{"id":3162,"date":"2011-07-24T22:14:18","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T05:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=3162"},"modified":"2011-07-24T22:14:18","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T05:14:18","slug":"just-checking-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/barelycontrolledchaos.com\/wordpress\/?p=3162","title":{"rendered":"Just checking in&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;and restocking our suitcases before we head out again tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yeah, even though it couldn&#8217;t really be helped, our summer travel vacation plans kind of all got<br \/>\nsmashed together into these few weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This past weekend we got to crash Daddy and Uncle Jeff&#8217;s annual trip to Comic Con in San Diego.<br \/>\nThe boys even took the girls to the convention for a few hours. The excitement before they headed out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0111 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5973154110\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6027\/5973154110_c16eb78d85_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0111\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;and Mommy and Aunt JB headed to their very happy place for a little spa day.  It was all good.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0112 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5973155034\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6147\/5973155034_845c722c05_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0112\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When all the girls reconvened at the resort, we had a very relaxing and beautiful weekend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0075 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5972575869\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6017\/5972575869_2eea7c9ed8_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0075\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Addie couldn&#8217;t look into the sun for the photo on the camera timer, but found a minute to pose in front of the waterfall&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0095 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5973141768\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6009\/5973141768_5ec7b35782_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0095\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;and in some Rupunzel hair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0096 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5972585565\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6001\/5972585565_7fd552f965_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0096\" width=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It always amazes me that the girls find new friends everywhere they go.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0099 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5973149418\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6130\/5973149418_00e325934c_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0099\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Maybe it is all of their ferocious energy that attracts them?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0100 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5973150986\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6010\/5973150986_c7f92d7659_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0100\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Of course, they had to revisit their favorite part of the rooms at the Grand &#8211; the bathtub.<br \/>\nAddie is actually kneeling in there, that is how deep it is!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0104 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5972595273\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6008\/5972595273_4d4c983806_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0104\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And when they weren&#8217;t swimming in the bathtub, they perfected their jumps and flips in the big pools.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0116 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5973156330\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6008\/5973156330_64387e4181_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0116\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was indeed a fantastic weekend and great way to dive into our family vacation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"DSC_0120 by Voris, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/voris\/5973157894\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6012\/5973157894_6f3a0beb7c_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0120\" width=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So now we are packing it up and heading to Orlando. This time we are tagging along with Daddy as he does some work, and we are all excited about getting to explore DisneyWorld and go to Harry Potter World! Then we get a few days in Michigan to see all of our peeps up there. I&#8217;m just hoping we don&#8217;t melt in all of the humidity between the two states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;and restocking our suitcases before we head out again tomorrow. Yeah, even though it couldn&#8217;t really be helped, our summer travel vacation plans kind of all got smashed together into these few weeks. 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