tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32830236528950645512024-03-20T01:40:52.351-07:00Bowman Boys. . .and a girl and a dog and a cat.
A day in the life of crazy, tearful, laughing, squeezing, hair raising, dancing, goose bump inducing, dinosaur roaring, rambunctious, fun loving little men.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-6055165309604014122010-07-23T08:04:00.000-07:002010-07-23T10:29:37.558-07:00FINALLY<span style="color:#ff0000;">I know I know...almost at the one year mark for blog posts...I am one of "those" people! I am not even sure how I let this happen. I suppose it could be the busyness of the year...Gabe started public school, Anderson started preschool, Our first family vacation to Disney, I returned to work after three years... oh and we added another child to the mix. Luckily another boy, Sam, so no need to change the title of this blog. Nick is our constant, has the same job and sanity level to keep us stable! so for a lack of a better way to round out a year, I will now turn to Smilebox for a slide show of the year gone by. It will take you about 3 minutes, sorry! Enjoy!</span>
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<br />meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-31148439981644378882009-08-08T08:27:00.001-07:002009-08-08T08:53:50.372-07:00Bike Riding Adventures<div align="center">Nothing more exciting then going for a "petal, petal, petal" has Anderson has always said.</div><div align="center">He loves to be on the bike!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F1TWGxLFvPx80QQQTCVeVAQJ5lGA_S6gayutyscc10t5p16mPSADAupwpSzNPkn186djRjTcSHucR75sKeFjjmsylY11oQCwnFOFsSk0Ugrk8R2MAjU_PspOl1qaqDtgAcoOedP7WptZ/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367616033252216210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9F1TWGxLFvPx80QQQTCVeVAQJ5lGA_S6gayutyscc10t5p16mPSADAupwpSzNPkn186djRjTcSHucR75sKeFjjmsylY11oQCwnFOFsSk0Ugrk8R2MAjU_PspOl1qaqDtgAcoOedP7WptZ/s320/Iowa+and+such+126.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gabe does too, although the biking and playing in the creek are about equal in his mind!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gGKoDBTTAd5Z80v8doK0FTklSh9QfwgLNqDZHwaApHGtVAEGowzG9Hc-mTS_XcRcRsOH7myJbY1fkBYc3dgxhC5xRWcMZ18kFEe7aEZ7p3T_uBCClXNT1Hsesc2n7H1rg33jo-tVBC3a/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367616026410219106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gGKoDBTTAd5Z80v8doK0FTklSh9QfwgLNqDZHwaApHGtVAEGowzG9Hc-mTS_XcRcRsOH7myJbY1fkBYc3dgxhC5xRWcMZ18kFEe7aEZ7p3T_uBCClXNT1Hsesc2n7H1rg33jo-tVBC3a/s320/Iowa+and+such+132.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUhF-VSifZAaE7P6wtpIeDleDKROtqklbf0JeHs5WO-LIJ-6mvQ3eATdHIuiNCmHAXXDiSmrYd-YTT1DB7TwQ6uah5Oj7bLipjE_xDxlPilypqlW0TDaBgQcw5k-0jUleb8nME4fJ6pFj/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367616025039741602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUhF-VSifZAaE7P6wtpIeDleDKROtqklbf0JeHs5WO-LIJ-6mvQ3eATdHIuiNCmHAXXDiSmrYd-YTT1DB7TwQ6uah5Oj7bLipjE_xDxlPilypqlW0TDaBgQcw5k-0jUleb8nME4fJ6pFj/s320/Iowa+and+such+176.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrs0WJkdB73fRfmJ9Y-hIeW6BkorcNlmCiyFU1r-tE0Rd_Tx_jC3sH_dJgtCZUyK_tZdxc1kzgZaEtxwsq0BfUpPsUb4kZyZwpHRItMC_fI5PpkLEVPwCFJUc1VmpMzjeUGD5UJSXzaMJJ/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367616013872341634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrs0WJkdB73fRfmJ9Y-hIeW6BkorcNlmCiyFU1r-tE0Rd_Tx_jC3sH_dJgtCZUyK_tZdxc1kzgZaEtxwsq0BfUpPsUb4kZyZwpHRItMC_fI5PpkLEVPwCFJUc1VmpMzjeUGD5UJSXzaMJJ/s320/Iowa+and+such+161.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-16185295900840445282009-08-08T07:59:00.001-07:002009-08-08T08:26:52.989-07:00Our Midwest Trip!<div align="center">So after some much needed deliberation, I myself, with the company of a 5 and 2 year old set out on a journey to visit Nicks' family in the Quad Cities. We did the drive up in one straight 13 hours shot up there. Yes, an adult only trip would have been only 11 hours but we stopped ALOT : ) all and all it was a great mini vacation. It was so wonderful to get to see family we haven't seen in so long.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZThrTsqiwPyzHVtF6NDOkscB-AjV1zSHNA-FEQ7tb7X8kZOzCPyT2oq2c5dkY3teMQFdoJ1kCjgjIOowkt-YOTW_fKTdATCIVrIri_zlqhWeloZed3PfZxKt1k0PfA_Xz8i-O0Izq049l/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367609555818390978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZThrTsqiwPyzHVtF6NDOkscB-AjV1zSHNA-FEQ7tb7X8kZOzCPyT2oq2c5dkY3teMQFdoJ1kCjgjIOowkt-YOTW_fKTdATCIVrIri_zlqhWeloZed3PfZxKt1k0PfA_Xz8i-O0Izq049l/s320/Iowa+and+such+098.JPG" border="0" /></a> A little glimmer of our hotel night on the way home to NC.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X1Qdgl0OgNOz4T-D2ivxk538b1uTzZb4dt2wyZSzNvla__6m2gnZa1akK70HQMnodNb_Mc8TShZcU4nUgxWjlb11QJwABjDIxCyeWPKcZCzTV5evRAAIM7VG4Oz2mSiShZXwzDvR3s1s/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367609549346615314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X1Qdgl0OgNOz4T-D2ivxk538b1uTzZb4dt2wyZSzNvla__6m2gnZa1akK70HQMnodNb_Mc8TShZcU4nUgxWjlb11QJwABjDIxCyeWPKcZCzTV5evRAAIM7VG4Oz2mSiShZXwzDvR3s1s/s320/Iowa+and+such+062.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gabe at the Zoo.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkEBs7Fj_U9ua2of7p3f1w2Y8BTvkFXGwguQADRyv4i4ypK5S6rm79Ddn87SWEEKvWxazs89bnJe8jE4p2jREkLx86O6nOcfp9S9ty9z5rgRwzRt_4yfIEnQW0qFLAH9-4qjYOjAS0F-6/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367609544239248770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkEBs7Fj_U9ua2of7p3f1w2Y8BTvkFXGwguQADRyv4i4ypK5S6rm79Ddn87SWEEKvWxazs89bnJe8jE4p2jREkLx86O6nOcfp9S9ty9z5rgRwzRt_4yfIEnQW0qFLAH9-4qjYOjAS0F-6/s320/Iowa+and+such+056.JPG" border="0" /></a> Andy at the Zoo, not a big fan of the birds!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKePsGQAGfrCo0En-Iyv2IjtCra9EIE8ibr0n0jaQs3ccsDFZrSezTUlneTp1ERn5LNha1WtyRw31qNVpDe4O6Us8jFOaATInn1-AzjCu6wmyZMGxyC4PE34_ikWP_t10L7OxFZ7uhyphenhyphen2z1/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367609537135905826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKePsGQAGfrCo0En-Iyv2IjtCra9EIE8ibr0n0jaQs3ccsDFZrSezTUlneTp1ERn5LNha1WtyRw31qNVpDe4O6Us8jFOaATInn1-AzjCu6wmyZMGxyC4PE34_ikWP_t10L7OxFZ7uhyphenhyphen2z1/s320/Iowa+and+such+036.JPG" border="0" /></a> But a Big Big Big fan of Whitey's<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP1vv_yVRsFvESNghtCcwdzcnXZ8sR_iNbmxpzLyxX7UG6eIzqU86NY5QtNnOOZglKzUiqVAV1BgKwkUJ5yprtF7FnoFg9WRwSX0rulEm-tVYHJ1c1ThUs8a4W00E3R0eGvBChB-HuSZB/s1600-h/Iowa+and+such+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367609532366617746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP1vv_yVRsFvESNghtCcwdzcnXZ8sR_iNbmxpzLyxX7UG6eIzqU86NY5QtNnOOZglKzUiqVAV1BgKwkUJ5yprtF7FnoFg9WRwSX0rulEm-tVYHJ1c1ThUs8a4W00E3R0eGvBChB-HuSZB/s320/Iowa+and+such+024.JPG" border="0" /></a>Gabe enjoyed it a bit too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-49965726224259493472009-08-08T07:41:00.000-07:002009-08-08T07:59:18.236-07:00Baseball Round Up!<div align="left"><span style="color:#000066;">well, we finished our season never winning a game, but Gabe never asked whether or not they won or lost. However, we all know its not about winning or losing, it's about have a great time! Not to mention you get a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">trophy</span> no made how bad your record! The best part of the only season is our coach really did their best with the kids. Thank you for all of your hours and hours of hard work.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmnYWzsCjnPrpEw509UOvcWQKnAt0EHmuRFnFwRSgItI57NbBKKwVdRN0w5795TiWatokvuZ-1VODf9nvhYH7AcNxPrLjwaGTtR6x3xYR2sJYLytJDVaWNQMLk97OSC_R85qRQ1GmkXnF/s1600-h/late+summer+09+068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367604943591029058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmnYWzsCjnPrpEw509UOvcWQKnAt0EHmuRFnFwRSgItI57NbBKKwVdRN0w5795TiWatokvuZ-1VODf9nvhYH7AcNxPrLjwaGTtR6x3xYR2sJYLytJDVaWNQMLk97OSC_R85qRQ1GmkXnF/s320/late+summer+09+068.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gabe and the coaches!