tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76049576297159451032024-03-05T20:43:07.856-06:00Sticks & RocksThe tales of our life with three little boys! Who needs toys when you've got sticks and rocks?!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-17637884907577614422010-11-16T13:57:00.005-06:002010-11-16T14:06:27.604-06:00Asher turned 2!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJdmhQdBNCOUTEgWIPtb0DHo5enYhzDolpcR7B0NIp54FmMWEhDIU9qUHrtj5hsKJ_hT9SZY-wJ73IP9OZA9Hn1sMv4-hw0nAWUcjtou6ZJnEOOxDq-XHdOeFZftE008_H4_6b2UwBwI/s1600/100_6337.jpg">Asher's 2nd birthday was September 6th! We didn't have a party for him this year but enjoyed time as a family celebrating our little blondie! He enjoyed opening his gifts and then his cupcake! His joy is contagious and we are so extremely blessed and thankful to have in our family! Hard to believe he is already 2!</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJdmhQdBNCOUTEgWIPtb0DHo5enYhzDolpcR7B0NIp54FmMWEhDIU9qUHrtj5hsKJ_hT9SZY-wJ73IP9OZA9Hn1sMv4-hw0nAWUcjtou6ZJnEOOxDq-XHdOeFZftE008_H4_6b2UwBwI/s1600/100_6337.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJdmhQdBNCOUTEgWIPtb0DHo5enYhzDolpcR7B0NIp54FmMWEhDIU9qUHrtj5hsKJ_hT9SZY-wJ73IP9OZA9Hn1sMv4-hw0nAWUcjtou6ZJnEOOxDq-XHdOeFZftE008_H4_6b2UwBwI/s320/100_6337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540240092426304498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Enjoying his yummy cupcake!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_CIzgM4gNmCGZy02v5jW39i7w2-0-lQ0Poi6l1HlvuICJ107Zq50rYUG30UhnVsxzfLt_YrjkZ_aI1EFGzg5_fySNtyADMEbgPFemZAk6Mvf9TBzPOa3fRzEGyxln3MDcVG_vKTEIN0/s1600/100_6328.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_CIzgM4gNmCGZy02v5jW39i7w2-0-lQ0Poi6l1HlvuICJ107Zq50rYUG30UhnVsxzfLt_YrjkZ_aI1EFGzg5_fySNtyADMEbgPFemZAk6Mvf9TBzPOa3fRzEGyxln3MDcVG_vKTEIN0/s320/100_6328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540239793897650338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Smiling in anticipation of opening his new toy!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxNn1lxX-nxNoPuQVwwa0igxhde_ArG_MWt7k4OZ0N6ChIjHBPUBXqRZmOl5roHTtg2ftwdkGANJrzel7c5SB4V6p6doodMWSasAuyeyOpoDT0jeMSfaZ_fTG6mRX7huuIFcDTTkHcsQ/s1600/100_6325.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxNn1lxX-nxNoPuQVwwa0igxhde_ArG_MWt7k4OZ0N6ChIjHBPUBXqRZmOl5roHTtg2ftwdkGANJrzel7c5SB4V6p6doodMWSasAuyeyOpoDT0jeMSfaZ_fTG6mRX7huuIFcDTTkHcsQ/s320/100_6325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540239510731832690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ripping that paper like a pro! :)<br /></span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-48552059934065216902010-11-15T22:01:00.008-06:002010-11-15T22:51:40.504-06:00First Days of School (a few months ago)!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XOPQiKKeO409NGX6fuKe_vLMXrSl9gKdkdlWO2hRx94pZGXwTM47eoQZM5xQOxng0C4-mYTO_choFkxluiY0scjLzLSoSRyYDWZaOBwv2k2xVhETcLfrhdqnyRIoPQUcUbqJXykX6dU/s1600/100_6282.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;">On August 23rd Samuel started Kindergarten at our neighborhood public school and is doing so well! He is starting to read and is hungry to learn! It is a joy to watch! Joel is continuing in pre-K at a local church's two-day program and loves it! Asher also attends there because I took a position as an aide in one of the classes! It is a whole new world for us, but we are getting in the swing of things! Enjoy the pics and sorry for the sideways ones!</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XOPQiKKeO409NGX6fuKe_vLMXrSl9gKdkdlWO2hRx94pZGXwTM47eoQZM5xQOxng0C4-mYTO_choFkxluiY0scjLzLSoSRyYDWZaOBwv2k2xVhETcLfrhdqnyRIoPQUcUbqJXykX6dU/s1600/100_6282.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XOPQiKKeO409NGX6fuKe_vLMXrSl9gKdkdlWO2hRx94pZGXwTM47eoQZM5xQOxng0C4-mYTO_choFkxluiY0scjLzLSoSRyYDWZaOBwv2k2xVhETcLfrhdqnyRIoPQUcUbqJXykX6dU/s320/100_6282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539996026776970978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Enjoying "The Night Before Kindergarten" together, the<br />night before kindergarten!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KZJU7y6rwW1SEZ-PfrRpHLUMorvoStATSdP78pPLeTHDfrVaQKNZ95WiDt1-avmP4l6nk19-2XIyM8VFBhCZn5gRRURBYabDd4jXRy0j0FhzybC_Pmv1wLALuobtTEz95aXDBp-6X4c/s1600/100_6285.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KZJU7y6rwW1SEZ-PfrRpHLUMorvoStATSdP78pPLeTHDfrVaQKNZ95WiDt1-avmP4l6nk19-2XIyM8VFBhCZn5gRRURBYabDd4jXRy0j0FhzybC_Pmv1wLALuobtTEz95aXDBp-6X4c/s320/100_6285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539995710627129602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Me and my big boys!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1fD0tqlHr351WR0yKLwAJaRcgmuCbssDqlzTwwbNGWAH8F5SwED-OPsy6xX1gv85sTpij3GCATmYF5fI2ZWLJ_x9vIlwRnENzT4dMsl4pOXsBIimi6ssQukGj1DCj9iSDJWIhuO8Ll4/s1600/100_6289.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1fD0tqlHr351WR0yKLwAJaRcgmuCbssDqlzTwwbNGWAH8F5SwED-OPsy6xX1gv85sTpij3GCATmYF5fI2ZWLJ_x9vIlwRnENzT4dMsl4pOXsBIimi6ssQukGj1DCj9iSDJWIhuO8Ll4/s320/100_6289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539995378757356306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Two of my favorite guys on the first day of kindergarten!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvyihLuf1grCPN0jGZiF0x2mRJKxL5JbpUANScNtKFfvNOQ1v75OV-gC2cZB6gVKh-Giu7lNKqB2druna-Ug-qnfvPvnYM_INTtmmYKITE3vCvKeYwDNMGcxrvpQaA6kgXinCmvT627E/s1600/100_6288.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvyihLuf1grCPN0jGZiF0x2mRJKxL5JbpUANScNtKFfvNOQ1v75OV-gC2cZB6gVKh-Giu7lNKqB2druna-Ug-qnfvPvnYM_INTtmmYKITE3vCvKeYwDNMGcxrvpQaA6kgXinCmvT627E/s320/100_6288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539994959316112034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Mommy and her big kindergartener! (yes, I cried!)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnI753aI7eRjSgvkeK00MyV2PUuAzduseWWwV6crG2XxOSYsy0y5aNbWBh5Cp6hDNpur0FIgM5s4fmvx_EQ1j_KcgxSFi48M0sBhZ17yBBaUDfYbXQKFa4OrZw0WAGuBOuR0Y3WqjAcOQ/s1600/100_6296.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnI753aI7eRjSgvkeK00MyV2PUuAzduseWWwV6crG2XxOSYsy0y5aNbWBh5Cp6hDNpur0FIgM5s4fmvx_EQ1j_KcgxSFi48M0sBhZ17yBBaUDfYbXQKFa4OrZw0WAGuBOuR0Y3WqjAcOQ/s320/100_6296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539994590793813122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Mommy and her Joel-er Bear on his first day<br />back at pre-k! </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAOnE6jFKvZwyb6j2KuxC1T5Iw7Ec7HZFlo-OrK8GGEREqQwN4Pn6h69AcyAsUcZON5vW-1qMmxvBMKtecO7dEryhzpCVFEfFge-eKYJirR51LXzZwcCgj7svRrONFJ59R-qXvQz9Ky0/s1600/100_6301.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAOnE6jFKvZwyb6j2KuxC1T5Iw7Ec7HZFlo-OrK8GGEREqQwN4Pn6h69AcyAsUcZON5vW-1qMmxvBMKtecO7dEryhzpCVFEfFge-eKYJirR51LXzZwcCgj7svRrONFJ59R-qXvQz9Ky0/s320/100_6301.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539994326813883282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The blonde "bubbas" the first day of preschool!</span><br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-44718977141120575092010-11-08T15:20:00.009-06:002010-11-08T15:37:51.589-06:00Joel's 5th Birthday!Our little Joel turned 5 at the end of August! What a fun time it was! My parents and grandmother were all able to come help us celebrate! Friday we ate lunch at Chuck E. Cheese Pizza (Joel's favorite!) and then Saturday morning he had a pool party with all his friends from church, school, and t-ball! It was so fun to watch him open all his gifts and express true joy and gratitude for each one! What a memorable weekend it was! Enjoy the pics!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5v63Bf9mjHtntYxkFtUkhbHMZy34YhWJOO0rirK2YciLC3j5NyGc-LUZ9WkBCUC4iEzfV_g1tWzs58IkPgCKtcHkuhhmayI3mnLVD_UjMpTy0URUZ6Nm8QVgXdQtRAjNcsR5mePBz3KQ/s1600/100_6233.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5v63Bf9mjHtntYxkFtUkhbHMZy34YhWJOO0rirK2YciLC3j5NyGc-LUZ9WkBCUC4iEzfV_g1tWzs58IkPgCKtcHkuhhmayI3mnLVD_UjMpTy0URUZ6Nm8QVgXdQtRAjNcsR5mePBz3KQ/s320/100_6233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537294439134036882" border="0" /></a>Joel and his new Iron Man.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeEl78X19H1XAzcmimm-EjsLInEnlsH2wAimQ1pwtTzYJP3WimKmlLM1idq-hHRIb-swtLSj2YAouZU3kacxqi1STHIv7EchFDXzNCMAEvAk7EEZp0R44M4na94vAcxwS0MxztY-sXvU/s1600/100_6225.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeEl78X19H1XAzcmimm-EjsLInEnlsH2wAimQ1pwtTzYJP3WimKmlLM1idq-hHRIb-swtLSj2YAouZU3kacxqi1STHIv7EchFDXzNCMAEvAk7EEZp0R44M4na94vAcxwS0MxztY-sXvU/s320/100_6225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537293946008465266" border="0" /></a>All the "Bubbas" driving the cars!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9gUFpDov33UVkV-7RkkSj0t1_649xm11qCqEh9j3lNY8bLAhHftyQV68pNeUZAGfEDlIlZvqjP63pUtQTLD1J3H16SkW7D2P4NN3vJYv6SURy3Xx_vapYYaCks8NjYSODJaG09o6yvo/s1600/100_6237.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9gUFpDov33UVkV-7RkkSj0t1_649xm11qCqEh9j3lNY8bLAhHftyQV68pNeUZAGfEDlIlZvqjP63pUtQTLD1J3H16SkW7D2P4NN3vJYv6SURy3Xx_vapYYaCks8NjYSODJaG09o6yvo/s320/100_6237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537293608316663042" border="0" /></a>Enjoying the water! Ahhh!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOg4DEcyVo1yXkMXin2YeF9h98ox2ic_uIZX_2YcCT-E_3iG5bHO1qvTP-nrtUNXTDvJU21O-sq_7qD4BxdzanmjZhfUJfjV_KdRGzqHUlzjOI16hHY24ekxDr4_uKyCKmKdJCJUS_XA/s1600/100_6245.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOg4DEcyVo1yXkMXin2YeF9h98ox2ic_uIZX_2YcCT-E_3iG5bHO1qvTP-nrtUNXTDvJU21O-sq_7qD4BxdzanmjZhfUJfjV_KdRGzqHUlzjOI16hHY24ekxDr4_uKyCKmKdJCJUS_XA/s320/100_6245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537293223115304962" border="0" /></a>Enjoying all the snacks!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT0mjZELbxSxgRg5sgJQwcov9RrQgvvIM5KUtW4YCnClYqPaYkQuzR3HZQj1CVo-6NdU3f5BWNQM3n8A3FXj5eaQ1QKwRtHYx7cS4oem5pR7Q4par2pE2XY3B87I5Sus4iPuTeGaaBWU/s1600/100_6266.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtT0mjZELbxSxgRg5sgJQwcov9RrQgvvIM5KUtW4YCnClYqPaYkQuzR3HZQj1CVo-6NdU3f5BWNQM3n8A3FXj5eaQ1QKwRtHYx7cS4oem5pR7Q4par2pE2XY3B87I5Sus4iPuTeGaaBWU/s320/100_6266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537292856516725746" border="0" /></a>Toy Story 3 gifts were popular and a big hit with our little "Buzz"!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjCrfFdxhiJw2tLtQ-UQwdQ7qvWsCj7nebwxxjnwrhuA30tEM5G7PE3P8iL3LfXh14z-rdD90FA5EulIXkTEkCwXHY2EOzAUVywa2Gkjn6zk2Wt2icVbGJF42L63EuSk6tqobc30tcH4/s1600/100_6279.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjCrfFdxhiJw2tLtQ-UQwdQ7qvWsCj7nebwxxjnwrhuA30tEM5G7PE3P8iL3LfXh14z-rdD90FA5EulIXkTEkCwXHY2EOzAUVywa2Gkjn6zk2Wt2icVbGJF42L63EuSk6tqobc30tcH4/s320/100_6279.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537292570166193106" border="0" /></a>A Buzz costume!!!! To infinity and beyond!<br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-27265054842212891052010-11-01T20:32:00.011-05:002010-11-01T21:01:31.876-05:00Still playing Blog catch-up...sorry!<a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXpdtKxkKzSOULrTmxNkixIq0t8dqD3aGGj8nQHa4dotel3Rx1By8KSVCYZ_aHAHuxux4Kf6riOht6ZLRq-s7dSi5qCGK82uMHsoR600sDKJ3lD0LqNmK0s4AyhNkhnCtsejZn9P4zQM/s1600/100_6133.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">We had a family vacation to Mississippi in late July to visit Rob's grandparents and aunt and uncle. It was a very fun and memorable trip and we are so glad we went! The boys absolutely loved camping, swimming, sliding, playing at Maw-Maw & Paw-Paw's, and just being outside nearly ALL the time! Below are just a few of the pics we took to capture our fun we had! Hope you enjoy!</span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXpdtKxkKzSOULrTmxNkixIq0t8dqD3aGGj8nQHa4dotel3Rx1By8KSVCYZ_aHAHuxux4Kf6riOht6ZLRq-s7dSi5qCGK82uMHsoR600sDKJ3lD0LqNmK0s4AyhNkhnCtsejZn9P4zQM/s1600/100_6133.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXpdtKxkKzSOULrTmxNkixIq0t8dqD3aGGj8nQHa4dotel3Rx1By8KSVCYZ_aHAHuxux4Kf6riOht6ZLRq-s7dSi5qCGK82uMHsoR600sDKJ3lD0LqNmK0s4AyhNkhnCtsejZn9P4zQM/s320/100_6133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534762048483075922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Early morning fishing attempt...no fish caught, but<br />fun was had by all!