tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79409429081884712412024-03-04T23:32:24.619-08:00Lucas LettersTHE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-7783913837379174972009-09-16T19:32:00.000-07:002009-09-16T19:47:00.940-07:00CRAZINESSThis one is for those who have said it's been too long since I posted. Here's a quick wrap-up of our crazy past few months, we moved and are currently building a house. During the summer we traveled to Arkansas to see family, enjoyed swim lessons, and Ethan went to camp at his school. In August, he started preschool which has been fantastic for him. Lathan is back at a mother's day out program two days a week. Last weekend mom, Laura, and I took the boys to The Great Wolf Lodge in Dallas (which I highly recommend!!). And we are leaving next week for the beach, at Ethan's vacation request this year. Hopefully, I can post more pictures later from the camera. But until then, here are a few. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjjGMr7Ugq29TERhHDpvpDTdSwIc4KMMvcWQIvJ_I0-LkXXvo-Wb5AF_2P7fpR8YtF3XhwfovQ1NJN00S_waoJ1KBj-XBIPsOKYQIXUTKPD8sqvs-VmmoiCgGnGJ08acLjnR0CLktpz8/s1600-h/playing+outside.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjjGMr7Ugq29TERhHDpvpDTdSwIc4KMMvcWQIvJ_I0-LkXXvo-Wb5AF_2P7fpR8YtF3XhwfovQ1NJN00S_waoJ1KBj-XBIPsOKYQIXUTKPD8sqvs-VmmoiCgGnGJ08acLjnR0CLktpz8/s320/playing+outside.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382262072668689186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9oiiYARQ7MbYWVmbXajc440nAaUHi9k8UeCG1Kf99fIw0np-srhnsNguJ9DS2LQTSqBJoqVzJiKbE3SBA5lyO9HPhg2gk05Kocd3HkTxJ80wNJyp5GQ7dx_YHG8kurc7EyMl5X2FBUc/s1600-h/LJ.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9oiiYARQ7MbYWVmbXajc440nAaUHi9k8UeCG1Kf99fIw0np-srhnsNguJ9DS2LQTSqBJoqVzJiKbE3SBA5lyO9HPhg2gk05Kocd3HkTxJ80wNJyp5GQ7dx_YHG8kurc7EyMl5X2FBUc/s320/LJ.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382262007887922338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGGkdsSPWFxxX1BLjckzEH1EEZKDalCtopKszeXGSoE2jq-vWy7JtJCIOeMjXMsZ8n5JJr9KElWfgs8B4ScvlEWpj_Sv5Wgxyo3ActWG7nEJdCVucbwtTc0gr6_2lBznqar36Fed_-Hs/s1600-h/Dallas+trip.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGGkdsSPWFxxX1BLjckzEH1EEZKDalCtopKszeXGSoE2jq-vWy7JtJCIOeMjXMsZ8n5JJr9KElWfgs8B4ScvlEWpj_Sv5Wgxyo3ActWG7nEJdCVucbwtTc0gr6_2lBznqar36Fed_-Hs/s320/Dallas+trip.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382261926614817746" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-64207901196002996422009-06-10T11:52:00.000-07:002009-06-10T12:04:17.798-07:00Mr. PhotographersLittle hands found the camera...look at their shots!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2V7MhCzaaS_miIhhm2kqyGSUZj1jfJ19d2LBv80txk6rWyqi_YTlaFKe5VaEOeY0qT0G8hURUn88vTr5KIUSo9-73YM1UCwcKDRTiOqqFvgaFKXcjVZEw61lC8WWeKGeC0BUyMdYUGY/s1600-h/IMG_1702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2V7MhCzaaS_miIhhm2kqyGSUZj1jfJ19d2LBv80txk6rWyqi_YTlaFKe5VaEOeY0qT0G8hURUn88vTr5KIUSo9-73YM1UCwcKDRTiOqqFvgaFKXcjVZEw61lC8WWeKGeC0BUyMdYUGY/s320/IMG_1702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345776643568287330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeNpvCAH2W6j0KeQJhDw8s6qcfaUuO1cZY3Drc-qVVugDDNXXXoxzwALlPNwcj25e6nD5UAk6Tpg5VTYDHu3u5ezTEyDDYkZBG9NVFXB50IYgqprrhqdZf1LEnavNz-5i2ESzgRZdHd8/s1600-h/IMG_1693.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeNpvCAH2W6j0KeQJhDw8s6qcfaUuO1cZY3Drc-qVVugDDNXXXoxzwALlPNwcj25e6nD5UAk6Tpg5VTYDHu3u5ezTEyDDYkZBG9NVFXB50IYgqprrhqdZf1LEnavNz-5i2ESzgRZdHd8/s320/IMG_1693.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345776442865873442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBh0hyWsALR9gyALrb6Cv8r1xsvPYEkLQOtmwZuuxEme3YCTrMZUBJBD_nSziIoUmWg8rMhp8mJyZOI8SLcbNY___Fbfd_leBw_7hKRKXfPCXNgyd4HV9f1Df9dO8pcd5kziBPNO2nwM/s1600-h/IMG_1691.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoLCBR3BItDAt_teY63UBUNhbXW4NNLuoZaFdFhyfEcahO83eXW4ZqkS8lrD6ZVaVj_KGx1qrfnAqZaWUmi8r_MSA18suF92gcjkVjsRlC963lfnc0j1y10kg3VrsvbBuRNRUokZkxl8/s320/IMG_1594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345775589574692242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SoH0S4AuA4MEnQ1LGht2okLWIw09wE8YskXOaBALC4qN-cNHNu_vMiycSnT4cocs97uswehR-aLv5CH_5_r63HSEFwWnx2SRVJujLWyN0QsXsr9sS5M7l2QDr3pEDvebV6Xy5REZdys/s1600-h/IMG_1465.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SoH0S4AuA4MEnQ1LGht2okLWIw09wE8YskXOaBALC4qN-cNHNu_vMiycSnT4cocs97uswehR-aLv5CH_5_r63HSEFwWnx2SRVJujLWyN0QsXsr9sS5M7l2QDr3pEDvebV6Xy5REZdys/s320/IMG_1465.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345775053564368082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBcXRZVG8asDk7MUb9a2vSe3gMaqQJYv6KeruXHykrpgFjHKnS41jzP8Xp4Ky70PCf6BONFjPdNGk9BgMVbsliJyfG3WPa8IlKD_CwgaECD4fnyZ6UgzXPbSQv_f94Wk6HRI-oG-7ehs/s1600-h/IMG_1436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBcXRZVG8asDk7MUb9a2vSe3gMaqQJYv6KeruXHykrpgFjHKnS41jzP8Xp4Ky70PCf6BONFjPdNGk9BgMVbsliJyfG3WPa8IlKD_CwgaECD4fnyZ6UgzXPbSQv_f94Wk6HRI-oG-7ehs/s320/IMG_1436.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345774923337790338" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-123316727424079902009-05-23T20:34:00.000-07:002009-05-23T21:04:45.790-07:00NEWS!We have news..... our house sold and we are moving at the end of June. Our house was not on the market, but the buyers wanted our particular neighborhood and liked our house. We had plans to move later in the year, but it seems God had something else in mind. So, we are just going with the flow. <br /><br />Today was our salon/moving sale and it went very well- I'm just glad we don't have them often. Now with that behind us, I'm on to packing the house.<br /><br />The past few weeks have been a little tough for me as both the boys have had pink eye. Lathan has had it for two weeks with a double ear infection. He then ended up falling and getting an eye injury (same eye as the pink eye) since his equilibrium was not quite right. Even the doctor said "he's had a rough week!" All I could think was, "what about me?" He eye is still not back to normal yet, but we are finally on the mend. But just to keep us on our toes, now Nate also has 2nd degree pink eye. I'm wondering if a nursing degree would have better suited me.<br /><br /><br />This is random, but here was my favorite conversation from today with Lathan (LJ):<br />LJ: It stopped raining<br />ME: Yes it did! Lathan, who made the rain?<br />LJ: Jesus and the Aggies did!<br /><br />All I could do was laugh<br /><br />I'm posting a few random pics from the last few weeks below. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR66c17GHMS9-vmhENtmsOjRuVSLkWf5xJ1vCJEydVtRfqAff7LAVNF1BCjoJum3lku29OzIB2S1WpAiEMZspWSqBemzgW1dWJjGZdq5_071zPmqRYNSfxr0NtbBO13ixa8Aov7RiGJY0/s1600-h/pink+eye.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR66c17GHMS9-vmhENtmsOjRuVSLkWf5xJ1vCJEydVtRfqAff7LAVNF1BCjoJum3lku29OzIB2S1WpAiEMZspWSqBemzgW1dWJjGZdq5_071zPmqRYNSfxr0NtbBO13ixa8Aov7RiGJY0/s320/pink+eye.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339234824688985362" /></a><br />My poor baby!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s0sLAU13BzHp0Haf8EmwaZ_1JfiWXuFceLXb54WK3uLdYekf0PY84jlVpTLtpSpG85c0qHkQ-vLRD66obroTnKxll9wfW7i-5ckeiXMTq5lhWl1bg-RX5wsqm2qTAw_fNJKBrngcago/s1600-h/IMG_1340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8s0sLAU13BzHp0Haf8EmwaZ_1JfiWXuFceLXb54WK3uLdYekf0PY84jlVpTLtpSpG85c0qHkQ-vLRD66obroTnKxll9wfW7i-5ckeiXMTq5lhWl1bg-RX5wsqm2qTAw_fNJKBrngcago/s320/IMG_1340.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339234666719567490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SNORVHSxGeRZpmkCwvaFq0_nn4nEAWHet-ty-e5TvY86u48YklCBURq2wyKm3lPLtp-i2lRSjtAD5YqR6xCTFqy5CiDAw5vUMt4CIWKgx2xaBUak5IJPagdKHvc7ZxAeVXgNFAtvnJE/s1600-h/IMG_1333.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SNORVHSxGeRZpmkCwvaFq0_nn4nEAWHet-ty-e5TvY86u48YklCBURq2wyKm3lPLtp-i2lRSjtAD5YqR6xCTFqy5CiDAw5vUMt4CIWKgx2xaBUak5IJPagdKHvc7ZxAeVXgNFAtvnJE/s320/IMG_1333.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339234462798219186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt6HmVeYTlzmTs3gsK6V-1Xvj82z1bSHT94iP5Gchw0K7my7YulEjFxvqcBCxuasNt-fK32GSYki0BBqZzCj_3NtFFdORyCRqKHNBUhv_UoyxVeg5X-BgAvsUl3ihItm_FHqAGMSJUNc/s1600-h/IMG_1327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt6HmVeYTlzmTs3gsK6V-1Xvj82z1bSHT94iP5Gchw0K7my7YulEjFxvqcBCxuasNt-fK32GSYki0BBqZzCj_3NtFFdORyCRqKHNBUhv_UoyxVeg5X-BgAvsUl3ihItm_FHqAGMSJUNc/s320/IMG_1327.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339234239666702514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgohH7B-RRzFqDxPsDDHHEk7N32dD3i1wEXnaMONFYxUVhConcUHvPng-mFcshxW4x10-GxN4CirajF0uOqEhOAyxoxLZK-feAJSIsWrCeMjNUxtPZqd_e-ohp3BJxd5Utg-RzbUtcRI/s1600-h/IMG_1326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgohH7B-RRzFqDxPsDDHHEk7N32dD3i1wEXnaMONFYxUVhConcUHvPng-mFcshxW4x10-GxN4CirajF0uOqEhOAyxoxLZK-feAJSIsWrCeMjNUxtPZqd_e-ohp3BJxd5Utg-RzbUtcRI/s320/IMG_1326.