tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11343562899774201882024-02-07T17:45:49.016-08:00The Essary FamilyBlake Lolli Jenna LaurynLollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-53075751547170754522009-07-23T12:32:00.000-07:002009-07-23T13:09:51.903-07:00They Be Jammin'!<span style="font-family:verdana;">I supported a friend's daughter who was selling buckets of (delicious) cleaned and pre-cut strawberries as a fundraiser. Well...the bucket held a lot more strawberries than I had bargained for. I could have fed a small army angel food cake with strawberries but...my mom thought it would be a great idea to let the girls make freezer jam.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">The girls each made their own brand. They are pretty sure "theirs" tastes better...even though all jars came from the same batch.</span></p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">This jam making is a serious business!</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QJroc-yBfPy0NPNxB18uolW9SY0NofIUz6seg7SMB1a_Kr7PPwig9FKSRCJphUY59d-6qYBbOEl0cg0WxRvdZu3uh3mwBuJRs0GQNSWQyDJHTq1L5VF6J7XYQcW8_OE0e5LThMUDM_kq/s1600-h/Making+Jelly+at+grandma%27s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361743597967353218" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QJroc-yBfPy0NPNxB18uolW9SY0NofIUz6seg7SMB1a_Kr7PPwig9FKSRCJphUY59d-6qYBbOEl0cg0WxRvdZu3uh3mwBuJRs0GQNSWQyDJHTq1L5VF6J7XYQcW8_OE0e5LThMUDM_kq/s320/Making+Jelly+at+grandma%27s.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqcvjno0eItRLliShX8WgQsO-qH5uWP7aIJq2mppBSw2j2ukzv8s8RwJcrSCjUNZ5L79Kw1zbQ6b7OLbofygOMRmeH9FjnRr9T3s-yovQ4hIg6AHtJ8XO4Iy4eOTZxJKseO5E3KLw71TE/s1600-h/This+jelly+making+is+serious+business..jpg"></a><br /><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Don't spill!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4-Sg3wOUCyhiLuCeRFu2-J-wky5jk6LYPLng74-wS1Vid9PupweGmsJibu4XG2ByxN_M4GuRr_QIg0fu9gz_eD_CbIgRUOONumkS2xVa3-jIFd7V660FNpFdszk11xd5NWUiQdg_PqtR/s1600-h/Jen+and+jelly.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7EeJCai2CyDdq3uz40br-udUZmRl2P_X-alRZ3aiTaHzzRIg_pchWZoDeTeoMabR4XvttUMZpGa1bk33jm6Vl6gvfj8vN5lE4iTWimNry8I6O6_tqUIzizC0BvHy6f8Bn85ojQI2rj9s/s1600-h/Don't+spill!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361742718552845986" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7EeJCai2CyDdq3uz40br-udUZmRl2P_X-alRZ3aiTaHzzRIg_pchWZoDeTeoMabR4XvttUMZpGa1bk33jm6Vl6gvfj8vN5lE4iTWimNry8I6O6_tqUIzizC0BvHy6f8Bn85ojQI2rj9s/s320/Don't+spill!.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AU10FRlMLJ31OZ_U9QbWyLUXjWi3Z0anUBuzm5PpKeQOYpUtKQgOoN2YaelAs_RzyecML9QU_uvvuRlKhKm4Y_3hYidKftjY3PWCx0fHc80b4MIagEwngzdjiovS726I6WzMHM_r9hCc/s1600-h/making+jelly+is+FUN!.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361743607035041970" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AU10FRlMLJ31OZ_U9QbWyLUXjWi3Z0anUBuzm5PpKeQOYpUtKQgOoN2YaelAs_RzyecML9QU_uvvuRlKhKm4Y_3hYidKftjY3PWCx0fHc80b4MIagEwngzdjiovS726I6WzMHM_r9hCc/s320/making+jelly+is+FUN!.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Lauryn and her yummy final product. Nummy!</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc3odt-el8PgRIYCwSJKXP1ZaYnmAtochDjkVRgYK4FlTKyB_XmVzPQ_0UqdbUYwLCl5CPrJyIhcK7QI-pllaoAO7pPOBShyPzy23zWlr5OIZ0H_deIlwQ-DK1AHZcj9elTLJNag-Twx9/s1600-h/Lauryn+the+jelly+maker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361743591888828162" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc3odt-el8PgRIYCwSJKXP1ZaYnmAtochDjkVRgYK4FlTKyB_XmVzPQ_0UqdbUYwLCl5CPrJyIhcK7QI-pllaoAO7pPOBShyPzy23zWlr5OIZ0H_deIlwQ-DK1AHZcj9elTLJNag-Twx9/s320/Lauryn+the+jelly+maker.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtQ58oUHPFiJ2gtlx9Q9DjNUwmcODtOrHAiV8bt8DBODe9w4s9mzRBbtRZPUINtI0R_xu2pycH5Deg5ZENQ5S0Lvhug7HDraDfhX6qE5Dp2B62ABDQ01alSth3UaqXy4YNrDEPPPm3vgS/s1600-h/Lauryn's+jelly+stack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361743597102426066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtQ58oUHPFiJ2gtlx9Q9DjNUwmcODtOrHAiV8bt8DBODe9w4s9mzRBbtRZPUINtI0R_xu2pycH5Deg5ZENQ5S0Lvhug7HDraDfhX6qE5Dp2B62ABDQ01alSth3UaqXy4YNrDEPPPm3vgS/s320/Lauryn's+jelly+stack.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jen and her delicious jam! Mmmm....</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgD4a9WiNzVVVD3ItlB28z9cReoNDwkTKXp-XkHSBrtqN3d9O-VUfcFm8gFc99soGgcBgx3Y0ERemIvs3bARMSDFLTydFw1BddWcXiDSB_yrPCc8If3hCWoxOduW-hXpEQuumW5ZZmvz_/s1600-h/Jen+the+jelly+maker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361742734616763938" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgD4a9WiNzVVVD3ItlB28z9cReoNDwkTKXp-XkHSBrtqN3d9O-VUfcFm8gFc99soGgcBgx3Y0ERemIvs3bARMSDFLTydFw1BddWcXiDSB_yrPCc8If3hCWoxOduW-hXpEQuumW5ZZmvz_/s320/Jen+the+jelly+maker.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5e3G_82vKG2tgfH6faF8Yp6v9p82pP5AMu_EVIxfJU7mn_cQOHmO2c_FPVvDTXIgBi48YVjwv9MNc6sHhVnPzK8EyoAvH3RjXNefOSPcRR4UPG7JJo28f3mPNLsrU38OoZfMikCSyITm/s1600-h/Jen's+jelly.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361742737301385442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5e3G_82vKG2tgfH6faF8Yp6v9p82pP5AMu_EVIxfJU7mn_cQOHmO2c_FPVvDTXIgBi48YVjwv9MNc6sHhVnPzK8EyoAvH3RjXNefOSPcRR4UPG7JJo28f3mPNLsrU38OoZfMikCSyITm/s320/Jen's+jelly.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-74459539205255479392009-07-11T09:15:00.000-07:002009-07-20T22:04:51.366-07:00Hip Hip Hooray It's Family Vacation!<p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">We LOVE Lincoln City!!</span> </span></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We go every summer to relax.</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3BagEVnXXWomQwLyHoTmIfPxNSsf1oK4GbNF2ma3hMR-HBp4tAKcVIoMXUEmUjqd08evv3iIPPPBZjWb1UKCqenV-y2vfR4hyphenhyphengfpj0HX2HSLEEVVGsrhj_dCCJT-Wg6gS1MZQXiroJgf/s1600-h/June+09+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360698680341776258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3BagEVnXXWomQwLyHoTmIfPxNSsf1oK4GbNF2ma3hMR-HBp4tAKcVIoMXUEmUjqd08evv3iIPPPBZjWb1UKCqenV-y2vfR4hyphenhyphengfpj0HX2HSLEEVVGsrhj_dCCJT-Wg6gS1MZQXiroJgf/s320/June+09+037.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lauryn had a tummy bug the day before we left but felt okay on departure day. Well...she woke up on the first morning there throwing up again. Poor kid didn't feel too hot for the first few days. This is how she spent her first day of vacation.</span><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4pes1ry_0P_YoGVA4C3T3kuUNc_tnhYRc43Z_h0_mWjG1UVuHEsta1w9xxrZEhqj33Q0J-2odemNaezT0NEOSsBwb_Df-4JoKNMb25CwyCxe-fQ_-aakC3I6w2PYudZgm-5bTshmipJE/s1600-h/Lauryn+sick+with+the+tummy+crud.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360719278122844434" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4pes1ry_0P_YoGVA4C3T3kuUNc_tnhYRc43Z_h0_mWjG1UVuHEsta1w9xxrZEhqj33Q0J-2odemNaezT0NEOSsBwb_Df-4JoKNMb25CwyCxe-fQ_-aakC3I6w2PYudZgm-5bTshmipJE/s320/Lauryn+sick+with+the+tummy+crud.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360719280225997970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5wAdC7CP0TTWxs7SFrPMwuLjqsxM8O39Hg0PAloNvt8Ull7l4ahh4WsB97LGlR-XVNtoM2-4cRr1LB6m30rKo21o8U3kdK-ennh5cHzyskiSBmT6aB8iE6MuqKypxnX9WUp_2dltMsWr/s320/Lauryn+attempting+to+eat.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Here is Papa keeping Lauryn company as she hangs out near the toilet with an upset tummy. </span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YYVcZexl8RVpZJFc_iGlMYitNBKv5eR0to4omSzvx7Huus9gcrxjR5E_iJ8_d2T3bp9NAdHRtY9orc0PwbVZjREFcTTs80tEqOpYf6_7B1gZhOYZdKI-Yy3dKcWyoiJdaIkCnBkxeld9/s1600-h/Papa+keeping+Lauryn+company.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360719270179371618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YYVcZexl8RVpZJFc_iGlMYitNBKv5eR0to4omSzvx7Huus9gcrxjR5E_iJ8_d2T3bp9NAdHRtY9orc0PwbVZjREFcTTs80tEqOpYf6_7B1gZhOYZdKI-Yy3dKcWyoiJdaIkCnBkxeld9/s320/Papa+keeping+Lauryn+company.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The girls are doing the annual "picture on a log".</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQgxvYE6A39xdpoMXQi2bxUmqo7V-c3kRqdf6-J9A3D1NDK9ZrjMf4Sgs8FrdOtuKjGT-QrDhAY_hhHp1dBuBYjxD7mVkuerQl0mF2YRuxTWKKYW0yQd5lhbK_3aizirn7kta_ZbYGMTk/s1600-h/Lauryn+posing+again.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360708502851612370" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQgxvYE6A39xdpoMXQi2bxUmqo7V-c3kRqdf6-J9A3D1NDK9ZrjMf4Sgs8FrdOtuKjGT-QrDhAY_hhHp1dBuBYjxD7mVkuerQl0mF2YRuxTWKKYW0yQd5lhbK_3aizirn7kta_ZbYGMTk/s320/Lauryn+posing+again.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzHojb2nh7eMgx9x2yYhVlpucL-0RqDkzCF_AZQnRw0w1dxm3vq3CoiDsko_hzT8NRQD-U5gqa5-Hs0lG6hf5ShzSaTqIijC_wHBs0mQuNCxIhdBMSLzjf1_QPAFqE1_BLESif8pl72Kr/s1600-h/Jen+smiling+at+beach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360708491490106210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzHojb2nh7eMgx9x2yYhVlpucL-0RqDkzCF_AZQnRw0w1dxm3vq3CoiDsko_hzT8NRQD-U5gqa5-Hs0lG6hf5ShzSaTqIijC_wHBs0mQuNCxIhdBMSLzjf1_QPAFqE1_BLESif8pl72Kr/s320/Jen+smiling+at+beach.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Lauryn bought a two-handle kite and had a blast with it. </span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jZw35Tq9xlysjLakODQwDi0O6omWxD8q36Y4l7OsOTVfFwduH-KxD7GCrzp3bgM54QGl-R2FgrOv3RLN90ziGkFW81arZJS0CPqsObw8kaDVi6fP2E-ggct6k2MzXP7IaLWbQJwUAV24/s1600-h/June+09+064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360771555540595922" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jZw35Tq9xlysjLakODQwDi0O6omWxD8q36Y4l7OsOTVfFwduH-KxD7GCrzp3bgM54QGl-R2FgrOv3RLN90ziGkFW81arZJS0CPqsObw8kaDVi6fP2E-ggct6k2MzXP7IaLWbQJwUAV24/s320/June+09+064.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4eYvAGiy8IWZ1gJvFzymrxLHkAFtfhQClwhvCZZyaK2W768MUB9Ixy0-bybILk6Q-nI45xFREIGjVaSxat6-yH4ZPylzAFCqljQugGhMmKgUQhyphenhyphenuvt4RLAVPUeKIkPR22ZlgJbRJjI7b/s1600-h/June+09+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360771560497233186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4eYvAGiy8IWZ1gJvFzymrxLHkAFtfhQClwhvCZZyaK2W768MUB9Ixy0-bybILk6Q-nI45xFREIGjVaSxat6-yH4ZPylzAFCqljQugGhMmKgUQhyphenhyphenuvt4RLAVPUeKIkPR22ZlgJbRJjI7b/s320/June+09+065.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Oohh..look how far Blake got his kite off the ground. ;)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjng0RFNS2Ku95ZmlLpCeY-9O6npmnI1NPFjCqRPx3a1_gMWESqtoAeECDoMVVECzAYUDqdpSO0aL_CuZQkd7gox1eadqeJCDZkGttWdwkyePeZGSBpLlx_GuC2rk_2O31h8-1g2LwJoZ/s1600-h/June+09+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360698709056860338" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjng0RFNS2Ku95ZmlLpCeY-9O6npmnI1NPFjCqRPx3a1_gMWESqtoAeECDoMVVECzAYUDqdpSO0aL_CuZQkd7gox1eadqeJCDZkGttWdwkyePeZGSBpLlx_GuC2rk_2O31h8-1g2LwJoZ/s320/June+09+066.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jen taking a stroll along the shore.</span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yJGnmSJo8nKQU3nzRb9or5EftEOjoZWsP1gD_Te2zeF7VW9yxcFoLUX-NcQhntib6UElspR8s-YfmCe-RZObmb-kuE_aWNGRQ2J3rsfGqQumUBAt-zhmqaVr4AHL9g5ShzP2IKcu7u4a/s1600-h/Jen+walking+on+beach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360771539422081058" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yJGnmSJo8nKQU3nzRb9or5EftEOjoZWsP1gD_Te2zeF7VW9yxcFoLUX-NcQhntib6UElspR8s-YfmCe-RZObmb-kuE_aWNGRQ2J3rsfGqQumUBAt-zhmqaVr4AHL9g5ShzP2IKcu7u4a/s320/Jen+walking+on+beach.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jen and Lauryn enjoying the hot tub on our deck.</span> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLx-QEwXi3GK34p0rPZhLqVMbva9NHDNUJJO0IgM_O0h-Xsv0U9FbOqGvMUdvQf3MEfHF6a_hSiUpc_YZ-Bq1HoPjHfxf-JnM0AZf4QcAYJNv1oeK5_MXoriyNOwCLkNjbf6Xvqzq4IHHr/s1600-h/hot+tubbing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360708486882481890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLx-QEwXi3GK34p0rPZhLqVMbva9NHDNUJJO0IgM_O0h-Xsv0U9FbOqGvMUdvQf3MEfHF6a_hSiUpc_YZ-Bq1HoPjHfxf-JnM0AZf4QcAYJNv1oeK5_MXoriyNOwCLkNjbf6Xvqzq4IHHr/s320/hot+tubbing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The past two years Lauryn has blown a glass float. She gets to choose her colors and work through the whole process. This year my dad told jokingly said she was the state glass blowing champ and some people thought he was serious. They sat and watched her in awe. It was pretty funny!</span><br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzT22r79PgDPWcqmQrzUMQDBVXmZQle_tG4uXIazB-sS2aOnUr5_-SnMGnjntG2gL50Ccyg-uKpUuG6Hnz6R60zixJtU0NE5EpAzkwbLp19WuEEjvDubqJZxH56IFSFxXPNCt-GEFYSH9/s1600-h/June+09+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360698694990493026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMzT22r79PgDPWcqmQrzUMQDBVXmZQle_tG4uXIazB-sS2aOnUr5_-SnMGnjntG2gL50Ccyg-uKpUuG6Hnz6R60zixJtU0NE5EpAzkwbLp19WuEEjvDubqJZxH56IFSFxXPNCt-GEFYSH9/s320/June+09+056.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBqozfsQy0n-J3h-sO7KMN5VgqG-HPyApVBAh9L2x6kprn40Zqy1_pa9vPH9vKbzOR88x89_u6RFW5_B1brPESyM1sPqILRqDf4i6Jor-w0FKxv8RtxGYrQ2RkmU4Fz04XGlZaw4isNfT/s1600-h/June+09+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360698698925679522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBqozfsQy0n-J3h-sO7KMN5VgqG-HPyApVBAh9L2x6kprn40Zqy1_pa9vPH9vKbzOR88x89_u6RFW5_B1brPESyM1sPqILRqDf4i6Jor-w0FKxv8RtxGYrQ2RkmU4Fz04XGlZaw4isNfT/s320/June+09+061.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Jen chose to just watch the glass blowing. She wants to make a starfish paperweight next year though.</span><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360708502102937938" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TKpRFde1tkAL_w5tn7wCxi1xtZkd2eWKzY4KlXeX3NpcfYWZF0hM1YMK1w2JrZLk-R30HScYC4dShC_JTZrCT73QXhj0UCdEsm7ZU-w-uRbKDt4-1h6HOTcPV-on3uxzkZkapXMMlL_W/s320/Jen+watching+Lauryn+blow+glass.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We woke up one morning to this "RV for Rent" stuck in the sand on the beach below us. It was pretty comical watching them try to get it out. I wonder if he got his damage deposit back?