tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89236945712167048202024-03-14T04:13:41.505-05:00Dorris DishCamillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-64435546188066153492011-09-27T09:52:00.004-05:002011-09-27T10:10:47.361-05:00It has been busy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPKQRlDlCzVLCkV6zv0urCrxT3WVtduktJCyxCBGExH-CLA3Do3OVf67qs9do47jiIhxKYaxWBrqhUN5u7nfWXnij5fqeXsGJAZ1uxPBOyh5Jj6fUoggUF2OKjrcRikWDbiZt4EyDrAw/s1600/summer+2011+010.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657056813732638306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPKQRlDlCzVLCkV6zv0urCrxT3WVtduktJCyxCBGExH-CLA3Do3OVf67qs9do47jiIhxKYaxWBrqhUN5u7nfWXnij5fqeXsGJAZ1uxPBOyh5Jj6fUoggUF2OKjrcRikWDbiZt4EyDrAw/s320/summer+2011+010.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0uRtZrwo8tj1dIDXRl6dl02eB6aDiLSPgeNVyEkg84W8y-85HlnvQZjIc6MVaHutVmsrYzJmtKEXYPKIcuFRnVyQrdbigaDFHbl6Uw6TrcmC47D9FqPQjuogEj6kEH-3KTNDFq2nAfA/s1600/kids+012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657056602946211426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0uRtZrwo8tj1dIDXRl6dl02eB6aDiLSPgeNVyEkg84W8y-85HlnvQZjIc6MVaHutVmsrYzJmtKEXYPKIcuFRnVyQrdbigaDFHbl6Uw6TrcmC47D9FqPQjuogEj6kEH-3KTNDFq2nAfA/s320/kids+012.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt-wWkH_-ryhAC_JLU4Kmwi8UUn4opD6jmE1rgEURFPwEsc2dZ44G15ukaDJpbGiYlzHsM2ViR7zN1PNOlILJT5LOtzOseCHVTGeE_ib9kmR5MQwo-W0YERUuM4x7bE20yQ9pRVd9UvI/s1600/kids+011.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657056599889977554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt-wWkH_-ryhAC_JLU4Kmwi8UUn4opD6jmE1rgEURFPwEsc2dZ44G15ukaDJpbGiYlzHsM2ViR7zN1PNOlILJT5LOtzOseCHVTGeE_ib9kmR5MQwo-W0YERUuM4x7bE20yQ9pRVd9UvI/s320/kids+011.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>It's been awhile since I last posted, because, well because we have been very busy. The summer flew by and was way too short. We had a great time and I wish it had been a little longer. In July we had a great mini reunion with everyone at our house, it was great seeing everyone, but I wish it could have been longer.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>The kids are all back in school now, Noah started 1st grade and loves it, his teacher is fantastic and we are so proud of how much he is learning and how well he is doing. Seth started kindergarden this year, and he loves it also. Riley is in her final year of preschool and she is so happy to finally be in the Kangaroo class, although, she will gladly tell you she would rather be in kindergarden and getting on the school bus with her boys. She recently learned how to ride her bike without training wheels and there is nothing stopping her now. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Our fall is also packed full and I will try and get some of that posted soon.</div></div></div>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-75937931337592292402011-06-23T15:50:00.003-05:002011-06-23T16:00:34.176-05:00Our busy springIt has been a busy spring at our house and I thought I would share a few of our activities with everyone. The boys finished their first season of baseball, we were lucky enough to get both boys on the same team this year. They loved playing for Dr. Daxx on the Angels baseball team and they havve officially decided they like baseball a lot more than soccer.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSZTen3O12gfI5Jds9NqiaQ7JU1ZPQo8-Zr1HGzwA9IkWFOOpinhpZXI__hJ2FYrj9MYZQSkdtWAy4_7euuzw7th80m8C4bmKS41o1UBwDiyTeTARaIF_Yp9Zflz2Ay9z-js4NJxSzzc/s1600/kids+044.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621521261967303810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSZTen3O12gfI5Jds9NqiaQ7JU1ZPQo8-Zr1HGzwA9IkWFOOpinhpZXI__hJ2FYrj9MYZQSkdtWAy4_7euuzw7th80m8C4bmKS41o1UBwDiyTeTARaIF_Yp9Zflz2Ay9z-js4NJxSzzc/s320/kids+044.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kIb7zjC2iK0mLzSznXdmqcHptMW_7cWyM5rjlYEaQDMRikSZkKOfV-hrxSnK3VPYiG-tO8jrgqzGrPirvVOMXEVp7EBbyJLyCtREOJ4kvGUghRK-dEiI4bagcgNb6sQaNwKx7xAs6qI/s1600/kids+043.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621521253756741330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kIb7zjC2iK0mLzSznXdmqcHptMW_7cWyM5rjlYEaQDMRikSZkKOfV-hrxSnK3VPYiG-tO8jrgqzGrPirvVOMXEVp7EBbyJLyCtREOJ4kvGUghRK-dEiI4bagcgNb6sQaNwKx7xAs6qI/s320/kids+043.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBQWc_pNnzRDHmnpnm7sKaHadIdYoJ6PWFzFd8JL_TrglUZNXlOFqRpDsLInERLBa4T1cVn11hXdj9zDFOnj6XoSgws3uHkgKhMEuw9KYdO_MrEu53CxBiE9bi4P9kGkHCIYqIiMDC7w/s1600/kids+037.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621521242519663362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBQWc_pNnzRDHmnpnm7sKaHadIdYoJ6PWFzFd8JL_TrglUZNXlOFqRpDsLInERLBa4T1cVn11hXdj9zDFOnj6XoSgws3uHkgKhMEuw9KYdO_MrEu53CxBiE9bi4P9kGkHCIYqIiMDC7w/s320/kids+037.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Seth graduated from Preschool and he is now officially in Kindergarten, a fact that makes him very happy and his sister not happy. (Mostly because she thinks she should be going to kindergarten too)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAsvk_7hmK05kq2r420Du-eFJkAhYXTNcwbG_MIYyl8Gd2SYei32HDmqr6WRNV86rdL9T7aAVw0mTrx7YfQFsQE59CSPjh3CXTy2Rw7l5rBwuVeeXhfxmTLLj-ir5Y8XDhqZUKqrZQgM/s1600/kids+031.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621521241255762626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAsvk_7hmK05kq2r420Du-eFJkAhYXTNcwbG_MIYyl8Gd2SYei32HDmqr6WRNV86rdL9T7aAVw0mTrx7YfQFsQE59CSPjh3CXTy2Rw7l5rBwuVeeXhfxmTLLj-ir5Y8XDhqZUKqrZQgM/s320/kids+031.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Riley completed her first year of dance with a recital on May 15. It was chaotic, busy, and wonderful. She was adorable in her ballet tutu (see purple costume) and her tap costume (red). They danced their ballet song to Jesus Loves the Little Children, and did a fantastic job. Their tap song was "I enjoy Being a Girl" by Doris Day. The girls all did a great job and Riley is looking forward to dancing again in the fall.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuugbgvVdyGxPbm9eA9N12iUMeEetfAib-k0HDA0c3f3wXcZNYSuqMeSSrY0CuvdrWhwUwYNNT1Z43-cwS-typ14Xt0ONB1rzow4FINtdZZYLDLuY_e66SVE-dHMRpyTfOOZnWB8fLGkc/s1600/kids+027.