tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948823704889612024-03-19T03:45:42.854-04:00The Kolenik FamilyShannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-8356566827761384002011-03-03T16:52:00.001-05:002011-03-03T17:01:27.651-05:00Fun in January!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rNWA2QEVNWaD6R9nujYHeSAEMSmFSJOMZsmvG3Xerg2KGC1tYzun2vges7VDzbYegjTz9-Qq67_NHddFWG8vyt_4nsGsvlrRdm6CiP7siKe8S7u34MUYgvRypC6PNTcVNDeJ5NXySzic/s1600/January+2011+081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576636336185450786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rNWA2QEVNWaD6R9nujYHeSAEMSmFSJOMZsmvG3Xerg2KGC1tYzun2vges7VDzbYegjTz9-Qq67_NHddFWG8vyt_4nsGsvlrRdm6CiP7siKe8S7u34MUYgvRypC6PNTcVNDeJ5NXySzic/s400/January+2011+081.jpg" /></a> January was full of fun! We managed to navigate through the mountains of snow to visit the Atlantis Aquarium in Riverhead with Big Papa and even headed up to the Bronx for a fun afternoon of food and friends with the Taboas family! We also cheered on the NY Jets hoping that they would make it to the Superbowl. Unfortunately, they lost to the Steelers but Daddy and Michael looked good sporting their Jets attire! A few more pictures can be found <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=3808872230105%3A1324531562&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAj7h1ikc_ZKPEAruVd_mKlUKFBiUJMgj2PADnQXcHaaWCSn_ViXgc6ruWzsvnEQHEi0zHuIWJRj08cxGAaGWecjo2iCSVYDWqf5_cIePbzbAKgHpzMM-PVrGXp_f0IP9fr79tWORNOe6/s1600/January+2011+084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576636333186471746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAj7h1ikc_ZKPEAruVd_mKlUKFBiUJMgj2PADnQXcHaaWCSn_ViXgc6ruWzsvnEQHEi0zHuIWJRj08cxGAaGWecjo2iCSVYDWqf5_cIePbzbAKgHpzMM-PVrGXp_f0IP9fr79tWORNOe6/s400/January+2011+084.jpg" /></a>Daddy and Michael sporting their Jets attire.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z1N1-pRLpLDd5i6kDBHxz-QSpK7SLhkM2yjfpsz4B_-ULs5VBw0PeYZ8ZL17CigT3yQqju1pnUXNGDY-_a6pYv3-Q4znuYu9W9EVazB1mR6hA-eFRYK4YuBL1H65T0_vj1w9at18Xipg/s1600/January+2011+088.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576636104982174178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z1N1-pRLpLDd5i6kDBHxz-QSpK7SLhkM2yjfpsz4B_-ULs5VBw0PeYZ8ZL17CigT3yQqju1pnUXNGDY-_a6pYv3-Q4znuYu9W9EVazB1mR6hA-eFRYK4YuBL1H65T0_vj1w9at18Xipg/s400/January+2011+088.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat did not sport any Jets attire but had fun cheering J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets! along with Daddy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDy0fCYKt9QXychwNMfuhEKEXKttvvLgZ68v8zHxlls2RuICSu-JD-fhNOcvpuvJXWgWXdfngjycJUDV9uTwqQ30mV0Z3_S7KHFKzQx6fbScWTxHR6uAWiIld0FtTMwKsQSx_Bfblg7F1f/s1600/January+2011+091.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576636100494127154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDy0fCYKt9QXychwNMfuhEKEXKttvvLgZ68v8zHxlls2RuICSu-JD-fhNOcvpuvJXWgWXdfngjycJUDV9uTwqQ30mV0Z3_S7KHFKzQx6fbScWTxHR6uAWiIld0FtTMwKsQSx_Bfblg7F1f/s400/January+2011+091.jpg" /></a>Michael is ready for the game.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjGGFd4gyknbuD9D00QTvP9YU2oPecOnEFWwDOj9Ja80LPHjORucbGrhZ-ntI_4kNkJzNUhHCq4HsfTQBRlR6Ge7s1Mun1inuf3FPN8czsL5rq_jA7Wx7XoYOStLVe2mvK4Y7fnh3UCWM/s1600/January+2011+095.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576636092237556130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjGGFd4gyknbuD9D00QTvP9YU2oPecOnEFWwDOj9Ja80LPHjORucbGrhZ-ntI_4kNkJzNUhHCq4HsfTQBRlR6Ge7s1Mun1inuf3FPN8czsL5rq_jA7Wx7XoYOStLVe2mvK4Y7fnh3UCWM/s400/January+2011+095.jpg" /></a>Having a blast looking at the seahorse tank at the aquarium.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGl_NBURT8Ea7tY6NQ_MAvHlBucO_L5q0QNcbraCVOd5AgMa7FReX-9oQianij1xbjSLayGHL2qkqP2p7FOAt-Qa4nchw0J52dob3C_wCJw93ribT_ScY3uZ70VDLQ_-M6C6YKag68SZ1/s1600/January+2011+099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576636087311412386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGl_NBURT8Ea7tY6NQ_MAvHlBucO_L5q0QNcbraCVOd5AgMa7FReX-9oQianij1xbjSLayGHL2qkqP2p7FOAt-Qa4nchw0J52dob3C_wCJw93ribT_ScY3uZ70VDLQ_-M6C6YKag68SZ1/s400/January+2011+099.jpg" /></a>Michael LOVED the shark tank and giggled and kicked each time one of the big sharks swam by!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEMAf7njfZIcNmzrv2uXib_RKq5KZDsRclk6AIWVqYXti5BoAk7A3iKeisbelmBbc7zkEr11AywUMXLvEooWHrdNlBsVExtE9wNy2HCdcxRMBrnxWkGBirs42i1mtDavYv6wGC6psLu0v/s1600/January+2011+100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635786066236194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEMAf7njfZIcNmzrv2uXib_RKq5KZDsRclk6AIWVqYXti5BoAk7A3iKeisbelmBbc7zkEr11AywUMXLvEooWHrdNlBsVExtE9wNy2HCdcxRMBrnxWkGBirs42i1mtDavYv6wGC6psLu0v/s400/January+2011+100.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat was not a very big fan of the shark tank.....can you tell?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IjIy87Hw8E4NpDm4Cp9MuWRFKS3O7SaynKTqrACj39OVlMhyphenhyphenZPP1VVcF33lQ-rifWWVxp85nmHYQYdozYE7WCWV6MgvrPVfJg_NUK-dyRyrGCEoJ_k_sU8NnAthtg-bTftRRgHF_b0Dz/s1600/January+2011+101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635782688178178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IjIy87Hw8E4NpDm4Cp9MuWRFKS3O7SaynKTqrACj39OVlMhyphenhyphenZPP1VVcF33lQ-rifWWVxp85nmHYQYdozYE7WCWV6MgvrPVfJg_NUK-dyRyrGCEoJ_k_sU8NnAthtg-bTftRRgHF_b0Dz/s400/January+2011+101.jpg" /></a>YIKES! That's a big shark over Daddy's head and Mary Pat was not pleased.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneCzargYt0ihampeIX6dEZKcTWCw4hOX_nU7Ch6E9_nbjznBYJLNz1zVk-vt7iSp2bIPu_qkTUlUtfkfkmZFo3fXgF4AUk4L927XM5Klqo-dMT7Rz0zMh0ec2dC8B7MgQ9w9jPcAgQxXR/s1600/January+2011+105.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635772554483026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneCzargYt0ihampeIX6dEZKcTWCw4hOX_nU7Ch6E9_nbjznBYJLNz1zVk-vt7iSp2bIPu_qkTUlUtfkfkmZFo3fXgF4AUk4L927XM5Klqo-dMT7Rz0zMh0ec2dC8B7MgQ9w9jPcAgQxXR/s400/January+2011+105.jpg" /></a>Big Papa helped protect Mary Pat from the sharks.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIZdRgZN05EwbIrznjWCBh1aq2BD-1JMdgghzbf4gnGJjU6SkXOcfdXVkS1kl_SOHHkTA3qS1u34agvMGgBC_uKIpMFFKa_QP_tELR_uDYbthC2uPvBvmMHViZENHY0dtDpF5J9cPF5aA/s1600/January+2011+106.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635770629539474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIZdRgZN05EwbIrznjWCBh1aq2BD-1JMdgghzbf4gnGJjU6SkXOcfdXVkS1kl_SOHHkTA3qS1u34agvMGgBC_uKIpMFFKa_QP_tELR_uDYbthC2uPvBvmMHViZENHY0dtDpF5J9cPF5aA/s400/January+2011+106.jpg" /></a>Michael had a blast with Big Papa at the aquarium!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTKg3_BpFgSpb3gPPWlBYrtKJDKLpvwVuAC779IvHbSJO8oZkudBfpdukixQVJvNLAF-j0V53keupk8amDBJ5P6tAPXpOnh-8j460MzdxeuMtrrc9cdvHb4cLd0JHfU9eUshhqUK3cSQX/s1600/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635353896111906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTKg3_BpFgSpb3gPPWlBYrtKJDKLpvwVuAC779IvHbSJO8oZkudBfpdukixQVJvNLAF-j0V53keupk8amDBJ5P6tAPXpOnh-8j460MzdxeuMtrrc9cdvHb4cLd0JHfU9eUshhqUK3cSQX/s400/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+001.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat and Daddy waiting for our pizza at the Italian Market on Arthur Ave in the Bronx.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWbvtVBxPJz5x_pzs178eBb3ydJlLnKlZ6cTLwW-HihQvVLq4M-62Q9PPltkJODSglZ1NysCxnRbZ2thXjXunZXZ8d2hlr4MKyPvfe372VaGCgjvKQy1MCqim4TqgUko-szwHnTchyphenhyphenqpG/s1600/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635349235933538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWbvtVBxPJz5x_pzs178eBb3ydJlLnKlZ6cTLwW-HihQvVLq4M-62Q9PPltkJODSglZ1NysCxnRbZ2thXjXunZXZ8d2hlr4MKyPvfe372VaGCgjvKQy1MCqim4TqgUko-szwHnTchyphenhyphenqpG/s400/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+003.jpg" /></a>Michael LOVED having new things to look at while hanging out at the market.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3Q-ZNu5UvDO2hIij09mMaP1kOSEprYKmeGtW7DtWKvazYHuoyqdXhlgvhMHfGVo-vXTLlOVWXGO9ZaWfA_2L6NFCnefqt9F6ahBsQAZgzr0XnANJfy_WNA4_OwXBhROw7N7915r17i_X/s1600/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635338860973570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3Q-ZNu5UvDO2hIij09mMaP1kOSEprYKmeGtW7DtWKvazYHuoyqdXhlgvhMHfGVo-vXTLlOVWXGO9ZaWfA_2L6NFCnefqt9F6ahBsQAZgzr0XnANJfy_WNA4_OwXBhROw7N7915r17i_X/s400/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+005.jpg" /></a> Mary Pat was a very big fan of the authentic pizza!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaTp8A4Yc2lPe56oIw13SkkMwsmertYYXo0W7WIHSl_yFNnRWyttz0iZNUBK8SIgaJts6GQVGjYphbNiSr3D9lQ5f8oQkUjw7TBpfVnYMejGcFnaEJvdVrmS0JKQFzwsTNKHhdtnH8_Fv/s1600/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635334604863554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaTp8A4Yc2lPe56oIw13SkkMwsmertYYXo0W7WIHSl_yFNnRWyttz0iZNUBK8SIgaJts6GQVGjYphbNiSr3D9lQ5f8oQkUjw7TBpfVnYMejGcFnaEJvdVrmS0JKQFzwsTNKHhdtnH8_Fv/s400/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+006.jpg" /></a> The little man!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWmxU_KEgWlsgRmQpfbhl6Qi865fTkCS7nrkjDZ05hfIVZKsbArgqUP28ug6yVfs-lDv8IbBvU2U3gj1Grwju9D06Qo4d0i1bzWW4FarJ805nGw0wH-vbMb2nA_NVtjMfsAZbLwraze2f/s1600/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576635331718429922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWmxU_KEgWlsgRmQpfbhl6Qi865fTkCS7nrkjDZ05hfIVZKsbArgqUP28ug6yVfs-lDv8IbBvU2U3gj1Grwju9D06Qo4d0i1bzWW4FarJ805nGw0wH-vbMb2nA_NVtjMfsAZbLwraze2f/s400/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+007.jpg" /></a>Taty, Antonia, and Alex Taboas met us in the Bronx for lunch.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-23913652362632979052011-02-22T19:45:00.000-05:002011-02-22T19:45:00.223-05:00Snow, Snow, and More Snow!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG57xHbNmOu9gaPj0tM17sFLeDRBhmdIIXULfQuN_tfHvtpzCN8MQ5L3W1esVn1BGxrklxA1lTCtOsHhc0bt-bx5a_zPjEjZ_iMBRBK_kDSix21V2z4DDIkJjn7Qcox03uXlAxqM0nbno/s1600/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576634082095229698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG57xHbNmOu9gaPj0tM17sFLeDRBhmdIIXULfQuN_tfHvtpzCN8MQ5L3W1esVn1BGxrklxA1lTCtOsHhc0bt-bx5a_zPjEjZ_iMBRBK_kDSix21V2z4DDIkJjn7Qcox03uXlAxqM0nbno/s400/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+010.jpg" /></a> We have had enough snow this winter to last us a lifetime! The month of January left our house pretty buried. Mary Pat helped us show off the snow in our front yard with these pictures!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTrHhV4gU1PVPgNwLxi2MASOhKAKJSI2boD7YG-_1GNx-IRz8t6VPII19nbqs-19ZC8_31QP5stfcDvcfznTcUvcnEW3SiVJMC3zNDAji3Zn6k3bw6tPetF9uu07KBANDkCJc_7tdJJWq/s1600/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576634078607048130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTrHhV4gU1PVPgNwLxi2MASOhKAKJSI2boD7YG-_1GNx-IRz8t6VPII19nbqs-19ZC8_31QP5stfcDvcfznTcUvcnEW3SiVJMC3zNDAji3Zn6k3bw6tPetF9uu07KBANDkCJc_7tdJJWq/s400/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+011.jpg" /></a>In front of the snow mountain in our front yard!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaGVgBqiWI6Igg3WA7diu7dytG44lDlj8oA6pvGJ1kOEpS0-UqivcAPWbCdVec6vaiYvkNR1M9LR-J_ktGyJIsq_l6HTHc0gVtlt659-7FTOH4Zgtrbx2f7TEAxqwkR7lkhoMyKl7RDcG/s1600/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576634074170910498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaGVgBqiWI6Igg3WA7diu7dytG44lDlj8oA6pvGJ1kOEpS0-UqivcAPWbCdVec6vaiYvkNR1M9LR-J_ktGyJIsq_l6HTHc0gVtlt659-7FTOH4Zgtrbx2f7TEAxqwkR7lkhoMyKl7RDcG/s400/Jan+2011+-+Arthur+Ave+012.jpg" /></a>On the path to our house, surrounded by snow taller than her on both sides!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oOQgqfTEWxRQCsISUHYiSdaO5Y1nWEnogoqUTmcmK-1Npo4E0gha51lCbjSnwbeXnB0v4S5m9UkQRShJqsBBGVn12mwRWt1WQ0eB9Z_OkHewB-LAAJf2kHgmH_BN9pvePy1wRywOHSEt/s1600/January+2011+108.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576634069195530850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oOQgqfTEWxRQCsISUHYiSdaO5Y1nWEnogoqUTmcmK-1Npo4E0gha51lCbjSnwbeXnB0v4S5m9UkQRShJqsBBGVn12mwRWt1WQ0eB9Z_OkHewB-LAAJf2kHgmH_BN9pvePy1wRywOHSEt/s400/January+2011+108.jpg" /></a>We couldn't even get to the garage for most of the month of January and Mary Pat's playhouse is "snowed in".<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfPXXhTeLfQBW0OkVuvtTJ77tZwVbQXSvGQiBPyy9rwa9QNYRyLcJIlX9xcG0hp9Wy8EiC3p17WlDoTlsBRxzETKJN3mgEouf_a6eNJEtLuImumbvDNnzvreWWV4F2_uwAeSfM8XlJ6HN/s1600/January+2011+110.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576634065175714690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfPXXhTeLfQBW0OkVuvtTJ77tZwVbQXSvGQiBPyy9rwa9QNYRyLcJIlX9xcG0hp9Wy8EiC3p17WlDoTlsBRxzETKJN3mgEouf_a6eNJEtLuImumbvDNnzvreWWV4F2_uwAeSfM8XlJ6HN/s400/January+2011+110.jpg" /></a>We can't wait until the spring when we can finally use the slide again!</div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-80715980762865244012011-02-22T16:24:00.000-05:002011-02-22T16:45:04.413-05:00More Fun in SC<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdRrfMHx1WzYyD4lWAIaFkY9du3wzH-JQxNEozHK-DK0jnT8ygSHjaQMzj6gNxYGyl03brLJGzMFJWaIJplSp3MtdPwY2FGYfOSUBKvWS2EzlErZj4cSPjL2FK661-SKlqjQ_1BdDzjgf/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576537077099655282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdRrfMHx1WzYyD4lWAIaFkY9du3wzH-JQxNEozHK-DK0jnT8ygSHjaQMzj6gNxYGyl03brLJGzMFJWaIJplSp3MtdPwY2FGYfOSUBKvWS2EzlErZj4cSPjL2FK661-SKlqjQ_1BdDzjgf/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+028.jpg" /></a> One of the last things we did during our SC visit was have a fun dinner at Mr. Gatti's! Mr. Gatti's is similar to Chuck E. Cheese but better. There is a pizza/pasta/salad buffet and then a game rooms with a bunch of games and rides for the kids. Mary Pat and Victoria had a BLAST riding rides and winning tickets. Michael also rode a few rides and had fun just looking around! It was a great way to spend an evening with Nana and Poppy. A few more pictures <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=9617290920105%3A2022449721&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIXFmgWM_3-pbNzX_7Afz9A1Sff35yVJg1H2BmmHu8E1s-jhUcOs3aq0Kd2jEfR8jTCOJkj_Z5qgV7z66L5mw5TjHtclW1n_U0LHVMZuFbE87aEcDIUCn-tWHfanjfbTj2D63PtDJtxzt/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576537076154282034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIXFmgWM_3-pbNzX_7Afz9A1Sff35yVJg1H2BmmHu8E1s-jhUcOs3aq0Kd2jEfR8jTCOJkj_Z5qgV7z66L5mw5TjHtclW1n_U0LHVMZuFbE87aEcDIUCn-tWHfanjfbTj2D63PtDJtxzt/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+029.jpg" /></a>The silly girls enjoying their pizza and pasta.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6_O0n0Che9EskzBwj22DBizkE-WIuAnSpKiBpwi__IesnM66GbjXWWRwMFt6vPsx8KJv31rUGhH1Q5qqCIWlPeRl26eeHJ09XImYuP8rN8KVHS1VMmrxTrqicUUF9cE_1XaVg0uJ2JnB/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576537069766031090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6_O0n0Che9EskzBwj22DBizkE-WIuAnSpKiBpwi__IesnM66GbjXWWRwMFt6vPsx8KJv31rUGhH1Q5qqCIWlPeRl26eeHJ09XImYuP8rN8KVHS1VMmrxTrqicUUF9cE_1XaVg0uJ2JnB/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+030.jpg" /></a>Riding the "roller coaster".<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnWRdVxoyA7ITptl3K_ogJ1fzqSxTz_Hg6wRmgZUn4ejJxvDRh8Fu6WLbVBDAmRACe6HyXDYCMdA1bJZLf0-Nec7bR-IIm4vmkGggLXJivWo153k3fSW8Cu28B3AKT9Zb4Ts4NcrplzPj/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576536320196292546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnWRdVxoyA7ITptl3K_ogJ1fzqSxTz_Hg6wRmgZUn4ejJxvDRh8Fu6WLbVBDAmRACe6HyXDYCMdA1bJZLf0-Nec7bR-IIm4vmkGggLXJivWo153k3fSW8Cu28B3AKT9Zb4Ts4NcrplzPj/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+032.jpg" /></a>Michael took a ride with Spiderman while the girls road the roller coaster behind him!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B6VsOEDO7I-1JGnbZjOdRZZRJwhcp3nxV_iaaTMS79Knn4cz8FSGeBwzf9fJLbmk7osZoceKwfaHsq7xoJwZ7Dw8ktWd9B-hwwAJGnSXDbrw80ThxtGWIcWJ2YL4zSvPfz1pYsJloyhv/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576536313585437970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B6VsOEDO7I-1JGnbZjOdRZZRJwhcp3nxV_iaaTMS79Knn4cz8FSGeBwzf9fJLbmk7osZoceKwfaHsq7xoJwZ7Dw8ktWd9B-hwwAJGnSXDbrw80ThxtGWIcWJ2YL4zSvPfz1pYsJloyhv/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+033.jpg" /></a>He was not so sure what he thought about the ride at first.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhgykl8QOysSNRh5gn4bxm_ss8WUtve-75A8GetmlYoy5zIrErel8ZiOF_EnqhyphenhyphenA3df_-Wrtdgs4xybbXIN7rgL5daNWw6cz7LnMEtDs6KY7CKOzKPYBIHeDnYEi-teda40IdjxzcmONd/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576536313670737906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhgykl8QOysSNRh5gn4bxm_ss8WUtve-75A8GetmlYoy5zIrErel8ZiOF_EnqhyphenhyphenA3df_-Wrtdgs4xybbXIN7rgL5daNWw6cz7LnMEtDs6KY7CKOzKPYBIHeDnYEi-teda40IdjxzcmONd/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+037.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat loved the roller coaster.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAR16B5hlLeiNuu-WOJmAUMeIJSA1eVaxnOeF7xqn3UNS1Wx-Nuy-6J_A4AiRUrNm1imJJ19xkmg9_T5_1sGPSejiq_h7_0amg74oeJxO8L1btISq3Y7-VM1ZVn0sOFuFxORqdDpd4RNK/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576536297226152898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAR16B5hlLeiNuu-WOJmAUMeIJSA1eVaxnOeF7xqn3UNS1Wx-Nuy-6J_A4AiRUrNm1imJJ19xkmg9_T5_1sGPSejiq_h7_0amg74oeJxO8L1btISq3Y7-VM1ZVn0sOFuFxORqdDpd4RNK/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+038.jpg" /></a>Michael flying with a little help from Nana.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dAZAXQ0PDBaIGY42u0ceuO02onslNK9sQ4aHdEFV864rDWaHjLr9cte5tpFj5t8Gu1uUuUBQEc0jpMQjcT6mBnebjVpPPPotmT5EGqRPxD0qgmNJo4CxRwv9MDoIolGQDbEV5Nm2uVem/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576536292594672386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dAZAXQ0PDBaIGY42u0ceuO02onslNK9sQ4aHdEFV864rDWaHjLr9cte5tpFj5t8Gu1uUuUBQEc0jpMQjcT6mBnebjVpPPPotmT5EGqRPxD0qgmNJo4CxRwv9MDoIolGQDbEV5Nm2uVem/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+040.jpg" /></a>He liked it despite the look on his face.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6nGh8NSbZ-sClZ-xah2vXn9A4NCDTeFT7djYkZNhNMpCoCEGPEExnXTezrargB08vFXQ5F4gZrbIhe4RiHhEcF60Dd5jjNjD0YAMxBszJ3KNbXzYaSyTlP1Iwzpb0_AToS9Tg9dc7Fz8/s1600/January+2011+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576535649239449938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX6nGh8NSbZ-sClZ-xah2vXn9A4NCDTeFT7djYkZNhNMpCoCEGPEExnXTezrargB08vFXQ5F4gZrbIhe4RiHhEcF60Dd5jjNjD0YAMxBszJ3KNbXzYaSyTlP1Iwzpb0_AToS9Tg9dc7Fz8/s400/January+2011+001.jpg" /></a>All three kiddos enjoyed the mini carousel!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uNxjvKX5MXhi_XjYoDeijar4EGrX3-VBrrYGgWx6lZQANrikS1_pu4rRNwCCmxVw6Pl52Tz1e4KttnhQAUf9sH_NZKxcC94mVIHbLG8BJhcYReRpmLk2nJ2a0vS-XYvGeIbtuTWN9Jyk/s1600/January+2011+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576535645146499698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uNxjvKX5MXhi_XjYoDeijar4EGrX3-VBrrYGgWx6lZQANrikS1_pu4rRNwCCmxVw6Pl52Tz1e4KttnhQAUf9sH_NZKxcC94mVIHbLG8BJhcYReRpmLk2nJ2a0vS-XYvGeIbtuTWN9Jyk/s400/January+2011+006.jpg" /></a>Michael held on tight.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDQqxynbQ3iVVb968NNU5kpxUcDSsfJfMcxl9cH53NjorLJ912_yGEw-NGHBY_sqqF4SGoPghkmucoghq9DAx3bLstTAnmsiFw3vfbr6CErecpw6VvLCChj_B0KDQ2FsyBnAdXxATUdBo/s1600/January+2011+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576535642263470322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDQqxynbQ3iVVb968NNU5kpxUcDSsfJfMcxl9cH53NjorLJ912_yGEw-NGHBY_sqqF4SGoPghkmucoghq9DAx3bLstTAnmsiFw3vfbr6CErecpw6VvLCChj_B0KDQ2FsyBnAdXxATUdBo/s400/January+2011+008.jpg" /></a>Victoria working hard to get as many tickets as possible.