</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWTfijOJIqdI058MSIJ4xN21lQ3McArGy_vXScKHhaem3mnMJUyU59LwzN0jRnDgZ6L58fsSSWrfh4H9nCCoMOeKVevS3xVm7UnCXO1g0vjbmEii1ai2vlLhNpA8AItFx48Lv5dVAGItQ/s1600-h/June+09+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360698684585803858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWTfijOJIqdI058MSIJ4xN21lQ3McArGy_vXScKHhaem3mnMJUyU59LwzN0jRnDgZ6L58fsSSWrfh4H9nCCoMOeKVevS3xVm7UnCXO1g0vjbmEii1ai2vlLhNpA8AItFx48Lv5dVAGItQ/s320/June+09+038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's a good thing Blake convinced me it was a great idea to take the pickup instead of the Tahoe. We tend to do a little...okay a lot...of shopping at the outlet mall. It may have been a cozy ride home. </span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLE6n9vONs6XitezI73UEwT8Sgft7IanlYIZqMSg5gCTxnw-4F3dFQrnsNdTUAjuLs_eRG_oqfplOXLp-LaJb3QnqDpReAvvTfLGmR-9bogENuSRGf9M0dWaNKkG7ZY5mcvgYNuu30F2O/s1600-h/June+09+069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360708483707437090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLE6n9vONs6XitezI73UEwT8Sgft7IanlYIZqMSg5gCTxnw-4F3dFQrnsNdTUAjuLs_eRG_oqfplOXLp-LaJb3QnqDpReAvvTfLGmR-9bogENuSRGf9M0dWaNKkG7ZY5mcvgYNuu30F2O/s320/June+09+069.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-58084263834316529752009-06-19T12:16:00.001-07:002009-06-19T12:48:42.428-07:00Summer "Do"<span style="font-family:Verdana;">The girls<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;"><strong>l<span style="font-family:webdings;">Y</span>ve</strong></span></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"> </span>haircut days with Kelli! Lauryn woke up with a tummy bug so there was no fighting about who got to go first. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jen l<span style="font-family:webdings;">Y</span>ves, l<span style="font-family:webdings;">Y</span>ves, l<span style="font-family:webdings;">Y</span>ves, her new "do" (and so do I)! Yesterday she asked if I thought she should cut it short, followed by "it doesn't really matter because I'm cutting it...I just want to know what you think". I always let the girls make their own hair decisions since they take care of it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This is a perfect summer cut for Jen. She can still do fun stuff with it but it will be nice and cool.</span></p><span style="font-family:Webdings;"></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK_PRVSbdXfEUij5c95wuWL-m52vS48J_N1P1aS-AqlvsL5TgDg10fXd5V7tqxqptK6aY9SLTXstq7gHQzPNIC4XGVQc2KbuvoSD7Kbc0CLawyqJkSj7vPm1PnaLwCCURIIvisfsjTmJa/s1600-h/June+09+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349120426028817954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK_PRVSbdXfEUij5c95wuWL-m52vS48J_N1P1aS-AqlvsL5TgDg10fXd5V7tqxqptK6aY9SLTXstq7gHQzPNIC4XGVQc2KbuvoSD7Kbc0CLawyqJkSj7vPm1PnaLwCCURIIvisfsjTmJa/s320/June+09+028.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANQ_Wt4JRvo2Bw5lLeLgrt-kogLi59PjiFgezAhleY-F-WkGkMxUnuxctPtjrYUva7RWzBYn9s4PySIuxbyVMASUMwr1OBlp55EKzaPvY0Y7nNXitMKUoq1yyWe9G_1pNMWE8qdH7y2UT/s1600-h/June+09+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349120430576318386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANQ_Wt4JRvo2Bw5lLeLgrt-kogLi59PjiFgezAhleY-F-WkGkMxUnuxctPtjrYUva7RWzBYn9s4PySIuxbyVMASUMwr1OBlp55EKzaPvY0Y7nNXitMKUoq1yyWe9G_1pNMWE8qdH7y2UT/s320/June+09+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-36537479009873504892009-05-26T22:00:00.001-07:002009-05-26T22:39:15.464-07:00(Strawberry) Harvest Party!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Sunday morning Lauryn and I were walking around...checking out all our plants. This year she has four pots that she planted and is responsible for--two pots of strawberries, one of tomatoes, and one with flowers. We discovered that her first strawberry was ready to be picked. Those of you that know Lauryn know she likes to throw parties for any reason. She said, "Mom...we can't pick it without having a celebration." She went inside and brought out a box of decorations and some paper to write her speech. She kept herself quite busy while I worked on trimming up some plants. Lauryn would make a great event planner. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">My parents came out and we all sat around "the plant". Lauryn prepared a cute speech, cut the strawberry into 8 (very small) pieces to share, and we ate strawberry fruit bars. It was a pretty quick little ceremony but oh-so-special.</span></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Here she is getting the bench decorated for the celebration.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN0qJBniQ3udYjFRdsa9R8kqRMOnrsGOCvfq7M-F4GonKiXgvYL7d5Wdd6Y2K0L7oYmh_x8RPeGt6scacNfpgfe6SyDl22n6d1bxxYJrHGpU7XOIO2Bob703FNUvbQtVfTFa4xwBOqohW/s1600-h/IMG_0543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340366520394770210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN0qJBniQ3udYjFRdsa9R8kqRMOnrsGOCvfq7M-F4GonKiXgvYL7d5Wdd6Y2K0L7oYmh_x8RPeGt6scacNfpgfe6SyDl22n6d1bxxYJrHGpU7XOIO2Bob703FNUvbQtVfTFa4xwBOqohW/s320/IMG_0543.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Lauryn reading her "speech".</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiml-xCVKCN0UolO8a6HhvEXLv-0mhc2qkrNpU3EDyk71owsUjx5xJoJ6xc8C75XVvIAUgFrYC3D1bSQBCb5H9hX7qdl7qJJqDulrufKfBO18bJg8gniynDcUaCmHcI8Gfdr_acOcco8lS-/s1600-h/IMG_0547.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340366537394773602" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiml-xCVKCN0UolO8a6HhvEXLv-0mhc2qkrNpU3EDyk71owsUjx5xJoJ6xc8C75XVvIAUgFrYC3D1bSQBCb5H9hX7qdl7qJJqDulrufKfBO18bJg8gniynDcUaCmHcI8Gfdr_acOcco8lS-/s320/IMG_0547.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The first strawberry. Isn't it a beauty?</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnePqn_e-JpGKg9krIr9asTD6rtA9J6mQcJ1kAn5Zt5Tx6BH5PhJq14wNSdedXQ3uWJ0_d3-undV4bBddt4iM-ABTLvRmuVM1LwIX1oJhD9mTtZMA8CEWwrc1Z_jwmq4rKrmiKw3fyeCg/s1600-h/IMG_0545.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340366532227143362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnePqn_e-JpGKg9krIr9asTD6rtA9J6mQcJ1kAn5Zt5Tx6BH5PhJq14wNSdedXQ3uWJ0_d3-undV4bBddt4iM-ABTLvRmuVM1LwIX1oJhD9mTtZMA8CEWwrc1Z_jwmq4rKrmiKw3fyeCg/s320/IMG_0545.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Picking the berry.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMUMSpkzuMsMl6VdGwukV1Js6JVQ281X-Wg4X4Mt9QoZZdkAUrsHd5CNZx0Jqf0EZdQoFByOsy_13ZliTxzMB_MLulp6_5zwrMZUlPPy2BKmJRIOd8m81WO6dQGm6xZQ-aqURDjfhdlAY/s1600-h/IMG_0549.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340368316462682322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMUMSpkzuMsMl6VdGwukV1Js6JVQ281X-Wg4X4Mt9QoZZdkAUrsHd5CNZx0Jqf0EZdQoFByOsy_13ZliTxzMB_MLulp6_5zwrMZUlPPy2BKmJRIOd8m81WO6dQGm6xZQ-aqURDjfhdlAY/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-37442814279586015442009-05-25T21:33:00.001-07:002009-05-25T21:44:10.441-07:00Brace Yourself!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Jen has been wanting braces for years. Well this past Friday she got her wish! I drove her to Richland for her 8:00 appointment. The orthodontist is starting with her top braces because she has some goofy stuff going on with the bottom teeth. One of her baby teeth doesn't have a permanent one underneath and is attaching to the bone. She will have to have it removed and a temporary tooth put in until she turns 17 and can have an implant. Needless to say...we will be funding some great vacations for the orthodontist.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The braces haven't bothered her too much. The Herbst Appliance - the "hydraulics" used to move her jaw- have been a bugger though. She really has to think about what she is eating and the size because her back teeth don't touch now. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jen is such a trooper. She isn't in love with the whole experience so far(like she thought) but she doesn't complain.</p><br /><br /></span><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnkbvohLUR6Bg4uyDGRMflgdwrljMzobYYNUdTLlYlh4fJTzHYohfP3G_xD4pTZKDkRIhKyvv4aFUqzqRj6VmfpHnbKZsCtIMHPTfdlpjZ-xUb2Amzjl8P3SK-5XSkq0D3jHCyNJj80Bl/s1600-h/IMG_0477.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339986570375983890" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnkbvohLUR6Bg4uyDGRMflgdwrljMzobYYNUdTLlYlh4fJTzHYohfP3G_xD4pTZKDkRIhKyvv4aFUqzqRj6VmfpHnbKZsCtIMHPTfdlpjZ-xUb2Amzjl8P3SK-5XSkq0D3jHCyNJj80Bl/s400/IMG_0477.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-55009083779714214262009-05-24T23:25:00.001-07:002009-05-24T23:47:27.910-07:00Taylor Swift Rocks!<p align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Months ago, it was rumored that Taylor Swift was coming to Yakima. I quickly added her concert tour page to my favorites...waiting for the day that the ticket sale date would change from "Coming Soon". Well one day I was shocked to go on and find that Yakima was replaced with Nampa, ID. I was just as excited as the girls and I was determined to take them to see her. I ended up getting tickets for the Spokane concert!!</span></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">We bought the girls glowsticks before the concert started. They had them in the air the entire time!!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOqK002OCj9BokJn-L8WS7cO2FWYZ37XAuwZBiBMOuqPsliPdnWJG7D32r_IBj39GJz3sDdI2vopn16Ebt2FKAVy9lTiAXcWI0-cDfIWpn120ehU1Ull5uAI75DXMHqfoTJxCEE9RRVsj/s1600-h/Taylor+Swift+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339646119108162882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOqK002OCj9BokJn-L8WS7cO2FWYZ37XAuwZBiBMOuqPsliPdnWJG7D32r_IBj39GJz3sDdI2vopn16Ebt2FKAVy9lTiAXcWI0-cDfIWpn120ehU1Ull5uAI75DXMHqfoTJxCEE9RRVsj/s320/Taylor+Swift+1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMf4Pl7CGMUXCX-LdtFnueZm6xHLSzhbXW4br4aC6aQLqOk_9q2OUtBnDmm1VgDuK-YQ4Qs_9pQpGpctxdsHkNqhXuLmMxOQmiN-iIPUbRl89KMCtk3y5l6mYMyK7NHOX584VvzSuCYkRG/s1600-h/Taylor+Swift+15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339646134237848418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMf4Pl7CGMUXCX-LdtFnueZm6xHLSzhbXW4br4aC6aQLqOk_9q2OUtBnDmm1VgDuK-YQ4Qs_9pQpGpctxdsHkNqhXuLmMxOQmiN-iIPUbRl89KMCtk3y5l6mYMyK7NHOX584VvzSuCYkRG/s320/Taylor+Swift+15.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4wGo00_5kXL7C2fnjbv26zJn1NMZ_uIwBXhSqqgM9lWUy-_rzeRKxxKRKIImsF7yC6pGcK6vNAzTinFueHwj9g9uMcgDLh73COYJ-WxL7FCd-4UzUHPVk0ea3DRasxzync1MSYvn2Fz2/s1600-h/Taylor+Swift+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339646131178044834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4wGo00_5kXL7C2fnjbv26zJn1NMZ_uIwBXhSqqgM9lWUy-_rzeRKxxKRKIImsF7yC6pGcK6vNAzTinFueHwj9g9uMcgDLh73COYJ-WxL7FCd-4UzUHPVk0ea3DRasxzync1MSYvn2Fz2/s320/Taylor+Swift+4.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4wGo00_5kXL7C2fnjbv26zJn1NMZ_uIwBXhSqqgM9lWUy-_rzeRKxxKRKIImsF7yC6pGcK6vNAzTinFueHwj9g9uMcgDLh73COYJ-WxL7FCd-4UzUHPVk0ea3DRasxzync1MSYvn2Fz2/s1600-h/Taylor+Swift+4.jpg"></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;">After a costume change, Taylor (I say it like we're friends) came out and played in the section directly across from us. After the song she (along with about six large men) walked down the aisle to the floor. She hugged fans and signed autographs on the way down. She is just precious!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QXxgcjZHmAt0G_mzVyZrRwTVXCgQs2XQFfsY7KQ02AdBFl4_iWk6QOzX47Ko_Q-1nbaLYGCnu-yEnkq6TRxzxz-c4BfQGeTjjDshdah1Bdz7ayF7mbiNADkM068JDe8YIz1nSQdcPZsv/s1600-h/Taylor+Swift+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339644990541704306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QXxgcjZHmAt0G_mzVyZrRwTVXCgQs2XQFfsY7KQ02AdBFl4_iWk6QOzX47Ko_Q-1nbaLYGCnu-yEnkq6TRxzxz-c4BfQGeTjjDshdah1Bdz7ayF7mbiNADkM068JDe8YIz1nSQdcPZsv/s320/Taylor+Swift+5.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Taylor Swift played on a small stage directly in front of our seats. The girls were grins from ear to ear!</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKxJoK2LMV7A51KeA81LnXqebo4g_MsDjEpW50Xg3Nan3JBlrrZ9TyqDT1CHHEAotRl_4IcBjk4mL5gnwVgLk6XWxadGy2XqTP64ZayakYfb0hyphenhyphenbMb_uqpk1EUPKOXvRIbpyHhCofxPA/s1600-h/Taylor+Swift.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339644987856597282" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKxJoK2LMV7A51KeA81LnXqebo4g_MsDjEpW50Xg3Nan3JBlrrZ9TyqDT1CHHEAotRl_4IcBjk4mL5gnwVgLk6XWxadGy2XqTP64ZayakYfb0hyphenhyphenbMb_uqpk1EUPKOXvRIbpyHhCofxPA/s320/Taylor+Swift.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Here is the "fake" ending with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKL0i4Uhz0nVWUiDhuTXN8i7kujFgkqG-jQog6mTI8_4CLzVBNdk_kqPoVWcN8E8khNfwBhnckNg56WNZ7uNWqP6qr84AdRrhrgz8TRM7XqxJak6zOXcZc3hi1aZxrKtTgLesaGH04Dfc/s1600-h/Taylor+Swift,+Kellie+Pickler,+and+Gloriana.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339646121575472194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKL0i4Uhz0nVWUiDhuTXN8i7kujFgkqG-jQog6mTI8_4CLzVBNdk_kqPoVWcN8E8khNfwBhnckNg56WNZ7uNWqP6qr84AdRrhrgz8TRM7XqxJak6zOXcZc3hi1aZxrKtTgLesaGH04Dfc/s320/Taylor+Swift,+Kellie+Pickler,+and+Gloriana.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Taylor came back out for an <strong>amazing</strong> finale! It was a very energetic ending. The "rain" had to feel sooo good because she worked her tail off.