tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47434069376353445832024-03-12T18:44:05.710-06:00My Happy Little LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-77274313364475047602011-02-01T22:02:00.010-07:002011-02-01T23:24:33.847-07:00January 23-29, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5Cy_b05pLtfKSOY4o-otVcsr2OxJTbxuK4HFnqrjfbZoBzonJnUkurcFZBq7WFbXZACTfH4Bn557KHHn0Lq3vNhBZnU1L-_-pLNPkunLmR2KBfFpnneed2BtFwPdtMxW1ygPpXS7tPox/s1600/January+2011+100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5Cy_b05pLtfKSOY4o-otVcsr2OxJTbxuK4HFnqrjfbZoBzonJnUkurcFZBq7WFbXZACTfH4Bn557KHHn0Lq3vNhBZnU1L-_-pLNPkunLmR2KBfFpnneed2BtFwPdtMxW1ygPpXS7tPox/s400/January+2011+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568962833219213778" border="0" /></a><br />This past week came and went so quickly that looking at these pictures now it seems like a month ago rather than a week ago that all this took place. Monday morning we woke up to frost covered trees and rooftops. Even a warm weather gal like me has to appreciate that kind of a scene.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdFnRNRaEgL28Y1DcuKycVN9-sA7W2cH5pThmoCBfTl5E1iHFjEGfPcdh8CxiNJZDGr1571Ptew-sLKNp5cz9OFkv3CyhxsOzZQkREhiE5OCbAckjDic6fJ7tmZhrf8mHqVmMqev27o3Q/s1600/January+2011+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdFnRNRaEgL28Y1DcuKycVN9-sA7W2cH5pThmoCBfTl5E1iHFjEGfPcdh8CxiNJZDGr1571Ptew-sLKNp5cz9OFkv3CyhxsOzZQkREhiE5OCbAckjDic6fJ7tmZhrf8mHqVmMqev27o3Q/s400/January+2011+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568961650425016002" border="0" /></a>Monday afternoon a special package arrived all the way from Cyprus. It was addressed to Baby Preslee. Emersyn couldn't wait to open it. Uncle Robert, Aunt Haley, Gabe, and Owen sent this darling Activity Book for her! Emersyn spent the afternoon playing with it so she could show Preslee all the ins and outs as soon as she arrives. Thanks Robert and Haley!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz7uKpsoIhx6B2iDSYVt3-8l-rss-AY6ASH5j0mpDSShlWx9mn4BObPc71_saV6ls_bLSW4K1DJQLoOCiR6TYzth5ZZQWmtzLpYsN45fqdLKUM2MfLRHtrBWZp3Oyqi9O1a6_fBS3CSFE/s1600/January+2011+103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz7uKpsoIhx6B2iDSYVt3-8l-rss-AY6ASH5j0mpDSShlWx9mn4BObPc71_saV6ls_bLSW4K1DJQLoOCiR6TYzth5ZZQWmtzLpYsN45fqdLKUM2MfLRHtrBWZp3Oyqi9O1a6_fBS3CSFE/s400/January+2011+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568961646380330578" border="0" /></a>On Mondays I try to prepare all of our dinners for the week. Here is the bottom shelf of our fridge stocked with yummy meals that are ready to heat and eat!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoHAnDiAfHsVlAHFRscuskUYENX4KLzg9nBtsCjwW5NKZ7L-hdbCkFiLiPIQX_2H0erR1_ZIWA-MF6krwhAZpQl4UJyy0TsI-qcd8D-IliDKnWRXRoiBxbh8A3DPchZdyEBGsEnlI6XHf/s1600/January+2011+106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoHAnDiAfHsVlAHFRscuskUYENX4KLzg9nBtsCjwW5NKZ7L-hdbCkFiLiPIQX_2H0erR1_ZIWA-MF6krwhAZpQl4UJyy0TsI-qcd8D-IliDKnWRXRoiBxbh8A3DPchZdyEBGsEnlI6XHf/s400/January+2011+106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568961639883785266" border="0" /></a>After I got done cooking, Emersyn had a special treat for me. She cleared the dining room table and used it as a stage for her ballet recital. I sure love that girl.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oHIRrgOlcSsV5O9MH4XZURzVse4a2nSRiZE_EnlEdPk_zf1rjdC55LxCgfXiFmqft-uEw0szTj2-kn2NVT9GGnhfnnkhSsO8E9jZ4KCrJmfOTyvYhHdRZe6bfjD7MiqAI0kbFENAB105/s1600/January+2011+107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oHIRrgOlcSsV5O9MH4XZURzVse4a2nSRiZE_EnlEdPk_zf1rjdC55LxCgfXiFmqft-uEw0szTj2-kn2NVT9GGnhfnnkhSsO8E9jZ4KCrJmfOTyvYhHdRZe6bfjD7MiqAI0kbFENAB105/s400/January+2011+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568961637459237170" border="0" /></a>There is a little snow hill in our front yard and every day after Jaxson gets home from school he climbs it and then dives into the snow. Even after repeated begging from his mother to please not cover himself in snow right before he comes in the house. Oh well. Boys will be boys.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8HGYRLOTcRetdrwAVSk1ZcdAuERpdR_4YAehZIcxUfPLl9iyZ4sKIXRjfnx1yDZWWtjaLt7HOPLLPXDDkxB6J6895fHfTeJ6DeNywXUCnbROmb3qCydevFf6BrjwseTEfHdL45y_F6yX/s1600/January+2011+108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8HGYRLOTcRetdrwAVSk1ZcdAuERpdR_4YAehZIcxUfPLl9iyZ4sKIXRjfnx1yDZWWtjaLt7HOPLLPXDDkxB6J6895fHfTeJ6DeNywXUCnbROmb3qCydevFf6BrjwseTEfHdL45y_F6yX/s400/January+2011+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568961629646404322" border="0" /></a>I hit the jackpot this year! Jaxson and I loooove Cadbury Creme Eggs and are always a little sad when Easter is over and the eggs are put away until next year. Well, this year Wal-Mart started selling them in January! That's right. 4 whole months of gooey goodness!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy_YQZAQc7LtC7XalkUZrM1w0s8YjFWmKyPVXCYMH2Kdua8YcD-fZGcScxVTkUJ3mMy_LA8B8PWAXo266CWsAdb1Zx5X-ajr7Vsbl5RVnmPoFKrhQ_Qj4NyJd01OB3S1A06xg_BFNnVxE/s1600/January+2011+110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy_YQZAQc7LtC7XalkUZrM1w0s8YjFWmKyPVXCYMH2Kdua8YcD-fZGcScxVTkUJ3mMy_LA8B8PWAXo266CWsAdb1Zx5X-ajr7Vsbl5RVnmPoFKrhQ_Qj4NyJd01OB3S1A06xg_BFNnVxE/s400/January+2011+110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568960280718691890" border="0" /></a>Emersyn recently opened up a small doctor's office right in her bedroom. She is both secretary and doctor. Here is where you check in and state your illness. Today Grandma Clayton needed her nose un-stuffed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7eeRNRT10E91Uen_AjgaYrx6CkVcmkFKlqLhNm4o_FGFe3XVGqBKm1CKXRhce8FkjznDnczrG_PTIfvh-VzK8e2nwIhfvqDHDWhEO0Y9spD4ob2apPLIiBDKOEvLedGLG0Owuu8FrLNl/s1600/January+2011+109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7eeRNRT10E91Uen_AjgaYrx6CkVcmkFKlqLhNm4o_FGFe3XVGqBKm1CKXRhce8FkjznDnczrG_PTIfvh-VzK8e2nwIhfvqDHDWhEO0Y9spD4ob2apPLIiBDKOEvLedGLG0Owuu8FrLNl/s400/January+2011+109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568960275514096434" border="0" /></a>Over here on the bed is where Dr. Emersyn will cure you of anything and everything.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNizCpB-SRKzRxz3TRwBVVK04GlM-yyczBqYli7YZNuDme76KnvE2xh7TThfDLax37fuGOTlBIbZiXv9Iy9StGTUzsDAJPc7_S5t4-y9NVF4dC_lN9y7ATC5GcDRNFaC90NsEiTIlhwgY/s1600/January+2011+111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNizCpB-SRKzRxz3TRwBVVK04GlM-yyczBqYli7YZNuDme76KnvE2xh7TThfDLax37fuGOTlBIbZiXv9Iy9StGTUzsDAJPc7_S5t4-y9NVF4dC_lN9y7ATC5GcDRNFaC90NsEiTIlhwgY/s400/January+2011+111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568960267232705650" border="0" /></a>My poor pigs have been in serious need of a pedicure for quite some time. Due to my very large belly, this is nearly impossible to accomplish. I finally broke down and decided to go for it, so Emersyn and I soaked our feet and painted our pigs. Emersyn even does her own painting now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSQGWHK14SV8VyZy_wQNGBOm_4TKDneN9DHAgJPD8sLNpGMABJLq-0qF1q6pxVWiNuff3XJ72yEZwzx6kXYh6i99EoUad0Nqm2EWBdo09gAiFKIdLv6SiCAB9VnAk_FN9_yo8ddiiPVZc/s1600/January+2011+112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSQGWHK14SV8VyZy_wQNGBOm_4TKDneN9DHAgJPD8sLNpGMABJLq-0qF1q6pxVWiNuff3XJ72yEZwzx6kXYh6i99EoUad0Nqm2EWBdo09gAiFKIdLv6SiCAB9VnAk_FN9_yo8ddiiPVZc/s400/January+2011+112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568960260957670322" border="0" /></a>All finished! Side note: my feet are not typically this fat. I have started to retain some water. Not pretty, I know.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEr85WkEizpBbg4T_RZgyGk6cP9ib-FNxDDBbRkE66jAbORsF0aqbzZNV8TX8sFEIVr5C58VoSvujsp9HTHIEQ4hSzafqOGdSwzmfr-iI_IvdlGMi6a6m3c09d2TA8wAJ5XxK6b9z61Pw/s1600/January+2011+113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEr85WkEizpBbg4T_RZgyGk6cP9ib-FNxDDBbRkE66jAbORsF0aqbzZNV8TX8sFEIVr5C58VoSvujsp9HTHIEQ4hSzafqOGdSwzmfr-iI_IvdlGMi6a6m3c09d2TA8wAJ5XxK6b9z61Pw/s400/January+2011+113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568960256125555298" border="0" /></a>My super cute friends Bailey, Tricia, and Kassie threw me a baby shower. This is the darling invite the girls made!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimi6Eop9xNM3RPAfM90v-CRcXQTplzn8BChDsSiRL4zaYr8seUAjZtMpyhOmdGZRIlzmGFUwaYFcW2mfy0SYH9n10Qgk6_b9cVBN6jdcf3NRGwpFU8hBOTiAMUcclcMDockzrgOBgBh2zj/s1600/January+2011+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimi6Eop9xNM3RPAfM90v-CRcXQTplzn8BChDsSiRL4zaYr8seUAjZtMpyhOmdGZRIlzmGFUwaYFcW2mfy0SYH9n10Qgk6_b9cVBN6jdcf3NRGwpFU8hBOTiAMUcclcMDockzrgOBgBh2zj/s400/January+2011+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568958714292953138" border="0" /></a>The yummy refreshments!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDiLrHF6sWZE4hB9F-lRyKDXDEFd0q_iTR7hhSEVtseS7XTrXT4E40bUpNjVBpfC1P0InUUGEgh78lzK7NAQSxw-SOOslZJdtBdrXeCjC5vydiofTnxB5UbJ8eSHNsmBYgMsiQcKFYIwk/s1600/January+2011+115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDiLrHF6sWZE4hB9F-lRyKDXDEFd0q_iTR7hhSEVtseS7XTrXT4E40bUpNjVBpfC1P0InUUGEgh78lzK7NAQSxw-SOOslZJdtBdrXeCjC5vydiofTnxB5UbJ8eSHNsmBYgMsiQcKFYIwk/s400/January+2011+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568958707775293426" border="0" /></a>Bailey and Tricia.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU-Vejc9GRUS_aEqS2Oey3DTnplPu1aE5Tgf6uLUqboRRXSIi6rNwSBytzgnwNZxMQjVY0lvKW5YG_SooUqNvdCC0yq2i1qw-guEtsOQGpEXpn_bmV0w-kelLRzYr3X7kGevwGT_Ddurn/s1600/January+2011+117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU-Vejc9GRUS_aEqS2Oey3DTnplPu1aE5Tgf6uLUqboRRXSIi6rNwSBytzgnwNZxMQjVY0lvKW5YG_SooUqNvdCC0yq2i1qw-guEtsOQGpEXpn_bmV0w-kelLRzYr3X7kGevwGT_Ddurn/s400/January+2011+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568958700908412962" border="0" /></a>Tricia and Kassie doing up the tasty punch.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhth93vbBuBFcufj31k6SqS_K8629YsQ27QKJJ6mBfuMaDBuoFESna747OYcCKMJ3uGgwdN7mm8YyTZ0-p4l_4oQS5pdfoqv5XBj4gGXRgLSsZdScgWnTTzYIFCfBevZoP5eV_0fwjNneGe/s1600/January+2011+124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhth93vbBuBFcufj31k6SqS_K8629YsQ27QKJJ6mBfuMaDBuoFESna747OYcCKMJ3uGgwdN7mm8YyTZ0-p4l_4oQS5pdfoqv5XBj4gGXRgLSsZdScgWnTTzYIFCfBevZoP5eV_0fwjNneGe/s400/January+2011+124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568958695642159346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITXQna9LQjg229a9aA5hti4BZEAWuy0rEF-YGbkV1CTx_sAABFnJHUM0kwKPtxBV6WRCY77MruprD8isEkYJO3rSklNigcyItatfN8Z8Wzr4wVYMKZcKrrMnti8rVLzzIHRWi2YKTYBWQ/s1600/January+2011+129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITXQna9LQjg229a9aA5hti4BZEAWuy0rEF-YGbkV1CTx_sAABFnJHUM0kwKPtxBV6WRCY77MruprD8isEkYJO3rSklNigcyItatfN8Z8Wzr4wVYMKZcKrrMnti8rVLzzIHRWi2YKTYBWQ/s400/January+2011+129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568958685593550370" border="0" /></a>I received so much fabulous stuff! Preslee isn't even here yet and she is already spoiled rotten.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMmST66WLt6qekA0hTF-HpCeMshRCx-VmBl6oymhqAVT6XEP0kROMDZ8pb1ZHjnvgB0ODxCsyw_XwwBvDKCjCdTa70o9rG1xV6s17cZizJLcJkCpbdVMQ3750bz8vVHwBCGlu3EnRuhsd/s1600/January+2011+131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMmST66WLt6qekA0hTF-HpCeMshRCx-VmBl6oymhqAVT6XEP0kROMDZ8pb1ZHjnvgB0ODxCsyw_XwwBvDKCjCdTa70o9rG1xV6s17cZizJLcJkCpbdVMQ3750bz8vVHwBCGlu3EnRuhsd/s400/January+2011+131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568956951242034050" border="0" /></a>Jaxson spent Friday evening with some friends and he came home wanting to teach Keith a game called Ninja Destruction. It was hilarious. You rub your hands together and say "Ninja Destruction." Then you jump into a ninja pose. Then something about trying to hit each others hands, but not moving your feet. It was fun to watch.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjazuSXVgzk9gjxH3isPWXCfTRYyHiIjbzcb3_32q6dxUjYVQLux59EdqVTTcJ22p10HUU7MP4TKFvTqx-RpZtDTrmJSsTFYIpaKMfa__k93qOrLWJg5iD84hLmUb8_4aLI8K5yCPVm2n/s1600/January+2011+133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjazuSXVgzk9gjxH3isPWXCfTRYyHiIjbzcb3_32q6dxUjYVQLux59EdqVTTcJ22p10HUU7MP4TKFvTqx-RpZtDTrmJSsTFYIpaKMfa__k93qOrLWJg5iD84hLmUb8_4aLI8K5yCPVm2n/s400/January+2011+133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568956947878608706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsql83ozKFVWNI_6B3d04hIoQYPF4aALtH-gYtbLhRFeEV8-FH4rlMMGNCVr5teCNpY_3LVHD9C71-XoI9WWzEkHb0RjSH9wkuEr3fEaShY-6Z9KhyF4zZgHQ-JUGMexVXnybUw3esYL4/s1600/January+2011+136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsql83ozKFVWNI_6B3d04hIoQYPF4aALtH-gYtbLhRFeEV8-FH4rlMMGNCVr5teCNpY_3LVHD9C71-XoI9WWzEkHb0RjSH9wkuEr3fEaShY-6Z9KhyF4zZgHQ-JUGMexVXnybUw3esYL4/s400/January+2011+136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568956944920493746" border="0" /></a>I will sure miss the day when my little E doesn't leave me notes like this anymore. It says" You Are My Only Sunshine Mom. From Emersyn"<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZo75xA7oxAYQgv_GMw_V3-YJwKp_8pZUS4h1Q71ec6d6K3FTSNPqCRAaJw4qvy5j-2A73o0QHrigZorpGFOTksUqZO-6n6_AxfpnJcqxtCboOzFgP-BnlLwcl_AwkqXVXj6eRTgTIy9W/s1600/January+2011+137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZo75xA7oxAYQgv_GMw_V3-YJwKp_8pZUS4h1Q71ec6d6K3FTSNPqCRAaJw4qvy5j-2A73o0QHrigZorpGFOTksUqZO-6n6_AxfpnJcqxtCboOzFgP-BnlLwcl_AwkqXVXj6eRTgTIy9W/s400/January+2011+137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568956937504828898" border="0" /></a><br />Another picture Emersyn made me. She loves to draw, color, and write.