tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65662712067565708662023-11-16T04:40:07.331-06:00aLL fOr dUkE aNd mOlLySweet Barnett MemoriesCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-8377492857870946412011-04-26T11:06:00.009-05:002011-04-26T11:32:37.714-05:00EaStEr 2011<div style="text-align: center;">Easter for us begins on Saturday when we have dinner with the Finley side. Although Chad and I missed the dinner because our vehicle shopping took way too long, the kids were there to enjoy and be enjoyed!<br />They hunted eggs with everyone again and again! Nanny tells me that they were great and that everyone had so much fun!<br />I'm so glad we have such loving families!<br />Our Sunday began at church with Nana and Pops. <br />We had lunch at their house along with an Easter egg hunt with all the cousins.<br />(the race begins!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNfujUqT69HGeRtzxAKMwuG-lS3aOQ_tLqIZwoBdbnQYOUdDcvGswAaIine8LABf9kkYan3Zw7jPtZgs2bKzh-wSAWu2F61iM6jUdARXaSsG-bH7LTObPgaxXPcdN5_gHUD5-8ueM0YU/s1600/1303672294932.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNfujUqT69HGeRtzxAKMwuG-lS3aOQ_tLqIZwoBdbnQYOUdDcvGswAaIine8LABf9kkYan3Zw7jPtZgs2bKzh-wSAWu2F61iM6jUdARXaSsG-bH7LTObPgaxXPcdN5_gHUD5-8ueM0YU/s400/1303672294932.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599928362659346962" border="0" /></a><br />Duke is SERIOUS! (He had already shed his vest and hat :( )<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiD3bVvNo2b9Rc9pzsPFldFPS1srrxbJtUuRH633f5UMyiDF0FKvdzLnhsI5hVFoL-L7NfjIzcgHsNIxEmcxkzCthRzvMisECOia1-trq7R2Y_R0MBJSL3FeRlC3yFD_LPw1M0W-MUr3w/s1600/1303672339747.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiD3bVvNo2b9Rc9pzsPFldFPS1srrxbJtUuRH633f5UMyiDF0FKvdzLnhsI5hVFoL-L7NfjIzcgHsNIxEmcxkzCthRzvMisECOia1-trq7R2Y_R0MBJSL3FeRlC3yFD_LPw1M0W-MUr3w/s400/1303672339747.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599929154606473330" border="0" /></a><br />Molly hears the talking egg and is trying to figure out where it's coming from!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrsJWDfX-VaCk2pWFIDnHXB9MmAsT-nKdITpFU7LhNnhXXBU-75YXlKwo9OOIX2TN_NrIUmNLFXRPsNqDRXoDtGVUoVwwDVt0X7UvvYUg1yrYKQPFD9Q2SpWnwM8nAqx80jQQfrUd420/s1600/1303672370814.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrsJWDfX-VaCk2pWFIDnHXB9MmAsT-nKdITpFU7LhNnhXXBU-75YXlKwo9OOIX2TN_NrIUmNLFXRPsNqDRXoDtGVUoVwwDVt0X7UvvYUg1yrYKQPFD9Q2SpWnwM8nAqx80jQQfrUd420/s400/1303672370814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599929463798075874" border="0" /></a><br />Molly finds the prize egg!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDVMBgB8vkkqmsW9DOc7PohE-jkN2rer8wA85T4e_HIBauCTQTWUW8FLZj1lQ62O_RsGmgRJAGiO-gxeDA67oNDEGVyJWLjGjZUrd4ro3rkJfRBQOm30kIjR9AJZXZSr9xkTK8XETxe4/s1600/1303672689604.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDVMBgB8vkkqmsW9DOc7PohE-jkN2rer8wA85T4e_HIBauCTQTWUW8FLZj1lQ62O_RsGmgRJAGiO-gxeDA67oNDEGVyJWLjGjZUrd4ro3rkJfRBQOm30kIjR9AJZXZSr9xkTK8XETxe4/s400/1303672689604.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599929911420777202" border="0" /></a><br />Duke checks out what he scored in his basket!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJoGBGAZxVoqbkQ5W0VMcFC2XNHOEgOO_lUB_C7FsrECO9LbHuG4ysuWRRpfUbQnRFp44C9Y3Mhva6taW1Zh7jSX3F3SdsnDCJXJK0xMGOc1BkwOjxuPW3agZ4byz0Br78vQDCZv-HiQ/s1600/1303672872089.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJoGBGAZxVoqbkQ5W0VMcFC2XNHOEgOO_lUB_C7FsrECO9LbHuG4ysuWRRpfUbQnRFp44C9Y3Mhva6taW1Zh7jSX3F3SdsnDCJXJK0xMGOc1BkwOjxuPW3agZ4byz0Br78vQDCZv-HiQ/s400/1303672872089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599930094945414610" border="0" /></a><br />After Nana and Pops', we headed to visit Nina and Papa.<br />We had to hunt eggs AGAIN (the kids love it!) and then we all went for ice cream!<br />Our day couldn't have been any better!<br />(unfortunately I wasn't at Nanny's to get any pics and I didn't take any at mother's b/c she has a FAB new camera and took all of the pics.)<br />We love our families!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-22551497995780863382011-04-25T13:46:00.011-05:002011-04-25T14:10:30.497-05:00Turner Field and Pine Mt. Ga.....<div style="text-align: center;">Last weekend we decided we would head out for a night and do some fun things with the kids.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first stop Saturday night was turner field to watch the braves. We ended up getting there late, the 4th inning I think, so we bought the cheapest seats they had. Once inside we stopped at the restroom and while Chad and Duke waited on Molly and I, Chad was telling Duke to look out at the field and see how close we were.<br />An usher heard Chad and since it wasn't a crowded game, he told Chad that we could sit in his section. So we ended up in the first row of the out field!<br />It was really neat to be so close!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2lBw2idEMZUSPFSvmabw2L4atohr4HPUtjXGyhPcNh2bBeojBqGCPm2kvBuQjBCfbXxHBjSHxe0vr5Yd1lj2rcAaYlrP0Aq0UXAjePbPOdnNAcMQhpItj2t3RvIbBr7bvOu0jbcSapk/s1600/1303007289436.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2lBw2idEMZUSPFSvmabw2L4atohr4HPUtjXGyhPcNh2bBeojBqGCPm2kvBuQjBCfbXxHBjSHxe0vr5Yd1lj2rcAaYlrP0Aq0UXAjePbPOdnNAcMQhpItj2t3RvIbBr7bvOu0jbcSapk/s400/1303007289436.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599596869316909842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the game, the Braves did a fireworks show and of course we stayed for that!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdwhEAg7qhNUjeeh9e_8YlEK6IL-PK4LO1OkMAUbMx5Ya-5WSP8ZJXpr9KK3qHovWmRAnTys4OibSK9y8ZVuHxaGgNIdMWVVOeY3G14ak_HgNrXVQpfX2zmBJlbGGfCk-0iPjBma7NtM/s1600/1303007130137.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdwhEAg7qhNUjeeh9e_8YlEK6IL-PK4LO1OkMAUbMx5Ya-5WSP8ZJXpr9KK3qHovWmRAnTys4OibSK9y8ZVuHxaGgNIdMWVVOeY3G14ak_HgNrXVQpfX2zmBJlbGGfCk-0iPjBma7NtM/s400/1303007130137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599597180932147970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once the fireworks were over, we headed to our hotel in Atlanta to rest up for Sunday!<br />Sunday morning we went to Pine Mountain Ga for some safari fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGHV3ySAS4iQWCf7neVRNwVWnVVV5dFOg_DKCDN0nfxK2nWEOJnUuPKxRECrZ2IOMiN0mdtZI_wlrGUhqigdPiK5SJKrC4cihkVuZdbFKAVlsO_mQH8AqO2ADqH_j7U7ZOhx1zjAdFEI/s1600/1303058731140.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGHV3ySAS4iQWCf7neVRNwVWnVVV5dFOg_DKCDN0nfxK2nWEOJnUuPKxRECrZ2IOMiN0mdtZI_wlrGUhqigdPiK5SJKrC4cihkVuZdbFKAVlsO_mQH8AqO2ADqH_j7U7ZOhx1zjAdFEI/s400/1303058731140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599595053721117426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We (Chad and I included) L.O.V.E.D. it!!<br /><br />We rented a zebra striped van and bought a few bags of food for the animals<br />and were on our way!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA8kp9V-378FkrAMqhzjZGBQ4w4RliCHHUN6E6eg1mNTq6UQ2B5Tw7qOOeuP16Tk0VxGvsUeE4o6wslkdiS5oLJ8AN5nDlAJAMsRkO3_NMF6AgTFDrFosO9EXH2IQyDKUabBlLofpGi4/s1600/1303061175373.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGA8kp9V-378FkrAMqhzjZGBQ4w4RliCHHUN6E6eg1mNTq6UQ2B5Tw7qOOeuP16Tk0VxGvsUeE4o6wslkdiS5oLJ8AN5nDlAJAMsRkO3_NMF6AgTFDrFosO9EXH2IQyDKUabBlLofpGi4/s400/1303061175373.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599600341087198178" /></a><br />This is what we encountered as we entered the gate!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7s060qX5EMUrEz49iZqdhrggwmJ65291-D6EZHSmASN00GgzHmpTMXsolFC1-9Wq2USlg7aHngh6Mja6scUuI1xPN7kN0Ya73NwjI7qpAmk6oX5NApiFrfDBl44x1EkUaPyWSjwm1EjI/s1600/1303052985758.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7s060qX5EMUrEz49iZqdhrggwmJ65291-D6EZHSmASN00GgzHmpTMXsolFC1-9Wq2USlg7aHngh6Mja6scUuI1xPN7kN0Ya73NwjI7qpAmk6oX5NApiFrfDBl44x1EkUaPyWSjwm1EjI/s400/1303052985758.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599595639052594370" border="0" /></a><br />It took us about an hour to drive through the gated area and saw ALL KINDS of animals!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-CWF86qa02fxwpm51tm0ny6hwTJiSkMghsdbBrFXXj2X0xKoiyMdGvmvDaeWZ5MTb-7xVItLC7PdugjLzydF0mdzyuvlZIfyqqon7dMFVo_ZkIEW0eBT0g5BQ5CNrDI_aiqBDMoXuJ0/s1600/1303053177981.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-CWF86qa02fxwpm51tm0ny6hwTJiSkMghsdbBrFXXj2X0xKoiyMdGvmvDaeWZ5MTb-7xVItLC7PdugjLzydF0mdzyuvlZIfyqqon7dMFVo_ZkIEW0eBT0g5BQ5CNrDI_aiqBDMoXuJ0/s400/1303053177981.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599598662578586306" border="0" /></a><br />It was hilarious b/c I would be turned away from my window taking a pic of Chad or the kids and then I would feel something breathing on the back of my neck! When I turned around it would be a buffalo, or a zebra, or a deer, or some other monsterous animal!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6jN2hjkFr0rxxLvoOsFXzy8QLDFjNkrEKpThGeECXMzCo-lFM_foGWQbkS_k86fcA1y6VfR1XIb2Ox0YE7Vf6CkxTKNXJMBVm5SfBXnHi9vbpEWwxBFlH0DMmpNM5mWArhmtbzfSC9Y/s1600/1303054557700.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6jN2hjkFr0rxxLvoOsFXzy8QLDFjNkrEKpThGeECXMzCo-lFM_foGWQbkS_k86fcA1y6VfR1XIb2Ox0YE7Vf6CkxTKNXJMBVm5SfBXnHi9vbpEWwxBFlH0DMmpNM5mWArhmtbzfSC9Y/s400/1303054557700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599598965495334338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBaG9g6sUssFe2CvKkiYG4LLh9_jNKYU90QQop4ZAnNNkT7BA_aGdMtHrBMB1UeTuzsuuX2f91ApVOGbNgoVS1G-fNQpUIHubx4CKdIoSDQw_CIiQ_wx5B1GUnzv6NMtYCEmikY_BN60/s1600/1303054001524.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBaG9g6sUssFe2CvKkiYG4LLh9_jNKYU90QQop4ZAnNNkT7BA_aGdMtHrBMB1UeTuzsuuX2f91ApVOGbNgoVS1G-fNQpUIHubx4CKdIoSDQw_CIiQ_wx5B1GUnzv6NMtYCEmikY_BN60/s400/1303054001524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599599208667276914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGS6Aj56efxxffmgFC_7ha52BeIIwipv33nN3swfefuHAUlzyLtEHzjSuHDmIXr4dwZZg8r2sASso8ZO60J5jG0C5voKz5HqAH43BIuPuaQw8s7StMWzcEDKBOCf7QK0E7O3HwvprzLhY/s1600/1303054675660.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGS6Aj56efxxffmgFC_7ha52BeIIwipv33nN3swfefuHAUlzyLtEHzjSuHDmIXr4dwZZg8r2sASso8ZO60J5jG0C5voKz5HqAH43BIuPuaQw8s7StMWzcEDKBOCf7QK0E7O3HwvprzLhY/s400/1303054675660.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599599340533064370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_hlxNXSO_CgyAHCM8-Ks1TsolCvL29Xyh_HCrJKfYzbw5_asQpQJT3u6FeVy9sGnKAo3l0KNSe6jRk7xZtLzoe2klrSfRwINwAbnFFSv1Mtua-629ujMkbkYKYpoaBmJUses8fZ7b-E/s1600/1303054029618.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_hlxNXSO_CgyAHCM8-Ks1TsolCvL29Xyh_HCrJKfYzbw5_asQpQJT3u6FeVy9sGnKAo3l0KNSe6jRk7xZtLzoe2klrSfRwINwAbnFFSv1Mtua-629ujMkbkYKYpoaBmJUses8fZ7b-E/s400/1303054029618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599599692924316898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They are completely harmless (as long as your in your van!) and just want to be fed! I highly recommend a visit to Pine Mt. Ga Wild Animal Safari!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-2747928023772239932011-03-30T13:41:00.012-05:002011-03-30T13:57:22.140-05:00movin' on up.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g-XUkKRwr8xm__cKfLM1aqExq-r8LXrOnQVJ7l49FnTH5Y_dMMiRVvF10gsLiVimR5Tfq3il0w4MeGlWU03ryxhp3BnRGUt-M_36gQES_UKqqdwmN4Df58fedMKzttk7prNtMpTAvxo/s1600/uni.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g-XUkKRwr8xm__cKfLM1aqExq-r8LXrOnQVJ7l49FnTH5Y_dMMiRVvF10gsLiVimR5Tfq3il0w4MeGlWU03ryxhp3BnRGUt-M_36gQES_UKqqdwmN4Df58fedMKzttk7prNtMpTAvxo/s400/uni.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589947074682303570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I never thought I would say this, but..... I LOVE baseball!<br />Only because Duke is playing, but still, I really enjoy his games and watching him on the field.<br />He is doing really well, which is surprising this year b/c he moved up a level.<br />Last year was our last year of tee ball and this year we moved up to the pitching machine!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMdfMWgOAby88zrzinSn-sI3jL0Gfa0qINqajb09xCuMpq_TOEDWcbgAyDuru4WuA-dE62pcmP9ApJZgLBdKwyYLCno7QrqUhZG74Du1ybGhwaWoC8jDC3ksRRoKwxTpKpWaJ7WVWkg8/s1600/pic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMdfMWgOAby88zrzinSn-sI3jL0Gfa0qINqajb09xCuMpq_TOEDWcbgAyDuru4WuA-dE62pcmP9ApJZgLBdKwyYLCno7QrqUhZG74Du1ybGhwaWoC8jDC3ksRRoKwxTpKpWaJ7WVWkg8/s400/pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589947490656675442" border="0" /></a><br />I thought it might be forever before some of the boys got to where they could hit the ball from the machine, but I was wrong!<br />Duke has had a good many practices and only 2 real games and he is one of the best hitters on his team! yay duke!<br />He also has a new position this year.<br />He is playing catcher, which was the position Chad played growing up.<br />I like this position for him b/c it keeps him focused and in the game.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_VyuaeQr0zF4w24zOdZ5K1U56VXleWM_7pqvUCuBN_iYYkVfwUZF1dyyLe5LGyP50lwlVnuaAsHRL4d_1EMQq45_UyLFuGKsAOw-lux-aRkmV2KqTt16sLacPrAUxj8ZigOXRXslE7o/s1600/catching.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 84px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_VyuaeQr0zF4w24zOdZ5K1U56VXleWM_7pqvUCuBN_iYYkVfwUZF1dyyLe5LGyP50lwlVnuaAsHRL4d_1EMQq45_UyLFuGKsAOw-lux-aRkmV2KqTt16sLacPrAUxj8ZigOXRXslE7o/s400/catching.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589948465345472594" border="0" /></a><br />On this level, he has to be ready!<br />But mostly I love baseball b/c Duke seems to love baseball. I love watching him smile with excitement when he gets a good hit, or when he makes it to base w/o getting out, or when he slides home earning a point for his team, or when he makes a good throw or play in the field! Not to mention that it's a great time for Chad and him to bond. This makes the 3rd year that Chad has been an assistant coach and I love having them on the field together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUqGjkgpbemJGlMngqhOrO_9Ma5sq9Cqwf_uJXic76NfCciuYTZq3z3utw8IDPEwczOjfvxEXaKwO_dWXz6oWqVyWkSJu3kWQhS1Jead3YWITPB4GuiPiqe3D6EcHppYk9wjZIdD2Zac/s1600/duke+and+chad.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUqGjkgpbemJGlMngqhOrO_9Ma5sq9Cqwf_uJXic76NfCciuYTZq3z3utw8IDPEwczOjfvxEXaKwO_dWXz6oWqVyWkSJu3kWQhS1Jead3YWITPB4GuiPiqe3D6EcHppYk9wjZIdD2Zac/s400/duke+and+chad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589947854005645746" border="0" /></a><br />I really hope this is a sport that he sticks with! But, if it isn't... well, I'll just have to deal! ha!<br />Molly is always along for the ride. Although she doesn't do much cheering just yet. It's more running and playing with the other sisters right now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58q2YLyOYFaS5NqOGgEWqwLqnom67CYEg_yuUSxm5oph_4VswHEYLAr2QUrpO33hZ13WIaLzWv2GzA35b09q-gzhGyqYt1NNstjcDtV7TIBvSQ1zTXnk-GK3WYQetWK0YPYm9EzaPb8o/s1600/duke+and+molly.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58q2YLyOYFaS5NqOGgEWqwLqnom67CYEg_yuUSxm5oph_4VswHEYLAr2QUrpO33hZ13WIaLzWv2GzA35b09q-gzhGyqYt1NNstjcDtV7TIBvSQ1zTXnk-GK3WYQetWK0YPYm9EzaPb8o/s400/duke+and+molly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589948262053817794" border="0" /></a><br />Good luck Duke and Cheaha Home and Lawn!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRkly9dl4YGTgj0-bOq1WLwP9jTHVBlk8inROBn5EyzKMfz91crteyVG8Ca6h-Kd_luh4xfYcPxgQbuGskc3Nj0x3dmqfZMJ8IPQDkFGl6D3m2SjuvgJLO9yxHkiwBoku0NeYxPIUcXc/s1600/team.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRkly9dl4YGTgj0-bOq1WLwP9jTHVBlk8inROBn5EyzKMfz91crteyVG8Ca6h-Kd_luh4xfYcPxgQbuGskc3Nj0x3dmqfZMJ8IPQDkFGl6D3m2SjuvgJLO9yxHkiwBoku0NeYxPIUcXc/s400/team.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589947960782935874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-33331281302674716282011-03-30T13:08:00.007-05:002011-03-30T13:24:44.964-05:00gRoWiNg like a WeEd!<div style="text-align: center;">We have had Stella for about a month and a half. <br />She is now about 12 weeks old and she is growing like a weed!<br />She went to the vet last week and weighed 19 lbs. <br />She probably weighed about 5 or 6 lbs when we got her at 6 weeks.<br />Molly is just about to the point that she can't pick her up anymore! <br />(I'm actually glad of that! ha)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfm9zDz-ndDoFxTfrvO6xhtygJz7KnGMVojJ5sd5j5akeB9SU6-9erVXr96xFHvvvwVNOEnQjwfoZFqcp7Oo2MIJ9qHPANoqhncmAn9oyQejgjsZbkYlxsJWZgGGTZUjp_DUoeGdv0WY/s1600/holding.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfm9zDz-ndDoFxTfrvO6xhtygJz7KnGMVojJ5sd5j5akeB9SU6-9erVXr96xFHvvvwVNOEnQjwfoZFqcp7Oo2MIJ9qHPANoqhncmAn9oyQejgjsZbkYlxsJWZgGGTZUjp_DUoeGdv0WY/s400/holding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589938790533608418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The other night, they called her into the bathroom while they were in the tub<br />(which btw... they don't do anymore, but they did that night for some reason)<br />and when I came into the bathroom, this is what I saw!