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August 24, 2008

Weekly Winners August 17-23…Ok, not really!

Since I didn’t have time to go through ALL my vacation pictures last week, this week I am posting some more of my favorites from our trip to Virginia. Hope you enjoy!

Super-happy Sophie

Another view from my parent’s porch

A little lady in my dad’s garden

Joshua making a splash at Otter Creek

Fallen Log at Otter Creek

Joshua at Indian Rocks – kudos to my hubby, he took this one!

This is also at Indian Rocks – a tree growing out of a rock! Also taken by my hubs.

That’s the best of the trip. Maybe if you’re really lucky, one day I’ll show you the pics I took of myself and my friends during our crazy-wild games of Boggle and Yahtzee! But this is all you get for now. For more photographic feats, go visit the Weekly Winners HQ at Sarcastic Mom!

August 17, 2008

Weekly Winners August 10-16: Virginia Vacation Two!

Hosted By Sarcastic Mom

I just got back last night from my vacation to my parents’ house in Virginia (same place I went in June) and I have over 350 pictures to sort through, so here are just a few of my favorite shots from this past week! Hopefully I can share some more with you next week!

I’ll start out with the beauty in nature that surrounds their home.

This is the view from my parents’ porch:

Here is the view from the Buena Vista outlook off the Blue Ridge parkway, less than 5 minutes from my parents:

Otter Creek, just a few more miles down the Blue Ridge Parkway:

Deer eating corn in my parents’ front yard (my dad puts it out for them):

And now, some of the beautiful people that were there!

My parents. They are pretty much the cutest ever. My mom’s reaction when I showed her this picture was “Aww. We love each other!”

My little Sophie enjoying a ride on the porch swing and some cheezy puffs:

Joshua’s own cheezy puff face was pretty adorable too I think!

For some reason, Soph was playing with the tire on our friends’ truck. Then she caught sight of her reflection and showed herself some love!

More pics to come! Hope you enjoyed these. For more great photos, go say hi to Lotus at Sarcastic Mom and check out all the other Weekly Winners participants!

August 14, 2008

Vacation = Relaxation and Sleep Deprivation?

This week Bobby and I and the kids are at my parents’ summer house in Virginia, high atop a mountain. My parents had to go back to Ohio this morning because my dad, a teacher, has to go back to work. Fortunately, we brought my BFF Luanne and her family with us for entertainment. 🙂 And we are having a great time! We are relaxing and going out on outings, cooking and eating meals together, and just enjoying down time. It’s great not having to worry about schedules and paying bills and keeping commitments. What’s not great is that since we’re not home, we’re not getting much sleep!

It’s kind of funny, but this week I’ve realized that there is no such thing as vacation when you have little kids. Sophie doesn’t sleep well away from home, which means I don’t either. Of course neither her nor Joshua wants to sleep in past seven! There’s just too much to do and see! So Bobby and I have been taking turns getting up early with them – but after nights staying up late watching movies and playing games with our friends, we are both pretty pooped!

Ah well, maybe in 3 or 4 years, we can make Joshua get Sophie’s breakfast and put on a video while we go back to sleep. Until then, we’ll just have to come home from vacation tired. It’s worth it to get away from it all. I’m just glad I’ve taken so many pictures to help me remember the details! ‘Cause to be honest, yesterday is kind of fuzzy already!