<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hPWb7GrZImAMhfPPdCwT5qeWrjjnPC5YyrFy6vX7UQcotuoopY90erfoigPQbag6CRnN0eK8SKhDJuf-5oZ0ZhTse54jXyXfcdjFPFcCHR2GegC5oEnnZGsPF_1Jg_rJbhnXAMAjaMo/s1600/100_6128.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hPWb7GrZImAMhfPPdCwT5qeWrjjnPC5YyrFy6vX7UQcotuoopY90erfoigPQbag6CRnN0eK8SKhDJuf-5oZ0ZhTse54jXyXfcdjFPFcCHR2GegC5oEnnZGsPF_1Jg_rJbhnXAMAjaMo/s320/100_6128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534761645204123266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Our home away from home!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4L4xDPOwiblmXtTL73FHZiltGnXmexjNMQ5YHxk8GzIBK-qf7CC1QUZwzxAtynLZXgE0KerivgcUSw4Gg8eOg2v4mNmotTUdAgaifiUdJgGHAarVSvdXmrNFCe2l_opfOgqb4PNp8ZQk/s1600/100_6203.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4L4xDPOwiblmXtTL73FHZiltGnXmexjNMQ5YHxk8GzIBK-qf7CC1QUZwzxAtynLZXgE0KerivgcUSw4Gg8eOg2v4mNmotTUdAgaifiUdJgGHAarVSvdXmrNFCe2l_opfOgqb4PNp8ZQk/s320/100_6203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534761269376202690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Just hanging out before or after swimming!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcgKizHRno_3IV9eboerJkqpHlKdqGyAZalO5eDY6ptOx1Q-kypOMbZZ9LKRG8mE2EAuraL6vw9JtESb3SQCZTo6JJAd3Yw0jWGYC3i1JvupLJyFffgA0YHrIpwsl5RlsUq39QCfSdYk/s1600/100_6160.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcgKizHRno_3IV9eboerJkqpHlKdqGyAZalO5eDY6ptOx1Q-kypOMbZZ9LKRG8mE2EAuraL6vw9JtESb3SQCZTo6JJAd3Yw0jWGYC3i1JvupLJyFffgA0YHrIpwsl5RlsUq39QCfSdYk/s320/100_6160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534760750245604434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Riding the 4-wheeler like a big boy with Daddy! Go Asher!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlXq6F_HwH4vJr3eTj37wRjR_ASRwMPSMU5bzhVDV8H0WqxBysfTNXuIXC8gZiwY7JBtDbdaiBKSydgqqK9hrqp-qagF_WKz3H4lPbiEo7Q7JZN08o1cS6foXq3O4C9-PZEBrzlK7Q_Q/s1600/100_6183.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlXq6F_HwH4vJr3eTj37wRjR_ASRwMPSMU5bzhVDV8H0WqxBysfTNXuIXC8gZiwY7JBtDbdaiBKSydgqqK9hrqp-qagF_WKz3H4lPbiEo7Q7JZN08o1cS6foXq3O4C9-PZEBrzlK7Q_Q/s320/100_6183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534760246509271586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Enjoying one of the slides at the lake! It was so fun to watch<br />them get the hang of it and really have an absolute blast on those slides!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG8fF8vrNmT2KHU-h3dYdHK-qsTopEFdLED13Xhly9ZzQCtZNXASxV5O2-yujvp5hW7m1nrZWmrMhlYfwQ0KnqjX8qSxx5si136gvDfDdmYZ7IiSgu7aJjENGQUiYL9y7Jtx1k3j4U7E/s1600/100_6212.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG8fF8vrNmT2KHU-h3dYdHK-qsTopEFdLED13Xhly9ZzQCtZNXASxV5O2-yujvp5hW7m1nrZWmrMhlYfwQ0KnqjX8qSxx5si136gvDfDdmYZ7IiSgu7aJjENGQUiYL9y7Jtx1k3j4U7E/s320/100_6212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534759932984084626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Playing in the sand with the pro...Daddy! :)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8hNsZRPzPhwBGaZa5O_79S-ElOM3i3vB7kUfkLKf7M32URRP0hafV8tg07-gjEcqyXSqL6ntMfd3ZWZiJ9Xt2hVvu5WUnL96jSHyP-F4PXlaLabD3rePW7Uk6iIcFX6Ej6BPW9gSF3s/s1600/100_6215.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8hNsZRPzPhwBGaZa5O_79S-ElOM3i3vB7kUfkLKf7M32URRP0hafV8tg07-gjEcqyXSqL6ntMfd3ZWZiJ9Xt2hVvu5WUnL96jSHyP-F4PXlaLabD3rePW7Uk6iIcFX6Ej6BPW9gSF3s/s320/100_6215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534759599287266146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Maw-Maw & Paw-Paw enjoying their great grandkids!</span><br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-66934146380109334242010-09-28T21:59:00.008-05:002010-09-28T22:13:02.659-05:00Random Summer Shots<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0BI1fLcFIwLmaikEUHPeDs8hhWKjZgJsMOv2rY73hp_AMjLQI7bSmjy_RHZocJvyTiKhvFKgYK4EaE2RJSg_Aolbp_x76in8jwjHH2fi-wbHlluB0rSHze0P0Z73pBhPWBoPo-3H0QI/s1600/100_6062.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0BI1fLcFIwLmaikEUHPeDs8hhWKjZgJsMOv2rY73hp_AMjLQI7bSmjy_RHZocJvyTiKhvFKgYK4EaE2RJSg_Aolbp_x76in8jwjHH2fi-wbHlluB0rSHze0P0Z73pBhPWBoPo-3H0QI/s320/100_6062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522166466372734802" border="0" /></a>(Couldn't get this one to flip, sorry!)<br />All my superheros!<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4OJTSC0nWQICpJfhjj-dSWvYB5vqAn66yCeJ01_1tB4dzCXvNmMrsk4hGW-W7v4soIX7EVUcg2cOttgJmCsKizz0ZRoB0BXcyVrOXsyUBAy6pa2RaKVX0oydacQ53ZeCp5NbcZMKlOU/s1600/100_6112.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4OJTSC0nWQICpJfhjj-dSWvYB5vqAn66yCeJ01_1tB4dzCXvNmMrsk4hGW-W7v4soIX7EVUcg2cOttgJmCsKizz0ZRoB0BXcyVrOXsyUBAy6pa2RaKVX0oydacQ53ZeCp5NbcZMKlOU/s320/100_6112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522166191246572402" border="0" /></a><br />The war to end all wars!<br />I think they used ALL of their action figures and army guys!<br /> Super cool!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTaMOWZQsHDzqpuIfUUotYjCeOKWts0k6TAjw0YzRanuzgZZTCuVYIV4Wh2oHmCVRefpOapLX67mktCFdu4TeuQC7cZDPFgjLJeRucGz16-ojkjBSlm59Xx5FzR8YyWi5lwCjDSEyOiM/s1600/100_6110.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTaMOWZQsHDzqpuIfUUotYjCeOKWts0k6TAjw0YzRanuzgZZTCuVYIV4Wh2oHmCVRefpOapLX67mktCFdu4TeuQC7cZDPFgjLJeRucGz16-ojkjBSlm59Xx5FzR8YyWi5lwCjDSEyOiM/s320/100_6110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522165928569123058" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EexMf29JqkZbZWvwpeBPYnwiRNh_9DxqIo3J1HtJscuKsPtVS2ebYlLZ9MRSqvHLv92cIYAhcuxpsBGaCyK58c7UT4ufL4ntGghHcQ6LunTFVl8UCQyiHeWIMtXyP-4x_4XmaeJcIiA/s1600/100_6119.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EexMf29JqkZbZWvwpeBPYnwiRNh_9DxqIo3J1HtJscuKsPtVS2ebYlLZ9MRSqvHLv92cIYAhcuxpsBGaCyK58c7UT4ufL4ntGghHcQ6LunTFVl8UCQyiHeWIMtXyP-4x_4XmaeJcIiA/s320/100_6119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522165588552751714" border="0" /></a>Me and my Joel-er!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwIG4DsxvKz2RlSik1_RxIq1D99vOBBdjMrU-TfGrP-3KKYOiXkB4qLxqStU8XD2SMJEmBuLoJYF93bJP8B94Ny2OMZX0OGEbNolG1Pi9B9jyFmUNEcslChCCnTLQ4SrwIsPCE29Eaxg/s1600/100_6117.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwIG4DsxvKz2RlSik1_RxIq1D99vOBBdjMrU-TfGrP-3KKYOiXkB4qLxqStU8XD2SMJEmBuLoJYF93bJP8B94Ny2OMZX0OGEbNolG1Pi9B9jyFmUNEcslChCCnTLQ4SrwIsPCE29Eaxg/s320/100_6117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522165401748187746" border="0" /></a>Cheezy Asher! ;)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-31515877219971922612010-09-19T22:10:00.009-05:002010-09-19T22:33:49.942-05:00Summer Visit to HoustonMy sister and her family were in Texas for over two weeks so we took the opportunity to spend more time with them and headed down to Houston! It also gave my parents and my grandmothers time with ALL the kids! It was a lot of fun! We were all able to spend some time with both my grandmothers and even were blessed to be able to see my aunt and two great-aunts! The kids enjoyed playing together, no matter where we were, and even did a pretty good job enduring all the photo opps! ;)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOqddj70Y8Gc3eDAGkMz5uv85Kn4kFGAUwN4nKkf01bSr5RXsLXQGxwZbePXLpWnSZ9aAKNu15xp4k-bG0h8Z6jFWs3HadXVBTncPU1bTz0_0wrqVlNnSnrWOruwEuTOB_2J_ZZavCZM/s1600/100_6043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOqddj70Y8Gc3eDAGkMz5uv85Kn4kFGAUwN4nKkf01bSr5RXsLXQGxwZbePXLpWnSZ9aAKNu15xp4k-bG0h8Z6jFWs3HadXVBTncPU1bTz0_0wrqVlNnSnrWOruwEuTOB_2J_ZZavCZM/s320/100_6043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518830232234330546" border="0" /></a>Sisters! My sweet nieces, Kaitlyn and Rebekah!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn4M8AzOjEIdoy1EyeSrzVvwYvDl_a9dQHYblVe-kc4ibS7Heta28nI9TWaDzW2KhJNDgiXmxX1btVlmc8diVNuzxaX6A7spqL06QRcAWbr2dmo0XXnjY640GJQk8FO7BpPZODqifotY/s1600/100_6041.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn4M8AzOjEIdoy1EyeSrzVvwYvDl_a9dQHYblVe-kc4ibS7Heta28nI9TWaDzW2KhJNDgiXmxX1btVlmc8diVNuzxaX6A7spqL06QRcAWbr2dmo0XXnjY640GJQk8FO7BpPZODqifotY/s320/100_6041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518829954614317170" border="0" /></a>Pop (Russell Arnold) and his namesake (Samuel Arnold)!<br />Best buds!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OWrR16upKnf_z1fOVVfhyphenhyphen-WEcbvt_lskUNZ9W-E4WmZn5z2nPzMzYzUJZz4hezhvyAugutEE_I8rv42qXQn_uYhZ1cqTXKt_LaKJmyDXJic6ZhW7Y_GCjyO3k4Xh0sl6BmuKNIn6heY/s1600/100_6040.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OWrR16upKnf_z1fOVVfhyphenhyphen-WEcbvt_lskUNZ9W-E4WmZn5z2nPzMzYzUJZz4hezhvyAugutEE_I8rv42qXQn_uYhZ1cqTXKt_LaKJmyDXJic6ZhW7Y_GCjyO3k4Xh0sl6BmuKNIn6heY/s320/100_6040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518829339710048466" border="0" /></a>My granny with all 5 great-grandkids!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2I4hcKDeFQYu70Md4GMcGLdqiZq3Lmn-0RRC0YFRrqMfF_My8xhl0494ngWjeFx_7MYHQd_Cb_FLs6sypn7boPz9_DIuUtccYRI7cX9e0UeoslBeFOe5i92-6oUOMvmeV_dIxY1Oj00M/s1600/100_6050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2I4hcKDeFQYu70Md4GMcGLdqiZq3Lmn-0RRC0YFRrqMfF_My8xhl0494ngWjeFx_7MYHQd_Cb_FLs6sypn7boPz9_DIuUtccYRI7cX9e0UeoslBeFOe5i92-6oUOMvmeV_dIxY1Oj00M/s320/100_6050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518829061329203362" border="0" /></a>My aunt Judy and my big boys!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODdjiJkAqs-dBrZM1IYnLlqtW_klANSlia3FoGU4Rg6-EtTDU_UZiBqeuaOuYk1GkPM9MosKQOZD_gdaRWHf0GiaAraW2-6EB_ddih7_iP3k_M9UN3lZpG0GWqJ95jn6xmQsmSV6agAE/s1600/100_6051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODdjiJkAqs-dBrZM1IYnLlqtW_klANSlia3FoGU4Rg6-EtTDU_UZiBqeuaOuYk1GkPM9MosKQOZD_gdaRWHf0GiaAraW2-6EB_ddih7_iP3k_M9UN3lZpG0GWqJ95jn6xmQsmSV6agAE/s320/100_6051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518828779852205186" border="0" /></a>My 2 great-aunts (Aunt Betty & Aunt Doris)<br />with all 5 sweaty kiddos! That's love!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFgMUpr9p_RwQ9plT9KUK1sJsK-etfWbNwCYXXIMmNx0Futt-OkOUalGJQ93qBbtAuXnxIQDqWtX1F0N4pArE50nvkq02o2EU490-Pr3dhKLjQjE3AWBfQNRbpkx_0bEqILczTUIqSZ0/s1600/100_6052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFgMUpr9p_RwQ9plT9KUK1sJsK-etfWbNwCYXXIMmNx0Futt-OkOUalGJQ93qBbtAuXnxIQDqWtX1F0N4pArE50nvkq02o2EU490-Pr3dhKLjQjE3AWBfQNRbpkx_0bEqILczTUIqSZ0/s320/100_6052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518828499517463410" border="0" /></a>My MeMe with 5 of the 16 great-grandchildren she has! Wow!<br />She moved the next week to Georgia, where 8 of the others live!<br />We miss & love you MeMe!!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZaz5XOEV_szOem1DoVz9QK2JO5xTztQybd6NQkuU35LiFiJ6jsiHaAQr7fNnQsYfP5HROE0ORioCls-tGMxNda9MiD_WfXnVMJRukTWhwNliIx-cYChE5VRPNj7heZ16f3JIjcPQhmY/s1600/100_6055.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZaz5XOEV_szOem1DoVz9QK2JO5xTztQybd6NQkuU35LiFiJ6jsiHaAQr7fNnQsYfP5HROE0ORioCls-tGMxNda9MiD_WfXnVMJRukTWhwNliIx-cYChE5VRPNj7heZ16f3JIjcPQhmY/s320/100_6055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518828248310756098" border="0" /></a>My sister, Alicia, and I with our MeMe!