tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70842781560316304162024-03-13T14:51:28.178-07:00The Kriser FamilyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-2199337934642985502010-08-18T21:38:00.000-07:002010-08-18T22:06:17.596-07:00Current Status ReportYa know, it seemed like after mom died it was just one thing right after another and I was really struggling (to say the least). It felt like I couldn't see straight before something else came about to deal with (short sale of our house, unemployment, freaking scorpion sting) and my coping skills were virtually nonexsistent.<br /><br />When I found out I was pregnat with Elizabeth, it seemed to spark some life into me and my will to survive life's tragedies kicked in. Then when she was born, ooooohhhh my little broken heart just over flowed with love. Of course I love all my children, but I think Elizabeth was hand picked by mom and sent to me now to help soothe my pain. I love having another girl!!!!!<br /><br />The other kids are doing good and so much fun. All are growing faster than I would like but I am enjoying each of them and their unique personalities. They make me laugh every day and are worth every ounce of energy and work that is requries to keep up with their needs.<br /><br />I went back to work part time as the bookkepper at the law office I used to work for. Getting out of the house is very nice (a bit like a vacation) but it definitely is a juggling act, that I am not sure I have perfected!? :-o<br /><br />David started his own landscaping company last year (after being laid off) and it is growing, slowing but growing. We started with literally nothing but some money to buy equipment and a trailer so he has built it from the ground up. Our overhead is super low it's paying the rent, so that is enough for now. I also do the books and scheduling for the landscaping company (usually when everyone is in bed). Then, from time to time, I bring work home from the law office and write settlement demands too.<br /><br />That's the long and short of life right now; very, very busy just trying to get by, keep up and be happy.<br /><br />Emotionally, I do not feel like I am reconciled with the loss but I do feel like I have resolved to stop kicking and screaming about it and try to rebuild. The hurt is deep and constant, but honestly I've just learned how to stuff it down and cautiously trust The Lord ... sad but there are no answers that satisfy the questions. Every now and then it bubbles up and I have a good angry cry, then I put it away and go back to work. My testimony in Jesus Christ is being strengthened and I am holding on; maybe not always moving forward but holding on for dear life! I have found that the temple and the wildreness (camping) are the only places I really feel inner peace, so I try to frequent them as often as possible.<br /><br />Mentally, I'm not gonna lie, I do require a little drug called Zoloft to help me get through day to day :-) and I'm okay with that. It's not forever, just for now.<br /><br />Spiritually, like I said I am holding on. I do not understand the workings of The Lord but I am working to truly trust Him and allow His will to be done. Can't quit, I am responsible for teaching too many little ones the way back home. I have become increasingly grateful for the "smaller" things that are so often taken for granted, ~ like overall good health for myself, David and the kids ~ For the ability to create and bare children (apparently, as many as I want .... :o ) ~ For loving friends and family ~ For the blessing of living in the United States and for it's freedoms ~ For the miracle of the gospel of Jesus Christ and for being born to awesome parents ~ essentially the "basics" that previously I just didn't think about or perhaps even felt entitled to ...?<br /><br />When I don't think about the pain, there is great joy. When I think about the pain, I feel gratitude for the "basics" and try to remember the joy.<br /><br />I am especially grateful that we don't take our finances with us to heaven because holy cow we are a mess right now. This is something that a year ago would have been my undoing but now I just see it as life! Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose; hopefully, we learn something along the way.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-57079091693562226342010-08-18T21:12:00.001-07:002010-08-18T21:38:22.474-07:00First Day of School 10-11<div align="center">Ahhh, sweet little <span style="font-size:180%;">Jacob</span> started kindergarden!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WP5g7CgWseL407hk7idr69uenPQ6bV5DvZ9rQNJS0FQ95Mc_tBlzw13e7oD4zOjm7dNr3nkUdFsIT9Zc3jY7WLIpCM912w-ceS8v-2xdgw7PT-FTBA8EQPS44Yfy2waniY3PWA9eOrs/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506971599244392930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WP5g7CgWseL407hk7idr69uenPQ6bV5DvZ9rQNJS0FQ95Mc_tBlzw13e7oD4zOjm7dNr3nkUdFsIT9Zc3jY7WLIpCM912w-ceS8v-2xdgw7PT-FTBA8EQPS44Yfy2waniY3PWA9eOrs/s400/2.JPG" /></a> He was so excited<em> and</em> ready to be bigger.</div><div align="center"><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUSQ5mdM8MlESwZatZox6S2L7IO5vgjP0VlffcVPSRsUvphWVIwffU8xAUSEqi9qGBWCH20r1aWFPcNQJyhKqQ92qfpeln55cd02pphXyVOOW7hRcwNsTSwNFcLHxOzpzevJXXstqTBA/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506971592021812850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUSQ5mdM8MlESwZatZox6S2L7IO5vgjP0VlffcVPSRsUvphWVIwffU8xAUSEqi9qGBWCH20r1aWFPcNQJyhKqQ92qfpeln55cd02pphXyVOOW7hRcwNsTSwNFcLHxOzpzevJXXstqTBA/s400/1.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Off to 1st grade for Noah!</span> </div><div>He would prefer to just stay home with me ... </div><div>school? been there, done that, ..... last year!<br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca2xPEscuGP3LazNTH0MT6Y0tHoGxUEQ51wWIz0aDZuJRfXL18uT8FKzCZVmtgm4nZJT5HxueL8aWlv0DJhVlWI8_Mbv094xKylwS55wopI0EBHspMzkxYQSb3BU9PdlkP7qjBfUyVjE/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506969520045683458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjca2xPEscuGP3LazNTH0MT6Y0tHoGxUEQ51wWIz0aDZuJRfXL18uT8FKzCZVmtgm4nZJT5HxueL8aWlv0DJhVlWI8_Mbv094xKylwS55wopI0EBHspMzkxYQSb3BU9PdlkP7qjBfUyVjE/s400/3.JPG" /></a><br />Looking at this picture, I think to myself ... <em>"I survived!"</em> </div><div><em>There were literally times that I did not know <span style="font-size:130%;">how</span> I was gonna make it </em></div><div><em>when these boys were little.</em> </div><div>Being <span style="font-size:180%;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">only</span></em> </span>14 short months apart I was certain I would perish from fatigue or sleep deprivation!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9C2K0B1N8eXnWGu5Lit9B8OeGEiUJQyuh3xj8eWbvc3uIxw0vxJ5Y2PFZu_kTQSg-ITiENZAQtevwKkQ1pN5ZulB2oOdeeZlsbc1cD1qjidHsDt7_83hHKfpJ0Ku6k6dOdoOY4I6xBs/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506969508326921570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9C2K0B1N8eXnWGu5Lit9B8OeGEiUJQyuh3xj8eWbvc3uIxw0vxJ5Y2PFZu_kTQSg-ITiENZAQtevwKkQ1pN5ZulB2oOdeeZlsbc1cD1qjidHsDt7_83hHKfpJ0Ku6k6dOdoOY4I6xBs/s400/4.JPG" /></a> Generally speaking, now they are great friends. </div><div>They love to wrestle and rough house together.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBc7fCjnV0rGJPAxBlB3UJ3KupSQF6OiGs-DOIycIWDOAtdZqqjaFS8bKHj7VNPyVUm3Apdc-c4ERWd0LP8Pgf20LqJodQwOiOAOq_OMXKVVrpfCs9aSre7_XDORV13H4KaORgK59g4k/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506969506698389042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBc7fCjnV0rGJPAxBlB3UJ3KupSQF6OiGs-DOIycIWDOAtdZqqjaFS8bKHj7VNPyVUm3Apdc-c4ERWd0LP8Pgf20LqJodQwOiOAOq_OMXKVVrpfCs9aSre7_XDORV13H4KaORgK59g4k/s400/5.JPG" /></a>Watch out 5th grade cuz here she comes! ......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaV10pXbYHy-6rtbFL8oOsJ_eQ-ddca5O3-gye8XP8WIpDyLDFc0kOI4wvLSvJtWUZDMcrXZAVa5jBOn5MJaX1P0X1nW_TBMS_phN6D9TFHUJsIDW-ieye594VV3TLkJ6rLdYXH9zyVig/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506969499212294274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaV10pXbYHy-6rtbFL8oOsJ_eQ-ddca5O3-gye8XP8WIpDyLDFc0kOI4wvLSvJtWUZDMcrXZAVa5jBOn5MJaX1P0X1nW_TBMS_phN6D9TFHUJsIDW-ieye594VV3TLkJ6rLdYXH9zyVig/s400/6.JPG" /></a>Lacey is an <em>excellent</em> student! </div><div> Really a <span style="font-size:180%;">dream</span> come true for us as parents; </div><div>she is <em>responsbile</em> and does her homework <span style="font-size:180%;">without</span> being asked. </div><div>She <em>enjoys</em> learning and <em>loves</em> to read. </div><div>I am so <span style="font-size:180%;">proud</span> of the young woman she is becoming!<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WQv8dr67i_vN7s03UwDVZ0x_kuMP3fV44_Y2fkNl7qVJk7_VTz6keTpWbhPNKPXxeJGR5qH-E19qzH87eaUfJ5WMgAQvgS7iVrHdgdBDx4qmumDjNUC7FVUsoPN9HAwexFF_lxhRR5s/s1600/7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506969497445596514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WQv8dr67i_vN7s03UwDVZ0x_kuMP3fV44_Y2fkNl7qVJk7_VTz6keTpWbhPNKPXxeJGR5qH-E19qzH87eaUfJ5WMgAQvgS7iVrHdgdBDx4qmumDjNUC7FVUsoPN9HAwexFF_lxhRR5s/s400/7.JPG" /></a>Oh and so beautiful too!!!<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-35982654408836414812010-08-18T20:23:00.000-07:002010-08-18T21:11:54.184-07:00<div align="center"></div><p align="center"><em>Introducing ....</em></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">E</span>LIZABETH <span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>ARJORIE <span style="font-size:180%;">K</span>RISER</p><p align="center"><em>December 12, 2009</em></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxjCu01Bc2HTxojKIvdpMiNVdBdf4vpO0E2wtCeEZtgYQod4yi8GIEs1m4vLgOVK6FvWVt6oSIeHEkdBvV2tq2cGYDUXJWWvfM4FP2EcuC1Z59E6aGE5Dtsl-E6Tut9ee5ksIYgiiEs0/s1600/Elizabeth+Marjorie+Kriser.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 330px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506963674292252434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxjCu01Bc2HTxojKIvdpMiNVdBdf4vpO0E2wtCeEZtgYQod4yi8GIEs1m4vLgOVK6FvWVt6oSIeHEkdBvV2tq2cGYDUXJWWvfM4FP2EcuC1Z59E6aGE5Dtsl-E6Tut9ee5ksIYgiiEs0/s400/Elizabeth+Marjorie+Kriser.jpg" /></a> A few hours old .....</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnTl9XavBJcy482Df15nw9o2fm5v4z3y5MiQuZ4kjZclA2PueQ5IlvQD0MyIhy8SMmbpY9Ep15kfxdidfcTaZM0Lm6qkSAaqfLBy7ROvn-nU_bCXGHROn7NY_qwpfPHZDP3OtKATxAp4/s1600/3.2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506963668333614258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnTl9XavBJcy482Df15nw9o2fm5v4z3y5MiQuZ4kjZclA2PueQ5IlvQD0MyIhy8SMmbpY9Ep15kfxdidfcTaZM0Lm6qkSAaqfLBy7ROvn-nU_bCXGHROn7NY_qwpfPHZDP3OtKATxAp4/s400/3.2.JPG" /></a> Sucking her thumb .....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0ozCrLJ3-lU2YYAlDjRet7XGjizdz6EGwTCJ9AN6B2F4bRkaWIOhp8xKdWZ36YTZRntnjpkbdnpavjmEKrnEKxj6ToHZ1lozKSLia1S4ynq9YYcOUMG0oW5cvH_DLQf1sVbdAu7DjKE/s1600/3.1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506963657305746354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0ozCrLJ3-lU2YYAlDjRet7XGjizdz6EGwTCJ9AN6B2F4bRkaWIOhp8xKdWZ36YTZRntnjpkbdnpavjmEKrnEKxj6ToHZ1lozKSLia1S4ynq9YYcOUMG0oW5cvH_DLQf1sVbdAu7DjKE/s400/3.1.JPG" /></a> Coming home from the hospital ....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEQTytWIYuuCJs5l2JWXMw0Jy9BcicAD_eFbfWJ_KbTJ2jeOH-C-ZQsiSD0uys9pT6SgdgwtlV7YcoV1hPI9S20T_i9zKsXOV15JsQf1sNA-P_KUo4fioziXOApvqwPOBnrZg7UPffYg/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506963652905688466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEQTytWIYuuCJs5l2JWXMw0Jy9BcicAD_eFbfWJ_KbTJ2jeOH-C-ZQsiSD0uys9pT6SgdgwtlV7YcoV1hPI9S20T_i9zKsXOV15JsQf1sNA-P_KUo4fioziXOApvqwPOBnrZg7UPffYg/s400/2.jpg" /></a>Pics taken by our good friend Lexi Morris<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyAuriOMLiw-eq9A2On031TziBX71HgdGyh4CXRmnSPXdwMd0iojyjvGaULfMsWzXN3Yvswek0Ou4-R2utQI77hIuPsIrG6S2jP79n6gPVClcGh2qukZRjbXuR-42iVw-0Lm6SpeexrU/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506963647698244690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyAuriOMLiw-eq9A2On031TziBX71HgdGyh4CXRmnSPXdwMd0iojyjvGaULfMsWzXN3Yvswek0Ou4-R2utQI77hIuPsIrG6S2jP79n6gPVClcGh2qukZRjbXuR-42iVw-0Lm6SpeexrU/s400/3.jpg" /></a> (Her feet look kinda big here ....?)<br /><div></div><div></div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRH7vqrprjD3aQcAKcQHsCeOCHf6sTBcIKe23-Yh44sqe8K9IPSV0RrFHlUmul4gcr-c-7jgEw3X22tp0nj0j3G5aOPILf3gJT12TFcmsnJg5Lr19FTCq27vVnK9K6kIP9HGMoNR3qLU/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506962663642657986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRH7vqrprjD3aQcAKcQHsCeOCHf6sTBcIKe23-Yh44sqe8K9IPSV0RrFHlUmul4gcr-c-7jgEw3X22tp0nj0j3G5aOPILf3gJT12TFcmsnJg5Lr19FTCq27vVnK9K6kIP9HGMoNR3qLU/s400/4.JPG" /></a><br />Meeting her brothers and sister . . . . </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jQNFavvB5RfXMc6yS8WA11ygva7axU_9lBpufDwkqEvaGDZsQM5xTv4b2y8_0gBGWrnY62Spwsdk7FREwwqNeDU9VrtSWpxzhPOX1Yu8ZwslkEE31jbesU_rZsECnmxfQKkEJ6z-syw/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506962659944638274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jQNFavvB5RfXMc6yS8WA11ygva7axU_9lBpufDwkqEvaGDZsQM5xTv4b2y8_0gBGWrnY62Spwsdk7FREwwqNeDU9VrtSWpxzhPOX1Yu8ZwslkEE31jbesU_rZsECnmxfQKkEJ6z-syw/s400/5.JPG" /></a> Ammon was in complete ahhh; it's like he couldn't believe his eyes!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqPYhlcnWy9ECgdS40tkLIsYqy-bMVB26AyL3u-pk2rs7EI0mrNVpT71gWnUXkZnnGoU2SrbP2YGPc9SBQVke78P56mhe8_8kYXH0BLOsUQN-tdwo7yNy6LotLhGpK6clHCxolpTy9eQ/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506962652541336370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqPYhlcnWy9ECgdS40tkLIsYqy-bMVB26AyL3u-pk2rs7EI0mrNVpT71gWnUXkZnnGoU2SrbP2YGPc9SBQVke78P56mhe8_8kYXH0BLOsUQN-tdwo7yNy6LotLhGpK6clHCxolpTy9eQ/s400/6.JPG" /></a> Jacob never wanted to stop holding her. </div><div>She is by far his <span style="font-size:180%;">favorite</span>!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_MP4KzUjP8zIhJncxHUjRfyy2nILENRTaa_5W0fkY1whHHCsSIOULzA2uXVDJTywVbmGy1f4HLA75xKLhakfTUfQqPtzZ3MAGKSwIeOI3DbZvAoVmbPRC-IClme2TnH5bINn-5Kuh0g/s1600/7.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506961772098801922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_MP4KzUjP8zIhJncxHUjRfyy2nILENRTaa_5W0fkY1whHHCsSIOULzA2uXVDJTywVbmGy1f4HLA75xKLhakfTUfQqPtzZ3MAGKSwIeOI3DbZvAoVmbPRC-IClme2TnH5bINn-5Kuh0g/s400/7.JPG" /></a><br />Noah, checking out her fingers, toes and ears :-)</div><div><em>(Can't miss Ammon still poking her to see if she is real)</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAMcPYzhyphenhyphennXHpPRzjZsi1JcIWCrkXPtzrbiCK2sFw7Cqv4Xc-fzGETmvfFkOcGnubV5b75kOdIb1zuEn1ahh7xAMoUUTZHY5w5bdXyTsg11wrC-LceDChva6y0-KPg9hVRun7Je6VQhE/s1600/8.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506961760669537890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAMcPYzhyphenhyphennXHpPRzjZsi1JcIWCrkXPtzrbiCK2sFw7Cqv4Xc-fzGETmvfFkOcGnubV5b75kOdIb1zuEn1ahh7xAMoUUTZHY5w5bdXyTsg11wrC-LceDChva6y0-KPg9hVRun7Je6VQhE/s400/8.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Finally</span>! A sister for Lacey ....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EPk4aBSqiFQUXele8p8G919ykjXe2JTeL92RWkgJYMllWFxaCdyj2F8OmxTeW_0IDGz0YUdESe7hbjF144Eq-5XtFTJ1hPiIWAJK674jjB7N7_6W8R4s7urwHP6KjpORHd_6ja4KkOI/s1600/9.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506961754705080274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EPk4aBSqiFQUXele8p8G919ykjXe2JTeL92RWkgJYMllWFxaCdyj2F8OmxTeW_0IDGz0YUdESe7hbjF144Eq-5XtFTJ1hPiIWAJK674jjB7N7_6W8R4s7urwHP6KjpORHd_6ja4KkOI/s400/9.JPG" /></a>She is such a <span style="font-size:180%;">great</span> helper! <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbOA8weTunJURx7UQZlim4UucvD78XZZ9bECN1la9MS1lTjM4flBlrlcCGPC7Sjh8E3S8yruAGyPdGEs3AK94Xz10WAwCfgPPkvIvL8oc4kaDKhkTgf9hVyVBSCm0LEopA2ahuhcFAIA/s1600/10.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506961748769292162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbOA8weTunJURx7UQZlim4UucvD78XZZ9bECN1la9MS1lTjM4flBlrlcCGPC7Sjh8E3S8yruAGyPdGEs3AK94Xz10WAwCfgPPkvIvL8oc4kaDKhkTgf9hVyVBSCm0LEopA2ahuhcFAIA/s400/10.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">BLESSING DAY<br /></span></div><div><em>FEB 2010</em></div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjVFC0A53k4IdB6DAuVLPDu9WuPJSAp0EYJkXCw5-rDL4bz4USp3bbfIIwr9eY1gVtuLIz4S8cgRMxPEXpUqoD-YXKfpByV9B6jHuLunJt6tIdaQLqDJhOwOYPgg_qQpDUzlBHr055NQ/s1600/11.