tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39322841347738979502024-03-05T07:35:10.843-06:00simply SWEETa family, faith and fashion blog
RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-45455205617330366522012-05-19T17:54:00.001-05:002012-05-19T17:59:35.282-05:00happenings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you so much for all of the sweet comments here, and on Facebook, about our <a href="http://rhidesign.blogspot.com/2012/05/kitchen-renovation.html">kitchen renovation</a>!<br />
We (ok, lets be real. this one is <i>all </i>Sean<i>) </i>are moving right along with the focus now being on the yard. Yay for curb appeal!!</div>
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have I mentioned how amazing my husband is?</div>
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daddy has some good helpers ;)</div>
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sod is being laid TODAY!!</div>
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they have loved the dirt.</div>
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Kassidy and I are the water/gatorade girls..</div>
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trust me. it is a HUGE job.</div>
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In other news, the girls completed their year of dance with a beautiful recital.</div>
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my sweet, beautiful girlies. oh, how I love them!</div>
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they LOVE their Mica and Poppy!</div>
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It was so nice of Mica and Poppy to make the drive to watch them dance!</div>
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we even had a slumber party. :)</div>
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This ^ is one of those <i>real life </i>shots. I was trying to get them to JUST smile at the camera. They were being silly. I like it.</div>
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Family shot! minus Kade.. hmm. where was he??</div>
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i love him.</div>
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that's about all for now. </div>
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we are gearing up for the last week of school and a thousand parties. </div>
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let the fun begin!</div>
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goodbye, for now, yellow school bus. </div>
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we will catch you again when we are entering 5th, 3rd and 2nd grades.. </div>
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sigh..</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-62852064553050516372012-05-06T20:02:00.002-05:002012-05-14T17:31:34.985-05:00Kitchen Renovation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My wonderful, amazing husband has recently (February 2012) completed the renovation of our kitchen! I am so thankful for all of his hard work, and THRILLED with the results!!</div>
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ok, ok, so I staged it a little... I had to make her pretty for her <i>reveal</i> ;) </div>
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the cookies, however, were not staged. it was around Valentines day. mmm.</div>
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my little salt n' pepper birdies are perfect :)</div>
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** Update** after I took the pictures our <i>over the sink</i> light fixture came in!! </div>
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I also <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">finally</span> </i>found the perfect stool for my desk!</div>
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It came from Southeastern Salvage</div>
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I have several <i>before</i> and <i>after</i> pictures to show, but first, let me tell you what we did.</div>
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<li>we converted the wall leading from the kitchen into the breakfast room. It was a small doorway and we created a large opening to merge the rooms</li>
<li>closed the opening from the dining room to the breakfast room (trust me, it was an odd opening)</li>
<li>opened the wall from kitchen to den</li>
<li>created a doorway and added a pocket door between dining room and kitchen</li>
<li>turned the, now unnecessary, hallway space off kitchen into a walk-in pantry</li>
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<li>added shelving</li>
<li>added counter top for coffee bar</li>
<li>relocated the microwave from kitchen into pantry</li>
<li>added double doors</li>
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<li>removed the bottom portion of the island, added legs, and added bead board for interest</li>
<li>added hard wood floors throughout</li>
<li>new light fixtures </li>
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<li>3 pendants over the island - Pottery Barn</li>
<li>pendant over sink - Pottery Barn</li>
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<li>spray painted existing chandeliers </li>
<li>new refrigerator - Samsung </li>
<li>new double oven - Whirlpool Gold</li>
<li>new dishwasher - Maytag</li>
<li>he converted our retro trash compactor into a stainless, built-in trash can</li>
<li>he built the cabinet surround for the refrigerator</li>
<li>he removed cabinets above range hood, raised the hood, and built the wood shelf over the existing range hood (the hood was not original, it was installed just prior to us buying the house in July of 2010. we needed a way to keep it but make it work with the new kitchen)</li>
<li>he tiled the back splash with white subway tile...twice! (the first set of tiles weren't the right white .. I know, yes.. he loves me)</li>
<li>we painted the kitchen walls Sherwin Williams Grassland 6163</li>
<li>he added battery operated under cabinet lighting</li>
<li>he installed new 2 inch blinds </li>
<li>to the cabinets he:</li>
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<li>removed the ladder trim</li>
<li>added crown molding to the top</li>
<li>removed the stained glass door (shocking, I know) </li>
<li>drilled all new holes because the new hardware I chose didn't fit existing holes :-P</li>
<li>painted cabinets </li>
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<li>cleaned them</li>
<li>1 coat of primer</li>
<li>3 coats of Benjamin Moore China White </li>
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before ^ (that small doorway was the only way to access the kitchen. You had to enter the hallway to access the den, dining room, or well, any room really..)</div>
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after ^ (now we have the large opening into the den and the pocket door opening, to the left, that leads into the dining room)</div>
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The above picture is the earliest picture I could find of the hallway off the kitchen leading into the mudroom and garage. The kids were checking out the new floors for the first time. ;)<br />
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<b>Now just for fun, here are some of the pictures along the way..</b></div>
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*all of the removing/adding walls, as well as the hardwood floors laid, happened <i>before</i> the kids and I moved into the house. Just in case you were wondering how I lived through that. ;)</div>
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Sean's sweet father, Paw-Paw, ^ helped with the initial renovation</div>
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and here ^ you can see the original dishwasher and refrigerator</div>
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makeshift pantry...</div>
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btw, don't make too much fun of those large brass doorknobs, as they <i>still </i>adorn the back bedroom doors. my sweet husband hasn't quite made it back there yet...</div>
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ok, that one has nothing to do with the renovation, I just threw it in because it makes me laugh.. they were playing "spy"</div>
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In this picture you can see that we <i>lived</i> in this house for a year and a half with half-painted walls, retro appliances, aluminum mini blinds, old cabinets begging for paint.. we still made wonderful memories and enjoyed the kitchen because we know that all of these things, while fun, are not really what life is about... We are blessed, with or without new appliances..</div>
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check out that drop down clock!! hey, it was the real deal back in its day! </div>
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Jenn-Air baby!</div>
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another random one, I don't want you to get bored... ;) Aren't they the cutest little cooks!</div>
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It has been so long since I have posted, I knew I needed something fun to post about in order to return. ;)</div>
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What's more fun than a burlap Christmas wreath and some Christmas decorations?!?</div>
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I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season already. I know I am. I just love this time of year and feel extremely grateful for my blessings. We put our tree & decor out the day after Thanksgiving and I decided to retire my old front door wreath... So this is what I made to take it's place.</div>
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A wreath (you can also use a Styrofoam wreath) mine is 18 inches</div>
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twine</div>
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burlap (I already had 4 yards, but it didn't take that much)</div>
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Last name initial (Michaels) </div>
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bag of moss (Michaels)</div>
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house numbers (Hobby Lobby)</div>
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outdoor Christmas ornaments (Hobby Lobby)</div>
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cut the burlap into strips</div>
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wrap around the wreath</div>
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I almost made it around with one strip. since I had to add more, I used a little hot glue to adhere both ends.</div>
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using the twine, thread through the ornaments and pull them together to make a bunch. Set aside.</div>
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use the hot glue to adhere the moss on your letter. It is best to do both front and back.</div>
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using the twine, I tied all of the elements on the wreath. I did use hot glue under the numbers as an extra support.</div>
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at this time, I felt like it needed another ornament, so I tied it on..</div>
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and one more. :)</div>
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there is always a need for a sharpie..</div>
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Merry Christmas!</div>
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Below are a few of my Christmas decorations around my house this year.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESOe87IiTHnXveSvDrP3WXzWLxDCZCbhN3Pao1yy1NzVIFSSN3nq-8DRqxTPNv04MyQ5cEYuWSWdq2vJFP2LkNMxZmTIRitszQdkCRM7J0O9wDIy3EI_enYTd5vQ7ELn9ToMVTviYMfec/s1600/IMG_4592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESOe87IiTHnXveSvDrP3WXzWLxDCZCbhN3Pao1yy1NzVIFSSN3nq-8DRqxTPNv04MyQ5cEYuWSWdq2vJFP2LkNMxZmTIRitszQdkCRM7J0O9wDIy3EI_enYTd5vQ7ELn9ToMVTviYMfec/s640/IMG_4592.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-49722269301042502562011-07-21T20:48:00.000-05:002011-07-21T20:48:52.147-05:00find the birthday cupcake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6wYHPRxumLKJiHmLTXt22omB1zC-6NViVKCiMNJfPknEerhHXLDcZ5HWKvmnpg5fTSVnLq6locrsqtXMyO-yHFYiS2Zc-wsrP98nGLy8bzvxFXnUYuevwqj1nnpm5c8HMDVD37YuO4mf/s1600/IMG_3095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6wYHPRxumLKJiHmLTXt22omB1zC-6NViVKCiMNJfPknEerhHXLDcZ5HWKvmnpg5fTSVnLq6locrsqtXMyO-yHFYiS2Zc-wsrP98nGLy8bzvxFXnUYuevwqj1nnpm5c8HMDVD37YuO4mf/s640/IMG_3095.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you know, Kali Rose is turning 6 on July 30th! We celebrated her birthday early this year due to my whole family being in town, so we thought why not let her "find the cupcake" early as well! ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, here is how it works:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i>(You should know, this is the first time we have "played")</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got that big cupcake from Tjmaxx for a whopping $5!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the morning of her/his birthday (or not) you set the cupcake on the kitchen counter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They see it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They get excited. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's empty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Later, when the child is at school or in another room playing, you fill the cupcake with a small prize (or maybe even keys to a large prize... one day..) and you hide it. In this case, Kassidy hid it. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the child notices the cupcake is no longer on the counter she gets sooo excited (trust me!) and goes looking for it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIcw5JLSPIUQnJB-MQrhctWdt0DN-AUDaeaP0wct567jMq9P866x8JmATMWPTLb72NL0Ol9xAFHNAxXNFAn40aMUL001LgdlmiijEd1l8tWBWu0PqmXSFMXPTX1Wdon_5FLFBmnio9C8K/s1600/IMG_3107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIcw5JLSPIUQnJB-MQrhctWdt0DN-AUDaeaP0wct567jMq9P866x8JmATMWPTLb72NL0Ol9xAFHNAxXNFAn40aMUL001LgdlmiijEd1l8tWBWu0PqmXSFMXPTX1Wdon_5FLFBmnio9C8K/s640/IMG_3107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Although she is still in her pjs and her hair hasn't been brushed.. this <i>is </i>later.. I promise. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvSIgXDEAW5bH4AQN1XNjvCDVSVzisZqa8ZohOiSs242meCsejlgD7iCSLT4E8J6VEKIVyryMlTlfrEqeaRFGHJF3sUVvBwXQagNauscNhMxOOzJHMqNw4l9T6vMGnqGfe0fF2TAdypoc/s1600/IMG_3105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvSIgXDEAW5bH4AQN1XNjvCDVSVzisZqa8ZohOiSs242meCsejlgD7iCSLT4E8J6VEKIVyryMlTlfrEqeaRFGHJF3sUVvBwXQagNauscNhMxOOzJHMqNw4l9T6vMGnqGfe0fF2TAdypoc/s640/IMG_3105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> nope</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDRLI8qamd9rHdRnMkpyV4grkcveRDoS_18WivswRInqQa-D0nOyTBTLQ7unbhEa6e3YbVrTL7wTf6nexEM3lsQmh3r10YHWx_KwNXBVy8yzcDEApFk9lT21Z37oiIkgaMIQgi2gfOUGV/s1600/IMG_3106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDRLI8qamd9rHdRnMkpyV4grkcveRDoS_18WivswRInqQa-D0nOyTBTLQ7unbhEa6e3YbVrTL7wTf6nexEM3lsQmh3r10YHWx_KwNXBVy8yzcDEApFk9lT21Z37oiIkgaMIQgi2gfOUGV/s640/IMG_3106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> not under there..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs8LBWBIH5Zf6O3ELdpN7222W0O2mf1_UzX3EagQTzZmAqbeqTKtNpM4Pb_I_IXzRnyWEbG1qqvFYzoYORu2JInZwEKiIF0S0y59Z2p681yxwN_ndNs76K6Ar_oSJ6j6RsyIxv0VFBw-S/s1600/IMG_3108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs8LBWBIH5Zf6O3ELdpN7222W0O2mf1_UzX3EagQTzZmAqbeqTKtNpM4Pb_I_IXzRnyWEbG1qqvFYzoYORu2JInZwEKiIF0S0y59Z2p681yxwN_ndNs76K6Ar_oSJ6j6RsyIxv0VFBw-S/s640/IMG_3108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> nada</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcIgPHMqhfOgZ0gd6W_TeCLDutVnz-U8CmV8UX2AhTNMb5SINzVTc0THkc58MhpvWvd0XQ9kgWGJu5IsW8BuUt4IIQal49KvfYDZ37fz3UM5u08QgPpnQ_LgyoeZEexq8RUpq4JL0xSeW/s1600/IMG_3109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcIgPHMqhfOgZ0gd6W_TeCLDutVnz-U8CmV8UX2AhTNMb5SINzVTc0THkc58MhpvWvd0XQ9kgWGJu5IsW8BuUt4IIQal49KvfYDZ37fz3UM5u08QgPpnQ_LgyoeZEexq8RUpq4JL0xSeW/s640/IMG_3109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There it is!! In Mommy's closet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAVMcF8Xij_kYbR9J9CfpD8cT4OAJEq8X2xPJ5KDx9ex0n4rkKJ2utvD-TenzmcqDh3rR8laVHFslyTlTShL4Gvt8YZssxy3nDZ4W7a97Q5wKKRUtP2zXfLG0iUp5rEKvGaWlgMrB4Osi/s1600/IMG_3113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAVMcF8Xij_kYbR9J9CfpD8cT4OAJEq8X2xPJ5KDx9ex0n4rkKJ2utvD-TenzmcqDh3rR8laVHFslyTlTShL4Gvt8YZssxy3nDZ4W7a97Q5wKKRUtP2zXfLG0iUp5rEKvGaWlgMrB4Osi/s640/IMG_3113.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And inside? Matching pj's for herself and her baby.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had fun! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok. I must confess. When Kassidy hid it in my closet, I <i>did </i>clear out a few shoes for the picture..</div><div style="text-align: center;">Want to see the pile of shoes I threw to the side?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here you go..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcY3GCX6RP00U8-t2KxW6ul5ECdXcqkQdwQdzJK0kzSvDqyeryDi_U9JR7syOnjONiY94wPBbquQ3d5q2kwgOlax33x0qklg4xqEiBvuGELV5K4kN6J8yH3H6d-GdLEW_AC_UWNNE2plP/s1600/IMG_3103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcY3GCX6RP00U8-t2KxW6ul5ECdXcqkQdwQdzJK0kzSvDqyeryDi_U9JR7syOnjONiY94wPBbquQ3d5q2kwgOlax33x0qklg4xqEiBvuGELV5K4kN6J8yH3H6d-GdLEW_AC_UWNNE2plP/s640/IMG_3103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love my kids. They make life so fun. :)<span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am ending with several pictures from our recent beach trip. We had such a great time soaking up family time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(If you notice, as looking through my pictures, that I tend to take more pictures of Kali Rose than the others.. I do. The only reason - she lets me & the others don't as much. I promise I love them all equally ;):)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JU2FZngOAJZApxTmxIGAVicIWO-bOcraLf0NTvv7izl2rWY8oXuV9scRcL8idzCaXLUdz1uYQY1k8AwwIuknb95TkTs9J_6a_RirihZgnplI_6h9VR7PjESzNjUNg-L25hcgdOZ4mXgU/s1600/IMG_2733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JU2FZngOAJZApxTmxIGAVicIWO-bOcraLf0NTvv7izl2rWY8oXuV9scRcL8idzCaXLUdz1uYQY1k8AwwIuknb95TkTs9J_6a_RirihZgnplI_6h9VR7PjESzNjUNg-L25hcgdOZ4mXgU/s640/IMG_2733.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I LOVE the above picture. It looks posed. It wasn't. I love that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmgkFn0_xSXj5h20EDCYPRZycgCTjOl5NI2luhUpMAXze7USf-h0V0XquP-lVsECGnC2TjwVTZOP1WDChbWKm2h8rUxnVaMwOQ9huvk-ojxoyro3D3fUNOds3DDolzBuha7LK1O_VH6lL/s1600/IMG_2722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmgkFn0_xSXj5h20EDCYPRZycgCTjOl5NI2luhUpMAXze7USf-h0V0XquP-lVsECGnC2TjwVTZOP1WDChbWKm2h8rUxnVaMwOQ9huvk-ojxoyro3D3fUNOds3DDolzBuha7LK1O_VH6lL/s640/IMG_2722.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The next picture is the sand castle we built.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZdtZSkbsO555nx9PrOdiekssJopEzhAmdzwlTITjC_t0dyQbcdSaYw8jfG4y4YqRSbuSVq9_65yAfc5LcKqrWAw7l7L6rmACMOqweJSZ8brUo8me_vsPnlk4CG5IxkjaACJ56Y5qGm10/s1600/IMG_2814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZdtZSkbsO555nx9PrOdiekssJopEzhAmdzwlTITjC_t0dyQbcdSaYw8jfG4y4YqRSbuSVq9_65yAfc5LcKqrWAw7l7L6rmACMOqweJSZ8brUo8me_vsPnlk4CG5IxkjaACJ56Y5qGm10/s640/IMG_2814.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Okay, okay, I am kidding. Here is ours. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Every night, we waited until the beach cleared out and we walked together. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids would run ahead a little and Sean and I walked.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hand in hand</div><div style="text-align: center;">Talking about life and laughing at the kids. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It <i>still </i>brings a smile to my face when<i> </i>I just think about it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">By <b>far</b> my <i>favorite</i> thing to do at the beach. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Since time flies by so fast, I try <i>so </i>hard to really record moments like this in my heart and mind. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am extremely thankful for the memories we were blessed to make!</div><span></span>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-40608244246510566712011-07-12T18:42:00.000-05:002011-07-12T18:42:33.699-05:00Party at my parent's new house!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09Uj_xcFe4CpIDcqbcfSCsVQWGbcCdftrW3OFwTvhOlpvRO8p9UujcTb-yG8Zh-L9OWIFz4L3oxe33KDjKiopOvg4DCwZKftLPvv5h59QAiDOF1-Kd-D7voT9GmnxdfQRvBetohPGERif/s1600/IMG_3166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09Uj_xcFe4CpIDcqbcfSCsVQWGbcCdftrW3OFwTvhOlpvRO8p9UujcTb-yG8Zh-L9OWIFz4L3oxe33KDjKiopOvg4DCwZKftLPvv5h59QAiDOF1-Kd-D7voT9GmnxdfQRvBetohPGERif/s400/IMG_3166.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My parents bought a new house. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;">100 years old and they are only the 3rd owner! Can you believe that? </div><div style="text-align: center;">They JUST moved it, but instead of waiting for them to get settled, we celebrated Kali Rose's birthday there last night with my whole family present. This was their facebook status today: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Finally getting moved into our new house. Had the opportunity to host our entire family with all eight grandkids for the first time since we moved out of our Pelham house 3.5 years ago! We still have boxes left to unpack and furniture to position, but first let's make some memories! There are fireflies to catch and ice cream to eat and birthdays to celebrate! Let the parties begin! #keepingfirstthingsfirst"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that! So true :) I am so thankful for their amazing example in so many ways. Keeping the Lord first in their lives, waiting until they were financially ready to buy a house, "keeping first things first," I could go on and on! I am blessed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I wanted to get a picture of their house, but it was pouring rain outside. Trust me, it is beautiful. I will get a picture up asap. They still have some work to do inside, but mainly removing wallpaper and painting. The house has been maintained beautifully and the kitchen was already updated. They have already had all of the floors (heart pine) restored and they are breathtaking! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some pictures from our fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">look how sweet these dolls are! My very creative sister made them for all of the girls on their birthdays! Kali Rose got hers last night and LOVES it!! My sister doesn't sell these, but she does have an online store where she sells a lot of other beautiful things! Check it out <a href="http://www.chunkymonkeychildrensboutique.com/">here.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know how, as adults, it is sometimes hard to make new friends that you really "click" with? Probably because as parents, it is nearly impossible to have an uninterrupted conversation that lasts longer than 5 minutes. ;) Well, we have been so blessed since we got back to Birmingham with several really great friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We recently spent a weekend in Atlanta with 2 families that we have fallen in love with! Even better, they are neighbors too!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did nothing all weekend but swim and hang out. It was AMAZING!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and the kids had fun too ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-60287066828364588702011-07-04T09:46:00.000-05:002011-07-04T09:46:04.398-05:00Happy Birthday USA!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KjhWJlzbGdQZwOTq9iVANgRNQc1dKipF-zX_knfs0R5807a8fVbwUx14j-mzwBBCXB3WK5BKFqiosYEidYLzlSJcyqDPb6LOXW0IM8sytV8G_VyhcWRWe3v0sQaYjszP_irJGRpl3heW/s1600/IMG_2701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KjhWJlzbGdQZwOTq9iVANgRNQc1dKipF-zX_knfs0R5807a8fVbwUx14j-mzwBBCXB3WK5BKFqiosYEidYLzlSJcyqDPb6LOXW0IM8sytV8G_VyhcWRWe3v0sQaYjszP_irJGRpl3heW/s400/IMG_2701.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yesterday, the kids made some 4th of July artwork. ;) The above is Kassidy's..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qlwebQo814g3WBpXU0Dqlyq5yuAbo5r53T5EErf_LLc4J_etK8BtMpwNc0cN4jF0C2myp3W59UnBDfC1S38MzVhi4Dj1bighSdDkQ96pEAeQuGy76xKNkO58r6Ssk6Avlm_hr7v16VpI/s1600/IMG_2700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qlwebQo814g3WBpXU0Dqlyq5yuAbo5r53T5EErf_LLc4J_etK8BtMpwNc0cN4jF0C2myp3W59UnBDfC1S38MzVhi4Dj1bighSdDkQ96pEAeQuGy76xKNkO58r6Ssk6Avlm_hr7v16VpI/s400/IMG_2700.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is Kali Rose's. The brown thing is where they have the paint.. as you can see, she painted herself red & blue in honor of our country's birthday ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRG1up4NyYmEQGD3_S-aiwAfnnVE6maqVL7VhnTbuZcN8aiYXXrLlEmE554mJjcmxlVYfpXYD5xzdU9PN77MMkQ4ur7i-i6InvpCyCxMATEbCWmu5gnGklSlAYVf7kabd62cQlwwOhM1I/s1600/IMG_2702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRG1up4NyYmEQGD3_S-aiwAfnnVE6maqVL7VhnTbuZcN8aiYXXrLlEmE554mJjcmxlVYfpXYD5xzdU9PN77MMkQ4ur7i-i6InvpCyCxMATEbCWmu5gnGklSlAYVf7kabd62cQlwwOhM1I/s400/IMG_2702.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Kade's is all about the fireworks. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWB5N6N0hDISQ3pXcJ_JrJz2hlHC6sD-K1Q6GGLJBhBXGRN7jXFvUeTyunP_6xxpSh055xbX9vT598935H6004GYqQlcq6kZpYcKl2Ha-XywdYCMXSptzDcwzDRIKjkRJCNUZ6W6Tpz5wF/s1600/IMG_2698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWB5N6N0hDISQ3pXcJ_JrJz2hlHC6sD-K1Q6GGLJBhBXGRN7jXFvUeTyunP_6xxpSh055xbX9vT598935H6004GYqQlcq6kZpYcKl2Ha-XywdYCMXSptzDcwzDRIKjkRJCNUZ6W6Tpz5wF/s400/IMG_2698.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> My artwork... they are much better than me ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone has a great 4th!! We are not doing anything special.. Just spending time together, playing with the kids, and eating ;). My mother is coming over in the evening and we all can't wait to see her!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The girls and I decided to go ahead and prepare the food yesterday (for today) so we wouldn't be in the kitchen all day today :).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDClZoLrl15ZCRJ4JJNehoZcpqIJjySxVKFLXehddqdCJHj4XC0G24W4f6chvNORlra_ERpxFOeZO1kTDi9n8lBxqe9zKhJ0W-hZHRM_7cNEMwWsyZwtBB1uo9C5a7QkGg3BnaH8FgEA0/s1600/IMG_2659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDClZoLrl15ZCRJ4JJNehoZcpqIJjySxVKFLXehddqdCJHj4XC0G24W4f6chvNORlra_ERpxFOeZO1kTDi9n8lBxqe9zKhJ0W-hZHRM_7cNEMwWsyZwtBB1uo9C5a7QkGg3BnaH8FgEA0/s640/IMG_2659.JPG" width="406" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> They were completely in charge of the mac and cheese.. I just observed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz07ciD6v6-SaugmRNUsCtJLEZBw_kGbxo_5hg2YcLk3mGh1ZeiaU_3ha0pmfZJU7n9dfrZyLEGBq_40GEbPaHjcs9jBAGGhYXr5AhU6AUYxjMpFf0NOCJkPlRzIY3c02Hf_styN2nVfjc/s1600/IMG_2663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz07ciD6v6-SaugmRNUsCtJLEZBw_kGbxo_5hg2YcLk3mGh1ZeiaU_3ha0pmfZJU7n9dfrZyLEGBq_40GEbPaHjcs9jBAGGhYXr5AhU6AUYxjMpFf0NOCJkPlRzIY3c02Hf_styN2nVfjc/s640/IMG_2663.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the recipe (believe me, it is goood):</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>Macaroni N' Cheese:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b></b></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Ingredients</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">2 cups (16 ounces) small curd cottage cheese</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1 egg, lightly beaten</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">3/4 teaspoon salt</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Garlic salt and pepper to taste</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">3 cups (12 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1 package (7 ounces) elbow macaroni, cooked and drained</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Paprika, optional</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Directions</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, sour cream, egg, salt, garlic salt and pepper. Add cheddar cheese; mix well. Add macaroni and stir until coated.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Spread the remaining 1 cup of cheese evenly on top. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with paprika if desired. Yield: 8-10 servings.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">What are you eating today??</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-22837589265485992962011-07-01T15:41:00.000-05:002011-07-01T15:41:17.602-05:00Summer Show Offs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk96fH7BimbBrd7JUSHI_1Owx1_tuQ4UGetkDlrTtdx0WHjJB6W_Zx0FXwsShmU1ViYBv018Dp8L9uPvdi3e5qsVtJgBLpkCQZ5sSGqVplw_rIMsypc96_CUKN-HD1Z4YBZn3swzQ8cmqZ/s1600/IMG_2555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk96fH7BimbBrd7JUSHI_1Owx1_tuQ4UGetkDlrTtdx0WHjJB6W_Zx0FXwsShmU1ViYBv018Dp8L9uPvdi3e5qsVtJgBLpkCQZ5sSGqVplw_rIMsypc96_CUKN-HD1Z4YBZn3swzQ8cmqZ/s400/IMG_2555.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week, my kids got to participate in a very fun, singing/dancing camp. <a href="http://summershowoffs.com/Home.html">Summer Show Offs</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIKUuIRIIGYwiFuZIdlqvRzKjN5Gx7e_Ne6WX3HXDWFNTKcNxtmFKXhUN_OQX3W0R9Y12ens9mj1iIXw7v_UJmkELBe2fOYoqZJi6Jh3QxU08lef5tsNd_QniWYcd5RcF5OiDUiuji9JS/s1600/IMG_2541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIKUuIRIIGYwiFuZIdlqvRzKjN5Gx7e_Ne6WX3HXDWFNTKcNxtmFKXhUN_OQX3W0R9Y12ens9mj1iIXw7v_UJmkELBe2fOYoqZJi6Jh3QxU08lef5tsNd_QniWYcd5RcF5OiDUiuji9JS/s400/IMG_2541.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> They had a fantastic week learning their dance moves and memorizing their lines. :) </div><div style="text-align: center;">The great thing about this camp is at the end of the week they have a special performance, where every kid sings a solo. It is a great way for the children to gain self-confidence, and an understanding of stage presence.. etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2E6-diUAX66eILHliRW6VVii78PuetqaemTQPhsv5j0TK4T9ddQGj2M1HpatJnLX0t_gZnevsFrrJdF0xc734XLvR7ndKWAbvO_XETmBzPoZPsN5soAYrW9svgis5wJsieQ5vYzOssYC/s1600/IMG_2544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2E6-diUAX66eILHliRW6VVii78PuetqaemTQPhsv5j0TK4T9ddQGj2M1HpatJnLX0t_gZnevsFrrJdF0xc734XLvR7ndKWAbvO_XETmBzPoZPsN5soAYrW9svgis5wJsieQ5vYzOssYC/s400/IMG_2544.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> Since Kade did participated this year, I was trying to figure out what to do for his performance prize, as we usually get the girls flowers. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, I got a great idea! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I ran to our local bakery, Edgars, and got these adorable sugar cookies instead of flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MN5V9k3yh0WvS2vsHLjunXvUfRGQLBHYCxOX7bvmsYAr7ZbIgCkRxxkXz_Tru2LJYhBbX-EfFJJ7Eqo9eH9LumqNFUJuf8eqSxXAmkAWX-mwrK5a2-UOvAYZ6s7Ha20Hsw-NtIfMQ29m/s1600/IMG_2558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MN5V9k3yh0WvS2vsHLjunXvUfRGQLBHYCxOX7bvmsYAr7ZbIgCkRxxkXz_Tru2LJYhBbX-EfFJJ7Eqo9eH9LumqNFUJuf8eqSxXAmkAWX-mwrK5a2-UOvAYZ6s7Ha20Hsw-NtIfMQ29m/s640/IMG_2558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought new sheets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am washing them now so I can get them on the bed & get rid of my <s>new</s> current sheets..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I recently got new bedding (pictures soon), so to complete the look I needed to get new sheets. Already over budget, I was looking for a bargain. I found one!... Or so I thought... I bought a set of Queen sheets at Ross. %100 Egyptian Combed Cotton / 400 thread count / white for a steal at $22!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They were super soft and comfy so I was thrilled. However, not long after we began using them, they began to get little tiny balls on the fabric. Not good! Not soft & comfy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure what made them do this.. Maybe it was the <i>combed</i> cotton?? Maybe it's just because sometimes you just get what you pay for..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I saved up a little more and began looking again. I found these -------v</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">at Stein Mart. With a coupon I paid $48. I am hoping that the <i>Sateen</i> finish is better than the <i>combed</i> cotton. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We will see! Do you have any secrets for what to look for when buying sheets? Do tell!!</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-68191526152109057392011-06-24T09:50:00.002-05:002011-12-02T09:00:03.239-06:00healthy drinking.. my green smoothie recipeIf you see me or my kids around town and notice an <i>orange</i> tint to our skin... it is probably all of the carrot juice we have been drinking ;-). (I haven't been able to get Sean to try some... but he will soon! ;)<br />
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We have been indulging in <i>green </i>smoothies every morning.<br />
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Maybe its just me, but I think it is better to get nutrients this way rather than vitamins alone, and man, does it make you feel good!<br />
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Ladies, the carrot juice also improves your complexion and hair.. ever since having my kids, I will welcome any improvement in those areas!!<br />
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We generally have ours for breakfast.<br />
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1/2 cup carrot juice<br />
1 cup frozen berries<br />
1 banana<br />
1/2 cup yogurt<br />
A handful of spinach<br />
1 spoon (provided in the bag) full of organic Golden Flax<br />
1/2 cup V8 Splash (of other juice)<br />
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(don't worry, the berries take over the green taste, so you really don't even taste the spinach or carrot juice... I promise! :)<br />
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Just mix together in a blender and enjoy!<br />
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<i>Since taking the pictures, I have found that the best place (economically) to buy a lot of this is Costco. They have a great big bag </i><i>of frozen berries, I also get the Flax there and the Bolthouse organic carrot juice. You can also buy bananas there and peel them, break them into two and freeze them in ziplock bags. </i><br />
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Do you have a smoothie recipe that you enjoy? Please share it!<br />
Also let me know if you try mine :).<br />
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</i>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-34410637195264926642011-06-16T15:32:00.001-05:002011-06-16T15:36:27.216-05:00ahhhh. summer days..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, we finished kindergarten, first grade, and third grade and we are celebrating with a very busy, very fun, summer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VQaspzfPbUjRy-ar-gEp5k8AU2eo41CN_B0hWwZmf7yZkRvZFdRWR18bgsLif6-LIpre57-mh4TNNM5e2Cl23zpjWZ3jGDPdLW72auKBmtdOdEsH6WnuEEj9kidszXBWGxpIf0bAOuO2/s1600/IMG_8224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VQaspzfPbUjRy-ar-gEp5k8AU2eo41CN_B0hWwZmf7yZkRvZFdRWR18bgsLif6-LIpre57-mh4TNNM5e2Cl23zpjWZ3jGDPdLW72auKBmtdOdEsH6WnuEEj9kidszXBWGxpIf0bAOuO2/s640/IMG_8224.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The first week of school ^</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0KENn4k95Z3IeRGA9ET7Uh_xbbzr8M60ljQ6h4Oz9cKEEjcj-o7SigwaKrO6Sh-VzRA_GJovvCk30mDPJlgfC7E5fmAofXzVP0Fg9qUl_ieXYSpmLDEdngXRdhf5-PAxJFqz3XzhK311/s1600/IMG_1931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0KENn4k95Z3IeRGA9ET7Uh_xbbzr8M60ljQ6h4Oz9cKEEjcj-o7SigwaKrO6Sh-VzRA_GJovvCk30mDPJlgfC7E5fmAofXzVP0Fg9qUl_ieXYSpmLDEdngXRdhf5-PAxJFqz3XzhK311/s640/IMG_1931.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The last week of school ^</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think Kade has changed the most. What do you think? Bittersweet...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I7UTdxNCScyIRPmm2OckQOZI06-OxSuxjyMrAp6sQVmzzi4LeQRrcBByohbXt-2gbSwRxs-0LTRrCFc43es51p3YBGlTIBRHpBOgWsI7PQy_IJQUKH5Os4kmLDCzI4fdNnlebd-0-THO/s1600/IMG_1862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I7UTdxNCScyIRPmm2OckQOZI06-OxSuxjyMrAp6sQVmzzi4LeQRrcBByohbXt-2gbSwRxs-0LTRrCFc43es51p3YBGlTIBRHpBOgWsI7PQy_IJQUKH5Os4kmLDCzI4fdNnlebd-0-THO/s640/IMG_1862.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Their cheerleading program was too cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I love summertime! I love the lazy mornings and late evenings with the kids.<br />
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Our days are filled with play-dates, swimming, the library, trips, swim lessons, long walks at the park (on the shaded trail!), bike riding, reading on the back porch, bible club, afternoon netflix (they are currently watching some of the first Cosby episodes Ha! They think Bill Cosby is hilarious :), Summer Show-Off, more swimming... and many, many adventures :).<br />
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</div>This year, each of the kids picked out a "summer journal" and we are documenting all of our summer adventures ;).<br />
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Typically, daily schedule is pretty specific in the Clarke household.. Up at 6:30 to give us plenty of time to get ready for school... In bed at 7:00, so they will be well rested for the next day.<br />
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Not during the summer months though! The truth is, my kids still don't sleep in (why is that??), but at least we don't have to get ready and out the door. We don't really have a summertime bedtime. 8 o'clock one night and 9:30 the next.<br />
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A couple nights ago, we stayed outside and caught fireflies (I call them fireflies & Sean calls them lightning bugs.. what do you call them?) until late.<br />
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It reminded me of a song. I can remember my girlfriend, Beth and I listening and singing this song a lot one summer when we were teenagers. :)<br />
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How could I ask For More, by Cindy Morgan.<br />
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I still like the lyrics:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">There's nothing like the warmth of a summer afternoon </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Waking to the sunlight, and being cradled by the moon </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Catching fireflies at night </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Building castles in the sand </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Kissing Mama's face goodnight </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Holding Daddy's hand </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you Lord, how could I ask for more </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Running barefoot through the grass </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A little hide and go seek </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Being so in love, that you can hardly eat </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dancing in the dark, when there's no one else around </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Being bundled 'neath the covers, watching snow </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Fall to the ground </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you Lord, how could I ask for more </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So many things I thought would bring me happiness </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Some dreams that are realities today </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Such an irony the things that mean the most to me </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Are the memories that I've made along the way </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So if there's anything I've learned </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">From this journey I am on </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Simple truths will keep you going </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Simple love will keep you strong </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cause there are questions without answers </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Flames that never die </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Heartaches we go through are often blessings in disguise </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So thank you Lord, oh thank you Lord </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">How could I ask for more</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some snap shots of our summer adventures so far :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPotm1ck5Jlubzt2Cj964c2kWj8M7GkGB6e-nDq_FkXYKhc7Kb4z-DvLeqN69ux8ztxQ1T5yYGS86JLo42BpbNKWDP2FjYLmZ1__nhzNbNz7XjolMWbucM3L549ov8Oxgkwkyl0d4kkPKA/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPotm1ck5Jlubzt2Cj964c2kWj8M7GkGB6e-nDq_FkXYKhc7Kb4z-DvLeqN69ux8ztxQ1T5yYGS86JLo42BpbNKWDP2FjYLmZ1__nhzNbNz7XjolMWbucM3L549ov8Oxgkwkyl0d4kkPKA/s640/IMG_1962.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Kali Rose and Ali were hilarious! They made this closet their "hideout." ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU0YYcQrZel83j_VEIojSNWBp8SqZUToCIFTYfSbTOLWykBXXTS1nQ9Qf6A960X7vCXZXAlBu_Wxmdw9QQilT7e-g5di-mtUwAc0-s3kjpskMXXWVJuWJPsp11P1T6jWOlFju4xP3aDZI/s1600/IMG_1958.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPU0YYcQrZel83j_VEIojSNWBp8SqZUToCIFTYfSbTOLWykBXXTS1nQ9Qf6A960X7vCXZXAlBu_Wxmdw9QQilT7e-g5di-mtUwAc0-s3kjpskMXXWVJuWJPsp11P1T6jWOlFju4xP3aDZI/s640/IMG_1958.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> who doesn't want to wake up to a little Tom and Jerry?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBiqfIXh50d1Tc7DotCnSAHrH1L_OsD8u7RDSABRiOkUSJVMaWYuh9lgvkf8RaANrtDdO4plSVV_r1TKamfVsj96ss_bGFSL582SuUK1-6kAWkZ46Bq_nBiqHmTvlYrCMbZp7ugYqXSlU/s1600/IMG_2047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBiqfIXh50d1Tc7DotCnSAHrH1L_OsD8u7RDSABRiOkUSJVMaWYuh9lgvkf8RaANrtDdO4plSVV_r1TKamfVsj96ss_bGFSL582SuUK1-6kAWkZ46Bq_nBiqHmTvlYrCMbZp7ugYqXSlU/s640/IMG_2047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had so much fun!! Our kids love each other and play great together. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAt5HN-XWdIahuGpsgeUEB6wFOUzph2Iq5iyjwYYxfyEKUkbklch1bdLX68RA3a-tLR48vCbBhjp0vAO3QAiBqnkMEjBaGlePbWAEVyrRrO356hFAEJx_iXnjB6hEHW_wl9z-cD08qSJH/s1600/IMG_2054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAt5HN-XWdIahuGpsgeUEB6wFOUzph2Iq5iyjwYYxfyEKUkbklch1bdLX68RA3a-tLR48vCbBhjp0vAO3QAiBqnkMEjBaGlePbWAEVyrRrO356hFAEJx_iXnjB6hEHW_wl9z-cD08qSJH/s640/IMG_2054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> On the way back from the beach we made a detour to see our sweet LaCoste famliy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqytsAMvXOQpyvddLuGGZ0m2Ix5hohpzYIvWq61vgJtgxTfUapRyKuy8Oqep0CnKB-ojYIMI5273MoV6yukUcRZj_y28K-myiMLwri5XHptEc-bI3M8gBhBzzTAXjSWyMWSsgU0lmjeqr/s1600/IMG_2058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqytsAMvXOQpyvddLuGGZ0m2Ix5hohpzYIvWq61vgJtgxTfUapRyKuy8Oqep0CnKB-ojYIMI5273MoV6yukUcRZj_y28K-myiMLwri5XHptEc-bI3M8gBhBzzTAXjSWyMWSsgU0lmjeqr/s640/IMG_2058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV_Gm1L6NzJSayXZEuryod0NqYRl2SFGvUmWgntR3minxHSGrPS7ZNMzibh6PrOwm5VTDH49sBAEfLufqlHybOHjeOMucdO0Z-wLBLidlJHKBGyWB5aP1YHrY-EKN-PHMhl9W7k5miVXU/s1600/IMG_1951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV_Gm1L6NzJSayXZEuryod0NqYRl2SFGvUmWgntR3minxHSGrPS7ZNMzibh6PrOwm5VTDH49sBAEfLufqlHybOHjeOMucdO0Z-wLBLidlJHKBGyWB5aP1YHrY-EKN-PHMhl9W7k5miVXU/s640/IMG_1951.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This day, they were pretending Kali Rose was "Mrs. Obama" and they were her secret service men.. Hahaha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv5KH-4Rtn7bl1klsePLQS4khzJViBmaNR1TBeIT6HykrnzajDWJx2Cr5fBZ2wTvXgO43QGWAwuejZXGqzvexjkqEDxFHsGutDLEykw9d1MlhXKmeLWfsQFpeWA4dgeTV7PqAnMHLulLl/s1600/IMG_2078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv5KH-4Rtn7bl1klsePLQS4khzJViBmaNR1TBeIT6HykrnzajDWJx2Cr5fBZ2wTvXgO43QGWAwuejZXGqzvexjkqEDxFHsGutDLEykw9d1MlhXKmeLWfsQFpeWA4dgeTV7PqAnMHLulLl/s640/IMG_2078.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Splash Pad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0kwmUV7STdO5hCJAFPMv3XRkcCJLJz4eOWzobZS1I6E5aLfuHT2vFGWNiRdygfimRlXWOMHqkc8JkVVuBHZG1W1EJr-LUt9KbrjhBFFlHphp1PMWVgl_M8V33_dYWEHgJ7cgahIWNJsX/s1600/IMG_2087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0kwmUV7STdO5hCJAFPMv3XRkcCJLJz4eOWzobZS1I6E5aLfuHT2vFGWNiRdygfimRlXWOMHqkc8JkVVuBHZG1W1EJr-LUt9KbrjhBFFlHphp1PMWVgl_M8V33_dYWEHgJ7cgahIWNJsX/s640/IMG_2087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-79949812815285473022011-05-16T10:18:00.004-05:002011-05-16T15:20:03.159-05:00a pinky promise<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One day last week as I pulled up to the carpool line at school and looked over at my 3rd grader, 1st grader and kindergartner all smiling happily at me...I noticed something on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kassidy's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> face...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was a smirk.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The kind a kid wears when she is especially proud of herself for something, but is trying to hide the smile.. She was also controlling a subtle bounce. It was almost as if she wanted to jump up and down shouting her news, but she was trying so hard to refrain.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kassidy after cheerleading practice the day the boys were camping in our back yard.</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: AppleGothic;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I instantly got excited to hear her sweet news... whatever it was.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Generally, carpool goes like this: my 3 kids hop in the van all talking at once.. "Mommy this was the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">best day ever</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">...Mommy, I forgot my library book today...Mommy, Brent fell on the playground today...Mommy we saw each other in the hallway today!..." I say, "wait.. wait.. one at a time.." It doesn't always work.. ;)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">one of my favorite times of day though. Carpool. You know what I have noticed? It seems like they have </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sooo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> much to tell me and so much they want to get out, but, whether they are able to get it out or not, by the time we get home and settled... the moment has past. They really don't want to talk about their day anymore. They have moved on. Then it becomes me pulling it out of them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am so thankful to have those </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">first </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">moments with them right when school is over. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is in those moments that I can listen... and hopefully catch what is going on in each of their little hearts.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This day, for some reason, I </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">was</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> able to gain complete order and everyone was quiet except </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kassidy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Maybe </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kade</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and Kali Rose also sensed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kassidy's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> excitement and became curious themselves. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kassidy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> said, "Mommy, I acted my </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">age</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> today!" This is a phrase I have been hearing a lot of from my kids lately. It is a phrase that makes me extremely happy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Before I continue, I need to explain what she means when stating she acted her </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">age</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Several weeks ago, Sean and I got together with our small group and discussed family values. We went around the room and each couple shared a value that we wanted our family to, well, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">value. ;)</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As Sean and I discussed this further, we came up with 3 values that we seem to teach our kids often. Of course, the most important thing to our family is our faith and our salvation.. living our lives to honor and serve our Lord IS the MOST important thing that we could ever teach our kids. So, these values are the "how to" in walking that out in this world.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Generosity</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> - we want to train our kids to think of others.</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 7:12</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> "</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you..."</span></i></span><br />
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</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Attitude</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> - we want to train our kids to </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">allow their circumstances to dictate their response to life. To hold tight to gratitude and avoid negativity. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Proverbs 3:5-6</span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Trust in the LORD with all your heart </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and lean not on your own understanding; </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><sup class="versenum" id="en-NIV-16462" style="line-height: normal; vertical-align: text-top;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6</span></span></i></sup><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in all your ways submit to him, </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and he will make your paths straight.</span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></span><br />
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</span></span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3.</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Excellence</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> - this does </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">mean perfection. It simply means that we will give every effort our best and do it as unto the Lord. </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Corinthians 10:31 </span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sean quickly realized that if we arrange them </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ttitude</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~ </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">G</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">enerosity</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~ </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">E</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">x</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">cellence</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, we can use the acronym AGE and hopefully the kids will remember it better. He was right too! It has helped them remember our values and </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">check</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> themselves often.. (not to make any implication that my kids <i>always</i> have a good attitude, act generous or do everything excellent.. because I can assure you, that is not the case.. However, we also know how important it is to have vision... and we want them to <i>pursue</i> godliness</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, when </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kassidy</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> said she was acting her "AGE" I knew what she was implying. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is what she said:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"I gave my bible to my new friend!! Yesterday she told me that she had never been to church. So I asked her if she had ever even read the bible. She said no!! So I told her that I was going to give her a bible tomorrow. She said, "no, you don't have to do that" but I said "I <b>am</b> giving you a bible tomorrow. But on one condition.. you must </span></span></i></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pinky promise</span></span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> that you will read it!" She agreed, so this morning I grabbed my bible before we left the house and gave it to her today at school!! Then, when we were just in car-rider line, I was telling her about in the beginning, when God made the earth and that she should really know how much God loves her!!"</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, there you have it. My 9 year old ministered to a young girl who has never really heard about how she can have a relationship with Jesus Christ. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She made her pinky promise.</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">:)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am proud and inspired.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do you have any specific values that you consistently teach your kids? I would LOVE to hear them! Leave a comment & tell me. :)</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">I am leaving you with some pics from the last month or so. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuXSrBvYhHs_9aSi2Y-yg7t4lZmE559MyZbs0blyMUzhcFU4-i4YIhXV2ThIU4-KOkboWWaqs_P602NNtl-EjjgFmZcTQC5jftWgf9i1-2Wogqd6tWTjs8Vnwm-SAeYnNEpPM03N8iY7N/s1600/IMG_1546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuXSrBvYhHs_9aSi2Y-yg7t4lZmE559MyZbs0blyMUzhcFU4-i4YIhXV2ThIU4-KOkboWWaqs_P602NNtl-EjjgFmZcTQC5jftWgf9i1-2Wogqd6tWTjs8Vnwm-SAeYnNEpPM03N8iY7N/s640/IMG_1546.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple mornings before Easter, I found these four like this ^.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcYhdz_hyphenhyphenq_K_xXIHq7D3oRUDztRRBXDnzE4fSiwVyPN9GqfRJzDuIY9XkoRDHdPJu-XPaLiT68eJfQN04nls2GglNggRpDk780FhLzweUWYnqvy0ELwPsNMOJCxZtAYxTuQzaywHgzAj/s1600/IMG_1538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcYhdz_hyphenhyphenq_K_xXIHq7D3oRUDztRRBXDnzE4fSiwVyPN9GqfRJzDuIY9XkoRDHdPJu-XPaLiT68eJfQN04nls2GglNggRpDk780FhLzweUWYnqvy0ELwPsNMOJCxZtAYxTuQzaywHgzAj/s640/IMG_1538.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what they were looking at ^. Hello Spring! :)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiM_TNkYMB67ApL9fUdmxtk2p4IJWo7WTazdu6YrlMgcqqE2hObP03IxMcyRcDYcsM2jsPYvV7iAmCIDp6XvoV5tARESYxvSLkLsB8ThVA1ODNueQIXT0N1zboQ17A-zhTj5MyIvhBLxm/s1600/IMG_1609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiM_TNkYMB67ApL9fUdmxtk2p4IJWo7WTazdu6YrlMgcqqE2hObP03IxMcyRcDYcsM2jsPYvV7iAmCIDp6XvoV5tARESYxvSLkLsB8ThVA1ODNueQIXT0N1zboQ17A-zhTj5MyIvhBLxm/s640/IMG_1609.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter baskets!! My kids don't believe in the <i>Easter bunny, </i>so they know all of the gifts come from Mommy and Daddy. This makes it easy for us to do the baskets on Saturday so that Sunday can be all about celebrating our RISEN KING!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUBwS9AyAXiWRM6CglhkZkEmHantXT5Vk9BZyvViSDsZugDyAXUI_wIyR7x5JeunPx87NrsH7dGfspQoYZkBDSAFIijSZaXuzzim5o8eoS17O3uyb4xglwmnAX9lZ8e04L7yQ9kwrjxc3/s1600/IMG_1615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUBwS9AyAXiWRM6CglhkZkEmHantXT5Vk9BZyvViSDsZugDyAXUI_wIyR7x5JeunPx87NrsH7dGfspQoYZkBDSAFIijSZaXuzzim5o8eoS17O3uyb4xglwmnAX9lZ8e04L7yQ9kwrjxc3/s640/IMG_1615.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They were waiting to run to their baskets..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCuyXn4eoOKnVUs32ULyJneKZW7T-3MrhxEIO26LIpQi4QoAFJdXQ00SGy-O6M6EZS5Fg6xWl2TwLio5PN9JMXbP7d-WEWkGG5eJyhoERhhicBsI4ffQ6sJTf71f1oH3-ep4_4NyCE9Iy/s1600/IMG_1633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCuyXn4eoOKnVUs32ULyJneKZW7T-3MrhxEIO26LIpQi4QoAFJdXQ00SGy-O6M6EZS5Fg6xWl2TwLio5PN9JMXbP7d-WEWkGG5eJyhoERhhicBsI4ffQ6sJTf71f1oH3-ep4_4NyCE9Iy/s640/IMG_1633.