<br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-5681648550928716322010-09-17T13:30:00.009-05:002010-09-17T14:00:41.238-05:00The Hartman's visit Dallas! ...finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkxWcSOt-6U1Ij1ixH0E0DQgH6lfuO_7Umb-Hr0GwqVerJapEeOksh0x3sCBBU4Qa_fAkPblnbuLTqB0ReXX8nHYbHc5uBzewzoNjIxAdn4ySvhQAm43nYifHwuun0-Uyt12BnlHzRE0/s1600/100_6011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkxWcSOt-6U1Ij1ixH0E0DQgH6lfuO_7Umb-Hr0GwqVerJapEeOksh0x3sCBBU4Qa_fAkPblnbuLTqB0ReXX8nHYbHc5uBzewzoNjIxAdn4ySvhQAm43nYifHwuun0-Uyt12BnlHzRE0/s320/100_6011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517953381883365266" border="0" /></a><br />What a fun, memorable, and busy summer we had! A few of the highlights were: my sister and her family's visit from Oregon in June, our trip to Houston to see more or them, our family vacation in July to MS to visit Rob's grandparents, and then to complete the summer, Sam started Kindergarten, Joel turned 5 and Asher turned 2! I've only included a few pics from my sister and her family's time in Dallas. More will to come...promise! <br />While they were here we visited the American Girl Store (above pic) so Kaitlyn could pick a doll. Stephen and Alicia were rewarding her for her hard work at school that year. It was a lot of fun, especially for me, who doesn't ever get to go in girly stores like that! We also had family pics done all together, spent an afternoon at the pool, went to church, and barbecued for Father's day! The kids just loved being together and playing! It was so fun seeing them interact and get along so well and really enjoy playing together! Wish they lived closer! :(<br />We also made sure to get eat a meal at Babe's...our FAVORITE fried chicken place around! (Come visit, we'll take you, and you'll get it!) (See below pics.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wkWlENopPEqAO8lq6EcqylajT-PeVGZQdZH0VL5G_LnRjuFl03xqpaV83Y54-Z09w7uBX6RTxi3hpwBkB4uS-uGj-3vDfW5n6j7W71DXsIwYT-479PyH9xu9ZAA_iStSuKKZKQ_9whc/s1600/100_6014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wkWlENopPEqAO8lq6EcqylajT-PeVGZQdZH0VL5G_LnRjuFl03xqpaV83Y54-Z09w7uBX6RTxi3hpwBkB4uS-uGj-3vDfW5n6j7W71DXsIwYT-479PyH9xu9ZAA_iStSuKKZKQ_9whc/s320/100_6014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517953204357318194" border="0" /></a>Joel and Pop after a delicious meal!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYpaIuoxye77Oky_KsdnDOYdtY91VhQt20XKfRuH0oOWv9HIcU4DXJRG0xxf0wziZwIucBXcDCNlMs1pikt3bvbdeui_Q2NXcwzLLICuNU1Ji-PEkcY_kP05idLmLhL11ZR62dC03g28/s1600/100_6015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYpaIuoxye77Oky_KsdnDOYdtY91VhQt20XKfRuH0oOWv9HIcU4DXJRG0xxf0wziZwIucBXcDCNlMs1pikt3bvbdeui_Q2NXcwzLLICuNU1Ji-PEkcY_kP05idLmLhL11ZR62dC03g28/s320/100_6015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517952965440397186" border="0" /></a>Aunt Alicia soaking up as much of Sweet Asher as she could! :)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblJpw41lLq6LHsNuHPfK88z9Y4VNuqqNK5LfNcWaBDmg6ljDghjGgaH-pzz17-OUL512sYjrGkrWKEGVwRjwr-CwzxKZqKpttj5vgIzQHOU3kVHlpZfe43eUwkYv0R-QZHsi_knba0H4/s1600/100_6016.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblJpw41lLq6LHsNuHPfK88z9Y4VNuqqNK5LfNcWaBDmg6ljDghjGgaH-pzz17-OUL512sYjrGkrWKEGVwRjwr-CwzxKZqKpttj5vgIzQHOU3kVHlpZfe43eUwkYv0R-QZHsi_knba0H4/s320/100_6016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517952729835311170" border="0" /></a><br />And Nana soaking up as much of Kaitlyn (shown)<br />and Rebekah as she could!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK73YTLxeas_JATrCCFw5Wzkwf69gEIPKO-lumQ4ScHcPHN2gGfS1i6Hhlb_FmoQ40qLvtC2yTZaQ0pDIVEFDF1jtW5IVpPCWWM76cGFy5d5PG4_SS3BkLpm-74-_xNw2fEwAcEuEHMc/s1600/100_6005.jpg"><br /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-66103574745349356812010-05-13T15:28:00.003-05:002010-05-13T15:53:21.072-05:00We're baaaackk!!!Sorry I sat the month of April out on the blog! My computer was out of commission most of the month but it is back and good as new!! <br />So, what have we been up to, you might ask?... Well, the boys are finishing up their year at CLC, the preschool they attend, and playing tball twice a week! Asher is basically along for the ride in all of it; from dropping the boys off, picking them up, and going to the practices and games, Asher gets put in and out of his carseat and stroller more times a week than I can probably count. But boy is he a trooper! He loves to put his shoes on and head out to the car when it's time to go...thank goodness!<br />When the boys aren't in school or at tball they enjoy playing Legos, Thomas, or Playmobil! Sam is becoming quite the Lego-maniac! ;) He can build all kinds of great ships and buildings and get all his "guys" set up inside and ready for battle! And Joel is usually flying something around the room with his hands! It could be a car, a plane, Buz Lightyear, or Thomas the train, but no matter what it is, it's flying, with sound effects to match! And Asher is now becoming quite fond of trains and cars as well (with sound effects too) and he gets excited whenever we see a large truck or digger around the area! He also LOVES to play outside, push anything on wheels, and throw things (though we try to limit it to balls)! ;) He is definitely "all boy"! <br /><br />Most currently we are on the hunt for a swing set for them all to enjoy in our backyard! I really miss our old one and actually asked for a swing set for Mother's Day (hey, it will bless me just as much as them)! :) We've found several on line we like, but boy is shipping something like that ridiculous! I think we may have to be limited to what we can find at the stores.<br /><br />In April we were able to go visit some family in Houston and Santa Fe! We got to spend some time with my two grandmothers and aunt and the boys did awesome! The boys hugged and talked and seemed to really enjoy being with them all. It was such a blessing! And in Santa Fe we visited Rob's grandparents and his sister. And again, the boys did well and seemed to enjoy being with them! I wish we could visit more often, but we are so thankful for the times we do get!<br /><br />So there you have it. Nothing extremely exciting, but it's our life and we count ourselves blessed to have it...3 boys and all! It truly is in my three boys that the Lord has really taught me some of the most valuable lessons in my life (and continues to do so) and helped me to understand the gospel in a deeper! "How deep the Father's love for us..." <br /><br />So long for now, and pictures to come!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-38211237583944662352010-03-26T23:12:00.010-05:002010-03-26T23:29:42.294-05:00Zoo Day!Monday we headed to the Dallas Zoo! We decided to become members so we can go as many times as we want this year!!! It was a glorious day....sunny, no wind, not hot, and not too cool! Absolutely a zoo-perfect day! Here are a few pics of our fun family day!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfrVtWo36sYo9PP_FJLa3cDKa1ApYatcyavVouszpWvr3RR7_tcrl7c2WSBRtX4W4zm59RM15e2vHyJiYA5U8puT_JEPS9eMEaFTnNVBOIZsC-F3gu9xOPvBPr8JNlwzTIc9BoGxj2pE/s1600/100_5799.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453163597024966562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfrVtWo36sYo9PP_FJLa3cDKa1ApYatcyavVouszpWvr3RR7_tcrl7c2WSBRtX4W4zm59RM15e2vHyJiYA5U8puT_JEPS9eMEaFTnNVBOIZsC-F3gu9xOPvBPr8JNlwzTIc9BoGxj2pE/s320/100_5799.jpg" /></a> Joel showing off his map!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0-PjQ7d1j_RAgyNvP6ncmarg6gkgWBtMcGvWfXwnEeH_tr4OVTays-pdeDxSo3fXyYJ0rEpVd-KmnH1KaGpJNp5RwmiN0ZvTDtFDkOZpWmlsgt2bDllYwXrHqWUzkBKrpthMXHmnNV8/s1600/100_5803.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453163408020877522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0-PjQ7d1j_RAgyNvP6ncmarg6gkgWBtMcGvWfXwnEeH_tr4OVTays-pdeDxSo3fXyYJ0rEpVd-KmnH1KaGpJNp5RwmiN0ZvTDtFDkOZpWmlsgt2bDllYwXrHqWUzkBKrpthMXHmnNV8/s320/100_5803.jpg" /></a> Which penguin are you the same size as? Joel is about the same<br />size as the emperor penguin!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoUDMJknOhiaU_qS7jEaHqU2jzT2c5Rx5nfKXpK18kXjsgJRDrXS08h2H5raPq5I0lqElBiqJf_2WmvnWgXTRBgb-qxpUaOSPRIHLQcnCNBde5lUmNaSnHD7vIE-ug6UwIDbWTU67cKg/s1600/100_5812.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453163251807722690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoUDMJknOhiaU_qS7jEaHqU2jzT2c5Rx5nfKXpK18kXjsgJRDrXS08h2H5raPq5I0lqElBiqJf_2WmvnWgXTRBgb-qxpUaOSPRIHLQcnCNBde5lUmNaSnHD7vIE-ug6UwIDbWTU67cKg/s320/100_5812.jpg" /></a> My big boy wading in the chilly water in the children's zoo area!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxvjk1C2nbqRCi_vkZrGmRa_WOaYa8ZqiPYLvPTyQFZjohsiOni-AqMWPLdxpEBwYxicWjLdmvQS4-EZjrlSHfQO4WHAvFygpKHpc0PO0HG7gtJ-q944XEc6TD8V5B57JpcHa2bhBNZE/s1600/100_5818.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453163080918154082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxvjk1C2nbqRCi_vkZrGmRa_WOaYa8ZqiPYLvPTyQFZjohsiOni-AqMWPLdxpEBwYxicWjLdmvQS4-EZjrlSHfQO4WHAvFygpKHpc0PO0HG7gtJ-q944XEc6TD8V5B57JpcHa2bhBNZE/s320/100_5818.jpg" /></a>Joel enjoying the water too!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlkTJl5rwwd8W_keSbrgnI3fQyMi6-mtqTUgoppDvo1s4aA1M6p41Jq7YiN-9WZOKLoFYRT3hywQptsqC0s1nR-xpIWQ4ausZob8ZS5VvNoq2D-JquWCxKYeAqjTxAn8yOOUMjTJSoIg/s1600/100_5814.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453162901432269410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlkTJl5rwwd8W_keSbrgnI3fQyMi6-mtqTUgoppDvo1s4aA1M6p41Jq7YiN-9WZOKLoFYRT3hywQptsqC0s1nR-xpIWQ4ausZob8ZS5VvNoq2D-JquWCxKYeAqjTxAn8yOOUMjTJSoIg/s320/100_5814.jpg" /></a> And don't forget Asher...he wanted in on the water fun too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeema4ZSo98dPWZo4NeedKlyqffAkqg5G37VMH6ZGBDRAi_NSb6wGM-xN7tY_HSd41KEakmRRysHGX8Mgk6vXoEEiIvYzK3IRv-UILliceNQrhGt1cVLNk-CcbN2FxqH4bnkN0hNJryWE/s1600/100_5807.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453162674872196386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeema4ZSo98dPWZo4NeedKlyqffAkqg5G37VMH6ZGBDRAi_NSb6wGM-xN7tY_HSd41KEakmRRysHGX8Mgk6vXoEEiIvYzK3IRv-UILliceNQrhGt1cVLNk-CcbN2FxqH4bnkN0hNJryWE/s320/100_5807.jpg" /></a> Our new friend...she walked over and picked up food</div><div>and then sat back down and kept looking at us</div><div>while she was eating!<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrPlXDdi0DDgpvmQ6nj3Jyb7jMLD_oPXLISUe-yOU59k8GJEad7mtg8F5CeXvfwdX5InECzGLbDKYbiH30l036QTrGdzooXpvqzlMqQ3F8mSMQ_KkqHLm4NpQuSQqhw_cC3zJwly51Bc/s1600/100_5804.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453162475883732306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrPlXDdi0DDgpvmQ6nj3Jyb7jMLD_oPXLISUe-yOU59k8GJEad7mtg8F5CeXvfwdX5InECzGLbDKYbiH30l036QTrGdzooXpvqzlMqQ3F8mSMQ_KkqHLm4NpQuSQqhw_cC3zJwly51Bc/s320/100_5804.jpg" /></a> Asher in his usually pose!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOj4x5aq8tUeH5BJkz9yIs6RwPB05HZyg2JpGlbXNpNdtofcAnXZTeefl0dW9gX40Gx30jO0i2DfdYeezLEMmgXsdXvxkFveyDKJIcN2oNaYFeDDG4yQCorEr2EZNUn03yYh9Wi2MCmPM/s1600/100_5821.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453162291555805618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOj4x5aq8tUeH5BJkz9yIs6RwPB05HZyg2JpGlbXNpNdtofcAnXZTeefl0dW9gX40Gx30jO0i2DfdYeezLEMmgXsdXvxkFveyDKJIcN2oNaYFeDDG4yQCorEr2EZNUn03yYh9Wi2MCmPM/s320/100_5821.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6RA-xPHFRH0QXyTRLjXGUqPN4mMp0mRKvJ9gES5VdCMmoG58wMaHoZ8fJXTFTMo8TfIQXOaE37EO9MJ-zP4OBolaKfNf8FIztWEm_MrmKc52nQZLwQb2Oj4qI5YMDapd0BDX0HiEkrk/s1600/100_5822.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453162018545594674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6RA-xPHFRH0QXyTRLjXGUqPN4mMp0mRKvJ9gES5VdCMmoG58wMaHoZ8fJXTFTMo8TfIQXOaE37EO9MJ-zP4OBolaKfNf8FIztWEm_MrmKc52nQZLwQb2Oj4qI5YMDapd0BDX0HiEkrk/s320/100_5822.jpg" /></a><br />Joel, resorting to Daddy for a ride when his </div><div>legs were "tired" from all the walking!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-56930543531801004182010-02-25T11:30:00.005-06:002010-02-25T11:41:11.070-06:00sick zone ending.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNnNEWu4DDma8AsQy1uAAHjJPN55FGHWHN-pBT9dW6A_8jlqqcawvMIsLszKk6vSOG9C0z2IsCombXeXK7D28zer8bjACYO6xYHZZAJYTwWSm2vEi4kGqkx5a2HVEP-12YA-lOR7dxAs/s1600-h/sick+zone.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 147px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442237088379988930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNnNEWu4DDma8AsQy1uAAHjJPN55FGHWHN-pBT9dW6A_8jlqqcawvMIsLszKk6vSOG9C0z2IsCombXeXK7D28zer8bjACYO6xYHZZAJYTwWSm2vEi4kGqkx5a2HVEP-12YA-lOR7dxAs/s320/sick+zone.jpg" /></a><br /><ul><br /><li>We officially have been to the doctor 4 times, and maybe one more time is needed tomorrow (for Asher).</li><br /><li>The flu has ended.</li><br /><li>Joel has a double ear infection now.</li><br /><li>Asher has a new mysterious fever w/ no other symptoms.