tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773277844616343502023-11-16T09:53:23.738-06:00our lives in suburbia..a journal of our day to day lives and any random thing that
I might want to talk about..Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-30595854009602039472011-11-21T19:24:00.009-06:002011-11-21T20:48:54.635-06:00so thankful..Yesterday marks TWO years since Jason's <a href="http://ourlivesinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2009/11/fresh-on-my-mind.html">aneurysm incident</a>. It feels like a long time ago and yet it feels like it just happened. I ran through the whole day in my head..'right now we were at the first emergency room, now we're in the ambulance, now we're at Parkland, wheeling you into the operating room....'<br /><br />It was a great day yesterday, we were lazy, we cuddled, we played and we just enjoyed being with each other, and for that I am so grateful. I am so lucky, we all are. My girls have had their Daddy for two more years !! I thank GOD because I know it is only because of his grace and love that we were given this gift. <br /><br />A couple of weeks ago Miss Priss and Jason went on another Indian Princess campout. It was a huge success with 10 girls and dads participating - a cabin busting at the seams with 20 people in it. Campfires, smores, BB guns, hikes, boat rides, horseback rides, and not a lot of sleep. They both had a great time, but they walked in the door, straight into the bath/shower and were pretty much exhausted for the rest of the day. I took this picture of them knocked out later that day and smiled because I know Miss Priss is going to cherish these memories with her Daddy and all the things he did to spend time with her and make her feel special. I was so grateful that she got to make this memory with him. Every day is a gift to us..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKGDGPP34zaF8MRPhxrRuGxWlpRKnDgtp_l2iDzLc_RQgLePTVJ2xbLyNEIYOSCA7JtZA8DJHAFOz2mkWySf3AJMOFS6U0cPNon6Ju3vkksuTwuDWPW0panfEbMl1PmaslYDEv1SWo5Y/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKGDGPP34zaF8MRPhxrRuGxWlpRKnDgtp_l2iDzLc_RQgLePTVJ2xbLyNEIYOSCA7JtZA8DJHAFOz2mkWySf3AJMOFS6U0cPNon6Ju3vkksuTwuDWPW0panfEbMl1PmaslYDEv1SWo5Y/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677628103286918546" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-49614296062268808302011-11-21T19:15:00.008-06:002011-11-23T22:04:59.017-06:00this child...This child, this angel, this sweet delicate princess... she makes me laugh and keeps my on my toes every second...I've got a ridiculous amount of grey hair these days...<br /><br />She decided to draw a masterpiece on herself during naptime..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9e-mP5pNN_ZmmOY_7mQeRcsQFjwoeik1C73vSkwbBZbiMqQv5txs8j1VYPiFWuJvp6-RwPSrFcHKhuDyw8lkzgU4F1JpNEcSqqxwFPheDzfxV_gMT0Fj7d5a41-Q4x3Ze6QJUFJO1mo/s1600/P1010204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9e-mP5pNN_ZmmOY_7mQeRcsQFjwoeik1C73vSkwbBZbiMqQv5txs8j1VYPiFWuJvp6-RwPSrFcHKhuDyw8lkzgU4F1JpNEcSqqxwFPheDzfxV_gMT0Fj7d5a41-Q4x3Ze6QJUFJO1mo/s320/P1010204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677669183921762386" /></a><br />Balanced on TOP of her sit and spin toy..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdTXqZspUWyjVS-DqyFNyhDGVXxNoDhYoGpXgTIIPNEHggs-ww85F90VZpe_E3Wqpch7taKZWcM4OaDWRSoSeJJCUXFqUxrtrfKgXEWZROP7FOkRYfjMc1SywOK2lQnooRTotIxWefzU/s1600/BALANCE.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdTXqZspUWyjVS-DqyFNyhDGVXxNoDhYoGpXgTIIPNEHggs-ww85F90VZpe_E3Wqpch7taKZWcM4OaDWRSoSeJJCUXFqUxrtrfKgXEWZROP7FOkRYfjMc1SywOK2lQnooRTotIxWefzU/s320/BALANCE.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677623621087225410" /></a><br />She travels with her goggles and rain boots, just in case..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFhHigfGF1hRXf9pEQjaGtTcqZSFWPYdCnbYS8b6ndCO0cqqn21kOsBammaMi64_kdGEjl3_ah6Tnou82hNyu4Q9Od6rLIB-j1PGxI6xsBOnVrbgd4E1VYAa9guq63M6LxcUPr1UjoN8/s1600/LylaGoggles.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFhHigfGF1hRXf9pEQjaGtTcqZSFWPYdCnbYS8b6ndCO0cqqn21kOsBammaMi64_kdGEjl3_ah6Tnou82hNyu4Q9Od6rLIB-j1PGxI6xsBOnVrbgd4E1VYAa9guq63M6LxcUPr1UjoN8/s320/LylaGoggles.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678408118557492258" /></a><br />This room is too bright for my nap..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAh2_mDaPagbm-ieFWyovVqL3aSRw0rdxkKMOdkjFsoQ9vQxiazkC4XtBXlnrxh8kFE1ystbemey9iKOTsJXPIlBhNhOy0rc1aKEzjSrx45BPclI4GGsWo5oT0ZuGK9mlaQSr5W-3a3o/s1600/P1010223.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAh2_mDaPagbm-ieFWyovVqL3aSRw0rdxkKMOdkjFsoQ9vQxiazkC4XtBXlnrxh8kFE1ystbemey9iKOTsJXPIlBhNhOy0rc1aKEzjSrx45BPclI4GGsWo5oT0ZuGK9mlaQSr5W-3a3o/s320/P1010223.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677623644973523202" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-1066776071337838772011-11-21T15:53:00.003-06:002011-11-21T15:59:32.522-06:00state fair 2011..We made our annual visit to the State Fair of Texas. It was nice and crowded, not the best combination when pulling the grumpy toddler in a wagon, lesson learned. Anyway, many corny dogs, funnel cakes, spicy nachos and about a million tickets later, we checked off another successful visit to the fair! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwJFzU0vfbdcIV1wHI67bL65wLRkGKhwHsi4xzrl3D0Ix3bVaJb7Xaeoer9EqtBylP4EwmspQO8A1XkZYWTD1whMeHd3mbYhr6YoWYJ0BC5VHJbBlwgB_aTD7NJlwcMNlzEVjYzZX4IQ/s1600/P1010273.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwJFzU0vfbdcIV1wHI67bL65wLRkGKhwHsi4xzrl3D0Ix3bVaJb7Xaeoer9EqtBylP4EwmspQO8A1XkZYWTD1whMeHd3mbYhr6YoWYJ0BC5VHJbBlwgB_aTD7NJlwcMNlzEVjYzZX4IQ/s320/P1010273.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677571540827597586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0zhj6hJNYbDv9a0Zk7y6GHKwDhpH4IZMy-4aFjDdk1GMcgL-eQgO2omXtilpvRW8ISXUOqv0hkIeCSk3i4k2vBKR6NXLFR52oMEfmGjAB8KkNpxhTloj8nDa6cOqEOliwDumtQ_DzK8/s1600/P1010275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0zhj6hJNYbDv9a0Zk7y6GHKwDhpH4IZMy-4aFjDdk1GMcgL-eQgO2omXtilpvRW8ISXUOqv0hkIeCSk3i4k2vBKR6NXLFR52oMEfmGjAB8KkNpxhTloj8nDa6cOqEOliwDumtQ_DzK8/s320/P1010275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677571536142297090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqUnJTnNtYBBIaa3Vlv5YHna0Fsaq_2B2RNs9pWzBntfcAKZQIDt3HU1ap3abbAgAn9w3_bDE7vo4qSTzpPQjPgLa4gBE_p5HPuZSLJaXWv-pMitlEnsiTfgl4jEQMo5F-gKkt6xhhn4/s1600/P1010278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqUnJTnNtYBBIaa3Vlv5YHna0Fsaq_2B2RNs9pWzBntfcAKZQIDt3HU1ap3abbAgAn9w3_bDE7vo4qSTzpPQjPgLa4gBE_p5HPuZSLJaXWv-pMitlEnsiTfgl4jEQMo5F-gKkt6xhhn4/s320/P1010278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677571522351864610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_USPHIH0dJx7hKZHkLhQ4wnf4VBWwJEFPWysT-wP4ARdBGu8w-24jqZOoiTsGThiHn9UlQGBjwU4z0eupBSn4aJSmCVmE0eFYLpoECclxAMW7na7Wp6HYiEL2kKcaCELWG9v8zZhGJU/s1600/P1010280.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_USPHIH0dJx7hKZHkLhQ4wnf4VBWwJEFPWysT-wP4ARdBGu8w-24jqZOoiTsGThiHn9UlQGBjwU4z0eupBSn4aJSmCVmE0eFYLpoECclxAMW7na7Wp6HYiEL2kKcaCELWG9v8zZhGJU/s320/P1010280.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677571518070315794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AAIYEc25Un203rvpfHvITgPI9PueDfSrMdEHBbt5BNGR2omkGVxQJFO3jVkAloObbGgGjCSkT6AWnFjBB6lXt_Em3rCaqrJkJi7ehP3EjdTwpyseIMryu1RQ80GoSwy-Nro-97vUIBE/s1600/P1010272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AAIYEc25Un203rvpfHvITgPI9PueDfSrMdEHBbt5BNGR2omkGVxQJFO3jVkAloObbGgGjCSkT6AWnFjBB6lXt_Em3rCaqrJkJi7ehP3EjdTwpyseIMryu1RQ80GoSwy-Nro-97vUIBE/s320/P1010272.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677571559127184082" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-45780400038061560102011-11-21T15:46:00.005-06:002011-11-21T16:11:41.450-06:00halloween 2011Halloween in our new neighborhood was fun! The lack of sidewalks and distance between the houses made it a bit tricky for little miss and her little legs, but we had the wagon to help us out. They collected a pretty good amount of candy and we handed out a bunch so all in all it was a great night!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshN1Dq0K9wCxS2ZpA7YE7KnYLVKDKS0IyOFWjKRIU9CgapyGKZM4k6bisbU1wyatEcYo6Gh0io_EgDpxCApohNh1dD4KUuPP5vIlQVcLcvnyyBCoDJqr_-0vTrh65IpBy9wvZy_oNEIs/s1600/P1010292.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshN1Dq0K9wCxS2ZpA7YE7KnYLVKDKS0IyOFWjKRIU9CgapyGKZM4k6bisbU1wyatEcYo6Gh0io_EgDpxCApohNh1dD4KUuPP5vIlQVcLcvnyyBCoDJqr_-0vTrh65IpBy9wvZy_oNEIs/s320/P1010292.