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgc0cZ0M9rAwEGlP34t_dQXxva1lRrp9mLr1l8yn_8XSCdjP480ByF2vq41hiRaZje3TKBl6W8qJgBXPtzfjrV1j3xp_3AHKLc7MsMfxQk37zN9T8bik1vHc9IxwW5PF2Y-pF6OXueqs/s1600/bath1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgc0cZ0M9rAwEGlP34t_dQXxva1lRrp9mLr1l8yn_8XSCdjP480ByF2vq41hiRaZje3TKBl6W8qJgBXPtzfjrV1j3xp_3AHKLc7MsMfxQk37zN9T8bik1vHc9IxwW5PF2Y-pF6OXueqs/s400/bath1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589938644023923778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So of course.... I had to run downstairs and grab the phone to take a pic!!<br />And this is what I got!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSg57kq5dt1As-vFjaL2fdW5KCp-iD2sF0uKwrGwO2RJrRDxvHMbDFRRbLUJbCyhQoCO4-9td8a8TWx33USfT6Y4Gzqp-EIrK43_BGoovQ0iCu7-Il_gHe1wb1rFQz68Y0Y9PHUYWMiA4/s1600/bath2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSg57kq5dt1As-vFjaL2fdW5KCp-iD2sF0uKwrGwO2RJrRDxvHMbDFRRbLUJbCyhQoCO4-9td8a8TWx33USfT6Y4Gzqp-EIrK43_BGoovQ0iCu7-Il_gHe1wb1rFQz68Y0Y9PHUYWMiA4/s400/bath2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589939211273284626" border="0" /></a><br />I absolutely LOVE this pic!<br /><br />Duke and Molly absolutely love Stella! <br />Chad and I love her too, but honestly, we are so ready for the puppy stage to be over! <br />We can't seem to break her from biting. It's the puppy nipping, but boy it hurts! <br />Oh... and definitely the potty training! <br />I'm thankful for the stained concrete floors! ha!<br />Maybe it won't be too much longer. <br />We have decided she definitely needs obedience school in her near future!<br />She is SO stubborn!<br />Hopefully these few things will get better soon enough!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-56661932186724092442011-03-07T15:10:00.006-06:002011-03-07T15:20:46.593-06:00bAbY #3....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitz0R6XviJtp7fpzSxdqLk3oAghU-AZbm5-ZCqwlkWx9z7uA3wlESqKAAyuvMRZqvL7mL7JWu1Oou0LzJLux50byGfHJJ2F3i2Z-Rg4EGJcUiq4hAbMO2GleCLhWQ6K-U4gxj__Bw3Lk/s1600/tn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitz0R6XviJtp7fpzSxdqLk3oAghU-AZbm5-ZCqwlkWx9z7uA3wlESqKAAyuvMRZqvL7mL7JWu1Oou0LzJLux50byGfHJJ2F3i2Z-Rg4EGJcUiq4hAbMO2GleCLhWQ6K-U4gxj__Bw3Lk/s400/tn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581450529432759506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We have a nEw aDdItIoN!<br />Stella!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeL22OMCu6I4-KLRNP9XdjBoaqF5LpaZZE63tb1_mh96HDWl49PU0PMIQJli8AB9XvTpwu3juyMpqoKTcSv-yeQ5fP_lbko6WqnrtvAABJPjgerHA388543r0J7tfzQEpLweSVQ2PIb0/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeL22OMCu6I4-KLRNP9XdjBoaqF5LpaZZE63tb1_mh96HDWl49PU0PMIQJli8AB9XvTpwu3juyMpqoKTcSv-yeQ5fP_lbko6WqnrtvAABJPjgerHA388543r0J7tfzQEpLweSVQ2PIb0/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581450619781039650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She's a pit bull and we got her when she was 6 weeks old!<br />She is precious and we all adore her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fxFNVpWyxx-IvDU6raUS7zbe7h09tdKIrxGtn_PjgXzV6xInCErKk4fLgjP8UcQ1HNHedszwI0hYpq-1_U7czIPudedSG07wNdYSWEzM9q5dA6QT5RIQorRKQK3w6igdveqHb7V4q30/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fxFNVpWyxx-IvDU6raUS7zbe7h09tdKIrxGtn_PjgXzV6xInCErKk4fLgjP8UcQ1HNHedszwI0hYpq-1_U7czIPudedSG07wNdYSWEzM9q5dA6QT5RIQorRKQK3w6igdveqHb7V4q30/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581450832595430850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We are raising her to be a sweet, loving baby!<br />Welcome Stella!<br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-49142161029912924072011-03-07T14:11:00.010-06:002011-03-07T14:53:20.216-06:00wrestling 101<div style="text-align: center;">This year Duke tried a new sport..... wrestling!<br />I wasn't too keen on it, but wanted to let him try if that's what he wanted to do. Chad wrestled some in school and so he thought it would be a good opportunity for Duke to learn some techniques. So we did it.<br />At first... it wasn't so bad. But as the season went on, I decided this was by NO means my favorite! <br />When Duke went up against other boys of his own experience, he did really well! <br />We were all really proud of him. <br />But... at his first match... b/c of his weight, he was put up against a 3rd grader who had been wrestling for 2 years. He was really good! Duke knew nothing about this kid until they met on the mat. Needless to say, Duke wasn't prepared and the match didn't go so well.<br /><br />However, at the next match, they were paired again and Duke held his own.<br />He also had a match (where for the first time in his sports career, Chad and I were out of town) where he got a baby tooth knocked out!!!!! That did it for me!<br /><br />I do believe Duke has learned some good techniques that may come in handy at some point, but for now.... I vote we leave the wrestling to someone else! <br />I'm thinking Duke may feel the same! <br />He tried it, finished the season, learned a thing or two, now..... moving on!!<br /><br />Here are some pics from our last match where Duke was put up against another child with the same experience. He came out on top and ended the season well! <br /><br />Charlie got to wrestle as well! He had much better luck with who he had to wrestle and did really well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RTZgcy1SuXeCwB5i_W8vqkMODFm8TlSQFeER7InA3JJAbLO0PvyHkMmS8wzfu8lD_fj5bmrvPbFBQsmXwZjuozT7CMPiuSCG_5VuVNgriu1ZFbOVDLObuIWvRyFhqWoHGTqSvLKaFo0/s1600/duke+wrestling+6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RTZgcy1SuXeCwB5i_W8vqkMODFm8TlSQFeER7InA3JJAbLO0PvyHkMmS8wzfu8lD_fj5bmrvPbFBQsmXwZjuozT7CMPiuSCG_5VuVNgriu1ZFbOVDLObuIWvRyFhqWoHGTqSvLKaFo0/s400/duke+wrestling+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581439637113451890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Good Job Duke! He's so well rounded!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNik2POc3bIbvROmoqF1a7Cfd_w_VSadmtZ0-6NK54AOU0tyYS6LZjpDUFPWYZd3FWqqNUwMTEgVadXF80KkccbDd1QQVcz8WpHC8Ct_qHGbvRdlYpO-XCag7qw_W8crz2hsDyndpZG-M/s1600/duke+wrestling.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNik2POc3bIbvROmoqF1a7Cfd_w_VSadmtZ0-6NK54AOU0tyYS6LZjpDUFPWYZd3FWqqNUwMTEgVadXF80KkccbDd1QQVcz8WpHC8Ct_qHGbvRdlYpO-XCag7qw_W8crz2hsDyndpZG-M/s400/duke+wrestling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581439816194038338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Duke runs to Chad after his victory! (this warms my heart!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNt8rzZ0wN_N0MHBIwgeI8jLLKNi0fd9JLSiHogxZsvLf-skIN1DdkYckNrkBPJbQqfQA4Mua7iABBDH-qSiwXPV4szF9rNVIBmkg4etC9yoZaSF578rGQOW3WmGGJJ583Xh_pAk_213Y/s1600/duke+wrestling+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNt8rzZ0wN_N0MHBIwgeI8jLLKNi0fd9JLSiHogxZsvLf-skIN1DdkYckNrkBPJbQqfQA4Mua7iABBDH-qSiwXPV4szF9rNVIBmkg4etC9yoZaSF578rGQOW3WmGGJJ583Xh_pAk_213Y/s400/duke+wrestling+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581440049469170306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6F-RD-WhErWPoh4YG5908frPCVnhGWA0G7LxifyWHvFrPmYuM8hEJUV7XU7HjAv5_0s0-AXH7dhyphenhyphenThX1hwxQadZhBDKPHsQti7M-Dc5jHzoskgb8BFpY68x0oFYA4DRXkASYVK6J9tk/s1600/duke+wrestling+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6F-RD-WhErWPoh4YG5908frPCVnhGWA0G7LxifyWHvFrPmYuM8hEJUV7XU7HjAv5_0s0-AXH7dhyphenhyphenThX1hwxQadZhBDKPHsQti7M-Dc5jHzoskgb8BFpY68x0oFYA4DRXkASYVK6J9tk/s400/duke+wrestling+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581440208235111042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-dXHt_Qye3MHkIFk08fhhUBQKUYDPj896x5JZZ2q7Yx_JuJiERRGoIVky8h5vFc_5AB9zh0DtiKL9dbTOd76TIeC-LYgzaCXKOMQ6RL_rgwdR1nVjOCybnQMkz87JQTpaS_sG-Q9N9U/s1600/duke+wrestling+4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-dXHt_Qye3MHkIFk08fhhUBQKUYDPj896x5JZZ2q7Yx_JuJiERRGoIVky8h5vFc_5AB9zh0DtiKL9dbTOd76TIeC-LYgzaCXKOMQ6RL_rgwdR1nVjOCybnQMkz87JQTpaS_sG-Q9N9U/s400/duke+wrestling+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581440319965217490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeUyYA-I9nk0romU_LmHuTvqpOmYGvpMOjhyphenhyphenl9QuC4oGyl12pwFLpvcEafJDFHAXbuBOGtxPhh2aAIoRAGpOdPFzkkmZHLNJA5fxIPOYfQHCZbjM65qnoYxTlCoM_Pf658lx8tcg3YAg/s1600/duke+wrestling+5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeUyYA-I9nk0romU_LmHuTvqpOmYGvpMOjhyphenhyphenl9QuC4oGyl12pwFLpvcEafJDFHAXbuBOGtxPhh2aAIoRAGpOdPFzkkmZHLNJA5fxIPOYfQHCZbjM65qnoYxTlCoM_Pf658lx8tcg3YAg/s400/duke+wrestling+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581440414840563026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's to, hopefully!, our first and last year of wrestling!! ha!<br />(Thanks Kelly for the awesome pics!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-72850919212716988362011-01-13T13:04:00.031-06:002011-01-13T13:57:24.075-06:00oh me... he's 7!<div style="text-align: center;">For some reason Duke's turning seven feels like he is officially not a baby anymore!<br />I realize that he hasn't been a baby for a while, but now it just feels different.<br />I have no idea why. He is for sure, a BIG BOY now!<br />Of course Torie and I had big plans for yet another party! As you can tell... we LOVE throwing parties for the kids! ha!<br />I guess that's good for the kids!<br />This year, Duke requested a Cowboy Party. I was a bit surprised... but cowboys ALWAYS make a perfectly cute party! And.. I would much rather do a cowboy theme than some cartoon character... but, I did leave it up to him.<br />I had BIG plans for an out door party complete with a hayride, hay bails, a shoot out, horse racing, etc... But, wouldn't you know, we had an 80% chance of rain and thunderstorms so I had to make a change in the plans.<br />Even so, everything turned out perfect (other than not being outside) and Duke had quite possibly, the cutest party yet!<br />Here's a pic of his perfect invitation done by Aunt Torie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwd2TI0041bsokQfIE6QggC_ocXg-5aDVWc4zOoQwUnvOeSGUryJ7Tf0ClvLuzmk6l4R_im9Hf7OopIIIVzdbpVRUs00Gz6-7UUQtO70vwxb0SrGltaM8ixXITjhYJOK2kEBrRuPZ9Kug/s1600/invitation.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwd2TI0041bsokQfIE6QggC_ocXg-5aDVWc4zOoQwUnvOeSGUryJ7Tf0ClvLuzmk6l4R_im9Hf7OopIIIVzdbpVRUs00Gz6-7UUQtO70vwxb0SrGltaM8ixXITjhYJOK2kEBrRuPZ9Kug/s400/invitation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561750447874609938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have just about decided that maybe I don't need a dining room table since this room has come in so handy for parties! ha!<br />Here is the set up for the food table. It is complete with tin plates! (it's nice to have friends in high places!!! ha!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw4X4rI8SlTOppEmgBmB1SQkiM5-22IwvhIB0jSVLIw-J1wgipmO1NU5kO-juNReZ5enAv8E_JED0nV8kQWq8bEMbETRirh5sRAkKKwRKM3xVozhwLW5elkOlYeftLby1u-t5VkPSlKU/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw4X4rI8SlTOppEmgBmB1SQkiM5-22IwvhIB0jSVLIw-J1wgipmO1NU5kO-juNReZ5enAv8E_JED0nV8kQWq8bEMbETRirh5sRAkKKwRKM3xVozhwLW5elkOlYeftLby1u-t5VkPSlKU/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561751020913633938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSeB_2UX4Gl1dQiohPlRzh_skkXBMLHNZcer6oYVtpB5qmrutvCkscjWiJzPXh9vDsdfhxHut0W9EWQ8BFLoWavWeXibmfleiw7VZZNpCMYC69gP90kdQ-CfhWARAoRGCyDHatHhMq-I/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+028.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSeB_2UX4Gl1dQiohPlRzh_skkXBMLHNZcer6oYVtpB5qmrutvCkscjWiJzPXh9vDsdfhxHut0W9EWQ8BFLoWavWeXibmfleiw7VZZNpCMYC69gP90kdQ-CfhWARAoRGCyDHatHhMq-I/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561753856129212418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a corner of the room that we used Duke's cowboy christmas tree in. We used some wood and made it look like there was a little campfire going near the tree!<br />(Who just so happens to have some random Levi's cowboy pic in the garage? Torie and Joey of course! along w/ several of the other decor.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjiaOTFHsSNRDkHUW3N5GEOXuCZ1gL1dIRBX7-zS9OXIx0Aqk8QD0os2NN08BqaHIwXnHXt_o3lcpIL-ePBVIInNtVSPjedi9mLCAE9AZSwUAAg6qSTDuf4lf96ZvbU072ILFA54k3WU/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjiaOTFHsSNRDkHUW3N5GEOXuCZ1gL1dIRBX7-zS9OXIx0Aqk8QD0os2NN08BqaHIwXnHXt_o3lcpIL-ePBVIInNtVSPjedi9mLCAE9AZSwUAAg6qSTDuf4lf96ZvbU072ILFA54k3WU/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561751478300714386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Root beer and Loot bags for all!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QaaLpFqsavtjR5UIQ1zmeDJ9jJYUeE13aYOKZHlve8xDSXFjopUib8PzWt-WZZsKExRpynABrjTBCOfEPTcezF6Y2woWLZ96416yyo7wHL_veO4FMTwzbqoCDWCsthsoALVjUC-sr_w/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+025.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QaaLpFqsavtjR5UIQ1zmeDJ9jJYUeE13aYOKZHlve8xDSXFjopUib8PzWt-WZZsKExRpynABrjTBCOfEPTcezF6Y2woWLZ96416yyo7wHL_veO4FMTwzbqoCDWCsthsoALVjUC-sr_w/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561751992102176226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The rootin tootin cowboy himself! Alongside his homemade birthday banner.<br />It said "Happy Trails" "Duke 7". It was PERFECT! and last minute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTSS-i8iG5ThJ8BTdlY9y_4z8gD40LMngEMdCu05Dm2TRJj6-aIoUDEArFQElmnK6pIa5jWJb2QhPaADrfRxN5HBdK8uv0h7FcPHROTlFBgHz6ie9n85O5lZSHy8-VMrWaMtljKa32jA/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+030.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTSS-i8iG5ThJ8BTdlY9y_4z8gD40LMngEMdCu05Dm2TRJj6-aIoUDEArFQElmnK6pIa5jWJb2QhPaADrfRxN5HBdK8uv0h7FcPHROTlFBgHz6ie9n85O5lZSHy8-VMrWaMtljKa32jA/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561752661921060290" border="0" /></a><br />This is a better pic of the entire banner! I just loved it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KHnbLm3dWQ5XEGgMDwjTn9D0yY3ALLEVlmOqRRhZc0DYEMtHSrVW6sP36akNqeFsKJX55Syx3JYJYISO6ObuJW_Egm1qm20DynOI28ceT4kxswDwGzZK44zQ5BoQpjO_vq4dLZNrAC0/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+023.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KHnbLm3dWQ5XEGgMDwjTn9D0yY3ALLEVlmOqRRhZc0DYEMtHSrVW6sP36akNqeFsKJX55Syx3JYJYISO6ObuJW_Egm1qm20DynOI28ceT4kxswDwGzZK44zQ5BoQpjO_vq4dLZNrAC0/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561752818110626114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Torie gave Duke this pic frame and we thought it would be perfect on the table with his invitation in it! We didn't name him Duke after John Wayne, but luckily he loves cowboy movies and anything with "The Duke" on it is PERFECT!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJ4BuUxho8VcOe6n5EIuZkmkCwhp9rsOL0rYyBAXW-A2LWPJGFLLUMMDxBYVLLNvm-UehlgqnfpvxpQOnprPcov7xdDiDjOf6lpM7QYbrOez9v6KFSHzya5qZOykmuTEcGgNl_xzPDfY/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJ4BuUxho8VcOe6n5EIuZkmkCwhp9rsOL0rYyBAXW-A2LWPJGFLLUMMDxBYVLLNvm-UehlgqnfpvxpQOnprPcov7xdDiDjOf6lpM7QYbrOez9v6KFSHzya5qZOykmuTEcGgNl_xzPDfY/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561753616880494018" border="0" /><br /><!-- <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlkt0pmNOyyDbLoIp6YFz52gqhDUbfqwwAMXWYJmGno8EcPIAAqkHNYuzvgClSKbe2PmJxPphwlPpZH7HtxbCpqsOP7A09IEUU91UTNKTx1JLb7B_pBRO79LQ8Tb-TXIjhVkUk2h2EAk/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlkt0pmNOyyDbLoIp6YFz52gqhDUbfqwwAMXWYJmGno8EcPIAAqkHNYuzvgClSKbe2PmJxPphwlPpZH7HtxbCpqsOP7A09IEUU91UTNKTx1JLb7B_pBRO79LQ8Tb-TXIjhVkUk2h2EAk/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561754545668224626" border="0" /></a><br />(Pin the Handkerchief on the Cowboy!)<br /><br /><br />Birthday Friends!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRX9Z36UavY9jHPif-EBND4vlg5xY5AV6cR-Qd_KBtkwVz7kMTVUoam-QrxmicXUtfeHbbDXD8yowjjgXoxQM5II2N08jCO5eFYfDOalyVoIlZdZQbZoTJroQSqosVqtjaZz6JbpR1dhg/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRX9Z36UavY9jHPif-EBND4vlg5xY5AV6cR-Qd_KBtkwVz7kMTVUoam-QrxmicXUtfeHbbDXD8yowjjgXoxQM5II2N08jCO5eFYfDOalyVoIlZdZQbZoTJroQSqosVqtjaZz6JbpR1dhg/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561754927597401346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cowboy Jack....omg! When he came in I about fell out! Cuteness!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuqVaeGNTZlJNdnPYkE3iBgHyKQKZFGidQzG4IOQb2bNxC9OAKKPD3ckERcrpOPVJPZISjhlyco_S9BhYTWQiJDQBywY7zRVQsUwPV2DQGCcFcY39WwcRPIhMNXlWosw7X5RW-97Rlag/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+036.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuqVaeGNTZlJNdnPYkE3iBgHyKQKZFGidQzG4IOQb2bNxC9OAKKPD3ckERcrpOPVJPZISjhlyco_S9BhYTWQiJDQBywY7zRVQsUwPV2DQGCcFcY39WwcRPIhMNXlWosw7X5RW-97Rlag/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561755172600419010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Duke!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHW2MNo_dBWoNTzbhdeyv-MxYtiRneaxMrw3VGb7VoV4hegAuE5eCd4DsYllsrKObjPu4ArfGJE6yZnYDzt0WNThKs9G_VQbNHOXu_vLBOAUID_ICV17vZ7oTswHQI4-8iQNGsRDno6ac/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+057.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHW2MNo_dBWoNTzbhdeyv-MxYtiRneaxMrw3VGb7VoV4hegAuE5eCd4DsYllsrKObjPu4ArfGJE6yZnYDzt0WNThKs9G_VQbNHOXu_vLBOAUID_ICV17vZ7oTswHQI4-8iQNGsRDno6ac/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561755481110291554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdh7wTjcvdvtRZ8kpPXrsjVRm-FA4-FAj60HQNBlY24dJr5Db9T8vRxK1gA9WXmx-qSTOvNLczQlMSOa9lrvGwugSTgeGbuUPS4Jm7o8teqsAT52coSDPI3er5tB9PTRcsT2II21wkVw/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+056.