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339234001876872402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzwwZJT_So4aFD-UnsHIfFssIf1ypojt8o3zImp55Bw7-K2oYmJtdHIEW3uoShVoV7Kl741TzQDatWjvAtYkcnKaIwR6_ha8ddXuClLvnf2zwVdI_EVmtEJEyEbi-3fL_VaqrtpNHzXk/s1600-h/IMG_1325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzwwZJT_So4aFD-UnsHIfFssIf1ypojt8o3zImp55Bw7-K2oYmJtdHIEW3uoShVoV7Kl741TzQDatWjvAtYkcnKaIwR6_ha8ddXuClLvnf2zwVdI_EVmtEJEyEbi-3fL_VaqrtpNHzXk/s320/IMG_1325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339233782110065058" /></a><br />My mom, Wanda (a friend), and I took Ethan to see Wizard of Oz one evening. He had a blast!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ABVr2h2SWmqC0RHV08aAh0JdmnTsr8T1Ud-Zh7bmMPo4WoOmjRKQ_oqt45gpzKsXyaaLjMnjTNKst3sutAfmACmxvMGnGpw_RWPHCcif6ZONM5jQdhkRv0acG4VgTuyD6qqQ3M_bFHc/s1600-h/IMG_1309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ABVr2h2SWmqC0RHV08aAh0JdmnTsr8T1Ud-Zh7bmMPo4WoOmjRKQ_oqt45gpzKsXyaaLjMnjTNKst3sutAfmACmxvMGnGpw_RWPHCcif6ZONM5jQdhkRv0acG4VgTuyD6qqQ3M_bFHc/s320/IMG_1309.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339233204781439170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEbDHxvMxgiyP0hgOR4s3DNTPCR8GV8RKlNtueDeCP2QtN_GGtDTSSoZcvD-eU-x372d7u0YihyphenhyphenLN1-Ncmsf_xL8mj-EWshfVLR1CrrpKHIH1wGty4B-NqgOTZB8dyXb9Vtq6j9Xpo5A/s1600-h/IMG_1308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEbDHxvMxgiyP0hgOR4s3DNTPCR8GV8RKlNtueDeCP2QtN_GGtDTSSoZcvD-eU-x372d7u0YihyphenhyphenLN1-Ncmsf_xL8mj-EWshfVLR1CrrpKHIH1wGty4B-NqgOTZB8dyXb9Vtq6j9Xpo5A/s320/IMG_1308.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339233017375234962" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-29774862650409477302009-04-28T21:17:00.000-07:002009-04-28T21:24:12.273-07:00BOYS WILL BE BOYSYesterday I woke up to my alarm at 7:15. I was suprised to find that Lathan was no longer in our bed (he usually comes in our room around 4-5am). I thought my sweet husband had carried him back to his bed when he left for work so I could enjoy a quiet morning alone. As I was sprawled out in bed, I heard a loud "whoo-hoo, yea, wooooooo." I then realized it was my children and they were in the backyard making all this ruckus. Next thing I know, they are in our room with huge smiles, in their pj's that are soaking wet from the sprinklers! All I could do was laugh...what a way to start your day! Just hope my neighbors felt the same.THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-88651498739227045302009-04-16T18:49:00.000-07:002009-04-16T19:18:26.180-07:00My handsome Texas men!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO47X9fzYUyPwvJoZ98OwD74evtDF9JFQof2gtXJB23IGfxJUU5YdgL-0bDODo1obOEBiux9dcilYh5oulQMB1sg1Vo83cLwHtHHmyuiDkEENRWrW9q8MuyyQSXW7FjoiLi55IePXCVs/s1600-h/bluebonnets+002b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO47X9fzYUyPwvJoZ98OwD74evtDF9JFQof2gtXJB23IGfxJUU5YdgL-0bDODo1obOEBiux9dcilYh5oulQMB1sg1Vo83cLwHtHHmyuiDkEENRWrW9q8MuyyQSXW7FjoiLi55IePXCVs/s400/bluebonnets+002b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325476588122555730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlMTL9KIvDgPu2YK9gYN0siYtOGCg2qomR6SyaSb8aIHrA0jZkZW7Nlbo6OqXBhFHIsQW-mGW-2_gmQBsNzHUhOpsAF1SxFpmTIO7Jj2R690I_QTNxXY2MdJ0OTN6xOSr2kfnyrKElkU/s1600-h/bluebonnets+012b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlMTL9KIvDgPu2YK9gYN0siYtOGCg2qomR6SyaSb8aIHrA0jZkZW7Nlbo6OqXBhFHIsQW-mGW-2_gmQBsNzHUhOpsAF1SxFpmTIO7Jj2R690I_QTNxXY2MdJ0OTN6xOSr2kfnyrKElkU/s400/bluebonnets+012b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325476497702924370" /></a><br /> Ethan and Remi (Laura's dog)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGEflTXkNXp4x7qaWLdDtC3JBXH0UlogLjkJxs1pBH4yLJCs7Ns_yAcGTvnxXp36mfsaXhOQENRM4MspVsVnlfE2c7pH8gw-AbqkOjckoKSQwv4pcFCLpoYzmT-ALhWKy_8V6-qpaxUo/s1600-h/bluebonnets+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGEflTXkNXp4x7qaWLdDtC3JBXH0UlogLjkJxs1pBH4yLJCs7Ns_yAcGTvnxXp36mfsaXhOQENRM4MspVsVnlfE2c7pH8gw-AbqkOjckoKSQwv4pcFCLpoYzmT-ALhWKy_8V6-qpaxUo/s320/bluebonnets+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325476357907655218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBlhwMaptunni4Nd7g7ogLS1xeoziCTmArQY6OANxkNEeKNRt900ZeZuenY5Dfxg4DvJ5Qw9AljLoKXLOQsWZtZsifEZe2J-9Zk95QSIyTypKxwYjps1G0emkKn1cqgdJBuNehODt_fA/s1600-h/bluebonnets+015b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBlhwMaptunni4Nd7g7ogLS1xeoziCTmArQY6OANxkNEeKNRt900ZeZuenY5Dfxg4DvJ5Qw9AljLoKXLOQsWZtZsifEZe2J-9Zk95QSIyTypKxwYjps1G0emkKn1cqgdJBuNehODt_fA/s320/bluebonnets+015b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325476115415368898" /></a><br /> Playing at the park<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxdPGruLcJbbt0iWp56oYlW2uce6bT0rnPpK8G33eORhePtbN8X0_nlpIKJOrE_3EUsfN0_eeEkb-oAKxlDE8jRjjOz__IAjQRfu1-HlP8x0mfEHX8u92ZueZ3b7N_Nhzlx7pDpBtJxc/s1600-h/IMG_1254.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxdPGruLcJbbt0iWp56oYlW2uce6bT0rnPpK8G33eORhePtbN8X0_nlpIKJOrE_3EUsfN0_eeEkb-oAKxlDE8jRjjOz__IAjQRfu1-HlP8x0mfEHX8u92ZueZ3b7N_Nhzlx7pDpBtJxc/s320/IMG_1254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325477134846745826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEl870wxewrKn79mEIWrhZR7i_XgZwa-I3uK4XcOj8ZAyeUqW8uBaryv7GvdWGV80_hALFo7MfmCmOUZunHmRtP2JxAB6yHfEtMjCBYhoqFUQbd-FB03MZBxzO6u6LUXTzcAXwb6XuLgQ/s1600-h/IMG_1255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEl870wxewrKn79mEIWrhZR7i_XgZwa-I3uK4XcOj8ZAyeUqW8uBaryv7GvdWGV80_hALFo7MfmCmOUZunHmRtP2JxAB6yHfEtMjCBYhoqFUQbd-FB03MZBxzO6u6LUXTzcAXwb6XuLgQ/s320/IMG_1255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325477990055380098" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-18012473062743372252009-03-01T09:31:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:33:24.198-08:00GET IT<OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-c5f82278ca57c24c height=266 width=320 contentId="c5f82278ca57c24c"></OBJECT><br /><br />Somebody help me learn how to rotate my video...I know how to do my pictures, just not videos.THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-12363675140746578322009-02-24T19:23:00.000-08:002009-02-24T19:47:04.748-08:00ThankfulIt seems like in this crazy whirlwind of life, I sometimes forget the simple things that I am so grateful for.<br /><br />~A husband that treats me like a queen.<br />~Ethan's big smile where his nose crinkles.<br />~Lathan's bear hugs around my neck....I just melt.<br />~Playing the piano today- I really miss that!<br />~A job that I completely love (and getting to work with my mom and sister)<br />~Living in Texas...cold weather is NOT for me<br />~Laying on the couch with my snuggly blanket..it's even better when Ethan asks me if I'm cold and covers me up.<br />~Listening to a child's prayer at night-PRICELESS!<br />~Date nights<br />~Having a child that tells me he loves me without prompting.<br />~Picnics<br />~My family's healthTHE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-7646391899583919172009-02-22T18:03:00.000-08:002009-02-22T19:16:39.707-08:00Artists=less childrenEthan and Lathan have become quite the artists!!! So much that they decorated our house with PERMANENT marker!! Between Mr. Eraser and touch-up paint, I have managed to get everything back to normal. The carpet is another issue. We have one last chemical to try on the floor and then it's off to the carpet store for replacement (the steam cleaners have already come and tried as well). Oh and did I mention, this was on a Saturday and they colored their bodies too? I threatened that we would not be attending church looking like that...luckily, scrubbing until their skin turned red seemed to work. So for all who have been wondering...this artwork project has made me reconsider having a 3rd child for a while or indefinately (This has been a ongoing disucssion between Nate and I for awhile). He was happy to hear me say, "you win" for once!THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-5905013903916314012009-02-06T19:51:00.000-08:002009-02-06T20:17:07.518-08:00Merry Hallogivingmas-part 1!For those who have missed our crazy and mischievous children, here are the pictures that I have been hounded about. We have a new camera with many more pictures, but those will have to wait until I can learn how to download. The boys seemed to really enjoy the holidays. We spent Halloween in Arkansas with family, Thanksgiving in California for a Toyota trip, and Christmas at home. I have several more pictures and stories to tell, but will wait since 3 blogs is such an overachievement for me! And yes...those are my bras! If only you knew how busy these boys keep us!