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5_aWeXOy9-_GrSGNxk9lG4cQ_BPBQtYDuV9hUe8sI1Lt2wMxnAZJyWskwfkhGTVOFFkNWibYV2D_suCZ05Wi2swuPFi4Zr_Rz8B2RWkHyXJpHL3_aix5yP8NbXrsELkIcc8Ty6jgTPPR/s1600/January+2011+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576535635053628162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5_aWeXOy9-_GrSGNxk9lG4cQ_BPBQtYDuV9hUe8sI1Lt2wMxnAZJyWskwfkhGTVOFFkNWibYV2D_suCZ05Wi2swuPFi4Zr_Rz8B2RWkHyXJpHL3_aix5yP8NbXrsELkIcc8Ty6jgTPPR/s400/January+2011+009.jpg" /></a>Poppy helping Mary Pat win some tickets.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxH9b_UP8VTUUVBCkUyyLobw1UHiglnBRbz6Twcexl_zZGF2TOQyc8Sn4MrAjPVB6rX1plPMRLxSy08vJWv4C-PXA9BRUHWx69DTcKSlGZwlXaptHiIRDC34TSCpnue2b0NSOx6nbw-FC/s1600/January+2011+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576535632497138642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxH9b_UP8VTUUVBCkUyyLobw1UHiglnBRbz6Twcexl_zZGF2TOQyc8Sn4MrAjPVB6rX1plPMRLxSy08vJWv4C-PXA9BRUHWx69DTcKSlGZwlXaptHiIRDC34TSCpnue2b0NSOx6nbw-FC/s400/January+2011+011.jpg" /></a>Victoria showing off all her tickets!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-1485248996121638552011-02-21T10:34:00.001-05:002011-02-22T10:24:08.385-05:00The "Snowpocalpyse" in SC!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv-2ODyJB5DKy7s-h5Rq2gI_5A7R2kIOjB-IA2GNDRR5A-POX_VNvWH9QyXGF1wKbANy8C2jElUUBhJLBN9J2AEDiSU31tlX0cmNGk4gNPN5a-F8D-E7C3VMg_1C4Bm4arKu5P2Ulasbk/s1600/January+2011+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576532312652640066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTv-2ODyJB5DKy7s-h5Rq2gI_5A7R2kIOjB-IA2GNDRR5A-POX_VNvWH9QyXGF1wKbANy8C2jElUUBhJLBN9J2AEDiSU31tlX0cmNGk4gNPN5a-F8D-E7C3VMg_1C4Bm4arKu5P2Ulasbk/s400/January+2011+058.jpg" /></a> While we were in SC after the new year, Spartanburg got a major snowstorm! There was about 7-9 inches of snow and some ice which is HUGE for Spartanburg and made for a great time. Both Mary Pat and Victoria could hardly wait to get out and play in the snow and Aunt Shawnie even walked from her apartment (it took her 30 minutes or so) just to play with them! It was fun to see Mary Pat be able to play in an enjoyable amount of snow. Unfortunately, the large amounts we have seen in NY have not been too easy for a two year old to play in! More pictures to enjoy <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=7013738620105%3A1159713739&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSxiQrV1PMzbMcK9J67SYptiU2kcSGbLpyakazhxp9M5NZaSiXTbMg3ColAe_Szo5oAe3t9lm7wL8lpAhjCEAe3bHfMJbRGhmo5GWcGjP984FKW7zZcnxMEDevSou1Nw7t-PsNHpWyLAa/s1600/January+2011+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576532309323131426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSxiQrV1PMzbMcK9J67SYptiU2kcSGbLpyakazhxp9M5NZaSiXTbMg3ColAe_Szo5oAe3t9lm7wL8lpAhjCEAe3bHfMJbRGhmo5GWcGjP984FKW7zZcnxMEDevSou1Nw7t-PsNHpWyLAa/s400/January+2011+012.jpg" /></a>Nana's house covered in snow.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7emeNo9JSQ_Ej6TG5y7vbSk6WbQtc9kA_P5Vyqbd6eEMdtg3yZuPedBNPTctNwD6guYgo4V-86Y6444KpC-0ihPCSCcKgpCrxvsF2OnX0UABlNcyE-f2ILwU-Z-_MMQzZmxWeL5DB9sZ2/s1600/January+2011+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576532303865264850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7emeNo9JSQ_Ej6TG5y7vbSk6WbQtc9kA_P5Vyqbd6eEMdtg3yZuPedBNPTctNwD6guYgo4V-86Y6444KpC-0ihPCSCcKgpCrxvsF2OnX0UABlNcyE-f2ILwU-Z-_MMQzZmxWeL5DB9sZ2/s400/January+2011+015.jpg" /></a>Nana, Mary Pat and Michael looking out the door and Victoria looking out the window as we all wait for Shawn to arrive!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtxwaQV0sIlUNthXS_RVVcj3RYDUgSEflH1ypdTPR0FJYb9TNz98U_4ZF2ydLSiG0N36dlzURM6LoY38BeP8raPSIBWPppbrYJJc9jnys68U-hLRDURjKOPhIXUAkdokC0466ZZV0LmKV/s1600/January+2011+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576532303751963330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtxwaQV0sIlUNthXS_RVVcj3RYDUgSEflH1ypdTPR0FJYb9TNz98U_4ZF2ydLSiG0N36dlzURM6LoY38BeP8raPSIBWPppbrYJJc9jnys68U-hLRDURjKOPhIXUAkdokC0466ZZV0LmKV/s400/January+2011+023.jpg" /></a>Here comes Shawnie up Dupre Drive.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHFkWosUIDRCr9ZKi6WgS6sKzRorSDaE1fTPeWt-ZP_-3EM6V0T6dODV7sIx62AptF2qmYd3t2_QOO5C3XJQsmhOBmNdmJH7U6w-q7K3aAWjs7lqDsMzKU3t6LT-S7LV2g_rZouxzlHA2/s1600/January+2011+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576531291802571042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHFkWosUIDRCr9ZKi6WgS6sKzRorSDaE1fTPeWt-ZP_-3EM6V0T6dODV7sIx62AptF2qmYd3t2_QOO5C3XJQsmhOBmNdmJH7U6w-q7K3aAWjs7lqDsMzKU3t6LT-S7LV2g_rZouxzlHA2/s400/January+2011+027.jpg" /></a>She looks pretty cold!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnw4YYG37eRI6pIyrK0Mc4BU0IF_mDebkprPy1L74Xwr7mSfMaYvbf1sB7wqKlGSY6s902zuBcB9TRqiNGjjnSfh0xQsaLUwq2zX9dFjdmO275I535mpPfCLTITfxu1qELZg7cA_wbx5M/s1600/January+2011+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576531290302757474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnw4YYG37eRI6pIyrK0Mc4BU0IF_mDebkprPy1L74Xwr7mSfMaYvbf1sB7wqKlGSY6s902zuBcB9TRqiNGjjnSfh0xQsaLUwq2zX9dFjdmO275I535mpPfCLTITfxu1qELZg7cA_wbx5M/s400/January+2011+028.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat in her makeshift snowsuit ready to go play!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P3e8raNLSL2BUwOL8r6xuNdtz5wVMD-y5r1_U3b-mk-9Qf_h2rQc6VwBOrX2KTyh4DjDBWCEJ9cEdHOSKCaxnyUK-92-GQ7fCiTpJhik6favVxv4CevSCUHn43o0tGkmlvFzpCD1kWZn/s1600/January+2011+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576531285650691906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P3e8raNLSL2BUwOL8r6xuNdtz5wVMD-y5r1_U3b-mk-9Qf_h2rQc6VwBOrX2KTyh4DjDBWCEJ9cEdHOSKCaxnyUK-92-GQ7fCiTpJhik6favVxv4CevSCUHn43o0tGkmlvFzpCD1kWZn/s400/January+2011+029.jpg" /></a>Victoria is getting ready to play too.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfn5EG-y9_D4Pkv8Nbz_8APLVttvLAbma_4syMgWzpFyCEXdZU-_zEVp2NFpDwmfZ6AXlT4J54i0p2tHoItiekgO8Rq9icmmeHP2CJQ_ZAV2lJhqW7lXO3U3pjLWOpy7DElNpw8EfDDeXN/s1600/January+2011+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576531280446658194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfn5EG-y9_D4Pkv8Nbz_8APLVttvLAbma_4syMgWzpFyCEXdZU-_zEVp2NFpDwmfZ6AXlT4J54i0p2tHoItiekgO8Rq9icmmeHP2CJQ_ZAV2lJhqW7lXO3U3pjLWOpy7DElNpw8EfDDeXN/s400/January+2011+034.jpg" /></a>There they go!!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshjaUffZJcpMXRqWcoktO_kmuDDkBrYClJC_hTTd_VSWAWyW3kU_J9L6mSoz9ZxiHs70cC-SxzwwaKE9ZuOJxwA9ejQ2WKEkxmo-Kkn88LKpzhWotdP6LO-iKCuCM8BTYsDbiG-sYM45o/s1600/January+2011+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576531277650755154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshjaUffZJcpMXRqWcoktO_kmuDDkBrYClJC_hTTd_VSWAWyW3kU_J9L6mSoz9ZxiHs70cC-SxzwwaKE9ZuOJxwA9ejQ2WKEkxmo-Kkn88LKpzhWotdP6LO-iKCuCM8BTYsDbiG-sYM45o/s400/January+2011+037.jpg" /></a>Aunt Shawnie helping Mary Pat walk in the snow.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbszkctnjUCBEziAJyEB_eh9iki42np_GR3SLeWVHCwyr0Iq0jgxk8I1cj4FVgY5q2Px_czaiNOtLntyY0lT51pJZy4C7kWkaeNehB_tO8R4C4h7ClC7b6hFjrAQl25eyskGHBF97sIHZG/s1600/January+2011+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576530202329773106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbszkctnjUCBEziAJyEB_eh9iki42np_GR3SLeWVHCwyr0Iq0jgxk8I1cj4FVgY5q2Px_czaiNOtLntyY0lT51pJZy4C7kWkaeNehB_tO8R4C4h7ClC7b6hFjrAQl25eyskGHBF97sIHZG/s400/January+2011+038.jpg" /></a>Victoria striking a pose.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUALa_no_7RKcfVMg6SDE2pr238cUdhtoG4-fSlbnpBojkMh3LMWhvgLcrUTICUotH2SYuJTq5wE0u2yO2qdq58wHRFTicKo04k6kOG1e8I7lVZeYs11LCULr_dLgDTnNVIanpId71FUYY/s1600/January+2011+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576530197964080370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUALa_no_7RKcfVMg6SDE2pr238cUdhtoG4-fSlbnpBojkMh3LMWhvgLcrUTICUotH2SYuJTq5wE0u2yO2qdq58wHRFTicKo04k6kOG1e8I7lVZeYs11LCULr_dLgDTnNVIanpId71FUYY/s400/January+2011+039.jpg" /></a>Michael and Nana watching from inside the house.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWYDKk1S-b8uiT9P5_hN3DrHt6N1gxxxjEGXM0JNVH1nOrnlUr_Obcxuf_1kXzPa0HpuSSUTuoY1t86gEFQcSEAZEyWiksnLoO0YC653cyZqBSDUQvSCKq05bCG5IolwW9VvuVexsR3Nw/s1600/January+2011+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576530197356510338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWYDKk1S-b8uiT9P5_hN3DrHt6N1gxxxjEGXM0JNVH1nOrnlUr_Obcxuf_1kXzPa0HpuSSUTuoY1t86gEFQcSEAZEyWiksnLoO0YC653cyZqBSDUQvSCKq05bCG5IolwW9VvuVexsR3Nw/s400/January+2011+045.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat had a GREAT time!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmFTc7MLPzHvSvDZ7YudyihO1BFdcTg71BWw1Oa3VBxBIUvRPpGaojyCFy4qF7gIVS9FJGh9regW3u85b3K0bEwl0LGH4geqDFmeA2g0PKZLSLMYkAQSkDf73dmSk_pDsbZAIEmjJ5_LP/s1600/January+2011+051.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576530193637038882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmFTc7MLPzHvSvDZ7YudyihO1BFdcTg71BWw1Oa3VBxBIUvRPpGaojyCFy4qF7gIVS9FJGh9regW3u85b3K0bEwl0LGH4geqDFmeA2g0PKZLSLMYkAQSkDf73dmSk_pDsbZAIEmjJ5_LP/s400/January+2011+051.jpg" /></a> Stuck.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW_WkYzQ2aN2UsNFNWGgg0FdF_WKWr6w4Pqqw40FQE4MvUHYP4zlbHGdOq-4x1m5armTuPZ-Be8o-fiAdXxNNOvQdRTsYS4PXuDnEYc0719csJzr5euZkQ_xryLeYsq_Ys0NJ2I7FBO1t/s1600/January+2011+056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576530191727175602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW_WkYzQ2aN2UsNFNWGgg0FdF_WKWr6w4Pqqw40FQE4MvUHYP4zlbHGdOq-4x1m5armTuPZ-Be8o-fiAdXxNNOvQdRTsYS4PXuDnEYc0719csJzr5euZkQ_xryLeYsq_Ys0NJ2I7FBO1t/s400/January+2011+056.jpg" /></a> Trying to make a snowball.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTiVJqSr5VFxdcag9LTCfskyAeiLUmwgsS_SCVyx_MpZzpDORM_IUxbDTxxWVE_oQjnGXYrsycuBmU1aFjXicPguYgXv645Jt7sDXWZU9YWD-XQnr2J4zFNqxzZsPAfi79SgRhU_mP_G2/s1600/January+2011+060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573941195504796690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTiVJqSr5VFxdcag9LTCfskyAeiLUmwgsS_SCVyx_MpZzpDORM_IUxbDTxxWVE_oQjnGXYrsycuBmU1aFjXicPguYgXv645Jt7sDXWZU9YWD-XQnr2J4zFNqxzZsPAfi79SgRhU_mP_G2/s400/January+2011+060.jpg" /></a>Shawnie and the snow girls!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIql7VF5WZ_2_EIgdDvYvEaNgkfmclB4PmLl8Qe3JHmGHBW7FQFRI8ldgxjxlwVnyX0rmrrkGzcJy-jZH4o-3CXMhGQ-U-14253_DMU8CsUK6iXRtbtJiBsZV0Lj2MWfvfGDJB41G6xmf/s1600/January+2011+063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573941185763048242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIql7VF5WZ_2_EIgdDvYvEaNgkfmclB4PmLl8Qe3JHmGHBW7FQFRI8ldgxjxlwVnyX0rmrrkGzcJy-jZH4o-3CXMhGQ-U-14253_DMU8CsUK6iXRtbtJiBsZV0Lj2MWfvfGDJB41G6xmf/s400/January+2011+063.jpg" /></a>Shawn showing off the snowman they tried to build. The snow was too soft to build a good one.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmSDNtSvMTFV2TDfh_7aHh6X4JT8AnCCLdjCCN8DY3pd5-t0vlPHT454zPl3sJjhIhQ9DAnG7powS463Ihls6giYMxzS_fcPmO30Xx4ytv71ibldAS4XwNAbMq1vElN6QnZRTbDGZxnLk/s1600/January+2011+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573941178841618818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmSDNtSvMTFV2TDfh_7aHh6X4JT8AnCCLdjCCN8DY3pd5-t0vlPHT454zPl3sJjhIhQ9DAnG7powS463Ihls6giYMxzS_fcPmO30Xx4ytv71ibldAS4XwNAbMq1vElN6QnZRTbDGZxnLk/s400/January+2011+064.jpg" /></a>Making a snow angel by popular demand!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaevSSwBryH9rnYZXnuQ-IUnbTjE_iVKkivgcwSiY1KUM0uG5aMrPaRrVDdHSFOWnoQkGXAc5jvuTyRhmy7m17bXj_O80K_9frX6kh5KFMf0NpksQJgHz0fvZbEWKWzujdTRNqyq7SWiAu/s1600/January+2011+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573941175143252098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaevSSwBryH9rnYZXnuQ-IUnbTjE_iVKkivgcwSiY1KUM0uG5aMrPaRrVDdHSFOWnoQkGXAc5jvuTyRhmy7m17bXj_O80K_9frX6kh5KFMf0NpksQJgHz0fvZbEWKWzujdTRNqyq7SWiAu/s400/January+2011+069.jpg" /></a>Throwing the snow was fun for Mary Pat!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmtv4PQL34ahoqP4sbwkZDdcCR5etH74anWEkCuzfgRvYUhINpaWMyIZgyKzzT4GaDmpyv42Lv3ZJaop15q_XOTiY4iulqvTUHopArZ5aAvSBd7zY2biTXrE4WLYBAd1SmkeiI7NGiF0D/s1600/January+2011+073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573941168764030610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmtv4PQL34ahoqP4sbwkZDdcCR5etH74anWEkCuzfgRvYUhINpaWMyIZgyKzzT4GaDmpyv42Lv3ZJaop15q_XOTiY4iulqvTUHopArZ5aAvSBd7zY2biTXrE4WLYBAd1SmkeiI7NGiF0D/s400/January+2011+073.jpg" /></a> So was catching snow in her mouth.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-51341461578827688792011-02-16T15:49:00.003-05:002011-02-16T15:58:31.100-05:0010 Months Old!!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNL1QyuKdEcILcWr0AyflilNLnhKRphuMqKgp9s9cZsV1_6yxrmjP2kYyyv_jx_Lg5BM6IIdFV0Gv76uvbTf6hAG2msnb5u9dHpGPKH_5tgS_hMH35B_ZCUS6Pcb_kJA0a5tco-91nA8z/s1600/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574392886319789890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNL1QyuKdEcILcWr0AyflilNLnhKRphuMqKgp9s9cZsV1_6yxrmjP2kYyyv_jx_Lg5BM6IIdFV0Gv76uvbTf6hAG2msnb5u9dHpGPKH_5tgS_hMH35B_ZCUS6Pcb_kJA0a5tco-91nA8z/s400/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+054.jpg" /></a> We can't believe that our precious Michael is already 10 months old! It's really hard to think that he will be a year old in two short months. As you can see from these pictures he finally has his two bottom teeth! He is currently working on a few more teeth so he won't be able to have the nickname "Mr. Gums" much longer. He is definitely a boy and is in to EVERYTHING. He loves to follow his sister around and they both like to fight over toys. He is still Army crawling but has now added pulling up, pushing his walker in the basement and climbing into Mary Pat's chair to his bag of tricks! He will eat anything you put in front of him including the usual baby food and many new table foods such as peas, green beans, corn, bagels, turkey and cheese. He is our happy little man!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JntNpUqubowaPa-f2oN5Pq-Ze_gipv47x6gjcmUHvF-Un1X5YtY9WGnO-gXmtWiVpOu9pWUYkPGgkoja2cbp73ITIzbo0aMVD6aVgaVU8vqg-DTPU5Ot9NujTMkHEMLl8i8i1qLJpWZA/s1600/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574392881052592290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JntNpUqubowaPa-f2oN5Pq-Ze_gipv47x6gjcmUHvF-Un1X5YtY9WGnO-gXmtWiVpOu9pWUYkPGgkoja2cbp73ITIzbo0aMVD6aVgaVU8vqg-DTPU5Ot9NujTMkHEMLl8i8i1qLJpWZA/s400/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+003.jpg" /></a>Pulling up on Mary Pat's kitchen to play.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh_Z7NVzWP8p7UP37HsajlHUQ4aEstQF9sH3OCvrNlI90YdBJIOPitjWvKNwM0w-yyBzDxELiha5ecqAmehb74AP8OopBK1vlGBseVtjq_mPyA3EcjZJDtGax1qgTtGH2FMdRcf3vCL1h/s1600/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574392873685060210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJh_Z7NVzWP8p7UP37HsajlHUQ4aEstQF9sH3OCvrNlI90YdBJIOPitjWvKNwM0w-yyBzDxELiha5ecqAmehb74AP8OopBK1vlGBseVtjq_mPyA3EcjZJDtGax1qgTtGH2FMdRcf3vCL1h/s400/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+009.jpg" /></a>Trying to climb into Mary Pat's chair.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkvqsDf4KwyVbqqNGxpw-3zcdOjUQQ8nmIAdCouQX97aS2Moa9KZqwZ-tzaaKIAwMI6KNiQR0y3pOykma6yyDmMhPgmUapc_Jnv1Wjqc58LR9-Hr8eMcGF9bvBrCydiBH2dkXVT69wQq9/s1600/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574392867778342946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkvqsDf4KwyVbqqNGxpw-3zcdOjUQQ8nmIAdCouQX97aS2Moa9KZqwZ-tzaaKIAwMI6KNiQR0y3pOykma6yyDmMhPgmUapc_Jnv1Wjqc58LR9-Hr8eMcGF9bvBrCydiBH2dkXVT69wQq9/s400/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+010.jpg" /></a>Modelling his Scooby Doo track suit after swim lessons. Look at all that hair!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHba7J7VBccNQJZvIBTs3XW5f2NOvhsotyW0PH7LL3YGSDvspx2Vke7HTeY2ca_U2Alg6Weu9SPcLYuERCtDWi6UsHqp3xNLbQ5r5LPbyoFRZOHTxw4p9jQp0nsGQ7inQ6LYujeyoPaRFW/s1600/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574392862873490226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHba7J7VBccNQJZvIBTs3XW5f2NOvhsotyW0PH7LL3YGSDvspx2Vke7HTeY2ca_U2Alg6Weu9SPcLYuERCtDWi6UsHqp3xNLbQ5r5LPbyoFRZOHTxw4p9jQp0nsGQ7inQ6LYujeyoPaRFW/s400/February+2011+-+playing%252C+cousin+visit+005.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat playing with her baby, one of the few things Michael doesn't try to steal from her!</div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-69169982138261872282011-02-15T09:48:00.005-05:002011-02-15T10:01:59.288-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEteZ1iyDyP4lWHIZdwmQSH12_23r36mKd43DBg6BbqOfR421JLWH880pU_yXwytuO0P-ZaFB-9Yax18RjrSD4y3MNFNBgbbkOzDMNdFOlF_NYncp6jCMIkO7K3oO1k-cXQVmTjGfqErPY/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573929421221148930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEteZ1iyDyP4lWHIZdwmQSH12_23r36mKd43DBg6BbqOfR421JLWH880pU_yXwytuO0P-ZaFB-9Yax18RjrSD4y3MNFNBgbbkOzDMNdFOlF_NYncp6jCMIkO7K3oO1k-cXQVmTjGfqErPY/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+009.jpg" /></a> We had a very nice and relaxing Valentine's Day this year. Mary Pat, Michael and Mommy spent most of the day playing and giving lots of hugs and kisses. After work, Daddy brought a special surprise home for Mary Pat (and Mommy too!). He brought us special Valentine's Day mini cupcakes from Crumbs! Delicious! Mary Pat had a blast picking out which one to eat and LOVED it. Then the kids gave us the best gift of all, going to sleep early and without any fuss! Mommy and Daddy actually had a peaceful dinner. A great day! More silly picture can be found <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=8776618620105%3A44215268&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjMRvF4JAekpFONte8LIbdLQkszunRxIPEXqPdHYWFKBl-2kbxHDqkxXt98Bfc3lvxamTcpj5pipK5ymTfLd15rOreLtnvgrWRoI5yMnF1r2W0iO0dwAzJg8uwUlTcWRi7zD4pbOmPPez/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573929155076209762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjMRvF4JAekpFONte8LIbdLQkszunRxIPEXqPdHYWFKBl-2kbxHDqkxXt98Bfc3lvxamTcpj5pipK5ymTfLd15rOreLtnvgrWRoI5yMnF1r2W0iO0dwAzJg8uwUlTcWRi7zD4pbOmPPez/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+005.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat giving her little brother hugs and kisses.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IiUFZlJnBb9L859rsbqmnQNCFdez1oT31TAlB9ag2EDhn2QFKmJufUCkE5jjgyTM2vQMltGgdstlo2Lbpt016xTv8MCypYm06BcrWR_zQNOzJM0R_i4ii3Y0ZiaLLE2NncGJ4sgxq2YK/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573929142478375922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6IiUFZlJnBb9L859rsbqmnQNCFdez1oT31TAlB9ag2EDhn2QFKmJufUCkE5jjgyTM2vQMltGgdstlo2Lbpt016xTv8MCypYm06BcrWR_zQNOzJM0R_i4ii3Y0ZiaLLE2NncGJ4sgxq2YK/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+010.jpg" /></a> Michael wants out of the death grip hug.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVxAG9g3nVy8Q_2EJUHSvKXm5wSVGrsS1Hoc0YuyggPEk-z0mzapJ-SZCPKD6sXahmZSXE9dM4m20Y85uK8LjXNThd08Ab5nJ9Rcs29J61nGWJHkHi5tFdh0gDudq9T6NyIK7NbxKFCVH/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573929138716455490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVxAG9g3nVy8Q_2EJUHSvKXm5wSVGrsS1Hoc0YuyggPEk-z0mzapJ-SZCPKD6sXahmZSXE9dM4m20Y85uK8LjXNThd08Ab5nJ9Rcs29J61nGWJHkHi5tFdh0gDudq9T6NyIK7NbxKFCVH/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+011.jpg" /></a>But Mary Pat just squeezes tighter!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9YLr0MmT12-ELtuXLk6mnC5wwevEWyHz_QhC94Fvdh4VctxuEdED8_BW0dr0mbJ0JQeSJSgCkQfrTY4cNRvJwwPubDjdUBbRsECtubWtV1FJkNs_Brj-imNNU0Yz78zR7fjfSFwbm-Uc/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573929136924012034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9YLr0MmT12-ELtuXLk6mnC5wwevEWyHz_QhC94Fvdh4VctxuEdED8_BW0dr0mbJ0JQeSJSgCkQfrTY4cNRvJwwPubDjdUBbRsECtubWtV1FJkNs_Brj-imNNU0Yz78zR7fjfSFwbm-Uc/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+014.jpg" /></a>One of Mommy's precious valentines!