tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57274113868341139052024-03-05T04:11:20.830-08:00The Stuart'sAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-8694264942068233252012-02-28T14:26:00.036-08:002012-04-16T17:10:12.075-07:00This message will self destruct...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcgoNFPySdbiH8mxzxuavNfEs5yaQ7_m5eITGNuYGn4eEXfptQQQjZhZSVmdOsXGYbfIbgQWcS7TEGsXS2nkO6BU3Cx1DmKyyrrEk1J0JLUtyvVLIHIYzGDgYYuj7qn6O6fjbXJk3tfJg/s1600/aidan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcgoNFPySdbiH8mxzxuavNfEs5yaQ7_m5eITGNuYGn4eEXfptQQQjZhZSVmdOsXGYbfIbgQWcS7TEGsXS2nkO6BU3Cx1DmKyyrrEk1J0JLUtyvVLIHIYzGDgYYuj7qn6O6fjbXJk3tfJg/s320/aidan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732148596701084642" border="0" /></a>AJ has told me since last summer, "I want a SPY birthday party!!!". I had no idea what that meant and just hoped he'd change his mind by the time February rolled around. Well, he did not forgot so I started researching. And this is what we came up with:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >SECRET AGENT TRAINING: Obstacle course</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix6LcU_xvzLjgcnD0fAQxqi3NNEoI9i2MEfR8KJRjZR6pc9WQF9RjRC-dYdh4W7QJtcb3crLTlKXU3zCWNpy-ZeasytEiVn5YkaFvDAR2u45ANdx-J1IhnUAqufgqxks6B-a7xcMZFinl/s1600/IMG_6315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix6LcU_xvzLjgcnD0fAQxqi3NNEoI9i2MEfR8KJRjZR6pc9WQF9RjRC-dYdh4W7QJtcb3crLTlKXU3zCWNpy-ZeasytEiVn5YkaFvDAR2u45ANdx-J1IhnUAqufgqxks6B-a7xcMZFinl/s320/IMG_6315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732126159686525778" border="0" /></a>Running cones<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivijqfww1SPdWbTUIOj61kztGRXagt13FrYGuBcaCC7LpO6pU9jiFZXVjsWMsVXIdbmy9K0IMuMHhnsABd_4qdo6wXRlE0dKapQAYS8R7l27irxRP5od1cf1jZCw0mlapHja4PxRwVs_UV/s1600/IMG_6389.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivijqfww1SPdWbTUIOj61kztGRXagt13FrYGuBcaCC7LpO6pU9jiFZXVjsWMsVXIdbmy9K0IMuMHhnsABd_4qdo6wXRlE0dKapQAYS8R7l27irxRP5od1cf1jZCw0mlapHja4PxRwVs_UV/s320/IMG_6389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724978216716294050" border="0" /></a>Jumping over chairs<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7wQS7YNFZv2VVaxU1Usb9KSdu4Xx_0rsfsdIo3ZTIUbZyMkUvPDkSOcdRE_tByh7XbxdAwid_8e61pzP1MHjUqhqk8lFk-GgI6sPm_DEBPCItQSF7QveT39HaQU7KUNTpiJrtizZpr6n/s1600/IMG_6388.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7wQS7YNFZv2VVaxU1Usb9KSdu4Xx_0rsfsdIo3ZTIUbZyMkUvPDkSOcdRE_tByh7XbxdAwid_8e61pzP1MHjUqhqk8lFk-GgI6sPm_DEBPCItQSF7QveT39HaQU7KUNTpiJrtizZpr6n/s320/IMG_6388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724978227728842594" border="0" /></a>Don't touch the laser beams or you'll activate the alarm (ring the bells)!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OtupKqxPhDkLZea_sC2NUdZz3DedilBZNu1B1evtPAwg3Qd7Vp31JN_B5ilaL5Nvuf3ZBQwWzN-dzm8Wqh-0OieOkW7mTobaKI273N3tT694RleEoivMxaXhC5lXaiD5Ad3SIsizOX5G/s1600/IMG_6306.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OtupKqxPhDkLZea_sC2NUdZz3DedilBZNu1B1evtPAwg3Qd7Vp31JN_B5ilaL5Nvuf3ZBQwWzN-dzm8Wqh-0OieOkW7mTobaKI273N3tT694RleEoivMxaXhC5lXaiD5Ad3SIsizOX5G/s320/IMG_6306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732118869843852434" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycqj3IXHDmPP1FpYI8w3aeFH5I88kQJ4ifOr8RIfDSdRWuQHLsX4PNQzqojOGEHZ_0jxcydQMnWXgZcjIaUcFv1EGXTnRARGwc-gmijwvabWC-tbTo11bIAPkWc_QRY5xiOdxc3TKGGAC/s1600/IMG_6386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycqj3IXHDmPP1FpYI8w3aeFH5I88kQJ4ifOr8RIfDSdRWuQHLsX4PNQzqojOGEHZ_0jxcydQMnWXgZcjIaUcFv1EGXTnRARGwc-gmijwvabWC-tbTo11bIAPkWc_QRY5xiOdxc3TKGGAC/s320/IMG_6386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725038578401343858" border="0" /></a>Shoot the target.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9JSAnG7xRmI2PRdknyg3Dmd9cD6XW4ULw6OOhOWgywxJG6gYr8-AUkhVzp4mCkV7wMRFgY3MqDBF7kX6Oj2OtAB2odzKSUJhrsBS4c2YqfAEmtTI4hbBl7hqd2_ns06uoZwewteVSVtB/s1600/IMG_6309.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40Sb0dZy9GC62vaFq4zC7_ij0JBkbGLurAbFZxiKtl4E5S3m1RtB0Zlmcj9LTUPET1RqCUUy3eSFFjdXt06J9eVXzUrwAnwSR37gSUqhUYfGs4n1CB3Irajkr3cKjjlkQBqnYD2LIs7Nf/s320/IMG_6298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732127815811535186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Detonate the bombs!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Secret Agents in Training had a bomb (balloon) tied around their ankle.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They must detonate each other's bombs until the last man was standing.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_7soSS3ki6kE6MixyGKq1C7dbZt3cRshCveoM_a2tZwm6aSi6iq8lpEfVztljUZKKVMSnIXUIs-Ozt9ZmtUjxaqeGY0nqpZSoSsOkxkahH9dswLEtFYGgDLvN0kO8vE4EtuTfZLjiYRN/s1600/IMG_6269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglj8z3Ba9tpBW-_u0nfbEdsrA8Si6I_x2OupsXevbKNop9A54nNlpzKwl1v3lrwNsVc_OcBLExcr_3P4o9UZ2s46XAbFU0-uOc74OPwMguf6CSyy417-TKXLEDq-bVamo76X0zQCC85q15/s320/IMG_6277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732129317850704178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Training Complete!!! </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After their hard training, they were officially Secret Agents!<br />They each had their very own badge with their own thumbprint and a codename.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5t_RgRvJxD745C1HM9Yj4la363cZw4sUxJSfNw6kFy4lkL-ts1letrmdap5EGn0gZ20fS9bRvVfG7HuBrXGVepK5T_iBFjK4ytZ-3AdpjHcv2nR90iKBwJCpKF6tdVWU5Q9M_0ivXEy6t/s1600/IMG_6323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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We had half wearing black lanyards (the Black team), the other half in red lanyards (Red team). Their first note read:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Congratulations on completing your Secret Agent training.<br />It is now time to put your training to the test.<br />You are now a part of the Red team (or black).<br />Work as a team to decipher clues to complete the mission.<br />There is a BOMB in the building! </span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Red team's mission: Locate the bomb before it blows up the building!</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Black team's mission: Follow the clues to determine how to defuse the bomb.</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Each of you is an important part of this team.<br />You MUST work together or you will FAIL this mission. Good luck.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">They had 4 clues. They were the same for each team but in different order. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clue#1</span>: "<span style="font-style: italic;">The secret password to enter was a clue to help you think, </span></span><br style="font-style: italic;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">this is a place where you get a drink</span>." </span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">(<span style="font-size:85%;">the password was "Waterfall", so it led them to a water</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">fountain to find their next clue</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clue #2</span>: "<span style="font-style: italic;">I am black and white and have lots of keys, </span></span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >to find your next clue you must crawl under laser beams</span>"<br />(then I had a code in wingdings that they had to decipher, it said "classroom with piano". So they had to find a classroom that had a piano and it had the red yard laser beams with bells. Everyone had to crawl under the laser beams to get to the piano where the clue was sitting)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clue #3:</span> was a code they had to decipher that said "<span style="font-style: italic;">Pop goes the weasel", </span>then the adult working with the team asked them if they knew what a weasel looked like and that they had to find the classroom with a picture of a weasel on the door to find their next clue.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Clue #4: </span>The Weasel room was full of black balloons with clues inside each. They had to pop all the balloons, find the clues, put them together (they were numbered), and it read:<br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">You've made it this far, you are close to the end.</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">to find the bomb you must go to the GYM</span>"<br />("GYM" was in a code so they had to decipher it)<br /><br />So this leads them back to the gym. The red team's clue in the gym was:<br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">Your mission is here, the final clue will tell</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">how to deactivate the bomb so that all is well.</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Take turns with the guns, knock all the cups down</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Then look inside the cups so the clue can be found</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Once BLACK team finds the bomb you must step up to the plate</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">And do your part so the bomb doesn't detonate</span>."<br /><br />Black team's clue:<br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">Find the bomb, it's up to you</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Shoot all the cups to get your clue.<br />Knock all of them down before looking inside<br />Piece the clue together to find where the bomb hides" </span><!--then the adult with the team asked them if they knew what a weasel looked like and to find the classroom with a picture of a weasel on the door to find the next clue.then the adult with the group asked them if they knew what a weasl" then the adult had to ask them if they knew what a weasel looked like and told them to find the classroom with a picture of a weasel on the door and they would find their next clue. Once they got to that room, it was filled with blown up black balloons. The balloons each had a piece of paper inside. Once they popped the balloons they had to put all the clues together (they were numbered 1-10). The clue said: "You've made it this far, you are close to the end. 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find the bomb. It worked out so great! One team found the bomb and the other team was able to deactivate the bomb by cutting a certain wire. <br />MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfl9QjW7yPHfwB9E4_y3ZqHF2IZmDr2zT7BApUg3d3Ao-4Y4DVfgUXhyPKeO3FVlsoKKi4TwB5p_FntOYimr0oLBqzSRjpnYOwYKvzfGNaOEM7zOxa5KSeysFIMGFdZhVpcJ3QFZNeWB4R/s1600/IMG_6438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfl9QjW7yPHfwB9E4_y3ZqHF2IZmDr2zT7BApUg3d3Ao-4Y4DVfgUXhyPKeO3FVlsoKKi4TwB5p_FntOYimr0oLBqzSRjpnYOwYKvzfGNaOEM7zOxa5KSeysFIMGFdZhVpcJ3QFZNeWB4R/s320/IMG_6438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714321571908318514" border="0" /></a>Here's our Secret Agents!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJkfgDCURF9-M83pDdCWE2wefO0ynXJDMTlOUneFSgNMHhX79Dx1sylYTF_HqTppH_OXz7ORpliAXEhLx4zmiSqMw5bMDdUzDERE7hPr9Zc_GL-k6SrUK52OUiaXZAAnZ6Fh_hE8W19_b/s1600/IMG_6442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJkfgDCURF9-M83pDdCWE2wefO0ynXJDMTlOUneFSgNMHhX79Dx1sylYTF_HqTppH_OXz7ORpliAXEhLx4zmiSqMw5bMDdUzDERE7hPr9Zc_GL-k6SrUK52OUiaXZAAnZ6Fh_hE8W19_b/s320/IMG_6442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714321561469776370" border="0" /></a>We gave our secret agents CDs with spy music (Mission impossible theme, James Bond, etc.). Aidan had such a FUN time!!! Worth all the effort!!!Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-12132331338414120302012-02-28T13:37:00.006-08:002012-02-28T14:16:52.948-08:00Lightning!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNuYQDcQPoF7lMje3ia7CIbFb5VX2bK_aUygv24idToJwwEZbJK0ZnG6AkKMp2qGmQvFnUnisPJti25ThyphenhyphencGnAforK1x82FsfDsiMKWuBYIX6liHoZe4QtdCuWbGvOeIvAjcCamI2MP9C/s1600/IMG_6190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNuYQDcQPoF7lMje3ia7CIbFb5VX2bK_aUygv24idToJwwEZbJK0ZnG6AkKMp2qGmQvFnUnisPJti25ThyphenhyphencGnAforK1x82FsfDsiMKWuBYIX6liHoZe4QtdCuWbGvOeIvAjcCamI2MP9C/s320/IMG_6190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714312289597142322" border="0" /></a>Woohoo! Now I have two boys that play bball!!! Ethan's not totally into basketball like his big bro but he's pretty good at it and loves game days. Plus he got to play on a team with a ll of his boy soccer buddies. They had so much fun that I think they forgot they were supposed to be playing basketball at times. There were lots of ninja moves and silly talk going on. Luckily they had a patient coach who did such a great job teaching fundamentals.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxTof1rEaqHWzmb7DEmDFoZtMWeWbENoxwIprJLcO9_-6yf9-qW5GF4Xu6IEECY1sDnZUcKpAq630dQ3IQQOIWo6X1eYCUGdUizAOSzFQPosJh4lfaCDBUlO193nzp5ATClRHLfGRrS37/s1600/IMG_5531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxTof1rEaqHWzmb7DEmDFoZtMWeWbENoxwIprJLcO9_-6yf9-qW5GF4Xu6IEECY1sDnZUcKpAq630dQ3IQQOIWo6X1eYCUGdUizAOSzFQPosJh4lfaCDBUlO193nzp5ATClRHLfGRrS37/s320/IMG_5531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714307824061476770" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz-uXqh7F84wNAK25IIVdn9ZEQgkGU5C1noraHt3GYJ__1x0v8hQX46qxg65M_UninrjifJ5VqVKAN-t3xFtGwjDLTKZL6c16D1tU6OcplVyUV9KiaA2fuUz4c_aY2VMHHGFNeaiPigCd/s1600/IMG_5532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDz-uXqh7F84wNAK25IIVdn9ZEQgkGU5C1noraHt3GYJ__1x0v8hQX46qxg65M_UninrjifJ5VqVKAN-t3xFtGwjDLTKZL6c16D1tU6OcplVyUV9KiaA2fuUz4c_aY2VMHHGFNeaiPigCd/s320/IMG_5532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714307829032296082" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadb5F23rQD1wTU99aCgThgNTUh3l1R6czJO5MPodwKWiaN1FCFOVKbkVYyjr4_t2BezcQRAERPRiVPblxy0LV7zo2zHn8AtI8yksQDNCve0sklY8jQqbKUqf-8cwrUqtf5KmVFFgsKNeV/s1600/IMG_5534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadb5F23rQD1wTU99aCgThgNTUh3l1R6czJO5MPodwKWiaN1FCFOVKbkVYyjr4_t2BezcQRAERPRiVPblxy0LV7zo2zHn8AtI8yksQDNCve0sklY8jQqbKUqf-8cwrUqtf5KmVFFgsKNeV/s320/IMG_5534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714307837977088082" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUfMOr8xCX3_gBXjiL9BUboyBBRzu3eMwiWCYXWsZ-hgIIT3zTV7ddwzDpyY9MSivo_j6BMvFtWf4gQcEgm-ui1RMDTPM3MKUcX8OoowCNpcTzC_Wh5Z1PDhMHPdoxC7Mme-bxeffSBGA/s1600/IMG_5535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUfMOr8xCX3_gBXjiL9BUboyBBRzu3eMwiWCYXWsZ-hgIIT3zTV7ddwzDpyY9MSivo_j6BMvFtWf4gQcEgm-ui1RMDTPM3MKUcX8OoowCNpcTzC_Wh5Z1PDhMHPdoxC7Mme-bxeffSBGA/s320/IMG_5535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714311018583652450" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLF9pSaZwR-q4UFj6FB6n7xvZlIFF6pA8xyR5Kjsv3e9EBVR3kGFffXcU45WQWGFZ5BspDxw4qBF_KXskEp2FYADvW4QMSEWNJEN8HMtRWIU9Q_bGAzUL8v4MRPwjqfLYdMz6fTKWdvnm5/s1600/IMG_5555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLF9pSaZwR-q4UFj6FB6n7xvZlIFF6pA8xyR5Kjsv3e9EBVR3kGFffXcU45WQWGFZ5BspDxw4qBF_KXskEp2FYADvW4QMSEWNJEN8HMtRWIU9Q_bGAzUL8v4MRPwjqfLYdMz6fTKWdvnm5/s320/IMG_5555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714311027667297522" border="0" /></a>Check out my green wristband.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5DwYhhcjRUcqqpyfVKX4gBYiw4QAaRMgnq67whK3-FeXeafrqK4p0DjPBMqcZElpkOz0w7gIOGNMnDH0QGrXIidNPm7rvqObHW8KlzA8-ExFUK8GIut2iUfGWH5xrJu_1NzOwKLzsVYp/s1600/IMG_5568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5DwYhhcjRUcqqpyfVKX4gBYiw4QAaRMgnq67whK3-FeXeafrqK4p0DjPBMqcZElpkOz0w7gIOGNMnDH0QGrXIidNPm7rvqObHW8KlzA8-ExFUK8GIut2iUfGWH5xrJu_1NzOwKLzsVYp/s320/IMG_5568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714311030403609202" border="0" /></a>What a flirt!!! Can you get any closer?? At one point, E and this little girl were standing like this and the rest of the kids were running down the court to the hoop. They didn't move! Totally Ethan! Totally Social! This may be a bad thing. Hopefully girls will start having cooties at some point soon.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHORml9sFN1V1Z0IS-zQGTdjQuhFr44s9btsNozThtUgCsU2FmYRWsRUqq-bPy7Ih8h7qHxuv7q26KDAqmZkZoSmbNWGKVNshTHGQLurBUaqLYXOwtGYElcxEeBV7CBCxZWasxVyzRca9/s1600/IMG_5620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHORml9sFN1V1Z0IS-zQGTdjQuhFr44s9btsNozThtUgCsU2FmYRWsRUqq-bPy7Ih8h7qHxuv7q26KDAqmZkZoSmbNWGKVNshTHGQLurBUaqLYXOwtGYElcxEeBV7CBCxZWasxVyzRca9/s320/IMG_5620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714312287250638194" border="0" /></a>Super fun first season. Go Lightning!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-49122131019845334262012-02-28T12:21:00.011-08:002012-02-28T13:34:05.916-08:00DurantulasAJ loves basketball! As soon as he comes home, he puts his bag down and heads out the back door to shoot hoops. We had a great bball season with Coach Dustin and the rest of the "Durantulas". Our team did awesome! Aidan has grown so much. He used to get so frustrated when he missed a shot or when an opponent shot while he was defending. But this season, he took everything with a grain of salt. If he missed, he just rebounded and tried again. If someone scored on him, he would try harder next time. I'm so proud of him for his hard work and resilience. I hope that carries over in every other aspect of his life. And I couldn't be happier that he loves basketball since it's by far my favorite team sport. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgbtcN3oxo8oYsUQsjVjoxypFuYYgqOhEaLfhF_BftW4v-qveUSEoYEgkw6aHkN3ZBvU1xuTJ9vlAcVgYslr2VYCOs0kiLH7dMo2UeOC1k2tjsOjjN_TyPjl2MrGALNp-zV6tPPpPNnPr/s1600/IMG_5973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgbtcN3oxo8oYsUQsjVjoxypFuYYgqOhEaLfhF_BftW4v-qveUSEoYEgkw6aHkN3ZBvU1xuTJ9vlAcVgYslr2VYCOs0kiLH7dMo2UeOC1k2tjsOjjN_TyPjl2MrGALNp-zV6tPPpPNnPr/s320/IMG_5973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714286516749173922" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoD4u_Nbg1yDKKPZyv7mxEkVolBtrlV8BZ0w432xpFaAjp21uLoh5zfyVabn6Xr0rq7EWt61eiY0a3qpaip-VeRMSZTF2EQf2rPUIQwHA9La24hQkNvzmV9jTaoteS-pdD2hBBusLDmsd/s1600/IMG_5976.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoD4u_Nbg1yDKKPZyv7mxEkVolBtrlV8BZ0w432xpFaAjp21uLoh5zfyVabn6Xr0rq7EWt61eiY0a3qpaip-VeRMSZTF2EQf2rPUIQwHA9La24hQkNvzmV9jTaoteS-pdD2hBBusLDmsd/s320/IMG_5976.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714288560158130690" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFWLDrqTPjfr0WFwNnfHO9uF9BOIpia4RjmcybiDu-aQtFO_xnXe8SLOTBFsyX6Gzw-pXWYsYbh12YPEHYLOniYAJWdbd4vZ9hhrdVV_XHh-iDgafxzskRg6wNJqFh-sm3mfrxxK2kO-x/s1600/IMG_5974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFWLDrqTPjfr0WFwNnfHO9uF9BOIpia4RjmcybiDu-aQtFO_xnXe8SLOTBFsyX6Gzw-pXWYsYbh12YPEHYLOniYAJWdbd4vZ9hhrdVV_XHh-iDgafxzskRg6wNJqFh-sm3mfrxxK2kO-x/s320/IMG_5974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714286524270202642" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQYFeVU34bcPjIFRF7njK5nz3nGYgeHPWUvQ7U1VAn05QaiIvu4lym1fPDCztbDx85p1lIJvHMJzmmgA1wOywy5u8Ce2q3_ZXRtsNGoS7CBOTWbkaM9-tsr_AWK8u5bXI_aRzvRpnnZmY/s1600/IMG_5975.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQYFeVU34bcPjIFRF7njK5nz3nGYgeHPWUvQ7U1VAn05QaiIvu4lym1fPDCztbDx85p1lIJvHMJzmmgA1wOywy5u8Ce2q3_ZXRtsNGoS7CBOTWbkaM9-tsr_AWK8u5bXI_aRzvRpnnZmY/s320/IMG_5975.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714288551572309314" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK3aWYsesAWfEomTGL9NihJjk2Z2NS7I_ZfqIXtAF9AUDQotjADfNGXxJEx9W73nouNOacx3l-P5tnN1yNJia3wNsi51atVizAELG2T7leZmBolslni36hFluGtDsaEpVkpW8j6TLmP5i/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics+103.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFK3aWYsesAWfEomTGL9NihJjk2Z2NS7I_ZfqIXtAF9AUDQotjADfNGXxJEx9W73nouNOacx3l-P5tnN1yNJia3wNsi51atVizAELG2T7leZmBolslni36hFluGtDsaEpVkpW8j6TLmP5i/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714296405443804242" border="0" /></a>For our end of the season party, we headed to Kang's in OKC and had an awesome dinner and awards party! After dinner, the whole team got to go to the Thunder game vs. Hornets. <br /><div style="text-align: center;">What a great way to cap off a fun season!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcCdx9Wr8xSsB_UYeDBpiTBUzYIytMb54Dsf_aMdwIc-ucLFLK_1Vvo30O3qCQ0e9TE734Dgy2ScMm9jYQ4c0zVjmXoGJ-pKSHGoYjtShCqgtHlX_1_p3F-SGqgfCTCFurYFti8etPINe/s1600/IMG_6202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcCdx9Wr8xSsB_UYeDBpiTBUzYIytMb54Dsf_aMdwIc-ucLFLK_1Vvo30O3qCQ0e9TE734Dgy2ScMm9jYQ4c0zVjmXoGJ-pKSHGoYjtShCqgtHlX_1_p3F-SGqgfCTCFurYFti8etPINe/s320/IMG_6202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714295980866627330" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3nmyidMKlWP1nGW2RfJD9_2NVJwRb4Dras1J_PE0wtegZi4HjYZYG3rRnd-JMjo0P6k9Ghe_Qsktaq-yyoLZiRBupZQm_AeFmrlU1Ib9vyJxa7RfyPDI2Buz6AT4YVi89P8DgaECkbf9/s1600/IMG_6204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3nmyidMKlWP1nGW2RfJD9_2NVJwRb4Dras1J_PE0wtegZi4HjYZYG3rRnd-JMjo0P6k9Ghe_Qsktaq-yyoLZiRBupZQm_AeFmrlU1Ib9vyJxa7RfyPDI2Buz6AT4YVi89P8DgaECkbf9/s320/IMG_6204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714293252690040002" border="0" /></a>See what I mean about the fascination with bunny ears? haha.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m6tlmv0EPhY4ittqOF7jpPybCgVtFNdxR_8PMUe6unnCakBDemv6rltfQbZY4kOmJeveiRyh4IuUAQ2WDHDc3A7uqyXAXJhyLdKKtwIXZHatHNcsWVwwGxU-3TeVsyVoUcEPicfr3omP/s1600/IMG_6199.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m6tlmv0EPhY4ittqOF7jpPybCgVtFNdxR_8PMUe6unnCakBDemv6rltfQbZY4kOmJeveiRyh4IuUAQ2WDHDc3A7uqyXAXJhyLdKKtwIXZHatHNcsWVwwGxU-3TeVsyVoUcEPicfr3omP/s320/IMG_6199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714293237940454530" border="0" /></a>Chopsticks are the new nunchucks.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleoOuPBpeBr3uAEZIGrwcvrVdRb71DlzJa5ReqnOTGa4YLia8SEaecSZ7ygMawqDeFX2jxcoz7n-gUxaq6bKG398gMjHuQ_9QKUHpgdBjuvUrhmPPnVGWYiUWZwHju32PZoBvOTX3-TcA/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics+079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleoOuPBpeBr3uAEZIGrwcvrVdRb71DlzJa5ReqnOTGa4YLia8SEaecSZ7ygMawqDeFX2jxcoz7n-gUxaq6bKG398gMjHuQ_9QKUHpgdBjuvUrhmPPnVGWYiUWZwHju32PZoBvOTX3-TcA/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714294849224171090" border="0" /></a>Aidan was so proud of his trophy and was awarded an Almond Joy<br />because he always has a smile on his face and is a "joy" to be around.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_7tJyDlp13hmDg6roPUpBlncxObktfzVeg9VImbWBf3T5IFtzkI0sWkz5Os6ZDULr81rzKIp03wYnmvSSBB3qo2IRskeqQDtp3oSbQcfKvKZ5P2VejysOMGn7GKTyiJrtY0bDCTN-6gO/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics+088.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_7tJyDlp13hmDg6roPUpBlncxObktfzVeg9VImbWBf3T5IFtzkI0sWkz5Os6ZDULr81rzKIp03wYnmvSSBB3qo2IRskeqQDtp3oSbQcfKvKZ5P2VejysOMGn7GKTyiJrtY0bDCTN-6gO/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714294857915819682" border="0" /></a>O-K-C!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpSzt-57fDuamOdMQ2QUi7Ws-Ww0PUksgg0zMnA79NO5hY4FCYsTVTLuj1Q4ECYj2ukTK6vhbsFX3GX5jq-tIxALNm_IIaMpQxrSBq0qYxaOZwxzA2nenJy-0oSw4yfkZTVRhm9_pDQGx/s1600/IMG_6207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpSzt-57fDuamOdMQ2QUi7Ws-Ww0PUksgg0zMnA79NO5hY4FCYsTVTLuj1Q4ECYj2ukTK6vhbsFX3GX5jq-tIxALNm_IIaMpQxrSBq0qYxaOZwxzA2nenJy-0oSw4yfkZTVRhm9_pDQGx/s320/IMG_6207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714295986608833762" border="0" /></a></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-22428657131984527532012-02-28T12:09:00.002-08:002012-02-28T12:21:34.021-08:00Avery's Best Friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiMj3PvmMfFCWEt2A2e9VznXDA_dNyMD95hVRq1cM_Du1XPkWg2gjMf8uhUZG2-PeOP2fUyI_8l3j3Y0tple2e99JkoyzVUF8cGMucSaImedkbdYP4Ztyescjk66wxtHwFUpXWVNh4huK/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics+050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiMj3PvmMfFCWEt2A2e9VznXDA_dNyMD95hVRq1cM_Du1XPkWg2gjMf8uhUZG2-PeOP2fUyI_8l3j3Y0tple2e99JkoyzVUF8cGMucSaImedkbdYP4Ztyescjk66wxtHwFUpXWVNh4huK/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714282297841706994" border="0" /></a>I truly think these girls came to us earthside at the same time for a reason. They have such different personalities yet get along beautifully (as well as 2 year olds do!). Avery randomly talks about "By-yee" and "Ju-we-et" at home and quite frequently phones them on her plastic cell phone. And so it begins! These little ladies got to go swimming on President's Day with all of their siblings. In true fashion, one was swimming like a little fish, one was happily splashing in the water, and my little princess content was sitting on the side of the pool nowhere near the water. I took 20 shots to get one with all three looking at the camera, this is the best I could do!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-qZ9OuLKWOaJBj7t9bvJDOWq-vWoycVc54tXkqsfS-mSI-CP4UbfQo0bXBagibROYBfRRhgxiSytMBzzu4f9jvlyNHyUDFvQ4UvpTx2D9dMSXP5RmUuiEKRqUIOwt8qquJPokDectzk8/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics+052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-qZ9OuLKWOaJBj7t9bvJDOWq-vWoycVc54tXkqsfS-mSI-CP4UbfQo0bXBagibROYBfRRhgxiSytMBzzu4f9jvlyNHyUDFvQ4UvpTx2D9dMSXP5RmUuiEKRqUIOwt8qquJPokDectzk8/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714282290680350594" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5V06vCtO94CgMd3yZUQSPfq1rInAgZ0y3DmuPVkcqIN7oKUXoLCG6SHwAwvAA9r5rh1NRglF3vkPAKz9zzO3MTiRKvDnMkN2LckpsZubeD1FdvlxSEP9JJC0G8Mlhr50kFTaHqfN6oZKJ/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics+066.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5V06vCtO94CgMd3yZUQSPfq1rInAgZ0y3DmuPVkcqIN7oKUXoLCG6SHwAwvAA9r5rh1NRglF3vkPAKz9zzO3MTiRKvDnMkN2LckpsZubeD1FdvlxSEP9JJC0G8Mlhr50kFTaHqfN6oZKJ/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714282284921285970" border="0" /></a>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-48891994822004058252012-02-28T11:26:00.008-08:002012-02-28T12:09:03.387-08:00Big girl party<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdByIAjmznkBZi6mEL9LawZ-agBNz7002we_jabAh136zVG8OtEsGLsI0Iyt2JFC0sC-_VTJud6z4cpb21bikUsyHTKGf-yAVd_O8RFZPeX2GYHYYfFuVh8rsz_wHnO0KHCH_SfOK6jU4/s1600/IMG_6209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdByIAjmznkBZi6mEL9LawZ-agBNz7002we_jabAh136zVG8OtEsGLsI0Iyt2JFC0sC-_VTJud6z4cpb21bikUsyHTKGf-yAVd_O8RFZPeX2GYHYYfFuVh8rsz_wHnO0KHCH_SfOK6jU4/s320/IMG_6209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714271671986256146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(notice on many of our posed pictures, AJ is always accessorizing with bunny ears.<br />Who knew our obnoxiousness from the 80s would get passed on to the next generation.)</span><br /></div><br />Miss Avery was invited to a big girl party! Her nursery friend, Camilla was turning 3 and the party theme was near and dear to Av's heart, DORA! She carried the invitation around for days! The day of the party, she said, "I go see 'milla dora party!" She loved picking out a fun gift and wouldn't let me carry it into the party. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhVkn7_reAhlFM0t_6Y5etKLvkCKT_ik0nG_Ljnv8jyeMM_Pdnf_oQlr0ud3m4pIxyW-rjl4hgNqaUTrk-UrvAffm4wRcMtoAceyQuExfjW3M7gsuBfeaeXXwD6RU86lV8-7AvkTJaLc3/s1600/IMG_6211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhVkn7_reAhlFM0t_6Y5etKLvkCKT_ik0nG_Ljnv8jyeMM_Pdnf_oQlr0ud3m4pIxyW-rjl4hgNqaUTrk-UrvAffm4wRcMtoAceyQuExfjW3M7gsuBfeaeXXwD6RU86lV8-7AvkTJaLc3/s320/IMG_6211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714271677424341394" border="0" /></a>I can't believe my BABY is getting so independent. I thank my Heavenly Father CONSTANTLY for allowing me this time I have with her on Earth. Little things like a friend party are so much fun to experience with her.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrk-k9KTWLWtt_aHz-tAhkmznElUR7Mqsw8JFA12B-IsA56BRZHq_lfFcUUzDvz4TKiOqGXlwMz0XwwMu6CDRrJXEK0vlkzv0HSFeqNq_kW9Hj4n03Zz8Jb7qlb2pL0U1cWd9-WGrCufu/s1600/IMG_6212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrk-k9KTWLWtt_aHz-tAhkmznElUR7Mqsw8JFA12B-IsA56BRZHq_lfFcUUzDvz4TKiOqGXlwMz0XwwMu6CDRrJXEK0vlkzv0HSFeqNq_kW9Hj4n03Zz8Jb7qlb2pL0U1cWd9-WGrCufu/s320/IMG_6212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714271689697075906" border="0" /></a>"Cheese!!!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMa0SIrYcjNd6JJipH3bzRHLyBNeWz3yD6bIKhGvMJE2qt2xEwOav0QXcGiyxGqXB3FjxeWu-tv8gcOUSnzR0KVK9gvpyU9ETxxqveSFi8HkiJvTYFvKV0_1CP5p1dhdMLDn-WNQDlJGS/s1600/IMG_6215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMa0SIrYcjNd6JJipH3bzRHLyBNeWz3yD6bIKhGvMJE2qt2xEwOav0QXcGiyxGqXB3FjxeWu-tv8gcOUSnzR0KVK9gvpyU9ETxxqveSFi8HkiJvTYFvKV0_1CP5p1dhdMLDn-WNQDlJGS/s320/IMG_6215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714276015787739474" border="0" /></a>Props to Tori for throwing the perfect 3 year old party! Bean bag toss, pinata, parachute, cupcakes, and tons of candy. Voila, the perfect party! Avery was in heaven!!! Birthday girl was having tons of fun too.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR92eTWNqW6uwrXJOiqW8QYsPi4jdu4xw_5Nb6V99HT9OwWDBD8t6Dy7LLj6E1focwbeCHYVI4H3uxsSByp2SBhnELgfOVjPKNt7AnNdbdZtRxmHLcWjnAfGr_ZHmL78XtiCq7zosYOCC/s1600/IMG_6224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR92eTWNqW6uwrXJOiqW8QYsPi4jdu4xw_5Nb6V99HT9OwWDBD8t6Dy7LLj6E1focwbeCHYVI4H3uxsSByp2SBhnELgfOVjPKNt7AnNdbdZtRxmHLcWjnAfGr_ZHmL78XtiCq7zosYOCC/s320/IMG_6224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714277158949313234" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuJs0GESqRluBCqIjH-y2DJPaicdEs_gMhgtKUaqN2rQjmNIbr5qYOFpqVwCLhIphhKbHoBSbl_g3aI8YNv3WubaH6uhnEVsNSDwKGF7_wTaWdBWpc2CEcKB65Z-LOM6w24ZSAoLDL-M9/s1600/IMG_6237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispfn7fNKxhhd-VJ8utWHJO-93Ej_ZDvSDX22e_hr3t7EfVspmsM0ae0D4ct_0LcRCCkuJWa3CF5Agswq2Hd3oWTU3bK_-6r33q-N5Gi9OmyM5Pesp8DoVpUd8HlE_viklhX1P-Q_9EyW3/s320/IMG_6173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714244726651649506" border="0" /></a>If we didn't have school projects my kids would never do crafts at home. I'm just not that kind of person to enjoy making things that we end up throwing away. In fact, I have never allowed them to play with play-doh either. Man, I am a horrible mom, huh? Good thing Edmond Public Schools plots against moms like me. Here is Aidan working on his Abraham Lincoln project. He had to research Abe's history, write a paragraph about him, draw a picture, and create either a poster, costume, or a mold art model of the famous president. Since, as previously stated I am anti-play doh or crayola model mold, we opted for the costume. He made a beard and a hat. We helped a bit with the gluing and stapling but otherwise it was his masterpiece.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAvGhyphenhyphenaVkZ7Bd2xMdLZl0v9ToBSFfRl2pLicevCkIoVXQXKxfMCDRPYq2-o1xCfp55RwTMBRv3B6O8MA_QPpgl6hX5pD7JM7RVWEYTqfQ-t3yEdOy08tNy5SDI8FX3PSjkj6neyUushI4/s1600/IMG_6172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAvGhyphenhyphenaVkZ7Bd2xMdLZl0v9ToBSFfRl2pLicevCkIoVXQXKxfMCDRPYq2-o1xCfp55RwTMBRv3B6O8MA_QPpgl6hX5pD7JM7RVWEYTqfQ-t3yEdOy08tNy5SDI8FX3PSjkj6neyUushI4/s320/IMG_6172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714244722201577490" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sxTB8DglVw206v0-jDiiFrAiqpOTMKZ2NaiAfZFxqfn1qBd_GH3AQh4dizbBMKiB2yuipsuakjXFxA5qWxjJ9WguL40yIIb_Pw0mwnJqOnZXk4WZIaig_dOgaXLxYBPxShvR1eQ-B8Ty/s1600/IMG_6189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sxTB8DglVw206v0-jDiiFrAiqpOTMKZ2NaiAfZFxqfn1qBd_GH3AQh4dizbBMKiB2yuipsuakjXFxA5qWxjJ9WguL40yIIb_Pw0mwnJqOnZXk4WZIaig_dOgaXLxYBPxShvR1eQ-B8Ty/s320/IMG_6189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714242677221382386" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrkAh47f1vYnf_ZPXnc4ii2LCmKv4uO0qsnPQQdidg2R8ndcNWru-WAFxBIBLe-cuWtmDl5RGqMrDMksuEEbCcVrPa0qhf0sJeH-0azwbstd2zlKOi-56_L5oS9qH-cQaBzID8sWhk6A_/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrkAh47f1vYnf_ZPXnc4ii2LCmKv4uO0qsnPQQdidg2R8ndcNWru-WAFxBIBLe-cuWtmDl5RGqMrDMksuEEbCcVrPa0qhf0sJeH-0azwbstd2zlKOi-56_L5oS9qH-cQaBzID8sWhk6A_/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714244713483288898" border="0" /></a>Here's Honest Abe/K.D. When I picked him up for school the day he presented his project, he was still wearing the beard & hat. Haha, he must have been proud of his work!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdduUJwY9R7U329J1WzIf-1NzsB43-DcSLFdWq5M3E7XDNwTMuksS2eYZXZHIfM5VTlMWzr82QZTz6OIAcEQd_3UfdLYvffX6AGmWpPQjbWkHWkw0NgF4xuaSnXthz-SQ3xWvoAyKtQZa/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics+095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdduUJwY9R7U329J1WzIf-1NzsB43-DcSLFdWq5M3E7XDNwTMuksS2eYZXZHIfM5VTlMWzr82QZTz6OIAcEQd_3UfdLYvffX6AGmWpPQjbWkHWkw0NgF4xuaSnXthz-SQ3xWvoAyKtQZa/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics+095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714242690986187506" border="0" /></a>Ethan didn't feel left out because he luckily had a project of his own due the same week. Ethan was the Star of the Week last week. It's fun to look back and seen what my boy is like and all his fun interests. Ethan loved helping me put this together. Here's a few of the pics up close.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ceaMU7cQ-WAmAUbkYbIR9fqhFEKghO3v140L0e3zP7wJqi246F8RdQzMOSzyNQSym4CvXKqN0B8YYTCpllJ5KBa3ZorB1VOk5f3joW8FvGL3NYh8J6bPWqF1ZE7pZXhS5x6wKm_-DF1j/s1600/IMG_6183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ceaMU7cQ-WAmAUbkYbIR9fqhFEKghO3v140L0e3zP7wJqi246F8RdQzMOSzyNQSym4CvXKqN0B8YYTCpllJ5KBa3ZorB1VOk5f3joW8FvGL3NYh8J6bPWqF1ZE7pZXhS5x6wKm_-DF1j/s320/IMG_6183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714244734979094290" border="0" /></a><br />I've been helping him with his reading the past few months. The way to get him interested was plain and simple...bribery! Every day after lunch I promised him that if he read 5 (easy) books, I'd give him an ice cream cone. It worked, now he loves reading time and doesn't expect ice cream when he does it! It's crazy how different siblings can be. Aidan doesn't like sweets so dessert bribery wasn't an option. Getting Aidan to read is like pulling teeth even now! Thank goodness they are polar opposites. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXZUgj7yVtl5SjfuZbzn4GvpkJAPmP1o_i9aZc-6Bvoklt-wPj76GUJpbGRnJuPLq7c9jU6m8HSoiO94dh43cPbMPvk42Ak3zRrG2X73gFK-ZOZ2-WlSa8ECfG45CXTYzmebF8aA0Conh/s1600/IMG_6169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXZUgj7yVtl5SjfuZbzn4GvpkJAPmP1o_i9aZc-6Bvoklt-wPj76GUJpbGRnJuPLq7c9jU6m8HSoiO94dh43cPbMPvk42Ak3zRrG2X73gFK-ZOZ2-WlSa8ECfG45CXTYzmebF8aA0Conh/s320/IMG_6169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714238601687328226" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1NdZ1QuWTZ9JlGhuuAEYLTneV7I_Z-ahBgIb4vag_Xk2aeXP-x1DwDtAilarCPwLcy0UdjQqCiNcSYbuWCgpNxNebVnOXOrGC5kxU4wBwG4LXZ87OWyw4BYrOMiLjkWaIF0xlSD_YE30/s1600/IMG_6171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1NdZ1QuWTZ9JlGhuuAEYLTneV7I_Z-ahBgIb4vag_Xk2aeXP-x1DwDtAilarCPwLcy0UdjQqCiNcSYbuWCgpNxNebVnOXOrGC5kxU4wBwG4LXZ87OWyw4BYrOMiLjkWaIF0xlSD_YE30/s320/IMG_6171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714238603798643794" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVk5ojZHnVHRX9uoVu9Ne6hnocE0nSNICXvgur5CyRPo15Atkbx-_pzwS4iQEBop7o3vAyL7PYSa0Tw-clAXaCJrsqsX6GkQvle-qiNzliKxDPxLh2u6X6Uidnuf6xTlQEqUY3SHgDRpd/s1600/IMG_6164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVk5ojZHnVHRX9uoVu9Ne6hnocE0nSNICXvgur5CyRPo15Atkbx-_pzwS4iQEBop7o3vAyL7PYSa0Tw-clAXaCJrsqsX6GkQvle-qiNzliKxDPxLh2u6X6Uidnuf6xTlQEqUY3SHgDRpd/s320/IMG_6164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714238594162643586" border="0" /></a>His favorite pup, Hondo. This sweet girl is eight years young and still going strong!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSDPgiVhJXyzFz9PK7j0mPCMNG1uBu7F1XLRAihLnwbqqcy00VEy8IuZP8wF4uC7dUMEd5s9pCzWLgbOuQM4SHPgxnEhm5aGxaZf1Tn8OppCfUFR8xeC49IgymYdhqVOa4QvrzE3VxkBY/s1600/feb+2012+iphone+pics+093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSDPgiVhJXyzFz9PK7j0mPCMNG1uBu7F1XLRAihLnwbqqcy00VEy8IuZP8wF4uC7dUMEd5s9pCzWLgbOuQM4SHPgxnEhm5aGxaZf1Tn8OppCfUFR8xeC49IgymYdhqVOa4QvrzE3VxkBY/s320/feb+2012+iphone+pics+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714242679411557474" border="0" /></a>Proud boy!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-34775161039518867982012-02-28T07:20:00.014-08:002012-02-28T11:26:39.684-08:00Valentine's Day 2012February started with shopping at Walmart for the standard Valentines for school. It's all the same superhero or cartoon characters as last year. So I ventured online to see if there were any simple ideas. I was in a trance! SO many cute ideas. So I gave the boys a few options and they opted for S'mores. This idea was completely stolen from a creative mom out in cyberspace.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiviIZHbeh4YzwG6dxguKiUaN2_bo5oXZUE6MGfKVesXywZfEA_DuO1UVYNAjOPVaOvd5KFRqyvghxEGa2trUPjNffPK30RJEDckEs5kBADzFow2Y_VeTPNnh4zRnd2syNX2Z-_E3ugyN/s1600/IMG_6081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiviIZHbeh4YzwG6dxguKiUaN2_bo5oXZUE6MGfKVesXywZfEA_DuO1UVYNAjOPVaOvd5KFRqyvghxEGa2trUPjNffPK30RJEDckEs5kBADzFow2Y_VeTPNnh4zRnd2syNX2Z-_E3ugyN/s320/IMG_6081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714207416787179362" border="0" /></a> Super fun to make!<br />They took about 2 hours but totally worth the time and effort.<br />The boys loved them!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvO5MQY3yZ819NX8nhHmjYx_srX8fQ971GaCnSr9u4Gu0idSZCB4drHTQsZqsHqM0TbifM5NjwxpdOG0qeGghFB1nRYYiRCKsfSwOI9MHm_9myBlYyRN6dxRjQDemhsDOiSU39LSE8_5w/s1600/IMG_6090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvO5MQY3yZ819NX8nhHmjYx_srX8fQ971GaCnSr9u4Gu0idSZCB4drHTQsZqsHqM0TbifM5NjwxpdOG0qeGghFB1nRYYiRCKsfSwOI9MHm_9myBlYyRN6dxRjQDemhsDOiSU39LSE8_5w/s320/IMG_6090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714208628296474898" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZ50PZZfW_fSxbF3JaeyHJ9Zvxu0CSEb96wNcVEBTITgCYsi1ajJ6o4HbDKe48gPNCCkxgNhoSsatQy5JuGW7RfMLUVfAn1wEiYHqJqJLbrBd8b0ZH-3ql4LCop9Yf5v4UNwW9911bSpy/s1600/IMG_6096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZ50PZZfW_fSxbF3JaeyHJ9Zvxu0CSEb96wNcVEBTITgCYsi1ajJ6o4HbDKe48gPNCCkxgNhoSsatQy5JuGW7RfMLUVfAn1wEiYHqJqJLbrBd8b0ZH-3ql4LCop9Yf5v4UNwW9911bSpy/s320/IMG_6096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714208633533824690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Ethan's School Valentine Party</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWJrSwwygw1PjhDcJ7ixXsr0R7StoN36xaMssgh894fsHn1MV2zo7MPXPSaswS2KdgsqDvru9wfMJ7MpKiuzctgczE1kp_NiagG_ClvqerzFd0NQu-rIbyWxPxLrvN_M25fOQGKE6-0tA/s1600/IMG_6110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWJrSwwygw1PjhDcJ7ixXsr0R7StoN36xaMssgh894fsHn1MV2zo7MPXPSaswS2KdgsqDvru9wfMJ7MpKiuzctgczE1kp_NiagG_ClvqerzFd0NQu-rIbyWxPxLrvN_M25fOQGKE6-0tA/s320/IMG_6110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714210269674657618" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Qz1S99jgF76it4enkuLCAYpQDnBt3_RXOmd4MGLyamDDsk2jqR2J_ATF_N4V2vB8sl8uNTUjE1j1nA_3BqLyDxccrBcxQg8zl5giXUKFbVJ2i-pCjfKa_TLcLUsrPS_Y6am0mLKnIFEL/s1600/IMG_6108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Qz1S99jgF76it4enkuLCAYpQDnBt3_RXOmd4MGLyamDDsk2jqR2J_ATF_N4V2vB8sl8uNTUjE1j1nA_3BqLyDxccrBcxQg8zl5giXUKFbVJ2i-pCjfKa_TLcLUsrPS_Y6am0mLKnIFEL/s320/IMG_6108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714210268712527666" border="0" /></a>My sweet Ethan LOVES his school. I love it too, I'm sad that he will have to move on to a new school next year. Peace Lutheran Preschool is AMAZING! They have Science Monday, Spanish class & Music with awesome teachers, Show & Tell Wednesday, Chapel Thursday, they have themes of the week that end in huge celebrations (such as Dinosaur Week or Bear Week), they are learning Kindergarten skills, and Ethan comes home with a new creative craft every single day. I can't say enough about this school and we will miss it next year!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTc-oGB9vZiASyVITneb01EeO31V1UXftx3TKAtH6VpIxZ1Jo6biD1APq0wzjfjYw1qMNOX70_fwZPx6n3U_I37mIheFTAhyphenhyphenB6Bh4ZzSoD8MEJxPMmLX5MeVXPBgj507HduT8Hi46TVsy/s1600/IMG_6115.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTc-oGB9vZiASyVITneb01EeO31V1UXftx3TKAtH6VpIxZ1Jo6biD1APq0wzjfjYw1qMNOX70_fwZPx6n3U_I37mIheFTAhyphenhyphenB6Bh4ZzSoD8MEJxPMmLX5MeVXPBgj507HduT8Hi46TVsy/s320/IMG_6115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714211906700542210" border="0" /></a> Anyway, they had a super fun Valentine party. They opened all their Valentines from their classmates (Ethan personally thanked each of them after he opened every one, without being prompted) then they headed to the snack room and had yummy heart shaped marshmallows and heart shaped cheese on ritz crackers, and (E's fav) oreos. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RAzQm70yPppi9RtsP589TlkU2sohJkOSXfh9my1RGXdFVsBrMT1gZCxuprDp6zvwVUgOCL4DSFM7-niISJL2aRjWGUDxz8K56Q7gOML5_lT3vaNftIwdY49_7vem_KspvW-LWlVVpgKF/s1600/IMG_6119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RAzQm70yPppi9RtsP589TlkU2sohJkOSXfh9my1RGXdFVsBrMT1gZCxuprDp6zvwVUgOCL4DSFM7-niISJL2aRjWGUDxz8K56Q7gOML5_lT3vaNftIwdY49_7vem_KspvW-LWlVVpgKF/s320/IMG_6119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714211910956504386" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpUrbPMXxVpJWKDoY130-4TnRyJmQOjlxx3wqbzwFxhWsAHejlxgLYJeb1lMyyZTbA0w4rSqechaxoWJjM4KO6JbdaZSgZgSjCKRj6CQZTgHde8BDVNuRPXUx5zLeRRm261GPnDqHeZlq/s1600/IMG_6121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpUrbPMXxVpJWKDoY130-4TnRyJmQOjlxx3wqbzwFxhWsAHejlxgLYJeb1lMyyZTbA0w4rSqechaxoWJjM4KO6JbdaZSgZgSjCKRj6CQZTgHde8BDVNuRPXUx5zLeRRm261GPnDqHeZlq/s320/IMG_6121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714211921770161442" border="0" /></a>I had to work last year on Valentine's day so<br />I was glad I was able to be there with him this year!<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Aidan's Valentine's Party</span></span><br />Ethan, Avery & I were able to join AJ for his school party too!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeYj_K98rDbT3GO7y3vsCYkHfQAHK0VClo5h-BSgfkAousZ4QdWLygHJuQpT7aPjlnmMoKPajZiIPH-5fIDf_yKu30hcl9MeWc1i9W6G9vIRFybQcRUsJ0xDM9aLRU_Su_cdRVs47wZUe/s1600/IMG_6124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeYj_K98rDbT3GO7y3vsCYkHfQAHK0VClo5h-BSgfkAousZ4QdWLygHJuQpT7aPjlnmMoKPajZiIPH-5fIDf_yKu30hcl9MeWc1i9W6G9vIRFybQcRUsJ0xDM9aLRU_Su_cdRVs47wZUe/s320/IMG_6124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714218688250055506" border="0" /></a>The class moms always come up with the cutest crafts and activities.<br />Ethan was so intrigued by the crafts. Aidan was so excited that we were there but was playing it cool. He made his heart framed hanging picture and his heart glasses, went on the scavenger hunt then checked out his Valentine goodies.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieewNJTH3aIUiVmzUs42yOX-mHX_0ERDqSq3nckU_CWHy2ZnXf-P-Syo44D7FrsBdlvkwGdk_67kL7vsfHpLLOT4eC4zh9CpKjwRi934XvT8v-ItL-pP9XuIKe8qLRsA0hJUa379IMrRNo/s1600/IMG_6123.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieewNJTH3aIUiVmzUs42yOX-mHX_0ERDqSq3nckU_CWHy2ZnXf-P-Syo44D7FrsBdlvkwGdk_67kL7vsfHpLLOT4eC4zh9CpKjwRi934XvT8v-ItL-pP9XuIKe8qLRsA0hJUa379IMrRNo/s320/IMG_6123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714220371462536754" border="0" /></a>Check out them shades!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Avery's Turn</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We continued the sugar high at home with a little party</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> with </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Avery's involvement. The kids helped roll out sugar cookie dough and cut them into heart shapes. Then they</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span> got to decorate them with frosting and sprinkles. I had all the kids pose with their cookies.</span></span><span><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcyzmUiFZek90Rkx5StrmmGIXLfjeAZ2il80_AwrukRBEqFE6fdtrB6mMAUD67ZVnE9R1FD9ja-LDhnPDTgtUIlxCOLURmfqEhGzLIDGTLqvMcerydpTt9zjEUzD73OSrxYKZ9_8jArCT/s1600/IMG_6135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcyzmUiFZek90Rkx5StrmmGIXLfjeAZ2il80_AwrukRBEqFE6fdtrB6mMAUD67ZVnE9R1FD9ja-LDhnPDTgtUIlxCOLURmfqEhGzLIDGTLqvMcerydpTt9zjEUzD73OSrxYKZ9_8jArCT/s320/IMG_6135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714218668005847282" border="0" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgUOsJbk6CO4oSr4vL07spYgSk7AekAzAt5GdWfVjFZ5Kqt2nVTL8II1JEIvbnnSIfHP70gDTDS7IwYGfvuhD_28EmfmDwzhAQPwq58xQFaNjtA637qttwmrhCkmhBqT4atSfvi34y2Cd/s1600/IMG_6137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgUOsJbk6CO4oSr4vL07spYgSk7AekAzAt5GdWfVjFZ5Kqt2nVTL8II1JEIvbnnSIfHP70gDTDS7IwYGfvuhD_28EmfmDwzhAQPwq58xQFaNjtA637qttwmrhCkmhBqT4atSfvi34y2Cd/s320/IMG_6137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714218678700204514" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvRF8CCf1yxmnW1cCekXoAQ8SYLEn3_3RkcGAG-eXBJobKqmNDaLNgoqBPqEXNrhpASYb4iOlGrJQ0jAmD0ARGlu3y0xTMZI-ULymtQ7FvSes4o-hcBaDLXnwxsQdySbN2TUVnIhKEz8s/s1600/IMG_6142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvRF8CCf1yxmnW1cCekXoAQ8SYLEn3_3RkcGAG-eXBJobKqmNDaLNgoqBPqEXNrhpASYb4iOlGrJQ0jAmD0ARGlu3y0xTMZI-ULymtQ7FvSes4o-hcBaDLXnwxsQdySbN2TUVnIhKEz8s/s320/IMG_6142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714223027838526674" border="0" /></a>Avery is such a ham. As I was taking pics of the boys she was saying,<br />"Ook at me, Mommy! Ook at me! Cheese!!!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhIalGq3Mn8fU-MCKLWoeY6G0Gr3W6Zm3_RH0h_TUF9urfzwCFTJ7Yhanwi1VRwSuRhRhe34BAwuuvcsgEo2kfoAP7ZMv4sUpyRvFlGRzaoHwqA37rNNYPKmxgc_T6_lCHwmjfr9Rrhou/s1600/IMG_6141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhIalGq3Mn8fU-MCKLWoeY6G0Gr3W6Zm3_RH0h_TUF9urfzwCFTJ7Yhanwi1VRwSuRhRhe34BAwuuvcsgEo2kfoAP7ZMv4sUpyRvFlGRzaoHwqA37rNNYPKmxgc_T6_lCHwmjfr9Rrhou/s320/IMG_6141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714225864457999122" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCIq5vbATQgcsJN_0QPxgGwt6E641HogqXalrPusW43TVsWPKjm5Hl5JjXWIvf8fEw4dB2H0G-FW_4Tg9Q_KhNu0FswvjiVlrfbpCtvh-Ej_YLkLHCMxHHrXxjEy76pkt_IUAllINX_lW/s1600/IMG_6144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCIq5vbATQgcsJN_0QPxgGwt6E641HogqXalrPusW43TVsWPKjm5Hl5JjXWIvf8fEw4dB2H0G-FW_4Tg9Q_KhNu0FswvjiVlrfbpCtvh-Ej_YLkLHCMxHHrXxjEy76pkt_IUAllINX_lW/s320/IMG_6144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714225852745414530" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94rPab0MXSw-pwKT6zkTnIADuP5olNK3Ud7q7YCnyza7GVEabYTa2QnxJNrNmnPQZ-j7EdV7TCniFQP-Lpjw9F-5MLyaQkqq-xWMDbiUu-dr4DWh5rveVODUFwnn0xONrIUkOoQsyi1SU/s1600/IMG_6148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94rPab0MXSw-pwKT6zkTnIADuP5olNK3Ud7q7YCnyza7GVEabYTa2QnxJNrNmnPQZ-j7EdV7TCniFQP-Lpjw9F-5MLyaQkqq-xWMDbiUu-dr4DWh5rveVODUFwnn0xONrIUkOoQsyi1SU/s320/IMG_6148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714225857205702674" border="0" /></a>Cheese!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU39tRr3piK85xmSZfrF2EwROT8opy_H3tZajO70E_Asu7g0kMRIdKH0hlWb8C7NeTxomSNof8i_34XKykXiSdre1Av23R31MfCXpEZA7uV40LWvsCgWbTFHDIBuASIP2ugDv7XRVPFcVw/s1600/IMG_6138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU39tRr3piK85xmSZfrF2EwROT8opy_H3tZajO70E_Asu7g0kMRIdKH0hlWb8C7NeTxomSNof8i_34XKykXiSdre1Av23R31MfCXpEZA7uV40LWvsCgWbTFHDIBuASIP2ugDv7XRVPFcVw/s320/IMG_6138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714223048921324178" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvrUm2fjH6dw7vUOVxwOxviZdq5BRsv3N8LtBuOr-impJsvaXQr9R2H74p11NxcT9a9sCVqjiZhOAeVvsbp9rVIkx_OTlCdp_vMuZjfOooGLDLSQySHKcCQ9sZ9HSc5hWntutZ1r1j1AH/s1600/IMG_6136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvrUm2fjH6dw7vUOVxwOxviZdq5BRsv3N8LtBuOr-impJsvaXQr9R2H74p11NxcT9a9sCVqjiZhOAeVvsbp9rVIkx_OTlCdp_vMuZjfOooGLDLSQySHKcCQ9sZ9HSc5hWntutZ1r1j1AH/s320/IMG_6136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714220381984887458" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKhkpHNw2qsyPskoIGOI7BnMFRcztpSfNZ7BElbXaKppoxeP0uDt3dISWkmqICrd8z6irZf7i307LyOZbppAQo4JjnHmSsxN48zCDCBq2Sk8TXEThXpBuKYtc6aDpxEsXdcQBZ6kP4aFT/s1600/IMG_6139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKhkpHNw2qsyPskoIGOI7BnMFRcztpSfNZ7BElbXaKppoxeP0uDt3dISWkmqICrd8z6irZf7i307LyOZbppAQo4JjnHmSsxN48zCDCBq2Sk8TXEThXpBuKYtc6aDpxEsXdcQBZ6kP4aFT/s320/IMG_6139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714223037420598498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span>Then we spent time playing basketball outside before my sweetie took me on a date! We even saw my Aunt Carol at the restaurant who sings with a women's group. They were serenading a cute elderly couple that was eating at the restaurant. It was awesome. I can't remember the last time James and I actually went OUT on Valentine's day. Thanks to G-ma T-sa & PapaDan!<br />It</span></span></span></span> was a fantastic day.</span><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-78968889285903520282011-12-14T12:33:00.000-08:002011-12-21T05:40:51.986-08:00Runnin' with Santa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhcivuGjSzP3VYOiQBzINgEMTcKUcfbz43iKz6hUup_uUmudC2CS6BO5zS-PKttv4wDzuB8KadWiNhlsJwz408KjTYBwqJodLWA1r-0E94j8dhVAzqXYrUVyq8JfDwsLw7Hknhyphenhyphenz_Xcwh/s1600/IMG_5469.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688575109309403522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhcivuGjSzP3VYOiQBzINgEMTcKUcfbz43iKz6hUup_uUmudC2CS6BO5zS-PKttv4wDzuB8KadWiNhlsJwz408KjTYBwqJodLWA1r-0E94j8dhVAzqXYrUVyq8JfDwsLw7Hknhyphenhyphenz_Xcwh/s320/IMG_5469.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKHZuMA1kJ5SHZikUJk6z-jjIrGPyhed9JRtEedCRrSdQryYygExN2m3eOwkuX_Y4Qv-HQkgY8OfBhRyOLu4VnZhifbpDCV-iJq7ErPOGoOP5ge0DKhhGUBExafsVcD4Sw1vKHB44Bj81/s1600/IMG_5458.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688568988789871810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oJYtnwc3Kx3ZNxh143J3EYCSAv_vu7xSRgF9MI3T-uAyj9DJeUZA2GGBFxFA1hpXgdmf82g1AhtT6ZO3D3nMMSfqyRkDu5gqhvi4k2I-ujrqKVIWkbl4iufJxlyQBCTcBZDHXKsG4486/s320/IMG_5482.JPG" /></a> High-five, Santa!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SsRHXFbTW0ho5k1HTSyyDim9STFA2JrsfUgfo-1yFLvQNoeY_ZJSU6dXJErkP23x9nb6JJU5kJi2iObc0uD0iW3dY2MvLGcEoDiHe8ZKeZuWZsS0xLP1rmF10-eLnbIrd60x_u6hnBRp/s1600/IMG_5486.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688567815555518786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SsRHXFbTW0ho5k1HTSyyDim9STFA2JrsfUgfo-1yFLvQNoeY_ZJSU6dXJErkP23x9nb6JJU5kJi2iObc0uD0iW3dY2MvLGcEoDiHe8ZKeZuWZsS0xLP1rmF10-eLnbIrd60x_u6hnBRp/s320/IMG_5486.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyETZZ_HmQnfDNkW94IKczaVstL7AlwWNz5klcnhNZLnQjwCErAnoT7etj5hxUMH_C17FcJxJ-_uQqbyjnidcfowvv-4pmCrrEcX45b8B46UAxBVCEIkwbJugbgGSfqJwfqPwcWdDDwBoA/s1600/IMG_5468.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686324934922026770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBRSheWJe9qw9qCgTlnH7qDSIQQkgPA0lPDLwn6yoV8t0UmAs9o94X_HDMV8dTKWS9037UraQA6yTSYwG9KJjYuH7f7bk1zuX7oz1KX8UGEtHbVPFofSp-EU7Gf-wMfeTTtjqQdNG78Jo/s320/IMG_5442.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Saturday, Dec. 10th, we were fortunate to be able to spend the morning with Santa! Let me tell you, Santa has slimmed down! But I guess it's hard not to shed extra pounds when you're training for a 1 mile fun run! This was Chesapeake's 1st Annual Santa Run. Of course, we jumped right on board! It was a frigid morning, but nothing a little bundling and hot chocolate wouldn't cure. The kids each got their very own Santa hat and had an amazing time running with Mr. Clause. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCuqVib1gjr0qjzJ2WqAAHN5nDYp9RXrAipunbSdo0Wc7wMFUqvRzJnHlaCqOfS_IwTrMAtgvOeF5fANW-B32OIpUz-nvZYlmpFe67_U4ZFCGPhDoyAUuyPnzih91fl7CP4gyI3MMKVTt/s1600/IMG_5440.