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zki49-C4tCgvTLRmhy5_YC79vcihaTfbDUQuEyiu1H4j9qSfEryBo2kOuBrcgoSE-5altRJ99Bgr0SJ-CVLgrGw8xOyBf5I4zreI8UjC56KTaBv1BZfbleMqI2w-68qpKTn5iDxt2tI/s1600-h/IMG_1247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zki49-C4tCgvTLRmhy5_YC79vcihaTfbDUQuEyiu1H4j9qSfEryBo2kOuBrcgoSE-5altRJ99Bgr0SJ-CVLgrGw8xOyBf5I4zreI8UjC56KTaBv1BZfbleMqI2w-68qpKTn5iDxt2tI/s320/IMG_1247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299901061775036242" /></a><br />One morning while I was getting ready for work, E thought it would be fun to take a bubble bath in our tub. I was in the closet dressing only to hear.."help mommy." The bubbles we're at the top of his neck and almost overflowing in the floor. It was probably the best bath he's had yet!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cF7jdLbv1Oovh6pUl1Qb-O8WLIJeVchJng7Jvk2jvDl_TobEiYzwHuDEFMHosgFIFuq7FL4D8-8x-_f7HJc3l4sU6LP0hrCjGMyfAaG3C-ba4c12IbzVgzjIXRtYnUA1AciqGJgUf3I/s1600-h/IMG_1242.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cF7jdLbv1Oovh6pUl1Qb-O8WLIJeVchJng7Jvk2jvDl_TobEiYzwHuDEFMHosgFIFuq7FL4D8-8x-_f7HJc3l4sU6LP0hrCjGMyfAaG3C-ba4c12IbzVgzjIXRtYnUA1AciqGJgUf3I/s320/IMG_1242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299900769599860530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7bXobnG4HqHH2_NM1CzTKGcmNJMTEV1LuagVOUZ-hykT6Kqdk4pBcoUXo1narkAGM5hBiXFyHaYAsU5li9FjBP8RPoTDsNUt5l__uFBYIQduSDLneVxT8QsjgrgM_N79YIDQ07ib_9Q/s1600-h/IMG_1252.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7bXobnG4HqHH2_NM1CzTKGcmNJMTEV1LuagVOUZ-hykT6Kqdk4pBcoUXo1narkAGM5hBiXFyHaYAsU5li9FjBP8RPoTDsNUt5l__uFBYIQduSDLneVxT8QsjgrgM_N79YIDQ07ib_9Q/s320/IMG_1252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299900351955704034" /></a><br />Lathan has this obsession with his putting q-tips in his ears and wearing my shoes. Funny kid!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U_1p9LcAvSJBd_b6snMVZbouwIL3aKNvcbi1Nogalhm6azxbqKtJqIl7C3Wvt5teNp-H19tvlY1kZ0evdJ9J6ofHaXoFtC3bdwiiTnzMKqw6sBz_lq9N3d-KPkNzitpVXRfTAOX1XNM/s1600-h/IMG_1207.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U_1p9LcAvSJBd_b6snMVZbouwIL3aKNvcbi1Nogalhm6azxbqKtJqIl7C3Wvt5teNp-H19tvlY1kZ0evdJ9J6ofHaXoFtC3bdwiiTnzMKqw6sBz_lq9N3d-KPkNzitpVXRfTAOX1XNM/s320/IMG_1207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299899966671218674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFykGDI67J1TYBBkFuQHwvvYYVUFxnzghdLb4zO1BYrOq91t6ujJYX7QlOOQKXe6G2WucvL9sRm3cFD79kDGSJQ6rsZMEtFQyXN5BZ0UMgNb2XCvm-IcZDa-zy5PeiF20CmzfXyJq6K4o/s1600-h/IMG_1172.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFykGDI67J1TYBBkFuQHwvvYYVUFxnzghdLb4zO1BYrOq91t6ujJYX7QlOOQKXe6G2WucvL9sRm3cFD79kDGSJQ6rsZMEtFQyXN5BZ0UMgNb2XCvm-IcZDa-zy5PeiF20CmzfXyJq6K4o/s320/IMG_1172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299899013714551650" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-46762110438911089722009-02-06T19:39:00.000-08:002009-02-06T19:50:04.604-08:00Merry Hallogivingmas-part 2!Woody and Buzz Lightyear had a great time at Halloween. I think it was Lathan's favorite holiday-I couldn't keep him out of the candy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpolz3vda5w-DXDPIh1lBw5u3NFgpXAq8p9rH-L6EwiBJj5ZdFEovMlRS6mvDnnAEDPoN5RwjvGAdTvXdSbY8fNZoxAlazQqUcP26xdTjidxN3Vc24hxSdePYB5CRTRfyG3-Fbfr92jQ/s1600-h/IMG_1180.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpolz3vda5w-DXDPIh1lBw5u3NFgpXAq8p9rH-L6EwiBJj5ZdFEovMlRS6mvDnnAEDPoN5RwjvGAdTvXdSbY8fNZoxAlazQqUcP26xdTjidxN3Vc24hxSdePYB5CRTRfyG3-Fbfr92jQ/s320/IMG_1180.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299897351982265074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE3P_Zzs2MS2OwnwJSm0Uf5TTMJ6fkgcJPpShLuNFxpMJbj2WmW76YFVTx5lNNN5HK_ICBYzMIc9XSwmfzIrCt-wfVAp_Xk9zAQuffkPB37MhK-Px2b-6Z8FdmIIfaNB_xNA85ytJ4Ko/s1600-h/IMG_1184.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE3P_Zzs2MS2OwnwJSm0Uf5TTMJ6fkgcJPpShLuNFxpMJbj2WmW76YFVTx5lNNN5HK_ICBYzMIc9XSwmfzIrCt-wfVAp_Xk9zAQuffkPB37MhK-Px2b-6Z8FdmIIfaNB_xNA85ytJ4Ko/s320/IMG_1184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299897064485435682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg7nYG9Rk0TjHRhyrZXBky_39Utnr7cLkC6l3U1FUHxJuaNVRve36wXToceQE6Ml_7GWCIIS7qHrQfgjtkdMN5V2r9dELbdfhK-SpOOLp_Auduce6qZ8e0p_FAKeWAawdXDcGWKgnLyY/s1600-h/IMG_1186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg7nYG9Rk0TjHRhyrZXBky_39Utnr7cLkC6l3U1FUHxJuaNVRve36wXToceQE6Ml_7GWCIIS7qHrQfgjtkdMN5V2r9dELbdfhK-SpOOLp_Auduce6qZ8e0p_FAKeWAawdXDcGWKgnLyY/s320/IMG_1186.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299896813792040434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__q7RPMBvMlnCMcF3GmM6IKn3WxBO-OxMuplO9XjqQ2dTI6BEZsRei0vCZPH7Oh8iybuVgUmCDx9ZtyaVE_2HVF-j9_tfq4hOM1zgEEPlxhyphenhyphenniPObX-I5SdeZBDENs8B_LPmzqEIYI_E/s1600-h/IMG_1189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__q7RPMBvMlnCMcF3GmM6IKn3WxBO-OxMuplO9XjqQ2dTI6BEZsRei0vCZPH7Oh8iybuVgUmCDx9ZtyaVE_2HVF-j9_tfq4hOM1zgEEPlxhyphenhyphenniPObX-I5SdeZBDENs8B_LPmzqEIYI_E/s320/IMG_1189.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299896606658627522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2tjFiWvWjX9fXQa7CCnjoGXH2jl-PISHkD8x7q-HmL7eV7XHtnK88x5P8AYt6sc8lUKVYcYsYg6bJ2kOPzbjmvVoQXttYrcouOU2Fz1H0r4Xjt_my1UkTcoR0gjEYZEeg5QbVldW_pk/s1600-h/IMG_1194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2tjFiWvWjX9fXQa7CCnjoGXH2jl-PISHkD8x7q-HmL7eV7XHtnK88x5P8AYt6sc8lUKVYcYsYg6bJ2kOPzbjmvVoQXttYrcouOU2Fz1H0r4Xjt_my1UkTcoR0gjEYZEeg5QbVldW_pk/s320/IMG_1194.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299896148109403074" /></a><br />LJ & E with their 2nd cousins, Gage & CaiseTHE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-84781572233610365172009-02-06T19:08:00.000-08:002009-02-06T20:20:48.145-08:00Merry Hallogivingmas-part 3!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0S94pvK2oikczlbbTdp6lsFx621DIIXcseHzdNGizWGTDL8DRwislrR0PB-6ItCBVEm_r4-P6HMvY3gk5MSvgUSYw7KbURPNDxCUQXyNnUZya88zWUiB8gn8UBoVjSwnRF3gKEgCF5F8/s1600-h/IMG_1216.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0S94pvK2oikczlbbTdp6lsFx621DIIXcseHzdNGizWGTDL8DRwislrR0PB-6ItCBVEm_r4-P6HMvY3gk5MSvgUSYw7KbURPNDxCUQXyNnUZya88zWUiB8gn8UBoVjSwnRF3gKEgCF5F8/s320/IMG_1216.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299891878755178674" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuB7PqyhQ8oBDvuIdG7VeclrhVFQShj2Gk-YyhmsqzJ_TCwve6k8KpVlNL7ht3_tbmYrkluJFs9OiGg9XTOdT2_sx8-hLKSJHDOrdN4yQU7VJx7bGJ1k_Pvr8eYPdNgOF6AOD_9mQlBY/s1600-h/IMG_1214.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuB7PqyhQ8oBDvuIdG7VeclrhVFQShj2Gk-YyhmsqzJ_TCwve6k8KpVlNL7ht3_tbmYrkluJFs9OiGg9XTOdT2_sx8-hLKSJHDOrdN4yQU7VJx7bGJ1k_Pvr8eYPdNgOF6AOD_9mQlBY/s320/IMG_1214.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299891608858719378" /></a><br />We don't see this often...snow in Texas! The boys wanted to stay outside all night!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHUC-exqeAxkYnbJrazwZgZxP_8O7GE8O3lioZWvC0KhP_qJLvrCn0j9dxnVY-0f0S3FC8k_BZ0K1xWL_q7Bx2arz3vXCY1kq9cZVy5t4EDkBpp7XVLpIh1-pSht96Nj6HeTdX2JskMg/s1600-h/IMG_1212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHUC-exqeAxkYnbJrazwZgZxP_8O7GE8O3lioZWvC0KhP_qJLvrCn0j9dxnVY-0f0S3FC8k_BZ0K1xWL_q7Bx2arz3vXCY1kq9cZVy5t4EDkBpp7XVLpIh1-pSht96Nj6HeTdX2JskMg/s400/IMG_1212.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299888177542502770" /></a><br />Lathan was scared of Santa, so we do not have any pictures of Lathan with Santa. Ethan explained to him that he wanted "Blue, Yellow, and Red Race cars" Needless to say, he received several cars. They also received a swing set which he continues to thank Santa for. Too bad Santa wouldn't pay for it!THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-53042059153138440792008-10-28T19:36:00.000-07:002008-10-28T19:39:18.968-07:00Hawaii in DetailFor the full-detailed report and many more pictures of our Hawaii trip...check out the Cochran Family website (on the right) Kerri is a much better photographer than I will ever be!THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-56440430959432951572008-10-27T16:24:00.000-07:002008-10-27T16:50:45.757-07:00More Hawaii PicsOur last night in Maui we went to a luai. The food was interesting, and the dancing was amazing. If only I could shake my hips like that!