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[mommydama]

The picture post for which I know you've all been waiting with baited breath. Heh. Warning: There are a LOT of pictures in here!


Going way back here, to the cruise at the end of June. This is, of course, me standing on our ship stateroom balconey with Seattle in the background. This is the day we left port.



A veiw of Skagway, AK from our stateroom. This was my favorite stop. It was so picturesque.


This is the train ride we took up into the Yukon from Skagway.


Mendenhall Glacier. Very interesting and beautiful. It is really hard to argue against global warming when you are here.


Brad and I in Totem Bight State Park, Ketchikan, AK.


One of the glaciers in Tracy Arm Fjord. Unbelievable place.


The only decent shot we got of whale on our whale watching tour. This was a humpback whale and her calf. Very cool.


AFter we returned from our cruise, we took the girls to the ILs lakehouse at Lake of the Ozarks. This is Mari tubing with her Uncle Dane (one of Brad's brothers)


Zoe's rocks at the lake. She was going to build a wall, I think. She hauled all these by herself.


The girls with my sister's daughter Bennett at my parents' house


These are all from our recent trip down to Virginia Beach.

Comments

[mrs-zvonar.livejournal.com]

Yay, pictures! Thanks for posting those. Hope you're able to settle in nicely to your new home and surroundings. And best of luck with home schooling. We started early and have 17 days under our belt.

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I told Mari we would start in Monday...I think she is as excited as I am!

[corin13.livejournal.com]

WOOT! Those pictures are GREAT! I love that top one. that is framable.

I love those dresses on your girls! So cute. Where did you get the bathing suits?

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!
The bathing suits are from here:
http://www.fishskins.net/

[rainingkisses.livejournal.com]

Your girls are always dressed so nicely. I put Annie in dresses as often as I can, too, with barrettes in her hair--she hates the barrettes, though ;)

You are so pretty, Dama--you have beautiful teeth!

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Haha! Thank you! Zoe doesn't like dresses, but will wear them on Sundays and some other special occasions if I insist without too much angst. Her sisters would wear dresses everyday.

I'm going to have my third root canal next week so it seems strange to hear that I have great teeth. Heh.

[altarflame.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Dama, I LOVE that first picture of you! I really really do :)

They're all good though. These kids get big so fast.

I'm a little torn about "modest swimwear". When I was younger and Annie was a baby, I didn't think twice about getting her a tiny bikini and thinking it was adorable. We bring Jake in the (private) pool naked. But as they get older...I don't know. The Duggars link on their site to this really, really frumpy and hideous "modest swimwear" that I feel like I could never punish my kids with. Yet, I am not at all comfortable with the idea of a teenage daughter in a string bikini/thong/what have you. Those ones you have on the girls look like a great middle ground. Lately when we've gone swimming A and A wear one pieces with a big inflatable ring built in, that holds them up.

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I love those swimsuits. They are not only somewhat "modest", but they really, really cut down on the need for sunscreen! www.fishskins.net
The girls all have two pieces (tankinis), but they only wear them at home in the sprinkler or wading pool. Well, that is not totally true, they have worn them to the neighborhood pool here. But I prefer the sunsuits (as we call them) because of the sunscreen issue. Zoe and Luci burn easily.

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Oh and as to that first picture, everytime I see it I just think "and...there's my big ole face..." It just looks so HUGE to me.

[moobabe.livejournal.com]

Lovely! :) Thanks for posting.

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :P

[marliah.livejournal.com]

awww I love the pictures. You are so beautiful :) I love that necklace you are wearing its so fun and cute!

The girls are adorable as always. I agree you always have them dressed and looking so nice. :) I can't believe how big they are getting! crazy how quick they grow.

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, they are getting huge way too fast.

[videoleslie.livejournal.com]

Great pics! The cruise looks neater than I expected!

Assuming the Alan/Leslie thing doesn't completely crash and burn (a big assumption at the moment), I will be visiting him in Norfolk, VA in a few weeks. I'll be within spitting distance!

[mommydama.livejournal.com]

How long will you be here? Could we meet you for lunch or dinner or something?

[videoleslie.livejournal.com]

No clue yet. :( I'll be there the first weekend of October, but I think it'll just be 2 nights...no real time for a trip up to D.C. I might come again around Thanksgiving.

[mimima.livejournal.com]

Great photos! It's lovely to have a mental picture of you!