tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12688676557708480792024-03-13T05:18:25.642-05:00Growing up SlaterThe Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-53681991635920822642013-04-09T14:19:00.001-05:002013-04-09T14:19:11.071-05:00Happy 4th Birthday Keagan!<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Birthday Keagan!!</div>
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You are such a spirited and loving little boy. You are never short with your hugs or your "I love You's" </div>
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Your only request for your birthday was to have a Diego Cake and some of your "boy" friends come to your house to play guns. So, I obliged.</div>
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You don't usually like to have your picture taken, however when you do - this is your new pose.</div>
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You received a new toy gun that actually has shells that pop out of it when you pull the trigger. </div>
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Admiring your Diego cake</div>
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Your big boy bike.</div>
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Look at all those sweet boys..just ready to dive in. </div>
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Dear Keagan, I love your zeal for life! I cannot wait to see what the next year brings for us. You are such a good big brother to Kade...and adore Kellen. Right now you are really interested in helping me in the kitchen and building forts. Of course, you really like all your new nerf and play guns!</div>
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I love you! Happy Birthday! </div>
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<br />The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-43841007326413604262013-04-01T11:42:00.000-05:002013-04-01T11:42:02.113-05:00a break from the cold<div style="text-align: center;">
About a month ago, we had one nice random day out - during winter. I'm so ready for that again!</div>
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It happened to be a saturday and Daddy was home - so we went for a walk/hike and the boys pretended they were explorers.</div>
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Speaking of explorers - Kellen got an explorer outfit for Christmas - and he was excited to put it to good use!</div>
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The boys got out their binoculars and looked for birds and bugs. </div>
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They found this cool tree that had fallen and decided it was a balance beam. Then of course I had to get some pictures of the boys and Daddy.</div>
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Kellen and Keagan enjoying their 4-wheeler. They ran through mud puddles and water and had a blast.</div>
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I am sooo thankful we had this nice day - we definitely had cabin fever!</div>
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The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-17546611002537731482013-03-27T21:11:00.000-05:002013-03-27T21:11:24.646-05:00target practice<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, we entered the world of guns....I guess this was inevitable. I do have 3 boys and live in the country. Karsten has built a shooting range/target practice in our back yard - so naturally the boys were hooked!</div>
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So for Christmas, Kellen received a bb gun. It must be a right of passage for young boys. </div>
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Before you all get freaked out - we do extensive gun and safety training with him and he is always supervised.</div>
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One day, as soon as Kellen got home from school, he ran into the house and begged me to come out with him so he could shoot the ice on the pond. His goal was to try and crack the ice. I didn't have the heart to tell him the ice was too thick for a bb gun - but he had fun trying and so did his brothers.</div>
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He actually has good aim and control.</div>
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Oh those boys....and their toys.</div>
The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-32157105402430672792013-03-22T16:01:00.001-05:002013-03-22T16:01:56.300-05:00Snow Days!<div style="text-align: center;">
Christmas night was full of excitement...not only was it Christmas - we were expected to get 12-14 inches of snow! And we did! </div>
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The next morning, the boys bundled up and went out to play. For some reason I didn't get pictures of them sledding....but they had a great time sledding down the windmill hill. Keagan didn't care too much for the cold so he came in and drank hot chocolate with me.</div>
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This was Kade's first time out in the snow. It really didn't snow last year. He loved it.</div>
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Poor Daddy....we were literally snowed in - for like 5 days. He shoveled snow for at least 10 hours. 8 hours in one day. He was sooo sore! </div>
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We could not get out of our driveway and we were eating a mixture of chicken nuggets and a hodge podge of meals. We didn't starve, but I was ready to get out of the house! We had been visiting family for Christmas and drove home Christmas Eve - so of course none of the stores were even open when I could have got groceries. </div>
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I guess if it is going to be cold outside, it might as well snow!</div>
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<br />The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-13533186140842962322013-03-19T15:13:00.003-05:002013-03-19T15:13:33.464-05:00Merry Christmas 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
The boys (and Karsten and I) had a wonderful Christmas...I love the anticipation of the boys waking up in their home - waiting to see what Santa brought them. I don't have many pictures because my camera died. </div>
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The boys did the usual tearing through their gifts from us. Keagan's special gift was the Shake Shake bridge from the Thomas trackmaster stuff - like they don't have enough of that! </div>
