tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721011970739133132024-03-14T04:00:34.562-07:00The Roland FamilyLiving Life in Our HomeMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-19072972096349514872014-08-18T14:34:00.000-07:002014-08-18T14:34:12.893-07:00What's Been Happening... <span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends and family!</span><br />
<br />
It's been a while since I've been on here but there is so much that has happened in our family over the last few months. The Lord has been so very faithful as He has lead us and provided for us! Here is a quick look at all that has happened.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKznGOQXGOotcZzKXjkfQUh0OnoVIZnE3eqRBgdj0mGCV7Pmsdy4qQ5ZZX9YgW6JGVbrxXnIEg3PG-13bfy3ucMfqJsUSMsCmlzaKc2WUYdSd1YIF1KclX8m-DHgIP0DE5oKaUoBxlss/s1600/IMG_0951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKznGOQXGOotcZzKXjkfQUh0OnoVIZnE3eqRBgdj0mGCV7Pmsdy4qQ5ZZX9YgW6JGVbrxXnIEg3PG-13bfy3ucMfqJsUSMsCmlzaKc2WUYdSd1YIF1KclX8m-DHgIP0DE5oKaUoBxlss/s1600/IMG_0951.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Kyle GRADUATED from Southern Seminary on May 16th!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
He received his masters in Family Ministry and Discipleship. I am SO very proud of him for his hard work over the last 6 years as he took classes and worked hard to provide for his family!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilhzIuzqIQuUEL-Ht6zkUMRCr7h-71nZV9W6TVsTDUBMLz8Sv8nozNUE785-cEW5E_S4xro-LgAcgd8_2zjKhDHFcXvv4ffRit99xVQGeYVu2MLF99EkcJz7UoYlJBjTKfw-m_BbTvwU/s1600/IMG_0999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilhzIuzqIQuUEL-Ht6zkUMRCr7h-71nZV9W6TVsTDUBMLz8Sv8nozNUE785-cEW5E_S4xro-LgAcgd8_2zjKhDHFcXvv4ffRit99xVQGeYVu2MLF99EkcJz7UoYlJBjTKfw-m_BbTvwU/s1600/IMG_0999.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Both of our families came to Kentucky to encourage us and support us as Kyle graduated!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHMO4nEorZHJVDVodcRPKV0kK3msR2rPunqmWwGnVMgM68BCCpwNqxCM-CdDV3iW5PFDDZGldcMJT3J738tjcpCROTZeNHqflsxotA2WychbT_pHD48JcFzGHQucGKSp7eK-v-NTcJG4/s1600/IMG_1245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHMO4nEorZHJVDVodcRPKV0kK3msR2rPunqmWwGnVMgM68BCCpwNqxCM-CdDV3iW5PFDDZGldcMJT3J738tjcpCROTZeNHqflsxotA2WychbT_pHD48JcFzGHQucGKSp7eK-v-NTcJG4/s1600/IMG_1245.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Three weeks later... WE MOVED TO TEXAS!!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingMSu0YpTrsVE2qoW8IBM67zwucWwJA0bUg6MFEPLbSBLXT0mt7i6lSXf0O9J8yWbMI9MGaaZ8HWLSBTVLD_lErINBYRtwEL9797RKjqgtCmduzF91veDfijoZTZCedUn8Q2UtaQhEec/s1600/IMG_1555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingMSu0YpTrsVE2qoW8IBM67zwucWwJA0bUg6MFEPLbSBLXT0mt7i6lSXf0O9J8yWbMI9MGaaZ8HWLSBTVLD_lErINBYRtwEL9797RKjqgtCmduzF91veDfijoZTZCedUn8Q2UtaQhEec/s1600/IMG_1555.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The Lord provided a massive truck for us to move our little apartment in. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2IhmVh12nbhindvzo728NZVd6Hp_WxC4hUGKquJDsmUtQd8eOKME3TX1hMBvQUYNGOTOgO5OMM2U7e5uEE6fVxRSGs9j_ESlXZ_um0jcF6HepxnpWTIpgCmc5Q7hPR6UKpz-lXk17Gs/s1600/IMG_1556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2IhmVh12nbhindvzo728NZVd6Hp_WxC4hUGKquJDsmUtQd8eOKME3TX1hMBvQUYNGOTOgO5OMM2U7e5uEE6fVxRSGs9j_ESlXZ_um0jcF6HepxnpWTIpgCmc5Q7hPR6UKpz-lXk17Gs/s1600/IMG_1556.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Our girls were so excited to see the BIG yellow truck and even to this day, when Kaitlin sees a big Penske truck driving past us, she yells out "there's our big truck!" haha... </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fXat4uu7BwZGrom-uDPiQUUhsYR4FL8CMpOd4kOoRltAkLa4Lj-1fB75dcWiCG-y_RDPWCsP9swYJNVUaOIjveQG3x7fwuJ-AQ44_am6C05GB90frEVSlACChLA1jdLh-Seq6eThYkI/s1600/IMG_1578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fXat4uu7BwZGrom-uDPiQUUhsYR4FL8CMpOd4kOoRltAkLa4Lj-1fB75dcWiCG-y_RDPWCsP9swYJNVUaOIjveQG3x7fwuJ-AQ44_am6C05GB90frEVSlACChLA1jdLh-Seq6eThYkI/s1600/IMG_1578.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qyPX_cwUrvtw-oNUDceh68wgANRFDBGMj6l2A1yAb2QT5a18_jcUrCvJuFfG2DSC3Z3DZV4pJ2CYv6aqvXbd2jWR21DHBurB528Vi6yqQDf9laSlPj52RlmR41gWox_R7CK6cEZRwLk/s1600/IMG_1629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qyPX_cwUrvtw-oNUDceh68wgANRFDBGMj6l2A1yAb2QT5a18_jcUrCvJuFfG2DSC3Z3DZV4pJ2CYv6aqvXbd2jWR21DHBurB528Vi6yqQDf9laSlPj52RlmR41gWox_R7CK6cEZRwLk/s1600/IMG_1629.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
So many guys came to help Kyle load the truck and a few girls came too to help me clean the apt. We could not have done it all without their amazing help! My parents also stayed in Louisville for THREE weeks to help us pack up and move. My Mom helped me drive our car and the girls to Texas too. SUCH A BLESSING! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEget5aUtJMWeqfO7cd0WDiXa5YeZ9iN2L4ebWSGFegiupGZjZL6JLAMV-mb4wtq28EO-uevL5dPmmInkDHo2LZrs5y7nH8U3E52InhcNLqcK6aH468RQtiifCNvjSt48vsoRmGn5QHV82M/s1600/IMG_1702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEget5aUtJMWeqfO7cd0WDiXa5YeZ9iN2L4ebWSGFegiupGZjZL6JLAMV-mb4wtq28EO-uevL5dPmmInkDHo2LZrs5y7nH8U3E52InhcNLqcK6aH468RQtiifCNvjSt48vsoRmGn5QHV82M/s1600/IMG_1702.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Then came all the many sad goodbyes. There were many tears shed and so many friendships that we hold so very dear. We still consider Kentucky our family's home because of the many years, friendships, and memories that we shared there.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwdMoh3TiQOtJqwhu49hrG7FoE_Qq487_gsBBLiOksyTN8q70SVYnHDNcMMNdAQCRpql_Y_Be4k_Hh8KciC0pEfWPMo8aXWzV8yXckS4IBx4SWCKaEvrigi97DTgN4qxtH_kgjCJeLTM/s1600/IMG_1481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwdMoh3TiQOtJqwhu49hrG7FoE_Qq487_gsBBLiOksyTN8q70SVYnHDNcMMNdAQCRpql_Y_Be4k_Hh8KciC0pEfWPMo8aXWzV8yXckS4IBx4SWCKaEvrigi97DTgN4qxtH_kgjCJeLTM/s1600/IMG_1481.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our dear friends threw us a going away party! It meant so very much! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKP-7Pvs_w52RLqbLTdMdFovnFSr4VaczxYtrtXX033U4FuPxPaJiXpfR2Ms0u43G6Gnhxj8lvB-mJG19R9_KWZfBuwc5CYY1tKEYLqCepRIVKmetljS5dn-lQ3glqB9hvOzCQIHb7S0/s1600/IMG_1478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKP-7Pvs_w52RLqbLTdMdFovnFSr4VaczxYtrtXX033U4FuPxPaJiXpfR2Ms0u43G6Gnhxj8lvB-mJG19R9_KWZfBuwc5CYY1tKEYLqCepRIVKmetljS5dn-lQ3glqB9hvOzCQIHb7S0/s1600/IMG_1478.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
These wonderful friends were our Louisville family. We love them all (plus many others not pictured) so very much! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCv_smFMdcOwll_Ph6b8IxAoExHg325x5Oz3lQgnYKCeM0ZhpTbJo66vWaItrvVja_yPB07JX93C6JLLJuSWdfvEEYVvo_YQdHfLE0ezld3RBfEuPgQQikq_CLsWBV8Hp5Vag37aZykKc/s1600/IMG_1518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCv_smFMdcOwll_Ph6b8IxAoExHg325x5Oz3lQgnYKCeM0ZhpTbJo66vWaItrvVja_yPB07JX93C6JLLJuSWdfvEEYVvo_YQdHfLE0ezld3RBfEuPgQQikq_CLsWBV8Hp5Vag37aZykKc/s1600/IMG_1518.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9JZjq1iVEGgAxsmswklTvz4SzjEI4SGANo1ajH1TtvxVWk-5TbDxq50K1wdpnmympo54m8q3ejRL9CbzdCvoM2AicKzJjvuF7QW-3wHPtZ7CMbZW8F1NMSkBZjJzqjMTxwPhhf5ULWs/s1600/IMG_1304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9JZjq1iVEGgAxsmswklTvz4SzjEI4SGANo1ajH1TtvxVWk-5TbDxq50K1wdpnmympo54m8q3ejRL9CbzdCvoM2AicKzJjvuF7QW-3wHPtZ7CMbZW8F1NMSkBZjJzqjMTxwPhhf5ULWs/s1600/IMG_1304.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBVoaFdxkTTnMDAM3B9ARIMthcDCZ9fIyOaSAbVyI1sM34exKzmAl2JtMCXAK74cnEcB2Zayi9scv0K-v8ZgYBWDV58z_GCm71zim_VzgZgOE1P69v208GA11r6eenfBl9Z_M4z4vfqM/s1600/IMG_1415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBVoaFdxkTTnMDAM3B9ARIMthcDCZ9fIyOaSAbVyI1sM34exKzmAl2JtMCXAK74cnEcB2Zayi9scv0K-v8ZgYBWDV58z_GCm71zim_VzgZgOE1P69v208GA11r6eenfBl9Z_M4z4vfqM/s1600/IMG_1415.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">TEXAS</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Back in March, when my Grandfather died in Texas, the Lord miraculously provided for our family to fly down and attend his funeral. While we were in Texas, we both felt individually the Lord drawing our hearts to be apart of my home church, Calvary Bible. We went out for a date together and Kyle brought up the desire in his heart and I excitedly echoed that the Lord had placed the same desire in my heart. Knowing what a solid church it is, we felt that we could plug in there in hopes to be trained for further ministry in the future. We don't know if the Lord will call us to full-time ministry in the future or just lay-ministry, but either way, we wanted to be connected into a church that could provide us with much training. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We began to pray that if the Lord wanted us in Texas that He would provide a job and a home for us. Within just two months the Lord had provided BOTH! In June, Kyle started working for Voss Lighting, a 75 year old Christian Lighting Company. He loves his job and works with wonderful, godly men. We also began renting my Grandparents' home for a season until we find our new family home here. The house is on 5 acres of land and we get to wake up to beautiful Texas sunrises and enjoy the shade of a ton of trees that surround our house. Did I mention... its a HOUSE? We've always lived in apartments our whole married life so living in a house with a yard has been such a blessing for our family! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvS0X3_kI7lSwPqwe1eIGlO9I0DEyo-q8t8uh6U4DNq6OMlF50J1rxXem0WScnmb_atp7nuPZ8kT4BCYJ1Ibgj-Wi2cyaiO4sXKV5osJpK8n7cFL7c8vc9nAW_P_CTTRfuOrlHF3qwnow/s1600/IMG_1775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvS0X3_kI7lSwPqwe1eIGlO9I0DEyo-q8t8uh6U4DNq6OMlF50J1rxXem0WScnmb_atp7nuPZ8kT4BCYJ1Ibgj-Wi2cyaiO4sXKV5osJpK8n7cFL7c8vc9nAW_P_CTTRfuOrlHF3qwnow/s1600/IMG_1775.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our girls absolutely LOVE playing in their big yard! They daily go outside to collect bugs and feathers. :-)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFX4Q5oCb3YB9G4YzRKD41YvxAZdEDL-RLJ4pfMDi_3IN_z_EkIXFAw-uEbvLSfXeSJNP2BQxd3o89UQDA1bpWBgv8j2S65JclVD4BZrCuZdqDA5KsM7HDu81qwIZY-NgZt7g4NPcwQog/s1600/IMG_1728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFX4Q5oCb3YB9G4YzRKD41YvxAZdEDL-RLJ4pfMDi_3IN_z_EkIXFAw-uEbvLSfXeSJNP2BQxd3o89UQDA1bpWBgv8j2S65JclVD4BZrCuZdqDA5KsM7HDu81qwIZY-NgZt7g4NPcwQog/s1600/IMG_1728.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our family is so very thankful for the ways that He is leading us and for all the provisions He has made for us during this season of life. We are thrilled to be in Texas now, although we miss our Georgia and Kentucky family. We are excited to see how the Lord will grow us and lead us as we seek to be faithful in each season. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo25He4ozDpduuFUKNUHqePkRD8iyIFfu0Okr3ei1og5VKsItiBvI4b14TKa_f0WnyPvUnp0sdBzDmDYyzw7GPkNQSyiMnzcyn7gLQEctFfV1S491erxIonSW6wYWABYn3SQwfgoqSUTI/s1600/IMG_1859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo25He4ozDpduuFUKNUHqePkRD8iyIFfu0Okr3ei1og5VKsItiBvI4b14TKa_f0WnyPvUnp0sdBzDmDYyzw7GPkNQSyiMnzcyn7gLQEctFfV1S491erxIonSW6wYWABYn3SQwfgoqSUTI/s1600/IMG_1859.JPG" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-79254433078692339392014-04-09T20:23:00.001-07:002014-04-09T20:42:20.511-07:00New Book: "Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full: Gospel Meditations For Busy Moms"<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/04/09/1155.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/04/09/s_1155.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='157' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/crosswaymedia/treasuringchrist">Watch Video Here </a><br /><br />Tonight I started to read a little booklet that I got at the CBMW conference this week called: Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full: Gospel Meditations for Busy Moms by Gloria Furman. (The entire book was just published this March! I can't wait to buy it!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/04/09/1156.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/04/09/s_1156.jpg' border='0' width='183' height='280' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Just in the short first introductory chapter my heart was spoken to as I read the words from another mom with young children who wrote of looking to Christ and His gospel for your strength and not to the world. <br /><br />I must share some of my favorite quotes thus far:<br /><br />"It doesn't matter where you are from or what your circumstances are; the greatest reality a mother can appreciate and rest in is the work that Jesus has done on the cross on our behalf. " (pg. 14)<br /><br />"Day and night, moment by moment, we must choose to rest in Jesus. That's what it means to treasure Christ when your hands are full, whether you have one child or a dozen. " (pg. 15)<br /><br />"Because of the gospel, we mothers can rejoice as we find our hands full of blessings in Jesus, because all we know is Grace. " (pg. 15)<br /><br />This here is my favorite quote of them all:<br /><br />"The gospel stands above and beyond all the most practical, family-friendly, or cost-effective philosophies of mothering. The good news of Jesus Christ is superior to our to-do lists and metaphorical mother-of-the-year trophies. This is because the greatest problem a mother has is not a lack of creativity, accomplishment, or skill, but her inability to Love God and others as Jesus loves her (John 13:34)." (pg. 18) <br /><br />WOW!!! What conviction! What humility that brings to ponder that my greatest problem is not that I completely fail at mothering many days... or that I can't keep my house clean with toddlers... it's that I cannot love God or others apart from Christ! Instead of focusing on all of my failures and struggles as a mom, I need to focus on God and how I stand before Him. <br /><br />Because of Christ: FORGIVEN! <br /><br />I cannot wait to delve into this book and learn more about applying the truth of the gospel to motherhood. My heart longs to grow in this and to be found faithful!<br /><br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-51071696760360958682014-04-09T08:00:00.000-07:002014-04-09T08:00:00.058-07:00New Books to Read! At the <a href="http://livinglifeinourhome.blogspot.com/2014/04/cbmw-conference-2014.html" target="_blank">CBMW Conference</a> that I attended yesterday, each person received a free bag of books to take home. I'm super excited about a couple of them, specifically for women and mothers. Here are the titles:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Christ-Chaos-Gospel-Changes-Motherhood/dp/1936760703" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50iDprGappcJBrB9kQmIMi8Ya5XhlqdkzQXSh14FJjiGgr5uNT24jV4NbNeqgW7_6uWit6SFG6iOQ3FUDxcze6JrfcaaHAgKq9VlYNZaLNxG8LidR_axjHCjzshYUO2dioQo62kcTUqg/s1600/Christ+in+the+Chaos+Pic.jpg" height="320" width="207" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Christ-Chaos-Gospel-Changes-Motherhood/dp/1936760703" target="_blank">Christ in the Chaos: How the Gospel Changes Motherhood</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
by Kimm Crandall</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm pretty sure that I NEED to read this book! haha... Chaos? Motherhood? Yup! I need it! :-) </div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tIVxgAQrESvLV52BKai-KCd_QWvImQrxOsmaPnZmYf3pWx8jkRj5SLZbdjFrrzKtaT5to4-QS3j48RhUlq_kgysSnVBy1XvVxd4ctKtxPhscJOY9kwVKob1Sv88BTpgPaIehAdS-gRQ/s1600/measure-of-success.jpg" height="320" width="207" /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Measure-Success-Uncovering-Perspective/dp/1433679922" target="_blank">The Measure of Success: Uncovering the Biblical Perspective on Women, Work, and the Home</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
by Carolyn McCully with Nora Shank</div>
I read Carolyn's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Did-Kiss-Marriage-Goodbye-Trusting/dp/1581345798/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397010366&sr=1-1&keywords=did+I+kiss+marriage+goodbye%3F" target="_blank">"Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? Trusting God with a Hope Deferred" </a>as a single adult and loved her heart and writing! I can't wait to see what this new book has to offer!<br />
<br />
Check out an interview with Carolyn <a href="http://cbmw.org/women/womanhood/measuring-a-womans-success-an-interview-with-carolyn-mcculley/" target="_blank">HERE</a> about her new book!<br />
<br />
<u>A couple fun books for Kyle:</u><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgHiATEm2GzM97EUd8Cu7n0zpOvTXjdvv5-Yt59ExI8HB1R8THdyLhUQ2hIye6cdnpdzsLOcr_QJtuBapSoOBRLhvkQcTXvLtz1f2sWBNidK_0zDIf20jXl5UVE0l6AeiQWaXPgelbi8/s1600/ManhoodRestoredCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgHiATEm2GzM97EUd8Cu7n0zpOvTXjdvv5-Yt59ExI8HB1R8THdyLhUQ2hIye6cdnpdzsLOcr_QJtuBapSoOBRLhvkQcTXvLtz1f2sWBNidK_0zDIf20jXl5UVE0l6AeiQWaXPgelbi8/s1600/ManhoodRestoredCover.jpg" height="320" width="206" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Manhood-Restored-Gospel-Makes-Whole/dp/1433679949/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397010484&sr=1-1&keywords=manhood+restored" target="_blank">Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
by Eric Mason</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8vypNwPhM3mpqbM3smJp3B3z0QPr4072kixugYC3rqPWQQIXhbQSXFrL2lt1zkQAxt7GlVCbmJaFQKX_wYwqWjVB2kF5-g1Mg1s1HCUKIPzTM4_CBlsQdtTGSgBglrZdX4B4h5s0OEo/s1600/PrepareThemToShepherd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8vypNwPhM3mpqbM3smJp3B3z0QPr4072kixugYC3rqPWQQIXhbQSXFrL2lt1zkQAxt7GlVCbmJaFQKX_wYwqWjVB2kF5-g1Mg1s1HCUKIPzTM4_CBlsQdtTGSgBglrZdX4B4h5s0OEo/s1600/PrepareThemToShepherd.jpg" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.zondervan.com/prepare-them-to-shepherd.html" target="_blank">Prepare Them To Shepherd: Test, Train, Affirm, and Send the Next Generation of Pastors</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
