Big Dan's Blog of Paradise

2006-07-26T19:21:00.001-05:00

The reason for the trip to the beach...Eli and (soon to be) Megan Kennemur

2006-07-26T19:21:00.000-05:00

Bow to the newlyweds

2006-07-26T19:20:00.002-05:00

Over the sandy threshold

2006-07-26T19:20:00.001-05:00

The girls

2006-07-26T19:20:00.000-05:00

Ava coached Megan on tossing the bouquet

2006-07-26T19:19:00.001-05:00

The coupld and the kids

2006-07-26T19:19:00.000-05:00

ELI...pre ceremony. I had to capture the last moment of singleness

2006-07-26T19:18:00.001-05:00

Some black and white....max changed the settings and it took me a while to figure out how to change it back

2006-07-26T19:18:00.000-05:00

"A little magic dust on his head ought to chill him out"....trust me. It didn't

2006-07-26T19:17:00.000-05:00

Sand babies

2006-07-26T19:16:00.000-05:00

Digging now, don't bother me

2006-07-26T19:13:00.000-05:00

Windblown hairdo

2006-07-26T19:12:00.001-05:00

Hello wind...don't blow my cake away

2006-07-26T19:12:00.000-05:00

WHAT? YOU STEPPIN?

2006-07-26T19:11:00.001-05:00

Ava with her new friend Carly, aka the flower girl. "Give peace a chance"

2006-07-26T19:11:00.000-05:00

They held hands and ran around half the night

2006-07-26T19:10:00.001-05:00

And Turn, and pose, and turn, and pose...SUPERMODEL

2006-07-26T19:10:00.000-05:00

Run Max Run!

2006-07-26T19:09:00.001-05:00

Caught him bustin a move

2006-07-26T19:09:00.000-05:00

This is a picture of Max reluctantly showing off his seashells. The tears are because I have the camera and he doesn't

2006-07-26T19:08:00.001-05:00

Then I told him to smile...more of a smirk

2006-07-26T19:08:00.000-05:00

I SEE YOU

2006-07-26T19:07:00.001-05:00

I told her to smile...this is what I got

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Just cute

2006-07-26T19:06:00.002-05:00

His headphones make for a more peaceful journey

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And hers

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The reason for the headphones

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Works for her too

2006-04-16T15:13:00.000-05:00

The famous "sikky"...comfort item, peek-a-boo cover, night time blanket, snot rag

2006-04-16T15:11:00.001-05:00

The Easter egg hunt at work.

2006-04-16T15:11:00.000-05:00

Loot

2006-04-16T15:10:00.000-05:00

Ava and Al Bundy...there's just not a lot of stress in their life

2006-04-16T15:09:00.000-05:00

He takes photos of his favorite things, ie his movies, his chocolate milk, his chocolate chip cookies...

2006-04-16T15:08:00.001-05:00

And the remote and a pic of mommy and daddy

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She thinks anything electronic is a phone. Plus she's cute.

2006-04-16T15:07:00.001-05:00

Remember how I told you he now knew better than to get the camera close to water? Never mind. Kind of a cool picture though I thought.

2006-04-16T15:07:00.000-05:00

Looks kind of like an icicle

2006-04-16T15:06:00.000-05:00

Special effects

2006-04-16T15:05:00.000-05:00

Like the pigtails?

2006-04-16T15:04:00.000-05:00

My children...and Japheth

2006-03-13T22:34:00.001-06:00

Max on the way to the zoo

2006-03-13T22:34:00.000-06:00

Ava on the way to the zoo

2006-03-13T22:33:00.000-06:00

It was a lovely day...not too hot or bright

2006-03-13T22:32:00.001-06:00

Max thought this flower was special apparently.

2006-03-13T22:32:00.000-06:00

Entrance fountain...pic by Max

2006-03-13T22:31:00.001-06:00

Making wishes

2006-03-13T22:31:00.000-06:00

the hard part was getting her out of "Her" boat

2006-03-13T22:30:00.001-06:00

Priceless.

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Gettin' a little close look at the monkeys

2006-03-13T22:29:00.001-06:00

Gettin' a little sleepy

2006-03-13T22:29:00.000-06:00

Little blurry, and no fish compares to Nemo and Dory. We "saw" them too.

2006-03-13T22:28:00.002-06:00

Princesses are hatched from eggs.

2006-03-13T22:28:00.001-06:00

Not sure what angle this was taken from

2006-03-13T22:28:00.000-06:00

Ava and Sydney with their pink shoes

2006-03-13T22:27:00.000-06:00

In an eggshell...