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Kellen received a bb gun. He was soooo excited!</div>
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And Kade received a tanker truck.</div>
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The boys had no idea that their "santa" gift was hiding somewhere else. It was so cold that day but we had a little note and scavenger hung that led them outside.</div>
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A 4-wheeler! It's still battery operated but it's the highest you can go before the gas models. The boys LOVED it. All summer and fall they kept asking for a "grass gator." Their previous gator had bit the dust and this one has enough power for them to go in the grass and get up the windmill hill!</div>
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We hope everyone had a great Christmas! Now that I'm finally blogging about this (4 months late) I am ready to see some spring weather!</div>
The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-62722013791262091072013-03-15T14:15:00.001-05:002013-03-15T14:15:25.317-05:00Waiting for Santa 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
I think Christmas gets better every year...Or maybe it is the kids' current ages. They all believe in Santa even though we don't make a big deal out of him. But they still believe in the magic Christmas brings. It is definitely a special time of year. We also introduced Rudy the elf this year, but for some reason he didn't make it into any pictures. The boys thought the elf was awesome!</div>
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Christmas Even we always decorate sugar cookies and lay them out with a glass of milk for Santa</div>
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We also make reindeer food and lay it outside for the critters.</div>
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Kellen and Keagan listening to the Christmas Story and Kade reading his own golden book Christmas story. He was repeating what Daddy was saying but in his own version. </div>
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The boys were too excited to sleep...they wanted to sleep under the Christmas tree - and I want to let them one day, but I'm so afraid they will see us sneaking around!</div>
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<br />The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-39144547162672056732013-03-06T08:59:00.000-06:002013-03-06T08:59:15.475-06:00The Polar Express<div style="text-align: center;">
Of course we went on the Polar Express this year right before Christmas. We tried the French Lick, IN railroad this time. I would say the one in Monticello, IL is a little more charming and quaint. Either way, the boys had fun and we made memories...that's all that really matters.</div>
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This depot had several tent stations with activities to do: including writing on the giant whiteboard. They were writing notes to santa.</div>
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Their favorite past time....playing trains. You wouldn't know they have a train table at home.</div>
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We waited for what seemed like forever to get on the train. The boys were getting restless and running around exploring and checking out different things at the depot. </div>
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This is what they look forward to...the hot cocoa. They could care less about Santa!</div>
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After all the songs and activities on the train, Santa came and gave them their bell. Just like the book. </div>
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The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-63303739529117419772013-02-23T15:49:00.000-06:002013-02-23T15:49:17.249-06:00vacation can wear you out!<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1268867655770848079" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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Wow! I think this will be my last Disney post. Ya'll have probably seen enough! Plus, I'm getting tired of writing about this. </div>
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At Animal Kingdom, they have a Dino Land. The boys LOVED digging for dinosaur bones. </div>
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At Hollywood studios they have Honey I Shrunk the Kids play area. I remember going to this the last time I was at Disney. I thought the bigger-than-life sized objects were so cool.<br />
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At the Tusker House at Animal Kingdom. This was towards the end of our trip and someone was wearing thin....</div>
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Vacation is tiring!! Someone in particular was soooo tired but didn't want to admit it. I have proof now! To give you a little background, we were at Hollywood Studios and had just sat down to watch the car stunt show: I love this sequence of pictures....</div>
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Hhhmm, Keagan slept through the explosions, the heat you could feel from the explosions, the water being splashed on us, the squealing tires from the stunt cars, the loud microphones...you name it - he slept through the whole thing!<br />
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One morning at Disney, we had breakfast at Cinderella's Castle. I remember as a little girl ALWAYS wondering what it was like inside the castle...well, I finally got my wish. (The boys had a good time too, I think). </div>
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I highly recommend eating at the 8:00 breakfast. You are allowed into the park before it opens and then after breakfast, you are able to get to the activities before the crowd sets in. </div>
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All the princesses came for a visit. The boys got swords and the girls got a wand. (Keagan is not in any of these pictures...he was too interested in eating breakfast).</div>
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Here is our Menu. I was impressed with ALL the food, however this was a very nice breakfast. </div>
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Prior to breakfast, all the families get a picture with Cinderella and also an autograph. They are soooo friendly and great with the kids and ALWAYS in character.</div>
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When you first enter the Castle, the entire walls are covered in mosaic tile with all the different scenes from the story.</div>
