tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80043566698500122232024-02-19T21:20:27.049-07:00We're all in this togethera chance to share a bit of us with youMariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-75472589739822082882011-05-17T10:25:00.000-06:002011-05-17T10:25:37.361-06:00Queen Vanessa<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Abby just loves her second grade teacher. She especially loves that their teacher has them put on little classroom productions. Her last one, The Prince Frog, was so fun that Abby couldn't wait to do another one. The next play was going to be Snow White and the Six Dwarfs. Abby got to suggest which part she'd most like to play and then the teacher made assignments to each student. Abby got her first pick, Queen Vanessa, the wicked Queen who tries to thwart Snow White from winning the coveted race.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Meet Snow White and Queen Vanessa</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpOUlOtPMB2nc6pIBOS1ynFW1N94mXItw8A7Py86W9wcgimmy7zT3ePsZa0GYzCFiJkP6m7m7WlcQ89lYCvjqWgdcTIE5Ult3Z6KzIiq44c-BY2jsPcxvM17MmjbXPVGjASt2UEiUJSs/s1600/2011+04+27+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpOUlOtPMB2nc6pIBOS1ynFW1N94mXItw8A7Py86W9wcgimmy7zT3ePsZa0GYzCFiJkP6m7m7WlcQ89lYCvjqWgdcTIE5Ult3Z6KzIiq44c-BY2jsPcxvM17MmjbXPVGjASt2UEiUJSs/s640/2011+04+27+002.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">These two cute girls had a LOT of lines to memorize and they both did outstanding! It was a pleasure to watch and quite funny too.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jNipqvcpUYwjgFMsqRezWusCylTwcdZwcJscfFHaC9gES28FaJaCVtUR-iGnn8WWcPhDz_vYwgBO4aWrv67aAb2NSFwqDelz2hi1QycDcQW-ab5qguKGOhFTevnqIEoghQo7ZGD5oiE/s1600/2011+04+27+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jNipqvcpUYwjgFMsqRezWusCylTwcdZwcJscfFHaC9gES28FaJaCVtUR-iGnn8WWcPhDz_vYwgBO4aWrv67aAb2NSFwqDelz2hi1QycDcQW-ab5qguKGOhFTevnqIEoghQo7ZGD5oiE/s640/2011+04+27+008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Here Queen Vanessa (Abby) is "persuading" Sir Shiny to tell her who will be the swiftest in the race, and where she learns it won't be her.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Hm7rEeFdXXb37ItqxvJ8xWr6ml7Kc5VLzXfzSbxnOMXDJ1xTbzB9uia4omcKQrl_yiQGBRu3dfZgkbmqIwdUoO8lPCGl5p9d625PNjjNczJyauwBUD8hmX-Rcki4cRtG5LpCNLnmVLQ/s1600/2011+04+27+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Hm7rEeFdXXb37ItqxvJ8xWr6ml7Kc5VLzXfzSbxnOMXDJ1xTbzB9uia4omcKQrl_yiQGBRu3dfZgkbmqIwdUoO8lPCGl5p9d625PNjjNczJyauwBUD8hmX-Rcki4cRtG5LpCNLnmVLQ/s640/2011+04+27+013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She Queen Vanessa ordered her guards to "get rid" of Snow White.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5YIqAJyY0bFbb01eHx0D9x_Gd2GqUsuuXGbeF0g41U3DPr29yWmX9mvN_prGvMYTfFxY60CjA__aTI5WwKhxLEzgv51HyDmeiHs6T-eGum4NgWORIoPcilRLEkISx5r-UHblnwvLmZk/s1600/2011+04+27+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5YIqAJyY0bFbb01eHx0D9x_Gd2GqUsuuXGbeF0g41U3DPr29yWmX9mvN_prGvMYTfFxY60CjA__aTI5WwKhxLEzgv51HyDmeiHs6T-eGum4NgWORIoPcilRLEkISx5r-UHblnwvLmZk/s640/2011+04+27+025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the guards decided they liked Snow White and didn't want to rid of her, Queen Vanessa took matters into her own hands. She disguised herself as a traveling salesman and went to tempt Snow White with a poisonous "all natural and healthy granola bar."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YCQPssLYMc1mQhBTDbaSe7W1ycsrAldV4lfKX8UDQI5Fft6vqvqSTfj7HUlksFJa4Whydcb8iQxEuY-yK0USF9H4YY1AZNk_5B_wORggD-KW4KKxAtYGnC5C0_uApxje2X0rc_w3qEg/s1600/2011+04+27+029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YCQPssLYMc1mQhBTDbaSe7W1ycsrAldV4lfKX8UDQI5Fft6vqvqSTfj7HUlksFJa4Whydcb8iQxEuY-yK0USF9H4YY1AZNk_5B_wORggD-KW4KKxAtYGnC5C0_uApxje2X0rc_w3qEg/s640/2011+04+27+029.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAjdul81B2tsDi4NoGLn8uPud-Q2lnDO2wPPq13MoViD0tJetS5j70y5b6T5IOWAHm2s3WgPp7Y6yoZzmZwvGebLU3fdmTHW5rqqhiSCUQPB03nX4NKWJ6OgnlAZg4_FRQKVvXloLbtQ/s1600/2011+04+27+043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAjdul81B2tsDi4NoGLn8uPud-Q2lnDO2wPPq13MoViD0tJetS5j70y5b6T5IOWAHm2s3WgPp7Y6yoZzmZwvGebLU3fdmTHW5rqqhiSCUQPB03nX4NKWJ6OgnlAZg4_FRQKVvXloLbtQ/s640/2011+04+27+043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And even though Snow White crossed the finish line first, Queen Vanessa demanded that <em>she</em> had won!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8OvH0hjbQPTfd43D9gmn7YtZgvtBpt4PSc1vOy4Gi8MBgV2UqkQOJM3Rql6-l38wUtls6nn6ZSmeMhdRRw7KuHmPX0VFVw0bYzsCkdYpF1UERQs2nAmLXG1tWFVJFK3khEg7D0jFwLQ/s1600/2011+04+27+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8OvH0hjbQPTfd43D9gmn7YtZgvtBpt4PSc1vOy4Gi8MBgV2UqkQOJM3Rql6-l38wUtls6nn6ZSmeMhdRRw7KuHmPX0VFVw0bYzsCkdYpF1UERQs2nAmLXG1tWFVJFK3khEg7D0jFwLQ/s640/2011+04+27+044.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDC7nHz6_1R3-KJkU4jF6sxnTcVDVTCaGw8MKsK3xNcQhPzmjzhoWkCz56kKfWaXaRXmyyqq2IxP7Lsdmhaptc0x9tcFdD2zXh6NWV2LD2OowImPP3oCs-2y9nwo7kPjSl1zSSpnqT4h0/s1600/2011+04+27+047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDC7nHz6_1R3-KJkU4jF6sxnTcVDVTCaGw8MKsK3xNcQhPzmjzhoWkCz56kKfWaXaRXmyyqq2IxP7Lsdmhaptc0x9tcFdD2zXh6NWV2LD2OowImPP3oCs-2y9nwo7kPjSl1zSSpnqT4h0/s640/2011+04+27+047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope your Easter was as awesome!</div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-54305289683576403392011-05-10T12:13:00.000-06:002011-05-10T12:13:14.845-06:00Our Soccer Star<div style="text-align: center;">Paige was so excited to start soccer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I asked if she wanted to wait for the fall,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but she wanted to start right away.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And, she's really good at it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">She runs her heart out all over that field and kicks the ball so well.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She hasn't scored a goal yet, but she's saved a few from going into her team's goal!</div><div style="text-align: center;">She's kicked the ball more in her first two games than we think her sister's did all season when they played. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Larkin is thrilled to find a daughter who seems to love the sport. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep it up Paige!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You are so fun to watch!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Ever since August could walk he has done this little shake thing. He just gets up randomly and shakes his little body. It used to be whenever he was really happy, but now it's just whenever and only if he feels like it. It's hard to get on video because it's so random and the first is always the best. When we ask him to do it again, it's just not the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Yesterday though, we caught him. It was Paige's birthday and so I had the camera out taking pictures of her opening presents. August went up to his Monster Truck and pressed the buttons to make the music come on. He's been doing this lately. Once the music starts he runs fast and jumps to a stop posing in some sort of cool "move." So, without him knowing, I switched on the video and caught him in action. Enjoy...we do almost daily! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">That was breakfast. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After breakfast she had school and August and I brought donuts to share with her class. It was cute to see her at the center of attention and asnwering questions her classmates asked during her special time in the teacher's chair. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: magenta;">What's your favorite stuffed animal?</span> ..........Bugwah (this is the name of her girl gorilla that she just got. Her other gorilla, a boy, is named Boogie.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: magenta;">What's your favorite animal?</span> ..............I just answered that!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">What's your favorite food?</span> ..............Buttered noodles!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: magenta;">What's your favortie treat?</span> ............August yelled out, "Chocolate balls!" before Paige even had a chance to answer. He was up sitting with her in the chair. It was fun to watch. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We came home and she and Chelsea had lunch together, buttered noodles and mango, on the side. Yum!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, I layed down for a quick snooze before finishing up the cake (a piggy) and getting the house in order for an afternoon of birthday fun.......</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">........and somewhere in there, August got his thunb closed in the girls' bedroom door by sweet little Paige.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's looked way too scary for me to tackle on my own, so I scooped him up after leaving a note for my older two girls and sending Paige to Chelsea's house and headed for the instacare! The nurse suggested that we go to the ER since they would have ways of sedating him if that's what needed to happen, so I thought I'd better do that. Luckily Larkin got a hold of us and met us over at the ER. It turns out he didn't even need stitches, but they took an xray to make sure he hadn't broken a bone or damaged his growth plate. All fine. The ER took hours, so I decided to head home and try to quickly get that cake frosted and the house picked up. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG278jEodAGzTtC96gwnBSsLyj2ip3szVDP-Ch-Y2jQh17lX8LXb_BnRJY0aGrUp13kAkILoLbunL36ORss8QX1B5IG_FtgLuDcnQ4c5P60uhx1W33u9ng_KHrNcGHae3C9RbUp2-KY6k/s1600/2011+04+18+029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG278jEodAGzTtC96gwnBSsLyj2ip3szVDP-Ch-Y2jQh17lX8LXb_BnRJY0aGrUp13kAkILoLbunL36ORss8QX1B5IG_FtgLuDcnQ4c5P60uhx1W33u9ng_KHrNcGHae3C9RbUp2-KY6k/s640/2011+04+18+029.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We thank cousin Shauna and her girls for this one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS27YaLB766i9ywj3lvH-xdT4JjNrKytJxz8Ua6URszdLZafkSrgfDRjGvgNutgfJZ49WlwEOqcaysYk6E0Rvm16Bmdr0kcG_dWK1M8wBZI-0XGVVYkUF4KgmfBn6bXcUeznUoQm9y5YA/s1600/2011+04+18+032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS27YaLB766i9ywj3lvH-xdT4JjNrKytJxz8Ua6URszdLZafkSrgfDRjGvgNutgfJZ49WlwEOqcaysYk6E0Rvm16Bmdr0kcG_dWK1M8wBZI-0XGVVYkUF4KgmfBn6bXcUeznUoQm9y5YA/s640/2011+04+18+032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love that everyone has fun on a birthday, not just the birthday person. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUMPvfyCQdq4hYEnr5xon3OfJrZnYXwYBXEkoFgzPTRxUNA4GN1oWYY5XKAXj1NAsiLdGCOad8sUpub8WhsH7lGW09IgOt1cnI3RUh545NcN8L3KzV_Q8qTpy6-S7G1A0EotF3N5MOBQ/s1600/Grammie%2527s+present.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUMPvfyCQdq4hYEnr5xon3OfJrZnYXwYBXEkoFgzPTRxUNA4GN1oWYY5XKAXj1NAsiLdGCOad8sUpub8WhsH7lGW09IgOt1cnI3RUh545NcN8L3KzV_Q8qTpy6-S7G1A0EotF3N5MOBQ/s640/Grammie%2527s+present.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And this has become a Grammie legacy. She wraps her gifts well, with lots of tape. It was so funny to watch Paige try and try to get that present open. I loved that I caught the look on her face when she needed to take a little break. It was classic. She was determined though, and she did get that present open!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfGndCz1u5IruMoQ-keo5n1ljePYsR7lYIhjk-VT2qyfBjnraO_dtaSgiMp6aY0Z1THsUwVXWtYjr6jIi3ZiL_ItjkkViD8-Q7Fwj2IiWVjDgHLi-1kEdCEJ-kiNqpD1ed6-PKGVUxXU/s1600/2011+04+18+051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfGndCz1u5IruMoQ-keo5n1ljePYsR7lYIhjk-VT2qyfBjnraO_dtaSgiMp6aY0Z1THsUwVXWtYjr6jIi3ZiL_ItjkkViD8-Q7Fwj2IiWVjDgHLi-1kEdCEJ-kiNqpD1ed6-PKGVUxXU/s640/2011+04+18+051.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks Grammie and Granpa Weyand for the fun gifts and money!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So here are a few pictures of Paige's "excitement!" She had a long wait, but a fabulous fun few minutes getting those gifts open! We are glad you enjoyed them!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We quickly hopped in the car and headed to McDonalds for a lovely dinner. The kids were in heaven.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We came home and shared cake and ice cream with some neighbor friends who had bribed Paige into letting them come with promises of a gift. She was happy to have them, of course! We all were!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh358SYF0TeZbcGNK4NiKdEBCMBmiA7QSlComcH1XghVxCbIIWciCV_Fi1easXeiFa8IdHK_aNdGKGjJgKo6_E_g2dAKzGeiSMuOFyFAeFtyeI3i-3jP6mSWQ3dNzq_dEPavXwM8qyN_9I/s1600/2011+02+14+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh358SYF0TeZbcGNK4NiKdEBCMBmiA7QSlComcH1XghVxCbIIWciCV_Fi1easXeiFa8IdHK_aNdGKGjJgKo6_E_g2dAKzGeiSMuOFyFAeFtyeI3i-3jP6mSWQ3dNzq_dEPavXwM8qyN_9I/s320/2011+02+14+012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">So, the day after Larkin agreed it was time to cut August's hair, I caught the boy in a good mood and he sat there pretty good for me while I chopped away. I figure with curls, you can't go too wrong. It's so refreshing to see his face again instead of the halo of poof that used to surround his head! I LOVE IT! Although, this was back on Valentine's day and he's getting close to needing another chop!