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVYJzcD2SQGhG8YXVBu7heuC0LH9DtLqV7FUDi3-WTaGUr2dry-YtnJCehrZts3dsfPZSkcEazdlWdv11a3tUs-ocY84PTDK0c2Y_g1Gr4tJvGZihFRR7Qa3jtRh_seuQ7dt68vYTaEBL/s1600-h/late+summer+09+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367604939347331890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVYJzcD2SQGhG8YXVBu7heuC0LH9DtLqV7FUDi3-WTaGUr2dry-YtnJCehrZts3dsfPZSkcEazdlWdv11a3tUs-ocY84PTDK0c2Y_g1Gr4tJvGZihFRR7Qa3jtRh_seuQ7dt68vYTaEBL/s320/late+summer+09+066.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yankees Rock!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-m-Qvii2U_psXtkmsGuXsddPYpoXg0ndi8g0jhQQqxuxMm-5jXk2CwkDa8H9pFBvHKJlvS8Xuwtc-bFcGjwU3o8abm12vRqnVWWiDRfjEFRbSfsvDywFp0ceeqW0zZhDEo7HcMEnJBLp0/s1600-h/preschool+grad+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367604931536836466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-m-Qvii2U_psXtkmsGuXsddPYpoXg0ndi8g0jhQQqxuxMm-5jXk2CwkDa8H9pFBvHKJlvS8Xuwtc-bFcGjwU3o8abm12vRqnVWWiDRfjEFRbSfsvDywFp0ceeqW0zZhDEo7HcMEnJBLp0/s320/preschool+grad+050.JPG" border="0" /></a> Practice Swings away!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></div></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-83685071684321088812009-08-08T07:29:00.000-07:002009-08-08T07:37:41.886-07:00Lazy days of Summer....<div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">F</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQd50vT_FmNcjZJvsnaKmPGL7VzRBR944ASjcsur6cpBzO3mO9dAq48rf2QlNWDWouClD2ryhQL7SZF3wtem550G1B6orU1Mc5QIEZtTHGuf-hcpUtt718IvSbrvnJ6fz4pj_bGnoV4_Dy/s1600-h/preschool+grad+009.JPG"><span style="color:#006600;">illed with lots and lots of indoor activites on Rainy Days!</span></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367601107354609650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQd50vT_FmNcjZJvsnaKmPGL7VzRBR944ASjcsur6cpBzO3mO9dAq48rf2QlNWDWouClD2ryhQL7SZF3wtem550G1B6orU1Mc5QIEZtTHGuf-hcpUtt718IvSbrvnJ6fz4pj_bGnoV4_Dy/s320/preschool+grad+009.JPG" border="0" /> <span style="color:#009900;">Nothing really feels like Goop!</span></div><span style="color:#009900;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f9iE78k6JYrJkAljFNWtxypYDfKPVXdXcEzExdKi0w1EbvCPkzcZlns81yAr0pw7fn7Rx0n5np-kyx9apwNPFwzrVkNSbKUymV39E5NxEWvfCQZukjRPAlZEX0JE2guswWISwwxTVLHJ/s1600-h/preschool+grad+020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367601102884932386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f9iE78k6JYrJkAljFNWtxypYDfKPVXdXcEzExdKi0w1EbvCPkzcZlns81yAr0pw7fn7Rx0n5np-kyx9apwNPFwzrVkNSbKUymV39E5NxEWvfCQZukjRPAlZEX0JE2guswWISwwxTVLHJ/s320/preschool+grad+020.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#006600;">OR is as messy!</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyAaqy1vAC4w0H0j-C0Bqzz1QBnCbNbAMP5mCelNO9Ay38TzQ5G1xa7NyekVJQ1qdicHB6qUBJr4T6pylL4uWeu2Ahe9cAeQUpZeq3zFKH0kDdBt3LnR3JWOv_pxIBI6eMD7N26rHU9yo/s1600-h/preschool+grad+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367601099040269714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyAaqy1vAC4w0H0j-C0Bqzz1QBnCbNbAMP5mCelNO9Ay38TzQ5G1xa7NyekVJQ1qdicHB6qUBJr4T6pylL4uWeu2Ahe9cAeQUpZeq3zFKH0kDdBt3LnR3JWOv_pxIBI6eMD7N26rHU9yo/s320/preschool+grad+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Or as Silly!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqT8l3sj43rXsIAywlbezNd2ERNmKlzzElJbeJkFOL_z5i2i3TIFFBJ4ZFiugnOMjxxorxilR7Uf2m0xtWfWzJDLSdTHFAFbuOxEm0VtuQvg-agPQ1BeeeTng3wHTmUiuFjrW4pwlTnlI2/s1600-h/preschool+grad+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367601093637278514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqT8l3sj43rXsIAywlbezNd2ERNmKlzzElJbeJkFOL_z5i2i3TIFFBJ4ZFiugnOMjxxorxilR7Uf2m0xtWfWzJDLSdTHFAFbuOxEm0VtuQvg-agPQ1BeeeTng3wHTmUiuFjrW4pwlTnlI2/s320/preschool+grad+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#009900;">Or as EWWWY!</span></p>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-87562513436874907452009-08-08T07:05:00.000-07:002009-08-08T07:29:42.655-07:00Handy Andy....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-fuFCDvKbBGle7yjz9vkAGmo_NxEXLVUUN7DFql9cZGknhyg_86JbiMU4U0OZwmnNjrAxJSjjM_qaqZN1CO0HTmJZX-SzeBys_xgkXWZ6uV-N0FE9G7JjaBfAbJaWseispqb2VY_Ht_u/s1600-h/preschool+grad+037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367595262460146242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-fuFCDvKbBGle7yjz9vkAGmo_NxEXLVUUN7DFql9cZGknhyg_86JbiMU4U0OZwmnNjrAxJSjjM_qaqZN1CO0HTmJZX-SzeBys_xgkXWZ6uV-N0FE9G7JjaBfAbJaWseispqb2VY_Ht_u/s320/preschool+grad+037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"> <span style="color:#ff6600;">and hand washing.</span><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367595252729086226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkLQGAd7tD-t0z7oYyUmk10_Dtl-DnSIDQcrvfNZQmPNJblsyWI9_2B3hYAJ97o8QLkRXkWtuW6VFEs_WQo-g_8QRLOckYi51sPuPPLm_OSaL2K2ycw0DzNKudKL41_QDLMXAhC9dWEur/s320/preschool+grad+040.JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#ff6600;">Just FYI when you send Anderson to do something and moments later haven't seen or heard him, you better go looking for him. When he was asked he was completely clothed and had just come inside from playing the the muddy water table. Moments later, he decided to just undress, climb in the sink, and bathe accordingly. He obviously didn't expect a camera to catch his private moment but he did really enjoy smiling at himself before I was discovered.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367595249627045602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XJMcpaWImLotNCvKeWQIhT8RUNwB6FPGrsuQoUK5N5AJCXLBJN2vti26iO5fWmcYNFzfIjce_vnK92zlXXStbqhCHormpxr0cZBZa_QfCSklbNFzHkEcbl2pAh7Xu6xIUK1bmRm05jtU/s320/preschool+grad+042.JPG" border="0" /></span>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-5038631997499080922009-08-08T06:51:00.000-07:002009-08-08T07:04:56.797-07:00Preschool Graduation<div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">WE are all so sad that this stage is over. What a great preschool experience Gabe had! I know he is going to have a very successful year in Kindergarten. A Big Thanks to Mrs. Holly and all her hard work that seems so naturally easy for her, what a blessing she was in Gabe's life!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Ironically, Gabe only would let us take his picture with ONE friend, Miss Samantha! We have no family pictures or teacher pictures from this night, just little love birds. Don't worry Samantha sealed the deal earlier this year when she asked Gabe if he would marry her. We love sweet little Samantha and he is very sad she is not in his kindergarten class!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_gZEQGmprCU2wOnBbAVZMCqtHX3f1esgTth2BYGa8AOkK3pybJn0GEBayNNa6_0XDmUp8wVzOuaTEK9k7XuR2WkIdhsHLPpS13K5d76VwG7SAs3p7J6eJ6k-JgC7-FGOjuxaBVQaqAtd/s1600-h/preschool+grad+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367591180216304306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_gZEQGmprCU2wOnBbAVZMCqtHX3f1esgTth2BYGa8AOkK3pybJn0GEBayNNa6_0XDmUp8wVzOuaTEK9k7XuR2WkIdhsHLPpS13K5d76VwG7SAs3p7J6eJ6k-JgC7-FGOjuxaBVQaqAtd/s320/preschool+grad+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwt2kzo4r2Bg48hUM0K0wyGHZU20KbxnfnnTrvpTU_AisCfH93mnJEGktXHO9GEOJfmcWxHthhBs4nxDe3dHvHr9kY6NaatBtE3hsA4ZBeHVNGk6Y3mwswAsDJXKc0BprcJ1O4DhUwlWHG/s1600-h/preschool+grad+012.JPG"></a><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCPkJ4QBEJJ3FoTXOi1NlcwjI4L44PiaFYMNAbl4Sjb4PyX6izoSdE5J2LF65xiU4TqAlfVN-FgxM8_Q8Y1aKexlwN3qGsZCzjvOrURue4Vdc9KQqczBg0f2Ss7AXaA5KzlFgz49sMltu/s1600-h/preschool+grad+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367590889124737858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCPkJ4QBEJJ3FoTXOi1NlcwjI4L44PiaFYMNAbl4Sjb4PyX6izoSdE5J2LF65xiU4TqAlfVN-FgxM8_Q8Y1aKexlwN3qGsZCzjvOrURue4Vdc9KQqczBg0f2Ss7AXaA5KzlFgz49sMltu/s320/preschool+grad+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-81789610374748889292009-05-08T10:37:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:10:36.688-07:00Yates Lovin<div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Again We Love, LOVE these people.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Just can't wait until they move to the mountains!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOihcnF0Lhy5nV_i_z0Azm68_F4tMVWih_FF_vekv7ho6tFAIVdkDMf4mM7gkZCrE_g-_0eiA1PJHV-wCO9Q5lAl7iSdBBJGRAMOj1Po0cYlOoqkG_vm__ML_tABtMo99Wfdbadr143pOb/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333514748113789954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOihcnF0Lhy5nV_i_z0Azm68_F4tMVWih_FF_vekv7ho6tFAIVdkDMf4mM7gkZCrE_g-_0eiA1PJHV-wCO9Q5lAl7iSdBBJGRAMOj1Po0cYlOoqkG_vm__ML_tABtMo99Wfdbadr143pOb/s320/May+1st+Weekend+151.