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztURsK6BdZ0Fi_56AcHj-M8OMWuWjXWIFtUlF8eQWPjiE-oew9FJ3D_3cj_JXo8LwsbuqhFMTfy-3QxSNBf6nZhjBQooFrGMR9-BfQh4EU11R-oXt5C7xijaY1xxUhPf72IKB37wYL98g/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573929131279923202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztURsK6BdZ0Fi_56AcHj-M8OMWuWjXWIFtUlF8eQWPjiE-oew9FJ3D_3cj_JXo8LwsbuqhFMTfy-3QxSNBf6nZhjBQooFrGMR9-BfQh4EU11R-oXt5C7xijaY1xxUhPf72IKB37wYL98g/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+016.jpg" /></a>Striking a pose.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98l2mKmonze-JDRThZbjSpPGKOKEKpdkjXn88cg6CEEOqVG-cLJJTwqQFbPzeYF7rztttdqOBPqFKHM7BANYoCn977ajwD06jKR__D86piWJ4CdRpwrZD4C-jK4UNwDdz3nTJsmP-XmYp/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573928515084894930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98l2mKmonze-JDRThZbjSpPGKOKEKpdkjXn88cg6CEEOqVG-cLJJTwqQFbPzeYF7rztttdqOBPqFKHM7BANYoCn977ajwD06jKR__D86piWJ4CdRpwrZD4C-jK4UNwDdz3nTJsmP-XmYp/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+018.jpg" /></a>Mommy's "love bandit"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLpV_-BkXxhbm-T3elGeAAC3qNbxTcyUq5b_E1VdP0AJJEYfSYGvpo9SeSfg4Q-dwE1A__o2zncO2SIq4KeNU9W3BK8LJmV6OrvyqjUWZ8LgIMKXCqtU0OrsWpmyWZ6cFUSeN8DpGkqBV/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573928508410764962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLpV_-BkXxhbm-T3elGeAAC3qNbxTcyUq5b_E1VdP0AJJEYfSYGvpo9SeSfg4Q-dwE1A__o2zncO2SIq4KeNU9W3BK8LJmV6OrvyqjUWZ8LgIMKXCqtU0OrsWpmyWZ6cFUSeN8DpGkqBV/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+023.jpg" /></a>So many cupcakes to choose from!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKoqzG3cyN01PglPGnW61kZD5Ox5SHg-gUcwYcyOeNLSxC0b6-9RfSbo97N2q-AMoTayxCCOQ3khUev3wf18SpDXvqU1TWJTqzYbZhr6EOFVfjIyigIKslisr52Nj2-FX6wwCxmUnsM_O/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573928506517368242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKoqzG3cyN01PglPGnW61kZD5Ox5SHg-gUcwYcyOeNLSxC0b6-9RfSbo97N2q-AMoTayxCCOQ3khUev3wf18SpDXvqU1TWJTqzYbZhr6EOFVfjIyigIKslisr52Nj2-FX6wwCxmUnsM_O/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+025.jpg" /></a>Yummy chocolate!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQBASto42pugB9IWPPd90DD-5P3vMquQZLXSESQVNmwg4lUKMFTGs2otdp6RaYjeGlTY-vpJhFbyfA2XofqFanqzexcz5EEaywFsEo7In1JMA6tD2sTCAEiwEyn_Rztj1r8GU_LldDNjX/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573928502501756082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQBASto42pugB9IWPPd90DD-5P3vMquQZLXSESQVNmwg4lUKMFTGs2otdp6RaYjeGlTY-vpJhFbyfA2XofqFanqzexcz5EEaywFsEo7In1JMA6tD2sTCAEiwEyn_Rztj1r8GU_LldDNjX/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+027.jpg" /></a>How much of this can I fit into my mouth at once?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsWneL-MXpTifo1OUd1af5owJOf9i25NMBntZlxIQE2q3sXX6ZAwvglyib5gazH0-7xmhfhGhx0EXM-a_NvQRTiRzme1bERjpId5Xoa0IXvw6PUs2W6c9oDqM30EiiGh3NQv7EBA5dF5u/s1600/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573928498351426802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsWneL-MXpTifo1OUd1af5owJOf9i25NMBntZlxIQE2q3sXX6ZAwvglyib5gazH0-7xmhfhGhx0EXM-a_NvQRTiRzme1bERjpId5Xoa0IXvw6PUs2W6c9oDqM30EiiGh3NQv7EBA5dF5u/s400/Valentine%2527s+Day+2011+029.jpg" /></a>DONE!!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-39366826915617223952011-02-10T10:01:00.002-05:002011-02-10T10:01:00.319-05:00Cousin Walk!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidROXdtE6pmEKDfy_3Uhnztirm4SQWFtmz8u2Dk9_1Lidcg3pv-xfgefdpDs8Ge5ORK45uJByKEnLC_eRd9N52-dXkdkCPF87E305xIuowowG4nMnklg7f_jATOan8ESIfH3XwP9cA6PT_/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829801572536210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidROXdtE6pmEKDfy_3Uhnztirm4SQWFtmz8u2Dk9_1Lidcg3pv-xfgefdpDs8Ge5ORK45uJByKEnLC_eRd9N52-dXkdkCPF87E305xIuowowG4nMnklg7f_jATOan8ESIfH3XwP9cA6PT_/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+011.jpg" /></a> In between snow storms while we were in Spartanburg, it warmed up enough to take the kids out for a walk. With three crazy kiddos, Mommy and Nana just did the quick trip down Dupre Drive to the high school parking lot and back. It was lots of fun and great to get the kids out in some fresh air! Michael got to try out the stroller car for the first time and LOVED it! We can't wait for spring to finally get here so he can drive the stroller car we have at our house. Mary Pat got to ride/be pushed on Victoria's learning tricycle and also loved it. She kept saying how she was a big girl like "Toria"! Speaking of Victoria, she really was a big girl riding her big girl Rapunzel bike (with training wheels) that she got for her birthday. What a great time! Here's a <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=2183940520105%3A1116446992&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">link</a> to a few more pictures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxQ70b6uE4uNyJbumo0vmi84q_nvV9RPa7OTDRBxTfcv9NwJ3x4D79pnW8cLU5zuM8MvVQeMFK1hGjFlX1k_ESyUVvOZ96llKX1t7IXyzG01kL2U7WVvRrC1hX8Vn-U9rduTVDqraAcB3/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829765407130674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxQ70b6uE4uNyJbumo0vmi84q_nvV9RPa7OTDRBxTfcv9NwJ3x4D79pnW8cLU5zuM8MvVQeMFK1hGjFlX1k_ESyUVvOZ96llKX1t7IXyzG01kL2U7WVvRrC1hX8Vn-U9rduTVDqraAcB3/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+001.jpg" /></a>Honking the horn to get his sister and cousin ready for the walk.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngiNpuQIb3cEWywLBG4FZ4fTjAJDTxuEfiSgTENGZcMaTzFC3yOnhFidYUcQgN_9pp_iavYdL3lJTSkEfwwMDGXgSpuiirx6JbZx45lv8GBeirsX6IE0-w8s23ceO9685nhdZ_uhprVrC/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829753389502354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngiNpuQIb3cEWywLBG4FZ4fTjAJDTxuEfiSgTENGZcMaTzFC3yOnhFidYUcQgN_9pp_iavYdL3lJTSkEfwwMDGXgSpuiirx6JbZx45lv8GBeirsX6IE0-w8s23ceO9685nhdZ_uhprVrC/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+002.jpg" /></a>I'm ready to drive people!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNU40GeYrMVH-gdkp8OKnoOHIgvggqpUstl8wGj7pljjwS7aXW_mIew-U95UPM8QwXMTYqLUxC7j6mQJip1FG_WXWN4KK2RW8Nr-Ny9xvBPghFLAvMT5Q0WoJnl3_Qd0MgA3IVWQDxfcm/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829746526136274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNU40GeYrMVH-gdkp8OKnoOHIgvggqpUstl8wGj7pljjwS7aXW_mIew-U95UPM8QwXMTYqLUxC7j6mQJip1FG_WXWN4KK2RW8Nr-Ny9xvBPghFLAvMT5Q0WoJnl3_Qd0MgA3IVWQDxfcm/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+003.jpg" /></a>His hands were at "10 and 2" just like any good driver!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAzz_kto-auln4UT9HCnT_MLDLNf2hqEE9ZDXm32DlvpgNHzbNFpmxMJNIechvdIpo7kwy7zVGHnaJDmrx80pDqsRaTmsvZVOMXdowzKOgi-uACTTycyFDS-8YR02ovQbE-I2XaRvAY3s/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829745436441074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAzz_kto-auln4UT9HCnT_MLDLNf2hqEE9ZDXm32DlvpgNHzbNFpmxMJNIechvdIpo7kwy7zVGHnaJDmrx80pDqsRaTmsvZVOMXdowzKOgi-uACTTycyFDS-8YR02ovQbE-I2XaRvAY3s/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+007.jpg" /></a>The Kolenik kids were ready to go!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoJIfoFWNBgkxJtLJoHcWtfxWFbJRVTiqnF3OAppunxnHyo4LJEWmF86mZajW8T2GYATtuS9LuYZIAtBgDmMvnPhrvNM_wIKftvX6GCltjl-YFKFTBvpiH4pGx0ZwM9elaYDj0bSKETn1/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829396360396178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoJIfoFWNBgkxJtLJoHcWtfxWFbJRVTiqnF3OAppunxnHyo4LJEWmF86mZajW8T2GYATtuS9LuYZIAtBgDmMvnPhrvNM_wIKftvX6GCltjl-YFKFTBvpiH4pGx0ZwM9elaYDj0bSKETn1/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+009.jpg" /></a>Silly cousin Victoria wanted to push her cousins in the parking lot.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRet17LQrYPkWEjhfvq7jUgmv_qOU3ljjMtw86WBYEDGNwBI0p65_tiRkRafLY0QJ42u7tNDFN2qQbj1KgnnYB9NJUkKFgTZ109TyyiPyHMFfOzsihIwV-VHhCNRxdd3o2p7sDynYKY5p/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829392068272802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRet17LQrYPkWEjhfvq7jUgmv_qOU3ljjMtw86WBYEDGNwBI0p65_tiRkRafLY0QJ42u7tNDFN2qQbj1KgnnYB9NJUkKFgTZ109TyyiPyHMFfOzsihIwV-VHhCNRxdd3o2p7sDynYKY5p/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+010.jpg" /></a>Michael in the stroller car, Mary Pat on the learning trike and Victoria on her big girl bike!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGkq0hC3SZJCWaWgYED9cE5DTJziWvVUGiQmHkpo_8jhcrIZOTaPq_vfy6wd1cpA9RAQYrCYVkrUWNKhzGLK_zp3JJse7AC11hqEdF9n6t9RJQjTgy-E0Kr3uRipAVFNiBM9EHHq4KBN6/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829387462023074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGkq0hC3SZJCWaWgYED9cE5DTJziWvVUGiQmHkpo_8jhcrIZOTaPq_vfy6wd1cpA9RAQYrCYVkrUWNKhzGLK_zp3JJse7AC11hqEdF9n6t9RJQjTgy-E0Kr3uRipAVFNiBM9EHHq4KBN6/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+012.jpg" /></a>Do you like my pigtails?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qu4CSOktHAOnbzClR2KWOj_wigH-9tRWPsCXkgkQxQvEMANudYWEVEe5zrocfTwODVRboThFKGB23PnJXkqRJWqLCs_MLaBX0y97FbDtxuHeUqgo5aebWUvssbV462wOiDMVy34O_eks/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829383260495282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qu4CSOktHAOnbzClR2KWOj_wigH-9tRWPsCXkgkQxQvEMANudYWEVEe5zrocfTwODVRboThFKGB23PnJXkqRJWqLCs_MLaBX0y97FbDtxuHeUqgo5aebWUvssbV462wOiDMVy34O_eks/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+013.jpg" /></a>The big (and silly) girl!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlnpWJi30Ajxgy8Lr04ySCBoes2YHkHXJJDiJUPR9Vb83eU2aY3eMCAzpGiQlqKZtxYqqjWmWbZn-JdlC8UxxnGwnn_IyK_lukmQfOgC9MOF_yBKHrsh9sISuoSkaiEFv-obGPEGeY5py/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+104.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571829375593732274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlnpWJi30Ajxgy8Lr04ySCBoes2YHkHXJJDiJUPR9Vb83eU2aY3eMCAzpGiQlqKZtxYqqjWmWbZn-JdlC8UxxnGwnn_IyK_lukmQfOgC9MOF_yBKHrsh9sISuoSkaiEFv-obGPEGeY5py/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+104.jpg" /></a>Nana helping both the big girls up the hill to her house.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-83970057478127138922011-02-09T20:00:00.000-05:002011-02-09T20:00:02.622-05:00Tupperware Time!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7rOHUxZl7jt-7e4QLnOI3gmBAj_f1YR1Ds4eIbkN2VaPqg7w_3WPQRJMu73z-Uk6jqcS0xQ5N4vFvgxCIbiDAY297SU_Z_52136axy__ui70hDfjHweUtyc2H3NNrEsZiTYYLebEkl7i/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571826378962914274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7rOHUxZl7jt-7e4QLnOI3gmBAj_f1YR1Ds4eIbkN2VaPqg7w_3WPQRJMu73z-Uk6jqcS0xQ5N4vFvgxCIbiDAY297SU_Z_52136axy__ui70hDfjHweUtyc2H3NNrEsZiTYYLebEkl7i/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+020.jpg" /></a> Michael was very happy when Nana showed him her Tupperware cabinet during our visit! He kept himself busy for hours playing with the containers and lids. Thanks Nana!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXSJUVo5EwEOezeOYZ5jl8IOQanUS842hPqtcpM0wpJZPylmybls8AkYZMfb2bQ6gTYoD3Gr6UhcQG2cZ6mDnsHxEGiW3i0rFjEZcdHrYY3mnbkt15AmLbYQu9aU02YtJDjqFQ_vnufsG/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571826365514432754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXSJUVo5EwEOezeOYZ5jl8IOQanUS842hPqtcpM0wpJZPylmybls8AkYZMfb2bQ6gTYoD3Gr6UhcQG2cZ6mDnsHxEGiW3i0rFjEZcdHrYY3mnbkt15AmLbYQu9aU02YtJDjqFQ_vnufsG/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+016.jpg" /></a>So many lids, so little time!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHafgEWUqb332i7TV1ZxvlNNWHnkkP6ZLK6sNNOtJ8y1zBmuIqBoK5lvRpBMryQlM7nbiu3pw0Fxxvzc9Sk_cUn43ktk2WERD1zDkXs0Akujw2S2WElGlTPaWy_605aX4eL4JZGscbOcw/s1600/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571826360895279250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHafgEWUqb332i7TV1ZxvlNNWHnkkP6ZLK6sNNOtJ8y1zBmuIqBoK5lvRpBMryQlM7nbiu3pw0Fxxvzc9Sk_cUn43ktk2WERD1zDkXs0Akujw2S2WElGlTPaWy_605aX4eL4JZGscbOcw/s400/January+2011+SC+-+Bike+walk%252C+baths%252C+Mr+Gatti%2527s+017.jpg" /></a> This looks like something fun to chew on!</div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-85277540774855793352011-02-09T17:38:00.003-05:002011-02-09T17:49:18.895-05:00Can We Build It? Yes We Can!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhcnczbXFQsk8ftv4XLUEkTelmyPeliGkciT-8MvZJQ2KKZnJHaVepWrg8UhNEPQLXhsFhoxqBmD5MrA9xUYD-xEqY7qz1g5DDd-ZaG0e91gMP2LEioezq_YpeeKsVwiD8ucP7-MumOte/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571823856372630306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhcnczbXFQsk8ftv4XLUEkTelmyPeliGkciT-8MvZJQ2KKZnJHaVepWrg8UhNEPQLXhsFhoxqBmD5MrA9xUYD-xEqY7qz1g5DDd-ZaG0e91gMP2LEioezq_YpeeKsVwiD8ucP7-MumOte/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+093.jpg" /></a> Nick gave Victoria some building sets for Christmas and she had a great time putting together her bird house on Christmas day. Well, a week later it was time to build the pirate ship and boy was she excited! Mary Pat was also excited since she got to help build too. The girls had a great time and the pirate ship turned out very nicely. Mommy and Nana were very thankful that Nick has the patience to help the girls with these things! A few more pictures can be found <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=8120354320105%3A363759831&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9BIRVQNFCrzK2L_uwptk_3RYdIqEKJDDw-7SwM-UxYeGA-tw1oOy3hEQcOe8atR55qnX3SmmtBLOq8fN7np9UcxIp4soOsqGHhpqDUG58TMd1pbBZxtOWDdIs1IYKnzmm8oXC15UVqNW/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571823851546501602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9BIRVQNFCrzK2L_uwptk_3RYdIqEKJDDw-7SwM-UxYeGA-tw1oOy3hEQcOe8atR55qnX3SmmtBLOq8fN7np9UcxIp4soOsqGHhpqDUG58TMd1pbBZxtOWDdIs1IYKnzmm8oXC15UVqNW/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+100.jpg" /></a>Concentrating very hard on her hammering. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB62rHFlJSPdAq5aKvGag4aJbjhbdRWqeh76DNZKKs92Ck7csoCLDcVtSv41t2FSLS-NdaNZ0iSHg1GxMUGmq1MZJ7TiUpR0WJaS4ahlLr0l-rwX3Of9kFuMz1d_h_VLX_6yHOnqkeC7sD/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571823842927225858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB62rHFlJSPdAq5aKvGag4aJbjhbdRWqeh76DNZKKs92Ck7csoCLDcVtSv41t2FSLS-NdaNZ0iSHg1GxMUGmq1MZJ7TiUpR0WJaS4ahlLr0l-rwX3Of9kFuMz1d_h_VLX_6yHOnqkeC7sD/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+101.jpg" /></a>It was a funny thing.......Mary Pat could only hammer with her mouth open!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-0DkBZRT-HB8NeevauB16sNHxHEOtEz_u86rLTHGSOleJz8KJ7vyjFJLJU9BmqaYa0SCxGwcfK4Crr1GQEihywL8BCuHMgwyhheIy805JX7fg9XUgORfRUTVh4JQwYPBHAZPz9P74DAS/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+102.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571823823436997298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-0DkBZRT-HB8NeevauB16sNHxHEOtEz_u86rLTHGSOleJz8KJ7vyjFJLJU9BmqaYa0SCxGwcfK4Crr1GQEihywL8BCuHMgwyhheIy805JX7fg9XUgORfRUTVh4JQwYPBHAZPz9P74DAS/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+102.jpg" /></a>She watches "Bob the Builder", can you tell?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilw8XcC9qvBylS74hUWpRAWOHwa9iYSCG0yYgZuicroJCCxYan2qIf4ALXJOc0aw_pxTD3nku6bL8FCTCf8GBqshSJ6xefYrd8SLd1cCscoFF8dIq0ZWN6JptFhr_QRkKzI6SHQwLu3W02/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+103.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571823814820417730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilw8XcC9qvBylS74hUWpRAWOHwa9iYSCG0yYgZuicroJCCxYan2qIf4ALXJOc0aw_pxTD3nku6bL8FCTCf8GBqshSJ6xefYrd8SLd1cCscoFF8dIq0ZWN6JptFhr_QRkKzI6SHQwLu3W02/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+103.jpg" /></a>Victoria watching her Daddy finish up Mary Pat's hammering job.</div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-78582682813969722432011-02-05T07:00:00.000-05:002011-02-05T07:00:08.148-05:00Happy New Year (only a month late!)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg223NNGsYvi_OoYZ0hYAHfwCVxWerywD0LhmtwgHiXHYpLZEyjDG4Yuuw-7hfs6Wre8sc9iYAtKJgPRklZHnd-julQfDMx7eFls-bj-g1ZJ0WNSZ2UbnkvdvI202mr9pq147Ib3w2j0USw/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569857303176324674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg223NNGsYvi_OoYZ0hYAHfwCVxWerywD0LhmtwgHiXHYpLZEyjDG4Yuuw-7hfs6Wre8sc9iYAtKJgPRklZHnd-julQfDMx7eFls-bj-g1ZJ0WNSZ2UbnkvdvI202mr9pq147Ib3w2j0USw/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+083.jpg" /></a> MIchael would like to wish everyone a very happy New Year! We look forward to a wonderful 2011!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4i0VSgGYQx8nyOhyP62dCy9N5c_-jIbLXX5CaZmAnNMhRtCuGXw6ray2EGsyay7KqBH39_U82wLSpsyrHs5i1f1Xs3dW7hyphenhyphenbfd8BkpK0CkWnSQkmpemomkXPhxjN1e9ZUha-moGqQp7Nc/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+091.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569857297194502578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4i0VSgGYQx8nyOhyP62dCy9N5c_-jIbLXX5CaZmAnNMhRtCuGXw6ray2EGsyay7KqBH39_U82wLSpsyrHs5i1f1Xs3dW7hyphenhyphenbfd8BkpK0CkWnSQkmpemomkXPhxjN1e9ZUha-moGqQp7Nc/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+091.jpg" /></a>More pictures from our photo session can be found <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=1207843320105%3A710910877&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>.<br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-6855702472446012872011-02-04T14:00:00.000-05:002011-02-04T14:00:05.993-05:00Go Irish!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxJHK4ph5ValQtQNYzLY5D9h-j9jdAblIlEhYJT5hDjbN_fMtPiMhdbHZ4RmXCHjRAi5uUkM52c_w8lOToNt8rMYUlo6J9HKrXBsT4DzCJwUygulEj8EvcY6Km9ToeByCauLFL91ys26R/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569855663241897042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxJHK4ph5ValQtQNYzLY5D9h-j9jdAblIlEhYJT5hDjbN_fMtPiMhdbHZ4RmXCHjRAi5uUkM52c_w8lOToNt8rMYUlo6J9HKrXBsT4DzCJwUygulEj8EvcY6Km9ToeByCauLFL91ys26R/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+077.jpg" /></a> On New Year's Eve, Notre Dame played the University of Miami in the Sun Bowl. Nana, Aunt Shay Baby, Mommy, Victoria, Mary Pat and Michael all got decked out in their best ND apparel to watch the game. Aunt Shay Baby also made a delicious buffalo chicken dip and we just got to relax, hang out and watch the game. Getting to celebrate a Notre Dame win made it a fantastic way to end 2010! Unfortunately, the girls were not very cooperative with getting a picture of everyone in their Irish apparel so I only got some pictures of the little man!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK9MDxMopd07k_ZcnT_7j71Wc1VNuKddlDOin_ZCpWQGFYscGmP04NA2ZoZhoqwh2SrJuMgAPWhSUxWaamV3SFVkX6v9mrn4-RGN8sSD2dBHA6sZ6Geqc0Hn2EUXT_rqoc7WB7YCyIo4p/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569855662239886754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK9MDxMopd07k_ZcnT_7j71Wc1VNuKddlDOin_ZCpWQGFYscGmP04NA2ZoZhoqwh2SrJuMgAPWhSUxWaamV3SFVkX6v9mrn4-RGN8sSD2dBHA6sZ6Geqc0Hn2EUXT_rqoc7WB7YCyIo4p/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+078.jpg" /></a>Very excited about a Notre Dame win!<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtyHUDeluWECBodnbR4WXZtINUnHGf9grP92zagXqMKB03bbs9XZfKb08Rgud6MSkLACoCqhWHll6_r5hKap1sDz7akseTusIHwPWRnT5dU5oD-3zBXFFJmHOPuThG_rG7bQjAkcIIaQK/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569855648209036194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtyHUDeluWECBodnbR4WXZtINUnHGf9grP92zagXqMKB03bbs9XZfKb08Rgud6MSkLACoCqhWHll6_r5hKap1sDz7akseTusIHwPWRnT5dU5oD-3zBXFFJmHOPuThG_rG7bQjAkcIIaQK/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+082.jpg" /></a> Mommy and her precious boy in their Notre Dame gear.