tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69457735081193190752024-02-19T02:50:28.226-06:00SnipsSnailsandMommyTalesBetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-17794966516195122062011-04-01T14:26:00.002-05:002011-04-01T14:28:18.589-05:00Square Foot GardenToby and the boys are outside right now building a square foot garden. Our family friend, Janet had one last year and it <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">yielded</span> quite a bit of produce. I am also using this as a way to teach the boys about spring, plants, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">responsibility</span>, and work ethic. Over the next several months we will all work on our garden together. I am super excited about it and hope it gives us lots of tasty vegetables to eat. I'll post pics soon.Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-11672271900124811432010-08-29T06:51:00.010-05:002010-08-29T07:40:39.006-05:00T-ball Time<div align="center">Jack had his first T-ball game yesterday and it could not have gone better. He was enthusiastic and interested the entire time. He really seemed to love being out there and knew what was going on. Toby and I were both nervous...how silly is that! He did awesome and cannot wait till his next game. <br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510800693028521250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8nIkCXAlnySS2ipZcw_ysyCOUef4lHwbPanYuPWqmBrtGpjZS0ROKGPXHULVQFFzyvN-9c3mUE2DY3PlsURO9dnlvVgog9mBWhZdUocEmBfn3QGIj211mBY7QUFnND3R6aKhLDFX6Lq1/s400/062.JPG" border="0" />He started out in left field.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikg6jsPhFNNClBfjEVvV7eZmzEZxs2W4dWj9SrplwMqIDjRLaQHPfDnOOF0EUr-86PW3DzGYwQmHTxzYawaB3CxYicL2dlJ6Zz954JpL3Rw7xdadDZ6AaB57bCuvqSEqj41OyxqzkuJS2o/s1600/065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510800708522843378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikg6jsPhFNNClBfjEVvV7eZmzEZxs2W4dWj9SrplwMqIDjRLaQHPfDnOOF0EUr-86PW3DzGYwQmHTxzYawaB3CxYicL2dlJ6Zz954JpL3Rw7xdadDZ6AaB57bCuvqSEqj41OyxqzkuJS2o/s400/065.JPG" border="0" /></a> Headed to his first at bat.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510800670084754962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMXqEQY3hKpo4jHd3FfyeUuDJwuT69QrdixP0btBbbeoE3D13HXObGFvciLN9KdhQy2U6h797kjLln2NJiqdNuNEFswhEFOD1iKxAcxgGK-Z-07PwnsYOEoZ5dd-v8ez0Mc8fg9IRvINM/s400/016.JPG" border="0" />Ready to swing...he got a hit his first swing.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510802332261296386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhxdGk08d8-4CTE_QPEJLJrWu_RhC6nO3mGiiTroyCATfNArGeFNFVUFe28TuDbbU9wa0NKU6L11WfmPf8Ei8nmXojAaOiYE_xDqQt2itze1CbPqDMpklT0sYD1IzU0D-tDnq0rbZQtO_/s400/073.JPG" border="0" /> SAFE! He completely understood that he needed to drop his bat and run to first.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510802344525581442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7GjUfWE8tL7RlSKTjj-viNy99EzI5mw10yCBbIKuAf8k9ZMoFl4VWSPkHFPgM3nTwhT9Tencp9Q7UkOouDCbhOI6583PW_ihZeAmbMZ6JYM2NXpSNDTA7yqhNHbFww4T4jOT9SZehXit/s400/076.JPG" border="0" />Second<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510802350529398146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OKeVSrkDnvFOLQtmInnyk8x8NWvvM47bdo4YujGhMET05HN0OQaZiIhyphenhyphenFFh8a1Y0Sp0CTB0VwcCQozffhKYw9x0w3mK-Fpj0xuJVyALNsE7aj7ZWOybUAJaYTtaY1sfNZF6qATs10ZFr/s400/078.JPG" border="0" /> Third<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510802358272822834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTO5IkWg6N90Ka4TNFu_bRFLAVxeRclt2Vh2yYivCa_feYtuPztHbvE_qqYI8jRXE_w1u9CHWd1RNqBCTObtHdyB1098pnkYiR_ajhwDrw2o2-I5bMV0xV3pGEmnOtCBFH9EaZEACELs_/s400/086.JPG" border="0" /><br />HOME! He loved crossing home plate and stood awhile after he was safe and smiled.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBONaNBsDfayiYlip7UkUvRB8thtEb0LfMmq0AjIs00elTsA3siDOlfBbsTQFmbbvc94JAPVFtARn_7AC2LUQ_8O2KkSmNw31R5nrHwmiIH1SFnK6qK7tzxFMxC_TV2jcy3_SMuXdYnXj/s1600/063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510800697237045490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBONaNBsDfayiYlip7UkUvRB8thtEb0LfMmq0AjIs00elTsA3siDOlfBbsTQFmbbvc94JAPVFtARn_7AC2LUQ_8O2KkSmNw31R5nrHwmiIH1SFnK6qK7tzxFMxC_TV2jcy3_SMuXdYnXj/s400/063.JPG" border="0" /></a>His biggest fans!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510802369956258290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0MGF2PDPJJgTptRabET3atcgnCYmDr-N3WcEGHdEHbk8urWsILMJiLhs3xFaKixkBwuxeD0d9F8gOZLBd3_w_2DBm5E28EpXaGceh_UcPxPNa6PvM-d6RDo_PgzjWp85rccpmBvjyjla/s400/089.JPG" border="0" /> Daddy coaching him about playing first base. He did really well there and got the final out of the game when a ball was hit down the first base line and he grabbed it and tagged the base. <br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510800680641038610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg955A0fGMIGRE_fpg0mG11igmbZg4qV8UJlN7r0Tb8_qcaOLGkDzs6XAukwqcsPLI_Gwtb028suUulRpqB7PHBAnUdnvE57kPl3tdxwSb45qmHodnKyaZgaVINp4mOrkZBC-4lcDRb1Qyj/s400/036.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /></div><p align="center">A very hot and sweaty Jack listening to his coach after the game. Jack's team really understood the game and played their positions. We have had several practices that obviously paid off. </p>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-56002483528118024402010-06-08T21:00:00.006-05:002010-06-10T08:04:29.413-05:00We moved...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKcUnMT-0Ej7kozaW14C_w59JCK6fH5T-TPBdZKQGf6OVfT3eguZYVoMa-CZeuiMSijqVkQP8zpa6sBi7DAJVB-Z8RSmvh5XE-q-f2dcbsw9-Xr3X4RXxxfhDGqTA6aSV0AesxZnrWD18/s1600/027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481130122822682930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKcUnMT-0Ej7kozaW14C_w59JCK6fH5T-TPBdZKQGf6OVfT3eguZYVoMa-CZeuiMSijqVkQP8zpa6sBi7DAJVB-Z8RSmvh5XE-q-f2dcbsw9-Xr3X4RXxxfhDGqTA6aSV0AesxZnrWD18/s400/027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">and I am dedicating a blog to the renovation process. </div><div align="center">Click on over and check out <a href="http://www.tannermanor920.blogspot.com/">The Tanner Manor</a>.</div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-68816894076892258402010-04-15T20:58:00.007-05:002010-04-15T21:13:43.442-05:00Ironically....the last time I posted (which was a very long time ago) we had just been to Disneyland. And today I wanted to share some pics of clothes I have been making the boys to wear to Disney World when we go in less than two weeks. Is there a pattern here? <div><div><div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460551497715306370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjX9UVucChwkD2xrOz3vWfVWm0kRe5n_ZqnAZdmiGNxW0qYkeKrRipuIRJss0cyTPDL7jCpZwsLamoigjboTZpi1S1YZ92qFXKZ_imOYhd6cmHBwb48k3dlJPKl49Vefh3c-YzWS5CmGO2/s400/377.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460551511069943826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHVeDaw5hOIqd3GU1B49JbKU7t7sBrikQ4jjxkNH7QGPXsy_SXnpXn3L9vvKliGpvHeUe0vKx1iNIlcLNpYnWrfASEFvC1M7ErPHmU0nrJ8a9_lmWkniADhDb0XaZFaSo6zaQl3bxJabc/s400/379.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460552597582736210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxxzZ1P7Z5L0HcknXyVC9r6cykXwQGmkkUlqWm8iYcLI7Kt8ephZQ5g56C8hWnKydoTQ-muI50brGXJxUD5M1hIKgXll1G1BH3qbOq84r97OAkVey3WTW61ARCvaMWFvIk0kMLW6DINrN/s400/373.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460551503568912802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yI7asEGhNvH3qQUOhVtRDVckwvrm1B61rlWvwgYONEhJ9WuU29ne9BcvnRL5wzYBKK8YwBwJbuz-2E3BCwGaK9tb5yfEEWVG991KuYMAn7GYC8Q_5u0vXH7ieVMxVZjaSXL50NVE460S/s400/378.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460551488713088562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg9NoFEf2nNG0yZetdY2gb0N9NZeKIrLj2Vxmj-LoUYAo2buLF-hp0Y8-N_SRS_itGON4-hvQUXO3H3mGBoTnAu-Fp9KPbIPVvO6aGYraULx4_QIXRJmnxUgx-APyS_ZevMCdLMslzizw/s400/375.JPG" border="0" />While I continue to prepare for my bazillionth trip to WDW, I am going to try and get some posts up about what we have been up to the last four months!</div></div></div></div></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-21949077999171739552009-12-05T10:31:00.016-06:002009-12-05T11:07:17.606-06:00Enjoying Sunny California<div align="center"> Just a little of what we have been up to.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411792187261316546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEpwuPo3mHqA0FZTVaEjmyKcAJHvOJj9nucBZDs9MznHyWr47pruqhv-dRT0XUKE6cASyN9rP8dpehQw0-Pl_K8dUykBR87AeCBfqJ894gx0nXkXehy8nfKUPPNOjptz4Cf9-Rs3-9B5Z/s400/006.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center"> Chowing on In-n-Out and more cupcakes...there are cupcake bakeries everywhere.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411792198765073906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnYb14J8RKAJlF9sgM5V0I0CPsMHwKvekV32ASCgDsllv1ODPQsWZZv8NcPn_3duU-mn_iSF9uTsNh7jDqsxK6YD2U5iODumoyTCaES94WokDayx3XU0hYNAyr5c77-Hcl6M8ofVtL6bq/s400/012.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div>At the park.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatG9CPOmX-IGs2EbxgRE8KMhvn4f_Lq_eL6AbIz-5-Ep2QgWE_ATGKMc0kO2KBgHkEgiWD8yXsBMQm8ZnAoV2MBtvZA-mVeNlmn4e9YE1LUGLseIwPSGqjKUOTM5X4UZ4YinkF6hL4k6e/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411793383400504738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatG9CPOmX-IGs2EbxgRE8KMhvn4f_Lq_eL6AbIz-5-Ep2QgWE_ATGKMc0kO2KBgHkEgiWD8yXsBMQm8ZnAoV2MBtvZA-mVeNlmn4e9YE1LUGLseIwPSGqjKUOTM5X4UZ4YinkF6hL4k6e/s400/041.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sam climbed this...by himself....he knows no fear.