tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48246206215344358952024-03-13T14:00:11.561-07:00Checketts in the fast laneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-80962769122651118022011-06-15T06:58:00.000-07:002011-06-15T07:22:36.166-07:00Happenings ons lately....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">FUN TIMES IN MAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We have had so many things going on this past month and I don't have all of the pictures for it yet, but in my lack of time I am just going to say a brief description of the picture and call it good ;-)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagJz3gAypT7a16ERlTvFryx0RDP5-Dsu382u5JNsyA6laNWuIqyAeJcb1ZjQ2BX7coO2ixqGWQGYnjo-A5kAlg9c4WkVekFRjk80YNL0aFgWCxhauygkh96g0fE5GbI5koOtR4slnY_I/s1600/DSC_0200.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagJz3gAypT7a16ERlTvFryx0RDP5-Dsu382u5JNsyA6laNWuIqyAeJcb1ZjQ2BX7coO2ixqGWQGYnjo-A5kAlg9c4WkVekFRjk80YNL0aFgWCxhauygkh96g0fE5GbI5koOtR4slnY_I/s400/DSC_0200.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446420579020210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Mothers day Nate and Gabe woke up early (or let me sleep in) and they made the most delicious french toast I think I have ever had!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F0H_t49xLWZoiZysdnxo950KWJGtQluDsjWZqNpaBdWd7upTHkYWTTCkEuXL0ilP53BmFVv1G-CY_d4jjb7TCrM9DCvjL4zliPzATcemAchhyphenhyphenMI_zPff1UCmm2UvJ7qPcJlmRdHCr1Q/s1600/DSC_0196.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F0H_t49xLWZoiZysdnxo950KWJGtQluDsjWZqNpaBdWd7upTHkYWTTCkEuXL0ilP53BmFVv1G-CY_d4jjb7TCrM9DCvjL4zliPzATcemAchhyphenhyphenMI_zPff1UCmm2UvJ7qPcJlmRdHCr1Q/s400/DSC_0196.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446409202139266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">WHERE IS GABE?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Gabe has a new game he likes to play. Whenever I do the laundry he likes to lay on the floor and I dump all of the clothes on top of him! He LOVES IT!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisecM6b3WSNNn5K46m8Y4k8eabCkDBU1Nh4sqonJBS3vzJ0hyphenhyphen_Ks2aSvp8XDqxUhTkHTKfEOGacJsBAYUS14PS3EHL-E4EOnajEhci-bZ40d78VXUyDWFoV706lZgdm7uY0PnqOFbDNmQ/s1600/DSC_0197.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisecM6b3WSNNn5K46m8Y4k8eabCkDBU1Nh4sqonJBS3vzJ0hyphenhyphen_Ks2aSvp8XDqxUhTkHTKfEOGacJsBAYUS14PS3EHL-E4EOnajEhci-bZ40d78VXUyDWFoV706lZgdm7uY0PnqOFbDNmQ/s400/DSC_0197.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446405330628354" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">here he is!</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></u></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisecM6b3WSNNn5K46m8Y4k8eabCkDBU1Nh4sqonJBS3vzJ0hyphenhyphen_Ks2aSvp8XDqxUhTkHTKfEOGacJsBAYUS14PS3EHL-E4EOnajEhci-bZ40d78VXUyDWFoV706lZgdm7uY0PnqOFbDNmQ/s1600/DSC_0197.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisecM6b3WSNNn5K46m8Y4k8eabCkDBU1Nh4sqonJBS3vzJ0hyphenhyphen_Ks2aSvp8XDqxUhTkHTKfEOGacJsBAYUS14PS3EHL-E4EOnajEhci-bZ40d78VXUyDWFoV706lZgdm7uY0PnqOFbDNmQ/s1600/DSC_0197.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fWVTPWv_o3UuaJkhii9flI_BN50KF1x-rsvT28s1dB19WCgCjFaVmceQwhyPOIpC-aY4xXJXGuAfCpPgniuax-0QTeJTEvSW5EPIwE5LB3lXN8kxt92iobPL2JHJVXmbn5uMfYp2b8o/s1600/IMG_1397.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fWVTPWv_o3UuaJkhii9flI_BN50KF1x-rsvT28s1dB19WCgCjFaVmceQwhyPOIpC-aY4xXJXGuAfCpPgniuax-0QTeJTEvSW5EPIwE5LB3lXN8kxt92iobPL2JHJVXmbn5uMfYp2b8o/s400/IMG_1397.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446400423741666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Another thing he likes to do is take his little squirt gun and run around the house chasing us! We get soaked!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">FUN TIME WITH FRIENDS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We are starting the "good-bye" stage. It is so sad to say good-bye to all of our good friends! I am hoping that it is just a "see you soon!" instead of a "good-bye!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqfZy1hfAejlJRHrSdliv_yiAJmLeVYdFT43K6cI6RUZKwoCJFws3aZgQnDnW8oq6TdGKClAIvnV4tgzGD4t8MJ8egL2RxKPZaTUc9oI4i9dzEY3EFLM-rOJ44wfNIVYxOvOJJsD8j2k/s1600/photo+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqfZy1hfAejlJRHrSdliv_yiAJmLeVYdFT43K6cI6RUZKwoCJFws3aZgQnDnW8oq6TdGKClAIvnV4tgzGD4t8MJ8egL2RxKPZaTUc9oI4i9dzEY3EFLM-rOJ44wfNIVYxOvOJJsD8j2k/s400/photo+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446193754267266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This makes me happy to see Gabe being so sweet to babies. He is trying to give her the binkey! I know he will be a great big brother!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This next series of pictures I think is so funny! It was kind of windy and Bryan (janel's husband) was taking pictures of us, and for the life of us we couldn't get everyone to look and smile at the camera!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1iBGAWnnk1s1f5QOap2n3to9EyI6gcnYSb1AtJmLbcMfwAuXyrMw4O9WI6xbpe94DQOeeICwfpWA9TgZXhGRD81x0r-t_nRlffXL0z2x3OFiQzCL7oKAJ09xkz4pIHhoJPucS5khxjA/s1600/photo+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1iBGAWnnk1s1f5QOap2n3to9EyI6gcnYSb1AtJmLbcMfwAuXyrMw4O9WI6xbpe94DQOeeICwfpWA9TgZXhGRD81x0r-t_nRlffXL0z2x3OFiQzCL7oKAJ09xkz4pIHhoJPucS5khxjA/s400/photo+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446191052223266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This one is hilarious! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2QLRiFup2M-slRcJhKEoOVx_SLdDc3aMSFIDTPoMJZaaZ6HOiwvS96-zc_SlPzSkz-aOsYvc6MtJBwlSFiYD5qSvTCsMMcr-iUe3yCL5lSnColeV75yGj_Hh0Jx5Yr-ddX1HGIbcVP4/s1600/photo+2-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2QLRiFup2M-slRcJhKEoOVx_SLdDc3aMSFIDTPoMJZaaZ6HOiwvS96-zc_SlPzSkz-aOsYvc6MtJBwlSFiYD5qSvTCsMMcr-iUe3yCL5lSnColeV75yGj_Hh0Jx5Yr-ddX1HGIbcVP4/s400/photo+2-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446186556268674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Yep, windy...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEAt07GIczep0r_APaYshdON-lSgB6rjCTs5NQmm9XDl7-HuiSf-Q08HXpQi7ywpDMqaBu6FCNYRH4QhZ2kmiarXOARbPLXRHkvRqkDzxwyn71OpPwZgq-_IddrNK91aZI2o1P8JXkDo/s1600/photo+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEAt07GIczep0r_APaYshdON-lSgB6rjCTs5NQmm9XDl7-HuiSf-Q08HXpQi7ywpDMqaBu6FCNYRH4QhZ2kmiarXOARbPLXRHkvRqkDzxwyn71OpPwZgq-_IddrNK91aZI2o1P8JXkDo/s400/photo+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446177445173730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This one we were at least looking at the camera....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am going to miss these girls! Maria, janel, me, and then venna. We have been friends for the past 5 years and I am hoping that we can remain friends forever!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">THE BOYS</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpsfnFFSuFx_8KQ_u1wi2Z-wkqtros-uBiU8EjseZZROHWuDF9KXDog2FfxEbfylyMN5YkciTvWRYlzO8MgUOPBbqU-7WXtuTsL3LbiK0yc90BK9ReaYFrn2G2rmqAoWkDV9Dxmjv7Tc/s1600/photo+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpsfnFFSuFx_8KQ_u1wi2Z-wkqtros-uBiU8EjseZZROHWuDF9KXDog2FfxEbfylyMN5YkciTvWRYlzO8MgUOPBbqU-7WXtuTsL3LbiK0yc90BK9ReaYFrn2G2rmqAoWkDV9Dxmjv7Tc/s400/photo+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618446173343266610" /></a><br /><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-22545546734773978012011-06-04T12:26:00.001-07:002011-06-04T12:37:59.201-07:00THE REASON FOR NOT BLOGGING LATELY.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Nate and I have been really crazy lately. 4 years ago Nate started his own business called Mangia Technologies and it has been such a fun time seeing his vision come to reality, with the help of a lot of friends! But now that chapter in our life has come to an end. It was a really good run and we are sad to see it go, but when one door closes another door opens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am so proud of Nate! He was working on a project and an old friend came up to him and told him that he wanted Nate to apply for this job and thought he was the perfect fit. Intrigued, Nate decided "well, it wouldn't hurt". Well, it turns out that he got it!!!! Are you ready to hear what job it is? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">WORKING WITH THE NFL AS 'MANAGER OF SALES AND SPONSORSHIPS!'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So, as quick and crazy as this is, we are moving to......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4zEujdd6IUlWAgCfGbupI11NTqi_x5XsAfNq5VMyXzOKUdcGQ-6aSeCytNZWqqeKxW5AaieEpaypnll0saFMe56iOKvUI6LuQVJk3jhb4GGtoyP7eDDrjtkUmdoh9dsnNpnkx2L4TPA/s400/silberman-henri-new-york-new-york-brooklyn-bridge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614448398528857602" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The city that never sleeps! NEW YORK!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Although his job will be in new york, I was thinking we might live in the suburbs and actually live here...</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgppsbiIqJqsfMYssCGD1i9kQYwOC9vIWtP5QSOq8S5LSqFYKzqxQ4kaFR0kVN8nPMwafnl-afaONwX2RfW3txzCrnIK2apbXtuot0lMtCjDEU6iw5DcDmnVkNdmChAocn1t6jy3_hqM/s1600/Connecticut.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgppsbiIqJqsfMYssCGD1i9kQYwOC9vIWtP5QSOq8S5LSqFYKzqxQ4kaFR0kVN8nPMwafnl-afaONwX2RfW3txzCrnIK2apbXtuot0lMtCjDEU6iw5DcDmnVkNdmChAocn1t6jy3_hqM/s400/Connecticut.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614448407920500258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Connecticut. Isn't it beautiful! </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">That way we aren't too far from the city but I will have a little more room for my little kiddos to run around. Also, nate's parent and sister live in connecticut so we will be close to them, which will be nice for when the baby is born.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So, don't hate me for not blogging, we have had a lot going on lately! We would LOVE visitors so come to new york</span>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-66835355261002152372011-05-10T07:46:00.000-07:002011-05-10T14:23:02.871-07:00The High's And Low's<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We were out in Connecticut last weekend for our MIRACLE nephew Charlie's baby blessing (pictures to follow soon!). While we were out there Gabe was playing with his two cousins Abby and Molly whom he ADORES! Abby is 6 and molly is 3. Gabe couldn't be in better company then he is with these two cousins. I am finally at the point where I don't have to watch him all the time and he can just go and play with them on the swing set outside or in the toy room and he is perfectly content not having me there with him. (finally!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So, a little background to this story. I have been introducing gabe to the toilet for the past two months casually here and there to get him interested in potty training. We have had some success where he would see Nate or I head to the bathroom and he would come running ahead of us and take the toilet first. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So as we were out in connecticut I was trying to have gabe see that Molly was going on the potty and that she was a big girl doing it all by herself. He started to get the idea of it when one night he didn't want to get in the tub and I couldn't figure out why, until he started to pee all over the floor, that he wanted me to put him on the potty! (language is still an issue in our house with him!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">After we flew home I just decided while his mind was fresh with Molly and Abby, I thought I would start cold turkey and put him in big boy underwear then set a timer for every 15-20 min. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The first day was AMAZING! No accidents, no complaints, only enthusiasm and joy. It was going so well!!!! YIPEE! I couldn't believe it! But then he woke up the next day grumpy......and all went down hill from there. He screamed when we mentioned the potty, he had 3 accidents in his pants that morning and 2 more that afternoon. We had to do all that we could to get him to sit on the potty but he didn't want to go. I know this isn't how we should do it and we were trying desperately to make it fun and exciting for him and not complaining when he peed his pants, but when I am 20 weeks pregnant, patience is something that comes in a limited supply!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So after 3 days of begging and pleeding......we decided to put the diapers back on and see if we can still ask him to go potty on the toilet, but not make it as overwhelming as we did before. It seems to work, he is still going 3-5 times a day on the toilet so we are progressing. Just not in the method I thought!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">But it truly helps when I do this:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4dJTyB402gth35haU-Ttj1kmlw_sSH_UVveelH9BTodi_D7HBIdjjTJsQt4u-z8ksgNQ36gBEe27oDqkEQuXQvR-liMxDteASTC6lYlAx4buxdT3dEh0kGELygxQ57q6SaxFd3P8Wfo/s1600/IMG_1406.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4dJTyB402gth35haU-Ttj1kmlw_sSH_UVveelH9BTodi_D7HBIdjjTJsQt4u-z8ksgNQ36gBEe27oDqkEQuXQvR-liMxDteASTC6lYlAx4buxdT3dEh0kGELygxQ57q6SaxFd3P8Wfo/s400/IMG_1406.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605099134870938466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Gabe can't be "one-upped" by woody! So he always gets on the potty after I give woody all of my praise and adoration for going potty! Hey you do what you have to do right!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So for you mom's out there. Do you have any tidbits on what I can do to help gabe get potty trained? I have 4 months until this baby comes so I wanted to give him a good head start on this so he doesn't regress! Any input would be great!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-33542082675059217232011-05-09T08:42:00.001-07:002011-05-09T21:39:27.098-07:00EASTER<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am a little bit behind on pictures so this week I am going to try to update some fun times we have had this past month! I will start with Easter. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> I was a little unsure how gabe would like dying easter eggs but he loved it! Well, he loved sticking his hands in the dye and turning the egg around and around! Thank goodness for plastic table cloths! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEw3NF8j4X5Z06LFtCb8OM45j2JRVydIvYwA2QC1IDZMqUF_1fcLdg9URjqdxo9x1QQR2Zm0gWARbq-dRHUbeRTOD5NA3JhqD71ou9yewJXAfomzspGevqRcTdkzOpgKRmyo5yGkiYs5Q/s400/IMG_1372.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604742504756800130" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As you can see we have already dyed a few eggs at this point and gabe was still going!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicAOjQnsXCZrHrb9rVKfy5UEGwiJnHke7HKqOMB3jPu1E46VB0tdvL2bLaszHJKftV68wKps3rKeIzdH587GlqbB4G6i2Ci4lsENdfqDJdtPlUUJSqEfFQWBh7P6t475M7ppMysutEoY/s400/IMG_1371.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604742496697543714" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Look at those hands! I think more got on him then the eggs!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsB0QilJ6fVWuIEMqMDypiVtuBPqIm_wPl6kn1AJVdQKbHxlJZaY16Z7PTpe9ikw3mhK_Doq7Xpsf733y0CY2sjzsEsUb4D9KAZFArRFtgLydysoMrQavVle_3DNOHTSgZLxeyUobPtM/s1600/IMG_1383.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsB0QilJ6fVWuIEMqMDypiVtuBPqIm_wPl6kn1AJVdQKbHxlJZaY16Z7PTpe9ikw3mhK_Doq7Xpsf733y0CY2sjzsEsUb4D9KAZFArRFtgLydysoMrQavVle_3DNOHTSgZLxeyUobPtM/s400/IMG_1383.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604742507245897394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Easter morning we were able to go up to my in-law's cabin to spend time with them while they were in town. This isn't the best picture of gabe but he had so much fun trying to find the eggs! We mostly have video of easter morning so I might add a fun clip later on this week, but he mostly just picked an egg, sat down to eat it, and then went to find another one. But he was starting to get the concept so that was great!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">K stay tuned for some more fun times in the Checketts House hold! Sorry I have been a slacker!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-18776881915781942192011-04-26T06:56:00.001-07:002011-04-26T06:57:58.386-07:00IS HAVING A.......<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I completely forgot to post on my blog what I am having! I put it on facebook.....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So, without further adu I am having a.....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">girl, no boy, no girl, no boy......</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A BOY!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So Gabe will have a little friend to play with! </span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-69673776263650580172011-04-22T14:03:00.000-07:002011-04-22T14:05:35.645-07:00MODIFICATION<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I have been informed that in my last blog post everyone thought that the "person with the most talent" I was referring too was Paul. NOPE! It was PIA! I think I even mentioned in my post that I was watching it on my DVR so I was a week late in watching it and completely forgot that people in the "world" have already seen this next weeks results! OOPS! So I just wanted to make it clear that I was referring to PIA ;-)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-75991930804318147492011-04-19T12:04:00.000-07:002011-04-19T12:11:20.399-07:00OF COURSE!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So, when I lived in Florida I was introduced to American Idol. I instantly fell in love with the show because I love music and I love seeing america showcase their talent! (and I secretly wanted to be on the show....as do so many other americans!) So I have been a religious watcher of that show....until 2 years ago. I stopped, COLD TURKEY. I just didn't feel the vibe of it anymore and so I stopped. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Well, my sister in law and mother in law said that the new judges this year were great and it was really fun to watch...so I have been. It actually hasn't been too bad and I have enjoyed it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">UNTIL LAST WEEK!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Seriously, the only good singer in the competition was eliminated! I am sure people disagree with me, and I would love to hear if you are watching this show and who you do like....but honestly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am trying to watch it again since I have been recording it and I can't! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Tell me who you like so maybe I can become a fan because as of now I don't like anyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Is there some fun shows out there that you guys like to watch because I don't have any! (besides modern family ;-)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-14340022341885660132011-04-11T08:39:00.000-07:002011-04-11T08:43:50.519-07:00WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Or in other words</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"When life gives you snow....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">make snowmen!"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It snowed here off an on all weekend, and so Nate and I decided to make a family of snowmen! As you can see, we used up most of the snow that was there, but it was fun! Can you tell who is who?</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPDfJ3kUaH9XkhNlMOVBTg2c3UDoQ1RCWDKdnc2swSrh0AGDY0eL0zdxlCwfsgcEwC5Mu4DEhobgQZRrY3N6prVZTRA576Ay2euxwSlLB8Ro8Ju5wlmXLLRtaLFiOxyyOJJMTq_TG2Sc/s1600/DSC_0193.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPDfJ3kUaH9XkhNlMOVBTg2c3UDoQ1RCWDKdnc2swSrh0AGDY0eL0zdxlCwfsgcEwC5Mu4DEhobgQZRrY3N6prVZTRA576Ay2euxwSlLB8Ro8Ju5wlmXLLRtaLFiOxyyOJJMTq_TG2Sc/s400/DSC_0193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594351489602024994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlepiPVdLqadinyQFTif-5b3kk6MmWIot0TDL0I5BzWyUjvKt2L9trUmmtKJuqcra4J_K5MRmOiKV6SV5cuhGjGM0E8zjVUccX1ifTePSiKhxsF1fwdqiq00NoInhX0tAquhVEL3BooI/s1600/DSC_0197.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlepiPVdLqadinyQFTif-5b3kk6MmWIot0TDL0I5BzWyUjvKt2L9trUmmtKJuqcra4J_K5MRmOiKV6SV5cuhGjGM0E8zjVUccX1ifTePSiKhxsF1fwdqiq00NoInhX0tAquhVEL3BooI/s400/DSC_0197.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594351484741284674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfzYnc3NZO48aCqgyZS7suhojHXhVFYsEe6fgmiQ1bAkvO2ecLnVINegq_C6NzIYTeYBYtDiYcFYhHBiH7UrJ6WhF4wWXAf2-iOTyndc8vnNH4sQtDPJe0eM6PiSbeH7WmKZADeWQFo0/s1600/DSC_0206.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfzYnc3NZO48aCqgyZS7suhojHXhVFYsEe6fgmiQ1bAkvO2ecLnVINegq_C6NzIYTeYBYtDiYcFYhHBiH7UrJ6WhF4wWXAf2-iOTyndc8vnNH4sQtDPJe0eM6PiSbeH7WmKZADeWQFo0/s400/DSC_0206.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594351484491708050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As sick as I am of the snow, we thought we would make the best of it and have some fun!</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-88861659683155052512011-04-05T07:30:00.000-07:002011-04-05T08:07:05.019-07:0010 THINGS I AM GRATEFUL FOR...<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This month has been one crazy month for our little family. One night Nate told me that I was looking at all of the negative things that were happening and not focusing on the positive. So I decided to think of one thing I am grateful for a day for this past week to keep my perspective on life! And you know what, it really helped!!! I thought I would share all of the random things that I am grateful for from 10-1.