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKZkRL449FdsPCSnWQuVmG1LAkQP5aNLSuff7g368RFEYJDv78hzPqav2TeJf4F01y9cXoFOAdw6vbxW9jsK35UAMhuvghzYsRb41OffXedIhluciSQSqA9te36JmLuwfckKOGmISE7sc/s1600-h/Taylor+Swift+16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339644996234782066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKZkRL449FdsPCSnWQuVmG1LAkQP5aNLSuff7g368RFEYJDv78hzPqav2TeJf4F01y9cXoFOAdw6vbxW9jsK35UAMhuvghzYsRb41OffXedIhluciSQSqA9te36JmLuwfckKOGmISE7sc/s320/Taylor+Swift+16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-7879799513925137722009-04-26T22:33:00.000-07:002009-04-26T22:47:54.722-07:00The Hand-Me-Down Bed<div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jenna has been patiently waiting for our new bed to arrive. We ordered it from an Amish Company and it was "supposed" to arrive in mid-June. Well...apparently the Amish have been hit by the down economy and had plenty of time to build our bed and nightstands because they were delivered yesterday. We are all tickled with our new bedrooms. I hope to order a dresser soon but am still recovering from this round.</span> </div><div align="center"> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJRQXlVUEeodO47dTmt2UsAzir_v4UeT-RHQsPjNH4wqHkl_64aDWypqWmYOMSrU7RlEysosAaQzuLt5HQbWchjwNfyH5xZzpJH7YGhoVLK_sl7TGbJG7WqyzeDYYhWp9AC-EGOzEAuA/s1600-h/IMG_0277.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329242042282477154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJRQXlVUEeodO47dTmt2UsAzir_v4UeT-RHQsPjNH4wqHkl_64aDWypqWmYOMSrU7RlEysosAaQzuLt5HQbWchjwNfyH5xZzpJH7YGhoVLK_sl7TGbJG7WqyzeDYYhWp9AC-EGOzEAuA/s320/IMG_0277.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Jen was tickled to get rid of the twin size bed and move up to the Queen!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0eByfH6oRdPG6NyW019lhGqDsyNyxjUzUEH-VSdYmuUFp5YSya-ZjiYr3G9-FGrq3Xhuyy9_J2ByhbdAnIfH_PhmqSEBzAvY-rhDrtdvmoGr9K11n8Dzt9F2OixHDS8zv373GsRy1uU/s1600-h/IMG_0284.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329242046133666834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0eByfH6oRdPG6NyW019lhGqDsyNyxjUzUEH-VSdYmuUFp5YSya-ZjiYr3G9-FGrq3Xhuyy9_J2ByhbdAnIfH_PhmqSEBzAvY-rhDrtdvmoGr9K11n8Dzt9F2OixHDS8zv373GsRy1uU/s320/IMG_0284.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-af2t-qR4M9WcU8gFDOew0FsEJUATdLd0p7sYGMjYXCTLQrKKO1oM8xs6JEVkX5utu9LEtN0Icv-WoSXXr9d4XFUzeH3XdRKsGBzknyJUe_uoePPaMw_zKUKilTWKYzj0bkmO4WfVH7s/s1600-h/IMG_0285.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329242053541494738" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-af2t-qR4M9WcU8gFDOew0FsEJUATdLd0p7sYGMjYXCTLQrKKO1oM8xs6JEVkX5utu9LEtN0Icv-WoSXXr9d4XFUzeH3XdRKsGBzknyJUe_uoePPaMw_zKUKilTWKYzj0bkmO4WfVH7s/s320/IMG_0285.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Blake and I are absolutely thrilled with our purchase. The quality is phenominal...and made with no electricity. We are anxious to get some more pieces. </span></div></div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-29780872910140486142009-04-13T22:04:00.000-07:002009-04-13T22:27:09.656-07:00Easter Weekend!!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Easter weekend was full of family and food. We started the preparations Thursday afternoon and didn't stop until Sunday night. We had a memorial service in town for an aunt and uncle so were fortunate to spend time with a lot of our dear family.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The girls dyed eggs on Thursday night since we knew that Friday and Saturday were going to be busy with other family activities. It is so fun to watch them focus on their work.</span></p><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCctwy3mJ3FTG5KTdsl3j8fa8xcAw6pHlQnmmOyKiYAWEfl6QarqIzgfn2O3IFRBNmT37FUjvjYb27E4YtjNCJBRAuFE2lk_aUhxtamclCQH_OhPOKHdK2bvGAL98envhr44lMx9eS7n4/s1600-h/Lauryn+Easter+eggs+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409876489634450" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCctwy3mJ3FTG5KTdsl3j8fa8xcAw6pHlQnmmOyKiYAWEfl6QarqIzgfn2O3IFRBNmT37FUjvjYb27E4YtjNCJBRAuFE2lk_aUhxtamclCQH_OhPOKHdK2bvGAL98envhr44lMx9eS7n4/s320/Lauryn+Easter+eggs+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIf-Aa6TRlAGKQJ0H4O1ZUnsxJaHyislOnsexHQv38pLIdCq98rOZe1Xigf7Mu8GZaOEGiymFvZQfxlZn06DL0TaRdhoHn0-95SYT7f8wU9ANJNv4PjpQQJOGtgHKdtdOlV3KR2mwrtQ/s1600-h/Lauryn+Easter+eggs+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409622666018162" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIf-Aa6TRlAGKQJ0H4O1ZUnsxJaHyislOnsexHQv38pLIdCq98rOZe1Xigf7Mu8GZaOEGiymFvZQfxlZn06DL0TaRdhoHn0-95SYT7f8wU9ANJNv4PjpQQJOGtgHKdtdOlV3KR2mwrtQ/s320/Lauryn+Easter+eggs+1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcmzd9n13DI16FJzPta-N7_A36udgIrnsy9h2S7QUuRRyNc5MqOzKMZwbnYcExrzHMC41iPJ8PlS1qGF5hR3y_MhIKOVkxUDriEZV8hPgK3GKI2__wTYbUBggu93AcRQLmtvcZ_7d-nw/s1600-h/Jenna+Easter+Eggs+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409617320181490" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcmzd9n13DI16FJzPta-N7_A36udgIrnsy9h2S7QUuRRyNc5MqOzKMZwbnYcExrzHMC41iPJ8PlS1qGF5hR3y_MhIKOVkxUDriEZV8hPgK3GKI2__wTYbUBggu93AcRQLmtvcZ_7d-nw/s320/Jenna+Easter+Eggs+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIm0yKEDhVfkHXUGKexE6RiOpMm9S7tWFMTVP8yfhvwN-9bM7XWZCMXpue2doEyIi0jNjo2bKcu57NhG6JzE-6dDtxlS68GbjwhJ5u4GyVihoe2TpVetgtPWCglvZp4VIr3fA61-c7xlM/s1600-h/Jenna+Easter+Eggs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409611988285442" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIm0yKEDhVfkHXUGKexE6RiOpMm9S7tWFMTVP8yfhvwN-9bM7XWZCMXpue2doEyIi0jNjo2bKcu57NhG6JzE-6dDtxlS68GbjwhJ5u4GyVihoe2TpVetgtPWCglvZp4VIr3fA61-c7xlM/s320/Jenna+Easter+Eggs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ta-da...some of the finished product!</span></span></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324408942184328274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ylNfX0QO5FSqcvALs2XwwoejQmZRuOsUma_DRBWLB4Rq_thwT760bp83ZD3WaZXKZsPo8fPZWegR63MSXif-qeVNgqiQjXjVK711cQAuwdh-rmANB30KThCcLR26HwIdp34-TV7kQ94/s320/Easter+Eggs.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lauryn starting the hunt.</span> <br /></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWtxdcrx9qmOvt6eVEL1AtlXOYb6B2q67lS7iy1nGhnuPkMUeMu1dWlLprj_kVje6eU863KcTV04YEYF1DXnlBkgzdgKcVzowXXB6cTxJd4nKzyAgUKciqjAM4kYKPwf5lDG1mdok7JU/s1600-h/Lauryn+egg+hunt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409883756317858" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWtxdcrx9qmOvt6eVEL1AtlXOYb6B2q67lS7iy1nGhnuPkMUeMu1dWlLprj_kVje6eU863KcTV04YEYF1DXnlBkgzdgKcVzowXXB6cTxJd4nKzyAgUKciqjAM4kYKPwf5lDG1mdok7JU/s320/Lauryn+egg+hunt.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Every year the girls get a picture taken in front of this tree on Easter Sunday!</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VtziUJjl1Frt7tNltsYmHQ1ki4MarQ3hCA9RC_A_ZqR1vZ9GD3jqYzbInq-GlTMkE6B3nTwLxxKRXV6lG7KrADukMy0wu8VDhyphenhyphenkXPR0fGOqru8U0bVltyS2Jp1h8XKxMI96W9kREYXc/s1600-h/Lauryn+Easter+09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409622078137650" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VtziUJjl1Frt7tNltsYmHQ1ki4MarQ3hCA9RC_A_ZqR1vZ9GD3jqYzbInq-GlTMkE6B3nTwLxxKRXV6lG7KrADukMy0wu8VDhyphenhyphenkXPR0fGOqru8U0bVltyS2Jp1h8XKxMI96W9kREYXc/s320/Lauryn+Easter+09.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eMlIK5149o1xwCcD3gBxOhsmVEevPpHysbxXeebIiGIi3dvSlGtb3w2p759C3I09Nh2UzQN75tdvkVc2RaswSQsK736jHL2BTysgoEGhWiCuVFezjL11NY8K0gausdq808He07_7c2k/s1600-h/Jen+Easter+09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409318991907618" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eMlIK5149o1xwCcD3gBxOhsmVEevPpHysbxXeebIiGIi3dvSlGtb3w2p759C3I09Nh2UzQN75tdvkVc2RaswSQsK736jHL2BTysgoEGhWiCuVFezjL11NY8K0gausdq808He07_7c2k/s320/Jen+Easter+09.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKmyKgNdbKE-snp_YCGrlmAQtLSeXIFFBfY4d7-jbfnw2r4tf_kD3nGxrFsHIED4l26gl-oyGp4V6Xw7zlKpuecYUoZQQ6lNx_qodFbNpxEHLMdIuv9UyZwx_82LK6qvlOS7BpOpvDTE/s1600-h/Jen+and+Lauryn+Easter+09+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409313471561922" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKmyKgNdbKE-snp_YCGrlmAQtLSeXIFFBfY4d7-jbfnw2r4tf_kD3nGxrFsHIED4l26gl-oyGp4V6Xw7zlKpuecYUoZQQ6lNx_qodFbNpxEHLMdIuv9UyZwx_82LK6qvlOS7BpOpvDTE/s320/Jen+and+Lauryn+Easter+09+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha98mHPzWhN2_YsrGX8hm92SSqg8gkGBnTPl2zl43VFvGLuMvOTJsgDjgqs1pvLb17vflAZMWYfoNInwXmyPwyp5qihBJSNUdhgkeJ75i9lWUwlndbqrJGeTWhwQG9OMyNQhj5WY6Iyqk/s1600-h/Jen+and+Lauryn+Easter+09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409315254786674" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha98mHPzWhN2_YsrGX8hm92SSqg8gkGBnTPl2zl43VFvGLuMvOTJsgDjgqs1pvLb17vflAZMWYfoNInwXmyPwyp5qihBJSNUdhgkeJ75i9lWUwlndbqrJGeTWhwQG9OMyNQhj5WY6Iyqk/s320/Jen+and+Lauryn+Easter+09.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jen in her cool "bunny" glasses! I think Largent has his eye on an egg. ;)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4mY__DFNj2F3B9ZxhH-ywm3b9c7q_olOXVf8m194BmTe_2IjW_FV7gOFKP-eZjY4DobwwU_GFd3OSTc8m2Q3OpR6mSjCcwq1IgsxFBjHfcMBONXwsoI6kenQvQsi20EHs0SEajs9rSo/s1600-h/Jen+Hannah+Largent.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409321620181362" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4mY__DFNj2F3B9ZxhH-ywm3b9c7q_olOXVf8m194BmTe_2IjW_FV7gOFKP-eZjY4DobwwU_GFd3OSTc8m2Q3OpR6mSjCcwq1IgsxFBjHfcMBONXwsoI6kenQvQsi20EHs0SEajs9rSo/s320/Jen+Hannah+Largent.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jen doing her homework on Easter Sunday.</span> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURkRlIQFpd4zLIamkT64RtQjUNbjvtBKeV9j58oiFY_MYo2fVEjXn6QZTFy7SDo0oeoXfK0fLVEzMZn0Ph4rnBW-DqWjc4OKAzgZnJBaJei7vLXCJVP9M3EshhPt93fH8MIiVPDNtx0U/s1600-h/Jen+doing+Easter+homework.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324409317517995474" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURkRlIQFpd4zLIamkT64RtQjUNbjvtBKeV9j58oiFY_MYo2fVEjXn6QZTFy7SDo0oeoXfK0fLVEzMZn0Ph4rnBW-DqWjc4OKAzgZnJBaJei7vLXCJVP9M3EshhPt93fH8MIiVPDNtx0U/s320/Jen+doing+Easter+homework.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Every year my uncle is picked on by the Easter bunny. His egg can't be colored and hidden like everyone elses. It has been hung high in trees(with leaves glued on), had dog food glued all over it and placed in the dog dish, etc. This year it was covered in dryer lint (I know...gross) and set under the dryer vent outside.</span></div><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHGFFw8VmwiDbqxFroL-4i4g9WofCQP0-N26Hu7beAuHyAB01FhLm1D-3YjOTESOQKUJ1YhjpYusURcZG_AC2HgDERp5LyxsFA8F1GejANR4-SGYJhrCY-pHB5lgRmx9PY0pRXUXP1B4/s1600-h/Bill's+egg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324408952934618642" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHGFFw8VmwiDbqxFroL-4i4g9WofCQP0-N26Hu7beAuHyAB01FhLm1D-3YjOTESOQKUJ1YhjpYusURcZG_AC2HgDERp5LyxsFA8F1GejANR4-SGYJhrCY-pHB5lgRmx9PY0pRXUXP1B4/s320/Bill's+egg.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div> </div></div></div></div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-66560450121823656842009-03-22T21:42:00.000-07:002009-03-22T22:13:16.690-07:00Crafty Sunday at Grandma's!<span style="font-family:verdana;">Jen and Lauryn love to craft with my mom (a.k.a. grandma). She found this really cool idea for magnetic boards. The girls had a blast and are ready to make more!</span><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Jenna and Lauryn painting the bases.</span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKj2LfgB8u7OKJQdq425n6_q9f__zRLE00kuk1iS_RR7YyN2bCqI3guyj1-vLp2_oL50Y_2MT2zdRSiJpk2vBxpukoomyfNXss1-0d6kyIksSwEBoq4UpVmbHl1xw2Nr0sGpGbOeHNpfw/s1600-h/Jenna+crafting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316242588448659922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKj2LfgB8u7OKJQdq425n6_q9f__zRLE00kuk1iS_RR7YyN2bCqI3guyj1-vLp2_oL50Y_2MT2zdRSiJpk2vBxpukoomyfNXss1-0d6kyIksSwEBoq4UpVmbHl1xw2Nr0sGpGbOeHNpfw/s320/Jenna+crafting.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7D87X4yW3n8hpsfZ57yRQfTmc9yhkaC1AIXAkkXrUcYe1XlM0xu69alAy8MwKaNsNx9xwAq5W_dREWtr22UdvygdqZ6WxMnrDHxv7JAvDsWmrLx1LlBw-Mf6Ae3uryGX0weXCIDlOos/s1600-h/Lauryn+crafting.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316242586588916498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7D87X4yW3n8hpsfZ57yRQfTmc9yhkaC1AIXAkkXrUcYe1XlM0xu69alAy8MwKaNsNx9xwAq5W_dREWtr22UdvygdqZ6WxMnrDHxv7JAvDsWmrLx1LlBw-Mf6Ae3uryGX0weXCIDlOos/s320/Lauryn+crafting.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jen made this zebra print board. Pretty sassy huh!?!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrJ8VyC9eC2kSuxfB8ymCk2jRo-z8kBocs2t0xGWGfhs0jRFP1NaSmoiVrOVIjeXxk_406htgumVZN9en3poxiqxekQALc55gjntKapScK4Fxv4VmSTeFwndA-qDf_L_Oufw7tq3HGAw/s1600-h/magnetic+boards+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316242589247682258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrJ8VyC9eC2kSuxfB8ymCk2jRo-z8kBocs2t0xGWGfhs0jRFP1NaSmoiVrOVIjeXxk_406htgumVZN9en3poxiqxekQALc55gjntKapScK4Fxv4VmSTeFwndA-qDf_L_Oufw7tq3HGAw/s320/magnetic+boards+3.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jen made the polka-dot one to match her new bedding. Pretty fun!</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq7Tu91_IZJ_hant2zoqpigEYhD4dzdIpJX4tFKegQ66dhU5YSzupIvVKqe3fnj3qV2kcLim8GswINAxx2mGFRQQW2j69FqOpA9skFJmp83NMRXH0nml66MAL1xnV4QjRR5wJq11y2l8/s1600-h/magnetic+boards+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316243932657322322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigq7Tu91_IZJ_hant2zoqpigEYhD4dzdIpJX4tFKegQ66dhU5YSzupIvVKqe3fnj3qV2kcLim8GswINAxx2mGFRQQW2j69FqOpA9skFJmp83NMRXH0nml66MAL1xnV4QjRR5wJq11y2l8/s320/magnetic+boards+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Here are Lauryn's magnetic boards. So, so cute!</span></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO_tn17omzTJQhPZ7Lq0MdpjCXNudMBzMgHIrZ5iRnUBJezeR0i8B05d-QgKGkryhcUWpq3RmmrGPb_OMOo_G6RCo4tPEIZ-dOQTehFP6RKE0YntOaKQmdCrLvRR5OMjNAiDPvHqQ5io/s1600-h/magnetic+boards+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316239967616092066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO_tn17omzTJQhPZ7Lq0MdpjCXNudMBzMgHIrZ5iRnUBJezeR0i8B05d-QgKGkryhcUWpq3RmmrGPb_OMOo_G6RCo4tPEIZ-dOQTehFP6RKE0YntOaKQmdCrLvRR5OMjNAiDPvHqQ5io/s320/magnetic+boards+7.