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In June, we threw Jason's parent's a surprise party to celebrate their 70th birthdays and 51st anniversary. They were so surprised! As an added bonus, I took a bunch of their old super 8 home movies and created this short video for them to see at the party. It's so neat to see Jason and his siblings when they were little. I hope y'all enjoy it!</div>
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-23987448224458137752011-03-16T18:59:00.000-07:002011-03-16T21:04:35.424-07:00EASTER CRAFT EMERGENCY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYCNv5Jy0jId0rzMPp8QIWOEGBukohzyvfIfRDZEhSA65Jfw08LJBJpCeBZ3j7omlqJXUAYqUzgC9JDH72sEta_JpCaijEsny198_1AraTQk8SNu0G6ySLmOiYYVhycAW71_wQmFyXcng/s1600/tvm2127_032107_bookmark_xl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYCNv5Jy0jId0rzMPp8QIWOEGBukohzyvfIfRDZEhSA65Jfw08LJBJpCeBZ3j7omlqJXUAYqUzgC9JDH72sEta_JpCaijEsny198_1AraTQk8SNu0G6ySLmOiYYVhycAW71_wQmFyXcng/s400/tvm2127_032107_bookmark_xl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584868115052384146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Martha's beautiful honey bunny bookmark</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LjfCVl0cfCXQe7LRlsLvQ7aUrmA_NW9nC0chdtkp1rzzVikpfFA0Cf9hnjD1SqHDjNeEUYvAJnXoWZaEbJMX12H8CY4ykEQMAwxGfKGHCrv97bPqXBkzPwGR8myUFb0-iKdnUsFu0mD9/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LjfCVl0cfCXQe7LRlsLvQ7aUrmA_NW9nC0chdtkp1rzzVikpfFA0Cf9hnjD1SqHDjNeEUYvAJnXoWZaEbJMX12H8CY4ykEQMAwxGfKGHCrv97bPqXBkzPwGR8myUFb0-iKdnUsFu0mD9/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584871153715450834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My mummy bunny disaster</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I absolutely LOVE doing Martha Stewart's Crafts. I go to her website all the time for craft ideas for my kids. However, I am always a bit discouraged when my craft doesn't quite look like hers. Usually, I can get it pretty close, but Martha would probably be ashamed at the one that I attempted tonight. It's suppose to be a cute bunny bookmark and after you wrap the template in chenille pipe cleaners you glue the kids picture on the face of the bunny. I know I haven't glued the face yet, but my bookmark looks nothing like what it's suppose to - it's embarrassing. I had planned on putting it in my kids Easter baskets and then I thought it would be so much fun to make these for my Sunbeams class, but unless I can figure out how to make it look nicer there's no way this craft will see the light of day. Does anyone have any suggestions?Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-58089976873837161392011-03-16T11:28:00.000-07:002011-03-16T21:09:07.459-07:00GAVIN<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Gavin is almost 2 1/2 years old. My baby is growing up so fast. He is doing so many fascinating things and in the process wreaking havoc on almost all of my belongings - not anyone else's, just mine. He has this curiosity with the loft. The loft is "my space" where I pay the bills, go online and do all of my crafts. Gavin has recently discovered how to unlock the gate that protects my space and I am not happy with this new trick of his.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This morning I was rushing around the house getting myself ready for my doctor's appointment, making sure that Owen was ready for school and drinking the infamous Glucola for my glucose test. Normally I like it, but I think this was a flavor I had never had before. I think in the past the drink was always orange and this one was red and tasted something like fruit punch. Anyways, after my doctor appointment I went to Owen's school to volunteer in his class and ended up staying later than planned. When I got home, it was very quiet upstairs. That is NEVER a good sign. I walked through our bedroom doors and there was my husband asleep with our 2 1/2 year old playing with scissors he found in the loft. Luckily he hadn't hurt himself or anything that I can tell, but I was so mad. I yelled at Jason for sleeping while Gavin was getting into trouble. Somehow Gavin found a brand new bag of cookies and spread them all over my carpet and then crushed them. I picture him doing a happy dance on them to celebrate his independence while mom was away and dad was asleep. It was only 4 days ago that Gavin snuck into the loft and DESTROYED my activity for the Sunbeams at church with his doodles and scissors. I had to remake the entire lesson. Not to mention on Sunday after church when Gavin woke up from his nap and decided to take one of my ink pads and color our computer chair with it. Had Jason learned nothing about this child from his weekend of destruction! Needless to say, I was a little upset this morning with both boys, but this afternoon made up for all the messes from earlier.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jason went to drop off some jobs for customers while I was feeding Gavin. After lunch, we went into the living room, turned on some music and started dancing. Gavin took off upstairs for a minute and came back down with Owen's blanket. He grabbed some pillows and layed down on the chest we have in the room. He looked so adorable all curled up underneath the blanket he brought. While I watched Gavin pretend that he was asleep, I was reminded how precious he truly is. How could anyone stay mad at a face like this.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>This was taken the day Gavin decided to play with one of my ink pads. </i></b></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWehA7wz9GIcQQPtra1kJ4Xsn9QJK97KoZlFV4w6hPK86mDo_KZrmT2HNdTGTZexsrTLgr66xX0k5YKnqqAtoDTAGyhYaXN_nwmiEGVkgY7YWHSqk6b7iV4qzOhWwB8q67ca0l7fLOXcJ2/s1600/DSC_0182.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWehA7wz9GIcQQPtra1kJ4Xsn9QJK97KoZlFV4w6hPK86mDo_KZrmT2HNdTGTZexsrTLgr66xX0k5YKnqqAtoDTAGyhYaXN_nwmiEGVkgY7YWHSqk6b7iV4qzOhWwB8q67ca0l7fLOXcJ2/s400/DSC_0182.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584852866745310018" /></a><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>My sweet Angel!</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy4t_dMwfzEGUXpz_y_9VAicgGGFYCOEL6XQmeQv_phbD0WHwicZKtiXIGQgez29eLTjPpHEAhfxtD_0CE870zkQaVl-EkAg6oiyew01eQJqSZLmvqU47vYaVrG7r4spPkkXQkc1CurkZ/s1600/DSC_0198.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy4t_dMwfzEGUXpz_y_9VAicgGGFYCOEL6XQmeQv_phbD0WHwicZKtiXIGQgez29eLTjPpHEAhfxtD_0CE870zkQaVl-EkAg6oiyew01eQJqSZLmvqU47vYaVrG7r4spPkkXQkc1CurkZ/s1600/DSC_0198.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy4t_dMwfzEGUXpz_y_9VAicgGGFYCOEL6XQmeQv_phbD0WHwicZKtiXIGQgez29eLTjPpHEAhfxtD_0CE870zkQaVl-EkAg6oiyew01eQJqSZLmvqU47vYaVrG7r4spPkkXQkc1CurkZ/s400/DSC_0198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584852860905532386" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uuNxSSdy5Qzijw6Mkp4_IxFEfkFLEXiRbv4hGqo43pDN0R_6s-nFnd0FQ8V6UBo_cmCVBiwCAP_K1LUqSsBeHsDuT-opb0d8UaMHmx-hTN2PzzEKsWgg8ppgMnqCbHsXboU7PmBcezln/s1600/DSC_0190.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uuNxSSdy5Qzijw6Mkp4_IxFEfkFLEXiRbv4hGqo43pDN0R_6s-nFnd0FQ8V6UBo_cmCVBiwCAP_K1LUqSsBeHsDuT-opb0d8UaMHmx-hTN2PzzEKsWgg8ppgMnqCbHsXboU7PmBcezln/s1600/DSC_0190.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uuNxSSdy5Qzijw6Mkp4_IxFEfkFLEXiRbv4hGqo43pDN0R_6s-nFnd0FQ8V6UBo_cmCVBiwCAP_K1LUqSsBeHsDuT-opb0d8UaMHmx-hTN2PzzEKsWgg8ppgMnqCbHsXboU7PmBcezln/s400/DSC_0190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584852856031701122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Today, I figured out what Gavin stands for: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>G - GENEROUS </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A - ADVENTUROUS</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>V - VALIANT </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I - INTELLIGENT </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>N - NOISY </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-21565613143539369292011-03-14T22:37:00.000-07:002011-03-15T06:25:33.453-07:00THE JEEP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrDMiUzT259U1B8K7ejHLTGgBiyXVFNXeLUFr7VhDyOvHmnNIRWpcuMFT89L2QvJZ8hWMsbUQ9RQE8cnkHa0AedoqnVCStekCF9mePDFNWxrn3ZKdhARN-vpcJwnsjKm8tDSuDAPRfUi1/s1600/DSC_1945.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrDMiUzT259U1B8K7ejHLTGgBiyXVFNXeLUFr7VhDyOvHmnNIRWpcuMFT89L2QvJZ8hWMsbUQ9RQE8cnkHa0AedoqnVCStekCF9mePDFNWxrn3ZKdhARN-vpcJwnsjKm8tDSuDAPRfUi1/s400/DSC_1945.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584187942075157410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQKkmbSoMvHKP2KUX-wpOvUV0CN8Wl0cSbRTe0KI3lYuINRgi2MWRje4gTG8BuBY2F__-ou1yP8GG2xXJfSFhi1QxEIJ6iwW7I2xBMsNp60UUqdSoIPBu2ZHcpjXmgxR15jDpoLb5SJVq/s1600/DSC_1943.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQKkmbSoMvHKP2KUX-wpOvUV0CN8Wl0cSbRTe0KI3lYuINRgi2MWRje4gTG8BuBY2F__-ou1yP8GG2xXJfSFhi1QxEIJ6iwW7I2xBMsNp60UUqdSoIPBu2ZHcpjXmgxR15jDpoLb5SJVq/s400/DSC_1943.