tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70853526155872015762024-03-21T22:56:44.522-04:00Happy Family Joshua 24:15Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-61407484208022284042011-01-05T16:09:00.018-05:002011-01-05T16:19:09.717-05:00Family Photo ShootHere are the pictures of our recent family photo shoot. I think they are so good. Our photographer did a wonderful job. I posted all the different ones I could as far as background, etc. Two were posted sideways because I have no idea how to flip them. We had a lot of fun with this. I am going to try hard to have pictures taken before another 5 years goes by. :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpkQt319vyApHg_pVR8cL6T2GAd94Jug2QisE0RSHHFAgZLsRjMy_VYbFlJaULjYUlHpQVQ4ltqVabGwNt3YG0XX2Mcm4Weu1cbqE-obKbwcr0-JA2RDjhLEocmzbDD28Zyh1PGc6IUz-/s1600/s42290ca109900_44_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558813432466908386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpkQt319vyApHg_pVR8cL6T2GAd94Jug2QisE0RSHHFAgZLsRjMy_VYbFlJaULjYUlHpQVQ4ltqVabGwNt3YG0XX2Mcm4Weu1cbqE-obKbwcr0-JA2RDjhLEocmzbDD28Zyh1PGc6IUz-/s320/s42290ca109900_44_2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgude6dejpqpDqUvdIxOBBBVdQyKiv-FctxE3_a9KWK9-4Kg-Gv4svigRi1G2b2bxuvNnxUKVSwE9xyOJiQoeXM7rSWsaRBr7oSQZ2lS7oqpPESydM5yvHmRnJrbduOms6opgOtc8pzp_FQ/s1600/s42290ca109900_44_0.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558812100394129474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_sAXFi-pmJTKBROq-gB9qBBrAtYIMU_Q0oYb5P_zzETrSrC8bRWggTGbvpDuk5lu8SuWFSjGEtUK5qsy2evExLaXbmWBmCRvsuKXUUoInoELEyUs0ChoBM-HUdA51JMvJ0buInmNi7Atn/s320/s42290ca109900_1_1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-9558099655542207782010-12-28T15:33:00.019-05:002010-12-28T16:06:58.989-05:00Christmas Day Pictures 2010Christmas 2010 was a bit different. We were 5 hours from our families. It was our decision, an agonizing one. Though the weather they were calling for went west of here, you never know what it could have done. Our dogs had a good Christmas for sure, which was one of our main concerns, them being at home in their own environment. I have to say we enjoyed one another's company, and being able to relax a little. It was different, yet my kids were more excited than ever before. Dalayna knew many secrets about what everyone was getting, and she said to me,"Mom, I can't wait for tomorrow to get here. My bottle of secrets is about to pop!!" So, here we are first thing Christmas morning. We hadn't been awake more than 2-3 minutes. Can you tell?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifb8QJWTOTHuJtU_MzOo1fBRbveGYTkoZZk-VzvWYWBVGGODO4-UDoCQfhyphenhyphenua-qn97WcO11WpoM4ur5YUy18M9WJL-SOjfux9Aea4ieTYycHgfIgKH2QZQpGujSTlDsuyauyhw4c8LyCbB/s1600/101_1388.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835498979252914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifb8QJWTOTHuJtU_MzOo1fBRbveGYTkoZZk-VzvWYWBVGGODO4-UDoCQfhyphenhyphenua-qn97WcO11WpoM4ur5YUy18M9WJL-SOjfux9Aea4ieTYycHgfIgKH2QZQpGujSTlDsuyauyhw4c8LyCbB/s320/101_1388.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Terry finding lots of candy in his stocking, which Dalayna has purchased with her own money the past couple of years. She loves this job, and it is her idea. She loves stuffing everyone's stocking with candy. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBByMAwF2d-xSp50jTpo1EtaP-SQAXRa8VRnRQLT78isduj7_188tOrLLuG7wi2ZA4YbImga9OZVpSDFH-1WqVzhbVLN0k06wA31AmsnSzlFvBRqOMMT0dqDgWjSrHXlCNxa9ajpXHqJg/s1600/101_1389.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835426592411250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBByMAwF2d-xSp50jTpo1EtaP-SQAXRa8VRnRQLT78isduj7_188tOrLLuG7wi2ZA4YbImga9OZVpSDFH-1WqVzhbVLN0k06wA31AmsnSzlFvBRqOMMT0dqDgWjSrHXlCNxa9ajpXHqJg/s320/101_1389.JPG" /></a><br />Remington opening his gift. He tore open the present, then ate most of the paper, unfortunately. He opened it completely by himself. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxGtOBgPfrZ9NHCHuLbjiCHKZ5nj2ZO36LFTgXzntHtyj-fpdP_St1dKBu3u6fT1WpViF-cuacDdQybehkIMiX024bpJxB6rKaa8ltTjJm__RCmEHQNxJIk7uDWiE4yXs2jfNyY8eDnGd/s1600/101_1391.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835340629801954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxGtOBgPfrZ9NHCHuLbjiCHKZ5nj2ZO36LFTgXzntHtyj-fpdP_St1dKBu3u6fT1WpViF-cuacDdQybehkIMiX024bpJxB6rKaa8ltTjJm__RCmEHQNxJIk7uDWiE4yXs2jfNyY8eDnGd/s320/101_1391.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Ranger, on the other hand, wasn't so sure about opening his present. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq79iJkrd1S40rdxsi1KohQYU4oEf6vtL635slJkxBWfB48EeKtmbxeiFXYkCpc7tgB4RLQX0FmmW5Cr9wm_8Vb5BdNYaMPXFPxkgtd_Jn13YhqDHbWjES9qbQklkn-y6X-3QNEKUwnvlZ/s1600/101_1392.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835244136422434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq79iJkrd1S40rdxsi1KohQYU4oEf6vtL635slJkxBWfB48EeKtmbxeiFXYkCpc7tgB4RLQX0FmmW5Cr9wm_8Vb5BdNYaMPXFPxkgtd_Jn13YhqDHbWjES9qbQklkn-y6X-3QNEKUwnvlZ/s320/101_1392.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Remington waiting anxiously for Terry to take the tags off his toy. He played with it for a few minutes, then Ranger stole it and chewed the ball right off. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTTEY-ZybwKADapE752pPgQjne-Ayxzc4NQF7-GCc-fmdj8GoMWgNWrk-Qc4G3twCbOkm-d9m2Bx1JBoUNwvPqCpROPcq881NkRjeJ_JF10AOt6vnAL2h8Y8ynDXq-VwSEvqsSab7Dtcc/s1600/101_1394.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835152785538978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTTEY-ZybwKADapE752pPgQjne-Ayxzc4NQF7-GCc-fmdj8GoMWgNWrk-Qc4G3twCbOkm-d9m2Bx1JBoUNwvPqCpROPcq881NkRjeJ_JF10AOt6vnAL2h8Y8ynDXq-VwSEvqsSab7Dtcc/s320/101_1394.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ0Ys2HqpwjWFB60m2pJyYXAvZKh99loWHVtowEFrqN1RzSgZxQH0HOU0uFUkHxPdlNhms66W4Clx-hzlkSBXdYrPrt8PGVHmzXQSgC7WF3L1jVp0Hc5nbuc8rnYHHzq1vkaYpgrwtyhI/s1600/101_1395.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555835056071610914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ0Ys2HqpwjWFB60m2pJyYXAvZKh99loWHVtowEFrqN1RzSgZxQH0HOU0uFUkHxPdlNhms66W4Clx-hzlkSBXdYrPrt8PGVHmzXQSgC7WF3L1jVp0Hc5nbuc8rnYHHzq1vkaYpgrwtyhI/s320/101_1395.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Notice Ranger in the background. We bought him a large rubber bone we thought would be hard to destruct, but I am telling you that dog, as little as he is, can destroy the most indestructible toy!! Here Remington and Terry are playing tug-of-war. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhob1QA1RCREQUEJQf6XhEwT7a5k3dfah1x-gdSh0zgqoiU6JFlr-9YIwe9SyMKqWEzS98IFvao6glngLZnOzzOpjg5Ulm7VbYYLsCWLCcIa9GEA2TKHuCuAQ4H7ET6LJ10sxg8zEyzojyX/s1600/101_1399.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834967072372226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhob1QA1RCREQUEJQf6XhEwT7a5k3dfah1x-gdSh0zgqoiU6JFlr-9YIwe9SyMKqWEzS98IFvao6glngLZnOzzOpjg5Ulm7VbYYLsCWLCcIa9GEA2TKHuCuAQ4H7ET6LJ10sxg8zEyzojyX/s320/101_1399.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Colby opening the broadhead arrows we bought him for Christmas. He is all set to go hunting again one last time before the season ends. Let's hope he will come home with a deer this time.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzCODbk5_9sQEVB4knNn7UHQb9JPAe13ep8emKAEunExJvmIyPehonrU7gp3fTsGhyphenhyphenyvEOT-u8-B4CrkSj2UTwetcQHRhFOc6XU3F3Bn13Ze5J0-LD_AB1uByyT-1lTWf8AcXKXon2p57/s1600/101_1401.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834881088010818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzCODbk5_9sQEVB4knNn7UHQb9JPAe13ep8emKAEunExJvmIyPehonrU7gp3fTsGhyphenhyphenyvEOT-u8-B4CrkSj2UTwetcQHRhFOc6XU3F3Bn13Ze5J0-LD_AB1uByyT-1lTWf8AcXKXon2p57/s320/101_1401.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This one picture of me, minus make-up. I figured I can post ONE picture like this in my lifetime<br /><div>!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1caoETt0rss0ki23BZNDqfABCaz7D6bJnmiMTv3_3tJVVy_mE9vt9FOdvgUDhyphenhyphenYEuKQnu7Taz-Tv-FW60SZWJ5PVnpYRy9nF3Mtlh_6lDgp3BACiuewnxto6bO-xR0pJrfUFsy8I2VGbM/s1600/101_1402.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834809343731586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1caoETt0rss0ki23BZNDqfABCaz7D6bJnmiMTv3_3tJVVy_mE9vt9FOdvgUDhyphenhyphenYEuKQnu7Taz-Tv-FW60SZWJ5PVnpYRy9nF3Mtlh_6lDgp3BACiuewnxto6bO-xR0pJrfUFsy8I2VGbM/s320/101_1402.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Terry and Colby opening a gift from Dalayna. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJ1JEnwIo3dkyzqlru9etXAzcLUhu6qaLA_76chWAjuga6Lpy0-oKG9VcKZuWIeg_DD34JUSi-ZJWreAy0rGAxND73Jp9TOjda_hIS4oVg5xh9dYVK4bL0yA8pajY1PZyyrTS4lrFPIf7/s1600/101_1403.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834728217033106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJ1JEnwIo3dkyzqlru9etXAzcLUhu6qaLA_76chWAjuga6Lpy0-oKG9VcKZuWIeg_DD34JUSi-ZJWreAy0rGAxND73Jp9TOjda_hIS4oVg5xh9dYVK4bL0yA8pajY1PZyyrTS4lrFPIf7/s320/101_1403.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here is what was in the box: Mizzou hats in camouflage. They were definitely the favorite gift of the day. In case no one knew, we are huge Missouri Tigers fans in this house. If you question that, just look at how many Mizzou clothing items hang in our closets. Better yet, ask my mom how much she has spent buying Mizzou gear for us since we can't get it up here!! We will forever be Missourians at heart!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc_yuckqADJG7Lr6FJWlUbJ_H2v6mhd1wyvIMWgQfptRQn_LbZRcZy531Pq1vESB5UdapbNBfHC9bLU58cr0aBkuS0fd2fofBNIO712KREAP6uCayXQbs-s-_tFJqwTl-lAOsRke1IXMF/s1600/101_1404.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834649502710546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc_yuckqADJG7Lr6FJWlUbJ_H2v6mhd1wyvIMWgQfptRQn_LbZRcZy531Pq1vESB5UdapbNBfHC9bLU58cr0aBkuS0fd2fofBNIO712KREAP6uCayXQbs-s-_tFJqwTl-lAOsRke1IXMF/s320/101_1404.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Colby's big gift of the day: a bow and arrow case. By that evening, he had his bow and arrow all ready to go for the next and last round for the year. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjkDgi-GyNAKwLw1ldZkxBY4kJGm2ui06DPdEcrxQZGcf3gGq5rYQcAVpuu20GIxtsSLG_tGMnddVnBZEWWuyB1hXOOu48NPOXTyM5U8U-cJ3xicoBmARyUA-Fg5BzgN9QzJ7nM7Wk3pN/s1600/101_1405.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834560935101954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjkDgi-GyNAKwLw1ldZkxBY4kJGm2ui06DPdEcrxQZGcf3gGq5rYQcAVpuu20GIxtsSLG_tGMnddVnBZEWWuyB1hXOOu48NPOXTyM5U8U-cJ3xicoBmARyUA-Fg5BzgN9QzJ7nM7Wk3pN/s320/101_1405.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dalayna's long-awaited doll. This wasn't a very good picture of the doll, so there is one of the doll just below this. It is such a pretty doll, and she is happy because it looks Chinese. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVh5d7xLfK-AhljNPi1NHNhHJE1RuzudljV6lyuZV_xHr2H76NVxyLO9F8PuNURunGIqP_fq0o3Vhx5iTiGGr9dA_KGUkO8GekvN1XA2t9Mjmz14vowpCQE1Obzagu8ILUdmzyvSnhBbj/s1600/101_1406.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834462949314034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVh5d7xLfK-AhljNPi1NHNhHJE1RuzudljV6lyuZV_xHr2H76NVxyLO9F8PuNURunGIqP_fq0o3Vhx5iTiGGr9dA_KGUkO8GekvN1XA2t9Mjmz14vowpCQE1Obzagu8ILUdmzyvSnhBbj/s320/101_1406.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dalayna has named her Lucy. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob_zpW8W7x-pApXpBa9C53w2nrRq3WTNBSVPSUdtzLn2Rbgq0Zsi7mkCx5j30N5XB05hFmOn6nujhQlk4Oc0fblM-KK3261yIVOaMEr5RayUlcbNW3QaKKy3896P4mdGp55lGw8Wa7ShR/s1600/101_1407.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834379875509090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob_zpW8W7x-pApXpBa9C53w2nrRq3WTNBSVPSUdtzLn2Rbgq0Zsi7mkCx5j30N5XB05hFmOn6nujhQlk4Oc0fblM-KK3261yIVOaMEr5RayUlcbNW3QaKKy3896P4mdGp55lGw8Wa7ShR/s320/101_1407.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Snow pants, a must for living up here in the frozen tundra. :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFuzZZA6ExLe7m-Yic09MJNxqBs17FtAxX8vIYnezP6kYWRcL3ocKMXBlmRuJHxgm2gIku0xtg9LUjBrkI-0T2dnzmHk6P4j8l0MATTeiJTMH7uE07jYBjUD_fID6XR1036LREA8KJpjN/s1600/101_1408.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834297097320962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFuzZZA6ExLe7m-Yic09MJNxqBs17FtAxX8vIYnezP6kYWRcL3ocKMXBlmRuJHxgm2gIku0xtg9LUjBrkI-0T2dnzmHk6P4j8l0MATTeiJTMH7uE07jYBjUD_fID6XR1036LREA8KJpjN/s320/101_1408.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Last but not least, the ham Terry's company gave us for Christmas. It is huge. I estimated it weighed between 15-20 pounds. It tasted delicious and we have so much left over it is unbelievable. We will probably be eating ham up until it is time to eat an Easter ham!! Can anyone think of different ways you use leftover ham?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPQktBWjLxlKnfisO5wJ8P9P2xzh11ygQOyeSHB_KxxandhezjPUJv7B3Sa5CJ8jlFtDHUksvJwKXwF1NtuY-CFKCbTmyurI-KHyy3x_ak5L9NMw8FQdIpH22tx7cVkRcREQWdElw7_SZ/s1600/101_1411.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834220584971730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPQktBWjLxlKnfisO5wJ8P9P2xzh11ygQOyeSHB_KxxandhezjPUJv7B3Sa5CJ8jlFtDHUksvJwKXwF1NtuY-CFKCbTmyurI-KHyy3x_ak5L9NMw8FQdIpH22tx7cVkRcREQWdElw7_SZ/s320/101_1411.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9cXRxe-Vmbime8iplci3wIMP7XiSkL-kRiKPX2-Ox_dzrNJoplWkhRhUux4TB67s5lTRdILtSkpu9IjrPTOZ1iv6wNb3IqDYMH26w41WnFd6hv5UD9F4EpD2qHMHKDVuygjrJZRlFl-8/s1600/101_1412.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555834148244971074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9cXRxe-Vmbime8iplci3wIMP7XiSkL-kRiKPX2-Ox_dzrNJoplWkhRhUux4TB67s5lTRdILtSkpu9IjrPTOZ1iv6wNb3IqDYMH26w41WnFd6hv5UD9F4EpD2qHMHKDVuygjrJZRlFl-8/s320/101_1412.