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My girls LOVE "breakable" dolls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjtYJDsH5EU3WMq2vAHrND9EEak8QaaN48QEyNdFMLtCljsLPg9jjKmgC_UdBgIPpHcDtIhp0GZgt7t8u-qRKn9jg_c3vAxnfMLru55RXrSfgxRHhzrKeCd7KsKR4Hm9Thz5LiokVAP7r/s1600/IMG_1634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjtYJDsH5EU3WMq2vAHrND9EEak8QaaN48QEyNdFMLtCljsLPg9jjKmgC_UdBgIPpHcDtIhp0GZgt7t8u-qRKn9jg_c3vAxnfMLru55RXrSfgxRHhzrKeCd7KsKR4Hm9Thz5LiokVAP7r/s640/IMG_1634.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't do <i>too </i>much candy or chocolate in the baskets, but I laughed when I saw that the kids had gotten our "candy jar" down and began putting all of their easter candy in it. We share all candy ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_l2pNuSTuPhBYkPUaHumLV3Aj1hvlQAvwSq-a0FDe8Ka98SZwoYEmD5O2o-sXGtNA3WqTI6iU-A5GqcgFLKuRgKihS0ZcZkpQ_9Gxw7kXhywqnwwe5CqgUAeZjE_E0ebwySlc5lXlxZg_/s1600/IMG_1641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_l2pNuSTuPhBYkPUaHumLV3Aj1hvlQAvwSq-a0FDe8Ka98SZwoYEmD5O2o-sXGtNA3WqTI6iU-A5GqcgFLKuRgKihS0ZcZkpQ_9Gxw7kXhywqnwwe5CqgUAeZjE_E0ebwySlc5lXlxZg_/s640/IMG_1641.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a night we will never forget... On April 27th, we huddled in our basement as tornadoes ripped through our great state. Thankfully, we were unaffected, but so, so many people were devastated. If you are interested in helping with tornado relief please go <a href="http://www.churchofthehighlands.com/recovery">here</a>. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaEuCgCOHpHckHqROA1KK_zytQUnE_B7uO2ihcdjD5axLjlqnFbDk37Bk2M9MNAaRtCnhdSu1OlKWQxtsjFzI-D5Vp9ytkF8k7ZofKITe9_O3c5SsYUXjX4ggHm7Stb-NYXxSPfxQ44jg/s1600/IMG_1672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaEuCgCOHpHckHqROA1KK_zytQUnE_B7uO2ihcdjD5axLjlqnFbDk37Bk2M9MNAaRtCnhdSu1OlKWQxtsjFzI-D5Vp9ytkF8k7ZofKITe9_O3c5SsYUXjX4ggHm7Stb-NYXxSPfxQ44jg/s640/IMG_1672.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys recently camped out in the back yard..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsewHcsS-ZAuI3JBibdvJypy-1OTZ6-0g88L-uM489cFqaVq0VSxR1AB5X1WMWyjhNOWNSseDJbadfrhJ47dmg2TAjolFl7-g_GG2NV69qfI3tbFwlD2h0XbdlYY_BBajVb5FsPzKDOV0c/s1600/IMG_1677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsewHcsS-ZAuI3JBibdvJypy-1OTZ6-0g88L-uM489cFqaVq0VSxR1AB5X1WMWyjhNOWNSseDJbadfrhJ47dmg2TAjolFl7-g_GG2NV69qfI3tbFwlD2h0XbdlYY_BBajVb5FsPzKDOV0c/s640/IMG_1677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And the girls camped out here.. in my bed ;) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Just a little family silliness ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm9uXWXeSwZvfuSJKzA9HOjVXILSYx9gapOcbUOehlGdJpcidPRw5rEj8A5-kXyKZY5KQsNkXliiQobWaDMuM9t3lf7PnysTMFCGWuSHLITdu7TZXNAqId2h2qhyk10bjxlThdvDXchM3/s1600/IMG_1698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglm9uXWXeSwZvfuSJKzA9HOjVXILSYx9gapOcbUOehlGdJpcidPRw5rEj8A5-kXyKZY5KQsNkXliiQobWaDMuM9t3lf7PnysTMFCGWuSHLITdu7TZXNAqId2h2qhyk10bjxlThdvDXchM3/s640/IMG_1698.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One last thing...</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had our family pics taken the other day by a wonderful photographer here in Birmingham. Check them out! She did an amazing job. :) Just click on the following link:</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://blog.kalosphoto.com/2011/05/12/sunshine-birmingham-family-photographer/">http://blog.kalosphoto.com/2011/05/12/sunshine-birmingham-family-photographer/</a></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div>Happy Monday!</div><div class="result-text-style-normal" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><sup class="footnote" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em;" value="[<a href="#fen-NIV-16462a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]"><br />
</sup></div></div></span></span></div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-62053489035854989062011-04-19T15:54:00.001-05:002011-06-30T09:16:05.072-05:00around the house lately..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last few weeks have gone by so fast, I can't even believe it is the middle of April! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last week, I got to go to Baton Rouge with Sean to a work related conference. We had a great time! (Plus, we ate goood , so I have been tearing up my running shoes lately :). My mother stayed with the kids, so they didn't miss a beat. She spoiled them rotten of course. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would share a few "around the house" pictures with you since it's been a while.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sean has been busy tackling "small" projects (you know...those "small" projects that end up taking way more time than any "small" project should.. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Do you have one of these in your back yard? Well, we have had this one for about 4 years now and moved it twice.. It was beginning to be a bit of an eye sore in our back yard.. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thankfully, Sean decided to give it a face lift. He painted it with a very dark stain..<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The finished product! I think it looks wonderful... almost brand new!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDnPWDhhj9K3UtJZEnZBqjQHoXV4r7P1J0pVQHIuoZMHalZA2tY6bNP6tukXXxBBBTYfgiOZdJf8ZppxbeJmlJ2qTakZnbmXyTQRYAp_z4IxtFBRtfmM0QBYV48OqoWDoAAMFr5HIAEWw/s1600/IMG_1517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDnPWDhhj9K3UtJZEnZBqjQHoXV4r7P1J0pVQHIuoZMHalZA2tY6bNP6tukXXxBBBTYfgiOZdJf8ZppxbeJmlJ2qTakZnbmXyTQRYAp_z4IxtFBRtfmM0QBYV48OqoWDoAAMFr5HIAEWw/s640/IMG_1517.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7qPjJnQOufGR6YQvTQb1uu4HEqxWnv3vi1OjoBQxiD1bdEtKIjoCKwJrVD4LHzYza0rxzeYfh3TbvSmxO7lH6jEY5jr6iCHYfCR6CsxFyFzIzbbXOcmGPXoGrartpzXBICXGC64Ken7t/s1600/IMG_1500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7qPjJnQOufGR6YQvTQb1uu4HEqxWnv3vi1OjoBQxiD1bdEtKIjoCKwJrVD4LHzYza0rxzeYfh3TbvSmxO7lH6jEY5jr6iCHYfCR6CsxFyFzIzbbXOcmGPXoGrartpzXBICXGC64Ken7t/s640/IMG_1500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He also built us a little fire pit for some memory-making </div><div style="text-align: center;">bon fires to come ^</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittQyDLvF7Oz5S6630sjW_ycBC67WsH-HSa9Qyi3045WK3Q0S7WDDDjV6NrS0mMWM2x-xBKjEUDloMaBKpj-_Rkq01-B_jSD6Y5SsX9y7pBScxpOjV7XdiZWyztknx8gTe6pnxS_nkO4_p/s1600/IMG_1501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittQyDLvF7Oz5S6630sjW_ycBC67WsH-HSa9Qyi3045WK3Q0S7WDDDjV6NrS0mMWM2x-xBKjEUDloMaBKpj-_Rkq01-B_jSD6Y5SsX9y7pBScxpOjV7XdiZWyztknx8gTe6pnxS_nkO4_p/s640/IMG_1501.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... and he built these little stone borders..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57VItYstLcyqk9PLq7DUQ4oU7YCXJ6IZzJDfg_z4o69nvIkZsUuG3Qscfmmp8C7kQbin_kewbnOdAY8T-SNljDsNUPrJkCNwrdn1K1epvDzevy5UOQgdAhirIQkW8vqX0GUGcBF6eWal-/s1600/IMG_1503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57VItYstLcyqk9PLq7DUQ4oU7YCXJ6IZzJDfg_z4o69nvIkZsUuG3Qscfmmp8C7kQbin_kewbnOdAY8T-SNljDsNUPrJkCNwrdn1K1epvDzevy5UOQgdAhirIQkW8vqX0GUGcBF6eWal-/s640/IMG_1503.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">... and (wow, he has been busy hasn't he :) he built & painted this fence area so he can hide our garbage containers ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVIEbsg1eSrKoit0CldvJ3YE2aOl3VEcGy6uAj3rOjPD-dzbwffC61lPKVAt56wHvLfqNwCvAiUiEp8opuh-4ux8IOqWd-F-74hXVIdewnTukj0j8dZp9Dxqb-c4KTE3P51L5ZZvigUPo/s1600/IMG_1504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVIEbsg1eSrKoit0CldvJ3YE2aOl3VEcGy6uAj3rOjPD-dzbwffC61lPKVAt56wHvLfqNwCvAiUiEp8opuh-4ux8IOqWd-F-74hXVIdewnTukj0j8dZp9Dxqb-c4KTE3P51L5ZZvigUPo/s640/IMG_1504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next 2 are random... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeD5-loDKNsuFrdsMxd3FtHvFNpYIFfyNzZLO9L2CxRTEOZwekNyPOvQXn1Mk4qIIuy367ThJERyGE_IQpkvu9LM6osVWXOi-KctsawqGsqhy0OVr9aBdJn1-_eojKLV2jCK8IY2vbyMO/s1600/IMG_1480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeD5-loDKNsuFrdsMxd3FtHvFNpYIFfyNzZLO9L2CxRTEOZwekNyPOvQXn1Mk4qIIuy367ThJERyGE_IQpkvu9LM6osVWXOi-KctsawqGsqhy0OVr9aBdJn1-_eojKLV2jCK8IY2vbyMO/s640/IMG_1480.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I found the girls like this watching cartoons one Sat morning :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HISTzEzSJqDzSDc50N0UZXyIHZmFFKAWdquB7ZEDR8kqp1_t2Yace2nJwBlp6Ek_crH56u5CwqeC5p1i6BzCzPyVAW8QjZ0y1Vdluviol29ZSpII6ZmRD5JhsAEdHEb8fgf-wHwbbzGI/s1600/IMG_1491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HISTzEzSJqDzSDc50N0UZXyIHZmFFKAWdquB7ZEDR8kqp1_t2Yace2nJwBlp6Ek_crH56u5CwqeC5p1i6BzCzPyVAW8QjZ0y1Vdluviol29ZSpII6ZmRD5JhsAEdHEb8fgf-wHwbbzGI/s640/IMG_1491.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids got this basketball game for Christmas. Kade has been working hard to improve his time.. He is currently up to 200!! (5 minutes)_</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Ok, here is a fun "renovation" we did..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqwSlJGioyOTcpiS3Jp5KNE_86V8VFaGw8bayb_dNhIr_EGekROSybEtwO6SJ8SWxt4U6yqTPXKwc3HU1kJGAPdMEDNL32uF3nTi3vx9qsWFQKT9djIs-yp6W1e65XFsoncUIf0HRJUko/s1600/IMG_0540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqwSlJGioyOTcpiS3Jp5KNE_86V8VFaGw8bayb_dNhIr_EGekROSybEtwO6SJ8SWxt4U6yqTPXKwc3HU1kJGAPdMEDNL32uF3nTi3vx9qsWFQKT9djIs-yp6W1e65XFsoncUIf0HRJUko/s640/IMG_0540.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we moved in, there was a keypad to the alarm system on the outside of the house by the front door, as well as an intercom system.. We removed both and needed to patch the holes. Replacing it with brick would be tricky to get just right, so we got creative..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt2QHcVyATEoX_NXX9ZpY3SdzxFVvpNH1ucmi1_NUCeK0RqD4Y7ffh5nG5_zY-9x0VtHDvTUMZTVKNUSgS7eVy6A62hDZCX5AQrI6RJU6JISEPHlR5RO63IqPV3cwfc6LFBALNlFUgyEh/s1600/IMG_0539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJt2QHcVyATEoX_NXX9ZpY3SdzxFVvpNH1ucmi1_NUCeK0RqD4Y7ffh5nG5_zY-9x0VtHDvTUMZTVKNUSgS7eVy6A62hDZCX5AQrI6RJU6JISEPHlR5RO63IqPV3cwfc6LFBALNlFUgyEh/s640/IMG_0539.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, it is time to go... This post has been pretty random, so will leave you with one last picture. The following picture is Kali Rose, going all "western" for her school program this week. I think she looks adorable. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-77774844356148411642011-03-31T10:09:00.000-05:002011-03-31T10:09:23.126-05:00Spring Break Highlights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQvG21O5nUBSNeeyWWvKrRjCOTSuRzP95qguGA7fCvpr0bjO9LntTzG4ZtVVv4ucKzzEqhfhBzzTP1vGv4JKG4uGTP6tCW1VdQ6DETbo1SxGkIWlXXor1nk90xDWvt_01CEbl9OT8TvX2/s1600/IMG_1278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQvG21O5nUBSNeeyWWvKrRjCOTSuRzP95qguGA7fCvpr0bjO9LntTzG4ZtVVv4ucKzzEqhfhBzzTP1vGv4JKG4uGTP6tCW1VdQ6DETbo1SxGkIWlXXor1nk90xDWvt_01CEbl9OT8TvX2/s640/IMG_1278.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />
We had such a WONDERFUL time while the kid's were off school for Spring Break! We didn't go anywhere, and hardly spent any money... yet, we had an INCREDIBLE week together!! I thought I'd share some fun pics!<br />
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</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-73185622284659337352011-03-24T10:01:00.002-05:002011-03-24T10:08:26.900-05:00when my kids met Billy..<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Billy Hornsby" class="alignright size-full wp-image-1060" height="400" src="http://www.arcchurches.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Billy-Promo-1-07.jpg" title="Billy Hornsby" width="265" /></div><br />
Last night, my husband's boss, our friend and incredible leader, Billy Hornsby went to be with the Lord.<br />
Please read about him <a href="http://www.arcchurches.com/blog/">here</a> .<br />
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Billy left an amazing legacy, as he served the Lord so faithfully and loved people so completely.<br />
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As I was praying for the family this morning, I began to think about the first time my kids went to the <a href="http://weplantlife.com/"><span id="goog_1610711725"></span>ARC<span id="goog_1610711726"></span></a> offices. Billy greeted them with a hug and kind words. Then, he pointed to a bowl of miniature candy bars in his office, giving them a nod to go get some. They all grinned and looked up at me as if to ask, "can we?" I told them they could and they raced over to the bowl to get some chocolate. They each got a respectable 1 or 2 pieces. When Billy saw this, he walked over to them and told them to cup their hands and put them together. As they did, he took the bowl and poured all of the chocolate into their hands.. They couldn't hold all of it and some fell on the floor. They laughed as they kept trying to pick it all up and more would fall to the floor. I helped them carry their candy to the car and they giggled all the way home. They still talk about that from time to time.<br />
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This morning, as I thought about his generosity (just one of the many characteristics we loved and learned from Billy), I pictured him in heaven. I thought about Jesus saying, "Billy cup your hands and put them together, I have some rewards for you.." I could then see Jesus pouring rewards on Billy, so many that they fall all around him as he laughs. :)<br />
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My family has been forever changed by the faithful journey of Billy Hornsby. This morning, my husband's Twitter account read, "<i>He saw my faults & my weaknesses, yet he spoke to my potential & called me his friend. I'm a better husband, father & friend b/c of @billyhornsby</i>."<br />
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He is already greatly missed..<br />
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His life is a reminder to "run with perseverance the race marked out for us"...He sure did!<br />