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59vfzVTasJzm5f-hYI2nqNnLxC_GpMO0pHcXs1ENWqWsus7-gvKnX6wY9V2m3V8Rhgc9vL9skX84ktBk4ezq5_l3_sZKobR3LGS_Sg3XXSCHAjW4SN2IdxmkVFF2bLc_mSD4t0vnp_FNP/s1600/January+2011+130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59vfzVTasJzm5f-hYI2nqNnLxC_GpMO0pHcXs1ENWqWsus7-gvKnX6wY9V2m3V8Rhgc9vL9skX84ktBk4ezq5_l3_sZKobR3LGS_Sg3XXSCHAjW4SN2IdxmkVFF2bLc_mSD4t0vnp_FNP/s400/January+2011+130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568955580473595346" border="0" /></a>This week I did a dog themed date! I made some puppy chow and left it in this canister with a little invite for Keith.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDntEhSd6wxtOGxtCgZk1IMQIwJmmLRU7L2vpDvQ7xkry6_fpq0JMMfWu9bPhUV2ULkoNnLAPixVEZ5RqURS1eteKepzC2sykcWWIk-I4jo7HdQWhr8BrM68pK8mRdRkVz3FaT-nkKmrVr/s1600/January+2011+135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDntEhSd6wxtOGxtCgZk1IMQIwJmmLRU7L2vpDvQ7xkry6_fpq0JMMfWu9bPhUV2ULkoNnLAPixVEZ5RqURS1eteKepzC2sykcWWIk-I4jo7HdQWhr8BrM68pK8mRdRkVz3FaT-nkKmrVr/s400/January+2011+135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568955576952023714" border="0" /></a>We played Walk the Dog. Yep, it's a kids game, but we had fun. I won.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w5kK87cqgMZGeg0c3ETIzy3zJX5pVLgEBS0tPhMELxwjCcIeBQycTXGEOk1B8FzHqXw9Atnt-5gSb9ilDJp4rL9q7DI5IFuuTvl8xYfy7YSZlhOb8_k6QfC9wQ6790ep5oqETX1_9gMF/s1600/January+2011+138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0w5kK87cqgMZGeg0c3ETIzy3zJX5pVLgEBS0tPhMELxwjCcIeBQycTXGEOk1B8FzHqXw9Atnt-5gSb9ilDJp4rL9q7DI5IFuuTvl8xYfy7YSZlhOb8_k6QfC9wQ6790ep5oqETX1_9gMF/s400/January+2011+138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568955572221569826" border="0" /></a>We had some delicious greasy hot dogs and fries from Five Guys Burgers. Did I mention I won the game?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0qww8jXQ0nVyHinQ82gpJmel8hfsFSrzqK0XjnExmTWdf_lHWOcNFSfkZvWwhRfIZjdWlN_5P7bOuMgMsEWyAt0Q-3Kkcvh5EL0cmrtsG5JbBDeFmNQ3lYT9xPcZg5hDBcmCd32s_aam/s1600/January+2011+139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0qww8jXQ0nVyHinQ82gpJmel8hfsFSrzqK0XjnExmTWdf_lHWOcNFSfkZvWwhRfIZjdWlN_5P7bOuMgMsEWyAt0Q-3Kkcvh5EL0cmrtsG5JbBDeFmNQ3lYT9xPcZg5hDBcmCd32s_aam/s400/January+2011+139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568955567448692322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEG6sudG76Cco9bFrLNnPX5CuLpzu3CKWnam_4Sde_72pS2aIHBm19LgpkZAcEsg1h4yRYb1FUB6j3Yo4y1LPu7GVS8HYE7KaHeXsvItv0pbodpEGgR4j6YCuvci2FrF1gny0A5zsNnrC/s1600/January+2011+141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEG6sudG76Cco9bFrLNnPX5CuLpzu3CKWnam_4Sde_72pS2aIHBm19LgpkZAcEsg1h4yRYb1FUB6j3Yo4y1LPu7GVS8HYE7KaHeXsvItv0pbodpEGgR4j6YCuvci2FrF1gny0A5zsNnrC/s400/January+2011+141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568955558825369858" border="0" /></a>Then we shared an ice cream sundae out of this here fancy dog dish. Don't worry. I scrubbed it good after Harley ate his dinner. Just kidding. It's brand new. We were gonna watch Marley and Me, but at the last minute I decided I just couldn't do it. Why do all the dog movies have to have sad endings? Old Yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, etc. Instead we watched The Office. No dying dogs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z3BVqoJF9-NFAd1PgPcXU20uE1UaJHXhL7Ha1b-NcnGib2XWea5g0Ci3o4UXtGWrg-reZeFARRhfwlaCqDN1wzEmok9M7ke3f2ptaJMuzZ2dF6h0PwhoF_hsVcuOJJKwJreqbk-ZBHkp/s1600/January+2011+143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z3BVqoJF9-NFAd1PgPcXU20uE1UaJHXhL7Ha1b-NcnGib2XWea5g0Ci3o4UXtGWrg-reZeFARRhfwlaCqDN1wzEmok9M7ke3f2ptaJMuzZ2dF6h0PwhoF_hsVcuOJJKwJreqbk-ZBHkp/s400/January+2011+143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568954085009329186" border="0" /></a>Jaxson appears to be dying in this picture, but I assure you he is alive and well. Saturday mornings I make a list of all the household chores that need to be done and then we divide up the list and everyone pitches in to help get the cleaning done. Jaxson is a mighty fine bathroom cleaner, laundry doer, floor sweeper, average vacuumer, duster, and trash emptier. Here he is scrubbing the stupid cracks in my dining room table. NEVER buy a table with decorative cracks.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4v9zht03MEBq2C-NgRUot7UlzjRZFUmqekRIoAcAqQKZycsr2GK-P0GbE5faPoGWMDwscxw9vJ9gKPluKrcWrBz8ew7n1qRMjYdQc4_4MXA9GDCTPoIdA25TOxc1CHaHFBLip7d7DYAFG/s1600/January+2011+144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4v9zht03MEBq2C-NgRUot7UlzjRZFUmqekRIoAcAqQKZycsr2GK-P0GbE5faPoGWMDwscxw9vJ9gKPluKrcWrBz8ew7n1qRMjYdQc4_4MXA9GDCTPoIdA25TOxc1CHaHFBLip7d7DYAFG/s400/January+2011+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568954084175967314" border="0" /></a>Emersyn cleaning the windows.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXh3ZyK3y7m_5cNNftwoplRe7B9AabGe8udkapb3p6jvsDV5-VB_Iy_hTeFXR-hWTnIdXpuKEIhQ8qMSXSxR22pFOU8Kz2niTfix5SE5Tr4ntT99fLbAbzvqGshreinV85A086D3AvB8K/s1600/January+2011+145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXh3ZyK3y7m_5cNNftwoplRe7B9AabGe8udkapb3p6jvsDV5-VB_Iy_hTeFXR-hWTnIdXpuKEIhQ8qMSXSxR22pFOU8Kz2niTfix5SE5Tr4ntT99fLbAbzvqGshreinV85A086D3AvB8K/s400/January+2011+145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568954075106026610" border="0" /></a>I have had a crazy sweet tooth lately. Late Saturday night I was craving German Chocolate Brownies like my mom makes. So, I made some. Then I ate almost the whole pan myself. Over several days, of course.<br /><br />Brownies:<br /><br />3 cubes butter<br />2 cups sugar<br />2 eggs<br />3/4 cup cocoa<br />2 cups flour<br />2 t vanilla<br />1 cup milk<br /><br />Cream together butter, sugar, and eggs. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Bake in a greased 9x13 pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Allow to cool before frosting.<br /><br />Frosting:<br /><br />1 cup canned milk<br />1 cup sugar<br />3 egg yolks<br />1 cube butter<br />1 t vanilla<br />1 3/4 cup coconut (I only had 1 cup, but that wasn't about to stop me. They were still delicious!)<br />1 cup chopped nuts<br /><br />Combine first 5 ingredients in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Continue cooking until thick, about 10-12 minutes. Add coconut and nuts; stir well. Spread over cooled brownies.<br /><br />Also this week:<br /><br />Tuesday I had a doctor's appointment and my c-section was scheduled for Valentine's Day at 1:00!<br /><br />Emersyn also had a doctor's appointment Tuesday for her kindergarten shots. I can't believe she is old enough for kindergarten. I am so glad we are having another little one cuz I don't think I am ready to be done with this stage of my life just yet. She is in the 32% for weight and 17% for height. She may be small, but man is she cute!<br /><br />Friday Keith and I turned in our license application for my in home preschool! We had our fingerprinting and background checks done and are now just waiting for the various inspections to be scheduled. I am getting pretty dang excited!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-71896537744490442142011-01-23T21:20:00.007-07:002011-01-23T22:12:33.417-07:00January 16-22, 2011We had a pretty low key week. Jaxson was sick all week so on Thursday I took him to the doctor. He tested positive for Influenza Type B. Poor guy. That is why I don't have many pictures of him this week; he hung out in bed with a book for the majority of the week. I am happy to report that he is feeling much better now and will be back to school tomorrow!<br /><br />Monday was Civil Rights Day so there was no school. We had a pajama day (I think I love this more than the kids do!), made snowman cupcakes, played games, watched movies, and had waffles for dinner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuLJfviojXHxy1gKWrNmwiGrYKnqcK1PqHXeyoA4fdbhX9HvaAae8scN36zuu5BAFigHAP2FUWGi3K9ePlSuVpLoGzuGvF9W2UsSnVrPkLeCYbT1mJ977Bzm4XRYb16CXOvCKIv1Bl8z0/s1600/January+2011+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuLJfviojXHxy1gKWrNmwiGrYKnqcK1PqHXeyoA4fdbhX9HvaAae8scN36zuu5BAFigHAP2FUWGi3K9ePlSuVpLoGzuGvF9W2UsSnVrPkLeCYbT1mJ977Bzm4XRYb16CXOvCKIv1Bl8z0/s400/January+2011+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565607844757154530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyrGTMhAsiN_0qVTyq81EEpc_C8PACvmhjk3WyGzQU3LnRKC3MblTEjinBKMGq0oYDYSNDF2pG9Z3TpDKM71PAlK8Apjk4z2UancLv4rpDm_0oa2OOLoEphTUadb4BYGkeEMc1h6guw6R/s1600/January+2011+075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyrGTMhAsiN_0qVTyq81EEpc_C8PACvmhjk3WyGzQU3LnRKC3MblTEjinBKMGq0oYDYSNDF2pG9Z3TpDKM71PAlK8Apjk4z2UancLv4rpDm_0oa2OOLoEphTUadb4BYGkeEMc1h6guw6R/s400/January+2011+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565607835471743314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQXLc0VyBItre8gyV8x9qW4Ds7MzHdGLHndb_DrcH8rtmHdf9K_C5WvqpTuV5sSPAgp8VG4HBuCc7J4TEgNaYjkVHi2bqT7zSZ1MVHo8tquiuP86cpPXJ-NvR1t_KHMMEzECHFrFyWMpo/s1600/January+2011+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQXLc0VyBItre8gyV8x9qW4Ds7MzHdGLHndb_DrcH8rtmHdf9K_C5WvqpTuV5sSPAgp8VG4HBuCc7J4TEgNaYjkVHi2bqT7zSZ1MVHo8tquiuP86cpPXJ-NvR1t_KHMMEzECHFrFyWMpo/s400/January+2011+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565607830896693106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP2DxgIRktIXbZQn6OJqu7PqgKPeVoQ5j3qjtqZTXm9vWLHiWBOotHMgLkanAxLJtvN_PF_nezzE1zh9nbciVhVEC1JO2Q10uFy_WBbUkRFOo9xilsOAnGkueEWoBwA3S-_vZ3pBnRiH6/s1600/January+2011+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP2DxgIRktIXbZQn6OJqu7PqgKPeVoQ5j3qjtqZTXm9vWLHiWBOotHMgLkanAxLJtvN_PF_nezzE1zh9nbciVhVEC1JO2Q10uFy_WBbUkRFOo9xilsOAnGkueEWoBwA3S-_vZ3pBnRiH6/s400/January+2011+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565607820991132162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoSX9WU6fRXQXBzo3-VcjFC1zEDAqW-fIN5Wjs3IlBkj9T9Bki_90Wvo9ik8MOGq8t0Qmruxc5PFM-uqT8KAfqSYvWDtq5VQHRMuZNwz3tQ2VOIvs68yIifJi3c1qZxrdsa3oA_NOmuHK/s1600/January+2011+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoSX9WU6fRXQXBzo3-VcjFC1zEDAqW-fIN5Wjs3IlBkj9T9Bki_90Wvo9ik8MOGq8t0Qmruxc5PFM-uqT8KAfqSYvWDtq5VQHRMuZNwz3tQ2VOIvs68yIifJi3c1qZxrdsa3oA_NOmuHK/s400/January+2011+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565607816839812050" border="0" /></a>This is a special cupcake that Emersyn made for Keith.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekYt5K2RsN0HEqIWI7cryz3NxJo_AFHHN2OOo8iDaPvzVd3LBVJPjklttzG_X6t6KADyaK0QsEiDchyTZXN8g-BZTjVKvWdUgbNJY7M0pfWkQSspA6lKCKocm3GNw6L0DWzV9vA-yVK-D/s1600/January+2011+081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekYt5K2RsN0HEqIWI7cryz3NxJo_AFHHN2OOo8iDaPvzVd3LBVJPjklttzG_X6t6KADyaK0QsEiDchyTZXN8g-BZTjVKvWdUgbNJY7M0pfWkQSspA6lKCKocm3GNw6L0DWzV9vA-yVK-D/s400/January+2011+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565606649368766658" border="0" /></a>I was unable to make it to the grocery store at the beginning of the week like I typically do, so by Wednesday I was out of everything. We made an Arby's run and had a picnic on the living room floor. The kids love when we eat on the floor. I guess the food tastes better that way.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQLWPv_RIVCYzUX-BkG1c1U5PpKzhOxFi73jRLb5oxp6eU_JvVU9bLnWoS4GtR0XDwxm8VvxZyDpN4EGJ70ECVd-NTmA5A-89vv7xEH2N4pU-FlSVC-XHg-i6NEQNXWCXNxzEBrX69X2H/s1600/January+2011+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQLWPv_RIVCYzUX-BkG1c1U5PpKzhOxFi73jRLb5oxp6eU_JvVU9bLnWoS4GtR0XDwxm8VvxZyDpN4EGJ70ECVd-NTmA5A-89vv7xEH2N4pU-FlSVC-XHg-i6NEQNXWCXNxzEBrX69X2H/s400/January+2011+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565606644406084946" border="0" /></a>Mom and Dad Hughes got this bouncy chair for baby Preslee. Luckily, Jaxson helped me assemble it. He knows a bit more about screwdrivers and their shapes than I do and, apparently, is also better at reading and following instructions than I. Thanks Mom and Dad Hughes! Preslee will love it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP3V_T2VQBaI2MCllFQg7yr5iPb6BZmP8t41lEG-iv3hgvbLHSVtTBPkyu00ZnuxZCmIyueKsmKH2K3nvsZSxNTJ1AmQsG40Ck7CUxoxYLoCjbK_8gvJsrCGX-kDZtbtJCGittqTdnkEe/s1600/January+2011+083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP3V_T2VQBaI2MCllFQg7yr5iPb6BZmP8t41lEG-iv3hgvbLHSVtTBPkyu00ZnuxZCmIyueKsmKH2K3nvsZSxNTJ1AmQsG40Ck7CUxoxYLoCjbK_8gvJsrCGX-kDZtbtJCGittqTdnkEe/s400/January+2011+083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565606640458861330" border="0" /></a>Emersyn has a severe cross bite and had to get a palatal expanding retainer. She will have to wear it for about 3-5 months. It took some getting used to, but she is doing really great with it. I have been really impressed with how responsible and careful she has been with it. Her speech is still a bit off, but the orthodontist said it would take about a week for it to return to normal. She is such a good sport.