</div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-37707730938542484172011-02-04T10:00:00.005-05:002011-02-04T10:14:16.640-05:00Eat at Wades<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GQ45vch84suII-MfOqwSJUbl_Rqu1Gi46M6h8vs7RNp9kOSvkmNNNNaN8ANDM6dqCNG5dtJ2XsYdInTlZ626zPn7dalkeSPJ6ENl2vWU-8Vnow-_0HrLxsSga5MOr6u1fuYJMvrDSyDq/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569850157129211298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GQ45vch84suII-MfOqwSJUbl_Rqu1Gi46M6h8vs7RNp9kOSvkmNNNNaN8ANDM6dqCNG5dtJ2XsYdInTlZ626zPn7dalkeSPJ6ENl2vWU-8Vnow-_0HrLxsSga5MOr6u1fuYJMvrDSyDq/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+069.jpg" /></a> One of Mommy's favorite things to do when we are in Spartanburg is go to eat at Wades when they have fried green tomatoes on the menu! This only happens twice a month so Mommy was happy that we were still in SC for one of the special days. Unfortunately, this was the day Daddy had to leave to drive back to NY (his flight got cancelled earlier in the day) so he missed all of the fun. We started the evening at Victoria's swim lessons where Michael had fun with Poppy, Mary Pat played with Leenie and wore Victoria's goggles and Mommy (Aunt Shannon) got to watch Victoria show off her swimming skills. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">After swim lessons we headed to Wades where Mommy got three servings of fried green tomatoes and Mary Pat enjoyed her chicken leg and macaroni and cheese. She was such a big girl eater that she even got ice cream after eating her dinner! More pictures at this <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=6396843320105%3A514638569&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">link</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3q3DNHmlKZwaEgqSjiEh5R9BNTZcKbdOsOtMn0vmOV4au6PVUPqYVOOQql-IBrpfI3O32t2CnSUayXRAr52hh2sZHF7E8dT7RYgIAIrk6cyC20iIjy_vyEm62nqhSk19fqRNKAS-7ST4U/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569850154829019378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3q3DNHmlKZwaEgqSjiEh5R9BNTZcKbdOsOtMn0vmOV4au6PVUPqYVOOQql-IBrpfI3O32t2CnSUayXRAr52hh2sZHF7E8dT7RYgIAIrk6cyC20iIjy_vyEm62nqhSk19fqRNKAS-7ST4U/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+041.jpg" /></a>Victoria giving out cousin hugs before her swim lessons.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPia0FnmAFQHMoAhCZ5ToAEfNNUnLjetmLl-AO1SW-ejPh3RMKfUOJ4HLMo-ZknUlxrXEFEDcWszI-3ndyES68OhAygKeR5xKxRF_DrObDOaAWDzdtve4IbLQG_a_blSCD4CcQV9pZOF5/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569850149426598530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPia0FnmAFQHMoAhCZ5ToAEfNNUnLjetmLl-AO1SW-ejPh3RMKfUOJ4HLMo-ZknUlxrXEFEDcWszI-3ndyES68OhAygKeR5xKxRF_DrObDOaAWDzdtve4IbLQG_a_blSCD4CcQV9pZOF5/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+042.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat LOVED wearing Victoria's goggles!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoshl9bxuGZ2V-o6PD60ebs9Gg9W8o_mh32HxVQ93piYgy6CJMJTZYfK83lIZQN35hgJL6CeBhtQ9rvYwz-UEuWD0FGqNr4FVqKjg0rdGFdz1iaTi0Z2ds3bym5TDSOAB0XrnNYTBxdGf/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569850135468233522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoshl9bxuGZ2V-o6PD60ebs9Gg9W8o_mh32HxVQ93piYgy6CJMJTZYfK83lIZQN35hgJL6CeBhtQ9rvYwz-UEuWD0FGqNr4FVqKjg0rdGFdz1iaTi0Z2ds3bym5TDSOAB0XrnNYTBxdGf/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+046.jpg" /></a>Poppy and Michael hanging out during swim lessons.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wykzboSMCGqx8BT2QC3hn07oYY3AdFo6Hbl_GC6Lq1K8tJGrIKViA8g500b-IywRRipi5Ie5n3crfGkyF6u5Lb41Eq7PERZOS21TOOPYt6Et0mOY0B2LUEANwpmO7GmR4WqkQRZ0UYG9/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569849873458408930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wykzboSMCGqx8BT2QC3hn07oYY3AdFo6Hbl_GC6Lq1K8tJGrIKViA8g500b-IywRRipi5Ie5n3crfGkyF6u5Lb41Eq7PERZOS21TOOPYt6Et0mOY0B2LUEANwpmO7GmR4WqkQRZ0UYG9/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+054.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat shovelling in her macaroni and cheese at Wades.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYKl3A5z9jR8-hkjhEj0XXIaV-AFfY8z_YQ1Lg29xsRAixPTCgCHt7sukeKraZxtWSmgoOC3ni7oYrwxBhPrI593qs_krd1scVhoEY2wpADCMJOfiwnbgZxfHZ1Kuvh4c-M-dunVlGt69/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569849868651589474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYKl3A5z9jR8-hkjhEj0XXIaV-AFfY8z_YQ1Lg29xsRAixPTCgCHt7sukeKraZxtWSmgoOC3ni7oYrwxBhPrI593qs_krd1scVhoEY2wpADCMJOfiwnbgZxfHZ1Kuvh4c-M-dunVlGt69/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+056.jpg" /></a>Michael enjoying himself at Wades.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiMzCrxfCXwC-d9YJrBy8e8XVVzm5KVLh6NRiaB8c74VFEBaJloO6Sph9McCYoa0fX6T1XIxumDDzYYRzYgi_tBnR3MqPqTfxgpSrUj7jIazGhjTznmh8hBq0iFk1hW2QX05buMTZngGl/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569849857129748082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiMzCrxfCXwC-d9YJrBy8e8XVVzm5KVLh6NRiaB8c74VFEBaJloO6Sph9McCYoa0fX6T1XIxumDDzYYRzYgi_tBnR3MqPqTfxgpSrUj7jIazGhjTznmh8hBq0iFk1hW2QX05buMTZngGl/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+061.jpg" /></a>Nana gave Michael his first taste of lemon. He was not so sure what to think!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_4CAgqPyB_hOFO0Y8bt5Kfh3_KUToFEVVt12MJy8Yc-wgRod7xZ_4uD6VRBpm2khCCSCaGUobAv7Io38ABmM0-n09R7uVJr0xwxGSaFfgaGb_FpgXDswTrH-pVf4N11O2vj53SdqJUl-/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569849854186773378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_4CAgqPyB_hOFO0Y8bt5Kfh3_KUToFEVVt12MJy8Yc-wgRod7xZ_4uD6VRBpm2khCCSCaGUobAv7Io38ABmM0-n09R7uVJr0xwxGSaFfgaGb_FpgXDswTrH-pVf4N11O2vj53SdqJUl-/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+064.jpg" /></a> Enjoying he rice cream after eating all of her dinner!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmbcpQMTFIWBfyc0_fvBv-GL3zNZ494M6tmISGJDNU4xe3MaTa2OP7GVkjbF8CQjlF-ibxyfC3EZ5NPzUfdNSRbExVKVq-fkap2fXpuUKGuX9tft1jZNXfKmWpNuLLnoj5cse5wvEROz1/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+068.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569849849352540002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmbcpQMTFIWBfyc0_fvBv-GL3zNZ494M6tmISGJDNU4xe3MaTa2OP7GVkjbF8CQjlF-ibxyfC3EZ5NPzUfdNSRbExVKVq-fkap2fXpuUKGuX9tft1jZNXfKmWpNuLLnoj5cse5wvEROz1/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+068.jpg" /></a>She loves ice cream!</div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-6878584017420084342011-02-04T07:26:00.000-05:002011-02-04T07:26:00.272-05:00Fun at Westagte Mall<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQduEqk9a_DxYSukD-nhJ-wGP6uX-9g-vgULfkvDerqMtTSklqsohtnUkgrJOzgGAi0qAjswS2ZE4JKvnxSoap5KPWY2bIxkjZC_hzHHTuujV0WUqHBpprTtIqkDUFGuRHGsX7S5RJJfd/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578829962538498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQduEqk9a_DxYSukD-nhJ-wGP6uX-9g-vgULfkvDerqMtTSklqsohtnUkgrJOzgGAi0qAjswS2ZE4JKvnxSoap5KPWY2bIxkjZC_hzHHTuujV0WUqHBpprTtIqkDUFGuRHGsX7S5RJJfd/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+020.jpg" /></a> Westgate Mall in Spartanburg has an interesting new attraction. There are huge trampolines set up outside of Dick's Sporting Goods. You can pay to be put in a harness to jump and flip for 10 minutes. Well, this has been a HUGE hit with Victoria (and a ton of other people too judging by the crowds) and although Mary Pat was hesitant at first, she ended up having fun jumping too! There are more pictures of the jumping beans <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=5487161320105%3A1735537466&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC2vaFBjaZxVInvG3wBbLoufTxFKWZ0p22lHQdYDZBqgSDAfemirE-wKCpCKnMO7vMvgghryIldTVRBoiznIC3yKjoUC53YO6a9wfuKcoHIsQwLID05aV79fJAyFojHBJxdusrhg5sQzr/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578826255421634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC2vaFBjaZxVInvG3wBbLoufTxFKWZ0p22lHQdYDZBqgSDAfemirE-wKCpCKnMO7vMvgghryIldTVRBoiznIC3yKjoUC53YO6a9wfuKcoHIsQwLID05aV79fJAyFojHBJxdusrhg5sQzr/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+002.jpg" /></a>Victoria is ready to go!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-E2InUIYW42rya4VOEQfDmhtyuh1SN-1DM3gl8EbwBCZIFOzvJ2T3tSF90dGv670-eMzoHU1WECOe8mnmZ2RFmomACOGuQAaIrwDzB6WurzVCZyUaGzf1B1dQYv1a1i_HyG2fuxm4NCW/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578821026059442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-E2InUIYW42rya4VOEQfDmhtyuh1SN-1DM3gl8EbwBCZIFOzvJ2T3tSF90dGv670-eMzoHU1WECOe8mnmZ2RFmomACOGuQAaIrwDzB6WurzVCZyUaGzf1B1dQYv1a1i_HyG2fuxm4NCW/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+003.jpg" /></a>Ready to jump.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocu5w456dvIn2XYWuKjfQBieqg5wt-0eyJTmhhcYjtwjnVmipOdWAQ4qvKUC0Q4aq2n4gJ1_MN6qYJVDmE7-dBi6qptp8_ZQuGemMrCtWu_040CZssCgdME5j2ZcwwR15tl-R9uLNENgL/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578818895714114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocu5w456dvIn2XYWuKjfQBieqg5wt-0eyJTmhhcYjtwjnVmipOdWAQ4qvKUC0Q4aq2n4gJ1_MN6qYJVDmE7-dBi6qptp8_ZQuGemMrCtWu_040CZssCgdME5j2ZcwwR15tl-R9uLNENgL/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+006.jpg" /></a>There she goes!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcA2f0-IOZ484Nednt_umuMUkOiYvp2xZ2fCzlchlEaVyS21liK0i6E3MdRhd8uP400-IrlRLLlZRK5IGkLfDsQHlPCOC4-AH4U8T03UdxtlhW3aXFPVsrYmgIWlUGqaCZ6xsQa8x5leJ/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578808084599218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcA2f0-IOZ484Nednt_umuMUkOiYvp2xZ2fCzlchlEaVyS21liK0i6E3MdRhd8uP400-IrlRLLlZRK5IGkLfDsQHlPCOC4-AH4U8T03UdxtlhW3aXFPVsrYmgIWlUGqaCZ6xsQa8x5leJ/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+007.jpg" /></a>Can you tell that she was having fun?!?!?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjSTIaNminToLjhOO2pnsypvAEMiFBEdK2qz81-MwxZaIHUVnTGb4JxuIFvUmQZbS2E4_x7InjeE7eLuOWtI2Iw_o-5XeAYbhKxcm5Ucuf1HoVAF6lPYqL1u9uSQ_xtG3DoPuj2JcgOvF/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578590786727858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjSTIaNminToLjhOO2pnsypvAEMiFBEdK2qz81-MwxZaIHUVnTGb4JxuIFvUmQZbS2E4_x7InjeE7eLuOWtI2Iw_o-5XeAYbhKxcm5Ucuf1HoVAF6lPYqL1u9uSQ_xtG3DoPuj2JcgOvF/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+015.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat getting strapped in to the harness.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7U9MWxWN_KCa6dtjzroLzQOhQuVo0zEkg5utRBr186NdRpFxa4YW-zbp1McxHB2fIlIrPdL0-xlIZgwlw4t8RxyN0tv5ZvZrjDmsa7Pc-O-8Naw1KdrSht3bitvit5dbOcnVtIDIXUvP/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578589377895442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7U9MWxWN_KCa6dtjzroLzQOhQuVo0zEkg5utRBr186NdRpFxa4YW-zbp1McxHB2fIlIrPdL0-xlIZgwlw4t8RxyN0tv5ZvZrjDmsa7Pc-O-8Naw1KdrSht3bitvit5dbOcnVtIDIXUvP/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+016.jpg" /></a>She doesn't look so sure of this thing.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorJNv95yjk7vuMcyCP-PvpbELzBQe9YdUa2NHAmfJGX7DhcbN3SZZEIoohWBLoChQ7B2c6UPt174Rwvm8lxOlWyZaMQU2uH5wWZ9Rh3bWmg_qdWLkEDM2oM79d6O6-I2kaSX8dC-LAS3W/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578585521214226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorJNv95yjk7vuMcyCP-PvpbELzBQe9YdUa2NHAmfJGX7DhcbN3SZZEIoohWBLoChQ7B2c6UPt174Rwvm8lxOlWyZaMQU2uH5wWZ9Rh3bWmg_qdWLkEDM2oM79d6O6-I2kaSX8dC-LAS3W/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+022.jpg" /></a>A little jump.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bFBJvB9KMV371BV1sHMQBY_8si63tZFT5Fvn-u7GKK7oAdHK0mgoCMRuuezfmzjxMN_bJ8vudiZuS61Oo2AanL8ZPm7F86IBqkVvaK4lnd2Je8MoK42umMA9vEZ_79ysKGaRIMgAEYlK/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578572961199250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bFBJvB9KMV371BV1sHMQBY_8si63tZFT5Fvn-u7GKK7oAdHK0mgoCMRuuezfmzjxMN_bJ8vudiZuS61Oo2AanL8ZPm7F86IBqkVvaK4lnd2Je8MoK42umMA9vEZ_79ysKGaRIMgAEYlK/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+026.jpg" /></a>Mommy helped her out by pulling on her leg.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ld6oAzbYkIVurXfQ-clRnN3_dS8pIjt6wuOg0XP7Xd3OwDefdDWT9Br2j2x1n8qWDtxtJq0ERI1-GR0hd779lgRzG-VOWL6_MGwyCjVUvytvmO_eSwJr9oBHXJ8qSULSO5vuXrYf7_kF/s1600/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569578567082701410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ld6oAzbYkIVurXfQ-clRnN3_dS8pIjt6wuOg0XP7Xd3OwDefdDWT9Br2j2x1n8qWDtxtJq0ERI1-GR0hd779lgRzG-VOWL6_MGwyCjVUvytvmO_eSwJr9oBHXJ8qSULSO5vuXrYf7_kF/s400/Trampoline%252C+swimming%252C+wades+031.jpg" /></a>There's a smile!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-25150199478289871992011-02-03T16:11:00.005-05:002011-02-03T16:26:46.872-05:00One More Christmas Celebration!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SUOYZGjvQyJ5Vwd8V7o-OdzDiYNmqEY_bHFIAUymff_42WvTMX2lMmoxRDVzNQd3E4aPy4WmH61kS0XckBt6kXV0AWtl8KYQ6qi8nxMH1_5yOPO4E_cg__7nEwLKvlJdhelMEFC3jSd5/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+351.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569575380508403986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SUOYZGjvQyJ5Vwd8V7o-OdzDiYNmqEY_bHFIAUymff_42WvTMX2lMmoxRDVzNQd3E4aPy4WmH61kS0XckBt6kXV0AWtl8KYQ6qi8nxMH1_5yOPO4E_cg__7nEwLKvlJdhelMEFC3jSd5/s400/Christmas+in+SC+351.jpg" /></a> The day after Christmas we got to celebrate one more time! Uncle Mike (Nana's brother), Aunt Beth, Gracie and Sadie braved the snow and ice to come up from Atlanta and celebrate Christmas. After a wonderful lunch of meatball subs, home-made tyropita and shrimp we exchanged secret santa gifts. The cousins had a great time playing together all day and it was great to see the McIntyre clan! Victoria even got to go outside and play in the snow that fell throughout the day. It was a great way to wrap up the holidays. More pictures <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=8598241320105%3A1693539631&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23e-O6hvoZYygOt_t6jPkWADMd0BLgJAzWnMQhhrAezlN4Q7lKfAi6J6m8nGkOeYJw6M_HIE7txV7siMvfoeWMpkWFSKn4PNJoU1rA-08h1rBTg9gNwmNB_XNqnW4EcArQ9fegQhI0DTQ/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+356.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569575362531486050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23e-O6hvoZYygOt_t6jPkWADMd0BLgJAzWnMQhhrAezlN4Q7lKfAi6J6m8nGkOeYJw6M_HIE7txV7siMvfoeWMpkWFSKn4PNJoU1rA-08h1rBTg9gNwmNB_XNqnW4EcArQ9fegQhI0DTQ/s400/Christmas+in+SC+356.jpg" /></a>Nana posing with her grandkids after nap time.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjS45iu7DRjTDUU9qUAcXFuFPtq80_2wfpvYEPfzJV9UvBIzsFyn02gL8yQ3kLjZHAn_7sFky4SujkSrGts5j-5MGG7fB57ge1flIslO2hkFgMahzMr7sCi3CG9YsS1gAjTuwOkN5Gps7/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+363.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569575354410090642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjS45iu7DRjTDUU9qUAcXFuFPtq80_2wfpvYEPfzJV9UvBIzsFyn02gL8yQ3kLjZHAn_7sFky4SujkSrGts5j-5MGG7fB57ge1flIslO2hkFgMahzMr7sCi3CG9YsS1gAjTuwOkN5Gps7/s400/Christmas+in+SC+363.jpg" /></a>Michael doesn't understand why he has to eat his gross lunch while everyone else enjoys meatballs.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4LCsPswvK5_tEIbrv6xnLIvwuLmAFVcIaG9AIHh3JvOxHdrvtOPP-OW-usqOb5QCM3BjbMRRf-_lr5jlp9HSn11mZv4_PiyVU_HP3_Dr9WWYMRxXpI82vE0SaHTMg3CGuiyLQdn4F7iB/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+366.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574939657204482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4LCsPswvK5_tEIbrv6xnLIvwuLmAFVcIaG9AIHh3JvOxHdrvtOPP-OW-usqOb5QCM3BjbMRRf-_lr5jlp9HSn11mZv4_PiyVU_HP3_Dr9WWYMRxXpI82vE0SaHTMg3CGuiyLQdn4F7iB/s400/Christmas+in+SC+366.jpg" /></a>Victoria and Sadie playing sweetly together.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNhEDG64kAEUJwmeMDG2Tee4A3NO8VAiSA5adBgk7rJ7U7zpDVCaqWMYBN94t_7E3sKDWn9NrSB2b_GePxQYIPs1YnjMQ5iLrg-r0XR2Wj2OZyVpYmDIOV-Qp-JhHVU_PaDLo5RC6YbJl/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+367.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574937818964802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNhEDG64kAEUJwmeMDG2Tee4A3NO8VAiSA5adBgk7rJ7U7zpDVCaqWMYBN94t_7E3sKDWn9NrSB2b_GePxQYIPs1YnjMQ5iLrg-r0XR2Wj2OZyVpYmDIOV-Qp-JhHVU_PaDLo5RC6YbJl/s400/Christmas+in+SC+367.jpg" /></a>Megan with the little man.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdvZs_2bFvS3FxfnRSzs0yROUs9PjEevIMjD_0bSB6lXeHgJ6i-n2iv2y35TLk-fJnvnyX1nVeaN6huiaRRckKBbOpcxQpEfCXyv1InuhwuAa9tAtvdrpM8dg4VrzCPdGrank42hLQOc5/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+369.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574932755150018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdvZs_2bFvS3FxfnRSzs0yROUs9PjEevIMjD_0bSB6lXeHgJ6i-n2iv2y35TLk-fJnvnyX1nVeaN6huiaRRckKBbOpcxQpEfCXyv1InuhwuAa9tAtvdrpM8dg4VrzCPdGrank42hLQOc5/s400/Christmas+in+SC+369.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat enjoying a candy cane.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWSUfvM2o-4nTCEO6h7mYq4UikAggNIbmc_4IO89zaRjtorW5GUK-BGjMEMz3MfIGO7VGvY0Km8BPohjBeneTSn3nSMUT7-aUznFetisc28SeVvOAva-b2dEhKfWr6-SCdCShav1fhBqP/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+371.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574929943049218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWSUfvM2o-4nTCEO6h7mYq4UikAggNIbmc_4IO89zaRjtorW5GUK-BGjMEMz3MfIGO7VGvY0Km8BPohjBeneTSn3nSMUT7-aUznFetisc28SeVvOAva-b2dEhKfWr6-SCdCShav1fhBqP/s400/Christmas+in+SC+371.jpg" /></a>Laughing when Mommy told her she was finished with the candy cane!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFD0Js5FbeOolE184JNG4R0Q6nHqeo3HEPmCVQCu6g11P_BQGLrkRC2mBoA3Sar1zY1k11lspyvo9QYBHaEZBRX72vbV8_TpT7wU_QI8dAifq6hOm6wyx6W9yBvoHLJP94SZZuL9-NzGX/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+382.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574921569321154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFD0Js5FbeOolE184JNG4R0Q6nHqeo3HEPmCVQCu6g11P_BQGLrkRC2mBoA3Sar1zY1k11lspyvo9QYBHaEZBRX72vbV8_TpT7wU_QI8dAifq6hOm6wyx6W9yBvoHLJP94SZZuL9-NzGX/s400/Christmas+in+SC+382.jpg" /></a>Coloring together.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAnVHC3auvUft147KCs19hfODLJEoMEhmJEmvk7-gouf4lcFDEh-hRJoLk31Ym0SiroZ1ad2GvPJmDtoV15_hlw1nNFfFtfR5midFcn7N0MojJVxD765r3syoQbBqKQUxBvbRx3omBVUn/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+394.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574504535323570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAnVHC3auvUft147KCs19hfODLJEoMEhmJEmvk7-gouf4lcFDEh-hRJoLk31Ym0SiroZ1ad2GvPJmDtoV15_hlw1nNFfFtfR5midFcn7N0MojJVxD765r3syoQbBqKQUxBvbRx3omBVUn/s400/Christmas+in+SC+394.jpg" /></a>Michael modelling the hat Aunt Beth made for Mary Pat!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyKd12AyWZyY_Q4H2EXRvQtenda7BU5DnEyHQIqSKrN7-q0eT1QnbdLcK0Insn8ZtjgEqKR-Vqks-U2f5c0akaI0hOLn-7I213jn1krQQ-x8FetGp9tq6-MnG4R4ZH8RrYSwD4mRX2iv-/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+397.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574499760035874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyKd12AyWZyY_Q4H2EXRvQtenda7BU5DnEyHQIqSKrN7-q0eT1QnbdLcK0Insn8ZtjgEqKR-Vqks-U2f5c0akaI0hOLn-7I213jn1krQQ-x8FetGp9tq6-MnG4R4ZH8RrYSwD4mRX2iv-/s400/Christmas+in+SC+397.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat and Uncle Mike watch the secret santa exchange.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcltONY9aGeI_jtqx-kLDCg_UdCxsD6YhlToAjGkH_VOMDcStEKQeFPV1juYhG1mN6-Xbax-gfgiMgZx60HhkKHj2biXngKtnEVF7o3MrREIZZQ4REHDCyP7FpnlTGWsI2v4FxMxfm8D8c/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+406.