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584187935649312018" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It's hard to believe it has been exactly one month since Jason's car accident. On February 15th Jason was driving down Rt. 85 in Frederick when a deer jumped out in front of him. He swerved and ran into an electrical pole. He up rooted the pole and snapped it in half. Jason's jeep flipped several times and he was knocked unconscious. I had fallen asleep on the couch waiting for him to come home. As soon as I woke up, I knew something was wrong because it was almost midnight. I searched the house and when I couldn't find him, I went to the backdoor to see if his car was in the garage. As I reached the door, I saw Jason walking up the stairs with his friend, Scott. I asked where he had been and as soon as he told me he was in a bad car accident, I noticed the black eye, cuts and bruises all over his face. He told me he had banged up the car a little. <div><br /></div><div>Jason complained of severe back pain and thought maybe he should go to the hospital, however when he called Kaiser to ask if Shady Grove was okay to go to, they told him he would have to see one of their doctor's in Falls Church. Jason's friend Scott volunteered to take him to their facility. After an hour of waiting to be seen, the nurse brought him back. She took his temperature and blood pressure and the doctor said for him to go home! Jason said the doctor literally NEVER TOUCHED HIM! I am shocked. I know my past experiences with Kaiser weren't always the best, but my husband was jostled in the car pretty good. You would think the doctor knowing Jason was knocked unconscious and complaining of severe back pain would want to examine him. He had to push them just to get a muscle relaxer and Tylenol 3. Jason came home at 4am and took a shower and went to sleep. I stayed up the rest of the night just to make sure he was breathing.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had no idea of the severity of the accident until the next day. I really thought that there may be a chance the car could be repaired, but after seeing it in person, I knew there was no way the insurance company would even consider repairing it. So the next day, Jason and I went to the gas station where the Jeep was towed. We drove around back to where they dropped it off and I asked Jason, "where is it" and Jason said "it's right in front of you!" LOL I had no idea!!! It didn't look like what I thought it would at all. So we got out and approached the car from behind. I remember saying, alright well that's not so bad - I can see the insurance being able to fix this, however as I start walking around the vehicle, the damage got worse and worse. I was completed stunned! There was not one side that wasn't destroyed! By the time I walked around to the front, I was trembling at the idea of what could have been. The role bar that's suppose to protect you (which it did for Jason) was completely crushed on the kids car seats. Thank Heaven's they weren't in the car when the accident occurred. I told Jason, you didn't just bang up the car a little honey, you totaled it! I am so grateful my husband was able to walk away from this!</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://your4state.com/fulltext?nxd_id=165836&shr=addthis">Crash Closes MD Route 85, Re-Opened After 11 a.m.</a><div><br /></div><div>Jason was still in a lot of pain on Thursday - understandably so. He wasn't able to be seen until the next day. I made sure I was with him for that appointment and the ones that followed. I brought in pictures of the Jeep to show to the doctor that he was in a severe car accident and he needs stronger pain meds! I'm not sure if the doctor had sympathy for Jason or if he's really a good doctor, but he was thorough. He admitted that what the other doctor gave Jason for the pain would not be strong enough given his size and we got him to take x-rays of Jason's back and side because it sounded like he could have easily broken some ribs. The x-rays came back fine, but the doctor said that his ribs were probably badly bruised and it would still take at least 6 weeks to recover.</div><div><br /></div><div>Last week Jason went back to the doctor to see if he could have a MRI (because of the back pain) and a CAT scan (for the chronic headaches). The doctor didn't see the need for a MRI. He said if something was wrong that didn't show on the x-ray he would have pain running down his legs. The doctor was concerned about the headaches. He said if there is a slow bleed, it would begin to show signs around now, one of the symptoms being chronic headaches, however Jason doesn't have other symptoms such as pupils dilated or blood in the ear. We won't know anything until the doctor calls us with the results. We are still in negotiations with the insurance company about how much the car is worth. Lucky for us, Jeeps hold there value well. </div><div><br /></div><div>I do have a confession to make. Before the accident, most nights I would rush to get the kids in bed so I could go lay down, so I had been skipping the kids prayers. The night of the accident, Owen came out of his room after Jason left and said he heard something flying around. He refused to go back to bed, so I went in with him and I tried everything to convince him that there was nothing there, but he wouldn't let me leave. After some time had past, I asked Owen if he thought a prayer would make him feel better and he said it would. After I was done praying for Owen, I included Jason in the prayer just as I always do to protect him and bring him home safely and I think Owen added something like please watch over daddy and then Owen said he felt better so I went downstairs. The next day when I was getting Owen ready for school, I explained that Daddy was in a bad car accident, but luckily he's okay. Owen's response was, "Mommy, our prayers were answered". It was the sweetest thing to hear my son say! It still makes me tear up when I think about it. I don't know why this accident happened, but this experience has been a blessing in so many ways. It has strengthened our faith, made us realize what's important and it has made all of our testimonies stronger! Thank you for all of your prayers and support. Our family is so touched by our family and friend's generosity. </div><div><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-47351291822025533472011-01-15T15:18:00.001-08:002011-01-15T15:50:31.440-08:00UPDATEI just realized it's been months since I've posted anything on my blog. Facebook has made it so convenient to upload pictures and connect with friends that I neglected my blog. We had an exciting summer with 2 trips to the Outerbanks. Once with almost all the Kemp's which was busy and then again with Jeremy, Jennifer and Linda (a family friend). It was so much fun to get to go to the beach and relax. <div><br /></div><div>The boys are closer than ever. They have really become the best of friends. They are always playing together and comforting each other. It's is so sweet to watch them cuddle whenever we have movie night. Lately, Gavin only goes to bed for Daddy so on the nights that Jason has a late appointment, Owen has been a great substitute. </div><div><br /></div><div>Owen is doing so well in Kindergarten. His teacher was so impressed with his test results at the beginning of the school year that they tested him again as a 1st grader and he received the highest scores as a 1st grader. So his teacher has been pulling him aside with some other students and going over 1st grade work. I have been so proud of him. He is learning so much!</div><div><br /></div><div>4 days after Gavin turned 2 years old, I found out I was pregnant with our third child. I am so excited and really enjoying being pregnant. It's been so easy this time. I've hardly felt nauseous and I've had so much energy. I look at it as a survival thing. My body knows I can't be lying in bed with 2 very busy boys to tend to. From the beginning of this pregnancy, Jason warned me this might be the last child despite what I say, so I decided not to find out what the baby would be. Just goes to show you how much will power I have because as soon as the technician asked if we wanted to know, I gave in and said yes. Jason was quite surprised. It took the technician a long time to figure it out, but both she and the doctor agree it's A GIRL!!!! I've been having dreams about the baby being a girl, but I thought that was just me wanting a baby girl. So one of the first things I said to Jason was my dreams were right! Jason said he figured it had to be a girl because of how modest the baby was. LOL! I keep seeing all of these adorable baby girl clothes and blankets, but I promised Jason I wouldn't hurt his wallet and I hope to stick to that promise....... but they are so cute!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well that's catching everyone up to speed! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I promise to be better about posting on my blog!</div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-62641958533923372272010-05-28T05:23:00.000-07:002010-05-28T06:20:00.390-07:00GRADUATION VIDEO<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxej7MuEQaW3iKLnw3wa0kLXEdiAQxhDKPMdCrVI8cFXj4aLjwZkEg3z_Abt0G6Z9bN-M1Rh9j8ubqRG2RbsQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxEzZYU9PNzTwsZ2x5CyAGtk2Pb1uEYwunkl7vwlr8bYZ9DOEcLziCEkxMzfRDPaadUKKhwswGftlX9VYguTg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-31638866572083412952010-05-27T23:41:00.000-07:002010-05-28T05:21:31.556-07:00GRADUATION PICTURES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguKC4VvGn0TrkeRh1wHEEBgjaxgXJ2zx4nhS_2sQsC958Ua1puYejuBMKfA-5TxVcldqcJegC7avx0JmB_eXpdDxey6eu2rx8Cht1rqP1eYIcL-4l-eH1I1y1BfE62H_tNI5cKQmBkEIW/s1600/DSC01406.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTdqJEmsLv_z_ysB-H1O1t0cmGXSc7L9T-GxDWLTvsoYRKnpgW29OAp1_r4kXAPrGwdJO2d3ejDuimfLOeagJw5jSWaxIOLKjzlEZcr_U2aUYffIuNsRR45ElBfaMbEZk8X8OIbCcXUwm/s400/DSC_3553.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436151769471343874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclwDaZmuWslSP3gtQJs136V_MSNyOFTCKm2MAAi7zG8brcm2MCaqRhSvTcT-a60qVwtnbW5ksXjvVLxOdLLU7tzlere60ML1X7HUmsrZsNez-CPcp5KCTz5m7ID-xQOtxGPMmn8GgyrYR/s1600-h/DSC_3555.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclwDaZmuWslSP3gtQJs136V_MSNyOFTCKm2MAAi7zG8brcm2MCaqRhSvTcT-a60qVwtnbW5ksXjvVLxOdLLU7tzlere60ML1X7HUmsrZsNez-CPcp5KCTz5m7ID-xQOtxGPMmn8GgyrYR/s400/DSC_3555.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436151764255879458" /></a><br />Owen always goes nuts over oranges. If I let him, he would eat them all day long. Today the kids wanted a snack and I knew dinner was getting close so I decided to give them oranges. This was Gavin's first time eating oranges so I knew it would be cute to watch. He loved sucking the juice out of each slice.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-22227652113827123442010-02-07T17:40:00.000-08:002010-02-07T20:46:25.365-08:00FEBRUARY SNOW STORMS<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">February 6 & February 7</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Saturday morning Owen woke us up at 4am complaining that the power had gone off. By the end of weekend, we had endured 27 inches of snow and 29 hours without power. I am so grateful we had a gas fireplace. I don't know what we would have done without it. It kept us warm in the basement as well as the main level. The kids had a great time the entire weekend. They loved playing in the snow, running around with flashlights, looking at the billion candles I had lit at night and getting to sleep in the basement in Owen's tent with sleeping bags. What a treat! I'm glad they enjoyed themselves even if I didn't. I hate it when the power goes out for long periods, but I did try to remain positive. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><b><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-84.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2954361355583494532&site=widget-84.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sunday, I took Owen out into the neighborhood to do a little exploring. He loved running around and climbing the "mountains" of snow.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Later on, we got a call from my sister-in-law asking if it would be okay to stop by with Jeremy and our friend Linda. They offered to help dig out our car and clear off the front steps. With over 2 feet of snow, I was happy to have the help. They made everything go so much faster. At one point, Linda had suggested to let Owen get on the car to help clear off the top. Jeremy lifted him up and Owen just loved it! Thank you Jennifer, Jeremy and Linda for your act of kindness! We love you guys!</span></span></span></div><br /><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxzDNA-o2zQ0mK9uKtdI43vn3SOpeUB891iKPUSr8Jl_IyHRKAs4SyxuIHuuZ8W25cwERH246oAP0VKEd_94w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><embed src="http://widget-6a.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2954361355583494250&site=widget-6a.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:400px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>_____________________________________________</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">FEBRUARY 2, 2010</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Last Tuesday night, it began to snow. We woke up to 5 1/2 inches (I think?) of snow on the ground. Owen, Gavin and I played all day. We had so much fun. Owen liked throwing snow balls at me, Gavin liked stomping and running around in the snow and I enjoyed making a snow men while dogging Owen's snow balls. All of the snow men I made either got destroyed by the kids or attacked by our friendly squirrels. I forgot squirrels like seeds and I had decorated my snow men with seeds. Oops! I love to watch my kids play with each other. They are such good friends! It's what I always hoped for!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3P-2-sXoWIS1-b2RSyJTdZcbY9RJdbyZp069kWzvM0roPwkQHnJif8hQ0ZvmuEgDm854n61MwRg2xYDqiXzDgjTOLHWUyeIkohpQ_siDcv99bYCIFtz3c1n_tqkBwv-jnhID3TIvUrx2/s1600-h/DSC00865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3P-2-sXoWIS1-b2RSyJTdZcbY9RJdbyZp069kWzvM0roPwkQHnJif8hQ0ZvmuEgDm854n61MwRg2xYDqiXzDgjTOLHWUyeIkohpQ_siDcv99bYCIFtz3c1n_tqkBwv-jnhID3TIvUrx2/s400/DSC00865.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435683910118845538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvK9r3j5OJ2h1xW4zGUM-i7MOtIke6nSV0_Vb90kaDFBZW-oVsTzzL6e7JXieKMXZnmxXdGgIh076Ff9w7I8yJBb5CN7nt1z-PTcl70u-7AgOYvXIllTiDGK5sDkinpiPSgWp5b2rrbf7s/s1600-h/DSC00868.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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One of my favorite restaurants! I couldn't believe how much chicken Gavin scarfed down. Owen refused to eat meat until he was 3 years old. Just another example of how different each child can be.</span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03_z25nY27Tz8dVrkogdolswv_TJx-54JQ4s9b8ApKLlyi07UmEXYrFeMT8LvK8Kl1z6OwzZ90GN84avkfePjZ-rxZeZFVV0lJOxaEdDp3DLX7FE6SUfbh922y4miivJ7vCxg53ogk3DF/s1600-h/DSC00899.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03_z25nY27Tz8dVrkogdolswv_TJx-54JQ4s9b8ApKLlyi07UmEXYrFeMT8LvK8Kl1z6OwzZ90GN84avkfePjZ-rxZeZFVV0lJOxaEdDp3DLX7FE6SUfbh922y4miivJ7vCxg53ogk3DF/s400/DSC00899.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435702940788530482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfdqao99_F-cMGPjv9iVzIjYFW2a9oF9lJsRPPYEdyCRoQJzysdYsFxr9PDE_oYiMaA4B6Iin-xmfRIV1hQlPURKwIG0AkMbkiOsYtKifivHgv0qD0GWaGys-wj-lhDuPWSi_-fUMpeAE/s1600-h/DSC00908.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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The problem is that Jason has been working a lot in the evening and Owen refuses to have his cut without his dad and I assumed that Gavin would be difficult. So one day I just made an appointment and hoped that Jason would be willing to go. Lucky for me, he was happy to help with the kids. Owen was fantastic, he sat still and didn't cry. I was very proud of him. Gavin was another story. I held him first, but the only way he would let our friend, Donaca come near him was if I was standing with him. Jason eventually took over and I took pictures. After Gavin realized we weren't giving him to someone he didn't know, he was fine so long as we continued to stand with him. My 2 boys are absolutely adorable and I can finally see their eyes! LOL!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-66377504979928261802010-02-03T12:58:00.000-08:002010-02-03T13:14:45.819-08:00JENNIFER'S BIRTHDAY<div>Last week was my sister in law Jennifer's birthday. We met up with the family at Outback to celebrate and we all had a good time. I felt sorry for the waiter having to deal with such a large family, but he did a fantastic job. 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I thought for sure that Gavin looked more like me, but after seeing this picture, I'm beginning to have my doubts. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-25988948958036430022010-01-31T13:29:00.001-08:002010-02-01T06:57:49.305-08:00THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY LONG POSTI realized recently that I haven't posted anything in a couple of months! I can't believe how fast time goes by. The holidays are always crazy for us. Shopping and family functions make a Busy Mom! This year we hosted quite a few family gatherings because Jason's Mom was bouncing back and forth between the hospital and the nursing home, but she is finally healthy enough to come home in a couple of weeks - just in time for Valentine's.