The Lucas Life http://www.thelucaslife.com Tampa Edition Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:58:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Day and Night at Curtis Hixon http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=750 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=750#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:00:28 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=750 We had a busy day today: two trips to the park, two different libraries, mall, lunch, reading, homework, dinner, ice cream, movie… hope everyone sleeps in tomorrow!

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]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=750 0 Preschool! http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=748 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=748#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:56:17 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=748 Olivia officially started Pre-School last Monday! She made me a deal: if she could have gum, I could snap a few shots of her after her exciting first day. :)

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]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=748 0 Arabian Knights! http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=745 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=745#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:04:23 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=745 Grandpa surprised us with an invitation to the dinner show, Arabian Knights! Every one had a wonderful time and will remember the night for a long time. Thanks WW!

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Dancing…

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… and singing!

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Olivia attacking Daddy

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These are some shots taken before the show while Rich and Dan waited in line for tickets.

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Great shot of Alyssa! (Taken by Sierra)

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after the show… nighty night!

]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=745 0 July / August http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=738 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=738#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:04:15 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=738 DSCN3039

Impromptu dinner at Chuck E’ Cheeses with Grandma :)

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Ellianna, Olivia, and Alexandra playing at Kate Jackson Park. Super fun play date!

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Olivia’s first REAL hair cut!

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She couldn’t stop talking about the lady next to her that was getting her hair “painted.”

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We waited forever for the fireworks to start at Channelside!

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]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=738 0 Grandma’s Birthday http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=740 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=740#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:00:57 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=740 DSCN2888

We went to High Tea for Grandma’s birthday a few weekends ago and had a blast! I have a feeling we may be starting a new birthday tradition…

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Olivia with the camera :)

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She has a thing for taking pictures of her feet. I could do an entire album just with pictures like this one :)

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]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=740 0 Alice in Wonderland http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=734 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=734#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:04:35 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=734 DSCN3009

Last weekend Sierra performed in the play, Alice in Wonderland with the Florida Academy of Performing Arts. She starred as Tweedle Dee and did an OUTSTANDING job!

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Alyssa and Olivia – two very proud sisters!

]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=734 0 Art Spot at TMA http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=730 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=730#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:25:15 +0000 flashkube http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=730 Saturday morning we walked over to the Tampa Museum of Art and let the kids take part in Art Spot, a program that lets them create work that mirrors or suggests the work of accomplished artists. It looked like fun so I took a stab at it too! (Sorry for the quality of the images. Camera was set to JPG instead of RAW for some reason.)

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]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=730 0 Curious George LIVE! http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=727 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=727#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:22:40 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=727 Grandma and I took Olivia to her first big play – Curious George LIVE! We enjoyed it and O had a blast!

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Pretty sweet seats, huh?

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Edge of your seat performance :)

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]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=727 0 Sierra’s Dance Recital http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=724 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=724#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:21:53 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=724 Sierra took a hip-hop dance class this year and she had a lot of fun! (Note: She isn’t short, she was the youngest in her class by 2-3 years.) Here’s the final result.

What? No tripods allowed? NO PROBLEM!

]]> http://www.thelucaslife.com/?feed=rss2&p=724 0 Busy weekends http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=721 http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=721#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:15:47 +0000 Susan http://www.thelucaslife.com/?p=721 All in one Saturday: soccer practice + 2 birthday parties + dance recital + sleep over with Alyssa and Sierra = one worn out Mommy!

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Olivia with the camera :)

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Can you believe they make cleats this small?

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Always climbing something.

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We were racing, Olivia won.

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Olivia is digging up acorns so that the squirrels can find them easier.

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I tried to get her to take the party hat off but I think she was pretending to be a unicorn.

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