rapids! It was so fun!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-X8GxSIFGpH4qysOjD0BVH0oXqjVJ2EzLUGgyNM4vCDebi7BfYvTcJ-nKkZx1uS02Ch7qslubRcBV59Q6zM5ubXKMsA-UIL_8VrbFRwSfqZEML56L_KnVxYh_uLIhiyAOiWRA6nldTuz/s1600-h/nessiesmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-X8GxSIFGpH4qysOjD0BVH0oXqjVJ2EzLUGgyNM4vCDebi7BfYvTcJ-nKkZx1uS02Ch7qslubRcBV59Q6zM5ubXKMsA-UIL_8VrbFRwSfqZEML56L_KnVxYh_uLIhiyAOiWRA6nldTuz/s400/nessiesmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389663392719391138" border="0" /></a>This is Nessie, He's in the Grand River, He was really cool!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLHdKQS9r-NsrgnRWLmrc-gKRpOGBgbsL9tLfNrNvLBfdGwFZERfQ6oHEo4ifZd4DRlSU0ENVwdqqlIHd49Rs1hXaOj-lGO79-GzwVeZHFvNxcV8-eG6bglwpob2pBJgDFyZNGsOn7wrv/s1600-h/glasswavesmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLHdKQS9r-NsrgnRWLmrc-gKRpOGBgbsL9tLfNrNvLBfdGwFZERfQ6oHEo4ifZd4DRlSU0ENVwdqqlIHd49Rs1hXaOj-lGO79-GzwVeZHFvNxcV8-eG6bglwpob2pBJgDFyZNGsOn7wrv/s400/glasswavesmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389663386066785330" border="0" /></a>This is class tidal wave, they were adding glass to it, and on the last days they are taking out the supports so the wave will crash over itself<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1SbKZyXB1cE7dyyrDI12ia415h1CCwehoeLaMtlCQYY0cBVKZNYSRdn-e7hjUr5kWhrc4YxNnw9OqQenVU9J-hi-ovlaU7ogaY60N-a0aTb3IC9MkTQRatY3Kwsxg_4hbjYefIKW6eLW/s1600-h/facesmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1SbKZyXB1cE7dyyrDI12ia415h1CCwehoeLaMtlCQYY0cBVKZNYSRdn-e7hjUr5kWhrc4YxNnw9OqQenVU9J-hi-ovlaU7ogaY60N-a0aTb3IC9MkTQRatY3Kwsxg_4hbjYefIKW6eLW/s400/facesmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389663377008934834" border="0" /></a>This is a paper mache piece that was part of a paper mache parade<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jQIyaHizk_wF8ZYaupIIcC-nefpmI5rYY0IwjtZ8FiDipR9MHwDrsF4uSqJFJO6tCqQeTkFBjiMjs0xr-pdM0W4BXh3_La0SuMEdQRDXR4gICIn92bkg3VS6jyYFlFykGk_W6Kat8ZUk/s1600-h/bebesmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jQIyaHizk_wF8ZYaupIIcC-nefpmI5rYY0IwjtZ8FiDipR9MHwDrsF4uSqJFJO6tCqQeTkFBjiMjs0xr-pdM0W4BXh3_La0SuMEdQRDXR4gICIn92bkg3VS6jyYFlFykGk_W6Kat8ZUk/s400/bebesmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389663370336426098" border="0" /></a>This is a giant baby! He was fun! :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-G_QrCggeQJpPr-CbVUeiESqd5er3hA-PkukjGSyhAkA8S3RRgWJBO3tHGil80TrWOajMhYsn-1PqZL1kOJeJivBhmvDRufHG3zbkLj2ZtPHtM5SlLmn9z_iFj7VQlRsVwrU44i3ZjRR/s1600-h/saladsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-G_QrCggeQJpPr-CbVUeiESqd5er3hA-PkukjGSyhAkA8S3RRgWJBO3tHGil80TrWOajMhYsn-1PqZL1kOJeJivBhmvDRufHG3zbkLj2ZtPHtM5SlLmn9z_iFj7VQlRsVwrU44i3ZjRR/s400/saladsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389663401048420882" border="0" /></a>Annie this one is for you! This is a Salad mom got, the ball on top is fresh mozzarella and it was filled with balsamic whipped cream, the guy filled it up in front of us!