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And we can't forget Cinderella's mice...They were hiding way up high on one of the walls. I tell ya, Disney does not miss a thing!</div>
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We celebrated Halloween this year at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Prior to us leaving for Disney I thought that instead of bringing costumes for the kids, I would sign them up for the Pirate League - Kind of like the princess boutique except more geared for boys and pirates. This way they would be all dressed up for trick-or-treating.</div>
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Upon entering, the kids had to sign their new "pirate name." Unfortunately, Keagan did not feel like cooperating and dressing up like the others so I took his place! I got to dress up like Izzy and Kellen was Jake from the Neverland Pirates. HK dressed up as a mermaid.</div>
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It was a LONG day and night for everyone but it was a lot of fun. We made the kids lay down for naps late in the afternoon so that they would survive the late night. Then we headed back to Magic Kingdom. We got to trick-or-treat at the Magic Kingdom and ride several rides in the dark. It was the busiest night we had but so worth it. </div>
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The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-49132241558910992642012-12-28T12:43:00.001-06:002012-12-29T15:23:12.381-06:00Disney - part 2<br />
I will just say this: blogging about Disney makes me feel disorganized. I'm not sure how to post all these pictures to describe how much fun we all had. It just doesn't do it justice. So, I'm all for randomness now. <br />
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I could not wait for the boys to go on the jungle cruise at Magic Kingdom. That, the Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse were 3 of my most favorite rides when I was little. They are still there but a little or a lot different. They didn't appreciate the cruise or the tree house like I thought they would. Oh well - maybe next time. <br />
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Minnie Mouse was the first character that Keagan was able to meet. He was so excited but then got spooked once he was next in line.</div>
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Monday evening we went to Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary Resort. They met I think 5 characters that night. I love HK's face!</div>
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<br />The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-46425486518655103732012-12-15T13:45:00.000-06:002012-12-15T13:45:05.326-06:00Our Disney Trip<br />
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We went Oct. 28-Nov. 2 - yes, over Halloween!</div>
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We went with our friends the Oldhams and without both of our 2-year-olds! I missed Kade, but once we got there I was glad he wasn't! We were able to do so many things that we couldn't have otherwise.</div>
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Kellen and HK enjoying the plane ride together</div>
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Daddy and Keagan just chillin'</div>
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Disney is truly a magical place. The details and friendliness of everyone is so magnificent.</div>
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The boys in front of the castle.</div>
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I knew the boys were playing in the extra large dirt pile by the pond. I had already warned them that I was not going to let them change clothes either - at least not until they were ready to come inside. I was attempting to pack and catch up on laundry before our Disney World trip and I REALLY didn't want extra laundry to do. </div>
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The boys obviously had gotten a little muddy while playing in the dirt pile and they wanted to wash their shoes off. Yeah right. They wanted to get soaked.</div>
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And this is what I saw when I came back out...Keagan completely submerged in a mud bath, with his clothes on and Kellen completely naked...(I will spare you those pics).</div>
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So if you are wondering whether or not I gave in and gave them new clothes.....I will have you know I DID NOT give in...Daddy made them go naked out by the woods and hung the muddy wet clothes out by the fire. Good thing we live in the country! The clothes dried pretty quickly and they had fun doing what boys like to do. </div>
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The month of October was filled with several field trips. I was so excited that I was able to go with all 3 boys. </div>
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The first trip was Kellen's Kindergarten class to a pumpkin patch about an hour away. We took a bus and tried to occupy the kids the best we could. </div>
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Kellen and his friend Braden</div>
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I got to share my bus seat with these 2 houligans!!</div>
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Kellen with several classmates. There are 14 in his class.</div>
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All the moms split up and took 4-5 children each to watch over. It was a little difficult since there were so many activities to do. </div>
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All the kids got to pick their own pumpkins</div>
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We ended up not carving pumpkins this year. Kade ended up picking a pumpkin that was the size of his hand, Keagan's was green, and Kellen decorated his at school....so they were a little difficult to carve. Then we went to Disney over Halloween! So things were a little crazy around here and I was a tad bit preoccupied.</div>
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To give you a little more information, our driveway is lined with Bradford Pears. I use to LOVE these trees. Now they are a thorn in my side. Since July 1st, we have had two major incidents with these trees - aka wind. These trees do NOT like wind. Nor ice or snow for that matter. We constantly are picking up fallen limbs and trees - hence the reason for our unending brush pile. </div>
