tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267637512024-03-23T13:26:12.537-05:00My Three SonsMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-75381800381796203052010-12-06T16:22:00.003-06:002010-12-06T16:36:34.934-06:00Christmas Cards 2010I have ordered pictures from <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards">Shutterfly</a> quite a few times with great results and super fast service. I am always pleased when the big, bulky envelope comes in the mail! My pictures always look so great and I never have to leave my house! <br /><br />And while I have never ordered my Christmas cards from <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards">Shutterfly</a>, I have to say that I am REALLY, REALLY excited about ordering them this year. I like to include pictures in my cards. Mostly because that's the kind of cards I like to get myself. I love seeing how my friends and family's kids have grown. And it is so much fun to go back and look at how small my babies were too. The reason I usually do not order my cards is because I really LOVE to create my own cards, but listen...I have 3 boys (ages 4, 6 and 8) and I'm halfway done cooking another baby! So seriously folks, I just don't have the time or the energy! :) And to be completely honest, I look to <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards">Shutterfly</a> for inspiration. They have the cutest stuff!<br /><br />Go <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards">here</a> to create your own unique photo cards for this year's Christmas card!<br /><br />In the past, I've given <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars">calendars</a> as fun gifts and received them too. So fun! It truly is the gift that keeps on giving All Year Long!<br /><br />And I can't help myself from looking at these adorable <a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/birthday-cards-stationery">birthday invites</a>. I am going to have a 1 year old again next year! Oh, I just love planning that party! Can't wait!<br /><a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards"></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-26144073066553904382009-07-14T16:09:00.003-05:002009-07-14T16:13:14.309-05:00Ridemakerz Giveaway on Aim's blog!My sister is doing an AWESOME giveaway on her blog. Click <a href="http://aimeethiele.blogspot.com/2009/07/ridemakerz-and-phenomenal-giveaway.html">here</a> to read all about it and enter!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-76759098693904162622009-01-12T10:33:00.003-06:002009-01-12T12:11:15.609-06:00Sledding!!!<div align="center">I love that we have 4 seasons but some I enjoy from indoors. I do not like being cold. I haven't been sledding since before Jon and I got married, but yesterday was FUN!!! More fun than I could have imagined. We went with Aimee and Ryan and their kids. And I wasn't cold AT ALL! Well, at the end of the day, my face was kinda frozen (into a permanent smile) and my fingers started to get a bit cold! We had an absolute blast! Here are some pics of our day...</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290447652186083570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryGWSrbHZInyZ_T7DM0va-YXZExEEM8ghxmLoeDkmOFa3YKrZ1OO8M73qkwwzZlZbulAfvYtFfMPEHckqetMwfsiv8pCOtFz7qbnaD5h6pmPJ6loGvO7ewG8TjgdPL6uCv4Kfvg/s320/020.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIMRbeAFLkt-45lcfijbGBIuGu6Yi7yfJPVaF47EooK2MHnBt0R1ckuRPn700wNmkuMgIopiIhVQkkBWPOEFWeIRikFUc8m92Ae_2ASi_lYKBVG5wqFgcsm8oXyw8LfxFqc9eFA/s1600-h/060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290470176700389682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIMRbeAFLkt-45lcfijbGBIuGu6Yi7yfJPVaF47EooK2MHnBt0R1ckuRPn700wNmkuMgIopiIhVQkkBWPOEFWeIRikFUc8m92Ae_2ASi_lYKBVG5wqFgcsm8oXyw8LfxFqc9eFA/s320/060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5TLz7qA6CEgrTqGl8cPLshKHkA0BZQ-P9Jt4HIKHwD7LcvKXttc1fo9AxR-NuEsVnD55CLQ-FyL5cAcANzrzzmY917MZuC_xSW4PyfJ_gufaTFNQwLmS_xrzYKqWetTBPU_S0g/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290470171258199842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5TLz7qA6CEgrTqGl8cPLshKHkA0BZQ-P9Jt4HIKHwD7LcvKXttc1fo9AxR-NuEsVnD55CLQ-FyL5cAcANzrzzmY917MZuC_xSW4PyfJ_gufaTFNQwLmS_xrzYKqWetTBPU_S0g/s320/035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jRklj942if6eaOtYA7dKuwsYufUiWDYiUwN_CVuVl0ADo80X8N8afKRt74fkO52wBSsm_Tmqi_mB8aSS45LfsQBuW3j2hqfZ2SH1ctgbd5QSSHkEehYptsEpBQAD3xiKKaNTUw/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290470163177584450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jRklj942if6eaOtYA7dKuwsYufUiWDYiUwN_CVuVl0ADo80X8N8afKRt74fkO52wBSsm_Tmqi_mB8aSS45LfsQBuW3j2hqfZ2SH1ctgbd5QSSHkEehYptsEpBQAD3xiKKaNTUw/s320/053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLKoN1oYp3mgsBibNhHF99q-za3a06L8NPU5vMwko2cceJVpdknruYMb32m1nCJ3l9jhD0IJpGvmjWFaQyrWFC5CLGXKpudZ8_OrZM-WZkQFoJv-r5ca8udZ-XWK0s1lN5ciPNw/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290447675034574002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLKoN1oYp3mgsBibNhHF99q-za3a06L8NPU5vMwko2cceJVpdknruYMb32m1nCJ3l9jhD0IJpGvmjWFaQyrWFC5CLGXKpudZ8_OrZM-WZkQFoJv-r5ca8udZ-XWK0s1lN5ciPNw/s320/041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290447668818614178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gQC3K17yM6n4CyJY8Rayq91igAmHsy3X3rE_r3MWwEgl8M4w-QfYrIYBlS7FmmLRuoMUz7RXL603hXc0sEqcs0akRfZdJvrDRpK_rmmnb6IDfkmXYQK_hDdH0IAazreiElLKPQ/s320/033.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq6tZUTe5cYmcGDklyEk41QEbwCmBpSRxVwoWdrKm1bz_ZFPU3BxKai1Zfzg2kmf4Leio4JEnvaugiOav5cEwk22D0m1rLC7MraYtvVCoBITXBmYSYjX48IJ6AsiOL6FIFHAVuQ/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290447657949668786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKq6tZUTe5cYmcGDklyEk41QEbwCmBpSRxVwoWdrKm1bz_ZFPU3BxKai1Zfzg2kmf4Leio4JEnvaugiOav5cEwk22D0m1rLC7MraYtvVCoBITXBmYSYjX48IJ6AsiOL6FIFHAVuQ/s320/021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MheHS2m48aT4VdHR9luQWM4gLYZoEroMPfrA73AA3hJ8yNuUYm6eGzBa13NfW5lDzfrnqqPR8lUpznvCBDg-tx5tH2stcx60KHNSoxAPb1rC2y5_X9hc2NDzO324EmgyQPkzbg/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290447643896110674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MheHS2m48aT4VdHR9luQWM4gLYZoEroMPfrA73AA3hJ8yNuUYm6eGzBa13NfW5lDzfrnqqPR8lUpznvCBDg-tx5tH2stcx60KHNSoxAPb1rC2y5_X9hc2NDzO324EmgyQPkzbg/s320/004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-19087223839605220092008-11-07T11:29:00.004-06:002008-11-07T13:17:15.531-06:00Buzz, Jack and a green frog...<div align="center">Well...here ya go! One week later. Not bad!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">Halloween 2008</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265971810204777618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQnEWiyfeVwRhDbfT3tsZZeM_RQ893aQEwbYayJCQf8eW0X8I4o5RlXYkIuHP1VM_2J5dCDnGcaas9u-EF5iqN7CS529oYGyqmLLuiOn2zSRJQwFqKBVFOVkg599lUZM5mxBiaQ/s320/halloween+059.JPG" border="0" />Talon was the frog that Ben was 2 years ago. Gotta love a costume that was $1.97 and 2 kids WANTED to wear it!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsM_KoAfmYk7IYtn-p_HX3ZbX6ZCfyma4TJrlerCdai6YSApd6UyDGwae865CgDrZ36OIOrnzQWREh8fIPtlOHwoUHgKrp1m4BN4V8vU4DXC-2w8PnnE33TmOWTW6q8yo9ICc-Dg/s1600-h/halloween+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265971815228464162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsM_KoAfmYk7IYtn-p_HX3ZbX6ZCfyma4TJrlerCdai6YSApd6UyDGwae865CgDrZ36OIOrnzQWREh8fIPtlOHwoUHgKrp1m4BN4V8vU4DXC-2w8PnnE33TmOWTW6q8yo9ICc-Dg/s320/halloween+066.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgCcJwauFHOX4cJGDcjSWPKts2D350bG80X1zyLfrCkYesAVtsUrW8kiTXUYiSwffJ_TBU1y4i8P4kDZ0d3CZpnwJnTifHnd9lKSGWTyG522KprKTDr_6FMQ1PW6VLCgXtNgJAA/s1600-h/halloween+056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265970126092263554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgCcJwauFHOX4cJGDcjSWPKts2D350bG80X1zyLfrCkYesAVtsUrW8kiTXUYiSwffJ_TBU1y4i8P4kDZ0d3CZpnwJnTifHnd9lKSGWTyG522KprKTDr_6FMQ1PW6VLCgXtNgJAA/s320/halloween+056.JPG" border="0" /></a> Bennett was Captain Jack Sparrow...and he LOVED every minute of it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBpZTg7j80QdaFMh0A_yDZ_QQUOBWyQSHveKEzU4pmKaCCng_tj7CzBEvDgj8rg7gu8SWtUudF4mcaJ72DiiaA1l1mGVN-RUPCwScqAz9UBPcknOmqm6fAKsmImyvMJcuhNz2_g/s1600-h/halloween+055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265970115446632642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBpZTg7j80QdaFMh0A_yDZ_QQUOBWyQSHveKEzU4pmKaCCng_tj7CzBEvDgj8rg7gu8SWtUudF4mcaJ72DiiaA1l1mGVN-RUPCwScqAz9UBPcknOmqm6fAKsmImyvMJcuhNz2_g/s320/halloween+055.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265970089851305970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSLEer_gTsDrz855HDkk7JTnwupm3velqPNDPpVEWRqb-i8tezJifclpbLhM_GbAvs53rBr4vdDtquJFq_6fp24z6ho3dEzxv5f5ztXZ-y5PwhI1H71o5shV6tnowtTWqyy3nrQ/s320/halloween+051.JPG" border="0" />Simon was Buzz Lightyear. His wings even had lights. I tried to get a picture of it but they flashed...so it was nearly impossible.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXrSChEhR0cD9yI4vLH4_5mv9DyO_U_uD9LT3-ue4CeoK-0S1ApmJAAU_RAHfcJ-6hipFiyTx-0wnretPP_kTCcAvBGfgy4NGLlOUb7izHtlzVpKXhPYYCK5xSXGEP5NWq8stiA/s1600-h/halloween+053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265970108967123490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXrSChEhR0cD9yI4vLH4_5mv9DyO_U_uD9LT3-ue4CeoK-0S1ApmJAAU_RAHfcJ-6hipFiyTx-0wnretPP_kTCcAvBGfgy4NGLlOUb7izHtlzVpKXhPYYCK5xSXGEP5NWq8stiA/s320/halloween+053.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265996637094302082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUhjob02YKG2Ogylz-DfFo0kpYEjyYvXqzsCZ6_TV_kB-QY_Jwp6HBagZdfaOcunCjSpJGBDyajFd3PbmO5kHKXupCk79r4ryAyj_OIA1m1WmKOA0WgW707WHR8SsTSHflsOU9w/s320/halloween+061.JPG" border="0" /> Ben, my non-picture taking boy, insisted on this one. I couldn't believe it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAUeWRwNdy-8aw9su8rcY_K8BG7PW_W5w3diLZiNPt7KAawI-0qc2SjQwOf0NEpoT7_9Sv_EHuxcj28IwDmUu75_QNNdEQgnWzLZwU3VcbMkGe3x0LR5k7z6got86ruJnRPB8zQ/s1600-h/halloween+052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265970092811261698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAUeWRwNdy-8aw9su8rcY_K8BG7PW_W5w3diLZiNPt7KAawI-0qc2SjQwOf0NEpoT7_9Sv_EHuxcj28IwDmUu75_QNNdEQgnWzLZwU3VcbMkGe3x0LR5k7z6got86ruJnRPB8zQ/s320/halloween+052.JPG" border="0" /></a>Me and my love - thank you Simon!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265971813239754642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rZfnm8lM32ZA43eaehUq4HzfUQ-i2dk5vBHgfQSQ3ihyphenhyphen4SZxZap1zdq_Xd0nK7O4isiPFEMpCPX-MH4-lxagqittwhcIstrijxM8T3-i8WI6jcT4MoYW4WtjdyVJqlpXeVFViQ/s320/halloween+067.JPG" border="0" />Waiting for more trick-or-treaters...we didn't have many after we got home.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265971821127017522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-EPYq_Pa1ZkikczSlwQsv1aUuLctie4zrrJFpYmWxunbUJBXUH2JEd-d_FV5DqZDqj-62nkuq_coidJBGcyo2Gho-I41KLzO0eg7NG43lnJWvAw7_sbw2cAvXvfjtnWLBbfIIA/s320/halloween+073.JPG" border="0" />This is my favorite picture! I love their faces.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265971825820830866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDWuoeV0jFCk61sMLN4-CyywtbU7jHbShRkUQS9He-zQFicMh9lrVW1-yGWvJS5FXoA7ot7CXlBqT3gPgNvyeBmUX5MdeKz4tjlQbfx8X_ytPK0iOI5lT7CBDH9P8vLKCrfOHEg/s320/halloween+075.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-73454239840041816602008-10-11T13:50:00.005-05:002008-10-11T14:14:23.706-05:00Why I Love Fire Prevention Week<div align="center">by Melanie J. Stevens </div><br /><div align="center">:)<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255972456069475874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKIXnyBeyaIIH7jYjkJj1ZvjlVcibYJFTIUZrEoXdOTg07rP9yMHPM6YrSSk8b-pQOmWrM5qfv7n0EfL3kNZQ0pr0hUI6XiA-D37OJI7gvrqkDhC7cQ5wd-vmMEIo30wBojjMGg/s320/016.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center">Really, I do. Why, you ask? LOTS of reasons!!! :) One of the main reasons is the Fire House Open House. Our town goes all out and it's just such a fun day! We look forward to this so much. The kids LOVE it!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255971441187177314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaNWXT8zWC4kNBB3RjXrhRQCO-oBZ4G_SKN2t9IdJae_ZdJGC-1ePlrhggHqEeoxOfQF6ivL7pPDR1UYrhdXya_XS_zoxzGVQnWPYJTVtfEe1RoPImYaxRHYeEARt2XWyduQkSg/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /> We get to go for a ride on the antique fire truck with a siren blaring!