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5bppg1752QCw7Ju4FnGynmk7PuUxOz9_Y0qizajOD-UaVwC_KlbpkhlN2vVC8hdKBKxrh2IAmH8o9w1IrfPyKRSt9jOgRLpAw2YSmjYYWB1IR5oD86evee2LmhkGTJzjN-mLkS7IiFI/s1600/2011+02+22+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5bppg1752QCw7Ju4FnGynmk7PuUxOz9_Y0qizajOD-UaVwC_KlbpkhlN2vVC8hdKBKxrh2IAmH8o9w1IrfPyKRSt9jOgRLpAw2YSmjYYWB1IR5oD86evee2LmhkGTJzjN-mLkS7IiFI/s320/2011+02+22+007.jpg" width="213" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;">I was released as the cubmaster a month ago and I'm going to miss all the fun cheers and silly awards and funny costumes and stuff we got to do there. It will be awhile before August will be a scout and we'll get to go again. Ashley loved going with me too--all the boys her age were there. I think she secretly wished she could be a scout! They presented me with this cute <span style="color: magenta;">SWEET TREAT</span> at my last meeting which happened to be the Blue and Gold. Isn't it just so cute! I love cute things and I just had to share this with everyone. Jenn Christensen made this for me and had the leaders sign a thank you card. I was very surprised to get such a "normal" gift from the scouts. Thanks! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Larkin has started playing indoor soccer again after a year break. It's so fun to go and watch the games, especially now that the kids are older and can run around by themselves. I actually get to see most the game now. The games have also been in the mornings this time instead of late at night, so we've been able to go. Larkin scores LOTS of goals. He's really good at it. In this game I think he scored 5 of the 6 points. It's hard to get action shots, but I think these turned out pretty good...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kkFbWcLEAb_Bwxhj7GVvr9KcavLHabRgRSZMMnfnoTJBOcKxyAxlqs7H4E0yABvGk2BB6UfZ5KkIr-YeGvvfQO3RSMXz4HvL4ZAKO8FKqEa9htqtDLSAS92Iy2uh3BZyb_oeMGFyYJk/s1600/2011+03+19+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kkFbWcLEAb_Bwxhj7GVvr9KcavLHabRgRSZMMnfnoTJBOcKxyAxlqs7H4E0yABvGk2BB6UfZ5KkIr-YeGvvfQO3RSMXz4HvL4ZAKO8FKqEa9htqtDLSAS92Iy2uh3BZyb_oeMGFyYJk/s640/2011+03+19+014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFOOJHLovmRobErXPxjmj7xhyphenhypheniO_y9ojV6zgSPn3-Bi45maT5EpRfI5hje76DY8t_MkFid_PqXlh-igExTEf8zMZv2HMtJ4gVnYVzDNHgFbvRTbsFZsr_XZ9kpt5ZmgKUSlKvtuPAJQo/s1600/oobie+boy+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFOOJHLovmRobErXPxjmj7xhyphenhypheniO_y9ojV6zgSPn3-Bi45maT5EpRfI5hje76DY8t_MkFid_PqXlh-igExTEf8zMZv2HMtJ4gVnYVzDNHgFbvRTbsFZsr_XZ9kpt5ZmgKUSlKvtuPAJQo/s640/oobie+boy+blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, all Ashley wanted last year for her birthday was a pair of OOBIES (the shoes in the picture.) They look like a slipper, and they are very wild. Paige was thrilled beyond belief when we found a pair for her at DI a couple months ago. They are sort of popular with the kids at school. Anyway, August thinks they are pretty funny and I caught him with them on the other day. He even had his cute hat on, which doesn't happen often, so I grabbed a couple quick pictures. What a sweet little boy!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, there are the highlights from the last few weeks. If you put all the hours of watching NCAA basketball in there you pretty much know it all. I should also mention that August is potty trained, which is still quite a miracle if you ask me. And, my sister Mindy and husband Joey had a little boy last week named Aaron Joseph Hobson! What more could you ask for! (Just wished she lived MUCH closer...) Oh and one more thing, Ashley passed off all her times tables! This too is a small miracle. We are so happy for her!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Signing off...until next time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-3107947527525871172011-02-17T09:12:00.000-07:002011-02-17T09:12:14.458-07:00Abby's Baptism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1_f3IPrWJRLdeRKV7EAkKU5h0RkEvPQcwJiS75hlIgpx2l03EDttJLFgOcrWS12DeSkAFYDgE7YRDk7URcAOdvnPLUaBoBIAqyHDDdvUcFUfoomkbElcT0BQeFlGkaeWFYZXSSNZxn4/s1600/2011+02+05+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1_f3IPrWJRLdeRKV7EAkKU5h0RkEvPQcwJiS75hlIgpx2l03EDttJLFgOcrWS12DeSkAFYDgE7YRDk7URcAOdvnPLUaBoBIAqyHDDdvUcFUfoomkbElcT0BQeFlGkaeWFYZXSSNZxn4/s640/2011+02+05+002.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> What a sweetheart. Abby was so excited about her baptism day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She decided to wear the same dress I wore when I was baptized almost 30 years ago!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We bought her a new dress for the occasion, but this is the one she ended up wearing that day. How fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a year or so I'll bundle it up and mail it to Mindy. Maybe her Kaela will want to wear it also when she turns eight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJTgMErRHkLQSGoD5u-KV5GKtKgeDJZ3i72Zw750hoHm3OpBEPLviQzePkrc-bY2wAywQrsM29GdSlDa5uB65YD_lWSoHCh2FTPh8jZD944HJne4YHhJNy4J5p_hfqZR1w0onLNotn5U/s1600/2011+02+05+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJTgMErRHkLQSGoD5u-KV5GKtKgeDJZ3i72Zw750hoHm3OpBEPLviQzePkrc-bY2wAywQrsM29GdSlDa5uB65YD_lWSoHCh2FTPh8jZD944HJne4YHhJNy4J5p_hfqZR1w0onLNotn5U/s640/2011+02+05+008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Abby and Dad had to leave pretty early that morning. Mom was busy making the last batch of cinnamon rolls for afterwards and trying to get the rest of the gang ready and hopoing to leave the house in some sort of order knowing everyone would be over after. Somehow we all managed and even got there on time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG96mVWFI3RnVSAv7Div9qjULBdbRmi1IUZTjY6I_vzImvkHMbf7pdpT_mj7s6zUGGuYPOF9lMfawYSSQ5wn38u9XmgV9QOtwsPZKBbsJE3nsj1EayNOpGvBxA2fqZAASUqFaIh5_PFik/s1600/2011+02+05+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG96mVWFI3RnVSAv7Div9qjULBdbRmi1IUZTjY6I_vzImvkHMbf7pdpT_mj7s6zUGGuYPOF9lMfawYSSQ5wn38u9XmgV9QOtwsPZKBbsJE3nsj1EayNOpGvBxA2fqZAASUqFaIh5_PFik/s640/2011+02+05+011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We even got a picture of us all, the family that is. In all the hustle, I didn't even realize our friends were waiting inside the foyer and didn't make the picture. I was so bummed about that. We have such great friends who came out to support Abby and we are so thankful for the family who arranged to be there too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVr5Mn1rVVpu7w7qeWG8PysbUSVFgbE57DM3YVl6qAYb_scvZ9Z0mEuuXims2m9vW0gBrkUmjTDyfWZIXUum7vCz8bKcMohR9NhXf4DDpH6Xmsw1zzuNNmeDrhnMxg9IrNitypiEWc4I/s1600/2011+02+05+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKVr5Mn1rVVpu7w7qeWG8PysbUSVFgbE57DM3YVl6qAYb_scvZ9Z0mEuuXims2m9vW0gBrkUmjTDyfWZIXUum7vCz8bKcMohR9NhXf4DDpH6Xmsw1zzuNNmeDrhnMxg9IrNitypiEWc4I/s640/2011+02+05+013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We all came home and had cinnamon rolls, muffins, fruit and treats.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish I had taken more pictures, but here are a few of the ones that turned out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXpk_dbYykc0peKFRHYSx0dliLYJoMgD3UWD7zsrvq6kkttRX5X3lZr7c-ksswir3469hIoJ__1Fw4k9WvTxyKldFirmuNYA8X7fRACLX72XHdiPh1SJxHSVvka6r4cw9ZQipTlD_pg8/s1600/2011+02+05+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXpk_dbYykc0peKFRHYSx0dliLYJoMgD3UWD7zsrvq6kkttRX5X3lZr7c-ksswir3469hIoJ__1Fw4k9WvTxyKldFirmuNYA8X7fRACLX72XHdiPh1SJxHSVvka6r4cw9ZQipTlD_pg8/s640/2011+02+05+019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTL7K4dZYUDhbYbY1PVqvrndJ6ja7c0Qj0xpXYp_v227r-Mq_NwYbCti5Si3jCbHNgm8iQzUYXmbQIjrzbsApRCEEhePK7TQRw8KUekvlDDFxCaQLSWmzjSDBn4xMolWh4OO79SATfUU/s1600/2011+02+05+028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTL7K4dZYUDhbYbY1PVqvrndJ6ja7c0Qj0xpXYp_v227r-Mq_NwYbCti5Si3jCbHNgm8iQzUYXmbQIjrzbsApRCEEhePK7TQRw8KUekvlDDFxCaQLSWmzjSDBn4xMolWh4OO79SATfUU/s640/2011+02+05+028.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to everyone for their love and for helping to make Abby's baptism a day to remember!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations girl!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We love you Abby!</div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-16526712619768488982011-02-14T12:17:00.000-07:002011-02-14T12:17:34.597-07:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbreVjO43ehdtNDEur7kJmKfSymUMActpgE2oElzQUCtA-R8nuJ_z0mZmyjX-9SBuNaaedmggKvhBnr8O91-170uSYFKXH16UN4k5DsOfaKhDiv00kp1qNZmDF_9ezdCnUFee01g6DqyI/s1600/2011+02+14+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbreVjO43ehdtNDEur7kJmKfSymUMActpgE2oElzQUCtA-R8nuJ_z0mZmyjX-9SBuNaaedmggKvhBnr8O91-170uSYFKXH16UN4k5DsOfaKhDiv00kp1qNZmDF_9ezdCnUFee01g6DqyI/s640/2011+02+14+002.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a happy Valentine's Day wish to you!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paige let me play with her hair this morning (I saw a little girl this weekend with hair like this and thought it was so cute) and this is what we ended up with. Not too bad, ehh?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6GjIyegQOgWJHcwfyLLGEjlRXK9RWNKcvarhy-WRqFWbJ4gOVM9EOwI8LyO5aj4N0a2yM_8aKL-eVg8CdT-3cx4LteAFO6j_U2cvzEOJKPHKtH4k4z8FBxsXL7QvVTJAg4uJSiUAPFU/s1600/2011+02+14+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6GjIyegQOgWJHcwfyLLGEjlRXK9RWNKcvarhy-WRqFWbJ4gOVM9EOwI8LyO5aj4N0a2yM_8aKL-eVg8CdT-3cx4LteAFO6j_U2cvzEOJKPHKtH4k4z8FBxsXL7QvVTJAg4uJSiUAPFU/s640/2011+02+14+009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRCHvXZHSCZweUD3xDRbFLSFzTH963MnbGa9av8JuBMc_O-cAU-a10j05u0J272g1MaE6kWdAWTDWmEtQv1ICYPBdQmC6ymIHzLct-uCwdwKDePocQMX8IpQw9rt9hQ7iP7I7btIe3pI/s1600/2011+02+14+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRCHvXZHSCZweUD3xDRbFLSFzTH963MnbGa9av8JuBMc_O-cAU-a10j05u0J272g1MaE6kWdAWTDWmEtQv1ICYPBdQmC6ymIHzLct-uCwdwKDePocQMX8IpQw9rt9hQ7iP7I7btIe3pI/s640/2011+02+14+010.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls were SO excited for school today, with all the Valentine's party stuff going on. They had their valentines all made out ready to give to their classmates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Abby needed a box for her party and after I suggested we just wrap up a shoe box in cute wrapping paper and tie it with cute bows, she came up with this idea. A horse. Glad it came together. She was so happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaB_XaJgeEsIvBhm6EfNtLuw9F0dv2s7XvQaPI4XqV4OyH98B9HQOdj8ka1mKly7dvCRHAzz5ClT03rS8VwaFNv921YXgtlu5Ul2cBy3UMRwP1cCtCkoffGMcB1e7KT-7K8xBdxYjk0M/s1600/2011+02+14+007+heart+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaB_XaJgeEsIvBhm6EfNtLuw9F0dv2s7XvQaPI4XqV4OyH98B9HQOdj8ka1mKly7dvCRHAzz5ClT03rS8VwaFNv921YXgtlu5Ul2cBy3UMRwP1cCtCkoffGMcB1e7KT-7K8xBdxYjk0M/s640/2011+02+14+007+heart+blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, here we are, wishing you a Happy Happy Day!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We love you!</div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-79148969264381903202011-02-11T10:41:00.000-07:002011-02-11T10:41:46.050-07:00August is 3<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIdqW4P0-awvc_tgpkeSEAlyXED2WfxwZT3v9kFrc1PGu5xKdq8q4rkVEMicWgDD8ZglDdCcUDJm3UNhf1Zo0XexRLWLsjsLpDohg-zCBuFxmj4snAD5M9crA2rIa3AqCA8IcqL-S8i4/s1600/2011+02+01+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIdqW4P0-awvc_tgpkeSEAlyXED2WfxwZT3v9kFrc1PGu5xKdq8q4rkVEMicWgDD8ZglDdCcUDJm3UNhf1Zo0XexRLWLsjsLpDohg-zCBuFxmj4snAD5M9crA2rIa3AqCA8IcqL-S8i4/s640/2011+02+01+001.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the <span style="color: black;">first</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">August turned </span><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;">THREE!</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">He was very excited to have his own birthday (after watching his sister and Dad each have one.)</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">He knew right what to do. First off, birthday donuts.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">He even got to eat off a STEELERS plate his Grammie and Grandpa Weyand had sent from Pennsylvania.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">Life was good!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaeNSFd3OOMvLuypiK5jsqXwj9UWU6eLly4rSTwBX2gzN9LNQ8ABDe0oN2JBnATAMxctctrFU8ZgLBIWjAsdRAdsLL7eB5rh1nzo9ClTsGHurm6t2IyJL9fUfF8cqOZgecH7pQQj1PMo/s1600/2011+02+01+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaeNSFd3OOMvLuypiK5jsqXwj9UWU6eLly4rSTwBX2gzN9LNQ8ABDe0oN2JBnATAMxctctrFU8ZgLBIWjAsdRAdsLL7eB5rh1nzo9ClTsGHurm6t2IyJL9fUfF8cqOZgecH7pQQj1PMo/s640/2011+02+01+006.jpg" width="426" /></a> </div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uWoF3UUlImZOxSc_EJnM7DFRxnU9T19WihbumKxC2bM0hfduUaJjyxNXxPVsLmWl86dD9HVUwXZBzJfgQbEU5RccNaJWqcPcgSMj-xmSMbxXPPPNzRWYMVJfh4QMYKjWx6osMks9O5M/s1600/2011+02+01+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uWoF3UUlImZOxSc_EJnM7DFRxnU9T19WihbumKxC2bM0hfduUaJjyxNXxPVsLmWl86dD9HVUwXZBzJfgQbEU5RccNaJWqcPcgSMj-xmSMbxXPPPNzRWYMVJfh4QMYKjWx6osMks9O5M/s640/2011+02+01+013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone likes the birthday donuts!