<br /><br />We went home this past Sunday and Dirk and peanut and logan decided to play outside and rake leaves.. Dirk made them a pile of leaves to jump in and they had tons of fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TRa9B-kpNrDZWeB6_9e_dnYyHMokl8-rpiUNQV6Ie2Ch3yL0THhbGPaDbkJEn_snldAE1opRh-Z1EKSD2COeMVh5h9AF_yJFt_tM0fq0KXYoRxlWucHPSTz1MwFRU_W6VcteiJTWMDtq/s1600-h/all3small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TRa9B-kpNrDZWeB6_9e_dnYyHMokl8-rpiUNQV6Ie2Ch3yL0THhbGPaDbkJEn_snldAE1opRh-Z1EKSD2COeMVh5h9AF_yJFt_tM0fq0KXYoRxlWucHPSTz1MwFRU_W6VcteiJTWMDtq/s400/all3small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389667224446364962" border="0" /></a>Logan, Kenzee, and Dirk raking leaves<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSenlOFcXgic0PSomzupH8t9k6pdHoM5kkjV_y23_pV_OGQaUf5j53_qQ0ma_iTy9tb6-jt1ntT8iAcrfcdCV3kJd7N9F7WZdQEs6H9YzYIQRVTYjATdGHIwUwVryMMaYYh8URzt-DLDs/s1600-h/bothsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSenlOFcXgic0PSomzupH8t9k6pdHoM5kkjV_y23_pV_OGQaUf5j53_qQ0ma_iTy9tb6-jt1ntT8iAcrfcdCV3kJd7N9F7WZdQEs6H9YzYIQRVTYjATdGHIwUwVryMMaYYh8URzt-DLDs/s400/bothsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389667214514538178" border="0" /></a>Awww Love!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFdDdONz5xdMpzPEfgplt28Dci0XJIlMs2kXajW2Zo7x2wm1ujMkumNFw4tICu83eMQzxD65UmPCn8QBCX-u5Kvb50jbUQu2jHk3pCY0wz-dUCvniUoFAth_hhypg4o0XrBaYg3Jp07qE/s1600-h/logansmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFdDdONz5xdMpzPEfgplt28Dci0XJIlMs2kXajW2Zo7x2wm1ujMkumNFw4tICu83eMQzxD65UmPCn8QBCX-u5Kvb50jbUQu2jHk3pCY0wz-dUCvniUoFAth_hhypg4o0XrBaYg3Jp07qE/s400/logansmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389667204309926162" border="0" /></a>Logan raking leaves! Such a big helper!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDjl_X-7WTwKI7BduFqd7BiTSeEFPX_IJhTHwaDYAXtn21IBqRRwzJ5wL4ZGU_sGFGKW9zQyK5Q_1JHEC-s8lb7DksTeoXthcG4PBDL0BORAWVfoSa1e24KBWIgsGlJRnik7z-K5PNOMM/s1600-h/leavessmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDjl_X-7WTwKI7BduFqd7BiTSeEFPX_IJhTHwaDYAXtn21IBqRRwzJ5wL4ZGU_sGFGKW9zQyK5Q_1JHEC-s8lb7DksTeoXthcG4PBDL0BORAWVfoSa1e24KBWIgsGlJRnik7z-K5PNOMM/s400/leavessmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389667196508207138" border="0" /></a>Just relaxing in the leaves, silly kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8hDLWR47rzUmS-GeJzI0v9KMD-82VFtSaKU2zOASLJVKiUMf6pHAq_o-KRA24Cb7WswIPOaboiYlKW3iSLdQwyn_ZWXpLwJQ6U7iJ5jRAjkzKFrkQGoYs0juws5yQKNkGVpNhU_5qb3h/s1600-h/Kenzeesmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8hDLWR47rzUmS-GeJzI0v9KMD-82VFtSaKU2zOASLJVKiUMf6pHAq_o-KRA24Cb7WswIPOaboiYlKW3iSLdQwyn_ZWXpLwJQ6U7iJ5jRAjkzKFrkQGoYs0juws5yQKNkGVpNhU_5qb3h/s400/Kenzeesmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389667189276003858" border="0" /></a>Jumping Peanut!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LZyfrOQeX1CGyetKIGYseCrNH-0JubNhSHdncihOGH2dZBwpJwX6iB0Bj3WRkq4aPBpSmSVGDMorOTB76xdxcMtX4eZLRPqE-eif8bqPNubnKvGETzWzf-vNhYuWtvG13EjSxajMejDN/s1600-h/Table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LZyfrOQeX1CGyetKIGYseCrNH-0JubNhSHdncihOGH2dZBwpJwX6iB0Bj3WRkq4aPBpSmSVGDMorOTB76xdxcMtX4eZLRPqE-eif8bqPNubnKvGETzWzf-vNhYuWtvG13EjSxajMejDN/s400/Table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389668232970030018" border="0" /></a>This is our Kitchen Table all decorated for fall!Nichole & Dirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603563458101218362noreply@blogger.com2