tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374222192024-03-07T17:39:30.537-07:00My Laughin' PlaceMommy to 4 little delights.Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-35565081926407703422012-09-27T13:46:00.001-07:002012-09-27T13:58:25.744-07:00Say Cheese!<div><p>We are up to our elbows in cheese curd! Brian made a cheese press last week and we are currently making our third block of cheese.  </p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwIi2LosilWPFQoOBf5Z2sMWy0_l0b8f5lmqlzRWhfoOtLqK0Ef85Csqq7mfHY6cFJ7BIl-Viwy88Bw3IMX3MflUDsatTQ2y9Opalqhwj6P_8SvYF1zguPqLceKAIdgdZkAMq/' /></div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-66047495614799125582012-09-01T10:08:00.003-07:002012-09-01T10:08:42.305-07:00I may start blogging again...I looked through my blog today and I so enjoyed seeing my kids from "before", and reading some of my thoughts from previous years. It really was a great journal of sorts, so I think it's time again.<br />
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You know...<br />
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After almost 2 years.<br />
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<br />Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-582945682723940772010-10-16T09:40:00.003-07:002010-10-16T09:44:30.853-07:00Peaches and Pears and Grapes... OH MY!Canning up a storm here at the Ball house!<br /><br /><br />Just look at these BEAUTIFUL Grapes we were able to pick yesterday!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVJPpM0l0L2RCKXb_6ilkmxLwCuwSA9mpxFzBG2vJNRLFx_Px5RMf0n1LwfPkKpVRtR1mDbteHq9dyAOyzMEmacqZh8FONflOUVEzjSULInYmi0a4s_TSHF-JWsAU7RUxGOm1/s1600/grapes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVJPpM0l0L2RCKXb_6ilkmxLwCuwSA9mpxFzBG2vJNRLFx_Px5RMf0n1LwfPkKpVRtR1mDbteHq9dyAOyzMEmacqZh8FONflOUVEzjSULInYmi0a4s_TSHF-JWsAU7RUxGOm1/s400/grapes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528685160651560386" border="0" /></a><br />Applesauce, grape jam, tomatoes... all on today's agenda. I was hoping to take the kids to a movie this afternoon, but 3 out of 4 are sick, so might as well get the canning done! :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HEIDIB%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HEIDIB%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" />Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-69765647414614080382010-08-23T15:56:00.006-07:002010-08-23T17:21:05.032-07:00First Day of School 2010I know that all there are a bunch of "back to school" blogs going on out there... but here's another one. *winks*<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAlr-zjr9LPFeV1JzqQ5VQr9cv6KC7vcHBl4PeNaS1KbJ-30n6KNv-Rf2Jt7ICpHmew87AahTGTDOrPYlH8CLjpRU_UECZnoRec_1PJTdnghVo2c6Op8euWBRxGrxKfjcaZDc/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAlr-zjr9LPFeV1JzqQ5VQr9cv6KC7vcHBl4PeNaS1KbJ-30n6KNv-Rf2Jt7ICpHmew87AahTGTDOrPYlH8CLjpRU_UECZnoRec_1PJTdnghVo2c6Op8euWBRxGrxKfjcaZDc/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508760420995214130" border="0" /></a>Taylor is in the 6th grade. (Every time I say it I want to CRY! I can't believe that this is his final year of Elementary School!!!) He is VERY excited to be on the Safety Patrol this year. His first order of business as Safety Patrol is to "guard" the office. (Not let any kids run in/out before or after school unless they need to be there.) He came home from school today really happy about his teacher. I'm happy too because she seems to actually care about the kids and HOW they learn. I know this because she sent home a letter today asking for the parents opinions on how they learn, what the parents think their children find challenging, what their reading habits are and if they are hands on, better at watching or better at just listening to learn. I think it's a sign of a good teacher... one that realizes that children all learn differently and there is not one set way the class should be taught. Hooray!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8QnNo3F01AW65vKLyKX7VqonT5g3WV9dzzW_FSi2i4gPafK6QMQU6a9CbNEq0RN7bVzgyaGrNn75nWjr9wacfwhzhhEXMnzilQb0Bf6UWhPNWeDn1TouSnVDk9GeImwcvJgc/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8QnNo3F01AW65vKLyKX7VqonT5g3WV9dzzW_FSi2i4gPafK6QMQU6a9CbNEq0RN7bVzgyaGrNn75nWjr9wacfwhzhhEXMnzilQb0Bf6UWhPNWeDn1TouSnVDk9GeImwcvJgc/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508760412982693714" border="0" /></a>Jordan is now in 3rd grade and lucky for us, we have the best teacher in the entire school! (Okay... there are many other "best teachers" in our school, but Mrs. Baese holds a special place in the "best teacher" category. :) ) Jordan had a great summer and is eager to get back into learning mode. He's a great little student if you can keep his attention... (and if you can keep his nose out of a book.) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwBcSo7WM-oFPcuEkd8Rqap98oYpnpef_N0xCaDW1qIk0r-XW_pIK4WhBT3TZpzXDrdWVph-uz4JtdsU3dVWxaHL2CjN0FXfIn8Ew81Z-tJQM9kJj8yp5yzS20sSNFCbat8zY/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwBcSo7WM-oFPcuEkd8Rqap98oYpnpef_N0xCaDW1qIk0r-XW_pIK4WhBT3TZpzXDrdWVph-uz4JtdsU3dVWxaHL2CjN0FXfIn8Ew81Z-tJQM9kJj8yp5yzS20sSNFCbat8zY/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508760394854953042" border="0" /></a>Madison is in 1st grade and I don't know how that happened. She just CAN'T be old enough to be at school all day long!!! Her teacher is PERFECT for her. Madison loves her already. Her favorite part of today was taking her new lunchbox to school. She says that she's waited FOREVER to FINALLY be able to eat lunch at school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ-PEZYC86TuAYF0DgsS7FnYJKmfAj4lcmNbD8poaRljle1xyQ-cgtZAkW9deiWZ9d3UcYFafKCdDMHnpONQm3ZV7ZItFwoLqRjt9runec-0H8YJI8YpkVJgNPo9sHuUBb2V_/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ-PEZYC86TuAYF0DgsS7FnYJKmfAj4lcmNbD8poaRljle1xyQ-cgtZAkW9deiWZ9d3UcYFafKCdDMHnpONQm3ZV7ZItFwoLqRjt9runec-0H8YJI8YpkVJgNPo9sHuUBb2V_/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508760386673225362" border="0" /></a>Had to get a picture of the new backpack for Madison. (And the knee highs are DARLING too!!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BJIo6yZmxziP7jdYERdlBB5rVTr7fVveQALqJE5THcnD1-jXimANfQ5r_RamarID4lGIlVI-ayac5G3mcqUOi5P_3bzxzzUqsvkuT3hW7eeot81rAbAtq3i3q3xb9OD8oW_E/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BJIo6yZmxziP7jdYERdlBB5rVTr7fVveQALqJE5THcnD1-jXimANfQ5r_RamarID4lGIlVI-ayac5G3mcqUOi5P_3bzxzzUqsvkuT3hW7eeot81rAbAtq3i3q3xb9OD8oW_E/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508760367399814850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My three school aged children.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Brian was able to take the day off and was sweet enough to walk them up to the bus stop since I needed to be at my crossing. These are some of the photos he took... I was thrilled to see that for another year Nigel (our crazy cat) followed them up to the bus stop. :)<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLFJ6BjpvfSji269z5mKeQrm-ua4YDTkaBPCODfntvjnBYkVqNoCy_9wlivQgKnCmlsIpF5pubxLQeBvgN5js_-UpaekJVxJTJRFauuT9yLgKw5CkBoky2eN_ra23Z3INmMNI/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLFJ6BjpvfSji269z5mKeQrm-ua4YDTkaBPCODfntvjnBYkVqNoCy_9wlivQgKnCmlsIpF5pubxLQeBvgN5js_-UpaekJVxJTJRFauuT9yLgKw5CkBoky2eN_ra23Z3INmMNI/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508758119107040866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_IB9r_0ILT3gClwOhp4ok_ciKw8xLOlksEo2NA89t92eIqRORE3BA6q1gwiTzElXyVbGnEUMps1fq61PUxKNu78_oZ9Vda2dY7elv1ZDhGytrp9_dhe4eysqY2XIW5RBWZOR/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_IB9r_0ILT3gClwOhp4ok_ciKw8xLOlksEo2NA89t92eIqRORE3BA6q1gwiTzElXyVbGnEUMps1fq61PUxKNu78_oZ9Vda2dY7elv1ZDhGytrp9_dhe4eysqY2XIW5RBWZOR/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508758102490898242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My cute "little" kids walking up to the bus...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-AbHtwHjne8OSgAjTZe_4kQgwVhI_fPQHgaY0vC7sAObcQT3YD2uMmi6Gu68yAodGv1pf4VB4YBtMBzDd6QTzaXISimbH5F3d2BHvLp7-1cWvl9ahzEeQVfVlHpQbj8SCYAA/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-AbHtwHjne8OSgAjTZe_4kQgwVhI_fPQHgaY0vC7sAObcQT3YD2uMmi6Gu68yAodGv1pf4VB4YBtMBzDd6QTzaXISimbH5F3d2BHvLp7-1cWvl9ahzEeQVfVlHpQbj8SCYAA/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508758093808097410" border="0" /></a><br />And Nigel following right behind...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5jI4ajIbsrng_Tw2QsRdfB9dCzFkwMEcPsOoOoHMz2NSx1Q2Pui5qL3hH1I7tIrZgKfVOD6Ams9dIHzsVRge3Ov43BvgH8ZyBGsRyyqIM1u7_PYe8hYZwlJHOvhqT1Uxj-fV/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5jI4ajIbsrng_Tw2QsRdfB9dCzFkwMEcPsOoOoHMz2NSx1Q2Pui5qL3hH1I7tIrZgKfVOD6Ams9dIHzsVRge3Ov43BvgH8ZyBGsRyyqIM1u7_PYe8hYZwlJHOvhqT1Uxj-fV/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508758079688265266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS2lzlTLj6GoWY42hnieIRZX5t-kV0gmXulvH9z7xlW6Ok_oD45Ipl6v4uDAveJUBpjYdmQRucNkzmftIoplsKytJ8G5o_9MhACsD6W6b4O0MnJPucu73ZcgiRPo21USpFuds/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS2lzlTLj6GoWY42hnieIRZX5t-kV0gmXulvH9z7xlW6Ok_oD45Ipl6v4uDAveJUBpjYdmQRucNkzmftIoplsKytJ8G5o_9MhACsD6W6b4O0MnJPucu73ZcgiRPo21USpFuds/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508758064984157474" border="0" /></a>Waiting for the bus. Reagan needed to be a part of it all too.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZ8VVzv4_nAg0I7srjKk9MVjfA30VUGLQwULP5gN0xGMN7jNl28vbct2juvEeUXWfur3XVB4S2IhaEkpEh9lv_1Zle1MfVzTp6W2NXg3GDnn6U0not_pKit-FGWbmbodxG-8y/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZ8VVzv4_nAg0I7srjKk9MVjfA30VUGLQwULP5gN0xGMN7jNl28vbct2juvEeUXWfur3XVB4S2IhaEkpEh9lv_1Zle1MfVzTp6W2NXg3GDnn6U0not_pKit-FGWbmbodxG-8y/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508747442477764738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The THIRD Graders:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvWg3BqXcaXi63fU2P7Wuz9utGBzv2MzZfeD3IB7dhzQ_lrGxTZ1dCHQ1lbNnCOKmlpmhdP2BLJ2R0OSvwV7eauFboqzY3nGrF47Kizis6XU4nSGUoXcX6HZX_FVIxDn66iHE/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvWg3BqXcaXi63fU2P7Wuz9utGBzv2MzZfeD3IB7dhzQ_lrGxTZ1dCHQ1lbNnCOKmlpmhdP2BLJ2R0OSvwV7eauFboqzY3nGrF47Kizis6XU4nSGUoXcX6HZX_FVIxDn66iHE/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508747427980521170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The SIXTH Graders... (and Gracie... in Fifth. Hi Gracie! )<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWagRSSF-1LWXuN0IStHBuueawNqpH01ZYk6oXM8A_ZBfd7qFhyphenhypheng3U9aRJHbeKxJibXScHlNGcvmkFetvR_hsO7DgloCN9Dq4mDSOQRXd5KaBoRoAGOBaQpSiDTnwTKCtt3-Rf/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWagRSSF-1LWXuN0IStHBuueawNqpH01ZYk6oXM8A_ZBfd7qFhyphenhypheng3U9aRJHbeKxJibXScHlNGcvmkFetvR_hsO7DgloCN9Dq4mDSOQRXd5KaBoRoAGOBaQpSiDTnwTKCtt3-Rf/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508747416494587490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The bus stop crew<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUlD8V8W0y5P0Cbw-_xO70w5YTFgWoqQ5d3QphaNMD7duOHVObqjOPKdvGBclxVgyDv2iUOk1-p3ESLeOC60DOFlSNpiRFBCFjyayVcQE41eI9I9Zf4EkZ_cfIYlx9FRKtPT9/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUlD8V8W0y5P0Cbw-_xO70w5YTFgWoqQ5d3QphaNMD7duOHVObqjOPKdvGBclxVgyDv2iUOk1-p3ESLeOC60DOFlSNpiRFBCFjyayVcQE41eI9I9Zf4EkZ_cfIYlx9FRKtPT9/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508747400589911394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The "excited" FIRST GRADERS! (Some of them at least! :) )<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxcUDu_QNHlkarn7QplKsqUHxNg3AXz5-khgMTBtMKQLhvUCuWCbfcH5v_SjehzivV3uASlKjRkbyFLncjUw_XdPierj9I4-kJTi8Xq4H2Wq2RKaXY3joQGNxlffLrD_txovR/s1600/First+Day+of+School+2010+133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxcUDu_QNHlkarn7QplKsqUHxNg3AXz5-khgMTBtMKQLhvUCuWCbfcH5v_SjehzivV3uASlKjRkbyFLncjUw_XdPierj9I4-kJTi8Xq4H2Wq2RKaXY3joQGNxlffLrD_txovR/s400/First+Day+of+School+2010+133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508747391782036370" border="0" /></a><br />We're excited for a fun year!