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677569880825883346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdZYoPukXLeq4rHKN-IiMvIdkDqUtP2FQDtgUQ6t36hycHnAWHf2SFzHnSwrH6yYMcuBMjpjb_f5vQANaXcrteEvn1nGDchMJix-X4UTqvoM4NIgnApk5-y6TXkq0PsKC6n1sZob2Wrk/s1600/P1010290.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdZYoPukXLeq4rHKN-IiMvIdkDqUtP2FQDtgUQ6t36hycHnAWHf2SFzHnSwrH6yYMcuBMjpjb_f5vQANaXcrteEvn1nGDchMJix-X4UTqvoM4NIgnApk5-y6TXkq0PsKC6n1sZob2Wrk/s320/P1010290.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677569872837088338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2RehOv094m9qhPJVQh8VwRUBtS6g5YEfxw29QBcKZaHggMQFqwzUyTA4rFTCwIFNCIUt5pO4AlbI0H4F3KuAbEdbX0rfgXj-N1dT4mpHIxmBXXFjQDAC0Ov0AXc-RHVoW1E2o0Q1IMM/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2RehOv094m9qhPJVQh8VwRUBtS6g5YEfxw29QBcKZaHggMQFqwzUyTA4rFTCwIFNCIUt5pO4AlbI0H4F3KuAbEdbX0rfgXj-N1dT4mpHIxmBXXFjQDAC0Ov0AXc-RHVoW1E2o0Q1IMM/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677569887432546498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8IO7cSEs2bDtUxkZJ7P06Tno3kjn9RvUqKiZyOJTym8xMTpsQyMaR-cUi6LLxRgZPKfPmRPQXHKgdtoNpRQz9Xav6RdjMqiRBg3tXu9Mt2xAtmdFktoCyYtd2F4suFx8jiSOEdrUw38/s1600/spookyPJs.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8IO7cSEs2bDtUxkZJ7P06Tno3kjn9RvUqKiZyOJTym8xMTpsQyMaR-cUi6LLxRgZPKfPmRPQXHKgdtoNpRQz9Xav6RdjMqiRBg3tXu9Mt2xAtmdFktoCyYtd2F4suFx8jiSOEdrUw38/s320/spookyPJs.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677575153847911458" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-24650764305844270822011-11-21T15:29:00.005-06:002011-11-21T15:46:07.361-06:00we moved!!This might have been one of the first posts in my latest updates but better late than never. We MOVED! again! <br /><br />Long story short, we had always loved this one neighborhood since we moved to this area. Beautiful quiet street, no sidewalks, gorgeous trees, huge lots, right by the park... Anyway - this summer the opportunity to look at this house for sale came up, and although we were not looking to move, this house just seemed like it would be perfect for us. One story, beautiful big front and back yards (the front of our old house felt like a mini freeway and we never felt comfortable letting the girls play out there), and huge potential (we love our home projects!)<br /><br />After some back and forth we decided it would be a great time and opportunity for our family. It seems crazy, we sometimes think we're a little crazy, especially because our new house needs SO.MUCH.WORK and our old house was finished (had JUST finished remodeling the master bath), but we are all enjoying our new house, and little by little it is going to look exactly the way we want it to. For now, we are so happy enjoying our new space and looking forward to the future in our new home. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUi5u9XZN5XLcr8Zyo4IDT3GKX2-vFmmSITeiFm2Z0K0_JSfQTODAfrvp6PciAKBzxsZLMjNhKZCZ8fPTe4ZKA0NZ5zrVl5VvWzpo1SIypSnRKIMWkxH7kBDqTDMu279QSB0A3gLv8Lo/s1600/P1010262.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUi5u9XZN5XLcr8Zyo4IDT3GKX2-vFmmSITeiFm2Z0K0_JSfQTODAfrvp6PciAKBzxsZLMjNhKZCZ8fPTe4ZKA0NZ5zrVl5VvWzpo1SIypSnRKIMWkxH7kBDqTDMu279QSB0A3gLv8Lo/s320/P1010262.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677567185287484626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCJbtHj-NA96H65q0pI0Nh4MJHXm0i8cwshyWRly9bBqlHauGMSAoIQt5QqbMjbb_dqkv94J6CxNuwV6buYjwatIpbZHQHTuMIEcA-clQ16gcYDfAyc9UpVre5VNBWqxYQFxN50yGQYY/s1600/P1010260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCJbtHj-NA96H65q0pI0Nh4MJHXm0i8cwshyWRly9bBqlHauGMSAoIQt5QqbMjbb_dqkv94J6CxNuwV6buYjwatIpbZHQHTuMIEcA-clQ16gcYDfAyc9UpVre5VNBWqxYQFxN50yGQYY/s320/P1010260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677567172952253666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLw6vWoQ5eLlfaegvouH3aSkReEnIfyPdBaMwdApM0Iw8hykKXD2jbA0fpDHUGwrfDhQk6u-cR41xrzNtHh_CQ-PujL4ovcvltX-LbTwjsRBln5gMEcAPXPGKsCpnK-jG-BL5AnkDpLIY/s1600/P1000985.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLw6vWoQ5eLlfaegvouH3aSkReEnIfyPdBaMwdApM0Iw8hykKXD2jbA0fpDHUGwrfDhQk6u-cR41xrzNtHh_CQ-PujL4ovcvltX-LbTwjsRBln5gMEcAPXPGKsCpnK-jG-BL5AnkDpLIY/s320/P1000985.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677567166832231650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRcFlIocJ9pMzlrqS8S-F9lELEw0QM-lHNxiHhe2DY8bN7nvLu5__JMuROXpFznTP3l-zGaPttlVaTGEpJ0_lm_5doe-fQ15ygKzvnb8t5RP91-rdx9mQSXRSNhcpZV1CdiFF4dAsMs8/s1600/P1010265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRcFlIocJ9pMzlrqS8S-F9lELEw0QM-lHNxiHhe2DY8bN7nvLu5__JMuROXpFznTP3l-zGaPttlVaTGEpJ0_lm_5doe-fQ15ygKzvnb8t5RP91-rdx9mQSXRSNhcpZV1CdiFF4dAsMs8/s320/P1010265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677567209442434594" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-52908529870489464182011-11-21T15:20:00.004-06:002011-11-21T15:29:00.965-06:00fourteenThe teenager turned 14 this August! She is growing up so fast. She loves her new high school and her grades are great. She is doing amazingly fantastic on the swim team and is having a ball with her swim friends. She loves going to church on Wednesdays and Sundays with her high school youth group. She is very busy and has a ton of energy. She wants to participate in everything, be everywhere, hang out with everyone. She is the best big sister and we all love her tons! Happy Happy Birthday Sissy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMICyXBsoWzkneTlaokWqaAOmKFYWNmma6aMESJ3Nm39YXlJhy2nwKmaL3SV_QVuYzl16LINcjNDH7WNDeiRGmQa-HIYP9wKph36XQLVYvQhcwXoPdMQvCGGyrqZJpB1s6ALOpKcGeik/s1600/DSC_0057.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMICyXBsoWzkneTlaokWqaAOmKFYWNmma6aMESJ3Nm39YXlJhy2nwKmaL3SV_QVuYzl16LINcjNDH7WNDeiRGmQa-HIYP9wKph36XQLVYvQhcwXoPdMQvCGGyrqZJpB1s6ALOpKcGeik/s320/DSC_0057.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677563846311572482" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-77990601247973666402011-11-21T15:12:00.005-06:002011-11-21T15:19:33.564-06:00homecoming 2011This year the teenager went to homecoming with a bunch of her friends. She loves high school and has a great group of fun friends. She said her first homecoming was SO.MUCH.FUN. She said the danced and laughed and had a great time and she can't wait to do it again next year! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKu1Tvlrm4MqnRm3MNiCMvIS38UPuu0CgYDgQpPXDSdHftUB0h4yhxFEbyS_rTl7UDSHpdvZHTJSDKT4p-vqYxhJf1-XKOU0_9fiE2l3vlrburAlYzJx9KBYkCCWYwj0IEghHhAqhZDg/s1600/P1010229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKu1Tvlrm4MqnRm3MNiCMvIS38UPuu0CgYDgQpPXDSdHftUB0h4yhxFEbyS_rTl7UDSHpdvZHTJSDKT4p-vqYxhJf1-XKOU0_9fiE2l3vlrburAlYzJx9KBYkCCWYwj0IEghHhAqhZDg/s320/P1010229.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677560897048326338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-ZqOg8yR0HMZ3ef-TGFyQChxnmKiXMapUOWyf7Ld-7bgIQCSyAj-U0U5uJs5COiy2AbnNqk5AaX8PmwHlTrU3-qyRdu2K9S8_alpks51muDvMQCW9WKs3vBEHsPXNK5aaMVH7Y_FDJA/s1600/P1010238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-ZqOg8yR0HMZ3ef-TGFyQChxnmKiXMapUOWyf7Ld-7bgIQCSyAj-U0U5uJs5COiy2AbnNqk5AaX8PmwHlTrU3-qyRdu2K9S8_alpks51muDvMQCW9WKs3vBEHsPXNK5aaMVH7Y_FDJA/s320/P1010238.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677560894833892658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx7hsmYn0xNGxYHkd7ZtM8vEWzY6GIkfyYnM2KvJcI-yo2x9TygUBYE0A67nqDrKxaYGD5aSd2dokbq9ml4ZaABLW7FQzY45TNXhG_R0qaN5yU4ozDJ6NA5QZZvQ-B8be8TqrFVUtdEw/s1600/P1010248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx7hsmYn0xNGxYHkd7ZtM8vEWzY6GIkfyYnM2KvJcI-yo2x9TygUBYE0A67nqDrKxaYGD5aSd2dokbq9ml4ZaABLW7FQzY45TNXhG_R0qaN5yU4ozDJ6NA5QZZvQ-B8be8TqrFVUtdEw/s320/P1010248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677560872075631010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17rc0HHjPcuthzGzWrjQgrrM_ykaAutZUURiV1uySuA1EO0QMfPpIEUTLzxWsJnPzyBFLiGxHtOCLToqxHDH0LEdEQLzjFVsglRbpjIdqurj9JUXaM9a8z88E1fwfEpucIpif43VYDbI/s1600/P1010247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17rc0HHjPcuthzGzWrjQgrrM_ykaAutZUURiV1uySuA1EO0QMfPpIEUTLzxWsJnPzyBFLiGxHtOCLToqxHDH0LEdEQLzjFVsglRbpjIdqurj9JUXaM9a8z88E1fwfEpucIpif43VYDbI/s320/P1010247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677560869819769362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM77NsDRTnJhLbf-rzN1G0y1fMj-jaZE91zq3Cjgo5I9oMIHEHLwQA5NrA-L7Y-8Lr8ds6etx1x3AmprK60eXMCaGeHJZlpNDeLwswcE-1IWpSVLJaxF9crfWX1cYr6tvhd8LVNAT11nA/s1600/P1010242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM77NsDRTnJhLbf-rzN1G0y1fMj-jaZE91zq3Cjgo5I9oMIHEHLwQA5NrA-L7Y-8Lr8ds6etx1x3AmprK60eXMCaGeHJZlpNDeLwswcE-1IWpSVLJaxF9crfWX1cYr6tvhd8LVNAT11nA/s320/P1010242.