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255976729885438626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnJ_PQiR9UVNd155fRtQr1qnswPlKMr1HIcC2wDl-Ld2hSXA78kbpy3JBu31b5P5EOaV4BXIdHwPTdDM-yadJgOwZ7Fv9_TT_WqypaTuS1Uvv9tn6vVt0sLKkCyDMdWqbhw9-Pw/s320/008.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255971458012246258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFiRZw2dQvQiAuvAf_H008QmSonr2QvyMK9fQd45ErheCKsS1cA2VC5NBpxqbjznugw0R_tFvyGyEmBL1r0QfCQ0-VykqlS8lSfIi7ZCUqJYrkqMDKPLGPJ29Vjp4N6VTWDe8Cg/s320/011.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255971452993212130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BXnRmHc7Q4XQ2egWjVv4v8lhv-xReb4lxFTyMSIpsz_JaOcVDE3LBfTaMdk2vRAPwZWSMEAbcO5g2h8YF8WmtoaVvNjxLNmSs5TDmAZ6sMr4o4wSpvfyfGr1PIYWd9V4nLd8cg/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255971463823963074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYanhEDuIweIKEN50FodmqoZZLID4JbTzz30nKufAIG6Mg564pVc1MqH_e2pzKoGRAuPh-D4idrq0bvWt8THGFAPYG1RqWJ2vLEzQHciJHM3p_At_maDgbRvKKsd0yiGjUHPAvw/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><div align="center">The boys get to slide down a real fire pole,</div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255972436124189362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKR-CQAohzUD5JuhxSqSMFG7TK_I4ufywE_ztHCRBeA8pKPq3IIAZeq-hp6Dy1rvaLobbH0eg5SzewH_T34R4JxzniF6uspEZ9H_eTXi4OiH8IhMtMZiOHV6tQQN7Be2EW39Eew/s320/014.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center">pretend to drive and rush off to a huge fire,</p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255973648615150226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLonyNsYBjcJqj6l5qaKNejMKZArQS5Np5aLR5oegPdggH8x4EhrNH6lUclqD2x91IK_Bp5R_nATJs2tE4x9Th4ptNwNnwmHnYUO7fubV2nJwFvv8zUYt98Fs-UH3pXOFq3dKlg/s320/022.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255973655458718018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUHv2Ru3L_Hf2ubC28o3D3rM88DCySB4lSbnQVNukYomOsjpu9zbnBeW5yA6qEAxMd28vsxquQVU6GvUQNENNAm8x7wKWtH6Wnc6iH6miAcZwmIumBCbx-5t8wp9hfgaRK6Ud2Q/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /> sit in the jump seat and pretend to talk to the other fire fighters,<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255972459183172866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4HbT3stXgVS-PGple92Pa7P5qun3N1g5KuFjzTS1PbsBdYsaNzQiXY5q3X5LFGnakXNBDSxIarvTiFc5a-QhkUz5zo_JptRfVEPwtZ0PzTKXZZBCvxb2Dpdrnz-FqMZoybKCfA/s320/017.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255972460957320706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZog3ctKTvmAiOJyX0mdgBDEcwNcJ2rddbV3KC4Ffbjpk1nFgNF_GV857wNK0d-AtA-vjgpWB71Zja6kt_Tln6zwyDoF0Fqcw-Vv0DFJLlTOwx9wdVIKhN07HO-RA1BsBF2NS7Q/s320/019.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255973644760547986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PiCqd4JzY0sNjIrzxunOcxeRQdxNKzxXOl_VSUNtKjf01D6mVzDXrx1W7gqENcQ2NP2dYVIakKVQAJVhh_SQrtQX0W1eHyegFcMhy6DDXml3VxAiz45NSVXJwwPp5flyoo2cLA/s320/025.JPG" border="0" />squirt the fire hose,<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255973655314615170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpT4JopvDPh_1nzcaL4hyphenhyphenMxgHT5AvrQCeMI4RINd8TrusFTqUBT7ItQYRwPwE06a6H-Ydklf8SUAXBEMOPfPXun-D6Sa_0R_-HFBt3KqSWD3akAUAIE1maihs2xgrSkU1ahjHamQ/s320/027.JPG" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255973664232793458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVf_3ff0czU0vuyL7Vc2NRBuKoIpZ3pMRdZYOS8Uvxzz3dy-bUlc2DSDtidvvSB3hSNIYa-c17Htldph7meNViaiUtgMdYlVu3cPuEmsCtSk78UdEIzjxhR16EBQl9vZQusXisew/s320/028.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255975058781272866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c__HBcKBE11qYISTO0gIJg4c8I0dfXcjkSgBuraNt7wCb9phwywcs4cQbpGZEndU4MRUsKdPNjcIHXuz7CfghdqkCTufDQ9FWIdrlJKpcaLOPjjLx_PK4pwAzzMW-e05aYTYUQ/s320/029.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">and watch the real fire fighters use the jaws of life! I think that was Ben's favorite.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255975065457177154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxTwrPJl4rI0EyYzLq108HtHvD-Jf0c0ESxzjdWjfq6G9klzMSp2IaYkp4-seJknU15SpAXRPnG4mX_wp_DNRGGn9rRw0xMOVzH33wQ1PH1x-9hzk_RsGJHLN8atH814MzlUFmg/s320/043.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255975078256798978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG_xX_GslOQlUZZ2_RbCQc8EB8xRghG6lEP5OLCJ_2ocS7j6_FQVR_eJX_QPpdOVSE0Wsq40fCvAfPdHYuMk0WHYEzyQ3bTsqUSQdiOt9e03cnRHbdCM7fhFaNpdjm2Cxc-UR1A/s320/045.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255975079095119442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v14Ium1uwPx5Q7PkYIfI-z5OUquVc-VsVRrZa57WmWV27k4nAB_R8hNwqM0zf6B6u4t63zVDd2kBc7oBKOGS8hiBX3ld8cvxhP62-ulIzemjtqyxk0WOuYF5F75nlXzsunfsDg/s320/047.JPG" border="0" />"Thanks you fire fighters. We love you!"</p><br /><p align="center">(from Elmo Visits the Firehouse, for those of you that don't know!)</p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-30504049251565150392008-09-29T13:10:00.008-05:002008-09-29T18:03:17.577-05:00It's Not All Baby Rides Anymore!<div align="center"><em>Yesterday, we went to a carnival in Dyer. We had so much fun! Ben and Simon are now tall enough to go on some of the bigger rides.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em>Look how excited Ben is. He thought he wasn't tall enough and he was so sad...then he found out he actually WAS tall enough and jumped into his seat - right next to Mom!</em></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251508101212537186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdBZwNN1S7L4AhRbEH-rb_AdhnwEXH_pGNYLOg3LZalvK7qbidCBNAnS-mshdH5g1b5DDjha2hVrfntgvY1OAz3r2Ak2m6Pf_ZY7sA0K9frM2caxwoS8WBGhNlNqHodco4b59Xg/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><em>Unfortunately, for me, the operator decided that since the boys were so excited, he'd let them have another go. I was so relieved when it started slowing down, then the guy with one tooth said "One more time!" I was pretty queasy after that.</em> :)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpqXCDiPnV_CD05FHgQAkojCxitl34k5-f3g5KJJeEy6bSIYUbpId2Boxc2tM0urfr9UjB_0zKD4j6FITv-abEJwzEL01c38uIIDSnOu2Mz41wpuZfk1UFEdes4N3rV8vbBYabA/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251579420274060786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpqXCDiPnV_CD05FHgQAkojCxitl34k5-f3g5KJJeEy6bSIYUbpId2Boxc2tM0urfr9UjB_0zKD4j6FITv-abEJwzEL01c38uIIDSnOu2Mz41wpuZfk1UFEdes4N3rV8vbBYabA/s320/045.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><em>Simon's first bumper car ride - all by himself. </em></div><div align="center"><em>You can tell that he's s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g to reach the pedal but he did GREAT and had an absolute blast!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9M1Wr9qMva-Ru3L36hna_lATafKNGQD353FXA_HaPkg-joGMFHAzluQF9xbXZOkDfvpe9-2Y30Bn00_TTeX42IZmfduEOaoyS5ARe-CghtPydUKJYeEp6D7Ur6NgB2fCVaTxSbQ/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251508104604423074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9M1Wr9qMva-Ru3L36hna_lATafKNGQD353FXA_HaPkg-joGMFHAzluQF9xbXZOkDfvpe9-2Y30Bn00_TTeX42IZmfduEOaoyS5ARe-CghtPydUKJYeEp6D7Ur6NgB2fCVaTxSbQ/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Talon loved this motorcycle ride. It did wheelies! On his second turn we could tell he was making motorcycle sounds. So cute!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zx_bbe9MaH3bABD9uEaFP7lgQo7TnBwaRZSAocIWu5ITB2UALmT0dOMrpknfhTVEL_OrRNuU0uKDBdBP12OV2BtoEJ-v2E47DWO21smwQnjwWt5PyyrNzCjrcVHs75Pw_w33Fw/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251508114637226242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zx_bbe9MaH3bABD9uEaFP7lgQo7TnBwaRZSAocIWu5ITB2UALmT0dOMrpknfhTVEL_OrRNuU0uKDBdBP12OV2BtoEJ-v2E47DWO21smwQnjwWt5PyyrNzCjrcVHs75Pw_w33Fw/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> Tal was cracking up on the dragon roller coaster. He loved it so much!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHd7b0bZeuAQbvxlcVD6hOYLjkTZrCncJeI-ZAboEOW7Rfrv2HcmTX4oA7UIoTXmQ5uJ1xy_Hrg9h_ju5zjyU_rssI5vdsTN_V83SbtEgGF5LSzge9jO4APhIiX_A3gCx0PO-cNA/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251508120959304050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHd7b0bZeuAQbvxlcVD6hOYLjkTZrCncJeI-ZAboEOW7Rfrv2HcmTX4oA7UIoTXmQ5uJ1xy_Hrg9h_ju5zjyU_rssI5vdsTN_V83SbtEgGF5LSzge9jO4APhIiX_A3gCx0PO-cNA/s320/025.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> Ahhh, the fun slide. I think they went down this thing at least 20 times!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqVtF-iEOr2OAORfACFR76iHBhSQLNJ-JAuXBOBm6DTonCLFmgR7xsTT7oTC1AvtMeBjYFum5SzAzkpWS5loXs_1qWqbBElFp4vtvZhp1tDagRkldb4hV_Ui7paEnBIxzwsXYkA/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251508128421152338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqVtF-iEOr2OAORfACFR76iHBhSQLNJ-JAuXBOBm6DTonCLFmgR7xsTT7oTC1AvtMeBjYFum5SzAzkpWS5loXs_1qWqbBElFp4vtvZhp1tDagRkldb4hV_Ui7paEnBIxzwsXYkA/s320/031.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> Our last ride. The Super Shot! I've been on the Giant Drop at Great America but this actually scared me more than that. I think because I heard this clicking sound and thought it reached the top but we were already at the top and it was actually dropping us. It was crazy!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251579426104322514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJX4E8xZQiaWtJPPUf7umLeA81JUbgGc9aFIH7FR6KeleNzCCZHQf64MpgwPNFU6GGtM7cVaTfG52fGxAuJl9WTv0xlsn85s-JUUSvUs5hUNAc-3IEiBe9OcIfNJyOjKoksiJUzg/s320/065.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251579422356864050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilee7uBTP7Zo4Ydh0rcTZI1ObW8gGio6jGx_VIR5OsmiTDBz3_bJ7kTmihUn_1wILggykireAo6fzQtoNKqJZchVXggKZM0g684-WYJ5GRXD0yVCAhfvxMyzFtqqDF44QFCVLmPA/s320/066.JPG" border="0" />Simon did NOT like it - at all!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251579426985771986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oGSLlk1HDi-Q96KDOe47gLhAsxaw7CLZ2jVCbMXT4L09FxyvOVITJP_vCmA9y60S6OJ2WPn92ls2B2PSD5YSSvfycH0WX2n0dyBT2XuaxZs_2d86dQRJgqEQdWmrJY1yoydkPA/s320/068.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-4865548025386363342008-09-23T13:13:00.004-05:002008-09-23T13:28:26.199-05:00Big Wheel 500<div align="center">How about that - a post from an event that happened <strong>less</strong> than 3 days ago!</div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>The <span style="color:#3333ff;">Big</span> <span style="color:#ffcc00;">Wheel</span> <span style="color:#3333ff;">500</span>!</strong></span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSooN4lA_RgYjrkFPI14rafDnU6CaoIGW_pZTupb12bA2EjrdG1arWe9w-HiCJznBPXingFNCVfM5VviZ6wzUkxqmsF-wxcNw3dsGNL2HR6KuQZfHMSB23BLKWT0zPvAF9igKRw/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249282375029990962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSooN4lA_RgYjrkFPI14rafDnU6CaoIGW_pZTupb12bA2EjrdG1arWe9w-HiCJznBPXingFNCVfM5VviZ6wzUkxqmsF-wxcNw3dsGNL2HR6KuQZfHMSB23BLKWT0zPvAF9igKRw/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGog13P64AsW9erfd8vhOTNDUSzSh-KPIp1pGlk9tqBTv5-QAXpXZh-jdevvUqlnr4XslHnNkOmVDN7GtEGseRhhnokHv2v_tBkXUFrQB4cYqLnMZEjrz1C45O1-JPP47VieL1w/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249282397970530834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGog13P64AsW9erfd8vhOTNDUSzSh-KPIp1pGlk9tqBTv5-QAXpXZh-jdevvUqlnr4XslHnNkOmVDN7GtEGseRhhnokHv2v_tBkXUFrQB4cYqLnMZEjrz1C45O1-JPP47VieL1w/s320/024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8U1psGeyLSfSbYaUefdpaXaUb65yd-KRFK45BkNg-dd6Dl_skUUjMJCf_5ecbm6le9dvO96A6aedznDEPFDlV8I66th32bXdDvdJM9SZpyMdJXp-O7nIOzH9sOs3Zwjh_ipZEQ/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249282427142982562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8U1psGeyLSfSbYaUefdpaXaUb65yd-KRFK45BkNg-dd6Dl_skUUjMJCf_5ecbm6le9dvO96A6aedznDEPFDlV8I66th32bXdDvdJM9SZpyMdJXp-O7nIOzH9sOs3Zwjh_ipZEQ/s320/027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJ6XA1EKGfAZVya3-T8NXefc0sQ3FAEPHUQqVS6H_UgoiIEEO_pICYBqwvAmjrMcRucxcsO-3-6qS76vUEti3MK3atVlLCYQSVxaMoc_Kpgb4Hmoj_ptUCNGcd0J-jXC_0dmAJQ/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249282449866509906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJ6XA1EKGfAZVya3-T8NXefc0sQ3FAEPHUQqVS6H_UgoiIEEO_pICYBqwvAmjrMcRucxcsO-3-6qS76vUEti3MK3atVlLCYQSVxaMoc_Kpgb4Hmoj_ptUCNGcd0J-jXC_0dmAJQ/s320/031.