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621521235579377666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuugbgvVdyGxPbm9eA9N12iUMeEetfAib-k0HDA0c3f3wXcZNYSuqMeSSrY0CuvdrWhwUwYNNT1Z43-cwS-typ14Xt0ONB1rzow4FINtdZZYLDLuY_e66SVE-dHMRpyTfOOZnWB8fLGkc/s320/kids+027.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-76892023077162729142011-04-25T17:31:00.004-05:002011-04-25T17:39:47.075-05:00Boys' Room<div>This is what the boys' room looked like when we bought the house. The only difference after we moved in was the bunk beds. What you can't see is that the room was painted light blue with a silver faux finish over it.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb0e0f6K7VWoHi4F6K27KbGPqlYg2JXcJMCcetURvt5VHD7bTBh_y77j4MEQT-rfEYpBpMthST7yK7QdblegoDtTxjzQZqgaQyjgmW3w6CnJu-f0kz7b2CwrxjX7-b8yNFcK6VTY34nM/s1600/kids+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653235034375618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb0e0f6K7VWoHi4F6K27KbGPqlYg2JXcJMCcetURvt5VHD7bTBh_y77j4MEQT-rfEYpBpMthST7yK7QdblegoDtTxjzQZqgaQyjgmW3w6CnJu-f0kz7b2CwrxjX7-b8yNFcK6VTY34nM/s320/kids+013.JPG" /></a> Here are a couple of pictures of the boys' room now. We still need to hang up the shelves for their trophies and a couple of other decorative touches, but the painting is finished and the window treatments are hung.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzO_pngvRa_39XC2Lk-_EDMbFwOpDtVIgr2FtXlqJmxsAb_xL9SxXOEegRc-gxr1djtlg7N-SVGGP6YaHIbwu2v2L-tUL10OLKvI7pHTBpCuBQ-cWPzcYCvtzS1z0-ys0Mau656TdoFA/s1600/kids+137.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653230640485074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzO_pngvRa_39XC2Lk-_EDMbFwOpDtVIgr2FtXlqJmxsAb_xL9SxXOEegRc-gxr1djtlg7N-SVGGP6YaHIbwu2v2L-tUL10OLKvI7pHTBpCuBQ-cWPzcYCvtzS1z0-ys0Mau656TdoFA/s320/kids+137.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7KfEfqAMWG35jp836hxz7ztNWIrvWWzjQDBjSjCFEWWP9gbY2tRDs3pcSvqJeOAydXAx2tRcs_ls3SusenqXSGG1PbGxg2UTtuUJ5vAyWo1FNRtewgGUql8I56cjVkB4LPmS_pbhnG8/s1600/kids+132.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653222675322546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7KfEfqAMWG35jp836hxz7ztNWIrvWWzjQDBjSjCFEWWP9gbY2tRDs3pcSvqJeOAydXAx2tRcs_ls3SusenqXSGG1PbGxg2UTtuUJ5vAyWo1FNRtewgGUql8I56cjVkB4LPmS_pbhnG8/s320/kids+132.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-31823674153531404772011-04-08T16:20:00.005-05:002011-04-08T17:38:36.229-05:00Riley's roomRiley's room before... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvRhzgZ44aIdpbV5NGzx6Bl-loJmhVJOwG26PicDsT5y-gn_eERP9_kBQ-sYN0533vu7EBL7l-d8lUsOTmtnjbXhrp1Kahw3OtSdtWS2Ejlpu6aPBWSwVa_rl1WPaDNg2ysNXcVOuxt0/s1600/kids+076.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593328816598520994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvRhzgZ44aIdpbV5NGzx6Bl-loJmhVJOwG26PicDsT5y-gn_eERP9_kBQ-sYN0533vu7EBL7l-d8lUsOTmtnjbXhrp1Kahw3OtSdtWS2Ejlpu6aPBWSwVa_rl1WPaDNg2ysNXcVOuxt0/s320/kids+076.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UdtzWBtJU_ygoMOqxs4Mtdz1KMzNIoH2Mp1cZWoAdNfxVphJWPHRCYZVIlJ_sdKIdSUqn82jBmEScb55eOP0mblZ-ihTU4EKjsA9d9sM3qn6CQuT-8-A5E-4TrToFFqcPg4S3Hfjawc/s1600/kids+075.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593328807083219330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UdtzWBtJU_ygoMOqxs4Mtdz1KMzNIoH2Mp1cZWoAdNfxVphJWPHRCYZVIlJ_sdKIdSUqn82jBmEScb55eOP0mblZ-ihTU4EKjsA9d9sM3qn6CQuT-8-A5E-4TrToFFqcPg4S3Hfjawc/s320/kids+075.JPG" /></a> Riley's room after we agreed to paint it pink and purple for her. It turned out much better than I thought it would and most definitely fits her personality.</div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNLvf9P3A5K4Xo-K9NzIOd9u8rvOr68iHKpiinbQKnMf4dU70S4WY3nKirDi_S7XJYapyDew-QZfevfctwUXL95meyqE6AJAskgDAkH2gOSlSnmVYM7svoGautJRP8xhPe-s0sRsbZkY/s1600/kids+115.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593328806577524850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNLvf9P3A5K4Xo-K9NzIOd9u8rvOr68iHKpiinbQKnMf4dU70S4WY3nKirDi_S7XJYapyDew-QZfevfctwUXL95meyqE6AJAskgDAkH2gOSlSnmVYM7svoGautJRP8xhPe-s0sRsbZkY/s320/kids+115.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg691F3lOKoSFDjali3a51uLkzcnwqkmJ-B41ILqDt082q-yZHn5uW4R4bLt21KqwMNnrRvdZ9GnvbutDitdN11n-mOUJyy8etKvwZD9PlwasmjrmFgwztZIwtuGpijPkO7OVUDMnbD80E/s1600/kids+116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593328802049682386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg691F3lOKoSFDjali3a51uLkzcnwqkmJ-B41ILqDt082q-yZHn5uW4R4bLt21KqwMNnrRvdZ9GnvbutDitdN11n-mOUJyy8etKvwZD9PlwasmjrmFgwztZIwtuGpijPkO7OVUDMnbD80E/s320/kids+116.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div></div></div></div>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-26677414341644717642011-04-08T16:17:00.003-05:002011-04-08T16:20:08.111-05:00Boys and baseball<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUoMEhbDl9F2FSb1at38EFK1IhVANWidsgXIYAEWfre5NoFZQ-Wru0UnilcJJrP4hKftMM5ov2qyROU9skTzfr84A4m9wiWFaWN8WzXTS-DFm8_xSi7WG6yHbhS3xdWkULaUeOELXCgw/s1600/kids+108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593325365120249970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUoMEhbDl9F2FSb1at38EFK1IhVANWidsgXIYAEWfre5NoFZQ-Wru0UnilcJJrP4hKftMM5ov2qyROU9skTzfr84A4m9wiWFaWN8WzXTS-DFm8_xSi7WG6yHbhS3xdWkULaUeOELXCgw/s320/kids+108.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhAI4zN2YHXOn7w8iryYgmMnwP3qj-frDUCSzswKdOkNgpXU07CSurftbwKht1ZKd_aTzY_kLtRB2TzPiRMH3POPyZjW89Sp1ehdI_cdPkN8Wy9h6pGd0F7WPARYi_GjzpiFSO4coKew/s1600/kids+107.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593325357111980290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhAI4zN2YHXOn7w8iryYgmMnwP3qj-frDUCSzswKdOkNgpXU07CSurftbwKht1ZKd_aTzY_kLtRB2TzPiRMH3POPyZjW89Sp1ehdI_cdPkN8Wy9h6pGd0F7WPARYi_GjzpiFSO4coKew/s320/kids+107.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKS0K4Aa0bt5ED_qr3Y_hLZN1CQcWIw6lpphmtwO3trVz9sDAHmoDHoLQcjrUR5Nal-VC6Gea5TI3VRlXv4gjR422DMrqfGbVjjhLZ3o77972vY5eFm9KhITBrvoZmc4R_su2-a4DFEO8/s1600/kids+105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593325354124850834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKS0K4Aa0bt5ED_qr3Y_hLZN1CQcWIw6lpphmtwO3trVz9sDAHmoDHoLQcjrUR5Nal-VC6Gea5TI3VRlXv4gjR422DMrqfGbVjjhLZ3o77972vY5eFm9KhITBrvoZmc4R_su2-a4DFEO8/s320/kids+105.