<br /><br />Thanksgiving, Jeremy and Jennifer came over for dinner. I made a craft turkey for Jason's parents using 2 styrofoam balls, yarn and card stock for the feathers. We all wrote things that we were thankful for on the feathers. Then, after dinner we visited Mom in the ICU and brought dinner and the craft. She loved it!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SyDTIBzzpFGdkXcLbtelOb7CR1ftjW8snP43gBxR5A0w_2TzEvWr3bBt2wVh850lEd7uWoFulwSk0Q7I9lSu4hElIYy1fDsEQNBB4HnQayvi9Xy_VBoMGgaDbhhfYtaF1o3y5Z6p7lWI/s1600-h/DSC_2099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433024093967674770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SyDTIBzzpFGdkXcLbtelOb7CR1ftjW8snP43gBxR5A0w_2TzEvWr3bBt2wVh850lEd7uWoFulwSk0Q7I9lSu4hElIYy1fDsEQNBB4HnQayvi9Xy_VBoMGgaDbhhfYtaF1o3y5Z6p7lWI/s400/DSC_2099.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><br />December was INSANE! I think Jason made a turkey almost every week for a month. I am not a fan of turkey, so for someone that doesn't even like to eat it once a year, a month of it shows the love I have for the Kemps! LOL!<br /><br /><br />The beginning of the month, we got to see our friends the Graham's. They made yummy homemade pizza and the kids helped cut out some holiday cookies. We had such a good time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjyD-rYG66p5kr40Tu8JfpY9j8ln009r4hiB4ERCkzrjHJ_aMJ2mRB4VOZbrKL83Ox2hdqcLnWGhExigtWfAr08xGpe4DrMhAaKVTh7_s-jdVn49CdAampVquQlkuloivhPzmRH37ELyZ/s1600-h/DSC_2105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433030463626156178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjyD-rYG66p5kr40Tu8JfpY9j8ln009r4hiB4ERCkzrjHJ_aMJ2mRB4VOZbrKL83Ox2hdqcLnWGhExigtWfAr08xGpe4DrMhAaKVTh7_s-jdVn49CdAampVquQlkuloivhPzmRH37ELyZ/s400/DSC_2105.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhgTLijrhp7ENe2Zydf5ogI7D22XKtNisSTcyQNoeY0j4izJP3t0zQrTOerquG5y_Qhp9PIcgHccvrX_EcYRbJ8NMx3cFPPVOLuJsQgqaB-a4dwlXLQp4XkldJaM6b6hMJFBY1E-Kx2Lp/s1600-h/DSC_2109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433030459114742946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhgTLijrhp7ENe2Zydf5ogI7D22XKtNisSTcyQNoeY0j4izJP3t0zQrTOerquG5y_Qhp9PIcgHccvrX_EcYRbJ8NMx3cFPPVOLuJsQgqaB-a4dwlXLQp4XkldJaM6b6hMJFBY1E-Kx2Lp/s400/DSC_2109.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGbOdhwo6Xwfi4QrWxJyshXgmo2Qc7c6pmFR-hBMcxdpumH07rtPDlpfabVoLQ3Rz2nHV-U8gzgzeABuxVGrD8BDPzhnz1bcZE9RuJ-hZvO3LAc7SBz9eL5PS1ew1b4-J1RyY7BtenDh6/s1600-h/DSC_2118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433030452190157474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGbOdhwo6Xwfi4QrWxJyshXgmo2Qc7c6pmFR-hBMcxdpumH07rtPDlpfabVoLQ3Rz2nHV-U8gzgzeABuxVGrD8BDPzhnz1bcZE9RuJ-hZvO3LAc7SBz9eL5PS1ew1b4-J1RyY7BtenDh6/s400/DSC_2118.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcCSnIMIBtUxYi53eiGiCIV-lz3F7dg8fucPbmii4kMSMcRxVR8hOoQLgGGohCa_WzOsMl4TxcQbMMTTBFp6-0FAwRYmujbzvdjWaf6LbYOt9C-Aufl5IgLuH3yAV2Wm4heOfj-KC2lmK/s1600-h/DSC_2120.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433030448328210130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcCSnIMIBtUxYi53eiGiCIV-lz3F7dg8fucPbmii4kMSMcRxVR8hOoQLgGGohCa_WzOsMl4TxcQbMMTTBFp6-0FAwRYmujbzvdjWaf6LbYOt9C-Aufl5IgLuH3yAV2Wm4heOfj-KC2lmK/s400/DSC_2120.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYDF4cFJlZULBDeq03WJ_qkRqrALqhuD7CclHCtVfobUEQa-yRoqgtTs-XMb5mggkEHRTPFnTyolBU3b_wBSPbDYaBtRI-bM2I2aLdSJB851g8FSdVLKbxq_rrHGT69p2JvpRyLTBsEpH/s1600-h/DSC_2153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433030443827708386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYDF4cFJlZULBDeq03WJ_qkRqrALqhuD7CclHCtVfobUEQa-yRoqgtTs-XMb5mggkEHRTPFnTyolBU3b_wBSPbDYaBtRI-bM2I2aLdSJB851g8FSdVLKbxq_rrHGT69p2JvpRyLTBsEpH/s400/DSC_2153.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><br />A couple of days later, we went to Pennsylvania to celebrate Kaylyn's birthday. I was so glad I could be there and see her open her presents. Even though I don't get to go up as often as I like, I always love going to see them. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc3VX3dmLIdCV-m2bLQ44E42ubdcstYPJQfC8Zkx0DBuFXuME5Ujnmy3KZqA3UZXf3xBk6mjknGJtp6wq3e3Qcqit970nwYzqBnPoYjk0eViP5LgsPXkm1OPBw9sQNDLFLskBZvwnjbw7/s1600-h/DSC_2211.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433039243231495938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc3VX3dmLIdCV-m2bLQ44E42ubdcstYPJQfC8Zkx0DBuFXuME5Ujnmy3KZqA3UZXf3xBk6mjknGJtp6wq3e3Qcqit970nwYzqBnPoYjk0eViP5LgsPXkm1OPBw9sQNDLFLskBZvwnjbw7/s400/DSC_2211.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlkCw0VbpfC-ECMnlwXjdBmsEkR1Xr7-fAsFzOdLbA_lrpHLDJt6mqydkBeYyVbYnVu_QYMFY2Ay4zS5P7Gyc5BB2qp2pTZUNNKDY8xDSUWZR4N2Xskl6YNnSwmIKj3xaRWf7dEfrqkU-/s1600-h/DSC_2216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433039231095261282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 351px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlkCw0VbpfC-ECMnlwXjdBmsEkR1Xr7-fAsFzOdLbA_lrpHLDJt6mqydkBeYyVbYnVu_QYMFY2Ay4zS5P7Gyc5BB2qp2pTZUNNKDY8xDSUWZR4N2Xskl6YNnSwmIKj3xaRWf7dEfrqkU-/s400/DSC_2216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyzSk5SrMkpzws2bFN7wUgvpSlAKoceqGReYrv5zhreVpFtUZUxbTh2z6GYAsij7ViJYSOALVFXL15b3j9pdxqLSSB1q5_E1cfFshvhrAL_ZM52cMrBpj-6VW01eaHhoWX9dqnT5KFbOk/s1600-h/DSC_2223.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433039226882766850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHyzSk5SrMkpzws2bFN7wUgvpSlAKoceqGReYrv5zhreVpFtUZUxbTh2z6GYAsij7ViJYSOALVFXL15b3j9pdxqLSSB1q5_E1cfFshvhrAL_ZM52cMrBpj-6VW01eaHhoWX9dqnT5KFbOk/s400/DSC_2223.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa5Prb8bQ6L6UAH09FZdO6zh3at0Z_ByzdU_iyqosTFDJnyjGhQr77zNfBEQjSlFvNX2hgH0u2z61qftepy5E1ufTrQzc_7LY8BkCsX6g_Lj92rfBs1jsugoJ68epRFl8UQRbgCUgA6X9/s1600-h/DSC_2235.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433039221402088194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa5Prb8bQ6L6UAH09FZdO6zh3at0Z_ByzdU_iyqosTFDJnyjGhQr77zNfBEQjSlFvNX2hgH0u2z61qftepy5E1ufTrQzc_7LY8BkCsX6g_Lj92rfBs1jsugoJ68epRFl8UQRbgCUgA6X9/s400/DSC_2235.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwRBQZGtk8tsBiU_E0BM8BaKjxLjqrhR2lw5d2m6DGmd_W7r6uHjHz9g-M2b5Cptgx3lkrl5pwMmuIQ-Dxjtw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div>The next week, we did our annual Ornament Party with Justin and Joy and the kids. That was fun, but MEEEEEESSSSSSYYYY! I didn't think that project through very well. It was suppose to be a Balloon Ornament, but I don't think the kids even finished it! We ended up focusing on the Advent Calendar instead. That was a huge success! Easy (because I prepped everything ahead of time) and everyone wanted to participate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDx-LvuRED9ASapbz1rlv21lN1e8jqaiOZMvuGY2U6LVLJlxC39cXmOJrdUjuYdDMmna7Pl1Bnt4FzMAsHoR9ehyo_9YAsM1q9CjmbrBaw84IZglXNRYZwpdyqr0lCI0twkNEZOZVN3Ge/s1600-h/tvs8877_l.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433113780953281938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDx-LvuRED9ASapbz1rlv21lN1e8jqaiOZMvuGY2U6LVLJlxC39cXmOJrdUjuYdDMmna7Pl1Bnt4FzMAsHoR9ehyo_9YAsM1q9CjmbrBaw84IZglXNRYZwpdyqr0lCI0twkNEZOZVN3Ge/s400/tvs8877_l.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">THIS WAS WHAT THE BALLOON ORNAMENT WAS SUPPOSE TO LOOK LIKE, BUT MARTHA'S VERSION IS MUCH, MUCH BETTER THAN MINE SO I WON'T DARE POST MY ORNAMENT</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">A couple of days later, we got our Christmas Tree. This is probably the earliest we've ever put up a tree before, but Owen really wanted one (the earlier the better is his philosophy). Gavin and Owen were so excited!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLla8WpzvCP9qvyJc7xfUMtgFTf-ibrTAkPr4hiuUa6F8z9A576KKbp74hhts1OPOHHg2TMYl_kyT4otogC_RMzgB_w9r33BOtVPWWHOr-Mq8ysYXHnSvtEQ04QXgJIPJAXW7v9aPfvxvd/s1600-h/DSC_2320.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433122835476394306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLla8WpzvCP9qvyJc7xfUMtgFTf-ibrTAkPr4hiuUa6F8z9A576KKbp74hhts1OPOHHg2TMYl_kyT4otogC_RMzgB_w9r33BOtVPWWHOr-Mq8ysYXHnSvtEQ04QXgJIPJAXW7v9aPfvxvd/s400/DSC_2320.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjOshBCgUr2FY61nqxhczT44IEj8cyv1fT5XPDlmNY2RMILNqA54MLiURUtp3mh4IM918rXuIiSuElEy01xB0Bl-si9CazYJXTwYRc0oknHSZUlmZZuvdpf3IvW2T-x9UTg3824OCWxLt/s1600-h/DSC_2333.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433122708820308850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjOshBCgUr2FY61nqxhczT44IEj8cyv1fT5XPDlmNY2RMILNqA54MLiURUtp3mh4IM918rXuIiSuElEy01xB0Bl-si9CazYJXTwYRc0oknHSZUlmZZuvdpf3IvW2T-x9UTg3824OCWxLt/s400/DSC_2333.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScQmLs-uzVmR1mrp84wlPEF6a6v16izC98ZZ9aBAiuLA96sTIkiRemD0j662ELk7gfzykMGMzgPjLGS0IXIXWJipAoCBS3J4XVl1t4iKHE3sihAX-_nGLgmvlICRiIvlaGlAp-vPDlOya/s1600-h/DSC_2342.jpg"> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeyy2WpzKaXCwrGjlAmNUbCTpHZxZXriV53JobrMm6U7lprK8UYIf7-RQdspXi7TL1D8YFs6WR-QXGVrR9YDJwbxvqHg4NNjt6TPeIORrD3-Uw0jTSnXYCmiftUbo0FYYyivH6LELdWTq/s1600-h/DSC_2355.