tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287657622024-02-02T05:03:10.015-08:00The Hughes FamilyJASON ~ MICHELLE ~ CARSON ~ OLIVIA ~ SPENCERMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-3491502676426988352013-01-07T09:08:00.000-08:002013-01-07T09:08:05.057-08:00It's a New Year!Happy New Year 2013!<br />
We had a wonderful Christmas break. We spent a lot of time in our p.j.'s and really enjoyed having Jason around so much. <br />
Now we're heading into our second semester of our second year of homeschooling. I'm feeling God's peace today. These are HIS children, and he will teach them (All your sons will be taught by the Lord, and great will be your children's peace. Is 54:13) I just pray that the Holy Spirit will be alive in me daily, and he'll work through me to give them the knowledge and understanding that they need to have in this world. Knowledge that will give them the enjoyment of all God has created for them to use for their pleasure and his glory....may their hearts be always pure before him and their desire to be compassionate servants of other people increased this year. "Little world changers", as a friend of mine coined this week; I like that.<br />
I'd like to: memorize more scripture, use our microscope to examine things, serve people (wood kindling, meals, homeless supplies, baking, giving money), do more experiments/crafts/hands-on things, get really good at reading skills, more nature study and artist study.<br />
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I also really hope to blog more! I think it would be really good for me to chronicle more of what we are doing as a way for us to remember what we've done and for me to process things as we go along this journey.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-71510828303534834562011-11-21T22:12:00.000-08:002011-11-21T22:17:19.102-08:00So here's the video that I love from that picture of the kids in the previous post....just listen really closely to what Carson says at the very end after he pauses when he stops the bike, makes me laugh every time:<div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dymywQqXGQ3U6M69X0whLCvFkw0LO6RQievQxfztK51U8L2vRUjEebozJXtA48eUHsxzHMkWUXciPY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-72685576081146907392011-10-22T08:16:00.000-07:002011-11-20T09:03:38.301-08:00Summer 2011 continued...It's been so long since I blogged, and SO very much has happened! I'll just have to start with small chunks and give an overview:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is how the summer started:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LiLc5_I0SeQEttNzyN9bmUXVqqg2CQ3EMMAklF4_ZRpsxMG63YXWhi9YfEHKc_DR8z7zsC9U9vI-hyapQ575xH3g6IuAATVFVwe7_TiDyd0cmR4QwpsYd365Byg_ujkXhRxF/s1600/IMG_0305.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LiLc5_I0SeQEttNzyN9bmUXVqqg2CQ3EMMAklF4_ZRpsxMG63YXWhi9YfEHKc_DR8z7zsC9U9vI-hyapQ575xH3g6IuAATVFVwe7_TiDyd0cmR4QwpsYd365Byg_ujkXhRxF/s320/IMG_0305.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677114892609241874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We lived at this wonderful townhome for almost 8 years, but as our family grew, so did our desire for some space for the kids to be able to play outside and be free and safe....so we listed our house and decided to see what the Lord would do. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMXM8rZ3BDJ3ZP6oCCKzGj1kGrJEB_5XEFakxf4MlYs-7bSkrLYR_nPQvTVvHp-nyv7oTvV0XzhOaQjTy9zFfE1BNAzDql-8E9nFDtyJk27WJ7Mrgpcp7LVy4e8gt8pYMpXay/s1600/P1130389.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjHMXM8rZ3BDJ3ZP6oCCKzGj1kGrJEB_5XEFakxf4MlYs-7bSkrLYR_nPQvTVvHp-nyv7oTvV0XzhOaQjTy9zFfE1BNAzDql-8E9nFDtyJk27WJ7Mrgpcp7LVy4e8gt8pYMpXay/s320/P1130389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677114880365633186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We spent a lot of time at the pool</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7SfDig2ZIu3lxAHrzwojcsHFTHpYQZdsp4SdACDKuGdNeomJuPgUkmD5xglO9F0VfYCPR5sPZ5DzhyHKQE5ugmpMi8RKkibyvbU1dV3NMvIVo7IMaJyzxaMcyV6SMsXurTxz/s1600/P1130395.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjt7SfDig2ZIu3lxAHrzwojcsHFTHpYQZdsp4SdACDKuGdNeomJuPgUkmD5xglO9F0VfYCPR5sPZ5DzhyHKQE5ugmpMi8RKkibyvbU1dV3NMvIVo7IMaJyzxaMcyV6SMsXurTxz/s320/P1130395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677114876789676754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">so much so that these wrinkly toes were a regular sighting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMUVDcwJwKz0DLMjMM9ChjO4VyhhdAwtFxWNF2D8SeGd8oz_XDx340dabT-rYAyQxRtI_0khECYm43T18V6otYpUPc7temPV4qvaK_fLYoQECtHH8Ltjj84LnFPXnG99JPZKQ/s1600/IMG_0538.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMUVDcwJwKz0DLMjMM9ChjO4VyhhdAwtFxWNF2D8SeGd8oz_XDx340dabT-rYAyQxRtI_0khECYm43T18V6otYpUPc7temPV4qvaK_fLYoQECtHH8Ltjj84LnFPXnG99JPZKQ/s320/IMG_0538.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677113524636059618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Downtown on Pacific Ave.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlDCiQHYEVOqW8Sr1-80DxVwa_V9U6A3G932BHPIfbGxwJauKGAXODoAaY4BrndmqTqL2xup_zBwd9iNQS36DV49ObZqJNnepJU6y7jqEjGmC8z6T44zNXvE_b_j7VzTPlZdg/s1600/P1130404.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjXlDCiQHYEVOqW8Sr1-80DxVwa_V9U6A3G932BHPIfbGxwJauKGAXODoAaY4BrndmqTqL2xup_zBwd9iNQS36DV49ObZqJNnepJU6y7jqEjGmC8z6T44zNXvE_b_j7VzTPlZdg/s320/P1130404.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677113523050866162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Summer soccer on the Blueberry Bombers team!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCvT-qTfuZTfDCfGFETn5iUeXqU7lFdHbNATrdwBTux_1G3WV6OD1kOSyb_HYROH6jh-LfFwXtks8Agh7GX69tEoTJR5W8mMAKNdvDqFgj6b0MHIAmU-2HkohIWZQCiGecjBS/s1600/IMG_0543.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCvT-qTfuZTfDCfGFETn5iUeXqU7lFdHbNATrdwBTux_1G3WV6OD1kOSyb_HYROH6jh-LfFwXtks8Agh7GX69tEoTJR5W8mMAKNdvDqFgj6b0MHIAmU-2HkohIWZQCiGecjBS/s320/IMG_0543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677113513262354082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Love Spencer's curls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4JjsZh6QOURY0yrPawzZ6B8QyCguAowaOnZVeMta9bBzmp-rgFGWs3ef8eJ6GRGZ1f8wjq7A5digfCxE01yKJeNPSqyt20GFrQ8RJY4wkG_dRTkEIhZ104PxlWCDg1l0glbo/s1600/IMG_0548.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4JjsZh6QOURY0yrPawzZ6B8QyCguAowaOnZVeMta9bBzmp-rgFGWs3ef8eJ6GRGZ1f8wjq7A5digfCxE01yKJeNPSqyt20GFrQ8RJY4wkG_dRTkEIhZ104PxlWCDg1l0glbo/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677113503594901762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had to put our dear sweet Gracie to sleep after she got really sick pretty fast, it was very sad. This is a bad picture, but it reminds me how much we loved her and cared for her right up to the very end of her 11 years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhTzwvw1mzHOeCorpceerujoV4ZHmCznNHMlPQsqUSopivWJrKJvUNmN3hpGdHIQAOqR6BjZUPjabcdAUhf9ajc8VOOVOfMSPG9J2Vkcgu1-fUndtkY56BbCwepJDyiT9cK1P/s1600/IMAG0024%25231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhTzwvw1mzHOeCorpceerujoV4ZHmCznNHMlPQsqUSopivWJrKJvUNmN3hpGdHIQAOqR6BjZUPjabcdAUhf9ajc8VOOVOfMSPG9J2Vkcgu1-fUndtkY56BbCwepJDyiT9cK1P/s320/IMAG0024%25231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677113500210835362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Carson and I started off the summer with the stomach flu....blah! But Livi wrote a nice little note for Carson. :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But, after that we got in some good beach time...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcOYaQQsrnSkg-WRaW3sNBfyYLTdXr5fgNI6vtxubNQWrdtuFOiMzbl9owXKSasK3sCKd1ZPsLh5uMB7SBLFi9nHNGvpVxbc66AJzdRxDaqc8e7rz00W8xV6-3_P_nInOEIE1/s1600/IMG_0549.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcOYaQQsrnSkg-WRaW3sNBfyYLTdXr5fgNI6vtxubNQWrdtuFOiMzbl9owXKSasK3sCKd1ZPsLh5uMB7SBLFi9nHNGvpVxbc66AJzdRxDaqc8e7rz00W8xV6-3_P_nInOEIE1/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677111486098141362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaTAW_z1hWDt4Mdsf56YPJS40QWbmJmf7ll3esVqzL6h3tjEiXXyzziRHefqJJPpBLnM3XHvYph3gvBCwtTBhtc6vgrt8q7x478MRKaDnh4qLr4ME-v8ODoNM1XOW-ZWvjxLJ/s1600/IMG_0550.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaTAW_z1hWDt4Mdsf56YPJS40QWbmJmf7ll3esVqzL6h3tjEiXXyzziRHefqJJPpBLnM3XHvYph3gvBCwtTBhtc6vgrt8q7x478MRKaDnh4qLr4ME-v8ODoNM1XOW-ZWvjxLJ/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677111482998696018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjABwSzMkZpJlR4Nc7QgVKPI4YLCALnnQP6o5232_TVCyCsdglSvrDE0SgVbQxZy_X5QMNMjX8883w_W7ddIx8dBnOaBSowvlLjPBZnBY8tMm-sBujZMFFPWYTk2qer5CKl1TV/s1600/IMG_0551.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjABwSzMkZpJlR4Nc7QgVKPI4YLCALnnQP6o5232_TVCyCsdglSvrDE0SgVbQxZy_X5QMNMjX8883w_W7ddIx8dBnOaBSowvlLjPBZnBY8tMm-sBujZMFFPWYTk2qer5CKl1TV/s320/IMG_0551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677111463597004690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The kids had a lot of fun on this hill, I'll post a video soon about what they were doing here: Love the outfits though. :-)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tZ5xMoN6s61QwAKCmqDKgCVSlUxon8NYYw7R8VXINkYFXqEza1wEJeDrskdnUVPuxH4iGcqxcL2Sd0x796XlFXjSGu42YYDjIqQWJuyCp__gxM7DAKoCn3GhAVxs7xpi1olM/s1600/IMG_0555.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tZ5xMoN6s61QwAKCmqDKgCVSlUxon8NYYw7R8VXINkYFXqEza1wEJeDrskdnUVPuxH4iGcqxcL2Sd0x796XlFXjSGu42YYDjIqQWJuyCp__gxM7DAKoCn3GhAVxs7xpi1olM/s320/IMG_0555.