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdh7wTjcvdvtRZ8kpPXrsjVRm-FA4-FAj60HQNBlY24dJr5Db9T8vRxK1gA9WXmx-qSTOvNLczQlMSOa9lrvGwugSTgeGbuUPS4Jm7o8teqsAT52coSDPI3er5tB9PTRcsT2II21wkVw/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561755786314600290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />GIFTS!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivslI-pHx_V1j2LyPRbVfQkmhqWVL4deYBULgO22eBYITzeG-MOlpSrgO248309MB_H_lGOxlQ6aS4J18Ll7jFlEWXE9AMD_Q7PIVSndxz6kwbpFgleHukGFwR8GXcdB6ASIN9keRIhtU/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivslI-pHx_V1j2LyPRbVfQkmhqWVL4deYBULgO22eBYITzeG-MOlpSrgO248309MB_H_lGOxlQ6aS4J18Ll7jFlEWXE9AMD_Q7PIVSndxz6kwbpFgleHukGFwR8GXcdB6ASIN9keRIhtU/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561755987687722994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sweetness! Miss Molly was just darlin'!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids8wgA6UlM1YFY1f5-XTtCnF0XmmcF_dgLMBnbyLm5RSQOrL-MFA1fIGua-1uiJNBYXP548ABGIE_BWszqGL0mnHEOsajN9QPGhh9ueEYwrOk-hbQiVySlxt1101hlFFgx0_mWK6OYFE/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+053.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids8wgA6UlM1YFY1f5-XTtCnF0XmmcF_dgLMBnbyLm5RSQOrL-MFA1fIGua-1uiJNBYXP548ABGIE_BWszqGL0mnHEOsajN9QPGhh9ueEYwrOk-hbQiVySlxt1101hlFFgx0_mWK6OYFE/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561756535660676578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRt3PNrTNxI24elG2V1tvwLz34gLf6M_pIRteJk3YaUjvn8YNpDq-kmrKbmersvppRZOSMfao-D6exak9Lnf1A2o78mJPZ0iYTcLXswlcJ_LiNPArkIdYRhpW28OZxu13vCJA2ii88lI/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+070.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRt3PNrTNxI24elG2V1tvwLz34gLf6M_pIRteJk3YaUjvn8YNpDq-kmrKbmersvppRZOSMfao-D6exak9Lnf1A2o78mJPZ0iYTcLXswlcJ_LiNPArkIdYRhpW28OZxu13vCJA2ii88lI/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561756819116091618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Lady Folk.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlkRGuTzhg_nmxDUofI-SAj71CusjWIXyYLQaC_0Za5Gdsj0zTU74GfknqF4lmALwcRp_ANvgAI-VxUjdgtwKem47iiWbxgf79rYwsTsBUlrmso4Q6jQESRRfelGrTWuEauL8DHVXrX4/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+076.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlkRGuTzhg_nmxDUofI-SAj71CusjWIXyYLQaC_0Za5Gdsj0zTU74GfknqF4lmALwcRp_ANvgAI-VxUjdgtwKem47iiWbxgf79rYwsTsBUlrmso4Q6jQESRRfelGrTWuEauL8DHVXrX4/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561756998289078370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once it finally cleared up a little, the kids took advantage and went outside to play. <br />The men folk watched.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jAA9YzBh-vRcXf9k4Y9WAg4XA7KIMuMGOvcUw46H_1KNoQgAFIqWGv0b6jnr5CtKGzGcW66loGEu6pjAkyzTlRmz2EQCVaO4cX5hdWelz4nU3lN6Iv7LNy7Zck-vWhqA7MWylUCJ4GI/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+077.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jAA9YzBh-vRcXf9k4Y9WAg4XA7KIMuMGOvcUw46H_1KNoQgAFIqWGv0b6jnr5CtKGzGcW66loGEu6pjAkyzTlRmz2EQCVaO4cX5hdWelz4nU3lN6Iv7LNy7Zck-vWhqA7MWylUCJ4GI/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561757277329601778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Birthday Boy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmkNgOFpDRCEZwXhE91Y2h0I0ZeYYd9GpslTyglIOWHVmnhDDfw5Yl1KtZGYNH3iSlGJ1rOw80TCuNk-BTbHrSanM8l1A7lfUmS_m8PX6VBXfJROwKsFmSDxUrlB1qS0HT3spW5BWTWI/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmkNgOFpDRCEZwXhE91Y2h0I0ZeYYd9GpslTyglIOWHVmnhDDfw5Yl1KtZGYNH3iSlGJ1rOw80TCuNk-BTbHrSanM8l1A7lfUmS_m8PX6VBXfJROwKsFmSDxUrlB1qS0HT3spW5BWTWI/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561757603845284658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Duke,<br />You are such a good boy! I believe you have a perfect heart!<br />You are so kind and caring! You make Dad and I so proud!<br />I pray that the kindness and caring spirit you have will grow with you and that you will make differences in the lives of others.<br />You are precious to us all!<br />Happy Birthday Bud... We love you so much!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj1pC6YOfTISoa9tLToSU8tFe-VnfThBAXg0urBvrGxXRf1psWjTybfYihgm58mTYfnZ-9woi1_aVEldKxO8dnvgMW_VouOEuNMbdnO8g3V6OFsZO8M3Nhf-viCyiLd1AhIAd1gC44wI/s1600/duke%2527s+7th+bday+048.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj1pC6YOfTISoa9tLToSU8tFe-VnfThBAXg0urBvrGxXRf1psWjTybfYihgm58mTYfnZ-9woi1_aVEldKxO8dnvgMW_VouOEuNMbdnO8g3V6OFsZO8M3Nhf-viCyiLd1AhIAd1gC44wI/s400/duke%2527s+7th+bday+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561759037120053698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-82135188000579831802011-01-07T15:06:00.014-06:002011-01-07T15:28:06.446-06:00~cHrIsTmAs morning~<div style="text-align: center;">Every year we have EVERYONE over for breakfast on Christmas morning!<br />I LOVE it!<br />The kids do too!<br />Duke woke us up around 7:00 am. I couldn't believe that he slept that late!<br />We had to wake Molly up! We all went down stairs together and found that<br />Santa was too good!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lbNcKUSHDFCN4vzC6bfV6Vlf92pMIkxcWaW0_yYa4HrIauSj4hmYTJoq-QAsq2Thyphenhyphenr3FNxN_hf2UD8O_BIMVbtKTSre0T2UcJV4Qx_xa82AeXVmk5nyf7sRlALBKT1E7tCwXSS98mRE/s1600/christmas+2010+098.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lbNcKUSHDFCN4vzC6bfV6Vlf92pMIkxcWaW0_yYa4HrIauSj4hmYTJoq-QAsq2Thyphenhyphenr3FNxN_hf2UD8O_BIMVbtKTSre0T2UcJV4Qx_xa82AeXVmk5nyf7sRlALBKT1E7tCwXSS98mRE/s400/christmas+2010+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559554706791059058" border="0" /></a><br />Duke and Molly were, of course, very excited to see what all Santa had left them!<br />Duke immediately went to grabbing and opening while Molly just sat and looked at everything.<br />I guess she was just taking it all in!<br /><br />(excuse the underwear!!! I can't get him to sleep in pj's!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1a803Nw7h0OI9gapFKIz8wU1xmKskLdYzK9O8XPdFnLvHXIFY7Wee2_vh7jQ6RmZvRZt4Ado7F1e23wUX-YzZcQq1qb6RXZmjn1oIIPnjrllCtKjtUjsWUmpUhMosPGCsKUWLYBlTeU/s1600/christmas+2010+102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1a803Nw7h0OI9gapFKIz8wU1xmKskLdYzK9O8XPdFnLvHXIFY7Wee2_vh7jQ6RmZvRZt4Ado7F1e23wUX-YzZcQq1qb6RXZmjn1oIIPnjrllCtKjtUjsWUmpUhMosPGCsKUWLYBlTeU/s400/christmas+2010+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559555225331672258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzb0qSu3WtShPtSPQ0jid3QhkKZKeIAYOsrxKD_GAFhk_HLIrZLfRC3wMjIapv-V3DsxC7E7cbqF72lv0WYiFURdqZ6_BRbXe7BvrJxel_gYmBLVdNU3Wgdrl3-vF2pJAMdR_c7qY2ZdE/s1600/christmas+2010+101.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzb0qSu3WtShPtSPQ0jid3QhkKZKeIAYOsrxKD_GAFhk_HLIrZLfRC3wMjIapv-V3DsxC7E7cbqF72lv0WYiFURdqZ6_BRbXe7BvrJxel_gYmBLVdNU3Wgdrl3-vF2pJAMdR_c7qY2ZdE/s400/christmas+2010+101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559555450006508514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Duke and Daddy checking out the tent. Duke said Santa must have brought that for him and daddy to go to the Talladega Race Track and camp out! ha!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBG0XAk8R03f5oVyxjPmywBaIuQVatZa9NJ6sQu4m0OXicpuACp0cuaLYJFQ5bNoqlNRGdJntth9kfHFTQ3amKV8GRqOXczHGShu6iHH4JbAmNBZh28i1DOqACpuzN_hrQKcepEIrZRk/s1600/christmas+2010+100.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBG0XAk8R03f5oVyxjPmywBaIuQVatZa9NJ6sQu4m0OXicpuACp0cuaLYJFQ5bNoqlNRGdJntth9kfHFTQ3amKV8GRqOXczHGShu6iHH4JbAmNBZh28i1DOqACpuzN_hrQKcepEIrZRk/s400/christmas+2010+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559555611999783922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkCBlF1GScDXJb7RcO4mnZmraYb0FGJ-dG0dKAe7wYvQ1WfNrZsk5_n1HLqKP2gzdm3JJTKzXOZi6p-QfINRMH6hjFQ2EB_4MWunrTj33LquDd1pe7Jms4MPmKxvTrKNGp396ztEY5vY/s1600/christmas+2010+103.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkCBlF1GScDXJb7RcO4mnZmraYb0FGJ-dG0dKAe7wYvQ1WfNrZsk5_n1HLqKP2gzdm3JJTKzXOZi6p-QfINRMH6hjFQ2EB_4MWunrTj33LquDd1pe7Jms4MPmKxvTrKNGp396ztEY5vY/s400/christmas+2010+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559555937130822482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Whoa!! Santa brought a trampoline too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6d9y1-iaW6uREtmxnlhO5a0VPjwPgrTkoSvCmwzPqPYAdfPbX-hB4-7VMs0hsxy_shiHJ9_hoy1pRcdtbU-MMmNO29x-PlU_p5_XLI0Wjv2fXzweOJT4MLlOXMUajD5fQhXBbR5czvU/s1600/christmas+2010+112.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6d9y1-iaW6uREtmxnlhO5a0VPjwPgrTkoSvCmwzPqPYAdfPbX-hB4-7VMs0hsxy_shiHJ9_hoy1pRcdtbU-MMmNO29x-PlU_p5_XLI0Wjv2fXzweOJT4MLlOXMUajD5fQhXBbR5czvU/s400/christmas+2010+112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559556625102329234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After all of the Santa excitement... they opened their gifts from Chad and me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_2MFh3x7D9mzJwNY_t6wicSe_kn96o2UbA1K0zsZ_0gPMbbswyWIggpd-Vldt3igz7L8xh7htpfnmLeig6Xqi9PIUwjd5Ib_eIcRDy3uJBmcFVTfnoKvOOsLqySvBBg1CWfp1WLIrS0/s1600/christmas+2010+119.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_2MFh3x7D9mzJwNY_t6wicSe_kn96o2UbA1K0zsZ_0gPMbbswyWIggpd-Vldt3igz7L8xh7htpfnmLeig6Xqi9PIUwjd5Ib_eIcRDy3uJBmcFVTfnoKvOOsLqySvBBg1CWfp1WLIrS0/s400/christmas+2010+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559556959724373282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeT5AtbN8_jvnEIsTZdNi7sKN7gr4xYnyN3DOgirnULmzzdhGVVJG9w-5FnH6-DGA-rdwYJiX4RnxtllfMX7rO6aR6EsFIJYeo9ts2-GSxICtNw_cUBqeLZOCGM_UlsT79vCPzfWfgGo/s1600/christmas+2010+121.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeT5AtbN8_jvnEIsTZdNi7sKN7gr4xYnyN3DOgirnULmzzdhGVVJG9w-5FnH6-DGA-rdwYJiX4RnxtllfMX7rO6aR6EsFIJYeo9ts2-GSxICtNw_cUBqeLZOCGM_UlsT79vCPzfWfgGo/s400/christmas+2010+121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559557153669460514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIzg8HGINQcFNzqkT2Rm0E64D0VGWULHUJ0-9omLJIes8KQz-lU8sQ1MSY__JNc6qv7UrLKTu7vvggFdUrMiRx6jDMpq1JEIK0x0a0qBvVE2rG0-VZa1dSdmCpbulFP3yOSPelql9mL0/s1600/christmas+2010+118.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIzg8HGINQcFNzqkT2Rm0E64D0VGWULHUJ0-9omLJIes8KQz-lU8sQ1MSY__JNc6qv7UrLKTu7vvggFdUrMiRx6jDMpq1JEIK0x0a0qBvVE2rG0-VZa1dSdmCpbulFP3yOSPelql9mL0/s400/christmas+2010+118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559557276842076946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the midst of all of the excitement.... I had to get breakfast started and once everyone got there.. I FORGOT to take pics! Uuuuugggghhhh! Hopefully someone else did though!<br />We had an awesome Christmas and so much fun spending time with our families!<br />It's the most wonderful time of the year!<br /><br />Now.... to prepare for Duke's birthday party! He's a New Year's Eve baby!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-18787709440297829882011-01-07T13:12:00.032-06:002011-01-07T14:09:14.846-06:00Christmas with friends and SANTA!<div style="text-align: center;">This year Torie and I wanted to do a special party for Duke, Molly, and Jack Rush for Christmas. We decided that we would have a few friends over for milk and cookies!<br />The centerpiece turned out beautiful!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMPLJnPjQ7OErnWsb_BvKpykSOUDSyor6AODwFKttEJgm26bJvu90nRC6EuV1WFzpB1tU8lWTbw73gLTtJjBgOxiJHyR5eD8WU2J9Gl5H4Pp7YmA7iIRI7coqOcBBUavrMxWXdsOe8kM/s1600/christmas+2010+006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMPLJnPjQ7OErnWsb_BvKpykSOUDSyor6AODwFKttEJgm26bJvu90nRC6EuV1WFzpB1tU8lWTbw73gLTtJjBgOxiJHyR5eD8WU2J9Gl5H4Pp7YmA7iIRI7coqOcBBUavrMxWXdsOe8kM/s400/christmas+2010+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559528011645761010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had everyone bring in cookies and we did the rest!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKbQk4-l0GfJRb2hmNDgMeXbtVaRV9bnRwQgwyWJ0lq7e6STAi62TbJixYqcZw7snKIOq_TrVZViJlKThBtlRHUIP0uCdXYTyAumejn7q5oX_rnGtxiOZyNZfHSCKybR3DvpWuADNWgU/s1600/christmas+2010+008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKbQk4-l0GfJRb2hmNDgMeXbtVaRV9bnRwQgwyWJ0lq7e6STAi62TbJixYqcZw7snKIOq_TrVZViJlKThBtlRHUIP0uCdXYTyAumejn7q5oX_rnGtxiOZyNZfHSCKybR3DvpWuADNWgU/s400/christmas+2010+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559528257892839250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Snowflake cookies....<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgwLg7zyGb2bnmBpshZZhAffg6AaKRIyDUQXhCK__pNitHemQrs56L14fUc4M3wv7Z1kQTNT7iB7wo6j2FjIePPtW2mzitP59O1mKnKsDLc-MdpcqEVfbaND-ApFvsMKyT3oFDbWI6pc/s1600/christmas+2010+009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgwLg7zyGb2bnmBpshZZhAffg6AaKRIyDUQXhCK__pNitHemQrs56L14fUc4M3wv7Z1kQTNT7iB7wo6j2FjIePPtW2mzitP59O1mKnKsDLc-MdpcqEVfbaND-ApFvsMKyT3oFDbWI6pc/s400/christmas+2010+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559529253556211810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Marshmallow snowmen...(LOVE!!!)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCzCc3TsmHOZCqiOkc2P9pIsdRUH0R9yiqYu0dl7Gml2yougpyCzRdrdxvg6MQVAjvpv6_SD5som5I8szwAgDRkcWxelw0XpO0CvwVbCxAkdvsWCKz0jxeK8ntSvAoIfBwbi_Zi_7QGc/s1600/christmas+2010+010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCzCc3TsmHOZCqiOkc2P9pIsdRUH0R9yiqYu0dl7Gml2yougpyCzRdrdxvg6MQVAjvpv6_SD5som5I8szwAgDRkcWxelw0XpO0CvwVbCxAkdvsWCKz0jxeK8ntSvAoIfBwbi_Zi_7QGc/s400/christmas+2010+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559529484306204930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Simple but cute as pie cupcakes!....<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gHWbaVC5NPbM3xwhyphenhyphen6ZVK5nT2OG4gZB1_qi36EZltxGR76L1YSYBIjvJDtV7Kz4ezxsi8a-02JUHAhCPnhaF2K23HxWSdmMHRowbiX83_xh-L59Y1cStcKYfugaeOgJQ9iYdygfmG-A/s1600/christmas+2010+011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gHWbaVC5NPbM3xwhyphenhyphen6ZVK5nT2OG4gZB1_qi36EZltxGR76L1YSYBIjvJDtV7Kz4ezxsi8a-02JUHAhCPnhaF2K23HxWSdmMHRowbiX83_xh-L59Y1cStcKYfugaeOgJQ9iYdygfmG-A/s400/christmas+2010+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559530413527241378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Love, love, love the itty bitty jars we found for milk....<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgonrNMKCJ-T1IN2uj-5XRXR6YOB7mDBiXhTowb3EEH4X33fGgXISaZRISx6MKV1g_MyTGxEqc7kQ_gyU9o79l75wt6CrNn2d1Y1hkgDRaK69cKsVVqUFKvyR2kL5z4dXXo-2V4HLE8s/s1600/christmas+2010+013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgonrNMKCJ-T1IN2uj-5XRXR6YOB7mDBiXhTowb3EEH4X33fGgXISaZRISx6MKV1g_MyTGxEqc7kQ_gyU9o79l75wt6CrNn2d1Y1hkgDRaK69cKsVVqUFKvyR2kL5z4dXXo-2V4HLE8s/s400/christmas+2010+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559530898602632786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and no Christmas party is complete without plaid pj's and a sweet face!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEzSdyabbfrR3gd4tZ5hAPVcR4MuZVcswF5bIVcz6bZhiUEHUP6QSi82g-pi-B2xSa4Rn9kVSapomVTy5rlSF7skXjHJtxlY8l5r2DLAwS37-ZmBIFCsrrt7eQ8Fc1SOYSAbVO8mLAyM/s1600/christmas+2010+015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEzSdyabbfrR3gd4tZ5hAPVcR4MuZVcswF5bIVcz6bZhiUEHUP6QSi82g-pi-B2xSa4Rn9kVSapomVTy5rlSF7skXjHJtxlY8l5r2DLAwS37-ZmBIFCsrrt7eQ8Fc1SOYSAbVO8mLAyM/s400/christmas+2010+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559531225505812546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Before we could have some of our delicious snacks, Torie read<br />The Night Before Christmas!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXOWeC_XyvAfoWXQKiYBpQT5Pr4i6Ywwscs2ght2hyphenhyphendjeGhRFnSYWytkpRPZCvq6wRBFNb4J0fj6zFrySskyTw4PPvXlIjUJ_RPATSCkYGKxH_WJvjEiUVsoVYdl-3Ti86fV2NBbMLlY/s1600/christmas+2010+017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXOWeC_XyvAfoWXQKiYBpQT5Pr4i6Ywwscs2ght2hyphenhyphendjeGhRFnSYWytkpRPZCvq6wRBFNb4J0fj6zFrySskyTw4PPvXlIjUJ_RPATSCkYGKxH_WJvjEiUVsoVYdl-3Ti86fV2NBbMLlY/s400/christmas+2010+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559531659054340738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone was pretty into the book until......<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCh545Gn7fPZrfdEpmT9H8pidaeMa7VPlzPKNDAEuyFNc2ztNipdrLmH81hnbwhTaDpF51ge3Fvkvg34_Vtj73vyQZj2CSohESKetR6t6dpLkYQYuYwEUv5q2Bbwm_8WpceUbnkfIO3Bo/s1600/christmas+2010+021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCh545Gn7fPZrfdEpmT9H8pidaeMa7VPlzPKNDAEuyFNc2ztNipdrLmH81hnbwhTaDpF51ge3Fvkvg34_Vtj73vyQZj2CSohESKetR6t6dpLkYQYuYwEUv5q2Bbwm_8WpceUbnkfIO3Bo/s400/christmas+2010+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559531867253147922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">the guest of honor showed up!!! Oh me... the kids were so surprised and so were us moms! SANTA came! And.. he brought jingle bells for everyone!<br /><br />Duke, Molly, and Jack Rush getting their jingle bells.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz07HTxi-ELvkY7h5JbGpuNnASQghKDgk-8804BaWQbQ-As-dOa_Kf5FvIDrL-iJ5759urthBXwj9lLeZt2IBF-vpdhOpOX9OtC2tsagbTsNI6sjcZENcaGsM3EVUf9Gr-tsOB-_NQO-A/s1600/christmas+2010+024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz07HTxi-ELvkY7h5JbGpuNnASQghKDgk-8804BaWQbQ-As-dOa_Kf5FvIDrL-iJ5759urthBXwj9lLeZt2IBF-vpdhOpOX9OtC2tsagbTsNI6sjcZENcaGsM3EVUf9Gr-tsOB-_NQO-A/s400/christmas+2010+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559532684493449186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Duke and Molly just followed him around talking and asking questions.... they were so interested in him this year! They asked him about his elf Flash that visits our house and makes messes every December, they asked about his reindeer, and of course.. Molly felt of his chest and wanted to know what was in there!!! I hope she didn't pinch him too hard! Ha!