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Grandma's masterpiece! </span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c4dSkEdnlmWSIhjGDvoFTZekAfz00NybgG9E6A2KWyP_3cCHtM1vT65hflycgDixcmLMwOEC3iyx5JAJw9EnCQaxxT07rCtgB4wk2yR5IaVD8sPJApDl2iVMTbTwX-MexxCiJy3V2Oo/s1600-h/magnetic+boards+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316239972381715618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c4dSkEdnlmWSIhjGDvoFTZekAfz00NybgG9E6A2KWyP_3cCHtM1vT65hflycgDixcmLMwOEC3iyx5JAJw9EnCQaxxT07rCtgB4wk2yR5IaVD8sPJApDl2iVMTbTwX-MexxCiJy3V2Oo/s320/magnetic+boards+6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The finished products!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCUvXddIijgFxVtQez3O02-oMBKziwcfJG7y-ywH5sAxA_OQJgN0pwP8NYPvpq3V9Wpi17C1tist1s0zspn_0MM5kREZcALTpbmKxX7kYfI_LxKD2IxZyZaCchqjaF9vgDGvBFVUupyM/s1600-h/magnetic+boards+10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316239954713069826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCUvXddIijgFxVtQez3O02-oMBKziwcfJG7y-ywH5sAxA_OQJgN0pwP8NYPvpq3V9Wpi17C1tist1s0zspn_0MM5kREZcALTpbmKxX7kYfI_LxKD2IxZyZaCchqjaF9vgDGvBFVUupyM/s320/magnetic+boards+10.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-35054181261995765972009-03-09T22:43:00.000-07:002009-03-09T22:56:55.978-07:00Hangin' Around<span style="font-family:verdana;">My dear friend Stacy had this "Essary" wall window made for me as a gift. I <span style="font-size:180%;">love-love-love</span> it! I had been trying to decide what to do with the wall in our main room and her gift was the perfect choice. The wall has been a blank space since we moved in. I had purchased some hangers to use "somewhere" and they were perfect together. We have a couple more to hang but you can get the idea. I love the hangers because I can change the pictures in a snap and they are cheaper than frames. :) </span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311431927174653058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOkwyPluC7St-RS9BCCAIL3v6o4eG9MXyfw1H727qu2MSmSgvzM-lM1nWfQd2kmkXN3zxsxn19LBpUJfyKNt4lwMf-CPem4A2x3WlXEF2JWXtp6t-7sEDkft3gvpE7OHxVxNudq9ioUs/s320/IMG_0247.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchuIHON3DCx09kVSaPZDDcKCu1zGPljbtGfMGatEjiynU71-Hy0X3AikfS3tOmN6gFa5X-FFFReW3W4GDhvH8Kmtb_z48685qFEOeJQN01tKmV5mzFCzSIjaVocWlTYLekkLhej1pt1k/s1600-h/IMG_0248.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311431922455207042" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchuIHON3DCx09kVSaPZDDcKCu1zGPljbtGfMGatEjiynU71-Hy0X3AikfS3tOmN6gFa5X-FFFReW3W4GDhvH8Kmtb_z48685qFEOeJQN01tKmV5mzFCzSIjaVocWlTYLekkLhej1pt1k/s320/IMG_0248.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tmtbPhNgdBIDatEb18-vHLanhKUu1Vx2x8MNQkR0aNJqd5BubEKCjmHm3ybyXO8nXqbS_ek6F2yNas4TNW2Nwna69pfhr4sq9OB-42oftlasTFwz8ROwrO3vMgN2gvB_Ksna9gMfko4/s1600-h/IMG_0249.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311431909332621058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tmtbPhNgdBIDatEb18-vHLanhKUu1Vx2x8MNQkR0aNJqd5BubEKCjmHm3ybyXO8nXqbS_ek6F2yNas4TNW2Nwna69pfhr4sq9OB-42oftlasTFwz8ROwrO3vMgN2gvB_Ksna9gMfko4/s320/IMG_0249.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tmtbPhNgdBIDatEb18-vHLanhKUu1Vx2x8MNQkR0aNJqd5BubEKCjmHm3ybyXO8nXqbS_ek6F2yNas4TNW2Nwna69pfhr4sq9OB-42oftlasTFwz8ROwrO3vMgN2gvB_Ksna9gMfko4/s1600-h/IMG_0249.JPG"></a> </p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-59357509573498609772009-03-07T21:00:00.000-08:002009-03-07T21:25:28.519-08:00Splishin' and a Splashin'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzICuYNDihsK23iQXvfag8QRbtiyzAR3fjNalYgI8tDg1ZRvDOWsFhlgQwXaKs6rmA0QAY7ek7DTy9FkVVAhNaPyrBosX626xPzRyYc8HLDrqxw0sPs2QHyzGVtIc9MBNeiLM4ld3wBR0/s1600-h/Largent+sprawled+out.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">My parents were Largent-sitting this afternoon while Rich went to the girls game. Lauryn decided it was a great day for Largent's first bath. I ran over to Rich's and grabbed the puppy shampoo. As soon as I returned, it was bathtime.</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tear-free Puppy Shampoo.</span></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdWl8OkgOYwrL7tsKTL7YMta8qqQUo-zubaTkmo54u1xXsU-JO66QQuTXrA2SsPtw4ZqfZgfde0TB2MOaeqyImXNqjnbKAG7M4OlXIyMh1twPyjgLrBXnftPLtlY8-0Ep1HZnhyOZuAk/s1600-h/Largent's+first+shampoo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310679999964059650" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdWl8OkgOYwrL7tsKTL7YMta8qqQUo-zubaTkmo54u1xXsU-JO66QQuTXrA2SsPtw4ZqfZgfde0TB2MOaeqyImXNqjnbKAG7M4OlXIyMh1twPyjgLrBXnftPLtlY8-0Ep1HZnhyOZuAk/s320/Largent's+first+shampoo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">We weren't sure what to expect but Largent was great in the tub! Other than a few unexpected shakes (which showered anyone in the room) the bath went off without a hitch.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5dhC5cwtOe-CwQCGIEjzyiOCSmGg9tVK7lbaco_UB4a-vWdEuiKsWhZ5zl1-w7H6ZpN11YNp5nGoWYpnVshn3JTi_7a_batORvN33PA30vrPKzNPxx0UzPnQVTgOlDO7VDOscDnx5oo/s1600-h/Largent's+first+bath+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310678756655164786" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5dhC5cwtOe-CwQCGIEjzyiOCSmGg9tVK7lbaco_UB4a-vWdEuiKsWhZ5zl1-w7H6ZpN11YNp5nGoWYpnVshn3JTi_7a_batORvN33PA30vrPKzNPxx0UzPnQVTgOlDO7VDOscDnx5oo/s320/Largent's+first+bath+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">He loved to try and drink the water.<br /></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBotwxvklYR8uDyyWOHlkHOagsBrMnradIWeVaM0V7MJjYHHUCUSkbs6yiGF_D826eaMcps4AAsCkto9DAd_OUY3Ji7SkTEL904jJkx0AUdrCGyhhWy4Ws5y7Z1bB36GrN4-Qwk97OnU/s1600-h/Largent's+first+bath+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310678748149862498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBotwxvklYR8uDyyWOHlkHOagsBrMnradIWeVaM0V7MJjYHHUCUSkbs6yiGF_D826eaMcps4AAsCkto9DAd_OUY3Ji7SkTEL904jJkx0AUdrCGyhhWy4Ws5y7Z1bB36GrN4-Qwk97OnU/s320/Largent's+first+bath+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Boy...was he thirsty!!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7Q8VZEgJDZK0EXUCOMNdojawtV21vvpzdTyONCXpMJ1VWvabVHcc6dfkRsFapx9tjPalqEzrMj4-QZYSxcbLMJ0t8-tLh8s-Re_GwTzGYqums9H45DDsnZBlbb2IVkgu_susrnVeghQ/s1600-h/Largent's+first+bath+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310678464228145986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7Q8VZEgJDZK0EXUCOMNdojawtV21vvpzdTyONCXpMJ1VWvabVHcc6dfkRsFapx9tjPalqEzrMj4-QZYSxcbLMJ0t8-tLh8s-Re_GwTzGYqums9H45DDsnZBlbb2IVkgu_susrnVeghQ/s320/Largent's+first+bath+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Ahhh...this feels good!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68B9vBcLD7Dbi6LDnckrav4_iaHR6QjmFndeXJ9x2saxbuLnjK3IRl_iJfNbeHHftYoWpwRChvaH_YJr99xGoUKt8UrEmAFz9Ih9Fm3sznyJO5SXxs3aRzjXkJQPfMRoeIHk8VAGIJw4/s1600-h/Largent's+first+bath+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310678463156364562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68B9vBcLD7Dbi6LDnckrav4_iaHR6QjmFndeXJ9x2saxbuLnjK3IRl_iJfNbeHHftYoWpwRChvaH_YJr99xGoUKt8UrEmAFz9Ih9Fm3sznyJO5SXxs3aRzjXkJQPfMRoeIHk8VAGIJw4/s320/Largent's+first+bath+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Lauryn taking over the hose.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnhNfP-fmoa0cZvz-da_YYLaUHpvR7p-5LtLZu3iHtuyGljd0RS9zoxhqk94m1j4iVZXyg63_mmUu-JonUWpdDWt929Sx0l2-EVJ3VcSC_ZMtpDuSrpXUkb5SGsScR81iTJ6CIGdKBVI/s1600-h/Largent's+first+bath+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310678461829942946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnhNfP-fmoa0cZvz-da_YYLaUHpvR7p-5LtLZu3iHtuyGljd0RS9zoxhqk94m1j4iVZXyg63_mmUu-JonUWpdDWt929Sx0l2-EVJ3VcSC_ZMtpDuSrpXUkb5SGsScR81iTJ6CIGdKBVI/s320/Largent's+first+bath+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310678458152142466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvD5nCdjcSeOuS0d0bWGRXqwCfajKJ3fcvb8CzrGGFSJ9MkD7e9bvPEGUKLxhvYgJnGLB1n_W8AjOoaUurVJe05aVPkT4qXw841rvREFCkIEZzx-WxYb4WGGBL3XvQVm8bXDvwYxK1_Sk/s320/Largent's+first+bath+6.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">All fresh and clean!</span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoCyz0RgqRszqiKe4_zG_6ffpvgEVAu45HyTOmvtnTDFvdcZxY-VLEtde7T7oxEf2lxaYznfnSuw_9ausr9N6oVJjkocrdozEvi-2I_G-qhWBXUFg6coMXjyK7wRbYd391lNiRxCI3Jo/s1600-h/Largent's+first+bath+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310677743711349922" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoCyz0RgqRszqiKe4_zG_6ffpvgEVAu45HyTOmvtnTDFvdcZxY-VLEtde7T7oxEf2lxaYznfnSuw_9ausr9N6oVJjkocrdozEvi-2I_G-qhWBXUFg6coMXjyK7wRbYd391lNiRxCI3Jo/s320/Largent's+first+bath+9.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8GrXZDO2o5sa815ZMOxoKX-OWpWhjYIn7Vj9U783t81DZJTnlpFzNMpjrOde-U__JvUCrEnDGMUl8GXx4kN6eSDVmxwTDcO7oSLziZyGjPB23cEvWOUxRor7oUWv90uNvCHfablkR3k/s1600-h/Largent's+first+bath+8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310677750004883826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8GrXZDO2o5sa815ZMOxoKX-OWpWhjYIn7Vj9U783t81DZJTnlpFzNMpjrOde-U__JvUCrEnDGMUl8GXx4kN6eSDVmxwTDcO7oSLziZyGjPB23cEvWOUxRor7oUWv90uNvCHfablkR3k/s320/Largent's+first+bath+8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Chewing on the towel while Lauryn finishes drying him off.</span><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310677749039718642" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8vR29YUljDKoxFx4z7_GlLy2LG8cxjWYlS8miQ1rp87HTJjkrXX96-MJhjzgpGOvaKxEYHWNIRMNFM6G5UOU1d0tEF-PPuZDzJiwkQOLgFFq-N0A_pzqiMHlkL998icWixXdovhKQVQ/s320/Largent's+first+bath+10.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">See why we like this little fella?</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt8r6k7Zo3uc4TTSOqJQJifT3NtJRHKJh6A1oIjSEhVYwJBvG8E8XFJJMfzThI_O_7hv6dPHjATOe83LxBt94DUUYEb1C-9yFKFqlmyYBFoDiO31NBxMNZeoiZt6aHki8Kkv6TN7Ghjk/s1600-h/Largent+and+stick.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310677739192246370" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt8r6k7Zo3uc4TTSOqJQJifT3NtJRHKJh6A1oIjSEhVYwJBvG8E8XFJJMfzThI_O_7hv6dPHjATOe83LxBt94DUUYEb1C-9yFKFqlmyYBFoDiO31NBxMNZeoiZt6aHki8Kkv6TN7Ghjk/s320/Largent+and+stick.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X7kHCaL39y4DVGLiH2ZfelHxeZl6a-HyPVaKaih5rHOnwzGbFSmi5V4kJX03EB3BgjN6XNA4M036S4FZjQNlOHtNwmnbyNz2VmBYprnyrXKAwRNEq3V4_KWNCtVJlmwJBkXU4ksde6w/s1600-h/Largent+cool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310677736639115330" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X7kHCaL39y4DVGLiH2ZfelHxeZl6a-HyPVaKaih5rHOnwzGbFSmi5V4kJX03EB3BgjN6XNA4M036S4FZjQNlOHtNwmnbyNz2VmBYprnyrXKAwRNEq3V4_KWNCtVJlmwJBkXU4ksde6w/s320/Largent+cool.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-69313013709942341642009-02-19T22:31:00.001-08:002009-02-19T22:37:59.583-08:00Who needs a needle and thread when...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"> ....you have electrical tape?</span></div><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Blake came home from work Tuesday and I asked him if he would rather finish up making dinner or run in and get Jen from practice. He said he would go get Jen if he didn't have to get out. I asked why and he stepped around the counter with this little "sewing job" done to his britches. He ripped his pants, wound the electrical tape around his leg, and carried on with his day. It was hilarious! He claims electrical tape works better than band-aids too. I guess he's got to be resourceful with what's in his toolbelt. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><br /></p></span><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaPhHmPUp-zSEJDJRx3foy6663Gv2yk9VA37iZbKwKZQE49FB3SMnJDM5ec4Dolbfv1J7v1wk2-PRJv7FqE0Pbhblx3AQhw146cO-yAzNv73zOOPWe9H_26C5QFr832KeKT-dCfhsWqw/s1600-h/IMG_0246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304763796279251154" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaPhHmPUp-zSEJDJRx3foy6663Gv2yk9VA37iZbKwKZQE49FB3SMnJDM5ec4Dolbfv1J7v1wk2-PRJv7FqE0Pbhblx3AQhw146cO-yAzNv73zOOPWe9H_26C5QFr832KeKT-dCfhsWqw/s320/IMG_0246.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-49884470931011679302009-02-19T22:05:00.000-08:002009-02-19T22:30:55.345-08:00S'More Family Fun!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This past weekend we were fortunate to be able to spend the time in the mountains. It was so nice to just relax. Boy did the time fly!!</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We bought my dad this s'more maker and campfire cookbook for Christmas. It worked pretty slick. We had ooey-gooey s'mores in a flash. Nummy!!!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBcsB5UQs4vxpphbdOwxL2rAMI6nHzMvpsjf7ZapdShVan4ly2GujMoKJ786JU-INMvSoV5ob7I63iuSiwHzSIIUG4kq4LPqhhyFHeLUXIlI4Szm6vSXZGCRjaQohjikO4lWwJZPG0cg/s1600-h/cabin+26.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304758502295176642" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBcsB5UQs4vxpphbdOwxL2rAMI6nHzMvpsjf7ZapdShVan4ly2GujMoKJ786JU-INMvSoV5ob7I63iuSiwHzSIIUG4kq4LPqhhyFHeLUXIlI4Szm6vSXZGCRjaQohjikO4lWwJZPG0cg/s200/cabin+26.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here we are trying to keep as much chocolate off of us as possible. Lauryn wasn't all that successful in her attempt.</span> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulyXFY7aol0C8MgJcoqsplUx17aGBV6uJ1zhGZh1nuzHv3q0ftD8y73fFTmnepEyr93jaqWkKzhH9rhWza4qKJ0-Z5seB3GIZZGpaSc23JlgGmX3uRZ6GL5us7KhKTXqueo5R5Mg3W7U/s1600-h/cabin+29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304758501817976290" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulyXFY7aol0C8MgJcoqsplUx17aGBV6uJ1zhGZh1nuzHv3q0ftD8y73fFTmnepEyr93jaqWkKzhH9rhWza4qKJ0-Z5seB3GIZZGpaSc23JlgGmX3uRZ6GL5us7KhKTXqueo5R5Mg3W7U/s200/cabin+29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It snowed all weekend but didn't stick. This is what we woke to on Saturday morning. It was gorgeous. I love snow!!!!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea_3jvfcjXgiiwZHdeYks7dp0MKrO9NiRi0zemN21Fl-pwcYmtcumgjEO3w5dI6Z6zWnUeNVeGLT50Gw7sVTUnyNcU-glfWTyH3rzmdwUPi03XOGPJHPtWh95e66OjfV7nl9n8WVUWjU/s1600-h/IMG_0211.