tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89274661755565556782024-02-18T22:11:38.912-05:00H is for Happy FamilyGreta,Tom,Ella,Audrey
and DaisyGretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-27313668177964235072011-08-29T14:11:00.009-04:002011-08-29T14:29:25.317-04:00End of the School Year<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HNtEIPoK3irLHWlRpvZFbBvkjABdYJqdZOyq7lZftoj0RyzL6ZsIdtjAaOFR0dtrGDWfnkTgxrz3w80HU6ijBmNiCg3VJxuv3tZPteCxf96HKnAFMWKG0AZhxJu2SeX4ArocYem7LdwC/s200/094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646344691238659026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwqyYE0XME1FYGx8x3-3nhGTGD2cmaoQjiuuUjwb_bKlaVQujSKIMVrS0C0LP3jtPXLMzwgbZFzhoE8G_evo66k_z5oG1RRlgQVAF_B_3jMhB1NYQQ9sHq_vtrGc1DYY5hiIO8puDdQ90/s1600/095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwqyYE0XME1FYGx8x3-3nhGTGD2cmaoQjiuuUjwb_bKlaVQujSKIMVrS0C0LP3jtPXLMzwgbZFzhoE8G_evo66k_z5oG1RRlgQVAF_B_3jMhB1NYQQ9sHq_vtrGc1DYY5hiIO8puDdQ90/s200/095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646345762597455682" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYfBOt5B6lsOLcjDD5fLOJMKckw1z_cpTvYnlJfJXmxiYz126QaluCzLBMd_XBO3OkMAuJHOI1ljQyVq2AWKOv589vAgg_JuFJoltOat7z2jsG0epCLAB_Zq3QAtGKJaLJgpqqeD4KKTS/s1600/100.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvYfBOt5B6lsOLcjDD5fLOJMKckw1z_cpTvYnlJfJXmxiYz126QaluCzLBMd_XBO3OkMAuJHOI1ljQyVq2AWKOv589vAgg_JuFJoltOat7z2jsG0epCLAB_Zq3QAtGKJaLJgpqqeD4KKTS/s200/100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646344696920794418" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvfuSPeFIMhsK7zw-gFiCStymFondqv1Ky8oDPIgorHqbJ9Irq4357zSqh3_E8J8ZLYLRExnEp8VyLmxrqR0puSu5NJH_XfLb0kmfGOKEh3TBFdcg6f77TZHf93thpuhFp6qsvMgydOl_/s1600/102.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvfuSPeFIMhsK7zw-gFiCStymFondqv1Ky8oDPIgorHqbJ9Irq4357zSqh3_E8J8ZLYLRExnEp8VyLmxrqR0puSu5NJH_XfLb0kmfGOKEh3TBFdcg6f77TZHf93thpuhFp6qsvMgydOl_/s200/102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646344694173192914" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZp5Wfrfey77n0_tca5xWkHOVH1xHqKnlTH85_EjN7PqTrh1UzQIqAsLedB4yqSFAXuNDr4YNUWREA_d3fWQ1wZEhKJfk4coVWfa4I8j4pOS3QfWSqwqybD1JodyjBq2H7ISuLWaYhG_i/s1600/120.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZp5Wfrfey77n0_tca5xWkHOVH1xHqKnlTH85_EjN7PqTrh1UzQIqAsLedB4yqSFAXuNDr4YNUWREA_d3fWQ1wZEhKJfk4coVWfa4I8j4pOS3QfWSqwqybD1JodyjBq2H7ISuLWaYhG_i/s200/120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646344690642645202" /></a>
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<br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" >My goal was to have caught up on the blog by the time the girls start school next week. I better finish up last school year before starting on the new school year. The girls had an end of year Program and graduation for the 4 year old classes. My girls tend to get shy in large groups and if you remember the post from the Christmas program, Audrey freezes up and won't look at anyone but me. We decided we were going to work on that before the program. We asked the girls to sing the songs from school to us and then Tom kept encouraging them to sing it louder. During the program when the 2 year old class came out Audrey took it to heart and screamed out her songs. We couldn't stop laughing. She stumbled over words and kept singing even if the song was done. Of course her two little buddies, Katherine and Brayden just kept going right along with her. We have a video from the school made and I wish I could upload it but it is too large to upload. A couple of my other favorite parts were after a song Audrey would shake her bum and then one time after everyone started clapping she beamed, gave a fist pump and said "YES!" loud enough for all the audience to hear. Ella was pretty tame in comparison. She sang great and loved being up "performing" and trying to be SLY and wave at me. Audrey is standing next to her best buddy Katherine and Ella is posing with her best buddy Alexandria. Both are going to different schools next year and I hope the girls adjust. They had such a great year and such amazing teachers. </span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-45751946903268022952011-08-04T19:19:00.003-04:002011-08-04T19:26:15.207-04:00Dog Rulez<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR_yfQuT3pLQaFep8rsV_C0L8-J0vbemVQ7NMO33s3fZNB-Fe4hTdBYTub0qHbt98W7XlQl7juWgxukVKzYdD09xghleMAhuHEfIt5nv7jhJu_zc0LD1PZroP3gvp82zg9fL9g2yM9mIj/s1600/Daisy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGR_yfQuT3pLQaFep8rsV_C0L8-J0vbemVQ7NMO33s3fZNB-Fe4hTdBYTub0qHbt98W7XlQl7juWgxukVKzYdD09xghleMAhuHEfIt5nv7jhJu_zc0LD1PZroP3gvp82zg9fL9g2yM9mIj/s200/Daisy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637144867845156370" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >Today our neighbor's dog, Lucy, got out. We saw her wandering and so we put her in the backyard with Daisy until the neighbor could come home and get her which was about 1/2 hour later. The dogs got along great, running around, both eating and drinking out of Daisy's dishes. When they decided to stay inside Ella decided there better be some dog rules. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >1. No peeing in the house</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >2. No jumping on people</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >3. Do not let the dogs get the markers and use them on the walls. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Audrey also had me copy these rules down but she added one more.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >4. Do not eat animals. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >All in all, very good rules. </span></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-26129943697470971212011-08-03T14:06:00.010-04:002011-08-03T14:51:54.627-04:00Mixing Business and Pleasure<div><span class="Apple-style-span">Tom and I rarely take trips unless they are somehow related to visiting family or combined with work. In May both NC and SC have their dental conventions at Myrtle Beach. We decided to take the girls with us to the SC show. I had to be there a day early to help train some supply reps so while I was working Tom spent the day with the girls at the beach. Our hotel was right on the beach so they just walked down. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5fbFmh9F50kzvlVauCniPY4yNAICaqHCM2LYhMuqF2zpFJ1sZSId00Pu2KIwCG20dRA0jEGzwrZNt-HMZoIhLDdkURxD9woNflejKberQpqIrb_hDHhgrFHmUWgukuFOYY3UH8Fubi1v/s1600/084.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5fbFmh9F50kzvlVauCniPY4yNAICaqHCM2LYhMuqF2zpFJ1sZSId00Pu2KIwCG20dRA0jEGzwrZNt-HMZoIhLDdkURxD9woNflejKberQpqIrb_hDHhgrFHmUWgukuFOYY3UH8Fubi1v/s200/084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636696566940212002" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The girls running to the water.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnroWtEN9qhSH4Aw-eGin9Hg8Bq1ijReKmpzEN-kM3GucGD97TyqlPKsiOuCI1AOkf9QUvyHEmmn4GpCBLVWWUmt3DmC5hdx8v2DffuOIyWvRxH_aJdEAhTtlTMGNoUAH7cmC4qK3oFGP/s1600/083.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnroWtEN9qhSH4Aw-eGin9Hg8Bq1ijReKmpzEN-kM3GucGD97TyqlPKsiOuCI1AOkf9QUvyHEmmn4GpCBLVWWUmt3DmC5hdx8v2DffuOIyWvRxH_aJdEAhTtlTMGNoUAH7cmC4qK3oFGP/s200/083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636696557663501090" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Running away from the waves.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyyi1OJQ2wt5YbhH19QkCCoNVMtNMiNKXJDgwsT-QG4lYIBHEomrAfYBHeIhiA4PnmtgOGLIwfA1V7DgSJUUdNpxHEIkHjlF_IHT4XnlhCYgBaEu7e9JQ2xR3xG14p0EhZumKVTh595Hi/s1600/081.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyyi1OJQ2wt5YbhH19QkCCoNVMtNMiNKXJDgwsT-QG4lYIBHEomrAfYBHeIhiA4PnmtgOGLIwfA1V7DgSJUUdNpxHEIkHjlF_IHT4XnlhCYgBaEu7e9JQ2xR3xG14p0EhZumKVTh595Hi/s200/081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636696558224731218" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4syFjyUJoTgGm0WRGZD2zkyKlSMjUEewHckXOb_C9e5p79H6SSGarhCmSYQSQsSjy6JbCwjzdMYLoLQo77ifAVAWgsJASowFCFB0VFJ8UhCjJhFMpRQ7nam1nE7w1dqz_xZ-K-xwMis0O/s200/088.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636696570035918946" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Playing in the waves and Audrey in the mud. Their favorite game is when Tom and I would lift them up and into the crashing waves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgpWr-xEiL_5LBajxsybqRG_9B5RmfP3oz39VXgdtEvMtF25vmlDbIIaH4zkOuBA37ldus9ZARiUoX8r1oQ4uCnY91vt2JlYBDxNUkuyt-tkG7dgLlr5Sm0Z5j1kThc_MWrq2bXYNswhK/s1600/033.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgpWr-xEiL_5LBajxsybqRG_9B5RmfP3oz39VXgdtEvMtF25vmlDbIIaH4zkOuBA37ldus9ZARiUoX8r1oQ4uCnY91vt2JlYBDxNUkuyt-tkG7dgLlr5Sm0Z5j1kThc_MWrq2bXYNswhK/s200/033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636695886004684402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXaTBwsMVNTmi4NTry9n6dTVvPiVstmaIbo-KwdKTua6fadXJ9hZyVhRSqr1q9Q00nY3NETUt1nnzv9-SDo7cn7mWnAuCa5JBo1t7YqEXzLGmnt8UtP53_2xyB27fqzr-aSoNb_qRATPz/s1600/044.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXaTBwsMVNTmi4NTry9n6dTVvPiVstmaIbo-KwdKTua6fadXJ9hZyVhRSqr1q9Q00nY3NETUt1nnzv9-SDo7cn7mWnAuCa5JBo1t7YqEXzLGmnt8UtP53_2xyB27fqzr-aSoNb_qRATPz/s200/044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636695531374949458" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4wIFzwMVRrtQtY3rlYsbIgOkj2EuevjsbCM83TC-GZdJRr1E0pLijc-w0sC_YXo1HJoTtcfeK3h9cRXuiZuaKf9FjKrZ3igyJeMBv4RnbRGS737nJpx1Us3-Ft1tXwc6oTyoltrQx4B_/s200/042.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636695882123020738" /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Hea6dABrFejTntUkt2v6IoYgXWb-jp0hu1hfiQaZal0KOQoADKTaWcTrbYLUwsHVR_yvowg4miKW1Uo23eXBWTJKhWljsdBtrRiqCd0UHNum-f6N_bEI7gnk3vU4rOJNYZp_KDUsYR96/s1600/045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Hea6dABrFejTntUkt2v6IoYgXWb-jp0hu1hfiQaZal0KOQoADKTaWcTrbYLUwsHVR_yvowg4miKW1Uo23eXBWTJKhWljsdBtrRiqCd0UHNum-f6N_bEI7gnk3vU4rOJNYZp_KDUsYR96/s200/045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636695527349656642" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMoGxEjmakODsZPidfTZ9Yx17WhQHzssu41h_6ADoQXbhyphenhyphenEMe21AS7pJKDHytGinJdkghtSs3zhLoojJv5s656cNu58kTZNyRLDTxr9ghv3Jg2m9kiWSADspGbu9K361lKDO2MUXpJYr9/s1600/048.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMoGxEjmakODsZPidfTZ9Yx17WhQHzssu41h_6ADoQXbhyphenhyphenEMe21AS7pJKDHytGinJdkghtSs3zhLoojJv5s656cNu58kTZNyRLDTxr9ghv3Jg2m9kiWSADspGbu9K361lKDO2MUXpJYr9/s200/048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636695521118530722" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIxBUuOS6-IWNUVqP7Bl01MwbQCKuMD7ln6DyXtcjOrutDRC2oN9Ce5RiRs3Og8srxexU_hGE2P_4p2dc039PtN9tcCSoUseC-q7UJG3f6euy8WLsIvQj7RUYDADwxBlRD6vxisCispRa/s200/051.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636695516472387826" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivon_B1ujw53YHvEtQ-iuuKJeXYgKRAl7jsQ0ES3S3_VDsRWI5ziRJf2bjaQe3FccxM7-sYFA8qf1Dsz3gWaNXhw9DrCVLliP-1GB6IwD9MEpx_kUbIl_19tplPXNoTZgV4PuqORRsW5fV/s200/056.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636695512328781202" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">We took the girls to Broadway at the Beach, which has a bunch of stores, food and rides. We thought since we were taking the girls to Disneyland later in the summer we would see how they did on these ride first. They LOVED them. The car ride seems tame from the pictures but they go in an oval and at the turns it whips the car around really fast. The girls couldn't stop giggling. I have also yet to meet a carousel the girls don't like. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUttaLZqHyqpUfZIGTH2H1BqgexvMHu-fvLipN53DBGS-MMLslnfRNlU5fawuoBoDs-G9-gO0X07T9VwluuNd46BDp-Gyva7H9D8Ijz-Qucem6LJNrCZ_gdaPNeTY41vYTRMFv20lbfQ3/s1600/061.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUttaLZqHyqpUfZIGTH2H1BqgexvMHu-fvLipN53DBGS-MMLslnfRNlU5fawuoBoDs-G9-gO0X07T9VwluuNd46BDp-Gyva7H9D8Ijz-Qucem6LJNrCZ_gdaPNeTY41vYTRMFv20lbfQ3/s200/061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636694791419840978" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkA_FgoUgK5dmydSR0YakXGU_ZDyqVdJ0TlV0m9BEfSwae-hYbeljIdYfSl0W8JWwKkmoXij3EKOSsVYOHtg8AVUF4kszOWGb3Pl501nhLFJjwcCyVVtfP4FSbB18MOrt-i9ygtvYvuiO/s200/064.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636694786354709858" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HSAM92KVe48Q_NwI0en4vIbNoDvGBkZqrQDlOBb1f2TsepNVegu54n3z-fgPW16GwERV9zVhLfsJU5R-cn-OXqbdNLIynt8J_HoI7ONcGGPvxnwb2TPhZksQSsvkhBjlRb0cBm0IInk5/s1600/066.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HSAM92KVe48Q_NwI0en4vIbNoDvGBkZqrQDlOBb1f2TsepNVegu54n3z-fgPW16GwERV9zVhLfsJU5R-cn-OXqbdNLIynt8J_HoI7ONcGGPvxnwb2TPhZksQSsvkhBjlRb0cBm0IInk5/s200/066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636694782450908546" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigylZLFYfX6zHGszGcCBNFA8UKKz8WGvWK4fYR68je7V2LytZ96-PH1Ozc-WkPLsSuIbjtwPmgZlixkij_6gl4Nq082Llx-5uXlL3KEpIsgEKBCanMGAiUTRsoDam1b_FL5ASj9pqxzGCz/s200/069.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636694776540660850" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvENvMSAUGldqD3atjpIm6EX7LGAVsxXs1bU1YIuy5Fiu3HlauxFouEGDA10yhWL-ubfnaB2xuASs9iwQgJIh0zVuj9kwCNgCRKY8cC3NmYUjzjEcLxZB-hDLpqELN2YMnfshTet42uEZ/s1600/074.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvENvMSAUGldqD3atjpIm6EX7LGAVsxXs1bU1YIuy5Fiu3HlauxFouEGDA10yhWL-ubfnaB2xuASs9iwQgJIh0zVuj9kwCNgCRKY8cC3NmYUjzjEcLxZB-hDLpqELN2YMnfshTet42uEZ/s200/074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636694769287461890" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">The big conference center in Myrtle Beach is at the Kingston Plantation which is a Hilton Property. The conference center is part of the Embassy Suites. Adjacent to Embassy are Hampton Inn, Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, and Hilton Timeshare Properties. All the hotels have their own pools and beach access since they are beachfront properties. When you stay at any of the Hilton's you get access to any of the hotel pools. Each of them have fun pools to play at and a boardwalk that connects all the hotels together. The Embassy has an amazing water park type pool and includes a kiddie pool and lazy river. My girls love the water park even though they don't love going on the slides and getting water dumped on them. The lazy river was their favorite. Our hotel has the pool with the rock and waterfall and sandbar in the pool (yes the sandbar is meant to be there). Besides being a little windy and a chance of a tornado that never came to fruition, we had a great vacation and the girls got their first tan lines of the season. </span></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-30259584926905098422011-07-30T15:27:00.003-04:002011-07-30T15:36:09.475-04:00The Boy Cousins<div>In April, I took the girls and headed out to AZ. My brother Tim was opening his dental practice and asked me to come out to help set it up. I spend most the day in his office training his staff and getting his software setup. While I was working, the girls spend the day with Cindy, Ethan and Janae. They know Tom's brothers kids as the girl cousins and since Tim has 4 boys and just one girl they just called them "The Boy Cousins". On Friday we took the kids to the Pheonix Zoo. The zoo has this water area for the kids to play and everyone loved it. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9pvfgGKuzEUhluTJbrTYdgWeLuvM-dFDRMF4U_bbXUDVQxX67qJ9Atrr7wU1MPvIG23BvN4ivH5mPR6H1QvbJBK2ss15NRccFpOtjIK-kkCau45LZfajWeiaZfGIxTuRrT7jsVoF8XZ6/s1600/024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9pvfgGKuzEUhluTJbrTYdgWeLuvM-dFDRMF4U_bbXUDVQxX67qJ9Atrr7wU1MPvIG23BvN4ivH5mPR6H1QvbJBK2ss15NRccFpOtjIK-kkCau45LZfajWeiaZfGIxTuRrT7jsVoF8XZ6/s200/024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635230282562592738" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJQfoMnM9bqWioju_s1_dB1bCJes9Xyb13mMb1nHhD_ZBnFdpd7GPkLal8adfzdKyEtBDABFVNI3FcMAhZ4l65ZtUyMc7BLhi_hZxUHNJa23WAihI_kNRsI9FbvG5RJaqC3A2dzFF6er4/s200/025.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635230276807673474" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YGL_U1kXB0cgtWoU4SLszu98z5_R0zTMxHNz2lsombi9X3dcyyBlw5d8ELD3eWQW7kWW68FXn35YDamAJQ-_Cvg32PEiDrKkgnuqkT3JuEjOkOSSJJcqt8yricOTlM8wEde2n2nbC4Pj/s1600/027.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YGL_U1kXB0cgtWoU4SLszu98z5_R0zTMxHNz2lsombi9X3dcyyBlw5d8ELD3eWQW7kWW68FXn35YDamAJQ-_Cvg32PEiDrKkgnuqkT3JuEjOkOSSJJcqt8yricOTlM8wEde2n2nbC4Pj/s200/027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635229775726132834" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBQE4n-zziilFcCwGwHzgJrf7OS2-gTLETL21pUHZADWDi2UGUkpamMCoPLx1H7TVBNcgkT-w-3I1wgdsWasMLwORuiY4QdmkYCxXg3R1LlIzEdNNyVTj3hKsKLpFbj5hk4jgh2_5OH6G/s200/028.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635229769170731154" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYo2u408PnEzfPe_Zl0mKZc9ZMhSoJavdoEYMd-XF3ithgTT5WvGktOiQT-RKpCKvRfvUZI7j26_7_Gbrr9q5JWSTnzywmeCyd-tnNSmI24URNs172KjbxRN8i2dgEFHR4gIJBI1Yvx_hJ/s1600/031.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYo2u408PnEzfPe_Zl0mKZc9ZMhSoJavdoEYMd-XF3ithgTT5WvGktOiQT-RKpCKvRfvUZI7j26_7_Gbrr9q5JWSTnzywmeCyd-tnNSmI24URNs172KjbxRN8i2dgEFHR4gIJBI1Yvx_hJ/s200/031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635229764012930466" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2f0E5mFUWUgIzq0Fdl-pIxlPLCyArntylazSWqJ9eZkwxFspghRzeB20nHTMU17wcAkWwtj4pK6h6KGrUO6Kd5aEBoHK8uL9ph13BSz1eGBzN92cvnDm6EBupTVTEcOtJo1ddsYC2dy-x/s200/032.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635229759503413794" /><br /><div>The girls don't get to spend much time with Tim's family so it was good for them to have some one on one bonding time with them. And I think Janae loved having more girls around too. </div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-64848621583638097742011-07-30T15:15:00.004-04:002011-07-30T15:25:29.673-04:00This and That<div>We had our friends, the Hansen's kids one night and the girls were having a ball with them because they even out the odd number they usually play with. Earlier that day Audrey was using a chair as a slide and she ended up getting rug burn on her face...not fun.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k8k0WsO_UgEYqEG9tuEi4MCoJewp-wug9RzqyEOH4qFMVO9q6uuOy9Zr92Cvoa93vSs2xyORlY3FPgxOO8iREXhrjMOYVtg8GlQ7NS7Lk1N2awOcVU-35MB15PFZWng1bYaMzpzjHE2b/s1600/019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9k8k0WsO_UgEYqEG9tuEi4MCoJewp-wug9RzqyEOH4qFMVO9q6uuOy9Zr92Cvoa93vSs2xyORlY3FPgxOO8iREXhrjMOYVtg8GlQ7NS7Lk1N2awOcVU-35MB15PFZWng1bYaMzpzjHE2b/s200/019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635226662264088162" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-7aNfOmBUZoZItPJpAAEXRcTevvg-TJGNLg08lBQS36s2-8mEurklg7INYdJtsUa65KxpkhlRxadWYFIgbNGOw39ZzmANMD2hFndlm1KcIgucYQH61a1e7ZEAOCLeq-cjJcFw5vcAKo0/s200/018.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635226542153142514" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGX2KY2sJLwIO56svSqt52efYUg22MbMwnw4ORNbpLs1v2wgJpARLGsuyr-oKByt92uxCoJdCwhnC-pQNci9eHj5HJzVf_YCJ0tUuxtntZjhS48Dj92KKT708is5_CfA9MUs7WbZblHEx/s1600/015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGX2KY2sJLwIO56svSqt52efYUg22MbMwnw4ORNbpLs1v2wgJpARLGsuyr-oKByt92uxCoJdCwhnC-pQNci9eHj5HJzVf_YCJ0tUuxtntZjhS48Dj92KKT708is5_CfA9MUs7WbZblHEx/s200/015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635226535537079618" /></a><div>This year for General Conference, I tried to get the girls more involved in watching and listening. We made candy buckets and since the girls can't read I printed pictures of things like a Temple, Prophet, Family, etc. Whenever they heard that word, they got to have a piece of that candy. We had to start limit it to once a talk. The girls had fun and they actually listened.......somewhat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7z7FUSzpiQkGTe5WxHlEZahG9FxUkDDiMejigp7-y6dt0aYVoa-ZeY-tT2mDgbP29SuGJqsQopXQ-zNrHZbgD3wHvaaMj921a1907Da7ntWDF2Qf40-p0GBEy6q8cK2D2itbCyCnmKd2/s1600/013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7z7FUSzpiQkGTe5WxHlEZahG9FxUkDDiMejigp7-y6dt0aYVoa-ZeY-tT2mDgbP29SuGJqsQopXQ-zNrHZbgD3wHvaaMj921a1907Da7ntWDF2Qf40-p0GBEy6q8cK2D2itbCyCnmKd2/s200/013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635226532664746930" /></a></div><div>We started our first garden this year. So far tomatoes have been great, the peas were divine. Even the neighbors liked them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEWoOro_XAvxn2KeuvV4ytKm5b00JwT2SZTdVeST2x7asl5zkvIbN2bhIOL7hZ8kGjUgbxji6Rfv5WrK4jmNcK-Qqr-aGTmAwKKapagV_rssHvqsBz5dUEIqnoGyfSwJbE0HkEgcnp8Rw/s1600/012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEWoOro_XAvxn2KeuvV4ytKm5b00JwT2SZTdVeST2x7asl5zkvIbN2bhIOL7hZ8kGjUgbxji6Rfv5WrK4jmNcK-Qqr-aGTmAwKKapagV_rssHvqsBz5dUEIqnoGyfSwJbE0HkEgcnp8Rw/s200/012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635226527161143362" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqA1Cd71jbmcKssfmUoPUHJ0M8FcQlxB-wnAmzal7CrTCcJpyUHVPj79G6CWiXKhHyJ26ti8nMvPd5MaDmSXk62W-ShQl68xf_Zt2RJzX7-yzQZ8LAg8MJw1tMcvsKbb9X61eZ_mY4VWk0/s1600/011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqA1Cd71jbmcKssfmUoPUHJ0M8FcQlxB-wnAmzal7CrTCcJpyUHVPj79G6CWiXKhHyJ26ti8nMvPd5MaDmSXk62W-ShQl68xf_Zt2RJzX7-yzQZ8LAg8MJw1tMcvsKbb9X61eZ_mY4VWk0/s200/011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635226522139596338" /></a><br /></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-4368173452535278942011-07-30T14:53:00.003-04:002011-07-30T15:14:44.134-04:0080's PromOur friends that always host the Christmas party decided this year to hold an 80's Prom. It was a ton of fun to get dressed up and boogie on down!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYzGo5_n3UON1JhTN__9tLjCh3_CevUB8BZaR0AzPio9A8xfnliVYnqYf7Y9RuZC-aMom5moo6xlnxDcwYPQA19uB3SO74tIaLBya3qVOftotZPDTi415eq40FjUbMBX8OGVqKFA6h-Ce/s1600/008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYzGo5_n3UON1JhTN__9tLjCh3_CevUB8BZaR0AzPio9A8xfnliVYnqYf7Y9RuZC-aMom5moo6xlnxDcwYPQA19uB3SO74tIaLBya3qVOftotZPDTi415eq40FjUbMBX8OGVqKFA6h-Ce/s200/008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635222250497438258" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi-yTeB4ZBm8AjrcCikY7-rnAu9dfHeQnJJeWC86UbsZQniV1jeGJl1LcsXcG12IhAUVyU5eBqn-ziP53xamYZxl-7jnmhG5jpxki5p8G5ooWDe7M1zPjgj2Pm50lz70BeygfpEiIQLHG/s200/009.