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#10 gabe's toy room</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-aM7Y-1dpzgFhUnzejmsdrHp9gL9pTzZYIeuJPWGLJq50Q_ccAYnehO5ApZhvrnJcxDph5z4bPQnsKqWpnzFl7bVslyPjWJ-ruclndBFFuGheF0zrcfs52GyJu-n-VBIyWKsPADZlBM/s400/gabe%2527s+toy+room.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110268734802770" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The reason I say this is because there have been numerous occasions that I have put gabe in his toy room while I do "this" or "that" and it truly has been such a life saver! I don't feel guilty for leaving him in there because......well look at it! There are a ton of things for him to do!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#9 Thanksgiving Point</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbFb3aQwMg_I3q8VXas-A7rg1oa459-7EiPCAwL0fYkxb4MRSpLcpZvEElAfnuOXwX9K4Bu_migsxPuuTafzrXd531OOLo-kdbVtGI6feVJjMUNUArF8SiYArGpVv6s6bGm8jdtH2a_E/s400/utah-wedding-expo-thanksgiving-point.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110272809081010" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I ABSOLUTELY love living next to thanksgiving point now that I have Gabe! It has been such a fun place for us to go numerous times a week! We love it so much! Every time I put gabe in his car seat he says "MOOOOOOOOO!" and when I pass the street where we would turn to go to the petting zoo he freaks out because he wants to see the cows! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#8 A Great Home</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUn2zbu7ZQo_fye3wltw3yNO1AbYktdcDwvHdO-g0m-7VzmnGfNUQQfbV4cpuvZ_CGLQhoa8aLzb4nMRtOGBceLxnK5Yp6N_BT9Iax2ONRpmuTdFHFFKTpwdCSjgxGc8WG3oeHIJI5x0/s400/home.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110277264648210" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">There are so many times over this past almost 2 years that I have been so grateful that we own this amazing home! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#7 Great Neighbors</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I don't have pictures of all my neighbors but they are truly amazing! They are always looking out for each other, worried when things are going bad, helpful in watching gabe, and when I go outside it is so much fun to just sit and talk to all of them! You guys are amazing!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#6 My Dayna Time</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89BQWKlxZEYXCcTW1F6y5EZLHRZnL9pUq5_zwnjXwQYyLx_AroGPhWP7ymSkY8Etv4RCXPUAWxbtlqrU4rZm45F-Aux6G3GpEckZWGMSgfmsLDHsjNQfACgfajorqac0NgSB2Ua1pnjU/s400/IMG_1080.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110280815490066" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2mjeRiaGa3YsdwGvPBmcB8oNiTB78m-nA1s-y-jVqyVSqMf747vHroG1Y4epWDqRx-KQOUiA72uC3UVK6U-eGgB-yAR83la8-1ldKqVD2BNvYLR37I5WrmRdUt38C2ejKqaJl-RfnXM/s400/IMG_1077.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110283826755426" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am so grateful when I get a second to sit and do something that I want to do! These are some of my most recent frames that I have created...nothing too fancy but still fun! I love to have my time to be creative!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#5 GOOD FOOD!!!!</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BroznprjgioBCJQeys2KPah6iWgIkjVOqMU7G5waAImI-NYyQKtVWVRugG0zpSyCZA5vJVRouIclfc1SZKhG9sNTH078rPLZPIwdHB9ZOtbEzGrWkKwOx-6fW8nsSMCi0NFb4HcIY2w/s400/recipes-caprese-salad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110514662467714" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">How can you not put food on your list of favorite things! Especially lately with being pregnant there are just certain foods that hit the spot....and this is one of them! SO YUMMY!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#4 Sunshine and the Outdoors</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-YyyFMhZ8asDAKrQo2JE2QDrvC3TH28rgl5IoJdulNTFqHi27FnkKBsZ9Wh1cCwfJihC1pA-nQM8LCjrm1p2PuFyLx8byDNZoQzFYqY1hVm56bovNJGeHajCMJilXKCzW0LAHjwGkyg/s400/11227682_0f70b4e1d9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110519841635602" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We were blessed to have a couple days of warm weather this past week and I am so grateful for that! It really helps to get outdoors and have the sun shining on you! I feel like that instantly boosts your spirits and makes anyone feel better!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#3 FAMILY</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am not going to put pictures of my family on here because that would take way too long to get them all (I don't have recent full family shots!) but I am so grateful for the love and support from both sides of my family. They are truly amazing and would do anything and everything for nate and I, and I am so grateful for them!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#2 My Little Buster Brown</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcZc8woUO84f7EvYZ1VqPrsVNZ8bq5IQnlS-lJM1spBUnmrANLlWNGElGCicKdAwSJgA4O_xWjqWQMFNN10FgXE124EF4lAqtM-dEVKEwvqTTiq0fjIedzbvyx5spCF2XySF4uxFC0zk/s400/gabe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110523106130674" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We have so much fun together! He truly is such a happy baby (when he has had enough sleep!) and I am so grateful for the smiles and laughter he brings into our home. I have no idea what I would do without my little buster brown! He truly helps me get through those long days when nate is out of town! LOVE YOU BUDDY!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">#1 My Best Friend and Hero</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4p9ow072PlLAqCZ_EivJhyjq3gFox3pabHkRI887bNL1J9V-pFISiZEEu36Dpbr6RMEVKIHbSNspbvGipL094j_zxWBqvEG3pGFRVbhSq_sAiPEf1O1U6spmX2TZ5vLXc3wW1JPrQ9D0/s1600/nate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4p9ow072PlLAqCZ_EivJhyjq3gFox3pabHkRI887bNL1J9V-pFISiZEEu36Dpbr6RMEVKIHbSNspbvGipL094j_zxWBqvEG3pGFRVbhSq_sAiPEf1O1U6spmX2TZ5vLXc3wW1JPrQ9D0/s400/nate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592110528153720914" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4p9ow072PlLAqCZ_EivJhyjq3gFox3pabHkRI887bNL1J9V-pFISiZEEu36Dpbr6RMEVKIHbSNspbvGipL094j_zxWBqvEG3pGFRVbhSq_sAiPEf1O1U6spmX2TZ5vLXc3wW1JPrQ9D0/s1600/nate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I took this picture the other day when Nate was asleep. He told me to wake him up after 45 minutes because he had so much to do....but how can you wake him up like this! Nate is the hardest worker I have ever seen, and he does it with a smile. He is the most positive person I have ever met and he truly is and always will be my better half. He has so many things going on in his life right now but he still takes the time to love me and also be the best father I could ever have imagined. There is no way I can make ANY list of things I am grateful for without him being on the top! I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART NATE! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am so grateful for this opportunity I have set for myself to think of positive things daily. You should do it! It is fun! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am also thankful for all of you for reading my blog. ;-)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-43624168051524978632011-03-22T11:53:00.000-07:002011-03-22T12:07:29.997-07:00WITHOUT FURTHER ADO....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">WE HAVE GABE'S 2 YEAR PICTURES!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So not much has to be said about these other then...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">our child is a ham!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I swear he was trying to pose, we would try to get him to smile but he would get this 'serious' face and....well you will see for yourself!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vv4BZVKEk-o7RQAiNEc85f5_jDWs02o-9SERBimqSclizSeQa5vuypPkczwFK6xpfHTs15tCEcc123nMjbWxkuMbh14QWqbTORrx4OrzbWJuxO4UMOwc_m9WXHDGcQLm8HQXFWPFfrc/s1600/016.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyTci2iMTqO9bI3Z-Yj3W78SHcEuxv4qse2z3PO0aNHk80vOiAxOVcEkIf3B_nSmXzPRRXxxS-SuFe3RIctZFJiFsjD-k2KEb2N9mr3C6jWxo2J9eJbLr4QdkbFjqqkXkMAlAQF5qmqw/s400/007bw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586980315669321474" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdXtm4FQWhNXS0wH3nn0tfsB8SR32MklMgq0z6QIKOCh-yUiPBnJhYZB0Sm_i72sMtxYv8D8V2hAROfTHKkad3i52geXTlZyVxKmgihvPDrNMjZObWkEwnizwS8oMH-VSQOibqU38y0M/s400/005bw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586979982582082082" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxml3vfndhZyjgH4ICgcIdqwuPAlPtUT3bPpTC57JgUGW1vx8O1P8DLvzXz7BqwdE90ZTF75zjJ8fBIi-IYIt0j2bc1EwdQZcNBaXF1X0mLmSwARVVpIpSGNpJX2vuogid1yf5SBgS7U/s1600/017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxml3vfndhZyjgH4ICgcIdqwuPAlPtUT3bPpTC57JgUGW1vx8O1P8DLvzXz7BqwdE90ZTF75zjJ8fBIi-IYIt0j2bc1EwdQZcNBaXF1X0mLmSwARVVpIpSGNpJX2vuogid1yf5SBgS7U/s400/017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586980288796671874" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Brooke for these amazing pictures! You are the best!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-68416852882303947482011-03-21T08:03:00.000-07:002011-03-21T08:15:20.600-07:00ITS OFFICIAL!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Last week was my first dr. appointment for our new little baby. I was very nervous to go to this meeting because I wasn't able to keep any food down and I had a temperature of 101 for 4 days straight the week before because of the swine flu, so I had no idea what would happen to my little baby. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">At first I was nervous, very nervous, because they couldn't find the heartbeat with the little monitor so the nurse wheeled in the ultra sound machine so the Dr. could check. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">At this point Nate was able to join me and we just sat in anticipation for the Dr. to come in to see if everything was ok with our baby.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">After about 15 agonizing minutes he came in and I went onto the table. He dabbed that gel on my tummy and we were about to see if all was well.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Dr. took a minute to find the baby, but then once he did he said</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"oh, it looks like this baby is going to be a mover!!!"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">At first I have to admit I was like "oh no, not another mover! Gabe is a mover enough!!" but then the reality hit me that the baby was moving, and it was REALLY moving so that means that everything was ok!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Relief washed over nate and I as we took the next couple minutes looking at the baby and watched it move. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Nate and I walked out of the Dr. hand in hand happy that everything was ok with our little mover and our due date is the end of september! Also, a positive is, if this baby is a little mover then he/she can definitely keep gabe entertained when they are older!! PHEW then I don't have to do it! This could end up being a good thing......I hope!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So I am currently 13 weeks and all is well!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-10860174170856358202011-03-11T14:22:00.000-08:002011-03-11T14:41:50.119-08:00SWINE FLU<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I have the swine Flu </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Don't ask me where it came from and how I got it, because I have absolutely no idea.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">But on top of having Swine Flu, I am 12 weeks pregnant. Yes, this isn't how I was planning on announcing it to everyone, but nonetheless, I am.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So you can only imagine how I can feel at this precise moment feeling both nausia accompanied with fevers, aches, chills and everything else that comes with Swine flu and you have me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I would curl up in a ball if I could but my belly won't allow me to do that.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I am stuck.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">When I was younger and I was sick I would always go into my parents basement, get a milk shake or a smoothie and then turn on the most comforting movie anyone has ever seen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IZ34fVFAJkZQ02xs3R8TF1_5gf-6ItHqy3VhTpjwqQ4Oz1Gw5A8PE4wVZqLQc8ABn8aLNnatUktGJMqSKboDQGDTwhcb0EIHHbB2RrjN8EaqQhxxam6MgMoxqkPm0ubs-rft3ziQ3p0/s1600/anne-of-green-gables-DVDcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IZ34fVFAJkZQ02xs3R8TF1_5gf-6ItHqy3VhTpjwqQ4Oz1Gw5A8PE4wVZqLQc8ABn8aLNnatUktGJMqSKboDQGDTwhcb0EIHHbB2RrjN8EaqQhxxam6MgMoxqkPm0ubs-rft3ziQ3p0/s400/anne-of-green-gables-DVDcover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582951627467389026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I feel like when I watch this movie I start to feel better almost instantly just because it is so dear to me. No matter how many times I have seen this movie I can always laugh at Anne Shirley's way of speaking. I watch Gilbert desperately seeking Anne's attention to only be pushed away again and again</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">until the last 20 minutes of the series</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">then you get what you waited the 8 hours to see</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">they kiss.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">and all is well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">But for some reason, this time I didn't want to watch my favorite movie of all time. I am a succor for those classics such as Anne of Green Gables, Pride and Prejudice or Emma, but this time I wanted something different. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I knew I wanted to watch a series because I knew I was going to be sitting on this couch for a very VERY long time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So I scrolled through all I could think of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Indiana Jones? Star wars? Bourne? None of them sounded good to me. But then I saw it, and for some reason it stuck out to me. Maybe because Nate and I have recently started watching LOST together and one of our favorite characters just died....Charlie. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So I started it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I have to be honest, the movie itself was just ok, but there was one character that made the whole entire show worth watching.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">His character is something that I wish I could be myself. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He is loyal, optimistic, light hearted and most of all.... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">he is probably one of the best characters in a book or a movie that has ever been written.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Now, if all of those leading clues didn't give it away then how about this picture</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrU4MabNA-BLHe9pBsjnpJSwPBTCDsESxb3gtZrvZR-XwbAuZUM2e6cDsAGQeqEleUk_dN_WMY9K96Bmg-fyeeCL_O9uei2ol_RxXIsFE7MRwQJacfDKL59aMCaWm-Z2fiVk6abYovnrY/s1600/14235__sam_l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrU4MabNA-BLHe9pBsjnpJSwPBTCDsESxb3gtZrvZR-XwbAuZUM2e6cDsAGQeqEleUk_dN_WMY9K96Bmg-fyeeCL_O9uei2ol_RxXIsFE7MRwQJacfDKL59aMCaWm-Z2fiVk6abYovnrY/s400/14235__sam_l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582951623552467218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">In this scene I literally started to cry. Call me sick and pregnant but he is truly an amazing character. Time and Time again Samwise Gamgee comes to the aid of Frodo Baggins and this time he not only helps him, he carries him into Mordor to finally be rid of that stupid ring. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He never gave up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He never uttered a negative word when everyone else around him was in despair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He is the true hero of the story</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Thank you Samwise Gamgee for helping me get through the Swine Flu.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-12116468705090311852011-03-07T12:50:00.000-08:002011-03-07T13:34:01.426-08:00WHERE THE MAGIC BEGINS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZh7-M8RudNiocXTexLqmCPKGZSSWALmXtuIFG6fcyqEZv5ujIMTiNSPjHQUTyJtURjgnjctvffybZtJnsT9sRY0LsqPmsZdi9915EtYLzYEGGPQoDZ0nPUrn2B6Xs3iRxEvC4KZRSRI/s1600/DSC_0069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZh7-M8RudNiocXTexLqmCPKGZSSWALmXtuIFG6fcyqEZv5ujIMTiNSPjHQUTyJtURjgnjctvffybZtJnsT9sRY0LsqPmsZdi9915EtYLzYEGGPQoDZ0nPUrn2B6Xs3iRxEvC4KZRSRI/s400/DSC_0069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443723359044066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i>"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose."</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~From </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Wonder Years~</span></i><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: medium; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 0, 0); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">In life we do not remember days; we remember moments. That is how I feel when I take a trip with my family. This past weekend we were able to escape for a few days and go to Disneyland just the 3 of us. Disney has always been a part of Nate and my lives and so we wanted to start sharing the "Magic" with Gabe as well.<i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">As we were flying home yesterday I looked over to Nate and asked him what his favorite memories were from this trip. We talked about how excited gabe got when he saw Goofy for the first time and he surprised us both and just pointed and screamed "GOOFY!!!" as clear as day.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">We loved his anticipation when we took him on the NEMO ride for the first time and so every time after that he was just so excited to get on the ride because he knew what was coming.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">We loved how he just giggled when Nate took him on the teacups multiple times (bless his heart) and how he just couldn't spin fast enough</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">We loved how were were able to get the Magical Morning Pass 2 days in a row and there was absolutely no on in the park that early</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">We loved how we took gabe on his first roller-coaster and we were nervous how he was going to take it, but when we got off he ran around to the entrance and got back in line again</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">We loved how when we saw Mickey Mouse he was SO EXCITED, but the when we got close to take a picture he was so nervous, and then when we left he turned around and kept waving to mickey saying "bye bye! Bye bye Mouse!" (he can't say mickey)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">So after all of the exhaustion it takes to bring a 2 year old to an amusement park, we are so grateful for these wonderful memories that we will take with us forever!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;">Here are a few pictures of our trip. Now, on a side note.....When you are at a Disney park there are certain fashion rules that you just have to throw out the window. I am not going to be running around the park in heels or even designer flats because by the end of the day my feet will be throbbing like you wouldn't believe. NO NO NO...at disney....you wear tennis shoes and loose fitting clothes, end of discussion. So don't mock the outfits ok!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, 'bookman old style', 'palatino linotype', 'book antiqua', palatino, 'trebuchet ms', helvetica, garamond, sans-serif, arial, verdana, 'avante garde', 'century gothic', 'comic sans ms', times, 'times new roman', serif;color:#330000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOmHb16C1qZC-sddvghliiFM4RPyedGFtNsWhLJpzvcE6Tp32rQUySwDTy6LML4SXnBrbTImk8V2hmc_j2q5VbhsJl_1s3zkuqVMXse33_xFQlUoD-6pV6fdRcjQjMnEmG-e3k77IUVs/s1600/DSC_0068.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOmHb16C1qZC-sddvghliiFM4RPyedGFtNsWhLJpzvcE6Tp32rQUySwDTy6LML4SXnBrbTImk8V2hmc_j2q5VbhsJl_1s3zkuqVMXse33_xFQlUoD-6pV6fdRcjQjMnEmG-e3k77IUVs/s400/DSC_0068.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443722329626402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We had to get a picture of MICKEY MOUSE!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxjPjzNX9G-bzaeKvRaxs5SZzhdQNsxxk6vynRXf4tnJu25y3SLithpwY-XHhT2KNrCSTMc4-9WTk6KVW79QwdRyddnRxm0xo6q-pSYUwjG0KhqL_JwUrJydcOrrMWwp2-pxHE5-WvrQ/s1600/DSC_0023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxjPjzNX9G-bzaeKvRaxs5SZzhdQNsxxk6vynRXf4tnJu25y3SLithpwY-XHhT2KNrCSTMc4-9WTk6KVW79QwdRyddnRxm0xo6q-pSYUwjG0KhqL_JwUrJydcOrrMWwp2-pxHE5-WvrQ/s400/DSC_0023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443716826380002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Disney has a train that takes you around the entire park and Gabe would always hear it and say "CHOO-CHOO!" So we had to take him on it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIs8j68tpt-Kc9yKXyuyUfVO2FUU-lJFdjiSwB9mlnS7Wxoaxq9vYRkAZBaK7f9A2HdNImKgzXin_dfE4Z4TwZytHyYoZ_P7Sa7Tbg_gzvO-CLfc7fctVA9QbnZyUgqUvrT8F7ViaaVc/s1600/DSC_0035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIs8j68tpt-Kc9yKXyuyUfVO2FUU-lJFdjiSwB9mlnS7Wxoaxq9vYRkAZBaK7f9A2HdNImKgzXin_dfE4Z4TwZytHyYoZ_P7Sa7Tbg_gzvO-CLfc7fctVA9QbnZyUgqUvrT8F7ViaaVc/s400/DSC_0035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443704869846962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Thank goodness to Nate who is such a trooper, I would say the teacups were one of gabe's top 3 rides that he had to go on over and over. He loved them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS7mvvdVeaTjS9z0AQoWYwvSE2xizpN_GnxyrrAvz89_YOZt4Gld7I6-FEH2CoQIyDWkvS-ma5OIGQHFanTfZsYqAPMC6XMcx1VdNHGRSxnwvJPyRwEDG-xMG7gWP7_t8pJxjc5dWg6E/s1600/DSC_0058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS7mvvdVeaTjS9z0AQoWYwvSE2xizpN_GnxyrrAvz89_YOZt4Gld7I6-FEH2CoQIyDWkvS-ma5OIGQHFanTfZsYqAPMC6XMcx1VdNHGRSxnwvJPyRwEDG-xMG7gWP7_t8pJxjc5dWg6E/s400/DSC_0058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443702436608098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">In California Adventure they had this fun playground place for kids to run around and this had a 3 story rope course and gabe thought it was fun to walk with daddy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XDVAd5dTw1AEqak-nHRMZCJgtju1zuonUGKluQxukdMKc5mQmgZIOD5JMBktNl3AMTNb14cARLImgTFS67enVRgrjYO4-z8fNhBAxEgDFXEW1B8nLJwR0qnPIhXABzP3UU687rkmSTI/s1600/IMG_1266.