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304758511869966066" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjea_3jvfcjXgiiwZHdeYks7dp0MKrO9NiRi0zemN21Fl-pwcYmtcumgjEO3w5dI6Z6zWnUeNVeGLT50Gw7sVTUnyNcU-glfWTyH3rzmdwUPi03XOGPJHPtWh95e66OjfV7nl9n8WVUWjU/s200/IMG_0211.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /></p><div align="center"><br /><br />My dad is a big softie. Rich was snowmobiling with some friends so we were puppy sitting. Largent was getting a little comfortable and curious when we were by the fire so we brought out the portable pen. My dad felt bad so decided to join Largent. He is definitely a spoiled little guy!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcd_jwVwwE_sgRKDfeofmqhxCbz-d4hGrDe9_ayTrElDqHkIRuyAFh2MMM_P6DVfWniS-0BBRx7ek_zMqzPIEYofMNASO-PVIXCswNLmsSAUe_agFZ2PUSm6TDvGS2Cqjrvu4I6wZO6D4/s1600-h/cabin+37.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304758501654776706" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcd_jwVwwE_sgRKDfeofmqhxCbz-d4hGrDe9_ayTrElDqHkIRuyAFh2MMM_P6DVfWniS-0BBRx7ek_zMqzPIEYofMNASO-PVIXCswNLmsSAUe_agFZ2PUSm6TDvGS2Cqjrvu4I6wZO6D4/s200/cabin+37.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Papa and Jenna enjoying the warmth of the fire. Notice that Jen is wearing my coat. She didn't want hers to smell like smoke. </span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01umvqctaFeKvdC6pauRRlp1ti0NsBJxnTPYkqYjcNTBvZgiIC7Wwlp0Sq71rX16ZYT7jr6xnUlp9salvB2lTRfo0TBwDqnDE3FUtyP0T6gt8g7UaxvrYZhnhWHy9x3tcbMhJRrqmrt0/s1600-h/cabin+19.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304758509887649906" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01umvqctaFeKvdC6pauRRlp1ti0NsBJxnTPYkqYjcNTBvZgiIC7Wwlp0Sq71rX16ZYT7jr6xnUlp9salvB2lTRfo0TBwDqnDE3FUtyP0T6gt8g7UaxvrYZhnhWHy9x3tcbMhJRrqmrt0/s200/cabin+19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lauryn keeping a close eye on Largent.</span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQv2nEniWXmhmRniEMHtAbhVCdQnBgDAITn9I3byoI8CKuT7z13_UmIgSzvPzmqvmE-eosKhTS_pSQlzmHqECIGYCzhSgGXWUIK1mZ-UXD-XfC8uKl0Qzh8WtnGTZszteRMLiEmf2Pbg0/s1600-h/cabin+18.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304759043500053602" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQv2nEniWXmhmRniEMHtAbhVCdQnBgDAITn9I3byoI8CKuT7z13_UmIgSzvPzmqvmE-eosKhTS_pSQlzmHqECIGYCzhSgGXWUIK1mZ-UXD-XfC8uKl0Qzh8WtnGTZszteRMLiEmf2Pbg0/s200/cabin+18.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Isn't he sweet? I'm glad Rich is a busy guy and we get to help puppy sit a lot. Largent is quite the character.</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pTveEU42wTqTjt0hlroL_0nGWs_fh1NOTeAMWXORcQOxGTjg_rW66qccQMPNMpDBFNYj_zZtiO9ZsTx4yOuPuLhF7fS2dSIAqZz9KyJH1C3ChliXxnMbNulXXNxqZKmbYs-edGziGjw/s1600-h/cabin+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304759042957104546" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pTveEU42wTqTjt0hlroL_0nGWs_fh1NOTeAMWXORcQOxGTjg_rW66qccQMPNMpDBFNYj_zZtiO9ZsTx4yOuPuLhF7fS2dSIAqZz9KyJH1C3ChliXxnMbNulXXNxqZKmbYs-edGziGjw/s200/cabin+9.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogVIsQoheOD7rpCzMhz8RSVH25Q6rX-dJ9FS5l-hqTPRdoGtOfaTtM0NMFYbOXe8zfR2X9JahBZrk5w77i8KBFi70Wog0qeniVGEEXgudiGLB2N5EUINFkL5S6D8TvyZagPCe1LrIjug/s1600-h/cabin+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304759042458822018" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogVIsQoheOD7rpCzMhz8RSVH25Q6rX-dJ9FS5l-hqTPRdoGtOfaTtM0NMFYbOXe8zfR2X9JahBZrk5w77i8KBFi70Wog0qeniVGEEXgudiGLB2N5EUINFkL5S6D8TvyZagPCe1LrIjug/s200/cabin+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-45157666757128250552009-01-28T21:50:00.003-08:002009-01-28T22:25:14.024-08:00Puppy Love!<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Not much can melt your heart like a sweet little puppy!</span> </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rich bought this little fella tonight. I'm afraid this cute puppy is going to be spoiled rotten. We all fell in love with him right away. He hasn't been officially named yet but Rich was sort of leaning toward "Largent".</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Jenna and Lauryn couldn't get enough of him!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7mpasRc6ANgN5vAe5620Dx3OZQNJU9pguxVfe5EZ8bP5C3enaw5qrZN9wVfNr5jJHBngm1yWUezt9VZTTfaXDao8LL7kEnz27ex4AsOu0pZRFnGdIsgkyLTSlo2km9fDBLwEaBSLHaw/s1600-h/IMG_0123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296592871564951218" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7mpasRc6ANgN5vAe5620Dx3OZQNJU9pguxVfe5EZ8bP5C3enaw5qrZN9wVfNr5jJHBngm1yWUezt9VZTTfaXDao8LL7kEnz27ex4AsOu0pZRFnGdIsgkyLTSlo2km9fDBLwEaBSLHaw/s200/IMG_0123.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5frw8b_5itcKO2a6CanqloiF1H8oDk3UYtt2oiePXR3Cwy7Z7rKtPoI7DPGFeMVubDCHfbGWxNuC2UsUYMhdL9ThR4fmeii-TsvmgOXb4lfm9JqKomsT4y43UGtm3sXyYCHpAf38AiE/s1600-h/IMG_0165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296595240712868530" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5frw8b_5itcKO2a6CanqloiF1H8oDk3UYtt2oiePXR3Cwy7Z7rKtPoI7DPGFeMVubDCHfbGWxNuC2UsUYMhdL9ThR4fmeii-TsvmgOXb4lfm9JqKomsT4y43UGtm3sXyYCHpAf38AiE/s200/IMG_0165.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Rich was getting a little nervous because the puppy was enjoying his naps. It might be a long night.</span> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKS7FV_HVBuYPEmApDzS4k4AMwQeAPhbB6EJIGcJY-2yHlEysoZFbvkiUpQutUrE6DvfoPaJhFA5ZJs2hXRcglhKttNxbEuXAbz7mP5j-VWJVId84T19qzl62EVHoKMXZcKVz_c5keKw/s1600-h/IMG_0158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296595255223758210" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKS7FV_HVBuYPEmApDzS4k4AMwQeAPhbB6EJIGcJY-2yHlEysoZFbvkiUpQutUrE6DvfoPaJhFA5ZJs2hXRcglhKttNxbEuXAbz7mP5j-VWJVId84T19qzl62EVHoKMXZcKVz_c5keKw/s200/IMG_0158.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Isn't he sweet?!!</span></span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6VgEno4SNxTRVI_HyTUIXuarpH-t5RKG48kzJGYNODg-DZ0-HkcFUsiEk-6Ekaj_f60Se0vldEWbtMCdY-Xu_pt4HdB6zC1rX-zH0Q-oYFr_3JF_3wsMISGrBVgv6Iomsv9MkY1ADLI/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296595240289477554" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6VgEno4SNxTRVI_HyTUIXuarpH-t5RKG48kzJGYNODg-DZ0-HkcFUsiEk-6Ekaj_f60Se0vldEWbtMCdY-Xu_pt4HdB6zC1rX-zH0Q-oYFr_3JF_3wsMISGrBVgv6Iomsv9MkY1ADLI/s200/IMG_0153.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsqbMYekBOlHHLHpITQnzNfg7c7PBbM65nDWogK6356dju1w9sJ0kofVfyuZ0hrF3P4Dyq-Ze1NSnwawwM8jsOedSgflJUVe3fgUEmsTeUjV64YGM59inOGFwzaFeaqVg92LUF9ZWGzc/s1600-h/IMG_0146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296592884396649138" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMsqbMYekBOlHHLHpITQnzNfg7c7PBbM65nDWogK6356dju1w9sJ0kofVfyuZ0hrF3P4Dyq-Ze1NSnwawwM8jsOedSgflJUVe3fgUEmsTeUjV64YGM59inOGFwzaFeaqVg92LUF9ZWGzc/s200/IMG_0146.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">His first piddle in Prosser.</span> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv92hzSbv6bthfe0J4rVYC0C75wSgiF1Tzi7q1dCcqcnXaXUdObIbGDLS1fou5DoZ-Ccqn1v-Z7hNBT7d8m_KIt58rnfQGi9LhxZvbGfh_zsB_1MA_wIQU6LwgnGc3R9beqv22mLiBvHw/s1600-h/IMG_0147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296595238026917426" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv92hzSbv6bthfe0J4rVYC0C75wSgiF1Tzi7q1dCcqcnXaXUdObIbGDLS1fou5DoZ-Ccqn1v-Z7hNBT7d8m_KIt58rnfQGi9LhxZvbGfh_zsB_1MA_wIQU6LwgnGc3R9beqv22mLiBvHw/s200/IMG_0147.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">He's going to have Rich wrapped around his paw in no time. In fact...I think he already does. ;)<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0wPW9UX9S95dj3uiHYwIuhEljSh0Y4v71XVIV3hAWdXCX56vSsFGImmpgQpLSL97myUSlJkvsP5IKHsk28fBzPKAtN_V-i-BdifGkeKGXEVukr4HKwf-tlR4mhXD-JcvNl8I-6lPhWo/s1600-h/IMG_0134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296592884934366882" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0wPW9UX9S95dj3uiHYwIuhEljSh0Y4v71XVIV3hAWdXCX56vSsFGImmpgQpLSL97myUSlJkvsP5IKHsk28fBzPKAtN_V-i-BdifGkeKGXEVukr4HKwf-tlR4mhXD-JcvNl8I-6lPhWo/s200/IMG_0134.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xn9xfIejopzEKWgE_hsjrhA0qykXW1FnnU9X22RTqL23BglgJIN8QCIu3nneRwcrlDutXWWZ_jmZfjSrImJdR3OKb_e5eNVL4DZkK4iUGMaL12ols2AQrFFJZTE4flh2gOF-R18R0Nc/s1600-h/IMG_0132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296592877455228978" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xn9xfIejopzEKWgE_hsjrhA0qykXW1FnnU9X22RTqL23BglgJIN8QCIu3nneRwcrlDutXWWZ_jmZfjSrImJdR3OKb_e5eNVL4DZkK4iUGMaL12ols2AQrFFJZTE4flh2gOF-R18R0Nc/s200/IMG_0132.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiIl_NvNLmp1fo1idqjZhyphenhyphenwxqqAooIR2cwKQPfR1IE0oVN_hj6Q3enGUOmbrnu-IvB0QuDRIU-wCSVp3yl5QxFA1XMVg-rPZxauoqrWOwoFabHrQdwXrazf9wznhPgSbSCDZPEQBSTuU/s1600-h/IMG_0168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296595248686559666" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiIl_NvNLmp1fo1idqjZhyphenhyphenwxqqAooIR2cwKQPfR1IE0oVN_hj6Q3enGUOmbrnu-IvB0QuDRIU-wCSVp3yl5QxFA1XMVg-rPZxauoqrWOwoFabHrQdwXrazf9wznhPgSbSCDZPEQBSTuU/s200/IMG_0168.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-34619127595305321522009-01-23T20:58:00.000-08:002009-01-23T21:13:38.371-08:00Our Little Artist<p align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lauryn decided to enter the Reflections art contest which is sponsored by the Prosser PTA. This year the theme was "Wow"! The students had to create a piece of art that reflected what "wow" meant to them. Lauryn chose to draw a volcano as her entry in the contest. She received 2nd place in her age group for her work. She just kept saying, "I can't believe I got 2nd place. I'm so excited!" </span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was definitely a "Wow" experience for me because I vaguely remember signing a piece of paper giving her permission to participate and next thing you know we are invited to the program and awards ceremony. She took it upon herself to pursue the project during her lunch-time at school.</span></p><span style="font-family:courier new;">Wow:</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">- interjection</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">(an exclamation of surprise, wonder, pleasure, or the like): Wow! Look at that!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">We are so proud of our little artist. She already has plans on entering next year. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">Way to go Lauryn!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc-Hv3l4GWO-WKC-AFe-H8qW7erC5j1YXxyIbweS_KN2UsKFzx3_TLUEVRdOlSr3AUNmHBZULjccculvg37cpzERaOPNbeK1ofLGrZT5cGuZ4vZSD5cJAKUFvDQQmE40ANWsKQYrO3nI/s1600-h/137_0109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294720536424244242" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixc-Hv3l4GWO-WKC-AFe-H8qW7erC5j1YXxyIbweS_KN2UsKFzx3_TLUEVRdOlSr3AUNmHBZULjccculvg37cpzERaOPNbeK1ofLGrZT5cGuZ4vZSD5cJAKUFvDQQmE40ANWsKQYrO3nI/s320/137_0109.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila4gzZ7gnGTLu5Jg6S70QFsI8Qca_X9jU8Y_hCRe_MVrMn6x3mz9BunTfzZF6TQT97t6oTlA6eHhZCg1m9JbHQnf6sop3dsSTUprVcuX-K8jDdQDbmHw0rJBl4Y41vk47H0Dk5wuq0YI/s1600-h/137_0110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294720522226484562" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila4gzZ7gnGTLu5Jg6S70QFsI8Qca_X9jU8Y_hCRe_MVrMn6x3mz9BunTfzZF6TQT97t6oTlA6eHhZCg1m9JbHQnf6sop3dsSTUprVcuX-K8jDdQDbmHw0rJBl4Y41vk47H0Dk5wuq0YI/s320/137_0110.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp165mhrkjql66NOltGEwUZ9m_xlkrjWgR6B_bK3BdcRnzFVlAa0EuXTzyz39iWPVcd6ZfkJYATYEm7vIY6Qp_liyJcTzrn01jWntY1x0JjXxQUOn0SRxbbBPeq-V5sgoKvt05HEbxYl4/s1600-h/137_0107.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294720537591665970" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp165mhrkjql66NOltGEwUZ9m_xlkrjWgR6B_bK3BdcRnzFVlAa0EuXTzyz39iWPVcd6ZfkJYATYEm7vIY6Qp_liyJcTzrn01jWntY1x0JjXxQUOn0SRxbbBPeq-V5sgoKvt05HEbxYl4/s320/137_0107.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-36555842434599008752009-01-21T21:56:00.000-08:002009-01-21T22:28:45.540-08:00Happy Birthday Mom!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Super Mom</strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Mom, you're a wonderful mother,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">So gentle, yet so strong.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The many ways you show you care</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Always make me feel I belong.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You're patient when I'm foolish;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You give guidance when I ask;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">It seems you can do most anything;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You're the master of every task.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You're a dependable source of comfort;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You're my cushion when I fall.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You help me in times of trouble;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You support me whenever I call.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I love you more than I can express;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You have my total respect.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">If I had my choice of mothers,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">You'd be the one I'd select!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">By Joanna Fuchs</span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;">My mom is 58 years young today!</span></span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1s_n5f7wCZM9xUnUXADGQ81zgYgSdPn3k_cf0X_r3A0sln27y37q2bQgwc6GoN1sqQTVLROCsywX-nRWbl7InfPKZZyepG31vwtTHZAQAA0bjh8rGGW6bxc0qrrc05LCU6mHkh2P3QH8/s1600-h/Mom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293994485479726482" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1s_n5f7wCZM9xUnUXADGQ81zgYgSdPn3k_cf0X_r3A0sln27y37q2bQgwc6GoN1sqQTVLROCsywX-nRWbl7InfPKZZyepG31vwtTHZAQAA0bjh8rGGW6bxc0qrrc05LCU6mHkh2P3QH8/s320/Mom.