tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235061299670685542024-02-20T19:48:04.660-06:00KC's CornerKarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-34788607331682726772012-07-29T19:00:00.000-05:002012-07-29T19:00:05.609-05:00A Rainbow Party!We had Kennedy's birthday bash on Sunday afternoon.....just over 24 hours after the peace party ended! It was party mode all weekend long.<br />
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There were so many cool ideas for a rainbow party on Pinterest, it was the perfect theme for our spunky five-year-old! The girls were a huge help in getting the decorations ready. With back to back parties, I was happy to let them help, plus it was some fun quality time too.<br />
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The cake is usually my most favorite part of the party....this one was no exception. I have never done a "colored cake" so I was a little nervous but excited to cut into it. Wait for it, pics below!</div>
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Jelly beans, bubble gum, rainbow jello, popcorn, rainbow dipped oreo cookies, fruit rainbow, goldfish and skittles.</div>
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Rainbow coloring sheets.</div>
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Rainbow beads for making jewelry.</div>
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A rainbow tutu! And M&M rainbow to top it off.</div>
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The decorations were simple but fun. The girls helped a ton by making the rainbow chain.</div>
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Treat bags! Sidewalk chalk, Twizzler rainbows with a pot of gold, and play-doh.</div>
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My sweet rainbow girl!</div>
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Time to get busy with our rainbow activities!</div>
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The babies/toddlers do their own thing.</div>
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Rainbow ice cubes for their drinks.</div>
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Face painting...</div>
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Musical rainbow (chairs)</div>
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Sand art.</div>
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Our favorite 5 year old</div>
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Rainbow cake!</div>
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Happy Birthday, Kennedy! You bring a rainbow of colors to our world, sweet girl!</div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-91868783745200826552012-07-22T22:00:00.000-05:002012-07-22T22:00:06.847-05:00A Peace PartyI'm back!! Better late than never! We celebrated Kyndal's 9th birthday at the end of March. She requested a peace sign/zebra party, it was a lot of fun to pull off. She wanted a slumber party again, so the rest of the family headed over to Grandma's so they could get some sleep and the girls could have the house to them(our)selves.<br />
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My first shot at a zebra cake, it turned out so cool!!</div>
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Jewelry making, nails and games, fun night ahead...<br />
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The girls loved these peace sign oreo pops!<br />
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Burning off some energy (or so I thought....)<br />
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The crazy group, yes, there were 8. Crazy eights!<br />
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<br /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-66210943594888332562012-02-22T22:00:00.000-06:002012-02-22T22:00:03.629-06:00January & FebruaryI have been MIA, but it's predictable, it happens to me every year at this time. I take so many photos during the fall and the holidays and then my camera barely makes it out of it's case during January. A big part of the reason is that I'm sooooo busy at work during January and February. The Y is packed during this time, our busiest season and I'm seriously trying to keep my head above water!<br /><br />Personally though, we have been keeping busy the last month. Kyndal and Corbin are both playing basketball. I hope to get some pictures of Kyndal before the end of the season...I am coaching so it makes it difficult! Her team has had a roller coaster season but I've definitely seen some improvements and they are all so enthusiastic and sweet. And very silly at times. Corbin is Mr. Competitive and he's very aggressive. He is loving it and he is also a joy to watch.<br /><br />Chase is a little parrot, he is 18 months already and repeats every word his older siblings ask him too along with several that they don't! He has the loudest scream I've ever heard too. He is still my sweet little cuddlebug and gives soft little kisses and waves like a penguin when I drop him off at daycare. So sweet.<br /><br />Miss Kennedy can hardly stand that there are less than six months separating her from the start of Kindergarten. She talks about it pretty much every day now. I can't believe her time at Lora's is almost over. I'm really excited for her to meet more friends her age as she has very few, but I'm sad that her best buddy won't be going to school for another year.<br /><br />Here is a quick photo summary of what we have been up to for the past six weeks!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0wHQYxVaW25YHUtAz0wY_XZy0MAQI2nIWHNtSfVHZY9bZsiYG7UAiVn3vvxsjw6NXIqYhGykd2dp6P57PKUbb2jrsTDhLMOgZTbOJJHkTxZkpwrZ2hUDcyjim_QVtH7Vl2A_VnT2rAiQ/s1600/February+2012+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0wHQYxVaW25YHUtAz0wY_XZy0MAQI2nIWHNtSfVHZY9bZsiYG7UAiVn3vvxsjw6NXIqYhGykd2dp6P57PKUbb2jrsTDhLMOgZTbOJJHkTxZkpwrZ2hUDcyjim_QVtH7Vl2A_VnT2rAiQ/s320/February+2012+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709935123308212562" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4stGY6TxKetMS7gZ7jnl7fXnRPKddkihz9sSoyk0OzPT3TYs5E-f5gjJZQSt2yrlpD9e4OyfIBCkWNMJX0b827AbJsjyH-1Y1F9l0EWe7IPJA6qTSZlddz429vMALmMhLUDjZQAid90R/s1600/February+2012+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4stGY6TxKetMS7gZ7jnl7fXnRPKddkihz9sSoyk0OzPT3TYs5E-f5gjJZQSt2yrlpD9e4OyfIBCkWNMJX0b827AbJsjyH-1Y1F9l0EWe7IPJA6qTSZlddz429vMALmMhLUDjZQAid90R/s320/February+2012+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709935131905082674" border="0" /></a>When cleaning our toy room a few Saturdays ago, I was "stashing" something to store in the closet that is beneath our staircase which is accessed through the girl's room. (see above, full of clutter.) An idea popped into my head and before I knew it we were in the middle of a fast remodel project.<br /><br />We had decided we wanted to change the toy room into more of a hangout spot, add a couch, remove the toys... my thought is that we could store all the toys in this cozy little closet that we hadn't thought of. So we spent the rest of the day gutting it, repainting it, sanding down the shelves, laying carpet and reorganizing the toys. We were super pleased with the results!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8-KD4w8hNUTjipRuMcCtffyWZhzlWb0D_8TAAej-dv3t3xVlRbmkk1po1wGRXvdIxL5z0b8P_McJLO2UhQMAfc4GZN7pTWTYb8byl9SuPgEcNDcS6K6mt34YB1H-AS75bFfxnG8nGqkP/s1600/February+2012+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8-KD4w8hNUTjipRuMcCtffyWZhzlWb0D_8TAAej-dv3t3xVlRbmkk1po1wGRXvdIxL5z0b8P_McJLO2UhQMAfc4GZN7pTWTYb8byl9SuPgEcNDcS6K6mt34YB1H-AS75bFfxnG8nGqkP/s320/February+2012+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709935110727048690" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZByKm_SgbyZTIJyijHRpU38NTlVa36ZQsR7ryP-WkZ8opJtXkXEPsqu8Gz9h-PNzskrMzQjpZmkidkiAWyFNqcHLHmA6zzjIW_WOcCE1LTqNCegcAzLybJusL1mEINkQL22M6ThrCPFaD/s1600/February+2012+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZByKm_SgbyZTIJyijHRpU38NTlVa36ZQsR7ryP-WkZ8opJtXkXEPsqu8Gz9h-PNzskrMzQjpZmkidkiAWyFNqcHLHmA6zzjIW_WOcCE1LTqNCegcAzLybJusL1mEINkQL22M6ThrCPFaD/s320/February+2012+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709934818346506978" border="0" /></a>Casey let the kids have a little "art" fun on the back of the carpet before laying it!!<br /><br />And then he proceeded to roll Kyndal up in it, what a hoot!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOovXvoud2dKeRRWY4vV0GuEfKv2bWlWUhociY1jyfazMzyv7Gu4xNDQtY-TFmR4GGoh8wyMQjwE6XaTImMmIjB5uIydTBxPytqqVfZClLKdvsRelZVgimHUQ2H0DfGGNp9jPJg4lPydMi/s1600/February+2012+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOovXvoud2dKeRRWY4vV0GuEfKv2bWlWUhociY1jyfazMzyv7Gu4xNDQtY-TFmR4GGoh8wyMQjwE6XaTImMmIjB5uIydTBxPytqqVfZClLKdvsRelZVgimHUQ2H0DfGGNp9jPJg4lPydMi/s320/February+2012+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709934844865071218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NeRQk8j0qDnpPNNDNR8wqYi3n00-36N3D9Yzyoi1Ctg-2Le_ms1SMqB2HxCO6bA7ubHSXCaW4jnsGdeDSrYsldugd0a4cOos6eHMefQ_nAjqC1fSdOdCHRfmXCc8VFGcEP9Mr_UicJMz/s1600/February+2012+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NeRQk8j0qDnpPNNDNR8wqYi3n00-36N3D9Yzyoi1Ctg-2Le_ms1SMqB2HxCO6bA7ubHSXCaW4jnsGdeDSrYsldugd0a4cOos6eHMefQ_nAjqC1fSdOdCHRfmXCc8VFGcEP9Mr_UicJMz/s320/February+2012+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709934856060379330" border="0" /></a>Never a dull moment in our house :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKZ8zpHkDtJ3dM9btOnMQW9RG5ieQbQcpj_VOIS8wrZlO4sS2u-XnYMX_9Cc8uXrw9UKR5DRJf918fJqB9EK8s96DkY-oNGlbm9095lVOU3LdTZsjxuzorpeFu7bPhmDnyCrQIOuPdr6k/s1600/February+2012+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKZ8zpHkDtJ3dM9btOnMQW9RG5ieQbQcpj_VOIS8wrZlO4sS2u-XnYMX_9Cc8uXrw9UKR5DRJf918fJqB9EK8s96DkY-oNGlbm9095lVOU3LdTZsjxuzorpeFu7bPhmDnyCrQIOuPdr6k/s320/February+2012+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709934811191968834" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuo4R-8fIxFvFDvzfUOHpnz_G9UMwhWQYeTGpi2OzxGE_Y9EI6bzhoIH17BTRdTwvei43vWiA2eFU7AKd17ankP1kJ_IArcLJVoViZYAVn8pXpFPD-frHrY1pc1iRiRosNeopmKBc_-ql/s1600/February+2012+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuo4R-8fIxFvFDvzfUOHpnz_G9UMwhWQYeTGpi2OzxGE_Y9EI6bzhoIH17BTRdTwvei43vWiA2eFU7AKd17ankP1kJ_IArcLJVoViZYAVn8pXpFPD-frHrY1pc1iRiRosNeopmKBc_-ql/s320/February+2012+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709934290096621186" border="0" /></a>All finished!!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FfhCdeaJmAB6S3AmFjmLwUpz3fL6-34P9CsucERPhjfvKuUfQoCyGjaPcWE1oKk8y2nLJPTn4Qsz1wUsaXBXgBFq7ypi0aLkBKp3HnLPMTkYDHCDe7j7OI-R2STBxlP5IdqfFCswEiDa/s1600/February+2012+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FfhCdeaJmAB6S3AmFjmLwUpz3fL6-34P9CsucERPhjfvKuUfQoCyGjaPcWE1oKk8y2nLJPTn4Qsz1wUsaXBXgBFq7ypi0aLkBKp3HnLPMTkYDHCDe7j7OI-R2STBxlP5IdqfFCswEiDa/s320/February+2012+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709934282539160610" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGvcQc79NTrpbwCkMNmvq783wwy7XSuorERIWFXtMUM4bXBomk-TdsFWP7ZG1opl2fJnFJ6UIqY92XZyhrhX5qzNmI5tpxMrcbZjDup9uM9AgZmNasGOK0t2KHFzYAMjhGEXDsBtaGNsZ/s1600/February+2012+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGvcQc79NTrpbwCkMNmvq783wwy7XSuorERIWFXtMUM4bXBomk-TdsFWP7ZG1opl2fJnFJ6UIqY92XZyhrhX5qzNmI5tpxMrcbZjDup9uM9AgZmNasGOK0t2KHFzYAMjhGEXDsBtaGNsZ/s320/February+2012+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709934291408530002" border="0" /></a>Sniff-sniff...besides the crib that Chase still sleeps in, this is the last piece of baby equipment we own and it has recently been replaced with a booster seat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbkPxxZC8KQe8S_dmQ5ER0nER5A4CT2amJ03P1PE-ew-JfDELizcmvZihjYaJ9_7sag3iN4AgxDcha09E3ldg6PM0_egCrYE4CKx_tBqlFMDSV0LKioCwSn-b0PKTw8G0b3qJgF4wktSr/s1600/February+2012+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbkPxxZC8KQe8S_dmQ5ER0nER5A4CT2amJ03P1PE-ew-JfDELizcmvZihjYaJ9_7sag3iN4AgxDcha09E3ldg6PM0_egCrYE4CKx_tBqlFMDSV0LKioCwSn-b0PKTw8G0b3qJgF4wktSr/s320/February+2012+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709933998734902482" border="0" /></a><br />On a happy note, Kennedy is proud to show the last of her overnight pull-ups...which she handed down to our niece. She is officially, completely out of them!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoO4xnC2SsRQ_r8mB9jeC0bJA-NVaduE6Tagl6oQXSTx1v0sJQN4gelYXihlL5CIF7WAfBpl8jyjtMQA7cbv-dRZpuxePn8X-E-1uZlGASRU7e3Gj9XHpj-VAuXzX20DjIzhS3ZP_LFz4/s1600/February+2012+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoO4xnC2SsRQ_r8mB9jeC0bJA-NVaduE6Tagl6oQXSTx1v0sJQN4gelYXihlL5CIF7WAfBpl8jyjtMQA7cbv-dRZpuxePn8X-E-1uZlGASRU7e3Gj9XHpj-VAuXzX20DjIzhS3ZP_LFz4/s320/February+2012+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709933996731461874" border="0" /></a><br />We enjoyed finally getting a foot of the white stuff a few weeks ago! Finally!!! Chase wasn't sure what to think of it but he loves being outside so he didn't fuss when we squished his little feet in the boots and put on the snow boots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99i9FqzCdlyw5VDSnddWx69FYvQR99cVC2cq0kX7UbGeiVGMVsESZMPMOjhZzHNf7Xsic_UObxMaE3tiYHk72eEYJk3d9xljgfI-dpbAIgxSUBUyFUJKaHem7w3VrLkUcTIo-6V5rgZMr/s1600/February+2012+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99i9FqzCdlyw5VDSnddWx69FYvQR99cVC2cq0kX7UbGeiVGMVsESZMPMOjhZzHNf7Xsic_UObxMaE3tiYHk72eEYJk3d9xljgfI-dpbAIgxSUBUyFUJKaHem7w3VrLkUcTIo-6V5rgZMr/s320/February+2012+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709933990549482402" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsi6mTRpACmrVlO2NAo4gbcpbKPDSU9yXlcJ4h2b6MAicWgXLwrwr8IrKT-9FyYlwKD3saOUY501Q4RSxYeM-ibZmWmwZfMaG3Nr36Kc0GPMknxmd0j6SFLW5PwIR_p-nw8mW58JxSZWX/s1600/February+2012+060.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYwWvdYD2O7NP2p3jtEZaH-tG41XOOjSEB1jqXw8_9NNIVypjvNcu4Sjfw73YRwPOp4vrnbpM5aexc2_ephx95OWTVrHO_7RR8pAQEsDvUh_wfuv5_sgvNErH8fZU2S7TOuKoUEabhrA3/s320/February+2012+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709932810676912754" border="0" /></a>Kennedy and Ryder, two peas in a pod :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sslP8CuEqqGGEKBLTxTcT2TtD2lprB87YUmse4tLkitxKq9pUZMmp_C_7ytRSQ_QgPspfAue2rUxYh9q-W6x5Z7N57aG-TpX5r0P5KIYwyONXLckjANpOq1yFCRzCP3PX9lIvuWcu0k9/s1600/February+2012+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sslP8CuEqqGGEKBLTxTcT2TtD2lprB87YUmse4tLkitxKq9pUZMmp_C_7ytRSQ_QgPspfAue2rUxYh9q-W6x5Z7N57aG-TpX5r0P5KIYwyONXLckjANpOq1yFCRzCP3PX9lIvuWcu0k9/s320/February+2012+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709932831013665810" border="0" /></a>How many can pile on Daddy for horse ride?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wNJJ6JJ_cOL4aNtUsHPP6ekJRaSoaiAzykQAvgT7qUWAihugoE_3eARTGwqfrWEQJ7KhL1URgifynRSndrSB_WUjr9EuLfYiZnBBY75hEfOE8K9ejVT9BuXfwDTgyAyTDxrnWs6cc8bN/s1600/February+2012+038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wNJJ6JJ_cOL4aNtUsHPP6ekJRaSoaiAzykQAvgT7qUWAihugoE_3eARTGwqfrWEQJ7KhL1URgifynRSndrSB_WUjr9EuLfYiZnBBY75hEfOE8K9ejVT9BuXfwDTgyAyTDxrnWs6cc8bN/s320/February+2012+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709932402925982994" border="0" /></a>Our little hoop-star!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sYwPqapmwIDRbviEeolLnDQUTLI9aVJfx26T8k-yON7sex-MellFybctGIPkfZRzHrG4Em1hrSV7VnzdUehsPAXFzLd_gfiCKQ6RRRNYw_JKMMnlh2FI3co7dTJjn1ZAI-FB8x86Kh4N/s1600/February+2012+037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sYwPqapmwIDRbviEeolLnDQUTLI9aVJfx26T8k-yON7sex-MellFybctGIPkfZRzHrG4Em1hrSV7VnzdUehsPAXFzLd_gfiCKQ6RRRNYw_JKMMnlh2FI3co7dTJjn1ZAI-FB8x86Kh4N/s320/February+2012+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709932429792612274" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjrFYwnp4ZClyDz6S-YWWmPOxLv8M-FwIaXkyyglBOymLk1P4SbfHif0_5ENYMK8Je9TZ66zwnUQ4LQdueH5RocU6zrHHmLFy_8sQDDzQUT5BjfoqFn3yNHPQl1mdM5X9ZO-CVbSyu6Ai/s1600/February+2012+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjrFYwnp4ZClyDz6S-YWWmPOxLv8M-FwIaXkyyglBOymLk1P4SbfHif0_5ENYMK8Je9TZ66zwnUQ4LQdueH5RocU6zrHHmLFy_8sQDDzQUT5BjfoqFn3yNHPQl1mdM5X9ZO-CVbSyu6Ai/s320/February+2012+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709932441374369042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEAbCeTmtMgXIQLJWX13NrdSVNmRYERmETLnaVHmb9BDvUP-O9XIYS0Yp0KB_9h2el4VOg17KOW8zUaY8MXjYXYS7GYlEfxY4E9KVkjRVM5Q_0rI4OczAIPHgQ6hlnYO4D27yPniGTYxd/s1600/February+2012+048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEAbCeTmtMgXIQLJWX13NrdSVNmRYERmETLnaVHmb9BDvUP-O9XIYS0Yp0KB_9h2el4VOg17KOW8zUaY8MXjYXYS7GYlEfxY4E9KVkjRVM5Q_0rI4OczAIPHgQ6hlnYO4D27yPniGTYxd/s320/February+2012+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709932024511553954" border="0" /></a>I made this fun Valentine shirt with puffy paint :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_APZapChOtQkYro-8S9cLffXCTlgJvcGGcE5uyQ6F7PLExzGtH0QxOAZSNH8NsEF5u1UvIUJ0G7v5p-ZwCu9Wqv5U90xx3_vjIioVEvjxKsnZR9Wu7d-G4lZLoaNJ-lRt0O1olBZiWaa/s1600/February+2012+049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_APZapChOtQkYro-8S9cLffXCTlgJvcGGcE5uyQ6F7PLExzGtH0QxOAZSNH8NsEF5u1UvIUJ0G7v5p-ZwCu9Wqv5U90xx3_vjIioVEvjxKsnZR9Wu7d-G4lZLoaNJ-lRt0O1olBZiWaa/s320/February+2012+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709932018408786786" border="0" /></a>Kyndal made these sweet snow-person's!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DYlwKlju4p4XU1Fszn96E0J8otyZR8yLw0tHaP31vyEP8nKE6b2NIulJ4BPcUoFv3Ty5Id4IZXBgTuz2kJjsXTTi4sbdQ7N9wH7riOq-OJwQeuIO-89MaLXh3hbV4iS-GDB7D4gHdKkn/s1600/February+2012+045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DYlwKlju4p4XU1Fszn96E0J8otyZR8yLw0tHaP31vyEP8nKE6b2NIulJ4BPcUoFv3Ty5Id4IZXBgTuz2kJjsXTTi4sbdQ7N9wH7riOq-OJwQeuIO-89MaLXh3hbV4iS-GDB7D4gHdKkn/s320/February+2012+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709932035437744738" border="0" /></a>Valentine's...the kids each got a new movie! The favorite so far is "The Little Rascals", too funny!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLt-VAONc3HJbFgBZ7-dBSCkpoYzIn2ooZ-r-lgmlB-0ckQGHCdKoxAO7qsN1siW9FyAS6i1q6XOrhLvl_2ybH9UKT5q2CD5AKDeEMRS7QaL6_wMA_xpS_li_9bKy-dvt0r4dfWWedD7t/s1600/February+2012+071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLt-VAONc3HJbFgBZ7-dBSCkpoYzIn2ooZ-r-lgmlB-0ckQGHCdKoxAO7qsN1siW9FyAS6i1q6XOrhLvl_2ybH9UKT5q2CD5AKDeEMRS7QaL6_wMA_xpS_li_9bKy-dvt0r4dfWWedD7t/s320/February+2012+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709931633951521730" border="0" /></a>We took advantage of a warmish day last week and the kids busted out their bikes and did some major splashing!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNAUKAjeoJBjrxK70xfP0uSPKeltV-Xphz2RfTigFJYtI6xdJ06wH5OjM65ShnO9a1STMPowOJG6pfUcuMZOtdYO0YK4O77AfJyyXUSOH1HeN116nwUxrAaPJ11-fmI_O531fcIcTSXfu/s1600/February+2012+076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNAUKAjeoJBjrxK70xfP0uSPKeltV-Xphz2RfTigFJYtI6xdJ06wH5OjM65ShnO9a1STMPowOJG6pfUcuMZOtdYO0YK4O77AfJyyXUSOH1HeN116nwUxrAaPJ11-fmI_O531fcIcTSXfu/s320/February+2012+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709931626325469698" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KTlBJcOOVKBBCevZ0PA65nF3op4vASGYZGSH_QdBi5lWv-G1nxp27hk2oWihxp2u0ji_I_Qa5-3NlCS71ZJ8lFAG2isyCcZc_hpCZDTuOM9zSiZcVYqwvo_GGu9wnjlYAF7Yvt6G5KA_/s1600/February+2012+067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-KTlBJcOOVKBBCevZ0PA65nF3op4vASGYZGSH_QdBi5lWv-G1nxp27hk2oWihxp2u0ji_I_Qa5-3NlCS71ZJ8lFAG2isyCcZc_hpCZDTuOM9zSiZcVYqwvo_GGu9wnjlYAF7Yvt6G5KA_/s320/February+2012+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709931669542086162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you are having a great week, thanks for reading!<br /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-89827062432213211712012-01-16T05:00:00.000-06:002012-01-16T05:00:01.590-06:00Christmas VacationI know the schools can't officially call it "Christmas break" anymore, but to our family, that's still what it is. We celebrate Christmas because Jesus Christ came to earth to save us, Christmas is the celebration His birth!<br /><br />We had lots of family time over the break...Casey had the entire week between Christmas and New Years off, so he kept especially busy with our crew.<br /><br />The kids had dentist appointments on Tuesday afternoon and they picked me up after work. We told them we were going out to eat. They obviously have no sense of time because we drove to Omaha and they didn't whine (or have a clue!) that we had left Lincoln. We grabbed Subway close to our hotel and told them we were going to eat it someplace else.<br /><br />We pulled up to our motel and Casey checked in. It wasn't until we had already grabbed our bags and were walking into the Holiday Inn and had pointed out the water slide to the kids that it started to sink in. We surprised them with a short getaway to an indoor water park and a trip to the zoo the next day. They seriously had no clue!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifN30bY6_SIlyetTN_B9i98K_w0ty-tuFTYEtPhZwEy0GIo5SeIGxcQaGb3v_2agGpCluwBxDh8bNqKH0pJYtJIb20dWhdruuMQUhUpPJbsJgAY5smeFAvV3G2GO2VB6LSOwJoTcgj7S9d/s1600/December+2011+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifN30bY6_SIlyetTN_B9i98K_w0ty-tuFTYEtPhZwEy0GIo5SeIGxcQaGb3v_2agGpCluwBxDh8bNqKH0pJYtJIb20dWhdruuMQUhUpPJbsJgAY5smeFAvV3G2GO2VB6LSOwJoTcgj7S9d/s320/December+2011+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697694215829096162" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eating his sandwich before heading to the pool!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ofkVa05PFkDNZbrnIUkWeGeNxZ7R6mClumGJYGMgPnTC5UxHkhZnpyrZruohXmYEpQJ9UXg5qBVB1EjGarFpEccYofRyPuBNZ32DgSeiNZUxDVA9BndNxuCi-QBP-h8WssGEKOlHN0Ev/s1600/December+2011+158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ofkVa05PFkDNZbrnIUkWeGeNxZ7R6mClumGJYGMgPnTC5UxHkhZnpyrZruohXmYEpQJ9UXg5qBVB1EjGarFpEccYofRyPuBNZ32DgSeiNZUxDVA9BndNxuCi-QBP-h8WssGEKOlHN0Ev/s320/December+2011+158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697691024308934306" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These two were on a mission to get wet!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJiPsmyAUM9TovPTJUieW8xwFtzFSE84axRk-H9iw32bhMa_vdakMdaNqsz2Rh3XqVC39GiFnYn9qL9u_pNIBCTPOC6X5h0NpzjylI6BqZWd5C1j9WGvnxV6Z0qYlQMlfpltcwvxs74J_/s1600/December+2011+160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJiPsmyAUM9TovPTJUieW8xwFtzFSE84axRk-H9iw32bhMa_vdakMdaNqsz2Rh3XqVC39GiFnYn9qL9u_pNIBCTPOC6X5h0NpzjylI6BqZWd5C1j9WGvnxV6Z0qYlQMlfpltcwvxs74J_/s320/December+2011+160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697691018368003042" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Come on, elevator!!!"<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjvkJ7CrFUJD3y504e95dLcAlm9F1_yoxrjqq_UglMTDbfE0v_iriUx1rwxqedlkqMhasG72SwIFcPtsFtwxPlVsYdiJ4KdePrC6PVJdqydXNrooJ3RRSylCN5_JUD-ON1uNx04FBOnil/s1600/December+2011+173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjvkJ7CrFUJD3y504e95dLcAlm9F1_yoxrjqq_UglMTDbfE0v_iriUx1rwxqedlkqMhasG72SwIFcPtsFtwxPlVsYdiJ4KdePrC6PVJdqydXNrooJ3RRSylCN5_JUD-ON1uNx04FBOnil/s320/December+2011+173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697690417870181986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4tHCrNCZoUqo5wDHQZPmif-cUhEwjTJaWH7e2uu6C57n0lDKI1ylcJTrFtXeRtoUhfoQteCWTB8iwYMoS31wgZQsA0H41X8ew33YLxoLP6uging5oS6UXHm8UMQVrAI077aT-ECA7rrJ/s1600/December+2011+171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4tHCrNCZoUqo5wDHQZPmif-cUhEwjTJaWH7e2uu6C57n0lDKI1ylcJTrFtXeRtoUhfoQteCWTB8iwYMoS31wgZQsA0H41X8ew33YLxoLP6uging5oS6UXHm8UMQVrAI077aT-ECA7rrJ/s320/December+2011+171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697690423953147026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XH7u4xQXTTGOH7aZiFlsTg3n3djhE2OJT1g3Hq5mejU0xG0om_GU9LvUfFwLH_QUb809o6ZLUcOElbmMGgQ1pK6LpZeQ03Lv7B2BDQvICBZcZRkswWHr5FtKILCszE_958vclvWQCeFx/s1600/December+2011+188.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XH7u4xQXTTGOH7aZiFlsTg3n3djhE2OJT1g3Hq5mejU0xG0om_GU9LvUfFwLH_QUb809o6ZLUcOElbmMGgQ1pK6LpZeQ03Lv7B2BDQvICBZcZRkswWHr5FtKILCszE_958vclvWQCeFx/s320/December+2011+188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697689834181470530" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately the actual pool was being re-filled with ice cold water. So we hung out in the hot tub and on the slides and play structure. I don't think the kids even noticed the pool was down!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOAuXQ71gyU4cD_L_6omO5HP8h4vDm8F4p4SVgn-pUFzb8_LiSwJA0gbzxxUMQwrC_GW9bpgFAaN7mOopw5FsXxNc-WiJnIuyJXBGwXUYZzCS7MhSaMpTvQDfPQTh9OzydGH73qmzhk7j/s1600/December+2011+182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOAuXQ71gyU4cD_L_6omO5HP8h4vDm8F4p4SVgn-pUFzb8_LiSwJA0gbzxxUMQwrC_GW9bpgFAaN7mOopw5FsXxNc-WiJnIuyJXBGwXUYZzCS7MhSaMpTvQDfPQTh9OzydGH73qmzhk7j/s320/December+2011+182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697689839666776994" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rockin' the slide!