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Seriously? College aged males are most certainly the targeted demographic. Although, I might use this for next year's Halloween costume. But...seriously?






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Trinity heading up to the lodge at Anthony Lakes Ski Resort

Getting fitted for boots...pretty tired kid. She's a trooper, like her mother. I'm a bit of a whiner.

Up the magic carpet! Go Trinity!

Getting some help from Kal!






A little video of the same...

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Trinity is three, Kriss Kross had no such excuse.
She eats bubbles. The taste doesn't seem to phase her...ewww!

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By the way, Teagan can dance.







Yeah, he gets it from his grandfather.

Trinity and Ava making cookies. Trinity rocking the cool tights.

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So I'm composing our Christmas letter for this year, thinking about all the things that I have to be thankful for. At the top of the list this year is my God, my family, my friends and the ability to run. What are you thankful for this year?







I think Teagan is thankful for something and it's NOT strollers.

 





Thanksgiving morning, at the 5k-ish Turkey Trot, runnin' and rollin' baby!
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Opa and Teagan playing a little ball.

Oma climbing the rope ladder. She's braver than me!

Not really sure what Opa's doing. Trinity's climbing though. It was nice to see them for Thanksgiving this year!

Turkey Trot 5k on the Thanksgiving morning. After  the race we hung around a little. The kids goofed off. Teagan was having a great time!

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Trinity turned three (3) years old last Tuesday. Three. Years. Old. I have two kids walking. Wait, I am making this about me. Trinity is three! And she's talking like crazy AND she is looking awfully grown up. More pictures about THAT later. for now, it's party</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSwarrellLife/~3/s6UkvpqtEeE/3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Big Poppa)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-77nLmkUMEws/TtMmSx8SQ4I/AAAAAAAAK5c/Z13A_9-4AHk/s72-c/trinity+bday+006.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Deer in the headlights...

Ummm..</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSwarrellLife/~3/6RBywCgv--Q/yikes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Big Poppa)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dWHVLQeVPl0/Tss3gmQM_lI/AAAAAAAAK4E/ozBEpiMW0Nk/s72-c/007.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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8 seconds yet?

Texting her friends so they can meet up at the mall...

"See food!"

Can you say, "dry climate"? Trinity can!

I talk quite a bit about how good Trinity is with Teagan. She also does this.

Tunnel vision

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Hit play and enjoy the pictures!

Trinity enjoys helping out with Teagan's care and feeding.

Nice picture of a boy and his mommy

Innocent, unsuspecting victims.

This is criminal mischief if I have ever seen it.

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Teagan has some catching up to do in the "published photos" department, so I though I would give him a little love tonight. Right now he is growing and changing so fast that it's really hard to </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSwarrellLife/~3/dugfYqb82m4/and-in-this-corner.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Big Poppa)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--cdo7eJDk4g/Try4HFkmkNI/AAAAAAAAKbw/k4kmNj_IDUQ/s72-c/recent+008.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Autumn came home this summer with a trampoline that she bought at a yard sale for $5. It was a very well-spent $5. All the kids really love to take a </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSwarrellLife/~3/o43fdE7VTAo/just-playing-around.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Big Poppa)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qYj6BwF5Dxc/TqeYTwHc_II/AAAAAAAAKZc/xOLezXpbk2s/s72-c/big+camera+071.JPG" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Teagan always looks a little bleary when he wakes up.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSwarrellLife/~3/QflLbcRJ61s/while-we-were-away.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Big Poppa)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JZ4oytzdJ-g/TpuwlWrKm9I/AAAAAAAAKVk/80sOoIYRAbo/s72-c/IMG954794.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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WHO PUT TEAGAN IN A DRESS?!?!? Okay, maybe it's Trinity from 2009. BUT, at first glance, it sure looks like Teagan! Amazing what a little hair does to your appearance!

Also, this was that same month (November 2009). This was not too long after Trinity's injury. We took her to OHSU and they needed these marks on her head to know where to put the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSwarrellLife/~3/ZxzT9dNyr_Y/looking-back-laugh-cry-and-wonder.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Big Poppa)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5g748DvWlxA/TqwJ4HFbsTI/AAAAAAAAKbY/QQyPL56KCug/s72-c/Thanksgiving+Weekend+095.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><description>&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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