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> Favorite Shot of the Weekend: </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Gabe and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kensley</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">investigating</span> a Friendly Toad.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkjfXM6wvqD3pq4Hc8y8xFJU5TxpwLJEoLhFw-YwC03HeFCWuaL-zGU7lwt4d_WtxksXDlSHwvMUcmM8oS0V4ZHYC32fDlJM9O2R9Qd7I7bzihod1GDETdrPS0U7GAtty3EEuUY3QzICs/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333514741053040866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkjfXM6wvqD3pq4Hc8y8xFJU5TxpwLJEoLhFw-YwC03HeFCWuaL-zGU7lwt4d_WtxksXDlSHwvMUcmM8oS0V4ZHYC32fDlJM9O2R9Qd7I7bzihod1GDETdrPS0U7GAtty3EEuUY3QzICs/s320/May+1st+Weekend+283.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> Down by the lake</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfG0dodbREc4R2llmXtXLsAiP-bMdUYg9JyS7JkGFA8Kt-QXcRDG4kJUuVyInYF6vkDHuC8opE1_D6WpRSWta7d5kVjV01GSYoZHibschlpwsnu8MfFXJxEFaf5dqnedioGbTr8NwluPru/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333514739162967602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfG0dodbREc4R2llmXtXLsAiP-bMdUYg9JyS7JkGFA8Kt-QXcRDG4kJUuVyInYF6vkDHuC8opE1_D6WpRSWta7d5kVjV01GSYoZHibschlpwsnu8MfFXJxEFaf5dqnedioGbTr8NwluPru/s320/May+1st+Weekend+232.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#33ff33;">Gabe and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kensley</span> watching the airplane go by.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33ff33;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hssSMt1oGSPlWNJEhzV0wXz7gV-pBZIq0mqrUmZ4GcMI1BdZJXbd5-r6GpZR77_UFnbkdVmjpjFOX-IVlKZw5dC1wG3w9mCv3hLGiZ0WmdGXZLQYpHgK0pXdRinyefN5tyEDnB9JM6MA/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+220.JPG"><span style="color:#33cc00;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333512298275656450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hssSMt1oGSPlWNJEhzV0wXz7gV-pBZIq0mqrUmZ4GcMI1BdZJXbd5-r6GpZR77_UFnbkdVmjpjFOX-IVlKZw5dC1wG3w9mCv3hLGiZ0WmdGXZLQYpHgK0pXdRinyefN5tyEDnB9JM6MA/s320/May+1st+Weekend+220.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> Gabe and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kensley</span> and a mid day twirl</span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2BY6YgFW30_JmXgdIf0OrsNvO-x3WKzvDHPirLL3n40H1Fw1Jy2GN7_t3wWT0PcTZxDnWJCJYwRAKIguij24CppTYO2cQ8qGUK_jo7k_K_0gCprevv6zBZtZUQ-4W6hickuITV9PV1Uw/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333512289567506706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2BY6YgFW30_JmXgdIf0OrsNvO-x3WKzvDHPirLL3n40H1Fw1Jy2GN7_t3wWT0PcTZxDnWJCJYwRAKIguij24CppTYO2cQ8qGUK_jo7k_K_0gCprevv6zBZtZUQ-4W6hickuITV9PV1Uw/s320/May+1st+Weekend+197.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kensley</span> thinking Mommy is so silly<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIwsadS-8UuD5J8viQoPLOvAWN_0eX1BkLdDRY5z42GELwP_hyq3kZ3-zu6whspJRtjYtBNmP2TLHC2xjG1uTvZBv0CCvQFgbjeF0E6syiJoV8oSSJcOwvVk7RwGDmO2D63tfkLZD8VjL/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+174.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333512287016031746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIwsadS-8UuD5J8viQoPLOvAWN_0eX1BkLdDRY5z42GELwP_hyq3kZ3-zu6whspJRtjYtBNmP2TLHC2xjG1uTvZBv0CCvQFgbjeF0E6syiJoV8oSSJcOwvVk7RwGDmO2D63tfkLZD8VjL/s320/May+1st+Weekend+174.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Gabe's attack on Love</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1XpkLjqkzsUgmGyhQ1DubrkwlviKQ6B5wHXTtkVO5BvL8o7y2wsRCyWZTU6n3zMHmlbM8LVXJu1yjdi9QZZ1tfzv_IQ9jLDqhknjm3xydbXB-QZSLxn34AlO0Lq_acnsb-W6BZSSpuWA/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+228.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333512282654482722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1XpkLjqkzsUgmGyhQ1DubrkwlviKQ6B5wHXTtkVO5BvL8o7y2wsRCyWZTU6n3zMHmlbM8LVXJu1yjdi9QZZ1tfzv_IQ9jLDqhknjm3xydbXB-QZSLxn34AlO0Lq_acnsb-W6BZSSpuWA/s320/May+1st+Weekend+228.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> So not the best picture of us in the least, sorry Jewels, Gabe captured this shot</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">sadly it's the only photo we took. Where was the camera during drunken <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Melbourn</span>??<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrxpEQgtj7pLl2DcMlpmenCkHcvHBJ8BAIV8ZfINSA9T4AuFOgRdN6Q-3uP28uGbKxrD9MXYzyU_BmYJnWKME-gben0G6FLNNR3Tt7LcawoIqUhQpHl4tEfj9JMtLJM0R25Dsm-IUb60s/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333512277935639682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrxpEQgtj7pLl2DcMlpmenCkHcvHBJ8BAIV8ZfINSA9T4AuFOgRdN6Q-3uP28uGbKxrD9MXYzyU_BmYJnWKME-gben0G6FLNNR3Tt7LcawoIqUhQpHl4tEfj9JMtLJM0R25Dsm-IUb60s/s320/May+1st+Weekend+297.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"> Beautiful Baby Ella Bella </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#33cc00;">(who know you had two kids already?)<br /></span><div><span style="color:#33cc00;"><br /><div align="center"></span></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-1479980890914127622009-05-08T09:11:00.000-07:002009-05-08T10:37:54.685-07:00Strawberry Patch!<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;">We love family traditions and this was a great one to start. Traveling to Raleigh to visit true and dear friends we only wish we could see more often. It's great to see our children grow and play together and to share experience they will not forget and look forward to every year. The spring is our annual strawberry picking followed by homemade ice-cream making. In the fall when we visited, our Apple Orchard day is always tasty too.</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiZlGV3NBlgkMMVDZnUIecJYzmH8E0oBDRdofzbXNJO3BmW4vNlkrtBCFjjqk4rTcHnT7qUi7uJQkUhGgQ23Nj4xqI2fAAagzTE6MpmWemitY4yV1PWfDORWmd_9Du4GLqvnick_3y9cu/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333489709542407138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiZlGV3NBlgkMMVDZnUIecJYzmH8E0oBDRdofzbXNJO3BmW4vNlkrtBCFjjqk4rTcHnT7qUi7uJQkUhGgQ23Nj4xqI2fAAagzTE6MpmWemitY4yV1PWfDORWmd_9Du4GLqvnick_3y9cu/s320/May+1st+Weekend+116.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#cc0000;"> How Many Can One Boy Hold??</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheb5cTufztQmAPfY9XGuLK2MF8Lt_Op8iMd_xdzXf4dq9xXz10KCDzoFoO-dM7vd1dcWWfjiUL6uwZLMOmILBGsvcpqBQ3ooSeXpB3F8MGBoGk1K6mY9Sd2h62nEGBEMG_Sdh8g54H1L4h/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333489699534626594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheb5cTufztQmAPfY9XGuLK2MF8Lt_Op8iMd_xdzXf4dq9xXz10KCDzoFoO-dM7vd1dcWWfjiUL6uwZLMOmILBGsvcpqBQ3ooSeXpB3F8MGBoGk1K6mY9Sd2h62nEGBEMG_Sdh8g54H1L4h/s320/May+1st+Weekend+045.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Andy wasn't really very selective, he would just take them ALL from one plant. Ripeness not much of a priority.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesrq5SlQtenTt-6TxT6iw_vF9PhAOKRfPlzG0TZ563s5DlSvdbr9IPCM4ftk1g_G2rY7A8gPJOr8lVt3FwxqY4MO11b_T7H7LsHgCspBujwz9fmYMcgPTbTuzu6bSYkKBVhc6z47ffs6n/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333489695749066610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesrq5SlQtenTt-6TxT6iw_vF9PhAOKRfPlzG0TZ563s5DlSvdbr9IPCM4ftk1g_G2rY7A8gPJOr8lVt3FwxqY4MO11b_T7H7LsHgCspBujwz9fmYMcgPTbTuzu6bSYkKBVhc6z47ffs6n/s320/May+1st+Weekend+101.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">Cute Little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kensley</span>!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3wOm6-_c7TWgBwDfE-Vsefk8d8qrSAxeSr20s5TDXRiGjKApUWVax8prBreyLC5y96iHiqaDkaRi8RuiKAOG2_Lx_RnzHn27RjcP7R3XcTKNjQToxnju4QbSt6c_zo-BKUlhfGufyAPc/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333489691686122754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3wOm6-_c7TWgBwDfE-Vsefk8d8qrSAxeSr20s5TDXRiGjKApUWVax8prBreyLC5y96iHiqaDkaRi8RuiKAOG2_Lx_RnzHn27RjcP7R3XcTKNjQToxnju4QbSt6c_zo-BKUlhfGufyAPc/s320/May+1st+Weekend+090.