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQXCyxgDsxJsxhZwytOAOJcOlE5LjF3F4SRwqxGiSUTmSDBvi8bXAb5YTROPP6f8wlY-wVqua1BOFyxP7YdPbUpOJPFRxwQWPGAM9KeHT5exgZfe4Ons2Am-NmMSrPHchLDcGYWqbaOU/s1600-h/IMG_1114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQXCyxgDsxJsxhZwytOAOJcOlE5LjF3F4SRwqxGiSUTmSDBvi8bXAb5YTROPP6f8wlY-wVqua1BOFyxP7YdPbUpOJPFRxwQWPGAM9KeHT5exgZfe4Ons2Am-NmMSrPHchLDcGYWqbaOU/s400/IMG_1114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261982784601081250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij-IAr0iV6TH2TMgHeNxqj1eyDCxAPcMfVysbMZHc4RMF2P4MCHFqm7Q7JCy8H4-uDF_Xt0NcgCLKsBGZQwxY7cFtJ-rzz8xb6UcwBP6MSaDs9LsZQ5VwZQqD6j-8aa4UWxHH_td9Veg/s1600-h/IMG_1118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij-IAr0iV6TH2TMgHeNxqj1eyDCxAPcMfVysbMZHc4RMF2P4MCHFqm7Q7JCy8H4-uDF_Xt0NcgCLKsBGZQwxY7cFtJ-rzz8xb6UcwBP6MSaDs9LsZQ5VwZQqD6j-8aa4UWxHH_td9Veg/s400/IMG_1118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261981722276925922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjiBtGCofKSo2NYHP9jvEF4s9bKEDeNeIVtkWdhk1_B_ZST-TFtnKKEGDuwMMMACvn_3CeG405_lGWqPve790I5q8lJP3rHvcPEf0oxSIPkMQZLIMkCvDaBZTDkJ7noFl06yFvUqGicw/s1600-h/DSC_0093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjiBtGCofKSo2NYHP9jvEF4s9bKEDeNeIVtkWdhk1_B_ZST-TFtnKKEGDuwMMMACvn_3CeG405_lGWqPve790I5q8lJP3rHvcPEf0oxSIPkMQZLIMkCvDaBZTDkJ7noFl06yFvUqGicw/s400/DSC_0093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261980696371846482" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-68432158626432195152008-10-14T22:47:00.000-07:002008-10-14T23:04:52.319-07:00ALOHA!Aloha from Hawaii! Our trip has been nothing short of fabulous! Here are few pictures to make you jealous! I will try to post more as the trip continues.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6M5uIpDKtnxrrvENVMMqMX-FZBT-iRr8ujIfrdqD7P84qSxu4Kt67czfVkwh079gfGfToAVwSsOgsQONv2vZBUQkMG3EXMlSjlicskgi9wv9xdbkaOYkZ0qNtbYPlTcvKgYcZLU79e0/s1600-h/IMG_1030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6M5uIpDKtnxrrvENVMMqMX-FZBT-iRr8ujIfrdqD7P84qSxu4Kt67czfVkwh079gfGfToAVwSsOgsQONv2vZBUQkMG3EXMlSjlicskgi9wv9xdbkaOYkZ0qNtbYPlTcvKgYcZLU79e0/s400/IMG_1030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257255710444835186" /></a><br />At the airport, waiting with excitement!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXza2MIMdTLMe39L_SxPQsiC9YdAEI2Pet3bksYHVQwf63K_oJAXe9sJQDbO3zQbvE1YN02nLh9MAe_3wl3vSNRr6nOGyK-PYL4Fn0yTRh0nTogI9EZgfGz1BMNFGOrq6L-qgl-6EZNs/s1600-h/100_2580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXza2MIMdTLMe39L_SxPQsiC9YdAEI2Pet3bksYHVQwf63K_oJAXe9sJQDbO3zQbvE1YN02nLh9MAe_3wl3vSNRr6nOGyK-PYL4Fn0yTRh0nTogI9EZgfGz1BMNFGOrq6L-qgl-6EZNs/s400/100_2580.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257255525174074674" /></a><br />All of us (Jeremy & Kerri with us) at arrival of our villa.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzfRuUivdSsjDsRkKeDw_8Jxd5WrF14hWqja7X8FXVajP2DuI7_VGQlsO503qrHrsNPjQLabxbuBo_aT1B-daHhxDKdtLkaImWmy5k1qvCg2lxIT6x8I1LvZMPMb05JEyy11WT3qdedI/s1600-h/IMG_1042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzfRuUivdSsjDsRkKeDw_8Jxd5WrF14hWqja7X8FXVajP2DuI7_VGQlsO503qrHrsNPjQLabxbuBo_aT1B-daHhxDKdtLkaImWmy5k1qvCg2lxIT6x8I1LvZMPMb05JEyy11WT3qdedI/s400/IMG_1042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257255354671844130" /></a><br />Our own private plunge pool.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKbjgqPB7vZejVcR0Qrf8NGpCkXSySuu68W6eiiWOxs5JD_Uvj7SLN0sJqRzFeTHz7jFXbsK4iSyGCm_Vgi98KdCYbsDznH66C6dUtsHEJI_3QCMr-YUaqteLUf21Ugmtgu_4-zInxds/s1600-h/IMG_1044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKbjgqPB7vZejVcR0Qrf8NGpCkXSySuu68W6eiiWOxs5JD_Uvj7SLN0sJqRzFeTHz7jFXbsK4iSyGCm_Vgi98KdCYbsDznH66C6dUtsHEJI_3QCMr-YUaqteLUf21Ugmtgu_4-zInxds/s400/IMG_1044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257255264857641746" /></a><br />The evening view from our patio.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTt-6y-OhSNDasehARorQkyKu9OvwEIsD8PtdKNY6HDK_gdbMkE9sGeGlfV99_Tx_4vGRAUH6upuP3Ux3j0YtNSYLk59lXAIO2E9uEeVRCx0im0DKmrWTefsL5_QtMsgqdVT41s2e2AU/s1600-h/IMG_1047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTt-6y-OhSNDasehARorQkyKu9OvwEIsD8PtdKNY6HDK_gdbMkE9sGeGlfV99_Tx_4vGRAUH6upuP3Ux3j0YtNSYLk59lXAIO2E9uEeVRCx0im0DKmrWTefsL5_QtMsgqdVT41s2e2AU/s400/IMG_1047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257255161669628418" /></a><br />At evening at dinner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa61lVyhfIXW3IikWA8Y2ffOskO02pIn4MaLUEpnXGlUXsC1kH1bTvVLGeoA10MLnob6Jwu6_ZwK740eviPAW5AqLiQO6FgsHPDdcmdYvPgKiNbMuX7ZqXoSfWhf_ozM5PaK2DXlvZBM/s1600-h/IMG_1070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa61lVyhfIXW3IikWA8Y2ffOskO02pIn4MaLUEpnXGlUXsC1kH1bTvVLGeoA10MLnob6Jwu6_ZwK740eviPAW5AqLiQO6FgsHPDdcmdYvPgKiNbMuX7ZqXoSfWhf_ozM5PaK2DXlvZBM/s400/IMG_1070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257255067110780626" /></a><br />The golf views...Nate & Jeremy have really enjoyed playing on these beautiful courses.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp655Fg5Bi0vhzZoGP6S7oQZn4Z1jNXMdal9sJsGm8qzKpmHiYi8A4sYluqmr1tq_eI-i1M2bdur2hdmZ3sHl0LuolcyiXQJPuPBh4Sd-oLDBJ8EKum0sN1O2NSeY7r8aHuapS502qA4/s1600-h/DSC_0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp655Fg5Bi0vhzZoGP6S7oQZn4Z1jNXMdal9sJsGm8qzKpmHiYi8A4sYluqmr1tq_eI-i1M2bdur2hdmZ3sHl0LuolcyiXQJPuPBh4Sd-oLDBJ8EKum0sN1O2NSeY7r8aHuapS502qA4/s400/DSC_0012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257253637713969586" /></a><br />Kerri & I at the pool. The weather couldn't be better!THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-79031310854785165232008-10-11T06:38:00.000-07:002008-10-11T07:06:05.882-07:00TRIPS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2Ed9-TQt5tmRmNbO2wrBXxtnWebR3jz7x5H1ktpBr3rdY5x7xNUihzYPPWJlAR61pFCAPM0azmn6hERVAGNJzqO2UyXfIfxfrffxc5p6wlHSgdVTmUK99Jds1sCHWbMXIv4tVjxzw7U/s1600-h/IMG_0946.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2Ed9-TQt5tmRmNbO2wrBXxtnWebR3jz7x5H1ktpBr3rdY5x7xNUihzYPPWJlAR61pFCAPM0azmn6hERVAGNJzqO2UyXfIfxfrffxc5p6wlHSgdVTmUK99Jds1sCHWbMXIv4tVjxzw7U/s400/IMG_0946.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255896730531818722" /></a><br />Ethan's new found (and very expensive) love is flying on airplanes. Yesterday I was explaining to him that mommy and daddy are going on a trip. I told him he would get to stay and play at Nona & Pappy's house while we were gone, but we promised to come back and get him. He quickly agreed until he realized we were going on a plane trip without him. This was very upseting to him until I explained that we would be going on another plane trip very soon with him (thank goodness we have another trip planned). <br /><br />He loves everything about flying...rolling his "Cars" suitcase like all the other adults, boarding, snacks on the plane, and looking out the window. He is constantly talking about riding on a plane. Last month, I had a business conference in Florida. So, Ethan came with us on the trip. Here are some pictures of his adventures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f2mdSgDwcLAaegFy98FTWfY3AMOjV3EOQTv-RuV6MVNXIGM1gOkluTjJ8U1pyXAfkHVZlEfbFxl1wvxICgYOGThgpIEEtPl_oIhyphenhyphenygJsu3Bqe-MksYKYN3ISv_XEcXsK2_CdfZH7UkQ/s1600-h/IMG_0983.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1f2mdSgDwcLAaegFy98FTWfY3AMOjV3EOQTv-RuV6MVNXIGM1gOkluTjJ8U1pyXAfkHVZlEfbFxl1wvxICgYOGThgpIEEtPl_oIhyphenhyphenygJsu3Bqe-MksYKYN3ISv_XEcXsK2_CdfZH7UkQ/s320/IMG_0983.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255895084355156322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80kuZgNwbrBTWuhNdPbDfZhyphenhyphenBnIYzMBCqyVwGq0QMKUnmTECxMEA0rPJP7Gt4kbPORxJ-uyhjYPRprsuCiwqbgcyPcmZKVu54g9_fIgPYHJFBSWY484_fc_QRuMqn6VoUeAOQJSKiNnQ/s1600-h/IMG_0966.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80kuZgNwbrBTWuhNdPbDfZhyphenhyphenBnIYzMBCqyVwGq0QMKUnmTECxMEA0rPJP7Gt4kbPORxJ-uyhjYPRprsuCiwqbgcyPcmZKVu54g9_fIgPYHJFBSWY484_fc_QRuMqn6VoUeAOQJSKiNnQ/s320/IMG_0966.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255893246409695106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2O-o6MwyLKW3CsuSpheJYlCL4Eb-yFeOfzFZR12EK9cPjJRZIX7cxEikXmM7QZEWO7TO5I__KCCp8tcxZkauYnWypGQdIfbBvRUk_3X-K_APfEwWyXg4rFtEEF4q6jRMSRC6ZhFpcuY/s1600-h/IMG_0963.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2O-o6MwyLKW3CsuSpheJYlCL4Eb-yFeOfzFZR12EK9cPjJRZIX7cxEikXmM7QZEWO7TO5I__KCCp8tcxZkauYnWypGQdIfbBvRUk_3X-K_APfEwWyXg4rFtEEF4q6jRMSRC6ZhFpcuY/s200/IMG_0963.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255892881676996098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchp5QPgbE0xVSGb27Vj7hC3l7rttnUZoOe-fs3Kak5sTKisD1bdWI2CuQhBzYWvXy1c1WEA-esVeUklJs3ZdlRzvZh84L4x13uYuDuaNX5aA9cM4QhPCwCzBz2vFysN1s9p4bOyu0j9Q/s1600-h/IMG_0950.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchp5QPgbE0xVSGb27Vj7hC3l7rttnUZoOe-fs3Kak5sTKisD1bdWI2CuQhBzYWvXy1c1WEA-esVeUklJs3ZdlRzvZh84L4x13uYuDuaNX5aA9cM4QhPCwCzBz2vFysN1s9p4bOyu0j9Q/s200/IMG_0950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255892584679422642" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-85395941267351786952008-10-11T06:25:00.000-07:002008-10-11T06:36:46.086-07:00Some Random MomentsNate and I took Ethan to play golf one afternoon. He is very interested in golf!