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574491711345986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcltONY9aGeI_jtqx-kLDCg_UdCxsD6YhlToAjGkH_VOMDcStEKQeFPV1juYhG1mN6-Xbax-gfgiMgZx60HhkKHj2biXngKtnEVF7o3MrREIZZQ4REHDCyP7FpnlTGWsI2v4FxMxfm8D8c/s400/Christmas+in+SC+406.jpg" /></a>Victoria making a snow angel.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWM-38ca5l-HzXZNQIT0EN5KxG0B7cJoL_WYR11v02Zez-R1qi0wVITd4FAj69CMFg7AXNF_YzkBgNN77cxeOcqyDTq-B8vOzWmXbE6Vq5pKOQFanQRni2QgQGkxRZmEC3XuAsy8abhf_/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+410.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574486111960066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWM-38ca5l-HzXZNQIT0EN5KxG0B7cJoL_WYR11v02Zez-R1qi0wVITd4FAj69CMFg7AXNF_YzkBgNN77cxeOcqyDTq-B8vOzWmXbE6Vq5pKOQFanQRni2QgQGkxRZmEC3XuAsy8abhf_/s400/Christmas+in+SC+410.jpg" /></a>Victoria eating the snow!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyxnkcBVHhB03yrJ3PyjLqEQeOf9oEj6aMWENq4aLvHe3exw_qcMzkRAK4GQ7sPYj-uZBp4Ctck9ezNUgGzbRrOlwV_583I9Flg0F7Y5OWQJuU-Wut8qBYMAfYBPGAzxlJnC1LscAhKyO/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+428.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569574479420744194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyxnkcBVHhB03yrJ3PyjLqEQeOf9oEj6aMWENq4aLvHe3exw_qcMzkRAK4GQ7sPYj-uZBp4Ctck9ezNUgGzbRrOlwV_583I9Flg0F7Y5OWQJuU-Wut8qBYMAfYBPGAzxlJnC1LscAhKyO/s400/Christmas+in+SC+428.jpg" /></a>Leenie crying tears of joy when she found out she was getting her Kindle!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-1203647310728724492011-02-03T10:50:00.008-05:002011-02-03T15:52:24.641-05:00Playing Catch Up!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkD-LcmxiAuKL1yLOmdXIaiKsPNob4oV8SpSCFvEMGbX43beCGkVzvWDBiTaPjmnZZBg03VrGOfL0FhNghIJCqx7hQoa1ZtsEFBFSxTv456IG0uiAoxd0vTDl5FeBZhKuz8iVZXhqeC12/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+140.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569564227632806178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkD-LcmxiAuKL1yLOmdXIaiKsPNob4oV8SpSCFvEMGbX43beCGkVzvWDBiTaPjmnZZBg03VrGOfL0FhNghIJCqx7hQoa1ZtsEFBFSxTv456IG0uiAoxd0vTDl5FeBZhKuz8iVZXhqeC12/s400/Christmas+in+SC+140.jpg" /></a> Sorry for the month long delay is posts! Due to all of the crazy weather both in the northeast and down south after the holidays poor Chuck had to abandon his plans to fly back to NY for work and instead drove through the night. This left Mommy, Mary Pat and Michael stranded in SC for an extra two weeks (which was great for us but I'm sure Nana and Victoria were ready to get rid of us!) until Nana found us a cheap flight and was nice enough to fly back with us. We finally made it home on January 14th and have been trying to get back into our routine ever since. Since I am just now uploading all of our pictures from Christmas and the rest of our SC visit the next few days should be filled with posts!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Enjoy the pictures from Christmas day below and also at the links <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=9840937220105%3A98609747&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a> and <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=3152050320105%3A1518311996&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYygCmVHi9SCtoYPs6KGsY8CebaTuwd_QAI9v4IhWOptuquEzukDLBqyRo3lWb8jJDWoTASrzWehavsguYBX9wXUqr6p1SW2DwqnwI4pO0jXgWXRjMFwAJnMxSCtjCRPPAGszPLspforu/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+141.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569564220511289074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYygCmVHi9SCtoYPs6KGsY8CebaTuwd_QAI9v4IhWOptuquEzukDLBqyRo3lWb8jJDWoTASrzWehavsguYBX9wXUqr6p1SW2DwqnwI4pO0jXgWXRjMFwAJnMxSCtjCRPPAGszPLspforu/s400/Christmas+in+SC+141.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat was ready to see what Santa had brought!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddtNTi75-xxJqnrFz3xnlNJ4_OZJ5Tj5nGYImRnByMdJZxIFAq-S3KwnUmqNVOA4vru3dCxTyVy8B_TZyXzPcUKE6KpHq_KZuIOTVA466HximfGQJp-4c7AlULfEPhbfmIlcJadI5SbbL/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+147.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569563581546009394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddtNTi75-xxJqnrFz3xnlNJ4_OZJ5Tj5nGYImRnByMdJZxIFAq-S3KwnUmqNVOA4vru3dCxTyVy8B_TZyXzPcUKE6KpHq_KZuIOTVA466HximfGQJp-4c7AlULfEPhbfmIlcJadI5SbbL/s400/Christmas+in+SC+147.jpg" /></a>She got a set of "gear" for her baby.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82MxYrKb_98gxQf3tCFre0phdmJYBNDi0Tlsj4h04GevqOMD-lfmN5cGHGj3e9SLPeMyz5o-7laaFBFMUsw497P3zxxI9XA6SxeSsY2emPb-ejO6fGtXf7wdLiTBTYaHL-eF2XTufDNzM/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+153.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569563578660241890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82MxYrKb_98gxQf3tCFre0phdmJYBNDi0Tlsj4h04GevqOMD-lfmN5cGHGj3e9SLPeMyz5o-7laaFBFMUsw497P3zxxI9XA6SxeSsY2emPb-ejO6fGtXf7wdLiTBTYaHL-eF2XTufDNzM/s400/Christmas+in+SC+153.jpg" /></a>Michael wasn't so sure of his toolbox at first.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-61twRBkKlQ9QB1xd6_Vxjt5fGfLM6ZTMczV4gG4lOzpWONkYSbNxn22R4cZYvNJsVTsXXbipNu_YJNFdXjGh-wctQs8URoa7O-Bc9MfFgSPHcceRsMVByvewVyWvWMlCHEChmChJXK9y/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+162.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569563571721110402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-61twRBkKlQ9QB1xd6_Vxjt5fGfLM6ZTMczV4gG4lOzpWONkYSbNxn22R4cZYvNJsVTsXXbipNu_YJNFdXjGh-wctQs8URoa7O-Bc9MfFgSPHcceRsMVByvewVyWvWMlCHEChmChJXK9y/s400/Christmas+in+SC+162.jpg" /></a>He was a little overwhelmed by the entire morning!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jDmrfNnO_oF6SNynw2Xm2utG4c5p2ugybNxY4JLfQW9bNntJ8GqEaunxj_bHpI4pcax928Idiyxy8Jvr98dX1pQ8eD3baiG9dLY4Bu0dekYZaKqleLXyo0t_e2AD3HCeJg7xiM5PuzNT/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+164.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569563567954273010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jDmrfNnO_oF6SNynw2Xm2utG4c5p2ugybNxY4JLfQW9bNntJ8GqEaunxj_bHpI4pcax928Idiyxy8Jvr98dX1pQ8eD3baiG9dLY4Bu0dekYZaKqleLXyo0t_e2AD3HCeJg7xiM5PuzNT/s400/Christmas+in+SC+164.jpg" /></a>Trying to figure out which side of the bat he needs to use.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1FLKK1KIAA7dHfEqs7brGUQe8SLh1MLPZMQz0uSMMw_rCjWmE-LB_M0HTdrf3vrprA_I5Mpz_SL6DZvS7Xk1HWK_wpnSP1ykN7wlZXMPNjSfq4I5zqfGS95SV60TbN5iKGFQ2I9RgZYm/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+172.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569563560834733938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1FLKK1KIAA7dHfEqs7brGUQe8SLh1MLPZMQz0uSMMw_rCjWmE-LB_M0HTdrf3vrprA_I5Mpz_SL6DZvS7Xk1HWK_wpnSP1ykN7wlZXMPNjSfq4I5zqfGS95SV60TbN5iKGFQ2I9RgZYm/s400/Christmas+in+SC+172.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat changing her new baby Belle doll.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYcGrl3cTN_Nt3a1jeKifOSn2y6taEm3sT7XSPDjWn669d3CFdnx-kEtLSo604HnsvclZUZ5_fZcyr3-wgu99zC0yV_aqrJ_vlMp_OnGHNtxLYk2CpXifS0x4BUq6pulTjcBh1oKNYE-B/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+174.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569562903636848898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYcGrl3cTN_Nt3a1jeKifOSn2y6taEm3sT7XSPDjWn669d3CFdnx-kEtLSo604HnsvclZUZ5_fZcyr3-wgu99zC0yV_aqrJ_vlMp_OnGHNtxLYk2CpXifS0x4BUq6pulTjcBh1oKNYE-B/s400/Christmas+in+SC+174.jpg" /></a>Michael rocking on Bullseye!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PmY4Cs9Bnt2trlgVCbriTHl-kYIlPriv4Ls13zSQXs9u2Nh6WWb_dATQ9U7b1VeZyD6fIboo4LVLb2wzp-hia_cCTG4W7guykkJKTUA8F7HSworDjfwpFww_4uGi5veo3wLWbbN2xZjU/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+180.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569562893834037362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PmY4Cs9Bnt2trlgVCbriTHl-kYIlPriv4Ls13zSQXs9u2Nh6WWb_dATQ9U7b1VeZyD6fIboo4LVLb2wzp-hia_cCTG4W7guykkJKTUA8F7HSworDjfwpFww_4uGi5veo3wLWbbN2xZjU/s400/Christmas+in+SC+180.jpg" /></a>Aunt Shawnie liked rocking on Bullseye too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHmPe8r_VJq_eM9xbSkTKqHnhrkDzlgfLCrnkcJeLyiuYhLUdwZiLWlYy-dBA5rmyFdF5_Na7568sdnRJN8SWhom86pQInlILPiEfFC8hJ9qzA4EdILmapbPUrnsn4ujb34Mm3wiLkPu_/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+195.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569562890332526082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHmPe8r_VJq_eM9xbSkTKqHnhrkDzlgfLCrnkcJeLyiuYhLUdwZiLWlYy-dBA5rmyFdF5_Na7568sdnRJN8SWhom86pQInlILPiEfFC8hJ9qzA4EdILmapbPUrnsn4ujb34Mm3wiLkPu_/s400/Christmas+in+SC+195.jpg" /></a> Michael LOVED his Hess truck from Uncle Knox.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefGxiBGYoocciBpnqqSRVbfFTQrSlZaYeAeDtmmwX2O5BFTP-g1sNppRQwQlBIOZ7N_x7iazlxwoR9XnzcPkjW8p_R8ncF-FiLMJWqYejFRZkiqInRQv4LZkeK6WbmWOiU4bXSIdU8fMa/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+212.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569562884904092434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefGxiBGYoocciBpnqqSRVbfFTQrSlZaYeAeDtmmwX2O5BFTP-g1sNppRQwQlBIOZ7N_x7iazlxwoR9XnzcPkjW8p_R8ncF-FiLMJWqYejFRZkiqInRQv4LZkeK6WbmWOiU4bXSIdU8fMa/s400/Christmas+in+SC+212.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat was ready to wear her new princess scarf and hat from Nana.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4IWQWWJPwrlgGI29hVJ95z2tBg7OKnYj6Qh0nC4nU16XScTc7nj6XDGBHfwqAGrDQ7DjBR3laZZ5C3GentQDqwE1sOEv7iCfcrh7B0K_mbkNOrp4Hon29lK37tunP67rFr9z9IJhs-vm/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+216.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569562879220382562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4IWQWWJPwrlgGI29hVJ95z2tBg7OKnYj6Qh0nC4nU16XScTc7nj6XDGBHfwqAGrDQ7DjBR3laZZ5C3GentQDqwE1sOEv7iCfcrh7B0K_mbkNOrp4Hon29lK37tunP67rFr9z9IJhs-vm/s400/Christmas+in+SC+216.jpg" /></a>Michael liked chewing on the wrapping paper.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHHS5j6K-xX91iYVZnosjVvYbLA-6M5oN_CaVnoRusMi2n6WGELDbxTNzopWD1bk0yyzD8ABiV4Z_tja7SI1o0XNcfA4VujDyhlAeIYPNImmfRUhLDXar2EJM5iIt2xYgS7euEvDaka9a/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+240.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569493682100593154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHHS5j6K-xX91iYVZnosjVvYbLA-6M5oN_CaVnoRusMi2n6WGELDbxTNzopWD1bk0yyzD8ABiV4Z_tja7SI1o0XNcfA4VujDyhlAeIYPNImmfRUhLDXar2EJM5iIt2xYgS7euEvDaka9a/s400/Christmas+in+SC+240.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat and Victoria both got electric violins from Nana. Here is Mary Pat performing with hers.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWrDjqgCJuG9uOJ11og2AUEe_6HveYLye_bMSa19ThMYuACYkse-1pxbTkD80OEgHSqOXPtlbKKen9GsQT5PF4ZoIERkN9KjkwcN8kb1GrofE4xNbrwEfpxq8Ll-aN11ibs8yUrGMy7D9/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+242.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569493674466422626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWrDjqgCJuG9uOJ11og2AUEe_6HveYLye_bMSa19ThMYuACYkse-1pxbTkD80OEgHSqOXPtlbKKen9GsQT5PF4ZoIERkN9KjkwcN8kb1GrofE4xNbrwEfpxq8Ll-aN11ibs8yUrGMy7D9/s400/Christmas+in+SC+242.jpg" /></a>Here is Uncle Knox rocking out with Victoria's electric violin.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUPLXr5xchg1OMlLHU555-H5HP57uw-yM-MEwV9vKchjWfgiBg5QFbSngtC_IJpnMqrcJnyLZVa6E6wmpRTC5tjIeWjJe4Mdzt_Xnvg4HRUoPxMqSZCdByHY2M8OC37IwxoUi5UdGrvS1/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+252.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569493666396123346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUPLXr5xchg1OMlLHU555-H5HP57uw-yM-MEwV9vKchjWfgiBg5QFbSngtC_IJpnMqrcJnyLZVa6E6wmpRTC5tjIeWjJe4Mdzt_Xnvg4HRUoPxMqSZCdByHY2M8OC37IwxoUi5UdGrvS1/s400/Christmas+in+SC+252.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat helping Victoria build a birdhouse with her daddy, Nick. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wyY8tB4Etp__LvRbpeDbYbaP4tZTGixjpMM2GhmjQm7gac0jpmnHNvj2Vl_YBleCbA0NbV1QGZPvUzgopksUzBq-IYczV09J2IWGNdxWLjEKMPtijlml0euWLAxeKflYrdnnmxFGPXqb/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+257.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569493657551471538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wyY8tB4Etp__LvRbpeDbYbaP4tZTGixjpMM2GhmjQm7gac0jpmnHNvj2Vl_YBleCbA0NbV1QGZPvUzgopksUzBq-IYczV09J2IWGNdxWLjEKMPtijlml0euWLAxeKflYrdnnmxFGPXqb/s400/Christmas+in+SC+257.jpg" /></a>Victoria (in her Lowes safety gear) showing off her newly built birdhouse.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlTlXVxm6OVv8JoYJAMeXXSyiss66wXFcZdSSHl9uN0aKYiXylyJ2vyh0Z0xPOvCATrauV3VUwCKh_QqYeoZ7RfrOz2ZFZwIkll1HAuMT_4pf46iDB3SzN4XG52fEW-_PIFxH1wYy5q3X/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+258.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569493653967435282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlTlXVxm6OVv8JoYJAMeXXSyiss66wXFcZdSSHl9uN0aKYiXylyJ2vyh0Z0xPOvCATrauV3VUwCKh_QqYeoZ7RfrOz2ZFZwIkll1HAuMT_4pf46iDB3SzN4XG52fEW-_PIFxH1wYy5q3X/s400/Christmas+in+SC+258.jpg" /></a>The girls performing a violin concert in the wagon that Nana and Poppy got Mary Pat and Michael for Christmas.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU9e9pKAkWT54ylG6K87RAtpPhV16cTZyqhMlHJ4dH6pHTg75AesFEbvhkrz1Tbgn8X9e8JS8y6grIubSUhwRccyBIirXjnWke86oOvY1LS97v7V7N4LI73bcuxTxSDfj6N7s7eMkOQDr/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+264.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492715931450770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXU9e9pKAkWT54ylG6K87RAtpPhV16cTZyqhMlHJ4dH6pHTg75AesFEbvhkrz1Tbgn8X9e8JS8y6grIubSUhwRccyBIirXjnWke86oOvY1LS97v7V7N4LI73bcuxTxSDfj6N7s7eMkOQDr/s400/Christmas+in+SC+264.jpg" /></a>Michael lounging in his new wagon.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcP1FxDc3xP9DoZhzRXiS-j9fcdrKG1zCcRRU0xg51z-2o7q91cMwUGGV6bu15oa_pudpLYx6iS2v25H3PHym7gy4jxS6G3MvRzbkr8IsGeX2Terjr3VW3esC_sJm9T08za1IU0q3lBY0Q/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+275.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492703687221186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcP1FxDc3xP9DoZhzRXiS-j9fcdrKG1zCcRRU0xg51z-2o7q91cMwUGGV6bu15oa_pudpLYx6iS2v25H3PHym7gy4jxS6G3MvRzbkr8IsGeX2Terjr3VW3esC_sJm9T08za1IU0q3lBY0Q/s400/Christmas+in+SC+275.jpg" /></a>Victoria and Mary Pat singing along to Justin Bieber with the new karaoke machines.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jNrwJ5MzGaTXD908U8TdgukfF7sDlmomQyjOoobaA1tf0KqOmKg1ieu6rrYl3caM2C7gguKfM7Bj_XxWZhHHVkcZz3Obl1-Z5oOIuYBOYLntbANsw5Ro2zKvnO6FpDrrKq6AiwTfPlEW/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+288.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492691050930898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jNrwJ5MzGaTXD908U8TdgukfF7sDlmomQyjOoobaA1tf0KqOmKg1ieu6rrYl3caM2C7gguKfM7Bj_XxWZhHHVkcZz3Obl1-Z5oOIuYBOYLntbANsw5Ro2zKvnO6FpDrrKq6AiwTfPlEW/s400/Christmas+in+SC+288.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat loved singing karaoke!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyxnw5nFdhrH3LJ_jSBLuDsyMBxixHEYUTyuIy2ETe8twFHC9FeA0FDFxw6VJ7VD6-4RY_PsyaY0fCU0UjWzN6bA_d5bvu0OrKRyWxkOyo0GTSZVOMxaFXSweAjV0tpHWnaZkz_d5cs4R/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+289.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492687411889154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyxnw5nFdhrH3LJ_jSBLuDsyMBxixHEYUTyuIy2ETe8twFHC9FeA0FDFxw6VJ7VD6-4RY_PsyaY0fCU0UjWzN6bA_d5bvu0OrKRyWxkOyo0GTSZVOMxaFXSweAjV0tpHWnaZkz_d5cs4R/s400/Christmas+in+SC+289.jpg" /></a>Victoria performing a violin solo.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hYREsysvQgdPiBxoZg8N98ht2IbrPdKA_EZHrwS6xUNyMYIRaPlib2Ck7xCHeuYNUs5Gup7GNT7X7qSfZd19gKvSnYu7xffkrLgxCEjFjBIINX6JC_DzsHtxafe-7xaz-_Z7in1VgEbU/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+298.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492684379119858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hYREsysvQgdPiBxoZg8N98ht2IbrPdKA_EZHrwS6xUNyMYIRaPlib2Ck7xCHeuYNUs5Gup7GNT7X7qSfZd19gKvSnYu7xffkrLgxCEjFjBIINX6JC_DzsHtxafe-7xaz-_Z7in1VgEbU/s400/Christmas+in+SC+298.jpg" /></a> Michael liked to chew on his bat.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0e5i6hLTVT5NsUy8r0cWHc28uDPuqHS82jbXLR9ydCiwEtJJhZXGOt1ywkC2T2XDTZ3f0AHFHTpMjtlpF2G3D5DpDDC7uhS0wdsy6rQCBQTK4R54Iic6i4LfGQMRjtUsnWdqdxfQkO_e/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+303.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492082644120274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0e5i6hLTVT5NsUy8r0cWHc28uDPuqHS82jbXLR9ydCiwEtJJhZXGOt1ywkC2T2XDTZ3f0AHFHTpMjtlpF2G3D5DpDDC7uhS0wdsy6rQCBQTK4R54Iic6i4LfGQMRjtUsnWdqdxfQkO_e/s400/Christmas+in+SC+303.jpg" /></a> Victoria and Mary Pat making something in Victoria's new Easy Bake Oven.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qCRTPuvy-vyqp2qhlbmGDWKOJrd_9WPv77pzHWS_sfcsuxHIWCR5XhnRB7s8u2xW-NPxr7ons9yBvW6ztPxfzUPtkcFccqGgUynKyGb-jR7PAFzcFr2tnshuLKoFqoWL9jkkgyF8uMOv/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+322.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492073219802882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qCRTPuvy-vyqp2qhlbmGDWKOJrd_9WPv77pzHWS_sfcsuxHIWCR5XhnRB7s8u2xW-NPxr7ons9yBvW6ztPxfzUPtkcFccqGgUynKyGb-jR7PAFzcFr2tnshuLKoFqoWL9jkkgyF8uMOv/s400/Christmas+in+SC+322.jpg" /></a>Trying to get a good cousin picture in their matching reindeer pjs and reindeer ears. It had been a long day and Mary Pat was having a meltdown so this is the best picture we got!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXAlnmry1yikxtJivVe6uBI_zp5BC_R9fAuXW0chy5Oxo5UyHhavHnjMFodf_d2XmLrfNUhBIEVKwUiVNKqJWsiQ85IQX661oNKFgP0cImIw2XVsF_6_yYF7AcomLSXx8x0OVMKvEGJkx/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+329.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492066077179682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXAlnmry1yikxtJivVe6uBI_zp5BC_R9fAuXW0chy5Oxo5UyHhavHnjMFodf_d2XmLrfNUhBIEVKwUiVNKqJWsiQ85IQX661oNKFgP0cImIw2XVsF_6_yYF7AcomLSXx8x0OVMKvEGJkx/s400/Christmas+in+SC+329.jpg" /></a>Victoria and Michael were more cooperative.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSfRVhRlw67WKDcSXN5uOhWt8ev-F6hucTGtlc2Z2Qx6jLTuuiJLpMGYI7T_Hb9Uul2qYyLSwGCsY640OqkVm5Jjb-s7XE6vYHmrBQqNWMgyPU05iQ2Z1TByD1p0LR3N6swiYQ-QhYymS/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+344.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492059676895506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSfRVhRlw67WKDcSXN5uOhWt8ev-F6hucTGtlc2Z2Qx6jLTuuiJLpMGYI7T_Hb9Uul2qYyLSwGCsY640OqkVm5Jjb-s7XE6vYHmrBQqNWMgyPU05iQ2Z1TByD1p0LR3N6swiYQ-QhYymS/s400/Christmas+in+SC+344.jpg" /></a>Victoria showing off her "ratface". No one is sure where she got this face from.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRM5cUqDGDCtd_8CNsNeNXvdRhPtnRjdR2j1ccHlFzDR6ar7lWAUAM9_4nqrSFcnnM7cYQ7beLt4a-6lbXK2h3VljwWsiDL-gT9DfQr4HqdOuXQqeNeeHGrQAiGOQAfsAMASdJ6hhMRNU/s1600/Christmas+in+SC+347.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569492057757459490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRM5cUqDGDCtd_8CNsNeNXvdRhPtnRjdR2j1ccHlFzDR6ar7lWAUAM9_4nqrSFcnnM7cYQ7beLt4a-6lbXK2h3VljwWsiDL-gT9DfQr4HqdOuXQqeNeeHGrQAiGOQAfsAMASdJ6hhMRNU/s400/Christmas+in+SC+347.jpg" /></a> Michael taking another spin on Bullseye!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-78913503478039077892010-12-29T21:14:00.006-05:002010-12-29T21:44:43.403-05:00Twas the Night Before Christmas.....