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635222245244041762" /><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzqMsq_bQQPjoxASvNtP7DUH3cPOSigT1xPtgOLDszhn-4iEmYycVWL9utSbYaMRcvz7R4-jtIpFc54oGwYs2axYhg2BegLo6GnOGLL4ZZP9k1dE2FR9G5_mOzVPjZ8uA0xiH1oUGepre/s200/DSC_0354.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635225677081650850" /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFbFPHegQC0K8lv5URJEFvP7vctIZw9FcfpLpNW-JbZmWpT_hjJ0AtXWXY0nXmB61hYR-N48e71hvO2-69PMPsa8HyRzesHy8l4M7BV0Wyz1AgoJ7TADNeTAxKqddFvO-A7m5_U1sJHxW/s200/DSC_0811.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635225679859769362" /><br /><br /></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-25504778381668970502011-07-30T13:28:00.007-04:002011-07-30T15:26:13.320-04:00Christmas<div>On Christmas Eve, we did some of our traditional things, like go to see the Bears at Birkdale, but I didn't get any pictures of that this year. This year one of our friends, the Boles invited us to their house to make Gingerbread houses. Travis had made all the walls/roofs homemade and put them together before we got there so all we needed to do was decorate. The kids had a great time. We came home and let the girls open one present, their PJs. They LOVED them. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DXjvh9Z-m8Ll1Z_URnOjKYs6cpB7stFGsvX0oPC7aK9uTIlTOMWXAPYv1F5z7XbPxQom7ftdcLH4OpLX_OCzSNNaNlCOeU_JIN7nDUBqoaOiBAaQAS_BoCdl7tucFP2Kimwx9kFYUnWP/s1600/Winter+2010+075.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DXjvh9Z-m8Ll1Z_URnOjKYs6cpB7stFGsvX0oPC7aK9uTIlTOMWXAPYv1F5z7XbPxQom7ftdcLH4OpLX_OCzSNNaNlCOeU_JIN7nDUBqoaOiBAaQAS_BoCdl7tucFP2Kimwx9kFYUnWP/s200/Winter+2010+075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635201015421072098" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgsP0NgfIAEJK3th2c2YJ50Id2_2X5CbVNmgSbU82XX1QphkrNbxcfMJuN69v4k4VNSUhulIKLt-Eh-hTlkFeGrXOrf_VskeoVkkHydY-RLxyysnyKI13N0v7IbhrXeoq6RoydM8WTnv-/s200/Winter+2010+074.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635201016164191266" /><div>That night after the girls were asleep Santa brought us a super special gift. Grandma and Gramps! We got them settled in and went to bed. In the morning the girls got up and woke up me and Tom. Before we let the girls leave Tom snuck a knock on the spare bedroom door. As we were almost to the stairs with the girls the spare room door opened. Ella backed up about half a foot pretty nervous because you couldn't see anyone. The she heard "Hey Punky-Poos" and ran into the room knowing it was Gramps. They were so surprised! The girls loved all their gifts but just having Grandma and Gramps here really was the BEST present we could ask for. We even made THEM breakfast this year.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh040UI6YzwfxHEwn4H8lNyIOMVCNw9tdtkrAs2hM3GlI1sbG6DPziqPck3Jyxb2fWsBgd1zPoF8KGiqV9XB0M0q36gKobcFvMjy1JEFT6EoHer_xaILmDJuBfYcs7mLxFTgCvF0_F-U5Db/s1600/Winter+2010+081.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh040UI6YzwfxHEwn4H8lNyIOMVCNw9tdtkrAs2hM3GlI1sbG6DPziqPck3Jyxb2fWsBgd1zPoF8KGiqV9XB0M0q36gKobcFvMjy1JEFT6EoHer_xaILmDJuBfYcs7mLxFTgCvF0_F-U5Db/s200/Winter+2010+081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635201011756944242" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJEkDMuz9T5s7PM6_wFsjoIvf33TeFsX0NbfL4kk8F2cMx88AoKZhkNAvLAmwDoG9BVESpoxgBjShvDU3QUv6EJNisJyUVOTsL3Sn6qcyk-gLZZh1Y3rvixaDyNHF2LSJxwcS2lXPBRyq/s200/Winter+2010+083.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635200616701826706" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlifhC3zVFS9U-Q2SDOyet7JodDgRZCR3Z-DwQwPQ2FV8bqHk0GAoMR9DUf-YvoTxtT8UabeNS2wg4IxEVakDSKt6go389rl24PNiRSHGnDYUtJbYuMgaFh2IAYAoBfcpT7UlcpMxGvsu/s1600/Winter+2010+087.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlifhC3zVFS9U-Q2SDOyet7JodDgRZCR3Z-DwQwPQ2FV8bqHk0GAoMR9DUf-YvoTxtT8UabeNS2wg4IxEVakDSKt6go389rl24PNiRSHGnDYUtJbYuMgaFh2IAYAoBfcpT7UlcpMxGvsu/s200/Winter+2010+087.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635200612438419538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicam6NlcJ5h06FTFDj_bPkfPptDTYBtNJ6pMXch68JcC-xmgQhpDydp_FX4gwCgCVCeNbu15xJx1ClRraPUYM2R17-KjT6hVWokLxNQw4_vcabgFWQNZW7j-obeeFmtUIC22ynmB7k83p/s1600/Winter+2010+090.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicam6NlcJ5h06FTFDj_bPkfPptDTYBtNJ6pMXch68JcC-xmgQhpDydp_FX4gwCgCVCeNbu15xJx1ClRraPUYM2R17-KjT6hVWokLxNQw4_vcabgFWQNZW7j-obeeFmtUIC22ynmB7k83p/s200/Winter+2010+090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635200608302234626" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfNfbhwGgegKdQxkO1mz1-6f55d6cYAB-h18rDb8EmJU-rDKOQu0SHdayW23Zr_-fjsZflH4SueKhvc6eAV7mSZ_PBXoyIf1kdWOn9Egb3PMglbRu9lVWje0ozi6B7Rswz4OlLtS7I5Bh/s200/Winter+2010+092.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635200601903842338" /></div><div>We ended up having a late day White Christmas! It snowed and actually stuck for a few days. We let the girls go out and play in it. Grandma and Gramps even helped us make a snowman. We had to cut the fun short when we realized Daisy had enjoyed our fun too and took off on her own adventure. A neighbor called to tell us she was in the adjoining neighborhood. We found her and she didn't get to go out with us again for a while.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeAuJqDrX7yGwvexqIcVeoVWu1TiyRRLy4qChanfpgSPR7ZQMYRhWGyYoQiOFdIl547yRL54NLAXvN_sc6c-7X6Jrd5qBu8tjXqQciI8qYzKh-Jp84Vnnk9BrwphHpdf_j409Qznh6aAu/s1600/Winter+2010+095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeAuJqDrX7yGwvexqIcVeoVWu1TiyRRLy4qChanfpgSPR7ZQMYRhWGyYoQiOFdIl547yRL54NLAXvN_sc6c-7X6Jrd5qBu8tjXqQciI8qYzKh-Jp84Vnnk9BrwphHpdf_j409Qznh6aAu/s200/Winter+2010+095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635200600656949698" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrbppaKHjKfVpyVMp38ve-m7IWAJoAobjiIKXwCSoPCCpmjg89lCgiUQaf5uh4MkHkrc-GKIC0eUmc07rnbYDJCAv10E8NFtsY8E6kDrItDVcx6XCojFElCvNETN4SMI8IF7gsVlvG1Ho/s200/Winter+2010+100.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635199588862490354" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnW-FUAdRcLRVvekyrDUQfBPgwtUPagaz6kH0bgNV7o9jXrlyDHGr-G7ggdFtIKzFWF475Egrd528KWbjY1Q5FXF90inIdNyRvE_2xPbYWxeS0IXnOL6rpVKm9vWzHSvWWw7tUDKdzmAZJ/s1600/Winter+2010+113.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnW-FUAdRcLRVvekyrDUQfBPgwtUPagaz6kH0bgNV7o9jXrlyDHGr-G7ggdFtIKzFWF475Egrd528KWbjY1Q5FXF90inIdNyRvE_2xPbYWxeS0IXnOL6rpVKm9vWzHSvWWw7tUDKdzmAZJ/s200/Winter+2010+113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635199582427242626" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LLoxhyXKJjqADXVM1aJPlOY_qyCRNnGWYkO9o5PYwoR29Hdihj2PgjtwXaTFFXo4m3J5tAIqr6-gScmuJYW4U6yOx3cUOq-J5kiS1c-MAuYvzc6qLo8vYaRXoJg9Ydg6GK1kq1odxRpi/s200/Winter+2010+111.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635199576029845250" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD39qKFL2WlZiVP0DdgfCIkSEQqSFfuc1O5bHI_Njcyd3_NmkUFxW-1fqd1ErqVaeyfesX8OvADpisIrtph0IegDrEnp_StyOMKgXGeust1nhp43lI_44rlMkij5RC9iSg-p6TC6UyY4Bw/s1600/Winter+2010+114.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD39qKFL2WlZiVP0DdgfCIkSEQqSFfuc1O5bHI_Njcyd3_NmkUFxW-1fqd1ErqVaeyfesX8OvADpisIrtph0IegDrEnp_StyOMKgXGeust1nhp43lI_44rlMkij5RC9iSg-p6TC6UyY4Bw/s200/Winter+2010+114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635199574533927906" /></a></div><div>While Grandma was here, she fixed some of the girls costumes they had torn. I LOVE this picture. If you want to know what it is like when Grandma visits, here it is. Wherever Grandma is you will find my girls pretty much attached.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMto1mgN3bBub7S5D_LIaWrdjQMCLC1L9slOuJ-tOBdyXytmOxDjGJ-Q4X7x3DEyFTMY5g240SRrEKnR3aIk3_v4eDOLdNhAlSCRjLU65XnJQPP-7RJcVwVf1jK0lJoRzHNZVUyHpcQKGG/s1600/Winter+2010+115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMto1mgN3bBub7S5D_LIaWrdjQMCLC1L9slOuJ-tOBdyXytmOxDjGJ-Q4X7x3DEyFTMY5g240SRrEKnR3aIk3_v4eDOLdNhAlSCRjLU65XnJQPP-7RJcVwVf1jK0lJoRzHNZVUyHpcQKGG/s200/Winter+2010+115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635199572441950450" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not sure how this video will turn out. This is the first time I have tried to attach a video to the blog. On Christmas Eve Tom decide to learn a few Christmas songs and the girls were enjoying every minute of it.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFVtY1W4I1rbswUMM6sAw76G8Al5K6o55MsTK8I4pB-R2ZlZAYazUQMuoc6W7_W9DEK5838q6GoeoesVJtBg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-59632273439546921372011-07-30T10:04:00.012-04:002011-07-30T13:28:08.854-04:00Early December<div><span class="Apple-style-span" >My lack of blogging is starting to take its toll on pictures. I have hardly taken any this summer so I am making an effort here, but if blogger doesn't start working WITH me on some level that I am DONE. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >December is always a busy month. Here is a little glimpse of our life in pictures. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWUd9y6HQyFMqiDuaYslKPsjR4259TrS1SUEXUmpxyTvS074jcWUvxwzUhDsnyTmTPTRXpXLesQb6WAWI2_HX6PqWLOb_K92QpqHseAL7hN6U5FuAcL7J4Dqm8I8NsrE5Tzfe5spO9SKF/s1600/142.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635152593855216034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWUd9y6HQyFMqiDuaYslKPsjR4259TrS1SUEXUmpxyTvS074jcWUvxwzUhDsnyTmTPTRXpXLesQb6WAWI2_HX6PqWLOb_K92QpqHseAL7hN6U5FuAcL7J4Dqm8I8NsrE5Tzfe5spO9SKF/s200/142.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATOwnBkrf6sL4xo6NMlQX6zBrp9WhGYq3PH7TA_r-SQIM65zGeSF2mybj2mPfb_qv2p-txaZp0-w-ATvMJmkh93WpOQUtwUxbwQRgSVoq4J8fqvcvNB8HosCE9Ao_NShw7gP2mit38bCl/s1600/148.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 150px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635152592610556258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATOwnBkrf6sL4xo6NMlQX6zBrp9WhGYq3PH7TA_r-SQIM65zGeSF2mybj2mPfb_qv2p-txaZp0-w-ATvMJmkh93WpOQUtwUxbwQRgSVoq4J8fqvcvNB8HosCE9Ao_NShw7gP2mit38bCl/s200/148.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >These pictures are mostly for Grandma. She made these headbands for the girls. It warmed up too much for them to use them last year, but this year they got lots of use. I love the second picture. I told the girls to hug each other so instead of turning around Audrey just put her arms around Ella's back. </span><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipeNzACWPTuLal26JIU7mC9ZGsU9flakV8V19bMel_PK6c7P_gLibF2HQySh9FKW1oE-Fo4Hl-cv8kRZZ51lHYYp4x8z6cOmCYE-XGd0d2FGjP6W5TgcLQpmTwy32wgy40iYjI94bth5m/s1600/138.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635152579600335650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipeNzACWPTuLal26JIU7mC9ZGsU9flakV8V19bMel_PK6c7P_gLibF2HQySh9FKW1oE-Fo4Hl-cv8kRZZ51lHYYp4x8z6cOmCYE-XGd0d2FGjP6W5TgcLQpmTwy32wgy40iYjI94bth5m/s200/138.JPG" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_ijdswgR00L9M8jHdM5DOjH-0HteB21d4kbIs2ODs4BaLoMlbK2NU5r-Nvi7DEf8x3jergHQa356OzgKRda_MpmmJnKLtdC9LLo8E2NN5TLYsSWgOtL5P_hVltwD6QnvCd5HrYnsVlLc/s200/137.JPG" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635151624179982082" border="0" alt="" /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGfCWFERuNI-t8ADR8SI3QrxwEt9DEiTU9cuT_aXz72rOu4oU-ERcwXvGaDe4B1NgYn4GLf3GvE05Ci0uqu4sW-8x9E9WSA9M1DWtJQR4zAEX81RA70h-1TAXUQM6dxhaWyV_Cv-9sFFr/s1600/136.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635151620403864434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGfCWFERuNI-t8ADR8SI3QrxwEt9DEiTU9cuT_aXz72rOu4oU-ERcwXvGaDe4B1NgYn4GLf3GvE05Ci0uqu4sW-8x9E9WSA9M1DWtJQR4zAEX81RA70h-1TAXUQM6dxhaWyV_Cv-9sFFr/s200/136.JPG" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwr2SP9T0bcTCexNVRjZNRd6XLsC9YMpw9KRHz-qZIWuI9Uy_8rIzwYNxtWFWHafHz7RVi7lRUlbdlQ1HQLynosfVKaPcYfFO1ShqURXucUBARWfAAaGI-Wvq5k9E7fSQuaUJUhyphenhyphenAab2e/s200/135.JPG" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635151615042729538" border="0" alt="" /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDu8QVZp6Jt8wVVpR_BW97shp6s4cqKLTuwdYn_qHU01EJykP1V76Lc2RoD1NbWE8ulQ3aKXRkr32ws1QGd_Ao-nA_8ktV9v9rrUbXtPi7sLs86DQH8ZKIT2iIkkqn79qASyqg8CU8JH4/s1600/141.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635152587379022290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDu8QVZp6Jt8wVVpR_BW97shp6s4cqKLTuwdYn_qHU01EJykP1V76Lc2RoD1NbWE8ulQ3aKXRkr32ws1QGd_Ao-nA_8ktV9v9rrUbXtPi7sLs86DQH8ZKIT2iIkkqn79qASyqg8CU8JH4/s200/141.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Our favorite time of year is when the neighborhood has the Little Blue Choo Choo and Santa comes! The girls saw Santa so many times this year that Tom taught them to respond when he asked what they wanted "The same thing I told you last time.)</span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh793HyFfPIWFoa0bG56czyU_bgxwh2OLkt2XGANpdEetxVK40XCluWcVHZcDq8xnnSlr8sf2Tg4XM9BlaEIzSd0r-BoMbL9eIFgchc1me9WIseIIUb7xbW0YJI-Suhs3qggOPWpX2GGHRn/s1600/133.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 98px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635151604471712418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh793HyFfPIWFoa0bG56czyU_bgxwh2OLkt2XGANpdEetxVK40XCluWcVHZcDq8xnnSlr8sf2Tg4XM9BlaEIzSd0r-BoMbL9eIFgchc1me9WIseIIUb7xbW0YJI-Suhs3qggOPWpX2GGHRn/s200/133.JPG" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JF4CIShhD4KurXGo5ga15fVO05C0McvGvobjkVUHlItc06qEL7kXk71LJwkENKsRaWsFcek2yNqewydCtE5qvowHfKGHhWZwWLVj-lCzVNzNp-CAG0E8M3KzzWOhYekaOqfFAn3m577h/s200/131.JPG" style="width: 103px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150539515469090" border="0" alt="" /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3x5-K_gAB80XZZxAHCMHXwWBd6J99wHyWaULXxkjFgHgNP1Qiwi_9SzHp3O4tm47e0UAl9m2Ix60aHJeDi96mb0Fzm6GNy8eXUpQzxrdeVgjRz5qv5sg4nxHjgdxFjZWYZaMzUVcWyXj/s1600/131+%25282%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150534426946706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3x5-K_gAB80XZZxAHCMHXwWBd6J99wHyWaULXxkjFgHgNP1Qiwi_9SzHp3O4tm47e0UAl9m2Ix60aHJeDi96mb0Fzm6GNy8eXUpQzxrdeVgjRz5qv5sg4nxHjgdxFjZWYZaMzUVcWyXj/s200/131+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJOf6gFRQRI4Ulj-pzkM7uJ1ugTztyWVJLhgWDKmpciLadInJPQb3OhesAKFMYoO4f2bkyO3dUQZSgsAYL1qp5U5ygRLKeKZzrEVQH4aSaKc9nsDL4XCkaSgAfkFhaGxwR4fYqA3tteGS/s200/129.JPG" style="width: 150px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150531908611202" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Their was a dusting of snow so we got the girls all ready and it had stopped by the time we got them outside. I love the one of Audrey goofing off. It shows her true personality when normally she just scowls at people she doesn't know well.</span> <div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxB0SfcAZpJWoLi3BsHXv-pPU5j5CjSexy1myNp39V75KIEtkD8_7ZuPNFrwzv_h40B172KYmgxx0-3fKTdpjuE6qtgsVpIHqXv3kpU4bWRdRdxj2_38X9m4nvQrxyflGdBtSXS9DObI5/s1600/111.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 144px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635150524798018994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxB0SfcAZpJWoLi3BsHXv-pPU5j5CjSexy1myNp39V75KIEtkD8_7ZuPNFrwzv_h40B172KYmgxx0-3fKTdpjuE6qtgsVpIHqXv3kpU4bWRdRdxj2_38X9m4nvQrxyflGdBtSXS9DObI5/s200/111.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Audrey reading directions to make sure we put the tree up properly.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4mcwh-U-a0dv1bTl4KV5ar_2HFisVsWnontZvVB7dIq3NmTYIiWrISm3kxQYpmA6sxIcq02LizBen2IM1nfqLACWpGgyxB03lwMVhdWUycEWuEvbpSoOaU44Hvj8LPobyfyItPAUE4pq/s1600/115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 146px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635149678302129570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4mcwh-U-a0dv1bTl4KV5ar_2HFisVsWnontZvVB7dIq3NmTYIiWrISm3kxQYpmA6sxIcq02LizBen2IM1nfqLACWpGgyxB03lwMVhdWUycEWuEvbpSoOaU44Hvj8LPobyfyItPAUE4pq/s200/115.JPG" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrDaa0BG-_z9WEBGfs9DoMDxHS8mP-vqu_GHg19emHldbMsSlFLHeLERzRe7zbpurjr30uKOgz52bdSjWmWCegVgIJqD0fta1zaWk7egDTMUmNps0ng0oom9eResIq-x6JbKAdM0duU0t/s200/120.JPG" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635149664414761714" border="0" alt="" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KHKIl8U_B4O9KTSHw4ezqEWl77j9VN2hBFUjhyfPX1m-ZyZGPXzfCmNSqqj2kWy88b0ffoqHsyG10j65oMfFceC4FzsAcqMdNZL_fQ4OdPiktepVHBCYx7_7ZgxXZyBIZBXB9btoPG6W/s1600/118.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrO4PkG3wG6h1DLp57VhUOnOPhLQVZxZThOu9jncIMoE-LxPsL_5Xot6b2VKk-YV5a6cRn5VCzGr-g2LW2NirhR0-WPlbYs6zH86nZJEDVmYpYtdhQFWYu5HwAfwk_otMAKCGcjZ_scnZ/s1600/121.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635149661430191522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrO4PkG3wG6h1DLp57VhUOnOPhLQVZxZThOu9jncIMoE-LxPsL_5Xot6b2VKk-YV5a6cRn5VCzGr-g2LW2NirhR0-WPlbYs6zH86nZJEDVmYpYtdhQFWYu5HwAfwk_otMAKCGcjZ_scnZ/s200/121.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I let the girls really help me this year get the tree set up. They loved it. I like to call it "Cluster Decorating". Every night after they went to bed I would have to go even out all the decorations again. PS. On the picture of just the tree I would like to point out the cream ball in the top left side. That is Tom's Jazz ornament. He says I always hide it high and in the back. Proof that is not true. </span><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhdEwQf5qYwYgbxMvb43MkO2otRcH3W4CAOd2ZOTtXgHn-V2qeF_fh6baa-gMb2Yz5kmF80BaL0PWgf0boMrnEvSmEnrOdD_V5KchUBlvvJWz05k1rQXyd1BQ_veNaCMtShu_rBLGh0U7/s1600/Winter+2010+001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635148649036652098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhdEwQf5qYwYgbxMvb43MkO2otRcH3W4CAOd2ZOTtXgHn-V2qeF_fh6baa-gMb2Yz5kmF80BaL0PWgf0boMrnEvSmEnrOdD_V5KchUBlvvJWz05k1rQXyd1BQ_veNaCMtShu_rBLGh0U7/s200/Winter+2010+001.JPG" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBwjU9JTVNRaxBk1A69qciNwIuJsYHaigqCtnR3V2tXajCqjdqadkEfZSa0mJ8jpUztEbDS4vQPQ_yX5FoErUk2htHbi-x-Ar31DfGbsvzA5jjrSXMXYWh8uU3LbBaVadcYO1omxOJyAd/s200/Winter+2010+002.JPG" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635148645823061810" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFSQ0PKz8bIb2557sRsPiMOp87b5om1ktVe_UBPXyWCHb2T81KCeJAO7smu9LLf5h5BJhRuwvvgaQjc9aOD4r9Gg_rICrF5m1c2VANY1tppaLNkW5HMOyYKVu4gjVPEjuVyJMWwBio2QC/s200/Winter+2010+022.JPG" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635146723504652370" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is our very first gingerbread house. We had been promising the girls that we would make it for several days but didn't read the directions until we sat down to make it. You are suppose to make the house a day or two before decorating it. Since the girls were too anxious at this point, we just used the hot glue to put the house together. (Don't worry, no candy was consumed off the house once it was put together, just from the pile of treats we were using to decorate from.)</span><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiS9xdBw1YgdvM2Ua93Z_K4yhFY8wF_FevrRfKsdsgi2U14rLGQqc1iEgEHrr265KTNX3_GhLZuzKsvOUqF893y8f15TRQhr6FxrvDyJ3Ign_27UbimDaE_3XuWeyInyknxp5CtOQF3nn/s1600/Winter+2010+007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 150px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635148642275227906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJiS9xdBw1YgdvM2Ua93Z_K4yhFY8wF_FevrRfKsdsgi2U14rLGQqc1iEgEHrr265KTNX3_GhLZuzKsvOUqF893y8f15TRQhr6FxrvDyJ3Ign_27UbimDaE_3XuWeyInyknxp5CtOQF3nn/s200/Winter+2010+007.JPG" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlPRMNOk6rduB_Utbn6OALB9YFNHZPAAMdmQvz9AGzZowLEnWjkktR-1zXmQYoufkAHUyO_9aY33Vz8qTfE48cHdSAvuD8fHDretlcDi4bkmc8JNEXhmVIX-bOBFxbUObAFK22J9414GV/s200/Winter+2010+011.JPG" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635148128348620578" border="0" alt="" /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsm16TBcNKtX__y57IsiG1J3YKZFoEmUjx21KYaRuUYH4wVYUWga70-xJE-7D3PQ8QlSPedX8WAulx5nBlySFY9B932a5Wl7XWBDYbl87HP3PR5cNwljTkv1i9oBkraepZS4XOhfLTmRX2/s1600/Winter+2010+014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635148122449828706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsm16TBcNKtX__y57IsiG1J3YKZFoEmUjx21KYaRuUYH4wVYUWga70-xJE-7D3PQ8QlSPedX8WAulx5nBlySFY9B932a5Wl7XWBDYbl87HP3PR5cNwljTkv1i9oBkraepZS4XOhfLTmRX2/s200/Winter+2010+014.JPG" /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlauhOC3JsQ0g_WkZ_dCGRlrbImX0TiD6MXdQjrVhhrcR386aMu5V6qJxS3fYnE1EJNDfewWPZFOg4DehLdq0dQ6vGfzE52TAmyd8mCu5Uswq0oWZPrufBnOmEfCTjG8lcw2svxRvfbS0/s200/Winter+2010+017.JPG" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635148116294299138" border="0" alt="" /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoy4MrW7L2TQrkMsroY06TtGM65-jgKCt0RTiVXQCfvEaLo4EKp6CiGTqU7Klap0C9a5NOFFHQeIVUeuuE0OEydrDvh1-ZJL2S48OgU3Z6bkNLjv5_YggU30D_MOYSaHo3G-ROC-X8y8Z/s1600/Winter+2010+019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 200px; height: 150px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635146727633324178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoy4MrW7L2TQrkMsroY06TtGM65-jgKCt0RTiVXQCfvEaLo4EKp6CiGTqU7Klap0C9a5NOFFHQeIVUeuuE0OEydrDvh1-ZJL2S48OgU3Z6bkNLjv5_YggU30D_MOYSaHo3G-ROC-X8y8Z/s200/Winter+2010+019.JPG" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The girls had a Christmas Program at school. Yep we can call it a Christmas Program because it is a Baptist school. Audrey would only look at me and scowl at the rest of the audience. Ella did great until she got pushed a little and then meltdown and crying ensued. The last picture is of Ella with some of her friends and teacher, Ella, Cecelia, Ms Melissa, Alexandria, and Cicedio.