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYIU0JhptQrOdYSOaJjyYJKvY839vQz_6q_9chdZumFvDKDtcSN6zKf2NhO2ls1AbLChjLCmyfsPdeLEfdfIjVSvGFs1b6STQo36-pUDPADF7FUsTz3wpbIdTTa4ya4H3TOflpsABJuwU/s1600/January+2011+084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYIU0JhptQrOdYSOaJjyYJKvY839vQz_6q_9chdZumFvDKDtcSN6zKf2NhO2ls1AbLChjLCmyfsPdeLEfdfIjVSvGFs1b6STQo36-pUDPADF7FUsTz3wpbIdTTa4ya4H3TOflpsABJuwU/s400/January+2011+084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565605522811829554" border="0" /></a>Friday was our at home date night and Keith was in charge this week. He spends a lot of thought and I really appreciate it. We have had tons of fun with our dates so far this year. This week, he made a queso dip and got Mexican sodas that we snacked on while we tried to watch Season 7 of The Office. It took us over an hour to watch a 22 minute episode!<br /><br />WARNING: PROCEED AT OWN RISK!!!!!!!<br /><br />Part of our date was to create body paint tattoos on each other. This is what Keith came up with:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BmleSlERPWb6g0l8-nzrFWPGaJjZhCSbbhSpJO2lojL_HiS5Gs_7p11IOLvFa4VRKkZ_c0gOu78GPVgr7-Cg_VS_ymDMcC3zzeiXFgbLzyhxQLyM7zz3si3WnCRPr415Jv9xGO8t841A/s1600/January+2011+087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BmleSlERPWb6g0l8-nzrFWPGaJjZhCSbbhSpJO2lojL_HiS5Gs_7p11IOLvFa4VRKkZ_c0gOu78GPVgr7-Cg_VS_ymDMcC3zzeiXFgbLzyhxQLyM7zz3si3WnCRPr415Jv9xGO8t841A/s400/January+2011+087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565605515442891714" border="0" /></a>Grotesque, I know, but I couldn't not include it. I thought it was sweet. It says "My Two Sunshines."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijelG5NXeENbe1A6fsH7MJ2jemNUiEDkEQFtvpIrajXdcKeyA5Act-wdVgb0UOPPsTm_7h44dXD6AqKQ0aNUDFSmp1YOH-E5D3An399G8slObOlhPINN_nGDCqs5zug07L_JoZSopLHMi/s1600/January+2011+088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijelG5NXeENbe1A6fsH7MJ2jemNUiEDkEQFtvpIrajXdcKeyA5Act-wdVgb0UOPPsTm_7h44dXD6AqKQ0aNUDFSmp1YOH-E5D3An399G8slObOlhPINN_nGDCqs5zug07L_JoZSopLHMi/s400/January+2011+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565605506812511282" border="0" /></a>I have always had mad artistic skills (which is obvious here) and this is what I did for Keith. The red devil looking blob is actually supposed to be a cinnamon bear. Told you I had mad skills.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJYZfjXA8SUxpgdItg_MMThL1VY5WJjHgkjuR4aAa5KVpORXGqUBVZIj-fOXYqNsHu6aSxpoS_hYbhQZTkeHOkvEQZWw-YWijHDk0o8F7bqh82Fhx1ETv6OIefU995S8GntgfK06GdjpV/s1600/January+2011+090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJYZfjXA8SUxpgdItg_MMThL1VY5WJjHgkjuR4aAa5KVpORXGqUBVZIj-fOXYqNsHu6aSxpoS_hYbhQZTkeHOkvEQZWw-YWijHDk0o8F7bqh82Fhx1ETv6OIefU995S8GntgfK06GdjpV/s400/January+2011+090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565604577157146402" border="0" /></a>Here is Emersyn in one of her many princess dresses. She wears them almost all of the time. Ever since she ate lunch with the Disney Princesses she believes that she is truly royalty. I hope she never stops believing that.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObDqpZ9cMZgqvKlVAZZ2uLqkX4yYbVF0apHYpKLeD9swVaNVUjeKE8jzYvsuDoxP0AmVxLaRMT9OBjqiAr_K0CdHkbxRzP2gt703SAw5eegdfEyMV07sCQ8aXPuDVi99wNIaxUc_Yi1UJ/s1600/January+2011+091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObDqpZ9cMZgqvKlVAZZ2uLqkX4yYbVF0apHYpKLeD9swVaNVUjeKE8jzYvsuDoxP0AmVxLaRMT9OBjqiAr_K0CdHkbxRzP2gt703SAw5eegdfEyMV07sCQ8aXPuDVi99wNIaxUc_Yi1UJ/s400/January+2011+091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565604573116643058" border="0" /></a>Everybody knows that princesses have to host tea parties on a regular basis, and Princess Emersyn is no different. Today she served me tea (milk with pink sugar crystals) and crumpets (Cheez-Its).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0PYmY9SbJ_HXnjjNswAGVFaVlMQgB7LTVcivg3RL7hQFuVKu2aKSSR9hhkXpLPiAzSafe_wz7e93jtI5wDQEBQDxpvN8ZbChhhA95svq6F8pTF7sA_EQSRxtg49Wv_9Qbizo2MpWUMZh/s1600/January+2011+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0PYmY9SbJ_HXnjjNswAGVFaVlMQgB7LTVcivg3RL7hQFuVKu2aKSSR9hhkXpLPiAzSafe_wz7e93jtI5wDQEBQDxpvN8ZbChhhA95svq6F8pTF7sA_EQSRxtg49Wv_9Qbizo2MpWUMZh/s400/January+2011+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565604571720431058" border="0" /></a>Emersyn didn't like the milk with sugar, so I had to drink the milk then she would eat the sugar out of the bottom of the cup with a spoon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX7hwYR3kCHTqgenykxpKsRp663d0pv8JXG_-BDJVlR2oVUxzunHnvwf-l2ON2124EtAMKvYyXuTmk_eTI-swsOb-AYLLOh8Jd7-DfdytLuan492L1t-4ebTLg3hXyZXvpKLgC2qCJmnn/s1600/January+2011+094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAX7hwYR3kCHTqgenykxpKsRp663d0pv8JXG_-BDJVlR2oVUxzunHnvwf-l2ON2124EtAMKvYyXuTmk_eTI-swsOb-AYLLOh8Jd7-DfdytLuan492L1t-4ebTLg3hXyZXvpKLgC2qCJmnn/s400/January+2011+094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565604567442320786" border="0" /></a>Pinkies up!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaavYaKDXh9o3mL4cflSSSHLVXrpN7KPnV6D16Pf3vbpKqifeuvsOZ9MJY141nfHBt2WKVWYDFO3aefjfrXEJn0NxZRbZZ8Op7ZlEsZcPmUijbHtEhAuJ5PVlSEpYcs9BhoBfkyXCkU5rM/s1600/January+2011+096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaavYaKDXh9o3mL4cflSSSHLVXrpN7KPnV6D16Pf3vbpKqifeuvsOZ9MJY141nfHBt2WKVWYDFO3aefjfrXEJn0NxZRbZZ8Op7ZlEsZcPmUijbHtEhAuJ5PVlSEpYcs9BhoBfkyXCkU5rM/s400/January+2011+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565603396515104610" border="0" /></a>Saturday evening we headed over to Mom and Dad Hughes' house for a visit. The kids always want to see Aunt Cole's pet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RW2sxF9pZx_saSqReM7Kqj7nnHZBJCpfLvJSCSbSSa_nvtY0eRV2xgLkAaodG-_JlMgXRABELlQ7nD5m0hPGJmvtKIV1O9BIUe_R1FmQRYgB7RWC8Tl0XkFG833AC2LsQ4hhvS549aXE/s1600/January+2011+097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RW2sxF9pZx_saSqReM7Kqj7nnHZBJCpfLvJSCSbSSa_nvtY0eRV2xgLkAaodG-_JlMgXRABELlQ7nD5m0hPGJmvtKIV1O9BIUe_R1FmQRYgB7RWC8Tl0XkFG833AC2LsQ4hhvS549aXE/s400/January+2011+097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565603395189689042" border="0" /></a>Grandma and Emersyn played hunt for the alien for a really long time! Grandma was a great sport!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36VhZQG3PBWzTwRnRvn8vZOGM8ySDj7YUKoXunZ7Sf8dsMiZGeTcBbrI1lv3uax95w2nodbVJIgh1Yn9_YxPmoDWI9g8qKvOMswTxc0-s2tI9Ty-ygYVKD1ugCUqSA8-_6yIsY2GEtElw/s1600/January+2011+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36VhZQG3PBWzTwRnRvn8vZOGM8ySDj7YUKoXunZ7Sf8dsMiZGeTcBbrI1lv3uax95w2nodbVJIgh1Yn9_YxPmoDWI9g8qKvOMswTxc0-s2tI9Ty-ygYVKD1ugCUqSA8-_6yIsY2GEtElw/s400/January+2011+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565603387513804578" border="0" /></a>Grandpa and Jaxson love to play games together! Tonight they played Sorry!<br /><br />We have been blessed with so much, but this week I am especially grateful for our good health and for family members that live close by. I had lots of extra help this week from the moms and I love them both!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-47583483655524221022011-01-16T22:04:00.011-07:002011-01-23T20:59:07.054-07:00January 9-15, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRZDLc81ZPbwvvm603CqhOc80FC5yZ1gt2E8kf_It2dpZpBpJWPo84zsbaKpancFdyXqvhGeYQ9byVmFj-oapYr-LQBthKpxC3klKpwlRJzu-DChq8MX8pQkmw9aTor_0-5HxWT9ntAWx/s1600/January+2011+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRZDLc81ZPbwvvm603CqhOc80FC5yZ1gt2E8kf_It2dpZpBpJWPo84zsbaKpancFdyXqvhGeYQ9byVmFj-oapYr-LQBthKpxC3klKpwlRJzu-DChq8MX8pQkmw9aTor_0-5HxWT9ntAWx/s400/January+2011+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563027565124016146" border="0" /></a>We enjoy playing games together as a family. Jaxson got Legos Minotaurus for Christmas this year and we spent Sunday evening playing it. Emersyn won this go round.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPB4QQ39bWiFEoNYgjOCDwkMqO38PaLHOmKVe7XWHLaNPPFkzdm1NESW1Y8nDiywpd_78sOxlY0tCJHDQjCkhVW7h1iZ3wNEQmAindAJj0JewUkTwvEyVHLDkgPUxd6RbhWCTVQy2qdzXb/s1600/January+2011+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPB4QQ39bWiFEoNYgjOCDwkMqO38PaLHOmKVe7XWHLaNPPFkzdm1NESW1Y8nDiywpd_78sOxlY0tCJHDQjCkhVW7h1iZ3wNEQmAindAJj0JewUkTwvEyVHLDkgPUxd6RbhWCTVQy2qdzXb/s400/January+2011+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563027559723230594" border="0" /></a>Monday was my lucky day!!! I went shopping Monday morning to find Keith a pair of slippers for our at home date. I didn't find any slippers, but I did find this coat from the Gap on clearance for a killer price!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh_xdJxanpX8B1hclPSIYUlrrpHZR_n2Y3FxqBcmdePKClcbt4fMa31n4euRNsig8ZOmhZ9h2Y_agdeRdiuJ-RAyIQZZOXotA-ESt_34dtRJz4kuiZGFNiYw7xpw31T3Sn2dWacyPzp3s/s1600/jenni.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh_xdJxanpX8B1hclPSIYUlrrpHZR_n2Y3FxqBcmdePKClcbt4fMa31n4euRNsig8ZOmhZ9h2Y_agdeRdiuJ-RAyIQZZOXotA-ESt_34dtRJz4kuiZGFNiYw7xpw31T3Sn2dWacyPzp3s/s400/jenni.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563026755935825090" border="0" /></a>I also had entered a contest from a fabulous illustrator named <a href="http://www.triciarennea.blogspot.com/">Tricia Rennea.</a> Well, I WON!! She did this amazing custom illustration of me that I will use for my preschool. I look pretty dang cute as a cartoon! ;)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v0aK7lCjtF19hgAzmkHR7okm-AH3TO3iqQHmet3NVa0txJPbWvt-Llnh3WJyd1euOJuqFPfAbKbXKa4Qucutl3LDXV8NFQ5PTx-PiTQ24FUAJG_YBYIeEk8gtN7UQmcmmAW-8DXYDF9u/s1600/January+2011+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v0aK7lCjtF19hgAzmkHR7okm-AH3TO3iqQHmet3NVa0txJPbWvt-Llnh3WJyd1euOJuqFPfAbKbXKa4Qucutl3LDXV8NFQ5PTx-PiTQ24FUAJG_YBYIeEk8gtN7UQmcmmAW-8DXYDF9u/s400/January+2011+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563026501257934690" border="0" /></a>Emersyn has always loved the water and would bathe for hours a day if we let her. What she loves even for than a bath is a bubble bath!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJp7Gy1FdXNYHNHMOmfVeKCCjcUS3pl16ar0krZ5tHsFiG0uK_7wUihgSkP1Go482EuCfqrQPuKiY1DLxbk3jZr3J_emdZOwceQpyjBKCqyIW1bsWpor9EsFj7Kd3rKIMxMgzlOfs-bAV/s1600/January+2011+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJp7Gy1FdXNYHNHMOmfVeKCCjcUS3pl16ar0krZ5tHsFiG0uK_7wUihgSkP1Go482EuCfqrQPuKiY1DLxbk3jZr3J_emdZOwceQpyjBKCqyIW1bsWpor9EsFj7Kd3rKIMxMgzlOfs-bAV/s400/January+2011+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563026491318240626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t_-niYydaofNLXrE5RaCjKVHbSxDJ0nLwyRBOHlo0S798N0L59_WRQMUikx8ZIqYqi_VJAKhgmSyYuwZVqXK64Aoo-tbYREsY04_WId5PErJMu7o62JDP-J03iUx6Yd0sDUNweG4E5t2/s1600/January+2011+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t_-niYydaofNLXrE5RaCjKVHbSxDJ0nLwyRBOHlo0S798N0L59_WRQMUikx8ZIqYqi_VJAKhgmSyYuwZVqXK64Aoo-tbYREsY04_WId5PErJMu7o62JDP-J03iUx6Yd0sDUNweG4E5t2/s400/January+2011+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563026483550219026" border="0" /></a>We can almost always find Jaxson reading a book. In fact, we have a heck of a time finding books for him to read fast enough.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbztz5H9g_cE8HZL2Vu4-YSpt_F8TL9Mz1uqU8HTwK-W9UfLyTHeYaGPdvO5dnclSKrk50b9e9Aq0k9W3hdsMBj81TME2UyhknQV6fHJvr34Ojrh49bJ-YG7i4z9nw6gBZ726FtZujmPei/s1600/January+2011+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbztz5H9g_cE8HZL2Vu4-YSpt_F8TL9Mz1uqU8HTwK-W9UfLyTHeYaGPdvO5dnclSKrk50b9e9Aq0k9W3hdsMBj81TME2UyhknQV6fHJvr34Ojrh49bJ-YG7i4z9nw6gBZ726FtZujmPei/s400/January+2011+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563026472485342818" border="0" /></a>I went to bed early Monday night not feeling well. Emersyn had left this note on my pillow. The big smiley face is me, the little one is her.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JG8vu0zdjOi68ExS4NjwcyDNzCLuG3SlfGG6YOOIlbox0EKUcrwHhOl-JfnLXONVlKvaPXX8H4-AQPbiV_V4otAyTb-IL5lPnD-QFl5pVK2le5_S-Bocyu8IiN6CQR0_Dq-ekN5jKam7/s1600/January+2011+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JG8vu0zdjOi68ExS4NjwcyDNzCLuG3SlfGG6YOOIlbox0EKUcrwHhOl-JfnLXONVlKvaPXX8H4-AQPbiV_V4otAyTb-IL5lPnD-QFl5pVK2le5_S-Bocyu8IiN6CQR0_Dq-ekN5jKam7/s400/January+2011+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563026469479383154" border="0" /></a>Jaxson has had the opportunity of being in the Gifted and Talented class for the last two years at school. The class meets once a week and does a fun project. This week they folded these "Pup in a Cup." He is always so proud and excited to show us his special projects from this class.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL92bboS_nr99M03JOvsZfESwN9R53IJ1v8K-XigZR0H_HMr50OQ4sSXxKKo7M8CSVrmkEwtnFdI11rT4vP2UtJ0ziiEU55eQviWOGwhham_2-d8-OVxKkQBjQNcQglZW0ET32sp1JV4H-/s1600/January+2011+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL92bboS_nr99M03JOvsZfESwN9R53IJ1v8K-XigZR0H_HMr50OQ4sSXxKKo7M8CSVrmkEwtnFdI11rT4vP2UtJ0ziiEU55eQviWOGwhham_2-d8-OVxKkQBjQNcQglZW0ET32sp1JV4H-/s400/January+2011+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563024666420691250" border="0" /></a>Jaxson has scouts every Thursday evening. I think he looks so handsome and grown-up in his scouting uniform, but he keeps insisting that he just looks "regular."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQO4IZH8MrAvESK8ceMIaWgNtfSmPsz4QNEdOA_I3pxTmQXzP2_L7OKoL6icC28pcKDRMgWNcfcMwEqnJxbmVYR55U4OGxohDsI3G_evsv5bmfEBD6CD8e4ZbljcM3BFttAmnd_inHlNb/s1600/January+2011+046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQO4IZH8MrAvESK8ceMIaWgNtfSmPsz4QNEdOA_I3pxTmQXzP2_L7OKoL6icC28pcKDRMgWNcfcMwEqnJxbmVYR55U4OGxohDsI3G_evsv5bmfEBD6CD8e4ZbljcM3BFttAmnd_inHlNb/s400/January+2011+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563024662261132178" border="0" /></a>Jaxson was chosen to Be Like Bentley at school this week. He was able to fill out this questionnaire that will be hung at school for the week. I love that he wants to be a spy when he grows up!