My Favorite Shots From Today...

My brother (Uncle Sean) had the kids again this afternoon. He was only going to take Cullen home with him, but Kieren threw a total fit because she wanted to go swimming too! So Sean was persuaded to take both kids with him. After only an hour and a half, Sean called to tell me he was exhausted!!! (WIMP!) Heather and I decided to have mercy on him and headed out to his place after another hour and a half! Of course Ian HAD to go swimming too. What would a visit to Sean's place be without a dip in the pool?! Ian and Kieren BOTH jumped off the diving board tonight!!! It was a fun evening for all. (Cullen is spending the night with Uncle Sean and Aunt Nikki. Kieren and Ian are too young still so they had to come home against their wishes.)

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My wonderful SIL would KILL ME if she knew I posted this photo!!!!

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A much better photo of Aunt Nikki (with Kieren)!!!

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Water up the nose tickles!!!
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Kieren The Sea Monkey
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When did Cullen get so grown-up?
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Gorgeous photo of Ian.
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Kissing Cousins!

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Kieren is NOT scared of water! She is very independent and loves to swim...

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...and swim some more!

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Thanks for the break, Sean!!!

My Sweet Little Girl

Silly Sunday

Princess Pies!

Kieren and I made Lemon Curd Tarts with Meringue this afternoon.
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Kieren decided they were Princess Pies! The plate is one of the few pieces I was able to bring home from England. It belonged to my Nanny (grandmother). I always loved it so she gave the last pieces to me a few years before she died.

My New Favorite Photo

3rd Annual Treehouse Picnic

Today was our annual treehouse picnic. Every year, Cullen, Kieren and I haul our special lunch out to the treehouse and just enjoy each other. We love our tradition! Here are photos from the past lunches:
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Summer 2006
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Summer 2007
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Summer 2008

Day At The Zoo With Friends

Some Bonds Need No Words

Haley, Jenna & Kieren

OMG!!! The cuteness is unbearable!!!!
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Party Animals!!!
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"Our Dads are not looking forward to our teen years!"
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"Hey! Check out THAT boy! He is HOT!!!"

Great Time At The Zoo!

We had a BLAST at the zoo today!!! There were 6 adults and 11 kidlets from almost 2 years-old to teenagers (5 families). We arrived at the zoo just after 9am and left around 6pm. It was a long and wonderfully fun day!!! I'm too tired to post much tonight, but I just had to share these photos with you!!! Enjoy!
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"The Littles" on a scary ride!
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Forcing "The Bigs" to have their photo taken with "The Littles"
(For some reason one of "The Bigs" managed to escape this photo! I will get you, Meg!)
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"The Littles" (minus one - Sarah wasn't in the mood for photos today)
Aren't they the cutest?!
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Our own rock band takes the stage for a once-in-a-lifetime concert! Some of "The Littles" had to leave, but it was a loud concert anyway!!!

Quick Update

Kieren had a much better day Tuesday. I took her to see Dr. Tammy to check for an UTI. The dip test came back fine, but they sent the sample to the main lab to culture. Kieren was complaining of tenderness around her bellybutton and had a couple of tiny drops of blood when she wiped the night before. She was able to keep plain pasta and popcorn down today. She was back to happy, wild girl once again! Tomorrow (Wednesday) we are going to the Columbus Zoo with friends!!!! It's supposed to be much cooler and less humid - YIPPEE!!!!! If Kieren starts feeling bad again, it's only a 45 minute drive home. Hopefully she will have another great day!!! Gotta run! I hear a night terror hitting over the monitor!