tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73674260846030934922024-03-05T08:42:20.354-08:00The House of FrancisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-46095940781330722422011-06-23T20:42:00.000-07:002011-06-23T21:38:47.134-07:00Our summer road trip....<div><br /><div><br /><div>So we headed out on Friday June 17th, 2011 to experience a cross country trip together in the car. The only thing missing ....Adobe and Mark :( </div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEtJFOABJANOf3rbwgpOLTvdGKgnlYXCINXxEXOtlEHF2_5j-u6cD3AGTnD0fSKhZcfE7z9Zh19YW77tnHsmAG9BfZqnDo6cLaa2eRmtVlXjSB3YjunQ5yK4_urOAU7OA14ioCK-gB35Y/s1600/DSC09091.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621633266126031250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEtJFOABJANOf3rbwgpOLTvdGKgnlYXCINXxEXOtlEHF2_5j-u6cD3AGTnD0fSKhZcfE7z9Zh19YW77tnHsmAG9BfZqnDo6cLaa2eRmtVlXjSB3YjunQ5yK4_urOAU7OA14ioCK-gB35Y/s200/DSC09091.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="left"></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpk4KPrj8ApgaAneagLWPwrsvMbQeIWzyoJZE0AhyphenhyphenPJcckeFT6ycmPuynljvaxluemzeTyhaqw2IL8KBtygfB9eWEBaUHft8hV8Tn4_iCK3GUvse23EHGwE2hUk0Ai3Dw4YztgFxzapul/s1600/dada.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 185px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621633414510560930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpk4KPrj8ApgaAneagLWPwrsvMbQeIWzyoJZE0AhyphenhyphenPJcckeFT6ycmPuynljvaxluemzeTyhaqw2IL8KBtygfB9eWEBaUHft8hV8Tn4_iCK3GUvse23EHGwE2hUk0Ai3Dw4YztgFxzapul/s200/dada.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="left"><br /><br />Even though we get to see the country often on moves the last few years, we had so many places to go and friends and family to visit we decided to drive to everywhere we wanted to go. It started with James asking about Mount Rushmore and I wanted to figure out a route that would enable us to visit as many people as possible and see some historical sights and learn a few things along the way. So our big plans include TX, AL, and IL back past Mt. Rushmore then back to CA. I'm finally getting a chance to start writing this as we are already in MS and scheduled to arrive in AL tomorrow later in the afternoon.<br /></p><br /><br /><div>James immediately loved the idea of trying to snap pictures from the backseat, he ended up perfecting his technique and got quite a few good ones. He would try to take a picture of the sign that tells you when you are crossing the state line, I believe his first successful timing happened with LA. A little blurry but he caught it nonetheless. The kids have been absolute troopers riding and coloring, watching movies, playing games, color wonder, eating, snacking and more snacking.....</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DCTBJVT5DHGCjr3WJO1A_9wsbDJj7oAOqYcXYei6Q_Xf9EHLzk-JGbwgbShZvBP1265P_eA9dp9bKugD7czdgtx5lG2w2a22otGIJJXWLJ5xOdx5rbOyJBeclIlfYBY_c5s9oaOOqTs7/s1600/DSC09177.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621634653081134450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DCTBJVT5DHGCjr3WJO1A_9wsbDJj7oAOqYcXYei6Q_Xf9EHLzk-JGbwgbShZvBP1265P_eA9dp9bKugD7czdgtx5lG2w2a22otGIJJXWLJ5xOdx5rbOyJBeclIlfYBY_c5s9oaOOqTs7/s200/DSC09177.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="left"><br />Night 1: Kingman, AZ. Route 66, beautiful sunset, heat finally!!!! after freezing in N. CA since we arrived it has been such a treat to feel hot outside again.<br /><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMv4p7WJbR19wRCJr__me7ZPv75-ZHPA8ayiyW5ep47V67yT_CsZ9EFdy3rqpml25u-rRbTuYCqLZvlyEmfeozw_gZa9TxaqpCtX0LcjFPyrojxRyyTuGba85tAs4-MjVwKmyp6CyU1VvO/s1600/DSC09214.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621632795805202722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMv4p7WJbR19wRCJr__me7ZPv75-ZHPA8ayiyW5ep47V67yT_CsZ9EFdy3rqpml25u-rRbTuYCqLZvlyEmfeozw_gZa9TxaqpCtX0LcjFPyrojxRyyTuGba85tAs4-MjVwKmyp6CyU1VvO/s200/DSC09214.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-64432680471854036022010-12-26T13:57:00.000-08:002010-12-26T14:14:10.804-08:00Presents from Aunt Becky, Uncle Mike, Roman and JacksonTrying on presents from Aunt Becky.....