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506961738592574818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjVFC0A53k4IdB6DAuVLPDu9WuPJSAp0EYJkXCw5-rDL4bz4USp3bbfIIwr9eY1gVtuLIz4S8cgRMxPEXpUqoD-YXKfpByV9B6jHuLunJt6tIdaQLqDJhOwOYPgg_qQpDUzlBHr055NQ/s400/11.JPG" /></a><br />Daddy & Baby Girl<br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsmjkYYjM93LV1kGoIeCJyFUgnlGgH2yDyowQZaxtUeYBDOeG4M_naXnD-ChiIyPES1Nb9llJ5aKQ_X_WO12oPTuegWvFLPjj7Wv1crKAtGrhI294x_8NF4yrUeZRnG25TBjP_1zPXEs/s1600/12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506960776142093394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsmjkYYjM93LV1kGoIeCJyFUgnlGgH2yDyowQZaxtUeYBDOeG4M_naXnD-ChiIyPES1Nb9llJ5aKQ_X_WO12oPTuegWvFLPjj7Wv1crKAtGrhI294x_8NF4yrUeZRnG25TBjP_1zPXEs/s400/12.JPG" /></a><br />My <span style="font-size:180%;">Sweet</span>, <span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Precious</em></span>, <span style="font-size:180%;">Adorable </span>baby!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dvO2Mok8dKq-YBLlQLTU7S_bycEAZx2qI8x0NQucuIVmkWtah9g9-veeikeAk3KgByE_2AoLzlbzgnYt-agB8ULlrigeD6V1Ik67YOtU-kf7Fne5LOJUUISyc8FH7ftSCOL6wVa3vRI/s1600/13.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506960770409235362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dvO2Mok8dKq-YBLlQLTU7S_bycEAZx2qI8x0NQucuIVmkWtah9g9-veeikeAk3KgByE_2AoLzlbzgnYt-agB8ULlrigeD6V1Ik67YOtU-kf7Fne5LOJUUISyc8FH7ftSCOL6wVa3vRI/s400/13.JPG" /></a>Can you feel the love?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp48-zF57rBEzxPx-g3b85mRQ3MLE-OBtgH_qw79krYDhiYgdq7d0Gk0k42JsNOuVg78A-4tVWPjCx5FnYkr-deM5p7jTiXnP1im-QQLn4GBMg86dqLRAcqlEPd7Fks5nUA9kAuPocjeY/s1600/14.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506960761223936482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp48-zF57rBEzxPx-g3b85mRQ3MLE-OBtgH_qw79krYDhiYgdq7d0Gk0k42JsNOuVg78A-4tVWPjCx5FnYkr-deM5p7jTiXnP1im-QQLn4GBMg86dqLRAcqlEPd7Fks5nUA9kAuPocjeY/s400/14.JPG" /></a>My <span style="font-size:180%;">Girls</span>!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYiaykyL1AeiTuFNWnCArRS5BxLaqAgNSzGU_wlHU6lsyepWsvKMbcK4G6OFNdoVbDtlRRJCQFrUqTOQmMIukcAi4DADMHVQ1t7hXtfxg6wFex_USR7LFqAMZHI5x8G6JBnkTKQl4XFw/s1600/15.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506960755281780210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYiaykyL1AeiTuFNWnCArRS5BxLaqAgNSzGU_wlHU6lsyepWsvKMbcK4G6OFNdoVbDtlRRJCQFrUqTOQmMIukcAi4DADMHVQ1t7hXtfxg6wFex_USR7LFqAMZHI5x8G6JBnkTKQl4XFw/s400/15.JPG" /></a><br />My mom made this dress 14 years ago when Pennie's daughter Kelcie was blessed. </div><div><em>Priceless ....<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdD-Y1BBCJgyPdkZ5tL1gWXoq3Fc2itQKE0kwhkBytXWapqklgTvv2K9ppSQx4GAocDf65-3B5BIioQLZz0ppmLWmkvRnZmAUACDtTmmiQ4YlrUGN83DpSLWLb-jvB5Az3rWmHanP72s/s1600/16.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506960753243353330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdD-Y1BBCJgyPdkZ5tL1gWXoq3Fc2itQKE0kwhkBytXWapqklgTvv2K9ppSQx4GAocDf65-3B5BIioQLZz0ppmLWmkvRnZmAUACDtTmmiQ4YlrUGN83DpSLWLb-jvB5Az3rWmHanP72s/s400/16.JPG" /></a> She smiled for Lacey ....<br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBD67ANxDURDsUyVvCcW2GwrbHg_nUSkQd4bIcfOQKZSv1QQRmwNuPtPgTvDjJn5VoCsL3MHPw86iVXRS4AuRLnx9Hxeb67v6O0byEeIOK7KWCPvwVMeOzLBdXul7LE4BS5ayse5adIPI/s1600/17.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506959223246149650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBD67ANxDURDsUyVvCcW2GwrbHg_nUSkQd4bIcfOQKZSv1QQRmwNuPtPgTvDjJn5VoCsL3MHPw86iVXRS4AuRLnx9Hxeb67v6O0byEeIOK7KWCPvwVMeOzLBdXul7LE4BS5ayse5adIPI/s400/17.JPG" /></a>Let the dress up begin ....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeiaH8kSvjg7vJhTp627y4TLtTqDInS1KcSpaDwf_l4xYFuHKHvmob1GfghaqilfL0TphxES2zDvvhyphenhyphen4csULTJ6nsKRvtV-JHWHjct_jZgBY5I0JVIKviNlGEs34FXY9FxccsKlIrpWc/s1600/18.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506959218669891266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeiaH8kSvjg7vJhTp627y4TLtTqDInS1KcSpaDwf_l4xYFuHKHvmob1GfghaqilfL0TphxES2zDvvhyphenhyphen4csULTJ6nsKRvtV-JHWHjct_jZgBY5I0JVIKviNlGEs34FXY9FxccsKlIrpWc/s400/18.JPG" /></a>So FUN!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmP-N8Vo5_Fjp4Mg1aojoWf1AnGcTcBUUP9PWk7QyoLsVl7YMmgvDiZqSkOav4FWP3l6hE8PFuq2zYPdWKpBIrmasP9Mt3p2_01gYqlUZSYNmnfjvjI8FuGvYgD4fYP1uPpe7WFabPIUY/s1600/19.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506959208650665250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmP-N8Vo5_Fjp4Mg1aojoWf1AnGcTcBUUP9PWk7QyoLsVl7YMmgvDiZqSkOav4FWP3l6hE8PFuq2zYPdWKpBIrmasP9Mt3p2_01gYqlUZSYNmnfjvjI8FuGvYgD4fYP1uPpe7WFabPIUY/s400/19.JPG" /></a>Melt my heart adorable .... <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSh_XkS5kvfahKCqxA-VyFLeXyy02Mo2fARmJ747cL1m67UK4kdBCLIJIRyEyOdYevxL7AZXnkBSCSgoI8mT5qSi-2budsUII9nPzi5w7I17jclNLgvKOiMEfruY6gu4lUAU038sSC_s/s1600/Baby+E+1+-+Copy+-+20.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506959202674777506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSh_XkS5kvfahKCqxA-VyFLeXyy02Mo2fARmJ747cL1m67UK4kdBCLIJIRyEyOdYevxL7AZXnkBSCSgoI8mT5qSi-2budsUII9nPzi5w7I17jclNLgvKOiMEfruY6gu4lUAU038sSC_s/s400/Baby+E+1+-+Copy+-+20.bmp" /></a>Hello, <span style="font-size:180%;">Bright</span> eyes!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyXbShS57REIEKJLUigEFeSIyQ5Q0oPbY7DftpbOiW9Q9Zw5-WT5amlyGYzGc64NDCeTbvqHA6fu7U0f74P5lwsLgWPJ3Tlq7Y32GO_gUOf98mxh32_OIZO8R3mYO3UGJwfk5PTdWKFg/s1600/Baby+E+4+-+Copy+-21.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506959202571139346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyXbShS57REIEKJLUigEFeSIyQ5Q0oPbY7DftpbOiW9Q9Zw5-WT5amlyGYzGc64NDCeTbvqHA6fu7U0f74P5lwsLgWPJ3Tlq7Y32GO_gUOf98mxh32_OIZO8R3mYO3UGJwfk5PTdWKFg/s400/Baby+E+4+-+Copy+-21.bmp" /></a> <div></div><div></div>I love, love, love this picture!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGyqjnhRQb_kxwlgnYI0Pj3bXIONCWeXcn6odYwt3JS2ZkK4y7L6DdNgrh9gX-njC-kxiIvpeYByv22CoQg8EvQbX5YYi7YHXnHn4fyK13TgYdoRXdGZV5SfQMuIt2JsyfejmiWAj13Q/s1600/Lacey+1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506957510748090162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGyqjnhRQb_kxwlgnYI0Pj3bXIONCWeXcn6odYwt3JS2ZkK4y7L6DdNgrh9gX-njC-kxiIvpeYByv22CoQg8EvQbX5YYi7YHXnHn4fyK13TgYdoRXdGZV5SfQMuIt2JsyfejmiWAj13Q/s400/Lacey+1.bmp" /></a><em>I hope the are the best of friends.</em> </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NbDSaQpCS4RDiQKxXDkhKVuAt4Hf2GFEZx6rN8c-PkVC_bC6qNczzQAonFn2iMe11lJoLqc8gQvoixZxORFviObvfCJQaJ-2UmyWds8N0LQyfvGzB-sjlOeQ82p9t5m-eA2O7fk7gAs/s1600/Girls+1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506957505524980370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9NbDSaQpCS4RDiQKxXDkhKVuAt4Hf2GFEZx6rN8c-PkVC_bC6qNczzQAonFn2iMe11lJoLqc8gQvoixZxORFviObvfCJQaJ-2UmyWds8N0LQyfvGzB-sjlOeQ82p9t5m-eA2O7fk7gAs/s400/Girls+1.bmp" /></a><br />I just can't get enough of this cute little girl. She is <span style="font-size:180%;">the</span> <em><span style="font-size:180%;">best</span></em> baby! <br />The kids regularly fight over who's "turn" it is to play with her.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-41786989035888764942010-08-18T13:26:00.000-07:002010-08-18T20:21:47.467-07:002009-2010 Year in ReviewIt appears as though blogging for me is an <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">A</span>nnual <span style="font-size:180%;">E</span>vent</span>; so without further delay, here is what we have been up to this past <em>year</em>:<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">{<span style="font-size:180%;">In</span> October, a <span style="font-size:180%;">F</span>ireman, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">D</span>ragon</span> and a <span style="font-size:180%;">N</span>inja knocked on our door asking for <span style="font-size:130%;">candy</span>, ... they were <em>so cute</em> we decided to keep them :-}</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBFnJ9pBs52Ywm7lCkYARk1Ll8yx7_NyJhrx7-SmIAgDVdbLb417N8kq8T0Vx2mE6ETZcC59TX2nQI-nPV2EiO73362NXBKFadKQtPSX0zDMw1lBHigU4mjvnnhWy9qd0nJD8omOpC8o/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506879235551913330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBFnJ9pBs52Ywm7lCkYARk1Ll8yx7_NyJhrx7-SmIAgDVdbLb417N8kq8T0Vx2mE6ETZcC59TX2nQI-nPV2EiO73362NXBKFadKQtPSX0zDMw1lBHigU4mjvnnhWy9qd0nJD8omOpC8o/s320/003.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">{ Had a <span style="font-size:180%;">BABY</span>! }</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL2z0b4CbR33ZN-2R61QmLSwKOPYLRpbmLeDycuLbkRzPYD8zml6Zx1ecL0twHxGPy9hz6Gi6vdPsceNpm5HZAhZA-mOAzYZ8NUdm9VDyHLktRkDGh3vaRQE-Zwt5irVz9qf1L20uNZo/s1600/072_72.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506879223282054082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmL2z0b4CbR33ZN-2R61QmLSwKOPYLRpbmLeDycuLbkRzPYD8zml6Zx1ecL0twHxGPy9hz6Gi6vdPsceNpm5HZAhZA-mOAzYZ8NUdm9VDyHLktRkDGh3vaRQE-Zwt5irVz9qf1L20uNZo/s320/072_72.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><em>A little GIRL !!!!!!!!!!!!!</em></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPPAxP2j8ur8fcdrECm0D7xjvx3usBeH9RQ0K3N8h2WJL9JQCDlaOmhIlkxV197HxXhqqGW0UcZatgNr7iVgYpBQ73jQS6JhyphenhyphensLhpsftVXEt-2IzBUjJ1sJZ7bF3GaWLp78szL1LaGTw/s1600/071_71.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506879221060008418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPPAxP2j8ur8fcdrECm0D7xjvx3usBeH9RQ0K3N8h2WJL9JQCDlaOmhIlkxV197HxXhqqGW0UcZatgNr7iVgYpBQ73jQS6JhyphenhyphensLhpsftVXEt-2IzBUjJ1sJZ7bF3GaWLp78szL1LaGTw/s320/071_71.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div>{ We <em><span style="font-size:130%;">Celebrated <span style="font-size:100%;">the birth of</span> Jesus <span style="font-size:85%;">and</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">opened presents from</span> Old St. Nicholas }</span></em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MPvAUPKojXsHD0KCAtKM0dZxUyFyvqQoXwuUR4f7UR3ahhowUePQ0fu4T_KkazVOzqFNH49ZsAHkhb-lB2EViPo4euaoyn34Rx0WXRoYHY9sqld_gZa1ZMUeeYMItKtseHqbaxa_Um0/s1600/December.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506878639951748338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MPvAUPKojXsHD0KCAtKM0dZxUyFyvqQoXwuUR4f7UR3ahhowUePQ0fu4T_KkazVOzqFNH49ZsAHkhb-lB2EViPo4euaoyn34Rx0WXRoYHY9sqld_gZa1ZMUeeYMItKtseHqbaxa_Um0/s320/December.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><span style="font-size:130%;">{ Played a little <span style="font-size:180%;">Soccer . . . </span>}</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL18XbafsGqz9tC0NeNyeLD_9Hex35woT06LjZNEegBDQhhJbcVS9fL2QFMPmT6OLqEe7hfpWOxuprikB_upGoGkp0sLXCPu9MOM99Tb-FSgGLNRyojJVMR52kKSgY4uXz7c_6W1TeqgE/s1600/J.+Soccer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506878255736956882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL18XbafsGqz9tC0NeNyeLD_9Hex35woT06LjZNEegBDQhhJbcVS9fL2QFMPmT6OLqEe7hfpWOxuprikB_upGoGkp0sLXCPu9MOM99Tb-FSgGLNRyojJVMR52kKSgY4uXz7c_6W1TeqgE/s320/J.+Soccer.jpg" /></a><em>(So cute, Jake doing his stretches.)</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifa6LrHXYV85ABlTjpXAEIDZJ3IJrtCZaAeYs5f5whr5ZI-d1urDRBtuClIovZRUu1J9yUMNr1PUjg8V3BdFy_Yu_wWRc4Dup9n4V3WBjOR6Wl46q9K9aUHOtLMgkoV3xKJIq5xXGt1Q/s1600/J.+Soccer+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506878250877827538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifa6LrHXYV85ABlTjpXAEIDZJ3IJrtCZaAeYs5f5whr5ZI-d1urDRBtuClIovZRUu1J9yUMNr1PUjg8V3BdFy_Yu_wWRc4Dup9n4V3WBjOR6Wl46q9K9aUHOtLMgkoV3xKJIq5xXGt1Q/s320/J.+Soccer+1.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Run</span>, <span style="font-size:130%;">Run,</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">RUN<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ3y_mtza3M3QskoTWBcy9TSRdWgpFFw-MIZINtJcOy_tMsaJwX2tq5FSrtj9orQyCdYAjaEznNnCuGJzgdZjRG4_QCxxz_g7s8B0-D9elcjStydDBvZUcklgCXeZ9DiJawdMWLRmis8/s1600/J.+Soccer+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506878241069739794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQ3y_mtza3M3QskoTWBcy9TSRdWgpFFw-MIZINtJcOy_tMsaJwX2tq5FSrtj9orQyCdYAjaEznNnCuGJzgdZjRG4_QCxxz_g7s8B0-D9elcjStydDBvZUcklgCXeZ9DiJawdMWLRmis8/s320/J.+Soccer+2.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><span style="font-size:130%;">[ This was Lacey's 3rd season, playing soccer. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">She improved so much this season. It was very exciting watching her play!]</span><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwC7XHxRMzxHj3L78D4avfwmORWLZf0yKgg0PuYaDzFbd9ZzOtDm76L0UQ_N6nl6VV3vXThwx_TOu_LdECFZDD6Fu7Hm2lPREQqxD8rujWwjSCETBEMy7sLBnuuFBJsA4jhyphenhyphenZZevxCms/s1600/L.+Soccer.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506877743569213826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXwC7XHxRMzxHj3L78D4avfwmORWLZf0yKgg0PuYaDzFbd9ZzOtDm76L0UQ_N6nl6VV3vXThwx_TOu_LdECFZDD6Fu7Hm2lPREQqxD8rujWwjSCETBEMy7sLBnuuFBJsA4jhyphenhyphenZZevxCms/s320/L.+Soccer.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;">Goooooaaaaalllllllll<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVyjbX1GWHu36h5yiSHzYckjstQXJdtUbvQFmRbzGjwFTDmVKV-zHVHUdb6vgqJWofj6_HZCtf3pAFXKj4s2OO8RJvR99_MXrfq_eRwJFosT1cLpCRcSfQxwhqXOeTiAq3iyNyHMWRWU/s1600/L.+Soccer+(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506877734892210930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVyjbX1GWHu36h5yiSHzYckjstQXJdtUbvQFmRbzGjwFTDmVKV-zHVHUdb6vgqJWofj6_HZCtf3pAFXKj4s2OO8RJvR99_MXrfq_eRwJFosT1cLpCRcSfQxwhqXOeTiAq3iyNyHMWRWU/s320/L.+Soccer+(2).JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div>Let's just say Noah's heart wasn't in the game! </div><div>:-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxfsP1yRc1DOY9s82qMcHIP2BQxNhwZi0D7foVo3VUs_brlDqbAa5Y-JQFBOkxl4xpU21RQyZ1a_WQ_X8txxc3tnZCS5tPtA9Q2LxaQGnVTeyMBTA4OSvjk7eQnpceH10M9Z23AGABDk/s1600/N.+Soccer.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506877355081486802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxfsP1yRc1DOY9s82qMcHIP2BQxNhwZi0D7foVo3VUs_brlDqbAa5Y-JQFBOkxl4xpU21RQyZ1a_WQ_X8txxc3tnZCS5tPtA9Q2LxaQGnVTeyMBTA4OSvjk7eQnpceH10M9Z23AGABDk/s320/N.+Soccer.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxgb40LBt3LatYh5TYDgni_8NE-XU_f1R11Jv6lqvqZsTk6v6Trcur820s7NhAmnhExMXacCXYJ9p-kdo228qMWJAE2Y0NhkpBlMaw2gsehdM51IH84z2KBXQFfMlKPZgfgLxK6-xO7s/s1600/N.+Soccer+(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506877348137180530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxgb40LBt3LatYh5TYDgni_8NE-XU_f1R11Jv6lqvqZsTk6v6Trcur820s7NhAmnhExMXacCXYJ9p-kdo228qMWJAE2Y0NhkpBlMaw2gsehdM51IH84z2KBXQFfMlKPZgfgLxK6-xO7s/s320/N.+Soccer+(2).JPG" /></a>This is him "playing" soccer?!?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7saOYaa7E2mDTjyWj5vffkT7h-Vbk6ZEKGftdo5P1Nyn3eEKJ3xHmrK8KYr_F8ZFMCjrrmeG_TdW9nvo0r34UOx547_Go6pON7qXaxHqCDV4berR2b-696-DQcThrwesgvlbLLvRnw4/s1600/N.+Soccer+(3).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506877337609820978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7saOYaa7E2mDTjyWj5vffkT7h-Vbk6ZEKGftdo5P1Nyn3eEKJ3xHmrK8KYr_F8ZFMCjrrmeG_TdW9nvo0r34UOx547_Go6pON7qXaxHqCDV4berR2b-696-DQcThrwesgvlbLLvRnw4/s320/N.+Soccer+(3).JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Huddle Up</span> - <span style="font-size:180%;">GO TEAM</span>!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyekvoABDXAoyE9qpPxJteVMAVLsKRkBRdb1AJs_Z929CK37rfx8ykOAe2Q-taCx_1q041y_TnU5xngOYRhFFxmIM4vacWCJBSe9ahFfb7P4tH6OFUYpNRtn84QoHhd7vQlTzW-kxdYg/s1600/N.+Soccer+(4).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506877336990174674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyekvoABDXAoyE9qpPxJteVMAVLsKRkBRdb1AJs_Z929CK37rfx8ykOAe2Q-taCx_1q041y_TnU5xngOYRhFFxmIM4vacWCJBSe9ahFfb7P4tH6OFUYpNRtn84QoHhd7vQlTzW-kxdYg/s320/N.+Soccer+(4).JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> <div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div>{ <span style="font-size:180%;">L</span>acey entered the <span style="font-size:130%;"><em>double</em></span> digits and turned <span style="font-size:180%;">10</span> }<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7GviPQAQ0dd1S9RMUZgIfvxH-Q3N2NHAwqE6qO1qE9D3d2D0bTLZYPduKxuuL5fXf5tn-22hQQxBTuCicdp6vFEhzL69UVan4-Cp5Bjw25FidfDNF7m0apQ5XI81Drw1TPvfABoO8mU/s1600/March.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506876089546702354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7GviPQAQ0dd1S9RMUZgIfvxH-Q3N2NHAwqE6qO1qE9D3d2D0bTLZYPduKxuuL5fXf5tn-22hQQxBTuCicdp6vFEhzL69UVan4-Cp5Bjw25FidfDNF7m0apQ5XI81Drw1TPvfABoO8mU/s320/March.jpg" /></a><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">{ She celebrated</span> with friends at the roller skating rink. }</em></div><div><em>And cake and pizza at home.</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo26yNohMoT5E0ciKTb1L5v2ogtUhhUkB2xtLB4Vzhho7e-3iMBa3sSwYc32c8VL_alEVoIdvAyjm1Wyt6sKvc1oO0NvRwKMwx7bl5cuMtp7DlekyPEkAUYetaBFEyRrPWtJ_ITYbe98s/s1600/March+(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506876086970636786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo26yNohMoT5E0ciKTb1L5v2ogtUhhUkB2xtLB4Vzhho7e-3iMBa3sSwYc32c8VL_alEVoIdvAyjm1Wyt6sKvc1oO0NvRwKMwx7bl5cuMtp7DlekyPEkAUYetaBFEyRrPWtJ_ITYbe98s/s320/March+(2).JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">{<span style="font-size:180%;"> We</span> <em>avoided</em> the "issue" of <span style="font-size:180%;">M</span>other's <span style="font-size:180%;">D</span>ay by taking the kids to the </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">WildLife World Zoo</span>}<br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJd-_EB0UV2oWikQPBQ4AK_ZR6dDAlKCcuU-R-CGkU04Wjfnddy6FelxhlPGMwcSAOJpV0by26DkxVclRalC-yNw0bNVJkVAC3VLEalfdQyMuxFSJ1seHzZZZqWyHzFKVHculw6TSnZnQ/s1600/may.