by Brian Croft</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<u>For Both of Us:</u></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqoo5dsSLbpHfrptPq_SKSn8H8SI8D3KWDeRsCcXMeE_EFna-myCgJ4fAPUJ7gE4Gm_lTs6ugw3lKbpzV-iVF2QVN5xzfox5akjw6mMgaSdRxm_ysL7KVlzmYkLw4O8EijkFIiwuWtT4/s1600/risky-gospel-owen-strachan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqoo5dsSLbpHfrptPq_SKSn8H8SI8D3KWDeRsCcXMeE_EFna-myCgJ4fAPUJ7gE4Gm_lTs6ugw3lKbpzV-iVF2QVN5xzfox5akjw6mMgaSdRxm_ysL7KVlzmYkLw4O8EijkFIiwuWtT4/s1600/risky-gospel-owen-strachan.jpg" height="320" width="212" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Risky-Gospel-Abandon-Something-Awesome/dp/1400205794" target="_blank">Risky Gospel: Abandon Fear and Build Something Awesome</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
by Owen Strachan</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-36831368885550554882014-04-08T19:07:00.001-07:002014-04-08T19:43:25.554-07:00CBMW Conference 2014<br />
Today I enjoyed the privilege of attending a conference by the <a href="http://cbmw.org/" target="_blank">Counsel on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood</a> as a pre-conference to the <a href="http://t4g.org/" target="_blank">Together For the Gospel</a> conference, happening here in Kentucky these next three days.<br />
<br />
Here is a video of what we got to expect from the conference:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/86520043" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></div>
<br />
We were not disappointed and by the time I finished taking notes off each session, my thumb was more than sore! Haha...<br />
<br />
If you're not familiar with the term "Complementarianism", you can read more in this fun read called <a href="http://cbmw.org/uncategorized/complementarianism-for-dummies/" target="_blank">Complementarianism for Dummies. </a><br />
<br />
<b>Here are a few of my favorite quotes:</b><br />
<br />
*<a href="http://mattsvo.com/2014/04/08/live-blogging-cbmw-conference/" target="_blank">See Here for the Live Blog from the Conference. </a>*<br />
<br />
"Complementarianism is important because God has created men and women different. These differences need to be recognized and taken account of in the course of Christian discipleship." -Ligeon Duncan<br />
<br />
"Men and women face different temptations. If we don't recognize this, we fail in Christian discipleship." -Ligeon Duncan<br />
<br />
Kevin DeYoung spoke about the "eager posture" of men and women. The woman's biblical posture is to be a helper to her husband. The man's biblical posture is to lead his wife. <u>"The most important posture in complementarianism is not for the woman to sit down but for the man to stand up."</u><br />
<br />
Complementarianism is not about forcing women to submit or making them slaves to their husbands who rule them with iron fists. Rather, its encouraging men to STEP UP and take on their God-given roles of servant-leadership in their homes and for the wife to willingly support and submit to him as her leader and head.<br />
<br />
For the Women's Panel, there were a couple quotes that really stood out to me too:<br />
<br />
"Respect your husband through the little kindnesses that were characteristic of your dating." - Candice Watters<br />
<br />
"When you see things you desire to change in your husband, pray for him in that. This is work and growth that only God can do." - Jodi Ware<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/04/08/1072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/04/08/s_1072.jpg" height="320" style="margin: 5px;" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Lastly, I must post a fun picture of my dear friends who attended the conference with me. We then enjoyed lunch together at Zoe's Kitchen. It was my first time eating there and Oh My Goodness! How have I been missing out on this Mediterranean food? I LOVE greek-style food! Yum!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
To read some wonderful articles for women, specifically, check out <a href="http://cbmw.org/category/women/" target="_blank">this link for the CBMW. </a></div>
<a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/04/08/1072.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-31948357623057513962014-01-21T08:02:00.001-08:002014-01-21T08:11:10.773-08:00Family Christmas MemoriesI know we're almost a month out from Christmas but I wanted to posted just a few more fun memories to the blog so our family can reminisce the wonderful time we had together.<br /><br />This year all the cousins were finally old enough to have a Christmas Eve Slumber party! My brother and his wife had our little family over to spend the night so our kids could all wake up on Christmas morning together. I have to admit this is one of my favorite memories from this year! <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/704.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_704.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Sorry the photos are blurry! The kids were excited! PaPop and Grammie gave all the grandkids matching puppy dog blankets to snuggle with on Christmas Eve. My girls still LOVE their blankets, even a month later! <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/705.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_705.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Beautiful, sweet Abigail! <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/706.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_706.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Opening presents Christmas morning! <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/707.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_707.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Princess dresses from Grammie and PaPop!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/708.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_708.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />"Stuffy" from Doc McStuffins from Uncie, Aunt Lisa, and the boys!<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/709.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_709.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />A beautiful Cinderella dress, tiara, shoes, jewelry, and purse from Mimi and Papa C. <br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/710.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_710.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Kaitlin wasn't as into opening gifts as Abigail but she enjoyed seeing what everyone else got! :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/711.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_711.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />The girls were definitely very blessed by their family with many fun books and toys! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/747.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_747.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Christmas breakfast! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/748.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_748.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/712.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_712.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Abigail and Grammie<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/713.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_713.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Abigail and Kaitlin (and Cedie)<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=14/01/21/714.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/14/01/21/s_714.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Cousins! <br /><br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-77255700160140442402014-01-07T19:11:00.000-08:002014-01-07T19:20:08.131-08:00Christmas in Texas RecapOur family had planned to stay home this year for Christmas and celebrate it with Kyle's parents. However, upon my Granddad's health becoming weaker, some of our family encouraged us that it would be a good time to come down and see him. Kyle's parents graciously gave up "their turn" to have us for Christmas and let us go be a blessing to my family during this time.<br />
<br />
Upon arriving in Texas, we enjoyed a wonderful Saturday at my parent's home with my brother and his family and my grandparents (who now live with my parents). Sunday morning we got up and headed to church to visit some sweet friends. After church I called to check in and my Dad told me that my Granddad had a severe stroke that morning while we were gone and they were at the hospital with him. We headed right up to the hospital to see how he was doing. Sadly, at that time he had lost the use of his right side, his speech, his vision had been affected, and he was not passing their swallow test.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXlwygjwTHflFg5qJOcBbfhtE1bA99d_klLeQ_zCdzAlmd85CIcwPY4sypXAH25xmdp_z_avKF00aicElXdppAAuIF9uZl708YBx8iSNrj7k2GclTn5EPHuT3dbV3cd_2hAx4Dk_dszk/s1600/IMG_7278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXlwygjwTHflFg5qJOcBbfhtE1bA99d_klLeQ_zCdzAlmd85CIcwPY4sypXAH25xmdp_z_avKF00aicElXdppAAuIF9uZl708YBx8iSNrj7k2GclTn5EPHuT3dbV3cd_2hAx4Dk_dszk/s1600/IMG_7278.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
My parents, Grandmother, and Uncle and Aunt were all there with him, watching over him and caring for him as they could.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuW9CrsqxHsfUQtQl1Pzf8C-r6SZPWzVQF94D8CvDOZXQghmug8ynP1Oe_gLnllB3iqmRyRq63M7MwHr5503vGV5u2JpZDDQEBIToOxHemawNstOUjjyLWmcIuXb0GnJY639JBdXeRU0/s1600/IMG_7280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuW9CrsqxHsfUQtQl1Pzf8C-r6SZPWzVQF94D8CvDOZXQghmug8ynP1Oe_gLnllB3iqmRyRq63M7MwHr5503vGV5u2JpZDDQEBIToOxHemawNstOUjjyLWmcIuXb0GnJY639JBdXeRU0/s1600/IMG_7280.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
At age 91, my Granddad is not a quitter though and he quickly showed them that he could still take care of himself. The next day, he was feeding himself food and swallowing! Praise God! As the last couple of weeks have gone on, he has regained more movement in his right side and can even walk a little! He can say a few things but most words are still mumbles. He recognizes us and communicates the best he can.<br />
<br />
Our Christmas plans were immediately changed when all of this happened! Our week turned into loving on and visiting Granddad as much as we could. Christmas day we all went up to see him and take him his gifts.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe5olD5NZRV6CTPmDK76eqWLWe9zQe8iqbTn5o8jen9VZ-QbkfyQuC8jeGX-TD-IfajWQFdu3gX-lLEvf-vMoOSSVkqyI9TH2hV4rNxyD495APeVN0pML-a8MSHJWHSyFuNWA8DTrHZ8/s1600/IMG_7590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe5olD5NZRV6CTPmDK76eqWLWe9zQe8iqbTn5o8jen9VZ-QbkfyQuC8jeGX-TD-IfajWQFdu3gX-lLEvf-vMoOSSVkqyI9TH2hV4rNxyD495APeVN0pML-a8MSHJWHSyFuNWA8DTrHZ8/s1600/IMG_7590.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Many of our family gathered in this room with our beloved Granddad! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7p1jNaNGP5BF7jUzcwj8RW5SORZAVHygnMvaXCqPFgbte-UcWuq7bFZjM9VTDRIhDAZsaPScSawJPjnfuWgjBxzhOEqnc5L5VMI3tIoFN1fF2nKT6tPD5jlgBV-0JsTZLGz3zwmTtQw/s1600/IMG_7505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7p1jNaNGP5BF7jUzcwj8RW5SORZAVHygnMvaXCqPFgbte-UcWuq7bFZjM9VTDRIhDAZsaPScSawJPjnfuWgjBxzhOEqnc5L5VMI3tIoFN1fF2nKT6tPD5jlgBV-0JsTZLGz3zwmTtQw/s1600/IMG_7505.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Kaitlin getting to talk with Granddad</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgvmq9PQ89BwLQqYqXrALaxR4vWhQ1NW5LZpJzHNJrfkPa29cp_UyXc-yLvKtfDRtYhdaqA6-067DTA-xC3E0PeOv-qf9COr0jZVNK2GRjgr32TahsErmDQNz9PQRlRYfgSFfeajtXLE/s1600/IMG_7510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgvmq9PQ89BwLQqYqXrALaxR4vWhQ1NW5LZpJzHNJrfkPa29cp_UyXc-yLvKtfDRtYhdaqA6-067DTA-xC3E0PeOv-qf9COr0jZVNK2GRjgr32TahsErmDQNz9PQRlRYfgSFfeajtXLE/s1600/IMG_7510.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I will never forget the tears of joy that welled up in his eyes when he saw the boys open their gifts with excitement from Grandmother and Granddad! He loves all his great-grands so much!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP6GqTl0ahEfhgQN8bAbZWtep7LScV6EzE1xgRGp6xDb9EMra0Fq2OGILZ_IfcNeYkLejOmFugG6KN873v1N1hxxChsB9YloIvlsXLdxRxcvMUzgug0D5BdHSF-es2iMwPXkkprrxrcE/s1600/IMG_7514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpP6GqTl0ahEfhgQN8bAbZWtep7LScV6EzE1xgRGp6xDb9EMra0Fq2OGILZ_IfcNeYkLejOmFugG6KN873v1N1hxxChsB9YloIvlsXLdxRxcvMUzgug0D5BdHSF-es2iMwPXkkprrxrcE/s1600/IMG_7514.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Kaitlin opening her gift with Uncie. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kpp6PAr7Cl7kA_uKjPZvPTiJLr9u7OvYu5oVmKWoOMqu89Ogz1K1AekJG0ycdfhXUGWbaFY0gWZzYojbMbbdOpZu8sQdwzCjg96xwyZrRn-D2JwRjVYrAFpToHLTPanaQDNy3msA-9s/s1600/IMG_7509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kpp6PAr7Cl7kA_uKjPZvPTiJLr9u7OvYu5oVmKWoOMqu89Ogz1K1AekJG0ycdfhXUGWbaFY0gWZzYojbMbbdOpZu8sQdwzCjg96xwyZrRn-D2JwRjVYrAFpToHLTPanaQDNy3msA-9s/s1600/IMG_7509.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Abigail opening her gift. (She, of course, had to dress as a princess to go see Granddad!)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlaSZScnGqUk7Igs0puUhNAOKIy-NEVHkjSIGFVgG0OMGfSlsTaYRZ7ZJ0PkElkxw27-W84WAY9icXiG3QUdPD74Yuc1YKt5_T_W89QBZytICKHgnOpy0z-cdPPxXvGDaWcxLNhKLcHg/s1600/IMG_7538.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlaSZScnGqUk7Igs0puUhNAOKIy-NEVHkjSIGFVgG0OMGfSlsTaYRZ7ZJ0PkElkxw27-W84WAY9icXiG3QUdPD74Yuc1YKt5_T_W89QBZytICKHgnOpy0z-cdPPxXvGDaWcxLNhKLcHg/s1600/IMG_7538.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Grandmother and Granddad with their great-grands (minus 4 who were not there).</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-r4DML49WTVauL2TgZRjF0Rtl2wDGr4_6xCtGm8-2eoG2wI1Y4rJ8OLgmBmVXfewIkhEBjzrg1MwnoY9-YQ4s8iQBjObZzIanv2uZkLcK1Ak8JByGN_gy2P71WWca9FM7Sxttnrcaro/s1600/IMG_7551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-r4DML49WTVauL2TgZRjF0Rtl2wDGr4_6xCtGm8-2eoG2wI1Y4rJ8OLgmBmVXfewIkhEBjzrg1MwnoY9-YQ4s8iQBjObZzIanv2uZkLcK1Ak8JByGN_gy2P71WWca9FM7Sxttnrcaro/s1600/IMG_7551.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Sweet Christmas kisses! I love my grandparents SO much!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0qHLImbjoOwMYMY3NDkj3hOOqn7RTIpKqe254GHtHaBoy0yQGAfY-hX-8PCDygvcQsE_lVwsri6TvgRDs2whalt0kVeRKAAjukii0b-Gi7yPpwNV9bzluWclGtBoJZAn8scTFvG8iVc/s1600/IMG_7607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0qHLImbjoOwMYMY3NDkj3hOOqn7RTIpKqe254GHtHaBoy0yQGAfY-hX-8PCDygvcQsE_lVwsri6TvgRDs2whalt0kVeRKAAjukii0b-Gi7yPpwNV9bzluWclGtBoJZAn8scTFvG8iVc/s1600/IMG_7607.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
For my entire life, 29 years, my Granddad has faithfully read the Christmas story to us EVERY YEAR on Christmas Day, as cousins and siblings gather around him. This year, since he could not talk, my brother read the Christmas story to him. I cry just remembering this moment! There are no words for the emotions and memories that go into this picture. My brother, as all of us, has such great respect and admiration for this man of God!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD39UEFWSIrhD21G5V9Fx7Ym4Ra2L_BfpQ_pRVU5DWmEjcCDtdScSRyVUP2XIGrRynZeMnrXNZwxCBbsQMffDtq3Y02FW9yQFMIr0p89EPnkNYcHOMmf_t1icx9u6_98FU4nD1QvfwJus/s1600/IMG_7610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD39UEFWSIrhD21G5V9Fx7Ym4Ra2L_BfpQ_pRVU5DWmEjcCDtdScSRyVUP2XIGrRynZeMnrXNZwxCBbsQMffDtq3Y02FW9yQFMIr0p89EPnkNYcHOMmf_t1icx9u6_98FU4nD1QvfwJus/s1600/IMG_7610.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
My amazing, faithful, and strong Grandparents. They have lived a beautiful, God-fearing life together that three generations after them are now living to see. So blessed by their testimony during this time! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
On New Years Day 2014, my Granddad celebrated his 92nd birthday with family gathered around him in the hospital. He is now in a rehab facility to do some physical therapy in hopes of helping him regain strength. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-34343061086028572402013-12-25T19:57:00.001-08:002013-12-25T19:59:21.094-08:00Merry Christmas<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/12/25/2319.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/12/25/s_2319.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-22139165657423278442013-12-11T12:38:00.001-08:002013-12-11T12:38:45.820-08:00Making Christmas CardsI'm a huge fan of Christmas cards!! There is just something so very special about receiving and sending Christmas photos and cards every year! It connects you with the ones you love even though you potentially live hundreds of miles away! <br /><br />Today, the girls made Christmas cards with Princess stickers and thoroughly enjoyed it! I'm excited to pass down this tradition to them! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/12/11/833.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/12/11/s_833.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/12/11/834.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/12/11/s_834.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/12/11/835.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/12/11/s_835.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/12/11/836.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/12/11/s_836.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Afterwards, we bundled up and headed to Target to get more Christmas wrapping supplies, then came home to finally wrap our gifts and place them under the tree! Abigail was such a big helper as she watched me wrap this year!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/12/11/837.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/12/11/s_837.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-36934790546605706952013-12-08T13:37:00.000-08:002013-12-08T13:37:16.268-08:00Winter Wonderland As the month of December approached, we quickly realized that this first weekend was going to be the busiest and craziest! Haha... So many Christmas parties and activities were planned over the period of a few days. We were preparing and getting ready...<br />