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677560929670830018" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-50999725185603262812011-11-21T14:59:00.005-06:002011-11-21T15:11:54.674-06:00little miss starts school ...Little Miss started school this year too, she goes Tuesdays and Thursdays for a few hours and she LOVES it! She did not shed one tear on her first day and barely looked back to say goodbye to me. <br /><br />She had been very anxious to start school since we used to pick up big sister there last year. She looks forward to it all week and gets a little irritated with me on the days she gets to stay home with me because she wants to go to school too!<br /><br />Smiling with teeth, haha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVgYOd-9GdoYQEJ3HbVZJ243ltzj-MoF4Yv9PIM7ORtjMdCXHwtu8LEC2e9Id5zptpillvwBrnKLP6VLkxcC5nfJONENH_7J277_87ZecxIdlF02pp0czhY-QF-5knXeoApL5YvAFa3Q/s1600/P1010215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVgYOd-9GdoYQEJ3HbVZJ243ltzj-MoF4Yv9PIM7ORtjMdCXHwtu8LEC2e9Id5zptpillvwBrnKLP6VLkxcC5nfJONENH_7J277_87ZecxIdlF02pp0czhY-QF-5knXeoApL5YvAFa3Q/s320/P1010215.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677558446952106626" /></a><br />Look at that HUGE backpack! She picked it, she wanted DORA<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg0T3_0g6r1f0ExBuC5C45vk042Jsmsexqqx8kmTDF8C-Oo0BziHb8oxZU_hxNfxaUdOviekfEc6HjH8STqxk32GETjqegGnptWhDRo5Cq-xAzVdsVqhHd4xvoLsO9DkBRqKgrUgtbPA/s1600/P1010217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg0T3_0g6r1f0ExBuC5C45vk042Jsmsexqqx8kmTDF8C-Oo0BziHb8oxZU_hxNfxaUdOviekfEc6HjH8STqxk32GETjqegGnptWhDRo5Cq-xAzVdsVqhHd4xvoLsO9DkBRqKgrUgtbPA/s320/P1010217.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677557909289152210" /></a><br />Posing with Mommy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6Q7ToLp5MRCxqaK5Q6KKjoZK7wHHKW_kJQ3XNpi4J7HnDfNR_YE6vyhHYVq_U4chJ3zX2cTm2gHdddWORif95KoTYPSlLhM2tVVI4wiq8N5-Eh3b2jRzdxzOTyqvCwor64rTiePKV3g/s1600/P1010219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6Q7ToLp5MRCxqaK5Q6KKjoZK7wHHKW_kJQ3XNpi4J7HnDfNR_YE6vyhHYVq_U4chJ3zX2cTm2gHdddWORif95KoTYPSlLhM2tVVI4wiq8N5-Eh3b2jRzdxzOTyqvCwor64rTiePKV3g/s320/P1010219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677557888761303442" /></a><br />Playing by the big tree<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzp9Q6VgYYhyhFFujCMNMFArQi0AzaVAD3NyS41nh0Y3oGiJ6DMvvi0mQPzpUmDkHhdg09oDJGZF5MuXBjZcspvTLXUH5J1F_BGLPKhbl1EX__G-h44JZJlb3RUfqU7pupQ07lgXpY8I/s1600/P1010220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzp9Q6VgYYhyhFFujCMNMFArQi0AzaVAD3NyS41nh0Y3oGiJ6DMvvi0mQPzpUmDkHhdg09oDJGZF5MuXBjZcspvTLXUH5J1F_BGLPKhbl1EX__G-h44JZJlb3RUfqU7pupQ07lgXpY8I/s320/P1010220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677557879786781266" /></a><br />Her teacher, Miss Karen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmesN2xy6MxsJ16UthyphenhyphenN8uf3QuyLbZsIaaaCbFp9DSIdF7Tfh4Pg_5gz91SaTOYqrTjmX2Hfr5PBOwx4Uui38GLOEOeJLUhJzs3P9pjWqRR88kb9svo-jrvuU1g0q0lzKWLAe-0JIrCs/s1600/P1010221.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmesN2xy6MxsJ16UthyphenhyphenN8uf3QuyLbZsIaaaCbFp9DSIdF7Tfh4Pg_5gz91SaTOYqrTjmX2Hfr5PBOwx4Uui38GLOEOeJLUhJzs3P9pjWqRR88kb9svo-jrvuU1g0q0lzKWLAe-0JIrCs/s320/P1010221.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677557870594549554" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-43765191358396958252011-11-21T14:57:00.001-06:002011-11-21T14:59:42.566-06:00catching up...I've dropped the ball (again) in keeping up with all the stuff we've had going on so standby for several updates ;)Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-65321600516496328752011-08-23T20:14:00.004-05:002011-08-23T20:32:00.009-05:00new beginnings..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SOWOc7TUhyTSIE5K8WMkv47h6VA5JLj-Ct0w3pMTSNjw0sJj-pX_TeznmpyIeYcyl0-oqWMYj7a-tnynKAdXUGiCrAZgUbEpPsi7YHH6L1cB8JJ8lpFWdp7oB9PX0ITFsy94ZfTZqc8/s1600/P1010182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SOWOc7TUhyTSIE5K8WMkv47h6VA5JLj-Ct0w3pMTSNjw0sJj-pX_TeznmpyIeYcyl0-oqWMYj7a-tnynKAdXUGiCrAZgUbEpPsi7YHH6L1cB8JJ8lpFWdp7oB9PX0ITFsy94ZfTZqc8/s320/P1010182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644228732699052866" /></a>
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<br />Monday was the first day of school for the Teen and Miss Priss. They were nervous and excited respectively and they both had a fantastic first day. I almost shed a tear when I hugged Miss Priss goodbye, but she was cool as a cucumber!
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<br />High School and Kinder in one year, and in two weeks Little Miss will start her Kids Day out two days a week! Everyone is growing up and it's happening fast! We are so blessed and grateful for our sweet, beautiful and smart girls. Here's hoping for an amazing year!
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-2303123365517058112011-06-30T09:41:00.007-05:002011-06-30T13:32:35.395-05:00beach bums...Summer vacation planning planning fell on my shoulders (as usual) and I thought it would be great to take our family to the Destin FL area - we had never been and I have many friends who have raved about the beautiful beaches and great family trips they had taken. <br /><br />We decided on Seacrest Beach which is right between Seaside and Rosemary Beach. Originally we planned to fly with our benefits, unfortunately the flights were too full for us to go that route and since we'd already booked a beach house, we just decided to drive...14 hours... with all our kids (plus some, the teenager took friends). It was a looooong drive, we cut it in half and spent the night both directions in Jackson, MS to give everyone a break. <br /><br />Overall, we had a great trip, the kids loved the beach (most of the time), we had so much fun just not doing much of anything but swimming, playing, napping and just relaxing! Perfect vacation! <br /><br />Our little beach cottage for the week..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LOQeKWoDKGf7LH38U5KwU7QbPCZpvBxpWx2A8LoLBJ84oEaATEM9oiSdRAxOGLjNTVKx838RQ9Frpaz9W1vHH025FetbFOm2a8NGZyHsfNxm-jm5S0aRhc-tO3gdIQ4BOdi5Uud88Y4/s1600/P1000968.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LOQeKWoDKGf7LH38U5KwU7QbPCZpvBxpWx2A8LoLBJ84oEaATEM9oiSdRAxOGLjNTVKx838RQ9Frpaz9W1vHH025FetbFOm2a8NGZyHsfNxm-jm5S0aRhc-tO3gdIQ4BOdi5Uud88Y4/s320/P1000968.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624045904911904786" /></a><br />Teenagers! They had so much fun..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9WUPMcbNDntEaljtkcKBNQBWO6v9840tF3fA0T_U9ElSA9yplejsmFsgmc146q23AxWAxndu76BdBujyh8klk5iX8vIQ4GTPXDY1tQWDACzX9EZhGIzlQnA-TJBkwxjB9ODaOe9GeH0/s1600/P1000951.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9WUPMcbNDntEaljtkcKBNQBWO6v9840tF3fA0T_U9ElSA9yplejsmFsgmc146q23AxWAxndu76BdBujyh8klk5iX8vIQ4GTPXDY1tQWDACzX9EZhGIzlQnA-TJBkwxjB9ODaOe9GeH0/s320/P1000951.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624045913470502466" /></a><br />Little girls playing in the sand..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb8MGUFSArl2liaOuXVD_1_f_PaG8nsrsPsWt6Ft5qoeaaEE0QW1-AgmRGCgZGSKgPUiK8BiEIzJm42oJmEgM-b-JoDjjgLr7GnPMRkh6aIf9C0S80KY3K6x7YTNvql0t8MjxF5eqZBY/s1600/P1000903.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb8MGUFSArl2liaOuXVD_1_f_PaG8nsrsPsWt6Ft5qoeaaEE0QW1-AgmRGCgZGSKgPUiK8BiEIzJm42oJmEgM-b-JoDjjgLr7GnPMRkh6aIf9C0S80KY3K6x7YTNvql0t8MjxF5eqZBY/s320/P1000903.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624045921233193970" /></a><br />Jason's only quiet time that day..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-cVEl_V1UawM6OJr4KfPCm5ReOlW6Nh0LEkLxgcHzAwi7BuqrzdJpcjbz4HKHDCEhAdw_C-WwZyjshh26OOzxS0b26JfVIb3e3Lj4CvYz4FgDkMKdVTRsckit_Cm3CaoEs8qugmaVuM/s1600/P1000954.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-cVEl_V1UawM6OJr4KfPCm5ReOlW6Nh0LEkLxgcHzAwi7BuqrzdJpcjbz4HKHDCEhAdw_C-WwZyjshh26OOzxS0b26JfVIb3e3Lj4CvYz4FgDkMKdVTRsckit_Cm3CaoEs8qugmaVuM/s320/P1000954.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624047355431589122" /></a><br />Look, I was there too! We went shopping one day in the cute little town of Rosemary Beach just down the road..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Vkuyd69mHVgzW5183hFlgyLsNumvBuRROaGZ6hEjn8PgesUuEVbhG5R2ZVYIPj7nl4DhG9EUGiLG0DWDm-jI1q5sKsRUW2dCp3Wey2LR81KveescYPvy3wI7rbFnXd5OWdwAkMiJwzY/s1600/P1000932.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Vkuyd69mHVgzW5183hFlgyLsNumvBuRROaGZ6hEjn8PgesUuEVbhG5R2ZVYIPj7nl4DhG9EUGiLG0DWDm-jI1q5sKsRUW2dCp3Wey2LR81KveescYPvy3wI7rbFnXd5OWdwAkMiJwzY/s320/P1000932.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624045918057013058" /></a><br />Beautiful sunset..