</span><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDC05HHGg7VkXIEt014Xbga7l41jipBbkiKRHEATXhVcZMc9PKvfR5JJnR_LJS9AEmcjwzSzQ69A5PN10aiZBX4rGVee6BMlFfRxN7GxQF6zi6gnz6eAMHNLEDZF8si-9CJrp3T3PGfT_/s1600/Winter+2010+024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="width: 150px; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635146712619326754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDC05HHGg7VkXIEt014Xbga7l41jipBbkiKRHEATXhVcZMc9PKvfR5JJnR_LJS9AEmcjwzSzQ69A5PN10aiZBX4rGVee6BMlFfRxN7GxQF6zi6gnz6eAMHNLEDZF8si-9CJrp3T3PGfT_/s200/Winter+2010+024.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >This year our group of friends didn't have an Ugly Sweater Party, we did a PJ party instead. This was the only picture that I felt would be appropriate to share so that tells you that it was a pretty GREAT party. </span></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-14347812386680203762011-03-03T17:13:00.005-05:002011-03-03T18:33:57.344-05:00Happy Birthday Audrey<span style="font-size:130%;">So I am soooooo behind on my blogging, but we really did celebrate Audrey's birthday. With Thanksgiving so close to her birthday and our busy season for work we decided to keep it low key and went to Chuck E Cheese with the Hinmans and Burtons. When we were telling Audrey we were going to Chuck E Cheese, she would get mad saying it was HER birthday not Cheese's birthday. Her whole attitude changed once we got there. She LOVED it. The kids had so much fun on the rides and the pizza didn't taste as much like cardboard as I remember. Now is it more like edible paper..... anywhoo, the kids had a awesome time. I think the giant horse you could ride was probably the biggest hit for my girls. Audrey asked to go to Chuck E Cheese again every day for weeks and weeks. Sorry about the quality of pictures. My camera just couldn't make up for the terrible lighting.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN6JhoyCJkQZ_pnJ2Z98mFqiRx8bMXwnlenfltKrrr3Fn7hMjN7Cx12s7p-bheTzadcYiGXa5vd7r0xGZs3RIheMq20y2aP3w-bNXDQMKC11EmAA1LUn4AxR1VMdAmkBocOSsmAVcZ9bH/s1600/073.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579984077422801266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN6JhoyCJkQZ_pnJ2Z98mFqiRx8bMXwnlenfltKrrr3Fn7hMjN7Cx12s7p-bheTzadcYiGXa5vd7r0xGZs3RIheMq20y2aP3w-bNXDQMKC11EmAA1LUn4AxR1VMdAmkBocOSsmAVcZ9bH/s200/073.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9xkNKVMYxvd0NJIEpyX7Dpt7MSppr8wLbyz_XTarDd1YJxWANisOLsvuadOn9H8LrVbJuQfN0uchQFqmuXJVvGllaSQlTxi7FsUmz-8vC9SUlNaXRd0PiajuTNpIWfz9btz8Xb7ZfQdv/s1600/075.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579981712513029682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQCd4yZk1YxvP7MaoKaikUyqdiZ578rs1zIEU9AqXqAXDU7TQpIP6zlvLmwN_WgkrSOm1WBni0HmfZczIJTe-SZDnlJlikhi1Weo6Ev88cUfdWIWr1G2nOgNY48oeiJoTctsbsQU0MLrk/s200/092.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkWWeNeTbIu2qk-cnQfUC7EqMDZ8tqEy-v3BcJ_sVwKdCAY6fE3eHulV0iYeWi9w51gAeHHb3Q8K_KdJzS182NkNAIHhT84DpVT829BQIQHIFqVjLCXVtVt6-lKH3k2rG1LQAz20omolf/s1600/096.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579981707109970578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkWWeNeTbIu2qk-cnQfUC7EqMDZ8tqEy-v3BcJ_sVwKdCAY6fE3eHulV0iYeWi9w51gAeHHb3Q8K_KdJzS182NkNAIHhT84DpVT829BQIQHIFqVjLCXVtVt6-lKH3k2rG1LQAz20omolf/s200/096.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Audrey, Happy 3rd Birthday sweetheart! You are such a big girl now and I am missing my baby. Here are just a few things I love about you:</span></div><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You love dressy dresses. Sunday is your favorite day just because you get to glam it up.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You still love to snuggle mom.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You get mad when people call you nicknames. You are Audrey. You don't even like being Audrey Hindmarsh and get very upset when we tell you that is your name.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You love to dance like there is no tomorrow. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You sing at top volume. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You love to play with others but you are just as content being by yourself.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You still love mommy best, but daddy is starting to make some good headway.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You love to torment Daisy.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You are potty trained. Hurray!</span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You are eagar to share. I love how willing you are to share with others. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">You love to feel like you are "big". And I am getting a little sad that you aren't much of a baby anymore.<br /></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:130%;">We love you Audrey!</span></p></div></div></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-90504869655634715052011-03-03T14:32:00.007-05:002011-03-03T15:22:33.496-05:00Knoops! And Thanksgiving<span style="font-size:130%;">You know you are pretty special to us to have a whole Blog post named after you. Our BFF couple, the Knoops came out to visit us for Thanksgiving this year. They moved to New Mexico last year and last Thanksgiving was the first in years that we have not spent together. We are assuming they missed our cooking so much they came to have Thanksgiving with us again this year. We had so much fun catching up and hanging out. I don't have many pictures (besides the Poinsettia pictures). We were too busy just having fun.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKsjbepWMilLlbJaL9TTiQ9EIJT_hBums2BWjrsymnmAHX6RFnLkxN9NNqn7XgfM4hyphenhyphen1QNwCi4_nz3ViPj8dQjNAq7u6-irpcm-MUYRWuuMJ_tsWMvOxi2RsqwRYkza4R_c3R98GaIYC-/s1600/070.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579942575722147122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKsjbepWMilLlbJaL9TTiQ9EIJT_hBums2BWjrsymnmAHX6RFnLkxN9NNqn7XgfM4hyphenhyphen1QNwCi4_nz3ViPj8dQjNAq7u6-irpcm-MUYRWuuMJ_tsWMvOxi2RsqwRYkza4R_c3R98GaIYC-/s200/070.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Travis and Devony<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaspxOMSd42qvJi52qTfMpBo-aSd6isbE55_BgJ2Tn-vcvJdAfL6XSfwqpxQhGbxqpuytmKp4RyaJmOEjcYCzFhYz3XPifTJ7-UmxFnmoRYVBEOIO03klWZU_bZdHUboitMgVajkMQ4Tbc/s1600/072.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579942571545749426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaspxOMSd42qvJi52qTfMpBo-aSd6isbE55_BgJ2Tn-vcvJdAfL6XSfwqpxQhGbxqpuytmKp4RyaJmOEjcYCzFhYz3XPifTJ7-UmxFnmoRYVBEOIO03klWZU_bZdHUboitMgVajkMQ4Tbc/s200/072.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjNfZgXDrd61Ak3MLLOL14uQry82eyt1KUxQRq4DksJKBmZYkFBTWbqusza319ux_4isF69OhphPmd3d2jSonwZW138CmHoSfdkJ_LiZlT_XktNBEVsdskrWQoLc7td5r7BWV5f-0LOpQ/s1600/071.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579942137952046722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjNfZgXDrd61Ak3MLLOL14uQry82eyt1KUxQRq4DksJKBmZYkFBTWbqusza319ux_4isF69OhphPmd3d2jSonwZW138CmHoSfdkJ_LiZlT_XktNBEVsdskrWQoLc7td5r7BWV5f-0LOpQ/s200/071.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />We caught Audrey in the toy box, literally, before Thanksgiving dinner. The Knoops and Manwills came to dinner. I love hanging out with these guys. My girls ADORE Madi and Alex. Before dinner we went to Metrolina Greenhouse and took our annual pictures in the flowers (We missed last year with the Knoops being gone.) Travis has some major hookups to be able to get us into Metrolina!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWC815RNVWD7yHNa9uwVvUzifQkpbhyphenhyphenpvsV9QKYZw5ZLEaUcqepdGTXctHTXoI3P7wP1gkYB55NSiP_Vjqi6Z3TliPCkCiff8ByjoM182pOzCYOekln5bOBuWPHn6AXUXKbt5o7wVr9aY/s1600/149.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579942132154871746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWC815RNVWD7yHNa9uwVvUzifQkpbhyphenhyphenpvsV9QKYZw5ZLEaUcqepdGTXctHTXoI3P7wP1gkYB55NSiP_Vjqi6Z3TliPCkCiff8ByjoM182pOzCYOekln5bOBuWPHn6AXUXKbt5o7wVr9aY/s200/149.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirED5BWcgbnw5x4JXLMocf5ioimI83xLA3PfrXlr9cpgTZ5_t-t0qH4T6cZOgpwe_Qt8dBQMAZMsNHDOAHM2tcHbebpjYFXigVyj4s4eZuTlCy1o6JqLVD2Zgv8qgO4WPckb8pPhaWb3F_/s1600/155.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579941467709180322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMA9O4eP5wyhTrWSp4LR5pUDvXSuvWM16nrp2IxEZ0gvByuoO81whjek1pSmsGLXQbv9bfYxTr9P52RrngOzUMuLSimRt-HDum53N0bxB-TrGHdn-Bl4B50vAjV9ZAU_nxE0sSddBpoKj/s200/210.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0oIehQT0B3tqfoSl6S8Bp5j-TCgx9yM8CWNwg3hJzJjx6Wq7wOifz-yL8G81KloL3FybBaZntlczQ7xEiVXU0bZfcVjOPOgNEuAJAsABGbD-JpUnqP9kWZNGUF9KKtlp-ZFFXQnLnFar/s1600/212.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579941464758833298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0oIehQT0B3tqfoSl6S8Bp5j-TCgx9yM8CWNwg3hJzJjx6Wq7wOifz-yL8G81KloL3FybBaZntlczQ7xEiVXU0bZfcVjOPOgNEuAJAsABGbD-JpUnqP9kWZNGUF9KKtlp-ZFFXQnLnFar/s200/212.JPG" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">We DO NOT take good family pictures. There is always someone off. Lately it has been Audrey. She pulls out the tears everytime the camera comes out. Our last family pictures was a 2 1/2 years ago. Sad I know but hey, that kids for you! Thanks for the visit Knoops, we sure miss you.</span> </div></div></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-39535017994693238292011-03-02T23:31:00.002-05:002011-03-03T00:16:20.629-05:00Random Thoughts<span style="font-size:130%;">A couple things have happened the last few days that have made me love and appreciate how my mother raised me. As many of you know I am the Primary President in our ward and Tom is the Executive Secretary. That means that we are at the church a lot, especially Tom. He has meetings every Sunday from 10am-1pm then we have church from 1-4pm. Twice a month we have Ward Council and it is from 11:45-12:50 then church from 1-4pm. That means that we both have to be there for those meetings. My kids are getting a little church overload. They love love love church and Primary but they by the end of these long Sundays they are DONE! (And they do not love the pre-meeting time. Not that they don't love to play, it is just too long of a day for them.) I am starting to send my counselors to some of the meetings, but unfortunately I have to go to at least once a month. There is another family in our ward that both couples need to attend Ward Council so we are not the only ones in this position. It means that we need to have a nursery for ward council so our kids are taken care of. The YM/YW organization has taken on the responsibility of "Ward Council Nursery". I have a lot of gratitude for these youth that so often give so much service. I also think what wonderful lessons they are learning about unselfishness and serving in the church at such a young age. Thank you so much! I know that when I was young and had opportunities to serve my parents encouraged me to participate but never forced me. I watched as my parents served in their callings even when they had reasons they could have said no. I remember my mom serving in the Young Womens organization, even when she was going through harsh chemo treatments. How easy would it have been to say no??? I never even gave a second thought to it at the time. Now that I am an adult and know how much work goes into callings, especially those involving the youth, I am amazed. I am also humbled and grateful that she DID accept and magnify her calling. Without saying a word, she taught me how to look beyong myself and think of others by serving in the church. Our church cannot function without those that belong to it serving. No one gets paid in our church. It requires sacrifice, but also makes me appreciate it so much more. Thank you so much mom for teaching me to serve at a young age! Only now can I truely appreciate how small of a window we have to teach our children and especially how short of a time she had to teach me. And I am grateful for a church organization that gives us the opportunity to serve in our youth. I know it taught me so much at the time, but even more is that it prepared me for serving now. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I laid in bed last night thinking of how amazing my parents were about always alway serving in the church, serving in the community, and helping others. I can remember my mom helping those in need. Whenever we saw people outside the grocery store in need, my mom always gave. Many times she would stop to talk to these needy people to find out there circumstances and how she could really help. On one occasion I remember my mom bringing a couple home who had been homeless outside Smith's. They ended up living in our travel trailer. My parents helped them look for work and they eventually bought the trailer from my parents and moved into a trailer park. Quite honestly I don't know that I would feel comfortable bringing strangers into my house, but that was just how my mom was. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">On a lighter side, I saw a friends facebook post where she was ranting about someone she saw smoking while pregnant. For some reason it reminded me of a story my mom used to tell me about when she was pregnant with me and I wanted to make sure to write it down so I wouldn't forget it. Back when my mom was pregnant was with me there were no "clean indoor air acts". You could pretty much smoke wherever you wanted to, including GROCERY STORES! I can't even imagine that now and how that would have to taint the taste of all the food in the store. But I guess growing up in Vegas has its disadvantages. Anyway, my mom was very pregnant with me and in line at the grocery store. There was a long line and the person standing in line behind her smoking away. My mom politely asked her to not smoke because it was making her sick. The lady made some rude comment to my mom, something along the line of "no way" but not nearly as nice, and then blew smoke in her face, and continued to smoke. Within a couple of minutes, my mom turned to her and threw up on her. That was so typical of my mom!!! I know that the woman helping the homeless couple and the woman who would throw up on a stranger doesn't sound like they would/could be the same person. Both are typical of my mom. She would help someone as much as she could, espcially if she felt they were doing their best, but if she thought that someone was being unjust or rude, she would also put them in their place. I need to have the guts to step out of my comfort zone to help those around me........and to stand up for what I think is right. I hope I can be just a small portion of the person she was. </span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-86673532262839407012011-02-28T12:48:00.004-05:002011-02-28T12:54:43.141-05:00Giving Up<span style="font-size:130%;">I try to think that I am not a Quitter. I am more of a Never Starter , especially if I think I won't follow through on something. But I am losing the passion for blogging. Mostly because I am so behind. Notice no Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines, fun playdates? The winter months are my busiest for work and I don't have time to do much. Now that I have time it is hard for me to want to blog when it is 80 degrees outside. (Yes, it is February and 80!) So I am really going to make an effort to sit and write out my blogs for the last few months. Be patient with me and hopefully someday I will be caught up.</span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-36688651368951604312011-02-10T21:48:00.003-05:002011-02-10T21:55:41.681-05:00Tattoos<span style="font-size:130%;">I know I haven't blogged in a while and need to do a major catchup but I thought I would quickly blog this before I forgot.<br /><br />Today Ella and Audrey had a Valentine's Party at school and later swapped Valentine's with a friend. The friend (who I will not name to protect the innocent) gave the girls Valentine's with tattoos. I am not the biggest fan of the temporary tattoos, but the girls really wanted to put them on. Ella decided to do it while I was fixing dinner and didn't know the directions, so she soaked her hand, then stuck on the tattoo. Well, you are suppose to have a dry hand and wet the paper. I tried to help her fix it but half of the Barbie dress was completely messed up. In true Ella fashion, she had a meltdown because it didn't turn out like she was hoping or planning. She literally cried for a half an hour......straight.<br /><br />So Dear Ella, let this be a lesson to you when you are older and are thinking that maybe a real tattoo is the way to go. If it messes up, which is very likely, you can't wash it off. And you might be crying for longer then a half hour. Love you, Mom</span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-42588305271872360912010-12-11T11:54:00.004-05:002010-12-11T12:06:25.275-05:00Birthday<span style="font-size:130%;">This year's birthday was kind of a whirlwind. Tom was out of town because his grandfather died and it was an insane week for me at work, but when Tom got home he put together a party for me with some of our friends. It was fun to be surrounded by people you love. He also got me lots of stuff to pamper myself. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_qoivG7gr-tWskMD536ocTi0O7f6x7m9ZOsBdcaEu4cl2lhucZDS1jjxxcBrAegn9-O0ZrMH8gLMAzk9YltANo4FkTvXN_7SYjOPL_dVu25fl2B1GBkvgDO9UtpPfpWbtHiAGsZKtNDL/s1600/061.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtUuwDMIMDg9LbDCefX1YqtmLBDl4oHNYB6qTA41sg52sEYEHwokgOEaHGOMnEkxhQ3Rn5cxjQznUJULGi4CJJJh_p4m1CJKmcQ51qH5mITQxUx1v49ALdktTifh6Mduulr2BoWFT1Hkv/s1600/060.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549470802950015906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtUuwDMIMDg9LbDCefX1YqtmLBDl4oHNYB6qTA41sg52sEYEHwokgOEaHGOMnEkxhQ3Rn5cxjQznUJULGi4CJJJh_p4m1CJKmcQ51qH5mITQxUx1v49ALdktTifh6Mduulr2BoWFT1Hkv/s200/060.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglapatNHQUrZW0gDJCjx3hJUy7F3EJ8kbsS0Q5nIKnR8AOmP6y6V14x0zus9hYUcYCJo-UMZ0maCtdkuvdBElzkbaMqal60Xis0m-V6GL8o2nDRHjfYye88cVd5CRRzOSBdVao8FCW9cAg/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549470793280701874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglapatNHQUrZW0gDJCjx3hJUy7F3EJ8kbsS0Q5nIKnR8AOmP6y6V14x0zus9hYUcYCJo-UMZ0maCtdkuvdBElzkbaMqal60Xis0m-V6GL8o2nDRHjfYye88cVd5CRRzOSBdVao8FCW9cAg/s200/062.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The girls told me that they had a special present for me in the living room, when I went down there were all my shoes. They have been infatuated playing Shoe Store and Ella told me for my birthday I could pick any pair. I love when I have to re-buy my shoes but at least this time it was with pretend money. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9g9dft41Ts08Rbu_g_nJd4rmhFr9TgB2IeuTGYdmgWa4n3aTfgyRP2QdlfHwMinBgFC_PuGdsXyzFSXldZP5WXAIJNqtO4yySgFkqMY_xfiJQxMdT9KcOIsIi8W13Sx01ZOpCjc5oqPt/s1600/052.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549470785102280354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9g9dft41Ts08Rbu_g_nJd4rmhFr9TgB2IeuTGYdmgWa4n3aTfgyRP2QdlfHwMinBgFC_PuGdsXyzFSXldZP5WXAIJNqtO4yySgFkqMY_xfiJQxMdT9KcOIsIi8W13Sx01ZOpCjc5oqPt/s200/052.JPG" /></a>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-8874357277489333492010-12-11T10:49:00.008-05:002010-12-11T11:43:42.028-05:00Halloween..better late then never<span style="font-size:130%;">Let the sugar fest begin! The girls kicked off their Halloween festivities by going to a party hosted by our friends Allie and Jennifer. The girls were so excited to finally dress up and spend the morning with their friends. Audrey has a Snow White costume, but wanted to wear the witch costume Ella got for her birthday instead. Check out the cool black and white striped tights!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuSeFnWO5JlZBs8Oxd2QnnV0QfFjPGXCWPvghsvpFRoo8jsQ6-efRmjq-wAnrCcaUdDXPuk9hOcRxHpQawT7i7QjDTvWK9HvBIldX0hPCdlM2Ag5K4PttHbwhO3huC_MxCBGSgC7Tq_eY/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454106226090402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPuSeFnWO5JlZBs8Oxd2QnnV0QfFjPGXCWPvghsvpFRoo8jsQ6-efRmjq-wAnrCcaUdDXPuk9hOcRxHpQawT7i7QjDTvWK9HvBIldX0hPCdlM2Ag5K4PttHbwhO3huC_MxCBGSgC7Tq_eY/s200/001.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRNporJ8uGYMfkjiIkwsaKXxBWWEydtyrOlYsiZizvY2k0LEcTRBBH7aeDAZjziG75iQ0XG5GQdJKHS_NFHuN9b5GG2eO1XMez_q51Wz7dThY6yhPBWR0-_jeQg_9V8XqSw_Loh5D5Uef/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454115004466802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRNporJ8uGYMfkjiIkwsaKXxBWWEydtyrOlYsiZizvY2k0LEcTRBBH7aeDAZjziG75iQ0XG5GQdJKHS_NFHuN9b5GG2eO1XMez_q51Wz7dThY6yhPBWR0-_jeQg_9V8XqSw_Loh5D5Uef/s200/004.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The kids started out by making creepy hands (clear gloves with a candy corn in each finger and filled with popcorn)<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgRRCpVgpVaeYliaYFCqsBccc1Z-mBtW5LH6HGqJkW8UuPThEDqmGeaJrbWFteQrnycRFGTSma4Hp_WLvrMwbH_kG7jhIcZGcTkaDK2WbV_4CK6YeionLC1vBjQfJkuffY3nc16WsAjPj/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549458498221630034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgRRCpVgpVaeYliaYFCqsBccc1Z-mBtW5LH6HGqJkW8UuPThEDqmGeaJrbWFteQrnycRFGTSma4Hp_WLvrMwbH_kG7jhIcZGcTkaDK2WbV_4CK6YeionLC1vBjQfJkuffY3nc16WsAjPj/s200/014.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoD4R_zL6UkKcwaLVWkbUUV64ATSZ4W6fJfoPDmXTjJYspuK9XdsEwwek__0LNsME9dDyIVy9aLdDkPnxS6jq_zwKJ67php28cSBEqEcGnkJ9TagvhZkGCt1iIouzy11K8R91n4KHcbmIW/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549458911935611346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoD4R_zL6UkKcwaLVWkbUUV64ATSZ4W6fJfoPDmXTjJYspuK9XdsEwwek__0LNsME9dDyIVy9aLdDkPnxS6jq_zwKJ67php28cSBEqEcGnkJ9TagvhZkGCt1iIouzy11K8R91n4KHcbmIW/s200/010.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRaP4BtcYUiBmA7ZsTRavZyd_q1KnyFN7FufAoPanKT6n9WH0Y9kJ2iCKIoKKLFisUaya-2N76PqBiLfeIcXybpKx9f8SA2JH4kYLl7zqz7gZn5BnTqdD7V8oUcKGy2OVkqUzX4U6EuKk/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549458509238402066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRaP4BtcYUiBmA7ZsTRavZyd_q1KnyFN7FufAoPanKT6n9WH0Y9kJ2iCKIoKKLFisUaya-2N76PqBiLfeIcXybpKx9f8SA2JH4kYLl7zqz7gZn5BnTqdD7V8oUcKGy2OVkqUzX4U6EuKk/s200/011.