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677111460170785890" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We went camping over Father's Day Weekend and it was fun to celebrate this wonderful guy!</div><div style="text-align: center;">He had just taken a new (demanding) position at work and the 5 minute commute we were used to was now going to be a 45 minute commute, as Seagate moved their headquarters over the hill to Saratoga at the beginning of June, bummer! But we're thankful for a good job that he likes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdiyDdwHlVR0AG6og6aGLvvaIbwnWpkxNrnFHml2N7epwvLdz5tQEXTQnxEQM3I0j-LOsJe6sV0bVv2WRDi6x0DEQXRLKiWToOL7yHico2L252mRDHbdR8GjfnFOu0s5_Uphg/s1600/P1130444.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgkdiyDdwHlVR0AG6og6aGLvvaIbwnWpkxNrnFHml2N7epwvLdz5tQEXTQnxEQM3I0j-LOsJe6sV0bVv2WRDi6x0DEQXRLKiWToOL7yHico2L252mRDHbdR8GjfnFOu0s5_Uphg/s320/P1130444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677120601282243746" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The kids did Vacation Bible Camp (which they LOVED this year!!), and I got to take a wonderful walk one of the mornings on Westcliff, it was just what I needed.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-bxeUYGAOoEjzF40J-Zmd9J-syIConZC4aQxz0fJpQZiHnkypjK5Mr0-rGQxVZNdJc2BTdNABriHHXMJXePj6SXowco0tAcegskFkVoAAIdlmh3HbMonI_HoYkBwPKGxlhWW/s1600/IMG_0584.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-bxeUYGAOoEjzF40J-Zmd9J-syIConZC4aQxz0fJpQZiHnkypjK5Mr0-rGQxVZNdJc2BTdNABriHHXMJXePj6SXowco0tAcegskFkVoAAIdlmh3HbMonI_HoYkBwPKGxlhWW/s320/IMG_0584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677119646669174690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-wE6gpWL_rKIB2nH3dzziaqhwPO2VRVS2vKnIRwLOV_8el34JpodvBe3VzspPFi9j-ob0_UPqN1ZtsANt9oX1OQ9gP0qs9dnB_ygP59wdhrZZql-j_1kv8ytZ0Yj9EKN3UIp/s1600/IMG_0585.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-wE6gpWL_rKIB2nH3dzziaqhwPO2VRVS2vKnIRwLOV_8el34JpodvBe3VzspPFi9j-ob0_UPqN1ZtsANt9oX1OQ9gP0qs9dnB_ygP59wdhrZZql-j_1kv8ytZ0Yj9EKN3UIp/s320/IMG_0585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677119642251366482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was the day after my birthday, the day Jason left for Colorado because of his mom's death. We would leave the next day to join him and finish out the month of June there. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFU0zxlYgq4TqcqyYm1B_CYfV31a2-6x7VH2xxtAc5UwC123LZljW_Msk3bPlyPq6srPZtow9qECrhwW3qAAS_WVOdn0uaQjLJ2iHHPQy0iZxAgIvPNlRsddJiYqUoZ7THOdX/s1600/IMG_0594.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFU0zxlYgq4TqcqyYm1B_CYfV31a2-6x7VH2xxtAc5UwC123LZljW_Msk3bPlyPq6srPZtow9qECrhwW3qAAS_WVOdn0uaQjLJ2iHHPQy0iZxAgIvPNlRsddJiYqUoZ7THOdX/s320/IMG_0594.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677119639702538610" /></a>So to recap: School got out, Carson and I got sick, we had our house on the market, so there was constant cleaning/straightening/packing, Gracie got really sick and died, we went camping, Jason started a new position at work and a commute, kids did VBC, celebrated my 34th birthday, Jason's mom passed away, trip to Colorado. It was a summer of many ups and downs.<div><br />This was just parts of June.....and little did we know at the time, but here's how the summer ended: More on that "Coming Soon".<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrceRRC4xcB1QLQEpF0qCRfQAhyphenhyphenrrcRCfp6T4NeCNO7I585OQfNkFKUT1Wvbi5g8BANjncz_Ug2RR-uIbGVbDz8Y6u-GkhuQzoArIGVdUtXN2UAGmF-J6ognWNGi-msb7vaiw/s1600/IMG_0776.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrceRRC4xcB1QLQEpF0qCRfQAhyphenhyphenrrcRCfp6T4NeCNO7I585OQfNkFKUT1Wvbi5g8BANjncz_Ug2RR-uIbGVbDz8Y6u-GkhuQzoArIGVdUtXN2UAGmF-J6ognWNGi-msb7vaiw/s320/IMG_0776.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677111454536676610" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-69383198925932961072011-08-08T09:11:00.001-07:002011-08-08T14:05:19.300-07:00Colorado Summer 2011<div style="text-align: center;">We took a trip to Colorado after Jason's mom suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. It was so surreal being there for this reason. It was a crazy week, completely cleaning out her entire house and dealing with all that comes with such a loss. Jason and his 3 sisters put together a very nice memorial service for her. It was in a beautiful garden setting, full of gorgeous blooming flowers, perfect for her, as she loved gardening and always had pretty blooms in her maple sap buckets and around her yard. Patti was a very kind and generous person, a fabulous cook, a hard worker, and she loved her family. She will be greatly missed.</div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkGYm5HRSM9pAwLeFnXMOIqVeMC7RNySQfyPNqv2um9fXaK7Qt7Xl0rlLaa40Kd-ie05jycN3PxEfsecLNEYlKDleRKB7VpRH412FqiF8qjFP6BDdhckTDdjrNk0kuAs2AcIH/s1600/IMG_0666.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkGYm5HRSM9pAwLeFnXMOIqVeMC7RNySQfyPNqv2um9fXaK7Qt7Xl0rlLaa40Kd-ie05jycN3PxEfsecLNEYlKDleRKB7VpRH412FqiF8qjFP6BDdhckTDdjrNk0kuAs2AcIH/s320/IMG_0666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638546119550935522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The back range was gorgeous, still had so much snow!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhCeC1qU8BaDgvZQl1OeWMuc1sETIZuo8En88apvsyN0CyiKgOLwt6XrsgKekvhdOZX0A0DDzI0gNM15gE5-MaJm7uJpnF1CDxZIbtjLM60pm5iUX56g-86IiHFlsJEKD6Dtu/s1600/IMG_0606.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhCeC1qU8BaDgvZQl1OeWMuc1sETIZuo8En88apvsyN0CyiKgOLwt6XrsgKekvhdOZX0A0DDzI0gNM15gE5-MaJm7uJpnF1CDxZIbtjLM60pm5iUX56g-86IiHFlsJEKD6Dtu/s320/IMG_0606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638546116755265570" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUwwSCk0x_Aak1rLvxztCAx7V2uaXP7kA4c-wrb1-yjIBRhkuJHDWqz083Qd4evyvcSN9P6J7S57PrdZlL37zcT-wbt5jeT1LrTgb72YdlgYQ4ANkeFEicBBeniAoFwO5vE5s/s1600/IMG_0607.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUwwSCk0x_Aak1rLvxztCAx7V2uaXP7kA4c-wrb1-yjIBRhkuJHDWqz083Qd4evyvcSN9P6J7S57PrdZlL37zcT-wbt5jeT1LrTgb72YdlgYQ4ANkeFEicBBeniAoFwO5vE5s/s320/IMG_0607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638546112584245410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is Spencer (Bozo) pre-first-haircut</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdzQdx7463LXyQZtXc2WsRP-wnhiBKyu2t1U_lQKwXNm374bpZXDd4rRquPl1LO2T6rK_MdHXgGeshxZUZB6d5UwzzwgOLYZXobtTyXGil5-iughLRD6bOrldPRfFOO0eo0p7/s1600/IMG_0611.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdzQdx7463LXyQZtXc2WsRP-wnhiBKyu2t1U_lQKwXNm374bpZXDd4rRquPl1LO2T6rK_MdHXgGeshxZUZB6d5UwzzwgOLYZXobtTyXGil5-iughLRD6bOrldPRfFOO0eo0p7/s320/IMG_0611.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638546102396897074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After!: He looks so much older! I trimmed up the sides quite a bit but just couldn't bare to cut off his gorgeous curls in back. Now it's getting a little long, and someday soon I might have to trim those up a little bit too. None of the other kids had any sort of curl, so it's cute to see him with them. :-)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXK4y-JbNQ4Wo_UWRvOe6Z5wH2htGXvvEZDE4jZIoji7LF73GbUnznNXwhUavRIm5shsbfbQ7TtykP4QbddVdle39aU1ijvdNAUTD1-LzH-d8Uc8KMANRm4iSOFMgVr3imYvd/s1600/IMG_0621.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXK4y-JbNQ4Wo_UWRvOe6Z5wH2htGXvvEZDE4jZIoji7LF73GbUnznNXwhUavRIm5shsbfbQ7TtykP4QbddVdle39aU1ijvdNAUTD1-LzH-d8Uc8KMANRm4iSOFMgVr3imYvd/s320/IMG_0621.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638538356906912066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My dear, sweet Angie:</div><div style="text-align: center;">So wish we lived closer together.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph0hlCsd_m8dp7DJLCLuhcK_c24qF7y9XTK9b_EyCp61iSlWSRr8pxzzEMMt5kp6hyphenhyphennGeSLAe-cTt_k1c1cSX9sjLi4OQWe7Ou2GArUycUp1xe20Yxq4G446J7VEhsGTwI9sl/s1600/IMG_0697.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhph0hlCsd_m8dp7DJLCLuhcK_c24qF7y9XTK9b_EyCp61iSlWSRr8pxzzEMMt5kp6hyphenhyphennGeSLAe-cTt_k1c1cSX9sjLi4OQWe7Ou2GArUycUp1xe20Yxq4G446J7VEhsGTwI9sl/s320/IMG_0697.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638538348909483874" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyo0VG0eihaxpMJpPqbUHg1Z6CTq00R_4tWfYjrUpt4acSkxFKgi8FBkAy6a7WFjkByg37sa33jdvAX50kjI36AuPHJ5AT-UHLQb4AzHZrsmxbHgXinyNp5EhadIMK2v6j9Ql7/s1600/IMG_0655.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyo0VG0eihaxpMJpPqbUHg1Z6CTq00R_4tWfYjrUpt4acSkxFKgi8FBkAy6a7WFjkByg37sa33jdvAX50kjI36AuPHJ5AT-UHLQb4AzHZrsmxbHgXinyNp5EhadIMK2v6j9Ql7/s320/IMG_0655.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638538352865513058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">All of Jason's family:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo23qM873cpylC6cje8r24FXbUGApnnxAZR6Ph8-S0qy1PMi8Cfu3WqeU2o87tGBeKokyb9sBmwolM0VbYy8KRUgVA6eX67u8T4J8-Qe7i3E4V6a6j9amCpGVv9iVELzJxMrQ/s1600/IMG_0651.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo23qM873cpylC6cje8r24FXbUGApnnxAZR6Ph8-S0qy1PMi8Cfu3WqeU2o87tGBeKokyb9sBmwolM0VbYy8KRUgVA6eX67u8T4J8-Qe7i3E4V6a6j9amCpGVv9iVELzJxMrQ/s320/IMG_0651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638538348180848562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Cousins:</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEr8tDKb_0-siouMkguUfi3wSgpDHObKbtfQP2pD_mvdZzM0S_U2iz7JTKi5YLMIXbCbjnI9vrzCG0MLX0C0vCLTp6Ie6Fc0EPa4qPgOLSGpvP9zG3g-F9CpdFOZ1kuv7nHuk/s1600/IMG_0653.