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the girls got off to school, August and I went swimming at the Legacy Center pool. August loved the 15 minutes we had before the Lifeguard turned all the splash park water on. Now I know we need to be done swimming by 11:00am, not just barely arriving.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN85INVJiNo6WAESWLN2oWZmJNV06wJYbOulyIfnPJhTCxxWPIxPVzFAK_5Xa6XG_uLRdDvNamKzDvpcElSIJOkM2oP8TmjQ9f3o9MZUmBLRbTonX-woAqv6-Rp86pQaF_AmQDOhlqyb4/s1600/2011+02+01+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN85INVJiNo6WAESWLN2oWZmJNV06wJYbOulyIfnPJhTCxxWPIxPVzFAK_5Xa6XG_uLRdDvNamKzDvpcElSIJOkM2oP8TmjQ9f3o9MZUmBLRbTonX-woAqv6-Rp86pQaF_AmQDOhlqyb4/s640/2011+02+01+019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">August was <span style="color: #45818e;">VERY</span> excited about his cake. He kept asking all morning where his Lightening Mcqueen cake was. He stayed by me the whole time the cake was coming together. Paige loved to help taste everything and make sure it was yummy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYw4co6wWm2151pJD9dx3FelG0D-66DEvLDzDFz_ZpywSP6oRdUTeDlIRiv8G5PbJ8UrpG34YtL41K0POSyy-aj0hfucVhP243XGbP7z4J6yvZuH50wgtz8B7CKik2QEvwuPVIh1ebd0/s1600/2011+02+01+065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYw4co6wWm2151pJD9dx3FelG0D-66DEvLDzDFz_ZpywSP6oRdUTeDlIRiv8G5PbJ8UrpG34YtL41K0POSyy-aj0hfucVhP243XGbP7z4J6yvZuH50wgtz8B7CKik2QEvwuPVIh1ebd0/s640/2011+02+01+065.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiukaHWECyBG0PfE-Y_uIj27aopLYuaotM5xfyG7XwjliY5vjZTwOV0dXnAD2tIpIDvdU1w9XHXsu2b_aSUHfed_6jgdG7Q_ghOl2pU0O3Ux29YQihFOMUPHQuivqvHkFcPjPFY6321A/s1600/2011+02+01+062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiukaHWECyBG0PfE-Y_uIj27aopLYuaotM5xfyG7XwjliY5vjZTwOV0dXnAD2tIpIDvdU1w9XHXsu2b_aSUHfed_6jgdG7Q_ghOl2pU0O3Ux29YQihFOMUPHQuivqvHkFcPjPFY6321A/s640/2011+02+01+062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">August was very patient waiting for the time to open presents, it kind of surprised me. When it <em>was</em> time, he excitedly got right into it. It was so fun to see all his expressions and jumps for joy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrd7XxASVlTY2D5ynX9pdU93SwND4pWpEoeECNI_ZyIpF3agHoJXHRtPthnsDBTm2vXgGjcWi46yQeiXBPAfjPHhCGHp4ayvnafT1hot-qqS6qeSeUU9WO8Hk8vbuZ-wNSKM9iRbx63M/s1600/2011+02+01+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrd7XxASVlTY2D5ynX9pdU93SwND4pWpEoeECNI_ZyIpF3agHoJXHRtPthnsDBTm2vXgGjcWi46yQeiXBPAfjPHhCGHp4ayvnafT1hot-qqS6qeSeUU9WO8Hk8vbuZ-wNSKM9iRbx63M/s640/2011+02+01+024.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN37DnboNY0jWdcDBLUhFrnX8nl9E8YiPF1G0alIr3uaUSfCrE8mI1FmoIG1qqhPVfuxcn9t5-K7gCKE6hhYw6l1JmON8z7LskcfFo4825NBd4Hzcr-KN0XvvQ-IutbqDU5_1M43oiFw/s1600/2011+02+01+037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN37DnboNY0jWdcDBLUhFrnX8nl9E8YiPF1G0alIr3uaUSfCrE8mI1FmoIG1qqhPVfuxcn9t5-K7gCKE6hhYw6l1JmON8z7LskcfFo4825NBd4Hzcr-KN0XvvQ-IutbqDU5_1M43oiFw/s640/2011+02+01+037.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRY-iJvoFU1FDV0n8fuIEelhohDq7iP9BHWrnbabJrB05zfrPWJZNDJR3uQQzl3I7OBQUaSvLzldg2CVS9HqsbO78nPisiwk9BzvxxiKXPZViMDy787moxlxK8c2UaVyeEK4-838Xr4Y/s1600/2011+02+01+061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRY-iJvoFU1FDV0n8fuIEelhohDq7iP9BHWrnbabJrB05zfrPWJZNDJR3uQQzl3I7OBQUaSvLzldg2CVS9HqsbO78nPisiwk9BzvxxiKXPZViMDy787moxlxK8c2UaVyeEK4-838Xr4Y/s640/2011+02+01+061.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He was very pleased with the turnout...<span style="color: #45818e;">LOTS</span> of cars!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He had been asking for another Steeler shirt since he grew out of the last one Larkin bought for him. So, with lots of help from PA Grandparents, his wishes came true!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjKDU1JpkP56zjuRJsY9lcHaY4Nz1O5pBUxjnCqSd_ZkbGtp5x7NjGI_CuUag-eCpecArpa-q4GiLDIE4PKzpbndYxKCMzPnhuUn44a_9zAbEc0Pw-4-lXPHxdYlzcP4yxTqo1NAhspU/s1600/2011+02+01+068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjKDU1JpkP56zjuRJsY9lcHaY4Nz1O5pBUxjnCqSd_ZkbGtp5x7NjGI_CuUag-eCpecArpa-q4GiLDIE4PKzpbndYxKCMzPnhuUn44a_9zAbEc0Pw-4-lXPHxdYlzcP4yxTqo1NAhspU/s640/2011+02+01+068.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He <span style="color: #cc0000;">L.O.V.E.S.</span> his new Steelers jammies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Thanks Mom and Dad for sending those!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are saving the other shirt for next season, when it will fit a bit better.)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We took everyone to McDonalds for his birthday dinner and got him a happy meal (a treat in itself!) And, you'll never guess that the toy inside was...another car! He was in heaven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNmccYSXLBHLrbzxLOCFQfg4kUC9XLOFQ9XIRPZPzRnqTG6jTnHWsCS1c3we6k96DQGU_RxeVnYjxLMU48L7NIq6NeTL4tGoQo6Ep5CAR80NkM7Z-pnOTO-2EcbkXX7gO4b4dl92F1Es/s1600/2011+02+01+067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNmccYSXLBHLrbzxLOCFQfg4kUC9XLOFQ9XIRPZPzRnqTG6jTnHWsCS1c3we6k96DQGU_RxeVnYjxLMU48L7NIq6NeTL4tGoQo6Ep5CAR80NkM7Z-pnOTO-2EcbkXX7gO4b4dl92F1Es/s640/2011+02+01+067.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We sang Happy Birthday, ate the cake and ice cream and all went to bed. It was a lovely day. But just before bed, August presented us all with a little dance. He's hysterical when he starts dancing. We always get a good laugh when he turns it on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGH655s_zhSAz0_yNPw8c76brV_ccQwX7pK4w7CQ2yEsfKHX_4GZdpH2HVr-AI_12tlCAKoF4XE30SMsBltmP7DbkWg_v56Z_8WFpld0qV8PVaR1DPy3K630zufCT-rrjSItqdl_Ddc40/s1600/dancing+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGH655s_zhSAz0_yNPw8c76brV_ccQwX7pK4w7CQ2yEsfKHX_4GZdpH2HVr-AI_12tlCAKoF4XE30SMsBltmP7DbkWg_v56Z_8WFpld0qV8PVaR1DPy3K630zufCT-rrjSItqdl_Ddc40/s640/dancing+blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Little Man!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We love you!</span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-30850391527402117472011-01-21T11:43:00.000-07:002011-01-21T11:43:22.269-07:00Happy Birthday Larkin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoesZ4FzADL3MAi7RJZqYMfYj9RlX3hw4khhy5Lc8_nUlIw3fj57WOFlrSXMGiUXSzRJGiBwSlYbFj4n9Bo86uYi1rQY508DO2HVwEHPON8_59LDXNieHFzlWsl2Svu08XbMqc9FqxnEw/s1600/Larkin+baby1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoesZ4FzADL3MAi7RJZqYMfYj9RlX3hw4khhy5Lc8_nUlIw3fj57WOFlrSXMGiUXSzRJGiBwSlYbFj4n9Bo86uYi1rQY508DO2HVwEHPON8_59LDXNieHFzlWsl2Svu08XbMqc9FqxnEw/s640/Larkin+baby1.jpg" width="481" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;">35 Years later...</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a fun day yesterday after Larkin got home from work and the girls from school.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We watched Larkin open his presents</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJubWavbe2tgK7vjSiRqWPAO7sdO5LQFjiwTXmdBjpXlFziotWUzU-bZuiaHuCyr3mXbfb0UiGQ4yF59KoUeZFQhP1evq6m6qaFxM9MdfJno0Z2m2UUnZ1SDFWoxHbPjLhnB_10ofTNs/s1600/2011+01+20+021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJubWavbe2tgK7vjSiRqWPAO7sdO5LQFjiwTXmdBjpXlFziotWUzU-bZuiaHuCyr3mXbfb0UiGQ4yF59KoUeZFQhP1evq6m6qaFxM9MdfJno0Z2m2UUnZ1SDFWoxHbPjLhnB_10ofTNs/s640/2011+01+20+021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinv5YNnSC07ZUNPJanYBY-hwc-foqrVD96oKq3xIITGe94y38QstQ3YdfRF2li5djEcJqWEo8XfYOIL8q7vXhCt20A68byeRwh9ZOEMHB4VOhq_HcTGWhDUaQUl6Y8ChM1TiplQCzDVmY/s1600/2011+01+20+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinv5YNnSC07ZUNPJanYBY-hwc-foqrVD96oKq3xIITGe94y38QstQ3YdfRF2li5djEcJqWEo8XfYOIL8q7vXhCt20A68byeRwh9ZOEMHB4VOhq_HcTGWhDUaQUl6Y8ChM1TiplQCzDVmY/s640/2011+01+20+006.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then headed out to Orem for an evening at Trafalga.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMip_PMRg01rbz_bQg3dC4uPntwegSZOtIpkgk98hPKO355etERlX-PmjTubyZPUEdu-zXD8Hq6_5ugLIpefhv0Sw_EyocJre1Qm1rCf9P5U7ErlZEzwQ7psHdCbilYgGwjBj-IQw4D0U/s1600/2011+01+20+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMip_PMRg01rbz_bQg3dC4uPntwegSZOtIpkgk98hPKO355etERlX-PmjTubyZPUEdu-zXD8Hq6_5ugLIpefhv0Sw_EyocJre1Qm1rCf9P5U7ErlZEzwQ7psHdCbilYgGwjBj-IQw4D0U/s640/2011+01+20+025.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXpjFzXDxrlkoZikp5DYQ1RqQodau_TSIzolo0jHD6BNXahPgBxp4muod4OShAQSe889KBMOWiMnwVK4x_VEnoGGHTzn38dVddFtVLnydYG-6gMwg7bQIgfAwqlOPtmCfDUORhQDiUAo/s1600/2011+01+20+031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXpjFzXDxrlkoZikp5DYQ1RqQodau_TSIzolo0jHD6BNXahPgBxp4muod4OShAQSe889KBMOWiMnwVK4x_VEnoGGHTzn38dVddFtVLnydYG-6gMwg7bQIgfAwqlOPtmCfDUORhQDiUAo/s640/2011+01+20+031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlZV8EejKajWVrTDDAWf6qPO5ugttYRhBd_xJjTsF7LdzEpa7GCtiNFVqpczTi_2_L6voTivGpmgj1eWlNSrBPIJ42Z-bWfT2lLRl__IMH8xwxFFHWiNkI_G0FMgl1Vdh0B3Njldglsw/s1600/2011+01+20+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlZV8EejKajWVrTDDAWf6qPO5ugttYRhBd_xJjTsF7LdzEpa7GCtiNFVqpczTi_2_L6voTivGpmgj1eWlNSrBPIJ42Z-bWfT2lLRl__IMH8xwxFFHWiNkI_G0FMgl1Vdh0B3Njldglsw/s640/2011+01+20+038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They have a 4D little theater there with short little 3D movies and then the chair moves and jolts and wind blows and all that to make it 4D. It was awesome. We weren't sure August was going to like it, but he held on to his Dad and Abby's hands the whole time and seemed to love it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't you just love that face? What a kid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr9SxCbIxGTMLklFa3TiOdnwUQwAHvCGRN2-qyI6l6ycB76VdqrOh-g95FwsstDruJUIUZSrHMDnqQJGIS7i4dQJ-xRg3neFuOwGFKWT-SNAIIr_oHgsoThXc0pwy1X_9u7sR3ts1sPo/s1600/2011+01+20+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr9SxCbIxGTMLklFa3TiOdnwUQwAHvCGRN2-qyI6l6ycB76VdqrOh-g95FwsstDruJUIUZSrHMDnqQJGIS7i4dQJ-xRg3neFuOwGFKWT-SNAIIr_oHgsoThXc0pwy1X_9u7sR3ts1sPo/s640/2011+01+20+041.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After all <em>that</em> fun, we went to the Creamery at BYU, one of our favorite places to eat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was soooo yummy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We didn't get home until quite late, but a few of the kids still managed to fit in some cake waiting at home. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGgtCzO8gCh1O6fj4Gjdqz4sg9wy98x1OI8Sh7rYWb4FaYoh_jTh9OVZXn60n8gFfZl0jxsAhLcQB1CBUGCfRawX6lIkpnNmW_JtbpgvR9qgo_hbfcpFafjdll5-8bq_OktfQPXGGOOY/s1600/2011+01+20+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGgtCzO8gCh1O6fj4Gjdqz4sg9wy98x1OI8Sh7rYWb4FaYoh_jTh9OVZXn60n8gFfZl0jxsAhLcQB1CBUGCfRawX6lIkpnNmW_JtbpgvR9qgo_hbfcpFafjdll5-8bq_OktfQPXGGOOY/s640/2011+01+20+002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-large;">Happy Birthday Man</span></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-52852968004693843222011-01-07T15:23:00.000-07:002011-01-07T15:23:07.888-07:00Abby Turns Eight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-O6yUU0Tsv4V10ZX7aFtd8zXSqaG3s_FQMBzmaldjXvjzI3bz2bUgmpoiHodIKtZ275C84vOK63VFebt7KnQxY42RHIPnw15-i615Bmfp8petAqIwZEr1RWnyvtOoZPpKfN1EPOsyEqk/s1600/2011+01+06+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-O6yUU0Tsv4V10ZX7aFtd8zXSqaG3s_FQMBzmaldjXvjzI3bz2bUgmpoiHodIKtZ275C84vOK63VFebt7KnQxY42RHIPnw15-i615Bmfp8petAqIwZEr1RWnyvtOoZPpKfN1EPOsyEqk/s640/2011+01+06+015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday was <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Abby's</span> birthday. She is now <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">8</span>. She was soooo excited! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At school, her teacher had a special something for her to do each day this week. The first day she brought a poster about herself. She did a great job didn't she? She had fun planning, writing and decorating it! The other days she brought a favorite book to read to the class, a bag of something to estimate with during math, an idea of a few things to graph about and then one day each kid in the class drew a picture and wrote a little something they compiled in a birthday book for her. It has been a fun week.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Here she is first thing in the morning, eating her birthday donut breakfast</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcExef4lLQ3DaMOUtw9igIOsZ6GSumgG-qTa6V_cy-1XQYxixSdto4HKlKu9VjA3exCvRqTAh6f8WK9iEvoF3Z4aLnAjDtKKktgww9HbNqeSF-9fglhj6be5rHja1Bl6LErlarePFJ53w/s1600/2011+01+06+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcExef4lLQ3DaMOUtw9igIOsZ6GSumgG-qTa6V_cy-1XQYxixSdto4HKlKu9VjA3exCvRqTAh6f8WK9iEvoF3Z4aLnAjDtKKktgww9HbNqeSF-9fglhj6be5rHja1Bl6LErlarePFJ53w/s640/2011+01+06+004.