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XDVAd5dTw1AEqak-nHRMZCJgtju1zuonUGKluQxukdMKc5mQmgZIOD5JMBktNl3AMTNb14cARLImgTFS67enVRgrjYO4-z8fNhBAxEgDFXEW1B8nLJwR0qnPIhXABzP3UU687rkmSTI/s400/IMG_1266.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443470608477346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Who can resist waiting in a 30 minute line to get that smile?!? Nemo was by far his #1 favorite ride and we had to ride on it every day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoWuNsPYQyvqPAnJR1yzbp7QWghIAHAvHhc8akAEUrIGu5mUwg0dge_vB8xN_Nq8SNf2DhVuvAByyDloE4SimfourFX07ax35d2_sdWpJ_5AOQ-uBuUdmZRRC1gygS_hhhRCCZiIZU1s/s1600/IMG_1255.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoWuNsPYQyvqPAnJR1yzbp7QWghIAHAvHhc8akAEUrIGu5mUwg0dge_vB8xN_Nq8SNf2DhVuvAByyDloE4SimfourFX07ax35d2_sdWpJ_5AOQ-uBuUdmZRRC1gygS_hhhRCCZiIZU1s/s400/IMG_1255.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443467255987218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gabe's first roller-coaster ride. He LOVED IT! At first he was wondering what was going on but he absolutely loved it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI39Nnepgo6rU2L3ph-ITTwvFltjqkbYJzOp_I8PomIZI5VEJn2sYPRx8BiYCdgZGKAmM2cKE6uGeJyj9AAGQo2_JC3yVOdh3BiB-m6xQnwaPQsteQ-Xl_7Krk-fxlAIy5zcXdOiaL1vc/s1600/IMG_1230.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI39Nnepgo6rU2L3ph-ITTwvFltjqkbYJzOp_I8PomIZI5VEJn2sYPRx8BiYCdgZGKAmM2cKE6uGeJyj9AAGQo2_JC3yVOdh3BiB-m6xQnwaPQsteQ-Xl_7Krk-fxlAIy5zcXdOiaL1vc/s400/IMG_1230.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443460317152050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I am nervous for this boy to be tall enough for the big rides because this boy can't get fast enough and high enough! He loved dumbo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLw57pUrHMnm2I9QjkLDls6tLzBOLNph708ttb5NDgLCGkQBbxfucA74_lAou9boUJ2iDbBQ641ykARweTc2iA3-RN4mtolPd7xNVYXEhc0fDciwNZI9X8fe2N5mVus9VyJoXxgxlRNY/s1600/IMG_1226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLw57pUrHMnm2I9QjkLDls6tLzBOLNph708ttb5NDgLCGkQBbxfucA74_lAou9boUJ2iDbBQ641ykARweTc2iA3-RN4mtolPd7xNVYXEhc0fDciwNZI9X8fe2N5mVus9VyJoXxgxlRNY/s400/IMG_1226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443457923242162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">You can't go to a disney park without getting a turkey leg....and gabe just happens to be double fisting it with a churro. Rotten life isn't it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1YOlDvcf_pWvb2VVT2B5lBCQh29zxR8C1n_iQ_Ob2C9VPRR1fg_modjQXciGF0nxWc1z6T_1vcdmToVVUHfraexp6td5oGZWllRsQJuhow2UQEgz4GLymWfImK45PbyjSJv4zqdqVF8/s1600/DSC_0236.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1YOlDvcf_pWvb2VVT2B5lBCQh29zxR8C1n_iQ_Ob2C9VPRR1fg_modjQXciGF0nxWc1z6T_1vcdmToVVUHfraexp6td5oGZWllRsQJuhow2UQEgz4GLymWfImK45PbyjSJv4zqdqVF8/s400/DSC_0236.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581443452608238242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The first ride we went on when we got to Disneyland. Can we cram anything else into the car? NOPE! My feet were so smashed!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a lot of fun and can't wait to go back someday!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-64657320607392866962011-02-28T15:49:00.001-08:002011-02-28T16:02:25.061-08:00Night Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIfX0iA3SYiwJcGj0XnHUIQuroeVSnoOEWIjSXCPoyz6zjdK6aFHEX6gFp6UYY_GUqoQ_9O2NFrMc1uDUdP0C6UYrh0D4uBP0WjwDJiYS2ZywmxbPuL_oV8xN2_opV78aY9VemsRRdIE/s1600/IMG_1205.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIfX0iA3SYiwJcGj0XnHUIQuroeVSnoOEWIjSXCPoyz6zjdK6aFHEX6gFp6UYY_GUqoQ_9O2NFrMc1uDUdP0C6UYrh0D4uBP0WjwDJiYS2ZywmxbPuL_oV8xN2_opV78aY9VemsRRdIE/s400/IMG_1205.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578891983524099298" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Yesterday was one of those precious moments mothers have that make everything worth it. It was one of those moments that almost brought me to tears just to see how grown up my little gabriel has become. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> One minute Gabe and I were playing in the living room and then the next minute saw him sneak into his toy room and grab Buzz, Woody and Jesse; then sneak into his room. Curious, since lately he has wanted me to be a part of everything he does during the day, I decided to follow him. I slowly opened his door to find him putting his toys down for a nap. He gingerly laid them down on the pillow one by one. Then he grabbed the blanket and pulled it just right up to their heads (he actually pulled it too far and then pulled it back down), and then he proceeded to give each one of them a 'bacio' as he knows it, but that means kiss. Then he went to turn on our humidifier and then went back to the bed and gave them another 'bacio'. After that he saw me in the doorway and raised his fingers to his lips and went "Ssshhhhh" and then walked out of the room!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">It was so precious for me to see that because it is what nate and I do to him. We give him numerous kisses before bed and we pull his blanket up just right then turn on the humidifier. I love how adorable and precious he is becoming. I also love how much he loves his toy story characters. He gets so excited to see Buzz anywhere that he giggles, and when he sees woody he yells "DI, DI!" (he can't quite get the "woo" part of it yet) and I swear he has a secret crush on jesse. These are the moments that make me love being a mom. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">On a side note, I have absolutely no idea how to turn my blog private so for those of you who have done that before can you tell me? I tried putting the email addresses in and it didn't work.......</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-78848252057820731752010-12-05T20:10:00.000-08:002010-12-05T20:13:45.347-08:00To Blog, or not to blog...that is the question!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I can see that it has been almost 6 months since my last post...yep, 6. I have been contemplating whether I should pick it back up or just let it be, and truthfully I am still not sure. But I do know that there was a reason that I stopped blogging. It was my SPAM! If you look at some of the comments on my posts you will see &%($(#*% (I don't have chinese symbols on my computer so you get the idea...)</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So, without further ado..I think I am going to continue to blog BUT ONLY if I go private. I don't know for sure how this is done so I think I need to get all of your email addresses to invite you (right?) So if you would like to read my blog then I would love to get your email! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, for those of you who haven't given up on me yet!</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-13667447032417735572010-07-13T09:19:00.000-07:002010-07-13T09:25:26.183-07:00AFTER ONLY ONE LESSON.....<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Last week nate and I decided that we were going to try to "channel" gabe's energy somehow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So after a little research I found a trial class at a local Gymnastics place and we thought we would try it out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Well, during the class I think gabe was COMPLETELY overwhelmed and he wanted to run around everywhere and do everything instead of listen to the teacher. But, I guess this little boy is a better multi-tasker then I thought! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">After just that one 40 minute class he came home and did this!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(ps - I promise he owns a shirt, he just finished eating dinner!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyGoHTeWeCq_BQax1CHeZG8g3x1wbggL4S4gA1v8RFPCkGK25rFILHi-_h-Tv1Icoww-o_WkEQWZEGNLi-xjg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-88292327126914837762010-07-12T11:21:00.001-07:002010-07-12T11:23:56.615-07:0018 MONTH STATS<div style="text-align: center;">I have a little weed on my hands! We just got back from Gabe's 18 month appointment and it turns out that Gabe is getting so tall! (it helps that one grandpa is 6'5 and the other 6'2)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Gabe's Stat's:</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Height: 94%</div><div style="text-align: center;">Weight: 50%</div><div style="text-align: center;">Head: 57%</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">HE IS SO TALL! </div><div style="text-align: center;">He for sure doesn't get it from me!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-90138592575825506682010-07-02T13:14:00.001-07:002010-07-02T13:19:44.337-07:00WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOUR HUSBAND IS AWAY...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">TURN HIS OFFICE INTO A PLAY ROOM!!!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">There are yellow stars on the right wall that you can't see in this picture very well. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtjG-Ls9B4-zWzC7sVhpK5oMK9bDgLSL4trT7hDWyr0FDrkV-nVmylsdFzmQM2WuRQYMrseIh9pajjY9ThRh-LmVH5iNlVSY4sK0y_OU6e2l4XhwMt8vhkdCzFPVtD86Z2yW7jQOx7t0/s400/IMG_0798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489405047988750066" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">It still has a lot to do like curtains, a pillow top for the window seat, frames for the toy story posters you can't see, and a fun light fixture. But you get the idea. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr83Mphpb3fctzpa15-c3Wtoj2DalJmIy48WJ7NpDSYvSOTTtEpPdc1zafdTJTFqUb_XwUlEh38immfdutQ-ZEdIt_UHl8mEh_8M6_wU1Pzz0YFka3tfcFpMRv_89oYTcSBVgf2SAmty0/s1600/IMG_0822.JPG"></a></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr83Mphpb3fctzpa15-c3Wtoj2DalJmIy48WJ7NpDSYvSOTTtEpPdc1zafdTJTFqUb_XwUlEh38immfdutQ-ZEdIt_UHl8mEh_8M6_wU1Pzz0YFka3tfcFpMRv_89oYTcSBVgf2SAmty0/s1600/IMG_0822.