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_qryNBkvo8jJ0uMsyWVN_9lMU-UxAv7V_u_NfyDmTER-crvdyqWCl0d0q5xX8xxOtLb09_GNMOUAxu__t2DDjBvpOtV4IrvssqOPxqK-pbaOuDvFqbHmR6za4FGxTMDNpic-wpiBxLY/s1600/P1000966.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_qryNBkvo8jJ0uMsyWVN_9lMU-UxAv7V_u_NfyDmTER-crvdyqWCl0d0q5xX8xxOtLb09_GNMOUAxu__t2DDjBvpOtV4IrvssqOPxqK-pbaOuDvFqbHmR6za4FGxTMDNpic-wpiBxLY/s320/P1000966.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624045909224257842" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-28198370540182853842011-06-23T16:07:00.003-05:002011-06-23T16:22:28.533-05:00end of middle schoolSo the teenager is officially moving on to high school! We've got some exciting years ahead of us, but we will look back fondly on her years in middle school. The only thing she said she is going to miss about middle school is Ms. Springer - the most amazing, fantastic and loving Principal you will ever meet. When do you ever hear a kid saying they're going to miss their principal more than anything else?? That's how awesome she is! <br /><br />Friends forever! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD9u9_BgnKxJaMxYcjvSHF0tOEO_Xw3l2_6BS0dnPdhNxMKWDmgeN1DFa3UGPM1InWLqFeTcBzXRMW1tnx9YtRjrcDhKk42KWEavxPqlH1P6YBR2nyZAcBXwthoEIbdoq1O2Br1Z4WYk/s1600/P1000881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD9u9_BgnKxJaMxYcjvSHF0tOEO_Xw3l2_6BS0dnPdhNxMKWDmgeN1DFa3UGPM1InWLqFeTcBzXRMW1tnx9YtRjrcDhKk42KWEavxPqlH1P6YBR2nyZAcBXwthoEIbdoq1O2Br1Z4WYk/s320/P1000881.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621527670076602354" /></a><br />Final 8th Grade Walk of the Halls..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHLCkF9J4r7_yXWw0vdx2v1PXalV0iLgDccv7d2DQhzuwPRBK0u6VlszKdeBfmqXzPd6g6MV9j3bzd7zTj5yEpf_tRJjk8F8sFbCHyEBFUqFC-JtNvizuRIjgdDbC5LZqKyJC-k_d-zY/s1600/P1000886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHLCkF9J4r7_yXWw0vdx2v1PXalV0iLgDccv7d2DQhzuwPRBK0u6VlszKdeBfmqXzPd6g6MV9j3bzd7zTj5yEpf_tRJjk8F8sFbCHyEBFUqFC-JtNvizuRIjgdDbC5LZqKyJC-k_d-zY/s320/P1000886.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621527664619699186" /></a><br />Best Buds!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIr6f_X5v323vT1X4vrTT0QcqfbSbDoji_EXHMg7xoRDKHG9jwPgDPTLY8ehTm_GXLWp7hmv6bf_FI_60iIeAWAUEjn9e9qc_5pTNwgssOt2Bat9qdZr8ZL3A_SukIC61XfEtd3ikPdQ/s1600/P1000888.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIr6f_X5v323vT1X4vrTT0QcqfbSbDoji_EXHMg7xoRDKHG9jwPgDPTLY8ehTm_GXLWp7hmv6bf_FI_60iIeAWAUEjn9e9qc_5pTNwgssOt2Bat9qdZr8ZL3A_SukIC61XfEtd3ikPdQ/s320/P1000888.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621527661776441218" /></a><br />Ms Springer! We'll all miss her..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AlKvq54RZM3OR20PNGTiVtuT5lG0Kt1yGP278kk1zwkczdVoxJSyLLJBFz5QKqFszNEKqQwnlLREfvl-YylkSoALecm_-hI3zmDm57Nx828YjZ4y3H8Wkk39Wz8tzvcfdPjmVqjuC2s/s1600/P1000872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AlKvq54RZM3OR20PNGTiVtuT5lG0Kt1yGP278kk1zwkczdVoxJSyLLJBFz5QKqFszNEKqQwnlLREfvl-YylkSoALecm_-hI3zmDm57Nx828YjZ4y3H8Wkk39Wz8tzvcfdPjmVqjuC2s/s320/P1000872.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621527657499458882" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-40085197519473735822011-05-30T13:06:00.009-05:002011-05-30T13:50:29.806-05:00spring break...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhSOgb4jcM-YzE9OMw6CM_G2mlC8mheb7IrSGaTCn0gtK1ARJmajyNADT0hOVP6L0WqoH9MxSWP4xwiUP5MEdAdR8yu8hcTkqAMvmV1Vb1pSo_oUms6jxiRQ28XMeru5Hv8_PX_7Nxfw/s1600/P1000561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhSOgb4jcM-YzE9OMw6CM_G2mlC8mheb7IrSGaTCn0gtK1ARJmajyNADT0hOVP6L0WqoH9MxSWP4xwiUP5MEdAdR8yu8hcTkqAMvmV1Vb1pSo_oUms6jxiRQ28XMeru5Hv8_PX_7Nxfw/s320/P1000561.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612581838731739202" /></a><br />I know this post is MONTHS late, but I wanted to make sure to do a quick post about our little road trip in March to Broken Bow, OK near Beavers Bend State Park. <br /><br />We rented a cute little cabin and stayed for two nights. We visited the beautiful State Park, went for a nature hike, had a picnic, fished, played on the playground, thew rocks in the lake, spent some time 'swimming' in the hot tub, had a bbq, and made smores! All three of the girls had so much fun, and J and I did too. <br /><br />It was a quick, fun trip. It was so pretty and we really had a great time together.<br /><br />On the road..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtwN_T1JHTwiWkVe8o4es9y5hW7cewo9jZqcPFv88GzvKj2RSadiFSPJl_B5fLeaW7u47gG_xxwjJolrOPTp2Y5MtnxnszAjU21UEpK-YYOrLPCzX0k1e5ZousjWDDEMwjkkwkQznOm8/s1600/P1000490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtwN_T1JHTwiWkVe8o4es9y5hW7cewo9jZqcPFv88GzvKj2RSadiFSPJl_B5fLeaW7u47gG_xxwjJolrOPTp2Y5MtnxnszAjU21UEpK-YYOrLPCzX0k1e5ZousjWDDEMwjkkwkQznOm8/s320/P1000490.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612577062566097890" /></a><br />Cute but tiny on the inside of the cabin, J 'napping' with Little Miss..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S4l3Ruyv7eZFwNDkbyypPLHq6Ye2Guh57TyikKYwTACWjCG38mREpt82SUvKXOrx3DfHYBbKrhq7uDr0GMyznkJBIu-IaujDXxZbSF-iI8rR7Yln8GIIwggTKu_nkGhapHKzVCM2HbU/s1600/P1000498.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S4l3Ruyv7eZFwNDkbyypPLHq6Ye2Guh57TyikKYwTACWjCG38mREpt82SUvKXOrx3DfHYBbKrhq7uDr0GMyznkJBIu-IaujDXxZbSF-iI8rR7Yln8GIIwggTKu_nkGhapHKzVCM2HbU/s320/P1000498.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612577570169991730" /></a><br />Making a campfire..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GaDB0MJh53A6nsoqqAJTenh0dXqqLHncSD-3AkuRhU4JdSTAv1W8f3YrEqJ1sI6HlG_UR5HToepRHX8ONLF0YmsfBgaxqqVy8MiwyvzHmNzVIdrhVvJ86ZK7r5C78hZZdAmwlcY0hVU/s1600/P1000517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GaDB0MJh53A6nsoqqAJTenh0dXqqLHncSD-3AkuRhU4JdSTAv1W8f3YrEqJ1sI6HlG_UR5HToepRHX8ONLF0YmsfBgaxqqVy8MiwyvzHmNzVIdrhVvJ86ZK7r5C78hZZdAmwlcY0hVU/s320/P1000517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612577584638392002" /></a><br />Swimming in the hot tub..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0S9wo9s4p8URjchpSVxtLn6R51BbjGxI2ZzVajMU0Rvq1wm6SWbObgvQs0A3-vDpPrONhfsI1Ur6teW2J4t99GYgZgsCkG5N_tZ5IMSPzJNx63b2lQdzyVg2pqqhaE96HOAWDfzhSxDc/s1600/P1000508.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0S9wo9s4p8URjchpSVxtLn6R51BbjGxI2ZzVajMU0Rvq1wm6SWbObgvQs0A3-vDpPrONhfsI1Ur6teW2J4t99GYgZgsCkG5N_tZ5IMSPzJNx63b2lQdzyVg2pqqhaE96HOAWDfzhSxDc/s320/P1000508.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612577581559068354" /></a><br />SMORES!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1TwCHVbMnzJ1EjquUyz6_C3DJ1c6oEKouIr-8ruUQZS6XTCroWNWV7xSiA5fiZ1VN7riNvhTEsd9aOfPu6qKUQwqHYSn8d4cFAYCrFPonDX07hgS_ZIxUFDiOoXcTyT_V14NFAwa7SQ/s1600/P1000544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1TwCHVbMnzJ1EjquUyz6_C3DJ1c6oEKouIr-8ruUQZS6XTCroWNWV7xSiA5fiZ1VN7riNvhTEsd9aOfPu6qKUQwqHYSn8d4cFAYCrFPonDX07hgS_ZIxUFDiOoXcTyT_V14NFAwa7SQ/s320/P1000544.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612576773317883234" /></a><br />Little Miss just wanted graham crackers, and jumbo marshmellows too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl69gTjVG4Mr1PvUhG-L4JRylwpJg8TJHw_AGRROhTnOGBGHswLZH2IqZDpQxrdvZyERC65I5oK6iEZJ2Xnjtt3JZpVQeEtZqYBAdaTJI0p32XnCUQz1S8VRM-URk8G7T-yZS1gCu3nvk/s1600/P1000547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl69gTjVG4Mr1PvUhG-L4JRylwpJg8TJHw_AGRROhTnOGBGHswLZH2IqZDpQxrdvZyERC65I5oK6iEZJ2Xnjtt3JZpVQeEtZqYBAdaTJI0p32XnCUQz1S8VRM-URk8G7T-yZS1gCu3nvk/s320/P1000547.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612576764691252450" /></a><br />Playground at Beaver's Bend State Park..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItKrPVkXeWNVFHdn8sCamZzRp2cSi4TFbp0qNrCr9rSRfxBCMdClZUuVZGJ-IJyU8sduXwKM5kUXZQCdZ0C5tS6FWbj4HcGpwGkrBU7LFmpBOsirjEZqmEWxD9GDE0I6HNFVWaZONTAo/s1600/P1000552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItKrPVkXeWNVFHdn8sCamZzRp2cSi4TFbp0qNrCr9rSRfxBCMdClZUuVZGJ-IJyU8sduXwKM5kUXZQCdZ0C5tS6FWbj4HcGpwGkrBU7LFmpBOsirjEZqmEWxD9GDE0I6HNFVWaZONTAo/s320/P1000552.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612576761611687506" /></a><br />Family before the hike - all smiles!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGtAWxzgZrUx0GXM8lCg6uN0E_no5kFllSPykcea3P4Zd_3ZTtmTgQ3aKBa8QwE6lJ2Z_5jziAagAVZ_9a9zCFZhagD-s4VGtr1dg3nMbJLeYyIjgZ_2N7Gr8-CirOZ7sLMe_vH0KQQ0/s1600/P1000569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGtAWxzgZrUx0GXM8lCg6uN0E_no5kFllSPykcea3P4Zd_3ZTtmTgQ3aKBa8QwE6lJ2Z_5jziAagAVZ_9a9zCFZhagD-s4VGtr1dg3nMbJLeYyIjgZ_2N7Gr8-CirOZ7sLMe_vH0KQQ0/s320/P1000569.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612576753511008770" /></a><br />Are we almost done, i'm tiiiiiiiiiired....