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN8tVvhwhefwaTj0sjSBjvtm6VXbtRmt1SRqvXMXzIOOltfCmLu3mPd51PkhiG6Dre0oouwMUQTXbq0ZNBQNLL6oyJ-o0DavFNUYXgVat7_DpW1VCDY2GO-i-FFfafe6mMZjkZ_ABlSuB/s1600/January+2011+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN8tVvhwhefwaTj0sjSBjvtm6VXbtRmt1SRqvXMXzIOOltfCmLu3mPd51PkhiG6Dre0oouwMUQTXbq0ZNBQNLL6oyJ-o0DavFNUYXgVat7_DpW1VCDY2GO-i-FFfafe6mMZjkZ_ABlSuB/s400/January+2011+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563024653759041458" border="0" /></a>Emersyn had a bad dream and came upstairs to sleep on our floor for the rest of the night. It didn't take Honey long to realize she was there and joined her.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYCtXBiUw-2Lsk5-yOK0DriyBXPWlvuD_ebtKX9Bxvp57hXTGq0ApoNJmFVwTYZEbXqmD7AuwSc9qWxfAy-75ImiVCLhSOJxjYYkcYROcz1frjbJqoMr33tOP3Sgkt0XFDae8t5oPexYD/s1600/January+2011+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYCtXBiUw-2Lsk5-yOK0DriyBXPWlvuD_ebtKX9Bxvp57hXTGq0ApoNJmFVwTYZEbXqmD7AuwSc9qWxfAy-75ImiVCLhSOJxjYYkcYROcz1frjbJqoMr33tOP3Sgkt0XFDae8t5oPexYD/s400/January+2011+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563024641917412178" border="0" /></a>Ahhhhh! Heaven in a carton! No bowl needed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUl_CiVrh0gAW2UNlMraLcsIfrdXgbptOGNLzzbNajzyKSjyPK0GhqnVY5sMKziVBEhfwF2YCbcOqwOIRanlevAffiXTspSNdmpwyDrG_ZNW0xMBS6G-hMMFq3HBsp639qeC6peVGkiEq/s1600/January+2011+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUl_CiVrh0gAW2UNlMraLcsIfrdXgbptOGNLzzbNajzyKSjyPK0GhqnVY5sMKziVBEhfwF2YCbcOqwOIRanlevAffiXTspSNdmpwyDrG_ZNW0xMBS6G-hMMFq3HBsp639qeC6peVGkiEq/s400/January+2011+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563024636162659938" border="0" /></a>I came home from doing some shopping Friday night and Emersyn had set up a picnic in the living room for her baby and some stuffed animals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnllrHZFkw33ILQcXNUa5Da_9QaaXaYOFs7HQqOwEvPhJq9vJA5cbWSFE7JSTPJpKYk8vbIQSLTUF2OHokL7fo4zOhtGJ1qgjXID7FZAeARmG5iAsKOU2j8zfWUCc2AJyT7Mv6BFy2v-Gw/s1600/downsize.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnllrHZFkw33ILQcXNUa5Da_9QaaXaYOFs7HQqOwEvPhJq9vJA5cbWSFE7JSTPJpKYk8vbIQSLTUF2OHokL7fo4zOhtGJ1qgjXID7FZAeARmG5iAsKOU2j8zfWUCc2AJyT7Mv6BFy2v-Gw/s400/downsize.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563022630078474994" border="0" /></a>Emersyn and I picked up some cupcakes from the Cocoa Bean Cafe for Keith and I's Saturday night date. Here she is enjoying a cupcake. Or the frosting rather. She didn't touch the cake part.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb03f-S6mpyHszQK3HacCsvDPctamE2fRHncDqZoHnykbbKzq2LtKR_u0EMytnpCYlxRmvomWHVdu1ruHK5x0hPQK3lmDgGdcVsPMXH2vGHtp-1JNjxN3qUvwNzWkK2i8UjFZA5ESF74nm/s1600/January+2011+056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb03f-S6mpyHszQK3HacCsvDPctamE2fRHncDqZoHnykbbKzq2LtKR_u0EMytnpCYlxRmvomWHVdu1ruHK5x0hPQK3lmDgGdcVsPMXH2vGHtp-1JNjxN3qUvwNzWkK2i8UjFZA5ESF74nm/s400/January+2011+056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563019607437790146" border="0" /></a>Saturday Keith and Jaxson went snowboarding with some friends. Jaxson has been snowboarding since he was 5 and loves it. Like father, like son!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH2OXgCXSOewAqoVLdaKDgykx-mZP8-SaMHZsGfwx_RpxCaIhmxd3oNWjP-F2NufBpVamROdoLMDr5zUs_O4kNn2pkZvg5S7LrZ00k7v7SzYNMNTCtFL7s9r_JVNaHhVMF2V_ON2Ec_zt/s1600/January+2011+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZH2OXgCXSOewAqoVLdaKDgykx-mZP8-SaMHZsGfwx_RpxCaIhmxd3oNWjP-F2NufBpVamROdoLMDr5zUs_O4kNn2pkZvg5S7LrZ00k7v7SzYNMNTCtFL7s9r_JVNaHhVMF2V_ON2Ec_zt/s400/January+2011+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563019601278788658" border="0" /></a>Here is the invitation I did to invite Keith to our date! I did a Baby, It's Cold Outside theme. The coat fit in perfectly with the theme!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTe23urmTw56vawfoMT-6RSaOVpij5Y-ls2f-Ns0W0tICCmLAALoJS_NXORHi6PttJTwqbbtRtDaHB5qmkY31C84YELkusSQWRush5VWVv4Iemr0H-cf_jhC9BV-cGwmuBOplB-_7gLn8/s1600/January+2011+057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTe23urmTw56vawfoMT-6RSaOVpij5Y-ls2f-Ns0W0tICCmLAALoJS_NXORHi6PttJTwqbbtRtDaHB5qmkY31C84YELkusSQWRush5VWVv4Iemr0H-cf_jhC9BV-cGwmuBOplB-_7gLn8/s400/January+2011+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563019598229635842" border="0" /></a>I brought in some snow and we made indoor snowmen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QJs-pJD-5CWsiF6ZAC9v3bpNH13MSLdUkvVNXCzeR_PyViBsnkTnNj3A7aoekW8ZGra-eoD1wx-gSm3rSX53ZCTpLzIMXDBbloeeqB4fXh9NuMmCKQZhRjWubKmiuwROQMKWT3B5zA8C/s1600/January+2011+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QJs-pJD-5CWsiF6ZAC9v3bpNH13MSLdUkvVNXCzeR_PyViBsnkTnNj3A7aoekW8ZGra-eoD1wx-gSm3rSX53ZCTpLzIMXDBbloeeqB4fXh9NuMmCKQZhRjWubKmiuwROQMKWT3B5zA8C/s400/January+2011+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563019589223350418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JTNbE6uufb01aJRxJRcFlyQg6hYhIB4GCbbHtjKTySH11wsNKXR7u5wSXKisRBO4HDHe108jeXWNfab2nf5OVLEtcCAG0fmjT9REkY1XhY9RniqZ0407ALeO3Opj-F0RFtTNWooNibRr/s1600/January+2011+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JTNbE6uufb01aJRxJRcFlyQg6hYhIB4GCbbHtjKTySH11wsNKXR7u5wSXKisRBO4HDHe108jeXWNfab2nf5OVLEtcCAG0fmjT9REkY1XhY9RniqZ0407ALeO3Opj-F0RFtTNWooNibRr/s400/January+2011+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563018262787780546" border="0" /></a>Masterpiece complete! My snowman is on the left, Keith's on the right.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BRWXFHL_OyFn7RTKRXvclxV1OJSomLQwK5uEfdYw_Y9yfFhPVuLdFcaFwhvpA9S8N8rH3XfTqucTl9ja_vVZLnsdHkvQe-vh1Gn1DcKaT31soG58MW_QhQIqdpFvfykcY0JIjZMbSl7v/s1600/January+2011+060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BRWXFHL_OyFn7RTKRXvclxV1OJSomLQwK5uEfdYw_Y9yfFhPVuLdFcaFwhvpA9S8N8rH3XfTqucTl9ja_vVZLnsdHkvQe-vh1Gn1DcKaT31soG58MW_QhQIqdpFvfykcY0JIjZMbSl7v/s400/January+2011+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563017936060512898" border="0" /></a>A delicious cupcake sampler platter!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsHRY4k1tK9t6w14U9x6UAhiAzAYTIZxjjNO3lnhpLO37NcvIsHtd_1V9mBo0mv7V1qpTi2GixHPP61-Oqpv2TXI86fV0kzhDs8IlMjnQ2e8HdXJXFs3HQxBFpLlQS8DCtNJ8ZqQfg1yJ/s1600/January+2011+061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsHRY4k1tK9t6w14U9x6UAhiAzAYTIZxjjNO3lnhpLO37NcvIsHtd_1V9mBo0mv7V1qpTi2GixHPP61-Oqpv2TXI86fV0kzhDs8IlMjnQ2e8HdXJXFs3HQxBFpLlQS8DCtNJ8ZqQfg1yJ/s400/January+2011+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563017924653385986" border="0" /></a>I made some homemade hot chocolate. So good! The recipe is:<br /><br />1 can sweetened condensed milk<br />4 cups milk<br />4 T cocoa<br />1 t vanilla or peppermint extract<br /><br />Heat all ingredients in saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly for 10 minutes or until hot. Serve immediately with whipped cream. Yum!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnINgzcEi1iBaGsZBt6wjpcpaCFcKczB3qSZFRHj03qn3v1yQpmrFU9DnfKzx2F3LEc7qnMcEBYyIHEgnIKgP0VMf-WnNkNKrGsJom6HyEqI5OvXVXtdzt__WYIvH9cDcPTmXpOG2wwxAh/s1600/January+2011+062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnINgzcEi1iBaGsZBt6wjpcpaCFcKczB3qSZFRHj03qn3v1yQpmrFU9DnfKzx2F3LEc7qnMcEBYyIHEgnIKgP0VMf-WnNkNKrGsJom6HyEqI5OvXVXtdzt__WYIvH9cDcPTmXpOG2wwxAh/s400/January+2011+062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563017922194482498" border="0" /></a>After we made our snowmen, we sat by the fire eating cupcakes, sipping hot chocolate, and reading Shel Silverstein poems. Shel Silverstein has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. Now my kids love to listen to me read his poems to them! Here a few of my favorites:<br /><br />My Beard<br /><br />My beard grows to my toes,<br />I never wears no clothes,<br />I wraps my hair<br />Around my bare,<br />And down the road I goes<br /><br />The Battle<br /><br />Would you like to hear<br />Of the terrible night<br />When I bravely fought the....<br />No?<br />All right.<br /><br />Listen to the Mustn'ts<br /><br />Listen to the mustn'ts, child,<br />Listen to the don'ts<br />Listen to the shouldn'ts<br />The impossibles, the wont's<br />Listen to the never haves<br />Then listen close to me-<br />Anything can happen, child,<br />Anything can be.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG0xODnXvIwdyacnZo-w5IsIsfe4C3SI7aDazNbaaE-4K9rulVxhqv9ydZT0LHX7IvX6x7Ey01RMDRVM1xMt_YJBJmYwYYFRzIly0QjjGDusjIJm7zZwKgERz6aHk3_2Z0ejVsgfThSXI/s1600/January+2011+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG0xODnXvIwdyacnZo-w5IsIsfe4C3SI7aDazNbaaE-4K9rulVxhqv9ydZT0LHX7IvX6x7Ey01RMDRVM1xMt_YJBJmYwYYFRzIly0QjjGDusjIJm7zZwKgERz6aHk3_2Z0ejVsgfThSXI/s400/January+2011+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563017908891254898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0eR04esjw2LSl0zpP873L6TJYhC_yD3hMQ_GST6jpLdxAARMB2uoi7TzaqWp6UIYOmYEnJw81uRAcmvVmrS9WMsOqZupj1HbC0VG_CmlIMCFbuH2G90purA4I4SglRDl_oxqPvoNY1nX/s1600/January+2011+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0eR04esjw2LSl0zpP873L6TJYhC_yD3hMQ_GST6jpLdxAARMB2uoi7TzaqWp6UIYOmYEnJw81uRAcmvVmrS9WMsOqZupj1HbC0VG_CmlIMCFbuH2G90purA4I4SglRDl_oxqPvoNY1nX/s400/January+2011+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563017902474607858" border="0" /></a>Another great week! This week I'm especially thankful for a loving, hard working husband who loves me unconditionally!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-11727306458835113262011-01-09T21:41:00.005-07:002011-01-09T22:32:20.436-07:00January 3- 8, 2011Pretty much the only New Year's Resolution I made this year was to update my blog on a semi-regular basis. I have tried different ways to document what happens in my family's day-to-day life, but I'm no good at it. Traditional journaling is too boring for me and I just don't have the time to keep up with my scrapbooks. I decided to give blogging one more go and at the end of the year have all of my posts put into a family history book of sorts.<br /><br />So in short, these posts will probably be a little boring for most. It is more a way for me to remember the little moments in time as I strive to find joy in my daily journey.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCD_jqmplk-X92Jmp4_qzCQKS9Zk2IhD4Wjjv_0rzuOovQnTwDzhLT59JF6mZQXNRiydMuPM_xgqLwZMt9kqoxNjMd9_RiIf4JZO35J9LtwcLCOI3JbCnZ6U4Q0r4-HkXgD6VvDsDictu/s1600/January+2011+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCD_jqmplk-X92Jmp4_qzCQKS9Zk2IhD4Wjjv_0rzuOovQnTwDzhLT59JF6mZQXNRiydMuPM_xgqLwZMt9kqoxNjMd9_RiIf4JZO35J9LtwcLCOI3JbCnZ6U4Q0r4-HkXgD6VvDsDictu/s400/January+2011+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560417532147741842" border="0" /></a>Monday night the kids were feeling restless as we waited for Keith to get home for work. We decided to play Freeze Dance. The kids would bust their best moves until the music stopped and then they would have to freeze. Here is one of Emersyn in the air and Harley looking on like he thinks she is nuts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgOK50Bo9jo9VN5lwrXM919wS7jNLgsT_1Qi9BpVxKHwdTxlAlZGiQRCGeeU8GW0EvzfOBabYFBBGPKr8mpKV6K5Q0T0gSnMRZvhGPP_t09Kv3YYW809hg87nF1l-i8HaOqloy5x1JjXW/s1600/January+2011+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgOK50Bo9jo9VN5lwrXM919wS7jNLgsT_1Qi9BpVxKHwdTxlAlZGiQRCGeeU8GW0EvzfOBabYFBBGPKr8mpKV6K5Q0T0gSnMRZvhGPP_t09Kv3YYW809hg87nF1l-i8HaOqloy5x1JjXW/s400/January+2011+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560417527634550098" border="0" /></a>This is a frozen position. Jaxson was doing some funky break dancing or some such.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVWr7L7oBNYcqwPDyKqVil4kMY4NZKjyYKQ4RNCGgpeG2ZBlASNPaCkAiniCcLpjNe79XRt9SdAajfbUh4uFmGXVrQpLrr3eFKxhrXhKJ_LQMThXQk3kAVnfpG6_pYLM8KRgvIL4qvJYK/s1600/January+2011+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVWr7L7oBNYcqwPDyKqVil4kMY4NZKjyYKQ4RNCGgpeG2ZBlASNPaCkAiniCcLpjNe79XRt9SdAajfbUh4uFmGXVrQpLrr3eFKxhrXhKJ_LQMThXQk3kAVnfpG6_pYLM8KRgvIL4qvJYK/s400/January+2011+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560417521832576450" border="0" /></a>The kids spent a lot of the time they were dancing staring at their reflections in the window. Can't say I blame them much; they are pretty cute!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXep25TCiEwRfO-gvLtdx2Rr2UIlZKKVkOhl7a8FwTZWZXJM60Y9qB54rEBTD0QOUNd95ENQ-5ITgvTXy0_NRVbwlcz96owm6dxcJE9Gom_voQl5KzPzsIyIKamxLqoQK5Kzd1xABwh37-/s1600/January+2011+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXep25TCiEwRfO-gvLtdx2Rr2UIlZKKVkOhl7a8FwTZWZXJM60Y9qB54rEBTD0QOUNd95ENQ-5ITgvTXy0_NRVbwlcz96owm6dxcJE9Gom_voQl5KzPzsIyIKamxLqoQK5Kzd1xABwh37-/s400/January+2011+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560417515427140786" border="0" /></a>Jaxson was also doing some flying leaps through the air that made me giggle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xPFP6pDuT2HMfDNYI4NiB7NYqXkNfcsV-P511iwHJq-EJSmewNW66V9PQiO628jeaLifF0HZb1QmNnkVXTXBvOAGC7AoiH8m7nJb0ix2lbJCzFrHkEBxkWPFyhHaNmRIDbjU75VIvOvB/s1600/January+2011+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xPFP6pDuT2HMfDNYI4NiB7NYqXkNfcsV-P511iwHJq-EJSmewNW66V9PQiO628jeaLifF0HZb1QmNnkVXTXBvOAGC7AoiH8m7nJb0ix2lbJCzFrHkEBxkWPFyhHaNmRIDbjU75VIvOvB/s400/January+2011+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560416125731655762" border="0" /></a>Emersyn receives a very small monthly allowance. She had been saving her money for quite some time. After she got paid in January, she decided she had enough to buy something. And all she wanted was to buy something for her brother. Moments like these make my heart happy. Usually it is fighting, screaming, and teasing, but they do love each other. Even if they fight like wild animals. Keith took her shopping and she picked out this Bionicle set for Jaxson. She was so excited to give it to him when he got home from school!