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506875434652918034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJd-_EB0UV2oWikQPBQ4AK_ZR6dDAlKCcuU-R-CGkU04Wjfnddy6FelxhlPGMwcSAOJpV0by26DkxVclRalC-yNw0bNVJkVAC3VLEalfdQyMuxFSJ1seHzZZZqWyHzFKVHculw6TSnZnQ/s320/may.JPG" /></a>{ We feed some animals .... }<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MdhhP3IIDO6I0Emx82os4O628yLdypBbo3a0_hqUTW3H1jzfLIS_PTljYEkPtZcMydgaYKj7DnalzKs_aVmibeLvFKYLtuIQf42Tb4hNZ9k3s_vm3z5wYB1y9b2D1CkDuoOGkFO48Gg/s1600/May+3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506875428258857378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MdhhP3IIDO6I0Emx82os4O628yLdypBbo3a0_hqUTW3H1jzfLIS_PTljYEkPtZcMydgaYKj7DnalzKs_aVmibeLvFKYLtuIQf42Tb4hNZ9k3s_vm3z5wYB1y9b2D1CkDuoOGkFO48Gg/s320/May+3.JPG" /></a><br />{Rode the train .....}<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR70Pj68WyJCKobzx-0oApDUpG-_M0WfO8HZ9PCDqT2bkcbG5pO4lJjszt7St6LCEYgmGAqSSmEScH9FjxmSgg8HmueotBypRS-ZdwLNGewKtXPeUNo6GmKq_rD8z1VPr0xtnjt1jmltM/s1600/May+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506875418024551042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR70Pj68WyJCKobzx-0oApDUpG-_M0WfO8HZ9PCDqT2bkcbG5pO4lJjszt7St6LCEYgmGAqSSmEScH9FjxmSgg8HmueotBypRS-ZdwLNGewKtXPeUNo6GmKq_rD8z1VPr0xtnjt1jmltM/s320/May+2.JPG" /></a> {And pet the <span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Sting Rays</em></span>!}<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9mcNZ4sSk_4Bv3lZ2YrZv4vTp5kjDkK4X70-ezZDMOoUGdPL-RMHKuQjPEymwJinhDiibu33W_xIR0jERbX84mFDJdRky1hxZTHgk3hE9l5BBVQ62FfBGf9Xj6-DXAOnisQsDBRprKQ/s1600/May+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506875412157417666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9mcNZ4sSk_4Bv3lZ2YrZv4vTp5kjDkK4X70-ezZDMOoUGdPL-RMHKuQjPEymwJinhDiibu33W_xIR0jERbX84mFDJdRky1hxZTHgk3hE9l5BBVQ62FfBGf9Xj6-DXAOnisQsDBRprKQ/s320/May+1.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">{ Noah turned 6!}</span><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69bP5iEtdKlpIRNiGu9XSP7gVPMLICyUjjGgkXmfkJGJVX2boji-tqKQyn1XXhQIzgGFAoyPH2dlN8QFj0aujasyleO0WyrRIjQXpYH8IJu4DWko6L8Bc0r8IvrMKiZ415KJvNx1xA8k/s1600/June+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506873173702335586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69bP5iEtdKlpIRNiGu9XSP7gVPMLICyUjjGgkXmfkJGJVX2boji-tqKQyn1XXhQIzgGFAoyPH2dlN8QFj0aujasyleO0WyrRIjQXpYH8IJu4DWko6L8Bc0r8IvrMKiZ415KJvNx1xA8k/s320/June+2.JPG" /></a><em> Hurray! Chuck-E-Cheese ......</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcWiPd2pveMO2qCWHGBNvDmBg6wXFg2Ll3JbA5p-2JVaXjwVQyafGAnvi1fFVILH0J7pNwxzoHhZVW2ntwrvrrCVB6xj3XChFPSnccPn5TeQodXv2xqVLbpmNCsLP7h2KpPOlkxoANqw/s1600/June+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506873167107723650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcWiPd2pveMO2qCWHGBNvDmBg6wXFg2Ll3JbA5p-2JVaXjwVQyafGAnvi1fFVILH0J7pNwxzoHhZVW2ntwrvrrCVB6xj3XChFPSnccPn5TeQodXv2xqVLbpmNCsLP7h2KpPOlkxoANqw/s320/June+1.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">{Ammon growed up to <em>"free"</em> years old}<br /></span><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6PiM2jeBe4NVycAntLtj-dxa3fZuPtycGLBcPlltClAgiwS2gISLEbzKL7LLW7VVIr9bUZdhZ4JAMC0cPkK8FjVxI3uhyphenhyphenZwtfAMy1mN3Vue1Z7tzshQjHyASDO-Q3vaiZiZ2OImy7r4/s1600/July+12+(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506872795427848050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6PiM2jeBe4NVycAntLtj-dxa3fZuPtycGLBcPlltClAgiwS2gISLEbzKL7LLW7VVIr9bUZdhZ4JAMC0cPkK8FjVxI3uhyphenhyphenZwtfAMy1mN3Vue1Z7tzshQjHyASDO-Q3vaiZiZ2OImy7r4/s320/July+12+(2).JPG" /></a><em>Next year the underwear shot will be way too inappropriate!</em> </div><div>:-o<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpiEZGpOJbG2MPBgLYIY-Ff1RauN7DjRHoIdZehg3tFMI1SByIjA6gI3ZLVhhEBzr6wju41u_idUUwAzGXThYp0XClQ-ODXNiP-1j8N6DPA8QPL-c8TutgtvDmX5Kr4m0f0DU_ZsopSA/s1600/July+12.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506872791610470754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpiEZGpOJbG2MPBgLYIY-Ff1RauN7DjRHoIdZehg3tFMI1SByIjA6gI3ZLVhhEBzr6wju41u_idUUwAzGXThYp0XClQ-ODXNiP-1j8N6DPA8QPL-c8TutgtvDmX5Kr4m0f0DU_ZsopSA/s320/July+12.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>It has been a wonderful year watching our children grow and experiencing the <span style="font-size:180%;"><em>true</em></span> joys of life!<br /><div></div><div></div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-8261421078520179702009-11-14T08:34:00.001-08:002009-11-14T08:38:11.492-08:00Just Doin' Some Yard Work<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJR9mSajJ_vGLKLJtPnN9Ps5BHGkIuv38mrDD38IZul2FGDWYH1oLPBGq28OzBj9tsInvP4LottJUDpcUCwxiZLGWExgX2C_kpUdMCgjnL3zf4W-KhMKm8j2JcZKi0jtX87_NPDqkf6Y/s1600-h/092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403999134427747554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 84px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJR9mSajJ_vGLKLJtPnN9Ps5BHGkIuv38mrDD38IZul2FGDWYH1oLPBGq28OzBj9tsInvP4LottJUDpcUCwxiZLGWExgX2C_kpUdMCgjnL3zf4W-KhMKm8j2JcZKi0jtX87_NPDqkf6Y/s200/092.JPG" border="0" /></a> See what I mean, the kid is stuck like glue to David.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pVz-M0GBz20n_EU2E34_5HJR6prPRVGPNMDpHzdX-0jLCYuDF0Q_bH3ZA0W8lxjs0vc1vSroQwK5OBCEfAAm7r9fKv3Lq7PxVbluzHOoWxB1Igv1VqWxz_7Z4yafFn784ZHp_aagIrw/s1600-h/091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403999127798314466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pVz-M0GBz20n_EU2E34_5HJR6prPRVGPNMDpHzdX-0jLCYuDF0Q_bH3ZA0W8lxjs0vc1vSroQwK5OBCEfAAm7r9fKv3Lq7PxVbluzHOoWxB1Igv1VqWxz_7Z4yafFn784ZHp_aagIrw/s200/091.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-48122130950273818312009-11-08T23:59:00.000-08:002009-11-14T08:32:57.078-08:004 years old!When your birthday is at the end of August and all your other siblings have already celebrated their birthday, the wait for your big day can be painful! Poor Jacob, his birthday finally came.<br /><br />3 Things you must know about Jacob:<br /><br />#1 - Orange is his favorite color; for everything!<br />#2 - Loves tools, fixing things, being a side kick to his dad and/or grandpa.<br />#3 - Believes super heros are real.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV602DeMDSsvVMfwiDEYkkun7_YXLLddbk7IyMDWLkim55hRmBWooKS9ocQm5ICq-s4PXijQ8spkD8-I_1PM1Ah49Ch7cFoPhCJnvahreRXztd4xRadZN7DfwdEzGhhT_o7qtuMy1n6Y/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402016491036793394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV602DeMDSsvVMfwiDEYkkun7_YXLLddbk7IyMDWLkim55hRmBWooKS9ocQm5ICq-s4PXijQ8spkD8-I_1PM1Ah49Ch7cFoPhCJnvahreRXztd4xRadZN7DfwdEzGhhT_o7qtuMy1n6Y/s200/063.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />His orange tool cake, made by me :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Yly4QcUu5itz2sM96yMNy11-_wMHWgEcEKPV7abgCdJ9CygQv6ncGkUFrIpMkoAXqUrdU1j8WKUmO-gqOtjHjOfjf7G0jQVlPgRFtM2aimb9iMuqO7zG9kYzOo9SaJMtPKMaOpEdPS0/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402014821202119858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Yly4QcUu5itz2sM96yMNy11-_wMHWgEcEKPV7abgCdJ9CygQv6ncGkUFrIpMkoAXqUrdU1j8WKUmO-gqOtjHjOfjf7G0jQVlPgRFtM2aimb9iMuqO7zG9kYzOo9SaJMtPKMaOpEdPS0/s200/064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Since Diana had just moved into a house with a pool, we enjoyed a summer day in the sun with a pool party!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE0_fPT6722Gi_KmMwVxabhWUWgaI5L3ZDRSzSiaFpz9FdNWB4MDFc-wvsH2cevm4grBVunUdQkVNm1zGfJvAlbr0Bys30qaWSjEJsn3-Sf9SAInvIknMjMbzbd-Zbrf88n1FsIW2sig/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402014816114292386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE0_fPT6722Gi_KmMwVxabhWUWgaI5L3ZDRSzSiaFpz9FdNWB4MDFc-wvsH2cevm4grBVunUdQkVNm1zGfJvAlbr0Bys30qaWSjEJsn3-Sf9SAInvIknMjMbzbd-Zbrf88n1FsIW2sig/s200/065.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is David launching the children across the pool.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLT9oT67cYAwF17qQJCAyPMwLwU-70JPmd9I17HeuCDzZkje-My5qN6gZHDGdw5KuQV6-VlM8qu7ox6I0MefbhiiwLlNe1YCmP-W2EO_WFOMuultUkrXGOUHOwLO9XVMXD3HsOqTggGRE/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402014807010049810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLT9oT67cYAwF17qQJCAyPMwLwU-70JPmd9I17HeuCDzZkje-My5qN6gZHDGdw5KuQV6-VlM8qu7ox6I0MefbhiiwLlNe1YCmP-W2EO_WFOMuultUkrXGOUHOwLO9XVMXD3HsOqTggGRE/s200/066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5kRJ0z3u65U-urCrHoYiOQ7xiZusoCv4UvXIFTImUXXNt-WS1t_UOQ_t6KvpbK21qUAgpsVOuuNDb54itC9JP5dNOcaa3qRD6plyEsp9lWi6beDh-r4oJDBU9VGUSU-HjhDeCxvkvUk/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402014801066615282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5kRJ0z3u65U-urCrHoYiOQ7xiZusoCv4UvXIFTImUXXNt-WS1t_UOQ_t6KvpbK21qUAgpsVOuuNDb54itC9JP5dNOcaa3qRD6plyEsp9lWi6beDh-r4oJDBU9VGUSU-HjhDeCxvkvUk/s200/068.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A little pose with his friends; Dylan, Jacob, Noah, and Issac.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfNrJdzhFJkNo0I0DgOaECYjRY5bkGoEeLVUBJ-4zqtVScS7wsW7HsEpSGo8ld_CfDaasHvF9kaFinHUDCSSqNnJvjQnqrp5RePU6nzZKmpEwjNfdgGfzCdoI6sTS6uV4WzyD0EQFf-A/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402013463333473394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfNrJdzhFJkNo0I0DgOaECYjRY5bkGoEeLVUBJ-4zqtVScS7wsW7HsEpSGo8ld_CfDaasHvF9kaFinHUDCSSqNnJvjQnqrp5RePU6nzZKmpEwjNfdgGfzCdoI6sTS6uV4WzyD0EQFf-A/s200/069.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Chandler and Jacob (He was not told to strick a pose? That was his idea ... the leg up on the pool deck, really?)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI74Uu07P4kybGL4KOfM6FdbHPgAMixJHqT4T9A0vdzOGXo0aZPljlP-SSHiyRCqIRlFxAkzxSnwDcwvMQPcfPR_6D4cg174AOTxvmuFAjPfWR4ssDPgw2svi8jA1J3qUL1FRInjphWg/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402013453892839074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitI74Uu07P4kybGL4KOfM6FdbHPgAMixJHqT4T9A0vdzOGXo0aZPljlP-SSHiyRCqIRlFxAkzxSnwDcwvMQPcfPR_6D4cg174AOTxvmuFAjPfWR4ssDPgw2svi8jA1J3qUL1FRInjphWg/s200/072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Play hard, Eat big" Jacob's moto<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMLEt2LvzwyAuSqPyr2JJHvK2ogG8ItVJfd2_-f0ac0s6LYpqyyqHb8Su5gbrJcn22ITdG8HH0mULLjpov-ufwygFMsH91ACL3vLmnfcHbCmpj7wE4ZrMQ4_OpJr20JwfBEr_GlY-8yM/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402013448357091330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMLEt2LvzwyAuSqPyr2JJHvK2ogG8ItVJfd2_-f0ac0s6LYpqyyqHb8Su5gbrJcn22ITdG8HH0mULLjpov-ufwygFMsH91ACL3vLmnfcHbCmpj7wE4ZrMQ4_OpJr20JwfBEr_GlY-8yM/s200/073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally PRESENTS!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayBPAWBeRKWbz1Qt2_VLqq6NqI_zSW6hT4BCTAPtjAiACCPo49bhl_6Ruz-7WvR3RXlNPSXX5LNT3ynN0Aa4SU9Qj0KeIWMA_pawu6ft5b_sd2z7puRy05XrO8zTyjr1OQfTO5GiaZ1M/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402013445677195298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayBPAWBeRKWbz1Qt2_VLqq6NqI_zSW6hT4BCTAPtjAiACCPo49bhl_6Ruz-7WvR3RXlNPSXX5LNT3ynN0Aa4SU9Qj0KeIWMA_pawu6ft5b_sd2z7puRy05XrO8zTyjr1OQfTO5GiaZ1M/s200/076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yeeeessssssssssssss!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kJzD0jqSnWSxoQCXxAzD-3qyEgzRNSzbVRQ42nXFI8pNhxWHtPkZWYeyd-iNFZv1RZx8o_4dRk5CuvlG9Kpke6MK9yrnwcZ5bg1RzJqnGv1OVM5qEUsQx5Syr1U3FrCikhaMfOGm-zM/s1600-h/079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402013437225857938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kJzD0jqSnWSxoQCXxAzD-3qyEgzRNSzbVRQ42nXFI8pNhxWHtPkZWYeyd-iNFZv1RZx8o_4dRk5CuvlG9Kpke6MK9yrnwcZ5bg1RzJqnGv1OVM5qEUsQx5Syr1U3FrCikhaMfOGm-zM/s200/079.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Tools, tools and more tools! What will he fix first?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgfSeb-OyBSX7vi6uFcNRVRbcAQe6qgNw765MGJJc43S_PtwVBxtgoafxeoC28gkAByFZPGsEFOz0NUndjfZSwG_OVydbQKbyuh0XU5rnxWb89sVje0mxVUUv8aRGPganK05HEP1fMVU/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402012016487464114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgfSeb-OyBSX7vi6uFcNRVRbcAQe6qgNw765MGJJc43S_PtwVBxtgoafxeoC28gkAByFZPGsEFOz0NUndjfZSwG_OVydbQKbyuh0XU5rnxWb89sVje0mxVUUv8aRGPganK05HEP1fMVU/s200/081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3ElAfpLSm8R8Jl_KCbB1TYSC0HnDYEKBlPomZGTopfO0oLOMCuHIejTWWOHbqjWWjlhfJFFdCbKpcUAdY3CvlwKydp3BU-l3UwkvdmIKNsCIktE8U81vOEcI72Iz2PVlBBWvAoWNvek/s1600-h/083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402012012667295426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3ElAfpLSm8R8Jl_KCbB1TYSC0HnDYEKBlPomZGTopfO0oLOMCuHIejTWWOHbqjWWjlhfJFFdCbKpcUAdY3CvlwKydp3BU-l3UwkvdmIKNsCIktE8U81vOEcI72Iz2PVlBBWvAoWNvek/s200/083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This one was so exciting he climbed up on the table :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf5HwIadXrGUzT0C9VqTH0v9Gr_tsIqVcBSbsS3p261LB7Ay0Tj3Kvi6LXNhmwXUGfz933nag4tgkWvyqO6Misr8qCfVNZKLdLrQK_ZPK7J4-meZ5Br9ofImAApb10FqPIQtjMH98ZZE/s1600-h/085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402012008542536162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf5HwIadXrGUzT0C9VqTH0v9Gr_tsIqVcBSbsS3p261LB7Ay0Tj3Kvi6LXNhmwXUGfz933nag4tgkWvyqO6Misr8qCfVNZKLdLrQK_ZPK7J4-meZ5Br9ofImAApb10FqPIQtjMH98ZZE/s200/085.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Donna & James got him the watch that he loves to play with at their house, in hopes that he would stop trying to steal it when we leave. :)</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng90tfMEY9t41356vFeEWde7JMUUlGI3X-OOPtCNTiZsQBY8RMILYNjybEuaLPEyTMyS2NUYjU6Rqe2LAFA0RG7QCf-BtaarsF3jEfcLtkSbuWNNTCD5G0jJ3sC-DuUayzStwtUuG-ok/s1600-h/086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402011999867988530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng90tfMEY9t41356vFeEWde7JMUUlGI3X-OOPtCNTiZsQBY8RMILYNjybEuaLPEyTMyS2NUYjU6Rqe2LAFA0RG7QCf-BtaarsF3jEfcLtkSbuWNNTCD5G0jJ3sC-DuUayzStwtUuG-ok/s200/086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jacob provides us with so much entertainment! He has a strong personality (like his father).</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuVIzaC6-MW74sJyIcpPkIHLKK-NDmIw7lGeS9u37cLzfEM0xpIi-1KGFOaN3c8obexJ6QWIu_Eiub367_R-scMl9IUhsAUZo2i8roOW7SpDFk_71nhqjYpWHju7Y6QJ1qOSvHfVaXgE/s1600-h/087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402011993377843474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuVIzaC6-MW74sJyIcpPkIHLKK-NDmIw7lGeS9u37cLzfEM0xpIi-1KGFOaN3c8obexJ6QWIu_Eiub367_R-scMl9IUhsAUZo2i8roOW7SpDFk_71nhqjYpWHju7Y6QJ1qOSvHfVaXgE/s200/087.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br />"I wish everyday could be my birthday!"<br /></div><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-12673983732405371392009-11-08T23:30:00.000-08:002009-11-08T23:59:22.387-08:00First Day of School 2009<div align="center">The weekend before school started, we moved from our Queen Creek home to a rental in Gilbert. As mom, I was determined to be "settled" before the big day; something David just didn't understand but loving submitted to my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">insistence</span> that this was the way it "had" to be :)</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzuRvosnjP2Yq-4weY5oIs_9Utjlc6EhQ0t1DSne69d8gGILgSpHS1pJo4S9k8D06JI8p4z7vuoDH5pm7dX6qm2J2Vspt1wDZLNq0uJTf-nDSrmpkIen_cXh5K5LozelmXKOhotUojFo/s1600-h/058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402005878005686178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzuRvosnjP2Yq-4weY5oIs_9Utjlc6EhQ0t1DSne69d8gGILgSpHS1pJo4S9k8D06JI8p4z7vuoDH5pm7dX6qm2J2Vspt1wDZLNq0uJTf-nDSrmpkIen_cXh5K5LozelmXKOhotUojFo/s200/058.JPG" border="0" /></a> Lacey, ready and anxious to start 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> grade at a new school. </div><br /><div align="center">Noah excited about kindergarten but will a very short attention span; not able to focus on looking at the camera long enough for me to get a good picture! :)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xKO76cqpFUAragbykLWSWkqE8pszd6bsPfHoNmopPXc3RMz3wCdELsEnaKirkKCgB4ezL9_OaUYKSjGZ4-BsqASrE2PGFywY6ol5Cg37so2FdWj6OMqMsY8ukeRHK6Rp0bqSPfUvruY/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402005874587701666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xKO76cqpFUAragbykLWSWkqE8pszd6bsPfHoNmopPXc3RMz3wCdELsEnaKirkKCgB4ezL9_OaUYKSjGZ4-BsqASrE2PGFywY6ol5Cg37so2FdWj6OMqMsY8ukeRHK6Rp0bqSPfUvruY/s200/056.