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We brought donuts to school that afternoon for her to share with her class and then she came home with me in the car. The best part was, now that she is eight, she doesn't HAVE to sit in a carseat anymore. She was so happy to have a chance in the <span style="color: #0b5394;">FRONT SEAT</span>! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Remember those days? Shotgun! I don't dare tell my kids about it for fear that will be all I hear for the next how many years of my life...)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2n3FTBszZ-7A3RebQwZduAjMO8ZDpi3OoibSIyAnS4-Yi8FOMtjb0h5IsuxumJhMyFswg_qBNTugJXQqpxSnDksyB3F8900NxoHQohgZTz8oxONcj9-tZVEAJbF9OYwK-VLND3ik1qWk/s1600/2011+01+06+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2n3FTBszZ-7A3RebQwZduAjMO8ZDpi3OoibSIyAnS4-Yi8FOMtjb0h5IsuxumJhMyFswg_qBNTugJXQqpxSnDksyB3F8900NxoHQohgZTz8oxONcj9-tZVEAJbF9OYwK-VLND3ik1qWk/s640/2011+01+06+012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Abby had to wait about 30 minutes for Grandma and Grandpa to arrive so she could open her presents. This is her jumping up and down for joy that the time had actually arrived!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HAtA0VMlWyAa5bIH1NRTZ2FWbhU69pR8tMzOeSXm6OzGlKnCHZ5bm0ygUzm_oxQa3JQeQneeSo7DBnYy4oIf7SCAcnQlJ3vgmxwrzSe3hdpfql6NPiO-540V5JvlUQpw74KujLWnRfc/s1600/2011+01+06+034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HAtA0VMlWyAa5bIH1NRTZ2FWbhU69pR8tMzOeSXm6OzGlKnCHZ5bm0ygUzm_oxQa3JQeQneeSo7DBnYy4oIf7SCAcnQlJ3vgmxwrzSe3hdpfql6NPiO-540V5JvlUQpw74KujLWnRfc/s640/2011+01+06+034.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4IWI1bldyWIb_8rJ1-1Yxk9vVAj9NAve72rtdSgA-vLgbRsxxzU5-P-g4kuiNivhMXm4meBW9cxZYIKf7ukbvKXXiklJVqpagQfdqmidE76YenLfUzDYxpyPov2FIw8AnPyNTJg0qPo/s1600/2011+01+06+030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4IWI1bldyWIb_8rJ1-1Yxk9vVAj9NAve72rtdSgA-vLgbRsxxzU5-P-g4kuiNivhMXm4meBW9cxZYIKf7ukbvKXXiklJVqpagQfdqmidE76YenLfUzDYxpyPov2FIw8AnPyNTJg0qPo/s640/2011+01+06+030.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWb2inMAfLRJkQ0WzpFSerybShwIFPUpWIeBAAqVRzVgaPMwXZ6Wx7Wbq_u01Uhj-HiYnInQmLpNTxvVesnjG5kanu1SPjEuWjSp76DWos2vCjC42YFN6WEd38HbAta2DjUNkaM_Zy3Dw/s1600/2011+01+06+022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWb2inMAfLRJkQ0WzpFSerybShwIFPUpWIeBAAqVRzVgaPMwXZ6Wx7Wbq_u01Uhj-HiYnInQmLpNTxvVesnjG5kanu1SPjEuWjSp76DWos2vCjC42YFN6WEd38HbAta2DjUNkaM_Zy3Dw/s640/2011+01+06+022.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All her wishes came true as she opened present after present. She was very happy. I should say that there are still a couple wishes she is determined to see through. She wishes every year that she can have a "real" magic wand and wings. I hope someday even those will come true...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhHRhysd3gKXMDatFPCl2iC3LlTGGHKzGBjhwUEbEjhHg49g7B4uUJOYXkbEPA_j6IBNpF2zn2KdjGnTH6N135nBhh8JV8as0kjnCLz5aSoIr9ic2enHqi5lNv82Y0U4DQvORRKoyg5M/s1600/2011+01+06+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhHRhysd3gKXMDatFPCl2iC3LlTGGHKzGBjhwUEbEjhHg49g7B4uUJOYXkbEPA_j6IBNpF2zn2KdjGnTH6N135nBhh8JV8as0kjnCLz5aSoIr9ic2enHqi5lNv82Y0U4DQvORRKoyg5M/s640/2011+01+06+008.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The one thing Abby was certain of was that she wanted a milkshake, and one all to herself that she didn't have to share. It was then decided upon that a milkshake cake would be prefect. Here is what we came up with. I think it turned out pretty great! So did Abby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCy5W7aoOPZ9Ke5KwXhPvMzU2xukFUaEKxGSWMOyTBj-LTlp_8qwneCpEVHcG8TZrGcazI7jca2Qlo9IwFG4yE55G-3hNZi8KaoV6Sw0MRO9C7zc67j57dOVJVq7wu7p9Ly_gljI2OWxI/s1600/Abby+and+cake+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCy5W7aoOPZ9Ke5KwXhPvMzU2xukFUaEKxGSWMOyTBj-LTlp_8qwneCpEVHcG8TZrGcazI7jca2Qlo9IwFG4yE55G-3hNZi8KaoV6Sw0MRO9C7zc67j57dOVJVq7wu7p9Ly_gljI2OWxI/s640/Abby+and+cake+blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We think you are great, little miss eight!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-50166447814794300202010-12-24T08:11:00.005-07:002010-12-24T09:22:31.082-07:00Merry Christmas!<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554283740393583298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3P0BL4IQ5KF78b3ZtE_J3pJ_XSF3A8ZjixlpFz-pjE-KTuTKtNKDjoGY9ZoBsdW55JrxuHd4QLnOJmgXu8TiS2lJWIDuCWPHm7Y4DPPCVxcwPOAEGzy53RTURTuMn_fwwis2DWmgl60/s400/Christmas+card+2010+larger.jpg" /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;">(click on the picture and it will blow it up bigger for you to see)</span></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-11712682452362477332010-12-22T10:33:00.002-07:002010-12-22T11:09:56.956-07:00Prince Frog<div align="center">Abby's 2nd Grade teacher loves to have the kids perform plays.<br />Abby was chosed to be in one called <span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">The Prince Frog</span>.</div><div align="center">She was <span style="color:#006600;">Lilly Paddington</span>, a girl who goes out looking to catch a pet frog.</div><div align="center">After being told it is nearly implossible to catch a frog by her friends and brother, she wanders out to the pond and meets a strange man sitting on a bench. </div><div align="center">His name was Prince Albert Van Hoppinger.</div><div align="center">After Lilly reaches in her backpack for a treat and pulls out a hershey kiss, the Prince promises Lilly that if she gives him the kiss then she will for sure catch a frog.</div><div align="center">Lilly gives it a try and sure enough the Prince turns into a frog and hops right into her jar.</div><div align="center">When she gets home and her brother asks how in the world she caught one, she says,</div><div align="center">"Oh, that was easy, I gave a prince a kiss and he turned into a frog."</div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlDfD606tSutnoaQ2nAzfu97CoHaSuup9SHVctqeYxz8Pldo5XWDmVybECJC2ThNG41iQymsejBgtGweVkp7ck00PsQSXBWEJ7IeEJoHKNGPEux3NX0U9WaJPk7bT-jyxa55qV0E0Irc/s1600/2010_12_07+031.jpg"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553563032538956722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlDfD606tSutnoaQ2nAzfu97CoHaSuup9SHVctqeYxz8Pldo5XWDmVybECJC2ThNG41iQymsejBgtGweVkp7ck00PsQSXBWEJ7IeEJoHKNGPEux3NX0U9WaJPk7bT-jyxa55qV0E0Irc/s400/2010_12_07+031.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>The class had a contest to see who would be in charge of the background. Everyone drew a picture of what they thought it should be and then they voted on the one they liked best. Abby and another boy's drawing were chosen and they worked together on the background.It turned out great!</p><p align="center"><br />Here's a picture of Abby with some of her friends before the play started.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WZDc7DEPOBfxjfj8OI9MIqjogY1LGYQIFu4fcXMZ3Qq_ENktxtqPU_X1RzPBD7fRHJ1wlehuTOZjYY4LF09cCGD7PWqmfzCoxifFE7AP_d4gyMkmiUCs1LoP5bzaoQEZrgIzQVB5zXI/s1600/2010_12_07+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553563024468083058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WZDc7DEPOBfxjfj8OI9MIqjogY1LGYQIFu4fcXMZ3Qq_ENktxtqPU_X1RzPBD7fRHJ1wlehuTOZjYY4LF09cCGD7PWqmfzCoxifFE7AP_d4gyMkmiUCs1LoP5bzaoQEZrgIzQVB5zXI/s400/2010_12_07+032.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Here is the cast in her play. </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBlaQwd7FL5D1r5CYDQAeUEDDtDK1_9FOOsiKoKGQhD0GNAHb-KE0lU6HatdZle1GYjqPAwdWaeByCKq_NTgtvZqSdTC_eDWvR-KOzdtc_7UXjfWXHDAZwXXnXKq53YzFaU-wOfONZ5k/s1600/2010_12_07+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553563018611251810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBlaQwd7FL5D1r5CYDQAeUEDDtDK1_9FOOsiKoKGQhD0GNAHb-KE0lU6HatdZle1GYjqPAwdWaeByCKq_NTgtvZqSdTC_eDWvR-KOzdtc_7UXjfWXHDAZwXXnXKq53YzFaU-wOfONZ5k/s400/2010_12_07+033.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo7mTn-i86kF8A3-KidnbqCous7_RfduxbGcY_TJvbpi6Q4pwRFVHEyOywXv86a-hyx7GP2y-H7XIzsJj3TyrDmaLgQ0cutvFsl9aZHox8PHl4Vud5vlkyQ1hVrgJbLgsW1wDBvZF1Qo/s1600/2010_12_07+034+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553563009870735410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo7mTn-i86kF8A3-KidnbqCous7_RfduxbGcY_TJvbpi6Q4pwRFVHEyOywXv86a-hyx7GP2y-H7XIzsJj3TyrDmaLgQ0cutvFsl9aZHox8PHl4Vud5vlkyQ1hVrgJbLgsW1wDBvZF1Qo/s400/2010_12_07+034+crop.jpg" /></a> Abby and her pet frog, the forger Prince Albert Van Hoppinger</p><p align="center">I wish I could get the video on here, but it's too big of a file and the software to help that won't load on my computer...the computer's fault not the software's. Need to get that fixed pronto!</p><p align="center">She did a great job and it was so fun to watch. </p>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-64122062122209374522010-12-21T08:11:00.002-07:002010-12-21T08:42:57.517-07:00Mall Sing<div align="center">Our elementary school has an early morning choir program and my girls have been participating in it the last few years. This was Paige's first year and she loves it. It helps that her best friends are doing it too! Every year they take a bus down to the mall to sing for the shoppers. This is the first year I went to see it. It was fun.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXKvwolE1Db1Sw02vS4sKYnlZgAv2U2ZrmvUtawprsEvLsc03eHgFZ9yREcOY7s1qWnT-5qv2jPgPm3ZHWyO6bShrSDYDc3HT01RnipWGiSBoOyXTBBCL5HHD52g4eZjxjdWLA-42e6Q/s1600/2010_12_07+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553154645761732418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXKvwolE1Db1Sw02vS4sKYnlZgAv2U2ZrmvUtawprsEvLsc03eHgFZ9yREcOY7s1qWnT-5qv2jPgPm3ZHWyO6bShrSDYDc3HT01RnipWGiSBoOyXTBBCL5HHD52g4eZjxjdWLA-42e6Q/s400/2010_12_07+004.jpg" /></a> Paige and friends</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnpuoxEMzDNsscnOTAE8gPTPK1VWS92BrmomkVE5JFaIx7wRjcWm_m7Ma3XzjcIBqicFhPDNoZqQ1rAspZ9EVQ7TbgnXKv8wGrpUd_-0f5CP1gSAogbF-eyDm1MM9Dgx_KRkH3gJRaaw/s1600/2010_12_07+009crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553154641917403794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnpuoxEMzDNsscnOTAE8gPTPK1VWS92BrmomkVE5JFaIx7wRjcWm_m7Ma3XzjcIBqicFhPDNoZqQ1rAspZ9EVQ7TbgnXKv8wGrpUd_-0f5CP1gSAogbF-eyDm1MM9Dgx_KRkH3gJRaaw/s400/2010_12_07+009crop.jpg" /></a> Abby<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_X2XGqOPbNP2y1vjXIQCpKVU1bRYuLbf7MhD-xQbKDWdk6_exb5vhU198vVUt2YtgOxanmPxFeuK-RxMApaRUk7dqAb_WnvjgfiZpZvpWHitTZIQvl8Wotl_sDSZdJ3ncdBjhI4Cm4I/s1600/2010_12_07+010+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553154637507852834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_X2XGqOPbNP2y1vjXIQCpKVU1bRYuLbf7MhD-xQbKDWdk6_exb5vhU198vVUt2YtgOxanmPxFeuK-RxMApaRUk7dqAb_WnvjgfiZpZvpWHitTZIQvl8Wotl_sDSZdJ3ncdBjhI4Cm4I/s400/2010_12_07+010+crop.jpg" /></a> Ashley</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLo4OptIU1KoCO8sXlFAYoS-rnbS6cj8NAR4NqpsRaMfDuE8mit1DJK9C9xuiPwsuzBLUojoaFhIli-NzBOVTiMmJ5cBi5Hc2WUCTnV0ks7zpw7jFcS_CY-ttovodeD2bC54q9xe1Q0_g/s1600/2010_12_07+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553154313956975346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLo4OptIU1KoCO8sXlFAYoS-rnbS6cj8NAR4NqpsRaMfDuE8mit1DJK9C9xuiPwsuzBLUojoaFhIli-NzBOVTiMmJ5cBi5Hc2WUCTnV0ks7zpw7jFcS_CY-ttovodeD2bC54q9xe1Q0_g/s400/2010_12_07+022.jpg" /></a> Vangie Jones, one of my very best friends!</p><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Wh51KryNl4OBIbmGk1RSPUhDL6hvZap83GRFL4DMRwtmDl-jE2jEvs4LVQIYOZEZ7hXe30d1W5L40njxfhqjf6LDyseKMjpmS9MPWrsAO4ZdYaFjKiX7Mx9u-4_8Sl4JrKK-AvPEii0/s1600/2010_12_07+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553154309147818242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Wh51KryNl4OBIbmGk1RSPUhDL6hvZap83GRFL4DMRwtmDl-jE2jEvs4LVQIYOZEZ7hXe30d1W5L40njxfhqjf6LDyseKMjpmS9MPWrsAO4ZdYaFjKiX7Mx9u-4_8Sl4JrKK-AvPEii0/s400/2010_12_07+026.jpg" /></a> a group shot<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMdAB7hvXog1ypqglZPqDSy7l_9lAVI12r7ZI0EjpwkdyEz8NDMFJjRC-G182GaZGk43kjB370auk9C2YcCIOkCL2djzDu_qPSxfefL6sR7GKLUlqKslAGkLrUxdWpyUf78GrVEeQ9DI/s1600/2010_12_07+029.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553154304541127026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMdAB7hvXog1ypqglZPqDSy7l_9lAVI12r7ZI0EjpwkdyEz8NDMFJjRC-G182GaZGk43kjB370auk9C2YcCIOkCL2djzDu_qPSxfefL6sR7GKLUlqKslAGkLrUxdWpyUf78GrVEeQ9DI/s400/2010_12_07+029.jpg" /></a> And the conductor, Heidi Needles (also a friend of mine)<br /><br />They did a great job. This was only half the choir, the other half had sung just before. The next night was their school performance for the parents. I'll try to post some video of that one later.<br /><br />Great singing Girls!<br /><br /></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-66991445705737332492010-12-20T07:52:00.005-07:002010-12-20T08:18:22.594-07:00Taylor Fun!<div align="center">It's so fun to have so many families from California (where I grew up) now living here in Utah. One of our favorite families, the Taylors, has a get together every Christmas. It's so fun to get the old gang back together for a night of fun, treats and catching up. Here we are trying to get a picture in front of the Trolley that will take us around the lights at Thanksgiving Point.