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-47953347104955517112010-08-22T20:12:00.004-07:002010-08-22T20:40:14.134-07:00Back to School 2010Took a nice blog break but I'm back!<br /><br />Tonight was our family Back to School Feast. We had a nice dinner... (Chicken Cordon Bleu, corn, broccoli, rolls, roasted rosemary red potatoes, apple pie and a TO DIE FOR Raspberry Bread pudding thanks to Natalie's recipe. :) )<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZgChiEbJgum907Rwvnng7wDFqafto9E8OC9u49p2laUUrQ0qB4uBzo2KcIAcmM26pfa15m4N_XgVBzexhW3qvSl4lV77POZf_Q-soBabKx7AU76uIr1q8bgZU5o5U_jOl5cw/s1600/Misc+2010+103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZgChiEbJgum907Rwvnng7wDFqafto9E8OC9u49p2laUUrQ0qB4uBzo2KcIAcmM26pfa15m4N_XgVBzexhW3qvSl4lV77POZf_Q-soBabKx7AU76uIr1q8bgZU5o5U_jOl5cw/s400/Misc+2010+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508439180764920546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also introduce our family "theme" for the year:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PrJQYurrtd-ZV9iuwdWw8JXlKEJ8QHhxvch86aHhX9HjzDb5cgiKUrvwKNfz-DHt3ybkWMfDK9iwH9p_ugiuB5PpHtXjgh0rn-i9wJ3Owt1_edkejanAcfnTXqPYl3M1Z6BF/s1600/Misc+2010+105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PrJQYurrtd-ZV9iuwdWw8JXlKEJ8QHhxvch86aHhX9HjzDb5cgiKUrvwKNfz-DHt3ybkWMfDK9iwH9p_ugiuB5PpHtXjgh0rn-i9wJ3Owt1_edkejanAcfnTXqPYl3M1Z6BF/s400/Misc+2010+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508439185211587186" border="0" /></a><br />I thought that "Be the BEST Version of YOU" was the PERFECT theme... just want my kids to know that no matter what they do... no matter what their strengths or weaknesses... no matter WHAT!!!... as long as they are doing their BEST, they're just perfect.<br /><br />We had a great summer. I'm really sad to see it come to an end! :)Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-31744103901059292282010-01-16T06:59:00.002-07:002010-01-16T07:09:11.824-07:00Nicole's QuiltActually, this isn't Nicole's quilt at all. It's for her NEW BABY!<br /><br />Her baby shower is today, being given by Nicole B. who, I must say, has outdone herself! She found out that Nicole had never had a baby shower for her first baby... so what do good friends do? Put on the BEST shower possible of course!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcK05VbpfTYOrMgMA9FbG0seYjHTRkCXxqiVhVR_SayKvPcpPhQ7TrjA3xsPmn3iC5LyTSVKWs0u8LlHhJlRobsXniJo-q1iAutUTgUxpb0VQiGDCug3zv_Fh_GP1bWIOi5yD/s1600-h/Nicole's+baby+quilt+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcK05VbpfTYOrMgMA9FbG0seYjHTRkCXxqiVhVR_SayKvPcpPhQ7TrjA3xsPmn3iC5LyTSVKWs0u8LlHhJlRobsXniJo-q1iAutUTgUxpb0VQiGDCug3zv_Fh_GP1bWIOi5yD/s400/Nicole's+baby+quilt+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427339112812001890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFp6v6F_Rfsr-_k3XkE430XWUH1yrHWfA3DfpmF4zO0O8RvwDEWEwV6Fj-07sCivxop_DjV8cUQHXuAVhR64DzVuy1uwUmN9tFTpgLr9wJ2h_fdaGLd-d9F7kpW4cdPSDLZqq/s1600-h/Nicole's+baby+quilt+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFp6v6F_Rfsr-_k3XkE430XWUH1yrHWfA3DfpmF4zO0O8RvwDEWEwV6Fj-07sCivxop_DjV8cUQHXuAVhR64DzVuy1uwUmN9tFTpgLr9wJ2h_fdaGLd-d9F7kpW4cdPSDLZqq/s400/Nicole's+baby+quilt+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427339132454008018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgeZ6zmjnceAogQ4A9hXlrGPy4miN-Pu3KjFH8b9FnIOsrkszB2wJxsmId8BHoGA3Q69AkHHNkxhnQbmdymg8RSC48bTML9KQLWD60GTmFaAVtBvX5UsP1mnF-OC4KcyTnWzb/s1600-h/Nicole's+baby+quilt+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgeZ6zmjnceAogQ4A9hXlrGPy4miN-Pu3KjFH8b9FnIOsrkszB2wJxsmId8BHoGA3Q69AkHHNkxhnQbmdymg8RSC48bTML9KQLWD60GTmFaAVtBvX5UsP1mnF-OC4KcyTnWzb/s400/Nicole's+baby+quilt+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427339122993422978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIyTKRHijEt99hxfG_atoU21GZB_Yj3damNsTVMfbE_RpvSRPg-HdYnhkRTmwVbA0LLYGHTS2HE8AAFPTQmuxwWsu7MqvNtApndlx_dD4BUVvvjELKR_Iw3ZnosQ6rmgR1ExB/s1600-h/Nicole's+baby+quilt+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIyTKRHijEt99hxfG_atoU21GZB_Yj3damNsTVMfbE_RpvSRPg-HdYnhkRTmwVbA0LLYGHTS2HE8AAFPTQmuxwWsu7MqvNtApndlx_dD4BUVvvjELKR_Iw3ZnosQ6rmgR1ExB/s400/Nicole's+baby+quilt+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427339119943173538" border="0" /></a><br />Can't wait to give it to her! :)Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-41296916771391344892010-01-01T22:15:00.003-07:002010-01-01T22:29:51.768-07:00Baptism QuiltWelcome to 2010! Obviously, things around here have been crazy since I haven't blogged since mid November!<br /><br />We're starting out 2010 with a baptism! Jordan turned 8 on December 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>, and tomorrow morning, (January 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span>) is his baptism day! He is terribly excited about it.<br /><br />I thought we would be having his baptism in February, so I ended up having just under a week to get his "Baptism Quilt" complete. I started <a href="http://mylaughinplace.blogspot.com/2007/05/baptism-quilt.html">Taylor's quilt</a> 2 months before his baptism... Had to get this one done in a few days!<br /><br />We had a few glitches, but I think it turned out cute in the end. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiXoxVzZ_MghYa7T0zI11rDn6LkVemiIDLfEqkgAiP6EAHeicYMGPpDh3Q4FnXXQUkNIIeuoZQgBF6vgW3D0fWIqqCLZ-qL1lzBAiBcvkcF99Ahr3OcAIw2oGsAowU6pt9MKQ/s1600-h/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiXoxVzZ_MghYa7T0zI11rDn6LkVemiIDLfEqkgAiP6EAHeicYMGPpDh3Q4FnXXQUkNIIeuoZQgBF6vgW3D0fWIqqCLZ-qL1lzBAiBcvkcF99Ahr3OcAIw2oGsAowU6pt9MKQ/s400/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422008793094807154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ-Qz-LZWcfWjHHJQ5ZPp8kEih9s8LHSMw7IQe0eyjznQXAVJfdLnwbuQJmGNISLMLbGGjiBqE9DlKIXUD7A-NJ3D78Rt-bOfyTiRwrJsIPSH9m_LVsNsTaZ4c3xubY5OIw6b/s1600-h/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ-Qz-LZWcfWjHHJQ5ZPp8kEih9s8LHSMw7IQe0eyjznQXAVJfdLnwbuQJmGNISLMLbGGjiBqE9DlKIXUD7A-NJ3D78Rt-bOfyTiRwrJsIPSH9m_LVsNsTaZ4c3xubY5OIw6b/s400/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422008789462703234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO2dWz0qKii7x1H9QnJqFLvXLDeRxZZwMoGRB1VuROs6eybZdJDhE4VdEps-lsFqC76ias3svSNQXhpOLdWpNavn6BEf1ctRlVxZcHO40lxN-nknLPM0KSjpZPsT08FijUppD/s1600-h/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO2dWz0qKii7x1H9QnJqFLvXLDeRxZZwMoGRB1VuROs6eybZdJDhE4VdEps-lsFqC76ias3svSNQXhpOLdWpNavn6BEf1ctRlVxZcHO40lxN-nknLPM0KSjpZPsT08FijUppD/s400/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422008779842932962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aYDtfMQEgSCG5EH3SlQHRI6bCy5NbXs88Vjbu3u_1Rr5RMebM1i3Y7EuWNzdqag0dEwyXKEFgdIOHrcN8mls7htjF0h-8UhzpDPqpNXcGHJyy63ZbrQAYcMBnQZWa7xs-FDl/s1600-h/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aYDtfMQEgSCG5EH3SlQHRI6bCy5NbXs88Vjbu3u_1Rr5RMebM1i3Y7EuWNzdqag0dEwyXKEFgdIOHrcN8mls7htjF0h-8UhzpDPqpNXcGHJyy63ZbrQAYcMBnQZWa7xs-FDl/s400/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422008778147560914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyeeUwG-3MObWvU12_cRYHIvWvoukry5yNgykxzAgGBAvFCxTeSqaR8Cou-aMYBCAMtK6d0ZVSyDyUlG0k98nTRi6YjyfvZ0SsFY77PjYbMjaN0G1IY0teDrY1huuB7yEvgHO/s1600-h/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyeeUwG-3MObWvU12_cRYHIvWvoukry5yNgykxzAgGBAvFCxTeSqaR8Cou-aMYBCAMtK6d0ZVSyDyUlG0k98nTRi6YjyfvZ0SsFY77PjYbMjaN0G1IY0teDrY1huuB7yEvgHO/s400/Jordan's+Baptism+Quilt+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422008768500725346" border="0" /></a>Looking forward to tomorrow's festivities! Family will be joining us afterward for a lunch, and then MAYBE we can rest for the rest of the day from birthday's, Christmas, New Year's and the baptism! It's been insane!!! :)Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-37431307348693846842009-11-18T10:05:00.004-07:002009-11-18T10:06:55.329-07:00Our Family<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V5LFoiKALv5g5HgACxM1w3qbKuYXnIQgS8FwLS9ysQ9YTltHrgY1Cp5WCugW_igu8dcX2Ot11sxU0Ws-XROzcuP70VdXFLiAkWvSWTFAR2okGjeYAnR_ab1MV63WGUA7NNh7/s1600/october+109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V5LFoiKALv5g5HgACxM1w3qbKuYXnIQgS8FwLS9ysQ9YTltHrgY1Cp5WCugW_igu8dcX2Ot11sxU0Ws-XROzcuP70VdXFLiAkWvSWTFAR2okGjeYAnR_ab1MV63WGUA7NNh7/s400/october+109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405491135194862898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A portrait by Madison.</span><br /></span></div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-46862728660064341542009-11-17T14:41:00.005-07:002009-11-17T14:59:12.902-07:00Christmas Dance Costumes 2009!Madison AND Reagan are both in dance this year! I was asked to make dresses for Madison's Christmas dance. The song is about a doll who is in the repair shop, hoping she makes it home for Christmas. :)<br /><br />The dance teacher surprised me when she said she wanted a Christmas dance costume in PINK!!! Yet, it still needed to be "Christmas-y". I found some great fabric for an overlay over the pink, and some DARLING beaded ribbon to add as an accessory!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Front<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfX4NyOalU2-T8jcHGo8AbAOJArCZVpcA6VpQ9WUL3gTBIN0k51rXldR59_wU7VD-EajH8MR4R2NaqPF4tTZBrTN9HS3culxWMJGUkttfGtk32P4mn3PcVrmK4qjRzdQ_1lO98/s1600/Reagan's+Apples+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfX4NyOalU2-T8jcHGo8AbAOJArCZVpcA6VpQ9WUL3gTBIN0k51rXldR59_wU7VD-EajH8MR4R2NaqPF4tTZBrTN9HS3culxWMJGUkttfGtk32P4mn3PcVrmK4qjRzdQ_1lO98/s400/Reagan's+Apples+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405193797394582370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Back<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42BJspIdoB47oG-Q26hB7l6gLpSvUfzIg8bW5CHLmgUz5YSW6cTouSxixPMjQGbTz-sm6eldA_vSa__FX4IfnGL1iJqhI6WlNNnpMQVoV7fAl-metREUAugPCk6qqmWt0a0iY/s1600/Reagan's+Apples+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42BJspIdoB47oG-Q26hB7l6gLpSvUfzIg8bW5CHLmgUz5YSW6cTouSxixPMjQGbTz-sm6eldA_vSa__FX4IfnGL1iJqhI6WlNNnpMQVoV7fAl-metREUAugPCk6qqmWt0a0iY/s400/Reagan's+Apples+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405193788484254434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />With Hair Bows<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2bdKLDLfMGCsKWc8-Ks-_hXi69GVNxD_R-u7BuM0_yuhOtpXPMdQGVfET4AMY4a6REMI3-RXDaql_mtWbZ2WmdOgAM-88EAJe6-IWHREYiQiQOGi4mG9rgBYnA06w_Rkt2Di/s1600/Reagan's+Apples+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2bdKLDLfMGCsKWc8-Ks-_hXi69GVNxD_R-u7BuM0_yuhOtpXPMdQGVfET4AMY4a6REMI3-RXDaql_mtWbZ2WmdOgAM-88EAJe6-IWHREYiQiQOGi4mG9rgBYnA06w_Rkt2Di/s400/Reagan's+Apples+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405192674416872786" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvow6T52RZyIX3q0sUcj1dhX2zY8KJ65A4aleJ2C2rVLXZrcXAeq-UwWUHekL2incZqz0BNWeP5aimSokG7ovt3cUoB-8DqRjcaffR2Jejr6lsN2XLFheRRS157GVPHgi5mAVs/s1600/Reagan's+Apples+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvow6T52RZyIX3q0sUcj1dhX2zY8KJ65A4aleJ2C2rVLXZrcXAeq-UwWUHekL2incZqz0BNWeP5aimSokG7ovt3cUoB-8DqRjcaffR2Jejr6lsN2XLFheRRS157GVPHgi5mAVs/s400/Reagan's+Apples+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405192665534761938" border="0" /></a><br />Different view<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpsbR5bwnhnbrARDiXuQpmXtF0bcw8f5AbA2CC-yK1mhWLTJzms7CKfb-Sq8BYkeDDRrhBoQJW57OyzxZHkEkjLlcZam6wraWXnt5SkwNo11g7aNE15Gq7Lf-CSIsNAhtpRsg/s1600/Reagan's+Apples+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpsbR5bwnhnbrARDiXuQpmXtF0bcw8f5AbA2CC-yK1mhWLTJzms7CKfb-Sq8BYkeDDRrhBoQJW57OyzxZHkEkjLlcZam6wraWXnt5SkwNo11g7aNE15Gq7Lf-CSIsNAhtpRsg/s400/Reagan's+Apples+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405192655520394642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Details<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESUlrz9QVzquIbKHGQAtlkW6TRutU7_chXWx4_SP7NUrWqpWXmQxUI-JhiC1TjVp9xpGNiJvaPEsM-55KXJhOdBjD4orb_TlHg7Gg93UuzUpj63bJ7ccmj1ERIHOjOVTLL8QG/s1600/Reagan's+Apples+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESUlrz9QVzquIbKHGQAtlkW6TRutU7_chXWx4_SP7NUrWqpWXmQxUI-JhiC1TjVp9xpGNiJvaPEsM-55KXJhOdBjD4orb_TlHg7Gg93UuzUpj63bJ7ccmj1ERIHOjOVTLL8QG/s400/Reagan's+Apples+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405192654836119394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />9 little dresses hanging in a row<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVwwDtBjAIF5kWWblNbqKB_vUmEK8XpCiHKoWDJonTa7-MDCc2gm9E-uGesijEZV3YZUwFoJCQzQ8Vd5eXcdkJTZTd4XJ2Y5znN8F1mnj388xo_0tmDAaI6DvJ94R8TnCsRgu/s1600/Reagan's+Apples+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyVwwDtBjAIF5kWWblNbqKB_vUmEK8XpCiHKoWDJonTa7-MDCc2gm9E-uGesijEZV3YZUwFoJCQzQ8Vd5eXcdkJTZTd4XJ2Y5znN8F1mnj388xo_0tmDAaI6DvJ94R8TnCsRgu/s400/Reagan's+Apples+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405192644469777522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpr5_NQnFTtUDFRt1V966fSYFANMHiBNMZqzEXtY-T7kzayNTUs_c6F56HZgepjZ-c6NyAK_G0ZLAAeTvwawba3fvvjmv8tyw9KJetjf__fDy8oa6bbydSrgMii7JtQkyrP_E/s1600/Reagan's+Apples+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpr5_NQnFTtUDFRt1V966fSYFANMHiBNMZqzEXtY-T7kzayNTUs_c6F56HZgepjZ-c6NyAK_G0ZLAAeTvwawba3fvvjmv8tyw9KJetjf__fDy8oa6bbydSrgMii7JtQkyrP_E/s400/Reagan's+Apples+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405193805947849106" border="0" /></a><br />Pardon the food storage in the background. My sewing room shares an unfinished wall with the storage room, so for right now, this is as good of a shot I can get. :)Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-73054680726412323942009-11-02T10:37:00.005-07:002009-11-02T10:53:37.861-07:00Growing Up but hopefully not growing apart...Ive been struggling recently with Taylor and Jordan's relationship. They've always been so good to each other. I mean... they have their moments... they are brothers after all. But recently, Taylor has been "seeking his independence" from his younger brother. And it hurts.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_eA7BPgR5Bmyqdsk9qX89u8N4AEvDtxcsf5CR-BaCnBO6cuHPbDj0NHFu0g3Z9DF6M-lUIl5FGnmti4lXH6olgk0CWF93FA6cJMttUKwW9SE8pTvumHyIiEHAg20WKZ1StcL/s1600-h/IMG_3828.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_eA7BPgR5Bmyqdsk9qX89u8N4AEvDtxcsf5CR-BaCnBO6cuHPbDj0NHFu0g3Z9DF6M-lUIl5FGnmti4lXH6olgk0CWF93FA6cJMttUKwW9SE8pTvumHyIiEHAg20WKZ1StcL/s400/IMG_3828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399563726061931890" border="0" /></a><br />Of course it's mostly the complaint that Jordan "hangs around" Taylor too much. But Taylor is such a great kid and Jordan just wants to follow. I don't want to force them to have a perfect relationship, but I can't seem to not involve myself either.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNNxJo77Z96XK9woVCbaUV9CuteHN21oZ0ZgwdY3x8tI6BDWURSJcoiGlV_AHl9wWsczVXLtP3tkMX3q1qe-TY3AcxiaByJR7kEtUW7wAS2tqY-TJ8UWEEIZ0z80nL55Y-WYX/s1600-h/IMG_3829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNNxJo77Z96XK9woVCbaUV9CuteHN21oZ0ZgwdY3x8tI6BDWURSJcoiGlV_AHl9wWsczVXLtP3tkMX3q1qe-TY3AcxiaByJR7kEtUW7wAS2tqY-TJ8UWEEIZ0z80nL55Y-WYX/s400/IMG_3829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399563734784731778" border="0" /></a>It's hard to watch them grow up, hoping they don't grow apart.<br /><br /><br />Meanwhile, I love these kiddos more than anything! Even when they're at odds with each other, how can you help but not love them to pieces?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu509F0ieyV9GzllUcBbsla_b8-Lv79VmsVdCm-JHCOmY0b-G-qgQeb1uoUBNC98pteE-gS412He_iyOJRpB1R_Wz46NlZd_Tnpf6_gw3g30yIVvjzP-dxIt7MJt9iY0Pzx9Y/s1600-h/IMG_3855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu509F0ieyV9GzllUcBbsla_b8-Lv79VmsVdCm-JHCOmY0b-G-qgQeb1uoUBNC98pteE-gS412He_iyOJRpB1R_Wz46NlZd_Tnpf6_gw3g30yIVvjzP-dxIt7MJt9iY0Pzx9Y/s400/IMG_3855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399563755214088130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsotW7wdIO3p1LZ0q7GWqKIrNj-cimddnWXHJuKoc_BgSgf45FNa8LeRW0lgdv2DRLbFrnLhaVxXaR6DzvFfxDPafP4AzTc8u0kWPeURsc4gCsFAKAC5_C_nI5NuUBz1rl2xC/s1600-h/IMG_3850.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsotW7wdIO3p1LZ0q7GWqKIrNj-cimddnWXHJuKoc_BgSgf45FNa8LeRW0lgdv2DRLbFrnLhaVxXaR6DzvFfxDPafP4AzTc8u0kWPeURsc4gCsFAKAC5_C_nI5NuUBz1rl2xC/s400/IMG_3850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399563744753781346" border="0" /></a>Taylor 10, Jordan *almost 8*, Reagan 3, and Madison 5<br /></div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-7127047665088644242009-10-14T18:46:00.003-07:002009-10-14T18:49:26.133-07:00Too Much Canning.You know you're canning too much when the 3 year old starts imitating you by canning things for play.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-IA2LqMniiMTqaksvM4a1JC-JkaT6N0DvqbhkqD4KVFuM7O1Hki2LGzTh2YJoGej_KrizVpCK0ENjwK-SYil8t1_NMMpGfQUfpdGNKHQdJGv45En_1qubiyDv0xM18uV7KWq/s1600-h/Reagan's+Apples+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-IA2LqMniiMTqaksvM4a1JC-JkaT6N0DvqbhkqD4KVFuM7O1Hki2LGzTh2YJoGej_KrizVpCK0ENjwK-SYil8t1_NMMpGfQUfpdGNKHQdJGv45En_1qubiyDv0xM18uV7KWq/s400/Reagan's+Apples+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392637670243285202" border="0" /></a>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-32567397004819214212009-10-14T17:38:00.004-07:002009-10-14T18:44:21.589-07:00Reagan's BirthdayThe "baby" is Three. And it kills me just a little.<br /><br />Unfortunately, her birthday falls right in the middle of crazy canning season. My big plans for her third birthday fell short and it's one I'm glad she won't really remember.<br /><br />I made her cake in about 30 minutes. I think it turned out awful. She wanted a "sleeping beauty" cake, and I should have taken the time I did with Madison's to make it look decent.<br /><br />The morning of her birthday she woke up and told me that she didn't want to be three yet she wanted to stay two. She said that she wanted her party "next week". Should have listened!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglB6pEwxw_FxBMej4OhIFn3Iymhu_JJp9vQwJWoJMts7D5PfEIHkZn8dcTcDWQ5kKSD4Hwe4bXpfsA9XpJmmtjyIgm5GDHd6sSKZFsfX1eG3wFiASyQZfr7xoPyxMFWFZCzNjA/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglB6pEwxw_FxBMej4OhIFn3Iymhu_JJp9vQwJWoJMts7D5PfEIHkZn8dcTcDWQ5kKSD4Hwe4bXpfsA9XpJmmtjyIgm5GDHd6sSKZFsfX1eG3wFiASyQZfr7xoPyxMFWFZCzNjA/s320/Reagan+Balloon+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392634503456232802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg13rwuqz67vHG9Q4eDt8BvTmAYjRKFZ-feFETMQIrNB9nBEa21b3DyVvQqewNwWX80r2dJbnGXpB-l-BBkZaffUfaj_DXt3G1R8-epX1B9bvxVuWKzZ4MzPCWNjlrtA_4ZjL/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQg13rwuqz67vHG9Q4eDt8BvTmAYjRKFZ-feFETMQIrNB9nBEa21b3DyVvQqewNwWX80r2dJbnGXpB-l-BBkZaffUfaj_DXt3G1R8-epX1B9bvxVuWKzZ4MzPCWNjlrtA_4ZjL/s320/Reagan+Balloon+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392634488934864802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYBo0B7eSOfzLxJutVIoom6pVh5fBhMTx6WN0saEIe1sVSTdzeS6fjQhyusHBEaa_qDkSHJnrmHh2oARuxWGn7IP4E0T7LiNNk9-ekVdLr2ZnQcEtrLztLQAmFrXBRQHtCtpH/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYBo0B7eSOfzLxJutVIoom6pVh5fBhMTx6WN0saEIe1sVSTdzeS6fjQhyusHBEaa_qDkSHJnrmHh2oARuxWGn7IP4E0T7LiNNk9-ekVdLr2ZnQcEtrLztLQAmFrXBRQHtCtpH/s320/Reagan+Balloon+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392634486258434818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd6DTB10kuv3Z9GiZ8gS30bn84tcgDcRLAxjKHk7QE7zSAv-QgwRAEn66XcpBICqQ4XzxheSMaOODR4IAezNR2EklcbJRdP0fRRpn6PBVv23YNOydPfUPAMc0vI5PtBVN5dyq/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd6DTB10kuv3Z9GiZ8gS30bn84tcgDcRLAxjKHk7QE7zSAv-QgwRAEn66XcpBICqQ4XzxheSMaOODR4IAezNR2EklcbJRdP0fRRpn6PBVv23YNOydPfUPAMc0vI5PtBVN5dyq/s320/Reagan+Balloon+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392634477440850162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAY3K0t-y4RsaB4v-zl3lJLy6M6DdSJNn8LCoRb8DRrer32Oyeupjr8pyeu1VdhyphenhyphenF6fqwAr5NwmYQItkPIQAhiRkxG_G5Y1bxVcsgLBfsV0M667hXn66haoRa5IGLcq3uDrTIo/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAY3K0t-y4RsaB4v-zl3lJLy6M6DdSJNn8LCoRb8DRrer32Oyeupjr8pyeu1VdhyphenhyphenF6fqwAr5NwmYQItkPIQAhiRkxG_G5Y1bxVcsgLBfsV0M667hXn66haoRa5IGLcq3uDrTIo/s320/Reagan+Balloon+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392625793865504178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHy90w1_xrkTnspbopg_KMsMEYMjeQTC7ounFcMWAe-z9wxa_qjKc4aRh0AM8XWVAjXZiW5BSrpYO0GJaGhSQqIb9ylaphFuwgshDkYk0qrIIQDb2xaAqoqoWT_YZTTX-o4uD/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHy90w1_xrkTnspbopg_KMsMEYMjeQTC7ounFcMWAe-z9wxa_qjKc4aRh0AM8XWVAjXZiW5BSrpYO0GJaGhSQqIb9ylaphFuwgshDkYk0qrIIQDb2xaAqoqoWT_YZTTX-o4uD/s320/Reagan+Balloon+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392625783976271362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By the time party time rolled around, she was fine with being three. She rushed through all of her gifts, not thanking anyone for anything. She love everything though. The day after she played and played with all her new "loot".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWJ4Gzxq9iWKOMH9Gq_hkoo6X_v4S7uqTtLKaENvNhyphenhyphenNd8bZ8TPmmSebHPEaKqZHXjlWud3k1hX7ZrBjnGiBgcWpBuPZIYUG3d5JjRjxevxHt3xNfuAw3pIvkRqrJ9lSfy7Ab/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWJ4Gzxq9iWKOMH9Gq_hkoo6X_v4S7uqTtLKaENvNhyphenhyphenNd8bZ8TPmmSebHPEaKqZHXjlWud3k1hX7ZrBjnGiBgcWpBuPZIYUG3d5JjRjxevxHt3xNfuAw3pIvkRqrJ9lSfy7Ab/s320/Reagan+Balloon+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392625776979720754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dRSE_wZ0UNLKZHeW9ccUa43UJcIX2-e-c6xczciwzMpElVFEQhSK3OKoHPJFwXPje4p9GXs1Iv_UXw83CDDalNHgyUsmN2mXowTieivKMAOhM9NS1eN-pAeyHzdxsgXdYb3P/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDlzPIL-arOXngfP6R_rjtLWKrHHiKQ_8GkaxWStfo_dMuKG9bFOmpKuAwuctqSTZGshB5dw3uSWku7D6nZNufHp9RtrAFCvLcmWu3jav9jT4kDuEFcITF9pMPiqw_QpbUESQ/s320/Reagan+Balloon+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392622856984304306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_wncCyFDBgzRG704dGbYRuRJJTyMZ_eCyzpWjEHgsqZZlooHWaoB6JUFWL6vPcKh5jROIfj59nbFwDEe0-uf_9Fp_Kd8sajZ36WdhJ6Gaepiv0XqdqI5B1DVwIc69MaDu4Ln/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_wncCyFDBgzRG704dGbYRuRJJTyMZ_eCyzpWjEHgsqZZlooHWaoB6JUFWL6vPcKh5jROIfj59nbFwDEe0-uf_9Fp_Kd8sajZ36WdhJ6Gaepiv0XqdqI5B1DVwIc69MaDu4Ln/s320/Reagan+Balloon+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392622845632804754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcQDbHPcu05vk8DO6lYi6DykK07h0nBEUjK5Rv4J1zFLTdCrygZd0pW51tSizLIvZ4rVpTPbESZ9IICX0BFXzuYChSNZ9hVrK1idEOXitSWJGiOavlQ5XUWMszdDP1V_19asZ/s1600-h/Reagan+Balloon+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDcQDbHPcu05vk8DO6lYi6DykK07h0nBEUjK5Rv4J1zFLTdCrygZd0pW51tSizLIvZ4rVpTPbESZ9IICX0BFXzuYChSNZ9hVrK1idEOXitSWJGiOavlQ5XUWMszdDP1V_19asZ/s320/Reagan+Balloon+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392622837303057058" border="0" /></a>Happy Birthday my little Reagan! Thanks for putting up with our crazy family! And thanks for adding a little "attitude" to our family dynamic!!! :)Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-67529191284999027902009-10-09T10:39:00.003-07:002009-10-09T10:41:04.070-07:00I'm LAME!Reagan turned THREE on Monday and I still haven't pulled my act together to blog about it.