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwHKvD1DppiDX9LQeAKMWHXO3UldPZdV3NjpgbgZTDjgvGHhYzw0FX0Tly2NJHuJyu9ZR8XmNjf71eo0yV8l2jqwSKBIJLNkZTqzimQd8zUv_SFVEH9oSuiaIbFGN5U5gp-3fFNMBVJo/s1600-h/IMG_1024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwHKvD1DppiDX9LQeAKMWHXO3UldPZdV3NjpgbgZTDjgvGHhYzw0FX0Tly2NJHuJyu9ZR8XmNjf71eo0yV8l2jqwSKBIJLNkZTqzimQd8zUv_SFVEH9oSuiaIbFGN5U5gp-3fFNMBVJo/s320/IMG_1024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255888809991791570" /></a><br />One of my favorite pictures of him!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsDegsRXi9ZPQ7tR2bDzTufwDCUuoqIIpv7YZQal7BkCNo4z5mHibANEYv0rYt_tG97Fi7X2Y1LvVkGTGCVvdDVBBlo31Yp2W7IVQ4J45USYTmvBDYYaYEq30TlemoF2TqIuj6Fpzf8w/s1600-h/IMG_1021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsDegsRXi9ZPQ7tR2bDzTufwDCUuoqIIpv7YZQal7BkCNo4z5mHibANEYv0rYt_tG97Fi7X2Y1LvVkGTGCVvdDVBBlo31Yp2W7IVQ4J45USYTmvBDYYaYEq30TlemoF2TqIuj6Fpzf8w/s320/IMG_1021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255888565443215714" /></a><br />The first day of school...I can't believe we had enough time for pictures.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ff7aEhahCpXIyfOlk4C-oX_2CKlnOkRWyj82_bCxPS149ppmNNGWx8pTgmsZXcAwCsSQRll1N9rasYKqgXONj6CgGT7hqQcrAYRjzaGbf1f1cgCNVWoEOcZUipBfvoc_-6bO52U4heQ/s1600-h/IMG_0937.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ff7aEhahCpXIyfOlk4C-oX_2CKlnOkRWyj82_bCxPS149ppmNNGWx8pTgmsZXcAwCsSQRll1N9rasYKqgXONj6CgGT7hqQcrAYRjzaGbf1f1cgCNVWoEOcZUipBfvoc_-6bO52U4heQ/s320/IMG_0937.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255888235191230642" /></a><br />Our messy peanut butter day! The boys love PBJ!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRNCod2osUY00spwJ6hp_4BkwxmrfXS1cACWFSHdZaNwmIZBeUP4DaR3wucli5OAtW1qL-TMwMd-SHY950fRDo9uXi-m5MvHbBXEM7gznB325Sn5j5ETaVCoWpSA16U1TPG63nQkl-tE/s1600-h/IMG_0943.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRNCod2osUY00spwJ6hp_4BkwxmrfXS1cACWFSHdZaNwmIZBeUP4DaR3wucli5OAtW1qL-TMwMd-SHY950fRDo9uXi-m5MvHbBXEM7gznB325Sn5j5ETaVCoWpSA16U1TPG63nQkl-tE/s320/IMG_0943.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255888012362176546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XlGAjzyyJu_LuGZ1LicAKOIjXG0oKXghQ_Cxvv1Hnb-mAI32jTIdZFeF6suffzKHeEtALJoH9zbRJeIlYHBDCiji0npUw2motxa-W20O6q6SWHJg9xTBQn9Tv_Ad2xDlJKhIaXerR88/s1600-h/IMG_0938.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XlGAjzyyJu_LuGZ1LicAKOIjXG0oKXghQ_Cxvv1Hnb-mAI32jTIdZFeF6suffzKHeEtALJoH9zbRJeIlYHBDCiji0npUw2motxa-W20O6q6SWHJg9xTBQn9Tv_Ad2xDlJKhIaXerR88/s320/IMG_0938.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255887289482558482" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-36085272029999072002008-09-11T23:12:00.001-07:002008-09-11T23:25:06.524-07:00Creative FunThis summer we have really been trying to think outside the box for some of our fun activities. Now that the boys are old enough to play (or should I say...get into mischief) together, they have found some interesting things to do. The picture below is a frog they found in the backyard. They had a blast...I'm just not sure the frog thought the same!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eYqJGbkyPIQhvRyugaguUgZ9IZlRZsqsK3gU7_UCvLoaGujjFoJLaHsG3Y1zKoE_7djJDK9wLeU8DFToS3xHfhelnjUkFwq88J04actUPCfnn2QuBj-8OURpeA8DwzLFfN6gu4QQyY0/s1600-h/IMG_0899.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eYqJGbkyPIQhvRyugaguUgZ9IZlRZsqsK3gU7_UCvLoaGujjFoJLaHsG3Y1zKoE_7djJDK9wLeU8DFToS3xHfhelnjUkFwq88J04actUPCfnn2QuBj-8OURpeA8DwzLFfN6gu4QQyY0/s320/IMG_0899.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245014769304597106" /></a><br />Ethan "skating" in the coke boxes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16X6NpKqb5sSZPiB3a7K1k_zY6R8Awqu4rOluylGneAlrkjCswBJ4rtY6EdbnkpoImyVuzTT9rELpGSlkdXjt-r2mxTLyOvnAqI8UwTEfoXVbkOBqJw2RvXeALQutKrywroE9iUZ_pBo/s1600-h/IMG_0895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16X6NpKqb5sSZPiB3a7K1k_zY6R8Awqu4rOluylGneAlrkjCswBJ4rtY6EdbnkpoImyVuzTT9rELpGSlkdXjt-r2mxTLyOvnAqI8UwTEfoXVbkOBqJw2RvXeALQutKrywroE9iUZ_pBo/s320/IMG_0895.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245014506328724994" /></a><br />This is when we were stuck at home with the stomach bug (which we enjoyed for four weeks this summer...I would never wish that on anyone!!) That is why they are both in diapers...which is funny since they are wearing the same size! And yes, that is CD cases all over the floor, and they are in the entertainment center!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDyRbEMrCsW4u6X7P_DzF87cJfVQ0HkkH95FNTyoxF35-K3DCCIZ5iV9yrCoHyje4AwKCnMPDK6EMHBfwyRQdlEMqneSTWZMcfvoergExKc8bRDavQXbIV27YpL-2a-jyMeiQ4lFWGrQ/s1600-h/IMG_0891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDyRbEMrCsW4u6X7P_DzF87cJfVQ0HkkH95FNTyoxF35-K3DCCIZ5iV9yrCoHyje4AwKCnMPDK6EMHBfwyRQdlEMqneSTWZMcfvoergExKc8bRDavQXbIV27YpL-2a-jyMeiQ4lFWGrQ/s320/IMG_0891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245014301159617714" /></a><br />Ethan helped me make brownies one day, and Lathan helped with the tasting!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_USHiHssgZH537QAWLXX0blMBOemc2bfiuqZB_BECIs13oVUlhaxmq-0javU9vM-p7hbG3FIJ6NZxYrAV61oN2G6lhyAV1A1nt-UE3qoqeh5PHmMFqXTrTH0WuoHysr2P_hqiHcM6AJI/s1600-h/IMG_0872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_USHiHssgZH537QAWLXX0blMBOemc2bfiuqZB_BECIs13oVUlhaxmq-0javU9vM-p7hbG3FIJ6NZxYrAV61oN2G6lhyAV1A1nt-UE3qoqeh5PHmMFqXTrTH0WuoHysr2P_hqiHcM6AJI/s320/IMG_0872.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245014102757405490" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-51713168176635413502008-09-11T22:41:00.000-07:002008-09-11T23:27:49.168-07:00Cruise in ReviewMy wonderful husband, (who works very very hard) won a cruise in July through Toyota! We were both thrilled when we found out. I was completely looking forward to going, but sad to leave the boys for almost a whole week. Of course, they were in good hands and were fine. While on the trip, we went to Atlantis, enjoyed reading on the deck, participated in Bingo (which we almost won), saw several shows, relaxed in the spa, and got lots of needed rest. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCip6nryC-Mbr2vtWjxcaXqHaz8i07AZg85m-XNX8RViDRzFzUt0RuMPt9pcddlphadIIQtdS3JdJa4h8Dihr3DWPNqcUWpZ8tl6rVnhCDZJuYb1iXCZNz0QwlvLGeaYP0LGfitVCzkc/s1600-h/IMG_0760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCip6nryC-Mbr2vtWjxcaXqHaz8i07AZg85m-XNX8RViDRzFzUt0RuMPt9pcddlphadIIQtdS3JdJa4h8Dihr3DWPNqcUWpZ8tl6rVnhCDZJuYb1iXCZNz0QwlvLGeaYP0LGfitVCzkc/s320/IMG_0760.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245008513405817618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb5JhW8P2VRv5KiMvj9BCkDr15BkhNTzLywd_6SIElfd9T8xFvxHK0mdf-C6N6Ye-FtWma_dvKbiMGBHump2G_Y7yHAdQ_wosKfsJMZHJgKd8TF4daUjFCqg1zo3vBza-DcG0-C-qhfM/s1600-h/IMG_0762.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb5JhW8P2VRv5KiMvj9BCkDr15BkhNTzLywd_6SIElfd9T8xFvxHK0mdf-C6N6Ye-FtWma_dvKbiMGBHump2G_Y7yHAdQ_wosKfsJMZHJgKd8TF4daUjFCqg1zo3vBza-DcG0-C-qhfM/s320/IMG_0762.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245008271162845346" /></a><br />This is Atlantis in the Bahamas. We spent one day enjoying the facilities. You could really get lost...it is very very big. While waiting in line for one of the water rides, we ran into a family from College Station. Small world, huh? And just for all who are curious....the suite across the towers goes for $100,000 per night with "only" (as they stated on our tour) a four night minimum stay. Nate had to close my mouth after I heard that! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFzEgJ86jd6a9Uo82oWaKqQqTegAUokkJaTbNzOFGXWFfM6kpp8FQ2WUAKxQ8UkV0Y1DK5lgBk6CwXdph_WxRscGR3FdmMe2-PLd-XZOypbVpqZfLOTWS_EwAtRBZ2VLMTVhqNKKQLRw/s1600-h/IMG_0799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFzEgJ86jd6a9Uo82oWaKqQqTegAUokkJaTbNzOFGXWFfM6kpp8FQ2WUAKxQ8UkV0Y1DK5lgBk6CwXdph_WxRscGR3FdmMe2-PLd-XZOypbVpqZfLOTWS_EwAtRBZ2VLMTVhqNKKQLRw/s320/IMG_0799.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245007785678026674" /></a><br />Our dinner was usually during sunset... so during our last evening, we decided to watch the sunset and eat later. The clouds blocked the view of a true sunset, but we loved every moment of it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rXqj2L-cbYefp1bkaKiPTR-UW6AfdXhPvYRClj_BabuZS_1UDxKpVqVvWyFK1SNkjyrq9nCU4OJnKe6U9OnfX1v33cg2Wb3Jai2OCYt3eUuRRNF_LwQ2MSVcGr-7hzBAq7FQsm_hUy8/s1600-h/IMG_0845.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rXqj2L-cbYefp1bkaKiPTR-UW6AfdXhPvYRClj_BabuZS_1UDxKpVqVvWyFK1SNkjyrq9nCU4OJnKe6U9OnfX1v33cg2Wb3Jai2OCYt3eUuRRNF_LwQ2MSVcGr-7hzBAq7FQsm_hUy8/s320/IMG_0845.