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686105209904202018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCuqVib1gjr0qjzJ2WqAAHN5nDYp9RXrAipunbSdo0Wc7wMFUqvRzJnHlaCqOfS_IwTrMAtgvOeF5fANW-B32OIpUz-nvZYlmpFe67_U4ZFCGPhDoyAUuyPnzih91fl7CP4gyI3MMKVTt/s320/IMG_5440.JPG" /></a>Ethan is at such a fun age. He ran right up to Santa and gave him a huge hug! He was so excited to see him. Ethan was the first to notice Santa's vanishing cookie belly. He leaned over to James when we first got there and said, "Where did Santa's belly go?" Don't worry, E, I'm sure he has many a cookie to eat come Christmas Eve.<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxv6OsKAqhl8qGGZeFbIpMnK7kqJS-G1SnzA0IU_zCATR79A41pW-qx43pSvY1lYXSSG8XpFs6peoRc-54ZokGsa-M-yASsvV6HuLgquhhl6GlKa-h1BM8b1KAJi-rUpA5YFGk_zjfT8Z/s1600/IMG_5444.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686327236505145314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxv6OsKAqhl8qGGZeFbIpMnK7kqJS-G1SnzA0IU_zCATR79A41pW-qx43pSvY1lYXSSG8XpFs6peoRc-54ZokGsa-M-yASsvV6HuLgquhhl6GlKa-h1BM8b1KAJi-rUpA5YFGk_zjfT8Z/s320/IMG_5444.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYt-dQiBe-0Sc-yyca0LvoIQSS6rOXPUE12qb-E0uXFrkJfIWTDSJ7pvWGwlnk5fTx8h4fTZH1GqrJcEjmxbtv45at5zwrZOSK9dnRDmsZcBy67LqFARnaQpCp_dqXXHyGuCjF0c4lHM0/s1600/IMG_5443.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686326018717895746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYt-dQiBe-0Sc-yyca0LvoIQSS6rOXPUE12qb-E0uXFrkJfIWTDSJ7pvWGwlnk5fTx8h4fTZH1GqrJcEjmxbtv45at5zwrZOSK9dnRDmsZcBy67LqFARnaQpCp_dqXXHyGuCjF0c4lHM0/s320/IMG_5443.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqryYha1mjJd6yki8LJGTyJmqTnCQb2VEjwT6iOQiiqTZE_GN2RXwk2yUumpwInpyH70ftgB0xBog-INB5x9KQYfDPf3oD3UsZyyNAhvoJXHUWdImcKuGlgzOQ7GzzM6slOnT4IFzlCpS/s1600/IMG_5436.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686102868658259730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqryYha1mjJd6yki8LJGTyJmqTnCQb2VEjwT6iOQiiqTZE_GN2RXwk2yUumpwInpyH70ftgB0xBog-INB5x9KQYfDPf3oD3UsZyyNAhvoJXHUWdImcKuGlgzOQ7GzzM6slOnT4IFzlCpS/s320/IMG_5436.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZzeDny-tkbMS3aCNhr1itXaoN5XwENdsHlknWtq7LOuRVJEegAKvMkCZ0jaEBs3Pp0_edht4s20tso-VDr_Xh21ceZ0ZojhbsY3ePpUKZ3Q13RyjhFQVRmoE00s7XpHMPfBlfVG3Fyz_/s1600/IMG_5451.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686329262225885378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZzeDny-tkbMS3aCNhr1itXaoN5XwENdsHlknWtq7LOuRVJEegAKvMkCZ0jaEBs3Pp0_edht4s20tso-VDr_Xh21ceZ0ZojhbsY3ePpUKZ3Q13RyjhFQVRmoE00s7XpHMPfBlfVG3Fyz_/s320/IMG_5451.JPG" /></a>Here's AJ leading the pack of runners, yes he has left everyone in the dust. It may be a fun run to all of the other kids, but to this competitor, it's a race! Not quite sure who he gets that from :)<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu560xmovHBpXbIkMn3NlO7tGFBO21dh5uoIg50wVeQhSpu0UsE6AXUJjRzuikeQX0VImOfaAbqb2fvsGiCfLYJc962Mgq7BCjXLy-SdGcglkgRtjRDgg2-9tdRt0x3JfDOq-DHidBaxu7/s1600/IMG_5462.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686343278049209154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu560xmovHBpXbIkMn3NlO7tGFBO21dh5uoIg50wVeQhSpu0UsE6AXUJjRzuikeQX0VImOfaAbqb2fvsGiCfLYJc962Mgq7BCjXLy-SdGcglkgRtjRDgg2-9tdRt0x3JfDOq-DHidBaxu7/s320/IMG_5462.JPG" /></a></div>Ethan and I had so much fun running together. He even got to take a piggyback lap which was a great leg workout for me. He was such a great sport and never complained about being cold. This is definitely a fun, active, wonderful tradition that we were able to be a part of. </div></div></div></div></div></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-42995107320551528142011-11-18T10:13:00.000-08:002011-11-18T14:22:00.015-08:00Turkey Trot 2011So, after a year and a half of ignoring this blog, I thought I'd make a New Year's resolution to start updating it. Because, let's face it, I'm not scrapbooking and need to somehow keep up on documenting our family fun. So I thought I'd start early. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jKy02UaCcSbaGlwL1SsiZ7Ug-nTMgDqJKTkARh5unsAd2esdIzfZm7GGPTrTmg2btqod7jTeF1scww329afMKXHGEtIYA-VEAqM5gFn_bGizbIXFzccham81t5Qmdxv2zIo3z9t8qlQP/s1600/IMG_5298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jKy02UaCcSbaGlwL1SsiZ7Ug-nTMgDqJKTkARh5unsAd2esdIzfZm7GGPTrTmg2btqod7jTeF1scww329afMKXHGEtIYA-VEAqM5gFn_bGizbIXFzccham81t5Qmdxv2zIo3z9t8qlQP/s320/IMG_5298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676431776002972882" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Turkey Trot 2011!!! </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">AJ had such a great time at his 2nd Annual Turkey Trot at Russell Dougherty Elementary School today. It was a windy morning but the kids braved through the chilliness and had a great time!<br /></div><br />Aidan got to ride the bus to the Children's Safety Village for the Turkey Trot.<br />This is a rare treat since our school doesn't have a bus system.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lqzYqxcknrYpFWud87dPkF_jmPt4zgJwIsa7f7yYoHKVdPVzWp_YDwYijacqT7C9prhG70dNWBJoS0OlVfLGk_uldQA91KESyEpDX7JZl-Gq_uD5oGZzClxJqcJUag0A3JSy_CWjLwIL/s1600/IMG_5375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lqzYqxcknrYpFWud87dPkF_jmPt4zgJwIsa7f7yYoHKVdPVzWp_YDwYijacqT7C9prhG70dNWBJoS0OlVfLGk_uldQA91KESyEpDX7JZl-Gq_uD5oGZzClxJqcJUag0A3JSy_CWjLwIL/s320/IMG_5375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676402040916436050" border="0" /></a>Warming up<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkfzp05pNfi_IYH-A4oG0S8kH-qFvysfYzHgzOCgbS6DVjxapEFAuP68j7n1dpbTJ2vZYICrV9viqXhu2LN7ywUGdPsXT3ixlWXWLdaUbEReH_YBYvpJkK4BRtZcpiXfc0e6QrhYuNl40/s1600/IMG_5260.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4S5VSH-5BhLxsHu6SW0kz2rzPMqLDuLB8klp6j6tFw7Ezm3ZgZ0fIvbIvYkCz5PFbzjdhhJi4zRgamFiw3qzfT8Ypqgk2wHiGFaz58MFp4Agzek_Uns9dvVAP7gElaPPQbJtsKgglReNH/s320/IMG_5366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676402049382037042" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu8sLzYXn_qDasFksHKb1mmJdtGBv2Ad7A2mZdzJ0bobbTvEHu1MJpFF5hDDxF31UsWKiy6PyVRVuoYrWwb2sPsiispH2BdXOFola7EiuW3RLnxNPY7vgfIjfdHAPtGpH9WCphU3W3YOg/s1600/IMG_5347.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu8sLzYXn_qDasFksHKb1mmJdtGBv2Ad7A2mZdzJ0bobbTvEHu1MJpFF5hDDxF31UsWKiy6PyVRVuoYrWwb2sPsiispH2BdXOFola7EiuW3RLnxNPY7vgfIjfdHAPtGpH9WCphU3W3YOg/s320/IMG_5347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676464196994741042" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-70410854634244851312010-05-05T19:52:00.000-07:002011-11-18T19:05:42.315-08:00My Mama's Boy<div style="text-align: center;">I love this three year old!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_8X8mCp2D4JNa1eJ96zgdDd3eMKIZH6303rPdaIKbE_sgnVJr7psF_dtwHv5x9ApU-2f0HlyAENjH6g6v6QsvXRP0sAiuHbM7_JiGVSdyJaLWXwgWd2KXrzpYgkNirBrt3NSZSFbVJwj/s1600/up+to+Avery+Kate+7+months,+May+2010+330.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_8X8mCp2D4JNa1eJ96zgdDd3eMKIZH6303rPdaIKbE_sgnVJr7psF_dtwHv5x9ApU-2f0HlyAENjH6g6v6QsvXRP0sAiuHbM7_JiGVSdyJaLWXwgWd2KXrzpYgkNirBrt3NSZSFbVJwj/s320/up+to+Avery+Kate+7+months,+May+2010+330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467988162629273138" border="0" /></a>I can't believe how lucky we are to have Ethan in our family! I can't imagine what it would be like without him in our life. He is such a ray of sunshine that brightens my day, no matter how gloomy it may seem. He is so laid back and forgiving that he can take the sibling rivalry that AJ dishes out. He is always thinking of others' feelings. He LOVES to hang out with the big boys (AJ & his buddies), and has no clue that he is the younger bro. He has such a nack for sports! He can throw a ball far, catch it with ease, drop kick a soccer ball, walk on a balance beam without losing his balance, and shoot a basketball with excellent form. Ethan is so social and has never had issues with separation (when going to the nursery (at church or the gym) or other people's homes). On Family Night, he loves to "tun-duck" (conduct) and sings "I am a Child of God" so angelically. He is such a morning person (like me!) and runs in our room to see if we are awake. He gives me a great big bear hug to start the day. On days that I work, he always falls asleep on the car ride home. This sweet child lays his head on my shoulder and lovingly pats my back as I carry him inside the house to put him in bed.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlhiKRys5mWyY4zyWvoCBFxnnYmOY3rfcERX_fyP5zuCikKThaDfJXBQRTUJ6WkbdRJKRfe-FHe1PySfVmjqCye6MjaFSXwYJECyRy2YrKhCHNlYhjreX2bu6fW6UKx3oaO7mQMYeMltI/s1600/up+to+Avery+Kate+7+months,+May+2010+346.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlhiKRys5mWyY4zyWvoCBFxnnYmOY3rfcERX_fyP5zuCikKThaDfJXBQRTUJ6WkbdRJKRfe-FHe1PySfVmjqCye6MjaFSXwYJECyRy2YrKhCHNlYhjreX2bu6fW6UKx3oaO7mQMYeMltI/s320/up+to+Avery+Kate+7+months,+May+2010+346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467988157882665778" border="0" /></a>I say he's a mama's boy because he loves to cuddle and hang out with me. But, don't get me wrong, he is all boy! He loves to play in the mud and pretend to do kung fu. He especially loves to hangout with Dad! He is so well-rounded.<br />WE ARE SO LUCKY!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj7KJwMOEVMFgPWT6r3Ot0MLdXMGGWhHb4pdZMs1au3YRD5q0OFq4LxofAww7NyT03ZDp_V5ZW6TpWCc-KOJRZL3WhXYz_HrOOXh1mctb9F2w7VJOoaj6FXb3b-2RB7HdA-TXzAvL2bq8/s1600/up+to+Avery+Kate+7+months,+May+2010+360.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVj7KJwMOEVMFgPWT6r3Ot0MLdXMGGWhHb4pdZMs1au3YRD5q0OFq4LxofAww7NyT03ZDp_V5ZW6TpWCc-KOJRZL3WhXYz_HrOOXh1mctb9F2w7VJOoaj6FXb3b-2RB7HdA-TXzAvL2bq8/s320/up+to+Avery+Kate+7+months,+May+2010+360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467988169563320610" border="0" /></a>For his third birthday, Ethan wanted to have his birthday dinner at "the pancake store". So on to IHOP we went where kids eat free! (Ya gotta love it on a law student's budget!). He enjoyed his pancake face dinner and the ice cream birthday treat. He had a blast celebrating over a 3 day weekend. He had a fun birthday party with his friends at the park, an overnight campout, and played in his soccer game. It's so fun that he is old enough to find his own individuality. He can decide what HE wants to do without riding on the coattails of big brother.<br />Happy Birthday big boy!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-48422296140204663302010-02-28T20:08:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:49:54.424-08:00FIVE YEARS OLD<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM7Pp2BgpP3pde5mMy78cqcM20DsYg1kshIVTXYxR2CcqBjBMA_BvQh5XSucTQQ9XDcg1vmI6PiE7my2uIeY6isvUQKqcPD06Ba60H5QwxEUHnwqPZkLg3J5YfhnhYfmfeOVZuIFF6140/s1600-h/Aidan's+5+yr+birthday+198.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/AVvXsEjRM7Pp2BgpP3pde5mMy78cqcM20DsYg1kshIVTXYxR2CcqBjBMA_BvQh5XSucTQQ9XDcg1vmI6PiE7my2uIeY6isvUQKqcPD06Ba60H5QwxEUHnwqPZkLg3J5YfhnhYfmfeOVZuIFF6140/s320/Aidan's+5+yr+birthday+198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443512892720361762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">5 things I love about you:</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Your heart</span></span> You are concerned when others are sad. You LOVE your baby sister with all the love you have in your heart. I love the way you have to touch her hand whenever your walk/run by her. You sing her songs and continuously talk to her throughout the day. Although you think you are too old & embarrassed to kiss your mom, you will give Avery a kiss in a millisecond. Although you may not show it as much, you sure love your play buddy bro, Ethan too. If he is not around, you want to know where he is and what he is doing.<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >Your Sincere Prayers </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">First of all, you and Ethan will fight over who can say the prayer. If it is Ethan's turn, you say, "Mom, I can bless the breakfast tomorrow, right?" You try so hard to keep your eyes closed, you fold your arms every time and remind me to do the same. You thank Heavenly Father for our family. You ask Heavenly Father for so many wonderful things such as the happiness of your grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, parents, and siblings. Sometimes you even ask to bless your toys.</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your obedience</span></span> (I'm hanging on to this one, I know it will waiver the older you get!)<br />Your Sunday School teacher informed me that you are reverent in class, raise your hand to answer questions, are the first to help her put the chalk away. I'm so proud of you for being respectful towards your teachers. Although you are occasionally defiant, for the most part you do whatever Mom & Dad ask you to do. You put your dinner plate in the sink, your shoes on the red rug before walking on the carpet, your coat on the closet hook. <br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">In the end, You Don't Quit</span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Two years ago, you started playing soccer. You did not enjoy the spotlight on yourself. You did not want to play! You refused to play! But you didn't quit. Each season we would ask if you wanted to play, and you said yes. Begrudgingly, we would again enroll you in soccer. Each season you did better and better! </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">When playing basketball, you were discouraged about not making a basket each time you practiced shooting. But you didn't give up. You kept practicing and had a great basketball season! </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Enjoying yourself the more you played! You love to play sports with your buddies no matter who is watching. You can get up in front of your classmates at school for show and tell and you can conduct our Family Home Evening without nerves getting in the way. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You are really coming out of your shell and growing up!<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >Your example </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Although you fight over toys and Dad's attention, you </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >teach your brother so much. You show him how to build train tracks, how to put things away, </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >how to love broccoli, </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >how to love sis, </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">how to love reading and writing. He looks up to you and wants to do everything that you do.<br /><br />I love you so much! You most definitely keep our life colorful. You have grown in so many ways this past year. You make me so happy, I love the sound of your laughter! We are so lucky to have you in our family for eternity!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Happy Birthday, AJ!!!</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-79942911464683524742009-12-14T10:01:00.001-08:002009-12-14T10:12:01.849-08:00Weeks 9 & 10I've been terrible about taking pics each week! Here's all I have for weeks 9 & 10 of Avers life.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >Week 9</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJ8IA62Q2EaubuRMDKzD7eXnVxL09cfB2J4GJ_SbVIWRLpFXmnDfM0b1-w85W8jTRj0_ehm2L6sdwoSV5AdrLQrYFhHhCofr-5wURQVpPh5wtZFvvLQdxmVQi_8s5Ey0VAmHTy6qwpDv6/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+009.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/AVvXsEjUJ8IA62Q2EaubuRMDKzD7eXnVxL09cfB2J4GJ_SbVIWRLpFXmnDfM0b1-w85W8jTRj0_ehm2L6sdwoSV5AdrLQrYFhHhCofr-5wURQVpPh5wtZFvvLQdxmVQi_8s5Ey0VAmHTy6qwpDv6/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415154553430571394" border="0" /></a>How can you not fall in love with this child?!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Week 10</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uvZ9O_nmfKsWlXvaU4e_BmQSOrbf5zGZCnl-88yA9iYyQSnlw8lNST6dwbaDiA8Mg1i3mh1uoUWCGFvIyV9ymjc-YcpVzAPWaEh0_N-5iHQWpD8wnIjjcTI0gWFwktXUDE1cA-CmX5mk/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+184.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/AVvXsEh8uvZ9O_nmfKsWlXvaU4e_BmQSOrbf5zGZCnl-88yA9iYyQSnlw8lNST6dwbaDiA8Mg1i3mh1uoUWCGFvIyV9ymjc-YcpVzAPWaEh0_N-5iHQWpD8wnIjjcTI0gWFwktXUDE1cA-CmX5mk/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415154568896533634" border="0" /></a>Excuse the poor photo quality. Look at those sweet heart-shaped lips.<br />Love her!!!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-23457770031057127862009-12-14T08:16:00.000-08:002009-12-15T05:50:31.722-08:00Avery's Blessing<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTRbzsG_BPq1726ddNah9g9uw5w2wVk0LL9UCkcnFGzWdG_eheGVo3aVP9Ww3KtHBZxlz3Yq03C5ETuKmu5OlYuVPrvI5296-4FmlWDww0ddcVHbW-i3oe1XlvcbJ2EIIZKrRFeimmsIa/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+019.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/AVvXsEikTRbzsG_BPq1726ddNah9g9uw5w2wVk0LL9UCkcnFGzWdG_eheGVo3aVP9Ww3KtHBZxlz3Yq03C5ETuKmu5OlYuVPrvI5296-4FmlWDww0ddcVHbW-i3oe1XlvcbJ2EIIZKrRFeimmsIa/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415128228605290258" border="0" /></a>We have the best family. Here's all that came for Avery's blessing.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Those included in the circle:<br />James, Jeff, Scott, Mike Hansen, Tyler Larsen, Joe Orgill, Donnie Waggoner, and our awesome Bishopric.