<br /><br />Seriously... sign me up for "parent of the year". I mean... if Obama can win the Peace Prize, be a lame parent to my kids should put me in the running still for parent of the year... right?<br /><br />Back later to post photos of the little twerp. (Reagan that is...) :)Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-50991087305521865392009-09-10T07:38:00.002-07:002009-09-10T07:40:12.781-07:00Madison's First Day of Kindergarten!I thought I posted this earlier!!!<br /><br />Madison's First day of Kindergarten was August 31, 2009. She's loving it!!!<br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5445794f444d794f44553d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox scrapbook: Kindergarten" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5445794f444d794f44553d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/scrapbooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox scrapbook</a></td></tr></table>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-67024619351780365552009-08-25T07:13:00.006-07:002009-08-25T08:15:07.030-07:00Back to School 2009The boys started school on Monday, August 24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>. It's a strange feeling having a 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> grader and a 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nd</span> grader. On top of that, Madison will start school on Monday, August 31st. Having just Reagan at home will be interesting for sure.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We started this year by having a "Back to School Dinner". Sunday night we set the table with all of our fine china, then proceeded to eat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">bbq</span> ribs, corn on the cob, dutch oven potatoes and homemade rolls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPa6BxlvJ34m1L5jWchXUbjdiTAX6XpDa6bXrAhQnd_mIWoKRCfuHe7Cg5qIzSEJUghGTryDIPK3hx21F03ipUyGetGIrp3o4lKmi24Zt07PgryJfr25WqWOrdhcuK7XmuPQs/s1600-h/Back+to+School+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPa6BxlvJ34m1L5jWchXUbjdiTAX6XpDa6bXrAhQnd_mIWoKRCfuHe7Cg5qIzSEJUghGTryDIPK3hx21F03ipUyGetGIrp3o4lKmi24Zt07PgryJfr25WqWOrdhcuK7XmuPQs/s400/Back+to+School+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373913991075819426" border="0" /></a><br />Our family "theme" for the year is "BE PREPARED". This is mainly because last year I felt so unorganized and UN-prepared. That was probably due to the fact that Brian was in school as well - we just never really got into the swing of things.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ9COT8GiSxWOHCcG_h8U2WlsUEL_OfciJXMJBDa2ZiVFsZmCfp70_mbaog-T2lglui-yus6ylb1Py-AZacfZ-h7bszg4Oj89zy_-n0MKmsKdmANjRjewEXitBfHYBeANUnwz/s1600-h/Back+to+School+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ9COT8GiSxWOHCcG_h8U2WlsUEL_OfciJXMJBDa2ZiVFsZmCfp70_mbaog-T2lglui-yus6ylb1Py-AZacfZ-h7bszg4Oj89zy_-n0MKmsKdmANjRjewEXitBfHYBeANUnwz/s400/Back+to+School+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373913984696547298" border="0" /></a><br />We ate dinner and read the Scripture found in D&C 109:8: "Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing, and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God." I found this fitting for our family and a perfect guideline for those of any faith.<br /><br />In order to be more organized and "prepared", Brian helped me make a magnet board for each of the kids. This way, they have a specific place for their homework pages, notes home, etc... instead of being lost on the kitchen table or on the floor of their rooms.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqcKgOW96elb7CmMZVJXi74y8XSYm8NMpFLF8LNCiqJUFPFqFK0kmeQ0mdosHwAq-hRDSBTxuVmWrJVTLpdue8wwlllenIK7aA_m7vMVMGZBikgNCSfP85y6kluhZee6ZSxmJ/s1600-h/Back+to+School+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqcKgOW96elb7CmMZVJXi74y8XSYm8NMpFLF8LNCiqJUFPFqFK0kmeQ0mdosHwAq-hRDSBTxuVmWrJVTLpdue8wwlllenIK7aA_m7vMVMGZBikgNCSfP85y6kluhZee6ZSxmJ/s400/Back+to+School+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373913397847996738" border="0" /></a><br />The kids had a great time making their magnets for their boards, and hopefully it will really help in keeping everything together this year.<br /><br />We also put new hangers up for backpacks/jackets at the back door. Hopefully this reduces the clutter in the main coat closet... it was difficult last year to find what was needed to quick run out the door with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">everybody's</span> stuff piled in there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp10euggQLKYXjlcVkHSN4OK8Sulrgn_mz-R4qaVy28VWyizbPuAcNDh1MzWqkLjasST_Fo3Qr6rco5TFxZT_GdKzXwGqV3bx0gvQQEO6gBi5XW4EMnql1ZK-wA6Cvj5sdKAVq/s1600-h/Back+to+School+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp10euggQLKYXjlcVkHSN4OK8Sulrgn_mz-R4qaVy28VWyizbPuAcNDh1MzWqkLjasST_Fo3Qr6rco5TFxZT_GdKzXwGqV3bx0gvQQEO6gBi5XW4EMnql1ZK-wA6Cvj5sdKAVq/s400/Back+to+School+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373913389091271426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Taylor is excited to start 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> grade. He wore the LOBSTER shirt that he paid for. His teacher is Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Daynes</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEAycM6A4Q_t6FchBxAlT1oAT5Fjs06svU-1OSXNTy98GBg-5wUkg1pN7UliMoTmJ67kWQOEhC6ipAKiOdq5ub0v8K5hyphenhyphenMf2a_6YC8xVyGUC2GVeDcDRk2LfY6mfrwyf5u20P/s1600-h/Back+to+School+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEAycM6A4Q_t6FchBxAlT1oAT5Fjs06svU-1OSXNTy98GBg-5wUkg1pN7UliMoTmJ67kWQOEhC6ipAKiOdq5ub0v8K5hyphenhyphenMf2a_6YC8xVyGUC2GVeDcDRk2LfY6mfrwyf5u20P/s400/Back+to+School+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373913380987865426" border="0" /></a><br />Jordan is in 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nd</span> grade and excited to be in Mrs. Rubie's class.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLXhSik_xPH-xjFj5caMiHyEJ05AqmdjjOuivTBbSugp8KFIEZ1C88qU4M_hjMf-oYHFrIMpw_bVp1KltybYlLKDklLhtaKM67njZAxiUBRXef2pw99vv1m_cVln3EhM98_bS/s1600-h/Back+to+School+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLXhSik_xPH-xjFj5caMiHyEJ05AqmdjjOuivTBbSugp8KFIEZ1C88qU4M_hjMf-oYHFrIMpw_bVp1KltybYlLKDklLhtaKM67njZAxiUBRXef2pw99vv1m_cVln3EhM98_bS/s400/Back+to+School+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373913374347098114" border="0" /></a><br />Haven't they both grown up so much???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B07cGfiDtPlTvKkVcEG4Smehes_Ab-n3g8MTvSKOW9fYGcKih4MnWvVa2T1FbF9Rp-vN7-JOeKgLK-dCYrGixYtJ3wcPBt4JBjgIwD9PRmpvvu8qDgm-abygDEWVwbiDAwfg/s1600-h/Back+to+School+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4B07cGfiDtPlTvKkVcEG4Smehes_Ab-n3g8MTvSKOW9fYGcKih4MnWvVa2T1FbF9Rp-vN7-JOeKgLK-dCYrGixYtJ3wcPBt4JBjgIwD9PRmpvvu8qDgm-abygDEWVwbiDAwfg/s400/Back+to+School+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373913361986561058" border="0" /></a><br />After a quick breakfast in the morning (they wanted CEREAL... what kid just wants cereal when their mom is willing to make pancakes, eggs, waffles, WHATEVER in the morning? My kids, that's who...) we were off to the bus stop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpNwx9mZrzXnQQvWz7FTyhF2YjV6swV26vF2EBMSl0niv_Ih9IuiWJ7aX_Ddlxnucg5-9KKzNioKMKw2Uz6rdc94w6Rzhu6btQhzex8RJcu2a4ajGfEeVDB3jdKQH8OPGWN5j/s1600-h/Back+to+School+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpNwx9mZrzXnQQvWz7FTyhF2YjV6swV26vF2EBMSl0niv_Ih9IuiWJ7aX_Ddlxnucg5-9KKzNioKMKw2Uz6rdc94w6Rzhu6btQhzex8RJcu2a4ajGfEeVDB3jdKQH8OPGWN5j/s400/Back+to+School+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373911329374666898" border="0" /></a><br />And our Cat, (who thinks he's a dog) followed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyKRCgECehN-SIlkaEzFtMqCndDQ3O9z_iIDqKGcF4m7CR27Ky_Z-EnBtsbTQXR1JSdHukl7T3Q4wV9W5ZUyNRI03jXYqS4bNtGWOarkcX12HA9ND-tPOkEEsQFNqlLebTYKy/s1600-h/Back+to+School+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyKRCgECehN-SIlkaEzFtMqCndDQ3O9z_iIDqKGcF4m7CR27Ky_Z-EnBtsbTQXR1JSdHukl7T3Q4wV9W5ZUyNRI03jXYqS4bNtGWOarkcX12HA9ND-tPOkEEsQFNqlLebTYKy/s400/Back+to+School+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373911316627990066" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone at the bus stop will know Nigel. Silly kitty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIHh153EyhpWWR3pQmNoJZ2aBBD76lVtzCZDdQy832Et1IIdiiQOSFBlZAt4sOq1pOF5kO-6MOcvZhvTlEcfgP8DPFPWk5Y5_RJGJTs4hrATiCjWSdWHzfvBoq316QRrPhq9k/s1600-h/Back+to+School+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIHh153EyhpWWR3pQmNoJZ2aBBD76lVtzCZDdQy832Et1IIdiiQOSFBlZAt4sOq1pOF5kO-6MOcvZhvTlEcfgP8DPFPWk5Y5_RJGJTs4hrATiCjWSdWHzfvBoq316QRrPhq9k/s400/Back+to+School+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373911305891579026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Neighborhood kids ready for the first day!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVubXUqdWPybHkdcVfiR03eZShWqFLUnT16dSfMOdOVSYXO8oQmspwqDInQJ_3py-uTioBwfInf5e4dqT1V4c8eHGCvGToBZASggI5wQsOmlkKC5UpiIFlBWMC11jhLA9OStsV/s1600-h/Back+to+School+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVubXUqdWPybHkdcVfiR03eZShWqFLUnT16dSfMOdOVSYXO8oQmspwqDInQJ_3py-uTioBwfInf5e4dqT1V4c8eHGCvGToBZASggI5wQsOmlkKC5UpiIFlBWMC11jhLA9OStsV/s400/Back+to+School+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373911300203242434" border="0" /></a><br />The three 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> graders: Taylor, Hannah and Spencer. (Waiting for a friend to send me photos of the three 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">nd</span> graders: Jordan, Sam and Christian.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGVcStmN0D_r48KWYksGH98mtoy5F1auh43vxuXR4Bsx6j3SowA0B1GVGLhch7lx4zgj6R1_y9oLzBUc23LoZREZZNy71ww67VWISezYuqXI_4EZ9zCy4eua18LjTAeO0xaH4/s1600-h/Back+to+School+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGVcStmN0D_r48KWYksGH98mtoy5F1auh43vxuXR4Bsx6j3SowA0B1GVGLhch7lx4zgj6R1_y9oLzBUc23LoZREZZNy71ww67VWISezYuqXI_4EZ9zCy4eua18LjTAeO0xaH4/s400/Back+to+School+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373911291617083922" border="0" /></a><br />The bus came and they were off. The girls and I walked back up to the bus for the return trip home and there was a lot of excitement. Madison and Reagan missed the boys all day long!