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnR9pOHjS7puuV0Xp4vkEcEJ8L6P3sq__SRiFzBbSFE3CqFQV6y3F3OKAFTy7RI70316Us0TLCbbjLhuvpZQVjTloMhTZYvJAmlVOb8ePLwxCb8RvPsNKUjCmogzwzxNN6xShx9-pKdwA/s1600/kids+104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593325351753469810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnR9pOHjS7puuV0Xp4vkEcEJ8L6P3sq__SRiFzBbSFE3CqFQV6y3F3OKAFTy7RI70316Us0TLCbbjLhuvpZQVjTloMhTZYvJAmlVOb8ePLwxCb8RvPsNKUjCmogzwzxNN6xShx9-pKdwA/s320/kids+104.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div></div></div></div>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-55425018206173843522011-04-08T16:12:00.002-05:002011-04-08T16:17:22.118-05:00TulipsWe moved into our house in early August last year and so we missed all of the spring flowers planted around the house. This year we have been excited to see what flowers are in the flower beds and planted around the house. I love tulips and we have quite a few. Here are a couple of pictures of our yard and all of the wonderful colors we are getting to enjoy this spring. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Mf6KYWuLw-86YgGcp-egy0ZSaCLLFW9Fu9X6oBIkeyrYv0XuFknqMbdUJnexXe5ikhXP57MJ9de4lip99rchzwSAFR2TEmnFAl6jkkv4U9CL-m3Zz2JRSNXU_9dgKfSHO_Q7SA_0uY/s1600/kids+122.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593324255246220946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Mf6KYWuLw-86YgGcp-egy0ZSaCLLFW9Fu9X6oBIkeyrYv0XuFknqMbdUJnexXe5ikhXP57MJ9de4lip99rchzwSAFR2TEmnFAl6jkkv4U9CL-m3Zz2JRSNXU_9dgKfSHO_Q7SA_0uY/s320/kids+122.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzJI5dbihuyfRsGb-qyZ2MqBcf6WDNL47a9TCyHIUOsII3IeMKRnN7S99Stsrc4fIKdN2PwnbaPcL0cemCEuYYcPgE8UvwlGdNJK9cpHYs38Mos2JTfwC640YDh_gjC3ezgdsXh4Kh3g/s1600/kids+120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593324250846189234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzJI5dbihuyfRsGb-qyZ2MqBcf6WDNL47a9TCyHIUOsII3IeMKRnN7S99Stsrc4fIKdN2PwnbaPcL0cemCEuYYcPgE8UvwlGdNJK9cpHYs38Mos2JTfwC640YDh_gjC3ezgdsXh4Kh3g/s320/kids+120.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwo5JHqGX8qOd72ItHGzzSEPOJd5_cJhyphenhyphenCENhkzz2RfUop4d3MZkLwLHa35HNzNeClhtRaZkuRM-tWDQQNRwd9y6ivE5K41OhDuGUM03yv8AW4N6eknc8OuR3-RkSIolMpT_U7_n-Y2o/s1600/kids+119.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593324246340921586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwo5JHqGX8qOd72ItHGzzSEPOJd5_cJhyphenhyphenCENhkzz2RfUop4d3MZkLwLHa35HNzNeClhtRaZkuRM-tWDQQNRwd9y6ivE5K41OhDuGUM03yv8AW4N6eknc8OuR3-RkSIolMpT_U7_n-Y2o/s320/kids+119.JPG" /></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAke64Zyg6ulTJFrlyQza5iwoAh63XmIHVfZs81eaeh4cc8Asq-peMVXZR9n46cNvAv4hG9GosJuiaJ1BhgeW5Bzdt2CWrmUttwElmQivMPHo_x79YpsNAuWfxrMv3fnmQsty5jg2fTM/s1600/kids+117.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593324243579548562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAke64Zyg6ulTJFrlyQza5iwoAh63XmIHVfZs81eaeh4cc8Asq-peMVXZR9n46cNvAv4hG9GosJuiaJ1BhgeW5Bzdt2CWrmUttwElmQivMPHo_x79YpsNAuWfxrMv3fnmQsty5jg2fTM/s320/kids+117.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div></div></div></div>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-81019631778420850162011-03-08T21:09:00.005-06:002011-03-08T21:41:38.694-06:00Noah's bikeA few weeks ago Jared took Noah's training wheels off his bike. This was not the first time we had attempted this particular skill, in fact we have tried this several times with bad results. By bad results I mean full on temper tantrum, crying, and screaming; it was not fun. This time was completely different. Within 5 minutes of Jared removing the training wheels Noah was riding his bike like a pro. I took this video just 30 minutes after his first attempted (this time).<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy9X5QHio__7LHHpTxBljgoGafok5kzN9cQ-OCOeYlTmqrh6FPHc8jLpcl0hZUBR46YrlPeS4YHPPTwv2qv5Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-3838193178985946752011-02-08T22:39:00.003-06:002011-02-08T22:46:59.467-06:00KarateFor the past two years Noah has been participating in karate at our YMCA, he recently moved up to the older kids class and was able to get his black gi.<br /><br />Riley is also now participating in the younger kids class. She was so excited to finally be able to wear the gi's just like "her boys". She is by far the smallest kid in class, but don't tell her.<br /><br />Here are a couple of pictures of my little karate peeps.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbxgzTe11KQjUUwTZzhrYBFxKe7bvLdr39rzBz91abwgYzgVd2qJX4EMoD9y08zk1x72d_trIUBk4DSB0u0GhVMBTCIry4ua-20shS5acrPZiHr6rvdprKEKcnHm_kTNkVmNBbqX6DNE/s1600/karate+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbxgzTe11KQjUUwTZzhrYBFxKe7bvLdr39rzBz91abwgYzgVd2qJX4EMoD9y08zk1x72d_trIUBk4DSB0u0GhVMBTCIry4ua-20shS5acrPZiHr6rvdprKEKcnHm_kTNkVmNBbqX6DNE/s320/karate+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571546481374299138" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMjcteTRfbHBxW_ueJc9m65MwTpZkgHdpZcKMdUQ1C9hWl0P_Fzo5i13JNj5QNhfNBc7Uy-h5jxH81X0-CSb4TtfCKWe8fDF0XcoWif0LNu9BKRw5gZUiEnbdrOFv2CPC1qo2bg6xlSk/s1600/karate+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMjcteTRfbHBxW_ueJc9m65MwTpZkgHdpZcKMdUQ1C9hWl0P_Fzo5i13JNj5QNhfNBc7Uy-h5jxH81X0-CSb4TtfCKWe8fDF0XcoWif0LNu9BKRw5gZUiEnbdrOFv2CPC1qo2bg6xlSk/s320/karate+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571546486128635490" border="0" /></a>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-31137812695817443402011-01-19T20:13:00.005-06:002011-01-19T20:27:50.162-06:00Snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6GBSGy0oQ8xOKDkBMIgwKCq_AweG7CcTogIp30Ogsr8mP72ts2C-w48k-HrcE12V_qs6LDbmOpMALRVZXCJKwBxYXsyI47ETj3-cDZBnADp3BjNGi1joOUkjlmIEoH-_nXuumfTVIwM/s1600/kids+079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6GBSGy0oQ8xOKDkBMIgwKCq_AweG7CcTogIp30Ogsr8mP72ts2C-w48k-HrcE12V_qs6LDbmOpMALRVZXCJKwBxYXsyI47ETj3-cDZBnADp3BjNGi1joOUkjlmIEoH-_nXuumfTVIwM/s320/kids+079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564087702448552402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7rMMIz1nAMUgBDUYbtuEjsCqfLH3Cvpdhyphenhyphen0jFwL3LHTQHHN-aeFgKR07GXU__bppIEYv1hHielrdLBhtWuopSP4O2WNApoYHl0597xDdOPzZ1nOPmevbd7PUCmrdPyq3rsMc0uLw2_o/s1600/kids+082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7rMMIz1nAMUgBDUYbtuEjsCqfLH3Cvpdhyphenhyphen0jFwL3LHTQHHN-aeFgKR07GXU__bppIEYv1hHielrdLBhtWuopSP4O2WNApoYHl0597xDdOPzZ1nOPmevbd7PUCmrdPyq3rsMc0uLw2_o/s320/kids+082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564087699651505538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKVIgH1SO-KKiF5TI6fK5LFrCvrP_zS6-f7ejSHa3JPtMgm5LyPlS-SPunBUzGludpJtcdso5m1PUYpNzQkhaKR9PE-Mq1IKdh5fY4tH2KJueqN0EwK1maqgNExlXLF6sjv7djiwzinw/s1600/kids+078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKVIgH1SO-KKiF5TI6fK5LFrCvrP_zS6-f7ejSHa3JPtMgm5LyPlS-SPunBUzGludpJtcdso5m1PUYpNzQkhaKR9PE-Mq1IKdh5fY4tH2KJueqN0EwK1maqgNExlXLF6sjv7djiwzinw/s320/kids+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564087693754284162" border="0" /></a><br />The kids were out of school for most of last week due to snow in our area. The kids were able to play in the snow during the first good snow of winter, but due to my surgery the day of the snow, this was my first sledding time with the kids this winter. Actually, it's the first real time we were able to do any sledding as the kids are just now old enough to really enjoy going sledding.