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaYAZ8afCJh3zkdUwifvVuh3zxw3CLp5ddIFCTKFtBBzPKYAXcRQ-UFloHdFcFNv5y55QND5kjRMVX-_J1ZfN53YqEwUt4psEcSVpJK_cbPlhGnZEAR76wXSWukRghEiqqjmxd6mKeWMC/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549458496619880882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaYAZ8afCJh3zkdUwifvVuh3zxw3CLp5ddIFCTKFtBBzPKYAXcRQ-UFloHdFcFNv5y55QND5kjRMVX-_J1ZfN53YqEwUt4psEcSVpJK_cbPlhGnZEAR76wXSWukRghEiqqjmxd6mKeWMC/s200/018.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">They moved on to decorating sugar cookies. My MIL and SIL made a ton of these while they were visiting and so it was good to share all the delicious-ness....and calories with others. some of the kids had already finished their cookies before others had started to decorate.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PYkwDxQVdRJWjOjMQzDlGt3POBSXATsFXYov1T2fWeZ_LyNUpcnXF-c5oUg3aMhBsNJfL5t9tL2jUZdVxS2a5paj7pGE_u6Gb_hViC8BUCnmaqlVjigqVa1n_mc0d1yBd8wcyUxKyzpR/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549458492867382306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PYkwDxQVdRJWjOjMQzDlGt3POBSXATsFXYov1T2fWeZ_LyNUpcnXF-c5oUg3aMhBsNJfL5t9tL2jUZdVxS2a5paj7pGE_u6Gb_hViC8BUCnmaqlVjigqVa1n_mc0d1yBd8wcyUxKyzpR/s200/021.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPZftNRyZwxQmu4UBnezV5exapQaoiCnJBRxbzAxQn_TGrtFcJsJC0HMcAZzhvGRUr9oBJ56lR4ZitrlCcuNIm8mqm9yGrcmPFwYkrh9tva4plZ3kwtSGlOdpkcHceuaX6mUFdFooEnYU/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549458485959969810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPZftNRyZwxQmu4UBnezV5exapQaoiCnJBRxbzAxQn_TGrtFcJsJC0HMcAZzhvGRUr9oBJ56lR4ZitrlCcuNIm8mqm9yGrcmPFwYkrh9tva4plZ3kwtSGlOdpkcHceuaX6mUFdFooEnYU/s200/024.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Then the kids played Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin. Audrey wasn't so sure about being blindfolded, but after all the other kids were done, she snuck over and put her nose on.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM97QsfypRnCznB3tObFgyQt0010MwFVS2H0fnoGs-e4kDB1DjInG4JTrGpQ4sy7jPKuiQGLqriVZmXfP1KuiM3wWLmpiN6g9MfdT7HVVIDVDYH61Yo0M5J11YTf06lj7AceKO0rTc3CEg/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549455625696477682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM97QsfypRnCznB3tObFgyQt0010MwFVS2H0fnoGs-e4kDB1DjInG4JTrGpQ4sy7jPKuiQGLqriVZmXfP1KuiM3wWLmpiN6g9MfdT7HVVIDVDYH61Yo0M5J11YTf06lj7AceKO0rTc3CEg/s200/026.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The kids, especially the girls loved checking out each others costumes and dancing around.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeL4ZyYc6KxYcFTwZyexCvdtQHJgUQZwduuSCECYisHtgUbYTdXCJ0kH7eShNgie0rFNcZxwdXpQolWXcrzQ6wZCSPb1migqsHLGDPuFD10cGDJvCFDwc-ifIMMgOQVcz7VQgxGxepriW/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454145890156722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeL4ZyYc6KxYcFTwZyexCvdtQHJgUQZwduuSCECYisHtgUbYTdXCJ0kH7eShNgie0rFNcZxwdXpQolWXcrzQ6wZCSPb1migqsHLGDPuFD10cGDJvCFDwc-ifIMMgOQVcz7VQgxGxepriW/s200/009.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzm3CO8WzrE7o56tqnNxCTjs1n-Byv6dJj0QGjrvVHphK8czKmc-J6TTXPeSKoPLdQ3PSFJdxoRYyDECuHYaRn9OBDf2I8c1eg7ipHLbVUKUcGZcafDaIc9Zo493ds0PE6beCMAGEl9EI/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454129618789106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzm3CO8WzrE7o56tqnNxCTjs1n-Byv6dJj0QGjrvVHphK8czKmc-J6TTXPeSKoPLdQ3PSFJdxoRYyDECuHYaRn9OBDf2I8c1eg7ipHLbVUKUcGZcafDaIc9Zo493ds0PE6beCMAGEl9EI/s200/005.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfv_kvg7WweFdNteV1aGyks590zGzALFGctdwWp1B4msdIZFD51IDC2_IdMS0hEz5rKh1B_e7qv-k3VpMUZz0gW4_0XjXFIQTCkc3OU-QStbKk5wrGRBBUn0MujYyZC6yINxBQe44mAQhT/s1600/007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454137521429746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfv_kvg7WweFdNteV1aGyks590zGzALFGctdwWp1B4msdIZFD51IDC2_IdMS0hEz5rKh1B_e7qv-k3VpMUZz0gW4_0XjXFIQTCkc3OU-QStbKk5wrGRBBUn0MujYyZC6yINxBQe44mAQhT/s200/007.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Playing another game where Allie was hiding something they needed to find. They looked so small lined against the window.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX3VdMhBlDaa6QiYfedxLe-YXhA8K4Uy393yQDNrIprJPUOzb3HuWJWHnFHnogJ1Eb7K1xLiObuUkqiY99o8OgaxgfYo0d3OvU1TGOqYKPt4ygV56KcWkNHC8MqzsjYTnfsgbJj3ylo4L/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549455622363955074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX3VdMhBlDaa6QiYfedxLe-YXhA8K4Uy393yQDNrIprJPUOzb3HuWJWHnFHnogJ1Eb7K1xLiObuUkqiY99o8OgaxgfYo0d3OvU1TGOqYKPt4ygV56KcWkNHC8MqzsjYTnfsgbJj3ylo4L/s200/028.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Hearing a spooky Halloween story.<br /></span><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewKvc8Zg6ngP1MX3xn5ALkwfuN5Cv5VU47Vt0lxIUJZ9VfKPTc9cC5N-fkC5P9yw04qgcJmGXcJo4C5r1hmid427UuP1VMzkpxAu7QmDv8mSPqiGeOXyEEDtp1a5WnhGNuiGBq4Ryr2r_/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549455615583896466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewKvc8Zg6ngP1MX3xn5ALkwfuN5Cv5VU47Vt0lxIUJZ9VfKPTc9cC5N-fkC5P9yw04qgcJmGXcJo4C5r1hmid427UuP1VMzkpxAu7QmDv8mSPqiGeOXyEEDtp1a5WnhGNuiGBq4Ryr2r_/s200/029.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZu3GB9fqmMAKb_n5aWbs8qKzLNZu950ORkWIf-hM3TvJlf2-WoMprvm1P5mkz0gURqB6UMeoP7RSbLvgYE8MkyYqG617Rme8NMWy2o9XdwuKqsd99EN4vhpkkrzMr-EvB-95cTpeqLNc/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549455596230872578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZu3GB9fqmMAKb_n5aWbs8qKzLNZu950ORkWIf-hM3TvJlf2-WoMprvm1P5mkz0gURqB6UMeoP7RSbLvgYE8MkyYqG617Rme8NMWy2o9XdwuKqsd99EN4vhpkkrzMr-EvB-95cTpeqLNc/s200/031.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Ella and Audrey got a goody bag from the party that included Vampire Fangs. I think they were in heaven.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjdVcFmOg0hRuZH1COppKVsAqXjJ1KWyHI7U0NsfZ_gXZq0Uy-_R59vqwkM_dSalnlK8-LFwJoiBviO3kNK4bOQdtrrfAPm5CXaOtmHNJ2gI-mHNvtVtY5d_yweB-sTEX7d6qkcXic-pc/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549455589496012914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjdVcFmOg0hRuZH1COppKVsAqXjJ1KWyHI7U0NsfZ_gXZq0Uy-_R59vqwkM_dSalnlK8-LFwJoiBviO3kNK4bOQdtrrfAPm5CXaOtmHNJ2gI-mHNvtVtY5d_yweB-sTEX7d6qkcXic-pc/s200/034.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzK_hSVXUZCkRQIm-ZAiJ8u0RgzE1_mNAnafXhhYoZj-MLcocBD5d8TUwbJdnStfklGyHbgajlUzRl3Zr_Ua5v6xq1oxI6xmcEuxQbYpx9BE9cJtbvbdj9ThyrqYSrs9Sw6EPmdkqq3eh9/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454848512130498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzK_hSVXUZCkRQIm-ZAiJ8u0RgzE1_mNAnafXhhYoZj-MLcocBD5d8TUwbJdnStfklGyHbgajlUzRl3Zr_Ua5v6xq1oxI6xmcEuxQbYpx9BE9cJtbvbdj9ThyrqYSrs9Sw6EPmdkqq3eh9/s200/035.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvWMrUn8chgbGXqSVtwCBEfg2qIsBQv-ZyhsCAEamPTZ1P0396AqxEeSZxP33hsMnsWRuWpZzXi8ONLyaayb8cgklA_qtZkocHFwZ_j909D4k5K2sV9pZqs3I6eQ19r8OD2IpE531Qf6p/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454831719377506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvWMrUn8chgbGXqSVtwCBEfg2qIsBQv-ZyhsCAEamPTZ1P0396AqxEeSZxP33hsMnsWRuWpZzXi8ONLyaayb8cgklA_qtZkocHFwZ_j909D4k5K2sV9pZqs3I6eQ19r8OD2IpE531Qf6p/s200/037.JPG" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The girls also had Halloween parties at school, but I didn't get any pictures of that. Sorry.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The next party on the agenda was the Ward Trunk or Treat. Everyone decks out their cars and so it was a lot of fun for the kids. They think it is so cool that they know everyone and all they have to do is ask and they get candy. </span></div><div><div><div><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MbVGVMBP4L88cgld3CNlABQa0FUSWJ_ncVRciVJTlnkPL1TDCX7LX2vM8fRLmys-LHJy2JZwEz6fNHXfOqeanJ995_qskOil8WJqh36lGCHziv9-Uz8G2RO4aNfEhTkiifOvbsIaGj_-/s1600/041.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454822710544226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MbVGVMBP4L88cgld3CNlABQa0FUSWJ_ncVRciVJTlnkPL1TDCX7LX2vM8fRLmys-LHJy2JZwEz6fNHXfOqeanJ995_qskOil8WJqh36lGCHziv9-Uz8G2RO4aNfEhTkiifOvbsIaGj_-/s200/041.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We let the girls dress up to hand candy out on Halloween. Since Audrey refused to wear her Snow White costume, Ella decided to put it to use. They love love love Halloween and wish it was every week. They are still asking me when they get to go trick or treating again, although Santa is starting to grab their attention more and more.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dM-aimert7dIy9uMfdLwv_mn_EyFRLLBnwGJVneMmJqFAa5jeYwKcd_kch-lFcPZpLcJgG_fHafvASERM5NdxRFwDzOSvRxkwzx8vwXfpoowuYxQKBVjKeKStI_CKt0EHjTHelK78D85/s1600/049.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454808920771410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dM-aimert7dIy9uMfdLwv_mn_EyFRLLBnwGJVneMmJqFAa5jeYwKcd_kch-lFcPZpLcJgG_fHafvASERM5NdxRFwDzOSvRxkwzx8vwXfpoowuYxQKBVjKeKStI_CKt0EHjTHelK78D85/s200/049.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gYmINubHC1eB7ufIgfvxgqSpjqSDlHbBipvk9CtF_9kQh-Pj4pweoQ6cnKHXOjLrsw8ugrURzA-owX5C5xPmUwy_H-X-CEbj368V96owT803mP07QAYPOHX37yceulDnY8dqBThq7a6D/s1600/050.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549454800323885826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gYmINubHC1eB7ufIgfvxgqSpjqSDlHbBipvk9CtF_9kQh-Pj4pweoQ6cnKHXOjLrsw8ugrURzA-owX5C5xPmUwy_H-X-CEbj368V96owT803mP07QAYPOHX37yceulDnY8dqBThq7a6D/s200/050.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We sure love these munchkins!!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-17665576853646365042010-11-09T14:39:00.009-05:002010-11-09T15:51:38.956-05:00Keeping Busy<span style="font-size:130%;">I know I haven't blogged Halloween yet, but I still haven't even gotten the pictures off the camera! I know, mom of the year here. But I thought I would do a little catch up on the kids. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">They are busy busy and keep me on my toes. They are loving school and always catch me off guard by how much they know. Ella was creating "art" out of the computer zip cords and she told me she was an architect. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We have been spending a lot of time between doctors offices with Audrey. Right after we got back from our cruise we went to see Dr. Hart, Audrey's neurologist/sleep doctor. She went over all the sleep study results with us. Audrey does really well sleeping her first few hours and goes through all the stages of sleep regularly. After a couple hours though she wakes up continually and doesn't go into the deeper stages of sleep either at all or long enough. She also moves a lot in her sleep. She was diagnoised with Periodic Limb Movement Disorder. The high average is 4 limb movements an hour. Audrey had 7.4. It is like restless leg syndrome in adults but kids can't tell the doctor if they are having some of the itching/burning/etc that goes with RLS. The doctor said that it CAN turn into RLS but not necessarily. She may just outgrow it. Low ferratin levels can cause this which iron supplements may be able to help but they probably won't fix her symptoms so Dr. Hart prescribes Gabapentin. The first week we only gave her 1 ml. She was still a little sick and instead of waking up 2-3 times a night she was up 8-10 times. We were dying. The second week you up the dosage to 2ml. She has been pretty much sleeping through the night ever since. In two weeks she has gotten up 3 times. That was her average a night so I will take it! I feel like I have a new lease on life. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ella has taken up a new hobby. She has started taking pictures. I actually really like most of the pictures she takes. Most of her shots have perspective, a subject and interesting angles. Very few of them are blurry and she isn't just snapping randomly. She really looks at the shot before taking them. Audrey tries too, but most of her shots are of her own fingers at this point. Here is some of her work. I pretty much have "given" her Tom's old digital camera. She can't open it or close it on her own though, so we are considering getting her a kids camera for Christmas. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80g65o1k9aW5xqW32ZzsgFon9thdA6tmTioy7XtLCBdSve5QN5p-tx4rXeoCLjToHmL0NRa5wbU7ubZ9cA-ZiwQ-iRmIhdGP60oAq44n7v84TkAU4zBhJ_KgGxT4IhaduUAnJfdF6ToRj/s1600/284.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537638245381104114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80g65o1k9aW5xqW32ZzsgFon9thdA6tmTioy7XtLCBdSve5QN5p-tx4rXeoCLjToHmL0NRa5wbU7ubZ9cA-ZiwQ-iRmIhdGP60oAq44n7v84TkAU4zBhJ_KgGxT4IhaduUAnJfdF6ToRj/s200/284.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5gMUqsP-DyjgIr2YaV4AhpxSQ0WxKsAUzVZsd0GquPR7sVRnm3tGvP99NhSlHCk6ze9Xl_Udn-0ohoexuq77qU44qZLmkAVs7rqOZ61SONmRGPNzNr-Ta8igELexdal3_VeS4vPHPfG4/s1600/288.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537638234585611746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5gMUqsP-DyjgIr2YaV4AhpxSQ0WxKsAUzVZsd0GquPR7sVRnm3tGvP99NhSlHCk6ze9Xl_Udn-0ohoexuq77qU44qZLmkAVs7rqOZ61SONmRGPNzNr-Ta8igELexdal3_VeS4vPHPfG4/s200/288.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZrWV4U0KkTc8wLEBmpcxXwh6tXppfFNtNkrzroiKEBsfs_Ukjh7HwVXbldUmtPSiGmiPcTs0XiwQQqm86_BaZEHwLwJAgY-l7zMk8XO19YxLtGCO-G84AfTRd_JqQWL7_tW_RJ0V8EMf/s1600/290.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537637751884180386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wJkyyQPJbWVTlZDAbJSX0YlmtnLFlU2B52l6_WfeMYRgVQcui000glWk3whA3J758COxDQiVQEA2s5IaRDzrgFkkC4XaKnITrWzuLln1iBTQsqh_C6_NRErmJpQa9lrjfckwEorM0mst/s200/362.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mr3p52vcExvgV3CB4mRRiWOBUCqkIG0os56MKh6s_hAoEvD3AZqCovLkISV-if4sEHnJrP_wfelgEQGIY6uitYAHQiBqGS1dUAlkxUJZVxcJlmO40Kpo8aahOux_mXWYlq7VnG3WwAPO/s1600/364.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537637746979713666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mr3p52vcExvgV3CB4mRRiWOBUCqkIG0os56MKh6s_hAoEvD3AZqCovLkISV-if4sEHnJrP_wfelgEQGIY6uitYAHQiBqGS1dUAlkxUJZVxcJlmO40Kpo8aahOux_mXWYlq7VnG3WwAPO/s200/364.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLi-AlNkxEHxmmK9EzQ2JqFjweAFXgBfDJR4G7P5WlcrrR4kv30kmKMI1UaTl9jJJtDmfMcuVuVbsLAUI8B5429K-Q2nSl-sWSTKJUDDmg-rZQ3_fgXZahhg9Zjkv-7CqTPge5prmUP88s/s1600/365.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537637718465307042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1y6EvFOEfmS9eFjpRoSJuE38nLfKt-qyvTUfjTNSM0RcTxUyyyNiPACP43pWzwJq0pBJbqTEb89WAPvbHeK0gNbiXU9xQ46o-88UJlRH4LoI7ns7WRkeQJes-FUIJv5gPTnJLQOYRa3it/s200/393.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Here's a few gems from the little ones lately. (You may have already seen them on Facebook)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Birkdale has been putting up their Christmas decorations and Ella has been getting excited and asking a lot about when Christmas is and what she wants. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Me: Ella, do you remember what Christmas is for? Ella: Getting presents. Me: No it is Jesus' birthday. Ella thinks a little then: Mom, how old is he going to be?</span></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Audrey cannot say restaurant. She calls it a rest-ar-not. When Tom's family was here we went out to dinner and Audrey went around dancing and singing. "We're going to a rest-ar-not, we're going to a rest-ar-not". </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Out of nowhere Ella came up to me and asked Mom what are you good at? Me: Well, um cleaning the house and being a good mom. Ella:AND you are good at making me lunch. Dad isn't so good at that. He gets distracted. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Audrey can't say love right. She lu-ths you. Tells you this a lot. She loves giving out hugs (rarely kisses though). On Sundays before she can leave Nursery she has to hug both her teachers and tell them she lu-ths them. She also frequently tells me, Tom, Ella and Miss Meagan that we are her BEST FWENDS. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">On Saturday we got Ella a couple new dresses and there was one that she absolutely loves. She waited as patiently as she could all Saturday to be able to wear it on Sunday. It was the first thing she asked to do when she woke up was to get dressed in her new black dress. When she put it on she asked "Do you like my new dress? I am a beautiful princess" (as she was twirling and prancing) Me: yes you are. Ella: Do you know what I am missing? Me: No (but I was thinking she was going to say a crown, a necklace or her newest favorite- makeup) Ella: A prince. </span></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-43094478101105935182010-11-03T11:52:00.010-04:002010-11-03T17:01:01.346-04:00Cruisin'<span style="font-size:130%;">A few weeks ago Tom and I took our very first cruise. We <span style="font-size:180%;">LOVED</span> it. I realize a cruise isn't for everyone. If you are claustrophobic or need to be busy all the time, this might not have been the cruise for you. They had lots of things to do like the pool, the water park area, casino if your into that sort of thing, dance clubs open at night, mini golf, ping pong, a track, and lots of things hosted by Carnival like karaoke, comedy acts, etc. We enjoyed just laying by the pool getting some sun, sleep and reading books. I soaked it all up. As many of you know we have a non-sleeper, so it was a chance for us to take a break and get as much sleep as I wanted. The gentle rolling of the ship but me to sleep several times a day. Our cruise left out of Charleston, SC. Tom's mom and sister Teri came out Thursday night to watch our kids. We got up early on Friday and drove down to Charleston. They got us checked in, through security and on the ship pretty quickly all things considered. Then it was onto the ship where we got lunch and toured the ship. We just hung out and chilled for most the first day. That night we met our dinner table. They sit you with random people and all our table mates were quite a bit older then us, but they were nice. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here we are on the first day at sea. We had one full day at sea and we enjoyed the pool and lounge chairs as much as possible. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLX4KoEKva5tdMP-DF6r64YqQvBIZ3ceE78YMq1vHOABv1q1Lb-NUq3VQ5dTz_hiJoY_cOiNtvFmsZCMfOir0B0XH12lPj3rllcQOSbKFx15IOJiBfOFGPlnu3jSLGQY98k3HQTSffgVz/s1600/180.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353501242673298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLX4KoEKva5tdMP-DF6r64YqQvBIZ3ceE78YMq1vHOABv1q1Lb-NUq3VQ5dTz_hiJoY_cOiNtvFmsZCMfOir0B0XH12lPj3rllcQOSbKFx15IOJiBfOFGPlnu3jSLGQY98k3HQTSffgVz/s200/180.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsQ_o-QErzHjBrk33C-RW_Yg9ctvtO-uKp13IYfgBUK1MTK5AaXeSjLwKvnPy6F1KGpsnRoRXSfKxTA_mEK3bJExaxQLMeGNx3VDzAfJvZChMEY2XTrSehbnRfovwcrsNpj-k67Ks7ZIl/s1600/179.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353496477118306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsQ_o-QErzHjBrk33C-RW_Yg9ctvtO-uKp13IYfgBUK1MTK5AaXeSjLwKvnPy6F1KGpsnRoRXSfKxTA_mEK3bJExaxQLMeGNx3VDzAfJvZChMEY2XTrSehbnRfovwcrsNpj-k67Ks7ZIl/s200/179.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wnSdDwrPegALFs2ucSFbIRBIqvIiuDz23a9Hyajf1X9VTFRhrQKWjWfC6yw9suaJlbaNOiDqhpUh-sI7CqIBl85v1mzCpRPYUWBE51emeI5FMCv9q5DyhwWF9ph_Ua_NALMGZNKHz0yA/s1600/183.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353516548050754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wnSdDwrPegALFs2ucSFbIRBIqvIiuDz23a9Hyajf1X9VTFRhrQKWjWfC6yw9suaJlbaNOiDqhpUh-sI7CqIBl85v1mzCpRPYUWBE51emeI5FMCv9q5DyhwWF9ph_Ua_NALMGZNKHz0yA/s200/183.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao9WBB-TuBBXGpSSROxq9GLQRus0hGb1oh9c0rQMkwWzZ0-ht0jqvSgewztWvS77a-sA1DzxFyA6J-_5foJsatJk2iGbxWF73hk8GkD6wN-s9chMsQLt7gDut7YW81VXty24O8BdqNyy8/s1600/181.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353509512493986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao9WBB-TuBBXGpSSROxq9GLQRus0hGb1oh9c0rQMkwWzZ0-ht0jqvSgewztWvS77a-sA1DzxFyA6J-_5foJsatJk2iGbxWF73hk8GkD6wN-s9chMsQLt7gDut7YW81VXty24O8BdqNyy8/s200/181.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Our first dinner on the ship.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHyWqa9OGPxaf6pNh8o8VGzH05KKN3qMAQyfPIviHjz7fFd-D_-PmrJzuk6zWh9XmPOcZIgp1dVvcN2XKxABTqav6nzN4bokB9Zbcv36bKycX48k_EOO3wTgyEnlf7PCf3gbTty9YOhV7/s1600/184.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353939534918130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHyWqa9OGPxaf6pNh8o8VGzH05KKN3qMAQyfPIviHjz7fFd-D_-PmrJzuk6zWh9XmPOcZIgp1dVvcN2XKxABTqav6nzN4bokB9Zbcv36bKycX48k_EOO3wTgyEnlf7PCf3gbTty9YOhV7/s200/184.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Our first stop was Freeport, Bahamas. I know several people that said they didn't' really like Freeport, but we <span style="font-size:180%;">LOVED</span> it. We decided that since we were saving a ton of money by going on a cruise then we would pay to do fun excursions. We signed up for a history tour of Freeport. We had the <span style="font-size:180%;">coolest</span> tour guide ever. His name was Chad. He started out by telling us we were part of his family for the day. He really treated us that way and with only 4 couples and Chad we got to know each other really well. We started at the lighthouse where he told us that when the British took over the Bahamas in the 1700's they moved all the doors to the lighthouses up high. The locals were used to going into the lighthouses and turning out the lights so that boats would shipwreck on the islands and they would be able to take their goods. (I mean the Bahamas WERE peopled by Pirates, those who had been shipwrecked, and slaves who had either escaped or been freed at that point in history...with more liberated slaves to come later on.)