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-90610546837222496852010-12-25T18:46:00.010-05:002010-12-25T19:00:48.438-05:00Christmas Eve PicturesHere are the pictures we took Christmas Eve. Dalayna and Caillou had matching outfits and coats for tonight. Caillou even went to church with us last night. Someone at church said I should have picked out an extra large in the girls section and matched them. :) I sure do love the sparkle in this dress!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7Uls0nrWHMUqe-iEWVq12FPEZY3xyWqwbhtbyh0S21tre8SFv8n3AoegYYz1ccSZKQbnH8qiKpx5bZ655g1_fvidDrTtY-V4MtbkTdk4UaPw6cIzE0xruubzYnapxuX42-MuZcpRy_5H/s1600/101_1372.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554771407653257938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7Uls0nrWHMUqe-iEWVq12FPEZY3xyWqwbhtbyh0S21tre8SFv8n3AoegYYz1ccSZKQbnH8qiKpx5bZ655g1_fvidDrTtY-V4MtbkTdk4UaPw6cIzE0xruubzYnapxuX42-MuZcpRy_5H/s320/101_1372.JPG" /></a> My 2 precious children. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZGNFCvkM6_CUA2gQ6xCBhwlpCEUqfXg-r0ESSXvaMg7pkfqqUKOpzpX9u4JEfBbjFzPD9h7uaDJkHu-QqtHGBnyC93X1wKk11DKqv84VT3RK9fBdpnIlyl73A0mAzv95MiPsAN_uVe0B/s1600/101_1374.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554771335943700818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZGNFCvkM6_CUA2gQ6xCBhwlpCEUqfXg-r0ESSXvaMg7pkfqqUKOpzpX9u4JEfBbjFzPD9h7uaDJkHu-QqtHGBnyC93X1wKk11DKqv84VT3RK9fBdpnIlyl73A0mAzv95MiPsAN_uVe0B/s320/101_1374.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>My handsome son, who just can't seem to stop getting older and taller!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VcEnVMLqVmQKAMZlQO4f_sdyjXGdEH0kjyBtkMLyrPsSA7CcVzHkURjD7ccWp9-WlKdSvy0WhMr0gXtfMmBmMzcc3yaRoflbbPoSiH-2UjK0IjzgUXVgKsvFD0XQ4fXNw_B_30Ukmacg/s1600/101_1375.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554771256199240658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VcEnVMLqVmQKAMZlQO4f_sdyjXGdEH0kjyBtkMLyrPsSA7CcVzHkURjD7ccWp9-WlKdSvy0WhMr0gXtfMmBmMzcc3yaRoflbbPoSiH-2UjK0IjzgUXVgKsvFD0XQ4fXNw_B_30Ukmacg/s320/101_1375.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Terry and me. Of course after we take these pictures we are checking out if we are showing signs of aging!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDBlgdtK3ukfzxeTAIqNKF7RXIXybaM7jAx7DIQgGKTYw5_9YoZXGFpY7Lfjfa8cw8sOQzxF8E-RNjcKjpkpEli0VdhckSD20dq3nIqaJG8X_eIKcq9w8ma5B6x6_x5F5WcLQVpZ9NOL_/s1600/101_1379.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554771167279253202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDBlgdtK3ukfzxeTAIqNKF7RXIXybaM7jAx7DIQgGKTYw5_9YoZXGFpY7Lfjfa8cw8sOQzxF8E-RNjcKjpkpEli0VdhckSD20dq3nIqaJG8X_eIKcq9w8ma5B6x6_x5F5WcLQVpZ9NOL_/s320/101_1379.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I love this picture. Terry always takes a good picture. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb43KTzCAPPsG4lQFB3jNQe58laWusHv5PuvpakBaVjy_F9mH67I16jgYmtXuH_uEcYD5mGZGBphSgiASg4NleubEkwqLmY23T2xrDt3CJz7eVD6nft1wtadIyDsm0NbDkceeSZSPpVlvF/s1600/101_1381.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554771086012111922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb43KTzCAPPsG4lQFB3jNQe58laWusHv5PuvpakBaVjy_F9mH67I16jgYmtXuH_uEcYD5mGZGBphSgiASg4NleubEkwqLmY23T2xrDt3CJz7eVD6nft1wtadIyDsm0NbDkceeSZSPpVlvF/s320/101_1381.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Dalayna forgot to smile, but overall still a good picture. Maybe it's the photographer....?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKa0fYaXRqPQlaeWxiXiYq875Z3sSy7ooFZSLkT_0WxJye3XhfFLHOEwHv0NdDLQJ52DpF-dsF1nIuG6CgNEx0bk3UfwnWETfbloO8gDDlt3mezV5nHNU84LvatTtQmfT8WFOvO16pj3DG/s1600/101_1382.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554770999925625250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKa0fYaXRqPQlaeWxiXiYq875Z3sSy7ooFZSLkT_0WxJye3XhfFLHOEwHv0NdDLQJ52DpF-dsF1nIuG6CgNEx0bk3UfwnWETfbloO8gDDlt3mezV5nHNU84LvatTtQmfT8WFOvO16pj3DG/s320/101_1382.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />After church we decided to let them open one gift each. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOgxWghELh4bLv0jmoHBAZArn4I0vIo0VVG9M3Uau8Pt1sNVAoRJgeEGgadm843U6NCpXcTIIBy0CKWl0X-UB1FcuW_-vXJc_QYrbxJ_Tp2uJQS2zUQ_hbjI3j5oS4QlCnarTUDdJGb5I/s1600/101_1383.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554770924291116610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOgxWghELh4bLv0jmoHBAZArn4I0vIo0VVG9M3Uau8Pt1sNVAoRJgeEGgadm843U6NCpXcTIIBy0CKWl0X-UB1FcuW_-vXJc_QYrbxJ_Tp2uJQS2zUQ_hbjI3j5oS4QlCnarTUDdJGb5I/s320/101_1383.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I followed in my cousin's footsteps and bought them new pajamas to wear for Christmas Eve. Colby's are Star Wars sleeping pants. He loves sleeping pants!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUahTA2wfrhuWkUOh4xgsszI09-qEJSjLOLvIrBm2hDS-b0KZXn3kk-oIDiaJTGo901i4OQnI6WDNSBvGwpyDRNTeS-mNw4OY-LBiKM1xKxNyPxlSoXWfQ99KIVWebP8dFCnaYnraVf5fw/s1600/101_1384.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554770843558744466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUahTA2wfrhuWkUOh4xgsszI09-qEJSjLOLvIrBm2hDS-b0KZXn3kk-oIDiaJTGo901i4OQnI6WDNSBvGwpyDRNTeS-mNw4OY-LBiKM1xKxNyPxlSoXWfQ99KIVWebP8dFCnaYnraVf5fw/s320/101_1384.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Baby Caillou all dressed up for Christmas Eve. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Oo7tZL4mQ2fjzaI9difLv3RZBZF1wJq28R2_gyePQzXqyuSPImYW6GO8v6PPpoJ1NDSM_isrBA1X2Sjg6f_Kz31UAw8P-4gbEQqS2SQRTui4QoXaJpIHJS28K3Y4VA8hX9kMaT_zBSvv/s1600/101_1386.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554770759284629442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Oo7tZL4mQ2fjzaI9difLv3RZBZF1wJq28R2_gyePQzXqyuSPImYW6GO8v6PPpoJ1NDSM_isrBA1X2Sjg6f_Kz31UAw8P-4gbEQqS2SQRTui4QoXaJpIHJS28K3Y4VA8hX9kMaT_zBSvv/s320/101_1386.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For an added twist, we decided to sleep in the basement on Christmas Eve. Terry and I were in the guest bed, Dalayna on the couch and Colby on the air mattress bed. So, to all a good night!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErmtExWpj6F0EbYjjvF9DEjJvo61AiCdUEXjxhh3vwLuDnF8i1tR3F60yANdYUsM6Km_e50KmeBHAmCHDSOMSlK7SyUvKglfdWNrxhUIEzuXTIgrRYo5gDX6RBQKE1mzT55AXvj9s9kGs/s1600/101_1387.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554770678659667794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErmtExWpj6F0EbYjjvF9DEjJvo61AiCdUEXjxhh3vwLuDnF8i1tR3F60yANdYUsM6Km_e50KmeBHAmCHDSOMSlK7SyUvKglfdWNrxhUIEzuXTIgrRYo5gDX6RBQKE1mzT55AXvj9s9kGs/s320/101_1387.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-8503170256190454402010-12-23T22:34:00.007-05:002010-12-23T22:47:04.581-05:00The Biggest Leaf Bag EverLong before the snow fell we had plenty of leaves to rake up. They were giving away these extremely large bags where Terry works during the "raking season". Terry brought one home for us to put our leaves in. It was perfect for the job and Dalayna turned it into a personal sleigh. I had my own story with this large bag. Terry and I were out raking leaves one afternoon and I suddenly realized my wedding rings were missing....all 4 bands. It was chilly and my fingers had shrunk, and without even realizing it, all 4 were gone. Thankfully, after a thorough search inside the bag(me crawling around inside with all the leaves while Terry held the top of the bag from falling on me), I found all 4. I wonder what all the people driving by were thinking. Anyway, I was almost in tears as you can imagine. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige1TF717UH7EX_l8vecYOLadtOeJ4XeBO9Z7TVQv_h23lkXKI0DvQp2tGNGff_FNC9TRds0FqfmqgXnt5-W_WMgzApk_UxahELW9Zi4jlP1vxBEUPICL1f2y4UykDSDv9U1lLjl9wXJ8N/s1600/101_1321.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554087793898018802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige1TF717UH7EX_l8vecYOLadtOeJ4XeBO9Z7TVQv_h23lkXKI0DvQp2tGNGff_FNC9TRds0FqfmqgXnt5-W_WMgzApk_UxahELW9Zi4jlP1vxBEUPICL1f2y4UykDSDv9U1lLjl9wXJ8N/s320/101_1321.JPG" /></a> Raking leaves was really hard work, so here she is taking a little break while her daddy pulls her around the yard. This thing was about the size of a double bed in width and very tall. Just perfect for little girls to be pulled around on quite comfortably.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsXGh8C7MzLQPraAIktweWOYZa4kLZ2zs7K7EXav1QmIr18X5POj1Tp3W9rNBRzlcxmdH5LDCxFLI3G4KWyJg2K0pnG9w1mfe-KkEZ8uejrXMNhClEbTFSYmjNmSP16KsHqqVZWqR6xqF/s1600/101_1323.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554087716329243074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsXGh8C7MzLQPraAIktweWOYZa4kLZ2zs7K7EXav1QmIr18X5POj1Tp3W9rNBRzlcxmdH5LDCxFLI3G4KWyJg2K0pnG9w1mfe-KkEZ8uejrXMNhClEbTFSYmjNmSP16KsHqqVZWqR6xqF/s320/101_1323.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyErnv43LAIOdD2mtwIVoaq3uRHFfZcP7pnBsBocz7pabr1GJwXziVwiKui0O5Cr1cQvYdNguBt13-c5h8-u5QJeIMmJTynHdOrhJ0uIhnTRt4xJI-fMe2FTllkWvxfcKarx-97r5nOEb/s1600/101_1324.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554087579308341202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyErnv43LAIOdD2mtwIVoaq3uRHFfZcP7pnBsBocz7pabr1GJwXziVwiKui0O5Cr1cQvYdNguBt13-c5h8-u5QJeIMmJTynHdOrhJ0uIhnTRt4xJI-fMe2FTllkWvxfcKarx-97r5nOEb/s320/101_1324.JPG" /></a><br />Lots of laughs and smiles!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8VzSpJjybtE_IJUzundx8KRJGEN4XHYWZ7UUxNRuRbukhZiSBcjjOqQ5sbvX9r3NJaznjD6TGd-m_rvUS9_YHsjeMzcPm6UeT_kToA7G_m00IN6lJWLIlESGy_Oz_oZ4RdBrExqZTZoy/s1600/101_1326.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554087478757369410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8VzSpJjybtE_IJUzundx8KRJGEN4XHYWZ7UUxNRuRbukhZiSBcjjOqQ5sbvX9r3NJaznjD6TGd-m_rvUS9_YHsjeMzcPm6UeT_kToA7G_m00IN6lJWLIlESGy_Oz_oZ4RdBrExqZTZoy/s320/101_1326.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And away they go.................................<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLiF9LEZwoTVCROCjuzSYBUzVGxWxB-BTibiJfRSR3VOLWEwO5TSme6qR2av_WvCpEjgvXCMVsx4gESkG377ppjGEmx19WBD8BVH1SGh3eIIVwxEMnrFI3jdIXbdh8Ic6ipyZ-NMLxPnR/s1600/101_1327.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554087391053226050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLiF9LEZwoTVCROCjuzSYBUzVGxWxB-BTibiJfRSR3VOLWEwO5TSme6qR2av_WvCpEjgvXCMVsx4gESkG377ppjGEmx19WBD8BVH1SGh3eIIVwxEMnrFI3jdIXbdh8Ic6ipyZ-NMLxPnR/s320/101_1327.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Meanwhile, big brother can hardly keep his eyes open after getting up at 3:30AM to go hunting. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FPsyCLKTxKKE3iKLrN9SAu_Wwv6ahsYQKDHi6CexrUW-foZfo7ug-6K0HPLbMrK-KG2lnmn75msPe9hyphenhyphenfmy9zGA6kD4C8R9guI5eTbwiB3oC7Ng7GxEnFC_Rjkn-0-773LrJgjW75D9Q/s1600/101_1322.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554087302781034850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5FPsyCLKTxKKE3iKLrN9SAu_Wwv6ahsYQKDHi6CexrUW-foZfo7ug-6K0HPLbMrK-KG2lnmn75msPe9hyphenhyphenfmy9zGA6kD4C8R9guI5eTbwiB3oC7Ng7GxEnFC_Rjkn-0-773LrJgjW75D9Q/s320/101_1322.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-60815793145983798692010-12-22T22:15:00.005-05:002010-12-22T22:22:51.615-05:00All Dalayna Wants for Christmas is Her 2 Front Teeth!!Well, we have started our Christmas weekend with a bang!!! Dalayna pulled her other front tooth this evening. The other tooth has been out since early August with no sign of the new one yet. So, now she literally could sing the song about wanting her 2 front teeth for Christmas. She said it feels so weird, like she has 2 gums. She said she hopes one of them hurries up and comes in. I lost my two front teeth when I was 6 years old, and I used to stand in front of the mirror for however long it took to get those loose teeth out, just like she does. It is amazing how God gave me a child from the other side of the world that is so much like me!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBbd2IkSHPj_Cmz76E-sJ38MckLY95cb4qnH5RCrHHHH1Ps2n9U1TDpfL7lcVirR1DZO35nYWXYIgoWR3wXNrDMxosFRJoB6Nm-Gl6RTCuqpux414bHyNSAOZy4hG-v0CqMWmW5beQdeh/s1600/101_1367.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553711464407261346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBbd2IkSHPj_Cmz76E-sJ38MckLY95cb4qnH5RCrHHHH1Ps2n9U1TDpfL7lcVirR1DZO35nYWXYIgoWR3wXNrDMxosFRJoB6Nm-Gl6RTCuqpux414bHyNSAOZy4hG-v0CqMWmW5beQdeh/s320/101_1367.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUrxo5BBJruNzxU5FFO2UqN3PYhlOYXciIbxdeig46EBGV3RFniBVXcV1iSZAvkUii9B1pT_7KJ3bnMDffm6dbt77AOSEowgwZkQT0rdhGHGqTiJ5j3tUXwol7M576p70oeE2FYXsbc-d/s1600/101_1366.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553711377402265122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUrxo5BBJruNzxU5FFO2UqN3PYhlOYXciIbxdeig46EBGV3RFniBVXcV1iSZAvkUii9B1pT_7KJ3bnMDffm6dbt77AOSEowgwZkQT0rdhGHGqTiJ5j3tUXwol7M576p70oeE2FYXsbc-d/s320/101_1366.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLIj4wcV7DiAWDbVymUu4VmzBnCkjwwr3JAhEwBW__uTbDkp7I0sfGSojnClUvhKRrJsWiuyyUKWnhBtycsOmEjr8DmF5LSknYzoasohFKtj1bZOepO7OihhfHCGOBZ6bKb5rpUDucRtI/s1600/101_1365.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553711285835141906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLIj4wcV7DiAWDbVymUu4VmzBnCkjwwr3JAhEwBW__uTbDkp7I0sfGSojnClUvhKRrJsWiuyyUKWnhBtycsOmEjr8DmF5LSknYzoasohFKtj1bZOepO7OihhfHCGOBZ6bKb5rpUDucRtI/s320/101_1365.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-18277977174231918262010-12-14T16:46:00.010-05:002010-12-14T16:58:29.771-05:00We Don't Have to Dream About a White Christmas!!I won't be dreaming of a White Christmas. I will have it most definitely.....all 25.2 inches of snow according to the National Weather Service. I took these pictures before we got the last 7+ inches last night. This section is now up to my waist. I did my aerobics in my back yard today wading through the snow. Actually, I was racing Colby and I didn't do too bad for an almost 40-year old person!! It is beautiful, and just like last year, we are enjoying being outside in it. This storm was a little bit different with all the blowing, drifting snow. It actually shut down schools, Dr.'s offices, businesses. Things never shut down here, so you know it must be something. We were even on the Weather Channel!