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDClWtQI_aB9F4a-buXWMyA3UYz4rbMbFp5bOUrZPDiGNQFpxS0acvMn9b5AtzNVgbM8VXkBE9-K-L5rJOwOTnlO1hA9E7IrRtZj4C7XkjlvEsA0mlmmpzlZ5F3YhMGz0MtdXdmvDxdU/s1600/P1000594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDClWtQI_aB9F4a-buXWMyA3UYz4rbMbFp5bOUrZPDiGNQFpxS0acvMn9b5AtzNVgbM8VXkBE9-K-L5rJOwOTnlO1hA9E7IrRtZj4C7XkjlvEsA0mlmmpzlZ5F3YhMGz0MtdXdmvDxdU/s320/P1000594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612575542988726594" /></a><br />...and sleeeeeepy...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh27TG95gkyEConh3TeacuWnlfGmzLSUGiMi1s-zTPlcRrnSYCmUT3qR_xTOwTR12xLW1wms2kQ9P_4gLlsPgYhIb-chJ23gcBQuQjmzR11dYSVU49qh7Up99V0hZaQlxhmlxU_lBCsk/s1600/P1000595.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh27TG95gkyEConh3TeacuWnlfGmzLSUGiMi1s-zTPlcRrnSYCmUT3qR_xTOwTR12xLW1wms2kQ9P_4gLlsPgYhIb-chJ23gcBQuQjmzR11dYSVU49qh7Up99V0hZaQlxhmlxU_lBCsk/s320/P1000595.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612575540066864002" /></a><br />Fishing! Miss Priss is starting to show signs of boredom from all this waiting around for bites business. She thinks there's not enough action involved in fishing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs4lB1EvLduOmW19dSkEI_kJMzT4NpqTEhrGJvn234-TPFxFHvUj8U2NaL8ZyeVZTih71nrGjx0-z6S3Cfq0OnqdtQLDLN0Ub_VPUYJKHJg1j1YPsj7eXv3fhyphenhyphenYDyUCHJ_c8uPes9-Zg/s1600/P1000604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHs4lB1EvLduOmW19dSkEI_kJMzT4NpqTEhrGJvn234-TPFxFHvUj8U2NaL8ZyeVZTih71nrGjx0-z6S3Cfq0OnqdtQLDLN0Ub_VPUYJKHJg1j1YPsj7eXv3fhyphenhyphenYDyUCHJ_c8uPes9-Zg/s320/P1000604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612575532463540226" /></a><br />Mini train ride around the park..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKouaOj3zPg2Y3WQqoP7JGRBwVu-JQuViFmBBSVGa6kq-QJFMtnwQTepBrkPoVVbCNYsNRiJjgW4DStZJG3m-oLK1UeHZu614dvSx-qSVDEIg9KwhecU3AmfMpVjpmAJVkwrKjgldBW1w/s1600/P1000606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKouaOj3zPg2Y3WQqoP7JGRBwVu-JQuViFmBBSVGa6kq-QJFMtnwQTepBrkPoVVbCNYsNRiJjgW4DStZJG3m-oLK1UeHZu614dvSx-qSVDEIg9KwhecU3AmfMpVjpmAJVkwrKjgldBW1w/s320/P1000606.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612575528195499090" /></a><br />Only picture I was in all weekend, proof I actually went on the trip too :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiscNzXGC7a4KJKVvrqTnS5qrRc3c72p1orcpWNdMOOASi9tJNao_UesR-ZwEJEnj-uSwm4zNMQ6OIfeInstGz7PPZdaqRqUn4ZMsykMn46uOIapqUMP7oVVtkuvjS8LiejLxwezIU-a8/s1600/P1000607.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiscNzXGC7a4KJKVvrqTnS5qrRc3c72p1orcpWNdMOOASi9tJNao_UesR-ZwEJEnj-uSwm4zNMQ6OIfeInstGz7PPZdaqRqUn4ZMsykMn46uOIapqUMP7oVVtkuvjS8LiejLxwezIU-a8/s320/P1000607.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612575521987503746" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-81648234766950468362011-05-29T22:10:00.004-05:002011-05-29T22:22:49.052-05:00graduation..Miss Priss graduated from Pre-K last week. She was SO sweet! She's officially ready for Kindergarten, I can't believe it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulKS5hZnNVgnFZGqrSK7YYNY5c1t0LQCxsxlsjA6sZSauJAzb2-xWvVHI-hZ5yQ8DmO2Bk2C1EZckQtU25r9KLq9X4at5AinGG_6pSz2S5JRDdpD-QyVafXqegdx8W3dO0I8zw_twCow/s1600/P1000817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulKS5hZnNVgnFZGqrSK7YYNY5c1t0LQCxsxlsjA6sZSauJAzb2-xWvVHI-hZ5yQ8DmO2Bk2C1EZckQtU25r9KLq9X4at5AinGG_6pSz2S5JRDdpD-QyVafXqegdx8W3dO0I8zw_twCow/s320/P1000817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612342927357239202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5E4jdsOs49eC5YavqoNM_79vw-rHAe2J3Q3kl8g6zuLfwHU0TWtoy5Va-WalETVftbSTjc7se2m2kQ3lURGFUZBre8EWKTtlM36WBv3NBaIopg8Ewj8cxN_KqHGl2DxgVJK7ql7suOM/s1600/P1000827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5E4jdsOs49eC5YavqoNM_79vw-rHAe2J3Q3kl8g6zuLfwHU0TWtoy5Va-WalETVftbSTjc7se2m2kQ3lURGFUZBre8EWKTtlM36WBv3NBaIopg8Ewj8cxN_KqHGl2DxgVJK7ql7suOM/s320/P1000827.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612342933540970146" /></a><br />She said when she grows up she wants to be a teacher :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIReihANORvz45-Hnu39VK0Ir-XVoR2BjfoozQChLMwumV0b_aSLdrx652lrBdkziXG6BcfY8WQPqdCq7AudgQV3Y6eOWbk8KSQuOK2BloJroJFoDXaWlT9T00cie8zeNBdJP0uybTmZA/s1600/P1000828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIReihANORvz45-Hnu39VK0Ir-XVoR2BjfoozQChLMwumV0b_aSLdrx652lrBdkziXG6BcfY8WQPqdCq7AudgQV3Y6eOWbk8KSQuOK2BloJroJFoDXaWlT9T00cie8zeNBdJP0uybTmZA/s320/P1000828.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612342934048563570" /></a><br />Miss Priss with Ms. Lynette her teacher<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk99KqXHM8Gg_mklXgjM0xL1u5J8plA4eN7mFQCzZTrgJTuIXu0virb5hFw8yY4gQCYvN6YleffwYGefyv2Ga4CvVrG3nAi_fjfbKYVbPv9MeHL9OGkGKPXKEx3cmQPZI7DFrmbTq_NM/s1600/P1000834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk99KqXHM8Gg_mklXgjM0xL1u5J8plA4eN7mFQCzZTrgJTuIXu0virb5hFw8yY4gQCYvN6YleffwYGefyv2Ga4CvVrG3nAi_fjfbKYVbPv9MeHL9OGkGKPXKEx3cmQPZI7DFrmbTq_NM/s320/P1000834.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612342938881890114" /></a><br />Best Buds<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OwEeF0XtZr0r_XfuceCKudVBHtEGyQmmqZIgMYmdRqUy0-A6Ei5AYDrlfEEXs_EJkQwZoKjmKGoqrgF9YxNJeksSRtn3IwEPJGtj0nKRRlRdLpA45AeC3bCJjUCR8QGq6hIhe-AFUTw/s1600/P1000835.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OwEeF0XtZr0r_XfuceCKudVBHtEGyQmmqZIgMYmdRqUy0-A6Ei5AYDrlfEEXs_EJkQwZoKjmKGoqrgF9YxNJeksSRtn3IwEPJGtj0nKRRlRdLpA45AeC3bCJjUCR8QGq6hIhe-AFUTw/s320/P1000835.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612342942290970914" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-83435153417009781092011-05-10T21:06:00.007-05:002011-05-10T21:38:42.723-05:00five ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oUVu8PEn_p8v31Ekq-GiiQpsOvUoAlLNxTatgJQwvaOCyWZ6zytdRGkVGkrZ2jnIrmj9aSYTIdwHUUOWiiSfiRP05oM3ny6UlT7zAaPIwBJDFgRTq53ev6R-MNNuRWUgHAdUhy6p3d0/s1600/0052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oUVu8PEn_p8v31Ekq-GiiQpsOvUoAlLNxTatgJQwvaOCyWZ6zytdRGkVGkrZ2jnIrmj9aSYTIdwHUUOWiiSfiRP05oM3ny6UlT7zAaPIwBJDFgRTq53ev6R-MNNuRWUgHAdUhy6p3d0/s320/0052.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605280871357752210" /></a><br />happy happy birthday sweet baby girl. I CAN.NOT.BELIEVE that you are FIVE years old!!!! holy cow, it seems like just yesterday you were born and now you are going to be starting kindergarten !!<br /><br />you are amazing, so so smart, so sassy. you are a girly girl through and through. you LOVE dresses and sparkles, you love being crafty and creative. you always want to help in the kitchen but you also love working on projects and getting dirty in the garage with daddy.<br /><br />today you woke up with a fever and had to stay home from school, but I didn't mind because I really enjoyed the extra cuddle time, I know before long you won't want to cuddle with me and work on puzzles and paint suncatchers, but today you did, and for that I am grateful. I love you baby girl.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_LMhrjXGNBJcG8YANEbccTbdbsHW71ndN0_nxi6dhjgDpbG1QYLcm4OpBI1QoFWkQMyOQ9psBvls4GM5JQjQ1Jlix1pB9EjLaMkz0MVWV2szMlduEYQPwffzmruRksFnhAMT9lT1Pj4/s1600/P1000438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_LMhrjXGNBJcG8YANEbccTbdbsHW71ndN0_nxi6dhjgDpbG1QYLcm4OpBI1QoFWkQMyOQ9psBvls4GM5JQjQ1Jlix1pB9EjLaMkz0MVWV2szMlduEYQPwffzmruRksFnhAMT9lT1Pj4/s320/P1000438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605282008309125938" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-16505752543531240222011-04-16T21:02:00.007-05:002011-04-16T21:37:16.932-05:00indian princesses ..J and Miss Priss joined the Indian Princesses program this year (actually it is called the Adventure Guides, but that sounds lame and apparently everyone who participates in the program still refer to it as Indian Princesses). They have been having so much fun at some of their recent events.<br /><br />They participated in Derby Days and created a wooden race car together. At the big race Miss Priss won 2nd place! Her purple polka dotty car beat some fancy schmancy cars and she won a trophy, a medal and a patch. She was SO proud!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yEDMQnc75FmZaaFXx1A5nQ4Xj8jXasGDXLhFdLomU3DbxKlXfen9r4sIxyeNuFnkNHBsprsTi47Li3ZElxviilOiVAGrkNe5VNUwj2aouX6HHc4iUsZi-XFrWlRNO8F0GrhF3eoBQaY/s1600/P1000381.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yEDMQnc75FmZaaFXx1A5nQ4Xj8jXasGDXLhFdLomU3DbxKlXfen9r4sIxyeNuFnkNHBsprsTi47Li3ZElxviilOiVAGrkNe5VNUwj2aouX6HHc4iUsZi-XFrWlRNO8F0GrhF3eoBQaY/s320/P1000381.