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72br1nNEk-_lY0SPfbnmBqi03RNRuooLthp1BomxXyynaS97QwDAxYTp6xuOUlp6OXIT5VkRfKXb-_16uRqzTs7FR1PIIKVJ_f3aejCWSLQETy_3nqN2O313jfcapQpqZOAk3WOqM7zln/s1600/December+2011+155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72br1nNEk-_lY0SPfbnmBqi03RNRuooLthp1BomxXyynaS97QwDAxYTp6xuOUlp6OXIT5VkRfKXb-_16uRqzTs7FR1PIIKVJ_f3aejCWSLQETy_3nqN2O313jfcapQpqZOAk3WOqM7zln/s320/December+2011+155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697692349937410770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtVo28z4Xt_iOUOm1xL_JQkDHxGZaVO-IHket4ZFacREHa7rfyJGziYIhMK8rMPayxH4cOzyiDupQIyMtA5Tv0lix08Mktfv84XIjBEOD_JFUOv-nbuyFLNpsn-pcAI-jjXyjj8ugyUnu/s1600/December+2011+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtVo28z4Xt_iOUOm1xL_JQkDHxGZaVO-IHket4ZFacREHa7rfyJGziYIhMK8rMPayxH4cOzyiDupQIyMtA5Tv0lix08Mktfv84XIjBEOD_JFUOv-nbuyFLNpsn-pcAI-jjXyjj8ugyUnu/s320/December+2011+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697694211800592962" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Burning some time while Daddy gets us ice cream!!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs4xO4VC2-UHfqtQ8ZkUJj-Mq0Xt_dsjId3V9fpBkdVgGOoStF8C_M0rszWSxm1lvFkGYV5FZtn5Igrr3t-qC7aoH9ytHMIf7shjIIDRwjOKMDG3FSkyZC3bt4QtpHwCpqoKnZFeXHXfp/s1600/December+2011+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs4xO4VC2-UHfqtQ8ZkUJj-Mq0Xt_dsjId3V9fpBkdVgGOoStF8C_M0rszWSxm1lvFkGYV5FZtn5Igrr3t-qC7aoH9ytHMIf7shjIIDRwjOKMDG3FSkyZC3bt4QtpHwCpqoKnZFeXHXfp/s320/December+2011+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697694045218883394" border="0" /></a>Wednesday morning we headed to the Henry Doorly Zoo...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcoBrhU1_oVfxcwwEKzHEYbmSQ6sK1_J8B6yeqZGjPzswbmAiqj-uqzzgKjFvjwiRMibDLIYkf3le4f3uEN5f88XKzO8y0MQYgshItLMKnQH3VUA07elpSu9-_X2o3ZFx6H4VveRSS3a1/s1600/December+2011+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcoBrhU1_oVfxcwwEKzHEYbmSQ6sK1_J8B6yeqZGjPzswbmAiqj-uqzzgKjFvjwiRMibDLIYkf3le4f3uEN5f88XKzO8y0MQYgshItLMKnQH3VUA07elpSu9-_X2o3ZFx6H4VveRSS3a1/s320/December+2011+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697693773132271410" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZJoffsToYt94hxASnorCY6MtqYc5RXcMec4-Rz3nrQ6IZU4VHDMyQnXIoCfnJpWuUYk69SHAEGHb54eb_evk-P5gn_BnqkSIVeMwzDVXWARoc6-9-tUjxy4mtpZZeVA6tFoV5JX-ahbf/s1600/December+2011+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQejhHaLcxLQI1kFV6yQla6AzDmLDtbxr9RvHKU_j_69D1r3sqEVJD-1_FS4WUEyO-BuIJO1Ul_vjIZ4uKUX50JLiCbGVKQwm-JXookz6Lxda9JN06x5a5mOPYAhqqGi3YO3F7HYTHY_iW/s320/December+2011+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697693766980246162" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our little monkey loved the big apes!!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_p-DIgCccpYhdxggSknXn1RkIP1CQgytgc2QLeayaS8nquVlDr_A9DjfFpcBFP5pU5-RQNtpP9h-oCCp9FcMb-E83RvsKUIqJWo7ktnHvI5wzI1bTNuMrzyGHYXwyyHFYn16rybWCmQLF/s1600/December+2011+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_p-DIgCccpYhdxggSknXn1RkIP1CQgytgc2QLeayaS8nquVlDr_A9DjfFpcBFP5pU5-RQNtpP9h-oCCp9FcMb-E83RvsKUIqJWo7ktnHvI5wzI1bTNuMrzyGHYXwyyHFYn16rybWCmQLF/s320/December+2011+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697693764809857090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBr2M9_oHtTa8O3nyfEWl9x5c7inL4foHW8iAZCi5eRYtf-vrBRx9rH7i-AVYHHvIGDsqlRJ_9EtmATkviPZDBp5gH7LcUQGcgFZWLy857dkXvUOXwurC_RAOvFlB2MzHwKGAsx4azItk/s1600/December+2011+027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBr2M9_oHtTa8O3nyfEWl9x5c7inL4foHW8iAZCi5eRYtf-vrBRx9rH7i-AVYHHvIGDsqlRJ_9EtmATkviPZDBp5gH7LcUQGcgFZWLy857dkXvUOXwurC_RAOvFlB2MzHwKGAsx4azItk/s320/December+2011+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697692985521182642" border="0" /></a>By the time we got to this exhibit, I was pretty jealous of this big guy. Kennedy and Chase didn't sleep very well and I'm a light sleeper so I was ready to curl up for a nap!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYnm4qMzEr4rD2rG9Y5cNcC5vdF25rEVQK3JPrJcRBy4x1Gcsuo83bzpVGfCLcPlOy9ZZmUR0ezOxNhz-lj4SG1Xgi-qtV2Ue5qShDldXP06pAPcKLtW9hEyL7xArnMhMCr_g0g-fTAfN/s1600/December+2011+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYnm4qMzEr4rD2rG9Y5cNcC5vdF25rEVQK3JPrJcRBy4x1Gcsuo83bzpVGfCLcPlOy9ZZmUR0ezOxNhz-lj4SG1Xgi-qtV2Ue5qShDldXP06pAPcKLtW9hEyL7xArnMhMCr_g0g-fTAfN/s320/December+2011+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697692999060140226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSpsEsHUOBE6oiQfhbAFXC-E7jAxUspxSaVNt-_OT-A1hldoH2vAfKcBdaBAmHy9zInDrSj0NpVWB7qXv0vJ4kJhzT4MbNUddcSpw9pXMA27tLEbzsZaxJduppHlVEzAdsI3aL4MttVAf/s1600/December+2011+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSpsEsHUOBE6oiQfhbAFXC-E7jAxUspxSaVNt-_OT-A1hldoH2vAfKcBdaBAmHy9zInDrSj0NpVWB7qXv0vJ4kJhzT4MbNUddcSpw9pXMA27tLEbzsZaxJduppHlVEzAdsI3aL4MttVAf/s320/December+2011+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697693004722156098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZofkpkB8x11saQWGnyrJpyxZhENxhOyY6ZAafLtUnJQ6ap7w8Dnat4B7hs2eP8EVOkvMKIw4nOxPtpNjPhV8gI0p2uXCiAAx7L_bfNQLijMoMMuqGeYFDmQDyHvHXE25hnOiUo1fkhlV/s1600/December+2011+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZofkpkB8x11saQWGnyrJpyxZhENxhOyY6ZAafLtUnJQ6ap7w8Dnat4B7hs2eP8EVOkvMKIw4nOxPtpNjPhV8gI0p2uXCiAAx7L_bfNQLijMoMMuqGeYFDmQDyHvHXE25hnOiUo1fkhlV/s320/December+2011+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697692981658741090" border="0" /></a>We treated the kids to an IMAX movie, one on caves. Casey had never seen one either and we thought it would be a good fit since we had toured our first cave last summer. We loved it! And everyone sat through the whole thing. We will definitely be going back!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL6m-BfxPR01ZlLujRKoQ0lelYY0OR1imEZZBMeIKkCVHbHsaRtDzWt86w4GEK6IWLkcz5bgo88E3g4uzpiDGfID_5VjDFbWh1c4rVqjheTK8Hlv2-utCQB40GSX7wEhIpdX7gUtxMiO3/s1600/December+2011+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL6m-BfxPR01ZlLujRKoQ0lelYY0OR1imEZZBMeIKkCVHbHsaRtDzWt86w4GEK6IWLkcz5bgo88E3g4uzpiDGfID_5VjDFbWh1c4rVqjheTK8Hlv2-utCQB40GSX7wEhIpdX7gUtxMiO3/s320/December+2011+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697692657865256530" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Making a winter craft before heading back to the little city!<br /></div><br /><br />Last weekend I took the kids to Lost In Fun, it was Chase's first time there. I didn't have my good camera but took a couple pics of him. He was a hoot on the slide, he went down head first every time (with me assisting him of course!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8Ij2FIXIADRoCQGg6izVBeMgoT-Dug77PFT86byxUZbQOtoJeEdA1iJ7xpmauUBlsmXyW3ubX5mec-IVuOj5RJbGm1GGWJg2Poe0lfjE92VxjLH9on8OUlxNRdwfrQWR6BIW9gJN2Uwy/s1600/December+2011+254.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8Ij2FIXIADRoCQGg6izVBeMgoT-Dug77PFT86byxUZbQOtoJeEdA1iJ7xpmauUBlsmXyW3ubX5mec-IVuOj5RJbGm1GGWJg2Poe0lfjE92VxjLH9on8OUlxNRdwfrQWR6BIW9gJN2Uwy/s320/December+2011+254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697689165827419042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFV9RtDupYV_9HQLAyzbtuyR8zaSrjWmVf4W2F8Ifv_S3qhv8wVg4bZBfdx8u0bzw_xoa2J-xthVxrc7Q8JSFfg_YO_rNllvCpREyYZhmwJYFwn2-YdwvMdVD4PtL1ue0_P1htR0jvvXU/s1600/December+2011+248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFV9RtDupYV_9HQLAyzbtuyR8zaSrjWmVf4W2F8Ifv_S3qhv8wVg4bZBfdx8u0bzw_xoa2J-xthVxrc7Q8JSFfg_YO_rNllvCpREyYZhmwJYFwn2-YdwvMdVD4PtL1ue0_P1htR0jvvXU/s320/December+2011+248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697689164837003682" border="0" /></a>Last week we had McCoy and Ryder over for a couple hours. Check out McCoy and Chase's spaghetti faces!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V38yto4XuMOxG5Gw9JdjdBh5kr_FzaY6TUXdfqgcEB7PyxBpiM7_nPztiL5-1uJ27OsyZyj9zqp_ECoV1UI62j17cmrkmv104qFahnVfKcEpr0Cssq_1NqOLVKMuBWTCdlG3RWTNUlrT/s1600/December+2011+150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V38yto4XuMOxG5Gw9JdjdBh5kr_FzaY6TUXdfqgcEB7PyxBpiM7_nPztiL5-1uJ27OsyZyj9zqp_ECoV1UI62j17cmrkmv104qFahnVfKcEpr0Cssq_1NqOLVKMuBWTCdlG3RWTNUlrT/s320/December+2011+150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697692652565668530" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhGwbY79E6HAhCjQyXEppO4vAGQm4eMk7Qz65Lhq-gDP2GXrpPL5yBm4Z6gaWrghLK6K3d76xhQpfdVDbQDymcF_ekO2rVXLR5ipvY3o1I9GFKXrsDH08zWjLAP1_DFG7VD_XsvHvpP7o/s1600/December+2011+152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhGwbY79E6HAhCjQyXEppO4vAGQm4eMk7Qz65Lhq-gDP2GXrpPL5yBm4Z6gaWrghLK6K3d76xhQpfdVDbQDymcF_ekO2rVXLR5ipvY3o1I9GFKXrsDH08zWjLAP1_DFG7VD_XsvHvpP7o/s320/December+2011+152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697692349187708946" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great week!<br /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-12737896423737377362012-01-15T18:00:00.000-06:002012-01-15T18:00:01.791-06:00A New Years ChristmasWe celebrated Christmas with my side on New Years weekend. It was our year to host and our guests couldn't get her soon enough for our kiddos :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdiKYHqx7yAjz-x0FY9jyf-NEQxC5JvxU0pYMaJqBFa7mClXSm0frGnPyc181vyN5rnOrbbfyhF92Hb4XNgUZSJiaVPrpPPECOwfvd9NrGa1EG9eo56WdWMf1iq3IJoI_HOm78PGyhYWE/s1600/December+2011+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdiKYHqx7yAjz-x0FY9jyf-NEQxC5JvxU0pYMaJqBFa7mClXSm0frGnPyc181vyN5rnOrbbfyhF92Hb4XNgUZSJiaVPrpPPECOwfvd9NrGa1EG9eo56WdWMf1iq3IJoI_HOm78PGyhYWE/s320/December+2011+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697655387375705282" border="0" /></a>My Mom made these beautiful afghans for the kids. She nailed the colors, they love them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTplTWp4bmiQTxIRwUT8t3BmMOobf2U9_MhxvnWGVwRtzGrK623oovKlN2XV4Ukg3WSGvR51OzGTIsBUuLP6yzi5SDgxN1v4X4j_zHTmGzb18Ej0Ym1uob7WHiP6BNU7F0-hK0qs8vOxza/s1600/December+2011+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTplTWp4bmiQTxIRwUT8t3BmMOobf2U9_MhxvnWGVwRtzGrK623oovKlN2XV4Ukg3WSGvR51OzGTIsBUuLP6yzi5SDgxN1v4X4j_zHTmGzb18Ej0Ym1uob7WHiP6BNU7F0-hK0qs8vOxza/s320/December+2011+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697655391433508066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4e_3XVQ46_Q8UjFb1IdH4vnd-tQj73s3a0sPjaoW3uguezKvq8STPhYuvFDXdd5ugnEMCKRlxSM7sT4M9YOswaXy-tw5BT5GmheXWEdAakfnt1jDF33MnlA2VBPjZnX9T_CkX6huM8Tdi/s1600/December+2011+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4e_3XVQ46_Q8UjFb1IdH4vnd-tQj73s3a0sPjaoW3uguezKvq8STPhYuvFDXdd5ugnEMCKRlxSM7sT4M9YOswaXy-tw5BT5GmheXWEdAakfnt1jDF33MnlA2VBPjZnX9T_CkX6huM8Tdi/s320/December+2011+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697655200283879490" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kennedy and Lizzie Bug<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9xScm_xXiGXFg-Dkvb3rEkSxFy3sFeHAcJnJuCl-CzZK43V-0E5KjxBw5O7t7Y5qiogzgJeTx2FhJlZIoGlN6j68xO_cRhjMxMWCNxj7n6QgXHI5FJjY1_HEF-QsT7q1qS5s3ZBT-Vif/s1600/December+2011+037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9xScm_xXiGXFg-Dkvb3rEkSxFy3sFeHAcJnJuCl-CzZK43V-0E5KjxBw5O7t7Y5qiogzgJeTx2FhJlZIoGlN6j68xO_cRhjMxMWCNxj7n6QgXHI5FJjY1_HEF-QsT7q1qS5s3ZBT-Vif/s320/December+2011+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697655199459761522" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We played lots of Hearts<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijw1N8Hv0bKgIOw2tHW2Qh3jGzpiIbXEu3VYlcxQXNRzyMh3D_UbNiO8_886H2rKD7pvMdSQlNtyZf7HXUYS87Jc87eSSSm-figObaDimoJhMnd6e5tpAXyJro6JV4XEUXsMVmYCdXZb5B/s1600/December+2011+051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijw1N8Hv0bKgIOw2tHW2Qh3jGzpiIbXEu3VYlcxQXNRzyMh3D_UbNiO8_886H2rKD7pvMdSQlNtyZf7HXUYS87Jc87eSSSm-figObaDimoJhMnd6e5tpAXyJro6JV4XEUXsMVmYCdXZb5B/s320/December+2011+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697654783349850770" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the grandkids<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLG7C01CRmDJvpdaitzNqLWd9qCRO7JnvKu-DjP3GXErH2ojve_hQqVWp5amBwpzSj1mQWZWn1o8cZhyEn7SldKMEskCMhtVVllQmoMKNzrB-4sIsdLA3YwLNcO4ZrGZRltD2twCnhWC-/s1600/December+2011+049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLG7C01CRmDJvpdaitzNqLWd9qCRO7JnvKu-DjP3GXErH2ojve_hQqVWp5amBwpzSj1mQWZWn1o8cZhyEn7SldKMEskCMhtVVllQmoMKNzrB-4sIsdLA3YwLNcO4ZrGZRltD2twCnhWC-/s320/December+2011+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697654788486673170" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEM0dlxzWMpTNA7FSGqSYmQXzV4qyB80H5X4wn47k3tyFPXoBvdb-SgpGj1TDrHs9JGFD8YKZ3ZeGf97Nl-_xbldq56W7jKLG5XjWP4LHAkqHquz933I4YxwS2l2LF4e1NJTIOPfvT3eP/s1600/December+2011+056.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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This years theme was "Nebraska". One of the better themes we've had, there was lots of stealing this year! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP5vYjBcKLMRUqAAT3imSeggBHFtgItiOQobmA0kzQr99dntVgw9-_foz7-zm-z_bAkKJSWY0E2VPFmTGx_8v_8-wLAGmxBh8gi87UaEeUDb54tAoZ6ctKLoXfxoRzCKUVERmL_whyphenhyphenoIv/s320/December+2011+134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697652746446977586" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Playing Family Feud, girls vs. boys<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRxiJg7736IR1eCWHOiGBYp2t-z4iWVjpqYCCIVHgNV2DJaG30KL9A_uemi53F321hYOF1c-49KXWnJDlVW-AOTseLbG1WwqsbtQyoqKD9T_7oiGKfvaeCP7Uvhsjrt1f4LRSks18czuC/s1600/December+2011+137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRxiJg7736IR1eCWHOiGBYp2t-z4iWVjpqYCCIVHgNV2DJaG30KL9A_uemi53F321hYOF1c-49KXWnJDlVW-AOTseLbG1WwqsbtQyoqKD9T_7oiGKfvaeCP7Uvhsjrt1f4LRSks18czuC/s320/December+2011+137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697652592202961218" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wrestling with Uncle Craig<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeBC2WnHm18VrciPhSxQxuhRQPMt0G_Bd6af8X8-rw8doYlXDRBLX4FySVxO5ZvQZjORgrxDTauwCK9JcIhAQkwHjUGwG5bfWhn7Z2FIwOT1nvw3tcXEu3LaEL9RcGUwwkf2Rb2O1w51X/s1600/December+2011+241.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeBC2WnHm18VrciPhSxQxuhRQPMt0G_Bd6af8X8-rw8doYlXDRBLX4FySVxO5ZvQZjORgrxDTauwCK9JcIhAQkwHjUGwG5bfWhn7Z2FIwOT1nvw3tcXEu3LaEL9RcGUwwkf2Rb2O1w51X/s320/December+2011+241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697650770408061682" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Burning off some energy at the pool!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfXR9WXFipL0-AA7nRT9K9uTTU1GoaA5dlxRxSr9SmjpWkwLjCz9fUffvOqquxCWNsmIC3pGNQZEMOaT-jx_Yww7h7wlzfZ8cV2e-dCCc1bhsnty1DHAfZAvuy3fXDXYlXXr54gUOLteb/s1600/December+2011+236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfXR9WXFipL0-AA7nRT9K9uTTU1GoaA5dlxRxSr9SmjpWkwLjCz9fUffvOqquxCWNsmIC3pGNQZEMOaT-jx_Yww7h7wlzfZ8cV2e-dCCc1bhsnty1DHAfZAvuy3fXDXYlXXr54gUOLteb/s320/December+2011+236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697650775628632834" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVqdsORJj6Y1dFN8sO7THGrvgE5cBAQwFkad694-DDOrZQYbWGwmzWYOfzwSVXrAipYNFmN6sYhjNNILfpsC4lSW5brMrRLpcFC1Rf_BkM7vlRmTjIR68rjnwaDYnhnIxBEK467C-YgZC/s1600/December+2011+148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVqdsORJj6Y1dFN8sO7THGrvgE5cBAQwFkad694-DDOrZQYbWGwmzWYOfzwSVXrAipYNFmN6sYhjNNILfpsC4lSW5brMrRLpcFC1Rf_BkM7vlRmTjIR68rjnwaDYnhnIxBEK467C-YgZC/s320/December+2011+148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697652586812033682" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this sweet photo of my older sister reading to Chase!!<br /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-25146552324787727932012-01-14T18:00:00.000-06:002012-01-14T18:00:03.702-06:00Christmas 2011The Friday before Christmas the kids and I were all off of work/school/daycare. We got busy with some projects, including painting these "H" ornaments and making cards for Santa Claus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57r0blsFxbNAFjPUrz_OsoI2FhDsR_06rnLWfuM5kKgZFsIX-febSNxyNo2GK5X_F8puWHVxP3uQZZnxp2Izikwv4enXoffzC1Hz8wqvn6bStbLiy0oBva4OcIsHqnKH1wD6wYq3Geh5L/s1600/Christmas+2011+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57r0blsFxbNAFjPUrz_OsoI2FhDsR_06rnLWfuM5kKgZFsIX-febSNxyNo2GK5X_F8puWHVxP3uQZZnxp2Izikwv4enXoffzC1Hz8wqvn6bStbLiy0oBva4OcIsHqnKH1wD6wYq3Geh5L/s320/Christmas+2011+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693613801864968370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYdVhlPGZr2HEWC0Su3tv3LQ0v6jx99Y386i4Mr9_aLclTV-R8QUziQbs3wD012wFQiGwiPiB4xVeZ_r4FHQ-o9-RKl1Yb68rw-t1WSrPjzuegaHQPgoL0mDtqJAbhlMcUtuAOYV-KlyW/s1600/Christmas+2011+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYdVhlPGZr2HEWC0Su3tv3LQ0v6jx99Y386i4Mr9_aLclTV-R8QUziQbs3wD012wFQiGwiPiB4xVeZ_r4FHQ-o9-RKl1Yb68rw-t1WSrPjzuegaHQPgoL0mDtqJAbhlMcUtuAOYV-KlyW/s320/Christmas+2011+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693613789897928706" border="0" /></a>Christmas Eve is one of my favorite days of the year. We had a super busy day. We went shopping for gifts and a grocery gift card for a family in our church that is in need.<br /><br />After that we decorated sugar cookies for Santa and dressed in our best and headed to the Christmas Eve service at our church. I love the family friendly service and so do the kids :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKf1qwXB82U6EgQw9ERdt2NVepWhKhYMHEfbyAR3XqflnNvpAiIBG2vYcjr-xe1ObpLBFKbdoOu8SMHkB2NzoBukMeA7J3UkBmlEz43gC8oBNOSvDzkXEcS1w36YxkX0v3ZwOyrJ0dV-H/s1600/Christmas+2011+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKf1qwXB82U6EgQw9ERdt2NVepWhKhYMHEfbyAR3XqflnNvpAiIBG2vYcjr-xe1ObpLBFKbdoOu8SMHkB2NzoBukMeA7J3UkBmlEz43gC8oBNOSvDzkXEcS1w36YxkX0v3ZwOyrJ0dV-H/s320/Christmas+2011+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693613786577489170" border="0" /></a>We normally eat out and then drive around and look at lights. We decided to pick up Zhang's and head home instead.<br /><br />After chowing down our favorite Chinese, we let the kids open one gift like always. They got fuzzy fleece blankets!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGPL3H5_ICMJnR7nFHigwS-l5STUnWU_iPRZTrExusi5ZtPWLyijtPM0Y3PopUPtawB4LdbAvPMPk81-zaoPnJoKHZOK6AoG_r6o7CPWnq6e_Wc3NJUDPw459U02Cm9ZffFBsae4b8mn7/s1600/Christmas+2011+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGPL3H5_ICMJnR7nFHigwS-l5STUnWU_iPRZTrExusi5ZtPWLyijtPM0Y3PopUPtawB4LdbAvPMPk81-zaoPnJoKHZOK6AoG_r6o7CPWnq6e_Wc3NJUDPw459U02Cm9ZffFBsae4b8mn7/s320/Christmas+2011+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693613511917867026" border="0" /></a>And we opened a family gift which we then played: Headbands!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gLKiIpAZr-c7M3McOJ4l8ahhlVmo9ZYTvLSMWHMfTG_3RWGKH6I6vvkZqP9Cmbh0Q2WDr14qw7Z3Su5ZlxJKG73bvzCZbLGivlnclVR1U9ORSU_If1r3OI5u9giRO_4dAX2I4sZOlfeX/s1600/Christmas+2011+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Then it was off to Grandma's house for a late lunch and vegging out :) We are so blessed to only live a half hour from her home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityKA0KYkcd4X0-yd2MGhI19VseqiPfRUed7HFDfpPaD-GdriLcsMsYqBUW7R87tjHxpBR_5dH66DyNTPssNIpPUVhdjjnPzVf1HyHmCVKoGEw_Qcqo4cI4bP2ORdXwzAoUC0uuM6cN6SI/s1600/Christmas+2011+137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityKA0KYkcd4X0-yd2MGhI19VseqiPfRUed7HFDfpPaD-GdriLcsMsYqBUW7R87tjHxpBR_5dH66DyNTPssNIpPUVhdjjnPzVf1HyHmCVKoGEw_Qcqo4cI4bP2ORdXwzAoUC0uuM6cN6SI/s320/Christmas+2011+137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693607676205289586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tTSU6A1f_fsqPs1DfwS6QxuBEqr7esv8fCbG0qpgm9Dn9JpNzY2urGjjigheoV-phi1Z207yLorJFBLS7zoWYrsRiL99HiOQK6JBKPgztRnIXz3fxCB8NEiSTvIa_KCSlA-_uUKWZ7Pf/s1600/Christmas+2011+141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tTSU6A1f_fsqPs1DfwS6QxuBEqr7esv8fCbG0qpgm9Dn9JpNzY2urGjjigheoV-phi1Z207yLorJFBLS7zoWYrsRiL99HiOQK6JBKPgztRnIXz3fxCB8NEiSTvIa_KCSlA-_uUKWZ7Pf/s320/Christmas+2011+141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693607663300895042" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our theme this year was "H", the guys are playing with Jimmy's new "hacky sack"<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxz-V7G60vCh92KIWqh5ZNVjJ7oDjYtFZomQOQEYkrHHuD-HZLsb_B2Pnal8fyMyDmYPjaA8WU07pR8jo7JHysy9-u5eXvLN0GXigUuqUorFDxBjiUcpUhTJx3PhfXdfNYx4l_53VKP-c/s1600/Christmas+2011+116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxz-V7G60vCh92KIWqh5ZNVjJ7oDjYtFZomQOQEYkrHHuD-HZLsb_B2Pnal8fyMyDmYPjaA8WU07pR8jo7JHysy9-u5eXvLN0GXigUuqUorFDxBjiUcpUhTJx3PhfXdfNYx4l_53VKP-c/s320/Christmas+2011+116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693607679218615922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2XFFF6jrPs2IYOyN3qzAuhr3L0m8r3IFEgpuT20MgEt92zdbU740LUmZwj9xiLok_hFdx5wx3mv3ml0Y7q_kGMbcyIA9FdylqdAe0j1ADRHRc4hwRocglEbhx558AUGFr6ISdFaQim6h/s1600/Christmas+2011+150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2XFFF6jrPs2IYOyN3qzAuhr3L0m8r3IFEgpuT20MgEt92zdbU740LUmZwj9xiLok_hFdx5wx3mv3ml0Y7q_kGMbcyIA9FdylqdAe0j1ADRHRc4hwRocglEbhx558AUGFr6ISdFaQim6h/s320/Christmas+2011+150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693607656212826434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmWkqW7LX5Ryvq4KcGmxGKy_TSXQ3zGHysHF4do1q3RKTKoEFKJWVgQPbsaZT-H9fvkWLINagBLEsenyeoMkij_haG8fmWcPyAGyvCnQW5rDIc-s6S8PrgNcWXYVy5tfPvuLcsEfZYohE/s1600/Christmas+2011+152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmWkqW7LX5Ryvq4KcGmxGKy_TSXQ3zGHysHF4do1q3RKTKoEFKJWVgQPbsaZT-H9fvkWLINagBLEsenyeoMkij_haG8fmWcPyAGyvCnQW5rDIc-s6S8PrgNcWXYVy5tfPvuLcsEfZYohE/s320/Christmas+2011+152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693607653627918514" border="0" /></a>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-78432336592636761672011-12-10T21:33:00.007-06:002011-12-10T22:04:36.592-06:00Snow Much Fun!We loved our super long fall season this year....but we were equally happy with the first big snowstorm of the season!!! We couldn't get the sleds out fast enough :) Last weekend we headed to Pioneers Park for some wintry fun. Our weekends have been packed so it was a nice break to cut loose and enjoy the white stuff.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtW2rSs5k7v28L9FltCcvoArDHG4QocniVVTYZ1RRCGO2XcKP7T6P-da8KtMJEEb7gekmm2KifeOt3S14mikNSNsBbbLgj4CyTr7iLSH_wCV6oT4AwG4Hj0MFgInewibh9R4jptus5iBrC/s1600/December+2011+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtW2rSs5k7v28L9FltCcvoArDHG4QocniVVTYZ1RRCGO2XcKP7T6P-da8KtMJEEb7gekmm2KifeOt3S14mikNSNsBbbLgj4CyTr7iLSH_wCV6oT4AwG4Hj0MFgInewibh9R4jptus5iBrC/s320/December+2011+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684710984718122178" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Geared up and ready to go!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25m-0OAf7U-KnipZaeegmtfnJKQ0IhhQxfcUV91l_lB0JvF2IhAdo1dhZ6P4Y9CXxMpqEv8ByTg9Ui3VadSloM_z5zv6FVKHeqLbKxk1bXB-YUR8W9n9dufCS1bzalRDhJxDnnQF0wWX5/s1600/December+2011+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtu4bxCybkeb07EfFxZwUmG1ZEm2F3DL8P8AbGu8UI4wJkU8F_a00-HZHz4dRxZGfl8rWjU7uUlcTp1DzB3tLIKsoC3SdI4h65aL_lVQHQebhYDLDdZ5Sq5qqrUnKjk7uABeaZkdADUrD/s320/December+2015+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684710760702377746" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCU6cTnw78bnM3tpeCWufC1z2TIaGAGyDMyQE94p55438rXAUTkZGdt9fBYZisynEe3q47acuHTzPbxPsj4QLQO11sRppTYAxK892lmlbyohWRauHdIwRGZO_vPFvyX3r0G4NIVQ7aShpf/s1600/December+2015+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCU6cTnw78bnM3tpeCWufC1z2TIaGAGyDMyQE94p55438rXAUTkZGdt9fBYZisynEe3q47acuHTzPbxPsj4QLQO11sRppTYAxK892lmlbyohWRauHdIwRGZO_vPFvyX3r0G4NIVQ7aShpf/s320/December+2015+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684710751242228786" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Corbin crashes!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4RNwRovwJHp-gkuM5vG6XDzqxsrfavIPsL3eAZ0_cAQ_RWMvLQjV18EGn-a8B0hiLn9ihLSgH8HSFXripdrgm9twGF6kYTBkI0OB2vqKFilHhk-i6l-QyvWekuOXgBpqOdaSqEN3FwBE/s1600/December+2015+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4RNwRovwJHp-gkuM5vG6XDzqxsrfavIPsL3eAZ0_cAQ_RWMvLQjV18EGn-a8B0hiLn9ihLSgH8HSFXripdrgm9twGF6kYTBkI0OB2vqKFilHhk-i6l-QyvWekuOXgBpqOdaSqEN3FwBE/s320/December+2015+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684710339052405522" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My girls!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk36ZQ99VPWYyVEfY-cu0gSbAOewWVs8d6M69SrYOVntnQ6CKFYQCvMPuYqCIJb2_RdWegmYzwxDzUNy4AkX9ysFvILzI-hKsaXKQkbQ2W-sSYY1qOKhSdxPazNFSxqCq_EjCww7LkYfgj/s1600/December+2015+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk36ZQ99VPWYyVEfY-cu0gSbAOewWVs8d6M69SrYOVntnQ6CKFYQCvMPuYqCIJb2_RdWegmYzwxDzUNy4AkX9ysFvILzI-hKsaXKQkbQ2W-sSYY1qOKhSdxPazNFSxqCq_EjCww7LkYfgj/s320/December+2015+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684713433347820546" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrv0DNTHvL73lGLOk0VNVwH099-i18t7VakjELWEax9oleDDxgrINRyc5LxF6tr_RcXLBNXgu9ZWuJRnGyamYbkFYySZxSl957eBA4stXdp-9eqMC-ouUUWFVGoiLLVjl2pDH7KPTVnM_/s1600/December+2015+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrv0DNTHvL73lGLOk0VNVwH099-i18t7VakjELWEax9oleDDxgrINRyc5LxF6tr_RcXLBNXgu9ZWuJRnGyamYbkFYySZxSl957eBA4stXdp-9eqMC-ouUUWFVGoiLLVjl2pDH7KPTVnM_/s320/December+2015+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684710338777369922" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chase took a little ride but wasn't impressed.