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD9sJo6nF_RvGn91xM26kYnNeWP16O_nKHCZxbQ6_BGvLMaQyP1YBXWCrHa2JSYdMpxn_EUtvH3K6yf0HyxBUl32MmKpOruitbgCnIcw8SOQFRvojxYAukADnGzVV7Dz4a3PBuHvMsh5B/s1600/January+2011+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD9sJo6nF_RvGn91xM26kYnNeWP16O_nKHCZxbQ6_BGvLMaQyP1YBXWCrHa2JSYdMpxn_EUtvH3K6yf0HyxBUl32MmKpOruitbgCnIcw8SOQFRvojxYAukADnGzVV7Dz4a3PBuHvMsh5B/s400/January+2011+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560416123246126546" border="0" /></a>Keith talked her into buying something for herself as well, and she picked out a little microwave set that she LOVES. She is constantly cooking us plastic food!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5LWgtVYN17SdRL5HIOn4xppfFHtCV9Q2SDDpPyALrQ73vj_myVkmy4o6BJIsxf2-xUQ4qsluo9ZNPKYIWqRJxXGHiAGy-I2t51rfiSLAembXtIs_xNEDfQX4HprBBBxBrp2k9EdseUTA/s1600/January+2011+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5LWgtVYN17SdRL5HIOn4xppfFHtCV9Q2SDDpPyALrQ73vj_myVkmy4o6BJIsxf2-xUQ4qsluo9ZNPKYIWqRJxXGHiAGy-I2t51rfiSLAembXtIs_xNEDfQX4HprBBBxBrp2k9EdseUTA/s400/January+2011+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560416117050425826" border="0" /></a>This box came with our new baby seat in it. I was so excited because I pulled the seat out just before the garbage truck came down our street. I was gonna hurry and run the box out to the curb, but Emersyn saw some potential in it and asked if she could keep it. She did the designing and Keith did the cutting. She turned it into a house/restaurant. She keeps her microwave on the ledge and serves us our food. I have to say, she has a bit of a creative streak in her.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDk5jjlL_Rielx7QBsnazWColDTlgRSJC1sJy4UsJayNmF6q7OhG2yp-FNfrs_DxKuPoeA_jxgU1t1XIQ1NlpG6Vk_ZyIR8h8orNINEdm0gHgSQOT3wtQKsBEIvydB6RkGJ9atIYflmPnR/s1600/January+2011+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDk5jjlL_Rielx7QBsnazWColDTlgRSJC1sJy4UsJayNmF6q7OhG2yp-FNfrs_DxKuPoeA_jxgU1t1XIQ1NlpG6Vk_ZyIR8h8orNINEdm0gHgSQOT3wtQKsBEIvydB6RkGJ9atIYflmPnR/s400/January+2011+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560416109973138434" border="0" /></a>This is hard to see, but it is the design on the outside wall of her house. It says "Emersyn House", with the s written backwards.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuQpwGzY3P06znJqcZ-TFYL5ciNNQMQysn2A-SxDi4mWzoj2R7VOQ-9f_i-CULYdjE8r8uJk3NrEaae8-aAb6EYyFua9zmWle-dk6WozsXgN3LEW9iSUvxkSil-2WFii001hGGfX8UkQW/s1600/January+2011+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuQpwGzY3P06znJqcZ-TFYL5ciNNQMQysn2A-SxDi4mWzoj2R7VOQ-9f_i-CULYdjE8r8uJk3NrEaae8-aAb6EYyFua9zmWle-dk6WozsXgN3LEW9iSUvxkSil-2WFii001hGGfX8UkQW/s400/January+2011+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560416105944471346" border="0" /></a>I have no idea why I can't get this picture to turn the proper direction, but it is Emersyn giving my gihugant belly a hug and a kiss. She can't wait for her little sister to join our family!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69bS4HdCoKjPlq2zzBpvgi35luwAoCwi_93tHfbsA7OBG7BOTbQ9cgr0TivIs5ReHCnXrLPEYUMhsQn_DFBAG9FFxTCGmfwfnV9we9gZjKW2kSCzs2Vg85niwyY8Lhx-lltElDIFwtWG0/s1600/January+2011+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69bS4HdCoKjPlq2zzBpvgi35luwAoCwi_93tHfbsA7OBG7BOTbQ9cgr0TivIs5ReHCnXrLPEYUMhsQn_DFBAG9FFxTCGmfwfnV9we9gZjKW2kSCzs2Vg85niwyY8Lhx-lltElDIFwtWG0/s400/January+2011+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560414337895598754" border="0" /></a>Thursday I spent the day organizing and rearranging. Not exciting, but I did accomplish a bit. This is one of the closets I got cleaned. Space in this house is at a premium and we have to utilize every inch!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hd16lFBRrN1zro45q8FCV5lPRXWtu9MdNfOG2G21qC3CHm7o0JocOKlCysg8FBb4eV_im2QoVI5oirDjqqgA53MbYbEe2RXISBt-hT9XC5tyRc0MieLW29ud6pe8SL0dhBo3kzR4AeHP/s1600/January+2011+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hd16lFBRrN1zro45q8FCV5lPRXWtu9MdNfOG2G21qC3CHm7o0JocOKlCysg8FBb4eV_im2QoVI5oirDjqqgA53MbYbEe2RXISBt-hT9XC5tyRc0MieLW29ud6pe8SL0dhBo3kzR4AeHP/s400/January+2011+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560414334562189794" border="0" /></a>Jaxson noticed that our bananas were looking a tad nasty, so he asked if we could make some banana bread. Friday after school we whipped up a batch. Here is Emersyn. For the record, this is not the same outfit I let her leave the house in today. It is the fourth outfit and one of her choosing. I'm not a fan of black and brown together!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLL8aQvYNiVPKAHxlRmMjwH_Fa9VUjGpTopw08u-YHUBiChiAUg6viJ3s_z4jFL3oCg7LpibMwzfhfvji48svCnC2Fy1mg7LZNIBVMtFm_Uh-LrDg_-kzreOiFE7ceDNpDAucAx5zid8v/s1600/January+2011+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLL8aQvYNiVPKAHxlRmMjwH_Fa9VUjGpTopw08u-YHUBiChiAUg6viJ3s_z4jFL3oCg7LpibMwzfhfvji48svCnC2Fy1mg7LZNIBVMtFm_Uh-LrDg_-kzreOiFE7ceDNpDAucAx5zid8v/s400/January+2011+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560414331049254018" border="0" /></a>Apparently, eight year old boys are incapable of just smiling for the camera.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho_GoyBbpIyYWzv6_t0uZAgekbJFMCYh-ADXfuYaVquvYHYB0WdhJp-4M-NN98-lqdW-JhY8B8iuRJzo_9vmYZ6IHdbKinxS6uOdvJGRz4wzX7nAiK2UzqtaUCAmRY6ujBh6n-rn6G_qk/s1600/January+2011+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho_GoyBbpIyYWzv6_t0uZAgekbJFMCYh-ADXfuYaVquvYHYB0WdhJp-4M-NN98-lqdW-JhY8B8iuRJzo_9vmYZ6IHdbKinxS6uOdvJGRz4wzX7nAiK2UzqtaUCAmRY6ujBh6n-rn6G_qk/s400/January+2011+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560414325086329890" border="0" /></a>Our Friday night treat was these DELICIOUS floats! Apple Pie Floats to be exact. They are made with vanilla ice cream, apple cider, and ginger ale. YUM!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DlA41rBtE-Axw-ZWMRvtzAeSgsnkLKGvaxnzbJdRwU5n5AX3cuY7wxIVcHEIk00bfQwXZPden5aOdvRxi4cR4pr79EM6BUKYIo3QH5wxUT7fJiLsV49dQSX75zLJ76X7UwScV1O37ARI/s1600/January+2011+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DlA41rBtE-Axw-ZWMRvtzAeSgsnkLKGvaxnzbJdRwU5n5AX3cuY7wxIVcHEIk00bfQwXZPden5aOdvRxi4cR4pr79EM6BUKYIo3QH5wxUT7fJiLsV49dQSX75zLJ76X7UwScV1O37ARI/s400/January+2011+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560414276676578418" border="0" /></a>Keith was in charge of our home date night this week, which was nice cuz I spent all of Saturday at an infant/child cpr and first aid class. We watched a movie and he made us these treats. Apple Pie Puff Pastries with ice cream and caramel sauce. The pastries were actually Pepperidge Farm and they were sooo good!<br /><br />All in all it was a good week. The kids are getting bored with the winter and I find myself running out of patience way before I should. Thankfully, they are forgiving and loving with their grumpy mom! I am so grateful for them and the happiness that they bring to our lives. I can't wait for our new little one to come join this crazy mess!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-49648876597665985002010-05-01T18:35:00.002-06:002010-05-01T18:38:54.206-06:00Fun Craft BlogI have started a fun blog with craft tutorials & projects, recipes, and fun things to do with your kids. Hope you will come check it out! <a href="http://jenni-simplysavvy.blogspot.com"> www.jenni-simplysavvy.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />While your at it check out my mom's blog. She's just getting started, but her blog is gonna rock! She is a crafty craftsman and is going to have some crazy cool tutorials of her own. So do yourself a favor and hop on over to <a href="http://kringleberrykottage.blogspot.com">www.kringleberrykottage.blogspot.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-59256363587513922952010-01-10T21:20:00.008-07:002010-01-10T21:39:59.738-07:00Snow Fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX3hVuGJWmLPN0tihkoNQlhYlJvFz0mmfFEBeklonYQl2PhAwg52YeBQH_AWIMCIkh-0NsB2SgfnjFz1c5QDogUucW_Ggx7qJ1a2qzagFt4NOytYhUNWd4ing7_jbLoxuETsnxFfLkEoN/s1600-h/December+2009+-+January+2010+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX3hVuGJWmLPN0tihkoNQlhYlJvFz0mmfFEBeklonYQl2PhAwg52YeBQH_AWIMCIkh-0NsB2SgfnjFz1c5QDogUucW_Ggx7qJ1a2qzagFt4NOytYhUNWd4ing7_jbLoxuETsnxFfLkEoN/s400/December+2009+-+January+2010+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425335834875079618" border="0" /></a>After the New Year we finally got some snow. The kids (and Keith) were thrilled. Me, not so much. I am a warm, sunny weather kinda gal. Keith built this little snow hill in the backyard. The kids could slide down it all day. Please pardon the crack.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj5po8jCQeHt1yxfFza5kgFWyoIwXnb1pdR_fjKg9WBNuVR7qz-vQqKAwEf_n538vpHlb00ESvfUQv0RK5-Ort6D2dMSfqQ5xyHTsMjKKUWKUBv1yCPfTSA9SuHwzFt-U71eeqUHvpyND/s1600-h/December+2009+-+January+2010+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj5po8jCQeHt1yxfFza5kgFWyoIwXnb1pdR_fjKg9WBNuVR7qz-vQqKAwEf_n538vpHlb00ESvfUQv0RK5-Ort6D2dMSfqQ5xyHTsMjKKUWKUBv1yCPfTSA9SuHwzFt-U71eeqUHvpyND/s400/December+2009+-+January+2010+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425335398151007330" border="0" /></a> Keith dragging the kids back and forth through the yard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSWwVHyFYluOwPRKor_J9XfwPZ_Hk-5eO_Ns8YhHytE8hra7jPrvG1KcGEc-7IBnnVn_D4t4tTsMuSnryVpKsVqx38FgawwgCu0n2k9Q_1SwePRZJ-4Iao4MIv1t1_sQYjE5gK5FA_DU8/s1600-h/December+2009+-+January+2010+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSWwVHyFYluOwPRKor_J9XfwPZ_Hk-5eO_Ns8YhHytE8hra7jPrvG1KcGEc-7IBnnVn_D4t4tTsMuSnryVpKsVqx38FgawwgCu0n2k9Q_1SwePRZJ-4Iao4MIv1t1_sQYjE5gK5FA_DU8/s400/December+2009+-+January+2010+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425335104425506786" border="0" /></a> The kids on the sled that Jaxson bought.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcda_QjuonqFaHGHVsr9KxRy0XIu62OBws2DhCunfqkI0TNRZCOiIia8guJ7bQrbwher39bs1tImjCKqsRoyD4Mxj5fHe0DYy-UW1yTQtixcOIi-kyzdFm4kyXT0ngKVlnl5YeKT8Ki1B0/s1600-h/December+2009+-+January+2010+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcda_QjuonqFaHGHVsr9KxRy0XIu62OBws2DhCunfqkI0TNRZCOiIia8guJ7bQrbwher39bs1tImjCKqsRoyD4Mxj5fHe0DYy-UW1yTQtixcOIi-kyzdFm4kyXT0ngKVlnl5YeKT8Ki1B0/s400/December+2009+-+January+2010+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425334887289716546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvjYZpueatU-IE7EtxjryKhZk5ZqSc3IhoyaedjurOv7CWQoha48nc7l4ykpln64CUrpzJBZoyb4c5YcNlcxBcqHf-KqIeBkamQMirE-CbPKwI7cse4QsTT-ha968g9FKT5ZLphFIICv4/s1600-h/December+2009+-+January+2010+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvjYZpueatU-IE7EtxjryKhZk5ZqSc3IhoyaedjurOv7CWQoha48nc7l4ykpln64CUrpzJBZoyb4c5YcNlcxBcqHf-KqIeBkamQMirE-CbPKwI7cse4QsTT-ha968g9FKT5ZLphFIICv4/s400/December+2009+-+January+2010+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425334542120159794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWd-WrJeBtiApcM0941N5rvH0GU7SGp-hngjPKrN5t7m6KvqeW8tINrbTe9r4eo6qlPqQM0WC2wfjbU0O6j0bEQAoWNMq4ZUoHKi0VHceLBSDwD-T8ngL588FMnT2PIA9h3e0_ACzm5c-/s1600-h/December+2009+-+January+2010+060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWd-WrJeBtiApcM0941N5rvH0GU7SGp-hngjPKrN5t7m6KvqeW8tINrbTe9r4eo6qlPqQM0WC2wfjbU0O6j0bEQAoWNMq4ZUoHKi0VHceLBSDwD-T8ngL588FMnT2PIA9h3e0_ACzm5c-/s400/December+2009+-+January+2010+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425333770066077042" border="0" /></a>Harley standing by the door waiting to be let in. FYI: Those are handmade, wool mittens that he is wearing. Lovingly hand-stitched by Keith.