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr83Mphpb3fctzpa15-c3Wtoj2DalJmIy48WJ7NpDSYvSOTTtEpPdc1zafdTJTFqUb_XwUlEh38immfdutQ-ZEdIt_UHl8mEh_8M6_wU1Pzz0YFka3tfcFpMRv_89oYTcSBVgf2SAmty0/s400/IMG_0822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489405067106321218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As you can see it is a big hit with gabe (and some of the neighborhood kids as well!) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Can anyone guess what the theme of the room is? I didn't show you pictures of the main decor just so it wouldn't give it away...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(*I have just posted 3 new posts so keep scrolling down to see the fun pictures*)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-86907992710526539102010-07-02T13:04:00.001-07:002010-07-02T16:55:52.865-07:00GABE'S FIRST HAIRCUT!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We FINALLY did it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Gabe had his first haircut 2 weeks ago (life has been nuts, sorry for the late post). He was such a brave boy and didn't even cry once. He did keep swatting the girl away with his hand like "what do you think you're doing?" But he did it!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGyoEYaOGwEADTgvh86VetNkXbQJKhmlYLL3TRVKQVKDwHs8Jn43gddBJ6fR4XUBgzMQSTN03jrJEaGgXguHsE2VH08-GF7jyrXcjqKXz32LYSi8Nme_CQZdEKQ4Gv1FtKObDUmznptI/s1600/IMG_0707.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGyoEYaOGwEADTgvh86VetNkXbQJKhmlYLL3TRVKQVKDwHs8Jn43gddBJ6fR4XUBgzMQSTN03jrJEaGgXguHsE2VH08-GF7jyrXcjqKXz32LYSi8Nme_CQZdEKQ4Gv1FtKObDUmznptI/s400/IMG_0707.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489402881147509778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The next day I took gabe around the gardens and I thought I would take a few shots of his 'new due' as he walked around.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLvYez_l69OHdItTowIoAxif5ObQZ6Vq-THPi6Ien7DK9AgigE32VBaHrFFzhiYGyDgV05LRp2kvEHVQg2nNKn2jYCoujrcWGVFcQ37urVPVCtOd6tGCgoq-gEeW6qMVym5KhgC_7bO4/s1600/IMG_0739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLvYez_l69OHdItTowIoAxif5ObQZ6Vq-THPi6Ien7DK9AgigE32VBaHrFFzhiYGyDgV05LRp2kvEHVQg2nNKn2jYCoujrcWGVFcQ37urVPVCtOd6tGCgoq-gEeW6qMVym5KhgC_7bO4/s400/IMG_0739.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489402670541365858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">What a little ham! But his hair sure does look cute!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumRXjhyphenhyphenz6qKk2v5rsRhl8xnXly6ziUbRHUR4p1wwxca2vusEmqkfSj-TD13kWP3rZWTz7mWkCyOGkpeDn62QFQRd3k2gYslYUUX9d3iGKf-lFiZ6hesp4OKJx4A6zamLL04nq6eaHnWc/s1600/IMG_0742.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumRXjhyphenhyphenz6qKk2v5rsRhl8xnXly6ziUbRHUR4p1wwxca2vusEmqkfSj-TD13kWP3rZWTz7mWkCyOGkpeDn62QFQRd3k2gYslYUUX9d3iGKf-lFiZ6hesp4OKJx4A6zamLL04nq6eaHnWc/s400/IMG_0742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489402665937691746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHufz2ObZf_8D_VwB9tFAX419SVF5sHieEzysU-cuz5s_1M1NN-ED5-7O5U8EHykCqacp5xb1fjhL5q3ACuPhyphenhyphenswX-UKZe8x84DcGKDmMxossVf3K2GFKgJwLX8xJ1WhsLsaMAuFrTXIc/s1600/IMG_0743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHufz2ObZf_8D_VwB9tFAX419SVF5sHieEzysU-cuz5s_1M1NN-ED5-7O5U8EHykCqacp5xb1fjhL5q3ACuPhyphenhyphenswX-UKZe8x84DcGKDmMxossVf3K2GFKgJwLX8xJ1WhsLsaMAuFrTXIc/s400/IMG_0743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489402660759902338" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxpv3muGMBhgxM5Sp0Ly2lhyctizB-oZG6S6Tf6BBpaakhO4u56GJHWA8BozltwkrbN9CR5KVwnxSdiA34-5AfLdKprwQ7TizQtmITlSDzeEXHa2f09OICe2YM8mNkXCmCDA814ND-d4/s1600/IMG_0766.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxpv3muGMBhgxM5Sp0Ly2lhyctizB-oZG6S6Tf6BBpaakhO4u56GJHWA8BozltwkrbN9CR5KVwnxSdiA34-5AfLdKprwQ7TizQtmITlSDzeEXHa2f09OICe2YM8mNkXCmCDA814ND-d4/s400/IMG_0766.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489402650424911010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjppNEaHDfTAqMPPlX8O0miCKZxk8JuDl0-gRz8SGhesh1mYO3GS9m4y_yTv3g9V-ohQOVVaM8QXIo-esVhktION2UmHFshtdKzCg68maCbuJ4oafIvRARmFo6JtAB-Urq21MyWqKiK_s/s1600/IMG_0762.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjppNEaHDfTAqMPPlX8O0miCKZxk8JuDl0-gRz8SGhesh1mYO3GS9m4y_yTv3g9V-ohQOVVaM8QXIo-esVhktION2UmHFshtdKzCg68maCbuJ4oafIvRARmFo6JtAB-Urq21MyWqKiK_s/s400/IMG_0762.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489402644468437282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And, YES, he still has the curls! YIPEE!!!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-91755437493426720142010-07-02T12:55:00.000-07:002010-07-02T13:09:41.814-07:00PART 2 (of the joy's of a 1 year old...)<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I think that I could just do a continual post named "The Joy of Having A 1 Year Old". Gabe is at such a fun age! He is getting into EVERYTHING. And I mean that literally. He is putting himself into EVERYTHING......</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyLmZuY8-LLao_hOnsQRdGzmaivb8Jmbja8Np-9kvzyJZn7x0E3Mi3NkQQqjGc7rMD6hC_WtpUKNMzvvcEwoYUpiAwVRrZH9UHq19jYZbc5dTACYjizxT2uUMuJTf8n3MatCi5b7xG-8/s400/IMG_0788.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489400585776682930" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, serif; ">One of his favorite things to do on laundry day is take the hamper and walk around with it on his head! He literally walks EVERYWHERE with it on him!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF-xwFc1FQFkxgzt63S8d2LYbjLKUbBTOz8I3m9OuqqnEs3M5UV66SRqlNt3HGPuVQlTCqfhNJ-GXzPkrPYBxldFxfQvwnCnfw8gUf4AQn-ZK21FOzYqM5cS_Qn3lywiYV3lxQ3wfDtY/s400/IMG_0737.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489403108905212946" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Another thing he likes to do on laundry day...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPw8yX9e249I84e5pcCS83OT3x0t10myZvtw0zJ2JUhjH4oZzZbXSco9PT5TdhIHGBMAcImzsLUlAT6iLLE2pJVRVRdN-tFzHskEMi3dWnoBK6kemHNaeMJxdfZa1LOg-9Zz8RP-s6R_o/s400/IMG_0815.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489400446731324818" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I had to take out the toaster which sits on that shelf and he took advantage of the empty space...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuopOL7SbIh12PG3FIu04Y6GGuL8jAP_-IljL7BBkLfsS7fY0T3JuonxgABZxYbvYj8Pig8OKO0bfonxhIHlePOhqA1sI3SKa4AMCtXqcsxLlrPN-Cc643st-AAtx72YTH8exnceTSqA/s400/IMG_0821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489400440467157266" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This is tight on both sides so he decided he wanted to climb over the towels to get back there and "chill". </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">AND WHEN I SAY "GET'S INTO" EVERYTHING....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8wLyABp2bTe6g55JWOYKyeorKmdD9xDJyWXbhZO6rSaWCZjpVZfYsz4-yV0ttI3yb26JbQgxfUbojtZx_FRUHVH_WEB62RQigDY4tQ6wagz7qJo0rhRkybd0xqpkdP63qz6lbRlek2c/s1600/IMG_0803.JPG"></a></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8wLyABp2bTe6g55JWOYKyeorKmdD9xDJyWXbhZO6rSaWCZjpVZfYsz4-yV0ttI3yb26JbQgxfUbojtZx_FRUHVH_WEB62RQigDY4tQ6wagz7qJo0rhRkybd0xqpkdP63qz6lbRlek2c/s1600/IMG_0803.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8wLyABp2bTe6g55JWOYKyeorKmdD9xDJyWXbhZO6rSaWCZjpVZfYsz4-yV0ttI3yb26JbQgxfUbojtZx_FRUHVH_WEB62RQigDY4tQ6wagz7qJo0rhRkybd0xqpkdP63qz6lbRlek2c/s400/IMG_0803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489400476581748562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xWioGeVOvVRLDD7VOKHhlZiOlaH2XiAZe0DSKb3OMdodl5fEZ3mm48nUo2k0KcyENWvKDxepn6H6Zby5I9peIlRJv1djhG50HGxrcv5PXYY_XVEsPMLGeptbMbKOmL5nfpnAEXKeqt0/s1600/IMG_0802.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xWioGeVOvVRLDD7VOKHhlZiOlaH2XiAZe0DSKb3OMdodl5fEZ3mm48nUo2k0KcyENWvKDxepn6H6Zby5I9peIlRJv1djhG50HGxrcv5PXYY_XVEsPMLGeptbMbKOmL5nfpnAEXKeqt0/s400/IMG_0802.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489400463765989090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I swear I watch him like a hawk! I don't know how he does this so fast!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I know that there are many more pictures I am sure I can post, but man does this boy keep me on my toes! But I sure love him!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-28304584050938090872010-06-14T08:18:00.000-07:002010-06-14T08:32:07.124-07:00THE JOY OF HAVING A 1 YEAR OLD...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaEPX2pPSWdRKZjNaqkS32B2nCmjW5EvgB_N5Gims4e9o9NLDXbOCn1dqx_BFKQz_NfgbbdmjCjceCdhSF4Et8IZNN9X04DUQDLIUdIRoWK8xobcBXb3Bq9R8iuG96eLTSOsoXFw-l2Y/s1600/IMG_0639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaEPX2pPSWdRKZjNaqkS32B2nCmjW5EvgB_N5Gims4e9o9NLDXbOCn1dqx_BFKQz_NfgbbdmjCjceCdhSF4Et8IZNN9X04DUQDLIUdIRoWK8xobcBXb3Bq9R8iuG96eLTSOsoXFw-l2Y/s400/IMG_0639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482650161022919714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I was staining our deck and I went to start cleaning up, and in the 2 seconds it too me to put the tarp away I came back to this.....He spilt the paint everywhere! I had already put him in time out at this point so he is now looking at the paint with a very big crusty on his face!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sO-UvO635yYDuSmqY0xWX0rAS3xNf5Tc8kajtu5XkYEjqfUCL8MaDMWy6FeofJ8dUMrYjeKOHywM3yH0hrhP_bTkfel2Lc7pCW-922qEZsvC9YhbpGHfTbFN9EOxb6O0PBo_6aYo-R0/s1600/IMG_0640.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sO-UvO635yYDuSmqY0xWX0rAS3xNf5Tc8kajtu5XkYEjqfUCL8MaDMWy6FeofJ8dUMrYjeKOHywM3yH0hrhP_bTkfel2Lc7pCW-922qEZsvC9YhbpGHfTbFN9EOxb6O0PBo_6aYo-R0/s400/IMG_0640.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482650150006674770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">that mark on the bottom step isn't from me painting it, it is from his BUM! OOHH I was not happy that day, not happy at all! Look at my cement!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhctJLUoH55CYYYfzxvHZl-WKyTVSOtdDs-XuF841K3danQLHeBssHQXad1AUW4DCq8fyC2u1gHogCksGavlK7a9_SyFFydj7KP5fdj7nnwdr6Z0XuDCztYUvNBF7IwqGg6cN-lXcFMBc/s400/IMG_0689.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482650135442478082" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I was in the kitchen doing the dishes and it seemed awful quit in the house....</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTlO0_sCvlE1EITpwEhPwEfPMtbP0i-AYhlDrWfHviPWYblX-Lv1H1TIicPvrOn6xKsb0EUeBPMwFW6HGmiSTBZLNkPC8VJOZLtHQHQeo0V9pxU7n7-yg2syED_m3pW1YmsZ7Mz9tRLg/s400/IMG_0690.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482650119314440162" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Its a good thing I just bought a bunch of toilet paper!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjVZXnhpxwyzqEUCD4RIYdLfCFZpkzt60xrS0_LelJr75XlWsZ9t6-clBd6wD_odeOK8oyvJfbayfHs4sM33hGLYkn0R4IXgK2yjAI6E6g_-s0ynR0QgHvUqzgcSCloKfniubwyMliYg/s1600/IMG_0647.jpg"></a></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjVZXnhpxwyzqEUCD4RIYdLfCFZpkzt60xrS0_LelJr75XlWsZ9t6-clBd6wD_odeOK8oyvJfbayfHs4sM33hGLYkn0R4IXgK2yjAI6E6g_-s0ynR0QgHvUqzgcSCloKfniubwyMliYg/s1600/IMG_0647.