tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13236439958873614972024-03-04T21:49:45.486-08:00A Wink and a SmileA Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-69671914600348499052013-06-20T12:34:00.003-07:002013-06-20T12:34:57.824-07:00A Family ResemblanceLucy looks so much like her brother it's ridiculous. See a family resemblance? Can you tell which are Lucy and which are James. One thing they don't have in common, thankfully, is that Lucy from the get go nursed like a charm, and James never would. <br />
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A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-40423111878146714202013-06-18T14:08:00.000-07:002013-06-18T14:08:14.424-07:00Lucy at 2 monthsThese pictures were taken June 1st, when she turned 2 months, but I'm just now posting them. Yes, I'm pathetic. At two months she is now sleeping 6 hour stretch at night, just like James. (even a handful of 7 hour stretches.) She is more wakeful and a little more needy than James during the day, but nothing to complain about. Here is my cutie pie. Lil' Lu I love you!<br />
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A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-63768197793806767752013-06-18T13:41:00.000-07:002013-06-19T09:30:19.858-07:00The Labor DetailsSome of you might be wondering the details of Lucy's birth, and then some of you don't care. I always am curious of the labor details, so for those of you who want to know here is how it went. I had a C-section scheduled for April 2nd. I had gone back and forth with the idea of a VBAC, but had gone ahead and scheduled a C-section with my doctor. I really thought that this baby would be born around 37 weeks like James. I even told everyone that she would probably be born at the end of March. At 36 weeks with James my doctor told me I was dialated to a 1 and was 90% effaced. I was expecting the same at my 36 week appointment with Lucy. When my doctor told me that I had 0 on both I literally cried very hard the minute she left the room. I had been feeling very ill and was looking forward to a timely relief. I suddenly felt that the baby was going to be born much closer to her due date then I had expected. My mother came out 2 weeks before the baby was born to help me. She was my lifesaver. I don't know how I could have endured the end of my pregnancy without her. Not to mention all the help I got from my mother-in-law during my pregnancy when I lived with Stephen's parents. And the help I got from both our moms post-partum. They are amazing. It's a little scary to think that if I had been born a hundred years ago I probably would not have survived childbirth. Either me or my child or both. We had a very small get together for Easter dinner Sunday on March 31st. After dinner and dessert we were sitting around talking when I noticed I started having contractions. They were so mild that I didn't pay any attention to them. Then I noticed they were very frequent, so I started timing them, and for almost 2 hours they were 3 mintues apart, which some of you are thinking that if it was my second child I should have known I was in labor, but I wasn't sure. When I was in labor with James I had almost instantly the most unbearable contractions. I couldn't breath, talk, walk, and I had them for about 29 hours before they gave me an epidural and rushed me in for an emergency C-section. Because my body doesn't dialate they didn't believe that I was in labor. The most I ever dialated with James was about a 3-4. I later realized after I had Lucy the difference is back labor. Shoot if it weren't for back labor I can see how some people could maybe do birth without an epidural. So, after 2 hours I called the hospital and they told me to go ahead in, they hooked me up, and sure enough I was in labor, but I was so confused as to why it wasn't that bad. The doctor that was on call asked me if I wanted to just try for a VBAC. I am such an indecisive and fickle person that I suddenly flip-flopped again and decided to try. They decided to moniter closely my progression and if I didn't progress we would have to do a C-section. I went to the hospital dialated at a 2, about 4-6 hours later I was a 3. So we waited another 4-6 hours to see if I'd progress more. Then the back labor started and I realized that was what made my labor with James so painful and unbearable. A half hour after my backlabor started I asked for the epidural. I had already done the back labor thing. I did not need to do it again. The next time they checked me I was still at a 3, not progressing anymore they decided I needed a C-section after all and put me in line. I kept getting bumped back in line because mine wasn't an emergency this time. About 14 hours after being in the hospital, 17 hours after my contractions started Lucy Amelia Taylor was born. During the whole operation I was shaking like crazy, which didn't happen the first time. Here are some pictures from the hospital.<br />
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A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-87488698345165782492013-06-18T13:08:00.001-07:002013-06-18T13:08:13.866-07:00Kiss His FeetA little over a month ago Stephen and I were trying to think of something to do here in L.A. because...ya know...there's like nothing to do here. Right? Not true. We wanted to find something free that was also kid friendly, that wasn't the beach. Feeling huge I didn't exactly want to walk by a bunch of bikini babes. Running out of ideas we decided to head over to the L.A. temple's visitors center. We went inside and saw the huge statue of Christ. James saw Him and pointed to His feet claiming he had an ouchie. He then went up and kissed Jesus' feet saying "There all better." He started getting frustrated seeing his kissing didn't make the ouchie all better.<br />
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A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-50120239453168245662013-05-01T16:46:00.000-07:002013-05-01T16:46:20.077-07:00Getting to know LucyLucy has light brown hair, and grayish blue eyes...which both might change. She also looks like she might have dimples. Lucy is a pretty good sleeper as far as babies are concerned. About 5 out of every 7 nights she will sleep at least one 4 hour stretch, and if I'm very lucky she'll sleep two of them with a feeding in between. Unfortunatly I usually only get to enjoy one of those four hour stretches, because James has been waking up early lately. But at least it's something, and more than a lot of other moms get to enjoy. (No comment Sarah, I know you be hating on me right now. :D ) The other 2 out of 7 nights I get to feel like other moms, which is extremely sleep deprived. Last week she actually did two 5 hour stretches with a feeding in between. That night was heaven. And for some reason I was still tired when I woke up. So weird. It was Stephen's birthday on Sunday, and we had a little get together. I forgot to take pictures, except for this one. But it's a pretty good one in my opinion. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImL82fhyphenhyphenEOywVIBAVoiNnC_Uw7B3iXh9Ly95dOo8QhJzNrgeVnDLDSZoQE3XQRBFsbmFvHkGkHSp4dtnYIw92ZtHUXMxbDNaOemSjdInv5Qyr47r3ER9gMr4eCXdehN9toGM4l0XKLjA/s1600/may2013+059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImL82fhyphenhyphenEOywVIBAVoiNnC_Uw7B3iXh9Ly95dOo8QhJzNrgeVnDLDSZoQE3XQRBFsbmFvHkGkHSp4dtnYIw92ZtHUXMxbDNaOemSjdInv5Qyr47r3ER9gMr4eCXdehN9toGM4l0XKLjA/s320/may2013+059.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
He turned 30, and I'm next. I'm so not ready to leave my 20's behind. There's not much I can do though. A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-7151986761811958682013-05-01T16:33:00.001-07:002013-05-01T16:33:15.077-07:00What One Month Looks LikeOne month ago on April 1st Lucy Amelia Taylor was born. (I forgot to say what her name was in my last post. oops.) At my baby shower (again, I'll have to post pictures later. Wow, I have a lot of catching up to do) I was gifted this pretty neat onsie set. Each onsie has a number 1-12 on it with the word month underneath. Every month you take a picture to mark their progress. Here is what Lucy looks like at 1 month.<br />
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A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-83112213681545463412013-04-23T16:20:00.001-07:002013-04-23T16:20:31.822-07:00SHE HAS ARRIVED!!!I owe many apologies for not having blogged. I know many of you have been eagerly awaiting pictures of the new addition to our small family. For now I'm just posting pictures, I'll give details of the birth later. She was born on April Fool's Day, April 1st, at 12:35 pm. She was about 7 lbs. 10 oz. and was about 21 inches. (I say "about" because she was just a hair within both of these measurements.) 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I have about 11 more weeks until this baby will be born, until then, don't expect frequent posts, but after that, expect lots of baby pictures! I should say 11 more weeks if she is born on time. James was 3 weeks early, and I can't hope that she will bake a little bit faster in the oven as well so that I only have to suffer for 2 more months instead of 3. If you know me, then you know I hate being pregnant. I love kids, and really want this baby, but I hate being pregnant. And yes I did say "she." If you aren't family,or don't go on facebook often then the news is... IT'S A GIRL. I was going to post some pictures but my camera is dead, so I'll do it later. It's funny, but I felt so unsurprised when we found out. Stephen was convinced we were having a girl. He knew James was a boy, and he knew this one was a girl. I didn't know either way, but because he felt so sure, it started to convince me as well. At first I felt indifferent as to what I wanted. If it was a girl, then great, I don't have one of those yet; or if it was a boy, great, because James would have a brother. Every boy needs a brother, and every girl needs a sister in my opinion. As a kid I loved having sisters, and now as an adult they are my best friends. I know Stephen loved, and still does having brothers, so either way would have been great. Then the morning sickness hit. I thought if this time goes a lot better, then maybe my dreams will come true of having a big family. There are 7 kids in my family, and I have always wanted 4-6 kids. Though I haven't thrown up quite as much this time around as with James(don't get me wrong it was still plenty too much for me), the rest of the symptoms have not been a great improvement, if any at all. Some are worse, like the heartburn this time around is way worse. Still feeling sick at 29 weeks is ridiculous. In fact with James my first trimester was more intense than this one, but my 2nd trimester was not as bad as this one. This time around it's still lingering. Which means that this will be my last pregnancy. It does make me sad, like I said I always wanted a big family. But I'm doing my best to stay optimistic. I've always considered Foster Care, and now I feel more strongly about, so I'm sure something will work out. The big news in our lives now, the reason why our life is in the fast lane is because in 3 weeks from today...drum roll please... Stephen will graduate!! We are so excited!!! So excited to be done, so excited to live together under one roof like a family again, and have our own place again. He was assigned to Los Angeles, the ritzy area. Basically he will be dealing with people like Lindsey Lohan on a regular basis. hehehe. We have 3 weeks to find an overpriced apartment, a new doctor and hospital to have the baby, and a new school for James, not to mention moving all our stuff...again. Hurray! Actually I'm not excited about having 3 weeks to do those things. In fact, I feel overwhelmed and somewhat depressed about it. Which makes me want to not think about, hence the reason we are moving in 3 weeks and still don't have a place. Actually I have been looking, but everything that is good that comes up gets taken fast, and I feel slightly unsteady about signing a contract to an apartment without having seen it or the area, especially since it is in L.A. But, if that's where Heavenly Father wants us to be, then I guess we will have to do a leap of faith. Besides living in L.A. will be an adventure, not to mention we will be minutes from the beach! Lots of window shopping considering that I doubt they have good clearance racks on Rodeo Drive. Here's our new home.