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ben got 2nd place in the 4 year olds division</div><div align="center">with a time of 2 minutes and 4 seconds.</div><div align="center">He had to go around the track once - a quarter mile.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiCtE8B0qFlHdWOkzllBpTQk6yhk87GkQ1wqrpbN58QW_1pmi6NsffsRGA6gGO1lc2oN0jDXMmsNQDrzj1SoY38sj8ftPVeLV1RKaq16Fh1F-9WyPu8qmhdwPRF62OMSQgQsOZQ/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249282469373687842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiCtE8B0qFlHdWOkzllBpTQk6yhk87GkQ1wqrpbN58QW_1pmi6NsffsRGA6gGO1lc2oN0jDXMmsNQDrzj1SoY38sj8ftPVeLV1RKaq16Fh1F-9WyPu8qmhdwPRF62OMSQgQsOZQ/s320/033.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> Simon got 3rd in the 6 year olds division with a time of 4 minutes and 7 seconds. He had to go around the track twice - half a mile. And his crazy mother didn't insist on shoes so his flip-flops kept falling off.</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249283949007729378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9fCpGyJFxDGpHAO2-714skEf7z_IrkerRUDFIdedhmsT2wz8dQIG6ZC16IdLoum8Zh_UZtmpKxoFRvjTgGPBFx2CvOcwzUAjZKVrsFWELOGALYSI-gbgix2FFCIRdv8P4e7S9TQ/s320/046.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">We can't forget Talon. He didn't have a nap so he was EXHAUSTED!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249283975985020738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3A_T8WlTGjOPWe-ck1v3wy8CWJ7tbi2IviQkY6S6_UaNcIDnNnw2oTLiwgz3SXDMNuWhX-kJbqhmv0gnOrK_tZDK5BNu0RAVigm9a9gg_EQ8Nz3mD-XdCn1xpRih0EJMoFC9kw/s320/042.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">My winning boys - they were so proud! I'm so proud!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249283957108967970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-IGHfpezr0dlOffCZ32NLog8qnkRUlcoitTOhw6SkugIuICTfE8pddYKujCRgIKGjGbIx7ypVIJFkVP-8qw9pJPumIkb2l7k4nhxi4TSt9FpkRZjdfBT4VihQjUGNkM5NruBjg/s320/049.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249283967015892242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg103OruOXyPRPPLyRPZJoS_c-38vTanVwOBpHZp-hU8Z7pMZtnnmqpGry3wmB50_GWYHpw1v-9qaTRLVLTQyPIN7NWEaQPmrE79LyDUFAHs7Hz0dnMLZHcl65vy4gdRXzwKltUXw/s320/050.JPG" border="0" /></p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-65649666319015358352008-09-16T13:35:00.004-05:002008-09-16T13:51:34.838-05:00Well Hello There!<div align="center">Okay, I know I'm a terrible blogger. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">But today, I present some new photos for my mommy (who I don't see enough), sister-in-law Tara (who checks my blog often and finds nothing), Mike and Penny (who we miss so much), my sister Leanne (who informed me that she checks my blog EVERY MORNING to see if I've posted anything) and anyone else who still checks in on my blog from time to time! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246691524372360802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiqYvaOeY37ZWW-gAm-2UdNdKV8AqVrJSqc9K2eVMgTUHpFyKGzbkyAuXtGuG-DEPwghJGNjKVpTRJDGtYBykHgNaBweKBgjpFvGtePWsmhwTyvxeeKkYpPaS4FsgmGI_1rnV0g/s320/025.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246693032747102866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHlBgp59XoVe0DQ7cBHAtgAQ6xQGieGOiR9Ar3dsBcnSWyeHpnxKA4Gjr4_eW4u7QJzWCoccq1IXcSUZAE_h-3tVgzCOVlCblP1CYA924PoRVqj0B4N63NQQYcoSK6azsQOxr1g/s320/028.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246691526104863410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG96QuX28kTieRMFzy-iKMtLvPQ4z4Xi7k47HznTkY9nGF2LNmXKeh2iP8URRgK-K4q3EZ1MZQ5jyueB3Zrp70_i4zlYeIdsDQIK6IHtSmW8n8q4QPJaPAqtXMI2yfK49S9PjTng/s320/033.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246693014343910850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalmm1DqALrglW-A94_rHmDCskTRy_I4g3-hlZGFbmBmtPCFMFZfbdO9Ep-9IP5P6dPt7Q7ETYMtIDsl36P9XZJK8W5uCenLjOjHFncMCbDibpW02kLPqgiISXzKONApDtAE7MNw/s320/032.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246693027416558898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZLyMdecyKu-bw6n2j0IYWI2rVDO_KV_guLSfNXPbvEAgOII2deOn_v4XVQKtC8-VsBhIabJLooAN2DFXia22fhHOZ6Zw8l1f1RwvLFoD2RRxcvuETaF9UEY-JaY8bFyN4d86CQ/s320/020.JPG" border="0" />Me and the boys were messing with the timer on my camera.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89tR7jcf1VSvaqtxmIeHihSXqygpw7p14WyHysHmb6UYjCuC9-B5XaXpABFZprnddgQAycGzgRztkuZJttDbERHmYi7SzURYja5fm0ClaEevLZ-RPGILlPm1V53HsPVB3rtPEYQ/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246691514887336322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89tR7jcf1VSvaqtxmIeHihSXqygpw7p14WyHysHmb6UYjCuC9-B5XaXpABFZprnddgQAycGzgRztkuZJttDbERHmYi7SzURYja5fm0ClaEevLZ-RPGILlPm1V53HsPVB3rtPEYQ/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a> The boys in their "tent".<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4W4x3ZvVARRBCUrlJIUKOHQANfWhhfWMbOt4NX0uoLbp5UKJXwGqqbMeravRq_Zp6yIl6FO0GjrxY98HWovb_q-d0gzMAq94YtVK1DuBD90DXsL578ILoMBTXNYN5UhbjO5hOA/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246691520758278082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4W4x3ZvVARRBCUrlJIUKOHQANfWhhfWMbOt4NX0uoLbp5UKJXwGqqbMeravRq_Zp6yIl6FO0GjrxY98HWovb_q-d0gzMAq94YtVK1DuBD90DXsL578ILoMBTXNYN5UhbjO5hOA/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MpjNOW6CFG7ldiGCj1Ol2zzJ-3PSMNeWtBEJ7PIlIyx-cDwi7OcOIejFFgp9wy49zAuTRkDGBk83DOuVkRzJgkNamMAARrgXtJCy7Zm1a_v41Jq3jb3fHNOuFO1IfJopEsMT-g/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246691520624047458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MpjNOW6CFG7ldiGCj1Ol2zzJ-3PSMNeWtBEJ7PIlIyx-cDwi7OcOIejFFgp9wy49zAuTRkDGBk83DOuVkRzJgkNamMAARrgXtJCy7Zm1a_v41Jq3jb3fHNOuFO1IfJopEsMT-g/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /></a> Talon at our church's Labor Day picnic.</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246693019747626354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJijHU-a45lMvsLaLNXNYTjCk3kiNkbB5HoHRDD8IE7o_us13V65CSNdujnTy2z8H5WGWjDNCPfmNLh8pRnYutcErDKHv1ZSG243qtjCixjDV9-nj9hY0cyxWLNGyEP-eCMG2fcg/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="center">Love you guys! I'll try to post more often.</p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-34881456113971479922008-09-15T17:48:00.004-05:002008-09-15T18:08:57.264-05:00Water, Water...EVERYWHERE!Not in our basement though - thank you Jesus!<br /><br />Here's the view from our porch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC9jIlRhRAjEVOX2EM6ainxnXF1jplpqOZGahIwbLFyR23QpOIhu0UTecl8hfTdM28I8goRvurxc07pmhUafqbwWUqKCuz25S4ZaXxAAn5buT857kzoqhqo7hT98LJoP7aoscfg/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246385071181698498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPC9jIlRhRAjEVOX2EM6ainxnXF1jplpqOZGahIwbLFyR23QpOIhu0UTecl8hfTdM28I8goRvurxc07pmhUafqbwWUqKCuz25S4ZaXxAAn5buT857kzoqhqo7hT98LJoP7aoscfg/s320/014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and from the corner of our block<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oS8-_ebh523s1DcYWh0TERlmquyHx2j_CQEmYvJxFDB5YC2G3ZQYINNaQV_E-95tSJTDpw9hX0zcAxDTOtYV88fCvlKNcHzXYdRSGfAzgFWqKHX62EqCQ7K_R1aB6QxyRcKxuQ/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246385072270145682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oS8-_ebh523s1DcYWh0TERlmquyHx2j_CQEmYvJxFDB5YC2G3ZQYINNaQV_E-95tSJTDpw9hX0zcAxDTOtYV88fCvlKNcHzXYdRSGfAzgFWqKHX62EqCQ7K_R1aB6QxyRcKxuQ/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is Broadmoor - Target is just past that light.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcLaz6JIRF5PWpIUMbNZKDCTst-RxSv2uKrI-C_OTS3suecnfnlpbt1OeTDtRK9welG5DhvZH5J2nKLOem0BNIWaemE17d5n0tVRvfpssmWg8at7mQWcm43ubB6P86LpfTLsXRw/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246385077495929074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcLaz6JIRF5PWpIUMbNZKDCTst-RxSv2uKrI-C_OTS3suecnfnlpbt1OeTDtRK9welG5DhvZH5J2nKLOem0BNIWaemE17d5n0tVRvfpssmWg8at7mQWcm43ubB6P86LpfTLsXRw/s320/007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the left is Simon's school - a block and a half from our house.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CMEivjAck7tSjS4SYMCaliLd8JCCclqGztNytXsRN0CMFfc8vKxsRvLqQLDgitsk7ZUhk4WkYSDJgNEc57tiqkxcb1eUNPWnW_MIcC2lr0foRN4NKsL-Aoq_BRiyoQGVR1KAMQ/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246386386287545762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CMEivjAck7tSjS4SYMCaliLd8JCCclqGztNytXsRN0CMFfc8vKxsRvLqQLDgitsk7ZUhk4WkYSDJgNEc57tiqkxcb1eUNPWnW_MIcC2lr0foRN4NKsL-Aoq_BRiyoQGVR1KAMQ/s320/008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As if the water isn't bad enough, this afternoon there was a garage fire.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAKD494wzmDEvHrJjYnNtkO04BG29DqlVeB6GTNJIdV-LS6ng0a0z4MdraX5HKQmCYbm5huOhNjfTzkKDV8RSvD1QUw9_gLTg-tn4PlUwXVU6tV6UcpF_pmCgBVScynaErKE_WA/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246385081981365890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAKD494wzmDEvHrJjYnNtkO04BG29DqlVeB6GTNJIdV-LS6ng0a0z4MdraX5HKQmCYbm5huOhNjfTzkKDV8RSvD1QUw9_gLTg-tn4PlUwXVU6tV6UcpF_pmCgBVScynaErKE_WA/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTs6WGF0fFpeOCPH5qJBzlgk9FWV7haTtbCackT99_cfSlOGMMrrAlQOr97W4IVBrUAvKtgmmZf_Vz205iQpl8ofU_49pOPRJn02uyp_Q2U2XajlIGb0RghyOvDEcUe3awJTJDw/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246385085270541842" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJl2zAjMc8nHweMbvO4R2hqcXrYXKr5ynYzxk5qblUX0e_8kOYGYZfIJx0cmjzLRQgXyqeD5k9MDS4ugV3RWGaef_mv92BThZSZ7xhDhC7BJ1ESCxpA630dtH7vBsyF6bJ5W3WmQ/s320/021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6fBmEvDDlpF7-pR66SUvXmM310-IeCb4WbuDUIPOJh0PdoZttS36e2rQ6PQuUIivJaK9Fjp9J9SVMQBsBbJQivTzn3ZDmDoATYlJbozqkav8MKFBiRVsZfAWPiXWenCuYjkPrQ/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246386403528402914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6fBmEvDDlpF7-pR66SUvXmM310-IeCb4WbuDUIPOJh0PdoZttS36e2rQ6PQuUIivJaK9Fjp9J9SVMQBsBbJQivTzn3ZDmDoATYlJbozqkav8MKFBiRVsZfAWPiXWenCuYjkPrQ/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKUyxRi0dmZAASZ9jWKN0Uu196Sn99b9IOkbTza1mdf-iTJZ5wDFiNi65jPkGVIhge0RUqwcjjlxQEWwZt-p7Od-l-pTltgubYQHSdwtGruaPsh2mfMCvdBd-fZVdNbvz409fMQ/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246386408334706642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKUyxRi0dmZAASZ9jWKN0Uu196Sn99b9IOkbTza1mdf-iTJZ5wDFiNi65jPkGVIhge0RUqwcjjlxQEWwZt-p7Od-l-pTltgubYQHSdwtGruaPsh2mfMCvdBd-fZVdNbvz409fMQ/s320/019.JPG" border="0" /></a>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-39648376524021586952008-05-15T21:56:00.007-05:002008-05-19T14:27:19.611-05:00So many milestones...so little time to blog it all!<div align="center">Yes, my friends. Here I am. Trying to post about my crazy, insane life! But we've had so many blog-worthy things going on so I thought I'd share a few. If for no one else but the grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins (you get the point!) that haven't seen the boys in ages.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Okay, so I guess I'll start with the fact that my baby turned 2 years old on April 8. WHAT?!?!! I know. I can't believe it either. He talks to me all.day.long and sometimes I just stare at him and wonder where the time has gone.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Here are a few pics from his Elmo birthday party. What a fabulous day! It was so sunny and warm. Perfect when you have 30 people at your house - most of which are kids!