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433122697458364738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeyy2WpzKaXCwrGjlAmNUbCTpHZxZXriV53JobrMm6U7lprK8UYIf7-RQdspXi7TL1D8YFs6WR-QXGVrR9YDJwbxvqHg4NNjt6TPeIORrD3-Uw0jTSnXYCmiftUbo0FYYyivH6LELdWTq/s400/DSC_2355.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">GAVIN GRABBED ORNAMENTS OFF THIS TREE UNTIL THE DAY WE TOOK IT DOWN. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW PERSISTENT HE IS</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hheRbEzJZ6eSavSQR50BPOHj1eydk8k96Wn7B_-BJqg0xBzpuhqU27CnIbLA7fjYncV31QnKCi8px4qbX3bOaiLx8mxd1E1TkW1aTQxVYkXRWkIJN2cligfQlkC1M3owGalwvhCus7ZY/s1600-h/DSC_2406.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433122692507309522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hheRbEzJZ6eSavSQR50BPOHj1eydk8k96Wn7B_-BJqg0xBzpuhqU27CnIbLA7fjYncV31QnKCi8px4qbX3bOaiLx8mxd1E1TkW1aTQxVYkXRWkIJN2cligfQlkC1M3owGalwvhCus7ZY/s400/DSC_2406.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMtp_H-Sst0YuWzCAbN50PdkJSxGAabV7gJgM9SSVGbh1XdJtJufUqdTIvEACLInLD0ZEs1MLxZZUE74nGiWAyMch_Ce0roFY_cieYBgy8_jsk3Vbuq6S0CNBlviT8BPaJPzxLz0qv1dK/s1600-h/DSC_2444.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433122689033983778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMtp_H-Sst0YuWzCAbN50PdkJSxGAabV7gJgM9SSVGbh1XdJtJufUqdTIvEACLInLD0ZEs1MLxZZUE74nGiWAyMch_Ce0roFY_cieYBgy8_jsk3Vbuq6S0CNBlviT8BPaJPzxLz0qv1dK/s400/DSC_2444.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Jason had to work a couple Sundays so in order for me to continue to go to church, I asked my sister-in-law if I could borrow a couple of her kids so they could watch Gavin at church while I gave my lesson. It ended up being a great weekend! On Saturday, we went to an Art Studio at the Rio and the girls and Owen did some crafts. Kaylyn and Owen worked on mosiacs, while Chessa made a night light out of cut glass. It was so much fun! Then on Sunday, I was so impressed with Kaylyn and Chessa. They were so helpful. Not only did they help with Gavin, they helped teach my Sunbeams because I had just started to get sick and had lost my voice. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMInHP3zB7FIHc1BQ_NvyLKSMRc9meBvcL7uxlxfJTI0SCxJ6bIUfnJxPlN5DCq50ydzPQvKY_VVFeUxBm9gufa8OkExlb5QPgH-qZMW2jKgIS8xCdKTQ_HmPxTLa5GMWajYPtQkfhXceC/s1600-h/DSC_2524.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433128065542228242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMInHP3zB7FIHc1BQ_NvyLKSMRc9meBvcL7uxlxfJTI0SCxJ6bIUfnJxPlN5DCq50ydzPQvKY_VVFeUxBm9gufa8OkExlb5QPgH-qZMW2jKgIS8xCdKTQ_HmPxTLa5GMWajYPtQkfhXceC/s400/DSC_2524.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLr9lK3JFqieiNEoFC-Pd7yk_9dbbd7ahZ8P58iALp2KkQyzEsq1Vv-lp9_3FVdFLghnfeCfONtASc4Xqz_SDCFff7sQ5pZku8uuergdXHHGZYk2sZypB-9tDyrC7HuCxWq-Z_l6OX2FAB/s1600-h/DSC_2487.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433128060511519026" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYez4VrBSZd3gkCezlAqnOltYe20crlRnXsPfbCRoay4exm2TnY8wWtK06RmGBnuS293pkyyW83lumNhor3tS9Z3ZdTo2CVfCn2rRpobu4s-bCjccIrh3NfdXLWs3YpGqS8G6cfAE4gBGz/s400/DSC00610.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><br /><br />A few days before Christmas everyone came over to our house to exchange gifts and eat turkey..........again! 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9_Vk5GJVRj-BJgU9T03HlsfqOILTxP5c7B1i-jbM0at-BYTuodZXbdVcVN0-x6nmaz0JoM654_MsTCV332aqmd-K1TLkqwN57HoGO0KTaeaaEXbohPjEnujT6rmKadJ-5qh7tmv7uoXI/s400/DSC_2752.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Christmas was so much fun! The kids were actually really nice to us Christmas Morning. We slept in and didn't get nagged to open presents. Although, Owen was super excited when we finally got up! He could barely contain himself. Both of them loved all the presents Santa brought them. No one went overboard on Christmas like in the past. It was the right number of gifts and the kids were happy. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Later that afternoon, we went up to Pennsylvania to Jason's older brother Jeff's house. Everyone had already arrived. Not surprised, we're always late. The kids were playing games by the Christmas tree and the football game was on. Jeff and Sue had ham and mashed potatoes. It was a great meal! Before everyone left, I was able to give our gift to Justin and Joy's kids. I made a photo album online of them from 2000-now. They loved it! However, it was opened for maybe 5 minutes before Owen grabbed a page without thinking and ripped it! Right down the center of the page. I couldn't believe it! Obviously, it was an accident, but I was so devastated. Justin, Joy and the kids were so great about it.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoX0DHnudgUbGijHv_ox-v2YB6oiWbx1mXFIDxFpW8hyEyR8JVTX0MashB8ie6TpxN9abdcZGq_Kxmf7DPkhd-_IA-7BIla9KzLVJmefSdxg2jOWIooguJD8mBPuutZ67SwrPQrCqA6aM/s1600-h/DSC_2781.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433263167747872290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoX0DHnudgUbGijHv_ox-v2YB6oiWbx1mXFIDxFpW8hyEyR8JVTX0MashB8ie6TpxN9abdcZGq_Kxmf7DPkhd-_IA-7BIla9KzLVJmefSdxg2jOWIooguJD8mBPuutZ67SwrPQrCqA6aM/s400/DSC_2781.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQtjVBM4-L7jkEhH1w0PK04RsgHKbDuBWLMnHDsR0yGGI3SieOI1Pzq389Y1xB8e5SMpRCLy7GDD04Ujeqc0dPiI7o11yqjjmLILY7eciKeJxV7MK-e7tCe9Wa5N4_8ZyAfBj3oaOhRsz/s1600-h/DSC_2784.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433263163380874194" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGAqA6CwEkx92DLqFu74ZHuA-NbazxRpJGFKtiAU7RuFW_rYI3c7PQDp-SFrNF9EbnjyjFE974VT8LVBUAADnKZE77PxGE2H6CO2NXxm8OWD90P2eno4ejgfruKaznPkUYeLLLJ24fdms/s400/DSC_2847.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Here is a video I made capturing some of our family get togethers of 2009.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxj9BLmoUEBta662whQzIN_9ia-FVOXvhmhQK-z0XpwceOCtuG0xMn4k2lijxnKNhMbwj7WPE7-kS5hFn7gAQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p align="center"><br />__________________________________</p><p>We had Jason's family over on New Years Day to have turkey for the last time, but Jason was nice to me and made a ham as well. 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It will be final at the end of February! They have had a really hard year and Jason's partner thinks it would be best just to close doors and try to sell jewerly online instead. This news is stressful to me for so many reasons, but I keep praying and I have faith that Heavenly Father will take care of us. Jason started his own company a few years ago, so his plans are to work on his own. He is so talented and such a perfectionist that I know his customers will follow him.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">__________________________________</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-57853670220836250642009-11-02T22:59:00.000-08:002009-11-02T23:22:47.118-08:00OBX VIDEOS- SEPTEMBER 2009<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Some people get home sick, I think I'm vacation sick! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I want to go back to the beach! I miss the Outerbanks!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzNZaUgDZtDJrpmnF2Lccf8AwwYNmGIgNzI5ZWOIJdpBhBwYwZAjWaHeFt52n0rj_SeIWHXZDtUHbw3L_ELUA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxjbU6V2GnRi5t9KkCUDoMzhvY1rKXyMHda0aNKeSueKDg7mfwXlMj6srLLsYg3zdLOvBzYg7dX_I_I-Jyo-g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-57608914984726930412009-11-02T22:34:00.000-08:002009-11-02T22:40:05.792-08:00HALLOWEEN 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lpEyhyiNSHIEzdk39tCGDXufRFE4PdCCCDwxszj4U-_Z8YWfwlgjs0gpTUaIJa5MtGAvb90SAPHT18l49C5Y6E_1ML2jxIiX_MBr6RHd7eGmx6rPJkHCzVwktQbjGbnGASzH0Hcrnd4Q/s1600-h/DSC_1858.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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We have had a busy month. There are a lot of pictures so I hope I don't overwhelm ya'll. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Family Pictures</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399404395357399090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR54dwioDZ3AeN2a4qbzSrL_UIyFkGbt8CLZCDKDLtNTDgR7Aa2RKinXovBTYEhEONP7vuTJ9dF2jndPEA2GbIaVeWOhJ-yy_49p9stHTCI6w5nZikUy9WovS3zgIGRIwOBq8nQdE8lCGT/s400/DSC_1722.