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ahh</span>, 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> grade ... feeling very cool with her new glasses, </div><div align="center">certain that the do indeed make her look smarter!<br /><br /></div><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8KVUNi7r9TQ0xrPSEMkeHRYChrEV_WMS_KfwV-VankswVVdCmCUvyJRWoBqX8mzxO06eeGOy6BMo5DycS4eEK6d6LUOiXn65BEMPMID3C2vRztuHAqxL-bDHX4tnXoL2Mx2uLn0u39I/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402005869560623058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8KVUNi7r9TQ0xrPSEMkeHRYChrEV_WMS_KfwV-VankswVVdCmCUvyJRWoBqX8mzxO06eeGOy6BMo5DycS4eEK6d6LUOiXn65BEMPMID3C2vRztuHAqxL-bDHX4tnXoL2Mx2uLn0u39I/s200/057.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCvvnXa0NRc1YBq8WKc0XiOmaai2pJwiqEa56LisDR_Ao6BfcUaNt1a7XtuzPdxp2q42U_KoE31wyng2EyDK-8q3skV6rSicO10nxShsZ_E2E0bc1CnUBJrVizCl9sAis2nnryY6IXAw/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402004897831381954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCvvnXa0NRc1YBq8WKc0XiOmaai2pJwiqEa56LisDR_Ao6BfcUaNt1a7XtuzPdxp2q42U_KoE31wyng2EyDK-8q3skV6rSicO10nxShsZ_E2E0bc1CnUBJrVizCl9sAis2nnryY6IXAw/s200/055.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The backpack and lunch box were as exciting as the concept of going to school. </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right">He refused to put his lunch box into his backpack, so excited to have one that he wanted to carry it at all times!<br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5vfDOJ2ZDtaaYYQswBklla8wWsx-8Yr86lal3f0fDZS9uGcz79W0X4Rhi7WWdHlfHfkrh_nDrY7jAqYzNkNjQ48UUjq3li7zgodaFS6uLWj15ECE2crLuD8eP8ccjqVfNhMuR9UsmTw/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402004891988458514" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5vfDOJ2ZDtaaYYQswBklla8wWsx-8Yr86lal3f0fDZS9uGcz79W0X4Rhi7WWdHlfHfkrh_nDrY7jAqYzNkNjQ48UUjq3li7zgodaFS6uLWj15ECE2crLuD8eP8ccjqVfNhMuR9UsmTw/s200/054.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="center">The preparation of the night before. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDj-_DyL_6XBbNyOLNcXUUd3sTFItzPN8R3pZ-GkaddUn7zeQkpIbo4Cq_K7rkbUSXCYfuNKZ0nVep4LhZpBduKLnMg6F5_G0EKGNhGjJjKq37ajn5ciTv2cTYaeuGiYHI0Jx7i7XYOc/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402004889883531282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDj-_DyL_6XBbNyOLNcXUUd3sTFItzPN8R3pZ-GkaddUn7zeQkpIbo4Cq_K7rkbUSXCYfuNKZ0nVep4LhZpBduKLnMg6F5_G0EKGNhGjJjKq37ajn5ciTv2cTYaeuGiYHI0Jx7i7XYOc/s200/050.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="center"><br /><br />art of being "ready" for school is having pretty toes, so I pulled out all my nail stuff and gave Lacey a pedicure. Noah sat near by and patiently watched, then eagerly asked if it was his turn when Lacey was finished. :)<br /></div><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cdKJSQxhvHYrlepZKaFw_sfHSXntq2Zij8XyJQj0vo5vGZg-jZNUNJz_5lsIi2YRjmGe1uBan3g_ZZ2DG4yzFsViZJFixrAuEobefOHkz5Jk_o72mGtm_kBLbDcOfk39BzK5odn5sWU/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402004882302982642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cdKJSQxhvHYrlepZKaFw_sfHSXntq2Zij8XyJQj0vo5vGZg-jZNUNJz_5lsIi2YRjmGe1uBan3g_ZZ2DG4yzFsViZJFixrAuEobefOHkz5Jk_o72mGtm_kBLbDcOfk39BzK5odn5sWU/s200/052.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Embarrassed</span> that the moment is being captured. </div><div align="right">Perhaps he senses that this is gonna come back and haunt him one day...?<br /></div><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lF0eU90_x6kISQfkgP2cZAif-1kkl0FtLbv3UdYrS_At6e0GAKrl1hZjukPZ2mYPH80SfRnTtxXZE4GGT3m01NbTDYxOVAVH96yd0ranQL0BFoSoZ9iJraa5SQre1yXnqbN1PfYd9f0/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402004874146365522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lF0eU90_x6kISQfkgP2cZAif-1kkl0FtLbv3UdYrS_At6e0GAKrl1hZjukPZ2mYPH80SfRnTtxXZE4GGT3m01NbTDYxOVAVH96yd0ranQL0BFoSoZ9iJraa5SQre1yXnqbN1PfYd9f0/s200/053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right"> </div><div align="right">Not wanting to be left out, Jacob jumped in the chair and posed for a picture!</div><div align="right"> </div><div align="center"><em>(It should be noted that no little boys received nail polish on their toenails! </em></div><div align="center"><em>Their feet were only cleaned, massaged and their toenails trimmed.)</em></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-20374151856160756392009-11-08T22:54:00.000-08:002009-11-08T23:29:44.561-08:00This Is What Terrible 2's Look LikeAs summer rolled on at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kriser</span> home, the birthdays kept coming.<br />In July, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ammon</span> joyfully began his 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nd</span> year of life!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6NJ-hOp026G7-c-NBvXNU2O4DWpyO8dpy1MVSjKMInnlCu5b5TgtPO5c5rJ6quUXbDz-CCE57bxNnCsBy5Air2W8g9G8Fyo8qgyGQGGu24k83yD6mLPFWzIacl6_XjLe13p12d28yNk/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401997255829052466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju6NJ-hOp026G7-c-NBvXNU2O4DWpyO8dpy1MVSjKMInnlCu5b5TgtPO5c5rJ6quUXbDz-CCE57bxNnCsBy5Air2W8g9G8Fyo8qgyGQGGu24k83yD6mLPFWzIacl6_XjLe13p12d28yNk/s200/021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />At this point of the day, the children were more excited than <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ammon</span> was about it being his "birthday" - perhaps it was due to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">been</span> awaken by then screaming HAPPY BIRTHDAY at him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYHjocY-buCMmQCE5G9bQfD_Ca60PTKb4IOFumOrF1mHbOXQOlfVbrR6dtxTuYRqbloHBVf9b900-WjWMP-u5yU4lIzu88YgBByy6NCVTm8PnFuDa4uEiFDu-gh-0ZO6RGLd5Csvdoq8/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401997248269667250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYHjocY-buCMmQCE5G9bQfD_Ca60PTKb4IOFumOrF1mHbOXQOlfVbrR6dtxTuYRqbloHBVf9b900-WjWMP-u5yU4lIzu88YgBByy6NCVTm8PnFuDa4uEiFDu-gh-0ZO6RGLd5Csvdoq8/s200/023.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Once he was awake and realized that this "birthday thing" involved presents, he was much more excited that it was his day. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7dHcjzOdoHeZ72w4VfO-ykUDiw5xj_w2AvqvhEvvqXC6Nb-W3sO6_loGBV8s3_3lig_U-lOrw23ctlQ1PZWdLH7mjkC60InTO5DHd3UDVbVU1KfdrNaqLNgoLOfOwZ9tEsBOQSqUAKQ/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401997245814232098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7dHcjzOdoHeZ72w4VfO-ykUDiw5xj_w2AvqvhEvvqXC6Nb-W3sO6_loGBV8s3_3lig_U-lOrw23ctlQ1PZWdLH7mjkC60InTO5DHd3UDVbVU1KfdrNaqLNgoLOfOwZ9tEsBOQSqUAKQ/s200/024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He anxiously riped open his newspaper wrapped presents :) Taking each one to David for him to show him what it was!</div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXg6M6lislf_adYWVsXcrIvcLvW3NFnuopAvFLmU_QY2wFLSzfCkDCb2fTZ5xxMlh-yCUwCsBLHFU82zYCAJG-R_qxDmwFB_CkqbUhcHnKueb-OxurFR3Q-7Tx2mfRkUVdTLKeENJB4E/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401997236821655026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXg6M6lislf_adYWVsXcrIvcLvW3NFnuopAvFLmU_QY2wFLSzfCkDCb2fTZ5xxMlh-yCUwCsBLHFU82zYCAJG-R_qxDmwFB_CkqbUhcHnKueb-OxurFR3Q-7Tx2mfRkUVdTLKeENJB4E/s200/025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Loves animals and the sounds that they make.</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lYODqWBfKnRTb5t_mXIs__H29W9av6OxIo4eiwMYNKIcVofDGbhaW0t0rApPeAxLi8Xdz9_UJpQBaEqzUghytMQBj6rClcCkL6hI43IT9hSa8hOiPgFvooLi4iRq-9ac1WwbgGLoydQ/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401997226474166498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lYODqWBfKnRTb5t_mXIs__H29W9av6OxIo4eiwMYNKIcVofDGbhaW0t0rApPeAxLi8Xdz9_UJpQBaEqzUghytMQBj6rClcCkL6hI43IT9hSa8hOiPgFvooLi4iRq-9ac1WwbgGLoydQ/s200/026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eDH2Xs7SFtEejyKBuk50yEnfoCbKCYsqKuOQNn67eS_KJ5KXuXdeLwfOH-OkZnLJxPPV42creGVc0xyTJoziAeVScA8rwmatdS8IUr7cdLD5GPXsnSnhkNAiUeN_lMok5dgDEGLxmI4/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401995488903441762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eDH2Xs7SFtEejyKBuk50yEnfoCbKCYsqKuOQNn67eS_KJ5KXuXdeLwfOH-OkZnLJxPPV42creGVc0xyTJoziAeVScA8rwmatdS8IUr7cdLD5GPXsnSnhkNAiUeN_lMok5dgDEGLxmI4/s200/028.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Owwwww</span>"<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoncKJ8u7l0fcsoy9r_1eFSV5lm6vcEQpwIl3tydDW59abWgV4TonejmHpDa983xKa51madpJV5-s8ssRbBENLVI3ZIwmu8rtlyQv_ztpDyjaVQ7Dgi45AQs3VMqYqjUzK33VqWfdzFe8/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401995485431969138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoncKJ8u7l0fcsoy9r_1eFSV5lm6vcEQpwIl3tydDW59abWgV4TonejmHpDa983xKa51madpJV5-s8ssRbBENLVI3ZIwmu8rtlyQv_ztpDyjaVQ7Dgi45AQs3VMqYqjUzK33VqWfdzFe8/s200/030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Everyone had a backpack but him and I think it is fair to say he coveted what his brothers and sister had because there were daily <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">arguments</span> over him taking their backpacks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6kYIyGDdqTNXMP4nHQH0o-xeV8kHNBggl4mjpPTfA7bE-GATWUfT5svX7b1LNoaubkgwMoE0dTif7nsDPTBe1MnaSKulWOXqJ2sNddD7A5sOrHzVMAbieTzT5TLtqH7EvHnoHGhWz8w/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401995475026739250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6kYIyGDdqTNXMP4nHQH0o-xeV8kHNBggl4mjpPTfA7bE-GATWUfT5svX7b1LNoaubkgwMoE0dTif7nsDPTBe1MnaSKulWOXqJ2sNddD7A5sOrHzVMAbieTzT5TLtqH7EvHnoHGhWz8w/s200/032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Let's go! I've got my pack-pack filled with all my birthday surprises!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3s9R6oEIw1aJRhmmlCXS29P1IVbSvaG3tZLchxAZgxsGEdYXFhf-01rY5y3NXFyMebscZuk8Rn4x5uQwEKlv517sULQqsRBd2od1Ifn86H67PatGMwSzu-VpzmT2ivNDcA5S84euDz0/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401995472400541266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3s9R6oEIw1aJRhmmlCXS29P1IVbSvaG3tZLchxAZgxsGEdYXFhf-01rY5y3NXFyMebscZuk8Rn4x5uQwEKlv517sULQqsRBd2od1Ifn86H67PatGMwSzu-VpzmT2ivNDcA5S84euDz0/s200/038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>No big party, just a simple puppy cake and a joyful rendition of Happy Birthday.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qLhypNIL0_7jRbF8sT9DXOjG4DkMn6qhBsBaytpka6AYjil9ORevPGdkqcvbnap2gOb6DA8slESFchHxx9Jh__2XIk0Xciwk1xjN7p7tSTpHk-T0Jrwky3erk7Ts8umoCN6CRmEomIA/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401995464372668530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qLhypNIL0_7jRbF8sT9DXOjG4DkMn6qhBsBaytpka6AYjil9ORevPGdkqcvbnap2gOb6DA8slESFchHxx9Jh__2XIk0Xciwk1xjN7p7tSTpHk-T0Jrwky3erk7Ts8umoCN6CRmEomIA/s200/041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>From 0-1, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Ammon</span> was my baby. When he was born, I was so deeply in love with him. I was thrilled at every opportunity to care for him and be his mommy. I was excited when he would wake up at night to eat, I just loved to love him. I felt like I had more appreciation for the miracle of life then I had ever before! Then when mom was killed, he was literally what kept me going. I couldn't wither away or find a hole to hide in, my baby needed me. Although, I must admit most of my care for him was in "auto mode" it kept me at least going through the motions.</div><div> </div><div>Well, then he turned 1; started walking, talking and practically worshipping his daddy. My baby was mine no more! </div><div> </div><div>During the day he would inquire where his daddy was, then argue with me that he wasn't working .... like I was hiding him or something! If David was home, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Ammon</span> was never far away. He loved to lay on his chest and sleep. Mainly, he just loved his daddy! This was effective in wrapping David tightly around is his littlest finger and making him the "favorite."</div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-34149272198993355952009-11-08T22:11:00.000-08:002009-11-08T22:53:59.016-08:00Noah Turns 5!Birthdays are much anticipated at our house and for Noah especially!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkZa22eOPcwGAtg2XIyiWkgnHghKyReN38btejs3Vl2leJxdKWSXxJzbPMLRguNhajdL6jTuCCEjirefXJbVOCikqfeHIPQvrqnPf9fYc4_xNtEGoFNHaO7ZZ8fPdokOUFBJ1ZTrqUE8/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401988330261209170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkZa22eOPcwGAtg2XIyiWkgnHghKyReN38btejs3Vl2leJxdKWSXxJzbPMLRguNhajdL6jTuCCEjirefXJbVOCikqfeHIPQvrqnPf9fYc4_xNtEGoFNHaO7ZZ8fPdokOUFBJ1ZTrqUE8/s200/002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This boy loves his birthday and the celebrations that come with it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb2Wkh93G5UQHTCqBHjECTbPjj84hfi6Vn_a5jWC9RXlJxvhXMXeUJtLPXSIiPLHMtWlKOc7ob1uyQiH3PuSrD3KK-PAOvP1pCTcaWgSnvnKG80AfwOnJbjuIlomAWnMNzX7owg5WHZY/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401988324975770706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb2Wkh93G5UQHTCqBHjECTbPjj84hfi6Vn_a5jWC9RXlJxvhXMXeUJtLPXSIiPLHMtWlKOc7ob1uyQiH3PuSrD3KK-PAOvP1pCTcaWgSnvnKG80AfwOnJbjuIlomAWnMNzX7owg5WHZY/s200/003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />For WEEKS he would ask me, almost daily, "Mom is today June 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>?"<br /><br /><br /><br />Since he concept of time doesn't go much past yesterday, today or tomorrow, it was difficult to explain when exactly June 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> would come; so I would just tell him it was far away, in hopes that he would stop obsessing and asking me everyday.<br /><br />Well he would then go to his hopeful Grandma <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Krisers</span>' house who would assure him that his birthday wasn't that far away and that it would be here before he knew it! The cycle of asking "when" would then start over ......... Needless to say, when June 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> finally did come, I was excited :)<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U9EHWZmY8il9X43kdD89psCU4LyN53U3miI63eU9jMsZv7qNJqYsRcaeHExHZ1pMr3ft-nGY4pP-_05vvxSdh9cipOSRzo5SYVw8we5X7N2yjyQ49xiZAWWHBIsVzccD2gSE_-eAqqY/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401987615274962226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U9EHWZmY8il9X43kdD89psCU4LyN53U3miI63eU9jMsZv7qNJqYsRcaeHExHZ1pMr3ft-nGY4pP-_05vvxSdh9cipOSRzo5SYVw8we5X7N2yjyQ49xiZAWWHBIsVzccD2gSE_-eAqqY/s200/004.JPG" border="0" /></a> We celebrated at the "Dollar Theatre" watching Aliens vs Monsters, with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">counsins</span> and friends. <br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NbAdhF8pQcE8F8J32Ij5pU_w98AAYwpr2da05R109_YB-pBKNMOf1xCoEA1GOms_OYa0vVzFbmeAEz_66LFNMshouA9vTpg4fT7l7ZzRFZbsUXIjHIOBMOZJGIESEWB9gqaQznajrzE/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401987606256878610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NbAdhF8pQcE8F8J32Ij5pU_w98AAYwpr2da05R109_YB-pBKNMOf1xCoEA1GOms_OYa0vVzFbmeAEz_66LFNMshouA9vTpg4fT7l7ZzRFZbsUXIjHIOBMOZJGIESEWB9gqaQznajrzE/s200/005.JPG" border="0" /></a> My Monsters; Jacob & Noah :) </div><div align="center"><em>(They resemble their father's side)</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GdFC8y9269GS95tWLmWaWb4Lv0-xvYfd-YYuazdy4ZTcGsKA3W-unY9XUA-g4MC_CrWfoNObQJaUGf35a4Q313CbxS8AcfEGX9ybiErxdsZvUczwm6Ts0hqy8ybUfxHxc-0f_d2Hheo/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401987602044325106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GdFC8y9269GS95tWLmWaWb4Lv0-xvYfd-YYuazdy4ZTcGsKA3W-unY9XUA-g4MC_CrWfoNObQJaUGf35a4Q313CbxS8AcfEGX9ybiErxdsZvUczwm6Ts0hqy8ybUfxHxc-0f_d2Hheo/s200/006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The celebrations continued later that evening at Peter Piper Pizza with family and friends.<br />Here's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ammon</span>, not caring why, just glad to be eating pizza!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEqwORo8NboxokgRPDgnEtKuANWVokYJ0wJ587leI6BKPOnb7d0_DEUjKz0fujqFJGnQ0ep7VZlyorp0bcQVDJSwO5rrspyJmHpPCBm1PiuAdJgeBrz-WjATNFyUyvVszgU9MEA2erqo/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401987593237813058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEqwORo8NboxokgRPDgnEtKuANWVokYJ0wJ587leI6BKPOnb7d0_DEUjKz0fujqFJGnQ0ep7VZlyorp0bcQVDJSwO5rrspyJmHpPCBm1PiuAdJgeBrz-WjATNFyUyvVszgU9MEA2erqo/s200/008.JPG" border="0" /></a> Oh the fun that comes from a handful of tokens ....