tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270408522024-03-13T23:23:19.059-05:00Our SpotWelcome to our blog! Check in to see what our little sweeties are up to and how they are growing and changing.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.comBlogger472125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-29137023866168227962010-11-17T19:41:00.003-06:002010-11-17T19:53:52.297-06:003rd Times a CharmToday was the 3rd time <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aidyn</span> donated her hair! Here she is before the cut.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO6-ZSx3gpRQ6z5K2e2sfS9cabedgqHmpjhuVekmGy2khQDuJn9iV6m6igRtK9QQnFx6ESKiSjzrDCMAwA9hE4h9jPpblaRr4AugmEAGjMYSRVwW-flvB3WGtJs08qS7qGIsA/s1600/100_0758.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540700883507921090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwO6-ZSx3gpRQ6z5K2e2sfS9cabedgqHmpjhuVekmGy2khQDuJn9iV6m6igRtK9QQnFx6ESKiSjzrDCMAwA9hE4h9jPpblaRr4AugmEAGjMYSRVwW-flvB3WGtJs08qS7qGIsA/s400/100_0758.jpg" /></a>At the salon...<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540699691807119474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemg2lSkuxHMATpGzx52CwBtxFsss6P2HgCS4W92VVTc9NaopOHLjIIYNOkEnnh3ACLl5VWn0yOiDMjrELuaWdXxlSnGE1rgiK7Z2zq2HluCDd7BK9gFpuaigazWUE7KdJrErC/s400/100_0760.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540699695957493522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpbbsJIbpoaSyXQT7oHqezbWcnrepOLD4fOh2o6ExL-ljKmPFL4U3xCELioaHmdIVtmo9vjzmSmu1M2n1K_LXbnWjQmEsmS6qcjZpyf1g4bGV7RSJlfQyX0dSuNLwlIV-UYYQ/s400/100_0762.jpg" />Snip, snip, snip and there are 2 beautiful pony tails!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540699705010177090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmSq2riOrS0kuSRVmzCvhOmVppG_AjZVU2OTQ2Xq3yOgc076KAfkx-LhGyHQK_Oz5MN6zzVT8E4RXxK995Gs5Dq0mUBAvZ6V6v8QqRXS0N3SiUJqSOoXbikQoY-fBJaAO61Uy/s400/100_0763.jpg" />Here is our sweet little girl with her new hair-do! In her 8 short years, she has already donated 26 inches of hair! Love you <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Aidyn</span>, we are so proud of you!<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540699712132649778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bjjFij6tMmJMnylgFDtmFUQuM7ynNEAoZOPh0MHmjd918LATGvA9Upj1H7iDpoXySRe_OeckYPgPTeSt9phus1jHaVZwckyBylXDyqH6VdY1Wlc5wu6e9-oTqlyVkKhpz6ND/s400/100_0770.jpg" /></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-32907480853634005712009-12-09T22:07:00.004-06:002009-12-10T09:09:34.438-06:00A little something to get you in the holiday spirit<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEBMsp3312Bx3lkvj_N8zR5qcwgecj0JHeN3AlGQ02O6NHfRop26UdoJVpyhsyeN6k3gAZo3Faykw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-44671369850870424382009-12-09T14:30:00.000-06:002009-12-09T14:31:33.744-06:00Looks like winter is here<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfG37i17Cbr5G8j_9KAQXlEh_ApPz-Yp81HbzYh6lGkk0XTtbcGK1EMfHwo1mh6Q5HqHfS0-kTbK-VZax_eP7bFzfImH-Y2Y16LQr7oyLi09r782DrSiFP6BYdnJenLlmlckl/s1600-h/PC090178.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413336721147392850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfG37i17Cbr5G8j_9KAQXlEh_ApPz-Yp81HbzYh6lGkk0XTtbcGK1EMfHwo1mh6Q5HqHfS0-kTbK-VZax_eP7bFzfImH-Y2Y16LQr7oyLi09r782DrSiFP6BYdnJenLlmlckl/s400/PC090178.JPG" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-71594315796485526342009-12-03T10:44:00.003-06:002009-12-03T10:50:54.704-06:00Seriously?I was at the grocery store yesterday and I stopped to look at a carton of Soy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Nog</span> (egg <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">nog</span> made with soy instead of milk). Just to check it out... Anyway, as I was reading the nutritional information I noticed a bold statement on the side of the carton: <strong>Not for use as infant formula.</strong><br />Would someone actually be at the store thinking "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hmmm</span>....should I get baby Susie the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Enfamil</span> or the Soy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Nog</span>? Such a hard choice."<br />Seriously?KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-60810835157293218212009-11-29T20:45:00.003-06:002009-11-29T20:49:45.567-06:00Courtesy of my OLDest brotherJust in case any of you missed this in the Fargo Forum today, here is my brothers take on his life as a senior citizen.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/261103">I am not now, nor have I ever been, a senior citizen</a><br /><br />Yes, my brother is a published writer. Scary, I know.KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-16954949940251991642009-10-26T15:10:00.005-05:002009-10-26T15:23:59.651-05:00I may start wearing more purple<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mPkgLwCyqMVAcQrfaAujNK3YK1IXwVbTweI1TPI9zudBzm4V7OqXkjYDMXtqQQX1nOKrM2CTgM_hYi-qrdrS1puRzRQqhJQC_hGsaGJtDoDbcej-2jggHmygikTyGxg_t2Vh/s1600-h/prince.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397004611632674834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mPkgLwCyqMVAcQrfaAujNK3YK1IXwVbTweI1TPI9zudBzm4V7OqXkjYDMXtqQQX1nOKrM2CTgM_hYi-qrdrS1puRzRQqhJQC_hGsaGJtDoDbcej-2jggHmygikTyGxg_t2Vh/s320/prince.jpg" /></a> Guess where I was Saturday night? This picture is your hint...<br />I was at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley_Park">Paisley Park</a>, a mere 1 mile from my house, enjoying a very intimate concert put on by none other than Prince! I can't tell you for sure how many people were there, my guess would be a couple hundred. It was amazing!!! He put on a great show and entertained our socks off for 3 hours! Below is the article about the performance from the Star Tribune website.<br /><br /><br />By <a href="http://www.startribune.com/bios/10644496.html" included="null">JON BREAM</a>, Star Tribune<br /><div>Prince, I guess we hardly knew you. </div><div>After 30-some years in the spotlight, the hometown hero showed his faithful something new Saturday night at Paisley Park in Chanhassen: It was his smoothest (read most efficiently run) show there ever -- and one funky and fulfilling performance. </div><div>The gig advertised for 11 p.m. actually started at 11:10, unheard of at Paisley, where shows typically have started whenever Prince feels like it (read 1 a.m. at the earliest). For the first time, he even offered a free shuttle-bus service so people could leave their vehicles (and Paisley-verboten cell phones) at a newish nearby park-and-ride and take a plush bus for a eight-minute drive to Prince's complex. How slick was that?<br />Late-night shows were commonplace at Paisley in the late 1990s but Prince had not done any announced shows there since 2004, after his Musicology Tour concerts at Xcel Energy Center. Those soirees cost $50 whereas Saturday's gig (which was announced late Friday afternoon) was $31.21 for fan-club members and $40 for others. Paisley visitors were asked to donate items for food shelves and gently used coats. (Many articles of clothing still had store tags on them, and people literally donated coats off their backs, Paisley spokeswoman Kathy Adams reported.)<br />Many of the people at Paisley on Saturday seemed to be first-timers for the late-night Purple experience.<br />"I'd pay triple what I paid," said Kelly Wallace, 19, a wide-eyed New York University student who popped for $490 for her short-notice trip to Minnesota. "I've never been to Paisley Park -- it was now or never."<br />Prince played 10 minutes short of three hours without changing his outfit. That's a first. Moreover, there weren't any of those mysterious breaks where Paisley-goers were left wondering if he'd return again in an hour and perform until dawn. The Purple One made a couple exits before encores; he said his final good night at 2 a.m.</div><div>Prince showed more versatility and musicality in his first hour onstage than Michael Jackson did in his entire career. He started with a bunch of tunes from this year's "Lotusflow3r" collection and then paraded through his hits, especially from the 1980s. In fact, there wasn't one tune from the '90s and only "Feel 4 U" from the '70s.<br />With his horn-less band, Prince has never sounded funkier at Paisley. He was talkative and humorous, loose and spontaneous, calling out songs and arrangements as well as an occasional "so-low" for himself on guitar. To witness that kind of organic musicmaking always feels special -- especially when it's a well-drilled, first-rate band like Prince's -- even if you have to put up with the bandleader frequently telling the sound guy how to adjust the mix.<br />Prince saluted the Time, the Doobie Brothers and the Jackson 5 in song and verbally acknowledged his debt ("I wouldn't be who I am without...") to James Brown, the Jacksons, Chaka Khan, Rufus, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Joni Mitchell and Tower of Power. His pal Larry Graham sat in on bass for a series of Sly & the Family Stone tunes, and backup singer Shelby J, a powerhouse from the southern soul/gospel school, stepped out front on a couple of selections, most notably "The Arms of an Angel."