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S8tQu1M9Ge0Vzca0Hsu_4pQsI_9CCRtrRQ1DDD8ag_pE9ltT8OO1zY6sycU5y5MP7ar21W7vQoPqVAIGI1LsbhOEmv4JRPkM1nc7bL_jbymgpxv7RzY-CrfzdaQoe9JmYWbC6Puk82A9/s1600/101_1360.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658433264597346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S8tQu1M9Ge0Vzca0Hsu_4pQsI_9CCRtrRQ1DDD8ag_pE9ltT8OO1zY6sycU5y5MP7ar21W7vQoPqVAIGI1LsbhOEmv4JRPkM1nc7bL_jbymgpxv7RzY-CrfzdaQoe9JmYWbC6Puk82A9/s320/101_1360.JPG" /></a> This snow drift is gone now, but I am amazed at how the snow can just hang there!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0ngUEh16Ame50WyB9FrGwZlB2wEFfvvnTt6naiSrEqxXZCJUS3qkHLkR6dYwz4OVH9r4x30EekaHP5FiWdsMNkl6cgVYwyCurbeH_onGz1vERV6s9p0kh53Vgz98cwVQ-CoekNiMyehE/s1600/101_1359.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658351874495122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0ngUEh16Ame50WyB9FrGwZlB2wEFfvvnTt6naiSrEqxXZCJUS3qkHLkR6dYwz4OVH9r4x30EekaHP5FiWdsMNkl6cgVYwyCurbeH_onGz1vERV6s9p0kh53Vgz98cwVQ-CoekNiMyehE/s320/101_1359.JPG" /></a><br />Can you spot my air conditioner?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyv61Ct9G4fJGp5Vb31UffmSiqa8hqJU6CtvcA9zfjaBPbfA9c1rS2WbmB5INEJQS_OjoStpQ3G-DMUvxPZzAy9_juFmYOwh7QR_3wJwLV7M1_hw6uBctcsk_8PxBLOLqJ18c-Q9Mex5w/s1600/101_1358.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658270767815650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyv61Ct9G4fJGp5Vb31UffmSiqa8hqJU6CtvcA9zfjaBPbfA9c1rS2WbmB5INEJQS_OjoStpQ3G-DMUvxPZzAy9_juFmYOwh7QR_3wJwLV7M1_hw6uBctcsk_8PxBLOLqJ18c-Q9Mex5w/s320/101_1358.JPG" /></a><br /><br />These drifts may not look very high, but they were up to my knees. I realize that doesn't take much to get to my knees, but it is still quite a bit of snow. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bMMeXfpfTqOLDCaHZh6BqJEZgjjqXolqcig3a251YTUEuTT0_rfswotJN4wlGeY42-T0qnMn71EKXQEWWcDuw8munFR_ui1WJbbgxE_HWh1M8frair_jP6tO5AVxSSXcw9WWs-lVFIfb/s1600/101_1356.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658187549049266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bMMeXfpfTqOLDCaHZh6BqJEZgjjqXolqcig3a251YTUEuTT0_rfswotJN4wlGeY42-T0qnMn71EKXQEWWcDuw8munFR_ui1WJbbgxE_HWh1M8frair_jP6tO5AVxSSXcw9WWs-lVFIfb/s320/101_1356.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJHMmSLc47fffftyGZHU0lqmk5r4ks96jrTRS-ahrnSwx0Y1_GQoVRbfofeVVeZgxFVITXvdQ4pbUn-9hyphenhyphenVoiOn7A-S9exVrV2bWP7DeLmz6p3rL90jPUOMWj60n10W-N2DVF1cnLsDde/s1600/101_1354.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658094339076834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJHMmSLc47fffftyGZHU0lqmk5r4ks96jrTRS-ahrnSwx0Y1_GQoVRbfofeVVeZgxFVITXvdQ4pbUn-9hyphenhyphenVoiOn7A-S9exVrV2bWP7DeLmz6p3rL90jPUOMWj60n10W-N2DVF1cnLsDde/s320/101_1354.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This is the biggest drift of all since our garage faces north, and the winds were coming straight from the north. As you can see, it completely covers our truck's front tire. Like a kid, I just had to go through it to see how high it was. It is up to my backside!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpk3VpRcfWo9tZhezopUi0EBMQTDGv8k1hqgOSRhWxBbX_5Uk8W4pjrEY3Pdb9neKrOVM1UCX_fQ-aQBkOcE4QBATzEfoesU3JS29z3XPrF5JN4zkq8dh9aBPk8q2ZHuXKp_kScpY0bk2-/s1600/101_1353.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658012529047858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpk3VpRcfWo9tZhezopUi0EBMQTDGv8k1hqgOSRhWxBbX_5Uk8W4pjrEY3Pdb9neKrOVM1UCX_fQ-aQBkOcE4QBATzEfoesU3JS29z3XPrF5JN4zkq8dh9aBPk8q2ZHuXKp_kScpY0bk2-/s320/101_1353.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Colby with the front drifts,which didn't seem to be so high. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8PgYQOoF8bswJd4iZ78Me4uIz97YPozLWWUv0_ljPGBUm9LERx4uBS3Ss6JH0WHmG6ROosjrjI0wCLGZ3WlRzWiKNWxw5V_rckYKJfmsSQDTQ6toSWDH7fqhm2mhAfpvR-CXWJnBx7UZ/s1600/101_1352.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550657912120594706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8PgYQOoF8bswJd4iZ78Me4uIz97YPozLWWUv0_ljPGBUm9LERx4uBS3Ss6JH0WHmG6ROosjrjI0wCLGZ3WlRzWiKNWxw5V_rckYKJfmsSQDTQ6toSWDH7fqhm2mhAfpvR-CXWJnBx7UZ/s320/101_1352.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-6wmqjWmD3v3ZeSjxI9iDLSpC-hz0hFQt9lXHU-RE65sgR6HcrT6LseynaUcyEwgxsiSO7_QM_R_Sk9nasWFszcb2mjjz4rlaUqwG2j4H_R27frethXS7hME9dy64OOgEcq1w0fBqoTE/s1600/101_1351.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550657829242398546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-6wmqjWmD3v3ZeSjxI9iDLSpC-hz0hFQt9lXHU-RE65sgR6HcrT6LseynaUcyEwgxsiSO7_QM_R_Sk9nasWFszcb2mjjz4rlaUqwG2j4H_R27frethXS7hME9dy64OOgEcq1w0fBqoTE/s320/101_1351.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-55624796667487346382010-12-07T20:54:00.003-05:002010-12-07T21:00:31.141-05:00The Snowy Season BeginsI have been dreading it. All along I knew it was coming..... the snow.... all the snow......inches and inches of it. It is here now. The snowy season has begun. It's not so bad, I guess. It is beautiful, and most of all, makes everything feel so much like Christmas. Remington, our black lab, can't be out in it enough. Neither can my kids. The white dots in the picture are snowflakes. We have about 6-7 inches on the ground. I know that number will grow, and for now, I am used to the idea. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5Jkccs6pGUdU68Gax5W2tK3PnQWRBVWR7JQTIhB25cmyxTE4ZulHuf_VLkbZOw6t2gwTWQKRFWw-EdQAoM9YZCafxGmw6N3t32uVsCKXjKDuum08xCDh10xw9zl5C2PfLqZTQTxYnFIC/s1600/101_1347.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548124322100535346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5Jkccs6pGUdU68Gax5W2tK3PnQWRBVWR7JQTIhB25cmyxTE4ZulHuf_VLkbZOw6t2gwTWQKRFWw-EdQAoM9YZCafxGmw6N3t32uVsCKXjKDuum08xCDh10xw9zl5C2PfLqZTQTxYnFIC/s320/101_1347.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOxUz9ig63eFVd6ON5zNAHFS8TinAZ7alvWPx02WeGMxyjvm6aafSkR4y8wUX5iIC5Lv6ymxyV53Y7uare0iMGrTQC8J5oNwJ6C8gzE4vXMhn1ASpuwqREMJ7Mu_d03Av_HrOhgl03E8w/s1600/101_1345.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548124237489594530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOxUz9ig63eFVd6ON5zNAHFS8TinAZ7alvWPx02WeGMxyjvm6aafSkR4y8wUX5iIC5Lv6ymxyV53Y7uare0iMGrTQC8J5oNwJ6C8gzE4vXMhn1ASpuwqREMJ7Mu_d03Av_HrOhgl03E8w/s320/101_1345.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-77677382119393890672010-11-20T17:36:00.004-05:002010-11-20T18:00:28.969-05:00Closed for the SeasonI have jokingly told people our "inn" is closed for the season. We don't really have an inn, but our line of weekend guests has come to an end for the year. Our "inn" had 14 sets of weekend guests, so that is 14 weekends out of 2010 for overnight guests. We figured that on average, each guest stayed at least 3 days, making that 42 days of company. It was a lot of fun and we are thankful to each person who took the time out of their busy schedule to come visit us. Our thanks goes out to: First, my parents, who made several trips out here. Also, my wonderful mother and father-in-law, who also came several times. Thanks to Aunt Ina and cousin Jordan for coming this year. Thank you to my Aunt Jan, who came for a weekend, and dropped by another day to see my new house. Thank you to my cousins T.J., Amy, Adley, Jaylyn, and Leighton who came to see us for a weekend. Also, my Uncle Terry and friends, who enjoyed the fishing up here. Thank you to our friends Ron and Angela, and daughters, who came 2 weeks ago for a visit. We also had other friends from F.W. drop by for an afternoon, as well as my Uncle Clancey who came to see our house. Hopefully I haven't forgotten anyone!! Thank you all for making our 2010 a good year!!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-81681236441554571772010-11-19T14:45:00.002-05:002010-11-19T15:20:17.897-05:00Season of ThanksIt has been a while since I had time to post, but I am hoping I can start with a renewed commitment over the next few weeks. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I thought I would spend some time reflecting on the past year of our lives. <br />The past year has been full of spiritual ups and downs for our family. We struggled with the whys of moving again, yet being thankful we had a job and a place to live. We realize several things: 1). God is in control, and I have no choice but to believe He will meet my needs, because that is what he promises in His word. I am not in control, period!! 2). You realize how much you don't need, and there is so much you can do without. We learned that we wasted a lot of our money. That is a lesson I hope we never forget. 3). It gives you a heart to help others facing the same thing. You know the fears they have of losing everything. You will do whatever you can do to help them out, specifically lifting them up in prayer. <br />Many people have asked if we are involved in a church here. I hope people would know our family well enough to realize church is an integral part of who we are. We have a great church family. They took us in immediately and when we aren't there, someone never fails to let us know they missed us. They made sure we got involved. Colby and I worked in VBS this summer, we have served in Children's Church and Terry and I work in Awana. We were also just asked to be involved on the Missions Committee. Terry and Colby were involved in helping on a project at our parsonage. Colby is an active part of the youth group. He takes guitar lessons on Wednesday night from our youth pastor, and Dalayna received her first lesson this past Wednesday. Dalayna is in Awana, too. There are always things going on at church. We have been attending there a year now. I remember how hard it was to think about getting to know yet another church family, yet we made it through the first year just fine, by God's grace. My advice to anyone facing that situation is to GET INVOLVED, don't sit on the sidelines, be a part of the action. <br />In my mind I have kicked and screamed about being in a place where I don't really want to be, yet despite my complaining, God has continued to be so good to us. Life here is different. Terry and I have decided we must have been living in different world before. There are so many people who have had tragedies happen in their lives. I have NEVER seen so much tragedy. There are so many people with needs. At first, I thought, "Get me out of this place!", and maybe someday God will, but for now, what a wonderful opportunity to minister to someone. Please pray that God will use our family in some way for however long we are here. <br />I have also met a lot of wonderful homeschooling moms. They have been very helpful in telling me what is available for homeschoolers around here, especially the ones that have been in my prayer groups at co-op. None of them read my blog, so I can say, honestly, they are wonderful ladies. One of them is from St. Louis!! There are a lot of neat kids in the group, too, so I don't have to worry about who my kids friends are.<br />One of the other blessings we have received is more time as a family. My husband has the first job since our marriage began where he is home in time to eat dinner and never works weekends. The 70-80 hour weeks are a thing of the past. We have enjoyed it so much. Would we ever take another job where we would have more money but see him less? Not by choice, because we have come to realize the money is not worth the sacrifice. The company he works for is so good to their employees, too. They give rewards for safety, gift cards for birthdays, parties for the employees. You just don't see that much these days. <br />I am more content with where I am. It has taken a long time to get there. My friend Betsy was very blunt when she said that we were supposed to be content with where God has put us. I cried, because I knew what she said was true. In this season of thanks, I have much to be thankful for, as God continues to grow and stretch me. May I never forget all I have to be thankful for!!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-71449181829131813162010-10-13T15:21:00.009-04:002010-10-13T15:36:14.093-04:00Fall is HereAh, the colors of fall... brown, yellow, orange, red; all in brilliant array. I also love the rustle of crunchy leaves, and for the most part, don't mind raking them. We have plenty to rake in this yard. So, yesterday afternoon we started on the side yard. The kids were having fun running and hiding in them of course. So they decided Ranger needed a little fun, too. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLM8w43ZYbmAapmVUCphQ7_jqe2d8dT0tUwJxZTbP1FRbTd7fc8OiYhO6-3yHkAkenT5LH2Xnhbf8IkngUoubqV5PmIsNSl5PCqwjX_bL3hHT_nwxzCtwjIbNSZRWqTalLIIedIgW-p-c/s1600/101_1318.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527613613316452946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLM8w43ZYbmAapmVUCphQ7_jqe2d8dT0tUwJxZTbP1FRbTd7fc8OiYhO6-3yHkAkenT5LH2Xnhbf8IkngUoubqV5PmIsNSl5PCqwjX_bL3hHT_nwxzCtwjIbNSZRWqTalLIIedIgW-p-c/s320/101_1318.JPG" /></a><br /><div>One pile of leaves, which serves as a good hiding spot. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vPS0xCI1uttu6lCw9309vwWG9K4CxXcZCHvbZQqLElBTbI54flIEg8wXhpr4RMNtsAEBLAp7czrFuDYbgUn_cv88Hncd4s6qZGherxVmXkQIdHcuLVYe0HcZ-Xbk_bSRS527deYAYsrR/s1600/101_1317.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527613519513642530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vPS0xCI1uttu6lCw9309vwWG9K4CxXcZCHvbZQqLElBTbI54flIEg8wXhpr4RMNtsAEBLAp7czrFuDYbgUn_cv88Hncd4s6qZGherxVmXkQIdHcuLVYe0HcZ-Xbk_bSRS527deYAYsrR/s320/101_1317.JPG" /></a> All these leaves are from this one tree. As you can see, we only raked up half. It is hard to believe this is all from one tree. Also, notice our privacy fence. We could not afford to fence the whole yard this year, so our friend put up this one section for us. It gives us plenty of privacy from the street pictured here. It is a very busy street. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qm1NkSppIsVY-qYvg0iremPAg7AvXVF5f-Om_mNh4PzWpLDk1CZDRX8mXPeruNCvynWS7ftI3JNIBqnhZmf5xVKxSWoqi7fCIn750CTPxzJluiyhmbgDxELRPu-4LNxBaIOj-Klgmd0V/s1600/101_1316.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527613429241722114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qm1NkSppIsVY-qYvg0iremPAg7AvXVF5f-Om_mNh4PzWpLDk1CZDRX8mXPeruNCvynWS7ftI3JNIBqnhZmf5xVKxSWoqi7fCIn750CTPxzJluiyhmbgDxELRPu-4LNxBaIOj-Klgmd0V/s320/101_1316.JPG" /></a><br /><br />There are no colors here, but this was just a neat picture as the sun began to set last night. This flagpole is in our sideyard next to the driveway.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyTFT0HUskS6AuO3NPmjD2jFf6Dr304nAHkoR8WeYb_t9a-36LZR02Uy3O0tjAvnbvi72ywOiiBZj_-hFPTmTgmGqPn1Odkcg-vTJ8CIUeRMEsrvQZ3fLZnsgIqDdmSXMY7a02wGGKyD_/s1600/101_1312.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527613325352550866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyTFT0HUskS6AuO3NPmjD2jFf6Dr304nAHkoR8WeYb_t9a-36LZR02Uy3O0tjAvnbvi72ywOiiBZj_-hFPTmTgmGqPn1Odkcg-vTJ8CIUeRMEsrvQZ3fLZnsgIqDdmSXMY7a02wGGKyD_/s320/101_1312.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our maple tree just turned yellow in the past day or so, and it's leaves are falling fast. One of my favorite trees is the blue spruce next to the maple. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jNjnPjDgozbvzo4jtSIKWjiFs3vdcTeWRJGVOsxxumONtk04-Y0Lx1NBxs6yorePd2acdVz-HtyNtEgLKCcfITPrWpzawTQgV48OjmH9gWWJgdrZ1uPCx2c-QkKHFghvBRYy9SHM4gfz/s1600/101_1314.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527613254131863378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jNjnPjDgozbvzo4jtSIKWjiFs3vdcTeWRJGVOsxxumONtk04-Y0Lx1NBxs6yorePd2acdVz-HtyNtEgLKCcfITPrWpzawTQgV48OjmH9gWWJgdrZ1uPCx2c-QkKHFghvBRYy9SHM4gfz/s320/101_1314.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />This tree is amazing to see. It is totally split in color right down the middle, and the colors get brighter every day. Have you ever seen a tree with a green side and a side turning colors? By the way, this is my neighbor's tree, but I just had to take a picture because it is so unusual. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSgAKUujWvgSFEp-2cysyO4YgcWf01cc2HDr1v5Luq5csJXK6M4lU0cR79t4H7o0Et1DnTe70XigoE5ianOZtO6oixz02Xjlhi7daY8lOzOCQ6tED3zv82iGV367ZT41gnoJuNeUY9giv/s1600/101_1286.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527613175931919202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSgAKUujWvgSFEp-2cysyO4YgcWf01cc2HDr1v5Luq5csJXK6M4lU0cR79t4H7o0Et1DnTe70XigoE5ianOZtO6oixz02Xjlhi7daY8lOzOCQ6tED3zv82iGV367ZT41gnoJuNeUY9giv/s320/101_1286.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-58898877668315387282010-10-04T15:11:00.006-04:002010-10-04T15:28:59.178-04:00Bowling FunLast Sunday we went bowling as a family. The last time we went bowling was over a year ago. It was an event for homeschool families. The bowling alley was smoke-free(thankfully), and they gave us a treat by playing Christian music as we bowled. This event was sponsored by the 2nd group I am now a part of. The other group is for the co-op classes, this group is mostly for field trips and events like this one. A good majority of the people in our co-op classes are a part of this group as well, so the kids get to see many of their friends. This should also fill our calendar pretty well, too. And as a side note, Colby joined our group's 4-H club last week. I always thought it was for people who had a farm, but it is for anyone. In March, Dalayna will join Mini 4-H, and will have the opportunity to do sewing projects, etc. I will keep you up to date on how that is going!! Busy, busy, busy!! Here Terry is trying to get Dalayna to put her fingers in the correct holes on the ball, but she wasn't interested. Instead she did the "granny bowl" ,as I like to call it!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_IzPfoT8IehULQVzBiLtco_plviHSqT3lxj-bI4bUONbWn6VSUiA2bJ5JNwUk_yDbDOtOsYFSczvSw31PUVVFGDh44i68vXgLi2KGUph0K-P8mAsQ1brodBYA9agszY1aoflnyPHimAR/s1600/101_1267.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524271233122948930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_IzPfoT8IehULQVzBiLtco_plviHSqT3lxj-bI4bUONbWn6VSUiA2bJ5JNwUk_yDbDOtOsYFSczvSw31PUVVFGDh44i68vXgLi2KGUph0K-P8mAsQ1brodBYA9agszY1aoflnyPHimAR/s320/101_1267.JPG" /></a><br /><div>They also put the bumpers up for all of us, which made it so much easier for the younger kids. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1jAM_Li2srGOvjmiovcUxvcSlBkIXuhZkoQ9w0U_3GNdbfio1vj6-vC1dOatJxXJ_CefLhMd2vlo2xtcBqvybBTCo4cSzXvIqLpl0CZsxsGrvArUw0V2xg5DpOgA_nLMcc_6PP1UqGVl/s1600/101_1268.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524271143400005074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1jAM_Li2srGOvjmiovcUxvcSlBkIXuhZkoQ9w0U_3GNdbfio1vj6-vC1dOatJxXJ_CefLhMd2vlo2xtcBqvybBTCo4cSzXvIqLpl0CZsxsGrvArUw0V2xg5DpOgA_nLMcc_6PP1UqGVl/s320/101_1268.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Colby chose to bowl with some of his friends. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuH1dvf8iSeBZhrJ_lh_qDc6KWVdKmeIh3WfzAJ66ALFlZeFsTrZqfN6Hi5EiRumWDwu_Q4UEuOeIy2iZS_RphYpApKeWs_R18Wxo88mybSO2tro9g7hsE9Nt-eAfDdGRc7Bj17HkkXsa/s1600/101_1269.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524271060635886642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuH1dvf8iSeBZhrJ_lh_qDc6KWVdKmeIh3WfzAJ66ALFlZeFsTrZqfN6Hi5EiRumWDwu_Q4UEuOeIy2iZS_RphYpApKeWs_R18Wxo88mybSO2tro9g7hsE9Nt-eAfDdGRc7Bj17HkkXsa/s320/101_1269.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I just noticed that her shoes match her outfit!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUWYz0B6A3GYFPWM8u5b6cTITQGKbeWOMBQc_BnAEdBABfrjRL7AVJ41ND-lBye2Vt7A3tWpvB4n1CCFLC0aptwBAoAVvlXMAeItUsGR3hDbYd4GN4bLZ0hEybF1pfX4RV6tUv-wxSBqx/s1600/101_1270.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524270982945209058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUWYz0B6A3GYFPWM8u5b6cTITQGKbeWOMBQc_BnAEdBABfrjRL7AVJ41ND-lBye2Vt7A3tWpvB4n1CCFLC0aptwBAoAVvlXMAeItUsGR3hDbYd4GN4bLZ0hEybF1pfX4RV6tUv-wxSBqx/s320/101_1270.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Some tips from big brother. When Colby was finished with his 2 games, he came over and tried to help Dalayna bowl. We had a great time, and I beat Terry at both games!! I tried to take a picture of the scores on the screen, but it didn't work, so you will have to take my word for it. This group is supposed to do more bowling events, so we will look forward to those!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJJK8wKRigsBVdfoNu0X2q-ZOQs4XRPNwzW5IQg7JH3enf9mfQ3ISq-rrRIZnXHID0oX64DvjXncN7uR1mKVr1hdi9CNAMVCtHUTyRirtNKEGeAJtjU_75buV56HBnwn9QIZIG4mRrh5X/s1600/101_1271.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524270922443078818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJJK8wKRigsBVdfoNu0X2q-ZOQs4XRPNwzW5IQg7JH3enf9mfQ3ISq-rrRIZnXHID0oX64DvjXncN7uR1mKVr1hdi9CNAMVCtHUTyRirtNKEGeAJtjU_75buV56HBnwn9QIZIG4mRrh5X/s320/101_1271.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-24344354758857628162010-10-01T14:46:00.003-04:002010-10-01T14:48:47.209-04:00Thanks to My KidsA special thanks to my children, who worked together on the computer in designing this month's blog header. Now they need to teach me a few things about the "paint" feature on the computer.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-19169943974583815072010-09-28T19:26:00.009-04:002010-09-28T19:38:59.806-04:00For the BirdsWhile Colby was at the football game, Dalayna got some one-on-one time with Daddy. One of the things they enjoy doing together is feeding the birds. They put up all the bird feeders. (It's only taken us 4 months to do that.) One of the bird feeders they hung up Terry made several years ago. It is very simple with holes for food, and a small peg for the birds feet. It is pictured below. So Dalayna and Terry mixed peanut butter and bird seed and filled the holes with it. It was a messy job, but the birds ate it right up!!! I was kind enough to contribute my Reese's peanut butter. I didn't really want to share it with the birds, but didn't want to ruin my daughter's special time with Daddy either. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G5y6S9l2p8N1BSdJ1yFOn5dOuN7ltm-vZzxvvOwAWHCSEQUP9NnENTjb0YWjDoiiCkFsKNt_3T25Lfg3dpYej1bFr65XPCtqMy-MMdeqEEDea5N15UQquzn39WGEWkpdD-xIdgAvcH_p/s1600/101_1255.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522110795634468706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G5y6S9l2p8N1BSdJ1yFOn5dOuN7ltm-vZzxvvOwAWHCSEQUP9NnENTjb0YWjDoiiCkFsKNt_3T25Lfg3dpYej1bFr65XPCtqMy-MMdeqEEDea5N15UQquzn39WGEWkpdD-xIdgAvcH_p/s320/101_1255.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1tjziKfqq76O7xrrjTe5wuZv2VeKWMyts_ArRcyjuE-a0F6kyv3c1Or90OzjQ_fdnLJTCE5HH_1I2Q4jSwG2cCx9rG712Q4S49S8NWrEOYLTa0Ah4aKDuCfH8DdlUzcGjQd3esSq149l/s1600/101_1256.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522110709733331186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1tjziKfqq76O7xrrjTe5wuZv2VeKWMyts_ArRcyjuE-a0F6kyv3c1Or90OzjQ_fdnLJTCE5HH_1I2Q4jSwG2cCx9rG712Q4S49S8NWrEOYLTa0Ah4aKDuCfH8DdlUzcGjQd3esSq149l/s320/101_1256.JPG" /></a><br />Prepare to get messy!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtUvmUAOCkWi3r9jqktHmt-82_knS252PBuMjGPccp-vjAKXBKJNnXA9QBn1kI3fu7jG01kuQZMgbcKG8QdrVQltwnY8EmUvuVwuah5N2VOqNYsnKC-MkOBvmUmH5OV37HKMY1lo30giO/s1600/101_1257.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522110620185161330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtUvmUAOCkWi3r9jqktHmt-82_knS252PBuMjGPccp-vjAKXBKJNnXA9QBn1kI3fu7jG01kuQZMgbcKG8QdrVQltwnY8EmUvuVwuah5N2VOqNYsnKC-MkOBvmUmH5OV37HKMY1lo30giO/s320/101_1257.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Dalayna got very messy mixing the seeds and peanut butter, but you can tell she enjoyed it by the smile on her face.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAc3Zb_cqNcr_MAm5r5iali-oGv2Iwlin1EZanBmbq1bh1ByfMAa3ILtPcjCWkGJMPr2Wvk7P5sKEj2DspCtJVngR8k7GjQ_GkCnHqMvbq3SlisegI8tAA-Czf4CFUtT2l4dedQBCU8O4O/s1600/101_1258.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522110528963015730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAc3Zb_cqNcr_MAm5r5iali-oGv2Iwlin1EZanBmbq1bh1ByfMAa3ILtPcjCWkGJMPr2Wvk7P5sKEj2DspCtJVngR8k7GjQ_GkCnHqMvbq3SlisegI8tAA-Czf4CFUtT2l4dedQBCU8O4O/s320/101_1258.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3UGqkKD-siq9J0ePX79PDoSLMk460xJC-03fStr4fHQuJ-kc55VmdP174ucoRRY96jN1GmjylydULfHj57AQ5vROWYmbwPXxwwkYAEgQOwrO8uQvWH3V3NrukElBLSx8KJbReuBkEJ3J/s1600/101_1259.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522110417524975042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3UGqkKD-siq9J0ePX79PDoSLMk460xJC-03fStr4fHQuJ-kc55VmdP174ucoRRY96jN1GmjylydULfHj57AQ5vROWYmbwPXxwwkYAEgQOwrO8uQvWH3V3NrukElBLSx8KJbReuBkEJ3J/s320/101_1259.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-7tOmnqScthpbAK-ak7Xdm1ujvyRz7iCEQGk90wc8escteCJOJ-bLe_M4rwXaXB72J9h3E_PaSJN-a6Pp_TlG7g-c7Hvu06VSkQZtGsj86fPTSfn_BvSGPlS5vBMrbpR69pbtKGpXWf6/s1600/101_1260.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522110320499629058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-7tOmnqScthpbAK-ak7Xdm1ujvyRz7iCEQGk90wc8escteCJOJ-bLe_M4rwXaXB72J9h3E_PaSJN-a6Pp_TlG7g-c7Hvu06VSkQZtGsj86fPTSfn_BvSGPlS5vBMrbpR69pbtKGpXWf6/s320/101_1260.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInRf6P5mTyAfBeqjVtfEG5KCF4SKmbVhiPkaIYShUE6qqsuoqW07-sGGErlp8p2LdHKTrjsuvEBQZF6uykQINIYaASacS6Lw1Y4SCdevM1H_r90K8JWrCOMwy2aUbDZR7AyRywvLPGTex/s1600/101_1261.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522110225749650850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInRf6P5mTyAfBeqjVtfEG5KCF4SKmbVhiPkaIYShUE6qqsuoqW07-sGGErlp8p2LdHKTrjsuvEBQZF6uykQINIYaASacS6Lw1Y4SCdevM1H_r90K8JWrCOMwy2aUbDZR7AyRywvLPGTex/s320/101_1261.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I think Terry got even messier filling the holes. The good news is it was easy to clean up. I took a bowl of warm soapy water outside, they scrubbed off, dumped the water in the yard and it was all taken care of. I hope the birds enjoyed their work!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuuqOODzGA8y6iMcYhhdXxGkiNYv79N2mlgazEsYApoMe6V-ix-1En11BZ9afvK7GjtGmTTDN_uAoNTcWdwcUojV22IS6J8T1XtETzoEQT94_t4iGJq_-Wxr60TzCsTNEty30ZDnjvmwr/s1600/101_1262.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522110119659793906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuuqOODzGA8y6iMcYhhdXxGkiNYv79N2mlgazEsYApoMe6V-ix-1En11BZ9afvK7GjtGmTTDN_uAoNTcWdwcUojV22IS6J8T1XtETzoEQT94_t4iGJq_-Wxr60TzCsTNEty30ZDnjvmwr/s320/101_1262.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-46318679937773178522010-09-27T20:58:00.004-04:002010-09-27T21:45:34.508-04:00Colby Goes to College(for a football game)Colby had the privelege to go to college for the 2nd time a week ago. He traveled to the University of Michigan to watch the Wolverines play the University of Massachusetts. He had a great time and saw a good game. He is pictured here with his friends J.C.(left) and Larry(right). J.C. is our pastor's son, and he saved his own money so he could pay for his friends tickets to the game. That was kind, wasn't it? Our pastor is the one that took them to the game and took this picture. You know I didn't take this picture because it is just too good!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJL8fxX6FTIJy-qHC1uijGjtoGuERNstD84TaQOceXFF2lUUm4tSsfodiz1J7vvyNjEcOrdYZpoXEweFCCnqL3qf5IUaQ1ndjj9unZUtActXw8pLuXYIfCDFx1H84nuznfoCBLJ3OqB05W/s1600/Michigan+Game.