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqO8vAJwBTnjlcFFdS-9oiCBmgPoQwquct1C2uEVZakH9A_y2TCM63P_us7_4xImZb4ZkU3_SDi15JwRLrLoCKs-YH3Vm_9beRlKSwy034eO8acIeEnB2F0vbit0R6jfZ5ELe1RRR_1j0V/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411793374390019858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqO8vAJwBTnjlcFFdS-9oiCBmgPoQwquct1C2uEVZakH9A_y2TCM63P_us7_4xImZb4ZkU3_SDi15JwRLrLoCKs-YH3Vm_9beRlKSwy034eO8acIeEnB2F0vbit0R6jfZ5ELe1RRR_1j0V/s400/039.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwBZ5ZZdH_IrqqPL-79U3aLKzLV1brwmQSIz5PBT2QQYPxrxGTdLqcmwgdMUlVk1tvRf2om3QKKsb5pykSN10D6mOtGd2A6n9xPDoSE6ZXR1etwb-jyPRu0_zmwO9H66VW3QkYGvI2iZh/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411793366103230082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwBZ5ZZdH_IrqqPL-79U3aLKzLV1brwmQSIz5PBT2QQYPxrxGTdLqcmwgdMUlVk1tvRf2om3QKKsb5pykSN10D6mOtGd2A6n9xPDoSE6ZXR1etwb-jyPRu0_zmwO9H66VW3QkYGvI2iZh/s400/033.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd27biJbqmRPVzsIBuDYi8taf6FUZAJm-42NJ6glekisQWszRE1cSV0kaberD3McdXepgAisAlrOT_PoauEJOhKYIe26KleexMys1j5Ge6xTV7l2x5D5zKJD3Jdm8so26IxqrhmBewD_gN/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411792222414880578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd27biJbqmRPVzsIBuDYi8taf6FUZAJm-42NJ6glekisQWszRE1cSV0kaberD3McdXepgAisAlrOT_PoauEJOhKYIe26KleexMys1j5Ge6xTV7l2x5D5zKJD3Jdm8so26IxqrhmBewD_gN/s400/030.JPG" border="0" /></a> When Jack saw this picture he asked "Why is Jack sad?" <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERtKedn5jeS5VYLyihd1-CLghBOx80QhrDFeTAyEXhKtymKrZ_t_YRZRe-Jyxje0fCxsCyZtPEwnDumkUU5rc1Xe1emhMycvuIJtKuXI2RVb3zzRUp3t57yg5RUy666_XX8YkOs1CsJg7/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411792214418394594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERtKedn5jeS5VYLyihd1-CLghBOx80QhrDFeTAyEXhKtymKrZ_t_YRZRe-Jyxje0fCxsCyZtPEwnDumkUU5rc1Xe1emhMycvuIJtKuXI2RVb3zzRUp3t57yg5RUy666_XX8YkOs1CsJg7/s400/019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXrx5KmyA3G4NCF6gGJiu4DEI1ut-M_086KcfRiGQapN3l85sRsSQSoQ_3VOaB_MJtPMLPq6DhS94_eY4QNNQgOSzMW6JqHaWcU_h-yIJmQTyX8xBrIdIbl2oVI3H8McAxYYTKzJAtoZN/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411792206491218578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXrx5KmyA3G4NCF6gGJiu4DEI1ut-M_086KcfRiGQapN3l85sRsSQSoQ_3VOaB_MJtPMLPq6DhS94_eY4QNNQgOSzMW6JqHaWcU_h-yIJmQTyX8xBrIdIbl2oVI3H8McAxYYTKzJAtoZN/s400/014.JPG" border="0" /></a> Swirly slide<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411793392577993618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZHjG03Di4vFYnVGMsMekKobXz44Wk4RBl_9uDwvJrj29UE5Mqi9ukUIDO9AFhutcA1VvF_ogVjjYjqEXWalhyIjsQ-lztZyWJht2DqBpZFbf6LWtR-yC0cxMnEQv6DF1XYOgi9zy3oPW/s400/001.JPG" border="0" /> <div>Not sure whether you call this a good hair day or bad one. His curls were so tight that day!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411795024787576882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCiZvxytY5nXxXKgh2joTT4ogoM7LtXbETrowJ-7JI6qHZ4H_KSRqjDP_DZttnbMhYz-UNcxbkhhxg-2ZsjkgS2NfgJuZtM6Ooqji_pLf1GiGXo-NJq03p3IUtkFnYdkbYLZTteozbPsw/s400/002.JPG" border="0" />He was SO excited!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411795031467621266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHAPVEMpfLPhhvE8garLQ7AdgQyyLiI1CG_0TAFyF_hLw59taNeEHPsql-EHRVy-q4JCeFQAcfkupFB0t9k7ls6rky_BaAG7nbT_EdsvvxxYlQrUi22NhkzFZPxuPFg-lkNEVTzBMKeJI/s400/013.JPG" border="0" />Sam ate...Jack worked!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411795043288262706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIWRrqz4TLMUQ4JPzIn26Jn0o8bQ4-KDvDpwMGDZd4gLgPSAzXyI9DflBEcej2Jo9cBEzDF560jfMjSGL6TVimd-05owToHU6TFR0FcBh0sVK8fkvG1MIy0XG70zKxNkmaUZnLsIY37Xr/s400/020.JPG" border="0" />Even Pez Santa got in on the action.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411795050842030658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijj5VHP6w_iHvMosNl1pU1pnioAaLaDbX3q-x3aOZM2EatalPficvCxGVATwTsnNusO1AXou2wJbcL5H4TmoxwtCjB6ujqdICkHgoBEfKTEltchIMwa5mvKujhQYL3m-4h6nwNyb5foqiL/s400/040.JPG" border="0" />Sam always makes the funniest faces for pictures...I love this one.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411795412593281090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vfe2Gt0urCTrKALc6zRJnDnKdm0lkAi5TuXO_lMTXZBzpQZvJOOmHVz0ibSRrcOzjo_VUt4SPWwFWPlCHEEHpRYVeYSKgHbF3y-e0yuXGIiKtiwb7IWcHjYD3No91b1C1mXa2hpQw2yp/s400/035.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411795041855995810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccWswluTFtVoWz-znTl3eSbqYl5RdDo4E0Ixepjj9-S1oA5rlAt2V9F2Jhu90JKXsHykCGLpHyiRfkhkduJIBFwHbz9CFUWII09YMQx49fMvcs8LGNQDNtsYwdxWf_jWdbXFODdn5N7BQ/s400/017.JPG" border="0" />Our gingerbread house had a door until Sam got ahold of it.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411795424451266146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikqerdUDIEo0IVG43KJh88HuJuE54yhKiECtrmrFXUgT9XbYa82KPtFYvTR-iNYkIajV7XVlZU9Y5drMhQJ97lhf35pnshCD9GwyfCF2TglYnDGFW66ak2h17zN60s0NOZthOiTUktpHu/s400/044.JPG" border="0" />The finished house...well, it does not look like this now...there is a lot more candy missing as certain little hands keep sneaking bites. I loved just letting the boys go to town. They had a ball.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-57352752571804753842009-12-02T20:05:00.014-06:002009-12-02T20:55:55.744-06:00Disneyland Conquered<div>Anyone who knows me knows that I was raised loving all things Disney...specifically Disney World. I had heard time and time again that I would be disappointed by Disneyland. All you naysayers were WRONG! We loved it. I loved the smallness of it, meeting characters is done old school, and how incredibly beautiful California Adventure is. Again...we LOVED it. The boys were angels and we did exactly what they wanted which included meeting LOTS of characters (some multiple times), riding Buzz and Race Cars over and over, eating cotton candy (Mom loves too), and playing in the play areas.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1omY6dbfVLunOjOY3X9F19j4a9BkXBqlQnpFry7N6NAQDhW1-D4wRzWNaCEyrou-AuKAXEVnV4nXYqgnieB5IEwBP0O3DeL-KSOCeG3qE9Wp0GtPmpvEboT3R0ebKitGaKDr0JFJf1mw/s1600-h/127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410836095649251554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1omY6dbfVLunOjOY3X9F19j4a9BkXBqlQnpFry7N6NAQDhW1-D4wRzWNaCEyrou-AuKAXEVnV4nXYqgnieB5IEwBP0O3DeL-KSOCeG3qE9Wp0GtPmpvEboT3R0ebKitGaKDr0JFJf1mw/s400/127.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgls4rHly3wnGbeUdqKpat7CG367bXvS51Z6iXuVGAS0bv2IQ1Qpf1G6toxFjWljmiMCejZBvpoKdX9jhopl8s0rhB1PrHKEhbR3hVWfJ8WmHWZdg9pT5Z6qY3nXJFKE1-O4c3j1R1Hlgzc/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410836083509225074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgls4rHly3wnGbeUdqKpat7CG367bXvS51Z6iXuVGAS0bv2IQ1Qpf1G6toxFjWljmiMCejZBvpoKdX9jhopl8s0rhB1PrHKEhbR3hVWfJ8WmHWZdg9pT5Z6qY3nXJFKE1-O4c3j1R1Hlgzc/s400/078.JPG" border="0" /></a> Cotton Candy Evidence on Shirt<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxI_N3TZuI4GGKLAxseyTTkcEn1DsI7iPeMqEzAQlYJT-eNkV5uLQqF5o5RqfNz1aBqSrHP44kIfwZSlBgLEUSbyNQDa23ZIIqTPewC2tsi01jYbpxsx0Srr6NWOUrq1vld9fQcvkx6jV/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410836075106876594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxI_N3TZuI4GGKLAxseyTTkcEn1DsI7iPeMqEzAQlYJT-eNkV5uLQqF5o5RqfNz1aBqSrHP44kIfwZSlBgLEUSbyNQDa23ZIIqTPewC2tsi01jYbpxsx0Srr6NWOUrq1vld9fQcvkx6jV/s400/072.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwxOeJBJD6NT_Bo5tUaq1sLIJs1mztd2W7RVt1Tx23TJrMD-0owCBDFZ72Lbr7A0KFEFsyiG8i0Fm3LgX2BFqVjnpXX-kUFw-iiVAMuBc0k6gYUo8Od1fTL7eTZ2Ult5RlbWmbN41pnXv/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410836068238918754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwxOeJBJD6NT_Bo5tUaq1sLIJs1mztd2W7RVt1Tx23TJrMD-0owCBDFZ72Lbr7A0KFEFsyiG8i0Fm3LgX2BFqVjnpXX-kUFw-iiVAMuBc0k6gYUo8Od1fTL7eTZ2Ult5RlbWmbN41pnXv/s400/037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I saw this BUZZ like 100 times.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB50Tly2-_srTSLkVNg15Z0Gv-rFeqqOUs5INCWtKuBYBzdXbjtUZ6-RJ6r1S-h7rYyndxU3bIwzH01vMk5YRwwWsawtUbk2CS8t_Y9l6VWUqwQnYPrkLDkiEINXzPyXq7SKgQ6GEqwd5u/s1600-h/132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410835453413490626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB50Tly2-_srTSLkVNg15Z0Gv-rFeqqOUs5INCWtKuBYBzdXbjtUZ6-RJ6r1S-h7rYyndxU3bIwzH01vMk5YRwwWsawtUbk2CS8t_Y9l6VWUqwQnYPrkLDkiEINXzPyXq7SKgQ6GEqwd5u/s400/132.JPG" border="0" /></a> Goofy was walking around Toon Town and came up to Jack and Sam.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYsyeM2ySNUs-dPji6bqygAI4IjKRMfV6EAk20PZKDdJw9o5ejmrlnx5vtJVDjxtxDaVBHVw4qfkjCIrYsg4_KWN7Dwia5a3FWPoXSQP6bfash306hN-J8thggbCqFpgtLhLjlDuwq0d-/s1600-h/123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410835446717803490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYsyeM2ySNUs-dPji6bqygAI4IjKRMfV6EAk20PZKDdJw9o5ejmrlnx5vtJVDjxtxDaVBHVw4qfkjCIrYsg4_KWN7Dwia5a3FWPoXSQP6bfash306hN-J8thggbCqFpgtLhLjlDuwq0d-/s400/123.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeiKJCld7AP8-JyOlDvpTMNRZPKHvM47ovPdhHTmMtn8YvPdHmPYao-dxDpdt4t-QN77lTe_Z-MhloB4CiPBqj6Zwbb_sRuVt2MhU22OqoXiXnJ1rV6KzmoLxZbx2d5A9-XiAE98nrLuz/s1600-h/119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410835437585915826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeiKJCld7AP8-JyOlDvpTMNRZPKHvM47ovPdhHTmMtn8YvPdHmPYao-dxDpdt4t-QN77lTe_Z-MhloB4CiPBqj6Zwbb_sRuVt2MhU22OqoXiXnJ1rV6KzmoLxZbx2d5A9-XiAE98nrLuz/s400/119.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9UOPfEOKbH3yJEJ_bGH9hg23UyXta4HMiAfQELet0Y_RkvTmrfg_YQw2uoWguNJjiRbmekoJxUKAwaNWNQEkvAWy6R3FMDmWCpqz7QS9LvPieX5ZVfubjGlD1mIP1sECnjtCceSo8s0a/s1600-h/115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410835429939448018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9UOPfEOKbH3yJEJ_bGH9hg23UyXta4HMiAfQELet0Y_RkvTmrfg_YQw2uoWguNJjiRbmekoJxUKAwaNWNQEkvAWy6R3FMDmWCpqz7QS9LvPieX5ZVfubjGlD1mIP1sECnjtCceSo8s0a/s400/115.JPG" border="0" /></a> So good that I even got them to nap at the same time!