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br />Who has red <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">tongues</span>?? Gabe wins!!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wQmGvy1T-ba0RbTiK1umXqHcNNXWcmPjyTD0SLtxPKWLC5Q9sYSmEL0u1x_i9WRP1b5bjIQoNmLCxm7bSDolfyxm0eKgrx257_JMBqZwZZdh-5MungoQQeancplx7IeNrE3yO6trQ0F8/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333489686432506418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wQmGvy1T-ba0RbTiK1umXqHcNNXWcmPjyTD0SLtxPKWLC5Q9sYSmEL0u1x_i9WRP1b5bjIQoNmLCxm7bSDolfyxm0eKgrx257_JMBqZwZZdh-5MungoQQeancplx7IeNrE3yO6trQ0F8/s320/May+1st+Weekend+031.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 'EM<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-68390325004505356352009-05-08T08:57:00.000-07:002009-05-08T09:11:32.895-07:00When was Easter???<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff6600;">We got to dye eggs with our cousins this year....a bit stressful to attempt with so many kiddos, but if you don't mind some cracked ones it's not so bad.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T6WvxbieJqnM_xPp5ksQh46yhV1KXUQVT0V77WY3ugTsZldWQWHPRojCQVYQ__VuoDw8dbCkMOesX5jT2fvRpQN_fF2O4VxC9PN5QQ-Is8dGcJm5-MUO0Op9kCJuyC80OEPnqKK8ei7k/s1600-h/Easter+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484897506051730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T6WvxbieJqnM_xPp5ksQh46yhV1KXUQVT0V77WY3ugTsZldWQWHPRojCQVYQ__VuoDw8dbCkMOesX5jT2fvRpQN_fF2O4VxC9PN5QQ-Is8dGcJm5-MUO0Op9kCJuyC80OEPnqKK8ei7k/s320/Easter+019.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">Gabe very proud of the painted egg...note the dyed fingers a direct result from reaching into the cup containing the egg without using the package provided metal gripping ring thingy.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTnEQx1kY8eBfCijEgaUzEJ5-h1ntzXyl-c3J_vo89VE7r2HJBKXVd98v_M9eUyOCcbv1MWZE0EzUVlbUPjbGzUM_uupDkW0aApTvbkSX8V7pBcKSfm_5jFHu1-egNo7LwKB-k-218_sN/s1600-h/Easter+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484892136905154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTnEQx1kY8eBfCijEgaUzEJ5-h1ntzXyl-c3J_vo89VE7r2HJBKXVd98v_M9eUyOCcbv1MWZE0EzUVlbUPjbGzUM_uupDkW0aApTvbkSX8V7pBcKSfm_5jFHu1-egNo7LwKB-k-218_sN/s320/Easter+066.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;">The more aggressive egg hunter</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXI5h35EemxNVCbfla4QsWragoHka8SiSrmkZl0_j7WZ1G38NlngpBr7LpjnbOvYQNdm9UZX0IfVNA_FQblSvFXHQRK-xyP-vJy4ZhfDzt5ZUfueGLLzTArJ2Q1LEZvivd0-da0T6QzJ1/s1600-h/Easter+054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484888449638290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXI5h35EemxNVCbfla4QsWragoHka8SiSrmkZl0_j7WZ1G38NlngpBr7LpjnbOvYQNdm9UZX0IfVNA_FQblSvFXHQRK-xyP-vJy4ZhfDzt5ZUfueGLLzTArJ2Q1LEZvivd0-da0T6QzJ1/s320/Easter+054.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"> My</span> <span style="color:#ff6600;">delicate egg hunter<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY4Qo3YqR61Jg5UOTgvhWova6UkWaY9Qz3K9RoVdgt69L7AumA8zBrAS2fm_JhShntvNIdXs1WskuRZZia9812TOnwLSL2aTud4G6LRvrCwvWv3URQCGdzUNHqdbJoVETmvJA4AKkzm1n/s1600-h/Easter+037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484885845371858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY4Qo3YqR61Jg5UOTgvhWova6UkWaY9Qz3K9RoVdgt69L7AumA8zBrAS2fm_JhShntvNIdXs1WskuRZZia9812TOnwLSL2aTud4G6LRvrCwvWv3URQCGdzUNHqdbJoVETmvJA4AKkzm1n/s320/Easter+037.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"> Once this kid gets a large piece of chocolate, there is no turning back or removing from the grip....see Christmas post.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-19123611520425788352009-05-08T08:43:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:11:28.678-07:00To Play T-Ball...<div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Or not to play, that is the Question.</span></div><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">What to do when a kid BEGS to play a sport they have never seen and therefore don't understand. We decided to let Gabe try his hand a T-Ball this year. Although it has changed a lot since we were kids, the simple fact that it is coach pitch now, some things never change. We had a game last night for example, where I kid you not, a parent challenged the umpire's call on two <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">separate</span> outs! IT'S T-BALL people! Despite the two hour long <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">practice's</span> that started in March were Gabe would sit on his glove and say "I want to play soccer now, HE is really LOVING the games. I am still not sure why we had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sooo</span> many practices for only a 9 game season. But I am glad he is enjoying himself now.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ngWDSz_YJNP7PqelNCIK9PEbEgsoyL2W6D57lW8SktiQ3rrmC_1Rv9X1-Gp8rFj0NnfOQrlP4Iqqj12FzhhB4Yx6lN87hoCmRJKV1nQ_kkcESeU2d2qk2ZOkmuabVXz4jGXXi_YgvbDc/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333480621651706658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ngWDSz_YJNP7PqelNCIK9PEbEgsoyL2W6D57lW8SktiQ3rrmC_1Rv9X1-Gp8rFj0NnfOQrlP4Iqqj12FzhhB4Yx6lN87hoCmRJKV1nQ_kkcESeU2d2qk2ZOkmuabVXz4jGXXi_YgvbDc/s320/May+1st+Weekend+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;"> Gabe before the first big Game.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSyMiZBgTqc83Kfn7HM3gRsplC4WYdfdCCljDMwbP3llSodYQ1E0sI_0VpggZ4A_1bl5MBrQWUiDBXq7tsndQqqNekPCnwrA_QSE8m83ZdJ7BfHK8_PVLMRwJ2TjZbgBrbv2JOR1JP7g4/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333480619813032594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSyMiZBgTqc83Kfn7HM3gRsplC4WYdfdCCljDMwbP3llSodYQ1E0sI_0VpggZ4A_1bl5MBrQWUiDBXq7tsndQqqNekPCnwrA_QSE8m83ZdJ7BfHK8_PVLMRwJ2TjZbgBrbv2JOR1JP7g4/s320/May+1st+Weekend+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#3333ff;"> Ready to run home, sadly the other team made the third out ending the game, before Gabe could score.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fMuEbwMd5i3NBMAqZrA1sozqjGWdr1IirAT2M52IW5cBVqbL6ZJpCW39-owPe6HQ1foQaQgp2yPO6DndLg1Ei3Qo5fHUMdVeC6RGJ8HYsdVg0D2FZqwflHETYgAh6v2cIi7wt9CmgKzx/s1600-h/May+1st+Weekend+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333480616476864914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fMuEbwMd5i3NBMAqZrA1sozqjGWdr1IirAT2M52IW5cBVqbL6ZJpCW39-owPe6HQ1foQaQgp2yPO6DndLg1Ei3Qo5fHUMdVeC6RGJ8HYsdVg0D2FZqwflHETYgAh6v2cIi7wt9CmgKzx/s320/May+1st+Weekend+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Practice Swings!</span></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-65387827502908205012009-04-03T14:13:00.001-07:002009-04-03T14:24:10.682-07:00Andy needs GLASSES!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">Well, at least He thinks he does!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Maybe one of my favorite stories from the past couple of weeks, but Andy insists on wearing the green and yes sometimes the yellow pair of Mr. Potato Head glasses. He pretty much wears them all the time. Last Saturday he wore them to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">O'Charley's</span> and kept them on through dinner and the Lowe's trip that followed. So who knows but I hope this lasts awhile...well I could do without the crying at bed time when they have to sit on the bed side table. Most nights when I go to check on them he has gotten up and retrieved them as they are clutched in his hands while he sleeps!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2dcMu2us7UrxfS0BCJVGhm3pkY0YUkPYVa9nCjnHNywz0UzfLOfZxM92UbEA-51ZtZPmad_uXgOvDSi70naEZ1waXs-n4Y1U2BA7-1vNX58h9u8vG7on6tuSq3viBE2W3-HcC8v1p1y7/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320576554978753218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2dcMu2us7UrxfS0BCJVGhm3pkY0YUkPYVa9nCjnHNywz0UzfLOfZxM92UbEA-51ZtZPmad_uXgOvDSi70naEZ1waXs-n4Y1U2BA7-1vNX58h9u8vG7on6tuSq3viBE2W3-HcC8v1p1y7/s400/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+076.JPG" border="0" /></a>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-46872675730326586832009-04-03T13:49:00.001-07:002009-04-03T14:13:34.181-07:00The bad news that comes with turning 5<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Going to Kindergarten also means getting your 5 year Booster SHOTS!