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHh0c1g829mmXmqhTUjxIX5vC7GCURIrWhlvI3XWtGWQ5AwTTKLb542N2k_Z3_XjtsasIWfnICjfgZwQ1Gvn-4jnQ2vYyFy4wfCMBniA75rIoTCSPG_IMYtOWpKBeA4YD3QWcsYmZsI1CM/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+081.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/AVvXsEjHh0c1g829mmXmqhTUjxIX5vC7GCURIrWhlvI3XWtGWQ5AwTTKLb542N2k_Z3_XjtsasIWfnICjfgZwQ1Gvn-4jnQ2vYyFy4wfCMBniA75rIoTCSPG_IMYtOWpKBeA4YD3QWcsYmZsI1CM/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415130037633061282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLb1EYs7Kk4smGOlUqBMgokScFx9d2lPYaiqDyR3ff-jMwZAX4v8tfQFjXSToQGmLY4ozbdnlELnk80EzSkLv1OxDgr_N3DgY3mLSwNfALJrsRLap5BGXjrl1SZY3xw2ZOOtYX_8ysax-/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+075.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/AVvXsEjwLb1EYs7Kk4smGOlUqBMgokScFx9d2lPYaiqDyR3ff-jMwZAX4v8tfQFjXSToQGmLY4ozbdnlELnk80EzSkLv1OxDgr_N3DgY3mLSwNfALJrsRLap5BGXjrl1SZY3xw2ZOOtYX_8ysax-/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415130032651816866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-U2BVlyEZvjPFI8K831XGJDHALjYrRLZRBKA0do_q4Qh-KVhj8nG5uEQ6tTA2thxeQ2iDJs9aFyKZulCoiGgOptO3rYucVrcupXGsDnm6Kj4dHbf1UF0QVYktXbfQYWii0hzuW1jZlhNo/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+060.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/AVvXsEg-U2BVlyEZvjPFI8K831XGJDHALjYrRLZRBKA0do_q4Qh-KVhj8nG5uEQ6tTA2thxeQ2iDJs9aFyKZulCoiGgOptO3rYucVrcupXGsDnm6Kj4dHbf1UF0QVYktXbfQYWii0hzuW1jZlhNo/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415130023431353442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOljAK4XdcFAoVq06BbAu5xUeIB3TVRe8VCmWRRurewXSmpHI3h-aFw0eOLs4tTB0je3HjBlOUYGQWvxhOuCuOMU3O_XTjZt2rnAVi3c9upE29Eoqb_R8DHsKJSvHiNvNQEXtmHHahgHA/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+028.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/AVvXsEivOljAK4XdcFAoVq06BbAu5xUeIB3TVRe8VCmWRRurewXSmpHI3h-aFw0eOLs4tTB0je3HjBlOUYGQWvxhOuCuOMU3O_XTjZt2rnAVi3c9upE29Eoqb_R8DHsKJSvHiNvNQEXtmHHahgHA/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415130048562101730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1mKqnexe2-MilAJeHA4Pi3muRc1lhyXCpOArmUSWyWIc8W5mVOo4vli2RxemccTi2IptjuWGo3lZydk4GjazwbQi868kc118i1bbIiRI-DoNWjgygf_AWT2WV4bnIHpmtKG85zW8kEOD/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+061.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/AVvXsEj_1mKqnexe2-MilAJeHA4Pi3muRc1lhyXCpOArmUSWyWIc8W5mVOo4vli2RxemccTi2IptjuWGo3lZydk4GjazwbQi868kc118i1bbIiRI-DoNWjgygf_AWT2WV4bnIHpmtKG85zW8kEOD/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415130025667195570" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted to show how much my daughter "LOVES" wearing headbands & bows.<br />Picture #1:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1YCs_QsOjHqH-uBg1_0pOyGyzPgjb0JOz6vWGzUOvvDRvVikB_aa4LbduknWoBn0DnyR1QAUMz7MCkLWgNBAreCnvHFRFH4YP52QFBZ13gZfAeAuAcrF7owFS0QTaQTJ1lS3Ds6_CJUP/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+014.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/AVvXsEjD1YCs_QsOjHqH-uBg1_0pOyGyzPgjb0JOz6vWGzUOvvDRvVikB_aa4LbduknWoBn0DnyR1QAUMz7MCkLWgNBAreCnvHFRFH4YP52QFBZ13gZfAeAuAcrF7owFS0QTaQTJ1lS3Ds6_CJUP/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415128233255896738" border="0" /></a>Early Sunday morning, just after waking her up and getting her dressed.<br /><br />Picture #2<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UKofTsCgE9Q5npz3-1UEL7Ks0CDo6AG-spen8sLIOqHvu2LtNAYPbZzCe4SprOmEFZU7KLP9-9ATOMOqu7f5l170jB2Wi7TOirZx3U0ajUVMG_FiY8kTHE9PjmNrdcqOZQKKSGIKosas/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+018.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/AVvXsEg0UKofTsCgE9Q5npz3-1UEL7Ks0CDo6AG-spen8sLIOqHvu2LtNAYPbZzCe4SprOmEFZU7KLP9-9ATOMOqu7f5l170jB2Wi7TOirZx3U0ajUVMG_FiY8kTHE9PjmNrdcqOZQKKSGIKosas/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415128219117576082" border="0" /></a>After placing the headband. Come on sis, it's not that bad!<br /><br /><br />And random cute pic of my parents, Avery, & cousin Abigail (this was taken at Gwen's b-day party).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnTfRsOaqR7acJ_RehwTphf1rtG6A77VPKWmObDXW_7Xu05JkLu6_OyCYNzvoP_8Wl87ska2tkPKuwm_dxU77cNLsAM-6aQcw4sknkXiZhH5LBRWNkZId-SHFg2Jb7TuEsCnPInKDMpUg/s1600-h/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+380.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/AVvXsEibnTfRsOaqR7acJ_RehwTphf1rtG6A77VPKWmObDXW_7Xu05JkLu6_OyCYNzvoP_8Wl87ska2tkPKuwm_dxU77cNLsAM-6aQcw4sknkXiZhH5LBRWNkZId-SHFg2Jb7TuEsCnPInKDMpUg/s320/Avery's+blessing+Dec+09+380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415150172878728402" border="0" /></a></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-20231384717587993302009-11-23T20:52:00.000-08:002009-11-24T14:31:36.532-08:00Random shots of my cuties<div style="text-align: center;">Our Primary (organization for the children at our church) had their annual "Primary Program" last Sunday. This is when the children teach us about the gospel of Jesus Christ through their words and song. This was Aidan's first year to participate. He has always been our timid one in public, so I was wondering how this was going to go. He did awesome! He went right up to the microphone and delivered his line which was answering the question "How does your mom or dad help your family. Aidan's line was "My daddy fixes things when they are broken." He came up with the response all on his own, and spoke right into the mic, no fear! We are so proud of him.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKrwfAJo5f9qJLB-2xVJYLu0XTqyr9BIoZ-xtz2ekxqTvdVJzIxaGymm-t0uO5CyXtst1qiXkkM-lM84sWwAIKIa2HaqVxNTKNNh6NPYmg_FsGLUfxY2-KdqAlrKvqBRBqjSe0nHztJUb/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+165.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/AVvXsEizKrwfAJo5f9qJLB-2xVJYLu0XTqyr9BIoZ-xtz2ekxqTvdVJzIxaGymm-t0uO5CyXtst1qiXkkM-lM84sWwAIKIa2HaqVxNTKNNh6NPYmg_FsGLUfxY2-KdqAlrKvqBRBqjSe0nHztJUb/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407533859643911954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_3YdlEZuPlXWwMrXki9cG5DT5EBd3Q40OkfiwEMtAksGhqRG7DMbEdPQsseOufrmoqo_tJf7NEMLMGG4l6aiROqPO2TB1U64wyoaZPLG7KksGcc7K0YDp95WIfijjdlDE3lW50DRIBV8/s1600/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+064.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/AVvXsEg1_3YdlEZuPlXWwMrXki9cG5DT5EBd3Q40OkfiwEMtAksGhqRG7DMbEdPQsseOufrmoqo_tJf7NEMLMGG4l6aiROqPO2TB1U64wyoaZPLG7KksGcc7K0YDp95WIfijjdlDE3lW50DRIBV8/s320/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407537858872545298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CbyyaJvnyxIApDGq1n0IOULuit1zCYw-o5qmGwrXtDmM2DYOJtWZKUC0KQGKoUs7NkRkWVHBlgOCtYv7hHoTEj4dVmO-qTIXMj0E8dvw9vafr9wNcJMdHD1cuKabX9yQMJ4unmn89J1s/s1600/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+066.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/AVvXsEi2CbyyaJvnyxIApDGq1n0IOULuit1zCYw-o5qmGwrXtDmM2DYOJtWZKUC0KQGKoUs7NkRkWVHBlgOCtYv7hHoTEj4dVmO-qTIXMj0E8dvw9vafr9wNcJMdHD1cuKabX9yQMJ4unmn89J1s/s320/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407537856672296274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrnlifqSn7Hy2BERkwX-eTuTcnIz2-vuCIfZEtoB5pqrZLnaZkGl4RBH8_4ZYu-Cm79JsYPzzZB9o8x-Z1LkJMMhS0EJqNdEWNCABevM0sRJh6zj7NOq6-_atB8RcDIvGKectPmPygty5/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+098.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/AVvXsEgnrnlifqSn7Hy2BERkwX-eTuTcnIz2-vuCIfZEtoB5pqrZLnaZkGl4RBH8_4ZYu-Cm79JsYPzzZB9o8x-Z1LkJMMhS0EJqNdEWNCABevM0sRJh6zj7NOq6-_atB8RcDIvGKectPmPygty5/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407537867150329394" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96tZGYl0JI4UFzD-eY1XPcCqRIBWxh10DwmYk63K8aI-b4Ad8J8NsMxUozy2EfntxURt87NPjsiTq7h1DCXf7j6vyvzbcHv-dXrnwOrQcBaRiji-Ov-6eknYPCo6GaLZKJ6HG2BkgfIcq/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+175.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/AVvXsEi96tZGYl0JI4UFzD-eY1XPcCqRIBWxh10DwmYk63K8aI-b4Ad8J8NsMxUozy2EfntxURt87NPjsiTq7h1DCXf7j6vyvzbcHv-dXrnwOrQcBaRiji-Ov-6eknYPCo6GaLZKJ6HG2BkgfIcq/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407537853079948546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTzEF9RAh2jMbeyZnVjOJuT3Mb711rRvrWNaN9GvxRT_40T9uAeOLwd9gJg_pVRLH372wqGAFd0ohFTvydc3z5-VMWBaGM8PP0L2PU7ITLAmHRkxT9gSLH3_1emJwhl1SWIEYhJkcshwR/s1600/Oct+25+09+217.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/AVvXsEgfTzEF9RAh2jMbeyZnVjOJuT3Mb711rRvrWNaN9GvxRT_40T9uAeOLwd9gJg_pVRLH372wqGAFd0ohFTvydc3z5-VMWBaGM8PP0L2PU7ITLAmHRkxT9gSLH3_1emJwhl1SWIEYhJkcshwR/s320/Oct+25+09+217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407653664273046722" border="0" /></a>Ethan seems so much older than 2. He speaks clearly and understands more than I give him credit for. He keeps me sane by being obedient (unlike our other son who is going through a defiant phase) and is so sweet it is difficult not to give him whatever he wants.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR_6tsyfJjMyVAok4u_gdpHq6nmuo7td_0QQkwyfBPacOQen-z2RoTq30jqVQ-ig22okh9nfpBZLAWPhlCfDtpU0XWxnA9R5eIv5I95xz7JcvBA4Uzdw9x8aLc1PSMXdtJOZ6GI3BKe70/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+172.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/AVvXsEioR_6tsyfJjMyVAok4u_gdpHq6nmuo7td_0QQkwyfBPacOQen-z2RoTq30jqVQ-ig22okh9nfpBZLAWPhlCfDtpU0XWxnA9R5eIv5I95xz7JcvBA4Uzdw9x8aLc1PSMXdtJOZ6GI3BKe70/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407537841863587330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSBYHbdHCVymUsn55DdnK3bE6k1WQCPZ39vjVQWqU7V-2LKsRudYl04wU7ZhjDRa4dWXPJ-ChqonNQwvJ28FnTOejsEOyPF69yK5cngLIkcB_3lm7RAvThJF6djWL-D8OwgFleX3kcEmG/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+171.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/AVvXsEifSBYHbdHCVymUsn55DdnK3bE6k1WQCPZ39vjVQWqU7V-2LKsRudYl04wU7ZhjDRa4dWXPJ-ChqonNQwvJ28FnTOejsEOyPF69yK5cngLIkcB_3lm7RAvThJF6djWL-D8OwgFleX3kcEmG/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407533876965849218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX40nveo8nSfxB_13Oikx3iHpL_-cGNrilJOg3olBm8fkUFZsr_rgn6Jc714q7PLRWMgrw7Phw8PNQ4pms2cCAY8v6rt54F1Mdr8NmpRH7kdAZhqVDKTdKHj8g0InzWI2wWorGlDcXG9wh/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+169.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/AVvXsEjX40nveo8nSfxB_13Oikx3iHpL_-cGNrilJOg3olBm8fkUFZsr_rgn6Jc714q7PLRWMgrw7Phw8PNQ4pms2cCAY8v6rt54F1Mdr8NmpRH7kdAZhqVDKTdKHj8g0InzWI2wWorGlDcXG9wh/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407533874209387570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweFubbcYj90TKLkJ2IMbGNQh6RQIqVBFX_yUydP509OWU3t3COM4euY6RyyA5XjcK19M-zNafUVsa4EN3puqINg32y-CUULqm35N6CuvIbqoRDVYBx-XLQ4__52y103e__W_Tyub_jHkk/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+166.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/AVvXsEiweFubbcYj90TKLkJ2IMbGNQh6RQIqVBFX_yUydP509OWU3t3COM4euY6RyyA5XjcK19M-zNafUVsa4EN3puqINg32y-CUULqm35N6CuvIbqoRDVYBx-XLQ4__52y103e__W_Tyub_jHkk/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407533863503654994" border="0" /></a>I had to go to our church bookstore which is out near the Oklahoma City Temple in Surrey Hills. Aidan has not ever seen the temple so I took him with me while Ethan had some one-on-one time with his grandma. He really enjoyed seeing the place where his mom and dad serve sometimes and where we were married. He had many questions and loved looking at the gorgeous building with the Angel Moroni statue on top of the steeple.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJgp1di9kcH36JGDtZ3Rjm_Ut18ssli9qtBXd3l2L14H4Z7nS45n-poO0T33el7yb5cXU0Xv8rgpXivnpzN-WrWXqJDr928xG29AddEPzHRUZvITKIltQulQvPRnK0i4qNMoWlb3JU8Sj/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+108.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/AVvXsEiyJgp1di9kcH36JGDtZ3Rjm_Ut18ssli9qtBXd3l2L14H4Z7nS45n-poO0T33el7yb5cXU0Xv8rgpXivnpzN-WrWXqJDr928xG29AddEPzHRUZvITKIltQulQvPRnK0i4qNMoWlb3JU8Sj/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407531098667782290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVlWd5M0_yh_h26D-Q45TMUqP5cxgJAY2rG1_Wv19yycU_8fD7-cfKe3vMtWraDjif2Oks9n5E3iOjpQLikHnfHprjRFeJgSRzxLQGYNfG1JEL3uIUK087afXy0l4ckL9fsTDAgwLr_g9/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+110.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/AVvXsEixVlWd5M0_yh_h26D-Q45TMUqP5cxgJAY2rG1_Wv19yycU_8fD7-cfKe3vMtWraDjif2Oks9n5E3iOjpQLikHnfHprjRFeJgSRzxLQGYNfG1JEL3uIUK087afXy0l4ckL9fsTDAgwLr_g9/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407533851518024258" border="0" /></a>He's demonstrating what "prayer position" is (arms folded, eyes closed).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D64rP8E3g9yV7r-RfWj81uEMx8Tn8sn8XPcPBd8NG6ROpI6AoICIXnn44860zETjolipiJw7G5rn5aI8LyU8-8FaGA6IUZRMlqMyyO91hkPBv7QbKPsNwfa-V3FEkuX-lK9AJ43y9Fgm/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+159.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/AVvXsEj7D64rP8E3g9yV7r-RfWj81uEMx8Tn8sn8XPcPBd8NG6ROpI6AoICIXnn44860zETjolipiJw7G5rn5aI8LyU8-8FaGA6IUZRMlqMyyO91hkPBv7QbKPsNwfa-V3FEkuX-lK9AJ43y9Fgm/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407531089863624674" border="0" /></a>James has been taking the boys camping when he can find the time. <br />It's been great father/son time and a nice break for me!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a treat.....baby sister's gorgeous smile.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3l2NbsJ5NosGk6B6HhDN2TzjEXknrqf4FIMoOkaItgetnpFDZNkX8_3KcDt9I7O4RUVpNiBBbC93ckF-e9VaWIv6ujqs9tYaMFQMPcTimGiqahn9UWOrYkhdCzTiGwbfd3w5yNReX9sj/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+458.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/AVvXsEi-3l2NbsJ5NosGk6B6HhDN2TzjEXknrqf4FIMoOkaItgetnpFDZNkX8_3KcDt9I7O4RUVpNiBBbC93ckF-e9VaWIv6ujqs9tYaMFQMPcTimGiqahn9UWOrYkhdCzTiGwbfd3w5yNReX9sj/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407531072377141042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8RlvmW5L9DBI3Ls1qAjhPaDHJxldvRkua9HAC0kvRc7rAFftj4WnS8b8mkZvFBoC0amZM45dn24erfGZamSZNtwdeRwGgJ-duFjI7o_7EerY70ih8zfE-E4yLqqua0MM_j9HIINNmhX1/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+487.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/AVvXsEhX8RlvmW5L9DBI3Ls1qAjhPaDHJxldvRkua9HAC0kvRc7rAFftj4WnS8b8mkZvFBoC0amZM45dn24erfGZamSZNtwdeRwGgJ-duFjI7o_7EerY70ih8zfE-E4yLqqua0MM_j9HIINNmhX1/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+487.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407531078269367858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdN1XvTPG2GIJTXGuHW5jDX5W0QBDGg_dn6tLTuPFwMyPJ-E481NrIEd8MRYdgDVekLBFprTThjBjDhQNYiNS-2fxkpK1Tiz1r0Rw728LX5fLN-TaNz1zy2GVx0RyQ9WSoDTmwHm7zcd-/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+439.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/AVvXsEgzdN1XvTPG2GIJTXGuHW5jDX5W0QBDGg_dn6tLTuPFwMyPJ-E481NrIEd8MRYdgDVekLBFprTThjBjDhQNYiNS-2fxkpK1Tiz1r0Rw728LX5fLN-TaNz1zy2GVx0RyQ9WSoDTmwHm7zcd-/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407531085268662290" border="0" /></a>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-128858526630929752009-11-23T13:35:00.000-08:002009-11-23T15:35:05.405-08:00Avery's a-growin'<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A<span style="font-family: georgia;">very will be 8 weeks old on Thanksgiving day!!! I can't believe how quickly the time has flown. She is growing so fast, I thought I would do a quick timeline of her growth week-by-week.</span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >Newborn</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i2Qh5jcrxwsuLzxQcRl7sp3yK_Svh760OYGTwE-LV8r_BSwLYyB-2lqe57BXDwWl8gq_vt0Wxr-XfWT3I46SW31K8Q4zFuRnNKHcMATpWrA8NeqekYuuXwCWC7cgoWxC01XozhJQ_CjD/s1600/Oct+25+09+161.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/AVvXsEg4i2Qh5jcrxwsuLzxQcRl7sp3yK_Svh760OYGTwE-LV8r_BSwLYyB-2lqe57BXDwWl8gq_vt0Wxr-XfWT3I46SW31K8Q4zFuRnNKHcMATpWrA8NeqekYuuXwCWC7cgoWxC01XozhJQ_CjD/s320/Oct+25+09+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407425655118187090" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This was her first time in the car seat, about to leave the hospital.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">She looks so tiny here compared to now.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >One week old</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfCIsMdGhKaKnb5jDaMA2v5HPHG399-OA_mBFYHDfIIWDvCHqcwNZGG0GICiFugY5ZbbZ2wY6dTXkwRTbryxqGimKNLset3Y7gi_yhCDlI4NIvD5wJzFHJ5SPrCh0csXJ_mVisnInv6Gu/s1600/Oct+25+09+215.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/AVvXsEjKfCIsMdGhKaKnb5jDaMA2v5HPHG399-OA_mBFYHDfIIWDvCHqcwNZGG0GICiFugY5ZbbZ2wY6dTXkwRTbryxqGimKNLset3Y7gi_yhCDlI4NIvD5wJzFHJ5SPrCh0csXJ_mVisnInv6Gu/s320/Oct+25+09+215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407424148101500754" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Picture taken after her bath. She loves bathtime; it really calms her down.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DPAVVaucV4QlGaFOEimpL3ASGkwcl8GHIXnk2GrH1DCuB4lSaClKKqZ_eXOW5_SNSBI_tILhxR3fAXbW8MNThuT6JjNp7aYUqrcJslvwvu-ZFF1FVFrlDv5PMQc2bMUWpmOeAaPJW19f/s1600/Oct+25+09+222.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/AVvXsEj8DPAVVaucV4QlGaFOEimpL3ASGkwcl8GHIXnk2GrH1DCuB4lSaClKKqZ_eXOW5_SNSBI_tILhxR3fAXbW8MNThuT6JjNp7aYUqrcJslvwvu-ZFF1FVFrlDv5PMQc2bMUWpmOeAaPJW19f/s320/Oct+25+09+222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407424141493012066" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">She has so much hair I was able to put a clip-in bow in it.