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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: July 2008

monterey, day 2

the aquarium

Lots of new things at the aquarium, especially for babies, toddlers, and little kids. Fun stuff.

I just typed a novel about their less-than-desirable behavior on this trip but deleted it. Maybe if i don’t write it out, I can erase it from my memory. At least they are all asleep now...

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monterey, day 1

While we were getting ready to go, the kids each dressed a doll and packed it a bag. Two of the 14 sinful American Girl dolls are boys, one blonde, one brunette so it’s kind of perfect. Nathan likes to play dolls but Logan NEVER plays dolls. He spent a significant amount...

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one more clip for Brady and Jen

don’t mind Ryan and Nathan’s conversation in the background…

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jasper and golf

We met Corey’s new dog, Jasper today. He’s a patient pooch to get this much love all at once!
Then we went miniature golfing with Casey, Kris, Kari, Corey, and Nathan’s friend Ryan.

We went out to dinner after golfing. Megan loves ribs and always orders them when they are on the kids menu. ...

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not much going on today

Nathan went to a Scooters Jungle party today. He and Megan have been to quite a few lately but I never take pictures because I use that 2.5 hours to “run errands.”Talked to Brady today. They are on land but still gone for a few more days. They checked the blog and...

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dates

Today we took the kids on dates. I took the boys bowling with their friend Stephen. It was so much fun. They did great together. A little competitive about the score but I guess that’s just boys. I was all set to not keep score and just let them play...

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he won’t want to go home on wed

This is shocking, I know. I think Beau actually LIKES it here. He follows Diego all around and naps with his furry cousins. He jumps in our laps, purrs when we hold him, and lets the kids cart him around. I think he might be sad to leave when the time...

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magic mountain madness

We went to MM with Alex and Colleen today. Here are the 3 crazy kids on Jet Stream.

This Him-Her shot is now tradition when we go, although Alex is in the wrong one!

Here we are getting ready to ride Colossus. We also went on Ninja, Gold Rusher, and lots of kiddie rides.

Here is...

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cats

romping with Diegoanother new post below this onenote the growling by beaui think this video was from sunday

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that darn cat

This cat is a little stinker. Brady and Jen are on a cruise and Beau is staying with us. Look at that innocent face. He spent Saturday and Sunday growling and hissing up a storm. No one could get anywhere near him. Sunday night he fell from the balcony and...

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