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<b>1</b> Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, <b>2</b> fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. <b>3</b> Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-22678145242952985002011-03-08T10:12:00.000-06:002011-03-08T10:12:54.549-06:00Skin care and other products I like :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dermashoppe.com/v/vspfiles/photos/7084-2T.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I recently started a new skin care system called Obagi.</span></span><br />
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"<b><i>The Nu-Derm System penetrates below the surface of your skin to transform skin cell functions at the cellular level and correct the damage within. The prescription-strength system exfoliates old skin leaving healthy, new skin that looks and acts younger and healthier</i></b>." <br />
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Sounds great right. It is suppose to be fabulous.. I am still waiting for the fabulous.. I am a few weeks into it and my skin is red and peeling. I have read that this is normal, (really not fun though!) so stay tuned and I will give you another update soon :). <br />
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So with beauty products on my mind, I thought I would share a couple more of my favorites..<br />
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My favorite concealer is by Tarte. It is their Dark Circle Defense Natural Under Eye Corrector. It works great, and not just for dark circles.<br />
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My favorite mascara is Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Mascara.<br />
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And here is a little beauty secret.. I use this product. but not for the reason you think..<br />
Clear Great Lash Mascara by Maybelline.<br />
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</h1>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-80497554566410459222011-02-22T13:37:00.003-06:002011-02-22T14:25:34.191-06:00spring fever and milestones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeCb0MQXpAvt1EG01ROKkJqXKOGXANW2pefAhuxZLWq1fYmvA6gPjSOt4WrNAxxx5GmhszkBQEtoqJC9iBiX791CrgGhBC98fiN_kWeH5UFycrKS7ry22aYsd3w7ZsKVxtXapoLu4oE8l/s1600/IMG_1018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeCb0MQXpAvt1EG01ROKkJqXKOGXANW2pefAhuxZLWq1fYmvA6gPjSOt4WrNAxxx5GmhszkBQEtoqJC9iBiX791CrgGhBC98fiN_kWeH5UFycrKS7ry22aYsd3w7ZsKVxtXapoLu4oE8l/s640/IMG_1018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
What a weekend!<br />
My sweet Kade made things exciting for us! Last week he decided he was ready to learn to ride his bike. We really haven't lived anywhere great for bike riding until now, so I was happy to finally get to work with him! Thursday I helped him a little and so did Sean when he got home. Then by Friday night he was riding on his own!! We are soooo proud!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, on to other news..</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love to read and get fun ideas from other blogs. Back in December, I read <a href="http://www.flythroughourwindow.com/2010/12/skysthelimit/">this</a>, which inspired me to make spring salt dough ornaments with the kids :). It was so easy and fun and they turned out soooo cute!</div><br />
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So we used one at a time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKgCPFVcm1g5EriRnjRInOojQR1Q6dDoJMt2cuxM9GtSEWkPxhyphenhyphenCkcBI1ht_-o2nrqnux9Iq0QrVf5YEdEQ16CvDu9YbFjJM_TjUx88o9vWIR0xEzQ5zswskCp-S_jUAvgTcqlj8TJrG-/s1600/IMG_0987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKgCPFVcm1g5EriRnjRInOojQR1Q6dDoJMt2cuxM9GtSEWkPxhyphenhyphenCkcBI1ht_-o2nrqnux9Iq0QrVf5YEdEQ16CvDu9YbFjJM_TjUx88o9vWIR0xEzQ5zswskCp-S_jUAvgTcqlj8TJrG-/s640/IMG_0987.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> we rolled the dough</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBE8yXg2RUauFVrP6FVZqZCWSkPr1Ztu8IlGw_Ntm02IFkCLhfD9FSp63LHsMVb8H5hQZGuyzr4bpEI5zELNwtt8jz0vMl1iHIdHGz9PCoiW0RjcN5hdzLGD8VE9IBuJ-tRTC9qfvQh4d/s1600/IMG_0988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBE8yXg2RUauFVrP6FVZqZCWSkPr1Ztu8IlGw_Ntm02IFkCLhfD9FSp63LHsMVb8H5hQZGuyzr4bpEI5zELNwtt8jz0vMl1iHIdHGz9PCoiW0RjcN5hdzLGD8VE9IBuJ-tRTC9qfvQh4d/s640/IMG_0988.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> pretty flat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TcyN9M6yyk88Ff73ctNGIYqMEV8Uf8OwflbP5EC3loc1QcBDXjcrlgp9j7axz5jkrojHs70pglMXONHQc5tcyVD1ZlLV1cFLsrwIua0udjqPiMQLEWzISgY1HIKrIvvXC5xdTKojzr0P/s1600/IMG_0990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TcyN9M6yyk88Ff73ctNGIYqMEV8Uf8OwflbP5EC3loc1QcBDXjcrlgp9j7axz5jkrojHs70pglMXONHQc5tcyVD1ZlLV1cFLsrwIua0udjqPiMQLEWzISgY1HIKrIvvXC5xdTKojzr0P/s640/IMG_0990.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoFtCGfBf5gXbruKBfjYRPJEyWVGvp8uQuBZdxn3VEO03TdXtBVLPFz43X3mWRbRYA1redzh73VTbwjlYdyjB_A0VZ7YKl00AKax4WnL3dc3doMbBXalr2ins3yud8q2jCiLXloxuBqF9/s1600/IMG_1004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoFtCGfBf5gXbruKBfjYRPJEyWVGvp8uQuBZdxn3VEO03TdXtBVLPFz43X3mWRbRYA1redzh73VTbwjlYdyjB_A0VZ7YKl00AKax4WnL3dc3doMbBXalr2ins3yud8q2jCiLXloxuBqF9/s640/IMG_1004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> we used our spring cutters to cut out our ornaments (oh, what dirty little fingernails..) ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DbhJODfT7kf5J7gJNWNmbrSlm0TS9-H-rkyd27hg7pCR5mba5G8pkP6ppHJ2Qv4lx7D0ASA_M7D7WtlCpC5TSZNvfhabOShz6bLlvZ70QXsg_IsVU0VggG4utPX122Qn-E9xWYc30fCu/s1600/IMG_0992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DbhJODfT7kf5J7gJNWNmbrSlm0TS9-H-rkyd27hg7pCR5mba5G8pkP6ppHJ2Qv4lx7D0ASA_M7D7WtlCpC5TSZNvfhabOShz6bLlvZ70QXsg_IsVU0VggG4utPX122Qn-E9xWYc30fCu/s640/IMG_0992.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Once you've got your dough at a consistency you can work with, bring on the rolling pins, cups, bowls, straws, cookie cutters, plastic utensils, and let the fun begin!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a wonderful Valentines Day!! My Valentine is picking me up for a lunch date in a minute :):)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-11566780642825683222011-02-12T19:03:00.001-06:002011-02-12T19:05:26.817-06:00I LOVE HIM<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">It's almost Valentines Day.. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">My apothecary jars are all dresses up for the special day :).</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9XUYqwuXXLlsmyWrkx16B9g34eeY9g6xLwPDoSkDJmGQZdU2ycCZej3akyeDw3mc1HN_bSaGcBCpmmCrldscEdprr0Ul26HIl4K-ZAk-ycaduBPcmULwzngq01EU0gyBofPxb8LDQw_y/s1600/IMG_0898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9XUYqwuXXLlsmyWrkx16B9g34eeY9g6xLwPDoSkDJmGQZdU2ycCZej3akyeDw3mc1HN_bSaGcBCpmmCrldscEdprr0Ul26HIl4K-ZAk-ycaduBPcmULwzngq01EU0gyBofPxb8LDQw_y/s640/IMG_0898.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I put a sweet Valentine card from Sean in this one </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvNF89ud3BL03qWQOvjluljEog9xupp-JPBQtAgKAgZ8OWZbx670BuxVVqR2p5gInp3TWMRV_bp45zaDhRPsYSaUwl4TbmTO2-BVbX3FZ08bAOMespoLlwCTENf1M_dbfeWjObGNNknJN/s1600/IMG_0899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvNF89ud3BL03qWQOvjluljEog9xupp-JPBQtAgKAgZ8OWZbx670BuxVVqR2p5gInp3TWMRV_bp45zaDhRPsYSaUwl4TbmTO2-BVbX3FZ08bAOMespoLlwCTENf1M_dbfeWjObGNNknJN/s640/IMG_0899.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Speaking of Sean.. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVgdUkWA-CsFNBBXOS_JRzjgoHbT4G-RYCRFiB2ExQUxiPSDUsrChHxCzZZQClE0hJaCAG27dhysfIUZFW_mRMxLpDb6SyFG6hqraEjCdNt8QnnxLb79l3D37lc24kCJ0s6xwiiXGe6SG/s1600/DSC05742_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVgdUkWA-CsFNBBXOS_JRzjgoHbT4G-RYCRFiB2ExQUxiPSDUsrChHxCzZZQClE0hJaCAG27dhysfIUZFW_mRMxLpDb6SyFG6hqraEjCdNt8QnnxLb79l3D37lc24kCJ0s6xwiiXGe6SG/s640/DSC05742_2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how he loves the Lord with ALL of his heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how he is constantly striving to be a better person,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> husband, father, son, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">pastor, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">friend...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how he loves me more than I could ever imagine anyone loving me.. And WAY more than I deserve to be loved..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love the way he smiles when the kids run to greet him in the evenings.. and the way he laughs when he gives them "ticklebugs"..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxNe0BDDO9fx14g9w8tBQOlWFsiW0GKnvhLylNv9XmCS-mAitrVFJ5Mgzf6_wfY_cJsgxu9iPYakceEjOEUanIk6O0atee31p38y9Ayv1xv9zAFzxBSXg0bRrAoaaQsRLAEQp3X8VqVMG/s1600/DSC03433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxNe0BDDO9fx14g9w8tBQOlWFsiW0GKnvhLylNv9XmCS-mAitrVFJ5Mgzf6_wfY_cJsgxu9iPYakceEjOEUanIk6O0atee31p38y9Ayv1xv9zAFzxBSXg0bRrAoaaQsRLAEQp3X8VqVMG/s640/DSC03433.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love the way he never misses the kids activities and never forgets to get the girls flowers...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugJzSv7H8F9kRPIBsfisfWrnmRdsCArdoSBhDPqyiXEBxXj58VbfaUACkkVRlrOr_1RIl807OMz3QdRZuVxLRMpWumo-wpcnWzZzr6KWwb28Ah09A9PsFkQu5k5hdFkhQ6RIr9CYwurM7/s1600/DSC09973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugJzSv7H8F9kRPIBsfisfWrnmRdsCArdoSBhDPqyiXEBxXj58VbfaUACkkVRlrOr_1RIl807OMz3QdRZuVxLRMpWumo-wpcnWzZzr6KWwb28Ah09A9PsFkQu5k5hdFkhQ6RIr9CYwurM7/s640/DSC09973.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how Kade wants to be just like him...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs43d7rxlK5sGQt-Dorzz8HqkYTrknd3QonaUaFdk6f08VQAWjHDXIxtXVbC3SiYhiz0Laji8hx7Pa8xUgVdsebaQMpwyHk7sUYB1CM5hJBgxV4IKq8_vVEFXtq69cIurydJPxGWp4da03/s1600/DSC00637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs43d7rxlK5sGQt-Dorzz8HqkYTrknd3QonaUaFdk6f08VQAWjHDXIxtXVbC3SiYhiz0Laji8hx7Pa8xUgVdsebaQMpwyHk7sUYB1CM5hJBgxV4IKq8_vVEFXtq69cIurydJPxGWp4da03/s640/DSC00637.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how fluffs my pillows and straightens my covers to make sure I am completely comfortable..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWfAIA1Bf3xCN29Yb1rmm12ufpL6MPHfb9hGl0dYrXKW-5unpv_rt9Yl5uRdhjpoc6VDu39o0c26XmYshQN9bABAvMiEKugPLU2dNNr0pwmXNFUtuo615KYdl4CFKJm3EpVrBBt98VgIA/s1600/IMG_8619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWfAIA1Bf3xCN29Yb1rmm12ufpL6MPHfb9hGl0dYrXKW-5unpv_rt9Yl5uRdhjpoc6VDu39o0c26XmYshQN9bABAvMiEKugPLU2dNNr0pwmXNFUtuo615KYdl4CFKJm3EpVrBBt98VgIA/s640/IMG_8619.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how he fills my van up for me.. just so I won't have to...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoU4Uel5DdYdBoKQ6HqUnc1Y0qM97pBFWkSvWdnu7_Oq0a0gmUgBED0Iw_UQTWhP0shkJ70tW66sSK3vqAyKif_OSoQ3fFVm60XN4mrVp9YUyV6lg7WPH91WjzvkCBJwYDLo7ZyqGRNUR/s1600/DSC00473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoU4Uel5DdYdBoKQ6HqUnc1Y0qM97pBFWkSvWdnu7_Oq0a0gmUgBED0Iw_UQTWhP0shkJ70tW66sSK3vqAyKif_OSoQ3fFVm60XN4mrVp9YUyV6lg7WPH91WjzvkCBJwYDLo7ZyqGRNUR/s640/DSC00473.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how he makes a point to be home in time for dinner so we can eat together and play the "grateful" game...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYss5XaP1gzcxtTztG0PmZlkXSSCAcIOn3NvAuHS-5UpYd75oBtR2If9mfOrisyMJ00Q5ARLksSftbq7Xye2iZoYX2h7KqqqsqdrdR5we0FvgkCzuS2dOjlMwPARiW2s_1hUZkudHwX98/s1600/DSC08597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYss5XaP1gzcxtTztG0PmZlkXSSCAcIOn3NvAuHS-5UpYd75oBtR2If9mfOrisyMJ00Q5ARLksSftbq7Xye2iZoYX2h7KqqqsqdrdR5we0FvgkCzuS2dOjlMwPARiW2s_1hUZkudHwX98/s640/DSC08597.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how his whole agenda for this weekend was to make sure the kids have fun.... I also love how he ended up driving all of the way to Nashville (6+ hrs in the car) just to get me the dining room chairs I wanted.. (pics of those soon:))</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tttSWGJ6HXOwqtC9GHp2YDAkV0H12fC4DFqn0aekWKd52BmLx0yYykKlL5yJ4rc69_dQLCLeROMnv76aTQAdGAg26_TjaxTH34b2Waq7HELw7Fg5KPhO440-WLnrDyF1BAp6gWSuHP6j/s1600/IMG_7366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tttSWGJ6HXOwqtC9GHp2YDAkV0H12fC4DFqn0aekWKd52BmLx0yYykKlL5yJ4rc69_dQLCLeROMnv76aTQAdGAg26_TjaxTH34b2Waq7HELw7Fg5KPhO440-WLnrDyF1BAp6gWSuHP6j/s640/IMG_7366.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how he sends me sweet text throughout the day..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how he'll do anything for the sake of building relationships... ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1405AqJ3qNJERHtQ87UyjGd-tQ5Go46LJ_Icwb77_CNeyElZHcQEarfOftc5PKu1-EtaWvp5tuu1CtCC9lEUznAAlfn2_-QnF1nkNW4TwwvJGHZDz3btQ52vwCmMQdVIo4elT5Ut4apw-/s1600/DSC08524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1405AqJ3qNJERHtQ87UyjGd-tQ5Go46LJ_Icwb77_CNeyElZHcQEarfOftc5PKu1-EtaWvp5tuu1CtCC9lEUznAAlfn2_-QnF1nkNW4TwwvJGHZDz3btQ52vwCmMQdVIo4elT5Ut4apw-/s640/DSC08524.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love that he is renovating a house. For me. Again :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd2LxV64V4BnRUgPPHrYh6FXTwVjmg0nOYTAst5ZrOqCPw4Yc_3Bh0KqHnR3wtVtTEg6sh1fajUViPYJ2YduVuTEcn6JlUyFa7yYF_4ZRbIr9o_x7Nt6zKZUwqfw8fdOODKElag1hZUEW/s1600/IMG_0123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd2LxV64V4BnRUgPPHrYh6FXTwVjmg0nOYTAst5ZrOqCPw4Yc_3Bh0KqHnR3wtVtTEg6sh1fajUViPYJ2YduVuTEcn6JlUyFa7yYF_4ZRbIr9o_x7Nt6zKZUwqfw8fdOODKElag1hZUEW/s640/IMG_0123.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">...even when he gets some not so helpful help :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3H1NPWKYtaAN2gKnXArYHleg8TvLb0uIsliOth5YTc5jefcOaO3ueahUBRu3vzKQouq_NuOJL8ZNzTmCO9Od1m8H2WpqpDLOvOicIbmVbniE1Q5aaeaXcOadSe5VPpXGAZwUXn8jwfHj-/s1600/IMG_8402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3H1NPWKYtaAN2gKnXArYHleg8TvLb0uIsliOth5YTc5jefcOaO3ueahUBRu3vzKQouq_NuOJL8ZNzTmCO9Od1m8H2WpqpDLOvOicIbmVbniE1Q5aaeaXcOadSe5VPpXGAZwUXn8jwfHj-/s640/IMG_8402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love that he recently came home excited because he heard a song that he felt he could have written for me. He proceeded to play the following song in the kitchen and we slow danced while the kids giggled around us..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://1.gvt0.com/vi/-AtaZ_NU_tU/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-AtaZ_NU_tU&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-AtaZ_NU_tU&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I love how his family is the most important thing to him..