The Sponsel family blended with the Hopkins clan this weekend at the Morton Pumpkin Festival. In this photo, we're all seen enjoying a classic Hopkins dinner of sour cream chicken breasts wrapped in bacon. I couldn't believe Nat's whole family drove all the way from Indy to enjoy the parade despite torrential weather conditions. The Sponsels are the Tom Cruise of families--charismatic, opinionated, and larger than life. They were a blast to spend time with and get teased by!
My scrumptious niece Ali enjoyed her first Pumpkin parade with her daddy, Nick. She was just darling and such a joy to be around--I was hoping she'd want to stay with me and Jeff and give her parents a break but I'll bet she'd go nuts without her mom. I wish I spent more time with her.
Brielle was pretty in pink and also enjoyed her first Pumpkin parade. She was sniffling from a cold but she's such a good baby, she hardly fussed throughout the day. Both babies should've been entered in the Morton baby contest. They're so gorgeous! I pasted their pictures on my computer at work.
I don't think Max and Laney would care much for the parade if they didn't get so much candy from participants who tossed fistfuls of junk their way on the streets. They could get pretty competitive in picking up the pieces! They're still trying to trade with each other and negotiate who gets what.
Of course, my Republican-loving in-laws went wild over Aaron Schock. He's pretty cute, but I can't say I'm a big fan of his politics. I'm pretty much a Democrat to the core, which makes me more of an oddity in this family than being a minority is! I respect their opinions and I don't take our differences personally.
I just feel that poverty is the greatest crisis in our country and the economy has taken a turn for the worse under the Bush administration. It's also the chief concern of the Democratic party. With foreclosures, declining housing equity and opportunity, job losses, stagnant wages, and lack of affordable healthcare, more and more people are being affected. And, of course, those at the bottom face the most uncertain futures of all.
The war in Afghanistan has gone on for seven years now, with only an escalation in violence in most regions...The war in Iraq has gone on for more than five and we were deceived into waging that war in the first place.
A reported 1.3 million abortions were performed in 2006. I don't think it matters whether a Republican or Democrat is in office--abortion will take place regardless so that issue doesn't factor into who I vote for. I also don't think Palin could seriously preach the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs when her own teenage daughter is a pregnant teen statistic.
Ok, I'm off my soap box now and onto bed! Nighty-night!
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