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Gabe was brave. He didn't cry although you could see the pain and stress in his face. The big thumbs down was after I asked him if he wanted any more since his first reply was, "they didn't even hurt." I believe this line was spoken ONLY because I told him that was Emily's reaction to her shots. So thank you Griffin family for the fearless, painless visit.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp1UmzGsME0aal2h5Wvsea4gZiytVPh3z4GVewjDcdNViWioszwxAm-33r35d0a4udu_pPHbCLvC5Uv4E90b6Aje6UF_7bUa1FDa1MsyLq2V43wSj-N6csiXwNcFd911IKU_Xxqo7rM4_/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320571382619026562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp1UmzGsME0aal2h5Wvsea4gZiytVPh3z4GVewjDcdNViWioszwxAm-33r35d0a4udu_pPHbCLvC5Uv4E90b6Aje6UF_7bUa1FDa1MsyLq2V43wSj-N6csiXwNcFd911IKU_Xxqo7rM4_/s320/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+048.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffff00;"> </span><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Assume the position of hands tightly grasped so the shots hurt less, I guess? This is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">reenactment</span> of the hand griping action. During the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">actual</span> shots he chose to just watch and wait for the pain.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzDn-NV6Jb1XfZL9qXyxe7sIplFACauUoMRoPBBKtuDJxnoTAFAjStKLWVgoV4OnskbVqh4qZoJVtP5v4XL1jYzSO2qnLe5JjYl9Mf3lbJHHLfFwiDAy7KtK1CK7kglU1kOo2gWCrmZ-3/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320571381456422034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzDn-NV6Jb1XfZL9qXyxe7sIplFACauUoMRoPBBKtuDJxnoTAFAjStKLWVgoV4OnskbVqh4qZoJVtP5v4XL1jYzSO2qnLe5JjYl9Mf3lbJHHLfFwiDAy7KtK1CK7kglU1kOo2gWCrmZ-3/s320/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+046.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Unknowingly Heather and had booked appointments 30 minutes apart...so yes even the shots got to be a shared cousin experience. Gabe and Alex both seem unharmed after the event. My favorite was right when Alex ran through the door, Gabe started pulling down his pants (to expose the upper thigh) and said,"Hey Alex, where did they give you yours?"</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8YTvID7Q_Dxa8Qnz4JTVQhypKfBXWxOWb1QZSmVvp1R3Axbv6zNbxao2zJX1r_9_wCv1NQYrc5cCMv_nG9yTmG4Bj0wQLX3bli8h2xmQc_nJ6gH0O0f8dRmIfchsIiRTRkyxaIyAR_Wd/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320571377197431922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8YTvID7Q_Dxa8Qnz4JTVQhypKfBXWxOWb1QZSmVvp1R3Axbv6zNbxao2zJX1r_9_wCv1NQYrc5cCMv_nG9yTmG4Bj0wQLX3bli8h2xmQc_nJ6gH0O0f8dRmIfchsIiRTRkyxaIyAR_Wd/s320/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+051.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">THE REWARD!!!</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Gabe got to pick either, go to the toy box (a toy store in N. Ashe. with rare finds) to pick out a something small or go jumping at the mall...something only done on true special <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">occasions</span>. The the choice was obvious to Gabe. Now after running into Alex who had similar plans of heading to Build-A-Bear, I thought he might change his mind. But, even with B-A-B right beside the jumping in the mall, Gabe waved bye to Alex and ran on down to jump!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifYKiqDCy9njaXsCg2JRUy5hNMvPxPLPJhDxbXh-ezMIHPnd-oYn6H8M9LhjsH2D3I9uXfuzoVDPkGQ42eeNC7wvH-r20ZE18UYpxwpnQqT1XCKek_POZJ5MRfXF-09m9JiCHi5MfHOXk/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320571371399166850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifYKiqDCy9njaXsCg2JRUy5hNMvPxPLPJhDxbXh-ezMIHPnd-oYn6H8M9LhjsH2D3I9uXfuzoVDPkGQ42eeNC7wvH-r20ZE18UYpxwpnQqT1XCKek_POZJ5MRfXF-09m9JiCHi5MfHOXk/s320/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+069.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> Andy took part in his first jump too! We have tried before and failed, but today he did it! Now the excitement on his face faded to a dull look which he kept through out the jumping...he was not wanting to wear the gear needed. And the stranger who had to touch him to put it on, worried him so. But he made it without crying so I say success!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TwfOV5FaRgabE09k__n3-Fk_lN-iERHtSWGVg7TvpXk5TvIFZymXW_0c7-hEluvLanrYv5WilXGS_roSeA_OuZw1M1fmSskEHYXhomtmtDRz-fF8T18BFws_Hhvh50yI48zB6CaodoSc/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320571367825511650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 174px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TwfOV5FaRgabE09k__n3-Fk_lN-iERHtSWGVg7TvpXk5TvIFZymXW_0c7-hEluvLanrYv5WilXGS_roSeA_OuZw1M1fmSskEHYXhomtmtDRz-fF8T18BFws_Hhvh50yI48zB6CaodoSc/s320/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-24699611418367752352009-04-03T13:28:00.000-07:002009-04-03T13:49:08.661-07:00Happy 5th Birthday!<div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Ships Ahoy! Pirate Gabe is 5 today!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL93lmvsNRbW9NMsN-kwpstGF_rWQzjuXRhJjMBKea84zLIWmUwHO5KBq17XsBMirNO-pL98qBqUljk3X5SXBc5_Uh1CEfT3JFjNnr4UUHCOR9aMJd4k_wNLtI2oNwvqVVni3k75vLmUQ/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320567321235088818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL93lmvsNRbW9NMsN-kwpstGF_rWQzjuXRhJjMBKea84zLIWmUwHO5KBq17XsBMirNO-pL98qBqUljk3X5SXBc5_Uh1CEfT3JFjNnr4UUHCOR9aMJd4k_wNLtI2oNwvqVVni3k75vLmUQ/s320/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+031.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#3366ff;">Gabe loved my poor attempt at his choice of a pirate themed cake.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">He would come into the kitchen and look at it often he would say,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3366ff;">"I just LOVE to come up and look at it."</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHiyo28Kd9zSYwrLkDOc_Wm88CCXXMQErEENdnhcNupH7WiAzmwG3skr9sO7hxGmRagYYHQkLaX8yFp8oM_3PuRKGYY53ZJZ1BDF6k30tx07OmMj45Aki1LDcgj_MgryK135jZmiVdMFD/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320567319596137026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHiyo28Kd9zSYwrLkDOc_Wm88CCXXMQErEENdnhcNupH7WiAzmwG3skr9sO7hxGmRagYYHQkLaX8yFp8oM_3PuRKGYY53ZJZ1BDF6k30tx07OmMj45Aki1LDcgj_MgryK135jZmiVdMFD/s320/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+020.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="color:#3366ff;">Alex found the X that marked the spot of where the Pirates came and buried treasure around the house. We had a great map and clues made by a (Papa) Pirate. The boys had so much fun!</span><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOv7QfRF8L6sbpNs2W8EAiyJKulqnROs5KXtuFo0BbtsRhXl9bTu1HMxUbyxuE9XxzmLKuELpPJZdHLAwmhQybw8_drxKWNpFEgndprxp5iif6qJgUS4VraXTg7B1nXBKcbJZ1r1XKobRG/s1600-h/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320567313124355314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOv7QfRF8L6sbpNs2W8EAiyJKulqnROs5KXtuFo0BbtsRhXl9bTu1HMxUbyxuE9XxzmLKuELpPJZdHLAwmhQybw8_drxKWNpFEgndprxp5iif6qJgUS4VraXTg7B1nXBKcbJZ1r1XKobRG/s320/Gabe's+5th+Birthday+010.JPG" border="0" /></a>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-54662274458349919602009-03-20T06:37:00.000-07:002009-03-20T06:38:21.375-07:00Gabe's 5 today!<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f4449344d7a55324e513d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Gabe's 5 today!" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f4449344d7a55324e513d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-63332200594292777362009-03-18T12:25:00.000-07:002009-03-18T12:36:42.740-07:00Molly for a day...<div align="center">Who wouldn't want to be in my shoes? I am so glad Katie let me keep her...if only this deal was longer than a day!</div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">She couldn't be any cuter!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsjHWR8Xk0lFMBLLv_ZLvVaMy-LWIyMux7xoroNoSmKkaqphYqmTzCe2yjE9udNCSRkRsR14eY_oyYVyyBmiRwTS8pz7ji5fLZU7uNkZlScvVJmeWR_HUiPQKmN4gT2Mh2InUWDdhpwXB/s1600-h/old+pics+and+molly+129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314612084970590738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsjHWR8Xk0lFMBLLv_ZLvVaMy-LWIyMux7xoroNoSmKkaqphYqmTzCe2yjE9udNCSRkRsR14eY_oyYVyyBmiRwTS8pz7ji5fLZU7uNkZlScvVJmeWR_HUiPQKmN4gT2Mh2InUWDdhpwXB/s320/old+pics+and+molly+129.