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCfS5siT70wohWo4FJKfD19Oc028al6ynq8Rla6JL2hka9h1NENTejvq8VgF7E_y0L1JkQsnwF69vhwy2AfNtsDRF7aBO6v-CaOrjWjoKz_zOj4iVwDWzq2_GyO8vMvwLmskKUCn5ATJe/s1600/December+2015+046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCfS5siT70wohWo4FJKfD19Oc028al6ynq8Rla6JL2hka9h1NENTejvq8VgF7E_y0L1JkQsnwF69vhwy2AfNtsDRF7aBO6v-CaOrjWjoKz_zOj4iVwDWzq2_GyO8vMvwLmskKUCn5ATJe/s320/December+2015+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684709912959117714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWFWpwYb2QqgQpsSuqe3c68CtYODgYCldPdmXdKWwPtUglNidT8_M5g6pnNnl4W2-pl8OMYw5c9_3-_91lD3Scplfp90ARJuPjI9YQruJbALNJOyvPsgrmKhufVBHJxEdQT1bIso2JswN/s1600/December+2015+048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWFWpwYb2QqgQpsSuqe3c68CtYODgYCldPdmXdKWwPtUglNidT8_M5g6pnNnl4W2-pl8OMYw5c9_3-_91lD3Scplfp90ARJuPjI9YQruJbALNJOyvPsgrmKhufVBHJxEdQT1bIso2JswN/s320/December+2015+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684709907885960290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe3uaZz5IrOFwhEf8AnYhpUrXLSH05JcvNCvAepfV9queKTQUbjwA81RmCENKDztlEA21mMw3utcmUSwBn8aVUH4QMpvv2ho5Jp_7Un5z51a2nxMXSJjJjZN3VlzAEmmEnF01pHWAF5Ad/s1600/December+2015+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe3uaZz5IrOFwhEf8AnYhpUrXLSH05JcvNCvAepfV9queKTQUbjwA81RmCENKDztlEA21mMw3utcmUSwBn8aVUH4QMpvv2ho5Jp_7Un5z51a2nxMXSJjJjZN3VlzAEmmEnF01pHWAF5Ad/s320/December+2015+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684709923269414626" border="0" /></a><br />Last weekend we enjoyed attending my sister's musical at our church and Kyndal's basketball season got underway this past week with her first practice. I am coaching again this year and I was impressed with the girl's enthusiasm and their dribbling skills. It will be another fun season!<br /><br />Last night we enjoyed a quick visit with my Dad and his new girlfriend. We are hoping the weather cooperates so we can have a longer visit with them over New Years weekend.<br /><br />This morning I had a few of my best girlfriends over to work on Christmas projects and baking. It was so nice to get a few things done while catching up with the girls....I look forward to this tradition every year. I started it the year before Kyndal was born!<br /><br />We spent the evening celebrating the first birthday of our sweet friend Josie! Unfortunately Chase is down with a bug so he has spent most of the day and night cuddling with one of us on the couch. Even though it makes my heart sad when one of my kids is down, I cherish the snuggling that results! We are bracing ourselves for it to sweep through the rest of us now :(<br /><br />Hope you are all having a great weekend!Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-77872806798992113642011-12-01T22:00:00.000-06:002011-12-01T22:00:04.793-06:00Happy December!!! It's going to be a busy month for our family, but first...<br /><br />We had a relaxing Thanksgiving...for the most part. We originally planned to have a non-traditional meal on the actual day and go all out on Saturday when Casey's Mom could be with us. That idea didn't fly with the guys...I had to work until noon which left most of the cooking up to Casey.<br /><br />He decided to smoke the turkey and prepared it the night before. My BIL had bought it, a 20 pounder so Casey had to get up at 3 am to start the smoker. He must have been stressed about it because he woke up every hour to check on it and even had a nightmare about it. Yours truly of course woke up every time too. Not the greatest night of sleep.<br /><br />BUT it was the best turkey I have ever had and he did an awesome job of juggling 4 kids and cooking a feast for 18 people!<br /><br />Wednesday night the kids prepared a Thanksgiving game for us to play...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9HeVoAVUNlN9ZZ8tCKXH_qmoRMrfnDOhRW8oNNYijbtDKZN7nvfqr18JqnrszzV8eG5NyFtAgG6zxMTsj7CdZHaTwQ0PdNnSsDLuhkopA75gQk2iWecnWVfRAgFdCVWn2rpVEUt2A4e4/s1600/November+2011+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9HeVoAVUNlN9ZZ8tCKXH_qmoRMrfnDOhRW8oNNYijbtDKZN7nvfqr18JqnrszzV8eG5NyFtAgG6zxMTsj7CdZHaTwQ0PdNnSsDLuhkopA75gQk2iWecnWVfRAgFdCVWn2rpVEUt2A4e4/s320/November+2011+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681356169526154642" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Painting turkey feathers!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJJVCGqEe_pmRkmjA1wp7UMYqUML8WB2S4xlX4UhFo93Fo4aWH1IoanGurDJeeyEhOOzjAN1xC4OF1MU7QhBu9wpILxZr4so7uqCDL3LCuEj709bjm0_RxV5z8AqnpjmgQb7nUmAWcVXG/s1600/November+2011+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJJVCGqEe_pmRkmjA1wp7UMYqUML8WB2S4xlX4UhFo93Fo4aWH1IoanGurDJeeyEhOOzjAN1xC4OF1MU7QhBu9wpILxZr4so7uqCDL3LCuEj709bjm0_RxV5z8AqnpjmgQb7nUmAWcVXG/s320/November+2011+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680763920871672722" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisR-7GaH1E_vWMjo8irZ_K8d6cxPJT3V0BDTt0xpBa9I9_E_JX6f4LzupNnXOWdzoKh4xPQp5YYvDI7UaTIA4K-RM_95_-e-_1zOR78DDR2YdgTQkqgMjkHGE5O7drNmxLO4BOFnw8fV5L/s1600/November+2011+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisR-7GaH1E_vWMjo8irZ_K8d6cxPJT3V0BDTt0xpBa9I9_E_JX6f4LzupNnXOWdzoKh4xPQp5YYvDI7UaTIA4K-RM_95_-e-_1zOR78DDR2YdgTQkqgMjkHGE5O7drNmxLO4BOFnw8fV5L/s320/November+2011+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680763900653231458" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We love painting!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuvQPaRX5vNSiP5vws8s5WVpLNHtKRFqoujExlIjBWB22tXEp5hjaCLDXsFGx-c_mhzrq3sd3eXFBFCv3bihhGV1YM74B3nunD6A4Vu4ACwHaKCWQrWR9hEEDdXHCHxc5mQCcu6ozo_PB/s1600/November+2011+027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuvQPaRX5vNSiP5vws8s5WVpLNHtKRFqoujExlIjBWB22tXEp5hjaCLDXsFGx-c_mhzrq3sd3eXFBFCv3bihhGV1YM74B3nunD6A4Vu4ACwHaKCWQrWR9hEEDdXHCHxc5mQCcu6ozo_PB/s320/November+2011+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680763549905073282" border="0" /></a>Playing the game! It's a simple game from <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/2011/11/thanksgiving-gameturkey-feathers.html">The Idea Room,</a> roll the dice and if you don't already have a "feather" on that number you can add one. Your turn ends when you roll a number you already have. Kennedy kicked our tails on it, Kyndal and I kept rolling the same numbers over and over and over. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2l1bRXjEXSc8yxkDhB_we0KHz9zuggDFpTWNptv7zPHy4Uxdjhg99TQv6jEd0GAJMzEz6rxsKFvchqOEdThU48VVCjOrN2GUzhulGNsGmiIVjRCFhVYVBk6bZmvQ85bGkp8AcWun65b9/s1600/November+2011+028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2l1bRXjEXSc8yxkDhB_we0KHz9zuggDFpTWNptv7zPHy4Uxdjhg99TQv6jEd0GAJMzEz6rxsKFvchqOEdThU48VVCjOrN2GUzhulGNsGmiIVjRCFhVYVBk6bZmvQ85bGkp8AcWun65b9/s320/November+2011+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680763552098078754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXHPAkacFWzSrLdkSgJE4y0Bi1ousC2O9mSGidEEKc_dAiBSp1J0C9WHzR9DurPqEUDidhRBgeIPevO6YjInANA7VtgsxKPzpbuVhFq_AYdSiVdWVauhX9MHoMQzVzf55Tkv_nMcGu1xU/s1600/November+2011+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvXHPAkacFWzSrLdkSgJE4y0Bi1ousC2O9mSGidEEKc_dAiBSp1J0C9WHzR9DurPqEUDidhRBgeIPevO6YjInANA7VtgsxKPzpbuVhFq_AYdSiVdWVauhX9MHoMQzVzf55Tkv_nMcGu1xU/s320/November+2011+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680763567924364610" border="0" /></a></div>Our sweet little turkeys! I was too stuffed and exhausted to take many pictures, just got a few.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikl8LbI3a8XMUitJ1ZWe7AF1lhegRQ2Esz2Z5m5fUKTCXoyJtWaYAq3fa9GrLty-GNrLBBkY40V6G2as7emP5N84TT10aJtktvxvX4MAJot0efO27Bp_xMbB3LvV-nJYsefBGb7ekATvQ-/s1600/November+2011+072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikl8LbI3a8XMUitJ1ZWe7AF1lhegRQ2Esz2Z5m5fUKTCXoyJtWaYAq3fa9GrLty-GNrLBBkY40V6G2as7emP5N84TT10aJtktvxvX4MAJot0efO27Bp_xMbB3LvV-nJYsefBGb7ekATvQ-/s320/November+2011+072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680635950087261682" border="0" /></a>Thanks <a href="http://followtheleaders.blogspot.com/">Jodee and Kamree</a> for the hand-me-down turkey shirt!<br /><br />After hitting the stores for some major Black Friday shopping, Kennedy asked if we could decorate. I was ready to drop after two nights of next to no sleep, but those big brown eyes get me every time. Plus it was super nice and Casey seemed motivated to do it and the kids were all in good moods.<br /><br />So I bribed them to clean out their stockpile in my car while we pulled all the tubs out of the attic and Casey got busy putting up our house lights.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fLqRvYP5ZsNJvVrscTn7xPhztCq57-_J084AQ9jwL-Etcq1hfhV8r5s-0rZoHTcAhDgMIloIcPYU1lX5UMqeVapfjd3yawxKqpVV1ebo865wNz6-Hgv8uEs-WpCJAF8pfq1oe7aKjVXW/s1600/November+2011+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fLqRvYP5ZsNJvVrscTn7xPhztCq57-_J084AQ9jwL-Etcq1hfhV8r5s-0rZoHTcAhDgMIloIcPYU1lX5UMqeVapfjd3yawxKqpVV1ebo865wNz6-Hgv8uEs-WpCJAF8pfq1oe7aKjVXW/s320/November+2011+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680763214247626098" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chase even pitched in and they vacuumed!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkr7FUcfmBj5TiI5jQNwdIi-KiyEvlQDHrMZW4UoO7Bbvq5EWIglOoU-A_fh-jZ1XvCF8pObeq0i8ZSROe1nsVcUzpttKpAxcyW6rn4VbUEjj-nYTSOHEVB9DIdvkSGvNc6AR4qMB64vK/s1600/November+2011+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkr7FUcfmBj5TiI5jQNwdIi-KiyEvlQDHrMZW4UoO7Bbvq5EWIglOoU-A_fh-jZ1XvCF8pObeq0i8ZSROe1nsVcUzpttKpAxcyW6rn4VbUEjj-nYTSOHEVB9DIdvkSGvNc6AR4qMB64vK/s320/November+2011+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680763203021656258" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The totes are down!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB73CdZ7olUPuWIFzKwgzzEi-v6qEnkJKJA6eyiZ5wwL4XTrupNrTKmcQPJgfrL87w_EzSoPiuPDcaSRf3qetgvqkNOvhZlq3zLe1lwZG2t57OJ5kIOvZ6WmZ_UvO4DZQwWRY3UGcb8syi/s1600/November+2011+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB73CdZ7olUPuWIFzKwgzzEi-v6qEnkJKJA6eyiZ5wwL4XTrupNrTKmcQPJgfrL87w_EzSoPiuPDcaSRf3qetgvqkNOvhZlq3zLe1lwZG2t57OJ5kIOvZ6WmZ_UvO4DZQwWRY3UGcb8syi/s320/November+2011+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680763208739809970" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Super Dad on the rooftop!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHU6Pph3g0Evyqq-SLv-jak4sgTsXwup9r98NFppXoYeavYwUYWX5cqpl4y4CW9IQtnmAIFOMqwu8p0ja7ECkBwrQssHoKQ9gyN9vCPyQ4AqPvgUaPvQ1lN-pbc5CrTtzzCEOWOV2cIrmn/s1600/November+2011+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHU6Pph3g0Evyqq-SLv-jak4sgTsXwup9r98NFppXoYeavYwUYWX5cqpl4y4CW9IQtnmAIFOMqwu8p0ja7ECkBwrQssHoKQ9gyN9vCPyQ4AqPvgUaPvQ1lN-pbc5CrTtzzCEOWOV2cIrmn/s320/November+2011+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680762920888581298" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIX5XcXENFYGWu48ptbn_ySioBHemCO_IxQKRPxXc-m91IbGtSuma4hz2aKj40xU_kYk02RVwrjLnpex99GhXTPhC0hPu7hH5yvU2msbCeTGx8Y2AxtGwAc_aG_dijU-9Ml0F1-yzO_wqR/s1600/November+2011+043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIX5XcXENFYGWu48ptbn_ySioBHemCO_IxQKRPxXc-m91IbGtSuma4hz2aKj40xU_kYk02RVwrjLnpex99GhXTPhC0hPu7hH5yvU2msbCeTGx8Y2AxtGwAc_aG_dijU-9Ml0F1-yzO_wqR/s320/November+2011+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680762918934804178" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tradition to take a photo of all the kids in a tote. Couldn't all fit anymore! So funny that both boys have their tongues out!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5u0IhXFoR2q25fnTDIrSHgcfwIp8yFiiCZ8pf6NCkQWeThNcZhLuGH9JxJ-nyRAluQXngNXpE2lK76MF7OfLiesIN8X1wEA2emc_PuOZdHmkC8G24JJ7tyGyN0z-fEI07RZ9wFVDVXMT/s1600/November+2011+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5u0IhXFoR2q25fnTDIrSHgcfwIp8yFiiCZ8pf6NCkQWeThNcZhLuGH9JxJ-nyRAluQXngNXpE2lK76MF7OfLiesIN8X1wEA2emc_PuOZdHmkC8G24JJ7tyGyN0z-fEI07RZ9wFVDVXMT/s320/November+2011+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680762925592504338" border="0" /></a>My curious boys<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnb-e-YyIQehkux101kC38dSQ8jNUXHQtcXdc3j8evM55JvzKhkNawU2ScXRlAMLyBOvv_y_FN__s_9Lp8xt9ZTT0ziSKNkWvEbmC8fngbPJz0scqiGd0c2Ig7aJLYz6TK7FIUvv7DQbI/s1600/November+2011+049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnb-e-YyIQehkux101kC38dSQ8jNUXHQtcXdc3j8evM55JvzKhkNawU2ScXRlAMLyBOvv_y_FN__s_9Lp8xt9ZTT0ziSKNkWvEbmC8fngbPJz0scqiGd0c2Ig7aJLYz6TK7FIUvv7DQbI/s320/November+2011+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680637178579168370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGH3PHY9NrXSDXwQ1P3W3PMHdbA_hN9oAdjhQjszh6cQ3EftIx3eh4-mkoeerP5GKfLnWSKn9946nrBmqu4lFIS8MZMKGFiXqO8UUptF47T7gy74yQOZeSRJheQ00K3dUrXIVQqKHF-Bm/s1600/November+2011+055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGH3PHY9NrXSDXwQ1P3W3PMHdbA_hN9oAdjhQjszh6cQ3EftIx3eh4-mkoeerP5GKfLnWSKn9946nrBmqu4lFIS8MZMKGFiXqO8UUptF47T7gy74yQOZeSRJheQ00K3dUrXIVQqKHF-Bm/s320/November+2011+055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680637171553109586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybMX48JsXkAIpmTXSNfSj7Y5apvmrw9zSQJrr9hGfbZbccHDuHysDbauysXx7EBddHrkFExbVxuJfMYBFxrtQqpn7kzgsYTwFcvOZa89bqn_Fl7pdc5f0wMadjE-Blt-K4jLj0LaWjWox/s1600/November+2011+047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybMX48JsXkAIpmTXSNfSj7Y5apvmrw9zSQJrr9hGfbZbccHDuHysDbauysXx7EBddHrkFExbVxuJfMYBFxrtQqpn7kzgsYTwFcvOZa89bqn_Fl7pdc5f0wMadjE-Blt-K4jLj0LaWjWox/s320/November+2011+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680637186282065714" border="0" /></a>After decking the halls we got ready for our Friday night ritual, jammies, a movie and a sleepover in the living room. The girls found matching pj's and got in a silly mood...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYbVMfzgVK1HoIe_kZRDFzbcsIsgu5lqyjdL-8dd5i4skiJHVomkkYvQsfSvk0Dir6NnTTs0au3rVPAx9ZT2xcZIMGPuVtyPHPMah8mC7yCdI2l-xjigFO0wl7Z4zQscJyFWI3KwSUs7I/s1600/November+2011+065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYbVMfzgVK1HoIe_kZRDFzbcsIsgu5lqyjdL-8dd5i4skiJHVomkkYvQsfSvk0Dir6NnTTs0au3rVPAx9ZT2xcZIMGPuVtyPHPMah8mC7yCdI2l-xjigFO0wl7Z4zQscJyFWI3KwSUs7I/s320/November+2011+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680636569171829970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOjQh0SR88mVQkBgBYyrIMhvm9ZbH5NfJy7y9TOGoDV_JBk-IWs8WNYj0duOMFOu6tK_NgH_MQwBuV_0tQom8X5usYkbVF_iopvfkMjAqhmNFhuDCylYYMrbroT8eWePQkF5wPqTrYQQL/s1600/November+2011+068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOjQh0SR88mVQkBgBYyrIMhvm9ZbH5NfJy7y9TOGoDV_JBk-IWs8WNYj0duOMFOu6tK_NgH_MQwBuV_0tQom8X5usYkbVF_iopvfkMjAqhmNFhuDCylYYMrbroT8eWePQkF5wPqTrYQQL/s320/November+2011+068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680636563597698226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcylskn9b9ChSGbBo17tNVsKBSVkhs2aYdZ25saK1EUenbSvJCJw1uXl0ahjZ95_Ri95Sj4UTjHmn98za6ZjWSfTxdl5bbDBxk4MLHcXiBJ622hZ3l0euKeLD4HUxc94AbgnSjg-ab7Ku1/s1600/November+2011+063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcylskn9b9ChSGbBo17tNVsKBSVkhs2aYdZ25saK1EUenbSvJCJw1uXl0ahjZ95_Ri95Sj4UTjHmn98za6ZjWSfTxdl5bbDBxk4MLHcXiBJ622hZ3l0euKeLD4HUxc94AbgnSjg-ab7Ku1/s320/November+2011+063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680636575391761314" border="0" /></a>One last little plug. My big sis tricked out Kyndal and Corbin's DS's with sticker vinyl...aren't they sweet?! They totally love the personalized look, fun stuff :) Let me know if you are interested, she is starting a new business!<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefAz65fYUQ1HGsp9UsPbFdf8i2ruiDsCu8saWb5u8w9dTWdnP8wkJPKJZFNREYB0GLMw3Vx8zl2IIPayEXY50fFn31Hnjj8ci2AJ5GHv7O-6fXjqcZptTwh01CrteknwVmDvFcFFu7qyA/s1600/November+2011+075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiefAz65fYUQ1HGsp9UsPbFdf8i2ruiDsCu8saWb5u8w9dTWdnP8wkJPKJZFNREYB0GLMw3Vx8zl2IIPayEXY50fFn31Hnjj8ci2AJ5GHv7O-6fXjqcZptTwh01CrteknwVmDvFcFFu7qyA/s320/November+2011+075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680635942807167218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGkyeiDgWmspzbU20NL_CrE2VMl5W5NhYnSlztNbBHOmv53toF1YpLyQBPBTSvNBpt6zPbu5oTVgxbluCKz9NwIoeuH0uUnQN65IRpgQHah5-bouDBmw85F2dHoqm3-pROnJsQ8MRSUzo/s1600/November+2011+076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGkyeiDgWmspzbU20NL_CrE2VMl5W5NhYnSlztNbBHOmv53toF1YpLyQBPBTSvNBpt6zPbu5oTVgxbluCKz9NwIoeuH0uUnQN65IRpgQHah5-bouDBmw85F2dHoqm3-pROnJsQ8MRSUzo/s320/November+2011+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680635934670714130" border="0" /></a>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-37815954647617625432011-11-24T08:00:00.000-06:002011-11-24T08:04:28.547-06:00Fall ThanksA couple weeks ago our daycare was closed and we were blessed with another beautiful fall day. We spent the morning at our Children's Museum and then headed home for naptime. Chase typically only naps for an hour for me (but sleeps 2-3 hours at daycare, jealous!!) So we took advantage of the sunny and 60 degree day and headed outside for the afternoon. We haven't had much time for yard work lately and typically Casey handles most of the outdoor work. But while the two little ones tootled around I got to raking.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3c6dUXfW8Jqgq91EYFPRQlmaYxpkx9QgeBTh8kT9UXFVDNMNeWnjIDzjSKEmEdEXPlVLWHcZ36XgTukNeJULzW-ujMCFKlGZf-iYU4qPL9xargvaJms7cGqj3I3PCqH5Wvkv_ZkKKNCFF/s1600/November+2011+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405501259841010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3c6dUXfW8Jqgq91EYFPRQlmaYxpkx9QgeBTh8kT9UXFVDNMNeWnjIDzjSKEmEdEXPlVLWHcZ36XgTukNeJULzW-ujMCFKlGZf-iYU4qPL9xargvaJms7cGqj3I3PCqH5Wvkv_ZkKKNCFF/s320/November+2011+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8F-MjNnynI4SJW5TsF5f0jSwvhw7Wprrog7xiAQVzXzYH41MJDnK7CTKd_bAOzGuVNFmGLyUWzyQ0wESdfW80VKam8I8gWNybDwDpgcYkeV33CCY4LaPgjYglJdO2evZVQvQMHYUMA_d/s1600/November+2011+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405491494653106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8F-MjNnynI4SJW5TsF5f0jSwvhw7Wprrog7xiAQVzXzYH41MJDnK7CTKd_bAOzGuVNFmGLyUWzyQ0wESdfW80VKam8I8gWNybDwDpgcYkeV33CCY4LaPgjYglJdO2evZVQvQMHYUMA_d/s320/November+2011+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJb4lj0w6T7UKAj2DYtnuWlY_p4kiJG4dNgwVoTrNVCi8mXDkhbt8-ivyrGw8JHDH1prc1eC5-vwPLyL8K1YNdJ_JsItHtKR1uLM59MIjsJwSR2vTmyVcukYjTPDSn-ZkwK3cPjM8-tHso/s1600/November+2011+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405487127937954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJb4lj0w6T7UKAj2DYtnuWlY_p4kiJG4dNgwVoTrNVCi8mXDkhbt8-ivyrGw8JHDH1prc1eC5-vwPLyL8K1YNdJ_JsItHtKR1uLM59MIjsJwSR2vTmyVcukYjTPDSn-ZkwK3cPjM8-tHso/s320/November+2011+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPp4QPNFfx0smaN6wb2e9i84p7Zlxwi9itGYghsI4tPmLNRgqRVRx0E5JeKHHqyUFmr2BkoBiPhjW_yYDbhyphenhyphenNCpEfj1ksLNGXV3tjqD_VVKCyJ2yvvaW2WmuHOzDEU28zX25h4Lgk33P0/s1600/November+2011+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405504106923890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPp4QPNFfx0smaN6wb2e9i84p7Zlxwi9itGYghsI4tPmLNRgqRVRx0E5JeKHHqyUFmr2BkoBiPhjW_yYDbhyphenhyphenNCpEfj1ksLNGXV3tjqD_VVKCyJ2yvvaW2WmuHOzDEU28zX25h4Lgk33P0/s320/November+2011+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmlK-0v7mZ-xOu3jMxukTkSHxBUSztpJDIAu18wPD53YGYtH9yEv6UCEt77MjHbR3EHgCbIeZGKyANh9uAzYSvFOHsv3j3vW4AJOvGhpD8j3v0yKgyR5leiAyz-D6IVC4_FSv9KkMWg7B/s1600/November+2011+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405094994476722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmlK-0v7mZ-xOu3jMxukTkSHxBUSztpJDIAu18wPD53YGYtH9yEv6UCEt77MjHbR3EHgCbIeZGKyANh9uAzYSvFOHsv3j3vW4AJOvGhpD8j3v0yKgyR5leiAyz-D6IVC4_FSv9KkMWg7B/s320/November+2011+030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7saU-x2XeeYNZFkb0hXkzXYGTza_xRJuQ7nvTYC3-VxteMQ4aNiczICkL8OflP6VztfzK0E_bpZdybB1KaP7Ac7EHS-Go153oAvSKf5kmzF0RH8lrTUQ_Kd-oWQjQxsPinFVpIPOlK9J/s1600/November+2011+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405090208287298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7saU-x2XeeYNZFkb0hXkzXYGTza_xRJuQ7nvTYC3-VxteMQ4aNiczICkL8OflP6VztfzK0E_bpZdybB1KaP7Ac7EHS-Go153oAvSKf5kmzF0RH8lrTUQ_Kd-oWQjQxsPinFVpIPOlK9J/s320/November+2011+033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPq9LhykWlwkV-gbsDIZotWotEkf4GZhlcABk_3q8JriT0pEmALK-Ki28zkmkEWEIT1u9C2ivYPEdCdodirI2KbcESH2lQNj48jM5vHHDBQ2ZRGstTLpGoM4z1Rc9ZarbNVxBcku2O1Amj/s1600/November+2011+026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678405103096297394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPq9LhykWlwkV-gbsDIZotWotEkf4GZhlcABk_3q8JriT0pEmALK-Ki28zkmkEWEIT1u9C2ivYPEdCdodirI2KbcESH2lQNj48jM5vHHDBQ2ZRGstTLpGoM4z1Rc9ZarbNVxBcku2O1Amj/s320/November+2011+026.JPG" border="0" /></a> I am working to find ways for our family to volunteer and give to others. My good friend and past co-worker, <a href="http://micahanddarci.blogspot.com/">Darci</a>, gave me a fabulous idea. Every fall they make homemade caramel and take it with apples to their neighbors.<br /><br />Last Saturday morning while Casey was away for the weekend deer hunting, we made pumpkin bread and cards. We then bundled up (it was windy and freezing!) and walked around our neighborhood passing them out. I'm embarrassed to say that there are several neighbors I've never met in our area so it was a blessing for us to share a treat with them.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4_mqFBZivoTZSmkWUm2tv36eH_4mMo4jhIXbxfyrfoB4ZdrDhSdId8FgHQh3Qd6SlNU-TQweTFr-lPsxrK8F08z1NyMZWuTdDNrrvfM-WK32ChEY3_5rrVjZZ-c7YMdU2m7BG8FWQZy6/s1600/November+2011+042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404817387143714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4_mqFBZivoTZSmkWUm2tv36eH_4mMo4jhIXbxfyrfoB4ZdrDhSdId8FgHQh3Qd6SlNU-TQweTFr-lPsxrK8F08z1NyMZWuTdDNrrvfM-WK32ChEY3_5rrVjZZ-c7YMdU2m7BG8FWQZy6/s320/November+2011+042.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><p align="center"></a>Making the cards</p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404613921612978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97lmffcZEoTw1RdusYJ_Y_9dS3OSDfd3NkBMi1Rf2oj4OMP0-QCwcnObqlE8Xa3sVyJTPtsfLM2yr-_1pF50VastT2wTY8IjAjAzOVmYw48R_qWYI1t9c0JjWRVGlQFwle_2MT5J5_CsJ/s320/November+2011+043.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij-C8VYfiWSV8r7lIq4HMxK-d7A8ovc5rm2BSO28_WYudqEyovJVVla6aRfwmTvfnsRG1QQEncxNyEwG6N1kLnU2_HXHHZ-O8GDU_00nLS4DDirUCDXZ6lQpTSRhITi645VUZdLPKqIp6/s1600/November+2011+041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404822042359058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij-C8VYfiWSV8r7lIq4HMxK-d7A8ovc5rm2BSO28_WYudqEyovJVVla6aRfwmTvfnsRG1QQEncxNyEwG6N1kLnU2_HXHHZ-O8GDU_00nLS4DDirUCDXZ6lQpTSRhITi645VUZdLPKqIp6/s320/November+2011+041.JPG" border="0" /></a> Making the bread<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXgpoGgUULGPo8vnzQmNRwtv7XpTie0d85vePGhd-JYMGPLWvYv-TMKyEs9FoHaRHe6idSiNiSy-dMNbgS_D7Y6Am8iJFcWVJmTdDmuNu905C1VlGFUBmCFrGzanrFVDfjMs58cCFU3Rv/s1600/November+2011+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404612442054210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXgpoGgUULGPo8vnzQmNRwtv7XpTie0d85vePGhd-JYMGPLWvYv-TMKyEs9FoHaRHe6idSiNiSy-dMNbgS_D7Y6Am8iJFcWVJmTdDmuNu905C1VlGFUBmCFrGzanrFVDfjMs58cCFU3Rv/s320/November+2011+044.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404607991901618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSJRPMcr3z6qYECxfwLqznFrssJcVmAt2TJ10ko1VisXVQe1pn-Nnza7NzKD0WjDr3F-5vm5fTaLM1BWkP0w-MT1vrHcM2bATjohktSbNw4evQwwW6PJpUD2ngHPVPYJzz7KhwPOzuikr/s320/November+2011+046.JPG" border="0" /> Delivery time!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404359615920114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaVyd6mEU6wlDd5ehsfvoU0VJgRLGD887MZNRIMSmv8FjjnpZD1WguLSdazgRZsHrxwumPoKeQO_7qJYbYfdoXkwRhw7fmx27SxegoyUHwk0X9X6ElJP4rnjYbenMsNxy1I6NCTGiQmdl/s320/November+2011+047.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhgMNjCkiSybVGZcip-Cx5lcCWgIWiHcfAO4STQD3XfSoAFYau_PZBmhFzwK2UzmcNnEclnwYmo3RPyeHo-HqgVZEOYy1-dkbJpAuKg4FNvfOBufJqTWPO_clsXHFlhhS4-tUD3CxoV2_/s1600/November+2011+050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404351970031186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhgMNjCkiSybVGZcip-Cx5lcCWgIWiHcfAO4STQD3XfSoAFYau_PZBmhFzwK2UzmcNnEclnwYmo3RPyeHo-HqgVZEOYy1-dkbJpAuKg4FNvfOBufJqTWPO_clsXHFlhhS4-tUD3CxoV2_/s320/November+2011+050.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404349506096002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HJcFy9p8h-ACvmaP_rGmNN2EgmsPyynyokywUgf9XZrvBT8y7JkunC2f1DkwJFYcNT53kXaTZTfnObseCW2jj0CghFnkDYZwc0J8Bt-ag3GaLfW9y1nQ39z4HDnOGRrHUWrmAehjUQVI/s320/November+2011+051.JPG" border="0" /> </p><br /><p align="left">Later that afternoon we celebrated my nephew's 3rd birthday. Ryder and Kennedy are best buds and we had a relaxing time just chilling for the afternoon and evening. We are so blessed to have so much family here in town!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DNAXsdn7mttC4SNgm1RRXVb_BCW_-4itk9dATqgsonFeICI3x3BrCg2Hlonj1wZ50wn0RB6WUS4mzQ7wN30KtOyZMT46kp_BjZo50mfPiq7KRD9bs4UbYLepgjmc3vNtUzmCN6wOoni6/s1600/November+2011+070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404051823171122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DNAXsdn7mttC4SNgm1RRXVb_BCW_-4itk9dATqgsonFeICI3x3BrCg2Hlonj1wZ50wn0RB6WUS4mzQ7wN30KtOyZMT46kp_BjZo50mfPiq7KRD9bs4UbYLepgjmc3vNtUzmCN6wOoni6/s320/November+2011+070.