<br />
...then it snowed! Beautiful, wintery days unfolded before us and the Lord graciously used the snow to help clear off part of our busyness and allow us to be home more as a family. We still enjoyed some of our fun activities, but the serenity and beauty of the snow helped us to take a deep breath and enjoy the simplicity of our weekend. We think we got about 6 inches of snow which is absolutely gorgeous! Here is the view from our window, the first night it snowed:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm48kYt62N1dZ377PqL08oB1zv0c29zdS8VK09zTgmWXa1EhhuJjv4BAbnbN3gwvw_q9r-XQFeiR1ZOvNpnxEMzvgl670ckzqRIBXEpOyqj01aOj3G1FtGBqqIye2DOaJ8r5CpYC3rkcw/s1600/IMG_6895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm48kYt62N1dZ377PqL08oB1zv0c29zdS8VK09zTgmWXa1EhhuJjv4BAbnbN3gwvw_q9r-XQFeiR1ZOvNpnxEMzvgl670ckzqRIBXEpOyqj01aOj3G1FtGBqqIye2DOaJ8r5CpYC3rkcw/s320/IMG_6895.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Yesterday, we scooped up fresh, clean snow and made snow "ice cream" which turned out very yummy and the girls loved it!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80LEqX5HcZ6dkKlTBluY9dklROg0RGyZArBCsl0dLdFR2gnCF7giI74YBYplgMI13v46xWCN42YdwP8RvMRkWoJCDJ48ek3COhAzhfKFdiQojp_Tijb_RqBhPY80d1UZC2OHTNtyYvrU/s1600/IMG_6902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80LEqX5HcZ6dkKlTBluY9dklROg0RGyZArBCsl0dLdFR2gnCF7giI74YBYplgMI13v46xWCN42YdwP8RvMRkWoJCDJ48ek3COhAzhfKFdiQojp_Tijb_RqBhPY80d1UZC2OHTNtyYvrU/s320/IMG_6902.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGMkm0i4VUK3tulFH1FgBBzUZATUlK4i-2JwpXEJRFTaiX2J2Yzu-BM403EAIUtW4lXMldmBzJM1TOP_qkDyu-IfU2d75vsmhhruuOLDrmOVRkB813AeX3pnM5Z8fvUamXyC2lhxqEf8/s1600/IMG_6903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGMkm0i4VUK3tulFH1FgBBzUZATUlK4i-2JwpXEJRFTaiX2J2Yzu-BM403EAIUtW4lXMldmBzJM1TOP_qkDyu-IfU2d75vsmhhruuOLDrmOVRkB813AeX3pnM5Z8fvUamXyC2lhxqEf8/s320/IMG_6903.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1b55NfgFz4xXtXTR8Z_01Lho3GM5iUGp0icbTos09yPJ6g8l2Ek_hiGiQCbZMkegUBFgnWKlHm_lYlXawHpgmy9Y_PtRigjax-GRHvA6kRzWZO0r4a_FT8QQIBIMpp6R52PWSimBonU/s1600/IMG_6905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1b55NfgFz4xXtXTR8Z_01Lho3GM5iUGp0icbTos09yPJ6g8l2Ek_hiGiQCbZMkegUBFgnWKlHm_lYlXawHpgmy9Y_PtRigjax-GRHvA6kRzWZO0r4a_FT8QQIBIMpp6R52PWSimBonU/s320/IMG_6905.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZpEAbSbPInVrqqM7-DrfnvNzFJY4CYwdyN6oINn71mVq5neWPqqGVLJbW9E6TUXaelvwnivoFdkvkYkU8-MA-tnOu0Gsn_PA8npffhGalGZukNnJOZwwghAJ_vPJA5bvNjlFHw_iBFI/s1600/IMG_6908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZpEAbSbPInVrqqM7-DrfnvNzFJY4CYwdyN6oINn71mVq5neWPqqGVLJbW9E6TUXaelvwnivoFdkvkYkU8-MA-tnOu0Gsn_PA8npffhGalGZukNnJOZwwghAJ_vPJA5bvNjlFHw_iBFI/s320/IMG_6908.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVYap6vrv6uTlLNrdaJE2YXDbNXF-Elqn6Hd3cDq64KsZTjm-E2OdQ1GzA0c_ahiHdTfphHQqlf_Cres8Jaqd_rQkFQZRx2xUxc8Pt-ZkDogdSQUOyQKUB-sKnOHPMLw7X6ndjGm2PLw/s1600/IMG_6910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVYap6vrv6uTlLNrdaJE2YXDbNXF-Elqn6Hd3cDq64KsZTjm-E2OdQ1GzA0c_ahiHdTfphHQqlf_Cres8Jaqd_rQkFQZRx2xUxc8Pt-ZkDogdSQUOyQKUB-sKnOHPMLw7X6ndjGm2PLw/s320/IMG_6910.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Saturday evening, Southern hosted "A Southern Christmas" party that was so much fun for everyone! They provided many yummy snacks, Christmas crafts, and popcorn and hot chocolate while watching The Grinch.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepHpBfqyIKMEycbDjyXNy5DtyjzyhfLY9Kn_MblYYLRVyzzLXyCeybQKw3NxafhyRYbkonLAD3a_Bj-vq6xo6xbl8as-rlv-rmIHSxBCGVb6R10HpmFCJtiQVz8uxZliMLXhodY2QIUw/s1600/IMG_6916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepHpBfqyIKMEycbDjyXNy5DtyjzyhfLY9Kn_MblYYLRVyzzLXyCeybQKw3NxafhyRYbkonLAD3a_Bj-vq6xo6xbl8as-rlv-rmIHSxBCGVb6R10HpmFCJtiQVz8uxZliMLXhodY2QIUw/s320/IMG_6916.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
The girls made Christmas tree ornaments, candy cane ornaments, and decorated Christmas cookies.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-TVttygfa0ozdoH5ng-_n5wv2ic5OIDxtJ2KkmmBeOjoKKT_IbvwgCnoSIDDGXLB3e2CGIZD8oiLM6RKQutYgb21ifZfAtTVBYoK6WHCNZ5pxGJQZgByeZZQQrVaTKzVM3XGKnm1wXw/s1600/IMG_6918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-TVttygfa0ozdoH5ng-_n5wv2ic5OIDxtJ2KkmmBeOjoKKT_IbvwgCnoSIDDGXLB3e2CGIZD8oiLM6RKQutYgb21ifZfAtTVBYoK6WHCNZ5pxGJQZgByeZZQQrVaTKzVM3XGKnm1wXw/s320/IMG_6918.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Daddy and the girls watching The Grinch and enjoying their popcorn and hot chocolate.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc6MwXMNwTC_UlwE4WoKh9sfHCpw0Sgwls-_urNbF7EeP3VFKPKpgWPWkwQuQ45mZLaeDQB-upj8AEFV8W5i0OM3P9EiVw9EC7N_eQbd8yx-IRKfLVN0s7XO7trvb5WGJxtVxzXvlhog/s1600/IMG_6919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikc6MwXMNwTC_UlwE4WoKh9sfHCpw0Sgwls-_urNbF7EeP3VFKPKpgWPWkwQuQ45mZLaeDQB-upj8AEFV8W5i0OM3P9EiVw9EC7N_eQbd8yx-IRKfLVN0s7XO7trvb5WGJxtVxzXvlhog/s320/IMG_6919.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6IjIUWCxhE7GSJABmflnG4m5FkMsr9mby6ujn5oal4TopGkVuuwztDC_nXrO7NkP9qWi-pY_MNXWBS3kMnzXiLURPVxXSAqusGmY8o9mDXvfwgqTDhxTXGj99ye9sWT_tmiKPFCtSQ0/s1600/IMG_6920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6IjIUWCxhE7GSJABmflnG4m5FkMsr9mby6ujn5oal4TopGkVuuwztDC_nXrO7NkP9qWi-pY_MNXWBS3kMnzXiLURPVxXSAqusGmY8o9mDXvfwgqTDhxTXGj99ye9sWT_tmiKPFCtSQ0/s320/IMG_6920.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Kaitlin being a goober as she eats her yummy popcorn.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXImqXijPQgxfSVLjXllq82ACHem6S847MJFdWkVzj3leF1xlrFMdvwq2z_N1E6n8rHqE2x3PzWz07rS-Fin01IHfiCxF63sBwfhbccQr0X-ibeVXB_xYQtXE8CNh6sXzMaYUNO-xhgMw/s1600/IMG_6924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXImqXijPQgxfSVLjXllq82ACHem6S847MJFdWkVzj3leF1xlrFMdvwq2z_N1E6n8rHqE2x3PzWz07rS-Fin01IHfiCxF63sBwfhbccQr0X-ibeVXB_xYQtXE8CNh6sXzMaYUNO-xhgMw/s320/IMG_6924.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Mommy and Kaitlin!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6YdfZbxUiPadmCu3pXZ-FIKw0UQaZ6jeYYEKkWEjAZJWFmX3c2FzjKjGstlux74cdT2Qr7Ict3f7WQO6rDBPJU2BqEF96nsWC3Bx0CXWlFMRCyS8hzP58JsE5o7yBmR4tlryCNrW2KU/s1600/IMG_6942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6YdfZbxUiPadmCu3pXZ-FIKw0UQaZ6jeYYEKkWEjAZJWFmX3c2FzjKjGstlux74cdT2Qr7Ict3f7WQO6rDBPJU2BqEF96nsWC3Bx0CXWlFMRCyS8hzP58JsE5o7yBmR4tlryCNrW2KU/s320/IMG_6942.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
This morning when we awoke and got ready for church, we looked outside and saw the snow coming down and realized that the roads did not appear safe for travel. Thus we settled in for a family morning at home. The girls loved snuggling with Daddy and watching a fun movie! </div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-23395753334555638792013-11-19T11:30:00.004-08:002013-11-19T11:36:13.921-08:00Abigail's 3rd Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KEBTSRs9TfmXe3WfxYmRstPUy3b-gBcILH4uUDjRcJsBwHnT8F3lzWdQYqUzpo-tMVCNTTW1rcqhybKGqO843-598yqxmCZ_Jvey12XVURMtpmru7N856ewQs3Dj94RSn3R7WaM05Ys/s1600/IMG_6367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KEBTSRs9TfmXe3WfxYmRstPUy3b-gBcILH4uUDjRcJsBwHnT8F3lzWdQYqUzpo-tMVCNTTW1rcqhybKGqO843-598yqxmCZ_Jvey12XVURMtpmru7N856ewQs3Dj94RSn3R7WaM05Ys/s320/IMG_6367.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
It's pretty crazy to think that our little girl is turning 3 years old this month! WOW! Abigail Grace is becoming such a big girl. She loves all things sparkly, princesses (especially Cinderella, who is her favorite!), shoes, Lalaloopsy dolls, stickers, and baby dolls - dressing them, feeding them, changing them,etc... She is a wonderful big sister! So helpful and caring.<br />
<br />
We invited a few of her little friends to Chickfila today to celebrate her birthday with cupcakes and playing. They had a great time and we packed out the play place! Here are <strike>a few</strike> a lot of fun pictures from our morning:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlvsle81dtNuz23TX4agzj86eJuZZz1vR2L4HMNpwqtPI7Wh3hMXl0oSh8NGgaIjPjf1EbOIjrQ7DhBRpYjEeSfEUhygod6x8o_O1R2DkQwJA2XbIaODK213etdxtacy5V9NK4FBDPV8/s1600/IMG_6354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlvsle81dtNuz23TX4agzj86eJuZZz1vR2L4HMNpwqtPI7Wh3hMXl0oSh8NGgaIjPjf1EbOIjrQ7DhBRpYjEeSfEUhygod6x8o_O1R2DkQwJA2XbIaODK213etdxtacy5V9NK4FBDPV8/s320/IMG_6354.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
The birthday girl enjoying her pink sparkly cupcake.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGNeanjdwLALeQW9ImW1d8b35wUcT6ON8U7NKjM2ZYAh-pDv3c16a_Wp1J-tvRxghzwkU_mk6og9U9_dcfXDeQV77_4dlK8f89KVa2W3x1TWciyx-b3eXHM8imOMpmsJoY_cDvalasCw/s1600/IMG_6355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGNeanjdwLALeQW9ImW1d8b35wUcT6ON8U7NKjM2ZYAh-pDv3c16a_Wp1J-tvRxghzwkU_mk6og9U9_dcfXDeQV77_4dlK8f89KVa2W3x1TWciyx-b3eXHM8imOMpmsJoY_cDvalasCw/s320/IMG_6355.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Dear friends who came to celebrate with her.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsm6qOU7r-WXWwMo0__M0r8n8askgLHBcBT2w5w5H8sROhxuCFrAlqQXaMdORAAOQHuM-_jzEbrNcO_RB2hevVMEM9obCZHODWJ7hpg4P3t0JtAfyXi5RATaWP6Cz_cpvEUv48pEmPW1k/s1600/IMG_6357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsm6qOU7r-WXWwMo0__M0r8n8askgLHBcBT2w5w5H8sROhxuCFrAlqQXaMdORAAOQHuM-_jzEbrNcO_RB2hevVMEM9obCZHODWJ7hpg4P3t0JtAfyXi5RATaWP6Cz_cpvEUv48pEmPW1k/s320/IMG_6357.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Lots of little girls! :-)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgPq2o0mdIc0wRNjs5pLbbthEBm_w_E75TGlbaYyY8WRDZQa4kDythv7v0ISkoAORIjR6_y0Hd-Sbc5lKh2Aqt9G1hskr44S4U-CnLGdlcORVhz9P_7hMw5Pxpp-QyAQ5x1HWLy4YTT4/s1600/IMG_6360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgPq2o0mdIc0wRNjs5pLbbthEBm_w_E75TGlbaYyY8WRDZQa4kDythv7v0ISkoAORIjR6_y0Hd-Sbc5lKh2Aqt9G1hskr44S4U-CnLGdlcORVhz9P_7hMw5Pxpp-QyAQ5x1HWLy4YTT4/s320/IMG_6360.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Mrs. Ainsley, Bennett and Briley<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xh1j6fZKfMiFZ12qkWVbZT6-D2_5wKMeBdCfGnSLe2PiWoad-xuKcDTzwsysASNdacNevnOV_yCNZ9PGrdhOAuxY2F89WQAVGsO6OkOa13RTGKCyKbQKmhCsvb-psbp7qGs6qw1xxz8/s1600/IMG_6361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xh1j6fZKfMiFZ12qkWVbZT6-D2_5wKMeBdCfGnSLe2PiWoad-xuKcDTzwsysASNdacNevnOV_yCNZ9PGrdhOAuxY2F89WQAVGsO6OkOa13RTGKCyKbQKmhCsvb-psbp7qGs6qw1xxz8/s320/IMG_6361.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Emma<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmxy4yqm06YYlmHlCcL8edlHz8xBtLUqgqz1szjuqiD84srWHa4Hzuw9kGyUa7lvpAesXZYHGpXpnTn9OTxBhW6Rw40sCJn9sYo0Hkq5MtmoVFiWskdkJ7UIsn_kfJ4lbYK0dce-VEGw/s1600/IMG_6362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmxy4yqm06YYlmHlCcL8edlHz8xBtLUqgqz1szjuqiD84srWHa4Hzuw9kGyUa7lvpAesXZYHGpXpnTn9OTxBhW6Rw40sCJn9sYo0Hkq5MtmoVFiWskdkJ7UIsn_kfJ4lbYK0dce-VEGw/s320/IMG_6362.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Allison<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OXG3vPHMormnIRsmG4UjBUfxFuXyA0jUj_AvR54RTGL5Lddw0E-mNA5sle1BqZ5deJ4GLDxr2HWXKhSEBa0UAqzulR5awkGFWww66iyUQ9TCJcn1kmEv2PyhpWnNY7XP5qk6hl9xJUM/s1600/IMG_6364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OXG3vPHMormnIRsmG4UjBUfxFuXyA0jUj_AvR54RTGL5Lddw0E-mNA5sle1BqZ5deJ4GLDxr2HWXKhSEBa0UAqzulR5awkGFWww66iyUQ9TCJcn1kmEv2PyhpWnNY7XP5qk6hl9xJUM/s320/IMG_6364.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Titus<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDaARI0XdZ5-XZNp1_p7bBGQcdxBXjZvCPYiIVhAVS763VhWq6HAsnhzIvqYI_0UtLFJXruVlN_zHV7ES5CxzPM81QXQOy0aUu3XveK-bKKMbffmS8VtCXoKMskFxQ-fkmM2Q4JH_TTE/s1600/IMG_6365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDaARI0XdZ5-XZNp1_p7bBGQcdxBXjZvCPYiIVhAVS763VhWq6HAsnhzIvqYI_0UtLFJXruVlN_zHV7ES5CxzPM81QXQOy0aUu3XveK-bKKMbffmS8VtCXoKMskFxQ-fkmM2Q4JH_TTE/s320/IMG_6365.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Abby<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBJ4Z6yV0dKS-K3a8oB1bBBdbc__r9LdidQ2do8eu4P4fzFYCI7CCfxyBodWdp_CDjqUAu9CvkCOqQnOXEGhymrs6cTjaGXDiOG_O9ElbsjQzzMafAZXL-96luuj0nJ6X-nzxUecEeWM/s1600/IMG_6370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBJ4Z6yV0dKS-K3a8oB1bBBdbc__r9LdidQ2do8eu4P4fzFYCI7CCfxyBodWdp_CDjqUAu9CvkCOqQnOXEGhymrs6cTjaGXDiOG_O9ElbsjQzzMafAZXL-96luuj0nJ6X-nzxUecEeWM/s320/IMG_6370.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Finn<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5qJwEm3Nlf3cbNIFx3vUq1reYxS9nRkzNbMXD4q6aoeu1eAASElN9jSJnXxQWsMthQB98x9gztCm_I8Jb6-WLwI2q2x9x7sVyqI2Rlo-HJQtxK7TxyycJuU_L0UKAavG7Am1ATEJFWY/s1600/IMG_6373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5qJwEm3Nlf3cbNIFx3vUq1reYxS9nRkzNbMXD4q6aoeu1eAASElN9jSJnXxQWsMthQB98x9gztCm_I8Jb6-WLwI2q2x9x7sVyqI2Rlo-HJQtxK7TxyycJuU_L0UKAavG7Am1ATEJFWY/s320/IMG_6373.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Anna Kate<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDleJZ0szraEuM8_bvn7i8flFAS5Fc-einfmTeNZWnjO6dovfLQQE_GPLLx8BTubvVXlrfCOgOJLwUu05GotoUEXsLzHezOaK5YtlgHh9MbXOU6o05rppuKCn0Zx7VHejemoAclKKwItE/s1600/IMG_6375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDleJZ0szraEuM8_bvn7i8flFAS5Fc-einfmTeNZWnjO6dovfLQQE_GPLLx8BTubvVXlrfCOgOJLwUu05GotoUEXsLzHezOaK5YtlgHh9MbXOU6o05rppuKCn0Zx7VHejemoAclKKwItE/s320/IMG_6375.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Opening Presents...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLRNHXqMR-MAvY_r9YUbLvV6kkEyhNl_IeUxDA-rGSTlOw9_3ZZlptdlWtHTU_Zve4aox4JAFsNcvIebhc4EHyjDJCklZLRmSHRQiuxI6gMWEpfGszuLOGdISx0zPLKim1UV16C-MAsM/s1600/IMG_6380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLRNHXqMR-MAvY_r9YUbLvV6kkEyhNl_IeUxDA-rGSTlOw9_3ZZlptdlWtHTU_Zve4aox4JAFsNcvIebhc4EHyjDJCklZLRmSHRQiuxI6gMWEpfGszuLOGdISx0zPLKim1UV16C-MAsM/s320/IMG_6380.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Lalaloopsy Dolls<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0vqpqzJ6XnSYBMuMCMqkCDwPAO7ix4-B6gHCVLaEfB90ATeYOJOeViYP2eJCgAt_E31FsHPtci1nmR9j5M7ji7KpzUuuwjK9BPA2qwfPsKcfJZWuPuybfGIZrIKYFJ2BybYhInJTvak/s1600/IMG_6381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0vqpqzJ6XnSYBMuMCMqkCDwPAO7ix4-B6gHCVLaEfB90ATeYOJOeViYP2eJCgAt_E31FsHPtci1nmR9j5M7ji7KpzUuuwjK9BPA2qwfPsKcfJZWuPuybfGIZrIKYFJ2BybYhInJTvak/s320/IMG_6381.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKxiygBkWfhVjlGIvH-iYRuyf5Quz7EVqGtsx3mGT8cVqepS2SzG6WUDTQ8_03ZUSvTJOhFeFDX43ETCqDtc5IUNWURlB_iLhsgdhmebxcjCYXkEcCwSt5Bb-JjJ4hAPgwhGx9NLCg8M/s1600/IMG_6383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKxiygBkWfhVjlGIvH-iYRuyf5Quz7EVqGtsx3mGT8cVqepS2SzG6WUDTQ8_03ZUSvTJOhFeFDX43ETCqDtc5IUNWURlB_iLhsgdhmebxcjCYXkEcCwSt5Bb-JjJ4hAPgwhGx9NLCg8M/s320/IMG_6383.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
She got lots of fun dress up jewelry!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOwERo_0YM_jC6Fbrl3JZSIbKXIdAZHfSWl843cl5HakF-52W4ZlnzUUiDLRBHDZhw4H2Ha5MpALjnuVTH_0YRz0pr6FxCLBnVzVBQe3kB-nscG_JhjdtcBPqVD5dBokjE8JpCAJkCCc/s1600/IMG_6390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOwERo_0YM_jC6Fbrl3JZSIbKXIdAZHfSWl843cl5HakF-52W4ZlnzUUiDLRBHDZhw4H2Ha5MpALjnuVTH_0YRz0pr6FxCLBnVzVBQe3kB-nscG_JhjdtcBPqVD5dBokjE8JpCAJkCCc/s320/IMG_6390.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooa-X7PKFHgxfs5Qr1nxCxBg0CZ9EnsdYbRKHTJIW6ukCmdMTLNmYLFCseHfE670_zBPatfpHoIymIcFoMZ0t1PRxOVS6YHBRoZMJnsws8NWrSqQX-ubVnVy88eckxp_am9r-3q7DCKc/s1600/IMG_6398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooa-X7PKFHgxfs5Qr1nxCxBg0CZ9EnsdYbRKHTJIW6ukCmdMTLNmYLFCseHfE670_zBPatfpHoIymIcFoMZ0t1PRxOVS6YHBRoZMJnsws8NWrSqQX-ubVnVy88eckxp_am9r-3q7DCKc/s320/IMG_6398.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
She got a cute Minnie Mouse Cup and Cinderella Coloring Pad. So fun!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWOkaGh9s8lEA_MafjLd6osr9XPbu1rr-A1JZexGq5H4_8fhKd9aI0SvVEMDG6EydyuOK_J2rr-WkpAp6fo0dI36CWRt4oZvIExGURTEi-5WWWGHvCIsa_op3HNaAUfYYKgGzHMQk4oE/s1600/IMG_6401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWOkaGh9s8lEA_MafjLd6osr9XPbu1rr-A1JZexGq5H4_8fhKd9aI0SvVEMDG6EydyuOK_J2rr-WkpAp6fo0dI36CWRt4oZvIExGURTEi-5WWWGHvCIsa_op3HNaAUfYYKgGzHMQk4oE/s320/IMG_6401.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p42LmVa9CEdPD_mD48AVHETIlFNUusQKAwl77BuPjYWQeqEJ1jfWXXy8xec2JrPQvQL4XNro6rFpDHbCP_6Pv3WgJ31b1g3MNUw4ZfdYRVtzZh4Ici8c1epY7i_GV5K1I3Xc3Jq_cSw/s1600/IMG_6410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p42LmVa9CEdPD_mD48AVHETIlFNUusQKAwl77BuPjYWQeqEJ1jfWXXy8xec2JrPQvQL4XNro6rFpDHbCP_6Pv3WgJ31b1g3MNUw4ZfdYRVtzZh4Ici8c1epY7i_GV5K1I3Xc3Jq_cSw/s320/IMG_6410.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Princess Stuff!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_64pR0cdcE2f-CTuw79tnm4w24MQAZso8-U73DOdtRFJHipLeT99EiaqPKVDVGVz0aKKhhVfVJxL76q5_g3JDX-xww-LnlI4Sd9FXQtleTySp_1kaGqwEAPnnFFIndY9AWWRbYDwd00/s1600/IMG_6413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_64pR0cdcE2f-CTuw79tnm4w24MQAZso8-U73DOdtRFJHipLeT99EiaqPKVDVGVz0aKKhhVfVJxL76q5_g3JDX-xww-LnlI4Sd9FXQtleTySp_1kaGqwEAPnnFFIndY9AWWRbYDwd00/s320/IMG_6413.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Play earrings<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp16lDuMxd4SfJjOF8DHDUEc77Dy0umH32DGRrf24NtRRl7kwQjNdvbArVj57Fx0L-JiQuK1rhjlc9wBTVHnNnUgdKU-khNvosrIo_cMHPm37CTpQC-WEKZyFvpza1OI_oNJZt44uo9SI/s1600/IMG_6417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp16lDuMxd4SfJjOF8DHDUEc77Dy0umH32DGRrf24NtRRl7kwQjNdvbArVj57Fx0L-JiQuK1rhjlc9wBTVHnNnUgdKU-khNvosrIo_cMHPm37CTpQC-WEKZyFvpza1OI_oNJZt44uo9SI/s320/IMG_6417.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKg7w3Ynx4AffkmzIeIxm2ghIFPQqj9sCAn7Swy9wbuGwjlGJAyQ5iG_aQ39uDVGbDVNin65PGru5SKJgFPmTKN_FJ9GPf0q6BLccupFhxhbiUWIsjhZujqJluxBaflMkNr_FdFBRLrs/s1600/IMG_6419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKg7w3Ynx4AffkmzIeIxm2ghIFPQqj9sCAn7Swy9wbuGwjlGJAyQ5iG_aQ39uDVGbDVNin65PGru5SKJgFPmTKN_FJ9GPf0q6BLccupFhxhbiUWIsjhZujqJluxBaflMkNr_FdFBRLrs/s320/IMG_6419.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