<br />Baby Jack Rush getting his jingle bell.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUuLemc_Gx8ILa4E6-LgeBAG9beES9ZzFMYq4VVNlxH6dEqNW_3JM6wiW0SUgnGBGOKWMhkFF-Y3U1ke-hsFYlfE2t3SSx-upXU_hFiSBAbiVIV7BQ1RSHZSa6zXKKCTwb44BtiagtyQ/s1600/christmas+2010+026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUuLemc_Gx8ILa4E6-LgeBAG9beES9ZzFMYq4VVNlxH6dEqNW_3JM6wiW0SUgnGBGOKWMhkFF-Y3U1ke-hsFYlfE2t3SSx-upXU_hFiSBAbiVIV7BQ1RSHZSa6zXKKCTwb44BtiagtyQ/s400/christmas+2010+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559533368358536546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Savannah getting her jingle bell.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCGjJ4zM00KelRDJKhwcARpYG5Ds5nzBMJhekDUOpwWjba_-KdMhDEsaRgP_IEp8XKaUsK2aKdoF-uQGFeAz4SpRvox13r7jyyfrWBZjBkQGJFCM0tgkiIS_l8LanQwYt3hHKtpO15dQ/s1600/christmas+2010+027.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCGjJ4zM00KelRDJKhwcARpYG5Ds5nzBMJhekDUOpwWjba_-KdMhDEsaRgP_IEp8XKaUsK2aKdoF-uQGFeAz4SpRvox13r7jyyfrWBZjBkQGJFCM0tgkiIS_l8LanQwYt3hHKtpO15dQ/s400/christmas+2010+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559533805497229058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Claire gets a visit with Santy!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-mJeANqAMZhrizxUycnhU_2ICuE6ZiHqdiMDawoclQwOoiCntO4Bxoh0oR0vb-alZQSoEWUNMFZvu5Nv0644xy43qZgkbZlBI5hx2UnNNNWULVjUsjHAU_C-699dwwzOrmBFKWr8Bd4/s1600/christmas+2010+029.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-mJeANqAMZhrizxUycnhU_2ICuE6ZiHqdiMDawoclQwOoiCntO4Bxoh0oR0vb-alZQSoEWUNMFZvu5Nv0644xy43qZgkbZlBI5hx2UnNNNWULVjUsjHAU_C-699dwwzOrmBFKWr8Bd4/s400/christmas+2010+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559534147510686322" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chattin with Santa! ha! They so loved him this year!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFKuvbETyRRJjIigBpqWwDXcvecKg9Ek8nayKVXl7SdClxSPOedJKghU4Lfg8kQRE4uaEIUk8aKHnkpKFgEKZvGBs30D-WH_sqJ8m2JAbbLQhtwI16NYyAM6Kq8waHyJQ280p5Pz0i1M/s1600/christmas+2010+040.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFKuvbETyRRJjIigBpqWwDXcvecKg9Ek8nayKVXl7SdClxSPOedJKghU4Lfg8kQRE4uaEIUk8aKHnkpKFgEKZvGBs30D-WH_sqJ8m2JAbbLQhtwI16NYyAM6Kq8waHyJQ280p5Pz0i1M/s400/christmas+2010+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559534426230340098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Molly and Duke with Santa. She would have left with him if he would have taken her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fWCo50npyRp0sXca7Tig3VfnqFaep6OpiTc2DQi6Ldif-335CJJfttce4Ym_hMytCTJQqmH1PViMgyMeC9nlIgXVne8Mk6ApY_k2O95GvgCdKEm0o6BvrpP-rK4omWMTxrEPXnD7p2Y/s1600/christmas+2010+043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fWCo50npyRp0sXca7Tig3VfnqFaep6OpiTc2DQi6Ldif-335CJJfttce4Ym_hMytCTJQqmH1PViMgyMeC9nlIgXVne8Mk6ApY_k2O95GvgCdKEm0o6BvrpP-rK4omWMTxrEPXnD7p2Y/s400/christmas+2010+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559537073157854850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">EVERYONE with Santa!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopsdu1xnW0uhyphenhyphenki3hXh9ky_lxmz2hfda2E6ZG-0VogbWuttg_sm2Lx8qwra7Oc6s3YDO3KhS5DY2u_sRTF4Vhg_mcMdgTJ0EKFYcNEiCtlNlc1hp23OS5F8gko2NKd_9pTSyUYY1hMLg/s1600/christmas+2010+048.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopsdu1xnW0uhyphenhyphenki3hXh9ky_lxmz2hfda2E6ZG-0VogbWuttg_sm2Lx8qwra7Oc6s3YDO3KhS5DY2u_sRTF4Vhg_mcMdgTJ0EKFYcNEiCtlNlc1hp23OS5F8gko2NKd_9pTSyUYY1hMLg/s400/christmas+2010+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559534926844128546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Molly is so comfy! She's kicked back while Duke chats with Santa!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXK75uMrxbEel5MtJ3J18YfW2s5a2MRVbpnE04zkz4DGkpTwVGO_B0qif8FYsByZyDpweh5WkLe7FQeNGU2ZLmboNfZKQ3mQQUlvhkhKpkB4MdMIZIyKpKuvLo25grYUNHgmLx2XbISU/s1600/christmas+2010+052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXK75uMrxbEel5MtJ3J18YfW2s5a2MRVbpnE04zkz4DGkpTwVGO_B0qif8FYsByZyDpweh5WkLe7FQeNGU2ZLmboNfZKQ3mQQUlvhkhKpkB4MdMIZIyKpKuvLo25grYUNHgmLx2XbISU/s400/christmas+2010+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559535134569530290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Once Santa left.. Molly cried. She said she missed him.<br />Precious!<br />Everyone had a great time!<br /><br />Merry Christmas!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-91000933578799592982010-12-09T14:18:00.031-06:002010-12-10T12:03:12.938-06:00College Football!<div style="text-align: center;">I have never been a very big football fan...<br />I preferred shopping on football saturdays!<br />But, this year.. I have tried to get more into it and learn more about it.<br />I think having a little boy and knowing that he will probably soon want to play<br />football makes me want to know it and understand better!<br />Anyway.. Chad is a diehard Bama fan and although I have never really<br />been that into football, my family is Auburn fans.<br />I have always cared more about what was going on with Auburn than<br />I have Bama even though I didn't follow either of them.<br />Chad and I are both graduates of JSU and even so...<br />I don't think I've been to more than one or two games!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlbnaKUsNlVXVDfexqHTvpEuLJYkOCnjOOw5urqLXMC0cGW1Urd8gUflsf8qP4mvtIfKbNR3kM5vP2ADNseJ_vIlPC4wbOVTvjNHEQuDuuh7Qqzr8lEvE0dUq-zk-6BlEGrhQWnIKZt4/s1600/IMG_7843.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlbnaKUsNlVXVDfexqHTvpEuLJYkOCnjOOw5urqLXMC0cGW1Urd8gUflsf8qP4mvtIfKbNR3kM5vP2ADNseJ_vIlPC4wbOVTvjNHEQuDuuh7Qqzr8lEvE0dUq-zk-6BlEGrhQWnIKZt4/s400/IMG_7843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549109946694011138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They had a playoff game last Saturday and we took<br />the kids to watch. It was a first for both of them.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRsZcw8dfHfyPXPRg-gcpQsCdAnGhPGrIiuSzhMyP-JalPpmtI-n0U3K6mmRR8VkinG1etDb-k4UqEyE0wUikZ8Yu1jT-Xiu7uY1YOhN9VRKTwT_s_ItfvQIixYD8v7kGzZmg0fv6LtU/s1600/IMG_7841.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRsZcw8dfHfyPXPRg-gcpQsCdAnGhPGrIiuSzhMyP-JalPpmtI-n0U3K6mmRR8VkinG1etDb-k4UqEyE0wUikZ8Yu1jT-Xiu7uY1YOhN9VRKTwT_s_ItfvQIixYD8v7kGzZmg0fv6LtU/s400/IMG_7841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549110270518020866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed the game and had a good time just spending a saturday together!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMt9z6l-maKLm8uCMABvLrcCR7OMLAnTeK47CAlnDX3UzWgefE2VLCo5bsshR_dKw2LfQ_NmQhFcE9T5oeuwH8aF-HItpzj-4DPAd_axsZceiVnm1qdxd484Aw9BttGUd44tBMr6rV_w/s1600/IMG_7842.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMt9z6l-maKLm8uCMABvLrcCR7OMLAnTeK47CAlnDX3UzWgefE2VLCo5bsshR_dKw2LfQ_NmQhFcE9T5oeuwH8aF-HItpzj-4DPAd_axsZceiVnm1qdxd484Aw9BttGUd44tBMr6rV_w/s400/IMG_7842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549110161344549746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Molly was excited to get to walk to the tunnel and see the players and Cocky!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mcoomVgq2XF-KjaBjYyK0co8QB4a-xQ4bIcYk-m0rrH92yaVeRxfnDz9U3qRVwxkVhyxh5VOaG1CqPf_rlsZmJ4tKGnl_k4g8siybnW1fWtKXQKB4kcc6jyUtABGJk6jboo0SNbbE2M/s1600/IMG_7852.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mcoomVgq2XF-KjaBjYyK0co8QB4a-xQ4bIcYk-m0rrH92yaVeRxfnDz9U3qRVwxkVhyxh5VOaG1CqPf_rlsZmJ4tKGnl_k4g8siybnW1fWtKXQKB4kcc6jyUtABGJk6jboo0SNbbE2M/s400/IMG_7852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549110402249228146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WmaNtqse_EgpdvCpWOpzpYqI0BxXHZT7el1fmuDdSbPDkUxeUludPyd-LQIVPmjNTvur5q2M3x-1rU4rXrTD4KIu4WYOPR0ZLQiewPZvgnKm_yftMBIZCUu7yGq7-e8mQd9nQm8CvVM/s1600/IMG_7850.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WmaNtqse_EgpdvCpWOpzpYqI0BxXHZT7el1fmuDdSbPDkUxeUludPyd-LQIVPmjNTvur5q2M3x-1rU4rXrTD4KIu4WYOPR0ZLQiewPZvgnKm_yftMBIZCUu7yGq7-e8mQd9nQm8CvVM/s400/IMG_7850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549110527880845090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsIhUQzKZn_QiVcUIJwJYllmjEU8Ky5LlD-Prrrg8SJImZC1CXbroLrYoL5I_VhVS1gImZLMtVAu9T3yO1QVG-hzbJ8faYVKRjrbKKkudKlH4rBlMgLiFpTxIpqG-sPahV6CVbtLSd_c/s1600/IMG_7848.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsIhUQzKZn_QiVcUIJwJYllmjEU8Ky5LlD-Prrrg8SJImZC1CXbroLrYoL5I_VhVS1gImZLMtVAu9T3yO1QVG-hzbJ8faYVKRjrbKKkudKlH4rBlMgLiFpTxIpqG-sPahV6CVbtLSd_c/s400/IMG_7848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549110676858936338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Surprisingly, Duke wasn't REAL interested.<br />He tried b/c he knew Chad enjoys it so much,<br />but for now.. it's just not really his thing!<br />Molly and I enjoyed the halftime show with the band and the ballerina's!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9R5lMOWRMJqhGXTfbCaMSs9LuW9wsayXhGnhqMXeSrS4mG2sJTJRwvS4-wgm-ZqdiXI0hLOyID5-0Llh3q0oh0mq8h4PMyYfm8BwCKWWsgNp9T6KaI3gDsYXBsXeRFWuCEABEU1OY2hM/s1600/IMG_7845.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9R5lMOWRMJqhGXTfbCaMSs9LuW9wsayXhGnhqMXeSrS4mG2sJTJRwvS4-wgm-ZqdiXI0hLOyID5-0Llh3q0oh0mq8h4PMyYfm8BwCKWWsgNp9T6KaI3gDsYXBsXeRFWuCEABEU1OY2hM/s400/IMG_7845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549110969865930226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8fNBlXaWmP642OZH3_P5M-jnj2RY2suU_6gb99qRherWBsj6uzrMsZzH68PP270eMivZWxcwEZ03UA55YytGQHasGMzyUg8ZJLdlxoi07FmsDQBQarfZ61MsYs4HQq-laJ3rDH9N_4Q/s1600/IMG_7860.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8fNBlXaWmP642OZH3_P5M-jnj2RY2suU_6gb99qRherWBsj6uzrMsZzH68PP270eMivZWxcwEZ03UA55YytGQHasGMzyUg8ZJLdlxoi07FmsDQBQarfZ61MsYs4HQq-laJ3rDH9N_4Q/s400/IMG_7860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549110818386924786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />(She pretty much stayed in my lap unless she was sitting on the stairs<br />in the isle completely in the way!)<br /><br />Chad and I agreed... we would like to go to another game.<br />But, no matter the team... the kids may need to stay home<br />for another couple of years or at least until they will actually<br />sit in THEIR seats and watch the game! ha!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-21900159959871970332010-12-03T10:16:00.022-06:002010-12-04T10:47:18.196-06:00oUr 1sT cHrIsTmAs.....<div style="text-align: center;">This Christmas is our first Christmas in our new house!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(I didn't mean to skip Thanksgiving but I didn't take any pics!)<br />We have been so in love with the house and of course, since we moved into the house in Oct... I couldn't wait to decorate for Christmas!<br />I had been wanting to do a before and after post with the pics of the house and just haven't gotten around to it so I may do that later, but for now I am going to post pics of the Christmas decor that we have going!<br />(and again, my pics are really small.... uuuuggghhh. They are coming from my phone so I'm sure that's why, but I don't know how to fix it!)<br />As you walk up... this is the front door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tOYy8rAQjV5_NuTrcZl_FKO9QQG0dh8LlPDfPyoo8q44RagllaYTziZZyyDRGp3kUeOA0cvZPXDwWAeX5Q4Y1rid6m8fjqELyOXUQGKSh2BimNvWBROKcBnjC6fBX73QcUxMqiadghc/s1600/front+door.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tOYy8rAQjV5_NuTrcZl_FKO9QQG0dh8LlPDfPyoo8q44RagllaYTziZZyyDRGp3kUeOA0cvZPXDwWAeX5Q4Y1rid6m8fjqELyOXUQGKSh2BimNvWBROKcBnjC6fBX73QcUxMqiadghc/s400/front+door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546512773715151810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I don't have a lot of room there but I squeezed in as much as I could! ha!<br />Of course Chad had a comment about how much I have going here!<br />Oh well...haha!<br /><br />Once you come into the house through the foyer, you are in the living room.<br />This is a view of the living room from the breakfast area.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkTg5sV7YTTFr5i8ZQREQAOVsq_mz5mGdw6HMDm2waZCxWrwXXjm-5w77ZWUg9BliVrmHTN0s4V3RBOunypjg89ryWclXva6RBnZ3-t7BexBA2cvsLakebvN_H12F3ojqMP8PCYkVJwg/s1600/living+room.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkTg5sV7YTTFr5i8ZQREQAOVsq_mz5mGdw6HMDm2waZCxWrwXXjm-5w77ZWUg9BliVrmHTN0s4V3RBOunypjg89ryWclXva6RBnZ3-t7BexBA2cvsLakebvN_H12F3ojqMP8PCYkVJwg/s320/living+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546507071884333234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Close up of the tree.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl5UYmHvOvrankZcmwbNsX0erjuu8kzgLb3aETD5optaR7043QQYFuNT3eR_7ODiBwBumn62J4HYTZNrUNsJ_9-90jJ-QCiNI3qApxGjrq1rvfZEuRRXB69dc0GvhxnkEYArO1IVuCtk/s1600/tree.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl5UYmHvOvrankZcmwbNsX0erjuu8kzgLb3aETD5optaR7043QQYFuNT3eR_7ODiBwBumn62J4HYTZNrUNsJ_9-90jJ-QCiNI3qApxGjrq1rvfZEuRRXB69dc0GvhxnkEYArO1IVuCtk/s320/tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546507278789731538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Close up of the mantle.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhz7XfYLH6Wqht9t6CTrmsFB8jOHjuSnEM1g0XvIytL2UWFG2J1QwT4f1Xpl8i1TgBP6JBeOO6jPfvJco4epRCsSvPiCoX2EBRhVEPU-EBgcGtMDn_-cQ5jDprMGibco_eFHaFXElB6Y/s1600/mantle.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhz7XfYLH6Wqht9t6CTrmsFB8jOHjuSnEM1g0XvIytL2UWFG2J1QwT4f1Xpl8i1TgBP6JBeOO6jPfvJco4epRCsSvPiCoX2EBRhVEPU-EBgcGtMDn_-cQ5jDprMGibco_eFHaFXElB6Y/s320/mantle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546507403220884802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I am in love with my mantle this year! Again..<br />Chad had something to say about the garland on the mantle<br />b/c it covers up the cable box! Oops!<br /><br />I did my stairs w/o checking the lights the garland and once I was all finished,<br />I plugged in the garland... and go figure... the lights didn't work!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvOhtKgYWzKh8lJ3pVziNYXCVYK7Fs1PsO4CvKFugU18pHdCsJK4VzS-JvmhvYuc6xNdEELdgH_UT0HUxJJeKeJEA4ZpV99Q4bDWUCsoDZj6nBdZZFdvD8brzI_LMGZzBgrebRa2C1r0/s1600/stairs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvOhtKgYWzKh8lJ3pVziNYXCVYK7Fs1PsO4CvKFugU18pHdCsJK4VzS-JvmhvYuc6xNdEELdgH_UT0HUxJJeKeJEA4ZpV99Q4bDWUCsoDZj6nBdZZFdvD8brzI_LMGZzBgrebRa2C1r0/s320/stairs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546507584159430690" border="0" /></a>That's my fault though for not checking them before I did all of that!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The only trees upstairs are Duke and Molly's trees.<br /><br />Molly's is pink, of course! She and I love pink!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD3YAP5dwJ_9HGfdjVGOqEpksWDb3PMQP-faFs0fQuGWxTc37dp8lSyg6hd2bCjKsx8B_hEHeEe6_52kYayNxTXivRhvkwyQcB0ktvzVR0cq2daa6AjvE0S8H9FRXlhp0WGTlsRANXaw/s1600/mollys+tree.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD3YAP5dwJ_9HGfdjVGOqEpksWDb3PMQP-faFs0fQuGWxTc37dp8lSyg6hd2bCjKsx8B_hEHeEe6_52kYayNxTXivRhvkwyQcB0ktvzVR0cq2daa6AjvE0S8H9FRXlhp0WGTlsRANXaw/s320/mollys+tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546507692578821538" border="0" /></a>This is Duke's tree.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" this="" is="" duke="" s="" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcymrIoJep3idlb7WAsIIBAIkxJs90W29cxssfhHcQ67F4RjzmMAtk7y4qAkxpnFPehO6klFAk5zbIEDz8mZNSEkNA9K4w93EFDzVx3QHcMyqD5SY6k2jX2Sy1mUk5l4O0ZKAu-7cWxOc/s1600/duke%2527s+tree.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcymrIoJep3idlb7WAsIIBAIkxJs90W29cxssfhHcQ67F4RjzmMAtk7y4qAkxpnFPehO6klFAk5zbIEDz8mZNSEkNA9K4w93EFDzVx3QHcMyqD5SY6k2jX2Sy1mUk5l4O0ZKAu-7cWxOc/s320/duke%2527s+tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546507813544381698" border="0" /></a>It's cuter in person! This is the 3rd year that we have done the cowboy decor on his tree...<br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have a feeling we will have to go to the sports decor next year.<br />For some reason, the cowboy just seems so little boy to me!<br />But, he is turning seven this Dec. so it may be time to make it more big boy next year.<br /><br />Those are our decorations this Christmas 2010!<br />There is a lot more that I want, but I'm taking it a little at a time!<br />This year I made myself the new front door wreath and bought some new things<br />for the mantle, so maybe next year I can add some other things!<br />We haven't done anything in the dining room yet as far as a table or decor<br />so there is nothing in there to decorate.... yet!<br /><br />Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!<br />May your holiday season be blessed!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-45127097972587980392010-11-02T13:23:00.030-05:002010-11-04T15:09:13.051-05:00LiTtLE mOnSteR mAsH.....<div style="text-align: center;">We had our First Annual Little Monster Mash this year!<br />It was hosted by Duke, Molly, and baby Jack Rush (aka... me and torie) :)<br />The kids invited a few of thier best friends over to enjoy some halloween treats and some monster mashing!