<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77ljqJz38c7jVtmtQcgYwbglA6jrnGE3q05ms6zHpA9wXFbP4kKljt4zEUBExbxnC3I6ITSICVIOa_bCFrjgZwVlE9_H-5s3mahGjCQakP7pE4vZjN5IeXyFlyVGuBf04DU0nDKZFi1Y/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401987587590102898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77ljqJz38c7jVtmtQcgYwbglA6jrnGE3q05ms6zHpA9wXFbP4kKljt4zEUBExbxnC3I6ITSICVIOa_bCFrjgZwVlE9_H-5s3mahGjCQakP7pE4vZjN5IeXyFlyVGuBf04DU0nDKZFi1Y/s200/009.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cousins, Spencer & Jacob, just going for a drive.<br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-W6tcJIur_Q_kT-CsYXI9xwezgIGEpinthcHfJvDCTzrlFbA6zVFVgenV4-_e2F_DP5sf0Pit1Xx-1vxKM6sbpp9sgGQ4hqhQ2ZgYLJTDAtUTaIl7zQ4IGI-h8NeNrCG4mseR8RowRE/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401985820693249346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-W6tcJIur_Q_kT-CsYXI9xwezgIGEpinthcHfJvDCTzrlFbA6zVFVgenV4-_e2F_DP5sf0Pit1Xx-1vxKM6sbpp9sgGQ4hqhQ2ZgYLJTDAtUTaIl7zQ4IGI-h8NeNrCG4mseR8RowRE/s200/010.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Noah <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">intensely</span> planing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Whac</span> Mole, with great hopes to win 50 tickets to buy a .10 cent prize. :)<br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxYxg2yH_LjIPxPMd4dV8HjYmqaJeW43Hf76LtF1cWnDmvDl0rnsXsGX5YeG9uWwdLnLeWJBya86ZzK3E20LuS1sOLdSOI3-s3ma_RmADfBiPmlz2po6VrPcdgYovWhrQwADPTCsxafs/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401985812352226562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxYxg2yH_LjIPxPMd4dV8HjYmqaJeW43Hf76LtF1cWnDmvDl0rnsXsGX5YeG9uWwdLnLeWJBya86ZzK3E20LuS1sOLdSOI3-s3ma_RmADfBiPmlz2po6VrPcdgYovWhrQwADPTCsxafs/s200/016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Time for <span style="font-size:180%;">CAKE</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijN4x_nPb2k-e_SUknBa6C44p5uY6mb8ewgbJwQzxHX128sOYtMmwegfGWvYtRA64aFF9awuIPUF2sGwE_uoUoZBF2BTZc95lf7eP3j_HJPBSw2g5nKHZW8VW7emcnWDRGsrcus5nw6-k/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401985809067721026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijN4x_nPb2k-e_SUknBa6C44p5uY6mb8ewgbJwQzxHX128sOYtMmwegfGWvYtRA64aFF9awuIPUF2sGwE_uoUoZBF2BTZc95lf7eP3j_HJPBSw2g5nKHZW8VW7emcnWDRGsrcus5nw6-k/s200/017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...... and <span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Presents</em></span>!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br />Noah is so sweet and joyful. He showed <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">enthusiasm</span> for every gift; small or large. He is so easily pleased. You may notice that every picture is somewhat blurry; that is because he was so excited he never stopped moving so I just kept snapping pictures!</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0aUAJlTwjOUzjpvLte4Lm_LbsFOC_Baf1OyKuw_-g5RHfn6mfIg9eWJPqIpkrUM3VuMgYvbo66cIBNa1b_5uMa0G-Nx7TPCnDb26wU5gWNkIJrSyFSkLqOpPeSHmqMNhzN_6AYw9hcQ/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401985804639641490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0aUAJlTwjOUzjpvLte4Lm_LbsFOC_Baf1OyKuw_-g5RHfn6mfIg9eWJPqIpkrUM3VuMgYvbo66cIBNa1b_5uMa0G-Nx7TPCnDb26wU5gWNkIJrSyFSkLqOpPeSHmqMNhzN_6AYw9hcQ/s200/018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br />David was certain that 5 yrs old was the ripe old age that a boy should receive his first 22 ... ?! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Uhmmm</span> for Noah or for David? You decide ...<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIz2Ykfl5OLMpMqY_yMUXdRr8bBSRwjKSxJaoHVMAxN26XK3fxBNio_D9mgs59loH26qoIb6qqb49xIoAzDLdk0MbZZqgJdDNW_pKq0mkIXob80q3d_p4Xvk4pOstV-iPHjJWm5wam8U/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401985793375601922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIz2Ykfl5OLMpMqY_yMUXdRr8bBSRwjKSxJaoHVMAxN26XK3fxBNio_D9mgs59loH26qoIb6qqb49xIoAzDLdk0MbZZqgJdDNW_pKq0mkIXob80q3d_p4Xvk4pOstV-iPHjJWm5wam8U/s200/021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH</span>!" </div><div> </div><div>Another successful birthday I can check off my - Mom Do List - !</div><div> </div><div>Oh how I love Noah's sweet and tender spirit. Happy Birthday Noah.</div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-10799586019657516452009-06-06T10:03:00.001-07:002009-06-06T11:44:32.563-07:00Memorial Day<div align="center">Every year we go camping for Memorial Day. This year we went with my brother, James and his family. David's sister Rebecca and her family. Officer Ben Morris & family. And Braden & Cheri Moore & family. Here are some picture from our weekend.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZl2UkPqiD8lW5I-HcSgfssZ8C0FHRP0RAIv9jl4o0c_00z0ZhSOilM4o1pGsMwXp2Lzyfe_Bl_OtX9luoSDvN_bkeGAuRqck2AyGC8GwD1Vo8l8LcM3COFlmdU0voP1hWrYVDr201GI/s1600-h/076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344282497255674754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZl2UkPqiD8lW5I-HcSgfssZ8C0FHRP0RAIv9jl4o0c_00z0ZhSOilM4o1pGsMwXp2Lzyfe_Bl_OtX9luoSDvN_bkeGAuRqck2AyGC8GwD1Vo8l8LcM3COFlmdU0voP1hWrYVDr201GI/s200/076.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ammon & David relaxing in the hammock.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJn3Kl9Z6XTjswtpx4dhJs6gu1NLGquQ1eh_luCkEuJ7HfJVKy4iU2NWSAod8n2CR94bUaPcb-HSD9J5JOKb4i3EdcgVjZ24HaF9rFJPi9LIXHFyWn08tLQjXX63f_KX24nXpVXcHJfs/s1600-h/087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344282496592372770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJn3Kl9Z6XTjswtpx4dhJs6gu1NLGquQ1eh_luCkEuJ7HfJVKy4iU2NWSAod8n2CR94bUaPcb-HSD9J5JOKb4i3EdcgVjZ24HaF9rFJPi9LIXHFyWn08tLQjXX63f_KX24nXpVXcHJfs/s200/087.JPG" border="0" /></a> Enjoying the campfire.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2DFVA8Pn0XXKPFo5OMWN9vV75d78hyphenhyphenhbywbhjBw-su7j0qkTmajaoPlF3IB_Kcx9owGysc6RCfFMQo1wxXlfvT77RfzKiRI2N-FCxoLBpe5vATppyNEJGRLEAKFvP50k-73oEilO-ys/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344282487884607954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2DFVA8Pn0XXKPFo5OMWN9vV75d78hyphenhyphenhbywbhjBw-su7j0qkTmajaoPlF3IB_Kcx9owGysc6RCfFMQo1wxXlfvT77RfzKiRI2N-FCxoLBpe5vATppyNEJGRLEAKFvP50k-73oEilO-ys/s200/054.JPG" border="0" /></a> My nephew Jay, chopping wood.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ701TA4O6HaOopYD_ToKCKVsuEwa-O8mLjBbxi9MjW32634l8CBYWK1Izu99pD5pvIrlNxZTNhyySkbPlrkJVi6YRGzGOxtov2cwyJSBJdA1qyltNVPdOGrnE0qUXTzyzDcIai20t0Mw/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344281569598464034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ701TA4O6HaOopYD_ToKCKVsuEwa-O8mLjBbxi9MjW32634l8CBYWK1Izu99pD5pvIrlNxZTNhyySkbPlrkJVi6YRGzGOxtov2cwyJSBJdA1qyltNVPdOGrnE0qUXTzyzDcIai20t0Mw/s200/043.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cooper & Ammon, gathering empty bullet shells.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaFe6mQP-Vig4nStYuTOnvXWfsepg5SR1rkIHU3g-2OAu2vLum9Q6YlbEbcA3ZB9ehrCJLZHJZZK0598wAjfxbNIht6MOZwXxtT46quhSuuBBgbc237P39cbasUV8HgCrYa1B8VMVGLQ/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344281562721506530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaFe6mQP-Vig4nStYuTOnvXWfsepg5SR1rkIHU3g-2OAu2vLum9Q6YlbEbcA3ZB9ehrCJLZHJZZK0598wAjfxbNIht6MOZwXxtT46quhSuuBBgbc237P39cbasUV8HgCrYa1B8VMVGLQ/s200/039.JPG" border="0" /></a> All of the kids LOVED the wagon.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lHM2kPrBtAnkI4w9na-Ge4kHKKXE1UARFNh_wYCJGpV97iAlSYRsZ6eKc24NgvKuX13Zpl2lUj3y0yhuKMOTxaqMXuCrE9KEK73M08jJf9frzZ60SVbovfWWtNKDQRH4cV_VHFwkAv8/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344281561093307154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lHM2kPrBtAnkI4w9na-Ge4kHKKXE1UARFNh_wYCJGpV97iAlSYRsZ6eKc24NgvKuX13Zpl2lUj3y0yhuKMOTxaqMXuCrE9KEK73M08jJf9frzZ60SVbovfWWtNKDQRH4cV_VHFwkAv8/s200/056.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ammon relaxing in the shade, eating a go-gurt.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGZXi0M5jXr4EXR77YYTKHGdegY861WP4uIHiGDVSG6E11hEcM98gRjajWgAqzHZPDEMKEyDJvkcmn-kVIDAOtwxMxXh9IuZT8q8lRTe_GroDLPRN6VaCwkGDt6NZHqQGwJll2_o4WdA/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344281556526166162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGZXi0M5jXr4EXR77YYTKHGdegY861WP4uIHiGDVSG6E11hEcM98gRjajWgAqzHZPDEMKEyDJvkcmn-kVIDAOtwxMxXh9IuZT8q8lRTe_GroDLPRN6VaCwkGDt6NZHqQGwJll2_o4WdA/s200/057.JPG" border="0" /></a> There were lots of beautiful butterflies. Noah & Savannah were butterfly hunters all weekend.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsp1AWMP6VD0B3e_GGBNksL90HZgtDkaQkFsFoe9weP6NGGa_JCJeGeYAZvtcqUvSgRDMNilXMhnP5i3zaSkJPDKLC2P2_PnO1Kx3_luwaZXKAKvls5_G2LQ5oMw-CkbLI1Ed70nnotzw/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344281552192469922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsp1AWMP6VD0B3e_GGBNksL90HZgtDkaQkFsFoe9weP6NGGa_JCJeGeYAZvtcqUvSgRDMNilXMhnP5i3zaSkJPDKLC2P2_PnO1Kx3_luwaZXKAKvls5_G2LQ5oMw-CkbLI1Ed70nnotzw/s200/045.JPG" border="0" /></a> Noah's the "King of the Rock"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kbmpgSRry-_kfSu84OkrAuWybVHcNSF-7RUDachZMG2fz-E-haCWYahI_GUcvzJaxXePlM-yTYFrAcygHZH0tCqKYIdpf_bwWEAOfrayEyfJ2jFXSOO8av8SLVZcg1EpeeNubwAx54Y/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344274828731971906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kbmpgSRry-_kfSu84OkrAuWybVHcNSF-7RUDachZMG2fz-E-haCWYahI_GUcvzJaxXePlM-yTYFrAcygHZH0tCqKYIdpf_bwWEAOfrayEyfJ2jFXSOO8av8SLVZcg1EpeeNubwAx54Y/s200/081.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ammon SO tired he can barely keep his eyes open </div><div>(in his favorite napping place, laying on his daddy's chest)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NNiaKf3eR0BnH_wWAia9Www_ivj4fJuHFKJys3bTMSYqTt9dlWSPzn5WP62mcnWMvVTX3Et3OCXBwlO_TprdhfJYsJhB2XwGUs4ZbBpRh5UrfHzSQdZBK6q7DDF92VMyorB1kthMgmY/s1600-h/082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344274827585743026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NNiaKf3eR0BnH_wWAia9Www_ivj4fJuHFKJys3bTMSYqTt9dlWSPzn5WP62mcnWMvVTX3Et3OCXBwlO_TprdhfJYsJhB2XwGUs4ZbBpRh5UrfHzSQdZBK6q7DDF92VMyorB1kthMgmY/s200/082.JPG" border="0" /></a> Seconds later, fast asleep ...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsclm9i2nvbIxztSu4L2gDH6r2avuTiNlIQhpdCktsYXVW4pALpgnNRrn8ugfrwPV7SLMWRVJTjR-K7FmjRY-YrAWvyduDx6ySYtbURf31bvON9H_lKNWO1FLw21U4gS4o6VjPnDmowBk/s1600-h/085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344274822749543826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsclm9i2nvbIxztSu4L2gDH6r2avuTiNlIQhpdCktsYXVW4pALpgnNRrn8ugfrwPV7SLMWRVJTjR-K7FmjRY-YrAWvyduDx6ySYtbURf31bvON9H_lKNWO1FLw21U4gS4o6VjPnDmowBk/s200/085.JPG" border="0" /></a> "Mommy! I'm awake, come get me."<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMVIV3k-64YYTTixh0xSUIz5jrA8KD1y_3P-oa4nVpo0LSnp0LECs5BHilItGpNDjqoK1A4m6wDhCs-92raaVgBMp-OWLeIJCD0uwL8-3I0bYm7YYEAHvwpeCzKIozcpC18eLZJC0WHk/s1600-h/084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344274815128641394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMVIV3k-64YYTTixh0xSUIz5jrA8KD1y_3P-oa4nVpo0LSnp0LECs5BHilItGpNDjqoK1A4m6wDhCs-92raaVgBMp-OWLeIJCD0uwL8-3I0bYm7YYEAHvwpeCzKIozcpC18eLZJC0WHk/s200/084.JPG" border="0" /></a> David, giving Rebecca & Jacob a quad ride.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWd5ae43NMhsApAjoBAOEGZN320J0Jx9i54K4nzrOU9C5jJ9rpLXE8suWWojeoMegwn2J3PR-TicmjO044-cyjEyBSF_wtFvUap6l2k2_IwBcGNxmPoQHmBjrEP8QWX8tnvFWyXtFzc7g/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344274812579631634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWd5ae43NMhsApAjoBAOEGZN320J0Jx9i54K4nzrOU9C5jJ9rpLXE8suWWojeoMegwn2J3PR-TicmjO044-cyjEyBSF_wtFvUap6l2k2_IwBcGNxmPoQHmBjrEP8QWX8tnvFWyXtFzc7g/s200/069.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dirty, dirty, dirty<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvvBWOHcu-xfLSsQddd1nCAmbjua3Z1N_xwPyPZYaT2A1vp4khyPBQM1JQOXrtdREYFtnPr3w8nWBJcp92QII3dfew6zT0E0dehkWP-AYFLTdqz_18F9dh4TtVftdFGhzRNp4fNSC1RE/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344271365359015186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvvBWOHcu-xfLSsQddd1nCAmbjua3Z1N_xwPyPZYaT2A1vp4khyPBQM1JQOXrtdREYFtnPr3w8nWBJcp92QII3dfew6zT0E0dehkWP-AYFLTdqz_18F9dh4TtVftdFGhzRNp4fNSC1RE/s200/063.JPG" border="0" /></a> Rain + Dirt = Mud<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_DXIDobMF0yrTfeDrNk0_iaGDaV_jOh96xqIX9sliyGv14QOn2fdVj5g1eN1xfgKukVDjcC2QfX8RF6WrJFVUICtgn8YvytEEn9jUSaJQADYQouagyE5dIuNeWk7c_uhcFb70mXo3_0/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344271361339139954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_DXIDobMF0yrTfeDrNk0_iaGDaV_jOh96xqIX9sliyGv14QOn2fdVj5g1eN1xfgKukVDjcC2QfX8RF6WrJFVUICtgn8YvytEEn9jUSaJQADYQouagyE5dIuNeWk7c_uhcFb70mXo3_0/s200/064.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mud + Ammon = Hours of dirty FUN<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsZxlXfPXKIgSilqk9zPui2uejDloAT7M2ZMgj6S7gj0EY2atFsf0bearWRhOA-0NDnJGhZkXhCFKBkLC7qx9YIE5gd2gcTRbr4RMIXerG-C7ix7H6F-M33TZ114_ZBR2Sg8UPVQYRq0/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344271355095190098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsZxlXfPXKIgSilqk9zPui2uejDloAT7M2ZMgj6S7gj0EY2atFsf0bearWRhOA-0NDnJGhZkXhCFKBkLC7qx9YIE5gd2gcTRbr4RMIXerG-C7ix7H6F-M33TZ114_ZBR2Sg8UPVQYRq0/s200/066.JPG" border="0" /></a> He used it as a slip-n-slide<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGMZO1QkqKN5uWfXrRYBMjTdTCuOTI7mSEyN-yJIy-Y9LPay5qBVyyIFZUltSw_I03I_vnfDcADZxUkYWcoTm2Y3GQ5dgfvE-m13gnL8Sa3iNs66f0bdLmNxkhcZfBfDG49Ae80PPI_U/s1600-h/067.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344271345630411154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGMZO1QkqKN5uWfXrRYBMjTdTCuOTI7mSEyN-yJIy-Y9LPay5qBVyyIFZUltSw_I03I_vnfDcADZxUkYWcoTm2Y3GQ5dgfvE-m13gnL8Sa3iNs66f0bdLmNxkhcZfBfDG49Ae80PPI_U/s200/067.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_28BDqBrTGwrXxx3B5dDnr6WlQkbQxVA-zgJP1_OZLvu2_b5VDYFgMzvjTZxs_1ZlmzIYnh10ZoevYPUFanjuB0LiPDFc1H9_JN29I2DRlWk4mdhO5-Ljkdpd-5m8vcJsClWVZHpImE/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344271342001478402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_28BDqBrTGwrXxx3B5dDnr6WlQkbQxVA-zgJP1_OZLvu2_b5VDYFgMzvjTZxs_1ZlmzIYnh10ZoevYPUFanjuB0LiPDFc1H9_JN29I2DRlWk4mdhO5-Ljkdpd-5m8vcJsClWVZHpImE/s200/070.JPG" border="0" /></a> The face that makes it all worth it :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlS-7tXTPEHNB8zs1qoF_Qn0LRphX43F8GgplOPiiJe3VjNFvIIeYMkY5TJzBruwBUk72kZ_vEMKRYAQmwiFnkcarYiR_zJ9DgyhOLkMBS7dpatlpbhyvVL3g9iKcx-i7vYBvb5Ighq-o/s1600-h/075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344269037014817730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlS-7tXTPEHNB8zs1qoF_Qn0LRphX43F8GgplOPiiJe3VjNFvIIeYMkY5TJzBruwBUk72kZ_vEMKRYAQmwiFnkcarYiR_zJ9DgyhOLkMBS7dpatlpbhyvVL3g9iKcx-i7vYBvb5Ighq-o/s200/075.JPG" border="0" /></a> Play hard eat big!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVBGpbEqvxj8TkZEdfSwQpvtsxQtIDAmetC1GsNmPKJ8y2ZiqiEdWleVI-_m8qTrlcKnAU-IhMsAwUjyXOAHjg27rqyBpJluYhV4hm1Fu2uozjF86vn6iyI6Fe1bDtIgEQKa61iSCfDI/s1600-h/077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344269031222052546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVBGpbEqvxj8TkZEdfSwQpvtsxQtIDAmetC1GsNmPKJ8y2ZiqiEdWleVI-_m8qTrlcKnAU-IhMsAwUjyXOAHjg27rqyBpJluYhV4hm1Fu2uozjF86vn6iyI6Fe1bDtIgEQKa61iSCfDI/s200/077.JPG" border="0" /></a> Climb Noah, climb<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO-oTgGWqsU4qSqQsMkXDAn9FP_QQjHQ46LjbwzT5xzKlAgn4PMpwYmvmatFENoq8-p_9ESYF7eR2VdCqqtDzhkstBiCc6l2WVZQ_1jOkmRK9VfQXvUDq_nxZELrgOoSLAaGSwSla2u8/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344269027941095506" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VPDwr_g1ENcD4JDn9QAqx0rSZuIKUHNuoEYhjce4-i_Sn2NyQCriTzdCOFrsfko6wxl7yuCu5UMCbxjr872ioaL0ARY2Qrdp5cMjBazrrr3jVr9aWjdaiJKIBvp3cbtYZvShI9qWj7w/s200/080.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jacob & Ammon showing me their gun sticks<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHy3Hk1wfkJr7h-8wAOB-izzGXFOVrze0BvZh9vukpYS-k83MEyj4gAPHjMcUfo3EjazVTXeDufkc6C60ezR4qfgyBelXwQ0OLYgVnyf3-CbdIw_9ilPPnbo2ufWyzrubzd5aSTMtJQI/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344266177753022930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHy3Hk1wfkJr7h-8wAOB-izzGXFOVrze0BvZh9vukpYS-k83MEyj4gAPHjMcUfo3EjazVTXeDufkc6C60ezR4qfgyBelXwQ0OLYgVnyf3-CbdIw_9ilPPnbo2ufWyzrubzd5aSTMtJQI/s200/047.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jay shotting the bow<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX5_KY-wheWEvmkpyYyqG2-hSoX8xILi_cZLAu69DT2QY9ByA3IhlrycyIkFnL9f41Q4UuCQlhUP43HXEouQWULv0b1BHRTHVslZnvEJHNPP-nIjgZ5ro-_mAF_qgZ4_4CLNcolcgfNI/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344266175715819666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX5_KY-wheWEvmkpyYyqG2-hSoX8xILi_cZLAu69DT2QY9ByA3IhlrycyIkFnL9f41Q4UuCQlhUP43HXEouQWULv0b1BHRTHVslZnvEJHNPP-nIjgZ5ro-_mAF_qgZ4_4CLNcolcgfNI/s200/048.