<br />But this show was about Prince, his love of funk and his guitar prowess. He even offered a little "country western" guitar passage, as he playfully put it, and one of his more passionate versions of "Purple Rain" to close the evening. He danced only briefly, during "Kiss," but handpicked some fans to come onstage and dance, a longstanding Paisley tradition at any hour.</div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-23520923190156077552009-09-13T21:34:00.003-05:002009-09-13T22:21:05.194-05:00What's the fuss all about?Look at this little beauty. This is the new SweeTango apple that was just released from from the U of M. They have been talking about this apple like crazy lately. They say it may overtake the Honey Crisp as their most popular apple. I'm not sure about that, I haven't done a blind taste test yet...but I will!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CxIpC01O3R9qo1-wWFpSSEz6Omr_zmHHhaSMcBCx_u_F2qfvoC_LxXDBgujoN17LP6HrIlUDFbvPvy90AdOnJHNiQL5ChEvZhaKMyqXg-a9irWJgCaRNbAUNq1JjNfznvgKo/s1600-h/P9120021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381147441245474994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CxIpC01O3R9qo1-wWFpSSEz6Omr_zmHHhaSMcBCx_u_F2qfvoC_LxXDBgujoN17LP6HrIlUDFbvPvy90AdOnJHNiQL5ChEvZhaKMyqXg-a9irWJgCaRNbAUNq1JjNfznvgKo/s400/P9120021.JPG" /></a> Speaking of apples, check out this glorious apple. This is hanging from my Honey Crisp tree.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87oPH62rhapO44UovnF-sltpKfIlcIVrlAWhyphenhyphenbA33DNQiuHw06t3ohtJhFPRJiMHG4_7wkMUdduy61LOInLgmvZIqoMEnPND2ARGqoU0bf2DkCtL95_I4u2OmALUXvztjMYRn/s1600-h/P9120023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381147426993656914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87oPH62rhapO44UovnF-sltpKfIlcIVrlAWhyphenhyphenbA33DNQiuHw06t3ohtJhFPRJiMHG4_7wkMUdduy61LOInLgmvZIqoMEnPND2ARGqoU0bf2DkCtL95_I4u2OmALUXvztjMYRn/s400/P9120023.JPG" /></a>I love this tree.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPKe33c6x3pZlwP9UcJa1V-A98G8MQU6BKxQ3KqUiekg4AID30PWPz1_sgjkN3epgnqmUrXGjVpnBQ9LmgJLH-4QCBrTOClmPLDWglCyda9_FQyANO1a7vqVCf8jqIVFGK4kK/s1600-h/P9120032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381147401900127602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPKe33c6x3pZlwP9UcJa1V-A98G8MQU6BKxQ3KqUiekg4AID30PWPz1_sgjkN3epgnqmUrXGjVpnBQ9LmgJLH-4QCBrTOClmPLDWglCyda9_FQyANO1a7vqVCf8jqIVFGK4kK/s400/P9120032.JPG" /></a>Look at what pretty apples she produces. She needs a name. Any suggestions??<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQPtO_1OJYw_DwT17ZDMHVfDYUyy-mZak2Sk5ewDjaqSZvZfDyiJDyVTadFrkJulqCEMp3SYePKtU1kIfCseYVhDAIaOsZ-YPiCFBgoQ4ClJcbuoaxTrJUW8IWrouJmrfxBTV/s1600-h/P9120033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381147394309954962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQPtO_1OJYw_DwT17ZDMHVfDYUyy-mZak2Sk5ewDjaqSZvZfDyiJDyVTadFrkJulqCEMp3SYePKtU1kIfCseYVhDAIaOsZ-YPiCFBgoQ4ClJcbuoaxTrJUW8IWrouJmrfxBTV/s400/P9120033.JPG" /></a></div></div><br />Not to be left out is my nice little Zestar tree. Next year will be your year to shine my little friend.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381147417066672466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkDTqpanSRv9VOQ045IkUSy12mTQURrKrdUnkm0bQ83Q0Oe9Hg2EJvnIx8a-6DX3dCUk1a8HpvyZ2isOeED-gu1rsKuDGHuidvjpOWtSLC8Epl5b1u95CNkmD5qeBEGzTe3w0/s400/P9120025.JPG" />KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-14065385755333965392009-09-13T21:03:00.002-05:002009-09-13T21:15:20.303-05:001st Day of PreschoolMr. Nolan started preschool on Friday. He was an excited little boy to get back to his class, friends and teachers.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOFs6IjTye_REgLtnioDwKULcTMRcJYhl7S9Yc2zumH18balu5TPifGs4Z34eTNFIXa_MbC5RFttmBL96UQLy3kjj9Jg2rv7KekpOp6nAEdnBgQgAvPCeK9lfRbpkKOpol_IR/s1600-h/P9110003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381138854739697122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOFs6IjTye_REgLtnioDwKULcTMRcJYhl7S9Yc2zumH18balu5TPifGs4Z34eTNFIXa_MbC5RFttmBL96UQLy3kjj9Jg2rv7KekpOp6nAEdnBgQgAvPCeK9lfRbpkKOpol_IR/s400/P9110003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKTu25q8TUrbISj3FI5BSHvuFs90BQSsIT9ovgm07AyHi5s6hlijOjN6JtI8jdvYAD-V46xXrRURXAJkmNodHxDesFtB_Se2cmc60_1CYdko5n-K-v1oG3f3VE3Atge4E9S1M/s1600-h/P9110011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381138848352197970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKTu25q8TUrbISj3FI5BSHvuFs90BQSsIT9ovgm07AyHi5s6hlijOjN6JtI8jdvYAD-V46xXrRURXAJkmNodHxDesFtB_Se2cmc60_1CYdko5n-K-v1oG3f3VE3Atge4E9S1M/s400/P9110011.JPG" /></a>Here he is standing in his cubby. Good thing it's his last year, it doesn't look like he fit another year.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykKvYtTiNH1dJqYFijV_ilhD-g_EwgcxkopUn1FTMnmT0fzn-JhVC8sW5qXXYSgS9T-7rwiywpvQV-0zIsv8hBv0eQb1lE0YKEyDr4CS54HNLyFUew5DVDG1DvzjTSSW6Oy3m/s1600-h/P9110015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381138834781921426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykKvYtTiNH1dJqYFijV_ilhD-g_EwgcxkopUn1FTMnmT0fzn-JhVC8sW5qXXYSgS9T-7rwiywpvQV-0zIsv8hBv0eQb1lE0YKEyDr4CS54HNLyFUew5DVDG1DvzjTSSW6Oy3m/s400/P9110015.JPG" /></a></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-62640694810512088422009-09-12T11:22:00.002-05:002009-09-12T11:28:49.835-05:00Progress...Remember this? No? Well I do. 2 years ago we planted 23 Arborvitae trees along the back of our yard. They were seedlings and so cute. It turns out over the past 2 years those little trees have grown.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_lEo7zsCWnjokatWzx7e5Bpw2_L2jGOhyphenhyphenUnIJBRbTWitmVjTvoeuACcokpBtHEI8lTSrr2vtJE2nIWBTDhagF1047LnkN-wDpqMw0vvNKRtrh1oCqwnTKUaR-QlnXgLDdoFx/s1600-h/trees1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380617591969076658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_lEo7zsCWnjokatWzx7e5Bpw2_L2jGOhyphenhyphenUnIJBRbTWitmVjTvoeuACcokpBtHEI8lTSrr2vtJE2nIWBTDhagF1047LnkN-wDpqMw0vvNKRtrh1oCqwnTKUaR-QlnXgLDdoFx/s400/trees1.jpg" /></a> Check them out now! Nice job little trees!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DJIEKg2dU96Egzmz3SF-BbUfAoIZIRq1C-8gW9Ux9yKXu2GLzP3qP93maSTsxPPYFHn3ZuWocCSk2Z-jtdqzB6tPeKOTKTg9O7CEWnGpXYxlDfbi15HRezjpqrLWcPXafbdg/s1600-h/P9120028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380617583531157922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DJIEKg2dU96Egzmz3SF-BbUfAoIZIRq1C-8gW9Ux9yKXu2GLzP3qP93maSTsxPPYFHn3ZuWocCSk2Z-jtdqzB6tPeKOTKTg9O7CEWnGpXYxlDfbi15HRezjpqrLWcPXafbdg/s400/P9120028.JPG" /></a></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-56227249239986150762009-09-10T20:32:00.003-05:002009-09-10T21:06:17.315-05:00Next Project...Since Aidyn's room is all done, it was time to finish up another little project we've been working on. This is the fence that separates our yard from our neighbors. I decided that is could use a little jazzing up with some vines and flowers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA1NZJ9vQGGuF6xmse54R0_tHmt8SluPdCvTvUz-iLkQtEJjrf9DMTBri2y4TDk45NWGNaME2FqIy24NsvDhpp69KnOCiiKkDvC0K9WTyHO18xfXt3JAddkwR36PUbIJEt-Pa/s1600-h/P7310025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380019422961586050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA1NZJ9vQGGuF6xmse54R0_tHmt8SluPdCvTvUz-iLkQtEJjrf9DMTBri2y4TDk45NWGNaME2FqIy24NsvDhpp69KnOCiiKkDvC0K9WTyHO18xfXt3JAddkwR36PUbIJEt-Pa/s400/P7310025.JPG" /></a> About a month ago we rented a sod cutter (which weighs 300 pounds...not kidding). We took out about 2 feet of sod along the fence line.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFvgfCKlq-x2mqphf2WThXIXHZd_SfOXvwg6ZjqDzvF7cAKEV6aF3xALhmRqRT9xg5u6gJtv484BwUf5ASvZfLHMrJks3RZJBhIL2uTEVDIlKrchc75OfaYhx2KdfX6zoi6VD/s1600-h/P8010027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380019412596133554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFvgfCKlq-x2mqphf2WThXIXHZd_SfOXvwg6ZjqDzvF7cAKEV6aF3xALhmRqRT9xg5u6gJtv484BwUf5ASvZfLHMrJks3RZJBhIL2uTEVDIlKrchc75OfaYhx2KdfX6zoi6VD/s400/P8010027.JPG" /></a>Just look at how slick that sod is cut and rolls up. Awesome!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaB8LmVJBkwt8nx_ApCgCXzEMKU5OFLFKgJU3WSxLvDujHsYcxEzK_CiKUpb0x592Dh9Kv-00uiZN3I-zp0GLxnH2SmZBAHSdSmXiPNEkickzAfpnMJ9qTqGWReTQTpT0MQnW/s1600-h/P8010030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380019399951623810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaB8LmVJBkwt8nx_ApCgCXzEMKU5OFLFKgJU3WSxLvDujHsYcxEzK_CiKUpb0x592Dh9Kv-00uiZN3I-zp0GLxnH2SmZBAHSdSmXiPNEkickzAfpnMJ9qTqGWReTQTpT0MQnW/s400/P8010030.JPG" /></a>I planted several Boston Ivy plants along the fence that will eventually grow and cover the entire fence with lush green foliage in the summer and vibrant red leaves in the fall.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcZ8sVErW3eTbWQql38e9S0ObCcVIXwQLXmHOjNvS6gUBJgIqo5BFZ5js36A4S_qMNOMgxgEZMH_14okHZjTgDOwM_rEqZmnh_ZJKVTUFRnz1PY_dbsXAbWkGGXylhsU-Nx0K/s1600-h/P8010034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380019384147109458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcZ8sVErW3eTbWQql38e9S0ObCcVIXwQLXmHOjNvS6gUBJgIqo5BFZ5js36A4S_qMNOMgxgEZMH_14okHZjTgDOwM_rEqZmnh_ZJKVTUFRnz1PY_dbsXAbWkGGXylhsU-Nx0K/s400/P8010034.JPG" /></a>I also planted a few Asiatic Lilies (which the rabbits have destroyed - but we'll cover that later). Then I ordered a boat load of perennials to plant along the rest of the fence line.