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Welcome to the Mandel 5!

Thanks for stopping by our little world.  There is never a dull moment in this house with Rob's teaching jobs, my part-time teaching and part-time photography, three busy kids, and more pets than we need.  Check out the links above to read my friends' blogs, find old posts, or get in touch with me.

Yearly Archives: 2006

happy new year!

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zoo

Last year we went to the zoo on Logan’s second birthday. Today we were a day late…but what fun they had!

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my baby boy is 3

sniff, sniff…my little guy is three today. boo hoo. We took him to the lake to get some bday shots and everyone jumped right in. In to the session, not the lake – it was freezing!

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sea world & la jolla

I could sit and take pictures of this scene all day long.
a rock in la jolla
seals in La Jolla Cove – if you’ve never been there, it’s cool. There have been seals there for as long as I can remember – and they are all over the beach, too.

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dick’s last resort

We just got back from Sea World – had to get in a couple more visits before those passes expire! We stopped in at Dick’s Last Resort, a hilarious restaurant in San Diego, for dinner. They let the kids draw on the floor with chalk and gave them drinks with 20 straws. They encouraged shouting...

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christmas morning

yep, already posting. we were up E.A.R.L.Y. But it was fun to watch how excited they all were to see what Santa brought.

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christmas eve

best I could get with all the excitement…..

with auntie…..waiting to see what papa brought (game boys!)
putting out milk, cookies, and carrots for the reindeer…

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she said yes!

I am not good at keeping secrets but I’ve had one for almost 2 months….Brady bought a ring and proposed TODAY and Jen said YES! Woo-Hoo! He did it at MSU in front of the Sparty statue…if you know them, you know how perfect that is. I am so excited. We have been teasing Brady...

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cookies for santa

We decorated cookies with the cousins today. I love all the colors. As always, the adults did most of the work but the kids had fun doing it for a little while and they always enjoy being together.

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snow much fun

My friend Lisa from the photo association invited us to her block party tonight. They live on one of those streets that goes all out with their holiday lights. Tonight they had fake snow and a sled ramp. The kids had sooooo much fun. Nathan flipped the sled over on his first run and got...

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