She was pretty ecstatic about her Princess Shoes!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLifONf_V8aCMd-IfQbuFZvacnWFOfSUEHjfnOmYsH8RQHRbBpi_FZtC_XY_q6pYegIt7QBFbqP84gMGV4FskynWCJQj6yoIaAdNp7nNGJcFDTqGo9tUQxs69g18706r039nCMXGRkNRs/s1600/IMG_6420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLifONf_V8aCMd-IfQbuFZvacnWFOfSUEHjfnOmYsH8RQHRbBpi_FZtC_XY_q6pYegIt7QBFbqP84gMGV4FskynWCJQj6yoIaAdNp7nNGJcFDTqGo9tUQxs69g18706r039nCMXGRkNRs/s320/IMG_6420.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K_q1AQsUo3Xt-LmMiwI1U2oOB0LK9RRCpNlijGbV3pNq-Lhw_WMnc9RqU9OBX41QOg35qmh8jo61zjYZALZ67s15o3x91O_3312MXgmhWXjCYAgAgXFCsuJaRwE_X1ZdpTzIJWBr2TU/s1600/IMG_6423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K_q1AQsUo3Xt-LmMiwI1U2oOB0LK9RRCpNlijGbV3pNq-Lhw_WMnc9RqU9OBX41QOg35qmh8jo61zjYZALZ67s15o3x91O_3312MXgmhWXjCYAgAgXFCsuJaRwE_X1ZdpTzIJWBr2TU/s320/IMG_6423.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2wdGId-Y8Ty3sdqrb5UCTv5jO_dku5FtKAyqxP1SOsh1vMKwIlLdpoOKMvm7WzIgjyUgEHhgyQuSDsSPbOQzuU_9t7gMf8AfGL6SeVN53CwK63vL_klc6di6d3T5S2viN9aEobA2uR0/s1600/IMG_6425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2wdGId-Y8Ty3sdqrb5UCTv5jO_dku5FtKAyqxP1SOsh1vMKwIlLdpoOKMvm7WzIgjyUgEHhgyQuSDsSPbOQzuU_9t7gMf8AfGL6SeVN53CwK63vL_klc6di6d3T5S2viN9aEobA2uR0/s320/IMG_6425.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Sweet birthday hugs with Anna Kate!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5v7YfJDASPU8IMpFZArTk93sg51Z1M5m0Kq18f6FCb7Ys62shSf1vbWPbgJqpmku8Ipn_BnjVf4dQ7J0OhrgSJ1D1KZ487QnXJY8KZ0kU-BCUXcm_wRFDH3SFY-xYERLyG52AMTCV_I/s1600/IMG_6426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5v7YfJDASPU8IMpFZArTk93sg51Z1M5m0Kq18f6FCb7Ys62shSf1vbWPbgJqpmku8Ipn_BnjVf4dQ7J0OhrgSJ1D1KZ487QnXJY8KZ0kU-BCUXcm_wRFDH3SFY-xYERLyG52AMTCV_I/s320/IMG_6426.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Of course, Kaitlin had to get in on these sweet hugs! </div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-9438548070755329292013-08-29T20:49:00.001-07:002013-08-29T20:49:40.387-07:00Just a Little Update!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1914.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1914.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This morning we were excitedly expecting some dear friends over for a play date so I had made muffins to share. Right before they arrived Abigail came to the kitchen asking for one. I told her that her friend was about to arrive and she replied: "Aww... I love her Mommy. Her my best friend!" My heart melted as I heard those sweet words come from her mouth! This was her first time to say on her own that someone was her best friend! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1915.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1915.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our current season of parenting a two, almost three year old, and a fifteen month old is full of so many fun moments, new memories, crazy emotions, and frequent opportunities to trust God and lean on His grace! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1916.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1916.jpg' border='0' width='640' height='640' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our girls are growing up so much! Abigail will talk till you're blue in the face when she gets on a roll and literally this week Kaitlin has suddenly decided to start talking! She's been saying "dada" and "mama" and "dish" (this?). However TODAY she said "ba" for ball for the first time ever! The last day or two she has been trying to say please too! It sounds more like "peese"! Haha... I am SO excited to hear her little voice as she starts articulating more! She has started babbling a ton at fifteen months too. I guess this is her gearing up to be our second little chatter box!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1917.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1917.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Abigail has such a caring and sweet heart for her sister and friends! Even though some days I feel like my girls have constant cat-fights, the love I see them pour out on each other is just precious! Abigail loves being our helper and can really do so much on her own! Plus... She is such a "Potty Princess" as she calls herself (thanks to a potty training moving she saw about potty princesses!)!! It seems to finally be clicking with her to pee in the potty. I still usually have to prompt her (although several times she has told me when she needs to go) but she has many days now that we have no pee accidents! We're still working on the other part. Haha... <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1918.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1918.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Abigail is also so girly! She loves shoes, purses, fun clothes, sparkles ("sparklies" as she calls them), playing tea party, making pretend coffee, helping me make dinner, etc...<br /><br />Some of her cute sayings right now:<br /><br />"I want.... it's my favorite!"<br />"Actually... No." Or "Actually... Yes." Or "Actually... Sure."<br /><br />When praying: "Dear Jesus, Mommy's a girl, Daddy's a boy, Sissy's just a baby and A-gurl (Abigail) is a Potty Princess. Jesus loves me. Amen" š<br /><br />Abigail is one of the most genuine and loving little girls ever. While she shys away from new people and is most animated when she's around her closest friends and family, she still loves to be around other kids and join them in playing. Recently, we babysat a sweet little three month old girl and Abigail just loved it! She brought her toys, talked to her, told me about her nose, mouth, and eyes, and gave such sweet little smiles as she watched me feed the baby her bottle. I could quickly tell that whenever we Lord-willing, have another baby, she will be a marvelous little mommy to it! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1919.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1919.jpg' border='0' width='640' height='640' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kaitlin is our little one who is FULL of life! This little missy loves people, loves exploring, loves being outside, loves snuggling and giggling, loves climbing, and loves being "just as big" as her older sister! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1920.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1920.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She does not miss a beat in life! When she falls she rarely cries much, she loves doing her own little thing and being in her own little world, and she is so chilled! (Until she gets upset, and then people, move out of the way! Haha! This kid has some lungs!š) <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1921.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1921.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />So many times I have found Kaitlin hanging out by herself in Abigail's room. She takes her snack and just goes and sits all by herself at their little table and chairs. Haha... At first it surprised me but now I have come to realize that if I don't see her there's a good chance she's just hanging out in her sister's room. She loves it too! She's so happy just doing her own little thing! I love it! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1922.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1922.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />I love watching her little personality unfold as she gets older. She loves to watch Abigail and try to do things like her. She wants to help push the stroller too, or ride on the bike, or eat the whole apple, or play up in Abigail's big girl bed. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1923.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1923.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kaitlin is also pretty fearless! She chases the vacuum, goes straight to the edge of steps (and gives that mischievous grin, knowing she's not supposed to be there), carries around a 5lb. ball, carries a play chair from the back of our home in A's room out into the living room, etc... She just goes with the flow of life and embraces whatever her little heart wants to do.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/08/29/1924.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/08/29/s_1924.jpg' border='0' width='640' height='640' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />This also has recently included taking things from Abigail and running full speed away from her. Oh, the fun days ahead of training our sweet but "stinkerish" little second born that she cannot have everything she wants. š <br /><br />Parenting our little girls is truly such a blessing and the absolute best job in the world!! I wouldn't trade it for anything! Even though the days can be long and ever so tiresome, they are blessed days, filled with many reminders of my desperate need for God's grace in my life as I seek to point our daughters to Christ. I am so thankful to have a godly husband who could not be a more wonderful father and example to our littles! <br /><br />I sure love life with our sweet little girls!<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-91288724480383219122013-05-06T09:03:00.000-07:002013-05-06T09:03:06.495-07:00It's Tea Time!!My church's women's ministry put together a wonderful tea outing this weekend. It was our first time to go to Sisters Tea Room and it was so wonderful!!! They have a fun little gift shop plus a photo area where you can try on fun big hats, gloves, scarves, and jewelry to pose for pictures. We had a blast!<br />
I was so excited to take my mother-in-law, Kay, and Abigail. Abigail did a really great job and even drank several cups of tea!<br />
<br />
Here are some fun pictures from our time. Abigail is in the middle of teething her two-year molars so many pictures have her hand stuffed in her mouth, but they still turned out cute!<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt53TmBVHAZT0gW_EXO69jFs9jIqYxJow4dO4MtsbdqyNuukGrC2PnjiGaWhAm4Od6KZddoizkR0XnC2itmOm7PiLHw87ZrY-jfCM9QjTGZ5PewJl-vKbV9AUGGqlyeXa8DZZLQ4C5fZU/s1600/IMG_1092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt53TmBVHAZT0gW_EXO69jFs9jIqYxJow4dO4MtsbdqyNuukGrC2PnjiGaWhAm4Od6KZddoizkR0XnC2itmOm7PiLHw87ZrY-jfCM9QjTGZ5PewJl-vKbV9AUGGqlyeXa8DZZLQ4C5fZU/s320/IMG_1092.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's hard to believe Abigail is so big!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_UB2jERVxEu-dW1Jo6STHjXb1ZA79SbXnV-0DF6jnhUSKvlumsHeh6ehXzcDtrYmh2ZDAb1ddmUz_EdWGBFRbp9mOp7yqPw9RrLvdBIM8ldGaCzPNFlnPHoLCjzhzVh4reK4tJyof2E/s1600/IMG_1095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_UB2jERVxEu-dW1Jo6STHjXb1ZA79SbXnV-0DF6jnhUSKvlumsHeh6ehXzcDtrYmh2ZDAb1ddmUz_EdWGBFRbp9mOp7yqPw9RrLvdBIM8ldGaCzPNFlnPHoLCjzhzVh4reK4tJyof2E/s320/IMG_1095.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three Generations of Roland Ladies</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS9XZCMHU-_qL0YyLgBEInovnfvZjg71uUT1s0q54uTTC2Jzzd_FhfrFckdOME68E7lkENUCLoCqpnyvg4NC1sdg0-CRsmfohavRmkMs73JPqWMLoOeUHCZdd6QROS4QhcAZa4AP4wtk/s1600/IMG_1099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBS9XZCMHU-_qL0YyLgBEInovnfvZjg71uUT1s0q54uTTC2Jzzd_FhfrFckdOME68E7lkENUCLoCqpnyvg4NC1sdg0-CRsmfohavRmkMs73JPqWMLoOeUHCZdd6QROS4QhcAZa4AP4wtk/s320/IMG_1099.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Hat!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMbpJdMkTSK2MSj57btX3EQptmlSj9-A_JjsbL6wOC6VPHWYoU0KgGCljMkorJIQqTiYSgg6Qz2nhijXgD7ZgMuHulpmobmTTruMiAsDHaSGQdlqKCy59MX0-Qbb8ic8-0sSBDvb1hlg/s1600/IMG_1113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMbpJdMkTSK2MSj57btX3EQptmlSj9-A_JjsbL6wOC6VPHWYoU0KgGCljMkorJIQqTiYSgg6Qz2nhijXgD7ZgMuHulpmobmTTruMiAsDHaSGQdlqKCy59MX0-Qbb8ic8-0sSBDvb1hlg/s320/IMG_1113.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting at our table! I felt like I was wearing a Derby hat! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgFOlstSdEBXfsQwr1aneh_BEWrfD0f9Fi-l-H9xXUvYh8TbYDK1UuwYvOxsPXjmKOrIMyPXf58Us1T1JcbJPMvXN1Q7NAF3HNyfS5rngXUJ0z38U900Z04NvumPKhb-yDFNTJuA3_FI/s1600/IMG_1116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgFOlstSdEBXfsQwr1aneh_BEWrfD0f9Fi-l-H9xXUvYh8TbYDK1UuwYvOxsPXjmKOrIMyPXf58Us1T1JcbJPMvXN1Q7NAF3HNyfS5rngXUJ0z38U900Z04NvumPKhb-yDFNTJuA3_FI/s320/IMG_1116.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mimi and Abigail! I LOVE this picture!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueF19IHW-j5ZdOp_fMYTZ123Wws3qUEhDqdkBejVc_feIlrAgdPi25NOi0C60XNTtnoymphe0ntL2XCpZrOa0I62nig2N6M2VkcVj-b-Ecp0YN5tJAnaAhXUX8-6grB0R7nYzYW83yAg/s1600/IMG_1121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueF19IHW-j5ZdOp_fMYTZ123Wws3qUEhDqdkBejVc_feIlrAgdPi25NOi0C60XNTtnoymphe0ntL2XCpZrOa0I62nig2N6M2VkcVj-b-Ecp0YN5tJAnaAhXUX8-6grB0R7nYzYW83yAg/s320/IMG_1121.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teaching Abigail to stir her tea! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPnoLIgfrDCLHI_lJBg-jfiWkcEwEuF64twqgpiqEcmHxQDZYkUMMVL5Pb7BC7-f3DoWD8EUzkphEz_hLwDp2fvVf4CTRO8yvv1Q2cbOLAXDhgU3rso-og0KSMUHyaapfqeO8V1g061o/s1600/IMG_1124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPnoLIgfrDCLHI_lJBg-jfiWkcEwEuF64twqgpiqEcmHxQDZYkUMMVL5Pb7BC7-f3DoWD8EUzkphEz_hLwDp2fvVf4CTRO8yvv1Q2cbOLAXDhgU3rso-og0KSMUHyaapfqeO8V1g061o/s320/IMG_1124.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sipping Tea</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIMwBLK2hEZufJN6B8I7hc51IT550KE1HYqnjDgsW1Ol7uhWfLYbLWszoNIleUqfFOx5Wz1p5UbDWd1tY06RuBVrBMkRRHCYgnR7Du-3-Gt4YB7OJHcwp5337IL3MPss_vLqYNlp6VnE/s1600/IMG_1130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIMwBLK2hEZufJN6B8I7hc51IT550KE1HYqnjDgsW1Ol7uhWfLYbLWszoNIleUqfFOx5Wz1p5UbDWd1tY06RuBVrBMkRRHCYgnR7Du-3-Gt4YB7OJHcwp5337IL3MPss_vLqYNlp6VnE/s320/IMG_1130.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abigail's confused look when she said: "Where'd the sugar go?"<br />She liked to eat the sugar cubes out of her tea and didn't understand when they dissolved. Ha! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fFrTqveamycZbEgWZtcGYizhRbXmWozuli8N3WcYSkLK80JCAvXFZjHRX0ViigJIi5uHQKQMQqPwsETUY_JiVCQy707q9Lv0i52kt1OlTrzkFxGq8flwqKJDsvY-bzzehxpr1-Yke6k/s1600/IMG_1131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fFrTqveamycZbEgWZtcGYizhRbXmWozuli8N3WcYSkLK80JCAvXFZjHRX0ViigJIi5uHQKQMQqPwsETUY_JiVCQy707q9Lv0i52kt1OlTrzkFxGq8flwqKJDsvY-bzzehxpr1-Yke6k/s320/IMG_1131.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a big girl! So proud of her!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOunxTiEE4EHHl0wvqGombT1AcmcltIEV73InGkHKOhqT68HahUyQWkwVkRT2pGHjMiF5Dx_o45skhhdR7WrqzGb-IGSSv4k7M3DgzukG_QNHF3XvGsoGLDEHFDIUGB8k-IBjtQtnaiEU/s1600/IMG_1136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOunxTiEE4EHHl0wvqGombT1AcmcltIEV73InGkHKOhqT68HahUyQWkwVkRT2pGHjMiF5Dx_o45skhhdR7WrqzGb-IGSSv4k7M3DgzukG_QNHF3XvGsoGLDEHFDIUGB8k-IBjtQtnaiEU/s320/IMG_1136.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating tea cakes (and animal crackers)! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkGx-ywc47bry4iajLjnRi5InJZe8GPXCearfWEvW6PNAllhYzNOvjmj03b_RkO7WtMWbbX0aHHeJOf6e9XwXrwk3XooGumVuSzjcdE7QyUyr6C8Ou8mkiaOPRdeo8E2K4uezIYtufJw/s1600/IMG_1137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkGx-ywc47bry4iajLjnRi5InJZe8GPXCearfWEvW6PNAllhYzNOvjmj03b_RkO7WtMWbbX0aHHeJOf6e9XwXrwk3XooGumVuSzjcdE7QyUyr6C8Ou8mkiaOPRdeo8E2K4uezIYtufJw/s320/IMG_1137.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kay and our beautiful tea tray!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZRuzFr1n3gSX3Tlek2dpEwlqiJ8ZR4H55X5tKsXuK6LFzHIGCj2pl1HM8Q7F9Lxl2SPFYsqVTd6qHTlLv0lM3feOlOwYME_wY8G9CtMUFUJxp7ySJs7U3EP02ubCRk3YAp_tCoLbBCA/s1600/IMG_1138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZRuzFr1n3gSX3Tlek2dpEwlqiJ8ZR4H55X5tKsXuK6LFzHIGCj2pl1HM8Q7F9Lxl2SPFYsqVTd6qHTlLv0lM3feOlOwYME_wY8G9CtMUFUJxp7ySJs7U3EP02ubCRk3YAp_tCoLbBCA/s320/IMG_1138.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a table all to ourselves and got to sample three different types of tea! <br />Fairy Dust was our favorite flavor! It was a vanilla spice tea. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJ7gKaUDp3zd0LV3ji1jzs_Bq1zoY1Ejf-9OU81V_Ui5imOtovzefc_296k3_5Xl1E470RbLW6dLdCy6rLLcUid2VlSQAry3-eEgjAQ1YLCBDHA20Yyuapav_tHsdL5Awzmv5A0uGbkA/s1600/IMG_1140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJ7gKaUDp3zd0LV3ji1jzs_Bq1zoY1Ejf-9OU81V_Ui5imOtovzefc_296k3_5Xl1E470RbLW6dLdCy6rLLcUid2VlSQAry3-eEgjAQ1YLCBDHA20Yyuapav_tHsdL5Awzmv5A0uGbkA/s320/IMG_1140.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nom, nom... </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuaQIKjiazeJivjVTHE7F8a2fV2QL73oajVrM1DtrNN9bQJ3yw1zcJpr6__B64WJsp0-gUT6Er_0MWvkwinZy2hXKQqU8wQa3FouJMv59j9_X1DAX9-X4ATxGt7VPHPkahF8tFIB0g2c/s1600/IMG_1143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuaQIKjiazeJivjVTHE7F8a2fV2QL73oajVrM1DtrNN9bQJ3yw1zcJpr6__B64WJsp0-gUT6Er_0MWvkwinZy2hXKQqU8wQa3FouJMv59j9_X1DAX9-X4ATxGt7VPHPkahF8tFIB0g2c/s320/IMG_1143.