</li><br /><li>Tball practice starts this weekend and their team name is now the Indians (sort of bummed about that b/c last year we went all out on the A's gear. Sorry Pop. Oh well, Academy shirts and/or caps will suffice this year!)</li><br /><li>Rob and I are going on a date tonight, thanks to our good friends Stan and Sarah! Much needed! Sometimes I feel like the kids and I just want to be w/ "Daddy", ie. my man! ;)</li><br /><li>My parents came last weekend and Rob's parents come this weekend! We love it when the grandparents visit! So much fun! Thanks for taking the time out guys to spend a weekend with us! We love you all!</li><br /><li>Rob is preaching this Sunday!!!!! Yeah! Can't help but love it when my all-time favorite preacher preaches!</li><br /><li>Boys went back to school today!! Yeah! They love it and hey, so do I!</li></ul>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-33598292308881322912010-02-16T16:38:00.002-06:002010-02-16T16:52:57.979-06:00brief catch up from a tired mommy...okay so here are the latest highlights, in bullet form:<br /><ul><li>It snowed a FOOT (ie 12 inches!!!!) last Thursday!!! (I could't decide what sounded more dramatic, a foot or 12 inches.) Needless to say, it was awesome and so beautiful! And sadly, not many pictures to show for it. (I will try to post what I have soon.)</li><li>Our entire family is sick. :( Asher and Sam have the flu (swine the dr. assumes), Rob and I have sinus infections (again, Michelle?, you may ask. Yes, AGAIN.) And Joel is getting over an ear infection, and praying it stays at that....no more fevers and flu please!</li><li>The big boys are all signed up for T-ball (hence the new blog background) and ready for "Spring Training"! Our coach emailed today and said start practicing throwing and catching! </li><li>And finally, the Tombrella family is leaning daily, more than ever, on the help and grace of the Lord Jesus to not just "get us through" each day, but to empower us to do and say the right thing (primarily w/ each other), to forgive us when we don't, and joyfully walk through each day and all that it holds! And we strive to do it all for the glory of God!</li></ul>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-17106487250157701692010-02-05T15:52:00.009-06:002010-02-05T16:11:55.657-06:00a few asher pics...<div align="left">Nothing big has been happening in our life lately, so the pictue taking has been nill to none. I did take a few of Asher a week or so ago and thought I would post them. He is such a cutie with quite a fun personality! He laughs, smiles, and seems just plain happy most of the time! (A true kindness of the Lord in my house of 3 boys!) He absolutely loves books, shoes, trains, and bellies! He never tires of carrying books over to me and settling into my lap for a quick read before he heads off the get another one and do it all over again! It is quite funny! And he insists on having shoes on nearly all the time. He isn't picky on whose they are either; could be his, a big brother's, Daddy's, or even Mommy's...any will suffice in his eyes! He now is starting to make the sounds the animals make when we look at them in his books; the "he haw" of the donkey is the cutest! He also can say "cho cho" for his trains, and he excels at "DA-DA" very loudly! And he finally is waving bye-bye, though not always on command! He actually waved at a book cover that had Dave Ramsey's picture on it in the bookstore the other day! So funny! </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">We all seem to be more in love with him as each day passes and so grateful his sweet spirit is among us! He truly brightens up any room he enters! Thank you, once again Lord, for our sweet Asher!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgRR6aGbNzbwItkDD6fzXgqyiGrq5AfiMO0vZvhivV8AH1h1NZQ54uuPyLJEyRFY8Feuj6aoVkWNRR9rTD4eCvwPjCqDj_Og0efiWLnYQLDZ4FDrQuEoN3VnbWQh10BD8aTNRymvq_kI/s1600-h/100_5776.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434881648548876930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgRR6aGbNzbwItkDD6fzXgqyiGrq5AfiMO0vZvhivV8AH1h1NZQ54uuPyLJEyRFY8Feuj6aoVkWNRR9rTD4eCvwPjCqDj_Og0efiWLnYQLDZ4FDrQuEoN3VnbWQh10BD8aTNRymvq_kI/s320/100_5776.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Rub-a-dub-dub, three boys in the tub! </span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7_Dgzny1hiGpfJr5pPBJaunDRkMszfZl1C9A5VdZjJ2WlReMZ2vMifteHHZVIfXLuuRvtMBwsuqnBcqQ4gobdh5EOtv3RAcCWjdvzFBjRyV0KeHd1-3LipMYtuVzYPx8GozNQ1yX_GM/s1600-h/100_5777.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434881556424813602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7_Dgzny1hiGpfJr5pPBJaunDRkMszfZl1C9A5VdZjJ2WlReMZ2vMifteHHZVIfXLuuRvtMBwsuqnBcqQ4gobdh5EOtv3RAcCWjdvzFBjRyV0KeHd1-3LipMYtuVzYPx8GozNQ1yX_GM/s320/100_5777.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">...literally walking into the pillar! </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(don't this he's quite ready for the Cowboys yet.)<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInVRRx4tJeLjzQrWQsEa76Z6rWE0adH2Riv2fZ7qmTCSv_lIWYkBpDEDOAHdDckYhDu1Ea-sEy7JPdv6V7PQBgzYd6bEuEOoOA-MwxJFsBh3ZyOFsCojCHaGA_L7XeqVMsXG-rvLMfdg/s1600-h/100_5778.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434881448567583346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInVRRx4tJeLjzQrWQsEa76Z6rWE0adH2Riv2fZ7qmTCSv_lIWYkBpDEDOAHdDckYhDu1Ea-sEy7JPdv6V7PQBgzYd6bEuEOoOA-MwxJFsBh3ZyOFsCojCHaGA_L7XeqVMsXG-rvLMfdg/s320/100_5778.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Waving from one of his hiding spots!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT86MqIH4J3Bn5gQFNagLUPWIk9GjmU-Rxi-dwpFFBj-Wv5rs0RNcytF72QISsHcvj9XbM8wXyr8zD_VDyvwkK1OIPlDig5LriYwPnoRszWug307hNeXBBYPsecnnR2AAFn6CgEArP8Ts/s1600-h/100_5781.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434881327386131666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT86MqIH4J3Bn5gQFNagLUPWIk9GjmU-Rxi-dwpFFBj-Wv5rs0RNcytF72QISsHcvj9XbM8wXyr8zD_VDyvwkK1OIPlDig5LriYwPnoRszWug307hNeXBBYPsecnnR2AAFn6CgEArP8Ts/s320/100_5781.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Ahhhhh!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvSeLH6EkfbnBqdF4AJ4ecp8HaDJf0-ZcmLe6dSzYQ_XR7bjcvuPNbxynJalsi7UrHgV9MRYyxP8rt6GdMaXMCOaC1VrmEc9hveR7agAtq7j_vjR0IXDgWNgqnqfug1JYhKlC2QfzOtI/s1600-h/100_5783.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434881240651121314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvSeLH6EkfbnBqdF4AJ4ecp8HaDJf0-ZcmLe6dSzYQ_XR7bjcvuPNbxynJalsi7UrHgV9MRYyxP8rt6GdMaXMCOaC1VrmEc9hveR7agAtq7j_vjR0IXDgWNgqnqfug1JYhKlC2QfzOtI/s320/100_5783.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Big boy!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA15aUCMh2Fq9k0CKgHU6OtoI-k4S56Tql6UZFRJudqQu0ZuduFGZ3QxQTtJ-_VLDSnRlWSm7j7dRnYWf_KwKbHeH4lles5WuHelDNpTW0Ocs6LIFhwZ7nkJjfRw8jpBP3IKjzukww3oI/s1600-h/100_5785.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434881137344994626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA15aUCMh2Fq9k0CKgHU6OtoI-k4S56Tql6UZFRJudqQu0ZuduFGZ3QxQTtJ-_VLDSnRlWSm7j7dRnYWf_KwKbHeH4lles5WuHelDNpTW0Ocs6LIFhwZ7nkJjfRw8jpBP3IKjzukww3oI/s320/100_5785.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Oh, how I love that sweet face!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nA4YgoVMOIGV0voPWT6lBcQPLzaTuOqwCNaPvHJ5ZlZ7TeciCzSCoNn6gZUWV7FBX-RAIbH0y-wipXFbN04bIM6UFOq5sRBY1JnyCCdPrH3eLNRrU-jiAFRzz22ekLgH6O9FrDGu0Vg/s1600-h/100_5788.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434881022275898594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nA4YgoVMOIGV0voPWT6lBcQPLzaTuOqwCNaPvHJ5ZlZ7TeciCzSCoNn6gZUWV7FBX-RAIbH0y-wipXFbN04bIM6UFOq5sRBY1JnyCCdPrH3eLNRrU-jiAFRzz22ekLgH6O9FrDGu0Vg/s320/100_5788.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">What a gem!</span> <br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-7713369600544746702010-02-04T16:44:00.003-06:002010-02-04T16:55:22.912-06:00tee ball.Well, it's almost spring and so we decided to try tee ball again this year and let Joel play too! We offered soccer, but there were no takers (hope you're happy Pop!). I went to sign them up yesterday (all 3 boys in tow) and Joel became very distraught when he wasn't grasping the idea that signing up did not mean going to play tee ball RIGHT NOW. It was pretty cute and a little sad at the same time.<br /><br />We requested that they be on the same team, The A's, that Sam was on last year. We've already got A's gear, so it would be helpful if we could wear it all again this season! We'll keep you posted on the team placement...<br /><br />We are all looking forward to another spring of weekly practices, the opening day parade (hope it's warmer this year!), and exciting games with our boys taking the field and hitting home runs! ;) Feel free to come on down and cheer our big boys! All family and friends welcome!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-29570148707400978682010-01-29T22:16:00.002-06:002010-01-29T22:30:43.603-06:00doctor visitsSo this month has been the month of doctor visits for me. It began 3 weeks ago when Joel and I headed to the allergist's office. The results of that day: Joel...still allergic to peanuts (bummer);<br />Me...(after 56 pricks)allergic to just about everything that grows outside, all year long. Joy.<br /><br />Then a week and a half later, after stupidly going for a run outdoors, I got sick with a sinus infection (again), so I headed to a new family practitioner and was prescribed antibiotics (again). I am feeling better now, but unable to take my allergy medicine until the infection is completely cleared up. Oh, the cycle I seem to live in.<br /><br />Then last monday I headed to another new doctor for my yearly check-up and bloodwork to test my thyroid. I have hypothyroidism and have been struggling with fatigue lately. This new doctor was very helpful and has recommended some supplements that have been shown to help your thyroid function better! I am hopeful!<br /><br />And alas, this Monday Joel and I will have our follow-up with the allegist. I may be signing up for allergy shots...maybe. Any thoughts on that anyone?<br /><br />Thankfully no one else has been sick in our family! I am also so thankful to the Lord for providing kind, caring, and knowledgable doctors I feel I can trust and who will help me feel better! Truly a kindness and mercy of the Lord!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-80441570632216654172010-01-21T13:10:00.002-06:002010-01-21T18:51:35.389-06:00Christmas Children's program<p>Here are the boys at the Christmas program at church!</p><p>Pretty funny...they weren't really singing very much, but</p><p>we were still proud of them! :) Enjoy!</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzRqEWC6UpIY9SQR6RoaX4UyhaShWa0QH2eq8sMaIERG3_wegzH7dshgk0YWYxtIRYawlxUP6rycEEWxyaECQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-43537049780651090912010-01-11T20:12:00.010-06:002010-01-11T20:29:47.358-06:00army partyStill playing "blog-catch-up"...<br />We had Sam's 5th birthday party the weekend before Christmas. He chose an "army guy" theme and was really into it! I found he and Joel some camo shirts and then some face paint to really get into the theme! And a guy from church used to be in the army so he let Rob and Aaron borrow his stuff so they would really look the part too! He even gave my boys some of his old flashlights and bereas (is that how you spell that?). The weather was chilly but sunny and beautiful so our backyard was set-up like a mini battle field! They played outside with Daddy and Uncle Aaron and had a blast! I had to bribe them with cake to get them to come back inside! It was actually a pretty hands-off party for me, and I sort of liked that! I supplied the food and Daddy took over the rest! Here are a few pics from the morning:<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2e9UfHiGnhewq8AC9Y1t9c5vBPhA3bUJJ1j5DsJ1eQ1gdhl6GsSmCfTkOmzluNGFsMS15uHTG5NAqOOBDny91NRGztujYgRWHOxWxNGndYPcn3tqpmnhO-Iy2U1GTpYZt6Xsb2DehF4/s1600-h/100_5696.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425671748313746690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2e9UfHiGnhewq8AC9Y1t9c5vBPhA3bUJJ1j5DsJ1eQ1gdhl6GsSmCfTkOmzluNGFsMS15uHTG5NAqOOBDny91NRGztujYgRWHOxWxNGndYPcn3tqpmnhO-Iy2U1GTpYZt6Xsb2DehF4/s320/100_5696.jpg" /></a> The b-day boy getting ready for battle!