<br /><br />We made the most of the snow days and went sledding on Monday and twice on Tuesday. We were also able to make snow cream with the kids (their first). Here are a few pictures of our adventures last week.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkVnsnPdH-G7gQhhxCjE44VsDVMeIL76n813nh6qtE0YL2Odmm5Z_ZbWcEvKjJY5iHWp-dJvYZ4DjamFCaHEnqruc8ZuaVUDvViKLNKbWoX7vVLpw8hwaremS5_-A5Ji7TXxe54yflvg/s1600/kids+087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkVnsnPdH-G7gQhhxCjE44VsDVMeIL76n813nh6qtE0YL2Odmm5Z_ZbWcEvKjJY5iHWp-dJvYZ4DjamFCaHEnqruc8ZuaVUDvViKLNKbWoX7vVLpw8hwaremS5_-A5Ji7TXxe54yflvg/s320/kids+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564088480812098514" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNhqiT608kQ0JhetckEzbHYXX8eoQZpfl4hhY83jrO_wV7Rdqi9LCAaaWXXUwcBgkU3-a3zKYfrJKb9HYKoMu2eIiQwHpW4935ewKvu0xQoEfdudQQRegsdWJn0Gc5b6H6hhYKu1M_U0/s1600/kids+083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNhqiT608kQ0JhetckEzbHYXX8eoQZpfl4hhY83jrO_wV7Rdqi9LCAaaWXXUwcBgkU3-a3zKYfrJKb9HYKoMu2eIiQwHpW4935ewKvu0xQoEfdudQQRegsdWJn0Gc5b6H6hhYKu1M_U0/s320/kids+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564088471799767762" border="0" /></a>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-70471777494968713572010-11-28T21:27:00.004-06:002010-11-29T15:36:19.166-06:004<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnB9xJZlk0b0OC-bw6RBvol3MyCRDayM3ikiE8LNqdgT_BRH0qXV_Qwdx7PFuEvCP61vjLeNV7MxO_TLIYqDi4qJX0n1l8FEE84yO8WvoKY_fRK4I-WOnOhDhIy159mafpuas2zmVNpM/s1600/Halloween+2010+094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnB9xJZlk0b0OC-bw6RBvol3MyCRDayM3ikiE8LNqdgT_BRH0qXV_Qwdx7PFuEvCP61vjLeNV7MxO_TLIYqDi4qJX0n1l8FEE84yO8WvoKY_fRK4I-WOnOhDhIy159mafpuas2zmVNpM/s320/Halloween+2010+094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545088712105580754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL0tkTVD4TvmG0T-bU6GDv5cPrTFxiTZRmnlEPT9nqpOrA_OASXOrvf1TYTN00rHHByCPE_81GhAmG_ukwaXGGd2G2TVB23W3VxF0ZShuaGKnpfrfFQ3nFmhE8RWxexpfyq30X55HiK8/s1600/kids+133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL0tkTVD4TvmG0T-bU6GDv5cPrTFxiTZRmnlEPT9nqpOrA_OASXOrvf1TYTN00rHHByCPE_81GhAmG_ukwaXGGd2G2TVB23W3VxF0ZShuaGKnpfrfFQ3nFmhE8RWxexpfyq30X55HiK8/s320/kids+133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545088698025194962" border="0" /></a><br />It's hard to believe, but it's true; Riley our baby girl is 4 today!!!! She has been a huge blessing in our lives and I can't imagine life without her.<br /><br />She is full of joy and laughter and has a ready smile for everyone. Riley loves to sing and can be heard daily making up songs. She also loves to color and will spend hours with some paper and crayons drawing and "writing". There is nothing she does not think she can do and she has spent her life doing whatever her boys are doing. This has helped make her fearless and advanced beyond her size.<br /><br />We like to joke that she is a whole lot of personality in a tiny body, but it's really true. She is a joy to be around, full of life and love, always ready with a hug, and not afraid to stand up for herself. She truly has been a joy these past four years and I can't wait to see what the future holds for her.<br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY my sweet Riley!!!!!!Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-19996364360707837312010-11-02T14:23:00.003-05:002010-11-02T14:30:58.808-05:00Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmAN4_Sx3YM1Qba-GPw18r4WLX-BbEKdfMcEPrVfrZAQ2bk1G9PD5hRwtGf3dPROM8GF5IA6woCnnuaA7vlFKBVCZgIo1vmjtIhkh5L08pAaDIW_80w2vOI2oSccuPV_PwTJokN6or40/s1600/Halloween+2010+102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmAN4_Sx3YM1Qba-GPw18r4WLX-BbEKdfMcEPrVfrZAQ2bk1G9PD5hRwtGf3dPROM8GF5IA6woCnnuaA7vlFKBVCZgIo1vmjtIhkh5L08pAaDIW_80w2vOI2oSccuPV_PwTJokN6or40/s320/Halloween+2010+102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535036322405407394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdhSkYARxh99Adtj9CqTvIioSDaiYidPK8ZWY0n6SznF9Xj2NlmQuY-ztgb-jGB3PgHzwS5psPvo8F1rN4AJKbL-fvHpCTAOJcXt7P15ZLhscqQuLe9xozwV1tOpWXAy0lPP8wPXgBHc/s1600/Halloween+2010+101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdhSkYARxh99Adtj9CqTvIioSDaiYidPK8ZWY0n6SznF9Xj2NlmQuY-ztgb-jGB3PgHzwS5psPvo8F1rN4AJKbL-fvHpCTAOJcXt7P15ZLhscqQuLe9xozwV1tOpWXAy0lPP8wPXgBHc/s320/Halloween+2010+101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535036312873590306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YUXiSzCF0fqJDxchyphenhyphen4vKuAVf0OsbZLv-5Tu0-acCX5IPu_W-R4M1McBpwiyRj3erxyf4E4o_JC5r5zb1YbbaloQ36FmciI5kTmXFpOR6d_go53u54bS0sdf3nkmdwfTcIwxeEGFitNc/s1600/Halloween+2010+100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YUXiSzCF0fqJDxchyphenhyphen4vKuAVf0OsbZLv-5Tu0-acCX5IPu_W-R4M1McBpwiyRj3erxyf4E4o_JC5r5zb1YbbaloQ36FmciI5kTmXFpOR6d_go53u54bS0sdf3nkmdwfTcIwxeEGFitNc/s320/Halloween+2010+100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535036305295765298" border="0" /></a><br />We took the kids trick-or-treating for the first time this year. This is the first year we have lived in a neighborhood with kids and trick-or-treaters. They loved every minute of it and you would not believe how much candy is now in this house.<br /><br />Here are a couple of pictures of my adorable trick-or-treaters. In case you can't tell; Riley is Cinderella, Seth is Ben 10, and Noah is HeatBlast (one of the Ben 10 aliens). Can you tell what cartoon is most popular at our house?