<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wLb4mlcpFX-KLXQy3lFO5fwxhzwRMRFlwozhM4I5w7usOCI8a1ZfP1teptNh3n_ux23j5ndBJeTIb3j3pRRr7F2K2wk-TXsATfNLcBruyk6YCER1aXyvcj7pZq8l9MGBqwbp5jjuOS-8/s1600/Christmas+2010+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556296900028317202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wLb4mlcpFX-KLXQy3lFO5fwxhzwRMRFlwozhM4I5w7usOCI8a1ZfP1teptNh3n_ux23j5ndBJeTIb3j3pRRr7F2K2wk-TXsATfNLcBruyk6YCER1aXyvcj7pZq8l9MGBqwbp5jjuOS-8/s400/Christmas+2010+083.jpg" /></a> Christmas Eve was wonderful for the Jolly family this year. After a day filled with last minute errands, a quick visit with Santa, and Christmas Eve mass, we enjoyed a relaxing evening and yummy steak dinner with Leenie, Uncle Bill and Jordan. We took this opportunity of the entire family being together to get a few good family pictures. The kids were tired so some of the pictures were not a success. After dinner, Mary Pat and Victoria prepared a plate of cookies for Santa and put out some food for the reindeer. We all managed to get to bed early so that Santa had plenty of time to get to Nana's house! More pictures can be found <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=6779989900105%3A1503075796&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxhd1NoUgJHMGJPNqnEDdk7JnqislXTlgK3hxWuMSXlEYKoVduk26vuqgvQH5xfRtLLCMxnY28cPquknmQXYx7K7txXQUNz3R7WsgGOCeza5XvnMAM-gmRddG3Vfg8Y0o1hbIFAB1W7jY/s1600/Christmas+2010+067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556296897572185682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxhd1NoUgJHMGJPNqnEDdk7JnqislXTlgK3hxWuMSXlEYKoVduk26vuqgvQH5xfRtLLCMxnY28cPquknmQXYx7K7txXQUNz3R7WsgGOCeza5XvnMAM-gmRddG3Vfg8Y0o1hbIFAB1W7jY/s400/Christmas+2010+067.jpg" /></a>The silly cousins love being together!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahpehfQd-pC3AHR0q9btd1uB3AVFdlsDxomnIk2QOyHLhmyPU6joSMa9XWgRuZghECSew0gYLXwVv-BpHbtVE_BgEI5-LBX8Wzw6Rty9J7xR14-_33cg14Mb_mYxdoTDKwLBBhSSy_2xi/s1600/Christmas+2010+057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556296891377002290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahpehfQd-pC3AHR0q9btd1uB3AVFdlsDxomnIk2QOyHLhmyPU6joSMa9XWgRuZghECSew0gYLXwVv-BpHbtVE_BgEI5-LBX8Wzw6Rty9J7xR14-_33cg14Mb_mYxdoTDKwLBBhSSy_2xi/s400/Christmas+2010+057.jpg" /></a>The best serious picture we managed to get of the three kids.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd5fZFPwehsyl5KS8arUGbfGSJi8aBJcdvvoC2-ArXkY2MIh5J8TgSVJxNguiTiwo3_4NQNppc31PhidLOdKpes7dm8km_qxAvPzkAWshV0KX8CxOpraXBWSYBFFyUsMH8gKkue2Gy-6G/s1600/Christmas+2010+051.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556296887734783378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpd5fZFPwehsyl5KS8arUGbfGSJi8aBJcdvvoC2-ArXkY2MIh5J8TgSVJxNguiTiwo3_4NQNppc31PhidLOdKpes7dm8km_qxAvPzkAWshV0KX8CxOpraXBWSYBFFyUsMH8gKkue2Gy-6G/s400/Christmas+2010+051.jpg" /></a>All of the presents were ready for the next day under Nana's tree.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTAOo7PJaqwxS4NAw-NlDAS-VPekOpHTLoYKAtgJs-UERx4ReKwizdl8EldtZ58WsS0pfQ9SI9-aC68dncb_ByBsVvghDOxxgE6g06qJkwrNb2eMLjfEAgpiTWKPrwhcsl9Mwy9e5hCEx/s1600/Christmas+2010+053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556296880609078658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTAOo7PJaqwxS4NAw-NlDAS-VPekOpHTLoYKAtgJs-UERx4ReKwizdl8EldtZ58WsS0pfQ9SI9-aC68dncb_ByBsVvghDOxxgE6g06qJkwrNb2eMLjfEAgpiTWKPrwhcsl9Mwy9e5hCEx/s400/Christmas+2010+053.jpg" /></a>The kids had their own table complete with their gingerbread house as the centerpiece!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyiiGejeYd8sfQNcXnlPm_V6WFX_cGi9QR9HJ5MbEsSrN4Vg_s5ttat-_9I3Lnr_M8synzqA2LvkAbDlqD673YlYorztsEnx2q6nwPx_i0gV80nVKYx0InzWKSKdNv7CmGUMq6pZnJMMP/s1600/Christmas+2010+055.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556295995257059442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyiiGejeYd8sfQNcXnlPm_V6WFX_cGi9QR9HJ5MbEsSrN4Vg_s5ttat-_9I3Lnr_M8synzqA2LvkAbDlqD673YlYorztsEnx2q6nwPx_i0gV80nVKYx0InzWKSKdNv7CmGUMq6pZnJMMP/s400/Christmas+2010+055.jpg" /></a>The adult table was all set and ready for dinner!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO8O_IfP1hUjDWXLtz9P1xRouuHPqnyW28NT9vf699TQQ3xHo7NwUNDSv3aJPJ62jffW0pFLRNb8I2qTOkjVOy8E1O2TuXFpvLtlWY6bZ8eB5D4vZTIb83MneIFBPMGFFklpeaLJu8XM4/s1600/Christmas+2010+080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556295988287309074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO8O_IfP1hUjDWXLtz9P1xRouuHPqnyW28NT9vf699TQQ3xHo7NwUNDSv3aJPJ62jffW0pFLRNb8I2qTOkjVOy8E1O2TuXFpvLtlWY6bZ8eB5D4vZTIb83MneIFBPMGFFklpeaLJu8XM4/s400/Christmas+2010+080.jpg" /></a>An attempt at a Kolenik family picture.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ja7TBibKOn-U04XWwnjY5M8ptY02ZDpdabgp63jGAqW_JtnEMhpA4WQhYJTezzHtzSytk31HMha9h7fbQbE8KUBQUJ9s7UK9bsX880YhuhEaktP_l7c9wH3oZc9ErzMmTfHUda2XGnlx/s1600/Christmas+2010+087.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556295984246216226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ja7TBibKOn-U04XWwnjY5M8ptY02ZDpdabgp63jGAqW_JtnEMhpA4WQhYJTezzHtzSytk31HMha9h7fbQbE8KUBQUJ9s7UK9bsX880YhuhEaktP_l7c9wH3oZc9ErzMmTfHUda2XGnlx/s400/Christmas+2010+087.jpg" /></a>The silly Jolly family!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36YIHxXzzka8T97itkuHooKmTE_QiUbDXRG1s2nEFF5kjOorBx63cWudIhkbUav1cfq7WCylhosuyfFwoE0Q6JGGlM-IZ9eayESrpChBzEeMyq3GzPP6mSWLmtFfNlP4vGYXRVWOL2ikb/s1600/Christmas+2010+096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556295981894500162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36YIHxXzzka8T97itkuHooKmTE_QiUbDXRG1s2nEFF5kjOorBx63cWudIhkbUav1cfq7WCylhosuyfFwoE0Q6JGGlM-IZ9eayESrpChBzEeMyq3GzPP6mSWLmtFfNlP4vGYXRVWOL2ikb/s400/Christmas+2010+096.jpg" /></a>The girls enjoying their special table.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMOEXxoYMxOhrZWkSvBGOf7nZMiF-oupSeC21k2U6IDsed4zEwLxO-odqNoDmwhqCkZ2Knsqf-20pGY7WmChJIA1OKx3Hu-FIIV85VZCrhqswWL92RD8u8xk1K11WGj8e0eua_DzT1z7n/s1600/Christmas+2010+104.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556295978265165746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMOEXxoYMxOhrZWkSvBGOf7nZMiF-oupSeC21k2U6IDsed4zEwLxO-odqNoDmwhqCkZ2Knsqf-20pGY7WmChJIA1OKx3Hu-FIIV85VZCrhqswWL92RD8u8xk1K11WGj8e0eua_DzT1z7n/s400/Christmas+2010+104.jpg" /></a>Waiting on their chicken.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-jyQl3r69aDyJ4v5dRYkAnlH3uuc-R-9PNQuMA_Zp_NGckle2-iCZry2V0404HBUkHU5C1twlpIRy_Pv5M3rrYgPsEJCmF09YLf-ntbm1tIJLRFG_xTtL7G88fHOqPvxTMigZoo5BfPa/s1600/Christmas+2010+101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556294618025718802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-jyQl3r69aDyJ4v5dRYkAnlH3uuc-R-9PNQuMA_Zp_NGckle2-iCZry2V0404HBUkHU5C1twlpIRy_Pv5M3rrYgPsEJCmF09YLf-ntbm1tIJLRFG_xTtL7G88fHOqPvxTMigZoo5BfPa/s400/Christmas+2010+101.jpg" /></a>Jordan, Leenie and Bill.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaeNeqiHK28vZuccQSB58K0vnY1JWspI50k-1NR3pyaIjA7hwMq5YTFV1HWsSivdtftVo-jlzxH9GiuhUCugU30CENLDj5gQvw9cvslxX8HW6EsexbR16dKE0s1ELwFo6ik9-Ql_VDWil/s1600/Christmas+2010+107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556294616053269042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaeNeqiHK28vZuccQSB58K0vnY1JWspI50k-1NR3pyaIjA7hwMq5YTFV1HWsSivdtftVo-jlzxH9GiuhUCugU30CENLDj5gQvw9cvslxX8HW6EsexbR16dKE0s1ELwFo6ik9-Ql_VDWil/s400/Christmas+2010+107.jpg" /></a>Aunt Shay baby and her buddy Michael.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pXFJBS2S5Wcr06_lIEcA-HChuhDKztySohax3SZWpNyEJFNMgYB-bHBZF-SmUo7Q2866bexGrKgdu1XxdTlWT5VSMfxOcnex5HoMlRn5OxamMGNqgo3Pfq3Bdd79ryF2AdxBJZ-WxLJk/s1600/Christmas+2010+108.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556294608953906482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pXFJBS2S5Wcr06_lIEcA-HChuhDKztySohax3SZWpNyEJFNMgYB-bHBZF-SmUo7Q2866bexGrKgdu1XxdTlWT5VSMfxOcnex5HoMlRn5OxamMGNqgo3Pfq3Bdd79ryF2AdxBJZ-WxLJk/s400/Christmas+2010+108.jpg" /></a>Michael hanging out with three of his favorite ladies.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc045LsHB9UJldSCwIDvZPkU2UVHapF57UFPUcK_puKYXTW7-dTTNLAUmxSDmda37-iwpuNqEuq1LsWj0l515ZS6uXQxGk_6dZvUQGO4xt_scjaoFCQ9qaA4TaJJb3nqUbKVgEb3G4r2OV/s1600/Christmas+2010+112.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556294605134248594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc045LsHB9UJldSCwIDvZPkU2UVHapF57UFPUcK_puKYXTW7-dTTNLAUmxSDmda37-iwpuNqEuq1LsWj0l515ZS6uXQxGk_6dZvUQGO4xt_scjaoFCQ9qaA4TaJJb3nqUbKVgEb3G4r2OV/s400/Christmas+2010+112.jpg" /></a>Michael being silly as we changed him into pjs.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG2T0z-BxJXTWQAfHirvw2Ua8yfCvHf2lkKtWCHiJceAI5vJXDrWxQJR0WmNCFO-gi7lAtCm40A6ADRY2_c1mQhOtloyrd029d-0XQBYFplITWM5sZZ7doSv7ctonwB5KfZ1htG6r27kR/s1600/Christmas+2010+118.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556293708423010866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nSfMpG9_D3fiPo9C-X1e1_fnj3hO4k8sfUr4mvRDwG1C6w4-aXJT3KNRYslvsTm1YRy8U_cjzuY7x7-lJP5W-ikAiICi3Ya76FUp5erVk00Ngm1oWavxT7Q_k6vXUCDGjYeu2fj4y8sG/s400/Christmas+2010+129.jpg" /></a>Aunt Shawnie helping the girls prepare a plate of cookies for Santa.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAm6BrColjn80JDwFC3izpmMD9WqUXGALwrPtrnxbCWTGWrgk-966FzCplcYQ1RjcFZiDXR8-yWXT6xOJ9pKn5mRxCPxfoluqZIsylb9KzKqdy_IuSUJs2NYI79l-vYE0cyxO0VBKpQYB/s1600/Christmas+2010+131.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556293698654925026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAm6BrColjn80JDwFC3izpmMD9WqUXGALwrPtrnxbCWTGWrgk-966FzCplcYQ1RjcFZiDXR8-yWXT6xOJ9pKn5mRxCPxfoluqZIsylb9KzKqdy_IuSUJs2NYI79l-vYE0cyxO0VBKpQYB/s400/Christmas+2010+131.jpg" /></a>Victoria getting some goldfish for the reindeer.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7cl_mYHEiBQcoHay4j8D2LfMeDbjbNTQGanKRr6vhT0FjkiHKYH_h3scNF7mZ_LDq0aOShLP38lZiYnsGhGjTkIJ4xVOuJiYGbUaM16w3mNoGfESzKhgPFXknapItas8psWNWwGh50rT/s1600/Christmas+2010+135.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556293696666490498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7cl_mYHEiBQcoHay4j8D2LfMeDbjbNTQGanKRr6vhT0FjkiHKYH_h3scNF7mZ_LDq0aOShLP38lZiYnsGhGjTkIJ4xVOuJiYGbUaM16w3mNoGfESzKhgPFXknapItas8psWNWwGh50rT/s400/Christmas+2010+135.jpg" /></a>Getting the plate ready for the reindeer.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rQegeYpb-6mrR2kFiGHzxXWZGjvoNhtVguNqzJC56KzeiqfcZbeueCX9qoyz4AZmz-fIK4njWJ-VdDfUb6kWVMjtkXnX8AyVUgoQVvQwlb3dtjoAxqc2EE70nnDW0hTJFIdCVkzu7R9m/s1600/Christmas+2010+137.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556293690557526434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rQegeYpb-6mrR2kFiGHzxXWZGjvoNhtVguNqzJC56KzeiqfcZbeueCX9qoyz4AZmz-fIK4njWJ-VdDfUb6kWVMjtkXnX8AyVUgoQVvQwlb3dtjoAxqc2EE70nnDW0hTJFIdCVkzu7R9m/s400/Christmas+2010+137.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat spilled the cookies on the way to the fireplace.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-67160450254559962052010-12-28T16:32:00.004-05:002010-12-28T22:41:17.042-05:00We Love Nana's House!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SjZ5imzqpr_mlpvjMHLkgswpaB7Ray73SlbZcfjbbLy1U7Z7WY3K1KlcM7tW73kxbPYQDNjIYbWQHR138t8TBTqIHWFY3LxgDUjk2mg1oXyKDp8LD-E9s3pkK3zeIQxGVv_1glkKt0vV/s1600/Christmas+2010+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555940834132102194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SjZ5imzqpr_mlpvjMHLkgswpaB7Ray73SlbZcfjbbLy1U7Z7WY3K1KlcM7tW73kxbPYQDNjIYbWQHR138t8TBTqIHWFY3LxgDUjk2mg1oXyKDp8LD-E9s3pkK3zeIQxGVv_1glkKt0vV/s400/Christmas+2010+018.jpg" /></a> Last Tuesday we loaded up the car and made the drive to South Carolina for Christmas! Aunt Shay baby was kind enough to let us make a pit stop at her apartment in DC while we waited on Daddy to arrive (he flew down after work). After a yummy dinner we got the kids dressed in their jammies and headed out following Aunt Shay baby the whole way. We arrived safely in Spartanburg at 3:30am and both kids were VERY excited to see Nana!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The first few days at Nana's house were spent hanging out with Nana, Victoria, Aunt Shay baby, Uncle Knox, and Aunt Shawnie. Mary Pat and Victoria have LOVED playing together and Michael has gotten to show off how well he crawls. We have also had fun playing Wii, making gingerbread houses and going to see the lights at Hollywild Zoo. <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=2969594900105%3A1973640989&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">Here</a> are a few pictures with more SC adventures to come!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4olox2NOdQ-y8hqIJPEGcgTvjMZqpfr0bIxq2-HzISZqjMQKqVJlU0Hg23_v9hZx-Xn5wECTtonVrWiIINMnVI1HFK8Fr0XIzwf3GvalLeV8iJr6NDhuVokNBv0AG_N5tsfuyOg4XQji/s1600/Christmas+2010+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555940831188410562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4olox2NOdQ-y8hqIJPEGcgTvjMZqpfr0bIxq2-HzISZqjMQKqVJlU0Hg23_v9hZx-Xn5wECTtonVrWiIINMnVI1HFK8Fr0XIzwf3GvalLeV8iJr6NDhuVokNBv0AG_N5tsfuyOg4XQji/s400/Christmas+2010+001.jpg" /></a>Michael passed out at Aunt Shay baby's apartment before we hit the road to SC.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XcZ42nXvcKe-5VR_P-XHLhZT5cstTCoWDrqEhlNGnTAf_6u_FvL_oCwXL_ws-dvufBpdTfoP2z7m7j7Lgmr516guBgUe3vIFhSJ8QhupRMYHRgkAbGmIiLX4rZTBMA3x9zWS8UOwtGrd/s1600/Christmas+2010+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555940823889839538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XcZ42nXvcKe-5VR_P-XHLhZT5cstTCoWDrqEhlNGnTAf_6u_FvL_oCwXL_ws-dvufBpdTfoP2z7m7j7Lgmr516guBgUe3vIFhSJ8QhupRMYHRgkAbGmIiLX4rZTBMA3x9zWS8UOwtGrd/s400/Christmas+2010+002.jpg" /></a>The kids were ready to hit the road!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j-m7cs54KcJFlA7ZYPB1_RbcdRJv_cc52EIKpVqY-LZncx7XBGEO-sf7bTfgsl-IdmMPyRktrOH9Ay-4qwdy_eKy88hInmMTaUOED29sPqIk0l9DpdAiVCU23qiT7C-m4RVu1__onXHr/s1600/Christmas+2010+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555940819112723810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8j-m7cs54KcJFlA7ZYPB1_RbcdRJv_cc52EIKpVqY-LZncx7XBGEO-sf7bTfgsl-IdmMPyRktrOH9Ay-4qwdy_eKy88hInmMTaUOED29sPqIk0l9DpdAiVCU23qiT7C-m4RVu1__onXHr/s400/Christmas+2010+007.jpg" /></a>Aunt Shawnie, Mary Pat and Victoria making their gingerbread house.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cpllH7FdQs-9fNPEvRXzDkYzFlOlKRV1s1QePf8hrSP2m2MAEMdbfBZvY1Uh9ICodxaFv8MdGa7_etCTSc5oQRoIidXc4lCSMj-6DSouYbFmJ4Tq4KGKQ8HXPHYLPa7Lf0iWHMqIPAUy/s1600/Christmas+2010+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555940810535176594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cpllH7FdQs-9fNPEvRXzDkYzFlOlKRV1s1QePf8hrSP2m2MAEMdbfBZvY1Uh9ICodxaFv8MdGa7_etCTSc5oQRoIidXc4lCSMj-6DSouYbFmJ4Tq4KGKQ8HXPHYLPa7Lf0iWHMqIPAUy/s400/Christmas+2010+008.jpg" /></a> Mary Pat concentrating as she decorates.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1-7VsqfXBhkz9ANL0jYqa-IUTfUAErnYXSAYwQJ0A40q2NPhCFYIU3fDKwD7R7qi_EiSJ_9Pt_YAtTmlC79wkVgXwSMe7s0Wv2Dw3BocMS3jq2nA2gTzKgXgsRwcdZi5b9jlsJFNH5Qj/s1600/Christmas+2010+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555939878717240098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1-7VsqfXBhkz9ANL0jYqa-IUTfUAErnYXSAYwQJ0A40q2NPhCFYIU3fDKwD7R7qi_EiSJ_9Pt_YAtTmlC79wkVgXwSMe7s0Wv2Dw3BocMS3jq2nA2gTzKgXgsRwcdZi5b9jlsJFNH5Qj/s400/Christmas+2010+011.jpg" /></a> Watching Aunt Shawnie fix the roof.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJtDIMXhh72eKg2SsZiRFkgdt5Sg4fJ57EVtZrezl4K_YIA7yWqpRFn-Qv6zwc33JXIeeCkTnI-jvMHTl5FmlF-JotBJtzIgq0mcPBEGglKIDLZz1OjYkk0Sz1h_SB3nGs2cYszqcWcGE/s1600/Christmas+2010+021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555939876335080866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJtDIMXhh72eKg2SsZiRFkgdt5Sg4fJ57EVtZrezl4K_YIA7yWqpRFn-Qv6zwc33JXIeeCkTnI-jvMHTl5FmlF-JotBJtzIgq0mcPBEGglKIDLZz1OjYkk0Sz1h_SB3nGs2cYszqcWcGE/s400/Christmas+2010+021.jpg" /></a>Making a path to the door.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTgicu5lGDdkZAmZNT6EXFTebIFSUlS-Y7FyYp3_EbnkdHN_96_UIiDWmy8GKy8dZKpJeavcdEVOvaPvjClc_BVBHXMuTVHHLmB8hHa13ocUs9pxxiu76GWrHR7UeC55vD8_3n9MhRuMR/s1600/Christmas+2010+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555939870749242002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTgicu5lGDdkZAmZNT6EXFTebIFSUlS-Y7FyYp3_EbnkdHN_96_UIiDWmy8GKy8dZKpJeavcdEVOvaPvjClc_BVBHXMuTVHHLmB8hHa13ocUs9pxxiu76GWrHR7UeC55vD8_3n9MhRuMR/s400/Christmas+2010+023.jpg" /></a>More decorating.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREopGlkPlTLVxH-getV3omQ2G0wTdOFZNoumHzkdhmq_PlxDk8f15zzWjZKphUkRrSoyLqh813fHenVX87-WflywQCMR6eqnuLMdNT4QAn_vR7Gm7K3cvv3e5uPwA2CUhmFHwDOcdzfWx/s1600/Christmas+2010+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555939864235386210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREopGlkPlTLVxH-getV3omQ2G0wTdOFZNoumHzkdhmq_PlxDk8f15zzWjZKphUkRrSoyLqh813fHenVX87-WflywQCMR6eqnuLMdNT4QAn_vR7Gm7K3cvv3e5uPwA2CUhmFHwDOcdzfWx/s400/Christmas+2010+027.jpg" /></a>Victoria sampling the decorations.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WO20WGMX2j7Fw_Ltb4ZBCw_oF6kQl19ihipyz4FeNzB-Tcn5P9Ch4sZYqMAgObJ-HCMExFI93VTHT1DRPoOb5NSeRciqdHUVoe0Zn765BwmYBmt-LoZtwCTPVXybWWe7cq6QcsHFlGc8/s1600/Christmas+2010+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555939857240977010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WO20WGMX2j7Fw_Ltb4ZBCw_oF6kQl19ihipyz4FeNzB-Tcn5P9Ch4sZYqMAgObJ-HCMExFI93VTHT1DRPoOb5NSeRciqdHUVoe0Zn765BwmYBmt-LoZtwCTPVXybWWe7cq6QcsHFlGc8/s400/Christmas+2010+034.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat challenging Uncle Knox to a game of Wii!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxMJXos2clgsgeP_84lfpO7Mh9leKWGJv-v4wAe5N2z5M445A7GktOdw-rIIoGKWAkGuiA-hhmMEG8yNdQtKv_B_NHSV-D7Edlo9aHQ4z1P5JhylOZYa1MHdH6PkEg4-zaQCY7N1KJXaP/s1600/Christmas+2010+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555850212796273858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxMJXos2clgsgeP_84lfpO7Mh9leKWGJv-v4wAe5N2z5M445A7GktOdw-rIIoGKWAkGuiA-hhmMEG8yNdQtKv_B_NHSV-D7Edlo9aHQ4z1P5JhylOZYa1MHdH6PkEg4-zaQCY7N1KJXaP/s400/Christmas+2010+035.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat was winning!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACT5-CfysvuHUq-YxTZcBEVz0NtyxSG1Al5F8rtrebwQhk1JOvB1zXpJV2YE4zijv1z03eYJinGdUUvlc7KUt557_o8dfT8KQ3MMiZ0PE4tukuPiUMX54nDiztbWarriddN70PlQ9nQn8/s1600/Christmas+2010+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555850209082318674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACT5-CfysvuHUq-YxTZcBEVz0NtyxSG1Al5F8rtrebwQhk1JOvB1zXpJV2YE4zijv1z03eYJinGdUUvlc7KUt557_o8dfT8KQ3MMiZ0PE4tukuPiUMX54nDiztbWarriddN70PlQ9nQn8/s400/Christmas+2010+040.jpg" /></a>Aunt Shay baby helping Mary Pat with the Wii control.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQR5r0RF1eYiPSI2DD6MG9CTFYWp4Q-EofW5e-x8DzHrcnjbfRCgfMk7UH4po4NZVlH65OXegGZfCo5MZfk-OtchW_FjQeJb-WL8ob312QswkYfg6hxTuJsWGwZ4gE40SwTnXEt85tKv0m/s1600/Christmas+2010+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555850206052358130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQR5r0RF1eYiPSI2DD6MG9CTFYWp4Q-EofW5e-x8DzHrcnjbfRCgfMk7UH4po4NZVlH65OXegGZfCo5MZfk-OtchW_FjQeJb-WL8ob312QswkYfg6hxTuJsWGwZ4gE40SwTnXEt85tKv0m/s400/Christmas+2010+041.jpg" /></a>The little man is very happy to be at Nana's house!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaM46O-BJ0ileklo3je5J_g-6bftk6F6trCtkMB_gVkSvNPmP_2gNzdBPKcWpycR0mfxK8bEci9UemNWXKtU-jWz0TcLfnQj8aSWdKYUMT7DGbIm37H0cP2dCp2dGviQb3la359eiRMhP/s1600/Christmas+2010+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555850195955083794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaM46O-BJ0ileklo3je5J_g-6bftk6F6trCtkMB_gVkSvNPmP_2gNzdBPKcWpycR0mfxK8bEci9UemNWXKtU-jWz0TcLfnQj8aSWdKYUMT7DGbIm37H0cP2dCp2dGviQb3la359eiRMhP/s400/Christmas+2010+047.jpg" /></a> Victoria, Uncle Chuck, and Mary Pat looking at the lights at Hollywild.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLk2Xba2t49Skjv76IDThlCH1PKB5HXkuMhaXq017xqBAFX5B_XCnDNJxrrxmBQiGflhzyMPtURDN0hppLHs7fDlqWGLcpDH3SxDTnLZj6eGWcWp7w2vnjqDjD_kHrV-o4qagATVuj2wh/s1600/Christmas+2010+049.