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKvSyfofbUlDsWs_EUMmPoFi0yGe8JQP1px9jd2r91O5YFkw7Tb8SDs1hwJlzJhWuA5ekZZQDpnKldR9FwJeLaBYkHWn-evoR_K9tdkgIBNUAlFrzR2A5iz7BPe5girdznery/s1600-h/Back+to+School+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKvSyfofbUlDsWs_EUMmPoFi0yGe8JQP1px9jd2r91O5YFkw7Tb8SDs1hwJlzJhWuA5ekZZQDpnKldR9FwJeLaBYkHWn-evoR_K9tdkgIBNUAlFrzR2A5iz7BPe5girdznery/s400/Back+to+School+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373909223549323906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQcYmngKUuTLPnSgjDTqyvrtkZdfLwW1aPEbFgn1GJNQzZGZ2Ira22u-36r8G_J_JmFz49bwP5fQMklkfqQShjDT8G_Ho10B-po_YD9JTwReyt3lXBYEalyf4ZJzshGS8MFNa/s1600-h/Back+to+School+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQcYmngKUuTLPnSgjDTqyvrtkZdfLwW1aPEbFgn1GJNQzZGZ2Ira22u-36r8G_J_JmFz49bwP5fQMklkfqQShjDT8G_Ho10B-po_YD9JTwReyt3lXBYEalyf4ZJzshGS8MFNa/s400/Back+to+School+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373909213648778626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM19dVbI2BKA-xrp8xKJalWum5PS1TVWWMI5p_zKlSDOy3neD5ZYpoLjudV-FRe4K6N93dzArGbC82Yj82iCoqPShR1OYICssocQEsW-RQSjlg_g79proKv8mOCjvhTysL7JI8/s1600-h/Back+to+School+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM19dVbI2BKA-xrp8xKJalWum5PS1TVWWMI5p_zKlSDOy3neD5ZYpoLjudV-FRe4K6N93dzArGbC82Yj82iCoqPShR1OYICssocQEsW-RQSjlg_g79proKv8mOCjvhTysL7JI8/s400/Back+to+School+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373909204160003090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1kDgMXniOxSyJpYjPZ_p2RJ9ijiiZaKgGntrHf5g0S1itguBimpKsAbgt-MuWvu-XMlveNEfFFHGD-gcZZUxR_3x3GxllodtiA3xIbl91RZFNwmdSuppquSeAIV5Obd08JD0/s1600-h/Back+to+School+054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1kDgMXniOxSyJpYjPZ_p2RJ9ijiiZaKgGntrHf5g0S1itguBimpKsAbgt-MuWvu-XMlveNEfFFHGD-gcZZUxR_3x3GxllodtiA3xIbl91RZFNwmdSuppquSeAIV5Obd08JD0/s400/Back+to+School+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373909193508821826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH7jNjOK3J5POjfp9haYlU_nWqM8NnVQpnqHrQ4WJcsH31mvQ6Omk1xb9m1OCO6pDXGa4NIe1jNgNcaup6rYYfJnD0DHR6fiuS_dO7ZberfaXIcW3zu2a3s75qAv3IA9dp5AQ/s1600-h/Back+to+School+056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH7jNjOK3J5POjfp9haYlU_nWqM8NnVQpnqHrQ4WJcsH31mvQ6Omk1xb9m1OCO6pDXGa4NIe1jNgNcaup6rYYfJnD0DHR6fiuS_dO7ZberfaXIcW3zu2a3s75qAv3IA9dp5AQ/s400/Back+to+School+056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373909182837888002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We're excited for the school year!<br /></div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-87051495748376262442009-08-23T06:51:00.008-07:002009-08-23T07:42:34.065-07:00Camping in the BackyardThis weekend, we were planning on attending our Ward Camp-Out. The kids were excited! Plans totally fell through as we ended up taking Brian back to the eye doctor on Friday morning. We felt it was best to stay behind. So in order to compromise with the kids, we set up the tent in the backyard!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbu0RKjbmdyswBjlitOciTeVEdos4f4SEuZ0LVAgcqbVBFDkDKAXRfr5jyp_ELayg473hlAA0KvRy0msO_OWcVynRGra-VmwJuGdmMnVESZ_37XFw9V4DyEm9afm1mCxaXk0g/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbu0RKjbmdyswBjlitOciTeVEdos4f4SEuZ0LVAgcqbVBFDkDKAXRfr5jyp_ELayg473hlAA0KvRy0msO_OWcVynRGra-VmwJuGdmMnVESZ_37XFw9V4DyEm9afm1mCxaXk0g/s400/Backyard+Campout+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373162141606470914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzHFLfBIgGG8nqaEL4IiLSdDtXYkQgkDUrtQgAj9G5h1dJ3gwzV2PmKb04p9_WeDsH1XfeFjShToCl7jxi5s3aKUXWBR1tEwmJYnwpiql-eSlrkcBzLWs5Ju6nH4Wg3f6JVS6/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzHFLfBIgGG8nqaEL4IiLSdDtXYkQgkDUrtQgAj9G5h1dJ3gwzV2PmKb04p9_WeDsH1XfeFjShToCl7jxi5s3aKUXWBR1tEwmJYnwpiql-eSlrkcBzLWs5Ju6nH4Wg3f6JVS6/s400/Backyard+Campout+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373162131573218018" border="0" /></a><br />Of course, we needed to eat... so out came the dutch oven!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dYq9SIQosxbM4eXLgAZntLYpVmTm7t3fjmyfmyIyA8nuLytkNWrLq8icFdBK4CcpidByxhQGoyuaC9iFa4_vtSJzXsFWnvXr9WWNeWDSzPycPsNF7TyBIHYyDQU6sgS80JQW/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dYq9SIQosxbM4eXLgAZntLYpVmTm7t3fjmyfmyIyA8nuLytkNWrLq8icFdBK4CcpidByxhQGoyuaC9iFa4_vtSJzXsFWnvXr9WWNeWDSzPycPsNF7TyBIHYyDQU6sgS80JQW/s400/Backyard+Campout+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373167440357995186" border="0" /></a><br />And plenty of drinks we don't normally have.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSNG9Z-RpQcx_rq7rBeZBPDxBsWZggxDfn1ForiYAaN7Ra4ERtdfzQaIsY2jRRyjwtLTOynWTvRW0GpKJUBX6NBwIaTXkTKhmbaCHvgc2_UJz2wuD_TUGyO8DZYylODtBwBlb/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSNG9Z-RpQcx_rq7rBeZBPDxBsWZggxDfn1ForiYAaN7Ra4ERtdfzQaIsY2jRRyjwtLTOynWTvRW0GpKJUBX6NBwIaTXkTKhmbaCHvgc2_UJz2wuD_TUGyO8DZYylODtBwBlb/s400/Backyard+Campout+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373169577947640322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Camping out just wouldn't be the same without S'mores....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCRhF9LtZ3g76QSQZSt9OOn98SfgWX9BJ9K57F1KA4wxxKe9wGmMhotA1I1ScbpZlhtYdOBHUU0XHTqalFX4NuJZHDJCpOym0TlGakpTQZiLxXvGE2W9clh-vMw4yb6bUPlVo/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCRhF9LtZ3g76QSQZSt9OOn98SfgWX9BJ9K57F1KA4wxxKe9wGmMhotA1I1ScbpZlhtYdOBHUU0XHTqalFX4NuJZHDJCpOym0TlGakpTQZiLxXvGE2W9clh-vMw4yb6bUPlVo/s400/Backyard+Campout+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373160951283065170" border="0" /></a><br />Our little "campfire"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_3ilx0OIcW2emNS7HmepDobkr2MIlr8rP6FmTv9Q0S43l1rQiNiUoTjY3ktfBWcG6UMPW9g3x4CPvA_khXHUOVpp0ilaDbfyqahbb267Kg9HKBVqABHT69ESk2Y_JSjSJzhh/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_3ilx0OIcW2emNS7HmepDobkr2MIlr8rP6FmTv9Q0S43l1rQiNiUoTjY3ktfBWcG6UMPW9g3x4CPvA_khXHUOVpp0ilaDbfyqahbb267Kg9HKBVqABHT69ESk2Y_JSjSJzhh/s400/Backyard+Campout+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373160940124201394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7ZNkfWTHITA9udmQd7lZKZ_QIvun-i_OswkoPK61vS7P2cRrJiV0tCzT_YMm46nqmg3FT6mFzJQ5DHH0RD2J6lMWNduP_5x7kPUyURVM3J-69DNIVyAJ5Y2eH43qyzqOwTTN/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7ZNkfWTHITA9udmQd7lZKZ_QIvun-i_OswkoPK61vS7P2cRrJiV0tCzT_YMm46nqmg3FT6mFzJQ5DHH0RD2J6lMWNduP_5x7kPUyURVM3J-69DNIVyAJ5Y2eH43qyzqOwTTN/s400/Backyard+Campout+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373160929605591874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkD4Y5nw0GnxsZRFCxrvG8ksZBCVULpYK3X8DfWjOEAm5Rqf1O9WmDOZpmXyDgYfs8nUTu_e2v94B4lK3HKY1oBn-5agIsOgA4K9yBJcqP1s-P2xXUdGUds0rb0A1xWz4nFa73/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkD4Y5nw0GnxsZRFCxrvG8ksZBCVULpYK3X8DfWjOEAm5Rqf1O9WmDOZpmXyDgYfs8nUTu_e2v94B4lK3HKY1oBn-5agIsOgA4K9yBJcqP1s-P2xXUdGUds0rb0A1xWz4nFa73/s400/Backyard+Campout+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373160920332276306" border="0" /></a><br />Had to put this photo up because the girls look PLASTERED. See what happens when you even give them Root-BEER????<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AQU3nF8Ic6_SeSgKyu9p-OFqxdtPGZ1RBzV9SoATw_fhBMLxdKrC6ct7uMafiAjSRVpWdCySWNyZGQVVZ5sX_5hakcTCuD2XZqfVzEH3e2a92bUS12UEYrnBgcqRasizRmKj/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AQU3nF8Ic6_SeSgKyu9p-OFqxdtPGZ1RBzV9SoATw_fhBMLxdKrC6ct7uMafiAjSRVpWdCySWNyZGQVVZ5sX_5hakcTCuD2XZqfVzEH3e2a92bUS12UEYrnBgcqRasizRmKj/s400/Backyard+Campout+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373159003869244386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ5XUTGEMrhi-lQZ6mMf-HuPj1_-0L6eFZagc-6JajHnm2AuhR0iLcw1PtUmZDANf1x-YiAZHEkDFDb09kXFYhOfJ7KnKobJdVr1TXejUtlCd54pY_fUIcvTLZjnHeP9rDDAg/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJ5XUTGEMrhi-lQZ6mMf-HuPj1_-0L6eFZagc-6JajHnm2AuhR0iLcw1PtUmZDANf1x-YiAZHEkDFDb09kXFYhOfJ7KnKobJdVr1TXejUtlCd54pY_fUIcvTLZjnHeP9rDDAg/s400/Backyard+Campout+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373159011869195698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb4YN4-lNs6tsFf7WN00G5XuLiaVRj6lYVk_AfDKOERvlof0RMB7hDsP2NwCsnkEf5JjqaMbJtmeLx4I3tap_4dL77mlgwKZUJdI4RtqA69P3Q84tQhYx5PyQQszQTmryxusB/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDb4YN4-lNs6tsFf7WN00G5XuLiaVRj6lYVk_AfDKOERvlof0RMB7hDsP2NwCsnkEf5JjqaMbJtmeLx4I3tap_4dL77mlgwKZUJdI4RtqA69P3Q84tQhYx5PyQQszQTmryxusB/s400/Backyard+Campout+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373159021830649090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVesqxNjp0uGt3UGY6lhRK4tu6tRuyhn9biIOzH93HnVaKPzHfXIJmPtveODs4A8V1A_E6hb-k7NbvgmYiIYIvHZMv_AUpgKaY_LrIq4fss9og1aMsSgJBY4iI2Lx0gEGHBlk3/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVesqxNjp0uGt3UGY6lhRK4tu6tRuyhn9biIOzH93HnVaKPzHfXIJmPtveODs4A8V1A_E6hb-k7NbvgmYiIYIvHZMv_AUpgKaY_LrIq4fss9og1aMsSgJBY4iI2Lx0gEGHBlk3/s400/Backyard+Campout+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373159032080942242" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPHggUT3_sPwIaQaoEme_p8d-Mh3Okra4vK6dvK9-Xi6oZ2FwzHM0KtIwi0dYlustDNOt2LeZgPblqGWVPsL2s95W32XaFFlwDbkY5gVwVwOQmq4reynGsT-cTP2a_1djBul7/s1600-h/Backyard+Campout+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPHggUT3_sPwIaQaoEme_p8d-Mh3Okra4vK6dvK9-Xi6oZ2FwzHM0KtIwi0dYlustDNOt2LeZgPblqGWVPsL2s95W32XaFFlwDbkY5gVwVwOQmq4reynGsT-cTP2a_1djBul7/s400/Backyard+Campout+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373159042859459506" border="0" /></a><br />At about 10:45 PM, we ended up back in the house. The kids would just NOT SETTLE DOWN. It's one thing to chat and not sleep when you're actually camping, but when your tent is set up next to the neighbors fence, you end up having to play by the rules.<br /><br />We are totally going to do more back yard camp outs in the future... The kids loved it!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-14402282452574074102009-08-21T18:17:00.005-07:002009-08-21T20:44:24.742-07:00Down in the GardenI honestly meant to post photos of the garden as it progressed this year. Now it's the end of August, I'll only get to remember what it became instead of what it once was. :)<br /><br />Looking into the first raised bed (which honestly, isn't very "raised"... we put the beds in before we laid the sod, so they're more of a sunken/raised bed...) you'll see the "herb" garden - dill plant (oh wait... that died...) Cilantro (oh wait... that died too....) spinach (oh wait... no spinach left....) lettuce, radishes, basil, more basil, lots more basil, parsley, oregano and two different types of cherry tomatoes. (Sweet 100's and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sunsugar</span>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbX8TqdRxz1UzqM-RN5E_Ow-hdkltJJShrycN-VxVKDs0L4gdiTkuNYvm7Nd8JcxwppKpR8lho3g3RaSOl346Htl51UHb_psZR14AWwGjXgSrzbrWPZZKeJEbQjBRCjZglpna/s1600-h/garden+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbX8TqdRxz1UzqM-RN5E_Ow-hdkltJJShrycN-VxVKDs0L4gdiTkuNYvm7Nd8JcxwppKpR8lho3g3RaSOl346Htl51UHb_psZR14AWwGjXgSrzbrWPZZKeJEbQjBRCjZglpna/s400/garden+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372623379672222082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Along the fence we have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brussels</span> sprouts, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">brocc</span>-a-flower, cauliflower, green beans that were not green beans at all, just a growing vine (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">grrrrrr</span>....) and then some onions and chives. In the distance, behind the pool, is the empty chicken coop that is now being used as the compost pile. (Bring back my chickens!!!!!