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyQfayzvx2u-9xcpyAdlPzFVBTfjDYB3QdoYgAgJHcw8B2h3voBtHmf-5qDuBGnyF72mznh_Aq-caMMWUibjj88EDNCtORZNY3T0PaKgh_qOq37X9Q-PDZapcXNabjKYVmdIpiRcuyDY/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyQfayzvx2u-9xcpyAdlPzFVBTfjDYB3QdoYgAgJHcw8B2h3voBtHmf-5qDuBGnyF72mznh_Aq-caMMWUibjj88EDNCtORZNY3T0PaKgh_qOq37X9Q-PDZapcXNabjKYVmdIpiRcuyDY/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535769490958740082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_WGIeZDEiRjFI_ICO-2ECiMhRBp8p4brA8zx6dpTK32uvB3mEpw5kaGtd2w5RaTNMU05jvJpYD80XMHg6VeNNDhyphenhyphendsP0rIj35umj9D_UIRVl6CgPs2IKuVS-PTLrqvBL_HU7XF8M6h8/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_WGIeZDEiRjFI_ICO-2ECiMhRBp8p4brA8zx6dpTK32uvB3mEpw5kaGtd2w5RaTNMU05jvJpYD80XMHg6VeNNDhyphenhyphendsP0rIj35umj9D_UIRVl6CgPs2IKuVS-PTLrqvBL_HU7XF8M6h8/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535786119378547202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTx2a_3e7q8328dubwe7-TMYS6ODDhHoQU2E-1_JcVAtF22Xgmvt2-V74v18pWOBTEpzLVi57RStheUejpDBxK3KY35tTYXI8GCIHjfWQxcBHzXNlm9VDUWXIUfcegf9rLv2m6Si9Bw8/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+020.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbz3y5srPelWvAVhwaCesFyjKhiSkEOCcLWRbQQkgNzzI61M4pSoOxulbvrBgO9X3dvUcooFEhuRdtqKCI3SlhpRuGllNTpJ1XbDNhkzHYPmv8Oh87z1SAy0T-EoVlW0hUQJb0PtLl8g/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535786484389129042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We went ALL out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1YExwrur-FbfL1mI-LxtutEbTzfMVNKfKDyeJJl9F-UGeBCnIPDjaAJOLbD2aG4n-b206FdRez6MOeGkIzaOFa0m-FK2rYeQ7_G1l4YuAeUVNi4Nf1kFngn6Gw9x8QE6KaaGjnqY6dw/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1YExwrur-FbfL1mI-LxtutEbTzfMVNKfKDyeJJl9F-UGeBCnIPDjaAJOLbD2aG4n-b206FdRez6MOeGkIzaOFa0m-FK2rYeQ7_G1l4YuAeUVNi4Nf1kFngn6Gw9x8QE6KaaGjnqY6dw/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535769637674289666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OL0GfZI_6a6fwI651_tPl98WO7I4sdgCd060NmU5LdQuFN-_chhteYKZ6GD600TUPo9BUc1g64SQRLHrPlkHN3PMsnsu_dj-8j_A-R14r8O1emabzJ2FQlKnRKou0v-j_eF8HoU5Kb4/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OL0GfZI_6a6fwI651_tPl98WO7I4sdgCd060NmU5LdQuFN-_chhteYKZ6GD600TUPo9BUc1g64SQRLHrPlkHN3PMsnsu_dj-8j_A-R14r8O1emabzJ2FQlKnRKou0v-j_eF8HoU5Kb4/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535769799695187810" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had a food table complete with a place setting for each little monster.<br />We made cake pops, cupcakes, ghostly pretzel rods, pumpkin marshmallows (thanks Crystal), mummy dogs (by Kelly, and several other super cute snacks!!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXG5s8ilal3KfYYLJ8uoqnhYaTuoM-UlCamG4QPrA3yDPS9WLGCklHr6ovNvnL7O3sKlq1z0BpLXnD5hQRb1rCULmYp1h9dhOYa-ETaqn5wjvhrOSEosMZgObiWQqb6eyIPzV0DBC56Q/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+003.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRIULxoPKv8mIqa-vnRrLDQgXqOxAWyXIa1tFCVD_YHbOPqp9pQoi_ssFMRVV23lftlVX2ObG8FK7wBbaRenpBhs7p591enxPv9blb2i211N3tfMeZNDkwR-QabOiWYjD_pzUWdBR6OI/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535787665201741234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All in all.... it seemed like the kids really enjoyed themselves!<br />Duke thanked me during the party and wanted to know if this was ALL for them.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpNAHyfrHZJXpmLrCQLl94GFQDJQOs2e6Miv8eDgAIQiMPCiIfrSpJdwpW7VCl7Lg8_Xrk3_dOO380wYyiBGIJXse1ccdyWGmzN4lF7vVHUolCdf5dJybKEk2zwsN3QJA8Vv4421bXwQ/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+063.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpNAHyfrHZJXpmLrCQLl94GFQDJQOs2e6Miv8eDgAIQiMPCiIfrSpJdwpW7VCl7Lg8_Xrk3_dOO380wYyiBGIJXse1ccdyWGmzN4lF7vVHUolCdf5dJybKEk2zwsN3QJA8Vv4421bXwQ/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535787830127592706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It made me feel good to surprise them and their friends.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoO62oV3fvuZc4N_Z5cSAC4Ei6jQ16XM6-1pyb_1q2wIaNiS-AZVFzIOTCqAdPJf2KuBL5HPHjOQtaUG5hIruDfHKRRbojLmbg-TZPNqv0gzJ1n-oEl24efab8KxOs02aPKND5Ll4b6lo/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+065.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoO62oV3fvuZc4N_Z5cSAC4Ei6jQ16XM6-1pyb_1q2wIaNiS-AZVFzIOTCqAdPJf2KuBL5HPHjOQtaUG5hIruDfHKRRbojLmbg-TZPNqv0gzJ1n-oEl24efab8KxOs02aPKND5Ll4b6lo/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535787970814046242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Torie and I think it was a definite success and will probably begin<br />planning the 2nd Annual Little Monster Mash shortly! Ha!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxysMpVH7mNY1gzY-650CxFqYf95rqjdfncFBN9fty1iOmf8g5LDIerjwxDM8LilOErn9daH1Q8ZDsONUK_tgNKPEFR1gzwgmWtuiQk0UueFpp7_D5OsdVL2ytAkpQUbW87GEpTUboO8/s1600/1st+little+monster+mash+067.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxysMpVH7mNY1gzY-650CxFqYf95rqjdfncFBN9fty1iOmf8g5LDIerjwxDM8LilOErn9daH1Q8ZDsONUK_tgNKPEFR1gzwgmWtuiQk0UueFpp7_D5OsdVL2ytAkpQUbW87GEpTUboO8/s320/1st+little+monster+mash+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535788175071864082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Kelly and Crystal for bringing your little monsters over<br />and for your help with the food!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-75552009195808196952010-11-02T11:03:00.017-05:002010-11-02T13:20:46.169-05:00a queen and someone from star wars!<div style="text-align: center;">For Halloween this year, I took the kids to pick out their costumes and told them that they could choose to be whatever they wanted.<br />This is hard for me b/c I like to coordinate everything and have them be something cute that kind of goes together.<br />But, I didn't, I let them decide what they would be.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvZ8PycUAfCbtu4Q7sEUAPSL7xjbSUdZoZXVeLGbUnbD970-mU5y24CAUJp7ZCA8exartAZoAvjy95vVfY3luZX75_4Waew6iLe3WAIRDxI2Ur-4JRuquvdMATPQIp4RCUVvxzxmwTr8/s1600/halloween.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvZ8PycUAfCbtu4Q7sEUAPSL7xjbSUdZoZXVeLGbUnbD970-mU5y24CAUJp7ZCA8exartAZoAvjy95vVfY3luZX75_4Waew6iLe3WAIRDxI2Ur-4JRuquvdMATPQIp4RCUVvxzxmwTr8/s400/halloween.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535017145436341378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Molly chose what I believe to be a queen. We went into TJ Max and she found a costume that was a dress w/ a tiara to match. The dress was actually really pretty, but the reason Molly wanted it was b/c it was long and it had the hoop in the bottom which caused it to "flow" and twirl well. This was the determining factor! <br />She twirled around TJ Max w/ the dress twirling along w/ her.<br />I was a little worried about it, but of course it turned out beautiful and Molly looked perfect!<br /><br />Duke chose to be a clone trooper or something from Star Wars. It was a pretty snazzy get up, complete with a gun! And again, it was perfect for Duke!<br /><br />I joked with Chad by saying that we were "The Clampett's" (Beverly Hillbillies) b/c we had soooo many folks trick or treating with us! Ha! <br />Our gang included: Duke and Molly- the trick or treaters, and Chad, me, Nina, Papa, Nana, Pops, PawPaw Jerry, and a friend of his- the onlookers! Wow!<br />It was a good time as always and I thought several times throughout the night about how blessed my babies are to have soooo many grandparents in their lives<br />who care so much about them!<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for sharing our Halloween night with us!<br />These are the times that we will always remember!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-8887258806069588252010-11-02T10:04:00.008-05:002010-11-02T11:46:38.458-05:00the gymnist!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U6ce_5ZsL0YxVzhSU-oeO1CYSg1PScI_ZnNyRsi0EwbVYtySxzscDul0UxO8YSdkbafsYMIV6ZfTYQElmsh7_dz5qT_QMxg2rAwOcyQMshFt-QwOChGFBv4O_at1d8cu8Sh-DCNT9nE/s1600/gymnastics2010+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U6ce_5ZsL0YxVzhSU-oeO1CYSg1PScI_ZnNyRsi0EwbVYtySxzscDul0UxO8YSdkbafsYMIV6ZfTYQElmsh7_dz5qT_QMxg2rAwOcyQMshFt-QwOChGFBv4O_at1d8cu8Sh-DCNT9nE/s320/gymnastics2010+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534993281272971410" border="0"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Molly started gymnastics over the summer and she is loving it! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSse-OPRC9MpTZlRLpVJHUTxhe3MT5ZEShP_9NjblnAks1JD0X8R-E8LtW3h07SugjpCCgC8mr8GQ9iE5HUTmS2XBuqG8v8A5fdvAW6ICTZdXMBmiAUWuz8hcyvaZurUTuIOZZq2Lu8yA/s1600/gymnastics2010+016.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSse-OPRC9MpTZlRLpVJHUTxhe3MT5ZEShP_9NjblnAks1JD0X8R-E8LtW3h07SugjpCCgC8mr8GQ9iE5HUTmS2XBuqG8v8A5fdvAW6ICTZdXMBmiAUWuz8hcyvaZurUTuIOZZq2Lu8yA/s320/gymnastics2010+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534993494337251890" border="0"></a><br />Right now she is going once per week for an hour and a half. <br />I am so glad that she is getting to do something that is just for her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecXdiVx89CMyNt6jAMKT_Pl5LNM7JpkSkr5KoxK116vHNs52LP37fx7Hn5w4-uVn3feb1Ex8l-q5DdAMAS5Qw4Q0gOaXdHXe_so_xftMPE2intnqlvdSv0rn-MM5jTtsQSjYoOKNh8_w/s1600/gymnastics2010+024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecXdiVx89CMyNt6jAMKT_Pl5LNM7JpkSkr5KoxK116vHNs52LP37fx7Hn5w4-uVn3feb1Ex8l-q5DdAMAS5Qw4Q0gOaXdHXe_so_xftMPE2intnqlvdSv0rn-MM5jTtsQSjYoOKNh8_w/s320/gymnastics2010+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534993924605960082" border="0"></a><br /><br />For a while, she had to sit on the sidelines and cheer for Duke as he played soccer and tee ball, and she never complained. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphendRf6Q-NScKx_rlVB5OJ1U9zRsXAmL80HBcPzDswKD5BUCzHN_u5pLqXdwpGGANlC34jVyk-9cQJbMFWT157OMBwprn3k26pWAoHmu4ur3SnusaKmt3O7UheJF0hBHulPydkN033UB4/s1600/gymnastics2010+028.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphendRf6Q-NScKx_rlVB5OJ1U9zRsXAmL80HBcPzDswKD5BUCzHN_u5pLqXdwpGGANlC34jVyk-9cQJbMFWT157OMBwprn3k26pWAoHmu4ur3SnusaKmt3O7UheJF0hBHulPydkN033UB4/s320/gymnastics2010+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534994242141626242" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV_7dyUJgVSr0EEIHRqifjb97ipTUVRhjtxRP1GCh_yNnXZBT78nUdHdN3vadisFrwtYvMHxubx_5gdZwVDB7935TpcOqCRxASFl4mb6qTSJfHcsc1-oDD1WtbdPQrUUBXa_8PXIADTE/s1600/mo+b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV_7dyUJgVSr0EEIHRqifjb97ipTUVRhjtxRP1GCh_yNnXZBT78nUdHdN3vadisFrwtYvMHxubx_5gdZwVDB7935TpcOqCRxASFl4mb6qTSJfHcsc1-oDD1WtbdPQrUUBXa_8PXIADTE/s320/mo+b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534994435227128450" border="0"></a><br /><br />But, I see how much she enjoys her gymnastics and it makes me happy to see her doing something she enjoys.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0"></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-79220316525302239812010-10-18T14:00:00.044-05:002010-10-21T15:15:24.329-05:00hApPy fAll y'ALL!<div style="text-align: center;">Every year since Duke's first fall (he is six now) we have gone to<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Old Baker Farm in October for the pumpkin patch!<br />The farm has way more than the pumpkin patch though.<br />There is a giant corn maze, a cotton field, horse rides, a hay maze, a huge haystack that the kids can climb on, a petting zoo, a hayride to the pumpkin patch,<br />and if you choose to go on the festival weekend, you can see an old gun show and real Indians!<br />Duke and Molly truly enjoy our visit to the farm each year.<br />We visited the farm on Oct. 17. We were hoping for some good ole fall weather,<br />but not here, we had 80 degrees with a bright sunshine!<br />We still enjoyed our day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhTJl6_njElwO4ATsIPcy18eA1MPowSpNWgdjG3J0ICbwamBZc2ciJknf_ZfRXtayvV3KtMiIjcODZUFnt3PeX0H8_c6K3p74nIaiea-a0xpQE06H89cyJ8boxXOy8JwG7FhS5bNtxdw/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhTJl6_njElwO4ATsIPcy18eA1MPowSpNWgdjG3J0ICbwamBZc2ciJknf_ZfRXtayvV3KtMiIjcODZUFnt3PeX0H8_c6K3p74nIaiea-a0xpQE06H89cyJ8boxXOy8JwG7FhS5bNtxdw/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530572453201021922" border="0"></a><br />Duke and Molly enjoy the petting zoo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2r1TL21Vq1nw6n13Hh7RVJrf-d3D7STs01RGmCPXiqfAkoQpD2BJk7kkZH067etovF6yk-NiEcfW36TWs8YPkcEuuBhnyyoOovS1f01y-7hpizjlqM5JD7J_cnIh4zxalZw2pnJXDbA/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2r1TL21Vq1nw6n13Hh7RVJrf-d3D7STs01RGmCPXiqfAkoQpD2BJk7kkZH067etovF6yk-NiEcfW36TWs8YPkcEuuBhnyyoOovS1f01y-7hpizjlqM5JD7J_cnIh4zxalZw2pnJXDbA/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530572623902647298" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMifPfnjY_z5k2CRr3ONru-TYwUa_8Kx1cGdJ0DuDRuX38Dt2xyouozeFGGBDGT2Tw4cX5x88VbgGMwzGZyBepomm1q1UNRuoAy24L3cTXiRHctNZK3KnHBBO5JmJcqhR3wmKzTENHR04/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMifPfnjY_z5k2CRr3ONru-TYwUa_8Kx1cGdJ0DuDRuX38Dt2xyouozeFGGBDGT2Tw4cX5x88VbgGMwzGZyBepomm1q1UNRuoAy24L3cTXiRHctNZK3KnHBBO5JmJcqhR3wmKzTENHR04/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530572867348731442" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgutZPE0z8ObxIiqLn0yj2YHeZsNz048EJq_NR3agl77671upC-Mx2PQxRPcb4wmLTekyCE05oKJ4Fx8ECDj8hVjuzHT_jQm13qZ15m6nqK2RweZydum0bLCUcu0_bxUQ7MPqS7e0EMM4/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+012.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgutZPE0z8ObxIiqLn0yj2YHeZsNz048EJq_NR3agl77671upC-Mx2PQxRPcb4wmLTekyCE05oKJ4Fx8ECDj8hVjuzHT_jQm13qZ15m6nqK2RweZydum0bLCUcu0_bxUQ7MPqS7e0EMM4/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530573032120675154" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpwKeTDfx6nCE6AZIB3quBed43PBTu7IPri8dlLGV1wOmDNYyg_xuBbUbDDquoFQPWD1SkIMzTCrxqNurvErd5db4qMl9bN_YyUx1kIGNwTpL31VRlWNTHlIyclR1Eb0UH0IptihQbFI/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpwKeTDfx6nCE6AZIB3quBed43PBTu7IPri8dlLGV1wOmDNYyg_xuBbUbDDquoFQPWD1SkIMzTCrxqNurvErd5db4qMl9bN_YyUx1kIGNwTpL31VRlWNTHlIyclR1Eb0UH0IptihQbFI/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530573292810366562" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF5beizX5wdi3hogtXW4qHPQk7brCB4yGtEi0W6wvTfF9MOIYyFbBb7eTSg4J62SohPEgNkzY-Muo3AWq_nGyGrofB7Z0kq9I3eZhgKKhN8Wwq3mwl97-jdNz4v-Dviw-zSR0lJtjJsM/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+019.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF5beizX5wdi3hogtXW4qHPQk7brCB4yGtEi0W6wvTfF9MOIYyFbBb7eTSg4J62SohPEgNkzY-Muo3AWq_nGyGrofB7Z0kq9I3eZhgKKhN8Wwq3mwl97-jdNz4v-Dviw-zSR0lJtjJsM/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530573589562971346" border="0"></a>(she would pet ANYTHING! she is not scared either!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_DgqzS-JSeojACRl_uh8xCy6qlwugn0FP9g4k9xJynhCDFKQyPU-dqQ5H5-aCrUEK8xdxgtKZ0gDl0Bf2w6ZiEjwEwWogECeJrIalaVamOKXyQZeDmeoc2O4Xr3Edkz2L-wjuXhE_iw/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_DgqzS-JSeojACRl_uh8xCy6qlwugn0FP9g4k9xJynhCDFKQyPU-dqQ5H5-aCrUEK8xdxgtKZ0gDl0Bf2w6ZiEjwEwWogECeJrIalaVamOKXyQZeDmeoc2O4Xr3Edkz2L-wjuXhE_iw/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530573736083288242" border="0"></a><br /><br />The cotton field is fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaTqhV9dK1c5FbW6b1NOZgmb3t9JxknMmzrFJqVMwVyn2FK6eMrgnzAcb0UAcJsIRYjE8xzjfv2VZM4nU825MirfZ2FPohLF3kcyyGkAGIJXqiSKG6kJRFKu_G2VFWF3oO3LYSFZ4qlA/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+031.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaTqhV9dK1c5FbW6b1NOZgmb3t9JxknMmzrFJqVMwVyn2FK6eMrgnzAcb0UAcJsIRYjE8xzjfv2VZM4nU825MirfZ2FPohLF3kcyyGkAGIJXqiSKG6kJRFKu_G2VFWF3oO3LYSFZ4qlA/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530578671557593538" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVMcvYGlD8UO5FIjEDT2QlTnEYuzPoXkLoFqgN2MIiuZVx_i4wzr0zT012J3UDg5keZ8FY-t1S5rUEJ4NoeGwisbP77zeTH6jlR0VAqpb3HnBS_2Ut9Hvt2kQPnB6Po8q5_To9-4QziE/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+030.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVMcvYGlD8UO5FIjEDT2QlTnEYuzPoXkLoFqgN2MIiuZVx_i4wzr0zT012J3UDg5keZ8FY-t1S5rUEJ4NoeGwisbP77zeTH6jlR0VAqpb3HnBS_2Ut9Hvt2kQPnB6Po8q5_To9-4QziE/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530574294409612402" border="0"></a><br /><br />The horse back rides are a fave each year!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp5_p7KWXIklKeL4m658tBjx4HqH2u5QYmSWxoKfQ2jvean59_CNc2opvJYkDub7zp-fWmKKxCLo1CkUYt_koQzqKuRySRa574QIuMF64QqWhPG62358cN1CNq3VCKom7uEXFwByoi-k/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp5_p7KWXIklKeL4m658tBjx4HqH2u5QYmSWxoKfQ2jvean59_CNc2opvJYkDub7zp-fWmKKxCLo1CkUYt_koQzqKuRySRa574QIuMF64QqWhPG62358cN1CNq3VCKom7uEXFwByoi-k/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530574465434045778" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh6SAxujklDUlmtr-4gmuvqSpKFd-tZBvYAlLVwPW8aVyKfb2MOdjDSgFgVHCfTN5uRhh4mWUHAvdO0bF-zu8eHERRJfVAsOGd9xlqYyNXPm9byjLU0rVnC884VoqRt9eL8Y4_0th-FY/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh6SAxujklDUlmtr-4gmuvqSpKFd-tZBvYAlLVwPW8aVyKfb2MOdjDSgFgVHCfTN5uRhh4mWUHAvdO0bF-zu8eHERRJfVAsOGd9xlqYyNXPm9byjLU0rVnC884VoqRt9eL8Y4_0th-FY/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530574685138020818" border="0"></a>(Coolio w/ no hands)<br /><br />Our family (Me, Molly, Duke, Chad)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J5_gpQLxoy9Fuh37Du_xtXGk70MSJkFIgLJAUUiMBWcD_Wfku9pOk7sh80vWZqYQtnE2VGvvLE2UXbSk7M94-uzx0-eJFG6I0rsTquVmw9ZYU1ZWWrOcRsAgxKlkdjcRV6v8ONNOMj8/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+033.