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiMITYijA42_RYh6RXOzD1JyMm_iNR1G_BNEdqzSyj94xDcSEFdISxPBF4kWrxVKQZXKl_hVYVD9szXG83U81_8iA1RU1X_GaahnTgF-VRA5mc2t_AjsatxERvGEx_gxoCnNPStI8UUTR/s1600-h/December+2009+-+January+2010+076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiMITYijA42_RYh6RXOzD1JyMm_iNR1G_BNEdqzSyj94xDcSEFdISxPBF4kWrxVKQZXKl_hVYVD9szXG83U81_8iA1RU1X_GaahnTgF-VRA5mc2t_AjsatxERvGEx_gxoCnNPStI8UUTR/s400/December+2009+-+January+2010+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425332732356417362" border="0" /></a>Afterward we all enjoyed some yummy hot chocolate. Here is the recipe:<br /><br />1 can sweetened condensed milk<br />4 cups milk<br />4 T cocoa<br />1 t vanilla<br /><br />Heat all ingredients in large pot 10 minutes or until hot. Serve with whipped cream. Enjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-90014025842494021642009-06-19T22:17:00.003-06:002009-06-19T22:20:59.273-06:00Trip to the Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyABDNpEaTJONszb2aDPZIyBmuD8MVd7hXbB2HIpiQv1NIY3XOtREJ_6Uqjj-5sO_tYCfs92M49xASINT08sQ95f5UoG4neCwdngA1gon8qmdOvHaOXkdpbCQfTZwpUrsMFu8_LdZ8qv9N/s1600-h/April+2009+163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyABDNpEaTJONszb2aDPZIyBmuD8MVd7hXbB2HIpiQv1NIY3XOtREJ_6Uqjj-5sO_tYCfs92M49xASINT08sQ95f5UoG4neCwdngA1gon8qmdOvHaOXkdpbCQfTZwpUrsMFu8_LdZ8qv9N/s400/April+2009+163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349260006402815570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3YCnwhNmoaracwqQ4v5yVcK-muuM5P92FvvkczikTr80LRY5nvto3ja_W_K4DlF5rEqqsJ9cP80rhpzRFBXEr5NTkXuHM0VMW-Tqa0S9whjchI-ZNGSIytLf5Mb260W3eLbuP3lJGzvU/s1600-h/April+2009+166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3YCnwhNmoaracwqQ4v5yVcK-muuM5P92FvvkczikTr80LRY5nvto3ja_W_K4DlF5rEqqsJ9cP80rhpzRFBXEr5NTkXuHM0VMW-Tqa0S9whjchI-ZNGSIytLf5Mb260W3eLbuP3lJGzvU/s400/April+2009+166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349260000598332210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpgOiAg7s0IEYxxjmbjTqEvc6mirFwMuslPwGAHEfAjd3jSrTYsHilbjD9OOiuujzAZBExNZ4jJ0BhRKDjJNAOLnrpiGfjt7BUktTYfM3UnnJwagfCtltHIUBwIqN0rb6XFU93xTnuGlG/s1600-h/April+2009+161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpgOiAg7s0IEYxxjmbjTqEvc6mirFwMuslPwGAHEfAjd3jSrTYsHilbjD9OOiuujzAZBExNZ4jJ0BhRKDjJNAOLnrpiGfjt7BUktTYfM3UnnJwagfCtltHIUBwIqN0rb6XFU93xTnuGlG/s400/April+2009+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349259998050437330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD1MLPKEwElh27Lzd3f7Z3Kljj_jwubzYIp0YHmWeUPLYXO6uvDLVMw-zekQDu6sjWF3SdrmDIXTi6SeQMSZswVtlELh9RQr0tn5zU3M4_PBZbyE4mQegYAEM1pPYojOSDAO-o4tjK8U4/s1600-h/April+2009+167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD1MLPKEwElh27Lzd3f7Z3Kljj_jwubzYIp0YHmWeUPLYXO6uvDLVMw-zekQDu6sjWF3SdrmDIXTi6SeQMSZswVtlELh9RQr0tn5zU3M4_PBZbyE4mQegYAEM1pPYojOSDAO-o4tjK8U4/s400/April+2009+167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349259994566626354" border="0" /></a><br />We took the kids to the zoo one evening last week. Here are a couple pictures.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-60214524360060806002009-06-19T22:04:00.003-06:002009-06-19T22:17:00.940-06:00T-Ball<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIqv7r9VLRLett4uDZLaCj_BTWN88SWkzXb0VswAMb2EAXLB8lGpMt7SHyiqzDJoQ_hOs1tBHNPhp3bptAZAc4Pq9xutmxA-haAceKCpxHHICrLT-YH6qBehlNWX7DfOTkbN1yU-6PIrI/s1600-h/April+2009+187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIqv7r9VLRLett4uDZLaCj_BTWN88SWkzXb0VswAMb2EAXLB8lGpMt7SHyiqzDJoQ_hOs1tBHNPhp3bptAZAc4Pq9xutmxA-haAceKCpxHHICrLT-YH6qBehlNWX7DfOTkbN1yU-6PIrI/s400/April+2009+187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349258960212730466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5Og6jKHdhXd8Z8urpUteCm-Dt-P1KvUfENJ5apaLXR9Zw1sSN_7Ja5Do4O4zPC9V-VLX5QAOkvxESNSCVAxIsHSp394FKLtiq4GEHSrv72aofPLAfd8HITaQUrpPhsjFhGLDDsKtPHOQ/s1600-h/April+2009+184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5Og6jKHdhXd8Z8urpUteCm-Dt-P1KvUfENJ5apaLXR9Zw1sSN_7Ja5Do4O4zPC9V-VLX5QAOkvxESNSCVAxIsHSp394FKLtiq4GEHSrv72aofPLAfd8HITaQUrpPhsjFhGLDDsKtPHOQ/s400/April+2009+184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349258949866341458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRM6K0S8Euj5Id_ZyqvjDT2h9ttLiRQpqEqyPOLMy83eMLjih4qMLDRdUNVfbCsu1o2-w0mxF6hDIfd41T0fZGQFe65IjfqPbhYByr7OgH8r-RlJJCamneqyPYWb939n54-IM_aLWYp1ID/s1600-h/April+2009+176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRM6K0S8Euj5Id_ZyqvjDT2h9ttLiRQpqEqyPOLMy83eMLjih4qMLDRdUNVfbCsu1o2-w0mxF6hDIfd41T0fZGQFe65IjfqPbhYByr7OgH8r-RlJJCamneqyPYWb939n54-IM_aLWYp1ID/s400/April+2009+176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349258947675482306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUKthLSrV0BIue93H0yu_3WHJQLAlnSAPHTGpBbStN_d_rhB97RAbWo5TbQoihyphenhyphenWWCaj_m0sV6FsyfaBcAxLlBXLZz8SW55UCi6GAHd2IRnTY7X3ESnyv7LVMCw6epfhDeRqB75fJhBzE/s1600-h/April+2009+175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUKthLSrV0BIue93H0yu_3WHJQLAlnSAPHTGpBbStN_d_rhB97RAbWo5TbQoihyphenhyphenWWCaj_m0sV6FsyfaBcAxLlBXLZz8SW55UCi6GAHd2IRnTY7X3ESnyv7LVMCw6epfhDeRqB75fJhBzE/s400/April+2009+175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349258942843673394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBjISJazieKGmti1ynM9CGCah56F-R5ct_QtxoHy6FNatsMSIV7DsBeA1qSkd6bFtnKjaUZ1bCQvNnaICpqBGLh_uO4G3yb4MnagazUOkbSq37qnxavv2NcVCFCvostG6P1LroH5zy1EX/s1600-h/April+2009+174.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBjISJazieKGmti1ynM9CGCah56F-R5ct_QtxoHy6FNatsMSIV7DsBeA1qSkd6bFtnKjaUZ1bCQvNnaICpqBGLh_uO4G3yb4MnagazUOkbSq37qnxavv2NcVCFCvostG6P1LroH5zy1EX/s400/April+2009+174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349258931170192242" border="0" /></a><br />At first I complained quietly to myself a lot about having to go to T-Ball practices and games, but I have found myself enjoying them more now. Towards the end of the season. Jaxson has played his hardest and tried to be a good a sport. Except the time he had to bat with a pink bat. Any bystander would have thought it was the end of the world. And then we threatened him with his life and being grounded for the remainder of the summer. He did use the pink bat, but not with a smile on his face. All in all it has been a good experience for all of us. A special thanks to Coach Karen and to all of Jaxson's cheerleaders!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-50078600932095663692009-06-19T21:58:00.002-06:002009-06-19T22:03:41.844-06:00Emersyn the Ballerina<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibr49KqvywJ3Yk0M09H-GVrKef6lvFqgZjioNgSNETQbTs6QK1j4ZzgSAxn3NB7ccoqCeoaJR1_1Pm0s4yjDvbQlJ2CF5jWUiVoqbd47Yvh1-PqTQHQ58u02Y05QLTvgUIfrKnP9Uh-8sH/s1600-h/April+2009+169.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibr49KqvywJ3Yk0M09H-GVrKef6lvFqgZjioNgSNETQbTs6QK1j4ZzgSAxn3NB7ccoqCeoaJR1_1Pm0s4yjDvbQlJ2CF5jWUiVoqbd47Yvh1-PqTQHQ58u02Y05QLTvgUIfrKnP9Uh-8sH/s400/April+2009+169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349255544349614338" border="0" /></a><br />Emersyn is taking a Jazz/Ballet class just for the summer. I love watching and she loves dancing! The class is 45 minutes long each week. At first I thought maybe that would be a tad too long for 3 years old, but all the girls in the class love it so much, none of them lose interest. She loves to wear her pink "dancing dress" and her ballet slippers are so tiny and cute!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-68622840381213146702009-06-09T23:04:00.003-06:002009-06-09T23:08:41.754-06:00Girl's Camp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL8veVs5RA6kyGWGfXOQF4JI9SycbrjanPL-AlfzcWCvLdCJKuH5piNcCbC3kzUm_vUV2G0e4NSuTnTa7hHsPGTVaTsWTwzLkleSQcMBh4TA6Sjq_77jwRvX6burgeF5JTQWUiDn7trS8/s1600-h/April+2009+158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL8veVs5RA6kyGWGfXOQF4JI9SycbrjanPL-AlfzcWCvLdCJKuH5piNcCbC3kzUm_vUV2G0e4NSuTnTa7hHsPGTVaTsWTwzLkleSQcMBh4TA6Sjq_77jwRvX6burgeF5JTQWUiDn7trS8/s400/April+2009+158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345561430915755154" border="0" /></a><br />I have been consumed by Girl's Camp preparations lately. My poor kids. Every time they ask me what I am doing I say "It's for Girl's Camp." Today Emersyn brought me this little flower. I said "Wow, it's beautiful! Thanks." And she said "It's for Girl's Camp!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-11464464524486032282009-06-09T22:49:00.010-06:002009-06-09T23:03:59.195-06:00Kindergarten Graduation and Binder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNONG3J-ZUt2vMsY3zVCSunWe8dfNNG-Hqqr6-d6DDhVsex7_J1Rra_tcAKELlXXFGEWX1umGzcnAty94KNNzSED9k4UHhwVR1KExNBtmNt0Vqw5SUhq2nYHdNO657h4GRZBEubZ6nTZRa/s1600-h/April+2009+115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNONG3J-ZUt2vMsY3zVCSunWe8dfNNG-Hqqr6-d6DDhVsex7_J1Rra_tcAKELlXXFGEWX1umGzcnAty94KNNzSED9k4UHhwVR1KExNBtmNt0Vqw5SUhq2nYHdNO657h4GRZBEubZ6nTZRa/s400/April+2009+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345559524928678386" border="0" /></a><br />The graduation program was so cute and the teachers, staff, and PTO went out of their way to make it special. They sent out invites, the kids sang a few songs, they received diplomas and little bears, and they even had refreshments afterward. We are so grateful to Ms. Bell who made learning fun for Jaxson this year and who was so patient with his boisterous personality!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhuXaJ8PMLZ4dtWnzL38T7tF6g_OkFZw3cLpO6O46-z7iGBTVlriElmGlBo3eDr_BQdY-S0B1goFBDSMIsG9XvgPtPKnyxLajhcPvMXFW4R-zV_qFlymqItkjmHzbRmfjhQ0SkYawW8_r/s1600-h/April+2009+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhuXaJ8PMLZ4dtWnzL38T7tF6g_OkFZw3cLpO6O46-z7iGBTVlriElmGlBo3eDr_BQdY-S0B1goFBDSMIsG9XvgPtPKnyxLajhcPvMXFW4R-zV_qFlymqItkjmHzbRmfjhQ0SkYawW8_r/s400/April+2009+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345559000895947490" border="0" /></a><br />Mr. Gauchay, the principal, interviewed a couple kids and Jaxson was his first interviewee. So funny! I was so mad that we forgot to take our video camera.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAehczUzoFVbs4gAHTy4RhQFOrExPk7EXHeW2C2fV5YnQbjJjfgo46aQ_tD5kgDJM_PXb8t9I4-9DfnJ_grc92SCc9PICwUfSLHkvZYviBsrMCPW0941uJzl2KsSMkbAQdG72FQhbBwk2b/s1600-h/April+2009+120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAehczUzoFVbs4gAHTy4RhQFOrExPk7EXHeW2C2fV5YnQbjJjfgo46aQ_tD5kgDJM_PXb8t9I4-9DfnJ_grc92SCc9PICwUfSLHkvZYviBsrMCPW0941uJzl2KsSMkbAQdG72FQhbBwk2b/s400/April+2009+120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345558504811546722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPhuOhNO8b_jlgun24PysTBNvmx-VqIglBOZZfESeqdBM-w7J4De4Lc5BVjulA_ggAiGUUJhliXo5qNuoIPpnpGkQFSGHZP4gyCyqd6fXCTyXqCv435EjNR2giTGaZ0mccLOMmaaYnzel/s1600-h/April+2009+129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPhuOhNO8b_jlgun24PysTBNvmx-VqIglBOZZfESeqdBM-w7J4De4Lc5BVjulA_ggAiGUUJhliXo5qNuoIPpnpGkQFSGHZP4gyCyqd6fXCTyXqCv435EjNR2giTGaZ0mccLOMmaaYnzel/s400/April+2009+129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345558046309968226" border="0" /></a> Our little graduate!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Cy6MXYis70Lz1c_JKUCdXiZDb7CnVtOiBVZP8_6O_L5BrKQLQk_0u4vVlLgfPNBAlMmws7FDjVUqufKmCI9UEwodT6YbW4IiRZuXV6KsTbY11EKS2Mc_UYgLtawN0pmmY6iYmcWLvoiI/s1600-h/April+2009+144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Cy6MXYis70Lz1c_JKUCdXiZDb7CnVtOiBVZP8_6O_L5BrKQLQk_0u4vVlLgfPNBAlMmws7FDjVUqufKmCI9UEwodT6YbW4IiRZuXV6KsTbY11EKS2Mc_UYgLtawN0pmmY6iYmcWLvoiI/s400/April+2009+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345557823174564018" border="0" /></a> Jaxson and his best friend, Kyle.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmjIIqidRn9iV2MI-LBFUotEnh-Cmkd4Q4UsIgTlSE-7eplzZjpDL4yLSlCzhS2-nyym78yPy2CVuqeMYbm3zw0PkylDTP4eymWjSkXQONa_LBtxR-9br4hrfun6msUYe0B5OlHmOu0Bd/s1600-h/April+2009+141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmjIIqidRn9iV2MI-LBFUotEnh-Cmkd4Q4UsIgTlSE-7eplzZjpDL4yLSlCzhS2-nyym78yPy2CVuqeMYbm3zw0PkylDTP4eymWjSkXQONa_LBtxR-9br4hrfun6msUYe0B5OlHmOu0Bd/s400/April+2009+141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345557537236303442" border="0" /></a> Jaxson and his teacher, Ms. Bell.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpGNQR3Y1mWlZeWi-g5bBig4vvDF0aMkyusWGhrG4EHoCK1laRWHixNofQwnvzWKtJ6JMsyTPthcllfZw7HmlwUjd9jbKqTxHVah3QdK2-rS743Z5pw5s-FVo9E9SBgdJh2znFjLbF7p5/s1600-h/April+2009+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpGNQR3Y1mWlZeWi-g5bBig4vvDF0aMkyusWGhrG4EHoCK1laRWHixNofQwnvzWKtJ6JMsyTPthcllfZw7HmlwUjd9jbKqTxHVah3QdK2-rS743Z5pw5s-FVo9E9SBgdJh2znFjLbF7p5/s400/April+2009+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345557148375091394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp0EYFjr-cwfXavDfcipnxNq046z6ofwRf4kcVi4n5Hep4m8Ise0FYdZNmvPdR77Vb_hqKecvQAScipXPfUB7iTNFtpaXkPm-jXg0GIRdYah2mx-ziVFZxX1T4sW4atMWoT0CxntmxP9K/s1600-h/April+2009+159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp0EYFjr-cwfXavDfcipnxNq046z6ofwRf4kcVi4n5Hep4m8Ise0FYdZNmvPdR77Vb_hqKecvQAScipXPfUB7iTNFtpaXkPm-jXg0GIRdYah2mx-ziVFZxX1T4sW4atMWoT0CxntmxP9K/s400/April+2009+159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345556814996595474" border="0" /></a>This is what I put together for some of Jaxson's papers, art work, and report cards. So easy. I put a picture of him on his first day of school and had him write his name. He loves to look through it and it was so easy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-45428294394310340852009-06-09T22:44:00.002-06:002009-06-09T22:49:06.338-06:00We Love Summer!