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfbN7iJASqQpf7Tm4Hqh065mjhnKk62gAm1XfnSU61WhcpNZ3u_J6Xxhq-bwKQLavsTKGv__QFHwLUnvHPcuMtAHmYHpxVh7sZtakzN90FQQ5NtjPbG0MzNdv77U_ndF2z4ZsM1IaJYB0/s1600-h/109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410835420474126098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfbN7iJASqQpf7Tm4Hqh065mjhnKk62gAm1XfnSU61WhcpNZ3u_J6Xxhq-bwKQLavsTKGv__QFHwLUnvHPcuMtAHmYHpxVh7sZtakzN90FQQ5NtjPbG0MzNdv77U_ndF2z4ZsM1IaJYB0/s400/109.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mickey was the only character Sam would hug! He holds out for the big time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Lt9nYV8-MKTN_m8yFttvUkiO14U7IVyW8MzKDAysdnFo-FuY4-zCJizLkBsyqSY4AnhN_aZtOUrenq1eLV16SIpBok6TEWWkpxRjtEvVsbA6GtXf10v1zrM6hf7fvvKdEcrMcSZJuAKb/s1600-h/093.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410834401200897922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Lt9nYV8-MKTN_m8yFttvUkiO14U7IVyW8MzKDAysdnFo-FuY4-zCJizLkBsyqSY4AnhN_aZtOUrenq1eLV16SIpBok6TEWWkpxRjtEvVsbA6GtXf10v1zrM6hf7fvvKdEcrMcSZJuAKb/s400/093.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg3efdZsHoBghptRNTM7xrcupiiWuLjXs56IasDMX9sWtcpSrMahOcu4PyVE44Ym1sKZQQn4SsKNuJ7CZh0UZ-2ygDMr1lVTx6voZpSBEEQnDhU1Y4dvVTyREsNuyqFwUxzRNjLIu-eeP/s1600-h/083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410834399615356962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg3efdZsHoBghptRNTM7xrcupiiWuLjXs56IasDMX9sWtcpSrMahOcu4PyVE44Ym1sKZQQn4SsKNuJ7CZh0UZ-2ygDMr1lVTx6voZpSBEEQnDhU1Y4dvVTyREsNuyqFwUxzRNjLIu-eeP/s400/083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410837585868622098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0d6qKyrHICR5rrU-SM-J-no3iz0lTiZPKxR_x7KOF3oBknckEqZb4qn45dV1RGyxLIdYjadlnITG1inXIWm4ib_9gGvynmtWKGc0GTImbFaEZdqNGgm43GkY3sBS230tfe-EIvUIcAPy/s400/030.JPG" border="0" />While getting Donald's autograph Pluto came up and started wrestling with him. This would never happen at Disney World. Look at how much Sam does not like this.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvdj87odwUWcRtO1Ki07cqB83VyCtx8hZWXmmpO_NNOhBNdvc95QB1pYmqNvw-xim3hd85F_JUB9OTd3LygQ69ZTe1o9pbSqWVrbpYwxxLjYZrCV7H2b5Mhg-Xu6irfUPQt10J4mLr-Ht/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410834386976889586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvdj87odwUWcRtO1Ki07cqB83VyCtx8hZWXmmpO_NNOhBNdvc95QB1pYmqNvw-xim3hd85F_JUB9OTd3LygQ69ZTe1o9pbSqWVrbpYwxxLjYZrCV7H2b5Mhg-Xu6irfUPQt10J4mLr-Ht/s400/055.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHb-DfH_8FFaWEz0Hy2Se_0z2n5xQLLEmHvPht0o2OjUXrF8q1jVhfcb9YfFPTkTF_g5UwOVOC-HckMqxVWxa7DE9TAcsdIY972NyT7zhy2Ark3mZKweXWm8QgcXYRs3aCD5DAxCOVGxvB/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410834380561686082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwXX22vwxFpBUPjIhc5borCexw-fsIeNnPg9YeM-Z5_ddE8FtoKAti7RpWOgqnkO0ClwpbdK2IjmgPnSN1SvLyyiPk3_pILduNqo-qAOE_TEMmjIDhyphenhyphenpfsVj1OaooFsvgECIo19x-1z4o/s400/010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB0sRLjV4hGqsH1n-imOVEFEBSgkXZ3G5DnVHNRQq6VLGl9mVlqwAFgJrmrTHrg5z_nHS69549LJ5nT44BlYBRkrmlaMTgN_h2tZayT6Z6rr_ohEgPkCOR5zQaikkOTYW3Q6EANLzLbFK/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410827218391747442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB0sRLjV4hGqsH1n-imOVEFEBSgkXZ3G5DnVHNRQq6VLGl9mVlqwAFgJrmrTHrg5z_nHS69549LJ5nT44BlYBRkrmlaMTgN_h2tZayT6Z6rr_ohEgPkCOR5zQaikkOTYW3Q6EANLzLbFK/s400/014.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-7337450970319198052009-11-30T22:18:00.010-06:002009-11-30T22:28:59.718-06:00Day 4 - A Day to Chill<div align="center"> Today we did a whole lot of this...<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410119971122941698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifb1RrHnCzbr7B48c8QPlkFgmD-pN2VnnnzqwMSLKRSLZGX_8B4guZeXJQ-v5ZtiyolCmPUAXyiqEdkfo7gzoHT5tB8e56bJHjMISujFOQufPYScsr9PPP9rWA97hVP5MTBxiZT3jO2PNZ/s400/009.JPG" border="0" />a little of this....<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410118767440344018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnGpXjozIQKA1LtU_Uf54g3t6ni7hIp9MGy8OA9RmxwD9OF9phqU3oMbXyCyDIm9oStlF2UrEAnY1c4HeF-J1e18t-iplcw1a9SD4KXP4GquBeP7xkQkitepRoqkrlZ-mLIUgyG2h-2kN/s400/008.JPG" border="0" /> and some of this...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410118745140964946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2F_HW6wZyiwMPAdyPESlrzr6FUC2FQP8lX3QNRUaiuOZImZv2GD7z__qLy3-jKn847onm9BxVjc-ek87LQUneHJaucO7eZg19SEJSrY6z8_zI5fQHMj3J2T-cuatbkTJHq-Z7LAzWa75/s400/001.JPG" border="0" /> and just a bit of that.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410118751445048498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3nR3MaVrffKf5WoZXuEQE-1NAJCtd1FjVoVr4rfHIUnbkKsOB58HqQqC-WebdA2FG_93kViiwKWqp57r8QFte-8FkVUPLWdEyUXJ4yE-UVVBkTW6k7FV88acF9DuRBHgYEpHMpftSvgR/s400/007.JPG" border="0" /> We are wrapping our day up with this.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410119565947908002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKGBhjyfpgGY_R9cwWVzNVAUP6Tslhg-9tPA2nbLn2KS4IvZK_k6nUi5c8l8cWkALiZEWAvYrvvUxXN6Wb4cJ4Rm9W61l7n4YYFkYTRvN4BfKqKXdonwhwURQNRNrEBq5hz9e5209qJVW/s400/011.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">A great day of loving on my boys, long walks, playing at the playground, and enjoying not having much to do.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Tomorrow...Disneyland???</div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-22980110884187421022009-11-29T21:37:00.016-06:002009-11-29T22:16:28.125-06:00Day 3 - Tourist Whirlwind<div>Toby was off today so we decided to leave early and try and hit as much tourist stuff as we could. We started off by a great drive out to Malibu. The water was beautiful and the homes amazing. I wish we could live that close to the beach. As we were heading back south to Santa Monica I spotted some dolphins playing so Toby swerved off and almost ran over a cyclist (he <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">loooovvvveees</span> them by the way). While we were looking at them we also saw a seal. Jack informed us that it wasn't a dolphin...he thought it was a whale.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740221171545522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdAtBoYoR6hPk0ePhM1i_xSPEpNdf53dasGoISbDVxfxOM1mIcKWF-MMZHtIaFb1iWXyU75HWUN5o37G4NkomrNHgxgUhW8TFeSGjUHfPYVzsrDYH_4mRMjH6-s92qQWh3DKV3-4wFk15/s400/033.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740212366116754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM9ei8xL5VWVcmiQ32_PBxl1f3mdsrWBSv5z04ACX2mwngOumVHAvu2bWjzJyYiv5kbW9HSPP04MI_ZFr5ZPW8ryylDJZmYur9fi1qP4DHQNUG-eVrtJnhmsB1e8g7_h4yl4DTtxJUpf_/s400/024.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740204141169634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3OglRTqyG2fUorsne-xrcGwdCKMg4U607zz4w9U9AuXOIHhCrzCB26J9bbtCZ2pYrTbl7d6y-8ufqNK8SQ-b9d7D_82CUMhNoNqIOFLEV3C-deDNPJH_2jvlxAGBblJ36bAC1TtIhfOT/s400/020.JPG" border="0" />Santa Monica was our next stop and we first visited the pier. We walked around, watched surfers, played on the midway, and took it all in. We then went to Venice Beach and visited the famous Gold's Gym...where Arnold worked out back in the day. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740238043641378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMNNjrfg5HfIEuBgRF6I3hKtKtDTPiAXDOzikMZAGPE_AaAdWUPDbycHYDWokrFMpMAwKNzdv4PdFziItRVYfhJZpdOqTxnVaqrnEP0vPkivcwzfUIWFMwLnZELYxBruk9xV60kBThDQS/s400/044.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kFvpss7qPqlgvZxeSvtNivMfgSMWlZqQ6HPs3Z4L6da7YP5LUKwCOwebS5hhG5w4VQuq-2FgojI43fWlYBivMZ7iiL1SMgW2f6s4Q9e7OVMmiEtil_GU9CuldA-axPc227BRJ6ggebyl/s1600/046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740865665428866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kFvpss7qPqlgvZxeSvtNivMfgSMWlZqQ6HPs3Z4L6da7YP5LUKwCOwebS5hhG5w4VQuq-2FgojI43fWlYBivMZ7iiL1SMgW2f6s4Q9e7OVMmiEtil_GU9CuldA-axPc227BRJ6ggebyl/s400/046.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bqXggky9HQ07vkqJ1CtMp_1lq5Cte0vnowc_pMkb3Cg1YgQdCDdziazvYVtcUJKFW_s_VS9fD8Iu8tRWwMoU-Gq1fAfSIRgQPmQJdP3q4APgzeOk7k1cevpvf65-A_2pA73BA_MOf63Q/s1600/077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740886370982194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bqXggky9HQ07vkqJ1CtMp_1lq5Cte0vnowc_pMkb3Cg1YgQdCDdziazvYVtcUJKFW_s_VS9fD8Iu8tRWwMoU-Gq1fAfSIRgQPmQJdP3q4APgzeOk7k1cevpvf65-A_2pA73BA_MOf63Q/s400/077.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDUMVvPvRmBDNj8MxsNLsUZvRA99FcfgNgTXLunpsH9sUMfD4UJmIt_wiKkOvXMpqgxJqLxu7nid98YaKVBgo98i9GDKMh-4orlbdkbc7XgeFjdyi32VcOWy1myhfCI3J3lqMChuNIMOC/s1600/063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740875189853410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDUMVvPvRmBDNj8MxsNLsUZvRA99FcfgNgTXLunpsH9sUMfD4UJmIt_wiKkOvXMpqgxJqLxu7nid98YaKVBgo98i9GDKMh-4orlbdkbc7XgeFjdyi32VcOWy1myhfCI3J3lqMChuNIMOC/s400/063.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIxFxTTOUwVrBxE1tULew0Q4e_OwbS5H8DeOUwMbjL6XY9BDofs_V6O6YqTsVWgZyQh8drhSkqLIPHH1GXPSzVwFkjjOBRanGyBGj68P-kTCcJ3sNc1Ka2WIrjEDdKkbomiwCqGKurYln/s1600/075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740879513364754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIxFxTTOUwVrBxE1tULew0Q4e_OwbS5H8DeOUwMbjL6XY9BDofs_V6O6YqTsVWgZyQh8drhSkqLIPHH1GXPSzVwFkjjOBRanGyBGj68P-kTCcJ3sNc1Ka2WIrjEDdKkbomiwCqGKurYln/s400/075.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409740229868616514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0zxamZuJ6O1dGwp4q3f1FK5C_qrNLe0iPwiXvBISrg9RAuF4cPimOeV_7OGXVH6omdlpn0OPhPMCjtkkV5x1n198oqZG7kuOeZOtU-kj5bY-wFFI6UbQ6uT2woCHlxBl8ilOK6azC4Kw/s400/043.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> Sam liked to ride like this in the stroller...a man I walked by said, "Oh...there is a kid in there.." like it was perfectly normal for him to be back there.</div><div> </div><div>The crosses represent every soldier that has died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Very humbling...the ultimate sacrifice.