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596368741794550914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHvkrzOGvvkSk1keZHwVSWc1gln3S2wI3do5-ec4W8VqNAhkwizte4obhQs0VKWWgPZzbVskdJQ8QoAlY9aF4XjnY66i4tzgf15iiHjaGtTjRQG4lMPnMm93904frgDwJB1TBt3UGMg0/s1600/P1000380.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHvkrzOGvvkSk1keZHwVSWc1gln3S2wI3do5-ec4W8VqNAhkwizte4obhQs0VKWWgPZzbVskdJQ8QoAlY9aF4XjnY66i4tzgf15iiHjaGtTjRQG4lMPnMm93904frgDwJB1TBt3UGMg0/s320/P1000380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596368737952734866" /></a><br /><br />A couple of weeks ago, they attended the Spring campout at Collin County Adventure Camp. They both had such a great time, they got to shoot bow and arrows, beebee guns, they went on nature walks, made smores, went to a bonfire and she earned two feathers - one for being a new camper and one for bravery when she saw a small snake on her nature hike (EEEEEEK!!!)<br /><br />J can't wait until the next one, he said it was so fun spending good, uninterrupted, quality time with Miss Priss and I know she felt exactly the same :) As I was packing up her things for the campout, I told her I was going to miss her and maybe Little Miss and I could come to the campout too. She promptly informed me that Indian Princesses was NOT for mommies or babies, and I needed to stay home and take care of Little Miss, and that she and daddy would be back soon. sweet sweet girl..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfbjMkU3sIj_3K0Gb8_-Q65b2jel_n725mbEH2Pvlvl_5ZDpCXrKkDj63QUsTCSImvcgFRSYKlcR-ZczePkAItr8cveMiNwQ67qJPM81I92DVpeeuqDowr82-9RWrn4DkxToVMU3QlNA/s1600/P1000672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfbjMkU3sIj_3K0Gb8_-Q65b2jel_n725mbEH2Pvlvl_5ZDpCXrKkDj63QUsTCSImvcgFRSYKlcR-ZczePkAItr8cveMiNwQ67qJPM81I92DVpeeuqDowr82-9RWrn4DkxToVMU3QlNA/s320/P1000672.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596370705464189378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaMOFpszytmwOxjf7F4M7RQKRKRsOeyW_WXtZD5oO3LpJ1Zqd1QFuCPvxTy9m0qvSNan7JkvyO44_DPdHYQ3CDyPY9u5TRozlLn6F_GDXtC_Fk67wGJwsFpiN-cLc0B0utut2anipyLE/s1600/P1000667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaMOFpszytmwOxjf7F4M7RQKRKRsOeyW_WXtZD5oO3LpJ1Zqd1QFuCPvxTy9m0qvSNan7JkvyO44_DPdHYQ3CDyPY9u5TRozlLn6F_GDXtC_Fk67wGJwsFpiN-cLc0B0utut2anipyLE/s320/P1000667.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596370701786419554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLNoGAJMxO3dlq951axhDLuXe7y8ETqcnOCtTDq7eMEUiA8bF-JJOcS7RM4MDbi5IVJLEFZFJ6NSEmOGJFDC9f88KhCYuA0ouhaeu1SGeByOJQKBkOIcZWl_Q1MsJd06bTEP8IensOEU/s1600/P1000656.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLNoGAJMxO3dlq951axhDLuXe7y8ETqcnOCtTDq7eMEUiA8bF-JJOcS7RM4MDbi5IVJLEFZFJ6NSEmOGJFDC9f88KhCYuA0ouhaeu1SGeByOJQKBkOIcZWl_Q1MsJd06bTEP8IensOEU/s320/P1000656.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596370697872198626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iWDKK-9lKWS3ThyVtqQZeJhuQ5rZj_TT705lqyrAQ_lSXomtXdfr4KA60FH5h3LUxM9pCS7bSQtrEiE3aKC7mqhDUZxgj5eFsROrUg-FnqZYeGKYzjWwhr9HQRBUiRZCYHStD7kY43g/s1600/P1000652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iWDKK-9lKWS3ThyVtqQZeJhuQ5rZj_TT705lqyrAQ_lSXomtXdfr4KA60FH5h3LUxM9pCS7bSQtrEiE3aKC7mqhDUZxgj5eFsROrUg-FnqZYeGKYzjWwhr9HQRBUiRZCYHStD7kY43g/s320/P1000652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596370706409692594" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-86738033136284730552011-03-30T20:59:00.004-05:002011-04-16T21:36:45.015-05:00the tooth fairy is comin' !!major milestone at our house today! miss priss lost her first tooth - she was so excited when it started wiggling, she spent some quality time jiggling it back and forth, helping it along. today she asked me if I would wiggle it a little and once I had my fingers on it, I could tell it was barely hanging on. I gave it a little tug and it was out, she didn't even know until I showed it to her laying in my hand. <br /><br />she is SO excited that the tooth fairy is coming tonite!! can't believe how big she is getting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtLgyHUEQMMbwyy3lAVIPQmoIc6ldnhaTJ3_-Rt5hCPu4OXMpRNZwzZi2oD10RpQ3N-uov-UCR7zcJGOWhNUmgc2zj-e78A62zDSqKwCNz3ZKE0UJh2jVRAInv2oLAqvbNuJ-zBzT63o/s1600/P1000684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtLgyHUEQMMbwyy3lAVIPQmoIc6ldnhaTJ3_-Rt5hCPu4OXMpRNZwzZi2oD10RpQ3N-uov-UCR7zcJGOWhNUmgc2zj-e78A62zDSqKwCNz3ZKE0UJh2jVRAInv2oLAqvbNuJ-zBzT63o/s320/P1000684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590058938553449410" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-60626227282513981442011-03-26T13:05:00.004-05:002011-03-26T13:20:01.690-05:00happy birthday sweet little miss...sweet angel baby, i can't believe it has been two years! some days it really feels like it is just flying by, and some days (I mean, i'm just gonna be honest) it really doesn't! <br /><br />you are beautiful, playful, cuddly, sweet, loving, silly, sneaky, mischievous, high maintenance, dramatic, picky... and I couldn't imagine our family without you!<br /><br />you love to watch Dora, and sing and dance. you are the worlds pickiest eater, but your favorites are CHEESE (who can blame you), berries, goldfish, tortillas, frozen peas (weird, but whatever it takes). you adore your sisters. you are a great nighttime sleeper, love playing with playdough and crayons - maybe you're going to be an artist!<br /><br />thank you for all of your daily hugs and kisses, even when I think I might pull my hair out, you still can make me melt with that little snaggletooth smile :)<br /><br />love you, sweet girl..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xJlVseG_JQ3pMfu4LZxWEDq327QY3OYsNlzDVvoY7XXywD58nDUh_5oIJQQwEKFFYzomH-PyjFD22OcIxW5sleNlQdnUYlCB-qkrRhNi9YRlsFw88hcf1ni7VAITJD-wTFZjAZayR8Q/s1600/CDB_0239+cl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xJlVseG_JQ3pMfu4LZxWEDq327QY3OYsNlzDVvoY7XXywD58nDUh_5oIJQQwEKFFYzomH-PyjFD22OcIxW5sleNlQdnUYlCB-qkrRhNi9YRlsFw88hcf1ni7VAITJD-wTFZjAZayR8Q/s320/CDB_0239+cl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588454827330280242" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-76622447390403170012011-02-09T15:04:00.003-06:002011-02-09T15:20:40.049-06:00don't forget the 'un-romantic' valentine's date...I know I haven't blogged in... forever. But I was scrolling back and remembered that this time last year we had our first <a href="http://ourlivesinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2010/02/un-romantic-valentines-day.html">'Un-Romantic' Valentine's Date</a> - we painted pottery, and J learned how to make a clay pot on a wheel - verrry Patrick Swayze ;)<br /><br />Anyway - just revisited the blog, <a href="http://www.prudentbaby.com/2011/01/un-romantic-valentines-day-is-back.html">Prudent Baby</a>, that game me the original inspiration, and she just posted about some of the things they have done on their dates, plus there are lots of great ideas in the comments also.<br /><br />This year, we have childcare (woohoo) and we might swing by Rahr Brewery early in the day - J loves it there. Then we're having sushi (free gift card - thanks Mom), and I think visiting DFW Gun Range for some Dirty Harry practice - I actually think it will be fun! Other great ideas that were suggested, <a href="http://www.whirlyball.com/home/index.php">whirleyball</a>, or <a href="http://topgolf.com/Locations/US/Dallas/Default.aspx">TopGolf</a> (yuck) but he would have a ball! and in the words of 'Prudent Baby' .. '<span style="font-style:italic;">The whole point of the day is to plan something you would not ordinarily want to do, something ridiculously manly and out of your comfort zone. Then smile the whole time and act like you love it.</span>'<br /><br />It should be a memorable date :)<br />Happy V-day!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-11552076795130459822010-08-25T19:02:00.004-05:002010-08-25T19:34:00.546-05:00mission..This year the Preteen has gotten involved with her middle school youth group at church. She had an amazing opportunity to go on a mission trip this summer with the group. They went to New Orleans for 6 days and then wrapped up that week with a few days in Gulf Shores, Alabama for beach camp. <br /><br />They spent a lot time in the lower ninth ward cleaning up debris, garbage, tearing out, hauling off and just working hard in an area that, still after all this time, is in such bad shape and needs help. These kids had a chance to meet the people in the neighborhood, hear their stories, and serve them by getting their hands dirty and doing the work that needed to get done.