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEr8tDKb_0-siouMkguUfi3wSgpDHObKbtfQP2pD_mvdZzM0S_U2iz7JTKi5YLMIXbCbjnI9vrzCG0MLX0C0vCLTp6Ie6Fc0EPa4qPgOLSGpvP9zG3g-F9CpdFOZ1kuv7nHuk/s320/IMG_0653.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638538344281256098" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKDTmyHu4HXwlBTqtJn2VyYiZt5JMFaDDFJGLt6jekVdHPuM32ddtTTU56sPGHRA7B5CQU2CDK4IWns6YPvsWdunswIN-UlB0i1ITen4kivzo49661VSS7Gfhi0eRhYu-lHmN/s1600/IMG_0645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKDTmyHu4HXwlBTqtJn2VyYiZt5JMFaDDFJGLt6jekVdHPuM32ddtTTU56sPGHRA7B5CQU2CDK4IWns6YPvsWdunswIN-UlB0i1ITen4kivzo49661VSS7Gfhi0eRhYu-lHmN/s320/IMG_0645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638524748871137058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Spencer was just beginning to learn to walk</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrmCLAO73ntl_J3ij7PZG2nmLlK_Adqfy6vlpqhTllnoxp9kpN3c6T8VZSAIPUnzhij1bs7kpdFNSeQfBPxPILuWGEhXF3S27OvInBpgdkd_RT5cRfvqZH2XIt26pHJ7_EJGk/s1600/IMG_0632.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrmCLAO73ntl_J3ij7PZG2nmLlK_Adqfy6vlpqhTllnoxp9kpN3c6T8VZSAIPUnzhij1bs7kpdFNSeQfBPxPILuWGEhXF3S27OvInBpgdkd_RT5cRfvqZH2XIt26pHJ7_EJGk/s320/IMG_0632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638524744046730098" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueCypbFdCj2GhuCu1Oq7PmO24AwGP6lmsOZ_QZDE7act-PFOgEGr4HRShYmbFwGFDxxtppzzds1V172UQl82NWAv6Afxn13GU9JawZjWuZ_kjMdNmgIQ1wKqGTRw13PmUtKBU/s1600/IMG_0631.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueCypbFdCj2GhuCu1Oq7PmO24AwGP6lmsOZ_QZDE7act-PFOgEGr4HRShYmbFwGFDxxtppzzds1V172UQl82NWAv6Afxn13GU9JawZjWuZ_kjMdNmgIQ1wKqGTRw13PmUtKBU/s320/IMG_0631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638524739620717138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bumpa makes awesome pancakes:</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4k6p90_5iZMsyrwNcs706aZ6HS-yP_HdpEuDfYEZd9voVtfxJ1g2WKlS5tUt-JbBUlmwLoFdejdZKATUOFjeqRwaFDOnIPUHoJFFHVzUnrHsZR8XoLsFinLWGoFmy8FxRt67/s1600/IMG_0658.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4k6p90_5iZMsyrwNcs706aZ6HS-yP_HdpEuDfYEZd9voVtfxJ1g2WKlS5tUt-JbBUlmwLoFdejdZKATUOFjeqRwaFDOnIPUHoJFFHVzUnrHsZR8XoLsFinLWGoFmy8FxRt67/s320/IMG_0658.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638524736918774146" /></a>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UtlaBDB38ahLf9X0iWUpNDLiQVwVsZwf8DKE1bhq9E_bmt4RFOjRPmj0tVQD9IIrpxKI_xVnhDbTlt67ii7xqcAVUGJ6-CaijQAjUglU82t45TLJz8NjlBYal_rUkrpW2S5X/s1600/IMG_0674.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UtlaBDB38ahLf9X0iWUpNDLiQVwVsZwf8DKE1bhq9E_bmt4RFOjRPmj0tVQD9IIrpxKI_xVnhDbTlt67ii7xqcAVUGJ6-CaijQAjUglU82t45TLJz8NjlBYal_rUkrpW2S5X/s320/IMG_0674.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638524730498943746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hanging out at Pearl Street:</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjEb3wxSFQ57iiNxw9v_FvmIEwedx-6tB4xx-kOKSQZZkck1q0vzM5hSUc3Yc3sekyHePbkxstMG3CVSW7oEvZUekYix0c3nUtvtrcyf7VBlaZPBwJN6sQIW_Xo7f-HWqGkfC/s1600/IMG_0685.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjEb3wxSFQ57iiNxw9v_FvmIEwedx-6tB4xx-kOKSQZZkck1q0vzM5hSUc3Yc3sekyHePbkxstMG3CVSW7oEvZUekYix0c3nUtvtrcyf7VBlaZPBwJN6sQIW_Xo7f-HWqGkfC/s320/IMG_0685.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638505248683570498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Livi wanted to get a feather in her hair....we walked by and she was eyeing another girl getting one so intently, she was thrilled and surprised when I said yes. </div>
<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoop3ikMBKq7Ey0UCSrJdqW5sYUAzmlVQVyZUOq94SFa6vBcvYFpTh-QIzO6Vpld9xBYfX56bKKx2x-Anz9IHuRVX15EERV6bIN5NxTK-uWM-dIgMn42vhzT65ez7AMxmsnSIR/s1600/IMG_0689.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoop3ikMBKq7Ey0UCSrJdqW5sYUAzmlVQVyZUOq94SFa6vBcvYFpTh-QIzO6Vpld9xBYfX56bKKx2x-Anz9IHuRVX15EERV6bIN5NxTK-uWM-dIgMn42vhzT65ez7AMxmsnSIR/s320/IMG_0689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638505245359792210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Breakfast with Uncle Matt!</div>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Getting the moving truck all ready, Livi's all set in grandma's golden high heels. :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jason and Carson drove the moving truck back to California with some appliances and furniture and other belongings. It was quite a fun adventure for them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lyXNmMym_KuhUzDhJSMOkWgkeEUvb0Js5Nsnl6YZuN0ZuuiHljZIXbQcWNfH33FF10I4nNuR-gxvwcFuMbI5jans2yJgX1yECkiALd8450wxHu_hBS4wLZlNCnIoU9RyJkZ9/s1600/IMG_0660.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lyXNmMym_KuhUzDhJSMOkWgkeEUvb0Js5Nsnl6YZuN0ZuuiHljZIXbQcWNfH33FF10I4nNuR-gxvwcFuMbI5jans2yJgX1yECkiALd8450wxHu_hBS4wLZlNCnIoU9RyJkZ9/s320/IMG_0660.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637801536587721122" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Somewhere in the middle of nowhere. </div>
<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMW9rYGqkEa-V253vrCYwPynNTizTwCnR4lEl6HJya821dtqVjET7cAG0n0dmwcaiZXVu-T8j8RBt0TgITzUDqMf8XnFz_D_POGCn0LLtVRLpeFQ2IaXkXglvoXvtV49jBS2v/s1600/IMAG0043%25231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMW9rYGqkEa-V253vrCYwPynNTizTwCnR4lEl6HJya821dtqVjET7cAG0n0dmwcaiZXVu-T8j8RBt0TgITzUDqMf8XnFz_D_POGCn0LLtVRLpeFQ2IaXkXglvoXvtV49jBS2v/s320/IMAG0043%25231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637801532937899058" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Salt Flats in Utah! We had just been watching a car racing show on Discovery a few days before, so it was cool for the boys to actually get to stop there on their way home and experience it!</div>
<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zPbiRW_tMcISTVdTCA6qpt68qTWUp3kSo6DeBW57Sl0vWii2HOg6FuD2C2rCVIWcv_UuSQ92bc5TPf2Kyc3cNJcT3x7ikWGy0B0t6PNSz52FAcHfvlG0tGVJkrYYzjnLp5ZF/s1600/IMAG0056%25231.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zPbiRW_tMcISTVdTCA6qpt68qTWUp3kSo6DeBW57Sl0vWii2HOg6FuD2C2rCVIWcv_UuSQ92bc5TPf2Kyc3cNJcT3x7ikWGy0B0t6PNSz52FAcHfvlG0tGVJkrYYzjnLp5ZF/s320/IMAG0056%25231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637801527380671458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will always love Colorado summer sunsets.</div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-10647426011925971182011-06-24T20:39:00.001-07:002011-06-24T21:41:10.020-07:00Camping in Big BasinWe had a wonderful camping trip with the Mathison Family last weekend up at Big Basin Redwood state park. This was our 3rd year of camping together and it was such fun! Our kids get along so well together and we enjoy being with their family so much!<div><br /></div><div>This was Spencer's first camping trip....actually he came with us 2 years ago, but he was probably smaller than a poppy seed at that point (we came home and took a pregnancy test and found out we were expecting him!)</div><div>He loved it. Since he's not walking yet (13 mos.), he was a little dirt ball all weekend, but he had so much fun crawling all around playing with sticks and rocks and rope. He slept pretty well the first night, at first I was nervous cuz he woke up when we all came in to the tent to go to bed and was confused that we were all sleeping in there with him, but after nursing him he settled back down pretty well, and then the second night I nursed him before I put him in his pack and play and he slept ALL NIGHT LONG! He wasn't even doing that at home, and since that night he has slept thru the night every night.....and that also was the last time I nursed him. Sort of sad, but kind of nice as well. :-) I can tell he still wants to nurse every once in a while, but he's pretty satisfied with his milk and water. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here he's enjoying a donut:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRcjhPub-8PmBRc3kuJqtrFGLlOv6aVwjlv5CE2jTSpNUsEve9capnqcQ_NEGgQotsEiuF_yusw7LAK69J7mIZ6-w1GMR-Lxf6dwjw8eY-KP8uOm9FnX88DBIW6xeW0HRB9p7/s1600/P1130419.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiVRcjhPub-8PmBRc3kuJqtrFGLlOv6aVwjlv5CE2jTSpNUsEve9capnqcQ_NEGgQotsEiuF_yusw7LAK69J7mIZ6-w1GMR-Lxf6dwjw8eY-KP8uOm9FnX88DBIW6xeW0HRB9p7/s320/P1130419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622004970318096290" /></a>This is the adorable Breck....having a spoonful of Nutella:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hURnOkV5INY0bfcyKmuJg_zuYrmikz5_eHiBCbAj2WHu8IUg3DlwIulfWe34xRayB5Rvdr4z07HUib1x9vsW04Hc1X3-zkaOaPjR4c9wq39Tia37dYcicWVijxtSd2emv8hb/s1600/P1130474.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEi2hURnOkV5INY0bfcyKmuJg_zuYrmikz5_eHiBCbAj2WHu8IUg3DlwIulfWe34xRayB5Rvdr4z07HUib1x9vsW04Hc1X3-zkaOaPjR4c9wq39Tia37dYcicWVijxtSd2emv8hb/s320/P1130474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622007665789578834" /></a>Look at all that dirt all over us! What fun!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4O1PDrc9pHRJkB6bLfWE6vtOLH565-IvZMU2BM4EbgBO8hw6I5MIIwXvICd7VISMUGKUMNE_0gxSDVBJYopxieyFyKlBoJ3j31kMPyFWE1lvrhk5Fn_wSTP1GcetB_KxQZ_vn/s1600/P1130450.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEh4O1PDrc9pHRJkB6bLfWE6vtOLH565-IvZMU2BM4EbgBO8hw6I5MIIwXvICd7VISMUGKUMNE_0gxSDVBJYopxieyFyKlBoJ3j31kMPyFWE1lvrhk5Fn_wSTP1GcetB_KxQZ_vn/s320/P1130450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622007659382315106" /></a>It's so hard to get good pictures of this boy....he's constantly moving, but he stopped for a minute to give me a s'more face....this boy loves the campfire, that's where he spent almost all weekend. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_RFNqtk4G4ru5H2h5A0fLpbqyOYqc5JcUlo3PUe-I-Mphdmt2DGv3xHp5czHKrHv8UjKE3RinppwriUcL1DvS_0826Rb5RhblrGVMwiICeX2-9UzB2WYCRaENSeIXpWeydrR/s1600/P1130408.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEhN_RFNqtk4G4ru5H2h5A0fLpbqyOYqc5JcUlo3PUe-I-Mphdmt2DGv3xHp5czHKrHv8UjKE3RinppwriUcL1DvS_0826Rb5RhblrGVMwiICeX2-9UzB2WYCRaENSeIXpWeydrR/s320/P1130408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622004976778447202" /></a>These girls all had their Binky Bunnies. I made one for Breck and brought it camping, she was thrilled to get it. I love the fabric for hers. They all were very loved and dirty by the end of the weekend!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zoUelu_CpFnnwJYZ_m-voBhpt8YtgRxXUOpxulBqqXP7Il6H4VzHxq3HOBSCTsKR-Nx6eoxxdGsv5IUPCxngq1r9D74BjrFCjwUggEBI9C2ekH68C2VOiI-DIByj03wLbG8u/s1600/P1130413.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEj5zoUelu_CpFnnwJYZ_m-voBhpt8YtgRxXUOpxulBqqXP7Il6H4VzHxq3HOBSCTsKR-Nx6eoxxdGsv5IUPCxngq1r9D74BjrFCjwUggEBI9C2ekH68C2VOiI-DIByj03wLbG8u/s320/P1130413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622004963485582338" /></a>We took a great hike up to a waterfall.....don't mind me picking a mango out of my tooth: :-)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1myNlHTx0HA0quxIidcSiow4tYh7qZlgtQmVF3cQg_rIQl29QxFGXbZysDeUweze05bDO72GFRPYuxsXP5QCuiCuXHBPDpGMfYGIXj_quL6MZHHImW9oahJva_CNv1Ee1DNK/s1600/P1130429.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEim1myNlHTx0HA0quxIidcSiow4tYh7qZlgtQmVF3cQg_rIQl29QxFGXbZysDeUweze05bDO72GFRPYuxsXP5QCuiCuXHBPDpGMfYGIXj_quL6MZHHImW9oahJva_CNv1Ee1DNK/s320/P1130429.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622004959602037810" /></a>Livi found a way to entertain herself by creatively tying up her shoelaces....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirH4kBdAhT44TtzEois-yZqysTBnsgD7WFLmttVAHTe8iP9BNkUgcebiKlopaWs0W2rBm8hcn33_Y9Ym2wwoi1ydNO4kq7dK6IYDQlIjng_7ZEDhXMqvLacS4K2noPZryRfJR_/s1600/P1130458.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEirH4kBdAhT44TtzEois-yZqysTBnsgD7WFLmttVAHTe8iP9BNkUgcebiKlopaWs0W2rBm8hcn33_Y9Ym2wwoi1ydNO4kq7dK6IYDQlIjng_7ZEDhXMqvLacS4K2noPZryRfJR_/s320/P1130458.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622004950139097874" /></a>Beautiful little girls, such sweet friends:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZznCysgdwYpR0ZRxMasPc_yFudKXqygIl-8_iVmMimWQaFBqDtPJVgiUykxWbn93vZBn93dRCJxSXW8_lnene4VOGlRqrdjKu5D4SyV7AeUPYj-4XaTaZY0OTjx5b3_bPccxU/s1600/P1130472.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEiZznCysgdwYpR0ZRxMasPc_yFudKXqygIl-8_iVmMimWQaFBqDtPJVgiUykxWbn93vZBn93dRCJxSXW8_lnene4VOGlRqrdjKu5D4SyV7AeUPYj-4XaTaZY0OTjx5b3_bPccxU/s320/P1130472.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622002019969301458" /></a><br />My boys:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNLwHDq-TM7VAp3YRv0Gnf0z7kAERNUl1T5FwF2Ps-2JlqoylCvei43hTByW8Ybxs1XuPJGgkOpqhqckhbB1O7RbeglwVMLCHcsZOYZQ4IErresBd9ig9SC7yCiV__wSoAJY_/s1600/P1130423.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjWNLwHDq-TM7VAp3YRv0Gnf0z7kAERNUl1T5FwF2Ps-2JlqoylCvei43hTByW8Ybxs1XuPJGgkOpqhqckhbB1O7RbeglwVMLCHcsZOYZQ4IErresBd9ig9SC7yCiV__wSoAJY_/s320/P1130423.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622002009242275026" /></a>All 6 kids:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQocIRIIKvevj89xWfAc0gM1LehBRM3k6F_OxQmzyfJ9a0qia8QSkNGLu3gvSr63y34XTos1gJdP6opapBSg_EO7Tec3Jb9fhgg6VH5VBvyDeZF8XoVr4fhuSGhaCQYBDWGtH/s1600/P1130483.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgTQocIRIIKvevj89xWfAc0gM1LehBRM3k6F_OxQmzyfJ9a0qia8QSkNGLu3gvSr63y34XTos1gJdP6opapBSg_EO7Tec3Jb9fhgg6VH5VBvyDeZF8XoVr4fhuSGhaCQYBDWGtH/s320/P1130483.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622002005243043522" /></a>The boys:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCA2P1_qH6z_78LkFh4UQgFja-cfQbk7ra2p2H-sgvEAK3-OkfYrA69OXC0TrX8TTUwSni5TFdrFtQbd0UBbPed71zOzak_m68QqZ_m_aDwM_LOlHC5OSKFXtWOprRDSQ6oJt/s1600/P1130494.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgdCA2P1_qH6z_78LkFh4UQgFja-cfQbk7ra2p2H-sgvEAK3-OkfYrA69OXC0TrX8TTUwSni5TFdrFtQbd0UBbPed71zOzak_m68QqZ_m_aDwM_LOlHC5OSKFXtWOprRDSQ6oJt/s320/P1130494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622001999101838754" /></a><br />Wonderful way to start the summer:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk10_yQdHlQUyph9vyKyOyriM6jeQNyuvqd0Q5fxCk21TvEc-YbdGA6CyoOk1AF_GMyrhmCSIKDc51iSw5Np0Yoc1oc4uqfZNfPgjgFQWoRf3YilQwRisjdK-5Gc2QPflLIEHH/s1600/P1130480.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjk10_yQdHlQUyph9vyKyOyriM6jeQNyuvqd0Q5fxCk21TvEc-YbdGA6CyoOk1AF_GMyrhmCSIKDc51iSw5Np0Yoc1oc4uqfZNfPgjgFQWoRf3YilQwRisjdK-5Gc2QPflLIEHH/s320/P1130480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622002013445765346" /></a>Love, love, love being in God's beautiful creation with such great friends.</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-67467847833041548472011-02-17T10:25:00.000-08:002011-02-18T23:18:52.385-08:00My life in tweetsOkay, so here are some random thoughts I've had today..there were many more, but these are the ones I made time to come to the computer and jot down. :-)<br /><br />Gosh, I really like our new bath towels I got at Costco! (After 11 years, our white towels have gotten very drab.)<br /><br />Carson and Livi chose to eat 16 carrots for dinner last night instead of the leftover lasagna I served them. At least they got their dose of vitamin A!<br /><br />Big dog + no yard + rainstorm + baby = no fun, or a lot of fun<span style="font-style: italic;"> if I try to make it fun</span> by letting the kids bring lego airplanes or cars along to send worms sailing down the hills in the rain. <span style="font-style: italic;">ha!</span><br /><br />Look over and see Spencer drooling orange drool on the floor, and then he spit out an orange Valentine's conversation heart...great! Wonder what it said? Maybe "I'm cute"?<br /><br />Pound Plus chocolate at TJ's...wishing it had lasted longer than a week in our pantry, I could use some right now. :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPcgUoUbPvzzCH7B9IbFhqZgIdTgDqdc-6C6pe0gq_guFIPHRNutzBHqAr_AsOsDCroM5BLzNsieXbZCodkaUyFjMOxFnlNaOq6IZ-sBcDD5wYUVbZPI84mbIbLBjm5EIh_Z2/s1600/518.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 65px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPcgUoUbPvzzCH7B9IbFhqZgIdTgDqdc-6C6pe0gq_guFIPHRNutzBHqAr_AsOsDCroM5BLzNsieXbZCodkaUyFjMOxFnlNaOq6IZ-sBcDD5wYUVbZPI84mbIbLBjm5EIh_Z2/s320/518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575292998623628450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Time is such a strange thing, the way I have such a hard time managing it, the way it goes by so fast some times, and slower at other times. Sometimes it doesn't seem like there is enough time to do the things I want because I haven't managed well the things I "have" to do.<br /><br />I love this new dental floss....it actually makes me want to floss every night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6itbulDS736oLW6uj6_ZpWhZC72CDJMrXelbUeQZ8F3aRetOW99vHGyesLi4r5w8RQJrX8pOYAjgp1PXNuMuJHkO4-aszAtVxquDrlLqfGqKOMwcfIxbi87KtQ6mmH_Fv1cV_/s1600/floss.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6itbulDS736oLW6uj6_ZpWhZC72CDJMrXelbUeQZ8F3aRetOW99vHGyesLi4r5w8RQJrX8pOYAjgp1PXNuMuJHkO4-aszAtVxquDrlLqfGqKOMwcfIxbi87KtQ6mmH_Fv1cV_/s320/floss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575292993930580306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />More thoughts to come...Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-8472048289283392192011-01-16T21:04:00.000-08:002011-01-16T21:29:42.368-08:00More Than Half a Year<div style="text-align: center;">Can't believe this sweet boy is 7 months old already! I think I'll say that forever, but seriously, time is going by so quickly! <br />His favorite things to play with are electrical cords, electrical outlets, the dog bone, the fireplace, the toilet, the dirt in the plants, anything he shouldn't, of course. He also enjoys bowls and measuring spoons, those keep him occupied for a long time. :-)<br />But he's still such an easy baby, so content and happy most of the time. He's crawling all over the place (has for almost 2 months!), has 2 bottom teeth, loves to pull up on things and stand there, enjoys his food, still wakes up at least twice at night to nurse and loves to get up at 6am! Needless to say, I'm tired, but I've found a new love for coffee (with cream and agave) in the mornings, which I often start looking forward to at night. :-)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gHYDQ0E_xcYZcuXrjp6sAy37CynXvL3eqrA83tVIJL0NLnU-4oyP04gSBm866EKB8r4lKgaccBl8mOQyO3NWVhlpFoOxNaM2HV9sUo2KAGbgjKL39H6ayfKams6Kly20_CeR/s1600/P1120782.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gHYDQ0E_xcYZcuXrjp6sAy37CynXvL3eqrA83tVIJL0NLnU-4oyP04gSBm866EKB8r4lKgaccBl8mOQyO3NWVhlpFoOxNaM2HV9sUo2KAGbgjKL39H6ayfKams6Kly20_CeR/s320/P1120782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563018176280731554" border="0" /></a>Notice Jason installing the gate behind Spencer at the top of our stairs. Even after it was up, it mistakenly got left open and he snuck over there when I was cooking in the kitchen and managed to fall down all 12 stairs to the bottom. Thank God he was okay, just lots of tears, but not even any bruises or bumps.