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409744525961525394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdZUsxwT6RdZKvTpmlvFk1S3gexSgo5US-KaMmEoEsldkTgnJDXNL3q8MJkMQf2mj2v-kyuagmWeUJ_g_t6_3hxqROvSavyigqpvN-m_9xPuwVUY0eP-FU2SGQ73FbcfHjUq2AhV_cQ2B/s400/085.JPG" border="0" />We could not go to Venice Beach without seeing this...thought the sign across the street was hilarious and probably very true.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409742661827987026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aXSacemBWJvrdKBuFCEHi2keOJJjnqEevZm2xpwVrJWtSXMU8KwE8Zowyt4OlWo-hlTSdvxZRsYAKPJa36XlA3YJAX-AymJI_MHmshDSZAz_2edTQYdWQhxP3tOtK12oV0T4byJH_Gkz/s400/090.JPG" border="0" />On to Beverly Hills for a lunch at Jerry's Famous Deli and some celebrity home searching. Most of them were behind tons of greenery but were able to see the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Beckham's</span> up close. At their good friends the Cruise's we were only able to see their gate. Same as the Playboy mansion. We saw lots of other houses and I am headed back for another day of this (I LOVED IT). We drove around some more and saw sites.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409742667675144194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlu2Eoyfu7MpcImMaH4mPOygsES5JVnwxfrG36nqSIA8dbMXHymkv7pugOHdrCHN73T7nyxYpiUBwQSIvLKnxwAQAjvxv5ZuWagmfUcIyNnPR41SmQfql7ZvrMjYA4sSlJI4VBLFr1z6z/s400/091.JPG" border="0" />La <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Brea</span> Tar Pits<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409742674565630402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBme0O8MNFKb33WAZgcvvn6nGjhhjxBmKM8kFYGAR8rQEWnuA6VQAQx_HsChTUCN2hUJUUPqg5tBm_WXIEFl3tn-GR2BxHoY4-Xz75-Cn6Ic9I4zQ0i5LmWY7l2S3NBMFq7CH52KKTeOU/s400/094.JPG" border="0" /> Playboy Mansion</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>We then headed back towards home because we had to get some more of those tasty cupcakes...YUMMY! We ate them and the boys played in the local park. Then home and I cooked pork chops, green beans, pasta <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">roni</span>, and biscuits. Now we are relaxing and Toby is gearing up for another long week. I am planning on doing some more research on things to do with kiddos. I am thinking Disneyland is on our itinerary in the next few days but we will probably lay low tomorrow. I'll let you know.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yeah...we did end up going to The Grove last night. We didn't see Santa but we did enjoy taking in the Christmas spirit.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409742680610614834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozoR-nTzxoCPyHnAZXJ_dUU_QGzy0t1t33TuqGwgGmMJcraBXlOJrUAWZaFgq-pvavSL0JcspCX7G4OKO5qyE128D4mgfaVaba-C2RiaMA6xVevGFUwl4gikB8f5ycvr_Yu7RJujpXep-/s400/015.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409742690489528658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqBuPhyphenhyphenjMABcsVM1_7ouTj5QT8T56c2fI31SqbsDNwb2MhSSGFsTx87MmCgXenng5HRNZ9pCFBjPdBgdAsIgaxddfzB3DyombCl7ONKlcqHh8aoQ7GyNJsW0n7tVpcswDrCjOg3ZmnKdW/s400/014.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-63048675342992349172009-11-28T19:22:00.009-06:002009-11-28T19:40:06.749-06:00Day 2 - Sweet CaliforniaToday we kind of laid low because tomorrow the Mister is off and we are going to hit the road early to try and get in as much as possible. So the boys and I just chilled this morning and then joined Toby for lunch. We ate at a great little Mexican place that had a great view. Sam ate his normal gallon of salsa (just like his Dad)! Toby then took us to this little deli/bakery and let the boys pick a treat.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409333574874900418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpCxSFQXOnoRb44xWZO23RZx3T7PfuF2s9boj1omYy9momyV-SQiG_pD9nrpQISDHqiwNGL1nrGAc0wNe_cLFvxtf7dH-QFO1gr9f91nCnXvg5Coxh1hBsmGsWuQPgj_vWCdgVLBOVQ1u/s400/003.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div><div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409333560466982418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCoRvPrN0B3bAYsykMPT31bs8GlQY5dsCK7gQ7ntbbucIptd3WpXShvCQv53ZIMx7lIbxeKuGsjnAKiN-Fn7XD6ga0J5iGjzeAXyHqKjNtf5QWW4MmlCg8l9CGmDNk5TzqSWDIA5Rpv_t/s400/001.JPG" border="0" /> <div>We then headed back to Old Pasadena and went to a little cupcake bakery called <a href="http://www.dotscupcakes.com/">Dots</a>. We ordered several mini cupcakes and enjoyed them thoroughly. We tried Marble, Vanilla with vanilla creme frosting, Red Velvet, and Strawberries and Cream...they were each delicious. Then did some more shopping. We stopped in at Ralph's to get some groceries tonight and Jack said he needed a treat and he of course picked out a Hershey's bar (his favorite). So I think it is safe to say that as of 5:30 this evening...we have had quite a bit of sugar. Yet, I am sure we are not done because we are headed to <a href="http://www.thegrovela.com/">The Grove </a>tonight to see Santa and watch it snow in LA. And hopefully see a few celebrities. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409333583249487426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7hRRfva9uN7NN8VhhOuYuZJCeMJlsYblbsinojdIZPMi1hlSgwb_GpHa4KG96b82KHcP7nJy-XolbEJlOIbyklgZP5zhi7Vwp-7XpwLj-88mpk4r1lJOcrBrOezawYBx2CN7wZwPndZL/s400/005.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409333590457508962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMcH81HmWDRB4obLzKEzBnfI3xtay_oRc7cz8xjD6XkL6JL8Kld1JVAgzg5NPjnjlQ-y5ANXv2ZZc92EoWi5CP83hk91G86Ai66ho_Ksr0IrSguDxDJXGaXM3VwMwNNISaiX7IEYA-qSg/s400/017.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409333965612816098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiN-8w0cUrugwSTmoZ-dxA3at64yThxuDCxCmOlLvHg2Q08MOruGBjzdPjZVF65ChUbJL5-BQ0Xq3YkTTqL0MB05sAEduAwT1DjGiBG9zSf3Ve6vki4v1brHcge9YFOpHeevzfPHpMe5s/s400/011.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-4374701664551382172009-11-27T19:36:00.013-06:002009-11-27T20:15:15.841-06:00California - Day 1So we made it. It being the incredibly long drive from Texas to sunny California. Our first night went okay and the boys and I ventured out to explore Pasadena today. We went to KidSpace Museum and the boys LOVED it...so much so that there was a bit of fit throwing when it was time to go. The museum even had a tricycle race track...Jack was in heaven. We played in water, painted, explored bugs, build blocks, watered plants, climbed rock walls, and even made our own root beer. We then ventured to Target to get a few essentials. They loved the downtown Target with the huge glass elevators in the middle. We all got a nap in and are home playing, doing laundry and cooking dinner. Just like a normal family...except we are in a one bedroom apartment in California and Toby is working six 12 hour days. Other than that...perfectly normal.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGQjmediBhEIK6E_IMabO8jCP-3SA00Je8LTov8ISR-hef5vGswXm81j74xyA44YhyGYu-u_HpWBx9EFGswO9DhuLDUbvypt2YnLZNFrMNzxolL8cbeRySFKFpLZw8COZMtnjRZQx1ykh/s1600/083.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408971103920319954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGQjmediBhEIK6E_IMabO8jCP-3SA00Je8LTov8ISR-hef5vGswXm81j74xyA44YhyGYu-u_HpWBx9EFGswO9DhuLDUbvypt2YnLZNFrMNzxolL8cbeRySFKFpLZw8COZMtnjRZQx1ykh/s400/083.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtq2HxX03ZnOONMWNem2nCIKVGGyZQYxkdBHjBoJTHmDOOBxVFvRfcEidav10H3F00FcRbSNt4kWlLCm40WlGxCj1xHM8EitLAn3nIlV3DzEQUHuLTW15J-7rgnnkJWUAWdlOE9wRfXd97/s1600/066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408970947137226434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q-_NoJ45UQIePtAZgXD3uyxPeL213vdBbsD1LHNSFRw4azcycb13AYHEDJ4dXQd2uqDu1WMyC8e2H0Qf1VRtW1IAcf8N_Aox32B9W_aNHX_0R0qfUwTfIroNT3KuNGX78hBQTJfpH15T/s400/061.JPG" border="0" /></a> GIANT BATTERY<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpyfPEmdV3pnSvhl9kH878VAkb_OONJvF2E1sOmI1InnpvR-dpnTGXF5DzJhpyDGNqzni8842Y2i9JGV-ciuGTbiKR4gQYjeVHlSNNzRBoUf9u3DJDmz8Ajxb-uEH2aM75glUklhEu-mg/s1600/056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408970926354904050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpyfPEmdV3pnSvhl9kH878VAkb_OONJvF2E1sOmI1InnpvR-dpnTGXF5DzJhpyDGNqzni8842Y2i9JGV-ciuGTbiKR4gQYjeVHlSNNzRBoUf9u3DJDmz8Ajxb-uEH2aM75glUklhEu-mg/s400/056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />AWESOME BUGS!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sWkQsOKPaG1bAYTM3xUNDrX78Lh8qKSa5_YNWs6Z6QCIr5an992ERwq0WytWBjvtU9SGmWlseqGRxcqLD9eSr0cPHTr3Z1HDNsdjWSZcruy1q3x9jOhFSTxN085eJkrTK-AA-NLhTRTr/s1600/077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408970917790123314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sWkQsOKPaG1bAYTM3xUNDrX78Lh8qKSa5_YNWs6Z6QCIr5an992ERwq0WytWBjvtU9SGmWlseqGRxcqLD9eSr0cPHTr3Z1HDNsdjWSZcruy1q3x9jOhFSTxN085eJkrTK-AA-NLhTRTr/s400/077.JPG" border="0" /></a> WATER SYMPHONY (USING WATER GUNS AND DRUMS)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteoEdtr6593pFYbi3D1-ZvQHvHJNmNvPNJ1e_6HtOiNL9BJ_fgwyUBndvMaadBGoudzNeMsr2Be7qvb80avSa0ybuv6CQI8NWK38O6SjuiZkgFYRyiLcRkYzioOFCBi5tkki19d8v9QSA/s1600/050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408970142421856962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteoEdtr6593pFYbi3D1-ZvQHvHJNmNvPNJ1e_6HtOiNL9BJ_fgwyUBndvMaadBGoudzNeMsr2Be7qvb80avSa0ybuv6CQI8NWK38O6SjuiZkgFYRyiLcRkYzioOFCBi5tkki19d8v9QSA/s400/050.JPG" border="0" /></a> CLIMBING<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheC8dQOflbmk6P6jyb7QxU-BVk47ehk7MJyM1D71q6Nv8cJgamcz54AMz1-tmgm1iKny9D3Tls6hHfgix1LGZ_aW39RiyVFJrguLTaFNLP81FB3jG1bmhmw2lmJuXSQo3ewrPpEWeykf_/s1600/049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408970132389750194" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSScM9EVjoEnT_6dvBXTk6Z6B-kOGMHTwLYWC3W_pIPhvgQaNG_CpdkPOdqw3pTF8Zzc1DATcIhLnhyhpGnKItefBn7cMomd34JEa6LkhR9VgPZLdV7MwFbpdFVoTCagxhJmDFQhXoPN-j/s400/042.JPG" border="0" /></a> WORKING TOGETHER<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicis2KUkaX_mqKSrNxTpxXzR_dlBEZPi037226Z1aXkXeMnOed3Cj_QRcjBCTLIv-k-3xfYCSQiBjygXZOW_7OYifrIH35O_CzjQCwjoAuZM8UNzPCFugO-n-D_UZPIm8yVpKgScfKsnKA/s1600/036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408970112107466658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicis2KUkaX_mqKSrNxTpxXzR_dlBEZPi037226Z1aXkXeMnOed3Cj_QRcjBCTLIv-k-3xfYCSQiBjygXZOW_7OYifrIH35O_CzjQCwjoAuZM8UNzPCFugO-n-D_UZPIm8yVpKgScfKsnKA/s400/036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZ94PUM0r9P9ZQj-UDfq9xfQ8W3kwucJBb9P2iqYS-ckQDgWSLtnEj5AFxYBb1GtjdLfuTI1R5XMV9mXbWca3Un80sHKNGpYBEfA8vStnMYw9cYtm-oLuKDTvHZy7kBFShFZCAWSxKmhe/s1600/031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408969182888797794" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm6DN4NK8Y4enPkVaZUYgK6ARFDatF8QAJpdQj8_GeUogNM9EfMGx7G0NHhOeSk7YubyBXVy1RnEvHqqHgLEMEF0DDqaT_Uqrkm1Oh6QmdLUMMM72QRqkz64Y72HvtWX4n0lozZXm4an1/s400/020.