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah937gNOYC6zHE5Zy4Ln1LCnQJNKAYzZnANbHv24FMb-FfpUskeNUhGCLUQYr2LbJ7ew31lo8NkYoxe56rGiGmIMYl4RPEn_crXTyGl_gMx3194M0gQiaRmSAEwD_awu08HEWfw/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202163884652389650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjah937gNOYC6zHE5Zy4Ln1LCnQJNKAYzZnANbHv24FMb-FfpUskeNUhGCLUQYr2LbJ7ew31lo8NkYoxe56rGiGmIMYl4RPEn_crXTyGl_gMx3194M0gQiaRmSAEwD_awu08HEWfw/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfgdD9K4_Op-i-k1zCiVJs2bQ_QENi1mGxO-R3kUeXS8FagqTmU7CfdD8T0P9kut91dxtpMRzGCgZywGcoZMnpQcybHt2svXYimT9ySeiIVt0xUmMXpxYifsOXK1st-6DFhw44w/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202163888947356962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfgdD9K4_Op-i-k1zCiVJs2bQ_QENi1mGxO-R3kUeXS8FagqTmU7CfdD8T0P9kut91dxtpMRzGCgZywGcoZMnpQcybHt2svXYimT9ySeiIVt0xUmMXpxYifsOXK1st-6DFhw44w/s320/012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUixZvhRRc3TOBFTFyQUcE6MnHgZAo0dzl5ElMf648bXBq9NNk6lfyc_q_HwpzKjKgXCM4zpMO6XB4UfwNXhyWHzPr32BtGiHtqZ-Zqb2zBLrXstEAg-c_vcoVMzByhzoHsThXnA/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202163893242324274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUixZvhRRc3TOBFTFyQUcE6MnHgZAo0dzl5ElMf648bXBq9NNk6lfyc_q_HwpzKjKgXCM4zpMO6XB4UfwNXhyWHzPr32BtGiHtqZ-Zqb2zBLrXstEAg-c_vcoVMzByhzoHsThXnA/s320/037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAeDZjF5ibZ2xfDVhdzyVv_VhxGp46DC9HAVKwRJ9wwQIx443v8-9Rn1Av97Hd3lY3AfeHLOYCs5pd_FuMDLkDlK4ZmKvamIjWWkbQ6yBLE12tJfMgMPoD5-iCUGN5mj_lV9Liw/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202163897537291586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAeDZjF5ibZ2xfDVhdzyVv_VhxGp46DC9HAVKwRJ9wwQIx443v8-9Rn1Av97Hd3lY3AfeHLOYCs5pd_FuMDLkDlK4ZmKvamIjWWkbQ6yBLE12tJfMgMPoD5-iCUGN5mj_lV9Liw/s320/034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBtWsX7CigLXSrC5HdiY5yjwkgvzqxkC1elJCayeA0ezyWHDW2ojrJTf4oiODKyC379_IWmg8PgZN6JcYrg38Wk0P4rbMwjyo8K-cx4KGl7ytdOcxc5bV7_OEfJ0MyMZoGJi4yQ/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202163901832258898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBtWsX7CigLXSrC5HdiY5yjwkgvzqxkC1elJCayeA0ezyWHDW2ojrJTf4oiODKyC379_IWmg8PgZN6JcYrg38Wk0P4rbMwjyo8K-cx4KGl7ytdOcxc5bV7_OEfJ0MyMZoGJi4yQ/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202172075155023394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Uc5DfMe2tklXsC3hZ-w7z_CYOMnPbonxQz6h2wH6kpIldujsC62FdFXf3K9ute3WwC9TA5qPl-uBzx5dCkYjli3SFzrb36R4FZFfWrNe6sATkzyzsGYLoI3cxxUNZ885h6w0Vw/s320/003.JPG" border="0" />Happy Birthday Talon Jonathan Peter. We love you so much! At to all those who know the Jonathan and Peter for whom he was named after, I will just say that we surely named him right! Penny will understand! :) I think I just felt another gray hair pop out on the top of my head just thinking about it!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">And now I will move on to my first baby...</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Here he is lookin' all cute for Terry and Heather's wedding on April 12. He had the exact tux as the groom and it was just too cute and very pimpin'! :)</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202165405070812514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqY__T2KHoIA_btNBJ-gB5aZNgjU7GkqeP29od4oGI5JGeNKkmu-v7RI8lingLmA8envnOL-c7XkcwUmbh-eGu3XSGMhCvNbe9P9g9TRTN-eQ0iIc1F-LR3P4YveeQTGMG_jhBdQ/s320/046.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202165413660747122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBXexu8eJ7FRQDx_V7CyfSgPPCW15W739SkC4Vu-GgdsZoqyaPIHd9PYhFhTgp5KOA67MjZh2InbyLIYKbRHWWA0bVMYbr3BqNp4jO04fPi4oWOaJE_xGngOFAW2qHVJUsM7GJA/s320/048.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> And he now rides a two-wheeler - like a mad man, at that!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202165430840616322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZZ-Le3cS4CbMnpTJbgR2g3w9MvJhKtv9WidZByV13OZqvpgbVeCqyrv3gGe0s38vkIXr_nzv_65jYwbdsuMdMZgq7XzG-s8T1l7iZcaWyVRlJjo8DVBXItGoEyaS5cQT6fJbmg/s320/055.JPG" border="0" /><br />This is his first time out. He did awesome. Pretty much just decided it was time and he was off!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202165435135583634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8Kk2wrDinHwI_Q3pou34NshHq9jEjkNZRatIESHlt_UxN7ouHEYVJwFfmp_gQ0On0Gm5f1RPE9j-_ifd1wFnEEYwxDxqGWrgEqwFwIpN5W8M45X0uWtnC9WyyVa94UbhKQK3rg/s320/059.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202165439430550946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRQHHiqkXgra0k0MiO7F1yo1c0v4k2jjSy98LZqmHOYRMFqx5NtYktJa8KTrAWO3gl1CR_AVopYLcwpCSk5eAhjMQkIi1Ta8n29au2SuSnuPyoXe7sYGMV6JDmW_GIIHkZ0wdlw/s320/056.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">And he lost his very first tooth. (Well, not including the ones he had to have pulled when he was almost 4, those don't count!) In one week he learned how to ride his bike and lost his first tooth. When he realized it was loose and showed me I started to cry. I couldn't handle it - at least not both in one week!!! What on earth am I going to be like when he starts to drive or goes to Prom? I can't even begin to imagine!<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202167032863417778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUT18O5nENPxwH0WQ6LgSuONv0yoaLm0_1bl73_V3qfSQ6dL7lLL32eUU_ta7uScZcWowc6XtAzhjwVyhd8y5VgORp4_i_PC7XFuvH_sgAFpBwmAEdkGpdWlS1Q3MLz03Q4CBNQ/s320/086.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202167037158385090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNpWwrfCZKdn7YlWD687A6yV1gkLpjP6Er6MCBKUVmyaHCaQwwRguAoe23k__UohYQTIwlCOG3qfMcer5TlUaVbDuSvowJiF49dk7x_XVe8veLzacrccguonDhQsg5EXYM3Zj1g/s320/087.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">And now some news about Bennett James (as he likes to call himself but it's more like Bennett Dwames). He is becoming quite the gardener. It helps when you have an excellent gardener living right next door who loves your kids like an extra grandpa! Soooo great because our grandpas are far away a lot of the time. :( So, a few weeks ago, Talon and Ben "helped" our neighbor Jim plant a new tree in his yard.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202167041453352402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDEXNK1EbJzK7_EM0WyEguh0AcejVpR3N8v2krPxQXDguIYj074aZqaahsuUBc1wCePkBtbq8EDDw0_gQBRO2MUkPG_hfWIClUKIZZbCCEBqUbqd01DTAjdVoqDaAeTV8ogWtEA/s320/049.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202167050043287010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8K8CScDjKthiZ9c546FlCrUHJ570jPY6JFKHyNpyWYCUiSqZWJq3QLZmACzvZp1UvjzeKrls_F5w3WhE58MIlAkDdKX2jRtvn8QvMxDNKMgqRGqGsg-TZyyzhPEW6xCuDNj0Mg/s320/052.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202167058633221618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteKDm6iPKy-_r2tuaI7B8KV9LR-P-fmtLGzyC1hl4KgUELEcWXHka2JIY0d5w3x8RRJ6C8lgYfOM-IVAnnfhBb_4yexn7omZ1gQbt8LABNOUVi8x_HHVcDgj-wPeQei3m2Wr3HA/s320/053.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Last week they planted a little garden behind our garage. Jim is the sweetest thing. He prepared the soil and got it all ready for Ben to plant tomatoes and corn. The best part was that he was teaching Ben things along the way.<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202172075155023378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-HL7TKTnp-W6dZ8YrXAuUqimhy3djYxf_U-nnG2TZDKv3e8_9RKQ1bh0jgXhzrhLZoTTC_5YiuAXOlRkmkFTjoggdq40-ebeImpXkeNY2HhhnTjc41qn8z_JPHH-5q6yiqGf8w/s320/145.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202172083744958002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X8mrEYEplrBPza-A_lNT9gwR7s63QWJ91amKeCHGcUE-_H2-vnRCpbQL4KRm-ZLqeYYFOnhdSWzmlObGj6KuP0t-kDYq39cOX6XcX0Ox3DMJ9CATlVoIzJ4PvLMX7HhNOfFCdA/s320/148.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202172092334892610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa20tJfgF_xT3TfepBPjatJ0_pjDZbz6JepkZqSs9Te6ce0bBfZQrwGk35LEYueDm3uxKlSqaFetCCVddOFS2hGL9C9sUgpG98ibtQyQSrBA-P70_v1Cfx8J0rnumOQpwxRIFiA/s320/151.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202172096629859922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQdch0i7onLVgAnZqbFHBsKrxACJut5pWepRJAN9l0VM5zDQQXeIpUcrJmAAo9D03klwXpgL-x9xNzX50H61iYK-zvUJEM-IVgK3vu7tSkJgXeET5SeEJjbFbwPKYsTlT0oLW-g/s320/162.JPG" border="0" />More coming soon!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-11139781025840096542008-03-10T10:45:00.009-05:002008-03-17T15:17:33.218-05:00Ladies & Gentleman, Boys & Girls...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>IT'S A NEW POST!!! </strong></span></div><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">To be honest, I don't feel like posting :) but apparently there are a handful of people that still read my blog. So here we are the last few months...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Contrary to what you may have heard, we have not been sitting at the computer playing Webkinz. Well, that's not ALL we've been doing. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I tried to take a nice picture for Valentine's Day. This is the best one I got. Simon was chewing gum. Talon wiggled the whole time and Ben cried most of the time. I wont post the 274 pictures where at least one is making a funny face or crying or whining. Not fun! </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178791933706451010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50iccUqOWaVuES_cuw_Gbz3Axxs6K6z_zeotIqEt4-ilGGk05_ghpC9_Q5b9oituvTvjs__YGBsTuIMrBka3to2_4coIJ1mMRmg9NxUOqNM8_DFpP4MDOacYPfskDCdpPHz7ASQ/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">We've gone to Uncle Pete & Auntie Kath's for a visit...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178796198608976002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDDy-lZr4bTT6OFnOKyRQmeq_0KlvpgpF3kkVmejwVRVkoFMBp9JcqhQWIYG8QO2YvenyG4ZHIJbYgm8KtzekSyTTfkCddIuchvHjhd8HeWnysBdwhp39kWJ9kLUAhbu6EvyM2Q/s320/005.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Simon being a bear with their faux fur blanket. So cozy!!<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178796190019041394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zkF5-yfpEMpWdDC8ERU_rOz5X-aX3IIa7FjlH2Y5u2fD80UULXveyx_Dmp-iWSeB6h5jMhI4J3lweatsM1rwfhl9Jcf_fLMzNaaOSGPtd1-KQ2PP-S14w0_wQz6GQzn9CknQVw/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178796185724074082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOvpJT1aGhC03zGB3z51PfgQ-A3yWVIu3cfQwbx_6BKA2s0ghdWoSimG5uz3x9_sFgWDyk_S0YR90Y3VpxWfKrWNg3P8T0P15vEGbRiBbaR-wWP1ISLme-NoBKLKeIZfwz-6cNA/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Uncle Peter got these cupcakes especially for our boys. You guys are so much fun for our kids. We all enjoyed our time together so much!</div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178787685983795186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMGr4L0XDl-E6I7fbatqw_qZTcBMHvfX05nI-pUUC-DV3gLjQYUB59Bbskb3_WS3b0TpGYoqs3Hwy-CAxV75zg0R8sjgHHTLK0HJ_CM2S9oWk7drP92ubordfIaWtU7ULilb1WQ/s320/004.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Simon and Ben started having sleep-overs at "Simon's house" (Simon's room) on the weekends. This is their first one. They have had many more since and both of them totally love it. It's so sweet to stand at the door and listen to them. They are truly becoming friends! The best part is that when they wake up they start playing and don't wake everyone else up! Gotta love that!!! One morning I heard Ben say "Come on Simon. Wet's (lets) go watch Tom and Jerry!" :) </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178791938001418322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PGMLFXiw7ninK-qU4xIzqI3Gmj3cBpnZRSakVgqAbO-jHuf5oMH_a15E3PRd33ASsZxcGe7pV_Hv0yVWS1kGe86mlWo-duqfY9ut0cgVoegQO33qxaLUe1JLq42L-z1CEBgJPg/s320/032.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Notice Smokey and Harry in the middle. Smokey is Simon's and Harry is Ben's. They were having a sleep-over too! :) </p><div align="center">Talon's learned to climb the drawers in the bathroom and get access to the water...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178787677393860578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihs5PxlKiVtbf6lFjESGg0O9_bTuJU4c6FPJD_vBxl6Q_PYzP3n7PqG-rSit_8BjaDGhbUCYd82DeBMrUtGtMF92nztNtlRD2lucTaUCIoIGGM7a7LQfLUgj8GWqm2t9ZTs6uBMQ/s320/072.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">This is where I find him numerous times a day!<br /><br />Simon has learned to do cartwheels and flips which he practices every single day. I need to get that kid in a gymnastics class.</p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178787690278762498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGopvTF0RJMdOHr38yUNatTfw080PcfU99g1TvnjDKaBd8rNUEPMbwHigWVuNWTQ3GKGu7wI4Xl9_Y_Eyt7bMzmXAdUBmQa1SPVRTPAdaMNRbYu6nmyrcP5T7qUtcS-LPb5S7fg/s320/004.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Spent some time in the 50...which is about to be sold to a US soldier leaving Afghanistan this weekend. :(</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178798376157395122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lZuT3r-oNVyMre7r7HGNzy20vtCMk8Ux-hNr5Ad4h6oXqJ8D5f4Ix7l3PQ2Jp5sPZKV8qrs5vas7qLK5nMxhimzV4TpVRp7pxqvCQkBwaQEI7DybzLbdgcGYkhYE0ZiF7Frptg/s320/037.