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KlP2v1m65anhjr_AVkq69P3WPZu_mIR-VSIqfCGZdu981Hs9tiODf8g2YX_HdMKqYzb8BgY8DfciNqo0zw-a887tF-_x0ScN42BJv-DDOWil4qlTT5ZiTBul7oopG-4bJmiCNqMiSPY9/s1600/186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353941403307538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KlP2v1m65anhjr_AVkq69P3WPZu_mIR-VSIqfCGZdu981Hs9tiODf8g2YX_HdMKqYzb8BgY8DfciNqo0zw-a887tF-_x0ScN42BJv-DDOWil4qlTT5ZiTBul7oopG-4bJmiCNqMiSPY9/s200/186.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfirnyenZlS1S6tqdkV-lzYY8-Arh4aLyQO4HODM_vUIQuGSSK3RX4SCXzuv7mIIh_37YV3rivV9sMB68T2fkALwH8vTBZFy4wkC-3jqIricQe7f4vO7X26Pv8hOlw-IMdr2TXluooVhyphenhyphens/s1600/188.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 136px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353947796928610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfirnyenZlS1S6tqdkV-lzYY8-Arh4aLyQO4HODM_vUIQuGSSK3RX4SCXzuv7mIIh_37YV3rivV9sMB68T2fkALwH8vTBZFy4wkC-3jqIricQe7f4vO7X26Pv8hOlw-IMdr2TXluooVhyphenhyphens/s200/188.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmN9SehHAsQyCO3skpytwtSqOUKn81Ye3xL2lGeLSEMaQ8PHe1vZJtAtWMpL0S0A4J_R-tPIRlG8lpeQt67NGpo3S-hbuTxd749jbcyI-2CRtr9AUcfMxAA3JE-S2S1Y2t8cUlmy_wutOK/s1600/190.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353962088540978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmN9SehHAsQyCO3skpytwtSqOUKn81Ye3xL2lGeLSEMaQ8PHe1vZJtAtWMpL0S0A4J_R-tPIRlG8lpeQt67NGpo3S-hbuTxd749jbcyI-2CRtr9AUcfMxAA3JE-S2S1Y2t8cUlmy_wutOK/s200/190.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhexrKt9u76qO0chyphenhyphenKrNkdpDk5UBcaJE3tQ5HcomlCZJ8jdXyYEOIi-gJivqKWyKx7PmgwgBO1RUH35scjkqJhpThM9_dICB_HwDgRuH1HF9NrbPqzu3sff-SFeCIItDunOMyVv_iO8rt/s1600/192.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353963857046194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhexrKt9u76qO0chyphenhyphenKrNkdpDk5UBcaJE3tQ5HcomlCZJ8jdXyYEOIi-gJivqKWyKx7PmgwgBO1RUH35scjkqJhpThM9_dICB_HwDgRuH1HF9NrbPqzu3sff-SFeCIItDunOMyVv_iO8rt/s200/192.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YgrmGKqL6UPHdRZ_4I2NLVnVMTPC4smjzvFlGlxEvt38gUhZkPVuXL910kCDpGcq0WXxIcAfULOASiNWqzhnZ4Kww1yOmSNX9Xiy4eR0_ERu-jtsqsCUqOgyxMQHRs-hVH0ctpalG1Vm/s1600/193.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535354558145552258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YgrmGKqL6UPHdRZ_4I2NLVnVMTPC4smjzvFlGlxEvt38gUhZkPVuXL910kCDpGcq0WXxIcAfULOASiNWqzhnZ4Kww1yOmSNX9Xiy4eR0_ERu-jtsqsCUqOgyxMQHRs-hVH0ctpalG1Vm/s200/193.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYuRimHmuFVfGB061ck1iYu0pb28GKG9Be9_hNAVIpxMNKhUUs3PRNjYNidNWkeyfCp_lapC5doydm8eOWa7Z6IevHczm0Mm00zxb1HexHP5xlMEKy7-KLYwmBrOp2O-2Rn08by16pMll/s1600/204.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535354574285970498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYuRimHmuFVfGB061ck1iYu0pb28GKG9Be9_hNAVIpxMNKhUUs3PRNjYNidNWkeyfCp_lapC5doydm8eOWa7Z6IevHczm0Mm00zxb1HexHP5xlMEKy7-KLYwmBrOp2O-2Rn08by16pMll/s200/204.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Not the best photographer, but you got us both in the picture :) And this is a Catholic Church that was built to look like it is falling apart. We also learned that the Bahama islands are not volcanic in nature like Hawaii, but instead are made of coral that all fossilized and made the islands. Pretty cool.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfiTICGZX9chpoJ3rVnAay22pj-X1DkhjwWB0Wneepw7jWvAI5N67G9l8_oT9WtZRhvxx1ccFGV0dTCsmXePBGUh82IJW7sFGl-aXT0JOOGikULT_7SwMWuvvFoBx8YtcNS2AqSmaW1NG/s1600/201.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 122px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535354572037887746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfiTICGZX9chpoJ3rVnAay22pj-X1DkhjwWB0Wneepw7jWvAI5N67G9l8_oT9WtZRhvxx1ccFGV0dTCsmXePBGUh82IJW7sFGl-aXT0JOOGikULT_7SwMWuvvFoBx8YtcNS2AqSmaW1NG/s200/201.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhYNz7XzF8FzZMsL3kxvS3i_KzyujFAQ3PdoMp_11nLocvMKHRknf3iTEswPLoMyDcCqFko6QIWlhyphenhyphenMqxGE2Yxd4liObLJrjffhRcgved26WfNeLdwUPVrYF-ATYc7S3dg2tj9qHPJgN3/s1600/196.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535354566397659602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhYNz7XzF8FzZMsL3kxvS3i_KzyujFAQ3PdoMp_11nLocvMKHRknf3iTEswPLoMyDcCqFko6QIWlhyphenhyphenMqxGE2Yxd4liObLJrjffhRcgved26WfNeLdwUPVrYF-ATYc7S3dg2tj9qHPJgN3/s200/196.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We also went to a couple areas that had inlets and underwater caves. We aren't scuba divers though so we didn't get to go in the caves. There is one area of the island where fishermen sell their catch every day and there are huge conch shells lining the whole area. Chad took us to an area of the island that had caves where the locals used to hide out when hurricanes would come before they had cement buildings. They would plant fruit and nut trees near the entrance of the cave to have food while they were evacuated. We passed several churches on the way and at each of them we would stop to wave at members of Chad's family. We ended at a private beach where we snorkeled for a couple hours and then had lunch together. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3kb-TLuLnuLvfVVEebzlPSUq1gzE_u2YcHKhKpSchEj7N83XmZnWb1UyNT3_8SOpddENrNZ03xmQE0aj43BOk3NyRhrYlsNfLKpqvKpEUX0_H2yT0rE1ZRxAFyHe35Wt-W1an-Uw4PDX/s1600/220.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355192781687874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3kb-TLuLnuLvfVVEebzlPSUq1gzE_u2YcHKhKpSchEj7N83XmZnWb1UyNT3_8SOpddENrNZ03xmQE0aj43BOk3NyRhrYlsNfLKpqvKpEUX0_H2yT0rE1ZRxAFyHe35Wt-W1an-Uw4PDX/s200/220.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbRYAe-QSy-5WA1OSfKbUWd4_vEtsZBFEq0Ux5v5ymikjAoRUh492xpDWh52SEYy0_Wh_G0jXHfaGR1-qY2d5lhJ-K3cAz-p9-c3K-edfznEgyE3SAMGqhSp3cJcsUfZmITULYmk5MUGa/s1600/212.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535354581691052210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbRYAe-QSy-5WA1OSfKbUWd4_vEtsZBFEq0Ux5v5ymikjAoRUh492xpDWh52SEYy0_Wh_G0jXHfaGR1-qY2d5lhJ-K3cAz-p9-c3K-edfznEgyE3SAMGqhSp3cJcsUfZmITULYmk5MUGa/s200/212.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It may be hard to tell but the water was super clear and we snorkeled past the barrier, and all around the coral so it was a couple of miles of swimming. I am not the strongest swimmer but we had swim belts on which made it tons easier. I normally hyperventilate this first bit my head is under water but Tom held on to my hand and I got over it pretty quickly and was able to really enjoy the experience. This was probably the easiest time I had snorkeling, although I loved the colors and variety of fish in Hawaii more. This was way better then snorkeling in Mexico though!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97P4_zS1ew-C_tyiDOHw8gsxr-cUzR5ClemMbyKz8RwiKykXcSpik2pjDCYoUJR_B2620tSmzWzuilhwxeaLn10FmvVTkFFGTXWairBqbdTc22AjQCQ9wnoeZOeTCLNVFhKFQSPcRDFI2/s1600/223.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355196087712194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97P4_zS1ew-C_tyiDOHw8gsxr-cUzR5ClemMbyKz8RwiKykXcSpik2pjDCYoUJR_B2620tSmzWzuilhwxeaLn10FmvVTkFFGTXWairBqbdTc22AjQCQ9wnoeZOeTCLNVFhKFQSPcRDFI2/s200/223.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGO22DwttT1B-5U6d9aKWleOHOT3xB8g7hs2D1BlPyqKPlLUToXnRfCG7xjYYtFU2bBiJnpPuHi7Rt7WQgE8U1hzeITgR14P2sUifLXhrwyE4qjEgenBwwSwDS50UAN1A4itNpqnDPwfBC/s1600/227.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355202280717954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGO22DwttT1B-5U6d9aKWleOHOT3xB8g7hs2D1BlPyqKPlLUToXnRfCG7xjYYtFU2bBiJnpPuHi7Rt7WQgE8U1hzeITgR14P2sUifLXhrwyE4qjEgenBwwSwDS50UAN1A4itNpqnDPwfBC/s200/227.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Our newest family member- Chad. He is hopefully starting his own tour company soon, but in the mean time if you are heading to Freeport, we will tell you what tour we took so you can find him. He is absolutely the BEST.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpu_WSm6bXIKBKo_O5W3C-_eXjejbv0NfXOLadfNM9HVf8OsSzGJLolc7WCR6eXcUmFAtPgvQu6476wzW2-pZ_WkOY4aztJCa7CxkgmdYCJUjI10E3vrAabWCAEhjMN63xyo8IbUEIexJ/s1600/228.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355206290152338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpu_WSm6bXIKBKo_O5W3C-_eXjejbv0NfXOLadfNM9HVf8OsSzGJLolc7WCR6eXcUmFAtPgvQu6476wzW2-pZ_WkOY4aztJCa7CxkgmdYCJUjI10E3vrAabWCAEhjMN63xyo8IbUEIexJ/s200/228.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">When we got back to the boat, we had to hurry and get ready for dinner. The first day on the boat a host came around explaining they were doing a new program call Chef's Table where you had an 11 course dinner provided by the Executive Chef. We went ahead and signed up. There were only 6 couples that could go each night. We got to take a tour of the kitchens, help make a dessert, then got served the most amazing dinner. I felt like I was a judge on Top Chef. We had about 5 different wait staff, plus the Executive Chef was in there with us the whole time explaining what we were eating and how he made it. We also got entertained by the ship's magician. It was such a fun experience and something we would definitely do again.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFrbQbkro1PBAarvd4wq8tFnVQocDeRsA4qDZsY9wMe6GM2BSxAXIVDvQjSIArAycmNlbaH-UmoU6uFEA71tThtbY-85298s58JQV6aX1nMc500ziQo7gyL_6HKtlW0qfgD0QOl9rKYcr/s1600/234.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355914371283714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFrbQbkro1PBAarvd4wq8tFnVQocDeRsA4qDZsY9wMe6GM2BSxAXIVDvQjSIArAycmNlbaH-UmoU6uFEA71tThtbY-85298s58JQV6aX1nMc500ziQo7gyL_6HKtlW0qfgD0QOl9rKYcr/s200/234.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKVtmsYCXK2n5VmfRbBrpcPHqJw7c2qTazcNTX6i8E1-pue4lyTut3q4hXneRB8GGPa4CfqTTAb0Qp7hTc629yGAfQDih6vVdFm_kY1Cl2IxvIHJrbAew8LfloZBugKTsNm9_o2GWhx_d/s1600/231.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355908783946178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKVtmsYCXK2n5VmfRbBrpcPHqJw7c2qTazcNTX6i8E1-pue4lyTut3q4hXneRB8GGPa4CfqTTAb0Qp7hTc629yGAfQDih6vVdFm_kY1Cl2IxvIHJrbAew8LfloZBugKTsNm9_o2GWhx_d/s200/231.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DvqJ4pjIA7u8T7AASQcYRxJKxDaolbiUmnV322DJ-FrsaFbl76u8v3zKqL7NRGRc8Jy7nKilPKCGxZJBjDUWB8RF2rKQPNGzOeTcOR1O4aSC_b8fZBa4H7Y02uFLVhBTit-RVfwkuFb1/s1600/230.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355214404229970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DvqJ4pjIA7u8T7AASQcYRxJKxDaolbiUmnV322DJ-FrsaFbl76u8v3zKqL7NRGRc8Jy7nKilPKCGxZJBjDUWB8RF2rKQPNGzOeTcOR1O4aSC_b8fZBa4H7Y02uFLVhBTit-RVfwkuFb1/s200/230.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgrUWPaYFd1TCu-hVDIU8vjJ0rFWkS2UZSXIAE-ep1iITfFfjNZZLIrfIdV2hnmomwQh-v10G8T0kxUHf2rTCppRqmCWN6WeTMnra9pKfJpDeUXtKyQMwz3WYV-mT4Q3og4rHbYwO4NkK/s1600/236.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355919105907282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgrUWPaYFd1TCu-hVDIU8vjJ0rFWkS2UZSXIAE-ep1iITfFfjNZZLIrfIdV2hnmomwQh-v10G8T0kxUHf2rTCppRqmCWN6WeTMnra9pKfJpDeUXtKyQMwz3WYV-mT4Q3og4rHbYwO4NkK/s200/236.JPG" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Our next destination was Nassau, Bahamas. We chose to go to a private beach rather then the Atlantis. It is really just a casino with activities. I have seen enough of those in my life that I didn't think there was much the Atlantis could do to top that. And it was very expensive to do any of the activities there. Instead we went to a gorgeous blue lagoon. They had an area with dolphins that you could swim with, you could help train the sea lions, they had an area in the lagoon where you could go on jump on inflatable water toys like a big water trampoline, slide into the lagoon, etc. We also just sat and relaxed here too. The sea lion was our favorite though.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd2l49mrqnjeuHUi1SWrISYiKBzi11X5-C88ptU-AGKeSGg7tHrTZfkMKTTcjKoC-okvS4JaVKoafjS5O1HRfryEflOkB5uGMsVuxVmwUW6xMNcpyvrLa3XWHD8oPNw8xfoi0jnIFWcLO/s1600/238.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355922695609554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd2l49mrqnjeuHUi1SWrISYiKBzi11X5-C88ptU-AGKeSGg7tHrTZfkMKTTcjKoC-okvS4JaVKoafjS5O1HRfryEflOkB5uGMsVuxVmwUW6xMNcpyvrLa3XWHD8oPNw8xfoi0jnIFWcLO/s200/238.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6RWao6WiyfPedBPkuVd8KYwshZhjzmEGymgKwsfUpypKF5U_vlUl94wzui2nTejmvvadjybxddZdW350EtZRTU7z2WXx-Wfbdagtjuybhloea6rOw3gSicfppXjibqp7UTgU7-ExQ3_Y/s1600/251.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535356661703414962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6RWao6WiyfPedBPkuVd8KYwshZhjzmEGymgKwsfUpypKF5U_vlUl94wzui2nTejmvvadjybxddZdW350EtZRTU7z2WXx-Wfbdagtjuybhloea6rOw3gSicfppXjibqp7UTgU7-ExQ3_Y/s200/251.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R2jKQrkDy1ah_0JMjyDXkb_L0cvUYzQNI301mD5mMtitkRH-ECffpgWEZttP-xXyetlkuTt8fPqoVWiCRXmzlMECD1jiTopApk-9oMe7dJWz2TKQ5R_BKkS9KhDwlTvcpLN2f69m2IkQ/s1600/249.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535356656411051346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R2jKQrkDy1ah_0JMjyDXkb_L0cvUYzQNI301mD5mMtitkRH-ECffpgWEZttP-xXyetlkuTt8fPqoVWiCRXmzlMECD1jiTopApk-9oMe7dJWz2TKQ5R_BKkS9KhDwlTvcpLN2f69m2IkQ/s200/249.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEb3ZXeYIGqq7ryaXW6M7JUVTlqWkqtBOuZ0lLnwIldrnZlZ68IRPkJy37fOKeZ_BMzJiciV87un9WTxVO_N1fbPUXlQRQsWRbTyUuGgUtxnE-k_5vNSKfzVabHsZEjflgpezOb7QzzD5/s1600/241.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535355930336306386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEb3ZXeYIGqq7ryaXW6M7JUVTlqWkqtBOuZ0lLnwIldrnZlZ68IRPkJy37fOKeZ_BMzJiciV87un9WTxVO_N1fbPUXlQRQsWRbTyUuGgUtxnE-k_5vNSKfzVabHsZEjflgpezOb7QzzD5/s200/241.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh168b0FlOFbSREB9sWISFekudwvetcVKmMmxUfa60GM2hUHxIX4aOeUqQblDoiYNTxAcLaqwkWqtEH-WAH9heXenA2bDnV0-HSjnL0bysGQCOHvWgLV-uhDpwe4B0AKXa_4bU98Kly6LTa/s1600/243.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535356652626292450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh168b0FlOFbSREB9sWISFekudwvetcVKmMmxUfa60GM2hUHxIX4aOeUqQblDoiYNTxAcLaqwkWqtEH-WAH9heXenA2bDnV0-HSjnL0bysGQCOHvWgLV-uhDpwe4B0AKXa_4bU98Kly6LTa/s200/243.JPG" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">After t</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzaWUAzYQ5AO7EVhYejj1FJd_LorbcFvp-ejRBzTxPjoUAvuQSFsRLuphl0NxzYPqVupISFhoI7xGCG58HZNFqiDDth3-e1wAKmfPcSyfyLjIkW04CUGrkD2kZOzBYaCNReJLLQYdiuau/s1600/258.JPG"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">he blue lagoon we walked around Nassau. It reminded me quite a bit of New Orleans with how the buildings are built.</span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzaWUAzYQ5AO7EVhYejj1FJd_LorbcFvp-ejRBzTxPjoUAvuQSFsRLuphl0NxzYPqVupISFhoI7xGCG58HZNFqiDDth3-e1wAKmfPcSyfyLjIkW04CUGrkD2kZOzBYaCNReJLLQYdiuau/s1600/258.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535356671803747314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzaWUAzYQ5AO7EVhYejj1FJd_LorbcFvp-ejRBzTxPjoUAvuQSFsRLuphl0NxzYPqVupISFhoI7xGCG58HZNFqiDDth3-e1wAKmfPcSyfyLjIkW04CUGrkD2kZOzBYaCNReJLLQYdiuau/s200/258.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFN7KxSY7isSyRCs4I52g0yqRO-_-vh7CbNElLXUIypp2uThA1sQ2au9uK04UAMiu9dHpbaa6IwMp2zDWib8NbxBw8bG514hgHlq85IAyS0dPkgGA918Rl0r5dU5L5SDfqviG3-_VfaBg/s1600/257.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535356664327295394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFN7KxSY7isSyRCs4I52g0yqRO-_-vh7CbNElLXUIypp2uThA1sQ2au9uK04UAMiu9dHpbaa6IwMp2zDWib8NbxBw8bG514hgHlq85IAyS0dPkgGA918Rl0r5dU5L5SDfqviG3-_VfaBg/s200/257.JPG" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">The last day was another sea day. It was super windy. Can you tell by how crazy Tom's hair is standing up? That was all from the wind. We had a great last dinner with our wonderful wait staff. We are already thinking about where we would like to cruise next. We loved coming home to our amazing kids, refreshed and ready to go back to interrupted sleep. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9YrKDChZQkpKpQ80LSpZhYcSj1jOCNpQYH3Br4pWWaGEsDRj8QxDGVPtiYQGEJEnrcKxd4saEymu0d2OJKj_2nStFG-zoN99j0d1zLiIOhkCaMMvISym9KKC1fN9rPz5wXmX34sgd4c0/s1600/261.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535357268364039538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9YrKDChZQkpKpQ80LSpZhYcSj1jOCNpQYH3Br4pWWaGEsDRj8QxDGVPtiYQGEJEnrcKxd4saEymu0d2OJKj_2nStFG-zoN99j0d1zLiIOhkCaMMvISym9KKC1fN9rPz5wXmX34sgd4c0/s200/261.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0z75zmlWz_yofCoO11twtvnb6H7-xQLVoLD_-L1QBYzwqqyXwQEqpuU_DkcOFAtbIHJ1sGPQ61EuLXR31OQU_QVHp4-FgXE6C6BPFt0i9Ccc7fdMFQC-vrrnLK_koelMisGT6E7nUy0s/s1600/264.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535357272739533026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0z75zmlWz_yofCoO11twtvnb6H7-xQLVoLD_-L1QBYzwqqyXwQEqpuU_DkcOFAtbIHJ1sGPQ61EuLXR31OQU_QVHp4-FgXE6C6BPFt0i9Ccc7fdMFQC-vrrnLK_koelMisGT6E7nUy0s/s200/264.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqMwTFvMLWOpxA4sH8qhzVvPRrsrOAOx3EvE5ZRKlt7Uq0lgN_KqH00d4rGywQcjbPE2oqkF7BzsmRyPaBQpP4Iv9ES1fgUgErd1VwlJiGpfzs0SlbuX44oTOEuoHyvMl3kUeCp-TtZ3q/s1600/272.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535357291512652210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqMwTFvMLWOpxA4sH8qhzVvPRrsrOAOx3EvE5ZRKlt7Uq0lgN_KqH00d4rGywQcjbPE2oqkF7BzsmRyPaBQpP4Iv9ES1fgUgErd1VwlJiGpfzs0SlbuX44oTOEuoHyvMl3kUeCp-TtZ3q/s200/272.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGVop4IwwV_b57PqB__uqRRygDnXxMUfMBtAIp89oFLZ9ISEhJbtaY26dvazDqX8cfBvzcj_EGQ76CfB_AHnM8qncldiRLJKkZqu1IByhcBa5YJ5wWp5G2shmQd_zhpuASEgR_5w4Re-A/s1600/271.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535357286426434162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGVop4IwwV_b57PqB__uqRRygDnXxMUfMBtAIp89oFLZ9ISEhJbtaY26dvazDqX8cfBvzcj_EGQ76CfB_AHnM8qncldiRLJKkZqu1IByhcBa5YJ5wWp5G2shmQd_zhpuASEgR_5w4Re-A/s200/271.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5Vs34HjuIa9Pc-gIqqg4A-x3VBMk94WVvMkf-5HjQBskfzn7P4HKDFQTR5AMvcXLSKdG7r8EVrDWKqbYdSdyFWS9yvJPhhfi1ivAPfkIBLfjGZgBqmCRqZ8UxNC4heb_1o6PMbnVKFzM/s1600/178.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535353490187177074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5Vs34HjuIa9Pc-gIqqg4A-x3VBMk94WVvMkf-5HjQBskfzn7P4HKDFQTR5AMvcXLSKdG7r8EVrDWKqbYdSdyFWS9yvJPhhfi1ivAPfkIBLfjGZgBqmCRqZ8UxNC4heb_1o6PMbnVKFzM/s200/178.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-31360263149572667702010-10-02T22:30:00.003-04:002010-10-02T23:29:28.456-04:00Overheard....Our kids just make us giggle sometimes. Ella usually says things to us that are funny and we just overhear Audrey talking to herself or Ella that cracks us up. <br /><br />A few weeks ago some friends came over to watch a BYU game. Ella, Audrey and their son Blake were playing soccer. They would kick the ball between the legs of a table and everytime it went by the table they would yell, "I scored!!!". As our friends were leaving the girls were giving out hugs to the boys. When Blake gave Ella a hug she turned and told me "I scored!" (Then got mad as I laughed)<br /><br />Today we went to our neighbor's birthday party. They go all out for birthdays around here and had rented a blow up "jump house/slide". Ella wasn't the biggest fan (not shocking) and I only was able to get her to go down once. Audrey on the other hand had no fear and went down for literally an hour or more. The bottom of the slide could get pretty backed up and kids started to pile up or bump into each other. As Audrey would get to the top she would yell down "Look out beloooooooooooooooooooooooow". Also at the party, they have a huge playset. There were like 3 or 4 ways to climb up and then at the top a large platform that had play binoculars attached to the side and a ship wheel. It became the girls boat. Tom and I were chatting with some of the neighbors as we heard Audrey's voice saying things like "Aye Aye Matey" "Oh I see the treasure" and of course everything ended with "arrrrrggghhhh". I can't believe the imagination she is getting. <br /><br />I can't believe how fast the girls are growing. They are really thriving at preschool. They love love love going. Ella has made a lot of new friends. One in particular named Alexandria who loves to play "dog family" with her. They go around being dogs most of class. I love those precious moments right after picking them up from school and hearing about their day. I try to give them my undivided attention for that time right after school. One of my very favorite things about their Preschool is that the school has a music program. It is a seperate teacher in a seperate room and they go for about 30 mins. The girls come home singing all day. They learn the same songs which makes it nice. With Ella's amazing memory she has learned her left and her right by learning the Hokey Pokey. (I still struggle with L vs R, she is putting me to shame and it just took a song!) They have also learned "She'll be going round the Mountain" and "Row your boat". Audrey was very excited the other day about learning Row your boat. Here is her version: Row Row Row your boat gently down the stream. Mary Mary Mary Mary gently down the stream.