</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two weeks old<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hmmm, no pics taken...this must have been a bad week :)</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">But her 2 week stats at the dr's office were:</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8lb. 12 oz.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">74% Height</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">33% Head Circumference</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Three weeks old<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwUH1EsH5kSA322YCT7Ih3FRejrVVOKYkLlzklX4NhNarNhPV3gOrPrYo4nGQjv3L7e0BCfeSQk54CJfXFY87cMKQVj6pYM_x-gofz0o756lA6iXesGm9ZJcoj49Kv5xOPux5p70Pi0Sr/s1600/Oct+25+09+252.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/AVvXsEiIwUH1EsH5kSA322YCT7Ih3FRejrVVOKYkLlzklX4NhNarNhPV3gOrPrYo4nGQjv3L7e0BCfeSQk54CJfXFY87cMKQVj6pYM_x-gofz0o756lA6iXesGm9ZJcoj49Kv5xOPux5p70Pi0Sr/s320/Oct+25+09+252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407424133978854914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You can already tell she's growing!</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span>4 weeks old</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvlYOMTUdzbQd-RgKSUV_xHyS5BqeMhiEw7xA6sfZ1QwDLWnGraNRwrc6Q8AxJD-wTVRRgYUlsped6ib2nr67eco-IJDa1lsii_154eSZ0GCurpN_fNuN3SC7MCWgSbAaBuwDXAYuRtaO/s1600/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+016.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/AVvXsEiQvlYOMTUdzbQd-RgKSUV_xHyS5BqeMhiEw7xA6sfZ1QwDLWnGraNRwrc6Q8AxJD-wTVRRgYUlsped6ib2nr67eco-IJDa1lsii_154eSZ0GCurpN_fNuN3SC7MCWgSbAaBuwDXAYuRtaO/s320/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407422143839498482" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I loved celebrating Halloween with our lil' pumpkin!<br />Above she is wearing a cute outfit /gramms bought her.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCn8UilnT_00yeTiYA2orX-8YyRvT5Hlbxgg-_68W3LeGekrzOC9oSBmdXfSTqIfK_4uGUxN5jYdfiBxFdqSM8y_NpTRdNC9ZrVS5q_GqAwoBRswkB1iPnLXrbhNGWPYesqN8fAhvhbLr/s1600/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+026.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/AVvXsEjCCn8UilnT_00yeTiYA2orX-8YyRvT5Hlbxgg-_68W3LeGekrzOC9oSBmdXfSTqIfK_4uGUxN5jYdfiBxFdqSM8y_NpTRdNC9ZrVS5q_GqAwoBRswkB1iPnLXrbhNGWPYesqN8fAhvhbLr/s320/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407422140025507362" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It was so GORGEOUS on Halloween night, Avery got to go trick or treating with us!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">She even dressed up as a cute tiger cub.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Month Old!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHDjthyphenhyphenmcOLW1tGGn8byoKr0i_PAOcbCENFkCyBpBBc5b4dO_rR3Ek8NcI_FioccH2eVL_RiePK1BD9wo7r2vKHR9Ke2ozG4IN8EyFwNM6-i62jB6OJl_JDIcfSm2GisURImo89JYulnW/s1600/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+045.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/AVvXsEjxHDjthyphenhyphenmcOLW1tGGn8byoKr0i_PAOcbCENFkCyBpBBc5b4dO_rR3Ek8NcI_FioccH2eVL_RiePK1BD9wo7r2vKHR9Ke2ozG4IN8EyFwNM6-i62jB6OJl_JDIcfSm2GisURImo89JYulnW/s320/Avery+Kate+1+month+old+Oct25+to+Nov+2+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407422130351422978" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our family was blessed with two little Stuarts in October! Jeff & Julie had sweet little Noah on October 25th at 4 lbs 11 oz. Here's him and Avery when she was 1 month and he was 1 week old.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Five Weeks</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zvfB43ejN3OEa2MjzMKMc7Zf4enBDXETphTPuVtrU83WNdelTl1UNATjEQZqNsFOOuT404jjDrnoa5osCLzd2vubwD8ctanQErT-oFwntqdAUDrDc6IBCzZuBL2AGOidDjYlivqNLckG/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+009.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/AVvXsEj4zvfB43ejN3OEa2MjzMKMc7Zf4enBDXETphTPuVtrU83WNdelTl1UNATjEQZqNsFOOuT404jjDrnoa5osCLzd2vubwD8ctanQErT-oFwntqdAUDrDc6IBCzZuBL2AGOidDjYlivqNLckG/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407418633629092770" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Six Weeks</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RXZj9Vhl-gJ34N0R3PIydEU7tr7LsN4gi9w_YE_Tw8Nc7S9Z2SSWzzd2v3JG2wiIdtPyqQVYrEE3-t1io3xLDcL1KFhwBbxXW9dLrD1uZsvPsVjG1SrK5QT4thCIjRRSqsqxtXCQhNvF/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+092.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/AVvXsEi3RXZj9Vhl-gJ34N0R3PIydEU7tr7LsN4gi9w_YE_Tw8Nc7S9Z2SSWzzd2v3JG2wiIdtPyqQVYrEE3-t1io3xLDcL1KFhwBbxXW9dLrD1uZsvPsVjG1SrK5QT4thCIjRRSqsqxtXCQhNvF/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407418644747644098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Avery's first excursion to church was when she was 6 wks old. </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmOOpoPqt5KSUH9WXLtGN2yyeYea2rcn0xz1rwh8yEm_1o0cU_crmVgMIpxJXB0Uf9jsKbY4bAA4C4UZB4CJe50jEJ1dvynGDm1uxtS8PaWKkgaRwMvpJQK2oYBq09zMLpAI0ZEdHP8QI/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+086.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/AVvXsEgwmOOpoPqt5KSUH9WXLtGN2yyeYea2rcn0xz1rwh8yEm_1o0cU_crmVgMIpxJXB0Uf9jsKbY4bAA4C4UZB4CJe50jEJ1dvynGDm1uxtS8PaWKkgaRwMvpJQK2oYBq09zMLpAI0ZEdHP8QI/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407418655273443938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Avery & Mom before church (notice I'm sans makeup...I was planning on putting it on in the car on the way to church. There's only so much time before 8:30 am church! Don't worry, James drove while I applied).</span><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QUjHNq0R00_Pl-QKKLyoQ8i5Z-_Zw62XElhkTLSp-kMkZeKHEvA5P3IH8m1DaLZ_OkfpB9DDPv-BJTWZZUDkzHh3n-3bzU6Stk4lpxC-wsiW6VDztR0fbZwTaQoI93R-OdoGm3fqKOhf/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+090.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/AVvXsEg7QUjHNq0R00_Pl-QKKLyoQ8i5Z-_Zw62XElhkTLSp-kMkZeKHEvA5P3IH8m1DaLZ_OkfpB9DDPv-BJTWZZUDkzHh3n-3bzU6Stk4lpxC-wsiW6VDztR0fbZwTaQoI93R-OdoGm3fqKOhf/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407418651319923538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our first photo of our completed family! </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And first attempt at using the camera timer!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seven Weeks</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX424hGulmOeevEbK1L4k8UCS1y3NpCncSZjPV5hfqvbNqJUqV10ZBoxGFaxMQJt1BAJefP9tqF2TwsZ0HR6Y7oNK28slT5yCSwxpkShQeKeKbeH9qO57Tj9Wxwl1MON1aDuktWEqI2I6t/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+117.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/AVvXsEiX424hGulmOeevEbK1L4k8UCS1y3NpCncSZjPV5hfqvbNqJUqV10ZBoxGFaxMQJt1BAJefP9tqF2TwsZ0HR6Y7oNK28slT5yCSwxpkShQeKeKbeH9qO57Tj9Wxwl1MON1aDuktWEqI2I6t/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407418638202084610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I was blow-drying my hair while Ave was "playing". I looked over at her and found her like this.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">7.5 weeks</span></span><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCS7-SiMHaFhfwjJEF1iMFV4mQ81RovbJnC8n-FMtscZptOB4TaUPIXr5LWAifSNSqHG3NDUXwwiWiw10T0sPWKk7wbCjV1zhPOvSnBK94m_H-0H_0Y5L-4v1BksN796nDYoiMyfVyRrUv/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+493.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/AVvXsEgCS7-SiMHaFhfwjJEF1iMFV4mQ81RovbJnC8n-FMtscZptOB4TaUPIXr5LWAifSNSqHG3NDUXwwiWiw10T0sPWKk7wbCjV1zhPOvSnBK94m_H-0H_0Y5L-4v1BksN796nDYoiMyfVyRrUv/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+493.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407422127281357906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Here's my princess this morning! My big girl!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7.5 weeks</span><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBzxiacOzM3wEZDK0NvovJCa4fD9QZedZoVs4-yNDEuSeduULBoVfVBwyEzP_bwYdbW0wH_HqLP7lbgUtsE-xw7oKm0K4y0Z6MfhWl5W6Em-QGmUq35gB-xbMNMYl8MzlSS_c1qiQfJRx/s1600/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+274.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/AVvXsEgrBzxiacOzM3wEZDK0NvovJCa4fD9QZedZoVs4-yNDEuSeduULBoVfVBwyEzP_bwYdbW0wH_HqLP7lbgUtsE-xw7oKm0K4y0Z6MfhWl5W6Em-QGmUq35gB-xbMNMYl8MzlSS_c1qiQfJRx/s320/Avery+Kate+7.5+weeks+274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407422122830933746" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-20416505459936521972009-10-25T20:23:00.000-07:002009-10-25T20:31:45.129-07:00I "heart" Mylie Cyrus<div style="text-align: center;">So James went to Tulsa this weekend to sell an old project car and he met up with a few of his buddies. When he wasn't paying attention, they left a little present on the front of his truck. He didn't notice it until the next day.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9lIGLEiiP6nTYtFUGqsKzkImD6H9o6lZ2hkZmY7KTdayzyenIcEcxWYMOlCphwXOUQSGyJux-kxgnjZDsZSMpMcnNI0yEUPku1H2gRm7c0zOYJ5mTHme_bZFLGCdfAG3k1euRiwnoEkC/s1600-h/Oct+25+09+276.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/AVvXsEig9lIGLEiiP6nTYtFUGqsKzkImD6H9o6lZ2hkZmY7KTdayzyenIcEcxWYMOlCphwXOUQSGyJux-kxgnjZDsZSMpMcnNI0yEUPku1H2gRm7c0zOYJ5mTHme_bZFLGCdfAG3k1euRiwnoEkC/s320/Oct+25+09+276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396745131658873394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCOu2c3MxunPgt8izxAjGaGIIqjp02Zubs3iG9D68EywLrSwMVLyGYNRMoqBmEwsfPrrePky12gcAQJR6e-8C242Md8bNaMIwUbOCFaYEwZiMdguY65CorTx5ZdIkx5AhQWPThLpNuf_i/s1600-h/Oct+25+09+273.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/AVvXsEirCOu2c3MxunPgt8izxAjGaGIIqjp02Zubs3iG9D68EywLrSwMVLyGYNRMoqBmEwsfPrrePky12gcAQJR6e-8C242Md8bNaMIwUbOCFaYEwZiMdguY65CorTx5ZdIkx5AhQWPThLpNuf_i/s320/Oct+25+09+273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396745128612948162" border="0" /></a>How did they know that he loves Mylie?!?!<br />I think it looks great on the front of a F250 diesel! I'm hoping we can keep it!</div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-64019772056958601712009-10-25T20:11:00.000-07:002009-10-25T20:23:13.121-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">It's been almost 4 weeks since the new addition to our family and...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9d4PI8QXjzPnsA4iDyTNd6RoIbSYhQDJ5f8k2GrSQZQIa94OP9aphDkzBlzOfTWfv0xgyCARQppF9cJgpsAvIErVFRet83AbyKJpKUruVNxdWgOHyazik37kbxiU1QXuUaDyakAis51gA/s1600-h/Oct+25+09+249.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/AVvXsEi9d4PI8QXjzPnsA4iDyTNd6RoIbSYhQDJ5f8k2GrSQZQIa94OP9aphDkzBlzOfTWfv0xgyCARQppF9cJgpsAvIErVFRet83AbyKJpKUruVNxdWgOHyazik37kbxiU1QXuUaDyakAis51gA/s320/Oct+25+09+249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396742161883400114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJ32Q89eUxsbNXtPV0bZjLhOuADnPO1QryWdSjhuVCPJ1r_XBSWDVWUGWEDBTyUWP6imtUeishTAllQl78E7ioVWmfX1ILVvS83IimAW3do4mGYG9PrjiAHq3T1fokl4U9goMfl0RrHSS/s1600-h/Oct+25+09+251.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/AVvXsEjVJ32Q89eUxsbNXtPV0bZjLhOuADnPO1QryWdSjhuVCPJ1r_XBSWDVWUGWEDBTyUWP6imtUeishTAllQl78E7ioVWmfX1ILVvS83IimAW3do4mGYG9PrjiAHq3T1fokl4U9goMfl0RrHSS/s320/Oct+25+09+251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396742173573958850" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> the boys are still in love with her!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-73770572615165392792009-10-25T19:33:00.000-07:002009-10-25T20:11:26.124-07:00Melt my heartHere are a few videos of my sweet middle child singin' away!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7F9N-9lyP4WyAlReLw6UxttOqvUfH1rBLGM99JHh8ClpwKP1CGi3FvYZ1JyBHTTk8st-3WTZxMkhSpUdYaA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyppRFDCNXGTh01Oryi-U4xxOH3DpxMe8-HtMK0Ru2ce90JRA3dnEe4RQdMq0xLGgAqVUY_UJUPqax3G6R8Sg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy8MPytgqFIIA3BXP-dV23JLYz9R8p_G2GNiEvVaKiMpRkAVveppR1SdIf7W_ySW56bq5FeQ4IZaZcmymMlXQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-42713042647274433472009-10-05T19:20:00.000-07:002009-10-05T20:52:44.377-07:00The Baby Story<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd460aw_AiyzuD_T5DKvjrnWP4RQJyI_vuY_vIOyjXolRvyTRYhZ2_Y5e3mz_UOUjK6wdqFp-M4335S6zYDHWoaXKTCWOhZVl1gDQnM1dU9PZOMtct5FUgyDDSm46DUbs5JiberpOYaxVf/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+081.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/AVvXsEgd460aw_AiyzuD_T5DKvjrnWP4RQJyI_vuY_vIOyjXolRvyTRYhZ2_Y5e3mz_UOUjK6wdqFp-M4335S6zYDHWoaXKTCWOhZVl1gDQnM1dU9PZOMtct5FUgyDDSm46DUbs5JiberpOYaxVf/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389319662926685362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Pre-delivery pic</span><br />I worked a 12 hour shift on Wednesday. I felt pretty good, but could definitely tell that this would be my last shift to work pregnant. The last few hours of work, I was contracting every 1-2 minutes; this was nothing different than a usual work day (I contract every evening after work). But I was very very uncomfortable. I had someone at work check me and I was 5 cm (I had been 3cm the day before at the Dr's office). Later that night, the contractions were getting stronger and I could not get comfortable. I called my doctor and told him what had been occurring. He told me to head to the hospital, get my epidural, he'd break my water and we'd have a baby! Simple enough!<br />That's pretty much what happened. We got to the hospital at 10pm. I got my epidural at 11:30ish, my doctor broke my water at 12:30, and 1 1/2 hrs later, I was holding my baby in my arms! It was such an easy labor! I think it was well deserved considering the fact that I had painfully contracted from 22wks on.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmxuA_yUXLOHcKAuRrMq7ZKDybGjtur2W-W_8cvNz7IPVHSEY3mBtxS4ouWtlvP__AwtmelDhjrT4JfJZsBA5MzRBZjluhVnncE3DA3hvHA4e37pWguFFrpBl8MabyP5gGQyO2RN1XGm7/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+093.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/AVvXsEjBmxuA_yUXLOHcKAuRrMq7ZKDybGjtur2W-W_8cvNz7IPVHSEY3mBtxS4ouWtlvP__AwtmelDhjrT4JfJZsBA5MzRBZjluhVnncE3DA3hvHA4e37pWguFFrpBl8MabyP5gGQyO2RN1XGm7/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389319651189156434" border="0" /></a>It was love at first sight for James. Right before she was born he said that his dad was now handing her off to us for us to take care of her. I know that she has a personal relationship with her "Papa Dad". And now we have the chance to get to know her!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdIRP2S2y16fN8dRHIoqYg4hyphenhyphengYBy258AuEI0oYvlrinpHJIxNIMfRmeBhHxUoyVRnLz2qeUKTH0pd0WT0muquspVgWvyYR-M96IY-xCzyvnsLFtpWXy4L1I2y5LVAgRfpZ5ZpWfy8MTN/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+097.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/AVvXsEiHdIRP2S2y16fN8dRHIoqYg4hyphenhyphengYBy258AuEI0oYvlrinpHJIxNIMfRmeBhHxUoyVRnLz2qeUKTH0pd0WT0muquspVgWvyYR-M96IY-xCzyvnsLFtpWXy4L1I2y5LVAgRfpZ5ZpWfy8MTN/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389319645314474978" border="0" /></a>She was such an angel from the beginning. Her initial cry was so feminine and beautiful! She loved being held by her Gramms (who could quiet her down very easily). <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoDfaF94t42QtUsbM_So96qvjtSfUABxJ1KqxxTM2GJhqJNpxPN5jVMvPY78qJa9yG5h1xBWwdh8Wod2svu9tpSPZxBxvurp0gJkY9aJRFVH8_mq_jHSQl2sE_5DMZ8sgDv1DRgMArRND/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+106.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/AVvXsEgLoDfaF94t42QtUsbM_So96qvjtSfUABxJ1KqxxTM2GJhqJNpxPN5jVMvPY78qJa9yG5h1xBWwdh8Wod2svu9tpSPZxBxvurp0gJkY9aJRFVH8_mq_jHSQl2sE_5DMZ8sgDv1DRgMArRND/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389319633991637154" border="0" /></a>The boys came to meet her the next day. Aidan wanted to hold her the whole time they were at the hospital. Ethan gave her a love pat, then his attention was directed to the dinosaur coloring book "Baby Sister" got for him.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kqLGRmIQl0bHIzC3WDtGRwRGeW7caYVRtk5RhGQpoVteWoojGlFBrUp6pi2-zFMZw1WoqQuSgC_bP42cFTX9vkarUvrwFEb9bPK2dRQe1q_6caE4xcmhGTAQbp0BTMXfI4_YL_JN8o3R/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+135.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/AVvXsEg6kqLGRmIQl0bHIzC3WDtGRwRGeW7caYVRtk5RhGQpoVteWoojGlFBrUp6pi2-zFMZw1WoqQuSgC_bP42cFTX9vkarUvrwFEb9bPK2dRQe1q_6caE4xcmhGTAQbp0BTMXfI4_YL_JN8o3R/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389314492075210546" border="0" /></a>She has quite a bit of black hair, just as Aidan did.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcEWpwMzkYxgoaarWhlG1fvmCxMnWpm1bjiRD0sFiwCrzMbihCF-8apbLkQgp7fxTVyoztdCAuPw0jK1IqG5sdO_lx_Khd528Q_v-EQZo2k8zyn80UCrRwKZGttzV9EIeJqyGmx6o8KoE/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_3Qp5fH_NtrgnYPFZgF27HnjvdvKhslr-YecUsosubgLziT8hxoe3MkVMtQk81-VwYTZuu9bFjOl0y-CzQe7uJNjxFg3YIFclbkO7JBvtsOxdI2aIeK02rd86YYo8NNMoTOPEVXfdXQu/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389314460939211762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Qjrupkh-9UKdoKpbTkj8urCIsvza8MXqP2PQOTNhCuJEoKIzAt4mVAynUgOCt1eJU0tAAEAVfQIncxzPZij-yyRs2RZK40wujk57kweUU8X8nVukhvBb7gDHuKmHM-Rvlh-354G18mC6/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+158.