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A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-59032702919445662142012-11-28T16:08:00.000-08:002012-11-28T16:08:05.364-08:00Playing Copycat for a PostMy sister-in-law Megan will on occasion put up posts on her blog titled, Conversations at the Taylor Home. They usually consist of really funny off the wall things that her daughters have said. Well, a couple of weeks ago we had one of those here at the Taylor house. The other Taylor house, my in-laws house, I'm still living here. Except it was from the adults not James. I was in the kitchen with my mother-in-law Linda, my sister-in-law Sarah, and her husband Michael. James comes into the kitchen, and as some of you know, James loves to give raspberries. He comes up behind me and tries to give me a raspberry on my butt, no worries I have excercise pants on. I exclaim, "Stop that James, I don't exactly like the feeling of hot air blowing on my bum!" Michael then says, "I love the feeling of hot air blowing on my bum." Linda and I quickly look over at Sarah wondering how she's going to explain that. She then says rather matter of factly, "You do? Well that's why we keep dogs around the house." Just thought that was funny.A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-23298170753113074792012-08-21T14:59:00.001-07:002012-08-21T14:59:42.180-07:00The Post You've Been Waiting For...I know that many of you have givin up on my actually posting anything, ever. Since I posted a couple of weeks ago I haven't had a chance to post again things have been a little crazy for us. As I mentioned last time, the long awaited career oppurtunity for Stephen finally arrived and he has been very busy with that, and I have been able to see him on the weekends, thank goodness, not to mention last wednesday and tomorrow evening which are rareties, and not to be expected to happen often in the future. Wednesday visits that is, not the weekends. I've been busy too, although my busy has been more passive, and not anything really active. If you are wondering what the heck I'm talking about I'll tell you, I'M PREGNANT. After 6 months it's finally happened, although when I think about it, it was really meant to happen when it did. I can't imagine being further along in the pregnancy when we moved, it would have been very difficult. The last 2.5 weeks have been a little hellish, but I haven't thrown-up for 2 days and I'm feeling well enough to at least post about it so...there ya go. Other than my trying to take it easy I've also been dealing with taking care of James. Some of you know and some of you don't, James has had some delays in different developemental areas and for several months was getting help from <i>Kids on the Move</i> which is a center in Utah that helps kids with delays catch up to where they are suppose to be developementally. We, or I should say I, had some minor concerns with James having some possible signs of Autism, but they, KOTM, told me they didn't think he had it, and that he had other things that they could help him with. They work with children until the age of 3 and then they transfer them over to the local school district, which at that time was the Alpine School District. I went to the tests not sure if he would qualify. Not only did he qualify, but with the four different series of tests offered by different people in different rooms each group said they saw some sure signs of Autism. They recomended that I get an official diagnosis from a professional, which I haven't had the oppurtunity to do so yet. Hopefully my morning sickness in this pregnancy will be shorter so I can get the mountain of things done that I need to. With the move to California we are currently in the process of trying to see if we qualify out here for the special preschool, which I really hope we do, especially since he completely qualified for it out in Utah. But, we had to move, and I'm glad we did for the job oppurtunity, but I've heard that CA is a lot more bureaucratic so we'll see how it goes. That's kind of a quick description of our life the past couple of months. I had a friend tell me that she's missed my sewing posts, and wonders if I do it anymore. Before getting pregnant I was very busy sewing, as usual. Here is something I made two months ago, fabulous blue pants and the top was a long tank that I cut and used the bottom for sleeves, and there are lots more from months ago that I need to show pics of, so hopefully I will get around to posting them soon. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-40670575505688217662012-07-27T12:34:00.001-07:002012-07-27T12:34:25.217-07:00The LatestI know I haven't posted anything on my blog in months, so I don't even know if anyone will see this, but here is what's going on with us now. I mentioned a few months ago that Stephen was contacted again by the CHP, but that I wasn't holding my breath since it had been years that we have been in the process. Well, about a month ago Stephen got his letter that he has been accepted into the next CHP academy class starting Aug. 6th. So, we have since moved out to California in the last week or so, and are in the Sacramento area. That's a very brief summary of what we are up to. I will go into further details later as far as what we've been up to in the last 5 months, and what the next 6 months will be like for us. I now have internet again so I will resume my regular blogging schedule...stay tuned.A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-3709856672713656052012-02-27T11:30:00.000-08:002012-02-27T11:37:21.822-08:00part twookay, sorry but that last post erased about 90% of what i wrote after i downloaded the pix. blogging on phones really doesnt work that great. the pix in the last post showed james eating a qeusadilla that i sneaked spinach into. my weak attempts to get him to eat veggies. he ate about 30% before he realized it tasted differently and that he didn't like it. i recently started drinking smoothies again for breakfast, james likes those alot, and i always put spinach in them, so he is getting some veggies. what i really want or need is this cookbook called the sneaky chef. but the problem is not just veggies but most ffod in general. i have to bribe him with mnms half the time just to eat dinner. sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. any tips.A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-64172973668914337112012-02-27T10:23:00.002-08:002012-02-27T11:29:33.175-08:00learning to be a sneaky chef<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP1l-YVGWAYc-znafti23Vz1S99uIr1mJEEUapzsICfYtK5mCaCeOlPoJXq-qrdNohOCgtAjvAyK1u6fcPIMhYPrP_Mh93K7H2vsR5bQQls6OflALK5iPZPXMyty2gZaKsivrcoMzCbc/s1600/Photo0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP1l-YVGWAYc-znafti23Vz1S99uIr1mJEEUapzsICfYtK5mCaCeOlPoJXq-qrdNohOCgtAjvAyK1u6fcPIMhYPrP_Mh93K7H2vsR5bQQls6OflALK5iPZPXMyty2gZaKsivrcoMzCbc/s400/Photo0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713899085451723682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwfSC40Hua_XtytYtxV0ec6yW7HZn7BnE8RJrs82fKZ6_ntN_x1fn-v0NzmcN4azzu4rHCpd1LbN3LdxuLHHUIgisssHqC5S8QlZ6W7ssBEiga9pww8mlIyeUGBuXVsHqnW0iI6bi330/s1600/Photo0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwfSC40Hua_XtytYtxV0ec6yW7HZn7BnE8RJrs82fKZ6_ntN_x1fn-v0NzmcN4azzu4rHCpd1LbN3LdxuLHHUIgisssHqC5S8QlZ6W7ssBEiga9pww8mlIyeUGBuXVsHqnW0iI6bi330/s400/Photo0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713899081785854274" /></a><br />i think most moms have difficulty getting thier kids to eat what they want them to, like veggies.A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-78851895829785469242012-02-21T11:23:00.002-08:002012-02-21T11:33:11.938-08:00The CHP PossibilityMany of you know that about 3 years ago Stephen applied to the CHP, and that last year the academy closed, so we started looking at other options. Example, the Army, Stephen was told about when he was done with everything to become an officer that it was too late for him to become an officer because of the age limit. So, now we're trying for aviation in the Army, i.e. he wants to be a helicotper pilot. BUT, it's the most sought after career in the Army, even though the pay is less than an officer because I guess it's every guys dream to fly. About 2 weeks ago we get a call from the CHP (California Highway Patrol) and the academy has reopened and they desperately want Stephen to get all his stuff redone (because it's expired?) to possibly make the August class, if he passes everything...again. It took 2 years the first time to get everything done, and now they want it all done in the next month or so. My question is, why was it so hard to do this the first time? At this point Stephen has said he'll take whichever happens to work out first. And if they both want him at the same time? Stay tuned...<br /><br />BTW, we still don't have internet, I'm at Mcdonalds, but we did just get new phones with unlimited minutes, text, and web. I can check blogs on my phone, sort of, but I can't figure out how to leave comments on my phone, or post on my phone. Any tips?A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-89665465687328093572012-02-03T14:54:00.010-08:002012-02-03T15:56:58.281-08:00Playing Catch-upI hate not having Internet because I get behind in blogging things, pictures and what we've been up to. And then it takes me forever to catch up, and I have to leave out uninteresting things that I'm sure ya'll don't really care about, like what I've been sewing lately. hahaha. aWe spent Thanksgiving at my sister Megan's house in Eastern Washington, which was fun, especially since it was a surprise, no one really knew we were coming until the last minute. 