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><p align="center"></a>I think Chase wants one of these :)</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWRnQgmMkiX3XO7ZY-deUfqnmdl-EDhyphenhyphenx6v93jTGsIYPGwDwn5R3_rfiXKfrzJM5F8DLinQE_BMNIH-lWyG6qNhtvsSwPY1HYoD7BvMJHOZzzFEiK_ahyPnPw7RK67gbC76cU8CAgmK8j/s1600/November+2011+059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678404055689106722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWRnQgmMkiX3XO7ZY-deUfqnmdl-EDhyphenhyphenx6v93jTGsIYPGwDwn5R3_rfiXKfrzJM5F8DLinQE_BMNIH-lWyG6qNhtvsSwPY1HYoD7BvMJHOZzzFEiK_ahyPnPw7RK67gbC76cU8CAgmK8j/s320/November+2011+059.JPG" border="0" /></a> Birthday Boy!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678403120776334866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpLYZzWwKEXIZ4jbqE5Ig0-vuR1wUuDUstI_ejcPypRJUO70CTeR2vN4r95miKgNGMkhPKdZGKnu4RpGMYC8HahMgcWHaDxhFbbJ_htEQ-yLwJbgw4OU8k6VgLaj7hHyxg4X1lOuYu0cY/s320/November+2011+085.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">Kyndal placed Chase next to her and he loved the piano</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhMswi3FF7Ipw4rPaoHQRiMXtUeC93o_vT3wN8Jelz79xMRdgD7GibsX8y7PerrR9Lj4xLLjGWZBOh3pFctzXeY8PoPmTf_4FnO6303E9GCzFSLc3ZmN-VKuKq5EsiGofjyIqsbQBv30j/s1600/November+2011+090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678403115675722914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhMswi3FF7Ipw4rPaoHQRiMXtUeC93o_vT3wN8Jelz79xMRdgD7GibsX8y7PerrR9Lj4xLLjGWZBOh3pFctzXeY8PoPmTf_4FnO6303E9GCzFSLc3ZmN-VKuKq5EsiGofjyIqsbQBv30j/s320/November+2011+090.JPG" border="0" /></a> The babies playing some tunes, McCoy, Chase and Catherine<br /><br /></p>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-30246938965954928322011-11-19T22:20:00.000-06:002011-11-19T22:20:00.172-06:00HalloweenWith Halloween on a school night this year and a cabinet full of candy already, we didn't stay out too late. It was tempting since it was such a beautiful night though! We rushed home from work/school/daycare and into costumes and snapped a few pics in the driveway before heading over to the <a href="http://followtheleaders.blogspot.com/">Leader's</a> for some yummy food and treats!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDGkKwQgYuk61dv1zDWMH53w4vNAm-x-42VMoPilemBzDJ2LuyU4U1Ph84OZwhtIHeTfPhuVDCf1ZIBtVAOEY2csQV6CQmD7q3lHHR2PKQfAccJJLpnFlc-CS0TUHZ1_Se0ZquX2pB87d/s1600/October+2011+069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDGkKwQgYuk61dv1zDWMH53w4vNAm-x-42VMoPilemBzDJ2LuyU4U1Ph84OZwhtIHeTfPhuVDCf1ZIBtVAOEY2csQV6CQmD7q3lHHR2PKQfAccJJLpnFlc-CS0TUHZ1_Se0ZquX2pB87d/s320/October+2011+069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673961096418973234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRXcAsIrEC63WYkFUXuYx4Am2I0CDGesIv6QYvrhJ8r91uzeL4PP7jghR_MVXNx5Xl2e_jb3yrurrsQXYUIXCb9SQnkcjo78aM5GiH2BHUIaQFZQ5hYP3cdckLLW-IruFKuCXzI7GDMj6/s1600/October+2011+074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMRXcAsIrEC63WYkFUXuYx4Am2I0CDGesIv6QYvrhJ8r91uzeL4PP7jghR_MVXNx5Xl2e_jb3yrurrsQXYUIXCb9SQnkcjo78aM5GiH2BHUIaQFZQ5hYP3cdckLLW-IruFKuCXzI7GDMj6/s320/October+2011+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960815323603714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qcbbc_9JEteAkQB2skEL47hQupzPCEQEESatjiSqS4a2rcpoN_O1IlQJUkQ48DFD1rAONXFZIK2UIK1Wew0MqdTt04N9TgWklqggkY-lcA8o1B9PISY6_wDG-hUeJPp-UCHvwmfjFLqK/s1600/October+2011+070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qcbbc_9JEteAkQB2skEL47hQupzPCEQEESatjiSqS4a2rcpoN_O1IlQJUkQ48DFD1rAONXFZIK2UIK1Wew0MqdTt04N9TgWklqggkY-lcA8o1B9PISY6_wDG-hUeJPp-UCHvwmfjFLqK/s320/October+2011+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960822912007362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWyziPGRyPQ6G8DSF_TSVQ9e0sto0cbbnysGN4uIgcggdeZsdcXCokaLz5c9oVUw0-5ddb44hqU4qb7Gdd7oCEnYgjUm1p7n87bPmgxUIB-McC_wbD5sytmVntskdtzuF1v4FDgaDA8jr/s1600/October+2011+072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWyziPGRyPQ6G8DSF_TSVQ9e0sto0cbbnysGN4uIgcggdeZsdcXCokaLz5c9oVUw0-5ddb44hqU4qb7Gdd7oCEnYgjUm1p7n87bPmgxUIB-McC_wbD5sytmVntskdtzuF1v4FDgaDA8jr/s320/October+2011+072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960819610968642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGcWTawOn1pWE1DMceu-NT9SAQnS5XnYPSp5Oq7NiPoSICwAGayFutzwrgk4flwy42Qv328W7-eNVUYW8N6loz2BIWckaAGQo4xMi9KzIVsKXZwierITXzKDqrJ1VSyGZgCTWsxQrVyJj/s1600/October+2011+062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGcWTawOn1pWE1DMceu-NT9SAQnS5XnYPSp5Oq7NiPoSICwAGayFutzwrgk4flwy42Qv328W7-eNVUYW8N6loz2BIWckaAGQo4xMi9KzIVsKXZwierITXzKDqrJ1VSyGZgCTWsxQrVyJj/s320/October+2011+062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673961111809856466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MlkOd3ZOyX24xjuQGFp9YX7L9sIuf3qrFFFhMvVAEH7OqmaMx0OidsDdNOomaBvG-R2_WE2gPOGUyR2IKRRV7ylOUPAT3U-48Wc5RoUFV2sVYbHsj9FLkRXrrCKXEC63_s2RO2AiGjQN/s1600/October+2011+067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MlkOd3ZOyX24xjuQGFp9YX7L9sIuf3qrFFFhMvVAEH7OqmaMx0OidsDdNOomaBvG-R2_WE2gPOGUyR2IKRRV7ylOUPAT3U-48Wc5RoUFV2sVYbHsj9FLkRXrrCKXEC63_s2RO2AiGjQN/s320/October+2011+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673961100137249986" border="0" /></a>I was so busy stuffing myself and tending to the little one's at Jodee's that these are the only two pictures I took. She had their home decked out though and there were some cute costumes running around! Thanks again for inviting our crew over, Jodee, we had a great time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIc_QgoFlgQuPDMJMnNkMdZctOg6lKtRK3Y0IfZ2UOTqu1n3OKzFHQyGmnii19tqRyW4KEvT5gh6A1ZsIfduX3xzWjvrzWOLLWGMmtRU5_zq9mp16nfGoSICPGKAeXCtY_Ea6PdA_1uTK/s1600/October+2011+077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIc_QgoFlgQuPDMJMnNkMdZctOg6lKtRK3Y0IfZ2UOTqu1n3OKzFHQyGmnii19tqRyW4KEvT5gh6A1ZsIfduX3xzWjvrzWOLLWGMmtRU5_zq9mp16nfGoSICPGKAeXCtY_Ea6PdA_1uTK/s320/October+2011+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960517821316754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcEzXuqKtLvtg5BQdKbWpJECE68dNK9mqT0j7pBbDL58BeWWeFwFsk4TXq95dFS62eCU_8WbaJC2hEJcTq9-JLYjW9SC04ZerGpa3SFCYQnD78GURd7NSh5M1AwriVYNEeMLGFZEAsvUc/s1600/October+2011+076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcEzXuqKtLvtg5BQdKbWpJECE68dNK9mqT0j7pBbDL58BeWWeFwFsk4TXq95dFS62eCU_8WbaJC2hEJcTq9-JLYjW9SC04ZerGpa3SFCYQnD78GURd7NSh5M1AwriVYNEeMLGFZEAsvUc/s320/October+2011+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960521367139634" border="0" /></a>After we left Jodee's, we headed over to Lora's, our daycare. Josie and Chase were both monkeys! (They are the two littlest in Lora's care....and we are close friends with Josie's parents.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4umkYVrOLToeL_4nRjEsU9e0MJb0032KOsUCSMvfjTmMtpmcpRF4o91COQNFbTX72VsHYZqxw_laKHp56oZPzXA2DeZfBTYeaZl6cBNE0SDSIrIeq6hYPZBrKX2oGP8R3eE-pXerhv1gB/s1600/October+2011+078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4umkYVrOLToeL_4nRjEsU9e0MJb0032KOsUCSMvfjTmMtpmcpRF4o91COQNFbTX72VsHYZqxw_laKHp56oZPzXA2DeZfBTYeaZl6cBNE0SDSIrIeq6hYPZBrKX2oGP8R3eE-pXerhv1gB/s320/October+2011+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960512264412418" border="0" /></a>The kids walked around Lora's neighborhood for a bit, and then we went over to Craig and Erin's neighborhood (Josie's parents.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCWuGrxhnzTGbXu8MS5DyS2DN7KO2GH1BltHLi7LIgGbmXbvm4SuveZ7kGQGyVNnMiYLzM_1tN6ZLnM08rOCv2DVVqpwSbGHf6OkF-ektAk2GxUVPsUzXJjQzpu65-dQxWY6UPOysQIdV/s1600/October+2011+081.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCWuGrxhnzTGbXu8MS5DyS2DN7KO2GH1BltHLi7LIgGbmXbvm4SuveZ7kGQGyVNnMiYLzM_1tN6ZLnM08rOCv2DVVqpwSbGHf6OkF-ektAk2GxUVPsUzXJjQzpu65-dQxWY6UPOysQIdV/s320/October+2011+081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960237464493826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAKHNwdOwWIUrP2tQPY4T6GdTrH0Z9TTYEjYgcR9rGPlFK5bxB5oVCY-a9rVQgg3unhryeNmB_NnDlPEv-ui-6br1SjnxOQYifrsfJbOmdhNyzDFhRCDXqGoJugIzNZh1LRWhg40BG6nR/s1600/October+2011+083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAKHNwdOwWIUrP2tQPY4T6GdTrH0Z9TTYEjYgcR9rGPlFK5bxB5oVCY-a9rVQgg3unhryeNmB_NnDlPEv-ui-6br1SjnxOQYifrsfJbOmdhNyzDFhRCDXqGoJugIzNZh1LRWhg40BG6nR/s320/October+2011+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960232315765682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir30ZxOc4dF1K7kqnMIomFbHfLknMdAsOAdZiTgdZ1ZSt-VoYCSQBX-Kv38jfFTiNaGfc5lghZcL9HPs5hWwGgAlQmmBsE3XAzthWxx7BiLfCEz2Sdo_UgTA6fb3LrSrRa-934cN2k0x_I/s1600/October+2011+085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir30ZxOc4dF1K7kqnMIomFbHfLknMdAsOAdZiTgdZ1ZSt-VoYCSQBX-Kv38jfFTiNaGfc5lghZcL9HPs5hWwGgAlQmmBsE3XAzthWxx7BiLfCEz2Sdo_UgTA6fb3LrSrRa-934cN2k0x_I/s320/October+2011+085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673960224926372098" border="0" /></a>By 7:30 the kids were checking out their loot and calling it a night. Halloween is in the books for another year!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtWGGj_t_hT7oSkLW2LLJLF14A_DJoB8gDuDr3-5YtB9s3Mu0qRPiktqKJ_n-NnMJco8ck5kFWOnCEGcFg7MMd19KW_vXTgoIMQp3fLfL7siz8HAyaaAzLsEKbglT7rfD_zh5msrM7LKM/s1600/October+2011+087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtWGGj_t_hT7oSkLW2LLJLF14A_DJoB8gDuDr3-5YtB9s3Mu0qRPiktqKJ_n-NnMJco8ck5kFWOnCEGcFg7MMd19KW_vXTgoIMQp3fLfL7siz8HAyaaAzLsEKbglT7rfD_zh5msrM7LKM/s320/October+2011+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673959921278469762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JFfSXl38fSOYrEKxPFSKOyO78HCUFYBAjKZDVCYRc31oEXv9vZ4BdCgZxtSS7NffzB6zVWPcaulu9YR2UBy-XocL-H8rTGe8E1YnFX5euQLolMuPHsMDAekxI9csXJogloRmTrR0VNgo/s1600/October+2011+089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JFfSXl38fSOYrEKxPFSKOyO78HCUFYBAjKZDVCYRc31oEXv9vZ4BdCgZxtSS7NffzB6zVWPcaulu9YR2UBy-XocL-H8rTGe8E1YnFX5euQLolMuPHsMDAekxI9csXJogloRmTrR0VNgo/s320/October+2011+089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673959921282020258" border="0" /></a>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-74870093726942287522011-11-12T22:00:00.000-06:002011-11-12T22:00:01.726-06:00Pre-Halloween FestivitiesWe had a fun and busy week before Halloween. Well, except for the first half of the week. I was down with a flu bug for over 3 days. Fortunately it didn't conflict with any of the activities we had planned on attending.<br /><br />Thursday night we headed to the Lincoln Children's Zoo for Boo at the Zoo. We ran into our daycare provider's husband and granddaughter and the kids had a blast as always at this event.<br /><br />Friday night we went to Corbin's old daycare at Hope Community Church where they had a fall festival. The kids love going there each year as they have fun games in the foyer, a bounce house and fire trucks outside, trunk or treating and they serve yummy soup!<br /><br />Saturday we found ourselves at our good friends home, the Whitmore's. They host a Halloween party each year and they are so much fun to hang out with. We always carve our pumpkins at their party and stuff ourselves with their homemade chili and chicken noodle soup. They are both wonderful cooks.<br /><br />Sunday we celebrated Halloween at Grandma Hudson's house. Since she had to work the next day she still wanted to spoil us with her annual party which includes chili and cinnamon rolls. We love vegging at her house. I love having her live only a 1/2 mile directly south of us. We are truly blessed that our kids are growing up literally in her backyard. But I do miss the lazy weekends that we used to go to Lewellen and visit her. We did absolutely nothing while we were there (except eat and sleep!) And the days seemed to stand still.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkOHpLlpXgGdLJsuxe8cj_nxmIN9gQ694LM24cdKgxcrhzFpzoEYxvA1TuDNBDoGGddFqkIGkEmtmyVutvIqx8uL0DcUPUJjSFWMdGTqm4bL_TkRpv29ZxKebav_IZArxKBshGVfuHWVp/s1600/October+2011+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkOHpLlpXgGdLJsuxe8cj_nxmIN9gQ694LM24cdKgxcrhzFpzoEYxvA1TuDNBDoGGddFqkIGkEmtmyVutvIqx8uL0DcUPUJjSFWMdGTqm4bL_TkRpv29ZxKebav_IZArxKBshGVfuHWVp/s320/October+2011+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958897763310226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAxl7a4cU52nScNjpatl4ZlU7x5IANCZOS6gCzgl4C0WoN2n22S8ZUnwnzSLqJ926fakc14i0dzv2qGe6xRpVrSE2XD2Od0zZ8a_ScjSy2vdQksqyyn1kvloa55HI3kPOWSC_1QZjZgV0/s1600/October+2011+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DSDBjBJ_ofkD0AiKo_VQnBcTxzapY3c0vmxUfBQXb5gltfRajPSLF_rP_kNVIKBfi9okwe87W9ZiqIGbKuDdBbal5jOuIt1IjABIbAYgSJY_ion2iTE5fGUOS1xGbM3Ig0_IYkPmxFiR/s320/October+2011+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958063028759714" border="0" /></a>Damon and Brandy, party host/hostess<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8252DChftVGA_DlH86fD3z_-ntifyQyR78sS794zN4j5tGM4hFW0bM_4m98TWgwQw0z7iFQBm2gPEaYExVESmIei-qtw-1jPYE5GSyj0Ovk1dorW3ZAD9KGQ1eUBv7uQpyPGaWiZOi6lq/s1600/October+2011+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8252DChftVGA_DlH86fD3z_-ntifyQyR78sS794zN4j5tGM4hFW0bM_4m98TWgwQw0z7iFQBm2gPEaYExVESmIei-qtw-1jPYE5GSyj0Ovk1dorW3ZAD9KGQ1eUBv7uQpyPGaWiZOi6lq/s320/October+2011+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958490454179986" border="0" /></a>I typically dress up for their party....this year I was a domino!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSc3qqgybwzqlfMoDRuL74ictN4XVpfU1LdhWwNAVtLYrIjx89Qe6UDW-o-KOcbj9pnqvMZLeVjunVzSeBnGrYKZGx1Po197fYHDoM1L1V-8G6-JoOaA7c90FDdoE9jrW3_OEsFgaOOHmQ/s1600/October+2011+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSc3qqgybwzqlfMoDRuL74ictN4XVpfU1LdhWwNAVtLYrIjx89Qe6UDW-o-KOcbj9pnqvMZLeVjunVzSeBnGrYKZGx1Po197fYHDoM1L1V-8G6-JoOaA7c90FDdoE9jrW3_OEsFgaOOHmQ/s320/October+2011+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958047760475394" border="0" /></a>Time to carve pumpkins!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG-sHiYoWfl8S4iXPI_vyBXxtSUWqho1k9BfOENJKVk1x-5Np2M_ojtF2b75QUky2Xm9_S3574H_H-hmcr9dRUo8GOmplp7EhTkugAGFsKjMhJJEXmhu15QhYfCsW5_kydpZxs0Wkn_bw/s1600/October+2011+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG-sHiYoWfl8S4iXPI_vyBXxtSUWqho1k9BfOENJKVk1x-5Np2M_ojtF2b75QUky2Xm9_S3574H_H-hmcr9dRUo8GOmplp7EhTkugAGFsKjMhJJEXmhu15QhYfCsW5_kydpZxs0Wkn_bw/s320/October+2011+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958045361050466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGijocjcBW-KgsY-6g9RcHds2xT0nCpFcXXj89ZtbS0UPwZBpfneKSQiY89AF5maupIzI7tn19y-ErZi8-1Hr2cnqaChW-k8E2QNzdw08o_1KgbpcnOYbC0jESZwLJJRvDnc_-DR2NUbHn/s1600/October+2011+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyT1lSfWtRsI_lcb5YB4eYCwFYQoR1d_c1PJZ77PWDTsOjoDbqV6jBE-PvkEfzajwrCRM7m-b8WsWeA4BEWnHxiUSioqZEpPtEQdBp9utcyGZhAV8_FFoAWB7THI7qS50XWC16M7rz09b/s320/October+2011+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673957793465750738" border="0" /></a>Kennedy decided to paint hers<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgoKHFKJ5SzpY3X802sWEHNtTkwjz2JojG9wxzB5Nj12yvsYTofGSqlvkw2Hd27B-OPlOE64WSycRFAYNTQSP_hIeJeF2zmLQi4Bht7aR9gWLAGZZUNzZKqcyAwQROVyiKWjhyphenhyphen7K25mMp/s1600/October+2011+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgoKHFKJ5SzpY3X802sWEHNtTkwjz2JojG9wxzB5Nj12yvsYTofGSqlvkw2Hd27B-OPlOE64WSycRFAYNTQSP_hIeJeF2zmLQi4Bht7aR9gWLAGZZUNzZKqcyAwQROVyiKWjhyphenhyphen7K25mMp/s320/October+2011+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673957469497240690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4i4lF2sXIVMFUYDRWyaUciLql_K7NNSbDAQpyOWb9st-COatwuoCBOLrkVrpBSZmMqHrhiOKGiAoOHoZCNT68VGvgkpVc1adOj1drmjgH2J2PHQtaRzbpeVoUA_eHj1JmDSeBUa62atv/s1600/October+2011+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4i4lF2sXIVMFUYDRWyaUciLql_K7NNSbDAQpyOWb9st-COatwuoCBOLrkVrpBSZmMqHrhiOKGiAoOHoZCNT68VGvgkpVc1adOj1drmjgH2J2PHQtaRzbpeVoUA_eHj1JmDSeBUa62atv/s320/October+2011+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673957462653597154" border="0" /></a>Our artist turned a little wild by the end of the night!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FZCaG4LQDc3tQJtGkPsfIogKA9bvovP4uSQqadRRpMfDDfvwjBsc_RwnaRYc2NMUmo-PrZE-awzFBYgcF-NVPiMUSndSyhcbxr1tRpAgT-HytEru2dFijuedLxz2NEFbwuN5-F8RcbX6/s1600/October+2011+060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FZCaG4LQDc3tQJtGkPsfIogKA9bvovP4uSQqadRRpMfDDfvwjBsc_RwnaRYc2NMUmo-PrZE-awzFBYgcF-NVPiMUSndSyhcbxr1tRpAgT-HytEru2dFijuedLxz2NEFbwuN5-F8RcbX6/s320/October+2011+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673957209919876706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFN-CrUVDQdMZPfKkgQEhE5bCZ-4nTJgTTpB-0FpyEeU6MPOf6tAudT5DrUT3Up62hx_tCxcTNrzY0PyIeLCtmbV2AU8OZPFx_JXC77OarkqUpMwlu0Wg_hXJBYhY9bnZEWv9qs5rfZ4c/s1600/October+2011+046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFN-CrUVDQdMZPfKkgQEhE5bCZ-4nTJgTTpB-0FpyEeU6MPOf6tAudT5DrUT3Up62hx_tCxcTNrzY0PyIeLCtmbV2AU8OZPFx_JXC77OarkqUpMwlu0Wg_hXJBYhY9bnZEWv9qs5rfZ4c/s320/October+2011+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673957215956880386" border="0" /></a>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-68225427508337891202011-11-07T21:30:00.000-06:002011-11-07T21:30:03.512-06:00Pumpkin PatchWe had such a busy fall with flag football, Kyndal's volleyball and Husker games....we were nervous we wouldn't make it to the pumpkin patch before the weather turned wintry. We finally were able to schedule it for the Sunday afternoon a week before Halloween. We drove straight to Roca from church and spent a few hours there before Kyndal's late afternoon game. Overscheduled, but at least we got it all squeezed in! Unfortunately, when we arrived I could feel some kind of bug coming on. I survived the day but spent the next 3 days down and out, nasty virus :(<br /><br />As always, we had a blast! We hooked up with our friends the Branch's and our sister's the Whiting's and Guernsey's. We have had so many awesome fall days and this one was no exception.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOth28BHnLMI9e0DkTix0Bukl7iSVvX_JvWuU1u8GXOKX4VtT2_hL6OW4DrUVQDxijtVmKplUOQRSdsZoC_ok0C77SFp78FctdByCNkg6RINijOd7Xa8HFhUs9mQK8cvmjJrKhhfc6t9ZE/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOth28BHnLMI9e0DkTix0Bukl7iSVvX_JvWuU1u8GXOKX4VtT2_hL6OW4DrUVQDxijtVmKplUOQRSdsZoC_ok0C77SFp78FctdByCNkg6RINijOd7Xa8HFhUs9mQK8cvmjJrKhhfc6t9ZE/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672087032078648994" border="0" /></a>Best view in the house!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqAjN7c5Y4QzngN91csS019sQTWDzbPPFmdxF5a62U5oTbjCYlAsI05b8uwiI-mwYftXpQOmnU5vKZ7JZDoYUf1hyphenhyphenqsUdV64OK5nSd_WfHcvlluYtMxqYC01-nfWaKwrpDRZyCm2XmrQF/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqAjN7c5Y4QzngN91csS019sQTWDzbPPFmdxF5a62U5oTbjCYlAsI05b8uwiI-mwYftXpQOmnU5vKZ7JZDoYUf1hyphenhyphenqsUdV64OK5nSd_WfHcvlluYtMxqYC01-nfWaKwrpDRZyCm2XmrQF/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672087210869726658" border="0" /></a>Corbin spent forever on these scooters<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeL7Lf8OFdHaoLVVpPFHQTX0_ItOBPMUlrM9PEf0f8qRsORgJMPmnoG_Orb1WFXm65z-98mRzq-d2TWZi1bkn-M701hGKg3UZ5gY4xNok7UVyYhXAIryBwyK-B4mnC3EDtEwzCWPNLkqC/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeL7Lf8OFdHaoLVVpPFHQTX0_ItOBPMUlrM9PEf0f8qRsORgJMPmnoG_Orb1WFXm65z-98mRzq-d2TWZi1bkn-M701hGKg3UZ5gY4xNok7UVyYhXAIryBwyK-B4mnC3EDtEwzCWPNLkqC/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672087035567157282" border="0" /></a>Yes, I really went down the slide.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjJwnz6GrHJPdjVd9M8Zj7ma2iPBW6vw5eHmO_AVm2wH9zy5k2Hq-RnXnx0MChqOuJijASBW7L6JmAVfaVh4Wx0Vhe6d5vXvEsy4AoLScyYXQHMp45jFVz9LjABTTXrq7S1jBPOk7_Aul/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjJwnz6GrHJPdjVd9M8Zj7ma2iPBW6vw5eHmO_AVm2wH9zy5k2Hq-RnXnx0MChqOuJijASBW7L6JmAVfaVh4Wx0Vhe6d5vXvEsy4AoLScyYXQHMp45jFVz9LjABTTXrq7S1jBPOk7_Aul/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086653714047362" border="0" /></a>Kennedy loved the bikes. Thanks <a href="http://followtheleaders.blogspot.com/">Jodee and Kamree</a> for the Halloween outfits!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2PZGz8qj1ZFZRXiNlZy8PPFvTH_fEEBIpjCXSIjNDv1SZ-qNNhl6Urtvv9wvpN67f14DXO-WW_RanDfqOXwI6wRROjTCrcHiw0P5J68fCHj2qlPE_l1OFqqCKu0KIOA6_TOBH9Gy2lQF/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2PZGz8qj1ZFZRXiNlZy8PPFvTH_fEEBIpjCXSIjNDv1SZ-qNNhl6Urtvv9wvpN67f14DXO-WW_RanDfqOXwI6wRROjTCrcHiw0P5J68fCHj2qlPE_l1OFqqCKu0KIOA6_TOBH9Gy2lQF/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086649012516146" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguarBk-Kl2mPMTtkhByjXKs5LiovCQ71IK7M9Q-w-2gD7HmTBoEVmEL73Mxra8wq-qmyG1ynfnnJlh0yS1NRJ6yX3oP6UOc_6RjQVDtPNjpZbocLK5B10C49h6H7IkI2FCGlznQROEgapj/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguarBk-Kl2mPMTtkhByjXKs5LiovCQ71IK7M9Q-w-2gD7HmTBoEVmEL73Mxra8wq-qmyG1ynfnnJlh0yS1NRJ6yX3oP6UOc_6RjQVDtPNjpZbocLK5B10C49h6H7IkI2FCGlznQROEgapj/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086657957096834" border="0" /></a>Chase in the corn pit. He wasn't sure what to think of it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxkX5cYIzXB96AloU0sTzrvNlkCf5ckKSLHjtmnnNwzqrz_X6oPCbvrkVpZBqs8cM_dIAEcsIo19kAu1Lgm48tKj7HLmHVk2dPcsfOYPffPHZcqqfy6SWkIi91JTZhA3AymFAFCuNCb2b/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxkX5cYIzXB96AloU0sTzrvNlkCf5ckKSLHjtmnnNwzqrz_X6oPCbvrkVpZBqs8cM_dIAEcsIo19kAu1Lgm48tKj7HLmHVk2dPcsfOYPffPHZcqqfy6SWkIi91JTZhA3AymFAFCuNCb2b/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672085364851918850" border="0" /></a>Erika and McCoy<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql4ondFgG7FWudAZ8P0oG5Le1OlyxiJ2NiWV9XpY_9gga5X0tjsOSOJDOH6nKV1UIltPAZjjKaSVRR9G9feYLg70hajWSU5Qpt50HnOxlK1NXxq_rygV79loNf7SWQ12O9V6kbNjYo6sx/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql4ondFgG7FWudAZ8P0oG5Le1OlyxiJ2NiWV9XpY_9gga5X0tjsOSOJDOH6nKV1UIltPAZjjKaSVRR9G9feYLg70hajWSU5Qpt50HnOxlK1NXxq_rygV79loNf7SWQ12O9V6kbNjYo6sx/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672085356607413234" border="0" /></a>The jumping pillows were a hit. Kennedy and Ryder were full of giggles<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieK54zqV3kR-npF_xmrtga4KImDvuq80rCrUKlwJsNx9-xKltKluy7QyYdyXMtuMEDJH1gGBsGJGd2JL_Sj7HV4ixFQDbSV2Gon8UdBFxdby7MPYXzC01Fv5AaDfNuF1lY98gpIUWGTEAw/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieK54zqV3kR-npF_xmrtga4KImDvuq80rCrUKlwJsNx9-xKltKluy7QyYdyXMtuMEDJH1gGBsGJGd2JL_Sj7HV4ixFQDbSV2Gon8UdBFxdby7MPYXzC01Fv5AaDfNuF1lY98gpIUWGTEAw/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672085356401338562" border="0" /></a>Corbin catching some air<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91kCMnO48x65H2mi7BnpLMvm3B0jxDHgRoPhUEkI9AO6W4CMM-Jt8aCJwLrBatNVMONpb75JnktGE7Y3nBP9lNQi9lBFEjkQXMqELdD2mn_8m5HL1SqDPgsRMXDrMn5GUi7ci7gkkC9BI/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91kCMnO48x65H2mi7BnpLMvm3B0jxDHgRoPhUEkI9AO6W4CMM-Jt8aCJwLrBatNVMONpb75JnktGE7Y3nBP9lNQi9lBFEjkQXMqELdD2mn_8m5HL1SqDPgsRMXDrMn5GUi7ci7gkkC9BI/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672084962273191010" border="0" /></a>Kyndal too<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfN5k4DpYSf7Sj_ShSMaV-MpGLV5ze1eUhIs_ii0Uh2nnvDLha3GFPP9rQSMeklx9Lh1Lt-eGIr-eUT4ab8XXpkeOSau6Qu1HAyZdr-jdL6i_dc2Tyl5d0iy4DIHqFxi6bQeOFRMoX2rc7/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfN5k4DpYSf7Sj_ShSMaV-MpGLV5ze1eUhIs_ii0Uh2nnvDLha3GFPP9rQSMeklx9Lh1Lt-eGIr-eUT4ab8XXpkeOSau6Qu1HAyZdr-jdL6i_dc2Tyl5d0iy4DIHqFxi6bQeOFRMoX2rc7/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672084961909907954" border="0" /></a>Playing Candyland with Grandma<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISzeyEffQ0VSo0sEeYKyc4PQxbNRU0jQetmQaT7NvfcqLGYKM4_ZTTRh976b1X_oZE5kzzwM5Du7Mjf2u8aUcFptZdr8g3U38lBz0ABpaClQQNcTZbTjObqEs7kXqH9sp1itJRTGowHXS/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISzeyEffQ0VSo0sEeYKyc4PQxbNRU0jQetmQaT7NvfcqLGYKM4_ZTTRh976b1X_oZE5kzzwM5Du7Mjf2u8aUcFptZdr8g3U38lBz0ABpaClQQNcTZbTjObqEs7kXqH9sp1itJRTGowHXS/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672084593433734770" border="0" /></a>Corbin found his pumpkin! We still hadn't picked out pumpkins. Perfect timing as we were headed to a party the next weekend and would carve pumpkins there.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAnQ5I2HpwgXX0LJk2LJMNtohD_tXBGyNQubKv5KZGuI-caS-KsQJh5hl7fa1hmY96edH1yoSok8wkHy85CUR9tyf4Ot6cGsC8EaTHwEYMUT-vntygANW08PxTBRc3u0UkgZWvX7tfZ5g/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEAnQ5I2HpwgXX0LJk2LJMNtohD_tXBGyNQubKv5KZGuI-caS-KsQJh5hl7fa1hmY96edH1yoSok8wkHy85CUR9tyf4Ot6cGsC8EaTHwEYMUT-vntygANW08PxTBRc3u0UkgZWvX7tfZ5g/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672084597584303458" border="0" /></a>On the hayrack ride to pick out pumpkins<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkHYAEDv1l4opAa8E0atIFlnkZrp4L7mIjEZamNAZIvdoC9D7xEX-jiJXde5aiDFGHVs7k_-1xnbRTwCzD9I6o4jeNFPxzY5kxqlr3GfpOHPA_rVZizclPwzqgRz_iOM39uDt3GApMM0A/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkHYAEDv1l4opAa8E0atIFlnkZrp4L7mIjEZamNAZIvdoC9D7xEX-jiJXde5aiDFGHVs7k_-1xnbRTwCzD9I6o4jeNFPxzY5kxqlr3GfpOHPA_rVZizclPwzqgRz_iOM39uDt3GApMM0A/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672086239236935970" border="0" /></a>We love pumpkins!