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jacob's turn ....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOrg4faR8WE9NhZBrpawKE6vyXK_0LkDTIFeRB4JAQYpU8fJK2Lf048IRteaHSkpgOHrZcg4yLsHO4qlzKD7G9C3ImHxIaQzhnj1HZ3M00ybPEeUehWlkw3Kto-MjutNojrrMBM6gQzs/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344266172132763010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOrg4faR8WE9NhZBrpawKE6vyXK_0LkDTIFeRB4JAQYpU8fJK2Lf048IRteaHSkpgOHrZcg4yLsHO4qlzKD7G9C3ImHxIaQzhnj1HZ3M00ybPEeUehWlkw3Kto-MjutNojrrMBM6gQzs/s200/037.JPG" border="0" /></a> "We found a WORM!"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaS17zIZT8dIGmFNpFUTAt5BmKhbqY6pMlbK0Vq9aP8kEa5Ffh9jh1OblG6XTvosnz5Yv2E8rPPS6Troa24lks-GwwNQF6nBK6I_SwINSAjfwqs5lfcqUZOZvAPfwzTsGS2f-RH8dmxw/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344266162050744770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaS17zIZT8dIGmFNpFUTAt5BmKhbqY6pMlbK0Vq9aP8kEa5Ffh9jh1OblG6XTvosnz5Yv2E8rPPS6Troa24lks-GwwNQF6nBK6I_SwINSAjfwqs5lfcqUZOZvAPfwzTsGS2f-RH8dmxw/s200/038.JPG" border="0" /></a> Noah was so excited, ... till Jacob stepped on it!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjOwLpoXSjXylSRyvXb6z0wzkdKvsLL587Gkxp_rl1d7VZOXNj-tiLG4klJiagqaRkqglSj7ed83bJk49H_D400M5I7PJWaW5BZdS8G4rlp1aJ_sA34D1MSRxP99QUI7gXNk94aZLLBQ/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344264612050124290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjOwLpoXSjXylSRyvXb6z0wzkdKvsLL587Gkxp_rl1d7VZOXNj-tiLG4klJiagqaRkqglSj7ed83bJk49H_D400M5I7PJWaW5BZdS8G4rlp1aJ_sA34D1MSRxP99QUI7gXNk94aZLLBQ/s200/049.JPG" border="0" /></a> The kids chasing a lizard ...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsKi7pup8GjgcbSyf-KAme9I_vLMXMilEZ_Tc4anPr9sEVJhpDUjASEP3q4nPX4-_O3sMfDGB3SpJj8fkk8E-vBpq6ouAfvF5t4HQxFaBIvEUfG4PJez2paAA3qN47z0xB769g6seafM/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344264602579234098" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBmx3sMybRB07q3Y_c0jWXLmLCa4zgcP5vWLTLfD34aC-Sq2gcoizAX5zN1xbaKa8znp7Jyzy8txxAkhKxzR3c___Ma7J9EIljqZTVVNio600z2XGTMX4lMay4qpcalhuVlA0piO4TpQ/s200/052.JPG" border="0" /></a> Let the shooting begin ..... <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz-jDjQW3lyLD_xU3nOfLQAE_K4iLT-tpySal9luyK3XHPoMxzDmEm9Np1eu7pNHECI-5yIzsGiIQKcKLgzZJtH8KTudeZM0nfWUCEB9zmZy8w64BhRo5Ei3vdRghDXzSv7wnHAgrjw8/s1600-h/088.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344262725750389106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz-jDjQW3lyLD_xU3nOfLQAE_K4iLT-tpySal9luyK3XHPoMxzDmEm9Np1eu7pNHECI-5yIzsGiIQKcKLgzZJtH8KTudeZM0nfWUCEB9zmZy8w64BhRo5Ei3vdRghDXzSv7wnHAgrjw8/s200/088.JPG" border="0" /></a> Austin & Jacob<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrisEnwoZ31f_x6VXnc2ydVdwE11PYbIVPEFZnl-gWm_BogdjuI1sc7vN8zzuti4BwIsrDbFppRsBNWdgJm1DKhjoC7FJIcyc2DkjzNJcflk0PDQGgf150il8_JJJdMGqeHLy2uzZ6SA/s1600-h/089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344262723773447954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrisEnwoZ31f_x6VXnc2ydVdwE11PYbIVPEFZnl-gWm_BogdjuI1sc7vN8zzuti4BwIsrDbFppRsBNWdgJm1DKhjoC7FJIcyc2DkjzNJcflk0PDQGgf150il8_JJJdMGqeHLy2uzZ6SA/s200/089.JPG" border="0" /></a> Noah covering his ears because it is too loud.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3Eiar0habi8kHZvP-NCbjaaBIHT-x-WrYRuU4wNc7s5bf6iVmj3ihMWITlIuDjUTF5zrNiP-ElAeVvXURFHuIqpV2YWH5kDiG6_xc1ezkjJEv9FkBgSq9l8yNtPX-ZTWmUTAR4YQAkU/s1600-h/090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344262719463842402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3Eiar0habi8kHZvP-NCbjaaBIHT-x-WrYRuU4wNc7s5bf6iVmj3ihMWITlIuDjUTF5zrNiP-ElAeVvXURFHuIqpV2YWH5kDiG6_xc1ezkjJEv9FkBgSq9l8yNtPX-ZTWmUTAR4YQAkU/s200/090.JPG" border="0" /></a> Never too young? .... that's Ammon<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtZVobPZHtThfPE1acjVtlGqEQosBPWbFYdqmHXTf4HCyEl_P0IhGWhSqLqe4YOyzo4S1FchKSC-5ar7smBEwYCryFplcfwqgXJiDZ-AJzsHTjFZjCwWuRCS_W-v_sedoCmnm1vQgJko/s1600-h/092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344262710960856066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtZVobPZHtThfPE1acjVtlGqEQosBPWbFYdqmHXTf4HCyEl_P0IhGWhSqLqe4YOyzo4S1FchKSC-5ar7smBEwYCryFplcfwqgXJiDZ-AJzsHTjFZjCwWuRCS_W-v_sedoCmnm1vQgJko/s200/092.JPG" border="0" /></a> And Sweet Little Lacey</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-18039075064795461612009-06-06T09:25:00.001-07:002009-06-06T10:02:53.280-07:00How did THIS happen? ....My neice, Kymberlee graduated from High School .... apparently, kids are graduating younger these days? She is the oldest grandchild, born just 16 days after my dad died in 1991. I loved babysitting her and talked about all the cute things she did nonstop to all my friends. Now she's all growed up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokmONOH8dofox0cbI6CU0E0D7n6H1znDz48XGt9ePOQ196B_H0qeKnUWWzuO0-PlCrFyfhyphenhyphenxapQfgVA-FfePrNHZUR4-ylUHNh-_GrXXZQPEPtZi1wKVfcRRMJx6b_FDQ8ExiTkKA9bk/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344253237099661634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokmONOH8dofox0cbI6CU0E0D7n6H1znDz48XGt9ePOQ196B_H0qeKnUWWzuO0-PlCrFyfhyphenhyphenxapQfgVA-FfePrNHZUR4-ylUHNh-_GrXXZQPEPtZi1wKVfcRRMJx6b_FDQ8ExiTkKA9bk/s200/032.JPG" border="0" /></a>I am so impressed by her. She has many talents and abilities. She plays the piano beautifully and is very creative.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvpuo_sojUrKAKXwIUVKv6UEA4_fC8I0zvLgzw4CMR93U7Qy344Q5_Qf0NM9lebcdxKenOFRScPK7YmkBFLOMvJDsmuicP9vC7oUVhCtI0FNUDKj0CF_7DjSs_XlUfBeovefzZ8j5jYE/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344253236531478978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvpuo_sojUrKAKXwIUVKv6UEA4_fC8I0zvLgzw4CMR93U7Qy344Q5_Qf0NM9lebcdxKenOFRScPK7YmkBFLOMvJDsmuicP9vC7oUVhCtI0FNUDKj0CF_7DjSs_XlUfBeovefzZ8j5jYE/s200/033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYisnq-AY3NUes6fyxEeUyzVRcKhNRUw-T4o0mc7KAHgEuY-H7vQUhCYJNf4_DHOadf8EmFpOe0I_vXcz7XYutUkYGo3-mf3mbx1WjUmhD3i81i5lI1DRNGP5DJ1xDF7CSi1lkCv2m58M/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344253224206255842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYisnq-AY3NUes6fyxEeUyzVRcKhNRUw-T4o0mc7KAHgEuY-H7vQUhCYJNf4_DHOadf8EmFpOe0I_vXcz7XYutUkYGo3-mf3mbx1WjUmhD3i81i5lI1DRNGP5DJ1xDF7CSi1lkCv2m58M/s200/034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzGLmM63Meo9H3azyvZK6bzjJ5JKZMWO0FdLREjyJilye3j4S5MPDaDHpuxZwZl-K7vq1ccsuxllcJ5brDzy-YUj-2t72-8Cv1zqQPBcBBdxk6HUcQ_EJRdsxUP2MvymoeRqJtADZa-o/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344253223871660706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzGLmM63Meo9H3azyvZK6bzjJ5JKZMWO0FdLREjyJilye3j4S5MPDaDHpuxZwZl-K7vq1ccsuxllcJ5brDzy-YUj-2t72-8Cv1zqQPBcBBdxk6HUcQ_EJRdsxUP2MvymoeRqJtADZa-o/s200/035.JPG" border="0" /></a> Kymberlee and Robert, her dad<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGp-FV8YxhgkcQ0t_2gfUHwlVWdzu0dcvw8hdDv1TzuaU4v3SSD4Fn1rFowGnYj-0mBTRmQsk0hSfh8PzJZTVhyphenhyphen73VzPqrLT3b-kERMwIW5TUMx4XZG4_8dLuf5vpPmpu899rdTGePi0/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344253218239816610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGp-FV8YxhgkcQ0t_2gfUHwlVWdzu0dcvw8hdDv1TzuaU4v3SSD4Fn1rFowGnYj-0mBTRmQsk0hSfh8PzJZTVhyphenhyphen73VzPqrLT3b-kERMwIW5TUMx4XZG4_8dLuf5vpPmpu899rdTGePi0/s200/036.JPG" border="0" /></a> Kymberlee with my sis, Pennie and step-dad, Eldon<br /><div> </div><div>Great job sis, hope you took notes on how to raise a teenager .....</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-21257219663222020452009-06-06T09:14:00.000-07:002009-06-06T09:21:22.087-07:00As My World Turns ...<span style="font-size:130%;">I know my posts have a tendency to be very heavy ... sorry, I'm working on that. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here's my current self evaluation:</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">PHYSICALLY </span>– Doing better than I expected at 11 weeks pregnant. In all of my previous pregnancy’s I felt the 1st Trimester gloom of symptoms for the first 12-14 weeks. <br /><br />This time, we found out we were expecting @ 5 weeks, no real symptoms just the shock and surprise of discovering we are pregnant again. <br /><br />Weeks 6, 7, & 8 were crappy! Constantly hungry, nothing I ate was satisfying, always sick after I ate, nauseas all day long, and felt like my body had been taken over by an alien. <br /><br />Weeks 9 & 10 have been much better; mild nausea, satisfied as long as I don’t allow my stomach to become empty. So eating something about every 1 ½ hours.<br /><br />Fatigue and exhaustion are usually overwhelming at this stage; ironically, with this pregnancy I haven’t been that tired. I’m actually getting up earlier and napping less … go figure!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">MENTALLY </span>– It is difficult for me to be alone, quiet times / moments are painful and anxious. I feel lonely and don’t know what to do with myself. Sometimes I feel like a stranger in my own skin. Where before quiet time to relax was relished, now I don’t do well if I don’t have the chaos of all my children around me, needing something every moment. I’m pretty used to Lacey being at school and her dad’s but I don’t like it when my boys are gone at David’s parents or playing somewhere. Even if just 1 of them is gone, there is not enough chaos to keep me clam. On the flip side of that, their chaos creates a constant tornado through my house leaving huge messes. My efforts to keep the house nice and somewhat orderly feel futile; which can be discouraging.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">EMOTIONALLY </span>– I am working on developing life coping skills. When I feel stress or anxiety and I have that “bad” feeling, it is a trigger in my mind that says “You know what else makes me feel bad? Losing my mom!” Then I begin to wish she was here and have to fight all of that emotion of not having her; leaves me feeling empty. So very quickly, stress and anxiety turn to grief work. I don’t know what to do with myself when I feel those bad feelings. I don’t know how to release that stress. It used to be as easy as a simple phone call to mom. She didn’t solve the problem, just listened and there was security because I knew she would help if I couldn’t handle it on my own. Well, there’s no more back-up and so I’m trying to develop the skills to make it on my own.<br /> <br /><span style="font-size:130%;">SPIRITUALLY </span>– Struggling to truly Trust the Lord. I want to be humble and submissive to his will. I want to gain peace and calmness from the assurance that The Lord is in control; and sometimes I do, but it doesn’t come easily or automatically. First I have to silence that natural man voice in my head that screams the injustices of life; then I have to be very prayerful, constantly talking with The Lord about how I am feeling. I know that he is a just and merciful God. I know that he truly knows my needs and I have witnessed many tender mercies and blessings amongst the turmoil. Sometimes, I feel like I just endure … waiting for the turmoil to pass. Other times, I fight to become better to rise above and change my thinking. I’m not enjoying this journey of change and I hope that it will become normal soon.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">GOALS</span>:<br />- Live more,<br />- See and feel the joys in my life,<br />- Be present,<br />- Have fun with my children,<br />- Be trusting of The Lord,<br />- Feel whole<br />- SimplifyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-41226003662712348792009-06-05T21:50:00.000-07:002009-06-06T09:25:02.693-07:00Noah's Pre-Kindergarten Graduation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3oW8u7Ri4Wt-ngVgKW1YiMboUUMgTtWKfq-kW22ErPGHhRCSWENDomvykYHv1nzikjkfeURaPcHzS6xpipv2aavEGzowXsEDR73OBgb6sUNhxHzv6gyqHZPl_U0G85A6xSj8WzIca-w/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344074238574138418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3oW8u7Ri4Wt-ngVgKW1YiMboUUMgTtWKfq-kW22ErPGHhRCSWENDomvykYHv1nzikjkfeURaPcHzS6xpipv2aavEGzowXsEDR73OBgb6sUNhxHzv6gyqHZPl_U0G85A6xSj8WzIca-w/s200/029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Noah made it through preschool and is so excited for the next step of Kindergarten.<br /><br />He can not wait to go to "Lacey's school"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kUWkd3f1lYqUkg6nV2HNhgy1hinxRZFz3ESF6nk3dkzN4axyuYHCodO6LGgxBdAOlxd6mJQRT0-nnqj5lnDvgR_MxNT9EVNgmd42Isd5qsey5SlTwMbR5R_TGUVpAgQf7MA_55MKl-0/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344074235279734898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kUWkd3f1lYqUkg6nV2HNhgy1hinxRZFz3ESF6nk3dkzN4axyuYHCodO6LGgxBdAOlxd6mJQRT0-nnqj5lnDvgR_MxNT9EVNgmd42Isd5qsey5SlTwMbR5R_TGUVpAgQf7MA_55MKl-0/s200/028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />During the program, while all the other students were listening and participating, Noah was making funny faces at David. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6geJMJS-YBtDzZTvp-OcWSLz38VJ2bIR6nEtehDwBMWiC2sszGh0A0K9a9Ure0vZTFiAWzOqEci4w5GUxUBxjs8ZwmV_54jK5kNKJAv2WysbUTuxXJljcccZua5j7JoXCNParVtzGQs/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344074230826189810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6geJMJS-YBtDzZTvp-OcWSLz38VJ2bIR6nEtehDwBMWiC2sszGh0A0K9a9Ure0vZTFiAWzOqEci4w5GUxUBxjs8ZwmV_54jK5kNKJAv2WysbUTuxXJljcccZua5j7JoXCNParVtzGQs/s200/026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxfOQEcBjDEZqekR2mxqW4fFU5NvStw5UA6UtroGEU4WUiWv-NZltd_RMMy_F_EM1Bt9yv-K5wzYLlPI11qoQ96QbtO16GYLeu8L8uLjnSTSQW8W-nNPitw5WLrfdavY6GPwxqzvtAK4/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344074225006890130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxfOQEcBjDEZqekR2mxqW4fFU5NvStw5UA6UtroGEU4WUiWv-NZltd_RMMy_F_EM1Bt9yv-K5wzYLlPI11qoQ96QbtO16GYLeu8L8uLjnSTSQW8W-nNPitw5WLrfdavY6GPwxqzvtAK4/s200/025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41deXQgQUtsYLomPREP_1MMua1v8M5Oijvx-SzVKX_yStMKYeiZw9fQ0dLjGPFTzGprBhWCg0Jsbbk6Ex-UtDXnDF0l9gJOVY4nSAdV5ua37GFbWi8Zef9eTukujzKxkzGAYJUvKTofY/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344074220411576386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41deXQgQUtsYLomPREP_1MMua1v8M5Oijvx-SzVKX_yStMKYeiZw9fQ0dLjGPFTzGprBhWCg0Jsbbk6Ex-UtDXnDF0l9gJOVY4nSAdV5ua37GFbWi8Zef9eTukujzKxkzGAYJUvKTofY/s200/024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He kept motioning for me to "take his picture"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-83866932485130878492009-05-29T18:54:00.001-07:002009-05-29T18:59:28.302-07:00FREE KITTENS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyFhEprU84rPYnTMIRnSktylGCOXB5dVOamFZ7sEnGNvKRiJP-nalyJPQAS15tu1EtQH7i0vudBnov2ELWlrmcUuuHl5aLsLISGo7J9m3dcqYsK309TACI5Xy-hQuoOq-ija2J5h8Jvc/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341430724929560914" style="DISPLAY: block; 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They must go, ... I am being overtaken by felines. They was 7 total, we have only given 1 away. </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-13136074123388313282009-04-15T23:03:00.001-07:002009-04-15T23:13:27.528-07:00On a lighter note, our cat had babies! Monday morning, Tabby had 6 sweet, adorable, precious little kittens. Okay, most would say that I’m not a pet person but I do love my cat and her having kitten has been fun. The kids are all very excited, even though it is too soon to hold or pet them. The next 6 weeks of watching them grow (until we give them all away) should be fun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjytXShTHt7h0VRpUiwWFLf8v8Nd-3Bg6ab8yGSJ2SVsx7PU1P2Ri74l5OqHKoDsOiS1W5OXSTarwCADLoDsbRyONaQuApLmDztC45EfSJy2zKNYIrusFxPIqSXUpe7DVqU2YcDEhA40/s1600-h/141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325166924060076962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjytXShTHt7h0VRpUiwWFLf8v8Nd-3Bg6ab8yGSJ2SVsx7PU1P2Ri74l5OqHKoDsOiS1W5OXSTarwCADLoDsbRyONaQuApLmDztC45EfSJy2zKNYIrusFxPIqSXUpe7DVqU2YcDEhA40/s320/141.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJf84K2ZbxFKEiNH0wo2Ez_ZHs85yf7QgM19ylmd9faa5WJXcy6oDBw5vtItwhHn78ZELGgV8TYeq8ktIdjPaObDMqH8M56NfrvNNFc5PcIL9VLqFGHf_e5ACxVANgwlz2DuDlWvJUqe4/s1600-h/140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325166921523667554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJf84K2ZbxFKEiNH0wo2Ez_ZHs85yf7QgM19ylmd9faa5WJXcy6oDBw5vtItwhHn78ZELGgV8TYeq8ktIdjPaObDMqH8M56NfrvNNFc5PcIL9VLqFGHf_e5ACxVANgwlz2DuDlWvJUqe4/s320/140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdJyQrPStHpAa1Uy2TNM8ObpjoPdkVtJ28XE40A1mUpTg5qbdj3RH0wtSE3AmRvK3EnBiYlIFFTwJlFRNu5D4lneZP1f4BlQFn3nKa-VArKQk3qq1SSIcexdPSeMS6-e-0UJ56nylHjk/s1600-h/139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325166915143148258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdJyQrPStHpAa1Uy2TNM8ObpjoPdkVtJ28XE40A1mUpTg5qbdj3RH0wtSE3AmRvK3EnBiYlIFFTwJlFRNu5D4lneZP1f4BlQFn3nKa-VArKQk3qq1SSIcexdPSeMS6-e-0UJ56nylHjk/s320/139.