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399406606549991698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9wMjphh5Kg4bhiS8i5K28hQ9y_9cQkKzFVGn9NJlpFAx7s8qxxSj1jvXXLlYWwUIXSkBvQTun_JcsWbbyx2624S0S4AwpWeeDkM7vzmV6vSs4MkeToD7e0AcDWe-Hxwec3fQs97X5LZ9/s400/DSC_1727.jpg" border="0" /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">My Sweet Gavin </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">October has been a very exciting month for him. </span></div><ul><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Gavin's 2 bottom teeth finally came through all the way </span></li><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Gavin's 2 top teeth arrived shortly after</span></li><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Gavin learned how to crawl up the stairs</span></li><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Started saying Uh-Oh and something that sounds like Thank You</span></li><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:130%;">He's saying Momma and DaDa more</span></li><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:130%;">He loves playing with all of his older brother's toys</span></li><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Has discovered his secret love for dog food</span></li><li style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="font-size:130%;">He is learning to give things back</span></li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEwobb_3FyC9-H7FqN70U7qf_ayEMLd5oEG0-__Omvrv_2ah6R-4CTZn7PB9Jd82D78nknTaEr0diSYk-Ivd6u4cL2lKNvRTmZPbe_sLvHNwO37-HGMZj6gfXoSKRHBedqD7R3yMm-gqN/s1600-h/DSC_1639.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399396727601013842" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT7vIse5AQc5wj0hTlEv7euNJn12ISQ_rX7QTCJKMlepQZUjvwdmmnEeQI9H1ejJ0Q9uCNscSLWxZ9bIbWh8Bd0vtCNgDVFjImdTSknX_cAgmcupSAyQtpqcJxaAp3C-MoTVvrDsiZ4cf/s400/DSC_1695.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Owen's First Day of School</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">On this memorable occasion, I was terrible about taking pictures. As always, I was running late (not a word Joy) and so I didn't get to take that many INTERESTING pictures. Here's a picture of Owen eating his breakfast (in a hurry - I might add). </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaY_zEZhzmv_jTbOu6UFm_CmfuxERu-LFL8qNPE2Z81mI7X4DSH9MTXarraaP7SchBm9C9rozII3K3fvkIlsp5ZXFMK3N-PgjDNbWLd72MKLjSkg2Q1X8CE2E5L8GdaoraORl7vXTPfQt/s1600-h/DSC_1474.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399394425057324146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaY_zEZhzmv_jTbOu6UFm_CmfuxERu-LFL8qNPE2Z81mI7X4DSH9MTXarraaP7SchBm9C9rozII3K3fvkIlsp5ZXFMK3N-PgjDNbWLd72MKLjSkg2Q1X8CE2E5L8GdaoraORl7vXTPfQt/s400/DSC_1474.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">And a blurry picture of Owen just outside his classroom door, but doesn't he just look so EXCITED!</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhB7xH-BdYBk1z2I3rzXiMcqPZ9QSO-aEJUjvfwjz9E4WEy9GaMCgwiL9cKeUzQc9nDCDeCk40tDIUllIJ76v6iwjZEakXAkS6Y2YxGCaqOh22MDAo9Mx2H4aKD1QV6NZYXDEqfEqEHOp/s1600-h/DSC_1482.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399394422126780450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhB7xH-BdYBk1z2I3rzXiMcqPZ9QSO-aEJUjvfwjz9E4WEy9GaMCgwiL9cKeUzQc9nDCDeCk40tDIUllIJ76v6iwjZEakXAkS6Y2YxGCaqOh22MDAo9Mx2H4aKD1QV6NZYXDEqfEqEHOp/s400/DSC_1482.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">After Owen's 1st day at School</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">The weather was beautiful so I took the kids to the Rio and let Owen play around on his scooter. He's a lot more confident on that thing than I'm comfortable with. Owen said he wanted to show me his "Death Defying Stunts!" I just reminded him to be careful and didn't really give it another thought. And then we got to the bridge. Well there's this bridge over the water and Owen loves to race down it. Normally, my little boy likes to play it safe and use his feet as brakes as he is going down, but on this particular day, Owen told me his brakes were no longer working and he was going to "put his booster's on and race to the end of the bridge!" I didn't think he meant it until I watched him walk up this steep bridge with his scooter to the top (which he never does) and let himself go! I can only imagine the adrenaline that he felt as the scooter began to pick up speed, but unfortunately it didn't end like Owen had planned. He got down the bridge, but it wasn't pretty and well, I'm sure you can guess what happened. I think someone learned not to go so fast and someone else learned to take others more seriously.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9q5cm3lJ1lB0INsiGlVp7n99HPNXZEYnhn_DwylnFNv-4zxR82Gcmi5jI2xnzwCo2-khXMwvKDSCPPMA8MXbqEq7KlZe9fBy14mja75kTK32sliWU7Q4P52tlXBV0JfVqnehcfGH4IYS/s1600-h/DSC_1492.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399389046121259122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9q5cm3lJ1lB0INsiGlVp7n99HPNXZEYnhn_DwylnFNv-4zxR82Gcmi5jI2xnzwCo2-khXMwvKDSCPPMA8MXbqEq7KlZe9fBy14mja75kTK32sliWU7Q4P52tlXBV0JfVqnehcfGH4IYS/s400/DSC_1492.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2uHqC0z_8zAg5rnc8tJfJi0TuhJGI330Je6x6jpWiE0HCDP971QHHGWdNYG8NjSADJk0vOTGgf5ySEpkmea7VLISmW0GUxRe31R99cxf1DkDl96Tq77XI3NEyGztKQZVu786f9hJel0R/s1600-h/DSC_1501.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399389038446714498" style="DISPLAY: block; 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It was fun! Ofcourse, Owen helped Jason blow out the candle. It just wouldn't be a birthday without Owen blowing out someone else's candles.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDvaBjLyFQkDdDplqZWobvfH7fj3Tu0zDsfyMClpzmCd237tCeobr7-QpQI0QVWi6gkiObYBfPifEA36HNRN_wtrh56B5DoKbmT2JUod8UvjXOORaDMLq4NqqWO-uxUvtlz-HignFXKrS/s1600-h/DSC_1412.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399384566479113570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDvaBjLyFQkDdDplqZWobvfH7fj3Tu0zDsfyMClpzmCd237tCeobr7-QpQI0QVWi6gkiObYBfPifEA36HNRN_wtrh56B5DoKbmT2JUod8UvjXOORaDMLq4NqqWO-uxUvtlz-HignFXKrS/s400/DSC_1412.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08Vbt2eQrCmI2dyRxC3wUtOYCv3MT-mhmD39I29MHGVlAg1mfiLPSmeE1JKWKv8gN0nlX1m85jLkqdRaIYfGLVSmLlW-8Z5GHFvwxp6tGi_YLE82y0AcAM9NW7Jopnt-TyCC0jACkFc6v/s1600-h/DSC_1414.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399384559478834722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08Vbt2eQrCmI2dyRxC3wUtOYCv3MT-mhmD39I29MHGVlAg1mfiLPSmeE1JKWKv8gN0nlX1m85jLkqdRaIYfGLVSmLlW-8Z5GHFvwxp6tGi_YLE82y0AcAM9NW7Jopnt-TyCC0jACkFc6v/s400/DSC_1414.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Owen loves to bathe with his goggles on. He does it all the time! We bought these for him over the summer when he was taking swimming lessons, who knew we would use them in the tub too. So I thought it would be cute to post a couple of pictures of him showing off this cool look!</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCo_sMCVDPnHEGCd7K7b1VsBU7cQj94-Os1S4uRF2J1fDCAa8-96YF2fRiEwzAndRjgUwZEuT57BTnKGmoaaQBRZkNfgVuU4ooVsQ1eBhmnZPQ1DfF1qum9-is5YmjFhl1vYu7xF1kCUj/s1600-h/DSC_1391.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399382702850637890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 317px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCo_sMCVDPnHEGCd7K7b1VsBU7cQj94-Os1S4uRF2J1fDCAa8-96YF2fRiEwzAndRjgUwZEuT57BTnKGmoaaQBRZkNfgVuU4ooVsQ1eBhmnZPQ1DfF1qum9-is5YmjFhl1vYu7xF1kCUj/s400/DSC_1391.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399382714170532306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblxrqGSz1TfI4RYRIiVg1Hzg0OMivKklnGpza45-r1dk0j_t_KxsQAohlZ5UCPx3Dh6_rM4eyqXlEBwAf_vN4Wzoo-Zv1dKtFSurTYN9tMDms6akN95FmGcc1J61GcC6eMQ2vJ3g8Xh1h/s400/DSC_1408.JPG" border="0" /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6FxWJk3J2kC6fLxXma1P1-MerWj2nDEuIX9KuFHYmzUtA8rEObPvXtf_EpSRitLYM-gPx6Jeos0qq4Fkv-8SqAjSnsmJtqNU4wEYo8jchKV_LLjYTB0hfZgh77IMLD-4NvP0VW5bRwP1/s1600-h/DSC_1398.JPG"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399382707136006626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 390px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6FxWJk3J2kC6fLxXma1P1-MerWj2nDEuIX9KuFHYmzUtA8rEObPvXtf_EpSRitLYM-gPx6Jeos0qq4Fkv-8SqAjSnsmJtqNU4wEYo8jchKV_LLjYTB0hfZgh77IMLD-4NvP0VW5bRwP1/s400/DSC_1398.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-47016894056083795462009-10-06T23:32:00.001-07:002009-10-11T21:45:26.609-07:00OWEN'S ART<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWYBeUvDlj5wXYNvse5aXami2jQNwVtwyvC2DOPnHBWb-VbGUv8GBoLSMQvL_RGkRRZ3BlAS5QJUDbeeRcwBrYX8tO4tgFDKaENcLOKIoMpeebIP9dHqMUdkxqmIgpJXdTEx3euOpaFDN/s1600-h/OCK+ART+3+STINK+BUG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWYBeUvDlj5wXYNvse5aXami2jQNwVtwyvC2DOPnHBWb-VbGUv8GBoLSMQvL_RGkRRZ3BlAS5QJUDbeeRcwBrYX8tO4tgFDKaENcLOKIoMpeebIP9dHqMUdkxqmIgpJXdTEx3euOpaFDN/s400/OCK+ART+3+STINK+BUG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389745955175168194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">"THE STINKBUG"</div><div style="text-align: center; ">YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PEST PROBLEM</div><div style="text-align: center; ">WHEN YOUR KID STARTS DRAWING YOUR HOUSE GUESTS</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_XzLKs2xTB_LL8c8RegWxY_lye_1tPDewpfMatd0tfxAlWlX6JJmxr7_p6ynPQ7uLPl7sU8Oxy5y0R012MmDozWv8P71jaOOUdblnob-5b1KX0iHwsrti_TehnfTRlKp8HyO9z0LsJXo/s1600-h/OCK+ART+4+FINGERPAINT+AUGUST+2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_XzLKs2xTB_LL8c8RegWxY_lye_1tPDewpfMatd0tfxAlWlX6JJmxr7_p6ynPQ7uLPl7sU8Oxy5y0R012MmDozWv8P71jaOOUdblnob-5b1KX0iHwsrti_TehnfTRlKp8HyO9z0LsJXo/s400/OCK+ART+4+FINGERPAINT+AUGUST+2009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389745945046732562" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">FINGER PAINTING</div><div style="text-align: center;">SO MUCH FUN AND SO MESSY!