<br /><br />The other girls in the picture are the next door neighbors and the kids best buddies in the neighborhood. The jack-0-lantern's are the kids and we put them on the brush pile during trick-or-treating. They looked great with the candles lit, but wouldn't show up very well in the picture.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-86877995385460788202010-10-11T21:23:00.003-05:002010-10-11T21:28:04.483-05:00Sleeping<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fkM9eC3J2S9351lbnDawH7YNAOYpSS3kwHw5BkBBsZRFZafw7c8OzB4oyKhAPm_ygT9OMBDmyFhdmIsPLsgvN1Y9k1wbVA-KDFV_6xcM5zqcxWKsyq_uL7jZ5eVnPKvnHJmL_oR9rbU/s1600/kids+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fkM9eC3J2S9351lbnDawH7YNAOYpSS3kwHw5BkBBsZRFZafw7c8OzB4oyKhAPm_ygT9OMBDmyFhdmIsPLsgvN1Y9k1wbVA-KDFV_6xcM5zqcxWKsyq_uL7jZ5eVnPKvnHJmL_oR9rbU/s320/kids+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526979686829371522" border="0" /></a>A couple of weeks ago we went to a family get together with Jared's family. The kids had a great time fishing, eating, and running around. While we were saying goodbye and getting ready to leave we found Noah like this. He slept for about 30 minutes like this without falling off the couch or sliding to the floor. I think he was a little tired.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-57658555952538805562010-10-11T21:16:00.003-05:002010-10-11T21:21:57.439-05:00Dancing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1S4y-eJTKJg9p2Rg3bW0Jfv1Krm9SLt8Uflf3Hh0r_jtfoJ7ybQH5HiOkC4wK-LCMhK-TiGQod9J7ggPs4mv5cxRMyaL64EXLAlC7hhyZKBzdX63TXCQFF3HgkiksJjixC7Sn8kMbNo/s1600/kids+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1S4y-eJTKJg9p2Rg3bW0Jfv1Krm9SLt8Uflf3Hh0r_jtfoJ7ybQH5HiOkC4wK-LCMhK-TiGQod9J7ggPs4mv5cxRMyaL64EXLAlC7hhyZKBzdX63TXCQFF3HgkiksJjixC7Sn8kMbNo/s320/kids+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526977883402201138" border="0" /></a>Dance has officially started in our house. After 2 years of asking to take dance class, Riley is finally old enough to participate in the dance classes at the Y. <br /><br />Her favorite part of the class is ballet, but she also loves wearing her "snappers" (her name for her tap shoes).Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-8061046262246145092010-09-17T10:48:00.005-05:002010-09-17T11:01:21.561-05:00SummerIt was a very busy summer for us and I thought I would catch everyone up on our adventures.<br />The kids had a great time playing with friends and we spent a lot of time at the pool or other water activities since it was so hot here this summer. Oh who am I kidding, it's still hot here. Here are a few pictures of the kids enjoying a morning at a local water park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jTaHP8UPB_8luHPF2A9gGXgsr8DSwztdIqYHCCKAGJ1yg7KE5KxU1Qm5eGVR4BYUYJPcHDnYfY1jE1gzIzGE1N2LqoewRAPJPTDhr3f7KgrgtyXOun5cwsSFVAQAWt8N3aWAGfY-Luw/s1600/kids+050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jTaHP8UPB_8luHPF2A9gGXgsr8DSwztdIqYHCCKAGJ1yg7KE5KxU1Qm5eGVR4BYUYJPcHDnYfY1jE1gzIzGE1N2LqoewRAPJPTDhr3f7KgrgtyXOun5cwsSFVAQAWt8N3aWAGfY-Luw/s320/kids+050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517910871802314994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ev0PYzXHIo-GvPhvUGBjcsTQU9zybKACYjnRicWo5VZERP4sIldwxt8Se11DyVhhbfPrlLgmvMAdvfMKTrtOMf42H3avnxsX8Oj6htqNpV4QUwef1Dw1cfKYvBFxrf6giGUSFVroOv0/s1600/kids+042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ev0PYzXHIo-GvPhvUGBjcsTQU9zybKACYjnRicWo5VZERP4sIldwxt8Se11DyVhhbfPrlLgmvMAdvfMKTrtOMf42H3avnxsX8Oj6htqNpV4QUwef1Dw1cfKYvBFxrf6giGUSFVroOv0/s320/kids+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517910864309556418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kGWhfMYK-VjjZpU164Dy8BORIjoE-rkarxTpJgBjIrbsATeK1VdkQhlwCEwsUbThgvE6a-iP3eaTVx3-wZpk29WBmC_1ZfuQppUQyfkzjRSbLDvBGAiMnKH5xr3aycSobSuQ1IgxW7Y/s1600/kids+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kGWhfMYK-VjjZpU164Dy8BORIjoE-rkarxTpJgBjIrbsATeK1VdkQhlwCEwsUbThgvE6a-iP3eaTVx3-wZpk29WBmC_1ZfuQppUQyfkzjRSbLDvBGAiMnKH5xr3aycSobSuQ1IgxW7Y/s320/kids+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517911410228557874" border="0" /></a><br />Jared is playing in a softball league again, this time a Sunday double-header league. So we are back to spending our weekends at the softball fields.<br /><br />I tried something new this summer and participated in the Dragonboat Races in Nashville on the Cumberland River. It was a lot of fun, although extremely hot that day. Our trainer from Boot camp, Micah, put together a team made up of boot campers and personal training clients. We did a great job in our first two races, but did not do very well in our final race. I will definitely be participating again next year. I don't have a group picture of all 21 of us, but here is a picture from earlier in the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Zj5FyZ6fVbsMk3iNs6SjWzZLfbX7LvBz876kGYNTCE_n4_xAiQpZzK7QWjt5AMPb3W-BXajP_YvzM-CAME-dpgodeyQxshtKPS2VOb3GVkzpRu5Sg94f411ctzcIXymh_n2UFALxm6A/s1600/kids+065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Zj5FyZ6fVbsMk3iNs6SjWzZLfbX7LvBz876kGYNTCE_n4_xAiQpZzK7QWjt5AMPb3W-BXajP_YvzM-CAME-dpgodeyQxshtKPS2VOb3GVkzpRu5Sg94f411ctzcIXymh_n2UFALxm6A/s320/kids+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517912819004036610" border="0" /></a><br />We also moved into our new house. It was a full, busy, hot, and fun summer. I am trying to catch up over the next few days so check back for first day of school pictures and more.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-79674872984526955322010-09-11T15:07:00.002-05:002010-09-15T22:35:03.878-05:00Birthday Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTSCRPjhRIGc9r59Il8tnylx-QEPPNjQGFkXJ3yxQsQ2-FrolNnCftdSzY06bzBl5sbYx4-eYyZGZ7nySRCH94d4mrSYdlBCUPfMiWaDJpaABR0Y7ZmDrCvOHrhITaLdzJ0dBTzjwUFk/s1600/kids+084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTSCRPjhRIGc9r59Il8tnylx-QEPPNjQGFkXJ3yxQsQ2-FrolNnCftdSzY06bzBl5sbYx4-eYyZGZ7nySRCH94d4mrSYdlBCUPfMiWaDJpaABR0Y7ZmDrCvOHrhITaLdzJ0dBTzjwUFk/s320/kids+084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517349452591576162" border="0" /></a><br />I'm a little late in getting this posted, but I couldn't let Noah's birthday pass without a post for/about him.