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjSsZlG3F_nimiw62spWLBOP2tiO2j8v5nQFlwBiRzaAECBURD3qU_p_KZadJU6ym2TiUkFzG8T68PjQ3TmVVNdZhGCsi4KxtZFWjrdQWk_DRVxLesjXgx_G2KU0M22HMHp9s/s1600-h/garden+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjSsZlG3F_nimiw62spWLBOP2tiO2j8v5nQFlwBiRzaAECBURD3qU_p_KZadJU6ym2TiUkFzG8T68PjQ3TmVVNdZhGCsi4KxtZFWjrdQWk_DRVxLesjXgx_G2KU0M22HMHp9s/s400/garden+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372625637735540530" border="0" /></a><br />Flower Garden (Obviously) and our blue irrigation hose that is running to the front yard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42xbR10ZqhgtAt96524ppCjIasVvse06GtGOJ2L3BXyh-1hkFLCLcsYRoAdk3iEWxey5eDihIV6Sed98q1nwQCcWHEnMrARcSjHo1u7M3p3uAkpVZds4q9zG6wg_ZDSgr-Zqr/s1600-h/garden+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42xbR10ZqhgtAt96524ppCjIasVvse06GtGOJ2L3BXyh-1hkFLCLcsYRoAdk3iEWxey5eDihIV6Sed98q1nwQCcWHEnMrARcSjHo1u7M3p3uAkpVZds4q9zG6wg_ZDSgr-Zqr/s400/garden+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372623406331948162" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor stood by my tomato plant to show how tall they are. If I look out my kitchen window, I see just the tops of tomato plants and it makes me happy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTzxpik7HYaYOWQts5vVOna8KD0XH9swlmCRlWmxxw0WX-30Cvrcmiz0wgloX6eQE2TLUUmTDK6myc-wA39tp_h96_SwvOl4vFQV_RgE6g1wuU9Ti2YLLP2lqjSUuH4XjAgLr/s1600-h/garden+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTzxpik7HYaYOWQts5vVOna8KD0XH9swlmCRlWmxxw0WX-30Cvrcmiz0wgloX6eQE2TLUUmTDK6myc-wA39tp_h96_SwvOl4vFQV_RgE6g1wuU9Ti2YLLP2lqjSUuH4XjAgLr/s400/garden+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372598145470259090" border="0" /></a><br />The big, mama basil plant that is YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD3Fv4Na-86QsJS8PuKWMbYbDqU5J29EK7cv2g31QXC3UaIakuFxZhnx1nBzPJ72TKxbL7tEFIm9QZyYTS16PHVHNZnz58B2ijyXikl9b-0jX2y8z2Nt3IsRuv8P4zCaTM0B9/s1600-h/garden+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD3Fv4Na-86QsJS8PuKWMbYbDqU5J29EK7cv2g31QXC3UaIakuFxZhnx1nBzPJ72TKxbL7tEFIm9QZyYTS16PHVHNZnz58B2ijyXikl9b-0jX2y8z2Nt3IsRuv8P4zCaTM0B9/s400/garden+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372598132099113810" border="0" /></a><br />Looking over into the tomato garden. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18eSbTz0EgqOoTuG4IkFb-r8j94I8BlDXvZUVZy9VZGXdXt0WhrKn8e53QzwPLYzmugbgxMOceMXNKka7pfMI9AEhWpK1vIkMddKQntSeAz821UBn3Nr_Nf4EaJkvtgoHoBdZ/s1600-h/garden+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18eSbTz0EgqOoTuG4IkFb-r8j94I8BlDXvZUVZy9VZGXdXt0WhrKn8e53QzwPLYzmugbgxMOceMXNKka7pfMI9AEhWpK1vIkMddKQntSeAz821UBn3Nr_Nf4EaJkvtgoHoBdZ/s400/garden+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372598122180885954" border="0" /></a><br />Pepper plants, a few beets, and a cucumber that finally started to produce.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20hspRh2mVQXeTwwEToHaMhlSDFfeKQ1FkKe_ar6JgD3keq5pvA0mtJFimRf16Kb6gdcokY-q2eiX8paz3d5mfK7qKfKYSO2VFort4vVZnP8iHZe4Qqabbw92tcLOkVOK1jGz/s1600-h/garden+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20hspRh2mVQXeTwwEToHaMhlSDFfeKQ1FkKe_ar6JgD3keq5pvA0mtJFimRf16Kb6gdcokY-q2eiX8paz3d5mfK7qKfKYSO2VFort4vVZnP8iHZe4Qqabbw92tcLOkVOK1jGz/s400/garden+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372598111678754690" border="0" /></a><br />A shot of the whole backyard. I'm going to miss it back here when it snows.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhZRi1uWKZQftxzGVqF7dg08GWgoxlQOsKCR2KXquepgh96mEHQtLncxZefr1om_1oVBIlQ7lIV8AkEvOy_bnA6D3D_FCw8AKeK9FhotMSdp54kLp_1u2yQcDDkHblzbHNb4l/s1600-h/garden+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhZRi1uWKZQftxzGVqF7dg08GWgoxlQOsKCR2KXquepgh96mEHQtLncxZefr1om_1oVBIlQ7lIV8AkEvOy_bnA6D3D_FCw8AKeK9FhotMSdp54kLp_1u2yQcDDkHblzbHNb4l/s400/garden+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372598101139221794" border="0" /></a><br />Reagan playing in the irrigation water. I don't mind... I used to do it as a kid too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H94-LjnT5w1b3pHpl2XLMAIuER2_oZ4-uXUc0rCfQurzGhYMUAW5lFjNeKRYEb3NXVaX2l3e-pohI4Wl-cBpn19odGYRXhfFiN4BRxCaK1HPjY0nQKy31WhsS34KSONUjZDv/s1600-h/garden+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H94-LjnT5w1b3pHpl2XLMAIuER2_oZ4-uXUc0rCfQurzGhYMUAW5lFjNeKRYEb3NXVaX2l3e-pohI4Wl-cBpn19odGYRXhfFiN4BRxCaK1HPjY0nQKy31WhsS34KSONUjZDv/s400/garden+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372594181032668514" border="0" /></a><br />Front yard banana squash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJv9gIgON8V4BdqIPB6Z0VVxDr0p3kOCPM5iWQ2_2bYZDJIEPuy-WIyPAicD_L_YpPsnopHdOOXuvAl2nTH2VYxWloNzTGD1IyNNkmFcfxiAUf51YTvneJoRnyiy1PL-rYctc/s1600-h/garden+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJv9gIgON8V4BdqIPB6Z0VVxDr0p3kOCPM5iWQ2_2bYZDJIEPuy-WIyPAicD_L_YpPsnopHdOOXuvAl2nTH2VYxWloNzTGD1IyNNkmFcfxiAUf51YTvneJoRnyiy1PL-rYctc/s400/garden+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372594169562110562" border="0" /></a><br />See? There's one hiding in there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyF1c80a7NnM7UclFyHc6hBNT-M-Hu4x7b35MPv2oPukQEwan_UjgpwkKAqzXBqI1sXWisx_R2JodfTfOyzVPix2nRY7OxLva-S-9HR9P8aUttFHKf63yaTtS6MDh4OQcOBfh/s1600-h/garden+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyF1c80a7NnM7UclFyHc6hBNT-M-Hu4x7b35MPv2oPukQEwan_UjgpwkKAqzXBqI1sXWisx_R2JodfTfOyzVPix2nRY7OxLva-S-9HR9P8aUttFHKf63yaTtS6MDh4OQcOBfh/s400/garden+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372594153852390146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6gxk_nxoa5sJZ7FWvsZXscEG_NcYvIs3FAyfwVMF_35pHjjaM4VleEAvJ3ALttNxwCOZiHRrIqg67CpzxFFORMbuJUpCt8h9SoPxgDLhs9qNMaADxkb89D9OvjC5wkQopREx/s1600-h/garden+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6gxk_nxoa5sJZ7FWvsZXscEG_NcYvIs3FAyfwVMF_35pHjjaM4VleEAvJ3ALttNxwCOZiHRrIqg67CpzxFFORMbuJUpCt8h9SoPxgDLhs9qNMaADxkb89D9OvjC5wkQopREx/s400/garden+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372594145501854242" border="0" /></a><br />And it wouldn't be a garden without a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">zucchini</span> plant, right? Love that it's growing in the very front flower bed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBV2rYL1b0a8eGf0rvHAI7nGUFtSr91fvhjYL-BwTTvcjxHd7oXHNRHHvuzxnZ6vLFgwTGe_1QhMygnGOnjx4DJ5_phHYcCi-st_LapqIjsJ461SPoUU-3lJNTtrEXDcevG51/s1600-h/garden+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBV2rYL1b0a8eGf0rvHAI7nGUFtSr91fvhjYL-BwTTvcjxHd7oXHNRHHvuzxnZ6vLFgwTGe_1QhMygnGOnjx4DJ5_phHYcCi-st_LapqIjsJ461SPoUU-3lJNTtrEXDcevG51/s400/garden+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372594132614512546" border="0" /></a>I'd call the garden this year a success. I'm excited for next year as I'll be armed with this years knowledge of what to do and what NOT to do!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-31051960294370170022009-08-20T08:38:00.004-07:002009-08-20T08:42:11.417-07:00Bedtime at our place...Night time at our place is interesting. We tell the kids to go to bed and they proceed to READ for HOURS (or at least it seems). I think we are the only parents on the face of the planet who have to take books away from our kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrYYz25SxYFRe8rS6ewCDzIiBtmRCd39UHYiWN4ACOqEBQEM_c8HqSREb3bjra0XpM80ZDMUHLYcro14gGmzbm4DKaJQt6koJtchzjisn4nlitMEX4LKMj97WCOy_OXvkfR5B/s1600-h/nighttime+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrYYz25SxYFRe8rS6ewCDzIiBtmRCd39UHYiWN4ACOqEBQEM_c8HqSREb3bjra0XpM80ZDMUHLYcro14gGmzbm4DKaJQt6koJtchzjisn4nlitMEX4LKMj97WCOy_OXvkfR5B/s400/nighttime+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372071467084727330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvyPWhLwrSaSKyW083FegtapMXVlesTyxaPJ0NAyyuyic_UDEJhwrqaRnjBSlsC_na0jM5inSMpOjb3JbJ-XXdlkTdIpRKmYONqusnatDfMaSFUtMms3C-Kle5ES2rJtDg91C/s1600-h/nighttime+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvyPWhLwrSaSKyW083FegtapMXVlesTyxaPJ0NAyyuyic_UDEJhwrqaRnjBSlsC_na0jM5inSMpOjb3JbJ-XXdlkTdIpRKmYONqusnatDfMaSFUtMms3C-Kle5ES2rJtDg91C/s400/nighttime+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372071453448810914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The boys were busy reading too, but I did not take photos. This is because their room was WAY too messy. I'm not about to have that sort of documentation on my blog.<br /><br />Taylor and Jordan are running out of book options. Suggestions would be awesome.Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-82325281281718432582009-08-19T18:56:00.001-07:002009-08-19T18:58:33.047-07:00Is this thing still on?Wow. Crazy summer!<br /><br />Kids are back to school this coming Monday. (How did that happen??? School JUST ENDED, I swear!)<br /><br />Brian is recovering nicely from an eye injury... (Just as a warning... don't stand so close to a BBQ grill. BAD NEWS.)<br /><br />I'm excited to start blogging again!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-41698377631391068262009-07-18T07:39:00.004-07:002009-07-18T07:53:03.836-07:00Baby Shower Gifts!This weekend is full of baby showers! So thanks to my friend <a href="http://crapivemade.blogspot.com/">CHAR</a> and her fabulous tutorials that I totally stole, these babies will be stylin'!<br /><br />For the GIRLS:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvmAVD9V1O5f2m6j7gQslL0A-Xgg5t-0PKfHJ3KmAqXsPyzM9OGYtcc8UOk4LkNqyzMKfjtAI_BT91MqAuS_AFD4GVlx8D0jeqFjZgAr8YcabSJher8e3a_OC2sN5-twtU7iS/s1600-h/onsies+and+burp+cloths+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvmAVD9V1O5f2m6j7gQslL0A-Xgg5t-0PKfHJ3KmAqXsPyzM9OGYtcc8UOk4LkNqyzMKfjtAI_BT91MqAuS_AFD4GVlx8D0jeqFjZgAr8YcabSJher8e3a_OC2sN5-twtU7iS/s400/onsies+and+burp+cloths+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359812090237617970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXGUZcS_R_W9ngW3Dc6ui5dNVZoU2-z-OkuYeu4fYpoCF1Z6ToCEdZAuPSNhVZ6gLvwJXJYBL0M4eDeSS9ldYIWQpfZRRiuDQFs5aQvrSJRDTFqGMprI1nixaK882fc0etEzV/s1600-h/onsies+and+burp+cloths+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXGUZcS_R_W9ngW3Dc6ui5dNVZoU2-z-OkuYeu4fYpoCF1Z6ToCEdZAuPSNhVZ6gLvwJXJYBL0M4eDeSS9ldYIWQpfZRRiuDQFs5aQvrSJRDTFqGMprI1nixaK882fc0etEzV/s400/onsies+and+burp+cloths+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359811768024291602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavW0bPH9RntgoRiDSTWRVZATJlwDpK0VhN9KH0KeurYw4QP69I65klftuoq3j88TyE6tXnd3QZuAM4aUEbmfg7XMtLFYhBVka778i68uC4YB_MSW-cj84qPQLm-EKHylpdNU6/s1600-h/onsies+and+burp+cloths+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavW0bPH9RntgoRiDSTWRVZATJlwDpK0VhN9KH0KeurYw4QP69I65klftuoq3j88TyE6tXnd3QZuAM4aUEbmfg7XMtLFYhBVka778i68uC4YB_MSW-cj84qPQLm-EKHylpdNU6/s400/onsies+and+burp+cloths+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359811763422888930" border="0" /></a><br />And for the BOYS!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhote4wIf0bjjub9asqsBYuTJdIVcGjCJxWfQGbPkb1JKPabQr-0ZmQm6Zw5uH9sNJFFkF5rGv6EXXmagHV9PQY7GCoj1ErWqzHrB8QsDYHtk89XOTu876M_3xjOZYrYtg5E_XW/s1600-h/onsies+and+burp+cloths+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhote4wIf0bjjub9asqsBYuTJdIVcGjCJxWfQGbPkb1JKPabQr-0ZmQm6Zw5uH9sNJFFkF5rGv6EXXmagHV9PQY7GCoj1ErWqzHrB8QsDYHtk89XOTu876M_3xjOZYrYtg5E_XW/s400/onsies+and+burp+cloths+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359811757657036114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXxHZgjnzwdVnxO-r2r_YxkpCoa14ohXvzZXOZE70RWBIk3zRG4ul7DPr0q_5zyN3tJjtdQRtZ6d1qTJoLjfbr3hyphenhyphenfaU66tryURkeKPwjO0u45Z7416Mdaf-niPgw-Jj-QRLV/s1600-h/onsies+and+burp+cloths+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXxHZgjnzwdVnxO-r2r_YxkpCoa14ohXvzZXOZE70RWBIk3zRG4ul7DPr0q_5zyN3tJjtdQRtZ6d1qTJoLjfbr3hyphenhyphenfaU66tryURkeKPwjO0u45Z7416Mdaf-niPgw-Jj-QRLV/s400/onsies+and+burp+cloths+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359811754303060994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5irLyTbR0BJrklGmnyIREbUZuYatL6lyfsjFQ4PEJwn0Z206-Fohyphenhyphen2XXbubtRn8_dc0u7k71nrv9PTDRtWRLi1xH5OcOF5oIkrBSrlHXN_yGIMQnwwlXV79SiAJ6cvr-9Hoad/s1600-h/onsies+and+burp+cloths+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5irLyTbR0BJrklGmnyIREbUZuYatL6lyfsjFQ4PEJwn0Z206-Fohyphenhyphen2XXbubtRn8_dc0u7k71nrv9PTDRtWRLi1xH5OcOF5oIkrBSrlHXN_yGIMQnwwlXV79SiAJ6cvr-9Hoad/s400/onsies+and+burp+cloths+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359811748668986450" border="0" /></a><br />LOVE THEM!