<br /><br />Earlier this week I had to take Audrey in for a sleep study. She has never been a good sleeper and I always chalked it up to all the ear infections she had from just a couple months old until just a few months ago with her latest set of tubes. She still has sleeping issues though waking up at least once, sometimes several times a night. She also tends to wake up and feels like she is shaking or she can't be calmed. There have been times that I think she is having night terrors and doesn't recognize us for several moments. So we were referred to a Nurologist/Sleep Specialist who focuses on Pediatrics. She sent us to have a sleep study with an EEG done. I was pretty much dreading it. I figured Audrey was going to have a fit about being connected to wires all night. The toughest part of the night was seperating Ella and Audrey (only one person could go with her for the sleep study at the hospital). Both girls cried for quite awhile about being seperated from each other. We got to the hospital's sleep center and Audrey was great about letting her nurse Carmine hook up the wires. There are about 35 different wires they connect with this think gel all through her hair, around her face (which is where I thought she would get irrated and pull them out but she didn't), and then her chest and legs. As Carmine was hooking her up, I was explaining what they were doing and why. I explained that we wanted to look in her head and see if we could find out what was in there. She told me "mom, there are monkeys in my head". Naturally, of course that is what is in there. So I asked "Nice monkeys or are they fighting monkeys". They are fighting monkeys except when they are nice. I think Audrey made Carmine's week. She told me in all seriousness that Audrey was the best patient she ever had. She didn't cry once for her even when she was disconnecting all the wires which can pull your hair quite a bit. She said most teenagers complain and even adults can end up tearing up. But not my girl. She was just concerned about the monkeys. Did I mention she has quite the imagination? (And we don't have the results yet, we will update when we do)<br />*** A little background on the monkey comment. When Audrey had all her ear infections we ended up going straight to the ENT most the time. To get kids attention he would whistle these bird chirping sounds and tell the girls that he was looking for birds in their ears. So if they had an earache we would ask if they had birds in their ears. Then a few weeks ago Audrey was losing her voice and Tom said it sounded like she had a frog in her throat. She said "It isn't a frog, it was an alligator" once it was a doggie. So with birds in her ears, and either frogs, alligators or doggies in her throat, it is not a stretch that she has monkeys in her head.Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-6269072814058241162010-09-25T11:55:00.005-04:002010-09-25T14:17:04.060-04:00Who's Your Daddy??Tom and I get a lot of comments on who they think our girls look like. It is always funny to Tom and I when we hear how much Ella looks like Tom and how much Audrey looks like me. So we decided to let you see what we looked liked as kids and let you make a more informed opinion. **As a side note I dont' have many pictures as a kid. Our were all on slides and I don't have them and many of them got destroyed in a fire. So sorry for the poor choices. Also I don't have any pictures of my kids half dressed. I have made a decision not to scar them for lives as teenagers. **<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1tw2Vb0s0rdUZWU42hzuCH_un4DrW4EGhyphenhyphenxkD3HNdLmduV5ceru6XJAtLKVgRODsPFRZDpnGIlB1lRVf64L8LK1qfr-89OpGrPOLYgq-3pIteOP201vT2ON-mld9kEkCwo_sCaBkToSh/s1600/Picture+107+(Large).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520913446991102402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1tw2Vb0s0rdUZWU42hzuCH_un4DrW4EGhyphenhyphenxkD3HNdLmduV5ceru6XJAtLKVgRODsPFRZDpnGIlB1lRVf64L8LK1qfr-89OpGrPOLYgq-3pIteOP201vT2ON-mld9kEkCwo_sCaBkToSh/s320/Picture+107+(Large).JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsh_PoX2J0mFX4Vqg11qkbVvWl1xdmk_bq2UG0_kwyunowsmPkhYuGiDKd3i52rB08Ry0u8gX1RtqrBkOaGk7CqjG2Afg_W8Mgx4eIR-rfJYV6FqCDDQMBCotUbyCUhyCnxPPnBCjwqLh/s1600/Greta+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 288px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520880653426100482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsh_PoX2J0mFX4Vqg11qkbVvWl1xdmk_bq2UG0_kwyunowsmPkhYuGiDKd3i52rB08Ry0u8gX1RtqrBkOaGk7CqjG2Afg_W8Mgx4eIR-rfJYV6FqCDDQMBCotUbyCUhyCnxPPnBCjwqLh/s320/Greta+1.jpg" /></a><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHq6R2eP4qtf4HmYqfq9vWzJTuK0EcqDNU6UfBeG5D7QyTUlzQjIkXkT1Yh7PfsASSGKOgAJh4fT-g_M3VTAxgrn5-WfTft3g8L5GaMuDZHexvnlycKirnU68OsWSExT3U8iLxZCIvQ9BC/s1600/Yellowstone.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 225px; 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HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520911367719320818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcpt9cf130IeTQBrW5uiCnavARcZYzBXoTcjE9iqWbbdgKsbICzUzHG9XxyfhIysRoIcaX5UrtJeR_vqxSWnUO3T2Fme5ed4gcBSb2q0UGuv9hApFVugXpxLn42_n-w8AA56-UnLFeb95/s320/Audrey+.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-85396444161523063842010-09-09T23:03:00.005-04:002010-09-09T23:44:28.423-04:00FOURElla turned FOUR yesterday (Sept 8). What a joy she has been in our life! I can not remember life without her. She wakes up so happy still. Every morning she tells me "It is a sunny happy day." She started doing this two years ago and it has become a habit. I love how loving, snuggly, and considerate she is. She hates feeling like you are mad at her and will try to make things right. I love her little spirit. She loves going to church and learning about Jesus and the Holy Ghost. (He is her favorite right now.) She loves praying and likes to be the one to say EVERY prayer. I love that she would still let me rock her to sleep and baby her (although I don't do it often anymore).<br />She is starting to get so big. She can open the door to the car, get in and buckle herself in (although she still needs help with the bottom buckle). Her chores are to put her own jammies, panties, and socks away, put away shoes, and set the table. She always brings her own plate to the sink when she is done. <br /><br />Ella has always been able to reason things out. Sometimes I think she is going to be a lawyer. We had to go to Target the other night and she asked if she could have a Reeces' PB cup. I told her that she could but there are two in a package so she could have one and Audrey would have the other. She said, "Well, okay. Or we COULD just get Audrey her own. There are a lot of them over here and it would make her feel special to have her own." I thought the lady behind us was going to turn purple from trying not to laugh. She makes us laugh without trying constantly. She hates when we laugh though and gets embarrassed that we laugh. Ella loves to have friends over and play with other kids, but she can be shy when she feels like she has drawn attention to herself. <br /><br />Ella, we love you so much. You are a great big sister, a wonderful friend and an amazing daughter. We love seeing you grow and the beautiful person you have become. You are such a special part of our family. <br /><br /><br />We had a party for Ella on Saturday and invited her whole primary class. Ten kids when you include Ella and our Audrey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaakaAPFMyjHl4y1xbRo8aGPCnFm1jqLnFS83cbDP4ExOiCjREACgyQRTCfNKmK0dhPFHGveWG6jrA-2cDY-9_msM6Chdqjoj0GpCcdIbjGp2A_aKfC-kP5uEvchU5PafdeP83xlcKeXB/s1600/summer+10+167+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515117710500871650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaakaAPFMyjHl4y1xbRo8aGPCnFm1jqLnFS83cbDP4ExOiCjREACgyQRTCfNKmK0dhPFHGveWG6jrA-2cDY-9_msM6Chdqjoj0GpCcdIbjGp2A_aKfC-kP5uEvchU5PafdeP83xlcKeXB/s200/summer+10+167+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qKsWmXsZucmuXEViwAeT0aUoBkmbqHsgR68vZey60QNtTlzuTh-8flab3c3xlDIl0kXAAyLJy9kxt9iOTV_58ajr3MPAJ9CPosfk1fY7ThCd3ZPEKu3lMs1altuKHPmNw80vjZZyHb9j/s1600/summer+10+169+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515117700353319442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qKsWmXsZucmuXEViwAeT0aUoBkmbqHsgR68vZey60QNtTlzuTh-8flab3c3xlDIl0kXAAyLJy9kxt9iOTV_58ajr3MPAJ9CPosfk1fY7ThCd3ZPEKu3lMs1altuKHPmNw80vjZZyHb9j/s200/summer+10+169+(Large).jpg" /></a><br />Daddy's special homemade cupcakes with pudding frosting.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzRgqOGlhGtdz7CyOIysWPv-Id8aSJhyZJ_enPRVWt1w32_3QddcB1HHMX1JqrC2LfxkE7nMqseRjJri0Ds7g9CK-ANDNxoQgsx_qq1mFd1MLGgpvsuHykwRMRq4M7Xd_SbD9ZOf5PBnr/s1600/summer+10+170+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515117470377597074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzRgqOGlhGtdz7CyOIysWPv-Id8aSJhyZJ_enPRVWt1w32_3QddcB1HHMX1JqrC2LfxkE7nMqseRjJri0Ds7g9CK-ANDNxoQgsx_qq1mFd1MLGgpvsuHykwRMRq4M7Xd_SbD9ZOf5PBnr/s200/summer+10+170+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1T1izeqTNuuX5AuYzNXDLQrYe94IUhaESdvKc40iBpR9TXAEKaewjYrnPtufBMRCcaD-_SMZbBYk-4petgFstrMA4MdGGwayuJhe_NAO-oOelkuDFaVj0xqxklz7HMkZD_LAS8lqL7lU/s1600/summer+10+176+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515117446535901170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1T1izeqTNuuX5AuYzNXDLQrYe94IUhaESdvKc40iBpR9TXAEKaewjYrnPtufBMRCcaD-_SMZbBYk-4petgFstrMA4MdGGwayuJhe_NAO-oOelkuDFaVj0xqxklz7HMkZD_LAS8lqL7lU/s200/summer+10+176+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHw-KGlUF6yAYjEIOM94NSH3RXKp-ihYlEZv2A5N_7PJvJNlx320Q72Oc62U0Dq_rrCbtSDYWwJg-x303WNuo29gOtcaMqga8dfDHg1trUs1xm9wahzJ63CBclurdVn2KXT-XkKmEU97Z/s1600/summer+10+177+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515117441316098498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHw-KGlUF6yAYjEIOM94NSH3RXKp-ihYlEZv2A5N_7PJvJNlx320Q72Oc62U0Dq_rrCbtSDYWwJg-x303WNuo29gOtcaMqga8dfDHg1trUs1xm9wahzJ63CBclurdVn2KXT-XkKmEU97Z/s200/summer+10+177+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYof8yLPMEdvP94ixWOJ92AcoxNDpgdOFM9j6dApcpTNGryAKlFZzVWdPW2oQ4PDCMLIBDFEo3sGZiITPXLexEsLS1PDhDZBBwxnKPHfQbuIYn3p4ch3zCLt_Y-yfjhk9mhbyD5-VNkd-G/s1600/summer+10+178+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515117436705668754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYof8yLPMEdvP94ixWOJ92AcoxNDpgdOFM9j6dApcpTNGryAKlFZzVWdPW2oQ4PDCMLIBDFEo3sGZiITPXLexEsLS1PDhDZBBwxnKPHfQbuIYn3p4ch3zCLt_Y-yfjhk9mhbyD5-VNkd-G/s200/summer+10+178+(Large).jpg" /></a></div><div>She had a great time with all her friends and many of them stayed to watch the football game after. She thought all the people who came were her just for her birthday. <br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinocH4AEYgqd1D_mrEr6A6qY06Wus-pOZ3WL0XdxiUZcXpRBGDw1UIUJ5m4Q7xZ_dYfKnk4rya3mBTm-3V6agUvDvNDxfGfKVXDqDfKHwd0TT5r1ZuChRWcLNK8haZrV3_cpE2lFeu0H7k/s1600/summer+10+215+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515117428379881794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinocH4AEYgqd1D_mrEr6A6qY06Wus-pOZ3WL0XdxiUZcXpRBGDw1UIUJ5m4Q7xZ_dYfKnk4rya3mBTm-3V6agUvDvNDxfGfKVXDqDfKHwd0TT5r1ZuChRWcLNK8haZrV3_cpE2lFeu0H7k/s200/summer+10+215+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkNf5opSPanKfpS-KuFFPFS99Z79dzq1W7ZcR1eBIxY-11ek26FwGsuyX2qeNut4k9nDyCWaPnZq6m68QBDkBojlDZi-ssqHAfxtZqXtBR-BRnlJR5LPFkfwKugdrbk_h88lt02aF-WV7/s1600/summer+10+217+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515116860952937506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkNf5opSPanKfpS-KuFFPFS99Z79dzq1W7ZcR1eBIxY-11ek26FwGsuyX2qeNut4k9nDyCWaPnZq6m68QBDkBojlDZi-ssqHAfxtZqXtBR-BRnlJR5LPFkfwKugdrbk_h88lt02aF-WV7/s200/summer+10+217+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ9VYgGhEzeaEElMqhFuY77vtYR7zfFpV4c9AZOGTP64Z3m5MVqXDqTEIcoPPLn4nPKJfTvMP-GKN0ODavO_huTuwm4y-VQj1KScjA8NCUFLxAm8G-aDbwIthCns8pkMyzzLvGYSCRcWd/s1600/summer+10+219+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515116856735775058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ9VYgGhEzeaEElMqhFuY77vtYR7zfFpV4c9AZOGTP64Z3m5MVqXDqTEIcoPPLn4nPKJfTvMP-GKN0ODavO_huTuwm4y-VQj1KScjA8NCUFLxAm8G-aDbwIthCns8pkMyzzLvGYSCRcWd/s200/summer+10+219+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><div>On her actual birthday opening Grandma and Gramps gift. (sorry for the bad lighting)<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKfSwLIUGBJUovjpROcARLCI271BcS-KZN6suzEUf_SEqJYiOaxRi1vQioVKBxwgQ3SGzRdPNuvqmpTWW16mFEOG5fIbcf05oA5li0MKs0cdUccXELTHOhuFyHpVjXmOe3RXFasxyrss-/s1600/twirly+girls+010.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515116846819908066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKfSwLIUGBJUovjpROcARLCI271BcS-KZN6suzEUf_SEqJYiOaxRi1vQioVKBxwgQ3SGzRdPNuvqmpTWW16mFEOG5fIbcf05oA5li0MKs0cdUccXELTHOhuFyHpVjXmOe3RXFasxyrss-/s200/twirly+girls+010.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM050oUYYXk8hgUWCOH0-06P_IWrvz-vePkdFCpDC5eW2ruJqdyI1OleIQmkQWm0DJ4WpIvfO7Pu9DBqppD1P3qXUbado-l4Cj28gURsy90MVkwB9k6yzh_usbXHslbKzNdOPjtLWSxhJw/s1600/twirly+girls+012.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 151px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515116816186895986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM050oUYYXk8hgUWCOH0-06P_IWrvz-vePkdFCpDC5eW2ruJqdyI1OleIQmkQWm0DJ4WpIvfO7Pu9DBqppD1P3qXUbado-l4Cj28gURsy90MVkwB9k6yzh_usbXHslbKzNdOPjtLWSxhJw/s200/twirly+girls+012.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Our friend Jenny is going to be watching the girls one day a week while I work. Her daughter is Audrey too. I think our girls are going to have a GREAT time playing together. And our Audrey thinks it is funny that she is "little Audrey". <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-35827821288334780462010-09-07T21:01:00.008-04:002010-09-07T21:36:43.169-04:00I Blinked....and somehow my babies have become little girls. Today was both of their first day at Preschool. They got into Lake Norman Baptist Church Preschool. (Here a lot of the churches have preschools which helps them pay for the building and it provides great schools for the community.) LNB is a great school and I was so lucky to get both my girls in. They have been on a waiting list since Feb and it is really hard especially to get into a 2 year old program, but somehow we got Audrey in and then it worked out to get Ella in as well. We left this morning without the camera. My camera wasn't saving the picture for some reason so I was able to get a couple pictures when I came to pick the girls up. I couldn't get them to stand together though!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxYjH7rVbZtkG6_E5zlxZdxPoJCENwY6H8_Ll5uBljV_-__luYQkJ0EX-3QLc_f2KzJDVP8p4S81pPOhjPwryUPcVlf3sVauF92MowqAcyi2RsGTK89sz0l4lkdIL0hZDRQO5yPwUa-rC/s1600/summer+10+185+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514343753070299458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxYjH7rVbZtkG6_E5zlxZdxPoJCENwY6H8_Ll5uBljV_-__luYQkJ0EX-3QLc_f2KzJDVP8p4S81pPOhjPwryUPcVlf3sVauF92MowqAcyi2RsGTK89sz0l4lkdIL0hZDRQO5yPwUa-rC/s200/summer+10+185+(Large).jpg" /></a> <img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514343744117062066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzd-cQfYJhTVZa1Kq2DNidMrfD7_jRJvIwkGg_WGq0trMCsbFCAX8ritIIF_Ju3GWivlWAg9JO8jrTAkjZbWrIrAvMQsPhX3dZkX8LD-Qrlw4vxnSmcXhzbZfIHbtpQ6KlRcvrkWN2fOJ/s200/summer+10+186+(Large).jpg" /><br />Audrey and her class with Miss Cindy and Miss Betty. (They have a 4:1 ratio)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm480W9hOiLj_nGe0uKTA9G8oYgJQYDPjsXRS1-z6JeNJ2At4XcmO-hUZbEbaCDtD8HvzXjBqoJiWA1P-7h85jSDjR-RNF8yLJzOeGGOFNu5y4GfY1fZZKsrycpt38MWhcnA3CCyZXIeCc/s1600/summer+10+189+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514343742511740002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm480W9hOiLj_nGe0uKTA9G8oYgJQYDPjsXRS1-z6JeNJ2At4XcmO-hUZbEbaCDtD8HvzXjBqoJiWA1P-7h85jSDjR-RNF8yLJzOeGGOFNu5y4GfY1fZZKsrycpt38MWhcnA3CCyZXIeCc/s200/summer+10+189+(Large).jpg" /></a><br />Ella outside her class. She has Miss Melissa and Miss Starr (a 5:1 ratio)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_rs3qn8xuxDhMhwKAoaplNiz5DP7aGgOHCwprrlWtv6B2lXzNE7JDzt2vE_85H1E2TMhO6Mm-J3wHiJK-XrIQYfXNtuereYd6wd51MtOSBSuw2jezEzkLNummBlx3S7zEiYbba7CweZN/s1600/summer+10+191+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514343734534596530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_rs3qn8xuxDhMhwKAoaplNiz5DP7aGgOHCwprrlWtv6B2lXzNE7JDzt2vE_85H1E2TMhO6Mm-J3wHiJK-XrIQYfXNtuereYd6wd51MtOSBSuw2jezEzkLNummBlx3S7zEiYbba7CweZN/s200/summer+10+191+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAPAZkPKxCMl86rZI2cQaO_kaHBU5ZwHzejmsM9E5Scs1KAF028xTtQn-HisjaZn-_smQ8O0ukhl3VLPII-qbd4YC2zKQLkMnjJUqqPYvf5muEqIuZ9m6pH6KAE040sDHuAbvm05N64te/s1600/summer+10+192+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514343258270942290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAPAZkPKxCMl86rZI2cQaO_kaHBU5ZwHzejmsM9E5Scs1KAF028xTtQn-HisjaZn-_smQ8O0ukhl3VLPII-qbd4YC2zKQLkMnjJUqqPYvf5muEqIuZ9m6pH6KAE040sDHuAbvm05N64te/s200/summer+10+192+(Large).jpg" /></a><br />Leaving school using the backpacks. Gotta love the wheels. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>After school was out we met up with Ella's friend Emma and got some ice cream to celebrate the first day of school. We went up to Carolina Cones. The girls liked the ice cream but loved the train that circled around on the ceiling and they especially loved the carousel outside. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFT943soY6OrhkPVvYzbUZV1p31swW59ft-sJuNfVtM2YJOOUu44rV3RlqgnNAmYwZsa8XOegxLHS6KsI_zQlahwuKWu-aWet-I6-x1eOgTWEGBL0tpztw7-h-rBAzrtS5C2EL3_cnhIC/s1600/summer+10+200+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514347202767952418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFT943soY6OrhkPVvYzbUZV1p31swW59ft-sJuNfVtM2YJOOUu44rV3RlqgnNAmYwZsa8XOegxLHS6KsI_zQlahwuKWu-aWet-I6-x1eOgTWEGBL0tpztw7-h-rBAzrtS5C2EL3_cnhIC/s200/summer+10+200+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXq_74xoQB3HftjrZj24FAXkPIO8CNRDy1hfAn5o3dHrvOie1nQgug89xSnpGS77sEA20YeXjfSbcrBhSNPPRqtS-drdTtSypdFARKJUZlto6_0oYl7l30_WpUc7yGxbvSZSFu3d2LP31/s1600/summer+10+208+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514347204863030706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXq_74xoQB3HftjrZj24FAXkPIO8CNRDy1hfAn5o3dHrvOie1nQgug89xSnpGS77sEA20YeXjfSbcrBhSNPPRqtS-drdTtSypdFARKJUZlto6_0oYl7l30_WpUc7yGxbvSZSFu3d2LP31/s200/summer+10+208+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwftxSv-T-s6EQfMEo57Hcfn2L09Hd7ifspa5q3Z96RCtedk-rtNxeeNvCWDRrgvsdIfpih34umPhpS-Bq2Xo9fvirptMkOMiAKggy7ADc2lgFU5PxTGUsrpf1Z_IWFguC6IFHFRdf3W50/s1600/summer+10+196+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514343254875772258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwftxSv-T-s6EQfMEo57Hcfn2L09Hd7ifspa5q3Z96RCtedk-rtNxeeNvCWDRrgvsdIfpih34umPhpS-Bq2Xo9fvirptMkOMiAKggy7ADc2lgFU5PxTGUsrpf1Z_IWFguC6IFHFRdf3W50/s200/summer+10+196+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa1MCTwNKqEWnCkCyJTLXJgUxRtwcD1kSDc4mLOZi4Rd-626tOnKrpFwQC4hxZ5NJYqSQ0EzTFtnDgG8I-OO67z_gLHxAuloHqz_4sthNuY1bxtOdl-jsqbwCnQxIaEQMXGgxwFTVJC_O/s1600/summer+10+202+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514343240053225346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa1MCTwNKqEWnCkCyJTLXJgUxRtwcD1kSDc4mLOZi4Rd-626tOnKrpFwQC4hxZ5NJYqSQ0EzTFtnDgG8I-OO67z_gLHxAuloHqz_4sthNuY1bxtOdl-jsqbwCnQxIaEQMXGgxwFTVJC_O/s200/summer+10+202+(Large).jpg" /></a></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-8923738210067827762010-09-06T23:48:00.003-04:002010-09-07T00:27:54.190-04:00Super Y<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1MBwGChwmDA7IiB-wrTWYw1dew5U7tM_D5WdvwPEOeYp9mp2WPg59VOdYko7paT-P2bR8VdnxZhe5UXf2PbvKd69HowG_YapzZP_yzpRWrJTw_LhY3esp_1QSao3VBumIiQY2I9brf6b/s1600/summer+10+184+(Large).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514016371772447010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1MBwGChwmDA7IiB-wrTWYw1dew5U7tM_D5WdvwPEOeYp9mp2WPg59VOdYko7paT-P2bR8VdnxZhe5UXf2PbvKd69HowG_YapzZP_yzpRWrJTw_LhY3esp_1QSao3VBumIiQY2I9brf6b/s400/summer+10+184+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><p>Holiday Season started at our house on Saturday. That is right, BYU played their first game of the season. We always have pre-season chat going on about how we are going to do against other teams, how new recruits are going to do, etc. This year with BYU and the Independant chatter, the excitement was at a whole new level. (By the way, we are huge fans of the Independant decision.) We also always have an open door policy for games. We like everyone to have a place to feel comfortable to come watch the game. The first game we seem to have the most people show up. This year was no different. We actually ended up with 65 people that came. They didn't all come at the same time, and most didn't stay the entire time, but we had the majority of everyone here for the first half. It was really fun and we had tons of great food. From hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, pull pork sandwiches, salads, chips, salsa, dips, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and more! The game was great. It was close enough that you wanted to pay close attention, but most importantly they won. Everyone kept saying the next day, "Sorry there were so many people there. Was your house trashed? " Actually we had everything cleaned up including food put away and dishes done within 20 mins of the game being over. We are already looking forward to next week vs Airforce. Rise and Shout, the Cougars are out.......even on the East Coast. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*PS. As for the name of the post, anytime Audrey sees the Y (on t-shirts, hats, the mountain) she calls it Super Y. We love it, so at our house BYU has been renamed Super Y. It was actually the first letter she learned to recognize. </p>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-29988621283169331172010-08-23T20:31:00.002-04:002010-08-23T20:49:39.299-04:00Books and Community<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rmuP59YbO5HtEYsl7wZT-ruNY0XNHP5oUDcAY9b6dKXhjJiGUie2rjR-ZWWYxeQonDfkl1bPKP8Pax4k5WNRQgjveZXxWcXn-5FoWD4KNxjAncIObk1QxHRJp7XWKhM6oQmKwgqiSoKI/s1600/buystrip_ipad_20100225.