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzNIkez0IZ3eg-pT4OLUANCYqnMBSvf4UcOCeJHc0NFE1MwSK_u3yuvjrRPZ-K1wsB9XyvccN7q2poMKvvSCIz3Z9qmFusOUuxuEE2vmR1tCEI9EPMu6AbfKMgdfEqzFlc9cX/s1600-h/P8010033.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380019374289289986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzNIkez0IZ3eg-pT4OLUANCYqnMBSvf4UcOCeJHc0NFE1MwSK_u3yuvjrRPZ-K1wsB9XyvccN7q2poMKvvSCIz3Z9qmFusOUuxuEE2vmR1tCEI9EPMu6AbfKMgdfEqzFlc9cX/s400/P8010033.JPG" /></a>Last week the plants arrived and it was time to get to work. I filled in the area with garden soil. On a side note, I am now a firm believer that Miracle-Gro garden soil makes a HUGE difference in your plants. I planted 2 areas with perennials last year...one with Miracle-Gro, one with top soil. I can honestly tell you that there is a major difference in how the flowers flourished this year. So Miracle-Gro, if you're reading this, nicely done. Also, if you're looking for a paid spokesperson please feel free to contact me. I can clear some time in my schedule for you.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUz8_QwaNmZ0jhKEmrb-5oGJStZRjk96_WkRZC2Iax7Elzg4FLvguH4lzBTx0aBgonFczde8XQkBvlNWruHil5Q03QzAsJPYEJLTRnC6Tz5Xiq5i1qD1R-CmLOcaLcpIZOJbao/s1600-h/P9040004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018177808221634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUz8_QwaNmZ0jhKEmrb-5oGJStZRjk96_WkRZC2Iax7Elzg4FLvguH4lzBTx0aBgonFczde8XQkBvlNWruHil5Q03QzAsJPYEJLTRnC6Tz5Xiq5i1qD1R-CmLOcaLcpIZOJbao/s400/P9040004.JPG" /></a>Anyhoo...I got all the garden soil worked in and got my flowers planted. I planted everything under the sun in every color imaginable. I'm hoping it will look fabulous next year!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpJDM2deA6IVHnYPoO55WQpKpja3WXishaJ8nnRs1FHWdBlC5sBpcZ11GbZpm-v45dZR3Vg0exJxKOFFImNdgE6RiHU59FsoYFJ-RPyENecsL5RtKBFaO9o5EiQGaEZx_W1rV/s1600-h/P9040012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018168427275554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpJDM2deA6IVHnYPoO55WQpKpja3WXishaJ8nnRs1FHWdBlC5sBpcZ11GbZpm-v45dZR3Vg0exJxKOFFImNdgE6RiHU59FsoYFJ-RPyENecsL5RtKBFaO9o5EiQGaEZx_W1rV/s400/P9040012.JPG" /></a>Then I put down newspapers to keep the weeds out and covered it all in mulch. Not just any mulch, but my favorite mulch (yes, I have a favorite mulch!). Cocoa bean shell mulch. Oh man, this stuff is fantastic! When you dump it all over the place it makes your yard smell like brownies. I am not kidding. I love going outside and sniffing the chocolaty air. Weird but wonderful.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9AmKlNLCWFIb3w9VjWWppjleYND9IaP_ArglFsYaf8TTJNJLroFixHMV_yW69tVbscrrF62rBMhHC24CxB0V9JihxNvsDBuGoAYU6OJNxB5CofZh-NV-l15xcNBuCAqUsWSe/s1600-h/P9050020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018157841327234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9AmKlNLCWFIb3w9VjWWppjleYND9IaP_ArglFsYaf8TTJNJLroFixHMV_yW69tVbscrrF62rBMhHC24CxB0V9JihxNvsDBuGoAYU6OJNxB5CofZh-NV-l15xcNBuCAqUsWSe/s400/P9050020.JPG" /></a>So here is the finished project. Good luck little plants. May the sun shine down on you, may the rain provide you nourishment and may my live trap catch all those damn rabbits that like to eat you.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dNr_mjNxr5VlYa4Bp8qZ04_0DsGZTS16abZmBZLWrHVBll89OefEgKd_nBz7s1poqj6gFhl6tJasuxejoH5I44iHKkeI0Qi1HP1VR2O7ANgVncFUedOfw5LAyp0JMqSqraFl/s1600-h/P9050017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018145799477842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dNr_mjNxr5VlYa4Bp8qZ04_0DsGZTS16abZmBZLWrHVBll89OefEgKd_nBz7s1poqj6gFhl6tJasuxejoH5I44iHKkeI0Qi1HP1VR2O7ANgVncFUedOfw5LAyp0JMqSqraFl/s400/P9050017.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-60595772301571529822009-09-08T09:16:00.005-05:002009-09-08T09:38:42.209-05:001st Grade...Here we come!!!We had a very excited 1st grader in our house this morning. She was up by 7:20 (the bus doesn't come until 9:03!) and in the bathroom for a 1/2 hour getting ready for her 1st day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UkzzWRhGUJhxBFVITmxA82bwIIIigiNbR6tMrkHpW9AvhIEYHlB-et5yHGL1EhXvNOPvwMs7dF_vm64LbMSVGgYxYHBYhkB-3QhUCZKQ9Hu7pyCGXSNBCmcwNqGJhHYgpock/s1600-h/P9080023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379100809431676066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UkzzWRhGUJhxBFVITmxA82bwIIIigiNbR6tMrkHpW9AvhIEYHlB-et5yHGL1EhXvNOPvwMs7dF_vm64LbMSVGgYxYHBYhkB-3QhUCZKQ9Hu7pyCGXSNBCmcwNqGJhHYgpock/s400/P9080023.JPG" /></a> She was beside herself with excitement!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfMXfWahPv-BWTm3WRlrYcts6CzJkvdvYZ0sKPDyo6i8rP4b6U7Oedb5EwEZqlEdnfRoRKQaLquuYkKES3EVI1FCWPeQBpBM9J8L4iCu10RzeyKRf2ajXP1T1XW3A9HBfdPrY/s1600-h/P9080029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379100797174538114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfMXfWahPv-BWTm3WRlrYcts6CzJkvdvYZ0sKPDyo6i8rP4b6U7Oedb5EwEZqlEdnfRoRKQaLquuYkKES3EVI1FCWPeQBpBM9J8L4iCu10RzeyKRf2ajXP1T1XW3A9HBfdPrY/s400/P9080029.JPG" /></a>Here she is getting on the bus with the big kids.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzy7vJqI0rdZ2s0YVPbiNzOXOU08Z4ofISTCQt0IY3XzQIGqm8c_FftgdeHU7zsjcGzGlVQR8C59ruoYOItlXtlfFYvtgzLCPdCbtNisrZZyg_nBwBnOkqIBt8YY-uTZQ9UYg/s1600-h/P9080031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379100786054970818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzy7vJqI0rdZ2s0YVPbiNzOXOU08Z4ofISTCQt0IY3XzQIGqm8c_FftgdeHU7zsjcGzGlVQR8C59ruoYOItlXtlfFYvtgzLCPdCbtNisrZZyg_nBwBnOkqIBt8YY-uTZQ9UYg/s400/P9080031.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>I can't believe she is already in first grade. Where did the time go?<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379104536993491714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisW5fAAcfuLAG7MlMjvl48zAPi3XjaiTkfpN9ixM-FxRX21FbAvaTwbO8hO2BJziKsINaC6bQwe3rAHF-gOoPa1x1TWt_bSXfvG6j5uyWiqjrdfFos_xjMvyuFnHt018gzsHD/s400/Jeff_Aidyn.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379104544433712642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOg_q0Sq5p-xrSF4ie4M-ezmvnBxWk34ZSFTirMl697FSzHOYs3r_0-FEMlTOsb11SO0AvTsUlwDbvJ2NCD-66v0au8h1WfNHZ1LdI6zZI1KkW64pOGBMcyj5OENUR7_uvZQUf/s400/010_10.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379104548069102930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMdu74msVVl8NRQ_6WA52078-1uM0KhdKbGInBQnxzcqEdsJbkLkTrpru-z5n3iWe2wcY-fw5N0dNOdoJiGfyK59BwjCNw8W7Dd3OtkOylTLvjFrG88fNAR0lYykjxreVG0qs/s400/100_0348.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379105463793507554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLcM-p-nEsAxTQVsokZRy_68rYurEsJ8c-XjE3kVXi6n5z_srLbN0yuurC85sdYIDvpgSYTAZJ1RftYKPeCgLcbbd4a68CNYHHz9285rwkuTiUoCtNGmImM3xjDFyoFJ7aPDE/s400/P9080025.JPG" />Wow, that went quick.........Love you Aidyn!!!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-90335204087954463902009-09-03T21:32:00.007-05:002009-09-03T22:13:55.143-05:00Pimp My Room: 1st Grader EditionAidyn has been asking about redecorating her room over the summer. Since I love a good project and love to paint and decorate...well, she got her wish!<br />Here she is in her 'old' room. I guess it's not horrible, but it's not really decorated, per se.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJFFoyU1ACKuabqc7JvHgGXmtvWPC8FlaKCf_gtV-zJg7Clc1-g1hCGf2XhBAmWQjCOBgXWxDZ8Cyl7jOWfu__y_DOHipTTdR-suI20Br5NJ_3g3EKjUAu2JpwAjB5HavTd2A/s1600-h/P8250189.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377438494648485202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJFFoyU1ACKuabqc7JvHgGXmtvWPC8FlaKCf_gtV-zJg7Clc1-g1hCGf2XhBAmWQjCOBgXWxDZ8Cyl7jOWfu__y_DOHipTTdR-suI20Br5NJ_3g3EKjUAu2JpwAjB5HavTd2A/s400/P8250189.JPG" /></a> It was kind of a mishmash of furniture and "inventory".<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih54anfd5UUkxl7Gfk_TlG6f4PW5kNKiJQ8AHcZ4HVGO2HBAxMw3lPsKnB2blO1tnfk11_5llwhPzZd8cS3U-uXRD9TBZe99h7DoDOUiaTDsMOFV0h4yl18bwCraDrrfd11AYg/s1600-h/P8250186.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377438486190015810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih54anfd5UUkxl7Gfk_TlG6f4PW5kNKiJQ8AHcZ4HVGO2HBAxMw3lPsKnB2blO1tnfk11_5llwhPzZd8cS3U-uXRD9TBZe99h7DoDOUiaTDsMOFV0h4yl18bwCraDrrfd11AYg/s400/P8250186.JPG" /></a>Not a very cohesive design...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAWN8kRSdyL5ISQsz3K1sIHg9-kFeCPNoxrk1UGXPyWIQf369zwoyUMa10M37yPfwFyM3e0aFn2ex9J2bh5_d-WqZZk2670g0d0gKP9xo4dAqbomJN2WQnFnw7v4WXRw0IS0I/s1600-h/P8250188.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377438482003244050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAWN8kRSdyL5ISQsz3K1sIHg9-kFeCPNoxrk1UGXPyWIQf369zwoyUMa10M37yPfwFyM3e0aFn2ex9J2bh5_d-WqZZk2670g0d0gKP9xo4dAqbomJN2WQnFnw7v4WXRw0IS0I/s400/P8250188.JPG" /></a>So the giant old 80's style dresser got a fresh coat (or 5) of white paint.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGtFLSXibUQrxfLMaU7SpBwpNYnURYUDU0PzpcKEdBYEyVeGG1nPKqdtmyYVADSxxQIQId1IU-w6WzlHlGGTgWv_oJ6NJI5-FCxVTcTRrEZj2a3zso4-6JOkENirKHZpI2Zmo/s1600-h/P8270195.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377438473087366834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGtFLSXibUQrxfLMaU7SpBwpNYnURYUDU0PzpcKEdBYEyVeGG1nPKqdtmyYVADSxxQIQId1IU-w6WzlHlGGTgWv_oJ6NJI5-FCxVTcTRrEZj2a3zso4-6JOkENirKHZpI2Zmo/s400/P8270195.JPG" /></a>The drawers got pretty new handles that Aidyn picked out.