<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyM6RLO0yhM8SbSyhbzfZ_VmwME7oWWrfU5CM4Zn_q-1iMHb-jE4wLmY1YcjQ49fbo12ReLVaeRj4vis1_2gQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-24454924843987766772010-12-25T15:10:00.001-08:002010-12-25T15:24:17.085-08:00No training wheels<div align="center">James took his training wheels off a few weeks ago (by himself of course). Now he is speeding around the neighborhood and trails around the base. </div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxO7SG0MMEnl1wfSDnCq1bfPIc0ThQiwh08L7vFiX8WyyOj3sAUbUtekrkJVfMKcrVFd2bq0AkBGbbvt88-Pg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-44796804423290117942010-12-25T13:37:00.000-08:002010-12-25T14:32:16.510-08:00Merry Christmas<div align="center">After Church last night in front of the house.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh3OcaTurq9HLeB7JfTw3BUVY3zj6A5vzE3Fo2hK7Wtk2wA-IDpoOSZeG-0OMhknjlgS6DIFtGLngPwFp39nG3-iWlbRp9dOo3IMAaeONcFhCvinUHCQwtY-IGkITGTQnYcaNMM9s66Xk/s1600/christmas+eve.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554750994873429954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh3OcaTurq9HLeB7JfTw3BUVY3zj6A5vzE3Fo2hK7Wtk2wA-IDpoOSZeG-0OMhknjlgS6DIFtGLngPwFp39nG3-iWlbRp9dOo3IMAaeONcFhCvinUHCQwtY-IGkITGTQnYcaNMM9s66Xk/s320/christmas+eve.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Might be their favorite gifts! $1 harmonicas from Santa.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccvRAiDRo9rnP9geEerj-CEbmRJ_KyUuFWVLKDeiwuQoROuOYueoA9V6YinmtLylm6OBT96lwjVIw61M837m2LAZRmTJEoxft7lZw3-dW00T30QlB1jTw4XHTTzvvXV0dz-3CV3A2Z0xE/s1600/harmonica.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554750478382506738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccvRAiDRo9rnP9geEerj-CEbmRJ_KyUuFWVLKDeiwuQoROuOYueoA9V6YinmtLylm6OBT96lwjVIw61M837m2LAZRmTJEoxft7lZw3-dW00T30QlB1jTw4XHTTzvvXV0dz-3CV3A2Z0xE/s320/harmonica.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-88029444155497866622010-10-13T22:12:00.001-07:002010-10-13T22:13:59.966-07:00My Space<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zGQ4oSPRh77WgGtT0HMMHWTel3eheNN6fF616JotAySuSYHekrBgi_onRPOX6Sp_CpKXk53YduxIPz1lFjYNJQ2KKKerG43LrLYHr6KFK9FvdZT4hwPA_NQ-9M_sT5BeJ2V984kog8b2/s1600/scrap+area.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527765511489246850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zGQ4oSPRh77WgGtT0HMMHWTel3eheNN6fF616JotAySuSYHekrBgi_onRPOX6Sp_CpKXk53YduxIPz1lFjYNJQ2KKKerG43LrLYHr6KFK9FvdZT4hwPA_NQ-9M_sT5BeJ2V984kog8b2/s320/scrap+area.jpg" /></a><br /><div>so here is what i came up with in my area, no more luxury extra room.... i did this with a 40" x 96" space.</div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-83779282216467861762010-08-06T23:02:00.000-07:002010-08-06T23:05:37.892-07:00Sophia at the Jelly Belly Factory<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRmX55gAf8yLFLRJ8PLZxe60ekwi7TstmV0t3OFzkAhO_I966Vz9w6FKA-PpB3tm6bVX_sftvrY9jhJTZ8Lfps8Zfz9ZZj4JLmbIRGN5wRbfoRysU7b9z2cqOJNHnb-jNz-t0xR2f7rgh/s1600/sophia+jelly+belly.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502544817528901602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRmX55gAf8yLFLRJ8PLZxe60ekwi7TstmV0t3OFzkAhO_I966Vz9w6FKA-PpB3tm6bVX_sftvrY9jhJTZ8Lfps8Zfz9ZZj4JLmbIRGN5wRbfoRysU7b9z2cqOJNHnb-jNz-t0xR2f7rgh/s320/sophia+jelly+belly.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here's Sophia at the Jelly Belly Factory. We are celebrating James' Birthday over a few days, going to some different things he wanted to see. He wouldn't volunteer for this picture, he was too busy sitting in Sophia's stroller eating Jelly Bellys.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-87570992624378856862010-08-06T22:54:00.000-07:002010-08-06T23:02:30.936-07:00James' Gift from Grandma<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcJfxOIDKHtO8Ui61jHIFRXfkxwwXZP-CvJfRpaUeIbY1kemMDE_-b7YdrIkRgz0KUsSOkYiz2hyphenhyphen0umnndssnNh4UOowk6E8NnadKV8viP56AaON2tk1-T2PwHIi8mIP2hESSBrrtzqBD/s1600/james+gift.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502543887362437746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcJfxOIDKHtO8Ui61jHIFRXfkxwwXZP-CvJfRpaUeIbY1kemMDE_-b7YdrIkRgz0KUsSOkYiz2hyphenhyphen0umnndssnNh4UOowk6E8NnadKV8viP56AaON2tk1-T2PwHIi8mIP2hESSBrrtzqBD/s320/james+gift.