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My boys LOVE mud. Every time it rains the boys ask if they can play out in it. Unfortunately, it is not always good timing...or it's lightning or too cold. This particular day was just a nice light rain with no lightning so they stripped down to their undies and went at it. </div>
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Yeah for days when we have no where to go and they can have fun like this! I did tell Karsten that we needed an outdoor shower though!!! I made them go through and shower in the pool house first before they were allowed back inside.</div>
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It's weird to say that I am a mother of a 6 year old....I feel like I should still have a baby!!</div>
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Anyway, we celebrated Kellen's 6th birthday in between rain showers over Labor Day weekend. I was so glad that it stopped raining long enough for the party. I had planned for LOTS of outdoor activities.</div>
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When the guests first arrived I had mustaches, swords, eye patches, and bandanas...everything you needed to be a pirate.</div>
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Our homeade ship....Karsten and I worked together one morning to build this pirate ship - complete with a plank to walk.</div>
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Two of my favorite pirates...Kellen and HK</div>
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I love this picture (my dad in the background attacking Kobe) :-)</div>
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I wish I would have taken a picture of our pirate treasure map, but Karsten slaved over a real-life treasure map complete with clues. The kids had to follow the clues and find the buried treasure. We actually buried a chest filled with all kinds of goodies. We literally ran all over the place so I didn't have a chance to get the pictures.</div>
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Kellen, these past 6 years have been such a joy. You are growing up...in fact you just lost your first tooth. You came home one day from school a couple weeks ago and said "I had a bad day." When I asked you why, you told me with teary eyes..."my tooth is loose." I guess I had not prepared you for what losing a tooth would feel like or how you would feel about it. You are such an easy going guy with a kind heart and bright eyes. I love you to the moon and back! Happy 6th birthday!</div>
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Oh how can this be happening? My first baby is off to school. It seems like I blinked and he's 6 now. I remember staring at him in awe the day he was born...ugh.</div>
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Kellen is doing great and he LOVES school. I love his teacher and I know that he will have a great experience there. The first couple of weeks were hard on all of us. He was super tired and moody - not at all like him. However he has adjusted now and comes home happy and a little more talkative. I love seeing and hearing about school and all that he is doing. Happy 1st day of Kindergarten!!</div>
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Every year, for the past 20 some years, the Slater's have traveled to Gull Lake. Specifically Gull Lake Ministries, Family Camp.</div>
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The camp has had MANY changes over the last 2 decades and it is much more resort-style now. It used to be real family "camping" - as in you stayed in non air-conditioned cabins and you had to bring linens, food,...everything except your kitchen sink. NOW they SERVE you. It is their mission to serve the families that come. They want everyone to have a great time but mostly grow closer to the Lord through this process. </div>
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Family Camp is split into 8 or so week sessions. You pick the week you want to come. We stay in a house right on the Lake and share it with family. It's gorgeous. Every week there is a mission group that is focused. While we were there it was JAARS. This ministry's focus is sending helicopters with missionaries and Bible translators to jungle and hard-to-reach places to present the Gospel. There are still around 2000 tribes/villages that have yet to receive the Bible in their native language. </div>
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SO of course we got helicopter rides with the guys from JAARS</div>
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Kellen got to ride with the pilot! </div>
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The kids go to their own sessions in the morning while the adults go to their sessions. The afternoon is free time! We usually spend it in the lake or zip lining. </div>
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Cousin Bennett and Kellen getting ready for the zip line</div>
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On two of the evenings the staff takes our children and feeds and ministers to them. The adults get alone time with each other and the staff serve us some really nice dinners!</div>
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Mexican Fiesta Night! Each night is a theme night. You don't have to dress up but it's fun too see what everyone comes up with. This week we had Mexican Fiesta, Stars and Stripes, Night out at the Ballpark, and Ozark Mountain Games...(think redneck olympics!)</div>
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<br />The Slatershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030310290791432024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268867655770848079.post-44924335608604658872012-09-08T15:23:00.000-05:002012-09-08T15:23:36.297-05:00Summertime-ness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Aaah, summertime - it's coming to an end. Anyone who knows me knows that I love summer. We love to swim and do all things outdoor. HOWEVER, I do enjoy the break from all the work that summertime-ness (is that a word)??? brings. Next year I'm DETERMINED to have a large garden, which will require even more work..but hey I want my boys to learn that they have to work in order to eat. </div>
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Our summer can be summed up in one word: dirty. Okay, also sweaty, sandy, barefoot, and usually shirtless (my boys - not me).</div>