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIvvIxkBFeflo3k3p6rgSXC7Ss93_0w32TfCgx0Tz7DA-7-kbQrWJjeP_MnQuu2O6-Qhp8riASs-kT6GiieTrxDEWmszdtv-GaLFDviPTgnIr-_vcG9bUfJMkzX8a_Cocvw7N7Xog9ldV/s1600-h/April+2009+103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIvvIxkBFeflo3k3p6rgSXC7Ss93_0w32TfCgx0Tz7DA-7-kbQrWJjeP_MnQuu2O6-Qhp8riASs-kT6GiieTrxDEWmszdtv-GaLFDviPTgnIr-_vcG9bUfJMkzX8a_Cocvw7N7Xog9ldV/s400/April+2009+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345556358933098434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAYQwEiExWf-jZGNHFRmqcRAKMScNhKlpxNLl5A8sHpcgqPIEsy0HQRIErQP3XoPloeruCSoad_lgj_IVK57KcltbuYZHeIQL9cmZLPYKuLy58nEtdg5kdQujJcn_XHBoHULEPk3qBYyu/s1600-h/April+2009+100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAYQwEiExWf-jZGNHFRmqcRAKMScNhKlpxNLl5A8sHpcgqPIEsy0HQRIErQP3XoPloeruCSoad_lgj_IVK57KcltbuYZHeIQL9cmZLPYKuLy58nEtdg5kdQujJcn_XHBoHULEPk3qBYyu/s400/April+2009+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345556353554214082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsiSZqF40MucSixgyb02jVthZt0kf95Xk5IvaEZOrD2EvSlWhL-3a12QCP4rDqc9hZcus5eGRxzy9pUisqCWU3eOUU4yXyyXo9cDv-JBbEJKh1KJRauXGRKv53U4rmhDH8CQdDiMW8vKu/s1600-h/April+2009+097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsiSZqF40MucSixgyb02jVthZt0kf95Xk5IvaEZOrD2EvSlWhL-3a12QCP4rDqc9hZcus5eGRxzy9pUisqCWU3eOUU4yXyyXo9cDv-JBbEJKh1KJRauXGRKv53U4rmhDH8CQdDiMW8vKu/s400/April+2009+097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345556349068532962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh-Lyh-HKK053GgyVaDa8eGuBDFwlTVSq1NmjiHwZb4oJJFmhUeYQto1bYBftDAs5YpkbSoVAueUaYE6TOqYupE5_pKSqwT1yJynKa__75orB0mGMnN8eRV2thlNr8t5qPOp-pJkHEZ6r/s1600-h/April+2009+086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh-Lyh-HKK053GgyVaDa8eGuBDFwlTVSq1NmjiHwZb4oJJFmhUeYQto1bYBftDAs5YpkbSoVAueUaYE6TOqYupE5_pKSqwT1yJynKa__75orB0mGMnN8eRV2thlNr8t5qPOp-pJkHEZ6r/s400/April+2009+086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345555874958367906" border="0" /></a><br />Our favorite time of year! We got a cheapo water slide and the kids have loved it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-67775081178340097092009-06-09T22:30:00.011-06:002009-06-09T22:43:25.504-06:00Random Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4L8tj-poWsvaBHeVtV4ELWJ9Hg2MBjmbdV8Ot4rqS-Ll9O_MrbEO2wo2RfRdKtUrLO7mPUgWZMqzkvRupLAQy_I6dhHok0-5bRG8fVcW8GL6Q6zOzrbvLDq6jWS7v9MikTcaJxk1U8A4Y/s1600-h/April+2009+157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4L8tj-poWsvaBHeVtV4ELWJ9Hg2MBjmbdV8Ot4rqS-Ll9O_MrbEO2wo2RfRdKtUrLO7mPUgWZMqzkvRupLAQy_I6dhHok0-5bRG8fVcW8GL6Q6zOzrbvLDq6jWS7v9MikTcaJxk1U8A4Y/s400/April+2009+157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554789465665602" border="0" /></a>My cute kiddos. They are my world.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcncLPyQZu8_Wm6A6NaZ09SMXXVwCaPsRwRhHzI-G5InEgF2Zj5ktISp7yCHsLV_LrA9jLkrcm6hKcndYUgnkFu1frgQpdHkXIkijd11Ilw0pTvGZTGiMS48CelKuBAnwS_4HGCUbc9wU3/s1600-h/April+2009+153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcncLPyQZu8_Wm6A6NaZ09SMXXVwCaPsRwRhHzI-G5InEgF2Zj5ktISp7yCHsLV_LrA9jLkrcm6hKcndYUgnkFu1frgQpdHkXIkijd11Ilw0pTvGZTGiMS48CelKuBAnwS_4HGCUbc9wU3/s400/April+2009+153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554500010661458" border="0" /></a>A cold and windy day at the lake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXurq0crj9piyNRhlcaWG_n4TTesQLsK2Pn_Bb7IJ7KcWIZV5pjv6V18gCMtwJxdVsg0IYLWOp76QOUKQvcHc0s332U2VsROHfsl1elB7n_Eun8yh7YXw5eBfvT2DvUZThy5B9-xosOML/s1600-h/April+2009+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXurq0crj9piyNRhlcaWG_n4TTesQLsK2Pn_Bb7IJ7KcWIZV5pjv6V18gCMtwJxdVsg0IYLWOp76QOUKQvcHc0s332U2VsROHfsl1elB7n_Eun8yh7YXw5eBfvT2DvUZThy5B9-xosOML/s400/April+2009+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345554257925892146" border="0" /></a>Gearin' up for boating season!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis28nGOUcccx6wxNEFK_9uFCc1DAjsVUcg57NwSSs1N-OBK0cZ-R-WxsxcpqK6Jq3ygDZSWYtHWXZ7VodDnCCjfLijtly1AaMl_Pv-mseRyU4yUTy4C5cjO0uieQYDR2OTyzbFmlCMnzXD/s1600-h/April+2009+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis28nGOUcccx6wxNEFK_9uFCc1DAjsVUcg57NwSSs1N-OBK0cZ-R-WxsxcpqK6Jq3ygDZSWYtHWXZ7VodDnCCjfLijtly1AaMl_Pv-mseRyU4yUTy4C5cjO0uieQYDR2OTyzbFmlCMnzXD/s400/April+2009+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553918815164994" border="0" /></a>My pretty princess. LOVES the camera and insists on having her picture taken.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotgj2Es_Mb59A3dALjyLkTvQC-hubPdWxHuLeIgNc5YRE2EkMfIFwRXnpzJLLLVGXT8ptKeKkLa3JX7cCBc5whNCLD5-JlGL-fdxRQdcouXGBrJYYh9PGUIlTRxwf-60IAzVdDBI2pY42/s1600-h/April+2009+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotgj2Es_Mb59A3dALjyLkTvQC-hubPdWxHuLeIgNc5YRE2EkMfIFwRXnpzJLLLVGXT8ptKeKkLa3JX7cCBc5whNCLD5-JlGL-fdxRQdcouXGBrJYYh9PGUIlTRxwf-60IAzVdDBI2pY42/s400/April+2009+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553373800747266" border="0" /></a>Keith's creation. Wakeboard rack/life jacket dryer off-er. Also featuring the new beauty (wakeboard) that the Easter bunny brought me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9d5_s9ZVjUL1iz5I9QUodswfA-iFlllR6l9hU2VSTm3q8T7ywdF2ThtaR0J-0cweTBYjG3yOTqhY2XbNjTA_QUpw1yVmRj48fTnan_9paGP24xByeHJfXK-R3a6Q2-3Xlg_sck2Y3xhI/s1600-h/April+2009+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9d5_s9ZVjUL1iz5I9QUodswfA-iFlllR6l9hU2VSTm3q8T7ywdF2ThtaR0J-0cweTBYjG3yOTqhY2XbNjTA_QUpw1yVmRj48fTnan_9paGP24xByeHJfXK-R3a6Q2-3Xlg_sck2Y3xhI/s400/April+2009+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345553033275161234" border="0" /></a>Danny, Crystal, and cutie patootie Jace. Good-bye and good luck! We love and miss you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpLQh00_OuLcAH1CeDzSuPLBN-rj3or_P5NvVJ-PN4ZKeTdHWfyWKO1sjpriN82oodWYPEPIj0rNIabiCzXN5UlNe_J1x1udf2E1IRiuKLoYe74_xP0SYOEQindDKOkmRi9vKjQbZnDBY/s1600-h/April+2009+081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpLQh00_OuLcAH1CeDzSuPLBN-rj3or_P5NvVJ-PN4ZKeTdHWfyWKO1sjpriN82oodWYPEPIj0rNIabiCzXN5UlNe_J1x1udf2E1IRiuKLoYe74_xP0SYOEQindDKOkmRi9vKjQbZnDBY/s400/April+2009+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345552698529300034" border="0" /></a>My Mother's Day card made by Keith and the kids. I always get cute handmade cards like this. I love it!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XFHZP1rsMXsdXtT1w-udCBZdggjJEFD6QmQrVg_azm6gtsQgq8s9_JlJ-L1ChiOJA7qwNuBaH52jNt36Y-anoboC7LA6pHItG9u7AIt9pW1CInmTwo4GEJdR9X_bOBgh-IijCVNhnZST/s1600-h/April+2009+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XFHZP1rsMXsdXtT1w-udCBZdggjJEFD6QmQrVg_azm6gtsQgq8s9_JlJ-L1ChiOJA7qwNuBaH52jNt36Y-anoboC7LA6pHItG9u7AIt9pW1CInmTwo4GEJdR9X_bOBgh-IijCVNhnZST/s400/April+2009+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345552128177111458" border="0" /></a>Blowing bubbles with Grandpa Clayton.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwURv3rT29dgeTfYTlME5zybkbHpJIujbFCMj0ZEfUmf9inCDnUcu3yOUpyLyNCzF6rlT0hqkSUWGY5UNOq2OGgPRa00rVouwVqJHgAh4o0jdIxJtJobk_4akvGQeWsN-beBPOvmItpaH/s1600-h/April+2009+046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwURv3rT29dgeTfYTlME5zybkbHpJIujbFCMj0ZEfUmf9inCDnUcu3yOUpyLyNCzF6rlT0hqkSUWGY5UNOq2OGgPRa00rVouwVqJHgAh4o0jdIxJtJobk_4akvGQeWsN-beBPOvmItpaH/s400/April+2009+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345551816393427010" border="0" /></a>Emersyn wanted to look like a kitty cat so she drew some whiskers on her face. Not washable.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-10364461086326827702009-06-09T22:25:00.003-06:002009-06-09T22:30:07.267-06:00A Visit From the Tooth Fairy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3SsbTDDeZworX5cCDGSO5c2CnZyI2I0SHt0RBrjp8w-gSdiayuGwbIxC0nTSBvL958JPzSqnii7kl1P_FBa1Xazu5sUkCTwTZyNBwQjANmGqg8FQslJQLrIU1RInw4rua0T-33TmIKrj/s1600-h/April+2009+155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3SsbTDDeZworX5cCDGSO5c2CnZyI2I0SHt0RBrjp8w-gSdiayuGwbIxC0nTSBvL958JPzSqnii7kl1P_FBa1Xazu5sUkCTwTZyNBwQjANmGqg8FQslJQLrIU1RInw4rua0T-33TmIKrj/s400/April+2009+155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345551507724554386" border="0" /></a><br />Jaxson FINALLY lost his first tooth the other night. The thing was loose for a long while and the replacement has been growing behind and slightly off center for some time. Hopefully, it will slide into place on it's own. He was very excited to find a 5 dollar bill under his pillow the next morning!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-56273209670287870142009-05-06T22:33:00.001-06:002009-05-06T22:37:51.946-06:00Family Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5A5jXnvaB8ZWf6MkDsBBTD4p1ixoGu4gRsZLWs4ZKDiqeiBYogXgbN8GEwGzJboogB1sRet56wRcHtF6zhLNdUB2EI-Wkkd1WVFfsQjUeQb37_Vu3JkBi9UIa5tQzsZlnVP3JlZtPzSJv/s1600-h/Clayton+Family+2009+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5A5jXnvaB8ZWf6MkDsBBTD4p1ixoGu4gRsZLWs4ZKDiqeiBYogXgbN8GEwGzJboogB1sRet56wRcHtF6zhLNdUB2EI-Wkkd1WVFfsQjUeQb37_Vu3JkBi9UIa5tQzsZlnVP3JlZtPzSJv/s400/Clayton+Family+2009+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332936575389791314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ew4W-NQpc69P5g0hv9EQD1nSAJR0DP8hLRci_95AWKkmQ75PwNKnZGtG3AELB2DH3VXxgOZYM6WvZBfmawd_Xr5-NQnJst6mzEQuAdTZrYWPaOHWRUxr04CzH6HPARiwxyx5xA5xonlV/s1600-h/Clayton+Family+2009+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfgioqQL5fqiD74nn-3vqScLi4CZ45tBqf7gB218PlW8eLkySuHEEio8ezntrcIqkf_UywMfxw7Fo53vknr8HpRzEVUPzyNLav42nWj5j2Y49qhuCBwOePVWBywJ-yWGwSfWBIno7RJTT/s400/Clayton+Family+2009+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332936561132212258" border="0" /></a><br />We had these pictures done when my brother and his family came for Shellie's wedding.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-1346115431827129642009-04-30T22:55:00.004-06:002009-04-30T23:09:36.780-06:00Las Vegas, Baby!! part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SP2q8Vonf3opGvpd08ar3nfDjvbk-_Co3Nf2lxlQqUwr9f1QxB2-84P3ss53ylBxKNtR2Iu_affw87UWXgguiszE53LhiIDFUBakSZLGkI-nvsPRwmRuA15gQyaIqCKAeb7VgN_QbvCB/s1600-h/Las+Vegas+2009+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1ZmhP8l6Aru_QwmvZhqUflwWYbHwyLuwXy5sAQWLJ6NWj2TuW_YZNdmLVl_Mz6pyT67IK-VGvWOkzNnNEepsFWu_UF2VMaAA7m-Li9-UPU-_TuOJFUU6gblyZbEbOeLWiVpZZSiDtqQI/s400/Las+Vegas+2009+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330717492439435666" border="0" /></a><br />Keith and I decided to take a sorta last minute trip to Las Vegas. It was really great to get away for a few days.<br /><br />We left at 6:30 Sunday morning. The trip there wasn't too bad. We checked into our hotel around 3:00 Nevada time. Then we spent a little while wandering around our hotel, we stayed at Circus Circus, and then went to Adventure Dome. It is a 5 acre indoor amusement park inside the Circus Circus. We ate dinner at a little pizzeria where the food was average. Yes, these things were done on the Sabbath. I heard that Heavenly Father overlooks these things if done on vacation. Is that true? ;) After dinner we headed down the strip. We shared an ice cream sundae at the Ghiradelli Chocolate Shop. Wandered around inside a few hotels. My favorites are the New York New York and the Paris. Hmmm. I wonder if that means that I really am a big city kinda girl? These are a few of the pictures from our trip. The one with the gondola is inside the Venetian.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-5639249167543103722009-04-30T22:18:00.007-06:002009-04-30T22:55:35.850-06:00Las Vegas, Baby!! part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPu3h5l_AGOggI0owU4vLIg7xMVSX4AlCIBVKlQ0E1Bpx0d8hyOjSM5bAP8SLs44YOoGjrVUB6x4bjorVf4QKLQlmvqVszzPdVt5ENt8gQrrRFfpnXlX-EnvGUMTy82dk8FBmaY6WBKSK/s1600-h/Las+Vegas+2009+054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaPu3h5l_AGOggI0owU4vLIg7xMVSX4AlCIBVKlQ0E1Bpx0d8hyOjSM5bAP8SLs44YOoGjrVUB6x4bjorVf4QKLQlmvqVszzPdVt5ENt8gQrrRFfpnXlX-EnvGUMTy82dk8FBmaY6WBKSK/s400/Las+Vegas+2009+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330714239548285682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSD7blvdIBp2u3jLWuKIeiRogiC_1ndacis14Nm7T-Ys-OhAueVXVT0mVS9cwQsBPl02wIP0uah_gL0HyRj0T8TEWKErAhJh57S4_eioB-gdhY0Bks3m_We8HLJ9GMh8rES_PEvC70seS/s1600-h/Las+Vegas+2009+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSD7blvdIBp2u3jLWuKIeiRogiC_1ndacis14Nm7T-Ys-OhAueVXVT0mVS9cwQsBPl02wIP0uah_gL0HyRj0T8TEWKErAhJh57S4_eioB-gdhY0Bks3m_We8HLJ9GMh8rES_PEvC70seS/s400/Las+Vegas+2009+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330714236661701314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxhBjzXEpkk-EnYmDCnrAffFf25g7ElhUbepX0qU5WNuOJuHkOwOybptcED0VgxlDHmtB_9VY_W6l-k1HyvNHEX4T2wPcSjLBUqKCCSZX5wjPmLgELUKm1qfk5REhjxUF3XsM3ZOVqt5E/s1600-h/Las+Vegas+2009+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxhBjzXEpkk-EnYmDCnrAffFf25g7ElhUbepX0qU5WNuOJuHkOwOybptcED0VgxlDHmtB_9VY_W6l-k1HyvNHEX4T2wPcSjLBUqKCCSZX5wjPmLgELUKm1qfk5REhjxUF3XsM3ZOVqt5E/s400/Las+Vegas+2009+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330712351638721394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasvv0T5D1S-RGrR_He-LSp8SAWdWay_U3ssfGWZucw-lkaQPHuZ8eestibj3U4_GbCZtR0bU5RxeLNy1959tS2VOot2wECwdNAcHqlZrOv61zyAWQRxF1yVZ3XVc3UVsNFVD_udF5deOG/s1600-h/Las+Vegas+2009+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasvv0T5D1S-RGrR_He-LSp8SAWdWay_U3ssfGWZucw-lkaQPHuZ8eestibj3U4_GbCZtR0bU5RxeLNy1959tS2VOot2wECwdNAcHqlZrOv61zyAWQRxF1yVZ3XVc3UVsNFVD_udF5deOG/s400/Las+Vegas+2009+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330712344505024546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLpnXcrpLBZUH57jICFtKHLzONHKpdu1qKsQouq8PehKElfytZh7YZDx4wQbL7paAf3aHcQcl83WwUezHfSbot7qwk6mdZNh0Mv-o4Nl9OFC3zDONGyD5qZH5mYBQhnu18Ga21-UV854f/s1600-h/Las+Vegas+2009+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLpnXcrpLBZUH57jICFtKHLzONHKpdu1qKsQouq8PehKElfytZh7YZDx4wQbL7paAf3aHcQcl83WwUezHfSbot7qwk6mdZNh0Mv-o4Nl9OFC3zDONGyD5qZH5mYBQhnu18Ga21-UV854f/s400/Las+Vegas+2009+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330712342391191746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykV5yHrLp2AX3GoO-v5y1T6x4RUI4aKQAZo_ltW-yG1S-2Qxf7ZfZc2xsM1oFqGiEwRn2qMkVof-wdfZn-xOODX8VCDsEYNTeYRpVaajLitQAaMzxgXELzGIyqHmGuSHsRSvl4esTzfJS/s1600-h/Las+Vegas+2009+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykV5yHrLp2AX3GoO-v5y1T6x4RUI4aKQAZo_ltW-yG1S-2Qxf7ZfZc2xsM1oFqGiEwRn2qMkVof-wdfZn-xOODX8VCDsEYNTeYRpVaajLitQAaMzxgXELzGIyqHmGuSHsRSvl4esTzfJS/s400/Las+Vegas+2009+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330712337970443698" border="0" /></a>On Monday morning we took a shuttle down to Mandalay Bay where we went to the Shark Reef. That was pretty cool. After we were done there we wandered around the New York hotel and then had lunch at Gonzalez Gonzalez. I had the most delicious peach margarita (non-alcoholic of course.) After lunch we hit up M&M World. Then we just headed back in the direction of our hotel. We went inside a lot of the hotels on the way back and it took us most of the day to finally make it to the other end of the Strip where we were staying.