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsb3H211pgdsLGQdcaCmHiavaDn5KfQ2sb9GxTohWzXgq_6LmBo8hrhGziaWhwJxbcGCWObwLxQitEbm7dGSSYUekaNsHTQOIY3f-FLQQaTA8NqGnCeNltRIw6oCAf-ReiV33sLM6MVOH5/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsb3H211pgdsLGQdcaCmHiavaDn5KfQ2sb9GxTohWzXgq_6LmBo8hrhGziaWhwJxbcGCWObwLxQitEbm7dGSSYUekaNsHTQOIY3f-FLQQaTA8NqGnCeNltRIw6oCAf-ReiV33sLM6MVOH5/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672085839857646482" border="0" /></a>Sitting pretty!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibO4veY8K5MZmbb7kWSIc2jIj-wB7WYtTfgiBeJm40rDQ6qj-PrKkBLiikcUv2irxBVxZGH_utwp-vwTV4lJRsLNTLENdcurlnSUhmeMUENPspVdoJMZdqjbSRDgf11g_SGjew3Mglvi5B/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibO4veY8K5MZmbb7kWSIc2jIj-wB7WYtTfgiBeJm40rDQ6qj-PrKkBLiikcUv2irxBVxZGH_utwp-vwTV4lJRsLNTLENdcurlnSUhmeMUENPspVdoJMZdqjbSRDgf11g_SGjew3Mglvi5B/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672085831697834418" border="0" /></a>This girl is growing up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqIfjaFXTm_muCPaaCUx2yPV1pTW_uiT1zRBboe5UEJ16eWaYeoNTxWxoRft-kO_ueXLF1HFCyhZLRlBRkQ6bdHGvfXLxwkJUX8tlDhST_sQxCL6mF-UxzmJ3lH9QscqSN3uMDdtMGjLo/s1600/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqIfjaFXTm_muCPaaCUx2yPV1pTW_uiT1zRBboe5UEJ16eWaYeoNTxWxoRft-kO_ueXLF1HFCyhZLRlBRkQ6bdHGvfXLxwkJUX8tlDhST_sQxCL6mF-UxzmJ3lH9QscqSN3uMDdtMGjLo/s320/Pumpkin+Patch+2011+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672085841915839794" border="0" /></a>My sweet Chase!<br /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-21025171893028281812011-10-15T22:00:00.000-05:002011-10-15T22:00:02.193-05:00Home ImprovementsEarly this year I made the commitment to "Project Purge".....going through our house one room at a time, cleaning and purging every unnecessary and unused item. I was hoping to get through one room each month and today I finished the last room in the house (our bedroom). We got rid of so many items, this is something I plan to do every year. There are a few rooms that could be done a few times a year (they belong to the little people in the house, ha!)<br /><br />Earlier in the summer we remodeled our upstairs bathroom. We still need to do our shower/bathtub, but the rest is complete and we are really enjoying it! This winter I hope to remodel the downstairs bathroom. The kids refuse to use it, we really have no idea why, so the upstairs one gets a lot of use since there are only two in the house. It is the only room that we haven't remodeled in the house. Hopefully we can design it to the little people's liking so they monopolize it instead of ours :)<br /><br />Here's some pics of the upstairs remodel...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuAYdwJ5FToozTbE2HxXh2H94dZuJfxrqVhcxLdO1wVVTYZYAoDuIFBN88Q1wbJA9h6wA9k9UudSOECoMRFohWQvmX8UjOjgV01smabx8PiY3uhfRZjcfViFLKvDEa4nuObZiROd7_-7U/s1600/September+2011+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuAYdwJ5FToozTbE2HxXh2H94dZuJfxrqVhcxLdO1wVVTYZYAoDuIFBN88Q1wbJA9h6wA9k9UudSOECoMRFohWQvmX8UjOjgV01smabx8PiY3uhfRZjcfViFLKvDEa4nuObZiROd7_-7U/s320/September+2011+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663899242673822450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIPXBxLw9AwORNAFoObQCl4W4jIx3ZX3gZ-rsFrjOcbvQFzWZjbvkPcUctm6b7_RrlWgFFtbsGE0QLvD9I1AKpoJ7MlYeIgHkf-Yv2bbq4H7mdG4iTo4amuap2QzCXQt5RF76yR0hK4lQ/s1600/September+2011+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIPXBxLw9AwORNAFoObQCl4W4jIx3ZX3gZ-rsFrjOcbvQFzWZjbvkPcUctm6b7_RrlWgFFtbsGE0QLvD9I1AKpoJ7MlYeIgHkf-Yv2bbq4H7mdG4iTo4amuap2QzCXQt5RF76yR0hK4lQ/s320/September+2011+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663899629924043106" border="0" /></a>Kyndal and I painted all the artwork:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3H4i4CyObxkJEkf8WAHDY442Rx3vmiC34MdTmwocGS0YeWvGPSxAd-ZYytLfYWrLPi3zhmjRgbxm0SVb_qpf7vVC1KADw7ZkorHru1QPwYLi8Bj4MYT8Tt6fGjbc0Fa86teDN3IP2YDo7/s1600/September+2011+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3H4i4CyObxkJEkf8WAHDY442Rx3vmiC34MdTmwocGS0YeWvGPSxAd-ZYytLfYWrLPi3zhmjRgbxm0SVb_qpf7vVC1KADw7ZkorHru1QPwYLi8Bj4MYT8Tt6fGjbc0Fa86teDN3IP2YDo7/s320/September+2011+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663899234398038498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQImBw0zv38rbNDN6zVQpCtWBnXXEhpXWlzP4ovn48s-ah4GLq5HHDok9-WyAvVlLnwwiWlr6-iaPpfWSu4pLc8djXNWVunO4PRrhPOW_UEKeS1kSREgJ7-cB9Y12UVkc3PlzKCMqb7Ap/s1600/September+2011+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8MYfNdOSLo9hAbKp33dsV5ThO7cVpkJ3Yg7M4-9wU2kqWqJb5S8rKkMwEer5vk0ysk_re09sUue7BdHmjXbJ8azGBlS_bZiCVJ5ZU62xFuo6lsfHMbchASmUh2onOri3XeKZVPldhXuu/s320/September+2011+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663898791621589074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mgr6aWgjC0PXWUJb0ty627vel1ag58yror-eRVjJJghaKjShgT6i5Q86Se7fPiEksE8C5W_nWlbtXVQpJEqWLvtRUAtliz6G94BxllaYSccsXmQgU9bfAXw3P2X9TQrXd6C9XepHdjvq/s1600/September+2011+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mgr6aWgjC0PXWUJb0ty627vel1ag58yror-eRVjJJghaKjShgT6i5Q86Se7fPiEksE8C5W_nWlbtXVQpJEqWLvtRUAtliz6G94BxllaYSccsXmQgU9bfAXw3P2X9TQrXd6C9XepHdjvq/s320/September+2011+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663899633472591026" border="0" /></a>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-45209662714770763972011-10-14T22:30:00.000-05:002011-10-14T22:30:01.117-05:00Fall SportsWe are loving this fall weather!!! It is totally my favorite time of year and this year we are being spoiled! Corbin had his last flag football game this week. They had a great season.....Casey coached the boys and Corbin played his heart out. It was so fun to watch him progress through the season and to take it seriously yet enjoy every minute of his playing time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydWdym_qjOPxrfEVv86TkWUtw_5AgDn9UjGo8TjQ_z7iGl4X9OWQiEDalTAjnharjPpoJk6VtfU6Q-3uZD7El3kg1N8KiX2gxVkd6HjRoVoR8AZpOz8shQD6k8bmSN9ZwGJjCtYa9Khmc/s1600/August+2011+151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydWdym_qjOPxrfEVv86TkWUtw_5AgDn9UjGo8TjQ_z7iGl4X9OWQiEDalTAjnharjPpoJk6VtfU6Q-3uZD7El3kg1N8KiX2gxVkd6HjRoVoR8AZpOz8shQD6k8bmSN9ZwGJjCtYa9Khmc/s320/August+2011+151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663172538246703922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU89YVa6EUlnnp5fq-cAbou8WDbMjPh5N68SzlPVxJNoFsUsith43x5oin-uC4OY4NgKHmqaSwvvBDw4d9WLVJxPQM8RgEXTMBEWxw1WtdnGThyphenhyphenV69m0hqEWh_YIzhJR9qJaMxbs6N-Sjt/s1600/August+2011+141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU89YVa6EUlnnp5fq-cAbou8WDbMjPh5N68SzlPVxJNoFsUsith43x5oin-uC4OY4NgKHmqaSwvvBDw4d9WLVJxPQM8RgEXTMBEWxw1WtdnGThyphenhyphenV69m0hqEWh_YIzhJR9qJaMxbs6N-Sjt/s320/August+2011+141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663172554795693330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT3H_fGqCyJ-QYAFZj6W1_yV3WBp_oqHCrG6C5oS5PhCrA2jUW46BAadaJio9FCiZezIXLEifwpNF7bunu6VMIt_t1Lffdae3XySI0uY8KLwAXJy3qaYdAAd43l5hzWN8eateTVhh4cpS/s1600/August+2011+165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT3H_fGqCyJ-QYAFZj6W1_yV3WBp_oqHCrG6C5oS5PhCrA2jUW46BAadaJio9FCiZezIXLEifwpNF7bunu6VMIt_t1Lffdae3XySI0uY8KLwAXJy3qaYdAAd43l5hzWN8eateTVhh4cpS/s320/August+2011+165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663172312623871714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtX4i8q7Kq5EOfvGuKzzo0tZLiwGT2UQuajWDphvl_Uvtk19qf3hQdq-dFQ5bpO7yC4acfX3AcjjORQDW8Q8vFHP47H3tU1YVvo6LLLPz7wJXuYP4O7innBH57o0sVDU3sQmCk6robuG6/s1600/August+2011+154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtX4i8q7Kq5EOfvGuKzzo0tZLiwGT2UQuajWDphvl_Uvtk19qf3hQdq-dFQ5bpO7yC4acfX3AcjjORQDW8Q8vFHP47H3tU1YVvo6LLLPz7wJXuYP4O7innBH57o0sVDU3sQmCk6robuG6/s320/August+2011+154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663172315295310482" border="0" /></a>Kyndal is in the middle of her volleyball season, which I am coaching again. I have a great group of girls. We've only had one game so far and since I'm coaching there won't be much opportunity for picture taking.<br /><br /> Here are some photos of the Husker Softball clinic Kyndal attended a couple weeks ago. It was on a Thursday evening and she loved meeting all the team members and coaches and getting lots of pointers from them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWGHlUzZZCHKHQvkTHXpbWnBcEgLwV_jKUeHoOdsuk4VjH5BC0X-1DKhXs_fvV1pdfmoClxUUAbh4e2m2gPbNmbTuG4jQ7bs0nccj5BaV_0HgBdu0UplW8ECs7foB5wRI_eYUatGFLFEg/s1600/September+2011+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWGHlUzZZCHKHQvkTHXpbWnBcEgLwV_jKUeHoOdsuk4VjH5BC0X-1DKhXs_fvV1pdfmoClxUUAbh4e2m2gPbNmbTuG4jQ7bs0nccj5BaV_0HgBdu0UplW8ECs7foB5wRI_eYUatGFLFEg/s320/September+2011+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663171602566915986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKXZ2341clDyd-5ST2XdKTcCq5RxpP3nZrWgFLAFwzc7LDIMEtkfwU9zgPZGjdwG5tIx7GBQX25NNQ6fb33uU5TVlqv_HLlTMsW320RmbV0iITcJjRV64w8U4gEVYyyRz72J0R1QIU3VW/s1600/September+2011+079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKXZ2341clDyd-5ST2XdKTcCq5RxpP3nZrWgFLAFwzc7LDIMEtkfwU9zgPZGjdwG5tIx7GBQX25NNQ6fb33uU5TVlqv_HLlTMsW320RmbV0iITcJjRV64w8U4gEVYyyRz72J0R1QIU3VW/s320/September+2011+079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663171281906312194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkvEjSqALdZpMyqeCW-Py2ohFg8DV89LQjERi6akXx-_sDN7lz0a-BUjxNE5h_A_GYjVqgQEnWXzUdxJpxtndKA67uD4HdAwUmsBKXOBkgyH_krzpzC7FScvNgIFcHVxBGnGQYiu_LBWT/s1600/September+2011+063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkvEjSqALdZpMyqeCW-Py2ohFg8DV89LQjERi6akXx-_sDN7lz0a-BUjxNE5h_A_GYjVqgQEnWXzUdxJpxtndKA67uD4HdAwUmsBKXOBkgyH_krzpzC7FScvNgIFcHVxBGnGQYiu_LBWT/s320/September+2011+063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663171287405637330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1I2bX-QHPRzGcu0UVYVWRD173G6e28Pxd_59pSwFVdWYMxOLnyvaW34907LV-YThyKzJ6RA3yBfQr1n8oQfiupWsS1QK2j2FfpyOfRH4seR-0YbjMHuOR62YQETAwrjfRLvZNQ2tNHeFH/s1600/September+2011+086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1I2bX-QHPRzGcu0UVYVWRD173G6e28Pxd_59pSwFVdWYMxOLnyvaW34907LV-YThyKzJ6RA3yBfQr1n8oQfiupWsS1QK2j2FfpyOfRH4seR-0YbjMHuOR62YQETAwrjfRLvZNQ2tNHeFH/s320/September+2011+086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663170914743029746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsZbugt_Fhr-dEtpW704JtsgBuHe1crOuG-0xfS7drGgBOGv8M3z4NKL0Yo1FCcxiBZ2mOB62BDZNWL9U-Ag5ZhdYDtyLiKjesA1V9E_ennjBGLKdjAO2JJHqOfD4dOAVGmH6DfnYdvbT/s1600/September+2011+089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsZbugt_Fhr-dEtpW704JtsgBuHe1crOuG-0xfS7drGgBOGv8M3z4NKL0Yo1FCcxiBZ2mOB62BDZNWL9U-Ag5ZhdYDtyLiKjesA1V9E_ennjBGLKdjAO2JJHqOfD4dOAVGmH6DfnYdvbT/s320/September+2011+089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663170909915036674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lcH-_fUC0aiz75Ddyikxu3qh_AyDeSClh8EU5aDaWEQPBY9zvNo8dEs-zK3OFgRxZW2CZ1IAT2Nn_rXl8e7fdSY1AgiMyNbq1S70FEOZr2c_Sgh6zDSvXfi7EkydgMQj7ZIjnz-QQfmt/s1600/September+2011+085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lcH-_fUC0aiz75Ddyikxu3qh_AyDeSClh8EU5aDaWEQPBY9zvNo8dEs-zK3OFgRxZW2CZ1IAT2Nn_rXl8e7fdSY1AgiMyNbq1S70FEOZr2c_Sgh6zDSvXfi7EkydgMQj7ZIjnz-QQfmt/s320/September+2011+085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663170929623902258" border="0" /></a>Kyndal with head coach, Rhonda Revelle, who also is one of my group exercise instructor's at the Y!<br /><br /></div>Here's a few candid shots of the little ones. They aren't in any sports yet....but it won't be long before we are running in four different directions all over our little city. I can hardly wait (yeah, right!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk936bIJfNEzW971IaIrNicsYMsZZ8kEKzhm1OTj9JXre-RqE45ExhutLW_jdoCf0brVT09xlfWG6vPH2BN9f0RnO59kHNKaX9_WkN-0dYn3Xjmb-O7L-6IjBJVF7VCuUgFzGglPY2Pbef/s1600/September+2011+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk936bIJfNEzW971IaIrNicsYMsZZ8kEKzhm1OTj9JXre-RqE45ExhutLW_jdoCf0brVT09xlfWG6vPH2BN9f0RnO59kHNKaX9_WkN-0dYn3Xjmb-O7L-6IjBJVF7VCuUgFzGglPY2Pbef/s320/September+2011+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663174650975616146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2qlY-tTjiDCqcxGfPhFI0ul17YTJQXQ0NBL4kWAEKqkawDOCNDGwxlY3wTXrIegFvTYm2mvDDMh9pDwQaAfcw6E58mg9t3g1NeNMBJEXCdFQK3MyqxmaopQDN3TAkm4ZkiqTo0n6x79S/s1600/September+2011+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2qlY-tTjiDCqcxGfPhFI0ul17YTJQXQ0NBL4kWAEKqkawDOCNDGwxlY3wTXrIegFvTYm2mvDDMh9pDwQaAfcw6E58mg9t3g1NeNMBJEXCdFQK3MyqxmaopQDN3TAkm4ZkiqTo0n6x79S/s320/September+2011+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663174642906464834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__HpPlZvr2YllRncZuNF0R-XkDEpptL3nZQWat-M2AxUnk-q5DrO79vusBruovBOlP45WlI1E6Z07MLDWPweOOGJus8lre9oFkjvSy2hztopg_TaouUtsK_BfmeRazSOVpJibXiORVl-Q/s1600/September+2011+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__HpPlZvr2YllRncZuNF0R-XkDEpptL3nZQWat-M2AxUnk-q5DrO79vusBruovBOlP45WlI1E6Z07MLDWPweOOGJus8lre9oFkjvSy2hztopg_TaouUtsK_BfmeRazSOVpJibXiORVl-Q/s320/September+2011+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663174635642199714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEo8aSCtAbnyHg-uM49ekP7tKzOHYE1yKqb6d-BAR7XAM3AbVo45XMFCfl4lRe6ZLTLhL_iAnRFjcir9Azl7GQsTyp_WWLBuArPOiUQnoUd0FVqaIJZ2UaLLqSDsKppmW1N5TvDGI5YK6/s1600/August+2011+162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEo8aSCtAbnyHg-uM49ekP7tKzOHYE1yKqb6d-BAR7XAM3AbVo45XMFCfl4lRe6ZLTLhL_iAnRFjcir9Azl7GQsTyp_WWLBuArPOiUQnoUd0FVqaIJZ2UaLLqSDsKppmW1N5TvDGI5YK6/s320/August+2011+162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663172983865355042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAL9VDrRzcEkeAQ1-BopJdpHztbeti6xk57y0k8Aw19uqf1kAfYMTetyuma8v5L5cKnfTz9RLAcN_RUQH-waR-TgAvXjif3hoMDb4tA5Sip61Bz1GcUrKuKITeYLiSIiFLfWnn6nOsWPt/s1600/August+2011+161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAL9VDrRzcEkeAQ1-BopJdpHztbeti6xk57y0k8Aw19uqf1kAfYMTetyuma8v5L5cKnfTz9RLAcN_RUQH-waR-TgAvXjif3hoMDb4tA5Sip61Bz1GcUrKuKITeYLiSIiFLfWnn6nOsWPt/s320/August+2011+161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663172975415248146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0wi_zfMKgmOjQlhghk2dvOVcjfIMzG7ynX9kix2vk_ECpmStBx0V9iEazT_I5Y5nVShW-FCXeVSigvBkCi3dhFyaxIkJhybRiYijOud9kkHZUMR8LdssUnt6ieolpJzYf0uNp0OXL9b1/s1600/August+2011+173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0wi_zfMKgmOjQlhghk2dvOVcjfIMzG7ynX9kix2vk_ECpmStBx0V9iEazT_I5Y5nVShW-FCXeVSigvBkCi3dhFyaxIkJhybRiYijOud9kkHZUMR8LdssUnt6ieolpJzYf0uNp0OXL9b1/s320/August+2011+173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663172996592786658" border="0" /></a>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-12964935240055728412011-10-02T21:30:00.000-05:002011-10-02T21:30:00.681-05:00Weekend WrapHave you ever had one of those "like mother like daughter" moments? It happened on Friday. Kind of a silly story. On our way to daycare and Kennedy is bummed because she forgot she wanted to bring two marshmallows. One for herself and one for her BFF, Ali. They are in this habit of bringing treats to share with each other (just the two of them), kinda cute, very generous. Anyways, I opened my mouth and before the words came out Kyndal said, "Kennedy, it's nice to share, but you don't need to take a treat every single day. Like once or twice a week is plenty." Seriously, those are the EXACT words I was going to say!<br /><br />We had a fun day yesterday as a family! We started the morning at our elementary school where we helped with the very first Student Serve Day. This will hopefully be an annual event where hundreds of LPS students serve with a variety of community service projects.<br /><br />We had three options to help with, litter control at Coddington Park, litter control around the school or spreading mulch around the courtyard. We grabbed a bag and gloves and took off down the street to pick up trash. It was a great opportunity to talk to the kids about littering and how we were helping our community. We are always on the lookout for service projects that our whole family can do together, and the weather was perfect for it yesterday!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKGIAe7V4GjDbP976E9Pb-fUaPQuk8l36DnfdyrsCgY9x1ndGA7qJwkP_gzUCX6fHGhJg_sz2IoHzRwi7VSktAGRwnZXwsWG77T30bCO0fonnmEtKYhhVPXAt8aomZtN2rCnK-ptCBy-n/s1600/September+2011+102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKGIAe7V4GjDbP976E9Pb-fUaPQuk8l36DnfdyrsCgY9x1ndGA7qJwkP_gzUCX6fHGhJg_sz2IoHzRwi7VSktAGRwnZXwsWG77T30bCO0fonnmEtKYhhVPXAt8aomZtN2rCnK-ptCBy-n/s320/September+2011+102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659079859615833522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnWgbwQ_GQ2qUBCeu7wD92ltDBJWRWbHkS0ATb8cEMCywa8enuhX7vh2xZZAKqH6JDJHWkxbzHwiyRljY42fjpEJuQohW2kguoFLjPDFtI-u5KTtiQkfeqEkdILbbZ9Gyrr_49rS2aJ7N/s1600/September+2011+106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnWgbwQ_GQ2qUBCeu7wD92ltDBJWRWbHkS0ATb8cEMCywa8enuhX7vh2xZZAKqH6JDJHWkxbzHwiyRljY42fjpEJuQohW2kguoFLjPDFtI-u5KTtiQkfeqEkdILbbZ9Gyrr_49rS2aJ7N/s320/September+2011+106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659079843975138850" border="0" /></a>We went on the opposite side of the street and were surprised how quickly we filled our bag. We named our family time together the "Hudson Huddle"....a name that I think will stick!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtqh8NJre8y9ORIvTSlBph5TvVNe2HiVbLHaSCnEeZ5e8x1fYDcmBzhRN76zHJofwUGxOSSvt6TjTIgtHi_p-17iRLsTmtnlBtiAsp1tA8TRWsfyp_M8q6ts_fRd6vzY2NyUTeuhpAqdN/s1600/September+2011+112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtqh8NJre8y9ORIvTSlBph5TvVNe2HiVbLHaSCnEeZ5e8x1fYDcmBzhRN76zHJofwUGxOSSvt6TjTIgtHi_p-17iRLsTmtnlBtiAsp1tA8TRWsfyp_M8q6ts_fRd6vzY2NyUTeuhpAqdN/s320/September+2011+112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659079836711720354" border="0" /></a>Chase caught a nice snooze in the crisp fall morning. It quickly warmed up though and he was well rested for the rest of the morning :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLzR3j1WcCEp2SBZckzwwJeirxOyN9tmpTKk049AEjBT2zsNW1bDnJVSEGshE38I4ktdpLvQ1cb1Huh6N7BjtG0tfjL75e7eMTN1zTofC4Gkgq9eLXHuKn7cHCCb2y0S27Po5veRlbTk2/s1600/September+2011+116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLzR3j1WcCEp2SBZckzwwJeirxOyN9tmpTKk049AEjBT2zsNW1bDnJVSEGshE38I4ktdpLvQ1cb1Huh6N7BjtG0tfjL75e7eMTN1zTofC4Gkgq9eLXHuKn7cHCCb2y0S27Po5veRlbTk2/s320/September+2011+116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659079214730955746" border="0" /></a>Our crew and our trash!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyKIOjdr1L8Ik6oLp5AJ1JHftEz0PsCHQRMYk3bAt6JouK3dXVrBHzYwgcTCKSlSXsuvUdLaHC_fWxGNkEI0oayoR0xe5zEiYyur0e7l7VvV-HR4zMC7TrU4ucDBzZuL1j7tdpsX4PY5K/s1600/September+2011+118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyKIOjdr1L8Ik6oLp5AJ1JHftEz0PsCHQRMYk3bAt6JouK3dXVrBHzYwgcTCKSlSXsuvUdLaHC_fWxGNkEI0oayoR0xe5zEiYyur0e7l7VvV-HR4zMC7TrU4ucDBzZuL1j7tdpsX4PY5K/s320/September+2011+118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659079212397545058" border="0" /></a>Check out this wooden bead necklace I made for Kennedy!<br /></div><br />We surprised the kids with a trip to the zoo after we had filled up our bag. I had some free train ride tickets burning a hole in my pocket! We were all surprised to find they were having a Halloween event with lots of fun activities. We had to rush through the rest of the animal exhibits and onto the train....Kyndal and Corbin both had birthday parties to go to in the afternoon.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV2Ev14hry1fPkUzwcwGTd1-5fFOnpEDGB60ntbOpZ36xG1AKrQ-nwMJjyPoAbP3jhUxOEWMTcJS0pYunTrVAH6wDF0AXxZMyOYiXhIYLV0ZF3fdn3BFLeWn1jsHTWRma0LfedT_m2leW/s1600/September+2011+127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV2Ev14hry1fPkUzwcwGTd1-5fFOnpEDGB60ntbOpZ36xG1AKrQ-nwMJjyPoAbP3jhUxOEWMTcJS0pYunTrVAH6wDF0AXxZMyOYiXhIYLV0ZF3fdn3BFLeWn1jsHTWRma0LfedT_m2leW/s320/September+2011+127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659078926004244706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbBxaft1ki8iN9CHLVUa6X0LILQyV0mE_XJmjBA9S4t6oO0xJbM5hG5OkzhqSmae6oB0Vwxuqtgsr3dVJq71-LvPG8wy8iKspdm7D7p-VGXp6FfD89-tx6wHNS6EFl6sFIduom0RRge7d/s1600/September+2011+140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbBxaft1ki8iN9CHLVUa6X0LILQyV0mE_XJmjBA9S4t6oO0xJbM5hG5OkzhqSmae6oB0Vwxuqtgsr3dVJq71-LvPG8wy8iKspdm7D7p-VGXp6FfD89-tx6wHNS6EFl6sFIduom0RRge7d/s320/September+2011+140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659078919718876514" border="0" /></a>Ghost bowling<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_Hui6fGDrP1eIQhzxqOnY5jnsvGPVMJmD1FOp0M4rXpLgipvIpQZ963DdrtRjjI03eZKVY7pea5I3YAaIiz8jxtN-Z6WkDVUJ8FnooVzo4SDfvFm_WdFgVpi8r48DMhc0lXV2Mg3tKQb/s1600/September+2011+152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_Hui6fGDrP1eIQhzxqOnY5jnsvGPVMJmD1FOp0M4rXpLgipvIpQZ963DdrtRjjI03eZKVY7pea5I3YAaIiz8jxtN-Z6WkDVUJ8FnooVzo4SDfvFm_WdFgVpi8r48DMhc0lXV2Mg3tKQb/s320/September+2011+152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659078460592757202" border="0" /></a>The volunteers were all dressed up, this sweet lady was a box of crayons. Check out her fingernails, all different colors, so cool!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-68oNFq9W47DbGCNRC9Mu20l4Oqo-Om2WBu9v-p1aurxrR2yQGaTy79vtgw72wQTo_g5QNHoHLLw_yK41VOBoUXr_dCuaUf66lRoIsWApgZ2P_PyzpnwClDAvPa71TYJGuLOrtX_abvnD/s1600/September+2011+146.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-68oNFq9W47DbGCNRC9Mu20l4Oqo-Om2WBu9v-p1aurxrR2yQGaTy79vtgw72wQTo_g5QNHoHLLw_yK41VOBoUXr_dCuaUf66lRoIsWApgZ2P_PyzpnwClDAvPa71TYJGuLOrtX_abvnD/s320/September+2011+146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659078466123781810" border="0" /></a>Bulls Eye practice<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgjuBl-8bt5RmXyzLep3gFj8K8F6M0etuZiiR6L2ISqcAVY2krUg-EKtZEEmKZOFQ085ysqMEqiwQQFH97OWNkf3bUhrLHUTUA_m8LeBHjnK4mCBKij2escim7GPA4vFIb8c_H-hlYZEr/s1600/September+2011+160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgjuBl-8bt5RmXyzLep3gFj8K8F6M0etuZiiR6L2ISqcAVY2krUg-EKtZEEmKZOFQ085ysqMEqiwQQFH97OWNkf3bUhrLHUTUA_m8LeBHjnK4mCBKij2escim7GPA4vFIb8c_H-hlYZEr/s320/September+2011+160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659078056630133890" border="0" /></a>Arts and crafts, my kids could have stayed there all.day.long. Check out Kennedy's tongue. I've noticed when she's concentrating on something it comes out!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9H4PfBC1u4qFOv-fRe1nTqggwFPZKDcLyBk5dEHJjnKj1jBPBMPjIuqYV4k5CZ6_2pBPOoQ7qcvl2Dmoc9Y5uqalOx3V9nnRZQQUc-6-xl_uHM5OIDzmU7SIYMjkmQwTYs7bltsrygwZ/s1600/September+2011+173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9H4PfBC1u4qFOv-fRe1nTqggwFPZKDcLyBk5dEHJjnKj1jBPBMPjIuqYV4k5CZ6_2pBPOoQ7qcvl2Dmoc9Y5uqalOx3V9nnRZQQUc-6-xl_uHM5OIDzmU7SIYMjkmQwTYs7bltsrygwZ/s320/September+2011+173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659078045610057250" border="0" /></a>Chase in his big red shoes!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdoyA2VuXQsHOu63HsQZ5zktdUTo_9-rMe79kwlGsI58_eqGIByqwTeWYrBeNLj9YVRAvn6zUlb_dGC7_vcNg3b38aPt9lBTnlyWRM9RUyFWgIEuyjxi6JJuYRpHtQTBaAVtnQOAdsHka/s1600/September+2011+185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdoyA2VuXQsHOu63HsQZ5zktdUTo_9-rMe79kwlGsI58_eqGIByqwTeWYrBeNLj9YVRAvn6zUlb_dGC7_vcNg3b38aPt9lBTnlyWRM9RUyFWgIEuyjxi6JJuYRpHtQTBaAVtnQOAdsHka/s320/September+2011+185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659077647321583074" border="0" /></a>I asked Kennedy to come take a pic with me and they all rushed over....one happy Mommy!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZi87qJNVpJJ-0o2i8j5I9hLZ3nwMzo7Ex5IbOP4-1nHdoOpw4wtpEMtF3zNxSfDYByrVHmM0L3jSwSXR6fIDvzUm0gsHASPgyoJPftiZCtG1BdOOVxsU3f7Tp-omi1TCRLGRf8vjqx5aI/s1600/September+2011+191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZi87qJNVpJJ-0o2i8j5I9hLZ3nwMzo7Ex5IbOP4-1nHdoOpw4wtpEMtF3zNxSfDYByrVHmM0L3jSwSXR6fIDvzUm0gsHASPgyoJPftiZCtG1BdOOVxsU3f7Tp-omi1TCRLGRf8vjqx5aI/s320/September+2011+191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659077614179644306" border="0" /></a>All aboard!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After their parties we headed over to my sister's house where we had a surprise party to celebrate her 30th birthday!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We also stayed to watch Nebraska's debut in the Big Ten. Unfortunately, the Husker's didn't play so well, but at least we had cake to enjoy :)<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuYu0e94UFB5McDo0HIk7vMuQCKh7SSDGPAFw04XTPpGdOJxKFGaCW5mI7Mk46ovLEBtwWC0P2ltHGnatEtpxinvMA0ejqbz_9f5lYiNMPD7P5rXX6eTJOJegl1xT895lFyhecv3YgOnO/s1600/September+2011+196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuYu0e94UFB5McDo0HIk7vMuQCKh7SSDGPAFw04XTPpGdOJxKFGaCW5mI7Mk46ovLEBtwWC0P2ltHGnatEtpxinvMA0ejqbz_9f5lYiNMPD7P5rXX6eTJOJegl1xT895lFyhecv3YgOnO/s320/September+2011+196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659077027287252626" border="0" /></a>Decorating cakes and cupcakes for Aunt Kara<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6YisMW7J3_Wy1HMvgcyunQG836SOe734jCb7O_xHj8MrQrN5MQxK2s91Q1nIKDWn3ZDhgejdvsM06-rlNdILtRDeG6HmCnK2UuYjdy1EM_XMrSW803Emr4WmiQRPitzV596gEmXlDKLY/s1600/September+2011+209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6YisMW7J3_Wy1HMvgcyunQG836SOe734jCb7O_xHj8MrQrN5MQxK2s91Q1nIKDWn3ZDhgejdvsM06-rlNdILtRDeG6HmCnK2UuYjdy1EM_XMrSW803Emr4WmiQRPitzV596gEmXlDKLY/s320/September+2011+209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659076854704295602" border="0" /></a>Surprise!!