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZaqpjUPk_OTO1Eo2uTlm3Yb7MF-dz__D2-Ks-oMqNEQOP8XQHaHVBuHSVqrUymjZbCiLBCxieEZKY_uuJ5ia8yvgaYs-z85Dc0vge2_Vmgsb1Vns84voMxRX1KiaPUx9-9SRKTO8_6k/s1600-h/100_5707.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425671509392084530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZaqpjUPk_OTO1Eo2uTlm3Yb7MF-dz__D2-Ks-oMqNEQOP8XQHaHVBuHSVqrUymjZbCiLBCxieEZKY_uuJ5ia8yvgaYs-z85Dc0vge2_Vmgsb1Vns84voMxRX1KiaPUx9-9SRKTO8_6k/s320/100_5707.jpg" /></a> Daddy's team<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskSJdGqhHqwJIUgcuPdPdDqBnKWmU7iYxXySyqFzx4zY5AZ4JpbAEweT-xHK_Nrc7rTaMr97pXRcaEpMBWCedMnn_irenFW9yxX1nWN6etYzi07mJtpNlUuzVQ0ArFOzn5vU4-25-z7s/s1600-h/100_5708.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425671365084069874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskSJdGqhHqwJIUgcuPdPdDqBnKWmU7iYxXySyqFzx4zY5AZ4JpbAEweT-xHK_Nrc7rTaMr97pXRcaEpMBWCedMnn_irenFW9yxX1nWN6etYzi07mJtpNlUuzVQ0ArFOzn5vU4-25-z7s/s320/100_5708.jpg" /></a> Uncle Aaron's team<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwhFvIKCCBqIXaAH9tQCvZF_kdbAbNwB9jd8TstBAodRS8gO2o97nWVIRJoq77Z47uU7UrrFSCn6Kfd8fv97dkvuS92t89G3ACX0S-_iEeY6YeYjjz8NlmGRe7v1vwCXvnZWNjFCsjNM/s1600-h/100_5710.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425671190655794578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwhFvIKCCBqIXaAH9tQCvZF_kdbAbNwB9jd8TstBAodRS8gO2o97nWVIRJoq77Z47uU7UrrFSCn6Kfd8fv97dkvuS92t89G3ACX0S-_iEeY6YeYjjz8NlmGRe7v1vwCXvnZWNjFCsjNM/s320/100_5710.jpg" /></a> The battle...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Vhv18ra5bVyU3VK000zv53jscxtiF5tYmPULv3xG-OPDvdwpcS1-Kb2ubqApjUdCEc_BRQsa2k-9p6SRn3ATtIyyDVUKg9xqP7J1HQfI-7JiiaRa55h_Cf7HqD6RA9FH-Bwh-5T7rZc/s1600-h/100_5711.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425670989533202146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Vhv18ra5bVyU3VK000zv53jscxtiF5tYmPULv3xG-OPDvdwpcS1-Kb2ubqApjUdCEc_BRQsa2k-9p6SRn3ATtIyyDVUKg9xqP7J1HQfI-7JiiaRa55h_Cf7HqD6RA9FH-Bwh-5T7rZc/s320/100_5711.jpg" /></a>...and the battle rages on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBJD4QTP2YlJjQZKQ2UR_3paoYvgHIq9-3xZA2amNDYf6xbHRzQZ83LRx_oDE6kULa6dEUrDa6nJDIgQedE6rYowD8Bvq0-vp6oX-fwxbuOgaqarAS6ZPwR9QKBRo7XgUVOVOQRO2ncI/s1600-h/100_5722.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425670745132111570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBJD4QTP2YlJjQZKQ2UR_3paoYvgHIq9-3xZA2amNDYf6xbHRzQZ83LRx_oDE6kULa6dEUrDa6nJDIgQedE6rYowD8Bvq0-vp6oX-fwxbuOgaqarAS6ZPwR9QKBRo7XgUVOVOQRO2ncI/s320/100_5722.jpg" /></a><br />Happy 5th b-day Sam! What a big boy </div><div>you have become!<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-86362465677228721142010-01-08T16:12:00.018-06:002010-01-08T16:40:47.515-06:00Christmas '09This year we celebrated Christmas with my family early in the month and then at home on Christmas Eve and then w/ Rob's family on Christmas day at their new home in the "country"!<br />Here are a few pics we took during each chaotic gift time....sorry, we aren't very good photographers!<br /><br /><div align="center">CHRISTMAS AT NANA & POP's</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxhpTbT5eXtINldMQwNHRxcNwtyTSHPkc3aR8cWM-4G96MCcl2Xw811s0qJr6HctSdEp7-ZjR-FKKb3phKHh5u9bHylUEb6GHRu3uq8vJVHPRNdZ6VYOFe-oF0yz8omkYyww5De4mWRc/s1600-h/100_5595.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424499317294935490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxhpTbT5eXtINldMQwNHRxcNwtyTSHPkc3aR8cWM-4G96MCcl2Xw811s0qJr6HctSdEp7-ZjR-FKKb3phKHh5u9bHylUEb6GHRu3uq8vJVHPRNdZ6VYOFe-oF0yz8omkYyww5De4mWRc/s320/100_5595.jpg" /></a> Asher opening Pop's gift to him...his first glove and ball!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg1N6VFzmeOhrIBgZZqz4mTCkG5v5VQGxxB_LnhfLE9ygpTY_cSlyshaNHf012Zm52Foybi7CeFBY07WaGwuAcaNORoTwIt-TTRVk505RrUr2aJYTQ4HzY40TjRkZV4gbPrPuOcY5WFY/s1600-h/100_5603.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424499051615710210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg1N6VFzmeOhrIBgZZqz4mTCkG5v5VQGxxB_LnhfLE9ygpTY_cSlyshaNHf012Zm52Foybi7CeFBY07WaGwuAcaNORoTwIt-TTRVk505RrUr2aJYTQ4HzY40TjRkZV4gbPrPuOcY5WFY/s320/100_5603.jpg" /></a> Joel closely inspecting his new Toy Story figures.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q13GFv-hjwGT5TRX9EBylpW2BTgNvhggpQKVXQBm9ix0VtYSyme3VgdBj_MSqmFmTcktl8l295Cc3IwaIDGislN13LGT0sE1iUM8zR_PmwKRUL6pFb7njbzHTV7wP-lTo3UgvZxutRY/s1600-h/100_5606.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424498855110466034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Q13GFv-hjwGT5TRX9EBylpW2BTgNvhggpQKVXQBm9ix0VtYSyme3VgdBj_MSqmFmTcktl8l295Cc3IwaIDGislN13LGT0sE1iUM8zR_PmwKRUL6pFb7njbzHTV7wP-lTo3UgvZxutRY/s320/100_5606.jpg" /></a> Asher not sure what to think. </div><div>"What is that beautiful thing?"<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_7endXFQ4Vgfs2DP6PyD8tetCPalMZdAnOUM15VF8iDc8YSQKINUqwXrA7omNDLye42w_-DYqgx6fg6VUY-MesVlzsp0rpJTdR92T5e381RCi9NGfTXz-cTyAwsjeleyDFkOK2DnvHg/s1600-h/100_5608.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424498696214562914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_7endXFQ4Vgfs2DP6PyD8tetCPalMZdAnOUM15VF8iDc8YSQKINUqwXrA7omNDLye42w_-DYqgx6fg6VUY-MesVlzsp0rpJTdR92T5e381RCi9NGfTXz-cTyAwsjeleyDFkOK2DnvHg/s320/100_5608.jpg" /></a> Sam and the ever-popular Playmobil knight set! Yay!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8Aih2mENaHELDvVj7OxPNy6sbq3ggMoTlkq7Gjs_dRf4zZu7mjPLH9XZaHsQ5X_ZwbK3qCJB9iqjbb7v8oI3WHHJ3U9i9jsP3yWVy2JxTU_8llYDtULjgA9KtLOzvMPzUbOC9Ow2N3E/s1600-h/100_5613.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424498514128954114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8Aih2mENaHELDvVj7OxPNy6sbq3ggMoTlkq7Gjs_dRf4zZu7mjPLH9XZaHsQ5X_ZwbK3qCJB9iqjbb7v8oI3WHHJ3U9i9jsP3yWVy2JxTU_8llYDtULjgA9KtLOzvMPzUbOC9Ow2N3E/s320/100_5613.jpg" /></a> And yet another playmobil set...a nativity!</div><div>Sam is really checking it out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjFYxWimkevGj35YHzgBKERg9g-eHB0H5c0YVXy2XgK02F9ceztk15S0It6sDRQxMmLS_0Z6sUgigIrdcShgXeDPSQHBspx2GTeZcexOUdZOrOLZ2o4tMd1swzrTK-rTT2T7axjeAtYQ/s1600-h/100_5619.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424498275728852898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjFYxWimkevGj35YHzgBKERg9g-eHB0H5c0YVXy2XgK02F9ceztk15S0It6sDRQxMmLS_0Z6sUgigIrdcShgXeDPSQHBspx2GTeZcexOUdZOrOLZ2o4tMd1swzrTK-rTT2T7axjeAtYQ/s320/100_5619.jpg" /></a> Opening their special gift from Nana and Pop...</div><div>a recorded reading of The Night Before Christmas</div><div>by Nana and Pop! Joel absolutely loved it</div><div>and had to be limited to two listenings a day,</div><div>one in the a.m. and one in the p.m.!<br /><br /><br /></div><div>CHRISTMAS AT OUR HOME!</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfh0npcE7py5MKvNnIpfSeyPjJP4yS8BBTppANb9zJevQD2agv01drxiKkO0x4hxXg0QMh-iODi2kJ199glCRP04Y_kuJ3e1T2aCoOgWpf5Z_fJ_ZnKYPeL9LAFV9KsBpMHdavpSKPZ_g/s1600-h/100_5746.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424497971539119922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfh0npcE7py5MKvNnIpfSeyPjJP4yS8BBTppANb9zJevQD2agv01drxiKkO0x4hxXg0QMh-iODi2kJ199glCRP04Y_kuJ3e1T2aCoOgWpf5Z_fJ_ZnKYPeL9LAFV9KsBpMHdavpSKPZ_g/s320/100_5746.jpg" /></a> Joel opeing his gift from Sam.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQLmNkF8Ke4sekpTmXqmR7cODQr-JtvTBZsf6mCJR_v0VIRua6k6jECEupjl_kxjreyt55aSG0F4bff82AqhSwFNOcdfF1ZV3KG6kNBkpfodciVYlnlDCJzdDViY7JXdbmdyxv62363Q/s1600-h/100_5747.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424497848561406194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQLmNkF8Ke4sekpTmXqmR7cODQr-JtvTBZsf6mCJR_v0VIRua6k6jECEupjl_kxjreyt55aSG0F4bff82AqhSwFNOcdfF1ZV3KG6kNBkpfodciVYlnlDCJzdDViY7JXdbmdyxv62363Q/s320/100_5747.jpg" /></a>Sam opening his gift from Joel.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51aJKmo6_7pmS1XkGE7fskUMW22KckbVFo8kR4GxzNmZEJq4QqQKGHihRHQaXJiU6ZHmmG1jbwXiGevIShXohTJsauldghi6JSl2o3h8EuZKWNNLLi-xGz4wt0Vx2rq6Buex_iFweu_w/s1600-h/100_5749.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424497638004249298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51aJKmo6_7pmS1XkGE7fskUMW22KckbVFo8kR4GxzNmZEJq4QqQKGHihRHQaXJiU6ZHmmG1jbwXiGevIShXohTJsauldghi6JSl2o3h8EuZKWNNLLi-xGz4wt0Vx2rq6Buex_iFweu_w/s320/100_5749.jpg" /></a> Hug of thanks! Ah, brothers and friends!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iKktqpKuRASnYaIQIsC-8S6oVqqAcOrQtKmqTQ506x95t-keSFU3lkaSTPYpITOpp0Piih1wr2D-sfro5gstrry1oLHbUPCg8RwoPA4LxE6y4J9kpDQbLSzxNVPmmdyK6VP_wOFPRR8/s1600-h/100_5752.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424497233848899186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iKktqpKuRASnYaIQIsC-8S6oVqqAcOrQtKmqTQ506x95t-keSFU3lkaSTPYpITOpp0Piih1wr2D-sfro5gstrry1oLHbUPCg8RwoPA4LxE6y4J9kpDQbLSzxNVPmmdyK6VP_wOFPRR8/s320/100_5752.jpg" /></a> Asher with his stick horse Sam got him.<br /></div><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyhQfjPuUbZxKtwo4Jx0m9dfjEhTaNPhhooHQ3XXBiDcJBvVG_Wg8Akvuew4bFd5QauRl5AFN5kz1os59fEXeXjVXdh2PAyUOPGCeGeBb_rNu9kVcH4jMmD4AisUbeiXCMPvT1g6_5tQ/s1600-h/100_5758.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424496656167103314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyhQfjPuUbZxKtwo4Jx0m9dfjEhTaNPhhooHQ3XXBiDcJBvVG_Wg8Akvuew4bFd5QauRl5AFN5kz1os59fEXeXjVXdh2PAyUOPGCeGeBb_rNu9kVcH4jMmD4AisUbeiXCMPvT1g6_5tQ/s320/100_5758.jpg" /></a> Asher sportin' his new boots! And they light up!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_Pm4dv-n854Rzgerppq2FSEb5U9ZiL4GtdB28K35NC1ztka6W427kW4Al_FSz9wUyF1I8dAgbGYmfuMPeXKTizS14qgCPXLbLweNrmLwCgOlBX9YHWwHzo260UKg2Mhg3bdX9ofa7jQ/s1600-h/100_5761.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424496505068796114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_Pm4dv-n854Rzgerppq2FSEb5U9ZiL4GtdB28K35NC1ztka6W427kW4Al_FSz9wUyF1I8dAgbGYmfuMPeXKTizS14qgCPXLbLweNrmLwCgOlBX9YHWwHzo260UKg2Mhg3bdX9ofa7jQ/s320/100_5761.jpg" /></a> Daddy and his new book...yes, he's wearing a hat in the house.<br /></div><div> </div><div><br />CHRISTMAS AT G & G's<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_I8RrsnhyphenhyphenB4J1s7BQkG2CGWvlmyt7L59vHyWgbwb5V15Ye8jJc1-g717ILlEYxpLpZ2gEFT02jPBmgZstzeDL-wF2O5jzD1pcbfWHlPaT-oJBytz1Uh0_0kWXVrflabcjTnA7mrRYpZg/s1600-h/100_5765.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424496188434852802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_I8RrsnhyphenhyphenB4J1s7BQkG2CGWvlmyt7L59vHyWgbwb5V15Ye8jJc1-g717ILlEYxpLpZ2gEFT02jPBmgZstzeDL-wF2O5jzD1pcbfWHlPaT-oJBytz1Uh0_0kWXVrflabcjTnA7mrRYpZg/s320/100_5765.jpg" /></a>Awaiting permission to open what Santa brought as</div><div>Sam points out the remains of Santa's cookies!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNxKHlimqXTfig7jAXLNlyp9i4GGSwZ0R2xtz-y9-cf2tDm3etiAbUAsnmhenQCth7jxAenpYqmOdYO1r4lL3eNsWpvCQf1JCPn2uaeK63D6uiN9EMXmwTxAX8B1VyXgZcJzzYLs2L9w/s1600-h/100_5769.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424496041859614642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNxKHlimqXTfig7jAXLNlyp9i4GGSwZ0R2xtz-y9-cf2tDm3etiAbUAsnmhenQCth7jxAenpYqmOdYO1r4lL3eNsWpvCQf1JCPn2uaeK63D6uiN9EMXmwTxAX8B1VyXgZcJzzYLs2L9w/s320/100_5769.jpg" /></a> Joel smiling as he inspects his train from Santa!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2efD9tjxKHMMYG5Muk-UuCHOnccBlNBg0DiaJDXpMYrNswAYjLWjMDMsIXXc-jlcXdKev0l4mJ5Pzq8LhyphenhyphenQJClLMh-L8Ynr15Sz0SRsNT4_vJafRmtO24cRYi6hgvJXfYlrC6-zFCPA/s1600-h/100_5767.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424495897921791170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2efD9tjxKHMMYG5Muk-UuCHOnccBlNBg0DiaJDXpMYrNswAYjLWjMDMsIXXc-jlcXdKev0l4mJ5Pzq8LhyphenhyphenQJClLMh-L8Ynr15Sz0SRsNT4_vJafRmtO24cRYi6hgvJXfYlrC6-zFCPA/s320/100_5767.jpg" /></a> Sam and his NERF gun from Santa!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUxCYPQcRVetOxhA_upGzUnwNzS9Rp_794thI-FzoAa-RRUVa1uGRuFcpyqawzKxgKLFXMpKj0LI8MmQjYY2Dl_yhGDkzBV0RYg9kj9-1QK_OMrqhMSeFkUqntrjoOsdBGo9RxrzyV4U/s1600-h/100_5770.