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI2V_ZAkstGW78r44nluzk3ShcAkX8JpM8CxSQ-ae2bZ4YXzDvn9zvhnJbZuCCXx8OEdSjEcnJ2SEPF98heGUWk7b1TG03Oh5TdKr_oQhp0Ds-M6VrHcNQIjDbG9NFGSHS19NQSAtwRjp/s1600-h/OCK+ART+2+10:4:09.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></div><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI2V_ZAkstGW78r44nluzk3ShcAkX8JpM8CxSQ-ae2bZ4YXzDvn9zvhnJbZuCCXx8OEdSjEcnJ2SEPF98heGUWk7b1TG03Oh5TdKr_oQhp0Ds-M6VrHcNQIjDbG9NFGSHS19NQSAtwRjp/s400/OCK+ART+2+10:4:09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389742714333954098" /><div style="text-align: center;">"TREES WITH A GREEN SUN"</div><div style="text-align: center;">OWEN SAID HE <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">NEEDED</span> TO MAKE THE SUN GREEN</div><div style="text-align: center;">IF YOU SAY SO</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7d2VDmrc014E3Jaz0aWqETe5wMxYsv34RYQyG2vrXoQBZN0avXgOaOEb6w5uxxt1jdoOy8YLp7N0cyJNDW19V5lhOQr1cJSAKHrWG-ZqA-20YxXK5Alb8-Q-bz8PByuGR10j-eSqkojot/s1600-h/OCK+ART+5+SUNBEAMS+LESSON.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7d2VDmrc014E3Jaz0aWqETe5wMxYsv34RYQyG2vrXoQBZN0avXgOaOEb6w5uxxt1jdoOy8YLp7N0cyJNDW19V5lhOQr1cJSAKHrWG-ZqA-20YxXK5Alb8-Q-bz8PByuGR10j-eSqkojot/s400/OCK+ART+5+SUNBEAMS+LESSON.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389742707748776834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">IF I CAN SAY HIPPOPOTAMUS THEN I CAN SAY I'M SORRY <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">MY LESSON FOR SUNBEAMS A FEW WEEKS AGO</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-66077515423419251342009-10-04T23:51:00.001-07:002009-10-04T23:56:10.902-07:00MT. 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Awhile ago, Jason asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I had told him I wanted to go back to the beach. When I said it, I never thought he would actually take me up on it. It ended up that we weren't able to go for my birthday, but going down on our anniversary is the next best thing. We had such a good time! It may have been a short vacation, but it was definitely needed. The weather was perfect and the water was warm! Just what we asked for. Sorry for all the pictures! We took so many, it was hard to choose which ones to post. </span></span> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Our first day, we hung out at the beach and the pool all day. While we were at the beach, Gavin put sand in his mouth for the first time. He first leaned over and licked it and then put several fist fulls in his mouth. He didn't start crying until I cleaned out his mouth. I guess he liked the taste of it. In the evening we went to the sand dunes at Jockey's Ridge. While Owen was busy running up and over the dunes and not even breaking a sweat, Jason and I were desperately trying to catch our breathe while we tried to keep up with him. I never realized how big the dunes are! I think our first mistake was </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">chasing after Owen</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. </span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-f4.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2954361355581912052&site=widget-f4.slide.com"></embed><br /></div><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">For our 2nd day, in the morning we went down to Ocracoke. We took a 40 minute ferry and on the way, we saw about 10 dolphins in the water. I've never seen dolphins before, so it was really neat to watch them play in the water. Later in the afternoon, we went back to the beach and played and watched the sunset. Perfect way to celebrate our anniversary. </span></span> <div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-d4.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2954361355581912276&site=widget-d4.slide.com"></embed><br /></div><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span></div><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Our last day in the Outerbanks, we stopped by the stores that Jason has some of his jewelry in and then went up to Corolla to see Currituck Lighthouse. We had a picnic out on the lawn and then decided to climb the lighthouse, which we've never done before. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but once we got half way up I had to hand Gavin to Jason. Man that kid is heavy! The view was awesome! You could see just how close the sound and the ocean were. It was sad when we got on the road to go home, but like my father-in-law always says, "You have leave to be able to come back again!" I can't wait until next year!</span></span> <div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-97.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2954361355581912471&site=widget-97.slide.com"></embed><br /></div><div style="WIDTH: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span></div></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-42324948146517227202009-09-02T18:44:00.000-07:002009-09-02T18:49:30.983-07:00PLAYING OUTSIDE<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Yesterday the weather was PERFECT! Low 70's with a nice breeze. I'm so glad I had the day off. After I put Gavin down for a nap, I let Owen play outside. He had so much fun blowing bubbles and playing in the dirt. I even got a picture of him smiling! Whoa!</span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N9IIIkOSi9iAtjcrOkQ7l5WSV3V-ZBa3NczHfWjTZO-Q4LWHE9O4c6Iis-jAFzmJBmv5CKSszU-Dbw1sk43T3ws-dyYgRWCJiNRPthdYOydXoysbhGMNwZ0YjcEQZ4quwolSVzhBJduT/s1600-h/DSC_0412.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3N9IIIkOSi9iAtjcrOkQ7l5WSV3V-ZBa3NczHfWjTZO-Q4LWHE9O4c6Iis-jAFzmJBmv5CKSszU-Dbw1sk43T3ws-dyYgRWCJiNRPthdYOydXoysbhGMNwZ0YjcEQZ4quwolSVzhBJduT/s400/DSC_0412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377051946418814834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-MroVTY_hOpOlF6-rPhBVTDAiogUvI88B9uZxIrI3hYTW4syZk73SNXJlJ9SJ9lXpKsw_qKPogN-PqPV1X1zJL2B_V3DUCCDZCp7SSCycJ5xWKcIWE6U0n5aqDm-QI5n58iW5jqxnzVc/s1600-h/DSC_0411.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-MroVTY_hOpOlF6-rPhBVTDAiogUvI88B9uZxIrI3hYTW4syZk73SNXJlJ9SJ9lXpKsw_qKPogN-PqPV1X1zJL2B_V3DUCCDZCp7SSCycJ5xWKcIWE6U0n5aqDm-QI5n58iW5jqxnzVc/s400/DSC_0411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377051930931849170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez-TKe1J4oYVgZHW2BJdD4N4trmeyfj9sw10L6z_7nyNGgTdmL_KLTHdX2ztQxwHxTzpI3NCkWnkbXfNMUr8bRaAMLaIXeUl68kLgaKxOm-UqFpNNqHW2gf4-cIhMObz21nNuVc1MJNN_/s1600-h/DSC_0419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez-TKe1J4oYVgZHW2BJdD4N4trmeyfj9sw10L6z_7nyNGgTdmL_KLTHdX2ztQxwHxTzpI3NCkWnkbXfNMUr8bRaAMLaIXeUl68kLgaKxOm-UqFpNNqHW2gf4-cIhMObz21nNuVc1MJNN_/s400/DSC_0419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377051920376622354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDJeIxgraKFi16t4mUqmE7jf9V2YxQ7pxRexkSYG-JmMeLzqVwSYiHrzkXO8ekn6pjAwNFwBxqNI6uShSb0Yprx2YllSm8ddmTfeDuhg9-9B9KDVbs3ai8_P7Ru_KjOLsq-dsscOsiaax/s1600-h/DSC_0422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDJeIxgraKFi16t4mUqmE7jf9V2YxQ7pxRexkSYG-JmMeLzqVwSYiHrzkXO8ekn6pjAwNFwBxqNI6uShSb0Yprx2YllSm8ddmTfeDuhg9-9B9KDVbs3ai8_P7Ru_KjOLsq-dsscOsiaax/s400/DSC_0422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377051910726036562" /></a>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-25317322520649894432009-09-02T18:30:00.001-07:002009-09-02T18:43:08.351-07:00I AM THANKFUL FOR CLOTHES<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">For Sunbeams on Sunday, the lesson was I am thankful for food and clothes. One of the activities I had for the kids to do, we didn't have enough time for so I sent the kids home with it. This morning Owen was bouncing off the walls, so I suggested he do the activity from Sunday. I had already cut out the people and the clothes, all the kids had to do was glue the clothes onto the man and woman. Anything that involves painting, coloring, gluing or cutting Owen is happy as a clam with. So I handed Owen the glue and the cut outs and he was in Heaven. He got a little goofy dressing the woman. He said he wanted to see her shoulders. Whatever I'm not gonna worry about it!