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377440460472426098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNzQxQuy4_xaHEh7IRqYh_GsAxdDOvR1brHhhDYpFSbGl3s6XKkVc4-4e6iJze9yN3T7cl4B0S07_UKOtsDl1WH9G4GiTkmpjxj6A6t-FOKFbk4uJYi0UaCsBAmfiLNGvqaiK/s400/P8270198.JPG" />Here's how I jazzed up the mirrors. I made them into memory boards so she had a place to put her pictures and postcards.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPS48WKO9zkPkK3bcvLdAsv58TcXEIGz0c2jLaiipZbrJG-HsZuthgvWYO-wJ-gUd9DuvPEaWguy3bYvRfGpr08WghbLkyELC1oo44_QlEy46mmLZ9bTDL4CbRzXquzYo4ikp/s1600-h/P8280200.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377438462165616882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPS48WKO9zkPkK3bcvLdAsv58TcXEIGz0c2jLaiipZbrJG-HsZuthgvWYO-wJ-gUd9DuvPEaWguy3bYvRfGpr08WghbLkyELC1oo44_QlEy46mmLZ9bTDL4CbRzXquzYo4ikp/s400/P8280200.JPG" /></a>And here is the finished product...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNYrCyd1LSo2iZJKGqwjxw-s1uGvWDVARLt60md_cM1E_X3NW3YinTdy0p7YlMBMAhMTtu8Ekcaz-Aj0LpUazO2Yj83vRUCIBnfpnoc4LPOFpyu03y8W3JMvZAzoSWXRPfjzc/s1600-h/P9020008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377437340033785906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNYrCyd1LSo2iZJKGqwjxw-s1uGvWDVARLt60md_cM1E_X3NW3YinTdy0p7YlMBMAhMTtu8Ekcaz-Aj0LpUazO2Yj83vRUCIBnfpnoc4LPOFpyu03y8W3JMvZAzoSWXRPfjzc/s400/P9020008.JPG" /></a>Aidyn picked out the paint color and bedding. She has pretty darn good taste!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3r7R2DMUroUaGCL7uesmeL46LuE13bUbMJ47hoQRKiC0DbEgV_QAXVCmznCU58Y8V1CL2GOzErFFiy8eqGj76qjuYxsIA1yQruu9aLT_tqI_S0n57N3axX-Ur2-q0-_wy9kM5/s1600-h/P9010217.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377437332595652594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3r7R2DMUroUaGCL7uesmeL46LuE13bUbMJ47hoQRKiC0DbEgV_QAXVCmznCU58Y8V1CL2GOzErFFiy8eqGj76qjuYxsIA1yQruu9aLT_tqI_S0n57N3axX-Ur2-q0-_wy9kM5/s400/P9010217.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpd_xFwQ7rE5u1WYN65fWnenwtuTx5t0XeKktZdhUXd0vJHyhpyHTZ-wuNMN_3HnZWwqAbCMORoUY_hC0gDT-2YYeKfPtCc843LvLXGMqFbwqjykCbkgsed_nuvw_Jxph0Umd/s1600-h/P9020006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377437327600854226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpd_xFwQ7rE5u1WYN65fWnenwtuTx5t0XeKktZdhUXd0vJHyhpyHTZ-wuNMN_3HnZWwqAbCMORoUY_hC0gDT-2YYeKfPtCc843LvLXGMqFbwqjykCbkgsed_nuvw_Jxph0Umd/s400/P9020006.JPG" /></a>The finished dresser! Not too shabby!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9l3lWA75JiiDXBcI_Strqy8AJH4UOx_CGTWtlhm-3fuRbOzb1YADYyTQ0EqYz82s8jdrGDduZi2W2KOarV-EkiyAzrc0VAN-0MYRsf-00WulahIK0fP8Hzca4LsLVgjLp8hM/s1600-h/P9010211.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377437319005212498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9l3lWA75JiiDXBcI_Strqy8AJH4UOx_CGTWtlhm-3fuRbOzb1YADYyTQ0EqYz82s8jdrGDduZi2W2KOarV-EkiyAzrc0VAN-0MYRsf-00WulahIK0fP8Hzca4LsLVgjLp8hM/s400/P9010211.JPG" /></a>The reading corner and desk area.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKMyHVIQrzZLmY1CBqu65a9PGHODCs0dOBZcPPXeZllLmA47h0SUSITD41mlR5komo4vYzERcNU24XOAqvJqrjj3NqzbbbKZ6a5Q_Hw8CrIapj4rGPXoiJccxUA2klmOnM2xf/s1600-h/P9010218.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377437313236258530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKMyHVIQrzZLmY1CBqu65a9PGHODCs0dOBZcPPXeZllLmA47h0SUSITD41mlR5komo4vYzERcNU24XOAqvJqrjj3NqzbbbKZ6a5Q_Hw8CrIapj4rGPXoiJccxUA2klmOnM2xf/s400/P9010218.JPG" /></a>Here is the big reveal to Aidyn. It was a total HGTV moment. She had her eyes closed and when she opened them she said "Is this my room?!?!" And started to cry.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmMLbcwCjNeh3qlM74Zf8apX1sGQhHgXf5VrqrnF0yQZq8RfeX_M8aGyzgpW0K71gXR5ahmb8KPttRAs5-IK043WE45bS_muaCjfeQBI2BIAZUOfhgjK_Cv-DoUwPZMA9BZv9/s1600-h/P9010220.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377435823329380802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmMLbcwCjNeh3qlM74Zf8apX1sGQhHgXf5VrqrnF0yQZq8RfeX_M8aGyzgpW0K71gXR5ahmb8KPttRAs5-IK043WE45bS_muaCjfeQBI2BIAZUOfhgjK_Cv-DoUwPZMA9BZv9/s400/P9010220.JPG" /></a>She cried for about 5 minutes. She kept saying "I love it! It's so pretty! I love it!" <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRHVHRuU72bhxL6MYUlQAJF3DyE8WHjbyvGhUwbc8bHiBtK17M306NlS80PuSKEYHm5sut5xfnXjOelOEVaUNBRuCiXE2Z2lODlggUZygbeQU3Q0PaaWBD0_OVbDOoLL2AGgN/s1600-h/P9010221.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377435811831006386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRHVHRuU72bhxL6MYUlQAJF3DyE8WHjbyvGhUwbc8bHiBtK17M306NlS80PuSKEYHm5sut5xfnXjOelOEVaUNBRuCiXE2Z2lODlggUZygbeQU3Q0PaaWBD0_OVbDOoLL2AGgN/s400/P9010221.JPG" /></a>And finally...that sweet smile!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaEuH9MX9rEQAcFD4_pE2v4aEg5YDWvxvrdJPV2Ih9J-H7tp6X0SL3IODgV15LckvvVEdT00BymwqqzGWvPbTPmK4zzz19Q4Qp1vnaNYhpWue3DliciE-X0wshGEC9qd4GbMo/s1600-h/P9010223.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377435807531296018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaEuH9MX9rEQAcFD4_pE2v4aEg5YDWvxvrdJPV2Ih9J-H7tp6X0SL3IODgV15LckvvVEdT00BymwqqzGWvPbTPmK4zzz19Q4Qp1vnaNYhpWue3DliciE-X0wshGEC9qd4GbMo/s400/P9010223.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvl7vJCANvlqA-iPZLRmgMvpAxbqamJM_oLkBWHNw-5vympMG5I3pnlA5h-MkImzmGEFjrjuyfR5q9LhMcCjhJ9o0_iaXedTXM6KVUPITVyVL58yoKCcH09uNSt8c3QBCE-be/s1600-h/P9010227.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377435800811708274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvl7vJCANvlqA-iPZLRmgMvpAxbqamJM_oLkBWHNw-5vympMG5I3pnlA5h-MkImzmGEFjrjuyfR5q9LhMcCjhJ9o0_iaXedTXM6KVUPITVyVL58yoKCcH09uNSt8c3QBCE-be/s400/P9010227.JPG" /></a>That adorable smiling face made all the work (and sore muscles and trip to the chiropractor) worth it. She couldn't be any happier and is thrilled with her new room. Which makes her mommy thrilled too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8MkAzUgj0I_eSpDetjV2zsR4Vqwd0lPw2f_fANKSjtxG67y-iS-5lY9unVjd3xlzoaX1kMNKgWv4F5-E4B7VDtP4mtIwlqivRBV64LUz7JrkEvLTa2WnHlPcFPzSm3Rvmf6S/s1600-h/P9010231.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377435792630822210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8MkAzUgj0I_eSpDetjV2zsR4Vqwd0lPw2f_fANKSjtxG67y-iS-5lY9unVjd3xlzoaX1kMNKgWv4F5-E4B7VDtP4mtIwlqivRBV64LUz7JrkEvLTa2WnHlPcFPzSm3Rvmf6S/s400/P9010231.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-35322979660455239322009-08-26T21:18:00.002-05:002009-08-26T21:22:22.694-05:00Lemonade Stand: Round 2Our neighbors across the street had a huge garage sale one day and Aidyn thought it would be the perfect time to set up the lemonade stand again. Well, she was right. She made a killing. College is becoming a reality one cup at a time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bubAl83KZM1-VMcr9srltr_hd1P5__csQ0tv_aTBIUIA9-9sjB6Xs6GdSqdAr9F1T8QJ6ElV_wIg9H6M-kVNZstSuUrCx1Y-d2So0kTQfOAQcPsUUZF0wL2pVunUwARGJeRp/s1600-h/P8060063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374462747071442498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bubAl83KZM1-VMcr9srltr_hd1P5__csQ0tv_aTBIUIA9-9sjB6Xs6GdSqdAr9F1T8QJ6ElV_wIg9H6M-kVNZstSuUrCx1Y-d2So0kTQfOAQcPsUUZF0wL2pVunUwARGJeRp/s400/P8060063.JPG" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-10173001122045740292009-08-26T20:45:00.003-05:002009-08-26T21:15:19.915-05:00Wisconsin, here we come!We headed to WI earlier this summer to visit our awesome friends Ryan & Danette. We get to see them once a year so we really look forward to our visit.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtG5enVhw8mzWhyphenhyphenHJhTp-joIMQUlnX091Gk-p8ythLiL8Q32hyphenhyphenVYzyU9a20wT192eMz3Yahq6YswZCNpOPynplr21FfEL8ynJpzq5gZc40H0ys3kNECqG59XH4IRu1uZ5XbGP/s1600-h/P7180031.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457067710390194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtG5enVhw8mzWhyphenhyphenHJhTp-joIMQUlnX091Gk-p8ythLiL8Q32hyphenhyphenVYzyU9a20wT192eMz3Yahq6YswZCNpOPynplr21FfEL8ynJpzq5gZc40H0ys3kNECqG59XH4IRu1uZ5XbGP/s400/P7180031.JPG" /></a> The kids (big and little) had so much fun playing with each other.<br />Sawyer, Riley, Sydney, Aidyn & Nolan<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbnhfnCKZFh5U8J884zEzP_23b4DlTdcw1ODpXrQHt4E0gLmTQvJMRSnJrvz-KXbD372_b0abYCr1HcxUBwhSe6ajtFOldk84y8MGwkcRozVFQpk18FhcIxRILuMjmYcoaKUv/s1600-h/P7180049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457055603630226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbnhfnCKZFh5U8J884zEzP_23b4DlTdcw1ODpXrQHt4E0gLmTQvJMRSnJrvz-KXbD372_b0abYCr1HcxUBwhSe6ajtFOldk84y8MGwkcRozVFQpk18FhcIxRILuMjmYcoaKUv/s400/P7180049.JPG" /></a>The kids enjoyed s'mores. "Um Nolan? Are you going to eat ALL of that?"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF5dIfBi4DQXLJtLtGpBCp1M8qs0Q3uQv6PgZ7J1xKo-_LwvTpdqgBbIJqEicMq4UctE4ZEpq85gJBFKpnMjqhAvr0LqVQ9bgCT2FHy2-1QlKu-JE3BC5mvx2L9T5O9iImgp1/s1600-h/P7180065.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457040448215586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF5dIfBi4DQXLJtLtGpBCp1M8qs0Q3uQv6PgZ7J1xKo-_LwvTpdqgBbIJqEicMq4UctE4ZEpq85gJBFKpnMjqhAvr0LqVQ9bgCT2FHy2-1QlKu-JE3BC5mvx2L9T5O9iImgp1/s400/P7180065.JPG" /></a>3 beautiful girls...