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521762776344729538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJL8fxX6FTIJy-qHC1uijGjtoGuERNstD84TaQOceXFF2lUUm4tSsfodiz1J7vvyNjEcOrdYZpoXEweFCCnqL3qf5IUaQ1ndjj9unZUtActXw8pLuXYIfCDFx1H84nuznfoCBLJ3OqB05W/s320/Michigan+Game.jpg" /></a> The final score!! I wanted to post more pictures, but we weren't sure if we could do that. They took over 60 pictures and our pastor was very thoughtful and made sure Colby had his own copies. Terry plans on accompanying them next time.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXshNntqc2zLzJvZP6w5wINr8DQQyn3NmjgfCBzSqXKeYVqQFZKgjd3-8JMQzg3W5EaDadQvzFcmLM2P7k2a9-2agq-daGB6IGn-cllVFP-ea4ua2COn9-jHEHEwjy-ZbRHvDQbCPiYEhp/s1600/Scoreboard.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521762706033603314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXshNntqc2zLzJvZP6w5wINr8DQQyn3NmjgfCBzSqXKeYVqQFZKgjd3-8JMQzg3W5EaDadQvzFcmLM2P7k2a9-2agq-daGB6IGn-cllVFP-ea4ua2COn9-jHEHEwjy-ZbRHvDQbCPiYEhp/s320/Scoreboard.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-66630295964638375212010-09-17T14:47:00.009-04:002010-09-17T15:07:26.683-04:00Pioneer FunThis week the kids and I were able to experience pioneer life for a few hours. I have to say it was one of the best field trips we have ever taken. It was also a bonus that I didn't have to drive very far. We experienced life in a log cabin, the barn and farm equipment, a blacksmith shop, and Dalayna's favorite, a one-room schoolhouse. As we read books she has had many questions about what it was like to go to school in those days, and she got to experience i firsthand. My favorite part of the day was simply watching my children sitting side by side learning together. Here is the windmill in the pioneer garden. I think windmills are neat, so I just had to take a picture. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgg7-Ntw-4_tHlVCmQ4nZAccr6slqxlEjXSnCWSUDlxLbuRcGtK03iiThu9_Ht2oXtbwv7s-GLOFf34tLb1rgpyyAvqnCVm1uLMjTnE6orEj72tldcqW4RDjg9c5WMKJbMyFYWANTAni4p/s1600/101_1245.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517956607722831586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgg7-Ntw-4_tHlVCmQ4nZAccr6slqxlEjXSnCWSUDlxLbuRcGtK03iiThu9_Ht2oXtbwv7s-GLOFf34tLb1rgpyyAvqnCVm1uLMjTnE6orEj72tldcqW4RDjg9c5WMKJbMyFYWANTAni4p/s320/101_1245.JPG" /></a> In the garden were tomatoes, peppers, and lots of herbs. They reminded us a lot during our visit that there were no Wal-Marts back then, so the pioneers had to grow and make everything themselves. I know it was all for the benefit of the kids, but if we all admit it, none of us would know what to do without a Wal-Mart nearby!! That was one of my biggest concerns in the past moves!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0VEe4dz8qW7D7h4vOWzBr8I1swLX1wuZf2QAWe1tvwhVMFj8qckVuKpFV5LgkrfYtg1geQTThCbfCwpb-FeSeefgEcmxG46e7KS2nSRiXmXdfuyI_P4FC-Af1n0s7FrgE1yzPjM3OCPN/s1600/101_1246.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517956533634464194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0VEe4dz8qW7D7h4vOWzBr8I1swLX1wuZf2QAWe1tvwhVMFj8qckVuKpFV5LgkrfYtg1geQTThCbfCwpb-FeSeefgEcmxG46e7KS2nSRiXmXdfuyI_P4FC-Af1n0s7FrgE1yzPjM3OCPN/s320/101_1246.JPG" /></a><br />There was even a blacksmith shop, and the man actually did things with metal while we were there. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7s05qNdzqXFoFigawd50Fu1P42T1ri6UwtovOcdqV-ynnh2uQcos5x256t5xc6JTsOZu02xvkUyIZrTCw3TkT-B2LvvJJXZ4MaK-wxAyoRubwM3qMLr5U7AMwfi85NLkB7R6YAM9dLcb/s1600/101_1249.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517956455589160898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7s05qNdzqXFoFigawd50Fu1P42T1ri6UwtovOcdqV-ynnh2uQcos5x256t5xc6JTsOZu02xvkUyIZrTCw3TkT-B2LvvJJXZ4MaK-wxAyoRubwM3qMLr5U7AMwfi85NLkB7R6YAM9dLcb/s320/101_1249.JPG" /></a><br />One of the neatest things for the kids was during our lunch break. They provided the kids with toys that would have been played with by pioneer children. Even the parents took part in this, including me. Here is Dalayna with the metal hoops they used to roll down the street. Dalayna and I tried to get ours to roll down the street, but it just didn't work. <br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJbq-r9u7mfFViRhepyRITrEaOg7XQ3GhSeP03d9kIdD2b0H99_8o5qyGNgpEKQd6HpOjKhphb4GJ-0AhhrBlWR2n3MuGOCCoU5NQpB-h-KlG4o8PNTlC6jEg0oWPl-USvonSR25TTsFG/s1600/101_1250.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517956382152475346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJbq-r9u7mfFViRhepyRITrEaOg7XQ3GhSeP03d9kIdD2b0H99_8o5qyGNgpEKQd6HpOjKhphb4GJ-0AhhrBlWR2n3MuGOCCoU5NQpB-h-KlG4o8PNTlC6jEg0oWPl-USvonSR25TTsFG/s320/101_1250.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />These walking blocks were fun. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_9frYDJ-Ak6XEivF9SrasQBqTzrVJQplP9t6G-uw6OfakEGg6SkA9D1Q90XeQH41N4VaUeETcM51FNKXlHQq18kDVlF7-KVGBpB-bpZuPqtrLrzBNsr8RKoirlO2w2D6D4dQsERUHAVV/s1600/101_1251.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517956273565729042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_9frYDJ-Ak6XEivF9SrasQBqTzrVJQplP9t6G-uw6OfakEGg6SkA9D1Q90XeQH41N4VaUeETcM51FNKXlHQq18kDVlF7-KVGBpB-bpZuPqtrLrzBNsr8RKoirlO2w2D6D4dQsERUHAVV/s320/101_1251.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqql4Oi7b99RDZlf4KykVL5MUJVnjPBi8gap2H_9f_LTFuU1XfHtrdZxTH584DeHLDECFQ9VGhxEHj9Tt9012Eky-hlB5rEb2TWHCnaqyZOn68vxyRqyq2hR21Drvavy0vNACHiHU5JPx/s1600/101_1252.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517956170250378562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqql4Oi7b99RDZlf4KykVL5MUJVnjPBi8gap2H_9f_LTFuU1XfHtrdZxTH584DeHLDECFQ9VGhxEHj9Tt9012Eky-hlB5rEb2TWHCnaqyZOn68vxyRqyq2hR21Drvavy0vNACHiHU5JPx/s320/101_1252.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is of course the only picture I could get of Colby, since he pretends to be camera shy most of the time. He is playing a mental tug-of-war game. Your opponent stands on one block and you on the other. You tug and pull at the rope until one of you gets too much slack and falls off the block. It looks simple, but playing it really does require some thinking. I wanted to be Colby's opponent, but lunchtime was over much too soon. He is sure he would have beat me. Maybe he would have?????? <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wPlpzs1xDj3macFMyuIEuoH3bNkyCqE2MxDdHl5awAj_SM-VBG8Py1VY-BDsXdTt0qxu2BInLRaOTsaAOH6CleVps2ke30lkf1pwcFGvFtGkSXCpI5M8MQVFREuQqGtidRNZd3vwTZ4n/s1600/101_1253.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517956082745751730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wPlpzs1xDj3macFMyuIEuoH3bNkyCqE2MxDdHl5awAj_SM-VBG8Py1VY-BDsXdTt0qxu2BInLRaOTsaAOH6CleVps2ke30lkf1pwcFGvFtGkSXCpI5M8MQVFREuQqGtidRNZd3vwTZ4n/s320/101_1253.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-19607692716074936032010-09-16T15:31:00.009-04:002010-09-16T15:50:51.600-04:00Vacation Bible SchoolIn July, we participated in VBS at our church. One of Colby's jobs was to help our youth/assistant pastor, Ryon, lead the music. Ryon gave him the name of "Colby Cheese" for the week, and I am still hearing kids call him that on Sundays and Wednesdays. The kids really liked Colby. He can relate to kids of any age since he has a much younger sister. That is one of the blessings of having kids several years apart. We did miss the last day because Colby was extremely ill with his asthma. Ryon told the kids Colby had eaten some bad cheese!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZv6i7M_mFLZukOeOMI52bbpusC8wKLzpfKySvhzYHb7w9fYhoxdqSb25_V9aY-juoYec-ZWr1n2vvU8qBFklf5rcP4NUAdiYAWECB4Q0vM7GlAaLv36WnIvoCBBLuhxgpix_CFZxv7It/s1600/101_1196.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517597288461236386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZv6i7M_mFLZukOeOMI52bbpusC8wKLzpfKySvhzYHb7w9fYhoxdqSb25_V9aY-juoYec-ZWr1n2vvU8qBFklf5rcP4NUAdiYAWECB4Q0vM7GlAaLv36WnIvoCBBLuhxgpix_CFZxv7It/s320/101_1196.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Dalayna in front of one of the many murals in the hallway. We had an island theme, and on that island were "dangers. " Through those dangers, the kids were encouraged to trust Christ when they feared something, like David when he faced Goliath, etc. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoB4lA5a3MOmM6WDnEu0V9hPa3uKPn_t7gOUsFkjwr_K7YEkq-9s7kjPZyDsTEOr_qK_j-wkHWrLNEEFYeWuW5zeLgP9BqM_cco8oYxA_5Zr5HZoZJNZYYqxMgCKTADZvoX-I1j7lvAQS/s1600/101_1197.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517597211868165522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoB4lA5a3MOmM6WDnEu0V9hPa3uKPn_t7gOUsFkjwr_K7YEkq-9s7kjPZyDsTEOr_qK_j-wkHWrLNEEFYeWuW5zeLgP9BqM_cco8oYxA_5Zr5HZoZJNZYYqxMgCKTADZvoX-I1j7lvAQS/s320/101_1197.JPG" /></a><br />Here are some pictures of game time. Notice Dalayna is in the front, but when it came time to be pulled into the pool of water, she let go and stepped out of the way quickly. She is not one for getting messy, so the obvious choice was to let someone else get all wet!! Colby and I were able to work with her age group several days, so that was fun. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_11iGhkSyvITxXdCPZLedfnzdtXqcbfhk-QPO0LJZmqQPL81zcfgU5irzzkwZqsjux8O0MTMSOEJIXt5-agErDAII_ovV6WC5mgFIpR53ToRik3Qp8IoFdMc91d6HXSfeOQgiRbTROpw8/s1600/101_1198.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517597119825166946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_11iGhkSyvITxXdCPZLedfnzdtXqcbfhk-QPO0LJZmqQPL81zcfgU5irzzkwZqsjux8O0MTMSOEJIXt5-agErDAII_ovV6WC5mgFIpR53ToRik3Qp8IoFdMc91d6HXSfeOQgiRbTROpw8/s320/101_1198.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx2Dhz1Jhmg8f1cYTbosRH5X-6GgYF_0i8Ol6WY-iwPLXy-wxGazkc2vjuv4xNFk4-3yjzpbU2ZSwief5sHw-lY_en3q5OvznsrB-QeYupo7Cn-S2kVWoB8l81yx6W-BUpgdGIeI7YlMj/s1600/101_1199.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517597021518963314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx2Dhz1Jhmg8f1cYTbosRH5X-6GgYF_0i8Ol6WY-iwPLXy-wxGazkc2vjuv4xNFk4-3yjzpbU2ZSwief5sHw-lY_en3q5OvznsrB-QeYupo7Cn-S2kVWoB8l81yx6W-BUpgdGIeI7YlMj/s320/101_1199.JPG" /></a><br /><br />You see she finally learned that being in the back is better. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iOCqA6hWWT1zFWPv4venYMawCImRE_VDHVbBohQm30f3MbiuqIyZ5XCzwlZ3XAwskY3oW9Wgdq46WjJTUW-BBeyXOIlCib48fwTHOZbLwcciKXtCOLTLj6FwzEdvACw6tUlFbJxlJY2J/s1600/101_1200.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517596911688024242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iOCqA6hWWT1zFWPv4venYMawCImRE_VDHVbBohQm30f3MbiuqIyZ5XCzwlZ3XAwskY3oW9Wgdq46WjJTUW-BBeyXOIlCib48fwTHOZbLwcciKXtCOLTLj6FwzEdvACw6tUlFbJxlJY2J/s320/101_1200.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />One of the cute little snacks they had : cheesy hands and crackers. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKESH6131bh5Imx2YOiwwUdb4R7afoUpZIHQ-d5WsReOiH9SXSmU_sY5eZVeT64MTtVXsvcec2hdJGHuVa_R_rj7UK67Ozikg94rDMXlSKNPVeR6nRksvCZj4tGSZq3bCB0FAWwz1nssNZ/s1600/101_1202.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517596799354043026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKESH6131bh5Imx2YOiwwUdb4R7afoUpZIHQ-d5WsReOiH9SXSmU_sY5eZVeT64MTtVXsvcec2hdJGHuVa_R_rj7UK67Ozikg94rDMXlSKNPVeR6nRksvCZj4tGSZq3bCB0FAWwz1nssNZ/s320/101_1202.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here the challenge was to put a water balloon between you and your partner and walk a certain distance without either of you popping it on your backs or dropping it. I didn't get a picture, but Colby and I actually did this without popping a balloon!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hW4KDU5I5RwlQ7Auw4jwLOztj2lLeCJ7C-E8mBdCk6r4MXEzEMm6by-FG483nbZaKfFZMjJO3W5w_s2unP3-xwqPzqZyEEEDXo27nNQmspfPd5Kg9CVt5JbOdf4TbMKbtkNvvbfXFvmR/s1600/101_1203.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517596686200863266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hW4KDU5I5RwlQ7Auw4jwLOztj2lLeCJ7C-E8mBdCk6r4MXEzEMm6by-FG483nbZaKfFZMjJO3W5w_s2unP3-xwqPzqZyEEEDXo27nNQmspfPd5Kg9CVt5JbOdf4TbMKbtkNvvbfXFvmR/s320/101_1203.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFef7FkiH1U9howf5KhnlJTUYx3N6xBrx4QSl7CCHYarGXVWv_2327cBsdBsFqIyBHz_bcNcFFGt3rKolwK02edG1_uARm3Ifp59f3AFVissQQEoM-0b2f7ObIuxAMsgzpq3vmnkfs63C/s1600/101_1204.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517596544927107298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFef7FkiH1U9howf5KhnlJTUYx3N6xBrx4QSl7CCHYarGXVWv_2327cBsdBsFqIyBHz_bcNcFFGt3rKolwK02edG1_uARm3Ifp59f3AFVissQQEoM-0b2f7ObIuxAMsgzpq3vmnkfs63C/s320/101_1204.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRekxieJ0Gnox0nLdhab50vI31097szuzVWuQX2kena0Z1-mhl_h8xG4_HqfTq6QKx43jxVz1ChxdaQ8-oi5PzInPAdxcnXadVm5NH6PFuA6WrV9eORfaczekfTnQ-eptmT3dbES9MYzrZ/s1600/101_1205.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517596347735015570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRekxieJ0Gnox0nLdhab50vI31097szuzVWuQX2kena0Z1-mhl_h8xG4_HqfTq6QKx43jxVz1ChxdaQ8-oi5PzInPAdxcnXadVm5NH6PFuA6WrV9eORfaczekfTnQ-eptmT3dbES9MYzrZ/s320/101_1205.JPG" /></a><br />We had a great time. We were sad to miss the last day due to Colby's illness, but we look forward to next year's VBS.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-24220959095637072172010-08-26T20:26:00.008-04:002010-08-26T20:42:33.320-04:00First Day of School PicsYes, this is last year's 1st day of school picture. I just wanted everyone to see how much my beloved children have grown right before my very eyes. My wonderful son is now a young man, taller than me, with a deep voice. My little girl has grown, lost some teeth but yet continues to be my baby. It happens much too quickly. I am so thankful I can be with them each day watching them learn and grow. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIKq5keVCZs5pPvnz_w70-rEudOuRurXC_vs1jSv-FY-0GHh6wdkiMtNCgvdsRSD3iyB4pDZcfRiK9y4Zxlhm7P1ii9nQU2gRtR3g5U9A2BbzvRauOJwqXPrPuSXTeXLMQsBEBg6dVpUw/s1600/101_0433.