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Here's James in his Ironman mask opening up his huge set of Space Police Legos. He said "I have been wanting these for YEARS!!!! " Thank you Grandma!!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-4099263724115185332010-07-22T16:30:00.000-07:002010-07-22T16:44:31.008-07:00James' 5th Birthday PartyJames has wanted his Birthday Party at Chuck E Cheese for months. We had it early so he could celebrate it with his friends here before leaving for CA.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt0SQ7iRdhahQk2VUVQUxpbHFLDlRsMzgXsraDMogPyqtvF3YVOV-yB4G9yKpaEGAsiJ9cvnmf-w_Chkw72H6-QGcKFuYgA18VPaOGagfueTq58TWOwRLI2TGQ9kjwhLpEe_XogRuzFin/s1600/james+cake.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496880396831005330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt0SQ7iRdhahQk2VUVQUxpbHFLDlRsMzgXsraDMogPyqtvF3YVOV-yB4G9yKpaEGAsiJ9cvnmf-w_Chkw72H6-QGcKFuYgA18VPaOGagfueTq58TWOwRLI2TGQ9kjwhLpEe_XogRuzFin/s320/james+cake.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrgf2a2geWttUKcW1Y0s1pxG4N5pjzY7oVLagAWrnNpXs2EAGkaE3z-p6OBArgnnmGiEAbF5gUEuDVblqaA1MCJflhfymifHoygnDTy7EeKTdsWxpF-V-wkZbjWOglYmW24Ch7Tco_v2y/s1600/crown.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496880362697015330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDx6LRNZTU1mxEgMdpaF2Gw-lmSY3p5dXs9YpuEb6urkS6RCLlL9_7aajHhSF-qFlnEzIUD2TLhWvPZBpJjx0RIKBOD_PAn9Y5T_WM3cE2LTVJ-AGbtwSO794xlHCliOqpZ1vjMSZ6H5q/s320/dance.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXeZ8Q3Pg2PLug1NKeFlw6a1_omZTYVvPULPeDmTFuAqU6gdywboOOJMTpXKaUw5NOBNadWEZBILkplEqr7zHnCXYuH8aIgp_f_L5bpURefSfxts9eIQTl7MkuiN1zFWBY6EdhSixvzuQ/s1600/ticket+blaster.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496880346578360338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXeZ8Q3Pg2PLug1NKeFlw6a1_omZTYVvPULPeDmTFuAqU6gdywboOOJMTpXKaUw5NOBNadWEZBILkplEqr7zHnCXYuH8aIgp_f_L5bpURefSfxts9eIQTl7MkuiN1zFWBY6EdhSixvzuQ/s320/ticket+blaster.jpg" /></a> <div><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-28946429004534325432010-07-13T19:57:00.000-07:002010-07-13T20:51:35.602-07:00A few recent pics....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3Mh_Lz73-kAWF1NWz8eap7cdQ981LZcRtz6L5dgv5HAHA9MF05jeLpvqbnzXpBH-vXW2GnOxQhKeGWFoJcJWbVNrf_bVLGpTtPvbw2_dfROhrP2ZvzQbtJuA-0MHVp_fawm_FL5Y7uIj/s1600/sophia+roxy+dress.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493595176069635122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3Mh_Lz73-kAWF1NWz8eap7cdQ981LZcRtz6L5dgv5HAHA9MF05jeLpvqbnzXpBH-vXW2GnOxQhKeGWFoJcJWbVNrf_bVLGpTtPvbw2_dfROhrP2ZvzQbtJuA-0MHVp_fawm_FL5Y7uIj/s320/sophia+roxy+dress.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBygsNqoyWjoc3xBhDxSMj7-HkIfV5cDqRRnKHirovg0Y_Gi5HfGyixQPzxYkwpq1MH7oRerj0Pzio3dnce_lRQe_w6ac4IDkULNLY3uQRKeu_9xLvEVDf58kpOXeINmYoetFNsq35C9G/s1600/sophia+roxy+dress.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs254-rz3BrhEe_3Tm2_arBxsEJ1J-b3A7nHfuGUQ4EB9G7vJ774QkSF3riGakZz3sTNiEgQ4kU1l0Y-e5kIgD5JAHsX8ksCuM29vZwrXQihg1gXSTqbYHQuM1G4BsIZ2tFgNTOH7j7i1Y/s1600/amanda+skirt.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493594891453551218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs254-rz3BrhEe_3Tm2_arBxsEJ1J-b3A7nHfuGUQ4EB9G7vJ774QkSF3riGakZz3sTNiEgQ4kU1l0Y-e5kIgD5JAHsX8ksCuM29vZwrXQihg1gXSTqbYHQuM1G4BsIZ2tFgNTOH7j7i1Y/s320/amanda+skirt.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div>My "reuse" project - a skirt I could not part with (being too big now) and turned it into a dress for Sophia. At this point, she is fascinated by things that come from my sewing machine, so while she still appreciates it, I am going to sew for her whenever possible.<br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmmJPGFeOYsenGT0ta1b2aKtB-p1V7-lWvIvAr46v94bdi41Si0S-dLMP3MG7edz7L5MW7ZOrIqRg3doXOxQWC8Ac9vnbk3sMAWjAa93rKu6TcHOP0zHAevY607uBBSnCYZBKm7ho9Qxy/s1600/gym.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493594667460478642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmmJPGFeOYsenGT0ta1b2aKtB-p1V7-lWvIvAr46v94bdi41Si0S-dLMP3MG7edz7L5MW7ZOrIqRg3doXOxQWC8Ac9vnbk3sMAWjAa93rKu6TcHOP0zHAevY607uBBSnCYZBKm7ho9Qxy/s320/gym.jpg" /></a>James and Sophia - her last day of gymnastics at Randolph.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PH48Eu5Heut1tXIZh3ImosxK53O0KbeF4qhksBtSOTN6-06o2cSVCOdFCGoNtQeTfX3YzgrKUQEkZmTrTfOAdWUZeVDNzi6nymUU9sibORuEEh9ItByEte51mmIcexhEbER8x_6LJPN0/s1600/lego+table.