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X5u6-1xGNOiIfB7xcEL4kCETYLq8p4EuP6n3rNf3TW7_hK-eCVh9kDD743kMqXggYEE6BTF4Utp_3xgSMSVgiFkq0MiCrLDvlQtvjosAP_2dP5tBV_S3v6hjqC5cmPT6Tt57/s1600-h/P7180083.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374457029487114978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X5u6-1xGNOiIfB7xcEL4kCETYLq8p4EuP6n3rNf3TW7_hK-eCVh9kDD743kMqXggYEE6BTF4Utp_3xgSMSVgiFkq0MiCrLDvlQtvjosAP_2dP5tBV_S3v6hjqC5cmPT6Tt57/s400/P7180083.JPG" /></a>Jeff & Ryan with their lovely ladies.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKdetyplzZvtBzioncPFbV3SS1xMs6IY3DwC0e8WSMr1sl6CZ3WHUCKxswT_mzsbWex9zKWaYY8RgSSsvw2ZhZS-NhCRHhrbckvaxSsDv8c_qOONZ0ULxW9GvKoMbUVl7kd_W/s1600-h/P7180097.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374455080679546498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKdetyplzZvtBzioncPFbV3SS1xMs6IY3DwC0e8WSMr1sl6CZ3WHUCKxswT_mzsbWex9zKWaYY8RgSSsvw2ZhZS-NhCRHhrbckvaxSsDv8c_qOONZ0ULxW9GvKoMbUVl7kd_W/s400/P7180097.JPG" /></a>Apparently in WI, when you plant like 1 raspberry bush, it turns into 20. They have more raspberries than you can shake a stick at! Well the kids thought picking raspberries was a fabulous activity.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXUEjIalKtRIhenEjGks-junnNwKkxjL88ZGUrvVSCDIi1S3z6qQtlJM8lbZ-rnlMNeNiXP08v88XdL5sZVZFHc4ZJRw17PB005RF__8Tw_fFkXC0R8gt2sX5MWksC4XUGrvK/s1600-h/P7190099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374455051346607618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXUEjIalKtRIhenEjGks-junnNwKkxjL88ZGUrvVSCDIi1S3z6qQtlJM8lbZ-rnlMNeNiXP08v88XdL5sZVZFHc4ZJRw17PB005RF__8Tw_fFkXC0R8gt2sX5MWksC4XUGrvK/s400/P7190099.JPG" /></a>Notice the similar expression on Sawyer & Nolan's faces? The boys ate more than they picked, but hey that's part of the fun of picking! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374455064981135266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkhgksrrtRqeqZRosI6WQ7X4kw5aCTNLhYhA-aQiVu0VGcwqKn_9OkI1arQ1IxoktclxLQRtG0WUFsDzhvEQkPZnXOweLCNy4CydAhRdYkqC7zWo7rpfWhny6VjMzst-aFxk-/s400/P7190106.JPG" />We toured a gorgeous brewery near their home. Here is our attempt at a family picture.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3BbKy9q9ZoiIGuwNWyqLN-G3UbPnP3cuY3v9Xgy4vNSA5iz22Jj5LTdQgtv27G6o6NaJC4Lk75BTNEHLFYW4gzH4j5K7ZY8l58hJ_MTp1gEVkJfkV-lH9JTne9VLcm7e3flV/s1600-h/P7190121.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374455037836532514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3BbKy9q9ZoiIGuwNWyqLN-G3UbPnP3cuY3v9Xgy4vNSA5iz22Jj5LTdQgtv27G6o6NaJC4Lk75BTNEHLFYW4gzH4j5K7ZY8l58hJ_MTp1gEVkJfkV-lH9JTne9VLcm7e3flV/s400/P7190121.JPG" /></a>Thank you so much Ryan, Danette & kiddos. We had a great time (as we always do)! Even the pinochle wasn't too bad. (I can't believe I just said that.)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HL9nQErW8gnPzMlJZ1MkHSx7wo4eF2k4FRA-wEc9DsAa7I3FwVWtRa7nq7NmIfVM7nt_yT0Eq6rZcU9eAPGHHeGei-xZUCMxquh2XF16vdIU3u3wuOxuUsfOKKm7TYO0V-4g/s1600-h/P7190123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374455027294090034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HL9nQErW8gnPzMlJZ1MkHSx7wo4eF2k4FRA-wEc9DsAa7I3FwVWtRa7nq7NmIfVM7nt_yT0Eq6rZcU9eAPGHHeGei-xZUCMxquh2XF16vdIU3u3wuOxuUsfOKKm7TYO0V-4g/s400/P7190123.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-22328030385422463532009-08-26T20:24:00.003-05:002009-08-26T20:44:22.111-05:00Camping!!We went camping this summer with our friends the Petersons.<br />Aidyn and Julia had their very own tent which they thought was VERY cool!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVEEg9tuaW895D47Qm76tYT3XhW-ITsxRmbiPbHZ5KOdMPzEQCJS-wf6ff6Xur4cZYihwHbvm17Qeps0eZzJslQXVa5Sf01TWS6CsFw02xUdM_7i92oVerj8Nqam6Phw93QJt/s1600-h/P7050039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450865080125698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVEEg9tuaW895D47Qm76tYT3XhW-ITsxRmbiPbHZ5KOdMPzEQCJS-wf6ff6Xur4cZYihwHbvm17Qeps0eZzJslQXVa5Sf01TWS6CsFw02xUdM_7i92oVerj8Nqam6Phw93QJt/s400/P7050039.JPG" /></a> Redneck senior picture...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszAtt2CGJWi0YZEVZu50yQIufwSiW4uJy8Gs36CybiYBXfT0k6mjdrf4lJruLOjzeUrMra4Qgpxie3p7C5RpY0LT1UWosPILpLzypMyBbtX7PpQ8BXfhA3-EtGlZSljI8t7bl/s1600-h/P7050046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450852216357074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszAtt2CGJWi0YZEVZu50yQIufwSiW4uJy8Gs36CybiYBXfT0k6mjdrf4lJruLOjzeUrMra4Qgpxie3p7C5RpY0LT1UWosPILpLzypMyBbtX7PpQ8BXfhA3-EtGlZSljI8t7bl/s400/P7050046.JPG" /></a>Our campfire entertainment was provided by Jeff.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lAXlYJnjTNU462RgX8MqTm3Cri5evbeLjI5R-gVn3kalLh1sNOPqc04b1U5pvb5o8WgfTnqp7uJ2yapQ_01q3_MQOpstDZKNmAy1iTvv386a18FpARJXyINwaHoIgyVh9LOa/s1600-h/P7050049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450840129358610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lAXlYJnjTNU462RgX8MqTm3Cri5evbeLjI5R-gVn3kalLh1sNOPqc04b1U5pvb5o8WgfTnqp7uJ2yapQ_01q3_MQOpstDZKNmAy1iTvv386a18FpARJXyINwaHoIgyVh9LOa/s400/P7050049.JPG" /></a>Here are all the kids in our group enjoying their breakfast.<br />Ashlyn, Julia, Aidyn, Megan & Nolan (That Nolan is quite the ladies man.)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALqwYG5X_sjyWYUNzGOXGapuGbDon63yAmoAL-rBagPhpx_P6_yNBAqTo-C9ugH9d40jArnwB8sKfQqRZ_BarihjSxp1OgbrCRs6z1-Q-StUoogpSdydPEMMm5D-p0qiXqUWM/s1600-h/P7060053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450823437472962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALqwYG5X_sjyWYUNzGOXGapuGbDon63yAmoAL-rBagPhpx_P6_yNBAqTo-C9ugH9d40jArnwB8sKfQqRZ_BarihjSxp1OgbrCRs6z1-Q-StUoogpSdydPEMMm5D-p0qiXqUWM/s400/P7060053.JPG" /></a>We had time to hang out and relax...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvq2gGWbfK3ciLNaB5HBnCQaULpM65UbgkS9ocTU1OKhKaXeSlOD5SUcazYLmB80E39ossEAVwMJFJ76gzzMwBuCWCop72Uk11K8PSz80nQZgPqatPsR80-AB9hFTMz3HAe0x/s1600-h/P7060055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450153341902498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvq2gGWbfK3ciLNaB5HBnCQaULpM65UbgkS9ocTU1OKhKaXeSlOD5SUcazYLmB80E39ossEAVwMJFJ76gzzMwBuCWCop72Uk11K8PSz80nQZgPqatPsR80-AB9hFTMz3HAe0x/s400/P7060055.JPG" /></a>Time for swimming (and jumping like maniacs)...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTb3ztR5eDNWCturJ3JbXN933-5U2ue0zJcCOyMBLEyElYuVkXKh5kN7T_kpj8KCdmuN3wBNs-dVvHCYzgsKPvyo4Q_TtnqaQ-5_ZZe4RTNMxxnEZK3Ym7UiRcbdk3yvNnNXR/s1600-h/P7060062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450142551820130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTb3ztR5eDNWCturJ3JbXN933-5U2ue0zJcCOyMBLEyElYuVkXKh5kN7T_kpj8KCdmuN3wBNs-dVvHCYzgsKPvyo4Q_TtnqaQ-5_ZZe4RTNMxxnEZK3Ym7UiRcbdk3yvNnNXR/s400/P7060062.JPG" /></a>Some baseball...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYokQNsoprXMkrVXYbMQrgrqLGtxvwwPukgMxkic5szIIR5l9rkRTRNZXA-owv9W5rBgVmRJb99vIxS4oP4n1dM9x1xRexupfYpehC2bjJvUIRmpmi-827-unTvYvp9BgetHn/s1600-h/P7060106.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450126794373122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYokQNsoprXMkrVXYbMQrgrqLGtxvwwPukgMxkic5szIIR5l9rkRTRNZXA-owv9W5rBgVmRJb99vIxS4oP4n1dM9x1xRexupfYpehC2bjJvUIRmpmi-827-unTvYvp9BgetHn/s400/P7060106.JPG" /></a>And 'tennis'!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0_uEZTMYBreGg8Thehmm0363rwZOcD1YLNMVefc0yyLsJZKD6AQfurcUYzIvqdUvcvvt5q8uVi2SpnttSmUBHBHmmjNSDY2j7jBYcRUSHfIICLN5hzshvIPQfFlHpBUqRax_/s1600-h/P7060111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450110968704850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0_uEZTMYBreGg8Thehmm0363rwZOcD1YLNMVefc0yyLsJZKD6AQfurcUYzIvqdUvcvvt5q8uVi2SpnttSmUBHBHmmjNSDY2j7jBYcRUSHfIICLN5hzshvIPQfFlHpBUqRax_/s400/P7060111.JPG" /></a>After all of that activity, everyone was very tired. And had really dirty feet.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE-ClEnGLvyJd8sCIWeXwyZ-RIfXmpSf7bSXyoNA3-1agowbYlG7U8KsKWJT3vZqrh9V7EpAldv3-EAGXK61fDR1rnbhjtceVP0XcEWXasJlB7l5X2huv88Gp6HWCwHa_Iggs/s1600-h/P7070116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374450096347921890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTE-ClEnGLvyJd8sCIWeXwyZ-RIfXmpSf7bSXyoNA3-1agowbYlG7U8KsKWJT3vZqrh9V7EpAldv3-EAGXK61fDR1rnbhjtceVP0XcEWXasJlB7l5X2huv88Gp6HWCwHa_Iggs/s400/P7070116.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-12086148419093565232009-08-24T14:28:00.005-05:002009-08-24T14:53:12.567-05:004th of JulyOver the 4th of July we took in some of the local festivities. The kiddos got to ride a camel! Not an everyday occurrence.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFzB12qHhG7b56XMpnRPn8YEg-XstgJSOx_iqZ5zVfEtiML7F84c-sS5GkOxWQWxKeoAjx9ouNNy4apaFro1bBYnaUBoDX15AxXKVrFBfZ16bGkUL3az3VN11kwMWz5F61ip4/s1600-h/P7030118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373618997783642562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFzB12qHhG7b56XMpnRPn8YEg-XstgJSOx_iqZ5zVfEtiML7F84c-sS5GkOxWQWxKeoAjx9ouNNy4apaFro1bBYnaUBoDX15AxXKVrFBfZ16bGkUL3az3VN11kwMWz5F61ip4/s400/P7030118.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHR6QCVQIWwW9x1t3lZqyBGW3gCgtC-supmmZl0d6lv8_2aC6V0tWHV1DSXpmjaMYvvVx-Ke_jAcnaf-Vd_YQH_DNqeKcbkjSOgZwhOoabKdv6QqV_Nq37kssXtpXm0u6x2_vb/s1600-h/P7030124.