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6PH4Sc8ZVcY4DxL-8CuSDlUsNX2p8Eoj_Kus9MHot6zm44TjENVa5yctuVmUHQi_dlTEkIXb8p3nqofPWuvFmVCdApjMEKzn2o_UIOqzVz_gYI5qYmie2kQ6X8VFKn4fmNjH/s1600/P1120792.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6PH4Sc8ZVcY4DxL-8CuSDlUsNX2p8Eoj_Kus9MHot6zm44TjENVa5yctuVmUHQi_dlTEkIXb8p3nqofPWuvFmVCdApjMEKzn2o_UIOqzVz_gYI5qYmie2kQ6X8VFKn4fmNjH/s320/P1120792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563018169016077490" border="0" /></a>This picture was an attempt to get a shot of his 2 teeth on the bottom, but I couldn't get him to show me, and then when did, the picture came out totally blurry. There have been many times since his birth that I have wished I had a better camera, it's a little slow, and I can't catch him very well since he's usually moving!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg462uYA1jHU8alNNi_DYX11kaqIJ4-AwM7uHmTE6h6ak6jovqUVqKxjgFK5Cw7RFCvgLfQtMbGKTSLXXe2caQhIUAjVwAeX7R_6nxxw-T9VMHwjZcYST4nUhqogkC3JqmFtNZs/s1600/P1120794.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg462uYA1jHU8alNNi_DYX11kaqIJ4-AwM7uHmTE6h6ak6jovqUVqKxjgFK5Cw7RFCvgLfQtMbGKTSLXXe2caQhIUAjVwAeX7R_6nxxw-T9VMHwjZcYST4nUhqogkC3JqmFtNZs/s320/P1120794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563018164661191938" border="0" /></a>I think this picture of him standing up from behind is so funny for some reason.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEzlTWpUj4WNVdR0q1B9stBuSaX9ZpUsEzs1JIdBmTq7IXVGdQuQCcV0mm660jNZQPrHRAf149Jn6qUSEjHjQiCwk3OdoFmz1sMeEHKs_XNWxiGeCm3ngwUId6mCNs1XwMHi5/s1600/P1120800.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEzlTWpUj4WNVdR0q1B9stBuSaX9ZpUsEzs1JIdBmTq7IXVGdQuQCcV0mm660jNZQPrHRAf149Jn6qUSEjHjQiCwk3OdoFmz1sMeEHKs_XNWxiGeCm3ngwUId6mCNs1XwMHi5/s320/P1120800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563018159224994402" border="0" /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-10776124179125200632010-12-02T20:24:00.000-08:002010-12-02T21:16:24.379-08:00Thanksgiving 2010<div style="text-align: center;">We were on our own for Thanksgiving this year, celebrating with our family of 5. It had been a few crazy weeks leading up to the end of November, so it was nice to have a relaxing day at home with the fam (and long weekend with Jason home). I made a small turkey breast, mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and green beans. It wasn't quite the same as having a whole roasted turkey and all the yumminess that comes with my mom helping me make the meal, but it was good and fun. The apple pie is always a highlight at the end, but we had quite an adventure with that as you can see from this picture:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRnyREk0LvSf-8WmBtthdGDAffnFurkwqazXWaRTGSfQJ6afXt7UKRQg9xhOPbxaNKnK5sRoEVbKsnZzsDQ9uuS4a2k2kJwP9MD9wAlH01_g8rPn0uO0Ex5Bk2u0Q01OtL2tD/s1600/P1120448.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRnyREk0LvSf-8WmBtthdGDAffnFurkwqazXWaRTGSfQJ6afXt7UKRQg9xhOPbxaNKnK5sRoEVbKsnZzsDQ9uuS4a2k2kJwP9MD9wAlH01_g8rPn0uO0Ex5Bk2u0Q01OtL2tD/s320/P1120448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546312394940457442" border="0" /></a>I was taking it out of the oven and the oven mitt wasn't completely covering my hand, so I burned my finger and let go of the pan and all the insides of the pie slid right out of the crust and onto the stove, into the oven, on the oven door, on the cabinet, into the oven drawer and on the floor....it was a mess! But fortunately I had just scrubbed the inside of my oven door (I got some new cleanser I was excited to try that is food safe, so that was good timing!), and so I was able to scoop a lot of the insides back into the pie pan. I was just so glad I wasn't taking it anywhere or having people over to enjoy it with us, I think I would have cried then. But I just stood there speechless and then laughed and took a picture. :-)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Didn't get many other pictures from the day, but we had a nice relaxing time, and the kids enjoyed collecting leaves that morning and decorating the table.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fEytgryiHPpyz7VzsYNl6un2tdzwwcsJXXYU2WmN5nun2c29UEGokYmbtsPSPrzBWYbDe1cxOIUMPyEtoTZcs55kSaBoUCJHQlncCIM9nviE3b1ugdmXsCvVEvvVq4SDpJdG/s1600/P1120453.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fEytgryiHPpyz7VzsYNl6un2tdzwwcsJXXYU2WmN5nun2c29UEGokYmbtsPSPrzBWYbDe1cxOIUMPyEtoTZcs55kSaBoUCJHQlncCIM9nviE3b1ugdmXsCvVEvvVq4SDpJdG/s320/P1120453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546312400411467314" border="0" /></a>Spencer's gearing up for his sweet potatoes!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I92QGIaAH2Fpi0y2aVKhpuKhLLdzkd62b5AFuj8B3fNpmybjKGfiQVLUk1jq19AEnwyFVRfUuEWJyOOJ1wn4U1HdvLLqlUJjmqNwpeg77-Of_iFc_YI78eNRnmrjgVSXG-q1/s1600/P1120452.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I92QGIaAH2Fpi0y2aVKhpuKhLLdzkd62b5AFuj8B3fNpmybjKGfiQVLUk1jq19AEnwyFVRfUuEWJyOOJ1wn4U1HdvLLqlUJjmqNwpeg77-Of_iFc_YI78eNRnmrjgVSXG-q1/s320/P1120452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546312405897964642" border="0" /></a>Making placemats<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmY0ZmJ0Q8qFL4k9Pv1U2KX0-49tSjSr7wrFcKNHe2BC3Kka-fzm6INWL6rBvsNgpFszbSfj_Z5QlR8ZmB3f2cdkX8654dP-xxlW9THPD0VV623PUHPmTzN_V22ESwQvWSLiB/s1600/P1120456.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmY0ZmJ0Q8qFL4k9Pv1U2KX0-49tSjSr7wrFcKNHe2BC3Kka-fzm6INWL6rBvsNgpFszbSfj_Z5QlR8ZmB3f2cdkX8654dP-xxlW9THPD0VV623PUHPmTzN_V22ESwQvWSLiB/s320/P1120456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546312415729080642" border="0" /></a>Livi's turkey centerpiece<br /><br />We have SO much to be thankful for!!<br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-91526550639269147412010-12-01T11:14:00.000-08:002010-12-01T11:30:53.867-08:00Spencer 6 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfEcmF7L1Ft2NxqJg3RO7KqgvIdEXcTrgkWS7TvH-N0HXfSkhxU1iYKbh1J_EEAuaNJGL-AaHOIgH6QxjtXPHOOqIq-tQPks-70dYdFWit0oRsJ20diXfzMgOFTVxZEVBWEQw/s1600/P1120471.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfEcmF7L1Ft2NxqJg3RO7KqgvIdEXcTrgkWS7TvH-N0HXfSkhxU1iYKbh1J_EEAuaNJGL-AaHOIgH6QxjtXPHOOqIq-tQPks-70dYdFWit0oRsJ20diXfzMgOFTVxZEVBWEQw/s320/P1120471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545796014322621762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWl9_lqc7LMGvShr4Vq0VNaerFymzHBszq6pSI5g-OKWwIiCg3B6CUzLEybXKh3OEbCVcZjMVOzfrAruWnmfSaDYQ9V0jHNCTb6sWOqJW7RVAPf1htWGXjf0VCIGa8zVyGu2m2/s1600/P1120474.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWl9_lqc7LMGvShr4Vq0VNaerFymzHBszq6pSI5g-OKWwIiCg3B6CUzLEybXKh3OEbCVcZjMVOzfrAruWnmfSaDYQ9V0jHNCTb6sWOqJW7RVAPf1htWGXjf0VCIGa8zVyGu2m2/s320/P1120474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545796017315875714" border="0" /></a><br />I can't believe our little boy is 6 months old already!!! <br /><br />He's sitting up now and eating solid foods and <span style="font-style: italic;">crawling</span>! He's such a joy. <br />He had his check-up this week and measured 26 1/2 inches (50%) and weighed 17lbs 12oz. (50%). He got 3 shots and has been feeling pretty miserable the past few days since he's battling a cold on top of that. <br />What a little love, every day I'm so thankful he's ours.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-5634220282849227022010-10-05T12:43:00.000-07:002010-10-05T12:57:38.444-07:004 month Hughesies<div style="text-align: center;">Spencer turned 4 months a couple weeks ago! He's growing so fast and I'm just trying to soak up every minute with him. I love the way he smells, his smile absolutely melts me, he's so happy and easy and fun. He's becoming so aware of his surroundings and wanting to explore. His hands are usually in his mouth, I wonder if he might be working on some teeth. He's still waking up at least twice a night to nurse and is ready to begin his day just after 6 (when we usually pull him into bed with us and try to eek out a few more minutes of rest, especially now that it's so dark later into the morning as we get deeper into fall.)<br /><br />Last week at the doctor visit he weighed 16 lbs 1 oz and had grown 5 inches since birth. That's really quite amazing, isn't it??<br />Spencer's signature feature is his little button nose. Each of our children has had something that everyone always commented on....for Carson it was his massive cheeks, for Livi it was her beautiful bright eyes, and Spencer...it's his nose. It's really cute. <br /><br />I though it would be fun to compare the three Hughes kids' pictures at 4 months old:<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMm0LEk0NFQEXbQqWW9KQRmECZEAy0tlrCketZE9bruk4XtFH41IF98tpsFhkuNuuw5_3yCh9h_gpeDA_h__59jCjeN8Tzu5gKwfu4FZbAPz5Zskxv2a-sIPTOmUlpWSwit4r/s1600/4+months+Hughesies+collage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMm0LEk0NFQEXbQqWW9KQRmECZEAy0tlrCketZE9bruk4XtFH41IF98tpsFhkuNuuw5_3yCh9h_gpeDA_h__59jCjeN8Tzu5gKwfu4FZbAPz5Zskxv2a-sIPTOmUlpWSwit4r/s320/4+months+Hughesies+collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524650319453295234" border="0" /></a>I sure love my family! <br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-78491937956426020342010-10-05T10:19:00.000-07:002010-10-05T10:43:29.493-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdaocWYtoe0ez_shwKtkxpqV5P_G1OpcaJD4SpE56wbdYEu-U9RbI6NV_g6J6jXK9c5b24gN1TzXpSzP7u0CKF_JQrTJM-EaSXCTLzRXcLdGhk6jRIVt5fRHRMWMRkBuv33_Q/s1600/P1120090.