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/AVvXsEj0Qjrupkh-9UKdoKpbTkj8urCIsvza8MXqP2PQOTNhCuJEoKIzAt4mVAynUgOCt1eJU0tAAEAVfQIncxzPZij-yyRs2RZK40wujk57kweUU8X8nVukhvBb7gDHuKmHM-Rvlh-354G18mC6/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389311641312557618" border="0" /></a>Here's her with our sweet doctor. He has delivered all 3 of our kiddos!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAYUPc3-9-EklG5m7JuuQseMCKi7AKYnNbCG-Qjxt4brsE_R3pBAVcbjACu_dVrL69jzcI9I606qvbKFc3kInbMb6O0Lj6SKtXvBPoEngkSltZ2DdLgxyI9OG65TXLKFEqPoeX8eaZRDn/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+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/AVvXsEiFAYUPc3-9-EklG5m7JuuQseMCKi7AKYnNbCG-Qjxt4brsE_R3pBAVcbjACu_dVrL69jzcI9I606qvbKFc3kInbMb6O0Lj6SKtXvBPoEngkSltZ2DdLgxyI9OG65TXLKFEqPoeX8eaZRDn/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389311629466397906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLRdiw9SGykmQjbDqPbD-VNkPy9upHugu_NZAiJ9wVOUeBfo6ruwx0V2TnBUVUS6iaarRYiPqvoajGAOFfU7ug2QJNZR615WhB89DNsx97DdlkM3-T3w5MsCjfZ6oaH2Ti0hJqMpIdgHw/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+161.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/AVvXsEiTLRdiw9SGykmQjbDqPbD-VNkPy9upHugu_NZAiJ9wVOUeBfo6ruwx0V2TnBUVUS6iaarRYiPqvoajGAOFfU7ug2QJNZR615WhB89DNsx97DdlkM3-T3w5MsCjfZ6oaH2Ti0hJqMpIdgHw/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389311620396141362" border="0" /></a><br />We didn't get discharged until after 9pm! I had a cute homecoming outfit for her, but at that point, I didn't care anymore! I just wanted to get home.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjff74zu5e466Vepn0TkdiqibrbESl4WbriQRlGAGtu_v-VGvdOgZ6g99rjDxFoKj23PSmDQJv7lvbajffXxbrJO9eKV_nPX_ujL51E2JyK0_wcUYfl3fv_ZTKXrEil-0b32R17Ya5oky_G/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+163.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/AVvXsEjff74zu5e466Vepn0TkdiqibrbESl4WbriQRlGAGtu_v-VGvdOgZ6g99rjDxFoKj23PSmDQJv7lvbajffXxbrJO9eKV_nPX_ujL51E2JyK0_wcUYfl3fv_ZTKXrEil-0b32R17Ya5oky_G/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389311606384856658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_5N-7X5X2yxR-dKLAS898pRHo4v0kS_vGVIE_FI9HUf5Xc5SgUjY6VPQjLEXhfeGEaQmp1qvzZWNbB78aNt6NL5A5LMY4qZocOrwO3WBO2WeMgzbe-Q_zjTAYP5VCJoovWM9VEyCr-pI/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+170.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/AVvXsEh-_5N-7X5X2yxR-dKLAS898pRHo4v0kS_vGVIE_FI9HUf5Xc5SgUjY6VPQjLEXhfeGEaQmp1qvzZWNbB78aNt6NL5A5LMY4qZocOrwO3WBO2WeMgzbe-Q_zjTAYP5VCJoovWM9VEyCr-pI/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389311598789900866" border="0" /></a>We put her in her crib in her room from the beginning. I think she actually likes it! When she does sleep, she sleeps very soundly in her bed.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitob1JQHfHK842UeP2V-ynbx3iHZVXA5b5ggLkAorjdggE2F4lO680hEWbuDfqEOPRJFtMr68gJzb-uz-v1KU1D1zZ6aamNdOJfXyhV41DiEuNU8MmPMQuRMu1rX0wCCS5wZ2ekQm0cwrG/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+172.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/AVvXsEitob1JQHfHK842UeP2V-ynbx3iHZVXA5b5ggLkAorjdggE2F4lO680hEWbuDfqEOPRJFtMr68gJzb-uz-v1KU1D1zZ6aamNdOJfXyhV41DiEuNU8MmPMQuRMu1rX0wCCS5wZ2ekQm0cwrG/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389308813847089458" border="0" /></a>I am so excited that James now has a daughter. I remember over a year ago (when we thought that weren't even close to being ready to have another child), he said that he heard a song on the radio and had a brief "lightbulb" moment. It was the Carrie Underwood song "All-American Girl". The end of the song, she asks her hubby if he wants a boy or a girl and he says he wants a girl of course, someone who is just like her. James said that he would love to have a "Little Allie" running around. That was the first time he ever said he wanted to have a daughter!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6l2wGeRH5oZ-p_pBbYNBU_EpwdXje57N1EB5pV8eXQSIZMov4Qo-iMAfccN5faxXikUN0r_pHcy0lkiP8Blbe4sY2U15ynN7DJKj08_lmzoBVGjnD3CRus2t7I6y5YOJ0OfpB7D8uomC/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+186.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/AVvXsEji6l2wGeRH5oZ-p_pBbYNBU_EpwdXje57N1EB5pV8eXQSIZMov4Qo-iMAfccN5faxXikUN0r_pHcy0lkiP8Blbe4sY2U15ynN7DJKj08_lmzoBVGjnD3CRus2t7I6y5YOJ0OfpB7D8uomC/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389308784209688290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Meant to be siblings.</span><br />My two boys continue to pleasantly surprise me. They have been saying that they are excited to meet "Baby Sister". But I have been skeptical. Would they genuinely be excited about her arrival? Would Ethan still feel loved although he is not the baby anymore? Could I continue to show my love for each of them though my time is being stretched even thinner? My boys are so in love with their sister. Aidan wants to hold her ALL THE TIME. We got home from the hospital on Friday night after the boys were in bed. So, the next morning, they were surprised to see that baby sister was already home. Aidan came right up to her and asked if he could hold her. Every morning, before he says "good morning" he asks "can I hold baby sister?" He even informs me that he has washed his hands and is ready to hold Avery. I noticed today on 2 different occasions that I would give a fussy Avery to Aidan to hold and right away she would relax and stop fussing. Something about being in her big brother's arms would comfort her.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUALVpScoPK_bdRUCrVOkiu7znCNIdcFig9LCzcLfx38sQEgFr6pVGEfnhvcHjb6YI_kVKHmxq3t47zA-jUN6SlyrhiTicP17ITgp9K0BdNaZYZuSrLK9Iasht6ScZl7JzTMRBYTqpkJmn/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+180.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/AVvXsEiUALVpScoPK_bdRUCrVOkiu7znCNIdcFig9LCzcLfx38sQEgFr6pVGEfnhvcHjb6YI_kVKHmxq3t47zA-jUN6SlyrhiTicP17ITgp9K0BdNaZYZuSrLK9Iasht6ScZl7JzTMRBYTqpkJmn/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389308777561483346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlgZUBt996QKWKoPnUtNLnMPZjkCdz6_56yHKE4BPhmmnt9aNpAJBlwt9oPEPoZw-RM7lKFJQlUj2ZtGitNpEr8it5Bav0pJ1UraedSgppoOKtTvjayt6dVPXgcSzYL51ZAIymgVr8iaVr/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+178.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/AVvXsEjlgZUBt996QKWKoPnUtNLnMPZjkCdz6_56yHKE4BPhmmnt9aNpAJBlwt9oPEPoZw-RM7lKFJQlUj2ZtGitNpEr8it5Bav0pJ1UraedSgppoOKtTvjayt6dVPXgcSzYL51ZAIymgVr8iaVr/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389308797299210866" border="0" /></a>Ethan also loves her, but needs a little bit of time to adjust. <br />It's been a bit rough for him but he does better each day. <br />Today he even asked if he could hold her, which was major progress!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeUY9ZlxG22Jmzz6U_rPFwWztdOxSem7teGH-OMJPvZUuO7KhEszJNVbEC2shzv79jPjgz18DoovVc4OV-sYJlDsJjqj3UjQcI86zTMKyElKYPvju2TLm4VfLQZrvbUME1jyqL9xtBvNG/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+190.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/AVvXsEikeUY9ZlxG22Jmzz6U_rPFwWztdOxSem7teGH-OMJPvZUuO7KhEszJNVbEC2shzv79jPjgz18DoovVc4OV-sYJlDsJjqj3UjQcI86zTMKyElKYPvju2TLm4VfLQZrvbUME1jyqL9xtBvNG/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389308770517008114" border="0" /></a>We are all so excited that she is here!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-45935518359529457282009-10-05T12:34:00.000-07:002009-10-05T12:46:56.072-07:00Our beautiful princess<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvU6b85i65iU3Ds-FQnHIeL5hdS38hNZjuyBjdgHS_sygdbqPOLOGm3_jEOHZQDn0dt9iO4H2sky7-o-jTw5JajL3SYbgs97j0KvKskglccpZ-IgIfS4PTZ6d0C14th6s1jPnKGPHxUN_P/s1600-h/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+148.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/AVvXsEjvU6b85i65iU3Ds-FQnHIeL5hdS38hNZjuyBjdgHS_sygdbqPOLOGm3_jEOHZQDn0dt9iO4H2sky7-o-jTw5JajL3SYbgs97j0KvKskglccpZ-IgIfS4PTZ6d0C14th6s1jPnKGPHxUN_P/s320/Oct+1+09+Avery+Kate+148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389203894604911314" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We'd like to welcome the sweet new addition to our family:<br />Avery Kate<br />October 1, 2009 2:12am<br />8 lbs 14 oz.<br />19 1/4 in.<br /><br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-82730438121330485332009-09-23T07:20:00.000-07:002009-09-23T07:29:01.115-07:0030 Years Young!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaLgeuPDDVt_KrWbHXn6448ZWK1KoBkqcqd-7BW_zKaHnIjvxr5g7jez6pOAYVuZkoK3qxwXrD_5U_dfjPMeJ5GobJE3VA7g_m7AHVtZF3E1BUOr__UM-lBMaWB-e4KvQCkx1r83bo1Rh/s1600-h/Sept+23+09+061.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/AVvXsEgzaLgeuPDDVt_KrWbHXn6448ZWK1KoBkqcqd-7BW_zKaHnIjvxr5g7jez6pOAYVuZkoK3qxwXrD_5U_dfjPMeJ5GobJE3VA7g_m7AHVtZF3E1BUOr__UM-lBMaWB-e4KvQCkx1r83bo1Rh/s320/Sept+23+09+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384668086412990562" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I want to forever remember what I looked like on my 30th Birthday! Who knew I would be so happy to be 25+ lbs overweight on this birthday! I think I would have been a bit depressed hitting this age milestone if it wasn't for my sweet baby girl! I know that things are only going to continue to get better and better! I'm 37 weeks today!!! I'm going to be having a belated b-day present in just a few weeks!!! I can't wait to meet her! My 20s were so eventful and great!!! But I'm excited to embark on the adventures of my 30s. I am content to be the age that I am.<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-9862226385925138582009-09-23T06:36:00.000-07:002009-09-23T07:20:21.249-07:00Another Tiger Season!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhleNjJFt6_lFNH0u4gvIJqS6mA2HMe5x_Xvo264GWuX9rxXpKxhgQB1rXqb6A31IzPxbfJ_A85SQ9A4MwYCr0vOK8PZhUSOzjg1trf4-bEH-FOJTpXjNlU8iD8n3-oTapX77MU8oTDrwea/s1600-h/Sept+23+09+028.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/AVvXsEhleNjJFt6_lFNH0u4gvIJqS6mA2HMe5x_Xvo264GWuX9rxXpKxhgQB1rXqb6A31IzPxbfJ_A85SQ9A4MwYCr0vOK8PZhUSOzjg1trf4-bEH-FOJTpXjNlU8iD8n3-oTapX77MU8oTDrwea/s320/Sept+23+09+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384659769880309986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I-YoU4LvfBA-zC0ewIITsREDpOj9RJ8N42Es5V7K1fOgYXNdWTX2LxfuLYQgNd5EAtFoAc4Ksw4kUialAMaCMHk1bwKL3r_7ytdNEEX3iCvJidpvg4-t-bGFV6asrTGhZU3fPvt9mKSI/s1600-h/Sept+23+09+026.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/AVvXsEi7I-YoU4LvfBA-zC0ewIITsREDpOj9RJ8N42Es5V7K1fOgYXNdWTX2LxfuLYQgNd5EAtFoAc4Ksw4kUialAMaCMHk1bwKL3r_7ytdNEEX3iCvJidpvg4-t-bGFV6asrTGhZU3fPvt9mKSI/s320/Sept+23+09+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384659779818752322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8t1Bs-v8C6eZ8QlrHbP7SAmoGG3K1DCYLFvlOFBtB9rAUUlz5Re4nKEE7PkegBOti0coYOpwvKbPjBAv5giY2PiGeZNcv61LJ-TeOypruYurHprEmSklxjzMTavzisxHppDIp6h7SlVGP/s1600-h/Sept+23+09+035.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/AVvXsEj8t1Bs-v8C6eZ8QlrHbP7SAmoGG3K1DCYLFvlOFBtB9rAUUlz5Re4nKEE7PkegBOti0coYOpwvKbPjBAv5giY2PiGeZNcv61LJ-TeOypruYurHprEmSklxjzMTavzisxHppDIp6h7SlVGP/s320/Sept+23+09+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384659758720873698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzbYPWAUrsf0yThY-d-mHPABd3K5I_IkKLijZVhPhQblmAWkPGFP2__Ao_coCEvSYGYS20gvVs3ibG-hCaUPxpyFpdHllwF6oC5pHYOYCURsOSg5ThfVs62qjKXKK0-h1MftA8fszHL1u/s1600-h/Sept+23+09+036.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/AVvXsEhTzbYPWAUrsf0yThY-d-mHPABd3K5I_IkKLijZVhPhQblmAWkPGFP2__Ao_coCEvSYGYS20gvVs3ibG-hCaUPxpyFpdHllwF6oC5pHYOYCURsOSg5ThfVs62qjKXKK0-h1MftA8fszHL1u/s320/Sept+23+09+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384659735704182114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3z44jYq4tlD3Gt8qNjA1pA95gfjq47cTzXBCycrQK-pIwsQoPYyIUv_jE5zoP7-pCTIYO1_4lyzk0ZvswjkPCVzZ7BESjlD-OiEBYcM8uS_NOlWE6d11h04w5URQzgxFtCEhbHqlnJjZY/s1600-h/Sept+23+09+023.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/AVvXsEh3z44jYq4tlD3Gt8qNjA1pA95gfjq47cTzXBCycrQK-pIwsQoPYyIUv_jE5zoP7-pCTIYO1_4lyzk0ZvswjkPCVzZ7BESjlD-OiEBYcM8uS_NOlWE6d11h04w5URQzgxFtCEhbHqlnJjZY/s320/Sept+23+09+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384662270131281330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHFz9j6JwWz60rfX6XOw8JeYRaSaT5VLE10WP24dPtvvsM6rbyyHi2ZaKrw0kOPrsT0K7KIAG2e6BZBMqHRpvJA4_b2bY2ihlaTy4WlKp9ej7JEwMOVTb0hPJfAj7ApezC0B6ZjTaUEgD/s1600-h/Sept+23+09+039.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/AVvXsEihHFz9j6JwWz60rfX6XOw8JeYRaSaT5VLE10WP24dPtvvsM6rbyyHi2ZaKrw0kOPrsT0K7KIAG2e6BZBMqHRpvJA4_b2bY2ihlaTy4WlKp9ej7JEwMOVTb0hPJfAj7ApezC0B6ZjTaUEgD/s320/Sept+23+09+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384659722666887826" border="0" /></a>We just began soccer season #4 for AJ 2 weeks ago! I am amazed at the progress he has made! The first season, he was more of a spectator than a player. I think he was a little overwhelmed and wanted no part of playing. But he enjoyed watching his buds play. I almost didn't put him back in soccer the next season. But I'm so glad I did! He discovered how much fun it was to be out on the field with his teammates. He wanted to play around with the other kids more than he wanted contact with the ball, but he did score a goal!!! Season 3 he became a little more interested in playing but would get offended when other kids would take the ball from him. Now, he actually has much better control of the ball; and although genetically coordination is not a strength for our family, his coordination is really getting better. He's doing great at dribbling the ball down the field. AND he gets so excited to go to the games and practices! I am so proud of my big boy! Poor Ethan wants to play sooo bad but he won't be old enough until NEXT fall. The pictures above are of last Saturday. The YMCA's hardcore, they didn't cancel the game even though it was raining! The kids didn't seem to mind though. They were able to run around, get muddy, and were drenched from head to toe! It was great!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-10423701384133648212009-09-17T19:19:00.001-07:002009-09-17T20:11:11.976-07:00The Funnest Summer!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmga1Ty6ESouOJf2r5XtvpX-ezw7hNZH7Z2U2540ey-qaj5pgGdpuvoBVu7hHqchBxTM8Kl0HIe5hyYew-JJ7Zrmk4Udn24AgOm9-8C81en5e7UXlH9dE-lZBdz4SEA5NrDEcBpvdnn_3/s1600-h/08202009+239.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/AVvXsEgXmga1Ty6ESouOJf2r5XtvpX-ezw7hNZH7Z2U2540ey-qaj5pgGdpuvoBVu7hHqchBxTM8Kl0HIe5hyYew-JJ7Zrmk4Udn24AgOm9-8C81en5e7UXlH9dE-lZBdz4SEA5NrDEcBpvdnn_3/s320/08202009+239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382638339046362002" border="0" /></a> We had the BEST summer. BUSY but SO FUN! This Summer, James stayed busy with two classes and working at a law firm as an intern. I continued to work 24 hrs/week along with hanging with my two little men, spending tons of time at the pool. Anytime we had a break, we tried to make it out to the lake. We usually go to Lake Arcadia, just because it's a short 15 minutes away. BUT it gets a little old...you have to pay and it's a tiny lake. We were ready to explore other lakes. We decided to try out a new lake every weekend I wasn't working. Along with many trips to Arcadia, we went to Lake Murray, Tenkiller, Skiatook, Thunderbird, and...another lake near Tulsa (I can't think of the name of it). It was so fun exploring new parts of the state and different lakes. I am so impressed with how go-with-the-flow Aidan & Ethan were. They are at the BEST ages. We can actually add a bit of spontaneity back to our lives (like pre-parenthood life) because they are at such easy going ages. We can just pick up and go! That lifestyle will change when Baby Girl comes :) Pack the bag, bottles, diapers, wipes, clothes, baby carriers, strollers, etc etc etc. But at least we had a nice carefree summer before we enter baby land again. Here's a few Lake Arcadia pics of the boys doing what they do best. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebjA99ykR-3jir62-vjZH_jClgV0NGuPZwVGTASx0SJIDgz3OzCfAal5N3VOdR6kEZDbTqGhBh9gpxkOEztQLA9Cr5kicIZ2cwjdAdirGYF3jGVy657gjSznxeM48jBA5GKVWhNOC-jdh/s1600-h/08202009+250.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/AVvXsEiebjA99ykR-3jir62-vjZH_jClgV0NGuPZwVGTASx0SJIDgz3OzCfAal5N3VOdR6kEZDbTqGhBh9gpxkOEztQLA9Cr5kicIZ2cwjdAdirGYF3jGVy657gjSznxeM48jBA5GKVWhNOC-jdh/s320/08202009+250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382638361001142066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrKzS0Vucfon31w-Vn6e0zk8xCYE7470s2bACe55RDUqTG2CyJPPTw2tg4_q2OT_VC29957F-QPhcpvW5Jew8UZPDHzyQvBiXZa3P3dDKbTbGVMNBlUNhat-CihLK1lkgM82DV3FIxg0-/s1600-h/08202009+246.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/AVvXsEhVrKzS0Vucfon31w-Vn6e0zk8xCYE7470s2bACe55RDUqTG2CyJPPTw2tg4_q2OT_VC29957F-QPhcpvW5Jew8UZPDHzyQvBiXZa3P3dDKbTbGVMNBlUNhat-CihLK1lkgM82DV3FIxg0-/s320/08202009+246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382638353583691170" border="0" /></a>KEEP SCROLLING DOWN TO SEE OTHER SUMMER LAKE PICS!</div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-8291094797422204172009-09-17T18:01:00.000-07:002009-10-10T13:59:52.472-07:00Lake Murray<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcuy7Lz2_TM3UmGpKdowTLtVGxI2XexmfbE9pSpKG3nMeV7t1rqrftCBkJL3Dc5bdRgcY2WiIaRhyToLn7m9Vy6U-DDdGKb1p27CVJTfbIt3r-Ses1jW3FsVcLAfdIw4Sx6cMJnmpeguj/s1600-h/08202009+338.