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493594363248945026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PH48Eu5Heut1tXIZh3ImosxK53O0KbeF4qhksBtSOTN6-06o2cSVCOdFCGoNtQeTfX3YzgrKUQEkZmTrTfOAdWUZeVDNzi6nymUU9sibORuEEh9ItByEte51mmIcexhEbER8x_6LJPN0/s320/lego+table.jpg" /></a> <div align="center">Mommy and James' LEGO table creation - (hacked up IKEA table).<br /></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44_SZZcFCsVsaZRp5xnaORWjDlhyO02Q7niyz7aDweCJDYjjIXL59LKRCD0dtkJj2O4adbxx1INDxNvPoWjtB9rMrSUjTx4efWzWOtE0N6ulhElvhhLynREqRyusC-7dWArxLZ4KpiaSO/s1600/jeep+shirt.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493593362077882562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44_SZZcFCsVsaZRp5xnaORWjDlhyO02Q7niyz7aDweCJDYjjIXL59LKRCD0dtkJj2O4adbxx1INDxNvPoWjtB9rMrSUjTx4efWzWOtE0N6ulhElvhhLynREqRyusC-7dWArxLZ4KpiaSO/s320/jeep+shirt.jpg" /></a> Sophia loving the "new"/"old" Jeep shirt that she got from Auntie Sara.</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-25991252696699919702010-01-02T20:00:00.000-08:002010-01-02T20:03:21.081-08:00This is what happens when you leave Daddy home alone.... Just Daddy and Sophia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm1T1DP1lx4P1pqvCtlVBA7SrjVnsGESa3U3sqylyAP1cgMNT12GgqUsseCgkJ-50TMkeEpIyF_0wu5NCV5dGU7CmRm9gdcSvm2HWTO3YzWJQ10cvKC8gXYl7il8LGnOZAkgFejBFiBlg/s1600-h/sophia+and+daddy+home+alone.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422359258801341666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm1T1DP1lx4P1pqvCtlVBA7SrjVnsGESa3U3sqylyAP1cgMNT12GgqUsseCgkJ-50TMkeEpIyF_0wu5NCV5dGU7CmRm9gdcSvm2HWTO3YzWJQ10cvKC8gXYl7il8LGnOZAkgFejBFiBlg/s320/sophia+and+daddy+home+alone.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-45081297647065884242010-01-02T19:51:00.000-08:002010-01-02T19:59:47.401-08:00The new bike<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqQ9N5HFWnAEVIxMip8V2AmsHvWLcrkKUN2VW5n_94NYD5bLjZ3yE0mXs06sW4ygtz4e4bIkbR2HNnpEB8uwNMojU15TJqQvDwKE5I7XSY40KhCBtX3p5BH-zSoRpVWMPXaXQnbMJGFS0/s1600-h/bike+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357665150922290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqQ9N5HFWnAEVIxMip8V2AmsHvWLcrkKUN2VW5n_94NYD5bLjZ3yE0mXs06sW4ygtz4e4bIkbR2HNnpEB8uwNMojU15TJqQvDwKE5I7XSY40KhCBtX3p5BH-zSoRpVWMPXaXQnbMJGFS0/s320/bike+1.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm5haD2aeTC2a9F7b0clkDGAYB-8kdWZHbPMZLr5MOkuII7PcN1XpLWeoSmEMnzHIFn2NpLp_68m_e-j6y6dF-txx42w_cZB6IyLOkQ335kvHBKR_VLwayuhIM1pUB3Dq5CcdBUx_AHJ8/s1600-h/bike+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357663084937170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrm5haD2aeTC2a9F7b0clkDGAYB-8kdWZHbPMZLr5MOkuII7PcN1XpLWeoSmEMnzHIFn2NpLp_68m_e-j6y6dF-txx42w_cZB6IyLOkQ335kvHBKR_VLwayuhIM1pUB3Dq5CcdBUx_AHJ8/s320/bike+2.jpg" /></a> James' knees were almost hitting the handlebars on CJ's old bike, and we finally convinced him that it was time for a new bike, he insists on keeping the old one (very sentimental) but loves the new Buzz Lightyear bike and Rocket helmet.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNtK7Ao_4drYI2U9P46NCZ6c9Pa5Qa6HK61Fxx3zdjAomUJCnCkepILxZ9TEUBZvH4-IR7n0hyBh63kE3e75keEcbG5ISORmxPi2tlp27VRzwnfa7hHyKg5pVa0G_RdDRgap7AdKKEXSO/s1600-h/sissy+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357661477642018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNtK7Ao_4drYI2U9P46NCZ6c9Pa5Qa6HK61Fxx3zdjAomUJCnCkepILxZ9TEUBZvH4-IR7n0hyBh63kE3e75keEcbG5ISORmxPi2tlp27VRzwnfa7hHyKg5pVa0G_RdDRgap7AdKKEXSO/s320/sissy+1.jpg" /></a><br />Little sissy keeping busy - running around outside, just having fun, her favorite thing to do, besides taking care of her dogs and dolls.