A Video for Today: Crossfitter T!

She is pretty excited about this... Joe has had this as a major goal for her for awhile. And... she did it!

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Some Pictures for Today: 2013 PigBowl

So, this week is the annual ""Celebration Week", of sorts, for Joe's Battalion. Yesterday was the PigBowl, which is basically a morning and afternoon of competitions between the Companies with games and crafts for kids with fair food, etc. We had a great time, other than the fact that Patrick missed his morning nap and started screaming bloody murder by noon so we had to duck out early. 

Joe did a great job auctioneering off his First Sargent to the highest bidder with a cream pie! His Company raised the most money, by far.

The kiddos has a great view of the action!

Diddo for his Commander...

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A Picture for Today: A Labor Day Weekend Museum Trip

You know that horrible fact where you never go and see the sights in your own home town? Well, we just took the first step towards not fulfilling it. We went to our first El Paso Museum! We went to the Museum of Art and were very pleasantly surprised at its extent, being a free museum. Unfortunately, I couldn't take pictures inside, but we did put a "hold your hands behind your back" rule in place, which David fulfilled in a very cute manner throughout the exhibits. We didn't get through the entire Museum, so hopefully we will get back there another weekend. 

Oh, and a quick note about the picture. This is the big kids in front of a water wall just outside of the Museum entrance. And even though it looks like a picture of just Thérèse, David is actually standing next to her... it is just that his glasses (his "Spy Kid glasses") make him invisible. Just FYI... 

And yes, we unintentionally sported our MN gear proudly! 

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Some Pictures for Today: A Hike Up the Mountain

We went for a hike up the mountain over the long weekend. The kids have been chomping at the bit to do this again for quite a while, and this was Patrick's first such outing. It was quite hot, but the kids proved to be quite the mountaineering tikes! I'm sure this will be repeated whenever possible, always trying to get just a bit higher. Hopefully we will make it to the top before we say good-bye to Bliss!

A quick picture before starting the descent.

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A Picture for Today: The Buddies Take a Selfie

Once in awhile the kids snag my camera and go on a picture-taking spree throughout the house. I usually mindlessly go through deleting all the pictures of blank space, fingers covering the lens, and closeups of toys, but I found this one the other day. It is so sweet! Just a couple of good friends hanging out on the stairs. I love it!

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Some Pictures for Today: Little Boy Hair Cuts

Well - it was that time of year around here. That time of year when the boys' hairs got just long enough where it made me actually walk up the stairs and grab the clippers. And... voila! Hair cut day! We've decided to call Patrick "Spike", because the new do makes him look like such a meat-head (in reference to the character in "The Land Before Time"). 

Enjoy the before and after shots!

Yes, David needs to gain some weight - we are trying to work on that.

He got an attempt and a fade.

Now THIS is a rough-looking dude! 

Ahh... much more civilized.

Happy Sunday!

Love, Us.

A Video for Today: A Message for Bumpa

Well, the word is out: Bumpa is thinking about coming down! Just in case he needed some encouragement, the kids decided to do a top 10 list of why he should come! Unfortunately, I have still to figure out how to get a movie that is over a minute long on to the blog, so we had to re-do the list and made it a top 5. The top 10 list was much more fresh and unprompted, but I guess you'll just have to wait to see it when you get down here, Dad!

Love, Us.