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowVAo0qekU_HnUBZNpaOX2lpZcmINIblJTpsn20OBBSepos6_RfSkDyyYMp53l-TngBeQzT6_zkP3EJs3JlpzaHuNIbzjXYHKhcvA_itgnwZqWuBktmB2AGIpZO5J8rt7059AzvzSYvQ/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+127crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779817873180530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowVAo0qekU_HnUBZNpaOX2lpZcmINIblJTpsn20OBBSepos6_RfSkDyyYMp53l-TngBeQzT6_zkP3EJs3JlpzaHuNIbzjXYHKhcvA_itgnwZqWuBktmB2AGIpZO5J8rt7059AzvzSYvQ/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+127crop.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9yBZ1Hg5P1l_bk2o5oo_vb0tQSBZh2nl_bpV48rIKyiLGLIIq0PrdHGn66sjfqOEhO5G5wefxa_xfIjSRdEd8YeMutkvuMhD6m6P06PQK8W5lHyMFDMpJRBjCEl3iJ8Bxl3esjOElPI/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+133edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779815471887458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9yBZ1Hg5P1l_bk2o5oo_vb0tQSBZh2nl_bpV48rIKyiLGLIIq0PrdHGn66sjfqOEhO5G5wefxa_xfIjSRdEd8YeMutkvuMhD6m6P06PQK8W5lHyMFDMpJRBjCEl3iJ8Bxl3esjOElPI/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+133edit.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkA3bJtrD_3UUXCKlrnKpNLzJSBToYasVlvB8xrahn6W6rNkc5ySkTN6KLHTOSntE8DiBPn_rzgg7D9cJBPVzAEz6YCMcGdKCGSRa9Hwo9onMLfY44xgAcMkrxDozXNv7dqEYjY83uFc/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+160crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 556px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552778397539998866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkA3bJtrD_3UUXCKlrnKpNLzJSBToYasVlvB8xrahn6W6rNkc5ySkTN6KLHTOSntE8DiBPn_rzgg7D9cJBPVzAEz6YCMcGdKCGSRa9Hwo9onMLfY44xgAcMkrxDozXNv7dqEYjY83uFc/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+160crop.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzezhXR4Nz67i_Ld864BuK0PLeSy8tFd9Ojxg_zRGKkJGd-9PfpGF8k1YgytSDtw2hSNKHJV1Mzoj2EQYaPErlv6HYFAjEmYO47jXfVXuwglhdxsjxd5cow_838XsXqyQNbjfLmVJ4VA/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+139.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779811995516834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzezhXR4Nz67i_Ld864BuK0PLeSy8tFd9Ojxg_zRGKkJGd-9PfpGF8k1YgytSDtw2hSNKHJV1Mzoj2EQYaPErlv6HYFAjEmYO47jXfVXuwglhdxsjxd5cow_838XsXqyQNbjfLmVJ4VA/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+139.jpg" /></a> My Mom and Dad (in the trolley)</div><div> </div><div>There were so many of us this year that the Taylor's had also reserved a "hayride" for anyone wanting to brave the cold. The best part was, it wasn't very cold! In fact, most of us opted for the horse drawn ride! It was so fun to be out and close to all the lights. August even managed to wake up some and find a smile while we rode through.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguADNLmxT_D2WjxeaO5x93PmY1Utlw_cRCLgpPsuPRt-imI7WUa7phrRgnlZxuxvHqjf-7PCApc4bpkK-eaHTjJSU8aPVUpRhLsaqjYQXukwhTa9PZcSB-RwRBfI4CaBkXTJZL2A9VN_I/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+158crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779174798657346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguADNLmxT_D2WjxeaO5x93PmY1Utlw_cRCLgpPsuPRt-imI7WUa7phrRgnlZxuxvHqjf-7PCApc4bpkK-eaHTjJSU8aPVUpRhLsaqjYQXukwhTa9PZcSB-RwRBfI4CaBkXTJZL2A9VN_I/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+158crop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON-fe-gwbI8c5Ax2bG-NwDGqUG8J9olgDGlo6_3hB396AO5n4p_OOVXgPQyzA6P0-ukSsh7mFyaoLSYqkzIFAtlaucwV3SynfRYoEfZ2Um_n30TS72fUg61479SW8gqyLsI5vY1qcHpU/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+140.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779810457260274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON-fe-gwbI8c5Ax2bG-NwDGqUG8J9olgDGlo6_3hB396AO5n4p_OOVXgPQyzA6P0-ukSsh7mFyaoLSYqkzIFAtlaucwV3SynfRYoEfZ2Um_n30TS72fUg61479SW8gqyLsI5vY1qcHpU/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+140.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SGcHd4KW7vc9XwI9MLWpOPZzZnVNrRdiTlpLuIuWp7RGH03YGTZBsPeT6Ki1_jo9KhnJJYcCuYxgnR0b8x5RcsAH42HgyHhdQ_WO7y6My0CP1qeJ_lWQNBKXo3cPSDdmcYVODAfag-k/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+142.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779195431615122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SGcHd4KW7vc9XwI9MLWpOPZzZnVNrRdiTlpLuIuWp7RGH03YGTZBsPeT6Ki1_jo9KhnJJYcCuYxgnR0b8x5RcsAH42HgyHhdQ_WO7y6My0CP1qeJ_lWQNBKXo3cPSDdmcYVODAfag-k/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+142.jpg" /></a> My brother Doug and his sweet Allie</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCZwTNw9mv4aqle6OUDgMLXGWge4uzoLUa5crE1CEdTLLjATStDTDohDulrdfl8gQr5klcQL9nTo1JYBQ92PdGlm1lZWsWy4cryvPNDCevVHI_t8DNt92vTfY26yvFyj2Jpr8oAPFLmo/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+144.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779192229262898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCZwTNw9mv4aqle6OUDgMLXGWge4uzoLUa5crE1CEdTLLjATStDTDohDulrdfl8gQr5klcQL9nTo1JYBQ92PdGlm1lZWsWy4cryvPNDCevVHI_t8DNt92vTfY26yvFyj2Jpr8oAPFLmo/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+144.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoB3qgkd0nv2crXgNu4TgAXo548ec9O55pQF9_UKxDLmDkuY1WlCKC590B_hOe9vRuFst1VotaORXXIakDdf2aKj5fGzTMiFzhKwPUoRiLa1wt-eDN30sAtLIFQw01fy2AIyoR3v4E-Y/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+152crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779184515224962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoB3qgkd0nv2crXgNu4TgAXo548ec9O55pQF9_UKxDLmDkuY1WlCKC590B_hOe9vRuFst1VotaORXXIakDdf2aKj5fGzTMiFzhKwPUoRiLa1wt-eDN30sAtLIFQw01fy2AIyoR3v4E-Y/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+152crop.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg79N8kXNY29UBRaFGn1xSeSqiD2lFS4MxM6uYys6BMVT0DNpYnSRfQHlr0aaqkfJBbkTPgXYh5dyhB7Pt2V_H-6Rn98H9Tc-xjxd5EIOuaVkeN_JNOJEYpsxzmlop5_lkC6cZfXwUm7o/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+157.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552779177823675922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg79N8kXNY29UBRaFGn1xSeSqiD2lFS4MxM6uYys6BMVT0DNpYnSRfQHlr0aaqkfJBbkTPgXYh5dyhB7Pt2V_H-6Rn98H9Tc-xjxd5EIOuaVkeN_JNOJEYpsxzmlop5_lkC6cZfXwUm7o/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+157.jpg" /></a> We spent the next hour or more inside the cafe drinking hot cocoa and munching on gigantic cookies and catching up with old friends. Thanks so much Taylors for such a fun night together!</div><div> </div><div>The reindeer were still there when we were leaving so we stopped by to say goodnight.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO02QWECu2amd4MjiO33UCzg6W7xkqpHK_Gjoa2ZD6SFioxo5rh6-oZ0xQ0hvVNiUMNItk4uinJqgPYpQlp6jx9hElYE6KKFeMkKFVmAlY96zY0O4NQYnf4KKf9z-cOdYU-g0ggNsgg4U/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+164.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552778393574897714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO02QWECu2amd4MjiO33UCzg6W7xkqpHK_Gjoa2ZD6SFioxo5rh6-oZ0xQ0hvVNiUMNItk4uinJqgPYpQlp6jx9hElYE6KKFeMkKFVmAlY96zY0O4NQYnf4KKf9z-cOdYU-g0ggNsgg4U/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+164.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDo8PymCiXNJjctpkvabF7Ok8aw4btwBRFZ1AyP5Wl1HsNNF48k4u5RCZKQeJMEgRDLhMShTBT_zdeVR7KzNNdhS-XUPzGrM0k3qwmGbBlyi-yR1MXJh1BYTO8Zyzqf4mJT4nASL8oF8/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+166.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552778388984475042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDo8PymCiXNJjctpkvabF7Ok8aw4btwBRFZ1AyP5Wl1HsNNF48k4u5RCZKQeJMEgRDLhMShTBT_zdeVR7KzNNdhS-XUPzGrM0k3qwmGbBlyi-yR1MXJh1BYTO8Zyzqf4mJT4nASL8oF8/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+166.jpg" /></a> I love this picutre. Paige was soo soooo soooo tired by now that she couldn't even muster a smile for the last couple pictures. Glad we got her home soon afterwards. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEzWhEwmqfSORlhdfYqZ2h79dOWNpRO1C42w_5BR2LiZ23QLPXaPjBaWGWCpuGLL56G6yvbmAYMkTKbjdtNSqydw-MIgZbZyWB8kvj6TfFoRmp7R5GoU2DFVvf9eMrPMsR0foTNWAClA/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+167.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552778385168937810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEzWhEwmqfSORlhdfYqZ2h79dOWNpRO1C42w_5BR2LiZ23QLPXaPjBaWGWCpuGLL56G6yvbmAYMkTKbjdtNSqydw-MIgZbZyWB8kvj6TfFoRmp7R5GoU2DFVvf9eMrPMsR0foTNWAClA/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+167.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1_5vmFtMlIzKeDoz13tT3KyOSRWQ34iLIJPJw9HihSmfHnrQXjS7UVNKB26zLrZ9bFKSsBoJXYLNDimHkYGVnYjeWOIh4xpqpWSMPpVs-5BKifQj1r5y0l6k35PizJDxnR4rVdH3Cfs/s1600/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+170+edit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552778382136438322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1_5vmFtMlIzKeDoz13tT3KyOSRWQ34iLIJPJw9HihSmfHnrQXjS7UVNKB26zLrZ9bFKSsBoJXYLNDimHkYGVnYjeWOIh4xpqpWSMPpVs-5BKifQj1r5y0l6k35PizJDxnR4rVdH3Cfs/s400/DEC2010+Taylor+Party+Thanksgiving+Point+170+edit.jpg" /></a> When we first got there earlier that evening there was a guy and his son out carving this huge chunk of ice. By the time we left, this is what they had created. So amazing. It was so beautiful!<br /><div>Merry Christmas.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-59430979025150327812010-12-15T15:39:00.004-07:002010-12-15T16:21:53.804-07:00Ward Christmas Party<div align="justify">We had our ward Christmas party Mexican style a couple weeks ago. It was so fun as always. We ate yummy tacos/burritos. I also used my new camera for the first time. It was so fun to play with. I need to learn a few things, but I thought the pictures turned out pretty good for the first try!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsDr6GvaedP0l2TWuyH4cQGQjOKuMvu_mW7zQJWLElPOqyN3_wuIADZyPg2L5p8YSCO42jOJ74matHfjqv1G4P8B8YoJGxWsNTEjOt4uEE9d5JlNwnQl0w5_wOdgoST1N0x42KkaLrcs/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551048488311888450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsDr6GvaedP0l2TWuyH4cQGQjOKuMvu_mW7zQJWLElPOqyN3_wuIADZyPg2L5p8YSCO42jOJ74matHfjqv1G4P8B8YoJGxWsNTEjOt4uEE9d5JlNwnQl0w5_wOdgoST1N0x42KkaLrcs/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-dwNoVJaPuITzfN35XSQWuUTbYtpnkkamQoSWPjrqoK60594839-TFGEK7AYORybmnAbO5m5my_fOZFimS2ox3SLoTXWazXhSKrixJbc3qV1NOvJeRjDMDmRKihYMHNwZGxZpkCwpks/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551048481184045202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-dwNoVJaPuITzfN35XSQWuUTbYtpnkkamQoSWPjrqoK60594839-TFGEK7AYORybmnAbO5m5my_fOZFimS2ox3SLoTXWazXhSKrixJbc3qV1NOvJeRjDMDmRKihYMHNwZGxZpkCwpks/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+006.jpg" /></a> The Primary put on a live nativity for us all to enjoy. It was so fun to watch. Paige is in the middle, between the donkey and another sheep. How cute!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd532z86WaXmrQ6qnswhNVtP1vsSTHl2hp3MrTzcEC6NVC0goIj-zAYbm3VC-k9x9rvYnPdyY9wLYmj3ndmIKPzLyKF7kj0b-9FYyVUwAi0Ly_uBKniL-krnsNwXGrMoLOtpC1xLhdcW0/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551048472861793954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd532z86WaXmrQ6qnswhNVtP1vsSTHl2hp3MrTzcEC6NVC0goIj-zAYbm3VC-k9x9rvYnPdyY9wLYmj3ndmIKPzLyKF7kj0b-9FYyVUwAi0Ly_uBKniL-krnsNwXGrMoLOtpC1xLhdcW0/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+013.jpg" /></a> Ashley was an angel<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0tXSiRwguP9ItoLGvc5CCN4twg9UkoL8Vza3QM4HGvXn9JmaZqbrBlWWCnq5UIouxLNQ3Su8PoxIxVVguXY0curS5ljj4v2Hnfd606tCm-G7dFWYZvAQEdvkofMfN9xNja8-DzQGA84/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551048456432415986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0tXSiRwguP9ItoLGvc5CCN4twg9UkoL8Vza3QM4HGvXn9JmaZqbrBlWWCnq5UIouxLNQ3Su8PoxIxVVguXY0curS5ljj4v2Hnfd606tCm-G7dFWYZvAQEdvkofMfN9xNja8-DzQGA84/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+031.jpg" /></a> So was Abby<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd095_4MhvJQ_WJKUzXqfVOfF8IuzLcJcvy9lBfkgAJyctqqyriibNWpxPQTYnxDl90HQ_BgIeMz5xQha08HdoCdKjVwoqszeOfOAQlCS58rDdriVn1VENMr7CAa85QnlMA-1iPO6sNM/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551048448622031266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd095_4MhvJQ_WJKUzXqfVOfF8IuzLcJcvy9lBfkgAJyctqqyriibNWpxPQTYnxDl90HQ_BgIeMz5xQha08HdoCdKjVwoqszeOfOAQlCS58rDdriVn1VENMr7CAa85QnlMA-1iPO6sNM/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+032.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-OKDwgfNxJdbpqQkOM5UiCeBb9BkJa-hwfc9d-QadMYscGs0GNBSBAlD8KRhfE2FI1IwFF6kOA29AhQVlt6eY41uabhlzS242ZTI8L9_SzHZsAyoeCoAQ-DVr1ESXlhwQhQ-dY2wDqo/s1600/Primary+Nativity+4x6+with+words.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551052550416088706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-OKDwgfNxJdbpqQkOM5UiCeBb9BkJa-hwfc9d-QadMYscGs0GNBSBAlD8KRhfE2FI1IwFF6kOA29AhQVlt6eY41uabhlzS242ZTI8L9_SzHZsAyoeCoAQ-DVr1ESXlhwQhQ-dY2wDqo/s400/Primary+Nativity+4x6+with+words.jpg" /></a><br /><br />After the nativity they strung up a couple pinatas for the kids to break. They were all so sooo excited. The pinatas came down in just a couple wacks, but the kids didn't seem to mind.