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Callahan Kids Photo Session

Tricia — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:00:40 +0000

In a rare moment with all the children awake we grabbed the cameras and tried to get some photos of them together. They are by no means professional. Just a fun afternoon together.

Tessa & Jude:

Grace, Isaac, Jude & Tessa:

Vacation 2010: First Half of the Week

Tricia — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:00:36 +0000

We rented a house in the Outer Banks of North Carolina in Corolla. As per usual, I found the house through vrbo.com. The house has a nice size pool, hot tub and lots of bedrooms and bathrooms for us all. It has great patio space and covered patio space. It is great! The only downfall of this place is that it isn’t as close to the beach as some of our other vacation locations. I suppose we have been spoiled in the past. We also waited a long time to book this reservation which might have been part of the problem.

But nonetheless we are here, the weather has been beautiful and it is not home. So we are having fun. Here are a few pictures from the first part of the week.

Vacation 2010: North Carolina Aquarium

Tricia — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:49:26 +0000

We are vacation in the Outer Banks of North Carolina this week with Ben’s brother Jesse, Naomi, Grace and Jude. It was a bit cloudy and rainy and we were a bit sun spent from the day before so we ventured down to the aquarium for the afternoon. I have been so excited to take Isaac to an aquarium because he just LOVES anything that is in the water – fish, whales, dolphins, etc. It was a smaller aquarium but a perfect size for our little clan on this particular day. (Remember, clicking on the photos will bring up captions.)

The first family vacation: Panama City Beach & Nashville

Tricia — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:29:11 +0000

Goodness, it has been nearly a month since we returned and I am just now writing about our first vacation. Probably because I am still recovering (laundry/cleaning). It was a lot of fun. This is the first picture I took of Isaac once we got to Florida and it is one of my all-time favorites.

I was a little reluctant about driving all the way to Florida with an 8 month old but we had friends that were going to be down there that we could meet up with a share a house. It was AWESOME! The house was literally on the beach. Ben and I could put Isaac down for a nap and still be able to hear him in the baby monitor as we lounged/played by the water.

We stayed in Panama City Beach for a week. Ben was excited because Thunder Beach was going on while we were down there – a HUGE motorcycle rally (picture 40,000 motorcycles in one city). It was a bit crazy at times.

We took a great boat ride where we got to feed the birds Cheetos right from our hands. We laid on the beach. Ben went golfing and rented a surf board for the week. And Isaac got familiar with the ocean. He didn’t really like the sand or the water at first but his dad (being the amazing man that he is) worked and played with him until he was perfectly at home.

On our way home we stopped in Nashville (neither of us had ever been there) to break up the 14 hour trip. It was lots of fun and I have a cousin who lives there so we visited with her and her family as well. We also were able to see some friends who had moved there about a year ago.

All in all a great vacation. And plenty of cute pics of the little man! (clicking on the pictures will allow you to see the captions)