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">The boys showed her how to build a tower. <br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xkoIClBruFNsZGYFMAkDAKUrR5G7FEnR05SMfj4WXXSWnFXzbeguIYXOBLfBGT5dIuwtOtNP9i-A5n0UdOKpeBN56slOrEUhkYdte9MchPDzD2ICZiKEuqb7yB3lnHHdNve8laDFQUK7/s1600-h/old+pics+and+molly+152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314612082490177554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xkoIClBruFNsZGYFMAkDAKUrR5G7FEnR05SMfj4WXXSWnFXzbeguIYXOBLfBGT5dIuwtOtNP9i-A5n0UdOKpeBN56slOrEUhkYdte9MchPDzD2ICZiKEuqb7yB3lnHHdNve8laDFQUK7/s320/old+pics+and+molly+152.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Gabe got to take some pictures too.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroMwLSZdo8PTbB5OEIFPMouO3YW4oKJqAFQ4FKM00TyFwwyjvWrH8VPqYVJ51hnkSAEyJBIJOpTzm6IsMpz993lzqvNceVVz4CnXX8ZR_fxQmitc_rG18R8TVU7jU0FMTAKexX8RFBnG-/s1600-h/old+pics+and+molly+142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314612075014803954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroMwLSZdo8PTbB5OEIFPMouO3YW4oKJqAFQ4FKM00TyFwwyjvWrH8VPqYVJ51hnkSAEyJBIJOpTzm6IsMpz993lzqvNceVVz4CnXX8ZR_fxQmitc_rG18R8TVU7jU0FMTAKexX8RFBnG-/s320/old+pics+and+molly+142.JPG" border="0" /></a> Andy loved her toes....tickle, tickle!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJg4gmT9hNclPhusSsksKCKXEarHyfxaEMoxq1U82Jj8icAtRP9w24lm-_QReibY-jeQsoD25rfThbiaS0PLc_3FQysy5BDwgXRVEOntMxr4RL6ZHZ1lmPPZtuCnSWyAVWnI7NGFkAxl3s/s1600-h/old+pics+and+molly+133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314612070833148258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJg4gmT9hNclPhusSsksKCKXEarHyfxaEMoxq1U82Jj8icAtRP9w24lm-_QReibY-jeQsoD25rfThbiaS0PLc_3FQysy5BDwgXRVEOntMxr4RL6ZHZ1lmPPZtuCnSWyAVWnI7NGFkAxl3s/s320/old+pics+and+molly+133.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />He also thought she might want to see his too!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpDiLOrau8n3NpG0V-uxrsMdtiDuMFu49QksXUgEqtBI8blB_87W27gjfarKvL7sxNh_6YNHvYajJ9_vQsgj0vOeK80MzNmEcpkW1W2YFbN6A8I0SAlHmrfl66mROIeBXSoNOOq1Rt8kY/s1600-h/old+pics+and+molly+134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314612062982611826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpDiLOrau8n3NpG0V-uxrsMdtiDuMFu49QksXUgEqtBI8blB_87W27gjfarKvL7sxNh_6YNHvYajJ9_vQsgj0vOeK80MzNmEcpkW1W2YFbN6A8I0SAlHmrfl66mROIeBXSoNOOq1Rt8kY/s320/old+pics+and+molly+134.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-34781054784415773622009-03-10T18:09:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:12:03.621-07:00Miss Marley Grey<div align="center">Welcome to the World </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5SL0HItUncKfy0w3kJx-K_SskMd8kfncFtspthz6zeU_faHMRj7DqhWCae77kv6e-7fL-nzk8Z3M_pBGREncKM73yiQOjpVYKB4gpHkcuSzLIVAZWdPPj5k_QyQIZUgn8l5RMRz7SbY8/s1600-h/lizard+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311731377591709602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5SL0HItUncKfy0w3kJx-K_SskMd8kfncFtspthz6zeU_faHMRj7DqhWCae77kv6e-7fL-nzk8Z3M_pBGREncKM73yiQOjpVYKB4gpHkcuSzLIVAZWdPPj5k_QyQIZUgn8l5RMRz7SbY8/s400/lizard+012.JPG" border="0" /></a> Miss Marley Grey Baldwin</div><div align="center">7lbs 19.5 inches</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We are all so happy for you, Megan and Zach<br /></div><div align="left"></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-80798499497164488082009-03-10T18:02:00.001-07:002009-03-10T18:09:41.671-07:00Gabe's new Pet<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">Meet "Arctic Seal"</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9exiBhRQnX6BamkGeulkOWNVUi9C9YK8ChGkHgw4oHu-9DjDlu7aakt_Dm5EsVE1tl7NYYrMeK0zcT4f-Y2AAjQRpAVl3dXHwO0aJg2r7VnQ4VtsfNuVd3C81d4v3Pba1x3dsRcOVfxn/s1600-h/lizard+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311729498156073234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9exiBhRQnX6BamkGeulkOWNVUi9C9YK8ChGkHgw4oHu-9DjDlu7aakt_Dm5EsVE1tl7NYYrMeK0zcT4f-Y2AAjQRpAVl3dXHwO0aJg2r7VnQ4VtsfNuVd3C81d4v3Pba1x3dsRcOVfxn/s400/lizard+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> Well, we call him Seal for short. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Apparently</span> the naming from a almost five year <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">olds</span> logic is, "I love my new pet lizard, I also love Arctic Seals, but they don't make good pets." We have hit a new milestone with our growing boy. His birthday is just 10 days away and he wanted nothing more then his very own pet to feed, water, and have a real <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">responsibility</span>. So far so good, he is doing a great job looking after this little guy, I am happy that he is too fast to let out of his cage. I don't know which Gabe likes more, the fact that he changes colors or that he eats LIVE bugs! Happy Early Birthday Little Man</div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-27405812948134501352009-02-26T17:03:00.000-08:002009-02-26T17:29:58.931-08:00Silly Willy<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">GABE</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZOKZChthDHXFxRramSxCP83gVp4tvTA_3JQ4nqyYDbT7P0ED07CyYlhwrz23dgZJHrrDZFvfuuqZoy_HyRSC3OF1uUYl_mXMSWHtBVLu_CTrpZvyjAoDTZKmEK4VofRTqTJJt8ZiM-p4/s1600-h/snow+day+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307277008626744834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZOKZChthDHXFxRramSxCP83gVp4tvTA_3JQ4nqyYDbT7P0ED07CyYlhwrz23dgZJHrrDZFvfuuqZoy_HyRSC3OF1uUYl_mXMSWHtBVLu_CTrpZvyjAoDTZKmEK4VofRTqTJJt8ZiM-p4/s400/snow+day+006.JPG" border="0" /></a> This young man is just a barrel of laughs. I don't know what to say other than my heart just sings. Often he gets just a bit carried away with his humor, not knowing when to stop getting all the giggles out of his cousins and adults. Many times the adult evil eye and down turning of the head is enough to bring him back to earth, but the finger snap and the stern voice have to make a showing on occasion. I tell you, I wouldn't have him any other way. He has been his own personality since he was 9 months old. Even then we knew we were in trouble. My story tonight comes from complete childhood innocence and I thought I must share:</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">At dinner we were talking about how Papa works on Tuesday and Thursday nights teaching at the local community college. It just came up as it usually does that Papa will come in and kiss you goodnight when you are asleep. Gabe smiled his normal half grin as noted in the above photo and continued eating dinner. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">A couple of seconds later he said, "Mommy, does that mean Papa has two jobs?" I said yes and explained why he was gone at night because he couldn't do both at the same time. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">He again paused a moment and said, "I know someone else who has two jobs." Finding myself feeling instantly flattered and recognized for all I do around here I knew he most be talking about me. Even in the small pauses of a 4 year old I could name four or more jobs I had done that day. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I was shocked when I asked him who and his response was, "Mrs. Holly, my teacher." I said Oh I didn't know that Mrs. Holly had another job...again mentally I was thinking that my sweet child took into account Mrs. Holly was also a mother. He responded with, "Yes mom, she helps the blind." I said oh, really I didn't know that she did that after school. I immediately started wondering where she volunteers and how she has the time (if you don't know her, then you just can't appreciate her awesomeness). </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I said out loud, "I wonder what she does for them.." Gabe immediately stood up to show me. He said, "oh, that's easy mom, she just places her hand on their forehead like this (Gabe's palm pressed tightly on my own head) and the she does this (he give me a slight push), and that's it mom, then they can see again. She is really helpful to them. I think they must really like her." </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">So thank you again Mrs. Holly. I knew you were great but never understood the depths of your miracles until seen through the eyes of the children you reach...and the blind you heal of course! </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Gabe little man, I love you and have growing pride and admiration for you each and every day. Keep soaring~<br /></div><div align="center"></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-19976296425259637322009-02-23T17:29:00.000-08:002009-02-23T17:46:19.712-08:00The Charleston Puke Bug...