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We went and saw the city lights, <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbZsenGBMYRiPx06hQowfySjbHrS_l2yW8pOMRR-tYzvDBLm6DznG_8b3K-jX8atTdXO0R4cRWCF-SQOAyZNR3OMZteGAQaLeMHQChbrsU6NaScntIcrGRS5Ll9iEhPQySJcyyq7pRIw/s1600/CIMG2014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbZsenGBMYRiPx06hQowfySjbHrS_l2yW8pOMRR-tYzvDBLm6DznG_8b3K-jX8atTdXO0R4cRWCF-SQOAyZNR3OMZteGAQaLeMHQChbrsU6NaScntIcrGRS5Ll9iEhPQySJcyyq7pRIw/s400/CIMG2014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705054702995389154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsjPGUtmdlHBfmhX2UzKjN3079N9p01jKSefS7VypuTz7M0pPTlPskzCL5Wq7MwyPolIIey8coPnW5jvfrAxf82yLc_LQcUEIzku1hhdoJJyasnc-uKskeR8b-S6rJ4o3LR_vvQqJXWo/s1600/CIMG2012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsjPGUtmdlHBfmhX2UzKjN3079N9p01jKSefS7VypuTz7M0pPTlPskzCL5Wq7MwyPolIIey8coPnW5jvfrAxf82yLc_LQcUEIzku1hhdoJJyasnc-uKskeR8b-S6rJ4o3LR_vvQqJXWo/s400/CIMG2012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705054679236077714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1TtGzuTIfaPZbq3gBXJeylGMNwqHfHjGJg5BTOLbGPD5LCrv3UB3jPcKUswOYG2Atw99czSAxPeddnN-lDBejEvMKBl5pZ1p_C5q7DAR9R0Iy_wXWo6nrUXJQ_Npj3pHeRMyrwLVwmU/s1600/CIMG2003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1TtGzuTIfaPZbq3gBXJeylGMNwqHfHjGJg5BTOLbGPD5LCrv3UB3jPcKUswOYG2Atw99czSAxPeddnN-lDBejEvMKBl5pZ1p_C5q7DAR9R0Iy_wXWo6nrUXJQ_Npj3pHeRMyrwLVwmU/s400/CIMG2003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705054671547946418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RnPaWuweK00-RlsNjPfkz_JJDNOHPUSC1LIk0x42M3SuYQ5CzPIAyhPsrI9-fmvnrf_RrQNDNwkbwL2Ab7tssVk2RFFUVa2nwc8gGqzMxQOSk1eghddTsQSq0of6vArm_mEHbJ9Ld_o/s1600/CIMG2002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RnPaWuweK00-RlsNjPfkz_JJDNOHPUSC1LIk0x42M3SuYQ5CzPIAyhPsrI9-fmvnrf_RrQNDNwkbwL2Ab7tssVk2RFFUVa2nwc8gGqzMxQOSk1eghddTsQSq0of6vArm_mEHbJ9Ld_o/s400/CIMG2002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705054662479646322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkYn88KShrsANIUu-nBgNocDkPz9WlesMyPeTXrGcquME-40X4ekCJXEZHGmU_sDnNm3mp-VnJ1akjJTVuCTTALI4PZOnPxMBehmCLLwUu2kvhxeNamueWqcv1mJ8UH502yr7lyF04UU/s1600/CIMG2001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkYn88KShrsANIUu-nBgNocDkPz9WlesMyPeTXrGcquME-40X4ekCJXEZHGmU_sDnNm3mp-VnJ1akjJTVuCTTALI4PZOnPxMBehmCLLwUu2kvhxeNamueWqcv1mJ8UH502yr7lyF04UU/s400/CIMG2001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705054656930156242" /></a><br />and then the next day drove up to my parents house less than 2 hours north in Idaho. It was a beautiful drive through the Pelouse Hills where one of Stephens survivalist idols lives, so now we have to live there. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwjngGaib4znvWC84ql_Ou8MxGAM_RFOGz70Pgl8OxSl88TMgd4j-0bo-sz8usCXlD20wMOh7ozWVAgzWsybKGZaK6NKNWxV4oaqiNOQ95w55RHdAABRPpn_PSS3Z2_V0Y5YQcgTA-qA/s1600/CIMG2026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwjngGaib4znvWC84ql_Ou8MxGAM_RFOGz70Pgl8OxSl88TMgd4j-0bo-sz8usCXlD20wMOh7ozWVAgzWsybKGZaK6NKNWxV4oaqiNOQ95w55RHdAABRPpn_PSS3Z2_V0Y5YQcgTA-qA/s400/CIMG2026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705055544512137906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNckTqtD7iV2CeriamkJL3eT6_QvC-fWLz0cHDA-T_sROYt0tntVsepuWbq5OwkV2s3Hg5aEH550OYGkKE8D76VAJg6G1qO0Zos8Y_kUkremN8Z-PE2da48LknjoeDyAGPOxe5sCusMGg/s1600/CIMG2025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNckTqtD7iV2CeriamkJL3eT6_QvC-fWLz0cHDA-T_sROYt0tntVsepuWbq5OwkV2s3Hg5aEH550OYGkKE8D76VAJg6G1qO0Zos8Y_kUkremN8Z-PE2da48LknjoeDyAGPOxe5sCusMGg/s400/CIMG2025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705055534485310642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLF7K8z6fnPRXTkp0yDAkIuU0SqCM-TEToxkWj4H3VCpKA7OQLmknDXsYjohkJJjcNH4Qf92K-2TOI77qAd1wGzcdzfmP4TQlSF3D1QBXB56Q07QBF4TLEnSxtUAljsQ_LmVTSIFkdHXA/s1600/CIMG2024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLF7K8z6fnPRXTkp0yDAkIuU0SqCM-TEToxkWj4H3VCpKA7OQLmknDXsYjohkJJjcNH4Qf92K-2TOI77qAd1wGzcdzfmP4TQlSF3D1QBXB56Q07QBF4TLEnSxtUAljsQ_LmVTSIFkdHXA/s400/CIMG2024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705055527839189026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuz6l8IDIJG6lkXQhp4HBE8tv5mSyTPo1RMZv_cm8HhekQZ2GYrpvHkwQ-CGcmIJlSBnStDtQjcNzedCZtPbfN94ffhLmGbwDC-pUXV_1b5ZYG-rtl0ZSS7LzZKp8iG9iHL7gHSMbyPKA/s1600/CIMG2023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuz6l8IDIJG6lkXQhp4HBE8tv5mSyTPo1RMZv_cm8HhekQZ2GYrpvHkwQ-CGcmIJlSBnStDtQjcNzedCZtPbfN94ffhLmGbwDC-pUXV_1b5ZYG-rtl0ZSS7LzZKp8iG9iHL7gHSMbyPKA/s400/CIMG2023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705055522671553874" /></a><br />Stephen and I went on a Santa Cruise to the North Pole in Couer D'Alene together which was fun, especially since it was free, thanks to Rod my bro-in-law. Our Christmas was low-key, meaning just the three of us. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNnVQjpe5s-2A920K75pOsl_RS24tO1f6DdY-aejwfMPggCL-076LGmOsHZVAmNxlnEyhPnNql7qi8sIpKBu1PEsxdV_O4V5gWjnI4dBR9FZqQlfBNEfduWpgA-KtrEY7WOTzhyPy1NE/s1600/CIMG2038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNnVQjpe5s-2A920K75pOsl_RS24tO1f6DdY-aejwfMPggCL-076LGmOsHZVAmNxlnEyhPnNql7qi8sIpKBu1PEsxdV_O4V5gWjnI4dBR9FZqQlfBNEfduWpgA-KtrEY7WOTzhyPy1NE/s400/CIMG2038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705056376884627698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoH0nHr33c-Y6g9YeHGJBzIMNVu4OOtDi1bejLuzjwChkMphkhWPPVrehxi1dsRMfKtLzMZMWLbTpfkE50U2mhZeh3dI-amy5B4UDsRLIjmiccJKMY6bhEs3lAqHf0k280-yXmoaw3mg/s1600/CIMG2035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoH0nHr33c-Y6g9YeHGJBzIMNVu4OOtDi1bejLuzjwChkMphkhWPPVrehxi1dsRMfKtLzMZMWLbTpfkE50U2mhZeh3dI-amy5B4UDsRLIjmiccJKMY6bhEs3lAqHf0k280-yXmoaw3mg/s400/CIMG2035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705056365625986226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFpOnRobt0V4POWYbRYCBCmAclcl7lPlum5rZruh9epAEh9AK1EMJ2OvRIDq9Ib9vCwNJHheZcnH4zzCKEqK5Gkrd2croXmnIyTm_f2I0TTiw8f9UH-LoILIhfOOAB4DH6dJrUISHL8E/s1600/CIMG2032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFpOnRobt0V4POWYbRYCBCmAclcl7lPlum5rZruh9epAEh9AK1EMJ2OvRIDq9Ib9vCwNJHheZcnH4zzCKEqK5Gkrd2croXmnIyTm_f2I0TTiw8f9UH-LoILIhfOOAB4DH6dJrUISHL8E/s400/CIMG2032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705056352045233426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1bZFAxnoa3Hmxqrf5844Xo62KazXPjO1DEQjnI9S6RnaqS6FwzINvDDUhpQsOGUij4aj6zs0IFRoPgOl546Y4V-JR6BLVUq5756vdcjP6vZm8jOfEU5E69UsfK_dy1CvMrtWIgblFOg/s1600/CIMG2031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1bZFAxnoa3Hmxqrf5844Xo62KazXPjO1DEQjnI9S6RnaqS6FwzINvDDUhpQsOGUij4aj6zs0IFRoPgOl546Y4V-JR6BLVUq5756vdcjP6vZm8jOfEU5E69UsfK_dy1CvMrtWIgblFOg/s400/CIMG2031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705056348913608962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhXcV7MgMp1qtsp_6PAoPd76K5KZuO4L9sfvc4KkYyu2OwwAmE_HdaXTcUlPUmQof8HL-jmnkDYAuJvTfkx7BXCA_PlTWVBU0XViHkVH4AzdCu0DgOUSoii5b0MHmfl6oopGvXGiNWSY/s1600/CIMG2029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVhXcV7MgMp1qtsp_6PAoPd76K5KZuO4L9sfvc4KkYyu2OwwAmE_HdaXTcUlPUmQof8HL-jmnkDYAuJvTfkx7BXCA_PlTWVBU0XViHkVH4AzdCu0DgOUSoii5b0MHmfl6oopGvXGiNWSY/s400/CIMG2029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705056338279683282" /></a><br />We made cookies for our neighbors, and some gingerbread houses for us. See how well they turned out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iVyLteLCxbKRZ6lRWiKlWGGyDIkvcoFhHKBpppGIcLY4vwJKN9YLCQFnMVQO3dWbSxRZO6sDO_jb6MmzesechDJUBoMGOj9lyTsQDV3v8w1Eo1WvOWMLGwbk0zZrEqc5zUQ_cBBQMPg/s1600/CIMG2044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iVyLteLCxbKRZ6lRWiKlWGGyDIkvcoFhHKBpppGIcLY4vwJKN9YLCQFnMVQO3dWbSxRZO6sDO_jb6MmzesechDJUBoMGOj9lyTsQDV3v8w1Eo1WvOWMLGwbk0zZrEqc5zUQ_cBBQMPg/s400/CIMG2044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705056868132754290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjat6aYmzkV_MAqZhqjDC4G2UFAF28rgyPjc46pEcx4xe8aD3wKkgwxrQ5VAyJxrSMU4AOsoilAqwKt59zykZjFlFD-X7QbPracjVxWTJfFXcwLlKJe7bQgmqs2wRTHMFuWZObmjLjnMnY/s1600/CIMG2043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjat6aYmzkV_MAqZhqjDC4G2UFAF28rgyPjc46pEcx4xe8aD3wKkgwxrQ5VAyJxrSMU4AOsoilAqwKt59zykZjFlFD-X7QbPracjVxWTJfFXcwLlKJe7bQgmqs2wRTHMFuWZObmjLjnMnY/s400/CIMG2043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705056860629374226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd0pT_9k2o35Zb7x8v6DW6UFZSrPysJrejkRy2x7aOWcRdDTajaBUBiPYI-Cvixa5KZ6cQRldMlmuYKh3ikhm2p9qqowNBH2M-NNyuNvDm7H5IHFHYJrnAC42wlQYKn9yKHjkS8uNSBA/s1600/CIMG2039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd0pT_9k2o35Zb7x8v6DW6UFZSrPysJrejkRy2x7aOWcRdDTajaBUBiPYI-Cvixa5KZ6cQRldMlmuYKh3ikhm2p9qqowNBH2M-NNyuNvDm7H5IHFHYJrnAC42wlQYKn9yKHjkS8uNSBA/s400/CIMG2039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705056851078379234" /></a><br />James was so sick over the holidays, but we survived. Another year passed in which we didn't send out Christmas cards, but, we will be sending out Valentine's Cards to family, with pictures we had taken of James about 7 months ago (finally!). Here is what our Christmas card picture would have looked like. (BTW, I made that 1950's-ish dress.