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1kja_vI6mbIKjCdfsYNia8s9wWtRcHS06b-nuRhYIk1hLtgYn8bjLHfPQSPglyxci7aOVb6kp0DCj-7pd2URvy_t5_-Hv_iz3MXeYFWZWP4YMRrU4LtOB4Mm_wDxTh_Vx7g6zgpt8RvU/s1600/September+2011+214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1kja_vI6mbIKjCdfsYNia8s9wWtRcHS06b-nuRhYIk1hLtgYn8bjLHfPQSPglyxci7aOVb6kp0DCj-7pd2URvy_t5_-Hv_iz3MXeYFWZWP4YMRrU4LtOB4Mm_wDxTh_Vx7g6zgpt8RvU/s320/September+2011+214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659074677372299698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycrQDV6a9i5B1KDlJXFoFj5IPexWZczETixjK9M6uzhcCBLm2PL2L6snpOBLOIWlPX1AngWKoqmoE3DFvrlwn2va0jm6ZmgDzB9luM4rnzaAuQbWq_swnum0E1TyZjMlWjFBpIDsWLJlE/s1600/September+2011+202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycrQDV6a9i5B1KDlJXFoFj5IPexWZczETixjK9M6uzhcCBLm2PL2L6snpOBLOIWlPX1AngWKoqmoE3DFvrlwn2va0jm6ZmgDzB9luM4rnzaAuQbWq_swnum0E1TyZjMlWjFBpIDsWLJlE/s320/September+2011+202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659076857861880002" border="0" /></a>We've got some bug floating around now too. Everyone seems to have a little bit of a cold and Kyndal is down today with a fever. She slept most of the afternoon.<br /><br />So we laid low today, did laundry, spent some time outside, bummed around. Our highlight of the day was making these cute pumpkin eggs. This idea came from either Parents or Family Fun magazine, I can't remember which one! With all of the sweet treats around this month, how about making up some of these cuties to snack on? Who said egg dye-ing was just for Easter?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXqB3y1ECSjR5QDh0TC6OgduMmkkCVS6RveqOCZ51VDNy5i47Ibf3H8TniRBLFld4xHVPF6MmskTeU9srmbInL19N3kEK2qoYDxi5wkyw50kRxKS3nbL8-xjqMzkHWROZ9oR6_3i6jCEl/s1600/September+2011+217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXqB3y1ECSjR5QDh0TC6OgduMmkkCVS6RveqOCZ51VDNy5i47Ibf3H8TniRBLFld4xHVPF6MmskTeU9srmbInL19N3kEK2qoYDxi5wkyw50kRxKS3nbL8-xjqMzkHWROZ9oR6_3i6jCEl/s320/September+2011+217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659074668013905842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JiXzY4eDJZLooq48Fouvt16QIIEoTms7r_ahx7eAoldPi0wyCjyQZpyOPW-UdBD-I-fo36X3zeWhUG1p-L6SqU7_siCn6rG0sHcJvpTX2QmKigw_8E2Cz1mRWjBOkR6SzkmW51kfp6TU/s1600/September+2011+220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JiXzY4eDJZLooq48Fouvt16QIIEoTms7r_ahx7eAoldPi0wyCjyQZpyOPW-UdBD-I-fo36X3zeWhUG1p-L6SqU7_siCn6rG0sHcJvpTX2QmKigw_8E2Cz1mRWjBOkR6SzkmW51kfp6TU/s320/September+2011+220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659074290163784786" border="0" /></a>There's that tongue again!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxJrbyZgMDtPaz9kCly0s5Z58vVoCQFkKH34lrR7Y2nmryZtZsts599FOexIHgZgq4PjjHz1YTzgLoWAAcakHdUyfg4TsJaDXOlDKqj3XbIvJawTjiD663vA1iAQS4zy1v30ybmv2W00T/s1600/September+2011+224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxJrbyZgMDtPaz9kCly0s5Z58vVoCQFkKH34lrR7Y2nmryZtZsts599FOexIHgZgq4PjjHz1YTzgLoWAAcakHdUyfg4TsJaDXOlDKqj3XbIvJawTjiD663vA1iAQS4zy1v30ybmv2W00T/s320/September+2011+224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659074147861784482" border="0" /></a>"Mom, I made a smiley face!"<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-tiwgJMMHL-tnoPyQ1_nnNjX4FgfbfRrL_qkOXphBOsvP-djMr5_uFfZgz0aKr_D9TkO-9CCWPwUlbhxTidOip_E7Sxggm7u2WNj0xVluICF5DQ-luRJN5Zy81cE1uIzC9xISVLWMgyW/s1600/September+2011+222.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-tiwgJMMHL-tnoPyQ1_nnNjX4FgfbfRrL_qkOXphBOsvP-djMr5_uFfZgz0aKr_D9TkO-9CCWPwUlbhxTidOip_E7Sxggm7u2WNj0xVluICF5DQ-luRJN5Zy81cE1uIzC9xISVLWMgyW/s320/September+2011+222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659074152480928882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzYEiyjecIJlJLXVGbxEMUP8osMmcz3Pvv3riU6vzbMeFSDHK56HTEOWxBMvirnFMKRoLhMVPea9FUn13igFJpaDThbF0ygOQzGCA3m5IYEHyUMh1dIvhpGXFP98yLcyohRt1Lde01LRQ/s1600/September+2011+226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzYEiyjecIJlJLXVGbxEMUP8osMmcz3Pvv3riU6vzbMeFSDHK56HTEOWxBMvirnFMKRoLhMVPea9FUn13igFJpaDThbF0ygOQzGCA3m5IYEHyUMh1dIvhpGXFP98yLcyohRt1Lde01LRQ/s320/September+2011+226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659073859633400162" border="0" /></a>Just a little candy corn to snack on...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRisvhtS_0F6gLyyDYXg7RDv-scKDc17BmuDCzc2NHgVdKSZndaBKluqi89b7-GjsEcE_j3A-beXDwNdhqCSQt0AagqW7LAolkr40kNNUyjsFyplePYMX2-s9t683aWVlPTkn4D6TvxqCF/s1600/September+2011+228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRisvhtS_0F6gLyyDYXg7RDv-scKDc17BmuDCzc2NHgVdKSZndaBKluqi89b7-GjsEcE_j3A-beXDwNdhqCSQt0AagqW7LAolkr40kNNUyjsFyplePYMX2-s9t683aWVlPTkn4D6TvxqCF/s320/September+2011+228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659073711201615330" border="0" /></a>How was your weekend? Any ideas for service projects our family can do? How about fall or Halloween projects to share?Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-59716091369141385202011-09-24T23:00:00.000-05:002011-09-24T23:00:01.592-05:00Husker Room!I'm happy to announce that I have completed Corbin's room makeover just in time for the Big Red's inaugural season in the Big Ten! So long to the "Things that Move" room (including cars, airplanes and trains).....hello Husker football room! I had a "ball" decorating his room, and am so pleased with how it turned out. And I am pretty certain he is even happier than I am...<br /><br />There are a couple finishing touches I'd like to still add to it (including a scoreboard and some more footballs), but it's close enough to share.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8oY3WxkSjf5VsoqiyPiYtTuu5vOfgLMBhsF8GK1vQc_tS8uG8Xxi6Kn6PfS5B6RoIk8TcGRyFJScSQrrV1UU9qpTllNKx5xd2sY2mh5Izkze183nP8ljtWwFEjlKx6VFqiRMz81Ukzkp/s1600/September+2011+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8oY3WxkSjf5VsoqiyPiYtTuu5vOfgLMBhsF8GK1vQc_tS8uG8Xxi6Kn6PfS5B6RoIk8TcGRyFJScSQrrV1UU9qpTllNKx5xd2sY2mh5Izkze183nP8ljtWwFEjlKx6VFqiRMz81Ukzkp/s320/September+2011+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655021754454781218" border="0" /></a>A field goal was a must and made the perfect scene behind his bed.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1VOCqcJ6S9Zzcmp6AR8hV2uopjNXjL_sgI2mk6tcFSM12Ntei3yspHXV65Ucxr0xACgao2kbDhdE5CrITkWjPMBz8GbriJf7Q4AoTSPhlqxAWPCOcb5cYtIOROeakHFMRvKfN-mW8wde/s1600/September+2011+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1VOCqcJ6S9Zzcmp6AR8hV2uopjNXjL_sgI2mk6tcFSM12Ntei3yspHXV65Ucxr0xACgao2kbDhdE5CrITkWjPMBz8GbriJf7Q4AoTSPhlqxAWPCOcb5cYtIOROeakHFMRvKfN-mW8wde/s320/September+2011+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655021742898180482" border="0" /></a>Pictures I took of Corbin recently<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslMD4lohirpHTfS7biPW7qW-o8E3084WG8mEUzwkbq8zV-F4mGhGdmTEeIkRS6TDJoZ_h2TogopVFW5WXnS_zCLqOtctn2cNDsXazoMUlWuKaZTFzNKjazzNH-YBxUcalmXVogag4lb62/s1600/September+2011+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslMD4lohirpHTfS7biPW7qW-o8E3084WG8mEUzwkbq8zV-F4mGhGdmTEeIkRS6TDJoZ_h2TogopVFW5WXnS_zCLqOtctn2cNDsXazoMUlWuKaZTFzNKjazzNH-YBxUcalmXVogag4lb62/s320/September+2011+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655021764229639330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyo1Ii8_iUZS8txBHtSTrLpveMB7avup2AjOONcN9m08kUHHG1DiVaNwe_B5lpCoT-F-5zfDaUD3e2YozsGiHqat4N38ofRO-EJyozrPZut4xBq2lFecp9-j5Z5xu6YRrDzBxdcfNYL75u/s1600/September+2011+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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He scored!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJEm-ayqF2w3iS6KtjxjNgBlqTn7O3hxHQ9X5ViAgNgCW-sn54KPBc1ZvmqnkdyXLbDecsEZf7I1xcM4dPr60kLczp0wqM9tXBL031zJCtatu8CNsyS29xybZ5cCyeor54rdib-UHiXP0/s1600/September+2011+023.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjonTY8UE2uOtJcyQkarVsmtwe79MDYqBxsct3gGegkmickmWPVHZMGRNIUdTKTO6R2VrR2Pl5hFdyjwACymzI6bwTGGpRE94lW_hyyrTbjXPcmtSGLDVDpHb3PATZGtTv2Ymqfj_agajD/s1600/September+2011+021.JPG"><br /></a>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-58875005915649337492011-09-13T22:00:00.000-05:002011-09-13T22:00:06.799-05:00Cooking 101A few weeks ago Kyndal and Kennedy wanted to make cookies so I decided to let them go for it, with limited help from me (except for when it came to the oven of course!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1PCuds2_ZUMFPSVxe4OPU3Vq43kzem42lOMsA60zBS1QySav_JxEDskeU2TumNftN_8PQ1W_-Z70WCZKlCNJQ-imwAByRgAvQzUPehmDAOuRY-TvHvCX2JlsVPq5jF55mbt1J94iojtp/s1600/August+2011+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1PCuds2_ZUMFPSVxe4OPU3Vq43kzem42lOMsA60zBS1QySav_JxEDskeU2TumNftN_8PQ1W_-Z70WCZKlCNJQ-imwAByRgAvQzUPehmDAOuRY-TvHvCX2JlsVPq5jF55mbt1J94iojtp/s320/August+2011+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652033375166411970" border="0" /></a>Since then, I have encouraged Kyndal to jump into cooking some of our favorite meals, doing as much prep work on her own with me verbally explaining what she needs to do. She has totally embraced it, she is super proud of the meals she has made for our family....and it has allowed us some special time together while teaching her a life skill. A win-win for us all!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaH5ZT3xb51AuKeKxrEwx3it1K4o3e79vSisN8yl1DGoEktzAWVWASJB_oEyLqy8zoJRIAxAIYvxtEa42FWbB8pRFzVcoL2e1-3Qskwv53DIs9WH4iMZhRzxTTwrrg9KK95FNTqe57uHx/s1600/September+2011+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaH5ZT3xb51AuKeKxrEwx3it1K4o3e79vSisN8yl1DGoEktzAWVWASJB_oEyLqy8zoJRIAxAIYvxtEa42FWbB8pRFzVcoL2e1-3Qskwv53DIs9WH4iMZhRzxTTwrrg9KK95FNTqe57uHx/s320/September+2011+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652034540242636130" border="0" /></a>Making lasagna<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VG_ybufTnT-50yj8KD6e1QrEDXUByz0ke9HbsOcCD0AKu2NDmrCBAFCZRoR8dYRdAfIdLjZSlWchfXey31qmDsjr56XBKgDIk8aGSFzzdChJJnsqoDX2zb8GWFU3CKTWAbgxXa1VEle4/s1600/September+2011+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VG_ybufTnT-50yj8KD6e1QrEDXUByz0ke9HbsOcCD0AKu2NDmrCBAFCZRoR8dYRdAfIdLjZSlWchfXey31qmDsjr56XBKgDIk8aGSFzzdChJJnsqoDX2zb8GWFU3CKTWAbgxXa1VEle4/s320/September+2011+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652034545305897186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGoBU7d005E3VEaMCHsA59DJWV42ixkiOxXLmOoxnAMuUuAkJvURBbdKHtN9EPjE-a74_7DOOy4MBNvVNJ0_NeT4Y7GfB_vE0TwnmIXTEgZBDHkaB-wkjSaLOz6fV6L2NiyBjM2hqztrL/s1600/September+2011+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGoBU7d005E3VEaMCHsA59DJWV42ixkiOxXLmOoxnAMuUuAkJvURBbdKHtN9EPjE-a74_7DOOy4MBNvVNJ0_NeT4Y7GfB_vE0TwnmIXTEgZBDHkaB-wkjSaLOz6fV6L2NiyBjM2hqztrL/s320/September+2011+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652034565842114818" border="0" /></a>Chicken Enchiladas<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3KrOfvoZk9_DGQvlvCBXJ2HGstSUE8ejrMI2kjjvrKCTkNI87ucUjjZSHjRcAnF06QIDrnEKFEd5bbbNIzGjz4gE9T-KRdqs6rjI_pP69wjQPD7zu_gVSjUym2cS_C7Dgf2iaZfWyp5V/s1600/August+2011+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3KrOfvoZk9_DGQvlvCBXJ2HGstSUE8ejrMI2kjjvrKCTkNI87ucUjjZSHjRcAnF06QIDrnEKFEd5bbbNIzGjz4gE9T-KRdqs6rjI_pP69wjQPD7zu_gVSjUym2cS_C7Dgf2iaZfWyp5V/s320/August+2011+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652032968641633986" border="0" /></a>Pepperoni Rigatoni<br /></div>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-29345289647660172612011-09-05T21:00:00.000-05:002011-09-05T21:00:02.794-05:00Summer SportsWe are in full swing of the fall season at the Hudson household!! The kids are back in school, Husker football and volleyball are back in action, we are breaking out the jeans and sweatshirts (I just spent a whole day sorting through summer vs. winter clothes!) and Corbin has started flag football. And this fabulous 70 degree weather is topping it all off! Before I share some footage of his first season of flag football, here is some late but still fun pictures of our summer sports seasons.<br /><br />Kyndal played softball and Corbin t-ball. Both improved tremendously from last summer, it's amazing how much they change in a year, isn't it?<br /><br />Corbin played on Saturdays so we missed a couple games due to our travels. He didn't miss a beat though, he was pretty excited and worked/played hard pretty much the whole season.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kl_XEhjJLfmvCtJ_Ia0pLrNn9VfVsErFEanYy1ke3M8J-hB-Tn-fOMZMKBl5lxLKYCL4AzKmQgwnB1MVxMCWePlKnfHX0XTI2wwopGnBZwKf8gQRkeI_3EAA0206qdMD7swU6Ml4BeqM/s1600/July+2011+154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kl_XEhjJLfmvCtJ_Ia0pLrNn9VfVsErFEanYy1ke3M8J-hB-Tn-fOMZMKBl5lxLKYCL4AzKmQgwnB1MVxMCWePlKnfHX0XTI2wwopGnBZwKf8gQRkeI_3EAA0206qdMD7swU6Ml4BeqM/s320/July+2011+154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649051727888451026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ph9qfGamtnit8JdhgpIxghBFTgat7PvrEnCXZvLO5hiQxekPmwSEH15SwYJvohR4TxoLbL454rn9u9JyUZ85OV6j1MlkMT28qvkpxyaH6Dz2_2G-q74zXiyvwbdH_P7opaigkPcIjf7L/s1600/July+2011+168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ph9qfGamtnit8JdhgpIxghBFTgat7PvrEnCXZvLO5hiQxekPmwSEH15SwYJvohR4TxoLbL454rn9u9JyUZ85OV6j1MlkMT28qvkpxyaH6Dz2_2G-q74zXiyvwbdH_P7opaigkPcIjf7L/s320/July+2011+168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649049781126758354" border="0" /></a>"Hudson, #11"<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOZWRTRN_qRmgvztElhIHWCvrluviMLU7NgmO9Q4nBqX5r-h8fU2XC_7zYfsUrq-yoQemtOs6UzSyli0OTT6WAhUCzculh6DaCpxLxllhRjvyhI8dRYtyopa6w8WgNU3huVse290KP0mR/s1600/July+2011+170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOZWRTRN_qRmgvztElhIHWCvrluviMLU7NgmO9Q4nBqX5r-h8fU2XC_7zYfsUrq-yoQemtOs6UzSyli0OTT6WAhUCzculh6DaCpxLxllhRjvyhI8dRYtyopa6w8WgNU3huVse290KP0mR/s320/July+2011+170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649049772680583666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXr3283pYisRK68o1iFwUs1CK3d5NRlnkh0PUbNOIWg-GVpzT4PDXSPbvfgvsS4tnqcIeMfEFW6UH3n7AooDP4R9fvLkhYcOjrisDyKISS5PgUyX0Af8V7picBkSMSb41GSWYvsSSELQs/s1600/July+2011+161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXr3283pYisRK68o1iFwUs1CK3d5NRlnkh0PUbNOIWg-GVpzT4PDXSPbvfgvsS4tnqcIeMfEFW6UH3n7AooDP4R9fvLkhYcOjrisDyKISS5PgUyX0Af8V7picBkSMSb41GSWYvsSSELQs/s320/July+2011+161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649049785053009010" border="0" /></a>Kyndal, too, was pretty eager most of the season. There was a little whining before a few practices (but only on the ones where it was 100+ heat index, who could blame her?!) but once she was there she practiced hard. I was proud of her for being so consistent this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFvfbzWCSL8WjZeE5dqwQ4CmsgivXOzQiGOT-94klcsE0nIen6LoqtvmejUQ2V1ek_PQ97ibbRAuY-nc4SpgHUnkvE3usoE0BDQS1ks9_NNcDKFVXviuYtdG5cEn9qyXJjfELg95ICEJl/s1600/June+2011+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFvfbzWCSL8WjZeE5dqwQ4CmsgivXOzQiGOT-94klcsE0nIen6LoqtvmejUQ2V1ek_PQ97ibbRAuY-nc4SpgHUnkvE3usoE0BDQS1ks9_NNcDKFVXviuYtdG5cEn9qyXJjfELg95ICEJl/s320/June+2011+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649048632458465522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cAGSalIKkTiBj1jQ0B1cC4V383UmDF9_G0t7pvClSot7diQQncYhHMZxP10gCNE_qQpv1kMIFN88NrxAxi8e9xNgkW8N1Xt44wZ1gq_uXcc2QjwGfICkk8sAebvUIPJ-EYrY6vmRdeG5/s1600/June+2011+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cAGSalIKkTiBj1jQ0B1cC4V383UmDF9_G0t7pvClSot7diQQncYhHMZxP10gCNE_qQpv1kMIFN88NrxAxi8e9xNgkW8N1Xt44wZ1gq_uXcc2QjwGfICkk8sAebvUIPJ-EYrY6vmRdeG5/s320/June+2011+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649048637064381442" border="0" /></a>Catcher<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmN3dfJIWApfPo4qkwcuBV36OKa1r_bX5Xue4MhjOJVA635v-CogjFtHB26NpVGo9PBIBzZb6mux1flwfwjO98SYfI3SF_3vX_UM1FC4WKFTgcLZbPIlaYDphQKusS_C3k7Sc6IWmLoKU/s1600/June+2011+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmN3dfJIWApfPo4qkwcuBV36OKa1r_bX5Xue4MhjOJVA635v-CogjFtHB26NpVGo9PBIBzZb6mux1flwfwjO98SYfI3SF_3vX_UM1FC4WKFTgcLZbPIlaYDphQKusS_C3k7Sc6IWmLoKU/s320/June+2011+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649047856920156162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXikMel3WzYQyfj7RDLN4JhQVhvUQTpNcLMLuAzPcxnsrvQKdNMBNvsc75MX_TfiLev5JkL2Q-auI9XazLeAaUQj932MP47a0ieSDSJ6T3-Q6PVE8q4abhtwgIpUvYsosRfM_bLLy2dXvl/s1600/June+2011+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXikMel3WzYQyfj7RDLN4JhQVhvUQTpNcLMLuAzPcxnsrvQKdNMBNvsc75MX_TfiLev5JkL2Q-auI9XazLeAaUQj932MP47a0ieSDSJ6T3-Q6PVE8q4abhtwgIpUvYsosRfM_bLLy2dXvl/s320/June+2011+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649047851996558194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglogZu4AkHB99p8xM997GoSiUVhseVK-hb7F3mHlQo38BWT7mYhR8znubh4d2YUnYO03UqNMOY7QdIqiEbmFRmNjPtjGXN0BNQBPnTdmACd3nWcqz1p2tVtu84CG2TlrTArGv7XeygLTww/s1600/June+2011+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglogZu4AkHB99p8xM997GoSiUVhseVK-hb7F3mHlQo38BWT7mYhR8znubh4d2YUnYO03UqNMOY7QdIqiEbmFRmNjPtjGXN0BNQBPnTdmACd3nWcqz1p2tVtu84CG2TlrTArGv7XeygLTww/s320/June+2011+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649047849495206818" border="0" /></a>Kennedy and Chase had the toughest jobs....spectators. It won't be long before we have a practice, game or some type of activity every day of the week. It will be a challenge to not overschedule this family!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaUZOaN9yks5rTjlJChvRONE8zozNBhjhEX3atoz-333qDAb5HmuaKt5Qi39VsVRLB40PiSjw6GNqjteOuJ5hl-D-2-E26k6gQFnZPmI2CHuGwN0PGsOr9DxA8Q7y5HfTGa-0gNeQQtn6/s1600/July+2011+394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaUZOaN9yks5rTjlJChvRONE8zozNBhjhEX3atoz-333qDAb5HmuaKt5Qi39VsVRLB40PiSjw6GNqjteOuJ5hl-D-2-E26k6gQFnZPmI2CHuGwN0PGsOr9DxA8Q7y5HfTGa-0gNeQQtn6/s320/July+2011+394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649053833965150098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dzeOmnyUnxPnQxsVvBPXpSYXv4miHf-LD6TAUiUvVUDT3olOnbSqn9YvQmBr2iQCR1VzsTKLn_Pt_jbWs7YUN9M33MHfKTSGwMc-v2cF2a2Mc9tHnSaE1X1M1k2zQm0vGYkaR0xhDZVr/s1600/July+2011+397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dzeOmnyUnxPnQxsVvBPXpSYXv4miHf-LD6TAUiUvVUDT3olOnbSqn9YvQmBr2iQCR1VzsTKLn_Pt_jbWs7YUN9M33MHfKTSGwMc-v2cF2a2Mc9tHnSaE1X1M1k2zQm0vGYkaR0xhDZVr/s320/July+2011+397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649053818919406322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4j7mtwalKt41h-fvilnfRLil6rnOBZi8tBssLGJcxET4obWRv-JISlflG1pMvjlzYoUsA8m-QymXiZnEn_Q198O6GaUrzrGkSKpMLW35zWPL3_BNFYydqlHAIM5tC0XHj6zbeYNF8hrK/s1600/July+2011+401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4j7mtwalKt41h-fvilnfRLil6rnOBZi8tBssLGJcxET4obWRv-JISlflG1pMvjlzYoUsA8m-QymXiZnEn_Q198O6GaUrzrGkSKpMLW35zWPL3_BNFYydqlHAIM5tC0XHj6zbeYNF8hrK/s320/July+2011+401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649053808218775266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObAR1lc-1j3XUgn0upjPEas1gxGcsW8vVRWi-BSwBQ3fwb5tKCuPc9nI_fnPfAvMNM4ssl6vlfqrvzTk9x5TWfCwALss3h-I_JDxALh08z8pJryG_hcIJZw8E5sH6du_8RO8I6BQNPPmK/s1600/July+2011+395.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObAR1lc-1j3XUgn0upjPEas1gxGcsW8vVRWi-BSwBQ3fwb5tKCuPc9nI_fnPfAvMNM4ssl6vlfqrvzTk9x5TWfCwALss3h-I_JDxALh08z8pJryG_hcIJZw8E5sH6du_8RO8I6BQNPPmK/s320/July+2011+395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649053824555849458" border="0" /></a>Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-18973972075059406082011-09-03T22:10:00.000-05:002011-09-03T22:10:00.446-05:00Weekend Wrap and Camping
<br />We had intended on heading to South Dakota for a 4-day weekend, but decided Wednesday we just have too much going on. I'm so thankful we are home, I have already accomplished so much in the last two days and had plenty of downtime and fun in the meantime!
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<br />Yesterday I sorted and entered clothes for the upcoming consignment sale and I took Kennedy to Wahoo to meet up with Grandpa....she is spending the weekend with them and was sooo excited! Then I enjoyed dinner with my MIL and SIL, to celebrate my MIL's birthday. We came back home to a surprise party from the grandkids :)
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<br />Today I started decorating Corbin's new Husker room....I love how it's turning out! Then we headed over to Craig and Erin's to watch the 1st Husker game of the season. Go Big Red!!! Chase is tuckered out, so while the rest of the fam is still hanging out over there, he and I headed home and he is now sweetly sleeping. Time for some me-time!
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<br />Here are some fun pictures of our camping trip last weekend. We had loads of fun with the <a href="http://pairslices.blogspot.com/">Pair's</a> and the <a href="http://followtheleaders.blogspot.com/">Leader's</a>. Casey and I both agreed that the trip should have been longer though. We went all out on what we took including toys, boat, bikes, food, etc. and the trip was just too short for the time and effort we put into it. So, Kim and Jodee----next year, maybe a 3-4 day trip to Big Mac will be better suited for our crews! (And anyone else who wants to join us!!)
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuICKUU6F5YjwH2W8yjRrpJUfoQMPAElQbLrbD_1JtlPj3vkyF6n0tVttC3yAFg8cmGXX-lmZSQ-D3z1ZjgJq-kFZyQku1FQ8eBmjgTv60tCSsK8y92KrqS7qJHiTDnU3DDTOEGw-WiA3b/s1600/August+2011+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuICKUU6F5YjwH2W8yjRrpJUfoQMPAElQbLrbD_1JtlPj3vkyF6n0tVttC3yAFg8cmGXX-lmZSQ-D3z1ZjgJq-kFZyQku1FQ8eBmjgTv60tCSsK8y92KrqS7qJHiTDnU3DDTOEGw-WiA3b/s320/August+2011+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648328029983352706" border="0" /></a>Kim made the kids pizzas, yummy! Now that we have a set of sandwich makers of our own (thanks Jodee!) I will be bumming some recipes off of Kim!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHNPyT7fSnmtM0VqeO2vXLF3cpUT-SXHvZC4ntLop-ooba4HYWVFuMlsf6m9nY50prb7D6h6CWSNrbu2QSBPh8IGe_8W4AlfR41ODh0QJx9xgiVd51RbQU99CZrT0lSJFccjDPjLZJOQn/s1600/August+2011+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHNPyT7fSnmtM0VqeO2vXLF3cpUT-SXHvZC4ntLop-ooba4HYWVFuMlsf6m9nY50prb7D6h6CWSNrbu2QSBPh8IGe_8W4AlfR41ODh0QJx9xgiVd51RbQU99CZrT0lSJFccjDPjLZJOQn/s320/August+2011+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648328009701347730" border="0" /></a>The kids did lots of camper hopping....ours became the slumber party spot for the girls.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVlAHluTznt44Y2TL2DFAIF016wt5dJ8ukhKG31FId5rQiW8ZDfKGf8pVZTTMQb10pkvP1IR9oMQfOaVzhx1Cjh1fhXsPmZ5KSXG-jGNn0mBroz6kd1gMqVUJ2d-wUq-yRbL-fIWUE-Hq/s1600/August+2011+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVlAHluTznt44Y2TL2DFAIF016wt5dJ8ukhKG31FId5rQiW8ZDfKGf8pVZTTMQb10pkvP1IR9oMQfOaVzhx1Cjh1fhXsPmZ5KSXG-jGNn0mBroz6kd1gMqVUJ2d-wUq-yRbL-fIWUE-Hq/s320/August+2011+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648328014331252082" border="0" /></a>See the boys under the camper? This was their hide-out while spying on the girls!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0CBmm6jISKSoueAovw7dhT6W1Rue9_JXSrsVzxQc1uOgVmJnrUl69lG1eZmjQTyXdpmShqNndtR6ZeJKW2U6BAlNZR4LyRUFKCeoT8wXAAgzdUCmFiXrw8nuXrj3MRYAV1gmJ9WLqgAY/s1600/August+2011+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0CBmm6jISKSoueAovw7dhT6W1Rue9_JXSrsVzxQc1uOgVmJnrUl69lG1eZmjQTyXdpmShqNndtR6ZeJKW2U6BAlNZR4LyRUFKCeoT8wXAAgzdUCmFiXrw8nuXrj3MRYAV1gmJ9WLqgAY/s320/August+2011+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648328005059026834" border="0" /></a>Doing hair and make-up the next morning!
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3etLNFLN0WqytQpJwFtx9W23x0CybDUCHfapSBy7wguINtv39MaLc6o0Jxm9L1__cusXktqK5KRZcozNCdKymsUOFI3_7ZghILvAB4oQycSzsBShISR7-_mSyB3K3kmYKPNWskZG_qtCm/s1600/August+2011+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3etLNFLN0WqytQpJwFtx9W23x0CybDUCHfapSBy7wguINtv39MaLc6o0Jxm9L1__cusXktqK5KRZcozNCdKymsUOFI3_7ZghILvAB4oQycSzsBShISR7-_mSyB3K3kmYKPNWskZG_qtCm/s320/August+2011+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648326990439333698" border="0" /></a>I threw this toy in at the last minute since we brought the kids' bikes along. I was hoping it would entertain Chase some. He seriously putted around with it a good part of the weekend!
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wXF3LYdARcNxshJMAU0PBWSDNLcwmzyKMfzfxUs61zwvO14iNVagDjLZT0NiviaMriSYm8FtcqZbOBmYQ-wVsr0TqbQ3OvJGBdICXtkcvmQV5ylhXWlVtzyGMCMBzo2bm4mYqK0El1nQ/s1600/August+2011+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wXF3LYdARcNxshJMAU0PBWSDNLcwmzyKMfzfxUs61zwvO14iNVagDjLZT0NiviaMriSYm8FtcqZbOBmYQ-wVsr0TqbQ3OvJGBdICXtkcvmQV5ylhXWlVtzyGMCMBzo2bm4mYqK0El1nQ/s320/August+2011+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648326979990428530" border="0" /></a>This picture cracks me up! Kennedy was carrying this tube around and started running while I was taking pics of her. She tripped and I caught the perfect picture of her tumbling!