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/AVvXsEiGcuy7Lz2_TM3UmGpKdowTLtVGxI2XexmfbE9pSpKG3nMeV7t1rqrftCBkJL3Dc5bdRgcY2WiIaRhyToLn7m9Vy6U-DDdGKb1p27CVJTfbIt3r-Ses1jW3FsVcLAfdIw4Sx6cMJnmpeguj/s320/08202009+338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382608942343238450" border="0" /></a> My favorite lake this summer! I LOVED going to Lake Murray. We actually decided last minute one Saturday to make a day trip down to Murray. I'm so glad we did!!! It was HOT (+100degrees) but the water was PERFECT (not too hot, cold enough to keep us cool). The boys had so much fun and the water was sooooooo clear! I loved the sandy beaches. We spent a lot of time building sand castles, collecting seashells, and doing cannonballs off the end of the boat. I definitely recommend this lake.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2VKUnF1FViHoXsTD2UyaWF82QF4Xtc-9NGc1RUWN_y_xypaPK9UPnYcNaqd01d09DJdoyoxdoFH-QAmJ-4StY-guTQQaOcuj-OseHApW4S6Ngp8s5U7ieOV6C2W7NJEUQ8qfyPIY-58w/s1600-h/08202009+462.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/AVvXsEhs2VKUnF1FViHoXsTD2UyaWF82QF4Xtc-9NGc1RUWN_y_xypaPK9UPnYcNaqd01d09DJdoyoxdoFH-QAmJ-4StY-guTQQaOcuj-OseHApW4S6Ngp8s5U7ieOV6C2W7NJEUQ8qfyPIY-58w/s320/08202009+462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382626421861297074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>I love this pic of the boys!!!<br />This was AFTER our day at the lake. They still look happy!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNp0fqIz0s-5wKf-LYhLUkhwQKmrhZoq5-rl6W6coPcUjdmehm2wPEXx3u56IfYvb1eyGw2_9QJXwuDJjc9hyphenhyphen1uFmai9I0d-y0WjLmdd-uzV4v2vGEt0MxaC-g7FKtcqFPwrXPMb91Etn/s1600-h/08202009+458.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/AVvXsEhBNp0fqIz0s-5wKf-LYhLUkhwQKmrhZoq5-rl6W6coPcUjdmehm2wPEXx3u56IfYvb1eyGw2_9QJXwuDJjc9hyphenhyphen1uFmai9I0d-y0WjLmdd-uzV4v2vGEt0MxaC-g7FKtcqFPwrXPMb91Etn/s320/08202009+458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382626431077086514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">The boys (mostly Ethan) LOVED to play the game "Push Daddy in the water". Anytime we anchored the boat, the boys would automatically look for a parent to push into the water. The game never got old (at least, not for them!).</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqGkAYSHgPNw3qSIiGIrP4kCpHLAtg2LRAG5S_a3X2lagq3-BYD65V_ab5fpsqMsy0bIsM10YDaZCIi10GZjgIe_WyvTMQm56N6pXSaz6oe8tzlVV8J0lSES9TzQqK4UVDRgieZlSfJcm/s1600-h/08202009+435.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/AVvXsEgjqGkAYSHgPNw3qSIiGIrP4kCpHLAtg2LRAG5S_a3X2lagq3-BYD65V_ab5fpsqMsy0bIsM10YDaZCIi10GZjgIe_WyvTMQm56N6pXSaz6oe8tzlVV8J0lSES9TzQqK4UVDRgieZlSfJcm/s320/08202009+435.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382623452132542386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Having my 2 year old swim in the lake made me really really nervous. But we were constantly with him. And he really turned into a great swimmer (with the life jacket). </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7RTZSmTmuDUTZ8M6G7iD39UkvQrNaRHv0rjGpORJg0_aiepIN1BxC6V0IDw4-Uw4kXUGRDbVW_9mjoQejAo7pBgWiuW2VkhkqOU5jHm_piVWm6GxR6mMbFohKGILyXvzvnVxIEKG9vzI/s1600-h/08202009+423.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/AVvXsEgy7RTZSmTmuDUTZ8M6G7iD39UkvQrNaRHv0rjGpORJg0_aiepIN1BxC6V0IDw4-Uw4kXUGRDbVW_9mjoQejAo7pBgWiuW2VkhkqOU5jHm_piVWm6GxR6mMbFohKGILyXvzvnVxIEKG9vzI/s320/08202009+423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382623437992049698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">One of the many beaches we visited. EE is scoping out the seashells.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKG30snOT4krc0hSBZ3K4akzvBCAqvFOpFE4QOzKWR-mwy11uGtXy_GPjBgLGDoNJCqoLgh4fvat6okfzIiCy-1hTM_Ia9aS2l5Ab2WdWqE9yq87Caj46qPUA0dbYy8QfiSwfa9HzZH1E/s1600-h/08202009+369.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/AVvXsEizKG30snOT4krc0hSBZ3K4akzvBCAqvFOpFE4QOzKWR-mwy11uGtXy_GPjBgLGDoNJCqoLgh4fvat6okfzIiCy-1hTM_Ia9aS2l5Ab2WdWqE9yq87Caj46qPUA0dbYy8QfiSwfa9HzZH1E/s320/08202009+369.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382623408220268658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93IoxxqisXBj4LyfmC__Qkm8r_s61oXjh8YL08fKcjNM0Xv85KJH2mm-deSiC1wlNsR4yXD2BPANcm2UP_UMESvzOPkNLv7pxSiFztmm1R54X29Lgai9yM6ZuzGJeqBW5s0u53GqCIiI7/s1600-h/08202009+370.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/AVvXsEi93IoxxqisXBj4LyfmC__Qkm8r_s61oXjh8YL08fKcjNM0Xv85KJH2mm-deSiC1wlNsR4yXD2BPANcm2UP_UMESvzOPkNLv7pxSiFztmm1R54X29Lgai9yM6ZuzGJeqBW5s0u53GqCIiI7/s320/08202009+370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382623420779581442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Check out that cannonball!!!</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8QcZ22L0JqlfJCnVsINotmFR-kkx8TTS660rw017M5y5TW-u-W1H96JSnx7jw2OUMHHIt14yU3A7y8IN_BCYfQNrM0c5S8fMbXEyqH8_rorwRc5_WjDkyotN3t5mFd5-NrW206siNlAk/s1600-h/08202009+335.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/AVvXsEiy8QcZ22L0JqlfJCnVsINotmFR-kkx8TTS660rw017M5y5TW-u-W1H96JSnx7jw2OUMHHIt14yU3A7y8IN_BCYfQNrM0c5S8fMbXEyqH8_rorwRc5_WjDkyotN3t5mFd5-NrW206siNlAk/s320/08202009+335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382608934068609266" border="0" /></a>Did I mention the soft, sandy beaches?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Nb8jxN-y47834xLjU_zQ8yXHugtO4V0PLEyaw2hFDZbu2ZVxlYduNtDdgWoSH3js_z5h2mwyXmvuSfv4i6GrZFJyXoCUug4a3Bm5D3CRSjGR_tQ5IRkY1udw39iQug2i167ZCjJXPX_d/s1600-h/08202009+334.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/AVvXsEj0Nb8jxN-y47834xLjU_zQ8yXHugtO4V0PLEyaw2hFDZbu2ZVxlYduNtDdgWoSH3js_z5h2mwyXmvuSfv4i6GrZFJyXoCUug4a3Bm5D3CRSjGR_tQ5IRkY1udw39iQug2i167ZCjJXPX_d/s320/08202009+334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382608921525557426" border="0" /></a>There were tons of house boats, if that tells you what an awesome lake it is.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1rL-uaHvN7rXaZJT07CW1-ros4JxVDQFb5Ejod4c-i3bhQJbyyJuTG5n-6mMeilbA8VI2nepbKkRaa8dlnt5UyPmC2ZYVcbxX6qiM9xcVh6ofnf012phG4nURthwjsULmecg7ZF-AGYM/s1600-h/08202009+332.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/AVvXsEil1rL-uaHvN7rXaZJT07CW1-ros4JxVDQFb5Ejod4c-i3bhQJbyyJuTG5n-6mMeilbA8VI2nepbKkRaa8dlnt5UyPmC2ZYVcbxX6qiM9xcVh6ofnf012phG4nURthwjsULmecg7ZF-AGYM/s320/08202009+332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382608908305760002" border="0" /></a>I was so amazed at the clarity of the water.<br />Makes swimming in a dirty, bacteria-filled lake not seem so disgusting!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ovlk62_ZEYiSsoAk9AOBEAllw8RGstOGblumlHE1uFb8rWaP4yWDan9o0fBIg5mTF893hz9sMy2aYZGrGBcd3xyz2Mrxg2OGzFynnlHTVm6wgA8VxxALzFJAVElzZqOiGp40uubs7DrT/s1600-h/08202009+331.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/AVvXsEj3Ovlk62_ZEYiSsoAk9AOBEAllw8RGstOGblumlHE1uFb8rWaP4yWDan9o0fBIg5mTF893hz9sMy2aYZGrGBcd3xyz2Mrxg2OGzFynnlHTVm6wgA8VxxALzFJAVElzZqOiGp40uubs7DrT/s320/08202009+331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382608897264236994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DPLkxiwziAC7fM5DOHca5GDeRELZGlm2WfFRQyg5nFHVRpN5jVQwaG7J097_fzHXB8oLZ8IpHb6vR9jyxutbzG0MFkSGDFR_-h6Lr5A-qKbGuis7FISuRZfAN-BgQ_SoXMpQ-y9pVm15/s1600-h/08202009+411.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/AVvXsEi0DPLkxiwziAC7fM5DOHca5GDeRELZGlm2WfFRQyg5nFHVRpN5jVQwaG7J097_fzHXB8oLZ8IpHb6vR9jyxutbzG0MFkSGDFR_-h6Lr5A-qKbGuis7FISuRZfAN-BgQ_SoXMpQ-y9pVm15/s320/08202009+411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382626441620299346" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5Z9xuCQ-X5m_PWtVg5W5HCyaW5TaB-UdBqm1TexfHH9ODQZx5lPCRVFbT1vKFoQRjqPU9pq6bxXy0YaaD1EtbDbvYhpm1dhjj8CBZmhD0IfVPYv833EnE_uWEZoRq06Rq0Z0IH3AmIaU/s1600-h/08202009+297.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/AVvXsEgO5Z9xuCQ-X5m_PWtVg5W5HCyaW5TaB-UdBqm1TexfHH9ODQZx5lPCRVFbT1vKFoQRjqPU9pq6bxXy0YaaD1EtbDbvYhpm1dhjj8CBZmhD0IfVPYv833EnE_uWEZoRq06Rq0Z0IH3AmIaU/s320/08202009+297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382626460146402258" border="0" /></a>Gotta love boat naps! They slept so well!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5727411386834113905.post-81213541372756889562009-09-17T15:36:00.000-07:002009-09-17T19:59:36.994-07:00Tenkiller<div style="text-align: center;">The Fourth of July, the Stuart clan went to Lake Tenkiller. The Larsen's were kind enough to lend us their lake house for the weekend. I was only able to go up Thursday night, stay Friday then leave Friday night. I had to work on the 4th. :( But everyone had a great time. It was so nice having a lake house to take breaks in between trips out to the lake. I've never been to Lake Tenkiller, it was clean and big! It didn't seem that crowded even though there were tons of people there. It was a blast!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPwZ-_qDvi1etMRRVPZjCazdN0Nu_Bxgp-USg0CbLE0B8F17e0sg2m10jKUFR5v1n-BFU5j0LQcmX1xNkJFAXG8msSAQG5J2UIr5GH2ispQDNU_HlxOP2rBz2w0qbuE1zNmb5lWKxiJUG/s1600-h/08202009+276.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/AVvXsEiGPwZ-_qDvi1etMRRVPZjCazdN0Nu_Bxgp-USg0CbLE0B8F17e0sg2m10jKUFR5v1n-BFU5j0LQcmX1xNkJFAXG8msSAQG5J2UIr5GH2ispQDNU_HlxOP2rBz2w0qbuE1zNmb5lWKxiJUG/s320/08202009+276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382571607160020738" border="0" /></a>Look at those sweet feet!!! (Kodie & Ethan)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDi6SQRXAGEjD6Gze7waMs_0nrZMISTnZJOr40eLNHR5-Sty_5ceBg8wtfkhzgOVT7i0X6vuk8_sj3oWuqG9TwR_puplbpTOMCfJZmVsQVYT03TKU2_8-yN48RSRkLlf3IlafwcgHuz8By/s1600-h/08202009+313.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/AVvXsEjDi6SQRXAGEjD6Gze7waMs_0nrZMISTnZJOr40eLNHR5-Sty_5ceBg8wtfkhzgOVT7i0X6vuk8_sj3oWuqG9TwR_puplbpTOMCfJZmVsQVYT03TKU2_8-yN48RSRkLlf3IlafwcgHuz8By/s320/08202009+313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382596147924151890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVv5KcVR38BKB9vzrY8MU7RcOJONnNTqi7Wsw9IZWl0bTuPsELwYkbJGw2sBP4EHXy0XIxieyxKTQ4ckBUTuccarXZVW68czpRZzWFKjjbaApeqQ5qTDeLXwe9e6PZWC6KsV2pNK5MQzHj/s1600-h/08202009+324.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/AVvXsEiVv5KcVR38BKB9vzrY8MU7RcOJONnNTqi7Wsw9IZWl0bTuPsELwYkbJGw2sBP4EHXy0XIxieyxKTQ4ckBUTuccarXZVW68czpRZzWFKjjbaApeqQ5qTDeLXwe9e6PZWC6KsV2pNK5MQzHj/s320/08202009+324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382596154965239202" border="0" /></a>AJ tried tubing out with Aunt Hillary. He now knows the symbols for tubing (thumb up for "faster", thumb down for "slower", hand out for "STOP").<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0Qt0LoypfOopkOyCjuwyxe0b5_MK63SRlYUvaX6ZP4Q9Vo_DsPNughgCoje4rdlEaurYjTDpk9N0a4Jj48HUrG7FYxGNMYkWo0v0yjphIINAzQuqX75FLz3iwH3KFcd4m878w1PHPWn6/s1600-h/08202009+311.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/AVvXsEhN0Qt0LoypfOopkOyCjuwyxe0b5_MK63SRlYUvaX6ZP4Q9Vo_DsPNughgCoje4rdlEaurYjTDpk9N0a4Jj48HUrG7FYxGNMYkWo0v0yjphIINAzQuqX75FLz3iwH3KFcd4m878w1PHPWn6/s320/08202009+311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382596135945566994" border="0" /></a>Daredevil Ethan jumping in the lake. <br />I swear, that boy gives his mom a heart attack every time he jumps carefree into the water.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8YyptDCFiVmyzHqJROcWL_OI3_EaIJjFvt_gMTlwIYx24tyV4vQrrgGAgEUTW-wsz4y-SDbfVI7GTLRQVNFzizNVk6JzLdfob8seeQJXuTE4ThJeLv-qzu8DAPrE1KLgGh9WFSnRhaPf/s1600-h/08202009+308.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/AVvXsEiA8YyptDCFiVmyzHqJROcWL_OI3_EaIJjFvt_gMTlwIYx24tyV4vQrrgGAgEUTW-wsz4y-SDbfVI7GTLRQVNFzizNVk6JzLdfob8seeQJXuTE4ThJeLv-qzu8DAPrE1KLgGh9WFSnRhaPf/s320/08202009+308.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382596126604199234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMreDvnK6NGgDvzsWsOgOCuhffFW2RUyMqTyavUK9Vz8uegVXsEREMtvFMFF1PaXKiJtsaCqhbqVxti3EvbNCmfhkDVmtL45AIODFENusbW5kt2LEudy-v5Hl_BIoYxGVZXScc61_nSrOc/s1600-h/08202009+304.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/AVvXsEjMreDvnK6NGgDvzsWsOgOCuhffFW2RUyMqTyavUK9Vz8uegVXsEREMtvFMFF1PaXKiJtsaCqhbqVxti3EvbNCmfhkDVmtL45AIODFENusbW5kt2LEudy-v5Hl_BIoYxGVZXScc61_nSrOc/s320/08202009+304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382596116433329074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE29dohW0FwZlFGpSh7tqvLYo_LnPbke6TYh-deewuZMtHLGCpUPoyBWKZqxlq6zC9kOxKmtUOAMDcveYzNuEdSLzKJJvWdW-_nZyTWe-QlhLwWVqYQZDaRjXCwhkCrsqx2kTMgMW8mS6j/s1600-h/08202009+301.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/AVvXsEgE29dohW0FwZlFGpSh7tqvLYo_LnPbke6TYh-deewuZMtHLGCpUPoyBWKZqxlq6zC9kOxKmtUOAMDcveYzNuEdSLzKJJvWdW-_nZyTWe-QlhLwWVqYQZDaRjXCwhkCrsqx2kTMgMW8mS6j/s320/08202009+301.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382593269693299234" border="0" /></a>Already following in Dad's footsteps. James' fav part of going out on the lake is driving the boat. AJ could control the boat pretty well, after some instructions from Dad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-6bFkawpJwYNmfPa2_4Dz7xkZOEU-Y_pcO7GRmq1Vz16NnRQV7_9GT14h46S-GsZdS1fYYS5xjDQstRxjyP1vxHMfmBXM3kN8A05-RQdvZfp8yDrpw18xwGzGL2GPihVYNPnzCuVQ7Ju/s1600-h/08202009+289.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/AVvXsEh3-6bFkawpJwYNmfPa2_4Dz7xkZOEU-Y_pcO7GRmq1Vz16NnRQV7_9GT14h46S-GsZdS1fYYS5xjDQstRxjyP1vxHMfmBXM3kN8A05-RQdvZfp8yDrpw18xwGzGL2GPihVYNPnzCuVQ7Ju/s320/08202009+289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382593261724992274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9OS3rqTL-nOMIvj84XYGvbfM_cEHS9vkKiOVQMHo7zg47YmKh1AK3SeMB6tgnJfh9rxj6v7dBQUeMkqYcFKCUE24DYtCouOQAJJViqrIWuHcs81tqQwdhqigR2t24gMbTockNf-ExImC/s1600-h/08202009+287.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/AVvXsEif9OS3rqTL-nOMIvj84XYGvbfM_cEHS9vkKiOVQMHo7zg47YmKh1AK3SeMB6tgnJfh9rxj6v7dBQUeMkqYcFKCUE24DYtCouOQAJJViqrIWuHcs81tqQwdhqigR2t24gMbTockNf-ExImC/s320/08202009+287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382593250437374818" border="0" /></a>Gotta keep that sunscreen on!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ekIMsWQHFtnuN56TnrvtpY_0JMYutC2A9CVHMn3U3TDmDZelzAsKsi9N8TYUSTkV1-XR_fjY_dK8ut_voolmwHYIv_ZWnERMADw-oqfl4WKwJjK9-tlu-yUrh_JSmNcIOkvDcZmf2XMC/s1600-h/08202009+280.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/AVvXsEh4ekIMsWQHFtnuN56TnrvtpY_0JMYutC2A9CVHMn3U3TDmDZelzAsKsi9N8TYUSTkV1-XR_fjY_dK8ut_voolmwHYIv_ZWnERMADw-oqfl4WKwJjK9-tlu-yUrh_JSmNcIOkvDcZmf2XMC/s320/08202009+280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382593238037914370" border="0" /></a>Soon-to-be parents enjoying family time.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_wE2rnnqDu881EQr1FC_QTg5M83Kdw0jiqJwqewJBvTgo5JiniDGXSa9LhioqaTww9ybQS9G7C-1mxp0Xgaz0DseZF0ZDYO-oZ_23wbe06jbwchP5FvXOmPPjQBuVbTiZ_wil5jxFAnW/s1600-h/08202009+279.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/AVvXsEgg_wE2rnnqDu881EQr1FC_QTg5M83Kdw0jiqJwqewJBvTgo5JiniDGXSa9LhioqaTww9ybQS9G7C-1mxp0Xgaz0DseZF0ZDYO-oZ_23wbe06jbwchP5FvXOmPPjQBuVbTiZ_wil5jxFAnW/s320/08202009+279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382593231118115714" border="0" /></a>Cute cousins!!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD127xv0fcVAGYoVR1jsJvTzSTcHHNjfwINcwXCtbXIs11HacxDfeArItMleuBr4pVSNdgNzEoQOlhMAys_o0iUB8S2VNn-DQ-YVmNlKNKSx0iMcE5Ot_nRcq8uozacTGcD9p5_wK_N7t_/s1600-h/08202009+268.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/AVvXsEhD127xv0fcVAGYoVR1jsJvTzSTcHHNjfwINcwXCtbXIs11HacxDfeArItMleuBr4pVSNdgNzEoQOlhMAys_o0iUB8S2VNn-DQ-YVmNlKNKSx0iMcE5Ot_nRcq8uozacTGcD9p5_wK_N7t_/s320/08202009+268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382571590396990914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOACfbP6l8RAt9vjKLBzw7HIoRnz0A5Yx7AS5qF72yajPktyRadvXl35QfJC_RHFWR2dN2ZgbQC3-fRMM6Zk4PU09JrUeM0phIGmiOTg39HtSfYOXpMkaNK82uFPAonSbukEks8xmxHU_/s1600-h/08202009+260.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/AVvXsEglOACfbP6l8RAt9vjKLBzw7HIoRnz0A5Yx7AS5qF72yajPktyRadvXl35QfJC_RHFWR2dN2ZgbQC3-fRMM6Zk4PU09JrUeM0phIGmiOTg39HtSfYOXpMkaNK82uFPAonSbukEks8xmxHU_/s320/08202009+260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382571580001900050" border="0" /></a>I'm so glad Gwen and Alex could come out with us!<br />They went back home with me after 1 day, I wish we could've stayed longer!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCplwCruELhi_Rd-_-PDLWIjhI9axq2jzxODXPPukCPSv5dpvifhOr3WjXhgxFL6qTXu36Ba15zHMjEljEmGQ5tc6FRlqRCtgP8Y45mJQFkG9e468iubZSc5UlsdG7vKdGYDVIa7wqVd73/s1600-h/08202009+261.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/AVvXsEiCplwCruELhi_Rd-_-PDLWIjhI9axq2jzxODXPPukCPSv5dpvifhOr3WjXhgxFL6qTXu36Ba15zHMjEljEmGQ5tc6FRlqRCtgP8Y45mJQFkG9e468iubZSc5UlsdG7vKdGYDVIa7wqVd73/s320/08202009+261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382571567806112658" border="0" /></a>Who's that sexy blonde?!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYU0oDy2RReX8GoU8WC96slOGktVrwwLB-SE4BnCWkCSpgmsgKdQNCawjVCACEeFOocM18r6tPePT8rBqG6VwkJT4lgYaHIekHefSRA3DSzg-e0cNWjfFQPHkAoxbra6xh7WORiWQ1_qJz/s1600-h/08202009+267.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/AVvXsEgYU0oDy2RReX8GoU8WC96slOGktVrwwLB-SE4BnCWkCSpgmsgKdQNCawjVCACEeFOocM18r6tPePT8rBqG6VwkJT4lgYaHIekHefSRA3DSzg-e0cNWjfFQPHkAoxbra6xh7WORiWQ1_qJz/s320/08202009+267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382571557641846178" border="0" /></a>Everyone had a great time! THANK YOU Larsens!<br /></div>Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529634581771479942noreply@blogger.com2