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYsRdc6u3SZ5zn1HV-ysHrqhbRkkMBIZ1LY7lT5QTqrS_-B4U2dlcYrlNgFz0PZrqcPnqs2Y-FprGooyqLPS4eplGAwLg1JIp2d1GqsmSR2H9Bu8SrjlUutrtv8B1s2melvnaizCd4SU/s1600/2011Christmas"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYsRdc6u3SZ5zn1HV-ysHrqhbRkkMBIZ1LY7lT5QTqrS_-B4U2dlcYrlNgFz0PZrqcPnqs2Y-FprGooyqLPS4eplGAwLg1JIp2d1GqsmSR2H9Bu8SrjlUutrtv8B1s2melvnaizCd4SU/s400/2011Christmas" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705062403262535666" /></a><br />January not much went on, some family came out, and that was nice. Stephen took his aviation test to become a helicopter pilot and did very well. Now he just wants to retake his Physical Test to get a better score, and we'll be pretty much done with the Army thing. Finally. We just got onto Stephen's work health insurance and so technically we can start trying to have more kids. The goal before Christmas was to lose 5 more pounds before trying for baby #2, instead I gained like 3 pounds, (from mid-Novenber to early January, ha!) so I'm debating whether to try and lose 8 pounds which seems pretty much impossible for me. I'm exercising and staying within my calorie recommendation, according to this calorie counting weight loss thing I joined on the internet, which is free. So, I don't quite get what I'm not doing. I want to join weight watchers which is probably more affective, but we're on a really tight budget now. I also wish I could run but my knees aren't that great, and since bad knees runs in my family (example, my sister had both knees and both hips replaced and my mom has had one knee replaced) and so I'm trying to take it easy. Instead I make up for it by going at a pretty high incline on my treadmill, which burns a pretty good amount of calories. Should I just get over myself and have another baby, or should I try and lose 8 pounds first? Decisions, decisions...A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-82829582398676289022011-11-18T07:07:00.000-08:002011-11-18T07:31:36.162-08:00Met his MatchJames is known for having an ear-piercing, glass shattering high pitched scream that would scare even the demons back into their fiery holes. His scream is unparalleled. Until recently. We have some neighbors that live below us, and within the last few months I've noticed that their little boy has started screaming, AND he screams alll the time JUST LIKE JAMES. In fact we've even heard them screaming back and forth to ech other through the floor. One screams, and then the other would scream back. Thei daughetr screams too, pretty high and loud, but the boys have a higher pitch. Well, unfortunately they are moving, and as they were moving their stuff last night I offered to watch their kids and discover that their little boy actually screams slightly higher than James. In fact, there were some moments fighting over toys last night when they would scream at each other. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_aSP3pYmij8JK_pJydLZJzLsO0UF1bG89kF110Fam715K4IAGch-hkv7vWQ31ZEo2XRNjNP3l__qrBGV32X9q7GR7RsiH9aWhVAFrGmzvDR6N2xaAbybahWUeb4t6EW8OKEHHxfq_ao/s1600/CIMG1967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_aSP3pYmij8JK_pJydLZJzLsO0UF1bG89kF110Fam715K4IAGch-hkv7vWQ31ZEo2XRNjNP3l__qrBGV32X9q7GR7RsiH9aWhVAFrGmzvDR6N2xaAbybahWUeb4t6EW8OKEHHxfq_ao/s400/CIMG1967.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676357562062656242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIjbxWuuh_jK5l1oqw1kCXs-4OUdVf3PL82qa6gifI3Cx8eonrQqNiwYzGdeATRj7BpMce-cRIUhDeVQ-sx7QPRVv-qOe-LV9zarFk8Q65FhOssb_tFhJ6vcHRkai_DdlyY2Y17zxRpw/s1600/CIMG1968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIjbxWuuh_jK5l1oqw1kCXs-4OUdVf3PL82qa6gifI3Cx8eonrQqNiwYzGdeATRj7BpMce-cRIUhDeVQ-sx7QPRVv-qOe-LV9zarFk8Q65FhOssb_tFhJ6vcHRkai_DdlyY2Y17zxRpw/s400/CIMG1968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676357557997561842" /></a><br />James was startled to have some other kid scream at him, and higher and louder too. I felt like saying to him, "See how I feel." Although he wouldn't really understand even if I did. We are really going to miss our neighbors the Westovers. Not to mention we share the internet with them, so now we will be without it for awhile, again. They leave today, and I offered to watch their kids again this morning. Can't wait for James to throw another fit, especially if Gavin, the boy, even thinks about touching his precious Buzz Lightyear, or his guns. Toy guns that is. He threw this huge fit last night when he tried to play with his Buzz last night, as you can see here. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJY6AEegwmNwC1_FJvFSWf-DuOCro7NzaWlXxrg_0sE61rSpLiQPFW7a0eK32a6tU4-B0kCUsJGoWPQIsByuz_4V5KYRkjrkMJm38_p-GI6tsa8nCIOeS8hdW1Q10CtBdj3Hlj4rHePI/s1600/CIMG1973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJY6AEegwmNwC1_FJvFSWf-DuOCro7NzaWlXxrg_0sE61rSpLiQPFW7a0eK32a6tU4-B0kCUsJGoWPQIsByuz_4V5KYRkjrkMJm38_p-GI6tsa8nCIOeS8hdW1Q10CtBdj3Hlj4rHePI/s400/CIMG1973.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676357989938945730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JZsAndpzO2p3r5MLQeGdCPbfMPi7cKs8kPYjaa2xGUL76_fEHgTSfCIYAIhDCpXslbc6l_fel4_Euz1wf5OKSWx5z9ywDcwjCGnujageXRxFD_-62taREaX7ClTm66vjgBIf8pNmies/s1600/CIMG1974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_JZsAndpzO2p3r5MLQeGdCPbfMPi7cKs8kPYjaa2xGUL76_fEHgTSfCIYAIhDCpXslbc6l_fel4_Euz1wf5OKSWx5z9ywDcwjCGnujageXRxFD_-62taREaX7ClTm66vjgBIf8pNmies/s400/CIMG1974.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676357984978630786" /></a><br />I gave Gavin the fake Buzz, a toy I got at a yard sale for $1.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOprFIRFwNguZIc15o5D5Nb1vLRQ7Q6uWyb5KdUhWwIpZvFe78swf7ueecOMRHKjFZC-p89jPj0StOIid3PMbbqhPnS326uY2eBymtDXKsKgsAHWBr761yGuX3RZQ3ciAQEh7XdA5Ha0/s1600/CIMG1970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOprFIRFwNguZIc15o5D5Nb1vLRQ7Q6uWyb5KdUhWwIpZvFe78swf7ueecOMRHKjFZC-p89jPj0StOIid3PMbbqhPnS326uY2eBymtDXKsKgsAHWBr761yGuX3RZQ3ciAQEh7XdA5Ha0/s400/CIMG1970.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676357530527636162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS3ncY-PZSCiScgm1xNt3cFaWsNhaGkSyNXE64M_RUWh5ItxLboPeS48_-oduvruuboDRKyhEMcjHwLrLgKdExOpA9Q8K32xsfAPk6B8NI8mNbCBScV-a81R2c-y-RHeRJ7HC8_6OmF4/s1600/CIMG1971.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS3ncY-PZSCiScgm1xNt3cFaWsNhaGkSyNXE64M_RUWh5ItxLboPeS48_-oduvruuboDRKyhEMcjHwLrLgKdExOpA9Q8K32xsfAPk6B8NI8mNbCBScV-a81R2c-y-RHeRJ7HC8_6OmF4/s400/CIMG1971.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676357527255970594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNBXG908sIBwMetJZoVNq9a2EB1TxK48vsL_5oo-XJRnox0h9fVBp_x9fDf0r3dDXsduyGmo7q5gvkSlbenlQmxzT9wMpGOgwdOgfTA4WJ2Zz8PyrNEuE1u1241hrYNdLMoC37TsmRK4/s1600/CIMG1972.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNBXG908sIBwMetJZoVNq9a2EB1TxK48vsL_5oo-XJRnox0h9fVBp_x9fDf0r3dDXsduyGmo7q5gvkSlbenlQmxzT9wMpGOgwdOgfTA4WJ2Zz8PyrNEuE1u1241hrYNdLMoC37TsmRK4/s400/CIMG1972.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676357538090278290" /></a><br />James is not fooled by fake Buzz. This is probably my last post for who knows how long, 'til we get internet. Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-14532665386119447292011-11-16T12:10:00.000-08:002011-11-16T12:34:57.184-08:00Stocking LoveI have never really thought that much about stockings. It's just something you put fun little things in the night before Christmas and then they go back in storage, right? Well, my sister-in-law is big on having these handmade special stockings that she makes. So, this year I thought, they might be kind of fun to do for our family. I went online and found these beauties!!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWn4cS0fgzQh2Uja5YjZJ03f4LANZ1qA1Q0YNNhP2sgTbhyphenhyphen1rgHSaWobr6rAV86sCPAJ5EoT07Mv1w3LbvdQSqGFulGVHjJxntcUp2ub-Q1r7t9oWxcPFRna0YqbqjKkNSe-bEUs7ToR4/s1600/stockinglove5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWn4cS0fgzQh2Uja5YjZJ03f4LANZ1qA1Q0YNNhP2sgTbhyphenhyphen1rgHSaWobr6rAV86sCPAJ5EoT07Mv1w3LbvdQSqGFulGVHjJxntcUp2ub-Q1r7t9oWxcPFRna0YqbqjKkNSe-bEUs7ToR4/s400/stockinglove5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675690259828538178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9fi1oEzUA0AUPUNBSDz3Ztk7XviSXn_r7d2-ujxCvbBEYA2Gp6n_cQQuWLS3mv5FoK2RoYVNkOvgGRETFM_6mNGSO1iRtROzp0ZFJafefZqHb0ODu6FxVpwBQs_M3-PDnzNNjkhsFaE/s1600/stockinglove4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjAQLpGHzvqcdglq6jgwzZj_tPcyaNJLWFRwhEd_8rdmOUkzj5aCc8Em8nQ1SIft_BtJf-ZBhBMqAJXG2hwysMlRMjmJqeMDL2T5sNEY1Cu1FT5Fa6AyNrjITy4eHKP6HMo5hGUeo7kM/s400/stockinglove2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675690243664622962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sB4FYminFjAmil57z1ULzc_YlTyMx6vUfZinx3poh_u3nIAlA0AM2eR7TVY4Al0QC628nAka4Eb4HmZpJyGWLsF0l_rn9GKFHTP328htWV2aT8Rheu8_RJ_GGS4OXdnsaMqR2p96Sbs/s1600/stockinglove1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sB4FYminFjAmil57z1ULzc_YlTyMx6vUfZinx3poh_u3nIAlA0AM2eR7TVY4Al0QC628nAka4Eb4HmZpJyGWLsF0l_rn9GKFHTP328htWV2aT8Rheu8_RJ_GGS4OXdnsaMqR2p96Sbs/s400/stockinglove1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675690244668807730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtJgwORrqj4m0OezwdN2BDQRrflYcGHGDEoaJH5b5gja00zT4vxYVWsVAW2m82SFsIAYWK2PXDReEZB_-ilCQ7P940nhvrO3dDd_H0_XKdXHeQIc1kutG3ztqeCp0MJ6Rni4qbAceyis/s1600/stockinglove9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtJgwORrqj4m0OezwdN2BDQRrflYcGHGDEoaJH5b5gja00zT4vxYVWsVAW2m82SFsIAYWK2PXDReEZB_-ilCQ7P940nhvrO3dDd_H0_XKdXHeQIc1kutG3ztqeCp0MJ6Rni4qbAceyis/s400/stockinglove9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675693491739195906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUhgoSfn8upATiUi8E0N8unpo2atG_5KPrZ1_MMI5qmjIiwVAFFRz0BdLN29QwCkZhAO5jCJ6SpB1ZGH_Odp1gGlfBEcPaWbU_hrXARS_f6YlOYm67RTFzvd044AKkrX_7ATsexX0-r0/s1600/stockinglove8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUhgoSfn8upATiUi8E0N8unpo2atG_5KPrZ1_MMI5qmjIiwVAFFRz0BdLN29QwCkZhAO5jCJ6SpB1ZGH_Odp1gGlfBEcPaWbU_hrXARS_f6YlOYm67RTFzvd044AKkrX_7ATsexX0-r0/s400/stockinglove8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675693484275902306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9-VjFjFzZLDAMzaHh_KjKwCmSo6As_SyPMTB-hidgxzG0Gselh9rrwiznYeenv3QJahdGfXsFGLF3du486bxaIRwUNrbihP0IrjirXLeFZhSixNgx_zOb50cPdzAhfBjhU1iEM35rOs/s1600/stockinglove7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9-VjFjFzZLDAMzaHh_KjKwCmSo6As_SyPMTB-hidgxzG0Gselh9rrwiznYeenv3QJahdGfXsFGLF3du486bxaIRwUNrbihP0IrjirXLeFZhSixNgx_zOb50cPdzAhfBjhU1iEM35rOs/s400/stockinglove7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675693485193895298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe7C3enVyrQSoQvv1xqBIwVr8eGDcA1c7lMfJt5aTc0BWUOkjmQqnfFuF3qUeXbbXvHye2PRgabCisvfbvTACVLS_qpezxass4kP31nI-fHfs7Yph-_QKvsXiN7iQKzO663lKFP992Ms/s1600/stockinglove6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe7C3enVyrQSoQvv1xqBIwVr8eGDcA1c7lMfJt5aTc0BWUOkjmQqnfFuF3qUeXbbXvHye2PRgabCisvfbvTACVLS_qpezxass4kP31nI-fHfs7Yph-_QKvsXiN7iQKzO663lKFP992Ms/s400/stockinglove6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675693482958294162" /></a><br />Aren't they adorable? The train, the fairy, the manger. I love them all. But they are so pricey. Who wants to spend $20-30 on a stocking for heavens sake? Do you think if I got one after Christmas for next year they'd be discounted. Gosh I'm cheap, aren't I?A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-65289116140781758022011-11-15T07:33:00.000-08:002011-11-15T08:16:12.213-08:00Bright and EarlyOn Saturday we were invited to join Stephen's brother Karl and company to go see a mini Santa parade at the mall, and get free breakfast that they were dishing out. Free Breakfast?! So, naturally we went. Although whoever heard of eating "Chick Fillet" for breakfast? Whatever, it was free food. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotPpWc7zuPvMI3veZ85Tip-YLASEj6gcfJlEe2Ghz8SRHkjBgf-u8TO6ThM639pKZ2ZwytazYRRlFFvl4QKn7JFsoouQKV7PNyclW8wyCtEaBF5FicNTpMOLW2IjnlaRCqQzJS3jp_D4/s1600/1stsantavisit2"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotPpWc7zuPvMI3veZ85Tip-YLASEj6gcfJlEe2Ghz8SRHkjBgf-u8TO6ThM639pKZ2ZwytazYRRlFFvl4QKn7JFsoouQKV7PNyclW8wyCtEaBF5FicNTpMOLW2IjnlaRCqQzJS3jp_D4/s400/1stsantavisit2" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675251463217550370" /></a><br />James loved the parade, he is big on parades. Despite the fact that the parade only had some guys in kilts playing bagpipes, and Santa coming in on a firetruck with all the local sports mascots greeting the kids. The minute they came in sight James started clapping and waving frantically. He wasn't a huge fan of Santa as you can see here in this pic he's trying to escape from his grasp. (How do you like the reindeer hat I got him from Micheals for the occasion?)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRqPFfyTOmXcmZjb2Hj1IMdGJq63y3j_SwOADyPvb5jIiyIpIOTrjpPWWw0rP2miN0XdAAxFOHR2EQQw8b1WPu0_2CMFt_UCIbJ7IYQSou4jsfZpTrwlg8BowSk0XPwYZ8xwKApZQ1-0/s1600/James1stsanta.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRqPFfyTOmXcmZjb2Hj1IMdGJq63y3j_SwOADyPvb5jIiyIpIOTrjpPWWw0rP2miN0XdAAxFOHR2EQQw8b1WPu0_2CMFt_UCIbJ7IYQSou4jsfZpTrwlg8BowSk0XPwYZ8xwKApZQ1-0/s400/James1stsanta.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675251462655558274" /></a><br />James was however a huge fun of the mascots. Especially the Bumble Bee the Baseball mascot. Here he is with the football mascot, and as you might be able to see he is trying to get the lion's attention. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKekSMQZF4srzolJXN0P2ER9emn-RbJT8NsIlZ6Xqg8PE-AR8KeVHkdHq8W9vH3vQip-W_j01uq2dRWsb9reRZkQu-v_6V6FZGRWs7AqfM2LQ66qP3Ix7j2cb03W-KuK6b-rwaBdUldck/s1600/1stsantavisit"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKekSMQZF4srzolJXN0P2ER9emn-RbJT8NsIlZ6Xqg8PE-AR8KeVHkdHq8W9vH3vQip-W_j01uq2dRWsb9reRZkQu-v_6V6FZGRWs7AqfM2LQ66qP3Ix7j2cb03W-KuK6b-rwaBdUldck/s400/1stsantavisit" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675251459132711858" /></a><br />I think he wanted the mascot to hold him. We actually know this guy he"s in our ward/church. He and Stephen serve in the Elders Quarum together and so we were able to get him to come over and take a picture with James. When we passed the Bumble Bee he said "HUG" with his arms out, but the guy was busy taking a picture with someone else and I didn't want to interupt.<br />On Friday night we went to Chuck E. Cheeses which James loved. Stephen got almost 300 tickets playing the games. When we left James threw this huge fit, screaming etc. I got so sick of it I turned around and shouted "shut up!" Yes, I know, I'm a terrible mother. Well, guess who shouted it back to me 2 minutes later? Yep, and then Stephen started humming the hymn "Let us all speak kind words to each other." Grrrrr...<br />Well, I'm officially done getting James his Christmas presents, and I'm glad I did it early, a couple of the DVD's didn't work and I had to send them back. Beware cheap DVD's on Amazon. Also, beware getting cheap toys from China on Ebay. I got James some toys that ended up being about half the size I expected them to. Oh well... I'm still surprised at how far I made his Christmas money stretch getting everything on Ebay and Amazon. Although I had intended to get him some board books for Christmas (used of course, board books can be pricey) but before I knew I'd spent his money on other presents. There's always the library I guess, right?<br />(By the way the pictures were taken by Megan, my sister-in-law, to see more from Saturday go <a href="http://karlandmegan.blogspot.com/2011/11/breakfast-with-santa.html">here</a> )A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-74551663305009308522011-11-07T20:12:00.000-08:002011-11-07T20:31:44.454-08:00The Oh So Fall BlouseI made item number two on my fall fashion 2011. Actually that fall fashion 2011 I've kind of pooped out on. I had 6 things I planned on doing and I've only completed 2, and by the time I'm done with number 3 it will be December/Winter. Whatever, here is the blouse. My mother-in-law gave me the fabric, and I had the thread leftover from James' costume, so I literally spent $0 on this. How awesome is that? Totally.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62ucD8aNS19RfBRIPsrLjLwosEMVsaxYRRN_Selw_kzfmwuOCgxuLkGva46zPGJmADKMloHyvx48vdg7bP2WccTSFqITBDp43ij68Nh9fJ-ftjOYnER-YEeTv60VS8tC7PXLE6UE-Sn8/s1600/CIMG1956.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62ucD8aNS19RfBRIPsrLjLwosEMVsaxYRRN_Selw_kzfmwuOCgxuLkGva46zPGJmADKMloHyvx48vdg7bP2WccTSFqITBDp43ij68Nh9fJ-ftjOYnER-YEeTv60VS8tC7PXLE6UE-Sn8/s400/CIMG1956.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672475683079585794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEncye3RWE52sMnfyL3z8xy4AqnS0OfjlH6LnTO6f_RhH4u0ngCdSgFKlOvoPG472jA0eyuWqqVSDx2tVNBJYdXUBgKvZhcMy9G0Q9UJDFteOFxBQZxu0KNGHlcJ07uT7oYiFNfAct10/s1600/CIMG1957.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEncye3RWE52sMnfyL3z8xy4AqnS0OfjlH6LnTO6f_RhH4u0ngCdSgFKlOvoPG472jA0eyuWqqVSDx2tVNBJYdXUBgKvZhcMy9G0Q9UJDFteOFxBQZxu0KNGHlcJ07uT7oYiFNfAct10/s400/CIMG1957.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672475670850038770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsGhauQzcfEeS7oCuk7JpaTfa3Mkc-aHPaiaKjpkVRlj6ugCynsHnnyM2K_SllOMS_vGJBrP7FZkSXSz1h5aYPJRltzoZvOthmBkknO6SkG7chPbve-hLkr93soXrQMILQAs6g7oXpNM/s1600/CIMG1953.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsGhauQzcfEeS7oCuk7JpaTfa3Mkc-aHPaiaKjpkVRlj6ugCynsHnnyM2K_SllOMS_vGJBrP7FZkSXSz1h5aYPJRltzoZvOthmBkknO6SkG7chPbve-hLkr93soXrQMILQAs6g7oXpNM/s400/CIMG1953.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672475666560388978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32PRac1exeXOj-pIIGANLT-PNJ5vTT8-p8W1lSs0bUNVv9jhyxZQ8j7l-xgYp8zTp2M97mBbzU2-IH-qWmDTwHVYsySLHYWyHDQjWaS3KN7MC6ON_aoYhX1sbmG2n8xoolsfZ723LxjE/s1600/CIMG1950.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32PRac1exeXOj-pIIGANLT-PNJ5vTT8-p8W1lSs0bUNVv9jhyxZQ8j7l-xgYp8zTp2M97mBbzU2-IH-qWmDTwHVYsySLHYWyHDQjWaS3KN7MC6ON_aoYhX1sbmG2n8xoolsfZ723LxjE/s400/CIMG1950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672475659477997314" /></a><br />On Saturday/Sunday I was totally bratting out(aka I was PMS-ing), so Stephen put up the Christmas decor early to cheer me up. The only slightly funny thing is the Thanksgiving decor is still up. Fall orange lights, pumpkins, etc., and ... a Christmas tree. Tada! Does it clash? Don't care. I'm leaving them both up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyMGh8O5oZrLCnlOl28p54ZXuwRV-RdCbD2uM38eYKmXuzI9mVZPDAVFp3NvOBBr3LNQvkybd51d8VWOD7w_O3eBidH2iHAysawBWOY4bDmuebQzxDmAyKdoFeFbDQdrBbEZrnQaMLC4/s1600/CIMG1946.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyMGh8O5oZrLCnlOl28p54ZXuwRV-RdCbD2uM38eYKmXuzI9mVZPDAVFp3NvOBBr3LNQvkybd51d8VWOD7w_O3eBidH2iHAysawBWOY4bDmuebQzxDmAyKdoFeFbDQdrBbEZrnQaMLC4/s400/CIMG1946.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672477074958559922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE2KBItTJqQt59Elj-llsBKe1DU5rrU2qZDVJ9nkRHtNzSr8YDvGNJL5RKg3zmFBsnHIg50eNykFEUeMWqpcSW1X87urCyvZtnW3YRGnwqJDfHbqv5z-iZCax-FO_lBpmvow9ZCfIv5Y/s1600/CIMG1948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE2KBItTJqQt59Elj-llsBKe1DU5rrU2qZDVJ9nkRHtNzSr8YDvGNJL5RKg3zmFBsnHIg50eNykFEUeMWqpcSW1X87urCyvZtnW3YRGnwqJDfHbqv5z-iZCax-FO_lBpmvow9ZCfIv5Y/s400/CIMG1948.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672477067213528386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCpNMZoF4aqxVLMlC5zFJcb3PDMW7pDEPjinpYP20c4YE7-pLnnPODZcYtmsWWbZXXAiHeYLcZ2y6cNwrhMMVyY2wzXCbTOZgojRhmMg3NUCEF9M9rxfwy7Dzj44N2Q7022zjHEQyBTo/s1600/CIMG1947.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCpNMZoF4aqxVLMlC5zFJcb3PDMW7pDEPjinpYP20c4YE7-pLnnPODZcYtmsWWbZXXAiHeYLcZ2y6cNwrhMMVyY2wzXCbTOZgojRhmMg3NUCEF9M9rxfwy7Dzj44N2Q7022zjHEQyBTo/s400/CIMG1947.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672477061318042434" /></a><br />Super sweet, he also made me choco chip cookies that were super good, despite the fact that he accidently used whole wheat flour instead of white. Unfortunately, he forgot to put them in tupperwear before they got just a little bit hard. Not as gooey, but still good. I'm pretty close to my weight lose goal, I think I'll make my pre-James weight by mid-December, but we still don't know if we can afford another kid by then. We might wait until the Army thing is done, and he's in. Which means our kids will be so far apart in age, that with the next ones we won't need a babysitter like, ever! We can just get James to tend them. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-52101690100141418572011-11-04T08:30:00.001-07:002011-11-04T09:08:15.152-07:00BaffledI was on the computer, reading news at drudgereport.com as I usually do in the morning when I came across this headline "FOX's GLEE to show gay teen sex for the first time." and then the article read "Gleeks you MUST tune in for next week’s episode of Glee, called “The First Time.” It’s without a doubt one of Glee‘s best installments ever and features two popular couples on the show having sex for the first time." One of the teenage couples is heterosexual, and one homosexual, and this episode is suppose to show both of them losing their virginity. Is any one else infuriated at this? This is a show that is highly popular amoung teenagers, and it's encouraging teenage sex. This makes me soooooo mad. I hate the approach that so many people have with teenagers and the whole sex thing. "It's going to happen, so we might as well just teach them how to do it in a safe way." WHATEVER!!! When I was in high school, surprisingly their weren't that many teens that were sexually active. Their were some, but not as many as I think some adults thought. I think the ones that were active in that way in high school are the ones saying that that is just what teens are doing. Who knows, maybe it really has changed alot since I was in high school, which was 10 years ago. Most of the ones that were sexually active, at least the girls, ended up having to deal with emotions that they weren't ready for yet. They would get attached, and most of the guys were not. People never want to show the consequences of these kind of actions. Not just possible STD's, which I will talk about in a minute, but emotional problems as well. I remember watching this news report about teenage girls in Chicago a few years ago and the percentage of STD's amoung them, and that was starting amoung teenage girls at the age of 14! I was shocked. And then another news report I saw a couple years ago talked about how 1 in every 4 New Yorkers is supposed to have some form of Herpes. The percentage numbers of STD's are at a scary high, all types, not just herpes but AIDS, etc. as well. And then there is the possibility of pregnancy, which if I can barely handle parenthood as an adult, I don't think a teenage couple can handle a baby. Most of the time when they do keep the child there is a cycle that starts, they're a teenage parent, and then their kids become teenage parents, too. I saw that happen soooo often amoung kids in my Junior High and High School in Northern CA. They can't go to college with kids, so they can't get better jobs, so they live in poverty, and then their kids think, "You had sex when you were my age, so if you tell me not to, that makes you a hypocrite." And then the cycle starts. Then the people that do decide to give up their kid for adoption a lot of the time wonder if they made the right choice, they have feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, and sometimes depression even if they think or know they made the right choice it's totally and completely normal to want your child, and feel sad about the circumstances in how things turned out. Sorry about my rantings, I just hate the whole encouragement of teenage sex, and how they make it seem so natural, and how we just need to accept it. Agh! Come on people, encourage teenagers to wait until thier older. There are so many high emotions amoung teenagers, they don't need sex added to it! It really is a big deal. Sheesh. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. (I just checked out this website that said there are 12 million cases of STD's a year in the US, and there are 300 million people living in the US, so what is that 25%? and then 25% of that 12 million are teenagers. Google it.)A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-72083013271931560962011-11-01T18:26:00.000-07:002011-11-01T18:51:12.843-07:00Halloween Night 2011We went trick-or-treating on Halloween night with Karl, Megan, Camryn, and Tamsin. It's probably the last time, but hopefully not, that James will get to go with his cousins. We only went to about 10 houses, but it was just the right amount for us. Here are some pics that I stole from their blog, (sorry, just want the Brinton side to see them) which is why the pics turned out so well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmnioAWq8o_9QUIctE4ALIpvcbMbw9bzId2xiZ9ho-Y4rs9CbvvCzaMEhIyugSiw7buYwmIgvwD0UZvR1wqOa30-hb6XcPR2XufFaTJhIaCeRkp-7s9x0lvjhIt3DrnxF8fz8SV0nRMg/s1600/2011halloween1"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmnioAWq8o_9QUIctE4ALIpvcbMbw9bzId2xiZ9ho-Y4rs9CbvvCzaMEhIyugSiw7buYwmIgvwD0UZvR1wqOa30-hb6XcPR2XufFaTJhIaCeRkp-7s9x0lvjhIt3DrnxF8fz8SV0nRMg/s400/2011halloween1" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670209674439923234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-WlIBolL7yr7Uq0HfvrsV46z5of0QKxGO9FkueIsAGlqyrCORfVVTktBseup8r1b_8IrCeqcHC4E2Egd0Zoy8WRRdVl4s3Tf4BeUUfMmgTVfGhI1u3Nvc7f13UNwzoGJWitfS5Ikb00/s1600/2011halloween2"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-WlIBolL7yr7Uq0HfvrsV46z5of0QKxGO9FkueIsAGlqyrCORfVVTktBseup8r1b_8IrCeqcHC4E2Egd0Zoy8WRRdVl4s3Tf4BeUUfMmgTVfGhI1u3Nvc7f13UNwzoGJWitfS5Ikb00/s400/2011halloween2" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670209664599850578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsKG2ZlnjIznYL_AXnFMtEhOHcjP5RIJdVHsVnWeS9XxuKCr-jreA6ax3OMppLW94mMiGteGIyY_ttXeK61kTaxiPp7p9aIKFHBONoLmUYCDBPYCjZRheDx3dfGVeEDfYFZLhCISNyXQ/s1600/2011halloween3"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsKG2ZlnjIznYL_AXnFMtEhOHcjP5RIJdVHsVnWeS9XxuKCr-jreA6ax3OMppLW94mMiGteGIyY_ttXeK61kTaxiPp7p9aIKFHBONoLmUYCDBPYCjZRheDx3dfGVeEDfYFZLhCISNyXQ/s400/2011halloween3" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670209631859707202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsnJJD1WjVnWbJR96muOaT_kxR1kffxrxDKJRrzXzCBbjIoBscv8P1tGcAohHRmMGIqMCEKdmWu1uMsSwCcaep5K-_ilMWil9PbFGiyYWAiS88qLaeMAP7sJiHYDu3yy-GORvEccI0pM/s1600/2011halloween4"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsnJJD1WjVnWbJR96muOaT_kxR1kffxrxDKJRrzXzCBbjIoBscv8P1tGcAohHRmMGIqMCEKdmWu1uMsSwCcaep5K-_ilMWil9PbFGiyYWAiS88qLaeMAP7sJiHYDu3yy-GORvEccI0pM/s400/2011halloween4" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670209627771375490" /></a><br /><br />Hope it was great for you too.A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-81181793306521198922011-10-30T12:25:00.000-07:002011-10-30T12:38:52.878-07:00Hallows'Eve FiestaOn Saturday we had a Halloween Party, but we forgot to call some people and some people's kids got sick at the last minute, so not that many people showed up, but we still had a lot of fun. And to say the very least our house got pretty darn clean, minus James' toys spread everywhere, but toys don't count, right?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K1Mne8sO_Ef3CXmfiApOpvlxLToV6WB2MC51ukNolJNbFsrNbFz6aIG5KJXKmYTAkVFdQ-itfdSBV9VuLHw9pHXBKi2nmMk8lWL7pN7fR72sxJl1cnZWrdO9HCKfzrL_DYbunQA-_eg/s1600/CIMG1941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K1Mne8sO_Ef3CXmfiApOpvlxLToV6WB2MC51ukNolJNbFsrNbFz6aIG5KJXKmYTAkVFdQ-itfdSBV9VuLHw9pHXBKi2nmMk8lWL7pN7fR72sxJl1cnZWrdO9HCKfzrL_DYbunQA-_eg/s400/CIMG1941.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669370016516414178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQdQaCRLKLOTAWqvP90iehoxvqZpS6s_xBpvejR3ZmnCdcVArIOC3SEOnyUAIKvEe1Nukbt-_Cjyd9Mgw4VBoinRfhwm_WFcXnCb64xz6vsXmfq_gcgfE7SaUx7Whg9RtMbIZdytbSDc/s1600/CIMG1942.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlHCbmRY4ls9W_7apyMGsf8mGR6pcATQJRI2Yzb_X52jS8KGr31PL_eP7NBRiuTBQtCv71e2GkljnYEjUY8AipwfvbwpJ-HfLaACJMSntL3vH3_x3qHw1OBbfP6Uzys8Fu7noX3brU6g/s400/CIMG1940.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669370881531941522" /></a><br />As you can see we had a plethora of desserts I was frantically trying to make everyone take home, we don't need that many sweets. <br />We're having the leftover Chili from the party for dinner tonight, which makes the 4th night in a row we've eaten beans. But we've invited some friends of ours to help us finish our food tonight, thankgoodness, because we don't want to have to eat all the chili ourselves until it's gone. Beans=stinky gas=nobody likes you.A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-82395280562021054722011-10-30T12:00:00.000-07:002011-10-30T12:24:27.109-07:00Trunck-or-TreatOn Friday our church had a trunk-or-treat/Chili cookoff. Where I grew up trunk-or-treats did not happen every year. It started when Halloween fell on a Sunday, our church would have a trunk-or-treat at the church where you handed out candy from the back of your trunk and you could decorate it, etc. that way kids could still dress up and go get candy on Friday or Saturday night and still keep the sabbath day holy. But, I think now they just have them every year, at least in Utah they do. Which is fun to spend time with people you know and not have to worry about the candy they are getting being poisined by some crazy person. Here are some pictures. Uncle Karl, Aunt Megan and the kiddies came, and later the Taylor Grandparents showed up as well. All in all it was a pretty fun Friday. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfmPnkabpbgGyT77Plf48ANIZxxPvQPs5J3cEojD6Qgfxo7lRx4uRBzYLrDgN20f7c0T7rqlkS56unwzF2I4ZMPEPvUz170kys46uom62equ_kU3wX-UXCWjfPF5FAi9_2pTy_4yZ4Dw/s1600/CIMG1923.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfmPnkabpbgGyT77Plf48ANIZxxPvQPs5J3cEojD6Qgfxo7lRx4uRBzYLrDgN20f7c0T7rqlkS56unwzF2I4ZMPEPvUz170kys46uom62equ_kU3wX-UXCWjfPF5FAi9_2pTy_4yZ4Dw/s400/CIMG1923.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669368075444690738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvqJqM77FhZYOYm0tw-boRX5ea1WXvUYXyYFVf7ZJa_oITi9H4Mnhio-9Cb8V1Q1KnsIxgBxzHS3k9EZppqXYHvF8a4ueAvnqoS0wRkAJHqujgimxUSmFoBAbJVTFp0Lo8iHexeXahLk/s1600/CIMG1924.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvqJqM77FhZYOYm0tw-boRX5ea1WXvUYXyYFVf7ZJa_oITi9H4Mnhio-9Cb8V1Q1KnsIxgBxzHS3k9EZppqXYHvF8a4ueAvnqoS0wRkAJHqujgimxUSmFoBAbJVTFp0Lo8iHexeXahLk/s400/CIMG1924.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669368073053417602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcm1Hf7HdODOurHU8qEPGbPL5a_UJ0HruWJLz3SEfatPkAGALC8UR_ZOeL-9HgLiFWbDXpM8_tq3mv3cMxojHjLkukTmTWxvyorceMbtOuBEhTWqkVM3ld4_HYDMCHPjZ8y5z79elA6M/s1600/CIMG1925.