</span></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV9YS9aXt4pR1PR0iONW3QjdU5wpnSMUpoojHPYJ_BgJXD0CBDPIXMLAVRqFVuvNGwLqf_jx6EtKJeVSmRw9_I9rw55AQNt5nvw0NJe4VNaK0AjoAaUXy-p8JGUuFk7uT09qMLanWyUl3/s1600-h/DSC_0425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV9YS9aXt4pR1PR0iONW3QjdU5wpnSMUpoojHPYJ_BgJXD0CBDPIXMLAVRqFVuvNGwLqf_jx6EtKJeVSmRw9_I9rw55AQNt5nvw0NJe4VNaK0AjoAaUXy-p8JGUuFk7uT09qMLanWyUl3/s400/DSC_0425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377049461662767650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo961X53e-pNC2Pc8-fXuZoczBWdJEici9hXMThLdHh4fO1dBAtzWz5F8YOsdFMsS-JCjKFWnUJvlQqtjVaUFVX8lR08S0U5DUq42evNCb6r-c01jMtSJoiOGEpbK1NvCldVHCvErarFZ/s1600-h/DSC_0435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMo961X53e-pNC2Pc8-fXuZoczBWdJEici9hXMThLdHh4fO1dBAtzWz5F8YOsdFMsS-JCjKFWnUJvlQqtjVaUFVX8lR08S0U5DUq42evNCb6r-c01jMtSJoiOGEpbK1NvCldVHCvErarFZ/s400/DSC_0435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377049221806010626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFJIVVY9qye3o6amaCR0UYSSS5NgilSFDs4c1f4tqh6RrnxbTY7bkBzGaNbQ-1Xsp3o4VxOxYY8XMkWpZCXSJtAxnYlymD1nEFxZQ6ewEHHIdNRaLvDWF6C6x04jFbN_vDB6v52NBzjUR/s1600-h/DSC_0436.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFJIVVY9qye3o6amaCR0UYSSS5NgilSFDs4c1f4tqh6RrnxbTY7bkBzGaNbQ-1Xsp3o4VxOxYY8XMkWpZCXSJtAxnYlymD1nEFxZQ6ewEHHIdNRaLvDWF6C6x04jFbN_vDB6v52NBzjUR/s400/DSC_0436.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377049216226272514" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';">Gavin wanted to see what was going on.</span><br /></div></span><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBGK3dfp0ekKb-i_wJ2okuW_JAyT6I1eLRhJ6T1DEAtYdEPg6bjmtgRQ96CwBsgNQzV-SNHAaHiMOoxGUZ82mMmEeDbflgMpdygqxsD2jGzhQL3tE_scm78eF-nr-_MMqxzJOyuK4Q_P5/s1600-h/DSC_0440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBGK3dfp0ekKb-i_wJ2okuW_JAyT6I1eLRhJ6T1DEAtYdEPg6bjmtgRQ96CwBsgNQzV-SNHAaHiMOoxGUZ82mMmEeDbflgMpdygqxsD2jGzhQL3tE_scm78eF-nr-_MMqxzJOyuK4Q_P5/s400/DSC_0440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377049206168018306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Bx5zn2I3B0n5uxW3r6fPG7plxBdAqocai0jwM1nAAUbmN-5O3ahhglv-X7xPnpM1wfSqHeqx0sDz5Kc-k2O4Ymx_8lKxeqjWKKmMc5CxDBovm9lVP3c85UuwWfHKgcKdFF8-tUhI_gkh/s1600-h/DSC_0445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Bx5zn2I3B0n5uxW3r6fPG7plxBdAqocai0jwM1nAAUbmN-5O3ahhglv-X7xPnpM1wfSqHeqx0sDz5Kc-k2O4Ymx_8lKxeqjWKKmMc5CxDBovm9lVP3c85UuwWfHKgcKdFF8-tUhI_gkh/s400/DSC_0445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377049198707022082" /></a><br /><br /></div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309538430541136217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906725777781687875.post-42668855992900814222009-09-02T17:34:00.000-07:002009-09-02T19:35:14.651-07:00A DAY AT THE RIO<div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Today I promised Owen I would take him to the Rio to ride the train. They have this little train that takes you around the pond. Owen loved it! Afterwards, Owen kept asking if he could have another turn, but I convinced him to let the other kids have a turn instead. That just means next week we'll have to do it again. </span></span> <br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0am0l4E5KYACa9nvrU2tn1_LgakHBrwpQ1N3sO3vl2KmD6LCHYFdkomqnOaHwYwfW8Nwwdl_RDe1kdV-87vJ-jbgARl-s6nDfzTpQqtI_oJPA4v1Hjqh3EzD4Zp3Baapzo5viOgu0F8i/s1600-h/DSC_0475.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0am0l4E5KYACa9nvrU2tn1_LgakHBrwpQ1N3sO3vl2KmD6LCHYFdkomqnOaHwYwfW8Nwwdl_RDe1kdV-87vJ-jbgARl-s6nDfzTpQqtI_oJPA4v1Hjqh3EzD4Zp3Baapzo5viOgu0F8i/s400/DSC_0475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377035017970792770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcciSYG20Qhog_7CZzkDj17FTQ_WDtL_5U-0brgdIrhubTHQlyEM_dNlnF7m87-Pxlche-mCBgM3VnytCj9vsctNlVnE9o-y7xet51qumOc_T6p6l-uMRWFtUUHUVOzGrQcz-c7ZUz61Kr/s1600-h/DSC_0470.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcciSYG20Qhog_7CZzkDj17FTQ_WDtL_5U-0brgdIrhubTHQlyEM_dNlnF7m87-Pxlche-mCBgM3VnytCj9vsctNlVnE9o-y7xet51qumOc_T6p6l-uMRWFtUUHUVOzGrQcz-c7ZUz61Kr/s400/DSC_0470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377035010637071266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z2xaqwlQrNpLBKYbSu6JRPhakwLmfXSaZl1PTw2dtHPODryxqiVUFWNJPSvGFNFbRaSPVGwWRJgVjmodYr4YDkVHCT_u6yzuN0-uspG_kwp678wsc8dv43YRtZm_DCCYr3fv2Dl1x_Xq/s1600-h/DSC_0469.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z2xaqwlQrNpLBKYbSu6JRPhakwLmfXSaZl1PTw2dtHPODryxqiVUFWNJPSvGFNFbRaSPVGwWRJgVjmodYr4YDkVHCT_u6yzuN0-uspG_kwp678wsc8dv43YRtZm_DCCYr3fv2Dl1x_Xq/s400/DSC_0469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377035003955712258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">When we were done with the train, I pulled out Owen's scooter and we went around the pond. It was fun, we fed the ducks and for the most part Owen did well riding his scooter around when he wasn't almost running people over with it. I thought back to this time last year when I was 8 months pregnant and tried to take Owen to the Rio to walk. "Tried" is a good word to describe that horrible experience. I think I spent more time sitting than walking. I don't know what I was thinking!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaEFySkmedK32d1P147rdgwyotuTEzh-jzX-awWWRb6c5XE4kLRS4bMVAiIcXsOcVLltnaVcFjvGwLqeHFF5QoIAQxKiBtXFysqkO1vxR5rPPVgfpQldEI77FhLhY4a44VUi75Q4enUeS/s1600-h/DSC_0480.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaEFySkmedK32d1P147rdgwyotuTEzh-jzX-awWWRb6c5XE4kLRS4bMVAiIcXsOcVLltnaVcFjvGwLqeHFF5QoIAQxKiBtXFysqkO1vxR5rPPVgfpQldEI77FhLhY4a44VUi75Q4enUeS/s400/DSC_0480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377038214485978802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1pL17TwX4UJkqnVGMZawBvqmNCpJSOuQCmOGVxs6TSvlPWmUdYLwLQLDwR1Kpzo9NOQrTL5IrQ-dWXf-5-j1PMpjlRo_aj1x6oT4vc2VXTkVUmhBqNUs_sYdnZwcPbwHXMkMvpwhE2wg/s1600-h/DSC_0484.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1pL17TwX4UJkqnVGMZawBvqmNCpJSOuQCmOGVxs6TSvlPWmUdYLwLQLDwR1Kpzo9NOQrTL5IrQ-dWXf-5-j1PMpjlRo_aj1x6oT4vc2VXTkVUmhBqNUs_sYdnZwcPbwHXMkMvpwhE2wg/s400/DSC_0484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377038201050717074" style="display: block; 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I think he just wanted me to stop taking pictures so he could ride his scooter. </span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDDWU2m85JFcrR_3TOipgzvnqU57T4GOLyR-eHI5Q3pN2oM2XuW0ASxouP2Z_54NrOeOPlyBXIs9KqGgD95P2dm0nrx_peHUG-ilqjqOeFwgkoK6uMkBU56_JmYXt_vfjjNXCoP5B08h8/s1600-h/DSC_0525.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDDWU2m85JFcrR_3TOipgzvnqU57T4GOLyR-eHI5Q3pN2oM2XuW0ASxouP2Z_54NrOeOPlyBXIs9KqGgD95P2dm0nrx_peHUG-ilqjqOeFwgkoK6uMkBU56_JmYXt_vfjjNXCoP5B08h8/s400/DSC_0525.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377037486543892962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaneKsK7E_JjaoDErg0m618Kr0cX4Z4OHPaRr_72AXHRbwy-MzFRzcjtFkmEWXlt1B6oKrm8suiRvnXitQ0WZlFsd7l8isY57sFdsQvLaodUqIJeJ0SEXo5h-l4IJ_AAYXW6Vr1aeXLsX/s1600-h/DSC_0521.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaneKsK7E_JjaoDErg0m618Kr0cX4Z4OHPaRr_72AXHRbwy-MzFRzcjtFkmEWXlt1B6oKrm8suiRvnXitQ0WZlFsd7l8isY57sFdsQvLaodUqIJeJ0SEXo5h-l4IJ_AAYXW6Vr1aeXLsX/s400/DSC_0521.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377037477855354402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Bribing him with chocolate finally got him to smile at the camera... sorta!</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">At the end of a great day, I put the kids in the tub together. We started doing this about a month ago and I've been meaning to take a camera with me, but I always forget. Luckily, Jason was close by and was able to get mine for me. The kids have so much fun splashing each other and playing with bath toys. </span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZiprMUMQB1S8OFHprl96DlZu3AXrNtVBydtJ6i9SY2pYVQP91-ihInMdHgQnl7qG-tSyYiqYGPm7M00xaBLGAnOHwg7Ir6dxY-Lja2xED0maBQmXXja7TT4_wPdUfspbAEbJvNYD3APJ/s1600-h/DSC00184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZiprMUMQB1S8OFHprl96DlZu3AXrNtVBydtJ6i9SY2pYVQP91-ihInMdHgQnl7qG-tSyYiqYGPm7M00xaBLGAnOHwg7Ir6dxY-Lja2xED0maBQmXXja7TT4_wPdUfspbAEbJvNYD3APJ/s400/DSC00184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377063753824410178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAP7WiGCGdR_vTF5xqUMyO5NmNdq0XbhaDy0VOCymDfEa-EzzXaxnXs4mCaZcfUxunOswYzXQWDqC3FmbUNU2k9DJs1toTVzsuuoA_Ne9-jjtxl5Lcsgk0WY_bKezAOVwlwy7gyfZIt5b/s1600-h/DSC00180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAP7WiGCGdR_vTF5xqUMyO5NmNdq0XbhaDy0VOCymDfEa-EzzXaxnXs4mCaZcfUxunOswYzXQWDqC3FmbUNU2k9DJs1toTVzsuuoA_Ne9-jjtxl5Lcsgk0WY_bKezAOVwlwy7gyfZIt5b/s400/DSC00180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377041284978072434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrxoismsyXPpxCVFFj0AQMkTS5LwdbBuK7zx8uHFytcecRItko5G-RxjTU0QN0YCLworRAzsNVvJoEqbXvloq1OQpVsom_zDUxsTzXd3AtCHJBnWmvOhpnGQiWb35G0lxo8u4ca36s1WE/s1600-h/DSC00171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrxoismsyXPpxCVFFj0AQMkTS5LwdbBuK7zx8uHFytcecRItko5G-RxjTU0QN0YCLworRAzsNVvJoEqbXvloq1OQpVsom_zDUxsTzXd3AtCHJBnWmvOhpnGQiWb35G0lxo8u4ca36s1WE/s400/DSC00171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377041277607979906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I wish I could be a kid again. 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