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcHfKihuLJJT_44uX9pbt799X5Dg86XoJs6alWQbYqxe4tU4Pstn_Ka2OYw4cKQHN9bSh-m5pF8IWP39RqLTvl6DqXSmTW21dHhoweILWTbqw24tGQ9_4wDYhaQWtgmlIZ_oW_DcM98U/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+062+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551043381729018962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcHfKihuLJJT_44uX9pbt799X5Dg86XoJs6alWQbYqxe4tU4Pstn_Ka2OYw4cKQHN9bSh-m5pF8IWP39RqLTvl6DqXSmTW21dHhoweILWTbqw24tGQ9_4wDYhaQWtgmlIZ_oW_DcM98U/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+062+crop.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Wo1bikHmk2gTn80MMLDXtxmRLS2-ymnZR3UsFvVwt4eN5JLvmLgqUcgdN65dKFr8C6zRKbt_sx7g5GR4El7Fn9TGxQf016QMBPvhUGxQYeaRNEBMrLDZWOD-b8RxGaD1N7dPRDFW4Kk/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551043371015884210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Wo1bikHmk2gTn80MMLDXtxmRLS2-ymnZR3UsFvVwt4eN5JLvmLgqUcgdN65dKFr8C6zRKbt_sx7g5GR4El7Fn9TGxQf016QMBPvhUGxQYeaRNEBMrLDZWOD-b8RxGaD1N7dPRDFW4Kk/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+064.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnd0PREzoyDX0PZwnFw037LTCQ4IoUGsmfdmTWvAwBw0ySFP2DbatI7rCHoOiVcl5dnxuCD1-DSK3lwjLnXNjF_JDHAwl8wA54uSy71E8PUZSlvu7rqNQZePXti_fefButq0tMAo42qgE/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+082.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551043362846374802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnd0PREzoyDX0PZwnFw037LTCQ4IoUGsmfdmTWvAwBw0ySFP2DbatI7rCHoOiVcl5dnxuCD1-DSK3lwjLnXNjF_JDHAwl8wA54uSy71E8PUZSlvu7rqNQZePXti_fefButq0tMAo42qgE/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+082.jpg" /></a> They enjoyed finding the goodies and games inside.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaBPiNz4bmOqLIKre0_WVgNavyrlyuPxdPbpL9Zwad9vbgFRk3USeYMxU6B79OKzT_Xo0lwkaSWsK1eblHzQsZ1awjRsGeqH8kfHZOnUrcRfCUApbpR3vjT5P9ZPDMcSzKhMp-eVGjcw/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+086+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 401px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551043354359149794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaBPiNz4bmOqLIKre0_WVgNavyrlyuPxdPbpL9Zwad9vbgFRk3USeYMxU6B79OKzT_Xo0lwkaSWsK1eblHzQsZ1awjRsGeqH8kfHZOnUrcRfCUApbpR3vjT5P9ZPDMcSzKhMp-eVGjcw/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+086+crop.jpg" /></a> Here's Larkin helping with cleanup. They eventually pushed a table over and he stood on that.<br /><br /><div>I had no idea this was going on until a friend tapped me on the shoulder and told me to turn around. It was pretty funny to watch. Way to go Larkin!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTp-a3Xnl0RyAX1lV9PGrL3pjkVOqWBOHUs1MIONflHFZ53nvFtrO7uQMMb5XlmUMRrTkC5leQyw1Qq_FNlN8A6MSamaL0gDOQJ4kpkN8wVtt8UTNtq0nTGWpgcckTB_5qmOC_-jDce8g/s1600/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 600px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551043343228380514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTp-a3Xnl0RyAX1lV9PGrL3pjkVOqWBOHUs1MIONflHFZ53nvFtrO7uQMMb5XlmUMRrTkC5leQyw1Qq_FNlN8A6MSamaL0gDOQJ4kpkN8wVtt8UTNtq0nTGWpgcckTB_5qmOC_-jDce8g/s400/DEC2010+Ward+Christmas+Party+093.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div><br /><br /></div></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-65908330144887278472010-11-27T10:06:00.004-07:002010-11-27T10:17:41.140-07:00From First Date<div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">From First Date </span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULbqGazHUxP0tgwjpEhwHbWXy7eFvjbykW-t9pPm7lcDOhj_FjBMUkbGjrotJQNeug328NIhHZh4ds3dusQzvwsglSgDDIjLbWDe6dDfgcGj8vqL8x749Jh5izaZ570M7_MdtMhmuZoU/s1600/first+date+4x6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544277805766334482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfNtxJBOAgXnnX0qlKYkKnlqoqI6q1WP7MiYYdi0dXlBzmbB-7jn_8dDfQiUey_YN-n93gQ0ekDv8kIzk4aejPrmxmfVRN_WRyOE9e9A7jR9-86LjknWRs88-zg7SMafNM9OV3cEKNFI/s400/scan0009.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm0kJwPaJ5DY3y4YgNZcD1QZLXVisUu1BlvjD3ZkSlYSSgJC0zNwXN-BJ95WE-duFIQJvg_W5esQvoTGPZoGr3qqL1eYomfnDL5HE1ASXgBKVMg89-bqYG-unnFSzALMh87fkI7u3fkI/s1600/DSC_0363+EDITCROP.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544277801666772914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm0kJwPaJ5DY3y4YgNZcD1QZLXVisUu1BlvjD3ZkSlYSSgJC0zNwXN-BJ95WE-duFIQJvg_W5esQvoTGPZoGr3qqL1eYomfnDL5HE1ASXgBKVMg89-bqYG-unnFSzALMh87fkI7u3fkI/s400/DSC_0363+EDITCROP.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">To Soul Mate</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">and best friend EVER!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center">Happy 12th Larkin Weyand</div><div align="center"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-56573194311554677102010-11-27T09:57:00.003-07:002010-11-27T10:06:31.588-07:00Cutest Turkey, twice!<div align="center">Is it not?</div><div align="center">I love this turkey.</div><div align="center">My mom made them and had them sitting on the plates at the "kid" table for Thanksgiving.</div><div align="center">So so cute!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg070w-rmcEblPlvfHknmdj7yitpcN_ZvkxitYnxVrzEizPcu4nv1blqvCm4ts7PWqAfUwLDWLcpGnK3-aDY_U1dUO3jnTAs-iysZqX0ShGeT462DAC_kTWdbAf0DIzctKzaQBUlCMUsU/s1600/IMG_2537.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544275319967572146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg070w-rmcEblPlvfHknmdj7yitpcN_ZvkxitYnxVrzEizPcu4nv1blqvCm4ts7PWqAfUwLDWLcpGnK3-aDY_U1dUO3jnTAs-iysZqX0ShGeT462DAC_kTWdbAf0DIzctKzaQBUlCMUsU/s400/IMG_2537.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNeXRNXBHDag3TEj2vOKihsCzpakmS4mR47GL8afrb6ud5QGacgPYi4_jWM89yt7fQFOYRnUJJyg6OFipetvCfLUyy2Wh7n6COE5YIykAfNZz7fsZNVlfPe8iO8p9_KyU-1Dxzva3bYk/s1600/IMG_2542.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544275311329912258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNeXRNXBHDag3TEj2vOKihsCzpakmS4mR47GL8afrb6ud5QGacgPYi4_jWM89yt7fQFOYRnUJJyg6OFipetvCfLUyy2Wh7n6COE5YIykAfNZz7fsZNVlfPe8iO8p9_KyU-1Dxzva3bYk/s400/IMG_2542.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k5h39bx5dO98erXz_lkqhOLWSPtx9vaaMI-Z9ukCYHaaisaawuvgak1kFlFfdnrDCRGb-p4Ko8tS0DxJ2_675EnrLCsTyfT0H2TOSZ3jPlt3gUYiLFOE-9JKKKeoE3dG_XNDPmxsApM/s1600/IMG_2538.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544275293723880978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k5h39bx5dO98erXz_lkqhOLWSPtx9vaaMI-Z9ukCYHaaisaawuvgak1kFlFfdnrDCRGb-p4Ko8tS0DxJ2_675EnrLCsTyfT0H2TOSZ3jPlt3gUYiLFOE-9JKKKeoE3dG_XNDPmxsApM/s400/IMG_2538.JPG" /></a> It's just a pair of dollar store mittens, one stuffed into the other with a few extras added on! How simple and darling. I guess she saw them on Studio 5. There is probably a video there you could watch if you wanted. I wish I had brought my camera so you could have seen the whole table. It was darling.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Then,</div><div align="center">I had brought paper and stuff to have all the kids make a candy box turkey.</div><div align="center">Here is the sample one I brought. </div><div align="center">Again,</div><div align="center">I wish I had brought the camera beause as you can imagine, their turkies turned out way cuter than mine, with how they each cut out the body piece and all the colored feathers they added. It was a fun pre-dinner activity!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VfRflYJVSxpkkdPdkkBzie3Yvw1sxhJrtdznUMWXHc8Ok6ZUGRW2aU6Ew_scocu3Xl37G5QD7gVOjFP4LdiOhRD50lGd7PD4akXtc27uKmQ6cSRetqYTh6FhPMkQ2384kWj4IIGw-CQ/s1600/IMG_2543.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544275281386330114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VfRflYJVSxpkkdPdkkBzie3Yvw1sxhJrtdznUMWXHc8Ok6ZUGRW2aU6Ew_scocu3Xl37G5QD7gVOjFP4LdiOhRD50lGd7PD4akXtc27uKmQ6cSRetqYTh6FhPMkQ2384kWj4IIGw-CQ/s400/IMG_2543.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4bQS1w93M6nJmISVCMhTDj0Gt3oaDQFFWOEiRpZOdPKslkDkrl88k0bkW-x0TZPCH_CGnEcQXfzkHBdU8_k-tr8SVh45seAWwe9F20L0ggeKUj6GMhNLA7fidEghq-LBl7cvXP4awFQ/s1600/IMG_2544.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544275272468071362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4bQS1w93M6nJmISVCMhTDj0Gt3oaDQFFWOEiRpZOdPKslkDkrl88k0bkW-x0TZPCH_CGnEcQXfzkHBdU8_k-tr8SVh45seAWwe9F20L0ggeKUj6GMhNLA7fidEghq-LBl7cvXP4awFQ/s400/IMG_2544.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-9374287803653729962010-11-25T06:54:00.003-07:002010-11-25T07:09:37.209-07:00Happy Thanksgiving<div align="center">Here is Paige with a Thanksgiving song she learned in Kindergarten.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3Nx_b2WWOGjXR0kgLkDFD4dt3Ftj16Thv0gqCX3JfmXdK8XQsjB_kxoKDWYsWof2z4LHMWKSiIDgmz4UTng' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Turkey Turkey in a pen,</div><div align="center">It's Thanksgiving time again.</div><div align="center">Still you strut around with pride,</div><div align="center">Soon you should take off and hide.</div><div align="center">Big fat turkey we have a date,</div><div align="center">I will see you on my plate.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="justify">Hope you have a happy day with people you love. I'm so excited to go to my parents and enjoy the day with my brothers and their kids and my Grandmas. What a nice afternoon we will have.<br /><br />Ashley had her piano recital last Saturday. She was so nervous. When I asked what she was most nervous about she said, "Standing up and saying my name in front of everybody!" She did a great job! Here's the video.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxYf8PU5s8_wKG9hN9a5FbSWbr_ActrFc8q2EkyvX6iuXfJKfdPPzXmViLgCwxZNNeioY7jnWR0WrliuWi_6Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy_wdu5OD9KeU3wtKGLzhdxekpYQ4_zG1prJj6fj8k018oPKMeZ94uYjaArs4qkt3h3086creUHhZ00LbXaoT7e5w1j3JsR3UVoW1PS2kAyaDPyO3Jw2lOecUM2bKwY7WBPIg7J67Knc/s1600/IMG_2531+edit.jpg"></a><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyZ9zT7S1ajTd4OXfIiusRqwqbUPKOWoCExA6F4yuBLS3ZBVCcR_wS6izWrKHdVrz_z5C5i_oHeA70UTsDoWkRghpJASz8PN0WN51JI4D_ZoOy_mdcOmnBjSyKmP_dSQ4Cf53PuLrqwY/s1600/IMG_2531+heart.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543485723151438258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyZ9zT7S1ajTd4OXfIiusRqwqbUPKOWoCExA6F4yuBLS3ZBVCcR_wS6izWrKHdVrz_z5C5i_oHeA70UTsDoWkRghpJASz8PN0WN51JI4D_ZoOy_mdcOmnBjSyKmP_dSQ4Cf53PuLrqwY/s400/IMG_2531+heart.jpg" /></a><br />Lindsay and Ashley</p><p align="justify">Ashley takes piano from Lindsay's mom. It's been so fun to see how much she is learning and the fun songs she can play. We are excited to have Abby start lessons in January also. Abby can't wait!<br /><br /><br /></p>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-16313593852770281072010-11-15T10:40:00.000-07:002010-11-15T10:40:27.525-07:00Finishing October<div align="center">LOOK AT THOSE FACES! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0Kt-ehP_zrnFoX9v_wSJMitVpo1LnekAQSCdb5FNX1y_fz6sMzX6hLDcL38ERMdm2-Qm9BJ9yfn_2EJAGtSVfLUKR1G_CHqeuoIaOh6GmofOD8XOlTdQMIZEEJLpqfh6NCj3V4nyO3U/s1600/IMG_2503.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539829667591405186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0Kt-ehP_zrnFoX9v_wSJMitVpo1LnekAQSCdb5FNX1y_fz6sMzX6hLDcL38ERMdm2-Qm9BJ9yfn_2EJAGtSVfLUKR1G_CHqeuoIaOh6GmofOD8XOlTdQMIZEEJLpqfh6NCj3V4nyO3U/s400/IMG_2503.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>What fun!</p><p align="center">We were lucky to have Larkin's parents come down from Pennsylvania for a visit in October. </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3jo02zO1EycXA2FA3Cpht6bHYMRwgCoicHT1uUUeRQW95gKK_JoJzqIb1SOAX4MQ4wSmQCFrY9Q03nxJnanVVKXg7JFLsuNeoSuasmlRgky5wG58YCfwJJba9NEp3LrgBBx8G9uGcaY/s1600/IMG_2417.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539829656091453154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3jo02zO1EycXA2FA3Cpht6bHYMRwgCoicHT1uUUeRQW95gKK_JoJzqIb1SOAX4MQ4wSmQCFrY9Q03nxJnanVVKXg7JFLsuNeoSuasmlRgky5wG58YCfwJJba9NEp3LrgBBx8G9uGcaY/s400/IMG_2417.JPG" /></a> Grammie helped Ashley come up with an activity for FHE...decorating pumpkins. In this case, it was one and we each took a turn adding to the face. Abby started with the eyes, Ashley was the nose, Paige did the mouth, August did the shoes (on the back of the head...but it worked for him), Grammie did the ears and Grandpa the hair and Larkin and I finished with a mole and some cheeks. What a cute little pumpkin!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ6TlDOXqVppMQwHEPoZqwC0XZs4tEQwnb99FVY8tp9Rg2J75N97LP5KAhRPiTJ_g2UuK_eIZpTMXlyBltBSVNI80bMpxM84HKn1fE9PN2m3nAQAncs4MMap1SYkt3CdnEBBL8xIDHBE/s1600/IMG_2429+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539829650291088034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZ6TlDOXqVppMQwHEPoZqwC0XZs4tEQwnb99FVY8tp9Rg2J75N97LP5KAhRPiTJ_g2UuK_eIZpTMXlyBltBSVNI80bMpxM84HKn1fE9PN2m3nAQAncs4MMap1SYkt3CdnEBBL8xIDHBE/s400/IMG_2429+blog.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXxzeHjWt3sS24nqozuJR7ire1M-njng8Ud9VXEM8lvf0u3Pu38VMSuFuRPsFhRgUZg8w8a9z9-kIGwkz9MON9B5Xl95mVlNxOwAGaDWnu_n-3IFh1e7ugwK0_HtAZxHL5Vta5MzJa_Q/s1600/IMG_2430+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539829648509190402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXxzeHjWt3sS24nqozuJR7ire1M-njng8Ud9VXEM8lvf0u3Pu38VMSuFuRPsFhRgUZg8w8a9z9-kIGwkz9MON9B5Xl95mVlNxOwAGaDWnu_n-3IFh1e7ugwK0_HtAZxHL5Vta5MzJa_Q/s400/IMG_2430+blog.jpg" /></a> My kids aren't much into carving,</div><div align="center">so this was perfect for our family!