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The girls each made grandma a cake. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jenna made this ice-cream(sandwich) and Whopper cake. We love this quick and delicious treat!!</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdQgWFijn54hIYS9AxGYI6v4AElWY987rQF0HcAZldrK-5NsnYt96QVwmHSLpPe-WoADTz-0oNxu-c3zkaNgR6a915y31gXYSGI_lWtDcgKHWinv9ZraCv09OhHBeoq2BFsd8ZgSD4fE/s1600-h/137_0115.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293993351303622690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdQgWFijn54hIYS9AxGYI6v4AElWY987rQF0HcAZldrK-5NsnYt96QVwmHSLpPe-WoADTz-0oNxu-c3zkaNgR6a915y31gXYSGI_lWtDcgKHWinv9ZraCv09OhHBeoq2BFsd8ZgSD4fE/s320/137_0115.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Lauryn made cupcakes and decorated them. Nummy!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZFKXbiqu8MdWepGBihv9D_Yd3jzm0NMe4bhXRrrROENSLsj0nOdWD3xYrXwSYjtWi0b5I50R8IAWBheiFtwIRewc7CZYIQZ2eCay1hhVg7CCPQPdoV3hdlgCwV5CQgJxOXGRSzCJrp8/s1600-h/137_0099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293993328118862274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZFKXbiqu8MdWepGBihv9D_Yd3jzm0NMe4bhXRrrROENSLsj0nOdWD3xYrXwSYjtWi0b5I50R8IAWBheiFtwIRewc7CZYIQZ2eCay1hhVg7CCPQPdoV3hdlgCwV5CQgJxOXGRSzCJrp8/s320/137_0099.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZFKXbiqu8MdWepGBihv9D_Yd3jzm0NMe4bhXRrrROENSLsj0nOdWD3xYrXwSYjtWi0b5I50R8IAWBheiFtwIRewc7CZYIQZ2eCay1hhVg7CCPQPdoV3hdlgCwV5CQgJxOXGRSzCJrp8/s1600-h/137_0099.jpg"></a><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">My mom is so patient with the girls and has taught my girls how to enjoy a recipe. Here she is proudly displaying the desserts made by Jenna and Lauryn.</span></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJP0FXksLzbiOE31J4U9r9vlPHz2orERjca6gugIfMF5EWXqMMnLnLtfHaEeqlJrEFyhVDAyAWG4arGJ8qUZkAK4O8JrHP8aG5IclvEM9Txake91fiGAby75055msvsleOIakj_hjIII/s1600-h/137_0112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293993346950889810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJP0FXksLzbiOE31J4U9r9vlPHz2orERjca6gugIfMF5EWXqMMnLnLtfHaEeqlJrEFyhVDAyAWG4arGJ8qUZkAK4O8JrHP8aG5IclvEM9Txake91fiGAby75055msvsleOIakj_hjIII/s320/137_0112.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJP0FXksLzbiOE31J4U9r9vlPHz2orERjca6gugIfMF5EWXqMMnLnLtfHaEeqlJrEFyhVDAyAWG4arGJ8qUZkAK4O8JrHP8aG5IclvEM9Txake91fiGAby75055msvsleOIakj_hjIII/s1600-h/137_0112.jpg"></a> </p><div align="center">The camera was not cooperating with Jenna as she tried to take a picture of grandma blowing out her candles. We had to "take-two" to get this little task accomplished but we made it.</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qYU6OwddHXhENn6Nu-0mfICIUvfEKvTxdJmSm1Ky_-B_EhZvNo8PpsGla8mG91v9OcSR35sXWKgT_ArkLMzcUvkdyUeBD1Y1U3NrteNeENK-CLFEBj4VMf0jQ_vyMk0md8_XTwdlGNo/s1600-h/137_0116.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293994479777608850" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qYU6OwddHXhENn6Nu-0mfICIUvfEKvTxdJmSm1Ky_-B_EhZvNo8PpsGla8mG91v9OcSR35sXWKgT_ArkLMzcUvkdyUeBD1Y1U3NrteNeENK-CLFEBj4VMf0jQ_vyMk0md8_XTwdlGNo/s320/137_0116.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkMWud5wMiEcdyb0luqrS2OxnIKIVVdHeVeiolRDjw_opkn9pTL1WCIv0efye1fmhdk8aEaPoBV8v7HaHB-73jt7I2kQqBEO9dym-0XZb5Ro5Lx6jbo48JlwIDsaL6Ig3shE5_2wad2o/s1600-h/137_0119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293994479643430594" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkMWud5wMiEcdyb0luqrS2OxnIKIVVdHeVeiolRDjw_opkn9pTL1WCIv0efye1fmhdk8aEaPoBV8v7HaHB-73jt7I2kQqBEO9dym-0XZb5Ro5Lx6jbo48JlwIDsaL6Ig3shE5_2wad2o/s320/137_0119.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLuVrz-o9sw_AYU1PBwcTx7UhB2_wNzMRMsOM1jkEWojv9pPXgpFT0O-yr5bJVigAC89C2fBm9tGTjoYGujU9ctO8WSboWNZNrorqmqMzEAEkUi9Wvc0H-Fdo9YeWbHKXLxEUZDcMiBc/s1600-h/137_0117.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293993360835990082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLuVrz-o9sw_AYU1PBwcTx7UhB2_wNzMRMsOM1jkEWojv9pPXgpFT0O-yr5bJVigAC89C2fBm9tGTjoYGujU9ctO8WSboWNZNrorqmqMzEAEkUi9Wvc0H-Fdo9YeWbHKXLxEUZDcMiBc/s320/137_0117.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I hope you had a super duper birthday mom! You deserved it!</span></div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-10826473969717780222009-01-15T21:42:00.001-08:002009-01-15T21:52:43.996-08:00Mom...I'm not tired!<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-eWXy3w-UvgDVGZqwKJY7KMWqcuWhFTA1QQdxkSdwU6ryz5joCMzOQtq73yPZbC-pxufw6NSmUJRvPr3Wb-6O1tTK3B4YPp0NKu5BJGmg5PCwJTvKhbCsJM_kkm3bZ9CwEyDqeljXVw/s1600-h/IMG_0084.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"> Tonight Lauryn was Little Miss Cranky Pants. She would get so mad when I asked if she was tired. (I usually know that when she gets a little out of sorts that she is either tired or hungry.) Well we ran to the grocery store and when we came home she laid down next to Lucie on the "Kitty Couch". (I'll explain later.) The next thing we knew she was fast asleep. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I'll have to remind her in the morning how really "not-tired" she was.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">You know she's tired when she falls fast asleep on the floor right inside the door. Looks comfy huh?</span></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AJmyT6AmXmNKMlTseapvYA7MpLTBd7VcxRt50-h185QOOw3usy-yG7773fQvg_13H23fqeTrWanZ7FJpfa37FjAjyQAVuRVybRK3S9vEFDZ_IFvEkbcK0mdeqmGmEj8OOrYf5rZs5k0/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291763721997111090" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AJmyT6AmXmNKMlTseapvYA7MpLTBd7VcxRt50-h185QOOw3usy-yG7773fQvg_13H23fqeTrWanZ7FJpfa37FjAjyQAVuRVybRK3S9vEFDZ_IFvEkbcK0mdeqmGmEj8OOrYf5rZs5k0/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-15187568709164208202009-01-12T22:02:00.000-08:002009-01-13T06:01:37.429-08:00<div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Tonight we honored our grandma's birthday! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">On this day, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">eighty-six years</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">ago, this gracious, wise, and well-loved lady was born.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><strong>January 12, 1923<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uVPxauSRLIMollha4w6wbKkfJsrR1h0Q1beSdA-KzmZh5L_u7edNDlSeWoC-7HoJ-Br3JeBJTbK0QUu-k-Ey2MZ9QP_UcTcQWsnh6sxaR2zHpvUiwtKI-ov96wIE-XlD7NVf1vNsDHc/s1600-h/Gram+86th+Birthday+5.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:arial;">For us she is a voice of the past and a role model of the present.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIZBLH7lGFAVkGXkyEEWyynQZSqQetoS79jrNx0O0pEZwG0U4urtRtmwQf_n5blXAGUAGJbkURp7pGUtEu0aqtIvMhqxjx_Hv21v7PnKdGGItFOPt1dbhFUs-gz-Di584pm9UR4cknFU/s1600-h/Gram+86th+Birthday+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290655182909476770" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIZBLH7lGFAVkGXkyEEWyynQZSqQetoS79jrNx0O0pEZwG0U4urtRtmwQf_n5blXAGUAGJbkURp7pGUtEu0aqtIvMhqxjx_Hv21v7PnKdGGItFOPt1dbhFUs-gz-Di584pm9UR4cknFU/s320/Gram+86th+Birthday+6.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We celebrated Gram's birthday with a dinner of tacos (one of her favorites) and tamales. It was followed by homemade German chocolate cake (another favorite), brownies, and ice-cream. </span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT1V-G_pN0wgg3s-p2rcaWXPGZUPusVjqOewsu59cRbwdAQWNnMM9RFxc30JoS2U0d_ydgROskwpQJsi-GvJmydFeyEGdyfhwWDeyNUOi7MmVV-EwXs6lemx7JQ_6vExrty5wCuds4wQ/s1600-h/Gram+86th+Birthday+12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290655179710526530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT1V-G_pN0wgg3s-p2rcaWXPGZUPusVjqOewsu59cRbwdAQWNnMM9RFxc30JoS2U0d_ydgROskwpQJsi-GvJmydFeyEGdyfhwWDeyNUOi7MmVV-EwXs6lemx7JQ_6vExrty5wCuds4wQ/s320/Gram+86th+Birthday+12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Our grandma makes the world...a little softer, a little kinder, a little warmer!</span><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnjs9zLFNPL6FZ0_nkjuBiz1l_wCSJJWMEwErZQ5XEBA5I5ULSPihQ7rnDVJN7mCBSQdUktBGBqdsBMVplDQyUdgk7oBQgG_1ziJSod9UBF4OaQRg346_LsB2lC8XI2TV8VNQtHZUSs0/s1600-h/Gram+86th+Birthday+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290655174672516594" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnjs9zLFNPL6FZ0_nkjuBiz1l_wCSJJWMEwErZQ5XEBA5I5ULSPihQ7rnDVJN7mCBSQdUktBGBqdsBMVplDQyUdgk7oBQgG_1ziJSod9UBF4OaQRg346_LsB2lC8XI2TV8VNQtHZUSs0/s320/Gram+86th+Birthday+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">She really does put the GRAND in GRANDma! </span><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKntTq30x5OqxWQ268R9YHhRtCDeNlcIOpMoumYyvWx_KGgQGj-7BOQr9woxVwQO9GRkdX8avLP0ocEcZQNlinjXPpK35Ieygve17n2xNgA32ON8kC4539zfr1UOCKK3g6BQW0e58KeaM/s1600-h/Gram+86th+Birthday+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290655175827721202" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKntTq30x5OqxWQ268R9YHhRtCDeNlcIOpMoumYyvWx_KGgQGj-7BOQr9woxVwQO9GRkdX8avLP0ocEcZQNlinjXPpK35Ieygve17n2xNgA32ON8kC4539zfr1UOCKK3g6BQW0e58KeaM/s320/Gram+86th+Birthday+1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">Happy 86th Birthday (Great)-Gram!</span><br /><br /></div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-17572940893609941032009-01-11T22:17:00.000-08:002009-01-11T22:42:21.169-08:00I was tagged!<span style="font-family:arial;">I was photo tagged by my dear friend <a href="http://beightolfamily.blogspot.com/">Amy</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are the rules for picture tag:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">1. Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">2. Select the 4th picture in the folder</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">3. Explain the picture</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">4. Tag 4 people to do the same</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">This picture was of Lauryn and Cruella De Vil.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> It was taken in Disneyland in Ocotober of 2007.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> I was probably teaching a lesson on fractions when this was taken since I had to stay back for work. ;) (I know...quit whining Lolli!)</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4qKVjEY4sz3JdX1fvsCpZnaIajkJ4yZr3pWCu5WWjXhThsbtZH25AIhrE7XZmp5BgdGfBQAldf42a4V8KdAjKL1cOaS8Wfb_6jyvJcu8JrvolwwqtdTTwCEfdzVGxLeKnKRSssbgsas/s1600-h/DisneyPhotoImage17.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290287957306228770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4qKVjEY4sz3JdX1fvsCpZnaIajkJ4yZr3pWCu5WWjXhThsbtZH25AIhrE7XZmp5BgdGfBQAldf42a4V8KdAjKL1cOaS8Wfb_6jyvJcu8JrvolwwqtdTTwCEfdzVGxLeKnKRSssbgsas/s320/DisneyPhotoImage17.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm tagging:</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.bobjulaine.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Julaine</span></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://cougfans.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Stacy</span></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://lucasfamily6.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Kara</span></a></p><p align="center"><a href="http://smithfamily24.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Michele</span></a></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">You're It!</span></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-83592759072912383072009-01-11T12:19:00.000-08:002009-01-11T13:09:45.806-08:00The Only One Saying Yum is...Me!<p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">While I was a student at E.W.U. (Go Eagles!) my roommate and good friend introduced me to this simple and yummy recipe. I brought it home and shared it with my parents, who also find it quite tasty. Unfortunately though, Blake and the girls don't find it near as appetizing as I do.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">I love that it has only three ingredients: sausage (or keilbasa), cabbage, and onion</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">I never in a million years thought I would ever take pictures of sausage and cabbage but I just felt compelled to. Now you get to look at them. This blogging makes us do some wild and crazy things! ;)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic79EkAIO-pYNtt8cY1qPeoduThHD3Fmlpqyb7q_NB341oc58IaZFxFsqYkLroAXmEjYDnkwjpN8M1ZqeSOWfGvRdr4A8_Zph6BBBWwaOiUZsxa-9us39Vrt8utetnSNE0AYc5ABP9-O0/s1600-h/cabbage+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290135171211327042" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic79EkAIO-pYNtt8cY1qPeoduThHD3Fmlpqyb7q_NB341oc58IaZFxFsqYkLroAXmEjYDnkwjpN8M1ZqeSOWfGvRdr4A8_Zph6BBBWwaOiUZsxa-9us39Vrt8utetnSNE0AYc5ABP9-O0/s200/cabbage+1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are the directions for this extremely easy recipe:</span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">1. Clean and chop cabbage and onion</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">2. Slice keilbasa (this time I used Hot Link Sausage from Costco for a little kick).<br />3. Brown the keilbasa.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">4. Put the cabbage and onion in the pan with the keilbasa and stir.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">5. Cover and let cook until the cabbage is tender crisp.