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555850192331930802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLk2Xba2t49Skjv76IDThlCH1PKB5HXkuMhaXq017xqBAFX5B_XCnDNJxrrxmBQiGflhzyMPtURDN0hppLHs7fDlqWGLcpDH3SxDTnLZj6eGWcWp7w2vnjqDjD_kHrV-o4qagATVuj2wh/s400/Christmas+2010+049.jpg" /></a> It was freezing but the girls loved looking at the lights from the back of the car!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-26256135315499706752010-12-22T07:50:00.000-05:002010-12-28T22:59:50.461-05:00Santa Claus is Coming to Town!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtd6pCE13015weSlG_o_jeWJs93io7cJXDG82jkyunG3FqE5udq-MtXaFQNtPjYNpA_klFK-ixQ5p9ib1jHEDJq6b-HAOx2gj2qRbSoMUtRi4eIdRWt2kHtEPXTSf7M2_TZB9NQYUREZ8/s1600/December+2010+052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553119789852876834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtd6pCE13015weSlG_o_jeWJs93io7cJXDG82jkyunG3FqE5udq-MtXaFQNtPjYNpA_klFK-ixQ5p9ib1jHEDJq6b-HAOx2gj2qRbSoMUtRi4eIdRWt2kHtEPXTSf7M2_TZB9NQYUREZ8/s400/December+2010+052.jpg" /></a> A few weeks ago we headed to the park in town for the Garden City tree lighting. Although it was FREEZING out that afternoon, Mary Pat and Michael loved seeing the band, high school chorus and lights. Mary Pat also enjoyed some hot chocolate and a red velvet cupcake! The highlight of the afternoon was definitely the arrival of Santa on a big fire truck. It was a great day and we can't wait to do it again last year! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">A few days later we attended a Breakfast with Santa hosted by the MOMS group at our church. We had a wonderful breakfast and the kids got to sit on Santa's lap! Mary Pat also had fun making a few crafts while Michael played with some of the other kids. <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=8660929600105%3A1518421424&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">Here</a> are a few more pictures from both events.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsraAn4QBhwA0WFH7xFMFfM2WEtgtCztS66TTWNtpbjtHfObN-HBGkABcCUzClCQiBLik9rZyR-5_Lqe6ZTYAENTRBoPuHndFQDNX8xHcEkv9NWZ41ftdOdjdwmO4KnHUdw3MtNilHF_PC/s1600/December+2010+057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553119777399675058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsraAn4QBhwA0WFH7xFMFfM2WEtgtCztS66TTWNtpbjtHfObN-HBGkABcCUzClCQiBLik9rZyR-5_Lqe6ZTYAENTRBoPuHndFQDNX8xHcEkv9NWZ41ftdOdjdwmO4KnHUdw3MtNilHF_PC/s400/December+2010+057.jpg" /></a> Mary Pat tasting a red velvet cupcake.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTmI59us7jQTPf2_7EXNTpOfsyG9jDQ3sJzQuxWjxPuEfv2RvIIiG4fQHGurL2driKWJSqAhi6dEuMZZMtjCjvm7SVGZ-4S7GmZHtA6w5OF2ibQdsKMjHTorQH9BiP7ZJVTxlGUTQE5G3/s1600/December+2010+060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553119771700856626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTmI59us7jQTPf2_7EXNTpOfsyG9jDQ3sJzQuxWjxPuEfv2RvIIiG4fQHGurL2driKWJSqAhi6dEuMZZMtjCjvm7SVGZ-4S7GmZHtA6w5OF2ibQdsKMjHTorQH9BiP7ZJVTxlGUTQE5G3/s400/December+2010+060.jpg" /></a>Mommy and Mary Pat listening to the band and chorus.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ3FG8joF87HpiH_kzWXqLxvD-EaO7PENcy3m4JkuGJBvU0-f57FvITCCaGQW5WeRur1U8NLEAT7X2yo6ixnpQqaXdoRXS1Wf6Hk0dIJUkhwYsEIIRjKFlidoEvrPjw2MVO5Pf-jAfVVo/s1600/December+2010+062.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553119766285614146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ3FG8joF87HpiH_kzWXqLxvD-EaO7PENcy3m4JkuGJBvU0-f57FvITCCaGQW5WeRur1U8NLEAT7X2yo6ixnpQqaXdoRXS1Wf6Hk0dIJUkhwYsEIIRjKFlidoEvrPjw2MVO5Pf-jAfVVo/s400/December+2010+062.jpg" /></a>Daddy and his freezing kiddos!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgzvcArlzB5rkN9kEa3oPU8WKnnsXc58Rt-ydgQ7sV-MFRnBEkiRx9LV4E_0rVOhX2sxKEJkd7qDHh9cbpdUDzCZ5FBnhqN5E-oLlC5BNX1KTJyLS_fCqwdoZF7tY8Pq16bPsz1rq4Pxd/s1600/December+2010+067.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553119307396800082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgzvcArlzB5rkN9kEa3oPU8WKnnsXc58Rt-ydgQ7sV-MFRnBEkiRx9LV4E_0rVOhX2sxKEJkd7qDHh9cbpdUDzCZ5FBnhqN5E-oLlC5BNX1KTJyLS_fCqwdoZF7tY8Pq16bPsz1rq4Pxd/s400/December+2010+067.jpg" /></a>Santa arrived with the firemen!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesrhl_EziFTFD8FivzbaA8XBSqRb_VxA1aujlBpwbBlI0bnVeULGUPAZgckI0um9owvZasblUNCv1cn3YVSC7aQgH_LPYNhiBF-t_1SzQvYEQQVx5bzhag0LMIwyl6QbkjVFBm3GMRRm4/s1600/December+2010+065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553119298308515298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesrhl_EziFTFD8FivzbaA8XBSqRb_VxA1aujlBpwbBlI0bnVeULGUPAZgckI0um9owvZasblUNCv1cn3YVSC7aQgH_LPYNhiBF-t_1SzQvYEQQVx5bzhag0LMIwyl6QbkjVFBm3GMRRm4/s400/December+2010+065.jpg" /></a>There is Santa's fire truck!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDBEAYDrMKrbrxe17862-v6eEcH1pfls91try6kuo_lIuy98TJLZv2qszi-6_S0V0-YnL6o_ZUAvBYbs6w1AC7qyQMWR6QKM6_AwvmQL1V2eHcYaLvJGZUdyo_DvyKC2hP6fNYC3nA62G/s1600/December+2010+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553118247625043810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDBEAYDrMKrbrxe17862-v6eEcH1pfls91try6kuo_lIuy98TJLZv2qszi-6_S0V0-YnL6o_ZUAvBYbs6w1AC7qyQMWR6QKM6_AwvmQL1V2eHcYaLvJGZUdyo_DvyKC2hP6fNYC3nA62G/s400/December+2010+064.jpg" /></a>Michael was very excited to see the fire truck and Santa.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQstXJDGPMgCuGY-F0Gd_8ZjMQd_ZbJTBGKn3XjqRTWB8d5baoz_0Dq5rQ_s8vVM3JYmQCBg5dd9Bb2S3kusCLNsgqUhK_Eizk5kJW8Iga8Bvf6IbD6fhVWb2Hc_m8YoYmxQDHxx8TlJO/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553117449121184962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQstXJDGPMgCuGY-F0Gd_8ZjMQd_ZbJTBGKn3XjqRTWB8d5baoz_0Dq5rQ_s8vVM3JYmQCBg5dd9Bb2S3kusCLNsgqUhK_Eizk5kJW8Iga8Bvf6IbD6fhVWb2Hc_m8YoYmxQDHxx8TlJO/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+001.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat watching Santa arrive at the breakfast.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2ej1EAH_zWQ1Nq13ME4QclrbeevvXBFX7mAfsrdRwYHP2o0k0-VmjmF99cSzpCPooNwyG8pRIMd45pcXA0lCQkZIipP0mxHtSpwVMe7C0CtAx1SEZR8XN-wg9TvqLv0w0Ru-ZGLIV4IF/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553117443092927346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2ej1EAH_zWQ1Nq13ME4QclrbeevvXBFX7mAfsrdRwYHP2o0k0-VmjmF99cSzpCPooNwyG8pRIMd45pcXA0lCQkZIipP0mxHtSpwVMe7C0CtAx1SEZR8XN-wg9TvqLv0w0Ru-ZGLIV4IF/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+003.jpg" /></a>Michael and Daddy hanging out before visiting with Santa.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzt4_4U248Li1kdIh0OLReEVnEj3r5bLzwn0mzg4hKxiabyUOWTaoGPPDfAK15gSc5ikfvq_7ai3lXverZMo-ulancgrTMwNh-g2PdfJs4Tezps8j9UXRvsqlMsQGJ9LY2jqsmtHhILvO/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553117433366470018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzt4_4U248Li1kdIh0OLReEVnEj3r5bLzwn0mzg4hKxiabyUOWTaoGPPDfAK15gSc5ikfvq_7ai3lXverZMo-ulancgrTMwNh-g2PdfJs4Tezps8j9UXRvsqlMsQGJ9LY2jqsmtHhILvO/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+006.jpg" /></a>The little man!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD8C8sSuJqt2tHqeYH6bWAkcjvgZkrxc8F_cRjphrEzUPmqslGfXVUJvATp73AxFfW3mQp5r0KOU9xsSyiwFpJSssizI8HIn4kuc85iOM7G5bvOAy1x0dyn0DJ3PpJiLlO8J4ZY24M879/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553117429466007954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD8C8sSuJqt2tHqeYH6bWAkcjvgZkrxc8F_cRjphrEzUPmqslGfXVUJvATp73AxFfW3mQp5r0KOU9xsSyiwFpJSssizI8HIn4kuc85iOM7G5bvOAy1x0dyn0DJ3PpJiLlO8J4ZY24M879/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+008.jpg" /></a>Neither child knows what to think about Santa.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIe_6jV7bAJipLZVIY8oRRB0mLT-XPvjMMrdak4B9ZTKlDSkPJuVUp2-3fO1RSfxImsXuu-sW5lunaPEpfZkqkj0IXoT57iccUYwBnXmv4NxWRB_hsqYxuXb_WoENYG25ewJM0x_HEgoXS/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553117419852240994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIe_6jV7bAJipLZVIY8oRRB0mLT-XPvjMMrdak4B9ZTKlDSkPJuVUp2-3fO1RSfxImsXuu-sW5lunaPEpfZkqkj0IXoT57iccUYwBnXmv4NxWRB_hsqYxuXb_WoENYG25ewJM0x_HEgoXS/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+011.jpg" /></a> Mary Pat showing off her craft.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-59619839109044795922010-12-21T11:15:00.000-05:002010-12-21T11:15:00.182-05:00Oh Christmas Card, Oh Christmas Card!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixk8oRWcVm1kV34k1YJpfpI_gp4ZkpkDJMxH-QR9LMRNAIuwKZKnu9lhjrr2pjK7NaMy2KFapONhlWOtpbE_gw0FkOFrRaxbI2KzaqPDkbTvrQYOWT3sPMcsvOvsEMj-mczPlXJ5UsfOeV/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552873074281683554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixk8oRWcVm1kV34k1YJpfpI_gp4ZkpkDJMxH-QR9LMRNAIuwKZKnu9lhjrr2pjK7NaMy2KFapONhlWOtpbE_gw0FkOFrRaxbI2KzaqPDkbTvrQYOWT3sPMcsvOvsEMj-mczPlXJ5UsfOeV/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+030.jpg" /></a> We thought trying to get a good Christmas card picture was tough last year. Boy, were we wrong! Trying to get two kids to be in good moods and look at the camera at the same time proved to be a BIG challenge that took place over various days. Here are some of the results although you'll have to wait for your mail to see which picture(s) made the final cut!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H5W2A8RfuEIfn9b7Qg1CRyrHZXEpMctna5Xd17eXVABmam6b8IbHpadG7ZbFwkjayBTBmpBCwRw3CMDa26KAUVk3_JtsuzJBdtgfMhPjY8btF6GusZ1ait1CP6o2remKgfke0hF00n6r/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552873072400654354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H5W2A8RfuEIfn9b7Qg1CRyrHZXEpMctna5Xd17eXVABmam6b8IbHpadG7ZbFwkjayBTBmpBCwRw3CMDa26KAUVk3_JtsuzJBdtgfMhPjY8btF6GusZ1ait1CP6o2remKgfke0hF00n6r/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+016.jpg" /></a>Don't know why Mary Pat is putting her hands on her face like this.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjSIAJa3JVGs7NhwXH49VIgRDagzgSdF2X_OtfGnwD3cZDOiOub111mgnT-ff4L-NS3QjIvd0U6J8VjyGCaRAnKsTpXhHWs2zhK23KZ37tyzkqY_nSMeInVhoBSA2dZ2298oRf4VB00Nl/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872892144574162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjSIAJa3JVGs7NhwXH49VIgRDagzgSdF2X_OtfGnwD3cZDOiOub111mgnT-ff4L-NS3QjIvd0U6J8VjyGCaRAnKsTpXhHWs2zhK23KZ37tyzkqY_nSMeInVhoBSA2dZ2298oRf4VB00Nl/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+022.jpg" /></a>Would be good except for Mary Pat's face.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ft77VTybNJOSwkXKtaWmxG28e9Z2tWANtTQ-wEfAcLXwH4jsraB_4jzB2kOOCqTqlt1vFyCPOrXbcuTinJqj8ckDTqsRQPdd_zsDrzEdoYpWVTZrgFRbAPXSjSk4wYzihp8ySGT-aRnp/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872881835551266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ft77VTybNJOSwkXKtaWmxG28e9Z2tWANtTQ-wEfAcLXwH4jsraB_4jzB2kOOCqTqlt1vFyCPOrXbcuTinJqj8ckDTqsRQPdd_zsDrzEdoYpWVTZrgFRbAPXSjSk4wYzihp8ySGT-aRnp/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+033.jpg" /></a>Better.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjrHohId4DlqO-0kmmmb6d6HoysZMLihI4azlLaMddzZ3tlQ_zUSTVZqoS4n_Kwh3K8aaRD38HuXUssdhObNvTtk5E-JyvLXAZ9R8YCuRrN5VmvdK-k72jgPcOJwFnIIWZrDyqH1zfogc/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872876983462434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjrHohId4DlqO-0kmmmb6d6HoysZMLihI4azlLaMddzZ3tlQ_zUSTVZqoS4n_Kwh3K8aaRD38HuXUssdhObNvTtk5E-JyvLXAZ9R8YCuRrN5VmvdK-k72jgPcOJwFnIIWZrDyqH1zfogc/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+038.jpg" /></a> Sweet<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RZg0KvYEf66Pifs6uKVOJyt3cZS_RkkDBuR5Sjq3AzseD4UVlkxXNGucrDdL04AG9EemXACax8kayAIxbf3GaCoq_WeFhS7X-a8eJu43bYSn7_3YayBXp4r7n4ceqP0OBTguGF7OJ3pI/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872872603681362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RZg0KvYEf66Pifs6uKVOJyt3cZS_RkkDBuR5Sjq3AzseD4UVlkxXNGucrDdL04AG9EemXACax8kayAIxbf3GaCoq_WeFhS7X-a8eJu43bYSn7_3YayBXp4r7n4ceqP0OBTguGF7OJ3pI/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+044.jpg" /></a>They both look like they are in pain.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoM5kCIfdaavK76KhXJ93zILRYRSl8yW8izE7-pIzpgXHhFs3W7QSSeFPQEg2E1noKBNoXwoKJvMY7viJAHw76LBlas-7u-zEXmBje8YtWuv2qZV8sKc1Z7OeRsIWykLCB55Rf2GCEzvTz/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872870019132130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoM5kCIfdaavK76KhXJ93zILRYRSl8yW8izE7-pIzpgXHhFs3W7QSSeFPQEg2E1noKBNoXwoKJvMY7viJAHw76LBlas-7u-zEXmBje8YtWuv2qZV8sKc1Z7OeRsIWykLCB55Rf2GCEzvTz/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+047.jpg" /></a>Goofy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVZhBNVIOjyhznCvwXCqtckfmpWqT03DCW0RYcMYbq1sQQdSQUy2yXBCv6HX37MXkV7Ojih3ELBMTY28oOypVzeH8DJoO7BI-i5QgBiOPnW8dv-JpwRk6dy8woleiwP-PNafoatt7qN_s/s1600/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872364388243218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVZhBNVIOjyhznCvwXCqtckfmpWqT03DCW0RYcMYbq1sQQdSQUy2yXBCv6HX37MXkV7Ojih3ELBMTY28oOypVzeH8DJoO7BI-i5QgBiOPnW8dv-JpwRk6dy8woleiwP-PNafoatt7qN_s/s400/Christmas+Cards%252C+MOMS+Santa+breakfast+054.jpg" /></a>Goofy x 2!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnnlZE6Mm0gwIVHIJWTd8s0I2FGwotNO6NarstdNlVK8DTVpgiCqPZIhKE7ucICzZeNthSmHV-VRDS4sv4SjknoziqVrjqjlTysXM_UO0aj-ls6656KJg-Oqie2MYXoA5GF8pppzXGQRU/s1600/December+2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872355362204786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnnlZE6Mm0gwIVHIJWTd8s0I2FGwotNO6NarstdNlVK8DTVpgiCqPZIhKE7ucICzZeNthSmHV-VRDS4sv4SjknoziqVrjqjlTysXM_UO0aj-ls6656KJg-Oqie2MYXoA5GF8pppzXGQRU/s400/December+2010+003.jpg" /></a> Michael was the only one who wanted to participate this day.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBWRDFVfieJ4pwXwquld9iCwaXk4e8OWD1ZDt_b0aIljlR2YxFZSxdd8Vfr-qx7vLiN3wXs4H7yxLROl68LHNibX3eh-eAg2mZDc67sdgIXjBsSsGCupoI8l2z_eiZ4fLpfWZiajUrsxC/s1600/December+2010+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872352403623426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBWRDFVfieJ4pwXwquld9iCwaXk4e8OWD1ZDt_b0aIljlR2YxFZSxdd8Vfr-qx7vLiN3wXs4H7yxLROl68LHNibX3eh-eAg2mZDc67sdgIXjBsSsGCupoI8l2z_eiZ4fLpfWZiajUrsxC/s400/December+2010+009.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat was not into the photo session. Can you tell?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73FytB9yLrjpzwX3D-0uEd6NUqsA0-XrGBzH8CiFacCIDR-zfT3WtE7i43LhlCWpwYpBAdH1M1pwmuDmTgDXrEpiyfuLwDQowusfXb1vvEjUL13WzRQa609QIfQA0cSq-Fp7UIpGVtzHZ/s1600/December+2010+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872345813887874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73FytB9yLrjpzwX3D-0uEd6NUqsA0-XrGBzH8CiFacCIDR-zfT3WtE7i43LhlCWpwYpBAdH1M1pwmuDmTgDXrEpiyfuLwDQowusfXb1vvEjUL13WzRQa609QIfQA0cSq-Fp7UIpGVtzHZ/s400/December+2010+011.jpg" /></a> She got more angry as the photo shoot went on!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdBiI7iyFtxD87wQwWWuXCA0KcdXbF3ZlGLYhTNBFpH6SH5RkQVH7QvMib4Jz2Oay2-FQ-dMtHnRHnU0lPGiIPYoWqR-bL1jn9UvxS44JsxXOkMODUkekHIQKx9bw6pK8J5MFXvgmuVOY/s1600/December+2010+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552872339747690994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdBiI7iyFtxD87wQwWWuXCA0KcdXbF3ZlGLYhTNBFpH6SH5RkQVH7QvMib4Jz2Oay2-FQ-dMtHnRHnU0lPGiIPYoWqR-bL1jn9UvxS44JsxXOkMODUkekHIQKx9bw6pK8J5MFXvgmuVOY/s400/December+2010+029.jpg" /></a> She liked this pose a bit more.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUORdfnAZfvuiYZpZehKYE3yWgPL7d0VblUao2V_hzzXhdyTPTzGGCrMN-_Tplahf9KuVyKT5R5WGD1rhMblO6numjgBIcXv26rMk5IuBaOcOj7aNJ-7Enyszj7n2YSt7lHRTY_vhGLy2/s1600/December+2010+030.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552871942597151314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUORdfnAZfvuiYZpZehKYE3yWgPL7d0VblUao2V_hzzXhdyTPTzGGCrMN-_Tplahf9KuVyKT5R5WGD1rhMblO6numjgBIcXv26rMk5IuBaOcOj7aNJ-7Enyszj7n2YSt7lHRTY_vhGLy2/s400/December+2010+030.jpg" /></a>Michael does not look very pleased here.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlUzSfQl3jPFlajBbaP-F8OE1kucHJrVMlZEC8VwASyUPtpGPqbpwPJtch2Sn1uRI8Q7ds-1D0x0_citg7gRb7DuinGXpMSqEoVj2aTqbMP5ORKRODMpZuESCHRJwHXUoDzyfhfdcfn5O/s1600/December+2010+136.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552871938609707410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlUzSfQl3jPFlajBbaP-F8OE1kucHJrVMlZEC8VwASyUPtpGPqbpwPJtch2Sn1uRI8Q7ds-1D0x0_citg7gRb7DuinGXpMSqEoVj2aTqbMP5ORKRODMpZuESCHRJwHXUoDzyfhfdcfn5O/s400/December+2010+136.jpg" /></a>A solo shoot at Aunt Charlene's house.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKRqGf4d8cT0cbjPvhvjH_BeIlAgIDSWabTK9-iJJlO6lJ6rttL5JXhln7NlgdzeinlOSTjqf0ZW99y5UOo4WpYU6hRO-G-nNrGOiL6xd94Ow3LL8r-89f1-X_qns2iW_e258yvluuJz6/s1600/December+2010+138.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552871932047681490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKRqGf4d8cT0cbjPvhvjH_BeIlAgIDSWabTK9-iJJlO6lJ6rttL5JXhln7NlgdzeinlOSTjqf0ZW99y5UOo4WpYU6hRO-G-nNrGOiL6xd94Ow3LL8r-89f1-X_qns2iW_e258yvluuJz6/s400/December+2010+138.jpg" /></a> Michael loved the wooden soldiers.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn1Cw6fLd0crYhzLPVPJcep5dQtMTrLbZnfCAO56-pXg2wni3ZWzKXehfxxKA5msXjRGbg75SKA1fdvh4RAsZqXzLdlvT5L0eGz5vR0uY_diMfMID6of_PkZErFbJRAsWPtTEJz_HCmTm/s1600/December+2010+141.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552871925781990322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn1Cw6fLd0crYhzLPVPJcep5dQtMTrLbZnfCAO56-pXg2wni3ZWzKXehfxxKA5msXjRGbg75SKA1fdvh4RAsZqXzLdlvT5L0eGz5vR0uY_diMfMID6of_PkZErFbJRAsWPtTEJz_HCmTm/s400/December+2010+141.jpg" /></a>The little man.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkC-bwOarvxJmtqJu3NcHpeyVSmn67PmKA3SyyemkO_Y5RnDQxXaeFGp0uhyphenhyphenAQnN66upr8AA1Ru0Oj6ehib2FRM-GjzfU5a9p8hn3DMmXksv8ywtuI_bBPpNxIcMsooNIOF-UUwqnLJbw/s1600/December+2010+145.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552871922396259970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkC-bwOarvxJmtqJu3NcHpeyVSmn67PmKA3SyyemkO_Y5RnDQxXaeFGp0uhyphenhyphenAQnN66upr8AA1Ru0Oj6ehib2FRM-GjzfU5a9p8hn3DMmXksv8ywtuI_bBPpNxIcMsooNIOF-UUwqnLJbw/s400/December+2010+145.jpg" /></a>Once again, Miss Priss did not want her picture taken!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-9191140828716914892010-12-20T17:52:00.000-05:002010-12-20T17:52:00.048-05:00Fancy Princess PJs<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZgSeNQgZ4kpP3s1X_wOVp6ZZxKzSM_JKa8GXi0w6_embDTz3XPFj1GWnNL_MLE6j8Ey4vfd_7E6Bw8kKNUFHzAXam7saQR5tqQjmD6sx2s1534VeBY5mGGXVyXZlCJ3T_jESDlXA269n/s1600/December+2010+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552870666656166866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZgSeNQgZ4kpP3s1X_wOVp6ZZxKzSM_JKa8GXi0w6_embDTz3XPFj1GWnNL_MLE6j8Ey4vfd_7E6Bw8kKNUFHzAXam7saQR5tqQjmD6sx2s1534VeBY5mGGXVyXZlCJ3T_jESDlXA269n/s400/December+2010+075.jpg" /></a> Big Papa and Pat gave Mary Pat these fancy princess <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">pjs</span> for her birthday and she is just now fitting into them. They were a very big hit with her and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Mommy</span> and Daddy couldn't believe how old she looked in them! Unfortunately, she is not a morning person and didn't want to take a very good picture to show off her fancy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">jammies</span>!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXqU6gMiqksfyvuxNWULlKdq1zJI-oRpKzCIiSTK3Qhy3A3rzicdn_kj22HchQKjF_CpDdLhqHOZcyaeGPEjNuIVcfzcqtkW2eXfYgiL65s2HoZ6lFFZolnSGSlMTH_AOFDLKJRn7Aa4N/s1600/December+2010+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552870664673027618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXqU6gMiqksfyvuxNWULlKdq1zJI-oRpKzCIiSTK3Qhy3A3rzicdn_kj22HchQKjF_CpDdLhqHOZcyaeGPEjNuIVcfzcqtkW2eXfYgiL65s2HoZ6lFFZolnSGSlMTH_AOFDLKJRn7Aa4N/s400/December+2010+069.jpg" /></a> Annoyed at Mommy trying to take pictures.