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">Strikes AGAIN!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLdSe8_8dGE6ZpzFsU2xIV9su79GBorGRa36lSCnNyv50yUysBnEDVx7W8dk492SA-iij_Bx2_JWotMxAeG6mSYPHaTFADqAqCKVg8jgvqV12ZqEH44QKpq7NpmgWPr90XThy5jDaR5tL/s1600-h/snow+day+003.JPG"><span style="color:#006600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306169874704614226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLdSe8_8dGE6ZpzFsU2xIV9su79GBorGRa36lSCnNyv50yUysBnEDVx7W8dk492SA-iij_Bx2_JWotMxAeG6mSYPHaTFADqAqCKVg8jgvqV12ZqEH44QKpq7NpmgWPr90XThy5jDaR5tL/s400/snow+day+003.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"> Well, first and foremost, our late decision to travel to Annies' 4th Birthday Bash was a blast. We got the surprise our cousins at Ready, Set, Jump which was fun because they had no idea. Although I did love that someone told Owen and yet he saw me and said, "Aunt Megan, I didn't know you were coming too!" Gabe attempted to jump the neighbor boys skate ramp with Emily's bike. Everyone got along so well this time. We really didn't have too many tears over someone feeling left out, which is a huge plus. We also got to stay in Nana and Granddads camper...Excitement! However, the drive home that I did alone today did put a damper on the entire trip. I must say I called Holly to say goodbye and learned that BOTH Owen and Miles were home sick. I thought we probably dodged a bullet by staying the camper! WELL, a good hour later and Andy starts throwing up in the car! That's right all over every thing. Himself, the car seat, the DVD screen, his Mickey Mouse! This happened again a couple hours further down the road. The 4 hour drive ended up being 6 1/2 hours. Finally arriving home where Nick luckily made dinner, Andy did not want to eat but needed to wet his whistle...big mistake, he was in my lap at dinner....yes, all over me, my plate, everything. So I am been home 3 hours now and had two showers, two kiddo baths and done two loads of laundry! Whew! BEDTIME! Thank goodness we love our cousins! Happy B-DAY BABY GIRL! </span>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-76153835211258423272009-02-04T16:14:00.001-08:002009-02-04T16:14:51.244-08:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4e7a51774f5449344d413d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play SNOW DAY" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4e7a51774f5449344d413d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own photobook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/photobooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox photobook</a></td></tr></table>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-10061963294972235762009-01-19T14:13:00.000-08:002009-01-19T14:29:17.521-08:00Seasme Street Live...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">ELMO</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmSxTtmn8zDxujIRFSywgyyNQmzZc818XUODrCV8mNRi_XRz6ZNvk2KjDjwUds9iuuz13wgJdj1fVdEJYm_V4TN4ufinqYhvRJk4i5bFAwpunK03IuACdS1lIclFtzqdiAeyAGJTnjE87/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293133897545944514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmSxTtmn8zDxujIRFSywgyyNQmzZc818XUODrCV8mNRi_XRz6ZNvk2KjDjwUds9iuuz13wgJdj1fVdEJYm_V4TN4ufinqYhvRJk4i5bFAwpunK03IuACdS1lIclFtzqdiAeyAGJTnjE87/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+074.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#cc66cc;"> Andy and Olivia sitting in tree...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ52XPA9K-GKqwgRdW6Gkje-YxShobX0xfN6hCklvaCPvF1-7sNnDhAdkKzR5YXmPa4-qeM5-dgqEGy1Yw8wlxBq-K4btCOhVN6S0kjtPvs7YLBEawCUxttyTncYju_ufTTa1jvjucRJ4/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293133893215384594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ52XPA9K-GKqwgRdW6Gkje-YxShobX0xfN6hCklvaCPvF1-7sNnDhAdkKzR5YXmPa4-qeM5-dgqEGy1Yw8wlxBq-K4btCOhVN6S0kjtPvs7YLBEawCUxttyTncYju_ufTTa1jvjucRJ4/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+138.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#33cc00;"><br />Gabe loved the end with all the confetti<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlBrzteleAMc_8shEuAFNW-Pv39mnxcekuxxRI6rdOBwl0QrsLPUfZ179Qtssn1uODEFDPqdSocip8oWdBeIfhR-W5QOBemGPENIpKuYp22RszcToTuHT-cEYPRiIDGln1iRopan6-jjv/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293132282613067922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlBrzteleAMc_8shEuAFNW-Pv39mnxcekuxxRI6rdOBwl0QrsLPUfZ179Qtssn1uODEFDPqdSocip8oWdBeIfhR-W5QOBemGPENIpKuYp22RszcToTuHT-cEYPRiIDGln1iRopan6-jjv/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+134.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Anderson really loved it all, except for when the characters came off the stage and walked right by us. He got to the point were he would just keep his eyes on the stairs and as they move toward it he would crawl over me and Gabe and escape to the middle of our row.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmex_cP28kt99-ZZ3XU9BqNgg0rxtqNA7OEBtRcGPQ45x14-WAOUZBc8Z-MqUY_TOVwoMccwVeVupC6Bec30gV_u7s0HxsBlclW-LtNPN1CmYu6J849MWIX9wrgNkOMmx0TmYKQIgKtQU6/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293132284687641474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmex_cP28kt99-ZZ3XU9BqNgg0rxtqNA7OEBtRcGPQ45x14-WAOUZBc8Z-MqUY_TOVwoMccwVeVupC6Bec30gV_u7s0HxsBlclW-LtNPN1CmYu6J849MWIX9wrgNkOMmx0TmYKQIgKtQU6/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+082.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff9900;">Bert Doing the Hustle</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqK_1xxEyF9wdaSyMQUWHWoigVYAoW-X7KypSQifER5JGWkrtzL4elya7ozk1Wz7mSl55_xtdgwluDmQwFpoF8R2bfx2oDIY6GfHwVZnyfQu0gXU4A2A5JuJNBGD42J-akJMvmxRL8A8P/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293132278900373234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqK_1xxEyF9wdaSyMQUWHWoigVYAoW-X7KypSQifER5JGWkrtzL4elya7ozk1Wz7mSl55_xtdgwluDmQwFpoF8R2bfx2oDIY6GfHwVZnyfQu0gXU4A2A5JuJNBGD42J-akJMvmxRL8A8P/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+108.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffff00;">Who doesn't love the BIG BIRD!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOUpYvRtTGY9L9fKhm98Z8XPuptYLYnAtB2QWtqHYANkzInvpaeigKoHBTDR19NSGKK_umH5T-qgPK-9wCyAaJQQFB-2tVzVGwuoEMj2aZMJpR5rQAvd51JVVgaWb5r8gitqkpn1gOGl7/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293132276178035282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOUpYvRtTGY9L9fKhm98Z8XPuptYLYnAtB2QWtqHYANkzInvpaeigKoHBTDR19NSGKK_umH5T-qgPK-9wCyAaJQQFB-2tVzVGwuoEMj2aZMJpR5rQAvd51JVVgaWb5r8gitqkpn1gOGl7/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+114.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Andy's favorite part by far, the Elmo's world section.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO5diDWQ4lCt6OG9MOzqwMETUjZf0mf0wzB21nZtaerZAEF3WSKnMaIMH90GkYMUfDvNF1Es5d5P9zBpbMqWr7CSE_TInbchk3OpP4QCl9pPVYOAHsDRz-LBL-KTt4nBcTt2sq8oSGjAp/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293132266844374082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO5diDWQ4lCt6OG9MOzqwMETUjZf0mf0wzB21nZtaerZAEF3WSKnMaIMH90GkYMUfDvNF1Es5d5P9zBpbMqWr7CSE_TInbchk3OpP4QCl9pPVYOAHsDRz-LBL-KTt4nBcTt2sq8oSGjAp/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-7684282519418928632009-01-19T13:54:00.000-08:002009-01-19T14:13:31.537-08:00Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and ALL that Jazz!<span style="color:#ff0000;">I can't believe it has been so long without a blog post! So here are some of this years Best Christmas memories.