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| Petting the sharks |
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| Penguins! |
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| Snakes.... |
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| Maddox being Maddox:-) |
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| We watched an elephant take a bath |
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| Of course we had to enjoy the waterpark! |
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| Maddox wanted in the picture too:-) |
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| Landon - first day of 1st Grade! |
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| Kelsey - first day of 3rd Grade! |
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| We took Gerardo and Vanessa on a camping trip with us this summer. The kids all had so much fun! |
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| Waterpark! |
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| Ferry boat ride to Indiana Beach |
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| Some of the guys playing Washoes |
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| So many boys! |
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| Lunchtime |
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| Landon loves hanging out with Elijah |
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| Most of the kids. Such good friends and great memories! |
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| We went to France Park with Nick and Sandra and their kids and had a blast! |
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| Hiking |
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| We hiked to a waterfall....pretty cool! I can't imagine what it would have looked like had we gotten rain this summer! |
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| Just like one of the kids:-) |
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| Beach time! |
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| This was the kids' favorite place to play....it was their little cave right by our campsites |
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| Thankfully, Leman's brought their 'smoke tent' so we were still able to enjoy a fire during the rain. |
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| Riding bikes in the rain |
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| I really have no other words for this photo than....Oh My! |
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| They had so.much.fun. in this mud pit! |
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| Buddies |
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| Mud puddles |
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| Playing games:-) |
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| All the kids (minus Ellie). |
Lance and I recently celebrated our 10 year anniversary with a vacation to the Dominican Republic. Why the Dominican? Well, we actually searched everything....Cancun, Riviera Mya, Jamaica, St Lucia....you name it, we tried it. The Dominican is where we found the best deal. It was absolutely fabulous....best vacation ever! We still randomly talk about how much fun we had.
We stayed at an all-inclusive resort, which was wonderful. We did venture out a little and went on an Outback Safari throughout the country. It is a beautiful country! We also walked down the road a little ways and shopped at the markets, which was quite the experience to say the least! We met some amazing new friends who happen to live in Chicago, so we are able to stay in touch very easily.
This was the most amazing vacation ever, and we really hope to go again someday and take the kids. They would love it! Who wouldn't, right? Here are a few pictures from the week.....
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| Going to dinner |
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| All ready for our Outback Safari excursion. |
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| We went to one of the public beaches during our excursion....it was so beautiful! |
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| Our tour guide, Angel. He was great! |
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| The schoolhouse we visited |
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| We were able to visit one family's home |
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| The view from my favorite spot every afternoon. We came here almost every day after lunch and I would either read my book or take a nap. Lance couldn't sit still long enough and would usually end up finding a game to play or heading out into the ocean. |
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| Me and our friend Kate with 2 of the entertainers, Beauty and Cappuccino. The entertainment staff was phenomenal and made the trip so fun! |
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| Lance getting ready for some pool with our friend Matt and 2 of the entertainers, Beauty and Cappuccino |
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| During the turndown service in the evenings, they would fill our bathtub since it was our anniversary |
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| Hanging out at the pool |
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| Lance with Beauty and Cappuccino |