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245007330516435714" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-37388853808031934962008-07-25T23:25:00.000-07:002008-07-25T23:52:37.057-07:00Part 1: We're Back!Sorry we have taken such a long break from blogging. We've been busy with VBS, 2 trips to Arkansas, Lathan breaking (really it was more like a crack) his wrist, taking a cruise (pictures to come later), and 4th festivities. It's been a fun whirlwind with many more summer activities to come! Here's a few pictures for your enjoyment!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojFCciWZO4XZJpCTd9TGSSp4Pe6s2BUrCyj9TN7FZnC4DJ_oNjR3PHbBF0frWyRzDiztsbxywYxL4x2IIZbBNB5bAPGzH0cqhJ16p7zte5gv47a2G7FIUqPFBy7XaWGqkez5_YFs1T_Y/s1600-h/IMG_0735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojFCciWZO4XZJpCTd9TGSSp4Pe6s2BUrCyj9TN7FZnC4DJ_oNjR3PHbBF0frWyRzDiztsbxywYxL4x2IIZbBNB5bAPGzH0cqhJ16p7zte5gv47a2G7FIUqPFBy7XaWGqkez5_YFs1T_Y/s320/IMG_0735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227207568263754258" /></a><br />Nate took Ethan to play golf with some of our friends (Jeremy and Collin). Ethan absolutely loves golf which will make many many people happy! I continue to ask him if he want to play tee-ball, soccer, or golf next year. Each time the answer is golf, so golf it is. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeoSeCx5Q1CXZCgHcDhHPBCd3p0B2-ciTXuQF0cDclLHM8R7umH_mrRfyldqXk4OIleKFRv0oNwPRL0HmlKTG0uWFMQOMHru-5jPqiFwGCgBMB_MAMOjFz9ziA4lD33KQFcwQ8FuFxk8/s1600-h/IMG_0725.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeoSeCx5Q1CXZCgHcDhHPBCd3p0B2-ciTXuQF0cDclLHM8R7umH_mrRfyldqXk4OIleKFRv0oNwPRL0HmlKTG0uWFMQOMHru-5jPqiFwGCgBMB_MAMOjFz9ziA4lD33KQFcwQ8FuFxk8/s320/IMG_0725.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227207349020284386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichjBVahZE4z2Q5RtgYhq4-iE9oo_d6D9qnfw5MWpvPtKXJwsEkv6WL-wL7Kk8xojFLKoi__UM9ZI3EPSaelT27_BsLqQVvt0F2ZTk8HLN5ibxLmFQ7NqHTd1p5NYPYzoZVBkbRrsm3Iw/s1600-h/IMG_0714.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichjBVahZE4z2Q5RtgYhq4-iE9oo_d6D9qnfw5MWpvPtKXJwsEkv6WL-wL7Kk8xojFLKoi__UM9ZI3EPSaelT27_BsLqQVvt0F2ZTk8HLN5ibxLmFQ7NqHTd1p5NYPYzoZVBkbRrsm3Iw/s320/IMG_0714.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227207119412079106" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We had a "little" accident at home one evening. LJ pulled the drawer on the sofa table which caused it to tip over. Unfortantely, his wrist was directly under the table when we picked it up. After an ER and a few doctors visits, we are better. He cracked a bone and had to wear a small cast for a 1 1/2 weeks (children heal much quicker than adults). We were very fortunate as this could have been much worse. He still has a some bruising and swelling after a few weeks, but is starting to use his hand again. Nate was concerned about his capabilities of eating since he is right handed....as you can see from the picture, he had no problems finding a way to get food in his mouth!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQwZsvQmSJanDn7TFfflScqHohj1EHzaG1EVXGdoxhxIJWkI9L5f_jwuahWcEx3EqPPQl8XEpPCx_5M_qrSmXo3Vrpm5t8JxZ91R5u7-ejDL2O1JL_NgydRc3JOE02buUUrIsmMXJy_M/s1600-h/IMG_0736.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQwZsvQmSJanDn7TFfflScqHohj1EHzaG1EVXGdoxhxIJWkI9L5f_jwuahWcEx3EqPPQl8XEpPCx_5M_qrSmXo3Vrpm5t8JxZ91R5u7-ejDL2O1JL_NgydRc3JOE02buUUrIsmMXJy_M/s320/IMG_0736.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227206897328582770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX85hPiEqepOtNxB3eIKhJA60g5KcZmMTYYR9Df2pwQGFOCCmgVr0dvznI_bI10ZPg9mqUyLKh5CjRdTh8OYEpE4UZest5j7m9o9IGVPW2e0cZMXcCZXfb6phH4aaAXSOO355niQi-_0/s1600-h/IMG_0729.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieX85hPiEqepOtNxB3eIKhJA60g5KcZmMTYYR9Df2pwQGFOCCmgVr0dvznI_bI10ZPg9mqUyLKh5CjRdTh8OYEpE4UZest5j7m9o9IGVPW2e0cZMXcCZXfb6phH4aaAXSOO355niQi-_0/s320/IMG_0729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227206653811940450" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ethan was all smiles at VBS!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41TRCEuanuYSe-n6__ewiofJbPsWCmRbq9BS39XD4ed0BGaEzKZsGtkkh0iGDP2l6xvViCZ-KjHaXVS6ob3i63oPRqLaVQbpw5ydDd2LUhf1oHURkWRvi8AQjd00e6z5ZvkOEUq20eKc/s1600-h/VBS4.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41TRCEuanuYSe-n6__ewiofJbPsWCmRbq9BS39XD4ed0BGaEzKZsGtkkh0iGDP2l6xvViCZ-KjHaXVS6ob3i63oPRqLaVQbpw5ydDd2LUhf1oHURkWRvi8AQjd00e6z5ZvkOEUq20eKc/s320/VBS4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227206400199570754" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We took the boys to the Rodeo last week. Ethan loved watching the horses and clowns. LJ took a nice long nap.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIo6pNipZhKKbeQMi4-kA1gQldm_hyphenhyphenKDLYh8jH3YMvz0cL6aJkkhhnZxEJhXyYXSXutnMEPD4C_03E5bIXFKCyi9XrVIGBX1XrtrsrlYHoz_5C7T9mScwhyphenhyphen5_YbEiQma8E9-0nqGGDcLg/s1600-h/IMG_0741.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIo6pNipZhKKbeQMi4-kA1gQldm_hyphenhyphenKDLYh8jH3YMvz0cL6aJkkhhnZxEJhXyYXSXutnMEPD4C_03E5bIXFKCyi9XrVIGBX1XrtrsrlYHoz_5C7T9mScwhyphenhyphen5_YbEiQma8E9-0nqGGDcLg/s320/IMG_0741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227205964794189266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Collin and Ethan on the 4th watching the fireworks<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSlSCvjijcKlkkP3BBIurug6fyJBTpEP7R8CwQ61KK0yVWObYTtP7Fn6ehVw4kc98qbcTMQ7CErH5y-2H6-pSVVI8OY0uk5Lybn8MoKHL52i0XzGJFOyCxrYuo9MUjxGTKeXkhin0I5k/s1600-h/IMG_0700.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSlSCvjijcKlkkP3BBIurug6fyJBTpEP7R8CwQ61KK0yVWObYTtP7Fn6ehVw4kc98qbcTMQ7CErH5y-2H6-pSVVI8OY0uk5Lybn8MoKHL52i0XzGJFOyCxrYuo9MUjxGTKeXkhin0I5k/s320/IMG_0700.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227205698082441122" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />LJ at school during their July 4th parade<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6pcgBkLBcEvSAXdiRzpYwFuwIBFrxczMYAeEjkaDqiCgqYJrJ0hCpNZB2zYWp01tfyKXAOj5heGiaGOHfUXmo0QiXC0fRB97LCaQvf8r7ZDGp-oh7ClqsHIppIGs3EuZ1QiLusRxZng/s1600-h/IMG_0686.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6pcgBkLBcEvSAXdiRzpYwFuwIBFrxczMYAeEjkaDqiCgqYJrJ0hCpNZB2zYWp01tfyKXAOj5heGiaGOHfUXmo0QiXC0fRB97LCaQvf8r7ZDGp-oh7ClqsHIppIGs3EuZ1QiLusRxZng/s320/IMG_0686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227205496564829458" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-29634805568770527492008-07-25T22:33:00.000-07:002008-07-25T23:54:34.058-07:00Part 2: We're back (trips to AR)On one of our trips to Arkansas, Nate and I spent a weekend with Nate's parents in Little Rock. Below is a picture of all the boys at the park. We had a wonderful picnic and a very relaxing weekend.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ01MnavAdJX_6BJRkeRV6Ots9AvHKmnJ8zn6XfXDh1nMo2rKmhXX3wCUKiZLYSg57NgBByRrtCK3oAUn0bqOkfbuVcowZ06QOSI2dPnrYJtg7v43oE7m1epP1YfVlHhXWzINMAkSzpuU/s1600-h/IMG_0672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ01MnavAdJX_6BJRkeRV6Ots9AvHKmnJ8zn6XfXDh1nMo2rKmhXX3wCUKiZLYSg57NgBByRrtCK3oAUn0bqOkfbuVcowZ06QOSI2dPnrYJtg7v43oE7m1epP1YfVlHhXWzINMAkSzpuU/s320/IMG_0672.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227201925390857458" /></a><br /><br />For the other trip, my mom and I took the boys up to Paragould to see her family.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFG4aNosfOIM0_Fd-ALE-22QoW1-4K9k2Adhb0t6y0UFJhUbUnHVfnHF6t2CsEZ8sdJm4LaLxplkGqhrq7Rl9FIicJPu7JYKcUAiwRRIFsx2_cfHm6bxKA9AXo4JBXudxhIwXZI2lsrU/s1600-h/IMG_0592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFG4aNosfOIM0_Fd-ALE-22QoW1-4K9k2Adhb0t6y0UFJhUbUnHVfnHF6t2CsEZ8sdJm4LaLxplkGqhrq7Rl9FIicJPu7JYKcUAiwRRIFsx2_cfHm6bxKA9AXo4JBXudxhIwXZI2lsrU/s320/IMG_0592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227201509986856642" /></a><br />Some of the many great-grandchildren<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQ3ZShb9tjtvewzpGv3Tl8P080qleZ07UkBMX3NWexrOnnsNhZNcsfOpgFqHrZ8vxJ06TVMxkfBFAHdDYvaX2WtyvGwOcfYhP1_REBObFvMqRctg5X7lPpgsEXT3A0oSm85yQO0iMNLw/s1600-h/IMG_0638.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQ3ZShb9tjtvewzpGv3Tl8P080qleZ07UkBMX3NWexrOnnsNhZNcsfOpgFqHrZ8vxJ06TVMxkfBFAHdDYvaX2WtyvGwOcfYhP1_REBObFvMqRctg5X7lPpgsEXT3A0oSm85yQO0iMNLw/s320/IMG_0638.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227201271603991362" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A bunch of us went bowling. This is Gage with Ethan..they love playing together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pycfZvMMaQQvsvQKatdyJ5Ak2D5UVsvgUUkoPmG4RRtn5bKnOQZT6QItAx5Qw48lkkqywm8TwXTe1wJB6iylhVzyc0BVu5CrBcHdEex5_veI55uQzKGlaJ2BuFLQXIwuN1Y7HY5aSBo/s1600-h/IMG_0648.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pycfZvMMaQQvsvQKatdyJ5Ak2D5UVsvgUUkoPmG4RRtn5bKnOQZT6QItAx5Qw48lkkqywm8TwXTe1wJB6iylhVzyc0BVu5CrBcHdEex5_veI55uQzKGlaJ2BuFLQXIwuN1Y7HY5aSBo/s320/IMG_0648.