2006-03-13T22:26:00.000-06:00

Ever try to get three kids to look at the camera and look presentable?

2006-03-13T22:25:00.000-06:00

Her shirt says "Kiss me I'm Cute" with the word 'Irish' crossed out

2006-03-13T22:24:00.000-06:00

Max felt it important to capture the essence of Larry as a T-shirt

2006-03-13T22:23:00.001-06:00

Incredibles Puzzle...good times.

2006-03-13T22:23:00.000-06:00

Some assembly required

2006-03-13T22:22:00.000-06:00

I wasn't around when this was taken...He has since "learned" not to get digital objects too close to standing water

2006-03-13T22:21:00.000-06:00

I see you

2006-03-13T22:20:00.000-06:00

No words necessary

2006-03-13T22:18:00.001-06:00

He doesn't like this sweatshirt

2006-03-13T22:18:00.000-06:00

What Daddy looks like to Max

2006-03-13T22:17:00.000-06:00

What Mommy looks like to Max

2006-03-13T22:16:00.001-06:00

What Uncle Nate looks like to Max

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What Uncle Jared looks like to Max

2006-03-13T22:15:00.000-06:00

What Nana looks like to Max

2006-03-13T22:14:00.001-06:00

Ava, Max, and Uncle Brent's jam session

2006-03-13T22:14:00.000-06:00

I've often thought the Wiggles needed a Banjo

2006-01-20T15:47:00.000-06:00

The illustrious Luke Miles Strickland

2006-01-20T15:46:00.000-06:00

Afro

2006-01-20T15:44:00.000-06:00

Saying Cheese is supposed to make you smile, not bear your teeth at someone

2006-01-20T15:43:00.000-06:00

This is Max begging for the camera after I caught him with it

2006-01-20T15:42:00.000-06:00

This is Max using my camera

2006-01-20T15:40:00.003-06:00

Aunt Amanda's Christmas Present

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Allie Grace-Gifted Glory

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Enjoying her presents despite the hair in her face

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Look at the innocence...liars

2006-01-20T15:38:00.002-06:00

Her brother taught her to say cheese

2006-01-20T15:38:00.001-06:00

Quit waking me up to take pictures!

2006-01-20T15:38:00.000-06:00

heh? talking to mommy while listening to "The wongest time song"

2006-01-20T15:37:00.000-06:00

Still can't believe her hair is that long

2005-11-01T18:29:00.000-06:00

another embarassing bathtup pic

2005-11-01T18:27:00.001-06:00

Trying to keep her teeth as bright as those eyes.

2005-11-01T18:27:00.000-06:00

Don't know if you can see it, but he's walking on bubble wrap. Hours of fun. Actually, he's running

2005-11-01T18:26:00.000-06:00

If Ava doesn't get her way (i.e. Max gets to eat something she doesn't get or has to wait her turn) she throws a fit. This consists of running to the nearest solid object, placing her face to the surface, and screaming. Here she has chosen the the play table...

2005-11-01T18:24:00.001-06:00

And against the trash compactor

2005-11-01T18:24:00.000-06:00

All bias aside...I mean, c'mon. He's one of the cutest kids on Earth

2005-11-01T18:23:00.000-06:00

Brown Hair, Blue Eyes, and Brown Mouth. Sure it's a cookie, but that's a WHEAT ROLL in her other hand. I try to feed them a balanced diet

2005-11-01T18:21:00.000-06:00

Their natural state. There's nothing holding her hair like that....it just held that way after I took the rubber band out

2005-11-01T18:20:00.000-06:00

She loves to drive

2005-11-01T18:19:00.001-06:00

Swidin'

2005-11-01T18:19:00.000-06:00

Not the recommended driving posture...Max tried to "help" her about two minutes after this and drug her about 5 feet before I could reach them

2005-11-01T18:18:00.002-06:00

My little Hershey Kiss

2005-11-01T18:18:00.001-06:00

complete with hershey banner

2005-11-01T18:18:00.000-06:00

Yeah....She's THAT cute

2005-11-01T18:17:00.000-06:00

Max's Bear costume which he wore for about 10 minutes. See the paws? They wouldn't line up perfectly with his thumbs so he threw repeated fits for me to fix them. Eventually we both tired of the routine and I let him take it off. My poor OCD child.

2005-11-01T18:15:00.001-06:00

The bracelets don't really match but YOU try taking em off