</div><div align="center">Thanks Grammie and Grandpa!<br /><br />Thekids dressed up for Halloween on the Friday before at school.</div><div align="center">Here's Larkin in his costume. He had fun scaring his students as they entered his classroom. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjhl0r8V6BgGduL-qXSX6daLoFzdSxRRr76uxmUvTGGfdIWum8iMW6bs8Xj-_eiJoX6thjuKu-j-bljJVgpkMnpV-AdWbUdxP_fzgugCnRUD471nAHj2jwMfkg6Wxj0SAcb_g_JYFNb8/s1600/IMG_2467+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539828870901960210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjhl0r8V6BgGduL-qXSX6daLoFzdSxRRr76uxmUvTGGfdIWum8iMW6bs8Xj-_eiJoX6thjuKu-j-bljJVgpkMnpV-AdWbUdxP_fzgugCnRUD471nAHj2jwMfkg6Wxj0SAcb_g_JYFNb8/s400/IMG_2467+blog.jpg" /></a><br />Paige was a cute little witch!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMccT9cKdICkjIJi_7MCssB4lBhq9O8c_a0JkBtJgzyzGVlJINjeIjeIsK06r-eUtVlX5ZaFsPjoACMMs-Cv5QA12_srZBTic9Lelg2RjRIALiC5hyaxkoS3YUyIvNFU6SxGwzd-sRBg/s1600/IMG_2471+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539828860333412178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMccT9cKdICkjIJi_7MCssB4lBhq9O8c_a0JkBtJgzyzGVlJINjeIjeIsK06r-eUtVlX5ZaFsPjoACMMs-Cv5QA12_srZBTic9Lelg2RjRIALiC5hyaxkoS3YUyIvNFU6SxGwzd-sRBg/s400/IMG_2471+blog.jpg" /></a><br />So was Abby!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YsMGnxF-CHZaJUfkcke_H_ad5lrNb923K6OXVxcX0iW9r6mysDHdotzrj2MEZDmowZ6BGuPG2DZ-fuYzlrWXfVs4394p4_B9HCip_S1qtmBzwFC9wezONIJ-NRhKIeDkne0FfHpWCS8/s1600/IMG_2470+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539828855051745298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YsMGnxF-CHZaJUfkcke_H_ad5lrNb923K6OXVxcX0iW9r6mysDHdotzrj2MEZDmowZ6BGuPG2DZ-fuYzlrWXfVs4394p4_B9HCip_S1qtmBzwFC9wezONIJ-NRhKIeDkne0FfHpWCS8/s400/IMG_2470+blog.jpg" /></a><br />And, Ashley opted for the cheerleader this year. GO ASHLEY!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfe6zsPVhzbJzT5AIMOqo8TsyOKVMZ8W-f_u0RPjTlm7VXq6K6IMpsdcK993FL8SDPyvfz0IOzWE3eMsCat3m-DKoiSZCkQr5R5QzoakmT5czYpECtqR69bTGlvXHdmsP9qyZri7rNLw/s1600/IMG_2472+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539828848645323058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfe6zsPVhzbJzT5AIMOqo8TsyOKVMZ8W-f_u0RPjTlm7VXq6K6IMpsdcK993FL8SDPyvfz0IOzWE3eMsCat3m-DKoiSZCkQr5R5QzoakmT5czYpECtqR69bTGlvXHdmsP9qyZri7rNLw/s400/IMG_2472+blog.jpg" /></a><br />Here they are right before they went to school that day.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVz4MnDMKCeYiuuy_Hzv_Ydbu1qG7Ca2xYCXD9F7SVbiSBoWhBOvFCXkCmns0MZDJCwoInoOI068X8cFexrfvGKesQ4Cn_UZMsG-aLxrkw4tUa3WXTuF6yEiuqU1y2p6z9KMyd1ZbsEVc/s1600/IMG_2469+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539828845609186946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVz4MnDMKCeYiuuy_Hzv_Ydbu1qG7Ca2xYCXD9F7SVbiSBoWhBOvFCXkCmns0MZDJCwoInoOI068X8cFexrfvGKesQ4Cn_UZMsG-aLxrkw4tUa3WXTuF6yEiuqU1y2p6z9KMyd1ZbsEVc/s400/IMG_2469+blog.jpg" /></a><br />Hope your October finished well also.</div><div>And,</div><div>ready or not, </div><div>here comes NOVEMBER...<br /></div><div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-84585489982430285712010-10-11T17:30:00.003-06:002010-10-11T17:41:24.096-06:00Little Man<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CO9R7UcX9oNeGijO0dqY39Gv6lhjdKFv2a_TC6FBffQjxjgUOZjLItpUA8GLhDDkbeOadmMnHwtcbq5IB2CIIJxTqWTAL915c_I4Upab_zGzIuUve1VhUuKAD8AwniaGMsB7qQ7QRGI/s1600/IMG_2268+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526935256674005922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CO9R7UcX9oNeGijO0dqY39Gv6lhjdKFv2a_TC6FBffQjxjgUOZjLItpUA8GLhDDkbeOadmMnHwtcbq5IB2CIIJxTqWTAL915c_I4Upab_zGzIuUve1VhUuKAD8AwniaGMsB7qQ7QRGI/s400/IMG_2268+blog.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Now that Paige is in Kindergarten, August and I have a lot of time together. He loves to talk. He talks and talks and sometimes I get to say something too. The other day we were at Home Depot and were parked right by a big manhole. Here is our conversation.</div><div> </div><div>A: What's that?</div><div>M: That's a manhole.</div><div>A: Huh?</div><div>M: A manhole.</div><div>A: Huh? (This is his favorite response, I'm still trying to decide if he really knows what it means, or he just knows he can say it after we say something.)</div><div>M: It's a manhole. It covers a big hole that people can go down.</div><div>A: I want to go down there.</div><div>M: Only a man can go down there. You are too little. You have to wait until you are bigger.</div><div>A: I want to be a man...(in a wishful voice.)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-87373293458600355102010-09-27T14:39:00.003-06:002010-09-27T14:59:57.807-06:00My little blue smurf<div align="center">So, the last few days August has been getting quite creative. </div><div align="center">He colored the hood of the van with crayons and all over the garage floor, colored the train table with pen, colored his hands with marker, etc.<br /><br />Today, Paige came to tell me he had colored on his hands again. I thought great, but probably not a big deal. Well, this time it was a bit more color.<br /><br />And, he got the table.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPG6nfiILcnjfEz7OmadOquzms377MqAiTagkfoMajoZ0Qx2QwHuMc3oEpmoBdtPUCDxBd0BvMyesDYL9SgBgHqOxDVIdMz9coN_EDMix0fOUIA051yvOJ2xE-dQJifhkATYdw7j_ytQ/s1600/IMG_2409.JPG"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521696239694461250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPG6nfiILcnjfEz7OmadOquzms377MqAiTagkfoMajoZ0Qx2QwHuMc3oEpmoBdtPUCDxBd0BvMyesDYL9SgBgHqOxDVIdMz9coN_EDMix0fOUIA051yvOJ2xE-dQJifhkATYdw7j_ytQ/s400/IMG_2409.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>And he got the wall as he walked up to his timeout. And he got his face. And he got it all over the kitchen chair he had his timeout on.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVskgWev1HgOAPKJUTHFkdQgUHLXBlxPtNPw5VdSQ1hTXzFQzirtWZxnv3v24jLaShaJmV01KEfyy5u_uxOeRFk9I6qh1AVXmiJ7pOgX-Lc0jnClOTWnRC-aHHrr9FIXSThevtoYtDXUk/s1600/IMG_2410.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521696231759744018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVskgWev1HgOAPKJUTHFkdQgUHLXBlxPtNPw5VdSQ1hTXzFQzirtWZxnv3v24jLaShaJmV01KEfyy5u_uxOeRFk9I6qh1AVXmiJ7pOgX-Lc0jnClOTWnRC-aHHrr9FIXSThevtoYtDXUk/s400/IMG_2410.JPG" /></a> And,</div><div align="center">I thought that was all.</div><div align="center">I cleaned him up as best I could</div><div align="center"> and then I took him in to change his diaper.</div><div align="center">And,</div><div align="center">this is what I found.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgEEB9VvYXfI3DYcZl7GWUseOIx7bZCx-MV64iR8MwJ3S9-T6ianifdpHSJJu26gljdUr-vmC8cKW1KpLE67Z-GSaIQmGu2gz047cT6djVeFCWStjZfdFReRLH3yf1xC6gkJXLFO3fQE/s1600/IMG_2412.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521696223453135618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgEEB9VvYXfI3DYcZl7GWUseOIx7bZCx-MV64iR8MwJ3S9-T6ianifdpHSJJu26gljdUr-vmC8cKW1KpLE67Z-GSaIQmGu2gz047cT6djVeFCWStjZfdFReRLH3yf1xC6gkJXLFO3fQE/s400/IMG_2412.JPG" /></a> Wow August.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrysasI2IDizCrdX2KG2zOunzulWw5xxrYX4-bQq6NYgU6e4J1Qv-MVd8q77W_GwdzqIsknpmQARyPNK-7qNznWCQzbExbxV5fPo5QCi1O721qCq91_ab2p-nbTekPOpMAE_sQlsQrRg/s1600/IMG_2413+blog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521696202126814850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrysasI2IDizCrdX2KG2zOunzulWw5xxrYX4-bQq6NYgU6e4J1Qv-MVd8q77W_GwdzqIsknpmQARyPNK-7qNznWCQzbExbxV5fPo5QCi1O721qCq91_ab2p-nbTekPOpMAE_sQlsQrRg/s400/IMG_2413+blog.jpg" /></a> My little blue smurf.<br /><div></div><br /></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-3076069966257333262010-09-13T10:06:00.006-06:002010-09-13T11:00:09.562-06:00Ashley, a whole decade old!<div align="center">Happy Birthday to you<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">Ashley</span><br /></span></span>Ten whole years!<br />We can hardly believe it!<br /><br />Ashley has been planning her birthday party for over a year, hoping that I would let her have a sleepover party. We decided since she was only going to invite a few of her closest friends that that would be ok. She was thrilled. So, first came the invitations. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWsiQji-oJ28Wu_-ZchnDMpz_XAww-ey627YugczQOuec3jjZa-9ThmzlZuYI7DzfNSvWYPWxW8O4r6nXBjvyhKGQjp8Ee33cnc3Y04AYlLxdsJcfmgWoCRTuKE4rX0NPY446EqpZIBc/s1600/IMG_2182.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516432907289986546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWsiQji-oJ28Wu_-ZchnDMpz_XAww-ey627YugczQOuec3jjZa-9ThmzlZuYI7DzfNSvWYPWxW8O4r6nXBjvyhKGQjp8Ee33cnc3Y04AYlLxdsJcfmgWoCRTuKE4rX0NPY446EqpZIBc/s400/IMG_2182.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center">I think they turned out pretty cute. </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtkKDkE9qMVKlqIa6MHDO6SqRjlRL4OKeMkECshocLkiDjFaANyAYSbJBEu1NCcnrE0CWGmWvzLTmzt6mHro2S94wpe9nLGAnHQdZUtKBYg2dOERxB8fvzeOnC305s3ZGLe1-0v8Or84/s1600/IMG_2186.JPG"></p><br /><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516432897927038898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtkKDkE9qMVKlqIa6MHDO6SqRjlRL4OKeMkECshocLkiDjFaANyAYSbJBEu1NCcnrE0CWGmWvzLTmzt6mHro2S94wpe9nLGAnHQdZUtKBYg2dOERxB8fvzeOnC305s3ZGLe1-0v8Or84/s400/IMG_2186.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><br />Next came the decorations.<br /></p><p align="center">I made some popcorn bags out of white paper bags I had...</p><br /><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUv4ONlZqvKKk9RfBk_zD-zYU26kVzwn4Jzxwu_6Nz2kate91OvGxJKLOMYR5J7QzDWKXQ4AfmdZkQiSOHce6icDJAxfKUtLln15lXb_Y-17cnGWWsIDXXrWp_aZRG6dHtIypyEhm598/s1600/IMG_2280.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516432887865684754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUv4ONlZqvKKk9RfBk_zD-zYU26kVzwn4Jzxwu_6Nz2kate91OvGxJKLOMYR5J7QzDWKXQ4AfmdZkQiSOHce6icDJAxfKUtLln15lXb_Y-17cnGWWsIDXXrWp_aZRG6dHtIypyEhm598/s400/IMG_2280.JPG" /><br /><p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><br />and some fun festive pinwheels to decorate with and to send home with each girl.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmOjoUfMLnu2Gt74NlzxYn6lDrvgUftkKE4TKV3fechxRVSKK43U8_SxCaqIQiCiz4OjHDl-k2ZH83B6ghben7W3ibVYl1pqkniJQknrH72iCW8Dg220Cs4AI6yfmX2_SXpXiLfgsgFA/s1600/IMG_2283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516432868726163938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmOjoUfMLnu2Gt74NlzxYn6lDrvgUftkKE4TKV3fechxRVSKK43U8_SxCaqIQiCiz4OjHDl-k2ZH83B6ghben7W3ibVYl1pqkniJQknrH72iCW8Dg220Cs4AI6yfmX2_SXpXiLfgsgFA/s400/IMG_2283.JPG" /><br /></a>We had large lollipops to send as favors as well since Ashley had requested LOTS of candy and choclate to be consumed durning the duration of the party.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW82B-yUp1kQ9VwHUVxqr-wPlVPfxKODZGmkgvgce5pmffpyObeqCcRvvhIJ-YLo54I-xIuHGpgU_9BL3wjQLto9A3KZtSAyDViI1rS9nU7-930-tmsyB0C-51mC4bHVd0IBmfCZRR-64/s1600/IMG_2284.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516432443728946562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW82B-yUp1kQ9VwHUVxqr-wPlVPfxKODZGmkgvgce5pmffpyObeqCcRvvhIJ-YLo54I-xIuHGpgU_9BL3wjQLto9A3KZtSAyDViI1rS9nU7-930-tmsyB0C-51mC4bHVd0IBmfCZRR-64/s400/IMG_2284.JPG" /></a> We were set for a great time!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8oeWRG-Mun0CB53cXQ-zLMOzqwY5tP0OpuL1pD4Bg0XiLWSEPRK9mOam3baiIWWHhyphenhyphenY7vS-WzNTPQmj65PSeohCuI6OFdYPr-ojBvFudH4vbZKPKM1PUnlAzI2lUAdTT05-dD2tCpPE/s1600/IMG_2286.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516432435615318706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8oeWRG-Mun0CB53cXQ-zLMOzqwY5tP0OpuL1pD4Bg0XiLWSEPRK9mOam3baiIWWHhyphenhyphenY7vS-WzNTPQmj65PSeohCuI6OFdYPr-ojBvFudH4vbZKPKM1PUnlAzI2lUAdTT05-dD2tCpPE/s400/IMG_2286.JPG" /></a><br />First, we had them each make their own pizzas.</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fCtm2XvdwDjfgyoXLfPTRRmtvsj06-aADBglu6cwUyDa93m-PL2Xh7p0b0PMtYmV7WxJuhezzY4zISA0ybhQSSWVnlI-9OQoTpC9XrlxQTRfJn-_VEGNRJWxwhKr4eGk3St3gv_5Hvs/s1600/IMG_2288.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516432413604638930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fCtm2XvdwDjfgyoXLfPTRRmtvsj06-aADBglu6cwUyDa93m-PL2Xh7p0b0PMtYmV7WxJuhezzY4zISA0ybhQSSWVnlI-9OQoTpC9XrlxQTRfJn-_VEGNRJWxwhKr4eGk3St3gv_5Hvs/s400/IMG_2288.JPG" /></a><br />After dinner, Ashley opened her presents and I love this picture of Nicole's face as she realized Ashley just got the Justin Beiber CD. I wish you could have seen those girls dance to that song Baby. It was pretty funny. It was Ashley's first time hearing him, but I think it helped for her to see how much her friends loved him and knew those songs by heart!</p><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaP10ZInsaQgBPd-1Pr_fg8ap1NYokufgPuRxG5ovUoD0nQBDzxzxD9CtbVWmP4nI-Y1KVQwGDFXqpvsNpGKpze_RKNFvZhyphenhyphennhz_2MuwpvO0DXrWOYWBCuzmfgMXxiiIuR1n3UdQMDDU/s1600/IMG_2309.