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuIAD6lcVWpfeesyX3oAf2RenyVkzjw3UNJ332j1KRCdoiF3D9RpCg5dM-lI0DECsTpr6Ex8hxOfQ_CVnwbIj3IIt0nDlseQ0ZdaXZ9EJkT4cJ9aVbC5KXtm40pCzWVyp0hKQjYrBPtxt/s1600/August+2011+044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuIAD6lcVWpfeesyX3oAf2RenyVkzjw3UNJ332j1KRCdoiF3D9RpCg5dM-lI0DECsTpr6Ex8hxOfQ_CVnwbIj3IIt0nDlseQ0ZdaXZ9EJkT4cJ9aVbC5KXtm40pCzWVyp0hKQjYrBPtxt/s320/August+2011+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648326164969449378" border="0" /></a>More teasing going on between the boys and girls!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaV4ufzWixYpVybOkzEOzVI5auKZ5HY1hqxVtSzgmdQFWivlCMdSIucuR7lkfCuzgsBueH0euqhK0TJRoUyWIGsu36OKnTkNB5ApbGS6V7VhREhv4JS5JN2qxM2NE39uuTrz587u5T5jk/s1600/August+2011+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaV4ufzWixYpVybOkzEOzVI5auKZ5HY1hqxVtSzgmdQFWivlCMdSIucuR7lkfCuzgsBueH0euqhK0TJRoUyWIGsu36OKnTkNB5ApbGS6V7VhREhv4JS5JN2qxM2NE39uuTrz587u5T5jk/s320/August+2011+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648326999493642930" border="0" /></a>Cory, AKA Chef Daddy, made us some super breakfast burritos. One thing is for sure, we eat good when we camp!
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEwj1j87ifoH1gZbQijqWtnESnmDKXQlL72vcm-HgEK3ij1jubCqu91xaoyfXwOdQvEqWTLtg2DiYRXqQlCPZLLvj6o4JktP7FVQ2vAi_MuIQIhVudJAWy7LSYuN7kJn6f6pdBjRtiRFU/s1600/August+2011+063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEwj1j87ifoH1gZbQijqWtnESnmDKXQlL72vcm-HgEK3ij1jubCqu91xaoyfXwOdQvEqWTLtg2DiYRXqQlCPZLLvj6o4JktP7FVQ2vAi_MuIQIhVudJAWy7LSYuN7kJn6f6pdBjRtiRFU/s320/August+2011+063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648326158635925858" border="0" /></a>Time for some boating! We loaded up on our pontoon and headed for the lake and beach!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsyEeLUylayQEciznbnjJPl12o7XBTNI22qN8gshQDB03XyS1HIlbE3vqDObGzUZvbC2gXDrjvtiEdQQ4trjGoYTOJ8UX2xitN7ledlTxVtgizVH8Lvq9-_RwVw8gla7O_LN9imMTYyfN/s1600/August+2011+078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsyEeLUylayQEciznbnjJPl12o7XBTNI22qN8gshQDB03XyS1HIlbE3vqDObGzUZvbC2gXDrjvtiEdQQ4trjGoYTOJ8UX2xitN7ledlTxVtgizVH8Lvq9-_RwVw8gla7O_LN9imMTYyfN/s320/August+2011+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648333973987302642" border="0" /></a>Ben and Kim pulling up in their boat!
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgl9gTSBPLP3COFUEZIZYTas9RS5ZyVIv4kWwZH9I7LOq6fwE2JNMnVdbVfLV4O3YpKmLsaBSm1ZstJrI9QaElgqMJNBDzMVE_dDBWbDM0qPdgW-a9Dw0uILkPxhwmHgI95GEs08rKNE6/s1600/August+2011+069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgl9gTSBPLP3COFUEZIZYTas9RS5ZyVIv4kWwZH9I7LOq6fwE2JNMnVdbVfLV4O3YpKmLsaBSm1ZstJrI9QaElgqMJNBDzMVE_dDBWbDM0qPdgW-a9Dw0uILkPxhwmHgI95GEs08rKNE6/s320/August+2011+069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648326152407136930" border="0" /></a>The girls got busy playing in the sand!
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjpPoF3tGgdxNfE9BEgEUuKHX-fsy7VEDMsY1WNHcr3D6VgjBqL65UhP8BiX0xBWotFIyixQdA3sYkiJGv8XD5Y5v0FJrTWI0NcRVvVDGTb5pUH7LPc7jfNIOTX3UwJRALs5cfuXiB0lo/s1600/August+2011+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjpPoF3tGgdxNfE9BEgEUuKHX-fsy7VEDMsY1WNHcr3D6VgjBqL65UhP8BiX0xBWotFIyixQdA3sYkiJGv8XD5Y5v0FJrTWI0NcRVvVDGTb5pUH7LPc7jfNIOTX3UwJRALs5cfuXiB0lo/s320/August+2011+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648320318528079810" border="0" /></a>Hanging out in the tube!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSIEzU8VerjlSdNokRZ3O0L9qraqZmyC8UG8Y3l3ESQGJc-ZlW1uZHITRAYZZT1pGhBKHeThpczNULfa2xhyphenhyphenxX9FNP0ezMGahkXIOT-uzIlCXve-dW7OWACCf59xGfHLLU0SQabBUAU1J/s1600/August+2011+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSIEzU8VerjlSdNokRZ3O0L9qraqZmyC8UG8Y3l3ESQGJc-ZlW1uZHITRAYZZT1pGhBKHeThpczNULfa2xhyphenhyphenxX9FNP0ezMGahkXIOT-uzIlCXve-dW7OWACCf59xGfHLLU0SQabBUAU1J/s320/August+2011+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648320323920420098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZ2GlHWSx4Z7P08wX9FgH6zIR7_HjJiT0N8NhsiAyZDWH9rWjy3wbHkfzSroTBKMYh1loM_o8EXC6Fj4Hc43jEz-HMiAeuDmN8eEJt0-Ccxu16X7wWaHcyF_D5AYj_raEEqojutj3vZv-/s1600/August+2011+088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZ2GlHWSx4Z7P08wX9FgH6zIR7_HjJiT0N8NhsiAyZDWH9rWjy3wbHkfzSroTBKMYh1loM_o8EXC6Fj4Hc43jEz-HMiAeuDmN8eEJt0-Ccxu16X7wWaHcyF_D5AYj_raEEqojutj3vZv-/s320/August+2011+088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648325359887079138" border="0" /></a>My sweet little Chase</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr0J1tB-uf99CRXJdb-sZPvwV-Ag_DWMOzpMALqD0yIGDofv5Kj3GkvuQRTFrtTClnv2W3ILDvu9rz9nNKpMbcvnbiFjaQm5RZejj41TuPGOP1FY-4L-P9uPwDVzHMoFoJH4s5WztJ-yS/s1600/August+2011+101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr0J1tB-uf99CRXJdb-sZPvwV-Ag_DWMOzpMALqD0yIGDofv5Kj3GkvuQRTFrtTClnv2W3ILDvu9rz9nNKpMbcvnbiFjaQm5RZejj41TuPGOP1FY-4L-P9uPwDVzHMoFoJH4s5WztJ-yS/s320/August+2011+101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648325370794415682" border="0" /></a>Corbin took a turn on the tube :)
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<br />Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-6162357215046229862011-08-25T22:15:00.000-05:002011-08-25T22:15:01.515-05:00Fun at the Lake<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">We are off on another camping adventure this weekend....looking forward to hanging out on the lake with the Leader's and the Pair's and whoever else might decide to join us!
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<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here's some pictures from our lake adventures earlier this summer that I haven't had a chance to post.
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<br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h72Vu-k3qaxYYxw5TqrAsXHP1ORFn8t6WO0PIhq0npCoQXM-zFlUR7npaPR9vorNQmbtpdNAjUWpQeckOiP_jgkBvQphS8V0ixOzWFUVyi6v4V8S3mtPNu9lY4WoYmiiV5WCNPAXrKyu/s1600/July+2011+089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h72Vu-k3qaxYYxw5TqrAsXHP1ORFn8t6WO0PIhq0npCoQXM-zFlUR7npaPR9vorNQmbtpdNAjUWpQeckOiP_jgkBvQphS8V0ixOzWFUVyi6v4V8S3mtPNu9lY4WoYmiiV5WCNPAXrKyu/s320/July+2011+089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644991696799326082" border="0" /></a>L to R, Corbin, Daniel, Carson
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<br />Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-68058225831353927202011-08-22T07:15:00.000-05:002011-08-22T07:15:00.166-05:00The Weekend HeadlinesWe are wrapping up a super busy and fun weekend!
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<br />Our daycare was closed on Friday so I enjoyed some one-on-two time with Kennedy and Chase. We headed to the Children's Museum for some M&M time (and to burn off some energy). After getting a free smoothie from McD's, we headed home to make lunch.
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<br />While Chase napped, Kennedy and I cleared out Corbin's room and painted his closet! I crossed my fingers that I would get the rest of his room painted over the weekend.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkviI612WdkIAdKeQ6Ar0mnBhy7qVEvCnFx4v6UfJKQYmWUcwY0e4XMJMBwGiQ5Gb3Jg_jkyi0x_vq4UuyPWdmAS1IUraf4CSOllfCiAK1M31UIZcGEErs-tkUbn_i489nU-c1NbEWR5fQ/s1600/August+2011+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkviI612WdkIAdKeQ6Ar0mnBhy7qVEvCnFx4v6UfJKQYmWUcwY0e4XMJMBwGiQ5Gb3Jg_jkyi0x_vq4UuyPWdmAS1IUraf4CSOllfCiAK1M31UIZcGEErs-tkUbn_i489nU-c1NbEWR5fQ/s320/August+2011+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643509476011476530" border="0" /></a>His old decor..."Things that move"....two tone blue walls with red accents. Helicopters hanging from the ceiling, cars, trains, 4-wheelers, etc. He is ready to "move" on!
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMpT-OM8x112tPgE55rYUIRuW9AqyP3AOnH3aYdmgzDq6-F3s8_vc8mc8eao6AQxWuXg0GFsI4iihRfn0J-mzc5vPob4AwESm7w5gdedqHDAwIZfiDP0h8_6qs2PFeT1C1V30eq8VVFiV/s1600/August+2011+037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMpT-OM8x112tPgE55rYUIRuW9AqyP3AOnH3aYdmgzDq6-F3s8_vc8mc8eao6AQxWuXg0GFsI4iihRfn0J-mzc5vPob4AwESm7w5gdedqHDAwIZfiDP0h8_6qs2PFeT1C1V30eq8VVFiV/s320/August+2011+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643509457340653970" border="0" /></a>"Bring on the paint, Mommy!"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBuAfmYVIk6uPE_3XeOqTc1u95RGDl47LFf4IrMDPw8sltPtUsSoHzWDSF6Tw2caB5Wcyx1oj-BSX0TGn-RALh7jkYrAtt0-ulK4EWyeT1-EOSImjkGLglAU5qebOfapoTKOfNDfvFCyD/s1600/August+2011+038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBuAfmYVIk6uPE_3XeOqTc1u95RGDl47LFf4IrMDPw8sltPtUsSoHzWDSF6Tw2caB5Wcyx1oj-BSX0TGn-RALh7jkYrAtt0-ulK4EWyeT1-EOSImjkGLglAU5qebOfapoTKOfNDfvFCyD/s320/August+2011+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643509464914625650" border="0" /></a>Friday night we headed to the ballpark with my co-workers to cheer on the home team Saltdogs. I don't think we've ever made it past the third inning with our crew at this annual staff event...so I'm happy to report we made it through the 7th inning this year! The kids were still having a blast but it was getting late so we called it a night.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD41CilZcwwFh0YQIN5yhlCzfgb-gV58tovn6e7_bzT_qAB0cP_PmSUVjWO5r1WP6ura8vZikUHiJB9dkn9rZerrQucAPzYr2btwJZqw1TdQ10zZ93fPdxXc9AiIiAKgBRP3blkEGQU6n5/s1600/August+2011+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD41CilZcwwFh0YQIN5yhlCzfgb-gV58tovn6e7_bzT_qAB0cP_PmSUVjWO5r1WP6ura8vZikUHiJB9dkn9rZerrQucAPzYr2btwJZqw1TdQ10zZ93fPdxXc9AiIiAKgBRP3blkEGQU6n5/s320/August+2011+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643501767571062146" border="0" /></a>Chowing down!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJASUIitzXo44GzS0qtE16NDN2Clrdj6I5VJJWNaOzq57m83VpVBsvfWNPMfl4Pbzx7_vCRCobPaWvfoSZFryhYnwJraTKWPQJ1ZFK7mOUKzzPNXOWYS8e-NWh_B4znM8slkCyiOKscsy/s1600/August+2011+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJASUIitzXo44GzS0qtE16NDN2Clrdj6I5VJJWNaOzq57m83VpVBsvfWNPMfl4Pbzx7_vCRCobPaWvfoSZFryhYnwJraTKWPQJ1ZFK7mOUKzzPNXOWYS8e-NWh_B4znM8slkCyiOKscsy/s320/August+2011+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643501762305888578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFXPTNwNZu6m8zHUiE7jQ0UJ2Hx6w2vXmFxZkNj5_9b_Oj_VtfhXarTGZ2u3ooSUgkmjc2tVixQpDW8im5V3RwIsSwU_Qm3zhf5qWYC9dYlXnmUm17bjCGRNd1YNtDFJtp0lyvNYadcnL/s1600/August+2011+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFXPTNwNZu6m8zHUiE7jQ0UJ2Hx6w2vXmFxZkNj5_9b_Oj_VtfhXarTGZ2u3ooSUgkmjc2tVixQpDW8im5V3RwIsSwU_Qm3zhf5qWYC9dYlXnmUm17bjCGRNd1YNtDFJtp0lyvNYadcnL/s320/August+2011+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643501751983474002" border="0" /></a>Homer was a hit with our kids!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihtkWqGXKkHMtyL8rLhKN2tIAP-Y0S6zxoOmusF-HgZ-Xgavh6THcXSXzhKCf8V2OQDrmSr3LqaFCsK7QvHcvrYAQtiKCYPEUemTWSXGJWafPd-EGCBeLWCmu3wqpDMfkOu9fUIVhFV_C/s1600/August+2011+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihtkWqGXKkHMtyL8rLhKN2tIAP-Y0S6zxoOmusF-HgZ-Xgavh6THcXSXzhKCf8V2OQDrmSr3LqaFCsK7QvHcvrYAQtiKCYPEUemTWSXGJWafPd-EGCBeLWCmu3wqpDMfkOu9fUIVhFV_C/s320/August+2011+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643501747259580242" border="0" /></a>Kennedy stomped off at one point in search of her Daddy...made my heart stop! It didn't take long to spot her bright stripes, but still, UGH!
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<br /></div>Saturday morning we headed downtown to help out with a food distribution. My kids have done pretty good with this volunteer opportunity...but if you have any other ideas I'd love to hear them!
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<br />Kyndal and I left early to head to the Coliseum, for the Husker Volleyball Clinic for JV Team members. This is a Husker club for kids with some pretty cool deals. The cost is $35 and with that they get some great perks: Husker t-shirt, the opportunity to win more prizes by attending events, free entry into the VB clinic, free ticket to the VB fall scrimmage and FB red/white game, as well as free tickets to all Husker sports events minus VB, FB and Men's BB. Worth looking into if you have a kid that's a big fan!
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">The clinic was run by the Husker players and parents were able to sit above and take pictures. After 90 minutes of rotations, they gathered for a group photo and then the girls stood in line for autographs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2zeSy1ZRTVwBict4wGn8SC1gtnAD-FFLJr_-SL_JPlVvEf1HnAm9h8deO7N4OfcEEvqHsnQgdbxWstXZCYzWuwkOCWHuyrokIctJ7gUS1wBQX_genrEyALcEtC5PfHS6AWd244CVnwHW/s1600/August+2011+082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2zeSy1ZRTVwBict4wGn8SC1gtnAD-FFLJr_-SL_JPlVvEf1HnAm9h8deO7N4OfcEEvqHsnQgdbxWstXZCYzWuwkOCWHuyrokIctJ7gUS1wBQX_genrEyALcEtC5PfHS6AWd244CVnwHW/s320/August+2011+082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643513454902800594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25wDjcYnmBQcD7KhcuUDQbsbdcrMjrcBOthylQmv9ah1xM_J_jb4JrY_F8GASDSCpkullh028A3Cuvq3vVwcLc-PQ5AKiK5plhNv5e-bRTWLD05GaLsbz2XaPft6_IE1K_hKMvHmVv75R/s1600/August+2011+061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25wDjcYnmBQcD7KhcuUDQbsbdcrMjrcBOthylQmv9ah1xM_J_jb4JrY_F8GASDSCpkullh028A3Cuvq3vVwcLc-PQ5AKiK5plhNv5e-bRTWLD05GaLsbz2XaPft6_IE1K_hKMvHmVv75R/s320/August+2011+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643514225708215618" border="0" /></a>Learning to set with Lauren Cook (Kyndal is 2nd from the left with knee pads on.)
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJcTYG7JzTNlFrBvGjnNXnIZGZ1OEQmdHpGbeVNYntROxf8VLr4wuGvdU1GA7FrUEou4VTrvpOpeBikiWmf-HTdFDMJwuA5sO96z396CUMlPCUwZiCL2zf4L3qur6VZo40NdSvcHHToEX/s1600/August+2011+073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJcTYG7JzTNlFrBvGjnNXnIZGZ1OEQmdHpGbeVNYntROxf8VLr4wuGvdU1GA7FrUEou4VTrvpOpeBikiWmf-HTdFDMJwuA5sO96z396CUMlPCUwZiCL2zf4L3qur6VZo40NdSvcHHToEX/s320/August+2011+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643514218498966914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG8LIiPNuQdwqhhrUCH6iOcxD3WRgBUofd7x2L9lg8Pz-gU6e0XKsAxHHQBMAhsOqh2RMZZ7kT9inRwi7lhyphenhyphenbMVeka1dSTdJQuAw_8v98gxJTZqY48RrR_aEalxWd8eUCno3jzW79d3h0/s1600/August+2011+056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG8LIiPNuQdwqhhrUCH6iOcxD3WRgBUofd7x2L9lg8Pz-gU6e0XKsAxHHQBMAhsOqh2RMZZ7kT9inRwi7lhyphenhyphenbMVeka1dSTdJQuAw_8v98gxJTZqY48RrR_aEalxWd8eUCno3jzW79d3h0/s320/August+2011+056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643514235443755586" border="0" /></a>The new volleyball court
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JvkNmQyIn89DgYr_OO5TSRWMNh_-9OZKsgmvkRnrvCTtASIHXQvkm78G4vv1c0nYA_CG90CLIlbHQgWmqc6MdJsHf7O_qujQVhSoWNkhp2TGW8WqjEDU7Rw_xbDDLspJnO3NFSxF7jzz/s1600/August+2011+086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JvkNmQyIn89DgYr_OO5TSRWMNh_-9OZKsgmvkRnrvCTtASIHXQvkm78G4vv1c0nYA_CG90CLIlbHQgWmqc6MdJsHf7O_qujQVhSoWNkhp2TGW8WqjEDU7Rw_xbDDLspJnO3NFSxF7jzz/s320/August+2011+086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643513453075686882" border="0" /></a>High 5 from Hannah Werth, her coach for the session
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAMvA5-QgvYIB2NUzAR5St9w0vlEjTMiDhCzTEU1V5LW_0CpZkhgyJnr2H4i4dS5ovc3Cl6EHOVoC9pNOuhSMxHQvnk_pwoAsVDS9UTo_r0do0751AOq9UIXNPKdPL5eESpvalgewqmx8/s1600/August+2011+090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAMvA5-QgvYIB2NUzAR5St9w0vlEjTMiDhCzTEU1V5LW_0CpZkhgyJnr2H4i4dS5ovc3Cl6EHOVoC9pNOuhSMxHQvnk_pwoAsVDS9UTo_r0do0751AOq9UIXNPKdPL5eESpvalgewqmx8/s320/August+2011+090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643513444836762450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsNc_h60GmzX214N3gLLtWokZVQXbREZ2fg1yXIiWo_llPiZd6onnO67A2avtFiJSPYUxOR5AiLjw85nhIG7PvE6Siwb9vvBkQAWa7RcX15KbqPiSJwRPHAvnOI6UnHL9JooxHu8A_lp1/s1600/August+2011+097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsNc_h60GmzX214N3gLLtWokZVQXbREZ2fg1yXIiWo_llPiZd6onnO67A2avtFiJSPYUxOR5AiLjw85nhIG7PvE6Siwb9vvBkQAWa7RcX15KbqPiSJwRPHAvnOI6UnHL9JooxHu8A_lp1/s320/August+2011+097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643513437743643826" border="0" /></a>Hannah Werth, outside hitter
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwy-xp131CPM7GMaRwoxJpZARxtmklimZIDuJKhnRrJ37wrl0p9OUxaoSUDOGXfErnpJ1g650TCMcN71gtB3ctbMApesWp93VtvIVMehO54Xu9mUggfLeCsieIcR7SRV854bjkq9GsUo3k/s1600/August+2011+099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwy-xp131CPM7GMaRwoxJpZARxtmklimZIDuJKhnRrJ37wrl0p9OUxaoSUDOGXfErnpJ1g650TCMcN71gtB3ctbMApesWp93VtvIVMehO54Xu9mUggfLeCsieIcR7SRV854bjkq9GsUo3k/s320/August+2011+099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643513430992437826" border="0" /></a>Head Coach, John Cook
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<br />Later in the afternoon we headed to the outdoor pool at the Y. We had rented it for the evening for Kyndal's softball team. We went an hour early since we were planning to leave early. It wasn't very warm out, so we were ready to be done swimming by the time the party started :)
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<br /></div>After eating a quick bite with her friends, Kyndal and I headed to the Red/White Scrimmage. She had been pretty whiny earlier.....knowing she had to leave her party early in order to go. She wanted to do both things and was bummed about having to miss one or the other. But I am happy to report that she snapped out of it and we had a blast at the scrimmage. She was being super goofy, and I really enjoyed the quality time we had. She asked me a lot of questions about the different positions and rules....makes me so excited to coach her VB team again this fall. She also reported that Hannah Werth is her favorite player. Maybe has something to do with Hannah being her coach at the clinic, and Hannah actually remembered Kyndal's name when she was signing her shirt!
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<br />Sunday we enjoyed a really good service at church....we are starting a new series about Loving God and Living Strong. Today was about "saying YES to God".
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<br />Timing was good in the afternoon. After lunch Casey laid Chase down for his nap and I grabbed the paint brush and got busy! I've been working for months on planning Corbin's Husker room, and ready to start putting it together finally :)
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<br />This will be another busy week for our crew. Corbin has a little homework every night, which we've been doing really well at staying on top of. He also starts flag football Monday. I am also hoping to squeeze in some M&M time with him.
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<br />We will be camping next weekend with the <a href="http://pairslices.blogspot.com/">Pair's</a> and <a href="http://followtheleaders.blogspot.com/">Leader's</a>, so gotta start preparing for that as well. Have a blessed week, thanks for dropping by!
<br />Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-91241329584646009872011-08-16T22:30:00.000-05:002011-08-16T22:30:01.348-05:00Back to School!Wowsers, I'm on top of it today! Chase is feeling much better, so it was back to daycare for him and Kennedy, back to work for me, and back to school for Kyndal and Corbin!
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<br />My 3rd grader actually whined when she found out I was planning to walk them to their classrooms and whined even more when I announced I was taking pictures too. Really?! I expected this in maybe 5th or 6th grade or earlier from Corbin, but not yet from her!
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<br />Our school is getting an addition as we are busting at the seams. Kyndal is once again in a portable this year. And with the construction going on, that place is a crazy zoo!!
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<br />We took a few pictures at home and then after dropping the little ones off, we parked a couple blocks from school and walked the rest of the way. Fortunately I wasn't the "only" parent taking pictures so she allowed one. And then after dropping Corbin off in his hallway she was totally fine with me walking with her to 3rd grade hall (I asked permission from her first LOL!) I can't believe I already have a 3rd grader!!
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<br />Sooo excited to have her own backpack!
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<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Their first day was a success! They both seem to like their teachers, they actually both also had art today. Corbin will be having homework pretty much every day....that will be an interesting challenge for us! Kyndal loves that she gets to take her own snack to school and she is on one of three teams competing each week to rack up points for their Friday celebrations. And Corbin proudly announced when he got home "no safe seats today!" Looks like we have a great start to the year!
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<br />How was your kiddos first day of school this year? Please share!
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<br />Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-28409032863181023012011-08-15T22:00:00.000-05:002011-08-15T22:01:00.144-05:00The Back to School Chain!Tomorrow is the first day of 3rd and 1st grade for Kyndal and Corbin, respectfully. We definitely had a packed summer, I have a few posts still to share on some summer activities :)
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<br />We have been bumming around the house today with little Chase, he has a fever :( and tonight was our open house at school. The kids were anxious to see who their teachers are and which friends are in their classes.
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<br />The last couple weeks we have been busy with our back-to-school chain...a tradition we started the summer before Kyndal started Kindergarten. It's a fun way to say farewell to non-school summer days.
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<br />We went to the Fallbrook Farmer's Market with <a href="http://pairslices.blogspot.com/">Kim and Alyssa Pair</a>
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThhMav2ct9zyzbW5e1ACGQRs7DR3Fgeyi-upUVCFpbalcD6YpxoFzyGWsoegPFsJnaAb6UDntqgNiH-yvqzWKyDOpfCeeD0XkNzic4cfseGFtamYZzIdBvvc7ZDKq3h8iLJib91N-XqMA/s1600/August+2011+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThhMav2ct9zyzbW5e1ACGQRs7DR3Fgeyi-upUVCFpbalcD6YpxoFzyGWsoegPFsJnaAb6UDntqgNiH-yvqzWKyDOpfCeeD0XkNzic4cfseGFtamYZzIdBvvc7ZDKq3h8iLJib91N-XqMA/s320/August+2011+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640530059174479346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG6KGsdClW1w33lVxQK66j36ThhtbUhFPCHPzwdTh8RSMJk3fOVxbzfWymI5H6hBFwxwqls0L3hKGYY7dP_VSLwgDhZgWb0_vLiz5Ks-yfA46xVr2YiRI3R8T6clshyphenhyphen2Vvslq1CRQLtvu/s1600/August+2011+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG6KGsdClW1w33lVxQK66j36ThhtbUhFPCHPzwdTh8RSMJk3fOVxbzfWymI5H6hBFwxwqls0L3hKGYY7dP_VSLwgDhZgWb0_vLiz5Ks-yfA46xVr2YiRI3R8T6clshyphenhyphen2Vvslq1CRQLtvu/s320/August+2011+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641184969184505410" border="0" /></a>We made art at the Lux Center with <a href="http://followtheleaders.blogspot.com/">Jodee, Kamree and Carson Leader</a>...
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUeKg92JiC8wQ69KR0C-zsIjJzSaPOdPy_Y2nS-wyxupBlNr4mX-mtm_y2AknlJBHTn3WCri4SA98V-7io636ZwNUcdVgsYz-E9xcbQOj7ROz4u0i4oMn1uddOPjXsMQmS4IGyvtkn1YM/s1600/August+2011+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUeKg92JiC8wQ69KR0C-zsIjJzSaPOdPy_Y2nS-wyxupBlNr4mX-mtm_y2AknlJBHTn3WCri4SA98V-7io636ZwNUcdVgsYz-E9xcbQOj7ROz4u0i4oMn1uddOPjXsMQmS4IGyvtkn1YM/s320/August+2011+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640185659361023794" border="0" /></a>Kennedy was not her usual chipper self. She was pouty and whiny the whole time. But everyone else enjoyed tie dying shirts...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3Mr9EhnSWuJviEnB8tVX_-YmD1R7CU_mYWXuuj5E4Z-TJo7tzPJLBMjynNOhV5wLn1JaP-ZtSJvMBA3XZlT57aSkTRgkcrO73zlSrPfZGhNu4ahSQGt-6EjoH1cljU9nK_amMycmBNNd/s1600/August+2011+038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3Mr9EhnSWuJviEnB8tVX_-YmD1R7CU_mYWXuuj5E4Z-TJo7tzPJLBMjynNOhV5wLn1JaP-ZtSJvMBA3XZlT57aSkTRgkcrO73zlSrPfZGhNu4ahSQGt-6EjoH1cljU9nK_amMycmBNNd/s320/August+2011+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640184582636064850" border="0" /></a>Painting a mural...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO6XZEN0qFjg-DbMFV5g6AnGaDOpYwWZnJt0EhDGYMq67jsAbNeb3o_LJo7jiDOIffn1V7K6vBrYJsaCzq5wSUdn3xkiBZeWXRocIZ3S4yAT6s27bRq-J3mNxC-HBHA3JAyujgVj2jsJL/s1600/August+2011+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO6XZEN0qFjg-DbMFV5g6AnGaDOpYwWZnJt0EhDGYMq67jsAbNeb3o_LJo7jiDOIffn1V7K6vBrYJsaCzq5wSUdn3xkiBZeWXRocIZ3S4yAT6s27bRq-J3mNxC-HBHA3JAyujgVj2jsJL/s320/August+2011+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640184570710164930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvraCw3a7sb94hc2z8p7BMgvWKf5Gd7HAptTV51RRni0CxY8uc0KQzXa0xT4pXdv616XYqp8nbhsLH-5OToci9JABsj3gHKmhkTNwhuKHFAH1TLgebO5SPvDqIDud-GA09o5z2QvTOp3D/s1600/August+2011+045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvraCw3a7sb94hc2z8p7BMgvWKf5Gd7HAptTV51RRni0CxY8uc0KQzXa0xT4pXdv616XYqp8nbhsLH-5OToci9JABsj3gHKmhkTNwhuKHFAH1TLgebO5SPvDqIDud-GA09o5z2QvTOp3D/s320/August+2011+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640184561375382914" border="0" /></a>Making bookmarks, buttons and paper flowers!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMepPVbh19edjSqo41H3lEmDblS43GaTbHoLjdQ0TyiwHj9lVq4-2XDpdfwuWp3D2y6cu5Fl9XA0b42SaFjLLHqQZwJahXaVa3iC5x9V5BTyRZtLXdtXYarfrtkFlklDpvaQ4aZpGO6WbL/s1600/August+2011+049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMepPVbh19edjSqo41H3lEmDblS43GaTbHoLjdQ0TyiwHj9lVq4-2XDpdfwuWp3D2y6cu5Fl9XA0b42SaFjLLHqQZwJahXaVa3iC5x9V5BTyRZtLXdtXYarfrtkFlklDpvaQ4aZpGO6WbL/s320/August+2011+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640184552746142322" border="0" /></a>Kennedy finally caught a nap on the way home :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X32dmOgTNhI2p2hXQKHbgE5xc45jW6HKZE3IhaqhU2QN9m1ezmsxgpubUhgWKiEFhv6HD0HDQEvzNlaBxY3xDxW9BRwGb6s2pBKNxgFDtDDMMNz9yz-CZxsTPJnTRn0uPckz8pJpg0tG/s1600/August+2011+051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X32dmOgTNhI2p2hXQKHbgE5xc45jW6HKZE3IhaqhU2QN9m1ezmsxgpubUhgWKiEFhv6HD0HDQEvzNlaBxY3xDxW9BRwGb6s2pBKNxgFDtDDMMNz9yz-CZxsTPJnTRn0uPckz8pJpg0tG/s320/August+2011+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640183299141362706" border="0" /></a>Hopefully soon I'll get a picture of all four in their shirts. We didn't take Chase with us, but I made him this shirt:
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBjYrkBwY5UxEJflIm79LUBxcV2_K-MNUwM9KNAQFqvKzn9dNP-CRHINgXzrEWvI-RBJ8IvkwlxRV-FBQBt7AB44NmhIs5M_-7u9_ddjncOTrI2c60wd5jUOtgQ2Art1rQQ2Y3ahBfGtc/s1600/August+2011+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBjYrkBwY5UxEJflIm79LUBxcV2_K-MNUwM9KNAQFqvKzn9dNP-CRHINgXzrEWvI-RBJ8IvkwlxRV-FBQBt7AB44NmhIs5M_-7u9_ddjncOTrI2c60wd5jUOtgQ2Art1rQQ2Y3ahBfGtc/s320/August+2011+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640182423183167890" border="0" /></a>We went to the Lancaster County Fair and the kids rode rides:
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6MGWgcVlYUF7JRpTMF2nAEt9YUE5DdiKiRgKkgfUf6E8yC9IwXf2dtvQ53Xyld96ELAJoSOwSUMt_IziwVxFQtQURyZGP-Bh0LMDM2gz7ZD-hUtIAD9ggSNHY6aGGCeLAxcjqhsrbOb0/s1600/August+2011+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6MGWgcVlYUF7JRpTMF2nAEt9YUE5DdiKiRgKkgfUf6E8yC9IwXf2dtvQ53Xyld96ELAJoSOwSUMt_IziwVxFQtQURyZGP-Bh0LMDM2gz7ZD-hUtIAD9ggSNHY6aGGCeLAxcjqhsrbOb0/s320/August+2011+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640187696483966914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXpJBCpZfIBr3psZMtizWZXt-nPhel9UrnICOS7bAgPXYcpaBEOWj8DY3jftjSgAzah8rfWt522yDXHgrzdu2FBGpZb494aNjyFTQi3OEFkwlOFuvK2d6pK-zSIWf9ZmGpsR_zQ1RL9bn/s1600/August+2011+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXpJBCpZfIBr3psZMtizWZXt-nPhel9UrnICOS7bAgPXYcpaBEOWj8DY3jftjSgAzah8rfWt522yDXHgrzdu2FBGpZb494aNjyFTQi3OEFkwlOFuvK2d6pK-zSIWf9ZmGpsR_zQ1RL9bn/s320/August+2011+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640185671659220370" border="0" /></a>Checked out the animals and exhibits...