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sampling a Mint Julep Cupcake! Perfect for Derby Weekend! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs5U64OGcEzX7ore-kYFxDTXzUMC6cwYEpPUcHPY-pJnZc1kW1cKanAKPifIEanQgwiUvg8a3jJ8qSIjWP02XrLkXBPQZObqdwErlL-FhOX2SI9xKczVL_tRkBhlLjLDSVczw4W2lfeM/s1600/IMG_1144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs5U64OGcEzX7ore-kYFxDTXzUMC6cwYEpPUcHPY-pJnZc1kW1cKanAKPifIEanQgwiUvg8a3jJ8qSIjWP02XrLkXBPQZObqdwErlL-FhOX2SI9xKczVL_tRkBhlLjLDSVczw4W2lfeM/s320/IMG_1144.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kay looking beautiful! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGuFFZHpBoq5YgAM4KIsqWm2VnAX2sEVPd-ufwit5grQpYMurROHQEXvokvI9Xu0w8HQaef9HmhTrrz4lIYfOEE8_hOzStIFCHoKGhKEbF9aWApA31FDvFfBkHS__lZ_IrjxYA7f4gH0/s1600/IMG_1167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGuFFZHpBoq5YgAM4KIsqWm2VnAX2sEVPd-ufwit5grQpYMurROHQEXvokvI9Xu0w8HQaef9HmhTrrz4lIYfOEE8_hOzStIFCHoKGhKEbF9aWApA31FDvFfBkHS__lZ_IrjxYA7f4gH0/s320/IMG_1167.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying on the fun hats... </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJqbWx6B3-o0e9LnkkdrtMZhbBZDgXwyZagjc-aYAB55yG7oW5rN6OuVHtO9KAt62WXIjrvDtuYEb0K2J3IF_5-7jOIPRHT0aoft-nO_nVjj5Gl5421LUPI0F6CeKzzdsM3fd4XaB1dc/s1600/IMG_1172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJqbWx6B3-o0e9LnkkdrtMZhbBZDgXwyZagjc-aYAB55yG7oW5rN6OuVHtO9KAt62WXIjrvDtuYEb0K2J3IF_5-7jOIPRHT0aoft-nO_nVjj5Gl5421LUPI0F6CeKzzdsM3fd4XaB1dc/s320/IMG_1172.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So pretty and stylish! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYPKkORd67saqUe3OxMkH6LvH5q8ZVbAVB4UCnDAILLoo0RsJ5mquGFpEgXtHZI90lffcgl1aUgeV8xI14-q06eiZiyjn4-t20T1COQEZtOXaJnxpzGOcb23aDwylebmTygwnmKqknDM/s1600/IMG_1175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYPKkORd67saqUe3OxMkH6LvH5q8ZVbAVB4UCnDAILLoo0RsJ5mquGFpEgXtHZI90lffcgl1aUgeV8xI14-q06eiZiyjn4-t20T1COQEZtOXaJnxpzGOcb23aDwylebmTygwnmKqknDM/s320/IMG_1175.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcYRkNaXyV5-IdBOBfmvVRTqz-WBnCVEC6J6NvSGY92psrkdTlwu9Icoi4mVnfUb_edWTBMPr882JFxsJ199FW0AslrcK_iSTzwuX9uG48HLaGkGLCb-4PzoKFfn_odtl70ucITyPd0Y/s1600/IMG_1185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcYRkNaXyV5-IdBOBfmvVRTqz-WBnCVEC6J6NvSGY92psrkdTlwu9Icoi4mVnfUb_edWTBMPr882JFxsJ199FW0AslrcK_iSTzwuX9uG48HLaGkGLCb-4PzoKFfn_odtl70ucITyPd0Y/s320/IMG_1185.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sara Kate being so sweet to help Abigail.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFBir4U3up59-tY2i2duX94EzLy4lUKDNvqzrhDWDUTbHSz3ZaQIbdad_LJICAR_LWlJk7NDhA8kkdIvk6qxgivPxq4McjRKWFgv-1AerIOVN3Kw0nhcoxaje2mTkHobq7FfGAS5IfRA/s1600/IMG_1187.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFBir4U3up59-tY2i2duX94EzLy4lUKDNvqzrhDWDUTbHSz3ZaQIbdad_LJICAR_LWlJk7NDhA8kkdIvk6qxgivPxq4McjRKWFgv-1AerIOVN3Kw0nhcoxaje2mTkHobq7FfGAS5IfRA/s320/IMG_1187.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxhCcH757z1HoEpZve_EiSq33vJLkaQtAazHJZS_KRVK6S4BuaaSevpiKiv8SJ_KjgOouPveFZLSqCGIvCwFN0MpNFu71KixxjLmVAZqyYUBbyp0lyaNrGc2o_-IaQRDF8o49siuI_AU/s1600/IMG_1191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxhCcH757z1HoEpZve_EiSq33vJLkaQtAazHJZS_KRVK6S4BuaaSevpiKiv8SJ_KjgOouPveFZLSqCGIvCwFN0MpNFu71KixxjLmVAZqyYUBbyp0lyaNrGc2o_-IaQRDF8o49siuI_AU/s320/IMG_1191.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWPfQNawxmiA8WR8HGMjQ7TkeDFG2yQVJabxQ3Md5eoo7HokSUHYX8jTDMJP-Icqis0ZuGPGMKmuxHwB9UTjWHmLURXdrIyRYbGcM8lRpVZnuOjLdTu3qQ4uKtnKX3mW8oQ-JbRU-eJY/s1600/IMG_1194.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWPfQNawxmiA8WR8HGMjQ7TkeDFG2yQVJabxQ3Md5eoo7HokSUHYX8jTDMJP-Icqis0ZuGPGMKmuxHwB9UTjWHmLURXdrIyRYbGcM8lRpVZnuOjLdTu3qQ4uKtnKX3mW8oQ-JbRU-eJY/s320/IMG_1194.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqucXG97Crz2S2VeTmNjSBPTTVnGWsc-ABrpNwJ5uS1nFQP-dh1SDnArpGotuUxa05tkx-TH0AT7y8dKt3Jo-FAm1T0o9ssh3EN3l5VdwIT7h4mRZdVxINZh0uBRdqFdCaePzfEM_8Ll8/s1600/IMG_1196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqucXG97Crz2S2VeTmNjSBPTTVnGWsc-ABrpNwJ5uS1nFQP-dh1SDnArpGotuUxa05tkx-TH0AT7y8dKt3Jo-FAm1T0o9ssh3EN3l5VdwIT7h4mRZdVxINZh0uBRdqFdCaePzfEM_8Ll8/s320/IMG_1196.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So girly!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0VWsA4i8Q_n83FK6mnb4joTv7TpWgBFWepGiSR-M3MkCxVf_qE-CJMqGvoBK2VRxuEaXd-je9TcLiJP4qhBXCFTPNbpelrhuX-IlLY5khohLyLS9g-JaOv-uJhHgsuG3BVv2Xyx9fDI/s1600/IMG_1197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0VWsA4i8Q_n83FK6mnb4joTv7TpWgBFWepGiSR-M3MkCxVf_qE-CJMqGvoBK2VRxuEaXd-je9TcLiJP4qhBXCFTPNbpelrhuX-IlLY5khohLyLS9g-JaOv-uJhHgsuG3BVv2Xyx9fDI/s320/IMG_1197.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx4GBggb7Vl25HdxWv_fB5Pq3s5B7gz2mcZBvyQlhSp_hQkAMdE9oVkYivrALRk3T_QhIaXbj5sc8b0Eo58yfQG85JfPgvoZp8JFMLT798oCSKsTxUxvMXH63sNzN9cpf6Elgf0kZKwk/s1600/IMG_1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx4GBggb7Vl25HdxWv_fB5Pq3s5B7gz2mcZBvyQlhSp_hQkAMdE9oVkYivrALRk3T_QhIaXbj5sc8b0Eo58yfQG85JfPgvoZp8JFMLT798oCSKsTxUxvMXH63sNzN9cpf6Elgf0kZKwk/s320/IMG_1200.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why not end a tea with snuggling a stuffed puppy?! :-)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-70446197794797547442013-05-06T08:19:00.003-07:002013-05-06T08:19:55.302-07:00Family Time & A Hair Cut for AbigailThis past weekend, Kyle's parents came in town to visit us from Georgia for Kaitlin's first birthday party. We had a wonderful time with them and made many sweet memories!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wGaC_X4aY3QYt4tI0NllQnmBg_8CiyPyFdQwVxnjPF4ZtKqWOehpsbITigbhwoa-vwP4HS9eurhGgLBLVUY-kTPLUjee9Lv4GHHIzWpup7kMC19tsXCEeVdWRFigBsurQPWGyrUtuxU/s1600/IMG_1089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wGaC_X4aY3QYt4tI0NllQnmBg_8CiyPyFdQwVxnjPF4ZtKqWOehpsbITigbhwoa-vwP4HS9eurhGgLBLVUY-kTPLUjee9Lv4GHHIzWpup7kMC19tsXCEeVdWRFigBsurQPWGyrUtuxU/s320/IMG_1089.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
The girls fell in love with all their snuggles, play times, gifts, and attention! They brought so many fun new toys, including a laughing baby doll that Kaitlin adores, a whole bin of potato heads that Abigail has spent SO much time playing with, a whole trunk of dress up clothes, plus more!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6O0OuEGUO5bWCl1aJga19o1jnjsvR1doluyqjVhwF8atA_sDJf6Fuo8GrwE0Ckh2ZneEMP1nOSacrtPTZPhU4mlQNxc42RUelJu66pPvl5UORGndBGUyhnd9fpRO81jIiOj-d0OUnWrQ/s1600/IMG_1066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6O0OuEGUO5bWCl1aJga19o1jnjsvR1doluyqjVhwF8atA_sDJf6Fuo8GrwE0Ckh2ZneEMP1nOSacrtPTZPhU4mlQNxc42RUelJu66pPvl5UORGndBGUyhnd9fpRO81jIiOj-d0OUnWrQ/s320/IMG_1066.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Can you tell we all love pink? Haha... </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Kyle's Mama is a hair dresser so we always enjoy getting fresh hair cuts when she comes to visit. She was able to give Abigail a hair cut for the first time during this visit. Abigail did a great job, sitting really still!! We were all so proud of her!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld2DrrL9ET4DQQOSJ5PbbpmcFrYuQ-5IaMy6W-_26Ea8q6dlvUguLEcRXeII3_1O7PcMG7bDmV8MPI2qaFgd5N6buFfM-HSUBnD_P8Izpk4PV7tvAIzdzfLnGJR5A63nw5G14pXbvA0Y/s1600/IMG_1058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld2DrrL9ET4DQQOSJ5PbbpmcFrYuQ-5IaMy6W-_26Ea8q6dlvUguLEcRXeII3_1O7PcMG7bDmV8MPI2qaFgd5N6buFfM-HSUBnD_P8Izpk4PV7tvAIzdzfLnGJR5A63nw5G14pXbvA0Y/s320/IMG_1058.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0LX01C2MwlnY2s9i_3kX0XnDgYwR3Mn_xtAGIwEzgDweZl3A3aWg3m46qcktAoOmmWg5jMhKxS3iv7zwl9WOqPbNZ3rqH5-8BZjRV-3L209-4xytajXK-6RpPQFVI4rMihrwavi4iVE/s1600/IMG_1061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0LX01C2MwlnY2s9i_3kX0XnDgYwR3Mn_xtAGIwEzgDweZl3A3aWg3m46qcktAoOmmWg5jMhKxS3iv7zwl9WOqPbNZ3rqH5-8BZjRV-3L209-4xytajXK-6RpPQFVI4rMihrwavi4iVE/s320/IMG_1061.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij50-AS_n2mS7byII7WA-fjBV__643KlgVOhkIFacnb8prjOT_ox9HIKPMDru1JZ-jv_pk0uajd90o2DxNUT6biHyimCwRDk5uRvPIcwcurBEHyT39ehORhtHCdOJzCKzakSRc-nqUzTo/s1600/IMG_1064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij50-AS_n2mS7byII7WA-fjBV__643KlgVOhkIFacnb8prjOT_ox9HIKPMDru1JZ-jv_pk0uajd90o2DxNUT6biHyimCwRDk5uRvPIcwcurBEHyT39ehORhtHCdOJzCKzakSRc-nqUzTo/s320/IMG_1064.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
She just trimmed off the tips and added a tad bit of layering to it. I have really seen growth in her hair since I gave her a trim back in February for the first time! It's lengthened and thickened! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5otdGI0YkkhvftbgvZe-E0ckpgnl_DjwKdtOrh6O_Bnpp5nRaGGNPyWh0tBSgcX9ZdEFdcKk6ONkYbBuBartpaXRbtIAITdLCbBV6mt0pT9utzG1NOJ45ZeUHiLrfOcLbkdJxOBAz8zw/s1600/IMG_0907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5otdGI0YkkhvftbgvZe-E0ckpgnl_DjwKdtOrh6O_Bnpp5nRaGGNPyWh0tBSgcX9ZdEFdcKk6ONkYbBuBartpaXRbtIAITdLCbBV6mt0pT9utzG1NOJ45ZeUHiLrfOcLbkdJxOBAz8zw/s320/IMG_0907.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
Mimi and Papa C bought Abigail a little play princess camera and she loved walking around taking pictures. Here she's taking a picture of Mimi wearing potato head glasses. :-)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRpZ-LlMNyVCSFrob3rug77wTpJAA05iuJHGPNj1FklcJ3rc5ANvFtZuvg2OTlWAj-jNnk0MNSo8ed6faOhMi60dPBCUIRMkvL2cDCdKWM5wA0oQs9TsBcmA3w14ioh5bwNxq-tF-gjE/s1600/IMG_0912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRpZ-LlMNyVCSFrob3rug77wTpJAA05iuJHGPNj1FklcJ3rc5ANvFtZuvg2OTlWAj-jNnk0MNSo8ed6faOhMi60dPBCUIRMkvL2cDCdKWM5wA0oQs9TsBcmA3w14ioh5bwNxq-tF-gjE/s320/IMG_0912.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Kaitlin enjoying a walk with Papa C!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We are so very thankful for these sweet grandparents! They are a blessing in our little family's lives! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Photos of a Princess Tea Party with Mimi to come... </div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-25827204475822204922013-03-14T08:31:00.001-07:002013-03-14T08:31:20.334-07:00It's Potty Training Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
One week ago yesterday, Abigail asked (on her own) to go potty on the toilet. I was shocked and excited when she expressed her need to go. We had tried back in December after she turned 2 to potty train and she was not ready at all. I decided to just wait until this summer or until she was closer to 3 after hearing from some friends that it's an easier age to train. So, when Abigail initiated wanting to go potty, I decided that day, as she continued using the potty, that we were just going to follow her lead and do away with diapers and get into this whole potty training thing! It's now been a full week and she hasn't worn a diaper since! She definitely still has accidents and wears pull ups at night, but she is doing fabulous! She even stays dry over nap time in her panties!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEg1XqEMo1A3JgezBnl8ZW9xX8eNmeTTBgaEXvFw_paZGBPTB1uAvBuDgpyuYXxyAJdhiJoKC81o2XassP3pGgMdk1eEnGENG6YvV0xHJe2KEvtuvIxoARLb5G4ghyphenhyphenl5K31XaCFY_Qd-s/s1600/IMG_0802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEg1XqEMo1A3JgezBnl8ZW9xX8eNmeTTBgaEXvFw_paZGBPTB1uAvBuDgpyuYXxyAJdhiJoKC81o2XassP3pGgMdk1eEnGENG6YvV0xHJe2KEvtuvIxoARLb5G4ghyphenhyphenl5K31XaCFY_Qd-s/s320/IMG_0802.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Abigail is becoming such a big girl! She chats all the time now. She is doing so much better putting together sentences and putting her thoughts into words! It's adorable and sweet to hear what she's thinking about!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wV6wzDsObTFXP5kJ4E3RG5JkyofPIshEsmYCdUG7iQeZULuowiV9snUj8WPF70Ch9BcG7QHPryix45FxsM_DE0qeDAg_L5aGxAHqG2U9aFVvG4nv42iE-Ow0JuPpnQCrEOAEzpGkiLM/s1600/IMG_0930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wV6wzDsObTFXP5kJ4E3RG5JkyofPIshEsmYCdUG7iQeZULuowiV9snUj8WPF70Ch9BcG7QHPryix45FxsM_DE0qeDAg_L5aGxAHqG2U9aFVvG4nv42iE-Ow0JuPpnQCrEOAEzpGkiLM/s320/IMG_0930.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
She loves to dance with her Daddy, to role play with her kitchen set, making us yummy meals and drinks (frequent meals are apples or yogurt... haha), to play with her baby dolls, and to have tea with her tea sets.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9_5T79RoNIjsMCFG_35knZhURVRqOLuxygxMrgIrcMj1bg0PGpt-1DTiGjiDCCTdZg3z1fodtvgAUa31t1M6LIe_CHEFGYeYyjInKt7yoFqzj5hMRe0uLS4cpjues9K4W8q7CCCQuCA/s1600/IMG_0806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9_5T79RoNIjsMCFG_35knZhURVRqOLuxygxMrgIrcMj1bg0PGpt-1DTiGjiDCCTdZg3z1fodtvgAUa31t1M6LIe_CHEFGYeYyjInKt7yoFqzj5hMRe0uLS4cpjues9K4W8q7CCCQuCA/s320/IMG_0806.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
I absolutely love how girly she is!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJD-BDxb0KsLfAGiS0raOOPaZdTTka2kPoEUsLUur6piY9OFB99dWc7RjrIJXDGeIZQoI80WVArfULFamZ_y9OwQcSMEy1a0srCN9t6mIPbxU5LXez-qHuRDYYqpmAQ2DTBdzyOLi_0s/s1600/IMG_0831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJD-BDxb0KsLfAGiS0raOOPaZdTTka2kPoEUsLUur6piY9OFB99dWc7RjrIJXDGeIZQoI80WVArfULFamZ_y9OwQcSMEy1a0srCN9t6mIPbxU5LXez-qHuRDYYqpmAQ2DTBdzyOLi_0s/s320/IMG_0831.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
She loves hats and purses and helping Mommy shop!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt9sneCApKgUFOKjKIv5BTzzrWj0FmGrzv5pWSKb21I-53Mg_rf5f8unZcs1CDlaa7jriVURMlOigKfdrSP6Oz_avSG8K1QZxEbick9G0Z8ZHFVdj9LkGCejt9RtTypUw_QfkN8O9sn4/s1600/IMG_0827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt9sneCApKgUFOKjKIv5BTzzrWj0FmGrzv5pWSKb21I-53Mg_rf5f8unZcs1CDlaa7jriVURMlOigKfdrSP6Oz_avSG8K1QZxEbick9G0Z8ZHFVdj9LkGCejt9RtTypUw_QfkN8O9sn4/s320/IMG_0827.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ouhu_dAhFiRv9HdbM88EHbiEF7i4Ug_ZT4gyoayWxc3yt93PTg4XvBKtaB5GKm_0cGpgv90tO54mtKjn12HG8PnIx56W4PDHjv4B4davLzPI1auSC3rr2zE8N-p4hZuMRebeLf9J7WU/s1600/IMG_0830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ouhu_dAhFiRv9HdbM88EHbiEF7i4Ug_ZT4gyoayWxc3yt93PTg4XvBKtaB5GKm_0cGpgv90tO54mtKjn12HG8PnIx56W4PDHjv4B4davLzPI1auSC3rr2zE8N-p4hZuMRebeLf9J7WU/s320/IMG_0830.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
I look forward to many more years of these sweet memories with my girlies!<br />
<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-65782948575457392612013-02-26T09:30:00.001-08:002013-02-26T09:35:55.394-08:00March Menu PlanIn our quest to cut out most processed and sugary foods (almost everything from a grocery store that comes in a box), I am aiming to make basically everything from scratch this coming month. I used to cook more like this before kids and even after Abigail was born. However, with a second pregnancy and then baby, it's been so simple to buy some things pre-made or just out of a bag. These things not only have horrible additives, sweeteners, and junk added to them, they are just not as tasty as home-cooked goodness! I am also working to add in some simple weekly dinners that will help keep us within our food budget each month. We love breakfast foods in our family and yummy pizza so these will make up two of our weekly dinners. By soaking my grains and making homemade baked oatmeal, muffins, biscuits, bread, and pizza dough, I can make these meals nourishing, healthy, and yummy!<br />
<br />
Maybe this meal plan will be helpful to some of ya'll as you look for yummy new recipes to try. Many of these recipes will be new to me this month, so I hope they turn out yummy!<br />
<br />
Bake at beginning of the month to store in freezer for quick access:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/06/banana-crumb-muffins.html" target="_blank">Banana Crumb Muffins </a><br />
<a href="http://onceamonthmom.com/tater-tot-casserole-muffins/" target="_blank">Tater Tot Casserole Muffins</a> - Substitute chopped baked potato for tots<br />
<a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/2012/05/4-weeks-to-fill-your-freezer-easy-morning-glory-muffins-day-17.html" target="_blank">Morning Glory Muffins </a><br />
<a href="http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/01/kitchen-tip-tuesday-homemade-bread.html" target="_blank">Bread and Rolls </a><br />
<br />
I have assigned meal types for certain days of the week. There are three days that we are consistently out of the house. It's hard to get dinner on the table for these days and we easily fall into the habit of eating out, so I've assigned these days as my crockpot and freezer meal days.<br />
<br />
Sunday - Crockpot/Lunch, Breakfast/Dinner<br />
Monday - Grill<br />
Tuesday - Crockpot<br />
Wednesday - Freezer meal or/Crockpot<br />
Thursday - Breakfast for dinner<br />
Friday - Pizza<br />
Saturday - Sandwiches/Lunch, Clean out the Fridge/Dinner<br />
<br />
To simplify my life, I have repeated meals on this list. It will hopefully help keep the budget cheaper just to double up on some foods. I also don't stick right to my meal plan. Once I know I have these foods in my house after my first-of-the-month shopping trip, I don't mind rotating around some of our meals to fit best in that week.<br />
<br />
So, here you have it!<br />
<br />
<u><i><b>Week 1</b></i></u><br />
<br />
<b>Sunday </b><br />
B: Muffins from Freezer<br />
L: <a href="http://www.ringaroundtherosies.net/2012/02/freezer-cooking.html" target="_blank">Lazy Day Stew</a> & <a href="http://www.babystepstohealthyeats.com/best-cornbread-ever/" target="_blank">Cornbread</a><br />
D: Pancakes<br />
<br />
<b>Monday </b><br />
B: Egg Omelets<br />
L: Leftover Stew<br />
D: <a href="http://theenchantedcook.blogspot.com/2010/08/honey-lime-chicken-inspired-by-sunset.html" target="_blank">Honey-Lime Chicken</a>, Mashed Potatoes, Sauteed Zucchini<br />