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-83810780041830665762009-06-29T08:35:00.002-07:002009-06-29T08:42:58.178-07:00RainbowThe kids and I took pictures of a *beautiful* double rainbow last week. The rain has been nice, but it's fantastic to dry out a little bit. :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1kkTjyUEiMsxU6Jn62SOblBQi0lHcip7fYmYyX9OAaWHhmObDB_JRbRdcpNlTkJVEWl9rZzzVkinDqUiTYHjh7zaKiFUadqAoas-5b0fOmKOteNaocfcfZUdyUsf3A_MUzS1/s1600-h/IMG_3370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1kkTjyUEiMsxU6Jn62SOblBQi0lHcip7fYmYyX9OAaWHhmObDB_JRbRdcpNlTkJVEWl9rZzzVkinDqUiTYHjh7zaKiFUadqAoas-5b0fOmKOteNaocfcfZUdyUsf3A_MUzS1/s400/IMG_3370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352775315423739106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dlDeYwNpIBnQHtzQDc2h0vrxszOIQkkAOehD9G5sPFA6b6J4FVxPPIa_bRXM-K90fT1cSLt6cK8GKlvSCrE6zwAUug6TdQf5UV6AYpNK1PPVPF5C1WRcNJOs68RiwzyQIZfA/s1600-h/IMG_3374.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dlDeYwNpIBnQHtzQDc2h0vrxszOIQkkAOehD9G5sPFA6b6J4FVxPPIa_bRXM-K90fT1cSLt6cK8GKlvSCrE6zwAUug6TdQf5UV6AYpNK1PPVPF5C1WRcNJOs68RiwzyQIZfA/s400/IMG_3374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352775319413578594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax2ktnGnkLWfQuF_nS8KLed6aLcee8Qt7SmfqXDUq6aHusEoMD0WSEksq7vBAOe1XEXw71JhXrPlZKk1leLq6doolufAEAOSfyvTlax1bTIOhUBoNOoP33gVAxXzARh-W6nB9/s1600-h/IMG_3379.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax2ktnGnkLWfQuF_nS8KLed6aLcee8Qt7SmfqXDUq6aHusEoMD0WSEksq7vBAOe1XEXw71JhXrPlZKk1leLq6doolufAEAOSfyvTlax1bTIOhUBoNOoP33gVAxXzARh-W6nB9/s400/IMG_3379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352775308170904290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PermXGieJghorSYptcaRs0fJcT5a7OGV3Gzmtn1V005lxOP__XzVP-bcehjp37PIavl9WshQ4dV4U1m7Rsglse94Ici0e1Uzi5jRS0rl36IVoACy6rbNzzXk914BRPPwvpq9/s1600-h/IMG_3380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PermXGieJghorSYptcaRs0fJcT5a7OGV3Gzmtn1V005lxOP__XzVP-bcehjp37PIavl9WshQ4dV4U1m7Rsglse94Ici0e1Uzi5jRS0rl36IVoACy6rbNzzXk914BRPPwvpq9/s400/IMG_3380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352775306328404242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-S7lGRHrGVVkEEuy7IM9mWLtHuTTI2iPK6gDkSgf8gIdLuMz04s1CKPjQSUMKWWlir_gIoOijENSFqwpMqeTGRdHBQZs34XMqSvJsIaL7tkA-ZnuvGbVNUQh5XaTF1SibBib/s1600-h/IMG_3377.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-S7lGRHrGVVkEEuy7IM9mWLtHuTTI2iPK6gDkSgf8gIdLuMz04s1CKPjQSUMKWWlir_gIoOijENSFqwpMqeTGRdHBQZs34XMqSvJsIaL7tkA-ZnuvGbVNUQh5XaTF1SibBib/s400/IMG_3377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352775299490900866" border="0" /></a>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-89901294316600272562009-06-11T07:25:00.010-07:002009-06-11T10:34:33.670-07:00Disney World Vacation, Part 1 of who knows how manyOh where to begin!<br /><br /><br />Our family has been planning a Disney vacation FOREVER! We haven't been to Disneyland since Madison was 21 months old. If you don't know us, you know that since she's FIVE now, not being back for so long is just crazy for our family. We *used* to go multiple times a year.<br /><br />This trip ended up being different because we found it more cost effective to go to DisneyWORLD! So... the Florida vacation planning began! We started a family count down chain with 109 days to go! <br /><br />10 days of Disney, 2 days of Sea World and then another day just hanging out at our rental house - it was great!<br /><br />Minus all the rain.<br /><br />And BOY did it rain.<br /><br />While we still have a bunch of photos, we have almost none from our first week there. It was raining too badly to pull the cameras out and since we had to haul around rain gear, there was just too much to take. All of our cell phones etc. were placed in zip lock bags. The rain was insane.<br /><br />So here are some photos of Disney's Animal Kingdom we took when the rain stopped for a moment or two. (Our clothes/hair are wet in most of the photos.)<br /><br />Hooray! Animal Kingdom! And it looks like it's going to be a great weather day!<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi1W2FfsXDAZQ3DIfNIUyY_5e5a335TFllgFx4Oprtnvj262aEdbsKiRQWFmuLtCJ3c7wW6-_C4yv9sQCKOICXNJX4HwdBGjTY3rK3fn8H8TcVuwALXW8USDgT9E9c129Azfk/s1600-h/IMG_2238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi1W2FfsXDAZQ3DIfNIUyY_5e5a335TFllgFx4Oprtnvj262aEdbsKiRQWFmuLtCJ3c7wW6-_C4yv9sQCKOICXNJX4HwdBGjTY3rK3fn8H8TcVuwALXW8USDgT9E9c129Azfk/s400/IMG_2238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346119676657888162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Don't let that blue sky fool you. We walked in the gates and got poured on.<br /><br /><br />Our family:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvjwIwKMi_A2yxHBBt2BYMp4r7uc35DjEXMvpnZ3lyYhbDLaEcZ6uj7vbQD5_ZFaoEKP090OgbmC40E8MXlbkADdzUt-7taPwKIqMy4d4TfUd0exePRGbd28X3ysRb3qYyZke/s1600-h/IMG_2239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvjwIwKMi_A2yxHBBt2BYMp4r7uc35DjEXMvpnZ3lyYhbDLaEcZ6uj7vbQD5_ZFaoEKP090OgbmC40E8MXlbkADdzUt-7taPwKIqMy4d4TfUd0exePRGbd28X3ysRb3qYyZke/s400/IMG_2239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346118893614675522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRmTJi-LbW9zeoqa6QHZnwUooeZ1LnjZclFjuCxnVdYdPH4c9i_r8L3TuAXYCTh9-Kvwgk0C0h1hndy34bAD1W9JonFwJN6MKidOyUbZQ0pZu8lkeEJnw77XF57qT8IJX-DOt/s1600-h/IMG_2242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRmTJi-LbW9zeoqa6QHZnwUooeZ1LnjZclFjuCxnVdYdPH4c9i_r8L3TuAXYCTh9-Kvwgk0C0h1hndy34bAD1W9JonFwJN6MKidOyUbZQ0pZu8lkeEJnw77XF57qT8IJX-DOt/s400/IMG_2242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346118885661441810" border="0" /></a><br />Our entire group: (Brian, Heidi, Taylor, Jordan, Madison, Reagan, Mom, Dad and sister Kellie)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf2oEwBl4lsPL0ZHCQuQ6B-QDN3juGNuBOOfncLLQTqUPJ_K8Inile_ZLwAyFldZIykr0EIydnPqMpE9S-ZB0acf3HqT5QNL5rAUoCkVX1URRZbTBKYglNpATJK7aFTFSh6LO/s1600-h/IMG_2252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf2oEwBl4lsPL0ZHCQuQ6B-QDN3juGNuBOOfncLLQTqUPJ_K8Inile_ZLwAyFldZIykr0EIydnPqMpE9S-ZB0acf3HqT5QNL5rAUoCkVX1URRZbTBKYglNpATJK7aFTFSh6LO/s400/IMG_2252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346118882794875042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVqQ-gBGr6K-Paj-te4FHbAtroNtwdQKA_K4EuYNJKIkwmLNUp1oOfQPrNZoDWPKHv1ODF4dBrReAf2VYQQzJOtw5rLvkVEkbg0wtV9ro8P_eYYRLeC0I3Fqoyi3YjI_QeqNI/s1600-h/IMG_2261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVqQ-gBGr6K-Paj-te4FHbAtroNtwdQKA_K4EuYNJKIkwmLNUp1oOfQPrNZoDWPKHv1ODF4dBrReAf2VYQQzJOtw5rLvkVEkbg0wtV9ro8P_eYYRLeC0I3Fqoyi3YjI_QeqNI/s400/IMG_2261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346118883579178466" border="0" /></a><br />Dinosaur area<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPX3foTps0IQ0Vy_qtOrL04BWihQXHmpahTaU09a2a5JtklVI7QzBBu1xgNyAX-l_VqEtF_wBJ3BaRojmR7sxaqpR2SXtpJZWZd2IOqOk-9WoG7Hm2D4MCYsm-KxhuqmYgLeV7/s1600-h/IMG_2269.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPX3foTps0IQ0Vy_qtOrL04BWihQXHmpahTaU09a2a5JtklVI7QzBBu1xgNyAX-l_VqEtF_wBJ3BaRojmR7sxaqpR2SXtpJZWZd2IOqOk-9WoG7Hm2D4MCYsm-KxhuqmYgLeV7/s400/IMG_2269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346112565687075618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp54ZSVbG9QKtapJdQrjo6R78c6JsloZ-qZr3_YszXWy_UqXmevRvjmuloDaAeoIPBEcSprEO6cmF05iIVSStOR3T1IxpZRiCQroG3YbUneKK3g8loDi0LEbEUNp3FNLv38pYm/s1600-h/IMG_2276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp54ZSVbG9QKtapJdQrjo6R78c6JsloZ-qZr3_YszXWy_UqXmevRvjmuloDaAeoIPBEcSprEO6cmF05iIVSStOR3T1IxpZRiCQroG3YbUneKK3g8loDi0LEbEUNp3FNLv38pYm/s400/IMG_2276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346112561712870482" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor dressed in the poncho. Seriously... we should have had group photos of us all in them since that's how we remember the trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YmLOCtpo-vbsYV_fIOhLeXSInfXqVEPK_tTn3388IQGFTFvJfU6hrFJBC7Y_HGLRcYSZAHxVt7ioPoNUYEVvL0jbTHBWE5N4ULVAluGS5GpnMEWtSHLxf6Dpat6T9MhC9F0w/s1600-h/IMG_2280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YmLOCtpo-vbsYV_fIOhLeXSInfXqVEPK_tTn3388IQGFTFvJfU6hrFJBC7Y_HGLRcYSZAHxVt7ioPoNUYEVvL0jbTHBWE5N4ULVAluGS5GpnMEWtSHLxf6Dpat6T9MhC9F0w/s400/IMG_2280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346112555717460290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZwky-IRiHNnHnU8nKVhUB44GS1hLsupTOmpN_a3ydqKUeDWq3ad8yBWiHUarwfeO68nk9XyaM48FN_9lk5SmyILWsKIUB04-Bu-Jb1NBDzpjetgkH9peH0-MCezqHEaI4Aqb/s1600-h/IMG_2282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZwky-IRiHNnHnU8nKVhUB44GS1hLsupTOmpN_a3ydqKUeDWq3ad8yBWiHUarwfeO68nk9XyaM48FN_9lk5SmyILWsKIUB04-Bu-Jb1NBDzpjetgkH9peH0-MCezqHEaI4Aqb/s400/IMG_2282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346112549299164354" border="0" /></a>Kali River Rapids<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR41i2BoCR-7ghUFr-prMjvgnnsfL4k5jVpCpM72LEVxlhGFN6U-Q5zbW5ea00tF0itarBp9WTBGyw-fbotApREuVH2th4pKJ_1F-F90GCFSevkphvZz3XGhrJTZzlF1oBZxBA/s1600-h/IMG_2285.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR41i2BoCR-7ghUFr-prMjvgnnsfL4k5jVpCpM72LEVxlhGFN6U-Q5zbW5ea00tF0itarBp9WTBGyw-fbotApREuVH2th4pKJ_1F-F90GCFSevkphvZz3XGhrJTZzlF1oBZxBA/s400/IMG_2285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346112543978085314" border="0" /></a>Waiting for the bird show. (This is the first time we got to experience really HOT Florida weather. The bird show was great though and about 5 minutes afterward, we were back in our ponchos.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6DQOi97e0zl3DFGp0Q9dsYxJseAWBJdpqgIAkfXQpHffYeixc66ZeIC0C5iDCmIcv49J_uDGfVbb4rnm5Noe952aEjc_l7PywHUb9nZi4t8dMGqPcyp2wf4uHM4sDBUpPZOV/s1600-h/IMG_2542.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6DQOi97e0zl3DFGp0Q9dsYxJseAWBJdpqgIAkfXQpHffYeixc66ZeIC0C5iDCmIcv49J_uDGfVbb4rnm5Noe952aEjc_l7PywHUb9nZi4t8dMGqPcyp2wf4uHM4sDBUpPZOV/s400/IMG_2542.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346110246148462930" border="0" /></a>The birds were amazing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8eFdh4vVldgDSJE6fvWZLKc56RKeTT9ZOlJSuI4J2Va7xrkUMZpIdy3PmAPmsSta0rAO9E53m7RjilTgmlSqeuoO6b1oZGbqlpvqZQUycjRak1PaEqFJ7cgT132txDeUndCO/s1600-h/IMG_2562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8eFdh4vVldgDSJE6fvWZLKc56RKeTT9ZOlJSuI4J2Va7xrkUMZpIdy3PmAPmsSta0rAO9E53m7RjilTgmlSqeuoO6b1oZGbqlpvqZQUycjRak1PaEqFJ7cgT132txDeUndCO/s400/IMG_2562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346110241854945714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WlqpmTq4wSsHzdLGVudAD5y97bJAzwkPPZlDY-toPyld6KCGnJJQFJeRAvTq030KJLz9sIq8MXasm5Ya_UJ5M4dvf9vLAlFO2jrsY6C6RL_1N8LqjZDr6lEUit80O0YaB3ii/s1600-h/IMG_2571.