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANf4xyGeg7ZZGtZuBWlE912d6DqgS2YpOWsir1AfwpVAYc_4sNRJnwYDAVS0jYwZ4mjQ1sH3GgbcFDA-xeOjmpV4iI-_O9cbgomdP_PdgndJi5L7piu719bNtgKHFst8MYrucWH1a8DX_/s1600/December+2010+071.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552870655141185618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANf4xyGeg7ZZGtZuBWlE912d6DqgS2YpOWsir1AfwpVAYc_4sNRJnwYDAVS0jYwZ4mjQ1sH3GgbcFDA-xeOjmpV4iI-_O9cbgomdP_PdgndJi5L7piu719bNtgKHFst8MYrucWH1a8DX_/s400/December+2010+071.jpg" /></a>Michael deciding to destroy the toys while <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Mommy</span> was busy trying to take Mary Pat's picture!</div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-31796339775013258482010-12-20T15:43:00.006-05:002010-12-20T15:55:28.412-05:00Time to Lower the Crib!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFaH8MFT9Q45hIHNmWuk-EpwV5OwdFDmyBd7mOxiZVONRycp9wT2NWbs2X8Ef1jUYfBschMVokGy_d0Kzkl36x8vXn80kfCGvYOPoMpI9H-XQOVxNAs4LxMUV0nXbVWlRqNn1Dukq9GfC/s1600/December+2010+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552869022967340338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFaH8MFT9Q45hIHNmWuk-EpwV5OwdFDmyBd7mOxiZVONRycp9wT2NWbs2X8Ef1jUYfBschMVokGy_d0Kzkl36x8vXn80kfCGvYOPoMpI9H-XQOVxNAs4LxMUV0nXbVWlRqNn1Dukq9GfC/s400/December+2010+041.jpg" /></a> This is what I came into the room to see a couple weeks ago. Michael had figured out how to pull himself up on the pack and play and was actually trying to climb onto the changing table! Needless to say, Mommy had to lower the pack and play and Michael's crib as soon as she took these pictures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jnbJeXmdpzfT6F-FiH3r6Gtzcb2R9p7EWc5JidFB97lP34LCao3alB9ytzHvmEsrtI06CBzXFmDNHDCSuycNrqgTF4JmgqCgE3BcfwodZLI9E-ptkvYdXeZE1FPGkBXYHT_ywJOLlFBC/s1600/December+2010+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552869015617998882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jnbJeXmdpzfT6F-FiH3r6Gtzcb2R9p7EWc5JidFB97lP34LCao3alB9ytzHvmEsrtI06CBzXFmDNHDCSuycNrqgTF4JmgqCgE3BcfwodZLI9E-ptkvYdXeZE1FPGkBXYHT_ywJOLlFBC/s400/December+2010+036.jpg" /></a>Really concentrating to figure out how to climb onto the changing table.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQidEgxiwpzhgZN7J3cNYf7PSOcb1KNo4tM_v6I9jjTzjBC_Z_oqdWwGuN5jNjPoUmU8GX7cnJBl_hafBoW1bSwn3BACHsv2oUb7_cgmBII6lfUhXO4m3j1YaKL7ho0qAhl4v8EECBcB3r/s1600/December+2010+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552868524562868114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQidEgxiwpzhgZN7J3cNYf7PSOcb1KNo4tM_v6I9jjTzjBC_Z_oqdWwGuN5jNjPoUmU8GX7cnJBl_hafBoW1bSwn3BACHsv2oUb7_cgmBII6lfUhXO4m3j1YaKL7ho0qAhl4v8EECBcB3r/s400/December+2010+039.jpg" /></a>Uh-oh she caught me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KH6eXuQwJJgN5PgWbE9ySbreh0lhB6kGmfaFrZKDQLusYr_Uu6MdxN6mQhadsTEdk32URgZ4KHystDEvImVNbc350F3-bIKz9MQ_IegcV-9HE6Mkdt5_EsFLuipUvhZVOwHMH76PZWn4/s1600/December+2010+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552868518159863970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KH6eXuQwJJgN5PgWbE9ySbreh0lhB6kGmfaFrZKDQLusYr_Uu6MdxN6mQhadsTEdk32URgZ4KHystDEvImVNbc350F3-bIKz9MQ_IegcV-9HE6Mkdt5_EsFLuipUvhZVOwHMH76PZWn4/s400/December+2010+045.jpg" /></a>Happy to play in the lowered pack and play later that day!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMxISeB3raxmD3ROO74da7EMtP9kruc7I6vhNNZKFiV-Sd2zNn8ee4GegaOgd6jH0X-FTJ2OAuL15-C3qYuHqkVoR4D3xzvpqlMv4wYGD-zZ9S4nJhqbulLse92P7L3ync-Ry2y0eKCsE/s1600/December+2010+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552868509790895810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMxISeB3raxmD3ROO74da7EMtP9kruc7I6vhNNZKFiV-Sd2zNn8ee4GegaOgd6jH0X-FTJ2OAuL15-C3qYuHqkVoR4D3xzvpqlMv4wYGD-zZ9S4nJhqbulLse92P7L3ync-Ry2y0eKCsE/s400/December+2010+046.jpg" /></a> Silly boy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIF_p9Fne0PQLbZXVvqKig8gvxW6bd1ncgKa-glIwGhZ6Mh7Kt_bUhJwtqsn8M7b2XMhwKP8JUHF4rbrdmr5hkYENLAvrx28kozOonXSIsYR8pv8dKUDsINbTQweSOznrMXcleVLRg5tQu/s1600/December+2010+049.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552868504628739218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIF_p9Fne0PQLbZXVvqKig8gvxW6bd1ncgKa-glIwGhZ6Mh7Kt_bUhJwtqsn8M7b2XMhwKP8JUHF4rbrdmr5hkYENLAvrx28kozOonXSIsYR8pv8dKUDsINbTQweSOznrMXcleVLRg5tQu/s400/December+2010+049.jpg" /></a>Of course, Mary Pat couldn't be left out and had to try out the new pack and play as well!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD_XZOvxF9PewuJzwqJbIHbkLFZj3wDymOgzUSuHphARfcGXSbj12-XBVEqwFNJeWguRszP2hFpp6ARqKbvdIBIM6rV7r9DCd_7SgFbSsyYzlG8uHpPl_tnTkUoiK6h1ag6GGDSTZjtT8/s1600/December+2010+050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552868498669652530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD_XZOvxF9PewuJzwqJbIHbkLFZj3wDymOgzUSuHphARfcGXSbj12-XBVEqwFNJeWguRszP2hFpp6ARqKbvdIBIM6rV7r9DCd_7SgFbSsyYzlG8uHpPl_tnTkUoiK6h1ag6GGDSTZjtT8/s400/December+2010+050.jpg" /></a> Two silly gooses.</div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-12447633554919836572010-12-18T11:28:00.003-05:002010-12-18T11:32:29.740-05:00Dancing Queen!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ncgsjU_JLEMa4Quf_bqNg2cRI3mobwhV8fDes1S2yzLzBdvLkn8QQWmz8J-wcMqWve7dowvBRiyvyEjeSIdEA5ag4N41yoaN41Oodsrm0PQTHgo4g_zLYJYzlU-PzwysJPTlLewMzxEN/s1600/December+2010+084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552060401027207682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ncgsjU_JLEMa4Quf_bqNg2cRI3mobwhV8fDes1S2yzLzBdvLkn8QQWmz8J-wcMqWve7dowvBRiyvyEjeSIdEA5ag4N41yoaN41Oodsrm0PQTHgo4g_zLYJYzlU-PzwysJPTlLewMzxEN/s400/December+2010+084.jpg" /></a> Mary Pat LOVES to dance. As soon as she hears music her little bottom starts wiggling. One of her favorite things to do in the morning is dance to the "Hot Dog" song at the end of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I managed to capture her in action the other morning and the results were hilarious as you can see. Poor thing obviously got her dancing skills from her Mommy and not her Uncle Knox!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZnN_QCViFJLzN_-FwJ24yx50yHB9GRYrL8syUzuH4dxtF1Zh_WpW3YCpaLZMhSd5sLVcTpCW4IpIdBt6txehySsQexTOSNI-QQc6FIy7E5d3jwFmIZrXt7H3ykkNevIuiV_WZNKFDWuq/s1600/December+2010+086.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552060394852172098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZnN_QCViFJLzN_-FwJ24yx50yHB9GRYrL8syUzuH4dxtF1Zh_WpW3YCpaLZMhSd5sLVcTpCW4IpIdBt6txehySsQexTOSNI-QQc6FIy7E5d3jwFmIZrXt7H3ykkNevIuiV_WZNKFDWuq/s400/December+2010+086.jpg" /></a>Dancing in a circle.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P8rjXux3kbf8hbCSlgpeBcAur2dx9bOM5QLUyf-6ns7GEIfywmMCthLzfjgd3vExbMGtdxTPEpsD3KmAHL0lcR59jxJt1ERbzithXyN_qKWWe1ob6Pzlu4As7I5aMQ91Ncr4nXwDmg7q/s1600/December+2010+085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552060392541882914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P8rjXux3kbf8hbCSlgpeBcAur2dx9bOM5QLUyf-6ns7GEIfywmMCthLzfjgd3vExbMGtdxTPEpsD3KmAHL0lcR59jxJt1ERbzithXyN_qKWWe1ob6Pzlu4As7I5aMQ91Ncr4nXwDmg7q/s400/December+2010+085.jpg" /></a>Silly goose!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfs-VPWShPvWeoUMwcvh8iIdlQH1Y0HxXDsyrALrtLRMQMTDf2vxf7QcNxU-UB4xfheJq0eCTRAn_qI_VHLSLTiHY0LmxbhokZw9sCqsHYsRHwbSJE8pKmzvhb9Y4cWrXSlxq8eNmJ-OR/s1600/December+2010+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552060372226613858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfs-VPWShPvWeoUMwcvh8iIdlQH1Y0HxXDsyrALrtLRMQMTDf2vxf7QcNxU-UB4xfheJq0eCTRAn_qI_VHLSLTiHY0LmxbhokZw9sCqsHYsRHwbSJE8pKmzvhb9Y4cWrXSlxq8eNmJ-OR/s400/December+2010+082.jpg" /></a>Striking a pose.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGjtVCxIfHxKPNQIKwEx0zrt-B_dS_k_LHZAOSrsVmnkx2EZucamhxx5mqAen-4m50p2hhsnFfo18-QzrNSs_vxejzYcqgQVpeRfvzwgXzqFT2vxDXEkHumMp_9OdrucvMeXzHAbFSkR4/s1600/December+2010+083.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552060369754223666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGjtVCxIfHxKPNQIKwEx0zrt-B_dS_k_LHZAOSrsVmnkx2EZucamhxx5mqAen-4m50p2hhsnFfo18-QzrNSs_vxejzYcqgQVpeRfvzwgXzqFT2vxDXEkHumMp_9OdrucvMeXzHAbFSkR4/s400/December+2010+083.jpg" /></a>Her finished pose.</div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-68735179031162794462010-12-17T22:33:00.000-05:002010-12-17T22:33:00.241-05:008 Months Old!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMGkwfM2BBIRuGlZKRuY2EcoqDtMTXsjhbFJM4wqL7ExtGUgeUDO-Um0XQWnzwZIP6Labu2t9zhNhQMScVvkn5IaxaqNOaIm9ejc2cMudKn29NxGCpowRusDtHwNVCrDMU8NLDQtj0bNH/s1600/December+2010+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551814190702211538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMGkwfM2BBIRuGlZKRuY2EcoqDtMTXsjhbFJM4wqL7ExtGUgeUDO-Um0XQWnzwZIP6Labu2t9zhNhQMScVvkn5IaxaqNOaIm9ejc2cMudKn29NxGCpowRusDtHwNVCrDMU8NLDQtj0bNH/s400/December+2010+042.jpg" /></a> Our big boy turned 8 months old yesterday! It feels like no time has passed since he was born. He has completely mastered sitting up and is on the move with a very speedy "army crawl"! There has even been a few times where he has pulled himself up on things so we have lowered the crib and pack & play. He definitely manages to keep all of us on our toes! He LOVES all baby food including the meat and veggies that smell "delicious". At his check up today he was 19lbs 10oz and 28in long which puts him in the 50th percentile for everything. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We are still waiting on some teeth to pop through but it looks like it should happen any day now. Until then, we will continue to enjoy the cutest gummy smile EVER!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TSMFvEdyT20S54e3DCCDDjCUu8TJ_xcyQnKWENJYsIYX-9GcDbVRR7mPFMdnlrSWR1URW7yN54ph_TeEWrPR9cDk59CfOeSn3-sCE0eXim_Mv-ebZN0O-P1ohWsSab3hvhR6ukvCuQlb/s1600/December+2010+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551814188243121778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TSMFvEdyT20S54e3DCCDDjCUu8TJ_xcyQnKWENJYsIYX-9GcDbVRR7mPFMdnlrSWR1URW7yN54ph_TeEWrPR9cDk59CfOeSn3-sCE0eXim_Mv-ebZN0O-P1ohWsSab3hvhR6ukvCuQlb/s400/December+2010+043.jpg" /></a> <div> </div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-12544708716204795212010-12-17T19:23:00.003-05:002010-12-17T19:33:33.213-05:00Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN97B2uiKb8hJQu6hj6s_UsmrBntNpJn7jfMtSzygEmH32Oay4unSSiHIUsuGmUpXx6aEeLtyzBngDRQRDcoAE0n1pRzAJy3Pk0KhS0w2za9T4TOufibCADKFE_C-ufEbWDCBkql08cXj/s1600/December+2010+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551812445761083682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN97B2uiKb8hJQu6hj6s_UsmrBntNpJn7jfMtSzygEmH32Oay4unSSiHIUsuGmUpXx6aEeLtyzBngDRQRDcoAE0n1pRzAJy3Pk0KhS0w2za9T4TOufibCADKFE_C-ufEbWDCBkql08cXj/s400/December+2010+078.jpg" /></a> It has been bitterly cold in NY the past couple of weeks. However, we haven't let that stop us from doing our Christmas shopping! One day last week, Mommy, Mary Pat and Michael got bundled up and headed to the Deer Park outlet mall which is open air! As you can see from the pictures, Michael and Mary Pat were quite cozy in their stroller while Mommy was freezing. The outlets were empty though so we were able to get a lot of shopping done.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakkiXZ1Ggw9XwH0rTRVnzjXsf4dBfKKUh0z93gQ-UhoszFf2ouda07W-wtbiZqO2FwwYEJ5CWEr9JTmR4K74srhJw6P-sHSMMrFU647-Gb_olTt3iRS900qJJ7qutGo2bitJ9PwWUCsRX/s1600/December+2010+079.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551812443767597810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakkiXZ1Ggw9XwH0rTRVnzjXsf4dBfKKUh0z93gQ-UhoszFf2ouda07W-wtbiZqO2FwwYEJ5CWEr9JTmR4K74srhJw6P-sHSMMrFU647-Gb_olTt3iRS900qJJ7qutGo2bitJ9PwWUCsRX/s400/December+2010+079.jpg" /></a>All bundled up and ready to shop!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppZMtRZo0jckGyK25stsrBo5-PmXUrki9HPZVbXz0wV8d9hZzDDpiQmA86c787ttQAtdoeA-N3u6mt8R93tELf0AI8WO8QSfh5OiEP8XFIPQW13ZzktxKNM1xyP083KtKkdJDZkWVSZmG/s1600/December+2010+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551812439157349394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppZMtRZo0jckGyK25stsrBo5-PmXUrki9HPZVbXz0wV8d9hZzDDpiQmA86c787ttQAtdoeA-N3u6mt8R93tELf0AI8WO8QSfh5OiEP8XFIPQW13ZzktxKNM1xyP083KtKkdJDZkWVSZmG/s400/December+2010+076.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat even had to wear her gloves to make sure her hands stayed REALLY warm.</div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705394882370488961.post-7085279499620449242010-12-02T19:02:00.000-05:002010-12-02T19:02:00.251-05:00Playtime at the Kolenik House<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5Hp_pHaaQWggljXuH1YYADVDIz79f7GJd99vSiJ6G068zCRNU4suWCMMYlEk64LEbCXepb7WONJMe4RwNJM2m9qDtIAr9LOF0pwC7xqU-teaeCtu2lLLSJlKZu5IYSzoTjTolB9ff-Mv/s1600/November+2010+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546117170238932722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5Hp_pHaaQWggljXuH1YYADVDIz79f7GJd99vSiJ6G068zCRNU4suWCMMYlEk64LEbCXepb7WONJMe4RwNJM2m9qDtIAr9LOF0pwC7xqU-teaeCtu2lLLSJlKZu5IYSzoTjTolB9ff-Mv/s400/November+2010+036.jpg" /></a> Playtime at the Kolenik house gets more entertaining each day! Now that Michael is sitting up and doing his army crawl he is much more interactive with toys and with Mary Pat. Mary Pat loves to pretend in her kitchen and to "help" Michael play with various toys. She also takes very good care of her babies and likes to copy anything Mommy is doing to take care of her brother! Michael loves to chew on ANYTHING, especially the tools from Handy Manny's tool box. He is also a big fan of the jumparoo and pretty much any toy Mary Pat is enjoying at any given time. More playtime pictures <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=750070299905%3A883215359&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee">here</a>! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSa8bieAw-ea2w88yFEZEVXlpct-y-fKS7v9-IpTs4qXTARAhru0cRZohlu3IL9dzJd7xGl6BKcQ1FnbMUIiRKyFxfZ6HaqZ_FMLmUFPPk3_SdI00zYSukp6K1ZCQ8s-jX_GB31qm8q-M/s1600/November+2010+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116999320994274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSa8bieAw-ea2w88yFEZEVXlpct-y-fKS7v9-IpTs4qXTARAhru0cRZohlu3IL9dzJd7xGl6BKcQ1FnbMUIiRKyFxfZ6HaqZ_FMLmUFPPk3_SdI00zYSukp6K1ZCQ8s-jX_GB31qm8q-M/s400/November+2010+040.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat "feeding" Michael "ice cream" from her kitchen.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3OczPF3lSa2dPlHozxJgDtnNTtLb6bMiNxTCqc1LRwZt6n377lRyDqocX1X3geAHi3wa_zn_E-FTOseK7AVlhoPFv3nKTbGIfBiwsUsZNLNQ2xrJpQXvYjjXErG4c-hkKZ4rsCnyKoBc/s1600/November+2010+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116990461857586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3OczPF3lSa2dPlHozxJgDtnNTtLb6bMiNxTCqc1LRwZt6n377lRyDqocX1X3geAHi3wa_zn_E-FTOseK7AVlhoPFv3nKTbGIfBiwsUsZNLNQ2xrJpQXvYjjXErG4c-hkKZ4rsCnyKoBc/s400/November+2010+041.jpg" /></a>Michael is always happy to comply!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJxZaBZprW5oF6INWDTlad6oSM-TiyxFiyB1aWMi7N-DM5ruBDDgXzEMjzU3C3yEXWdOfzdpFfqky83Yll7H9-jCASYAMYVaDrr6oMCRw7ehLULzLOeeOZ1iC9UlDqsbSveCkICTBspDo/s1600/November+2010+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116986275374498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJxZaBZprW5oF6INWDTlad6oSM-TiyxFiyB1aWMi7N-DM5ruBDDgXzEMjzU3C3yEXWdOfzdpFfqky83Yll7H9-jCASYAMYVaDrr6oMCRw7ehLULzLOeeOZ1iC9UlDqsbSveCkICTBspDo/s400/November+2010+043.jpg" /></a>The silly goose trying to feed Mommy.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4u74-C5T6Q4_wOafsVLhuFfzAfk1YbGm6_3XAjSSpniAmZMymyqS-312oUKSZ1qW2mFUFMfilPlWnyg8ntC1kY2o5OukQ3Rv0pm383pHSzthUoVjbwrOrGyfJQVEzFTxA8QlNafFlHM78/s1600/November+2010+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116982678139554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4u74-C5T6Q4_wOafsVLhuFfzAfk1YbGm6_3XAjSSpniAmZMymyqS-312oUKSZ1qW2mFUFMfilPlWnyg8ntC1kY2o5OukQ3Rv0pm383pHSzthUoVjbwrOrGyfJQVEzFTxA8QlNafFlHM78/s400/November+2010+044.jpg" /></a>Michael and Daddy chillin' out.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0jr_QhBMx2khtWinSXTuLfTB5e3rlhGPkZnF89Aq8rDGA8uyaj0u41CTlM4p9_o5KouGWEYPNCEcls-zKvcWjdbem2UZs-nxfNTw3ak70V-yOD3FYPkP7psqW5bmHOsmcAI0HF-SceFY/s1600/November+2010+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116977030006738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0jr_QhBMx2khtWinSXTuLfTB5e3rlhGPkZnF89Aq8rDGA8uyaj0u41CTlM4p9_o5KouGWEYPNCEcls-zKvcWjdbem2UZs-nxfNTw3ak70V-yOD3FYPkP7psqW5bmHOsmcAI0HF-SceFY/s400/November+2010+045.jpg" /></a>Mary Pat pouring Mommy some coffee from her teapot (yes, Mommy is aware this probably means she drinks too much coffee!!).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1Edw3eJobDKWobeQSRQcSecgaeWR243EyMihBhX5w34t8Co8JQwcABOmz5p7xDYZElD2nfITJnKsYC7ja5hZqXAojyeAf7lAabKgVSoq2aPVHIf7lIY7m7__FRe40ajZT9SMf1HWc9kM/s1600/November+2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116527914429442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1Edw3eJobDKWobeQSRQcSecgaeWR243EyMihBhX5w34t8Co8JQwcABOmz5p7xDYZElD2nfITJnKsYC7ja5hZqXAojyeAf7lAabKgVSoq2aPVHIf7lIY7m7__FRe40ajZT9SMf1HWc9kM/s400/November+2010+003.jpg" /></a>The drool monster playing all by himself during a sick day!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksSP7L30TrKVtvmtB2DKNCXYu2HEn3Y69LbEj8XBXbB9lao5cvrYr6ejEHCKceWqCg5LkVY8aprd2OakiM9ae6FeU11tQ0HpeWb9zemBDQlLHe2sMitotFLkUhf2_rN5n5p_4kGcbqtk2/s1600/November+2010+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116511466238866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksSP7L30TrKVtvmtB2DKNCXYu2HEn3Y69LbEj8XBXbB9lao5cvrYr6ejEHCKceWqCg5LkVY8aprd2OakiM9ae6FeU11tQ0HpeWb9zemBDQlLHe2sMitotFLkUhf2_rN5n5p_4kGcbqtk2/s400/November+2010+001.jpg" /></a> He didn't know what to do with all the toys to himself!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3oaG1Dkiv_XXYZmqMoUV-CrsTwPEX7ZeBczBCwD43xDLPFTuX_ZXiCrvb8aAaLZ6nF3Awp5fVgsR2yG9bacEc1xL8_R8puoISmyAYJMaIEr-QzWsC4pqmDls2B_jWqR7sJoOOxQGK5ag/s1600/November+2010+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116509606048258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3oaG1Dkiv_XXYZmqMoUV-CrsTwPEX7ZeBczBCwD43xDLPFTuX_ZXiCrvb8aAaLZ6nF3Awp5fVgsR2yG9bacEc1xL8_R8puoISmyAYJMaIEr-QzWsC4pqmDls2B_jWqR7sJoOOxQGK5ag/s400/November+2010+006.jpg" /></a>Chewing on his keys.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfw4RHePlNjvDc9IO4fmMK5C2P4TBq4_VZObg4aTfKCIf7gbIBJ7Fp3gI7oMmKeYzEcJy5zN99-_VQQeoo24XUtMLQLtIS5MOn6H0wJK9Ygv7yGN5CT_ADyVvVYKUuCcxHgpPHU7slkhJS/s1600/November+2010+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116503432645010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfw4RHePlNjvDc9IO4fmMK5C2P4TBq4_VZObg4aTfKCIf7gbIBJ7Fp3gI7oMmKeYzEcJy5zN99-_VQQeoo24XUtMLQLtIS5MOn6H0wJK9Ygv7yGN5CT_ADyVvVYKUuCcxHgpPHU7slkhJS/s400/November+2010+008.jpg" /></a>Can he get some teeth already so the drool can stop??<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8W1ZcDp4lcc0-vzy63WJ03PYyit3MJBqSMLch2L0qr_NjQwSWqGtDxOh4-ZIghPyN1PO4xX6ew_64iZbmLAHL49nrYjNsxMbip8f16nHYsMaFtXrflY5QgalGFRtStt2DB-5FSHBnL2A/s1600/November+2010+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546116502041749906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8W1ZcDp4lcc0-vzy63WJ03PYyit3MJBqSMLch2L0qr_NjQwSWqGtDxOh4-ZIghPyN1PO4xX6ew_64iZbmLAHL49nrYjNsxMbip8f16nHYsMaFtXrflY5QgalGFRtStt2DB-5FSHBnL2A/s400/November+2010+010.jpg" /></a> Cheese with the keys in his mouth.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Shannon and Chuck Kolenikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490953923113431544noreply@blogger.com1