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-36244517626709902332009-04-15T23:02:00.001-07:002009-04-15T23:14:24.269-07:00The Plague ...Basically, 2 weeks ago, our family came down with the plague; strep throat, bronchitis, sinus infections, and ear infections. It has been miserable! So many little ones needing love and comfort, when all I want is to be taken care of, loved and comforted. Presently, David, Noah, Jacob and Ammon are all improving. Lacey and I went to the doctor today for more remedies. I am hopeful that these new meds will do the trick and wipe this out. I cannot remember ever being this sick for this long.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-32441453984451787912009-04-15T23:01:00.002-07:002009-04-15T23:15:16.822-07:00Will Life Always Be This Hard?Lately, I have been pondering this question. Here’s what I mean, every day I must face how my life is different, everything is harder and I have to decide to accept it (instead of begging for it to be different) and live anyway. That requires so much energy … making the simple act of living hard. Will it always require this much work to live? Will I eventually just get really good at it … living, and so it will come naturally without requiring the energy and work? I don’t know, time will tell.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-67140024870111077982009-04-15T23:01:00.001-07:002009-04-15T23:01:38.922-07:00I'm Not StuckGiven all that I described in the last post, my hope was recently renewed when I realized that I’m not stuck. I am struggling, yes! And the journey right now is very difficult, but I’m not stuck. Many people experience these types of traumas in their life and it cripples them in a way that prevents them from excelling in life. They lose dreams and aspirations for more and become stuck; a product of the trauma. My hope is a direct result of the gospel truths. As I believe in and hope for many of the teaching of the gospel, I am given the strength to keep pushing forward. There is someone bigger and more powerful than anything else in this world watching over these events in my life. I do not know why this is the way it must be but I know God is overseeing; which if I believe that he is a loving God (and I try to) then this will be for my good. In other words, he will shape these events into something that will ultimately make me more and bring more to my life. Doesn’t make the suffering less, just makes the journey of suffering something that I want to overcome. At one point in my recovery, I remember feeling despair and having the distinct impressing that the adversary would love for me to be stuck. To stay in that place of hopelessness and despair; to stop fighting the daily darkness and just give in to it. I’m proud to say I haven’t. Yes, I am whining a lot along the way, I do not suffer well but I am still fighting to successfully complete this journey and ultimately live happily again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-63797396429687687582009-04-15T22:59:00.000-07:002009-04-15T23:00:39.682-07:00From Unemployment to Self EmploymentWell in February, David was officially laid off and we reluctantly entered into unemployment. After consideration of our options, we decided to partner with my brother and start our own landscape company. <br />Our new company is called, Executive Landscape Specialists, LLC – specializing in landscape maintenance, weed control and clean ups. It has been an interesting journey so far; not great, not bad, just interesting … I think because I just never expected to have our own business. Prior to moms’ death, my world was safe and that’s the way I liked it. Now, nothing is safe and I find us doing things that I would have strongly resisted.<br />David has also applied for the Border Patrol. He has passed the written examination, oral interview, medical examination and physical fitness test. We’ve completed and submitted a 61 page background information application along with his fingerprint clearance cards. Now we wait, I really have no idea what we’re in for … whatever!? <br /><br />In the meantime, I have begun doing work from home for the law office to supplement our income. I feel good to use the non-mommy side of my brain; makes me feel smart and acceptable. I have also started doing nails again. About 10 years ago, my nail lady taught me how but I was working full time at the law office and didn’t have the time to commit to perfecting the skill. Got this itch and started again; I have had lots of practice with all the young women around me J My nieces especially love it; they have been begging me to do nails again for years! Seriously not a money maker but feeds some desire to be creative. Feels good to just practice a skill … maybe I’m just making a mental inventory of what skills I do have? <br /><br />Just some of the blessing during our chaos!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-66969887219117213972009-04-15T22:55:00.000-07:002009-04-15T22:59:26.472-07:00The Lastest Emotional UpdateWhile, I was on a really good stretch and felt like I was making strides; unfortunately, that beautiful flowery meadow was followed by more steep mountains waiting for me to climb. <br /><br />Many times in the past 2 ½ months I have wondered if everyone has stopped praying for me at the same time because that peace and strength I was once feeling is gone, history, vanished. <br /><br />I don’t know how I lost it or what I did to really get it in the first place. I feel like the first year was just complete and total mourning; crying, grieving, sadness, really just existing and passing time. Second year has been actually trying to live without moms support and love in my life. Yeah, it’s really hard! Like walking the tight rope without a net or playing a sport without a coach. Feel like such a child that still needs to be taught the best way to navigate through this journey of mortality but my teachers have been taken and I am left to figure out another way. Leaves me feeling angry a lot, not some place I stay but some place I am regularly digging out of.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-58532194124834462582009-01-03T22:59:00.000-08:002009-01-03T23:08:09.335-08:00Strength Beyond My Own<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Lord is a Lord of miracles.</span> </div><div align="center">As I have gone through all the experiences that December has brought, I have been able to stand <span style="font-size:130%;"><em>tall </em></span>and feel <span style="font-size:130%;"><em>strong</em></span>. Those that have shared my journey of grief with me this past year, can understand why I call this a <em><span style="font-size:130%;">miracle</span></em>. Not only have I faced and endured my own emotional <span style="font-size:130%;"><em>milestones</em></span>, but I have been available for others to<em><span style="font-size:130%;"> share</span></em> in their grief and <em><span style="font-size:130%;">offer</span></em> comfort during their time of sorrow and pain.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-59611907595814428222009-01-03T22:41:00.000-08:002009-01-03T22:57:41.502-08:00Keith Alan McDermott<div align="center">David and I traveled to California for a Causey family Christmas party; when we arrived, we found out that a dear friend had passed away rather suddenly. </div><div align="center">It was a distressing blow. This time last year, I was receiving comfort from Keith, after mom's passing ... I related acutely with his families suffering. </div><div align="center">We extended our trip to stay for his funeral. It was a beautiful service that accuratley represented the respect and honor this man stood for. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Keith Alan McDermott</em></span></div><div align="center"><em>April 9, 1958 - December 19, 2008</em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1oKrA7X2oArW1-CseznoHDu_Zua7chyphenhyphen7D-2Z1uwshg1-cCifOV4-oyplSu0oofrIqz8hoxWfvybIPOd6nTarq095QJe4jN-tojSQ18dROZoLlWgwm_Fb6YqzM-NcuXiR_qxq56y5CFo/s1600-h/Copy+(1)+of+001a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287300391331352354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1oKrA7X2oArW1-CseznoHDu_Zua7chyphenhyphen7D-2Z1uwshg1-cCifOV4-oyplSu0oofrIqz8hoxWfvybIPOd6nTarq095QJe4jN-tojSQ18dROZoLlWgwm_Fb6YqzM-NcuXiR_qxq56y5CFo/s400/Copy+(1)+of+001a.jpg" border="0" /></a>It has been humbling to see The Lord's plan unfold before our eyes. Evidence that there is much work to do on the other side of the veil, for The Lord has taken another of his most valiant servants in his prime, for a great purpose beyond our mortal understanding.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqi0x6kgThXO4UcsKfrvICMuhQIld3_bH0iysmyk_bLQiwNdlZratNZmihz0ES413R6VZH-GqamMpBXRKS5HaotPuP3VR8eNYP4L493gPTcLH_XIwbTntKh9YMmGz2vYxwvTyWCynswFk/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287299685082720194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqi0x6kgThXO4UcsKfrvICMuhQIld3_bH0iysmyk_bLQiwNdlZratNZmihz0ES413R6VZH-GqamMpBXRKS5HaotPuP3VR8eNYP4L493gPTcLH_XIwbTntKh9YMmGz2vYxwvTyWCynswFk/s400/011.JPG" border="0" /></a>In my youth, Florence McDermott was my Beehive advisor. She was very influencial in my life and the building of my testimony.<br />When my father passed away, they embraced me with love and helped soothe my pain. I often babysat their 4 aborable boys.<br />They remember me as the babysitter that made them watch Annie all the time. :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueQofdzq80icwhtlerN_4Cg1WjyWXU8v3_AYQ9wcJHl4DTQL4FUBEiGT8B7qacJc9DIIOK9XHg3gvD9zihgIa0nVBnP8VQGS82mWds1ugwLVtAtFsatA5oWFzW7ZKO_o5U71VnXsh-c0/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287299679755964322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueQofdzq80icwhtlerN_4Cg1WjyWXU8v3_AYQ9wcJHl4DTQL4FUBEiGT8B7qacJc9DIIOK9XHg3gvD9zihgIa0nVBnP8VQGS82mWds1ugwLVtAtFsatA5oWFzW7ZKO_o5U71VnXsh-c0/s400/012.JPG" border="0" /></a>Keith, embraced me like a daughter. Perhaps because he had all sons? He was always encouraging me and making me feel special.<br />A visit never passed without Keith pulling me aside and tell me how wonderful he thought I was, or how beautiful I am. It was an honor to be considered his pretend adopted daughter.<br />As I think about it, he probably did this with everyone. He had a special place in his heart for the youth and he wanted to lift all that he associated with.<br />This is a tremendous loss!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfpC2Fkgzn4fnluu2RWTHi2vkvuLstdnDV1kdzUAk5rD73rBEZFAiqpYzWpA9EDqcn5v-342asLXSik5WlGapPuV0FpB-hTCZ_Etk6PmGoxgYuYAuYP8qJzPbu6kaNY_GzoRmrCRYooc/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287299667567563234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfpC2Fkgzn4fnluu2RWTHi2vkvuLstdnDV1kdzUAk5rD73rBEZFAiqpYzWpA9EDqcn5v-342asLXSik5WlGapPuV0FpB-hTCZ_Etk6PmGoxgYuYAuYP8qJzPbu6kaNY_GzoRmrCRYooc/s400/001.JPG" border="0" /></a> Keith was an LA County Police Officer for 25 years. At his services, there was a 25 motorcycle police brigade escort, in honor of the 25 years that he served as a police officer.<br />It was ahh stricking to see and feel the presents of these officer paying their respect to one of their own. He was so humble, I often forgot that he was an officer. He was never badge heavy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUBtHLi3-f4nJTXP2DV4BJ3OV_q7wvNBB39aKJrahJa0C9w7Tbk7bEPkDc9Ok6CiN5oYfsUswp2xOTdHQfscBcLuGYt-d2NjIarb6gpzEyVTTgkreK5h3nGRjVwvy3cwCqMoz0XE1L78/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287299650532445666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUBtHLi3-f4nJTXP2DV4BJ3OV_q7wvNBB39aKJrahJa0C9w7Tbk7bEPkDc9Ok6CiN5oYfsUswp2xOTdHQfscBcLuGYt-d2NjIarb6gpzEyVTTgkreK5h3nGRjVwvy3cwCqMoz0XE1L78/s400/002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfWtbmns814fk8dJN4svSWRjyvHcBMHyoA4RFR2yOiDZkGyzXDnvEQypEkbnLE10QV8OyUqSdcgynBQOAbas3-4bIBvM3K4Yg0FJLBu0z8puZ_Q8SnbFIrIXMm8_Umq66xrsn0RpP0wU/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287299640837980402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfWtbmns814fk8dJN4svSWRjyvHcBMHyoA4RFR2yOiDZkGyzXDnvEQypEkbnLE10QV8OyUqSdcgynBQOAbas3-4bIBvM3K4Yg0FJLBu0z8puZ_Q8SnbFIrIXMm8_Umq66xrsn0RpP0wU/s400/003.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div>On the way to the chapel. Traffic was stopped in all directions.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4mQS9e973beJMJpeuc7WrIuih2lmu_OGztaMnL9Zzp5ndWiP-bGnWjVMdyFk30nytD-sLPFG4q2_mJ4vkih37_0UJUUHSJUsGcob4KWNhOzAxAMISdsnG15vTzxlPGOvPwNOfVuHK4g/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287297621871216802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4mQS9e973beJMJpeuc7WrIuih2lmu_OGztaMnL9Zzp5ndWiP-bGnWjVMdyFk30nytD-sLPFG4q2_mJ4vkih37_0UJUUHSJUsGcob4KWNhOzAxAMISdsnG15vTzxlPGOvPwNOfVuHK4g/s400/006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmy0rOdVSOKUrvLa8qdGP-AeQuZR70qS65MZGKX-MGdJIXyJ6D0XHh60zCFX-y-W8xM8lSLWWgSoz7tVbI0XnRyAF5Uxu7DDixoQ5jwjNt5SFjXDDlSPJZoZLvcCpXJj4k6wuzfgjWBg/s1600-h/007a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287297617008048338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmy0rOdVSOKUrvLa8qdGP-AeQuZR70qS65MZGKX-MGdJIXyJ6D0XHh60zCFX-y-W8xM8lSLWWgSoz7tVbI0XnRyAF5Uxu7DDixoQ5jwjNt5SFjXDDlSPJZoZLvcCpXJj4k6wuzfgjWBg/s400/007a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qbMx_cfxEAyweIcSh-UJ973MNvcdhBvsb7RdBuKe52HL3nuns_4mzx3DRfWMugiA2gA_FoR4-3Z7kPTkgO3jH26eOSpBgQ8iXhGcb00OTCYX8Lm3HBymfeYVCqfFd21mLsFaCkXsgdc/s1600-h/009a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287297613764865906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qbMx_cfxEAyweIcSh-UJ973MNvcdhBvsb7RdBuKe52HL3nuns_4mzx3DRfWMugiA2gA_FoR4-3Z7kPTkgO3jH26eOSpBgQ8iXhGcb00OTCYX8Lm3HBymfeYVCqfFd21mLsFaCkXsgdc/s400/009a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NOA72-GCVyS45iSYndP_Gay6Vmr9qTk99FzVyh55vEeTLxNIVR5YPxIogWyWpyttGSgGIalg-pUU7syvqW8fp_vu0cj11N_UY3rF59nSijbOkkZ1kS_sTwZCRd4Q8bE6D6H8EzlVtJI/s1600-h/010a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287297608828460834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NOA72-GCVyS45iSYndP_Gay6Vmr9qTk99FzVyh55vEeTLxNIVR5YPxIogWyWpyttGSgGIalg-pUU7syvqW8fp_vu0cj11N_UY3rF59nSijbOkkZ1kS_sTwZCRd4Q8bE6D6H8EzlVtJI/s400/010a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVypO_wjbgbovQpwYh46E6fz-uwCFj01hrA91nLHtYSvtRptTttUdWgQPUBhrNRy8jg3r8gfy2Zxx51ShcYmdEkvX6lCjTC84RVtzevagXcBhJjJ9W8JBIE_7UyV4Ob7Wt8x695VfL-zA/s1600-h/014a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287297602053084594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVypO_wjbgbovQpwYh46E6fz-uwCFj01hrA91nLHtYSvtRptTttUdWgQPUBhrNRy8jg3r8gfy2Zxx51ShcYmdEkvX6lCjTC84RVtzevagXcBhJjJ9W8JBIE_7UyV4Ob7Wt8x695VfL-zA/s400/014a.jpg" border="0" /></a>This was the largest funeral I have ever attended. This is a glimpse of the mobs of people that came to pay their respects.<br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMrPZB8bhgeoKuGqzYljpGq0UAIhQfeOU3yPkvwVdcIW6xapgzc0DNXylFiSo7_Ri7aYZDnGNjTZ2e8byMgfUH1FS4o_koNEav-rQ18UZx7RG2vfdXVIOJ-ldLiiTDOYJLQd6qRMielo/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287296390112517314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMrPZB8bhgeoKuGqzYljpGq0UAIhQfeOU3yPkvwVdcIW6xapgzc0DNXylFiSo7_Ri7aYZDnGNjTZ2e8byMgfUH1FS4o_koNEav-rQ18UZx7RG2vfdXVIOJ-ldLiiTDOYJLQd6qRMielo/s400/013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEuK7rzedSmhQz34O_1azoDcYYnHPjoID35aj5JBJGoeyR2jgdZbXgTddzQspY0KuMyUuFUzcS6d3oHLC9jDdOhRm0WE3YsnYPoI9jVoqNAf4ldDvS2-ZYaz460v1KqOjwIp7bIxa3WQ/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287296386689827442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEuK7rzedSmhQz34O_1azoDcYYnHPjoID35aj5JBJGoeyR2jgdZbXgTddzQspY0KuMyUuFUzcS6d3oHLC9jDdOhRm0WE3YsnYPoI9jVoqNAf4ldDvS2-ZYaz460v1KqOjwIp7bIxa3WQ/s400/015.JPG" border="0" /></a>The procession to the cemetry was even more impressive. It was a 40 minute freeway drive. It was one thing to see the officer stop traffic on the local streets. But on the freeway, it was just amazing to watch the officers so skillfully stop traffic ahead of us so that the procession could go on without interuption.