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2z82_UqYcdaSHeSwZ8L9ah-PVMZ8EO4ohJHymj_lJwVDWg3-phCPPfMt4Pfh6PR0v7sYrECILT6xIDRG5eKnuD-lLMEUbx2f7T8SHZO_wG81Pcd8l9f2FuuttDBNOFMgHGksHairfZB5/s1600-h/sissy+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357659161213602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2z82_UqYcdaSHeSwZ8L9ah-PVMZ8EO4ohJHymj_lJwVDWg3-phCPPfMt4Pfh6PR0v7sYrECILT6xIDRG5eKnuD-lLMEUbx2f7T8SHZO_wG81Pcd8l9f2FuuttDBNOFMgHGksHairfZB5/s320/sissy+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKZW7Uv4TgfJVs3CXvLTLsCBkLOWN_zJv3o9hgr78B8gNNJa45Yzv_bgCn8EV_oBAdN_sP2sWKpuhhcfM0oNJZPP1_tE1vYslBBEaBCEYhTLfQniREEsFRMY7Yx37jRAoIy3tmodK3Zs5/s1600-h/sissy+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422357653870241794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKZW7Uv4TgfJVs3CXvLTLsCBkLOWN_zJv3o9hgr78B8gNNJa45Yzv_bgCn8EV_oBAdN_sP2sWKpuhhcfM0oNJZPP1_tE1vYslBBEaBCEYhTLfQniREEsFRMY7Yx37jRAoIy3tmodK3Zs5/s320/sissy+3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-52480784594421810872010-01-02T19:37:00.001-08:002010-01-02T19:38:14.953-08:00Oktoberfest Parade<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTroHxCXTfQkMcZtjEvs_VRTDDiSjJ7KMyB0GIGtK-l3D5f4RQfSjUNJNSKWsT6wdxq-ALkBuQbhDOjQMa-UrScVr82d_IlDP6LpQDiVog6y6y_0EOtvjN9bkqQtlVemqM_V8HrSJIZS8M/s1600-h/octoberfest+parade.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422352712117809218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTroHxCXTfQkMcZtjEvs_VRTDDiSjJ7KMyB0GIGtK-l3D5f4RQfSjUNJNSKWsT6wdxq-ALkBuQbhDOjQMa-UrScVr82d_IlDP6LpQDiVog6y6y_0EOtvjN9bkqQtlVemqM_V8HrSJIZS8M/s320/octoberfest+parade.jpg" /></a> just waiting for the parade to start<br /><div align="center"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-90761526474997662882010-01-02T19:24:00.000-08:002010-01-02T19:27:13.163-08:00Day Out with Thomas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6cwXXm55pXc1qMAlC1FA1FqpWLyREkVbRsGfRwT694q91BGu72zZgBFb8sZTaaBZV_OMuFvYS1VCZWXiw75rPHStV4gOVWvjLWN2j8d7nOR466JxQwEuGJW45WlVDKwfw6IbKKP4jv4l/s1600-h/thomas+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422349736857511090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6cwXXm55pXc1qMAlC1FA1FqpWLyREkVbRsGfRwT694q91BGu72zZgBFb8sZTaaBZV_OMuFvYS1VCZWXiw75rPHStV4gOVWvjLWN2j8d7nOR466JxQwEuGJW45WlVDKwfw6IbKKP4jv4l/s320/thomas+3.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTZHEDD78joMe7sNych2F4Fvkb8TRjEhLi0zK5CAlBJ4KzOCJHx7vNc4fqDPnlRWXbPE7clVUQ92blsIKN83kF54wo_vMhSsvtK1DSDF20AJ79jdQX1yuv80KXCPTQQiQrAaOlgRKkLbQ/s1600-h/thomas+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422349732520450034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTZHEDD78joMe7sNych2F4Fvkb8TRjEhLi0zK5CAlBJ4KzOCJHx7vNc4fqDPnlRWXbPE7clVUQ92blsIKN83kF54wo_vMhSsvtK1DSDF20AJ79jdQX1yuv80KXCPTQQiQrAaOlgRKkLbQ/s320/thomas+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjaSH5nP3is3qWR0KWbtD0qE_VnW_NMX_QfPzS7UQoLQzkZkF8kogFO_gJfg0-SZi8-T2Uc4yGytksUYmunFCFWK1bB7uCeoNRvPMQtlnt17gEeeXM8iYu_GVap0PsuGOtaRKyQp49-X_/s1600-h/thomas+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422349727769744626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjaSH5nP3is3qWR0KWbtD0qE_VnW_NMX_QfPzS7UQoLQzkZkF8kogFO_gJfg0-SZi8-T2Uc4yGytksUYmunFCFWK1bB7uCeoNRvPMQtlnt17gEeeXM8iYu_GVap0PsuGOtaRKyQp49-X_/s320/thomas+1.jpg" /></a> Pictures from our Day Out with Thomas 2009 (Oct 9th)<br /><div> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-80166734878920837832010-01-02T19:17:00.000-08:002010-01-02T19:21:18.147-08:00James' School Art Work<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHyMF3Ryk9okVR2wcm68WCKbY4xW1hNMa052591JgMssVu0WQfLtQBEBCLhIKAYZpQwIBQugohT4CRQVc-i1Y-3eiBB_pJcA333IIPpMptJ2hsddipqqi09efBCBGItGEiRvd1jMHZDed/s1600-h/James+school+work.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422348111058726930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHyMF3Ryk9okVR2wcm68WCKbY4xW1hNMa052591JgMssVu0WQfLtQBEBCLhIKAYZpQwIBQugohT4CRQVc-i1Y-3eiBB_pJcA333IIPpMptJ2hsddipqqi09efBCBGItGEiRvd1jMHZDed/s320/James+school+work.jpg" /></a> Artwork from early on this year in school, they all told the teacher why God made them special and they were to illustrate it, and write their name and at the top she wrote their exact words of why God made them special.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-86291974460912187772010-01-02T19:13:00.001-08:002010-01-02T19:15:45.392-08:00Funny, funny Sophia<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFuUntKivR-zS-U5QHtR3Kgswh23zk4XbqbRw2m-L4m-u0G-S_54yxEVVRWcFwAQ8hPbzpsl5EiR6com_unHoqb0uW2bRMxFFoW8YjrzhCX56cHmGzJ84fJx65_VpdE7fqYlFUXc7ZWQz/s1600-h/james+underwear.