<br /><br />In the afternoons, the group would go to the projects and play with the children there. She said that as soon as they'd show up in the park, all the little ones would start trickling out to play with them - she said it was her favorite part of the whole trip. <br /><br />It was a great experience for her, she learned a lot, she met a bunch of people and made tons of friends. She was touched by what she saw and learned there, I can tell by hearing her talk about it. She grew up just a little bit more. She wants to go back next year, says she can't wait..amazing! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnqX1553TkJ1X1ZKiHF4I9K7U-VwBMiR1j8Vaz4gPOZqE6faA88VKL9BIe0__rQMEQ1_7r4IOKG_vYzj666L2WGbZbmmgYYNItVHlN5zzAoBvxLHc3-pqUseiMaX2jqhLwFvgKdkY1Kk/s1600/Mission+7_14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnqX1553TkJ1X1ZKiHF4I9K7U-VwBMiR1j8Vaz4gPOZqE6faA88VKL9BIe0__rQMEQ1_7r4IOKG_vYzj666L2WGbZbmmgYYNItVHlN5zzAoBvxLHc3-pqUseiMaX2jqhLwFvgKdkY1Kk/s320/Mission+7_14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509509206753420418" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-40978754532996594822010-08-24T14:06:00.005-05:002010-08-25T14:46:24.407-05:00first day of school, last year in middle school..In preparation for the first day of school, I sent the preteen to bed early on Sunday, had her set her alarm, made her breakfast Monday morning, offered to make her lunch (she declined, she wanted to buy on the first day), I offered some fashion advice (it was warranted**) drove her to school FULL of excitement..... what am I forgetting, what am I forgetting???? Oh yeah,<br /> <br />I FORGOT THE PICTURE!!!!! <br /><br />First day of 8th grade and I got no picture! WORST.MOM.EVER!!!! Sigh...<br /><br />So when she got home, I made her put her outfit back on. She had just gotten out of volleyball practice, nice and sweaty - cute hairdo in a ponytail, but she looked cute anyway. She had a great first day, is excited about her last year in middle school!<br /><br />**update : I just want to say for the record, I did not offer fashion advice when putting this outfit together, I give her FULL credit for that. I persuaded her (gently) from wearing the hideous, nonmatching, totally goofy shoes she had on when she first came downstairs. Oh, if I only had a picture of that!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lxnoxut_nWmsXIoI7FTipFz1UH88y04onuTZooF0RHJmQt62nxyJNB0uBcv6a7CPqZDMRDiFAPO74XlMGISzbZHYfKA31eTmgKgtCVqrVA6pooZyXNpE_qz7EYFVbxIJzYHyK16IDHE/s1600/IMG_3312.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lxnoxut_nWmsXIoI7FTipFz1UH88y04onuTZooF0RHJmQt62nxyJNB0uBcv6a7CPqZDMRDiFAPO74XlMGISzbZHYfKA31eTmgKgtCVqrVA6pooZyXNpE_qz7EYFVbxIJzYHyK16IDHE/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509056795956726626" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-68953778569420314292010-08-20T20:05:00.007-05:002010-08-20T21:30:41.411-05:00summer vacation...Last summer was rough, Little Miss had just been born so I was exhausted and sleep deprived with an infant nursing every 2-3 hours, all the kids were home and bored, I fell in early July and badly twisted BOTH my ankles, plus it was a bajillion degrees outside so no one wanted to go out. Needless to say, we were homebound and had major cabin fever. Worst. Summer. Ever.<br /><br />I was really looking forward to a better summer this year, I think we all were. We've had a couple of Disney vacations, and although they can be fun and memorable in lots of ways, they are just not relaxing, and Orlando in the summer is a nightmare - HOT, crowded, humid, HOT. We wanted a vacation that the kids and adults could both enjoy. J and I thought that Washington D.C. would be a great trip to take, he hadn't been in years and the girls and I had never been, and the Pre-teen especially was at the perfect age to appreciate D.C.<br /><br />Little Miss stayed with Nana and Papa, which we were so grateful for, she loved getting 100% attention all week and we loved that we had more freedom and flexibility in the activities that we were able to do on the trip.<br /><br />Now it was definitely warm there, but not like Florida hot, ok well sometimes it felt that hot, but the difference was that we were indoors a lot of the time. We rode the Subway/Metro all over town - it was very clean, seemed safe, and was cheap and easy to use. We saw so much! We did a great guided walking tour and saw all the monuments, we visited the White House, the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Natural History Museum, American History Museum (mainly just the First Lady dresses exhibit), we went on a guided tour of the Capitol (awesome!), we saw a Presidential motorcade drive out of the White House (awesome!) We walked and walked and walked - thank God we took the little stroller for Miss Priss, she would NOT have been able to keep up with all the walking we did. <br /><br />Kids in front of the Capitol<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezvJMI7IJuNJTqViAdg86FwjifYcznUE3GM2x8yjsBvn_8MzBu21B7618Sl8s3lResKT5MNA7XEAlThLuA6g4R_ZYn4ICROXViFfjOQkPsJlukIMxRopaQ_i0ZTUi9Pcc2trqhscMv3c/s1600/IMG_3095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezvJMI7IJuNJTqViAdg86FwjifYcznUE3GM2x8yjsBvn_8MzBu21B7618Sl8s3lResKT5MNA7XEAlThLuA6g4R_ZYn4ICROXViFfjOQkPsJlukIMxRopaQ_i0ZTUi9Pcc2trqhscMv3c/s320/IMG_3095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507668963685182674" /></a><br />The girls and I in front of the National Art Museum - we didn't see much art here unfortunately, we ate lunch in the cafe and enjoyed their A/C.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAi86NjeBUiAKdbBy8KEnsoQf2dMh2WKz3OsPKfwhd3HL8tyURI85MjUb16dwjZvoIFO00Rss2LB2iFcR35nku9UDBa98LP2gZrnQjT8JF014ishCcyuWnvEI-ZtubzWwa4tyB9lj5rI/s1600/IMG_3088.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAi86NjeBUiAKdbBy8KEnsoQf2dMh2WKz3OsPKfwhd3HL8tyURI85MjUb16dwjZvoIFO00Rss2LB2iFcR35nku9UDBa98LP2gZrnQjT8JF014ishCcyuWnvEI-ZtubzWwa4tyB9lj5rI/s320/IMG_3088.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507668952567754802" /></a><br />The fountains at the National Sculpture Garden. The building directly behind is the National Archives.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudHwLWKmm0bxaYeLVllZqT8JENdLexfpsBMI3UPXYmlD6GxZx56JCUXcZm9RXkjI3RXH7599ITSwYadYajGWqclLRU6aSdT3xc1UNUx-wWbqs7j0r8pyyy8p5V_gJ0FIB8KY1JGEVoKg/s1600/IMG_3079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudHwLWKmm0bxaYeLVllZqT8JENdLexfpsBMI3UPXYmlD6GxZx56JCUXcZm9RXkjI3RXH7599ITSwYadYajGWqclLRU6aSdT3xc1UNUx-wWbqs7j0r8pyyy8p5V_gJ0FIB8KY1JGEVoKg/s320/IMG_3079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507668947743992434" /></a><br />Natural History Museum. This is the elephant that was in the movie Night at the Museum. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZL8OURji4e1dPrfei1qq92Xhhdfl1xcjrLpYjlT-qo37Y9klXTDuoxY6_36sg56cluIxIPyYvwdbDmDy004-gLXJ_3Rj2fVcmusWfHQGu0Sylqp0C3OIetiVm-dS8cKCw7n9NcvDEoI/s1600/IMG_3071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZL8OURji4e1dPrfei1qq92Xhhdfl1xcjrLpYjlT-qo37Y9klXTDuoxY6_36sg56cluIxIPyYvwdbDmDy004-gLXJ_3Rj2fVcmusWfHQGu0Sylqp0C3OIetiVm-dS8cKCw7n9NcvDEoI/s320/IMG_3071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507668942125243778" /></a><br />Washington Monument. Notice the stone changes color half way up, they ran out of money during the Civil War and construction was halted for several years until they could raise enough to finish it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5104bS8EEIGEdTOf_ag_00b4gqfzSCrYUNW7VD_oVHsq6rbo-ezEFyoAz0sWa2k42eJ6ATmEHaWi1whrCNTycdwglZ42DtFTV72yPc_P1QI5bd5NBF3IDUfVJJRQtS9O8kF3c6mz-mk/s1600/IMG_3105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5104bS8EEIGEdTOf_ag_00b4gqfzSCrYUNW7VD_oVHsq6rbo-ezEFyoAz0sWa2k42eJ6ATmEHaWi1whrCNTycdwglZ42DtFTV72yPc_P1QI5bd5NBF3IDUfVJJRQtS9O8kF3c6mz-mk/s320/IMG_3105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507671238601304850" /></a><br />Family picture in front of the White House. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7GhFkVeUl-ZL987nm7dESz8RvhGpChZQ2Okl20IiwcYTMOM_u6FUjqnPDNvG9WsTtXkutVglZSSjTuuDjFfWFw8YRT9jVP7rDKn3_IucAdce1nHIqzH4Q72pxZrCOiQsHdpQizCM1sk/s1600/IMG_3140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7GhFkVeUl-ZL987nm7dESz8RvhGpChZQ2Okl20IiwcYTMOM_u6FUjqnPDNvG9WsTtXkutVglZSSjTuuDjFfWFw8YRT9jVP7rDKn3_IucAdce1nHIqzH4Q72pxZrCOiQsHdpQizCM1sk/s320/IMG_3140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507671231345089074" /></a><br />The girls at the Lincoln Monument<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQF_dnM8IZFLANPjj6acU_mtH4ux6poBhk416ddiYxShvkmSwjvD3GRVWUzZLgXtWnIYqnQpSiSFu2tOsidg6qcRFOHNwacpIQzvFDWCith6Z46TA4l3XW8wZJZmTlkwLeX0RQcar_h5M/s1600/IMG_3126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQF_dnM8IZFLANPjj6acU_mtH4ux6poBhk416ddiYxShvkmSwjvD3GRVWUzZLgXtWnIYqnQpSiSFu2tOsidg6qcRFOHNwacpIQzvFDWCith6Z46TA4l3XW8wZJZmTlkwLeX0RQcar_h5M/s320/IMG_3126.