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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.

Monthly Archives: May 2007

girls and dolls and matching dresses

So, my friend Katie saw these dresses at Marshalls and put them on hold for me. I also got one for Kayla. Aren’t they cute? Grace has washed hers 3 times since Friday! =)

Tiny divas. I did a whole session of the girls today. You can see the rest...

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nathan’s birthday party and swimming

There’s another new post below this one (Auntie). Here are Nathan’s Scooter’s Jungle party pics.the gangmark and alex
baby dashiell
megan
kayla girl
auntie verna
ally and logan
rob and the kids
grandma verna and auntie verna
brady and jen
benjamin and daddy
mom and dad with the birthday boy
grandma verna
logan
kari
brady, logan, and blakepapa bob and auntie verna
and here they are folks, my family…left...

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tuxedo cuties

I know some of you are waiting for today’s party pics but I am a tad behind. I stayed up until 1AM last night working because I just couldn’t stop. Really, I was on a roll. So at 1AM I decided to go to bed. I kept thinking that I’d better...

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even superheroes need to sleep…

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playtime with alex

notice what’s on Logan’s hand…always…

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nathan likes baseball. logan loves baseball.

Nathan likes to play baseball. I am pretty sure though, that if the sport did not require a uniform, a helmet, and a glove, he would not be interested. For Nathan, it is all about the equipment.

Logan, on the other hand, is obsessed with baseball. We’ve heard him say things like,...

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megan is famous

The lead story here is the Brownie Olympics. Right around 3:40 on the video, you’ll see Miss Megan cruise by the camera!

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brownilympics

Megan participated in the Brownie Olympics all day today. It was for dads and daughters. I thought the dads were competing, too, but they were just put to work at each event. Meg’s troop named their team “Daddy’s Little Sweethearts.” They’ve been practicing for weeks and made these little shirts and...

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lots o’ crazy pics

Today was busy as always. Boys had tee ball pictures and then a game. I had a couple park sessions. I’ll end up missing almost all of the boys’ games because I scheduled a bunch of Saturday morning photo shoots long before we ever got a tee ball schedule. Megan went...

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disneyland

I took just Nathan to Disneyland yesterday with Colleen, Mark, and Alex. It was so much fun to only have one kid with me. I didn’t even take my big camera. I felt so free! Here are some shots of the fun day…
Alex loves Lightning McQueen just like Logan but he...

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