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Our Christmas Eve service at church is more then magical and enchanting it is heart warming and joyful to watch your children take part in something that silences them without their knowledge as the wait wide-eyed for the baby to enter the room. As you arrive at church you choose to be either a wise-man, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shepard</span> or angel. Every year Gabe tells us what he wants to be but quickly changes his mind when he see what his cousin pick.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfvGeGvCEWEWmR9tkN6IOUFPotfJKhy6OVK8bQw_sYOZ0RgRdM8nEBrd3m4QD507OWNfrAIQKyAZxe7zApQ5vMEjdE6BKzKlpD0QlPIbke2_ei7Pi9XWA-eAsLp5fS669ayo3DsGrl9Bl/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293128128024095938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfvGeGvCEWEWmR9tkN6IOUFPotfJKhy6OVK8bQw_sYOZ0RgRdM8nEBrd3m4QD507OWNfrAIQKyAZxe7zApQ5vMEjdE6BKzKlpD0QlPIbke2_ei7Pi9XWA-eAsLp5fS669ayo3DsGrl9Bl/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">We move from church that evening to a party of Ramsey tradition where year after year Santa picks this house to be his first stop in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">WNC</span>. I love the look on Gabe's face with Santa in the background. He was truly was excited!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4iGIqIcgSIHCojESuMIxnK5-Nh5MRIfuONo6WfzRj2WPihxodAG5_eDK5DWGdb064p9k6Kdtl85HbT4jX3Si8a1kTg9FTLGVNoJd7HE3w8-9qXpfQ6eScHOrM18QokdiSRzAj-lw5wUr/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293127855726527890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4iGIqIcgSIHCojESuMIxnK5-Nh5MRIfuONo6WfzRj2WPihxodAG5_eDK5DWGdb064p9k6Kdtl85HbT4jX3Si8a1kTg9FTLGVNoJd7HE3w8-9qXpfQ6eScHOrM18QokdiSRzAj-lw5wUr/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+005.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#009900;">Anderson's reaction to Santa was more of an I'll just wait over here and watch! Oh, if you didn't know that my children always have self-inflected black eyes around the holidays, birthday or any photo moment, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">be careful</span> the next picture may shock you:</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxvvodMEDLgyjqXTpnFwuLbhChlVBKcmGMjvUF-89gbCmo9KicsRq3sGK8jR9uwxg0AjBVx1jVj2lZOTt61JJgfI4ofrhRTVThwHOFc5At32GxXg2hy0W-f1n_BmbEi0L7KLscOF4Apv8/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293127847312412258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxvvodMEDLgyjqXTpnFwuLbhChlVBKcmGMjvUF-89gbCmo9KicsRq3sGK8jR9uwxg0AjBVx1jVj2lZOTt61JJgfI4ofrhRTVThwHOFc5At32GxXg2hy0W-f1n_BmbEi0L7KLscOF4Apv8/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+007.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6600;">One of Gabe's favorite stocking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">stuffers</span> from Santa. Who doesn't love looking like a bug?!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIalLRungWZswYIVxj0Z_v8KZ180OnEQTPg6PO6QvgoL4BxL-RCLVMuaBae0Ge5KZxPXN4fTY5MmFjS70zZlM2-zUhoe7JM2zbRyjON3Is0ppOeii85Tp1JLCHyVLQmsGjVwP2uLjlEpwf/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293127842652541858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIalLRungWZswYIVxj0Z_v8KZ180OnEQTPg6PO6QvgoL4BxL-RCLVMuaBae0Ge5KZxPXN4fTY5MmFjS70zZlM2-zUhoe7JM2zbRyjON3Is0ppOeii85Tp1JLCHyVLQmsGjVwP2uLjlEpwf/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#00cccc;"> Anderson favorite Stuffer was the giant Hersey Kiss, it was very hard to get him to open anything else.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5iFp4k5LGEtKXAw8sn0lW01pKQY_yvaFUiYYBRwDvXR8hJ7rlLeb67AE-ugvkz_LvbTIoG7nHN9h8W-zEY4cWaxb8YWsFrCXjgEiiKGho-5t4N29Gm9uH1D8fqpCn2mbQa1UU4vec0bR/s1600-h/Christmas+and+ELMO+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293127842030983202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5iFp4k5LGEtKXAw8sn0lW01pKQY_yvaFUiYYBRwDvXR8hJ7rlLeb67AE-ugvkz_LvbTIoG7nHN9h8W-zEY4cWaxb8YWsFrCXjgEiiKGho-5t4N29Gm9uH1D8fqpCn2mbQa1UU4vec0bR/s320/Christmas+and+ELMO+026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-35759269706588793182008-12-18T11:23:00.001-08:002008-12-18T11:33:04.866-08:006 DAYS UNTIL CHIRSTMAS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzECTUIVPakhK3KzOetKmTqScnz0Av-us8DZJ12QN620xtK-1He1VCWBSM9SZse7sQ4te-j-hHivv8Ypfr_tEJEdXjXS-H2wY0o9k5sQFPJWPP8n_xcFk0apcJx8Nnr5mgGJAd2xp8Rk1/s1600-h/November+19+049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281213145068041442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzECTUIVPakhK3KzOetKmTqScnz0Av-us8DZJ12QN620xtK-1He1VCWBSM9SZse7sQ4te-j-hHivv8Ypfr_tEJEdXjXS-H2wY0o9k5sQFPJWPP8n_xcFk0apcJx8Nnr5mgGJAd2xp8Rk1/s400/November+19+049.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff0000;">So while waiting on our Savior's Birthday we enjoy eating chocolate from the advent calendar every morning. As soon as the chocolate is gone we wait for Papa to finish getting ready for work as the boys "climb" to the spot where they get the best wave from the window as Papa pulls down the drive way. Now we have had our decorations out for weeks but for some reason this morning was the first that the boys discussed the stockings. It was great to see Gabe explaining to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">inexperienced</span> Santa kid what was really going to happen to the stockings. The better part was that Andy didn't fully understand and needed to check to make sure the stockings where empty and that chocolate wasn't waiting inside. Here there are laughing at the thought of Christmas goodies after looking in Mommy and Papa's empty stockings. What Joy the Season Brings.</span><br /><div></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283023652895064551.post-52190517146737278342008-12-18T11:13:00.001-08:002008-12-18T11:23:10.769-08:00Voice of an Angel...<div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Or Something like that?</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-enwcnqPQLCda097V_WCwGwN8bTPzjnkoVdCzwxeZNoHhzdBd7UamlNstOjF-LEpd6c-o5hGHcwvrr3c-09ouEhrsmf-yX7PFcON1DVIAB-d1bIgbaGPj7MzoaId6Xr44FvBDjCWINR7/s1600-h/November+19+060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281210660822061602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 172px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-enwcnqPQLCda097V_WCwGwN8bTPzjnkoVdCzwxeZNoHhzdBd7UamlNstOjF-LEpd6c-o5hGHcwvrr3c-09ouEhrsmf-yX7PFcON1DVIAB-d1bIgbaGPj7MzoaId6Xr44FvBDjCWINR7/s320/November+19+060.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gabe had a great Christmas presentation at preschool this morning. Not only did he nail his line, "I am an animal, I live in the hay. I celebrate Jesus on Christmas Day", but he had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">undoubtedly</span> the loudest singing voice in the group. Don't worry Aunt Melissa, I recorded the whole thing. I don't know if it was "5 GOLDEN RINGS" worthy, but it was pretty good. Can't you just see the passion in the face!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-2fxtW4RGW777_jYrgaBrsIbDd2a-28QsHa9Ccx3Z4PXqEwwiuk5bcqpMAxUitdoKhMMiT7crlOksg_YDhlVIAduLCijyPUpfrgbngO6T0d6zZ0w8-IC2M7et6ZqKJy5yIHQrjUUnfmK/s1600-h/November+19+055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281210651997151954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-2fxtW4RGW777_jYrgaBrsIbDd2a-28QsHa9Ccx3Z4PXqEwwiuk5bcqpMAxUitdoKhMMiT7crlOksg_YDhlVIAduLCijyPUpfrgbngO6T0d6zZ0w8-IC2M7et6ZqKJy5yIHQrjUUnfmK/s320/November+19+055.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Alex also made an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">excellent</span> wise man. He also nailed his line and he got pick to share his idea for a gift for the new born king. After he was asked the question, "Alex, what would you give the new born King?" there was a long Alex pause of "huh, huh, huh, huh" then he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">uttered</span> "a blanket" with his awarding winning smile. Yes, there was an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">immediate</span> "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Awww</span>" that passed through the parents. We love you Alex!<br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#009900;"></span> </div></div>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01632144398499483308noreply@blogger.com0