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJP8nQpGV3BN4Z22EhLpJWP_9dOMF3LCexR-G2SR82V82hj5b3QlChzzEnUXR_4LeiZm0S9zEqALPivQUwTVIHACB_y_TI8fBr9aPrKztKfMAefaaFm5WKDTZnnF9E7AsomA9ZqKrlBU0/s1600-h/sausage+2.JPG"></a> </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b0qfWkOCOOkJ_Zb9KxJZx6B71hBqhdWbovDOFBzKnJEQJA9bFP00O5ZSNQal-WUk-PvyGlYcuUo74gO3p5FBUYrO3NLzWyB8jylilPSpdCM9syTrJMJ1voCUa-EFZenYdTW9QbrbEU4/s1600-h/cabbage+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290135178420848258" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4b0qfWkOCOOkJ_Zb9KxJZx6B71hBqhdWbovDOFBzKnJEQJA9bFP00O5ZSNQal-WUk-PvyGlYcuUo74gO3p5FBUYrO3NLzWyB8jylilPSpdCM9syTrJMJ1voCUa-EFZenYdTW9QbrbEU4/s200/cabbage+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJP8nQpGV3BN4Z22EhLpJWP_9dOMF3LCexR-G2SR82V82hj5b3QlChzzEnUXR_4LeiZm0S9zEqALPivQUwTVIHACB_y_TI8fBr9aPrKztKfMAefaaFm5WKDTZnnF9E7AsomA9ZqKrlBU0/s1600-h/sausage+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290136780342736402" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJP8nQpGV3BN4Z22EhLpJWP_9dOMF3LCexR-G2SR82V82hj5b3QlChzzEnUXR_4LeiZm0S9zEqALPivQUwTVIHACB_y_TI8fBr9aPrKztKfMAefaaFm5WKDTZnnF9E7AsomA9ZqKrlBU0/s200/sausage+2.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JUUGuuEUmbuZc-OGy2vYPYrhhpeWFGrGO7kSFFq620w2O9TI1fqSlWyrk8NHEZyvsCdsLQfZ_2dKScAaVDVJR5ncv54ywozDduiPPRYCunIvhg6BM90gxRKCAToPve8w6jY3onfzpmY/s1600-h/cabbage+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290135214160265010" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JUUGuuEUmbuZc-OGy2vYPYrhhpeWFGrGO7kSFFq620w2O9TI1fqSlWyrk8NHEZyvsCdsLQfZ_2dKScAaVDVJR5ncv54ywozDduiPPRYCunIvhg6BM90gxRKCAToPve8w6jY3onfzpmY/s200/cabbage+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNOEER-BS8eIyvzOGUttt1q8vbooPm2_zB2VZBAUAQX2dETLPMIsbptiz5xApCIIvwjXYI0N1YiuOFk4eDf_nghVslMCnFbS_9pG9VN33bGnIq9CfSoJB9n3wjxeB3KVnTOWX1b2gtT8/s1600-h/cabbage+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290135189791290898" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNOEER-BS8eIyvzOGUttt1q8vbooPm2_zB2VZBAUAQX2dETLPMIsbptiz5xApCIIvwjXYI0N1YiuOFk4eDf_nghVslMCnFbS_9pG9VN33bGnIq9CfSoJB9n3wjxeB3KVnTOWX1b2gtT8/s200/cabbage+4.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here is my plate! It was a lonely lunch. </span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34_TVkNNT5cSgpzTF2F7CCsU3eTJHwM5gmMJ5NYkgGMizZsDpVwdnka-20yGir9PrjXchNs05LpZmkL_iDaWYpvt6PY4Prrh-hUjyfC7pg2TgFwPrqAJjZO39kLgbRdBTGvZRGBmJiV8/s1600-h/cabbage+5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290135215735006834" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34_TVkNNT5cSgpzTF2F7CCsU3eTJHwM5gmMJ5NYkgGMizZsDpVwdnka-20yGir9PrjXchNs05LpZmkL_iDaWYpvt6PY4Prrh-hUjyfC7pg2TgFwPrqAJjZO39kLgbRdBTGvZRGBmJiV8/s200/cabbage+5.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Oprah once said that a healthy eater doesn't clean her plate. (She didn't say how much to start with though;) Does this count as healthy? (Can you tell I don't totally dig onions but love the flavor/!)</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dpMrrMS0Wvh4I8KPtPJhspatQhjtL1DRtZ9j1iB6ysPFbtmSWqAkkCiLNIXcfc8gyh7ZLghyIR7DtstP4xiKcCzW72Vq34amy2_hr8VeRE9X8JKxLhKX_uE_3gHTISHng6nlbC_cu9E/s1600-h/cabbage+6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290136785567292898" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dpMrrMS0Wvh4I8KPtPJhspatQhjtL1DRtZ9j1iB6ysPFbtmSWqAkkCiLNIXcfc8gyh7ZLghyIR7DtstP4xiKcCzW72Vq34amy2_hr8VeRE9X8JKxLhKX_uE_3gHTISHng6nlbC_cu9E/s200/cabbage+6.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks Karen for this yummy recipe. I lost my recipe for Cabbage Patch soup so if you still have it could you send it my way (pretty please)?</span> That sounds really good too!<span style="font-family:arial;"> Why am I craving all the foods we ate in college? Maybe I'm just dreaming of being the size I was back then.<br /></span>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-63180907333368017302009-01-09T20:31:00.000-08:002009-01-09T22:16:51.404-08:00Girls' Club!<p align="center"></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">GEMS=</span></strong>(<strong><span style="font-size:180%;">G</span></strong>irls <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span></strong>verywhere <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">M</span></strong>eeting the <strong><span style="font-size:180%;">S</span></strong>avior)</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Jenna and Lauryn were invited by their best friends to join GEMS! It is a club for girls in 1st-8th grade which meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. It's purpose is to bring the girls into a living dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The girls:</span></p><ul><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">participate in team building</span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">engage in singing, creative movement, and dance</span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">learn life skills and earn badges</span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">learn to apply the bible to their lives</span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">participate in service projects</span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">complete creative craft projects</span></div></li><li><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">find answers to challenges that girls today face</span></div></li></ul><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jen and Lauryn decided that the Children's Bibles they were using just weren't cutting it anymore. I did a little shopping and found two perfect ones for Christmas. They were so thankful for the gift and were thrilled to pack their GEMS bags this week. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Thank you Ashley and Brandi for being such great friends to Jenna and Lauryn!</span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZs9fDHUYCVoM8ybFRxdHbNRIEc9C1qjrjsFbyhvdKQ6Ht-mF_Mr92KTbWn5ImP59yEXFfMxvzCEWGDOxM5SU9WpoR9U42A9ZqpSM7UnEp0pSTXNA-G7rC9uysrgUgeuVGnepq9OIL214/s1600-h/IMG_1621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289518588054004866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZs9fDHUYCVoM8ybFRxdHbNRIEc9C1qjrjsFbyhvdKQ6Ht-mF_Mr92KTbWn5ImP59yEXFfMxvzCEWGDOxM5SU9WpoR9U42A9ZqpSM7UnEp0pSTXNA-G7rC9uysrgUgeuVGnepq9OIL214/s320/IMG_1621.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1errqOqIlZTukcLzJzzHG2kFjFuNOowtBzsN7bR4yF6ayQZYNWkZKufmdnbqrvQQBAKiBbui2btxR71SIt8PkllA5thVbMRYpf7bCBTW6JDj41X2mntKlVH_yQfG2ALxMS5cvT1VBSZQ/s1600-h/IMG_1633.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289518588067267058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1errqOqIlZTukcLzJzzHG2kFjFuNOowtBzsN7bR4yF6ayQZYNWkZKufmdnbqrvQQBAKiBbui2btxR71SIt8PkllA5thVbMRYpf7bCBTW6JDj41X2mntKlVH_yQfG2ALxMS5cvT1VBSZQ/s320/IMG_1633.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1errqOqIlZTukcLzJzzHG2kFjFuNOowtBzsN7bR4yF6ayQZYNWkZKufmdnbqrvQQBAKiBbui2btxR71SIt8PkllA5thVbMRYpf7bCBTW6JDj41X2mntKlVH_yQfG2ALxMS5cvT1VBSZQ/s1600-h/IMG_1633.JPG"></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-47112361266537303042009-01-06T20:49:00.000-08:002009-01-06T21:18:47.507-08:00Lucie Loo!<span style="font-family:arial;">Lauryn <strong>loves</strong> animals! Last winter she wrote up a contract for us to sign so she could get a cat. Blake and Jenna are both allergic to cats so it was a big deal. Blake didn't sign Lauryn's contract for a <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">really</span></strong> long time. When he finally caved, Lauryn was nothing less than ecstatic! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Needless to say, Lucie Loo is now a part of our family. She was strictly an outside cat and had a snuggly basket in the corner of our patio. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We had been struggling with some neighbor cats who seemed to think that whenever we filled Lucie's food dish it was for them. They also started to take over her warm bed because the temperatures at the time were frigid. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Well on the night of December 16th, Blake (out of the clear blue) said, "Lucie can come in as long as she stays on the rug." Lauryn stopped and stared at him in disbelief. She then said, "Who are you and what have you done with my dad?". It was sooo funny!</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;">Lucie Loo has (for the most part) done really well with staying on the rug right inside the door. If she tries to wander, she gets to go back outside. She really has been easy to train. She still spends the majority of her day outside and goes out at night. If we are home though, she's usually in.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"> </p><div align="center">Here is Lucie during one of the first times inside. She went from this to....<br /></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hgYzS41b-ZVhwpSxz9LuUP8pVhevFx78fE78YjfHKkcz6UXMjFOAWZ0CqAKMujW0zfRH3vQE7bLN_5-Ut_a_AX3yNYBn9QA56aYfuDJUi66j1gc5GgZyytApZOW4_RNhV5AEImEobws/s1600-h/blake+birthday+eve+002.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnVwdeJIvHIgqd_Fkp_va0uVyJXuPAYZ0sXqNsJ4LYIFAcTSFOxDGB5VSBk8csSjrHl5pfppqN6SrVTfVeCeLYXXcRD2HhByCzgdInAOkcyKnhyphenhyphendfpLffkMQiihlCRyacneZDGtAZTvc/s1600-h/blake+birthday+eve+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288412235744857570" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnVwdeJIvHIgqd_Fkp_va0uVyJXuPAYZ0sXqNsJ4LYIFAcTSFOxDGB5VSBk8csSjrHl5pfppqN6SrVTfVeCeLYXXcRD2HhByCzgdInAOkcyKnhyphenhyphendfpLffkMQiihlCRyacneZDGtAZTvc/s320/blake+birthday+eve+003.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:arial;">...this!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"> Lauryn used some of her Christmas money to buy this cat condo. You can probably imagine what Blake was thinking when she pulled this out of the shopping bag. ;) It's quite a lovely addition to our home. Lucie absolutely loves to snuggle in the bottom with the heart-shaped pillow that Lauryn bought for her. It's kind of a bugger to get her out of at night though. </span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtXa0u_r5BIg_pOkmrmLcCg49IlmVF_TYFjbkMBQNiIXw8vYzoszQAq7aSsYCVdsn2jbiVuOu0rqZ8CIYqLiKyyLJRkm4cC4ooiuvRz0_sBugaJGPhWtF_kOBWo5gM-jaAAclXVBzHCA/s1600-h/lucie+castle+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288412213517275074" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtXa0u_r5BIg_pOkmrmLcCg49IlmVF_TYFjbkMBQNiIXw8vYzoszQAq7aSsYCVdsn2jbiVuOu0rqZ8CIYqLiKyyLJRkm4cC4ooiuvRz0_sBugaJGPhWtF_kOBWo5gM-jaAAclXVBzHCA/s320/lucie+castle+3.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:arial;">Lauryn and Lucie Loo are best buds. We love watching the two of them play and "visit". Lucie has definitely been a healthy addition to our family!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFROJUmkGheu6N1NF49um01KpED1ZCRmZJlplJqUjyFbZIHK9SOVfGfO5ov90y0HmRk06iUrRNzBcot20oq1pCzA7k72r8Drq3bCXlnEe19wQ4nz11XbPxqTGp7EUHkOkCFMqWQDYE9M/s1600-h/IMG_0050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288412223567962866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFROJUmkGheu6N1NF49um01KpED1ZCRmZJlplJqUjyFbZIHK9SOVfGfO5ov90y0HmRk06iUrRNzBcot20oq1pCzA7k72r8Drq3bCXlnEe19wQ4nz11XbPxqTGp7EUHkOkCFMqWQDYE9M/s320/IMG_0050.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-52741904621971039552009-01-05T21:12:00.000-08:002009-01-05T21:38:13.354-08:00Back in the Swing of Things!<span style="font-family:arial;">It didn't take long to get back into our normal routine. It actually felt kind of good! (I probably wouldn't have said the same thing at 5:30 this morning though. ;) We all had a great day back to school! The girls came home and put their new desks to the test...and they passed!</span><br /><div> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Jenna is diligently completing an entry in her writing journal.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJZWxoRcswdCigo6hKo9fY6aW2z0U1MZLUodHJmXFADUHUbylrSZaMeZ2RvzZBI-YaN89lsa_2SFVaHq92Od_gn7P0bj77S5nI28pDtubTz4LmwOKAKvhB0R06L_fs1TPCBNnhnKkpYc/s1600-h/jen+homework+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288048888087314194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJZWxoRcswdCigo6hKo9fY6aW2z0U1MZLUodHJmXFADUHUbylrSZaMeZ2RvzZBI-YaN89lsa_2SFVaHq92Od_gn7P0bj77S5nI28pDtubTz4LmwOKAKvhB0R06L_fs1TPCBNnhnKkpYc/s320/jen+homework+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwggjxGq6vaBPDsLPwksb6w0ZHPnW1rqztAKs7EzHvF8pMlyQRUcSuB-0sZfoO4FrHthhfFa9JKXk-F_c6RJ5hwQWwQZAJ163yrWBG00CqLyOECZ0GJZselfBs6ApKQlJs3RtuG0s0nKI/s1600-h/jen+homework+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288048885571598546" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwggjxGq6vaBPDsLPwksb6w0ZHPnW1rqztAKs7EzHvF8pMlyQRUcSuB-0sZfoO4FrHthhfFa9JKXk-F_c6RJ5hwQWwQZAJ163yrWBG00CqLyOECZ0GJZselfBs6ApKQlJs3RtuG0s0nKI/s320/jen+homework+1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Lauryn is finishing up her homework for the night.</span> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh9azfruaxl4B6DyFgbtRgPIV2g-Lm81uCZX_gckStlkx3v8Q1MW7dXe173GJ8NxZ4ShLTKUwjf-ryjrPRlqf3NNWKN5Hx1avDljlwog-katseuwU8HYpT0RzpqanyMIYnAl4l5AKE2A/s1600-h/lauryn+homework+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288048880204998882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh9azfruaxl4B6DyFgbtRgPIV2g-Lm81uCZX_gckStlkx3v8Q1MW7dXe173GJ8NxZ4ShLTKUwjf-ryjrPRlqf3NNWKN5Hx1avDljlwog-katseuwU8HYpT0RzpqanyMIYnAl4l5AKE2A/s320/lauryn+homework+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVYbu3_ezaXJvigPYf9TWshqRPUDxPwDj5f5hzu9Lw8dq5QT4WoeEnYukh3lP7CAWGZXNHbjqBS8B2nTgZehfU8Ig0rINDjuf4Ec2tbPBN9Gjs3D83G8qtZKM3NZLo2BKrJeD115ri2g/s1600-h/lauryn+homework+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288048876515865666" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVYbu3_ezaXJvigPYf9TWshqRPUDxPwDj5f5hzu9Lw8dq5QT4WoeEnYukh3lP7CAWGZXNHbjqBS8B2nTgZehfU8Ig0rINDjuf4Ec2tbPBN9Gjs3D83G8qtZKM3NZLo2BKrJeD115ri2g/s320/lauryn+homework+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div> </div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-47786981581891718902009-01-03T21:01:00.001-08:002009-01-03T22:24:47.422-08:00To Do List in a Day!!