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424495748154484066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUxCYPQcRVetOxhA_upGzUnwNzS9Rp_794thI-FzoAa-RRUVa1uGRuFcpyqawzKxgKLFXMpKj0LI8MmQjYY2Dl_yhGDkzBV0RYg9kj9-1QK_OMrqhMSeFkUqntrjoOsdBGo9RxrzyV4U/s320/100_5770.jpg" /></a> And Asher just being adorable!<br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-78513295759469693722010-01-08T16:02:00.005-06:002010-01-08T16:11:20.148-06:00joel and a train.<p>(Be sure to pause the music on the sidebar before viewing!)</p><p>Hope this works...</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-gZhDwI_UftqyiZbOBHEgRRbcJLcig4WP0UbwhHuZGMVe00Q1TSKkh9HkYn3Z1UBJiPHvSm9Ug42kumtgtQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>This is for you Granny (& Pop-Pop) ! </p><p>He and Pop-Pop would have been best buds, no doubt. </p><p>Love you and miss you!</p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-48273068995493674212010-01-05T21:04:00.002-06:002010-01-06T17:06:41.678-06:00mexicoOkay, so I am slowing trying to catch up on my blog...sorry for the slow posting. December was crazy, but good! Anyways, back in November, Rob and I took a 10 anniversary trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. We left a few days after Thanksgiving and went with some of our best friends, Jeanna and Justin, whom we have known since college and who also celebrated their 10 year anniversary in October. My parents were gracious enough to keep our boys while we were away and even though all the boys were sick and having to take medicine numerous times a day, they faithfully took care of them and made it possible for us to have a relaxing vacation! Thank you so much Mom and Dad for being so generous and for caring for our boys and blessing Rob and I in that way! We are most grateful!<br />So, now here are a few pics from our Mexico adventure! We relaxed, swam, sunbathed, biked, played tennis, ate, and ate some more! Overall it was a blast and I can't wait 'til we get to do it again! ;)<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSZ3tjf8mDkM0sb-BHmhdgjCRfFhOXelK6DuknlzoU4a7S2dIVBZFA7u3PjL_SnGSvRqkNBm029TQg1tM9XGCjEwfsjS7QUmtS5rlQW10eAsf3FSpdUnOXL-VLoISuTZsq4SL2dPDxRk/s1600-h/100_5490.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423762552976818978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSZ3tjf8mDkM0sb-BHmhdgjCRfFhOXelK6DuknlzoU4a7S2dIVBZFA7u3PjL_SnGSvRqkNBm029TQg1tM9XGCjEwfsjS7QUmtS5rlQW10eAsf3FSpdUnOXL-VLoISuTZsq4SL2dPDxRk/s320/100_5490.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> My parents, still looking sane, BEFORE we headed out!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAvg07V8MzT7Ep07AcW2fv3_KFywXpmaT36qdglGKYjYV7o7ahhWoxmCeANrSralQ4lXZcGiNOhAiah9EJTl9Ibq672SgxA-1-xodmGn8PgTAxavH9djnxfMw3xlm9yPs2njqZotcyyE/s1600-h/100_5493.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423762291272828386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAvg07V8MzT7Ep07AcW2fv3_KFywXpmaT36qdglGKYjYV7o7ahhWoxmCeANrSralQ4lXZcGiNOhAiah9EJTl9Ibq672SgxA-1-xodmGn8PgTAxavH9djnxfMw3xlm9yPs2njqZotcyyE/s320/100_5493.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Rob and I at the airport after meeting up w/ Jeanna & Justin.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vRucPU8czhzwJLXQt6O83c8J8MhL9JGoqBkVeEzFaEoqpURF7nLrYdfGH5Asv1daFwv1eHNPCo7ojG94v-SxuIappOAw1ALz9stnUrzXtDMZ8Sp2WqUVXdFYuVMImBFUNPahrifNMeY/s1600-h/100_5492.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423762153075393554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vRucPU8czhzwJLXQt6O83c8J8MhL9JGoqBkVeEzFaEoqpURF7nLrYdfGH5Asv1daFwv1eHNPCo7ojG94v-SxuIappOAw1ALz9stnUrzXtDMZ8Sp2WqUVXdFYuVMImBFUNPahrifNMeY/s320/100_5492.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Friends, even after all these years and all the miles between us!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNde04LoS_urPJNPlXXgvRDzRzFIT1iuA7uQZg973NjpE_cMXliAWC5pmjh1Hhyphenhyphen44t8lZVcjzFGRE5shxUF3D33B8HcwIwVQGcZsRUvvkso07CQHivBkPxI_2-KhBrAM2-rwkNysuYKU/s1600-h/100_5494.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423762004607618306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNde04LoS_urPJNPlXXgvRDzRzFIT1iuA7uQZg973NjpE_cMXliAWC5pmjh1Hhyphenhyphen44t8lZVcjzFGRE5shxUF3D33B8HcwIwVQGcZsRUvvkso07CQHivBkPxI_2-KhBrAM2-rwkNysuYKU/s320/100_5494.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Friends who love to give each other their favorite things, books!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgTy3R15P2UTexx58YOdX79qwMyj5dqR-RB22SPc_XQnGwdUimbmeaLmuqNlQUEDzE6KEPN5G3oJZR1OJJGZNKALknyMOShMjPYaRmE6qXexTn5PDZD-96ZmOHAC2LnzTtjD6mRrdrMs/s1600-h/100_5503.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423761815898096690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgTy3R15P2UTexx58YOdX79qwMyj5dqR-RB22SPc_XQnGwdUimbmeaLmuqNlQUEDzE6KEPN5G3oJZR1OJJGZNKALknyMOShMjPYaRmE6qXexTn5PDZD-96ZmOHAC2LnzTtjD6mRrdrMs/s320/100_5503.jpg" /></a> Our 1st (of oh so many) meals together!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWrT4GabXUK5KYfoLxs-mCJhUQRRRmnqzBDfzqGS4aCXD1VbBDJv86QhcjcrKGFt6DrZ6IFZB6jNNwUNO7bF0XraVvA_IfpaRIdTsOKVgmIQ9RaiPhrd4g2EqEGvn3gl33keNd7ed7SA/s1600-h/100_5513.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423761586618114018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWrT4GabXUK5KYfoLxs-mCJhUQRRRmnqzBDfzqGS4aCXD1VbBDJv86QhcjcrKGFt6DrZ6IFZB6jNNwUNO7bF0XraVvA_IfpaRIdTsOKVgmIQ9RaiPhrd4g2EqEGvn3gl33keNd7ed7SA/s320/100_5513.jpg" /></a> Us on the beach!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90q-eCV_I4Pr5v5PTpZJyuNUfGMaOAwU9_W5Ha794BJxr6LVqzazRkURpw_lT6AsPpx1RbDRe5ECaJYOhxDMq4lAQFNf4P-RVziPxOybZh1JwdUpE-83kVBd2c91XBMKFM_Kn639MJKI/s1600-h/100_5561.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423761353308098994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90q-eCV_I4Pr5v5PTpZJyuNUfGMaOAwU9_W5Ha794BJxr6LVqzazRkURpw_lT6AsPpx1RbDRe5ECaJYOhxDMq4lAQFNf4P-RVziPxOybZh1JwdUpE-83kVBd2c91XBMKFM_Kn639MJKI/s320/100_5561.jpg" /></a>Our view from our chairs on the beach....ahhh!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TwutcK4r8Uc9o2NhT31zLeT6sA3w0qmqmhdJOr3vw9VoT6oGRmbBNBPzLWhSUXT7So26y50TWshKIdLCTvrsuDKnvexP6j6CFgDPMSHYCkap9jmz073dL-ARUipOSIeiKYnUbv_ZFuo/s1600-h/100_5544.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423761023925594466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TwutcK4r8Uc9o2NhT31zLeT6sA3w0qmqmhdJOr3vw9VoT6oGRmbBNBPzLWhSUXT7So26y50TWshKIdLCTvrsuDKnvexP6j6CFgDPMSHYCkap9jmz073dL-ARUipOSIeiKYnUbv_ZFuo/s320/100_5544.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Dressed up for our dinner reservation at the French restraunt!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP_95KOvpwrP_2h5hvrwtLvRREAa1XOQzlZxOh7ge0XkHNyh2LZR7fCVDMGTY8jl8L3ZNdiQXvtHS4oE8s1IFz8qq2MGhswtaXaoVE9pm7YEdL9yyopde0_1mHwi42GQwDCxpBXrLO70/s1600-h/100_5545.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423760784618525058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMP_95KOvpwrP_2h5hvrwtLvRREAa1XOQzlZxOh7ge0XkHNyh2LZR7fCVDMGTY8jl8L3ZNdiQXvtHS4oE8s1IFz8qq2MGhswtaXaoVE9pm7YEdL9yyopde0_1mHwi42GQwDCxpBXrLO70/s320/100_5545.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYigB6tCziw0hGO1ol8EtbslOBTIJSHa6LRGDctKbdFQy1dahwoe-7xa3fyViAgZq0c-RjNXyVJWWN0AkgOCMCZzU40RntljCFYbFOeq34fpPxkqj1Y5baNHWZdOhOI-0O4_-oP5XOZY/s1600-h/100_5560.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423728720665653666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYigB6tCziw0hGO1ol8EtbslOBTIJSHa6LRGDctKbdFQy1dahwoe-7xa3fyViAgZq0c-RjNXyVJWWN0AkgOCMCZzU40RntljCFYbFOeq34fpPxkqj1Y5baNHWZdOhOI-0O4_-oP5XOZY/s320/100_5560.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Jeanna and I reading...yes...the same book! ;)<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXH64EqK-ggW3fJohf56kEPemzBI9O12ZaaruCkp6dHMQt3ddh8ALPbeKCXZOa-PZYnqyT7gMWG3T5lIM_kcwopalp0a8kj6GaWy8GsPR-eVpQXvhHu53UDw7Cf5rznL3Gl1KNmg0iF8/s1600-h/100_5565.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423728440009506242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXH64EqK-ggW3fJohf56kEPemzBI9O12ZaaruCkp6dHMQt3ddh8ALPbeKCXZOa-PZYnqyT7gMWG3T5lIM_kcwopalp0a8kj6GaWy8GsPR-eVpQXvhHu53UDw7Cf5rznL3Gl1KNmg0iF8/s320/100_5565.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC3th9hbdCCwiesm73DbE5TcYpz8rbtWiZezSkyUwUsk07D_cJLLh5Fvfy-oEazmJP2pKEVoQrMntIDhY6DlDl2tMaPZUwcARp71eWamBssOzAD4Yz0b_1N17Qe6x7JZ4dY17VyzaPZU/s1600-h/100_5572.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423728188393691090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcC3th9hbdCCwiesm73DbE5TcYpz8rbtWiZezSkyUwUsk07D_cJLLh5Fvfy-oEazmJP2pKEVoQrMntIDhY6DlDl2tMaPZUwcARp71eWamBssOzAD4Yz0b_1N17Qe6x7JZ4dY17VyzaPZU/s320/100_5572.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Jeanna and Justin the night we were headed to the Asian restraunt.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPL94UZeJFL3gF2eW1jA2kw56_xHlQWNNfjduF3k5eeZckVI_GGi9FddpIAiSLm-AGIe0Zrvnn9t3TMGnYvOX8kLyUfzv554wQ4CJuIJ_Z2k81BGZEVFxhmBEGtoVsRb1Lb6SLDmRwlc/s1600-h/100_5576.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423727731247777074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPL94UZeJFL3gF2eW1jA2kw56_xHlQWNNfjduF3k5eeZckVI_GGi9FddpIAiSLm-AGIe0Zrvnn9t3TMGnYvOX8kLyUfzv554wQ4CJuIJ_Z2k81BGZEVFxhmBEGtoVsRb1Lb6SLDmRwlc/s320/100_5576.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq94JtTKqlViNVd7_gtewvVwKThJlUgiwhqNNaol-V2wEHl0BcM4nIM40FrdgMxaxOnWV2wn4Ku3NwDaU6mP9mpm9YvaZfwO421JhNzFq-4oe5k9J9QVrDf9DcFTXblSA2NbAsFYdV7KA/s1600-h/100_5591.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423727477573935890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq94JtTKqlViNVd7_gtewvVwKThJlUgiwhqNNaol-V2wEHl0BcM4nIM40FrdgMxaxOnWV2wn4Ku3NwDaU6mP9mpm9YvaZfwO421JhNzFq-4oe5k9J9QVrDf9DcFTXblSA2NbAsFYdV7KA/s320/100_5591.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> One of our new friends...iguanas were everywhere!<br /></span><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-9544343026717938252009-12-21T15:33:00.018-06:002009-12-21T16:17:34.823-06:005.5 years ago today, Rob and I walked into the delivery room of a 15 year-old girl in Virginia and met YOU, our long awaited son for the first time! After 3 LONG years of heartache, God gave you, Samuel Arnold, to us! Oh what a joyous day it was! One I will never forget! And it was just the beginning of a journey in parenting that has held many ups and downs, but one I would not trade! Samuel, we have watched you grow in so many ways and we are so proud of the boy you are becoming and we anticipate the man of God you will some day be! We love your smile, your deep sense/need for justice, your protective heart, and your imagination that knows no bounds! Happy 5th Birthday son! We love you, and Jesus loves you best! ~Mommy & Daddy<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8i5lqWMQzU5AVKMVHEekW2nQF74BvjwRJV_7RmusUjcSRUmsCqlV7fNpOU1cORlTMxjA3ay5vAq9Zu6IDYWd-uJWufYTPLSoBS48ge3s6CQovRVSmomCMDjnpHZdoZprIBzuCLNMTqss/s1600-h/Pics+December+through+March+2+2005+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417812277138074194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8i5lqWMQzU5AVKMVHEekW2nQF74BvjwRJV_7RmusUjcSRUmsCqlV7fNpOU1cORlTMxjA3ay5vAq9Zu6IDYWd-uJWufYTPLSoBS48ge3s6CQovRVSmomCMDjnpHZdoZprIBzuCLNMTqss/s320/Pics+December+through+March+2+2005+028.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Our first meeting! </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSoj4aD4FAWIsQ-6zuQ1Y1shOPVkrhwJbanbjhLVkN8CuqMMulRrHee4fxx9FwKCIGuXZYwbbVw7T4ukCRRk8dbBTXAsOkzgjIBI4LrCT5Dj_V6rvK5EfR5a9dgKbrCvZIQar7k51t2o/s1600-h/Pics+December+through+March+2+2005+105.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417812150771683842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSoj4aD4FAWIsQ-6zuQ1Y1shOPVkrhwJbanbjhLVkN8CuqMMulRrHee4fxx9FwKCIGuXZYwbbVw7T4ukCRRk8dbBTXAsOkzgjIBI4LrCT5Dj_V6rvK5EfR5a9dgKbrCvZIQar7k51t2o/s320/Pics+December+through+March+2+2005+105.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> 4 days old on Christmas, still in Virginia!<br /></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf9lDkrL9yhuKBaJBVKMCfxZI7KfsInVl9zGOMBuDBTA5_84lV5ycfPnecieY0tVuMAGJBC4iuZlFzsGeVdu_CtizqleJQBjYclBaq20N0fcNwJpWTRDf3V6FatL_Ki74QkGnrACDC54/s1600-h/Pics+December+through+March+2+2005+378.