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227200815845753074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRS7vBRZ7HvlT7ci64Y-h6LPS_Sw8RjqTULfKNddA9zOPSEazmJxdeQLOMJM0YV4M4MPgaSZGu7mf17sDfSeYwdXRZUAJlfWKANnSBpp0sLhkecxP6dPlrP5DrNoF24u8ItoX2dC1EF4/s1600-h/IMG_0589.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRS7vBRZ7HvlT7ci64Y-h6LPS_Sw8RjqTULfKNddA9zOPSEazmJxdeQLOMJM0YV4M4MPgaSZGu7mf17sDfSeYwdXRZUAJlfWKANnSBpp0sLhkecxP6dPlrP5DrNoF24u8ItoX2dC1EF4/s320/IMG_0589.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227200388730994114" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a wonderful discovery we found in Jonesboro...a fantastic park. A bunch of us enjoyed a picnic and then played at the park that also included a water park!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM1nVR7EtU8aaNBgh_pS-QMSaIr9gHohwf-bjB0w8j60FbHk96j2HUyyRqaSPviJ_EkLv7vq54EWRX4jMtiX5xYsCP-Ss1PclQdSAU0v2LyXs10MgzXBGqiYoNfTYhgKVrxOwElZUyEg/s1600-h/IMG_0599.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM1nVR7EtU8aaNBgh_pS-QMSaIr9gHohwf-bjB0w8j60FbHk96j2HUyyRqaSPviJ_EkLv7vq54EWRX4jMtiX5xYsCP-Ss1PclQdSAU0v2LyXs10MgzXBGqiYoNfTYhgKVrxOwElZUyEg/s320/IMG_0599.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227200178403575010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YHtXG_eXtQM0_c4Ft5mbbi4yTYe6PN1ZQ6g4wFyYa2EmH9ZsiQd8mGpPCUqQNd46CBgfMIXkK-YFWKEcbwOajVYNwyyJrfN__sfpl1NF3EOQJJR8OATk-FbsjlIm08DEh6gkuGHuonc/s1600-h/IMG_0596.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YHtXG_eXtQM0_c4Ft5mbbi4yTYe6PN1ZQ6g4wFyYa2EmH9ZsiQd8mGpPCUqQNd46CBgfMIXkK-YFWKEcbwOajVYNwyyJrfN__sfpl1NF3EOQJJR8OATk-FbsjlIm08DEh6gkuGHuonc/s320/IMG_0596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227199792685456690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRIJUvAkVTicRaIY0Fw0hyphenhyphenhmjmW8jZ4w0wyPdd_nCXbjZVUwllrRJjemf8I0Xc246xEDy7Y27PZOxI8c7DP7bO9xWkWILox49FC8LFp8nOf7i6T3lGAe5hgsCqyzpKdNhyphenhyphen5jA0_m-ksY/s1600-h/IMG_0593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRIJUvAkVTicRaIY0Fw0hyphenhyphenhmjmW8jZ4w0wyPdd_nCXbjZVUwllrRJjemf8I0Xc246xEDy7Y27PZOxI8c7DP7bO9xWkWILox49FC8LFp8nOf7i6T3lGAe5hgsCqyzpKdNhyphenhyphen5jA0_m-ksY/s320/IMG_0593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227199460254373106" /></a><br />Our visit to the firestation where, Darrak (my cousin) works. The boys absolutely loved it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gDk6ebWlvS7jrzIW8l42Ox1bT6c4W5s12JXXjZ0qfulPq6icMNjxrI7R1TsrPGx5d5lXdk04UZYhJz90pxApHfJ_947DAq2Et06crTpbDd32bCkxN5KOuC1BzJgDzJ5KI34aMyJkuxo/s1600-h/IMG_0619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gDk6ebWlvS7jrzIW8l42Ox1bT6c4W5s12JXXjZ0qfulPq6icMNjxrI7R1TsrPGx5d5lXdk04UZYhJz90pxApHfJ_947DAq2Et06crTpbDd32bCkxN5KOuC1BzJgDzJ5KI34aMyJkuxo/s320/IMG_0619.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227199161075794114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhbk6nx5ttn5IZffVgILBA1V6ljcGXWw3I2uhQTGHjQQegqe-oicOSgCRdfmhlUTEwUMGRxm3dtoOZ8FfkXdpfd9Ia6POu8Akomh2w56vi3lrVpNXsyQTUrF6eUtXS5QHJfysz9fXtlM/s1600-h/IMG_0611.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhbk6nx5ttn5IZffVgILBA1V6ljcGXWw3I2uhQTGHjQQegqe-oicOSgCRdfmhlUTEwUMGRxm3dtoOZ8FfkXdpfd9Ia6POu8Akomh2w56vi3lrVpNXsyQTUrF6eUtXS5QHJfysz9fXtlM/s320/IMG_0611.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227198858287256306" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-84374951297557601532008-06-24T20:25:00.001-07:002008-06-24T20:46:50.594-07:00Summer Fun!Our summer has already been full of fun events. Here are just a few pictures for you to enjoy! <br /> <br /> A fishing day at the park-like the advertisement?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSSZR8S-9HFDeRfdvPKG8OvwDusdzvYp89V6llK86X09bEC1RoI4-6iqqv6H1vlWLNdJMDdtFrZ9PkCmm0RzKzI6ASSPZNGv-vhHEmp4NCd5kv6GzxTd4iHXOwP2yvpCgnaNGqBFV8Xg/s1600-h/IMG_0585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSSZR8S-9HFDeRfdvPKG8OvwDusdzvYp89V6llK86X09bEC1RoI4-6iqqv6H1vlWLNdJMDdtFrZ9PkCmm0RzKzI6ASSPZNGv-vhHEmp4NCd5kv6GzxTd4iHXOwP2yvpCgnaNGqBFV8Xg/s320/IMG_0585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215658679685817698" /></a><br /> Ethan's FIRST fish....he caught a big one!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDx5lab9NANgzhvhko4JSN3LvhEBZBHPb_-VSPx7gthztYkTXrhX3twTV7MA2wFd1hSOx162BDq5mX5t3BsQyssdpmWVLPzfNI6ejpfrDqsKkrFi3vfPBe2MsCBnQc9o1EVHMT12cATo/s1600-h/IMG_0582.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDx5lab9NANgzhvhko4JSN3LvhEBZBHPb_-VSPx7gthztYkTXrhX3twTV7MA2wFd1hSOx162BDq5mX5t3BsQyssdpmWVLPzfNI6ejpfrDqsKkrFi3vfPBe2MsCBnQc9o1EVHMT12cATo/s320/IMG_0582.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215658298026844290" /></a><br />He has become such the artist...we love crafts!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjc8wTbdWIVcZ9r6-ALEeeYE8XBX5eAaFVqyObvP8I9ILsyyL-vQNQYgepSBV53Ldosl6kHUV9ZcwEwTwkdMHOUCXiCyJpQ8Zp0mwIBdr5SfDXdz_3DsB9vfMgE8nFCveOw9SgnBeP2o/s1600-h/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjc8wTbdWIVcZ9r6-ALEeeYE8XBX5eAaFVqyObvP8I9ILsyyL-vQNQYgepSBV53Ldosl6kHUV9ZcwEwTwkdMHOUCXiCyJpQ8Zp0mwIBdr5SfDXdz_3DsB9vfMgE8nFCveOw9SgnBeP2o/s320/IMG_0563.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215658078088435074" /></a><br />A spider bite (just thought I'd throw that in)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBx9tNHbgdm6dPO3wB0S3Lz_BUMA1qXGSOtjI9r9CNmSr0Za3Y1jvbLkLreHXSrt3e6qqbkbc_28njbZHfEX86yedy-OmMK9CXJqsx_MsCFXpnHXx9GlGNEZtAM9aPZnAcGXjVlFUbUs/s1600-h/IMG_0512.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBx9tNHbgdm6dPO3wB0S3Lz_BUMA1qXGSOtjI9r9CNmSr0Za3Y1jvbLkLreHXSrt3e6qqbkbc_28njbZHfEX86yedy-OmMK9CXJqsx_MsCFXpnHXx9GlGNEZtAM9aPZnAcGXjVlFUbUs/s320/IMG_0512.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215657548867695938" /></a><br />Bowling with Hayden. Ethan has taken after his Mommy & Nona and learned to love bowling! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsuW_6r6537aQmVtqVFc6V1_m7Il5HrC3pzCDSKj-ZyzZFFOQFpMBJ7sqzySGRhgq4qifaWMTavIZg6mdatVm1S659v9rgzzzIf00xTNVf1yimdwey_wtTx7xGRvEtAKZ5wRwKYEjeN8/s1600-h/IMG_0507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsuW_6r6537aQmVtqVFc6V1_m7Il5HrC3pzCDSKj-ZyzZFFOQFpMBJ7sqzySGRhgq4qifaWMTavIZg6mdatVm1S659v9rgzzzIf00xTNVf1yimdwey_wtTx7xGRvEtAKZ5wRwKYEjeN8/s320/IMG_0507.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215657285499550466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikTowZAoUeWUGOg5u-M3MDzW5VlMvy_tlGOQqoXAVrfYwajgfMZ-OYHLs2uNRpRlY2NSML-cdzhSkGljsB3Jee8GvMZFV5fmFRRExgOKJeEwTTrvHBrgr8Odbn_kI3Bcz1fmryZp-mek/s1600-h/IMG_0504.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikTowZAoUeWUGOg5u-M3MDzW5VlMvy_tlGOQqoXAVrfYwajgfMZ-OYHLs2uNRpRlY2NSML-cdzhSkGljsB3Jee8GvMZFV5fmFRRExgOKJeEwTTrvHBrgr8Odbn_kI3Bcz1fmryZp-mek/s320/IMG_0504.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215657063070183746" /></a><br />Playing in the yard.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6FAIPBnVXOzuknHFMXjrWIH_0s7YVQOXbsQwndnm2-MNpxmGIkhKZcVMzSD0-CtPD-GvOqjhgA_8QgNOJn7cbzOIfcgQIrv_EZhmyMCeqVZP_uwhDZjAqsCCfy2STjJgo8zt7RjMvA0/s1600-h/IMG_0490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6FAIPBnVXOzuknHFMXjrWIH_0s7YVQOXbsQwndnm2-MNpxmGIkhKZcVMzSD0-CtPD-GvOqjhgA_8QgNOJn7cbzOIfcgQIrv_EZhmyMCeqVZP_uwhDZjAqsCCfy2STjJgo8zt7RjMvA0/s320/IMG_0490.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215656627265810930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDUoYw-jN3qmblaDd5sx2n8V6wkLhB9kvZ7Zb_S3PL5edmzO34Icoj5ne0Yr369MPzFzShK6wZhFMiIh-sO2bUa9EZcyw86tUpRq4jhnafQxC-ac_sQljBKVb-pt06dIxLnJICD8cWtM/s1600-h/IMG_0484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDUoYw-jN3qmblaDd5sx2n8V6wkLhB9kvZ7Zb_S3PL5edmzO34Icoj5ne0Yr369MPzFzShK6wZhFMiIh-sO2bUa9EZcyw86tUpRq4jhnafQxC-ac_sQljBKVb-pt06dIxLnJICD8cWtM/s320/IMG_0484.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215655849895139810" /></a><br /><br />I'm sorry I didn't post more pictures of Lathan this time. I have many more pictures to share from our Arkansas trip that I will post soon.THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-27131314361109814112008-05-14T18:07:00.000-07:002008-05-14T21:36:20.033-07:00Party Animals!Lately we have become party animals as this is the birthday season at the Lucas household. It all started in March with my 30th birthday. We then moved on to Lathan turning 1 at the end of the month. We threw a small family party which he indulged in lots of chocolate! He had amazing baseball cakes...I cannot take the credit as Angela is the creative one (I'm actually horrible at making cakes)! There will be a video of this to follow in a few days. <br />In April, we celebrated my dad and mom's birthdays with casual family celebrations. This was followed with Ethan's dinosaur party at the house. He had a full evening of bouncing in the blow-up jumpers, shooting silly string, and eating cake. His dinosaur cake was quickly devoured, thanks Avery. His evening was topped off by playing Wii with Hannah and Jackson who were able to spend the night. <br /><p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-73.