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ku3mgUkQxEnKAeOn6c8WsswscTLZ4AeGxJM1ZYoY6jEvOicm0CmkODE7kQcjeQmAmJyxRgiWP7rVpwiyq9g4duVblnWV2WClV33LcTlRaY0nvGxf8QI1dXIuI6X_Le5-kgQD8NYK_tZq/s1600/019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408969156857285442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ku3mgUkQxEnKAeOn6c8WsswscTLZ4AeGxJM1ZYoY6jEvOicm0CmkODE7kQcjeQmAmJyxRgiWP7rVpwiyq9g4duVblnWV2WClV33LcTlRaY0nvGxf8QI1dXIuI6X_Le5-kgQD8NYK_tZq/s400/019.JPG" border="0" /></a> DON'T TAKE OR PICTURE MOM!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAbimxy0V8Pfvwe2W9-00DCYJlW2cApFzGYSpRJp1hX8yZe_TFxS0nvaXYZg46FEvdkfOTkoA8FJWypFOmzdHg5GZcF8rKTYG3nMQkEnZzOR2oL1rnI89eDKkKlJJZ3cvg4sVWzOBICKb/s1600/009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408969149819632594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAbimxy0V8Pfvwe2W9-00DCYJlW2cApFzGYSpRJp1hX8yZe_TFxS0nvaXYZg46FEvdkfOTkoA8FJWypFOmzdHg5GZcF8rKTYG3nMQkEnZzOR2oL1rnI89eDKkKlJJZ3cvg4sVWzOBICKb/s400/009.JPG" border="0" /></a> THROWING LEAVES</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-6934748533723229862009-11-20T15:06:00.008-06:002009-11-20T15:31:18.939-06:00I'm Back....Hopefully<div align="center">After a very long blogging hiatus I am back with lots to post about. Much of it will probably just have to be skipped. We have been enjoying fall and have been busy. We are starting to gear up for Christmas which means lots of shopping and sewing. Here are a few things that I have been creating lately. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406296878788422194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5gzQO0yFfBzgE6vomfNXzyQQyRz2ixh26IxED3GI6KZ35epGg_9Aeh45T5LXj6Aog-PT9evD5qqUWM9LwsIuVqWxJo4qoha1UecXGMsBtBeJZS5SUKr2VQM0OlSzhpPSnLa0w_l3MMjP/s400/DSC_1023.JPG" border="0" />Hooded towels for my friend Brittany's son, Rhett, Jack, and Sam.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298226144194370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuVCeKuqtVen7liAokG1PTl1uzLpDlTvtJ5vFVgLNZNrv7gpjcpOYWQRsfL1P-EtPyzhNwJw-mu3f2lYm4V8N-iSwGp-vf3AxSyvMzy72SkGHo3A-9-lHYN86SXzaL6Eroni2WkZDhRr1/s400/DSC_1027.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298222150436882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SBpodPcFqYhbveyfftuRj2rCO72TTM2jaZKD_cwGlDcil20hwtmGcJ3jlMUIfO0twr24XgVgCSZFDIOivMg_ovAVg1WXL4HZron4NL-8eA7wHDLFGBJnnVgt3zTl_HFwfhhLsblzvpsF/s400/DSC_1026.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298217857421314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhm9tQTR_f4nsF6Ii8hiTYMGRUmwoIM-fjYL5lSoUqcKzxZP1MntU_bex1zZa-IilAQcJgrNfDFv-tVZiX94K3pXqXigeKyDmwiNpP3KlPHwX_KjXelzp6IYBMXw7WL02c-cdAbyCBY1V/s400/DSC_1025.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406296882945038978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-7VQznPjB-YqVW5bfQUkEC1cdgp8Agw5Bnuuqvnf8qtXkFq6jdTNRmo2zQthCrTpENINiIfcpirWVNN7OK3x4v-fd95dZQJB7xMPzjCf4iz8SZoB-aogSvn_MBX2DThj4uVt_HoOzyco/s400/DSC_1024.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298230929065394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwPxHKiBzJ0q8aqsInCwpn6W7llV0lpAwRGlt7_0dsf9MYoh52_FDzlavIPqDoyipvJHUhR-tlHg8cDLJa15fXveJQFuGEw8wf7goaxN51vc-7s_Sakj778z5dOt-aRjMuqE4xvtdulzx/s400/DSC_1018.JPG" border="0" />Thanksgiving cookies for Jack's school party. Inspired by the amazing <a href="http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/">http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/</a>.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298709624545842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxKIGBXWcBCDvAiHWmHDRYAJUrrr3O-yRRy5R9uQMPB59whs-QxqNiA5qBl5V7FsBlHZnhAgE-lLWktoSW_b-x5qF10Cm2JSOE980iVG89Jk-ZJE5blb4Z1USWZpv3SB344Tdzn7gSzLE/s400/016.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298232706780034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LczFUf-kmQBiqJz2llDocxfBAzH6BP-FiVKhXC69pWlMZmflNnqXpROMgrbzZhvkhBCXlA631TxFMBXqCNovoY07KYoVPQGAHd28jv87cQocnN0XQCDv9tn2wGyioJoGceB_2-AuY2KS/s400/009.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298713248317794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbF5JbHgTPjYTatgGlI_7-1wsCjIdYmglpUzjh23VzWN1aGezMn372mCsG-vHueBb5WFlr6K_1G0YdAIfejDnPOU0xy4ny6d6_cxu2a5AYSh3Y7JgIQVDaN8LKmB01ZBFp_CcE0VyDTcy7/s400/003.JPG" border="0" />Halloween cookies also inspired by Bake @ 350...she really is very talented.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406296876577969874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTEt5jFWJgrZsiALSotVRH9MQOZSUsVrxMoB5cNdoEgGsIcF3md1OsEfNgsvpDYhIafeM-ZTpIVWgBm34lkOiMbl1i77yKiMMHOQYpVRnkm1aoADDfXTSDz-Z0U-Ugfez147f-KHF87cN/s400/006.JPG" border="0" />Towels for my friend Niki's kid bath. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406296869034507138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCMpgBMNzSDXwaZrD0ZAp0qOr9nhlpPN0V42kHQGlvKULixwU29g6azqeB0q-L3JngZQiERzaWnuI13rnvxg5U08q-AbU96KFB_SXAc2mvbewYRGBI1n1J6ELvrLN0XxrBLKotj9NPFPy/s400/DSC_1016.JPG" border="0" />Jack sporting his Thanksgiving shirt for his holiday party...Sam has one too. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406296871716174786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6AXy6pPBSsGawfbwC5agI06Hm4ZrP6dyc-5LjApoG7w-QRZqbmQrZKfmEtYY5e6wXq_feObvGJdoG4Pulfq_rAWad6TLJ5UnP8rP4AvXlSU3gy1aykrHjWvJj_c4zzT6oeJMktsZC7li/s400/005.JPG" border="0" /></div><p align="center">Jack's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Halloween</span> shirt...Sam's got stained before I could take a pic.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298724548313762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEo9AZTRep2VuO9nnSy6S8fPLvZp9sLvpH91MRGaDhUgz94tyzwoeKy1Z9JWZ5BSl_HYgsH4kSAU3riKLeopOQ1fwWa1BmzS5A9Gxuy9j50R5XjTMx45P1lr_LAeuFkOxujmf2pvb9Qzr/s400/008.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406298727604712962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEMQ0CoA6CEdPBOEmkMwx3MTcMaWDsdlBKczQEfds48d49XvIUubD0xb459NipHsYqSH1e8W44XfvkZbTy5p1gvPtdQnh00aQ3HlKoIMOPoTTwl0toaL87XQFr05Nzur94_9DNJT-kAuI/s400/026.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">And just because...my little Mickey Mouse and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Boba</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Fett</span>.</p>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-81800276891800761382009-09-25T16:35:00.005-05:002009-09-25T16:46:20.137-05:00Embroidery Madness<div align="center">I finally figured out how to work my embroidery machine and I have gone crazy....</div><div align="center">here are some things I have been making.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPyDNBUTnchzO0s3jxq_MDNrIl-JIM61g7Z1WO9eP2UWmmBMcHPYO8u9iaakOBu-XQKOiILQ2Giu_RJHYFbGGcDGZQNJbm5PZW-PhoL9j4Z3F1rqsjc8nVZAe-goiE_R8cxrRR1lGhhWT/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385524376616328546" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Tonight the boys took it to a new level. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374078761418454770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejQSjARkiVf-7pbw1z-A5k_UjUF46h7Juif7hOXwri7r4QGwlUShRfoFGDL_f2RVuLJ1H8AnbMCEwFP84tc_p1KvQo_RVeUgb7IG_q3ehOeOrbcCzd9j3xGuG8NLybbf4PgRsMrdIeumQ/s400/069.JPG" border="0" />Gotta love the dirt drool going into the planter!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374079280875512514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuuy7K0LBR0V7Ia-JMKVN0K1QqRTp17Y3NirnzvihfS_Q7aq8HfxY08_FLgRPfoYapkc1VijxXSsMLK2VnNkIDzdN6erJaveIshyphenhyphenr_j5E9T3mxtI3hjQDDTiM6flYmHpMZLZllr5OmJaM/s400/091.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374078774457583794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-xfN29dII-joCy4vPrzZhJ57whEQo3dRKc_XkynJYZ6GbI0WXBM0NKgAhk1S-sOiA5jJVSVcTYgSu9_AQ0bf-mG0IDmpp_bycWiHwn1DAE5BNyNRxDQpCQO1mfize2zzETiy5RWi4wpk/s400/073.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374078797108437938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7mkIHNJDARfxOuBeuHf1GdhBkSfEZgYJVnui25o6nFKM6o39gxCW6vEH3ncfJQRyXC0cwV3eWAH-QwqPrHKJ3q1uEJG_15vUuxkpKTGDFlQeTGnzdODTYXh9c2HGV_UjPfVECPM0ptJv/s400/084.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374078787957220754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlObMMhyphenhyphenYerwCS1XfDweyOlI9LX9V_rAhx8-O9IOpRSdJWuF3h76T_mqz5x6ZEd3oZVahx6tVXHU3AW1H9wURIU4L8uAEOP260DHGuAJ8qt-rAYlFetY3jz9wTsLTWf69AXJ9x72BlIrP/s400/078.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">Even in his ears, hair, and under his neck.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374078815581445554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-r2kpEZzo0K2tBWepTYDmT7gKTJUTCqAIjQRp76F44UOYhFxShCglH280RsVtsoD4yoWR83MvgsMpsHVJk4e_lTkyxbJEn2TCf4kNsaTlMMc6JPhrYILZzFPHjwmAyxCt_j-UhF44VAvl/s400/094.