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422346638764946050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFuUntKivR-zS-U5QHtR3Kgswh23zk4XbqbRw2m-L4m-u0G-S_54yxEVVRWcFwAQ8hPbzpsl5EiR6com_unHoqb0uW2bRMxFFoW8YjrzhCX56cHmGzJ84fJx65_VpdE7fqYlFUXc7ZWQz/s320/james+underwear.jpg" /></a> just snatched James' clean underwear from the laundry basket and so proud of putting it on herself!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBZuRyDoCrKi4hCCeZifDhI_6U2ta5spPubQtG0YTqF-tJQho-E2_jcPmjvhRs5nOldMqQy2NuSBm4tEqcbM5K05KmMDaHHL8LNKrdhj03X6vkNih7trJMn9PwaVR4_ELLDS3IYvQfWwo/s1600-h/james+shoes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422346640218848802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBZuRyDoCrKi4hCCeZifDhI_6U2ta5spPubQtG0YTqF-tJQho-E2_jcPmjvhRs5nOldMqQy2NuSBm4tEqcbM5K05KmMDaHHL8LNKrdhj03X6vkNih7trJMn9PwaVR4_ELLDS3IYvQfWwo/s320/james+shoes.jpg" /></a> no time to fix the hair, must ride, James' shoes - that's all I need!!<br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-2284482363519423492010-01-02T11:07:00.000-08:002010-01-02T19:12:37.702-08:00Oops more September highlights<div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYXqpvZ8s4rO3Jk16Wo_pdNqnna_C2vndtI_9Z24gyPn3SOFUy0bOZ8zx-mKa5oUxyvl6PSJVklY4CMxCemWZzzYU4w0_vqoSeP2fqy657TeO9vf3YFC89Elz-C7XSQmZActzBhhLKBQZ/s1600-h/soccer+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422345636476388146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYXqpvZ8s4rO3Jk16Wo_pdNqnna_C2vndtI_9Z24gyPn3SOFUy0bOZ8zx-mKa5oUxyvl6PSJVklY4CMxCemWZzzYU4w0_vqoSeP2fqy657TeO9vf3YFC89Elz-C7XSQmZActzBhhLKBQZ/s320/soccer+2.jpg" /></a> Dada made it just in time to see the end of the game<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1R4EOUI9M8XlRdFV1khY-0_UGOp5V3Nb7ALUFLcVMjuyjCJOU-AOElILiNNXyjeFCKfQl7e-m7HXAVmSdAqQ5vX11OhS6wY2g-uX2O3equeUUiKVC6S_NgGcl8HoDDR_q_zLU4KbS7Qeq/s1600-h/soccer+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422345633267895122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1R4EOUI9M8XlRdFV1khY-0_UGOp5V3Nb7ALUFLcVMjuyjCJOU-AOElILiNNXyjeFCKfQl7e-m7HXAVmSdAqQ5vX11OhS6wY2g-uX2O3equeUUiKVC6S_NgGcl8HoDDR_q_zLU4KbS7Qeq/s320/soccer+1.jpg" /></a> note #5 in the center!!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Cow02iB9ZS-4gRIWbDcqTvg4PYHW7TLd1ed-8vEywpFB8iMun0C1o4mBnfNRgl1VAR1NsMrUnxWReHbw6kBa7q3LxKjwLHuqgvgOi0GSFJY96LgI2oe3XUHhyMP00LK0eC86cgSyfukb/s1600-h/beach+together+sept.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422344318253214818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Cow02iB9ZS-4gRIWbDcqTvg4PYHW7TLd1ed-8vEywpFB8iMun0C1o4mBnfNRgl1VAR1NsMrUnxWReHbw6kBa7q3LxKjwLHuqgvgOi0GSFJY96LgI2oe3XUHhyMP00LK0eC86cgSyfukb/s320/beach+together+sept.jpg" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_AI_y6uAFm0qijENJcPX4i5-NlqvFKcmdwXwEfEa5c-MKUZeUDXARqCQZwZsLYWD2tESM7yuhc8SaSfdf3SbTJSeSy29SKcfvCIm61-pzr7sXJGgejppi-0_HJU-_lzOFKgWlzR0fKdl/s1600-h/sea+turtle+inc.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422344311428976482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_AI_y6uAFm0qijENJcPX4i5-NlqvFKcmdwXwEfEa5c-MKUZeUDXARqCQZwZsLYWD2tESM7yuhc8SaSfdf3SbTJSeSy29SKcfvCIm61-pzr7sXJGgejppi-0_HJU-_lzOFKgWlzR0fKdl/s320/sea+turtle+inc.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">South Padre Island and Corpus Christi Beach, a little too cool to swim, but a fun time in the sand.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-65479612058771956972010-01-02T10:41:00.001-08:002010-01-02T10:56:54.023-08:00September Highlights<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj1npG4NBF1hXQQbK6Enzcglm176hRXVvKdj15cDW2xbXuNqq4Px3C4RsBi6lnBEpHQI-YBtwlnXjABAWjotPg-OokXFQXaX9KXJosoETPr1tpjn_OkDxktBYxksq64xMZ8WsluQ9DcUl/s1600-h/cars+together.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422217102064043154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj1npG4NBF1hXQQbK6Enzcglm176hRXVvKdj15cDW2xbXuNqq4Px3C4RsBi6lnBEpHQI-YBtwlnXjABAWjotPg-OokXFQXaX9KXJosoETPr1tpjn_OkDxktBYxksq64xMZ8WsluQ9DcUl/s320/cars+together.jpg" /></a>Suddenly we had fall instead of summer and rainy days inside...one of the favorite activities is car races around the downstairs circle. </div><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422217491836971410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1yyLc22DZgvxTWFrSZRTsL0LbBfgoyrAtqIA3AmJ7_wWgBcaZ80AsRE2CnmmXTrqOAKfSPhSKu7iQiuOT_4p5ZqnV1dvmAVbu444X9iCDEZiiQRFQ9dnWlPDX6mUyatL0d-5IAuPsGxP/s320/together+rainy+day.jpg" />sort of playing together inside...