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT_ESyQkCMgovC5HsO33WLMe7fZCi7QjjltZrBEHd6Xw_W0Off9BB8AU7hQJ0qvNYRiycCKTAGrjAXVmS1EmJ6sN0zPQ-xV4pfP795EDwc23rjzGOuzbbly-QIliY6uxOaSJe/s320/P1120064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524614659591828418" border="0" /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-19756305183968602522010-09-17T09:44:00.000-07:002010-09-17T09:55:33.913-07:00Rolling OverSpencer is rolling over now, a little earlier than the other 2 kids did. It's pretty cute, but I have to be much more careful now, if I leave him on a blanket on the floor he scoots and spins all around! What a love.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy5eTV6ukCJn9hqcU7N09d120abiVHLUrDUU1EJkIfcyt-YiOOZTibuR49tz4zrhIb5pq1AUwZC4-c' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-35750004146189862992010-09-10T09:42:00.001-07:002010-09-10T09:51:03.498-07:00Wild Baby Hair and an Anniversary<div style="text-align: center;">I just love the way Spencer's hair stands straight up all the time!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAutKtglG0DI1RouJJezqknhWWv0L_X3Ug3WavMe8sXJ3uyCbLskEV03SFWo34VFp-r2tueEFCvLieHHC_ywsB-LDolGCJLDMe3DXotRQj2kHDlq4ZgTv4fxTVQSIQTQWZkRm-/s1600/P1120028.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAutKtglG0DI1RouJJezqknhWWv0L_X3Ug3WavMe8sXJ3uyCbLskEV03SFWo34VFp-r2tueEFCvLieHHC_ywsB-LDolGCJLDMe3DXotRQj2kHDlq4ZgTv4fxTVQSIQTQWZkRm-/s320/P1120028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515326780299322162" border="0" /></a><br />And I love that we got to celebrate 11 years of marriage this August. On our last anniversary, we had no idea that God would be blessing us in the coming year with wild hair baby, and we sure are grateful He did.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LSnFQvNd4i59kJEHObbdk_M1QC5LqSdDh0pYPVR7ETJzbEg_OWUrmcDK8xSVZz0KbWM31u6BgJ5xcP7H7LDTHp5buocr6mXtsGFahMsNBdFK3u_trkOrQjMsg1K-aPdzlg95/s1600/P1120023.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LSnFQvNd4i59kJEHObbdk_M1QC5LqSdDh0pYPVR7ETJzbEg_OWUrmcDK8xSVZz0KbWM31u6BgJ5xcP7H7LDTHp5buocr6mXtsGFahMsNBdFK3u_trkOrQjMsg1K-aPdzlg95/s320/P1120023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515326771573215698" border="0" /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-46935963641162187762010-09-10T09:28:00.000-07:002010-09-10T09:36:53.289-07:00Spencer 3 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_gBsPTUa4xCXpyTNdluKD4y9DTDTCt_2czzDOTj4qu0_dGq7f_YEWUcdhAZYU3gC-Nj1qN2RMBRhYBJB1Q2-07uXkuNdzFjTzk8bC8M_QOYN3Hv3C2c-bQC1IyGMNwGt9ibp/s1600/IMAG0044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_gBsPTUa4xCXpyTNdluKD4y9DTDTCt_2czzDOTj4qu0_dGq7f_YEWUcdhAZYU3gC-Nj1qN2RMBRhYBJB1Q2-07uXkuNdzFjTzk8bC8M_QOYN3Hv3C2c-bQC1IyGMNwGt9ibp/s320/IMAG0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515323726609245970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQli3MMSSqsal-krtfCAWKWLv5lDiqqfh2A3QvT2Bc67iUc2rUltqejcdwcAnD5e67mgQmQPQOoMItow6E4pHMUdiVGK1RbAdTDCH_mnii5yti5n1HwJ_jBY8Jfe1fDJEBX82/s1600/IMAG0047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQli3MMSSqsal-krtfCAWKWLv5lDiqqfh2A3QvT2Bc67iUc2rUltqejcdwcAnD5e67mgQmQPQOoMItow6E4pHMUdiVGK1RbAdTDCH_mnii5yti5n1HwJ_jBY8Jfe1fDJEBX82/s320/IMAG0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515323716787386674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3nWpCEKyM6eD7Ow3Y_tDTtT4IUdr2MhzvvhyphenhyphenugplVyEk5CPn_AUSmRC4398XSdB2VZm1IOmf5FA3O0hyphenhyphenZ-zfSH6qDYE4D8CMbT-HuC4A-S6u5_cctl50qxm0gNUMRZdo6dU-/s1600/IMAG0052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3nWpCEKyM6eD7Ow3Y_tDTtT4IUdr2MhzvvhyphenhyphenugplVyEk5CPn_AUSmRC4398XSdB2VZm1IOmf5FA3O0hyphenhyphenZ-zfSH6qDYE4D8CMbT-HuC4A-S6u5_cctl50qxm0gNUMRZdo6dU-/s320/IMAG0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515323704955351474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIy6xSuDeuU_vKC1524KYybxZFNFR_DwwQWO3kX6u1vwzrwppLRv2mYlsi5OPZ-vzDuNi8DBM6yTglfU-uxMbi05_0xDlEvkLnfzBvU3xHexkyelVgifC7akbs-WDJ_O4A1go/s1600/IMAG0051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIy6xSuDeuU_vKC1524KYybxZFNFR_DwwQWO3kX6u1vwzrwppLRv2mYlsi5OPZ-vzDuNi8DBM6yTglfU-uxMbi05_0xDlEvkLnfzBvU3xHexkyelVgifC7akbs-WDJ_O4A1go/s320/IMAG0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515323692498304354" border="0" /></a>I could just eat up this little guy, he's so precious!!<br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-40885714715437037902010-09-10T09:07:00.002-07:002010-09-10T09:23:35.778-07:00Olivia's birthdayOur sweet girl turned 5 a few weeks ago, and we had a great celebration! She really wanted to have a tea party with her friend Sarah, so we made a reservation at a tea house nearby, and the girls got all dolled up and had a great time enjoying tea and pastries! It was really cute and she was definitely in her element. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42CF3kwJWvRPqdR6cOecQ3WAmz3a4cCvH7Nd5Q237A-qgjrfEjCWGfIGU6YyOAiPW3AMT0modxTSC1jnZiqAadUjUNpWAyZDhCksfMIPpfyp7ZHf6mkVMufFoAEcRdUkFJA5W/s1600/P1120033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42CF3kwJWvRPqdR6cOecQ3WAmz3a4cCvH7Nd5Q237A-qgjrfEjCWGfIGU6YyOAiPW3AMT0modxTSC1jnZiqAadUjUNpWAyZDhCksfMIPpfyp7ZHf6mkVMufFoAEcRdUkFJA5W/s320/P1120033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515319679646452898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEzSdlTiGPTSvifZ_eWy15b5vw5KnSeVxBoi9WaljVIql7IU6_Popt88QeP2oK-RYJLmeopV8ul0MDG9e2o6I4Z69zN3s23bqwSLWCXutmxgsDot3wfT9ox7RmUmzVY57b8fl/s1600/P1120037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEzSdlTiGPTSvifZ_eWy15b5vw5KnSeVxBoi9WaljVIql7IU6_Popt88QeP2oK-RYJLmeopV8ul0MDG9e2o6I4Z69zN3s23bqwSLWCXutmxgsDot3wfT9ox7RmUmzVY57b8fl/s320/P1120037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515319688064016402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1GY60xW-JrxqfJlx0H2_SA3MBFR9fmXLa91wobqo5ahj7yvBeikpoiipOeWxHZ0M5wWCAnKS4aEj7LaGYNsIuC1_rbhFLpJs43rOeeNoIXIgDMpEvfSYgHd8SIHgJCr861xr/s1600/P1120044.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1GY60xW-JrxqfJlx0H2_SA3MBFR9fmXLa91wobqo5ahj7yvBeikpoiipOeWxHZ0M5wWCAnKS4aEj7LaGYNsIuC1_rbhFLpJs43rOeeNoIXIgDMpEvfSYgHd8SIHgJCr861xr/s320/P1120044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515319704442169890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNN-Qofyk7EvhgmNQPhkcqNov5x53W2X_RZbX8uL0e27dtYW0gLlj09q7F3uH0gwlqqVEy7N82lblk36lNOMiXWuCDTUW_3sWKUbgmJ1NjXt4ystciaQ73-joUMm_qJJJbaB1b/s1600/IMAG0006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNN-Qofyk7EvhgmNQPhkcqNov5x53W2X_RZbX8uL0e27dtYW0gLlj09q7F3uH0gwlqqVEy7N82lblk36lNOMiXWuCDTUW_3sWKUbgmJ1NjXt4ystciaQ73-joUMm_qJJJbaB1b/s320/IMAG0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515319726855961634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xflJK-AKp1ZejAxmLZ7xsFP5yALYOwkQ3PrzmwPVBgQentJVj-VLRkZuO7LgehaLSRZUgl8cjc1ytUSB4hHb5GR7FiBuTpBfG7RqP8rvqarFKk6iC7yNUVPMiRaZSY1csChw/s1600/P1120046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xflJK-AKp1ZejAxmLZ7xsFP5yALYOwkQ3PrzmwPVBgQentJVj-VLRkZuO7LgehaLSRZUgl8cjc1ytUSB4hHb5GR7FiBuTpBfG7RqP8rvqarFKk6iC7yNUVPMiRaZSY1csChw/s320/P1120046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515319717621932034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We love who you are, sweet Livi, and we're so thankful for you!!<br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-44817183911264136682010-07-29T09:01:00.000-07:002010-07-29T09:10:23.686-07:00Chocolate Kahlua CakeThis chocolate cake recipe is so delicious....<br /><br />Get a Devil's Food chocolate cake mix, and to that add:<br /><br />1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding<br />2 cups sour cream<br />4 eggs<br />3/4 cup oil<br />1/3 cup Kahlua<br />6 oz chocolate chips (regular or mini)<br /><br />Mix all ingredients together and pour into a Bundt pan and bake at 350* for 1 hour.<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br />P.S. it gets better with time....each day it seems to get more and more moist and yummy, so if you plan to bring it somewhere, maybe you could make it a day or two in advance. It also freezes really well, just wrap in plastic wrap and then in foil to keep it fresh.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-25400968379320897292010-07-23T14:49:00.000-07:002010-07-23T15:17:35.400-07:00Roasted Red Pepper Crostini: This one's a keeperI tried out this recipe last night when a bunch of girlfriends and I got together for a craft night. I had seen it in my Real Simple magazine and it looked good, so I was happy to have an opportunity to try it out, and I can't wait to make it again. It was delicious! So if you are looking for a yummy appetizer, this is it. Enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Greg Brown’s Roasted Red Pepper Crostini</span><br /><br /><div class="recipeInfo"><span>Serves 8 (makes 24 crostini)</span><span> Hands-On Time: 20m </span><span> Total Time: 1hr 20m </span></div> <!-- end div#recipeInfo --> <div class="recipeIngred"> <h3>Ingredients</h3> <ul><li>2 red bell peppers</li><li>2 heads garlic</li><li>3 tablespoons olive oil</li><li>kosher salt and black pepper</li><li>24 baguette slices</li><li>4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature</li><li>1/2 cup crumbled Feta (2 ounces)</li><li>1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley <span style="font-style: italic;">or basil</span><br /></li></ul> </div> <div class="recipeDirections"> <h3>Directions</h3> <ol><li>Heat broiler. On a broilerproof baking sheet, broil the peppers, turning occasionally, until charred, 8 to 12 minutes. Wrap each pepper in a paper towel; let cool for 10 minutes. Use the paper towels to slide off the skins. Remove the seeds and cut the peppers into strips. </li><li>Heat oven to 400° F. Slice ½ inch off the top of each head of garlic and place the garlic on a sheet of foil. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the oil and season with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper; wrap tightly. Roast until tender, 45 to 55 minutes. Squeeze the cloves from their skins. </li><li>Meanwhile, place the baguette slices on a baking sheet and brush with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Bake until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. </li><li>In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese and Feta. Top the baguette slices with the cheese mixture, garlic cloves, peppers, and parsley/basil. </li></ol> </div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-58920360270740993412010-07-06T21:45:00.000-07:002010-07-06T21:50:43.532-07:00Our Three Blessings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIq49JafdzzLLnfwG_xhvTSx_YNgGWzQWgqZkwi1tyTSchm_1aCk1P09i3AZ1szxLkA5PjOGLNnC4Iwg3eoeBIEYYPv0Bw4E8e463HKxzBEguVJ1UyN82A_u9fBUZIZjLmDSkd/s1600/P1110660.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIq49JafdzzLLnfwG_xhvTSx_YNgGWzQWgqZkwi1tyTSchm_1aCk1P09i3AZ1szxLkA5PjOGLNnC4Iwg3eoeBIEYYPv0Bw4E8e463HKxzBEguVJ1UyN82A_u9fBUZIZjLmDSkd/s320/P1110660.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022124755449650" border="0" /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-27449891731416822492010-07-02T08:28:00.000-07:002010-07-02T08:55:48.765-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9_xnMJGrjgBZvOgiSCGJuRdUpVOVb4pKNnZlSdxAnSHtKzb2l8r9OFGzc-W1HpxkRSsJwnUnjr1wrsmf8QrNSpm5RewGUj-9rkqjOpdgri3r1S_BsK39ADuoB2ErSAFm7JpQ/s1600/P1110637.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9_xnMJGrjgBZvOgiSCGJuRdUpVOVb4pKNnZlSdxAnSHtKzb2l8r9OFGzc-W1HpxkRSsJwnUnjr1wrsmf8QrNSpm5RewGUj-9rkqjOpdgri3r1S_BsK39ADuoB2ErSAFm7JpQ/s320/P1110637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489332776894720050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The country ahead is as wild a spread<br />As ever we're likely to see<br /><br />The horses are dancing to start the advance--<br />Won't you ride on with me?<br /><br />-from Peace Like a River<br /><br /><br /></span>I love doing life with this man!<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-76925804111469886752010-06-22T18:59:00.000-07:002010-06-23T13:10:44.873-07:00A Sampling of Spencer<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXltpNlPy_qfB9BEd15X4Pd6YHYJL05Y5gc5NBG0wp_7Ty_-HarahLGfmEsZwg0gWWWoflnJpXRAc-S1qS6ns2Rl4uQkaZGr1s7WMwR6LUnAUvLf0c-cAbxR16KO91Sky_YQ2/s1600/P1110423.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FJHfzRVVty4msIuFRjipo6Zl_B3qS8eXFEYh2OOZ-wGFz2ILhZACLYyPLav5wc8MPs9R5k9j4lJazkXXvINZxwGusNfxnK4_oXpb1Gjg2f8hRSPYoBcef6jSasgUb6Ehp83Q/s320/P1110452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485666295982075826" border="0" /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-22147926711667277192010-06-16T20:36:00.000-07:002010-06-16T22:06:54.692-07:00Spencer's Birth Story<span style="font-size:130%;">3 weeks ago today....<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spencer Scott Hughes</span> entered the world, and our lives will never be the same. What a sweet addition to our family, we are so glad God gave him to us.<br /><br />I was due on Monday, May 26, and we had Jason's mom come come out a few days before that so she could be here when we had to go to the hospital and then get to meet him in his earliest days. She could only stay till Thursday, so we were sure hoping she'd get to meet him. I was 4 days early with Olivia and 2 days early with Carson so I was expecting this little boy to be a couple days early as well...and both C & O were born on Sundays, so we thought that would be kind of cool if he was too....but he was nice and cozy in my belly and decided to come 2 days after his due date. :-)<br /><br />Tuesday night, Jason and I decided we'd take advantage of having his mom here to stay with the kids while we went out to a 9pm showing of Shrek 4 in 3D. We hadn't been out to a movie in a long time, so it was a fun little date. I had been having Braxton Hicks contractions for a few weeks on and off, and nothing unusual or more that day, but during the movie, I did notice some funny pains at the top of my groin, kind of a burning pain, different than I'd felt before, but nothing to really make me think that I'd be having a baby in a few hours.<br /><br />We came home from the movie about 10:45, and I was really tired, so I got ready for bed right away, but started having some bigger contractions that did make me think that we might be heading to the hospital soon. At 11pm I was going to crawl into bed, but couldn't because the contractions came on so fast and furious, that we knew this was the night he'd be born. I was trying to get my things together, and breathe through my contractions.<br /><br />Olivia came 4 hours after my labor started, so I knew I needed not to linger around home for very long. Time went by so fast while we got ourselves organized and ready to go, and we got to the hospital around 1am. I was so thankful that Patti was there and that the kids were asleep and we didn't have to worry about calling anyone to come over to help us with them. We had to go through the emergency room when we got there because they lock the front doors after hours, so they wheeled me down a long hall to Labor and Delivery (so grateful I didn't have to walk, I think Spencer would have been born in the hallway.)<br /><br />My contractions were coming every couple minutes and were really strong, but when they checked me, I had only dilated to 3 or 4 cm, which made me feel discouraged because when I got to the hospital with Olivia, I was at 6 or 7. I knew I didn't want to have any pain medicine, but I was feeling a little discouraged that I was only at 4 cm, and wasn't sure if I could do this for a really long time......but only a half hour later I was dilated at 8 cm, and the urge to bear down and push was so great, it made it SO hard. I never had that feeling with the other kids. I was most comfortable in the bed, but I thought it might help to change positions, so I tried standing up by the side of my bed with my head down resting on the pillows....that was hard....then I tried sitting on the birthing ball, which I actually sort of liked because I could slowly bounce and rock and it was a nice change of position, and felt like when I had that huge urge to push that the ball would keep the baby in till it was time to really push. Having to resist that urge was so hard and crazy intense. Jason was a wonderful support to me....giving me back rubs, constantly giving me water or juice and chapstick, encouragement and words to keep me calm and slow down, and just his quiet presence was so good.<br /><br />My sweet doctor had written all over my chart to call her, even if she wasn't the doctor on call because she wanted to be there to deliver my baby. I really liked her and I'm so glad she was able to come. They called her in right away when they saw I was at 8 cm, so I just had to wait for her to get there, and when she did, she broke my water and instantly I was dilated to 9 cm and a minute or 2 later I was just about at 10, with just a small lip of my cervix still there, but I had to push so bad, that she just held it back a little bit while I pushed and it went away. I remember the nurse calling the team in over the intercom saying, "Okay, we are going to start pushing at 2:23" which was in about 4 minutes. I guess this correlated with the timing of my contractions.<br /><br />So at 2:23 I started pushing. It was really hard work, and I feel like I had to focus really hard on where to push. It's hard to explain, but I had to really concentrate on doing it right. So his head came out and he made a little cry, but his shoulder got stuck in there, so Jason and the nurses had to pull my legs way back and I had to push <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> hard while the nurse tried to turn him a little bit. And then at 2:35 his whole body slipped out....what a relief! I didn't see it, but they said the umbilical cord was all wrapped around him, under his arm, around his waist, between his legs, etc. Not tight or constricting, but he was definitely all tangled up. And the nurse said he was kicking the whole way out, which I did feel. It was kind of funny.<br /><br />They put him right up on my belly/chest, which I just love. love. love. It feels so good to feel that warm wet body and see the sweet baby I'd carried all those days. Jason cut his cord and they continued to deliver the placenta and sew me up with a couple stitches. It was a nice distraction from the pain of that to have Spencer up on my chest where I could focus on adoring him. :-) What a wonder...what a miracle, it's all such an amazing thing and I'm so glad things went the way they did.<br /><br />Spencer weighed in at 8lbs. 13oz and 20 1/4 inches long!!! Our biggest babe yet. :-) And his wonderful head of blonde hair and his adorable little tiny nose, woah, what a cutie!<br /><br />Seeing the joy on Carson and Olivia's faces the next day when they came to visit was priceless. It felt so right and good to all sit on the bed as a new family of 5. Thank you Lord!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8h4bMWu4KLuqWD3gDJbjm3omV6NI61bX5ZdkHnnxpCByCm3aTUnzX5LfxzcZroZnibdZ6peQLW11HuRIt91gugUgR_vcmwZls_claxfbjtIk8LOOd3Kb3A0YAnn7j4y-k8UQ/s1600/P1110325.