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417811571114530322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf9lDkrL9yhuKBaJBVKMCfxZI7KfsInVl9zGOMBuDBTA5_84lV5ycfPnecieY0tVuMAGJBC4iuZlFzsGeVdu_CtizqleJQBjYclBaq20N0fcNwJpWTRDf3V6FatL_Ki74QkGnrACDC54/s320/Pics+December+through+March+2+2005+378.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> 3 months old at a baby shower given by friends!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhXwYDv4xSg8Rv1zj2CYm9Ry-J2AVIBCVZ8tZ3f_Ho1kvgeZDBUMEt5v8SpSb3zRC2zb5W-ScG64k9TKcaMIoikkKmG7H4-JsN22bA0A5yBQ9oeQRn5LnFFpMeYRoh325WGu2fPYDfg/s1600-h/100_0953.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417811206330399810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAhXwYDv4xSg8Rv1zj2CYm9Ry-J2AVIBCVZ8tZ3f_Ho1kvgeZDBUMEt5v8SpSb3zRC2zb5W-ScG64k9TKcaMIoikkKmG7H4-JsN22bA0A5yBQ9oeQRn5LnFFpMeYRoh325WGu2fPYDfg/s320/100_0953.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">My arms are full!<br /></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62QkyXEMG0L7oqyfHo6GdaP0dF2MUfrJYOpVy6iQqdSQW3uavnnsgsYutiUqJIWjOuvvGRBAHZyUrC9Qi9NkApq83kj2c6x6deCpBpxo96ViQA1uTwnqHt1wGmqA9KaGujQ_cxIbqMW8/s1600-h/100_1156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417811055965801250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62QkyXEMG0L7oqyfHo6GdaP0dF2MUfrJYOpVy6iQqdSQW3uavnnsgsYutiUqJIWjOuvvGRBAHZyUrC9Qi9NkApq83kj2c6x6deCpBpxo96ViQA1uTwnqHt1wGmqA9KaGujQ_cxIbqMW8/s320/100_1156.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> 1<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tUqUC1se-yANptUAvy50rfUrq1Ved0XWZwZ23aVd3BNXmlPaBUI7h1AkRiweC9YMEnlnT0qA_XTHv3w8ni1QfxoUFFVRaAowuJgWMIjZZS6NOY5THSr0KyYnkz_26QvWNBcUhpLaO2g/s1600-h/Summer+and+Fall+07+086.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417810014235091442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tUqUC1se-yANptUAvy50rfUrq1Ved0XWZwZ23aVd3BNXmlPaBUI7h1AkRiweC9YMEnlnT0qA_XTHv3w8ni1QfxoUFFVRaAowuJgWMIjZZS6NOY5THSr0KyYnkz_26QvWNBcUhpLaO2g/s320/Summer+and+Fall+07+086.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">2 </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">(ignore the date on pic; see pic in background)</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvDYVPttL-DammTO3fo13-htNFSNZty5pgmLrWd-TrbP57X30JShhacM-lLJXMGs2tWKGP380LQgvMCH1e8D2u6UVfe4ZzEmc44zHgzFseGVosMeesba-gXa2VEP6wEYrCZYLiUd0s2I/s1600-h/PC+Family+Photos+Jan+thru+June+2008+080.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417809178354949714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvDYVPttL-DammTO3fo13-htNFSNZty5pgmLrWd-TrbP57X30JShhacM-lLJXMGs2tWKGP380LQgvMCH1e8D2u6UVfe4ZzEmc44zHgzFseGVosMeesba-gXa2VEP6wEYrCZYLiUd0s2I/s320/PC+Family+Photos+Jan+thru+June+2008+080.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;">3</span><br /><div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHORVgf4kTWUURPzzEOkuxCyJ74GXU_CXZcKWlLh1XoBTyO2elr9_vo30jPUeTk4AuiCeFcKP7ufnH-fOyStcLvJkbrSyDL_PRlJIzE75o0AZwOcRFW7P7g6uBUWlAx1FM_wWLD9Oh6Q/s1600-h/100_4299.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417806665977454722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHORVgf4kTWUURPzzEOkuxCyJ74GXU_CXZcKWlLh1XoBTyO2elr9_vo30jPUeTk4AuiCeFcKP7ufnH-fOyStcLvJkbrSyDL_PRlJIzE75o0AZwOcRFW7P7g6uBUWlAx1FM_wWLD9Oh6Q/s320/100_4299.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;">4</span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWiyMmdcV2nqGOx911zMsW8wwg-iuIgItGhT9ZRvfWlyjHzrqzJbjpcjWZHS1rlUVtYyaSfZf4TX_i8TDuoS2twUH7ivqQxC4pJnSDueuL_IQ0MILGUioXSUv7o_7n6vJt4KsXeXbgCs/s1600-h/CM_A10-4344.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417806249584224418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWiyMmdcV2nqGOx911zMsW8wwg-iuIgItGhT9ZRvfWlyjHzrqzJbjpcjWZHS1rlUVtYyaSfZf4TX_i8TDuoS2twUH7ivqQxC4pJnSDueuL_IQ0MILGUioXSUv7o_7n6vJt4KsXeXbgCs/s320/CM_A10-4344.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> 5<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-18913142018780979482009-12-18T12:54:00.015-06:002009-12-18T15:51:10.405-06:0010 Memories for 10 Years of Marriage!So here it goes...10 memories of our 10 amazing years of marriage! They are in no particular order (primarily b/c I uploaded the pics in the wrong order and don't have time to redo/fix them)! I love you dearly Rob and can't believe 10 years have flown by so fast! You are my best friend, closest confidante, Prince Charming, and knight in shining armor all wrapped into one amazing man...And YOUR MINE!!! Oh I can't get over the grace and kindness of the Lord in YOU!!!<br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">#1</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">You on one knee singing, with words in hand, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Stephen Curtis Chapman's </span><span style="font-size:85%;">"I will be here" </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">song before proposing marriage! What an </span><span style="font-size:85%;">amazing day! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The first of many!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">#2</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I remember our first year of marriage and how much</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">we fought. Broken closet door, and red Miate </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">taillights speeding down the road...my, by God's grace, how far we have come!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">#3</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I remember, and can now laugh about, living in seminary </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">housing and </span><span style="font-size:85%;">enduring roaches in our bed (on me, of course) 2 times! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Then we bought those</span><span style="font-size:85%;">plug-in bug repellent thingys and they worked!!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">#4</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">The night we came home from the hospital after</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I lost our first baby and I had surgery...I remember you</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">carefully walking me into our house (the parsonage in Kopperl)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">and a bird that was nesting under the ledge flew INTO the house! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Makes the memory funny and less painful! You closed me</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">into our room and then shooed it out with a broom! My hero!</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKl1eGOepFtnmPnFI2NmhTiSUBmvZIKYqOLXJ2o5kqQC9cxa_jPJHRwWpSR2eZ-2-YnIEKEFvIUpf2zn8oaI8Uc3kQwOm3mhu-IRq_QrD5pSJZlZve1g2LSySxRX7W4aE6wx_bj7o3ay0/s1600-h/100_3943.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416655403525543746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKl1eGOepFtnmPnFI2NmhTiSUBmvZIKYqOLXJ2o5kqQC9cxa_jPJHRwWpSR2eZ-2-YnIEKEFvIUpf2zn8oaI8Uc3kQwOm3mhu-IRq_QrD5pSJZlZve1g2LSySxRX7W4aE6wx_bj7o3ay0/s320/100_3943.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">#5</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Boy #3's birth: Asher Stephen </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">It was the best delivery yet!</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0omA0whyphenhyphenI1qGliiwCAWocJFSmEtWcm5FAm-tW-OOPG18IGJtppycykczSpfU1XUh8Z7ZYBkVF98Y66LIOkltBUqL_zzVuwDxkH2D-N1Q21XJt6ZtdyVSEShlpM_gDcHePFrZz46Fv0c/s1600-h/May+31,+2005+through+August+22,+2005+302.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416654812173797634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0omA0whyphenhyphenI1qGliiwCAWocJFSmEtWcm5FAm-tW-OOPG18IGJtppycykczSpfU1XUh8Z7ZYBkVF98Y66LIOkltBUqL_zzVuwDxkH2D-N1Q21XJt6ZtdyVSEShlpM_gDcHePFrZz46Fv0c/s320/May+31,+2005+through+August+22,+2005+302.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">#6</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Birth of Boy #2: Joel Aaron!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">My water broke in bed the night before and we drove</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">the 1 hour to Ft. Worth to welcome Joel the next morning!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Long night but so amazing to have you by my side!<br /></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz82iE3n8eN8Kb5kQUFTElJBsWjdXCrdw3BWnRNjuvJlkoxYvCXo00o-ytAc7NDaiUTvtXSAQwKvk5JQp6vMwlcr5_FMXIJ3oALeCqt6neg5Ue_dimbc72avZ1KuqHEkp26MGOpzX7Hs/s1600-h/100_3578.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416654455350307554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyz82iE3n8eN8Kb5kQUFTElJBsWjdXCrdw3BWnRNjuvJlkoxYvCXo00o-ytAc7NDaiUTvtXSAQwKvk5JQp6vMwlcr5_FMXIJ3oALeCqt6neg5Ue_dimbc72avZ1KuqHEkp26MGOpzX7Hs/s320/100_3578.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">#7</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Our rainy day in DC visiti</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ng the Holocaust Museum.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Memorable b/c the museum was amazing and because</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">it was probably the first time I wanted to read as many </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">of the exhibit as you did! ;)<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-PEvLXDmSl2TdxguqjLcPtuzAJZTNYx68tgxVran9hQrGlwgelzKY28MGrY-IVUHcCqCHRZQ_rDxJq-JTvdsnx8D_igUQYQyysbE_S5meou63Dwq-NcK1tY7wJNYVQUlL1oIHMTuukI/s1600-h/100_3467.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416654199150381378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-PEvLXDmSl2TdxguqjLcPtuzAJZTNYx68tgxVran9hQrGlwgelzKY28MGrY-IVUHcCqCHRZQ_rDxJq-JTvdsnx8D_igUQYQyysbE_S5meou63Dwq-NcK1tY7wJNYVQUlL1oIHMTuukI/s320/100_3467.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">#8</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Trip to Gettysburg...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I completely surprised Rob on his birthday weekend the year</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">we were in MD. He never saw it coming! Babysitter all</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">set up, gas in the car, navigation system for his gift, and bed and breakfast</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">room reserved and awaiting! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">And we drove a covered-bridge tour on the way! So fun! So memorable!</span></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9wgVASXJQUbKAyp8FM01DZllaXSwDEirbiHQjsu6RQ9z5rlybNGO0EytJnDjeUgxwdYBVAu0wvT3f7FlpN1cIM7FrJyCCKrrUcjFrTNJFpJZCwzBbhYJ1gm55K-ibs-M9a99oQbSSC8/s1600-h/March+2,+2005+through+May+31,+2005+215.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416653090286851874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9wgVASXJQUbKAyp8FM01DZllaXSwDEirbiHQjsu6RQ9z5rlybNGO0EytJnDjeUgxwdYBVAu0wvT3f7FlpN1cIM7FrJyCCKrrUcjFrTNJFpJZCwzBbhYJ1gm55K-ibs-M9a99oQbSSC8/s320/March+2,+2005+through+May+31,+2005+215.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />#9<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">April 8, 2005...Samuel's adoption day!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">So cool to share in such an event with you!<br /></span><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7ZsRkccUHQwS0cE81j2JkawCX-5bxgAb4lKm3pcOtfpSzLq5l1c0eR1ad0bsa3iyVsV9s-C4dPnjbPZsJEbNox4mPATUFUQ576rFgA5lc6AatgryRltTPeEsZXWguaNisq5XiwOECV0/s1600-h/Pics+December+through+March+2+2005+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416652420201742082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7ZsRkccUHQwS0cE81j2JkawCX-5bxgAb4lKm3pcOtfpSzLq5l1c0eR1ad0bsa3iyVsV9s-C4dPnjbPZsJEbNox4mPATUFUQ576rFgA5lc6AatgryRltTPeEsZXWguaNisq5XiwOECV0/s320/Pics+December+through+March+2+2005+015.