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516432401285612482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaP10ZInsaQgBPd-1Pr_fg8ap1NYokufgPuRxG5ovUoD0nQBDzxzxD9CtbVWmP4nI-Y1KVQwGDFXqpvsNpGKpze_RKNFvZhyphenhyphennhz_2MuwpvO0DXrWOYWBCuzmfgMXxiiIuR1n3UdQMDDU/s400/IMG_2309.JPG" /></a><br />Next, they each made a sundae...or at least a huge bowl full of toppoings! It was funny to watch. </p><p></p><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoh1y1oLNgPJUYhg6ebLOkIxhI5cx9iBEFr1EdjNsNYo5G5-gKXIoleMGCtF4Lj_iCkKYXKs9kOnHVC8Fc5wzVvWiI6t2-LXECPCzd92_BaFmlqohEO9KxDhz8gS642Lx_qPN6jW23qo/s1600/IMG_2313.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516431469359665090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoh1y1oLNgPJUYhg6ebLOkIxhI5cx9iBEFr1EdjNsNYo5G5-gKXIoleMGCtF4Lj_iCkKYXKs9kOnHVC8Fc5wzVvWiI6t2-LXECPCzd92_BaFmlqohEO9KxDhz8gS642Lx_qPN6jW23qo/s400/IMG_2313.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHBYPdLhQJmN2EQP9u6r9qJvhurlMUZFqZzvKTs254k9RBlRZbWWG3deYLxXYq64c_Z8MXlveIaONSwZKRliiHhD5cMS_PuhI3595wA3N-4pa0VRH9t4hKpCkCPjwdIBM_-taV5cCHP0/s1600/IMG_2312.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516438443214060258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHBYPdLhQJmN2EQP9u6r9qJvhurlMUZFqZzvKTs254k9RBlRZbWWG3deYLxXYq64c_Z8MXlveIaONSwZKRliiHhD5cMS_PuhI3595wA3N-4pa0VRH9t4hKpCkCPjwdIBM_-taV5cCHP0/s400/IMG_2312.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>After sundaes, the girls each made little booklets. It was a fun craft, and they each got to choose how their own would look. We gave them each a pen to go with it and the spend the next little while running around jotting things in their new notebooks. It was cute to see.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvT56iqbYQY6ijiNHK9PEBjQqXKgoKbFKfVl_k14OLI9JVNwA_iiR5U_R93wWqXodXbx2KHItqmsCCY2ehIDqnv6y5sHAplcy1pCXHjE9zblXUGAWh-JctmMkkmJ2AbuGYfnZ4EV8Uv8/s1600/IMG_2322.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516431461158610706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvT56iqbYQY6ijiNHK9PEBjQqXKgoKbFKfVl_k14OLI9JVNwA_iiR5U_R93wWqXodXbx2KHItqmsCCY2ehIDqnv6y5sHAplcy1pCXHjE9zblXUGAWh-JctmMkkmJ2AbuGYfnZ4EV8Uv8/s400/IMG_2322.JPG" /></a><br />So, now that it was pretty late, with just a movie left, we thought that they would all get tired and hopefully some would even fall asleep. We started the movie around 9:45 I think. You would have thought that maybe they would be a smidge tired...</p><p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfcGZEoovpn7Z2A7w1YYT1PhPT_GdZPP2qfeOCcKwPQILHcGd0mfGVOI9WHElE7zdgaw46dpDvNpqjzQRSitCXTjLtoix0MkNaQd332k5Y-pOZRLEDENQ0nWxYZ0djujt-bzZvEsh2CA/s1600/IMG_2324.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516431450224286626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfcGZEoovpn7Z2A7w1YYT1PhPT_GdZPP2qfeOCcKwPQILHcGd0mfGVOI9WHElE7zdgaw46dpDvNpqjzQRSitCXTjLtoix0MkNaQd332k5Y-pOZRLEDENQ0nWxYZ0djujt-bzZvEsh2CA/s400/IMG_2324.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Somehow, though, the movie idea didn't work like we thought (the "we" meaning Larkin and I.) The girls were wide awake through the whole thing and even more hiper when it was over...Larkin and I were worried it was going to be a LONG (or should I say LONGER) night. After we hid all the rest of the candy and chocolate, hoping they wouldn't find the rest, we asked them kindly to please stay in their sleeping bags and if they were going to talk, to do it quietly. That lasted 10 minutes tops. After a couple trips downstairs, and the clock past midnight, Larkin and I fell asleep, not to be awoken again until 7:00am, thankfully. It sounded like they went to sleep as well, around 1:00 in the morning...not too bad, I guess.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9kMmMvvqkAv8L_y14xTaZBYvhdc0XofzjrmAWrUloD4dUvC4QbiNkngHHJwnP08szNatR8W8ccrhbL4utvrlXX-G3dcAN519O9ztUiJWQG-tfMtR4ewduCvQthXGnndh-nZmzaGTo40/s1600/IMG_2325.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516431437854043298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9kMmMvvqkAv8L_y14xTaZBYvhdc0XofzjrmAWrUloD4dUvC4QbiNkngHHJwnP08szNatR8W8ccrhbL4utvrlXX-G3dcAN519O9ztUiJWQG-tfMtR4ewduCvQthXGnndh-nZmzaGTo40/s400/IMG_2325.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>That morning, we made scones and "special drinks" (orange julius)</p><p align="center">and the girls had fun playing together.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxXBUeTOawP6etvtk9-5EWijpTmK0aNHV-V0WePVdetQvlrtDFeJeE-jsEA4jgetZpUWY2nml-QHvv29TmFIZJ_6w6m0VNJdvAXDCkHLMYV0NREmNLb2mvNAB-ojmKitYFG1rQr_FNZU/s1600/IMG_2326+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516431425796030274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxXBUeTOawP6etvtk9-5EWijpTmK0aNHV-V0WePVdetQvlrtDFeJeE-jsEA4jgetZpUWY2nml-QHvv29TmFIZJ_6w6m0VNJdvAXDCkHLMYV0NREmNLb2mvNAB-ojmKitYFG1rQr_FNZU/s400/IMG_2326+crop.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />It was the best party ever, according to them, so I guess it was a success. It <em>is</em> atonishing though, the noise level, just a few happy girls can create. In fact, our 5 year old alone can reach that level, a "talent" (for lack of a better word) I'm afraid comes from her mother...<br /><br />We are glad to have a ten year old in the home and so happy that it's Ashley.<br />Happy Birthday!<br /><br /></p>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-51983322880369124552010-09-10T06:16:00.005-06:002010-09-10T06:31:58.782-06:00Back in Session<div align="center">So, a couple weeks ago everyone went back to school.</div><div align="center">The girls were all so so so excited...and Larkin, well,</div><div align="center">he would have loved a longer summer.</div><div align="center">It was a fun one.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Here are a few pictures of the girls' first day of school.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXL1CNPOIJ6-M4FJSpa23eFpm-ZBrwSXjv_ZsF-LLJlMgEv9I7Lsu1kvIAYM5pRVlP3zwIfj1kxRcKgO_eIVSpPROUN_gOwpy848bOJl2NMc8atWFHsgKHbeg2sQg6Bw-7w5oOM_mmab4/s1600/IMG_2203.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515259134134378082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXL1CNPOIJ6-M4FJSpa23eFpm-ZBrwSXjv_ZsF-LLJlMgEv9I7Lsu1kvIAYM5pRVlP3zwIfj1kxRcKgO_eIVSpPROUN_gOwpy848bOJl2NMc8atWFHsgKHbeg2sQg6Bw-7w5oOM_mmab4/s400/IMG_2203.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a>Ashley with Lindsay and Dylan</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnjaD7OQLklbQHCENnkgeFhgXzyxTWNZiHdpH7koONUfSITanIJqdG9B1rkdiM8oiC2n8xOziJMu0XEjpGdW7MkPD3wzavaZ24dd78_EeJTdlgONEa0QrksD5Wu9c_-5zMFcReWGWlrc/s1600/IMG_2212.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515259126503756178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnjaD7OQLklbQHCENnkgeFhgXzyxTWNZiHdpH7koONUfSITanIJqdG9B1rkdiM8oiC2n8xOziJMu0XEjpGdW7MkPD3wzavaZ24dd78_EeJTdlgONEa0QrksD5Wu9c_-5zMFcReWGWlrc/s400/IMG_2212.JPG" /></a> Ashley and the bus<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq_ilxQn6BCgXvm1r_TOXITtZDgE6Q3vxYrcHv_z3skyTQAVsdNA2AX7E10_hsiz446AJmVA-ykr2uCyFHDsHD4FG_riI3j4AQqrr7AU_MGKOGDBxPMPy0bi1vh6alAaaAv9cPTSvsow/s1600/IMG_2204.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515259123960806674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSq_ilxQn6BCgXvm1r_TOXITtZDgE6Q3vxYrcHv_z3skyTQAVsdNA2AX7E10_hsiz446AJmVA-ykr2uCyFHDsHD4FG_riI3j4AQqrr7AU_MGKOGDBxPMPy0bi1vh6alAaaAv9cPTSvsow/s400/IMG_2204.JPG" /></a> Abby<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgn2dSD_N1GLMv8WG-0Limfm6lnKA-xGoIfUkM958fCMvtTjqDb1YrLxBCr46Ixc5u38_2J7u7QB8aFNFMFhuSoPRAo9Y00GDi8Ek7Qh_NcTUnMxcpgunC8J6NC0HPrvmPHlhAtimGryQ/s1600/IMG_2210.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515259115825518674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgn2dSD_N1GLMv8WG-0Limfm6lnKA-xGoIfUkM958fCMvtTjqDb1YrLxBCr46Ixc5u38_2J7u7QB8aFNFMFhuSoPRAo9Y00GDi8Ek7Qh_NcTUnMxcpgunC8J6NC0HPrvmPHlhAtimGryQ/s400/IMG_2210.JPG" /></a>Abby and the bus<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7J0YhTglZUQvjNqhkI8GReQSc9WDMgkjdN9AEnObsTC4lgGBiWzfU-zuu27f0c6KKQF_G1P9xYVrJimfDPvgO9yupI5blJ8yQjlM3FMpjlKiKJn3DCvxqWZUnBzcCaNLBTwezSGXhMw/s1600/IMG_2257+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515258654102967042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7J0YhTglZUQvjNqhkI8GReQSc9WDMgkjdN9AEnObsTC4lgGBiWzfU-zuu27f0c6KKQF_G1P9xYVrJimfDPvgO9yupI5blJ8yQjlM3FMpjlKiKJn3DCvxqWZUnBzcCaNLBTwezSGXhMw/s400/IMG_2257+crop.jpg" /></a> Paige and Chelsea<br />Paige had to wait an extra week to start Kindergarten and when the day finally came...she was very glad. What a sweetie.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkRdIPy0f_cqwIcLqsz6ZxB1N9ykAurbP74lROt3KrLkXKYiMf0dChaO1TmkNTL9M3mK5YKBZ98L454xs6tvKKmZ1HZ5utBMjQUTFp_LyBO0Ea6UIjgPURzFg2YByJbSB-GPh8tpD46o/s1600/IMG_2255.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515258644355305314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkRdIPy0f_cqwIcLqsz6ZxB1N9ykAurbP74lROt3KrLkXKYiMf0dChaO1TmkNTL9M3mK5YKBZ98L454xs6tvKKmZ1HZ5utBMjQUTFp_LyBO0Ea6UIjgPURzFg2YByJbSB-GPh8tpD46o/s400/IMG_2255.JPG" /></a> Paige's more natural smile.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOrCBRW64i4uAxaUX77bK9p5TpoZo0127wyTcI5BBl7oj1QtrKuk9joJruGrFe2BcelJi5neBk2Oi4vad128nYF8MfrxEl-2LtDTYEhNW_TWq3bsQrQ_ZxD4bUX6BqA6lxriioxtpCA0/s1600/IMG_2262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515258640473622098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOrCBRW64i4uAxaUX77bK9p5TpoZo0127wyTcI5BBl7oj1QtrKuk9joJruGrFe2BcelJi5neBk2Oi4vad128nYF8MfrxEl-2LtDTYEhNW_TWq3bsQrQ_ZxD4bUX6BqA6lxriioxtpCA0/s400/IMG_2262.JPG" /></a> Heading for the bus!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHVEHL03Rgs0KSNlx3tgY7WTdD9AHTv4XYZulNylDM3tf4m8DH9Joa1JqAD9mHbWEUayzKGilRBhjQgLuozsIhwZwnQaQ41LbmoJHhR2tB_qeZd5ALqUQ0e2KTpuDZZxDjPqJcHH7zgI/s1600/IMG_2263.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515258633248576914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHVEHL03Rgs0KSNlx3tgY7WTdD9AHTv4XYZulNylDM3tf4m8DH9Joa1JqAD9mHbWEUayzKGilRBhjQgLuozsIhwZwnQaQ41LbmoJHhR2tB_qeZd5ALqUQ0e2KTpuDZZxDjPqJcHH7zgI/s400/IMG_2263.JPG" /></a> Paige and the bus</div><div></div><div>We are so lucky the bus stop is at our corner. I can sit in my front window and watch my girls head off to school. I LOVE THE BUS.</div><div></div><div>Here's to another great year ahead.<br /></div></div><br /></div>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004356669850012223.post-56345948749838464292010-08-25T15:44:00.003-06:002010-08-25T16:16:36.843-06:00Cul-de-sac of FIRE<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_E_DIfedupw7XURnyqQpVautdGeLLq2IwqmGIq3_QIyzZYUet145CoEYEJT4pLl6c9rxhAolzJdqq_CDXHdBvdoRbsSGnq-In_xbK9WVgB5qg9GxBciM8k1_H9oLzDxKRUZM8MlMfv8/s1600/MVI_2099+You%27ve+got+a+friend.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509471957952965058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_E_DIfedupw7XURnyqQpVautdGeLLq2IwqmGIq3_QIyzZYUet145CoEYEJT4pLl6c9rxhAolzJdqq_CDXHdBvdoRbsSGnq-In_xbK9WVgB5qg9GxBciM8k1_H9oLzDxKRUZM8MlMfv8/s400/MVI_2099+You%27ve+got+a+friend.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(the JONES in <span style="color:#3366ff;">You've Got a Friend in Me</span>)</span><br /><br /><div align="center">Our neighborhood gets together in one of the cul-de-sacs each year for a neighborhood BBQ. We bring our own meat and an item to share and we all sit around and laugh and talk and get to know each other better. Then we go home.<br /><br />Well,<br />this year,<br />we had an ambitious planner,<br />and there was not only a BBQ,<br />but karaoke/lip sinc performances and then fireworks after.<br /><br />It was so fun. Our family was asked to come up with a song to perform...and seeing that the majority of us Weyands are GIRLS, it ended up being a Miley Cyrus song, <span style="color:#cc0000;">Party in the USA</span>. We practiced and practied all that week and came up with a few dance moves and such...see if you can guess what they were (haha!) Here's a video of our "song and dance."<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyMzXfD7Gf0VBGE1-koZZdOeyZuSbAUuv8qRYOYB1ycMQkzBCym4OKIh1YsnSMqgrT2hfxJQ_XeX2fY72b9HA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br />And then, as if that wasn't enough embarrassment,<br />I consented to be "Sporty Spice" with some friends<br />and we performed a Spice Girls song, <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Wannabe</span>.<br />We edited out the last part, a bit too much for all of us,<br />and kept it nice and short.<br />We ran out of camera room near the end, so we only got about half on tape.<br />Here it is.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2_QqrEqbyZYlVMbbfxFdOS2Ontzwv2RR1jdGH3Sa-K2znPrk1nirmy0B1r2js75b8hI7bnIizG6sA2B25iw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p align="center"><br /><br />It was so fun to see all our friends and all the "talent." We had a great emcee and it was such a blast. There were costumes, and the dancing...how to describe it all. Don't you just love being around people you know and seeing a whole new side to them??? There are plans and talk for next year...hopefully this will be a tradition that sticks.<br /><br /></p>Mariannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14517502952468914033noreply@blogger.com5