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8h4bMWu4KLuqWD3gDJbjm3omV6NI61bX5ZdkHnnxpCByCm3aTUnzX5LfxzcZroZnibdZ6peQLW11HuRIt91gugUgR_vcmwZls_claxfbjtIk8LOOd3Kb3A0YAnn7j4y-k8UQ/s320/P1110325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483603753383813602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNES9x4stB6QV-Bcb8OWiWJjsnG0TNKWraqi9yluGAItLyeoz1GP65MELoWFMJKLLjpp2opXc5tA9-uRLq0twZGuQv10Rn_PUshhP0Irkafr1TozSUDhaibHl7IyeyG7a-koA/s1600/P1110336.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNES9x4stB6QV-Bcb8OWiWJjsnG0TNKWraqi9yluGAItLyeoz1GP65MELoWFMJKLLjpp2opXc5tA9-uRLq0twZGuQv10Rn_PUshhP0Irkafr1TozSUDhaibHl7IyeyG7a-koA/s320/P1110336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483603738868144354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmqSeBgBe0qTPNF4zHFx-yGjSrcdRStirNIZUVnw5WeEpsaliH7J5tPty94SYjkD61hUpIJK-Vh_jOTGYpob1aFdu9zO-V92nO4jNL7PgK6ItU6CLxCPccTREmpdZ3BEdv1gi/s1600/P1110353.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmqSeBgBe0qTPNF4zHFx-yGjSrcdRStirNIZUVnw5WeEpsaliH7J5tPty94SYjkD61hUpIJK-Vh_jOTGYpob1aFdu9zO-V92nO4jNL7PgK6ItU6CLxCPccTREmpdZ3BEdv1gi/s320/P1110353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483603722721169314" border="0" /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-65771627557499631072010-05-22T21:01:00.001-07:002010-05-22T21:41:40.520-07:00The Belly<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEU6chM5bKShkhU248bZjc9m52r5_h2QUWBrYZsCH6LHdOEPdUeiEcJy1iYKIUqiASD512z_yWwlZz4YljDpdo2hlwIF6-JfiSO3jeX6NFMKIi91RkMTxEECsfNgo2iBP1kcd/s1600/P1110268.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEU6chM5bKShkhU248bZjc9m52r5_h2QUWBrYZsCH6LHdOEPdUeiEcJy1iYKIUqiASD512z_yWwlZz4YljDpdo2hlwIF6-JfiSO3jeX6NFMKIi91RkMTxEECsfNgo2iBP1kcd/s320/P1110268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474313629396784738" border="0" /></a>38 weeks<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbL6uB2J-Ypocdq8VW66S0jgvxofuLamrW7pkj3jErfgmuOGv5Dc5Hgfvi9w5Z4AO1IYvuMUKULYP-YHFeilnJ3sWb3mA_kmPBpMLSRSkDaIA-J3Wc_I6Mt3eJ8Ufbk5FY_PQ/s1600/P1110297.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbL6uB2J-Ypocdq8VW66S0jgvxofuLamrW7pkj3jErfgmuOGv5Dc5Hgfvi9w5Z4AO1IYvuMUKULYP-YHFeilnJ3sWb3mA_kmPBpMLSRSkDaIA-J3Wc_I6Mt3eJ8Ufbk5FY_PQ/s320/P1110297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474313634312129746" border="0" /></a>almost 40 weeks<br /><br />When I look at these pictures, I can see now why I've gotten so many comments in the past few weeks about my belly. <br />Here are some that I've heard:<br />Woah, are you growing a linebacker in there?<br />Have you been thieving watermelons?<br />Did you swallow a bowling ball?<br />Wow, I haven't seen a profile like that in a long time!<br />Are you sure you're not having twins?<br />And then from 3 different 2 year olds, as they look up at me they have all pointed and said said..."Ball?" <br /><br />I am feeling quite large at this point, and quite ready to meet this little guy and kiss these feet that keep poking out my left side. I am feeling really well though. Having lots of Braxton Hicks, and just waiting for them to turn into real labor. I have high hopes that this labor will go as well and fast as Livi's, but I'm trying to keep an open mind for the way it turns out. <br /><br />Hopefully in the next couple of days we'll be able to post some news about our boy. :-)<br /><br />"The Lord gives strength to his people, the Lord blesses his people with peace." Psalm 29:11<br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-34423966213908575062010-05-20T10:44:00.000-07:002010-05-20T14:04:47.831-07:00DancingLivi did an 8-week dance class that just ended this week. It was perfect timing, as it finished up right before this baby is due to come. She LOVED it, and looked so precious learning different moves and twirling around. At the end of each lesson, they got to pick out a costume and fairy wings and get sprinkled with fairy body glitter, which was the highlight of the class for Liv. She definitely was in her element.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf5yb5vnvui4ESYszvEP3WAyDqnGfv6aR9EBNIbTbkKY8HG7iTWZAGRZfgf690pkXxrqDELpvZeoDy4gRwM9mq-l5nLqhZROj15PwmE44OGa7t9UaMnXns8dejNrnwfdOxrn7/s1600/P1110285.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguf5yb5vnvui4ESYszvEP3WAyDqnGfv6aR9EBNIbTbkKY8HG7iTWZAGRZfgf690pkXxrqDELpvZeoDy4gRwM9mq-l5nLqhZROj15PwmE44OGa7t9UaMnXns8dejNrnwfdOxrn7/s320/P1110285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473412635157598162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibr84iHeuckm4LCO6yBLpt504LSZRhQjcRplG-9wjZPUJJm0vTAnxLKPgnL1ffy5wDp_pUiLNT3omtssl7T78ZR9daO0fWr83sOEGdO7nI-dkoOVjRrume1nXcjg5TJPzjaGow/s1600/P1110250.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibr84iHeuckm4LCO6yBLpt504LSZRhQjcRplG-9wjZPUJJm0vTAnxLKPgnL1ffy5wDp_pUiLNT3omtssl7T78ZR9daO0fWr83sOEGdO7nI-dkoOVjRrume1nXcjg5TJPzjaGow/s320/P1110250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473412631362148242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKI5eOSHyBb3p0wJsjL_li3Zn9rGXWoo-jUi730SyU-hcRco5hzZJ_3Bz86kpOWR9cN3vK3mHvjGBIAurhJMRkxGI9Pu6dW1XgQ1IC_rpvV69nzKO9PB0odsFKVC8umztew6bQ/s1600/P1110245.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKI5eOSHyBb3p0wJsjL_li3Zn9rGXWoo-jUi730SyU-hcRco5hzZJ_3Bz86kpOWR9cN3vK3mHvjGBIAurhJMRkxGI9Pu6dW1XgQ1IC_rpvV69nzKO9PB0odsFKVC8umztew6bQ/s320/P1110245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473412621580375858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3ZZPxK3ImraQTdC00kavne6w6IfsRN3_uHAwTzgWfHWu4ZxVisEeMOnm0z8p-s6m3UhRNL2eRByU' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765762.post-3600589259308152392010-05-13T21:46:00.001-07:002010-05-13T22:10:28.872-07:00Baby Shower<div style="text-align: center;">A few weeks ago some dear friends threw me a baby shower, and it was so fun. It was a gorgeous day and we were able to do it out in my friend, Sarah's, meadow, which she turned into a lovely spot for the occasion. We ate delicious food, had fun chatting, and they even had 3 craft tables set up....one for watercolor painting, one for a scrapbooking project, and one with a sewing machine where we created a quilt for our little guy, right there on the spot...in the woods...it was SO cool. :-)<br />I'm so thankful for these special friends and the opportunity to celebrate the life of this boy growing inside me.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6AQbB0lVuC1pS2BzOwusH0p0UkZgjJNA7QRFU6a3Dqs4JnYToFXstWV6UcpDpEe-LMrwLi8IPXbCh__SU0RtkXueLpUXOVVbypDm0JSPW7zeVYcVnBwOrmEMQCJbyPGnxxHn/s1600/P1110214.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6AQbB0lVuC1pS2BzOwusH0p0UkZgjJNA7QRFU6a3Dqs4JnYToFXstWV6UcpDpEe-LMrwLi8IPXbCh__SU0RtkXueLpUXOVVbypDm0JSPW7zeVYcVnBwOrmEMQCJbyPGnxxHn/s320/P1110214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470986615334058674" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZGtEFfMQDJ-d_pAxMoBkebyuPShm1m-nprG0HzOsnB-mvwKHNlwmMjRJNrtpoy4UUEF__lLBrvRpmcqOONNfCsUo3t2-bjgBO1yflGLVWrU7tNBz066N1z4YYLhQl9Ilkg-o/s1600/P1110212.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZGtEFfMQDJ-d_pAxMoBkebyuPShm1m-nprG0HzOsnB-mvwKHNlwmMjRJNrtpoy4UUEF__lLBrvRpmcqOONNfCsUo3t2-bjgBO1yflGLVWrU7tNBz066N1z4YYLhQl9Ilkg-o/s320/P1110212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470986274021333730" border="0" /></a>Isn't this a cool diaper cake Bethany made?<br />And here she is painting a picture of the scenery:<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuKstV7fw3pOLxhRfkaKjwT18LOfGJ24qKu20TVo7lUnDoJUUp_Lo8B6MF9Rn807ZSIVd7wU8nFO4ujxZyXEmM0YZIRICPllqlfpt1dO6xJ4BGN9bmlLTlDseVcXVTKNe30HW/s1600/P1110215.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuKstV7fw3pOLxhRfkaKjwT18LOfGJ24qKu20TVo7lUnDoJUUp_Lo8B6MF9Rn807ZSIVd7wU8nFO4ujxZyXEmM0YZIRICPllqlfpt1dO6xJ4BGN9bmlLTlDseVcXVTKNe30HW/s320/P1110215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470986260467752802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d9owGvBf2Pl4Cj5VY3RNEioK1l9rD4Nha-STFqsMvTUWEfEX8GzW9xRmyY8tv5VEO1Jxf5bSXE7qi2YC20Uvf0pO23mJ76M1dzINRVazcwLFNSqW7tv0saqxOL000GBsmVxw/s1600/P1110216.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d9owGvBf2Pl4Cj5VY3RNEioK1l9rD4Nha-STFqsMvTUWEfEX8GzW9xRmyY8tv5VEO1Jxf5bSXE7qi2YC20Uvf0pO23mJ76M1dzINRVazcwLFNSqW7tv0saqxOL000GBsmVxw/s320/P1110216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470986257407371874" border="0" /></a>Sarah cutting the fabric, Emily working on the scrapbook, Robyn (below) sewing the quilt.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCPimwiUtPghgdFgJ5KC6kVTjMHpHgaXWEuIlTRGERkgU1IEzQEvM6zKJOEr2RUNNrrpWXjDfzS5ooyZEkmp4Wg0MAfr9u6aTmx57DEnnoRUJlFTNwC97hLkYRBuacAsvy6W2/s1600/P1110218.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCPimwiUtPghgdFgJ5KC6kVTjMHpHgaXWEuIlTRGERkgU1IEzQEvM6zKJOEr2RUNNrrpWXjDfzS5ooyZEkmp4Wg0MAfr9u6aTmx57DEnnoRUJlFTNwC97hLkYRBuacAsvy6W2/s320/P1110218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470986244403411602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5qSchRvThMDAOLw_XTVUSZZMOg4lIWmzZn4lGfN4F-4jdSdHhEYU8vtqUyKNvnKWOTUw0EF4C-i4rbLDKZGIMrYF3O7Ip5IyW4YfejBirJqVM_LwIiEshJJ4ta0fJ-boqFZY/s1600/P1110219.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5qSchRvThMDAOLw_XTVUSZZMOg4lIWmzZn4lGfN4F-4jdSdHhEYU8vtqUyKNvnKWOTUw0EF4C-i4rbLDKZGIMrYF3O7Ip5IyW4YfejBirJqVM_LwIiEshJJ4ta0fJ-boqFZY/s320/P1110219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470986234556860466" border="0" /></a>Thank you for such a special day!!<br /></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.com2