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>#10</div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Samuel's birthday...quite a memory indeed!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">This picture was taken the morning we left the hotel</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">to go to the hospital where Sam was to be born THAT day!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm surprised we didn't look more tired...not much sleep was had</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">the night before! </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxoAoY328sCV8n51zUhSO1-Xgh45yLo6goWPpi1-irLcXUjoF-PiWQSwwAfPOr1yLGKT9B_lAdUzOHXTAOm-BKUY_J-C4-2PHm6EdLqP2SM8QJfuqLOpjr9gm5h-5sHYw4-1smqtZ6jU/s1600-h/RobandMichelle_bw2_print%5B1%5D+(2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416651813727296498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxoAoY328sCV8n51zUhSO1-Xgh45yLo6goWPpi1-irLcXUjoF-PiWQSwwAfPOr1yLGKT9B_lAdUzOHXTAOm-BKUY_J-C4-2PHm6EdLqP2SM8QJfuqLOpjr9gm5h-5sHYw4-1smqtZ6jU/s320/RobandMichelle_bw2_print%5B1%5D+(2).jpg" border="0" /></a> Oh how I love you Rob!</div><div>And yes, Jesus still, and always will,</div><div>love you best!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-17471598047824635762009-12-17T22:41:00.008-06:002009-12-17T22:55:15.335-06:00photo shoot!At the end of November my dear friend, Christi MacNelly, was kind enough to endure 2 hours of photo taking with our rambunctious family of 5! She took over 200 pictures and ended up with about 46 good shots! Below you will find a few of our favorites! Enjoy and yes, family, you are getting a print for Christmas!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PMyC5nmabjKBEcS3Zq-BKjVMO5LUPpRXuznHDT4WQGMSDQNpiMRqC5H4eADiFfM31dpjiBpkmK7dhVjsmkvliPlyaohS1MZhl4nVOwGCykkc7EA5cL8Tc1emRvp2jpsYl0GablNlyos/s1600-h/CM_A10-4237.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416434338558614146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PMyC5nmabjKBEcS3Zq-BKjVMO5LUPpRXuznHDT4WQGMSDQNpiMRqC5H4eADiFfM31dpjiBpkmK7dhVjsmkvliPlyaohS1MZhl4nVOwGCykkc7EA5cL8Tc1emRvp2jpsYl0GablNlyos/s320/CM_A10-4237.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD6nsa9bzS8so170fk1KISGlXbSI2ebJSk91WkyDv55aS3xMnHwCZ1ZB0mq90CQFsa-tUdXoaTqJcLfuWK4UO3dohykNpC6vGEukV7dkRaWYUqX5hFTxIioKil-kGFw-9Z06o2Q9KDFE/s1600-h/CM_A10-4249.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416433859581278882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioD6nsa9bzS8so170fk1KISGlXbSI2ebJSk91WkyDv55aS3xMnHwCZ1ZB0mq90CQFsa-tUdXoaTqJcLfuWK4UO3dohykNpC6vGEukV7dkRaWYUqX5hFTxIioKil-kGFw-9Z06o2Q9KDFE/s320/CM_A10-4249.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vphyphenhypheniHDt5nU8HFuD1erycXLG_Y4rvoEjf-d-Ada9g-9_ZXDcJY2a9sLfZu0U0SY53WQ_q6enuVV28rbI9cVNL_52qyURya4w9S2V4LZY_fB82c23YGRT7CPNAoUi2DZ6sx0mIJVV4sQ/s1600-h/CM_A10-4156.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416433424055764818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vphyphenhypheniHDt5nU8HFuD1erycXLG_Y4rvoEjf-d-Ada9g-9_ZXDcJY2a9sLfZu0U0SY53WQ_q6enuVV28rbI9cVNL_52qyURya4w9S2V4LZY_fB82c23YGRT7CPNAoUi2DZ6sx0mIJVV4sQ/s320/CM_A10-4156.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHXb6U5k5P1mFLA_zOfXwh4Z0FQ9umc54_ADO1SbuGIpKLeJjydfQN62hxz7ExNdgU4V0qgUHHZ7fU5Ch6tbXp6oYwfmx1RLWdl0YSU4flEghzysVxN8oXUX-fuUtjLBzEvcf-BpY9Gc/s1600-h/CM_A10-4169.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416432948382538450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHXb6U5k5P1mFLA_zOfXwh4Z0FQ9umc54_ADO1SbuGIpKLeJjydfQN62hxz7ExNdgU4V0qgUHHZ7fU5Ch6tbXp6oYwfmx1RLWdl0YSU4flEghzysVxN8oXUX-fuUtjLBzEvcf-BpY9Gc/s320/CM_A10-4169.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO0nQGRhkcFCbTybkMqJldS-ltwHTBQlYtKwzJN0rUgiq57dCdEhHHrnlVtjCrE58Prodgu4v4Jjt4VKFzcqKQMj0U6HOWiFVN4ocWMRu4nA6_UlHrLMLTroog_e39K9gKAkwTo_xDPU/s1600-h/CM_A10-4100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416432558085717522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO0nQGRhkcFCbTybkMqJldS-ltwHTBQlYtKwzJN0rUgiq57dCdEhHHrnlVtjCrE58Prodgu4v4Jjt4VKFzcqKQMj0U6HOWiFVN4ocWMRu4nA6_UlHrLMLTroog_e39K9gKAkwTo_xDPU/s320/CM_A10-4100.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUJ_np3ucg2TG37p8P617S0JVydenDhU44WP_9Zrq3vBXEREPlDFNdQ5MJOonga48CvLmst5DH8eg9G0J1U-uDuOZ6LTnGpXRUugSsor4-30S14fjndkmdgDBaro4XaRzz2ICDUrOOWw/s1600-h/CM_A10-4067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416432142040260226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUJ_np3ucg2TG37p8P617S0JVydenDhU44WP_9Zrq3vBXEREPlDFNdQ5MJOonga48CvLmst5DH8eg9G0J1U-uDuOZ6LTnGpXRUugSsor4-30S14fjndkmdgDBaro4XaRzz2ICDUrOOWw/s320/CM_A10-4067.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-40756002293200367032009-12-08T17:04:00.003-06:002009-12-08T21:38:47.414-06:00November trip to G & G's!<div align="center"></div><div align="left">The first weekend in November (sorry this is so late) we made a quick trip down to see Grandma and Grandpa's new house in the country! Boy is it country, but boy is it nice! We had a blast and the boys even more so! They got cowboy boots from G & G and didn't want to take them off! So cute! They loved all the animals and all the room to explore, dig, and just be boys! Can't wait for our Tombrella Christmas there in just a few weeks!</div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEias6d_w7TgZ9LisVx9e3QXz6vG5pCDYYgpiGzaTUoCgDcqHEWq98STSYRk_x9lfxbhvKFnOHePK-dlUfLTxm6DQkgj_71ZdXBxdovUUI1N9n-HY6CgwjddgssS1OLHWIOXC_tfwSunSaQ/s1600-h/100_5426.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413006744905435218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEias6d_w7TgZ9LisVx9e3QXz6vG5pCDYYgpiGzaTUoCgDcqHEWq98STSYRk_x9lfxbhvKFnOHePK-dlUfLTxm6DQkgj_71ZdXBxdovUUI1N9n-HY6CgwjddgssS1OLHWIOXC_tfwSunSaQ/s320/100_5426.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Waiting for breakfast at Grandma's...pancakes, of course!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibjlMvzAoZr7EZYFUfQdpHhk_Kr1RfMKaYBEJNYbIqFenOewXxX1jqXNd4fXcjtSA6vFLqObjDN2eSjZfbc5AMuGjQXC0Q7CYrog5KwhCa65253DjWD3HWL8wgpeMPMl4h4LjsK0Kfho/s1600-h/100_5428.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413006590805714802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibjlMvzAoZr7EZYFUfQdpHhk_Kr1RfMKaYBEJNYbIqFenOewXxX1jqXNd4fXcjtSA6vFLqObjDN2eSjZfbc5AMuGjQXC0Q7CYrog5KwhCa65253DjWD3HWL8wgpeMPMl4h4LjsK0Kfho/s320/100_5428.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Assuming the stance, even at Grandma's...fingers in mouth and </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">other hand down pants...ah, boys!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8B9_hhLSX-J_F35qQrpuUtfBzh03o2dR0suJC05Ak8xjlmixYjQsMpiJKvLykk4wz-AjzMv_ib_tySS376ti0y1WY0pzd3AU0samBHQr7wN4JSNdavZ0Qf4lHRTxVtU0xCkxMZ0KOhA/s1600-h/100_5432.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413006382348443058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8B9_hhLSX-J_F35qQrpuUtfBzh03o2dR0suJC05Ak8xjlmixYjQsMpiJKvLykk4wz-AjzMv_ib_tySS376ti0y1WY0pzd3AU0samBHQr7wN4JSNdavZ0Qf4lHRTxVtU0xCkxMZ0KOhA/s320/100_5432.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">The neighbors' horses, come for some mornin' carrots!</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVtNqHQ1wO6fyDgZ0aa3sym4aZ36hpkS2mMhWfDG0-SfsW43mnjvkjsM6RDa4oCuEb8hor44K8nE6wr3yvrlMFDmnEUZmuA3tUwjHtajaSnHnSuXO2VNqD8U06vu6p6o1JxADiGJa85g/s1600-h/100_5468.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413006141960756114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVtNqHQ1wO6fyDgZ0aa3sym4aZ36hpkS2mMhWfDG0-SfsW43mnjvkjsM6RDa4oCuEb8hor44K8nE6wr3yvrlMFDmnEUZmuA3tUwjHtajaSnHnSuXO2VNqD8U06vu6p6o1JxADiGJa85g/s320/100_5468.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Joel, too scared to climb on the plane, poses</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">with G & G!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaOGyaM5UTjf5T5Q0KGZEm_Jiee4M8CHqedQxIjMCrqUGrttvP7_MVeLCMPC-sMp043SnkT221W6zwR2MD9dJ7NRrID_qJkiLlvAY5t25eWKrYhThuP2snR5BWmdW2k2aqD6AE7xgpiY/s1600-h/100_5473.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413005999993603394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaOGyaM5UTjf5T5Q0KGZEm_Jiee4M8CHqedQxIjMCrqUGrttvP7_MVeLCMPC-sMp043SnkT221W6zwR2MD9dJ7NRrID_qJkiLlvAY5t25eWKrYhThuP2snR5BWmdW2k2aqD6AE7xgpiY/s320/100_5473.jpg" border="0" /></a> TOO cute!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5_6Deaq6BqWP38Z1JQEB6daEDAhTjBmemiWzpqXJEcatByff4YjGTgoKGrC36VblbbAKB3gwzwyyTrmGYDV2_gmvFa2cFwpziFRou3D4BAkH6AX8VjZ_bmskwr781U11j8t5h5oobWI/s1600-h/100_5469.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413005783717872514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5_6Deaq6BqWP38Z1JQEB6daEDAhTjBmemiWzpqXJEcatByff4YjGTgoKGrC36VblbbAKB3gwzwyyTrmGYDV2_gmvFa2cFwpziFRou3D4BAkH6AX8VjZ_bmskwr781U11j8t5h5oobWI/s320/100_5469.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Up on the jet (Sam & Daddy) while G & G</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">hold Asher!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-48178578727288091612009-11-04T14:12:00.002-06:002009-11-04T14:18:59.642-06:00mystery solved.So, a few weeks ago I bought Asher yet another package of socks. All his seemed to be disappearing. Well, the NEW package started disappearing too, once he wore them and I couldn't figure out where they were going. I did laundry Monday and folded only 5 pair of socks, only 3 being from the new packages. He should have about 12 pair. Where in the world have they all gone?...<br /><br />Well....today I was attempting to rearrange the furniture in Asher's room and pulled his bed away from the wall. Lo and behold a whole pile of little white ankle socks appeared! He has made it a new habit to remove his socks while in bed and it seems, to also drop them down over the side between the wall and his bed! Silly boy!<br /><br />Mystery solved indeed!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604957629715945103.post-81417133651078192872009-10-27T15:53:00.004-05:002009-10-27T16:32:48.605-05:00girlfriend<span style="font-family:Arial;">So today as we are getting in the car after school, Sam announces to me that he has a "girlfriend"! I am utterly shocked. He then proceeds to tell me how "sweet" she is. He says, "Yeah mom, her name is Suzy; (not her real name, I honestly can't remember it) you'd like her. She is wreely sweet." I then fumble with my words and somehow get out, "Oh, you mean a friend that's a girl, right?" "Yes," he replies. (Not that I really feared he understood the real meaning, but I felt relieved just the same!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Of all my boys, I honestly did not expect to hear that from Sam first. I think I was really thinking it might actually be Asher to say those words to me first! ;) Funny. And both funny and scary how fast they pick up things from other kids. He certainly did not get the "girlfriend" idea from us. But I think, for now, I will rest in the innocence and cuteness of it, in the reality that it was Sam, and be VERY thankful it wasn't some other announcement like, "I punched so-and-so today.", or "So-and-so is mean so I beat him/her up." (Neither of the boys have shown any indications that they would actually DO such things at school, but a mother's imagination can get the best of her sometimes!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">And speaking of imagination, I am now caught in a vortex of the realization of how fast time flies and much sooner than I think ALL my boys will grow into men and one by one begin to announce to us their real "girlfriends"/wives. Then I will officially have been replaced. Ouch. But that's the way God set it up to be. And God is good. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Lord, protect those young girls, whoever and wherever they are, and may they grow to be godly women, wives, and mothers for my boys and future grandchildren. And may my boys learn from Rob and I how to love and serve you first, and how to be godly men, husbands, and fathers. For your glory and your name, not ours. Amen.</span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701549353020443288noreply@blogger.com2