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178798380452362434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Noe7mARUZmzFZoP5BUNv03EKB3jQfrxZHSbImqmeTN8iN6GQdJ1hlC3meWSWUr_ZQi7BtMta2WdqH6hr2vJYgdb-3KikkMlZGKym8wlS2TtFdK9-7TdYqcLrPaJA0zPwhkAQ5Q/s320/041.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178801979634956514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8B-u7fXeiTXXn5e6aH99vht0xjsP6eJmi2h8wuqM4jmzEwFglT-qNiZrodj7jmwO-hE4JJ-7oYt4YD1tt2UxpFNfmfb-0qy85WCdAcBwySRRUlo0edlADTiJSiSAL2Mf37FreQ/s320/066.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Had a nice visit with Grandpa Mike. He's out of the country again now until JULY! :( We'll see Grandma Penny next week and we are all very excited!!!</p><p></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178802121368877314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsUZrQXV-hKGreCi0n1f63Nsn_jZ3eJ-EUm_jlhD2v4xzmhNAd4h_ViyK-A9PpWcWPfndIegP_cK1ul7P26PpGG0og8xFalwyGt4AMtpudfGrt5oWcPJVqXgnjMCO62X8Fjpbvw/s320/072.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">We went to Quaker Steak and Lube. The kids love that place! The night we went with Grandpa they had a balloon animal lady. As you can see, the were very excited!</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178802129958811922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zWuZx8jgpAxehfvlzKbHYuXPB3v3UZWwC2Nt7V82YZXYwcOxiiBQMnYKRchyphenhyphent1Io8dXfrpTPkL-8emPkoit2OHNmQ5Zi4vdg1bdfWC25ozYSMVxYTn7PuihG1jabSv1_-ZdDCA/s320/069.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178802134253779234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YRVGZVSGRqVEfqF4WGbELgigHMO_HIpjswEnAAB_gKwYbK4OBnboA-CoAIOq4gaULZDLFqApFfeFc7WDiJ45wlbStyWqNivnQz4iONN2oYlgTJo6aWmVWsq5M7a7mapXfsZ25Q/s320/068.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">Ben made this fort which he called a fire house. I'm not exactly sure what all of my small appliances have to do with a fire house but I'm glad he's got such a great imagination!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178791925116516402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUliReXBxh6pBxi72CKSvNIRAQODUe8NLS1dSl6g5zn_vD-UhmOugbkClbS3yIwBmdnb4Txws-rhRQVP5TUg3z4qApOnyKTe2JuLX1_iuo3MDGTAN7e4_-a-3UoadHaspOez_dvg/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178791903641679890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieO_N0Nj-bGGEat_rrgzBxvQRaUc2zovWx3rAorMQTgAfhqFNDDbsUxdmxKB6FV9664J8zDZBEl0kZ6EVAqKtNcw0uYmas9XauyhTTo0bYgZqqrsnpUFgeO_sUWmm2wwzI-SBXEA/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178791912231614498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQmm2YDZBWL_NfoA5akOjHM5o8sGrkSpVDIv13gzEGSMsP6BFI-G0xnuvOIeEyh-p-GjPpgGeNVeF9orI3DlUoBe3lGJVDUneYxuaKpMSSQ19XHWEgtKEm6GGeeLFSrM0hLEksw/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /> Talon decided that he would like to be a police man. The day of this picture anyway! :)<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178787668803925970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsafTctBzxJEa7i_vQErXmmswoLccxVEZ9jDy8X4Xhp385W-3gekF2OdhklAnNDuPmSlUJ_W4wT4XE9cqXezrvHskukXsWDGfUAEGXbjEXXbtcbaVTZNdL9rEL2Y-18zKLZaWjA/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">And yes, we still love our Webkinz!<br /></p><p align="center">Here's Talon with June.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178787660213991362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLq1ArsXozknu7ltugqnR1vcO_DtN9Kb88kg_O3vWXw0jE8BDHXFmc9Bb7ayIur3x1vlRWKt-Y__0n-KFmQiWDBn61Cou_5XUwUYIlG_JNXdEVyOW60neJ1mUQhuhPmGihE1lhA/s320/007.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">This is Simba and Harry going for a ride in their new car! </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178796202903943314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hH1OyLcmwk793OnQddl1mspy9FX1hz0LuKgvN4BKRjuRhcDJNpL9k9AYt59LMILx-eDQC88l5roWNm9s1bb5qYcNiQtZfn-t9gcWc-OdIyMdGQXLhwFA3t-RqY5s1KA6JfOORw/s320/070.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">And here we have Scruffy, Smokey and Coal heading out in the dump truck! :)</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178796211493877922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn20d8Op0mVFGx7qbAChv8k2D6I5UThEblMLVjRV2PL2Mud1ZNn1zjsZds0y5X8tTvvkSwkb_D3K2vC8761894k3n6Ed5L1xq_S5t8Wv6tnXshxV6LS3NXjAqAJ3QZJp7jGe2BQ/s320/073.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">And for the record...if Blogger didn't take so long to upload images (and Webkinz wasn't so much fun), I'd be a lot more excited about posting. But I will try to do better. It really has been totally crazy lately. We've got 3 more crafts to do with MOPS as well as a TON of invites for various parties we're working on, not to mention taking care of my Webkinz garden. It just all takes away from blog time!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-22993326756926764332008-02-07T16:40:00.000-06:002008-02-07T16:40:58.720-06:00A Sneak Peek at our new addition!<div align="center">It's far from being new. And it's definitely not a baby...</div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3p35bNMnFSmEVrGbt2qLbnBBEb_-RVHvE1Eu9LotTd-rNJ9bV84aSzfeiH7WcWHFtysvnpIgOiU3F3xPrP38-Fk1xUI3VGLEhS_kHEt0GUR3Ty75YHx52N7gEANeIZTCgUpeAg/s1600-h/092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163215012535660258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3p35bNMnFSmEVrGbt2qLbnBBEb_-RVHvE1Eu9LotTd-rNJ9bV84aSzfeiH7WcWHFtysvnpIgOiU3F3xPrP38-Fk1xUI3VGLEhS_kHEt0GUR3Ty75YHx52N7gEANeIZTCgUpeAg/s320/092.JPG" border="0" /></a>It's our 1950 Ford Custom!</div><br /><div align="center">We didn't get any pictures before all of this snow. So you'll have to use your imagination...</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Yes, it's faded maroon which looks exactly like purple, but that's just for the time being. One day it will be a better color. And who knows, we might even be able to all squeeze in for a nice cruise one Sunday afternoon.........</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-43182107401744610392008-02-04T10:22:00.000-06:002008-02-04T13:47:24.999-06:00Big Foot Tries Again!<div align="center">It seems like a really long time ago, but really it was only a few weeks ago that Jon took Simon to a Monster Truck & Motorcross Show where he got to see Big Foot! They were both so excited about the time they got to spend together. They got home after 11:00 p.m. and Simon's face was black from his red and blue slush. :)</div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU13pkQ6y1HVlt1MJZGgVrHjq1OwK8bJ1ohXLKxHPCiHP0SZtA7O7W_9-Gl5YRlx5lK1PeDul_26v6CwKeYKcgT2_EA3uV9Bq0lZbZ1JSKxmI1OyTure7EkAD5TK3iwGanMuaQg/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163166024138682002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU13pkQ6y1HVlt1MJZGgVrHjq1OwK8bJ1ohXLKxHPCiHP0SZtA7O7W_9-Gl5YRlx5lK1PeDul_26v6CwKeYKcgT2_EA3uV9Bq0lZbZ1JSKxmI1OyTure7EkAD5TK3iwGanMuaQg/s320/008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5DHBV0fYI6mcXoq9ak8_1nBN7-l34i0pVigbeZRqPf-4IN7Hcm-47roq1XvclXpxJ2Nk5AKoyMwiVkz_y8bf6Yh0sDm-OM1XtdjIY8-sbCS3hKBdhEMIab_5et1HUox1tZM1dA/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163166049908485794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5DHBV0fYI6mcXoq9ak8_1nBN7-l34i0pVigbeZRqPf-4IN7Hcm-47roq1XvclXpxJ2Nk5AKoyMwiVkz_y8bf6Yh0sDm-OM1XtdjIY8-sbCS3hKBdhEMIab_5et1HUox1tZM1dA/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWa4W7AF-1kVWucXwcJmLCA3PkpcY-y_BzqSMLgGRjB7sZqmUjutX38M_moRBuz3bm4mCP7X9mAHR3EZXZgl9sYaZ2chBMrFHF6B1v12FzDLwSrGbo0YINyCBFyfzD_iepp6pXw/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163166071383322290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWa4W7AF-1kVWucXwcJmLCA3PkpcY-y_BzqSMLgGRjB7sZqmUjutX38M_moRBuz3bm4mCP7X9mAHR3EZXZgl9sYaZ2chBMrFHF6B1v12FzDLwSrGbo0YINyCBFyfzD_iepp6pXw/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihC-cfPx8uMjRn10ljSjIGegchrw0yUhhtb1eYHi3CF8zPkuZ4DP_Jw8d81W3SCYzi2mAfjq8z719ue-1Hh_coq75be2fnz7Tv55bjFIHFlM6CU9zLCXxG7-99lkTAb98gxxsJQw/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163166092858158786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihC-cfPx8uMjRn10ljSjIGegchrw0yUhhtb1eYHi3CF8zPkuZ4DP_Jw8d81W3SCYzi2mAfjq8z719ue-1Hh_coq75be2fnz7Tv55bjFIHFlM6CU9zLCXxG7-99lkTAb98gxxsJQw/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipa1dgpGPklmB2MbO1xlPEf0VmdzSXUse5PmX3MG2-h7Wx36wGStfoBk2kwhHDeGISn9n1KG6tE29Vvl-2GKKfnJjqeKwW5SJV9FKUZpdsfJp57oebCwDZoaRcV9lUddrColGtUA/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163166114332995282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipa1dgpGPklmB2MbO1xlPEf0VmdzSXUse5PmX3MG2-h7Wx36wGStfoBk2kwhHDeGISn9n1KG6tE29Vvl-2GKKfnJjqeKwW5SJV9FKUZpdsfJp57oebCwDZoaRcV9lUddrColGtUA/s320/022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the amazing Big Foot - in all his glory!!!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxoL7YDhT9XKNonIylOnELDmk7Guyn07DeCOoCLGIdOODtrdaDmOk7XltqqDq0-PGIo1Cb4y8knzDU' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Yeah, he broke down before even getting into the mud!!!</p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-74238968185494905552008-01-25T14:21:00.000-06:002008-01-25T14:29:29.018-06:00Where I've Been...<div align="center">To say that I can't post because every time I think of poor little Slimey, wouldn't be truthful. Though I am still pretty upset about it. We had to tell Simon last week. It was awful. He didn't believe us. But finally he did and actually cried. :( </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">So anyway, you guys won't believe where I've been.<br /><br />Simon got a Webkinz from Grandma Betty for Christmas. Ben got one last weekend and me, the mommy, I am totally addicted to it! I mean really. It's BAD! But the kids LOVE it and and are having such a blast spending the Webkinz dollars I win for them playing the games. Not to mention feeding their pets (Simon's is a black lab named Smokey and Ben's is a "hippotominous" names Harry), making sure they sleep, checking on their gardens, etc........ So much fun. But that's where we are. We're in Webkinz World.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159513433626308226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb55rdw8wGqeHOHyZRlbKsNZ23nU5v1RF9SQe5mJtF0Oj64WlEjKS8d7FQPiOS7_2sWaZE7swRsm07gMfWmQEIVAgxvoFPSa8KzuaCtmL9q4Y5eN3T3WEo11_DBVVwQdDxwFQtJA/s320/webkinz.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> Uncle Peter, I promised you the pics and videos of the Monster Truck Show and I will post them soon. Really, I will. Maybe after one more game of Cash Cow......... </p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-18132906013111899402008-01-07T16:09:00.001-06:002008-01-07T16:15:49.952-06:00It's a...<span style="font-size:180%;">MOTH!</span> <div></div><br /><div>Yes, I checked on little Slimey today after probably more than a week and found this.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152861370138897506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5fnA36EsAuOBdlq6BaPw5zAQLmUJIBaDMHiPy4iDxGD0xlXJFfMnvCBTvvqQ-isMwB-o7yYUq1lOcsVUdZaQSTejuoSHdJ1CY6fo0CYCwjU67DfFFTDemB2vIAoislIPbaaWAA/s320/024.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152861374433864818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5akCHbHzZjT-nvPxV1OrsCr1uTavF6TL0mWuEX9DRvn_cQVxrEOFCrrOmtTS1KV7w3xtRHZSqv2ZB1Gg76vfT6SJIlU9eRvuIIGtX_NVT-qBMVfw8u87XeyRt3JVSZJjt8AlBQ/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152861383023799426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BVc6sWO4OIX027qkSKjEwhHIrAxuL0_d8O55QUtFQPl98ZbhgLhtgziGuf0pMDx0ZNg_WpcFpvg33frZySLue2JS0Rk0w6PICK0-4XtJSGsZ-ZLV7P7BzsV3LQSAidet_zBtcQ/s320/025.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div>He's not alive anymore. I'm having a really hard time with this. I am a horrible caterpillar keeper. I can't believe he came out of his cocoon and we didn't know about it. I just feel so sad. Like it was just a waste of time.</div><br /><div>When I showed the boys Simon said, "So when is it going to turn into a butterfly?" I had to explain it to him that this caterpillar was made to be a moth, not a butterfly. So sweet though. :) I didn't have the heart to tell him that the moth was actually dead. Maybe tomorrow - or IF he asks about it another day.