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373618686565403522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHR6QCVQIWwW9x1t3lZqyBGW3gCgtC-supmmZl0d6lv8_2aC6V0tWHV1DSXpmjaMYvvVx-Ke_jAcnaf-Vd_YQH_DNqeKcbkjSOgZwhOoabKdv6QqV_Nq37kssXtpXm0u6x2_vb/s400/P7030124.JPG" /></a>They went on a few rides. This mini roller coaster was their favorite.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqd5gnAvGTClgRICGhpSFZVWwYfESKaXrF-2ylZKaLQnCqXqZyRTkb7UA2vHvuO86Wu7s9_GaH1hYn9EKlqhVm5ODL3_0esqwTMnz-_IQiOcIK1MxqVNAIMNbVbH9WbF0j8wGg/s1600-h/P7030139.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373618677157310786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqd5gnAvGTClgRICGhpSFZVWwYfESKaXrF-2ylZKaLQnCqXqZyRTkb7UA2vHvuO86Wu7s9_GaH1hYn9EKlqhVm5ODL3_0esqwTMnz-_IQiOcIK1MxqVNAIMNbVbH9WbF0j8wGg/s400/P7030139.JPG" /></a>The also participated in the kiddie parade. They both decorated their bikes in red, white & blue and rode the parade route.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibgWAJWs8BWRBdd4uA7h-DF5F97bKrhdxP3o77unZGoCZ2fjbOPsBSM4AZBJMvHN0Ki4vYaIyuGNyc25GEKd35yhc_GYxPB9thMVZw80oVKv9QDvc-JaX-XGBeFykpdrxCCJq/s1600-h/P7030145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373618668310103778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibgWAJWs8BWRBdd4uA7h-DF5F97bKrhdxP3o77unZGoCZ2fjbOPsBSM4AZBJMvHN0Ki4vYaIyuGNyc25GEKd35yhc_GYxPB9thMVZw80oVKv9QDvc-JaX-XGBeFykpdrxCCJq/s400/P7030145.JPG" /></a>Here they are lining up for the parade. Nolan is with his friend Hudson.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI2CQv9FKGBzmpkHC6n2jfNjX5H2Q_Al7oTpNlBBqC4TOpvpkguqIhCwIQd2ykGRhlz8iT-ua0hz3ZWZJJLshZcF2tdQyFBt_IMiPtKGaCzHyV_wieihW-2wfgw5Gg7S5y_Al/s1600-h/P7030149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373618662630042786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeI2CQv9FKGBzmpkHC6n2jfNjX5H2Q_Al7oTpNlBBqC4TOpvpkguqIhCwIQd2ykGRhlz8iT-ua0hz3ZWZJJLshZcF2tdQyFBt_IMiPtKGaCzHyV_wieihW-2wfgw5Gg7S5y_Al/s400/P7030149.JPG" /></a>Here are Aidyn & Hadley after the parade.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XpcSxdwPgmKdFlthRz8mWX5n7fn8Ytqtpidq-axM0JgnSUF9RsZZ0Kkho-NEBwEYvIrJBs5_FmY6cMvIY1QCGD_qmTwiV8wb5XU3C5nt6ygigOQJjrLQPd4s75JlF6Bxne5y/s1600-h/P7030150.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373618648076687602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XpcSxdwPgmKdFlthRz8mWX5n7fn8Ytqtpidq-axM0JgnSUF9RsZZ0Kkho-NEBwEYvIrJBs5_FmY6cMvIY1QCGD_qmTwiV8wb5XU3C5nt6ygigOQJjrLQPd4s75JlF6Bxne5y/s400/P7030150.JPG" /></a>On the 4th, Aidyn requested a special patriotic hairdo. This is what we came up with.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKXZyhEXf2slJXApX634juBVDwD5-1Zy1iQTpf3tpH6PQrXDv3GYzraDVLjyUDMZgppMM7PdQmOnBwltNeZkQsl_e9bBZ86MDZrrHaEHk_JF4z2eIoeC3AxBPHt9WeTAlVR-0/s1600-h/P7040002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373616015699890066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKXZyhEXf2slJXApX634juBVDwD5-1Zy1iQTpf3tpH6PQrXDv3GYzraDVLjyUDMZgppMM7PdQmOnBwltNeZkQsl_e9bBZ86MDZrrHaEHk_JF4z2eIoeC3AxBPHt9WeTAlVR-0/s400/P7040002.JPG" /></a>They got to spend some quality time with their cousin Brodie.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6SVo6nhv_8iP2Q9HxDA41GHDZFgi5GiGXSDIb8m10adZB-ul6WKPrAn-t6MOvzomAe1iKFpWgf9J_XdwTbHgNRASEX7jnik5H9xg6qsCaOEQDNBNu0kpcAQlJayn6KnT4yZR/s1600-h/P7040010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373616004890286642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6SVo6nhv_8iP2Q9HxDA41GHDZFgi5GiGXSDIb8m10adZB-ul6WKPrAn-t6MOvzomAe1iKFpWgf9J_XdwTbHgNRASEX7jnik5H9xg6qsCaOEQDNBNu0kpcAQlJayn6KnT4yZR/s400/P7040010.JPG" /></a>We took in the local parade. Where we got way more candy then we needed, so being the good mother I am, I helped them get rid of it. :)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkIeIqF1yadf8Fgcv1EFg9qedL9rT1Y81oZ8HrKvIrCcoEZIr_qNKwg7wq8EH3TelqcmeSc_OJzTVEjK0FusPxurBoKlTrUdQ7bBvm4YUDbZHgx5i5IfX8X9WK6CzGeLNLETT/s1600-h/P7040021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373615999846655154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkIeIqF1yadf8Fgcv1EFg9qedL9rT1Y81oZ8HrKvIrCcoEZIr_qNKwg7wq8EH3TelqcmeSc_OJzTVEjK0FusPxurBoKlTrUdQ7bBvm4YUDbZHgx5i5IfX8X9WK6CzGeLNLETT/s400/P7040021.JPG" /></a>Lisa, Cody & Brodie hanging out watching our amazing fireworks show.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEzpF1FeP4uOR8xUSnD8ShA44NE5zdyMizs-Yq1X1TFJ6-M7hLsZ1m9vUnV_mGDz53N9yeAEQ8sjLWjpZDTlj4tHJt_RQw76BiMV5kDWEoe6tXNmbxUfIlP1sb71f8IVVBsaT/s1600-h/P7040025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373615988402111122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEzpF1FeP4uOR8xUSnD8ShA44NE5zdyMizs-Yq1X1TFJ6-M7hLsZ1m9vUnV_mGDz53N9yeAEQ8sjLWjpZDTlj4tHJt_RQw76BiMV5kDWEoe6tXNmbxUfIlP1sb71f8IVVBsaT/s400/P7040025.JPG" /></a>Which pretty much consisted of sparklers and snakes. Ahhhh, the thrill of MN fireworks!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpFCoJz0E2urFcJuYU1aWJ1T6gVKpXmDNAf5vnweJ4omZ2Uv8Zxg1X_SQyMVPsUuwMiOUOJLs2Jc8Qm57sERdnBfgXhu-FROrOASM75bfQi1aoEQf5I6G5SST9c-_YmnzGpSP/s1600-h/P7040030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373615982312547106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpFCoJz0E2urFcJuYU1aWJ1T6gVKpXmDNAf5vnweJ4omZ2Uv8Zxg1X_SQyMVPsUuwMiOUOJLs2Jc8Qm57sERdnBfgXhu-FROrOASM75bfQi1aoEQf5I6G5SST9c-_YmnzGpSP/s400/P7040030.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-44498973833352868302009-08-24T14:24:00.002-05:002009-08-24T14:28:30.404-05:00Brenne FamilyI know this picture is a bit on the late side so please excuse me. But our friends the Brenne's were in our area in June and we were fortunate enough to get to spend a day with them. The kids had such a fun time playing together, it's amazing how well they get along only seeing each other once a year,!<br />Here is Campbelle, Beckett, Aidyn, Nolan & Christian. Cute, cute!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AQU_e_3Dki2YC-xMcb6qxKmfryBseAivr0VMgsh3VfrIb2VWTvRE_0FcM2YtKTr-iwnX4UIfBytufjmmwyuMLuQriO_C5IHVW2Wmx8yQ9u8qLT2QAEb6TcpDtsCHfrhnaT9O/s1600-h/P6270002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373613708085529314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AQU_e_3Dki2YC-xMcb6qxKmfryBseAivr0VMgsh3VfrIb2VWTvRE_0FcM2YtKTr-iwnX4UIfBytufjmmwyuMLuQriO_C5IHVW2Wmx8yQ9u8qLT2QAEb6TcpDtsCHfrhnaT9O/s400/P6270002.JPG" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-71931687986227485222009-08-24T13:57:00.004-05:002009-08-24T14:23:10.946-05:00T-ballBoth kids played t-ball this summer. They were on a team with lots of their friends so they had a fabulous time!<br />Nolan getting some batting instruction.<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmpju7FKsFJmVv33R_pT-u5_VNDAA7JtE9pIN5WLVl9OII_oXAfdL7l9d7JBTAsA68LHFQKnIjAXjds4xbr-FXqHCglO2vGid1655IQrFyVbO7H63gaCPUcM2jxf46w9bZ_Zb/s1600-h/P6240115.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373608013031750514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmpju7FKsFJmVv33R_pT-u5_VNDAA7JtE9pIN5WLVl9OII_oXAfdL7l9d7JBTAsA68LHFQKnIjAXjds4xbr-FXqHCglO2vGid1655IQrFyVbO7H63gaCPUcM2jxf46w9bZ_Zb/s400/P6240115.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkp5lW7BZk1xAPttVgdLRKRJwe4AIThnkgY-r-21fkKbQARL7Azv9URtNVcTPq1TfOM18ui8kbqkhNjRv5TD88gR2PnuQ4jkoBabPy6A0_s4sUXmiCQQt5r62bFkG5VLdDjF6/s1600-h/P6240131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373608004711875042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkp5lW7BZk1xAPttVgdLRKRJwe4AIThnkgY-r-21fkKbQARL7Azv9URtNVcTPq1TfOM18ui8kbqkhNjRv5TD88gR2PnuQ4jkoBabPy6A0_s4sUXmiCQQt5r62bFkG5VLdDjF6/s400/P6240131.JPG" /></a>Waiting for the ball...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIVXfrVEs-rb52Eu2gCgpEOcvYOg82yZSe_aOr6mObEuC2cK-T7ifQWhzWjlk0osFCb5UjbJWBoljp4cWsfq7UY__LOofECiw-WEANF7TZWjhaMAP4Cisje5vgBDvw9fMhj0o/s1600-h/P6240140.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373607994094949058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnIVXfrVEs-rb52Eu2gCgpEOcvYOg82yZSe_aOr6mObEuC2cK-T7ifQWhzWjlk0osFCb5UjbJWBoljp4cWsfq7UY__LOofECiw-WEANF7TZWjhaMAP4Cisje5vgBDvw9fMhj0o/s400/P6240140.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373608881075878354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIq4nG1_fIiLSGq4FQ5G83Scaoa1x_ydN_z0Y-CxMB3jtcxnLO44AkEpmwyVfJQrx0MatHp4Uijb0fwnGKdrpLGS3Yf2ERqWkEjIkZCuXe-vh5Dc-_1eXApGY5_aZGJI1WdgON/s400/P7010096.JPG" />The whole team! (coaches included)<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373608888988118418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmvES9DOq_oQ5OFM7JRPnOQUhWhgYzQA5gC3gUAezTBjenz6IgV38Zu6h7aNvlKZl7QkkmssP4zztFZCEQCQPKy6kn9shJ8prlki-efC4gf1OezpNLOoy6MxZa1sGaNBpvpZK/s400/P7010108.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373609670899935794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit2UdrmkLu-M_bn2GvxmaEHkKefV1-xX3EGdaTUSnGZiCfgFlIbS_k6wsLgvs8rV1ieEZ-vqbfBMz54yl_4MCXo6FgQgIIS_6YvFh-oyfMaZmKVtaJ0HCgTuul9i3AKjHPYq1/s400/100_0217.JPG" />Brand new t-ball medals. How awesome is that?!?! They both did a great job and had so much fun.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373609681860631874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JipwlWQ7_nIJNJyoDf4H18R6pUJGOpp37SeFV6iLoNvnQhdQFwxpt4ledy6hXgtOzFHlrFvpLnVgMihy2DLTsn410hkP23ucjsf2BSi-IV3KD4taElybGumDT0yB5L1wnlBM/s400/100_0218.