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509880152408030930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIKq5keVCZs5pPvnz_w70-rEudOuRurXC_vs1jSv-FY-0GHh6wdkiMtNCgvdsRSD3iyB4pDZcfRiK9y4Zxlhm7P1ii9nQU2gRtR3g5U9A2BbzvRauOJwqXPrPuSXTeXLMQsBEBg6dVpUw/s320/101_0433.JPG" /></a> This year. A year of pre-algebra(YIKES!!) with Colby and learning about the 50 states with Dalayna. So far so good. We are trying a different math this year and they both love it. It is hard for me to get used to since I taught another curriculum for so many years, but if they enjoy it, I will deal with it, gladly. Dalayna's study was all about Texas where we learned about the Alamo, that Fritos and Dr. Pepper originated in Texas, 2 things my mother could live on!! On to Montana next week. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHE1pVU7ySBtF4D7kG9xSTz9OPlIXFjrRsxX-CAuRDYlceYxCMAt2EoG5C6OJpjgziJT5SOPKH_DnFzINF4RYvHTccqJRa3d6DsmPu1TJaF9pIi53-dxj3gpUoa4qsG6Mjt9hLC22c87E/s1600/101_1241.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509879952139053394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHE1pVU7ySBtF4D7kG9xSTz9OPlIXFjrRsxX-CAuRDYlceYxCMAt2EoG5C6OJpjgziJT5SOPKH_DnFzINF4RYvHTccqJRa3d6DsmPu1TJaF9pIi53-dxj3gpUoa4qsG6Mjt9hLC22c87E/s320/101_1241.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>What a difference a year can make!! The more he grows and matures, he becomes more of a helper around here. We are thankful for his servant heart. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfec_9CK-CRFS8h-NizkyRMUUXlqSZ-XQdKDC9EbPo07FmBErlrhyVlv3UgrXv6zwZya5MfD5ETu206Mp4YRSxHm_5zHH_L0fzhYNs5SB57zJFx2HfOr6PFyZKC8NQTlb9Ex0wcKMBES0/s1600/101_1240.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509879857507927106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfec_9CK-CRFS8h-NizkyRMUUXlqSZ-XQdKDC9EbPo07FmBErlrhyVlv3UgrXv6zwZya5MfD5ETu206Mp4YRSxHm_5zHH_L0fzhYNs5SB57zJFx2HfOr6PFyZKC8NQTlb9Ex0wcKMBES0/s320/101_1240.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Dalayna is pictured here with her very favorite object in the whole world: her baby doll who she named "Caillou." Caillou was a gift to Dalayna at our baby shower from dear friends, and she goes everywhere with us. She goes to church on Sunday night, the grocery store and waits in the van, even on vacation. She and Dalayna have many matching outfits and someday I will do a blog about it. Caillou even comes to school every day. What fun to be a little girl!! Even more fun for mom and Grandma Judy to shop for matching outfits for these two!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtV5aPtoIisBHCIqZkzZ9QSTPnb0_dS-3AcPFZFt-rrWWT_NxWDup-u1Lm6m-rbvTaCaku1uLgbsTftZFUxWxwytoDrdW6FPLQh2_7A_3iVx77bUgJqgbgNFhy1GljjoXMzE65O2Orp0ON/s1600/101_1239.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509879771653708482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtV5aPtoIisBHCIqZkzZ9QSTPnb0_dS-3AcPFZFt-rrWWT_NxWDup-u1Lm6m-rbvTaCaku1uLgbsTftZFUxWxwytoDrdW6FPLQh2_7A_3iVx77bUgJqgbgNFhy1GljjoXMzE65O2Orp0ON/s320/101_1239.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb-tFTV7s1fbDT1_JhxbzQYJCgDsTh0VeI8T_EcWVBQcVp1vnqKJwIwS15PoMOznnhwzTy7v4389mgrIZ0OyerdlLdijx6CWE51-HWf9RBNuTPSybaKfWJoqkEx42BvBcsl7S6vO1Oj_T/s1600/101_1238.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509879701020889746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZb-tFTV7s1fbDT1_JhxbzQYJCgDsTh0VeI8T_EcWVBQcVp1vnqKJwIwS15PoMOznnhwzTy7v4389mgrIZ0OyerdlLdijx6CWE51-HWf9RBNuTPSybaKfWJoqkEx42BvBcsl7S6vO1Oj_T/s320/101_1238.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwUamDOPIbvWQ3EIjUxs5W7hPJ9m142z4X37DgopkLgvv_M10JHoou4bXuxjpda_QW4NHIpx9iJUVcw4E6HJUNtchXOtKUGgthuJac8xzi2OgnLaGbSfg0S0QKWS-1dB64dqUlFoEQMRt/s1600/101_1237.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509879629776478642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwUamDOPIbvWQ3EIjUxs5W7hPJ9m142z4X37DgopkLgvv_M10JHoou4bXuxjpda_QW4NHIpx9iJUVcw4E6HJUNtchXOtKUGgthuJac8xzi2OgnLaGbSfg0S0QKWS-1dB64dqUlFoEQMRt/s320/101_1237.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-25310543756232921782010-08-24T16:42:00.004-04:002010-08-24T19:19:23.618-04:00100th postHurray for the 100th post!! I feel like I have done something...not sure what, but 100 posts shows perserverance, determination, sticking with something, or maybe just that I should have more than that by now. In 100 posts we have:<br />1. Found a job by God's grace<br />2. Started 2 new school years.<br />3. Moved 2 times.<br />4. Had 3 different addresses.<br />5. Sold a house and bought a new one.<br />6. Had to learn yet another new phone #. Just don't ask me what it is because I will freeze up and not remember!! <br />7. Unpacked and packed over 100+ boxes.<br />8. Seen God work in our lives.<br />9. Had lots of visitors to post about, but can always use more!!<br />10. Cried at leaving old friends, yet rejoicing God has provided new friends.<br />11. Learned the meaning of lake-effect snow.. it's no joke!!<br />12. Shoveled so much snow I feel professional about it!!<br />13. Learned that I am no good at taking pictures.<br />14. driven my children crazy with my need to blog about stuff, therefore needing to take lots of pictures.<br />15. joined a homeschool group.<br />16. learned that though we don't always understand God's plan for our lives, He is always faithful. He will provide for us in situations we have such a hard time understanding.<br />17. been provided with yet another wonderful church family.<br />18. Started this school year with no plans for any moves... what a stress reliever that is!! <br />I guess I could go on and on, but the point is that almost a year has gone by since my 1st post. God has grown our family in ways that have brought us much closer together. I hope that in 100 posts, our family has brought Him much glory!!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-37323704413726671472010-08-20T18:57:00.007-04:002010-08-20T19:07:11.516-04:00Toothless WonderDalayna's top teeth have been loose for quite a while. One of them finally loosened up enough to come out. She worked worked for that tooth to come out. She requested I take a picture of her trying to pull it and post it on my blog. So here it is. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffsXrZgX-jUNyaCk1c7rQmb4tSg8wuYaedf0K99cwhmeL7aN-lyHHx7JdAY3q7GoiNRmWFH7wEHcQARgsiNVIZLkLZ9_30GGC-UrUoWL8QxZ3WSuwE4LFQ6hw1BSu8geSIxQDlnf2EAn_/s1600/101_1232.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507630449943491682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffsXrZgX-jUNyaCk1c7rQmb4tSg8wuYaedf0K99cwhmeL7aN-lyHHx7JdAY3q7GoiNRmWFH7wEHcQARgsiNVIZLkLZ9_30GGC-UrUoWL8QxZ3WSuwE4LFQ6hw1BSu8geSIxQDlnf2EAn_/s320/101_1232.JPG" /></a> With a little help from her daddy, it came right out. Little is the key word, because she was determined to do it herself. Then she came into the living room and told me she decided to give up for the night because it just wasn't going to come out. Then she smiled and laughed and there was the hole in the mouth. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQewbpdKrEOi9svueiFUEaIEg9tN2kxfvZDrfj7np303-CcKOinpVtPOeder8K68OBTuj_Kb2n6D3QX_aSz36_CNhnKkQPebF7KW4MR_qDC_2sm-E4GnNJ3bAc5GaS1pEFG3yCML-2m0xI/s1600/101_1233.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507630370160860930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQewbpdKrEOi9svueiFUEaIEg9tN2kxfvZDrfj7np303-CcKOinpVtPOeder8K68OBTuj_Kb2n6D3QX_aSz36_CNhnKkQPebF7KW4MR_qDC_2sm-E4GnNJ3bAc5GaS1pEFG3yCML-2m0xI/s320/101_1233.JPG" /></a><br />We can't get over how different it makes her look with one tooth missing. She also had to adjust to talking with her tooth missing. She had a little trouble for a day or two, and she said it took longer to read books!! Now she is fine and talking normally again. Too cute!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxnRdTHGc_9yXmoJjmDKJcaabhR4a2HZxvqnoQqXxh07lv029KS44DEu_6WkR8_2u2_rrO2UI13xmOuXKeny5X9MiE7e3Bin62gkHF36LJxwajEevVVSyvQWl3-AOYvtBEdw7d3UShZww/s1600/101_1234.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507630284594313058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxnRdTHGc_9yXmoJjmDKJcaabhR4a2HZxvqnoQqXxh07lv029KS44DEu_6WkR8_2u2_rrO2UI13xmOuXKeny5X9MiE7e3Bin62gkHF36LJxwajEevVVSyvQWl3-AOYvtBEdw7d3UShZww/s320/101_1234.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I am always coming up with nicknames for my kids. So we thought we could call Dalayna "Toothless Wonder" until it grows back. The new tooth is nowhere in sight, so that could be her nickname for awhile!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTSUGD2OMfBY-rFFC_pZdc3NUBXUWPOhyphenhyphenZo8Hw2g1Lbq6Z8tXNe6Ci61-AUAXzJu1g3ewWjGjJVvf0uaY-NYKHvudlb0ajd3kK686Rt3cf-iyx0MyvkX-ixNoKytJiULfsWbvv0-Om-Ma/s1600/101_1235.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507630200066568930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTSUGD2OMfBY-rFFC_pZdc3NUBXUWPOhyphenhyphenZo8Hw2g1Lbq6Z8tXNe6Ci61-AUAXzJu1g3ewWjGjJVvf0uaY-NYKHvudlb0ajd3kK686Rt3cf-iyx0MyvkX-ixNoKytJiULfsWbvv0-Om-Ma/s320/101_1235.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7gzKIXqG5Oxudfqh8PxZM4i4PytSvCGcWXMHv-iYPjcwaA_Ptboc03V688cEKZrvOVYnC-QbHYlQbk22BpSl6xdTh-oD2apxnEmE5IVufRlEldDI1mAv5lB9S3GVUieuStoUpzB7Eguy/s1600/101_1236.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507630073843621842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7gzKIXqG5Oxudfqh8PxZM4i4PytSvCGcWXMHv-iYPjcwaA_Ptboc03V688cEKZrvOVYnC-QbHYlQbk22BpSl6xdTh-oD2apxnEmE5IVufRlEldDI1mAv5lB9S3GVUieuStoUpzB7Eguy/s320/101_1236.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-87854494230802740412010-08-13T15:32:00.012-04:002010-08-13T15:50:31.382-04:00Night at the Beach-Part 1The 2nd weekend of July, there is a fireworks display along the beach. The couple from our church who has the home on the lake invites the youth to come for a cookout and to watch the fireworks. Colby wasn't too terribly dismayed that we decided to tag along, so we tagged along!! It was fun. As the fireworks display was winding down it started to rain. Hearing the thunder roll across the lake was a great display of God's power, that's all I can say. It was the loudest thunder I have ever heard in my life. Here is Dalayna in the lake before it started lightning. It looks like it was completely dark when she was in the water, but it wasn't. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsSWGk08RPeA_UV5McLuOaOMJDCPqsvv8_fAfcRD4F5gyEaiTVfUMiA7sk5d0geK5B8aDGFssqo1VY3FuolJTmCRsmO561ACHjUqLUpumxA0QSmU_CsP-5RnFNFSoCZ3JJ5O_5Sdzjsgs/s1600/101_1170.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504980589160758498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsSWGk08RPeA_UV5McLuOaOMJDCPqsvv8_fAfcRD4F5gyEaiTVfUMiA7sk5d0geK5B8aDGFssqo1VY3FuolJTmCRsmO561ACHjUqLUpumxA0QSmU_CsP-5RnFNFSoCZ3JJ5O_5Sdzjsgs/s320/101_1170.JPG" /></a><br /><div>By the time we ate, it was completely dark. It was good food!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqI7TYo0tLSbS6v2T2I3tSMdfNyotsPX8A3gssuZtIZioCrFv9Slh3yZEoPz4X_8hjxIYZCobCjLiBQyrgt3jptGdgKxokrNfsb32q29r1lj5FPrUnapeSElbxtr_K3CqkCpmVKKibPR0j/s1600/101_1173.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504980429415625298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqI7TYo0tLSbS6v2T2I3tSMdfNyotsPX8A3gssuZtIZioCrFv9Slh3yZEoPz4X_8hjxIYZCobCjLiBQyrgt3jptGdgKxokrNfsb32q29r1lj5FPrUnapeSElbxtr_K3CqkCpmVKKibPR0j/s320/101_1173.JPG" /></a><br />One of our recent high school graduates, Matt. Matt has been a good friend to Colby. We pray he will do well as he goes away to college. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLer82xfH9WD8n9mhhiqYfUHswLisiGs-H0M14mOqNhjh_M-gFibF1MqvHfAG86-rT1E_i6B-kt0g2n8MtsaNKX3jMnsHCC9R8cir9I8tsl5BuzFAOxbApWXoTIlIf5yVM6ceQ7wevb8-X/s1600/101_1175.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504980363611352194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLer82xfH9WD8n9mhhiqYfUHswLisiGs-H0M14mOqNhjh_M-gFibF1MqvHfAG86-rT1E_i6B-kt0g2n8MtsaNKX3jMnsHCC9R8cir9I8tsl5BuzFAOxbApWXoTIlIf5yVM6ceQ7wevb8-X/s320/101_1175.JPG" /></a><br /><br />One halfway decent picture of the fireworks. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGlXuSS9MoUS6Jacr5xVGr2Yp1ngToJ1O1vurU1E2kimliOUzHc69zNIO_kX_zcZkbN4SEEfvGPJx5xOcqQ2XgXvrU-36C83jCjlhvwypCDrfl7B1YyAKT0iE2OICk9nPaAne7BYc2XCA/s1600/101_1178.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504980292697116226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGlXuSS9MoUS6Jacr5xVGr2Yp1ngToJ1O1vurU1E2kimliOUzHc69zNIO_kX_zcZkbN4SEEfvGPJx5xOcqQ2XgXvrU-36C83jCjlhvwypCDrfl7B1YyAKT0iE2OICk9nPaAne7BYc2XCA/s320/101_1178.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Dalayna loves playing in the sand. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sCzxBMEhyphenhyphenJjyxISFpMOqRJe5Kw5waLw3DhwDhEncXSmv0W_JvYeXVLrnP0GIBaGMm3H3bo_R53Ea7CW0Mhujg5wEcRnlWB3POz7iGmyQ9PNGPXIVHojcyRba525Go2TJC84kCv-rQA_Y/s1600/101_1180.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504980195607123154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sCzxBMEhyphenhyphenJjyxISFpMOqRJe5Kw5waLw3DhwDhEncXSmv0W_JvYeXVLrnP0GIBaGMm3H3bo_R53Ea7CW0Mhujg5wEcRnlWB3POz7iGmyQ9PNGPXIVHojcyRba525Go2TJC84kCv-rQA_Y/s320/101_1180.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Abby and Zac digging a hole. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X7S-WRXDI72rpOkOBUudbDd3yYTy0i56NBXzDb9lb-jmiEL1lVk0KrWlRrg_qr2P9UX1dMxk0Wx-GKS1ZMLQ4bf7OiyejwJVMa_lkpSJoZhi7JoMmEbWSb6sXTcf9_CeKIsrnJnTbB43/s1600/101_1181.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504980052097955954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X7S-WRXDI72rpOkOBUudbDd3yYTy0i56NBXzDb9lb-jmiEL1lVk0KrWlRrg_qr2P9UX1dMxk0Wx-GKS1ZMLQ4bf7OiyejwJVMa_lkpSJoZhi7JoMmEbWSb6sXTcf9_CeKIsrnJnTbB43/s320/101_1181.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jadon and one of the youth girls, Hannah. She is so good with the kids!! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHnNrXfAwI71yiDyk9qkJB7GKgSJbb13zOrJx1_s15jEJBsSZMOqsijhFZeprPmOt3XXKTUa3XxtZYvIKZZVwOpLQnmwMS1myBzU7D4hwFhG6d9-8n7XnKOFwTmQ2xoVcl_AzBwqSfMhi/s1600/101_1183.