</div><div></div><br /><div>So the Slimey Stats are over........and I'm really sad about it. I'd be a lot less sad if we were able to let him go in the gorgeous January weather. Oh well!</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-15319321329002909222008-01-03T14:22:00.000-06:002008-01-03T14:58:03.029-06:00Ralphie & Randy<div align="center"> The boys got to watch A Christmas Story this year for the 1st time and LOVED it! Ben actually says "look, there's me!" when Randy comes on the screen. Could they look any more like those 2 though??<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151350138651159490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0nzHlK8QRt9Y76KNwEbttTiVaB6Ls8IDUqfu2Z-__u-wNDuMbMCHnCu0vt1vHH7NDGAqTzjBqt-E1CCCVn6lOZkGEstsm1tjZIqHuUMmTBFHjbvg5eV00ASfb3nhyphenhyphenQdoaUMGIA/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151350151536061394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUSCXGFiMJKI4wskPVECVKqP1tWcXSe-mCG4ktGGk19y-NwTcMtzN3ikcly6Cg5OciLY6VE06GLdR8I9AXfLKyl5cImGGOOhBtMme9ObThGxJeRU1tqwXOYc3IansXW3Qv1p-ag/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151350155831028706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNldV2AqKorzoP0VWJ6TXyL3p1j8tMFaZl6AUZS6S7FXZkT2EKvd5jII5YkSubOeoF8_JXA_bLBwzfQbrX4_Ifj6WFLhR_nVt5bNujTBFK5ZI73MDtaWrxyiiW3z1yxKZ6CCfSA/s320/004.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center"><br /><div align="center">We had a really nice low-key Christmas! I'm not sure if I will ever post about it. I'm so over it now. The tree was out the door on the 26th! Please don't get me wrong. We had many fun parties and many very relaxing days but I am really glad it's all over! The stinkin' advent calendar just about drove me nutty! :) And our family parties were split up all over December so now that it's over, I'm not sure I can go back. Okay, maybe I'll post a few.....just so you guys don't think I'm a big old scrooge and we didn't have any fun for the holidays!</div><br /><div align="center">Making cookies!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151352303314676770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAaOtUmR5P8fgFxjH_CN_rcqGT1JMtDvv1agqv6yHcfwf0FipPWZmyjhpl2AroQjZcqqmjO2xmIibzWaoRwSJGxX72CuDs_kgJRtN7ATM_4guKeuQI5sXtCPhrtnc50iat8eW2Q/s320/020.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151352307609644082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2nlCk2QzSy3KNLhAdsMVLJCvcZ_oeN7OBRsjuD9SPONYhLZ9dqVVd1uN3hAOfq2jDqkyQltwkmYtyyMu6FfPycKcvMIF8g6vU9p1amDMdh9fJSaBtq9wxznbj7aL4GrSc6JJ6A/s320/021.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">I had such a fun time with Talon under the tree one night. The needles kept falling off on our faces and we were cracking up. He was shhhhing me and telling me about the train he heard outside and all kinds of other things. :)</div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151352294724742162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0JrnEXsKOFWMomabXVRMnswYQ38YVh4hcRMjNFLnMOPB1_IMzdavV3zBks3nIIIokeyxBTKLuv2WmJ3Hl9V1gFDFVAULsDqIkKtUwB0ujApK9C1V4nebPcVCIV1zVJ-AF66PMw/s320/017.JPG" border="0" />I have MANY pictures of the kids opening their presents. They were so much fun to buy presents for and getting them all ready was just as fun. Thanks Auntie Susie for all your helping wrapping!!! It would have taken me <em>days</em> to get them all done. </div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Here's Ben opening up his cleaning set from Auntie Kristin and Uncle Paul and their kids. He wanted this so bad. Kristin felt bad buying him cleaning supplies but I assured her that he would be ecstatic and he was! He actually kissed the box...</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151352277544872946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-IjFt4TIU7yLPYMFY8LJOsr3gmIIo1gibPwpzSYjBSOJ7mSNutiJsUsCzFIZPQohtbGjnz-InJxA6DcHmKWGFRqd3bf3bol2dQ5jAHQlsUIAbjPr6_7HwSZGxbe-I_QHHch8Mg/s320/039.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center">then Dana started crying! </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151356757195762754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aUg34uUl_hb6rs0MDZxN9X7CWPQzkVF25umdOJilonZUAND2Cq22Oca57-2VpAm_HI2rl1q167eEEr-ohdmiCpn691Q5bTyrMndEamzsrUPQ8fZxcBMhEW7tqOCn8AieKFhOfQ/s320/040.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">We love you Dane. You have a heart of gold! <em>Ben is next to me right now and said, "Ohhh, there's Dana. She's crying because I kissed it." Then he kissed my arm. I love you Ben!</em><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151356761490730066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHoN0EmPD-lePJ8G8iJGalJkQyWtlPJW4JATv5Wz00Yc5RbOD0tnhC9azh8ITl2UhcX0us_EFOEggSGW8ZFrRDQbl0OUfRzie-Xp2MK9RynqV_tpqrIQZ1MDXmRPnJ5WA-UXMsEw/s320/042.JPG" border="0" />Then Ben started crying because Talon (apparently not getting any attention at that moment) decided it would be nice to go and lay on Ben's favorite thing. Real nice Tal! :) Not nice at all, but totally funny!</p></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-64979958906088797232007-12-20T13:06:00.000-06:002007-12-20T13:05:01.362-06:00Look what I made...<div align="center">I didn't actually make the stocking but I did stitch the names. They turned out so cute, if I do say so myself! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ymU9ryOrCKcj46BZBPbNHX3Yv62181u6EjVWrLzZQ5T82ud1dCL4or34uwTMitWGDHZ6x5TMG7gCjQfj9iB_7wjdBe5mAZrb8w-k0gmU3iU104uPb0BiFeAjD-vU2duvGhLI9Q/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145856994025619250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ymU9ryOrCKcj46BZBPbNHX3Yv62181u6EjVWrLzZQ5T82ud1dCL4or34uwTMitWGDHZ6x5TMG7gCjQfj9iB_7wjdBe5mAZrb8w-k0gmU3iU104uPb0BiFeAjD-vU2duvGhLI9Q/s320/027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcdbnz4w7hMgbepkPaPfo4Mk-GDGaPrhLJKXeWHgm-XPaUVjw4jYLDR4bu_7eHsQ0sI9C7A7H1AcdU-2NnoXWcKfGu4G9a0gTrNp2_KzAHGaoWa70ucWhOcKLyfAd_IQb_qLfJw/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145857006910521154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcdbnz4w7hMgbepkPaPfo4Mk-GDGaPrhLJKXeWHgm-XPaUVjw4jYLDR4bu_7eHsQ0sI9C7A7H1AcdU-2NnoXWcKfGu4G9a0gTrNp2_KzAHGaoWa70ucWhOcKLyfAd_IQb_qLfJw/s320/031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUj2i_3s0pz8EronxdvBWC1X5fYyNa1RHZYd5RanNVLYjpnu4zUyQ56kTXdHFokp3ASzY1-ispvgDMbMFaq3PZKqS9Ko8zZQlgkymDHQEqnO1U50R6NDf7OaLwjIzI4d0UhtUkLg/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145857011205488466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUj2i_3s0pz8EronxdvBWC1X5fYyNa1RHZYd5RanNVLYjpnu4zUyQ56kTXdHFokp3ASzY1-ispvgDMbMFaq3PZKqS9Ko8zZQlgkymDHQEqnO1U50R6NDf7OaLwjIzI4d0UhtUkLg/s320/029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD7OyAVRA6L73xJMucSR41n3QXCbQeiloyv5WyNJZYg_dARNi6Hmc5W2dw9w8OqbTFChG8WAa6NYEC-QMrGn18-8HI9e1ZOHoU_MP4TXZivsoczNrc34icJn3mrZ8Ed060wXVPg/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145857015500455778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqD7OyAVRA6L73xJMucSR41n3QXCbQeiloyv5WyNJZYg_dARNi6Hmc5W2dw9w8OqbTFChG8WAa6NYEC-QMrGn18-8HI9e1ZOHoU_MP4TXZivsoczNrc34icJn3mrZ8Ed060wXVPg/s320/030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1wMe6N0cToQ8PnZ-MdsXg3QT93A5T3nlJuzKHuBNV_2h8od1dhxwGym1qKu2DjVjdA8h0SeniCG1PaFNyigyQVEMTY4wbzHbKAaGoIyabpld5dXmsCkewS2NZzN-tfMe6lZTfQ/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145857019795423090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1wMe6N0cToQ8PnZ-MdsXg3QT93A5T3nlJuzKHuBNV_2h8od1dhxwGym1qKu2DjVjdA8h0SeniCG1PaFNyigyQVEMTY4wbzHbKAaGoIyabpld5dXmsCkewS2NZzN-tfMe6lZTfQ/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /></a> And it was totally <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">therapeutic</span> to do it. I enjoyed it so much I think I'm going to make bags for my mom to use for our stockings next year. Every year she says she isn't going to do much but every year we have our stocking and a bag next to it filled with stuff that she lovingly chose and wrapped! I love you Mommy! Yes, that would be 25 bags I have to stitch. But I have a whole year to do it so that's a whole year of therapy - for free! </div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-76756222972094539722007-12-19T18:58:00.000-06:002007-12-19T19:06:51.906-06:00Cowboy Ben<div align="center">I love Ben. Of course, I love all of my boys. But they are soooo different and I love that! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmHzprKhHGj3kITtOERTDRIdTLZxZtU8kYYA2HQMsm1wpO5ffaXLU8_KOLT7oyp_Z39IZn3gYInGmyOiXjOetguPqBWieXDWuALjLCSQtqgfi8djTno1eQ7QnkAgHFdOtzqxjkw/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145853820044787474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmHzprKhHGj3kITtOERTDRIdTLZxZtU8kYYA2HQMsm1wpO5ffaXLU8_KOLT7oyp_Z39IZn3gYInGmyOiXjOetguPqBWieXDWuALjLCSQtqgfi8djTno1eQ7QnkAgHFdOtzqxjkw/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ben is a riot! Hilarious. He gets me laughing so much throughout the day. I think the Lord knows I need that on a daily basis.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMz6gQDR0eG9si8K9YWjKKAzR7bVQVmV5EOhuE71_i_xFw8rp9LxplFqZWrfWmyn_xZcxhir0zE81inYat9IMGD3yPyH97_7h2Uus0JtJSoxyXsotp47bQyUjGVcFC_bCne5ZeQ/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145853824339754786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMz6gQDR0eG9si8K9YWjKKAzR7bVQVmV5EOhuE71_i_xFw8rp9LxplFqZWrfWmyn_xZcxhir0zE81inYat9IMGD3yPyH97_7h2Uus0JtJSoxyXsotp47bQyUjGVcFC_bCne5ZeQ/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /></a>And check out Simon in the background. Moments like these are why I'm NOT crazy. I just have to laugh.</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-90613125681053139082007-12-16T14:05:00.000-06:002007-12-16T14:27:05.074-06:00Dance Party USAOkay, who remembers this? Get past the talking and get ready for some awesome 80's fashion and dancing! :) Right!<br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3R9VMa3x_P8&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3R9VMa3x_P8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />Yeah, well, we had our own Dance Party USA in the kitchen the other day. Which, I'm not ashamed to admit, happens quite often. :) First we were rocking to Hi-5's Christmas CD. Then we switched over to Angels & Airwaves. I was in the middle of making dinner (of course that's why I'm wearing my apron and Talon's wearing his pajamas!!!) and Bennett had the camera and he was quite happy snapping pics of us. Some I didn't even know about until I uploaded them. 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They were rainbow sherbet flavored. Can you blame him? YUM!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143557447341413730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70xNKhG_iLISg-lS5V07LKn-jWQVLr4BUvicgNkAUQexNpQ_Fjauz_YLtrIauuURobFGjJ5h9YAsxwQLwIPY3RbaRBWHn_5u2ibaR5ki3jxS7eEX2_ZdBvXNbeT12ypN_Ee2qbw/s320/046.JPG" border="0" /> Ben turned his push pop into a microphone. :)</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143557443046446418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOkVvHiLLhL9rPRS103i7Ge9tzpwojOsC9Pj_zHdFZLpSJN4M3SXH3MhXCDpWfnGLjIG89nFnRs9v_a2K68IqESWP374hJgFCeJkceQ_HyYzCbdbVPx2XhKpLeIwuHYMuANC_kw/s320/044.JPG" border="0" /><br />Here he is doing his "rock star"... (sorry it's sideways. i didn't think about that.)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzOR4bEnzv8v9vMcjGVYNJjoGZkm7kYm0eRnj-YcpJ9uz2pPDBffUi_xSQcKrcONKdZpi-fx9UFIs4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And since it's the 12th, let's have a recap...I know you've all been singing along since I started posting these. Be honest! :)<br /></div><div align="center">On the 12th day of December my mommy gave to me</div><div align="center">Push Pops with ornaments</div><div align="center">Christmas shaped sponges</div><div align="center">Chocolate Christmas characters</div><div align="center">Shiny silver slinkeys</div><div align="center">Peppermint candies<br />Red & green rice krispie treats</div><div align="center">Spiderman cars</div><div align="center">Chocolate golden coins<br />Baby bottle pops</div><div align="center">Nutcracker ornaments<br />Yummy candy necklaces</div><div align="center">and a Cars Movie bouncy ball</div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I love December! I love my advent calendar. And I love my boys! :)</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-13441828802774407252007-12-12T23:21:00.000-06:002007-12-13T14:20:45.138-06:00the 10th and the 11th!