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5k4oeI0EVLfY1YzThPeSgrPi9u7atftY1PAu5frRQnl8Y12tv7wDr6uzNj-f9_erJbGYB_9uHMdjA2RuMLBi1lsqz6py1LpH6z1MXbSF2Ks0h630fwWJndz5FuH7KyasV88tRQw9QKw/s1600-h/018a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287296374565585906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5k4oeI0EVLfY1YzThPeSgrPi9u7atftY1PAu5frRQnl8Y12tv7wDr6uzNj-f9_erJbGYB_9uHMdjA2RuMLBi1lsqz6py1LpH6z1MXbSF2Ks0h630fwWJndz5FuH7KyasV88tRQw9QKw/s400/018a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5F_f8jx5X2pZlccfBhKMF61pw30Xr-79fjtjAL-7d_mgJ4L7WAgfS1do25tB1fI-Ek3e-KvWDXiRALPs25Ch7vpJ9K6RR6yrhr2SINd5k6k32IuhGfphWl5oSqVJGYOncwH_xwkHI4ZY/s1600-h/020a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287296368088089026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5F_f8jx5X2pZlccfBhKMF61pw30Xr-79fjtjAL-7d_mgJ4L7WAgfS1do25tB1fI-Ek3e-KvWDXiRALPs25Ch7vpJ9K6RR6yrhr2SINd5k6k32IuhGfphWl5oSqVJGYOncwH_xwkHI4ZY/s400/020a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PbNNQQtfwuKvv-eoUr8swIb9vDhdmVU1Z_FELerdAmd3wQqxFM6ldkfxXxOaGMIpnBl4qdgHMx9UVPX6Lras21u93ekjSv0xb1LP9WJ0QMlxxd8HIqNUUpuF5iJNdKs_oxPCRHBml2c/s1600-h/021a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287296369239888226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PbNNQQtfwuKvv-eoUr8swIb9vDhdmVU1Z_FELerdAmd3wQqxFM6ldkfxXxOaGMIpnBl4qdgHMx9UVPX6Lras21u93ekjSv0xb1LP9WJ0QMlxxd8HIqNUUpuF5iJNdKs_oxPCRHBml2c/s400/021a.jpg" border="0" /></a> My soul aches for the pain his family is experiencing, as the learn to live again without their beloved husband and father. </div><div>He is loved and missed without measure!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-10626880763474655572009-01-03T21:47:00.000-08:002009-01-03T21:58:55.600-08:00Christmas 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5b_R7UGzuFnbUi-XoMCG6QiFy-KKk51VqMRV3ezgr7yaOXfHWdihCfR_RTUNedUxfWD4Qp1m9zkOCK6YakGTSpWx3FgMvG3VGTHqeSdkzxDBD720vIf8dQQJh9bmbFXU8dyY3TlG7shY/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287313137100152050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5b_R7UGzuFnbUi-XoMCG6QiFy-KKk51VqMRV3ezgr7yaOXfHWdihCfR_RTUNedUxfWD4Qp1m9zkOCK6YakGTSpWx3FgMvG3VGTHqeSdkzxDBD720vIf8dQQJh9bmbFXU8dyY3TlG7shY/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas this year was simple and sweet. Opened presents, loaded up the car and drove to Utah!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGElp_QdNEWpbO-ryytrzawJN_y6WpuBOp77ZXu4SsgesEP0fS2eWBxund-NV0Gomd8ZDHxA98F8oZRrbyaHNgm-isSPQiKSlHLGSjI8BKzCertIH94aVzJU0eLh9nJAiu_fda7kQ0CA/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287313126878450978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGElp_QdNEWpbO-ryytrzawJN_y6WpuBOp77ZXu4SsgesEP0fS2eWBxund-NV0Gomd8ZDHxA98F8oZRrbyaHNgm-isSPQiKSlHLGSjI8BKzCertIH94aVzJU0eLh9nJAiu_fda7kQ0CA/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xcOUk12nwTDMJchDf8L51_eAdPlbuq6cNd5X49G8QWZLxYP1mPLwb3kMt4wfCbr9tuFWaToRrd_iWJJ-42csd5ts1NL0bPd-TRJkcQZA4HwN2SYYip2XO7vty1HSIBv24-Bq73NPHFM/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287313117577728642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xcOUk12nwTDMJchDf8L51_eAdPlbuq6cNd5X49G8QWZLxYP1mPLwb3kMt4wfCbr9tuFWaToRrd_iWJJ-42csd5ts1NL0bPd-TRJkcQZA4HwN2SYYip2XO7vty1HSIBv24-Bq73NPHFM/s320/007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjC__gMalHWBYIdbnGYacAY_p-kg-0X3BAWt-vQDTpfhz2uiwF80Fvy95H-bD5b2jnat4Ktsr0tc5IpGj19IPW_ayjV25xx_2DmSmzLHIiU4lbmJ0pL6cuRVp3WEYlenYuBnEutBkoIY/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287312237525243122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjC__gMalHWBYIdbnGYacAY_p-kg-0X3BAWt-vQDTpfhz2uiwF80Fvy95H-bD5b2jnat4Ktsr0tc5IpGj19IPW_ayjV25xx_2DmSmzLHIiU4lbmJ0pL6cuRVp3WEYlenYuBnEutBkoIY/s320/011.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZaD8tmrYtFf1LJYrA63usWcMBxVv_CQV8dNfMy-KGffvd2RD7cU6scoCaHJ99gEEgvgxopo1zPoicrhioeh-frkS1cAnMquI_4CmrnhxMr9EaXM9mKExWj_6HCkYFImyAdrvvz0cIKw/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287312230195312338" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZaD8tmrYtFf1LJYrA63usWcMBxVv_CQV8dNfMy-KGffvd2RD7cU6scoCaHJ99gEEgvgxopo1zPoicrhioeh-frkS1cAnMquI_4CmrnhxMr9EaXM9mKExWj_6HCkYFImyAdrvvz0cIKw/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZGyajdU_7m-_G67N5wHnhyUlykWawsiK1MSA0n-3siLWq0lw0oazZZ8FgmW-N6Sin62EWg1UW1ygViA2dfw2U2w9R9xkd0ng0j1bOH4N6biYM4nT1VYeJIE7M_lg68CunQNEXSwKP2s/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287312215470023762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZGyajdU_7m-_G67N5wHnhyUlykWawsiK1MSA0n-3siLWq0lw0oazZZ8FgmW-N6Sin62EWg1UW1ygViA2dfw2U2w9R9xkd0ng0j1bOH4N6biYM4nT1VYeJIE7M_lg68CunQNEXSwKP2s/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiymy5kvsf4em-kqkoCa__2DLcdT9tYFnHNqy58kAoIAC-zBopzfCsoFhNpxjn-Gw83mU6YGp-HYkdHLg-n_7DuXoH3E7Ej6LooeNGSNNv6lbdJXZFbY9abQmsNBF5wcm04uZMCdHR_cc/s1600-h/020A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287312208837007890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiymy5kvsf4em-kqkoCa__2DLcdT9tYFnHNqy58kAoIAC-zBopzfCsoFhNpxjn-Gw83mU6YGp-HYkdHLg-n_7DuXoH3E7Ej6LooeNGSNNv6lbdJXZFbY9abQmsNBF5wcm04uZMCdHR_cc/s320/020A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-19987220173973789802009-01-03T20:45:00.000-08:002009-01-03T22:59:08.919-08:00UtahOur 1st white Christmas! In an effort to endure the holidays with the best possible emotional well being, we left town to visit my aunt and uncle in Utah. While we were there, we visited their ranch and went sledding. It was great family fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE33JWQLQkt6Zog9kTcyuK-kTnMFGr5IinJccRyE60x6AJnNr4tRz6GO_7qEnucbbt3_rVhNlGrr0ypAIa6iBlDufKNSQa4EwGUo-nJFHYvRq7qk8LhjkwLwOzd8wTbCpD3hzlffM_cI/s1600-h/021A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287320626329550322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE33JWQLQkt6Zog9kTcyuK-kTnMFGr5IinJccRyE60x6AJnNr4tRz6GO_7qEnucbbt3_rVhNlGrr0ypAIa6iBlDufKNSQa4EwGUo-nJFHYvRq7qk8LhjkwLwOzd8wTbCpD3hzlffM_cI/s320/021A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOb1HB_thu-q9t3bYFLAo9k0X5Dk0088XlJN3NWv5F2iUhUDUNBKX9KhAg0j2PCeVFEC2IlO45IZDEFPU32on-PZPL-8bASIq_c2U9bBk8S2SnFYGoMWZlYsoOTdMzEcBZveMuuVjLxk/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287320622922054754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOb1HB_thu-q9t3bYFLAo9k0X5Dk0088XlJN3NWv5F2iUhUDUNBKX9KhAg0j2PCeVFEC2IlO45IZDEFPU32on-PZPL-8bASIq_c2U9bBk8S2SnFYGoMWZlYsoOTdMzEcBZveMuuVjLxk/s320/022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw5mZP1cZCCsBsJS6kQRcQ0PqYxYYYmj4yJocCYi6wB8qOJboXJUiEHTO570Oah_hxcqE4ne80FWVYc3Sk18OTPem3v_VP8pB4A7U5YHTDglqdp1UDlBG08U9s4mK6pHXlmCpqLu3o1M/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287320616813673826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw5mZP1cZCCsBsJS6kQRcQ0PqYxYYYmj4yJocCYi6wB8qOJboXJUiEHTO570Oah_hxcqE4ne80FWVYc3Sk18OTPem3v_VP8pB4A7U5YHTDglqdp1UDlBG08U9s4mK6pHXlmCpqLu3o1M/s320/029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlR7QiF8j7aOvsmytIVSFjq5eSyoI1JrkXQ8DwmBe1nHxJwVcFIHGYpUR5-OhyphenhyphengfB4wYDitVQq6ri5iWklyQgdp7Zm40yGFie_ophZb1_Zir_QO_rQ97H1AF1ADqoM40DUC_waRPNGwIE/s1600-h/033A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287319334603901106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlR7QiF8j7aOvsmytIVSFjq5eSyoI1JrkXQ8DwmBe1nHxJwVcFIHGYpUR5-OhyphenhyphengfB4wYDitVQq6ri5iWklyQgdp7Zm40yGFie_ophZb1_Zir_QO_rQ97H1AF1ADqoM40DUC_waRPNGwIE/s320/033A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94YflsElT2U7Zcq63Cp9Crn-gCJyu6W8brC2xDqGKXKl2wG1Z0U3rLdp6w_Eyg7m5_418lS7YEv9CxKhXX-h0BjHkhj5JzEf1KTohApGHrhr4rIQ7FmQIjsKPGtDhzRNhZ0WVKy1JQZg/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287319325638391170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94YflsElT2U7Zcq63Cp9Crn-gCJyu6W8brC2xDqGKXKl2wG1Z0U3rLdp6w_Eyg7m5_418lS7YEv9CxKhXX-h0BjHkhj5JzEf1KTohApGHrhr4rIQ7FmQIjsKPGtDhzRNhZ0WVKy1JQZg/s320/034.JPG" border="0" /></a>Lacey and her cousin Camilla<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rXf0Ev6_kjaXkaMD2FydVbhQ7_9Wo_-82wDiqHC4OYvhfGXhh8Nm5Fe61rYE659vWSz-ceHeA-jQ0XUIMAhLzMSl6wJgC13mMKyeKqiBLAvaWiVWFxDUO3d3WW0H2Vbhe_I3VExWCo/s1600-h/037A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287319318033698434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rXf0Ev6_kjaXkaMD2FydVbhQ7_9Wo_-82wDiqHC4OYvhfGXhh8Nm5Fe61rYE659vWSz-ceHeA-jQ0XUIMAhLzMSl6wJgC13mMKyeKqiBLAvaWiVWFxDUO3d3WW0H2Vbhe_I3VExWCo/s320/037A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ARs0DO_R40XqBbA3rmBYzQLb-yHUuSbcHZwags6XXXaM38MZI8UvRa2bAG_1F8FPxms5wFO7uDSdompUkuvwmUl5Wa5QPenlNHZYYHAocj_xRTd7YRNI5t23I3IlC3BNkgA1Zry1q8k/s1600-h/035A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287318376143307730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ARs0DO_R40XqBbA3rmBYzQLb-yHUuSbcHZwags6XXXaM38MZI8UvRa2bAG_1F8FPxms5wFO7uDSdompUkuvwmUl5Wa5QPenlNHZYYHAocj_xRTd7YRNI5t23I3IlC3BNkgA1Zry1q8k/s320/035A.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br />Dad and Jacob; our ninja, the dare devil of our family, did not enjoy the rush of sledding.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhW8IN7wXaFwTJ8wwhKOWf3hM9jbGldcdjUFjbwDo8Di5Sj4jpM1kcp2gIuLQxiVT_VKhzSOHTOg8fLAXQiqBB-b9ODbWVp1PdKlUzBQoROBWDm1qJYrSjng1_5evznKWXk2ii00rRMM/s1600-h/036A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287318374310769826" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhW8IN7wXaFwTJ8wwhKOWf3hM9jbGldcdjUFjbwDo8Di5Sj4jpM1kcp2gIuLQxiVT_VKhzSOHTOg8fLAXQiqBB-b9ODbWVp1PdKlUzBQoROBWDm1qJYrSjng1_5evznKWXk2ii00rRMM/s320/036A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47v681bnx3awqxnF56S088x6W9JzVwMuy_gfxU0qpBscppn67-Byt5iY64nqbylGzGS6GVyLgUzc00iToP_cjzp3lynENfTmU0iqCkCxiXHQRYuGX5Q0y9tO-HyWglCtVaObUlFO1sw8/s1600-h/048A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287318372104634994" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnZPBKq-yVA6iGZhaYNIlo1OW3iMLrW7FnQX4f_5o6Ln179UBY5csvTywxHmpef4RKKFI4l5WCiI0H0vYLfyTa1uiKp1UXQH59ddbBanKKhtrkpjyR_bj91q6D4Er9kfW98QBq3IEz8g/s320/044.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ahh, he's sharing the dirty snow with his brother. </div><div>What a good kid! :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCMQinyd2Os0V76JfAph6ZmD_9f6kjSwzM-UFOpSjT4Xyy-QJxL0P6Ig7FU_3mbUuZGXmz9H-fuSBVcWHiE8oYwdPcBOZMNnDRxj8s-Z7ykjLXlhmu73n1pGbZunESColDP5jG65iuM/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287317082343192802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCMQinyd2Os0V76JfAph6ZmD_9f6kjSwzM-UFOpSjT4Xyy-QJxL0P6Ig7FU_3mbUuZGXmz9H-fuSBVcWHiE8oYwdPcBOZMNnDRxj8s-Z7ykjLXlhmu73n1pGbZunESColDP5jG65iuM/s320/024.JPG" border="0" /></a>Then there was Noah. This boy <em><span style="font-size:180%;">loved</span></em> the snow.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWH9KYpXk4rYGogpp49KrRTMnTTCEDNszc2MiYBKLMCxw6wPFefC8imrzD_-NZ67IqIfQ0srv0tcJ8s2SxlQKk30eX-0UBfKrcvSG_ct2zy1_-Hm9gtTrigNJOzl65kN4cjhIenFStLUo/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287317070995575394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWH9KYpXk4rYGogpp49KrRTMnTTCEDNszc2MiYBKLMCxw6wPFefC8imrzD_-NZ67IqIfQ0srv0tcJ8s2SxlQKk30eX-0UBfKrcvSG_ct2zy1_-Hm9gtTrigNJOzl65kN4cjhIenFStLUo/s320/027.JPG" border="0" /></a> No hill was too big or steep; going up (lugging his sled) or slidding down he never complained, </div><div>he just loved every minute of it!<br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSds8uGtfjtNYH8M8lOfcYB1Xw2MvVKfn0Ut2nl1IFBDqYcPK_HF6k8jIs53XX36KfAkv3U9CRzS3mr1OtSqiU2qnjRqPz1SF_lWPa4DvcxByFS9niTGA_8mX0fjkhqAty7pK2dq3Z8HY/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287315548339439650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSds8uGtfjtNYH8M8lOfcYB1Xw2MvVKfn0Ut2nl1IFBDqYcPK_HF6k8jIs53XX36KfAkv3U9CRzS3mr1OtSqiU2qnjRqPz1SF_lWPa4DvcxByFS9niTGA_8mX0fjkhqAty7pK2dq3Z8HY/s320/028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXS60vHpkA3WsxDbJuDFHfhxiETkRLQ_0T3akQFwiTCcNYpEJTOpwj5hmfdK_9wP4vqYAwZSItxLptc6tEtv4H-VoCXKIpJRQOPpYeHC6RT3Uy-mH3hxdnTo4TI-tX9PCLKkp2_tcV4M/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287315543003579602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXS60vHpkA3WsxDbJuDFHfhxiETkRLQ_0T3akQFwiTCcNYpEJTOpwj5hmfdK_9wP4vqYAwZSItxLptc6tEtv4H-VoCXKIpJRQOPpYeHC6RT3Uy-mH3hxdnTo4TI-tX9PCLKkp2_tcV4M/s320/032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Noah with his cousin, Koby<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHhnLG61QTv_X75476xpe_-KmqAdqMkMoQCwH6RoL4GlKaRRpxvsDQYejp6mHR9qGWzZk0UtvgRkcNIGiICj4bNcJrlaa242ApJnIVdplz6kiByU82F9zufUib4BKvdjFEDV2Lojb6u8/s1600-h/041A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287315537319462738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHhnLG61QTv_X75476xpe_-KmqAdqMkMoQCwH6RoL4GlKaRRpxvsDQYejp6mHR9qGWzZk0UtvgRkcNIGiICj4bNcJrlaa242ApJnIVdplz6kiByU82F9zufUib4BKvdjFEDV2Lojb6u8/s320/041A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAZoZhAJoVSU9OsufI-DXZajuIxOy8jPb-LayhHBp7Wf9jvRtoLHXI0S9fUmuvtQye88evQQY-i_Jdf6jWy0OPWIUZry1e02QEQSlsMKA0mkNFOJy3rZmx_BM6gigwYZIzoLaUVNuPvU/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287315534034238098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAZoZhAJoVSU9OsufI-DXZajuIxOy8jPb-LayhHBp7Wf9jvRtoLHXI0S9fUmuvtQye88evQQY-i_Jdf6jWy0OPWIUZry1e02QEQSlsMKA0mkNFOJy3rZmx_BM6gigwYZIzoLaUVNuPvU/s320/042.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmqXGKV5uE1WNQjAlMvUWY9Fqt_OEAqMAPMmrdIdXLH6NtzLZq9yshZcavq1KJejH4bsFA00bBQA0E05IAcTdr1e7jFD0E-I6mRZxV4y-ZuDLStbarLx3MJ-8bm5wPZ1B2VYAKKh0NC4/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287315527321425698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmqXGKV5uE1WNQjAlMvUWY9Fqt_OEAqMAPMmrdIdXLH6NtzLZq9yshZcavq1KJejH4bsFA00bBQA0E05IAcTdr1e7jFD0E-I6mRZxV4y-ZuDLStbarLx3MJ-8bm5wPZ1B2VYAKKh0NC4/s320/047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another memory making exerience!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084278156031630416.post-72530262584790595592009-01-03T20:36:00.000-08:002009-01-03T22:58:17.915-08:00More Heartache ...While in Utah, I received a disturbing message from one my bestest friends, Aubrey. Her mom had had a sudden heartache, Christmas night, and was in ICU on life support.<br /><br />I was hundreds of miles away and feeling helpless. Aubrey and I have shared heartaches in the past and have often times been the life preserver that helped each other remain afloat. I believe that we are spirit sister, she was sent to me by Heavenly Father to help me endure this lifes adversity. Now, my sister was suffering just as I had suffered so traumatically 1 year and 11 days earlier.<br /><br />Pamela did not survive the heart attack. Her daugthers and other family were by her side for 2 very long days until she quietly passed away in the early morning hours of December 28th.<br /><br />We returned home from Utah on the 29th and attended her services on the 31st.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">What an exhausting end to a very difficult 2008!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfuwpA4QKxoI_fcAKFtvS-xe_n1_aLdxzGIZpLxNVc_w7I7F64X9nvL9EXuIyU9O_57KmByZT_Eksy6UaMygb6JSXwrYpWFBr5n6ZoDb2u-AK2P7ozr0e2aEmwSO-7ugv1nRmW6R3BHw/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287325313578482578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfuwpA4QKxoI_fcAKFtvS-xe_n1_aLdxzGIZpLxNVc_w7I7F64X9nvL9EXuIyU9O_57KmByZT_Eksy6UaMygb6JSXwrYpWFBr5n6ZoDb2u-AK2P7ozr0e2aEmwSO-7ugv1nRmW6R3BHw/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0EK-o_V3ZZzwKeGkaxGhYHu4wJ4wtofGB4pPznoWA-POI4ERkGq5Ke9OzpW_aKhtaMLeRZTDAGJVOSO-KlWjZptjfaKEKo0ZtFGZcvS_ow_gVyGhal4GSoPedey1NehwpTjLnJ-7fq0/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287325308773524178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0EK-o_V3ZZzwKeGkaxGhYHu4wJ4wtofGB4pPznoWA-POI4ERkGq5Ke9OzpW_aKhtaMLeRZTDAGJVOSO-KlWjZptjfaKEKo0ZtFGZcvS_ow_gVyGhal4GSoPedey1NehwpTjLnJ-7fq0/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ39kHWI8xi49pwBQwOTUmTcd84SbCVVWX8T4NEiJx8p2xi14x7Hh_ZSEOwblrjUQ8E62vBypuSizlV6haUyYG07UxzJgX8s2IdL_bOmmyvR3-UbuYj_BiHqL4yqv6xH4O8E0F5tRy-s/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287325302434174274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ39kHWI8xi49pwBQwOTUmTcd84SbCVVWX8T4NEiJx8p2xi14x7Hh_ZSEOwblrjUQ8E62vBypuSizlV6haUyYG07UxzJgX8s2IdL_bOmmyvR3-UbuYj_BiHqL4yqv6xH4O8E0F5tRy-s/s320/004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrp-ZSjov5DrWd1qozR3Dj_E90YqyAym-XPBzxoVFWXZZPgtiUgZyW1hfVXGNe28LtZ2u9KU7y8jf33MiVwMr0bTmkVSfdQfXitP3V2Elp82bFIpCNfQQ2dNZvikMdEmO5WhpAdV3jU8/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287325296851735890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrp-ZSjov5DrWd1qozR3Dj_E90YqyAym-XPBzxoVFWXZZPgtiUgZyW1hfVXGNe28LtZ2u9KU7y8jf33MiVwMr0bTmkVSfdQfXitP3V2Elp82bFIpCNfQQ2dNZvikMdEmO5WhpAdV3jU8/s320/005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8GVcTTix0anL5b-qDzApIDmjJ-cGCR7S7MVBKOuvTYCavnmtYkhieQAmQOf7S5kJMQTXINw38DtJxgL7XZajWo7n1seHF3umscGhL3U-DVNJpeflpNAMdp911hYLpTL37R7nBvRHluQ/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287325291599769778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8GVcTTix0anL5b-qDzApIDmjJ-cGCR7S7MVBKOuvTYCavnmtYkhieQAmQOf7S5kJMQTXINw38DtJxgL7XZajWo7n1seHF3umscGhL3U-DVNJpeflpNAMdp911hYLpTL37R7nBvRHluQ/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>This road of grief sucks! It is so very difficult and often times feels like it is too much to bare.</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0