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WlqpmTq4wSsHzdLGVudAD5y97bJAzwkPPZlDY-toPyld6KCGnJJQFJeRAvTq030KJLz9sIq8MXasm5Ya_UJ5M4dvf9vLAlFO2jrsY6C6RL_1N8LqjZDr6lEUit80O0YaB3ii/s400/IMG_2571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346110238144336674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5ztBQ2-BpU0gM-a39zFdpNCf-WkNxjSVKzZUtwIcg3SSsQsbc5HI3adhZbye04WCGihURGs1jmFzaj3dscYGnSEYqraUYIU1iCtgRVhhh0E8p6KujE3KY2061iB6jFjQaSoo/s1600-h/IMG_2576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5ztBQ2-BpU0gM-a39zFdpNCf-WkNxjSVKzZUtwIcg3SSsQsbc5HI3adhZbye04WCGihURGs1jmFzaj3dscYGnSEYqraUYIU1iCtgRVhhh0E8p6KujE3KY2061iB6jFjQaSoo/s400/IMG_2576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346110232892753122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pxEHBSeZbwyLokePieCylXhubY-0_eEHQb3owpgF0p9iHiVi09Kvn9r4xzGLJ9KMdJ82qbeGJyz_NMvZ6lXMNqFjs5cKrtQlyb1wllrKf7K5_ZnQy7c24hVmDzrwmZuJZ-5T/s1600-h/IMG_2580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pxEHBSeZbwyLokePieCylXhubY-0_eEHQb3owpgF0p9iHiVi09Kvn9r4xzGLJ9KMdJ82qbeGJyz_NMvZ6lXMNqFjs5cKrtQlyb1wllrKf7K5_ZnQy7c24hVmDzrwmZuJZ-5T/s400/IMG_2580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346110227653606130" border="0" /></a><br />We had to get a photo of us in front of Expedition Everest. Madison went on it 3 times as did Jordan. Taylor only twice and Grandpa once (and he said a bad word.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPRgJw5TcQgiRyFl6rgJV_SOv6btrIuimvbBnmO0i9OYjZ_4VOy_8S_WZXNoXqExbJ-kHHjNTTxsrjZ6XNbL91U0DVe4bjXa8m0lMCkkWiBxCSOZvbVc8WBIcMUjdz1t0rids/s1600-h/IMG_2583.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPRgJw5TcQgiRyFl6rgJV_SOv6btrIuimvbBnmO0i9OYjZ_4VOy_8S_WZXNoXqExbJ-kHHjNTTxsrjZ6XNbL91U0DVe4bjXa8m0lMCkkWiBxCSOZvbVc8WBIcMUjdz1t0rids/s400/IMG_2583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346103075364282354" border="0" /></a><br />Seriously, one of the highlights of the trip was the <span class="keyword">Kilimanjaro Safari</span>. The animals must have loved rain because they were all out, right next to the van every time we went on it. AMAZING. The ride was a bit bumpy, so most photos didn't turn out... but it was so worth seeing the rhinos, elephants, hippos, etc. We LOVED it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7-uk0Az2AqeNm65M1BfMCOr4AH46UKA-n2acR8J__-i7g5WIcgi0F39LIHPMgvTBoJ3wW481gfFv8SAcxJmtJGm6I0NuuUuZWu6MzNlyq8LjDOaBBe_RXN7lRThlkwbHtywU/s1600-h/IMG_2596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7-uk0Az2AqeNm65M1BfMCOr4AH46UKA-n2acR8J__-i7g5WIcgi0F39LIHPMgvTBoJ3wW481gfFv8SAcxJmtJGm6I0NuuUuZWu6MzNlyq8LjDOaBBe_RXN7lRThlkwbHtywU/s400/IMG_2596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346103074350771666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhU-C8u53QT28dla4rRVwlZq_7n1p4Fxy0D_62-rww5kM60tx6UHDPTwRlEdeMSrNgcciekNVbxkGH_veFuaKW-gj04T_MVUcFZGLjgKD1logvtFyRF7Il5OaYgkRM9jZ7SPx/s1600-h/IMG_2600.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Loved that ride.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibei80yy_p71Rw_JEny-_5hdSHS9qufdG8276ZGw4NPUieWEie91USntCPxdN5Zrim4i3KX7Zv0_4JuoxK2R_gkLPG9BKDROCPGTyBFfZqdOIlsSJaimki3JviXCL1tQ1KNfNi/s1600-h/IMGA0270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibei80yy_p71Rw_JEny-_5hdSHS9qufdG8276ZGw4NPUieWEie91USntCPxdN5Zrim4i3KX7Zv0_4JuoxK2R_gkLPG9BKDROCPGTyBFfZqdOIlsSJaimki3JviXCL1tQ1KNfNi/s400/IMGA0270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346079452530129026" border="0" /></a><br />We were so excited to see the parade on our last day! It was canceled ever other time we were in Animal Kingdom because of rain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mzNVukGt747KAzMzC44H6yjcAzIBmq0o3vN1gKHieObEaaQOUT6Zj5HmKxsl47lWnM06F6-pfQnWPryXkjV-oxinJEPKgk2PDWhx8ghOL861_2Oj3vA_AJnApN6A8xSBnE0R/s1600-h/IMG_2757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mzNVukGt747KAzMzC44H6yjcAzIBmq0o3vN1gKHieObEaaQOUT6Zj5HmKxsl47lWnM06F6-pfQnWPryXkjV-oxinJEPKgk2PDWhx8ghOL861_2Oj3vA_AJnApN6A8xSBnE0R/s400/IMG_2757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346079439264617074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8McBM4a-JsEH0fS631sVSlqmRFG6l-PxT3PVkETgaZYryK0lUEspXmAq9_orPN_lZYz93F-zOP66xiHi7uvbEJ84DOodFOEhrRonckX5gMPmsIOkblP0B369v_F6Pz1md6X5/s1600-h/IMG_2755.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8McBM4a-JsEH0fS631sVSlqmRFG6l-PxT3PVkETgaZYryK0lUEspXmAq9_orPN_lZYz93F-zOP66xiHi7uvbEJ84DOodFOEhrRonckX5gMPmsIOkblP0B369v_F6Pz1md6X5/s400/IMG_2755.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346097698060697314" border="0" /></a>So many things that we loved about this Disney Park. We saw Finding Nemo the Musical twice, ate at Tusker house which was YUM, and just enjoyed being up close to so many animals and beautiful landscape. We MUST go back to Disney World and this park with DEFINITELY be in the "must see" category!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-10510192812486638532009-05-14T10:11:00.002-07:002009-05-14T10:20:40.104-07:00Princess Dresses Part TwoThe final two Princess dresses. (They are not ironed so ignore the uneven hems and such... I just have no more energy for these things.<br /><br />Here's Snow White!:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxvGMui1-mI1GRPPAmGjJGftSlEsOy6mpzUYdOojZwlP_nR20KEveupTsiN7kSk1JmcF8AzuMTGfLi6a64H7ifZk3RyE7jLzcLbxZkfBLL-h_zLKz_9_NsYMfe9FdHehQmKjB/s1600-h/IMG_2143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxvGMui1-mI1GRPPAmGjJGftSlEsOy6mpzUYdOojZwlP_nR20KEveupTsiN7kSk1JmcF8AzuMTGfLi6a64H7ifZk3RyE7jLzcLbxZkfBLL-h_zLKz_9_NsYMfe9FdHehQmKjB/s400/IMG_2143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335729812662487234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJyxR4iQXDi1XqLMx_skriowbFlEWHe8RwJrvS-iGnoNEZ0CCc9txCVBaGuugFV0rf3Hz-2nvUNsg2U2ZZcbXAulRcZaEeaZQSNhyphenhyphenSJDfqZFg-3A8DWXZtHZs1hmCGdXglflN/s1600-h/IMG_2144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJyxR4iQXDi1XqLMx_skriowbFlEWHe8RwJrvS-iGnoNEZ0CCc9txCVBaGuugFV0rf3Hz-2nvUNsg2U2ZZcbXAulRcZaEeaZQSNhyphenhyphenSJDfqZFg-3A8DWXZtHZs1hmCGdXglflN/s400/IMG_2144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335729807471534338" border="0" /></a><br />And Sleeping Beauty!:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky7JKLcUCgOJrTEaVMFPdGRJytNQggHm5eMokb9jP3w9tj3cgxQKYlgct_VJkcaWrIuxX17OKSkXUGSR1d11DABtusU6Wl3rCgFB-VySnB8slXJ4tyfDXpo2rWQpKjEL-JvX1/s1600-h/princess+dresses+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky7JKLcUCgOJrTEaVMFPdGRJytNQggHm5eMokb9jP3w9tj3cgxQKYlgct_VJkcaWrIuxX17OKSkXUGSR1d11DABtusU6Wl3rCgFB-VySnB8slXJ4tyfDXpo2rWQpKjEL-JvX1/s400/princess+dresses+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335729805611337122" border="0" /></a>All the hair accessories are done now too. I didn't have them finished for the first round of princess dress photos.<br /><br />So glad to be done!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-52875934841676444762009-05-13T09:30:00.004-07:002009-05-13T09:43:53.839-07:00Princess Dresses Part OneI wanted the girls to have princess dresses for our trip to Disney. With the HOT weather we'll be facing, I wanted to modify the princess dresses to be SUN-dresses instead. These were fun to create!!! And I think the girls will stay cool and comfortable in them while walking around the Magic Kingdom!<br /><br />First up is CINDERELLA!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6qWQNcI0BRgGI6TfKTkJOkNUpruAn29cBrueRg_rRuvf98NFBakJn4OMBbjDbDJk80zm44fmxnsWh2S6jmYNJGZw-nwSuohDja1v-nCWlcwJXUkb5YxxqfAPz5aXcVbrduJO/s1600-h/princess+dresses+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6qWQNcI0BRgGI6TfKTkJOkNUpruAn29cBrueRg_rRuvf98NFBakJn4OMBbjDbDJk80zm44fmxnsWh2S6jmYNJGZw-nwSuohDja1v-nCWlcwJXUkb5YxxqfAPz5aXcVbrduJO/s400/princess+dresses+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335348908444399394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBz8llWv1mcLx-DZYWEsA3M6AZHhKi3c1kBykE2UBe5fHOOf0LUHVuZ_p-kqmVZUktQgnQV5G8T3RB_q-mkYSHnR91LWHze-gcfUElLLXfepWthyHqmA6ulAPqFIjFRRRZdWsD/s1600-h/princess+dresses+042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBz8llWv1mcLx-DZYWEsA3M6AZHhKi3c1kBykE2UBe5fHOOf0LUHVuZ_p-kqmVZUktQgnQV5G8T3RB_q-mkYSHnR91LWHze-gcfUElLLXfepWthyHqmA6ulAPqFIjFRRRZdWsD/s400/princess+dresses+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335348905160524978" border="0" /></a><br />Then BELLE!<br />(I LOVE how these turned out... Lots of work, lots of gathering, but love the outcome.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4DFcDhpLQbKk7GEjr74hhhyhcmHi0lWW69ttZQFOueJiAITSuHbd_zsvTQ9TXyb1bhTMezzxjfxY2xcQNxaU-b0XZTvMsuBnk7vRg71O6BjVi-Stxka7_eLMxg3d1o3DCGqF/s1600-h/princess+dresses+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4DFcDhpLQbKk7GEjr74hhhyhcmHi0lWW69ttZQFOueJiAITSuHbd_zsvTQ9TXyb1bhTMezzxjfxY2xcQNxaU-b0XZTvMsuBnk7vRg71O6BjVi-Stxka7_eLMxg3d1o3DCGqF/s400/princess+dresses+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335348109380125282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOnk_l5Goa3fBYNiAzcqITAuYzAKHbjxek0cLn9k_F8-EYaEKa05voZeTRO-slI8R2nJBOFWnzVJzzHzDDHLs_RtdVlILkyo-nkGAS81DOewH93o0uvyig0haVpNG26AP5nC_/s1600-h/princess+dresses+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOnk_l5Goa3fBYNiAzcqITAuYzAKHbjxek0cLn9k_F8-EYaEKa05voZeTRO-slI8R2nJBOFWnzVJzzHzDDHLs_RtdVlILkyo-nkGAS81DOewH93o0uvyig0haVpNG26AP5nC_/s400/princess+dresses+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335348104931660706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A favorite around here is TINKERBELL!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa-Tsm1-HmYbC-3NLAXiy25-PJGWEvOqcYDMmJ-2lcSfTvG7I3cmYbo9BB-IvZ40dgvZrmA3WOSyEi__Fyr_fBuARYE598jKyESoLZLk_hlNZ5PXOmvbLdlPRSLfan7BqUzf3/s1600-h/princess+dresses+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa-Tsm1-HmYbC-3NLAXiy25-PJGWEvOqcYDMmJ-2lcSfTvG7I3cmYbo9BB-IvZ40dgvZrmA3WOSyEi__Fyr_fBuARYE598jKyESoLZLk_hlNZ5PXOmvbLdlPRSLfan7BqUzf3/s400/princess+dresses+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335348099709537746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWnr4H6cLyw4wWfTeq8QQBoMMF0AH7_m_oGUYXAyaWBwvtJ9bx-Kju8-2PbQemMINgU55Y8NhMnNbxk-nF-pjrBF_O59uCtLGtu9dX1I5gm2ZKTmvrvz2OPZ_nq2x-EXn_-Xj/s1600-h/princess+dresses+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWnr4H6cLyw4wWfTeq8QQBoMMF0AH7_m_oGUYXAyaWBwvtJ9bx-Kju8-2PbQemMINgU55Y8NhMnNbxk-nF-pjrBF_O59uCtLGtu9dX1I5gm2ZKTmvrvz2OPZ_nq2x-EXn_-Xj/s400/princess+dresses+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335348100396877010" border="0" /></a><br />Photos soon of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37422219.post-58658042011173865072009-05-12T06:19:00.002-07:002009-05-12T06:23:25.575-07:00Minnie Mouse Outfits"Minnie" outfits for the girls.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLnUaA6PmXp0Ran5FAoChIzchgRmPRWDwR3GMYAojQEnl2EWod1t0LOqGb2nXrMxia89apsyKCZ54KHyYmnLcBsf-IPLYyP6V1sn6QB1umRHf_jZ_cs65-n4L3bwdzW2CG_Sl/s1600-h/IMG_2045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLnUaA6PmXp0Ran5FAoChIzchgRmPRWDwR3GMYAojQEnl2EWod1t0LOqGb2nXrMxia89apsyKCZ54KHyYmnLcBsf-IPLYyP6V1sn6QB1umRHf_jZ_cs65-n4L3bwdzW2CG_Sl/s400/IMG_2045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334927364157519106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAqqt74xk8qgOuPukKDBOb5R6XOHFPNRTPXfKSWeR73jkLPr5id9WeclZxTFpM9YYb1IoslUj-VJaFaezBY78HS31Z29gNWuksxjIZsEmHt9nNyk679Hn4qL3cQqvquPGeLCf/s1600-h/IMG_2040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAqqt74xk8qgOuPukKDBOb5R6XOHFPNRTPXfKSWeR73jkLPr5id9WeclZxTFpM9YYb1IoslUj-VJaFaezBY78HS31Z29gNWuksxjIZsEmHt9nNyk679Hn4qL3cQqvquPGeLCf/s400/IMG_2040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334927358513489394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTohYQCXwKDsTVHAC0I6x7hmoPJgkyNTx8kXTHTpV8jH7fyHIOFV7u759b68iHI6Yc81bf9rmlBrwuqkU973WBJhXWpIOeTJBbur2AWC-HfhXZmQV-WB4cnhwQe1y4N1h00D5F/s1600-h/IMG_2049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTohYQCXwKDsTVHAC0I6x7hmoPJgkyNTx8kXTHTpV8jH7fyHIOFV7u759b68iHI6Yc81bf9rmlBrwuqkU973WBJhXWpIOeTJBbur2AWC-HfhXZmQV-WB4cnhwQe1y4N1h00D5F/s400/IMG_2049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334927371371323282" border="0" /></a>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07376759472155159672noreply@blogger.com8