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J5_gpQLxoy9Fuh37Du_xtXGk70MSJkFIgLJAUUiMBWcD_Wfku9pOk7sh80vWZqYQtnE2VGvvLE2UXbSk7M94-uzx0-eJFG6I0rsTquVmw9ZYU1ZWWrOcRsAgxKlkdjcRV6v8ONNOMj8/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530574909836973026" border="0"></a><br />(This is the face I get from Duke now every.time. I try to take a pic of him!)<br /><br />Nana and Pops with Duke and Molly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS2o1rp2_PhSkJDUU1JKMb8sTbJihyphenhyphenBpVtfO-X_8_NmkI0orvRgtggCWr9hbeLNqwdJOmwKD_SAwVzc2MLtTqZzhffUmIMw4BJ6peC_aURoi_o7Q6CdmqYzuXvWebijQ2ogpwmDOcNso/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+035.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS2o1rp2_PhSkJDUU1JKMb8sTbJihyphenhyphenBpVtfO-X_8_NmkI0orvRgtggCWr9hbeLNqwdJOmwKD_SAwVzc2MLtTqZzhffUmIMw4BJ6peC_aURoi_o7Q6CdmqYzuXvWebijQ2ogpwmDOcNso/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530575237367475426" border="0"></a><br /><br />Our wagon to take us out to the pumpkin patch.<br />The horses' names were Dolly and Molly! lol<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsDE-uicAtnVEKkaQ5v3qn96ic-X1N4DpNp5Vz3_FDICyaypgvHQTg5QEi63sw2NwZ1REu9yrnHi1VuhrIiOFlHPMVLXgJfZn3gt5QxB9S5mW28AmKhuSnuYML6Pk9TdCwjobbt24Whk/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsDE-uicAtnVEKkaQ5v3qn96ic-X1N4DpNp5Vz3_FDICyaypgvHQTg5QEi63sw2NwZ1REu9yrnHi1VuhrIiOFlHPMVLXgJfZn3gt5QxB9S5mW28AmKhuSnuYML6Pk9TdCwjobbt24Whk/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530575401939949778" border="0"></a><br /><br />To put it into Duke's words... there were millions of pumpkins. :)<br />Soooo many! All shapes, sizes, and several colors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbJWxjpF5ynfRzMMETQKl0StzyUyO6FayBKtPe6Z8xwbPzFQtW1u8ubdFdo68oFaonbrZfg9KJ-A4dPXNBv0lmhdSF2jBjFA-d70EETrKfVD6mZ9Br_1aDHV8JuVLWL1Vy1rGm-Ll33I/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbJWxjpF5ynfRzMMETQKl0StzyUyO6FayBKtPe6Z8xwbPzFQtW1u8ubdFdo68oFaonbrZfg9KJ-A4dPXNBv0lmhdSF2jBjFA-d70EETrKfVD6mZ9Br_1aDHV8JuVLWL1Vy1rGm-Ll33I/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530575741251142770" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ08ErpbN3rUO9S8jxIG7xbGAq5UBW40clHpxgDpVffZ3asi9wed4dZmJol7Hiy-MQBXXNKOK_oPgCPnTonNp3Ie5xEbX2DUN031Aq3X8_Xjx2ORrK2RGyvIsj3mx1mXOFf9jkKGXlehw/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ08ErpbN3rUO9S8jxIG7xbGAq5UBW40clHpxgDpVffZ3asi9wed4dZmJol7Hiy-MQBXXNKOK_oPgCPnTonNp3Ie5xEbX2DUN031Aq3X8_Xjx2ORrK2RGyvIsj3mx1mXOFf9jkKGXlehw/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530575947392711426" border="0"></a><br /><br />Molly found her one that we think may have been a lost onion! It looked just like one.<br />She always looks for the baby ones.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Fw-GQqCAOLWFMCfzFAh8ltaJG7wpmWcaUahrxojDTRdeECwIQtjhXO3E74W_3zJiD8hbmv9aYPNC30SveI-D-NiWrhsq6OSFjk4npD1ykZlsREYmgOP_nH8wjtNZ0bLGdKzfap7s9iU/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+053.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Fw-GQqCAOLWFMCfzFAh8ltaJG7wpmWcaUahrxojDTRdeECwIQtjhXO3E74W_3zJiD8hbmv9aYPNC30SveI-D-NiWrhsq6OSFjk4npD1ykZlsREYmgOP_nH8wjtNZ0bLGdKzfap7s9iU/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530576242403900514" border="0"></a><br />(even so.... she's still not finished)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MZZe4m_9casTyQIhwrvReQPFz8zz41M4GRZXHEi8RQkAWudlTPD00Oy0tT2_6CW5mBHR4FK2eDu5DjlfZG4ugD5MtaE-ex1x0VlJiQujGKwRVxlkXmERDRBLHWcRhLF-GGYk9UxVOBs/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+049.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MZZe4m_9casTyQIhwrvReQPFz8zz41M4GRZXHEi8RQkAWudlTPD00Oy0tT2_6CW5mBHR4FK2eDu5DjlfZG4ugD5MtaE-ex1x0VlJiQujGKwRVxlkXmERDRBLHWcRhLF-GGYk9UxVOBs/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530576400502966994" border="0"></a><br />(still looking!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl5fWytX7GH-s216SBuCd5JA5qo-Xf2SdynFzVCCtIHO07yJdv2VSzJEbxwZtwlw0N5WDv3Yw0uvylk1dlXD_YpmpvKkkcQu2vuXPIio6UFOgSo-33owPbKvRPN_zunktVWjNdsgF1AI/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl5fWytX7GH-s216SBuCd5JA5qo-Xf2SdynFzVCCtIHO07yJdv2VSzJEbxwZtwlw0N5WDv3Yw0uvylk1dlXD_YpmpvKkkcQu2vuXPIio6UFOgSo-33owPbKvRPN_zunktVWjNdsgF1AI/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530576740060694178" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqWlAl1IpbXXdo5quvhOYClo_mxqlKExWLhYP15rgZsUZnaQuU9iE0lx3T2DeW8NeZU_bABQSnllvOi71LYW_cXAvYGnf9ywhV9H6Vgy2ZwX8XqgllX6R3_ZTAt3T-W47ERrjxOlw4Dk/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+057.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqWlAl1IpbXXdo5quvhOYClo_mxqlKExWLhYP15rgZsUZnaQuU9iE0lx3T2DeW8NeZU_bABQSnllvOi71LYW_cXAvYGnf9ywhV9H6Vgy2ZwX8XqgllX6R3_ZTAt3T-W47ERrjxOlw4Dk/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530576961583699602" border="0"></a><br /><br />Duke found the biggest one he could carry this year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EiYrVuy6Tr-39JDBDAjo6-5eqMiLC1RQRmCgRFPUM13UPW5oLHHYWCUWtCRz4q7iI5B4ih5pyMkIf1m6PwCuMJGuDcxOCt-cXnbODrGhUKWFQnrsp5vVMHvssEWG4dVwGXeo59Plf1w/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+048.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EiYrVuy6Tr-39JDBDAjo6-5eqMiLC1RQRmCgRFPUM13UPW5oLHHYWCUWtCRz4q7iI5B4ih5pyMkIf1m6PwCuMJGuDcxOCt-cXnbODrGhUKWFQnrsp5vVMHvssEWG4dVwGXeo59Plf1w/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530577157223649666" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgL73NlUVf3ZhELyatlm1LupORREya7RsXRwtH5Scp5rj1FZsum9QNnze7sPSDCiGGytLr-LLsS1JfRFwnQOCTMzpj_pt-xn181eT02odG64H5GLo8j-9GE2M8GX7a_gMhnqfffIlmLQ/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+059.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgL73NlUVf3ZhELyatlm1LupORREya7RsXRwtH5Scp5rj1FZsum9QNnze7sPSDCiGGytLr-LLsS1JfRFwnQOCTMzpj_pt-xn181eT02odG64H5GLo8j-9GE2M8GX7a_gMhnqfffIlmLQ/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530577462365241058" border="0"></a><br /><br />That's the rule for him.... he has to be able to carry it back to the wagon.<br />Chad is normally carrying mine and the one I picked out for him to have. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bKDOtItsR4gE3zJX4GikR7b7ZJrPAHj86moL7VTvGK7Pg8NPslUbvuu9UW9EoR7-VlVR0VuOFSYc2NQa_U9Xld6CslqdopEybNof0d9NpntsZAXrY7xwE6XR2Jl8-diKRNazCrN3pQk/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bKDOtItsR4gE3zJX4GikR7b7ZJrPAHj86moL7VTvGK7Pg8NPslUbvuu9UW9EoR7-VlVR0VuOFSYc2NQa_U9Xld6CslqdopEybNof0d9NpntsZAXrY7xwE6XR2Jl8-diKRNazCrN3pQk/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530577722040559442" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zVklvwHgmHQrpB5Y2TFy69XJgqXO8W97DHgzziSz0mSnvNulnpJYq5wM4Ly5IALCOB7vi50ItXOp835aiFP6ndd2hp1a_g31_xMdEVxWp_yMVN3h64LUwcNmrqTgb7Z3MhzuVYXk3wA/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+058.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zVklvwHgmHQrpB5Y2TFy69XJgqXO8W97DHgzziSz0mSnvNulnpJYq5wM4Ly5IALCOB7vi50ItXOp835aiFP6ndd2hp1a_g31_xMdEVxWp_yMVN3h64LUwcNmrqTgb7Z3MhzuVYXk3wA/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530577897269134146" border="0"></a><br /><br />Nana and Pops have gone with us each year.<br />Pops is always a big help in the carrying of the pumpkins as well!<br /><br />Once we got back on the carriage.... I saw so many other pretty pumpkins that I wished I has seen in the patch! I'm always looking for that PERFECT one for whatever it is I have planned for it at that particular time. ha!<br /><br />We had to visit the corn maze on our way out.<br />NOT my fave!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZFRCkBbB6u_miYi80XqiKhlFwxwPbcBx_7SB-IGz-w5v3_hPHoCgVR0S66-dSfDLNvOvTsbgNBM3e5r0RWHCNPQwhecJmuNgDfJ7jHVO1cSzE1vsfCWoirzX57H3MaiCSIS_ETORk8Q/s1600/pumpkin+patch+2010+060.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZFRCkBbB6u_miYi80XqiKhlFwxwPbcBx_7SB-IGz-w5v3_hPHoCgVR0S66-dSfDLNvOvTsbgNBM3e5r0RWHCNPQwhecJmuNgDfJ7jHVO1cSzE1vsfCWoirzX57H3MaiCSIS_ETORk8Q/s320/pumpkin+patch+2010+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530578130589580306" border="0"></a><br /><br />We had 6 pumpkins! (we got nana and pops' pumpkins too!)<br />Now we just have to figure out what we will do with each of them!<br /><br />I definitely recommend the Old Baker Farm for your pumpkin patch visit!<br />We love it again and again each year!<br />I love too that we have gone to the same one every year.... when we're there...<br />we have such good memories of years before!<br /><br />happy fall y'all!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0"></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-12668061954542841162010-10-15T15:13:00.007-05:002010-10-18T14:00:07.109-05:00IT'S OFFICIAL!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovjNdCxvlt7Bb7DXc7c9fdJYBG0lZwZVwJq5wOrL0JsqZ_nov4sbl_l1Qq3L70qAVZ6sg33_7HIvF5CFkQ5hOzi_7ovWT3HnKesga93swcPs4ikgDAnZO197FYTujwI0ObEeKL3CYjK0/s1600/house1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovjNdCxvlt7Bb7DXc7c9fdJYBG0lZwZVwJq5wOrL0JsqZ_nov4sbl_l1Qq3L70qAVZ6sg33_7HIvF5CFkQ5hOzi_7ovWT3HnKesga93swcPs4ikgDAnZO197FYTujwI0ObEeKL3CYjK0/s320/house1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528368656813401042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The house is finished... we have closed.... and we are in!<br />We are so excited we can hardly stand it!<br />Everything came together beautifully... we are in love w/ our new home!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2iP0ondA0WD2k8FG1i19MopZLe-wuvzGz72uiPBQsXCACB7LqXvw62UtloMZbaGGMNOcfb8SnD7K5erBl64dw7HUYloh6r7bgjlq-ssJvg0a3dOh7lCTDyHTclVcRVmzCvBQSuSDmzc/s1600/house3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2iP0ondA0WD2k8FG1i19MopZLe-wuvzGz72uiPBQsXCACB7LqXvw62UtloMZbaGGMNOcfb8SnD7K5erBl64dw7HUYloh6r7bgjlq-ssJvg0a3dOh7lCTDyHTclVcRVmzCvBQSuSDmzc/s320/house3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528369069925312098" border="0" /></a><br />(again... why are my pics so small!?!?)<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-21562721491795633552010-10-15T13:45:00.043-05:002010-10-15T15:12:27.246-05:00mOlLy b, mOlLy b!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJKl8PEZkZSak7VimeEx3ZOdvNgAbflGp2lJlnB4vxicjygTGRxTksWL0-ZGSXdY_hH4QPpTbIx0P_8rVk2VzciW12q3F4D3-xukFJ_cWGWyWqW7Fk3J4F0A-SMWDAazCVMv-I2nK7Z4/s1600/tn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJKl8PEZkZSak7VimeEx3ZOdvNgAbflGp2lJlnB4vxicjygTGRxTksWL0-ZGSXdY_hH4QPpTbIx0P_8rVk2VzciW12q3F4D3-xukFJ_cWGWyWqW7Fk3J4F0A-SMWDAazCVMv-I2nK7Z4/s320/tn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528347236924127986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It seems like just a short time ago, our miss molly joined our family!<br />So sweet, so perfect!<br />She made us a complete family of 4!<br />On September 14 miss molly b turned 5!<br />Happy birthday molly b, molly b! We love you so much sweet girl!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I planned for several months before the party and bought way TOO much stuff! But what the heck.... that's what birthdays are for! I decided on a sweet shoppe theme.... so we called it Molly's Sweet Shoppe! It was FABULOUS!<br />The invites went out.... and the decor went up.... and everything worked out just perfect!<br />This is molly's invitation.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKGeTM-ZX8P2jirYIMV9u-1mzC7YQKzGwz3-flFrbShgrwiMEriZe_v7hekb9p1OJO6RDhPMgFC7Miwz799tHo4W3r2M2gF7pHuTHE4226w_bTjDkpe9qufy2jpnj3fVOexD8zU2txT4/s1600/sweet+treats+bday+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKGeTM-ZX8P2jirYIMV9u-1mzC7YQKzGwz3-flFrbShgrwiMEriZe_v7hekb9p1OJO6RDhPMgFC7Miwz799tHo4W3r2M2gF7pHuTHE4226w_bTjDkpe9qufy2jpnj3fVOexD8zU2txT4/s320/sweet+treats+bday+copy.jpg" thanks="" torie="" for="" i="" certainly="" wouldn="" t="" have="" gotten="" all="" of="" the="" decor="" done="" without="" your="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My mother-in-law and I stayed up late Friday night to get the sweet treats<br />made for molly and her friends to enjoy!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ung9iSvyVVaMuyRyqksfKtUiOd0_MUfkC-V8QFHU8qS0qzqZafj-S302zoTw38RBbys6mb43rjEor7RKISnN8xpVHwceTSykBdhPE6yFyE9F3rBvPqxYoc-NOpRwSIjooyv4bUjNJc4/s1600/ry%253D400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ung9iSvyVVaMuyRyqksfKtUiOd0_MUfkC-V8QFHU8qS0qzqZafj-S302zoTw38RBbys6mb43rjEor7RKISnN8xpVHwceTSykBdhPE6yFyE9F3rBvPqxYoc-NOpRwSIjooyv4bUjNJc4/s320/ry%253D400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528348429455382978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">OMG!!!! These cake pops were super delicious! I used a strawberry cake inside (pink of course!) and dipped them in melted white choc.! HEAVEN!<br /><br />We also made these....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UXV_YFPPRV6cAMcCP-JUYShHfdiJXo24KyXX2z8Bb6DHbeChwAr2i90M_LlFWSVFJSH00RwWYbCwGGnJNF_C_DvgKmJ0RBq1VgkFEsOBmHce-1dUM9n2pXgXzDnqCfjemavgw8OWSy0/s1600/pretzels.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UXV_YFPPRV6cAMcCP-JUYShHfdiJXo24KyXX2z8Bb6DHbeChwAr2i90M_LlFWSVFJSH00RwWYbCwGGnJNF_C_DvgKmJ0RBq1VgkFEsOBmHce-1dUM9n2pXgXzDnqCfjemavgw8OWSy0/s320/pretzels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528348956342939394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and these....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXINQJnvOD-AmduuAuvRbV4z3gh-LCKF_txWXku7KfyxZSyB-t6M2RnhpUd65z1UCqeSu8vG0ItdPOS0-AJUggsYP1fZ0tFQtieR1Kp_gmPQTkm6psrpnAivuyvN9fxG3b5damizbi7PY/s1600/cupcake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXINQJnvOD-AmduuAuvRbV4z3gh-LCKF_txWXku7KfyxZSyB-t6M2RnhpUd65z1UCqeSu8vG0ItdPOS0-AJUggsYP1fZ0tFQtieR1Kp_gmPQTkm6psrpnAivuyvN9fxG3b5damizbi7PY/s320/cupcake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528355946762884658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />AND NO Sweet Shoppe would be complete without a Cotton Candy Machine!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LIpwaiBRmf2C9JAt4S0f-BsTAd8-tZdKiMBWBtZ61oDCNWGEQLU2jajWq6zSz4vvHqnAftBydUVWbvW9Vv2SktY1Dsnubjwp43AG4QTCMNxcC9N1pPQZzRjVj8fInFekZg7yHKgNBwk/s1600/cotton+candy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LIpwaiBRmf2C9JAt4S0f-BsTAd8-tZdKiMBWBtZ61oDCNWGEQLU2jajWq6zSz4vvHqnAftBydUVWbvW9Vv2SktY1Dsnubjwp43AG4QTCMNxcC9N1pPQZzRjVj8fInFekZg7yHKgNBwk/s320/cotton+candy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528350002400882162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a pic of molly and I in front of the sweet's table.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO4oyQtM-orliecb06h4yAS7dyYdl6NxT9GKSfpzuA3uKs-cRasJHjXScpj-tUpM1-oaaXDlJn4nr1sWVyuk_NR-1ARHMPayAO1If6-jb6XKhXKcFncXDGJsYdBEVAm-JcEHS4Xj-AeU/s1600/mollys5th.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOO4oyQtM-orliecb06h4yAS7dyYdl6NxT9GKSfpzuA3uKs-cRasJHjXScpj-tUpM1-oaaXDlJn4nr1sWVyuk_NR-1ARHMPayAO1If6-jb6XKhXKcFncXDGJsYdBEVAm-JcEHS4Xj-AeU/s320/mollys5th.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528351320903762914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was the place setting for each child! How precious! Torie helped A LOT w/ getting everything done on Sat. morn.! Thanks torie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpTDb0r48DwHKu7tKDEYlXfJ-cslFIINZ1a-KJ3SVvLVrmCbk-S7ilMtdEa77mHHdWXIeRqXcQgZpyIMW9WVnbd86xTc7StVpy06SN_W-M9s-bvSdI04jtQ-WCh6OgwqI-H64gmiLWGM/s1600/place+setting.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpTDb0r48DwHKu7tKDEYlXfJ-cslFIINZ1a-KJ3SVvLVrmCbk-S7ilMtdEa77mHHdWXIeRqXcQgZpyIMW9WVnbd86xTc7StVpy06SN_W-M9s-bvSdI04jtQ-WCh6OgwqI-H64gmiLWGM/s320/place+setting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528351772901100562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the centerpieces PERFECT and were done by Torie! thanks again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQeOv6HK5VAVRHlPe6WcA76EcrRSm_pohLVGkmyYsAs_yJSOzZ11lOKr-VURnn3ozAts3VXRnLj_zPcwHzwmyQJxeapfgMnNqvIOyPzTUV8xdy2kMqxrfc2VMxpAUBYQ-s3y9mLCliRI/s1600/molly5th2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQeOv6HK5VAVRHlPe6WcA76EcrRSm_pohLVGkmyYsAs_yJSOzZ11lOKr-VURnn3ozAts3VXRnLj_zPcwHzwmyQJxeapfgMnNqvIOyPzTUV8xdy2kMqxrfc2VMxpAUBYQ-s3y9mLCliRI/s320/molly5th2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528352031285105842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you can see.... EVERYTHING was fabulous!<br />I thought it was just beautiful and molly really enjoyed it... which of course is what matters most!<br />Here are a few more pics of some of the other decorations we had!<br />This hung on the front door of the clubhouse.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaUlTaK7T1U95sf1DUQynDajKh4o2b-mGK57Nb0zcNmrxqE2OztbD7tcRGfuZWikiArs5gaYFZWIJQg1XGa_3yORCoRef23qq2pcqJvg92ODUp_W6tXWuC50aLGIjg84dPItZ_VpSirw/s1600/doorsign.