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">They started wrestling in the grass but I was not quick enough to catch speedy Sam.</p>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-14467880682198318732009-08-21T09:34:00.013-05:002009-08-21T10:16:42.675-05:00Riley's Baby Shower<div align="center"> I have been meaning to post pics of the baby shower we threw for my friend, <a href="http://thevirdenfamily.blogspot.com/">Niki </a>and her sweet daughter-to-be Riley, but had not gotten to it. So today while I was cruising blogland I saw that <a href="http://www.kellyskornerblog.com/2009/08/show-us-your-life-baby-showers.html">Kelly </a>was hosting a baby shower linky deal. No time like the present to show some pics.<br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372430079972109842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3A19n4DPHemnjmsU5Gr9vuaU2ECXSrhnHe9fjQqWK_GqCwDnuS3c0AEwNgcD58MSAvVeEc4l09RciJLuuwbom1luOhHAskreu_Roa8h122uqmSj8CHAe0PDYvprY0-EhpX-6e3XKD2-H/s400/042.JPG" border="0" /> The buffet! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372430094205154338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHL8RjG4_V6BUIdrdDsIomgDPJ9fcIx0E5wGhx6RhKfCw-nKFN1l6IKP2oftbB-5BNKwKHMyBgHZee-o0WUfRiOyywIP-aPppPkzIORoph2jqnEmnZccERQAcjhhNi9yb1EzLVUyH49b5/s400/043.JPG" border="0" /> Another angle of the table.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372435915596845122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIw5X_tDJV5TiCrxPe5cNGCgbIE0O2LAnaH87jFfXKR-Lle6cUrNL7aTL1NfsRWR5noBOKUn5LkboaTchX_TYDkIgyKq-_PgfEXRCozk8MDLSeDrPKzdDEhXUnXObvx9eRu06q5ggHoY93/s400/018.JPG" border="0" />Sorry for the blurry pic but wanted to show how we folded the napkins like diapers.<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372428731591047794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZF800iiZFXDXcwgZwJyEsqL1vocSxvi9LTETnWre9RtQBkO8P3B_udTQL40H09VLRndH4HtmcSWG_-DXjyMOUA-hOvuClIXxEeJZJO_igvlKXB3VhmCnhlxikTq6c-jvL8yDhGJ5C1JB/s400/027.JPG" border="0" /> We used her baby shoes, pictures, mementos, and toys to give the shower a vintage feel. </p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372430103396458882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ib0iUR0QEx7YHP7hlqP_tkrL20JA3a-PTgws__36iZEV2bOHbdcDGxIQmKWwmnEKZSBizPdH_pAOfoxIbE8dmeo9lhxv1nvZK_TLtQqy5ZO-rxgHocKh0kzT117txOocxYOny8xgBJ6u/s400/044.JPG" border="0" /> <a href="http://http//leviandkim.blogspot.com/">Kim</a>, Niki's sister-in-law, made these delicious Hawaiian sandwiches and pasta salad.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372428724607828514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrYpZo4L_EXlQXf32C-rc_EzY6JM9f2qlSE7IGHB-qgs4UY3YysoiotsU0IxWdS01q26XGg_rspkfBY77KMmH0DRgWD-VQVD-zVulnE_Y4EyfasgyNKliCQH3sQ_ZjigC-drT94s-6o3R/s400/025.JPG" border="0" />I have a collection of vintage silver baby cups that I had used at my sister's baby shower so I used them again...love that I used them twice!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8QDZQfOhhunrShP_S9PHlfEXni2S9BVjdpAtv4sW4BUc9oKnwbGaT94aqvzNvkqoDbz5EqxhLVfHUTJdj3X0_Bi2Le7EKNEleiT5GPHN6B1BwzDSC6bxyX1PRsrcCL16Wi0B0wQo_5J8/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372428708311968274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8QDZQfOhhunrShP_S9PHlfEXni2S9BVjdpAtv4sW4BUc9oKnwbGaT94aqvzNvkqoDbz5EqxhLVfHUTJdj3X0_Bi2Le7EKNEleiT5GPHN6B1BwzDSC6bxyX1PRsrcCL16Wi0B0wQo_5J8/s400/010.JPG" border="0" /></a> We put flags in the cheese to tell what kind it was and you can see her invitation in a frame behind the cheese pedestal.</p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYM1QAFB6itDxKJu1WoVjFD6mSzMU3zTYlgjRQ2DYzRFwtL3A7C8LCmsFwECoRfyag4wF4QtnT5lJkzrIcShO3E9XXssumnaFYC95CZghbrp52qw3RvpUeB9tGxUBJK-dSQR1vAHBqHwS/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372427522738947282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYM1QAFB6itDxKJu1WoVjFD6mSzMU3zTYlgjRQ2DYzRFwtL3A7C8LCmsFwECoRfyag4wF4QtnT5lJkzrIcShO3E9XXssumnaFYC95CZghbrp52qw3RvpUeB9tGxUBJK-dSQR1vAHBqHwS/s400/021.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pasta salad...yummy!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz32qfU6gBPv5O7hfpqfN-e56ATplXSYHUT_cz8hNbHsFOoLrf-8JROhGWAwEBzsKQczgD3Pm1P_b5FAt1-UYIvJjZ4bljc0ZHiD0BU8eVDKOi3KhHpIqCOHvaqpJJ4vxAZslBzB2RnkJz/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372427505288197778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz32qfU6gBPv5O7hfpqfN-e56ATplXSYHUT_cz8hNbHsFOoLrf-8JROhGWAwEBzsKQczgD3Pm1P_b5FAt1-UYIvJjZ4bljc0ZHiD0BU8eVDKOi3KhHpIqCOHvaqpJJ4vxAZslBzB2RnkJz/s400/019.JPG" border="0" /></a> More of our fruit and cheese display.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FJVlx65lnNwCheBxWQOvqEjwI2OJpMwV2lhB8B9QyJ8Kqf_E3ckZfexBeCHbfrY24K_dgUDywJUWYlvgxD0TalbgQVfk-3wEqD8H_hMLrk1o5_-6gLN_rstLyIpJvNcs3BNb2gYPDOw_/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372427500530040930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FJVlx65lnNwCheBxWQOvqEjwI2OJpMwV2lhB8B9QyJ8Kqf_E3ckZfexBeCHbfrY24K_dgUDywJUWYlvgxD0TalbgQVfk-3wEqD8H_hMLrk1o5_-6gLN_rstLyIpJvNcs3BNb2gYPDOw_/s400/015.JPG" border="0" /></a>A tray of little candies...Niki's son, Hudson, loved this most of all!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372427533233493826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibktPAAUAIxqw00jZfWlEsaw_7N1PC1r5Cua54ERC2dPR7QQJY2kj2vvlzMR_ypEuWjeYZPVaeASN_kVm8uONhW01mufXevHTnjhrZtFg7dZrt_oLfaIBgz24ZL3GzoRaUyHJVg0eLxoQz/s400/023.JPG" border="0" /> The cupcakes...not a great picture but the best I have.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGpt9Eg2Y-bDwMpRHuoiu9RlUnq-xqky5G_1zZr0N3J93kvKsOHXF6P6VdEGy4NA6D_Y1DP745CqxzQgx09feRPk-iKE9QPs_EzYAz-ivCgX73vpMsmvBWbtCaS8Tt54pzrY-xfyVOiXo/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372427479747023298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGpt9Eg2Y-bDwMpRHuoiu9RlUnq-xqky5G_1zZr0N3J93kvKsOHXF6P6VdEGy4NA6D_Y1DP745CqxzQgx09feRPk-iKE9QPs_EzYAz-ivCgX73vpMsmvBWbtCaS8Tt54pzrY-xfyVOiXo/s400/012.JPG" border="0" /></a> The cookies I made for her shower. I was inspired by <a href="http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/">http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/</a>. She is amazing.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372428739234044770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r_IL1Aq8AFM_HDy6re5_8bIwNHCcmQNxCRaW469j1WK9RlrqmXU0Zl80H_jIQoJGL4axV3CLgffpFarDsO0kn_QI1Nc0NbTkfPUVsu_76yyeQtcr9aWdx-1gtcUpRkNzaC3xqodmiT2C/s400/030.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372428758485815186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0-a3ge5eLRLfkJ6rjuKlustwLj5kux05BACwimINcRn7rtxjPNfNNvIJME1pvRob7YFCbhCxuo_SYwJ4UNWq1shDrCopYJ6riP4LjiXfk63l-IVsXWbve_pXbEMG7iskEeT2he-_woQ-/s400/031.JPG" border="0" /> I stole this idea from a blog but can't remember where. SORRY! We set out diapers and encouraged everyone to write a funny message for them to enjoy while diapering Riley. I liked it better than a game and it also will prove useful.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372430066800656002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWubkACUQk4fKFRqR_FS3qhAzfRY9H4iNDwtY38hSzJLcylXWXKjmXPAcWXGcfEzlHX8YMdQL0EJUN3YJ09p24N1DZCZFLVq6fbXttcem3Qmc5JwDycGkVic2ErMZEUBLpChx2v0hakIl/s400/036.JPG" border="0" /> A little sign that reserved her seat for opening gifts.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372430058224829970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrN3ihOmz-IQAibykv59rhomc50kMCH1Nwx415_EJwl3DdSIzk6g1ghTawEpUN4xS0l6PQF1q0WkWPGMHxCck6XtPOET_t1Bj0HFLTC6BVKFmkBILJV6ZJKj_isXdhixa8QlLejvLNV6Q/s400/034.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">This sign hung on my mantle and all the presents were placed below.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372433971580314546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5S3TtaUl8IbiBpMVgnX9h-RQfxZJ4_kOy7ofhsGKZKdIxstjU6ufYxmVevVfTpfC1Q9heHvlwMVFmSxxf-prh_j7RRcfnvliTfd-RAPsYQ_SyQrBlcufhwmC9_Bfngjq4q24UMh24s8aM/s400/070.JPG" border="0" /></p></div><br /><br /><p align="center">Here is the guest of honor opening her goodies.</p>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-12810579460661737662009-08-03T15:00:00.008-05:002009-08-03T15:14:34.378-05:00Jack's Big Boy Room<div align="left">We moved Jack to a big boy bed awhile back and decided to spruce up his room a little bit. I used a lot of what we had and a little bit of goods from a local antique store and it ended up pretty cute. There are a few more things that I want to do such as hang some vintage sporting goods that I purchased but other than that I am super pleased. </div>Oh yeah, and above his bed now are a bunch of different J's and a canvas painted with his<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjxOuCiW0Y2vrT-TnYKNPFlW5PkWiRnQnO-whQsJVkIToy9WjUjY5ljx0NWA6JELVkjgaBt5yFMMRYzn8CSNL_jMKf7CcpM5EFiv-bldMTYHYKRIPgaI_KfSOHIICVMGAVtZgNxiQvxbx/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365832192225834786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjxOuCiW0Y2vrT-TnYKNPFlW5PkWiRnQnO-whQsJVkIToy9WjUjY5ljx0NWA6JELVkjgaBt5yFMMRYzn8CSNL_jMKf7CcpM5EFiv-bldMTYHYKRIPgaI_KfSOHIICVMGAVtZgNxiQvxbx/s400/026.JPG" border="0" /></a> name.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHl9q13KhvoYMSd-M6sFNiD8nDmLeqH_d8FxZK8o3taNWA1iRkVDCauYaLvgQgucacu25Zf-ycI7FNZEYj1-FjoAkWeI7arWZYfQtw0V2kQZ95_gTGysym5MjimkA0sOGgA7Y3wV0e0-VQ/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365832218165727506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHl9q13KhvoYMSd-M6sFNiD8nDmLeqH_d8FxZK8o3taNWA1iRkVDCauYaLvgQgucacu25Zf-ycI7FNZEYj1-FjoAkWeI7arWZYfQtw0V2kQZ95_gTGysym5MjimkA0sOGgA7Y3wV0e0-VQ/s400/041.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix2VpWGzDEXOoOohh50-l4E1I9ANGRThiZU51QRTqboWWL65LvjEyZ9cCCBm0XozL4ACxRus3w3CJ_5XwXRc3y2m6TOtDSqMeu1AMynFW4LZfqnLfVv0YlAOk2maA2YrEoL2YmCshJfjc/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365832203867835106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgix2VpWGzDEXOoOohh50-l4E1I9ANGRThiZU51QRTqboWWL65LvjEyZ9cCCBm0XozL4ACxRus3w3CJ_5XwXRc3y2m6TOtDSqMeu1AMynFW4LZfqnLfVv0YlAOk2maA2YrEoL2YmCshJfjc/s400/032.