<br />
<b>Tuesday</b><br />
B: <a href="http://moderncomfortfood.com/2009/10/banana-pecan-waffles/" target="_blank">Banana Pecan Waffles</a><br />
L: PB&J's and Fruit (Packed lunch to take out with us)<br />
D: <a href="http://onceamonthmom.com/mama-ritas-meatballs/" target="_blank">Mama Rita's Meatballs</a>, Pasta, and Garlic Bread<br />
<br />
<b>Wednesday </b><br />
B: <a href="http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/02/the-wonders-of-green-smoothies.html" target="_blank">Green Smoothies </a><br />
L: Leftover Meatballs and Pasta<br />
D: <a href="http://onceamonthmom.com/whole-foods-real-chicken-broccoli-rice-casserole/" target="_blank">Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole</a> (Freezer), Salad<br />
<br />
<b>Thursday</b><br />
B: <a href="http://onceamonthmom.com/tater-tot-casserole-muffins/" target="_blank">Tater Tot Casserole Muffins</a><br />
L: Leftover Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole<br />
D: Biscuits and Egg/Sausage gravy<br />
<br />
<b>Friday</b><br />
B: <a href="http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/06/banana-crumb-muffins.html" target="_blank">Banana Crumb Muffins</a><br />
L: Chicken Salad Sandwiches and fruit<br />
D: Hamburger <a href="http://www.babystepstohealthyeats.com/easy-no-rise-pizza-dough/" target="_blank">Pizza</a> (Or Sausage Pizza)<br />
<br />
<b>Saturday</b><br />
B: Oatmeal Pancakes<br />
L: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Dollar-Dinners-Recipes-Elevate/dp/0307985148/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361896913&sr=1-1&keywords=10+dollar+dinners+cookbook" target="_blank">Thyme Meatball</a> Sandwiches<br />
D: Clean out the Fridge<br />
<br />
<br />
<u><b><i>Week 2</i></b></u><br />
<br />
<b>Sunday</b><br />
B: Muffins from Freezer<br />
L: <a href="http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2010/01/zuppa-tuscana-soup.html" target="_blank">Zuppa Tuscana Soup</a><br />
D: Eggs/ Biscuits (Biscuit recipe is from Better, Homes, and Garden cookbook)<br />
<br />
<b>Monday</b><br />
B: Egg Omeletes<br />
L: Leftover Soup<br />
D:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Dollar-Dinners-Recipes-Elevate/dp/0307985148/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361896913&sr=1-1&keywords=10+dollar+dinners+cookbook" target="_blank"> Grilled Two-Cheese Burgers</a> and Roasted Potatoes<br />
<br />
<b>Tuesday</b><br />
B: Blender Waffles<br />
L: PB&J's and Fruit (Packed lunch to take out with us)<br />
D: <a href="http://thecrockstar.blogspot.ca/2009/01/absolute-best-crockpot-beef-stroganoff.html" target="_blank">Beef Stroganoff</a> (make<a href="http://onceamonthmom.com/homemade-cream-of-something-soup/" target="_blank"> homemade cream of mushroom soup</a>), Pasta, Salad<br />
<br />
<b>Wednesday </b><br />
B: Smoothies<br />
L: Leftover Beef Stroganoff<br />
D: <a href="http://www.babystepstohealthyeats.com/baked-chicken-chimichangas/" target="_blank">Baked Chicken Chimichangas</a> (or Chicken Soft Tacos) and Salad<br />
<br />
<b>Thursday</b><br />
B: Tater Tot Casserole Muffins<br />
L: Leftover Chimichangas<br />
D: Pancakes<br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>Friday</b><br />
B: Banana Crumb Muffins<br />
L: Chicken Salad Sandwiches and Fruit<br />
D: Chicken Pesto Pizza (or Hamburger Pizza)<br />
<br />
<b>Saturday</b><br />
B: Pancakes<br />
L: French Dip Sandwiches (Or Fried Egg, Bacon, Avocado Sandwiches)<br />
D: Clean out the Fridge<br />
<br />
<br />
<b><u><i>Week 3</i></u></b><br />
<br />
<b>Sunday</b><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Muffins from Freezer</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Lazy Day Stew & Cornbread</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Pancakes</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Monday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Egg Omelets</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Leftover Stew</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Grilled Hawaiian Chicken (Marinate in pineapple juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic/onion powder, and melted butter), sauteed zucchini, mashed potatoes.<br />
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Tuesday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Banana Pecan Waffles</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: PB&J's and Fruit (Packed lunch to take out with us)</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Mama Rita's Meatballs, Pasta, Salad</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Wednesday </b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Smoothies</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Leftover Beef Stroganoff</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole (from Freezer) and Salad</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Thursday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Tater Tot Casserole Muffins</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Leftover Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Biscuits and Egg/Sausage Gravy</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b><br /></b><b>Friday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Banana Crumb Muffins</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Chicken Salad Sandwiches and Fruit</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Sausage Pizza</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Saturday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Oatmeal Pancakes</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Thyme Meatball Sandwiches</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Clean out the Fridge</div>
<div>
<br />
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<u><b><i>Week 4</i></b></u></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Sunday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Muffins from Freezer</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2013/01/perfect-potato-soup/" target="_blank">Potato Soup</a> and Rolls </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Eggs/ Biscuits </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Monday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Egg Omeletes</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Leftover Soup</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/maple-salmon/" target="_blank">Maple Salmon</a>, Asparagus, Carrots, Homemade Rolls</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Tuesday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Blender Waffles</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: PB&J's and Fruit (Packed lunch to take out with us)</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: <a href="http://www.pepperplate.com/recipes/view.aspx?id=2353607" target="_blank">Crockpot Ravioli Casserole</a>, Pasta, Salad</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Wednesday </b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Smoothies</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Leftover Beef Stroganoff</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Chicken Soft Tacos (Chicken breast with salsa in crockpot)</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Thursday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Tater Tot Casserole Muffins</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Leftover Chicken Soft Tacos</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Pancakes</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b><br /></b><b>Friday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Banana Crumb Muffins</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Chicken Salad Sandwiches and Fruit</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Hamburger Pizza</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<b>Saturday</b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
B: Pancakes</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
L: Fried Egg, Bacon, Avocado Sandwiches</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
D: Clean out the Fridge</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-25836250215904899652013-02-02T08:25:00.001-08:002013-02-02T08:25:09.606-08:00Snow on Groundhog Day!We woke up to this beautiful snow covered yard this morning! The groundhog Phil is predicting an early spring this year, so we're going to take advantage of this beautiful winter weather before enjoying the warmth of spring.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1030.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1030.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We just had to bundle our girls up and let them play in the snow! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1031.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1031.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Our first "family of four" picture in the snow! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1032.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1032.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Every kid loves to feel snow on their gloves! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1033.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1033.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1034.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1034.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Miss Kaitlin! This is her first snowy picture! She was too cold and bundled to do much but sit! Haha...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1035.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1035.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Pretty baby girl! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1036.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1036.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Abigail loved the snow!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1037.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1037.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kyle showing Abigail how to throw snow up.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1038.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1038.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />So much fun...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1039.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1039.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1041.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1041.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sledding with Daddy<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1042.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1042.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Mommy's turn...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1043.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1043.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Ready...set...go...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1044.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1044.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Making snow angels with Daddy<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/02/02/1046.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/02/02/s_1046.jpg' border='0' width='187' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><p align='center'><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/O50o0xG-KV4" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O50o0xG-KV4" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><!-- Fallback content --><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O50o0xG-KV4"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/O50o0xG-KV4/0.jpg" width="400" height="300" />YouTube Video</a></object></p><br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-2241708529731110542013-01-29T11:09:00.001-08:002013-01-29T11:09:32.069-08:00Fun at the ZooAs soon as I saw that it was supposed to be in the 60's today (instead of the 30's, like its been so much here) I knew I wanted to take my girls to the zoo! We were supposed to have a crafting morning with a few friends from our church community group but it quickly turned into a zoo trip. Here are a few pictures:<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1274.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1274.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Abigail and her sweet friend, Anna Kate.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1275.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1275.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Excited about the ducks!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1276.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1276.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1277.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1277.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Abigail walking with Mommy<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1278.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1278.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sam and her sweet, adorable little boy, Finn.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1279.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1279.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Pictures with the elephant. Abigail wasn't super thrilled. Haha... <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1280.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1280.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Sam and Finn<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1281.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1281.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Jenny and Anna Kate<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1282.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1282.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Aunt Jenny walking with the girls to see the lions.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1283.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1283.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />They were resting under a rock but looked at us!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1284.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1284.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Looking for the sea lions.<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1285.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1285.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Aunty Jenny carting the girls off! Haha...<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1286.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1286.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=13/01/29/1287.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/13/01/29/s_1287.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Abigail and Anna Kate held hands part of the walk back. SO precious to watch! They are such little buddies!<br /><br />Excited for more spring days to come! <br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-23507687688149220992013-01-28T11:06:00.001-08:002013-01-28T11:06:47.737-08:00Family UpdateWow! It's crazy to realize that it has been about two months since I last posted! Life is just moving right along as we stay busy with our little girls. Since it's been a while since I updated, I thought I'd tell you a bunch of fun, random stuff from our family.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRLfSjbfFcB_cVNwE_QFI0EGekRgsd0j-IpRhuhbRPwh2kShqNsj72TQ7_x7yodFPgZF3NAb5DteGy_tptiP0U6HU0BYnkCWQVfuR9UHpGb7YqLO821iQOR-luahrvG_Gl7OYT3-YeVc/s1600/IMG_9982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRLfSjbfFcB_cVNwE_QFI0EGekRgsd0j-IpRhuhbRPwh2kShqNsj72TQ7_x7yodFPgZF3NAb5DteGy_tptiP0U6HU0BYnkCWQVfuR9UHpGb7YqLO821iQOR-luahrvG_Gl7OYT3-YeVc/s320/IMG_9982.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Kaitlin is 8 months old (almost 9 months!)</li>
</ul>
<br />
She is starting to get mobile. She just started trying to crawl this week and is doing really well! She's not fully crawling a ton yet, but is so very close. It's exciting to see her begin to become more interactive in her play, finally realizing that she can get into things. It made me realize that we need to do some more baby proofing around here! Not only has she realized her desire to move, but she has fallen in love with food. She has pretty much not liked baby food at all, except for a few things, but she's always loved real food. Now, she's eating almost everything we are! Meat, veggies, some fruits, cheese, bread, etc... She loves to eat!<br />
<br />
Last night, she finally slept through the night for the first time in her life! I tanked her up for a late night feeding at 10:40, right as we were going to bed, and I didn't hear a peep out of her until a little after 7am!!! For those of you who know we've been struggling A LOT with her sleeping habits, you'll rejoice with us! Ever since we went out of town in October and again in December, she has woken anywhere from every hour to every three hours, basically every single night. (She'd never slept longer than 5-6 hours at once anyways and that was only a handful of times.) I have been so exhausted and worn down from over 8 months of little sleep. Lord willing, this is a start to much better nights of sleep! We are so very grateful!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR80opaawFHTDYSsEl2ylIJtKohvA9pFYRi8cMm1QdN7K-3R9t5khXZdYLGzqDU2A3OOWpH6m0Wn2H29yXVaZXHYBxbhqbHGKWWfc3Mv7ze9RDeYZat1CqG2_FwN0yNEGZ87t0R7Azric/s1600/IMG_9942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR80opaawFHTDYSsEl2ylIJtKohvA9pFYRi8cMm1QdN7K-3R9t5khXZdYLGzqDU2A3OOWpH6m0Wn2H29yXVaZXHYBxbhqbHGKWWfc3Mv7ze9RDeYZat1CqG2_FwN0yNEGZ87t0R7Azric/s320/IMG_9942.JPG" width="191" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Abigail is talking up a storm now!</li>