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYaUlTaK7T1U95sf1DUQynDajKh4o2b-mGK57Nb0zcNmrxqE2OztbD7tcRGfuZWikiArs5gaYFZWIJQg1XGa_3yORCoRef23qq2pcqJvg92ODUp_W6tXWuC50aLGIjg84dPItZ_VpSirw/s320/doorsign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528352817803195842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />More of some of the sweets on the table.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Tw-aolMvb1GH2omVbmt-lFX0HcGAXCC2WH42Lo_jJF7v7zKlTJogFM-r50bh6yxi_2bYSXTP49FEx38E-lY06G32mmC5XYKQC2WAXF_6yvo5juwMAsTH_7ao6bpMcNWNBh0w_ZT3KLw/s1600/candy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Tw-aolMvb1GH2omVbmt-lFX0HcGAXCC2WH42Lo_jJF7v7zKlTJogFM-r50bh6yxi_2bYSXTP49FEx38E-lY06G32mmC5XYKQC2WAXF_6yvo5juwMAsTH_7ao6bpMcNWNBh0w_ZT3KLw/s320/candy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528366017258095618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Molly in her birthday shirt that I made b/c I couldn't find one that I liked to match her sweet shoppe theme. It turned out precious!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPLAmN11Mls3OKghTiCvg3qyuNH8eSGcZRf6z_d-0a2sX1YmJIKqDZOHB-OXC5dczsFl0-SUmkv_VAG8hxO_7Lv6JVYt3wq9kc2FH1RT5Ml3emHG_M8gwGzrKNGR60Yxm5GQp2aFnnpM/s1600/suckers.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPLAmN11Mls3OKghTiCvg3qyuNH8eSGcZRf6z_d-0a2sX1YmJIKqDZOHB-OXC5dczsFl0-SUmkv_VAG8hxO_7Lv6JVYt3wq9kc2FH1RT5Ml3emHG_M8gwGzrKNGR60Yxm5GQp2aFnnpM/s320/suckers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528353013934029186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Close up of the birthday shirt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbWkSPTa9jF79EIkRkp4xPnxi0gLPJLC-bhQUQBFsp9SKHZBNARIv2UK0nVMIsCS9AX9TzXskDvMEYEDymoDYE5EqzH2IgWQE2PArQUJ3iX8q-smj4enuGgHC1HUykoYQMp5PgruOR3E/s1600/shirt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbWkSPTa9jF79EIkRkp4xPnxi0gLPJLC-bhQUQBFsp9SKHZBNARIv2UK0nVMIsCS9AX9TzXskDvMEYEDymoDYE5EqzH2IgWQE2PArQUJ3iX8q-smj4enuGgHC1HUykoYQMp5PgruOR3E/s320/shirt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528356333942143698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Duke and Jack Rush enjoyed the treats too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobzCZCuug-iqRs6zyRRbCjtqFz9xrfbDioWkZYyrtrD11bWE-6BOsQuieO0mpIoPcKwkXyfgR5vyPdk-6GsY1bEL3p5SBEdBSedu6j5UE-YCDqDljkmfxlkS3TQDUoEuVZTdCD38-o6I/s1600/baby+jack.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobzCZCuug-iqRs6zyRRbCjtqFz9xrfbDioWkZYyrtrD11bWE-6BOsQuieO0mpIoPcKwkXyfgR5vyPdk-6GsY1bEL3p5SBEdBSedu6j5UE-YCDqDljkmfxlkS3TQDUoEuVZTdCD38-o6I/s320/baby+jack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528356547374510210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jack Rush wasn't wastin' any of his cake pop!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUSvZikAJ0IU7UXdCw-dM3pYpfZtFHabB36fGFA0EsqEqGrTl-d4_2pth6wbLK7ip037lXBSpaC5gPkQLKBsM6DGWAK8Qos1l8sjCa6OLSSiNGDv2XuZQFyFYK0LhON-OSlOvdXpF4uE/s1600/baby+jack2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUSvZikAJ0IU7UXdCw-dM3pYpfZtFHabB36fGFA0EsqEqGrTl-d4_2pth6wbLK7ip037lXBSpaC5gPkQLKBsM6DGWAK8Qos1l8sjCa6OLSSiNGDv2XuZQFyFYK0LhON-OSlOvdXpF4uE/s320/baby+jack2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528356735787572466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once the party was over.... we took some pics w/ the balloons.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MJGuoftJLIAjovsgos_mhro82676RDmP2plrxrm5DhT97-SXiRMjnxmBIOSSW5xjbiSangjnDkub1JftBv784mOukeugR1MudbP26pkI4ARG-qcbBDIzsunc7OOO6QZvGFDiYhCXHh4/s1600/balloons.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MJGuoftJLIAjovsgos_mhro82676RDmP2plrxrm5DhT97-SXiRMjnxmBIOSSW5xjbiSangjnDkub1JftBv784mOukeugR1MudbP26pkI4ARG-qcbBDIzsunc7OOO6QZvGFDiYhCXHh4/s320/balloons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528367556119525314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And then we sent the balloons up to Aunt Brandi! We miss her so!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZ4lrbD5R6ys-lPWoas-uIviSk4lcbrQjSkKO1oZTtSOW2pTprJa0fzgvaoMhSuzWacVMUPiS8ovwpPvtk8t8w_37qqee5BSqvA7HHrngCq9n1oj1husfAAsZpDLTjKsR1XXIQ4htqEU/s1600/letting+go.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZ4lrbD5R6ys-lPWoas-uIviSk4lcbrQjSkKO1oZTtSOW2pTprJa0fzgvaoMhSuzWacVMUPiS8ovwpPvtk8t8w_37qqee5BSqvA7HHrngCq9n1oj1husfAAsZpDLTjKsR1XXIQ4htqEU/s320/letting+go.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528367768535340306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There are a ton more pics b/c torie decided to take 600!!!!!<br />For real... she took 600 pics at the party! Although... I can't figure out why they are so small on my post.<br />Thanks again torie for all of your help in making molly's day special!<br />LOVE!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you!<br />Happy Birthday Dear Molly..... Happy Birthday to you!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY1BOeC4P4jwLtWcAckCVN-HH0kOoGA_1d4FEsKfzg7FJVsDAuTwf8ZeAqmJHlPrFFliOjCUswa2Uaverdo6UlVcCq9E2NThvmHD9CTa7qkEyJhfY_HTDenakfc5EbCzgbQrRS41H8r4/s1600/candles.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY1BOeC4P4jwLtWcAckCVN-HH0kOoGA_1d4FEsKfzg7FJVsDAuTwf8ZeAqmJHlPrFFliOjCUswa2Uaverdo6UlVcCq9E2NThvmHD9CTa7qkEyJhfY_HTDenakfc5EbCzgbQrRS41H8r4/s320/candles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528366316776089682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-66856592140720174662010-10-15T13:40:00.006-05:002010-10-18T08:45:33.343-05:00WHoA!!!I am sooo way behind on my posts! After moving in w/ the in-laws for 3 months while our house was being built... I got way behind! It just seemed like we were never home. Anyhow... summer is long gone... Duke started 1st grade at his new school (away from me) and Molly started her last year of Pre-K!<br />Here is a pic of their first day of the 2010-2011 school year!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcePx7eDqNyaT-hSo642Ny9C9vr1PZgmBeZvvT7cFalJOmIRj692OgNrWX99woaTSxlNy2gdRPiWiPftEaqTKc1t6sFvuFdDhDCRls_arW7RqdRKGNDa64W-AewDKIS0jW6zY3regHmU/s1600/first+day+1st+grade.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcePx7eDqNyaT-hSo642Ny9C9vr1PZgmBeZvvT7cFalJOmIRj692OgNrWX99woaTSxlNy2gdRPiWiPftEaqTKc1t6sFvuFdDhDCRls_arW7RqdRKGNDa64W-AewDKIS0jW6zY3regHmU/s320/first+day+1st+grade.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529381432430892754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnItY6K1BYKdPyqDz7A4iIMZQFD2hXpagUh2SKP8HFKeLlwzN4AATj5heHIplORbjmt9NU4QiLG4g7-frSpQ9L28gDrH10uYKA-JCpubOgzDw9rwmmpR9ozNfqMMYOYQm1Afqo21YAr4U/s1600/first+day+2010+prek.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnItY6K1BYKdPyqDz7A4iIMZQFD2hXpagUh2SKP8HFKeLlwzN4AATj5heHIplORbjmt9NU4QiLG4g7-frSpQ9L28gDrH10uYKA-JCpubOgzDw9rwmmpR9ozNfqMMYOYQm1Afqo21YAr4U/s320/first+day+2010+prek.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529381604725301362" /></a><br />(Molly still takes her baby to school! She has added her blanket this year!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-90239354329483002812010-08-02T17:53:00.004-05:002010-08-02T17:57:42.190-05:00House update!<div align="center">moving right along! </div><div align="center">we just can't wait to see it finished! </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP1FOKz_dt1Y64tjJf7JsfSGlAXxVHom6_ziisaogJZNhmmQYX-DvDi7nzX5K6dcU-kFxyi0vbj-GO7HvVAvBX7DACRYRQwKR8sjvpG8uilCZunZ-aVtxjjbX4V8B003LgfTBwNwsTqk/s1600/house+update.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500950152843697090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP1FOKz_dt1Y64tjJf7JsfSGlAXxVHom6_ziisaogJZNhmmQYX-DvDi7nzX5K6dcU-kFxyi0vbj-GO7HvVAvBX7DACRYRQwKR8sjvpG8uilCZunZ-aVtxjjbX4V8B003LgfTBwNwsTqk/s320/house+update.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" /></a></p>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-49435436016144389892010-07-29T22:34:00.008-05:002010-07-29T22:56:17.929-05:00sUmMeR with nana and pops..<div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHOvW33bJCII2XaN10bf0U4P1yff577KTvwxBCbpGY3jWaSJ8XiQeKRdL3Pk_Jp2jeOyxyPDVXz45IHjWhR80Y-QlieWtJ7Nt2ZzXf6xgua2cpTa3NC0G2flPy-ou4wHvlikl3RfD_H0/s1600/20100713134637.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499539755900716386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHOvW33bJCII2XaN10bf0U4P1yff577KTvwxBCbpGY3jWaSJ8XiQeKRdL3Pk_Jp2jeOyxyPDVXz45IHjWhR80Y-QlieWtJ7Nt2ZzXf6xgua2cpTa3NC0G2flPy-ou4wHvlikl3RfD_H0/s320/20100713134637.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>(Thumbs up to living at Nana and Pops' )<br /></p><p align="center">So since we sold our house and the new one is being built... we are living with Nana and Pops!<br />It has been great and of course the kids are super excited and loving it! I'm actually a bit worried about how Duke is going to take moving out and into the new house. </p><p align="center">He has grown to love the stories Pop's tells every night before bed, swimming in the pool most every day, and sharing a room with Molly.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPPbq1gjNTRDdzpVh-5-rozDaqguYdpeUZaykWhAYgHuxn1w8XKXni6JrcWvpKiVz9Ut9cKt5ut3jiYovj4gol8PpSHpY9x7wjxpI1F_VVtH9fPKDZCn52lGbSyhFCLDYmO6Tp3CRcO8/s1600/20100713135124.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499540461249808354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdPPbq1gjNTRDdzpVh-5-rozDaqguYdpeUZaykWhAYgHuxn1w8XKXni6JrcWvpKiVz9Ut9cKt5ut3jiYovj4gol8PpSHpY9x7wjxpI1F_VVtH9fPKDZCn52lGbSyhFCLDYmO6Tp3CRcO8/s320/20100713135124.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>(she actually swam in her hollywood glasses)<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPrCR6l_FzphX6myazcJ78MGLy7agyBaGQbLqOvEBbQU-miePcwJlyWJ5JCjX9KEqy4Ju95IadedRqDnB5fsAkfVvRvO4ut6Py2BqUs-zxf8QP0Cp8M5DMp7YuKKSjx49hI7xtK67JyU/s1600/20100713135805.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499540672617220274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPrCR6l_FzphX6myazcJ78MGLy7agyBaGQbLqOvEBbQU-miePcwJlyWJ5JCjX9KEqy4Ju95IadedRqDnB5fsAkfVvRvO4ut6Py2BqUs-zxf8QP0Cp8M5DMp7YuKKSjx49hI7xtK67JyU/s320/20100713135805.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>(I called them Smackle tooth and Hollywood that day. (: )<br /><br />We really appreciate that Nana and Pops have allowed us to live with them for 3 months. I sometimes feel like we are a tornado in their house, but they never seem to be bothered by us.... and I know that's hard. It's hard for any two households to combine but as I said, It's been great!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz3fqhuJtWzAmfmUIw8M0X9pjv23zvZY24Jd382x528GiloxErgTRthkRoxAQ50ZK-WcbIAAhrvMnOd_jFiEKkTwjtrOZYNnW81xtUxKBlFV4mh69M0pSCqq8mY78bHltyLhd-OYf6so/s1600/20100713135138.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499540946810395634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz3fqhuJtWzAmfmUIw8M0X9pjv23zvZY24Jd382x528GiloxErgTRthkRoxAQ50ZK-WcbIAAhrvMnOd_jFiEKkTwjtrOZYNnW81xtUxKBlFV4mh69M0pSCqq8mY78bHltyLhd-OYf6so/s320/20100713135138.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Jumping in together.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuNvQNSokLI2uvA9BogOtnk1Q0Z__XkvzHOMHEAYXeIO5yxMlky3cZbvoBV2nWXtoExWmLhza-ofKZtzw_Ff9f7L9L7-m9WcXvIhnXRFA7Fa5PtTS2MTrtXqMSRDeDGJUnBx97srwmF8/s1600/20100713135625.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499541153308905202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuNvQNSokLI2uvA9BogOtnk1Q0Z__XkvzHOMHEAYXeIO5yxMlky3cZbvoBV2nWXtoExWmLhza-ofKZtzw_Ff9f7L9L7-m9WcXvIhnXRFA7Fa5PtTS2MTrtXqMSRDeDGJUnBx97srwmF8/s320/20100713135625.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a> Molly learned to swim without her floaties and under water this summer! <br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloiQ4KnF7VTeyEsq-esWwhiBXzNgT2SBoA9SNrQd4hnenE2RiOZh2b_krqSo4eAXTDktzkedsgpaRmXCugg3Q6MeaNiD-ZKQIXIPMaG6RCGtDxWo2vSu78iQ5kiJhFHP5eyUxiBGdups/s1600/20100713143911.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499541367559314082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloiQ4KnF7VTeyEsq-esWwhiBXzNgT2SBoA9SNrQd4hnenE2RiOZh2b_krqSo4eAXTDktzkedsgpaRmXCugg3Q6MeaNiD-ZKQIXIPMaG6RCGtDxWo2vSu78iQ5kiJhFHP5eyUxiBGdups/s320/20100713143911.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Duke taught himself how to do a back flip off the side of the pool!</p><p align="center">Thank goodness we will have a pool at the new clubhouse.... </p><p align="center">they've really gotten used to swimming often!<br /><br />Thanks Nana and Pops! </p><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" /></a> </p>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-47201754972793689592010-07-13T12:44:00.004-05:002010-07-13T12:49:02.813-05:00gEtTiNg ClOsEr....<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH6VGyRv6O4kAKS1LQKir9Wamygrzv_fcOh7g_KmQOo_QWk8aYuZvjCRuLB3-4EtLvnfB7U7_y8-xSJcuT7aehmdAAmDPr1k2JR6kiG5dVRjNPSfJz84LdNYKpLRbWLuuJHQyJdMV-7M/s1600/house+progress.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493449034561949442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH6VGyRv6O4kAKS1LQKir9Wamygrzv_fcOh7g_KmQOo_QWk8aYuZvjCRuLB3-4EtLvnfB7U7_y8-xSJcuT7aehmdAAmDPr1k2JR6kiG5dVRjNPSfJz84LdNYKpLRbWLuuJHQyJdMV-7M/s320/house+progress.jpg" /></a><br />Progress on the house is going really well! We are still looking at mid to late Sept though.<br />These 3 months seem like an eternity!<br />We are so excited about the house... we just can't wait to see it finished.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" /></a> </div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-75311209721397184612010-07-13T12:37:00.004-05:002010-07-13T12:41:58.589-05:00smackle tooth!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgNIVG-HjjZBRaXulianMWqN7f9g5xhKFEs57RM1MtkPFh2ZMeobh8J_A7aHAJ_Yi9Dqa3Cleqvoy4d8vMYmvlvD5Kp-q6KHyr2d9UkfP1ANH-tR9TPSnkgXz6P5vSA5M68VM__U_lVE/s1600/smackle+tooth+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493447354738482242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgNIVG-HjjZBRaXulianMWqN7f9g5xhKFEs57RM1MtkPFh2ZMeobh8J_A7aHAJ_Yi9Dqa3Cleqvoy4d8vMYmvlvD5Kp-q6KHyr2d9UkfP1ANH-tR9TPSnkgXz6P5vSA5M68VM__U_lVE/s320/smackle+tooth+4.jpg" /></a><br />Duke has now lost his 4th tooth!<br />And this one is top front!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" /></a> </div>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-26006493138206612562010-07-13T11:27:00.018-05:002010-07-13T12:12:42.790-05:00mOlLy'S tUrN!<div align="center">After two years of sitting on the sidelines and cheering happily for her brother, Molly B finally got to start gymnastics!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQLoXSFdjVMQLCcwuRKy4DNxTHuKSWv0x1tAVKrJjGQ_TmuHdJ4ckBdd3FFhtSmMfJO9hs349woxq3I-FEO4PF-WeR_0_oBFVAOEpGTnQXy3_o9gwQ3zPPvK9glsyFGBJwwT2nik7QZc/s1600/IMG_7277.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493428893342838962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQLoXSFdjVMQLCcwuRKy4DNxTHuKSWv0x1tAVKrJjGQ_TmuHdJ4ckBdd3FFhtSmMfJO9hs349woxq3I-FEO4PF-WeR_0_oBFVAOEpGTnQXy3_o9gwQ3zPPvK9glsyFGBJwwT2nik7QZc/s320/IMG_7277.JPG" /></a><br />She was soooo excited! </p><p align="center">We enrolled her at Noma's School of Gymnastics on Tuesday, July 6.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZC1pd24IrRVfHGYfL_i6v6TY_oL6n82_5-pwnXIvPtSld0QrEARKD6h_40BzduvNFVkDkTzVWxyDjWTAW2U33OclwRfHz7Za_rzg9ihtfNO_NBaDLDi0qO92Bs30v499fibhtMGsseI/s1600/IMG_7282.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493435048369926466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZC1pd24IrRVfHGYfL_i6v6TY_oL6n82_5-pwnXIvPtSld0QrEARKD6h_40BzduvNFVkDkTzVWxyDjWTAW2U33OclwRfHz7Za_rzg9ihtfNO_NBaDLDi0qO92Bs30v499fibhtMGsseI/s320/IMG_7282.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbBQ1Da0bzNwF5O0nra8ftA1VcH_UDLFJuiWovh75I5zpdhAhPWRTUGu96YopplEajMscjmNmDHmD_O91P3uOPSaufCIEFByhkNEd3qrESIGI7YhNEDJstMz4VuQIY9CtzH02Y7rhEMw/s1600/IMG_7286.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493435441314826322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbBQ1Da0bzNwF5O0nra8ftA1VcH_UDLFJuiWovh75I5zpdhAhPWRTUGu96YopplEajMscjmNmDHmD_O91P3uOPSaufCIEFByhkNEd3qrESIGI7YhNEDJstMz4VuQIY9CtzH02Y7rhEMw/s320/IMG_7286.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />She did so well! She seemed like a natural. She was able to do everything her teacher<br />asked her to do and wasn't afraid of any of it!</p><p align="center">( I thought the red panties were a nice touch! :) )<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3AXWEHYubxvVwnTAHitMyTpw7W0IN9ZAEcSXHYz8ZQqXBi4vCDrkOiYUM3e3vIR6ew0nV7WDjR0SrPKr2sOuwXLNUf3uyyGp3WMfdT1DMA1tYnNYz9_-omVeh5jZNl2xYIX8yl2qPck/s1600/IMG_7294.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493435766587442898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3AXWEHYubxvVwnTAHitMyTpw7W0IN9ZAEcSXHYz8ZQqXBi4vCDrkOiYUM3e3vIR6ew0nV7WDjR0SrPKr2sOuwXLNUf3uyyGp3WMfdT1DMA1tYnNYz9_-omVeh5jZNl2xYIX8yl2qPck/s320/IMG_7294.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />As a matter of fact... she was a little too comfortable. Her teacher had to call her back to the group a couple of times b/c she was doing cartwheels and running and flipping! Ha!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMKPwm2pFD_uXkBuDhUaMNWgKBv5CiW6mBJHqLfHfmI6_iuEzrfKLTrfSoVqvok8DdBzt8fl1UrP9mRN4S5uE-khr5_PDQ9OZiYOocRSpaUzhWMOw9B8N0KizE8AwVF2YGb60-foy_JE/s1600/IMG_7297.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493435960111901730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMKPwm2pFD_uXkBuDhUaMNWgKBv5CiW6mBJHqLfHfmI6_iuEzrfKLTrfSoVqvok8DdBzt8fl1UrP9mRN4S5uE-khr5_PDQ9OZiYOocRSpaUzhWMOw9B8N0KizE8AwVF2YGb60-foy_JE/s320/IMG_7297.