<br /><br />Six years ago we got a huge surprise when Noah was born. For months we had been expecting a baby girl and then this amazing, beautiful baby boy was born. After the initial shock, I couldn't imagine life without him, and I still can't.<br /><br />He is a happy, fun loving, handsome boy. He loves to draw, color, dance, and sing. He is one of the lights of my life and a true blessing in every sense of the word.<br /><br />I can't believe he is already six and I can't wait to see what the future holds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNs2d6eSb-ImK8lsOwt_uw1KuTwfPtq_iuOm0vf2lh4U2dHVvKV8qATydBFWrHXZZkDt4NMExY7iQijNP6F6OwANrU8LMA-GkUD3PC28Qg1_WVXHxnxbCGf-CX4VoDO6d0R48pkstV78/s1600/kids+086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNs2d6eSb-ImK8lsOwt_uw1KuTwfPtq_iuOm0vf2lh4U2dHVvKV8qATydBFWrHXZZkDt4NMExY7iQijNP6F6OwANrU8LMA-GkUD3PC28Qg1_WVXHxnxbCGf-CX4VoDO6d0R48pkstV78/s320/kids+086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517349464468363218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WmDGqFKD41SrcSpYWz8iKH03i5EfVqzP-dLRAytnyGd4N05B884tKIJCLAdM763BNeS0huEHkk8JvS7UIZJ8HczLLNtipR1Paa8-Zlu2NSGbqoqbq-y6DkAuqQ5fCNcyiQ4VgPNgk6I/s1600/kids+097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WmDGqFKD41SrcSpYWz8iKH03i5EfVqzP-dLRAytnyGd4N05B884tKIJCLAdM763BNeS0huEHkk8JvS7UIZJ8HczLLNtipR1Paa8-Zlu2NSGbqoqbq-y6DkAuqQ5fCNcyiQ4VgPNgk6I/s320/kids+097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517349456429631218" border="0" /></a>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-46633460440404946652010-09-09T20:34:00.004-05:002010-09-09T20:52:23.613-05:00KindergartenI'm a little behind in posting this, but it has been a hectic couple of months. We are mostly moved in to our new house and we are loving our neighborhood and our neighbors. All of our things are in the house, I just have some boxes left to unpack and hopefully that will happen before the end of the year.<br /><br />On bigger news, Noah is officially in Kindergarten. He loves his new school, his teacher, and riding the bus. Our next door neighbor, Quincy, is in the same class as Noah, which I think helped make the transition a little easier. They ride the bus together and have the same class, we are truly blessed to have them living next door.<br /><br />I did not get as teary as I expected on his first day, I think having Seth and Riley with me helped keep me distracted. I mostly got teary when he got off the bus that afternoon. I can't believe how big he his and how quickly the last six years have gone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dzYBcWn5CXjFaHKo8TqBcM59UTAyLiZIbca-oCeUjRorClszVEB-sXDqIGIvU30oDSpgOL0X954AR__nFbGxBfN6Zt53VvgQGyirfkx_u6XcTLNrY5_lVcQ_D61bkbQn72Nyvi6SF_E/s1600/kids+080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dzYBcWn5CXjFaHKo8TqBcM59UTAyLiZIbca-oCeUjRorClszVEB-sXDqIGIvU30oDSpgOL0X954AR__nFbGxBfN6Zt53VvgQGyirfkx_u6XcTLNrY5_lVcQ_D61bkbQn72Nyvi6SF_E/s320/kids+080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515094923150633842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircw2OtRxlW7GyA93DG4e0FRNtCwpKvtYWCsBek-qT_TIesRn_RiIoa3jJsv1Ku-F7bsKX_cywj8OA2QLi2NlCns3t0OGT5r_izJs4SE1ZPid3varvwxT4I292AI6leIcHXc2tCPjjZj4/s1600/kids+083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircw2OtRxlW7GyA93DG4e0FRNtCwpKvtYWCsBek-qT_TIesRn_RiIoa3jJsv1Ku-F7bsKX_cywj8OA2QLi2NlCns3t0OGT5r_izJs4SE1ZPid3varvwxT4I292AI6leIcHXc2tCPjjZj4/s320/kids+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515094929122446290" border="0" /></a> Noah's new school<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLjtnCrMqpEVMoBDhODOs4IlNjZ24pohWkt1_ME9164t1yaRarxcrBqFAsJDCk5b731x22ye-c-LzZdglcSQjeMSOv904rUQxTH_7e-Kbf064ZTeGtvUtmjSucHPWg4HtsvZguYccuAk/s1600/kids+084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLjtnCrMqpEVMoBDhODOs4IlNjZ24pohWkt1_ME9164t1yaRarxcrBqFAsJDCk5b731x22ye-c-LzZdglcSQjeMSOv904rUQxTH_7e-Kbf064ZTeGtvUtmjSucHPWg4HtsvZguYccuAk/s320/kids+084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515096516769429650" border="0" /></a> Mommy and Noah on the first morning of Kindergarten.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-17656395267053495592010-07-09T15:57:00.002-05:002010-07-09T16:04:14.362-05:00Moving!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pictures.realtracs.net/1184000/1184462/hr1184462-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 425px;" src="http://pictures.realtracs.net/1184000/1184462/hr1184462-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />It's official, WE ARE MOVING!!!! We have found a house and everything appears to be falling into place. We close on July 23rd and are very excited to start in our new house. Currently, I'm tired of packing but that is just part of the process and will be worth it once we get finished.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />I will let everyone know our new address once we are official, until then here is a picture of our new house.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.png" alt="" /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" />Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-58594186852582226912010-06-20T11:18:00.002-05:002010-06-20T11:21:26.365-05:00LegosNoah has recently become interested in legos. I was hoping to avoid this toy, but it seems to have invaded our house. He is doing a great job building different things and I think we are going to be seeing more legos our future.<br /><br />Here are some of his most recent creations....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3ypnwGFeyXnHq_f7htzCHuEyFWt_D6KPOuPaIJQT9iwvHGpd58LgHOdTyDmL1KWHDfXvFkMgYgBxF4DJfcZF7zxiAyG5_IddrjL_1WyVQuLEUXIKDD9IJ8dVPc7sCSx_slsnL2PfKko/s1600/kids+130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3ypnwGFeyXnHq_f7htzCHuEyFWt_D6KPOuPaIJQT9iwvHGpd58LgHOdTyDmL1KWHDfXvFkMgYgBxF4DJfcZF7zxiAyG5_IddrjL_1WyVQuLEUXIKDD9IJ8dVPc7sCSx_slsnL2PfKko/s320/kids+130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484891681032771026" border="0" /></a>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-50199516392713241342010-06-20T11:10:00.003-05:002010-06-20T11:17:40.502-05:00Activities<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZu9dkS3OyAUjgFfj5NoOZlrfvXUKzt2jtwKP3k-CVoNWF1-5bCdlAiOutLRoRk4BUGwIH9yoNz6RUpu4sEAZoYzcqGRfUsAYNuNcUPrwFb54LRr72-p8QW7gWLaMh4sazN7BmWq7y9M/s1600/kids+105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZu9dkS3OyAUjgFfj5NoOZlrfvXUKzt2jtwKP3k-CVoNWF1-5bCdlAiOutLRoRk4BUGwIH9yoNz6RUpu4sEAZoYzcqGRfUsAYNuNcUPrwFb54LRr72-p8QW7gWLaMh4sazN7BmWq7y9M/s320/kids+105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484890128362767250" border="0" /></a>It has been a busy few months at our house. Here are a ffew pictures of our activities.