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcm1Hf7HdODOurHU8qEPGbPL5a_UJ0HruWJLz3SEfatPkAGALC8UR_ZOeL-9HgLiFWbDXpM8_tq3mv3cMxojHjLkukTmTWxvyorceMbtOuBEhTWqkVM3ld4_HYDMCHPjZ8y5z79elA6M/s400/CIMG1925.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669366104138543394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblP003Ba4OwGyVr1r4qTUJGZOa14iKoEcu3wTe_2y8ZP41SXh4NkjabyYSYFFWmsHnpS4SzUvrsOAZEej9oNTwawnneudcZE08n23HVp8laSnw7hteyI8V5ai2Z_WRTLTb9LtURM2JCc/s1600/CIMG1926.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblP003Ba4OwGyVr1r4qTUJGZOa14iKoEcu3wTe_2y8ZP41SXh4NkjabyYSYFFWmsHnpS4SzUvrsOAZEej9oNTwawnneudcZE08n23HVp8laSnw7hteyI8V5ai2Z_WRTLTb9LtURM2JCc/s400/CIMG1926.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669366086430447906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4kncK9kOv9Cnu5PpOlfFfmsEixc8iD4PnPBdEyyASSeq5gmh0-6bjuixcq0_iXTeswSI2nSf9ZpnaEVDmVRecHVVQCrZc-yhRjAsByM4FmVq-_tqGkKy7Fn-ZhOo4UmCsft18zj1mpU/s1600/CIMG1929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4kncK9kOv9Cnu5PpOlfFfmsEixc8iD4PnPBdEyyASSeq5gmh0-6bjuixcq0_iXTeswSI2nSf9ZpnaEVDmVRecHVVQCrZc-yhRjAsByM4FmVq-_tqGkKy7Fn-ZhOo4UmCsft18zj1mpU/s400/CIMG1929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669366086963413554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MjUy_wifZt8UhQKQpHSX03Al9wUJsHoLC_fj1Y9y09MRsz380_nddkItUP4uIuqCCeZR9n2Jkro9YC8JDWz8DyaOdYVOMbQdN-EP_hKPrhXyVvAI9pEUEfaJ_lySz52YSK1_DurWD6c/s1600/CIMG1933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MjUy_wifZt8UhQKQpHSX03Al9wUJsHoLC_fj1Y9y09MRsz380_nddkItUP4uIuqCCeZR9n2Jkro9YC8JDWz8DyaOdYVOMbQdN-EP_hKPrhXyVvAI9pEUEfaJ_lySz52YSK1_DurWD6c/s400/CIMG1933.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669366070226083042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzh-YUHGQ3S65ed52i5YP2UCundPAhFapxusJsO6qJOS9e_6M8G_BrZE0MbPN5TuRRcf3e8l-XQEBvXUOmYlBWILM5OMR3uVXT8cZdCuaNmRrZ56AAEbO7PmtIq3sQiSifUjM2d1uXk18/s1600/CIMG1932.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzh-YUHGQ3S65ed52i5YP2UCundPAhFapxusJsO6qJOS9e_6M8G_BrZE0MbPN5TuRRcf3e8l-XQEBvXUOmYlBWILM5OMR3uVXT8cZdCuaNmRrZ56AAEbO7PmtIq3sQiSifUjM2d1uXk18/s400/CIMG1932.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669366068246590466" /></a><br />I know you're probably wondering what I am. Well, James is a dragon, and I'm a dragon charmer.A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-70397144054372218882011-10-28T10:45:00.000-07:002011-10-28T11:12:26.715-07:00Halloween PrequelThis has always been my most favorite time of te year ever since I was little, it seemed like fall had something fun waiting around every corner. September-my birthday, and now anniversary too, October-Halloween, November-Thanksgiving, with Christmas just around the corner! So, speaking of our anniversary last month; I don't know if you recall that for the occasion Stephen bought some Provo Halloween River Cruise tickets, and we finally went on the cruise Wednesday night. We dropped the little one at the Gparents, and then we went out to dinner and then the cruise. It was so much fun, and it was pretty cold waiting because there was a long line, but we brought blankets and enjoyed a nice hot cup of chocolate as we waited. They had a kind of bonfire going, and the wonderful smell of woodsmoke was in the air. It was a magical evening.<br />There were lights strung up, they played scary music, had carved pumpkins, there was a pirate, and on the way back they told the story of Ichabod Crane. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNrddnK9Qg5KyIRNfkWIGrfWqAdNMk1ZE1mwQcAgpE_tlJmApX06r-uMxoDZ3e3Pke6SzY-9Ab2TY7BAwZLNIs72eucomLk_JaHYJq_xBc3HySPYwl10G4zp8dlI5al2q-u6araH8CpA/s1600/CIMG1921.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNrddnK9Qg5KyIRNfkWIGrfWqAdNMk1ZE1mwQcAgpE_tlJmApX06r-uMxoDZ3e3Pke6SzY-9Ab2TY7BAwZLNIs72eucomLk_JaHYJq_xBc3HySPYwl10G4zp8dlI5al2q-u6araH8CpA/s400/CIMG1921.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668605453330835858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKPgvJmtjWGUce42pzjoyJQ5dJlno4rDWvJEhyphenhyphenfxd4sM4uO2wCL8U6mN6flMrRg4i6CiFdLmCTZhqSqSeFUc4OD7zvnO67MadirpRaQSYes4KFpTGK2H7Jm-xOOeUBU_AsYh4UuTPKzs/s1600/CIMG1922.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvabK76CRNrylwQnxMdbIH0oBnfqJM2wPhkGfSbWY-dArp-ZJlbT_viHPOFvhzCk3cyurKELAxgUSNA6auv3BYCNs12vRgWa8JofFG0yVxwmu4YVt7lpp4sTaZWb_wQdmKB6k82WA0lk/s400/CIMG1905.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668604539439287522" /></a><br />On Monday I finished James' Halloween costume, and he loves it. The minute I put it on him he started snuggling into it and laid down on the ground.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TRZ5naNB-VF_YUdC8QrKTXiwP1ZbRT7xgMsRWT5EOMzXva5rNbz9eAhWpRR_c00gXv9MYZ3bNGdqG3ykBmK63S3BApIF5RwhpLfFAj02BmOrvJOxtRXPUkDT_wpPWrQSyu5-oGIKQyg/s1600/CIMG1891.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TRZ5naNB-VF_YUdC8QrKTXiwP1ZbRT7xgMsRWT5EOMzXva5rNbz9eAhWpRR_c00gXv9MYZ3bNGdqG3ykBmK63S3BApIF5RwhpLfFAj02BmOrvJOxtRXPUkDT_wpPWrQSyu5-oGIKQyg/s400/CIMG1891.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668606809757980210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijD9zjeCuxykyGCaHiCcmD3hjcmojBmxD-sFd0Oh4Iov0G4Q0JWAbsKUkwWGDDAq8SKtsHJui3XM93HpTKedcTnuwlwiMfckUgb7i53Mm7h1s9N7QOKLxxQaYV4mzC2Aw2xDURja7G0CA/s1600/CIMG1893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijD9zjeCuxykyGCaHiCcmD3hjcmojBmxD-sFd0Oh4Iov0G4Q0JWAbsKUkwWGDDAq8SKtsHJui3XM93HpTKedcTnuwlwiMfckUgb7i53Mm7h1s9N7QOKLxxQaYV4mzC2Aw2xDURja7G0CA/s400/CIMG1893.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668606779267557282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith5tsVl2iGSGoBRLro2-2JSXFDP8Iyl8m27qV7Wl2L1ztrYNLwhAb18M6n9Q2ruw9GIlOtq9x_WwlU-2sAVuIrD-jFkZjYXcGup6CfBP25-dIdXY9rawAJr_rcZaqiIIrh13eWQ_SvTs/s1600/CIMG1900.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith5tsVl2iGSGoBRLro2-2JSXFDP8Iyl8m27qV7Wl2L1ztrYNLwhAb18M6n9Q2ruw9GIlOtq9x_WwlU-2sAVuIrD-jFkZjYXcGup6CfBP25-dIdXY9rawAJr_rcZaqiIIrh13eWQ_SvTs/s400/CIMG1900.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668606770828876322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUaHmgwNbGsea3PAa9s7xR1XL7b111G9pRjyWUX6VnyHfq8Em5_2S1HC4g7zgyhKRO80R2ETEyuOXJXvt6eabMtVAbBFUCFPI2U43KWrEJ4IVJfkJwF3b8uqzT3Jk6kNhxlo92_Z6YGc/s1600/CIMG1902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUaHmgwNbGsea3PAa9s7xR1XL7b111G9pRjyWUX6VnyHfq8Em5_2S1HC4g7zgyhKRO80R2ETEyuOXJXvt6eabMtVAbBFUCFPI2U43KWrEJ4IVJfkJwF3b8uqzT3Jk6kNhxlo92_Z6YGc/s400/CIMG1902.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668606768595337938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbvMPbiLHoWZUjdb8r7f4ZuFheI69lj9UVbQ2THRXHXSUdUNV_GeZKfOFLWxiqtiLMF3qquXBdTm_LhxuoVn4DBENi9edqylKqeMbpgIEL6FlRwBod8U-T0QSaefB9RY7TPazHpVS1Dw/s1600/CIMG1903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbvMPbiLHoWZUjdb8r7f4ZuFheI69lj9UVbQ2THRXHXSUdUNV_GeZKfOFLWxiqtiLMF3qquXBdTm_LhxuoVn4DBENi9edqylKqeMbpgIEL6FlRwBod8U-T0QSaefB9RY7TPazHpVS1Dw/s400/CIMG1903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668606739402477778" /></a><br />One of these days I have to make James a cute trick or treat bag.<br />One more pic for good measure. James is following his cousin Camryn around trying to give her a hug. Earlier he tried to kiss her. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qloDzx19HVqCxGEVl7xvAAghMLkWnNgD2dNgQW5yvoYeoPPug1MVt8UlCuYUKRVnjGcwliqPlrW0wdErFdzzJL9TfG0omBRi2BsW3TVCVKdnSfDqHCQjBca-gxKJU99t3ZfO5MUGzgc/s1600/CIMG1888.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qloDzx19HVqCxGEVl7xvAAghMLkWnNgD2dNgQW5yvoYeoPPug1MVt8UlCuYUKRVnjGcwliqPlrW0wdErFdzzJL9TfG0omBRi2BsW3TVCVKdnSfDqHCQjBca-gxKJU99t3ZfO5MUGzgc/s400/CIMG1888.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668607184139471346" /></a>A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323643995887361497.post-66899234782567119042011-10-17T13:56:00.000-07:002011-10-22T14:09:40.917-07:00Fall ChangesWhile we were on vacation in SoCal we brought James' Pack'n'play to sleep in. And every time we put him in it he climbed out, and I would think, "Well, at least he hasn't learned to do that in his crib at home yet." Which is also higher, and harder to climb out of. Well, the first day we got back, we went to put him down for a nap and guess what? He climbed out! I was so nervous James is the type of kid who can't sit still for 2 minutes, and I know that people say, "Oh that's all kids at that age." Um...no really I will bet $5 that my child is a more restless 2 year old than yours. Anyway, so we put in the day bed...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJDPA2Y-cIXRBcGP8WuaZIdWz_S9FZFQeZglFXTtqHkyJKoHZvHRF1k9sJcPgE8PJPINGhXQwteHo0Zf6QsLmYK1tQSlspjEzkA3zU6cn0JApsY11MEJ3El3XYHDcEhpnifvygeMjIm8/s1600/CIMG1798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJDPA2Y-cIXRBcGP8WuaZIdWz_S9FZFQeZglFXTtqHkyJKoHZvHRF1k9sJcPgE8PJPINGhXQwteHo0Zf6QsLmYK1tQSlspjEzkA3zU6cn0JApsY11MEJ3El3XYHDcEhpnifvygeMjIm8/s400/CIMG1798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665742779510136098" /></a><br />and surprisingly he still takes naps, and goes down to bed at night. The only problem is he has learned how to open the childproof doorknobs; we put one on the inside of his door in case he wakes up super early in the morning. He isn't able to do it all the time, but about 20% of the time he is able to open it. And he knows how to unlock the front door. So, we have to bolt the door with a chair at night, just to be extra safe that he doesn't escape.<br /><br />Saturday we went to the Wheeler Farm again with the Taylor Von Trapps. I love that farm, we can't get enough of it. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VEi7N1DhBAb9bSSZDkyOaKrtCe8_wr-ynSVaPC_Uml-VuR541s2yEaHqUyK8YCypd8zrXMz0phRcC2jXSRUKqclewXtoetLg4O2Krr2vSmjglq0oKGBoKnOAQuwvDwBcBVdUJQjfVdw/s1600/CIMG1815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VEi7N1DhBAb9bSSZDkyOaKrtCe8_wr-ynSVaPC_Uml-VuR541s2yEaHqUyK8YCypd8zrXMz0phRcC2jXSRUKqclewXtoetLg4O2Krr2vSmjglq0oKGBoKnOAQuwvDwBcBVdUJQjfVdw/s400/CIMG1815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665742805931592194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijn8B-yTnMbFfRANPj3M9_gW_HMhJpqW5PlUMd46KM6Kk-bK-yPttP2_lJ7O7gWCspPGhcSStUMjEAcnT-GVXTjiLO5tJOhTy0QpRf4i89ovZaV44x88rCgPbjmQjv3gkrFFOiYqt4Z_8/s1600/CIMG1814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijn8B-yTnMbFfRANPj3M9_gW_HMhJpqW5PlUMd46KM6Kk-bK-yPttP2_lJ7O7gWCspPGhcSStUMjEAcnT-GVXTjiLO5tJOhTy0QpRf4i89ovZaV44x88rCgPbjmQjv3gkrFFOiYqt4Z_8/s400/CIMG1814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665742801533407186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY3-gi6tzYjK8ujWz19DYTuVGe4Xfq01MZDEf1MggWB3O-AAQ-Lfp-OvNm38H3cJ30b1Nr9SI7m5vrrTMEeTSPRqhax67FtyNT7HFlzTHoZ8MbGKcpCaqwXyhVBhdhupRYfol10y-6mo/s1600/cimg1810.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY3-gi6tzYjK8ujWz19DYTuVGe4Xfq01MZDEf1MggWB3O-AAQ-Lfp-OvNm38H3cJ30b1Nr9SI7m5vrrTMEeTSPRqhax67FtyNT7HFlzTHoZ8MbGKcpCaqwXyhVBhdhupRYfol10y-6mo/s400/cimg1810.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665742793891014818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNJHFWYTRcCZlfgRHvQjX33lxAGftB-s_D0H2LAqJxujvlFYt-yB493Y7MHbcIyfoXGGL_p4UTp4aWhCs4smCZUfppNsRE3gsFoavo9wEVnSe-Xe5Inw5reFxdovUBqjE9yJP87xht64/s1600/CIMG1807.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNJHFWYTRcCZlfgRHvQjX33lxAGftB-s_D0H2LAqJxujvlFYt-yB493Y7MHbcIyfoXGGL_p4UTp4aWhCs4smCZUfppNsRE3gsFoavo9wEVnSe-Xe5Inw5reFxdovUBqjE9yJP87xht64/s400/CIMG1807.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665742790543199218" /></a><br />Note, I'm wearing one of the Fall Fashion 2011 things I made. I really like it, except it's more flowy than I intended to make it, hence it makes me look pregnant. We also carved some pumpkins, can you tell what they are?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2kUju3EaOsdOYFwqit1UhBWNQPbNEDdE1YmbDD33C721z40dr3isu7btte-gJrdwMaGywHjIheqZlJy518mcDu9VnxQrwCeKHZbUk3LWh-7Eakt356U21DVTY5B_RFQ0wkytKvy1w50/s1600/CIMG1831.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2kUju3EaOsdOYFwqit1UhBWNQPbNEDdE1YmbDD33C721z40dr3isu7btte-gJrdwMaGywHjIheqZlJy518mcDu9VnxQrwCeKHZbUk3LWh-7Eakt356U21DVTY5B_RFQ0wkytKvy1w50/s400/CIMG1831.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666345613674731634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFV6sQt9piVt_EO4r3NOyXla_kZ0s7lmfBHZM3yGPvJtO5agvfsb1KOOWeCtc70Qu1pzvRrMDotJGBt_4ob1sxpHxWgVOoPT3jarGt4cua82KpKq00l2ddEEg80N7BIGIDzQeNXidMD4Q/s1600/CIMG1827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFV6sQt9piVt_EO4r3NOyXla_kZ0s7lmfBHZM3yGPvJtO5agvfsb1KOOWeCtc70Qu1pzvRrMDotJGBt_4ob1sxpHxWgVOoPT3jarGt4cua82KpKq00l2ddEEg80N7BIGIDzQeNXidMD4Q/s400/CIMG1827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666345604730270306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5UAW8nnhjHfDoqaz57PHaCePIxrAKNh1cMA6UlmECnH6s4iRZ4CkrvpL5eiQmH6AsxUevkABTNRrnHGdPppxMo9VDGrykMwzx1-o6iATLU7NkpEDl6V-YvVINCUgL4JmgRy3cNMiGys/s1600/CIMG1829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5UAW8nnhjHfDoqaz57PHaCePIxrAKNh1cMA6UlmECnH6s4iRZ4CkrvpL5eiQmH6AsxUevkABTNRrnHGdPppxMo9VDGrykMwzx1-o6iATLU7NkpEDl6V-YvVINCUgL4JmgRy3cNMiGys/s400/CIMG1829.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666345599128680258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuY-Pl3djdT-xeBPCj-Jo8Aw_BWIR-keCSDDh1XN7PlkeV9uGiGwGzIUDFug6HImrI0qkyFHjUgDJfRa7Ko71NANEmXaub1CU0YpFi6xfaN4Ixt0oP6MR2fB0bk8V2WK6pfUEYEFOTszc/s1600/CIMG1832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuY-Pl3djdT-xeBPCj-Jo8Aw_BWIR-keCSDDh1XN7PlkeV9uGiGwGzIUDFug6HImrI0qkyFHjUgDJfRa7Ko71NANEmXaub1CU0YpFi6xfaN4Ixt0oP6MR2fB0bk8V2WK6pfUEYEFOTszc/s400/CIMG1832.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666345594377506786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8uSfQugATBY8G1mOyfjVGBo03gPtkyFfZ-ktTiTpf8SWMn5uMo_Tl_rSuTjQ60kjay6k7s_KhNWeMPFq2aLWHF1cZNX9SFnx2Sw1hN1BrGCOBFUjcLArFXnFmh4eYkh1ZCk73gTX1zs/s1600/CIMG1833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8uSfQugATBY8G1mOyfjVGBo03gPtkyFfZ-ktTiTpf8SWMn5uMo_Tl_rSuTjQ60kjay6k7s_KhNWeMPFq2aLWHF1cZNX9SFnx2Sw1hN1BrGCOBFUjcLArFXnFmh4eYkh1ZCk73gTX1zs/s400/CIMG1833.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666345587851760770" /></a><br />Than last night we went to this Barnyard Boo for a combined FHE with some friends of ours, we got in 1/2 off 'cause we were their guests, and they had a Thanksgiving Point annual pass. It was fun for kids and James did a pony ride for $2 which he loved and it was totally worth it. I had my hand on his back to make sure he wouldn't fall off but he kept pushing my hand away as if to say, "I'm a big boy, and I can do it myself!" They had a baby calf there and it kept licking us like crazy it was so cute.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAnA7yH60bnc0RTJuJ11MDazrM9LTHDIZlzXY20OFZnois-PtE98vDULtEJhknQ_PG4PqCoLxpkssg6ILNue7X59hnyovfJnEwb0b0jpbEtH5kyRXaFTJMB_r5pBmAthR2cGmowbEbXs/s1600/October2011+026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAnA7yH60bnc0RTJuJ11MDazrM9LTHDIZlzXY20OFZnois-PtE98vDULtEJhknQ_PG4PqCoLxpkssg6ILNue7X59hnyovfJnEwb0b0jpbEtH5kyRXaFTJMB_r5pBmAthR2cGmowbEbXs/s400/October2011+026.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666415811455160786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYA-IhrcxwAHmV43wlxWrX-N7v5lkzXSum2Wlgk4_xXAIaWTohZ3m9bPAXjnD6ueBSeG9bk0rFpzc8mo2TsDceihnTkC_mltQ9jH2uveq1zwVnP2LYPaSIU0dRq7yafzKTSa1tkW8yoO8/s1600/October2011+033.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_AbJPE7FbwrBXkwML5iyrTk4eBFJvgNUlEN08I6me11aTpQsrc5fizSCI-08LKBPzZlnINV5a0bEyBil2N9J49tvxvu2zh3ASB7TmaZ31p8UycwcR62ekf2uRNRMnLsafN0Oi7ZGzn0/s400/October2011+006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666346779473620498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RGVjsS5XadQrMyD7vDfO40Sa9lufmad4a_5aIB2HiGS9J_WmljEth47dC8laSDMrxSA3aA1vkM3mH4vInXUAjMR-6LpOtavfOy69LsclRz2PY-mkKLI_ad-7rEIFOPuY-RTc0-rwqMw/s1600/October2011+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RGVjsS5XadQrMyD7vDfO40Sa9lufmad4a_5aIB2HiGS9J_WmljEth47dC8laSDMrxSA3aA1vkM3mH4vInXUAjMR-6LpOtavfOy69LsclRz2PY-mkKLI_ad-7rEIFOPuY-RTc0-rwqMw/s400/October2011+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666346764519879378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW6Plo6PYYoe5808LeWuHkwdm2BkfAng3TD_SM4X4gMahtvUY1olKxcwbeeqW0tmTsJgzlj3kncsQCtRiruIvAvVC2wGpU6tvruF8HkJB0PH0MJi6fdDnqmwQr4slrQ2EiLvTEtOaGNg/s1600/October2011+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW6Plo6PYYoe5808LeWuHkwdm2BkfAng3TD_SM4X4gMahtvUY1olKxcwbeeqW0tmTsJgzlj3kncsQCtRiruIvAvVC2wGpU6tvruF8HkJB0PH0MJi6fdDnqmwQr4slrQ2EiLvTEtOaGNg/s400/October2011+009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666346761066492946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAQBooM-UN-Amo_K-6QJEqpLJshtBRZoDY4LSRPb5Mrt3y_in5ugaqfxaaL9dUecBkn93aYgcimPVH6IOukkzSkxRVGtqW6u8WzlZjxP8BCqrwNRaZ-G-kdNVdlwS4W9AVAd1HveUxGo/s1600/October2011+011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAQBooM-UN-Amo_K-6QJEqpLJshtBRZoDY4LSRPb5Mrt3y_in5ugaqfxaaL9dUecBkn93aYgcimPVH6IOukkzSkxRVGtqW6u8WzlZjxP8BCqrwNRaZ-G-kdNVdlwS4W9AVAd1HveUxGo/s400/October2011+011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666346756365945346" /></a><br /><br />Then yesterday some PJ's arrived via post for James. I got them cheap on ebay. Can you tell he loves them, he kept pushing the buttons to shoot the lazer and saying "BUZZ!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXtlVm0WwVviTVtV8RzbqLkhPXd3zdGEppYuKp5lfrKKR5qggEasKfUhhSsdc9S4HImxB4YJyNGC9F5AMBRZ1V2E3PVgt07aeFzlNdh9jJJp5DxR0Rzsj8KEGl58094qWvmAo4hht9mg/s1600/October2011+023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXtlVm0WwVviTVtV8RzbqLkhPXd3zdGEppYuKp5lfrKKR5qggEasKfUhhSsdc9S4HImxB4YJyNGC9F5AMBRZ1V2E3PVgt07aeFzlNdh9jJJp5DxR0Rzsj8KEGl58094qWvmAo4hht9mg/s400/October2011+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666421302183845250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s7YcyD8sxErs2cKTJLMNnaQH1FZ90EMCNb6ZK4267FzulS_B4Fc73kS7finrtYPUKtiMRSGBELiDJEe0DYzst2gowjHXyIIFxd9XXvux27KkMUBucHHwxkUKot3IM8jihhZ8KY87kXE/s1600/October2011+021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s7YcyD8sxErs2cKTJLMNnaQH1FZ90EMCNb6ZK4267FzulS_B4Fc73kS7finrtYPUKtiMRSGBELiDJEe0DYzst2gowjHXyIIFxd9XXvux27KkMUBucHHwxkUKot3IM8jihhZ8KY87kXE/s400/October2011+021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666421299944716162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKGqliNR9kJggiuzRx4R7lWcF0imJgThGXAfRJh_2-p9NuvFE5T54P048AyOKnc6y5dS1g_umnC7JwxeULGjvb4GzXTfGDZjBwZho-v1Wxw89RMxgLCkSViBecI2xkCoKELkRctsTNFo/s1600/October2011+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKGqliNR9kJggiuzRx4R7lWcF0imJgThGXAfRJh_2-p9NuvFE5T54P048AyOKnc6y5dS1g_umnC7JwxeULGjvb4GzXTfGDZjBwZho-v1Wxw89RMxgLCkSViBecI2xkCoKELkRctsTNFo/s400/October2011+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666421294989392706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpAmSsmoRnaSAifRs2V25z37ELLBLWXoEpdT3W4w5r9nrs9PTVpYlfrNBRetYDnD41znxBoUSuU1G9mXpBGiiZit8pacIJHjtGdJ-xISPcggZCPUqPEuCbHvwiPU79Wyh3MHMvG2vyTk/s1600/October2011+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpAmSsmoRnaSAifRs2V25z37ELLBLWXoEpdT3W4w5r9nrs9PTVpYlfrNBRetYDnD41znxBoUSuU1G9mXpBGiiZit8pacIJHjtGdJ-xISPcggZCPUqPEuCbHvwiPU79Wyh3MHMvG2vyTk/s400/October2011+015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666421282055428962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z7SjhcT4AwJA3l4BoBxKMI5d3AIneRoVBufbydUOhfwky9dcLCFCdeSgvpCvEgLkSXSlY5Kplm4vpeoyiCyKgPs0NjhIk_TCi5r0PVaJIN-BKemP-1AVxW6bpd8qndkmhehP0isjjAc/s1600/October2011+014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-z7SjhcT4AwJA3l4BoBxKMI5d3AIneRoVBufbydUOhfwky9dcLCFCdeSgvpCvEgLkSXSlY5Kplm4vpeoyiCyKgPs0NjhIk_TCi5r0PVaJIN-BKemP-1AVxW6bpd8qndkmhehP0isjjAc/s400/October2011+014.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666421280329065858" /></a>A Wink and a Smilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304713025861744260noreply@blogger.com2