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY98NMrKrO-_6JqDRPFJkLYFGFPHZ2WXldPhO1mS4R5_DeduGPjGfaTq4ofdXZW-BAGshVhReSRYTaY8BC0_hFdEFosdFTsJe_ho6z3MZKuUrd3oeyoiNfuU4ZqqdOqkqKTN_O4L1J8-H/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365832217030914658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 387px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY98NMrKrO-_6JqDRPFJkLYFGFPHZ2WXldPhO1mS4R5_DeduGPjGfaTq4ofdXZW-BAGshVhReSRYTaY8BC0_hFdEFosdFTsJe_ho6z3MZKuUrd3oeyoiNfuU4ZqqdOqkqKTN_O4L1J8-H/s400/035.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZfjCUYbe0FIFL9wCA57Y9xKUcSuvGvOc0C3omNRbnmwLPd1bq0dhz-EPJxIwT7RJ_FM5PDUIB1R6uR5XmdCTKyZYRUSbQ1G62EU2CdPeamNnL2xOvskT5teJzQ-oOVO2YW1IWK-5dqf6/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365832206223824690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZfjCUYbe0FIFL9wCA57Y9xKUcSuvGvOc0C3omNRbnmwLPd1bq0dhz-EPJxIwT7RJ_FM5PDUIB1R6uR5XmdCTKyZYRUSbQ1G62EU2CdPeamNnL2xOvskT5teJzQ-oOVO2YW1IWK-5dqf6/s400/033.JPG" border="0" /></a>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-17106535426973910052009-07-27T22:26:00.006-05:002009-07-27T22:38:51.228-05:00The Fireplace Reveal<div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363348779722344114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUJrV6HR-w27wR1txSWfhGjgeW-ZWKAeduyPOtZ27UKzKARuJdfmFzHJ47JAtplw73cXtF2QrcnXhzLDqChuEqiZQ-WOUCfOMEAhMNrmXuwcFf7NXRwJn89J55enNc-XLoNEERwzhhek2/s400/002.JPG" border="0" />I mentioned over a week ago that my husband and I had been working on an update to our fireplace. I had completely intended to put the pictures up a few days later but after a last minute trip to Vegas followed by an emergency removal of my wisdom teeth....intentions got pushed aside. So after much delay here are the pictures of the fireplace redo.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363350070019168738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVks-y4bZjsXMC5S_2wmpKIqzPsJ0hMOIYONeTfzR-kQ4APyJdFMntatxKMhERHNeVaSrza0NzoB3lPpQVm5E1fT9TzmFcpRJWjHA86ahKzkrvzNM6BWpljCPLpoABB271W7TmaUjH9F7d/s400/158.JPG" border="0" /> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363350063783938162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWI2SMCq-zTJTijZ4x_0QxB4yqIkPrm-bo1pMNoV1py245LCg2VDe3Fgucl8th2ipiV7F1Kz0v1bbZG6Y446xl4njNorj5M_0tXywBFMPVXSO6FlZERN90wmkMARe50RlZOeW2I_hAsCU-/s400/005.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363350055800824962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZa160czJ1j_HXI4dOoJde4TZ75pe6D11b0IZw9_Z4YfugvZcaVJ0dWlW5N_PG1IbNoqErsIsDotzDGkNQxN5o3aRyp4IODaaq_ymdKm0vJFDj0YK6VIsLrHsGG33tDnj2YQBt4A5J7H9c/s400/004.JPG" border="0" /> <div>The hubby did a wonderful job and I love how it took on a more traditional look. Thanks so much for all your hard work Mr. Tanner. You ROCK!</div></div></div></div></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-783522188729342802009-07-18T16:00:00.003-05:002009-07-18T18:58:06.241-05:00A quilt for me!This quilt top has been completed for quite awhile but I was just not courageous enough yet to quilt it. But I bit the bullet and am so happy I did! I LOVE it!<br /><div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359637071978858370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8kUBTsJj11YeCRbSg0auaSXz-neWWk8PV4ltFE6GgDum-g8OScqMkMOv1ZXdG7YmjLFaT6VbStCVE-mtK0svz92SR8Y2a-aIVnBPoR2bSwzubJMsvZqASOkkvmzYze2v78dYriqOGRjx/s400/045.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Already been used to watch a movie with the hubby. So girlie and so cheery! It is made from Camille's Jelly-Filled pattern and used Swell fabric. Now on to the next project...another Thimble Blossom's pattern.</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359637083140059426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspCOs2EDkPvzH799zJsrFXy3MAiliyN644-t8gMgo3I8onlYuED0Ku3EBLH3Yl8EjnAE989xPcixDPk2OLJKkMMy9yTcPOyUxAoOOX4pWA3DlhtiaOmEjugPaKwviqER9RV9RS0C9bzac/s400/048.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-21085256048432558612009-07-17T22:16:00.008-05:002009-07-17T22:24:19.916-05:00Just because...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJpZvPpM3hBDWAwo09li3AgKSK6pcWOgr3kyCP6YHeeSM8209idz1cPYbJmwdqeQtGBAdPXkBHqQurHPz-nif1G5-q2LJkz3JYmjUWE6HQ8vWYyOCokp0NCqlyFjnlzJa3KoP4a_dIQtM/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359635163687333314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJpZvPpM3hBDWAwo09li3AgKSK6pcWOgr3kyCP6YHeeSM8209idz1cPYbJmwdqeQtGBAdPXkBHqQurHPz-nif1G5-q2LJkz3JYmjUWE6HQ8vWYyOCokp0NCqlyFjnlzJa3KoP4a_dIQtM/s400/043.JPG" border="0" /></a>it is summer, a million degrees outside, and we really like strawberries, I whipped up a little cake tonight and it was super delish! <div><div></div><div>We have been busy working on a few home projects. Here is a picture of things to come. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359635153164133522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnGb6yE_55PeOMx4OsrQni1foC24-lx49zx_X2ohEN2MlLYR85c2qszUislKH7Zc2l6LJvEEodPuRB-RZLCLK9IhQv3lripUCnTmvPZYSWhjRCBrnqXw3udf-arWkUtVSV3wcoVTGW2qz/s400/018.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>This little cutie has been quite the helper.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359635147006266466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrkvdq6vF8VMQsrA7oeevsxyI1rGm5lXYl1ozXwaoS2Fq6hggO5iHdjqPCYg_zlYm0H-XnZZCWm75m8N3y9oOF54TC_OmecTHsgTLbDGOtv6GoXRKp8aAt_eGMSh42Jtys8a67FL5fZ-P/s400/004.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-52674055802156690342009-07-10T19:04:00.008-05:002009-07-10T19:21:05.799-05:00We're alive...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9cGCYcCCYB8rRYD0QXj3jVYxA6zONJZ2aJM3j-CVUGyC4Fsh2xNzVL9jYL2waiLaRnKqHehQGjmToP1LaLuo5fCEgR68kXrdgasshDDEy14hdxThgEY9iaoKelMoVe4qdokg8y7M-dOm/s1600-h/339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356990274047120658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp9cGCYcCCYB8rRYD0QXj3jVYxA6zONJZ2aJM3j-CVUGyC4Fsh2xNzVL9jYL2waiLaRnKqHehQGjmToP1LaLuo5fCEgR68kXrdgasshDDEy14hdxThgEY9iaoKelMoVe4qdokg8y7M-dOm/s400/339.JPG" border="0" /></a> and very tan.<br /><div><div><div><div align="center">We just got back from a nine day trip to the beach. </div><div align="center">It was so relaxing and now the hardest part is trying to get back in the swing of things. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356990263021740322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-j_W0enyuoKy-S26MLL9DSWdQkUthzdBGxu-engAql-zZoUo2lOyMFa2_BasbZnaD0IzWO5yDlZcYpzGbu6bSdVf43M0foJ9GnrF_SLU0YZ3VrDzMWqgzcKwYoJF1rsPTzkUdzIfm9fM/s400/287.JPG" border="0" />The whole crew....my entire immediate family and my aunt and uncle.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356990257927984018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQ87X4gySYdocca27isYVxRapiU_pal7VCBXnILPfu_OWMd4mIHGhetmxSzFkpTicbB2r6tuyQDAXnXP5n1sdOjKPzWV-y44zsS-30sUBWaGzUHTrwqN-bWzG8ABt5ArGetTDnK0E16YW/s400/116.JPG" border="0" />Just us four.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356990267272972722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH_JfV3RxflaLyZJeiAtP2My8bOcoeFWCWxdiUx3Lue7o5yVI7u8i2ToSH1AP85yRbl-IspcdfZ8bU7Uf2zylCjEd9-zI85xsG3ivReurCjokrQk4Any6pGt22K4hhe8dhQ-dnimFTuv2/s400/290.JPG" border="0" />My beautiful sis and her great looking family.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356988394194358210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDpgvlaNVR08nsy01J20yvOOb2q6xZQFht5SizvAqHuN1bd6k8zIfwIj4CfmXAQ_s6pKFg8TTSO4DOCd3srcGjiTK5nA1OFLEDeQ2qmGiJ9UXOLlty15gaWVHNjhg9qinzDQbFAca71Qc/s400/393.JPG" border="0" />My parents with all of their grandchildren.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356990248970157874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieY4ovyFIzaIcqH5yPKsn-usjpNIINLttKEWpNZPLHSfzmiLcueLjF0ALTmYTfJeIErF7Q5G_JUdHh1yHDwVkI8pqfKNFUgByy5jMhNbK_vKbpznu7r7w5-3vIUOqZ-KF6Zx9fBV-wFeyv/s400/112.JPG" border="0" />My Uncle Mark and Aunt Maureen....they are pretty photogenic.<br /><div align="center">Thanks goodness our next trip is not too far away. We are headed to Disney World in September.</div></div></div></div><br /></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-36300280860269912292009-06-14T10:40:00.007-05:002009-06-14T10:54:55.409-05:00Carnival Fun<div align="center"> So all that baking more than paid off! Rhett's birthday was AMAZING! And when I say amazing I mean incredible, never been to such a cute party type of amazing. <a href="http://lifeinperfectharmony.blogspot.com/">Brittany </a>really outdid herself and we had so much fun. I am sure she will post LOTS of pics soon. </div><div align="center">Here are the cakes and cookies I made. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347211250694375042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwHeq_Qlenj6cEIgf2XY1aHLCOs4etW9i0rl0M-JoMLQhyphenhyphenzF6SSA0psW-pKqhbIQl7LiE1dpTzKtH8M5X6VObUH2cOERiUZjqPbHOg7qvznFazQXjQZmULm552NyvG451IyXhr2WLSk1g/s400/007.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347211258393210226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zld_77l3l89id4P2v9sWyM9Ek0qGdKP7HnN91ZMweZXJ5gA5WKwK4RxnywC6ixn2ZilamXjkMd_KFHO1wJdN7M02tsDzFd98gFJRwULhYGkuF6OA0y8rFr1co8UVuEEa_JV009BkSQFU/s400/021.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347211257274825122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbABlyQHjvV4YeZuVGlAYyFhFl-cJzaCqtxZjhXPlsz7yjefDO_-2fDexhPW-kFZmLY5iDbuBnMsr6bMsuU7tRRf72HALc8NN23VCgIYJwqI2oqtp-pB1QyQrNU1c8cMhTNPXQvsayVzNW/s400/004.JPG" border="0" />And this is his present I made him. The wrapping was a lot more exciting then the present. (Rhett liked it so much he tore off the little clown!)