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-5111422890163871182009-08-08T17:30:00.005-05:002009-08-08T21:09:07.402-05:00A closer look<div>Just in case anyone is interested, here is a closer look at some of the pretty blooms in front of the house.<br />Here is the Phlox.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367771373108695618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygl29D9ClLk98okDB3Yvyrvof1PGHDAa3OHCkT7kXVRCl3wL0uwKnqStpTgFf4aUPnZJAGXRLwGxbq3aBddTsCOl0Wk_phZ1dMuugHrBPsC3oXW4kb-nP2XB02mVTEgUDKgVX/s400/P8060066.JPG" /> My Mandevilla that is growing up the fishing line I strategically placed on the front of the house.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9omkDAefCaRQx4grlTGxW6T7UCKEO6A-naHlmXDAaue2CUdO1wRU9WWWPBAiLKsJKSOeX9cWKd8Rl4ZLaKZigkQTHi8C0NgFF7P7Kc8i4E5VB8KYWv_Loy0ke6XCcio5l_h8n/s1600-h/P8080004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367771368797168546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9omkDAefCaRQx4grlTGxW6T7UCKEO6A-naHlmXDAaue2CUdO1wRU9WWWPBAiLKsJKSOeX9cWKd8Rl4ZLaKZigkQTHi8C0NgFF7P7Kc8i4E5VB8KYWv_Loy0ke6XCcio5l_h8n/s400/P8080004.JPG" /></a>Here is the Clematis and the new trellis it is clinging to.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMcMTRZtFsGIueBO3KJgz-_rYvL3U54FX54x6RzAHjC21xiZEtzH-SCYH6k0wrWwjHxVENYOhocp0Cf-qLaE2jQduf4EGQSWABNhTpyReYBeN8OILxAvV_buhSHvc1lEpSoNW/s1600-h/P7300015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367724790389762578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMcMTRZtFsGIueBO3KJgz-_rYvL3U54FX54x6RzAHjC21xiZEtzH-SCYH6k0wrWwjHxVENYOhocp0Cf-qLaE2jQduf4EGQSWABNhTpyReYBeN8OILxAvV_buhSHvc1lEpSoNW/s400/P7300015.JPG" /></a>The Double Pink Delight Echinacea.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJhAcDtFzbh-vxmDdMbNzTLqZ4spuwC81P-MtRSy77hlxFJjkwC_xHxNEJpprgMW5aZ5RnGpIbSZcaoox463SkoKQnYTrJxRDfikZ485A4RGv9hl4lzlM6Y-UvNXTOhVtGn53/s1600-h/P7300016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367724781372195266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJhAcDtFzbh-vxmDdMbNzTLqZ4spuwC81P-MtRSy77hlxFJjkwC_xHxNEJpprgMW5aZ5RnGpIbSZcaoox463SkoKQnYTrJxRDfikZ485A4RGv9hl4lzlM6Y-UvNXTOhVtGn53/s400/P7300016.JPG" /></a>Zinnias...I'm sensing a pink pattern here...hmmmmm. I guess I like pink!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIbP4Wdq5JH8MjON1gyAEz5DuEm2WwRZ07MpW2r5rtIuQHzOuNRfdE9aBrVzs0pYh4M9DoCSZp7qz0KWruO38pB0UyuqztYkV1DkTm6AheXMyJFAM2DRMem-taudHucJRZIlj/s1600-h/P7300018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367724769640680098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIbP4Wdq5JH8MjON1gyAEz5DuEm2WwRZ07MpW2r5rtIuQHzOuNRfdE9aBrVzs0pYh4M9DoCSZp7qz0KWruO38pB0UyuqztYkV1DkTm6AheXMyJFAM2DRMem-taudHucJRZIlj/s400/P7300018.JPG" /></a>Physostegia (strange name huh?)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopmi-WM0dyQmbJXB56wVHVpsn5M5ySXoMwAphy6jUPizpt9y25hjEGlVR84Nw0MU8ZxmaDX0WiVGyqFNF6AAp2n0vRsbC1eK6YwbpziSPI_ubdrhrrpInTy3qXSzUyS5MbfZX/s1600-h/P7300019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367724762718046594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopmi-WM0dyQmbJXB56wVHVpsn5M5ySXoMwAphy6jUPizpt9y25hjEGlVR84Nw0MU8ZxmaDX0WiVGyqFNF6AAp2n0vRsbC1eK6YwbpziSPI_ubdrhrrpInTy3qXSzUyS5MbfZX/s400/P7300019.JPG" /></a>And the pretty little Coreopsis.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXDE6g3MPPBYWk8sqCnJtKwX7D36rOdqvRzUNe8EAiWyAVDaWKIEnGhR5C2655C1Q5reiWrdJsMHZOZ4iWaZ897bJhiBG544Ydc6dhXjp5NjcAVfTXfdM1798LG5Uofd60ARV/s1600-h/P7300021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367724755862544226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXDE6g3MPPBYWk8sqCnJtKwX7D36rOdqvRzUNe8EAiWyAVDaWKIEnGhR5C2655C1Q5reiWrdJsMHZOZ4iWaZ897bJhiBG544Ydc6dhXjp5NjcAVfTXfdM1798LG5Uofd60ARV/s400/P7300021.JPG" /></a> All together it makes this lovely little garden!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367774564823191298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhGD8EJ7F64-yMk7d7UZtqaU63QMNadwdLe7yAf20HXh7tMrAW5EDrXoXs-CWSGDeWBlZ-F6meXUL6FCaiaOGxiQYx0i2AabzrfijRIbDQNvnmfVndCT1WgMRaxU5YyLRNVV4/s400/P8060068.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygl29D9ClLk98okDB3Yvyrvof1PGHDAa3OHCkT7kXVRCl3wL0uwKnqStpTgFf4aUPnZJAGXRLwGxbq3aBddTsCOl0Wk_phZ1dMuugHrBPsC3oXW4kb-nP2XB02mVTEgUDKgVX/s1600-h/P8060066.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygl29D9ClLk98okDB3Yvyrvof1PGHDAa3OHCkT7kXVRCl3wL0uwKnqStpTgFf4aUPnZJAGXRLwGxbq3aBddTsCOl0Wk_phZ1dMuugHrBPsC3oXW4kb-nP2XB02mVTEgUDKgVX/s1600-h/P8060066.JPG"></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-63884214989176055832009-08-08T17:09:00.005-05:002009-08-08T17:27:44.867-05:00UpdateRemember this?<br />This was our front door with that giant lilac bush in front of it.<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj34f-4IyaYp7W2kFJZdj_5l77Bd04t5eZmMUPLfT1qYZEOjXzKqZqmdWW3QxK64MFh4nvjhaqTjGZ_XlGS3JGDnsCDQqrJfV2gNHQG0ZYaBspf__XgEA4BQ6gPRgOwtEFvQK/s1600-h/P8060067.JPG"></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367719264721510882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaX9uxIoC48G-ntSDwpeDdT_HgftRXm7eOG1kg8Dbackpucgeh_vbx5CwS8q4Z29gTrzqGDGIP8yczQnSzqbx_Sc2maUZlMWV7Ij3yNE4NOjYd36KUn3erk5uOL-_aRGFaW11/s400/front1.jpg" />Then we pulled it out and it looked so much better. Last fall I planted some perennials to fill in the area. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367721657296142738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyv23gfacKObXcbJNHUuWLDgLAZ1TRdQqPURV85vu9ngQZELiELIGkS0NsSYhIvbTU7Hgdg1xRx9tmuCa1PeYDMcS5Gzt82KzQiiR1ecy9bsjYJU-GGTkItqYuQuhXPc4gX62/s400/front2.jpg" />And now the flowers are in bloom! It's quite the nice little flower garden if I do say so myself!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367721049723126146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg016GmxKR9gHkOTlaJU_sG6yYhZxxhC0w-r5PGUBs14a0ndVnfnB8ag75kcD70Vb7-YioiWgMFWn61VfcCdlbtCce_ROh5_K69iuwcQ3NdQ9LwZGDivhHJO3qnMkAhic5va1xc/s400/P8060067.JPG" /></div></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-88616338779423997142009-08-06T11:26:00.000-05:002009-08-06T11:28:31.562-05:00It's always interesting when he dresses himself<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hTMPaPlctUg_JfOOXORm2MirDgHGIaFjLA38kAYmb-iK1DqSNVm0LKrYa_coYsqi6Vq9t9FqNSSH99LLtDMirmXrb_hEy4qORL2cQjspwqlPBYy0HKMyTlkHomjq9ArF7nnW/s1600-h/P6230098.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366888423037507650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hTMPaPlctUg_JfOOXORm2MirDgHGIaFjLA38kAYmb-iK1DqSNVm0LKrYa_coYsqi6Vq9t9FqNSSH99LLtDMirmXrb_hEy4qORL2cQjspwqlPBYy0HKMyTlkHomjq9ArF7nnW/s400/P6230098.JPG" /></a>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-29726879972814643332009-08-06T09:48:00.006-05:002009-08-06T11:25:27.986-05:00Visiting Kaitlyn & Sean (oh yeah...and Troy & Shirley)First things first, I can't get this darn post organized and formatted correctly, so you're just going to have to deal with jumbled pictures. At least they're new pictures!!<br />We spent a weekend in June visiting Troy, Shirley, Kaitlyn & Sean. The kids had a blast skating, jumping, biking and playing with their cousins. We adults had fun sitting on our butts relaxing.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366865455876105666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiAyPGZr6bdoubOzD78Z423Jd03n5EWXNnO6nXeD_-Z3xjti5RGtA1autLSrz-7k89IpWapE5hQb8dxdY8XyYc3nFydm7nkhyphenhyphenmnDap_idToRpNtF1veYCe14WvIeyjz1E74uM/s400/P6200059.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366865438294144226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFatoenVdahNO1AyUfSIiaYetsTrxlj6rbQ_nqO6s1W5tJGoVrMGco95mO4dGW2YcE8Lwb7NavU4hnhCPwG0KTKw632BjWk3g8kVRa21rp7SCSQMC4dpZ9dVgUK2zwkiQ_2Pg/s400/P6200016.JPG" />We took Aidyn & Nolan rollerskating for the first time. It went alright, they had fun which is all that matters!<br />The trampoline was set up with the sprinkler underneath which is always a hit! I'm not sure what is happening in this picture though. It appears as though Sean is supervising Nolan, but I'm not sure what it is he has taught him. Hmmmm???<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDJZb-x9Rgz4Hh1Af5Pvsy9U1aczRt8XM-owDWPWqh44fLpIwMGHBFiIObW9gigSPhrmAHzoImRFFY2UJ0PIrXgNH8JP4i6XMvIvbzckxmDRXY7gytDFi92Z_UAs76SplESZa/s1600-h/P6200041.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366865447500631170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDJZb-x9Rgz4Hh1Af5Pvsy9U1aczRt8XM-owDWPWqh44fLpIwMGHBFiIObW9gigSPhrmAHzoImRFFY2UJ0PIrXgNH8JP4i6XMvIvbzckxmDRXY7gytDFi92Z_UAs76SplESZa/s400/P6200041.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366864279096593810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWayoBGAZ0IBMIg5C80j3yJ0QfTgObo_VCwTD-gg_eL-J20DvYl664Fpv4b002sYNZvswmadUYXGLnUhP6hpIahyMyx21Fnz780HhrB-rmwLbR-ijC_GStgajssRqWbyYF8aV/s400/P6200013.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366864298092606418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqml1wbvelKMy5LzD0Ugw1ppdKj7SJmLxeo6RcWYxofxiLLmN-ua3v2aDpnYSS20BP8Q5TUKrw-N7b95Yuk20Umb3XzEiy9dp9svN-6HOCUlWnEMZ_Qbv23hgRsvJwjCCAwEH/s400/P6200081.JPG" />What a bunch of cute kids!!!