<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Yep, it's the end of Christmas vacation and we're just getting to that to-do list. Blake and I decided that today is the day. I'm always a smidge cranky on the day before we go back to school so we figured today would be a little more pleasant than tomorrow.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I apologize in advance for the photography. I don't know how, but I even changed our paint colors in some pictures.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><strong>#1: Hang up wall decor</strong> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We haved had a pile of things to hang up since last spring. We have lived in our house for over three years and still don't like to nail in the walls. Today we nailed with a vengence. It kind of felt good. We had tried those no-nail Command hangers and they worked for a bit but a few things have came crashing down. We decided to just go for it. Hanging things on the walls is always an interesting adventure for Blake and I. He uses a lot more tools than I would need. I'm an eye-baller and he measures down to the nearest gnat's eyelash and whips out his level more than most home builders. I'm always thankful when we're done because you can tell he takes his time and it always looks nice.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Blake's doing one of his measurements to hang the "Grow Old with Me" sign between our bedroom closet and bathroom door. I think I was laying on the bed working on a Sudoku during this one.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTSIRMKdGVHtjmtWzKczh6E145QTs6KA-kSzDN8AZLD9hLTnt9ypAdMZQ12r7xBXqe801SduknW_CXIKm7J1D-qNdl-i-7xFNSBX06HvxmQc9uizoU5LVOd5veZ8puEqbmQNMHqzCryQ/s1600-h/IMG_0030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287301217074976562" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTSIRMKdGVHtjmtWzKczh6E145QTs6KA-kSzDN8AZLD9hLTnt9ypAdMZQ12r7xBXqe801SduknW_CXIKm7J1D-qNdl-i-7xFNSBX06HvxmQc9uizoU5LVOd5veZ8puEqbmQNMHqzCryQ/s200/IMG_0030.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287301211135736114" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4El_9BmE2rLptUqJIVYbamJFXRvaAj9MlVd0ygukXziEyQDtcXkCB8RokAVNKjVibLRsg0Rc3CrbFF8vnV0fqGb0-oAotprGZ1-fv_d8kMdYmKvFTXbt7Vp2cWUIzLsaw1r3Ao4Qwbc/s200/IMG_0029.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD328uej2qW3O_cU7GwYmUnSy6XAKrLZESMdOsR59IMucLpgE_RjmJNjLmA3_zTHt1PVczYe9RD_nD8b8HdFnMNLCe9LjVzDGNaplPucZoC3rbFrl8ePmNdLRG4GBXoJzMvr3maYdO1k/s1600-h/IMG_0038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287303126589483010" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD328uej2qW3O_cU7GwYmUnSy6XAKrLZESMdOsR59IMucLpgE_RjmJNjLmA3_zTHt1PVczYe9RD_nD8b8HdFnMNLCe9LjVzDGNaplPucZoC3rbFrl8ePmNdLRG4GBXoJzMvr3maYdO1k/s200/IMG_0038.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Jenna made this sign last year. She's been patiently waiting for it to be put up in her room.</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWO-mjxRX7XJ9FYSM5E6pHCZkjqT88aQmhxXV9P_MVJ2GIwYptI35uD-wJJFQVDD_i8XbKL4g1MR0qH52q5K16lapFstXTPdgnFdPOIEKSu89dvKGhZqxe4H1E-M6GMvsSktEvp2fouE/s1600-h/IMG_0044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287305358052756610" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWO-mjxRX7XJ9FYSM5E6pHCZkjqT88aQmhxXV9P_MVJ2GIwYptI35uD-wJJFQVDD_i8XbKL4g1MR0qH52q5K16lapFstXTPdgnFdPOIEKSu89dvKGhZqxe4H1E-M6GMvsSktEvp2fouE/s200/IMG_0044.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Lauryn painted these blocks three years ago. She has been on her dad to hang these for...three years.</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0D2vrqsEVDDa6HNSABMTkrq2EUxNwUKh0huQUAyRMy3mYgemjL2a_TczALjFs8ULOZZiNinMy6Gxq2HLWOY-zGydOsBCFm9S5blx0JoKyjCIkO30cYpyLd_aaE_qm_Nv-cwG-rxgfQUQ/s1600-h/IMG_0042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287305353544317778" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0D2vrqsEVDDa6HNSABMTkrq2EUxNwUKh0huQUAyRMy3mYgemjL2a_TczALjFs8ULOZZiNinMy6Gxq2HLWOY-zGydOsBCFm9S5blx0JoKyjCIkO30cYpyLd_aaE_qm_Nv-cwG-rxgfQUQ/s200/IMG_0042.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Lauryn bought this sign for Jenna when we were in Leavenworth this summer. It says "Sisters From The Start, Friends From The Heart". We hung it above the door in their bathroom so they could both enjoy it.</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfWtBqb1bB6lYiun4iakc5FZ7G8z95ftweDKhUjnQhNj68PHFm3u5JP1f71JVs3RCbft8tQ7pHDdOfAAJDmWdaJQtYxquLVb7BlVJGt8HPlcuL2qM5RasyzbPtIZczqphspfqihmIQs0/s1600-h/IMG_0040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287305350435754562" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfWtBqb1bB6lYiun4iakc5FZ7G8z95ftweDKhUjnQhNj68PHFm3u5JP1f71JVs3RCbft8tQ7pHDdOfAAJDmWdaJQtYxquLVb7BlVJGt8HPlcuL2qM5RasyzbPtIZczqphspfqihmIQs0/s200/IMG_0040.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">In October of 2007, Blake and the girls went to Disneyland with some family. I had to stay back because of work. Blake's mom had this framed for me last year as a Christmas gift. It's pretty cute. We hung this in the den so I can get a good giggle when I'm working at the computer.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVMUjZAh1Kd7BWt0GMWxoktyjE8_pcpCNORdY1vdnT40ToWU9J1BFqIYsQFWkYRim1xF8h6zj1uPmFJjfhX1fn_rL9rO7k2imN2OJOcgs8Kt4WXbQ0ZHQ90G11Qhgl9Fei_eWDN3b3Vo/s1600-h/IMG_0039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287303138032260946" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVMUjZAh1Kd7BWt0GMWxoktyjE8_pcpCNORdY1vdnT40ToWU9J1BFqIYsQFWkYRim1xF8h6zj1uPmFJjfhX1fn_rL9rO7k2imN2OJOcgs8Kt4WXbQ0ZHQ90G11Qhgl9Fei_eWDN3b3Vo/s200/IMG_0039.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">This doily and bonnet were made by my great grandma. The bonnet was actually made for my grandma when she was born. These are hanging on each side of the fireplace. (They are actually the same size but my trick photography makes them look like different sizes.)</span></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDZjWBh7ICc8JfpgY9c7rCbYsdVfFMtL0-4a_MOAz94z1vFBVUI3gCVRZfLDaEjbMdQKcB90QKHHuxzGG76jUQPXTXGtUs6h1O7DaFmVKk9NqRgfGaoeiUBqg8ql6dnDUgY4O0TKs_HY/s1600-h/IMG_0036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287303115739318258" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDZjWBh7ICc8JfpgY9c7rCbYsdVfFMtL0-4a_MOAz94z1vFBVUI3gCVRZfLDaEjbMdQKcB90QKHHuxzGG76jUQPXTXGtUs6h1O7DaFmVKk9NqRgfGaoeiUBqg8ql6dnDUgY4O0TKs_HY/s200/IMG_0036.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b5-B32S-b63Wirvu7j5tu_3ySIWVur9mNoEODfQachLy-6rVac1fvBLONcfi9gcCTfjcpMT9_T9ULFw9KDPeqo7nak6KMF2C9KnCloWsEIVRGvtL38LQFSdt6ink08Aphjneg15GZx0/s1600-h/IMG_0037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287303125512882786" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b5-B32S-b63Wirvu7j5tu_3ySIWVur9mNoEODfQachLy-6rVac1fvBLONcfi9gcCTfjcpMT9_T9ULFw9KDPeqo7nak6KMF2C9KnCloWsEIVRGvtL38LQFSdt6ink08Aphjneg15GZx0/s200/IMG_0037.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">This was part of my Mother's Day last year. I found this at Yellow Rose and Blake picked up on the hint during one of our trips out to buy plants. What a guy!!</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYYyhwGw-ZA2JAz-vF5K-4-55-vP0bcMyezm59RhhHSD5eDDMfjxLb8giNN8QInW0yORWWtEPhYlzF-j88MDMrc10wmfGZ13-fywZRtr4pUcMRuFbVzXGDcYLBCekUn8F3xVeSNn92gY/s1600-h/IMG_0035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287301223622885538" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYYyhwGw-ZA2JAz-vF5K-4-55-vP0bcMyezm59RhhHSD5eDDMfjxLb8giNN8QInW0yORWWtEPhYlzF-j88MDMrc10wmfGZ13-fywZRtr4pUcMRuFbVzXGDcYLBCekUn8F3xVeSNn92gY/s200/IMG_0035.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">My grandma took an oil painting class after my grandpa lost his life in an automobile accident. This is one of the paintings she created of the barn on her childhood ranch. My brother has a similar painting at his house.</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZ7sLadutYCyrpDv6BQSPjX8QzfYVb4KxeREEbpEj74AHZfeUzVG7Kbx2z8xfY2WXcr2-9kKQ7wLQB3nwGdV1LkodzgGqmXoXV3kzR_XTEcDCm7jAEMmKBp11hhsJQmYwgt5p2nIQvg0/s1600-h/IMG_0034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287301224145092386" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZ7sLadutYCyrpDv6BQSPjX8QzfYVb4KxeREEbpEj74AHZfeUzVG7Kbx2z8xfY2WXcr2-9kKQ7wLQB3nwGdV1LkodzgGqmXoXV3kzR_XTEcDCm7jAEMmKBp11hhsJQmYwgt5p2nIQvg0/s200/IMG_0034.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">My aunt Carrie gave this to us as a Christmas gift. I love what it says: "Your life may be the only bible some people read."</span></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJXy9USdziKs0-E8PCw9yXm4waWJviI8yJjONyHQSU_OVXQP41wAGbp1CnEYM6NKwRosZXqxB3klJ1S3BZkcD8w7TMF9s4FMsDmxX5GsCfFCXogWa__385JrmvRr0iV6EKfWsdoO3Guc/s1600-h/IMG_0033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287301218345315266" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJXy9USdziKs0-E8PCw9yXm4waWJviI8yJjONyHQSU_OVXQP41wAGbp1CnEYM6NKwRosZXqxB3klJ1S3BZkcD8w7TMF9s4FMsDmxX5GsCfFCXogWa__385JrmvRr0iV6EKfWsdoO3Guc/s200/IMG_0033.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><strong>#2: Seal all the counters</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I've been very good about sealing all the counters in the summer and over Christmas vacation. Last summer I somehow avoided the little chore. It usually takes me a good chunk of time because I've always done it by myself. Blake and I worked together tonight and we were quite a team. He was the main sealer and I would go behind and do the wipe/buff step. We did both coats in a fraction of the time it takes me by myself. It feels so good to have this done.</span></div></span><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu3FTHfuoAXZbV6E47-ycV1MafmfBxEvoQVH5sj8jsVudvR2ik9dxUmtvbsTzzxBhAcXXKbAnr0Zb85KEHeam6mmaBJwkGifqA6VnQZFkRs6gMOAcbETjVbUaghUSsi-0SXHjbNdcPXE/s1600-h/IMG_0045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287305366666901666" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu3FTHfuoAXZbV6E47-ycV1MafmfBxEvoQVH5sj8jsVudvR2ik9dxUmtvbsTzzxBhAcXXKbAnr0Zb85KEHeam6mmaBJwkGifqA6VnQZFkRs6gMOAcbETjVbUaghUSsi-0SXHjbNdcPXE/s200/IMG_0045.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">#3: Homework (correct 150 tests, correct late work, enter grades in computer, update Edline)</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"></span><br /></strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">My homework has been consuming the kitchen table for a few days. I do a little each day. I'm still not done but hope to make a bigger dent tomorrow. I really could say some unkind words to those who make comments about teachers and the hours they work. I'd like to let them shadow me for a time and they might change their tune.</span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIKy3B-RRwVScekgWu3A8JxK_JJjctmbvIPJZWdGK_jeARA6IXrmMcdiJ1AB-5yVZydHGmk2ZwaJQIG9e7qqw-6-kdlbESqogrSK6itRi_b0WmYtPgTdLbPpqkKXTXTRG89MKdqH204Q/s1600-h/IMG_0046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287305373285105282" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIKy3B-RRwVScekgWu3A8JxK_JJjctmbvIPJZWdGK_jeARA6IXrmMcdiJ1AB-5yVZydHGmk2ZwaJQIG9e7qqw-6-kdlbESqogrSK6itRi_b0WmYtPgTdLbPpqkKXTXTRG89MKdqH204Q/s200/IMG_0046.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have had a fantastic Christmas Vacation! The snow along with the good food and fun times with family were absolutely perfect!</span></div><div></div>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134356289977420188.post-41252451087885673092009-01-02T20:40:00.000-08:002009-01-02T23:29:34.534-08:00Pretty in Pink!!!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Many years ago, Blake and Rich started a tradition of buying each other something pink for Christmas. I don't even remember how it was started. The gift is usually some ridiculous or entirely useless little item. This year Blake was the lucky recipient of a lovely ribbon embellished...hat. We always get a kick out of seeing what they come up with. </span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">You can tell by the picture that Blake is <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:webdings;color:#cc0000;">Y</span>in love<span style="font-family:webdings;color:#cc0000;">Y</span></span> with his new hat. What guy wouldn't be?</p></span><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2VEWhHyByMNCXvBD1Y9pIwUqZlvvJ2Cj7_PW1Crpebzb93xYYG8TuiVtNlmmXeE0glAxbEAAb_OCt2C1vb9KkRZgrwbHqduwPK2bN_uaOx94v829u1b6MuG8e5iqytw1qWBLm_b7mbc/s1600-h/blake+pink.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286923116992168162" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2VEWhHyByMNCXvBD1Y9pIwUqZlvvJ2Cj7_PW1Crpebzb93xYYG8TuiVtNlmmXeE0glAxbEAAb_OCt2C1vb9KkRZgrwbHqduwPK2bN_uaOx94v829u1b6MuG8e5iqytw1qWBLm_b7mbc/s320/blake+pink.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After much hesitation, Blake agreed to put the little gem on so we could snap a picture.</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNxWBrk4DLB2Z_zJAFbdxMi8QXn6eIl1XjDROZm4oM411kSd3c7sEeVpyrR2OnC003jawvhAYawir4N1fLIb5eDfRal8_rd5OQcumiR1rlJHzLqdeXbwWR9RZUHcC9c38IoFkJiQjhAE/s1600-h/blake+pink+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286923120373454514" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNxWBrk4DLB2Z_zJAFbdxMi8QXn6eIl1XjDROZm4oM411kSd3c7sEeVpyrR2OnC003jawvhAYawir4N1fLIb5eDfRal8_rd5OQcumiR1rlJHzLqdeXbwWR9RZUHcC9c38IoFkJiQjhAE/s320/blake+pink+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I can't wait to see what next year brings!!</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Rich will be receiving his "pink" when we celebrate January birthdays. We forgot to take it to town on Christmas morning. </span></p>Lollihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16841249618690360145noreply@blogger.com2