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 145px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508767512345997650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rmuP59YbO5HtEYsl7wZT-ruNY0XNHP5oUDcAY9b6dKXhjJiGUie2rjR-ZWWYxeQonDfkl1bPKP8Pax4k5WNRQgjveZXxWcXn-5FoWD4KNxjAncIObk1QxHRJp7XWKhM6oQmKwgqiSoKI/s400/buystrip_ipad_20100225.png" /></a> Most of you that know me know that I am an avid reader. (Yes the rumor that I read a cookbook as entertainment one summer break is true. I ran out of every other reading material in the house.) When Tom got his iPad for Father's Day I got one too. One of the first apps we installed was iBooks and then I installed Kindle for iPad. Many people have asked me how I like using an iPad for reading so here goes. I didn't know if I would love reading on it but I really do. I read some heafty novels and so it is much lighter then a 700 pg book. That is a definitely plus. I love reading in bed with it, where I do a majority of my reading. It's backlight makes it easy and once I figured out how to go back to a section it was nice and user friendly. It is easy to flip from book to book if you are that sort. (I am not. I tend to read fast enough to finish one book before starting on another.) It definitely has its drawbacks. The biggest is if I try to read while the girls are awake, they think they need to be playing the iPad instead of me reading. This makes me feel guilty for reading while I could be playing with them and so I tend to hand it over. I have not tried to read with it outside. It is too hot to spend time outside reading. I may try in the fall but definitely not anytime soon so I can't give my opinion on that. <br /><br />I have been thinking about the whole eBook vs paper book debate so much this week because one of my favorite series "The Hunger Games" is releasing the third book in the Trilogy "Mockingjay" tonight at Midnight. There aren't any local midnight release parties that I am aware of, so that means no midnight paperbook. BUT no worries I can just download it at midnight right? Yep. And am I planning to? Yep. Nap today- Check. Cherry Coke with dinner- Check. But I have also lent out Hunger Games to several friends and got them interested in the series. Reading books together gives you a sense of community. It is great conversation and a common link where no link may have existed otherwise. I have always liked books for that reason. Well, with an eBook I won't have a copy to lend out so that we can chat later about it. Books bring people together. So my bottom line is, do I like eBooks? Absolutely, and I will keep buying them especially when I need a good read and Bookstores have already closed or I can't get out to buy a book. But I am not ready to give up my paper books altogether. I mean you can't read an iPad very well in the tub AND don't you sometimes just love the smell of paper?Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-35341102001341750272010-08-12T13:43:00.019-04:002010-08-12T17:56:57.373-04:00The Demise Of The BlogI know it sort of feels like I have given up on the blog this summer. I promise I am trying to recommit myself to blogging. I am hoping that I will have more time in the Fall, but it never seems to turn out that way. We have been out creating memories instead of inside so much this summer. I am going to try to catch up on all our summer fun in one massive blog, so grab some popcorn and a drink and settle in for a while. We are going to start with the most recent, sorry it is not in chronological order, but I realized too late I put the pictures in this way and if I take the time to change them, it may be another few weeks before this blog gets posted.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Washington, DC</em></strong></span><br /><div><div>Last week Tom had a work conference up in Washington, DC. It has been on our list of things to do since we moved to the East. It is only a 6 hour drive, which in perspective to how much we drive seems like nothing. Tom had to be there Tuesday-Sunday for meetings but he had all of Thursday off. I had to be here Tuesday night and back in time for church on Sunday because of church obligations. So I packed the kids up and we left on Wednesday. The girls did AWESOME on the drive. I thought it was pretty painless.(It helped we bought the new Dora movie before the trip and we pulled out the portable DVD player.) We stopped a few times to stretch our legs, get treats and go potty and so we made it there in about 6 1/2 hours. Unfortunately I left my camera at home!!! of all the things to forget. We had dinner that night with Tom since it was a "free night" for him. On Thursday we got up and ready and took a shuttle into DC. With toddlers, we weren't expecting to see much. We made to to the Natural History Museum. The girls liked the butterfly room, the elephant in the foyer, and the giraffes the most. We didn't make it through all the museum, but enough for us and the girls. It was super hot and insanely humid and we didn't bring the stroller since it didn't fit well on the shuttle. We ended up carrying the girls to lunch. Ella told me that her legs were all "pooped up" after all the walking. Audrey was so tired she fell asleep while Tom was carrying her. We headed to the Hard Rock Cafe. They were so nice and seated us in a 8 person booth so we could lay Audrey down. If you are ever near a Hard Rock I recommend their Chicken Quesadillas. They are on the starter menu and have BBQ marinated chicken, pineapple, and have chili on the tortilla. Delish!! I have tried to replicate them already and can't get that close. Tom had a dinner/opening meeting to go to at 5 so we headed back to the hotel so he could get ready. About 20 mins after we got back the TV started flickering. I looked outside and the wind was blowing the trees in one direction and the flags in another direction. Not a good sign. A few minutes later the power in the building went out. They kept postposing the opening meeting so Tom and I decided to take a drive with the kids. Several traffic lights were out which made driving.....interesting. Apparently no one informed the DC/Maryland drivers that you treat a non functioning light as a 4 way stop. Since the power was out at so many places, there was a run on gas. Only stations and stores that had generators were working and it was getting crazy. When we got back to the hotel there was still no power. The generators were only lighting the hallways and main lobby areas. They gave everyone glow sticks which were a big hit with Audrey. The power didn't come on until about 3am. The next day watching the news we found out that there were major microbursts with wind up to 80mph. It downed trees which caused the power outages. There were close to 200,000 without power during that night. Not the most comfortable to sleep without A/C but we made it through the night. The next day Tom headed to his classes (which started at 7am) and the girls and I went up to Baltimore. One of our friends that moved from Charlotte lives up by there. Kelly brought her son Austin and met us at Port Discovery, a children's museum. It was one of the best children's museum that we have been to. There was a convenient store that the kids could shop at then check their stuff out. There was a Kareoke room that the girls LOVED. If it wasn't their turn to sing, they would be the back up dancers. There were reading rooms, a diner where they could make food for customers, a water room where you could shoot water guns, or race ducks down a "creek" or make boats to float, or my kids favorite, you could wash windows. They had a whole Bob the Builder section where you could build walls (using fake rocks that were magnetic), plant flowers and climb on equipment. They wore themselves out playing so hard. Audrey was asleep before we even got out of the parking garage. Tom's meetings ran ALL NIGHT. He didn't get done until 9 so we had a late dinner with him and Greg. On Saturday we got up and headed home. This time we hit all the traffic I had expected driving up. It took over an hour to go 2 miles. Instead of 6 1/2 hours, it took us 9!!!!! And the DVD player broke on the trip. It was not a fun drive home but the girls still did the best they could. A few mishaps, but we were all ready to be done by the time we got home. It was still worth the drive for a few days of lots of fun. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBXyGRcpvWRhdD81K1HPH8X1euZwOzBC4LDwOdfDZ2kThVGuC3z15u9ae-KfWOnU8wKldICqmTUIMcB3vGHjls68IyloMjAEKILv5Ran3k9XE3-w7wm_Dj7BterZnxx4W_zVScq0vvHwz/s1600/DC+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504599505509037810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBXyGRcpvWRhdD81K1HPH8X1euZwOzBC4LDwOdfDZ2kThVGuC3z15u9ae-KfWOnU8wKldICqmTUIMcB3vGHjls68IyloMjAEKILv5Ran3k9XE3-w7wm_Dj7BterZnxx4W_zVScq0vvHwz/s200/DC+1.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnVr0CWls7Dxvwl6KG7Ybme_Pwl7xjVZ_mmwcCh2B59Ak9k2hkhI2F5YFS7WqtLITHOy0HHQxhSG5HrZW785aucNfbAol_H3Rp93C0iWShODQzQQOm7nCC0Svbv2V3EezO2dBOdtdffhyphenhyphen/s1600/DC+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504599514285494050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnVr0CWls7Dxvwl6KG7Ybme_Pwl7xjVZ_mmwcCh2B59Ak9k2hkhI2F5YFS7WqtLITHOy0HHQxhSG5HrZW785aucNfbAol_H3Rp93C0iWShODQzQQOm7nCC0Svbv2V3EezO2dBOdtdffhyphenhyphen/s200/DC+2.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Discovery Place Part II</em></strong></span> </div><div>We have been spending a lot of time at children's museums this summer. We have a pass to Discovery Place so when it is too hot to play outside we like to head there. We have been there a few times now and still have not made it to all the exhibits. The nice thing about having a pass is that you don't feel bad only going for a few hours at a time which is all my girls can handle. We have found that going in the late afternoons is the ideal time because you don't have so many daycare/summer camp groups at the same time. The best thing is that Ella is becoming a lot more courageous in trying new things. When all the kids started going on the rope bridge I thought "This is NOT going to happen". But as usual she surprised me. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTCRGDXlpz1_ZCu5KRNMDch19-If0_ACfM6PvgACv72NhRrbfAdVYoagV7N0ig2MDPgKvPdOUPEnhniigIvoHYFFnB7BS5FBDQ8cfe3vQLJ1wE1xVDDPTd1LXkEExQoo0IalktYC5sU-2/s1600/summer+10+161+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504587224622119186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTCRGDXlpz1_ZCu5KRNMDch19-If0_ACfM6PvgACv72NhRrbfAdVYoagV7N0ig2MDPgKvPdOUPEnhniigIvoHYFFnB7BS5FBDQ8cfe3vQLJ1wE1xVDDPTd1LXkEExQoo0IalktYC5sU-2/s200/summer+10+161+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNHCnXwtU1G68uP_wFvyYdKZ-YZPnC04LBkSIWOCFNWHAYGnhfPv6XOfoUVPGSzNN0bBfpnhxTevrTps2vjjqTzIkHR3CRFTnKPn0eoi7w2sQmU0NgIjz3A3oLIcEeVcWpDXxsmGbbAxf/s1600/summer+10+160+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504587218219795474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNHCnXwtU1G68uP_wFvyYdKZ-YZPnC04LBkSIWOCFNWHAYGnhfPv6XOfoUVPGSzNN0bBfpnhxTevrTps2vjjqTzIkHR3CRFTnKPn0eoi7w2sQmU0NgIjz3A3oLIcEeVcWpDXxsmGbbAxf/s200/summer+10+160+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbQI1nieI6CGLCegzPprfv3zF_OzcNKqBtcO56E6Wz_kDAB9Az4BbaMfyKCj_SKUeuJ5kEqScABINpLKwnstaNWOUyNBmFqX8XXJ7rpxIdZBDRDyuhNLripCyntTSpEXtfj3eMYaTkQ-i/s1600/summer+10+159+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504587213879866818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbQI1nieI6CGLCegzPprfv3zF_OzcNKqBtcO56E6Wz_kDAB9Az4BbaMfyKCj_SKUeuJ5kEqScABINpLKwnstaNWOUyNBmFqX8XXJ7rpxIdZBDRDyuhNLripCyntTSpEXtfj3eMYaTkQ-i/s200/summer+10+159+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRKHwH8eHjKjLhMsqmB1MBVq2QMikQ5fgCQsWOXcMIYTniwUxkKEPcBVOuaw2mNkMtA2cZywtduz61_56nYDUaCldt2xV_RRD6XFKIydLqRo8dx3hu8aJBDiMVJLLirYegt0PizH3bxvo/s1600/summer+10+155+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504586886957004242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRKHwH8eHjKjLhMsqmB1MBVq2QMikQ5fgCQsWOXcMIYTniwUxkKEPcBVOuaw2mNkMtA2cZywtduz61_56nYDUaCldt2xV_RRD6XFKIydLqRo8dx3hu8aJBDiMVJLLirYegt0PizH3bxvo/s200/summer+10+155+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud7PD74WiKx6NLdzhwNZZ1xdBWhvsVMxTTBEkLGZWH5Ss07Z71VYxOT_4uMB8Btggi0LEOYK9diGO47FZFtIDQ8x6blViifZZfmfj9v9VJOf4yQ5bS9ZjJciHNmtSE4ZiNseDVlNQ_BmU/s1600/summer+10+157+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504586888075291634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud7PD74WiKx6NLdzhwNZZ1xdBWhvsVMxTTBEkLGZWH5Ss07Z71VYxOT_4uMB8Btggi0LEOYK9diGO47FZFtIDQ8x6blViifZZfmfj9v9VJOf4yQ5bS9ZjJciHNmtSE4ZiNseDVlNQ_BmU/s200/summer+10+157+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUfCllaeje_BmGG7IsUDQVHNnuBYkXBvpt_lnlqQ0OGrYKaKgUeo2xZH2NaAIKoR9JaV9Xa4W3Iip29boxhAfaiuZz_dCw6haBlmRk28sjpib7cWwlQ3vjY1iiEQXDI3kzXS77A-JIlb_/s1600/summer+10+154.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504586880506789234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUfCllaeje_BmGG7IsUDQVHNnuBYkXBvpt_lnlqQ0OGrYKaKgUeo2xZH2NaAIKoR9JaV9Xa4W3Iip29boxhAfaiuZz_dCw6haBlmRk28sjpib7cWwlQ3vjY1iiEQXDI3kzXS77A-JIlb_/s200/summer+10+154.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Vxy5gd0niVTC1PxPmvOv-2_Mt-oq-vKocarFmyxM__2VXAvWD4Rr0sC3EWotMktDCwziEtyJ66BiyRWiUV1804T8Pue7MU5q5dzpLjvNEi6b2rCgcHd4gNRw4GFz3IXRNnguMW-q_jHU/s1600/summer+10+153+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504586874048928658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Vxy5gd0niVTC1PxPmvOv-2_Mt-oq-vKocarFmyxM__2VXAvWD4Rr0sC3EWotMktDCwziEtyJ66BiyRWiUV1804T8Pue7MU5q5dzpLjvNEi6b2rCgcHd4gNRw4GFz3IXRNnguMW-q_jHU/s200/summer+10+153+(Large).jpg" /></a> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Movie Time</em></strong></span></div><div>We have taken the girls to several movies this summer too. Did I mention it has been record breaking heat? And if not, then it is raining like cats and dogs. The girls have seen Toy Story 3 a couple of times and LOVE it. One afternoon when it was raining like crazy we decided to meet up with the Manwills and see Despicable Me. The rain was so bad people were driving about 30 on the freeway so we ended up going to the 3D show. It was the girls first experience with 3D. Ella liked it and kept her glasses on. Audrey, well, Audrey really liked the popcorn.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmP1J_6Gjp_1Xm-yxbIj8QoLJskBbIp5DuPb8QaeJsQHSQOFJtjdSCIJujJYKDwv9SLvnMRDyOI3u6ahqdbV-XZz40albxsVOPLrkwCCmYjPRcZfLSYl2wrZQrWWqG3yLHpnoRgYtAuey/s1600/Movie+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504600457538679202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmP1J_6Gjp_1Xm-yxbIj8QoLJskBbIp5DuPb8QaeJsQHSQOFJtjdSCIJujJYKDwv9SLvnMRDyOI3u6ahqdbV-XZz40albxsVOPLrkwCCmYjPRcZfLSYl2wrZQrWWqG3yLHpnoRgYtAuey/s200/Movie+2.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5ZH6uKxiV3_PY7SUrgEedNzhEyM5qLZAvDCFdO59Bs4Tphh8h4AuO0Bnz-6KaVync2gcENXuipv1WmIbFpzfxTekaDSqmxyUy27FGVK1_UtL1O4kO9ziP70JlTnb9Fje0Tc0MKc8VkQk/s1600/Movie+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504599520658760898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5ZH6uKxiV3_PY7SUrgEedNzhEyM5qLZAvDCFdO59Bs4Tphh8h4AuO0Bnz-6KaVync2gcENXuipv1WmIbFpzfxTekaDSqmxyUy27FGVK1_UtL1O4kO9ziP70JlTnb9Fje0Tc0MKc8VkQk/s200/Movie+1.jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Sorry more pictures from my camera.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Princess Pool Party</em></strong></span></div><div>We met up with several of the girls from Ella's Primary class for a little time at the pool. The girls love having friends go with them to the pool, but it still doesn't get them out of their scardy cat shell. The still refuse to go down the slide or get in all the water features. On the bright side, at least I know they aren't susptible to peer pressure. We all brought snacks and had some pizza while we were there. The highlight was the pink frosted cupcakes Allie made. Yum Yum. </div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RrdnxzS2P7e3M89mUhvZQ6dpPr0DXjljUQ7Qvsp-HUKGDO4wdZL2yxL8byRcJrtOjwnwTDupei_WLDe6rHb004FeF_CXoQdpltBjih5zFUxi3y3OrNQCycdJ2Y2MCnMbj-az-dGSIwEx/s1600/summer+10+151+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504586872767005074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RrdnxzS2P7e3M89mUhvZQ6dpPr0DXjljUQ7Qvsp-HUKGDO4wdZL2yxL8byRcJrtOjwnwTDupei_WLDe6rHb004FeF_CXoQdpltBjih5zFUxi3y3OrNQCycdJ2Y2MCnMbj-az-dGSIwEx/s200/summer+10+151+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KaU06dz0rMM5EOgXdkGDmZAHwbAbwW_z_hyCA5KYMnwqXYel2U3JH-d6lL7IbNoTBHE5IiEmrVAwsIhBasdFzj7ez_Dz2ZtiU7LdvuVcLx3Vf9qP4bStF1fLt53BBWmrlt0eeEGcYL8e/s1600/summer+10+143+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504585613314389602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KaU06dz0rMM5EOgXdkGDmZAHwbAbwW_z_hyCA5KYMnwqXYel2U3JH-d6lL7IbNoTBHE5IiEmrVAwsIhBasdFzj7ez_Dz2ZtiU7LdvuVcLx3Vf9qP4bStF1fLt53BBWmrlt0eeEGcYL8e/s200/summer+10+143+(Large).jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Emma, Audrey, Ella, Audrey<br />The lineup: Audrey, Madeline, Ella, Audrey</span></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwNeC2lLMx1LZdUfkCLjnqfvx05NxI26dvnNOA5EHY4s0kHRxSaFz4KMwNrM04jk_eN2Xzf_67zZ2y5AWVN25WLjlA5bAs-gTMFKbn2zVYPmwhfAk0QsF8ij1EqDD2-xYbYMoXURhGd_O/s1600/summer+10+142+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504585610101514418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwNeC2lLMx1LZdUfkCLjnqfvx05NxI26dvnNOA5EHY4s0kHRxSaFz4KMwNrM04jk_eN2Xzf_67zZ2y5AWVN25WLjlA5bAs-gTMFKbn2zVYPmwhfAk0QsF8ij1EqDD2-xYbYMoXURhGd_O/s200/summer+10+142+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsz_siJX1sS246ICx1e30kAIO-j4z-PmmqIZQff4JxkCYwbD_o1WaXz9xlbCiqwXVoYK03CzHX68i51iG-17qgoZrrx3rVRmrhjnQ_dh5yidmPaVWMheHkvQwr_OWBHRFnJFdOY6fy7vw/s1600/summer+10+140+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504585604693699890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsz_siJX1sS246ICx1e30kAIO-j4z-PmmqIZQff4JxkCYwbD_o1WaXz9xlbCiqwXVoYK03CzHX68i51iG-17qgoZrrx3rVRmrhjnQ_dh5yidmPaVWMheHkvQwr_OWBHRFnJFdOY6fy7vw/s200/summer+10+140+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Allie and Abbie</span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">The two Audreys</span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /> </div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Carolina Storms</span></em></strong></div><div>I have never really been in a major rain storm until I experiences the rain here in Carolina. It not only rains a lot at a time but GIANT raindrops. You never know if they are really going to start until you are out in it. One day we were working outside and Tom started to water the grass. I told him he didn't need to since it was going to rain. This time I was actually right and we all got in and enjoyed a little summer shower. The girls had fun racing to the mailbox. This shower only lasted about 45 mins. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7ekBgqj0m4mlEL7yc2F0bSgjf3Cx9a-wTzAI08jNaF64fWfcvZxB_WmLz9t_RdUNBzac_YAhXEf7CznYLI9Inq8ql50J2dzmZWPk64atqIxtT0sV2dP8MAKKfaExntla23kv31cNt7df/s1600/summer+10+138+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504584940608150050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7ekBgqj0m4mlEL7yc2F0bSgjf3Cx9a-wTzAI08jNaF64fWfcvZxB_WmLz9t_RdUNBzac_YAhXEf7CznYLI9Inq8ql50J2dzmZWPk64atqIxtT0sV2dP8MAKKfaExntla23kv31cNt7df/s200/summer+10+138+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYhfea9Dm4BbBXUiQP9je-9BzzqOKDUXyx-S85qUhwjMJ3UOXkq69PNu4JY0P4__FGR-K0mqy1ALNkQGSEqxS6xcINNdNFoP86Nbd1-Wm5SOVUjg4bZhG5-whvb5FoLU157ZSTwY7qNee/s1600/summer+10+135+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504584933904871298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYhfea9Dm4BbBXUiQP9je-9BzzqOKDUXyx-S85qUhwjMJ3UOXkq69PNu4JY0P4__FGR-K0mqy1ALNkQGSEqxS6xcINNdNFoP86Nbd1-Wm5SOVUjg4bZhG5-whvb5FoLU157ZSTwY7qNee/s200/summer+10+135+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHg7aTXbPDXQDZa5WqQkdsWY_W6d8z8ZJqMNnp6-EL55qz91Zan64yx9lMVkyC4eACliyj7SMKIlRaNPxemGnuLC8KqLSm3wrG7JnGAw2CrhL-onQgBYRj4dm5A8VsdAyeKBUWyFsq-tH/s1600/summer+10+131+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504584932271397202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHg7aTXbPDXQDZa5WqQkdsWY_W6d8z8ZJqMNnp6-EL55qz91Zan64yx9lMVkyC4eACliyj7SMKIlRaNPxemGnuLC8KqLSm3wrG7JnGAw2CrhL-onQgBYRj4dm5A8VsdAyeKBUWyFsq-tH/s200/summer+10+131+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Red Neck Sandbox</span></em></strong></div><div>When I was a kid I faintly remember having a sandbox in the backyard on Canal Street. I have never really wanted to make a sandbox for the kids because I think they become home to ants and the neighborhood kitty litter box. But my girls LOVE playing in the sand anyway. We have been doing a lot of outdoor projects lately. We have been lining all our beds with brickwork and remulching. I know our neighbors think we are nuts for spending so much time outside and on our yard, but we enjoy it. It means we have a lot of extra dirt in the process, but the girls don't seem to mind.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8wvhIcYNoI2Djqoon-SI_OrnBpm8wBNNlarFDZBIXkZfKPtWiEtUR9ceHk-LX2__nAoOI7ZZYTa85U8yU21L0EtJYXRTtRAmveF-xItFTlEiMDpOHV_eZW7f30gx9eK5SKg1cJeE3qdx/s1600/summer+10+130+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504584926965315234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8wvhIcYNoI2Djqoon-SI_OrnBpm8wBNNlarFDZBIXkZfKPtWiEtUR9ceHk-LX2__nAoOI7ZZYTa85U8yU21L0EtJYXRTtRAmveF-xItFTlEiMDpOHV_eZW7f30gx9eK5SKg1cJeE3qdx/s200/summer+10+130+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqQ9XFjakLI8K5QMTCnNpW_JglPrYWYo4TwJV3chO1T1qxdlZL1mJKvhzS6w8mcBrchjjZocto9ZKU28BcFh-nEHLj_HF6di5kW5rSatZdY-FatkMjMlFNSFW2MkPUyklDf1NW2vS0hay/s1600/summer+10+127+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504584916918905906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqQ9XFjakLI8K5QMTCnNpW_JglPrYWYo4TwJV3chO1T1qxdlZL1mJKvhzS6w8mcBrchjjZocto9ZKU28BcFh-nEHLj_HF6di5kW5rSatZdY-FatkMjMlFNSFW2MkPUyklDf1NW2vS0hay/s200/summer+10+127+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Calling All Princesses</span></em></strong></div><div>We love Chick-Fil-A. They are a great company and they do a lot in the community. About once a month they have activities going on at the store. Brilliant marketing ploy? Maybe but it sure makes for a fun family activity. One Thursday this summer they had a Princess Night. You could go decorate and make your own tiara, have your nails painted, get pictures with the cow and local pagent queens, and get a free ice cream with sprinkles. My girls pulled out their ball gowns and this fairy godmother and godfather got them in the coach and headed to Chick-Fil-A. We met several friends there and the girls had a blast. I think getting her nails painted was Ella's highlight. Audrey's favorite was the ice cream.