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHt1xxif1_fHECjEywL7-ZxcIqgdCOPCJcdsmYWTsYViG2QEaGJD80HIgkF9CWphRtLA7lwMqRX13ZvPoe4ofMHy3v2-06z6viXuO6YHG43xjVCuEH3096uwbcD76ww3ODLtZLZKW65zA/s1600/expman-16.pl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHt1xxif1_fHECjEywL7-ZxcIqgdCOPCJcdsmYWTsYViG2QEaGJD80HIgkF9CWphRtLA7lwMqRX13ZvPoe4ofMHy3v2-06z6viXuO6YHG43xjVCuEH3096uwbcD76ww3ODLtZLZKW65zA/s640/expman-16.pl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-47646748051767417812011-02-10T13:28:00.000-06:002011-02-10T13:28:21.047-06:00LEGO Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We celebrated Kade's 7th birthday over the weekend, LEGO style. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We made the invitations with a picture of Kade and a few of his LEGO creations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsLKECQ3yrsH-MGyRE8FTO_gXqO38iP4Xjq9GCgEOaDzQGiEql9apA61ugbwvQrhyEVvv54QLDdoaexlv6YMrolmoytJEJgR1UHpY2oNYjHXasX5K6g3HnJtdgc3akP5bDjvQ3gEuW9KI/s1600/IMG_0480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsLKECQ3yrsH-MGyRE8FTO_gXqO38iP4Xjq9GCgEOaDzQGiEql9apA61ugbwvQrhyEVvv54QLDdoaexlv6YMrolmoytJEJgR1UHpY2oNYjHXasX5K6g3HnJtdgc3akP5bDjvQ3gEuW9KI/s400/IMG_0480.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1233180990"></span><span id="goog_1233180991"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Friday before his birthday, I sent in Cake Pops for his classmates. The colors went right along with our Lego theme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For food, I kept it pretty simple. Cheese balls..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVH8LZoAw4Axg-NQc0zZuqvzl83K35f28CU7EEEsLHysAg7b5iPIzuptZwm2b1aX_CLMuxH_E1yHVpidWX9nDwpd03sL6IiwjQwzx2PXQ6iyv7rrncZpkV2NP37P6667I5SAfZxnOV4RK/s1600/IMG_0721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVH8LZoAw4Axg-NQc0zZuqvzl83K35f28CU7EEEsLHysAg7b5iPIzuptZwm2b1aX_CLMuxH_E1yHVpidWX9nDwpd03sL6IiwjQwzx2PXQ6iyv7rrncZpkV2NP37P6667I5SAfZxnOV4RK/s640/IMG_0721.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I bought a Lego Ice Cube tray from the Lego store. I put a little bit of red or blue food coloring in the water when making the ice. These were HUGE hits. Everyone loved watching the "Lego" change the color of their lemonade!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="LEGO Minifigure Ice Cube Tray" border="0" class="prod_image_selector" height="400" id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419THcinUYL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also used the ice cube tray as a mold to make cute little chocolate Legos for my cupcakes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23KRli6-3CRoXyO6n1BCyugMkleZIfJY6-sSYn6IG9ue3AreXYcGtArCflWo4EolEjJA-IFrrSmFcrBvaTNqfJdxgTBgByqgeKzh1uyRA1TFY1KIEkdIIET3hf1XFP5r9u8qQr2WgT_JZ/s1600/IMG_0730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23KRli6-3CRoXyO6n1BCyugMkleZIfJY6-sSYn6IG9ue3AreXYcGtArCflWo4EolEjJA-IFrrSmFcrBvaTNqfJdxgTBgByqgeKzh1uyRA1TFY1KIEkdIIET3hf1XFP5r9u8qQr2WgT_JZ/s320/IMG_0730.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For lunch I prepared these little pouches for each kid to make their own Lego pizza. Each pouch had a baggy of mozzarella cheese, a baggy of 8 mini pepperoni, and a baggy with a small rectangular pizza dough. I spread the sauce on their pizza and then they tried to make it look like a Lego. CUTE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbA3xe3SvkEuJiX4OpieqQREV3krkTiX3g0M5by_QAVYRIPS_FwGJm2efYEP1KfFcarcrcHAh_yPWcaawjEhoe7rj4877iGobqkQb5IWBCAJwr57DCpxtSXFK5hgugsOzN5P9vdeetmWM/s1600/IMG_0726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbA3xe3SvkEuJiX4OpieqQREV3krkTiX3g0M5by_QAVYRIPS_FwGJm2efYEP1KfFcarcrcHAh_yPWcaawjEhoe7rj4877iGobqkQb5IWBCAJwr57DCpxtSXFK5hgugsOzN5P9vdeetmWM/s640/IMG_0726.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I tried to keep the cost down with the decorations. I bought poster board from the dollar store and found <a href="http://twistynoodle.com/coloring/toys/blocks/my-lego-party-coloring-page/">this</a> Lego coloring sheet. We put one of these on each side of the mailbox.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0EieQE5Eo84nrQUwjcgtiHDO0hPLPTFEHXOL8MV0etVIEyZsYeM6vb3BsonRzAoZwda3QdhSiAaV5xTMhdhmBe35FauD8U75BNNZ48JCWwsniUrulv9RSVZ8Aiefvjn9dOLAGEWKF8xe/s1600/IMG_0714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0EieQE5Eo84nrQUwjcgtiHDO0hPLPTFEHXOL8MV0etVIEyZsYeM6vb3BsonRzAoZwda3QdhSiAaV5xTMhdhmBe35FauD8U75BNNZ48JCWwsniUrulv9RSVZ8Aiefvjn9dOLAGEWKF8xe/s640/IMG_0714.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And one on the door..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oB3WeALCrn0aHeRvQfHcNIdfy-dM3K4yPtmfwonNK7u11s0oamQlvg-UUt6gn-vP2fjvki5RkuXTC8jByCf0skKTNQ7k2d5dkiAsc1w0u66tkR10q8HtTB712tTR-gBLMYBcxnJj7hv4/s1600/IMG_0712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oB3WeALCrn0aHeRvQfHcNIdfy-dM3K4yPtmfwonNK7u11s0oamQlvg-UUt6gn-vP2fjvki5RkuXTC8jByCf0skKTNQ7k2d5dkiAsc1w0u66tkR10q8HtTB712tTR-gBLMYBcxnJj7hv4/s640/IMG_0712.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used the same coloring sheets to decorate the table..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhABYEKodwZ4vUy_lvbnOvOCiyb5TP5JwbFQgF4pt6drXgkRAoy6HkWvwbAFYmyAhZ9rGEUylpzAoM0rZVP2BLd5fsS6APrrUnz6DHkfNAoHPo5NlzRvwC_e8nKR9h4sxi0e58-fO_R6q/s1600/IMG_0721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhABYEKodwZ4vUy_lvbnOvOCiyb5TP5JwbFQgF4pt6drXgkRAoy6HkWvwbAFYmyAhZ9rGEUylpzAoM0rZVP2BLd5fsS6APrrUnz6DHkfNAoHPo5NlzRvwC_e8nKR9h4sxi0e58-fO_R6q/s640/IMG_0721.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. As the kids came in, they picked a coloring sheet and began coloring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQvDNMpbdxQNx8HVzNSu_nGMzZZ56sUrPyv3Y5s-R-PQDbVosG3_Xs1EZETllbgdubgqxISLYhKxIUU3TXVB4RZ1ajYFWLCuEyoHgN4eY_7tjvUQvTCFp_oCPAnek0o8BRpAuGLpNXBWR/s1600/IMG_0750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQvDNMpbdxQNx8HVzNSu_nGMzZZ56sUrPyv3Y5s-R-PQDbVosG3_Xs1EZETllbgdubgqxISLYhKxIUU3TXVB4RZ1ajYFWLCuEyoHgN4eY_7tjvUQvTCFp_oCPAnek0o8BRpAuGLpNXBWR/s640/IMG_0750.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. About a week before the party I had Kade create several simple Lego creations. We then took a picture of each one. I put the picture, along with all of the pieces to that creation in a baggy. The kids picked a baggy and sat down. Looking at the picture, they tried to create the object. This was a huge hit!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKXVwlrBrw9ZCu8pddUnNsnJTZOucr1u_YaoZiw1qh26ZxXBk-iwX-Nigj5Hn0dWat1J-lfcKVk9EZWh-0i0_X9okO8ZD10vgnh_968_fgRs0FZKKl34Ve04LyX3t9-lH8Cm55yBSVH4_/s1600/IMG_0720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKXVwlrBrw9ZCu8pddUnNsnJTZOucr1u_YaoZiw1qh26ZxXBk-iwX-Nigj5Hn0dWat1J-lfcKVk9EZWh-0i0_X9okO8ZD10vgnh_968_fgRs0FZKKl34Ve04LyX3t9-lH8Cm55yBSVH4_/s640/IMG_0720.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Lego pizza time! I had the island prepared for them to create their "Legos." If you look closely, you can see that I had a small strip of foil with each kid's name on it placed on their plate. Then, when I placed them in the oven, I kept the foil with the pizza so I would know who it belonged to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit10UUPxIDPzQzmctshv5T_uzqcz6vjvaIV_0ZzZL0zWe6eQZjXUkR8XAHKMIyPq9cqTAXmq3JT7hTNGUi0S0vuG3Fd4b9AfNEbSXjV7Vlo72oNL3ibCsBHNDrsqzuI8pC2II6y4bwVJZA/s1600/IMG_0763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit10UUPxIDPzQzmctshv5T_uzqcz6vjvaIV_0ZzZL0zWe6eQZjXUkR8XAHKMIyPq9cqTAXmq3JT7hTNGUi0S0vuG3Fd4b9AfNEbSXjV7Vlo72oNL3ibCsBHNDrsqzuI8pC2II6y4bwVJZA/s640/IMG_0763.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">4. While we waited for the pizza to bake, we played this game. Each kid got 4 random Legos. One person set a Lego in the middle of the circle. Then, one by one, we went around the circle and each person got to add a Lego. We tried to see how high we could get the tower without it falling over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBG5S-JDokrWyGVGT6dUEJ8s-ZfmwOjAtWzyl8olQTCAKM_BIRpW7raoZyYlpvReTUB689M_wXi8D6z5jRugxgFaNcWZki7KeQkw9sk9MM8sL6XnuedCQppXnza09PYs37nE5NY5E1uys/s1600/IMG_0777_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBG5S-JDokrWyGVGT6dUEJ8s-ZfmwOjAtWzyl8olQTCAKM_BIRpW7raoZyYlpvReTUB689M_wXi8D6z5jRugxgFaNcWZki7KeQkw9sk9MM8sL6XnuedCQppXnza09PYs37nE5NY5E1uys/s640/IMG_0777_2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, they ate their pizza, enjoyed their Lego ice in their cups, and ate cupcakes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg201uoZoGjaw-ArH6Vk1PCE1wH0cTQ4_4plb5bNrMfSppe-UgGHy5icNhAAE6xbmxhqZRJXkVQDV5qvqHel_L8oGMavF9_O4ToNvBSKBJbLTB3wutQMXLt0PewhaAVuuG9MDCStrmRFLI4/s1600/IMG_0792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg201uoZoGjaw-ArH6Vk1PCE1wH0cTQ4_4plb5bNrMfSppe-UgGHy5icNhAAE6xbmxhqZRJXkVQDV5qvqHel_L8oGMavF9_O4ToNvBSKBJbLTB3wutQMXLt0PewhaAVuuG9MDCStrmRFLI4/s640/IMG_0792.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Then we played pin the peg on the Lego. They loved this :).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBG5S-JDokrWyGVGT6dUEJ8s-ZfmwOjAtWzyl8olQTCAKM_BIRpW7raoZyYlpvReTUB689M_wXi8D6z5jRugxgFaNcWZki7KeQkw9sk9MM8sL6XnuedCQppXnza09PYs37nE5NY5E1uys/s1600/IMG_0777_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa3vodu6jLvuv6ZeKTinRrdyeGW6SdERo0dNBURxMGXiDKq4Hqkz_dXjEqKawnuIiwFQawf-4b_Xi98qLYZGujfdc0Xt4ju9KHqSQX1l6CjBEy9FXR7i7oB1CgCMFVdpIPA5qVHrkQBHU/s1600/IMG_0795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKa3vodu6jLvuv6ZeKTinRrdyeGW6SdERo0dNBURxMGXiDKq4Hqkz_dXjEqKawnuIiwFQawf-4b_Xi98qLYZGujfdc0Xt4ju9KHqSQX1l6CjBEy9FXR7i7oB1CgCMFVdpIPA5qVHrkQBHU/s640/IMG_0795.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then it was time to open the gifts. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VKw98aO8HQ8MUb4qsqsn_bidDFZ0tcGlrzKSWfs2kQOBzTOqWm2mERhOqWyIaq6IhDLZZAgJZAKg4EHCMH5QjHM7fiTmtdbIPu3Z5-falVjkG8PxSzPTKk8tOv7Mv8kqzov0GHYhPfnZ/s1600/IMG_0841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VKw98aO8HQ8MUb4qsqsn_bidDFZ0tcGlrzKSWfs2kQOBzTOqWm2mERhOqWyIaq6IhDLZZAgJZAKg4EHCMH5QjHM7fiTmtdbIPu3Z5-falVjkG8PxSzPTKk8tOv7Mv8kqzov0GHYhPfnZ/s640/IMG_0841.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The party was a huge hit! We ended it by letting each child chose a Lego key chain (they put them on their backpacks.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-89539693759157035582011-01-31T09:16:00.001-06:002011-01-31T09:18:54.296-06:00Our weekend and kid's valentines!I hope you had a great weekend! We sure did. The weather was beautiful. 15 minutes after they got home from school on Friday Kade and Kali Rose transformed into this:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9t4fLvnDbsxqDH2v3JjrIFyXer-ji2MH1fGdihD-uPaBBf7EvADuqkLVceN0QoqBVFvQpfgqT5tIg35mUcC4zvOCBprDyHC7QjOpr_G_UOZPHwHkzKAXhLiqEg0X_TEH7t6X3OWbDBg5/s1600/IMG_0506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9t4fLvnDbsxqDH2v3JjrIFyXer-ji2MH1fGdihD-uPaBBf7EvADuqkLVceN0QoqBVFvQpfgqT5tIg35mUcC4zvOCBprDyHC7QjOpr_G_UOZPHwHkzKAXhLiqEg0X_TEH7t6X3OWbDBg5/s640/IMG_0506.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Everyone had a friend over on Saturday. They made their own pizza's and Kali Rose partied like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9Fj7VDEB9mxDDTA_y_aRW9bvucrfCJxdjIQStemtMAk-RU_L3d1eP-_4wcdrw5zchuCiK7yP0f4adZ1rQZHgUP9sq1X78rGoFYkhDsFKSIthACNgMnKfsHxbEJDbaOwWYRIeI8U01nmt/s1600/IMG_0523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9Fj7VDEB9mxDDTA_y_aRW9bvucrfCJxdjIQStemtMAk-RU_L3d1eP-_4wcdrw5zchuCiK7yP0f4adZ1rQZHgUP9sq1X78rGoFYkhDsFKSIthACNgMnKfsHxbEJDbaOwWYRIeI8U01nmt/s640/IMG_0523.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sunday was such a beautiful day, after church the kids took a couple baby dolls on an afternoon stroll. ;) (Blackmail for Kade one day... maybe.. Proof that he will be a good daddy one day... definitely!) :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOCathGEIzstFqLt7f46IXoPggYkvgVj6nPAK2IZcf2tQ8u6zHwlQxcB7bGrn_JdcG7rboPtwaGIVilljfmVIw9djevbIiKb4j_HDPbjTYFDN97cfGj-rrN255ANsW9ki8nx87sP0rV4I/s1600/IMG_0528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOCathGEIzstFqLt7f46IXoPggYkvgVj6nPAK2IZcf2tQ8u6zHwlQxcB7bGrn_JdcG7rboPtwaGIVilljfmVIw9djevbIiKb4j_HDPbjTYFDN97cfGj-rrN255ANsW9ki8nx87sP0rV4I/s640/IMG_0528.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then, the kids made a pile of leaves and buried KR in it. ;) (yes, bath-time was directly after this little game)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTTxlilMhFVRFmNg7Pnvj0vlPcKXAwhtM2ddHbiPhagMd5_uGM6cBCPIakhmHT9iYNwGY-gcpOqP_8vTSfWWggk9u0UnuAYO00c09Gwc9ZAGaTVhVpWVYptOncsn6UOW6ybt2OxTkW1qm/s1600/IMG_0530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTTxlilMhFVRFmNg7Pnvj0vlPcKXAwhtM2ddHbiPhagMd5_uGM6cBCPIakhmHT9iYNwGY-gcpOqP_8vTSfWWggk9u0UnuAYO00c09Gwc9ZAGaTVhVpWVYptOncsn6UOW6ybt2OxTkW1qm/s640/IMG_0530.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br />
I spent part of my weekend "surfing" the web (do people still say that?), looking for cute valentines the kids can make. I love Valentines Day. We usually have fun creating homemade cards. Here are some from years past. Sorry the picture quality isn't that great.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this year, I am looking for a new idea. I like these..</div><img alt="Lovely Ribbon Bracelets" src="http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/crafts/lovely-ribbon-bracelets-valentines-day-craft-photo-420-FF0205VALENA21.jpg" /><br />
ribbon bracelets for girls! How cute!<br />
You can find out how <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/lovely-ribbon-bracelets-668259/">here</a><br />
<img alt="The Write Card" class="simpleFrame topLeft photo" height="640" src="http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/crafts/the-write-card-valentines-day-craft-photo-260-FF0201VALENA08.jpg" width="640" /><br />
Simple, cute, clever.<br />
You can find out how <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/the-write-card-662821/">here</a><br />
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<img alt="Captive Heart" src="http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/crafts/captive-heart-neckless-valentines-day-photo-420-FF0209VALENA07.jpg" /><br />
A little more involved. Creative & beautiful!<br />
You can find out how <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/captive-heart-675027/">here</a>.<br />