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347212008245466706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigib20_1tqNTfoVokdVuQFFtx3uC9Oyy_cl-PC9yNtQGEzZLDsGQSr3XUdJuqEc05HFIG_VF45NMwQq4ts_xOiXHyYVAN913d2dA6zk7Ks-AojPXuoSZ8bB4-0UKqrZnIgB1dt3e7NXCdh/s400/010.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347211267849330818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5Ntjbn-BHPLHAVW3whoxAiRI6m27nI9OuSDcX3NhPwhsjsEe2iBC5VmZ_09xfJnSa9gvFiy8VQJ5_j-2SxHQx2p7sqFXtg1kWnJdXHciw3SwcN-iFY4bcMC97RlxaF42Fg0RXwINI1pn/s400/074.JPG" border="0" /> He really is the sweetest little dude. Happy Birthday Rhett and thanks for a great party. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347211265996151442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkReqbGemsHvjmp3DKVNzZyMQeK7xOe3u8jw7VM-R9rtxQdm0BVwTSp-PpYL-hwL-orSjWjGJN_W0b0Hb7yjUn4lh5QbnbCubwvo05_6iZpGOvAp-KOXvBK4_16iyUnWpbSAbQLE4qZf7/s400/067.JPG" border="0" /></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-68320782129206652172009-06-12T14:57:00.005-05:002009-06-12T15:02:20.973-05:00Busy Baking<div align="center"> All of this....</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346533468086543154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSqHL5I24Y53GF2EQBaYPaTx5KrkGnGiIIAy9msHVblWL_Y26dXj6-1IDbFwb5qQmWYu-yq4316uiJ_RuoHmN01KxK8lSTv90RpcbkgK5nS-yephNf0FZqmUSlmMrcoM251NuSLurz8bx/s400/020.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">will be a gorgeous (hopefully) cake and yummy (cross our fingers) cookies for this little man's fist birthday.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346533473854922642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEs5rRQ-Mg2xs1v6RbT5QQN-5QFEkHh18u22QvvrgBBN0WjmijE8KdZkszONDT0Ot8WzSVcQNBub-TV6ev3F9VJjPu5HAp_chfG6EKT_-m24uI9gEIuL5Zzfj6nQmtSccCeLdY9KqgwZUx/s400/009.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Totally worth a day or two's work, huh? </div><div align="center">He is pretty cute and I think will look quite adorable smashing his cake.</div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-72869321496964726302009-06-04T14:47:00.003-05:002009-06-04T14:52:56.429-05:00We're back....<blockquote></blockquote><div align="left">from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Wasn't sure if there was anything too great about Sioux Falls but I actually had a great time. Enjoyed a beautiful wedding and had fun at a gorgeous zoo. The homes there are stunning and they had the cutest little downtown. The best thing though about Sioux Falls....you can ride a camel.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343562624875245346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpEKUuqkabJT7PMGBBe6DdXUjsEA1e1sQ5LJS8E7SOLSR9NNfWVvmLgjIZlDSfX3kd6QdvuDalZWTkQaWuHGE4UeERWLebY441jl8AXWz2Y2Lrv36mgYTFhC4n3lQT6xa84SwGxPrbodZ/s400/163.JPG" border="0" />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-73781380732727392762009-05-26T22:14:00.007-05:002009-05-26T22:21:45.258-05:00Jack had a great year...<div align="center">so we hope Ms. Plumlee has a great summer! This is his teacher gift he is taking tomorrow to his last day of school at his preschool. </div><div align="center">She has been awesome...hope she enjoys!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340338152127738818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOPRuOHcYRfRSysFbeOrsTvuq1XiRVWFiE5GfOIfsvCDKLO7p88x7YLYR2BEp-ohQ7TNnS3Yaap8o6qOsb-q5ya7q7uTo83K4PJ1rWQmhZ6Jh_4UG4glT7ukYD0LQ89vcV_jLjzJmPMZ9/s400/010.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340338150111821650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjx2_KfwhR_kMduzR7Xt5rMTnVrZi05ScxEEQABiMqjKSu87t3bSm-ahka2FWVXvtUVXSf7tN7j3YPapnL5AwgpzNFhwggGWTcxwag_N7z7847YSWgPdxBbWzqrJ4hSE_auqaUCWNMxOVe/s400/002.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340338155959603298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkoOI7dWPMJGBRXan-Oq5K00DPDAuFWQhKFWDNwwKuH-xCohJRR0LHU29cEboiev0ecy9a5IHhkP7dFZ6UxQWoFMDOPZJ6v2ronF44Q7LqSjKOKvJsvRE8IXqp4n68kLabL7ZammG538E/s400/009.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340338163014960946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4q9BIV6stwdoe0Sv3TcbU7h2h9xOZWVXjhg56wwM18WnMQcTacvyw2zoMfJAjWHooqTyIHMNO9sNYVMhTpwVXtdspbwhTDT0HFXn4QXnFK78MgoRSi7XnSZusn5Z9Th7RoAFSrijfH-d/s400/003.JPG" border="0" />Sorry the pics are bad...took them while it was dark outside. </div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-48702620335272646332009-05-25T09:46:00.008-05:002009-05-25T10:13:38.818-05:00It's my party<div align="center"> And I had a blast...no crying necessary. Brittany and Jeremy had us over for a wonderful picnic and outdoor concert. We had a ball and the boys RAN like crazy.<br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center">She decorated her house all in pink and green and had the cutest cake. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339777118453422226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJrfx-RV12gyuV7dFwJrgrLH7LXXObI8s3Y4USFeUC748ALUc3hxnET4KBiQszevZpc5japd3bVnFCSIFksU8lxCHJZOOA3KFd1lgOFkVWSt13dFiP1SwtyNEkdV-C5YGZExUq9X7ZlZM/s400/005.JPG" border="0" />Jack dug his little fingers in it as soon as we got there.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339777124635278882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHX9DeztaFd7_64t3BQeu8g7OEqG7XX3buj6tbXmeCqlROVlJLQO3Ahc12P34aWM-SGkV7fKfqv6mM9EZq0dlkjtefbbAMx0zelWXcKCs7AE4pp87m_ATBo3bMNo8t45KT8CquvTgGczBc/s400/002.JPG" border="0" /> Look at all these goodies. You can tell she knows me well. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339777135177166418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQx8MkUqpXCK2293NhViroue1AjCHCi8eHNXE_AEdhgWQT_16gjomLzaIXpBGp0tNJnRAp4GP-29-fds6Wq-DJU0B9xa8mJR0xxx220_KRlH0IcCIcr9TYH2E4ZMjK3KWcOPvoeT3VmEIA/s400/021.JPG" border="0" />We got to the beach every year so she got me goodies for this years trip.<br /><div align="center">I will be using this at the pool as well.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339777141240883250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCf_hsRU-jsvgnA1WfG_VvWvwS_lM0go9i7GTWcFokPEtucEzq63ItqjP9GRAZkwba_JDObH2Fihj0Onhrl7Mrgcj5tz7rbIZxBD89LKD8FUQK0m_xEpbPtYGQCrCu8v9UbdTbaSj3NDQ/s400/022.JPG" border="0" /> Love that she got me the packing list...I love to travel... and I LOVE lists. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339778423417533922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKfKo6XCXK_xyZxUWUlbsk2kZlkYqb8vWdCqsKWt_5SOGjkcIpHpcGtdvdEWEFvgRdksvTKJ4jfmpKLkKO04LYO72im0oNU2EUnFS0_YFjBfk_zNZwTor7bhjxu-c4oK8UYbQWpUwV33r/s400/025.JPG" border="0" />With all this rain lately I was saying I needed an umbrella...I got one now! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339778431182965282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoA6ug1yngro5TC7064cbfYfwIGyX48JvS2FlFxQ53FQl_BNCehN_SOnRCNBPzuxfyjihB456oVopKVROr-ilEQkhptMmwR-FWzoG6DML5E0LWOpHTDd74g3NtPjni-ZyyoMiskS8CWUKw/s400/027.JPG" border="0" />Look at this adorable luggage tag. It matches my Vera Bradley bag perfectly. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339778421176343506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyVdW8EOFMa9xMI3yFCfQ1bprO4ET4w2T-LFJQ0xXN3XKwn_VAoq0I0mCsnHCN_IcVttFQMP05nsP_VtmQ8bOLNpfPbU5f2H_FjhyphenhyphenGoK6lkNhOemDolHwq2-gLOhb2RkFut2eiYnoarXs/s400/024.JPG" border="0" />Even the card was perfect!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339778426969877042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgra1bf0XvyOR2m_dHwcMXHuioi0ToUW8hIOWUe_55u25fhY8_Fr3iJlsNZWebmGCd3TfPS7S9Z8LDaKG9Q7EhXRBqM8Cj7_PErD9VNMKHt-on0bH-huvvrKEC1om6BkbGMgjkglYwVHHog/s400/026.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">'Thank you Britt for being such a dear friend who never ceases to amaze me and exceed my expectations (inside joke for Britt)! You and your family are a blessing to me daily. Next year you better bring this cutie to the beach with us!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339777128719873378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3iT5XmDEDcsV4ezPyLhlNWw_HJ5LIfHBUiKL8P4xNtushHI2wnamkQuhdrOv5eVImSQg7yrM6Ee6M_CyFHADFW6ncbifrrXB42e0vmJpTkNZiRPe76lQj_-29ljXyOPDw4H6_2Sgfplhu/s400/008.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /></div></div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6945773508119319075.post-18399466225552066232009-05-22T15:34:00.005-05:002009-05-22T15:47:38.191-05:00Bubblegum Love<div align="center"> I got some of this fabric from the Sweet fabric line....</div><div align="center">it reminds me of bubblegum. </div><div align="center">So yesterday I made several things from it.</div><div align="center">Like this pillowcase dress. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338750218867982850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ukAWiYP3Z-migzgPvK6n7Er-T5lI59jg1aaj4BbWB7pKUWgs5SYzKhEZULxcC48YWMI4ClW9it-WdllEn3LhiavUUtJ53w4H8soIBpogBYCcAKhoE0rxbd_SsFgw_WadzwxO_ZPyG5r7/s400/002.JPG" border="0" />And this cute little pin cushion.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338750222247389554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_0-mytGKANSjeU3jLdMsCnnmc0GNfgPAZTkFv7ZEFRLmttKJd1wFdpgg6_3CWSb87Cb6UExAoEZW2u4zUTPXXSironAHv-C8vADQxPI4bO1dI_lTLA-A9PjUZFdsin0-wMj4h35O-9J9/s400/004.JPG" border="0" /> I also made an apron from <a href="http://jonag.typepad.com/stop_staring_and_start_se/2008/12/your-christmas-gift-from-mean-apron-in-an-hour.html">this </a>apron tutorial. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338752398389122098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTXfp9WRoRfNq2WziVjEvyFq8tzEx4XVaQNYhpXeNy3lEZDEMJTmlcSfEoXqb3t_8IVOVlC0jREBHKt2pkiRAX_mUdEdT5gFFT5P0Ng4wahQE5m_T4Y4OrVg-PxabL6bMoZJpTtSZyA0V/s400/005.JPG" border="0" />Love this fabric. It is too much fun.</div>Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.com9