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjVZXnhpxwyzqEUCD4RIYdLfCFZpkzt60xrS0_LelJr75XlWsZ9t6-clBd6wD_odeOK8oyvJfbayfHs4sM33hGLYkn0R4IXgK2yjAI6E6g_-s0ynR0QgHvUqzgcSCloKfniubwyMliYg/s400/IMG_0647.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482650141087404626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This one is a cute one of gabe. Whenever we go on a walk or play on the swing set he likes to "open the garage" himself. He is so strong!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRKcWrWAKL5-VQmTHxdxts9TIQyXsk9YyhdAckfoj8qeexJiVeOKbGAsSn17E8htsslxRq7flJ4nmfAEU7mFdrc9-9y5MfAgO4cVpvllqTJuRGgXc8e2JK0d8Uj8KPM5S28P1qTRmsOY/s1600/IMG_0700.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRKcWrWAKL5-VQmTHxdxts9TIQyXsk9YyhdAckfoj8qeexJiVeOKbGAsSn17E8htsslxRq7flJ4nmfAEU7mFdrc9-9y5MfAgO4cVpvllqTJuRGgXc8e2JK0d8Uj8KPM5S28P1qTRmsOY/s400/IMG_0700.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482649721639509874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He also likes to play "hide and seek"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdecWi8PAVGL8ZdL48TGB3x_dSdwXvA0vde9n-hWXltBu2rOi_nnaJapLbZ6QXOk-JhWsjOzIx6y55YLKmsW2plpSnlFAxRuazJbhG7YiROUq2-xQLsqX7bhfHaj71KQbHEz8ukIo4DY/s1600/IMG_0702.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdecWi8PAVGL8ZdL48TGB3x_dSdwXvA0vde9n-hWXltBu2rOi_nnaJapLbZ6QXOk-JhWsjOzIx6y55YLKmsW2plpSnlFAxRuazJbhG7YiROUq2-xQLsqX7bhfHaj71KQbHEz8ukIo4DY/s400/IMG_0702.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482649716855546594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He is starting to climb onto EVERYTHING, so I finally built him an obstacle course in our bedroom so he can have fun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNue-Tio7CXY5521gyECcYurFi8prMZE9VTCn9b3kaGXVlZQwBKA3ub3nvVufxzVve2LbE9s-dx6SA05-MjbLxWIsdZoB1WAWLJMWjxZqtX2-0-Ybcb3fR4AQAkWsfa7_YST-B3PO4mMU/s1600/IMG_0654.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNue-Tio7CXY5521gyECcYurFi8prMZE9VTCn9b3kaGXVlZQwBKA3ub3nvVufxzVve2LbE9s-dx6SA05-MjbLxWIsdZoB1WAWLJMWjxZqtX2-0-Ybcb3fR4AQAkWsfa7_YST-B3PO4mMU/s400/IMG_0654.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482649712128672770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He LOVES to play with toys!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXD9pBrmKEuq15mp3Ip-xvqzZTd7I4Lo1WPQarf5AJQ5otJTUSQeLUV6FhXDiBbeI-kgllD5no1hsT-g0hDHpteCYWSmkYUeKAXARNGrBcjG8GNiSr7Lsxj2InoTe0-FYHUBXsS3qSt4/s1600/IMG_0652.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXD9pBrmKEuq15mp3Ip-xvqzZTd7I4Lo1WPQarf5AJQ5otJTUSQeLUV6FhXDiBbeI-kgllD5no1hsT-g0hDHpteCYWSmkYUeKAXARNGrBcjG8GNiSr7Lsxj2InoTe0-FYHUBXsS3qSt4/s400/IMG_0652.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482649704802589922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He LOVES to smile</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesvWyca9ZjxU_beVbZAL2RCsrKBWurqJGvxLRcBRJJWiAGTE5Z2moMwrKi19D7IU59aqieM8RyPh9go5YkehFanA6s17SeCCmSfvL7MdKKzbHXqEa3J4A5NILcyMZvvyt6qt4ZFKhngE/s1600/IMG_0543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesvWyca9ZjxU_beVbZAL2RCsrKBWurqJGvxLRcBRJJWiAGTE5Z2moMwrKi19D7IU59aqieM8RyPh9go5YkehFanA6s17SeCCmSfvL7MdKKzbHXqEa3J4A5NILcyMZvvyt6qt4ZFKhngE/s400/IMG_0543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482649692026000914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">and he ESPECIALLY loves water!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Every day I wake up and think "I wonder what Gabe is going to get into today!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Such a fun boy!</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-59960155941062741822010-06-11T09:25:00.001-07:002010-06-11T09:38:23.654-07:00A NIGHT WITH DAVID COOK (AND REAL SALT LAKE OF COURSE!)<div>What a night! After a 30 minute lightening delay ReAL played LA Galaxy who WAS undefeated until they played us! YIPEE! ReAL won 1-0 stopping their winning streak. WAHOO!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZJeA6s7DztF5pq8l8fiE3Zz8ePdaundMtLZaIkcZ_DN5vHm8hBwxkQRAL_MKpQ6kILGhcZPf4ifaGh0T3LcMqX6gmyqvjqLFnjzRTVv0ysmkaS1Ra5esURhhJyWondO-WrqjAuJFFUk/s1600/DSC_0014_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZJeA6s7DztF5pq8l8fiE3Zz8ePdaundMtLZaIkcZ_DN5vHm8hBwxkQRAL_MKpQ6kILGhcZPf4ifaGh0T3LcMqX6gmyqvjqLFnjzRTVv0ysmkaS1Ra5esURhhJyWondO-WrqjAuJFFUk/s400/DSC_0014_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481554548847718882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am with my mom and sister in law waiting for the players and David Cook to come out of the tunnel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoFWh0jtwCMsCdag5_q1qRnusGHEiFG4RIb6ryGNuBdm4fIKC-gLBSrMrFnCR7gLmOpKOEaKyXieSiDtHycZBClmmqPm2FwIK3nfqsgG2FV90bQfUTaUT3anWfa_oVuQ3vzSK5XUtueE/s1600/DSC_0025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoFWh0jtwCMsCdag5_q1qRnusGHEiFG4RIb6ryGNuBdm4fIKC-gLBSrMrFnCR7gLmOpKOEaKyXieSiDtHycZBClmmqPm2FwIK3nfqsgG2FV90bQfUTaUT3anWfa_oVuQ3vzSK5XUtueE/s400/DSC_0025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481553446292818834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">OH I LOVE HIS VOICE!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I am a fan of the raspy voices....)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09vdYUM8xF5Hbrpktv-FVkTD1-UNv5g9Qm9Q_4ooiM9CrAMwibpyv7Flqe9N3doiMEaxBmhfoGy6JsZu31gr5gTBrXz08qSDgV14lhrfEkCJvNZmagt-Z8PlhLjLJE4FBpZZNKotbFMs/s1600/DSC_0035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09vdYUM8xF5Hbrpktv-FVkTD1-UNv5g9Qm9Q_4ooiM9CrAMwibpyv7Flqe9N3doiMEaxBmhfoGy6JsZu31gr5gTBrXz08qSDgV14lhrfEkCJvNZmagt-Z8PlhLjLJE4FBpZZNKotbFMs/s400/DSC_0035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481553438268386706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">he looked up at my sister in law as he was heading back into the tunnel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfF2pr2phqDXFE4WXI3moKzM5BBUS-ykLCLWhWk1pw_ynsAldv6rbmO8uWNxWA7Vwf067eZcJGqAPbiVU8hqtqlL_9cbau7k4HMqAsAKKqbKLEclDMZ0B-BmrpxGkEdCFHjWmqp4_y39I/s1600/DSC00388_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfF2pr2phqDXFE4WXI3moKzM5BBUS-ykLCLWhWk1pw_ynsAldv6rbmO8uWNxWA7Vwf067eZcJGqAPbiVU8hqtqlL_9cbau7k4HMqAsAKKqbKLEclDMZ0B-BmrpxGkEdCFHjWmqp4_y39I/s400/DSC00388_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481553436431830386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After the game we were able to go onto the field to hear his concert. My mom was there for the first song, but then christy and I stayed like 15 year old girls and went crazy with the crowd.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQn8dundIfkPdlRc5eNexUv-oZstbYLTzToPLaZ0JY5eq1kVBNtLF2I0v37gdYO-ZIgeuHknAT_2Pl9eJp52HqeyGdQDqaANM7p09OziQb-Hk3fkbiURXhIb2UhMVdkos3IkkoMtNjvw/s1600/DSC00396_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQn8dundIfkPdlRc5eNexUv-oZstbYLTzToPLaZ0JY5eq1kVBNtLF2I0v37gdYO-ZIgeuHknAT_2Pl9eJp52HqeyGdQDqaANM7p09OziQb-Hk3fkbiURXhIb2UhMVdkos3IkkoMtNjvw/s400/DSC00396_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481553432222012114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look how close we were!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WHAT A PERFECT ENDING TO THE ReAL VICTORY! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-38857536020096541372010-06-09T07:57:00.000-07:002010-06-09T08:06:50.141-07:00CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY GARDENS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxxL2lJpmcd_KwjE863PKwgabhFSJA6xdq_Uoa15l6pwdUbSyaHb9Zowx_sJPwCtggdKaSN97cKczCJSzuQ9g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Gabe had such a fun time in the water yesterday! He is truly a boy in every way and I just love watching him learn and discover. He isn't scared of ANYTHING! Thanks janel for the clip!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-61198492862919602162010-06-01T09:31:00.000-07:002010-06-01T09:39:46.836-07:00YET ANOTHER PROJECT...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Ok, so I did this project about 3 weeks ago, but as you have read in the past 2 posts, life has been CRAZY! So I am a little late in posting this. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> I found this AMAZING deal last month on a swing set and I instantly thought that gabe would LOVE IT! Sure enough, I was right! The only down side to it was...I had to assemble it myself! Nate has been crazy busy at work lately so I didn't want to add yet another project on his list of things to do (I already had him build me garden boxes...pictures to come soon). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So this project was mine, ALL MINE!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(or so I thought...)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNXNiXOfkFO2QKTJ7YdkMPbv18vTwA7uInmd2wFwvx5qUFwmeCABzrNeXoCevid-JZt-O1KJs6nXggJO1ClxlpByUsqbIjcSyLzoEwGPidTvNAQc6LflOXEZHQTgP67TVKAPEeK2bruc/s1600/IMG_0535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNXNiXOfkFO2QKTJ7YdkMPbv18vTwA7uInmd2wFwvx5qUFwmeCABzrNeXoCevid-JZt-O1KJs6nXggJO1ClxlpByUsqbIjcSyLzoEwGPidTvNAQc6LflOXEZHQTgP67TVKAPEeK2bruc/s400/IMG_0535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477844033383898194" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Here is what it looked like. I didn't have a truck and the box was too big to fit in my car so I had to take all of the pieces out individually and place them somewhere in my car. Poor gabe a trooper with the slide over his head as we drove home! He thought it was funny though.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Well, I knew I was in trouble when I couldn't even figure out what STEP 1 was referring too! AAAHHH! But after 4 hours I finished 99% of the swing set. Not too shabby, although someone with more experience could have probably spent only an hour or 2. But finally I had to call in reinforcements and I called my friend to see if her husband can come over and put these last 2 screws in for me. He was such a trooper! We were both having a hard time putting them in and then finally we just had to shave off a part to make it work. But man what a head ache! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCZdwzVNz36nzA2wPZbW7u2fTpOpkFkK8ipezW1oLl9qw05oq-hvTKCuzePBZr045k6OkinTqZ-3rjcoHY7Y00OkOuwSIckZ87dbJrutmcd7lUe_MFed77vXYfsp3V3ePynXQgxatUP8/s1600/IMG_0538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCZdwzVNz36nzA2wPZbW7u2fTpOpkFkK8ipezW1oLl9qw05oq-hvTKCuzePBZr045k6OkinTqZ-3rjcoHY7Y00OkOuwSIckZ87dbJrutmcd7lUe_MFed77vXYfsp3V3ePynXQgxatUP8/s400/IMG_0538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477844024380174930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">But in the end, SO WORTH IT! Gabe absolutely loves it! It says for ages 3-6 but gabe is such a daredevil that he lost no time figuring out how to climb the steps to get to the slide. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So, 5 1/2 hours later, a couple of bruises, but the laughter in my son's delight</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">PRICELESS!