<img alt="Sweetheart Roses" src="http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/crafts/sweetheart-roses-valentines-day-craft-photo-420-FF0200ALM2A01.jpg" /><img alt="Sweetheart Roses - Step 1" class="simpleFrame" height="320" src="http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/crafts/steps/sweetheart-roses-valentines-day-craft-step1-photo-150-FF0200ALM2A04.jpg" width="320" /><br />
Who doesn't love roses and kisses?<br />
You can find out how <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/sweetheart-roses-661116/">here</a>.<br />
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These are the simple and fun flowers Kassidy made her 2nd grade year. You can find out how <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/kids-valentines#slide_6">here</a>.<br />
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I thought these little bags were cute & different.<br />
You can find out how <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/kids-valentines#slide_10">here</a>.<br />
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<img alt="Make a sweetheart Valentine's Day necklace" class="article_pic" height="400" src="http://www.canadianliving.com/img/photos/biz/Article/zsweet21204.jpg" width="400" /><br />
I love these!! So fun and you can do different shapes as well!<br />
You can find out how <a href="http://www.allcrafts.net/fjs.htm?url=www.canadianliving.com/crafts/kids_crafts/sweetheart_necklaces.php">here</a>.<br />
<img alt="Lovebird craft" border="0" height="391" src="http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/lovebird_craft.jpg" width="425" /><br />
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I love birds, so I had to add this one. I would tie a treat to it (as I would with any valentine card) You can find out how <a href="http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/lovebird_craft.htm">here</a>.<br />
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LOVE LOVE LOVE this... You can find out how <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/01/21/candy-cane-hearts/">here</a>.<br />
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So, after all of that I finally got my inspiration and I know what we are going to do.... I'll be back soon with the big ...(I know you are on the edge of your seats ;) REVEAL!! :)<br />
Happy MONDAY!RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-30154443011803299142011-01-28T14:37:00.001-06:002011-01-29T00:57:54.847-06:00Does anyone know a good lawyer....?<div style="text-align: left;">Have I ever mentioned that Kade calls me "Sweet Mommy?" Well, he does. Not all the time, mostly just when I am tucking him in at night. It goes something like this:</div><div style="text-align: left;">I walk in his room to find him already in bed, under his covers. I give him a thousand kisses and hugs. I tell him how much I love him and we talk a little about the next day's events. Then we pray. I turn to walk out the door and without fail he says, "good-night Sweet Mommy." I turn around to see him smiling because he knows how much I love it when he says that. I run back over to him and give him more kisses and one more hug. I reply, "good-night Prince Kade." Then I leave his room. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Every. Night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVbpwS_CrDknKvcXJom5bMnuN9HLF31IagFwrVAa6Q4bNHRq30tylUy278ZuIEUIv1gO1dVv4bGBTChF8dWQPXc4eB1W3QW_CsBglslatndEZeWSXEaI5IC04O00HRkY1phaTPzX_U1XM/s1600/IMG_9063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVbpwS_CrDknKvcXJom5bMnuN9HLF31IagFwrVAa6Q4bNHRq30tylUy278ZuIEUIv1gO1dVv4bGBTChF8dWQPXc4eB1W3QW_CsBglslatndEZeWSXEaI5IC04O00HRkY1phaTPzX_U1XM/s640/IMG_9063.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLwXSVmGpCVa7bxaiGRCRwiwQdg9DjE0EYn3XbDhyO4mYnqxvrJCLCLtj-TvlZPEvBa1eo1HhItO1iFQOxWSDqGX6hTpwTKvmdBGD76KOGZpanZP4dSPCr9uzFjqKH3lB77UGHmZMnxFU/s1600/IMG_4898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLwXSVmGpCVa7bxaiGRCRwiwQdg9DjE0EYn3XbDhyO4mYnqxvrJCLCLtj-TvlZPEvBa1eo1HhItO1iFQOxWSDqGX6hTpwTKvmdBGD76KOGZpanZP4dSPCr9uzFjqKH3lB77UGHmZMnxFU/s640/IMG_4898.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">He is turning 7 (SEVEN!!) next week... Wow, even typing it is unbelievable. It seems like just yesterday he was hanging out with me like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwTtBjMa5NU7i8bCsgElaoPoWFzDMb6izjdgVn2yrzK9UYdW_3Dyd5eUysSfJo6QdvjF1eR3x8-CkWk9sRYYjhyphenhyphenycyf8sITbal5ESoQpSEm4vBs14Pu_XVvfYskQpifJRFpWnm8Glz8fb/s1600/Kassidy+%2526+Kade+2004+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwTtBjMa5NU7i8bCsgElaoPoWFzDMb6izjdgVn2yrzK9UYdW_3Dyd5eUysSfJo6QdvjF1eR3x8-CkWk9sRYYjhyphenhyphenycyf8sITbal5ESoQpSEm4vBs14Pu_XVvfYskQpifJRFpWnm8Glz8fb/s640/Kassidy+%2526+Kade+2004+010.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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</div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-76684281422901626852011-01-22T17:20:00.001-06:002011-01-22T17:23:14.132-06:00Christmas Festivities Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkSuiDoKg9XVo06onmGeMcF0zhkvfz_zrRrCdJ8u-OwQB8I3_WBoNa4s0488DeNkAukomuJv4ar3OMGPFDjfVNckI3GqhIjegueJ5uew4fcjtUFq2cgsvKSrRR6O3MmHXTy8MsuJXMmmt/s1600/IMG_9603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTkSuiDoKg9XVo06onmGeMcF0zhkvfz_zrRrCdJ8u-OwQB8I3_WBoNa4s0488DeNkAukomuJv4ar3OMGPFDjfVNckI3GqhIjegueJ5uew4fcjtUFq2cgsvKSrRR6O3MmHXTy8MsuJXMmmt/s400/IMG_9603.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every year we take the kids out and allow them to buy each other presents. We let them open them on Christmas Eve. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeOP7naJ0roF_yqr0APnoLe2_jPvHNUFRdRxkU202AAtu10xTncd4sHj3SDzrdbpVkqJ_gxOwdzaFZpiauba1MsEUOL_Z3sVQ5YUqvvGHpuqF2gNxfPV5ScdxK_EDFhDHhfyZJfeYt7_T/s1600/IMG_9608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeOP7naJ0roF_yqr0APnoLe2_jPvHNUFRdRxkU202AAtu10xTncd4sHj3SDzrdbpVkqJ_gxOwdzaFZpiauba1MsEUOL_Z3sVQ5YUqvvGHpuqF2gNxfPV5ScdxK_EDFhDHhfyZJfeYt7_T/s640/IMG_9608.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We spent the rest of Christmas day:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0XmK4n1iY0Jv-qdRrFN40U3L4hBePvUONBivKp7KIBBeYFbPyrq3HYrikNy4K_D2xgOaR5ZQVxdlGtssAM853IXh1M9n_Jd1-63Gb-_3rNjP0U0rmJY3Lh6MXkoNLnUMQ_RrVt-bwp7d/s1600/IMG_9688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0XmK4n1iY0Jv-qdRrFN40U3L4hBePvUONBivKp7KIBBeYFbPyrq3HYrikNy4K_D2xgOaR5ZQVxdlGtssAM853IXh1M9n_Jd1-63Gb-_3rNjP0U0rmJY3Lh6MXkoNLnUMQ_RrVt-bwp7d/s640/IMG_9688.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">painting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nn7nThU-ezy4XrVmSm5CqPUMecpujtQOudbWiP1OTYGnFFMEJVJ8xU6JYcirsVKI1WaCZVGxK14k2KyfELv_n-GdVzv87g1l_J4XEQmq0GDC8td4SnxRRwSBOyDnZVgtPOuLx-J_rbxD/s1600/IMG_9692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nn7nThU-ezy4XrVmSm5CqPUMecpujtQOudbWiP1OTYGnFFMEJVJ8xU6JYcirsVKI1WaCZVGxK14k2KyfELv_n-GdVzv87g1l_J4XEQmq0GDC8td4SnxRRwSBOyDnZVgtPOuLx-J_rbxD/s640/IMG_9692.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">playing basketball..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYS8q0OOJ22OTDgsRwCZLAaVLzN_eu2wDCHpIEmqd71pSCjuujIzA1clAH0IW0eecqIGwuf9dge-ah5jyGDUhHgpS5exmPj50yhdbpiNXEwtak64TqViGyvXvkN09fkElvb3HkGnfEl_1z/s1600/IMG_9702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYS8q0OOJ22OTDgsRwCZLAaVLzN_eu2wDCHpIEmqd71pSCjuujIzA1clAH0IW0eecqIGwuf9dge-ah5jyGDUhHgpS5exmPj50yhdbpiNXEwtak64TqViGyvXvkN09fkElvb3HkGnfEl_1z/s640/IMG_9702.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">spending time with Grammie and Paw-Paw who came to see us..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH27K7dauFbWyW44-SF0nXPWXHcCoaXDYEc-xOr4DH9d-bR8SoX9bSpJyyizHoOpgaq9F6xo-vCag_99RZv2c9K9uqyAdSG-JK6Ajq8teUa7rdxS2jqwUMN2HgFag1aHdRzOI1Oo1ne7y/s1600/IMG_9707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKH27K7dauFbWyW44-SF0nXPWXHcCoaXDYEc-xOr4DH9d-bR8SoX9bSpJyyizHoOpgaq9F6xo-vCag_99RZv2c9K9uqyAdSG-JK6Ajq8teUa7rdxS2jqwUMN2HgFag1aHdRzOI1Oo1ne7y/s640/IMG_9707.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and playing in the SNOW!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrtUlUwJeuFE_ayYuukuQ59-Jkav95a3dCms9sZH-tPekLs-kpjuDaEPYccG8VBqNLtMnJnxY8as36svSqU7MgHvcFf36dpeGWRnko9Olgx-AyALgVePxd5LFgXHhLAggYws5kuDXf6QE/s1600/IMG_9686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrtUlUwJeuFE_ayYuukuQ59-Jkav95a3dCms9sZH-tPekLs-kpjuDaEPYccG8VBqNLtMnJnxY8as36svSqU7MgHvcFf36dpeGWRnko9Olgx-AyALgVePxd5LFgXHhLAggYws5kuDXf6QE/s640/IMG_9686.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know if it has EVER snowed on Christmas day in Birmingham... So this was a VERY big deal to us!! It wasn't much and it really didn't stick, but we were super excited and it was soooo beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyl4Ghr_Sq7X-PEGze9Cn77uKhn_Xkhj4Gn3BNtAW1Csy8SngPWDXkZlWBAPUCgIvvea_hLnOLyU7HqGnIHEkJGvEe6yfb65ibxu_G-bqEifSeiYTQI4T814hlytE5NF4U4SFxYjMzXcC2/s1600/IMG_9711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyl4Ghr_Sq7X-PEGze9Cn77uKhn_Xkhj4Gn3BNtAW1Csy8SngPWDXkZlWBAPUCgIvvea_hLnOLyU7HqGnIHEkJGvEe6yfb65ibxu_G-bqEifSeiYTQI4T814hlytE5NF4U4SFxYjMzXcC2/s640/IMG_9711.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think she stripped the whole yard of snow just to make this one snowball ;). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoterfo-9TyQq4-prtjolU21wlLymQKyBhC925C0gYd_CuMDe75V-re3q9LUtz0v05PI_1FJ9yrwQegBhM9jcOC3x0PS6zM5UHZJz1OZSF-XURLWQm50_1OEkHg9SBfw6H0aWKF376zbxD/s1600/IMG_9713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoterfo-9TyQq4-prtjolU21wlLymQKyBhC925C0gYd_CuMDe75V-re3q9LUtz0v05PI_1FJ9yrwQegBhM9jcOC3x0PS6zM5UHZJz1OZSF-XURLWQm50_1OEkHg9SBfw6H0aWKF376zbxD/s640/IMG_9713.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">^I think this picture says it all!! It proves that we can make the most of a very small amount of snow!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pAE8B9Fw2xej_DrDORFr10n8uyNH0N8-fvnTeDPP7d7EmJ0s9NpkaRkppY3gxMu0Abzt5VcuZOt1kihQvvShG6BnlfMy_vwvzn6slEmUEq79VRwZIaxS3eI_UN0My_whkfZ_rXJXhVo5/s1600/IMG_9729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pAE8B9Fw2xej_DrDORFr10n8uyNH0N8-fvnTeDPP7d7EmJ0s9NpkaRkppY3gxMu0Abzt5VcuZOt1kihQvvShG6BnlfMy_vwvzn6slEmUEq79VRwZIaxS3eI_UN0My_whkfZ_rXJXhVo5/s640/IMG_9729.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3doJiMRdkK2Ir09NPxZd8_1xv5gY4HnX8T7wW0zrlJ0tTHi7aJO3gyKemBjFWGPpZXY5pzfn0T1yoOTX91HGUtPtjKvC2S3zHpMI5bqkieaibPR6Io0cVuvJxPvA232m9f8-uiOxu-KDL/s1600/IMG_9573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3doJiMRdkK2Ir09NPxZd8_1xv5gY4HnX8T7wW0zrlJ0tTHi7aJO3gyKemBjFWGPpZXY5pzfn0T1yoOTX91HGUtPtjKvC2S3zHpMI5bqkieaibPR6Io0cVuvJxPvA232m9f8-uiOxu-KDL/s640/IMG_9573.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were slightly excited :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1bzp11ai97S7rhvpjN12ylAS8NfqpXTij3FRt4YwFjuYcPhXzBiegOcQ4naJ-7sw369QGZ6viLWRO_deFxERGRtSMumoZ2v5p5SlPlomm932Ot49tso3_jaqebG7eTxyKXH0WhIkCpd2/s1600/IMG_9920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1bzp11ai97S7rhvpjN12ylAS8NfqpXTij3FRt4YwFjuYcPhXzBiegOcQ4naJ-7sw369QGZ6viLWRO_deFxERGRtSMumoZ2v5p5SlPlomm932Ot49tso3_jaqebG7eTxyKXH0WhIkCpd2/s640/IMG_9920.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">^ the karaoke machine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwW7gO7UUUbxSVScVBh52lqRlKc4er6o02pCMFdFZTqenOdMj1LxhK04nlbqHl5y6RRqpuaoxvc3IxRk9uu1tdTjTGDWQnbAr9tWkqjC45jzyMzn0n9aVMIVk0OUloghq-Vgxg9o4Z3Awc/s1600/IMG_9581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwW7gO7UUUbxSVScVBh52lqRlKc4er6o02pCMFdFZTqenOdMj1LxhK04nlbqHl5y6RRqpuaoxvc3IxRk9uu1tdTjTGDWQnbAr9tWkqjC45jzyMzn0n9aVMIVk0OUloghq-Vgxg9o4Z3Awc/s640/IMG_9581.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Isn't this ^ so sweet! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-GVvenSCsCg7HNjbci-aEykt-YxVZ7xb8rO6_H7J3jArjbMNoRR6pqWSZIDEXmhSO8pDe7BjImLUi7acHH4Hy2ExlXTRmlQuPeC1vJlIDm1J__Sj9Ophy2GegqECurJ8tJdHQBBcAyUB/s1600/IMG_9585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-GVvenSCsCg7HNjbci-aEykt-YxVZ7xb8rO6_H7J3jArjbMNoRR6pqWSZIDEXmhSO8pDe7BjImLUi7acHH4Hy2ExlXTRmlQuPeC1vJlIDm1J__Sj9Ophy2GegqECurJ8tJdHQBBcAyUB/s640/IMG_9585.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kali Rose and Anjali were rocking out! </div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, we always have a great time with my family! More Christmas posts to follow.. </div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932284134773897950.post-39003590706452945482011-01-20T10:20:00.000-06:002011-01-20T10:20:44.248-06:00Yee Haw!!Yesterday was <b>Western Day</b> for the 3rd graders.. complete with a square-dancing performance for parents! It was fun and funny at the same time.<br />
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Some kids probably dreaded the whole experience, but not my girl. :) She is a dancer and she will be happy to dance any style if it means she gets to spend time at school doing it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteIMStiVj3iP5ZZE1SUfDSa2nHS9Jcd7xVH17JBLH1NKN_ks1hdHhB_-toq-gUh6ZxwR9NGlw8QoYVpfXKDAj7uyc_uBaP50ywG-CIER7UWAM9PhlFfOU64v0KJkDzrPLiSKZWGS2gHa2/s1600/IMG_0422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteIMStiVj3iP5ZZE1SUfDSa2nHS9Jcd7xVH17JBLH1NKN_ks1hdHhB_-toq-gUh6ZxwR9NGlw8QoYVpfXKDAj7uyc_uBaP50ywG-CIER7UWAM9PhlFfOU64v0KJkDzrPLiSKZWGS2gHa2/s400/IMG_0422.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She <i>insisted</i> I get her a plaid shirt to wear and she <i>had</i> to wear a skirt to properly "honor her partner" (square-dancing terms for taking a bow)..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi838tKAn7t4s_Peynv1zRvCWgOxqI_ZaU6HYIzNbmq_3fyH0IvaIBGfYHRJUmXcyMcZvnXQvpeV0MfZ0OzTa25fQIjd3LAvWukXrIR66_UisgzuUxW6T2DuNp9PKTomYdyylTqZG5uvPBT/s1600/IMG_0435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi838tKAn7t4s_Peynv1zRvCWgOxqI_ZaU6HYIzNbmq_3fyH0IvaIBGfYHRJUmXcyMcZvnXQvpeV0MfZ0OzTa25fQIjd3LAvWukXrIR66_UisgzuUxW6T2DuNp9PKTomYdyylTqZG5uvPBT/s400/IMG_0435.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She is trying to disguise the fact that she is having fun with her poker face.. ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdiA3jhsLtooLonAN4rHohX11butPZLwAWIy3xf4mGpMeBmWXiO90it-HTNNhOOE1_bObJC0dApXdXeAq39NZqwsbthyq8hMhdSKGC2dBvUQr4vREIHX2NBYpn2yq7L8rGqzMUBFordSh/s1600/IMG_0455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdiA3jhsLtooLonAN4rHohX11butPZLwAWIy3xf4mGpMeBmWXiO90it-HTNNhOOE1_bObJC0dApXdXeAq39NZqwsbthyq8hMhdSKGC2dBvUQr4vREIHX2NBYpn2yq7L8rGqzMUBFordSh/s400/IMG_0455.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>RhiDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308518106291340992noreply@blogger.com0