</p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422215659241773570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5vaj235C9yurO3o_blKpbsU6CaPmnToe2q6DB6gDeexKtIbu4iM_bZyuImo8_V71aG7-VKh5lTm_xRgn5KrsszejjLuTBR3VaOYzk6SEad4M1ZlVxiGf9dEQvxMWIiqoEBQZUUGSyaQ8/s320/cubbies.jpg" />Ready for cubbies !<br /></p><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422215924563279234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHAnoJxmoxOBF204F8xDKSiSPt-4NXiuGBBoQv6z3m5nwKqI8pQyAobxKc_kDzjwN6nnYZ4yzcDYM6nlRa1Yc9MK3b-0pUBQN5HZ2jdkusssXoDlrs7u8oDCAb3zjN0jR5-AVjpmIkoc3/s320/new+dress.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">- definitely not giving James back his water bottle<br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-32979957471444994742010-01-01T14:08:00.000-08:002010-01-02T19:17:19.963-08:00OK - going to get back to posting and making sure this thing is updated!!IL trip just before school started.....<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tSv9aJsjCsDl4GDO0bOaBOfIDojfQYR1DBRqU1zhyDjPBFU_HfUZ-njrxmShCc1nJ5gAQ2hPJrXb7DL9Fwit3aSmm3el8MIlS2R-QYLGCTSF8Mv_FROVPv400n8Zbm26J0iEsABZFrqT/s1600-h/DSC04362.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374014614330571906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tSv9aJsjCsDl4GDO0bOaBOfIDojfQYR1DBRqU1zhyDjPBFU_HfUZ-njrxmShCc1nJ5gAQ2hPJrXb7DL9Fwit3aSmm3el8MIlS2R-QYLGCTSF8Mv_FROVPv400n8Zbm26J0iEsABZFrqT/s320/DSC04362.JPG" /></a> kissing cousins...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ytU-KMACBg8jB51SJ4BsXVRRn32j68LKoLrmbWLYnRWNxCdZesD397F-a-lBJU8flnVV7ELmtt3zNYRRqTcVfBFpec7tX0Ykf76yf8ZZmxPiUjyjmEZU_ezonOEU1wxYMIpiC5y0eZRB/s1600-h/DSC04366.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374014603518489842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ytU-KMACBg8jB51SJ4BsXVRRn32j68LKoLrmbWLYnRWNxCdZesD397F-a-lBJU8flnVV7ELmtt3zNYRRqTcVfBFpec7tX0Ykf76yf8ZZmxPiUjyjmEZU_ezonOEU1wxYMIpiC5y0eZRB/s320/DSC04366.JPG" /></a>trouble !<br /><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj605QLnZ3yLR56tkQb_K6qyZANqd14dVnO183veV_ccdeFNYA4PcHVffBmFEVCwaH4oIGNAQaxP0OuJpvR-YaieefX30vVrB8gLz1qlPOoLQk5HZ8bs914V7fdaKKhrfWMq_lRQKNrKGKG/s1600-h/DSC04348.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374014601605426786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj605QLnZ3yLR56tkQb_K6qyZANqd14dVnO183veV_ccdeFNYA4PcHVffBmFEVCwaH4oIGNAQaxP0OuJpvR-YaieefX30vVrB8gLz1qlPOoLQk5HZ8bs914V7fdaKKhrfWMq_lRQKNrKGKG/s320/DSC04348.JPG" /></a> more trouble !! </div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-84857231259130075972009-09-08T11:32:00.000-07:002009-09-08T11:34:54.148-07:00Back to School !!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYJ78SynZXdFbUPzUZHobTNvhuQHLg3lswPOjLB_v3XIRovgpzxYIJmWOjWFFPSyBlNtCwAzRjOafO-ZTjYC9N1qIFlemozGOGUS2F-Um8NH5oItn2FtTnFpybBw-H-sAVbnrOOM1e1fn/s1600-h/DSC04581.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379166832720598706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYJ78SynZXdFbUPzUZHobTNvhuQHLg3lswPOjLB_v3XIRovgpzxYIJmWOjWFFPSyBlNtCwAzRjOafO-ZTjYC9N1qIFlemozGOGUS2F-Um8NH5oItn2FtTnFpybBw-H-sAVbnrOOM1e1fn/s320/DSC04581.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">James' first day of Pre-K was this morning. He has been excited for weeks. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-49219964291490595202009-08-14T10:14:00.000-07:002009-08-14T10:18:55.593-07:00Toddler Contract<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnQqObLR0enRZy6W0otiNR3U0yGPRhl7LoKhUVf2Symv-YM71nbtFhejLGazQAFUjurXbf8hU3TzhXy47RY3SZsaOlV-54e3aN9MosIp-HYknJCh0SAmai8Ehi0RMLbOTHERNSodljwUv/s1600-h/Toddler+Contract.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369869696168514546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnQqObLR0enRZy6W0otiNR3U0yGPRhl7LoKhUVf2Symv-YM71nbtFhejLGazQAFUjurXbf8hU3TzhXy47RY3SZsaOlV-54e3aN9MosIp-HYknJCh0SAmai8Ehi0RMLbOTHERNSodljwUv/s320/Toddler+Contract.JPG" /></a><br /><div>just wanted to post something so funny, we laugh over and over again at this....