<div align="center">On the 10th day of December my mommy gave to me...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143309730807649410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5SSnbohb3-YCumzoSXGyF4Rlu7nHbkEmkWFFAOrLUz_3NqtAhXsfF8Flckp89tcqd7SYZ1bABxfTIPdGDS5hQgohADQF0eKY7Fk1BFytl_Hfb1YLeUugSXgC78n8yRcgVAuErg/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Chocolate Christmas Characters!<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143309747987518610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAhb3Eqz62poNrJvpoPO0w-3z2F14ze3sqUC-i3GVIBmcwKIdpJA_BOrPsNAcPMn2kNBDi5Bn5ncXCQLCE3yC7awpq-ImqD7FvpNBq_NDsVWBYcINa52vb0RJ9kltGJCurBSmeg/s320/002.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">***************************************************</span><br />And on the 11th day of December my mommy gave to me...<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143309752282485922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11xwc0AKAFsJd_7BZoCMdIqggv1HW_TLXNiPHo_HLTkDB0aCLM6-prtqD8x0dSwdfmuvuIx8wkKTJqS3Eg7CKnwY9DDmrJjmyOaF8vjP3I72VGcQMUgXsdnnlv_zd_NrfUuOS/s320/011.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Christmas shaped sponges!<br />And amazingly enough it fit in the advent calendar - just barely. :) </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143309756577453250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9Gy5B8yQ9YN7cTtYRESzbE_k_jgb2CRilTL2sgb2Q7eCfoGXEf5pf-GcdPaKS1T1wzv3_J-7Z4lgwOy-DmXAdN-3B5zojIriN_dX90V5gC3GSv0KHoWzqgk63QJ7CMfsAbMPGQ/s320/017.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Simon got a Christmas tree, Ben got a candy cane and Talon got a snowflake.<br /><br />Oh the fun they had in the bath with these! Ben washed himself thoroughly. That's basically all he did except when it was time to wash the truck (the walls). The imaginations on these boys!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143554939080512802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9IO95wL9Pe71x9MxafGFU4UXgNU9WF65X8F9AQCc6pXEaCXJ-XCWC6-9DkEXcYjg4ae7z-X-EuezKeVX8GPVCzAAf1O-Hfmr1QJRKo1u8POPF6Ml2Gl8y0DuyTnjGufxVnXSRQ/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143310972053198082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINtE8U0M5Odnhd4cEP37CJ7L89gYMW-VSAIY7kLsJB9IPMi5a_5j46Cnbiv9ziRcUXA0uf8w2sUap4pK2vRALPOVmNt2htWjhaT2FwFTKE4-_o6MgJc6GxNLy8v_4S8VT8DBWFw/s320/028.JPG" border="0" /> For the first time ever, Talon was "swimming" in the bath. You know, when the water is going out so it's really shallow. He was on his belly pretending to swim. It was adorable! Hard to get pics of it though since he's such a mover!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143310976348165394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMs9wC596CsFSAPPoejs6NooDiCY7uY0kdtLLdlM1T0CWunrA9op2CsXZHw0CA03ixWAjvs-7l0nzyg-gRWShQe4Yqrh8XFG_nC7qoBXLwRLON3you-QxYL7GAHV3kyc7MFw_5ew/s320/032.JPG" border="0" /> </p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-41592541573469279372007-12-11T10:41:00.000-06:002007-12-11T10:41:45.653-06:00the 9th<div align="center">On the 9th day of December my <strong>true love</strong> gave to me...<br /></div><br /><div align="center">A brand new front door!</div><br /><p align="center">Out with the old...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142399365244621378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-rJkDUvlHt3aQNK6DLMi7E-SgjiY-V3aBDybQqaPByz4i28KR3Jvdw_P2m_Pz9VlkJYBDvQulPaec6n0QSuKyApYFj27VBuLzHsINeC_tw1wzwUh6-v58fMx5CCuMSqz7VscZw/s320/043.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142399369539588690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmJ0UmRWHuOB3bojyFdjPEFEWvK_JIcEdM3qjFUfY2ReY9JRQWOFXRJGmO0efmv6m9EoipwnOY_tvzqm53wnq9h3AhJYZnGC5K6FKeQmOv-ukoHDtSgGMSXezoKRjPWYrUEU-7Q/s320/044.JPG" border="0" />In with the new!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142399378129523298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDNUPbJ7DQqJiAmKMAJJlGGDKnmL5kfHv43F1d87ruTB5iutANrRO-HBHbkEuMco-8DEyVv2AjU445zT28FIo5SL3k1WchTP4IILclsSed1ML2opJkb2HgwknDaQ3JxYAi30xRA/s320/045.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">The finished product! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142399356654686770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWDr0w9jySBexDLyrn0SJEi6bQJQ-_8xuaeFc99F7xqMJXhZekOyFnAiVS6lXqQtXIPSnOTi2H4Ym91GudK8EuyTOOsjg_WYv2yqZ9T6KQDLJcOjhpJu0a3vVppc6BRypg4Tm2A/s320/056.JPG" border="0" />Oh, I am so excited!!!!!</div><br /><p align="center">Last week Jon got locked out of the house. He had to get in the house somehow, sooooooo he broke down the front door! He tried getting in every other way but nothing worked. We have needed a new front door since the day we moved in. We weren't too fond of the "hockey stick and pucks" design on our old one. Can you blame us really? :)<br /></p><br /><div align="center">Thank you <strong>so</strong> much Jon! I love our new door and I love you!</div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">***************************************************</span><br /></p><br /><div align="center">What an exciting day the 9th was! Because on the 9th day of December my mommy gave to me...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142446133143507986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtPq3XdFWKHiSh9TMJNuyPmLnwrVlOtiCs5xHXvyVhgZD6LtIBy1J6hbF9YUHR0GO3TnbdUTimBDzptnQd8yPYI9bUBP7DUnHt6r5NyJsTDTTFsfaSsYlpWKsKJQ3vj-pVB5XMA/s320/048.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> Shiny Silver Slinkeys!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142447812475720802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMHzmDQE_rUCejwxr2ZQ9k_YqqFW8wm3AF6Ssc9NUDOPabDl17cRaP5MI8K8kXcu9UXqb6uabSA9TbsnsOmEwp1Ro2MP-jg3rNyaOLisRHo_kp_7Q0het8Fx09TlK2HjnOf-_FQ/s320/058.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142447816770688114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdcZ5lrKm5CBcSSI5Iyp59KdRnv6VX7wl_BugvVZbpfUKWVDY9zbvXgfSrrokiWSED1PgF4knF30l5y0_LmHtWVr_eE1ZbKnSmw-9pR4SRJx5BX5mMcE2Gr4urlmfhRmT9Dd5sg/s320/059.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142446141733442594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rE6LTlyRbBAz2Hgr0hIkB_Vt3hBLXrt4xCBw_hnfSOnv93naxQ2RPfyF0uVKytziF3s5J3UMqOQftT7FP3vL156bk_Qw_N-F1gUqwvCGWlLl24TJtu_r-vqsR8JQ-qxBdqfSSQ/s320/050.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142446188978082898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeXbX8RVELI6vFWMesUxcoFNX60NgGSeeOuR8FL2763py4Vt0JJTkPCYUUDp0xuT4NYkoLISfHL5a4-eHGQsLtMoT30YA7xeMdblz6WnzltCl6QS3vHzlzaAg0LfNeGGj95m84g/s320/057.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142446163208279090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Scz2YGQeJCypB4Arq61bqFWLB2cATlk2sHptX6-0WFtjR5IwhG8axq8mnWIJ33j1I3Pw80OxdVi5yNi4S0vr7uTA9BQv1LNlI1dP4cUui7qK9XopdbqSaXQ626_Z6oR8wYszZQ/s320/053.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142446167503246402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxF29GGDjitPcX4M5ENiw3ZAwLje6Eb6uSLFcyzXxRK7YH0xaYSMBU8peqB1CSfbmT1raLl31Sk8mWa1MPZjrkyIfTptMhaBgPs89YMcT1dUflD2h7ngvxs13hb7SY2MCOjw4oA/s320/054.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I think I take too many pictures. I can't ever decide which one to use so I just use them all. Sorry for all the long posts lately guys! :)</span></p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-61852198336508328762007-12-10T14:25:00.000-06:002007-12-10T14:25:31.889-06:00Stevens Family Christmas Celebration<div align="center"> <span style="color:#990000;">Saturday was a busy day. But a great day, for sure! We went to Grandma & Grandpa's house in Ottawa for our Stevens Family Christmas. Grandma made so much wonderful food. I have the rest of the braandy buttah. I allow myself a spoonful each night. I can't sit with the bowl and a spoon or I'll eat it all. It is <em>that</em> good! Mike and Penny are off to England for Christmas with Grandma Martina. They won't be back in the states until February. We miss you guys already! :(</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">Here are some pictures of our lovely day!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Paper crowns from the traditional English crackers.</span> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142439506008970210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNC8CGzTv_6OmMx3nTPwFQbkDWrmpeWl6yQiHwoWUEeuDg0OGi6a9v-WhGUKS280Lus6FX2VFZrg54ywJ1X1Vtm3Pvy_sILDkaexXqpwYcquUF4-o5CU3q1j5omvFJOrNXSmtpEA/s320/003.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="color:#006600;">Ben & Caleb</span><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142394009420403090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizogh0eLrCW-Mc16n4ct8_najQVN1se_SkWMe5SiQ6Xd-AJXVRIZDjvU7VHD7lcgtd9KKaqUgfrXLew-KNKmTypIgLJ9scZwpzvuoJ7IJYGdXbAzRpJ9QexiHn9lq3voKoVuv_jg/s320/001.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">I don't love this picture of myself but I do love seeing Talon in the bottom corner. I didn't notice it until I uploaded it to my computer. He is such a scavenger! Whatever he can reach, he'll eat or drink! He was eating off of people's plates all day. And at the end of the day as he was eating some more chips Nicole (or Auntie Cole, how cute is that?!) said to me, "He has been eating all day!" And literally, he was!</span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">Talon seeks out Mike throughout the day and gives him his hand for "Round and Round the Garden".</span> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142439866786223090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHMYoJRhjQpp3fn368m2O94GKO_vN-ajieN7N0Pj9zvZZ3J-4QXb63kkYWNxNmYpYM95IvQVV4juukP0iCG8LcYX1Ww0laUKbeXMhyGGaPTEa9xGICuDs8RMAg63XRJaGld5e5g/s320/005.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Zac was carrying Ben around the house saying "Who wants to buy Ben?!!" Ben had a blast!!!</span><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142440455196742658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4eq7Sv1IxuuAUCULGf1i3eu0OlCED8nst6w6nNCP1ySroonCscATD2ssZdrgwjdo2OwTptcW4xLrI-y7LQUNCAibJGPlQiIeBmifNVphZl_KiYvO-KPKH2gILpWVED8Qvk6d7w/s320/008.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">Present Time!!!</span> </div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142394030895239634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoc2VgZ04xwLagvvLNp3QC8F9drSSLBT8uQE70q8PY1OPvNF0Gl8815W_6tIZ02QqI-QFmNrQ8CSQeh31RhpSO1Wlr0Cpk8HfeHs33TGrhjsquaE3OK7ureZjkKuAwS6vy0miNA/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#990000;">Waiting patiently...</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142426715596362466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpgi7Md_P5JhfUa9Hl0QT-2nUze85VL3lWiEqQrjIio5vWeeeeu_pHAcGtfliPe4aVYVlpHJs04HyGb8OR7twbnx0e8tYVjSmhVUkTYREiL9TMAwpDhukl_mM-QDarSlWDITUtw/s320/011.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">and not so patiently.</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142426719891329778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5zstv9nAaGUNnxZgnzH5mXKKTZ-JMt-l6W2UV8Vu46QLbQ61wc2-g8Py73bK2549Zglivn9S_kJjmjJ1N3bfDwAb1h8_iVNhAHMC6o8EeKaGg6heeajnynNB3xkwWXwI9qGVyw/s320/012.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="color:#990000;">Susie had just told Ben that he wasn't going to open his present or something like that. He put on his "mad pace" and said, "Yes I am!"</span> </p><p align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">This was his first present of the day. He ripped the corner off and peeked in. Then tore into it!</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142426724186297090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkV99INk7FeizifPDY8Su-PH6dBsscPLqNf1IX7L56bkoQysR2sk1aaljgGwCZrBujrrNLIWydfwXbQoECRi1H4QtFwMys4VPpXl7TX2AIVk_iDV-InqICFilpiNGlKXAP87CLjw/s320/014.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">2 big construction trucks! Thanks Auntie Sue!!!</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142426732776231698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbck_KI5oiAlC2EG3BeRpwP1yWbmSlIijJ-MdB8lqzP_f4KpGdhyphenhyphen2cOGkNmy5iERrKFqTOGojwl_RaCx9ojHg7b37vJMZjrJXB0VR_Ue58JCRyls6_XkGOeeracAxm9vziortww/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">Talon enjoyed opening his presents too. He's a wanderer too so he opened his presents with whoever he was with when it was his turn.