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHgX58HCzxI9HcJcm6KRVL92jITvmIMwPo3TjOrPKj-5RGaba8HMjxcp_soFaveczhov51Smju-zsWoQCTfyePgUFlY-pYOR1ia6ARC1fV5oIycUor_LtYfdoQVMAZjKEeAJVQ_DJ8yA/s1600/IMG_7302.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493436226617517730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHgX58HCzxI9HcJcm6KRVL92jITvmIMwPo3TjOrPKj-5RGaba8HMjxcp_soFaveczhov51Smju-zsWoQCTfyePgUFlY-pYOR1ia6ARC1fV5oIycUor_LtYfdoQVMAZjKEeAJVQ_DJ8yA/s320/IMG_7302.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Even so, she did well and had a great time! The beam and the bar were her favs of course!<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBOPUzTzjAHQ9Y-DbpOK7vEu8aV4nshEhrIuq2IXBn5jTab-O2NOGnjzt8vY8fEGFpaVpOtVDXPLS20atyHTmrvHx0NGDHyw4tmwojvmVOiGTIlyYx3jDzA7EtjVlWQrM96NgooJ0cH8/s1600/IMG_7308.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493436640886498818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBOPUzTzjAHQ9Y-DbpOK7vEu8aV4nshEhrIuq2IXBn5jTab-O2NOGnjzt8vY8fEGFpaVpOtVDXPLS20atyHTmrvHx0NGDHyw4tmwojvmVOiGTIlyYx3jDzA7EtjVlWQrM96NgooJ0cH8/s320/IMG_7308.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yjy0kY4ZwCyxboOrySrdI37M7SxTiAnzIj9YLcNoXQOZlO6cq3uG-Lr9lIq0zscZrD8D4sjLrAjRptFzPPnaTvAS5fiCAGxshWIe4w3Jplufh7MCv_TXaXy-m_aLLROQbcIryp4HJA8/s1600/IMG_7309.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493436880811137218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yjy0kY4ZwCyxboOrySrdI37M7SxTiAnzIj9YLcNoXQOZlO6cq3uG-Lr9lIq0zscZrD8D4sjLrAjRptFzPPnaTvAS5fiCAGxshWIe4w3Jplufh7MCv_TXaXy-m_aLLROQbcIryp4HJA8/s320/IMG_7309.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8tATOQnOnGQ01zcbqQfxq8gdKeb5_uXj66-yK5y2fFGw-MnfjLFn85jKJfRZ3F9S1rUS8NIh-GHnyP9MgRh52K_LlsdDXnA8dgriRTzChhcP4M4fLMkdhMGHAkp42JJbenNkGEkr1II/s1600/IMG_7312.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493437558799113570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8tATOQnOnGQ01zcbqQfxq8gdKeb5_uXj66-yK5y2fFGw-MnfjLFn85jKJfRZ3F9S1rUS8NIh-GHnyP9MgRh52K_LlsdDXnA8dgriRTzChhcP4M4fLMkdhMGHAkp42JJbenNkGEkr1II/s320/IMG_7312.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Molly b,<br />Momma and Daddy love you so much! More than you know. We are so happy that you are doing gymnastics and hope that this is something you will love. Thank you for being so patient and for cheering on your brother as you waited your turn! We are so proud of you and the little girl you have become. Remember... you are beautiful on the inside and the outside. Stay sweet and always keep God in your heart!<br />Love,<br />Mom and Dad<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ho5sQ4Mo7YCosMp6gB_nOooR9YD4RV1DyGaDxi5gTgvUei9gEiWliAnZ2-wFO5z5d7-n5wPHo-sm9sCKYKhwa6Bl9CMQ2svBaHkJ7c03HXfDYRLSTGCZLFQYQGjHtHQy44JWR85HwE8/s1600/IMG_7314.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493439077109781106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ho5sQ4Mo7YCosMp6gB_nOooR9YD4RV1DyGaDxi5gTgvUei9gEiWliAnZ2-wFO5z5d7-n5wPHo-sm9sCKYKhwa6Bl9CMQ2svBaHkJ7c03HXfDYRLSTGCZLFQYQGjHtHQy44JWR85HwE8/s320/IMG_7314.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" /></a></p>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-47782529312857280752010-07-13T10:56:00.024-05:002010-07-13T11:26:55.791-05:00Barnett Family Vacation 10- Pigeon Forge<div align="center"><br /><br />Since the oil had settled on the shore in Gulf Shores, we decided this year that we wouldn't visit the beach... :( Instead we went to Pigeon Forge, Tn. It turned out to be a great vacation! </div><div align="center">The kids didn't seem to mind at all!<br />First we visited the Black Bear Jamboree, a dinner and show. </div><div align="center">It was really nice and entertaining.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje24FQClrlD3fVqFuOQVqT0i7oizhyphenhyphenofJNUmonVsH_NyhFbZdczhOMsePtpkiOgeRpVqGEmu1Kms0kaVBAq3ADskKRti26-tF0vqGlmTPpx8bS6lHIGDq2Oje2WaSNQgDlUN4LRPv-KDM/s1600/IMG_7202.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493421243915220898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje24FQClrlD3fVqFuOQVqT0i7oizhyphenhyphenofJNUmonVsH_NyhFbZdczhOMsePtpkiOgeRpVqGEmu1Kms0kaVBAq3ADskKRti26-tF0vqGlmTPpx8bS6lHIGDq2Oje2WaSNQgDlUN4LRPv-KDM/s320/IMG_7202.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />We played putt putt (all 48 of us!). Just kidding, there are actually 11 of us, but try playing putt putt with that many folks, half of them kids, and it seems like 48 of us! Of course, Duke got hit in the lip as clubs were swinging in every direction! He was ok though. Even with that many playing all together, it was a good time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fRySxtpzFxQdXJjfXznYg5ikVpR7x40iIWcUUyLY01l3VRZAgpKhDOk3hAMdA4YPvQRe9SBfeIPH5jAwFEblEiwqrs6YKJ75FpJmWJtczVsL6doZkRLPraYd4pZKVdh1ro2LxCjGM0Q/s1600/IMG_7207.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493423422666406594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fRySxtpzFxQdXJjfXznYg5ikVpR7x40iIWcUUyLY01l3VRZAgpKhDOk3hAMdA4YPvQRe9SBfeIPH5jAwFEblEiwqrs6YKJ75FpJmWJtczVsL6doZkRLPraYd4pZKVdh1ro2LxCjGM0Q/s320/IMG_7207.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HpU6bX_h6AsrZMn3UHX1jf7tkFqZyLxM9V7rA96gRSkFFrUYP3aaOSl4aqHMJalaXBTMaycW7FgnD4CHZ9MpdAMkbU95bcKScNww6pZ-NM2PF274kjbaSCgqPcOKVfnKW2E9-lSw070/s1600/IMG_7217.JPG"></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493423645975516930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HpU6bX_h6AsrZMn3UHX1jf7tkFqZyLxM9V7rA96gRSkFFrUYP3aaOSl4aqHMJalaXBTMaycW7FgnD4CHZ9MpdAMkbU95bcKScNww6pZ-NM2PF274kjbaSCgqPcOKVfnKW2E9-lSw070/s320/IMG_7217.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5il7_VaS9gX4PUT2lgakZ9E-k66ZbNiBGJPfOoNfp3a__XeiXNpzltqKhPaWoEQUqZuzmjvGBpg40pdfzXnJeMLkRgQm9klz0R5mKzVMpMpvAXTb6WmkE_poOOHZHCiTmbvo1EpiIckA/s1600/IMG_7219.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493424395516932130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5il7_VaS9gX4PUT2lgakZ9E-k66ZbNiBGJPfOoNfp3a__XeiXNpzltqKhPaWoEQUqZuzmjvGBpg40pdfzXnJeMLkRgQm9klz0R5mKzVMpMpvAXTb6WmkE_poOOHZHCiTmbvo1EpiIckA/s320/IMG_7219.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBoCgv7qM1NC5FXkBwfg2T9-WZ0uuzTsQwjLSABST-49MrCgFdVxTDGPWErOE0hwMDYV0joSN5n79-xM9o_VXoOg628BRmgDQ-7y72XV3Psijr55bgI7D17B_T7GiNyBy_qGmhu2R-9I/s1600/IMG_7222.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493424634805676434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBoCgv7qM1NC5FXkBwfg2T9-WZ0uuzTsQwjLSABST-49MrCgFdVxTDGPWErOE0hwMDYV0joSN5n79-xM9o_VXoOg628BRmgDQ-7y72XV3Psijr55bgI7D17B_T7GiNyBy_qGmhu2R-9I/s320/IMG_7222.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIimCJH0wse7ak5z3f5XKwZ19MbLe3lsEz3RHgZpgBqtmAcf0XJIpmERMJ8Al3mywfxNTAp9zR_dH5YyOi9w2dhnQlB_f8j_EJjh44TQaOWHAzT0GhGs91MO2jn8TrFwIgHJSnrcEsCs/s1600/IMG_7221.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493424968735427458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIimCJH0wse7ak5z3f5XKwZ19MbLe3lsEz3RHgZpgBqtmAcf0XJIpmERMJ8Al3mywfxNTAp9zR_dH5YyOi9w2dhnQlB_f8j_EJjh44TQaOWHAzT0GhGs91MO2jn8TrFwIgHJSnrcEsCs/s320/IMG_7221.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7yPH-dcey-W9cBxPKv9V06S7lnWNxi7fnTt0yv-vJXKdgeFFH_vkKA7KX2T2pVVAuNdw_tVVi9tzCmLyt4pnGZxdFy7lGTg38MUdSyk2z6rB9qqnBNG9zo3F503GNvrFHflKDwOwY7M/s1600/IMG_7227.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493425138375784850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7yPH-dcey-W9cBxPKv9V06S7lnWNxi7fnTt0yv-vJXKdgeFFH_vkKA7KX2T2pVVAuNdw_tVVi9tzCmLyt4pnGZxdFy7lGTg38MUdSyk2z6rB9qqnBNG9zo3F503GNvrFHflKDwOwY7M/s320/IMG_7227.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Later we drove up to Cade's Cove. It was beautiful! And.. we actually got to see a momma black bear and her two baby cubs! Just up on the side of a mountain as we were driving out. </p><p align="center">It was awesome!<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFFhBBhXBdVskeSjKTmDzN4xcSML96ml3YXYP6Z7_MQgeI3nJLVngvFWgaGZ_A-wpyGQ_sUgrikQupt-0BhP-3soSFUAN2scosNyeNrjXdrlBGcHusqZko39P3L56yRnz9iynnyiA4cA/s1600/IMG_7228.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493425685684945106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFFhBBhXBdVskeSjKTmDzN4xcSML96ml3YXYP6Z7_MQgeI3nJLVngvFWgaGZ_A-wpyGQ_sUgrikQupt-0BhP-3soSFUAN2scosNyeNrjXdrlBGcHusqZko39P3L56yRnz9iynnyiA4cA/s320/IMG_7228.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXYd-seqZIQbCk5lVd8GK3sOrQlXoaoRiSI9lOC5uvLXHClR5twTeKYN0tsd4mrs_Zr_qgcHKIUOMpXvPbo5zI97QsdVSWNIuvXmmvcNJSZVTiX9T4H3D9vsk-Fot9UZH9IOWSUS1zC0/s1600/IMG_7246.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493425892313139954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXYd-seqZIQbCk5lVd8GK3sOrQlXoaoRiSI9lOC5uvLXHClR5twTeKYN0tsd4mrs_Zr_qgcHKIUOMpXvPbo5zI97QsdVSWNIuvXmmvcNJSZVTiX9T4H3D9vsk-Fot9UZH9IOWSUS1zC0/s320/IMG_7246.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRyywYuZbDzfWuJYEtqI6hKzovhxQWeg42WEBpfOYhxbjPeIj7s4ajXugeNSF9dq3Yf9Sx1UoG7jKc48PMxe7Wver6bRLwhNHPxNV51vwhvD2gW2L_IJiqcGaK6OGgaJcgTZohewUHic/s1600/IMG_7263.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493426097904644050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRyywYuZbDzfWuJYEtqI6hKzovhxQWeg42WEBpfOYhxbjPeIj7s4ajXugeNSF9dq3Yf9Sx1UoG7jKc48PMxe7Wver6bRLwhNHPxNV51vwhvD2gW2L_IJiqcGaK6OGgaJcgTZohewUHic/s320/IMG_7263.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Later that evening we went to the Dixie Stampede. It was Fabulous! The kids as well as the adults really enjoyed the food and the show! </p><p align="center">I didn't get to take pics inside though :( <br />On our way out, we had to stop and ride go carts!<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu6Vv0a5unRJb7Huoi5UoHJLADFALgZmy3JdLvvCT3R6gt2wRN4TnJPWHrYkhiBNyIOJm5H6K2RA0TVxD_S6AL9R9SCiA5ixz9i6bLkhRsTPeOAlBB4cTlmtYa_3ipauEiGyXl0EeD6Y/s1600/IMG_7264.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493426307716749186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu6Vv0a5unRJb7Huoi5UoHJLADFALgZmy3JdLvvCT3R6gt2wRN4TnJPWHrYkhiBNyIOJm5H6K2RA0TVxD_S6AL9R9SCiA5ixz9i6bLkhRsTPeOAlBB4cTlmtYa_3ipauEiGyXl0EeD6Y/s320/IMG_7264.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwtIkzr8ccAsP-WYYwWUfEhy3grKkJFVUpBoENP8g8xTrJ7DQtQ46bXKiZ2VZCklSOT89OlfDR0zrHdsH0M9YP9ptcl7Ri9GqliJNqb7sogUAnQbCGexnVQZjAmmOSrkpW0pDn0Pg6c8/s1600/IMG_7268.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493426959248772610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwtIkzr8ccAsP-WYYwWUfEhy3grKkJFVUpBoENP8g8xTrJ7DQtQ46bXKiZ2VZCklSOT89OlfDR0zrHdsH0M9YP9ptcl7Ri9GqliJNqb7sogUAnQbCGexnVQZjAmmOSrkpW0pDn0Pg6c8/s320/IMG_7268.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhQ6e4wn7xng8PXwc-WQCFDXs1kO64m5LoL5rQ02-7MRiywxtvzYdR10vrrOWA8Pn_Rr1UtZzWKQ7LJ6Smix9ALFJ1xTSXDn5eb9em47-cZzRpf14MhseuNV-xMpnrUjSnhwDzX9wHH4/s1600/IMG_7272.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493427209996180146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhQ6e4wn7xng8PXwc-WQCFDXs1kO64m5LoL5rQ02-7MRiywxtvzYdR10vrrOWA8Pn_Rr1UtZzWKQ7LJ6Smix9ALFJ1xTSXDn5eb9em47-cZzRpf14MhseuNV-xMpnrUjSnhwDzX9wHH4/s320/IMG_7272.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />We had a great time and will definately have to visit again!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" /></a> </p>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566271206756570866.post-10082224843521376222010-06-21T23:11:00.012-05:002010-06-21T23:30:39.907-05:00Just us!<div align="center"><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPuy9YNwBteaEWBfksvIcIznfiI0_EQJRyA99J0KjZvfd8FusFya0t578QTEHry_HqU6pE6oF_r6Spt7wjmmHonBhiRYvnugOiX-ZUutLLJMZ6XGkDEl-dpC-KV7Bb4Ys2pfEndhEnIw/s1600/IMG_6610.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485447903197057362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPuy9YNwBteaEWBfksvIcIznfiI0_EQJRyA99J0KjZvfd8FusFya0t578QTEHry_HqU6pE6oF_r6Spt7wjmmHonBhiRYvnugOiX-ZUutLLJMZ6XGkDEl-dpC-KV7Bb4Ys2pfEndhEnIw/s320/IMG_6610.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />For the first time since Chad and I have had our two babies, we took a vacation, just the 4 of us!<br />It was so. relaxing!<br />We did just what WE wanted to do. No hurries. No worries.<br />We went down to Gulf Shores just before the oil arrived there. The beach was beautiful! I enjoyed every minute of it! The kids did too. They played and swam and had a great time!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl0meulNizzS4H0MCc7h71uDRQIilXsGH3j5PuA6htrQJc0dpN5Tg-3-fphidb2xqXJ5RZmdbj9iSdWuzmAt7gSoHf5Gcl7ImV_CqEWBBYtA7hUwbnIKIznmaJQkOfAvP1OlzCAhdJzA/s1600/IMG_6495.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485448343066415090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl0meulNizzS4H0MCc7h71uDRQIilXsGH3j5PuA6htrQJc0dpN5Tg-3-fphidb2xqXJ5RZmdbj9iSdWuzmAt7gSoHf5Gcl7ImV_CqEWBBYtA7hUwbnIKIznmaJQkOfAvP1OlzCAhdJzA/s320/IMG_6495.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLrVAiCThuOnyBb45ZGC-l-Kg0zEB7o0h3lx6th4A8OA-fO1Iny2E8bX3QPhP0zP6glLoq26y1WBviu9dQldLxFKU0jWz8aohjxOeYD5BslG0JeI2wx9-0xWymESdR0ztAvENMdt3brg/s1600/IMG_6496.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485448559915982162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLrVAiCThuOnyBb45ZGC-l-Kg0zEB7o0h3lx6th4A8OA-fO1Iny2E8bX3QPhP0zP6glLoq26y1WBviu9dQldLxFKU0jWz8aohjxOeYD5BslG0JeI2wx9-0xWymESdR0ztAvENMdt3brg/s320/IMG_6496.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />We visited LuLu's as we do every time we go to Gulf Shores! Chad and I love that place! What's better than eating with live music, no walls (the walls roll up and it is open), on the bay, and good food?<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFan9FPZvHXc3ZVs0Fwu_JmpGC5LRkuMHqjS_DdwyLKDz8q8BHjPtOw_XHFNEkaTu-Et__u41Tvf9e0xHoPlVI0X11TzO1PuXCSbpw0B2rXQ9s1MZAyHLazd3EKAE6MDPjEhq8cZbPvTM/s1600/IMG_6512.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485448893376525938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFan9FPZvHXc3ZVs0Fwu_JmpGC5LRkuMHqjS_DdwyLKDz8q8BHjPtOw_XHFNEkaTu-Et__u41Tvf9e0xHoPlVI0X11TzO1PuXCSbpw0B2rXQ9s1MZAyHLazd3EKAE6MDPjEhq8cZbPvTM/s320/IMG_6512.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6br-UajKnVesA_VMnzFhS45UB9pT1vO7YuSY364V71KnmR-3xYwTM9PWknSmpiL2X9DQyX3Gh0P7NBSTB7IBsmY1Hm-F2MSYijLSPEHpK6IlUCerRyLcanH5BKs3Qb4cdhfZc0ht0Dc/s1600/IMG_6511.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485449183215965058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6br-UajKnVesA_VMnzFhS45UB9pT1vO7YuSY364V71KnmR-3xYwTM9PWknSmpiL2X9DQyX3Gh0P7NBSTB7IBsmY1Hm-F2MSYijLSPEHpK6IlUCerRyLcanH5BKs3Qb4cdhfZc0ht0Dc/s320/IMG_6511.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />And of course, we visited The Track! This is something else we do every time we go to Gulf Shores. Chad and Duke and Molly and I always pair up and race several times around the doubles go cart track. It's ALWAYS a blast!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLnZn6EgehR2X-pjIVMvVbILKmf8rYeR_hwJlcUNVDaM02scRat8sTP01EoOJSGvR337AGeVWFY4c0c9OqSMZBGglsoBnVIUiCi8J56osO8n0hSL4Bngxnbn22K39ZdOPjz3aC4LliUM/s1600/IMG_6574.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485449540464505314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLnZn6EgehR2X-pjIVMvVbILKmf8rYeR_hwJlcUNVDaM02scRat8sTP01EoOJSGvR337AGeVWFY4c0c9OqSMZBGglsoBnVIUiCi8J56osO8n0hSL4Bngxnbn22K39ZdOPjz3aC4LliUM/s320/IMG_6574.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGMBgb6z9uE7KeVDdomfejAYwYmkJt-yiOdeUrlEh2oqnY2Nqf15eYBAMif8yRitqZu_DGrvW22OG2vGTqAFq2RKEuCNizh57ueJ1eby_cjqRuwuxRPD44asEn6CGhB4zhkdmIvEpRfo/s1600/IMG_6579.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485449781524722930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGMBgb6z9uE7KeVDdomfejAYwYmkJt-yiOdeUrlEh2oqnY2Nqf15eYBAMif8yRitqZu_DGrvW22OG2vGTqAFq2RKEuCNizh57ueJ1eby_cjqRuwuxRPD44asEn6CGhB4zhkdmIvEpRfo/s320/IMG_6579.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />And I have taken the kids pic in this car every year since Duke was just a baby! ha!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbQ0Vm_1R0zcayh31eoAO_j0DUi1y85tR8KsGxqf9893LhvKlvW87fbC73mE1XoctzxCb701AG_89URyK-2q1tdPlPhVNX42zSXyPhPhoMdOZY99XmssTOwtx6ck8grqtXfuQnOE9zuc/s1600/IMG_6580.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485450041058467778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbQ0Vm_1R0zcayh31eoAO_j0DUi1y85tR8KsGxqf9893LhvKlvW87fbC73mE1XoctzxCb701AG_89URyK-2q1tdPlPhVNX42zSXyPhPhoMdOZY99XmssTOwtx6ck8grqtXfuQnOE9zuc/s320/IMG_6580.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Crab hunting has also become a tradition at the beach. The kids love it!<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SzqSJMIDXRSOXWbZkGMIavoKMSVkYDx_9NqtzbHpvEQHlQEpPH2EbFDn9YYUzYzmHIOvPKCg4PstvNatCNvPS83cNhn2gTTt0mKBDppBfTlCVHFAic8fnzbxofMn42eMyGIUKdGMlmM/s1600/IMG_6625.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485450407765987266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SzqSJMIDXRSOXWbZkGMIavoKMSVkYDx_9NqtzbHpvEQHlQEpPH2EbFDn9YYUzYzmHIOvPKCg4PstvNatCNvPS83cNhn2gTTt0mKBDppBfTlCVHFAic8fnzbxofMn42eMyGIUKdGMlmM/s320/IMG_6625.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />We can't wait to do this again! It was special.<br /><br /><a href="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/jmparris73/signaturecrystalcopy-1.jpg" /></a> </p>Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12113764068790118732noreply@blogger.com2