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtXB1sR1JDhomLZ2e5LxPNWq7isOAxdX2l89bWqK-pHTp08Gh6iVEQjcZ1p-tFcp0H3zWicWJSuhsGJDfaL7ALckUdcr0XhW8nzekO6wafseJWVUAaDlvf17u1kc9_X1naWFWZA3heTxd/s1600/August+2011+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtXB1sR1JDhomLZ2e5LxPNWq7isOAxdX2l89bWqK-pHTp08Gh6iVEQjcZ1p-tFcp0H3zWicWJSuhsGJDfaL7ALckUdcr0XhW8nzekO6wafseJWVUAaDlvf17u1kc9_X1naWFWZA3heTxd/s320/August+2011+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640187705949769090" border="0" /></a>Played Bingo (Kyndal won!) and had sno cones!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qzLxKiBwR2I22cxcFinBOYTdgYL-1UbIXehUs81FyV2t5iYe4lVO8CaHMt6sOmqBos2DsoISM3dz6V015daEuXIDsRSce2WSnw0_GLRpE9xG-hQd4T98RY6DQ57XZppqtHzqfXhni4tN/s1600/August+2011+035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qzLxKiBwR2I22cxcFinBOYTdgYL-1UbIXehUs81FyV2t5iYe4lVO8CaHMt6sOmqBos2DsoISM3dz6V015daEuXIDsRSce2WSnw0_GLRpE9xG-hQd4T98RY6DQ57XZppqtHzqfXhni4tN/s320/August+2011+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640185665755867634" border="0" /></a>We went on a bike ride and a hike (Kyndal didn't really hike with him on her back!)
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYeodRWULMlbNqt7M9AmqObCxawL_Iu1yfYRxmCJlyZpLLPGNJLz4A0d675DsNX8ma8KutHdQ1KhhmnPT6pFhHcAKZrTnDOdDwis-568CY6iEWS5iTZqRlhO3vZga7xBxN8vZrZRo0ror/s1600/August+2011+063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYeodRWULMlbNqt7M9AmqObCxawL_Iu1yfYRxmCJlyZpLLPGNJLz4A0d675DsNX8ma8KutHdQ1KhhmnPT6pFhHcAKZrTnDOdDwis-568CY6iEWS5iTZqRlhO3vZga7xBxN8vZrZRo0ror/s320/August+2011+063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640183290186839362" border="0" /></a>We went to the Children's Museum, the zoo and rode the train, read books.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk1JG7Tpv0PRWeg7XK8V9vnh8SA0cpmVFVrqZvMw2TWz1AWmOUEd18e1uddrIhNuw6V4h-n81izxmgAUTDxhQUEWNxMwN4dTz24UTNTbKelC1EixJbV6tLwtJOA2Vwcl0MRaWLrXhsiGa/s1600/August+2011+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitk1JG7Tpv0PRWeg7XK8V9vnh8SA0cpmVFVrqZvMw2TWz1AWmOUEd18e1uddrIhNuw6V4h-n81izxmgAUTDxhQUEWNxMwN4dTz24UTNTbKelC1EixJbV6tLwtJOA2Vwcl0MRaWLrXhsiGa/s320/August+2011+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641278972482373058" border="0" /></a>Casey and Corbin rode their motorcycles and the girls baked cookies. I literally let the girls do it all except for the oven part of the process and they did fantastic!!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2CzQ6ccZ7YBw28ZjtMdlwUX1PbRLxDLH5h7bCkgNSIaFU6t4YiJEtL98m8PZw7o0-cQYRFxq0tdQzA3LMwDV_04ATkr5O8iDRR4MYUQQ_ks4xhOqH5lph-3PmLfUkstjhXsKog2-uA6t/s1600/August+2011+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2CzQ6ccZ7YBw28ZjtMdlwUX1PbRLxDLH5h7bCkgNSIaFU6t4YiJEtL98m8PZw7o0-cQYRFxq0tdQzA3LMwDV_04ATkr5O8iDRR4MYUQQ_ks4xhOqH5lph-3PmLfUkstjhXsKog2-uA6t/s320/August+2011+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641269759474810706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UHUDUqF8oEcyYZQYm_wyffc7vuQ4pwu-r_J00AiWUc-uWAZD33yIOe56GAksDJqWe3IegdRqahdARu9qZzXFpI03Q7hpW5E4MwGdj2cmpNV0vUktfFYOqO5tGyFPo3of_5kItO0-iqL8/s1600/August+2011+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UHUDUqF8oEcyYZQYm_wyffc7vuQ4pwu-r_J00AiWUc-uWAZD33yIOe56GAksDJqWe3IegdRqahdARu9qZzXFpI03Q7hpW5E4MwGdj2cmpNV0vUktfFYOqO5tGyFPo3of_5kItO0-iqL8/s320/August+2011+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641270658843732562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pXg2J_20Yjtie2zu6yZWvH6C0foVoRDs1i5JTMf2wLVD-vdYJGa8dRKnOqTS8bONkZrnA7Y632wvJ-uzKKKmGMrtJoUe8FS6TZaNlKq13QxZi1DYuBLXxg8aaRy1vtyodGrMeNd6vc1t/s1600/August+2011+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pXg2J_20Yjtie2zu6yZWvH6C0foVoRDs1i5JTMf2wLVD-vdYJGa8dRKnOqTS8bONkZrnA7Y632wvJ-uzKKKmGMrtJoUe8FS6TZaNlKq13QxZi1DYuBLXxg8aaRy1vtyodGrMeNd6vc1t/s320/August+2011+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641269753653179506" border="0" /></a>And we went shopping for new kicks, backpacks and lunch boxes. Even Mom got a new pair of running shoes (the gray ones with pink laces, fun!) Look how big their feet are getting!!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABu5aeJHM1UUS9jyBfU3ary8pSppJqPJZFouQmll1T-65feF49mCfuVN42XefzIJ-efJnOYvTr039IpR0Ffo0aHC3wgPn5xMh7oyK0ySpe4ZcdJ3XqQfc1q5IU5A_5WRrxthbIi_y3Mu3/s1600/August+2011+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABu5aeJHM1UUS9jyBfU3ary8pSppJqPJZFouQmll1T-65feF49mCfuVN42XefzIJ-efJnOYvTr039IpR0Ffo0aHC3wgPn5xMh7oyK0ySpe4ZcdJ3XqQfc1q5IU5A_5WRrxthbIi_y3Mu3/s320/August+2011+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641269131001218146" border="0" /></a>Even though she isn't heading to Kindergarten for another year, Kennedy talked me into a backpack of her own with those big brown eyes. She is caught up in the excitement that is in the air too!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnXe6bkODAAsN2WlLzNSnzzC2Ym3VpnEmkGbBwTJlCpPe-Lz3E5zjJwPNTZAm3-tM25ej29lSYmv7c9PS0fAenlV7Y5JWTnYVdjRqyP8iyxznt-Cp_rBCz2xFlXvd8EPU-dh2vpjzVKw-/s1600/August+2011+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnXe6bkODAAsN2WlLzNSnzzC2Ym3VpnEmkGbBwTJlCpPe-Lz3E5zjJwPNTZAm3-tM25ej29lSYmv7c9PS0fAenlV7Y5JWTnYVdjRqyP8iyxznt-Cp_rBCz2xFlXvd8EPU-dh2vpjzVKw-/s320/August+2011+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641269116194949378" border="0" /></a>And we had open house at school tonight...
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<br />Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-74746274583373314362011-08-11T22:00:00.000-05:002011-08-11T22:00:04.909-05:00Ages + StagesI am struggling...with the fact that my last baby has turned one. I am blessed beyond measure, but I can't help but feel a little sad with all of these changes and transitions.
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<br />Chase, on the other hand, wow, what a champ, he is taking this all in stride. In fact, he's embracing these transitions. He has been such an easy-going child, I know I shouldn't be surprised. I guess he didn't get the memo from the older three on how weak I can be and easily I can give in :)
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<br />Here are the promised month to month pictures of Chase.
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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQp4a4kaPix-ip5vjjsQqPG2zwnfN1M7osZw2z0BZnfzmhW6f7mIDbEIFyeprvuGeyccCaVzhU0sw_acZgp6HpWy3poarvVdBut-PnZQIXu5eEHXnTMIaGT2myQvDvwRMgdLpbQS8qVmO/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639416675882171794" border="0" /></a>As I mentioned, these last few weeks have included so many changes for the little guy.
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<br />A week before his birthday he finally decided to sleep through the night (having done so only ONE night before--on my own birthday earlier in July.) And he has slept through the night every night since with the exception of a few times of fussing himself back to sleep. Wow. Sleep-wise, he is also starting to drop his morning nap already.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JI0MxyyVuJhe2x4h1jqGwXyIlEdYdT9zhkfXC6Ry2SgeMgusNVOsW47j7Nt5qO16TEHkcneLgocPKud0-IDbLJ_wijfNe5HM287ygo_6K7HiSHSWTW0YudxJaaT-EnmcztP2fLhQb0UQ/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JI0MxyyVuJhe2x4h1jqGwXyIlEdYdT9zhkfXC6Ry2SgeMgusNVOsW47j7Nt5qO16TEHkcneLgocPKud0-IDbLJ_wijfNe5HM287ygo_6K7HiSHSWTW0YudxJaaT-EnmcztP2fLhQb0UQ/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639415600299495314" border="0" /></a>We are down to nursing only once every day or two. This is the hardest one for me. I have enjoyed nursing all four of my babies through their first birthday, and the realization of being done with breastfeeding is tough. I will NOT miss pumping however!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDx_MCEBGCCixy-4guMpCutVzrnBTqZg0SN6SiEXtmG8Pt1xBfsS-7gzGdD7eoNtcpOJ4RIiQtKhUIY-GPZj-JGszXG7y5YKYoPDqKp5v_QcOUl24k_SlEnbCjaMex3vKG3u589uhzDmi/s1600/August+2011+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDx_MCEBGCCixy-4guMpCutVzrnBTqZg0SN6SiEXtmG8Pt1xBfsS-7gzGdD7eoNtcpOJ4RIiQtKhUIY-GPZj-JGszXG7y5YKYoPDqKp5v_QcOUl24k_SlEnbCjaMex3vKG3u589uhzDmi/s320/August+2011+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639414729204698226" border="0" /></a>A few days before his birthday, we ran out of bottle liners at daycare so we switched right over to a sippy cup. No more bottles!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tayQEaP8wF8KFKuho_ZkY1yKgfw1-pk-bPjYvK7teg8u9jcU6wbOTrNzvArK5pU_IUrMneHkcEoy9L6oBkROS8_D6sdJDUhPg8VutFFvyhBD2UGSNncQemPS9aOsJiwo8Wg7x3qVBYL1/s1600/August+2011+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tayQEaP8wF8KFKuho_ZkY1yKgfw1-pk-bPjYvK7teg8u9jcU6wbOTrNzvArK5pU_IUrMneHkcEoy9L6oBkROS8_D6sdJDUhPg8VutFFvyhBD2UGSNncQemPS9aOsJiwo8Wg7x3qVBYL1/s320/August+2011+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639414721647994322" border="0" /></a>Baby food....we are down to just these few containers in the cupboard and will be buying no more.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV6jE7snINyaIj7ssdfR_smjL4urGsPuRKF7gLbOWSK93ZIdZpD0K0CktiyIqbPVZL2hr4vpfK3Uqoiic7cluXU-_xDnsuq36_uTC1VrRjtjoDeNWsfeu51wztvfjvrEMWaqaHiygCPXs/s1600/August+2011+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV6jE7snINyaIj7ssdfR_smjL4urGsPuRKF7gLbOWSK93ZIdZpD0K0CktiyIqbPVZL2hr4vpfK3Uqoiic7cluXU-_xDnsuq36_uTC1VrRjtjoDeNWsfeu51wztvfjvrEMWaqaHiygCPXs/s320/August+2011+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639414716038616178" border="0" /></a>We even have him doing chores already! Not really, but he has watched his siblings unload the dishwasher and pick up toys, and he seriously does both now. He hands the silverware to Kennedy and she puts it away and he sometimes picks up his toys, crawls over and throws them into his toy box.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWsCU_-nKtVkwQvVlRkj4V616EYKBaTvJh22h7O8p-Dw0Q-bGfWTHYa1oNfVS1c2W5EUSpkswNsaCm7YulW7lO6XYIhrlvyMuvzsS-H2t0jouEOhzTxgkAJdeXW6cpCTqg281BeLTWHV9/s1600/August+2011+135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWsCU_-nKtVkwQvVlRkj4V616EYKBaTvJh22h7O8p-Dw0Q-bGfWTHYa1oNfVS1c2W5EUSpkswNsaCm7YulW7lO6XYIhrlvyMuvzsS-H2t0jouEOhzTxgkAJdeXW6cpCTqg281BeLTWHV9/s320/August+2011+135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639412762038791154" border="0" /></a>Although he is not walking yet, he is standing more and more. He is also attempting to climb stairs.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6t-f6jOI_MJPOht7ZJ-u2kQ1TY7cCmFbh6Dzs65EJpwaZy2GJwPkzx5T1ykBPgr8kwbk-ZqiSoSUbHkZRxK_pyHKOpcf75oX5gw10odH1AQjCVRgXMumJhrHDqYAOUNzmvWpbq5ikY3u/s1600/August+2011+077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6t-f6jOI_MJPOht7ZJ-u2kQ1TY7cCmFbh6Dzs65EJpwaZy2GJwPkzx5T1ykBPgr8kwbk-ZqiSoSUbHkZRxK_pyHKOpcf75oX5gw10odH1AQjCVRgXMumJhrHDqYAOUNzmvWpbq5ikY3u/s320/August+2011+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639411753999288450" border="0" /></a>This past weekend I finally had an hour to devote to my car. It severely needed cleaning out. Once I accomplished that goal I re-installed his carseat to the forward facing position. This is probably his favorite transition point :)
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31a6GTne0bUsqmDYZrbCQomdgWFV4bR5zDnkfUT11puQKOM0d1TpnNIvRrEp5Y4Ay3tq7cbZgJY0Nd7wJY36h02r9F-PfJXK-PUOos5B0BHb3znx4TPgp1D3e4y0eBDbG5pxeqift-Dxo/s1600/August+2011+067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31a6GTne0bUsqmDYZrbCQomdgWFV4bR5zDnkfUT11puQKOM0d1TpnNIvRrEp5Y4Ay3tq7cbZgJY0Nd7wJY36h02r9F-PfJXK-PUOos5B0BHb3znx4TPgp1D3e4y0eBDbG5pxeqift-Dxo/s320/August+2011+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639410511360015730" border="0" /></a>Words.....he says dada, thank you and mama (not to me but at daycare).
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kLoop-rdN3vfR3FcxkYDxoPM_mJHD28ftPm2bf9yKLAgS8zGFTsFoGfxhcNvBpvDpdQTE6stISjbv24u1f3A6DYQciH9iGsFPWGtDCXnZG3STG-4U40VoLvCfChWNryeK3pQoc0uL5RQ/s1600/August+2011+073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kLoop-rdN3vfR3FcxkYDxoPM_mJHD28ftPm2bf9yKLAgS8zGFTsFoGfxhcNvBpvDpdQTE6stISjbv24u1f3A6DYQciH9iGsFPWGtDCXnZG3STG-4U40VoLvCfChWNryeK3pQoc0uL5RQ/s320/August+2011+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639411756695876818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTVAz1PPCeVn2aMD-FQfLDQoLfazlAr6865Z859B4pIinjVinFRO1YJFK34BE5vkxy4VWRr3bH5uBuitwR_2DH-1xGH0QKrAnByyta9XM-wtpgo1pBC6V4fHL-LTTOozzGjUeaRGYXa_H/s1600/August+2011+070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTVAz1PPCeVn2aMD-FQfLDQoLfazlAr6865Z859B4pIinjVinFRO1YJFK34BE5vkxy4VWRr3bH5uBuitwR_2DH-1xGH0QKrAnByyta9XM-wtpgo1pBC6V4fHL-LTTOozzGjUeaRGYXa_H/s320/August+2011+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639411768932060002" border="0" /></a>And tonight, he got his first haircut. So now he even looks like a big boy.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNiSh2mXiyJlthrWS7qQU5748N3uPuMt5TvhiYjxBYxbPjI75TGiaGuFtVhHuZ6ZnQ1qOaYGGiNaQiDJyAgPgjsUXa13pRvZq4mT-d6P5gWk-umLOk6vyQMmXx9EiRFACXb7fuRPkEkCB/s1600/August+2011+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNiSh2mXiyJlthrWS7qQU5748N3uPuMt5TvhiYjxBYxbPjI75TGiaGuFtVhHuZ6ZnQ1qOaYGGiNaQiDJyAgPgjsUXa13pRvZq4mT-d6P5gWk-umLOk6vyQMmXx9EiRFACXb7fuRPkEkCB/s320/August+2011+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639409340519018882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAEQWj9o01r4k1eZDXsxUzKrmT0hs1Y5V64WEpvMlNekmbuZz5L-soX9oEHzyex9UHw6kxT1DveRzBC6DLU4HRUMXj8VeLs4NoJ8I5iw-uJmpPb9wECNQzlH2tZp3SEdusvEnuGrS8tJi/s1600/August+2011+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAEQWj9o01r4k1eZDXsxUzKrmT0hs1Y5V64WEpvMlNekmbuZz5L-soX9oEHzyex9UHw6kxT1DveRzBC6DLU4HRUMXj8VeLs4NoJ8I5iw-uJmpPb9wECNQzlH2tZp3SEdusvEnuGrS8tJi/s320/August+2011+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639409335894214018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVmc9_0LTP9XHnnH5FoHppwpkpG9lW4_vuWa1m17IxwljgTflViBdDnWum5uhAw1TZZkVZdVJgWSoBRyFc9MJfCIh4mlBwxJ6wa8NzWgFREKGn8OlKArOJvT4q5BNk8zI7mKZi-yRgmM5/s1600/August+2011+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVmc9_0LTP9XHnnH5FoHppwpkpG9lW4_vuWa1m17IxwljgTflViBdDnWum5uhAw1TZZkVZdVJgWSoBRyFc9MJfCIh4mlBwxJ6wa8NzWgFREKGn8OlKArOJvT4q5BNk8zI7mKZi-yRgmM5/s320/August+2011+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639409332042375698" border="0" /></a>Wow, I love that guy. And I love how gentle and sweet his siblings still are with him. And I know how quickly that is going to change as he approaches the toddler years and is in all their stuff!
<br />Karlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05774982035835677906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-123506129967068554.post-84258374875372606742011-08-08T22:30:00.000-05:002011-08-08T22:30:01.857-05:00Barrel of Fun!
<br />Chase's first birthday came way too fast...why does that first year fly by?! Even though the actual planning for the party started just a few short weeks before his birthday, I had a theme in mind months before. We often call him "monkey" and he has a few monkey inspired items in his possession (shirts, loveys, stuffed animals.) And who doesn't love monkeys?!
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<br />Aunt Erika of course made an adorable celebration shirt for the big day. Her creation determined my colors for the party...red, brown and gold.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZY_vp-5MVP0HOw_Lspmli3xa5C3ZQ9oS1voutkHzHpLriUdd1GLf_DmtpoI_N5UacuZ6yA4M_dlvECDS0xcHnhBNh97VnzRmech9TUNrWDINhq5-OHERXvGTlEmMDY97_aOUxjZoCT-5h/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZY_vp-5MVP0HOw_Lspmli3xa5C3ZQ9oS1voutkHzHpLriUdd1GLf_DmtpoI_N5UacuZ6yA4M_dlvECDS0xcHnhBNh97VnzRmech9TUNrWDINhq5-OHERXvGTlEmMDY97_aOUxjZoCT-5h/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638304611343003042" border="0" /></a>The front door sign. I found the cute monkey paper at H*bby L*bby.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh1g809m-3IWg_kgc1jjkRVnoQ7XGhtwjVKe1xTF8nLvfgmIKqRcrx8ZKYRKxQQMCfTO_hVyk_ozIzT_WjCCSJ6jczi0X53SrhLLIdcHdAIGja0RVctLKeugMIyoUGTF3HDkP_j85bnBO/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh1g809m-3IWg_kgc1jjkRVnoQ7XGhtwjVKe1xTF8nLvfgmIKqRcrx8ZKYRKxQQMCfTO_hVyk_ozIzT_WjCCSJ6jczi0X53SrhLLIdcHdAIGja0RVctLKeugMIyoUGTF3HDkP_j85bnBO/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638307137784461842" border="0" /></a>Right inside the door I posted his month to month pictures. I will show an up-close version in a later post.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUZxrqFvfD4jVbTW90nwIu_9fnsruRIpWFO_n7pyY6QM6bhgjHgmbAg6IgQmSTArrHs2ayvr5MGq5_ZOgPwbJmD7iEBhxsrBaWO0Z5cZkn8ya_r6PX6YT82HA6hcRkyJqMidcfcrrgNIG/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUZxrqFvfD4jVbTW90nwIu_9fnsruRIpWFO_n7pyY6QM6bhgjHgmbAg6IgQmSTArrHs2ayvr5MGq5_ZOgPwbJmD7iEBhxsrBaWO0Z5cZkn8ya_r6PX6YT82HA6hcRkyJqMidcfcrrgNIG/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638305829973209538" border="0" /></a>I made this name block for his room. The monkey and bananas will be removed though. And I asked the guests to sign this 12x12 paper, it will go in his first scrapbook.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdXS__lyLBANVwsi1ia7GzAgR1BdcYu6L2Btbk-mfiPoBe-LFnBv8koBItiYR4Zqs8HsT-HdfiDjpKGUcFrPXJNVhxou1MmvLsLkCkcnyxccQztGPI_Mr4z3PzoSA_hMQcJLnLeQUXTm1/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdXS__lyLBANVwsi1ia7GzAgR1BdcYu6L2Btbk-mfiPoBe-LFnBv8koBItiYR4Zqs8HsT-HdfiDjpKGUcFrPXJNVhxou1MmvLsLkCkcnyxccQztGPI_Mr4z3PzoSA_hMQcJLnLeQUXTm1/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638297202118355714" border="0" /></a>The birthday banner...my first one and it was super easy. I had this leftover rope from a project I did a few years ago, and the "vine" look fit perfectly!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv72WCNzlWww-D3h-N30d4yaWPG2oK9erLMAvyaaIrvOn_aQpI6QjWdOKcBDxKDuORnaul7_r9JwyNYvtwZeO8niQ006Iu1bBR2FSBGclp36mKuMdtZkFoWsu4hnuHIuXfWui38YxFnGVa/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv72WCNzlWww-D3h-N30d4yaWPG2oK9erLMAvyaaIrvOn_aQpI6QjWdOKcBDxKDuORnaul7_r9JwyNYvtwZeO8niQ006Iu1bBR2FSBGclp36mKuMdtZkFoWsu4hnuHIuXfWui38YxFnGVa/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638297194223852834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxB7kTQNgTLBY9NYeZpLenE9jq059XHQ-oc-a-CqF3UaaKS7Drdd0GZe-m-b3o6oeRwXT2Z10urWKwuvMdn-NHxw1N1uQAff47BXUlRrPjx2DmZeZ20VKRcwVkzfkxDqz0-eGFTVZiOPcE/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxB7kTQNgTLBY9NYeZpLenE9jq059XHQ-oc-a-CqF3UaaKS7Drdd0GZe-m-b3o6oeRwXT2Z10urWKwuvMdn-NHxw1N1uQAff47BXUlRrPjx2DmZeZ20VKRcwVkzfkxDqz0-eGFTVZiOPcE/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638303438603129186" border="0" /></a>Entertainment was easy...the older kiddos naturally gravitated to the toy room downstairs and the babies and toddlers busied themselves in the living room and with each other.
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVieOKbSFVmZEj1dyY1ZlyftP3Pqokdr2O6wUVmQ_8GvdxtBCGlKWoKvVpdZQhEtgpY1_qBmHlPOadaoxn1MyFGUouE5v46_B9NlBASrQn0MFTZE-YjGyHzhrf91sg0Mvl3AYO0BA-h52/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVieOKbSFVmZEj1dyY1ZlyftP3Pqokdr2O6wUVmQ_8GvdxtBCGlKWoKvVpdZQhEtgpY1_qBmHlPOadaoxn1MyFGUouE5v46_B9NlBASrQn0MFTZE-YjGyHzhrf91sg0Mvl3AYO0BA-h52/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638304614895387906" border="0" /></a>Kid friendly Jungle Juice!
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<br />We had "monkey chow", "banana taffy", "monkey vines", "monkey sticks", "banana nut cheerios"
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY3ZHbUYWakV9BCp3AwL4isRdt8VNNeKgck__O14wcOTgCUOFJ5vktT_1TqIwU-pW8RShx6JS7yh4IAanF79wql1bGdfBSaU9E9UU6qFfFNpn5pI0CwLAW5yZcXNct9Thk2iXfRLrDoN8/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY3ZHbUYWakV9BCp3AwL4isRdt8VNNeKgck__O14wcOTgCUOFJ5vktT_1TqIwU-pW8RShx6JS7yh4IAanF79wql1bGdfBSaU9E9UU6qFfFNpn5pI0CwLAW5yZcXNct9Thk2iXfRLrDoN8/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638678171518543938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzA4cl4YTvT6IwE_BQa5Fw4QWz6-J9QKgYTRmSM7tlLrTRWikv5h14Og1Qjb_SgTdXOz3Hi9-E6Ap4PvADR-wRjzvc9KRdJGvbQdXipGe1ieSGH-VzyE6g9ulX9j9syLp-n4QamvTlmBDv/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzA4cl4YTvT6IwE_BQa5Fw4QWz6-J9QKgYTRmSM7tlLrTRWikv5h14Og1Qjb_SgTdXOz3Hi9-E6Ap4PvADR-wRjzvc9KRdJGvbQdXipGe1ieSGH-VzyE6g9ulX9j9syLp-n4QamvTlmBDv/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638304600552065186" border="0" /></a>Here is our sweet birthday boy, Chase!!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxyQVglp3s-fOLXqhb9FT2VyqJRjIX7Ji9J0wCkrDXHuFeES1UHizeJmlWzxo7wCj9_HrBqvqNkmR1pdQK0BE-UIwaK0VRaOE6MbQAAPBo9IGEvwwJuzK1eggvbFx2vP42fZVrEw6JywQ/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxyQVglp3s-fOLXqhb9FT2VyqJRjIX7Ji9J0wCkrDXHuFeES1UHizeJmlWzxo7wCj9_HrBqvqNkmR1pdQK0BE-UIwaK0VRaOE6MbQAAPBo9IGEvwwJuzK1eggvbFx2vP42fZVrEw6JywQ/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638304597540650162" border="0" /></a>See his cute little monkey tail on the back of the shirt?!
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5bdpi_9_TNk9Zw6gWysTr8RWPVJkjaq38_kojN5HjYxqPAxbgbAQK7noNJ8SkAeZnVh9ccfLSy6OWv_QpngNIR-wq77aYdjpKlIsgYzMk5GCp3MQsszQ8kmX4w58-cqcbrlRY9iTYcLb/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5bdpi_9_TNk9Zw6gWysTr8RWPVJkjaq38_kojN5HjYxqPAxbgbAQK7noNJ8SkAeZnVh9ccfLSy6OWv_QpngNIR-wq77aYdjpKlIsgYzMk5GCp3MQsszQ8kmX4w58-cqcbrlRY9iTYcLb/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638307148274289250" border="0" /></a>Chase's smash cake and birthday hat, made out of the cute monkey paper
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FApsGqYTnZFVvcyxp0DlXsA0uoYErvyANhShONMGbNorJsid8fEnxqh8a27UcJrZy3RfRQG_6xVLjXIwFE9Zq5i13G1LSuQAeiE0QPGpXvH-taOvzRyNumjAuHDVFpqe7XTQbdO3PYs5/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FApsGqYTnZFVvcyxp0DlXsA0uoYErvyANhShONMGbNorJsid8fEnxqh8a27UcJrZy3RfRQG_6xVLjXIwFE9Zq5i13G1LSuQAeiE0QPGpXvH-taOvzRyNumjAuHDVFpqe7XTQbdO3PYs5/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638305819129054898" border="0" /></a>We had a banana split bar and monkey cake pops in lieu of a cake, they were a hit and fairly simple to make!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko4dauMug9GYuRfFMT7KX4CYalrl2K2QJLYxwlw_XBB_MsCMYbFu7Y6bhy8LXrT6tN2pEZpZnzJuDSIGei1VZUlQK1HOO1WbX0rZT4f3Y8Y_0_8A-Wzl4ID_sdgwb-y01J-YwVQPjIKHr/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjko4dauMug9GYuRfFMT7KX4CYalrl2K2QJLYxwlw_XBB_MsCMYbFu7Y6bhy8LXrT6tN2pEZpZnzJuDSIGei1VZUlQK1HOO1WbX0rZT4f3Y8Y_0_8A-Wzl4ID_sdgwb-y01J-YwVQPjIKHr/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638305825401906082" border="0" /></a>Almost too cute to eat (almost!!)
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He stole it early in the party and played with it the whole night.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayxVfGFr67_CnHQdmWaMED-m_gOpnYAFFEQCuevE2HuJYcsaUo8jau6R1S2-bR2MVktHaARJCXngOULdPl8ih5XHIN42vDszQO6oD_EKzuHewC2BzdLxr_voyUvDjYHTlRMJWQeOz5RzV/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayxVfGFr67_CnHQdmWaMED-m_gOpnYAFFEQCuevE2HuJYcsaUo8jau6R1S2-bR2MVktHaARJCXngOULdPl8ih5XHIN42vDszQO6oD_EKzuHewC2BzdLxr_voyUvDjYHTlRMJWQeOz5RzV/s320/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638302261726214754" border="0" /></a>Chase and Lora, our daycare provider and good friend!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytFqp5EnBa5_quiQ_CqimrIwTvnPlBF5Zs9XQuXZy3pOVt3tC57O5jKxJ5aPlT3Tgi-j3UYAatfCZrQAmw00Efm-afELLiQv4FqOcP0SboDtNVNZSxHfS0Zr52Dsuo_QDr6xhhz6ND-DD/s1600/Chase%2527s+Birthday+2011+153.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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