</ul>
<br />
As soon as she hit 25 months, it's like she decided to come alive talking. I think being in Texas at Christmas and around her little cousins, family members, and little friends did a lot to help her communicate more! We can understand most of what she says now. She has such a little imagination and will have us cracking up with laughter as we listen to her. She can be pretty intense and serious at times as she talks, crossing her arms, and furrowing her brow. She is such a big sister to Kaitlin too, looking out for her, keeping things out of her hands that she thinks she shouldn't be holding. Haha... She loves to instruct her sister (a.k.a. She's a little bossy! haha) and we have to remind her that Mommy and Daddy are the ones who are allowed to get onto Kaitlin, not her.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43IuNthwExkAIOGCAIwLHS2aLfAKiQviYFC8ZrEt5COtWqTqKWfFY7JKw89NihBK-73FkwLIVghbKTOAQOaIXwKmvv62Gx7yR16ssrx8oQiSvhyphenhyphenEKOPBOglsX0DpUT8OFbC0My45BOVQ/s1600/IMG_9896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43IuNthwExkAIOGCAIwLHS2aLfAKiQviYFC8ZrEt5COtWqTqKWfFY7JKw89NihBK-73FkwLIVghbKTOAQOaIXwKmvv62Gx7yR16ssrx8oQiSvhyphenhyphenEKOPBOglsX0DpUT8OFbC0My45BOVQ/s320/IMG_9896.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D5jqZokMDIx6ACv4qw_hlJCULw5o-beiYOLH0ItoSMzVwt4Grci4TJGPnuc7Ie2CL3gwuMeYn76dWaTzDLsxBlnUkM04HFmwEyFWq13gaKd9sKBdhcotJZ-AcuEU70ED67TJ9Zo2cnc/s1600/IMG_9895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D5jqZokMDIx6ACv4qw_hlJCULw5o-beiYOLH0ItoSMzVwt4Grci4TJGPnuc7Ie2CL3gwuMeYn76dWaTzDLsxBlnUkM04HFmwEyFWq13gaKd9sKBdhcotJZ-AcuEU70ED67TJ9Zo2cnc/s320/IMG_9895.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Some of our sweet friends passed along their trundle bed for our girls so Abigail now has her own big girl bed. It took her a couple nights to adjust to it, but now she sleeps great in it! I still need to get her some cute girly bedding but for now she's using my old red quilt with some cute new polka dot sheets. I haven't decided if I'm going to make her comforter and pillows or buy them. We'll see how inspired I get as I look through Pinterest. :-)<br />
<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>It's been so cold here in Kentucky!</li>
</ul>
We've been spending most of our days inside since the beginning of the year. It's just too cold to get these little girls out. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 67 though so we are planning an exciting trip to the zoo. Can't wait! One of the best parts about living on a school campus is the indoor rec center that has a kids play room. We enjoy taking the girls up there and letting Abigail play with their little kitchen set. They also have an indoor kiddie pool that is perfect for them to play in!<br />
<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>We moved!</li>
</ul>
<br />
The day we returned from our drive home from Texas, we literally stopped by housing when we reached campus, picked up our new keys, and unloaded our car into our new apt (with Abigail being sick with the flu and 103 fever... thankfully friends graciously helped Kyle move our old apt over). We had previously been living in a second floor apartment (which does not have washer/dryer hookups). However, with two children, lots of steps and no washer/dryer, this was pretty much creating a vary difficult living situation for us. We have never had a washer/dryer since we got married and have done just fine working around taking laundry to on-site facilities. However, after Kaitlin was born, it just became too difficult for me to carry two kids and laundry back and forth. The Lord was so wonderfully gracious and housing was able to find us a first floor unit. We LOVE IT!!! It's the same size but we love being ground level and I feel like a new woman now that I can throw laundry in any time I need to! Praise the Lord for the simple things in life! :-)<br />
<br />
Well this is just a small bit about life right now. Hopefully I can post more soon. For now, both girls are awake and calling for attention. Hope you are all doing well!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-18513227220854548532012-11-27T09:02:00.002-08:002012-11-27T09:09:20.768-08:00Fun Facts About Abigail at 2 Years Old!I thought you would all enjoy knowing some fun little facts about Abigail plus it's a great way to record what she likes at this age. It's still hard to believe that we have a 2 year old! Wow! <br />
<br />
For starters, she is incredibly hard to take pictures of. About 98% of the time she will not smile for photos and if you happen to catch one on camera, you feel like you've made a HUGE accomplishment! However, she is beginning to say "cheese" to the camera now (although usually looking away from it), so we're making progress! :-) Today, I tried to take some fun 2 year old pictures of her but this is what I got:<br />
<br />
<center>
<a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/997.jpg"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_997.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" width="210" /></a></center>
<br />
Even though it's hard to catch her smiles on camera, her little personality is so full of spunk and fun! She lives life to the fullest and while shy around others until she warms up, she loves being around other kids, especially bigger kids, whom she loves to watch and play like them!<br />
<br />
<center>
<a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/998.jpg"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_998.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" width="210" /></a></center>
<br />
Here are some fun facts. I'm having to guess on some of these since she can't tell me all of them but it's close! ;-)<br />
<br />
1. What is her favorite color? Possibly Pink (although she recognizes the color purple)<br />
2. What is her favorite toy? Her baby and new stroller<br />
3. What is her favorite fruit? Grapes<br />
4. What is her favorite TV show? Minnie Mouse and DOC McStuffins<br />
5. What is her favorite thing to eat for lunch? Peanut butter and jelly<br />
6. What is her favorite article of clothing/ outfit? SHOES!!! She loves shoes! She can put many of them on by herself now too.<br />
7. What is her favorite game? Playing with her dolls<br />
8. What is her favorite snack? Raisins and Freeze Dried Apple slices<br />
9. What is her favorite animal? "Oofff... Ooos" (Dogs)<br />
10. What is her favorite song? "Jesus Loves Me" and "Row, Row, Row"<br />
11. What is her favorite book? "The Story of Jesus" She likes to point out all the doggies and kitties.<br />
12. Who is her best friend? She absolutely loves to play with her buddy, Silas, and talks about him when away from him. It's just too adorable! They get along really well when they play together too!<br />
13. What is her favorite cereal? There is a natural cocoa rice cereal that we've let her have before and she loves it! It's a special treat.<br />
14. What is her favorite thing to do outside? Play at the park and slide<br />
15. What is her favorite drink? She mainly drinks water but she does like apple juice and homemade hot cocoa!<br />
16. What is her favorite holiday? Not sure yet... Probably Christmas! :-)<br />
17. What does she like to take to bed with her at night? Baby, Pooh, and "Ooff-Ooo"<br />
18. What is her favorite thing to eat for breakfast? "Cer-ral" (Cereal)<br />
19. What did she have for her birthday dinner? Chuy's Bean Burrito and creamy jalapeno dip with chips!<br />
20. What does she want to be when she grows up? When I asked her this, she said: "DOC" (from DOC McStuffins) Haha...<br />
<br />
<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-79568136510387458222012-11-27T08:19:00.001-08:002012-11-27T08:19:39.266-08:00Kaitlin is 6 Months Old! So, this post is a little late but I wanted to document this little sweetheart! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/924.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_924.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kaitlin is such a little sweety! She brings so much joy to our family! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/925.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_925.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She is doing well sitting up although she can't do it for super long periods yet! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/926.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_926.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She is not a big fan of baby foods still but give her some ham or mashed potatoes and she's in heaven!! On Thanksgiving her little eyes got as big as saucers when she tasted ham for the first time! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/927.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_927.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kaitlin is also pushing up onto her arms when on her belly. She rolls back and forth and can move around her crib or the floor, changing directions. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/928.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_928.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She is definitely teething and has cut her first tooth!!! The bottom right. :-) Daddy found it the day of Abigail's 2nd Birthday Party. Nov. 17th!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/929.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_929.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Abigail and Kaitlin are still best friends! Now that Kaitlin can sit up its fun to see them interact more!<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/930.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_930.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/27/931.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/27/s_931.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We are so thankful for every day with our sweet baby girl!! <br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-44737599412357941702012-11-25T20:04:00.001-08:002012-11-25T20:04:33.193-08:00Happy 2nd Birthday Abigail Grace!! <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/25/2917.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/25/s_2917.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Today our sweet little girl is turning two years old! It is hard to believe that she is already this old! My, how time flies!! <br /><br />After church we took her to Chuy's were she enjoyed a bean burrito with chips dipped in their amazing creamy jalapeƱo sauce! Yes, even she likes it! Mmm... They brought her delectable sophapias (sp?) and honey for her birthday dessert. She literally drank the honey from the bowl. Haha... Oh my!! <br /><br />I'll be posting pictures from her little birthday party soon and some fun facts about her! Stay tuned! <br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-82066782950868442872012-11-23T20:51:00.001-08:002012-11-23T20:54:07.208-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!! This year we were not able to spend Thanksgiving with our families but we enjoyed a quiet morning together with our little family. I wanted to make a special and fun breakfast for us, so I whipped up a batch of pumpkin cream cheese streusel muffins and homemade hot cocoa with marshmallows. Abigail and Kyle were quite the fans of both!! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2477.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2477.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Kyle loves homemade cocoa and for the last few years I've always had to make a dairy free option for me. However, this year I enjoyed a cup right along with them! (Notice Abigail even got a real mug to drink hers out of!) <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2478.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2478.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />The pumpkin muffins I made were a recipe from a cookbook by the ladies at my old church in Texas. The recipe is by a fabulous cook (who made our wedding cakes), Diann Dunn.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2479.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2479.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2480.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2480.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Abigail loved the muffins, minus the cream cheese. Haha<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2481.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2481.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Kaitlin got to try some apple/blueberry sauce for breakfast but wasn't a huge fan of the taste. Haha... <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2482.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2482.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I just love her nose!!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2483.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2483.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />At lunch time she got to try a tiny bit of ham and mashed potatoes and she LOVED THEM!! Especially the ham! As soon as she tasted it her eyes lit up and she gobbled it up! She has since continued her love for ham. She definitely WAY prefers table food to baby food! Haha...<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2484.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2484.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Abigail finding a marshmallow!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2485.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2485.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Hmm... Mmmmmm... <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/23/2486.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/23/s_2486.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />She became a quick fan! :-)<br />For lunch we enjoyed the afternoon at some dear friends' home where they welcomed us in like family! I meant to take pictures but didn't. Their kids and our kids enjoyed playing together though!<br />For dinner, Southern Seminary hosted a big meal for any students who didn't have family in town, so we enjoyed participating in that! <br />What a blessed day we had! So thankful for where the Lord has us and the wonderful family and friends He has given us! <br />We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! <br /><br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-76969053361579920902012-11-18T17:07:00.001-08:002012-11-18T17:10:32.405-08:00Tis' the Season! Tonight we set up our Christmas tree. The girls LOVE it! Here are a few pictures:<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2807.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2807.jpg' border='0' width='400' height='400' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Growing up we always drank Egg Nog while setting up our Christmas decorations. We have continued this tradition in our little family. Even Abigail enjoyed some tonight! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2808.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2808.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Daddy and Kaitlin<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2809.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2809.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />(Sorry the pictures are a little dark!)<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2810.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2810.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Kaitlin loved the tree especially! <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2811.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2811.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Play time with Daddy!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2812.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2812.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />It's the best!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2813.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2813.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />"Helping" Mommy fluff the branches.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2814.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2814.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />I sure do love this little girl!! It's so fun that she can actually take part this year!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2815.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2815.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Of course, we all wore snuggly clothes to set up the tree... and listened to Christmas music!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2816.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2816.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Abigail thought the lights were so cool and kept asking us to turn the living room lights off! Haha<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2817.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2817.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2818.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2818.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Abigail saying "wow!!"<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2819.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2819.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Kaitlin's turn! :-) <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2820.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2820.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/11/18/2821.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/11/18/s_2821.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />We ended our evening allowing the girls to stay up late and watch a new princess movie on TV. :-) Abigail enjoyed it and actually sat through the movie and watched it. Of course, we snuggled underneath our Christmas snowflake blanket! <br /><br />Can't wait to capture more fun family times as Christmas draws near! <br /><br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-32201955704667033572012-11-12T14:44:00.001-08:002012-11-12T14:49:03.597-08:00Fall Favorite PicturesThis fall has been flying past quickly for us here in the Roland household. We have been making many fun family memories though and enjoying the season together. In October, we took a fun family vacation with my parents and aunt & uncle to Gatlinburg, TN. It was great because all three of our families live in different states now so we could convene in TN and enjoy time together. We had a great time and learned a lot about traveling with TWO little ones. It was definitely eye opening! Hahaha... Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the week:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0fNL0Q8JHBK1WRUWQawNN4L0RNL0Se570Bwdb3r_IvdlvC4XYPJ_b7Pttr8b9x1lVjUHd8ethEZ9FmQpieb4vScGzp7mDSw1OdIe4XMr-lMdVOCCDj0Ly5GBUZSb-3e5z2cZBYpZEEk/s1600/IMG_7593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0fNL0Q8JHBK1WRUWQawNN4L0RNL0Se570Bwdb3r_IvdlvC4XYPJ_b7Pttr8b9x1lVjUHd8ethEZ9FmQpieb4vScGzp7mDSw1OdIe4XMr-lMdVOCCDj0Ly5GBUZSb-3e5z2cZBYpZEEk/s320/IMG_7593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