</div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-86568149141655871362009-08-09T11:34:00.000-07:002009-08-09T11:36:10.634-07:00James' Rocket Cake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdsu66l7KZ4nQTXGuZnuUslrjcAIDuaW_hyYVvi2ppQHV9_eSx775O7_vKMiN4HzT3TSNW3X95x1CgVt0J2oubChqFWXXm4qDO0UU34JIbWOPMUrKt5pVcoJI1LpUkzy5rFSqe6jXZxK1/s1600-h/DSC04313.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368034662211509474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdsu66l7KZ4nQTXGuZnuUslrjcAIDuaW_hyYVvi2ppQHV9_eSx775O7_vKMiN4HzT3TSNW3X95x1CgVt0J2oubChqFWXXm4qDO0UU34JIbWOPMUrKt5pVcoJI1LpUkzy5rFSqe6jXZxK1/s320/DSC04313.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>for James' 4th Birthday he of course requested a rocket cake, so here's the results. We think it turned out really nice, and most important - he loved it!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-11068166335895112972009-08-07T07:16:00.000-07:002009-08-07T07:21:04.174-07:004 Years Old!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tPYQ9ODmy4I_6iy0Qx6NREI1YvGwjLHRJI4iiif7pi_Vl6bGsXvB0QU7KnilSUWNyj0OekGU1fmC61kIZ8a9ZE4WINxP4xgxfujHrzsBEEMcd1Ttj3Uarg_o_vMuLOG-OUd50hLKZnyH/s1600-h/4+in+pjs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367226754314787842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tPYQ9ODmy4I_6iy0Qx6NREI1YvGwjLHRJI4iiif7pi_Vl6bGsXvB0QU7KnilSUWNyj0OekGU1fmC61kIZ8a9ZE4WINxP4xgxfujHrzsBEEMcd1Ttj3Uarg_o_vMuLOG-OUd50hLKZnyH/s320/4+in+pjs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeRbKaVGcXWwXkYwBNyLUTDSGaiYVkKAwPOMIfOU7nh_CTM-NPgx0lAfkQ9gDo9_8YVZDNzU2RpIQWF8Ur16sOyyrxjqeu0TWdU_Ge2ww8MOCT2WbXEbzP_eypjhblDN9s4tTHDYd5xt5/s1600-h/4+in+pjs.jpg"></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-68374314396260436592009-08-07T07:14:00.001-07:002009-08-07T07:16:33.489-07:00SOPHIA'S NEW DRESS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_xMeg95z1N8KHeFj2Jts8ByPct0Vh2uiBcitNNVx7A5PqkZGAz43Fvbgi4cGs5SfSBB-W8dB9gGC7nvCiyvNjdPTFphENOy3NZpRkYvyfVx5QVfcb0caq5wCt95a43Zibed45-yF-Hbb/s1600-h/DSC04217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367225532009671442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_xMeg95z1N8KHeFj2Jts8ByPct0Vh2uiBcitNNVx7A5PqkZGAz43Fvbgi4cGs5SfSBB-W8dB9gGC7nvCiyvNjdPTFphENOy3NZpRkYvyfVx5QVfcb0caq5wCt95a43Zibed45-yF-Hbb/s320/DSC04217.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>a cute picture of Sophia, trying out a new dress...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-90805309258945663242009-08-04T11:55:00.000-07:002009-08-04T12:09:32.271-07:00James' Party Invite<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnplVNTkLAa3UBAiknzzakoheRDnGgE_oz8brTo9cnj1HGMrPorXrV3BkGSkPcTD_O-xQ8tZ4fkD9YF-zi3rbExXjBMKB8aILD2xTWfYxQwpoloeWgtliX9Z02r_qWeTxqjFRhM8iw9VBX/s1600-h/rocket.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366187656481226914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnplVNTkLAa3UBAiknzzakoheRDnGgE_oz8brTo9cnj1HGMrPorXrV3BkGSkPcTD_O-xQ8tZ4fkD9YF-zi3rbExXjBMKB8aILD2xTWfYxQwpoloeWgtliX9Z02r_qWeTxqjFRhM8iw9VBX/s320/rocket.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center">Just wanted to put James' Rocket Ship party invite on here for you all to see. (The black rocket is attahed underneath the colored front by brad and swings out so you can read the inside.)</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367426084603093492.post-38891244297217321032009-08-02T18:42:00.000-07:002009-08-02T18:49:23.801-07:00My dissapearing flowers....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr60F-SNMcjfimuEH86UKuc3vCIugljJubMa5lh9JLKerK8ts9-Zp8BcOW1ArN1zLucS2Ky7kkXhEsVjHNFpEn1CyzN_nhV-MtOzTJwOIqGWVqv-pg1ohCAQrKZ9BbaqdOdPWZQSpIVp67/s1600-h/DSC04209.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365548602618877570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr60F-SNMcjfimuEH86UKuc3vCIugljJubMa5lh9JLKerK8ts9-Zp8BcOW1ArN1zLucS2Ky7kkXhEsVjHNFpEn1CyzN_nhV-MtOzTJwOIqGWVqv-pg1ohCAQrKZ9BbaqdOdPWZQSpIVp67/s320/DSC04209.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I just figured out what was happening to our sweet potato vines in hanging baskets over the front porch. Within a few days he completely destroyed the left side and now has moved over to the right side. It drives Adobe absolutely crazy as she watches him from a few feet away behind the window and can't get to him... </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1