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507671222082905250" /></a><br />Lincoln Monument. I'm pretty impressed that my camera got such a nice picture of it, almost looks like a postcard. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-KpGtORDqda2X49UOQYGS0r8NEnmd0fKecLFN5wkQ4K2VnckBjxoDx-JZEBsksZYZ_AwweotWobGQGXLnehsuF8Vxq6SmJd0MqRmYH8qrsOQ2woMIEQUrO8nb-uiNQX-ZQlZPJ-a0zQ/s1600/IMG_3109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-KpGtORDqda2X49UOQYGS0r8NEnmd0fKecLFN5wkQ4K2VnckBjxoDx-JZEBsksZYZ_AwweotWobGQGXLnehsuF8Vxq6SmJd0MqRmYH8qrsOQ2woMIEQUrO8nb-uiNQX-ZQlZPJ-a0zQ/s320/IMG_3109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507671218892265698" /></a><br />J and Miss Priss at the Lincoln Monument<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTnpnhSC_I71aJrXj4SXuIJSKfZQey8N7UyZIGQDb4WKyyJ1vP6Z_VajZhbW3UOQCiyWnpmqXft8V_3NtIqUNGxXfrbS6X9IlYMPup2-8YOtLmWhfTb25d2oc2xlo0F7ZAhRG9Wej6GI/s1600/IMG_3118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTnpnhSC_I71aJrXj4SXuIJSKfZQey8N7UyZIGQDb4WKyyJ1vP6Z_VajZhbW3UOQCiyWnpmqXft8V_3NtIqUNGxXfrbS6X9IlYMPup2-8YOtLmWhfTb25d2oc2xlo0F7ZAhRG9Wej6GI/s320/IMG_3118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507671209893767282" /></a><br />Stephen F. Austin statue that Texas contributed to the U.S. Capitol. TEXAS!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKUSD_1rIiId7dmE1nGWc3EwjmdUVs0Ln4Nx9cMQ5gE0_HFyNVc93mxosNKJJhtNe78dkX1xirhbgboXsFuDSbfXZqDVsn_p8OxYK-c0IjO1ZVdlwy2O0etMeTi1GihO_9RoeQYLon40/s1600/IMG_0279.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKUSD_1rIiId7dmE1nGWc3EwjmdUVs0Ln4Nx9cMQ5gE0_HFyNVc93mxosNKJJhtNe78dkX1xirhbgboXsFuDSbfXZqDVsn_p8OxYK-c0IjO1ZVdlwy2O0etMeTi1GihO_9RoeQYLon40/s320/IMG_0279.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507672876384016242" /></a><br />Dome in the Rotunda inside the Capitol. Beautiful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHSpXP3htasSXYOj5WoVTPrsrQ-IX5_cKt7mvZZ7zm2iYsFS0SMLpX92LbiHlE7CbQGv-w6M8stHuq8D9YjmdSwlv-R3V_8ohd5C4m4jwKii2O1TQS1JvCaV8pQDEvsrHfGJmH6gssgM/s1600/IMG_0286.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHSpXP3htasSXYOj5WoVTPrsrQ-IX5_cKt7mvZZ7zm2iYsFS0SMLpX92LbiHlE7CbQGv-w6M8stHuq8D9YjmdSwlv-R3V_8ohd5C4m4jwKii2O1TQS1JvCaV8pQDEvsrHfGJmH6gssgM/s320/IMG_0286.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507672870680627426" /></a><br />Miss Priss on the Metro. Her favorite part of the trip!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjd7a5b9bFmFxVbi8BroM520Og_8V9HgLwgmIpo7yfK6sjcZE32uBCv_CtZTw5ZxaygROMfZl-tiBvRWIDFHfOsKGWfiGHXHdSP-Tq6poBjNk6CNYZF_F-o6kb61s0BorrDj00bG5nqF8/s1600/IMG_0278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjd7a5b9bFmFxVbi8BroM520Og_8V9HgLwgmIpo7yfK6sjcZE32uBCv_CtZTw5ZxaygROMfZl-tiBvRWIDFHfOsKGWfiGHXHdSP-Tq6poBjNk6CNYZF_F-o6kb61s0BorrDj00bG5nqF8/s320/IMG_0278.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507672867336206242" /></a><br /><br />All in all it was a great vacation! There is so much to do, there is no way to see everything in just a few days. Miss Priss was a little bored in the museums, but luckily she kept busy and was happy to be on vacation. Her favorite parts? The airplane to get there, the train to get into the city, the hotel and the subway. Ha!Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-81771037368150382532010-07-30T17:46:00.005-05:002010-07-30T18:14:07.679-05:00swim lessons..Miss Priss took 4 weeks of swim lessons this year. Her learning to swim was top priority this summer and I think with her awesome instructor, Mr. Ethan, she is doing fantastic. No life jacket at all this summer, maybe she's going to take after her older sister after all. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9m3l0CY-WnYAjswXEmUrwWkp3fLP5v63AJbB0RpX7gi7lFmjkdi7o8IK4U7oQvZTdd_m4PpklutqCv3MwhABweFLuU5ttXHGLtUyz_jjL2N3ZiD-LdKcm6XIHFfUymwC4GBf0vfT1neo/s1600/swim_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9m3l0CY-WnYAjswXEmUrwWkp3fLP5v63AJbB0RpX7gi7lFmjkdi7o8IK4U7oQvZTdd_m4PpklutqCv3MwhABweFLuU5ttXHGLtUyz_jjL2N3ZiD-LdKcm6XIHFfUymwC4GBf0vfT1neo/s320/swim_5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499840595141849234" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWVKDJnYfm0L_upvyiXovgbU6O4g5ECjq7eNKubSffd1c4V2P22iI_ksMVQ6gpOnMc7CuW8GDCdNAfrBnRpl8eewIYlct1tm9C9xb_ezEr57cpLt9pZOkJS_IimztkNKAWaV5Xz7qsKc/s1600/swim_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWVKDJnYfm0L_upvyiXovgbU6O4g5ECjq7eNKubSffd1c4V2P22iI_ksMVQ6gpOnMc7CuW8GDCdNAfrBnRpl8eewIYlct1tm9C9xb_ezEr57cpLt9pZOkJS_IimztkNKAWaV5Xz7qsKc/s320/swim_6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499840603552888658" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIeTkAtKVzFPSZvM3lzGsoMCtVrLPeabABqfHnwr-o98ObNjcaZERejX5nrRvH4muH5_UmJ1iddUNEMmrRQ06HGbChUDISbvXW5HJ-_-1Q0VzLn1LOvKJyrcQQ_IUAUQ0NiOdHjOQb10/s1600/swim_7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIeTkAtKVzFPSZvM3lzGsoMCtVrLPeabABqfHnwr-o98ObNjcaZERejX5nrRvH4muH5_UmJ1iddUNEMmrRQ06HGbChUDISbvXW5HJ-_-1Q0VzLn1LOvKJyrcQQ_IUAUQ0NiOdHjOQb10/s320/swim_7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499840605456023426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87V4HJRK4XjjRCAKpi2vnrdMGyf6f8uh73vfmEq09oXowPs4s5DlUZaJfO2pG6lwq8hc2nFOhS4-Otmktkp6qo7OluCyWnSxtNeU0lDyrIOFXnJ0VzLpWhz3d2P25vnZIHoS0oKT4oq4/s1600/swim_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87V4HJRK4XjjRCAKpi2vnrdMGyf6f8uh73vfmEq09oXowPs4s5DlUZaJfO2pG6lwq8hc2nFOhS4-Otmktkp6qo7OluCyWnSxtNeU0lDyrIOFXnJ0VzLpWhz3d2P25vnZIHoS0oKT4oq4/s320/swim_3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499840586366909266" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLdWZGgbEDTcm7e7cC-tGfSmToXISmWHjaOfj6GuwziTYyZiUfAuj97Pr-L9dJeOV_PJjoRReiswLTSPbswfME3dyR01D8IVmlwx10xApamM9Q4xx-Oz76omWgqXIEXuioBNJ4p6D7-4/s1600/IMG_3036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLdWZGgbEDTcm7e7cC-tGfSmToXISmWHjaOfj6GuwziTYyZiUfAuj97Pr-L9dJeOV_PJjoRReiswLTSPbswfME3dyR01D8IVmlwx10xApamM9Q4xx-Oz76omWgqXIEXuioBNJ4p6D7-4/s320/IMG_3036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499840582571059714" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-38196822526047975712010-07-30T17:10:00.003-05:002010-07-30T17:23:56.605-05:00long days of summer...It's been a long and busy summer and I have totally slacked on the blog postings it seems like we've been super busy, but then at the same time we have days (like today, and yesterday and....) where it seems like the day is just dragging. <br /><br />Miss Priss is at a point where she wants to be entertained constantly, all day long, one activity after the other, finger painting, playdoh, swimming, sidewalk chalk (can you say HOT outside?), candyland, chutes and ladders, etc etc. We can't put one activity away before she's asking what we're going to do next, and what can we do after that, and by the way, what are going to do tomorrow???? I'M BORED MOMMY!!!!!<br /><br />Mix all that together with the Little Miss wanting to get all involved in whatever activity Miss Priss is working on and let the drama begin. MP does not like LM playing with her stuff 99.9% of the time, and that is alllll that LM wants to play with. sigh...<br /><br />MP has asked and asked and asked and asked when school starts again, and she can't wait until September and neither can mommy!! Holy moley summer's are busy. <br /><br />The Preteen has been BUSY this summer too - summer vacation with mom, then another trip with dad, then a church mission trip then she's going on a little trip with her BFF and then another trip planned to visit grandma right before school starts. Throw in some sleepovers and other stuff and she's hardly been around, and when she has been, she sleeps until noon. Oh the good 'ol days of childhood summers, how I remember them fondly..<br /><br />Anyway - i'll be posting some pictures of summer vacation and other fun things. Stay tuned...Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977327784461634350.post-59724112492984316292010-05-06T12:22:00.004-05:002010-05-06T13:17:53.008-05:00my sweet girls ...Sisters playing and giggling...sweet sweet baby girls.<br /><br /><OBJECT id=BLOG_video-fb1fda5c4bbaae4d class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="fb1fda5c4bbaae4d"></OBJECT>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076621311330223692noreply@blogger.com1