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLnHppA0Xy9zo7nz95C8kibfO8OnxdJScFCSp_vvP2tau_vm_H6oe7Oustw_Shh3_h5cELRfWQL07y98eRjDp89cmJSkoZdMGcbRjQNIANfwM68LEvFazGMdHxzbU1o75Jf4AnZKy978/s1600/kids+101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLnHppA0Xy9zo7nz95C8kibfO8OnxdJScFCSp_vvP2tau_vm_H6oe7Oustw_Shh3_h5cELRfWQL07y98eRjDp89cmJSkoZdMGcbRjQNIANfwM68LEvFazGMdHxzbU1o75Jf4AnZKy978/s320/kids+101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484890118765364946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlrhwpsPIAQf1a2wyIZmbmhPSe2JGEH8qUInNSxsmt71AmoP5A42zYMxiNM0ElTrsqPPpXO8rqIVVIhwz8T_EDdLp4Q3VZBs-PWc5J1tBMp-S90N9LUPUq0NDFnLgqgBr0eHHyL0siVQ/s1600/kids+074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlrhwpsPIAQf1a2wyIZmbmhPSe2JGEH8qUInNSxsmt71AmoP5A42zYMxiNM0ElTrsqPPpXO8rqIVVIhwz8T_EDdLp4Q3VZBs-PWc5J1tBMp-S90N9LUPUq0NDFnLgqgBr0eHHyL0siVQ/s320/kids+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484890095217092242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxWmquWLbrRxtX4Dxx0if5RkYpbcNkbw-uPRIK5FCw094V7N_QQLUS0bVcv4dnl4OwuqYxIKZ4T__7ZY8BxqCnynB1pKW7DDGSe_bKdHRWJ0nCUZZE92Fz9PlJDkU0pbJF36K5MfL2DI/s1600/kids+065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxWmquWLbrRxtX4Dxx0if5RkYpbcNkbw-uPRIK5FCw094V7N_QQLUS0bVcv4dnl4OwuqYxIKZ4T__7ZY8BxqCnynB1pKW7DDGSe_bKdHRWJ0nCUZZE92Fz9PlJDkU0pbJF36K5MfL2DI/s320/kids+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484890085571605506" border="0" /></a>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-69414476338878621652010-04-13T19:32:00.003-05:002010-04-13T19:41:51.043-05:00Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEg_HIwoUkS0dIS2hSBwcja7x0xD1tyNOTV-kyQOHUQRvv61KF_FPEbfE2zKqd13XgzdRLKDCMHfH0F7XTE6Qj0ddvZCAgVGgNy5CNODPfFLYPobDd-GW8d4O30kUMOPx1F1jwuf25dg/s1600/painting+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEg_HIwoUkS0dIS2hSBwcja7x0xD1tyNOTV-kyQOHUQRvv61KF_FPEbfE2zKqd13XgzdRLKDCMHfH0F7XTE6Qj0ddvZCAgVGgNy5CNODPfFLYPobDd-GW8d4O30kUMOPx1F1jwuf25dg/s320/painting+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459785548086916130" border="0" /></a><br /> I had a painting of the kids commissioned. It is one of my favorite pictures of the kids and I wanted to be able to display it as more than just a photograph. Seth's teacher is an amazing artist and agreed to paint the picture for me. I'm so excited, it is finished and I can't wait to get it framed and hung. For those who will not be able to see it in person for awhile; here is a picture of the portrait for you to see.<br /><br />For comparison purposes, here is the original picture she used to paint from.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vVwW02qz5ZXTTuP42zRuEAHR8MHi4YM-SyDsSl1Iva6l28QJIx-6Xh81MD2ryKPYsmEoS9yRKdoSvkkJrVAhZJBdkOpPJUBDoE5J6Ly7EFS3sSFsFfONOzG41vGpYQJFP-aCa_Hr9RM/s1600/148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vVwW02qz5ZXTTuP42zRuEAHR8MHi4YM-SyDsSl1Iva6l28QJIx-6Xh81MD2ryKPYsmEoS9yRKdoSvkkJrVAhZJBdkOpPJUBDoE5J6Ly7EFS3sSFsFfONOzG41vGpYQJFP-aCa_Hr9RM/s320/148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459786374072891650" border="0" /></a>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-78589731037460111282010-04-12T15:46:00.003-05:002010-04-12T16:01:47.027-05:00Riley<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yxXpCfBd5E75PY4066rt0WypyZBwfGRIWv8ijuvf0epHJIxPznOG6pEKBg2PdrWYKvJbLn5nBKEKfKLHp1ymzBUeuGCZAz4VX6W52u5l0Hs_78rvJmcjbL67vnXncP6kXDUCFzHjbmk/s1600/Riley+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yxXpCfBd5E75PY4066rt0WypyZBwfGRIWv8ijuvf0epHJIxPznOG6pEKBg2PdrWYKvJbLn5nBKEKfKLHp1ymzBUeuGCZAz4VX6W52u5l0Hs_78rvJmcjbL67vnXncP6kXDUCFzHjbmk/s320/Riley+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459359082343499298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHEnBC-MsViby2llnHYMNNSWJXlf3JbNFWj87Kbnvi0rDdDfWYMzW6F1N8Rc9ck6WbrFO239mL1jHIRXe9R-_-tqNqLw2ec3_UZI7ZARgpLE19ISXZsAmGZO891ac63O_tVpAu90Dpvo/s1600/Riley+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHEnBC-MsViby2llnHYMNNSWJXlf3JbNFWj87Kbnvi0rDdDfWYMzW6F1N8Rc9ck6WbrFO239mL1jHIRXe9R-_-tqNqLw2ec3_UZI7ZARgpLE19ISXZsAmGZO891ac63O_tVpAu90Dpvo/s320/Riley+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459359076903278930" border="0" /></a><br />While I was writing the last post I found this sight on the couch. I thought you all might get a kick out of her newest sleeping pose.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-49827208922457299872010-04-12T15:38:00.004-05:002010-04-12T15:44:02.963-05:00Washing machine problemsYesterday as I was getting ready to go work at the Y, Riley came running out of the laundry room talking about Sethy. I could not understand what she could possibly be talking about so I followed her to find out what was going on.<br /><br />As it turned out, my washing machine was full and unable to work. Upon further investigation here is what we found to be the problem....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihG56inqIWYPUs_Gjp3mQmu2FGiX3n9VQz2cXIZfdTY8SpeQZ4VNt-T0XKddBSrzvU34BjDbRBCkR9FwxBPmYKp0g7IbXwEgM70sR1lr-M546Z5YmW7zjB_191vfc_SjsLk83wRJ5IJPI/s1600/spring+break+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihG56inqIWYPUs_Gjp3mQmu2FGiX3n9VQz2cXIZfdTY8SpeQZ4VNt-T0XKddBSrzvU34BjDbRBCkR9FwxBPmYKp0g7IbXwEgM70sR1lr-M546Z5YmW7zjB_191vfc_SjsLk83wRJ5IJPI/s320/spring+break+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459353670076356146" border="0" /></a>Yes, that is Seth in the washing machine. And before anyone who doesn't know him gets the wrong impression; he put himself in the washing machine; he thought it was a great joke; and no we did not start the machine before he popped his head out or while he was still in the machine.<br /><br />It actually was a great joke and before I made him get out of the machine I called Jared in from mowing the lawn to "help" me figure out what was wrong with the washing machine. It was the hardest I have laughed all week and a great representation of just who that little guy is.