</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142426711301395154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOC0soh36I1QSvi18E8SmZUuqvYWYszJEGp3AlJlJ21dGZKIMT9_p8yTSqpRvXh2Gq1uSPJDOD2mcuKQV_HzxhBCKrVP9OqMcrKkUN_8ZbnxbAmP9XdPPqqtUbkCR1t9nj8zg8IA/s320/009.JPG" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142430576771961634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbTy9PI4RK_qAgFZ2-bj19fHOWY__p_vJevOha7dFroNrrAhxmI0eit1Yttcvj7SgPosJY7lm2hrIjALQ7UQu13uG7MxBTY6Q3ZJT8aGwP2D7NPa-uGSC4eSiRijJoWr4Q3yc1A/s320/016.JPG" border="0" /> <span style="color:#990000;">Simon got this aweome remote control truck. He wanted to play with it right away but of course it had to be charged. We charged it for him when we got home that night so it was all ready for him in the morning. He has had so much fun with it. Thank you Uncle Sam and Auntie Heidi! </span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142433334140965746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94Q3P-mhO1piT3XguCfj3fCD8JbqNuF4Ne63X1zBB6PvtXmWIZWKxtImrsEgcxfedfyLGMQZWxjz3T4HxO7cV1pt7TkkXxbxkzkY6CgCUYDHWpmcdU7WXsZOleRNc3l0kb-Knww/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="color:#006600;">Ben has been wanting this vacuum cleaner for months! When asked what he wants for Christmas he says "I want a mini vacuum cleaner and a yo yo ball".</span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142430585361896242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnXwZw5CTRG3A1Ybe5GcKHjFpns2PEGmgZIlFBa0yfU19MoRCD5ie0K39jReVowOxU3EaD41zX8zyNJ33yZr8FdQEND3iXcApDH9KLWrcPN0ZoRWSga7vT4zFNZLEboyNqoM5fg/s320/023.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Yes, he is HUGGING his mini vacuum cleaner!</span> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142430589656863554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeAHNTIrIe6HTtx78VG7iPm-TeXLgg_UIdR3TNJcdUmsQfq-OOLzszdjyYlfRvO6ksLwA7XZsu8WyVZuBIEZoKMgKjqHanLDCmw1tAeKG87a_l7sEF078NTEO0gVdVibw3hurpw/s320/028.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142430606836732754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVaci-0Nmrf313rcXmfK96jKGKpP41yzoMHcbqxA9FMoRoaK2_8Ra8VqmXkHqc960aQ4S3A8axbzN6zgyTpQwF5myZa5aKwu0uinjV_EeKFVE_qBtKOYWUiP9oV6swYRaqP5Hcw/s320/026.JPG" border="0" /> <span style="color:#006600;">Needless to say, he was so excited when he opened it and said "I've wanted this ALL DAY!" We strategically put it on the bottom of his stack or else he wouldn't have wanted to open anything else. Thanks Uncle Peter & Auntie Kathryn! Ben also got this really cool Viewmaster Projector that all 3 boys just love. Yesterday I took them to Target to get some reels for it. They're special ones with little inserts that have the sound clips on them. Ben came out holding it and said, "I just wuv dees movies!" So thanks to Auntie Nicole & Uncle Paul too! Ben has had a fabulous Christmas so far!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">After presents all the kids went sledding - except Talon - with all the brothers, Susie & Grandpa. TaloHe stayed with his Grandma, Aunties, Raquelle and me. He really liked this pirate ship puzzle.</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142433338435933058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJgrzU3zIoTt58-1OEyKX1nkn-D4OuOWcQaFBjOQZYu1lsCszJTJwdETGdH8dx8KHT4HBDJWR2lUneuMUOw2-NNamedvHkJ6HXi8iZAtUFOQNgZAV0H0AZR1RApXokuxSVQUD_A/s320/031.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142433347025867666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXDYebSzhbUORKv6IBJGqX4ZaJjHvP8Y18EpkQFOK3rYgpqImHHEdeF_HfzJPSijkDs_H0D5JwNlg0xlohYrWKG9IRQSYdfFZjS4xf5nJocgZocEuutEPfAILyOcK_GO2R4Lt5g/s320/029.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="color:#006600;">Uncle Sam.</span></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142430615426667362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2H6xAWCx7O7xOGp5EtP_e0KmCR8ABb4pJ1IN_Nap6nOqx4eZ5plpPFfIZ_qNal1BHEVSYDIprOLLb6jBsO7z8EvLsI4RzOSZ9h8ERLEfoS9SUzWTX0ZMqRH3SpIIPZ5Dq4TVeg/s320/034.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Heidi was a little freaked out at the glimpse of her husband when he gets older. It was hilarious!</span> </p><p align="center"><span style="color:#009900;">And here's what little Benny looked like after sledding. He started going down the hill alone FAST and Jon ran after him, lost his footing and accidentally kicked Ben in the face. Jon felt so horrible about it!</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142433359910769570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBHJDuNnXb0qanZMiFmCA6Z1bbZiA2N3PgoM4BG3nndPQaGseB7fOeoJ3268JoFFpSfGFCTIdV0LwN_fjPbMU6bd-N3RqJISQEH_5tKll_T0jL199QjgbcGJtg_MglMzlLy4pwQ/s320/032.JPG" border="0" /><span style="color:#990000;">These last 2 were from the next day. He was so out of it. I think his body was fighting off some sort of infection from it or something. After some meds and a nap he was much better. And it's just a yucky scab now. Good thing my Christmas cards are already done, right?</span> </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142433368500704178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aT6uTsEYvLl24Fp9gCuf6z4uH5tC9kiQE2tIHy0lbriptf3j4hYcFaqhbKarTvgX3RSdWv6Bp3YEOIuXG5BZ4FryqVC8JPbIUfO4HYkxtZssXLUNienJ-hRk4f0LxLJZh3vAJw/s320/040.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142434678465729474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiNr5h3ZHSy5RXYnK2jt5e_OcRw4duyf_0cu8zTScj4U7M2uKP2LZqAGfDHIgB8rWgwBVIKstkWifxd7NPnDkT9FJ8p1gaIiLJcUeZ4y5szh_g-OWELxNCk4yQMpSTe9nLUCxkw/s320/041.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <span style="color:#006600;">Thank you Mike & Penny for such a great day! It was so good to be with everyone and so relaxing. Thanks too for all of the wonderful presents. We love you!!!</span></p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-16622025955126968502007-12-09T22:39:00.000-06:002007-12-10T13:09:58.036-06:008th Day of December...<div align="center">On the 8th day of December my mommy gave to me...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142391123202380114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumifO-LSeUKiXEwU-mWzCOyW_S2mSM8TNHTKxoWu7vSdbM9ZpOFNkh9hzU6nwih0QWooYTKCJMC9ghyphenhyphenbs3joJmWAACL2VeMvbErdSu_v3cTWQxGYTJtWtIHq2PPzqoomECHIysA/s320/035.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Peppermint Candies!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142391127497347426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSo5vtZC4ZLQS6QUBz6GT-qy_WFli5TqGWu3Ygt-LCNVAXvwnGGJXDY1AiiCyRRR0e_2lcMzoBpCPIk3nQMtrWvXFcxq01on4pf91WMIB65drQ26Licvf5b3ijFnC3ga2_IQyUQ/s320/036.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center">Apparently, Ben doesn't like these and I thought he did. Didn't he love them last year Mommy? Oh well! Simon and Talon enjoyed them... Beb wasn't feeling too good yesterday though, maybe that was the problem...details to follow!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142391136087282034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoaPVhg9W1kjtiO0mP4kbYlYU6aHU13GkJ2Rbp7YAITcr3x6yRL-9w6tGjjqSz-oSs6CBtIIKduVkuoFIIClMmMo31079mnI_XWWDrxCIv_RzPUHHRWq4o87lQXckvE8sCcMODg/s320/038.JPG" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142391144677216642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qSQc5BlnrSU5oacOyf6m1odsUVy4IG5i4AgjrcyDHrhZFhY2ZAhlmMNRklqcx6CaiARwyJ7fOhV-dfTSAlEUGR65JzqwsV1hr8jgiGN2_iSakQx-QJjlzIDMwxrPAXiCRFCpxg/s320/039.JPG" border="0" />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26763751.post-88597813312471772572007-12-09T20:35:00.000-06:002007-12-09T20:41:35.780-06:006th & 7th<div align="center">On the 6th day of December my mommy gave to me...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141450744407887890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0W_igM2MQQgQTtYVy8eMajHv8YJo48MQxQeahCItLdFvcP0e48M6x2nFlSwe00VBW2kH7d-TLFn4Jv6gxzqOi07zZBudIy7dqroICKvaqQ-IlNCBCDi8m0dyIvmaAEVerGUS1g/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"> Spiderman Cars!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141450748702855202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJo75Kb6soaR5gL49WsIeybh6rkgmEFMIQog-mnv1urVM0TS7BNza-fd80JQ4LYa35K0yCYqfOeeyh0hKNzui8s1sDdNxpyripIALwitxIjxsFZbWksNB9LP_lxSGro9AEfFT-A/s320/008.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141450765882724418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_3BSSvtOO-YmCjwRXakZQ6brpLN1q5MEPz0ywOS7ZvcVgMzlI5HTu1z61RoWcf-RoUqgUUh3SsQyvlN1cI6E9p-YoT-_98_qXoTgjjtt-FurkdFYaOXGv8_vDpCcUZLmabzUqg/s320/010.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141450770177691730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0Y7QkmFtcCZ4wLG9oD36IdGYmj021UG2o36frNnOS8YBHkvMVsTfnIF4-Vkv8X0UxNqvfdpqF_mXeZ_ksPNaclhdHbtuszd2IcX8jShRK1NBUGt_EZAwF0avpqgbh_3RwsmSqQ/s320/009.JPG" border="0" />Ben's actually has The Sandman from the Spiderman3 movie. He thanked Jesus for his "sandy car" tonight before dinner. He wanted me to take this picture. :)<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141453458827219042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJfsQaNNAvNcZdIwpmcxiFUCid5inIuHQ4KSc5w6tfKiVd_fv2lNMdWGozMRBvEfMaRiya1vl1UqCjuI5zr48uTGQYYKMbT2khRiJ24zymB7E6opa0gmra9MsXqk7WALzWss9JA/s320/012.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I couldn't get him to stop (nor did I really want to since he was having so much fun!) racing his car for a picture. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141450757292789810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJfy-rAF32FiPx4TpHdTyTy5jwHXRN_0e1uN5IHKTzrrMmP2te7mTaB6tkh1Tj07rFsBfaV5Y9TA4ad1DrOXq2YPL-O-UfE3EcKGIiS607iGzohRmrFMYg08hVChPqImft6XvIw/s320/011.JPG" border="0" />It was so cute. All 3 were running around making hot rod noises. Oh my boys.....</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">***************************************************</span><br /></div><div align="center">On the 7th day of December my mommy gave to me...</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141453463122186354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMblRgGr5ABxnXlN_sdMYxXfY8dJULX6iGVPd6mIeODcBiJzT2XKLAd20taghn95ofw2Ly-bCLR0Jf-eBVj2O0W9NVsRDOgMMS7Fek4q9DufkAZtwvn2cb3VRrjnCb5mRkaYSCsA/s320/013.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Red & Green Rice Krispie Treats!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142089079627288834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaLLG65GYFRTnVJDaSEKLcAc3PTK5TqPHH7eQgORzcJ6u4NLiG1Ag6kxBVihRLnvaECAG7zChPKj5tA0zOx_3piRWdbqDm837Fc8v9qVZq-Oimf57trJEqtGsgNe0TWFdsZdRiA/s320/020.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">When Tal took his first bite he said "yum".</p><div align="center"></div><p align="center">Yum! Ben <em>wanted</em> me to take these pictures (gasp!!!) of him taking huge bites. Then Simon joined in. And of course Talon.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141453471712120962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcZElJxQ0vDIfdUsywIRs78eZQerH8571odORLOHdbpqRwyax2DF3lCvgoiFYP5azsplZV-wnKkHGsU1B6qVX83sD6MBKYNWQ5m6wHa1aMMVWyNNqLLYZ43skhXNO3pnHpzXUxA/s320/015.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141453476007088274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh824me78-TzSdixDc9BXmt3chtyfAec2Qn8xsfeUtAL2p9BORYqPmDTHW_mS7DGekhXtermhi67dCHxQ-KWQ8WVmyIToVvLXVW3GxRMG0otLxS5O3HkbzvrqPgbUGQ7mAytVHe9A/s320/016.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141453480302055586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhxs2hffX3qJDBPtKPVGDkTCAQG6ltG-atTRdAua-TfZHHD8mOwAFQafrLw0kOSdQqRzFi5oATUT3fZSK-0PxirV6iq_2qCQ8tXtJNLOddnwAhTT4cDzv19kXP-L_IYOhHqxtkg/s320/018.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142089092512190738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oXQAMuI2vL7A1iMoX_2PYYPadvi7S9Af1_j53h76uQ5aMmcOiHsl03zPw0E_mBaOZsOJx585hWPHro9eajCuBgWSjW8k4uCoCdV19NRCxbUiXMDSsKxQqYRiy5od3vju1SRDuw/s320/017.JPG" border="0" />Then they were off to get haircuts and baths. We had our Stevens Family Christmas yesterday so I'll post some pics of that tomorrow! It was a great day! We spent the whole day over at Grandma & Grandpa's. Braandy Buttah! Oh yeah baby! Happy Christmas everyone! :)</p>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761531245364007336noreply@blogger.com1