<br /><br />Tuesday morning we headed to the outlet mall and spent the morning mostly browsing. Funny thing though, both of us were moving around like little 90 year olds. Holy Crap, was I sore! Pathetic, I know. Once we were done shopping we went to the Macaroni Grill for a late lunch. It was nice because it was off of the Strip, so it was a little quieter. Here's a funny story for ya. My feet were KILLING me and at the mall there were several little kiosk type massage places and I really wanted a foot massage, but I just decided to get one once we got back to the hotel. I pulled out the yellow pages directory and flipped it open to the massage section. As I was looking, I noticed that most of the adds mentioned that they would come to your hotel 24/7. Well, I sure didn't think anything of it and told Keith to call one up and find out what the fee was etc, etc. So he calls up Brenda, Barb, and Brie and it wasn't until he was half way through the phone call that I realized I had just made my husband call HOOKERS!!! Well, she (Brenda, Barb, or Brie I'm not sure) really wanted Keith to schedule an appointment for later that night. Only $100 per hour and not even licensed massage therapists. Oops! I shall use better judgement next time.<br /><br />Our original plan was to head home on Thursday, but I was missing the kiddos and we had done pretty much all we had wanted to (although I never got my massage) so we came home Wednesday instead. We stopped in Utah and ate lunch at the Maddox. Yum!<br /><br />A huge thanks to Mom and Dad Hughes, and Mom and Dad Clayton for keeping the kids and dogs for us. We couldn't have done it without you. Love you all lots!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-54496276910548414432009-04-23T21:16:00.001-06:002009-04-23T21:16:41.231-06:00I'm Back!!I have decided to bring back my family blog. Check back soon for the latest!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-15178811419018400462008-12-17T17:08:00.004-07:002008-12-17T17:28:59.599-07:00Remember When<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeP1R6FQaLaLO1wOHwG4NTBMuHbYnvHvmzqiTtaEwvd1r1srsig3ZuZgWyb0qtKWwrGR3cjSutcl0InkDLnRAqtWeT2gV3cRGbrGvp8MMd7O7RKYIy1gmhYk_Rr1jKz_Ngu23CAeVm0um/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+174.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeP1R6FQaLaLO1wOHwG4NTBMuHbYnvHvmzqiTtaEwvd1r1srsig3ZuZgWyb0qtKWwrGR3cjSutcl0InkDLnRAqtWeT2gV3cRGbrGvp8MMd7O7RKYIy1gmhYk_Rr1jKz_Ngu23CAeVm0um/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280917497984451282" border="0" /></a><br />This one is for Christopher!!! I was wrapping presents the other night (my very least favorite part of Christmas. I HATE wrapping and I really suck at it) and used up several rolls of wrap. And it made me remember when me, my brother, and sister were young. For some insane reason my parents would leave Christopher in charge. Usually this was fine, but not at Christmas time. He saved the core from the middle of the wrapping paper and would make Shellie and I sit on the couch. If we got up or tried to move at all he would beat us with these. And let me tell you, they made these a lot sturdier way back when. When my parents returned home he would pretend that everything had been just fine and they would leave him in charge next time, too! They must not have believed Shellie and my stories. Oh well. We survived!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-8941099846973651612008-12-17T17:01:00.004-07:002008-12-17T17:07:58.264-07:00Christmas Fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgv_HjKQXJo3pnY2ercVE4MzbyaIr06ZdfQWHj5gv5LwXuwdchhKc4Jz9lzJwAeY-63JuN2AJNJnbfOdPvMvLPBC-EVkDWqXjF-8vhKAPbBHqo7OsjylHTMOq9Zkk7rhZg8cMe2OFSTQn/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgv_HjKQXJo3pnY2ercVE4MzbyaIr06ZdfQWHj5gv5LwXuwdchhKc4Jz9lzJwAeY-63JuN2AJNJnbfOdPvMvLPBC-EVkDWqXjF-8vhKAPbBHqo7OsjylHTMOq9Zkk7rhZg8cMe2OFSTQn/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280915110771742994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFczDqDzKFTLxjWLPspCpf9H_PYGBZMnUt0RmsvA-OWJQC01_esV9cgDK_lrV3B3qVzD52FuEKY8l2qHBZ81QJviq3QE6oe3WeSuLezk2fr5QnX_pq0kexzdKzayTLmQR7-mK5o1IfbbU/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFczDqDzKFTLxjWLPspCpf9H_PYGBZMnUt0RmsvA-OWJQC01_esV9cgDK_lrV3B3qVzD52FuEKY8l2qHBZ81QJviq3QE6oe3WeSuLezk2fr5QnX_pq0kexzdKzayTLmQR7-mK5o1IfbbU/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280914906345817346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3O5jUwqHUT8xCnhPV6-dJ8TwcTMtOYfrHdndwNr9WDKIBC5kVIneKQ-1WtW_hhm8V7sTuaBOfBrc3HQUxQeKHWi1Unt_JIoMflUNJcjTR8AzlJsEAZQAuhCzqlv_i677I8qrYydLR95d0/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3O5jUwqHUT8xCnhPV6-dJ8TwcTMtOYfrHdndwNr9WDKIBC5kVIneKQ-1WtW_hhm8V7sTuaBOfBrc3HQUxQeKHWi1Unt_JIoMflUNJcjTR8AzlJsEAZQAuhCzqlv_i677I8qrYydLR95d0/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280914895907085250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcZo7Oeyye5RuxWF8XK_OcAkNZQBH39LTKzRMmB8j_ERs3HCbl-K-YvNhwdwrQ_SihyphenhyphennK5liLhBaZfWGM7tOvPVPPTqmpfjW9w67i2ny1T9WcfV1QspLJPwTSY4p6WH57YAD6dXsw3Fxf/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcZo7Oeyye5RuxWF8XK_OcAkNZQBH39LTKzRMmB8j_ERs3HCbl-K-YvNhwdwrQ_SihyphenhyphennK5liLhBaZfWGM7tOvPVPPTqmpfjW9w67i2ny1T9WcfV1QspLJPwTSY4p6WH57YAD6dXsw3Fxf/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280914892602726450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnPrPLLWRrg2JLgWxO9Ve328s8lRXl6JvdotcFLTazVsxFCo3MrGOoaDneTY6kTQtxof4A8-sUPXqyO8M8gyRWUQVzbqprctF6MBjMGyQZOHjRHtVyAO2xvvSF30ahi8OFXsjpF1Owh9d/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnPrPLLWRrg2JLgWxO9Ve328s8lRXl6JvdotcFLTazVsxFCo3MrGOoaDneTY6kTQtxof4A8-sUPXqyO8M8gyRWUQVzbqprctF6MBjMGyQZOHjRHtVyAO2xvvSF30ahi8OFXsjpF1Owh9d/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280914883604941682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hgIp0K04x7rl-iuC9bAUkhkyfRNmf88QQux_3RZ8JNOCrIw32zLPVEW2eP1axUF-ysNTSOnLiHZqXsi48tnNFUWLY1A-FIYfhkTq7uqZCE8JoXsjzF5VLIinJpIa7hnkaRPrSNcBUhrU/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hgIp0K04x7rl-iuC9bAUkhkyfRNmf88QQux_3RZ8JNOCrIw32zLPVEW2eP1axUF-ysNTSOnLiHZqXsi48tnNFUWLY1A-FIYfhkTq7uqZCE8JoXsjzF5VLIinJpIa7hnkaRPrSNcBUhrU/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280914878652767650" border="0" /></a><br />It has been awhile since I last posted. We have been taking it easy. Here is what we have been up to. One night we drove around and looked at Christmas lights. Santa and Mrs. Clause were outside at one house and they were handing out candy canes to the kids.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-32443934487718819272008-12-03T20:05:00.002-07:002008-12-03T20:12:31.735-07:00Edible Snowflakes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUWN-qa9IVhfvnzdQSNxQsqHyWs3AUcc1Flr9ANZsL1uQjTEBjOoSBymLMX3FJFuKfYxU-NtIzWeNCxgKy6SBXlw0jUVfgvKJYICCd39P_hDR3GpoaaN498CoJx5LmxGBYsppbZjZKRVa/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUWN-qa9IVhfvnzdQSNxQsqHyWs3AUcc1Flr9ANZsL1uQjTEBjOoSBymLMX3FJFuKfYxU-NtIzWeNCxgKy6SBXlw0jUVfgvKJYICCd39P_hDR3GpoaaN498CoJx5LmxGBYsppbZjZKRVa/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275767222233012306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyNp_8_e1t5JQBpSoHTlFzbeiSjlalwsXKRhvoYSt5A4TKWEUsr_K6917jXlulsUYEsWcjaei2otD0NmR2lM19QLXrZf89UlmCc6UO0fcO-iglZheu3jns0r2RVOVSy4EvyST4tlx0J7J/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyNp_8_e1t5JQBpSoHTlFzbeiSjlalwsXKRhvoYSt5A4TKWEUsr_K6917jXlulsUYEsWcjaei2otD0NmR2lM19QLXrZf89UlmCc6UO0fcO-iglZheu3jns0r2RVOVSy4EvyST4tlx0J7J/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275767219404347874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hs6EVqntw_f0LvqHNvKEpO6WKkOb-TL65_MRfr1U-6hJ80OrI5wXhFhON6QS5Wh5X2mF-ORqxTy6YTu93Ags-kEBaGGAR2tpCcOxw_vYR4-oz-SK9EDDZfZWYRxr1sPdXOE4CgwRWIMy/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hs6EVqntw_f0LvqHNvKEpO6WKkOb-TL65_MRfr1U-6hJ80OrI5wXhFhON6QS5Wh5X2mF-ORqxTy6YTu93Ags-kEBaGGAR2tpCcOxw_vYR4-oz-SK9EDDZfZWYRxr1sPdXOE4CgwRWIMy/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275767215750105074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn5GhhZyPtalDFqYgQ6KUjh3vXkuBbusegxgwW1pJmqUMbb9iLAr4FnLqCCzjIdSCUGUFPcQe_8xwq57RuyvR1KErlqCU9eJiquveZP7914Q8YHtfPr9XVL4FLgKOFvi-TOzcGWhlan4q/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn5GhhZyPtalDFqYgQ6KUjh3vXkuBbusegxgwW1pJmqUMbb9iLAr4FnLqCCzjIdSCUGUFPcQe_8xwq57RuyvR1KErlqCU9eJiquveZP7914Q8YHtfPr9XVL4FLgKOFvi-TOzcGWhlan4q/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275767209366072770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAM2SpqRDI2Koe6HeAyyibEsWEVw6mdBaO_c6gzaKfMvpdAkbXpEHZ60hRsmXekoDeKNJqsV365XGN4LcfC6GPCfwY3eN-6za2Xmny3gQZoqUd5DEWISM114k14QW4jB4YCqOfmCFyXyCe/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAM2SpqRDI2Koe6HeAyyibEsWEVw6mdBaO_c6gzaKfMvpdAkbXpEHZ60hRsmXekoDeKNJqsV365XGN4LcfC6GPCfwY3eN-6za2Xmny3gQZoqUd5DEWISM114k14QW4jB4YCqOfmCFyXyCe/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275767206486276018" border="0" /></a><br />We found this fun recipe in the December issue of The Friend Magazine. (For more info on the LDS church or this wonderful magazine for children click <a href="http://www.lds.org">here</a>.) You just warm a flour tortilla up in the microwave, fold it in half three times, cut with scissors, and fry it in a little vegetable oil. Then we sprinkled them with powdered sugar and sprinkles. They made a quick and yummy bedtime snack!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-84260785379416064552008-12-03T18:49:00.003-07:002008-12-03T19:00:19.465-07:00Baby UpdateWe have had so many people call to express concern for us. Here is what is happening: Thanksgiving Day was when I started having some problems. Friday morning I went to the ER. They put me on bed rest, but I didn't take it too seriously. Yesterday morning I went back to the doctor and they had me go to the hospital for another ultrasound. The baby does have a heart beat, but it is beating too slow. They said it should be beating at 100 beats per minute, and it was only at 66 beats per minute. Also, he is too small. The doctors said to pray for a miracle and that is what we are doing! I am getting lots of rest, and honestly, it is so boring sitting around doing nothing that I think I may go crazy! I have to go back to the doctor tomorrow for some more blood work and back next Tuesday for another ultrasound. We would appreciate your continued prayers in our behalf. Thank you so much for your concern, prayers, and offers to help!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-50426483676285288042008-12-03T18:46:00.004-07:002008-12-03T18:49:19.051-07:00Randolph the Reindeer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAFVSmOhZBjh1UWfqmgu8apbfwrIYsc_ZOlKgVMGPB4ObgzVhSRMfxP97to2uRvfMhiVefy7ahCUFRlBZlBIKsoxPnzvuwnrYtUg5lbfB88_nE-bx1QSKZCQy3cmBxRGyP6Y6bO_wabC8/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAFVSmOhZBjh1UWfqmgu8apbfwrIYsc_ZOlKgVMGPB4ObgzVhSRMfxP97to2uRvfMhiVefy7ahCUFRlBZlBIKsoxPnzvuwnrYtUg5lbfB88_nE-bx1QSKZCQy3cmBxRGyP6Y6bO_wabC8/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275745923835242850" border="0" /></a><br />Every year after Thanksgiving my Mom comes up with a craft for us girls to do together. She usually does the majority of the project, too! This is what we made this year. Isn't he cute?!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-71743779069144277052008-12-03T18:44:00.002-07:002008-12-03T18:46:08.564-07:00Horse Cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIHUDfx6fBNEmG8Hm7OI2oLuup4oBgbi9W3Kt-wzXz35zGM4FYqMDxD3bM2pOn387E7rg5V16pBL9XzCogvhblXqMEZrno7nHLlbQL1IaerhbZGngHlMXJJxXS93DJ5NBH2gWmVbgOUNQ/s1600-h/Oct.-Dec.+2008+141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIHUDfx6fBNEmG8Hm7OI2oLuup4oBgbi9W3Kt-wzXz35zGM4FYqMDxD3bM2pOn387E7rg5V16pBL9XzCogvhblXqMEZrno7nHLlbQL1IaerhbZGngHlMXJJxXS93DJ5NBH2gWmVbgOUNQ/s320/Oct.-Dec.+2008+141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275745251097476338" border="0" /></a><br />I made this cake for my Dad's Birthday last week. I found the idea at Family Fun's website. Gotta love Family Fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4743406937635344583.post-6047231399067863342008-11-30T21:48:00.002-07:002008-11-30T21:54:15.461-07:00Letters To SantaI saw this over at <a href="http://www.creativehomemakers.blogspot.com">The Creative Homemaker. </a> When you write your letters to Santa this year, take them to any Macy's store. They will deliver all letters to the North Pole, PLUS, for every letter they receive, they will donate $1 to the Make-a-Wish Foundation!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1