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366864285881247778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7Phn-wn4rXjMgniT0BUtM1mtKYozHod2H546v3lCyyqMKEPD52FdAfV0IQ4206ZJMFP2CB30JVsOhd5Wu_z0YHG0cObs07Jmn7zvK_iz2MNb2F4IhvCsRAfrzzVP4gBWr9bC/s400/P6200033.JPG" /></div></div></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-86388805882851053142009-07-28T12:30:00.002-05:002009-07-28T12:40:42.519-05:00Fun at G'ma & G'pasHere are just a few random pictures from our fun week at Grandma & Grandpa's house.<br />Gpa reading to the kiddos.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIC34mPwDHhGIQxicUemwStZq4QXknGBePJ6A_nNLOmNy6ZFTaag2dax121GOYzSJ3q2e4MuHbdDV52jK7t-D8wqcnB7QMHX711SLvDJAOGt4xMmjo1eSt2xP2jBAQtycbO5P/s1600-h/P6070022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363566209208250770" 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/AVvXsEjsIC34mPwDHhGIQxicUemwStZq4QXknGBePJ6A_nNLOmNy6ZFTaag2dax121GOYzSJ3q2e4MuHbdDV52jK7t-D8wqcnB7QMHX711SLvDJAOGt4xMmjo1eSt2xP2jBAQtycbO5P/s400/P6070022.JPG" border="0" /></a>Spending some quality time with Great Grandma. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363565676942602402" 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/AVvXsEjbjzcxXntM1yrxzSFR9IpwrBDXtISY-85lPwsFKs7_a0QArK6WzCrtvctu0qAhTnXiZtA63GgJMkNxz7X2NcfNWZhBq-2BXAahSkncbZJJXL65r4D5mlo1D_dKsmRZQd6_zDCk/s400/P6100071.JPG" border="0" />Gma Sharon showed off her driving skills by taking Troy's '57 Chevy for a cruise around town.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363565693559808882" 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/AVvXsEhkIZRQfQiAL87Q-tEieA2WBt67dVSbDDu2bsn76B8SXG9ycDH80pRluXOuza6G0VVYnA9oHxajwmD31JHhkFA7NrdnWJJg666LG37FePp77yBjtsOS8kEzIcfSINlc0hFt2bnM/s400/P6110203.JPG" border="0" />Nolan spent some time resting with/on Gpa.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNcpMJQJpY_PBiRKy0znfzItbe0z01DcjfZZgtCWnW4v9eVWF6sPNUWe-4_aJykKJrfmsyWaWEV4BcczIfRVIIzo2qRLF_8dudSJsvFT7XuSqrv4NGpBNfh1P1PWrY5j7r9t8/s1600-h/P6110213.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363566194512334370" 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/AVvXsEjhNcpMJQJpY_PBiRKy0znfzItbe0z01DcjfZZgtCWnW4v9eVWF6sPNUWe-4_aJykKJrfmsyWaWEV4BcczIfRVIIzo2qRLF_8dudSJsvFT7XuSqrv4NGpBNfh1P1PWrY5j7r9t8/s400/P6110213.JPG" border="0" /></a>And after all of this fun, we were just doggone tired.<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363565685127805314" 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/AVvXsEj2diBUJyRSnbUi1OuqInEK3Gx5udr5-3fy9MVasmijy51iOB5FWVsDsfTsLyu3fE9E6gSi4k0_GEV5im4cd3u4wPv1udPHWPwWgDkkdcrQ8S8hm1GQgoRMcCWt-OLCL1GuIHqR/s400/P6100065.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-50139892694752078972009-07-28T11:44:00.006-05:002009-07-28T12:29:55.360-05:00Night at the LodgeWe spent a fun night at the lodge while we were in ND. The little girls enjoyed the tire swing.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363553978106033090" 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/AVvXsEjadrBrGj1TrUvqaudtZUlzpwmUF9dvnPHeRU0r3SmGN-SBTaFzl0J_Y7252PQI_uJBYfIRzBit1Ij1GrNKghD7635akMxb5ce0085KaTzSUaq7pxUv9D4Aag_QFrRQaJbMCzo8/s400/P6100076.JPG" border="0" />A rambunctious game of tag was played. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363553985949487282" 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/AVvXsEjJ0vYgop5SAu-uRCAdjA9xSyBGgAMxOf6ok5Gjy3JZb0ykWR8DOTgY6DRA2r1RGHy_oiVpD-aeZnurG_gjJ3m52MXGknhbjbEjUTWg95yTucWcHKXjWvxOl8VQzmnyTb2l1ejk/s400/P6100098.JPG" border="0" />The boys entertained each other. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363553993324598354" 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/AVvXsEhVwMIBcveyooDHVJunwsChKoQ_4505Lq1Uu1s6EupH4VX4lYpv3B663CoNBLQEsAB584eL3FDeaiCgD-GCUbQw0BmBp6aH_RoUR__tNVj4jORe0PSfIobg-PuFyFk4x01Fw-zz/s400/P6100109.JPG" border="0" />Grandma took pictures and Nolan questioned her abilities.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzwk1o-1h7Js0DjIVw3qY94GsrmK5DtDO4arFAu-NUUppWooWaUEMvdF1mmZssbi2-AJX9Qw8Jdsyke1EVdnfnoxgzssI8X9lT82LoXLyDwlyUTUNDEXCW0kuh2trV8RjpVSM/s1600-h/P6100127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363555353279243554" 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/AVvXsEhbzwk1o-1h7Js0DjIVw3qY94GsrmK5DtDO4arFAu-NUUppWooWaUEMvdF1mmZssbi2-AJX9Qw8Jdsyke1EVdnfnoxgzssI8X9lT82LoXLyDwlyUTUNDEXCW0kuh2trV8RjpVSM/s400/P6100127.JPG" border="0" /></a>We roasted marshmallows and ate s'mores while Grandpa supervised.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363555359025933602" 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/AVvXsEjha3cbHx-kPFFTR2j7dgTeB1X4qa9Ea_y9YBTsOmh-ETPG4wwB4D_KcfBmeCZmfNiUMEjTztMkDvY4cZZtUo-agFmFZ4bR94kM6huEhEVSUrER9EjObVSXJ255WqRWQ-xFXo-6/s400/P6100135.JPG" border="0" />The kids tried to see how many people they could fit on the golf cart.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbuCUtU4X6TNLFJ8pI9kwZxtmUu2min-vnYp49SHLfHPEwSgGt1SoQJ60uNKGbdQ7nKsxKyYzQyPxIWKjRuzS78-dmi1_H8de9Y9rR84vjyrdipI9T8m8gAbLS36-ZaSY08qo/s1600-h/P6100115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363555350660194610" 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/AVvXsEhbbuCUtU4X6TNLFJ8pI9kwZxtmUu2min-vnYp49SHLfHPEwSgGt1SoQJ60uNKGbdQ7nKsxKyYzQyPxIWKjRuzS78-dmi1_H8de9Y9rR84vjyrdipI9T8m8gAbLS36-ZaSY08qo/s400/P6100115.JPG" border="0" /></a>Bailey jumped in a cesspool.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363556718820089602" 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/AVvXsEhcJSX5DnC6GQwzyLyTmJAkOSdn1DYXP5wTKTH5B50RLFefqJrIN0A6MX9rnnEQ7mafpo-jE0KNV0v8HWwJUQdfeSBMPrS1cclO5pTETqHNTtyP0VpB7amUH6LG7hc21OZNlMy5/s400/P6100144.JPG" border="0" />She was a filthy mess.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363556724528231906" 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/AVvXsEjq7ERcKMwQZ2fBtI5iBHNVFZ9wMU6erSwmlMBRjpYZICiiUfLc79nOHBF_6_ISzHklCV33_YV_ZSI7gFpIPoVzu11mjWyZm84qmhzlN72UjJ8GlgYYOVyge5qE48WQs6eORnTD/s400/P6100145.JPG" border="0" /> <div>The boys fed Bailey pounds of marshmallows and thought it was hilarious!!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363556735485877074" 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/AVvXsEhl0AOxIFThzTLSVYyOHLT2-X-DL_4YeGhnqe6hPxovQLw89hi3afhOnL2UxAvDVnGuIR_krCNvr0_gx0GpMdCrW5ZlmdLYxz6uo6E-NgwCJ9Rv4XybkQnOOExsah7CwmRTPq3L/s400/P6100165.JPG" border="0" />And in our safety first approach to things...Aidyn drove the golf cart with Ty hanging off the back!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363557804817612290" 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/AVvXsEjAS6MuTMLxkMzE1RyBXW8JU8y6iKsUpks4wAVPQ3tnvSHHYt0IUP7UzONHNBw1AqLfD3Q1POW6zT5boPtSWJHE35SjJI3jalOkZNQTQIBTZBZjLG2ZmBohUVCFebu5CcIHOWRt/s400/P6100170.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />We had lots of laughs that night!KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27040852.post-56274710618865594992009-07-28T11:25:00.004-05:002009-07-28T11:40:53.880-05:00ND golfing excursionWhile we were back in ND in June (Yes, I said JUNE!) the kids & I spent a lovely afternoon golfing with Ty & Deb & crew. The kids had lots of fun golfing together and cruising around in the golf cart.<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363550700087516082" 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/AVvXsEjNqSXFEWX6wsys3rMnaRCuCFSa1p4N5eiaNk9BEQ8weuw0tcXfpSAwxV0DXLLoD6Jj8mHWJ6ps4Ov8FjoLSAlC6NWG-6W0HpQnyDexgox_ViJj2dDTHOuobijZyXaYcE7HrvXF/s400/P6090052.JPG" border="0" />And golfing with Ty...well it was kind of like we got to go on our very own ND field trip.<br />We explored the wetlands...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363550254651384194" 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/AVvXsEjbaU2b2_tCz0Ut_2lvaPkefJb_6Ho1fBxgarx4s6KScUGR8fKarYwitA8LXWqwb4QyCY8KXtACs0qMeGZGexCviBi2UqQmrpKjEgLLTqkXeyDPExUikQbab9j8CevLNdp9SwOk/s400/P6090048.JPG" border="0" />Were shaded by the ND forests...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363550265630162322" 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/AVvXsEjaRhN1a_Pul8pW4Jo0lF6DIfDE0t7CFl05oNpHVsdKRqLLzIaHivbAJchv28a8SBolZwQiuOfJZnF09FdLjo9tKT04UADOW3A9XHXQ30LipTQK578kkSsJt47S3jVcxElPavqv/s400/P6090049.JPG" border="0" />And frolicked in the native prairie grasses.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62717hCziL7mXTn2rEwDlcl393OuloFF4ZNiY5OFdGt-YxN01Ar2i-yStqjH8-Ge23tikE0I1dEo6Q9828piHISSoYmkrbB1pR9e_xEIvaxq6jjjlE8Vy95_9fSg4h3mRD0Ot/s1600-h/P6090055.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363550705887409586" 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/AVvXsEj62717hCziL7mXTn2rEwDlcl393OuloFF4ZNiY5OFdGt-YxN01Ar2i-yStqjH8-Ge23tikE0I1dEo6Q9828piHISSoYmkrbB1pR9e_xEIvaxq6jjjlE8Vy95_9fSg4h3mRD0Ot/s400/P6090055.JPG" border="0" /></a>We even got in a quick game of pool!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3h9mzN8QuaWeWeI3A7z8uSg3l1dIeeIK1E3KKU1QCwMavmzqLzXLODqYELDirjRLrygjY9YU4WrgdBuSNeQBlwtkDTPjWZF9plYqVW-oWolkWXIW_gS0dSOC6VdJhx22BrzQ/s1600-h/P6090035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363550247259049938" 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/AVvXsEii3h9mzN8QuaWeWeI3A7z8uSg3l1dIeeIK1E3KKU1QCwMavmzqLzXLODqYELDirjRLrygjY9YU4WrgdBuSNeQBlwtkDTPjWZF9plYqVW-oWolkWXIW_gS0dSOC6VdJhx22BrzQ/s400/P6090035.JPG" border="0" /></a>A very entertaining afternoon, to say the least! </p>KJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436169583353238792noreply@blogger.com1