We went to the Aquarium to show the girls all the fish. This trip was especially fun for Kyle and I since we went here on our honeymoon so it was fun to relive memories!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPjoMP2CTPOepKcqDV4cCKLGkp247iM2Z1ao3mP7b72gPcg-4azfPgp3Jw_EYGjQVXiMQwphoOf1u8G7_jFmX4_BCn0jU70Je1k7WXGEYpKjI52MelfOo0hPGWUkb8-gP9T9LmHXbNWY/s1600/IMG_7613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPjoMP2CTPOepKcqDV4cCKLGkp247iM2Z1ao3mP7b72gPcg-4azfPgp3Jw_EYGjQVXiMQwphoOf1u8G7_jFmX4_BCn0jU70Je1k7WXGEYpKjI52MelfOo0hPGWUkb8-gP9T9LmHXbNWY/s320/IMG_7613.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Kaitlin was passed out on Daddy's chest.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyrTdlv-WK_pVDiWT4lDDAmz1q1YQ8hToAoTYfMeDccblQv1VfzAiSFKn7LO42vCmoCNE1QJrP43kxv9O6fjPv9GFJWUDUY81wh17TRz8OpI2SfHxNwhakbvZGnYnroJPd8q8G8iSI_w/s1600/IMG_7629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyrTdlv-WK_pVDiWT4lDDAmz1q1YQ8hToAoTYfMeDccblQv1VfzAiSFKn7LO42vCmoCNE1QJrP43kxv9O6fjPv9GFJWUDUY81wh17TRz8OpI2SfHxNwhakbvZGnYnroJPd8q8G8iSI_w/s320/IMG_7629.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
We got our picture with the diver.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRggYFZPf5b2rkZpXj5r3HkP7AYWiUp-8ISx3IGemi9gWmOhrxumIuJhNNw_1gNf7F5zzjij6LU4Dew9hQbQ_jzkf6CayfszQE6bYf6NUC6qE7P3S-b24ZH0GvkpXgRhlN2DO1Eut1n5M/s1600/IMG_7638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRggYFZPf5b2rkZpXj5r3HkP7AYWiUp-8ISx3IGemi9gWmOhrxumIuJhNNw_1gNf7F5zzjij6LU4Dew9hQbQ_jzkf6CayfszQE6bYf6NUC6qE7P3S-b24ZH0GvkpXgRhlN2DO1Eut1n5M/s320/IMG_7638.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Aunt Margaret and our cousin, Rosemarie, sent/brought gifts for our girls. They loved their new bags with their names on them, elephant and bunny "lovies" with their names on them, and lots of clothes. They were so sweet to bless our girls in this way!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU4blxGB2vfv61fqySUNLg6vVQyW7qDIjHokH4H6mQxvuTQ35pYHFDPe13aHY09HDqHYzVnnQq_sy80giw-A66-hbdRCFOtdZWNUYIzOExFxpQXVPJs4qxGaVyefZ4DI8Q-UpoKdffD0/s1600/IMG_7640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU4blxGB2vfv61fqySUNLg6vVQyW7qDIjHokH4H6mQxvuTQ35pYHFDPe13aHY09HDqHYzVnnQq_sy80giw-A66-hbdRCFOtdZWNUYIzOExFxpQXVPJs4qxGaVyefZ4DI8Q-UpoKdffD0/s320/IMG_7640.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Abigail enjoyed trying her new clothes on for a fashion show for us.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIGDD2kJv_HlJYyf070xNmPX0V24D5ryP12CH8Na52ozZbnYy6LYsMOgSV0vfQ_LTppI8fF6iOZx5U94SGQfQsFtLw1dHpOGV8hk4Jz9UCIhDxmPzmOQhNHM8oqyOqyJwOQe8Zm0N-MA/s1600/IMG_7649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIGDD2kJv_HlJYyf070xNmPX0V24D5ryP12CH8Na52ozZbnYy6LYsMOgSV0vfQ_LTppI8fF6iOZx5U94SGQfQsFtLw1dHpOGV8hk4Jz9UCIhDxmPzmOQhNHM8oqyOqyJwOQe8Zm0N-MA/s320/IMG_7649.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div>
Aunt Margaret showing Abigail their "lovies" and bags.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8-qykjAhdAqMrpjIvNt-ZFf-sUZP2hk6kOvHh9Adm_BcaFEOOMb-93nyXv9z8ZdeZpMShqcrHItKmO38qQHb_iQK4VfFD5We8O7AqUWyxZOxKGJh-5xIE2xBgUXXV8vG38djwnJeHxw/s1600/IMG_7653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8-qykjAhdAqMrpjIvNt-ZFf-sUZP2hk6kOvHh9Adm_BcaFEOOMb-93nyXv9z8ZdeZpMShqcrHItKmO38qQHb_iQK4VfFD5We8O7AqUWyxZOxKGJh-5xIE2xBgUXXV8vG38djwnJeHxw/s320/IMG_7653.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Grammie getting big grins from Kaitlin.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB8l5b5RDXYurEtw-Ym94UEwBVlk8z5sCAOuAZIDZsB-iz0C3MUt_lNFdLJKXQpH4gT3oUTvxRpDeF0NmrsSVLpAk4UIHcnF0Aq810FBEySVjlc97VyUi9fTkTZcE5v9dXQME4rSbvas/s1600/IMG_7660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB8l5b5RDXYurEtw-Ym94UEwBVlk8z5sCAOuAZIDZsB-iz0C3MUt_lNFdLJKXQpH4gT3oUTvxRpDeF0NmrsSVLpAk4UIHcnF0Aq810FBEySVjlc97VyUi9fTkTZcE5v9dXQME4rSbvas/s320/IMG_7660.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Sweet sugars from Aunt Margaret!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYhjAGO8oWg7cj6BkmHpJnM_GtmmSR-WnTFcYl4QntpXFxZqcb2JHpB5wR9z25QjRPhxB2rCT8MmvG__IUk0ukzqwC9pMcFhw-FeER231c5EYY5uU9ZrhbuD17k0TkVRBEfacEwCFLWw/s1600/IMG_7701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYhjAGO8oWg7cj6BkmHpJnM_GtmmSR-WnTFcYl4QntpXFxZqcb2JHpB5wR9z25QjRPhxB2rCT8MmvG__IUk0ukzqwC9pMcFhw-FeER231c5EYY5uU9ZrhbuD17k0TkVRBEfacEwCFLWw/s320/IMG_7701.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Grammie and PaPop with the girls in a fun Christmas shoppe.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gOzQDyR6aUu23laoiAmIG9ZqcCOy4euJwWy9U_nsFiGee8NRGyT28DDh2RYmb2XJRPOexFUklOujGpOVKAbvhe6mk-Zr03oN0s7krE4bzhkrfNBaCXGr_LaNt1OVzO-ocII8TCFz_08/s1600/IMG_7703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gOzQDyR6aUu23laoiAmIG9ZqcCOy4euJwWy9U_nsFiGee8NRGyT28DDh2RYmb2XJRPOexFUklOujGpOVKAbvhe6mk-Zr03oN0s7krE4bzhkrfNBaCXGr_LaNt1OVzO-ocII8TCFz_08/s320/IMG_7703.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Abigail fell in love with trains and loved watching them in both Christmas stores we went into! She thinks that all big trucks are "choo-choos" too! Haha...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgs91Qdp9pKWorNj99sjNo6Q3WV8YHIrThAHIG27nDmdGih5hTPlmllUHAkvAKOzK3u7hi30Vyx98HtJaW5oT-2hrsV5jVbzDsbwF4fhHdHjJvz8NgFELhSuB-pmEInJ8d4Rk-2FDsO0/s1600/IMG_7706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgs91Qdp9pKWorNj99sjNo6Q3WV8YHIrThAHIG27nDmdGih5hTPlmllUHAkvAKOzK3u7hi30Vyx98HtJaW5oT-2hrsV5jVbzDsbwF4fhHdHjJvz8NgFELhSuB-pmEInJ8d4Rk-2FDsO0/s320/IMG_7706.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
My Mom, Aunt Margaret, Myself, and my girls.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SGZg9fxsPuhPVghT7xzVRmxEF1U-pm-2PqPrHcC8k4G11xCIILuFONfr5DCKUTRXOm1F-GbaTOcAH8jp6uCT6xBEAxjzpWE2FERY2nHEFhEb5Js9cpCTzfbFNkqMJuWRmVhnN5hdYUQ/s1600/IMG_7708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SGZg9fxsPuhPVghT7xzVRmxEF1U-pm-2PqPrHcC8k4G11xCIILuFONfr5DCKUTRXOm1F-GbaTOcAH8jp6uCT6xBEAxjzpWE2FERY2nHEFhEb5Js9cpCTzfbFNkqMJuWRmVhnN5hdYUQ/s320/IMG_7708.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
My Dad and his sister with my girls.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VVyK1LagZJi5Q4AOd04owqJ9ETpdE9Niv7RDjHZHOSmuw5kMwryM3rftzU00p4YuDuIzXbiaRZA6g1qaYyuwu2TE7BKF8irKlMwsqGtKRdGPBMf-NXKh1keyQFCbvA2xzZ_fcxipvHU/s1600/IMG_7714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VVyK1LagZJi5Q4AOd04owqJ9ETpdE9Niv7RDjHZHOSmuw5kMwryM3rftzU00p4YuDuIzXbiaRZA6g1qaYyuwu2TE7BKF8irKlMwsqGtKRdGPBMf-NXKh1keyQFCbvA2xzZ_fcxipvHU/s320/IMG_7714.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Ok, so I just adore my parents! As we get older and my relationship with my parents changes, now that I'm married, from the "parent/ young child" relationship to more of a "close friend/close friend" relationship, I appreciate their marriage all the more! Seeing my mom and dad as a couple and the joy they have together and the fun the are, is awesome! I just love them!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nNNHKlukqXJR_R2CMi6q_FnMWnarESV0qzK8HQ9rOkhBfs6_dsOm2zvFOiQAXOI1lkYMNXCj-l1YrOFmnob549bqnFYOTi6vzKzLbHETCVa4BoAk1jWikiYeQLbdXx3zKUIoMK2Mirk/s1600/IMG_7716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nNNHKlukqXJR_R2CMi6q_FnMWnarESV0qzK8HQ9rOkhBfs6_dsOm2zvFOiQAXOI1lkYMNXCj-l1YrOFmnob549bqnFYOTi6vzKzLbHETCVa4BoAk1jWikiYeQLbdXx3zKUIoMK2Mirk/s320/IMG_7716.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
This photo is priceless!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIm9H-PE_Qk3DBuSpBzfsLc95CSRcvGy-zzJ33Ag43_fgq1GhIGWNR1jlN0gnXauZ71ZGnWQiM9RIfyVwEdS6zydeDnmfYAymX1vuT35EHgddyEk_JJnNk7P40F24iUTp3UxEUTkr2n8E/s1600/IMG_7727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIm9H-PE_Qk3DBuSpBzfsLc95CSRcvGy-zzJ33Ag43_fgq1GhIGWNR1jlN0gnXauZ71ZGnWQiM9RIfyVwEdS6zydeDnmfYAymX1vuT35EHgddyEk_JJnNk7P40F24iUTp3UxEUTkr2n8E/s320/IMG_7727.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Abigail and Uncle Al... She really took to him this week!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhUSgm18efH4rpozdSKt7oe8RN6zVG7Tf3G-P3QZirGgyuDiLbofmtIstwbjBF2zcuvc-RzDxqkou5cRwpOIjB4A8m_P7X7ZLGwnN3jVk0QnJSWESZ3qclk903W84KmFONgsDjasIRd8/s1600/IMG_7757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhUSgm18efH4rpozdSKt7oe8RN6zVG7Tf3G-P3QZirGgyuDiLbofmtIstwbjBF2zcuvc-RzDxqkou5cRwpOIjB4A8m_P7X7ZLGwnN3jVk0QnJSWESZ3qclk903W84KmFONgsDjasIRd8/s320/IMG_7757.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Aunt Margaret has the magic touch with babies and lulled Kaitlin right to sleep!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmKAb_YtEMis-WoLPfRabbBvUuKWq1TLOqjjI53eN5aDHoU25yWt_2Hatpv4gcKIRza1KnQp6zPciA2dw5quIa0YA0cWYOKetkHr5mUv_d3ivZNwZ0OfONEWyUZN8NKyeaR8JxEh8nzU/s1600/IMG_7780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmKAb_YtEMis-WoLPfRabbBvUuKWq1TLOqjjI53eN5aDHoU25yWt_2Hatpv4gcKIRza1KnQp6zPciA2dw5quIa0YA0cWYOKetkHr5mUv_d3ivZNwZ0OfONEWyUZN8NKyeaR8JxEh8nzU/s320/IMG_7780.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Sweet sisters at Cracker Barrel<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBURU0RS7SheogFJguesyruHHCrA7UbUX9XR7G5J-iWcXp3cCp1VZY7mCudlxeQ5Di57hJA9E_ryjlvsoVDvHwIE8xNGWZHedF8RuCE9Cnegxc5rn4k0pHKHi2BuS_h-lHVFJF2WBxK3g/s1600/IMG_7842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBURU0RS7SheogFJguesyruHHCrA7UbUX9XR7G5J-iWcXp3cCp1VZY7mCudlxeQ5Di57hJA9E_ryjlvsoVDvHwIE8xNGWZHedF8RuCE9Cnegxc5rn4k0pHKHi2BuS_h-lHVFJF2WBxK3g/s320/IMG_7842.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Back in Louisville, we went leaf collecting on campus.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXnoiJpEMZ1Lknu5rHrUwNiIuAs4gKO4Z4gCmQxj0rKtC9fvCttZsTPxtKuXGLmuGGZgODqE3TnEKEIxX6nAt6YDQChH0LPy8GJuW1ULW-Vvh_kGGnruLrHIYsIpvmE7jFLNkynO9bTE/s1600/IMG_7847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXnoiJpEMZ1Lknu5rHrUwNiIuAs4gKO4Z4gCmQxj0rKtC9fvCttZsTPxtKuXGLmuGGZgODqE3TnEKEIxX6nAt6YDQChH0LPy8GJuW1ULW-Vvh_kGGnruLrHIYsIpvmE7jFLNkynO9bTE/s320/IMG_7847.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
My mom is one of my absolute best friends! So thankful for our friendship!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwZ2AxepWFZWPdT5qODNAz0wVE6AwlfweppVdcIrahdwf42F4K1eCPSy3B5POlftOsFHaMmpGGL6MpeBF-MbfIOhInQzlrEoQ2F8SPNSsrDf0um6CSWIMqdx58vEqL23tgieSu4OSIBI/s1600/IMG_7853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwZ2AxepWFZWPdT5qODNAz0wVE6AwlfweppVdcIrahdwf42F4K1eCPSy3B5POlftOsFHaMmpGGL6MpeBF-MbfIOhInQzlrEoQ2F8SPNSsrDf0um6CSWIMqdx58vEqL23tgieSu4OSIBI/s320/IMG_7853.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Once again, my parents are just adorable!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuV7xsAzhdcIgm8ObaNhymaJAlV-phiovR67fcTea69DkgrFX6Jl0blTL88yHrmCxGUu6BaM75TLQPWXqSP61N6vPQv_G0xWAjFVB_f55XYo-FOt-NE99-Uj_pbTs54Fud7DRgOEBX04/s1600/IMG_7867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuV7xsAzhdcIgm8ObaNhymaJAlV-phiovR67fcTea69DkgrFX6Jl0blTL88yHrmCxGUu6BaM75TLQPWXqSP61N6vPQv_G0xWAjFVB_f55XYo-FOt-NE99-Uj_pbTs54Fud7DRgOEBX04/s320/IMG_7867.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
The men... A tad out numbered but holding their own pretty well! ;-)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qMsu3GISupTode4vfnPMr7dGzTj6A_4iDOOPVLkhGVzCfpd1pcYebNCgK7AdrrOROu4co2VDw3a-61iPA_SVG117Ok85mrNOWUBFfDwqYggKqHgvMLfCjN0yCVyXUibmtYrh3IGqj2c/s1600/IMG_7868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qMsu3GISupTode4vfnPMr7dGzTj6A_4iDOOPVLkhGVzCfpd1pcYebNCgK7AdrrOROu4co2VDw3a-61iPA_SVG117Ok85mrNOWUBFfDwqYggKqHgvMLfCjN0yCVyXUibmtYrh3IGqj2c/s320/IMG_7868.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Ok, so I don't think I've seen my dad laugh so hard in a long time! We had taken Abigail for a wagon ride while out leaf collecting. Well, my Mom decides to hop in the wagon for a picture with Dad. Cutely, Dad played along... and added his own take to the situation!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1w6L_8RAXKtOA4qnLpOgqAJlfrrvTsrUl3S4cRb8ppieoNWRwmr2OqDn2XuwI0051qgIFZBZZirQ8PtlN3pQnRyGUFLAQ2qA2VFI0xdqhwMMu07xUetfg3OVsThddf6sdXiasIKdKmSI/s1600/IMG_7871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1w6L_8RAXKtOA4qnLpOgqAJlfrrvTsrUl3S4cRb8ppieoNWRwmr2OqDn2XuwI0051qgIFZBZZirQ8PtlN3pQnRyGUFLAQ2qA2VFI0xdqhwMMu07xUetfg3OVsThddf6sdXiasIKdKmSI/s320/IMG_7871.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Hahaha....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorWP_tNzLRIimdG2EP2OijWUuEEI4jdoBQyZAoLXW6D_QFpKf6GR-culGSk2xQ-xw4Bk24peYg4e5bL8ZfOHBctgFmJS3HXATJQmtS4vUIEv3UHYyCg7EXqSnQoBIHpZDG3l1TU_OnCo/s1600/IMG_7875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorWP_tNzLRIimdG2EP2OijWUuEEI4jdoBQyZAoLXW6D_QFpKf6GR-culGSk2xQ-xw4Bk24peYg4e5bL8ZfOHBctgFmJS3HXATJQmtS4vUIEv3UHYyCg7EXqSnQoBIHpZDG3l1TU_OnCo/s320/IMG_7875.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Priceless...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc4ABFgBMpPETRoAmM-XapJDyOcfy2JgCZ95clZjguokElUdJzn6BlGMAntpb5IMq7rS1uQRG179DuvWu0mVFmJLRXQE8gYz0lVnSIK6_OrstZ1499cGjh3v5BksqILTkR_Oh9K9lZLw/s1600/IMG_7876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc4ABFgBMpPETRoAmM-XapJDyOcfy2JgCZ95clZjguokElUdJzn6BlGMAntpb5IMq7rS1uQRG179DuvWu0mVFmJLRXQE8gYz0lVnSIK6_OrstZ1499cGjh3v5BksqILTkR_Oh9K9lZLw/s320/IMG_7876.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
Of course, we had to make our rendition to this picture!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMuE3k2PJQIgggSi_XclOCQSsM1V8pLpMWoubS3UC6EU5OvxKbVEESJenyLxY8Mlmb40_i4UwmBjorkPQq85DqELAfQftZgNRbz3wUPWCNLZO2f-u86zpet7-_MDBsdb6TJOCxcOmxD0/s1600/IMG_7882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMuE3k2PJQIgggSi_XclOCQSsM1V8pLpMWoubS3UC6EU5OvxKbVEESJenyLxY8Mlmb40_i4UwmBjorkPQq85DqELAfQftZgNRbz3wUPWCNLZO2f-u86zpet7-_MDBsdb6TJOCxcOmxD0/s320/IMG_7882.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
Bittersweet early morning "goodbyes" to our beloved PaPop and Grammie!</div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072101197073913313.post-59217640569118831442012-09-17T18:56:00.001-07:002012-09-17T18:56:06.312-07:00Kaitlin is 4 Months Old<br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/09/17/3032.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/09/17/s_3032.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />As of September 7th, Kaitlin turned 4 months old. She is just a doll and brings smiles and cheer to our home every day. She is so laid back and loves taking in the world around her. The last couple of weeks she has begun to realize when she is being ignored and becoming more desirous of being held and apart of what we are doing. <br /><br />She absolutely loves when Abigail interacts with her and brings her toys. Abigail is such a great big sister still and is growing more thoughtful of Kaitlin as she talks to her, shows her things in the room, shares her dolly with her, etc... <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/09/17/3033.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/09/17/s_3033.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Although we are not starting her on solids this month, I did allow Kaitlin to suck on a banana the other day and she was quiet taken with it, however quickly tired of it. I'm actually thankful for that because it shows me that she's not ready for food yet. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/09/17/3034.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/09/17/s_3034.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Kaitlin is doing great with holding her head up and can sit on my hip now as we walk around the apt. She rolls from tummy to back but still hasn't mastered back to tummy, although she is close! <br /><br />Pulling teethers and toys to her mouth to chew on is very common for her these days. I'm just waiting to see teeth coming through her gums. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/09/17/3035.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/09/17/s_3035.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />We are so blessed by these two little beauties! <br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207819139057863394noreply@blogger.com2