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNAF3lkRLdpC_fc0WRcw35zOhCB20ETnOTyoxoHxldtmY3So5C8uT9hR0L-gHQ6JbL9YIASaSUdXKPqDj9B0og7W6JN49FLSS_1PS7MqKCaRapUMUJ2IFh7rWeyYHbXFG4x2QgffRmXym/s1600/summer+10+101+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504584407547270322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNAF3lkRLdpC_fc0WRcw35zOhCB20ETnOTyoxoHxldtmY3So5C8uT9hR0L-gHQ6JbL9YIASaSUdXKPqDj9B0og7W6JN49FLSS_1PS7MqKCaRapUMUJ2IFh7rWeyYHbXFG4x2QgffRmXym/s200/summer+10+101+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C7345fFWKHkn33-8rCemEe_WdKmiRd9C4BBqYGJsik6frbARSsirmFCes11_J0gMNBCbfmj13ty626gi4cPB6B0WVQ29ArN_L7P7UPxotJY2ch8ytuM7Ft_vRLiKrJqlupm-f5_gb3A2/s1600/summer+10+100+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504584401560877330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C7345fFWKHkn33-8rCemEe_WdKmiRd9C4BBqYGJsik6frbARSsirmFCes11_J0gMNBCbfmj13ty626gi4cPB6B0WVQ29ArN_L7P7UPxotJY2ch8ytuM7Ft_vRLiKrJqlupm-f5_gb3A2/s200/summer+10+100+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnZa5w1JWXjaSh6q26ePcP8hurYM6_o7twQo4sTjCGfBwmdulm-MWoceSQ7j5OqCAlaEw_yR7b6iRTbryC3kCihW3W63uM6pfXCER2BeLsiQaLGg1jV1h8vVtZHMJb3hgdK82RlY-VN9h/s1600/summer+10+094+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504583964971326930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnZa5w1JWXjaSh6q26ePcP8hurYM6_o7twQo4sTjCGfBwmdulm-MWoceSQ7j5OqCAlaEw_yR7b6iRTbryC3kCihW3W63uM6pfXCER2BeLsiQaLGg1jV1h8vVtZHMJb3hgdK82RlY-VN9h/s200/summer+10+094+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSmSnv5Ccm6F6xLmtO-v_vp6KYBSGktL-vDIX2WDT6Pjy99pvkZxRHz5zRvATfVTksWAZkJcFAivHyP2mAn099Yw0DA6D_S-SrryZaDPw0Egvon21RnwPcI-_5yg8ZME-HiXs_QDs90vy/s1600/summer+10+086+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504583946731916258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSmSnv5Ccm6F6xLmtO-v_vp6KYBSGktL-vDIX2WDT6Pjy99pvkZxRHz5zRvATfVTksWAZkJcFAivHyP2mAn099Yw0DA6D_S-SrryZaDPw0Egvon21RnwPcI-_5yg8ZME-HiXs_QDs90vy/s200/summer+10+086+(Large).jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Enkk4qBYI_FhtzLh0ibFSkmkDcJuVdzWg0FQAhzp5H8Vsmg4pknijDBXRF4toP2EPGmicFX5Ox4N4dMZ1mKJ-z7FXf2DXCZTxbIlZ8uJn4_crqAdtqNE79M6Al1Hpz3CKdxD2O91_5sV/s1600/summer+10+088+(Large).jpg"></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCTd0by4GcZ6KbOJXiac9su87FKjnwdryBUfEs9Ei4Xat3O2stRp4hlX7x1-WJAgTi_1iL5aYLGKdLlxA9cAr0dfCI4roHpcybhn8EvkN5EgbskTsw-T6CxoaUQKvqcuLeQse9I1q89xs/s1600/summer+10+087+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504583946464238322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCTd0by4GcZ6KbOJXiac9su87FKjnwdryBUfEs9Ei4Xat3O2stRp4hlX7x1-WJAgTi_1iL5aYLGKdLlxA9cAr0dfCI4roHpcybhn8EvkN5EgbskTsw-T6CxoaUQKvqcuLeQse9I1q89xs/s200/summer+10+087+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><br /> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Happy 4th of July</em></strong></span></div><div>We started our celebrating on the 3rd. We had the Hinmans over for dinner that night for ribs. Ummm Ummm Ummm. It was amazing food and amazing company. The girls spend most of afternoon playing their hearts out together. Once it started getting dark we headed outside and watched all the neighbors lighting off their firework shows. There were several good ones, especially the houses behind us. They always put on a good show and it usually spans several days. Technically the fireworks that shoot off in the sky are illegal here in NC, but not in SC so people just drive down and grab whatever they want. They shoot them off in spurts so that the cops don't show up. It makes for a fun, loud extended weekend usually. </div><div> </div><div>On the 4th we went to church then headed up to spend the afternoon with the Echerds. Greg works with Tom and we have become good friends. They invited us up to a BBQ with several friends then onto a friends house for fireworks that night on Lake Hickory. I remembered my camera this time! The food was great and the fireworks were A-MAZ-ING. Probably the best I have seen besides Stadium of Fire and this was done in someone backyard! I have a couple pictures that show all the cannons lined up on the beach. There were a few other houses on the lake having their own little shows and several were good, but this one was the BEST. It didn't hurt we got to see them all though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoVdAbDB0CqmtmmmOKmVWrYqcCYoWU8rWtw_w2eJ48p77MLwwRAld7PyMX0rgeb6V0n9Oc_4UCOInAzgKtf8Ef1ofSCyPPtkXSWfQr0sPZULuCQhjghpIRo3LdTMFkAPhjLRPkbsKuW6M/s1600/summer+10+052+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504582655863302978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoVdAbDB0CqmtmmmOKmVWrYqcCYoWU8rWtw_w2eJ48p77MLwwRAld7PyMX0rgeb6V0n9Oc_4UCOInAzgKtf8Ef1ofSCyPPtkXSWfQr0sPZULuCQhjghpIRo3LdTMFkAPhjLRPkbsKuW6M/s200/summer+10+052+(Large).jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Greg and Leslie<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehYbtOSbAuWPPtQ80Yzn6N1nNhxhzbLFZfEl6iy_z5OlbCt1Vqhk31TxCApJUi_aKOygNoe3IKd8v6mNGZEqYEjlRg5QYKa_3ZakydE6IVC3xPZmmFvVFXT_3bUgUamBFWt2rQK6TnlPE/s1600/summer+10+057+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504583141499568242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehYbtOSbAuWPPtQ80Yzn6N1nNhxhzbLFZfEl6iy_z5OlbCt1Vqhk31TxCApJUi_aKOygNoe3IKd8v6mNGZEqYEjlRg5QYKa_3ZakydE6IVC3xPZmmFvVFXT_3bUgUamBFWt2rQK6TnlPE/s200/summer+10+057+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliS_LTvH0Mk0JQubXksrPhV72ymLFMVeJw8eRGzjwRQgb3R2_k8AhYYQXnP1TDCJjozNIpDbxASHzBR4iuJgD3nFnf7frPNTlefR-KNcVMkzLbxxj3dzl78ElCJhxPW46f9bunwmYIsoR/s1600/summer+10+049+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504582646777844082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliS_LTvH0Mk0JQubXksrPhV72ymLFMVeJw8eRGzjwRQgb3R2_k8AhYYQXnP1TDCJjozNIpDbxASHzBR4iuJgD3nFnf7frPNTlefR-KNcVMkzLbxxj3dzl78ElCJhxPW46f9bunwmYIsoR/s200/summer+10+049+(Large).jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6ilrIbDbTlMkle5scJS5xkqbIdTLjt_Rb_-b0Zt_fGRszUkFfUfloJbVHZbcEWv3SfpewTQj43Avax1-VRQGamInLoWbJiU2ot6rhNMSQrS2nLp68WLRw4P5f_sTH9-TWuPEDhQwO9cS/s1600/summer+10+050+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504583147122705138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomFIGEd6tmVjFoCPABnqyNbwR_7D96efW6SS_pMgkrb0H5-PXNGUdeUL5Qttcmiv2I6uUdI2UDqfEJbGxizLa8PdFH5U2rEEnMJz8WOt1flWy91jYP21xEkredt4jEttmLBMnrattCIJx/s200/summer+10+063+(Large).jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Having dinner and dessert</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomFIGEd6tmVjFoCPABnqyNbwR_7D96efW6SS_pMgkrb0H5-PXNGUdeUL5Qttcmiv2I6uUdI2UDqfEJbGxizLa8PdFH5U2rEEnMJz8WOt1flWy91jYP21xEkredt4jEttmLBMnrattCIJx/s1600/summer+10+063+(Large).jpg"></a> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8EoID76ufOafR_pELaFnCYesbdOb5Kez4iV9ZTI3ld4at5WAgBPT6brbisnPHr8pZ9Nx7hr8vBknxQCui7mVvgvTnNnTZEaVw_Yp6KYrYMjfarutmcsvxa_cIwdjfc-9m6U_xwqDt2Jw/s1600/summer+10+054+(Large).jpg"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EFo0s3eOfjLmGaQrTQXUtTFFsq4V6FzeuHhe-Uc94kFN6aKXpcVQDENdSEs_sdoXt2e3imVweOi8dxhZwgPd8048Nwk_lleGuXvjgR_ZBMNfQQJVjzeq62lejJP65hiJr5W9Vhy2y_lt/s1600/summer+10+070+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; 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See all the firework cannons lined up on the beach?<br /></span><div><div><br /><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Sleeping Beauty</span></strong></em></div><div>We have been trying to talk to Audrey about letting go of the bottle. We have explained about how the Bottle Fairy works and she is on board with the present. It is just letting go of the bottle. In the daytime hours she tells me she wants to give her bottle to Baby Abby. At night it is a different story. See the death grip she has on that thing?? Humm. Guess we will have to wait a little longer.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1divsWk-I1oXKz5hgO1NmxsgqygFY_9rVPOXEtLKuOtUHFSZ3IJo5owyJNAW6VBjwQoOjvblotDLihImUOzkgENDhfpXkg_fy-mH7wP8lWi-lhMYPA3LdQRn5-Vu1jIJoBHHs-dbuzJ-/s1600/summer+10+048+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504582642559599522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1divsWk-I1oXKz5hgO1NmxsgqygFY_9rVPOXEtLKuOtUHFSZ3IJo5owyJNAW6VBjwQoOjvblotDLihImUOzkgENDhfpXkg_fy-mH7wP8lWi-lhMYPA3LdQRn5-Vu1jIJoBHHs-dbuzJ-/s200/summer+10+048+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Enjoying Our Pool</span></strong></em></div><div>It is hot and humid here pretty much all summer. Enough Said.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjioMSFSjPpIbP-HtpLrpeuNkEpt5Nvjx-Pm89fsTtxTf-ReIidEkErRQh4oc-dC0IsosRzFBSkqGcNqJBJE8U0zOVR9uz4TemzwGukCNe-UlGx9mOPexfxaxQylu0wfc696v1d4xbUmb/s1600/summer+10+046+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504582262456652546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjioMSFSjPpIbP-HtpLrpeuNkEpt5Nvjx-Pm89fsTtxTf-ReIidEkErRQh4oc-dC0IsosRzFBSkqGcNqJBJE8U0zOVR9uz4TemzwGukCNe-UlGx9mOPexfxaxQylu0wfc696v1d4xbUmb/s200/summer+10+046+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMIqcvTJnOeyF8__u1aga1n41VlN-2OdzUfFHxzlajJJLcKriZ8UE07YGmd4SIkjKOvK8ZDjk9EJXjH_4WdBsk2LHcyFZHWjWs3Hr2nQVYwLghji-rdX3hgCsYYOgzbyfIMWnS7cYH1uf/s1600/summer+10+045+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504582256310542594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMIqcvTJnOeyF8__u1aga1n41VlN-2OdzUfFHxzlajJJLcKriZ8UE07YGmd4SIkjKOvK8ZDjk9EJXjH_4WdBsk2LHcyFZHWjWs3Hr2nQVYwLghji-rdX3hgCsYYOgzbyfIMWnS7cYH1uf/s200/summer+10+045+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QgIIaLYCLGRrllilPlm4g4WFFqJKJOqsWqCb0aLqStEo_YMIk5ftLFvGJTzsqmBDnhhLeIdebAZJ7pRjze7fe3KobkoQ8YffJHmokMi2nHym8qdfbBC-i1WWWTBjkV9Iy4PqeVrzkv_S/s1600/summer+10+044+(Large).jpg"></a><div><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Discovery Place Part I</span></strong></em></div><div>This is our first trip to Discovery Place. The girls and I only had about an hour before they were closing and we pretty much had the place to ourselves. They LOVED the drum set they have made out of household items. Not surprising everything in our house now becomes a drumset. <br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEG34qa-GjSbSItm5ig8oWzPKVmeg9FIixUiiTxEmJ-gYmaFtdSVFCzxWPWUbhIglt9ZJkAqivp3J9puX5L3Zdkg67MPkOVtKa4kjwpGyd0tuXKp_76epDOF77qMz2wzzEBin6oaB2tLfW/s1600/summer+10+043+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504582247023994194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEG34qa-GjSbSItm5ig8oWzPKVmeg9FIixUiiTxEmJ-gYmaFtdSVFCzxWPWUbhIglt9ZJkAqivp3J9puX5L3Zdkg67MPkOVtKa4kjwpGyd0tuXKp_76epDOF77qMz2wzzEBin6oaB2tLfW/s200/summer+10+043+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXDDTmK3dWXDO4QsXQz5s8-vq04ZR3kszzSqB0ibjxgqRKne7mQXwFg8XVuMpY0Bl4lcYqpd78erEcrAA5946gh5R_PfL53zqv075JRc2oAhRRZPshiMNxCoLTv6fO8Qq-xm_0zkBLRxV/s1600/summer+10+041+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504581836906949122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXDDTmK3dWXDO4QsXQz5s8-vq04ZR3kszzSqB0ibjxgqRKne7mQXwFg8XVuMpY0Bl4lcYqpd78erEcrAA5946gh5R_PfL53zqv075JRc2oAhRRZPshiMNxCoLTv6fO8Qq-xm_0zkBLRxV/s200/summer+10+041+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihf_VCm-R0BBboTe-dUR7MW_i9I2Kn1FoGgL-71OBIf4wAXgXK2wG9ueo-kbhG7Dy1-v_8-nb2aEA_QKBsUZfpvMMzNAZ4Boq1fivGbanRiwYnlE6iVw50D8VKV1NDGYAYldZBT0Ungit/s1600/summer+10+035+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504581832480281794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihf_VCm-R0BBboTe-dUR7MW_i9I2Kn1FoGgL-71OBIf4wAXgXK2wG9ueo-kbhG7Dy1-v_8-nb2aEA_QKBsUZfpvMMzNAZ4Boq1fivGbanRiwYnlE6iVw50D8VKV1NDGYAYldZBT0Ungit/s200/summer+10+035+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGmZnA9epd88iY3doYH0WrSpEkU3O0GVxws4I8ewJVHhCVBnB4nuX98W_8oKP-E6kZWk6op6FUoTK6QzUihVEesiyfzx08bCsRjQC2L0YAv8W8zrOf3QA4cgfuCDBTb5Pg0-2Rwb7uBip/s1600/summer+10+034+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504581823571698594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGmZnA9epd88iY3doYH0WrSpEkU3O0GVxws4I8ewJVHhCVBnB4nuX98W_8oKP-E6kZWk6op6FUoTK6QzUihVEesiyfzx08bCsRjQC2L0YAv8W8zrOf3QA4cgfuCDBTb5Pg0-2Rwb7uBip/s200/summer+10+034+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Cj2152cN3vRzbDpbf9WFS4DFb_-P9hU3K6ScasO0FJE2D8ifOWiE-5seAnHLXFXU9gY5Bld_wCpra0oKp-PwikPxQgUcNQ0NK8HShDH9iDR6H23Q7xbn0FKx2OR-EWtxJIyklmfw27cL/s1600/summer+10+031+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504581227053788674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Cj2152cN3vRzbDpbf9WFS4DFb_-P9hU3K6ScasO0FJE2D8ifOWiE-5seAnHLXFXU9gY5Bld_wCpra0oKp-PwikPxQgUcNQ0NK8HShDH9iDR6H23Q7xbn0FKx2OR-EWtxJIyklmfw27cL/s200/summer+10+031+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM449MmoQAYxXj6ZczYV-SAsLScicobd9YI9HiWz5zSyiY1A2qHpfmsdJ98vTA0m4NxIauDiHRcWazkWdkUynMr21j-3FBmFa3xKW4R1Yl5gOxkEoKHgRucCeszreLtvomxKV6zqSu8bfs/s1600/summer+10+030+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504581223965619042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM449MmoQAYxXj6ZczYV-SAsLScicobd9YI9HiWz5zSyiY1A2qHpfmsdJ98vTA0m4NxIauDiHRcWazkWdkUynMr21j-3FBmFa3xKW4R1Yl5gOxkEoKHgRucCeszreLtvomxKV6zqSu8bfs/s200/summer+10+030+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Father's Day</span></strong></em></div><div>So I don't have any pictures of Father's Day, but we sure have the best dad I know. He has been working so hard lately. I wish we had more time to spend with him. He has been taking a lot of trips and out of town a lot but we got him at home for Father's Day. We made ribs for him for his big day. He also got an iPad which has been a big hit with the girls. PS. I just realized we still have our dad's cards that never got sent off. Happy Father's Day to Gramps and Grandpa David too. We sure love our dad's and the girls think the world of them too.<br /><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Westward Ho</span></strong></em></div><div>Every year at the beginning of June I have a conference in Las Vegas. It is alway a dilemma on how to make this trip work with my schedule, Tom's insane schedule and the girls. Tom's parents graciously volunteered to take the girls so I could go down for the conference. We flew out on Wednesday and Grandpa David picked us up from the airport. We had dinner and got to see his new planter boxes. After that we headed to Tom's parents where we were staying. We spent the first few days just visiting family. Tom came in on Friday and we went to dinner at Teppenyaki with Tom's parents and sister. It was the first time we have taken the girls to a Japanese steak house. Ella wasn't too sold on the idea, but Audrey was FASCINATED. Her eyes were glued to the chef the entire time. He cooked the girls up just some eggs and Audrey ate every bite without taking her eyes off him. She thought the fire is coolest thing ever. I have never seen Audrey eat so much food either before or since that night. We couldn't help but giggle at her all through dinner. I think Audrey was as entertaining to me as the chef. Ella hid behind me or on my lap the whole time. They are such opposites! After dinner we were getting in the car and Ella asked me when we got to go see Fireworks because it is summer. I was kind of stumped for a few minutes. I had to think back and remembered when we went to Utah in November of 2009 Ella wanted to see Fireworks because we had seen fireworks at Stadium of Fire in July of 2009. At Thanksgiving I explained you only have fireworks at Grandmas in the summertime. Apparently she remembered us talking about that and was ready for her fireworks show. I tried to explain they are only on a certain day each year. Not sure how much she believes me though. Grandma and Gramps kept the munchkins so Tom and I could head to Vegas on Sunday night. My conference started early Monday morning. I was busy from early morning to late night. I really didn't get to see anybody this trip since we came in so late and left right after the conference. Erik came and met me for lunch several times that week since he works about 5 mins down the road. It was fun to get a little time in to see him. We also made it over to my Uncle Ted's for dinner one night. Margene and Bob were also in town and so we got to see them and Tonya for a bitt. I didn't see any of my friends unfortuately. While catching up with Aunt Margene, we found out that Orem Summerfest was going on the weekend we got back up to Utah. They were going to have their firework show Saturday night. After the conference was over, we headed back to Utah and Saturday got together with a lot of Tom's family for dinner. After dinner we went to Aunt Margene and Uncle Bob with Scott's family and put blankets out for the firework show. It was a little chilly but the fireworks were nice and Ella and Audrey had a blast enjoying them with their cousins. It seemed like such a quick trip, especially since we had a hard time really planning anything with only one or two days in UT, then Vegas, then back to UT for just a few days. We were glad we were able to see all the family though. I even was able to make it to my cousin Helen's baby shower. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXU9kbcLtyCUuLIdHm4N36vDMkgTM_pXY5-IG_FddBn5TbTIs40sfutcR7ru-1UBXrDoLT-7_gmJRmPUUZyEFVjuI2xlnsX478wPcvfouQuupEmuQDo06al3hRJnPKrx1o7_4BS7sFDQiX/s1600/summer+10+029+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504581215911133778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXU9kbcLtyCUuLIdHm4N36vDMkgTM_pXY5-IG_FddBn5TbTIs40sfutcR7ru-1UBXrDoLT-7_gmJRmPUUZyEFVjuI2xlnsX478wPcvfouQuupEmuQDo06al3hRJnPKrx1o7_4BS7sFDQiX/s200/summer+10+029+(Large).jpg" /></a> </div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">View from our room at Red Rock</span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6ICRQJRAWc37j78vB3kapT9lqv-f_QJrbXTp70jJohthHx93oMeMxKTBpztlBQB2JTEJMSN0HL_MBZzUgFcLj7w5I4f0i_2qYopKrkCGXUGLzyuLLW0E4A22g3rIJN-Ax5RAx1TX45HJ/s1600/summer+10+018+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504581212935614706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6ICRQJRAWc37j78vB3kapT9lqv-f_QJrbXTp70jJohthHx93oMeMxKTBpztlBQB2JTEJMSN0HL_MBZzUgFcLj7w5I4f0i_2qYopKrkCGXUGLzyuLLW0E4A22g3rIJN-Ax5RAx1TX45HJ/s200/summer+10+018+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">"helping" Grandma plant<br /></span><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7W7l_nWb80JAOVEnxwwN3NZwDtm9THqxWNnLWV-8gW2ERyVFJ7cNk6V0fWByVjQ9Jq510OkAPYrsCU4VppfIOS93EIfcFFYc09f2F0Z1OwN30apzfhOo9Gs47jsuVv5PgTwBL8dG8Afl/s1600/summer+10+011+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504580846605105762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7W7l_nWb80JAOVEnxwwN3NZwDtm9THqxWNnLWV-8gW2ERyVFJ7cNk6V0fWByVjQ9Jq510OkAPYrsCU4VppfIOS93EIfcFFYc09f2F0Z1OwN30apzfhOo9Gs47jsuVv5PgTwBL8dG8Afl/s200/summer+10+011+(Large).jpg" /></a> <img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504581206547557394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaLdkVDi_GRk34DKUC1DJsPcuQeIYe0ApPzI0_vtv1v6AfVoTxb2544CteNKggKMzVKPJJAcxsO8_1w4jyqvXq6GAoRRSH1uAjdRJRctmcWD1ZfqXM68zWpxl3FV64UVQKUGTlm0LL-k5/s200/summer+10+016+(Large).jpg" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa9Xyqg8JvTW85ZRyK8Fsq-eTOJ4wvY0SbOINNw4jYV6Qzm0bX3ERegRlwsvzvrmA7iU_aIC0BEpKCxlvzsk72chGr7zBnhQsKh4-7KsUPfhXeKA1RSkPgEbkJyiWQnJtV4OqTzjvviEt/s1600/summer+10+010+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504580841155896226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa9Xyqg8JvTW85ZRyK8Fsq-eTOJ4wvY0SbOINNw4jYV6Qzm0bX3ERegRlwsvzvrmA7iU_aIC0BEpKCxlvzsk72chGr7zBnhQsKh4-7KsUPfhXeKA1RSkPgEbkJyiWQnJtV4OqTzjvviEt/s200/summer+10+010+(Large).jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OBHAzjcTQfc7Pi0REyriar4w_kxpygm0Mso6Z3Cv0Q1-9ETRiFXeAZBWQU_8hR2n1v7Q-XAlaIaQxDVn_a51DFhKTzKMIRK6-sTRmksO_Yv2f0WjfGD3FvmMQ237iTEdX69je9j7-C9g/s1600/summer+10+005+(Large).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504580835934525730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OBHAzjcTQfc7Pi0REyriar4w_kxpygm0Mso6Z3Cv0Q1-9ETRiFXeAZBWQU_8hR2n1v7Q-XAlaIaQxDVn_a51DFhKTzKMIRK6-sTRmksO_Yv2f0WjfGD3FvmMQ237iTEdX69je9j7-C9g/s200/summer+10+005+(Large).jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">The girls love washing all the rocks in the water feature.</span> </div><div> </div><div>We really have been enjoying our summer time. The girls just love spending time with friends, playing at the pool, coloring with sidewalk chalk, riding bikes, going on walks, playing at the park, playing bubbles, painting, eating freezer pops, and all the million other summer time fun things to do. Hope you are enjoying your summer too! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927466175556555678.post-63004202233687222632010-06-22T11:28:00.004-04:002010-06-22T11:35:47.043-04:00Funny Girls<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEJnWcBijByCpGWCuSJ09CutvIwipiyCmvr3M9WJ7d7OmE2gQ91b3xl9_GmH4oaogjUDUaEnisoY5P8tx2wLtbXprsfO3WU9HciPSCxngiqPiW8Ic3IEJL9ZnuJNXQVHZcg-Ic0PkFNTt/s1600/GetAttachment.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485620565450707458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEJnWcBijByCpGWCuSJ09CutvIwipiyCmvr3M9WJ7d7OmE2gQ91b3xl9_GmH4oaogjUDUaEnisoY5P8tx2wLtbXprsfO3WU9HciPSCxngiqPiW8Ic3IEJL9ZnuJNXQVHZcg-Ic0PkFNTt/s320/GetAttachment.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I have lots to catch up on, but I knew if I didn't post the funny things my kids have been saying I would forget.<br /><br />Me: Ella, we need to get dressed so we can go somewhere fun.<br />Ella: Where, the mall?<br />(Boy I have this girl trained!)<br /><br />Tom was trying to talk the girls into swim lessons so they would be more comfortable in the water and we drove by the pool and saw a swim meet going on. At our pool there is a kiddie pool section with a play area that has a slide and water features.<br /><br />Tom: Girls, don't you want to learn to swim so you can be on the swim team when you are older?<br />Audrey: Um Maybe No. I want to be on the slide team.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffcc;">PS. Sorry about the grainy pic. It is from Tom's cell phone. :)</span>Gretahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867078066845007258noreply@blogger.com3