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504979963666837810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHnNrXfAwI71yiDyk9qkJB7GKgSJbb13zOrJx1_s15jEJBsSZMOqsijhFZeprPmOt3XXKTUa3XxtZYvIKZZVwOpLQnmwMS1myBzU7D4hwFhG6d9-8n7XnKOFwTmQ2xoVcl_AzBwqSfMhi/s320/101_1183.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Colby and some of the other youth playing football. How you can see the ball in the dark I am not sure, but they managed. My friend Lisa took these pictures for me. I knew if I got anywhere near my son with the camera I would embarass him to pieces, so I sent someone else instead!! He had no idea Lisa had taken pictures for me until we got home. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV00tcGzYGs4xAvRTiALQc64-jaV7XqbhUl-xnGXj5oBrSXmCp_rd-AUB_yyNJZSWE-QN7_aU4aW8r9uo7m310BtvzToYUWzRVKLwpEBUYai7vGCwv3bt0MSV-ZvVl8v-lQBlfzpz3JkQd/s1600/101_1184.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504979881830671346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV00tcGzYGs4xAvRTiALQc64-jaV7XqbhUl-xnGXj5oBrSXmCp_rd-AUB_yyNJZSWE-QN7_aU4aW8r9uo7m310BtvzToYUWzRVKLwpEBUYai7vGCwv3bt0MSV-ZvVl8v-lQBlfzpz3JkQd/s320/101_1184.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAl6YZ93pQPmfs0Ta2FlEwSlKn_wONZGgB-gKcxnT3TcXJUzUPEOzRsgv8YVdKE_er7AM4E2YqFKYlHfaBSwRzYoKOGuQOjiWmF0KLWDWFajQWADnBFTgkXaFoFo5_bvI4K69n67g-k97L/s1600/101_1185.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504979810298608898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAl6YZ93pQPmfs0Ta2FlEwSlKn_wONZGgB-gKcxnT3TcXJUzUPEOzRsgv8YVdKE_er7AM4E2YqFKYlHfaBSwRzYoKOGuQOjiWmF0KLWDWFajQWADnBFTgkXaFoFo5_bvI4K69n67g-k97L/s320/101_1185.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLiSpKMMEOC6f6TPK7XiCXhIQMXkqxeQGIKUANthwp8wDFinEfi11XUh2zM-JAwSyb_TBNBCWt9ID2a6fL1z-7M2_0eUNjQb0YQ59jebGAmGJ9m2lKdPUuZFVX9rXdniYNnMA5DpWv2_N/s1600/101_1187.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504979705996842034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLiSpKMMEOC6f6TPK7XiCXhIQMXkqxeQGIKUANthwp8wDFinEfi11XUh2zM-JAwSyb_TBNBCWt9ID2a6fL1z-7M2_0eUNjQb0YQ59jebGAmGJ9m2lKdPUuZFVX9rXdniYNnMA5DpWv2_N/s320/101_1187.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-68555564280614101932010-08-12T09:19:00.005-04:002010-08-12T09:29:14.458-04:00Blueberry PickingIn early July, we did something we had never done before; we went blueberry picking. Blueberries have never been my favorite fruit to eat, but after this, they are in my top 5. The bad part is, when I have eaten them, they were from the store. Picking fresh blueberries just ruins the thought of store-bought ones. I was in the store on Monday and saw some blueberries. I thought blueberries sounded awfully good, but just couldn't bring myself to buy them because the thought of fresh, sweet blueberries right from the bush was in my mind. If you ever get the chance to go blueberry picking, do it!! It will be on my calendar for next summer for sure. In the meantime, I have 2 large bags sitting in my freezer to give me a taste of summer when the lake-effect snows begin to fall. Here is Dalayna with some of her friends. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcZiRPdGJFpaGp8h9b8dlid5p4GVOH5qlvvCqTyOQwL-SqmeUUBtiQLoJFKden9MdxBU-Mi-BvEDRNm7WZQaiepOSEldhYuZ8wRwAD0gpGO8slddAJ4Fjk9PT2MZNhyphenhyphenlbsFsU1oXXA8Cv/s1600/101_1169.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504512664784349138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcZiRPdGJFpaGp8h9b8dlid5p4GVOH5qlvvCqTyOQwL-SqmeUUBtiQLoJFKden9MdxBU-Mi-BvEDRNm7WZQaiepOSEldhYuZ8wRwAD0gpGO8slddAJ4Fjk9PT2MZNhyphenhyphenlbsFsU1oXXA8Cv/s320/101_1169.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Colby was a great helper. He is not one for eating fruits and vegetables, but I think he had as many handfuls of blueberries as I did. Good news: we DIDN'T eat so many we made ourselves sick.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEFiwdEzN5vKXaHKQwZXiQH05mQTOishtCMwoSus2ikSvwWEkb1qJ_uCXds1V1fYEIevY-kayqHzrtTbW13KQCaD3QhPi_6trj98j-rdSrMZbQD6sJUnpRWL-G5m8yMjHYGDP7k26hCbV/s1600/101_1168.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504512607828819666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEFiwdEzN5vKXaHKQwZXiQH05mQTOishtCMwoSus2ikSvwWEkb1qJ_uCXds1V1fYEIevY-kayqHzrtTbW13KQCaD3QhPi_6trj98j-rdSrMZbQD6sJUnpRWL-G5m8yMjHYGDP7k26hCbV/s320/101_1168.JPG" /></a><br />Can you tell how big those blueberries are? We picked 6 pounds of them. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEwzyyCSkhck6uW5L35IbhZ2RjQUrLBMjbacIgJs3YRl-rXv_9-g2aGsoHgYn6BUYAhOhDmRYwt_ycHNQyKu7mSTh-EU5kxU9m5vaPr-moeFlwHep6ofpoO08DqO9RkYkW0otRQM833wz/s1600/101_1167.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504512504449703938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxEwzyyCSkhck6uW5L35IbhZ2RjQUrLBMjbacIgJs3YRl-rXv_9-g2aGsoHgYn6BUYAhOhDmRYwt_ycHNQyKu7mSTh-EU5kxU9m5vaPr-moeFlwHep6ofpoO08DqO9RkYkW0otRQM833wz/s320/101_1167.JPG" /></a><br /><br />They give these little cups with strings to the kids so they don't have to carr around large buckets. I thought that was a great idea. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGafbyWFVmF1cUNzJLYnZvSFb5S_ZgKm6U-LhaXEi81bAkT8bi0DpW0f_JmRoKO-VIJ1fXKTdEqMthOc3lNJdt44fEbrz-LT5uJY-OX4CiNIEUuuMd7onRsjpxrlQrFxFMfsR4GjNY2NIo/s1600/101_1166.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504512424473996962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGafbyWFVmF1cUNzJLYnZvSFb5S_ZgKm6U-LhaXEi81bAkT8bi0DpW0f_JmRoKO-VIJ1fXKTdEqMthOc3lNJdt44fEbrz-LT5uJY-OX4CiNIEUuuMd7onRsjpxrlQrFxFMfsR4GjNY2NIo/s320/101_1166.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-21350754473134332452010-08-11T12:45:00.010-04:002010-08-11T13:01:09.585-04:004th of July Fun-Part 2In must be ingrained in me that on the 4th of July you have to be surrounded by people. In my family, that's the way it's always been , and I enjoy every minute of it. Last year we spent the day surrounded by friends in F.W.. This year it was no different. We were very thankful to have not only my parents with us, but friends from church and Terry's work. We were supposed to be able to see the fireworks from the local fairgrounds, but the view wasn't quite what we thought it would be. So, we enjoyed the view we had, and most importantly , the fellowship. Here is our new favorite game:Ladderball. We went and bought one(on sale at a local store) for this day. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodNOEGY4xpo5IzmNUwRzwj4Jgd6bTThuJMQ6nlwUdoTi_R49hvCUQQV1WDO-54172Bwzn4uSHjqzskl4mvnpZ6FMejKvr6SJB0gfqgDhNSx3PKumm96PZ1vWylAuQ0XAfdpqpEukDWYqM/s1600/101_1155.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504195185437646754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodNOEGY4xpo5IzmNUwRzwj4Jgd6bTThuJMQ6nlwUdoTi_R49hvCUQQV1WDO-54172Bwzn4uSHjqzskl4mvnpZ6FMejKvr6SJB0gfqgDhNSx3PKumm96PZ1vWylAuQ0XAfdpqpEukDWYqM/s320/101_1155.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_CQVnX8t9eiMAtkUh_4ItQjLNl74bqGT9tXgL07aucQq9N4gH34cgYxofZwhllZ4rakJWM8VhcWEJ22TlpwvW2D4NrpWdLFTB14-a3voA3jygINPMnMObBTsoc11oBulSj4KvcjLSwQE/s1600/101_1156.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504195115337531986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_CQVnX8t9eiMAtkUh_4ItQjLNl74bqGT9tXgL07aucQq9N4gH34cgYxofZwhllZ4rakJWM8VhcWEJ22TlpwvW2D4NrpWdLFTB14-a3voA3jygINPMnMObBTsoc11oBulSj4KvcjLSwQE/s320/101_1156.JPG" /></a><br />Our friend, Frank,competing against Colby, who is really good at this game. I came close to beating Colby once, and coming close was something to be proud of!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNATkyQ9H_y4qLKRv9Jqe34OcTdXpeBSEWdbwo3bm7m5lWkJEkhyphenhyphenDifV1__hmsMYdfHMzzoUCPomSH5rVsw7GASbImlURge6AqqsCGWbflonvC90RULZ0YpgN1mfofyrmoyNjby5tsbyi/s1600/101_1158.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504195053314871858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNATkyQ9H_y4qLKRv9Jqe34OcTdXpeBSEWdbwo3bm7m5lWkJEkhyphenhyphenDifV1__hmsMYdfHMzzoUCPomSH5rVsw7GASbImlURge6AqqsCGWbflonvC90RULZ0YpgN1mfofyrmoyNjby5tsbyi/s320/101_1158.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Terry with our friends from church, Jillian and Nate. Jillian is the friend who had the pedicure party that Dalayna and I enjoyed attending. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9VPmadVxlsCi_XcH9963FgmXrC7LalHN36AAuu7zfmjRAeyMgcQMUmK47azZZQnA9ZWt_Q32SxQfPVm_Xbq2-NIOCjCdyam8s1fV9FRoSbJfBv4akhzsnQn3I1-3FY666mN_3WQDHGr_/s1600/101_1160.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504194998387363042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9VPmadVxlsCi_XcH9963FgmXrC7LalHN36AAuu7zfmjRAeyMgcQMUmK47azZZQnA9ZWt_Q32SxQfPVm_Xbq2-NIOCjCdyam8s1fV9FRoSbJfBv4akhzsnQn3I1-3FY666mN_3WQDHGr_/s320/101_1160.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />My wonderful parents.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqP4pHuyihj3zxva9Ai00In_8Ap52wF0ZIZ_E8Aqb3r8Izbi5MhS1okfMIpFTHMlmYpMmGlJAhfp6Y1gXBWAyW6EJwnNI_OCipchJfgBKs9IG-1dpi9HK_9FdwguPEO1je87XwCv7-X0VG/s1600/101_1161.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504194943798168418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqP4pHuyihj3zxva9Ai00In_8Ap52wF0ZIZ_E8Aqb3r8Izbi5MhS1okfMIpFTHMlmYpMmGlJAhfp6Y1gXBWAyW6EJwnNI_OCipchJfgBKs9IG-1dpi9HK_9FdwguPEO1je87XwCv7-X0VG/s320/101_1161.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Jadon, who is a huge Spiderman fan. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxgDQLOrpM76ZjiCOKzTf7UQB20I3d7kHAJRxxR1kNyuGHxY2nOSiDG960LRJZVrd1zL2DUPdjne0hSuPnwW-LQuBAPeh9REiPbVe2gJ7GtCq1NuJRgKSnwJub9B89679lP7XBYzjP1DB/s1600/101_1162.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504194859810281922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxgDQLOrpM76ZjiCOKzTf7UQB20I3d7kHAJRxxR1kNyuGHxY2nOSiDG960LRJZVrd1zL2DUPdjne0hSuPnwW-LQuBAPeh9REiPbVe2gJ7GtCq1NuJRgKSnwJub9B89679lP7XBYzjP1DB/s320/101_1162.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the middle is Ryon, our assistant pastor, guitar teacher and dedicated youth leader, and his wife Lisa. We are extremely thankful for their work with the youth, as well as their friendship. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2yPXBLjw23oFvj0sBJnHHxp9PnpeIJg3PHtqHNQIztnzinP4Rw7TINcr32x650TW6SV5KlMmYZTvL2kPqRHFe9BQ4e8uPg1e4HtUdIRjtMaT2OxxqdLfY_-KDKTtZPxAWBnvLBw5qT0f/s1600/101_1163.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504194799319404882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2yPXBLjw23oFvj0sBJnHHxp9PnpeIJg3PHtqHNQIztnzinP4Rw7TINcr32x650TW6SV5KlMmYZTvL2kPqRHFe9BQ4e8uPg1e4HtUdIRjtMaT2OxxqdLfY_-KDKTtZPxAWBnvLBw5qT0f/s320/101_1163.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Frank and Diane, who came over a few nights ago and participated in catching lightning bugs. I took a few pictures, but they didn't come out so good. Instead, I wound up blinding everyone with the flash on my camera. I do have to tell this: At one point( it was very dark), I took a picture and Terry came rushing my way, thinking it was a lightning bug, then discovered it was just my camera flash. Now that was funny!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc_DgZBl8TsSFX7DQwFL-MBOu4jjTK7SVHKqzqDBvnHtV_BdsffjKX7a0a1yc3tvXI0JN_QKkcFKDlZ40boCfzkKBzqJm2464eg0Sn5HheiS9iQ5hmcgHRpN51mEdgtit2CHh58BNy-vm/s1600/101_1164.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504194733740089314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc_DgZBl8TsSFX7DQwFL-MBOu4jjTK7SVHKqzqDBvnHtV_BdsffjKX7a0a1yc3tvXI0JN_QKkcFKDlZ40boCfzkKBzqJm2464eg0Sn5HheiS9iQ5hmcgHRpN51mEdgtit2CHh58BNy-vm/s320/101_1164.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lisa and Ryon playing bean bag toss, their game she was kind enough to let us use. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNZIn9WNOcbWwT17p8UehKjwyUgpD005_-NZ0UzQOtU6o5T-k_UEd90D9LdRDSFpyuMxlk7o7jmUtSUrsHWlXxYx0UHXw4L2je1LIXHRsi2vJm0sNAntMI0gfIK2tE9Ay0LxwTBdysQjR/s1600/101_1165.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504194643850893042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNZIn9WNOcbWwT17p8UehKjwyUgpD005_-NZ0UzQOtU6o5T-k_UEd90D9LdRDSFpyuMxlk7o7jmUtSUrsHWlXxYx0UHXw4L2je1LIXHRsi2vJm0sNAntMI0gfIK2tE9Ay0LxwTBdysQjR/s320/101_1165.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-72130237292443252602010-07-23T20:21:00.010-04:002010-07-23T20:38:49.912-04:004th of July Fun-Part 1As you can see I am not the best one-handed photographer, but I wanted to get a picture of Dalayna in action jumping rope. This is part of what we spent our 4th of July weekend doing-jumping rope. Yes, even I got involved . I figured it was a way to celebrate being another year older. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yIGQLFHZrXKMKkD_6h3eQQ7cRNsyP00fATS_qPAcBEAnvirxlManhAXQRMmXYNPMhr_tw5VCirBnUfGWe0_6Qsd3a1PrwdVc_wZjc41w8kjESParyaFO-PkPtChYnUpyULdtr6dv5ZXh/s1600/101_1144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497262667259244018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yIGQLFHZrXKMKkD_6h3eQQ7cRNsyP00fATS_qPAcBEAnvirxlManhAXQRMmXYNPMhr_tw5VCirBnUfGWe0_6Qsd3a1PrwdVc_wZjc41w8kjESParyaFO-PkPtChYnUpyULdtr6dv5ZXh/s320/101_1144.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Don't you love the pony-tails in the air? Dalayna learned to jump rope in our homeschool classes this year. We had tried it at home, but she really got the hang of it in class. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJjq-e8bOMaXU5TpwXOUUH0r5RXdPlvli_RL1XbT6jUTPORMpleQrHYo4uTdthuffbt9loXS5GAG43mw_j_WlMnDD4poHMQ9sqvnjz4uOvtLAyPXEWF5FfqMRfZsfF-YJn3jyxe4_H-QU/s1600/101_1146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497262573950578434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJjq-e8bOMaXU5TpwXOUUH0r5RXdPlvli_RL1XbT6jUTPORMpleQrHYo4uTdthuffbt9loXS5GAG43mw_j_WlMnDD4poHMQ9sqvnjz4uOvtLAyPXEWF5FfqMRfZsfF-YJn3jyxe4_H-QU/s320/101_1146.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is my moment of glory(HA!) I was laughing so hard I messed up!! The good news is-I can still jump at my age!!! The flip side of that is I need more exercise, so the aftermath of this is I am walking 2 miles a day now. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOuFU4cUQSUjjNphwc02jsGiLdJ3HqJXgZ0HLmb1bwvCgbN7Iapxq7ULv5tgM_2VQdV__9OSQ5kuX1kvP9xgFOctE0NgM_xbb73eayNNOhNfuXFAFNgv5Aj-3J28AIhlqQeu_Z_wld7Eu/s1600/101_1153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497262429365362226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOuFU4cUQSUjjNphwc02jsGiLdJ3HqJXgZ0HLmb1bwvCgbN7Iapxq7ULv5tgM_2VQdV__9OSQ5kuX1kvP9xgFOctE0NgM_xbb73eayNNOhNfuXFAFNgv5Aj-3J28AIhlqQeu_Z_wld7Eu/s320/101_1153.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Terry didn't want me to post these pictures, but I just had too because hey, I don't get good action shots very often, but this is a good one. He can still jump too and he is several months older than me.;) The aftermath for him involves running 2-3 miles a day!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xa-B4sgHTJF50QRcfrjsHiy1UxnCHNJi2e4oWDTgBaeZbno1UoCuLlKqVxyw-2X6QCvh0El-2H0Hqxf5jw1fDnJfgGijnz-w55EKy7qlqrRHwKnHOMkq2YLT6BG-uhb2r3FcIjZF74Mt/s1600/101_1147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497262227272070578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xa-B4sgHTJF50QRcfrjsHiy1UxnCHNJi2e4oWDTgBaeZbno1UoCuLlKqVxyw-2X6QCvh0El-2H0Hqxf5jw1fDnJfgGijnz-w55EKy7qlqrRHwKnHOMkq2YLT6BG-uhb2r3FcIjZF74Mt/s320/101_1147.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2OBMiksSu0hDFcgJWQJGgMNUrvu4FJ-PFmW7Fjc3Wy8HakDm-jyIIQCF2QX1GC6SJQ0x6hEKwmze3V_P0zAjVQ2bUr_qQ_PUGrxltsaCY2tH6moFz8eORL3ePAkaSsy5dsASRl_TQCbU/s1600/101_1148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497262139131012690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2OBMiksSu0hDFcgJWQJGgMNUrvu4FJ-PFmW7Fjc3Wy8HakDm-jyIIQCF2QX1GC6SJQ0x6hEKwmze3V_P0zAjVQ2bUr_qQ_PUGrxltsaCY2tH6moFz8eORL3ePAkaSsy5dsASRl_TQCbU/s320/101_1148.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Colby's turn. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrdztXCEfIRqHLArgQZwd_Sk8QhUnfO5ejlZsyWDZLyY28Oxo0RsyrZ8sMKrwVxLyOz7ghsNTqFnL2k6g2Pxw1jMbsYKbjSa2W2im3cPfbPlcR0gud8tITykabPdBj_X_mVhBY04gMLAG/s1600/101_1149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497262053134009410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrdztXCEfIRqHLArgQZwd_Sk8QhUnfO5ejlZsyWDZLyY28Oxo0RsyrZ8sMKrwVxLyOz7ghsNTqFnL2k6g2Pxw1jMbsYKbjSa2W2im3cPfbPlcR0gud8tITykabPdBj_X_mVhBY04gMLAG/s320/101_1149.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Back to Dalayna. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhOiwrJo72vfyUSvU_0gRcbyS5fI3PnNNJ8JM8zEYbZqLPNuIYzM8s2qDbsChmfyCdKRF6edD1FXxUTzgq62L64yAuDVa3oJFJJWLAB_BboAgixdLHljy8DGnd7ZvTsdFoEQH_kRJnHmO/s1600/101_1150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497261925320806642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhOiwrJo72vfyUSvU_0gRcbyS5fI3PnNNJ8JM8zEYbZqLPNuIYzM8s2qDbsChmfyCdKRF6edD1FXxUTzgq62L64yAuDVa3oJFJJWLAB_BboAgixdLHljy8DGnd7ZvTsdFoEQH_kRJnHmO/s320/101_1150.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oSTikadkB-ZFZ5fDE79odOKOYZ02iHHLcBchGZA-5ULxRALeLBaPyedX9LijsYhWiONrCZf9yekjKay6vxdPM5BXZBIeyuZ0vgxx6akxTTPt8etLoqRA5XJVhdJBZqmS-DRtEwX2qXsU/s1600/101_1151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497261804082371026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oSTikadkB-ZFZ5fDE79odOKOYZ02iHHLcBchGZA-5ULxRALeLBaPyedX9LijsYhWiONrCZf9yekjKay6vxdPM5BXZBIeyuZ0vgxx6akxTTPt8etLoqRA5XJVhdJBZqmS-DRtEwX2qXsU/s320/101_1151.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Visiting around the table. This usually involves everyone but me eating some form of chocolate, but we must have all had our fill of food for the day!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgD_njVYKRbITBLdCpfOGDfWR5E6AC2TD7o6PTGqnwERkc7-1aMAwlS51PXH97-xZWzlVub4lGA64WKa2T0Qe26IHl_xTC6qQkrSQyhMv1q-_4aZbEzbY9aJf58SEsRMH3yfGkRGEzMu91/s1600/101_1154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497261696567421922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgD_njVYKRbITBLdCpfOGDfWR5E6AC2TD7o6PTGqnwERkc7-1aMAwlS51PXH97-xZWzlVub4lGA64WKa2T0Qe26IHl_xTC6qQkrSQyhMv1q-_4aZbEzbY9aJf58SEsRMH3yfGkRGEzMu91/s320/101_1154.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Dalayna's attempt to jump rope before everyone got involved; using the garden flag as a "person" holding the rope. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3luncFmq8JWh-bzZmclWDytTdkIbi1wiwc8ixU7V4BVeOUGW04zqlvQtTwfb_N32ccAJTdKV7x4TGLOFF1i4OTFYJuW7oj0XZvs7Ua6Hff5rvEX4gIn8976x3id9F0dnuOescTyub1UPm/s1600/101_1142.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497261535029503074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3luncFmq8JWh-bzZmclWDytTdkIbi1wiwc8ixU7V4BVeOUGW04zqlvQtTwfb_N32ccAJTdKV7x4TGLOFF1i4OTFYJuW7oj0XZvs7Ua6Hff5rvEX4gIn8976x3id9F0dnuOescTyub1UPm/s320/101_1142.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-12038541709629921802010-07-14T16:27:00.008-04:002010-07-14T16:38:14.019-04:00Pedicure PartyLast month Dalayna and I were invited to a pedicure party at my friend's house. Of course we jumped at the chance since we don't always have time to do our nails and such. It was just a little mommy-daughter time. It was also a great chance to get to know a few people at church better. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQBN4b5rHmqDuqqRhLulqirn5Zp7KX3gYGFdyIl4yo5ETHkNp5YFqrJ2ggRRrviMPquUMLLBTHGB8rNJZ8CiTZaM0TD_S9kSigAZ77MA4iOJX3eweZDhmT9O97TjSdrHy8yMXnkpYYM9n/s1600/101_1120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493862211772189522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQBN4b5rHmqDuqqRhLulqirn5Zp7KX3gYGFdyIl4yo5ETHkNp5YFqrJ2ggRRrviMPquUMLLBTHGB8rNJZ8CiTZaM0TD_S9kSigAZ77MA4iOJX3eweZDhmT9O97TjSdrHy8yMXnkpYYM9n/s320/101_1120.JPG" border="0" /></a> Dalayna soaking her feet. We decided this is a must when the weather turns cooler. Let's hope that is a way off!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xhpY6cHtao4T_2PGioYtaq-JTf7FylB0ibEbdNsZDqYhxf950AbmWTzMMSzCg6LLaD-EYI1joAHboO1dH7Vc2OTKGlaCMAAt8pPLn4giGIV4kf2UJU8REJnqjHDB5iWgQJJXCBQrA1Ki/s1600/101_1121.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493862114344615170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xhpY6cHtao4T_2PGioYtaq-JTf7FylB0ibEbdNsZDqYhxf950AbmWTzMMSzCg6LLaD-EYI1joAHboO1dH7Vc2OTKGlaCMAAt8pPLn4giGIV4kf2UJU8REJnqjHDB5iWgQJJXCBQrA1Ki/s320/101_1121.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here is her very first time painting her own nails. One of her friends was at the party and since she paints her own nails, I thought Dalayna should try it for herself. She did a pretty good job!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPupOjCrTBs9Zzl9AZ3rlVUlAbqpwD4lzpSck61UZbJDHSo63exJGC_1Zdk9XwWH4koU346RoPkcYdJZ1p9BECJSBPJRaVlYmAiG0D0hcPlrjLjJNaKcFBXXn3HodgUybScRbBYxfjcyj/s1600/101_1123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493862020750061698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPupOjCrTBs9Zzl9AZ3rlVUlAbqpwD4lzpSck61UZbJDHSo63exJGC_1Zdk9XwWH4koU346RoPkcYdJZ1p9BECJSBPJRaVlYmAiG0D0hcPlrjLjJNaKcFBXXn3HodgUybScRbBYxfjcyj/s320/101_1123.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rWJy5JdnTqb9Zx1Xnx-Bf48yp8lhtV9D3YhLvDPXxvcllesjTH8Qs6QeB3By_xapROOQfY28Wum3jYdBBfZFzxnmPgJdmmnqI6pshnSdTPgQf-jLTvcDcBIRNNKK7Bpj-YCTJ8Y7a-xE/s1600/101_1124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493861923548495490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rWJy5JdnTqb9Zx1Xnx-Bf48yp8lhtV9D3YhLvDPXxvcllesjTH8Qs6QeB3By_xapROOQfY28Wum3jYdBBfZFzxnmPgJdmmnqI6pshnSdTPgQf-jLTvcDcBIRNNKK7Bpj-YCTJ8Y7a-xE/s320/101_1124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Another first: Dalayna painting my nails!! Her friend Sarah is watching intently.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfML8dQOVd0iByGn85Fze3zXRqaAMhejOMDXpgXF92wNtU6BNxoms1e1j3f-8-VCM3q64BAExtPCmVrn4IRD10A2TpBxmBdQuNfFR9qSVZktFZEua441MizHjD8Ft4zxnXZUga0VyMZdGf/s1600/101_1125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493861671836549794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfML8dQOVd0iByGn85Fze3zXRqaAMhejOMDXpgXF92wNtU6BNxoms1e1j3f-8-VCM3q64BAExtPCmVrn4IRD10A2TpBxmBdQuNfFR9qSVZktFZEua441MizHjD8Ft4zxnXZUga0VyMZdGf/s320/101_1125.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Would you believe these things are cookies? One of the ladies at church, who bakes cakes for a living made these. Are they adorable or what? And they tasted great too!! So our party was complete with soaking our feet, painting our nails and cute feet cookies!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaMH4miqIy64rvAwADgXUdeNbVB4Ot9upmYAfGc5RSAn780tMeFZLvi3gEUJVJd4I5hq72LwaYOreBxw7Scus7P07uqXrkhklDNkJyqn6Kx99iuc8xzsq0Czyn94q86VQvyMe-hEBYT9x/s1600/101_1127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493861562675817394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaMH4miqIy64rvAwADgXUdeNbVB4Ot9upmYAfGc5RSAn780tMeFZLvi3gEUJVJd4I5hq72LwaYOreBxw7Scus7P07uqXrkhklDNkJyqn6Kx99iuc8xzsq0Czyn94q86VQvyMe-hEBYT9x/s320/101_1127.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085352615587201576.post-24268122245436413882010-07-12T11:24:00.007-04:002010-07-12T11:40:12.515-04:00June VisitorsIn June, we hosted our very 1st overnight guests:My in-laws. We always enjoy their visits and this time was no different. My father-in-law wanted to be put to work, so he started mowing grass. Unfortunately our John Deere mower started giving him problems and as of right now, is currently out of comission. We are getting plenty of exercise mowing it by hand. Anyway, we appreciated his help since our yard is so large. He also did some of the mowing using the push mower, which is not self-propelled!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuP7JVH2O3aWWrNnwh17bPEXoYlwBM1UG9TN2WL04iofvdcRtW31oO5ZjqghnGCcxq9Q4ekwnRA5Mc2UhzpwphnN2mJBTQcWeIUWgURW1GS9fGUflSIO1o5CazXFjEVYKj7QLxBw1dkP6/s1600/101_1097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493042066888506946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuP7JVH2O3aWWrNnwh17bPEXoYlwBM1UG9TN2WL04iofvdcRtW31oO5ZjqghnGCcxq9Q4ekwnRA5Mc2UhzpwphnN2mJBTQcWeIUWgURW1GS9fGUflSIO1o5CazXFjEVYKj7QLxBw1dkP6/s320/101_1097.JPG" border="0" /></a> My kids love being outside. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSlDQYHA0QihyphenhyphenepQjo9PVjtCCnHQG5Hu8rpNalOIDX7wtZ9sgkK73RHhZ8NmaFRCdLkxRfSF-V_j5TrMF0vmmCAY0HeeH3p0jpZzwuFzzbddT9RcGDsqCkKQp4t6y3XALsLQp-I-Cti4m/s1600/101_1098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493041958067556306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSlDQYHA0QihyphenhyphenepQjo9PVjtCCnHQG5Hu8rpNalOIDX7wtZ9sgkK73RHhZ8NmaFRCdLkxRfSF-V_j5TrMF0vmmCAY0HeeH3p0jpZzwuFzzbddT9RcGDsqCkKQp4t6y3XALsLQp-I-Cti4m/s320/101_1098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Grandma and Dalayna getting ready to play solitaire. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tTLDqSfVxySSFqH97PqrrNXTlWyZiqe0ij2Qa9Q4BxQEbJ2M36V1vc9A5BSxPs4ZjwBwthxoO1-s8040X7hEAubSsd6oYJdBMFSmpqNQsLm3cJvPFrvba087yEsp2a4qXMHPv4N77fOx/s1600/101_1104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493041602597789090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tTLDqSfVxySSFqH97PqrrNXTlWyZiqe0ij2Qa9Q4BxQEbJ2M36V1vc9A5BSxPs4ZjwBwthxoO1-s8040X7hEAubSsd6oYJdBMFSmpqNQsLm3cJvPFrvba087yEsp2a4qXMHPv4N77fOx/s320/101_1104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A refill on coffee anyone? <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmNQR0CGNbzt7XLfcF5_c5sZbFrU9gXh_nxungIMR6owvbMwOXyVnxkBru7mkdTGold2lOZbYh56qPv3GS19edCaCrKeMcPIS0eUKWLSaH_WI4aQOBXk6uZz_l8gJEePlUO7js5dybGG2/s1600/101_1106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493041607987415042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmNQR0CGNbzt7XLfcF5_c5sZbFrU9gXh_nxungIMR6owvbMwOXyVnxkBru7mkdTGold2lOZbYh56qPv3GS19edCaCrKeMcPIS0eUKWLSaH_WI4aQOBXk6uZz_l8gJEePlUO7js5dybGG2/s320/101_1106.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />At the European market, where we tasted some of the best jelly ever. It was cherry jelly made from Michigan cherries. It was so good, but economics won out over taste since it was $10 for a little jar. We did buy a bag of kettle corn, my favorite, and a loaf of fresh french bread. There were fresh pastries, cheeses, fruits and vegetables; lots of good food!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfUoEf_KSmF93cGo3OSELCZkuqPhd01ZqMMGkI2Reup2MD0Gy84IYkhXcDBkclQ-KpLJYOezQYnPeYEP0QHdZyRv9qpKq-y8YMKGaROxEeq5j_wqq7TusnPQMZ-sOL7Jb9BrDcqtu_6a5/s1600/101_1109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493041410470250962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfUoEf_KSmF93cGo3OSELCZkuqPhd01ZqMMGkI2Reup2MD0Gy84IYkhXcDBkclQ-KpLJYOezQYnPeYEP0QHdZyRv9qpKq-y8YMKGaROxEeq5j_wqq7TusnPQMZ-sOL7Jb9BrDcqtu_6a5/s320/101_1109.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We also took them to the beach. It was around 90 degrees that day and the water felt wonderful. As you can see, there were lots of people there. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLgiosCi60MeRPw_mNroD-EiJOxdgTgmLzDYw623-K_bHQFEgZRt-mei27blamvgGBDqMDZapeXdKPinjKWzy9KYq9JerK46L8bpncEypLyuPhgNEt8hz6SWSD0ovVqv2YYguzefeA7-t/s1600/101_1110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493041420462801042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLgiosCi60MeRPw_mNroD-EiJOxdgTgmLzDYw623-K_bHQFEgZRt-mei27blamvgGBDqMDZapeXdKPinjKWzy9KYq9JerK46L8bpncEypLyuPhgNEt8hz6SWSD0ovVqv2YYguzefeA7-t/s320/101_1110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXlTX4KTazPOYSI7NipSavJoyLfpwb8eKMn05KBm76hYr4Ff4tsbO9OrwPP0mgIxgLwB0CsXsOxXObp5FkzSTDG2uE1A4oIUV7m4TSYjM_6Yz6r-prml6QzP7OBxibfKw5rt8GkLIfiqG/s1600/101_1113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493041190263746802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXlTX4KTazPOYSI7NipSavJoyLfpwb8eKMn05KBm76hYr4Ff4tsbO9OrwPP0mgIxgLwB0CsXsOxXObp5FkzSTDG2uE1A4oIUV7m4TSYjM_6Yz6r-prml6QzP7OBxibfKw5rt8GkLIfiqG/s320/101_1113.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500494960391570267noreply@blogger.com0