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-54673582630306901542010-04-06T14:09:00.005-05:002010-04-06T14:22:37.855-05:00What have we been doing?<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br />It's been quite awhile since I've posted anything so I thought I would catch up with what we have been doing.<br /><br />Our house has been on the market for just over 2 months now. We actually had it sold once, but the buyer backed out halfway to closing. We are praying everyday that God will send the right people to our house soon. In the meantime, we are having fun and enjoying all of our many blessings.<br /><br />Jared and I have been participating in boot camp at the YMCA since the middle of Nov. We have a great time, and while it is a very hard class we enjoy it. Our class is mostly my co-workers and we all have a great time working hard and encouraging each other. We are happy with the results, but man is it hard.<br /><br />The boys are back in soccer and loving it. It is great to finally see some sun and sit on the sidelines cheering them on and enjoying the spring weather. Riley is still too young to play on her own team, but she is the biggest cheerleader for the boys at their games each week.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br />Here is a picture of my dad's "new" truck. The kids loved playing in the truck when we were up there a few weeks ago. Jared could barely fit inside the cab.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cvShL75A9_IqgVsxsXpt6XuE7nzN8V6E-cBfeSXls7byJQefOCu4CWWwWFV0sH_RV8pytrMQeW7ebVzv2QPg2s3f7qgUCliBQZAeybRSKYjO1EWvFcYsd3g1CMLO-lptk6YJImXDi9E/s1600/kids+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cvShL75A9_IqgVsxsXpt6XuE7nzN8V6E-cBfeSXls7byJQefOCu4CWWwWFV0sH_RV8pytrMQeW7ebVzv2QPg2s3f7qgUCliBQZAeybRSKYjO1EWvFcYsd3g1CMLO-lptk6YJImXDi9E/s320/kids+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457106337640141842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SM238xp-cnAXEUiGmWKM-MpDbZ_R2iukmQUAGanKScm6g1lruJXKisSJ_Ygo74rjRhrfOZE3KLKuDrWi035bSGlX0zNnLFICKEPyj9M6kT5O6bmE10WHz-_Y2dYKaZfeM3eYYFpdcKo/s1600/kids+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SM238xp-cnAXEUiGmWKM-MpDbZ_R2iukmQUAGanKScm6g1lruJXKisSJ_Ygo74rjRhrfOZE3KLKuDrWi035bSGlX0zNnLFICKEPyj9M6kT5O6bmE10WHz-_Y2dYKaZfeM3eYYFpdcKo/s320/kids+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457106347017589458" border="0" /></a>One of the pictures from our afternoon of hiking Easter weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19PPWwAslOuRjcesWf_jsGZuxXmYh8eanTlRNuuSiyw0gUlc46dQfOHYNJXnid1C-dhHfU8WqT9gwW0uejWZg8BSQsifbBOkP_4805rQVJCtV32tuL1kCTh3KTucvCatJUp4Oe2LptT0/s1600/kids+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19PPWwAslOuRjcesWf_jsGZuxXmYh8eanTlRNuuSiyw0gUlc46dQfOHYNJXnid1C-dhHfU8WqT9gwW0uejWZg8BSQsifbBOkP_4805rQVJCtV32tuL1kCTh3KTucvCatJUp4Oe2LptT0/s320/kids+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457106929840975682" border="0" /></a>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-78137083392660447602010-01-30T11:29:00.002-06:002010-01-30T11:31:10.737-06:00More pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-di31yHrcMp0KCPLh7SBtZdgkn8MNop7c0HYGrtQnWiz4YD-v8ebrQOqsVHfzLM3v6yZ2xeWfXgaNjO11uCOE_2lIOk6MAMgPpBhNhhNorHR90g86ICxyl9_Ud0w4b4NLbutahtk1KwU/s1600-h/kids+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-di31yHrcMp0KCPLh7SBtZdgkn8MNop7c0HYGrtQnWiz4YD-v8ebrQOqsVHfzLM3v6yZ2xeWfXgaNjO11uCOE_2lIOk6MAMgPpBhNhhNorHR90g86ICxyl9_Ud0w4b4NLbutahtk1KwU/s320/kids+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432586684094540834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL8mVCPC6LTI6IlZhJe9LO-Xr5Ok-K08tp9r5_xUJ4zGGufxFcQU0s6TYyHHmE2YcTvH2oPJJonbxaZDvYJf4d6sV998br705GdXcr_qItVCJiqBv84pJvNyw9XhgqejPNQU5eDFJ9wI/s1600-h/kids+038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL8mVCPC6LTI6IlZhJe9LO-Xr5Ok-K08tp9r5_xUJ4zGGufxFcQU0s6TYyHHmE2YcTvH2oPJJonbxaZDvYJf4d6sV998br705GdXcr_qItVCJiqBv84pJvNyw9XhgqejPNQU5eDFJ9wI/s320/kids+038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432586679544136178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSsYB9Ah3YnCx-MrlyzeBWBqeWf0xIravvreAHle1kU7m12oaWMt5kS9FkhcyZNAMp17Re8gHaqKLHWdRqZIS9WXLqCbqL2NOjgBagdqKEBJI7kaODJ7alwt9batAuZnMvTcR0R1qwo4/s1600-h/kids+032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSsYB9Ah3YnCx-MrlyzeBWBqeWf0xIravvreAHle1kU7m12oaWMt5kS9FkhcyZNAMp17Re8gHaqKLHWdRqZIS9WXLqCbqL2NOjgBagdqKEBJI7kaODJ7alwt9batAuZnMvTcR0R1qwo4/s320/kids+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432586674687709554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV93g1Q8ieRljE60rZLgG6Yw_tEHx3ATE33u42Nv5YIA735uSSS1HnnxSBhL6CfM9quJ8ZD3PSDfV7zLXoAkMrg3GofRylOnwmbkmNvCO-q8DxlAi-w3ZAtsMgsINTAW_LbG0uq20jR0/s1600-h/kids+027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV93g1Q8ieRljE60rZLgG6Yw_tEHx3ATE33u42Nv5YIA735uSSS1HnnxSBhL6CfM9quJ8ZD3PSDfV7zLXoAkMrg3GofRylOnwmbkmNvCO-q8DxlAi-w3ZAtsMgsINTAW_LbG0uq20jR0/s320/kids+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432586671834969490" border="0" /></a>Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8923694571216704820.post-70004872928103342932010-01-30T11:23:00.002-06:002010-01-30T11:29:22.649-06:00SNOW Today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTzquv7D8vlSLKfQjLP3SmDsLHleNyzbjq1uGQpjf3oaWIkewny_nlGtF9Osy3gZ5K7z-TxpM-XfjrnNwYWX9Tna15VvT2otk0abxIPxo2K6IUtN2I2dvxCiRmAxaXt57HJSX5d-hekA/s1600-h/kids+034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK2xpwtgG4L3V7yflUsxuvXKourI5mhPZzZttmeUJzZTDubY191vXQCucxT4DHi6NuBqNGgNPrG95_-6FXx12X6JweY4lbljw71j8RRUVEN8L6h2vNFt5S8-XxT8E8Vvje-fssXQKTdI/s320/kids+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432586192040516754" border="0" /></a><br />We did actually get snow yesterday. It started snowing about 9 am yesterday and snowed all day. We went out this morning in anticipation of making a snowman or two with the kids, but found that it is mostly ice on top and the snow underneath is too dry to make a snowman. Hopefully, we will be able to make one soon.<br /><br />We did have fun playing in the snow though and then came inside to enjoy some hot chocolate. Nashville only gets this kind of snow every few years, so it might be awhile before the kids get to see snow like this again at home.Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07172563365652388491noreply@blogger.com0