</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824620621534435895.post-31602047988437670862010-05-24T07:47:00.000-07:002010-05-24T08:23:51.654-07:00NEW YORK WEDDING<div>Have any of you seen the movie Father of the Bride? The white tent, millions of flowers, nice china and food all around? Get the picture? Well, that was my brother in law's wedding. EVERYTHING turned out more beautiful then you could have possibly imagined. Everything down to the last detail was immaculate. The only disappointing thing is that I forgot my camera! So, thanks to my iPhone we have all of the following pictures. I hope I don't bore you with all these pictures, but you have to see this amazing wedding!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87R7DJE6dIvKoNaMIbPIGs5bTpwwFv17-sHUVf7Rlh1i0T3c8N8EFGBHaIJgYN27BDyf1WTj0hn8_l0NwjcySgT52DHuHkXIfa9dzbgRh-tJPf1RF7P3L_Nuztl3MFsm-GuWjiPo_cRU/s1600/IMG_0545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87R7DJE6dIvKoNaMIbPIGs5bTpwwFv17-sHUVf7Rlh1i0T3c8N8EFGBHaIJgYN27BDyf1WTj0hn8_l0NwjcySgT52DHuHkXIfa9dzbgRh-tJPf1RF7P3L_Nuztl3MFsm-GuWjiPo_cRU/s400/IMG_0545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849739395756418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was the first bunch of roses. The "flower girls" were down there for 3 days straight before the wedding getting all of the beautiful flowers ready in my In Law's basement. They turned out PERFECT!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1YriLrXQv_7Ye032sCw2jbwhgS-NyDXt_Jb3SMqg85YSlnjaeto5E4Q96mGh4O47n4Sqi0C3LKa1wocm8WDbLtKRW8gD4LyzLZpxtWZNgdvc6jy_lZmPN5WGEeNV_wLAhsrd_4P8luM/s1600/IMG_0546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1YriLrXQv_7Ye032sCw2jbwhgS-NyDXt_Jb3SMqg85YSlnjaeto5E4Q96mGh4O47n4Sqi0C3LKa1wocm8WDbLtKRW8gD4LyzLZpxtWZNgdvc6jy_lZmPN5WGEeNV_wLAhsrd_4P8luM/s400/IMG_0546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849649133227602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the second batch of roses. They also had hydrangea's and some other beautiful flowers as accents to all of these roses. Can I say BEAUTIFUL?!?!?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ICgh6kbPyTCNfpRzaew0D3j3shuXomByge4Vi4xlNxlNNzURFvi3QlE56QHQBG3eISfgg0jhSMYxauPJN8H8dqFbYItFYMr95GDdo4BhyphenhyphencLwLUoxMUjcYWmG5kvqqiQClK5TSpA-_0w/s1600/IMG_0550.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ICgh6kbPyTCNfpRzaew0D3j3shuXomByge4Vi4xlNxlNNzURFvi3QlE56QHQBG3eISfgg0jhSMYxauPJN8H8dqFbYItFYMr95GDdo4BhyphenhyphencLwLUoxMUjcYWmG5kvqqiQClK5TSpA-_0w/s400/IMG_0550.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849640934110354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">May 15 it was off to the Manhattan Temple. I LOVE this temple! It is right by Central Park and Julliard School of Arts which is amazing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjJyx3FfCxzXQV7mpdZKFZhfhBTOjOPuVpqmwe-N-5vYo2o3w3VvukC3DMQsofkHgOBhJdG_q3z8cIka19JAbiT3xNfkKoq3vmsoFrqNteOC5-VO9O1yK5281Uk3ivlMSgy3HX1SiWVI/s1600/IMG_0552.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjJyx3FfCxzXQV7mpdZKFZhfhBTOjOPuVpqmwe-N-5vYo2o3w3VvukC3DMQsofkHgOBhJdG_q3z8cIka19JAbiT3xNfkKoq3vmsoFrqNteOC5-VO9O1yK5281Uk3ivlMSgy3HX1SiWVI/s400/IMG_0552.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849636233562098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here are Mr. and Mrs. CHECKETTS!! A-MAZ-ING dress!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2EEKaXcWyuZ50BjcBjaW6pbI2I_wzMT7Eh1cnuOZjpBMqR1CXhqHhbtfm718sOxk12zChrWNPg1u22tqbkzQh9W-54iOtUVVaUDuQKt_xWG4tl18rjZcwn_6F-f1JjWH-Itb6ElC2Xs/s1600/IMG_0556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2EEKaXcWyuZ50BjcBjaW6pbI2I_wzMT7Eh1cnuOZjpBMqR1CXhqHhbtfm718sOxk12zChrWNPg1u22tqbkzQh9W-54iOtUVVaUDuQKt_xWG4tl18rjZcwn_6F-f1JjWH-Itb6ElC2Xs/s400/IMG_0556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849626734854194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had to get a picture of this! Everyone was watching them as they walked across the street to get the group picture. It was like a scene out of a movie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzp0-FWEG7Fq0vAVD9o7NbKHJXM_Iue6IoshnGgmHGWHuuDEL9ZjYGnv96kI9CJ7axeGkEO9Iw8QBIEftNM-dD5ebq2BWZVRThee5WP75U2TJ1YZs9dTl69UlTUmxq6TzNFGdBHUWoxA/s1600/IMG_0567.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzp0-FWEG7Fq0vAVD9o7NbKHJXM_Iue6IoshnGgmHGWHuuDEL9ZjYGnv96kI9CJ7axeGkEO9Iw8QBIEftNM-dD5ebq2BWZVRThee5WP75U2TJ1YZs9dTl69UlTUmxq6TzNFGdBHUWoxA/s400/IMG_0567.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849618067336642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">LET THE PARTY BEGIN! There were family pictures before the reception started so of course I had to get one with my sweetheart! The reception was held at Nate's parents home and it couldn't be more beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDozBh7RdQLtckC71w_tNoIGbL31hx9L_BRubxVQ0wi0z-D6XhWLwsb5D4Cq7xbHqFtH5JCOAhjQEfiCWGWzJ5RxUyr5oytIYgHD_oOCznZ3KT_E4TCaHsdHEu39JlI0zhLvgMI7swp1E/s1600/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDozBh7RdQLtckC71w_tNoIGbL31hx9L_BRubxVQ0wi0z-D6XhWLwsb5D4Cq7xbHqFtH5JCOAhjQEfiCWGWzJ5RxUyr5oytIYgHD_oOCznZ3KT_E4TCaHsdHEu39JlI0zhLvgMI7swp1E/s400/IMG_0572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849032829057154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the family minus Gabriel....he stayed home with my parents for the weekend so we could enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzFaCqM1pSRlXMxRkzk9FNnvctEo3ip0_-Ra3wKmH-DRF7kyYqJNBMC5X3OrbcG9a0btTz6x0s7DNjlsNXXelCAt_g5OkGWI0e2soWepwXKUmuPRY9cT6XRuaKD-DipNsRNypL2XtY94/s1600/IMG_0597.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzFaCqM1pSRlXMxRkzk9FNnvctEo3ip0_-Ra3wKmH-DRF7kyYqJNBMC5X3OrbcG9a0btTz6x0s7DNjlsNXXelCAt_g5OkGWI0e2soWepwXKUmuPRY9cT6XRuaKD-DipNsRNypL2XtY94/s400/IMG_0597.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849019944313810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had to get a picture of the back of her dress because it is beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrfy566Rn6GWkVHGnD6wz-JHnrRXYaHWKimSdpwx0f6YvELpMYXOMHO6oQIbcbeywlBJBbEkyLb2_S_xoSpwU226XD4rcdhpukpttb7luObl2Eun6D81Zl27V39MpMHtO8vtblPW9kJA/s1600/IMG_0558.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrfy566Rn6GWkVHGnD6wz-JHnrRXYaHWKimSdpwx0f6YvELpMYXOMHO6oQIbcbeywlBJBbEkyLb2_S_xoSpwU226XD4rcdhpukpttb7luObl2Eun6D81Zl27V39MpMHtO8vtblPW9kJA/s400/IMG_0558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849015549859810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Her colors were pink with a hint of mint green. Didn't this turn out AMAZING! You should have seen it at night. The lights were made to have a hint of pink in them. It was magical.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrLU6CerNt7OlSssPoDyYVqolgfZjWCeLxDVOVtRfP1CT28el_eO-kxoodhC2v1cgFW-JnTMBuf4-Ob8AUBlysF4SBTb7kPpCntBkT8WwtR53HinVsQaH4rgbIGot8R4sOyG8-136wco/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrLU6CerNt7OlSssPoDyYVqolgfZjWCeLxDVOVtRfP1CT28el_eO-kxoodhC2v1cgFW-JnTMBuf4-Ob8AUBlysF4SBTb7kPpCntBkT8WwtR53HinVsQaH4rgbIGot8R4sOyG8-136wco/s400/IMG_0563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849011874153794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They also made a children's section were they had their own "food" like macaroni and cheese (which was amazing!), chicken fingers and cupcakes. Then if you look closely you will see jars of candy on the tables. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXCUKtoIu2dwsFIkTR7N-dFn0srmE7Vb0QaLv6thI3WqF6QxuhYPHSiF7EMHdNEJXLC6g4YycuHqfSHyCeRdfWMtaa9WCO8BSUTPMo09qV51D6YjiA3iKfJTiy8TuPmGiBqI93RrRCcM/s1600/IMG_0603.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXCUKtoIu2dwsFIkTR7N-dFn0srmE7Vb0QaLv6thI3WqF6QxuhYPHSiF7EMHdNEJXLC6g4YycuHqfSHyCeRdfWMtaa9WCO8BSUTPMo09qV51D6YjiA3iKfJTiy8TuPmGiBqI93RrRCcM/s400/IMG_0603.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474849009486780674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Look at all of this amazing food!!!! This was the same guy who catered our wedding and it was delicious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLCbTkLa-900se2U3qKsMCRcCytXMqX2mWWWMEXx4bcVXZgfYNpHtEhVofs0IeOMOlT-jsgrXMWkcnXJ7PHaayrKTQ0aumHJmvEH5hCrhPd86Dc6n5jMk-AjNeCUihC10MwfPKHbS3zM/s1600/IMG_0606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLCbTkLa-900se2U3qKsMCRcCytXMqX2mWWWMEXx4bcVXZgfYNpHtEhVofs0IeOMOlT-jsgrXMWkcnXJ7PHaayrKTQ0aumHJmvEH5hCrhPd86Dc6n5jMk-AjNeCUihC10MwfPKHbS3zM/s400/IMG_0606.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848593253558770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">In the kids section they hired a balloon guy who was unbelievable! This was the start of one of his masterpieces.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0HelJ1apTUFxhXfwXrM9wpUL-B91WpqjwVgDMpH4jIStT_LoQ8F1_ko3RO-niHFGdLD8csz8n5LOYtnms6fkwdMktfFyUpc1m5KbQSWOeRNNOqYmLlU5z_841hbF205LsdHo3vj1WLI/s1600/IMG_0607.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0HelJ1apTUFxhXfwXrM9wpUL-B91WpqjwVgDMpH4jIStT_LoQ8F1_ko3RO-niHFGdLD8csz8n5LOYtnms6fkwdMktfFyUpc1m5KbQSWOeRNNOqYmLlU5z_841hbF205LsdHo3vj1WLI/s400/IMG_0607.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848586789127746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And this was the end. Crazy cool!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rwurnNfoteJXXK341k3Y40Z1H5wVXXZP9noJw8yWNnabf6d_vPL7aNax3FpeLeBJddn1NZwB15_lzGFkUyed8NUfLlv77sjgt2hWKuWVtR6fM-u9uOAR4jCxpB5454OmnXy6VFBWcUo/s1600/IMG_0624.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rwurnNfoteJXXK341k3Y40Z1H5wVXXZP9noJw8yWNnabf6d_vPL7aNax3FpeLeBJddn1NZwB15_lzGFkUyed8NUfLlv77sjgt2hWKuWVtR6fM-u9uOAR4jCxpB5454OmnXy6VFBWcUo/s400/IMG_0624.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848582939150802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">During the program the boys had a little number where they changed the words to "living on a prayer" by Bon Jovi. This was Nate's solo...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWuT5yjXKF7Ee3Sl9Km9RVyuPOkKJjGdlG5m2yEzPDZBJ2e4NkbdC2JXdwRkHdP3SD4yNL3djBFJwBX7_nDgUCcn9Rl86AT3ZFTrOG4kJNfkxf0TRvvhDkP7oVKUCy9K0FgJ_b88mK-A/s1600/IMG_0625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWuT5yjXKF7Ee3Sl9Km9RVyuPOkKJjGdlG5m2yEzPDZBJ2e4NkbdC2JXdwRkHdP3SD4yNL3djBFJwBX7_nDgUCcn9Rl86AT3ZFTrOG4kJNfkxf0TRvvhDkP7oVKUCy9K0FgJ_b88mK-A/s400/IMG_0625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848574478268994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now time to throw the bouquet.... and guess who got it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmgGRrloUnEIQvz9_l-KV36UhQ8bKAMQyxC2HvseMEVPsh-TuwaFK0LMdhF5UfvmJ6KdwfzRW3kCuJcrd6MTRHTQe_fg221lseKSd9ARkdoFLGRg-NTQfdWiKDi9v77q96_B4zZBtq40/s1600/IMG_0629.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmgGRrloUnEIQvz9_l-KV36UhQ8bKAMQyxC2HvseMEVPsh-TuwaFK0LMdhF5UfvmJ6KdwfzRW3kCuJcrd6MTRHTQe_fg221lseKSd9ARkdoFLGRg-NTQfdWiKDi9v77q96_B4zZBtq40/s400/IMG_0629.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474848570554231842" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">my 5 year old niece Abigail!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see this was such a beautiful night! I wish the pictures were more clear, but I am just grateful I had my iPhone so i could take these!!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3