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-73.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=1873497444999273587&site=widget-73.slide.com"/></object><p><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1873497444999273587&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-73.slide.com/p1/1873497444999273587/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1873497444999273587&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-73.slide.com/p2/1873497444999273587/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=1873497444999273587&map=E" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-73.slide.com/m/1873497444999273587/ms_t062_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide9_1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-58057674222042556512008-04-10T18:45:00.000-07:002008-05-14T19:06:05.167-07:00Our Vacation Wrap-upWe recently took our family vacation to Arkansas and Missouri. Our first stop was in Little Rock to visit Nate's parents for Easter. This of course, included a hunt (see previous post). Papa & Nana had a great time with the boys!<br />Then, we were on to Ozark, MO to visit our best friends, Kyle & Alison. They are expecting a little girl on May 13th- Natalia, as Nate calls her. We are anxious to see her and hear what the suprise name will be. While in Missouri, we visited the Springfield Zoo which everyone loved. Great zoo!!! We also stopped by the Bass Pro shop for a quick look-around.<br />The following day we went to Silver Dollar City in Branson, only to find out it was "family spring break day." Parking was an adventure in itself. Once we made it in and ate, Ethan got to ride on several rides and had a fun time playing. We were all exhausted at the end of the day! <br />We also got to experience two hail storms while we were there. During one of them, Kyle & Nate decided to spend some quality time in the car wash....it's funny how guys are so protective of their trucks!!<br />We orginally planned for our trip home to take two days, but the boys were amazing and we made it in one day! We drove through Oklahoma, and I found a great fabric store. We also stopped at a very unique McDonald's for the kids. As you can see in the pictures, it is above the highway...very fun! <br />Overall, we had a great time with our family and friends. I feel very blessed to have such amazing boys (all three!) to share and cherish these moments with!!<br />Enjoy! <br /> <br /><div><embed src="http://widget-b8.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=1873497444994385592&site=widget-b8.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:400px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=1873497444994385592&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b8.slide.com/p1/1873497444994385592/bb_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=1873497444994385592&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-b8.slide.com/p2/1873497444994385592/bb_t047_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-30497764675199609012008-04-05T20:21:00.000-07:002008-04-05T20:35:53.133-07:00Easter Egg HuntsHere are a few pictures from our Easter egg hunts. The boys had a blast!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv81A4qR4O68JlCo80m2iZCHWB2vDefxgkXhIS5wR1TmNIX8DgrvTvNeqFSJ4h8D4XFMGEgwHehy9CgwKdp-kn4JHUgs4BzgghIRwZoUOtpZNDiff2GGeeJuWRGI0fC9ScpJXJyN-hwvo/s1600-h/IMG_0265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv81A4qR4O68JlCo80m2iZCHWB2vDefxgkXhIS5wR1TmNIX8DgrvTvNeqFSJ4h8D4XFMGEgwHehy9CgwKdp-kn4JHUgs4BzgghIRwZoUOtpZNDiff2GGeeJuWRGI0fC9ScpJXJyN-hwvo/s320/IMG_0265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185970583578090530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye6bxA7xKgwfLF8OssrXctMjrYfH-LMArxJQePXlGK10T3KhrW72MhvoMk8uCisHPGNTbWMhAr-ktgWxYl_uCp6E_Zgr_W2BpSQsEEjahLVKIIAePGKmQz2bskuYlt1ZUJxZbKdj8IIY/s1600-h/IMG_0261.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye6bxA7xKgwfLF8OssrXctMjrYfH-LMArxJQePXlGK10T3KhrW72MhvoMk8uCisHPGNTbWMhAr-ktgWxYl_uCp6E_Zgr_W2BpSQsEEjahLVKIIAePGKmQz2bskuYlt1ZUJxZbKdj8IIY/s320/IMG_0261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185970257160576018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_O6TGoASk9a0MNfeYJxAY-Ts-KL2j4WooiyLlhSX0XP008zESU8L4mcgIXQvH-VP8dmhJVNywo-mLkRtRk6iVemKq25DfzBpCSVuQ5l3_AvdJcEjmT_3o9ux61oiaMWYgt8K26TcwFU/s1600-h/IMG_0257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_O6TGoASk9a0MNfeYJxAY-Ts-KL2j4WooiyLlhSX0XP008zESU8L4mcgIXQvH-VP8dmhJVNywo-mLkRtRk6iVemKq25DfzBpCSVuQ5l3_AvdJcEjmT_3o9ux61oiaMWYgt8K26TcwFU/s320/IMG_0257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185969213483523074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruaI1y2zRiYUq4DB-EazxJ_b30lWRqg3wIv49vioZkUTlwbMuRnCohNZfIRMc0TJh_91K8u2KfPHDM5V048ekBjhy5x_jGpIwWV0-WZuMWfdPvamGUXutluMjSaX_E_JVucUgSzEoeEE/s1600-h/IMG_0242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruaI1y2zRiYUq4DB-EazxJ_b30lWRqg3wIv49vioZkUTlwbMuRnCohNZfIRMc0TJh_91K8u2KfPHDM5V048ekBjhy5x_jGpIwWV0-WZuMWfdPvamGUXutluMjSaX_E_JVucUgSzEoeEE/s320/IMG_0242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185968878476073970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJFWvdW9svRPSu1unOFDXAjmxdp5P_S7WqbpMb0awIlDkTNiq0gzTgGYVThf7pxHdWYX9Cs-_C8wm6OLR9L9mBSplnXQdoOXxexKJ7IIo8k-k9p5cdtvCh76uCT4321NUmmpAyKCMt7I/s1600-h/IMG_0252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJFWvdW9svRPSu1unOFDXAjmxdp5P_S7WqbpMb0awIlDkTNiq0gzTgGYVThf7pxHdWYX9Cs-_C8wm6OLR9L9mBSplnXQdoOXxexKJ7IIo8k-k9p5cdtvCh76uCT4321NUmmpAyKCMt7I/s320/IMG_0252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185968023777582050" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940942908188471241.post-18739387275938128562008-04-01T22:01:00.001-07:002008-04-01T22:46:07.781-07:00BIG Moments!Lathan had his first haircut even though I hated to cut those beautiful baby curls. We had a wonderful stylist (Auntie L) who did a great job! Lathan sat very still...I expected to really have a struggle with him to sit still. I think he was entranced by everthing. Afterwards, I took the boys to the mall with me and made a quick stop in Victoria's secret. Apparently, a haircut means you're all grown up....as I was shopping, the little stink opened one of the drawers, pulled out a pair of green panties and was waving them around for everyone to see!!! I only saw his discovery after I heard people giggling and watching him. To say the least, I was embarrased and am not sure if I need to be returning to that store with my boys.<br /><br />I also posted a picture of Ethan's amazed look of his new haircut. I bet all stylists wish they had such animated clients when looking at the end result! Ok..for Ethan's growing moment: This past Sunday he decided to sing with us during service. I thought it was so sweet until I heard what he was singing...."Max, Max, Max." For those of you who do not know- Max & Ruby is Ethan's favorite cartoon. He has even said he wants the next baby (if there is one) to be called Max. Not sure if that will fly. For now we'll just listen to his his sweet singing in church!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXOgzpoYaNq-QStKYAc4kp7v01tjHqQJla9Mr4GkoybAUdXIpvrNP2RCL-ZggGMw_Mc6EL-9Ub0c02jIiTfoFIy2P4DstzHb5CRKtO-MQXp7Mi9Ei6IhPP47LVNigzBhWDjAJ9UljKVs/s1600-h/IMG_0240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXOgzpoYaNq-QStKYAc4kp7v01tjHqQJla9Mr4GkoybAUdXIpvrNP2RCL-ZggGMw_Mc6EL-9Ub0c02jIiTfoFIy2P4DstzHb5CRKtO-MQXp7Mi9Ei6IhPP47LVNigzBhWDjAJ9UljKVs/s320/IMG_0240.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184509671927192530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrAuy06_jc5p49yOc77eTzIsrCZrUUVUJhrXvBautd-vwNV72IeV9nIdxcPGnzIj-foT1I-Sp4tRmVobnO8nZWbvdN8PP57FHL35aWHNQOJ5OuO3adOM82eM6el066pvbtKp4ZkTOOHs/s1600-h/IMG_0229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrAuy06_jc5p49yOc77eTzIsrCZrUUVUJhrXvBautd-vwNV72IeV9nIdxcPGnzIj-foT1I-Sp4tRmVobnO8nZWbvdN8PP57FHL35aWHNQOJ5OuO3adOM82eM6el066pvbtKp4ZkTOOHs/s320/IMG_0229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184509478653664194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGojrD-Pnez2ubI1lXJmEg2EUhTbuH4uLgZ1dAmU267dVQ6gCB29BpsleUvps95gHBCVT-zEaRAm0L5xcYKmiuijR31qFdBNzf7wzhaMhwwIXXsmJ7H5gkZLm9ruRqOJ4FvAymwi-IeWw/s1600-h/IMG_0235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGojrD-Pnez2ubI1lXJmEg2EUhTbuH4uLgZ1dAmU267dVQ6gCB29BpsleUvps95gHBCVT-zEaRAm0L5xcYKmiuijR31qFdBNzf7wzhaMhwwIXXsmJ7H5gkZLm9ruRqOJ4FvAymwi-IeWw/s320/IMG_0235.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184509268200266674" /></a>THE LUCAS FAMILYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251813281583864539noreply@blogger.com0