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Oh the dreaded sand box and table. I need an outdoor shower! The boys love the sand and I would rather them be playing outside than sitting in front of the tv.</div>
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Who doesn't like to share ice cream with their best friend?</div>
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Keagan learned how to ride the big boy bike with training wheels. </div>
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Karsten built this walk through water sprinkler and Kade thought it was a water fountain to drink from. It was really funny</div>
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And of course Ag Days...every town has to have a fair...be it hot, sweaty, sticky, and crowded with people who you will never see again. </div>
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Goodbye summer - Hello FALL! I need a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks!!</div>
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Oh my dear sweet Kade. I just cannot believe you are 2 years old. I am again way behind on blogging; as you turned 2 on July 9th. </div>
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This was one of your 2 year pics. I just love your smile and the space between your teeth :-)</div>
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You are talking all the time. You are pretty loud at home but the teachers in the preschool say you are quiet...I don't believe it! You definitely voice your opinions and get pretty mad when your brothers take something from you. I think you think you are 2 going on 12. It just seems like yesterday I brought you home from the hospital...I just blinked and now you are 2. I treasure these sweet years you are here with me at home. I love you so!</div>
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This summer we hit up 2 parades. This may surprise you but this was the first parade our kids have been to (I think). Usually parades fell at bad times for us (for ex: nap time) and I knew they really didn't know the difference so we just skipped them.</div>
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Mount Carmel has a 4th of July parade every year and being newcomers we thought we should experience it. The boys really enjoyed it...despite that it was a blazing 100 degrees or more outside.</div>
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This parade was Fun Day in Carterville right before we moved. Fun day is the fundraiser for all the Carterville athletics. They start the morning off with a parade and Kellen walked with his baseball team. They have bouncy houses, bbq, and all kinds of other activities.</div>
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Kade...what shall I say about you..You had too many suckers by this point! You were a stinker for sure.</div>
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Obviously we moved this summer and had stacks and stacks of boxes everywhere! We gave many of them away but kept some of the big ones for the boys to play in (and rip apart).</div>
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Cousins Preston and Bennett came a couple of days after we moved and Keagan and Kellen gave their beds to them....so they could sleep in the boxes. What a trade off!</div>
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You can see the packing paper behind Kade....as I am writing this I'm wondering how many times I hollered at the boys to pick it back up and put it in the bag. They kept telling me it was snow. They would rip it apart and throw it up in the air and let it fall. Their imaginations soared this summer - especially with no TV - which I loved. </div>
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Our boxes are long gone but for some reason, these days hold dear to my heart - the summer we began anew.</div>
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We have spent so much time swimming or doing other water related activities this summer. Basically if we were outside we were in the water....it was too hot not to be!</div>
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Earlier this summer, a friend invited us to head to Princeton's splash park. The kids loved it...and mommy loved it because it was free and its gated. So we can sit and watch the kids run around, not worry about the chance of drowning, and a bonus, there is benches with shade!</div>
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Daddy made the boys a walk through/under sprinkler this spring. It is basically made out of PVC pipe, a couple of corner joints, and some holes! You hook a water hose up to it and let it go. The kids loved it and they played with this a lot before we moved to the new house. </div>
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We of course had to get the baby pool out on those HOT mornings!!!</div>
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These last few pictures are of the boys FINALLY enjoying the pool at our new house. I tell you it was a labor of love! We spent MANY hours toiling and laboring over this massive hole in the ground! But we have learned a lot - what to do and definitely what NOT to do! I can't believe that as I'm typing this, summer is pretty much long gone! Oh, the dog days of summer. At least we were able to beat the heat a little!</div>
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So I'm going to try really hard this week to catch up on my blog posts. It bothers me that I'm so behind, but hey - A LOT has happened this summer! I really do want to catch up because this is my family's scrapbook!</div>
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Back in May (yes, I'm that far behind) we traveled to Chattanooga. (I believe I posted some pictures from our trip awhile back but never finished.... So here we go.)</div>
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We went to the Aquarium in downtown Chattanooga - the boys LOVED it.</div>
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If you have never been....it's awesome. They have two separate buildings: one freshwater and one saltwater.</div>
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Sorry, most of these pictures are not good. They were taken with my phone and I didn't have a flash. This particular picture they were watching a shark (a very large one)!</div>
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The boys were able to pet all different kinds of sting rays and sharks. They were really good and afterwards we had to hit up 5 guys burgers and fries! I love that place!</div>
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